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With its northern location, distinctive climate and chalk subsoil the Champagne terroir is the only one of its kind — a land of legend, peopled by the men and women who nurture its reputation. This selection of Champagne-themed films looks at the realities of vineyard work, starting with Le Champagne - Histoire d’un mythe — a film to mark the 130th anniversary of the UMC that retraces the birth of the Champagne legend.
Le Champagne - Histoire d’un mythe (Champagne - a look at a legend)
"... In Champagne"


*This post was written by IUPUI Public History graduate student Molly Hollcraft.
Often, stories and memories play an important part in understanding history. They offer a human element that helps connect people to one another. W. Todd Groce wrote in an article for History News that “Memory is deeply emotional,” and when people remember something they do so because they have a connection to it. According to historian David Thelen, memory “can illuminate how individuals, ethnic groups, political parties, and cultures shape and reshape their identities.” In 2009, at the age of 98, Black activist Pearl Cannon Bassett gave an interview to a student at the University of Southern Indiana. In the interview, she recounted events related to civil rights and desegregation that she witnessed while living in Marion, Indiana. Bassett’s memories of the discrimination and Civil Rights Movement in Grant County illuminate how Black citizens in Marion shaped their identity.
Pearl Bassett and Civil Rights
Pearl Elizabeth Cannon Bassett was born April 28, 1911, in Marion, Indiana. Aside from the years she spent in Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois, Pearl Bassett, also known to many as “Ms. Pearl,” spent her life in Marion. In her oral history interview, Bassett briefly talked about her early education and her family. She recalled how her teacher lowered her grade because it was “too high.” While she was not living in Marion at the time, she recalled the impact the 1930 Marion lynching had on the local Black community. As a 19-year-old, she would have been about the same age as victims Tom Shipp and Abe Smith. In August, the young men had been jailed for the murder of Claude Deeter and rape of Mary Ball. A white mob ripped Shipp and Smith from their cells, brutally beat them, and lynched them near the Marion courthouse. Fearing for her safety, Bassett’s family told her that she should not return home yet. When the National Guard was called into action in Marion not long after the lynching, some of the soldiers were standing in her family’s yard. In remembering the lynching, she said “that was terrible because we had a lot of discrimination.” Shortly after the tragedy, she became a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Through organizations like the NAACP, Bassett became an active member in the Marion community and helped fight discrimination and segregation. Her name appeared frequently in the African American newspaper The Indianapolis Recorder for these efforts. Her work included how helping the Red Cross reach its quota for war relief, serving as chairman for the war service commission, and serving as a board member for the Carver Community Center. In her interview, Bassett talked about how she helped organize the NAACP Auxiliary, Women in NAACP, and the Urban Gild, all of which would play a role in desegregation efforts throughout the city.
She also described the discrimination that Black citizens in Marion faced because of segregated of swimming pools, such as Matter Park. Before its 1954 integration, African Americans had to travel to Anderson to swim. When they did get to swim in the Marion pools they would be drained and refilled afterwards. While it is unclear how directly Bassett was involved in these efforts, it is certainly possible as she was a member of the Marion Urban League, one of the two civil rights organizations that worked to desegregate the swimming pool.
We do know that she participated in anti-discrimination efforts through civil disobedience, as she stated: “When we could not go into the restaurant and eat. . . we formed a committee, and we just read the civil rights law, which has always been right. . . . And if they didn’t open up the place, when they were charged $100 a person in their restaurant. So they opened it up the day we walked in there.”
She also joined an NAACP march in 1969, recalling “We first had the walk from 26th Street to the courthouse for discrimination and equal opportunities for people and jobs. And it was a wonderful thing.” The Ku Klux Klan tried unsuccessfully to confront them at the courthouse, but were told by the city that “they would need a permit and that they [the KKK] would have to take their hoods off.” This was not the only experience that Pearl Bassett had with the Klan. While president of one of the many organizations she was involved in, she received a call from the Klan members. She said, “Many a time they told me they were coming out and burn up my house.”
While in the NAACP, The Indianapolis Recorder reported in the 1960s that Bassett was elected secretary and chaplain for the Marion branch. Bassett was also the President of Women and “wore her tiara as the state queen of the NAACP” during a visit to Kokomo in 1982. She was also the first Black secretary of the Democratic Committee in Grant County. Pearl Bassett also received numerous awards from the NAACP and The Fort Wayne Frost Illustrated reported in 2004 that she received the Region Three Rosa Parks Women of the Year award for her work in civil rights. The Mayor of Marion made a Proclamation for Pearl Bassett Day and gave her a key to the city. In June 2021, Pearl Bassett passed away at the age of 110. Her first-hand accounts help humanize tragic events and shape the identity of Black citizens in Grant County. Her documented memories are invaluable because traditional media often mischaracterized or neglected to record minority history.
*Newspapers accessed through Hoosier State Chronicles and Newspapers.com.
W. Todd Groce, “The Value of History: When History and Memory Collide,” History News (2006): 5-6, accessed JSTOR.
David Thelen, “Memory and American History,” The Journal of American History (1989): 1117 1129, accessed JSTOR.
“Pearl Bassett,” Indiana Commission for Women: Writing her Story, 2019, accessed in.gov.
“Pearl Bassett Oral History Interview,” University of Southern Indiana, November 7, 2009, University Archives and Special Collections, David L. Rice Library, University of Southern Indiana.
Nicole Poletika, “Strange Fruit: The 1930 Marion Lynching and the Woman Who Tried to Prevent It,” Untold Indiana, May 15, 2018, accessed Untold Indiana.


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Because he's started on the disabled list for three straight seasons and because this particular injury (shoulder strain on March 27) wasn't diagnosed quickly, Prior's once flawless image in Chicago has been tarnished, if only through the grapevine.
"I want to pitch," he said. "If I can throw the ball over the plate, I want to pitch. I don't care if it's 60 [mph] or 95. I want to pitch. I can get people out, no matter how I do it. I'm not a thrower. I know how to play the game. I know how to pitch the game. People say, 'He doesn't have the desire to come back.' I think it's stupid."
Prior's velocity on his fastball reached 90 mph just once as he worked in the 95-degree heat. He typically throws in the mid-to-high 90s with ease, which means he definitely needs a couple more starts in the Minors.
"The only thing I can say, to me, what I'm throwing is what I'm throwing right now," he said. "I've always been a guy who takes time to kind of build up my velocity. I'm usually throwing harder later in the year. I was happy with the way the ball was coming out of my hand."
Cubs manager Dusty Baker said there is no official word, as far as he knows, about how many rehab starts Prior would need. He does know he'll need to throw more than two innings.
"Who knows?" Baker said. "He could turn the corner and throw five, six innings next time and five, six the next time after that, too. Right now, we're just going start to start."
"I did what I wanted to accomplish," Prior said. "I wanted to go down there and throw strikes, get ahead of hitters, and work on my location more than anything. That was my goal going into the whole outing, work on strikes, get back to some of the basic things I wanted to work on in Spring Training that I kind of got away from, especially late in the last year."
The next step in his program is working on his breaking stuff, mainly his slider and curveball, which he threw sparingly in Peoria.
"I'll try and incorporate some things, pitching backwards, throwing breaking balls where I'm accustomed, 0-2, 1-2 counts," Prior said. "Yesterday, I don't think I threw a curveball until the last pitch of the first inning."
Prior said he felt the normal soreness after the start and should be ready to pitch again in a normal routine. One thing is for sure, judging by his nine-minute press conference, he's itching to get back to the Cubs.
"Put it this way, it's not exactly fun to be sitting out there in Mesa in April and May, watching your team play and you're out of the game," he said. "I mean, this is my home. I do live here. I reside here. I want to play. I don't like being away from my team."
Not for sale: Mark Cuban was the back-page cover boy in Tuesday's Chicago Sun-Times. The Dallas Mavericks owner has expressed his interest in possibly buying the Cubs if the Tribune Company was willing to sell, as has been rumored.
According to an article on the Chicago Tribune's Web site Tuesday, that rumor should be squashed. The Tribune Co., which owns the paper, WGN, the team and countless other media assets, has been saddled with declining stock prices. It announced a plan to buy back a quarter of its publicly traded shares, costing an estimated $2 billion, and declared it would sell off an "undisclosed grab bag of 'noncore assets,' which officials explicitly said won't include the Chicago Cubs baseball team, to raise an estimated 'at least' $500 million."
For now, Cuban will have to stick to fantasy baseball and watch his Mavericks compete for the NBA Finals.
Walk like a man: Todd Walker was back in the lineup Tuesday after suffering a bruised clavicle the day before when he took a grounder off his body in the fourth. He finished the game and went to the hospital afterward for X-rays.
"Everything checked out," Baker said. "He's really sore, but Walk wanted to play, and we need him to play."
Lineup shakeup, ad nauseam: Matt Murton hit third for the first time this season, Aramis Ramirez returned to the cleanup spot and Walker, hitting .378 in his last nine game, went from fourth Monday to fifth Tuesday. The reason for yet another lineup change: Reds left-hander Brandon Claussen and the team's stable of southpaw relievers.
Baker started left-handed hitters Juan Pierre and Tony Womack in the first two spots of the order, Walker three more down and Jacque Jones in seventh.
"We've got to spread those guys out because they've
got three lefties in the bullpen," Baker said. "I
don't want to make them bring one lefty in. I want
them to bring in a couple lefties during the course of
the game and use them up, if possible. Claussen is
pretty good against lefties, too."
Murton, hitting .417 (10-for-24) with three homers in six games against the Reds going into Tuesday's game, had four hits in six at-bats against Claussen and Ramirez was 4-for-9 with a homer. The Cubs third baseman has yet to really heat up, and was hitting just .238 going into the game. He has been hitting fifth or even sixth.
"He's the best person for the job, as far as a right-handed hitter in the middle of the order," Baker said. "If they had a right-hander pitching, I'd have Walk there."
News and notes: Closer Ryan Dempster passed out cigars to players and reporters to celebrate the birth of his first child, son Brady. ... Baker, a former hitting instructor with the San Francisco Giants, was swinging a bat with Ramirez outside of the cage during batting practice. ... The Cubs have hit .324 in their last five games, before Tuesday, after hitting just .220 in their previous 10. ... Womack played and hit second again Tuesday. ... Henry Blanco started at catcher, but only to give Michael Barrett a rest, Baker said. Barrett still hasn't received word about his appeal of his 10-game suspension for slugging A.J. Pierzynski.
Minor matters: Michael Restovich homered in his third straight game, hitting his fourth overall in that span, when he hit homer No. 8 in Triple-A Iowa's 5-4 loss to Nashville on Monday. Andy Shipman blew his second save and took the loss, giving up three runs in 1 1/3 innings. ... Chris Walker and Gary Cates Jr. each had three hits in Double-A West Tenn's 3-2 win over Huntsville. ... Prior took the loss in Class A Peoria's 8-2 defeat against Kane County.
Coming up: Carlos Zambrano (3-2, 3.45 ERA) looks to win his fourth straight decision when the Cubs complete their series with the Reds on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET. He got a no-decision in his last start May 26 against Atlanta, giving up two runs and two hits. He struck out eight and is second in the NL with 79 strikeouts.

