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By Iona Evans // Photos by Dali Mia Poulsom
03 Mar 2018
“Who are we? Al fucking Moses!”
Taking Cardiff’s music scene by storm, Merthyr quartet, Al Moses, are one of the 10 chosen artists being developed and supported by The Forte Project. With their indie riffs, catchy bass lines, and infectious effect on any audience, this 90s inspired band are definitely ones to watch in 2018.
We were able to catch up with the lads before their first headline, sell-out gig at Buffalo. Their fresh sound of a modern take on rock and roll gives a new and exciting feel to the Cardiff music scene. Their boisterous, witty and playful personalities proved that a serious interview was not going to take place, so we headed over to Spoons for a chat.
Jack: This is Dafydd Thomas, George Percival, I'm Jack Shepherd and this is Raychi. Just Raychi (Bryant.)
Daf: I play the G-tar.
George: I play a bit of football.
Jack: I play the double guitar.
Raychi: Bass guitar.
(George does, in fact, play a bit of football, but he’s also the drummer for the band.)
*a lot of scoffs and laughter*
Daf: Should we say the truth?
Raychi: Nah mate you can’t.
Jack: Basically I saw Jesus and Marychain in Tramshed, and then a number of conversations happened after that, and a lot of exes.
What happened in between is unknown, and then yeah. Al Moses.
Jack: Me and Daf started back in 2015. We found George on a street corner, with a load of cats. And he said “If you don't give me a home now, I’ll eat them” So we said, “Do you wanna be a bassist?” and he was like “Nah man, I’d rather eat the cats”
Daf: So we were like “Would you like to be a guitarist?” and he said “Nah man” We said “Would you like to sing?” and he said “Nah man
Jack: so we said...
Daf: “Fuck off” and then he said “I’ll be the drummer” So he drummed, and he drummed well.
Jack: George joined in 2016, and then we found Raychi on another street corner. Or was it Tinder? Anyway, he joined and now he plays the bass guitar.
Daf: This is our first headline gig, we’re ready for flames, fire, dancing, and more fire.
Jack: We’re very excited, there are some great bands playing man. Parish and The Pitchforks as support. It's gonna be sick.
Daf: It’s great man, it’s our favourite place to play. We’ve played there twice before. They treat us very well, they’ve got a buffet upstairs and stuff for us, full of veggie burgers. And cats, for George.
Jack: We are the resurgence of bands who don’t just care about making money and selling out, don’t get me wrong those things would be nice but we love making music and putting our stamp onto the local music scene, and maybe one day we’ll be putting our stamp onto bigger things.
Daf: There’s nothing different about us, in fact, we’re just the same recycled shit that everyone loves. And that is why you should come along to our gigs.
Jack: Were gonna release a single in the summer, we’ve got loads of gigs man, Focus Wales, Welsh Fest, Merthyr Rising, supporting the Manics in the Motorpoint, Supporting the Beatles.
George: We’re gonna save the Reading line up and perform on the main stage!
Daf: We’ve been down in Gloucester recording three songs, called ‘No Hope in the Haze’, ‘Cancer’ and ‘Gutter Rock Moxie’.
Nice talking to you, lads! To keep an eye on their upcoming releases and gigs, follow Al Moses on Facebook or Twitter.


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Inside Lines: It's all systems Coe as BOA face post-Games shake-up
Sunday 02 September 2012
The Paralympics is clearly set to be another glorious triumph for Sebastian Coe, who has become the most sought-after figure in sport with the vacant chairmanship of the British Olympic Association now high on the list of post-Games job opportunities for the overlord of the rings.
Initially he had no thoughts of taking over from fellow peer Lord Moynihan but influential voices in Whitehall and at Westminster are urging him to stand when Moynihan formally steps down in November, believing he is the ideal figure to take the organisation forward to Rio in 2016. But I understand Coe will not tout for the role or contest an election. He would have to be installed by unanimous choice, and this may prove difficult with other candidates – including Moynihan's close friend, the award-winning businessman Richard Leman, an Olympic hockey gold medallist who is now president of GB Hockey – already in the frame.
From Coe's viewpoint it could only enhance his campaign to become president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 2015. He would need to drastically overhaul the cash-strapped BOA's finances – their 2012 operation was impressive but costly, worsening an anticipated seven-figure deficit – and supervise a staff shake-up that could see the exit of some highly paid executives, including Sir Clive Woodward.
He would also have to replace the director of communications, Darryl Seibel, who is returning to the United States in October. If so, he has a ready-made candidate in Jackie Brock-Doyle, his communications chief at Locog, whose sports director, Debbie Jevons, would also be in line for a move to the BOA.
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An audience of 11.2 million – their highest for over a decade – for the Paralympics opening ceremony has chuffed Channel 4. With revenue from ad breaks, it makes the £5m outlay worthwhile.
But whether this reflects a genuine interest in these Games among sports fans will be known when we see the comparative viewing figures from last week when Channel 4 went head-to head with BBC2's live telecast of the Diamond League athletics meet in Zurich featuring Usain Bolt et al, then ITV1 and Sky Sports screening Chelsea's Uefa Super Cup match with Atletico Madrid.
The hope has to be that viewers are not simply tuning in on the coat-tails of a great Olympics but because they are looking beyond the disabilities to a genuine sports event. Sadly, I wouldn't bet on it.
Boxing's back in business
Unlike football, boxing doesn't have a transfer window but there has been no lack of comings and goings in the blow business.
European super-middleweight champion and Beijing Olympic gold medallist James DeGale has left Frank Warren for rival promoter Mick Hennessy, while his erstwhile stablemate Tony Bellew, the British light-heavyweight champion, has switched to Eddie Hearn, whose Matchroom organisation has secured an exclusive two-year deal with Sky. But we hear that Warren is in pole position to capture the sport's hottest property, Olympic super-heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, and bronze medal middleweight Anthony Ogogo.
Red Devil you don't know
Sir Bobby Charlton has followed Lord Coe as the recipient of the prestigious Arthur Bell Trophy for services to sport, awarded by the Sport and Recreation Alliance. Now, not many people know that, because the S&RA, so publicity-conscious when known as the CCPR, curiously declined to invite the media to cover the presentation.
Shame that, as Sir Bobby even opted out of Manchester United's trip to South Africa to collect the trophy.
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Approaching the eve of my birthday and crumbling under academic pressure, I am motivated to try to turn this blog into what I would actually like it to be: a portal through which I can share my creativity and interests with others. I always seem to become distracted and forget about the blog. I need to remember that this is for me first and foremost, and if I want to see myself grow in this way, then I have to put in the time and effort for it.
Things I want to chronicle:
- my favorite TV series
- great movies
- reviews of things I use/do
- my changing aesthetic sense
- analysis of books that I’ve read
- inspirational people
- places that I have/will visit
- interesting historical events
- how much I love my kitties (most of the time)
- things that I make
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Here’s to a fresh start! Bonne chance à moi !

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On the east side of Gibraltar, above the small village of Catalan Bay, is an area of some 130,000 sq m which has been in use since the early 1900s as a rainwater catchment for the territory's water supply. Our geotechnical engineers and environmental consultants worked on the decommissioning of the catchment and the reinstatement of the sloping site. We also undertook project management. The site rises 250m at a uniform angle of 34 degrees across its width. It is part of a dune structure, believed to have been formed in the period when the Mediterranean was a dry basin. For use as a catchment, it had been covered with corrugated steel sheeting, and stabilisation and environmental improvements were required to make it safe and to meet EU Protected Habitat requirements. < ...
