ROR Magazine: Lifestyles of the Admissions Professionals, Fall 2022

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Sadat Jabeen aka Rhodora O CHIEF EDITOR & DIRECTOR After her M.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Karachi, Sadat was in the middle of postgraduate studies in Educational Psychology, when she had to settle for a freelance career for the sake of her family. She helps fiction and nonfiction authors through most of the stages of self-publishing, mentors manuscripts, and lays out final drafts in attractive book formats.

She has helped many entrepreneurs, non-profit projects, self-help gurus, and self-publishing authors and poets translate their visions on page. Rhodora is a writer herself and dabbles in short stories, poetry, screenplays and essays exploring the interface of technology and society.

As a POC, at-home mom, Sadat envisions the ROR Magazine as a springboard for highlighting challenges, obstacles and achievements of independent schools admission professionals, while creating a flagship reading mix of lifestyle and culture.

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Like the rest of the team, Ceci brings an entrepreneurial approach and eclectic and dynamic mix of talents and passions to the job. Being incredibly organized (she even loves color coding for fun), her chief role is to essentially help organize Mr. Schenck’s professional life to make sure that his time is best spent on 10,000 ft tasks and out of the weeds, as he manage the company’s explosive growth. Additionally, she will work on special projects as they are needed.

Besides her role at Dartmouth Associates, Ceci stays focused in the gym Founder/CEO/President/Publisher with her powerlifting routines.

She loves anything outdoors and never turns down a new place to hike.

She continues to and challenge herself by Dartmouth Associates ROR Magazine, learning coding in her spare time.

One fun fact about her is that when A Division of Schenck Enterprises Corporation she was little she wanted to race for Nascar and that passion remains as she tries to keep her muscle car under 100 mph.

Tom founded Schenck Enterprises Corporation in 2020 and created Dartmouth Associates as a global consulting, training and promotional company that empowers independent schools and colleges. Other than issuing the ROR Magazine, the first of its kind lifestyle publication for Admissions Professionals, there are plenty

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ROR PROFILES Select bios of Professionals in Admissions and Related Fields

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ROR DOCUMENTARY REVIEW The U.S. and The Holocaust (Ken Burns) Reviewed by Rhodora O

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ROR ART: A Twin Showcase Original art by Mahnoor Nadeem and Mahrukh Nadeem

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s a head of school and successful educator with over 30 years of experience, one of my greatest joys was feeling the renaissance of fall. In most places the leaves change, there will be new students and faculty members on campus for the first time, innovative programs would be enacted and the thrill of new things to come would rise as returning students arrived with their suitcases and parents in tow. Most other professionals don’t have this rebirth moment... we do! As ROR Magazine unveils our second-year fall edition, we have so much to be grateful. Our team has the chance to bring you writings that will enhance your personal and professional lives as you once again improve the lives of your students. We all have so much to be grateful for!

So as we embark on our new fall adventure… let’s take stock in the blessings we have today, right in front of us. Not tomorrow but today, as that is really all that we can count on, and to appreciate those people in our lives. That said, as tactile human beings, we appreciate the human experience…hearing a laugh, seeing a smile, receiving an in-person compliment from another. One of the greatest human experiences between two people is a hug…a physical connection. Children do it naturally…they put their whole body into it. But as we grow older we become too reticent to really lean in to our hugs.

About three years ago I was reminded of the importance of real hugs, not the weird, sideways “bro hugs” but a body to body embrace. I was at a conference walking from vendor to vendor and I was chatting with a gentleman. After a few words he said, “Can I give you a hug?” and I said: “Sure… I am from a big family; we hugged all the time.” So he gave me a great, full hug. Lonnie remains a friend of mine to this day. He is a multifaceted artist who is writing a column on art for our magazine, and he will be a collaborator on a new magazine project, Red Chalk, that exalts innovative artists across the world.

Lastly, let’s also keep in mind that we desire to be loved, but specifically being told that we are loved. So next time you are with someone you love…look them in the eyes and say, “I love you.”

The throw away line, “love ya” does not cut it. I am proud to say that my wife started our family culture of saying ‘I love you,’ hugging, and kissing each other throughout the day. To this day, our sons, 6’3” and 6’2,” will grab Nancy or me and give us a big hug and kiss as they tell us they love us…it is a legacy they will bring to their families as well.

Again, thank you for being a part of the ROR Family as readers, contributors, and advertisers. We welcome your input on all levels that will make us an even more dynamic publication. On behalf of our team, we wish you safe travels throughout your life as you give hugs and love along the way!

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As we observe the passing march of Time, it

is difficult to escape the feelings that once a war starts -- a war on a country, a war on a civil right, a war on a democracy, it just never seems to end. The work of the observer is to protest, educated, aspire, prepare, and propel towards the swing of the pendulum to the other side. To peace, to tolerance, to autonomy of nations, and to dissemination of everyone’s culture in a respectful manner, without coercion, discrimination and neglect.

At the ROR Magazine, we do this work by inviting stories from the other side.

American author Cindy recounts the history of the Wounded Knee Memorial Site, a place that was finally returned to the Native American tribes to whom it should have always belonged, after decades of struggle.

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We place the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in perspective, by inviting Irish author David Brearty to related Ireland’s story since before and during the Queen’s time.

He gives an admirably fair assessment of the history and the late Queen’s personal role in it. Similarly, Pakistani art writer Mehvish Aslam overviews historic objects that represent the heritage of the colonies of the British Empire. Every object is a lesson of colonial usurpation and subjugation of a foreign sovereign’s nation.

It is our firm belief that celebration of the pinnacle of one culture cannot come at the cost of brushing aside of voices and faces who bore the brunt of that culture’s successes.

We continue our custom of valuing the traditional with the novel and forward as always. Andrew Colquhoun from GMETAone elucidates with great clarity exactly how the metaverse, a special internet experience relying on tools creating virtual reality and augmented reality, will play a role in the future of education and work. The article proves a good complement to David Brearty’s piece on the post-pandemic trends in education. Our departments ROR Scoop and ROR Research Watch support Brearty’s writing with news and research findings from home and abroad showing how educational institutes around the world are integrating e-learning methodologies in traditional education systems.

Megan Pugliese writes rousingly on her gardening adventures this fall with an eye on the coming spring. Dr. Tutul enlightens us about the key principles and advantages of a keto diet, leaving us a wholesome weekly plan for good measure. We continue to celebrate diversity and universality in art and thought by including original artistic expressions from Pakistan, and craftful cartoon commentary from Venezuela and Algeria.

Kim Pinnelli returns with a treasure trove of useful information for our patrons preparing to invest their savings in useful and meaningful ways. ROR Season captures the colors of autumn from around the world and even from space!

There is so much to showcase and celebrate among the peoples and heritages of the world, that we remain in awe of what we are unable to cover each issue.

The endeavor continues.

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Cindy

Our Contributers

has a background in Gender and development studies as well as a bachelor’s in psychology. She is a seasoned freelancer in research and essay writing, and offers her services on Fiverr @ cindy_essay.

Andrew Colquhoun

is part of a global team who bring cryptocurrency and metaverse projects to life. Lately, he has been heading up Gmeta One: a vast metaverse project encompassing real estate, gaming, NFT’s through forming a bridge to other metaverse projects. Andrew provides high quality marketing and instructional videos, in addition to content and presenting for the project.

Rosemary Sanchez

has had a lifetime love affair with Larimar gemstones. Her family history is tied to the discovery of the gemstone’s mines in Dominican Republic.

She makes and sells her own jewelry using the stones and now her daughter is carrying the torch forward.

Kim Pinelli

has been a professional financial writer for over 15 years, and has appeared in many industry leading financial media outlets. Kim has a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago and loves helping people make sense out of their personal finances.

Dr. Tutul

is a graduated doctor and has been working as a nutritionist in Fiverr marketplace and outside as well for 8 long years. She has received starred reviews in customizing various meal plans on client’s demand and writing keto books.

David McBrearty

is a historical researcher, palaeographer and author who has taught early modern history and manuscript studies at third level. He has published widely and edited early modern manuscript material for publication for several academic presses and government bodies. His interests largely lie in modern European and American history, with an emphasis on state structures and political theory. He is based in Ireland.

Megan Pugliese

is a Software Developer by day. She moonlights as a content writer in her spare time. Special interests include reading, gemology and lapidary work, jewelry fabrication, and video games. If given a choice, she would reincarnate as a dinosaur.

Mehvish Aslam

received her M.A. in Linguistics from Allama Iqbal University in 2012. Since then she has been a consistent writer on a variety of topics ranging from gender discrimination to modern and ancient art and culture.

You can find her on Fiverr @mehvishaslam

‘Ornamental Iron’, by Gilbert Sackerman, watercolour, 1936. Public Domain. Rather Good Art; via Henry Rothwell on Twitter.

Gary Lee Todd

a professor of History at Sias International University in Xinzheng, Henan, China, since 2005. He teaches British and American History classes to Chinese students and Chinese History to International students. He also teaches an occasional elective course in Ancient World History and gives regular lectures on Ancient Mesoamerica. He has a Ph.D. in History (American & Chinese) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Gary indexes his collection of over 162,000 photos at worldhistorypics.weebly.com.

The photos were taken mainly at museums and historic sites. All photos are posted at full resolution without any stock photo watermarks and may be used by anybody for any sort of educational purposes without charge.

Luis González

is a 34 year old cartoonist from Venezuela. Through his drawings he has been able to cope with the deep problems of living there. He has loved drawing cartoons since he can remember and he really likes what he does.