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Goldcrest Post has undertaken a major programme to expand its presence in the UK’s post-production industry, with a major up-grade of its London, Lexington Street studio.
Founded in 1997, Goldcrest Films is an iconic name in the cinema industry, with movies like Chariots Of Fire, Gandhi and Local Hero to its credit.
The company formed Goldcrest Post in 1992 and currently operates one of the industry’s premier audio post-production facilities from its Dean Street, Soho premises, as well as having a significant branch in Manhattan.
With this new project, Goldcrest Post is aiming to become the UK’s premier ‘one stop post-production shop’ for picture, audio and grading post work on feature film and high-end drama productions.
Building a large, state-of-the-art film and video post-picture facility was essential in order for the company to attract the right calibre of talent and compete at the highest level.
The installation includes two 4K compliant theatrical grading suites designed to complement the company existing smaller grading suite.
The project includes Resolve colour grading suites, Barco 2K DCI cinema projectors, Autodesk Smoke finishing suite, a fully automated tape archiving robotic system in conjunction with a pair of ARRI film scanners to convert film stock to digital, before it enters the post process, all sitting alongside the largest SAN storage system providing 400Tb of 4K resolution media storage.
This film/picture post investment has gone hand-in-hand with an upgrade of Goldcrest’s audio post-production facilities within the Lexington Street premises, including new and updated ProTools HDX systems and Exigy surround sound monitoring loudspeaker system.

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Recourse Pest Control provides Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Pest Control pest control in Wirral, Chester, Runcorn and Ellesmere Port.
Recourse Pest Control provides expert service for excellent prices. Knowledge, Experience and Value. 0800 206 1905.
Recource Pest Control, Wirral, Chester, Ellesmere Port, .
Recourse Pest Control is located in the Ellesmere Port area of Cheshire West and Chester. There are at least 3 other listings in the CH66 postcode area. Pest Controls in Cheshire West and Chester CH66

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Tennis Times is a weekly letter to Terp Tennis fans covering all things Maryland women's tennis! Each week one member of the team will update fans on results, upcoming tournaments and more!
Hey Terp Fans!
My name is Arnelle Sullivan and I'm a junior communication major from Brooklyn, N.Y.! I'm extremely excited to be writing the first ever Tennis Times!
It’s going to be another B1G year for the Terps! With four of us returning from last year and three new teammates coming in, we are excited to build on a historic 2016-17 season! Last season was a great one as we won five doubles tournaments in the fall, had the best spring season in program history and were the fifth seed in the B1G Tournament for the second straight year!
This summer we all worked hard to prepare for the tournaments lined up this fall. It is a challenging schedule that will definitely prepare us for our spring season.
This weekend, we will be competing in the Columbia Invitational in New York, and the Bedford Cup, which is being played on our home courts at the College Park Tennis Center! Be sure to come out and support freshman Zoe Kulkarni in her Terrapin debut and sophomores Saya Usui, and Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka!
That’s all for now! To keep up with us this weekend and throughout the season, be sure to follow us on Twitter at @TerpTennis. I hope you check back next week for updates on your Tennis Terps!


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Kiwanis Gallery, 4818 49 Street, inside the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library
Media: Mixed media
Dates: Until October 11, 2021
First reception on Friday, September 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Title: Live in color
Artist: Julia Roth
The olive velvet lounge, 4928C 50 Street (access via the alley / 51st Street)
Media: Mixed media
Dates: September 1 to 30, 2021
Vernissage: Friday September 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the presence of the artist.
Title: The nature of trees
Artist: Lynn LeCorre
Marjorie Wood Gallery at the Kerry Wood Nature Center, 6300 45 Avenue
Media: Oils, Acrylic, Mixed media, Sculpture, Photography, Pottery
Dates: until mid-October
Reception of the artists from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the presence of the artist.
Title: Women of World War
A traveling exhibition designed by the Canadian War Museum.
Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, 4525 47A Avenue
Exhibition dates: September 4 to November 20, 2021
Opening Reception: Sneak a Peak September 3rd from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Title: Bohème Bohème Macramé
Artist: Laura Frédéric
A + Art Gallery & Unique Collections, Unit 203, 4919 49th Street.
Dates: September 3rd – September 30e
Opening on Friday September 3rd 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Artist Laura Frederick uses string and wood to create her macrame hanging art. With fine details in every unique piece, Laura has developed her own style while bringing back this favorite medium.
Title: Fiber arts showcase
Artist: Margaret Blank
Curiosity Art & Framing, 4 – 4676 61 Street, Riverside Industrial
Exhibition dates: August – October 2021
Send an email to [email protected] for more details on hosting artists.
Store opening hours from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Title: Group exhibition at the Nid d’Héron
Featured artists: Jim Westergard, Susan Delaney, Paula Sommers, Trent Leach, andrea-dillingham-lacoursiere, Brenda J Smith, Barb Hanson, Karen Brodie, Linda Sommers, Charity Brière, Karyn Doedel, Dennis Moffat, Eden Woodward
Herons Nest Gallery, 634 49 St, Red Deer, AB T4N 1T5
First Friday September 3, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
*** Other events in the gallery this month:
- Friday September 10, 5-8 p.m. Trent Leach (metallic art) and Karen Brodie (Pottery)
- Saturday September 18, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Barb Hanson (paintings) and Paula Sommers (outdoor paintings and sculptures)
- Friday September 24, 5-8 p.m. Suisan Delaney (paintings) and andrea-dillingham-lacoursiere (paintings)
Title: Image comparisons
(A display comparing color and black-and-white images of the same subject.)
Artists: Members of the Central Alberta Photographic Society
Corridor community gallery on the lower level of the recreation center, 4501 47A Ave
Media: Digital photography
Exhibition dates: Collection 2 takes place on Friday August 27e August – Thursday September 30e
Current opening hours of the leisure center: Monday to Friday 5:30 am to 10:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am to 8:00 pm Public holidays 12 noon to 5 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more details.
Title of the program: Our daily bread
Artist (s): Erin Boake and Marnie Blair
Viewpoint gallery, Arts & Culture Services, 5205 48 Avenue, Red Deer, AB (former middle school building).
Media: oil paintings on panel and panel, photographs
Exhibition dates: July 13 – September 4, 2021
For more information, you can contact Sunworks Galley, 110-4913 50 ave at 403-341-3455, or visit sunworks.ca.