The New Champlain Bridge corridor is one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America and is of crucial importance for the regional economy and for Canada as a whole. It will provide the main gateway to Montreal with a signature bridge on the Saint Lawrence River. The New Champlain Bridge (NBSL) will become a new iconic symbol for the metropolis and will change the urban look of Montreal.
The client was the Slovakian National Railways (ZSR). Ramboll provided contract and construction management as well as planning services to ZSR. We also provided progress reports to the EU. This was a joint venture with iC Consulenten (Austria) as lead, and Dopravoprojekt (Slovakia) as sub-consultant.
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Rail Denmark has decided to modernise the centralised traffic control system in Aalborg. The current system is ready for replacement. The Aalborg-Frederikshavn section includes a total of 8 substations, with various interlocking systems. The new system will be based on modern, screen based technology. It will provide a higher level of automatic train management functions than ever before. It will therefore enable more efficient operations, and will reduce operational costs.
Ramboll has been instrumental in the upgrading and expansion of Dubrovnik Airport’s infrastructure. The project will ensure the airport is fit for the future and capable of handling increasing passenger numbers.
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Devil’s Tower Camp is a British military base on Gibraltar’s east coast. It is home to various armed forces including the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. The site’s refurbishment included improvements to site’s transit, permanent and welfare facilities for 450 serving personnel.
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Five young Ramboll engineers join an international team to create a footbridge, improving the lives of the community, in just two weeks.
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The Øresund Link connects the Danish capital Copenhagen with the city of Malmö in southern Sweden by a four lane motorway and a two track electrified railway for high speed (200 km/h) passenger services as well as freight trains.
Ramboll was lead engineer for Cobham Motorway Service Area, a 20ha development on an environmentally sensitive greenfield site.
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The Birmingham Stallions’ USFL championship triumph Saturday added to an impressive and unique resume’.
Walking off the field a champion was nothing new to Stallions’ defensive line coach Bill Johnson.
It was the latest in the line for the Monroe native, who was the defensive line coach at LSU when the Tigers won the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship by blasting Clemson in the Superdome.
Johnson was part of a noteworthy LHSAA state championship team at Neville High School in 1972. The Tigers had to replay a stalemated scoreless semifinal game with Brother Martin four days later in Alexandria, won, and three days afterward defeated Airline 6-0 in the Class 4A title game.
He was the defensive line coach in 2009 when the New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl XLIV, and stayed on Sean Payton’s staff through the 2016 season.
In a turnabout, he was the D-line coach at LSU under Ed Orgeron when the Tigers mounted perhaps the most dominant season in college football history. He had succeeded Orgeron as Saints D-line coach in 2009.
As a young assistant at his alma mater, Northwestern State, Johnson both coached Orgeron as a player and worked with him (1984) as an assistant coach. They worked together at McNeese and briefly at Miami before Johnson spent time at Arkansas and Texas A&M, then made the jump to the NFL in 2001 and joined Dan Reeves’ staff in Atlanta, then Denver, beginning two decades in the NFL.
Johnson played center for the Demons from 1975-79, then was hired by head coach A.L. Williams at the encouragement of his offensive line coach, Joe Raymond Peace, as a graduate assistant coach. It was like duck meeting water.
Johnson is believed to be the only person to have won championships with Louisiana teams at the prep, college and professional levels. Along with the 2019 title at LSU, Johnson was part of the Miami Hurricanes’ staff for their 1987 national championship.
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February 05, 2014 - 1:30 PM
KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna recently announced they will put up $100,000 for improvements in the Rutland area, and they are looking to the public for suggestions on how it should be spent.
The project is in partnership with the city, the Uptown Rutland Business Association, the Rutland Residents Association and The Rutland Unified Stakeholders Team.
Sustainablity Coordinator Michelle Kam says the money can be used for capital infrastructure or community programming and will constitute a pilot for the Strong Neighbourhood Project. The intent of the project is to develop a resident-driven, city wide strategy that invites and encourages residents’ participation.
“These are going to be community-determined and Rutland-focused actions,” she says, adding that the project could be used for one large project or several smaller ones.
Examples given include farmer’s markets, public art, public space improvements such as public benches and lighting, improved signage and other community programs that the city has not thought of.
Since 2011, $25 million has been spent by the city on new transit facilities, sidewalks, parks, and recreation facility upgrades.
The public is asked to register online with the city where they can propose and vote on how the money should be spent.
There will also be a series of meetings in February where residents can suggest and vote on ideas in person.
Locations include the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Club Feb. 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Plaza 33 Shopping Centre, Feb. 6 from noon to 2:30 p.m., Willow Park Plaza Shopping Centre, Feb. 6 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Rutland Centennial Hall Flea Market, Feb. 9 and 16 from 9 a.m. to noon, Rutland Activities Centre Feb. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the YMCA, Feb. 11 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The ideas will be gathered between now and Feb. 20 and can be shared on Twitter (#OurRutland) and on Facebook.
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Accumulating evidence suggests that foods rich in flavanols decrease the developing cardiovascular diseases. Attenuation of oxidative stress was to contribute to the cardiovascular benefit of flavanols. Up to now it unclear whether flavanol metabolites can also protect cells from stress. The aim of the present study was to determine the potential of several glucuronidated, methylated and sulfated metabolites of (-)- (EC) and (+)-catechin (Cat) to the protection of human vascular (HUVECs) against oxidative stress. The relative potency of the tested to scavenge superoxide anion radicals showed that a free catechol moiety molecule is important for the direct antioxidant activity. EC and Cat 10microM) were potent radical scavengers and provided protection against intracellular oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide. Although metabolites provided less intracellular protection compared to EC and tested methylated and glucuronidated metabolites reduced oxidative significantly in HUVECs. Our results indicate that the metabolites have relevant contribution in the intracellular protection of EC and Cat oxidative stress. Also, the direct antioxidant activity plays an in this protection.
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This ethnographic research explores the intricate relationship between power looms and the identity and livelihoods of handloom weavers in Banaras and Karachi, with a specific focus on handwoven fabrics. The study investigates the impact of industry evolution on the weavers, emphasizing changing identities, exploitative labor practices, and variations in cloth production between handloom and power loom operations. Through in-depth interviews of weavers and merchants, field visits, and a comprehensive survey of 100 weavers, this paper examines the socio-economic challenges they face. The research also delves into distinctions between handloom and power loom-produced cloth, specifically examining Banarsi silk fabrics. It underscores the urgent need for targeted support, policy interventions, and collective efforts to address handloom weavers' socio-economic challenges in Banaras and Karachi while preserving their cultural heritage and empowering them amidst modernization.
Moin, N. (2023). Weavers in the looming shadows: a study on the influence of Power Looms on the identity and livelihoods of Handloom Weavers in Banaras, Karachi (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/241
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Royal Bank Of Canada now has a $37.00 price objective on the specialty chemicals company's stock. The company generated a return on equity (ROE) of 0.60%. On June 21 the company was downgraded from " to "Underperform" in an announcement from Bank of America. Analysts giving shares a rating of 1 or 2 would be indicating a Buy. On August 7 Citigroup left the company rating at "Buy" but moved down the price target to $31.00 from $36.00.
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Axalta Coating Systems was upgraded by analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating. They gave a "neutral" recommendation and a $37.00 price objective on the shares. around three Brokerage firms have recommended the share with a sell recommendation, around seven has issued a hold recommendation and around seven has issued a buy recommendation to the firms shares. Axalta Coating Systems presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $33.80. Axalta Coating Systems has a 52-week low of $24.27 and a 52-week high of $34.10. Shares are trading at $28.31 which is marginally under $31.82, the stock's 50 day moving average and which is just a bit below the 200 day moving average of $31.27.
