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Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination
Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination includes approximately sixty works by contemporary artists from around the world who have conceived humanlike, animal, or hybrid creatures to symbolize life's mysteries, desires, and fears. The invented creatures and imaginary worlds featured in this exhibition have been inspired by oral and written sources as diverse as Aesop's Fables, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, science fiction, and the products of the genetic experimentation in science. The artists selected for the exhibition redirect the emotional associations implicit in their sources–pleasure, fear, wonder, curiosity, and longing–to works of seductive fantasy and uneasy intrigue.
The exhibition is divided into three discrete sections:
Section I: The Fairy Tale
The first section of the exhibition focuses on artists whose works adapt, interpret, or critique traditional fairy tales and nursery rhymes. While questioning the socializing functions of fairy tales that perpetuate sexual and racial stereotypes, these works also explore folklore as archetypal expressions of subliminal fears and desires. Artists featured in this section include Winnipeg born artist Marcel Dzama whose wood and glazed ceramic sculptures promise little happy-forever-after. As Joseph Wolin (Canadian Art, Fall 2008) remarks: "Dzama appears to have left behind the whimsy of his earlier, hermetic creations for darker mode that acknowledges the darker work outside." Kiki Smith, a German-born American artist, aligns herself sympathetically with both fallen women as well as heroines of fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood. Her work, Daughter (1999) provides us with multiple versions of Red Riding Hood, who is not simply heroic but fleshed out in different contexts. Other artists in this section include: Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz, Tom Sachs, Paula Rego, and Cindy Sherman.
Section II: Monsters
The artists in Section II explore the depiction of the monster as a sign of the threatening "other" or of the uncontrollable forces of the psyche. The diversity of their imagery reflects the multiple associations of the word "monster," which comes from the Latin verb monere, "to warn." A self-described feminist artist Meghan Brody employs the syntax of the fairy tale to create psychosocial allegories of passage between the inner and outer realms. Featured in the exhibition are several series of extraordinary photos which place strange characters in worlds in which they do not fit. New York based artist Inka Essenhigh explores historical practice in light of contemporary events. Her Brush with Death (2004) infers the great Spanish Baroque painter Francisco de Goya's The Disasters of War (c. 1810-1820), but reincarnates the monster as an embodiment of contemporary horror, the recent war in Iraq. Her response has personal basis and speaks to the fear she experienced when her husband, artist Steve Mumford, embedded himself with American troops In Iraq to capture their stories in drawings and paintings. Work by Mark Hosford, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Andre Ethier, David Altmejd, Ashley Bickerton, Kate Clark, and Dino and Jake Chapman are also featured in this section.
Section III: The Genetic Imagination
As the exhibition moves from superstition to fantasy to potential reality, its final section features artists' depictions of new chimerae, which evoke the hybrid human/animals of old, while reflecting actual scientific developments toward the redefinition of life, especially in the field of genetic engineering. Australian artist, Patricia Piccinini investigates aspects of science, art and fantasy within her work, lending a bizarre yet charming quality to her creations fashioned out of silicone, fibreglass, hair, plywood and leather. Her Still Life with Stem Cells (2002) provides us with a cautionary note about our own unpreparedness in dealing ethically and humanely with the results of our scientific adventurism. Like Inka Essenhigh, Yinka Shonibare, is also inspired by the art of Francisco de Goya. Shonibare's photograph The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (America) (2008), responds to Goya's similarly titled painting from 1799, and reflects the monsters unleashed under the aegis of the Enlightenment: racism, slavery, war, economic exploitation, and other blights of Western history. Also representing this theme are works by Janaina Tschäpe, Saya Woolfalk, Aziz & Cucher, Suzanne Anker, Charlie White, Motohiko Odani, Allison Schulnik, and Amy Stein.
Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination has been organized by the Frist Center for Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee. A fully illustrated catalogue will accompany this exhibition featuring an introduction and overview by Mark W. Scala, Chief Curator at the Frist Center, along with essays on the exhibition theme by distinguished scholars in the fields of art history, fairy tale and monster literature, and art's relationship to science.