Luis is a prowrestling fan and also specializes in wrestling cartoons. Professionally, he is an expert in editorial, political, fanart, vector design, and comics.

Tiffour Ismail

is a 29-years-old artist from Algeria. He graduated from the Higher School of Arts in 2018, specializing in graphic design. He works as a freelancer. You can check out his work on Instagram @ismail_comix and @ismail_dzillustratin. He also sells NFT art on OpenSea and promotes it on his Twitter @ismail_tifour

Mahnoor Nadeem

is doing a Bachelors in Computer Science and loves to practice her art every week.

She has been painting with acrylics and watercolors for the past two years. She aspires to take up gauche and oil as well and is learning Arabic calligraphy to expand her skills.

You can check out her work on Instagram @estetik.noor

Milagros Nieto Moreno

is a Venezuelan cartoonist who lives in Argentina. For many years, she has worked as an illustrator in several local newspapers creating satirical cartoons.

Mahrukh Nadeem

is doing a Bachelors in Computer Science. She started exploring her art with acrylics and also loves to work with oils, pastels, and water colors. She is excited to discover her art in gauche medium.

She aspires to use her skills in starting her own business. Find her artwork on Instagram @kolorvalley.

has an M.Sc. in Psychology which she recently supplemented with a post-graduate diploma in Autism and Behavior Science. She works with the Durham Catholic School Board as an educator. With her active field placement with Lake Ridge Community Health Services Thunder Bay, ON in Canada, she has ample opportunity to utilize her Applied Behavior Analysis and Intense Behavior Intervention skillset. Other than that, she also holds an acumen and passion for landscape and cityscape photography.

Alfred Derks

is a freelance photographer who prides in only taking pictures he loves. He avails a lot of his work for free on various photosharing platforms including Pixabay and Flickr.

He also enjoys digital photography with all its possibilities. He is based in Bedgburg-Hau, Kleve, Germany.

Featured Artists

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Dr. David Elliott

is an Associate Professor in Microbial Economy at the University of Derby. He did his PhD in Microbiology and is a Chartered Biologist and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He loves exploring nature and technology especially close-up.

He believes there are hidden vistas everywhere, you just need to look. For his photography, he mostly uses Micro 43 including Panasonic GX1 and Olympus 60mm macro.

Editing done in Lightroom; he tries to keep a realistic appearance.

Rene Rauschenberger

is a photographer based in Argeliers, France. She is not only a great photographer, but she also combines digital techniques to create great and unique effects in her photos. She has availed some of her work on Pixabay. Her unique photography is consistently in use by major blogs and websites around the world such as Psychology Today.

Peter Hermann

loves to explore urban landscapes, architecture, and abandoned places through his camera lens. He generously shares his work on several prominent platforms such as Pixabay, Unsplash, and Instagram. His repertoire of stills is huge, breathtaking, and awe-inspiring.

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The U.S. and The Holocaust Ken Burns d a eke^a3‰ «fiea^<+d d<cp2e3ka^a3 of American iconography who has chosen to examine the Holocaust with an unusual angle. He wants to answer the question: < d ke US <ca+d a3d Ke<K+e ^eack k< ke e3kd < ke <+<capdk +e ke were still unfolding in Nazi Germany be<^eWWII´K^e Te 2de<ked<cp2e3ka ry seems to be: while the Americans were of course not complicit in Hitler’s atrocities, their reactions and attitudes at the time e^e +aced k a d<c(3 +ee+ < ^acd2 and antisemitism.

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Artwork: ”Boeing P-12s Over Rockwell Field, San Diego - 1929 (95th Pursuit Squadron)”.

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At Marianapolis Preparatory School, our mission is to educate students in the Catholic tradition of academic excellence with a commitment to an active faith in God and a dedication to building character with content, compassion, and integrity.

The school, founded in 1926, has been a long-time fixture of New England independent school education. Yet, the current global health crisis is a timely test for whether an institution’s mission can meet the needs of students in an unprecedented historical moment.

So what are we doing to meet those needs?

Our academic excellence is all about innovation. The school had a ten-year history of virtual education before students ever needed to pivot online. Our combination of infrastructure and experience was invaluable to sustain scholastic rigor, regardless of location. The current need is flexibility; in-person learning is prioritized and preferred, but online work may be necessary for some to ensure health and safety on campus. Marianapolis classrooms are outfitted with Clear Touch Boards that allows instructors to teach directly to students in the room, as well as to any classmates who may need to log in from home for the day. Similarly, our online platform allows students to view and submit assignments, preview when assessments will occur, and stay connected with our faculty outside of classroom hours.

Marianapolis Preparatory School Grades 9-12, PG Day, 5-Day Boarding, 7-Day Boarding

www.marianapolis.org (860) 923-9245 admission@marianapolis.org 26 Chase Road, Thompson, CT 06277

Dedication to building character with content, compassion, and integrity remains central to our operations and community life. Character growth occurs as a result of open discourse, with supportive adults helping to contextualize priorities and outcomes for each student.

The extracurricular program has also remained active, with interscholastic sports competing throughout the year. The social/emotional benefits of physical engagement are endless. The focus for our extracurricular educators is growth, resilience, and teamwork, as this extension of the traditional classroom fosters countless learning opportunities. In each context, we stay hands-on in our approach to student development.

Finally, our commitment to an active faith in God is central to helping students understand the scope of – and approach to overcoming - challenges. While not all of our students are Catholic, our community approach is wholly values-based. Our students are taught to defend the lives and dignity of all people, seek common humanity, and advocate for both individual rights and the common good. The School holds the philosophy that there is no greater responsibility than to recognize our role in caring for ourselves, our community, and our world.

It is through this principled approach and innovative pedagogy that we are helping students at Marianapolis tackle the obstacles of the twenty-first century. As we approach our centennial anniversary as a school, we sincerely hope your student will consider joining us.

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Breastfeeding I32<dkcaded‰a+<ca^bdekdc<3dde^eddaea3de3ea+k<^b^eadkeed32<k ers. You are still getting all the necessary nutritions for you and your baby while also lower3 ke edceddek<p ae acLp^ed p^3 K^e3a3c´ H<ee^‰ ke ^ec<22e3dak<3 is to keep the carbs on the low, but not extremely low. Based on research on the risks from strictly low carbs diet to breastfeeding mothers, a liberal low amount of 50 grams of carbod^akedda+d^ead<3ab+e´Td2a%<^^d(<pa^ea<d3kdad ketoacidosis´´Ik3 ketoacidosis <+eda3<e^K^<dpck<3<(ek<3eb<dedck^eak3edeak+p3ck<33<keb<d´ There are at least 10 recorded cases of breastfeeding women who nearly died as a result of ketoacidosis, and all 10 women were on extremely low-carbs diets while breastfeeding. The mechanism of how and why ketoacidosis happens is poorly understood for both this and other rare cases where it has happened.

SOME KETO PRECAUTIONS

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When glucose is sparse, fats are broken down to create energy.

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Lipolysis - using extra fats - becomes a habit; while avoiding high glucose levels.

WHAT HAPPENS IN KETOSIS

mushroom omelette with sauteed greens

cauliflower soup with butter and cheese

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chia pudding with nuts, raisins and banana slices sauteed bell pepper stuffed with eggs and cheese.

full fat yogurt with keto granola

eggs baked in avocado with butter and green herbs

BREAKFAST

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assorted skewered meats with zucchini and bell pepper on ghee cabbage wrapped lamb burger with sauteed greens

grilled chicken breats with bean butter curry

fish curry with cauliflower rice

grilled steak with sauteed vegetables and chickpea hummus

turkey rolls stuffed with cheese and nuts

DINNERS

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meatballs with cheesy, steamed broccoli & cauliflower

meat soup with cheese and mashed vegetables

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sauteed broccoli and mushroom quinoa salad

arugula salad with grilled turkey and boiled eggs

creamy broccoli pea soup with herring chunks

cauliflower/zucchini cream with asparagus

LIGHT butter-fried shrimps in cream sauce with greens

steak salad with sauteed veggies

SUPPERS fresh avocado and greens salad with grilled chicken chunks

August Macke’s Türkisches Café (1914) Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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BY DAVID MCBREARTY

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PANDEMIC

WAY a looking ahead

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As with so many other aspects of our lives, the Covid-19 Pandemic completely up-ended our education models in 2020. In the space of just a few weeks students and teachers went from physical participation in a classroom to sitting in front of their computers. Traditional end of year exams were dispensed with, and continuous assessment or open-book exams were adopted. In many countries this continued right through 2021 and even into early 2022. Of course, we can’t expect the new strategies evolved during the pandemic to stay in its entirety, as the world gradually recovers. Far too much happens in the physical classroom beyond core learning and assessment for that to be advisable. However, a great many changes will no doubt be adopted permanently. We take a look at these changes and the pitfalls involved in navigating the old-world education with the new.

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edpcak<3 <Kk<3d‰ 3 b<k ke a^ek < c<p^ded a3d ke dee^ a2<p3k < <e^ ings, has also helped. One example is the Sk^de O3+3epk<^3 T Se^ce c ad successfully parlayed the pandemic condk<3d 3k< a3 ece3k <Ke^ak<3 k strong returns. Their company stock is 3<de3kead d abp++d3edk2e3k<K portunity by stock market analysts due to this performance.