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The excellent Fabhotel Metro Manor Central is a 3-star property placed 1.8 km from Madras High Court.
Fabhotel Metro Manor Central is also placed within a 25-minute walk of Government Museum. Chennai city center is 4 km away.
Fabhotel Metro Manor Central is at a short distance from Chennai Central Railway train station. Madras International (meenambakkam) airport lies within about 25 minutes' drive.
The property comprises 28 non-smoking rooms equipped with complimentary Wi-Fi, a mini bar, a private safe, flat-screen TV and a microwave. They feature bathrooms with a bathtub, a shower and complimentary toiletries.
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Student Vaccination Policy
Immunization against life-threatening diseases is an important tool in the prevention and mitigation of infectious disease outbreaks. This vaccine policy may be modified in response to changes in public health requirements or recommendations. To protect the health of both students and the community as a whole, Caltech has required the following vaccines (or serologic proof indicating immunity, when applicable) for all enrolled students:
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR): Two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine OR blood test showing immunity (positive titers).
- Varicella (Chicken Pox): Two doses of varicella (chicken pox) vaccine OR blood test showing immunity (positive titer).
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap): One dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) given after age 7. Afterward, a booster dose of tetanus and diphtheria (Td) every ten years.
- Meningococcal Conjugate ACWY (Meningitis): One dose of meningococcal conjugate ACWY (meningitis) after age 16 for all students under age 22.
- Annual Influenza (Flu) for all students
- COVID-19 vaccination for all students
- Hepatitis A for all students
- Hepatitis B for all students
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for all students
- Poliovirus (Polio) for all students
- Haemophilus influenza for certain students
- Jynneos (M-Pox) vaccine for certain students
- Meningitis B for certain students
- Pneumococcal for certain students
- Zooster vaccination for age 50 years or older
Please discuss with a healthcare provider if you have questions.

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Antoine McColister, better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. In 2008, he graduated from Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Cash Money Records, and was formerly signed to Def Jam Recordings. His song "Top of the World", from his debut studio album Gutta, was featured in the basketball simulation game, NBA 2K10.
Ace Hood performed the Hustle Hard remix with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne at BET Awards 2011. He was also feature on "The Cypher" with Kevin McCall, Tyga & Chris Brown on the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards. He performed for a homecoming concert and comedy show at North Carolina A&T State University in October 2011.
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The Basics of Playing Piano and Reading Sheet Music For beginners, musical sheets may look really foreign, with all the notes and symbols printed in it. And for those without musical background to start with, it may seem all overwhelming. The good thing is, there are lots of ways to start understanding music notes from tutorial videos to reading how to articles like this one. A first step is finding sites with quality free sheet music for piano for popular songs. Let me walk you through the basics of reading music sheets. The first step is to familiarize yourself with the staff. The staff is composed of horizontal lines where the notes and the symbols are usually written there are also the vertical lines called the bar which divides the staff into sections. The space between the bars are ...Continue reading The Basics of Playing Piano and Reading Sheet Music


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Given the increase in ransomware incidents, the White House released a memo on how the private sector can protect itself against this rising threat. NMHC urges apartment firms to review the White House’s recommended best practices to help drive down potential risk.
Full DocumentWhite House Memo on Ransomware - June 2, 2021 | PDF
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Ready, set, glam!
They've gone through the grueling workouts, and now the contestants on NBC's The Biggest Loser will get a chance to relax and revamp their looks on the show's annual makeover episode, airing May 3.
On hand to help the remaining contestants spruce up their style? Fashion expert Tim Gunn and celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves!
Gunn — who will lend his talents as a fairy godfather of sorts in the Cinderella-themed episode — tells UsMagazine.com exclusively that the contestants he styled were ready to make a change.
"Everyone thinks with their own aesthetic, but [they] put their preferences on the shelf and said, 'Tim I am part of your fairytale, let's do this together.' We had a blast."
Paves was just as thrilled to offer his services to the contestants.
"It's so gratifying," Paves tells Us. "I have the luxury of reintroducing women to themselves [when] they've forgotten how damn special they are. When you can take a woman like that and make her look so special, and she looks in the mirror and likes what she sees…that's the greatest part of what I'm doing and what I get to do."
The Biggest Loser airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. (EST) on NBC.
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Whether seen from within or from space, Hurricane Lee is a monster. There are still many unknowns about the storm's path and potential impacts on land. A bold crew of Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flew a plane into Lee's eye on Thursday, capturing some impressive video from within the belly of the beast. The footage shows thick clouds around the eye, lit up by flashes of lightning.
The Hurricane Hunters are officially known as the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. The group operates out of Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Specially equipped Super Hercules aircraft are designed to weather hurricane extremes and gather data on a storm's winds, temperature and structure.
The view from inside the storm complements what satellites are seeing from far above. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operate the Suomi NPP weather satellite. It captured a view of Lee on Thursday that shows the storm swirling over the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center declared Lee a Category 5 storm on Thursday. Hurricanes are ranked from 1 to 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale based on the storm's maximum sustained wind speed. A Category 5 storm has winds of 157 miles per hour or higher. A major storm like this has the potential to cause catastrophic damage to homes, structures, trees and power grids. According to the NHC, a Category 5 hurricane impact can leave an area uninhabitable for weeks or months.
While Lee is for certain a major storm, its future is hard to predict. "It is way too soon to know what level of impact, if any, Lee might have along the US East Coast, Atlantic Canada or Bermuda late next week, particularly since the hurricane is expected to slow down considerably over the southwestern Atlantic," the NHC said in a Friday morning update.
The NHC warned of a likelihood of dangerous surf and rip currents in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas and Bermuda through the weekend. That warning extends to the US East Coast beginning Sunday.
Hurricane Lee represents one of the most powerful storms possible. Research has tied the climate crisis to more extreme and destructive Atlantic storms. NOAA forecasters had originally expected a normal hurricane season for 2023, but it increased the prediction to "above normal" in August, citing record-warm sea surface temperatures. The new outlook calls for up to five major hurricanes like Lee. The Atlantic hurricane season runs through the end of November, so Lee likely won't be the last monster storm to rage across the ocean.


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Lights and Sirens: Intoxicated man found walking in road
Bucyrus Police Department
Officers assisted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in the 400 block of W. Rensselaer Street delivering a message. 8:28 a.m.
Officers assisted the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in the 700 block of Hopley Avenue. looking for a vehicle and it was not located. 10:07 a.m.
A 27-year-old man was arrested in the 1600 block of Marion Road and charged with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct. He was transported to the Crawford County Jail where he will be held on a probation violation. 10:24 a.m.
A minor accident report was taken on Washington Square. 10:36 a.m.
A funeral escort was made for Wise Funeral Home. 10:58 a.m.
A Marion Road resident spoke with an officer regarding a prior case. 12:11 p.m.
Officers took a private property accident report in the 1800 block of E. Mansfield Street. 12:48 p.m.
Two subjects were warned against soliciting without a permit in the 900 block of S. Sandusky Avenue. 12:58 p.m.
Officers spoke to a juvenile about being reckless on his bicycle. 3:15 p.m.
A disturbance in the 400 block of Wallace Avenue was investigated. 5:11 p.m.
A false alarm in the 1000 block of Martha Avenue was investigated. 5:13 p.m.
A parking complaint in the 200 block of Whetstone Street was resolved with the owner moving the vehicle. 6:11 p.m.
A subject in the 100 block of William Street reported backing into a parked car in the area. 6:35 p.m.
A report of two juveniles on Woodlawn Avenue with BB guns was investigated. 7:12 p.m.
A report of an intoxicated man walking down the middle of the road on E. Mansfield Street was investigated. The subject was found on Stetzer Road out of the city limits and sheriff's deputies responded to handle the investigation. 8:08 p.m.
Officers reset some cones on S. Sandusky Avenue that had been knocked into the roadway. 9:21 p.m.
A report of an unruly juvenile in the area of E. Lucas and Walnut Street was investigated. A parent was contacted to retrieve their son. 9:23 p.m.
An E Warren Street resident reported their home entered. 11:24 p.m.
Officers investigated a report of a suspicious person in the area of Woodbine Apartments. 1:03 a.m.
A report of a suspicious person in the 1100 block of E. Mansfield Street was investigated. 1:51 a.m.
A cyclist was warned for wrong way on a one-way street on S East Street. 2:02 a.m.
Officers moved a tree limb from the road at S. Sandusky and Southern Avenue. 5:26 a.m.
A motorist was cited for driving under suspension in the 1500 block of Tiffin Street. 6:38 a.m.
A report of a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of N Spring Street. was investigated. It belonged to a residence in the area. 6:56 a.m.


