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New York Smoking Ban: Parks, Beaches, Outdoor Plazas May Soon Be Off Limits
Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other officials have announced that they will pursue a broad extension of the city's smoking ban to parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas throughout the city.
That would mean no smoking in Central Park, no lighting up on the Coney Island boardwalk.
Officials said they are basing the proposed law on claims that even brief exposure to secondhand smoke can pose health risks.
"The science is clear: prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke, whether you're indoors or out, hurts your health," Bloomberg said in a statement. "Today, we're doing something about it."
States and cities from Maine to California have banned smoking in public parks and beaches, but New York is pursuing one of the most ambitious urban efforts.
The city's parks department is responsible for 14 miles of public beaches and 29,000 acres of parkland. Smoking is already banned in some outdoor spaces, including playgrounds, but not in most open recreational areas.
The proposed law, which must first go through the City Council, would give the parks department the power to slap violators with quality-of-life summonses, which are tickets for minor offenses like panhandling or public urination. The city said smoking summonses likely would be around $50.
The effort, which follows the city's 2003 ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, was hailed Wednesday by health groups, including the American Cancer Society.
A smokers' rights group, NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, recently posted a video on its website protesting the idea. The group's founder, Audrey Silk, argues that smoke dissipates quickly outdoors, where "there's room for everybody and nobody will be affected."
Yet officials cite a May 2007 Stanford University study that found a person sitting within three feet of a smoker outdoors can be exposed to levels of secondhand smoke similar to indoor levels.
And the city's health department says 57 percent of nonsmoking New Yorkers have elevated levels of cotitine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their blood. That means they were likely recently exposed to secondhand smoke in concentrations high enough to leave behind residue in the body.
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It is the 1972-3 production of the marvellous series of novels by Maurice Druon (1918-2009) Les Rois Maudits about the political history of France between 1314 and 1340, and the origins of the Hundred Years War. There is an introductory article about them here.Share
As historical novels they are well researched, and come with end notes as to the sources used. Druon may take the most dramatic interpretation of events, but he produces a comprehensive and compelling narrative. The grand sweep of events is conveyed, but very much as the result of human choices and actions.
I think we can see more to the origins of the Hundred Years War than just the machinations of Robert of Artois, but the idea of the interplay of individuals makes for compelling reading or viewing. (Read entire post.)
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World’s Most Venomous Snake Bites Teen In Australia
A teenager in Australia is currently in serious condition after being bitten by the world’s most venomous snake.
According to reptile experts, the inland taipan, which is native to western New South Wales, could kill 100 adult men or 250,000 mice with a drop of its venom.
Julie Mendezona, the head zookeeper at Australian Reptile Park, said that an inland taipan snake bite is very rare. Mendezona said that there are only about 100 recorded in Australian history.
Mendezona explained the effects of being bitten by the world’s most venomous snake, saying:
(The venom will) start shutting down the function of messages going to your brain, to your vital organs, your lungs and your heart and even your muscles .., So, paralysis is usually what happens with the patient. Because it can act so fast, being a neurotoxin, that’s what makes it such a deadly animal. It can kill someone within maybe 45 minutes. There have been reports of people experiencing effects of venom within half an hour as well. It also contains an anticoagulant which means it will interfere with the blood clotting, so therefore you can experience bleeding out as well.”
Barry Martin, a veteran snake catcher, gives an even scarier explanation of the snake’s venom.
“They [used to be] called the ‘two-step snake’ as in it bites you, you take two steps and you’re dead.”
The Global Post reports that the teen was bitten in his left hand by the inland taipan. The teen’s friend was able to capture the snake and brought it to the hospital where it was identified. The teen was given anti-venom and is currently in serious condition at the Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle where specialists are monitoring him closely.
Here’s a video of Steve Irwin messing with the world’s most venomous snake.
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Brazilian species declining
Rising global temperatures could make Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands and Amazon rainforest vulnerable to droughts, disease and extreme weather conditions.
Thu, Mar 01 2007 at 2:08 PM
Polar bears and penguins seem to be the poster animals for anti-global warming campaigns. How could they not be? Our hearts bleed when we hear about the charismatic Arctic cuties starving and floating off on sea ice chunks. But new studies show that polar species are not the only populations that could be decimated in the near future by recent global warming.
Research released on Tuesday shows that plant and animal species in Brazil may also die out as a result of warming. The country’s Pantanal wetlands and Amazon rainforest will be especially vulnerable to the droughts, disease, and extreme weather conditions that warming will bring. Because the Amazon is home to millions of creatures from red-eyed tree frogs to jaguars, results could be catastrophic.
From a Reuters article:
"Brazil is believed to be home to roughly a fifth of all plant and animal species and the government has invested US $142 million (300 million reais) since 2003 to preserve the vest swathes of land in areas like the Amazon, Environmental Secretary Joao Capobianco said.
But rising global temperatures could undermine conservation efforts."
One research project predicted that the Amazon could rise as much as eight degrees Celsius in this century. Some of the other findings include fish species dying out, the Patanal wetlands drying up and turning into grasslands, and malaria and dengue outbreaks.
To add insult to injury, Brazil emits less carbon than most large countries because of its huge (but might we add, rapidly dwindling) rainforest cover. Meanwhile, the U.S. is the leading producer of CO2 in the atmosphere, with China and Russia close behind. Poor Brazil, it’s just like the poles—stuck taking the heat from everybody else’s pollution.
Story by Sarah Parsons. This article originally appeared in Plenty in March 2007. This story was added to MNN.com in July 2009.
Copyright Environ Press 2007.
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Thanks for visiting Negro Links. This is the site links or site index page that contains links to the various pages of Negrolinks.com.
For the use of surfers to easily navigate the various sections and categories, as well as the search engine robots to easily navigate and index all of our vast site.
If you are a surfer looking for the adult content, simply click the category you desire on the right.
Negro is an archaic racial term referring to people who have skin that has high melanin content, referring to persons of African ethnic origin. Prior to the shift in the lexicon of American and worldwide classification of race and ethnicity in the late 1960s, the appellation was accepted as a normal neutral formal term both by those of African descent as well as non-African blacks.
Now it is often considered an ethnic slur although the term is still used in some contexts for historical reasons such as in the name of the United Negro College Fund.
"Negro" means "black" in Spanish and Portuguese, and the Italian "nero" is similar (Latin: niger = "black").
Modern synonyms in common use include:
"dark-skinned" or "swarthy"
"African" (though White Africans can be considered African but not Negroes)
"African American" in the United States
"Colored" (In the United States, as in the Commonwealth Coloured generally means mixed race)
History Of NEGRO courtesy of Wikipedia.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to expend 18 percent less effort auditing businesses with assets of $10 million or more compared with just two years ago, according to a very timely IRS planning document.
For the same period, the IRS also projects a 14 percent drop in the amount of available time for the specialized revenue agents it needs to conduct these audits in FY 2013 — the year ending on September 30 — compared to what it was in FY 2011.
These declines — neither of which take into account the probable impact of the sequestration cuts in the months ahead — were described in a special agency report now being made available to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) on a monthly basis. This series of internal IRS management reports — the last one covers the period ending in January 2013 — are provided by the IRS thanks to a court order granted TRAC as a result of a suit filed under the Freedom of Information Act. See Figure 1 and Table 1.
Additional agency reports document cutbacks in other IRS areas. As discussed in greater detail below, these include reductions in the examination of individual taxpayers, including both self-employed and wage-earners. More cuts well may be on the horizon as Congress debates IRS's budget for next year.
How Big An IRS Do We Need?
For many years, the Internal Revenue Service sought to measure the agency's success or failure by tracking the taxes it collected. While at one level this approach seemed to make sense, there was a problem: more audit revenues did not necessarily mean the IRS was doing a better job. Indeed, in a perverse way, a drop in voluntary tax compliance might make agency auditors appear to be more "productive," since it would be easier to uncover substantial underreported tax payments.
Then, fifty years ago, under President Kennedy's IRS Commissioner Mortimer Caplin, the agency came up with another idea. With the careful audit of a random sample of taxpayers on a regular basis, the government would develop a wholly different system for calculating the overall effectiveness of the IRS and assist it in better targeting its resources.
With the survey, called the Taxpayers Compliance Measurement Program (TCMP), the IRS would determine the proportion of taxpayers who were routinely complying with the nation's highly complicated tax laws. And the proportion that was not. In terms of revenue, how significant was tax under-reporting? By regularly conducting new surveys, IRS also could see whether compliance was increasing or decreasing and the extent to which the changes that were spotted for particular groups of taxpayers was related to changes in agency enforcement or taxpayer service efforts, or to changes in the tax laws themselves.
As the results from successive TCMP surveys rolled in, and with the answers to these and many other such questions in hand, the IRS sought to better direct its efforts towards areas with the most serious problems. Equally important, the public and Congress had a sound way of judging the effectiveness of the administration of the tax laws.
The TCMP, however, was brought to an end during the Reagan Administration. While the agency has sought to develop alternatives under its National Research Program, these efforts have largely failed to live up to their promise. As a direct result of the absence of this critical information, tax administrators, Congressional committees and the public to this day have no systemic information about the impact the growing budget restrictions have had, and will have, on the effectiveness of one of the largest, most important and powerful of all government agencies.
The questions are difficult and many. If the agency cuts back on the assistance it provides taxpayers to determine the taxes they owe, will the result be less compliance? How many auditors does the IRS need to assure that everyone — from low income taxpayers to the wealthiest corporations — are properly reporting their income? How many trained agents and criminal investigators does it require to detect, fine and sometimes prosecute those who commit outright fraud?
With more document matching and other automated procedures, can the agency make up for the steady decline in its work force and deliver on the promise in its mission statement: "Provide America's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all"?
The Current IRS Enforcement Picture for Individuals
Here are some details. Tax audit rates for individual taxpayers fell by 5.3 percent in FY 2012, according to other agency data analyzed by TRAC. But because the number of returns filed had increased, the chances of audits fell at an even faster pace, by 7 percent.
The declines were roughly similar to the reductions in the IRS's overall staffing levels, down just under 5 percent in FY 2012. This recent decline continues a long-term trend: over the last two decades, IRS staffing has been cut by 23 percent. During this same period, however, the IRS workload has not decreased. In fact, for one example, the number of individual tax returns have grown by 27 percent. See Table 2; detail for additional years can be found in Table 3 below.
The IRS has tried to manage this squeeze by shifting away from in-depth, face-to-face audits and toward semi-automated correspondence audits. The agency data show that while in-depth audits dropped by more than half in the last 20 years, correspondence audits nearly tripled. This shift has enabled the IRS to limit the decline in the overall audit rate for individual taxpayers — from 10.7 audits per thousand returns in FY 1992 to 10.3 audits per thousand returns in FY 2012. However, as just noted, the nature of an audit in these years has drastically changed. These trends are shown in Figure 2, with supporting detail in this table.
The IRS has also leveraged computer technology to identify returns with unreported income through computerized matching with the information returns (1099s) it receives. As a result of this program, last year three times as many returns received a computer unreported income notice than were subject to a tax audit — 4.5 million notices compared with 1.5 returns audited.
While the number of such notices has risen over the past two decades, the proportion of taxpayers receiving them last year (3.2 percent) has changed little from the proportion receiving them two decades ago (3.3 percent). The rate, however has varied over this period, and is markedly up from the proportion of returns receiving such notices ten years ago when the rate was 1.2 percent. The IRS has also automated the checking for math errors, which tend to occur when Congress changes tax provisions. Last year, such errors were found in 2 percent of returns, less than one-fifth the rate a decade ago during FY 2002. See Figure 3 and supporting table.
There is little question that tax enforcement today — with computer technology, semi-automated correspondence audits and computer matching — is less costly than it was previously, and may well be adequate to deal with many simpler tax situations. It is less clear, however, that this computerized audit process can provide adequate coverage for wealthier individuals, many of whom have complicated business or investment income.
As budget cuts have forced a reduction in many different IRS efforts, the elimination of the TCMP and the broad failure of the agency to develop a workable alternative has left a series of giant question marks. How will the steady declines affect the continuing viability of a wide range of vital government services? How will both the giant corporations and individual taxpayers respond as the IRS presence recedes? In the absence of the complex research program launched five decades ago by Commissioner Caplin, determining how large or small the IRS should be in the years ahead will be extremely difficult.
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Abu Zubaydah suggests that “the plywood was put there” because the “interrogators realized that smashing me against the hard wall would probably quickly result in physical injury.” No doubt he is right: the plywood is the answer to the perennial problem of the torturer: how to inflict sufficient pain without causing injury of the sort that will make further “exploitation” of the detainee difficult or even impossible. But where precisely, between the first time Abu Zubaydah was smashed into the wall and then placed inside the standing black coffin-like box for “close confinement” and then emerged to be “walled” again, did that plywood come from?
I suspect it was the idea of someone back at CIA headquarters, in Langley, Virginia. As CIA officer John Kiriakou reminds us,
Each one of these steps…had to have the approval of the Deputy Director for Operations. So before you laid a hand on him, you had to send in the cable saying, “He’s uncooperative. Request permission to do X.” And that permission would come…. The cable traffic back and forth was extremely specific….
Beyond the hour-by-hour approval of particular techniques issuing out of headquarters came an assiduous effort to brief “NSC policy staff and senior Administration officials,” for, as the CIA inspector general put it, “the Agency specifically wanted to ensure that these officials and the [Congressional Oversight] Committees continued to be aware of and approve CIA’s actions.”14 One detects here a further echo of the 1970s and the scandals after the revelations of agency assassinations, coups, and other misdeeds before the Church and Pike committees: CIA leaders and officers were determined that this time, however much national attitudes on these matters might change—after the emergency had passed—they could never be accused of “rogue” behavior. This time, high officials couldn’t claim they didn’t know; instead of “nothing on paper,” this time CIA officers would insist on briefings, meetings, records, memos, documents—explicit approval. In so doing they ensured that responsibility was spread very high and very wide indeed.
Again, Abu Zubaydah:
After the beating I was then placed in the small box. They placed a cloth or cover over the box to cut out all light and restrict my air supply…. The wound on my leg began to open and started to bleed….
I was then dragged from the small box, unable to walk properly and put on what looked like a hospital bed, and strapped down very tightly with belts. A black cloth was then placed over my face and the interrogators used a mineral water bottle to pour water on the cloth so that I could not breathe. After a few minutes the cloth was removed and the bed was rotated into an upright position. The pressure of the straps on my wounds was very painful. I vomited. The bed was then again lowered to horizontal position and the same torture carried out again with the black cloth over my face and water poured on from a bottle. On this occasion my head was in a more backward, downwards position and the water was poured on for a longer time. I struggled against the straps, trying to breathe, but it was hopeless. I thought I was going to die. I lost control of my urine. Since then I still lose control of my urine when under stress.
This is the famous waterboarding, a time-honored technique deployed by the priestly interrogators of the Spanish Inquisition, by French paratroopers during the Algerian War, by the Argentines during their “dirty war,” by the Khmer Rouge and the Salvadorans during their civil wars. Techniques vary but the principle remains the same: drown the prisoner, provoking suffocation and panic, then interrupt the drowning in time to save his life. That American interrogators were waterboarding prisoners first appeared in the press, to my knowledge, in May 2004, in a report in The New York Times. This of course is another side of “public secrecy”: the two narratives—what was done and what we know—crossed very early on.
Of the eleven “enhanced interrogation techniques” deemed legal by the Department of Justice, ten, according to John Yoo, “did not even come close to the [legal] standard [of torture],” but “waterboarding did.” In a rather striking admission to Department of Justice investigators that has received too little attention, Yoo confessed that “I had actually thought that we prohibited waterboarding. I didn’t recollect that we had actually said that you could do it.” He went on:
The waterboarding as it’s described in that memo is very different than the waterboarding that was described in the press. And so when I read the description in the press of what waterboarding is, I was like, oh, well, obviously that would be prohibited by the statute.15
It should be said, of course, that the International Committee of the Red Cross, legally charged with investigating and judging the treatment of prisoners, had no problem whatever declaring that this treatment “amounted to torture and/or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.” But Yoo’s observation underlines again that the differences between what is prescribed in the legal and policy documents—in which Yoo memorably describes waterboarding as a “controlled acute episode” short of torture—and what actually happens at the black sites is often dramatic. In waterboarding Abu Zubaydah, the interrogators used more water and performed the procedure much more frequently—eighty-three times, in this case—than prescribed in the documents, part of a general “drifting downward” into greater cruelty that we see throughout the various plotlines of this story.
It seems a general rule of what we might call the early state of exception that those officials—at the White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, and the Justice Department—who could point to the desert of knowledge, who could dwell on and profit from the fear of that dark unknown, were victorious, and indeed nothing more dramatically embodies the style of the exception: Assume the worst. Act preemptively, aggressively. Don’t hesitate. When in doubt, act. If there is a risk, the possible consequences are so grave that you must not let worries over evidence slow you down.
This kind of thinking reached a kind of apotheosis in Vice President Cheney’s so-called “one-percent doctrine,” which Ron Suskind summarized as follows: “If there was even a one percent chance of terrorists getting a weapon of mass destruction…the United States must now act as if it was a certainty.”16 This remarkable attitude toward risk—that only lack of action, and not mistaken action, posed dangers to the country—had peculiar and contradictory effects when embodied in the vast worldwide detention regime spawned by the state of exception: the five thousand arrested and detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the United States; the tens of thousands detained in Abu Ghraib and Bagram and other prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan; the hundreds detained in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; the scores detained in the “black sites.” This vast system, which stretched around the world and at one time held nearly one hundred thousand prisoners, was intended to extract the vital intelligence that would supply the “front line” in the War on Terror.
But the sweeping arrests and indefinite detention—the failure to make discriminations of risk (which would have meant a willingness to get it wrong) in favor of wholesale, blanket judgments based on pervasive fear—had the perverse effect of crippling the intelligence-gathering system itself. That system was flooded with detainees who knew nothing “actionable,” or even relevant—and who could not be released, either, because, as in Abu Ghraib, the officers who were responsible for detaining them objected or because, as Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson says of the Guantánamo detainees, “it was politically impossible to release them.” Wilkerson, who served as chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, notes that if those detainees who should never have been imprisoned were released, “the detention efforts at Guantánamo would be revealed as the incredibly confused operation that they were.”17
The injustice of the system, of course, was pervasive, and this was increasingly recognized around the world and had its own grave political effects in what was, after all, a political war—a war in which al-Qaeda’s primary goal was to recruit young Muslims to its cause. But it is important to recognize that it was failing on its own terms. A system meant to be gathering the most vital and precious resource to fight the existential dangers of the War on Terror in fact was debilitating itself.
Though his moment of secret fame is long past, Abu Zubaydah is still with us. After three and a half years in the black sites, he was moved in 2006 to Guantánamo, where he is now in his ninth year of imprisonment. Thinking of him there, it is difficult to embrace fully the presiding philosophy of the Obama administration on these matters: that when it comes to torture we must “look forward,” not back. Impossible, thinking of Abu Zubaydah and the questions he embodies, not to think as well of his American partners in these scenes a half-dozen years ago. Many of course have moved on, to private law firms, to corporate security jobs, to university faculties. But the story is not over. The documents are full of the drama of the interrogators and the officials of the CIA demanding that they be granted, if not advance immunity for what they were about to do—a so-called “letter of delination”-—then at least a “golden shield” that would protect them from any future attempt at prosecution. They received one, indeed a series of them, in the so-called “torture memos” produced by the Justice Department and, later, in the Military Commissions Act passed by Congress in 2006.
As we look back today at these ghostly figures, at the policymakers sitting in their offices who ordered these techniques, and the lawyers who deemed them legal, and the interrogators who practiced them on men chained naked in cold sunless rooms, we can have the sense, haunting as it is, that they are all looking forward at us, as we stand here today judging what they did. If we know anything, it is that they knew this moment would come. They were determined to prepare for it, and in a sense they succeeded brilliantly. The legal memos, however grotesque in their reasoning and however widely denounced, have in effect held sway, and imposed a painful unremitting moral limbo on all of us.
Waterboarding, prosecuted within the United States as recently as 1983—and reaffirmed, explicitly, to be illegal by the present attorney general in his confirmation hearings—now amounts, in these exhaustively documented cases, to no more than the “controlled acute episode” of John Yoo’s description. The former vice-president can speak proudly in his memoirs of his approval of these techniques, asserting, in direct contradiction to findings of the International Committee of the Red Cross, that “they complied with the law, including international treaty obligations such as the United Nations Convention Against Torture.” The current president is on record asserting that waterboarding is illegal—even as his predecessor proudly recounts in his own memoirs that when asked for approval to waterboard Khalid Sheikh Mohammed he replied without hesitation, “Damn right!”
14 Special Review: Counterterrorism and Detention Activities (September 2001–October 2003), p. 23. ↩
15 Office of Professional Responsibility, Department of Justice, Investigation into the Office of Legal Counsel’s Memoranda Concerning Issues Relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s Use of “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” on Suspected Terrorists, July 29, 2009, pp. 53–54. ↩
16 See Ron Suskind, The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America’s Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 (Simon and Schuster: 2006), p. 62. ↩
17 See the Declaration of Colonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson in Adel Hassan Hamad v. George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Jay Hood, and Brice Gyurisko, US District Court for the District of Columbia, CV 05-1009 JDB, March 24, 2010. ↩
Special Review: Counterterrorism and Detention Activities (September 2001–October 2003), p. 23. ↩
Office of Professional Responsibility, Department of Justice, Investigation into the Office of Legal Counsel’s Memoranda Concerning Issues Relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s Use of “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” on Suspected Terrorists, July 29, 2009, pp. 53–54. ↩
See Ron Suskind, The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America’s Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 (Simon and Schuster: 2006), p. 62. ↩
See the Declaration of Colonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson in Adel Hassan Hamad v. George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Jay Hood, and Brice Gyurisko, US District Court for the District of Columbia, CV 05-1009 JDB, March 24, 2010. ↩
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When You're Unsure How to React to North Carolina
I know there’s a lot of anger in the wake of the passage of Amendment One in North Carolina. For instance, one of my friends on Facebook posted this: “Gay people: Get out of the south. Boycott it. Don't give the people of those states another dime of your hard-earned tax dollars. Let those brain-dead, backwards, fat-ass f**k-tards steep in the stench of their simple, illiterate culture, pray to a God who wouldn't claim them, and die their chicken-fried diabetic deaths without the benefit of tasteful funeral flower arrangements.” Aside from the severity of the name-calling, I think he (and others) are right in calling for a boycott of the Tar Heel state. Do you agree?
As a North Carolinian, believe me, I share the same sense of disappointment and anger at the passage of this mean-spirited and bigot-inspired amendment. And we are certainly not alone. Soon after the vote, the “Visit North Carolina” Facebook wall was inundated with such extreme vitriol (by members of our community) that site admins asked posters to “refrain from using profane or disrespectful language.” But as I’ve said before, hateful language – no matter who speaks it — gets us nowhere, fast. As for the boycott idea, yes, there are lots of raised voices calling for such a move. But I’m not persuaded, and I don’t think you should be either.
One of the loudest of those voices is former actress Roseanne Barr, now running for president of the United States (yep, you read that right) as a member of the Green Party. Barr first called for Hollywood’s production companies to boycott the entire state, later deciding to narrow it to the 93 counties that voted in favor of the amendment. Others less famous than she have also supported a boycott, advocating: “Hit them where it hurts. In the wallet.”
Boycotts most decidedly have a place in the history of social change, notably during the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s. These nonviolent and targeted campaigns (think Woolworth’s in Greensboro, N.C.) were certainly effective (both the literal and metaphoric lunch counter was finally integrated). The broader they are, though, the weaker they can be (think Arizona in the wake of its new immigration law). So the first argument against a boycott is that it’s not likely to be terribly effective.
And why single out North Carolina, which is only one of 31 states that now have constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage? After all, this is a national problem. Remember that itty-bitty law called the Defense of Marriage Act that prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages? Most importantly, how would such a movement help to change the hearts and minds of the Tar Heels who voted in favor of Amendment One? It wouldn’t. It would only harden them.
What would be the effect on our community and our supporters? For starters, a boycott would punish the 39% of the voters in North Carolina who voted against its passage, not to mention LGBT-owned businesses, too.
I asked Mark Kleinschmidt, the openly gay mayor of Chapel Hill, for his point of view and he emailed: “After taking the hit we, the NC LGBT community, took May 8th, the last thing we need is to be abandoned by the rest of the country.” He also rightfully pointed out that the major tourist destinations in the state – the Outer Banks; the Triangle of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill; Charlotte; and Asheville – all resoundingly defeated the amendment. So, we’re going to punish those communities? I don’t think so.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t put your money where your mouth is – or at least take your cash away from those who use it against us. That means looking carefully at the money trail. You won’t find the equivalent of a local Woolworth’s to boycott as payback for this one, though. Instead you’ll find a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma– or at least groups, inside of organizations, inside of PACS.
In fact, Vote for Marriage NC, the leading force behind the pro-Amendment movement, got much of its money from other groups, including the National Organization for Marriage, the Christian Action League, the NC Values Coalition, the First Baptist Church, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. Those big bucks from NOM, which works to hide its donors in all of the states where it lobbies, made up almost 30% of donations to Vote for Marriage NC. Vote for Marriage NCalso got a whopping quarter-million dollars from Phil Drake, president of Drake Software, so you may want to think twice before buying his tax program.
On the other side, money spent to fight the good fight against Amendment One came from an extremely wide range of individuals, making it truly a grassroots campaign. Support also came from the Human Rights Campaign, which is always grateful for donations that allow them to do their important work.
Finally, when you do exercise your right to shop, remember that there’s no way of knowing how a business owner voted, and it’s unlikely you know where his or her donations went. You can, however, make your presence as an out LGBT person known -- telling the owner or manager that you’re spending your hard-earned “gay dollars” in that establishment. As Stuart Campbell, executive director of Equality NC told me: “Rather than boycott North Carolina, we need people to stay engaged in the fight for equality in North Carolina.”
This column originally was published on Advocate.com.
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A former TV anchorman, Australian Peter Ford, has devised a way to help those with acute brain disorders communicate more readily.
'Peter Ford has always relished a new frontier. In the early 1980s, the Queenslander was one of the first Australian news anchors hired for Ted Turner’s 24-hour US news network, CNN.
Another new frontier at the time was computer technology, taking hold in offices everywhere, and he quickly engaged with that, too. Amid the daily mayhem of breaking news ("We virtually lived in the studio – sent home for a bath only when we began to smell!"), Ford one day mentioned to the head of IT that he was sick of walking past the new office computer and not knowing how to use it. The IT chief sold Ford, for $10, the Apple programmers’ guide.
That transaction began a profound learning experience for Ford, who became a self-taught code writer. His creativity has, over the past 30 years, led him to invent a new technology that is transforming the lives of those who suffer from motor neurone disease (MND), stroke and cerebral palsy. Called NeuroSwitch, it’s a device that allows those who literally can’t lift a finger to communicate with family and friends, to write poetry and even books, edit videos and engage in otherday-to-day activities – to feel that bit more connected.'
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Redwood Wonders: Trekking Among Ancients
Finding a remote wilderness, right off the highway
I’ve always been fascinated by the Age of Exploration—a time when men braved their fears and plunged headlong into unmapped landscapes, returning home with stories of strange beasts and curious plants. Men like Hiram Bingham, who discovered the lost city of the Incas; Robert F. Scott, who led a trail-breaking expedition into Antarctica; and of course Lewis and Clark, with their legendary expedition across North America.
These days it seems that too many deep jungles and dark forests have been developed, replaced with paved roads and parking lots and cataloged via satellite. But the beauty about trails like Miner’s Ridge is that it proves grand adventures into mysterious landscapes are still possible today—and you don’t even need to leave civilization too far behind to get there.
I first heard about Miner’s Ridge Trail in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park over breakfast. I was in Crescent City, California, just across Oregon border on a road trip headed south. I mentioned to a local that I was looking to get in a short hike while passing through Redwood Country. He leaned over and told me about his all-time favorite hike, to a remote, untouched place deep in the heart of a redwood forest. I was sold.
The trailhead is easy to find right off of Highway 101 following a short bumpy forest road that leads to the Pacific Ocean. Under a canopy of a thick forest on this unpaved road I felt myself slipping away from society. After a few miles the road reaches the Pacific Ocean, and a manned gate that marks the entrance to the park. Shortly after paying the $5 day-use fee I reached the Miner’s Ridge trailhead, across the street from the Gold Bluffs Beach campground.
The trail starts on an old logging road through a moss-covered spruce forest, where the ground is thick with ferns and California Redwood Sorrel. Within a mile, I was alone with the trees—trees so big it was easy to imagine that I had been transported in time into a landscape that has no relationship with man. Sure, there was the trail itself, and an occasional short footbridge spanning a creek, but the scale of the place was humbling. The air was heavy with the smell of soil and foliage, and fallen trees lay in shallow graves, covered by moss and canopies of ferns. Along the edge of the single-track trail, I spotted flashes of color among the spectrum of greens: Fernald’s Iris, Creeping Buttercup, Monkey Flower, Redwood Trillium.
I rounded a bend about a mile and a half up the trail and came face-to-trunk with a grove of Coast Redwoods. I strained my neck to take in their immensity, their crowns hidden behind a shroud of fog. The Coast Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world, some reaching some 37 stories into the heavens.
Unlike most Coast Redwoods, these trees had a ghostly gray bark rather than the earthy red skin of their southern cousins, a quality that makes these giants seem like ancient elders.