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the Horizons of Education

Distance Learning Broadens

Going forward, teachers and education systems ae a eaddka^k 3 k^a33 a3d aKK+cak<3´ S<ka^e c<2Ka3ed ae ^de3 k< ke ca++e3e a3d 2a3 dc<<+d ae a+^ead edkab+ded ^ tual classes along-side the in-person system. The biggest challenge then is on the technology and equipment side, both for schools, and students and parents at home. The expectation of acquir3 a3d +3(3 pK ce de d ak <2e k< a K^<Ke^ <3+3e +ea^33 e3^<32e3k d ^e+ake+ 3e<^ a2+ed´Tdcaeakca3K^<ek<bea3<bdkac+e especially in public school systems where families often depend on schools for key resources.

But what about elementary, middle and high-school sectors, which are either conjoined to public education policies of their regions <^ dpb%eck k< ke decd<3d < K^ake dc<<+ boards? <^e Be ‰ ke Ka3de2c ecke+ <dked e-learning onto schools and teachers when they were entirely unprepared to adopt them.

That is no longer the case today. Many edpcak<3a+ c<2Ka3ed < <e^ d<ka^e a3d K^<^a2d 3 kd e+d a^e e2e^3 ke^ better products to use. As a result, the student of 2030 will take a form of blended learning for granted, one in which teachers increasingly direct them towards elements of their subjects which are online through their laptops or tablets.

I3ded‰a^a3e de <Lea^33Ma3ae2e3kSe^ ced dpc ad B+ac(b<a^d‰ M<<d+e a3d Ca3ad ae been in use long before the Pandemic hit by both the high-school and secondary education teaching forced´ Ak ke p3e^dk +ee+‰ ke c^dd ad d2K+ dKed ke K^<cedd < 3ke^ak3 ke2 p++ 3k< p3e^dk edpcak<3 pK‰ k <Kk<3d < K^<d3 +eckp^ed d itally, whether recorded or through communications platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

This also signals the proliferation of long-distance c<p^ded 2p+kK+3 ke be3ekd < ^eake^ accedd a3da<^dab+k´EdKeca++‰keaddk<3a+<Kk<3<^ d<2ed3+eea^add<3de^eeda3dLpa+cak<3dd e^ akk^acke<^ dkpde3kd +<<(3 k< b^a3c3 <pk <^p^ke^dKeca+e3ke^e+ddake^^ekp^3k<ke^ ^ep+a^+ed´I3ded‰ade^a3e<Lea^33Ma3 ae2e3k Se^ced dpc ad B+ac(b<a^d‰ M<<d+e a3d Ca3ad ae bee3 3 pde +<3 be<^e ke Pa3de2c hit by both the high-school and secondary education teaching forces.

On the following pages, we encourage education leaders and school systems to take inspiration from virtual schooling and online learning news in K-12 from around the world. We also spotlight essential research into existing and potential future experiences of virtual, digital, hybrid, and distance learning models.

“[I]nvolving the students in conversations and seeking student input into the learning design can build stronger and more engaging learning experiences. Student voices will provide essential feedback for designing effective learning environments after the pandemic.”

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“[O]ther factors, such as age and country, are better predictors for loneliness occurring rather than the number of hours spent either with in-person or online schooling.”

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“[V]irtual schools dramatically outperformed brick and mortar schools when it comes to promoting active learning, communicating effectively, managing a classroom, and providing high-quality instruction.”

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Online Education Market Set to Show 12.3% Annual Growth Rate in the Next Decade

Virtual Convention Celebrates Gameschooling

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Online Schooling Trend Creates a Way to Continue Learning During Catastrophes USA, SEP 2022: When Jackson, Mississippi was hit with a problem in its public water system, schools simply shifted online to keep students safely home.

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“The Lads Build a Head Mural by the duo called The London Police at the Wynwood Walls outdoor art museum in Miami, Florida.”

Shared by Terence Faircloth on Flickr.

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This Page. “Reflection” (top) and “Beyond” by Manhoor.

Facing Page. “Evening Serenity” by Mahrukh.

52 “Kai Obasi” Inspired by the hit Turkish drama, Ertagul.

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53 “Infinite Voyage” Mahnoor Nadeem

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BY CINDY Wounded Knee Memorial Site, South Dakota.

Photo by Adam Singer.

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A Gruesome Piece of History Burial of the dead at the Battle of Wounded Knee, S.D. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Not surprisingly, the US settlers were alarmed when they saw the performance of this dance.

They incorrectly assumed that this was a preparation of an armed attack on them and warned the local military. The military attempt to impris<3 2a%<^ I3da3 +eade^d k< Lpe++ ke 2<e2e3k resulted in the shooting of Sitting Bull, who redded ak ke Ska3d3 <c( R ^ede^ak<3‰ ak ke hand of policeman Red Tomahawk.

Fearful of further consequences, hundreds of 2e2be^d < Hp3(KaKa ba3d —k< c Skk3 Bp++be+<3edTek<ke+eade^dK<Ce

Spotted Elk, later be known as Big Foot, at the Cee33eI3da3edeR ^ak<3´WkdM3c<3 jou band and the 38 Hunkpapa refugees, Spotted Elk started the slow trip to the Pine Ridge I3da3 edeR ^ak<3´ Te Kp^K<de ad k< 3d de+ke^ k O+a+a La(<kad 2<dk 3Tpe3ka+ +eade^‰edC+<pd R ´ Unfortunately, they were stopped in their way b ke ‹k Caa+^ < <^de^ed ke2 3k< a3 encampment and surrounded them by mountain p3d´ a3dk A ke adce < J<3 Sa3^eap‰ a+La(<kadc<pka3d3ke^K^eke^‰a^e2<a+< La(<ka ^a+d ad e3<^ced ke 3ek da´ B+ac( C<<ke‰<addeaa3dc<p+d3<kea^ke<^ ders, was manhandled and his gun was accidenka++ddca^ed´TdK^<ek< d bekek^e^k< this brutal massacre that followed.

The encampment had 250 men and 150 wome3a3dc+d^e3´Te^dk^<p3d<c+<ded^a3e ^3 ^<2 ke 2ac3e p3d dec2aked a+ ke I3da3 2e3 k^<p deak <^ 3%p^ be<^e keadaca3cek<d<<k3e3de d ´Ikddad kak ke 2+ka^ <ce^d +<dk c<2K+eke c<3k^<+ <e^ke^d<+de^d´

Gate to Wounded Knee Massacre Burial Site, SD. Wikimedia Commons.

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59 They hunted down and murdered all the re2a33I3da3d‰3c+pd3kedc(ceSK<k ted Elk, and the women and children running aak<daeke^+edT<de<dpcceed in escaping on horses were chased across the prairies for miles. All of this took one hour.

Military casualties numbered only 25, most+ ke ^edp+k < ke^ <3 ^e3d+ ^e´ I3da3 dp^<^d‰ < ke <^3a+ ¤“¥‰ a^e <3+ (3<3 to be 50. Later pictures were taken of soldiers dumping the slaughtered tribesmen into col+ecke^aed´S<2ed<+de^dK^<pd++3eked machine guns and stood behind them for photoshoots.

M+ka^ dk<^a3d ae 2ade k c+ea^ kak keG<dkDa3ce2<e2e3kad3ee^add<c ated with hostility from the Lakota tribes. The Wounded Knee Massacre is a perfect example <kee<^kdKpk3K+acebedka^dKa3 e sion manifestos that sought to acquire plots < +a3d´ Ik d ke cade < 3de3<pd Ke<K+e‰ who resisted strongly and were not met with (3d3edd´Ik2a^(ead k2e<<^ceA2ed ^ca3 assimilation to white culture by breaking any (3d < ^eddka3ce a3d K^ee3k3 ^ede^ak<3 life.

I3ƒfi‹¤‰kdda2ep+dk<^capkkeak tention of the public eye after occupation of the Wounded Knee site by members of the A2e^ca3I3da3M<e2e3k´e^eT k^3 to bring attention to the ongoing corruption 3a3d+3keaa^d<keNakeKe<K+ed´ The aftermath of this Second Wounded Knee began a long and rightful attempt by Lakota tribes to re-acquire this sacred site and acquire its management.

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Top. Miniconjou, Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk lies dead after the massacre of Wounded Knee, 1890.

Northwest Photo Co., Chadron, Neb. via Wikiwand. Public Domain.

Right. A specimen of the special shirt the Ghost Dancers wore.

Wikimedia Commons.

Facing. Brothers, (left to right) White Lance, Joseph Horn Cloud, and Dewey Beard, Wounded Knee survivors; Miniconjou Lakota.

Nebraska History Archive. via Wikiwand. Public Domain.

Top Left Facing. Flag of the American Indian Movement which occupied the Memorial Site in 1973 and wanted it back in Native Indian possession.

The Wounded Knee National Memorial Landmark is the site of the original masdac^e´ Bac( 3 ke ƒfi§¥d‰ C+e a3d 3eA d G+de^d+eed´ bp+k a3d ^a3 ke W<p3ded Knee Trading Post near the site. Agnes was an Ojibwa woman and the trading post was a e3e^a+ dk<^e de^3 ke e3k^e W<p3ded Knee district. Lakota families and descenda3kd < Bp++ Bea^d‰ edR C+<pdd‰ B+ac( E+(d‰ Little Wound and the American Horse often dkedkebp^a+dke<3ke+a3dk<^e2e2 be^ ke ck2d < ke ^eak 2addac^e´ Te G+de^d+eedKp^cadea^kd d a3dc^akd^<2 dk3k^aded2e3a3da^kdkd‰a3dd<+dke2 to tourists.