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Lucasfilm has revealed five official character posters for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. The posters feature Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren, Han Solo, and Princess Leia. The images were revealed on social media by official Star Wars accounts and the accounts of actors in the film. Check out the images below,
I must say, these posters are awesome! They look great and it's really nice to see a mix of legacy characters and new characters. I would love to see more characters, like Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma, and General Hux get posters like this as well.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens December 18th!
Thanks to our pal Johnny Grasso for putting together the top image!
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text: Where is your mind right now? How strong is your belief in what it is you’re doing? Lastly what are you telling yourself when you look in the mirror? Here’s my pep talk to myself when I look in the mirror. ” I will always be positive, I’m going to trust the plan I have laid out. I believe in the process and I know I can win through all odds.” Then I smile at my good looking self repeating “I can do it”. Please share what you may say to yourself, what’s your pep talk?

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This is a version of a paper I presented at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds on July 3, 2018, in the session “The Origins, Effects, and Memory of Caroline Minuscule, II” sponsored by the Network for the Study of Caroline Minuscule.
Today I’m going to tell you about UPenn LJS 101, which is the oldest codex we have in the University of Pennsylvania Libraries by at least 150 years and which is one of only two codices in our collection which is written in Caroline minuscule (the other one being UPenn Ms. Codex 1058, dated to ca. 1100 and located to Laon) – we also have one leaf written in Caroline minuscule.
The bulk of the manuscript, folios five through 44 (Quires two through six), are dated to the mid-9th century, but in the early 12th century replacement leaves were added for the first four leaves and for the last 20 leaves. LJS 101 reflects the educational program set up in the Carolingian court by Alcuin, featuring a copy of Boethius’s translation of Aristotle’s De Institutiatione (which was commonly called Periermenias, the name also used in this text) and a short commentary on that text (also called Periermenias), along with a few other shorter texts.
I want to admit up front that I don’t have a serious scholarly interest in LJS 101. I’m not a Carolingianist, I don’t study Alcuin, or Bede, or Aristotle. I’m a librarian, and the focus of my work is manuscript digitization and visualization, so I spend a lot of time thinking about manuscripts, how they’re put together, how to digitize them, and how to visualize them in ways that reveal truths about the physical object, ideally without fetishizing them.
But I also love manuscripts. I wouldn’t be doing what I do if I didn’t. I love the way they look, especially books that have been well-used: the imperfect edges, worn ink, and the many and varied signs that people have had their hands on these manuscripts, that they were well-used and well-loved. And there’s no book I love more than LJS 101.
So what I want to do today is tell you about LJS 101, but I want to put my discussion within the context of that love, specifically I want to talk about LJS 101 within the frame of Transformative works.
A transformative work is a concept that comes out of fandom: that is, the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc. regarded collectively as a community or subculture. We typically talk about fandom in relation to sports, movies, or TV shows, but people can be fans of many things (including manuscripts). As defined on the Fanlore wiki:
Transformative works are creative works about characters or settings created by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creators. Transformative works include but are not limited to fanfiction, real person fiction, fan vids, and graphics. A transformative use is one that, in the words of the U.S. Supreme Court, adds something new, with a further purpose or different character, altering the [source] with new expression, meaning, or message.
In some fandom communities, transformative works play a major role in how the members of that fandom communicate with each other and how they interact with the canon material (“canon” being the term fans use to refer the original work). Transformative works start with canon but then transform it in various ways to create new work – new stories, new art, new ideas, possible directions for canon to take in the future, directions canon would never take but which are fun or interesting to consider.
Although it’s still quite niche there is a small but growing academic movement to apply the concept of transformative work to historical texts. Some of this work is happening through the Organization for Transformative Works, which among other things hosts Archive of our Own, a major site for fans to public their fanworks, and provides legal advocacy for creators of fanworks.
The Organization for Transformative Works also publishes a journal, Transformative Works and Cultures, and in 2016 they published an issue “The Classical Canon and/as Transformative Work,” which focused on relating ancient historical and literary texts to the concept of fan fiction (that is, stories that fans write that feature characters and situations from canon). There is also a call for papers currently open for an upcoming special journal issue on “Fan Fiction and Ancient Scribal Culture,” which will “explore the potential of fan fiction as an interpretative model to study ancient religious texts.” This special issue is being edited by a group of scholars who lead the “Fan Fiction and Ancient Scribal Cultures” working group in the European Association of Biblical Studies, which organized a conference on the topic in 2016. Closer to home, Dr. Juliana Dresvina at Oxford University is organizing a colloquium later this month on “Fanfiction and the Pre-Modern World,” and I understand she is planning to organize a larger conference next year.
You will note that the academic work on transformative works I’ve cited focus specifically on fan fiction’s relationship with classical and medieval texts, which makes a fair amount of sense. In her article “The Role of Affect in Fan Fiction ,” published in the Transformative Works and Cultures special issue of 2016, Dr. Anna Wilson places fan fiction within the category of textual reception, wherein texts from previous times are received by and reworked by future authors. In particular, Dr. Wilson points to the epic poetry of classical literature, medieval romance poetry, and Biblical exegesis, but she notes that comparisons between fan fiction and these past examples of textual reception are under-theorized, and leave out a major aspect of fan fiction that is typically not found, or even looked for, in the past examples. She says, “To define fan fiction only by its transformative relationship to other texts runs the risk of missing the fan in fan fiction—the loving reader to whom fan fiction seeks to give pleasure. Fan fiction is an example of affective reception. While classical reception designates the content being received, affective reception designates the kind of reading and transformation that is taking place. It is a form of reception that is organized around feeling.” (Wilson, 1.2)
Back to LJS 101. What I want to do here is look at LJS 101, not as a piece of data to be mined for its texts, but both as a transformative work in itself, and as an object for the transformative work of others, particularly digital versions, and I want to center this looking at the manuscript using a language of care. I’m not comfortable applying the concept of affective reception to the people who created and worked with LJS 101 over the past 1100 or so years – I don’t want to suggest that the person who took the manuscript from its original form to its 12th century form loved the manuscript the same way that I do – but I do want to explore the idea that this person or people cared about it, and that other people have cared about this manuscript over time enough that it survives to live now in the library at the University of Pennsylvania. Their interests may have been scholarly, or based on pride of ownership, or even based on curiosity, but whatever their reasons for caring for the manuscript, they did care, and we know they cared because of the physical marks that they have left on this book. The manuscript as it survives also shows some examples of lack of care, and I want to address those as well.
The first obvious mark of care on LJS 101 is the binding, which is a lovely 19th century leather binding done for book collector Sir Thomas Phillips, who purchased the book in or around 1826, and which was sold out of his estate in 1945, sold again in 1978 and 1979, and finally sold to Lawrence J. Schoenberg in 1997.
Phillips also left two owners marks on the inside front cover, a stamped crest in the upper part of the inside cover, and a second ownership stamp with his library’s number for the manuscript (ms. 2179). Another ownership mark is the Penn Libraries bookplate, showing that the manuscript belongs with the Lawrence J. Schoenberg collection. Phillips and Schoenberg both cared: Phillips cared enough to bind the book, they both marked it as their own, and Schoenberg gifted it to Penn in 2014 for long-term institutional care.
The first quire – four leaves – is a 12th century replacement. Fol. 1r begins with the ending of a grammatical text on declensions, including some words in Greek and references to the Aeneid and the Thebais of Statius. This folio also contains a 7-line poem by Eugenius II of Toledo, “Primus in orbe dies ,” a poem on the seven days of Biblical creation (MGH, Auct. Antiq. XIV; Migne, PL LXXXVII:365-6) . This implies that the first quire has not always been the first quire, and at some point there was at least one more quire before Quire 1. As we’ll see in a moment, the text on the last leaf of Quire 1 leads directly into the text on the first leaf of Quire 2, which makes it clear that the 12th century work was created in response to the 9th century piece, and it was not the case that two existing pieces were placed together without regard for the other. (Note that the first leaf in the manuscript also includes another ownership mark from Sir Thomas Phillips, noting the number of the manuscript in his collection, and the number it had in a catalog – yet another sign of care from Phillips.)
The main text of the manuscript, the Latin translation of Aristotle’s De Institutione (called Periermenias Aristotelis generally and in the text), begins on fol. 1v. Boethius’s translation of De Institutione, along with his translation of the Categories and Porphyry’s introduction to Aristotelian logic, the Isagoge, formed the core of Alcuin of York’s logic textbook, De dialectica. These three works—as translated by Boethius—would become known as the logica vetus, and would dominate the study of logic until the twelfth century. This explains the why of this manuscript – this was an important text. The inclusion of the now-missing grammatical text also implies that this book was designed with care to be a sort of textbook. Note the striking illuminated initial P that begins the text – a visual sign of care taken in the design of this manuscript.
As noted above, the 12th century text from Quire 1, folio 4v, continues directly to the 9th century portion of the manuscript on Quire 2, folio 5r.
The same hand that wrote out the 12th century full text here and from folio 45 through the end of the manuscript also went through the 9th century text and made many corrections, both deleting and adding text. As far as I know there hasn’t been a full textual analysis of the text in this manuscript, but it’s possible, if not likely, that the 12th century scribe had a more recent copy of the text and corrected the older version in comparison with it. For whatever reason the scribe, or someone supervising the scribe, cared enough to take the existing 9th century copy of Boethius, to complete it, and to bring it up to date with an improved version of the text.
Also in the 12th century program of care, the scribe or someone alongside the scribe added green and yellow highlighting to the 9th century diagrams and to some of the headwords.
As we move on though the manuscript, note that the number of corrections drops precipitously after folio 45, when we are back with the 12th century scribe.
There are several quires’ worth of leaves missing between Quire six (ending with folio 44) and Quire seven (beginning with folio 45, where the manuscript switches again from 9th century to 12th century) – 49 pages worth of edited text, from Prima Editio, I c. 9, p. 111 line 20 to Prima Editio, II c. 11, p. 160 line 15– and there are at least two quires missing between Quire seven (folio 52) and Quire eight ( folio 53), from Prima Editio, II c. 13, p. 188, line 5 to Prima Editio, II c. 14, p. 224, line 13, representing 36 pages of edited text. It’s unclear when, how, and why these pages were removed, although the folio numbering appears to be from the time of Thomas Phillips, so we can safely assume that they were removed at some point before he had the manuscript bound in its lovely leather binding.