And ancient elders they are indeed. The oldest known Coastal Redwoods are more than 2,000 years old, slowly and quietly growing taller. If these trees could talk, would they have many stories about us? I stood by one of the giants and pondered the thought. In this forest, it is quite possible to follow in the footsteps of the intrepid explorers of yesteryear. Those first western men who laid eyes on this landscape could indeed have laid eyes on the tree in front of me. This is still the land of grand adventure.
About the hike:
Miner’s Ridge Trail is 3.6-miles long, and connects to the 4.5-mile James Irvine Trail. The most popular way of exploring the area is by combining these trails into as loop (11.6 miles).
Directions to the trailhead:
Miner’s Ridge Trailhead: From Highway 101, take the Davison Road exit. Travel 5.7 miles west to the Gold Bluffs Beach Campground. Trailhead is 100 yards beyond the campground, on the left.
James Irvine Trailhead: From Highway 101, take the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway (Exit 753 in the south, not Exit 765 to the north) The trailhead is near the Visitor Center off of Prairie Creek Road.
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Mushroom farming consists of six steps, and although the divisions are somewhat arbitrary, these steps identify what is needed to form a production system. The six steps are Phase I composting, Phase II composting, spawning, casing, pinning, and cropping.
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UL207 - Oyster mushroom production is on the increase in the United States. This publication details the cultivation of oyster mushrooms from spawn to postharvest handling and marketing, including sections on culture maintenance, production in bags and bottles, production conditions, common problems faced by oyster mushroom growers, and an outlook for the future of oyster mushroom production.
XL0083 - Shiitake mushrooms are a darker and stronger-flavored cousin to the common button mushroom. This 12-page publication covers recent trends in the mushroom industry and explains how shiitake mushrooms are cultivated on both natural and synthetic logs. It also includes information about marketing shiitakes and future prospects for shiitake production and sales. Note: This publication is available in PDF only.
This 92-page, full-color handbook addresses the most important pest organisms with the potential to reduce mushroom yield and quality. The handbook is intended for growers, as well as researchers, as both an educational tool and a reference manual. The handbook is divided into two parts, covering the theory of IPM and the practical aspects of IPM in mushroom growing. The section on IPM in mushroom growing describes how unique features of mushroom crops can be used effectively in IPM, and how the theory of IPM can be applied effectively.
Spanish version: Mushroom IPM Handbook
(1991) Code: AGRS-27; Cost: $65
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The Lewiston Riverfront Island Master Plan Committee and consultants Goody Clancy released a draft of the master plan last week, outlining an ambitious agenda to make Lewiston-Auburn Maine’s premier urban riverfront destination.
The Riverfront Island master plan would be accomplished through four goals:
1. Tap the power of the river—through access to the water’s edge, a more active riverfront and stronger connections to downtown neighborhoods.
2. Attract a vital mix of new uses—including new housing, cultural destinations, workplaces, a new Canal Park, and the parking needed to support these new destinations—through reuse of older buildings and construction of new ones.
3. Make the district more walkable—to unlock the potential of Riverfront Island’s many assets
4. Insist on quality in both public and private investment—to attract desired businesses and visitors, and so that the Riverfront grows as a place the L-A community can take pride in.
Last week Twin City TIMES published details of the first goal, to tap the power of the river. This week, TCT publishes excerpts about the second goal: attract a vital mix of new uses.
See the entire plan at http://www.lewistonmaine.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=193.
Attract a vital mix of new uses
Since 2000, dramatic progress has been made in bringing new uses and activities to Riverfront Island. Establishment of the Franco-American Heritage Center has created a new cultural anchor for the area; the successful reuse of portions of the Bates Mill Complex has brought new offices, restaurants and medical uses.
These new uses complement the existing mix of businesses and residences that are an essential ingredient of success. Today, Riverfront Island is home to four restaurants with another currently planned.
With the development of new lofts currently under construction at the Bates Mill Complex, the addition of a planned new hotel on Lincoln Street, renovation of the Grand Trunk Depot building as a restaurant and continued development of Museum L-A’s new home on the waterfront, the district will take a dramatic further step. New amenities such as creation of a Lewiston Riverwalk will further enhance the district’s appeal and attract more uses to the area.
Lively downtown neighborhoods need a critical mass of people living within them, and Riverfront Island is no exception. Over time, attracting a critical mass of new housing (a minimum of 400 new units) will be especially critical to the success of the area. Both the Bates Mill Complex and Continental Mill are excellent locations for loft housing, while the areas along Oxford Street and Simard-Payne Park have the potential to include new townhouse development overlooking the park.
Successful urban riverfront districts incorporate a vital mix of uses that are drawn to a riverfront location while also attracting new people and events. The mix of uses must support activity over the course of the day, weekdays and weekends—in all seasons. The right mix of uses combines workplaces, arts, cultural, educational and recreational uses, retail, restaurants and hotels and a strong residential mix.
Riverfront Island already includes several of these uses, but in combination they have not yet reached the critical mass needed to be fully successful.
Reuse of Riverfront Island’s Mill Buildings
Bates Mill Complex. This approximately 700,000-square-foot mill complex extends from Chestnut Street to Cross Canal and between Canal Street and Lincoln Street. It is the cornerstone of the district’s success to date with major tenants, including offices for TD Bank and Androscoggin Savings Bank, Bates Mill Dermatology, Baxter Brewing Company, AAA and two restaurants (DaVinci’s Eatery and Fish Bones American Grill).
As of 2009, the complex had attracted $30 million in private sector investment and employed 1,000 people. Renovation of this property has been done to the highest standards and is a model for other buildings within the district.
The building’s recently completed atrium space, accessed from the intersection of Canal Street and Pine Street, allows pedestrians to travel through the building between the Lisbon Street area and Riverfront Island. With 48 units of housing due to be completed in late 2012, the complex will continue its evolution as a major anchor of the district.
Future planned uses for the roughly 200,000 square feet of remaining mill space include retail amenities as well as continued growth of office and residential uses. Much of the remaining available space is located on the east side of the building facing Canal Street. As this portion of the building sees use once again, it will present a more lively face to downtown and Canal Street. Development of a Canal Walk with trees and lighting will be essential in linking the Lisbon Street area to the riverfront.
Bates Mill No. 5. Bates Mill No. 5 has been a focus of public discussion for years within Lewiston. Over the course of this master planning process, extensive public discussion has centered around the future use of the Bates Mill No. 5 site. Several possible scenarios were considered: reuse of the structure for a major downtown anchor; partial or complete demolition and replacement with a new signature park; or demolition and replacement with a new structure to house retail uses and associated parking in line with likely near-term market potential.
While there was not unanimous public agreement on any of these options, most participants favored replacement of the structure with a distinctive new park space combined with a mix of development, potentially including retail and civic uses. Public sentiment over the future of the Bates Mill #5 structure reflects a skepticism over finding a viable reuse following 15 years of strong efforts by the City and other advocates, and continuing public cost associated with ownership.
While a final decision on the future of the building rests with Lewiston City Council, the master plan envisions demolition of most of the structure and replacement over time with a mix of open space and new development. A portion of the building along the Cross Canal is owned by NextEra Energy (formerly Florida Power & Light) and may need to remain intact.
Should the City Council decide to move forward with demolition in the near term, the site should be cleaned up and held until such time as full redevelopment can be advanced. In the interim, the site should be used as an open space and should not be used for surface parking.
Continental Mill. This five-story 560,000-square-foot mill building is particularly well suited to a residential reuse. Its mix of high ceilings, large windows and wood floors are ideal for loft housing.
With its waterfront setting and river views, reuse of the building could anchor the waterfront, bringing life and activity year-round. 250–500 residential units could be accommodated, depending on unit size and other variables.
Hill Mill. The present mix of small- and medium-sized light industrial and craft businesses located within this 400,000-square-foot mill complex are an excellent complement to other uses within the district and can continue to play an important role in the future of the area.
The Hill Mill continues downtown Lewiston’s tradition as a place where goods are produced; brings employees and customers to downtown; and provides space where emerging businesses and craft-related enterprises can operate within reach of each other. The Hill Mill is well positioned to be the hub of the region’s “maker movement.”
Adaptive Reuse of Other Key Historic Structures
Dominican Block. This four-plus-story 25,000-square-foot brick building at the corner of Lincoln Street and Chestnut Street was built in 1882 to house retail space, classrooms, and a large community room. The Dominican Block has recently been rehabilitated to a very high standard and is well suited for cultural/educational, retail, office and/or restaurant use.
The building is especially notable for its large upper floor assembly/performance space, which features 17-foot-high ceilings. The building’s elegant proportions and fine details make it especially attractive and noteworthy.
Grand Trunk Depot Building. An adaptive reuse renovation now underway at the former railway depot will create a unique new restaurant space on Lincoln Street. Establishing a new gateway to Simard-Payne Park on the undeveloped lot next to the Depot building will help link the River to Lincoln Street.
Island Point. North of Main Street and adjacent to the Great Falls, the area known as Island Point is one of the city’s most prominent and visible locations. It offers exceptional views of the Falls and River. Formerly the site of the Libby Mill Complex, destroyed by fire in 1999, Island Point is now home to Heritage Park, a hydro facility and Pedro O’Hara’s, a restaurant, bar and banquet facility.
There is significant potential for new high-profile development on Island Point—particularly on land overlooking the Falls, where the mill buildings once stood. Much of the property is publicly owned. Island Point is well suited to accommodate a substantial medical facility, a major “build to suit” corporate office building, housing and/or retail.
Island Point is not considered an appropriate location for large-format “big box” retail stores. Because the topography of Island Point rises dramatically from Heritage Park, it offers opportunities to reduce the cost and visibility of structured parking that would serve uses on the property.
Future development of the property should:
Accommodate extension of the Riverwalk, providing continuous public access to the water’s edge from the Longley (Main Street) Bridge, around the point, and on toward Canal Street to enable a strong pedestrian link to the upper canal;
Advance efforts to make this segment of Main Street more walkable, with buildings that front Main Street;
Help to reinforce Heritage Park as an accessible, inviting, and attractive destination for the community and region.
Lincoln Street Hotel. A new 90-plus-room hotel currently planned for Lincoln Street near its intersection with Main Street would further strengthen the mix of uses within the riverfront area, add life to the Riverwalk and support businesses by increasing the customer base for area restaurants and attractions. The hotel can also help generate activity around the edges of Simard-Payne Park, improving its attractiveness and visibility.
Use of the “red house” over the Cross Canal as a cafe or boat-rental facility as contemplated by the hotel has great merit and can also contribute to bringing this area to life.
Lincoln Street infill development. The portion of Lincoln Street between Main and Cedar Streets has undergone significant change over the last decade, with removal of several structures and significant investment in streetscape, site and building improvements. Over time, attracting new uses to vacant parcels will help to further activate the riverfront area, and better connect the River to the Bates Mill Complex.
Stand-alone retail, service, or office space will likely be attracted to Lincoln Street because of its traffic volume and visibility. The central portion of Lincoln, between the proposed hotel site and Chestnut Street, represents an optimal location for a small grocery store. The corner of Lincoln and Cedar is another potential location.
These land uses should be developed on the Lincoln Street edge with parking adjacent or behind the buildings. Lincoln Street uses must allow for additional buildings to abut Oxford Street, and parking for Lincoln Street buildings should not extend to the edge of Oxford Street.
Oxford Street infill opportunities. Over time, Oxford Street can develop with a particular focus on residential development at the Continental Mill and other locations. Improvements adjacent to Simard-Payne Park and its associated street edges will make the edges of the park more appealing as sites for infill development.
Additional infill housing would be an especially attractive use in this location, benefitting from the amenity of the park and providing a round-the-clock presence at the edge of the park, overcoming its current isolation from the area. Parking should not be provided on lots along the street edge in this location, particularly any parking associated with commercial or residential development along Lincoln Street.
Onstreet parking on Oxford Street, however, could help accommodate visitors to the park.
Museum L-A. Museum L-A is working to construct a new home along the riverfront, beside Simard-Payne Park. Museum L-A would be a tremendous anchor for the riverfront area.
Franco-American Heritage Center. The Franco-American Heritage Center is a key anchor within the riverfront area. As a cultural destination and event venue, The Center draws 20,000 people annually. The Franco-American Heritage Center will continue to play an important role in the area’s vitality and should continue to receive strong support.
Get Creative with Parking
Parking is a key issue for Lewiston, as it is for all downtowns. The City of Lewiston has been proactive in developing parking structures within the downtown area to advance economic development goals. Today, five public parking structures serve the downtown area.
The two parking structures built by the City on Riverfront Island since 2001—the 610 space Chestnut Street Garage and the 337 space Lincoln Street Garage—have been integral to the success of recent redevelopment efforts (e.g., in the Bates Mill Complex), providing nearby parking for employees and visitors. Today, those structures are well used during the work week, with peak weekday utilization rates of 85% and higher. During weekends and evenings, significant capacity remains available.
As redevelopment of the Riverfront Island area continues—with potential for more retail, office, and housing—new destinations will, over time, bring demand for more parking. When the district’s public parking supply is operating at full capacity during peak periods, additional structured parking will likely be needed if the area is to continue to attract new businesses and housing.
Additional structured parking can be provided through expansion of Riverfront Island’s existing parking garages. In total, expansion of the Lincoln Street and Chestnut Street Garages could provide approximately 700 additional parking spaces, with roughly two-thirds of the total expansion occurring at the Chestnut Street Garage.
During high demand periods when Riverfront Island’s public parking garages are nearing capacity, there are well over 1,000 available parking spaces within the district in privately owned surface lots. Many of these spaces will ultimately be needed to serve the buildings they are adjacent to (e.g., Continental Mill, Hill Mill). In the interim, however, property owners, the City, and the Riverfront Island area could benefit from an arrangement that allowed temporary public use of private lots as an interim alternative to more structured parking.
To ensure that parking is not overbuilt—at a cost of valuable land and dollars—or under-built, which could threaten the area’s ability to attract new businesses, residents and activity, Lewiston could refine this approach by:
Using models developed by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE), which can calculate parking needs for proposed uses based on the precise use and time of day;
Maximizing the extent to which parking is available to all, rather than dedicated to particular uses or destinations;
Improving signage to, within, around downtown public parking areas, which will help maximize use of the existing parking supply.
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"The thing which keeps life romantic and full of fiery possibilities is the existence of these great plain limitations which force us to meet the things we do not like or do not expect."
"Does man need God, or can we do quite well without him? When, in the first phase of God’s absence, his light continues to illumine and sustain the order of human existence, it appears that things can also function without God. But the more the world withdraws from God, the clearer it becomes that man, in his hubris of power, in his emptiness of heart and in his longing for satisfaction and happiness, increasingly loses his life. A thirst for the infinite is indelibly present in human beings. Man was created to have a relationship with God; we need him."
When Light Does Not Reach Our Hearts
“What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure? I think it is the hope of loving, or being loved.
“I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey to find its source, and how the moon wept without her lover’s warm gaze.
“We weep when light does not reach our hearts. We wither like fields if someone close does not rain their kindness upon us.”
- Meister Eckhart
“God doesn’t ultimately judge us for how adept we are at following the rules of the Church, but by how much we’ve loved other people. “ – A comment made by my sister a few weeks ago.
For years now, I have been moving in circles when it comes to what to believe about the Church. Somehow, I still think that what we believe has an impact on our hearts and the way we live. Yet I keep having to ask: To what end do we believe? For what purpose do we go to Church?
I have all these lofty ideals about love and humanity, but actually loving self-sacrificially? I can’t even bring myself to go to lunch with a person who simply needs to be listened to.
It’s easy to give time to a friend that gives back, but there are an abundance of broken, lonely individuals that are only able to take. I worry of being depleted. But how is anyone to be restored unless they are given medicine? I’ve been in that needy place before. Why am I unwilling to give, now that I have something to offer?
If I love God as much as I think I do, what would I do if it were the Christ that was suffering from debilitating loneliness? Why did he say “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matt 25:40)?
Am I going to awaken one day before God’s face and realize I could have given 1% of the love he gave me and it would have been enough?
“For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Gal 5:14)
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So yeah... I suck at drawing. Well, I wouldn't say suck but I'm pretty bad. But drawing is a skill and for years I've always thought there was some genetic or neural reason I couldn't draw but now I see it's like learning an instrument. Nobody picks up a guitar and nails a Hendrix solo. The same is true of drawing, while some are naturally more talented, there's those who have learned skills and those who haven't.
Until about a week ago I hadn't but I've been reading these things called comic books (you should check them out!) for years and I've decided I'd like to be able to draw my own one day. It's not a career choice or something I'm going to be studying full time but as a hobby.
So far I've been drawing wooden "man-equins" and tracing pictures I like using them to practice the super basics (how to hold a pencil properly, how much pressure to apply, what sort of strokes to make) but there's no structure to my learning, I'm just... drawing.
My aim: to one day be able to draw my own 24-page comic book. There's no deadline on this and it's not something anybody other than friends or family and perhaps a couple of weirdos on the internet would read but it's something I'd feel proud of myself for creating. So where should I begin? Are there any courses or books that would be good or would it be wise for me to just keep drawing wooden men and copying out images I like the look of from artists I like?
Best advice I could give you is to take a beginner's "how to draw" course, because it is invaluable to have someone help you correct as you learn. Courses are offered at the local community centers or local high schools' continuing education classes.
I've found the learning curve has been quite generous to me. Literally 2 weeks ago I was AWFUL but I'm already creating little quirky cartoon faces, I'm really loving it. I probably draw about 30 mins to an hour every day.
I grew my guitar the other day using rules and shapes I'd learnt and it was actually pretty good. I think I'm starting to "get" it. I guess I'm not really trying enough styles and sometimes I don't have the confidence to draw quite difficult things and risk making mistakes but I'm really enjoying it which is great.
I've had a look through How to.. The Marvel Way and it looks fantastic but I think a little too advanced for me right now. I created a fun exercise where I drew a face and then tried to draw the exact same face from different angles. I think it's best to learn the rules first rather than storming ahead.
Seriously though guys, thanks for the advice I'll take that on board. I'm really enjoying it, it's so satisfying when you get something right and you can see it straight away, it's instantly gratifying! That said, opposite hand sounds punishing! I'm starting to notice shapes of things and realising that there is no 3D, everything is just flat shapes and lines constructed to create an illusion of 3D.
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Protests against Israeli goods take place close to the Gaza-Israel boundary.
Amal Samouni lost both her father and brother when Israel bombed their neighborhood in 2009.
Samir Awad, 16, is one of several youths killed by Israeli forces this month.
Dozens of unarmed Palestinians had been slain in the two weeks before Abdel Aziz Salha stabbed an Israeli soldier.
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Sama Abu Meghasib saw her uncle be killed by an Israeli warplane four years ago.
It’s too dangerous to return, say Palestinians forced out of their homes.
Despite constant harassment from Israeli soldiers and settlers, Palestinians have made good progress restoring the old city.
More than $1 billion worth of damage was caused by Israeli offensive in November.
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Shaping Sustainable Fashion edited by Alison Gwilt and Timo Rissanen is published by Earthscan this month. This article looks at a case study from the book on the work of London College of Fashion lecturer and textile designer, Jennifer Shellard:
New Materials for Fashion
When a consumer determines that a garment is no longer desirable for the purpose it was acquired for, it becomes textile waste. While the price of clothing has decreased, consumer spending on clothing has increased, resulting in significant increases in textile waste streams in the West (Allwood et al, 2006). As clothes become cheaper, it may be easier for a consumer to discard a garment and replace it with little consideration. A sustainable fashion industry of the future must identify ways of producing fashion that foster deeper engagements between wearer and garment, from point of acquisition through an appropriate, low-impact use phase to the eventual end of life of the garment. This will require new, closer relationships between the industry and fashion consumers. Alongside social innovation, technological advances will continue to bring about improvements in materials production, reclamation and recycling, leading to waste reduction.
Fashion designers have been increasingly reliant on the appropriate selection of materials as an approach to sustainable fashion. Garments can be made from renewable or biodegradable fibres, reclaimed materials or materials created through new technologies. While we know that often the most significant sustainability impacts related to clothing are created through laundering and drying, materials nevertheless play a significant role in moving towards more sustainable fashion practices. The potential for new technological man-made or hybrid textile materials to provide solutions for sustainable fashion has been little explored in the fashion industry. However high performance materials can maximize garment durability, while alternatively a garment can be designed to exploit fabric ageing: these ideas and more show that through considered material selections a garment can be designed with an extended lifecycle in mind. Furthermore, fashion can be created to adapt to different environments, climates and situations, through simple or complex materials and transformable techniques.
LCF lecturer and textile designer, Jennifer Shellard explores the use of technology in conjunction with traditional craft skills in her experimental textile pieces. In the piece entitled Transitions II, Shellard directs an external computer-animated light to change and enhance a gradated coloured strip that is integrated within a hand-woven material base. The gradual colour change in the strip is slow and measured and the viewing experience is both intriguing and meditative. Shellard’s abstract approach to textiles demonstrates the convergence between craft and technology. At the same time her work opens the door to alternative conversations about materials and their appropriateness to fashion. These conceptual approaches could lead designers to think about the possibility of new textile materials for garments that engage or transform. Garments that can change, adapt or evolve may encourage a relationship between wearer and garment that is much deeper than can be achieved through typical fashion solutions. And it is this connectivity to fashion that can help in the reduction of clothing consumption.
A central problem with fashion is that often a garment is disregarded before it ceases to function. In the case of a fashion garment this can relate to meaning. A garment can be disregarded because it no longer answers a perceived ‘need’; and essentially the ‘need’ here is an emotional one. Sustaining a wearer’s interest and engagement with a garment is then the real challenge. However, if a designer can create a garment that can adapt and transform, and reflect the wearer’s invested care, then we can begin to rethink our engagement with our clothes.
Allwood, J. M., Laursen, S. E., Malvido de Rodriguez, C. and Bocken, N. M. P. (2006) Well Dressed? The Present and Future Sustainability of Clothing and Textiles in the UK. Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
Receive a 20% discount on this or any other Earthscan book at www.earthscan.co.uk using the voucher code CSF.
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SHORT STUDY: AN EXTRACT
Childish's paintings and many woodcuts are mostly autobiographical, many of them are self-portraits, and all of them are figurative. They have been described unfavourably by many commentators as being resolutely independent of, or indifferent to, the concerns and interests of contemporary art practice, and as being overly raw, naive or primitive – or worse, as aberrant and inept.
Although Childish had an impoverished education as a child, (stigmatised and disadvantaged because of his undiagnosed dyslexia), he was admitted to art colleges in Medway and London without even basic academic qualifications, solely on the basis of the high quality of his portfolio. Even though he was required to leave these art colleges early by the college authorities, as a consequence of his acts of rebellion, he had been accorded high their approval by virtue of his admission. And from this, at least in part, he had an exposure to degree-level art education.
As the consequence of a mythologising process – or as a result of the needs of journalistic storytelling – many different commentators have concluded that Childish is an untaught outsider. As his family has an arts and design background and his older brother is a highly trained painter, Childish would have been exposed to many ideas about art while he was growing up. A controlled, highly competent design sensibility is apparent in his earlier work, which means that the more relaxed, uninhibited, painterly language of his more recent painting is clearly one of informed choice.
This more recent painting has an expressionist tendency, and is indebted to Munch – particularly the later Munch – and artists like Hans Richter, the Russian avant-garde painter Mikhail Larionov, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and the Die Brücke group. (Amongst more recent artists, the work of Georg Baselitz may be mentioned.) Childish has often painted in conscious homage to Van Gogh, and the intense, visionary quality of these and other works also place Childish in a relationship with Samuel Palmer and, in some respects, with William Blake.
There is also relevance in Childish’s art college association with the artist Peter Doig, with whom he shares a pictorial language of the visionary or magical – the work of both artists sometimes creeping towards the psychedelica. See, for example, Medway Swimming Club (2008) or Forts in Fog (2008). Arguably, Childish’s landscapes are as deeply felt as his portraits, with their depictions of mysterious pools of light, especially in the seascapes. These pools of light are, perhaps, analogous to the light Childish shows in the eyes of his portrait subjects; although earlier paintings show the eyes as abbreviated or enervated, the later ones are often soulful or mystic.
Painterly nuance is not necessarily the point of Childish's work. A conspicuous emotional register is – particularly moods that it might be possible to summarise as those of poetic exhilaration. This expressive excitement is not necessarily pleasant, but always emotionally vital, and resonates conspicuously through the artist's painting, writing, poetry and music.
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Adults generally need no such convincing, because most of us know that herbs are vital to flavor many dishes.
More gardeners should also know that herbs are easy to grow and can add flowers, fragrance and textures to the landscape.
Louisiana gardeners can successfully grow a wide variety of herbs, although some, such as French tarragon and lavender, often succumb to our hot, wet summers in spite of careful culture.
When selecting the herbs you want to grow in your garden, consider what you commonly cook with. Look at the herbs in your kitchen cabinet and start off growing those types. Be very careful if you decide to grow and use medicinal herbs. You must know exactly what you are doing. Used improperly, some medicinal herbs can be quite toxic.
Most herbs require direct sun at least four to six hours a day and excellent drainage. Raised beds are best for most herbs. If raised garden beds are not practical for you and your drainage is poor, try growing herbs in containers.
Locate your culinary herb-growing area as close to the kitchen as possible, so it is convenient to use while you are cooking. If you have to walk all the way across the yard to harvest them, they’ll likely be under used.
For growing purposes in Louisiana, herbs can be loosely grouped into cool-season annuals, warm-season annuals (annuals live for one season and then die) and perennials, which live for several years.
Cool-season herbs can tolerate normal winter freezes. They should be seeded or transplanted September through early February.
Plant transplants rather than seeds now, because we are late in the cool season, and you can still expect to get acceptable harvests in May or early June.
Excellent herbs to plant now are parsley, cilantro or coriander, celery, dill, chicory, fennel, borage, arugula and chervil – to name a few.
Terrific warm-season annual herbs are basil (in all its myriad forms and flavors), sesame and perilla.
They can be seeded in pots now and transplanted into the garden as soon as they are big enough. Purchased transplants could also be planted in late March and through the summer.
Some of the perennial herbs that do well here are mints, lemon verbena, lemon balm, rosemary, Mexican tarragon, burnet, sorrel, society garlic, garlic chives, oregano, monarda, catmint, anise hyssop, mountain mint, French bay, pineapple sage and rue.
All of the perennial herbs can be planted now and through the spring using transplants available at local nurseries.
Thyme, sage, catnip, lavender and many of the scented geraniums are perennial herbs that require excellent drainage to survive the summer.
They may be more successful when grown in containers and placed in a location that gets some shade in the afternoon during the summer.
Even grown under good conditions, they tend to be short-lived and often succumb to root and stem rots in the hot, wet, late-summer season.
Harvest herbs frequently and regularly, being careful not to deplete all of the plant’s foliage. Take no more than one third of the total foliage at any one time. The flowers of herbs also may be used as a garnish or to flavor dishes.
Sometimes the herb garden can be too productive. At these times it is important to know how to preserve the extras. Most herbs can be kept for about a week after harvesting in plastic bags in the vegetable storage section of your refrigerator (but not basil) or with their stems placed in small glasses of water. You can preserve them for longer periods by drying or freezing.
To dry herbs, harvest them with the stems long enough to easily tie them together. Next, rinse them with water and blot dry. Make small bundles of about three to five stems held together with rubber bands and insert an unbent paper clip or S-shaped piece of wire to make a hook. Hang the bundles in a cool, dry place indoors with good air circulation.
Another way to dry herbs is to lay leaves or short sprigs on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels. When the herbs are thoroughly dry, store them in tightly sealed containers labeled with the name of the herb (or herb blend) and the date. You can leave the leaves whole or crumble them to the desired fineness.
To freeze herbs, harvest, rinse and blot them dry. Remove leaves from woody stems and chop the leaves finely. Place chopped herbs in a freezer bag, spreading them out in a half-inch layer.
This makes it easier to break off usable pieces later on when the herbs are frozen solid. Force out as much air as possible, seal the bag and freeze. Be sure to label the bag with the name of the herb because chopped, frozen herbs tend to look the same.
For more information, contact Dr. Chris Robichaux, county agent/area horticulturist, St. Martin/Iberia Parishes, at 332-2181 or 369-4440.
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The Green Thinker Network announced that the FlexStat
, from KMC Controls, won the Sustainability 2012 competition
in the Heating and AC & Plumbing category.
GreenThinkerNetwork.com promotes sustainable products and services in the building industry. According to its web site, it was created by a small group of architects and engineers seeking to partner with those who truly want to “make a difference.” The web site features only “green building products and service providers who utilize innovative building practices and eco design solutions.” The goal of the second annual competition was to raise awareness of alternative methods of building construction and operation.
The KMC FlexStat is a BACnet Advanced Application Controller and sensor in a single package that creates a flexible solution for stand-alone or BACnet-network challenges in any size commercial building. Enhanced IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) and energy-saving features in the FlexStat series include efficient HVAC control of temperature and humidity via schedules, motion sensors, and CO2 sensors with DCV (Demand Control Ventilation) sequences.
The BAC-13xxxx series, with a built-in CO2 sensor, uses a patented self-calibration technique designed to be used in applications where CO2 concentrations will drop to outside ambient conditions (approximately 400 ppm) at least three times in a 14 day period, typically during unoccupied periods. The BAC-13xxxx series, when properly configured, complies with CA Title 24, Section 121(c), as well as sub-paragraph 4.F. It can also comply with ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 and follow guidelines by Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. (PECI).
The BAC-14xxxx series, also with a built-in CO2 sensor, is designed for zones with continuous occupancy. The BAC-12xxxx series can have a remote CO2 sensor connected to one of the external inputs. All these models are available with three levels of DCV sequences when using applications with a modulating economizer option and an internal or external CO2 sensor.