Te A2e^ca3 I3da3 M<e ment and other local Lakotan protestors occupied the site in ƒfi‹¤´ Td ad a<++<pK k< <b dce3e K+a3d < K^ake bpd3edd 3ke^edkd^<23ea^bRaKdCk‰ S<pk Da(<ka´ Te e^e K+a3 ning to commercialize the site a3dkeecpk<3<p+dae^e sulted into the desecration of the ^e2a3d < ke 2addac^e ck2d at the original burial site.

The local city council ad 3ea^+ c<33ced ke Ge+de^d+eed k< de++ ke property, but the angry protestors destroyed the k^ad3K<dka3d ke+ lage homes nearby.

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S k2eake^kededk^pck<3‰Ja2edC <2e czynski, who was already interested in the prope^k‰ b<pk ke +a3d ak a Kkka3ce —§¥‰¥¥¥ from the bank that foreclosed the property. He and his family subsequently ran the site and oske3db+be3eked^<2k´´ Members of the Oglala Sioux tribe decided that the only way to end the desecration of the site by way of commercialization and exploitation was to purchase it back for their peoples. deTe 3kade+eak<33ke+akeƒfi‹¥dk<P^ed ident Gerald Ford in a bid to raise attention and funds for their cause.

Sadly, neither Ford nor any congressman, including representaked ^<2 S<pk Da kota, met with them and the delegation returned disappointed.

63 e^a+ S akke2Kkd ae bee3 2ade <e^ ke ea^d to buy this land back. These included misguided and half-hearted attempts, once b J<33 DeKK 3 d<2e sought redemption for depicting the quintessential Nake ca^acke^‰ T<3<k< 3 ke T<K 2<e Lone Ranger´ I3 §¥ƒ«‰ Cc3d( ad asking for an insane amount in millions, to successfully dissuade any attempts. keA ^ d deak 3 §¥ƒfi‰ Cc3d(d e ak +adk agreed for a far lesser price and the sale happened early in September, this year, by the Oglala Sioux tribal council.

Wounded Knee Cemetery, South Dakota.

Photo by Adam Singer.

According to India Country Today, “the Oglala Sioux tribe will pay $255,000 and the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe will pay $245,000 for the site, and agree to petition the U.S. Department of the Interior to take the land into trust on behalf of both tribes.

The title to the land will be held in the name of the Oglala Sioux tribe.”

Flickr. CC BY ND 2.0

Now, at last, the piece of land can be kept as a memorial landmark by its rightful owners, who can celebrate their culture, religion, traditions, and identity. Regardless of how long it took to get the land back, it is nothing short of a long-awaited ck<^´

A Hard-Won Battle

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65 The Ghost dance of the Sioux Indians.

Illustration by Amedee Forestier.

The Illustrated London News, 1891 Jan. 3, p. 15-16.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

No known restrictions on publication.

A 1973 art poster

by American Indian Movement. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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“Prevent a 2nd massacre at Wounded Knee: Show your solidarity with the Indian nations.”

A 1973 poster by American Indian Movement. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

No known copyrights restrictions.

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/ item/2006681224/

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69 The Ghost dance of the Sioux Indians.

Illustration by Amedee Forestier.

The Illustrated London News, 1891 Jan. 3, p. 15-16.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

No known restrictions on publication.

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gemstone A LEGACY OF FAMILY LOVE AND ENDURING BEAUTY

BY ROSEMARY SANCHEZ

Larimar workshop at the Larimar Museum and Shop, Dominican Republic.

Photo by Government of Danilo Medina.

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71 Photo by Ahd Photography.

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Larimar enthusiast, Rosemary Sanchez, shares her intricate history with the famous Larimar gemstones that are only found in Dominican Republic.

Author photo as well as all other photos on pages 72-74 supplied by the author.

I<p3d<pkab<pkLa^2a^e3Iadƒƒ´Ipded to bring home rocks to make bracelets. My mother asked me to stop bringing in rocks and told me that my grandfather used to collect rocks and plants that were worthless. Actually, 2^a3dake^3a++ddc<e^edkeLa^2a^ e2dk<3e23e3ƒfiƒ«´Heb^<pkkk<keak ke3k<3 < ke <e^32e3k‰ bpk ke d 3<k ing with it until later on, a missionary came across it again and named the stone, Larimar, after his daughter.

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craft it into many forms of beautiful jewelry. So 2a3Ke<K+eae+<edkedk<3e´Ikdbeapkp+ color looks like the sky and it is equally beautiful k d+e^ <^ <+d´ Ad a e2dk<3e‰ k d (3<3 as a calming stone. Larimar is also a healing dk<3e kak ++ e+K ^e+eade dk<^ed 3eake e3 e^ a3d a++< K<dke e3e^ k< T< k^<p´ Ik <^(d <3 ke k^<ak ca(^a k< e+K ac+kake c+ea^ c<22p3cak<3´ Ik a+d< <^(d <3 ke ea^k ca(^ak<ad3ke^e+eade<e2<k<3a+Ka3´Ik ++a+d<e+Ke3c<p^ae<^e3edda3d^edk<^e balance and stability for a happier existence.

I ae e3 c^eaked dekk3d <^ ce+eb^ked‰ 3c+pd3 Le<3a^d Ne2<‰ ke e++(3<3 D^ Spock of Star Trek fame.

The legacy of the Larimar Mine allowed me k< k^ae+ k< 2eek Ke<K+e a3d 2a(e ^e3dd a^<p3dke<^+d´Iaee3%<edakc32 granddaughters who are encouraged to follow in the jewelry business as well as my daughter.

Te++(eeKkedk<^a+ea3dkakdd<2e k3kakadb^<pk2e+<kd<%<<e^ke years.

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My daughter recently opened a 5,200 square k+<cak<33C<^<3a‰Ca+<^3a‰e^edede++d La^2a^´He^3a2edTa2a^aSed+ac(´Ia2d< proud that my daughter has followed in the family profession of crafting Larimar Jewelry.

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“Flora Gems” McGregor Bros. Co. 1922 Yearbook.

New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library; Public Domain via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

76 Icon decorated with pearls and gemstones, Robert Wan Pearl Museum.

Universal Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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How Does A River Die? The exceptional dryness and drought conditions this year have lead to a remarkable drying up of water reservoirs around the world. It’s not just rivers that are drying, it’s lakes and other reservoirs which feed the rivers.

Rivers drying up to a 100% is a big deal. It means the river has experienced such a slow or drastic loss of flowing water, that it has ended up disconnected from groundwater. The dryness could be temporary or permanent.

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Rivers in several countries are experiencing water loss processes through drying up in the last decade at a far greater speed than is natural.

This suggests that geological consequence of climate change are are responsible. The reasons is consistently low water-fall combined with this year’s drought on several continents.

This scenario of rivers running on low water levels has also resulted to loss of water levels in reservoirs being replenished by the rivers. Even greater harm to the world’s water supply is imminent in the next decades unless actions like planting trees and curbing carbon emissions are performed at a massive scale.

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Centa River, near Albenga, Italy.

Photo by Giancarlo Gallo; Pixabay License.

Cracked riverbed in Sri Lanka. Photo by S. Landersz; Biodiversity International. Flickr, CC BY NC ND 2.0

The most dramatic result of the climate change this year has been the increase in the frequency of heat-waves across the globe that have broken multiple records, according to Daniel Swan, a climate scientist at the Unversity of California.

The planet’s mountain ranges are getting far less snow in excessive heat. That means less ake^ 3 a^2e^ dead<3d k< T< 3k< ke ^e^d a3d +a(ed´ F<^ 3dka3ce‰ ke dda[[ea^a3ce < glaciers in the Alps has surprised sceintists across the world and could be a precusor for more dryness next year.

We3dec^eadedd3<a++d3d+edke^e^dT<‰keb++<3eaka[<^edkeake^3 narrow and shallow riverbeds, especially in absence of rainfall, thus compounding the problem.

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Flood damage in Southern Pakistan, 2010.

Photo by DVIDS, US DOD. Flickr; CC BY 2.0

The engineering marvels of our world designed to facilitate urban life have contributed significantly to both droughts and flash floods by affecting the capacity of ground to absorb water. As a specialist in river deposits, Catherine E. Russel writes: in the conversation.com “Engineering measures limit their ability to make natural changes such as flooding or forging a new course. Urban rivers may be encased in concrete and their flow somewhat straightened, while drains in paved cityscapes rush water to rivers without it needing to drain slowly through soil.”

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87 The overall affect of engineering impediments to the natural course of rivers, including damming and deforestation, is two-fold: in a drought, the riverbed dries up at a much faster rate. On the other hand, heavy rains or flooding leads to flash floods, since water is not seeping into the ground at its normal rates. This explains both the cracking beds of major rivers, reservoirs and lakes around the world, as well as the extreme flooding on the plains of Pakistan, this year.

droughts Cattle herd walks home along dry river bed in Tete Province, Mozambique.

Photo by Stevie Mann for ILRI. Wikimedia Commons.

The UN reports both frequency and duration of droughts has increased by a third since 2000 alone. Drought has been extreme in Europe this year with Italy facing its worst in 70 years. It is affecting crop growth and cattle farming. Increased salinity in water is also affecting aquatic life. The Horn of Africa is also facing its worst drought season in 40 years, severely exacerbating the already existing famine in many countries. Land restoration is the only solution, the UN says.

Visiting an irrigation waterway at Golinga, Northern Ghana, to see possibilities for ILSSI’s irrigated fodder project, 2014. Photo by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Flickr; CC BY NC ND 2.0

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To sustain the needs of a hungry world, a huge amount of freshwater is diverted every year to irrigate crops. The persistent neceddk k< e^k d ke T< < ^e^d k^<p da223‰ ^^ak<3 ake^ad‰ a3d <ke^ ackked de[+eked ke ^e<3d a]pe^d‰ the water reservoirs supporting the rivers and lakes. Other effects are increased evaporation of surface water and disturbed rainfall patterns thousands of miles away.