Press coverage about Axalta Coating Systems (NASDAQ:AXTA) has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.08. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. The specialty chemicals business posted $0.31 EPS (EPS) for the period, falling below Zacks' average forecast of $0.39 by $0.08. The company's revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Axalta Coating Systems Ltd will post $1.31 earnings per share for the current year. If you are viewing this report on another publication, it was illegally stolen and republished in violation of United States & worldwide copyright laws. If you are reading this story on another site, it was copied illegally and reposted in violation of USA and worldwide copyright law.
7/6/2017 - Axalta Coating Systems had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Group LLC. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.39, for a total transaction of $969,134.86. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The shares were sold on July 12th for an average price of $33.00. Westfield Capital Management Co Lp now owns 1,504,315 shares valued at $48,198,000. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc acquired 6,025 shares as Microsoft Corp (MSFT)'s stock rose 4.75%. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 35.9% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 16,703 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. The stock rose 1.40% or $1 reaching $72.41 per share. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 0.9% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,234 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $458,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter.
In other Axalta Coating Systems news, Chief Executive Officer Charles W. Shaver unloaded 179,487 stocks of the company's shares in a trade on early Mon, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,535,409 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $49,196,000 after buying an additional 61,622 shares during the last quarter. The Firm is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of coatings systems primarily serving the transportation industry. The company achieved year to date performance of 4.08% and disseminated yield of -3.84% for the past six months.
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Former Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray Dies at Age 74
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Ever wondered if you can double the beauty of your Peace Lily by splitting it in half?
Join us as we uncover the truth behind this common plant myth.
From structure insights to step-by-step guides, we’ll explore it all.
Let’s reveal the secrets, benefits, and risks of dividing a Peace Lily plant!
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Here’s a Quick TLDR
Yes, you can split a peace lily in half through a process called division.
It is best to wait until the plant has become root-bound in its current container before dividing it.
Carefully remove the plant from its pot, divide the root ball into sections, making sure each section has both roots and leaves, and then repot the divided sections in fresh soil.
This can help rejuvenate the plant and encourage new growth.
Understanding the Peace Lily Plant Structure
When it comes to the Peace Lily plant, understanding its structure is key to successfully splitting it in half.
Let’s dive into the different components that make up this popular houseplant.
The leaves of the Peace Lily are glossy, oval-shaped, and dark green in color.
They can grow up to 20 inches long and 6 inches wide, adding to the plant’s elegant appearance.
These leaves play a crucial role in photosynthesis, the process through which plants convert light energy into chemical energy to fuel their growth.
One of the most striking features of the Peace Lily is its white, hooded flowers.
Contrary to popular belief, these flowers are not actually flowers but modified leaves called spathes.
The true flowers are tiny and located on the spadix, a central stalk within the spathe.
The Peace Lily’s unique flowering structure adds to its allure and makes it a favorite among plant enthusiasts.
The root system of the Peace Lily is essential for its overall health and growth.
The roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil, providing the plant with the resources it needs to thrive.
When dividing a Peace Lily, it’s crucial to ensure that each divided section has a healthy root system to support its growth post-splitting.
Peace Lilies have rhizomatous roots, which are horizontal underground stems that produce roots and shoots.
These rhizomes help the plant spread and reproduce, making them an ideal candidate for division.
When splitting a Peace Lily, it’s common to separate the plant at the rhizome level to ensure that each divided section has the potential to develop into a thriving individual plant.
When dividing a Peace Lily, identifying the right division points is crucial.
Look for natural separations or sections where the plant has already started to grow independently.
By dividing the plant at these points, you can increase the chances of both sections flourishing after the split.
Understanding the structure of the Peace Lily plant is essential for successfully dividing it in half.
By familiarizing yourself with its leaves, flowers, root system, rhizomes, and division points, you can confidently propagate this beautiful plant and expand your indoor garden.
Stay tuned for the next section, where we’ll delve into the step-by-step process of splitting a Peace Lily with ease!
Debunking the Myth – Can You Really Split a Peace Lily in Half?
Hey there, plant lovers!
Today, we’re diving into the age-old question: Can you split a Peace Lily in half?
Let’s debunk this myth and get to the root of the matter.
The Origin of the Myth
You may have heard whispers in the gardening community about the possibility of dividing a Peace Lily to create two thriving plants.
The idea seems almost too good to be true.
But where did this myth originate?
Understanding Peace Lily Growth
Peace Lilies, scientifically known as Spathiphyllum, are beloved for their lush, green foliage and elegant white blooms.
These plants are relatively low-maintenance and have a unique rhizome root structure that allows them to thrive in various conditions.
Myth Busting with Expert Insights
According to renowned botanist Dr. Green Thumb, splitting a Peace Lily is indeed possible under the right circumstances.
When a Peace Lily outgrows its current pot, dividing the plant can promote healthier growth and prevent root congestion.
The Step-by-Step Process
To split a Peace Lily successfully, follow these simple steps:
Gently remove the plant from its pot, taking care not to damage the roots.
Use a clean, sharp knife to divide the rhizome into sections, ensuring each new plant has healthy roots and foliage.
Repot the divided plants into fresh soil, water thoroughly, and place them in a well-lit area.
Real-Life Success Stories
Many plant enthusiasts have shared their success stories of splitting Peace Lilies to rejuvenate their beloved green companions.
Instagram influencer @PlantWhisperer even documented the process, showing how a single plant can transform into two thriving beauties.
The Bottom Line
So, can you split a Peace Lily in half?
The answer is a resounding yes!
With the right technique and a dash of patience, you can multiply your Peace Lily collection and keep these stunning plants flourishing in your home.
Stay tuned for more gardening myths debunked and plant care tips!
Until next time, happy planting!
Step-by-Step Guide to Dividing a Peace Lily
Splitting a peace lily may seem like a daunting task, but with the right approach, it can be a rewarding experience that benefits both you and the plant.
In this step-by-step guide, I will walk you through the process of dividing a peace lily, ensuring a successful outcome for you and your beloved plant.
1. Gather Your Supplies
Before diving into the division process, it’s essential to gather all the necessary supplies.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Sharp, sterilized knife or shears
- Potting mix
- Pots or containers for repotting
- Watering can
2. Choose the Right Time
Peace lilies are resilient plants, but they prefer to be divided during their active growth period in spring or early summer.
Dividing during this time gives the plant the best chance to root quickly and thrive in its new environment.
3. Prepare the Plant
To prepare the peace lily for division, follow these steps:
- Carefully remove the plant from its current pot.
- Gently shake off excess soil from the roots.
- Inspect the plant for any damaged or diseased sections and trim them off.
4. Divide the Plant
Now comes the exciting part – dividing the peace lily:
- Use a sharp, sterilized knife or shears to cut through the root ball, ensuring each division has healthy roots and foliage.
- Aim to create sections with at least a few stems and healthy roots to encourage successful growth.
5. Repot the Divisions
After dividing the plant, it’s time to repot each section:
- Fill pots or containers with fresh potting mix.
- Plant each division in its own pot, ensuring the roots are well-covered with soil.
- Water the newly potted divisions thoroughly.
6. Care for the Divisions
To help the divided peace lilies settle into their new containers, follow these care tips:
- Place the pots in a location with bright, indirect light.
- Keep the soil consistently moist, but avoid overwatering.
- Monitor the plants for any signs of stress and adjust care as needed.
Dividing a peace lily can rejuvenate the plant, promote healthy growth, and give you the opportunity to expand your green thumb skills.
By following this step-by-step guide and providing the right care, you can successfully split a peace lily in half and enjoy the beauty of multiple thriving plants in your space.
Benefits and Risks of Splitting a Peace Lily
Are you considering splitting your peace lily but unsure about the benefits and risks involved?
Let’s delve into the pros and cons to help you make an informed decision.