For more information about the FlexStat’s previous awards and features, see the FlexStat product page on www.kmccontrols.com.
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Office of Service Learning and Community Programs
The Office of Service Learning and Community Programs fosters an ethic of service and civic responsibility by establishing mutually beneficial partnerships between the University and the community. The office serves as a resource for faculty who wish to integrate community service into the curriculum and for students who wish to enhance their educational experience through service learning or volunteer programs.
Service Learning is a form of Experiential Education which engages students in projects that benefit the community.
Through Service Learning students have the opportunity to apply concepts, techniques and methods learned in the classroom to real world problems and community projects related to their chosen professions and careers.
Students work under the supervision of a faculty member and must register for course credit.
Service Learning opportunities are varied and include such placements as translating for patients at a local clinic and providing public relations assistance for non-profit organizations.
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Could laterite have been the culprit?
I've given up on keeping mystery snails in my 5-gallon betta tank - I'm 2 for 2 for them dying within a month.
But I'm still trying to puzzle out why they both died. They followed the same pattern: healthy and vigorous for a week, then mopey for a week, then frequent battened behind the hatch and/or floating, then dead.
The main difference was that Little Ronnie Jeremy, my first snail, was a founding inhabitant of a new tank, so had a diet mainly of blanched veggies.
Cheeto was added when the tank was established and thick with algae, so ate mostly by grazing with occasional veggies.
Just today it struck me that when I set the tank up, I mixed well-rinsed laterite with the gravel. Could that be a culprit? Might there be trace copper in the laterite?
Mooch the Betta (a stomach with fins); 5 gallon planted desktop tank, AC20 HOB with homemade flow baffle.
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CFIA Inspectors Seek Strict Rules on Food Imports
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is wrong when it says food imports are screened as rigorously as exports – and is creating a “ticking biological time bomb” in Canada with the lack of oversight, the government’s food inspectors charged Wednesday.
Bob Kingston, president of the union representing CFIA food inspectors, took on the agency’s claim during parliamentary hearings on the future of Canada’s agricultural policy framework.
“There may be one set of rules, but they are certainly not applied the same,” Kingston testified Wednesday about import inspection and testing compared to domestically produced food bound for other countries.
“Export inspection always gets top priority in spite of what CFIA may say publicly. It’s 100 per cent versus two per cent.”
Kingston was responding to comments made at the hearings Monday by CFIA’s Paul Mayers in response to a question from Tory MP Ben Lobb. Read more here.
Date: February 17, 2012
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Ellen Ratner is the White House correspondent and bureau chief for the Talk Radio News service. She is also Washington bureau chief and political editor for Talkers Magazine. In addition, Ratner is a news analyst at the Fox News Channel.More ↓Less ↑
Today is Labor Day. Most of us think of it as the last day before we go back to work after summer vacation. But, for many people, there is no back-to-work day, as there is no work. The stunning news this week was that Labor Department statistics show no job increase last month. That does not mean there were no jobs created. It means, with the loss of jobs and the gain of jobs, there was no net job growth.
What can we possibly do about this? I have written about tax cuts and how they are not effective in job creation before. Many of you disagree, but there have been tax cuts in effect since the Bush era and the unemployment rate still hovers around 9 percent. There are also those who think cutting our spending will increase confidence, reduce the debt and deficit and therefore inspire the spending by corporations so they will create jobs. Will that really create jobs? That is anyone’s guess.
I am excited to hear what the president will say on Thursday night. He obviously considers this such an important speech that he asked to address a joint session of Congress. He is going to have to come up with a bold plan to make Congress and the American people pay attention. I am sure he will, even if he gets a lot of negative feedback from the Republicans.
The tea party talks about cutting taxes. Members of the Republican Party talk about cutting spending, but so far only Gov. Mitt Romney on the GOP side is suggesting that things be done in a business-like fashion.
I am not suggesting that Romney is a great candidate, only that he is suggesting less rhetoric and more of a planning process.
President Obama, I am sure, is aware of what happened under Franklin Roosevelt. After the New Deal investment and stimulus programs were cut, the Federal Reserve cut monetary availability. Both of those actions caused a severe rise in unemployment. It was only the draft and World War II that increased production, got factories moving again and employed many young Americans.
The recent stimulus program has been the butt of jokes and rancor. Many of the “shovel-ready” programs were anything but “shovel ready.” It was not as targeted as it should have been, but it got many people working again. It put America more into debt, but it did not cause the huge additions to the deficit that we are now seeing. (Other spending, including tax giveaways, Afghanistan and Iraq, have added to the runaway debt.) People started spending money again, and consumer confidence rose.
This week the Center for Budget and Priorities analyzed the recent Congressional Budget Office report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA, and found that the number of people employed because of it was between 1.0 and 2.9 million. These are jobs that would have never been created if it were not for the stimulus program.
According to the center’s analysis, the “CBO also includes new projections of the Recovery Act’s jobs impact through 2012. It finds that in the current quarter (the third quarter of 2011), there are 0.8 million to 2.5 million more people employed because of ARRA.” The CBO’s report indicated that the ARRA succeeded in its primary goal of protecting the economy during the worst of the recession.
Leaks about the president’s job speech say that he will support continuing the payroll tax cuts and extend unemployment benefits. Both of these plans make sense. Cutting taxes to those who can least afford to pay them makes more sense than cutting taxes on the richest Americans who can afford a bit of an increase in taxes. President Obama is also expected to promote investment in infrastructure jobs. Like the New Deal programs under FDR and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act passed in 1973, which continued under President Reagan, the United States needs government intervention to get America working again.
My hope for Thursday night is that the president is willing to take on his political foes and present a bold plan, a plan that will get Americans back to work and the country’s economy back on track. It would be a fitting Labor Day gift to America.
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Posted 26 January 2009 - 08:10 PM
Avira AntiVir Personal | COMODO Firewall | Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware | SpywareBlaster | WOT
"There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called present."
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Posted 11 October 2009 - 10:41 PM
But I need some more clarification here
Are you saying that a scan lasting sometimes around 30seconds to a minute or two, will detect all active Malwares (99.9%) on a user's computer?? Running a quick scan?
Incredible, I will need someone's further clarification on this, as I just can't believe it
waiting and hoping for a response...
Posted 11 October 2009 - 10:46 PM
I have never needed the full scan to remove the malware I am researching and have not even run one on any of my research machines this year .
Posted 11 October 2009 - 10:58 PM
If I my machine had 5000 active Malwares in my personal folder C:\kimsland
And all those Malwares were zipped up (or not in the common exe; com; msi dll, type format)
And I had no other active Malwares installed anywhere else (ie Windows was clean)
Would malwarebytes remove all found Malwares on my drive?
Or maybe a better question
Where does Quick Scan actually look? (in its 3 mins of scan)
What further areas does a Full scan look at? (in its hour long scan)
Please note: These questions are of utmost importance to me as I help support on tech forums
Posted 11 October 2009 - 11:36 PM
From what I am reading through this thread, if a member wanted to confirm that Malwarebytes has fully confirmed that no other Malwares exist on a user's computer, then that member should run a "full scan"
Otherwise they are only doing: memory , load points , all heuristic scans, and common Malware residing locations
But when looking at User's computers I notice numerous folder locations (ie not just My Documents or User folders)
Many User's tend to have gigs and gigs of data and programs residing almost anywhere
Actually many Users are also updating to Terabyte Drives because of the mass amount of data and other programs that could be installed just about anywhere.
Even many programs such as Camera software data locations; P2P software; even Games, and really much much more, all can reside in non-common locations. Even my "Games" folder is on its own
In this case should Users be told to run Full Scans ? Or should the whole world be informed to run "Quick scans" as this thread has stated and that has been used for linking reference from Malware removal members
I just want to be exactly clear on this
Should I ever run a Full scan?
Posted 11 October 2009 - 11:41 PM
Should you run a Full Scan. Well probably at least once at some point if for nothing else than to give you an added feeling of safety but again, this is typically what an Anti-Virus product is designed to do. They locate orphaned or non active Malware and remove them as part of their system scans.
Posted 11 October 2009 - 11:52 PM
And dealing with only Malwarebytes detectable active Malwares
If Quick Scan scans "Every known location" and a full scan is just for "an added feeling"
What is Full scan actually for? And what is the .01 % area exactly
And why is "Full Scan" even listed as an option, if it does... well nothing that you guys have informed me of yet?
Actually, if it does nothing then it should be removed, otherwise User's like me may accidentally run it
Posted 12 October 2009 - 12:10 AM
In my opinion, the Full Scan option should be removed. If you notice post #9 is from Bruce Harrison, one of MBAM's primary malware researchers and one of the creators of Malwarebytes' detection database. The .01% would be dormant traces, such as those that might be contained within a System Restore point, which should not be disinfected by any scanner as it would likely render the restore point useless. A better method for that type of cleanup would be to disable System Restore, reboot, turn System Restore back on then create a clean restore point. But again, anything in SR would be dormant, not active.
Posted 12 October 2009 - 01:49 AM
Next time I have a fully Malwared infected computer, I will run a few "Quick Scans" to eventually confirm no other Malware exists (confirming all removed)
Then after Restart (and remaining offline to the Internet/network) I will run a "full" scan just to see what happens
Note: I am not concerned of System Restore or any other Windows (or Internet browser) "temp" files
If anyone else wants to try this out too, on a machine that is known to be badly infected it would be nice to hear the outcome
As generally Malwares are known to be residing in standard locations on a drive, many tests may need to be run
If the "malware researcher" has also concluded that there is no need for "full" scanning, then I will need to update a few Guides online, as I have always quoted "full scan" not a few minutes (sometimes seconds) Quick Scan
Basically I am still concerned about the exact validity of this, even though MBAM researches have said no need to do it
Posted 12 October 2009 - 01:53 AM
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No trees were harmed in the posting of this message...however an extraordinarily large number of electrons were horribly inconvenienced.
Posted 12 October 2009 - 11:55 AM
Now if they ever did away with the full scan, they would have to give us another way of scanning other drives.
Dell Precision T7500, Win7 Ultimate 64bit fully updated, McAfee Corp Edition v8.8,
Watchguard Firewall, Intel Xeon E5606CPU, Dual Quad Core Processors, 16GB Ram,
E5606 @ 2.13GHz, Nvidia Quadro NVS420, Raid-1 Dual 1TB Sata 10000 rpm Hard Drives
Dual DVD Burners, IE10, Opera, MBAM
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Hoo doggie, how ’bout them Southern tee-vee stereotypes?
The cable reality show landscape is crawlin’ with them these days, with epithets like “hillbilly” and “redneck” prominently displayed right in the titles.
In dozens of shows – ranging from “Hillbilly Handfishing” and “Swamp People” to “Bayou Billionaires,“ “Rocket City Rednecks” and “American Hoggers” – sons (and daughters) of the South make moonshine, chase wild hogs, stuff dead pets, carve duck calls, wrestle alligators, catch catfish with their bare hands, mess around in swamps and generally hoot and holler.
While these shows often play it for laughs by highlighting the antics of their rural stars, TV executives say the shows also appeal to viewers who want to see regular folks on television.
“We haven’t received any negative response at all,” says Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet, home to the popular “Hillbilly Handfishing.”
“These shows are not painting people in a derogatory way, because they’re affectionate. I think some people see themselves in the show, but for others it’s reflective of an iconic way of life.”
The shows are popular because of “the desire to connect back to something that’s a little more raw and a little bit more real,” Kaplan says.
“And hillbillies are the epitome of that – no artifice, living in the moment, the real deal.”
Dolores Gavin, senior vice president of development and production for Discovery Channel, who produced such hits as “Moonshiners,” “Ax Men” and “Sons of Guns” for the network, says they come out of the “voracious appetite” of elusive male audiences who crave “people who are salt of the earth, and work with their hands, and say what they mean and mean what they say.”
Still, Ted Ownby, director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, says “people of the South get frustrated at the narrow range of representations.”
Ownby says it’s easier for TV producers to “build on preexisting stereotypes, so they don’t need to build characters. There’s the assumption there’s something about the character of these people that are already in a lot of viewers’ minds already.”
But TV executives insist the stars of the shows are authentic, such as the toothless Turtleman of backwoods Kentucky, Ernie Brown Jr., who is enlisted to ferret out possums and raccoons from rafters and storage sheds on Animal Planet’s “The Call of the Wildman.”
Like the folks featured in “Swamp People,” “American Hoggers” or “Billy the Exterminator,” Turtleman is depicted as a problem-solver who is much closer to nature than the cosseted viewers in air-conditioned homes, whose closest brush with wildlife comes in navigating highway traffic.
Of course, producers don’t hesitate to add twangy music and edit the shows to emphasize the broad physical humor found in grabbing an armadillo by the tail, as the Turtleman will do, and then capping his achievement with a rebel yell.
Rubes and city slickers
On CMT’s “My Big Redneck Vacation,” which is set in the Hamptons, it is Tom Arnold who pops up in scenes to make a wisecrack about the obvious rubes.
But it is often the city folk who are made to look foolish – for example, the lady in the store who doesn’t know that “camo” is short for camouflage.
The idea of simple Southern folks suddenly in the realm of the rich, as in “My Big Redneck Vacation,” is also the underlying premise of “Bayou Billionaires” and the more recent A&E offering, “Duck Dynasty,” featuring a family that looks like ZZ Top and has made millions in a mail-order duck-call business.
The use of “redneck” in a show title, thought to be offensive, is also applied to a group of technicians and inventors in Somerville, Ala., on National Geographic Channel’s “Rocket City Rednecks,” whose first-season episode titles included “Hillbilly Moon Buggy,” “Hillbilly Hovercraft” and “Hillbilly Armageddon.”
Who’s called a ‘hillbilly’?
While the term once referred to backwoods denizens, hillbilly is now used to describe almost anyone with a Southern accent, from Alabama to Oklahoma, where “Hillbilly Handfishing” originates. In it, people – usually city dwellers – enlist Skipper Bivins and Trent Jackson to teach them the technique of catching catfish by wading into a muddy lake and sticking a hand down the fish’s gullet.
Produced by the Bethesda production company Half Yard, and running on Silver Spring’s Animal Planet, it’s been so popular that it spawned a copycat (copycatfish?) show, “Mud Cats,” on the History Channel, which also brought the extremely popular six-hour “Hatfields & McCoys” miniseries recently.
“Hillbilly Handfishing,” whose new season starts July 29, has so many high-profile proponents, from Kristin Chenoweth to Joel McHale, that a celebrity edition is in the works.
According to Ownby, the fascination with – and parodying of – the American South can be traced to the Southwestern Humor movement of 1830 to 1860, by such writers as Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Johnson Jones Hooper and even Mark Twain.
“It was an era of journalists from the Northeast and Europe going into what they consider the backwoods and writing about physical habits, speech patterns or food habits, making everything larger than life,” Ownby says.
The tall tales of Mike Fink and Davy Crockett would fit right in with “Tales of the Wildman” and “American Hoggers.”
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HHS mandate presents problems of principle, practicality, bishop says
Published: February 24, 2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Department of Health and Human Services' contraceptive mandate and its extremely narrow religious exemption present problems both of principle and of practicality, according to the bishop who heads the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty. Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., said in a Feb. 23 telephone interview with Catholic News Service that the "accommodation" announced Feb. 10 by President Barack Obama represents "an intrusion into the internal life of the church that we think is a violation of religious liberty." On a practical level, he added, the mandate as revised by Obama "does not really address how we are organized" as church institutions. "It seems to me that for the government to ask us to override our teachings, whether popular or not, there has to be a compelling government interest," Bishop Lori said. But he said 90 percent of insurers already cover contraceptives, with companies that object to contraception representing a "relatively small number" of employers. "The insurance plans that are in question are good benefits packages, but they don't include these things that are abundantly available elsewhere and at a reasonable cost, despite what is being said," he added. Obama's revised mandate says religious employers could decline to cover contraceptives if they were morally opposed to them, but the health insurers that provide their health plans would be required to offer contraceptives free of charge to women who requested such coverage. Bishop Lori questioned why the federal government would compel coverage of contraception but leave other decisions on "essential health services," such as coverage of high blood pressure medication or HIV/AIDS drugs, to the states under the health reform law. "It's hard to see how that is a compelling government interest" when other important treatment decisions are left to the states, he said.
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New Exhibition of Digital Photographs,
RICHARDSON, Texas (Dec. 6, 2002) - The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will present an exhibition entitled Domestic Sight and featuring the digital photographs of Associate Professor Marilyn Waligore, who has directed the photography program at UTD since 1989, in the Visual Arts Building on campus from Jan. 17 to Feb. 14.
Domestic Sight will open with a reception in the Main Gallery of the Visual Arts Building on Friday, Jan. 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. A free artist's lecture is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 3, at 12:30 p.m. in Room AS 1.105 of the same building.
Waligore, who teaches courses in photography, digital photography and new media at the university, merges high-end photographic technology with 19th century techniques by digitally transforming negatives created using a large-format camera. She observes the cultural importance of daily personal rituals by examining objects traditionally associated with the domestic environment, and her engagement in digital processes meshes with her study of everyday activities to reflect on the transformation of culture in a society that embraces new technology. Her imagery also encourages consideration of the views of women's contributions to culture and society.
All UTD art exhibitions are free and open to the public. The Visual Arts Building is open Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.
For information about the many musical, arts, theatre, dance and other performances and exhibitions held throughout the year at UTD, please call 972-UTD-ARTS (972-883-2787), e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org or visit the School of Arts and Humanities' web site at http://www.utdallas.edu/ah/. Persons with disabilities needing special accommodations may call 972-883-2982, Texas Relay Operator: 1-800-RELAYVV.
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|Introduction to HAZOP|
What is a HAZOP Study?
The Hazard and Operability Study (or HAZOP Study) is a standard hazard analysis technique used in the preliminary safety assessment of new systems or modifications to existing ones.
The HAZOP study is a detailed examination, by a group of specialists, of components within a system to determine what would happen if that component were to operate outside its normal design mode.
The effects of such behavior is then assessed and noted down on study forms. The categories of information entered on these forms can vary from industry to industry and from company to company.
The Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) study is a widely used formal technique for examining potential safety and operational problems associated with a system.
A HAZOP study is usually carried out by a team, headed by a chairman and a secretary, who have experience both in the use of the HAZOP technique and the system under investigation. The technique was originally developed for the study of chemical process plant but it is now used in a wide range of industries.
The Hazop+™ software was designed as an aid to the HAZOP team by providing an easy method of customizing, recording, managing and reporting the study. Hazop+™ can also be used with similar hazard identification techniques.
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Great ritain’s environmnet minister, Phil Woods sharply attacked the behavior of India regarding dealing with climate change while pointing out China has taken vigorous steps to confront issues of global warmng. “The Chinese government is part of the solution, not the problem” he said because it understands the problem and is willing to work toward solving it. On the other hand, Woods noted, the government of India continually insists global warming is a creature of Western industrial societies and therefore its solution lies in the hands of its creator. Woods indicated Great Britain is working with the Chinese government to develop an eco-friendly city near Shanghai that would feature a low-carbon fossil fuel power station.
It is understandable why nations like India which only until recently have entered the world’s economic boom are upset that western nations showed total disregard for global warming and now want newly developed nations to bear the burden of its development. Morally, the government of India has a point, but we are all on this plaent together and must confront its issues regardless of who was responsible for creation of problems.
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The introduction of exogenous anabolic steroid testing at a number of Thoroughbred auctions has been a positive development. It addresses an issue that has become a major controversy in sports and it also discourages sellers from attempting to artificially enhance the appearance of a young horse beyond what is natural.
But on the horizon is a bigger threat. Just get on your computer and google "gene doping." Because of the Olympics, there has been a flurry of stories about how it can be used to enhance performance and build muscle mass.
Scientists have found they can inject a gene into the body and trigger growth in specific tissues like muscle. It would be very difficult to detect in a test because the body's own genetic instructions are triggering the changes, not a foreign substance.
In a recent story by the Baltimore Sun's David Kohn, Se-Jin Lee a molecular biologist at Johns Hopkins University talked about his experiments on mice in which their muscle mass was increased 60% with just two injections given over two weeks. This happened without exercising the mice at all.
If this can be done on mice, people who breed, sell, and race horses might already be trying to use gene doping or probably will be in the near future.
In addition, according to Kohn's report, stem cells offer still yet another avenue for achieving the same sort of results.
The fight for integrity at the sales, it seems, will be an endless one when it comes to drugs and technology for improving how a horse looks.
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While creating this Proud2bCanadian Blog, I wanted to take into account the feelings of all citizens and to learn from each other what it means to be Canadian.
For me, Canada is a land of opportunity to explore new challenges and the freedom to make personal decisions along life’s adventurous journey, experiencing highs and even road bumps along the way. Being Canadian to me means having the opportunity to freely express myself and my opinions and to know that my country is a safe and friendly place to live.
Without outwardly showing it except at sporting events and the 1st of July parade, Canadians are generally patriotic people who are proud to call Canada home. Here is an opportunity to show your patriotism to the rest of Canada. Put your feelings into words (about 500) and tell us what being a Canadian means to you and your family. Are you a new Canadian or has your family been Canadian citizens for several generations. What makes you most proud to be a Canadian and how has this country enriched your life.
You can tell us anything you like. Periodically, we will choose from all the responses a few we think best expresses what it means to be Canadian and post them in a special section of the Proud2bCanadian Blog for all to read. At the end of every month, we will select four submissions to receive a complementary annual membership in the Canadian Unity Travel Club each valued at $200. So gather your thoughts and send them along to us - we welcome each and every one of them.
To participate in the contest, please follow this link. www.canadianunitytravelclub.ca
Look forward to hearing from you.
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ENGLAND’S DHIMMIWIT PRINCE OF WALES GIVES A SPEECH ON THE HISTORY OF BRITISH JEWRY…GUESS WHAT WORD HE NEVER MENTIONED….
The speech was a quarter of an hour’s romp through modern Anglo-Jewish history, beginning with the observation that Roderigo Lopes, Elizabeth Tudor’s Jewish physician, who was done to death on a trumped up charge of espionage, had been tried and convicted in that very location.
Tribute was paid to such luminaries as Sir Moses Monterfiore, the great, very long-lived (1784-1885) Sephardi grandee and philanthropist who was the Board’s president for a total of 39 years during that era – ended as late as 1940 when Zionist activist Professor Selig Brodetsky, an East End boy born in the Ukraine, grasped the Board’s helm – when an elite of mainly interrelated patrician families dominated communal affairs and made representations to government sotto voce as befitted “gentlemen of the Mosaic persuasion”.
Also mentioned very favourably was the prime minister and novelist Benjamin Disraeli, who as Prince Charles reminded his audience, had been baptised in childhood yet still regarded himself proudly as a Jew – the prince referred fondly to Dizzy’s self-description as”the blank page between the Old and the New Testaments”.
Prince Charles noted the trips overseas made by the extraordinary Sir Moses Monterfiore on behalf of oppressed Jewries, and that Sir Moses visited Jerusalem seven times:
“He so loved Jerusalem that he adopted it on his family crest and wrote it on all his belongings including his bed! He took a bit of Britain to Jerusalem – a Kentish windmill that still stands there, known as the Montefiore windmill – and a bit of Jerusalem to Britain: he is buried in Jerusalem soil, in Ramsgate, in an exact replica of Rachel’s Tomb not far from Jerusalem and Bethlehem.”
Nowhere in his speech did the prince mention the links between Anglo-Jewry and Israel.
That omission might be termed his “blank page”. But does the page contain any lines to be read between?
It might reasonably be asked why he should have mentioned Israel, since the speech was a celebration of the Board’s 250 years of existence.
Yet it might just as reasonably be observed that since the Board has to some extent concerned itself with matters affecting Zionism and Israel (it established a “Palestine Committee” in 1928, when even Board members steadfastly opposed to “political Zionism” could acquiesce in “philanthropic Zionism” under the British Mandate, a committee renamed the Eretz Israel Committee when the State of Irael was born), and since Anglo-Jewry has played a not insignificant part in the upbuilding of Israel (as explained, incidentally, in several articles in this recently-published reference book, pictured right) the prince should surely have said something.
The Balfour Declaration, it might be remarked, was conspicuous by its absence, and many people will recall that a few years ago a visit by Prince Charles to Israel seemed imminent, only to be stymied, it seemed, by the FCO Camels Corps. Had it taken place it would have been the first official visit to Israel by a member of the Royal Family since Israel’s birth. http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2011/03/right-royal-wrong-british-foreign.html
Regarding the speech, I’ve yet to be convinced one way or the other.
But Zionist stalwart Jonathan Hoffman seems to have no doubt how the lines of the prince’s blank page should be read:
‘Over 2000 words about 250 years of history of British Jewry and he didn’t mention the word Israel once!”
Moses Montefiore”; “Jerusalem”; “Holocaust victims”; “Kindertransport” … but not one mention of Israel and what that represents for Jews in the diaspora and could have represented for those who died in the Holocaust. Not one mention of the key role that was played by British Jews and the British Government in the founding of the State of Israel, for example through the Balfour Declaration.
No mention of Chaim Weizmann [pictured left] who spent much of his life in the UK.
No mention that one of the Board’s nine objectives is to “take such appropriate action as lies within its power to advance Israel’s security, welfare, and standing”
Not a word
It’s like Hamlet without the Prince …
Or the Emperor Who Wore No Clothes …
Did anyone who went to the Dinner actually notice?
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National Security Program | Talking Points
Syria Talking Points
The situation in Syria is constantly changing, with game-changing events happening on an almost daily basis. This memo answers all the questions you might have about the Syrian conflict but were afraid to ask. Including:
- What exactly is going on in Syria, and what are we doing about it?
- What should I say about Syria to the public in advance of the November election?
- Why don’t we just pound Syria with airstrikes?
- Besides the White House, what are other top U.S. officials saying about Syria?
This memo is free for re-use with attribution. Check out our Issuu library to find embed code for your website or blog.
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On Thursday, Apple unveiled three new pieces of education software that would collectively kill the heavy, inefficient school textbook once and for all. The free applications -- iBooks 2, iBooks Author and iTunes U -- reinvent the way teachers can communicate with their students and revolutionize the way textbooks are written, published and delivered to students. While the e-textbooks look stunning on the iPad 2, there are numerous reasons why Apple has built this system for its next-gen iPad 3, which is believed to arrive in mere weeks for a February unveiling and a March release.
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Apple's senior VP of marketing Phil Schiller said at the unveiling that the iPad is the No. 1 item on teens' wish lists, but there's no denying the attractive power of Apple's supreme tablet across all age verticals. From senior citizens to senior management, and from young adults to young children, the iPad has an impressive reach due to its universal appeal for equal work and play. Other newcomers to the tablet market, like Amazon's Kindle Fire or Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet, have been praised for their achievements in design and pricing, but have not stacked up at all to the power, speed and intuitiveness of the iPad.
The alliance of Apple and education was a long time coming. The U.S. education system is in dire straits, and it desperately needs what Apple has brought to the table.
As Schiller pointed out during the presentation, books are somewhat portable, but carrying a few of them together quickly gets heavy. They're not durable, especially when other students dog ear the pages, highlight text or write comments in the margins. And books certainly aren't interactive, or easily searchable, or really current. New research for almost every subject, from math to science to economics, is constantly pouring in at a rate where book publishers can't possibly keep up.
This is where the iPad's solution, iBooks 2, truly succeeds. The iPad 2 is extremely portable and can carry a near-unlimited amount of books. It's highly durable, and students don't have to worry about highlighting or writing comments because the copies of those textbooks are forever theirs, thanks to Apple's purchasing system and iCloud. Of course, students get the same great content from the book, but they can get even more. With the ability to fluidly add in image galleries, Apple Keynote graphics and 3D images, iBooks 2 is the full realization of the textbook.
Unfortunately, the greatness of iBooks 2 is diminished, only slightly, by the hardware restrictions of the current model iPads. Apple's A5 chip performs at a high enough function to easily handle the navigation and searching done within iBooks, but the 1024-by-768 pixel resolution is only good for basic images and videos. In this way, iBooks 2 is not quite ready for university-level or graduate-level education. If an aspiring doctor can't get the high-quality detail he needs to study the human anatomy, and he can't zoom in to see the labels for every muscle and tissue in the body, the tool is not quite ready, even though the idea is there.
The release of the iPad 3 will solve most of the issues of iBooks 2, namely in presentation and pricing.
The iPad 3 will feature a QXGA display with a 2,048 x 1,536 pixel resolution, which is double the picture quality of the iPad 2. Apple reportedly resolved many issues with battery consumption and heat dissipation in the iPad 3's LED system, so the display will not only be brighter, but also last longer. The true HD display on the iPad 3 will also allow users to see more detailed images, from PDFs to X-rays to MRIs to 3D architectural renderings.
More importantly, the release of the iPad 3 will subsequently drop the prices of the other two iPad models still on the market. If Apple is consistent (which it is), the company will release its next tablet for the same price of the iPad 2 ($499), while the iPad 2 will likely drop to $299, and the original iPad to $199. A $199 iPad could work wonders for Apple, given that the original iPad is still considered leaps and bounds ahead of the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, which both hover around that same $199 price tag. Price is the only way competitors have bested Apple, but that will quickly end when the iPad 3 comes out.
Apple experimented with this pay system in November when it released the iPhone 4S for $199, and reduced the price of its best-selling iPhone 4 to $99, and then making its two-year-old iPhone 3GS model completely free with a two-year contract. A free iPhone was unprecedented, but given Apple's position as one of the most wealthy and valuable companies in the world, it can afford to give away its products.
