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More than one offer caught off guard
In a tight job market multiple offers sounds too good to be true. So, what's the problem? Choose the one that pays the most and move on. Wrong! If you don't take time to evaluate the offers you could find yourself right back in job search within a short time.
Pat began his job search two months ago with minimum responses. He had interviews, even second and third interviews, but no offers. Then, all of a sudden, within one week, two companies called and made good offers. He is taken by surprise and caught off guard.
How does he go about choosing the right one? He needs to get back to work and start paying off some bills, but he is anxious about the present economy. Which of these companies is going to survive and even thrive? He's done his research and knows the backgrounds of the companies, but there is something missing. Something he needs to do before he makes his decision.
Assessing your wants and needs
He seeks out the help of a friend who is in the recruiting business to get some advice. Together they lay out a strategy to evaluate the offers. They put together a spreadsheet with the companies names across the top. Down the left side of the page they list Pat's values and needs. Under each company's name they assign a score from one to ten for each
1. Security – Pat has been layed off twice in the past five years, and is looking for a home with a solid company.
2. Balance – One of Pat's top personal values is his family. In his last job he worked over 60 hours a week. He is not eager to get back into that work frenzy again.
3. Job Satisfaction – Pat wants to feel his work means something in the bigger picture; that he is contributing and making a difference.
4. Location – This goes hand-in-hand with balance. If he has to spend three to four hours a day commuting it will mean time spent away from his family. Telecommuting a couple of days a week may be a possibility.
5. Salary and Benefits – Important, but not as important as the other values. He wants to be paid what he is worth, but would be willing to negotiate to get some of his other needs met.
After totaling the columns they compare the companies' total scores. The totals reveal that even though Vandaley offers more money, the risks are higher and the time away from his family will not be worth the extra dollars. Pat can see how his priorities will affect his decision and feels more confident having a tool to work with to make the best decision for him and his family.
There are always variables that cannot be predicted when accepting an offer, but using an analytical approach can make the decision more objective. Making a bad decision can result in your being miserable and feeling unfulfilled, but unable to leave because you have only been in the job for a few months. It is always best to evaluate any offer, but if there is more than one offer to choose from it is essential!
Copyright (c) 2007 Carole Martin, The Interview Coach


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FAKE JOB OFFER FROM Carringworth Engineering UK
Carringworth Engineering UK
(Oil and Gas Contractors)
20 Springfield Road
Crawley,Sussex,RH118AD, United Kingdom,
Tel: 447909674696,
We are pleased to offer you a position in our company as a _______ . The
employment period will commence from the __________, or as agreed , for a total duration of 24 months
after which time said employment shall ceased or be renewed for a further 2 years or as to be mutually agreed.
You will initially be employed in Sussex,England but you should be prepared to move to other parts of the country in the future ,should the need arise
This offer is subject to
(a) Confirmation of Education and Professional qualifications
(b) The approval of work permit application .Also to be completed before our start date.
(c) Satisfactory declarations on the criminal records ,bankruptcy, indebtedness and any other business undertakings.
1, Salary
Monthly salary will be paid in arrears on or about 30th of each calendar month. In your case the salary would consist of
Basic salary… .£ 5,200/-p.m
Housing Allowance.£ 1,400/-p.m
Conveyance & other allowances
Total… .. £ 7,770/-p.m
2, Salary Review,
Your basic salary will be reviewed annually in relation to market trends and your performance.
3,Medical Facility,
The agency will provide free medical cover for yourself and family through government health scheme.
4,End of Service Benefits,
You will be entitled to receive End of Service Gratuity in accordance with the provisions under United Kingdom
Labour Law, provided you have been in continous service with the agency for a period of not less than one year.
Tax is 11.5% of your basic salary
6,Incentive Schemes,
You may, entirely at our discretion, also be entitled to incentive payments,based on rates and business achievement criteria, which will be decided and advised by us from time to time.
7,Hours of Work,
You will work such hours as are necessary for proper performance of your duties with a maximum of 48 hours
a week.
8,Probation Period,
You will be employed on a six months probationary period and your confirmation will be dependent upon your performance during this time ,during your probationary period you will be subject to one day notice on
either side.
9, Notice,
Your contract of employment will be subject to one month notice of termination by either the Company or yours-
elf, unless termination is on the grounds of serious misconduct where such termination will be with immediate
10,Annual Leave,
Your leave entitlement will be 30 calendar days per annum and you will be expected to take leave during leave during the year that it is earned .This will be prorated as appropriate .
11,Leave Fare,
We will pay leave fare equivalent to return excursion economy airfare from London to the international airport nearest to your hometown, once every one year for yourself only. This will however, be subject to a maximum limit of £ 1,700/.The one year period will follow the anniversary of employment, Leave will be paid only when annual leave (as per 10 above) is availed.
12,Position,Desciption and Duties,
Oversees the indoctrination of project personnel in the intricacies of the CARRINGWORTH materials system and directs the on-going materials effort. Serves as the primary liaison between the Project Manager and the Materials Supply Organization in all facets of materials support. Coordinates the development and implementation strategy for the supply of material in a variety of contracting situations, i.e. lump- sum turnkey, reimbursable cost, etc.
Conducts frequent materials coordination meetings with project management personnel to alert them to existing or potential problems relative to materials availability. Coordinates and expedites requisition preparation consistent with project fabrication, construction and on-stream dates etc.Prepares and validates forecasts for materials tonnage and highlights special transportation requirements for oversize or heavy- lift handling
Except with the written consent of the Company, you will not during your employment be directly or indirectly engaged, concerned, or interested in any other trade,business or occupation whatsoever, other than the business of the agency, which may, in the opinion of the management,preclude you from carrying out your duties efficiently or which may be detrimental to the interests of the agency or its principals.
14,Conflict of Interest,
During your employment you shall not introduce any other person, firm, company or organization business of any kind with which the agency is able to deal with and you will not have any financial interest in or derive any financial or other benefit from contracts or transactions made by the Company with any third party without first disclosing such interest or benefit to the Board and obtaining its approval thereto.
You will not, either during the continuance of your employment of thereafter, use to the detriment or prejudice of the Company or its principals ,divulge to any person any trade secret or other confidential information
concerning the business or affairs of the Company or any of its principals,which have come to your knowledge
during employment.
In the event of cessation of your employment for whatever reason you will return to the Company any
papers relative to the Company's affairs which might be in your possession and acceptance of this offer
constitutes an undertaking that you will not remove or photocopy any such papers for your subsequent use. You
will also during the continuance of your employment comply with the terms of the Data Protection Act.
You shall not at any time during your employment with the Company or for a period of twelve after terminating
your employment with the Company, either on your own or for any other person or body corporate or
unincorporated , induce or seek to induce any person who now is or at any time during or at the date of
termination of your employment may have become an employee of the Company ,to leave the service of the
You must promptly disclose to the Company all copyright works originated by you alone or with others and
hereby assign them to the Company (except those works made by you wholly unconnected with your employment). At the Company's request you must do all things reasonably necessary to enable the Company to obtain ,defend or enforce its rights in relation to copyright and other proprietary rights.
The first monthly salary shall be paid in advance before you embark on your journey to assume duty, after the
British Home Office has approved your work permit application. This is to enable you settle all domestic needs before travel.
I shall be pleased to clarify any aspect of the contents of this letter and thereafter if the terms of your employment are acceptable.I shall be grateful if you will sign and return the enclosed copy of this lettter signifying your acceptance to the terms offered within four days from the date of this letter.
Yours sincerely,
For Carringworth Engineering
Engr Phillip Owen,
Managing Director.

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The History Show Sunday 8 June 2014
Bringing the past to life: this week's offerings:
Mother and baby homes
Historian, Ann Matthews who has reserached this area discusses the origins of mother and baby homes with UCD historian, Diarmaid Ferriter, an expert on the social history of this period.