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Members' Preview
Just for WAG members! A preview of Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination
Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 11am to 5pm
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Join us for the free public opening of Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination
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The Snow Queen and The Red Hood
Two films by noted writer/director Danishka Esterhazy.
Thursday June 21, 2012 at 7pm
Summer Family Tours
Saturday, June 23, 2012 from 1:30pm to 3pm Saturday, August 25, 2012 from 11am to 12:30pm
Exhibition Drop-in tours
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Talk • Little Red Riding Hood in Film
Thursday July 12, 2012 at 7pm
Art Eats
Dinner at Storm Bistro, followed by an exhibition tour.
Thursday, July 19, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm
Talk with Jack Zipes
Friday July 20, 2012 at 7pm
Glitterati: Fairy Tale Fantasy
The RWB and the WAG present a magic evening of fairy tales and fantasy, fashion and dance.
Friday August 10, 2012 at 8pm
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Adam DuVander – Executive Editor of ProgrammableWeb.com
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Oct. 24, 2012 01:00 AM
With Cloud Expo 2012 Silicon Valley (11th Cloud Expo) due to open in two weeks' time at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA - co-located with 2nd International Big Data Expo - let's introduce you in greater detail to the distinguished individuals in our incredible Speaker Faculty for the technical program at the West Coast conference...
We have technical and strategy sessions for you dealing with every nook and cranny of Cloud Computing & Big Data, but what of those who are presenting? Who are they, where do they work, what else have they written and/or said about the Cloud and/or Big Data solutions that are transforming the world of Enterprise IT?
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City Librarian Luis Herrera Nominated by President Obama to National Museum and Library Services Board
San Francisco City Librarian Luis Herrera was nominated today by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Museum and Library Services Board. The announcement from The White House, Office of the Press Secretary can be seen here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/09/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts.
Mr. Herrera, who was recently named Librarian of the Year 2012 by Library Journal magazine, has served as City Librarian since 2005. He oversees San Francisco's 28 libraries.
"Thanks to Luis Herrera's leadership, San Francisco's public libraries are a source of civic pride that enrich the cultural fabric of our community," said Mayor Edwin M. Lee. "This presidential nomination to the national board is richly deserved for our City Librarian who has ensured that the San Francisco Public Library is well positioned for generations to come."
The National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB) is an advisory body that includes 20 presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed members who have demonstrated expertise in, or commitment to, library or museum services. Informed by its collectively vast experience and knowledge, the NMLSB advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) director on general policy and practices, and on selections for the National Medals for Museum and Library Service. IMLS Director Susan Hildreth is a former San Francisco City Librarian.
Mr. Herrera also serves as chair of the California Council for Humanities and on the Steering Committee for the Digital Public Library of America.
As San Francisco's City Librarian, Mr. Herrera has led the City through the largest capital improvement program in the library's history, leading the completion of 22 new or renovated branch libraries throughout San Francisco. He has helped build San Francisco Public Library's reputation as one that honors tradition while embracing innovation, follows through on promises, empowers staff leadership, and demonstrates a clear commitment to serving the diverse needs of San Francisco.


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Summit Outside: A look at the scat in the woods
Special to the Daily
It is rare to see animals in the woods as most are very illusive, but we generally know they are about from their scat and tracks.
The word "scat," a slang that is used for the excrement of an animal, is somewhat of a curiosity. Scat is generally used for wild animals, not domestic. We don't call what is excreted from farm animals "scat," rather the common term is "manure." We usually don't call what the dog leaves behind, and an irresponsible owner doesn't pick up "scat."
There are other meanings for the word. "Scat" is also defined as a coarse particle of rock which is discharged from the process of milling. "To scat," in a musical context, is to sing in the jazz genre. "Scat" the verb, means to go away fast. "Scat" also has obscene connotations.