Giving away cheap products to the masses is what the company's founders always wanted for Apple. Both co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak dreamed of giving away their technology inventions for free, but Jobs knew that he couldn't build a great company without making money. Now that Apple on the proverbial mountaintop, it has the financial freedom to release cheap high-end products like the iPhone and iPod, and intelligent software like iBooks 2, iBooks Author and iTunes U.
Jobs, in particular, felt compelled to bring sweeping changes to higher education for much of his life. When he left Apple and launched NeXT in 1986, Jobs wanted the company's first computer -- a distinctive all-black magnesium cube -- to be designed specifically for higher education establishments and what Jobs called "aggressive end users."
"What we realized was that higher ed wants a personal mainframe," Jobs said at the NeXT Computer launch in October 1988. "There has not been an advancement in the state of the art of printed book technology since Gutenberg."
Jobs's NeXT Computer was one of the very first computers to include Shakespeare's works, a dictionary, thesaurus, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, and the first to make all of these books searchable. It was this same NeXT platform that Tim Berners-Lee created the world's first server for the World Wide Web in 1991.
Before Jobs died on Oct. 5, 2011, he told his biographer Walter Isaacson that he still had desires to transform the textbook market.
"[Jobs] believed it was an $8 billion a year industry ripe for digital destruction," Isaacson wrote. "He was also struck by the fact that many schools, for security reasons, don't have lockers, so kids have to lug a heavy backpack around.
"'The iPad would solve that,' he said. His idea was to hire great textbook writers to create digital versions, and make them a feature of the iPad. In addition, he held meetings with the major publishers, such as Pearson Education, about partnering with Apple.
"'The process by which states certify textbooks is corrupt,' he said. 'But if we can make the textbooks free, and they come with the iPad, then they don't have to be certified. The crappy economy at the state level will last for a decade, and we can give them an opportunity to circumvent the whole process and save money.'"
When the iPad 3 is finally released in early March, the chain reaction of price deductions, paired with the high resolution of the new tablet, will solidify iBooks's standing as the ultimate replacement to the textbook.
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Thick, colorful, safe sisal rope toys satisfy your pet's desire to throw things while keeping him entertained. Perfect for tossing, rattling, and chewing. 6" long. For: Rabbits, guinea pigs, and smaller.
Please click on "More Information" for safety precautions and toy suggestions for rabbits.
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Rabbits love to chew and explore. Not providing adequate means of chewing and exploring not only creates boredom, but also goes against their very nature and instincts. Most owners are quickly enamored by their rabbit's curious nature, and see it as a way for their pet to acquire mental and physical stimulation, as well as necessary tooth wearing.
Rabbits like to explore many textures and toys at once, and you will need to be careful about the types of toys you provide. Make sure they are made of non-toxic materials because it is likely your rabbit will chew on them. Make sure there are no small pieces that may come loose and become a choking hazard. Remove and replace any toys that show signs of wear. Also, if you are allowing your rabbit some play time outside the cage, make sure he cannot access electrical cords, heating/cooling vents, wood furniture, or anything else that might be dangerous or off-limits in your home. (Remember, rabbits think those things are just as much fun as toys.)
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Goya's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Milos Forman, and produced by Xuxa Producciones (Spain) and by Saul Zaentz, and written by Milos Forman and Jean-Claude Carriere. Goya's Ghosts is a sweeping historical epic, … see full wiki
In its overall theme(s) Goya’s Ghost is timely and timeless.
The Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834), that vile religious based period of human history in which “The Question” (torture) was asked of many, yet the truth sought of none, is the backdrop for Goya’s Ghosts (2006), a period piece staring Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem. Period piece it may be, but it is also timely in its universal message that torture is a worthless bit of human tomfoolery that inflicts pain upon the human body and soul in an idiotic attempt to extract information that might otherwise be taken to the grave. And that the lack of due process leads to the destruction innocent life and a perversion of power.
Though flawed, like most films, Goya’s Ghosts is nonetheless a haunting movie and marks yet another fine performance—perhaps her finest to date—by Ms. Portman.
Written and Directed by Milos Forman (Ragtime, The People vs. Larry Flint), Goya’s Ghosts opens on 1792 in Madrid during the closing moments of the aforementioned Spanish Inquisition when the Catholic Church is drinking the last milk of power on the European continent, it just doesn’t know it yet. The movie opens as the (unfaithful) heads of the Catholic Church gather in Madrid to contemplate the works of renowned Spanish painter and engraver Francisco Goya (1746-1828), portrayed by Stellan Skarsgard (Dogville, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’ Chest, Entourage) and the effects some of his rather ghoulish works depicting them, is having on their image abroad. For reasons that are not quite clear they decide to bring back “the question” in an effort to improve(?) said image.
The lovely Ms. Portman (Garden State, V for Vendetta, The Other Boleyn Girl) portrays Ines (and later Alicia), a 15-year-old girl whose portrait has just been painted by Goya. She is the daughter of a wealthy merchantman Tomas Bilbatua (Jose Luis Gomez). For no discernable reason she is called before the Church and verbally questioned about pork of all things, before having “the question” asked of her, at which time she confesses to being a practicing Jewess, a crime during that period, and locked away for the next 15 years.
In an effort to free her, her father invites Father Lorenzo (Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men) to dinner with Goya to both bribe him (chest full of gold) and put “the question” to him is an effort to prove to the Church and Crown that the method is worthless for extracting the truth, thereby winning the release of Ines. Right when it looks as though he may succeed, the French Revolution happens and all of Europe is thrown into turmoil. Ines is forgotten by Church and State…And oh yes, Lorenzo visits Ines on several occasions and rapes her, thereby siring a daughter named Alicia.
As I stated above Goya’s Ghosts is a haunting film, not so much for its message, but for its method of delivery. The Catholic Church has been a corrupt institution since its inception (not just my opinion, history bears this out), made even more so in Europe after the final fall of the Roman Empire because of it claim to the ear and will of God, and the populace’s Pavlovian devotion to its teachings. Even Kings and Queens did not question the Catholic Church and keep crown for long. But I digress…
Goya’s Ghost is a somewhat disjoined film in that like most period pieces the movie begins assuming that the views knows when and where the movie is taking place. Some narrative to set up the opening frames would have been nice, along with a short explanation of The Spanish Inquisition and its importance to both Spanish and European history.
Be that as it may, Ms Portman turned in a stunning performance first as Ines, the 15-year-old girl who is tortured, repeatedly raped, savagely aged almost beyond recognition, than as her own daughter some 15 years later. Portman pulled each off role with aplomb. Portman is that rare combination of perpetual innocence and beauty that never fails to light up the screen. Bardem also turns is a laudable performance as a sadistic pedophile (sound familiar?) and later renegade priest who flees to France only to return to Spain with power, prestige, and a family, having drank to wine of the French Revolution. And Skarsgard is passionate in his portrayal of Goya.
Co-writer /director Milos Forman serves up a visually poignant tableau; torture, a prison filled with broken bloodied, innocent humans, Goya's deafness, a filthy madhouse, a corrupt Catholic Church, prostitutes, a vicious war, splendid art, and even Randy Quaid (it took a while to recognize him, but…) portraying Spain’s King Carlos IV on violin.
What Forman failed to deliver is drama of easy coherence or credibility, but one that still manages to entertain and linger in the mind long after the last credits scroll off the screen. This is due in large part to Portman’s performance, but also the timely subject matter, and the way it is delivered. Once again humanity—European humanity anyway—is at stake. Goya’s paintings and black and white drawings from the period made prophet, but simple art of the dreadful and absurd times in culturally dysfunctional Spain and congers up that old maxim: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it! One could argue that Bush’s unilateral declaration of this person or that as an enemy combatant without benefit of due process is tantamount to an inquisition. In its overall theme(s) Goya’s Ghost is timely and timeless.
Viewing Format: DVD
Video Occasion: Good for Groups
Suitability For Children: Not suitable for Children of any age
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should probably preface this review of Kenneth Johnson's
"V" by saying that "V" made me love science fiction. In
fact, while I had seen science fiction movies and TV before, I never really had
much interest in it. That is, until "V." The mini series first aired
so long ago (1983, to be precise) that it seems like another lifetime. I was a
little pup at the time, but even then I knew I was witnessing greatness. In
every respect, "V" was a seminal work, and (although I hate to use
this phrase) changed my life completely with its powerful storytelling, its
wonderful narrative, and its combination of human drama and thrilling action.
By now everyone knows the premise of "V" even if
they have never seen it. That's because the mini series' whole premise (a
technologically superior alien race arrives for a hostile takeover of Earth's
resources) was redone in the Hollywood blockbuster movie "Independence
Day." Unlike "Independence
Day" though, the aliens in "V" – called
"Visitors" – appears in human form and claims to be friendly. In
return for simple materials that Earth has in abundance, the Visitors will share
their own superior technology and medicine. It turns out the Visitors are not
the good Samaritans they claim to be – or even human-like in appearance, for
that matter. The aliens are actually lizard in appearance and are here to steal
Earth's water as well as using its human population as – gasp
– a food source!
The greatest asset of "V" is that it's all one
man's vision, and it's a masterfully rendered vision at that. Writer/director
Kenneth Johnson is in full control here, and give us a TV mini series that is a
present allegory to the rise of the Third Reich, Hitler, and the Nazi party in
Germany, only disguised as sci-fi. The mini series starts out with a bang and
never lets up. The aliens arrive quickly and ominously in their 3-mile wide
ships and hovers over the major cities of the world (again, think "Independence
Day"). Soon, humans and Visitors have bonded and the Visitors are
sending their people to Earth to "help" humans in their everyday life.
Or are they?
Marc Singer ("The Beastmaster") as Mike Donovan,
a cameraman who suspects that the Visitors might have an ulterior motive, leads
the mammoth cast. Like all mini series of epic scale, "V" has a wealth
of speaking characters, and the series, clocking in at over 196 minutes sans
commercials, has all the time it needs to develop each and every single
character, giving everyone a distinctive personality. There's Eleanor (Neva
Patterson), Donovan's ambitious and cold mother who becomes a collaborator with the
Visitors; Faye Grant as a med student who becomes the leader of the human
resistance despite all of her natural instincts to just run and hide; and Diana
(Jane Badler), the beautiful but very dangerous (not to mention sadistic and
cunning) leader of the Visitors.
Besides individual characters, "V" also focuses
on whole families. One, the Bernsteins, really focuses in on Kenneth's allegory
to the rise of Nazi Germany. The Bernsteins are a Jewish family, with a son who
wants to be a Visitor, a grandfather who remembers the concentration camps, and
the middle generation that struggles to survive the coming fire. While some
characterization seems forced and sometimes too stilted, when taken as a whole
with "V"'s grand scheme, they all work.
If there is one thing that will make "V" stand
out in a negative light (for those wishing to deride it, that is) it may be the
1983-era special effects. While the shuttlecraft scenes are obviously cgi and
bluescreen, and the motherships are all matte painting, Kenneth uses a lot of
creative camerawork to hide much of the film's (and the film industry's) still
burgeoning cgi technology. So don't expect George Lucas-like cgi here, because
even George Lucas didn't have "George Lucas-like cgi" back in 1983.
But where it lacks in breathtaking effects, "V" more than makes up
with a stunning story, excellent and multi-faceted characters, and an
intelligent screenplay that never takes the easy road out.
Even the Visitors aren't all bad. Some are actually very
nice and unaware of their leader's intent to rape Earth of her resources and use
her population as food. As the mini series progresses, there is a very real
sense of growth for all the characters, humans and aliens. Not an easy thing to
do considering just how many characters there is.
Even considered as a straight science fiction film,
"V" is a monumental achievement. Considered as a straight drama about
the facets of being human – from greed to ambition to paranoia to rising to
one's potential – "V" succeeds in spades. It's a supremely
intelligent story about aliens and flying motherships that nevertheless manages
to be very, very human.
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Even though this is not a complete answer, there are enough elements in this posting that I think someone can use to show domotorp where not to look for a counterexample. I also want to separate it from the marginally useful clutter in the other post of mine. Recall that I am focused on showing every bipartite graph H with exactly 512 edges has a subset of vertices which yields G, our target of an induced subgraph of H with exactly 256 edges.
A useful fact: if n is a prime power, if M is a multiset of positive proper divisors of n with sum equal to n, then there is a submultiset M' of M with sum kn/p, where k and p are positive integers, k is less than p, and p is the prime dividing n. A corollary of this fact is that any positive number of independent vertices whose degree sum is at least 256 and whose neighbors have degrees which are precisely powers of 2 will have an induced subgraph G on precisely that set of independent vertices. Edit: so that the corollary reads correctly, assume a subgraph H of K_a,b with degree sum of the a vertices at least 256 and the degrees of the b vertices are appropriate powers of 2. Then G subgraph of K_a,b' exists as an induced subgraph of H. End Edit.
From the corollary we get that domotorp won't find any counterexample graphs H which are subgraphs of K_a,b for a=1 or a=2. Further, for a=3 or 4, there won't be any counterexamples because at least two of the independent vertices of H will have degree sum at least 256. However, I want to refine the case of a=4 a bit.
Let J be a subgraph of K_4,b with number of edges n = 256 + 3k for some nonegative integer k. Then J also has an induced subgraph G: remove the b vertices of degree 3 and whatever else is needed to achieve the target number of edges. If J has a wealth of degrees, remove vertices of degrees 1,2, or 4 until n=256+3k as above. Otherwise J has less than 264 edges or else the b vertices all have degree 3, with at most one exception which must be of degree 2. Now from the four independent vertices, remove from J that vertex which has smallest degree. The result will either have less than 260 edges, or will have a b vertex of degree 1 or at least two of degree 2, or a single edge will be removed leaving a K_3,b subgraph. In the first case J had less than 350 edges, the second and third cases will yield the goal graph G, and the final case will yield no G unless b is at least 128. The upshot is that if J has more than 381 edges, it will have a target graph G as an induced subgraph.
I worried the case a=4 to bits for a couple of reasons: one is to establish that any H which is a subgraph of K_5,b will have four of the five independent vertices with degree sum more than 400 (and thus will not be a counterexample), and two is to put a Rube Goldbergian type cap on this post for a=6. This proof idea is neat, and might be extendible, but I am going to give others the chance to do it.
Let H be a subgraph with 512 edges and be a subgraph of K_6,b. Note that if any two of the six independent vertices have degree sum at least 256 or any of those six has degree less than 12, I can turn to cases for a=2 and a=5 and assert that a target G exists.
I will now find four of the six vertices and hope that there is a G that uses those vertices. Note that we may assume the four vertices have degree sum at least 256.
First consider the degree sums of the six mod 3. The sum of the sums is 2=512 mod 3. Suppose two of the degrees mod 3 are 2. Then the remaining four have degree sum equal mod 3 to 256, so I can use that to produce G. So assume at most one of the six degrees is 2 mod 3. Then if there is one other nonzero degree mod 3, there is at least one which is zero mod 3, and those two I exclude from the four to get another degree sum equal mod 3 to 256, and again I get G. The remaining case that resolves nicely is if none are 2 mod 3, and again I can find G.
The last case is that one of the six vertices has degree 2 mod 3, and all the rest are 0 mod 3. Of the remaining 5, I can try to choose some subset of 4 and hope for that subgraph to not fall in the case where the multiset of b vertices foils me by having all threes or all threes and one two. But if I am so unlucky, then I take all 5 vertices to get a degree set with some fours or some ones, as well as some threes or twos (remember at least 12 degrees will be incremented, although some of them might have started at 0). So I can guarantee a multiset of degrees that allow the composition I want, and gain my prize graph G.
The things I do for bounty!
Gerhard "Wait Till You See Seven" Paseman, 2012.11.14
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Do you get some strange gut feeling whenever you buy a new print head cartridge for your printer at home? Some say that the industry has us customers wrapped into a clever market scheme. ;) At the RepRap web page you can now read about the spin-off project Scratchbuilt Piezo Printhead that aims to design an open source ink-jet print head!
Maybe you have just scanned an object and want to print it on a 3D printer. The model has to be water-tight and most 3D programs don’t have “the right tools” to heal 3D meshes easily. In this tutorial from Shapeways you can learn how to use the open source 3D software Meshlab and the German 3D program netfabb to fix a mesh before 3D printing it. Both software packages work perfectly under Linux OS.
Netduino is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The board features a 32-bit microcontroller and a rich development environment, making it a perfect solution for engineers and hobbyists alike. Read more about it at makezine.com
We have taken som more images of the early Tin Lisa prototype. You can check them out on our Flickr set.
The guys at AeroQuad.com are making a very cool quad helicopter based on the Arduino open source system.
As it seems now it looks as the world soon will have a free solution for video on the web and the umbillical cord to Flash can be cut fo good. Google has namely opened and released the VP8 codec which makes this possible. Garrett-Glaser, a x264 and ffmpeg developer has taken a deep look into the VP8 decoder and found some room for speed improvement. :) Read more at linuxers.org
Here you can see our member Jan on his first test ride of recumbent bicycle Tin Lisa. It is the first rough prototype of a recumbent design with simplicity in mind and which will be released soon as an Open Source hardware.
It took by the way just a two minutes for Jan (who has never ridden a recumbent) to get the balance and ride without assistance!
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WELCOME TO THE eHEALTH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (TC)
Healthcare is becoming a significant socio-economic challenge around the globe. For example, US alone spent about US$2.5 Trillion in 2009 (17% of GDP) with an average increasing rate of 6-8% every year. Aging society is becoming a global trend, adding one more level of socio-economic complexity. The unsustainable high healthcare cost is primarily due to inefficient healthcare management system and healthcare provisions, which is life and liability by nature and involves with many stakeholders, including patients, physician, healthcare professionals, hospitals, and insurers.
Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve healthcare quality and reduce costs for ubiquitous healthcare has been recognized and is being implemented as a national priority in major world economies such as Health Information Technology Initiative (Health-IT) (2004-2013) in USA, i2010 Initiative (2006-2010)/Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) (2007-2013) in EU, U-Japan Initiative (2006-2010) in Japan, and 11th Five Year (11-5) Plan (2006-2-10) in China
To address challenges and opportunities for ICT for Health management and Healthcare, ComSoc created eHealth sub-TC in May 2008, which was elevated to a full TC in December 2009, to provide a multi-disciplined platform for technical information exchange and project collaboration in the area of ICT for Health. The eHealth sub-TC leverages ICT core-competence of current ComSoc Technical Committees (TCs) to explore gap technologies and solutions unique to diverse health and healthcare application requirements through the collaboration with IEEE and non-IEEE partners around the world.
Pradeep Ray, Ph.D. Chair
Joel Rodrigues, Ph.D. Vice Chair
Nazim Agoulmine, Ph.D Secretary
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European In-depth motorcycle accident analyses highlights that human error, and more specifically not seeing the motorcycle coming or misinterpreting distance and speed is the primary cause of accidents involving motorcycles.
The Approaching Motorcycle Warning – CAR2CAR system aims to support both drivers and riders to compensate for these perception errors. Based on the broadcasted CAM (Cooperative Awareness Messages), the other vehicle is able to identify the motorcycle, and both vehicles can determine whether a critical situation can occur.
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BY JIMMY HANCOCK
POCATELLO — On the heels of similar changes made last semester in Idaho State University’s codeof conduct and at the urging of their counterparts at the University of Idaho, the ISU student senate approved a resolution last week that urges Idaho legislators to add “sexual orientation,” and “gender identity,” to theIdaho Human Rights Act. Emma Doupe, a music major who also serves as one of the studentsenators representing the College of Arts and Letters, said that when she saw the resolution and the recommendation from the University of Idaho, she went right to work.
“I took it upon myself to write a similar resolution,” Doupe said. “It followed suit to the one from the University of Idaho, but I added a clause that pertains to Pocatello and Idaho State University, something to personalize it for us.”
That additional clause also includes the consideration of protecting all the many organizations and clubs on ISU’s campus.
The amendment of the Idaho Human Rights Act, which is essentially Idaho’s civil rights legislation, to include the words “sexual orientation,” and “gender identity,” has become a hot topic as of late. Among the driving forces to that end is the campaign called Add the Words, which has gained new vigor during the past few months.
“I don’t think it has anything to do with whether you believe in gay rights,” Doupe said. “This has nothing to do with whether you believe in gay marriage or any of that. This has to do with discriminating against people. You don’t haveto like somebody or what they do, but they shouldn’t be fired or discriminated against because of who they are.”
The ASISU Resolution 525 passed with a vote of 18-2 last week, and Doupe says there are a couple of steps left to make the process official, including the approval of that meeting’s minutes. But once that’s completed, she plans to take point on sending that resolution to Idaho Legislators and a couple of local civic leaders.
“I am going to be sending it to the mayors of Pocatello and Chubbuck, and I will be sending it to all of our state representatives and senators,” she said. “I will also be sending it to the governorof Idaho.”
Doupe is also sending a copy of Resolution 525 to the University of Idaho Student Senate so they can see ISU followed suit, and to the student governing body at Boise State University.
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Niagara Falls is one of the largest and most well known natural waterfall ranges. The falls are located on the Niagara River on the international borderline between the cities of Niagara Falls, New York (United States) and Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada).
Niagara Falls is comprised of Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. Horseshoe Falls are about 2,600 feet wide, and is about 173 feet from the top of the falls to the bottom. The American Falls are about 1,060 feet wide, and flows about 70 feet from top to bottom.
More than 750,000 gallons of water per second thunder down this iconic 167-foot waterfall—the most powerful on the North American continent. The falls straddle the border between the U.S. and Canada, and though some argue that Horseshoe Falls—set on the Ontario side—is more spectacular than the smaller American Falls, the landmark has held a particular place in American history ever since 1901, when Michigan schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to go over the falls (and survive) in a barrel.
The falls have been a source of hydroelectric power for many years.
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DETROIT -- The U.S. Forest Service is awarding nearly $3 million to improve the tree canopy and forest cover in the Great Lakes region.
Funding for Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Illinois and Indiana announced Thursday is part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
The aim of the tree-related investments is to improve water quality. The grants will support community forestry efforts to improve the interception, evaporation, infiltration and storage of rainfall and storm water.
Projects include $250,000 for Detroit-area reforestation led by the nonprofit The Greening of Detroit and $250,000 for tree planting in Flint at the site of General Motors' former "Chevy in the Hole" complex. Other Michigan projects are in the Detroit and Grand Rapids areas, as well as the Upper Peninsula.
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Cancer-related deaths decreasing in EU
Mar 1, 2012
A new report showed that the number of cancer-related deaths in the European Union is on a steady decline, but 1.3 million people will still from cancer this year, according to Reuters.
The study also showed that women with breast cancer will see a significant reduction in fatalities.
"Although actual numbers of deaths are slightly higher than those recorded for 2007, this is because a greater number of people are living into old age in the EU," Fabio Levi of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at Lausanne University in Switzerland, told the news source. "The age-adjusted cancer mortality rates show a clear decrease in rates for both men and women over the past five years."
According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point during her lifetime. This disease is the second most common form of cancer among women, following only skin cancer. It is recommended that women get yearly mammograms starting at age 40.
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Air Force One
- Directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by Andrew W. Marlowe.
President James Marshall
- The dead remember our indifference; the dead remember our silence. I came here tonight to be congratulated. But today, when I visited the Red Cross camps, overwhelmed by the flood of refugees fleeing the horror of Kazhakstan, I realize I don't deserve to be congratulated. None of us do. The truth is we acted too late. Only when our own national security was threatened did we act. Radek's regime murdered over 200,000 men, women and children and we watched it on TV. We let it happen. People were being slaughtered for over a year and we issued economic sanctions and hid behind the rhetoric of diplomacy. How dare we? The dead remembered: real peace is not just the absence of conflict, it's the presence of justice. And tonight I come to you with a pledge to change America's policy. Never again will I allow our political self-interest to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right. Atrocity and terror are not political weapons, and to those who would use them, your day is over. We will never negotiate. We will no longer tolerate and we will no longer be afraid. It's your turn to be afraid.
- How far away are those MIGs? [Suddenly Kazakh Mig-29 fighters gain radar lock on Air Force One] Never mind.
Ivan Korshunov
- When you talk to the President, you might remind him that I am holding his wife, his daughter, his chief of staff, his national security advisor, his classified papers, AND his baseball glove!
- More time. [shoots National Security Advisor] Your national security advisor has just been executed. He's a very good negotiator. He bought you another half-hour.
- President James Marshall: Did you hear my speech?
- Grace Marshall: Yeah.
- President: Yeah?
- Grace: You're gonna get yourself re-elected.
- President: That's what I keep telling them.
- White House General: [After hearing the president ordering them to fire on Air Force One] My God! Is he saying what I think he's saying?
- Vice-President Kathryn Bennett: If we're going to act, we have to act now.
- Defense Secretary Walter Dean: It's too risky.
- Bennett: The president is up there with a gun to his head!
- General Northwood: He's asking us to do that to Air Force One?
- Bennett: He's not asking. Your commander-in-chief has issued a direct order. Do it!
- Vice-President Kathryn Bennett: What are your intentions?
- Ivan Korshunov: What arrogance to think you could ever understand my intentions.
- Bennett: I want to understand what it is that you want.
- Korshunov: What do I want...When Mother Russia becomes one great nation again, when the capitalists are dragged from the Kremlin and shot in the street, when our enemies run and hide in fear at the mention of our name, and when America begs our forgiveness...on that great day of deliverance, you will know what I want.
- Ivan Korshunov: I understand Air Force One is able to refuel in midair. Well, we need fuel and we need it now.
- Vice-President Kathryn Bennett: I'm sure we can come to some kind of arrangement. If you land the plane, we'll trade fuel for hostages.
- Korshunov: This is bullshit! It's simple physics. Without fuel, the plane crashes, everybody dies!
- Bennett: We're trying to do everything that we can-
- Korshunov: [Angrily]Tell me what I want to hear or I will execute a member of the senior staff and continue killing one hostage every minute until the plane crash or refueling plane arrive! [Calmly] Well, what do you say?
- Bennett: Fuel's on its way.
- Korshunov: [Politely] Thank you.
- F-15 Pilot: Sir, pull up! You've got one on your tail.
- President James Marshall: Get him off my tail!
- F-15 Pilot: Missile away. Air Force One, break left and climb!
- Major Caldwell: Sir, we've lost countermeasures!
- F-15 Pilot: This is Halo-2. They've lost countermeasures. I'm going in. [Takes the missile for Air Force One]
- President James Marshall: I trusted you with my life!
- Secret Service Agent Gibbs: So will the next president!
- Impenetrable. Invincible. In Trouble.
- The fate of a nation rests on the courage of one man.
- The most important man, the surest airplane, the most dangerous hijackers...
- Harrison Ford - President James Marshall
- Gary Oldman - Ivan Korshunov
- Glenn Close - Vice-President Kathryn Bennett
- Bill Smitrovich - General Northwood
- Wendy Crewson - First Lady Grace Marshall
- Liesel Matthews - First Daughter Alice Marshall
- Paul Guilfoyle - Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd
- Xander Berkeley - Secret Service Agent Gibbs
- William H. Macy - Major Caldwell
- Dean Stockwell - Defense Secretary Walter Dean
- Tom Everett - National Security Advisor Jack Doherty
- Jürgen Prochnow - General Ivan Radek
- Donna Bullock - Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchell
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If you make very large gifts during your lifetime, you may owe federal gift tax. But don’t worry too much about gift tax: the vast majority of Americans never need to pay it, because most ordinary gifts aren’t taxed.
State gift taxes. Only one state, Connecticut, imposes its own gift tax. Connecticut gift tax is owed when the value of all gifts made by a resident since 2005 (not counting out-of-state real estate) reaches $2 million.
How the Federal Gift and Estate Tax Work Together
The federal gift tax is part of what’s called the “unified” federal gift and estate tax. Gift tax applies to lifetime gifts; estate tax applies to assets left at death. The idea is that whether you give assets away while you’re alive, or leave them at your death, they’re taxed the same way, at the same rate. (If there were no gift tax, then anyone could completely avoid the estate tax by giving everything away just before death.)
Under current law, each of us can give away or leave up to $5.25 million without owing federal gift and estate tax. So, for example, if during your life you give your children your house, worth $1 million, plus another $4 million in stocks and bonds, no federal gift tax will be due.
In addition to the $5.25 million exemption, many other gifts are not subject to the gift tax—for example, gifts to a spouse. So if you give your $1 million house and $4 million of other property to your children, and another $7 million to your spouse, you still won’t owe any gift tax.
Gift Tax Basics
If a gift is taxable, the person who makes the gift—not the recipient—must pay the tax. Gift tax is rarely paid during the giver’s lifetime, however. That’s because of the $5.25 million gift and estate tax exemption. Even though you must file a gift tax return if you make a taxable gift, you can choose to either pay the tax or use some of your unified gift and estate tax exemption to defer (and probably avoid) paying it. Usually, tax isn’t paid until someone makes so many taxable gifts that the $5.25 million exemption is exceeded. Very few people, it goes without saying, give away that much money during their lives.
At someone’s death, federal estate tax is calculated. In addition to the property left behind (the estate), the amount of taxable lifetime gifts is included in the total that may be subject to estate tax. Again, no tax is due unless the taxable estate exceeds $5.25 million.
What’s a gift? A gift is any transfer for which you receive nothing, or less than “fair market value,” in return. For example, if you hand someone a check for $1,000, that’s a gift. And if your house would fetch $100,000 on the open market but you sell it to your son for $10,000, you’ve made a $90,000 gift to him.
What’s "fair market value?" The fair market value is the price at which an asset would sell when there’s a willing and knowledgeable buyer and seller.