The Cruelty Man
Sarah-Anne Buckley on the early days of child protection here
Nelson's Arch
Robert Salter Townsend on origins and demise of Nelson's Arch in Castletownshend, Co. Cork
RMS Tayleur
James Keating tells the story of the Victorian Titanic
The origins of mother and baby homes was discussed by historian, Ann Matthews, who has researched this area and UCD's Diarmaid Ferriter who is an expert on 20th century social history in Ireland.
The cruelty man was the name given to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children inspectors by local communities.
They were so named for their visits to poor and working-class homes, the use of punishment/prosecution of parents deemed to be neglectful/having ill-treated children and also their role in the removal of children from the home.
Sarah-Anne Buckley of the History Department with NUI Galway talked about the early years of children protection here.
50th Anniversary
The cruelty man: Child welfare, the NSPCC and the State in Ireland, 1889 – 1956 by Sarah-Anne Buckley is published by Manchester University Press
Internationl Conference on the History of Irish Childhood
Registration is now open for Twenty Years A-Growing: an international conference on the history of Irish childhood from the medieval to the modern age, which will take place on 9-10 June 2014 at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
This conference, the first of its kind in Ireland, will explore and debate the historical development of childhood in Irish society from the medieval period onwards. It features over fifty speakers from a variety of disciplines, including keynote addresses from Prof. Hugh Cunningham (University of Kent), Prof. Declan Kiberd (University of Notre Dame), Dr Lindsey Earner-Byrne (UCD), and Prof. Pat Dolan (NUI Galway).
Click here for more information on the Conference
Child Abuse: Click here for Irish Times report 1928
Last week, we were talking about the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in 1966. A little known fact is that there was also a Nelson's Arch in Castletownshend, Co, Cork. Robert Salter Townshend talked about its rise and demise
The wrecking of RMS Tayleur made headlines around the world almost 60 years before the Titanic. Both were run by the White Star Line, both were heralded as the most splendid ships of their time – and both sank in tragic circumstances on their maiden voyages.
On 19 January 1854 the Tayleur, the largest merchant vessel in the world, left Liverpool for Australia. Packed with approximately 580 emigrants, her hold stuffed with cargo, the iron clipper was all set to race a wooden White Star Line vessel to the Antipodes.
Cliffs on Lambay
But the ship's revolutionary iron hull prevented its compasses from working. Lost in the Irish Sea, a storm swept the Tayleur and the 650 people aboard towards a cliff studded with rocks 'black as death'. What happened next shocked the world!
On the 160th anniversary of the disaster, Gill Hoffs told James Keating about new theories behind the tragedy and the stories of the passengers and crew on the ill-fated vessel, including:
Captain John Noble, record-breaking hero of the Gold Rush era, and an orphan who made good against the odds
Ship surgeon Robert Hannay Cunningham and his young family, on their way to a new life among the prospectors in the Australian Gold Rush
Samuel Carby, ex-convict with a tragic past, returning to the gold fields with his new wife – and a fortune sewn into her corsets
The Sinking of RMS Tayleur: The Lost Story of the 'Victorian Titanic by Gill Hoffs (Pen & Sword, 2014)
Follow the stories of the people involved with this unlucky ship, learn the identity and tragic fate of the unnamed orphan known as 'The Ocean Child', and discover why only three women survived compared to hundreds of men, despite the wreck occurring just a few metres from safety.
POW painting of Oldcastle Detention Camp
The Oldcastle Detention Camp 1914-1918
by John Smith
On 7th November 1914, an announcement byThe Meath Chronicle that "German Prisoners" were coming to Oldcastle, openly declared, what many people living in the Oldcastle district had for months suspected: the British War Office had acquired the local workhouse to detain German and Austrian civilians residing in Ireland.
Their intention was to hold them in this converted building until the war concluded. By early December 1914 local newspapers were reporting the steady arrival of German and Austrian men to the small north Meath town. They were brought to Oldcastle by "special train" and marched under armed escort, to the workhouse complex a mile away. The Oldcastle detention camp was the only permanent civilian POW camp in Ireland, detaining so called "enemy aliens", although there were many more camps in the UK. The history of the detention camp at Oldcastle is unique and its story contributes to our knowledge of the First World War in Ireland.
POW Camp Headquarters
The Imprisonment of German and Austrian Civilians.
On 5th August 1914, the British Parliament passed legislation relating to the treatment of "enemy aliens" living in Britain and Ireland. Two days later, an order went out to the police, authorising them to "to arrest as prisoners of war, all Germans and Austrians aged between 17 and 42" i.e. men of military age. The police were instructed to apprehend civilians of German and Austrian nationality and hand these over to the military authorities who incarcerated them in a number of camps dispersed throughout the UK. There was a fear that some of these nationals would return to their native country and join armies who were at war with Britain. The military authorities were also concerned about the potential for civilians of enemy nations to engage in spying, sabotage and generally act as threat to British war interests. Not all civilians from Germany or Austria, living in Ireland, were immediately rounded up. Those who had contacts in high places and vowed to live in good conduct were allowed for a time, to live and work normally.
The first detention camps were temporary and often quite unsuitable. The military even hired passenger liners to imprison civilian and enemy combatants. These measures were only short term, "until permanent camps could be built on land". The War Office was looking out for appropriate buildings and disused workhouses were ideal. They had much of the infrastructure required to hold hundreds of people: dormitories, kitchens, dining halls, water, washing facilities, an infirmary, store rooms, recreation yards etc. In Ireland many of the workhouses were built outside areas of large population and were surrounded by high walls: the Oldcastle workhouse was an example. These grounds were therefore easier to secure.
"Enemy Aliens" Arrive at Oldcastle
The Oldcastle workhouse, built in 1842, had by 1914, largely outlived its usefulness. Poor Law Minute Book records for this period show that an average of 50 people lived in the building at any given time: most of the residents were old or infirm. The Military inspected the workhouse facility on the 30th September 1914 and within a matter of weeks the Guardians were told to vacate the building, send the inmates to neighbouring workhouses and prepare the complex for a complete take over. According to the minute books, the workhouse was under the control of the War Office by early November 1914. Contemporaneous paintings of the workhouse building (many of them painted by the prisoners) show how the military enhanced the security of the camp. There were several wooden sentry boxes surrounding the exterior of the building. These allowed for an elevated view of the camp grounds. Barbed wire also ran along the top of the outer wall, and "elaborate" wire entanglements were placed at ground level beyond the camp wall. According to one witness, who visited the camp in 1915, soldiers "under arms" patrolled the camp. There is a painting from the period showing a uniformed soldier with a gun strapped over his shoulder walking about the camp grounds.
POW Camp 1917
The Prisoners Arrive
On 12th December 1914, The Meath Chronicle stated, "The long expected German prisoners arrived this week in Oldcastle and took up quarters in the disused workhouse". According to this report, 68 Germans arrived by "special train". This was followed by the arrival of another 26 civilians two days later. The steady flow of prisoners continued until late 1914, early 1915. On one occasion a trainload of 30 prisoners was escorted to the camp grounds by the Dublin Metropolitan Police. By February 1915, there were 304 enemy aliens at the Oldcastle detention camp. These numbers rose to 579 by June 1916. The Oldcastle workhouse followed George Wilkinson's standard design, (most of the pre-famine workhouse in Ireland looked the same). It was a "medium workhouse" accommodating 600 inmates. The camp commandant, Major Robert Johnson, was eager to use every available space in the camp. He wrote to the Guardians on one occasion asking them to remove several chests containing tea from the surgery, noting the room was "urgently needed for other purposes". In another letter he asked the Guardians to remove items from the workhouse church sacristy, a room he also wanted to utilize. Written accounts show that the highest recorded number of prisoners being held at the Oldcastle detention camp was 583 – the building appeared to be operating at full capacity. Over seven hundred internees passed through the camp, over the course of its four year history.