Fisstøylsåni in Rysstad, Norway. Photo by Jarle Refsnes. Flickr; CC BY ND 2.0

El Niño and La Niña

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El Nino and La Nina refer to a disrupted pattern in the trade winds in the Pacific Ocean from South America towards Asia. When these winds weaken due to the mentioned weather phenomenon, colder and drier climates result on the American side, but the effect on Asia is increased flooding. This is what we have seen happening throughout the year.

Forecasts are predicting that the current La Nina will continue for a third year into 2023. This doesn’t bode well for the future of already drying rivers around the world.

Top Left. 84% of the Upper Colorado River watershed is currently experiencing extreme to exceptional [purple dark and light purple shades]. Graph adapted from US Drought Monitor, University of Nebraska.

Right. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured part of the Rhine River near Cologne – showing the stark difference between August 2021 and August 2022.

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Difference between wet and dry conditions, Nile River. Interactive image at Worldview, NASA.

A map of the world’s biggest drying rivers

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LENA, RUSSIA DANUBE, CROSSCONTINENTAL GERMANY YANGTZE, URAL, TUNCA, LOIRE, JIALING, EAST TURKEY FRANCE PO, YELLOW, EUROPE GANJIANG, GUADIANA, ITALY KABUL, CHINA EUPHRATES, AFGHANISTAN SPAIN TIGRIS, IRAQ INDUS, PAKISTAN NILE, ADYAR, MEKONG, EGYPT NARMADA, SOUTH/ SHARAVATI, EAST ASIA NIGER RIVER, INDIA WEST AFRICA ODER, RHINE, POLAND

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In Columbia, a section of the Amazon used to reach tree trunks above shoulder of an average man. Now, the riverbed is completely dried, the BBC reported in March, this year.

Heat-waves and drought have taken their toll over Danube and Rhine, both major transport channels across Europe. The rivers have been impassable many times, with lowest levels recorded in recent history. Sunken ships and relics from WWII have been revealed due to the drying of Danube in Serbia.

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amazon A geosciences study at the University of Brazil reveals that the barrage of drought and the consequent shrinking of the river is affecting the resilience and productivity of the rainforest.

The loss of its capacity to absorb CO2 and produce O2 multiplies every drought cycle.

Mekong of Southeast Asia is in its fourth year of drought. Sever upstream damming in China and Laos has has added to the low water levels in the wet season, yielding very low harvests and threatening the lives of 70 million people. Droughts are drive by El Niño and climate change.

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An increasing area of the world’s longest river, Nile, is turning into a desert. A recent study by engineering and climate experts warns only worsening droughts in its near future. Scientists are worried Ethiopia’s 5B dam and Sudan’s Nile Canal, both flow diverting projects ,will only further dry up the wetlands and shrink the river.

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Both Colorado and Rio Grande rivers in southern USA have exhibited the stark, baked and cracking, dry riverbeds, a result of years of irrigation, deforestation, and climate change. “There is no more water in the pipes,” and water supplies of nearby regions is in severe crisis.

A research team led by WWF found in 2019 that only 37% of combined 7.5 million miles of the world’s longest 246 rivers remain free-flowing, and mostly in the remote stretches in the Arctic, Amazon and Congo Basins.

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95 A view of the Rhine River, Koblenz, Germany by Alfred Derks. Pixabay License.

The sun sets on a drying Rio Grande, New Mexico, USA. Photo by Rene Rauschenberger; Pixabay License

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Clark Dry Lake, Borrego Springs, California.

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People who work in the admissions world are special individuals and we are delighted to introduce you to some of your colleagues. Reach out to them so we can all learn from each other!

DISCLAIMER: All profiles have been borrowed or put together from the professionals’ official online presence.

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MARTIN STAFFOLANI Executive Recruitment Director, Brookes Westshore School, Vancouver Island, BC

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101 DIBYENDU BOSE Senior Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Telangana Dbe3dp B<de d cp^^e3k+ ke Se3<^ D^eck<^ < d2dd<3d A F3a3ca+ Ad ak I3da3 Sc<<+ <Bpd3edd—ISB´Hd2a^(ek3K<^k<+<3c+pdedkeTadKMBAa3dEMBAeLpa+e3kK^< ^a2d —PGP dpke ad e++ ad a3ce dA d Ma3ae2e3k K^<^a2d —AMP dpke ISB´ Dbe3dp a+d<eaddkeOce<A+p23E3ae2e3ka3dd^edK<3db+e<^3ke^ak3keƒ¤“¥¥ø+<ba+ a+p23c<22p3kk^<pde^e3kSc<<+3kaked´Hea+d<<^(e3d keDea3dOcee^e <cpde e d<3d^3de^e3kdk^akec3kaked´

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DAVID OMIH Executive Director, Teen Challenge Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State DadO2daNe^a3^<2De+kaSkake´Headadd<3da^e<addck<3+e3ke USA´ I3k^<dpced k< 2a^%pa3a 3 c<++ee‰ e3k <3 k< d2<(e c^ac( a3d c<ca3e‰ a3d dKe3k a++ his money just to sustain his addiction.

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NAYDIA BONNER Associate Director of Admissions, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

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AMELIE GOLDMAN Director of Admissions and Community Liaison, Amelie’s enthusiasm for the world of sports and e^cde+ee^d k<keGe^2a3SK<^kU3e^dk German School Brooklyn, 3 C<+<3e‰ e^e de ^adpaked k a AB 3 SK<^kdMa3ae2e3ka3dC<22p3cak<3d´ Brooklyn, NY After working for a sport-sponsoring compa3 3 2edaa+pak<3‰ e 3ke^33 ak a Ge^2a3 Bp3ded+a —<<kba++ +eape d<cce^ kea2 3 2a3ae2e3k a3d 2a^(ek3 a3d a Dd<3ƒ c<++ee dK<^kd deKa^k2e3k 3 Pe33d+a3a‰ de <p3d2abac(k<dc<<+akGSB´

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NICKY SAKPOBA Director of Admissions and Cofounder & Director, Panoba, Nottingham, UK Nicky was educated at an independent girls’ day school in West London, and continued on to study for her Bachelor’s degree in European Languages at Royal H<++<aC<++ee‰U3e^dk<L<3d<3´Nc(dca^ee^dka^ke3d ke+pp^<ke+ industry, where she spent the initial 10 years of her career in management roles 3 a 3p2be^ < L<3d<3d 2<dk K^edk<pd edka^ <ke+d´ Se 3k <3 k< dKe3d the following 12 years of her career in senior marketing roles within the London commercial property sector. As a mother of two teenage children, Nicky has been through the school search and selection process herself from prep schools through to sixth form, and co-founding Panoba in 2014 was a natural extension of her perd<3a+ Kee ^e3ced´ Nc( ad a Kadd<3 <^ <e^3 <e^dead a2+ed d<p3d a3d <3edk adce‰ k<eke^ k a a3d<+d3 de^ce k< 3aake ke c<2K+eked of the UK education system and the school admissions process. Recognizing that each child is unique, a bespoke approach is taken to each family Panoba works k‰e3dp^3kakke3a+c<ce<dc<<+dce3ke^ea^<p3d d a3p3de^dka3d3 <kedkpde3ka3dak++dpkke2bedk´Nc(+ed3N<^kL<3d<3ke^ a2+a3d^p3dkePa3<baUK<ce´

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City tram turning on to Bay Street, downtown Toronto, Oct 8th 2022.

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Facing. Top. A painted view of the courtyard architecture of the mosque.

Bottom. Interior of the mosque’s roof.

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110 Vector representation of the hieroglyphic murals on the walls of the pyramids in Egypt depicting scenes from Pharoan life. Stock Photo.

Hieroglyphics etched on the exterior of a pyramid, Cairo, Egypt.

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Four Trees (1917), oil in canvas,

by Egon Schiele.

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Albert Looking Elk (a.k.a Albert Martinez) (1888-1941) Taos Pueblo.

Public Domain.

Autumn Leaves with Black Berries.

Louise Clarkson Whitelock 1865-1928 Pblic Domain, Boston Public Library, via PICRYL.

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Black Spruce in Autumn (1915), oil sketch on wooden panel, Tom Thompson.

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117 Tribal art in street walls of Bhubaneswar. Photo by Sailesh Patnaik. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY SA 4.0

There is no autumn in Antarctica.

Volcano erupting from misleadingly named Mount Terror, Antarctica.

NASA Earth Observatory.

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119 “Staring into Ian’s Eye” Landstat 8--OLI Model Photo by NASA, SEP 28, 2022. NASA Earth Observatory.

Webb Reveals New Details in Pillars of Creation Elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, in the Serpens constellation, nearly 7000 lightyears away from Earth.

NASA Images, Webb Telescope.

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Pilbara, NW Australia.

NASA ID: PIA25122 The Pilbara in northwestern Australia exposes some of the oldest rocks on Earth, over 3.6 billion years old. The iron-rich rocks formed before the presence of atmospheric oxygen, and life itself. Found upon these rocks are 3.45 billion-year-old fossil stromatolites, colonies of microbial cyanobacteria. The image is a composite of ASTER bands 4-2-1 displayed in RGB. The image was acquired October 12, 2004, covers an area of 49.1 by 55.2 km, and is located at 22.8 degrees south, 117.6 degrees east.