Benefits of Splitting a Peace Lily
When it comes to splitting a peace lily, there are several advantages to consider:
Encourages Growth: Splitting a peace lily can stimulate new growth and rejuvenate the plant. By dividing the plant into smaller sections, you provide each new division with the opportunity to thrive independently.
Propagation: Splitting allows you to propagate your peace lily, creating new plants that you can keep or share with friends and family. It’s a cost-effective way to expand your indoor garden.
Healthier Plants: Smaller, well-rooted plants are often healthier and less susceptible to diseases and pests. By splitting your peace lily, you could be promoting its overall health and longevity.
Better Aesthetic: By splitting your peace lily, you can create new arrangements and displays, enhancing the visual appeal of your living space. It’s a great way to add a touch of greenery and freshness to any room.
Risks to Consider
While splitting a peace lily can have its benefits, there are some risks to be aware of:
Shock to the Plant: Splitting a peace lily can be a stressful experience for the plant. Some specimens may not take well to being divided and could experience shock, leading to wilting or struggling to adapt to their new environment.
Requires Careful Handling: Splitting a peace lily requires precision and care. If not done correctly, you risk damaging the plant or inhibiting its growth potential. It’s important to follow the proper techniques to minimize any potential harm.
Risk of Infection: Anytime you manipulate a plant, there is a risk of introducing infection. When splitting a peace lily, ensure that your tools are clean and that you monitor the divided sections for signs of disease.
Time and Patience: Splitting a peace lily is not a quick process. It requires time, patience, and careful attention to detail. If you’re short on time or prefer low-maintenance plants, splitting may not be the best option for you.
By weighing the benefits and risks of splitting a peace lily, you can determine whether it’s the right choice for you and your plant.
Proceed with caution, follow proper techniques, and enjoy watching your peace lily thrive and flourish.
We’ve unraveled the mystery surrounding the possibility of splitting a peace lily in half.
By understanding the intricate structure of this beloved plant and debunking the myth, you’re now equipped with the knowledge to make an informed decision.
If you decide to take the leap and divide your peace lily, remember to follow our step-by-step guide diligently.
By recognizing the potential benefits and risks associated with splitting a peace lily, you are empowered to nurture your plant effectively.
So, why not put your newfound wisdom to the test and embark on this botanical adventure?
Your green thumb will thank you for it!
Remember, whether you choose to split your peace lily or not, the key is to care for it with diligence and passion.
Stay informed, stay curious, and continue to explore the wonders of plant care.
Your peace lily journey awaits!

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Retired teacher and writer Katharine Johnson grew up on a rocky farm on the Mesabi Iron Range. Growing up on the Range she heard many languages spoken - including the Finnish of her immigrant grandparents - and tasted the diverse ethnic foods of friends and neighbors, whose families hailed not only from Finland and Scandinavia, but also Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, among other places.
"When writing, I dig into a deep well of family stories, ethnic lore and persistent night dreams," she said.
The discovery that her Finnish heritage also included Saami ancestry captured her imagination. The Saami are an ethnic people living mostly in the northernmost regions of Finland, Sweden, and Norway, as well as on the Kola Peninsula of Russia. They have often been marginalized by the dominant Nordic cultures who came after the Saami hunter-gatherers. The majority of Saami embraced a nomadic lifestyle as reindeer herders rather than pursuing the agricultural life of their neighbors.
The historical tensions between the Saami and the Finns and Swedes forms the crux of her first novel, "The Wind and the Drum," published this month by Beaver's Pond Press of Edina, Minn.
Set in the Finnish regions of the kingdom of Sweden in the 1670s, the story concerns a young woman named Tuuli (meaning "wind" in both the Finnish and Saami languages), who is identified from birth as the next noaidi (shaman) of her people, a wind listener and keeper of the tribe's sacred drum. The Saami way of life becomes threatened by Finnish settlers who encroach upon the land and seek to enforce a new religion, Christianity, upon the indigenous Saami.
Johnson will give a presentation based on her research in writing "The Wind and the Drum" at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Cloquet Public Library.
"In the process of writing, I have discovered that fiction is often so entangled with the truth that it is impossible to separate the two. That’s what I like about it," she said.
Johnson taught Language Arts teacher at Cloquet High School, and was later director of the school's media center. In the late 1970s, she taught Spanish during her lunch breaks. She retired in 1999.


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For millions of immigrants, the first glimpse of America was the Statue of Liberty, growing from a vaguely defined figure on the horizon into a towering, stately colossus. Visitors approaching Liberty Island on the ferry from Battery Park may experience a similar sense of wonder.
Liberty Enlightening the World, as the statue is officially named, was presented to the United States in 1886 as a gift from France. The 152-foot-tall figure was sculpted by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and erected around an iron skeleton engineered by Gustave Eiffel. It stands atop an 89-foot pedestal designed by Richard Morris Hunt, with Emma Lazarus's sonnet "The New Colossus" ("Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses...") inscribed on a bronze plaque at the base. Over the course of time the statue has become precisely what its creators dreamed it would be: the single-most-powerful symbol of American ideals and, as such, one of the world's great monumental sculptures. Inside the statue's
pedestal is a museum that's everything it should be: informative, entertaining, and quickly viewed. Highlights include the original flame (which was replaced because of water damage), full-scale replicas of Lady Liberty's face and one of her feet, Bartholdi's alternate designs for the statue, and a model of Eiffel's intricate framework. You're allowed access to the museum as part of one of the free tours of the promenade (which surrounds the base of the pedestal) or the observatory (at the pedestal's top).
There is no admission fee for either the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island, but the ferry ride (which goes round-trip from Battery Park to Liberty Island to Ellis Island) costs $18, $21 for access to the statue's crown. Ferries leave from Battery Park every 30 to 40 minutes depending on the time of year (buy your tickets online at www.statuecruises.com). There are often long lines, so arrive early, especially if you have a reserved-time ticket. There is a pleasant indoor-outdoor café on Liberty Island.
The tours are limited to 3,000 participants a day. The only way to guarantee entry is with an advance purchase of a Reserve Ticket with Monument or Pedestal Pass, which should be purchased at least a few days and ideally longer before your visit (they can be reserved up to 180 days in advance by phone or online). No tickets are sold on the island; however, tickets are sold daily at Castle Clinton Monument in Battery Park, and at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. Visitors who are unable to acquire a Reserve Ticket with Monument Pass can still be issued a No Monument Access Pass, allowing them to walk around the island on the ground level without access to the statue. Approximately 240 people are allowed to visit the crown each day via a set of narrow, double-helix stairs. Tickets are available online, but are usually sold out up to three or four months ahead of the visit, so book early. If you can't get tickets to the crown, you can get a good look at the statue's inner structure on the observatory tour. From the observatory itself there are fine views of the harbor and an up-close view of Lady Liberty. If you're on one of the tours, you'll go through a security check more thorough than any airport screening, and you'll have to deposit any bags in a locker.

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SALISBURY - A man charged with throwing rocks and garbage cans from bridges over I-85 in Rowan County now faces more charges.
Matthew Damion Parham, 21, of 995 Old Linn Road in China Grove, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon Aug. 23. Parham has now been charged with five more counts of misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon.
According to arrest warrants provided to WBTV, Parham threw a road sign, rocks, concrete blocks and trash cans from overpasses at Lentz, Pine Ridge and Daughtery roads. The incidents occurred on July 28 and 29, and August 7, according to deputies.
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Karimnagar: In the wake of local MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s allegation that he was assaulted by the police while he was participating in a funeral procession, Karimangar commissionerate police have begun using drone cameras to record dharnas and other protest demonstrations.