The Prisoners
The internees came from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions. On 28th August 1915, The Irish Times declared "further arrest of German subjects", among this particular group there was a "pork butcher" "a dealer" and a "hairdresser". We also know that there were skilled jewellery makers, cooks, a butler and at least one clergyman in the camp. Some items of jewellery (two rings) survive, as does a large stone bust of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph. There were several naval officers and a count.
One of the inmates, Aloys Fleischmann, was a well-known musician and conductor. He continued to live and work in Cork until his arrest on 4th January 1916. His friendship with Colonel Kirkpatrick proved to be very important. The Colonel, along with other influential figures in Cork, the Lord Mayor and the Bishop of Cork, intervened successfully on his behalf to allow him to remain in Cork and avoid imprisonment. However, Aloys' closeness to some republican friends caused him to be eventually arrested and interned at Oldcastle.
Rings made by a POW
There was a great deal of ingenuity among the German and Austrian Internees. The Anglo Celt reported that the prisoners "amuse themselves by making toys of all descriptions" adding, they were "adept at this type of business and have turned out very fancy toys with the aid of pocket knives". This same account also informed its readers that one (unnamed internee) was sent to Mountjoy jail, for trying to induce a soldier to "take him in a newspaper". Another prisoner was "punished" for sketching the streets of Oldcastle, on his way to the camp.
When the British battleship, The Formidable, was sunk on New Year's Day 1915, a prisoner was able to inform a camp guard about the incident, before it had become officially known and reported in the national media. This left the camp "authorities puzzled", and they were unable to explain how an internee had knowledge of this event before the "evening newspapers came to hand, with a sensational account of the disaster".
Life inside the Camp
The camp inmates were allowed to write two twenty-four line letters a week. However, they were forbidden to make any reference to camp life. They were permitted to receive parcels and have two fifteen minute visits each month. Shortly after Aloys Fleischmann's imprisonment at Oldcastle, he wrote a letter to his wife asking her to send him the following items: three blankets and a pillow, a warm knitted Jacket, waterproof boots, a wash bowl, a kettle and mug, cutlery, tobacco and books. The conditions in the camp must have been cold and extremely austere.
In June 1915, a journalist from The Midland Reporter visited the Oldcastle camp, he stated that he was "met by a large body of men" and described them as "fine strapping men". He noted how many of them were strolling about the camp, sitting on benches, or leaning out the windows watching what was going on around them. He added that the prisoners had caused no trouble to the guards charged with looking after them. Boredom, monotony and general aimlessness were certainly a problem in these early days.
The above reporter wondered if it would be "possible to find useful work for them", he was certain that this would suit the men better than have them "lolling their time idly sitting or walking about". Aloys Fleischmann was also finding the days long and difficult. He described his state of mind as, "an existence without substance, without aim". He had little in common with his fellow prisoners from all "corners and crevices of Germany and Austria, except the meaningless cycle of this restricted, desolate life". The letters of Fleischmann underline the human tragedy that many of the prisoners were experiencing. Some of the men in the camp had wives, children and gainful employment before their imprisonment. They had to come to terms with their changed fortunes – something that must have been personally frustrating and difficult for them to comprehend. Four men were sent from the Oldcastle camp to a mental asylum in Mullingar over the period 1915-1918- is a telling point in itself.
A visit by Mr Lowry to the camp and his follow up report issued to the American Embassy in London on the 8th July 1916 offers us a snapshot of camp conditions at this time. The inmates had formed committees to run camp life, (e.g. a bakery and handicraft committee). There were one to thirty men in a room, sleeping on a "regulation camp bed raised three feet from the floor with a pillow and three blankets". The dormitories were brightened up by flowers, "singing birds in cages hanging out the window" and "pictures and portraits of the German emperor, German generals, the king of Saxony and many photographs".
The bath tubs had hot and cold water; the inmates washed their own clothes. Specially filtered taps provided drinking water. The 3 German bakers and 12 cooks looked after the inmates' meals. The dietary requirements followed the "prescribed" regulation and contained: bread, biscuits, fresh or frozen meat, tea, coffee, salt, sugar, condensed milk, fresh vegetables, cheese, butter, peas, beans, lentil and rice.
There seems to have been more activity about the camp than was reported a year earlier. The prisoners had established tailoring and boot making shops. Others were engaged in wood-carving, toy-making and the study of languages. There were in-house concerts and dramatic performances. Two huts had been recently built for these purposes. The camp had two orchestras.
Mr Lowry also stated that the camp authorities made four acres available for the playing of field games and these were added to the existing exercise yards. Aloys Fleischmann conducted a choir and an orchestra in the Oldcastle camp. This must have provided a source of consolation for him in what, according to his own letters, seems to have been a very gloomy and depressing place. He copied the music for these performances by hand and was especially keen to provide music for Christmas Day – a time of the year Fleischmann found particularly difficult in the camp.
Camp Wall
The Escapes
There were a number of audacious escape attempts from the Oldcastle detention camp, 1915-1918. Two prisoners, Carl Morlang and Alphonsus Grein, managed to break out of the camp and remain free for some days. Their story is worth telling. Grein and Morlang were merchant seamen before the war. It is not certain when they were imprisoned at Oldcastle, but they were certainly there by the summer of 1915.
The Meath Chronicle covered their escape extensively. On the night of 14th August at 9.30 pm, the prisoners were noticed missing at roll-call. After a search of the buildings, it was discovered that the thick barbed wire entanglements surrounding the camp walls were severed. The military authorities alerted all police stations, via telegram, asking them to keep a sharp lookout for the prisoners. However, the escapees did not enjoy their freedom for long, within days they were captured. A week after first reporting the escape, The Meath Chronicle gave a lengthy account of their adventures outside the camp.
Morlang and Grein left the prison and made their way northwards to Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan. Disguised as two clergymen, they then arrived at Denn, a few miles beyond the town. Here they entered a public house and treated all in attendance to free drinks. Morlang passed himself off as Rev. White from Templemore. The following day they were in Cavan Town. They entered the Farnham Hotel and stayed over-night.
The next morning they set out for the local train station but were captured by the local constabulary and returned to the Oldcastle camp. It must have un-nerved the camp authorities that both men had "plenty of money and were furnished with road maps". This along with the acquisition of wire cutters and clerical attire led the military authorities to assume that outside help had been rendered to the two German internees.
Their suspicion was immediately directed towards Charles Fox, a local Sinn Fein activist, and a prominent business man in Oldcastle. Fox's house and business were given an exhaustive search and he was subsequently arrested and brought to Arbour Hill prison, Dublin, by the R.I.C. A few days later Charles was released and he returned to Oldcastle. Upon his arrival he was given a hero's welcome, a local brass and reed band was in attendance as well as a number of torch bearers, also "many people came in from the country to participate in the rejoicing". According to one story surviving in the folk memory of the Oldcastle district, Charles Fox made the clerical clothes for the two German gentlemen, (he had a drapery shop in the town). When they were stopped at Cavan, a hand written note was found in one of the jackets, worn by the men, thanking Charles for his help. This may be true, but in any case, there was not enough to charge Charles and with the two escapees safely returned to the camp once more, the affair ended there.