Secondary Creator Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.

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123 by GMETA ONE HEAD OF DESIGN ANDREW COLQUHOUN Unless you have been living on a desert island for the past two years; you cannot have failed to notice the increasing buzz surrounding Web 3.0, NFT’s and the Metaverse. But getting past the hype: what will the reality be?

What lasting impact will it have on our lives, our work and on the education of the next generation?

For most people, the word “metaverse” came into our lives when Mark Zuckerberg placed Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp under the collective umbrella brand “Meta” in 2021 and started creating his vision of the metaverse. The reality is that many other visionary organizations had already been creating the foundations for the metaverse for many years.

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“Activism in Second Life.”

Screen capture of an activism even at Capitol Hill inside the virtual life game Second Life.

By Josephine Dorado; Flickr CC BY NC SA 2.0

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Facing. Top left. “Shuffling through the Metaverse”

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Metaversities It’s not just the obvious, elite universities of the US. Other institutions such as Morehouse College, University of Maryland GC, the University of Kansas School of Nursing, New Mexico State University, South Dakota State Univerdk‰ F+<^da AM U3e^d ty, West Virginia University, Southwestern Oregon Community College and California State have joined them in creating their own metaverse campuses. They join a global list of thousands in embracing this opportunity to increase their student roster without geographical limitations.

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The ROR Personal Finance

By KIM PINELLI

SETTING UP AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

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If you’ve already built your emergency fund and your credit card debt is under control, you’re ready to consider an investment portfolio.

Investing helps you grow your money and reach your financial goals.

In this column, we discuss the steps to start your investment portfolio.

Before you start investing, you should know why you’re investing. What are your goals? Think short-term and long-term.

LIFE GOALS: personal / family

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Do you want to choose investments yourself or prefer an automated system that does it for you? It’s okay to want both too.

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Have you considered which type of investment account you want? Choose from available options that align with your goals.

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RETIREMENT

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FINAL THOUGHTS Building the perfect portfolio takes time and practice. When you start, take it slow, diversify your investments, and consider using a robo-advisor for at least a portion of your funds. Watch your investments carefully and reallocate if things don’t go the way you planned.

Barrels of Money, oil on canvas painting by Victor Dubreuil, c. 1897.

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“Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour.” Library and Archives Canada via Flickr.

CC BY 2.0 Facing. “Elizabeth II Funeral Procession from Westminster Abbey.”

By Katie Chan. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY SA 4.0

Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British Throne in 1952 and became the head of the British Empire. Today there is no doubt that the British Empire, like all other European colonies around the world, were a regime maintained with violence, atrocious crimes, and a brutal subjugation of the native people in all colonies. In addition to that, the British Empire had a huge role in maintaining the institution of slavery and robbing millions of African natives of their lives and freedoms to serve as free labor in agriculture and farming across North America.

The Queen inherited the Empire at a time when powerful movements of independence were breaking their home countries free from the Commonwealth. Her reign oversaw a lot of this decolonization and ended the mechanisms of slavery. And yet, without doubt, in a bid to retain its iron-hand on the remaining colonies, violent action, such as the brutal crushing of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, happened during her reign. At her death, on 8 SEP 2022, it is no surprise that while she is celebrated for being one of the longest-reigning monarchs in history, she is also remembered and vilified for the crimes that were committed in her name.

“The fourteen British Overseas Territories” Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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1. Territory and colonies held by 1945 2. Dominions 3. Colonies of Dominions 4. Areas lost by 1920 5. Protectorates and Princely States (in India) 6. Areas lost by 1705 (England only) 7. Sphere of influence

An anachronous map of the British Empire (showing its many forms of control).

GNU Free Documentation License, via Wikimedia Commons.

Insignias of King Charles I of England, dated 1649.

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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145 When the Queen died in September, there wasn’t just an outpouring of grief and expressions of reverence and mourning from inside and outside of the country. Many people around the world, especially colored people who have typically been at the receiving end of the colonial era, also recalled the injustices and the aggressions. According to history experts, such as Caroline Elkins, who traced British records to investigate direct chains of influence in cruel acts of subjugation on the colonies, the British empire was never an exception to the rule that all empires are violent.

Elkins’ research indicates that the highest ranking British officials in various colonies covered up their atrocities through secret documentation and blatant lies to fool both the British parliament and the Queen. The chain of documentation stops well before reaching those two epitomes of British governance. Which means that there is no evidence that the Queen ever had a personal role in any of the atrocities committed either close to home, in Ireland, or abroad.

However, as Brooke Newman, another doctorate scholar on the subject reasons, the Queen will never attain a universally beloved status, because she did remain tight-lipped and apparently unsupportive, whenever aggressions and crimes did come to light. Such was the case in Ireland’s Bloody Sunday, the Mau Mau uprising, the history of slave trading and more.

Therefore, while we celebrate the Elizabethan era and her dignified, assured, and, in may ways, a calming presence by virtue of her consistency, we must allow an understanding and appreciation of those who have more complicated feelings in the matter.

A backside view of the Windsor Castle. Elizabeth II was buried inside the St. George’s Chapel in the Castle.

Photo by Michael Kleinsasser. Pixabay License.

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“Imperial Federation, map of the world showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886” Colomb, J. C. R. (John Charles Ready). No known copyright restrictions; via Boston Public Library’s Norman B. Leventhal Map Center

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Ireland and the Queen: a complicated history None of the controversies that the Queen and British Governments have been involved in during the reign of Elizabeth II are as contested as developments in Northern Ireland since the 1960s.

Our favorite writer at ROR, DAVID MCBREARTY, who hails from Ireland, writes a fairly objective overview.

Irish countryside, Dublin.

Photo by Sean Griffin.

Pixabay License; Facing. Top Right. A satellite image of Ireland with superimposed outline to show the part of Northern Ireland under British control.

Facing. Bottom left. Michael Collins (Love of Ireland), 1922, Oil on canvas by Sir John Lavery. Public Domain, via The Irish Times.

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The Troubles were largely the creation of the Protestant community in the north of Ireland who wanted to monopolise political, economic and social power in the six counties. Many will justifiably look back at the failure of the crown in denouncing atrocities such as Bloody Sunday and that reflects poorly on the Queen’s reign. Ultimately, however, her efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland were substantial and worthy of praise.

“Bloody Sunday The People’s Gallery • Derry • Londonderry” A photo of commemorial art shared by Sonse on Flickr; CC BY SA 2.0 Bottom. A recent capture of Queen Elizabeth II during the Biden’s’ official state visit last year.

Released into the Public Domain as a US Government work by the White House on Flickr.

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153 Top. “25th commemoration of 1981 Irish hunger strike in Donegal: Bobby Sands, (aged 27), Francis Hughes (aged 25) , Raymond McCreesh, (aged 24), Patsy O’Hara (aged 23), Joe McDonnell (aged 30), Martin Hurson (aged 29), Kevin Lynch (aged 25), Kieran Doherty (aged 25), Thomas McElvee (aged 23), Michael Devine (aged 27).”

By Patrice, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 3.0

Facing. Top. Fractal pattern of green clover leaf; the symbol of Irish nationality.

By Babara A Lane. Pixabay License.

Facing. Bottom. “Bloody Sunday anniversary, Oxford Street 1979.

The Troops Out Movement organized annual demonstrations every January to mark the anniversary of the events in Derry in 1972 when British soldiers killed 14 Catholic demonstrators. These demonstrations through the West End often met with violence from the police but on this occasion there were groups of National Front and British Movement people all along the route of the march, and every now and again they’d rush forward and attack us. As the demonstrators dispersed a man wearing a Troops Out badge was cornered by fascists at Tottenham Court Road Tube station and beaten unconscious. Unusually for the police they arrested 39 fascists during the day.”

By Alan Denney; Flickr, CC BY NC SA 2.0

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Imperial Pilfering

According to Geoffrey Robertson, a leading human rights lawyer, possesses “pilfered cultural property,” taken from “subjugated peoples.” In his book Who Owns History? Robertson has made a strong case for the return of all stolen heritage from the “raped” lands of China, Southeast Asia and Africa. He argues that while the British Empire and other colonist countries cannot go back and undo the harms done. But the only decent way to navigate their ancestors’ crimes is to return every artifact of historic art to the people it belongs. Indeed, many countries have asked back for their treasures and have made several unsuccessful attempts to gain their cultural and intellectual heritage back to their lands.

As we review the legacy of the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth, the matter of native colonial artefacts shameless looted, sometimes with violent strategies, is an undeniable part

of that legacy. Almost none of the “crown jewels” are the British’s own. Other than that, the Royal family has several artefacts in personal possession. Last year, much hue and cry was raised when the public discovered that the royal palaces of Great Britain were exempt from the 2017 Cultural Property Act. Dan Hicks, a professor of contemporary archaeology at the Oxford University, writes in his book on the British Museums, that cultural justice demands a careful navigation of the return of loots, whether it was directly looted by the empire, or ended up gifted to the royal family after originally being looted by some third party.

MEHVISH ASLAM tells us about

some of the notable pieces under cultural theft by the British Museum.

-- Editor.