In Quire eight, the Boethius translation ends naturally on folio 53r, line 16, at the end of Prima Editio, II c. 14 (page 225 in the edition). There is another text between the end of that and the beginning of the next commentary that has yet to be identified. This unidentified text is the last six lines of 53r and the first six lines of 53v. The next text begins on line seven of 53v. This text is a short commentary on Aristotle’s De Institutione, the Periermeniae attributed to Apuleius, the second-century AD Platonist philosopher and Latin-language prose writer. (Emma Kathleen Ramsey, “A commentary on the Peri Hermeneias ascribed to Apuleius of Madaura“)
Commentary is a kind of transformative work, in which a writer expands on the thoughts of the original writer, expanding and explaining in order to create something new, but (hopefully) illuminating. In LJS 101, then, we have a physical expression of a canon work followed by a transformation, an order that was planned by someone who cared enough to organize them that way.
After the commentary by Apuleius there is brief section of a commentary on Isaiah by Haymo of Auxerre (formerly attributed to Haymo of Halberstadt) that is followed by “Versus de singulis mensibus” (a poem by Decimus Magnus Ausonius on the seven days of Creation). The poem itself has been laid out with care, the columns blind-ruled to keep them straight, and the large initials alternating between lighter and darker ink. Given the topic of the poem one could say this is yet another example of a transformative work – a poetic retelling of the Christian creation story originally told in the Bible. It also ties in with the poem by Eugenius II of Toledo, “Primus in orbe dies ,” from folio 1r – which is also on the topic of the seven days of Creation.
The next text in Quire eight is a sample letter of a monk to an abbot, on folio 60v. I want to thank Brother Thomas Sullivan from Conception Abbey for helping me with this text, which hasn’t been otherwise studied. This is the only section of the 12th century portion of the manuscript that is heavily annotated, the original letter being expanded by both interlinear and marginal glosses. The interlinear glosses expand the primary text into more intense or elaborate language, e.g., l. 8 inserts the Latin word valde (very). The marginal glosses are signaled by a system of thirteen different interpolative marks in the left margin and one in the right. The addressee appears to be one “Domno Luculemus,” and it is not clear if this is the name of an actual abbot, or an imagined character. The letter fits in with the medieval tradition of model letters and letter-writing guides, which is traditionally dated to the work of Alberic of Monte Cassino in the late 11th century and is well documented in the 12th century. Is this model letter another example of a transformative work? Because this particularly letter hasn’t been studied we can’t tell if it’s a version of an existing letter, or written with “characters” featured in other letters. If not, going back to our language of care, we can venture that since it appears on the verso side of a bifolium it was placed here for some reason understood by the scribe or scribes planning the layout.
The Boethius text continues on Quire nine, folio 61r, and cuts off at the end of 62v.
We finish up with folio 63r-64r, containing miscellaneous verses, definitions, and biblical commentary. Oddly, folio 63v is a continuation of the sample letter on folio 60v. We’ll return to Quires eight and nine below, where I’ll say more about signs of lack of care in LJS 101, and describe how these two quires are currently misbound.
Although LJS 101 is unique to Penn, it is not the only 9th century manuscript showing 12th century care. Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 250, begins with a 9th century section (folios 1-11) describing a meeting between Einhard and Lupus of Ferrières, at the time that Einhard gave Lupus a book of arithmetic by Victorius of Aquitaine along with a now widely known model alphabet for Ancient Capitals.
This is followed by a 12th century section, folios 12-18, including a commentary by Abbo of Fleury on the ‘computus’ (reckoning the date for Easter). Note the green highlighting, which is similar to the green highlighting added to the diagrams in LJS 101. As in LJS 101, the 12th century scribe did not just add to the existing manuscript. They marked the 9th century text to bring it up to date, and to incorporate it into what is essentially a new object, and, arguably, a transformative work.
They added an abacus table to folio 1r, which was presumably left blank in the 9th century, and, as with LJS 101, they also added interlinear glosses and corrections. As with the transformation of LJS 101, these modifications show a certain amount of care, both for the older sections of the manuscript and for the new object.
So we’ve walked through LJS 101 and looked at the transformative nature of the texts in the manuscript, and the physical object itself. I’d like to spend the last portion of my talk looking at another transformative physical aspect of the manuscript and how this aspect may illustrate a lack of care, while at the same time exploring LJS 101’s digitization as another potential for transformative work around the manuscript.
In addition to the missing quires between Quires six and seven and seven and eight, there are two quires in LJS 101 that have been misbound. In both cases it is clear that somehow bifolia were mixed up, likely during rebinding (whether during the last rebinding, under the ownership of Sir Thomas Phillips, or earlier, we don’t know) and care was not taken to ensure that the bifolia were put back together correctly with regard to the text contained on them. I can’t see any aesthetic reason for the quires to be rearranged as they are; antiquarians such as Matthew Parker frequently transformed the manuscripts in his ownership in ways that made them more attractive in his eyes, in various ways, but the changes made in LJS 101 appear to be accidental rather than purposeful.
A study of the text in Quires two and three (the first eight leaves of the 12th century portion of the translation) makes it clear that the leaves were bound out of order. Here is the current order, along with the text beginning and ending each folio (all are Prima Editio I c. 2, page and line numbers are from the edition)
Folio 5: ends with p. 38 line 2 [the text continues on folio 9]
Folio 6: begins with p. 41 line 5, [text continues on folio 7]
Folio 7: ends with p. 44 line 2 [the text continues on folio 11]
Folio 8: begins with p. 46 line 30, ends with p. 48 line 15 [the text continues on folio 13]
Folio 9: begins with p. 38 line 2, [text continues on folio 10]
Folio 10: ends with p. 41 line 4 [the text continues on folio 6]
Folio 11: begins with p. 44 line 2, [text continues onto folio 12]
Folio 12: ends with p. 46 line 30 [the text continues on folio 8]
Folio 13 (the first leaf of Quire four): begins with p. 48 line 15
Beginning with folio 5 and following the text through these eight leaves, we can find the original order: 5, 9, 10, 6, 7, 11, 12, 8 [13…
What was originally a quire of eight leaves was made into two quires of four leaves. The current Quire two consists of the the innermost bifolia of the original quire nested in the outermost bifolia, and the two internal bifolia from the original quire form the current Quire three. This is our first example of a lack of care. How did this happen, and why wasn’t this error, assuming it was an error, discovered before it was bound?
It might be hard to picture in your mind exactly what has happened here, so it might help to look at some transformative digital work using a project designed specifically to visualize the physical construction of manuscripts, VisColl. A couple of years ago a student in my Rare Book School class used VisColl to model both the current and previous structures of these leaves and generated diagrams to help us understand what exactly is happening here.
Here is a diagram and bifolia visualization of the original structure of what are now folios 5 through 12. Using current numbering, the order of leaves should be 5-9-10-6-7-11-12-8. You can see in this diagram that 5 and 8 are conjoin and the outer bifolio, followed by 9-12, then 10-11, then 6-7. Looking at the numbering here you can see already how they were rearranged.
But the next diagram shows the current structure, two four-leaf quires, with the middle bifolia grouped together and the outer and inner ones likewise. Viscoll, with its focus on modeling the physical construction of manuscripts and visualizing them in various ways, is a really good example of a system for building transformative works based on a medieval manuscript: It takes an existing character, expands on it, illuminates it, and in the process makes something new.
As I was preparing this paper for the blog, I discovered a second example of a misbound quire in LJS 101, illustrating another example of a lack of care in this book’s long history. As I mentioned above, the sample letter on fol. 60v actually continues on fol. 63r. Fagin-Davis notes this in her description of LJS 101, but until now no-one has investigated why this might be – it doesn’t make sense for a text to start on one leaf and end two leaves later. So why does this happen? While taking a closer look at this section – Quires eight and nine, from folio 52 (the end of Quire seven) through folio 64 – I discovered that, as mentioned earlier, there are at least a few quires of the Boethius text missing between Quires seven and eight. Quire eight, eight leaves, begins with folio 53, and the text starts with Prima Editio, II c. 14, p. 224, line 13. The text then ends naturally in the middle of 53r. But Quire nine (four leaves, starting with folio 61) picks up Boethius again, and when I checked the citation it begins with page 216, line 25 in the edition – this text comes before the text on fol. 53. Folio 62 ends with the text from the edition page 224, line 13, which is exactly where the text picks up on fol. 53r:
Folio 53: begins with p. 224, line 13, continues through Folio 60
Folio 60: ends with the sample letter [text continues on Folio 63r]
Folio 61: begins with page 216, line 25, continues through Folio 62
Folio 62: ends with page 224, line 13 [text continues on Folio 53]
Folio 63: contains the rest of the sample letter, continues through Folio 64
Beginning with folio 61 (having the earlier text) and following through these 12 leaves, we can find the original order: 61, 62, 53-60, 63, 64
The manuscript originally had a quire of 12 leaves. The innermost eight leaves were removed and placed before the outermost four leaves, giving us two new quires. As with the example of Quires two and three, there’s no clear explanation of why, and I am assuming this was an error.
Transformative work in fandom is created by fans who take characters and situations from existing works and make new things with them. Transformative work differs from traditional scholarly work in that the focus is on affection. To quote Anna Wilson again, “It is a form of reception that is organized around feeling.” I don’t want to claim that 12th century scribes or Thomas Phillips loved the manuscript that we call LJS 101, but I do think it’s reasonable to suggest a language of care, and I think it’s a useful exercise to think about this manuscript and others within the theoretical frame of the transformative work. Doing this pushes the boundaries of current research in this area, which tends to focus on the relationship between fan fiction and earlier forms of textual reception. Moving beyond this, to consider a language of care when talking about manuscripts – bearers of text as well as physical expressions of their own history – and to the visualization of digitized manuscripts using new methods pushes traditional scholarship in new and exciting directions that also normalizes the affection we hold for the objects of our study.
 Haymo Halberstatensis: HAYMONIS HALBERSTATENSIS EPISCOPI COMMENTARIORUM IN ISAIAM LIBRI TRES Ab eodem auctore dum viveret, multorum additione, quae in aliis plerisque exemplaribus desiderantur, passim locupletati et recognitione postrema ad unguem ubique recogniti. (Coloniae, per honestum civem Petrum Quentell, anno 1531 Liber Secundus, Caput LIII (from Patrologia Latina, Vol. 116, Col.0991C-Col.0991D)
 Malcolm Richardson, “The Ars dictaminis, the Formulary, and Medieval Epistolary Practice, Letter-Writing Manuals and Instruction from Antiquity to the Present, edited by Carol Poster and Linda C. Mitchell (University of South Carolina Press, 2007), pp. 52-66.
 Timothy Graham, ‘Matthew Parker’s manuscripts: an Elizabethan library and its use‘, in The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland, Volume 1: To 1640, ed. E. Leedham-Green and T. Webber (Cambridge, 2006), pp. 322-41