Besides recording protests with the help of handheld cameras by the police personnel, drone cameras have also been deployed to shoot the entire episode to get clear picture on a particular incident.
Police officials reportedly took this decision in the wake of MP’s allegation. Sanjay alleged that he was attacked and assaulted by the police personnel while he was participating in the funeral procession of RTC driver N Babu in Arepalli of Karimangar mandal recently.
Though police officials made it clear that no police personnel assaulted the MP, Sanjay issued notice to move privilege motion against Karimangar police for attacking and physically assaulting him by breaking his parliament privileges. He submitted notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday.
Alerted by MP’s incident, cops deployed a drone camera to shoot congress party dharna staged in front of collectorate on Friday. As part of nationwide protest against anti-people policies of the central government, Congress activists led by TPCC working president, Ponnam Prabhakar staged dharna. When the agitating works tried to gatecrash into collectorate, cops used drone camera to record the protest.
Except one or two incidents including students’ protest in Satavahana University, police never used drown camera to shoot agitations. Though RTC workers were continuing their protests during the last 35 days as part of their strike, drown cameras have not been used.
Cops successfully controlled open drinking in and around Lower Manair Dam and other areas and they managed to unearth sand stocks hide illegally under haystacks in the outskirts of villages with the help of drone cameras.
Thought MP was making allegation against cops, they were unable to establish what exactly was happened in the funeral procession since they had not used drone cameras to shoot incident. Moreover, there was no Closed Circuit cameras at the incident spot to explore facts, said a senior police officer on the condition of anonymity.


It’s not uncommon for equipment to lose functionality after sitting unused for extended periods of time. It can, however, be a nuisance, especially if the equipment is particularly expensive or hasn’t seen much use. When it comes to gardening equipment, especially of the electronic sort, it’s certainly more likely that it will suffer during the downtime over the winter months, regardless of whether it’s left in a shed or out in the open.
Different Types of Lawn Mower
When completing maintenance for your lawn mower, it’s important to know what type of lawn mower you have to ensure that the solutions you’re considering are appropriate for it.
There are many different types of walk mowers, including rotary mowers, cylinder mowers and push mowers. Their functionality and appearance differs widely between them and they are mostly categorized by the way they’re controlled by an individual walking behind them.
Power mowers are similar to walk mowers but have a motor and power supply which allows them to run. They aren’t self-propelled like standard walk mowers and are usually more effective as a result. Power mowers are the most common type of lawn mower on the market and are the most saturated. They’re easy to find in stores and easy to store due to their more compact size. Power mowers can be powered using gas or electricity.
Ride On Mowers
Ride on mowers are, as the name suggests, more akin to vehicles than lawn mowers. They are large enough to sit atop of and are driven around lawns as they cut them. Ride on mowers come in a surprising variety of sizes and are often used for larger lawns. As the most expensive type of lawn mower available on the market, ride on mowers are not as commonly seen as the other types mentioned above. They are often powered by gas due to the size and amount of energy needed for use.
Lawn Mower Won’t Start After Winter
It’s unnecessary to mow the lawn during winter due to the speed in which grass grows during cold months. As a result, lawn mowers are often put out of commission for several months of the year as they simply aren’t needed. During these cold winter months, a lawn mower might suffer damage or neglect which could alter its functionality for when you do decide your lawn needs a spruce up in the spring.
There are several main issues that can affect lawn mowers after winter downtime.
Buildup in Carburetor
After an extended period of time, it’s possible that stale gasoline can build up and clog the carburetor. This can happen when the lawn mower hasn’t been in use for a while and leftover fuel is still inside. The fix is quite easy, and involves draining the fuel and cleaning the carburetor out. If it’s rusted, too clogged or otherwise too hard to clean, a replacement can easily be purchased. To avoid this issue in the future, ensure that all fuel is drained from the system before putting your lawn mower to the side during winter. It’s also advised to add stabilizer to fuel before adding it to the mower to slow down buildup inside the carburetor.
Stale Fuel in Float Bowl
Stale fuel in the float bowl sometimes occurs as a result of buildup inside the carburetor. If there are issues with the carburetor, it’s important to check on the health of the float bowl as well. If stale fuel is found in the float bowl, the solution is to simply clean it out and check if the carburetor is also free from clogs.
Battery Worn Out
All equipment with batteries run a risk of being worn out. Even if equipment is switched off, a battery won’t retain its full charge. When it comes to lawn mowers, the battery life on average is about five years. In order to keep a battery alive, it needs to be both used and recharged occasionally to keep it working correctly. If you find that the battery in your lawn mower is dead after being stored away for winter, it could just need a charge. If it refuses to work or retain any of this charge, it may need replacing. Luckily, lawn mower batteries are easy to order for the specific model you need.
A lawn mower’s spark plug is a small but powerful piece of its structure that can easily change the way your lawn mower operates. They can easily corrode or become damaged during winter months due to the harsh weather – regardless of whether they’re kept under shelter or not. Once a spark plug is damaged or completely broken, it can prevent the lawn mower from running. Spark plugs are fairly inexpensive and can be easily replaced in a short period of time.
One of the key components of any lawn mower is its blades. They are the one common factor connecting each and every type of mower on the market. As a result, blades allow lawn mowers to do their job and can greatly affect the efficiency of a lawn mower if they are altered in any way. Blade obstruction can occur over time as debris and grass clippings build up inside the mower’s system. The engine may not turn over and start if the blades are obstructed due to debris, which may harden or clog up the system whilst in storage. In order to solve this issue, raise your mower onto cinder blocks and clean the underside of the mower to remove any debris that may be clogging it. You can use tools such as a screwdriver to dislodge any stubborn dirt. Wrap the engine tightly in a garbage bag or other cover if you intend on hosing the lawn mower’s components down.
If your lawnmower has a throttle, make sure it’s set to choke to start the lawn mower off. Your choke settings can affect the performance of your lawn mower quite significantly, and may be the reason it is refusing to turn on. Whilst the choke may not have changed during the winter months, it is possible that debris that has clogged up the blades has made its way into the area which houses the throttle cable.
How to Start a Lawn Mower That Has Been Sat For a Long Time
A lawn mower that has been sat for a long time may need to have extra steps taken whilst starting it up to ensure that it works correctly. Depending on the type of lawn mower you use, it could take a little more than giving it a couple of extra pulls on the pull rope.
The first step when trying to start a mower that refuses to turn on is to check the oil. The fuel or oil inside a lawn mower can easily become stale if left for too long inside the tank. Due to the humidity of the lawn mower’s shelter,it can also lead to water condensing inside the fuel tank and mixing with the gas. Cleaning the affected areas out can increase the likelihood of your lawn mower returning to normal.
You can also prime your lawn mower after a prolonged period of unuse to try and get it up and running again. To prime your engine, look for the prime button. The button is usually located on the body of the lawn mower and should be pressed 3 or 4 times to replenish the system. Try not to press the button too much as it risks flooding the engine. If you find that your engine has been flooded, step away from the mower for 15 minutes to allow the fuel to pass through the interior.
These methods are often used after winter months when the lawn mower hasn’t been used.
Knowing how to start a lawn mower correctly is essential for when you begin to bring your equipment back out in spring.
Preparing a Lawn Mower for Winter
Winterizing a lawn mower can prevent issues from arising that can stop it from turning on. These steps should take no longer than an hour and can save you both money and time in the long run when it comes to setting your lawn mower up again for the first mow of the spring.
Step 1: Empty the Gas
Emptying the gas tank can prevent issues further down the line such as a clogged carburetor or stale fuel in the float bowl. To empty the gas tank, follow these simple steps.
- Add a stabilizer to the tank, and run the mower in order to distribute it throughout the system.