Deaths in the Camp
Two of the inmates died during their time at the Oldcastle detention camp, each of the deaths were both tragic and controversial. On 17th September 1917, two prisoners, August Bockmeyer and Henric Kreutz, embarked on an escape. By 9.30 pm they had succeeded in getting over the outer wall of the camp. The soldier on duty, Private Robert Tiernan, saw a suspicious shape (i.e. Bockmeyer) on the wall and watched it for a moment "until it fell to the ground". Tiernan ran out the gates of the prison and shouted at the running "object", calling on him to halt. He called out "hands up" and then fired a single shot when the prisoner failed to stop. Bockmeyer lay on the ground seriously wounded and suffering a great deal of pain. Major Johnson had heard the shot and rapidly appeared on the scene. He ordered Bockmeyer to be carried on a stretcher into the infirmary and arranged for a roll-call of all camp inmates. He quickly discovered that another prisoner had escaped and returned to the infirmary to question Bockmeyer about this. Bockmeyer confirmed that Kreutz had "got out first and got away". Dr Skelly, the camp doctor, told a subsequent inquiry that the bullet had penetrated the stomach, liver and hip bone. Bockmeyer died due to "haemorrhage and shock as a result of the bullet wound". Bockmeyer's account of the shooting was also given at the inquest. When he heard the orders to halt, Bockmeyer declared he "jumped up" and said "I am a prisoner, don't shoot – he [Private Tiernan] shot me". Bockmeyer died later that night and after a short search, Kreutz was apprehended 12 miles away at Castlepollard. The inquest into the shooting deemed Private Tiernan's actions to be "quite justified" in the "discharge" of his duty.
Bockmeyer was the only prisoner killed attempting to escape the camp. No warning shot had been fired. A few months earlier in July 1916, a camp inmate had cleared the outer wall of the camp, in broad daylight and "started across country". The prisoner, who was playing football with fellow inmates, separated himself from the other players and successfully climbed the wall and began running across the fields hoping to escape. The guards on both sides of the camp noticed him and fired warning shots over his head "to frighten him off". This was unsuccessful, but the escapee was captured shortly afterwards and returned to the camp. There was no warning shot or a subsequent chase for Bockmeyer, who couldn't have been very far from the camp grounds when he was killed.
Another German, Franz Xaver Seemeier, (Seemaier?) died in mysterious and unexplained circumstances in January 1917. Two very different accounts of his death are given and these only add to the confusion. On 2nd February 1917, The Meath Chronicle gave a very brief account of a "Football Ground Fatality" at the Oldcastle Camp. According to its report, "a German prisoner aged 31" collided with another player when he jumped to catch a ball. He suffered serious internal injuries and died the following day. Seemeier was buried in the local cemetery. The Meath Chronicle does not reveal how it learned about this story; presumably it came from the camp authorities?
However, according to an account written by Aloys Fleischmann, there was another entirely and sinister cause of Seemeier's death. In a document brought home by Fleischmann after internment, he wrote: "Franz Xaver Seemeier, prisoner in Oldcastle. On 28th January 1917 (at 5 pm), he was bayoneted by one of the guards when he was searching along the barbed wire fence for some small things he had lost – he was within the walls on the west side". It seems incredible that Seemeier would be killed while searching for lost items along the camp fence. Did the soldier suspect he was trying to escape? It also seems unbelievable that the guard who bayoneted Seemeier to death, would be transferred and promoted to the rank of corporal shortly afterwards. Nearly 90 years after the death of Seemeier, we are no closer to discovering what actually happened and why.
Closing Down the Oldcastle Detention Camp
Before the War Office commandeered the Oldcastle workhouse, to use as a detention camp for "enemy Aliens", there was a temporary POW camp at Templemore Co. Tipperary, (September 1914-March 1915). When this prison was closed down, the civilian inmates were transferred to Oldcastle. John Reynolds, in his brief history of the camp, makes reference to a secret R.I.C. dossier, where fears were expressed about attempts by local Irish Volunteers, to visit the camp and distribute "anti-recruiting and pro-German leaflets". This R.I.C. report also mentions a plan by local Irish Volunteers to break into the camp and release the prisoners. These threats to camp security may have been the "impetus behind the decision to swiftly remove the prisoners to England" and Oldcastle.
By 1918, the Irish political landscape had changed. Sinn Fein was a dominant political organisation and the anti-conscription movement had reached fever pitch throughout Ireland.
On 13th April 1918, a large anti-conscription meeting was held in the square, Oldcastle. The guest speaker was Arthur Griffith, a leading figure in the Sinn Fein movement. The Oldcastle Board of Guardians decided to adjourn their meeting, so they could be present at the event. "Thousands" attended the meeting and people continued to "pour" into the town from the outlying districts, right up to hour of the speech itself. Shops were closed, the tricolour was raised and patriotic tunes were played. All this was taking place within 300 metres of the detention camp. However, one incident which took place on the occasion of this meeting must have caused a great deal of concern for the camp authorities. The Anglo Celt reported that before the meeting took place, a number of German prisoners managed to get on the roof of the camp "from which the meeting was visible". They were described as "spectators", having a good view of the mass meeting that was taking place a short distance away. A few weeks after this incident, the prisoners were removed from Oldcastle and sent to the Isle of Man. The military may have had serious security concerns, given the political climate at the time.
In 25th May 1918, the prisoners were taken from Oldcastle, by special train, to the North Wall (Dublin). There, they were put on a ship and sent to Knockaloe Camp on the isle of Man. The belongings of the 450 prisoners required 10 train wagons to carry their luggage: its cargo included a piano, double base violins, a grandfather clock and the property of a theatrical company.
The workhouse was returned to the Oldcastle Board of Guardians but it was never used again. During the War of Independence, a local I.R.A. unit burned the building in early May 1920. They feared it might be used by the military or the R.I.C during the course of the conflict with Britain. The two Germans, who died at the camp, were removed from Oldcastle and reinterred in a German cemetery at Glencree Co. Wicklow. A small plaque marks the site where they are buried.
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Libeskind, Childs Meet At WTC Site
Both Say They're Eager To Work On 'Freedom Tower'
Associated Press
Hours after agreeing to collaborate on a 1,776-foot "Freedom Tower," architects Daniel Libeskind and David Childs posed at the World Trade Center site Wednesday and said they were eager to get to work.
"It's going to be the best building in the world, and it's going to be a spectacular icon for New York and our re-emergence," said Childs, consulting partner of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
The collaboration announced earlier Wednesday gives Childs, who has done extensive work with trade center leaseholder Larry Silverstein, the lead role in developing the tower, which is to be the world's tallest.
It remains unclear what effect the deal will have on Libeskind's design for the tower, which was part of a proposal for the site chosen over eight others.
Asked whether he was concerned that his design would be compromised, Libeskind said, "No, absolutely not. It's going to be a collaboration, it's going to be something really dramatic, and it's going to restore the skyline of New York."
Officials said that Childs would serve as the design architect and project manager leading the team that will design the tower.
Libeskind will serve as a contributing architect for the concept and schematic design of the tower, they said.
Lower Manhattan Development Corp. President Kevin Rampe said in a statement that the Freedom Tower would be designed in "a manner consistent with the Libeskind vision." The announcement followed a nearly eight-hour private meeting Tuesday night at the downtown offices of the development corporation, which was created after Sept. 11, 2001, to oversee the rebuilding process.
Wednesday's announcement did not touch on any other aspects of the Libeskind plan, though Silverstein has voiced concerns about the commercial viability of the design.
Gov. George Pataki has indicated that he would like to see steel on the centerpiece tower erected by 2006.
Also on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Libeskind confirmed a published report that he passed the national architecture licensing exam last week.
Libeskind holds several professional licenses overseas but took the exam to fulfill one of the requirements for becoming a registered, licensed architect in New York state.
Daniel Liebskind, center, jokes it up with Larry Silverstein, right, at a news conference at Ground Zero on Wednesday. Liebskind and Silverstein announced that they have come to an agreement regarding the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.


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I don't want to drag politics into this blog – but I do want to comment on what President Obama apparently said last night on Leno. For those of you who haven't heard, read this bit from a USAToday blog:
As we reported last night, Obama and Leno were joking about the president's bowling ability. Obama said he's been practicing and recently had a score of 129. That's not too high, and the president said that it was "like Special Olympics or something."