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Black Panther Costumes
In the Marvel Universe, Wakanda holds the title of the most technologically advanced country on the Earth. Their store of vibranium allows them to create wonders of modern invention. They’ve crafted some of the greatest superhero suits of all time, along with some pretty snazzy bracelets that would put modern-day cell phones to shame. Of course, we’re a tiny bit behind Shuri and her many gadgets in the real world, but we still carry a great selection of Marvel Black Panther costumes to help you look like the great Wakandan warriors from the movie.
But first, let’s cover a little bit of Black Panther history before you choose the perfect Black Panther costume. After all, you don’t want to suit up until you gain a little bit of knowledge about the iconic comic book character.
T’Challa, the alter ego of Black Panther, first debuted in Marvel comics back in 1966! He was the first African superhero to break into mainstream comic books and he even predated other African American comic book favorites like Luke Cage, The Falcon, and Blade. That makes him quite an important character in comic book history.
The passion for Black Panther became reignited with the release of the film, Black Panther, in 2018, starring Chadwick Boseman in the lead role. With rave reviews and a unique style that sets it apart from the rest of the Marvel Universe.
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I'm off soon to Boston for Saturday's Art in the Park, in Charlestown's City Square Park. The show is sponsored by the Artists Group of Charlestown, a fine group of creative people of which I am a member.
So far the weather promises to be sunny and late-summerish, which should be good for all concerned. City Square Park is a short walk from the Charlestown Navy Yard, home of the U.S.S. Constitution, and is another short walk from the Zakim Bridge and Boston Garden. The neighborhood has been up-and-coming for several years now, with lots of young couples and their golden retrievers and golden babies. Beautiful restored brick row houses, old churches, hilly streets leading up to the Bunker Hill monument, good coffee shop.
Come on up to Boston and visit. The show opens Saturday at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m.


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Last week we released Tap by Wattpad to the delight of the global Wattpad community. Tap by Wattpad is a free app for short, chat-style stories. The stories unfold via chat messages, as if you’re reading someone’s text conversation. You move the ...

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Bangladesh lose Rahim, overtake South Africa at Chittagong test
Bangladesh lost captain Mushfiqur Rahim early before overtaking South Africa's first innings total on the third day of the opening test at Chittagong on Thursday.
The hosts reached 252 for five at lunch for a lead of four runs against the world's number one-ranked test side after resuming on their overnight score of 179-4.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (32) and wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das (29) were at the crease for Bangladesh, who had earlier stunned the tourists 2-1 in the one-day international series.
Dale Steyn, the world's top-ranked test bowler, struck a blow in the morning session by dismissing Rahim (28) leg before.
South Africa captain Hashim Amla challenged the umpire's original not-out verdict against the appeal and managed to get it overturned.
Shakib and Das batted resolutely before steering Bangladesh, who have lost all of their previous eight meetings against South Africa, past their opponents' first-innings total of 248 with an unbroken stand of 57 for the sixth wicket.


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Pan-European value-added distributor Infinigate Group has announced two senior hires to its leadership team. Nicolas Frech joins as its new head of transformation, while Alexandre Remy steps into the role of VP of digital business. Frech brings a history in managing business transformation through more than a decade of C-suite and board-level experience, spanning financial institutions including The Royal Bank of Scotland and professional services company Accenture. He joins Infin...
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- Posted Jun 9th 2010 at 04:00 AM by PopEater Staff
Khloe Kardashian wants to make one thing clear, she's not pregnant ... yet. The 'Kourtey & Khloe Take Miami' star dismissed rumors that she is expecting a child with husband Lamar Odom before a recent NBA Finals game. "I'm just fat," she quipped. But the Kardashian sister hasn't ruled out starting a family soon. In an interview given exclusively to PopEater by Life & Style, Khloe...
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Khloe Kardashian got a chance to relive the magic of her big day by watching Sunday's special, 'The Wedding: Keeping Up with the Kardashians' on the E! Network. A whopping 3.07 million viewers tuned in to watch Khloe say "I do" all over again to L.A. Laker star Lamar Odom, Usmagazine.com reports....
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After a whirlwind romance (and only knowing each other for a month), reality starlet Khloe Kardashian and L.A. Laker Lamar Odom married on Sunday afternoon, in front of friends and family, OK Magazine confirms. The couple tied the knot at the house of music mogul Irving Azoff in a ceremony that included the release of hundreds of balloons into the sky. ...
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Think if i gave my Grandma a steam controller she’d try to turn the TV on with it.
Hello Sam when I want to launch video it tells me “Sorry but you aren’t eligible for your discount” and what is problem?
I’m not sure I understand?
it’s my chrome’s fault not let me go the course now I am using another browser. i work to solve the problem
Is it possible to follow along using blueprints mostly? Or this multiplayer stuff is better done using c++?
There is a bit of blueprint but most of the code is C++ and I’m not sure how or even if it could translate to Blueprint. Honestly, I’ve never tried multiplayer with blueprint.
If you’re not familiar with C++, do the C++ course at the very least first.