What’s a taxable gift? Lots of ordinary gifts are NOT taxable, including:
- Gifts that are not more than the annual exclusion amount, $14,000 in 2013 (you can give this amount to any number of different recipients; you and your spouse can give $28,000 per year per recipient)
- Tuition, if you pay it directly to the school (other expenses related to education, such as books, supplies and living expenses, do not qualify for this exemption)
- Medical expenses you pay directly
- Gifts to your spouse (if your spouse is a U.S. citizen)
- Gifts to a political organization for its use
- Gifts to certain charities
What’s the gift tax rate? In 2013, the federal gift/estate tax rate is 40%.
Filing a Federal Gift Tax Return
If you make a taxable gift—for example, you give your daughter $25,000 to help her buy a house—then you’ll need to file a gift tax return (IRS Form 709). This isn’t a do-it-yourself project; hire an experienced attorney, enrolled agent (EA), or certified public accountant (CPA). (Or better yet, structure the gift so it isn’t taxable. See “Reduce Estate Tax by Making Gifts.”)
If you are wealthy enough to be concerned about the federal gift and estate tax, you may end up hiring more than one professional adviser. It’s common for an attorney to help a family craft an estate plan, while an EA or CPA prepares tax returns and helps deal with the IRS.
For more about the federal gift and estate tax, see IRS Publication 950, Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes.
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In a gentrifying era when well-educated white people are heading downtown, you hear surprisingly little about America's oldest and most academic big city, Boston.
You would think that Boston would be the Portland of the East, but it's not quite. The ultimate success of gentrification is when the gentrifiers' children can walk to their high scoring neighborhood public schools, but that isn't close to happening in Boston because its public school system was systematically demolished in one of the hardest fought triumphs of the War on Racism.
One weakness with Boston gentrifying is that, legally, it's a geographically tiny 17th Century city surrounded by conveniently close-in suburbs that don't have to bus. So, it's easy for young parents to say, forget it, I'm not bothering to try to fight for a good student body in my kid's Boston school, we'll just move a few miles to, say, Brookline. For example, Judge Arthur Garrity, who ordered the school busing in 1974, lived in nearby Wellesley, which is just as Seven Sistersy as it sounds and was, amazingly enough, immune from Garrity's own busing order.
Now, 38 years later, the mayor of Boston wants to lift the curse of busing from his city. Will he succeed? It's generally a bad idea to bet against well-educated white people conspiring over real estate. But, smart white people are also good at not having children. Perhaps the Hispanic Tidal Wave means it's too late for Boston to recover from its 1970s WASP and lace-curtain Irish v. knock-upside-the-head Irish class war over public schools. From the NYT:
Nearly four decades after this city was convulsed by violence over court-ordered busing to desegregate its public schools, Boston is working to reduce its reliance on busing in a school system that is now made up largely of minority students.
Although court-ordered busing ended more than two decades ago, and only 13 percent of students in the public schools today are white, the school district buses 64 percent of its students in kindergarten through eighth grade to schools outside their immediate neighborhoods. The city tried twice in the last decade to change the system and failed both times.
In January, Mayor Thomas M. Menino asked school officials to come up with “a radically different plan” under which students would be assigned to schools as close to home as possible.
Boston’s 57,000-student school district is divided into three sprawling geographic zones. A racially blind computerized algorithm assigns students to schools anywhere within their zone. Many students go so far that transportation alone costs the city $80.4 million a year — about 9.4 percent of the school system’s operating budget, almost twice the national average.
But expense is not the only concern. Children who live on the same block often go to different schools. In the violence-torn Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood of Dorchester, school officials said, 1,912 students attend 102 schools out of 128 schools in the entire district. These include high school students, who are not limited by zone. ...
Recent scores show the Boston Public Schools lagging badly behind schools in the rest of the state.
Why would a school district that's 79% NAM lag behind the rest of this highly white high-scoring state? It's a riddle wrapped inside a mystery inside an enigma. The best minds of the Harvard Graduate School of Education can't solve it, so what hope does anybody have?
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Isn't it time that conservatives like Jim Petsche (Letters, Thursday) stopped the tax-and-spend mantra and actually looked at the numbers?
Income taxes for high earners are the lowest they've been since 1930. Middle-class tax rates are lower under President Barack Obama than under former President George W. Bush. Capital gains taxes are at historic lows. In 2011, the effective corporate tax rate (the rate that companies actually pay) fell to its lowest level in 40 years: 12.1 percent.
The myth that high corporate taxes are hurting American competitiveness is just that.
Chet Ramey Novelty
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SWAT officer's car on Capital City Freeway
Holiday seasons usually means that many families will be going out of town. During these long road trips, there's a possibility of running into bad weather with an empty stomach, daydreaming about the holiday feast that awaits your arrival.
Rushing to your destination can be a safety hazard to you and your family. Chris Cochran of the California Office of Traffic Safety discusses safe driving tips in unpredictable weather conditions and some precautions to take.
To find more information on safe driving tips, visit www.ots.ca.gov.
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A lucky school is in line to become one of the greenest in the country, thanks to a News’ competition.
The News has joined forces with British Gas to offer a school an energy-saving makeover worth an incredible £135,000 – as well as free expert advice.
The energy company’s Generation Green project will see the winning school save money on its energy bills that could be invested in everything from stationery to extra staff.
Kate Lemon, programme manager for British Gas Generation Green, said: “We’re thrilled to be able to make this investment to help a school in the Cambridge News area become one of the most energy-efficient in the country.
“Helping schools to manage their energy bills and inspiring the next generation to be curious about the future of energy are really important parts of what we do at British Gas Generation Green. We hope that this energy makeover will not only help reduce energy bills, but also give pupils at the winning school an exciting way of learning about being sustainable, and sharing what they learn with their local community.”
She added: “The competition is open to all primary and secondary schools in Cambridge and I urge every school to get involved to stand a chance of winning.”
The money could be spent on a variety of measures such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation. The offer is likely to be popular with schools, many of which are struggling to make ends meet and face uncertainty over their financial future because of funding reforms.
To be in with a chance of winning, pupils, staff, parents and friends of schools will need to collect tokens, which will be printed every day in the News from Tuesday, November 13 for 25 days.
The school which collects the most tokens per pupil will win the energy makeover, worth a whopping £135,000.
Generation Green has promised to use a £1.5 million pot to turn winners into “some of the nation’s most energy efficient schools” by providing energy-saving technology and expert advice free of charge.
To find out more about the project visit www.generationgreen.co.uk.
How to enter
Schools should register their interest in this competition by filling in the simple form below.
Then staff, pupils and parents should collect as many tokens as possible from the News. They will appear in every edition of the paper between Tuesday, November 13 and Tuesday, December 11. No photocopies will be accepted.
Schools must declare the number of tokens they have collected by Friday, December 14. The winning school, which will have its ticket count verified, will be announced before Christmas. Our usual rules apply.
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Sorry no news is found ... Your search criteria may have been too narrow. You can quickly re-sort the news in different ways by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.
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Skin neoplasms (also known as "skin cancer") are skin growths with differing causes and varying degrees of malignancy. The three most common malignant skin cancers are basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma, each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises. Skin cancer generally develops in the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin), so a tumor can usually be seen. This means that it is often possible to detect skin cancers at an early stage. Unlike many other cancers, including those originating in the lung, pancreas, and stomach, only a small minority of those affected will actually die of the disease, though it can be disfiguring. Melanoma survival rates are poorer than for non-melanoma skin cancer, although when melanoma is diagnosed at an early stage, treatment is easier and more people survive.
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer. Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers combined are more common than lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer. Melanoma is less common than both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, but it is the most serious — for example, in the UK there were over 11,700 new cases of melanoma in 2008, and over 2,000 deaths. It is the second most common cancer in young adults aged 15–34 in the UK. Most cases are caused by over-exposure to UV rays from the sun or sunbeds. Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most common skin cancers. The majority of these are basal cell carcinomas. These are usually localized growths caused by excessive cumulative exposure to the sun and do not tend to spread.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
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Dawn M. Hilderbrand
November 4, 1996
Friedrich Ratzel was a remarkable German geographer in the late 18th century. In his book, The Makers of Modern Geography, Robert E. Dickinson states that "There is no doubt that Friedrich Ratzel has been the greatest single contributor to the development of the Geography of Man" (Dickinson, 1961, p. 64). Ratzel and his work continue to be influential in the studies of modern geography.
Friedrich Ratzel was born August 30, 1844, in Karlsruhe, Boden in Germany. His father was the head of the household staff of the Grand Duke. At age 15, he began apprenticing to apothecarys . At age 21, he began his university education and finished his work at Heidelberg in 1868. The year 1869 saw the publication of the first of many written works, Sein und Werden der organischen Welt, which was a work on Darwin and his ideas.
After he finished his education, Ratzel began the travels that would transform him from zoologist/biologist to geographer. He began field work in the Mediterranean, writing letters of his experiences. These letters would lead to a job as a traveling reporter for the Kölnishe Zeitung, which provided him the funds and means of further travel and research. Harriet Wanklyn notes in her biography that "this change in Ratzels prospect and interests is significant. It marks the move away from zoology towards one of the ingredients of geography, travel undertaken with the purpose of careful observation..." (Wanklyn, 1961, p. 8). Ratzel embarked on several expeditions for his work, the lengthiest and one of the most important being his 1874-75 trips to North America and Mexico.
This trip was a turning point in Ratzels career. He studied the influence of people of German origin had in America, especially in the Midwest. Additionally, he studied the successes of other ethnic groups in North America (Martin, 1993). Ratzel also visited many cities which he was deeply impressed with. He produced a written work of his account in 1876. From this trip, Ratzel "returned convinced of the attraction and importance of geographical work" (Wanklyn, 1961, p. 13) that would shape the rest of his career.
Upon his return in 1875, Ratzel became a lecturer in geography at the Technical High School in Munich. In 1876, he was promoted to assistant professor, then rose to full professor in 1880 (Wanklyn, 1961). While at Munich, Ratzel produced several books and established his career as an academic. In 1876, he accepted an appointment at Leipzig. Here he continued to grow in his academic teachings. Ratzel gave many lectures, some of which were attended by as many as 500 people, including influential American geographer Ellen Churchill Semple. (Martin, 1993) Ratzel continued his work at Leipzig until his sudden death on August 9, 1904 in Ammerland, Germany.
As previously stated, Ratzels influence on the field of geography has been monumental. Ratzel produced the foundations of human geography in his Anthropogeographie in 1882 and 1891. (See annotated bibliography at the end of this paper for more detail on this work.) In addition to this monumental work, Ratzel published his Politische Geography in 1897. In this work, Ratzel introduced many concepts, including Lebenstrum and ideas that would eventually be called Social Darwinism, that would be appropiated for use beyond Ratzels original intentions and ideas. His concept of lebenstraum was particulary seized upon by the German National Socialists as a basis for some of their policies in the 1930s. (Livingstone, 1992; Martin. 1993)
In addition to introducing new concepts, terms, and theories (including human geography and ethnological theory (Livingstone,1992), Ratzel was an exceptional writer and much published author. Below are two samples of Ratzels writings which showcase his writing style and keen descriptive powers. (Please note the excepts are taken completely out of context for the purposes shown here. Annoted bibliographies of three of Ratzels important works follow for detailed analysis of his work.)
From Sketches of Urban and Cultural Life in North America
The Hudson River offers the city of New York, situated at its mouth, not only one of the most excellent harbors of the world and a mighty, valuable artery running deep into a most fertile region, but also brings the rolling country and mountains along its banks much nearer and facilitates access to a large and beautiful natural area so close to the deafening hustle and bustle of the big city that, with regard to this advantage, New York leaves European cities far behind. Below the estuary island of Manhattan on which New York has spread out, the main branch of the river expands into the splendid bay; a branch, the East River, runs in an easterly direction into Long Island Sound with all its little islands; while a trip upstream toward the north would bring one in a half-hour into the middle of a thickly wooded, rocky and hilly area filled with lakes and streams. This is a fabulous region whose significance as a resort for the mental and physical recuperation of the huge, growing population of the urban complex on the lower Hudson (New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, et cetera) increases in proportion to the population, which continues to expand around the center of the metropolis. (p. 54)
From History of Mankind (Völkerkunde)
Here Nature frames a check for man, and teaches him thrift. On the other side, the tendency to settlement is encouraged. Where large provision of fruits is found, whole tribes come at the gathering time from all sides and remain as long as the food lasts. Thus, to this day, the Zanderillos of Mexico come to the sandy lowlands of the Coatzacoalco when the melons are ripe; or the Ojibbeways assemble round the marshes where the Zizania, or water-rice grows; or the Australians hold a kind of harvest festivity in the neighbourhood of the marsiliaceous plants which serve them for grain. Thus on two sides the barriers of savage nature are broken down. The son of the desert is beginning to look ahead, and is on the way to become settled. From this stage to the great epoch-making discovery that he must commit the seed to the earth in order to stimulate Nature to richer performance, may in point of time have been far, but as we think of it the step does not seem long. (pp. 88-89)
As noted above, Ratzel was a much published author. At the end of her book, Harriet Wanklyn includes a bibliography of Ratzels work that is several pages long. (Wanklyn, 1961, pp. 57-94). Ratzel's writings were and continue to be important to the development of geography. Three of his works, Stadte-ünd Culturbilder aus Nordamerika Anthropogeographie, and Politische Geographie helped create geographic fields such as cultural, human, and political geography.
As mentioned earlier, as the result of his travels in the U.S. from 1873 to 1874, Friedrich Ratzel was transformed into a geographer. Stadte-ünd Culturbider aus Nordamerika, a book written as a reflection of his journeys in America, exemplifies Ratzel's work as a cultural geographer. According to Ratzel, cities are the best place to study people because life is "blended, compressed, and accelerated" in cities, and they bring out the "greatest, best, most typical aspects of people" (Ratzel, trans. by Stehlin, 1988, p.3). Ratzel traveled to numerous cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Richmond, Charleston, New Orleans, San Francisco, and many more. For each of these cities, he gave a general view of the characteristics and importance of each city. Ratzel believed that once these facts about urban life are examined, they can serve as a great aid in the study of cultural history. Ratzel's work concerning the city of San Francisco provides a good example. Ratzel begins by defining San Francisco as a commercial center, then he divides the city into three sections and reflects on the cultural diversity of each section (Ratzel, trans. by Stehlin, 1988, p.278). From these facts, Ratzel reconstructs the cultural history of an area. Ratzel's interest in cultural geography would soon inspire him to explore the field of human geography.
Friedrich Ratzel's most famous two volume work, Anthropogeographie, is one of the earliest works focusing on human geography. In his first volume (1882), Ratzel examines the causes of human population distribution, or the dynamic aspect of geography (Dickinson, 1969, p. 68). He also relates geography to history. His second volume deals with the facts of distribution, or the static aspect of geography. Some viewed these works as environmentally deterministic, although Ratzel stresses that nature, physical features, culture groups, and many more items affect human action (Fuson, 1969, p.101). Physical features, such as mountains or bodies of water, are discussed with respect to human migrations. According to Ratzel, religious, linguistic, and ethnic groupings also determine population distributions (Dickinson, 1969, p. 68). Unfortunately, Ratzel's students misinterpreted his ideas and became early environmental determinists. As an outgrowth of Anthropogeographie, Ratzel began his study of political geography.
In 1897, Friedrich Ratzel published Politische Geographie, the first systematic approach to political geography (Pearcy, 1957, p. 22). In this book, Ratzel develops the concept that views the state as "a particular spatial grouping on the earth's surface." The state, as defined by Ratzel, consists of "a human group with definite organization and distribution" (Dickinson, 1969, p. 68). From these ideas, Ratzel developed the concept of Lebensraum or living space, Ratzel hypothesized that the state naturally seeks to increase its size. If the state's neighbors are weak, the state will grow larger and spread into other states. As evidenced, Ratzel believed that space was a great political force. Unfortunately, Ratzel's ideas were once again misinterpreted and used for the wrong purpose. People, such as Karl Haushofer and Adolf Hitler, used these ideas to formulate their own theories about world domination.
While he may be recognized more in France and the United States, (Martin, 1993) possibly due in some part to Ellen Churchill Semples influence and interpretations of Ratzel and his work, Friedrich Ratzel had a profound impact on the entire field of geography. His writings clearly depict him as a universal geographer. Although, his best work, Anthropogeographie, classified Ratzel as a prominent human geographer, which is perhaps the subject for which he is best known, (Winters, 1991) Ratzel must also be understood as an outstanding cultural and political geographer and ethnographer. Ratzels written works and teachings have impacted generations of geographers and will continue to influence those who partake in the study of geography.
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SurveillanceDARPA seeking surveillance technology to predict future behavior
DARPA has teamed up with scientists from Carnegie Mellon University to create an artificial intelligence system that can watch and predict what a person will “likely” do in the future, using specially programmed software designed to analyze various real-time video surveillance feeds; the system can automatically identify and notify officials if it recognized that an action is not permitted, detecting what is described as anomalous behaviors
The Army’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has teamed up with scientists from Carnegie Mellon University to create “an artificial intelligence system that can watch and predict what a person will ‘likely’ do in the future using specially programmed software designed to analyze various real-time video surveillance feeds. The system can automatically identify and notify officials if it recognized that an action is not permitted, detecting what is described as anomalous behaviors.”
The device is expected to be used at various airports and bus stations, and if the program is successful, the devices could be installed at nearly every red light and intersection in America. According to Forbes, which broke the story, “Carnegie Mellon is one of 15 research teams and commercial integrators that is participating in a five-year program, started in 2010, to develop smart video software.”
DARPA spokesman Mark Geertsen said in a statement the goal of the project is “to invent new approaches to the identification of people, places, things and activities from still or moving defense and open-source imagery.”
The first part of the projects being worked on is PetaVision. According to a statement released by DARPA, PetaVision is a “Multi-Modal Approach to Real-Time Video Analysis. Biologically-inspired, hierarchical neural networks to detect objects of interest in streaming video by combining texture/color, shape and motion/depth cues.”
A Web site maintained by the Los Alamos National Laboratory provided more insight into the technology and why the federal government may find it useful.
We seek to understand and implement the computational principles that enable high-level sensory processing and other forms of cognition in the human brain. To achieve these goals, we are creating synthetic cognition systems that emulate the functional architecture of the primate visual cortex. By using petascale computational resources, combined with our growing knowledge of the structure and function of biological neural systems, we can match, for the first time, the size and functional complexity necessary to reproduce the information processing capabilities of cortical circuits. The arrival of next generation supercomputers may allow us to close the performance gap between state of the art computer vision approaches by bringing these systems to the scale of the human brain.
Another tool being designed by DARPA is Videovor. Currently, no specific information on the technology is available, but a Web site offering scholarly journals has an abstract of an article written on the subject.
Video data, generated by the entertainment industry, security and traffic cameras, video conferencing systems, video e-mails, and so on, is perhaps most time-consuming to process by human beings. In this paper, we present a novel methodology for “summarizing” video sequences using volume visualization techniques. We outline a system pipeline for capturing videos, extracting features, volume rendering video and feature data, and creating video visualization. We discuss a collection of image comparison metrics, including the linear dependence detector, for constructing “relative” and “absolute” difference volumes that represent the magnitude of variation between video frames. We describe the use of a few volume visualization techniques, including volume scene graphs and spatial transfer functions, for creating video visualization. In particular, we present a stream-based technique for processing and directly rendering video data in real time. With the aid of several examples, we demonstrate the effectiveness of using video visualization to convey meaningful information contained in video sequences.
According to the abstract, the system plans to use video data in real time and that the source of that video feed is to be provided by “security and traffic cameras, video conferencing systems, video e-mails, and so on.”
The third description on DARPA’s list is a geospatial oriented structure extraction. According to the DARPA report, geospatial oriented structure extraction is designed to deliver “automatic construction of a 3D wireframe of an object using as few images as possible from a variety of angles.”
These systems give the feeling that in the near future, all activities in public will be monitored and recorded, have the possibility to limit crime and even prevent crime immensely. DARPA could be lining themselves up for a major fight with privacy advocates in the future however, which could delay the release of these as organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) might feel the use of these programs are a serious violation of citizens rights.
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Artists in Dafen only receive about 20 pence per painting and often work 16 hour days. Courtesy Fulham Palace
While much is made of the astonishing economic growth of the Chinese economy, many millions of ordinary Chinese people still live in poverty.
An exhibition at the Gallery in Fulham Palace, London, is focusing on a shocking form of sweatshop labour in southern China which helps fuel the western demand for cheap art.
Dafen is a small suburb of the city of Shenzhen, which has developed a reputation as an ‘art village’, where thousands of artists go from all over the country to find work in factories, churning out copies of western masterpieces for export to Europe and North America.
Dafen-made copy of Kneller's William III. Courtesy Fulham Palace
The exhibition, Made in China, runs until October 27 2007 and features Dafen-made copies of 19 paintings with connections to Fulham Palace, like Hans Holbein’s portrait of King Henry VIII and Godfrey Knellers’ William III, plus landscapes depicting the building itself.
Many of the Dafen artists are Chinese art college graduates who work in the picture factories there for up to 16 hours a day. They usually get paid around 20 pence per painting and may have to produce anything up to 30 pieces a day to make a living wage to support their families.
The artists work in temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius and often sleep above the factory floor to reduce living expenses.
Their works are exported en masse with some being sold for hundreds of pounds. American retail giant WalMart recently commissioned more than 50,000 paintings from Dafen.
Works by old masters, like Holbein's Henry VIII, are popular subjects. Courtesy Fulham Palace
“It’s hard to imagine such an appalling situation existing in modern times, however acute poverty drives people to things they would not otherwise contemplate,” said Councillor Frances Stainton, cabinet member for Culture and Heritage.
“Being a painter myself, I can well imagine how wonderful it would be for the students to be able to express their own creative skills as opposed to being obliged to make copies of works where they have little or no knowledge of the history and condition that inspired those works.”
Made in China hopes to remind people that, in the bicentenary year of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, western societies continue to support the exploitation of people in developing countries.
The works are sold en masse for European and North American markets. Courtesy Fulham Palace
The exhibition has been produced in conjunction with the Institute of Contemporary Observation (ICO), a Chinese-based non-profit organisation that aims to promote the value of the global supply chain. It has already been recognised by many agencies as a major force for raising international awareness of fair labour and intellectual property rights.
All works in the show are being auctioned to raise money to support Dafen artists via the ICO’s work. The proceeds will help to establish an art organisation in Dafen called the China Contemporary Art Club, to provide a platform for local artists to engage in artistic dialogue, protect the rights of artists, support production of contemporary art and promote China’s own cultural traditions.
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Deeds, can at times, appear like pretty dry reading. Yet deeds are crucial to your house history research. Part of what you are trying to accomplish with your research is to "flesh out" the lives of the people who lived in your home. By taking a closer look at deeds you will find some wonderful clues that will help you.
One aspect of social history that you can glean from old deeds are the occupations of the parties involved in the sale. Perhaps the former owner of your house was a blacksmith, a doctor or a minister. Not only will this information provide you an idea of what their lives were like it could also help you find other sources for information.
Let's take a look at three examples (click on the image to enlarge). I have underlined the names of the parties in yellow and the names of the occupations in orange. Only a portion of each deed is shown.
These particular deeds are from the 18th century but I've seen occupations in 19th century deeds as well.
1. In the first deed from 1793, the grantor, Jenckes Norton of Wrentham (Massachusetts) is identified as a Physician. The grantee, George Hawes, also of Wrentham, is indicated as a Gentleman. These "occupations" indicate that both men were educated. More information might be discovered in university records, and in the case of the doctor, medical boards.
2. In this deed, Barnabas Clark of Randolph (Massachusetts), the grantor, is called a Gentleman. Meanwhile Benjamin Howard of Randolph , the grantee, is a cordwainer. A cordwainer is a old style term for a shoe maker. Clark is educated and of independent means while Howard is a tradesman who likely knows how to read and write but little more.
3. In the final example from 1754, William Hathorne, the grantor, of Salem (Massachusetts) is identified as a mariner. The grantee, Joseph Goldthwait, of Danvers (Massachusetts) is a yeoman. Yeoman was the term at the time for a farmer. So here you have a deed where a sailor is selling his property to a farmer.
As you are checking the deeds to your home, be sure to look for the occupations of the occupants. It could give you a whole new image of what the former residents were like.
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Tanzania, East Africa’s largest country, is situated just south of the Equator. The land slopes up from the splendid beaches of the Indian Ocean through the vast plains of the interior to the slow –capped peak of Kilimanjaro, the ‘roof of Africa’. The savannah of the Serengeti is reputed to have the largest concentration of animals in the world. The Ngorongoro Crater, one of the world largest volcanic craters, is a vast amphitheatre of wildlife while Olduvai Gorge, has earned Tanzania the title, ‘cradle of mankind’
Uganda, so often described as the Pearl of Africa, source of the River Nile, has always had its beauty in its scenery, natural attractions, wildlife including gorillas and chimpanzee. Imagine silently crouching silently within a few feet of a gorilla, one the remaining truly amazing natural wonders of the world! This type of deep and moving experience can only be appreciated by a few who dare to visit this pearl….
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Pregnant rats were treated daily with 1 g/L of caffeine or theophylline in their drinking water during pregnancy and the effect of these methylxanthines on adenosine A1 receptor was assayed using binding and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays in brains from both mothers and full-term fetuses. In plasma membranes from pregnant rat brain, caffeine and theophylline caused a significant decrease in total receptor numbers, of the same order in both cases (30%), with no significant changes on receptor affinity. The effect of these adenosine receptor antagonists on plasma membranes from fetal brains was more marked, being detected at approximately 50% of the total receptors detected in control conditions. However, in this tissue, a significant increase in the receptor affinity, of the same order in both cases, was also detected after antagonist administration. No significant variation on the potency of caffeine and theophylline as antagonists was detected after treatments in mothers; however, higher affinities were detected in fetuses. A decrease in the total receptor numbers in fetal brain was associated with an increase in the mRNA coding A1 receptor, as determined by RT-PCR assays, not having detected any mRNA difference in maternal brain. No variation in the levels of mRNA coding A2A receptor was detected in any case. These results suggest that maternal caffeine or theophylline intake modulates adenosine A1 receptor, causing a down-regulation of adenosine A1 receptor in brain in both mothers and fetuses.
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Facebook has picked the technology-heavy NASDAQ exchange for a much-anticipated stock market debut expected next month, according to unconfirmed reports Thursday.
Facebook will trade under the symbol "FB" in a record-setting initial public offering of shares on the NASDAQ, the New York Times said in a story citing unnamed sources.
Facebook in February filed to go public and could raise as much as $10 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.
The paperwork filed for the initial public offering provided the first glimpse of the financial details of the web giant launched eight years ago by Mark Zuckerberg from his Harvard University dorm room.
Facebook, which is shifting operations to a former Sun Microsystems campus in the California city of Menlo Park, reported net income of $668 million last year.
Revenue nearly doubled to $3.7 billion in 2011, with most of it coming from targeted advertising gleaned from personal information shared by the hundreds of millions of users of the platform.
Facebook -- the leading social network in all but six countries, notably China and Russia -- said it has more than 845 million users including 483 million who log in daily.
Facebook's value has been estimated at between $75 billion and $100 billion.
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, in partnership with three other science and engineering powerhouses, reached a major domestic milestone relating to nuclear fuel performance on March 8.
David Petti, Sc.D., and technical director for the INL research, says the team used reverse engineering methods to help turn the fuel test failures from the early 1990s into successes in 2008. “We wanted to close this loop for the high-temperature gas reactor fuels community,” he said. “We wanted to put more science into the tests and take the process and demonstrate its success.”
This work is important in Idaho because the Idaho National Laboratory is the U.S. Department of Energy’s lead nuclear research and development laboratory.
The research is also key in supporting reactor licensing and operation for high-temperature reactors such as the Next Generation Nuclear Plant and similar reactors envisioned for subsequent commercial energy production.
“Hats off to the R&D fuels team on this major milestone,” said Greg Gibbs, Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project director. “This is a major accomplishment in demonstrating TRISO fuel safety. This brings us one step closer to licensing a commercially-capable, high-temperature gas reactor that will be essentially emission free, help curb the rising cost of energy and help to achieve energy security for our country.”
The work is a team effort of more than 40 people from INL, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, General Atomics and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
“I salute the team effort that made the research the success it is today,” said David Hill, INL deputy laboratory director for Science and Technology. “I saw the research start while I was part of the ORNL team, and to see it succeed today is hugely satisfying and a tribute to everyone involved.”
The team has now set its sights on reaching its next major milestone – achievement of a 12-14 percent burnup expected later this calendar year.
The research to improve the performance of coated-particle nuclear fuel met an important milestone by reaching a burnup of 9 percent without any fuel failure. Raising the burnup level of fuel in a nuclear reactor reduces the amount of fuel required to produce a given amount of energy while reducing the volume of the used fuel generated, and improves the overall economics of the reactor system.
After U.S. coated-particle fuel performance difficulties in the 1990s and a shift in national priorities, research on this type of fuel was curtailed for a time. Funding for the research resumed in 2003 as part of the DOE Advanced Gas Reactor fuel development and qualification program.
The team studied the very successful technology developed by the Germans for this fuel in the 1980s and decided to make the carbon and silicon carbide layers of the U.S. particle coatings more closely resemble the German model. The changes resulted in success that has matched the historical German level.
INL’s Advanced Test Reactor was a key enabler of the successful research. The ATR was used to provide the heating of the fuel to watch the fuel’s response. The fuel kernel is coated with layers of carbon and silicon compounds. These microspheres are then placed in compacts one-half-inch wide by two inches long and then placed in graphite inside the reactor for testing. The fuel element is closely monitored while inside the test reactor to track its behavior.