As a quick disclaimer, I want to point out that this is not a politically motivated post – I don't hate President Obama and that's not why I chose to post this. And I don't even want to bother writing about the obvious reasons why this comment was out of line. Instead, I want to pick at what in my experience seems like an inaccuracy: specifically, Obama's generalization that Special Olympians are bad bowlers. (I'd submit that non-Special Olympians as a whole are no better.) A few years back, I volunteered for a Special Olympics bowling tournament in Milwaukee. I was volunteering at one lane in particular where a female athlete bowled a 259…yes, a 259. In her second game, she bowled another 200-something game. She was dialed in, had great form and she was flat-out talented. To this day, that is the highest score I've seen someone bowl live. But importantly, her quality scores weren't the only high scores at the tournament (I'm not even sure she won.) There were a fair number of other athletes with scores over 200.
Again, not a political comment here, I guess I just wanted to share that I've had a life experience that made me doubly question Obama's comment.


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Joshua Key (12-4), an MMA lightweight from Perth Amboy, will participate in the U.S. qualifying tournament of M-1 Global on Saturday, June 26, at Bally's in Atlantic City. He'll take on Josh Bacallao (5-1) of Florida for a spot in M-1 Global's semifinals on Aug. 8 in AyCee. The finals are Sept. 18.
When not busy training with AMA Fight Club in Whippany (the home of the UFC's the Miller Brothers, Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman and Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira), Key teaches wrestling, striking and MMA at the new Wolfpack Grappling in Woodbridge.
Also known as the Prince of MMA, Key talked about his preparation for the upcoming tournament with AMA Fight Club, his evolution from a scholastic wrestler to a professional MMA fighter, his new gig at Wolfpack, the support of his team, work and sponsors, such as Vindication fight wear, and his empowering relationship with God. Look for more videos with Key and Wolfpack Grappling soon in a multimedia profile about the new gym.


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For pork chops
- 2 cups milk
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 8 (1/2-inch-thick) pork chops
- 3 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried, crumbled
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried, crumbled
- 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 lb mixed McIntosh and Gala apples
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Marinate pork chops: Stir together milk and 2 teaspoons salt in a shallow 3-quart dish, then add pork chops. Marinate, covered and chilled, turning over once, at least 1 hour. Make applesauce while chops marinate: Peel, core, and coarsely chop apples, then stir together with remaining applesauce ingredients in a 3-quart heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to moderately low and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until apples are falling apart, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf and mash apples with a fork. Keep applesauce warm, covered.
Fry pork chops: Preheat oven to 200°F. Stir together bread crumbs, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and remaining teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl. Lift pork chops from milk 1 at a time, letting excess drip off, and dredge in bread crumbs, lightly patting crumbs to help adhere, then transfer to a tray, arranging in 1 layer. Heat 2 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté pork chops in 2 or 3 batches, without crowding, turning over once, until golden brown and just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per batch. Transfer as cooked to a platter and keep warm in oven. (Add more oil and butter to skillet as needed.) Serve pork chops with applesauce.
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KRAFT: State champion Bishop Ryan leads all-area honors
The Bishop Ryan girls basketball team achieved its ultimate goal of capturing the program's first state title since 1993, capping off a perfect 27-0 season.
Sophomore forward Hannah Stewart led the Lions in points (21.9), rebounds (10.5), steals (4.7) and blocks (3.2) per game and was named first-team all-state along with the state tournament's most valuable player.
As the most dominant player on the state's most dominant team, Stewart was named The Minot Daily News' all-area player of the year.
The 6-foot-2 sophomore wasn't the only member of the Stewart family to earn a spot on the all-area team. Ryan coach, and Hannah's mother, Julie Stewart was named The Minot Daily News' all-area coach of the year for winning the second state championship in program history.
In two years as head coach, Stewart is 53-2 with two District 12 and Region 6 titles and two state tournament appearances. The Lions finished fifth at state in her first season.
Also representing the Lions on the all-area team are junior guard Anika Rovig and sophomore forward Gabbie Bohl, who were both named second-team all-state. Rovig was the primary ballhandler, leading Ryan with 7.1 assists per game while contributing 11.1 points per contest. One of Rovig's targets was Bohl, who averaged 14.9 points per game.
Rounding out the all-area first team are Benson County senior forward Sara Schwanke and Turtle Mountain senior forward Whitney Wallette. Schwanke helped lead the Wildcats to a fifth-place finish at state and was named second-team all-state.
Wallette is the only Class A player to make the all-area team, but was a standout athlete in the West Region. The 6-2 senior forward averaged a double-double (19.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg) and was named Class A second-team all-state and was an All-West Region team selection.
Watford City senior guard McKayla Haugeberg highlights the all-area second-team. Haugeberg was a second-team all-state selection and was named Region 8 senior athlete of the year.
In her final season with Velva, senior forward Jaylen Newman led the Aggies in scoring with 15.6 points per game. Velva won the District 11 title and fell one game short of reaching the state tournament. Newman, along with teammate Emma Keller – a third-team all-area selecton – will play for Williston State College in the fall.
TGU junior forward Mattie Schmitt was the third memeber from District 11 to be selected to the all-area team. Schmitt nearly averaged a double-double with 16.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. The 5-11 junior was named to the All-Region 6 and All-District 11 teams.
Des Lacs-Burlington's Courtney Vogel, Parshall's Cheyenne Packineau and New Town's Jaye Two Bears were honorable mentions.
Mike Kraft is a sports reporter for The Minot Daily News. He can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Food for Change: 5 Food Groups Doing Great Work
Profiles on causes and organizations that are addressing issues of poverty, poor health, and food access.
Editor's note: In "Food for Change," we'll profile groups out there connecting people to better food access. In this series we want to applaud the passionate people and organizations doing meaningful work with food in their communities. Please share tips for others to include in this column in the comments below.
- The Fair Food Network in Ann Arbor, Michigan, works on increasing healthy food access and creating better policy to feed local residents. Their Double Up Food Bucks program matches SNAP benefits that are used at farmer's markets in the state, but now FFN is expanding the program to grocery stores as well. Their pilot program will launch in three grocery stores, where SNAP recipients will be able to buy twice as many vegetables with their benefits. The program is meant to improve access for individuals or families who might not be able to regularly attend the state's farmers markets.
- RockCanRoll is a group based out of Jericho, New York, that works on getting food, housewares and other goods to people who need them. By collaborating with rock concerts, school events, and corporations, RCR gathers large amounts of donations for needy or struggling communities. The group is always looking for new events and organizations to partner with. You can donate at high-profile concerts by stars like Train and Maroon 5, or through their website.
- The Hunger Project is a worldwide organization that attempts to flip the traditional model of international food aid on its head. Rather than provide top-down services that require much bureaucracy and often don't reach their target population, the group focuses on an empowerment model. They work with communities at the grassroots level to advocate for their own needs, and focus on women as important change agents and providers. THP works in Asia, Africa and Latin America to increase food sovereignty in those areas.
- Loren Brill began baking healthy treats after she recovered from cancer in 2007. She perfected her recipes, which contain no refined sugars or white flours, and soon won her first baking contest. She then founded Sweet Loren's, which sells her ready-to-bake products in stores and online. The brownies and cookies arrive frozen, making it easy to fill your house with the smells of freshly baked sweets. A portion of all sales go to Cookies for Kids' Cancer.
- Share Our Strength has been working to end childhood hunger since 1984. They provide funding for local organizations addressing hunger in their communities, educate the public on the pervasive issue of childhood hunger in America, and help families learn to choose and cook healthy foods. Their goal is to end childhood hunger by 2015. You can learn how to help them with a pledge on their website.