Parkland HK Live Band is a popular musical ensemble known for its live performances at various events and venues. In this case study, we will explore how music analysis and visualization were employed to enhance the band’s performance and engage the audience more effectively.
live band hk faced the challenge of creating a dynamic and engaging live music experience for audiences across diverse events, from weddings to corporate gatherings. They aimed to leverage music analysis and visualization techniques to elevate their performances and connect with the audience on a deeper level.
- Song Selection Based on Audience Profile:
Parkland HK Live Band utilized music analysis tools to gather insights into the preferences and demographics of their target audience for each event. They analyzed data such as age groups, musical genres, and previous audience feedback to curate a customized playlist for each performance.
- Real-Time Mood Analysis:
To gauge the audience’s mood during the performance, the band integrated mood analysis software. This tool analyzed real-time audience reactions, such as applause volume and tempo, and adjusted the music accordingly. For example, if the audience showed enthusiasm, the band would seamlessly transition to more upbeat songs.
- Visual Enhancements:
The band incorporated visual elements into their performances using projection mapping technology. They synchronized visuals with the music, creating an immersive experience. Visuals included thematic animations, lyrics display, and even audience-generated graphics using interactive apps.
- Interactive Audience Engagement:
Parkland HK Live Band encouraged audience participation through live polls and song requests. They used data analysis to identify trending song requests and integrated these requests into their setlist, ensuring the audience felt involved in shaping the performance.
- Post-Performance Analytics:
After each performance, the band analyzed audience engagement data, such as social media mentions, shares, and comments. This post-performance analysis helped them understand the long-term impact of their music and make adjustments for future events.
- Enhanced Audience Engagement:
By tailoring their performances to the preferences and moods of the audience, Parkland Live Band HK significantly increased audience engagement. Audiences reported feeling more connected to the music and the band.
- Memorable Experiences:
The integration of visual enhancements and interactive elements left a lasting impression on event attendees. Many event organizers praised the band for creating memorable experiences.
- Increased Demand:
The success of these data-driven performances led to increased demand for Parkland HK Live Band’s services. They were booked for a wide range of events, from weddings and private parties to corporate galas.
- Positive Online Presence:
Post-performance analytics revealed a surge in online mentions, shares, and positive comments. The band’s online presence grew, attracting a broader audience and potential clients.
Parkland HK Live Band’s use of music analysis and visualization techniques transformed their live performances into immersive and data-driven experiences. By adapting their music and visuals in real time, they succeeded in engaging audiences more effectively and creating memorable moments at a wide range of events. This case study highlights how technology and data analysis can elevate the live music industry and enhance audience satisfaction.


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Galettes and Brioches for Epiphany
With all the festivities of Christmas behind us, what is there to look forward to in January?
In countries that include France, Spain, and Mexico you’ll discover their particular version of King cake made to celebrate Epiphany on 6th January. This important day marks the arrival of the Three Kings (or Wise Men) bringing gifts to the baby Jesus of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Until as recently as the 19th century, this date was considered far more important than Christmas Day! Nowadays, the cakes and breads are usually sold throughout January with plenty of time to savour. Let’s take a tour of some of the wonderful creations available. There are two different types, ones created with pastry, ones that are brioche based.
Spain and Catalonia
The Roscon de Reyes is or Tortell des Reis is stuffed with marzipan. A bean and a figure of a King will be included in the dough. Who ever find the bean, apparently has to pay for next year’s Tortell. The person who finds the figurine, gets to wear a crown
Mardi Gras King Cake
This version of the king Cake is a yeasted dough ring shaped covered with coloured icing. The colours sugar represent Justice, (purple) Faith, (green) and Power, (gold). A small plastic baby symbolising Jesus is hidden in the dough for good luck. Whoever finds the baby brings the King Cake to the next Mardi Gras party.
In France, the Galette de Rois is made from puff pastry and is traditionally filled with Creme d’Amandes, a glorious mixture of creme patissiere and almond. Discover my recipe for Galettes des Rois.
In times gone by a bean would be added to the filling, now it is more likely to be a figurine. It can get rather competitive. Some bakeries produce a whole series of figures, and of course you’d need to collect them all. Many are sold topped with a King’s Crown. The youngest child is prompted to sit beneath the table and direct who should eat the piece that is cut. If you find the figurine, you are King (or Queen) for the day.
Brioche des Rois Recipe
While the pastry galettes des rois are found all over France,in the North and in Provence, the King cake is a brioche. My recipe comes from Provence and is full of citrusy flavours.
Brioche des Rois Provencal - Provencal King Cake
- 1 Stand mixer
- 1 bowl
- 1 Baking Tray
- Baking parchment or silicon
- 380 grams flour French T55 flour or bread flour
- 30 grams caster sugar
- 20 grams fresh yeast or 7 gr dried yeast
- 75 grams butter, cubed preferably unsalted
- 20 millilitres orange flower water
- 20 grams honey
- 50 grams mixed peel optional
- 3 grams salt
- 2 whole eggs, beaten
- 100 grams mixed dried fruit eg apricots, dates, cherries
- water a little more if the mixture is very dry
- pearl sugar nibs optional, for decoration
- jam for glazing apricot or plum works well
- 1 egg for egg wash
- Beat the eggs and place in a small bowl.
- Place the flour, caster sugar, salt and yeast into the mixer bowl.
- Add the honey, orange flower water and cubed butter. Add the eggs.
- With a dough hook or your hands mix for about 10 minutes until the dough is very smooth and supple and reaches between 24 and 26°C. Add the candied peel and mix until well combined. It will come away from the sides of the mixer bowl.
- Cover the bowl and leave it in a draft free place for 1 hour. Alternatively, put in the fridge for use later (leave it at least 6 hours).
- Form the dough into a smooth round ball. Then flatten slightly and make a hole in the middle. Widen the hole and shape evenly (like a large holey doughnut).
- Place on a silicon sheet or baking parchment on a baking tray. Brush lightly with the remaining beaten egg.
- Chop the mixed fruit and sprinkle round the top of the brioche. If you are using pearl sugar, sprinkle that round the sides.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/350°F
- Leave the brioche at least 1 hour before baking. It should be soft and spongy to the touch.
- Brush again with egg. Have some extra parchment paper to hand to place on the top half way through baking.
- Bake for approximately 25 minutes. The brioche should we well risen and golden brown. After about 15 minutes, place the parchment paper on top. When ready, the underneath should be golden brown and the dough round the hole should be well cooked. Check that the internal temperature has reached 95°C
- Let it cool a little before serving. If you are adding cream or creme patissiere, it should be completely cold.

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Sarah, Plain and Tall Novel Study
- open and go
- teacher friendly
- easy to use
- thought provoking discussion questions
- includes vocabulary words
- copywork/dictation passages
- history/geography enrichment
The study is broken into 9 chapters, one for each chapter in the book. Each chapter includes:
Socratic Discussion Questions
In this study students will explore Maine. They will also get a glimpse into life as a child in the 19th century living in the wide open prairies. Some of the activities in the study include finding places on a map, exploring flowers that were native to the prairies and even writing a newspaper article!
This novel study is not very teacher intensive and can be done fairly independently over the course of a few weeks.


These are the best pictures yet of the all-new Jaguar XK8. Based on top-level inside information, these exclusive computer illustrations show just how closely the ALC concept mirrors the final production model. Jag fans can expect to see this car rolled out for the first time at the Frankfurt show this September.
The new XK8 is the first complete Jaguar design overseen by company styling boss Ian Callum. It’s clear that Callum hasn’t strayed very far from Jaguar’s roots, despite presenting radical new ideas such as the RD-6 coupé concept. Nevertheless, the XK8 manages a freshness in its surfacing that has escaped the XJ and S-type saloons.
The distinctive wing vent has survived in the production car, and is also fitted to the new US-market XJ Super V8. Insiders say it’s likely to become a styling signature of future Jaguar models, even though it first featured on the Mk3 Range Rover.
Other tweaks include a bigger air intake under the oval grille, driving lights in place of the aluminium air-intakes, coloured indicators in the light clusters and a stop light in the tailgate. Even the ALC’s dramatic wheel design survived. There are high hopes for the XK cabrio’s potential. The combination of a fabric roof and all-aluminium construction should help make this car one of the most agile on sale.