- Switch the mower off and leave it to allow it to cool down. Siphon the gas out from the tank using a siphon hose, and store it in a clean can.
- Restart the mower again and run it until it stops. Make sure to repeat this step until the lines are empty and it no longer turns on.
Step 2: Spark Plug
Disconnect the spark plug to ensure that the mower doesn’t accidentally kick-start whilst in storage. Additionally, you can add some insulating tape and tubing over the spark plug during the winter to reduce the risk of damage to it.
Step 3: The Blade
Removing the blade from the lawn mower can make it easier to change the fuel over again. You can easily remove the blade from beneath the lawn mower by unscrewing it from either side where it is held in place. Whilst the blade is removed, you can undertake additional maintenance by sharpening it, or by cleaning the underside of the lawnmower from any debris that may have built up.
Step 4: Draining Oil
Draining the oil from your lawn mower requires several different steps to be taken. Not every type of mower requires this step to be taken, as it’s typically recommended for 4-cycle mowers. Make sure you have a pan or other container on hand to collect the oil.
- Lay the mower on its side, making sure that the air filter and carburetor are facing up.
- Remove the oil reservoir plug and slowly tilt the mower until the oil begins to flow into the pan.
- Wait for the oil to drain completely before replacing the plug and setting the mower back in its regular position.
Step 5: Clean the Undercarriage
The underside of a lawn mower can get extremely dirty and should be cleaned out whenever there’s opportunity, lest debris continues to accumulate and eventually block the blades of the lawn mower. Cleaning the undercarriage can be done with a blunt knife, or even a screwdriver in order to scrape the dirt off.
How to Store a Lawn Mower During Winter
Your lawn mower should be stored in a dry place during the winter to reduce any risks that can be expected if it were exposed to the elements. While lawn mowers can get wet to an extent, they won’t survive sitting out in a heavy rain. Lawn mowers often come with tarpaulin covers which can also be used as additional protection. A shed or garage are the safest and easiest places to store a lawn mower during the winter months as it removes exposure to the elements. However, if you have no access to these types of structures there are alternative ways to store a lawn mower outside.
After long periods of unuse, it’s easy for parts of a lawn mower to deteriorate or become dysfunctional. Despite these issues being fairly easy fixes, it’s always best to prepare for the winter by winterizing your lawn mower to prevent some of these problems from arising whilst it is in storage, to save both time and hassle when it comes to mowing your lawn for the first time again in the spring.


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Malaysian history—the kind we grew up learning in school—is in the main an account of rulers, nationalists, and “architects”; those who founded states, established diplomatic and trade links with the outside world, fought (or formed pacts with) colonial powers, and held key government positions in independent Malaysia. While learning about these personalities gives us some insight into their contexts and conditions, any history of the nation cannot be complete without an account of the lives and times of various groups and persons who have been participants, witnesses, and agents of change within their communities. And any history that leaves out the voices and experiences of half the population suffers a woeful deficit. Unfortunately and with few exceptions, women are missing from the pages of our textbooks and from popular historical narratives. The historical thread that connects generations of women from the pre-colonial lands of the Nusantara to modern Malaysia is thus invisible, largely lost to us.
Sejarah Wanita aims to plug this gap by focusing both on “people’s history” (in contrast to the usual focus on powerful personalities and elite groups) and specifically the plural histories of women in Malaysia. We want to encourage both a greater curiosity about and awareness of the political and socioeconomic conditions and cultural mores that women from different periods and walks of life have had to negotiate as well as the various ways in which they have asserted themselves through everyday acts of resistance, submission, and revolution. We hope to see this curiosity and awareness about the lives of women in Malaysia lead to a greater appreciation for women’s roles, contributions, and capabilities, and that appreciation in turn channelled to popular support for women’s agency, rights, and equal status.

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So, the man being identified by the Tsarnaev family as having been responsible for making Tamerlan more fundamentalist is allegedly an Armenian named ‘Misha’, who converted from Christianity to Islam. One can logically conclude that ‘Misha’ was not in a position to convert Tamerlan until ‘Misha’ converted to Islam, which begs another question: Who converted ‘Misha’?
The reach of the cleric who allegedly inspired the Fort Hood Jihadist also may have extended to the Boston marathon bombers.
Via Daily Mail:
During his hospital room interrogation, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told FBI agents this week that he and his brother were influenced by the internet sermons of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born preacher who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen in September 2011.
There is a long trail of hardened terrorists who have acknowledged coming under his sway. Among them are Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American who attempted to set off a car bomb in Times Square in May 2010, and Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army officer who killed 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood in 2009.
Incidentally, it was during the George W. Bush administration that al-Awlaki was given a plush luncheon at the DOD after 9/11 and allowed to leave the U.S., despite a warrant having been issued for his arrest.
It also appears that during an intense religious conversation in the Tsarnaev kitchen between ‘Misha’ and Tamerlan, Zubeidat (the Tsarnaevs’ mother) encouraged it to continue, according to Tamerlan’s former brother-in-law, Elmirza Khozhugov.
Misha was an Armenian native and a convert to Islam and quickly began influencing his new friend, family members said.
Once, Khozhugov said, Misha came to the family home outside Boston and sat in the kitchen, chatting with Tamerlan for hours.
‘Misha was telling him what is Islam, what is good in Islam, what is bad in Islam,’ said Khozhugov, who said he was present for the conversation. ‘This is the best religion and that’s it. Mohammed said this and Mohammed said that.’
The conversation continued until Tamerlan’s father, Anzor, came home from work.
‘It was late, like midnight,’ Khozhugov said. ‘His father comes in and says, ‘Why is Misha here so late and still in our house?’ He asked it politely. Tamerlan was so much into the conversation he didn’t listen.’
Khozhugov said Tamerlan’s mother, Zubeidat, told him not to worry.
‘Don’t interrupt them,’ Khozhugov recalled the mother saying. ‘They’re talking about religion and good things. Misha is teaching him to be good and nice.’
Of course, who wouldn’t listen to this woman?


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Alphabet Jump - this is small game for kid. Learn alphabet with monkey and jump up from A to Z. The monkey must jump from the cloud to the cloud, in the order of the letters in the alphabet.
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Sexuality and the Anxieties of Men By Jason Haggstrom, June 8, In the thirty years since its release, Alien has become a film of hot debate amongst film theorists. Academic analyses of the film draw attention to many differing themes that lead to feminist, Marxist, psychoanalytic, and other readings.
Rep Power 0 "His second wife often ill-treated Snow child the feminist viewpoint children and was forever nagging the woodcutter. Basically, she's the stereotypical "bad" woman here in the first paragraph of the story.
Moreover, she is being described only in relation to the woodcutter. Not, "a woodcutter and a housemaker", but "a woodcutter and his wife" are being described here.
Maybe someone will find them and give them a home. Who is, again, the stereotypical "bad" woman. It's worth noting that the woman is never described as a homemaker, as I said she was earlier - it is merely assumed by the absence of mentioning her work that she is a homemaker. Not only is she being typecast into this role, but it isn't even being acknowledged - that's just what she is.
It's assumed that she isn't working, but is a homemaker. If they do leave us in the forest, we'll find the way home," he said.
And slipping out of the house he filled his pockets with little white pebbles, then went back to bed. All night long, the woodcutter's wife harped on and on at her husband till, at dawn, he led Hansel and Gretel away into the forest. Also, we see Hansel taking on the more assertive, optimistic role by comforting his sister as well as finding a way to fix their problem.
A woman is the cause of the problem, in addition to a non-assertive man giving in to the woman's wishes.
However, a male is solving the problem and taking charge over the woman his sister at the same time. We see this as good. This happens multiple times in the story. Something else worth noting is that both times, the woodcutter is the one who leads the children out into the forest.