About the Author: A student in Providence, Rhode Island, Leah Douglas loves learning about, talking about, reading about, and consuming food. Her work has also been featured in Rhode Island Monthly Magazine.
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The next day, my family makes themselves scarce as I set the table and, at the strike of two, light the Advent wreath. The doorbell rings, and my heart skips a beat: decade-old friendships are about to renew themselves. The five of us seldom gather more than twice a year (we celebrate birthdays together each summer over Tex-Mex); however, these gatherings are a priority. Praying, talking, eating, laughing… as the chapters of our lives turn from one page to the next, we have supported one another in good times and bad, and especially in times of waiting.
Katy is first; this year she brings fruit salad. The tenth of thirteen siblings, she is the anchor of our group, the one who always shows up for any crisis to tend to practical needs – painting a nursery, tending a sick person, and remembering an anniversary. This year she and her husband have another exchange student, a boy from Germany.
Denise is next, bearing her signature baklava. Many single women would hesitate to take on her financial and emotional commitments: She has adopted a girl from Ukraine and a boy from Kazakhstan. Though she has never been pregnant, she knows the joyful, anxious waiting that accompanies a familial addition. I admire her courage, and her determination not to put her life on hold until she finds a spouse.
Lilian, a nutritionist, arrives with a savory salsa dip and pictures of the son she and her husband adopted from Guatemala. This year there are also photos the girl they will soon retrieve from another Guatemalan foster home.
Patty's specialty is muffins. "How can I pray for you guys?" she wants to know. A veteran
auntie and accomplished flautist, Patty recently moved into a new home with her little dog, Buddy. Her solitude is a mixed blessing; the burdens she carries are real, but so is her faith. Hers is a life invested in other people.
This year we celebrate because my waiting is over. After three long years, the adoption for our foster children has been finalized, and we have the piece of paper that affirms what we have always known: We are truly a family. I pass around pictures from the baptism and talk about my studies at the seminary, which have slowed considerably since the children arrived. But that's OK, too… as someone once told me, "Anticipation is often the greater part of pleasure."
The Gift of Waiting
The last crumb disappears, the last drop empties from the teapot, and my friends depart for another year. Favorite teacup in hand, I settle myself to await my family's return and think about what a blessing I have in the friendships of these four women.
In a sense, a woman's life is about waiting: In childhood, we wait impatiently to be "all grown up," to have a measure of freedom from parental constraints. In young adulthood, we wait for the phone to ring… for exam results… for the time we will be truly on our own. Later, we wait for first love, first homes, first children… it never ends. In the name of "liberation" we may strike out on our own and grab what we want by any means necessary. However, the results seldom satisfy, any more than a Christmas gift inspected on the sly increases our enjoyment of it when at last it is opened: The waiting is part of the gift.
When the Waiting Hurts
At times the waiting is anxious, even painful. About a year ago we hit a snag in our adoption process: Relatives of the birth parents expressed interest in adopting our children, who had been with us two years, since the baby was six months old. Outwardly I tried to remain calm; inside I was in turmoil. We were at the mercy of the state, without recourse if they decided to take these precious children from us.
The wait became even more intolerable when my sister-in-law – the only member of my husband's family who was consistently kind and supportive of our decision to be foster parents – announced her decision to move to Arizona. The closest members of my own family live hundreds of miles away; I had never felt more alone.
Barbara's impending departure caused something to snap inside me. For about a week my husband watched helplessly as I paced the floor day and night, bursting into tears for no apparent reason. Finally, I sat down at my computer and typed a note to "the Girls," confessing that while I did not feel up to seeing them, I wanted them to know what I was going through.
Less than a day passed before each of them found a way to remind me of their love and prayers. One of them bravely ignored my "no visitors" directive, and came – not to rescue me, but to wait with me. Later, my sister called and convinced me to go and see my doctor: She recognized the depression symptoms, and knew what it would take to get back on track. Within a few weeks, my mood lifted.
Later, I worked up nerve to ask my mother if she had ever felt as overwhelmed with life as I was feeling just then. "Oh, when I get down I just sing hymns until I feel better," she shrugged. Having lived with her for the first eighteen years of my life, this facile response was dissatisfying. Although maintaining our spiritual connection with God is important, I had learned that stubborn isolation and manufactured cheer does more harm than good. Like Peter sinking in the water, each of us needs a hand up at times.
In times of adversity, women are in some ways stronger than men. God gives us inner strength to wait not with passive resignation but with confidence in his goodness. He gives us intuition that helps us to nurture those who need our care, body and soul. God enables us to sense him at work even in the darkness, and gives us the ability to persevere and to intercede even when a task is thankless or an intention seems hopeless.
However, my encounter with depression taught me that there are times when these hidden, womanly spiritual gifts are meant to operate not in solitude, but within the context of community. "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ," St. Paul tells us (Galatians 6:2).
When Waiting Heals
My little circle of friends supports one another in our struggles: the oppression of abortion or devastation of miscarriage, the shame of childhood abuse, the dissolution of a relationship, the death of a family member, the struggles of married life. When a need surfaces, we instinctively draw a circle of love around it, tending not just to the symptoms but to the whole person.
- First we tend to bodily needs: the jar of soup at the door, a painted nursery, an hour of babysitting so Mom can nap, or sheer presence when it is needed most – be it a wedding or a wake.
- Next we support her soul – intellect and will, memories and emotions: a helpful book, a listening ear, a practical suggestion for an unresolved dilemma, conversation that moves from the trivial to the issues closest to the heart.
- Finally, we care for her spirit: a commitment to pray for specific intentions, and to ask the hard questions when her life veers off-course. As single women, we would find each other at Mass, increasing our sense of solidarity as together we drew close to the heart of God through the sacraments. Another time, a friend's courageous question drove me to a confessional prior as I prepared to marry. Because of her, I received the best wedding gift of all: healing from the past, and a clear slate for the future.
A Gift of Spiritual Friendship
"O Come, O Come Emmanuel…" In a few weeks we will celebrate this most precious of all gifts: God as one of us. Through Mary's faith-filled assent, the eternal Word of God fulfilled centuries of promise, coming to reconcile all of humankind with our Creator. This Advent season of joyful expectation, do you find yourself waiting physically or emotionally alone? Are you struggling to find peace, or healing from an old wound? Are you getting so caught up in the needs and wants of others that you neglect your own? Remember the Blessed Virgin who, upon hearing of the task entrusted to her, did the most natural thing in the world… She set off to share her news with a kindred spirit who would listen with faith and understanding. In good news and bad, we all need this kind of spiritual friendship. What can you do this Advent season to renew – or even initiate – one of your own?


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LENEXA, KAN. (Sept. 5, 10 a.m. ET) – Thermoplastic stock shape manufacturer ZL Engineering Plastics Inc. has started up production at its Lenexa plant, the company's first in North America.
The 10,000-square-foot plant cost $3.5 million, according to a previous report. Previously the company supplied shapes to North American customers that were manufactured in Kaprun, Austria, by parent company Zell-Metall GmbH Engineering Plastics.
"We're excited about establishing this new extrusion facility because it enables us to meet increasing customer demand while also reducing lead times in North America," said Eric Giesen, sales and marketing director for ZL Engineering Plastics, in a news release.
The company makes sheet, rod, and tube made of engineering thermoplastics including nylon, acetal, PET, polyetherimide and polyetheretherketone.