The science of studying "scat" is called scatology. The term used to refer to animal feces perhaps comes from the Greek word "skat," meaning excrement.
Why the interest in scat? It can give us a lot of information about an animal including its health. Scat tells us where an animal has been and where we may be able to find the animal again. Scat tends to dry from the outside in, so fresh scat will indicate if the animal is close by, and in the case of a predator, to be aware.
Scat shapes, content and color can be used to identify general groups of animals and what they eat.
Elongate spheres are left by rodents, and members of the deer family. Mouse scats are the size of rice, very rough, wrinkled, and irregularly shaped. Squirrels produce smooth, oval pellets that are slightly larger. Moose pellets are larger than those of deer. Deer and rabbit pellets are about the same size, but deer pellets are pointed; rabbit scat is round.
Cord-like scats are left by coyotes, bears and raccoons. Dog pooh has typically more tapered ends than those of bears and raccoons. Cords often thick and constricted are left by mountain lions. Cords that are often folded are left by members of the weasel family.
The scats from many meat-eating animals are similar, and vary in size. Moist food produces slimmer scats while fibrous diets provide wider scats.
Hulls of seeds, skins of berries and bits of leaves indicate the animal is a vegetarian.
Small bones, fur and feathers appear in the scat of meat eaters.
Insect wings and other insect body parts indicate that the animal feeds on insects.
A large pile of hair-filled scat suggests a carnivore.
An oily pile indicates that the diet might be trout from local spawning streams.
In autumn, bears leave behind colorful piles (often purplish in hue) full of nuts, berries, seeds and other edibles high in protein and fat.
When elk scat is fresh, it will be wet and green. On dry ground, elk scat dries out in a matter of hours. Really fresh scat may even have a shine to it. If elk have shifted their diet from grasses to bushes and limbs, fresh droppings may be brown in color rather than green. Dry black droppings are old. Cow elk droppings are tapered on both ends whereas bull elk poop has a dimple or concave look to one end. Elk under stress scatter their poop as opposed to the scat which may clump together. Bulls produce big clumps.
With moose, if the nuggets are elongated, chances are they were left by a female. To verify, correlate the scat with the size of the hoof prints; Males tracks are larger, up to 6 1/2 inches long.
Wild cats digest about 90 percent of the bones they eat; wolves, process only 80 percent. That means that if you're in predator country and you don't see much bone in the droppings, you're looking at traces left by a cougar or bobcat.
There's almost no smell to the droppings of a plant-eater, if anything it might be sweet smelling. Scat filled with animal material (scales, bones and fur) is left by a carnivore, and is usually stinky.
Most scat isn't dropped at random in the animals' habitats. Small, twisted pieces of scat by rock outcrops, indicates the presence of a marmot. Wolves, coyotes and foxes squirt urine on rocks and trees and defecate to establish their home ranges. Mink, weasels, marten and fishers leave scat on prominent objects, such as rocks and logs, in the middle of the trail. The sites are odiferous "No Trespassing" signs saying this is my territory.
Scat plays an important role in the environment. After an animal has digested food, the remains of that food are expelled from its body as waste. Though it is lower in energy than the food it came from, scat may still contain a lot of nutrients. This means that of all food eaten, a significant amount of energy remains for the decomposing organisms. Many organisms feed on feces, including bacteria, fungi and insects. Some dine exclusively on feces, while others may eat other foods as well.
Animals that eat plants may be a means of dispersal for this plant as seeds may remain undigested in scat. The animals will eat the fruit and disperse the seeds in doing so. This mode of seed dispersal is highly successful as it is likely to be dispersed far away from the parent plant, and even be provided with its own fertilizer.
It's best not to come in direct contact with any kind of scat as it may contain harmful microorganisms and parasites.
If you wanna know what's in the woods or around,
Take a good long look at the scat on the ground.
It tells us what they eat and tells us who they are,
And that's what we know about scat so far.