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In my second prayer to the sun gods today, I hereby beg for the sun to shine directly on – and with all its might – our yard. This pesky weather has caused all sorts of turmoil in our gardening attempts, including the sprouting of some very unwelcome fungi in our otherwise green and happy lawn.
I hate to concede any points to the ‘shrooms, but word is that they are actually beneficial to the lawn. Their big root system helps break down organic materials so that nutrients are more easily released to the grass.
Perhaps you’re thinking, what’s the big deal, lady? You’re getting extra nutrients. Well, we have a hairy mutt named Jack that eats grass regularly. We think he knows that mowing a big yard is lots of work and he wants to help out. And in addition to grass, he will eat any and everything else he gets his big jowls on – sticks, rocks, leaves, etc. I have no reason to believe mushrooms are not equally appealing.
Unfortunately, authorities on the subject are clear: Dogs + fungi = bad news. Even just licking one can make him sick. “They” say that parasol-shaped mushrooms and small brown mushrooms are the most threatening to canines. Well, swell. Aren’t ours small, brown, parasol-shaped mushrooms? And it doesn’t help that we’ve been ignorantly kicking them out of the yard. This act spreads the spores, which will create even more parasol-shaped monsters.
So our only plan of action is this: Reduce the moisture. Well, duh. We can only turn off our sprinklers and wait for the sun to shine. We also need to dig up the existing fungi and check for new sprouts each morning before we let Jack out. Yeah, that’ll happen.
In short, we are completely at the mercy of Mother Nature.
Have you found any way to rid the yard of mushrooms when the sun goes away? Any tricks to keeping a inquisitive dog away from them?
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Flickr user Chris Devers recently found that one of his photographs had been used by The Gap as a design for children’s clothes (here and here). The photo itself was published under a Creative Commons license requiring attribution, non-commercial use, and no derivative works — usage conditions that were completely ignored.
Yesterday the last certified Kodachrome processing facility — Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas — finally stopped supporting the legendary film. They decided to create a t-shirt for mourning photo-geeks that sports the classic Kodachrome colors. If you’d like this tiny slice of Kodachrome history, you can get it for $13 over at Dwayne’s Photo.
Photographer Adam Elmakias created these geeky lens gel bracelets to help photo-enthusiasts show off their love of photography. They come in a range of focal lengths, and cost $10 apiece over in his online store.
Here’s a selection of photos showing people sporting these bracelets.
Lens Bracelets (via Gizmodo)
These might not be as practical as the USB cufflinks we shared a while back, but with Christmas just around the corner, camera cufflinks might be a fun gift idea for a photog in your life. They sell for £7.95 (~$12.5) over at Weesh.
Camera Cufflinks (via Small Aperture)
Gap is selling a pair of vintage camera boxers for $12.50, or $10 each if you buy two.
I don’t know about you, but I often find myself wiping off the LCD on my DSLR or point-and-shoot with my clothes. The unseemly but common practice of wiping gadgets with clothes is exactly what FIFT, a husband and wife design team in Japan, had in mind when they designed the ‘Wipe Shirt’.
This practical (but probably unfashionable) button down shirt has microfiber built into either the cuff or the shirttail, and allows you to clean your gadgets (and glasses) as you naturally would:
While cleaning your LCD screen might be perfect for this unique shirt, you probably wouldn’t want to touch anything more sensitive (i.e. your lens) with this, despite it being microfiber.
You can buy it for yourself or as a gift for ¥13,650 (~$148.5) straight from Japan.
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Lately in the news we’ve heard of some high profile companies being hacked. The details of which in some cases have been scarce or hidden from the public. That however had got me thinking about my own online security. The truth is, that today’s wars are fought in cyberspace. Stealing information and compromising companies assets. With the increase of attacks, companies are now deploying tools to help users protect themselves even further, most notably, two-step authentication. This of course is just one of the ways you and I can protect ourselves while online, there are plenty of other ways as well.
Lets review a typical individuals online presence. You most likely have a Twitter account, Facebook, Google+, a Google email and perhaps a few others, a blog or two, maybe two different persona’s, one professional and one personal one. With multiple accounts it becomes difficult to remember all of those different passwords, inevitably some of us get lazy and we begin to reuse passwords. We’ll use our Facebook password to setup a new Pinterest account, we’ll use our Twitter password with Google and so on and so forth. The risk here is obvious I hope.
So what can we do to alleviate the risk of our personal accounts being hacked? There are a few of course;
- Create unique passwords every time
- Invoke a “password reset” cycle
- Review periodically applications connected to your social accounts
- Don’t sign up for something you don’t fully understand
Creating Unique Passwords
For some of us this is a no brainer and yet when I’ve asked a few friends what they consider a unique password, I was very surprised by their responses. It has come to my attention that in reality, not a lot of people (from what I’ve gathered) outside of the tech realm really know what a unique password consists of. Worst yet, when I spoke to the same people as to what they use as a guideline, they couldn’t really answer the question. So what does a unique password really consist of? A very simple guide is as follows;
- use a mix of upper and lower case letters
- mix it up by adding a minimum two or three unique symbols (such as !@#$%^&*)
- add a couple of numbers
- make sure that the password is more then 10 characters long
Using this outline you can create fairly strong passwords which are virtually uncrackable. (I say virtually uncrackable because in today’s cyber world, it is less and less likely that anything is 100% secure.) Remember that the longer the password and the more unique combination of characters you use, the harder it will be for a hacker to gain access to your account.
The Password Reset Cycle
For those of us who work within a large organization, this should be fairly familiar. Every 90 days our computers prompt us to reset our log in onto our corporately owned devices. This reset is the industry standard for continuous IT security.
Although no one does it today, it would be wise to implement this same type of policy with your own personal accounts. It does become tedious and sometimes difficult even to remember or come up with new passwords, but this system of resetting all of your most frequently accessed sites and systems does decrease the likelyhood of someone intruding your privacy.
To remind myself of this, I’ve setup a reoccurring reminder in my calender for every three months. This keeps me on top of ensuring my own online security is in check. At the same time I make sure my privacy settings are up-to-date. Which leads me into my next segway …
Periodically Review Your Security Settings
Setup a reminder, or simply add it to the one to reset your passwords and review all your most frequently and public facing social sites. While you’re doing that, also take a look at the connected apps. This will give you a picture of which services are connected to your social accounts. In a lot of cases you may find that you are no longer using some of the services you’ve connected to or some which you no longer want to have permission made available to. Reviewing these on a similar cycle as your passwords will help to ensure that nothing that you don’t want connected is trying to use your social sites.
Be Careful What You Say “Yes” Too
I wasn’t sure whether or not to include this, I know that by doing so I may inevitably be implying something here, but I am not trying to. I’d like to just state for the masses that “if you are not sure exactly what you are signing up for, just don’t.” Easier said then done some would say, but lets take a look at the risks.
If you are signing up for a new service because you are trying to get ahead of the masses, make sure to read all the fine print. It may take you an hour or two depending upon how fast you read, but it is critical that you do. Signing up blindly can expose you to vulnerabilities you may not want to be exposed to. Reading the TOS (Terms of Service) and Privacy Statements are critical to not only understanding what information the product or company is using, but more importantly, what they intend to do with it. We all remember the fiasco that occurred when Instagram changed its TOS which included the variably interpreted line which potentially aloud them to use your photo’s to sell to brands and such. Unless you want to find yourself in such hot water, its best to invest that hour or two, its saved me once or twice before.
Personal security should be important to each and every one of us. If we aren’t careful, our online presence can have destructive results on our lives.
Now, you’ve gone ahead and implemented at least some of my suggestions (hopefully), however now you’re frustrated. With every turn of the quarter you reset your passwords but need to keep a log of what you’ve used in the past and what your new passwords are. How would you go about doing this? My solution, 1Password.
Agilebits 1Password application securely stores all of your passwords and login information in a digital vault. Available for both OSX and Windows, a single license will set you back $50. (At the time of writing there was a Mac + Windows bundle available for $70.) You can store all of your login information (usernames and passwords), secure notes for times when you don’t want information floating around in a unsecured note app and software keys, just to name a few options.
To make things even better, 1Password provides a extension for all popular web browsers which allows you to easily log into a page without having to dig up the login using the app. When you create a new login item, you have the option to also add a URL. When you do, each time you return to a login page for a website, 1Password identifies the corresponding login item by matching the URL on file and pulls up the proper login for you to use. Using single click sign-on, you’re into your site with ease.
All this is great when you’re at your home computer but not so much if your out and using someone else’s PC or trying to login into a new app. Agilbits has a solution! 1Password is also available for the iPhone/iPad as well as Android. The Android version is free however it limits you to only viewing your passwords, where as both the iPhone and iPad apps let you view, create and fully manage your 1Password files all for $18 CDN.
1Password syncs your information between mobile and desktop through either its sync servers, Dropbox or iCloud allowing you to keep the same information on your mobile device and your desktop client. This way when you are away, you can still access services which you may not recall the exact password to. All these as well as double security, timeouts and a whole bunch of other features are available to you in this neat little application, one which I highly recommend.
Security is a critical part of our online behaviour, yet very little do we think about what we share, who we share information with and what companies can do with that information. Hopefully these few tips I’ve outlined will get you thinking a little more about the importance of keeping yourself safe online. Just like you wouldn’t give someone you don’t know and trust your credit card, your online security and reputation, should get the same attention.
Until next time …
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The holiday season can be the happiest time of year - but it also can be the most wasteful. Americans generate about 25 percent more waste than usual - an extra million tons - between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That’s a lot of garbage.
If you typically strive to tread lightly on the Earth, you don’t necessarily have to abandon your green lifestyle to enjoy the festivities. Consider these simple steps when giving thanks, giving gifts and ringing in the new year.
An evergreen tree is a cherished part of the holiday season for many, but growing, harvesting, transporting, and then tossing a tree - every year - well, that takes a toll. An artificial tree made with plastics lasts for years, reducing waste, water use and cleanup - and it can be displayed for months without the worry of a dry tree and falling needles. New technologies have dramatically improved the look and feel of the plastic needles, branches and trunk, so it’s often difficult to notice the difference.
When shopping for holiday light displays both indoors and out, consider LED lights that minimize energy use. LED lights use up to 90 percent less energy, which can translate into big savings on your energy bill over the course of the holiday season. LED lights also are protected by a lightweight, durable plastic casing that makes them weather-resistant, shatter-resistant, and easy to hang. LEDs produce much less heat than a glowing filament - and the plastic casing also is resistant to heat - so the lights remain cool to the touch, even after running for hours.
It’s easier than ever to find holiday decorations made with recycled materials. There are plenty of websites that can teach you and your children how to fashion ornaments and decorations out of recycled materials that can live another life.
Elaborate holiday meals and celebrations mean leftovers. Promptly refrigerating your food in airtight, re-sealable plastic storage containers can help keep your food fresh so you can enjoy it longer and reduce food waste. And now you can find storage containers made with recycled plastics. Send your friends and family home from the party with leftovers in plastic zipper bags or in used tubs from margarine or cottage cheese.
Consider giving gifts made with repurposed or recycled materials. An easy way to search online: consider what you want to buy and then add “recycled” to your search. For example, you now can find more and more high-quality consumer goods - such as clothing, accessories, children’s toys, furniture and electronics - that contain recycled plastics, since plastics recycling has grown significantly. There are all sorts of “eco-gift” options for everyone in your family, so you can give something good while doing something good.
Recycle, recycle, recycle
Recycling programs vary across the country, so determine in advance of your celebrations what materials can be recycled in your community. Place a clearly labeled recycling bin next to the trash can to make recycling easy for you and your guests; that way, you won’t have to fish the recyclables out of the trash at the end of your party. Remember you can return plastic bags and product wraps from water bottles, paper towels, diapers, etc., to participating grocery and retail stores (such as Walmart, Target, and Lowe’s) for recycling. And you can close the recycling loop by looking for tableware made with recycled plastics, which helps create new uses for this material.
These and other simple steps to save energy and reduce waste can lighten your environmental footprint this holiday season. From decorating the house to choosing gifts, it’s fun to get the whole family involved in planning sustainable holiday celebrations - and it’s easier than you may think.
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The Status of Children: A Story of Emerging Rights
This chapter focuses on the gradual extension of rights to children and young people. One source of emerging rights is the United States Constitution, with its Bill of Rights and especially its Fourteenth Amendment. It influences children’s status indirectly, by placing limits on the powers of state legislatures and courts to invade the privacy and autonomy of the family. But the Constitution does not tell the whole story. As central as the Constitution may be to American law, no one source of law provides a comprehensive picture of children’s status in the United States. In fact, laws on custody, emancipation, and family life are the province of state courts and legislatures, rather than the federal Congress or federal courts. One standardising influence on the development of children’s law is federal spending to ‘promote the general welfare’. Federal programs on child welfare, child support, health care, and adoption often condition eligibility for funds on changes in state laws and policies. Another standardising force is the work of organisations that create and disseminate model laws.
Oxford Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - More than 80 percent of health departments in the United States that treat tuberculosis resistant to standard treatment have trouble obtaining the drugs they need to cure the disease, according to a national survey released on Thursday.
Difficulties obtaining the drugs could be attributed to nationwide shortages, shipping delays and a complicated process for procuring new drugs that are still being tested, according to a National Tuberculosis Controllers Association survey of health departments.
The final results of the 2010 survey were released on Thursday and cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which said possible solutions could include obtaining drugs from foreign manufacturers, stockpiling them, and creating an expedited approval process for new drugs.
"These shortages interfere with our ability to successfully treat TB," Dr. Kenneth Castro, director of the CDC's division of Tuberculosis Elimination, said in an interview on Thursday.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis accounts for about 1.5 percent of all cases in the United States, Castro said.
The survey found that the shortages and other problems that hindered access to the second-line drugs could promote development of drug resistance, the CDC said.
In the survey of 26 health departments that treated tuberculosis patients who were resistant to conventional drugs, 81 percent reported having trouble during the previous five years finding or paying for medicine that would be effective.
Tuberculosis is caused by airborne bacteria. Most cases can be cured with a six-month combination of four drugs, but patients resistant to the standard drugs face up to 24 months of taking five to six drugs that are "less effective, more toxic, and more costly than first-line drugs," the CDC said.
The U.S. had about 10,528 cases of tuberculosis in 2011 and there were 529 deaths from tuberculosis in 2009, according to the latest full year CDC statistics available.
More than half of the health departments surveyed said difficulty finding adequate drugs for the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, delayed treatment of their patients, the CDC said.
However, the CDC cautioned that because only 54 percent of the 61 health jurisdictions asked responded to the survey, the results might not accurately represent the national tuberculosis drug-shortage problem in general.
Of the 33 health departments that responded, 26 had multidrug-resistant cases of tuberculosis in the five years covered and 21 of those had difficulty obtaining the second-line drugs needed to treat the cases.
SOURCE: http://1.usa.gov/svbyuy Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, online January 18, 2013.
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LINCOLN, Neb. — A new app from NUBeef takes the user inside the carcasses of beef cattle.
NUBeef-Anatomy allows users to navigate through the anatomy of beef cattle and learn more about bones and muscles found in the carcass. The app functions as a digital beef anatomy textbook, said Steven Jones, professor of animal science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who developed the media with EdMedia's instructional multimedia designer Vishal Singh.
"It is helpful for students to understand where each muscle is located in the beef carcass, its composition and eating quality," Jones said.
The information offered in the app could be used by animal science and veterinary students, 4-H and FFA members, meat processors, chefs, consumers and others.
As a user views each cross-section, they can view a picture of a selected muscle and learn about the anatomical and physical features of each muscle.
Anatomical information for each muscle includes action, origin, insertion, blood supply and innervation. Meat related information about the muscle includes composition and the eating qualities of tenderness, aroma, flavor and juiciness.
"This makes the app relevant to chefs and consumers as they determine proper methods of preparation," Jones said.
The NUBeef-Anatomy app is available in the Apple iTunes app store for iPhone and iPad for $4.99. For more information, visit the store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nubeef-anatomy/id597656234?mt=8 or the IANR website at http://ianrhome.unl.edu/mobileapps/beefanatomy.
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The material in the Share the World project has been designed for use as assembly material as well as classroom activities. The materials address many of the issues raised by the Framework for PSHE and Citizenship, in particular;
Developing confidence and responsibility and making the most of their abilities.
Preparing to play an active role as citizens.
A Share the World Assembly
1. Introduce the topic by showing the poster. Invite children to identify animals in the poster and say something about them.
Ask the questions,
What does Share the World mean to you?
What does Everyone Matters mean?
2. The story. Choose one of the stories to read out to the assembly. There are a number of questions and activities with each story that you can use to encourage participation.
3. A true or false activity is given below to encourage participation and to emphasise that animals have many special qualities. Animals are also capable of showing the same emotions and feelings as humans.
4. Introduce the Golden Rule and consider how it should be used to develop good relationships between humans, and between humans and animals.
5. The assembly can be concluded by reading one of the three poems on pages 8-9 and giving a short time for reflection.
6. Music to accompany the assembly could be Carnival of the Animals or another suitable piece with an animal theme.
True or False
Do you agree or disagree with each statement below, or are you not sure?
Whales can communicate over huge distances. A whale in Antarctica can hear the call of a whale in Alaska.
Crows in the south of France have a different accent from the crows in the north.
Deer have been known to guide other deer who have gone blind.
Prairie dogs use kisses to identify members of their community.
Some birds use mud and plants to set and heal broken limbs.
Dolphins have been known to protect shipwrecked sailors from drowning.
Elephants can paint or draw using twigs.
Orang-utans use large leaves as umbrellas.
The male emperor penguin guards and incubates the females eggs for two months without food in the Antarctic cold.
Polar bears put their paws over their black noses to hide them when stalking seals.
A jack rabbit can leap 15 feet in a single jump.
The average tuna fish swims one million miles in its lifetime - equivalent to forty times around the world.
A rhino horn is made up of compacted hair.
The largest blue whale known was 34 metres long.
A racing pigeon can fly at over 100mph.
The lake sturgeon can live for up to 150 years.
All the above statements are true!
Children can be invited to imagine how incredible each animals activities are.
Children can make up their own true or false questions as an assembly follow-up activity. The questions could be displayed on a notice board for all to see and respond to in another assembly.
Or, a new Amazing Fact for the Day could be announced in each assembly.
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If you have been developing Android applications and are
interested in building your applications for Windows Phone 7, this
guide is for you.
The guide will cover what you need to know to add Windows Phone 7 development to your skill set, while leveraging what you have already learned building Android applications.
In addition, use the Android to Windows Phone API mapping tool to find your way around when you discover the Windows Phone platform.
High level comparison of the platforms and introduction of WP7 specificities
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 uses a novel user interface called Metro. It sets itself apart with its clean and simple design and emphasis on color and typography.
Microsoft brings the Visual Studio Development environment to WP7. As Android application developers you are familiar with Eclipse, and you can quickly migrate to WP7 developer tools and work with ease.
An introduction of C# to Android Java developers.
In this chapter, we are going to look at the navigation model of the Windows Phone 7. We will examine the various application states needed to support the navigation model, and what the developer needs to do to support those application states and the transitions between them.
WP7 features a very comprehensive system of managing data for your application and across all applications on the phone. This section compares the data handling features of WP7 and Android.
This chapter discusses the XML parsing methods in WP7 and compares them with the parsing methods in Android.
This section contains sample Android and Windows Phone applications along with documentation.
This section contains tips and sample Windows Phone applications along with documentation.
This section contains a description of the API Mapping Tool along with instructions on its use.
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Rebuild U.S. manufacturing
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The contentious and often nasty public debates over health care reform and other issues can lead Americans to a truly depressing conclusion -- that polarization is always going to win out over unity, leading to a weakening of our national fiber and character.
It doesn't have to be that way. On at least one issue, there is widespread unity from Pittsburgh to Providence to Peoria to the Pacific -- it's time for our nation to make things again. When it comes to rebuilding our manufacturing sector, Democrats and Republicans alike are listening.
A public opinion earthquake greeted the news earlier this year that a consortium of energy companies had applied for federal stimulus funds to order wind turbines made in China for a west Texas wind farm. You don't have to live in the rust belt, like residents of Pittsburgh, to know what runaway industry is all about, but it helps.
In response to the protests about the Texas wind farm, a broad coalition of groups -- from labor unions to the Alliance for American Manufacturing -- successfully pushed for Buy America protections in the jobs bill passed in March. And the new language was supported by Democrats and Republicans alike.
The unemployment rate for U.S. production workers is three times greater than the jobless rate for white-collar professionals. Economists are alarmed that this disparity is equivalent to figures from the Great Depression. Strong legislative and political medicine is needed and fast. Some is already in the works:
• New legislation proposed by Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and others would require federally funded clean-energy projects to use domestically manufactured components to help create industrial jobs in the United States. This measure would favor entrepreneurs who have a commitment to domestic manufacturing, allowing them to compete with multinational companies who are in the tank with foreign supply chains.
• Ninety Democrats and 40 Republicans in the House have urged Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to apply countervailing duties on Chinese products to defend U.S. companies that have been hurt by China's undervalued currency.
• The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act of 2009 has 137 co-sponsors in the House. The bill requires a review of existing trade agreements including NAFTA, the WTO and other major pacts, and sets tougher standards for new agreements.
This isn't just more gobbledygook from Washington. These measures and others like them could be the basis for an industrial revival. The president himself has put forward a long-term manufacturing agenda that calls for strengthening the educational and infrastructure support for manufacturing -- the same kind of policies that Germany and some of our other competitors have long used to strengthen their base.
Maybe we'll never get back to the post-World War II days when our country was the world's only industrial power, but we've got to start somewhere and regain as much ground as possible.
Politicians need to get real. Research shows that every new manufacturing job spurs the creation of four or five other jobs and increases economic vitality for surrounding communities. As we have all seen with our own eyes, the reverse is true as well. It's time to get back on the plus side of the equation.
As candidates travel across our state gearing up for the November elections, I hope that Pittsburgh residents ask all of them -- Democrats and Republicans -- whether they are ready to support these legislative initiatives and others to put Americans back to work.
When the land of opportunity becomes the land of lost dreams, America stops being America. Let's fix that before it's too late.
First Published April 6, 2010 12:00 am
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Hand Therapists Help Patients to Reach their Goals
When we consider how often we use our hands – from driving a car and swinging a golf club to hammering nails and brushing our teeth – it’s easy to understand why common injuries such as fractures and tendon lacerations often are devastating occurrences.
And anyone who has had tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome or trigger finger knows the pain these ailments can cause by repetitive activities such as texting, typing and routine chores.
Susan Rimmel, OTR/L, CHT; John Wilczek, OTR/L, CHT, and Kimberly Kress, OTR/L, CHT, are Certified Hand Therapists at The Hand Clinic at Jefferson Regional Medical Center who treat patients for injuries and ailments.
Certified hand therapists are a valuable resource for patients requiring hand and upper extremity rehabilitation, according to Aaron Grand, MD, a plastic surgeon at Jefferson Regional. Dr. Grand and Marshall Balk, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, have specialty training in hand surgery and often refer patients to the Hand Clinic. Jefferson Regional is able to treat many patients with expert care due to the capabilities of its three hand therapists.
“We treat a large variety of hand problems, including broken bones, nerve injuries, tendon injuries, cancerous conditions and arthritis. Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, fractures of the hand and wrist, and arthritis of the thumb are probably the most common,” says Dr. Grand.
“The small joints of the elbow, forearm, wrist, and fingers get very stiff very quickly and require the specialized training of a hand therapist. Certified Hand Therapists are the specialists best trained to provide these kinds of treatment for patients with hand problems.”
In addition to their expertise and training, the hand therapists' creativity, passion and persistence allow patients to regain the function of their hands, and therefore return to their pre-injury lives.” – Aaron Grand, MD
Dr. Grand says the special relationship that he and Dr. Balk have with the hand therapists at Jefferson helps to speed patients’ recovery and maximize their function. For some patients, customized splints fabricated by the professionals at the Hand Clinic help to achieve optimal outcomes after surgery, or to avoid surgery entirely. The custom splints are designed to protect specific areas of the elbow, wrist or hand, to allow motion only in specific joints, or to improve function with adaptive equipment.
“Customized splints are more effective than manufactured splints because they are molded to fit a patient’s unique hand or arm size,” says Wilczek. “Certified Hand Therapists have advanced knowledge of the hand and arm and the ability to make a variety of custom splints, which ultimately leads to a better outcome for the patient.”
Our comprehensive Outpatient Hand/Occupational Therapy Services include:
- Custom splinting, fabricated onsite.
- Therapeutic modalities, such as paraffin bath, whirlpool and ultrasound.
- Individualized evaluation and treatment plans.
- Therapeutic exercise to increase range of motion, strength and function.
- Adaptive equipment training.
“Our patients receive individual treatment by highly skilled therapists,” says Rimmel. “We also focus on patient education so they can manage their symptoms and recovery on their own.”
For more information about hand and upper extremity rehab services at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, call 412-469-5192.
Also read our related article, Occupational Therapy: Achieving Independence, which was also published in this issue of Your Health Matters.
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William Shakespeare's Works/Tragedies/King Lear
The best entry point to understanding the meaning of this tragedy is to look up every instance of the word "nothing" in the text. It will appear more than 15 times. Then note the events that occur at the same time or immediately after the utterance of the word "nothing". In all but one or two cases, what happens is not "nothing" but a big "something".
So we know that this play is about "big somethings" and "little nothings" and the fact that most of the people in the play mistake little nothings for big somethings and vice-versa. For example, the wearing of regal clothing, the attendance to the king of a knightly retinue, the swearing out loud of filial love. And from that we can see that this play is trying to show that reality is internal, rather than external.
And then we can follow the king as he loses all of his external trappings, even to the point of losing his sanity on the moor, purging himself of his pride and dependence on those "little nothings" that he put such value on previously.
At the end he finally understands that everything he thought was important was actually unimportant and what he thought was unimportant was actually important. But it is too late. Shakespeare was convinced that the job of the king was to keep his country unified and healthy (cf. Hamlet). But King Lear gave his country to his children who started a war to gain control. That is the worst of his sins and he must die for it.Last modified on 23 May 2009, at 17:11
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Egypt was known as the "Gift of the Nile" because it provided the Egyptians with food and water for their crops. The Egyptians were thankful for the river because it's rapids, protected them from attackers that would try to take over their land. The Nile also helped them build their houses with mud. The river was helpful to the Egyptians, because it was their only water source to go to when water was needed for their plants. It was also a good place to bathe or wash clothing.
If you would like to learn more about the Nile River and the Egyptians, you may visit the following websites:
Photo Album of Ancient Egypt
Images of Egypt
Nile River and the Desert
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Satellite station will help meet community’s emergency healthcare needs
MALTON, ONTARIO – A new, energy efficient paramedic satellite station in Malton is helping paramedics respond to emergencies faster and reducing the region’s carbon footprint.
This new, 1,700 square foot facility was built in the City of Mississauga as an addition to an existing fire station. The new satellite station is one of 21 satellite stations that will help paramedics get to emergencies faster because they are strategically located in areas with a higher volume of emergency calls; thereby shortening the distance between paramedics and emergencies.
“Emergency services play a key role in keeping our streets and communities safe,” said Eve Adams, Member of Parliament Mississauga-Brampton South, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. “Our Government is proud to have invested in this important project that will help paramedics respond to emergencies faster, and ensure that Malton and the surrounding area remains a safe place to live for years to come.”
“Our government is making strategic infrastructure investments to create jobs and make our communities safer and stronger,” said Dipika Damerla, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure and Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga East-Cooksville. “This project will provide our paramedics with the tools and resources they need to improve response times, support the community and keep residents safe and healthy.”
“The Region of Peel and Peel Regional Paramedic Services is committed to exploring ways that will help ensure cost-effectiveness in the delivery of emergency care services while addressing the service demands of our growing and aging community,” said Emil Kolb, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer for the Region of Peel. “The financial support of the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund helps us ensure our residents experience improvements in response times and better patient outcomes.”
Under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, the governments of Canada and Ontario each contributed over $266,000 towards the new ambulance base. The Region of Peel provided the balance of the total eligible project cost of $799,998.
The Infrastructure Stimulus Fund is part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Thanks to Canada’s Economic Action Plan and our strong economic and financial fundamentals, the Canadian economy has recovered from the global recession better than most other industrialized countries. Canada has been a leader amongst G-7 countries throughout the recovery with nearly 600,000 net new jobs created since July 2009.
This project supports Building Together, the Government of Ontario’s long-term infrastructure plan to repair, rebuild and renew the province’s roads and highways, bridges, public transit, schools and postsecondary institutions, hospitals and courthouses. Ontario is investing $12.8 billion in infrastructure projects in 2011-12, bringing the government’s total infrastructure investments since 2003 to $75 billion. Building modern, efficient infrastructure has created or preserved close to 100,000 jobs each year, on average, making Ontario’s economy more productive and improving quality of life, now and in the future.
For additional information about investments in infrastructure, visit infrastructure.gc.ca.
For further information about Canada’s Economic Action Plan, visit actionplan.gc.ca.
For more information on how Ontario is revitalizing its infrastructure, visit ontario.ca/infrastructure.
To download a short broadcast-quality video highlighting a few of the many successful infrastructure projects across Canada, visit infrastructure.gc.ca/video/video-eng.html.