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I am starting to get the hang of this publishing soon, publishing often thing, and just uploaded edition 1.4.1-0 of the Groovy Cheminformatics book. The cover is the same (with one typo fix), and the content is 20 pages thicker. True, six of those pages are isotope masses of all natural isotopes. That leaves 14 pages with this new content:
- Section 2.7 on line notations with 2.7.1 about reading and writing SMILES
- Section 6.3 about Sybyl (mol2) atom types
- Section 7.4 on atom numbering with 7.4.1 on Morgan atom numbers, and 7.4.2 on InChI atom numbers
- Chapter 9 on molecule depiction with the new rendering code, with
- Section 9.1 on drawing molecules,
- Section 9.2 on rendering parameters, and
- Section 9.3 on the generator API and how to add custom content
- Section 11.4 on calculating aromaticity
- Appendix A.2 listing all Sybyl atom types
- Appendix B listing all naturally occurring isotopes
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Now the whole Cabinet is lining up to rape you, Theresa
In true Eton fashion Boris gets first dibs, especially appropriate considering his Russian name, don't you think?
Sloppy seconds to David Davis. He's been waiting for this for such a long time
And orderly que soon forms and everyone gets their turn
We're not savages after all


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White Dog
One would think that as blunt a director as Sam Fuller would have little use for metaphor when making a film about racism, but the director best known for his hard-hitting pulpy exposés of social injustice uses symbolism in White Dog as fluently as he used shock value in his previous films, without omitting any of the controversy expected of him. When Fuller made White Dog he had already pushed buttons with Shock Corridor's blunt portrayal of inhumane conditions in sanitariums in the 1950s and The Naked Kiss's vitriolic condemnation of small town hypocrisy. So why did Paramount seek out Fuller to co-write and direct a film based on a true story of a dog trained to attack Blacks, and then shelve the finished product? Fuller was back in favor after The Big Red One (1980), his first film after he made Shark! with Burt Reynolds in 1969, won the Palm d'Or at Cannes. Paramount pitched Fuller the concept, based on a Romain Gary article for Life magazine that Gary had adapted from his book Chien Blanc, and Fuller signed on to co-write the script with Curtis Hanson and direct the film. Together they adapted the non-fiction work into the story of Julie Sawyer, an aspiring actress who accidentally hits a white German shepherd while driving in the dark canyon roads of the Hollywood Hills. She rescues the dog, but after he attacks a co-worker, Julie believes that she has a former attack dog for a pet and takes him to movie set animal trainer Carruthers to reverse his aggressive training. When he sees the dog maul a Black man, he tells Julie that she has a "white dog," a dog trained by racists to attack only Blacks. Keyes, a Black trainer with an anthropological bent, attempts to deprogram Julie's racist dog as an experiment in the reversal of racial inculcation. Paramount was intent to avoid any accusations of insensitivity and in an attempt to obviate any complaints asked the president of the Beverly Hills chapter of the NAACP to be on set during the shoot. After the film's completion the organization voiced its disapproval of the film and Paramount decided to forgo its release.
This Criterion release is the first time White Dog has been available in the U.S. It never had a theatrical release here (although it did in France where it had decent ticket sales) and it has never been available on Beta, VHS, Laserdisc, DVD or shown on television. Those of us who were lucky enough to rent (or work, *hech-hem*) at Mondo Kim's in the East Village could rent a fuzzy bootleg with overmodulated sound. It was painful to listen to Ennio Morricone's score in such a distorted form, but Faustian bargains were made to glimpse Fuller's recondite masterpiece. Criterion does film scholars and the film community an immeasurable service when they release rare and obscure films like White Dog, Salò, Taste of Cherry, Sans Soleil, etc., more than amply making up for the plastic and human resources the label wastes the few times it releases films of questionable cinematic value that were already in wide circulation (I'm not going to name names. But one starts with Chasing…) By releasing White Dog Criterion is sharing with viewers one the strongest denunciations of racism in American film history, a denunciation that was stolen from audiences by Paramount's timidity and the NAACP's short-sightedness.Continue Reading


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The challenge
The applicants had the task of developing a robot application in human-robot collaboration that would work in a realistic working environment. The international judges of experts selected the four best concepts from the 20 best applications. To ensure that the conditions are the same for all participants and that the applications can be compared fairly and directly, the application should be used in conjunction with the KUKA lightweight robot LBR iiwa, which KUKA made available to the participants free of charge for the duration of the competition.
The sensitive KUKA LBR iiwa is precise, compliant, flexible and equipped with mechanics and drive technology for industrial use. It can be used to automate sensitive and complex assembly tasks for which the use of robots was previously not possible. It is based on the human arm with seven axes and can be operated in position and compliance control mode. The LBR iiwa acts as the operator's "third hand" and thus opens up completely new application possibilities for the future without a safety fence.
The finalists
During the KUKA Innovation Award 2015, three other interesting projects dealing with human-robot collaboration and the LBR iiwa were also presented. Besides the winning team, the following projects were also in the running:
Team APPLE (Autonomous Picking and Palletizing): The project is carried out at the Center for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems (AASS) at the University of Örebro in Sweden and provides a solution for the logistics sector. The team developed a mobile handling system in which the LBR iiwa was integrated. The system is able to automatically pick up empty pallets and navigate them to a desired location in the factory. Once there, the LBR iiwa picks up the requested products from a full pallet using an innovative infeed gripper and places them on the empty pallet.
Team CATCH (Compliant Articulated Robot Catching): The project team of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) presents the capture of irregularly shaped flying objects. The LBR iiwa is equipped with a gripping hand and programmed to catch an object that is thrown at it. The hand-arm system is adapted to the trajectory at lightning speed during capture, as otherwise the objects thrown would simply jump out of the palm of the hand before the robot can close its fingers.
Team ROBOCUT (Robots Decrypt the Human History): The team from the Archaeological Research Centre and Museum in Neuwied and the Agile and Dexterous Robotics Lab (ADRL) at ETH Zurich are working on how robots can decipher human history. In experimental archaeology, Stone Age tools are manufactured under controlled conditions and used experimentally. By comparing the microscopic traces on the stone tool of the experiment with those on real finds, statements can be made about the use of the real tool. In the RoboCut application, the lightweight robot LBR iiwa guides a stone tool over different materials and stores microscopic images of the cutting edge of the stone tool for later comparison with real tools.


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Wales played their first international in Glasgow, losing 4-0 in 1876. They have had many better days since, but Scotland have gone on being an affliction. The visitors to Cardiff City's ground for the World Cup qualifier on Friday hope to deliver a little more woe. It was Scotland who reached the 1978 finals at the agonising expense of Wales.
These are two small countries with a large passion for sport. If there is a difference, it lies in the Scottish fixation with football. Rugby, at international level, has some prestige north of the border, but there is no parallel with the allure that constantly draws large crowds to Celtic Park and Ibrox. While in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League, Rangers have 36,000 season ticket holders.
In Wales, it is supreme rugby players such as Barry John and Gareth Edwards who have been accorded a degree of awe unlikely to be extended even to a footballer of Ryan Giggs's calibre. He did end his international career with Wales five years ago, but the wish to concentrate on playing for as long as possible with Manchester United was scarcely a scandal.
Wales's sole outing to the finals of a major tournament came at the 1958 World Cup and players of status have often been tormented. A 2-0 victory over them at Anfield in 1977 sent Scotland to the World Cup the following year. The opener arrived with the award of a penalty to Scotland despite the fact that the ball had actually come off the hand of their striker, Joe Jordan. Don Masson converted it.
The losers, even now, must look back in resentment because nothing has happened to make up for that injustice. Scotland have not reached the finals of a competition since the 1998 World Cup, but Wales are burdened with a record that is far poorer. Although there is a sprinkling of Premier League players in the present squad, with Swansea contributing as members of the top flight, they have still to make an impact for their country.
The 6-1 defeat by Serbia is the only occasion on which Wales have scored since Chris Coleman was appointed manager in January, following the death of Gary Speed. Gareth Bale notched that goal with a beautiful free-kick, but the players, in general, are not the sort to show virtuosity.