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Cancare only got forced into the SEIU in about August of 2013 and *never* doubt that it was the SEIU who forced them into the union. (That group of employees is worth about $250,000.00 a year in dues.) So, while the CBI group may know about bargaining, the rest don't. There are a few things you should be aware of:
- The union will have a negotiator who they chose, you don't get a say about that.
They will have some PSW's on the bargaining committee but those people have no say, all decisions are up to the union negotiator.
CBI & Cancare are *not* bargaining with you PSW's, they are bargaining with the SEIU. They are expressly forbidden to talk to the PSW's about anything to do with bargaining.
SEIU is starting from where CBI was in 2012, *not* where Cancare was in 2013.
You can be pretty sure that you will end up, if not exactly were RCCP ended up, close enough as to make no difference. (hopefully without the strike part).
You will not be able to see what the SEIU is settling for until you have to vote on it.
Even if you are on the bargaining committee, there will be secrets.
Once bargaining begins, your employer is not allowed to give raises or anything like them, they would be considered to be trying to influence you.
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Reese's Pieces Activity: Sampling from a Population
This activity has been undergone anonymous peer review.
This activity was anonymously reviewed by educators with appropriate statistics background according to the CAUSE review criteria for its pedagogic collection.
This page first made public: May 9, 2007
This material is replicated on a number of sites as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service Project
This activity uses simulation to help students understand sampling variability and reason about whether a particular sample result is unusual, given a particular hypothesis. By using first candies, then a web applet, and varying sample size, students learn that larger samples give more stable and better estimates of a population parameter and develop an appreciation for factors affecting sampling variability.
First, students estimate the proportion of orange Reese's pieces in a random sample of 25 candies. Students then use an actual sample of Reese's pieces candy to calculate a sample proportion, and then compare results for different samples, taken by each student in the class. Next, students will use the Web Applet Reese's Pieces (at rossmanchance.com) to gather information on the sample proportions of orange candies in random samples of 25. During this stage of the activity students will compare their group and the class results to the actual parameters. In the final part of the activity, the students will use the Applet to investigate the effect of sample size on correctly estimating parameters.
Learning Goals
Context for Use
Pre-instructional DecisionsMaterials:
- One Dixie cup per group (each with 40 Reeses Pieces in it)
- Reeses Pieces (enough for 40 per group)
- Reeses Pieces Web Applet - URL: www.Rossmanchance.com/applets/Reeses/ReesesPieces.html (see Available Technologies)
Description and Teaching Materials
This activity takes place over three stages. The following sections give the lesson details and are to be used with a student handout. (Copy of Student Handout) (Microsoft Word 93kB Feb25 07)
Stage One of Activity: Studying the variability of orange candies
Stage Two of Activity: simulating samples using an applet
Stage Three of Activity: studying the effect of sample size
Teaching Notes and Tips
Here are some questions that can be given to students to discuss or write answers to:
References and Resources
Rossman, A. J., & Chance, B. L. (2000). Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data, 2nd Edition. Key College Publishing.
Garfield, J., & Ben-Zvi, D. (in preparation) Developing students statistical reasoning connecting research and teaching practice. Key College Press


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The Women's Media Center has launched "Sexism Sells, But We're Not Buying It," a video and online petition campaign. At issue: The pervasive sexism in political coverage. "While Hillary Clinton's campaign has cast a spotlight on the issue of sexism, this isn't a partisan issue: it's about making sure that women's voices are present and powerful in our national dialogue," states the organization. Watching all of the sexist clips from "news" shows compiled in one video is nauseating, and the focus on looks, cosmetics, cleavage and terms like "nagging voice" and "the Wicked Witch of The West" is extremely infuriating. At least there's this quote: "We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever." That's Susan B. Anthony, who died in 1906. (Click the picture to see embedded video.) [Women's Media Center]
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About system updates on Xbox One
Part of the complete Xbox One Getting Started Experience.