The trustees of the British Museum have become the world’s largest receivers of stolen property, and the great majority of their loot is not even on public display. ___ Geoffrey Robertson, Human Rights Lawyer

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Photo by Snapshooter46, Flickr; CC BY NC SA 2.0 TeK3d<2<Be33‰3<Ne^a‰addee^a+k<pda3d b^<3edkakpeddak3k<keƒ¤kce3kp^´I3ƒ›fi‹‰keB^k ish Empire dispatched troops to punish Benin insurgents who fought imperial rule. The Empire's forces raided and ^aaed Be33‰ e3d3 ke (3d<2´ M<^e ka3 fi¥¥ a3 tique artefacts from the Benin kingdom are currently in the B^kdMpdep2dc<3kedked<b%eckdc<++eck<3´S3ceƒfi«¥‰ Nigeria has sought the bronzes’ repatriation. The British Museum has agreed to loan Nigeria the Benin Bronzes but not to return them.

Hoa Hakananai’a This lone Moai statue in London was once housed in the ceremonial hamlet of Orongo on Rapa Nui, often known ad Eadke^ Id+a3d´ Ikd ackpa+ ae d p3c+ea^‰ a+k<p k d c<22<3+addp2ek< d aebee3c<3dk^pckebe d kee3ƒ¥¥¥ a3dƒ«¥¥´Becapdekad(d3aKKe^<2 d ked+a3dbB^k dK+<^e e ^d3ƒ›«›‰3akedaekke3a2e¯H<aHa(a 3a3a˘a‰¯ c 2ea3d ¯+<dk <^ dk<+e3 bpdd´¯ Ca^3d <3 the back of the moai portray the island's birdman cult and <ke^ce^e2<3a+eakp^ed<Eadke^Id+a3d˘d2dke^<pdd tory. The British frigate HMS Topaze, led by Richard Powell, k<<(H<aHa(a3a3a˘ak<pkKe^2dd<33ƒ›«›a3dae kk<Qpee3Vck<^a´

THE ROSETTA STONE A close-up of the stone, shared by Moorina on Flickr; CC BY 2.0

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most world-renown relics of the ancient world and a land2a^(3kee+<K2e d 3k<+a3pae3p2a3c+ak<3´O^3a++3dc^be3d ƒfi«BC‰ it contains a letter of thanks by priests in Memphis, then capital of Egypt, to King Ptolemy V‰keMaced<3a3K3<^p+edkec<p3k^ke3´I3ƒ›§§‰F^e3c+3pdkCa2K<++<3 deciphered the inscriptions, thus successfully cracking the hieroglyphic code, and opening up the era of Egyptian studies.

Ik ad NaK<+ea3 B<3aKa^ke < ^e2<ed ke dk<3e ^<2 EKk´ We3 ke B^kd de feated him in 1815, they took the stone, and today, it is at the center of the repatriation c<3k^<e^d´ EKka3 a^cae<+<dk Za Haadd ad bee3 c<3ddke3k+ +k3 ke illegal theft and possession of the stone. The stone is a centerpiece of Egyptian identity and it is only Egypt’s right to possess and display it, he says. So far, the Museum has only agreed for a showing of the artifact in a special exhibition held in Egypt.

AMARAVATI MARBLES Te A2a^aak Ma^b+ed c<2e ^<2 ke A3d^a Pa^ded dkake 3 I3da´ Te ^e Ka^k < A2a ^aak SkpKa‰ a Bpdddk 2<3p2e3k bp+k k<pda3dd < ea^d a<´ I3 ƒ›“›‰ e3 ke Eadk I3da C<2Ka3adddd<+3‰d<2e<ke+<<de2a^b+ed^<2ke<^3a+dkee^edKKedk<L<3 don as part of the haul from Sir Walter Elliott’s collection who was an colonial archaeologist <^(33I3da´ Mpc < ke ^e+e <^( <3 ke 2a^b+ed d<ke de d k< ++pdk^aked dce3ed ^<2 ke ^c c^<ded dk<^ed<keea^++ed<keBpdda´Tedk<^edc<2e^<2Jaka(ad‰ac<3dde^ab+eb<d< a3ce3kI3da3+ke^akp^e<3BpddadK^e<pd3ca^3ak<3d´Te2a^b+eda^ea^cdeKck<3< +ea3de^kae^<2k<pda3dd<ea^da<a3dac<^3e^dk<3e<a3ce3kI3da3dcp+Kkp^e´Te 2pdep2d3K<ddedd<3<dcp+Kkp^eda3d3dc^Kk<3dc<3dcaked^<2kedac^eddke´ eTI3da3<e^32e3kaddpcceddp++ka(e3K+e3k<kddk<+e3a^keackd^<2a^<pdc<p3 k^ede^ekeadbee3++ea++dKKedp^3c<+<3a+k2ed´TeA2a^aakMa^b+ed‰< e^‰ a^e dk++ 3 E3+a3d´ I3da3 dk<^a3d‰ a^cae<+<dkd‰ a3d ^e+<pd dc<+a^d a^e Kpkk3 pressure on their Prime Minister Modi to arrange for the return of these relics back home.

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Marble slabs from various levels of Parthenon’s architecture are also among historic loot that has ended up in the British Museum.

Greece has been trying to repossess them, as yet to no avail.

Photo by Sandy John Hood. Pixabay License.

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A specimen of the Amarvati Marbles in a museum in Delhi, India, similar to the one in the British Museum. Photo by Soham Banarjee. Flickr; CC BY 2.0

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“Dominical Republic, Taino Museum - 11.26.2020 - Cemi or zemi (ancestral spirits) collection of Taino - indigenous people of Hispaniola island (Dominican Republic).

Ancient sculptural objects.” Birdman & Boinayel statuses in the British Museum are also crafted in culturally similar styles and are from the same category as these sculptures.

Stock Photo.

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PARTHENON MARBLES

Bottom. A display of the Parthenon marbles in the British Museum.

Center. The Gweagal Shield in the British Museum.

Both via Wikimedia Commons.

edeT k<p^3ede^eka(e3^<2acae3keCa^Ke3 ter’s Mountain in an area known today as Manchester. The B^kdMpdep2acLp^edkedeakkekp^3<keƒfikce3 tury. Today, these are only two of the 137 objects of cultural a3d dk<^ca+ d3ca3ce k< Ja2aca3d c e^e dk<+e3 a3d p3de^ K<ddedd<3 < ke 2pdep2´ I3 §¥ƒfi‰ Ja2acad P<^k<+<M3dke^‰O+e^G^a3e‰%<3edke+<3+dk<< ca+d a3d dc<+a^d ^<2 a^<p3d ke <^+d ad(3 <^ ke return of their piece of history from the British Museum. No return has been made to date.

Te de+d be+<3ed k< Geaa+ a^^<^ C<<2a3´ We3CaKka3Ja2edC<<(^dk+a3ded3Apdk^a+a3 an expedition more than 200 years ago, the warrior pdekd d ba^(de+d3abdk<dk<Kke3ad<3´C<<( d<kC<<2a3a3ddeded de+da3ddKea^d‰a+++ake^ transported to England.

We3 <d R 3e Ke++‰ a dedce3da3k < C<<2a3 ^ec ognized the shield in an exhibit held in Australia, he launched a campaign for the return of the shield and dKea^d bac( k< d Ab<^3a+ <2e+a3d´ I3 ^edK<3de‰ ke B^kd Mpdep2 c<3dpcked a c<3k^<e^da+ 3ed kak<3 3 a bd k< K^<e kak Ke++d c+a2ed ked k< C<<2a3 e^e ddKpkab+e´ He d p++ dpKK<^ked k<da by the local Aboriginal land council, who say that Kelly’s demand is rightful since the items belong to the <^3a+ k^be‰ ^ea^d+edd < dKecc +3ed < dedce3 dence.

Gweagal Shield

BIRDMAN & BOINAYEL

These are two small wooden statues, similar to those shown on the left, from the prehistoric Taino people of Jamaica.

They were considered to be masterful in woodcraft and kec^eakedp^ed<ke^<dda3ddeked´

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165 A lion hunting scene from one of the bronze band in the British Museum’s collection. Photo by Mohammad Abd on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY SA 4.0

This collection of bronze bands is a relief-work depiction of lion hunting scenes ^ek^eed ^<2 ke Ka+ ace of King Ashurnad^Ka+ II 3 ke a3ce3k ck < N2^pd —3<^k < k<dad I^aL´ Ik ad an Assyrian tradition +ake^ ^eed b K3 Ashurbanipal, situated in the neighboring city < N3ee´ I3 <^3a+ text records of Assyriah, the king claims he rid his city of wild lions harassing local herdsmen by attacking their cattle.

I^aL Add^<+<dk‰ Hormuzd Rassam, excaaked ke <^<kke3 reliefs from the ruins of the king’s North Palace, and transported them for safekeeping to the British Museum.

American poet William Ca^+<d W++a2 ad d< inspired by the reliefs <3 a dk 3 ke ea^+ ƒfi§¥d‰ kak e <ke d d a few stanzas of his Long March Poem to ke b^ae +<3 p3k3 scenes. Read the lines on page 171.

the summer palace loot I3abdk<Ka3d e ke^e2K^ed‰keB^kd and the French collaborated in a raid on C3adQ3d3adk3ƒ›“«´a^ Te cp+2 3aked3Ock<be^ƒ›«¥3kebp^33d<3 <keSp22e^Pa+ace<Be%3´Ikadke 2a3^edde3ce<Qa3+<3‰keE2Ke^<^< C3a´L<^dE+3‰keB^kdHC<22d d<3e^k<C3a‰<^de^ke^ada3dkedpb sequent plunder of its treasures after an ada3ce e3< ^eK^ede3k3 ke A3+<F^e3c 2dd<3adbee3k<^kp^edbkeC3ede´ I3 C3ede‰ ke Ka+ace ad ca++ed Yuanmingyuan, translated as Gardens of Perfect

Photo via Wikimedia Commons under the GNU Free Documentation License.