Although Scotland have little to preen themselves over, there are hints of promise. Steven Fletcher could, in theory, make an impact. The Sunderland forward has scored all five of the club's Premier League goals this season. It is as well for Scotland that he has returned after a rift with the manager Craig Levein was mended. Fletcher's last cap came in August 2010, against Sweden.
There ought to be gladness that a more famous Fletcher is also available. Darren, with his medical problems resolved, can take the field once more for his country, as well as for Manchester United. Such good news, though, does not guarantee that gloom will be dispelled. Levein is in trouble. Scotland have begun the campaign alarmingly, taking only two points in draws with Serbia and Macedonia at Hampden. Home fixtures were supposed to be a launchpad, but sent the side into a tailspin instead. That is all the more dispiriting when Scots have made an impact at club level. Four of Levein's players appeared for Celtic during their first away victory in a Champions League group match when Spartak Moscow were defeated last week. Their midfielder Kris Commons was added to the Scotland squad after injuries forced Jordan Rhodes and Robert Snodgrass to withdraw.
Perhaps there is encouragement in the fact that Levein can still feel well enough served, with half of his men drawn from Premier League clubs. Wales, for their part, are certainly not counting on obscure figures. In addition to Bale, there are other familiar faces, although we are yet to see whether the recent loss of the Wales captaincy is relief or a blow to Aaron Ramsey. Arsenal's 21-year-old has seen the armband pass to Ashley Williams.
That sort of issue barely warrants notice in the football world at large when Wales, like Scotland, seldom take the eye on the pitch. They will oppose each other in Cardiff, but the quest for mislaid status is a common cause.


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Archive for the 'republic of the congo' Tag
Response #11 – Running with Rezwan in the Republic of Congo
I spent about an hour this morning running with Rezwan, a blogger from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I read his post, the first on the Republic of the Congo's Global Voices page, before heading out into the crisp D.C. morning to reflect on his thoughts.
Rezwan's post talked about how bloggers around the world are living AND writing about their experience living HIV positive. It is no surprise that 3/6 posts on the Republic of Congo's GV page are about HIV/AIDS. Of the 33 million people in the world living with the disease, 22.4 million people are from the region, Sub-Sahara Africa – around two thirds of the global total.
After digging into the Global Voices Google map of HIV-positive bloggers, I found two more blog sites from Republic of the Congo also related to HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately they are both written in French and my command of that language is non magnifique.
Returning to the Republic of the Congo page, the other posts referenced corruption: Disappointment with the Presidential Elections and Investigation of African Leaders.
Separated by the D.R.C. to the east, Rwanda had a post that was very relevant to our most recent class about how different parts of the world use technology differently, specifically Africa and mobile phone usage. (Nish, here is the answer to your question. There's also more info here and here.)
With the sharp increase and steady incline of cell phone usage in Africa, the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Foundation, and the Vodafone Foundation said that they will be encouraging projects (e.g. HIV/AIDS education to reminding people to get vaccinations) through the formation of the Mobile Health Alliance.
Looking across the Global Voices pages I saw several topics relevant to the country, but not necessarily by bloggers in that country, (hence "global voices"). I expected to see more home grown blogs featured on the site's pages.
I enjoyed going from country to country, and having been to many of them, you do get a good idea of what is going on and what is important to those living there.


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The Geeks have it at our house. Gaming night is every night and I am apt to find small plastic creatures and dice on the table. What is odd, is that no one has played a game on that table for some time. I'm thinking they use the table to empty their pockets. After all, they use their beds for gaming.
This past December, while Intelligent teacher daughter awaited the full cast of Big Bang Action figures (she is so disappointed that they are not making these yet), Gaffer received most of his gifts via ThinkGeek :: Find Stuff. After opening a Vader bank, Vader light sabre chopsticks, Star Wars Ultimate Blueprint book, a light up die, a Dexter Action Figure and assorted other items from ThinkGeek, he looked up, beamed a huge smile and said, "It's, it's like a Geeky Christmas. THANK YOU!"
In fact, I had to place a second order to finish off gifts for three people from ThinkGeek. My Geek points are adding up and I literally did 95% of my shopping online. It is difficult to find a Hawaiian shirt in Brown County, Indiana, and eBay was my source for Vintage Hat Pins. It was soooooo relaxing.
I am not a big shopper. The most fun I ever had shopping was years ago and the only time I ever shopped on the day after Thanksgiving. I went to the mall, in Casper, Wyoming with my mother, and two daughters. We didn't buy much but we had fun.
I would like to add that every year Intelligent Daughter has to mail a package to us after Christmas of all the things the boys have left. It usually ranges from gifts to cell phone charger cords to socks. This year, NADA, nothing, not one single thing was left behind.
As for me, I just received my Birthday present, early, from mom and husband. I have a new Kodak PlaySport camera. I have found out some interesting things. They only give minimal instructions, but it is amazingly easy to use. And, the important lesson, in testing, do not film your own face. If I have to see my face from that angle and light again, I will have to wear a paper bag at all times. LOVE memory chips. Erased that one! Twice!
A ThinkGeeky Christmas was had by all.


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Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach in Pediatric Health Care Networks." JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):70-7."
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Posttraumatic Stress in Children Following Medical Events." J Pediatr Psychol. 2016;41(1):138-48."
Posttraumatic Stress Following Pediatric Injury: Update on Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Intervention." JAMA Pediatr. 2013."
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A homeowner checks electromagnetic field levels. A movement to enact more stringent EMF regulations is under way in the U.S.
A growing number of Americans are concerned about electromagnetic fields (EMF) but don't know what to do to mitigate the problem.
Many European and Asian countries have enacted more stringent EMF regulations than the United States. For instance, many cellphones in the U.S. exceed the permissible EMF emissions set by Sweden, Israel and China. Concerns over cellphones and smart meters frequently make headlines, but many homeowners want more regulatory protection and don't know how to protect themselves.
Following is a list of ways to reduce EMF exposure.
• Use battery-powered alarm clocks. Plug-in alarm clocks are notorious sources of magnetic fields. If you cannot switch to a battery-powered system, keep the clock at least 3 feet away from your pillow.
• Locate beds at least 10 feet away from the main electric panel or subpanels. Electrical panels are significant sources of magnetic fields.
• Remove electrical cords and surge protectors from under the bed and push these point sources farther away from your body at work. Electric fields from power cords are often associated with sleep disturbances.
• Use a hard-wired router instead of Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi produces a relatively strong internal radio frequency (RF) signal. If Wi-Fi must be used, distance yourself from the router as much as possible and consider switching the Wi-Fi off at night while not in use.
• Use hard-wired telephones. Many wireless base stations emit relatively high levels of RF radiation. If you cannot part with cordless phones, keep base stations as far from your body as possible and consider unplugging them at night.
• Minimize use of cellular phones. Use a hardwired, landline phone whenever possible, and when you do have to use a cellphone, keep it as far from your body as possible. Using a speakerphone or a plug-in headset is preferable to holding the phone near your head.
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Marc CJ Chartier, 40, faces charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, fleeing or attempting to elude, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and driving under the influence as well as traffic violations.
Police said they were called to Edris Oil in North York Borough about 1:30 a.m. Friday.
The truck driver told police he hooked up the trailer, walked into the office and when he returned the tractor-trailer was gone.
Minutes later, an officer spotted the rig traveling west on East Seventh Avenue and tried to stop it, police said.
The truck then crossed into the opposite lane and drove toward two police cruisers, forcing them to swerve to avoid a head-on collision, police said.
The rig got onto Route 30 westbound and failed to stop for five red lights, but Chartier used the air horn while going through the intersections, police said.
As the truck approached the Route 30/Route 462 split, Chartier lost control and struck a guardrail while he tried to go onto the Route 462 eastbound on-ramp, police said.
Officers had to remove Chartier from the cab because he refused to get out, police said. He suffered minor injuries in the crash.
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