The Xbox One console features updatable software. This software includes the operating system as well as many system, game, and media apps for the Xbox One. During a system update, the software on your console is updated through a download-and-install process. The system software updates may sometimes update the system's firmware, but this is not common for most updates.
System updates help improve your experience with the addition of new features as well as improvement of existing features. The updates will be downloaded from the Xbox Live service directly to your Xbox One and subsequently installed.
There are two types of system updates you'll see: available system updates and mandatory system updates.
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Available system updates
Each night, if your console is set to receive automatic updates, it will check to see whether any updates are available. By default, these updates will be downloaded and installed when the console isn't being used. This reduces the impact updates have on your Xbox One experience, and they won't block you from connecting to Xbox Live until they become mandatory. To set your console to receive automatic updates:
- Press the Xbox button to open the guide.
- Select Settings > All settings.
- Select System > Updates.
- Under Console, select Keep my console up to date if it isn't already.
Available updates will now be downloaded and installed during off-hours when your console is not in use.
Mandatory system updates
Mandatory updates are very similar to the update experience on Xbox 360.
You should only see this type of update if you've disconnected your console from Xbox Live for a period of time. Most updates start as available system updates, but if you don't perform the update while it's in the available state, you'll be forced to do so when it switches to mandatory.
During the mandatory state, you'll receive a notice that there's a system update available. You'll have only a few options from this screen:
- Start update
- Turn off Xbox
- Disconnect wireless (This option will only be available if wireless connectivity is in use.)
You'll see this screen because mandatory updates require you to download and install the latest update in order to connect to Xbox Live.
If you're using a wired Internet connection and you don't want to perform the system update, you can select Turn off Xbox. Once the console has shut down, unplug your network cable and turn your console back on to resume your offline experience.
If you're using a wireless Internet connection, you'll also see the option Disconnect wireless, which will cancel the update. This option does not require a reboot of the console.
Frequently asked questions
What does the update cost?
Nothing. The update is free from Microsoft, but you may incur data charges from your ISP depending on your service agreement.
How can I tell if my console software is up to date?
If your console is connected to Xbox Live, you should have the latest software. If you want to see the current OS version number, or what features were added or updated based on this system update, see Xbox One operating system versions and system updates.
Do I have to install the update?
No. However, if you want to play or communicate on Xbox Live, you must have the latest console software. New games might also require the update before you play them.
Note Kinect games might not play properly if your console software is not up to date.
Can I force my console to update before the update switches to mandatory?
Yes. Once an update has been set as available, you can force your console to start immediately. There are two ways to perform this action, based on whether your console is online or offline.
- Online consoles. To force an update to a console while the release is in an available state, follow these steps:
- Press the Xbox button to open the guide.
- Select Settings > All settings.
- Select System > Updates.
- Select Console update available.
- Offline consoles. To update a console without connecting it to the Internet, a user can use the Offline System Update Diagnostic Tool or OSUDT to update their console offline. This can be useful if your home Internet service has bandwidth constraints and you'd prefer to download the update somewhere else, and then bring it home to install it.
Note If you're updating your system for the first time, or updating to the New Xbox Experience for the first time, you'll still need to connect to the Xbox Live service at least once. While online, you'll be asked to enter your Microsoft account password for each profile on the console in order to complete sign-in. If you don't remember the password for your account, see the Lost Password Solution.
Can I go back to the old software version if I change my mind?
No. Once your console is updated, it will stay updated.
I can't connect to Xbox Live. What should I do?
If you can't connect to Xbox Live, see the Xbox One First-Time Connection Solution.
If you receive any error messages either during the system update process or after the system restarts, see the Xbox One System Update Solution.
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Petition started to keep Jets' Vick away from camp
NEW YORK (AP) — A petition seeking to ban quarterback Michael Vick from New York Jets' training camp at SUNY Cortland this summer because of his dogfighting-related crimes had over 2,600 signatures as of late Monday night.