Peel Regional Paramedic Services (PRPS) officially opens a new Paramedic
Satellite Station in Malton. Participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony is
(Left to Right): Neil Taylor, PRPS Advanced Care Paramedic; Peter F. Dundas,
Chief of Peel Regional Paramedic Services; Dipika Damerla, MPP for Mississauga
East-Cooksville; Emil Kolb, Regional Chair, Region of Peel;
Regional Councillor for Mississauga Ward 5; David Szwarc, Chief Administrative
Officer, Region of Peel; Pam Munro, PRPS Divisional Manager;
Sandra Kearsey, PRPS Paramedic.
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About Wickham Park
Wickham Park is a non-profit, private foundation, established by Clarence H. Wickham. The majority of the land, 130 acres, was a gift from Wickham, whose will mandated that the property become a park following the death of his wife, Edith Wickham.
Upholding his request of Wickham, the land became Wickham Park in 1960 upon the death of Edith. The park, which extends into both Manchester and East Hartford, now contains 250 acres of gardens, woodlands, open fields, picnic areas, ponds, sports facilities, and other attractions.
The Park has a variety of attractions for the enjoyment of locals and visitors, including The Aviary, Nature Center, Sports Facilities, Playgrounds, as well as a Bird Sanctuary.
The Aviary, which is located adjacent to their main playground and nature center, is a favorite with both children and adults. Visitors of the park can feed the birds there by purchasing feed from vending machines within the aviary. The Nature Center is a facility which was designed to educate visitors about plant and wildlife in the area.
For the avid golfer, Wickham Park features a championship 18-hole disc golf course. Additionally the park contains five tennis courts, two softballs diamonds, two volleyball courts, bike trails and hiking tracks for those who want to work out in a serene environment.
Wickham Park’s most unique feature is its’ many acres of ornamental gardens. It is home to different themed gardens including the English Garden, Scottish Garden, Cabin Garden, The Oriental Garden, The Lotus Garden, Wetlands Garden, Rhododendron Garden, and the Italian Shrine. These areas can be rented for events and ceremonies.
For more information on Wickham Park, visit their website or call (860) 528-0856.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: Congress Should Consider Federal Tax on Soda Pop
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said on Wednesday that Congress ought to look at imposing a federal tax on soda pop.
“We have to address the situation in the marketplace," DeLauro said at a press conference on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. "Right now, the least expensive beverages are often those with the least value to our health like regular cola or juice drinks that are only 10 percent juice.
“But I will tell you that if you’re paying $3.49 for juice and 79 cents for soda, if you are in a low-income family and you have to stretch the dollar, you don’t need a rocket scientist to tell you what you’re going to buy,” DeLauro said. “You’re going to go for the 79 cents.
"And maybe, quite frankly," she said, "one of the things that we ought to look at and one of the things we ought to consider is a soda tax.
“Maybe we ought to look at that amongst several other areas that we are looking at in terms of nutrition," she said.
"Look, the point is: This is a critical, critical issue," DeLauro said. "We need to work together. And I, really, I beg you for your energy and your interest in all of this right now.”
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Early in the Christian era Indians began colonizing Java, and by the 7th cent. "Indianized" kingdoms were dominant in both Java and Sumatra. The Sailendra dynasty (760–860 in Java) unified the Sumatran and Javan kingdoms and built in Java the magnificent Buddhist temple Borobudur. From the 10th to the 15th cent., E Java was the center of Hindu-Javanese culture. The high point of Javanese history was the rise of the powerful Hindu-Javanese state of Majapahit (founded 1293), which extended its rule over much of Indonesia and the Malay Peninsula. Islam, which had been introduced in the 13th cent., peacefully spread its influence, and the new Muslim state of Mataram emerged in the 16th cent.
Following the Portuguese, the Dutch arrived in 1596, and in 1619 the Dutch East India Company established its chief post in Batavia (now Jakarta), thence gradually absorbing the native states into which the once-powerful Javanese empire had disintegrated. Between 1811 and 1815, Java was briefly under British rule headed by Sir Thomas S. Raffles, who instituted certain reforms. The Dutch ignored these when they returned to power, resorting to a system of enforced labor, which, along with harsh methods of exploitation, led to a native uprising (1825–30) under Prince Diponegoro; the Dutch subsequently adopted a more humane approach.
In the early phase of World War II, Java was left open to Japanese invasion by the disastrous Allied defeat in the battle of the Java Sea in Feb., 1942; Java was occupied by the Japanese until the end of the war. After the war the island was the scene of much fighting between Dutch and Indonesian forces, with the Indonesians declaring independence in 1945. In 1946 the Dutch occupied many of the key cities, and Yogyakarta was the provisional capital of the Republic of Indonesia from 1949 to 1950. Java now constitutes three provinces of Indonesia—West, Central, and East Java—as well as the autonomous districts of Yogyakarta and Jakarta. Overcrowding on Java led to the government's policy of "transmigration," in which farmers were relocated to less populated Indonesian islands. An earthquake in May, 2006, centered near the coast S of Yogyakarta, killed some 5,800 people and injured more than 36,000.
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Local landscaper Robert Dempster is working with Sun Circle sculptor Bruce Greenwald and landscaper Roberta Levy to design a varied, tranquil setting in which visitors will sit in contemplation amid some privacy, wander peaceful paths, and view the sea and beach from various vantage points.
Our Vision: Behind the protection of a new floodwall, Beach Bluff Park offers visitors tranquility and peace. Meandering paths lead around gentle dunes covered in beach grasses and small trees while the new Sun Circle provides focus, artistry, and education. (currently under reconstruction).
Beach Bluff Park, a small oceanfront park owned and cared for by the CIA, is open to the public and enjoyed in every season, year round. It is in the midst of an exciting renovation. The new floodwall will protect the paths, plants and benches from most storms. The exciting Sun Circle installation will inform and delight visitors.
The landscaped area between the sidewalk and beach invites visitors to stroll its winding paths and sit on its welcoming benches which are scattered among indigenous plants. Since December 1993, when the family of John and Ruth Blodgett donated the park land for public use, it as become a source of great pleasure for neighbors, local fishermen and passers-by. People come aloneor gather in groups to enjoy the beauty of this site where land meets water and to take advantage of the spot for relaxation, family events, solitude, ceremonies and gatherings.
At high tide, when the beach disappears and the ocean splashes or crashes against the steps and base of the newly built stone revetment wall, Beach Bluff Park provides a safe, dry place to enjoy the view of Preston Beach.
We hope that you will make this park part of your life, through becoming a member of the CIA, volunteering, donating, and, of course, frequently visiting our shared seaside park.
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The Netflix board of directors has elected to adopt a "poison pill" plan in an effort to stave off a possible hostile buyout.
Carl Ichan, a 74-year-old businessman who also bought out Blockbuster video, may be considering a possible takeover of Netflix after buying over 10 percent of the company's stock. The 10 percent purchase helped to boost Netflix stock, which has seen a 75 percent loss of value in the past 15 months, but also made the company directors wary of a possible takeover.
The company was previously open to accepting advice, after Ichan's purchase rose the value of the stock by 15 percent.
"We have many shareholders, now including Mr. Icahn, and we're always open to their perspective on how to build on our success," a Netflix representative told CNET in an e-mailed statement.
But Ichan has alluded to the idea that Microsoft should consider the option of acquiring the streaming-video company, prompting Netflix to respond by adopting a stakeholder rights plan, or something that is often referred to as a "poison pill."
"Netflix announced that its Board of Directors adopted a stockholder rights plan (the "Rights Plan" or "Plan") and declared a dividend distribution of one right ("Right") for each outstanding share of Netflix common stock," the company released in a statement.
"The Rights Plan is intended to protect Netflix and its stockholders from efforts to obtain control of Netflix that the Board of Directors determines are not in the best interests of Netflix and its stockholders, and to enable all stockholders to realize the long-term value of their investment in Netflix."
While Icahn is a successful, self-made billionaire that has bought out a number of companies, his ventures with Blockbuster did not pan out well. According to the company book "Netflixed," Icahn played a role in leading the video rental company into bankruptcy after making poor management decisions which included persuading company CEO John Antioco to step down. Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy two years later.
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The Logic Design Workbench (LDW) is an amazingly simple and easy to use logic simulator intended for use by students and logic designers. It allows you to select basic logic elements for placement on the layout grid and to run wires between nodes with simple clicks of the mouse. A built in oscillator provides automatic square wave signals whenever a simulation is running, and on-screen switches provide a means for user interaction with the circuit. Three signal probes are available to monitor key circuit nodes. A full Windows Help system is provided as are a few loadable example files.
Have you ever wondered how complex logic blocks are constructed from simple gates? How can we derive the governing equations for a `D' flip-flop, or a clock separator, or an up-down counter controller? This monograph, Advanced Logic Design Techniques in Asynchronous Sequential Circuit Synthesis, provides a complete method for taking the design from its initial problem statement to the final, fully implemented circuit. The file is provided as an Acrobat (*.pdf) file and includes over 60 pages of design methodology and logic design examples. Full treatment is given for designing edge-triggered flip-flops, divide-by-two circuits, synchronous clock stream switches, digital single shots, pulse generators, etc. from simple gates.
Synchronous Clock Stream Switch
The circuit example above, designed with the methods presented in the monograph, switches the input clock stream (C) to one of two output lines under control of the enable line (E). Note the use of the term synchronous, which here means that the outputs are synchronized with the clock line so that only full-length output clock signals are passed through, even though the enable line may be totally asynchronous with the clock.
Two-phase Clock Generator
This is another example taken from the monograph. This circuit is sometimes referred to as an underlapped clock generator.
Edge-triggered J-K Flip-Flop
This flip-flop does not exhibit the anomalous ones-catching behavior characteristic of master/slave J-K flip-flops. A full treatment of the derivation of its design equations and their implementation is covered in the monograph.
Here is a logic design for a divide-by-three circuit with special phase requirements. This circuit is not covered in the monograph, but is described and implemented in a companion paper, Designing a Divide-by-Three Logic Circuit, available here. The methods used in this paper are, of course, based on those presented in the above monograph and the reader is assumed to be familiar with that document.
Divide-by-Three with Overlapped Phases
It is noted in the paper that few logic designers, when confronted with a need for a divide-by-three circuit, will immediately proceed with a gate level solution. More often, the designer will consider higher level logic blocks, such as flip-flops or shift registers and reduce the design problem to that of configuring the support logic. This is a perfectly legitimate approach. At times, however, the advantages of a gate level design are simply too many to ignore. This is one such solution.
Here is a circuit which is similar to a 'D' flip-flop, except that it transfers the input data to the output on every clock edge, not just those of a single polarity.
A paper describing the design in detail is available here. Note that the operation of the circuit is such that it may find application in digital filters, correlators, phase detectors, noise suppressors, etc.
Synchronous counters, unlike ripple counters, have all stages clocked simultaneously. This eliminates spurious output combinations that occur in ripple counters as the count propagates from the lowest stage to the highest. To fabricate synchronous counters from 'D' flip-flops, it is only necessary to wire all clock inputs together and find appropriate gating functions for each 'D' input. The gating functions can be found by treating the counter as a simple state machine and generating a Karnaugh map whose cells represent current states and whose cell contents represent next states.
Suppose a 4-bit synchronous binary counter is required. Let the stages, from lowest to highest, be Q0, Q1, Q3 and Q3. Then the equation for Q3 will be
Q3+ = Q3*Q2*Q1*Q0 + Q3*(Q2+Q1+Q0),
where it is understood that the value on the left side is the next state and the values on the right are the current state. Also, the Boolean AND operator is denoted by the '*' character and the OR by the '+' character.
This equation can be put in a simpler form by first applying DeMorgan's theorem to the quantity in parentheses.
Q2+Q1+Q0 = Q2*Q1*Q0.
We now have
Q3+ = Q3*(Q2*Q1*Q0) + Q3*(Q2*Q1*Q0),
which we recognize as an EXCLUSIVE OR function. Using the '^' operator for the EXCLUSIVE OR, the last equation can be simplified to
Q3+ = Q3 ^ (Q2*Q1*Q0).
This equation is in a form that can be applied recursively to each stage in the synchronous counter. The 'D' input to each stage is simply the EXCLUSIVE OR if its own output with the product of all lower stage outputs. For Q0, the product of lower stages is taken as '1'. Recall, however, that simplifying a Boolean expression does not necessarily result in a simplified implementation.
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Staying Competitive During a Recession
by Reducing Costs, Increasing Productivity, and by Profiting from Innovation
Use Dr. Deming’s Proven Approach to Prepare for –and Cope with–Recessions in 21st Century
A 1‐day Introductory Workshop for CEOs/CFOs/MDs
Yes, Dr. Deming revolutionized the way the world achieves quality products and services. But that is not all he did; he also provided the Deming Management Method (DMM) which goes beyond quality. It takes organizations to the next level of success.
Key ingredients of the DMM support leaders as they:
- Reduce Costs
- Increase Productivity
- Make Innovation actually work
- Increase competitiveness during and after a recession
Economic recessions present challenges –yet also provide competitive opportunities. Insight and action are required- but not just any action. To result in success, the actions to be taken must be proven and practical and must be based on an assessment of the organization’s own unique circumstance and ability to withstand a recession.
Typical actions to cope during a recession only go so far, and are focused merely on preservation and survival. In contract, Dr. Deming provided us with ways to gain deeper insight into what needs to be done and guidance on how to do it.
As a result Deming’s approaches go beyond the typical actions– and result in greater competitiveness, productivity and innovation- EVEN DURING A RECESSION.
This 1-‐day workshop presents the toolkit required to prepare for and cope with a recession.
1. Introduction to Coping with a Recession: “Why a recession should not be wasted”
a. If you are not yet in a recession: how to prepare
b. If you are in a recession: how to cope
2. Present Deming’s 4 Lenses to assess the organization’s ability to withstand a recession:
a. Understanding Variation Lens- Analyze data in new, faster and better ways to reduce costs without harming the business.
b. Understanding Knowledge Lens- Learn to improve decision- making when faced with “unknowns” and uncertainty.
c. Understanding System Lens- Avoid unintended consequences of decisions, while boosting productivity
d. Understanding Psychology Lens- Learn how to foster innovation that is quick and inexpensive.
3. Case Study Examples
4. Apply the 4 Lenses to your organization.
5. Apply to reduce costs while increasing productivity.
6. Actions to reduce costs while increasing competitiveness.
7. Actions to reduce costs while increasing innovation.
8. Next steps. What to do . How to make it happen.
The workshop facilitators are experienced, not only in Dr. Deming’s approaches, but in working with organizations to prepare them for recessions- and to cope with a recession if there has been time to prepare.
At the end of the workshop participants will know:
- Ways to prepare for a recession
- Ways to cope with a recession
- The 4 Deming Lenses to use
- How to use the 4 Deming Lenses in their organizations
- The steps to take to reduce costs, increase productivity, competitiveness and innovation even during a recession.
Kelly L. Allan
Senior Associate, Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd
Kelly is Senior Associate of Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd., a company with over 24 Associates that has been in business since 1974. In 2004, Kelly was one of the 12 people selected by the W. Edwards Deming Institute to conduct Dr. Deming's famous "Four Day Seminars".
Founder and CEO of curiouscat.com
John is the founder and CEO of curiouscat.com, managing over 20 websites on management, software development, investing, engineering, travel and other topics. In 2004, John was one of 12 people selected by the W. Edwards Deming Institute to conduct Dr. Deming's famous :Four Day Seminar".
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- SPECIAL REPORTS
- THE MAGAZINE
George Washington helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax, at age 16. He also helped to survey Old Town Alexandria in the Washington, D.C. area, so what better place to celebrate our country and the surveying profession than Washington, D.C.?
The XXII FIG Congress and ACSM/ASPRS Conference and Technology Exhibition in Washington, D.C., will be held from April 19-26 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. The conference promises to be the largest and best geomatics event ever held in North America. The event’s programs offer a variety of strong learning and quality networking opportunities. The schedules include several Federation of Surveyors (FIG) meetings on April 19 and 20 and a variety of ACSM/ASPRS workshops and technical sessions throughout the week. Activities will include a Surveyors Olympics, at which attendees can test their skills. A large technology exhibit will be open from April 22-24 featuring vendors from around the world. The FIG opening and keynote session will be held on April 22, with an address given by Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, the executive director for the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, and Jack Dangermond, president of ESRI. A plenary session will be held on April 23, which will focus on the implementation of local, regional and national compatible spatial data infrastructure (SDI) and its contribution to a Global Spatial Data Infrastructure. A plenary session to be held on April 24 will focus on the development of housing and housing finance in developing countries. On April 25, a plenary session will be held to discuss committing surveyors to sustainable development.
FIG technical sessions and FIG technical tours are offered throughout the week. The tour of the Department of Geography at the University of Maryland on April 22 includes presentations that encompass findings from some of the many research activities associated with remote sensing such as the use of EOS-MODIS data, vegetation canopy LIDAR, and a rapid response system developed for reporting on the occurrence of fires in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to explore the nation’s Capitol. Eight different tours are available, allowing conference attendees to take in all the sights of Washington, D.C. There are many other technical and sightseeing tours offered from April 22 -26. To read more about them, visit the XXII FIG International Congress Countdown Box at www.pobonline.com.
The full advance registration congress fee for FIG International participants and U.S. members is $425, weekly advance fee is $350, and the student fee is $50. The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel is located on Woodley Road, just a few minutes from the National Zoo and the National Cathedral. A single/double standard room rate is $205 single/$225 double. Room rates are available until March 26, 2002. To reserve a room, call the Marriott Reservation Center at 800/228-9290. To make reservations online, visit www.marriotthotels.com/marriott/wasdt. Other nearby hotels include the Connecticut Ave. Days Inn, Embassy Suites Washington, D.C. Uptown at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, Omni Shoreham Hotel and the Savoy Suites Georgetown.
To read more about the preliminary program for the XXII FIG Congress and to find registration materials and details, visit www.fig2002.com.
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She’s all of 4-11 and 90 pounds, but that didn’t keep 16-year-old Gabby Douglas from making history.
While millions watched her every move, the 2012 Olympic gymnast personified her nickname of “The Flying Squirrel” by executing flawless form and control on the uneven bars, becoming the first American gymnast to win both the team and individual all-around gold medal and the first African-American woman to claim those victories at the same Games.
And as Douglas represented the United States on that competition floor, draped in awards as tears of joy streamed down her cheeks, social media was instantly abuzz about her inspiring journey, the years of dedication and sacrifice … and her hair.
I kid you not.
Instead of marveling at this young woman’s achievements and expressing pride in the record-breaking results, some petty peers actually used Facebook and Twitter to pontificate on her less-than-immaculate hairstyle. Here are just a few of the crass comments: “She needs a hair intervention.” “Where’s her gel and hairbrush?” “Is that the best they could do? How can she represent us looking like that?”
All of the criticism about her coif — a standard-issue ponytail with its loose ends secured with clips and hair gel — mystified the Olympian gymast.
“What’s wrong with my hair?” she asked a USA Today reporter. “I’m like, ‘I just made history and people are focusing on my hair?’ You might as well stop talking about it … It’s kind of stupid and crazy. I don’t think people should be worried about that.”
Douglas is right: As long as her tresses don’t hinder concentration while she’s performing routines, how neat her hair looks at every moment should be the least of her concerns.
However, when you belong to a race of people who’ve been ridiculed throughout history for their kinkier hair texture, even outstanding accomplishments become secondary to the insecure and their warped perception of what’s attractive and presentable. The most controversial aspect of the insults was the main source that generated them: other black women, the very ones who should’ve related most to unflinching judgment and impossible standards.
I wish I could say that the remarks were surprising, but to keep it real, I’ve heard similar ones directed at me because I opt to keep my mane — and those of my daughters — in a chemical-free state.
Although more and more black women are forgoing relaxers, a few who prefer theirs straight can’t comprehend why I don’t do the same.
A typical exchange goes like this: “Girl, you don’t have a weave? That’s all your hair?” “Yes.” “That stuff is thick: I betchu it would be really long/pretty if you straightened it.” As if that presently wasn’t the case.
Even the girls aren’t immune: I was advised by a complete stranger, at a funeral, no less, to relax Nia’s hair. The irony was that she was dispensing this “advice” while wearing a wig, her own hair apparently dissolved by the same corrosive chemicals she was recommending for my child’s tender scalp.
I guess the ultimate lesson is about priorities: Sure, Gabby Douglas wasn’t ready to model for a Dark & Lovely magazine ad. But before even graduating from high school, she’s an Olympic winner who has earned a place in the record books and will probably earn millions in endorsement deals, a shining example for young and old about believing in themselves and their abilities.
Meanwhile, her critics may have the fresher hairdos, but they’re also sitting around, juggling bills and living obscure, ordinary lives.
Good thing Douglas’ mom taught the champion that the former is a much better look.
Lorrie Irby Jackson is a Briefing columnist. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.org and follow her at motherofcolor.com.
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We investigate the influence of the x-ray pulse intensity on x-ray spectra measured in absorption or fluorescence. The high peak intensity of X-ray FELs can have a dramatic influence on the electronic structure of the sample. As electron dynamics involves processes on the femtosecond time scale, it is expected that the x-ray probe pulse itself leads to modification of a measured x-ray absorption and fluorescence spectrum. It is essential to test the limits of the nun-perturbative probe regime.
In collaboration with the group of Prof. W. Wurth and A. Foehlisch at FLASH, Hamburg, we demonstrated that x-ray absorption spectroscopy is feasible and have developed methods to avoid artifacts caused by the large fluctuations of the FEL beam parameters.
To measure reliable spectra using the FEL beam, we need to record a spectrum in a single shot and simultaneously record a reference spectrum of the incoming beam. The final spectrum is the average of the single shot spectra normalized by the single shot reference spectra. One way how this can be achieved is by mounting a sample before the exit slit of a monochromator. The sample consists of two areas. One area is covered with the sample to be measured. The second area serves to provide the reference spectrum. The transmitted beam has been imaged with a 2D detector (YAG crystal + CCD camera), showing the sample and reference spectrum.
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Camberwell Street Training
Street Training in Camberwell
Submitted by Lottie on Fri, 2010-03-05 15:44
On the 18th February Street Trainers from Sceaux Gardens Estate delivered a training session for 10 members of Southwark Police. At the end of the session we asked two questions.
"What is the most important thing you have learned today?"
There are easier ways or different ways to interact with young people.
How many officers can fit in a telephone box.
Submitted by Lottie on Sat, 2010-02-20 09:42
Camberwell Street Trainer problemz says "its good for life and kids" and 'i like rapping'
Another committed and brilliant Camberwell Street Trainer is Sarah08, spikes93 says 'i was one of the first street trainers on sceaux gardens.'Thanks so much to them and "i am 16 and i am funny and i like food" says bloodmutt999 welcome bloodmutt all power to you for training Southwark Police to have more fun! Did you see their faces when the female officer started to dance in the puddle??
Submitted by Lottie on Sat, 2010-02-20 09:37
Fisayo has been Street Training for about a year now hesays his aproach to it is 'having fun, looking after people, loving kindness, peace, movement and physical and mental well being. encouraging adults to have more confidence in their own creative and physical abilities.' more about him - my name is fisayo i speak spanish i want to learn chinese. I'm learning capoeira. i made up my own language called slip.
Submitted by Lottie on Tue, 2009-09-15 12:36
Young people from the Sceaux Gardens Estate Camberwell will be training local councilors, a baptist minister, a police officer, researchers and planners in how to have more fun in streets and in public spaces.
The techniques to be taught include
the session will conclude with a discussion about creative/antisocial uses of public space
o and BTW all techniques have been thoroughly risk assessed :)
Submitted by Lottie on Tue, 2009-09-01 17:37
Here are recently suggested Street Training techniques from the kids on Sceaux gardens Estate Camberwell
climbing, testing, penetrating, playing with, nurturing, building and/or pissing on boundaries; physical, mental and social in t
Submitted by Lottie on Mon, 2009-08-24 10:04
Street Training in Loughborough, On climbing, testing, penetrating, playing with, nurturing, building and/or pissing on boundaries; physical, mental and social in the perpetual making of public space.
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Digital media are the most powerful marketing tool for consumers to make a last-minute buying decision on beauty and technology products, according to a study by marketing consultancy firm IPG Mediabrands.
The proliferation of digital media has caused consumer behaviour to change dramatically over the past few years. Consumers, especially teenagers, are familiar with online technology and high-tech gadgets including smartphones.
Beauty and technology operators have been spending up to 10 billion baht a year on advertising, often via online channels, said Khanokkhan Prajongsangsri, business director of IPG.
"Although beauty and tech products may not seem to be related, they are starting to get close now. Tech-savvy male shoppers are taking care of themselves. They want to look good and are interested in many beauty products," she said.
On the other hand, female shoppers, who may not be tech enthusiasts, are becoming more interested in buying tech gadgets.
IPG conducted an online survey of 752 people, of whom 58% lived in Bangkok and 42% upcountry.
It found that young people aged 15-24 saw digital media as the most useful for purchase information. About 41% said online reviews of products and services, followed by web-based brand information, were useful.
However, 68% said in-store media were also important for making last-minute buying decisions, while 55% were convinced by sales staff to buy products.
Customers aged 25-34 have similar behaviour to the younger group but are more influenced at the point of purchase.
People aged 35 and above have high purchasing power and prefer to consume information online and via mobile searches.
About 54% looked at online reviews at the last minute before making a purchase and 50% visited web-based retail stores for information.
"A digital platform is crucial in navigating the decision-making process for today's shoppers," Ms Khanokkhan said.
Traditional media remain important for communications in the period before shoppers decide to buy products.
About the author
Writer: Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn
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I love to write about vegetables everyone hates. I’ve been getting latest favorite, spinach, nearly every week. Spinach has a reputation for being very healthy, and contains large amounts of iron and calcium. Unfortunately, spinach also contains oxalate, which prevents you from absorbing much of those minerals. The good news is that spinach also contains plenty of folate, also known as folic acid or Vitamin B9. Lack of folate during pregnancy is associated with risk of the baby developing spina bifida.
Like all green vegetables, spinach tastes best when you eat it as soon as you get it home from the store or market. Once it starts to decay, it loses flavor quickly, so I cook it and store it in the refrigerator to add to various recipes. Cooking it also removes some of the bitterness.
Preparing the raw spinach for cooking can be time-consuming. I plunge the leaves into water for a minute or two, then check the water for dirt or insects. It’s not uncommon to find a snail. Then I sort through the leaves one by one, removing tough stalks and checking for brown spots. I rinse once more and place the spinach in a colander. Save the washing water for watering plants.
Spinach is one of those foods that is perfect for the microwave.
Instructions for Cooking Spinach
- Soak, rinse and inspect leaves as described above. Remove tough stalks.
- Take the spinach, which should still be wet, and place it in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover the bowl. I prefer to use a glass or ceramic dinner plate. Unless the spinach has dried, don’t add additional water.
- Cook on HIGH until all of the leaves are dark green (but not brown). Start with 3 minutes for a small package and 7 for a larger one. Check and add cooking time if needed.
- When cool, store the spinach and liquid in a plastic container. Or you can chop it finely. It will keep for several days. If you have too much, put some in the freezer.
- Use in your favorite dish. Some recipes call for squeezing the moisture out of the spinach. If you do this, save the green water for soup or other cooking needs.
Once I have the cooked spinach handy, I put it on top of pasta, rice or pizza, or layer it into quiche or lasagna. If I want all of the children to eat it, I chop it and add it to soup.
Do you prepare fresh spinach at home? What’s your favorite spinach recipe?
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The Council of the European Union has issued Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001, laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting; see Instructions and rules elsewhere on the Bank's website. Two analysis centres for counterfeit currency have been established within the European Union. The Counterfeiting Analysis Centre for banknote counterfeits is located at the European Central Bank in Germany and the European Technical and Scientific Centre for coin counterfeits is located in France. All EU member states also maintain their respective national analysis centres. In Finland, this centre operates in connection with the National Bureau of Investigation. Possession and use of counterfeit money is defined as a punishable act under criminal law. If a banknote or coin is suspected to be a counterfeit, it is worthwhile comparing it with a corresponding banknote or coin that is known to be genuine and inspecting carefully all security features. If the money proves to be counterfeit, it must be delivered to the police.In Finland there have been relatively few counterfeits compared with counterfeits recovered in the euro area as a whole. The table below shows the number of euro counterfeits found in circulation in Finland.
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Larry DiCara came to Massachusetts Boys State as a participant in 1966. The following year, he returned as a counselor. And every year since, DiCara has returned to the program, this year serving as an advisor to The American Legion Department of Massachusetts Boys State Committee.
During his 45 years with the program, DiCara - a Harvard graduate and prominent attorney in Boston - has seen many changes. But the most recent change in Massachusetts - the integration of Boys and Girls State in the education portion of the program - might be the most important DiCara has seen.
Last year, Girls State participants began attending some of the educational classes that have been taught to the Boys State participants for years. That integration continued with even more involvement this year at Stonehill College, including a joint Boys/Girls State convocation during the second full day of the program.
"The girls going through the program have told us that they want more involvement with the academic side," said DiCara, the dean of political science for Boys State this year. "When I went to Harvard, the ratio of males to females was 4-1. Now it's 50-50. The world is changing. These girls are smart, and they want more opportunities. I have three daughters of my own, and I think this is a pretty good deal."
The classes taught during the program include governmental organization and budgeting, the electoral process, getting into college and the Bill of Rights. Economics and law courses also are available. This is in addition to the normal Massachusetts Boys and Girls State activities of electing senators and other officials, studying state and local government, setting up fictional municipalities and dealing with issues that face town and city governments, and hearing from an array of guest speakers."I think we have the best academic program of any
Boys State program out there," DiCara said. "I can't prove that, and I'm not sure how you'd judge that. But we have had many graduates go on to serve in public offices. Two of the six members of our state budget committee are Boys State graduates. We work very hard so they can take advantage of the program as much as possible."