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England v New Zealand
Wednesday June 2
Live on Sky Sports Cricket
England in decent shape
One could be forgiven for reckoning that England have an availability crisis. Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes and Jofra Archer are injured while Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler have been stood down following the Indian Premier League.
With each passing day the decision to keep the trio on the sidelines seems a little over-cautious. But when it comes to pencilling in a possible XI, the hosts don’t look in too shabby a state. Far from it, in fact, when you consider that all of the available players have got tuned up in county cricket, as discussed in our series preview.
The one area where England do look vulnerable is the No 8 slot. They would probably love a Moeen or Woakes to bat there and be used as fourth bowler. And that dilemma probably means that Craig Overton’s batting ability will get the nod ahead of Ollie Robinson, the tyro pacer.
We could be wrong, of course, and Overton could bat at No 7 with Lawrence missing out allowing Robinson a game. But it seems likely that England will deploy a safety-first approach with the batting and lean on that experience of James Anderson and Stuart Broad. James Bracey debuts with the gloves.
Possible XI Sibley, Burns, Crawley, Root, Pope, Lawrence, Bracey, Overton, Broad, Anderson, Leach
Despite what the New Zealanders tell you, this two-Test series is surely an opportunity to acclimatise to English conditions ahead of their World Test Championship final against India towards the end of the month.
The likes of Kyle Jamieson, who has never bowled with the Duke’s ball before, should be raring to go against that much-vaunted India top order after practising his skills against England. And the Kiwis should also have found an opening partner for Tom Latham.
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra both impressed in the intra-squad warm-up and one of them will take the spot. Trent Boult is not fit yet but that’s okay because Matt Henry, wily and potent for Kent, slots straight in as a like-for-like. Mitchell Santner probably takes the bowling all-rounder slot because he offers spin variety.
Possible XI Latham, Ravindra, Williamson, Taylor, Nicholls, Watling, Santner, Jamieson, Southee, Wagner, Henry
August 2019 - the last time Lord’s hosted a Test - seems an awfully long time ago. And it pays to look back at the preview from that Test to serve as a reminder as to what the surface was like. This is what this preview page wrote: “It would be a whopping surprise, then (whoever bats first) if they manage to bust 260 or 270”. Well, England batted first and managed 258, a burgeoning trend of low first-innings totals. The four previous to that read: 85-107-184-123.
The trend has been prevalent in the Championship too this season. The first-innings scores read: 190-172-210-154-313. There have been only four scores of 300 or more across all innings.
It is fair to reckon, then, that with such highly-skilled operators as Broad and Anderson and Southee and Henry involved, batting could be tricky. Laying 260 or 270 first up could be the way to go again. We may also be able to back under the runs line at 2.01/1 at around the 300-310 mark. And we’d be particularly keen if it was the Kiwis who are undercooked.
Despite that trend for brittle batting on the wicket in the first dig, it doesn’t translate into wins for the team bowling first. In the last 24 Tests only four have been won by the team bowling first.
One wonders whether Kane Williamson may suffer from a lack of mental exertion as well as physical oif he wins the toss. Could he be fooled and bowl first?
We shall wait and see. Betting pre-toss is fraught with danger and although we have a strong fancy for England to put to best use their superior preparation, we’d prefer to be on them at 1.9010/11 safe in the knowledge that they had a wearing pitch to make use of.
The Kiwis are 3.45 but they are likely to be in desperate need of the run out. Sure, their starting XI is better balanced and man for man they are a better outfit but the value will be there when overs are under their belt. The draw is 5.309/2 with no rain forecast.
Joe Root and Kane Williamson have been price-boosted for top runscorer honours for their respective teams in the first-innings at 13/5 and 9/4 with Sportsbook. The value may well lie elsewhere, however.
England pair Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence have been in good touch domestically and are quoted at 9/2 and 7/1. A tried-and-trusted method of going low for opposition teams in English conditions also throws up decent numbers. Henry Nicholls at 6s, BJ Watling at 10s and Kyle Jamieson at a massive 40/1 are all worth sensible stakes.
For the man of the match market, James Anderson and Stuart Broad are both likely to prove popular at the 8/1 mark.
England v New Zealand Series Preview on Cricket…Only Bettor


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Beijing, May 14 : Over 100 million Chinese people have been vaccinated for swine flu, the country's health minister said Friday.
"We have achieved progress in the fight against A(H1N1) influenza," Chen Zhu, health minister was quoted as saying by China Daily.
The health ministry Friday rewarded health workers for their research work on the A(H1N1) influenza vaccine.
So far, around 800 deaths due to A(H1N1) influenza has been reported in China, far below the death rate in the US, considering the large population of China, the minister said.
US authorities have confirmed more than 10,000 deaths from the flu, he said.
But the health minister warned it was still too early to say the virus had passed, as cases were being reported occasionally in other countries.
"China has more than 20 million doses of A(H1N1) vaccine in store, and pharmaceutical manufacturers are always ready for production," Chen said.
The A(H1N1) virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009. More than 211 countries have reported confirmed cases of the flu, including more than 18,000 deaths.(IANS)

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Some of the hippest sounds we've ever heard from pianist Gene Russell – an album that features heavy use of Fender Rhodes – and a soulful, solid, rhythmic core that comes from the basslines of Henry Franklin, guitar of Calvin Keys, and drums of Ndugu Chancler! The set's one of the ... LP, Vinyl record album
Instrumental organ tracks – done in a mode that's a bit like Booker T & The MGs, with a similar laidback groove, but perhaps a bit less of the tightness of that combo. There's a couple of covers, like "Green Onions" (of course) and "Mercy Mercy Mercy", plus some good ... LP, Vinyl record album
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Winter Clothing for Children - Winter season fashion ideas for kids need to consist of layers. If they end up being too warm, layers of clothes assist the kid to remain warm and it permits the kid to get rid of some of the excess clothes. This is specifically helpful for the kids when they are going to be outdoors, and afterwards inside your home, with the opportunity of going outdoors once more.
The very best winter season fashion ideas for youngsters consist of the children using sleeveless undershirts. Not all sections of the nation are cold enough for the kids to put on long underclothing or long johns under their clothes, however the sleeveless undershirt will certainly avoid the youngster from capturing a chill as swiftly.
Winter season fashion pointers for kids need to consist of the note that while wool is warm, wool is scratchy. Many kids are miserable when they are made to use woolen short articles of clothes.
Get the kid to put on a hat when they are going to be outdoors. Heat leaves your body through your head and when the kid does not have on a hat they are not as warm as the youngsters using hats.
Little women ought to constantly use thick leggings under their outfits and skirts in the winter season time. You can likewise put these thick leggings on them under their denims to assist develop an insulated layer. If possible, Cold winds can blow right through jeans product so attempt and layer something under their pants.
Putting 2 pairs of socks on their feet will certainly assist the kids to continue to be warmer. When your feet are cold your whole body is cold so you wish to double their socks when you can and keep their little feet warm.
Since they can not move as easily while using them, kids are well-known for eliminating coats. You can put the kid in a lightweight winter jackets and long sleeved thermal t-shirt, position a tee t-shirt over that, and after that a long sleeve button up t-shirt over that and if they pull their coat off they will certainly still have adequate layers on to keep them warm.
Layers of clothes assist the youngster to remain warm and it permits the youngster to get rid of some of the excess clothes if they end up being too warm. Winter season fashion pointers for youngsters ought to consist of the note that while wool is warm, wool is scratchy. Heat leaves your body through your head and when the kid does not have on a hat they are not as warm as the youngsters putting on hats.


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New Video from Panic! At The Disco
Panic! At The Disco has released a music video ~ directed by Brandon Dermer and featuring a cameo by MMA Kickboxing champion Joe Schilling ~ for their new single “Victorious,” and all you have to do is click HERE to watch it!
“Victorious” is the second song the band has shared from their forthcoming fifth album Death of a Bachelor, out January 15 via DCD2/Fueled By Ramen. The album was made available for pre-order at 11pm on 10/21 and shot to No. 1 on iTunes in under 24 hours. “Victorious” launched at No. 1 on iTunes, iTunes Alternative Songs, and Billboard + Twitter’s Trending 140 charts just hours after its release. Previous single “Hallelujah” has accumulated over 16 million streams on Spotify and over 8 million plays on YouTube. Death of a Bachelor is still available for preorder HERE.
The guys are currently on tour, so check the dates HERE and get out to see them live!


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After hundreds of women protested against violence and femicide in various cities in Bolivia, the Bolivian President announced that he would set up a commission to investigate cases of rape and femicide.
La Paz – “In light of the worrying situation and the behavior of judges and judicial staff, we have ordered the establishment of a commission to review rape and femicide cases in which those convicted were released,” Luis Arce wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. The Commission must present the results within 120 days. The formation of such a commission was one of the demands of the demonstrators.
Women from five departments in the South American country demonstrated on Monday against impunity for violence against women. Photos showed, among other things, how they held up photos of those who had been murdered and how they called for justice on posters. In the important cities of La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz and Potosí, they marched in front of the palaces of justice and blocked central squares, some of them completely in black.
The demand for justice in the face of violence against women and femicide, i.e. the murder of women because of their gender, is heard again and again in Bolivia and in other Latin American countries. In the Andean country, the case of a convicted murderer of women, who was granted house arrest despite a 30-year prison sentence, caused outrage. This also sparked the protests. (dpa)