Even as a dominant woman, she doesn't leave the house - the man leaves the house. Hansel later solidifies this when he says he is going to "look after" Gretel.
She makes a house out of food and intends to cook and eat the children - woman's role. Additionally, witches historically have basically just been a way of talking about how useless and evil women past childbearing age were.
There's a reason the only good stereotypical old lady is the nice "grandmother", specifically because she looks after the children and is nice to them.
Oh, how the poor little sister did grieve as she had to get the water, and how the tears ran down her cheeks. Starting to see a pattern? The two assertive women - the witch and the stepmother - are both seen in a negative light.
The submissive female, Gretel, is better, but still typecast as an emotionally weak woman who, despite not being in a cage, has no choice but to do what she's told. At least, until she kills the witch How do I get inside?
Then Gretel gave her a tremendous push, so that she fell right in, and Gretel shut the door and fastened the bolt. Oh, then she began to howl in the most dreadful way imaginable, but Gretel ran away, and the wicked witch burned to death miserably.
Not through confrontation like fighting, but through being a trickster character. Of course this could easily be seen as me looking for what I think I'm going to see - it could be argued that this is just a function of Gretel being smart or Gretel being a child and thereby not being able to fight the witch one to one.
You'd have to put this in the context of other fairytales in order to make a point about how this is continually the way that "good" women are able to be aggressiveThe Snow Child. Learning Objective How does Carter use symbolism within the story?.
KEY TERM: Allegory A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. How is a feminist message contained within ‘The Snow Child’?. Slideshow Beauty: Both the Queen and Snow White used their looks in order to gain power. Ex: Snow White used her beauty to manipulate the Huntsman Ex: The King married the Queen becuase of her beauty Creativity: The Queen used her creativity to try and kill Snow White in several different ways in order to be the most beautiful.
Ever loved a book or story, and been unable to find another quite like it? Maybe we at Magic Dragon Multimedia can help to steer you in the right direction.
I would like to see another 20 reasons why modern women are so unstable and miserable, this article alone doesn’t do the subject enough justice. Jul 19, · Feminist view of Hansel and Gretel?
I've been asked to analyze a folk tale. I chose, Angela Carter's 'The Snow Child' is a very short, very disturbing feminist retelling of Snow White and her whole collection of stories is worth reading if you're interested in that kind of thing.
The guides to anthropological theories and approaches listed below have been prepared by graduate students of the University of Alabama under the direction of Dr.
Michael D. Murphy. As always,!Caveat Retis Viator! (Let the Net Traveller Beware!).

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MADISON -- New steps were taken in the State Capitol on Thursday, November 16th, to issue "Green Alerts" for missing veterans in Wisconsin. A Milwaukee family is behind the proposed bill.
"We are positive this can make a difference...and maybe help save their lives," said State Representative Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc).
Saving a life is what the Adams family wishes they could have done.
"Seeing his belongings, glasses, medication, wallet still there was surprising to me. Of course I thought, oh well, he'll be back," said Carmen Adams, Corey's sister.
Corey Adams' family searched for 18 days in the spring for the 45-year-old, before police say they found his body in a pond in Dineen Park -- one mile from his parent's home where he was last seen alive.
"All veterans deserve a fighting chance especially since my brother was not given one," said Carmen.
It's why the Adams family traveled to Madison, to push for a proposed law to enact Green Alerts.
"He would probably still be here today," said Carmen.
Body of man pulled from pond in Dineen Park
If a veteran is reported missing -- who has a service-related illness -- it would label them as "critically missing" and send alerts just like Amber or Silver Alerts.
"When a veteran who has mental issues goes missing, everything should be done by everybody to get them help," said Kleefisch. "That's all this bill does. The system is already in place, the infrastructure is already in place."
Telling a story they never thought they'd tell, showing pictures they never thought they'd show.
Lawmakers were very supportive of the idea in the first hearing. Next, the committee will vote. If it passes, it will go before the Assembly early next year.


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Will wonders never cease? As part of the recent short-term spending plan recently passed by Congress, the Family First Prevention Services Act appears to make progress in combatting states’ tendency to take children from parents, place them in foster care and then have them adopted.
That of course came about as a result of the 1998 passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act that allowed Washington to pay states for every child taken into foster care or adopted out of it. As former South Dakota state senator Bill Napoli told NPR back in 2011, “When that money came down the pike, it was huge. That’s when we saw a real influx of kids being taken out of families.”

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Tasmanian Giants. Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans)
Throughout history Tasmania has been logged extensively for its massive old growth forests which are worth their weight in gold. Thankfully nowadays there is a greater concern for the welfare of Tasmania’s forests.
Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is one of the tallest growing plants in the world and the tallest of all flowering plants. The largest of this species is found in Tasmania and measures a whopping 100 metres tall. This species is also found in Victoria on the Australian mainland.
Tasmanian Waratah (Telopea truncata)
An endemic Tasmanian this nectar factory can be found flowering from mid to high altitudes throughout Tassie. The vast amounts of nectar produced by the vibrant scarlet red flowers attract many special bird and mammal species to feast upon its honey.
Pencil Pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides)
Found throughout montane rainforests this beautiful native pine can grow to 15 metres tall and is endemic to Tasmania.
Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii)
This is an ancient plant which has survived thousands of years of glaciation, a natural effect which has destroyed many species of plants over time across the world but not the Myrtle Beech. If it were not for the survival of this plant scientist believe that Tasmania would not have the lush rainforests present throughout much of the green state.
Scoparia (Richea scoparia)
Growing upon mountain plateaus it is one of the most widespread shrubs encountered. Endemic to Tasmania, prickly and awesome this plants flower comes in shades of pink, yellow and orange.
Button Grass (Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus)
Button Grass is a clumping tussock grass which can grow up to 1 metre tall. The rhizomes or the white base of the plant are edible and highly rich in carbohydrates. The plant was given the name Button Grass after the seed heads which look like buttons. The seed heads protrude high above the plants base and provide quite the spectacle when wind bobs them across the grasslands which this plant forms.
The plant provides habitat and a food source for many animals. In particular the endangered Ground Parrot which lives, breeds and feeds within the Button Grass tussocks.


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Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game developed and published by Frictional Games. Amnesia: The Dark Descent was released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms, on September 8, 2010.
About the game
The last remaining memories fade away into darkness. Your mind is a mess and only a feeling of being hunted remains. You must escape.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
You stumble through the narrow corridors as the distant cry is heard.
It is getting closer.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent puts you in the shoes of Daniel as he wakes up in a desolate castle, barely remembering anything about his past. Exploring the eerie pathways, you must also take part of Daniel’s troubled memories. The horror does not only come from the outside, but from the inside as well. A disturbing odyssey into the dark corners of the human mind awaits.
A sound of dragging feet? Or is your mind playing tricks on you?
By using a fully physically simulated world, cutting edge 3D graphics and a dynamic sound system, the game pulls no punches when trying to immerse you. Once the game starts, you will be in control from the beginning to the end. There are no cut-scenes or time-jumps, whatever happens will happen to you first hand.
Something emerges out of the darkness. It’s approaching. Fast.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent throws you headfirst into a dangerous world where danger can lurk behind every corner. Your only means of defense are hiding, running or using your wits.
Do you have what it takes to survive?
Mac System Requirements
OS: Mac OS X 10.5.8 or newer
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon X1000/GeForce 6 (Integrated Intel Graphics not supported)
Hard Drive: 2GB space free
Video game trailer
How to install
Double-click the .DMG file to mount it, drag and drop to the applications folder and play it from there.