Bonnie Sladeski, Massachusetts' immediate past department president, is in her fourth year as director of Girls State. She says a changing society made it necessary to alter the Girls State program.
"Girls nowadays are interested in learning the same things boys are," Sladeski said. "But our Boys State has a staff of 40-75 people. We were lucky to have 30, and it was an all-volunteer staff. We don't have the lawyers or economists on staff. We did everything that involved government, but now they're getting classes in economics and law taught by professional people."
And the feedback has been positive. "We hand out a survey at the end of each year, and last year was the first year we started some of the integration," Sladeski said. "Participants thought it was fabulous. They enjoyed it, and they loved the classes. Most of the kids were very receptive to the entire program because they know it benefits them. We have the cream of the crop here - these are all A- and B-students - and they're getting a new opportunity here."
Legionnaire Mark Avis, a past national vice commander, has chaired Massachusetts' Boys State Committee since 2001. "We felt we needed to bring this program into the 21st century," he said. "Women are in the same professions as men. They're doctors, politicians, lawyers - everyone is on the same plane. We needed to treat (Girls State participants) in the same way. I think it's a phenomenal idea, and I'm looking forward to watching the program continue to grow."
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High School Juniors and Seniors to “Catch the Entrepreneurial Spirit!”
Release Date: 4/28/2009 11:10:42 AM
Carroll County Public Schools and Carroll Community College are excited to announce a conference for high school juniors and seniors who are interested in starting a small business. The conference will be held on Friday, May 15, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Carroll Community College.
The theme of the conference is Catch the Entrepreneurial Spirit! Students will learn to think like an entrepreneur and create an exciting life. They also will get pointers on becoming successful in the business world. Students are encouraged to bring their questions and be prepared to interact with a successful young entrepreneur and local business experts.
The featured speaker will be Ben Casnocha, a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and author of My Start-Up Life. At only 20 years old, he serves on the board of Comcate, Inc., the leading e-government technology firm he founded six years ago. In 2006, BusinessWeek named him one of America's best young entrepreneurs. Breakout sessions include:
eBay & Beyond: Internet Business
Conditioning Yourself for Success
How to Get the Upper Hand(shake)
Are You Legal?
Top 5 Things You Should Know When Starting a Business
5 Ways to Keep Your Finances Safe in Tough Times.
High school juniors and seniors should see their high school Career Coordinator if they are interested in attending this event no later than Thursday, April 30th.
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The Millennium Rain
Hayward Fault Line Winning Story
y December Father saw the omens everywhere and preached about them like a mad thing. He said that if we built an ark we were sure to be saved, but all I cared about was surviving. I wanted the same for scorpions, snakes and tarantula spiders, which were easy to capture compared to the deer and coyotes that fought like mad things. Mrs. Cleveland Cooper, the widow Father hopes to marry, was even harder to convince. But finally, on New Year's Eve, just before we entered the new Millennium, when the first drops of rain fell on the desert and drew the smell of creosote into the air, she agreed to come onto the ark.
That night, while Father and I sealed the hull, Mrs. Cleveland Cooper
stocked the pantry. Close to midnight a hard rain came to spur us on. It sluiced nesting birds out into the night where I collected them, male and female, to
add to what we would take besides ourselves. We worked like mad things
all night long, knowing we were the ones who would rebuild the world after the millennium rain.
In the morning when the mountains began to show against the waterlogged sky we finished at last, and we hauled the ark out to the road to prop it in its own small dry dock. Then we prayed a little bit when the sky glowed red, thinking this might be the beginning of the end. But we knew we were ready for anything now, so we allowed ourselves some sleep. After only half an hour, we all sat bolt upright
at the same time, listening for the torrents of water that would wash the world clean. But when we went outside, nothing had changed except that two pack rats had gnawed their way to freedom. Also one of the big scorpions had killed its mate and fiercely held up its tail, tipped with a slender, curved spine. Father said this was an omen about the way things could go between men and women, and Mrs. Cleveland Cooper said that this time he got it right.
Amazingly, by noon the sun was out, the sky was brilliant blue, the
ground was dry, the ark had grown weary of waiting in its dry dock and simply toppled over. The coyotes' cage burst, and they bounded away like mad
things. I was stung by a scorpion, though not the deadly kind. Before
she left to go back home, humming her fury like a mad thing, Mrs. Cleveland Cooper said maybe we were determined to survive but we surely weren't ready to be saved.
First published: October 31, 1998
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Since 1962, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) has been devoted to protecting civil liberties and civil rights in our state.
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MONDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Food and Drug
Administration approval of Erbitux (cetuximab) has been expanded to
include late-stage (metastatic) head and neck cancer, the agency
The drug was first approved in 2004 to treat colon cancer, and
was later sanctioned to treat non-metastatic cases of head and neck
Clinical testing for the newly approved use involved 442 people
with metastatic or recurring head and neck cancer. People who
received Erbitux and chemotherapy lived an average of 10.1 months,
compared with 7.4 months among those who received chemotherapy
Head and neck cancer accounts for up to 5 percent of all cancer
cases in the United States, and is most common in men and in people
older than age 50, the FDA said, citing statistics from the U.S.
National Cancer Institute.
The most common side effects reported for Erbitux include rash,
itching, nail changes, headache, diarrhea, and respiratory, skin
and mouth infections. People who take Erbitux should limit exposure
to the sun, the FDA warned.
The drug is marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, based in New York
City, and Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly & Co.
The National Cancer Institute has more about
head and neck cancer.
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project funded by
South East Europe
As part of a grant from the World Bank Post Conflict Fund, BILD helped establish a self-sustaining, student-run computer center managed and owned by the university student organization Progres, an organization dedicated to helping students with special needs.
The computer center, we 21 computers, offers quality internet access in a respectful friendly atmosphere. The computer network is safeguarded and filtered to prevent access to inappropriate websites. The center is used by students, children, and adults.
The center generates enough income to provide employment to 4 students and provide monthly stipends to students with special needs. The center has been so successful that since its founding in 2003 with $11,890 in equipment from BILD, STARnet has twice bought a new generation of computers with their own funds. BILD continues to support STARnet by providing necessary support in securing its annual rental agreement with the university and also through joint projects.
STARnet provides BILD with all of its information technology needs and provides computer services to its associate partners and its international guests.
For the price of a cup of coffee (1KM – $0.70), STARnet provides a computer with full internet access, ftp folders, and relevant software for one hour. The income generated from this service pays for rent, utilities and 4 employees plus enough additional funds to provide monthly stipends to 6 students with special needs and funds for all new computers every 3 years.
STARnet was created with equipment that volunteers earned through BILD's community service program. 40 volunteers worked a total of 785 labor hours being of service to their community and thereby earned $11,890 in computer equipment. Working together not only resulted in equipment, but also productive healthy relationships, a strong sense of ownership and a genuine feeling of partnership with BILD which in turn provided the long term basis for a self-sustaining project.
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To Stop The Hair From Falling Out: Wash the hair in just as hot water as it is possible for the person to endure, then take the scalp and gently pinch all over. This is excellent. L.M.P.
A Little Ironing Suggestion. When the top of the stove is full and it is time to get dinner with still some ironing to be accomplished, the irons can be heated very nicely in the oven. E.M.S.
New Ironware. New ironware cannot be used for cooking unless it is first boiled. I have found that the addition of potato parings and a little lye to the water is the best means of getting the new vessels ready to use. I recently purchased a set of waffle irons and tried several ways to get them in condition to use and at last tried putting them in a clothes boiler with potato parings, lye and cold water and allowed them to come to a boil and remain boiling two hours. The irons were ready to use and have given no trouble. Mrs. L.A.
Modern Priscilla, January, 1915 (image from Patricia's blog).
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The incorporation of IHE into UNESCO in 2001 demonstrates the importance the Organization attaches to water issues. UNESCO member states decided to make water and associated ecosystems one of its ‘principal priorities’.
Since then UNESCO has moved rapidly to build up its programme and to increase funding in this area, focusing on sustainable development, sound decision making based on scientific knowledge, education and capacity building.
UNESCO is committed to implementing the international water agenda, consisting primarily of promoting integrated water resources management, and achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the targets laid out in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (Agenda 21).
UNESCO also serves as lead agency for the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014).
UNESCO’s work in the water sector is built on the following pillars:
At its heart is the long-standing International Hydrological Programme (IHP) , now carried out in collaboration with academic and professional institutions, the IHP National Committees, and the governments of UNESCO’s member states.
UNESCO Water-related Chairs are joint undertakings between UNESCO and interested parties. They can be established as teaching or research facilities at a university or other higher education or research institute.
The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education , as well as some 16 associated regional and international centres around the world .
The World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). Hosted and led by UNESCO, the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) coordinates the work of 28 UN-Water members and partners in the World Water Development Report (WWDR)
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Web and Book design,
Copyright, Kellscraft Studio
(Return to Web Text-ures)
MASTER JOEL PIERSON
WE went home from the schoolhouse that Monday morning with our books and baskets of uneaten lunch, elated, but in a very uncertain, disturbed state of mind. School had terminated in so doubtful a manner that none of us knew what to think of it. Theodora could hardly refrain from shedding tears. "It is all the chance we have in a whole year to go to school," she lamented. "And now I am afraid we shall have no more school. I wanted so much to get a good start this winter. I am fifteen and know hardly anything."
"Well, I am glad that Lurvey has gone!" exclaimed Catherine fervently. "I would rather study alone at home than have such a master! I wish Addison would keep school awhile."
"But he is scarcely older than we are and in the same classes with us," said Theodora.
"But he knows more, all the same, and he has such a nice way. Addison!" she called back to him, for the boys were coming on a little behind Theodora and Catherine. "Addison, we are going to elect you schoolmaster!"
"Not if I know it!" replied Addison. "I want to go to school myself. Besides, I helped keep school one forenoon, you know; I didn't enjoy it."
"I guess you enjoyed it as well as Mr. Lurvey did, yesterday afternoon," replied Catherine, laughing. "Oh, that repaid me for all the hateful snubs that fellow has put on us. Andre you see Mr. Furness, laughing to himself? At first he did not understand it, but when he perceived what was going on, the corners of his mouth began to twitch. When Addison explained why Abraham Lincoln looked so careworn, I know he wanted to shout. He hurried to the window."
"But now we shall have no school at all," repeated Theodora mournfully.
"Oh, we shall get another teacher," said Addison. "What say to getting up a strong petition to have Joel Pierson again?"
"That would be good, but you know he is at Bates College," Catherine remarked. "The term there does not close till Christmas."
"Well, we can wait. Let's all go in for it," Addison said. "Let's get up a petition to have him come back here.
"Of course, Joel was a little peculiar," Addison continued, "but he is a good teacher, well-informed on a great many subjects, and you know he brought maps and pictures for the schoolroom. What nice talks he used to give us, too!"
"I will carry a petition around for names in the district, if you will draw one up," replied Catherine.
"It's a bargain," said Addison. "Let's see, how shall we word it. What say to this? — 'Now that our school has terminated in an unsatisfactory manner, we, the undersigned, believe that it would be well to wait a few weeks and secure the services of Mr. Joel Pierson as teacher.' "
"That's good," cried Catherine and Theodora.
"Well, then, you call over at our house to-morrow morning and I will have the petition ready," Addison said. "We will all sign it, and I will write a letter this very night to Joel and ask him to take the school. I don't believe Glinds can refuse, after what has happened, if we all go in strong for Joel again."
The petition was drawn up and during the afternoon, Tuesday, Catherine circulated it, securing the names of fully three-fourths of the people in the district.
Two days later Addison received a letter from Mr. Pierson, stating that, although he had had the offer of three other schools, he would prefer to teach ours again, since we were all desirous of it.
Tibbetts had said nothing, and Agent Glinds wrote to arrange the matter of wages with Master Pierson. Higher wages we knew would have necessarily to be paid him, and the school would be shortened in consequence. Joel Pierson was a young man who had his own expenses to defray at college, and he was known to look out sharply for good wages. We had supposed that he might be willing to accept thirty dollars per month, that being the sum which had been paid him the previous winter.
A day or two later, however, Glinds called to consult with the Old Squire, having received a letter from Pierson, stating that thirty-eight dollars per month with board was the lowest sum which he would be willing to accept, since he had already received, an offer of a little more than that. At this rate, with other expenses, there was school money enough for only about eight weeks, and the most of the people, Glinds said, were unwilling to pay so much.
Addison was present and strongly favored hiring Joel Pierson at his own price, his argument being that a short good school was better than a long poor one. Enough additional money, he urged, might be raised to lengthen the school to eleven or twelve weeks. In his earnestness he almost as good as pledged himself to raise at least thirty dollars extra, and largely on the strength of this, Glinds wrote to engage Joel.
Next day, Addison drew up a subscription paper and, going to the Corners, began canvassing the district, to raise money for the school. He met with indifferent success, however, in fact, no success. Some rumor of his intention had preceded him, and Tibbetts, always unfriendly, had been forming an opposition party. Not only did he sarcastically decline to contribute anything himself, but he had, Addison learned, been about in advance of him, to dissuade others from doing so, his argument being that this was a scheme to benefit us at the Old Squire's at the expense of the rest of the district.
In consequence, many of the people in that quarter of the district listened but coldly to Addison's appeal, and he came home disheartened. At the dinner table we held an animated consultation as to what it was best to do. There was no doubt that "the folks on our road" (as we commonly spoke of the Edwardses, Wilburs, Murches, Batchelders and Sylvesters) would contribute, but Addison now took the ground that it would not be fair to ask them to do so.
"I am not going to coax them to furnish money to Tibbetts and his clique for schooling," he exclaimed.
Addison, in fact, was greatly disturbed, for he felt that after saying what he had to the agent, to induce him to hire Joel Pierson, he was in a manner bound to raise at least thirty dollars, and it was by no means easy to raise thirty dollars among young folks, in those days.
Addison tore up his subscription paper and looked quite the reverse of amiable for a day or two. At the supper table, the second evening, however, he suddenly looked across to the Old Squire and said, "Sir, I am in difficulties and would like to ask a favor of you."
"Certainly," replied the old gentleman with a smile, but not wholly at his ease, for I imagine that he thought Addison might be about to ask him to contribute money.
"Well, sir," said Addison, "you told us yesterday that we must improve these three or four weeks before school begins again to cut and draw the winter's wood pile, Now, sir, are you willing, after we get our own wood, to let me ask the boys on our road to come and help us chop seven or eight cords of wood in our wood lots? All you will have to furnish us, sir, is the wood on the stump. We will cut it, and then I propose to invite all the boys to ask their fathers for their ox teams, one day, to draw the wood down to market. I hear that we can get four dollars a cord for the wood and get cash. I shall only have to ask you for the use of our oxen and horses for one day."
The Old Squire looked relieved. "That is a very thrifty plan," said he. "I am willing."
If Addison had asked him for the thirty dollars outright, I do not think he would really have refused.
"That is a fine plan of yours, Ad, a splendid plan," Theodora exclaimed. "I wish we girls could help you. I think Tibbetts will feel a little ashamed when he hears that you have worked and earned the money for his boys to go to school."
"Don't you think it!" said Addison. "He isn't the kind of man to have any fine feelings of that sort. He will simply be glad that he has got it out of us for nothing, and brag of it."
"Well, if he does we need not care," said Theodora. "To be that sort of person is the worst kind of misfortune."
"That is a very true remark," said Gram.
"But I don't believe in letting such a man get the advantage, and keep it, and boast of it," exclaimed Addison, resentfully. "He took this course on purpose to spite us, and I will yet square accounts with him."
"You must learn to forgive your enemies, Addison," Gram replied.
The dear old lady was not, to state the entire truth, remarkably quick to forgive enemies, herself, till they had been properly humiliated.
"Oh, I will forgive him, Gram, I will forgive him — afterwards," said Addison, laughing. "But the fact is, that old reprobate needs discipline. He is a man who is always on the wrong side and carries as many other people with him as he can. His grocery business is and always has been a mere cloak to cover rum-selling. He gives the place a bad name and injures a great many people in this part of the town. In fact, he injures us all. He is a common enemy. Now, Gram, I don't believe in forgiving a man of that stamp, if by forgiving him you mean letting him alone, to do the worst he can."
"No more do I," exclaimed the old lady, firing up suddenly. "He is a mean scamp and ought to be punished!"
The Old Squire burst into a hearty laugh. "Ruth," said he, "there's no doubt, I guess, that Addison is a true grandson of yours."
Next morning the two wood-sleds were got down from the scaffold of the west barn and put together, and new leather brackets nailed to the sled beams, for the axes which were then brought forth from the wood-house and taken to the grind-stone. For an hour or more Halstead and I toiled at turning the stone, while the Old Squire and Addison applied the ax blades to it.
At length all was ready. The oxen were now yoked and we set off for the east wood-lot, Halstead and Addison driving and the Old Squire and I riding on the sleds — first down the lane, across the east field and adown the pasture side to the brook and the Little Sea, and thence on into the woods.
There was now about a foot of snow on the ground, and the morning was bright and cold, so cold that my fingers soon ached inside the woolen mittens with which Gram had provided me, my toes, too, inside my leather boots.
Thump your feet against the sled beam," the Old Squire said. "Thrash your hands about your shoulders. That will warm them up." He illustrated the process to me and I attempted it with some little success.
Following the "wood road," we entered a mixed growth of yellow birch, beech and rock maple, with occasional large white birches and a few hemlocks.
"Stop the teams. Here is a good place to get our winter's wood," the old gentleman called out. "This old growth has sixty cords to the acre. We will begin with that large birch and fall it down hill. Unhook the oxen and chain them up to those little beeches yonder. Then we will set at work."
Throwing off his coat, he tried the edge of an ax, then beat down the snow about the large birch and planting his feet, lumberman fashion, moistened his palms and struck the first blow — a blow which echoed afar through the frozen woodland.
I had taken an ax myself from a bracket and stood watching him as stroke followed stroke on the trunk of the forest giant, and great white chips began to leap forth from the scarf.
"Where shall I chop?" I asked him. The Old Squire stopped and laughed. "Anywhere, but on your toes," said he. "There is a good tree for you," pointing to a medium-sized white birch about a foot in diameter. "Down with that, my son, and let's see how handsome a scarf you can cut."
Thus exhorted I beat down the snow and essayed to fall my first tree. I had plied the ax on logs previously, but found it far more difficult to chop a scarf in an upright tree trunk. Halstead passed by and derided me, and even the Old Squire himself laughed a little as he observed the droll "scooch" which I gave my body with every blow. "But don't you be discouraged," he said. "Take your time. You will learn. Rest often. I will give you half an hour to fall that tree."
In point of fact I needed the half hour. I can scarcely describe how greatly the effort to cut into a standing tree tired my inexperienced muscles. I could strike but a few blows without stopping.
"Keep at it!" Halstead sang out to me. "You will nigger it down in time!"
Meantime the Old Squire's great birch fell with a prodigious crash and he began chopping up the trunk into logs eight feet long — since that was the length we commonly cut firewood in the wood-lot. Preparing it for the stoves and fire-places was done later in the winter at the house yard.
Now and then as the old gentleman stood erect on the fallen birch trunk — chopping it half off with a perpendicular scarf between his feet, first on one side, then the other — he cast a glance at my tree, to see if it were about to fall, for it leaned in his direction. But after a time he forgot it, I imagine, it was so long falling, and when at last it did go and I shouted to him, he had scanty time to get away.
"Why, you should have given me a little more notice!" he exclaimed. "Never fall a tree upon a man, without giving him ample notice."
"I gave you all the notice I had myself," I replied, humbly. "I thought it never would go."
He began to laugh and came along to look at my scarf, and when he saw the stump, he laughed still more. Addison and Halstead also came to share in the merriment. Instead of being square-cut in two half scarfs, my stump was cut all around, resembling a ragged cone. My chips resembled chankings. Addison surveyed it in silence a moment then said, "That certainly resembles beaver's work." This remark was quite enough to fit Halstead out with another nickname for me; he hailed me about as "the beaver" all the remainder of the week.
After a few days, however, I became able to do nearly or quite as well as he, which, however, was not saying very much; he was but an uncertain and indifferent axman himself.
Addison told me in confidence that night, that he had experienced much the same difficulty in falling trees when he first came to the farm. "How my left arm ached!" said he. "I knew just how you felt today."
I had next to cut my tree into eight-foot logs. "Let me see your ax a moment," the Old Squire said to me. He then compared the handle with his own and notched a two foot measure on it, so that I could lay off the logs correctly. "Cut them just eight feet from peak to scarf," he bade me, but it was not till I found opportunity to consult with Addison that I quite understood the meaning of that latter phrase.
I found it far easier to cut my tree into logs than to fall it, but I was still farther humiliated by being told that I swung my ax "like an old woman," and several days elapsed ere I caught the knack of properly swinging it high over my shoulder as I delivered the blows.
Next day we had James and Asa Doane to assist us; the latter, however, soon disabled himself on account of cutting his left foot. This accident led to a singular adventure which I shall relate presently. By the end of the second day a passably good wood-road was trodden, and tree after tree was felled, chopped into logs which were then rolled upon the sleds and drawn to the yard before the wood-house door, where four high piles soon grew to towering dimensions. From thirty to forty cords was the quantity usually required to properly warm the old farm-house through the winter and keep the kitchen stove supplied.
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22.05.2009Youssouf Amine ElalamyLife in the Subjunctive, Death in the SeaThe attempted crossing to Europe is the last journey many Africans ever make. Newspaper reports on this illegal migration have little to say about the motives and hopes of those who die. Moroccan writer Youssouf Amine Elalamy's book, Les Clandestins, gives their dreams a literary echo. Moritz Behrendt spoke to the author about his book
Youssouf Amine Elalamy has published five books, three of which are novels. He lives and works in Rabat, Morocco The story is quickly told. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say the announcement is quickly made, because the deaths of 13 boat people seldom merits more than a few lines in our media. Twelve men and a pregnant woman have been drowned in the Mediterranean whilst attempting an illegal crossing to Europe, there bodies washed ashore on the beach of a small town on the Moroccan coast.
It was a similarly worded report that caught Youssouf Amine Elalamy's eye in the miscellaneous section of a Moroccan newspaper, he tells me. "They were simply added to the number of similar deaths for that year; the dead reduced to no more than a statistic." It was something, however, Elalamy did not want to simply accept and forget about. After all, literature has the power to focus on the human dimension of such events.
A life, too small
Indeed, what the writer, born in 1961, does is to turn the meagre lines of this news report into a poetic panorama of life, love – and death in the sea. "Maybe they have a dream that is a little too big and a life that is a little too small and too hard to bear" writes the author and brings the "stranded" thirteen back to life in a series of short chapters.
One man's holiday beach is another man's life-saving shore: two worlds collide on Tenerife, Spain There is Moulay Abslam, for instance, who always told stories, like the one about the man who began writing books because he had no money to buy any. Or the dark-skinned Abdou, known as "Midnight", who, in spite of having a degree, has been unable to find work. He is so ashamed of the fact that every morning he dresses up in his best shirt and shoes and pretends to go to work. Until, that is, his shoes become so worn out that he cannot endure the situation any longer.
In Morocco they have a name for people like Abdou: "diplomés chomeurs". They are the unemployed graduates who regularly demonstrate in front of the parliament in the capital city, Rabat, in the hope of drawing attention to their fate. Though this features in Elalamy's book (which, so far, is available in the original French and in German only), it is the only place in the novel where reference is made to a specifically Moroccan context. With this one exception, Elalamy's deftly sketched themes are universal in their relevance: loss of work, pregnancy outside marriage, feelings of constriction brought about by social norms and economic necessity.
Desperate yearning for a new life
Despite these straightforward and understandable themes "Stranded" is not an easy read, something which, given the tragic subject matter, should not be taken as a criticism. For one thing, there are the constant changes in perspective. One moment we have one of the drowned telling us how the boat capsizes; then what reads like a farewell letter. In several chapters we find the relatives trying to make sense of the deaths of their loved ones, whilst in yet another passage we are given a technically precise description by a photographer of how he took his pictures of the corpses on the beach.
Les clandestins was awarded the Prix Grand Atlas Maroc In none of the stories does the author probe too deeply; maybe this is due to the fact that everything is in the subjunctive. The author indicates how it could have been, how those thirteen may have been so desperate for a new life that they were willing to venture all aboard a leaky boat on the Mediterranean Sea.
The constant use of repetition means that the book does not have an easy flow. Whole paragraphs are repeated; some single words and phrases repeated several times.
Repetition as stylistic device
"The repetition should give a feeling of claustrophobia," the author explains, it is meant to create a sense of being closed in, it reflects the movement, the dancing and breaking of the waves in the sea, waves that do not let one go, but which exert their fascination on all who see them.
Even if from time to time the reader may tend to think that Elalamy is concerned with overly impressing by showing off his mastery of language and his stylistic diversity – and there is no doubt that he can write – by the final chapter at the latest the reader is left in no doubt as to how important his subject matter is to the writer. "They are drowned." For Elalamy, this baldly expressed fact underlies and overshadows all the linguistic showiness.
The small publishing house of "Donata Kinzelbach" is to be thanked for bringing Elalamy's praiseworthy novel to a German public. The subject matter has lost nothing of its relevance and topicality over the nine years that have passed since publication of the original French language version of the book.
© Qantara.de 2009
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La Malènethe villa's last hurrah(La Malène, Lozère)
A residential fortress in the Gorges du Tarn
In the late 5th or early 6th century, a residential structure was built on a peak that towered over the Gorges du Tarn. It was occupied at least through the late 7th century. Despite the inhospitable topography, large-scale structures were put up across a surface area of nearly one hectare. At the very top, a square tower was erected, along with a curtain wall blocking the only accessible side. Several adjoining buildings formed an ensemble – nearly 50 metres long and 8 metres deep – along the spine of the hill. One of these rooms retained an elevation of nearly 3 metres, and the remains of a colonnade on an upper floor emphasised both the ostentatious and residential nature of this part. Among the lower buildings, which have only been partly excavated, a rectangular brickwork cistern held up to 190 cubic metres of water. It seems likely that this reserve served, via gravity, a bathing establishment even further down the hill. Nearby, a large 157 sq. metre building may have served as a horreum
Laurent Schneider (CNRS, Laboratoire d’Archéologie Médiévale Méditerranéenne, Aix-en-Provence) suggests that the site may be that of the castellum
, where Saint Hilaire of Gévaudan found refuge when the descencents of Clovis extended the Kingdom of the Franks in the direction of the Mediterranean civitates
Roman buildings and a Roman way of life
Although the choice of a mountain-top site seems at odds with our image of a Roman villa, its construction and subsequent modifications are – on the contrary – reminiscent of the pars urbana of a wealthy estate. Lime was frequently used for the masonry work and the wall plaster. Light and air are provided to an upper-level gallery by a colonnade, of which several shafts, bases and capitals have been found. Hydraulic cement, a lime-based mortar admixed with dust and fragments of tile, was used for the watertight coating on the cistern and in the baths. The area for the baths was square in layout and measured about 60 sq. metres. Heating for part or all of the structure was provided by a praefurnium
located near the slope. On one side was a semicircular apse that may have held a bathing area or a labrum
, and on the other a large square bathtub.
These various furnishings lead us to identify this as a "palace", whose level of comfort was the equivalent of any number of villas built down on the plains – and this in a structure that was built under the Merovingian dynasty. Mediterranean wine was still consumed, either at banquets or during Christian rituals. Five African amphorae and one from Gaza show that the great tradition of ancient trading continued into the 7th century CE.
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Aboriginal Treaties and Relations Crossword
An activity for use with the Canada in the Making site
Answers available in the versions below.
9. The first Aboriginal Senator in Canada was Joseph ______________.
10. In 1990, there was a major crisis between Mohawks and the federal
government over a burial ground near the Mohawk town of __________.
11. The _______________ Proclamation of 1763 was written
to ensure fair and voluntary land dealings between the British and
12. In 1870s the _____________ Act was passed, which defined
who was considered an Indian.
13. Called half-breeds for many years, the ____________ come from
mixed Aboriginal and European ancestors.
14. The Métis leader, __________, led his people in two rebellions
against the Canadian government.
17. ____________________, a Cree chief in the 1870s, at first refused
to sign Treaty Number Six.
18. When the very popular Aboriginal leader _______________ was
killed in the War of 1812, unity between Aboriginal nations was
19. _________________ schools, places of much abuse, were intended
to train aboriginals to integrate into white Canadian society.
20. Land set aside by treaty for status Indians are called _________________.
1. For a long time, it was government policy to ______________ aboriginals
into white society.
2. The __________ are the main indigenous people of Arctic Canada.
3. In 1970, Aboriginal peoples in Canada published the ________
Paper in response to the federal government's white paper on Aboriginal
4. Before Europeans made contact, treaties mad by Aboriginals were
5. Treaty Number Six has been interpreted by some as promising health
care to Aboriginals because it contained the provision for a _____________
chest in the house of an Indian agent.
6. Sir Francis Bond _________ believed that the Aboriginal peoples
could not be integrated into Canadian society and tried remove many
Aboriginals from their land
7. Aboriginals who sided with Britain during the American Revolution
were called __________ and granted land in Ontario, Québec
and New Brunswick after the war.
8. The Six Nations Confederacy is also known as the _____________
15. One purpose of the ______________ Treaties was to secure prairie
land from the Aboriginals for settlement and agricultural and industrial
development by whites.
16. _____________ is Canada's newest territory.
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