The petition on change.org includes a photo of an abused dog and calls Vick "a monster and a disgrace." It's addressed to SUNY Cortland president Erik J. Bitterbaum, saying "if we welcome Vick onto our campus, we are complicit in his crimes." Vick, who recently signed with the Jets after five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, served nearly two years in federal prison for pleading guilty in 2007 to being part of a dogfighting ring.
The Jets have trained at SUNY Cortland four of the last five summers, but haven't announced whether they will return this year.
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lead to ethical considerations that today's students will have to
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New cooperative tone helps Detroit weather bankruptcy
DETROIT – A year into Detroit's historic bankruptcy, state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr says the mayor and City Council are ready to run the city once his tenure ends in September.
Orr said he's impressed with the focus of Mayor Mike Duggan and council members on improving the city and putting aside the deep divisions apparent during the first months of Orr's tenure.
The battles between the mayor's office and council members have all but disappeared, and differences between Orr and city officials are largely handled privately. Orr has gradually handed back responsibility for day-to-day operations to the mayor and council. To be sure, there will be a financial advisory board in place for at least 10 years, but the mayor and council will be running the city.
"If that focus continues, there's no reason they shouldn't be the right crew," Orr told the Free Press in an interview.
A year ago, such a pronouncement might have seemed unlikely, given how Orr for the most part sidelined then-Mayor Dave Bing and the previous City Council amid open criticism of him and state intervention.
The new cooperative tone is just one of the unexpected ways the bankruptcy has played out. The case has moved extremely fast through federal court, aided by a no-nonsense approach from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who has not tolerated legal gymnastics and delays.
He has stuck to a fast schedule, despite Detroit's Chapter 9 case being "bigger and more complicated than any other in history — it's beyond unprecedented," said Wayne State University bankruptcy law professor Laura Beth Bartell.
The unusual political and community support for protecting pensioners and Detroit Institute of Arts masterpieces also has kept time-consuming legal fights to a minimum. The bankruptcy case also was odd from the start because it involved a state-appointed emergency manager with absolute power over city finances, including union contracts.
Soon after the July 18 bankruptcy filing, many predicted a drawn-out legal battle lasting years. There were warnings of dire consequences for all creditors, particularly pensioners. There were doubts Detroit could emerge from bankruptcy without an enormous federal bailout and ominous predictions of state oversight for years on end.
The reality was much different — a streamlined bankruptcy that could wrap up in less than 18 months, and widespread support for a settlement that came about, in large part, through something few anticipated: a successful mediation effort. That mediation produced an unprecedented deal — known as the "grand bargain" — among a group of wealthy foundations, state lawmakers and the DIA to donate hundreds of millions to offset pension cuts and protect city-owned art from the auction block.
During the past 12 months, there have been twists and unanticipated outcomes in Detroit's historic bankruptcy. Among them:
City leadership transformed
After two years of division between the mayor and City Council, council members elected two-term member Brenda Jones as council president, and presented for the first time in recent memory a unified front, with a cooperative relationship with new Mayor Mike Duggan.
Jones, who was among the most reliable critics of state intervention, appointment of an emergency manager and the rationale for bankruptcy, underwent something of a transformation, concerned with reversing the reputation of city government as uncooperative and plagued by infighting.
"I'm still Councilmember Brenda Jones, but I'm also council president, meaning that I'm there representing the council as a whole," Jones said. "I'm representing the entire city.
Duggan, for his part, says he remains opposed to Detroit having an emergency manager but had to recognize a political reality.
"I think Kevyn Orr and I have made it work professionally," he said.
Political analyst Greg Bowens said Duggan, Jones and the council are engaging in "the smart politics of now."
"They probably still don't like the emergency manager law and would get rid of it if they could," he said. "But once you win an election you have to learn how to govern."
The grand bargain
Considered a life jacket for pensions and the Detroit Institute of Art, the grand bargain came from a chance meeting between a judge and a leader of a major foundation.