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By today’s sociological standards midlife ranges between approximately 40 to 60 years of age. Initially, it might announce itself with the question, "Is this it? Is this all there is?" We might feel a vague sense of stagnation, at a loss for how to go forward. By the time we reach the midpoint of our lives, imperceptibly, something may have changed deep within us, as if our personal atmosphere flattened in tone, became somewhat gray and indistinct. Our days and weeks may seem to run together, merging into dull normalcy. In the background of our lives we might feel a vague sense of disenchantment, as we yearn for something more.
By the time we reach the midpoint of our lives, imperceptibly, something may have changed deep within us, as if our personal atmosphere flattened in tone, became somewhat gray and indistinct. Our days and weeks may seem to run together, merging into dull normalcy. In the background of our lives we might feel a vague sense of disenchantment, as we yearn for something more.
In our invincible youth we set sail on a journey towards an horizon of endless possibilities. Somewhere at midlife the shocking truth dawns on us that our brightly colored sailboat will never return to shore. Instead of moves towards a finite horizon. At the midpoint of our lives we may become acutely aware that time is running out.
The recognition of our necessary mortality is radical. It can strike a chord of terror within us but it also contains a hidden jewel. With the realization of impermanence everything becomes very real and vivid. We become acutely aware of our lifelong habitual patterns that have served, but also limited us. We are confronted with the life's painful contradictions and ambiguities, and any inflated sense of self that we have carried since adolescence gets deflated. But we may now be more willing to reconcile ourselves with such truths, as we recognize that there are no more dress rehearsals. This is it.
Over the years we may have lost the sense of a meaningful destination, a purpose-driven life. Instead, we may find ourselves just getting through another week, just surviving. We dutifully get up, attend to our kids and our morning rituals, put on our uniforms and manage to get to work and die a little every day. The result, all too frequently, is that we suffer symptoms of undiagnosed depression and/or anxiety.
Our idealized images of ourselves as heroes and heroines of our personal dreams collide with the limiting reality of our actual lives. Midlife can be a time of painful deflation when the circumstances of our life drop us into a more grounded perspective of who and what we are. Due to the radical challenges of our children growing up, or the absence of children in our lives, our parents' health declining, our own bodies growing out, and perhaps our jobs and marriages needing redefinition, our predictable world frequently gets jolted. We've lived to an age where it is not uncommon to hear that our friends and extended family are getting diagnosed with life threatening illnesses, or dying. Such natural events are deeply disturbing and can feel like a violation of trust, a betrayal of the unspoken contract we made with life or God. We could feel that, “it wasn't supposed to be like this”, or “I didn't think that I would be alone at 48 years old without a spouse or kids”, or “I was supposed to get breast cancer”.
By the time we get to the midpoint of our lives we carry many wounds that may not have been healed. Such wounds are deeply disturbing, reminding us of our own fragility. Our image of ourselves may be challenged with every bodily alteration, every change of condition or capacity. We may have to reevaluate our most intimate relationships with our spouses and our friends, reevaluate our commitments to various projects, and question whether our work is meaningful or alienating. We might come to the realization that it’s time to take the next step on our journey, but this realization is often denied.
Yet we are not so quick to upset the predictable and familiar order of things. The challenge of genuine change both thrills us and fills us with doubt and insecurity. "Do I leave my husband?" "Should we join the peace corps and live abroad?" “Perhaps I should go back to school, get retooled and create a more meaningful career for myself.“ It feels awkward to emerge nakedly from our strenuously created 'cocoon', our web of habitual patterns. Most of us live our lives based on the program of the first half of life and don’t trust that we can survive without the familiar social roles and scripts.
In nature a cocoon is a second womb. It provides a holding container allowing the miraculous transformation of the caterpillar into a butterfly. This is a stunning image of death and rebirth. The cocoon serves as both nurturer and protector of the fragile transmuting caterpillar. But as the process of transmutation nears its end, the newly emergent butterfly separates from its cocoon, spreads its wings and flies towards it's second life. Were the evolving caterpillar-butterfly to cling to its cocoon because of a need for safety and security, it's “holding container” would become a tomb rather than a womb, suffocating the dream of flight rather than nurturing it.
This may be an apt metaphor for many of us either at the threshold of midlife, or somewhere in the second half of our lives. It has taken a lifetime to develop the infrastructure of our life: our marriage, our kids, our house, our job, the community of friends and the various organizations to which we belong. We’re irresistibly drawn to re-create the ‘nested’ condition of safety, security and comfort through our spouses, children, work, our extended family and community of friends. For most of us this takes the form of a predictably patterned lifestyle— a cocoon, so to speak.
If our second half of life journey is going to be an actual passage then we need to gradually let go of our old worn out stories so that a larger and more complex story could be born. In wounding, the psyche is opened up and we are dropped into our depths. Yet, it is the pain of wounding that is the impetus to leave our cocoon. If we think of our lives as an evolving journey than the symptoms of stagnation, ambivalence, and dissatisfaction may be midlife's wake up call to step beyond the comfort of our predictable patterns. If we can learn to honor the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful about ourselves, a deeper and richer personal narrative becomes possible. This is what makes our midlife wounds sacred. We are being provoked to open to the largest possible conversation we can have with our life.
If we refuse to update our “story” we tend to repeat the same patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior again and again, spinning these habitual patterns indefinitely. This is what neurosis is about. As long as we stay within the boundaries of our cocoon we feel a sense of normalcy, safety, security, and certainty. When we step beyond these boundaries such experiences can't be both thrilling and threatening, as if walking into foreign territory. This is the invitation to the larger story.
Our unlived life lies on the other side of the cocoon. It wants our participation so that we can continue our human journey beyond the limitations of our cocoon. This is what allows us to be healed and to be whole. In order to meet the remainder of our lives, it’s often necessary to wade through uncharted waters. Even though we can not see what lies ahead, paradoxically, it’s our wounds that guide us for how to step deeper into our lives, while moving forward on our path.

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TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian and Iraqi armies kicked off large-scale military offensives along the two countries common borders to get rid of the ISIL remnants.
News ID: 77190
Publish Date: 03May 2019 - 18:01
The Syrian Army cleansed the ISIL terrorists from all regions stretching from the surrounding areas of Bukamal city South-East of Deir Ezzur to al-Sawaneh and al-Basiri region Southwest of the city of Palmyra in Eastern Homs, al-Ma'aizileh, T2 Station, al-Wa'ar Dam and areas near al-Tanf close to borders with Iraq, the Arabic-language al-Manar TV network reported.
It, meantime, said that Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, have conducted mop-up operations in border regions from Bukamal to the surrounding areas of al-Tanf.
In a relevant development last Friday, the Syrian Army dispatched fresh military convoys to areas near Palmyra in Eastern Homs for cleansing operations against the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group who have returned to the region through cooperation with the US-backed militants who are deployed at borders in Southeastern Syria.
Hundreds of the Syrian Army troops together with tens of military vehicles and heavy military equipment have been sent to al-Sukhneh region in Eastern Palmyra in Eastern Homs province, a military source in Eastern Syria was quoted by the Arabic-language media outlets as saying.
The Syrian Army has reinforced its military positions in Eastern Homs, the source added.
He noted that the dispatch of reinforcements by the Syrian Army to the Badiyeh of Homs is taking place while the army is preparing for imminent military operations to cleanse the several hundred ISIL terrorists who have returned to a region from Badiyeh in Eastern Homs to the surrounding areas of Bukamal in Eastern Deir Ezzur.
The source also pointed to the Terrorists' attacks on the Syrian Army's military positions in Eastern Badiyeh, specially the roads linking Syria to Iraq, and said that the Syrian Army is planning to restore security to the strategic Bukamal road which connects Syria to Iraq by conducting fresh military operations.