ARKUN DRUM The drum originates from West V^3a´ Ik e3ded pK 3 V^3a‰ USA‰ k^<p ke d+ae k^aded < ke ƒfik ce3kp^´ Te <^d A^(p3 denotes an ethnic West African group which exists today most K^<23e3k+3Ga3a´Ikda<<d e3 d^p2‰ b<p3d b ekak<3 bre and deerskin.

Sir Hans Sloane purchased this d^p2 3 ƒ‹“¤´ Ik ad d c<++eck<3 kak dpbdeLpe3k+ de^ed ad ke basis for founding the British Museum.

Brightness. Altogether, there were three +a^ea^de3ddK^ead<3›«¥ac^eda3dc<3 ka3ed p3d^edd < dk^pckp^ed‰ a++d‰ Ka+ lions, temples, galleries, lakes, bridges, and buildings.

Today the British Museum proudly displays a number of treasures looted from the bp^33a^de3da3dbp+d3d´C3e Te de <e^32e3k ad bep3 a3 3edkak<3 < dee^a+ ^e3<3 2pdep2d < ke <^+d‰ 3 cluding the British Museum, in an attempt to retrace and repatriate the looted treasures of Yuanmingyuan.

Ca^ed b ^e3<3 Y<^pba a^kdk O+<e < Ide‰ ke Ka3e+d d<a B^kd d23dk^ak<^ A entering Ogoga’s palace, at the turn of the 20th century. The British had colonized kea^eak<a^ddkee3d<keƒfikce3kp^´E3+dad23dk^ak<^d<^(3k+<ca+ rulers was one of the methods to keep the region under British control, a system named I3d^eckRp+e3ƒfiƒ§´I3ke^K^ekak<3d<ke^e+e<^(d<dpbdc^Kk<3k<3ake^e+ <pdbe+edce^e<pk+aeb d keB^kd´IkdeKckd+<ca+^eddka3cek<ke<^ced bKa^kda3^p+ea^^a3e2e3kk^<pd3eK<dkp^e d <keY<^pba3(3‰c<3k^adk3 with the more humble expressions of the British entourage on the right side.

A view of the Yoruba Palace Door in the British Museum.

YORUBA PALACE DOOR

Via Wikimedia Commons.

CC BY SA 4.0

Partly survived ruins of the Old Summer Palace, Beijing, China.

Wikimedia Commons.

CC BY SA 3.0

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“Historic drawing by the British in the 19th Century. Thomas Allom.”

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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“The Diversion of an Assyrian King.” Oil on canvas, 1878, by Frederick Arthur Bridgman. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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171 Excerpt from William Carlos William’s “Long Poem March.”

Public Domain via PoetandPoem.com.

III See! Ashur-ban-i-pal, the archer king, on horse-back, in blue and yellow enamel! with drawn bow--facing lions standing on their hind legs, fangs bared! his shafts bristling in their necks!

Sacred bulls--dragons in embossed brickwork marching--in four tiers-along the sacred way to Nebuchadnezzar's throne hall!

They shine in the sun, they that have been marching-marching under the dust of ten thousand dirt years.

Now-they are coming into bloom again!

See them! marching still, bared by the storms from my calender --winds that blow back the sand! winds that by strange craft have whipt up a black army that by pick and shovel bare a procession to the god, Marduk!

Natives cursing and digging for pay unearth dragons with upright tails and sacred bulls alternately-in four tiers-lining the way to an old altar!

Natives digging at old walls-digging me warmth--digging me sweet loneliness high enamelled walls.

“Green Wutong-Tree Academy.”

“Bitong shuyuan An island featuring an academy and several religious shrines.”

Both Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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“In 1744, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned a set of forty paintings from two court artists, Shen Yuan and Tangdai, and a calligrapher, Wang Youdun.”

“Twenty-four out of the forty garden scenes depicted in paintings were lost in the destruction of 1860.”

Below. “Hongci yonghu A more elaborate shrine, containing the portraits and tablets of previous emperors.”

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Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace was also one of the places that was mercilessly looted. The looters were the British East India Company who sent several treasures from the loot into the possession of the British Museum, to this day on display.

Illustration. d. 1792, with Yale Center for British Art. Public Domain via Look and Learn: History Picture Archive.

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The terraced Princes’ Garden on the Marienberg Fortress, Wurzburg, Germany.

Photo by Peter Hermann. Pixabay License.

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My Year-Long Experience With Another Person’s Plants

By Megan Pugliese

M<33k<a3e<2e3N<e2be^+adkea^‰ I ad cke e d k< dee ak dK^3k2e <p+d ^e ea+ 3 <p^ 3e a^d a3d a^de3d´ Te <2e and property seemed well-cared for in the phok<d‰ aKK<3k2e3kd‰ a3d 3dKeck<3´ I3 ke bac( a^dke^eada+<e+aeb<d^aKekd d ke^a3ed´Te^eadLpa3kdeddkak+<<(ed like mini play houses, and a cozy cottage bench framed with more wisteria. Through the winter 2<3kd‰2Ka^k3e^a3dI<p+daea32aked c<3e^dak<3d ab<pk e^e <p^ ekab+e a^ den would go and how we would plan our outdoor housewarming party.

C<2edK^3k2e‰e^ekkaa^dd<de of reality when a series of sump pump failures decimated our basement and stored possesd<3d´ Dp^3 ke e(d k k<<( k< d^ ke a^ea and tear down the damage, we were lucky to p3c<e^ 2p+kK+e<p3dak<3 c^ac(d a3d b^<(e3 T<<^ %<dkd kak c<p+d <ke^de ae e3ded 3 disaster. While working through the many reKa^d‰2Ka^k3e^<p+dddc<e^ke+<3dke ria whips growing through the foundation that would set the tone for the following months.

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Whilst mitigating indoor disasters, we struggled not only with simple landscape maintenance, but future garden planning, as well.

Wc T<e^d d< e a3k 3 kd a^de3 K+<kˆ Which areas get sun and which get shade, and how does this coincide with the bulbs we want to plant? How do we lay out plants by bloom time?

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Edde3ka++‰ k^<p ke K^e<pd <2e<3 e^d d<^kdked3edd‰ I Lpc(+ +ea^3ed a3d re-learned a lot about gardening. Thanks to a K+a3kde3kcak<3aKK<32K<3ea3da+<k < ^edea^c‰ I ca3 3<de3k c+2b3 3k dadea3db3ded´Iae<p3da3dkadked +d ^aKed adK<+e^… ke a^e e^ bkke^ˇ´ I3 da3dk^abe^^eda^ea+d<e^d^a3d3<kd< kadk´ I ae ca^ep++ ddK<ded < K<(eed ake^ akc3 k ^<2K^edde+ +a^e˙ a3d I+ea^3ed‰k^<ppKc+<dea3dKe^d<3a+Kee ^e3ce‰kede^e3cebekee3V^3ac^eeKe^ a3dK<d<3´ N<ka++Kee ^e3cedaebee3Lpked<p3<^ tunate. A few pleasant surprises along the way ae3c+pdaed <^e e <pd+dce3keKed <3 bpded a3ddp^K^de‰ a3<ke^ 3ea3 edkab lished clematis with huge purple blooms. My k^pdk K<3e de3kcak<3 aKK a+d< dk<KKed me from discarding a trio of weigela bushes that will bring loads of pink spring blooms afke^ ke ^ec<e^ ^<2 kd ea^d ^e%pe3ak<3 trim.

The best surprise of all, our crabapple tree, burst to life after a desperately needed spring trim, producing fruit almost the size of a true apple. A quick aside for any new owners of fruit k^eed<^k<dee3ke^ka33kedea‰a3dIca3 not say this enough times for all to hear: Pick Up. Your Apples. As They Fall. The neighbors across the street delighted in the late sum2e^ d< I Kpk <3 <^ ke2 eac 2<^33 ad I 3e^+ <Kdc<kced a3d kdked <3 kKk<e k^<p ke WadK Fe+d < ^^<^ Te k< ^ek^ee edible specimen.

The bulk of the early season was less about enjoying the gardening experience and more ab<pk —Lpke +ke^a++ c+a3 2 a <pk < the weeds. Taking a more simple approach to dp22e^K+a3k3‰I<Kke<^ d ae++K+aced Kekp3ad3ke^<3ka^de3´Wed<2e de <dkad p3de^3eak ke k^eed ad ^<p3dc<e^ a3d Kc(ed pK ae b+eed3 ea^kd<^ a brant pick-me-up in the shadier areas.

Ae(d +ake^‰ e ddc<e^ed ae d+ c<pd+ ^ee dp3T<e^d kak e2e^ed ^<2 ke detritus underneath the bird feeder. We en%<ed ke b+<<2d <^ dee^a+ 2<3kd‰ bpk k eace(ekk3<23<pd+c+<de^k<ke^dk cold snap of fall, the questions started rolling

Wisteria growing on the side wall of a house.

Photo by Thomas Didgeman.

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in again. Are we going to plant bulbs? Where? How many do we need? Knowing it was time k< ek de^<pd‰ I dKe3k dee^ a+ <p^d ++3‰ de+ek3‰ a3d ^e++3 2 ca^k k <k e c a++K+a3ked bp+bd <3+3e´ I looked at the price in my cart and decided to sleep on it.

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Samuel Harrison House and Garden (1936) by Meyer Goldbaum. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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192 “Twitter Flutters” Original cartoon commissioned by the ROR Magazine.

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193 “Thank you, so much for your kindness, Doctor.”

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