Rhodes appointed Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen to oversee mediation between the city and creditors. Rosen bumped into Mariam Noland, president of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, at a Detroit deli last fall. As Rosen tells the story, Noland asked casually whether there was anything she could do to help.
After weeks negotiations, Rosen persuaded major philanthropic groups to contribute more than $350 million. The foundations, state government and the DIA agreed to pay the equivalent of $816 million to lessen pension cuts and in exchange transfer the museum to a nonprofit trust that would shield its artwork from being sold.
Orr said the money, like manna from heaven, would save pensioners much deeper cuts to pensions. But for the money to be available, pensioners must approve his bankruptcy plan in voting that closed Friday at 5 p.m. Early indicators were that retirees and active workers voted strongly in favor of the grand bargain. Orr said official results won't be released until July 21.
While the mediation efforts led by Rosen have produced other significant settlements, the grand bargain is the one that changed the tenor of the bankruptcy, said Wayne State University bankruptcy law professor Laura Beth Bartell.
"The one-two punch of Judge Rhodes and Judge Rosen on his team has been brilliant," she said. "What they have achieved so far has been remarkable."
Under Orr's plan, police and fire retirees won't see their checks reduced, but cost-of-living adjustments are reduced by half. General retirees face 4.5% pension cuts with no inflation adjustments.
Pensioners have seen significant cuts to health care benefits, and general retirees who participated in an annuity savings program are being asked to pay back what the city says were excessive interest payouts. So, even with the grand bargain money, retirees face a major blow.
A welcome in Lansing
Duggan and the council also found receptive audiences among state lawmakers this summer as they lobbied for passage of bills to crack down on scrap metal theft, one of the driving forces behind city streetlights not working and abandoned homes and buildings being gutted beyond repair.
Then came a bigger vote: Largely bipartisan majorities approved the state's share, $195 million, toward the bankruptcy grand bargain.
Longtime political analyst and pollster Steve Mitchell said he believes the summer's pause in the often contentious relationship between the city and state lawmakers is more than a momentary detente.
Duggan deserves credit for being a "very savvy mayor who's used to building consensus, and therefore his ability to do that has worked with both the council and the legislature," Mitchell said. "And by building a consensus, I think it will last. In life or in politics, relationships become good relationships when you work hard to make them that way."


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Property: Sukur Cultural Landscape
Id. N°: 938
State Party: Nigeria
Criteria: C (iii) (v) (vi)
The Committee inscribed the property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (v) and (vi):
Criterion (iii): Sukur is an exceptional landscape that graphically illustrates a form of land-use that marks a critical stage in human settlement and its relationship with its environment.
Criterion (v): The cultural landscape of Sukur has survived unchanged for many centuries, and continues to do so at a period when this form of traditional human settlement is under threat in many parts of the world.
Criterion (vi): The cultural landscape of Sukur is eloquent testimony to a strong and continuing spiritual and cultural tradition that has endured for many centuries.
Several members of the Committee expressed their pleasure and emotion following the inscription of this cultural landscape on the World Heritage List as it reflects international recognition of African heritage and is of significant importance in achieving the goals of the Global Strategy.
The Chairperson, in the name of the Committee, congratulated Nigeria and expressed the wish that, in the near future, nominations for inscription from the biggest state in Africa that bear witness to its richness, its cultural diversity, and illustrate the specificity of African heritage would be submitted for inscription.
H.E. the Federal Minister for Culture and Tourism thanked the Committee and ICOMOS, the World Heritage Centre and transmitted to them a message from the highest authorities in his country. The text of his intervention is included as Annex VI to this report.


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Ignore the overwrought, coming-of-age-type soundtrack and you'll see a rather neat idea: a musical instrument that plays music by "reading" barcodes. The Barcode Piano consists of tiles and a board. Each tile is associated with a number which triggers a certain tune. You can arrange the tiles in preset songs or any random way you'd like.
The idea is to show how minute changes in barcodes can change the entire barcode. Barcodes are everywhere but they're not exactly interesting, this helps a little bit. [Tangible Barcodes via Notcot]


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Beyonce and Jay Z will be performing at the Grammys!
After a bit of speculation, the superstar couple's upcoming appearance was confirmed Sunday night in a commercial that aired on CBS, which listed the duo as performers for the ceremony.
Reps for the awards show have yet to announce whether the "Drunk in Love" pair will perform together onstage or what they'll perform, but the two music stars will joins the likes of Taylor Swift, Lorde, Katy Perry, Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar and many other artists who will hit the stage at the Grammys Jan. 26.
Beyonce's performance will mark her first televised performance since the release of her platinum-selling, self-titled fifth album last month.
NEWS: Beyonce performs at Michelle Obama's 50th birthday party
Meanwhile, Jay Z will head to the show with a whopping nine nominations--the most of any artist this year--for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, among many other nods.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Beyonce was just one of the artists expected to be a surprise performer at the show.
Madonna is reportedly expected to pop up during the Grammys in the midst of a performance from one of the night's nominees.
News of the Beyonce-Jay Z Grammy announcement comes just days after the "Flawless" singer rocked the house at Michelle Obama's 50th birthday celebration.
The 32-year-old singer dazzled in a Randi Rahm sequined gold mini-dress as she performed at the event, along with John Legend, who also sang for the birthday girl.
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On the game
Stanford has played in five matches before today and that was our first match, so that only is going to make it a struggle for us, but when you add on top of it that we have three of our starting players with our Under 19 National Team, not here with us, throw in a couple of injuries and throw in that we are unveiling our national championship banner today, which I think is highly motivating for the opponent, this result is kind of what I expected.
I told a lot of people privately not wanting my team to know how I felt, that they had a real good chance to get rocked today and we did. Today after the game I talked about how rough our start is going to be, but it's not who is good now, but who is good in November and every year we are good in November. I have tremendous confidence in our group that we will be good in November again this year.
I can be that way because this is what I expected. If I didn't expect it I would be in shock or upset and I'm not because this is kind of what I expected. If you consider that they have played five matches and they have had the extra weeks of training, consider that we are missing a number of our players and consider that we are missing some real key leaders. It's not like we graduated a couple of seniors, we graduated Danielle Slaton. She is the defender of the year in the WUSA. She is a starting National Team player, probably one of the best leaders that I have ever coached. Another first round draft choice defender is Anna Kraus and another team captain Kerry Cathcart, so it's not like we just graduated a couple seniors, we graduated some key players, key defensive players. So, I think we knew it was going to be a rough start, and I thought maybe the team could score a couple of goals, but this is not too far off from what I expected so I'm not in a state of shock about it.
On Moving On
What we have to do starting tomorrow, is working towards our chance of playing in the playoffs. Everyday when we are out there training we think about that opportunity. I guarantee it is going to come up at the end of the season, us playing Stanford in the playoffs. We have additional motivation now to work our butts off so that we can have another crack at these guys in the NCAA playoffs when it counts in November, and prove what I have always said to be true, that we are the toughest team in the country in November and we proved that last year, and we have proved it in the past and I'm sure we'll prove it again this year.
On the record attending crowd
In our stadium 4756 people is packed stadium. It is awesome, it is loud, there are ooohs and aaaahs, which is really exciting. A nice victory would have been awesome at the end of the day, but the atmosphere was awesome, it was a great crowd.
On newcomer Micaela Esquivel
One of our freshmen, Micaela Esquivel was outstanding today. She has never played fullback and we had only talked to her a couple of days ago about playing fullback and she did a great job. Then, we moved her to midfield and she did a great job there. When we recruited her we knew she was good but we didn't know that she would be able to contribute so much at the beginning of her freshman year so that was a real bright spot for us. Another bright spot for us was Bree Horvath. She tore her ACL in late April and we never guessed that she would be playing in the first game of the season and she did. She didn't play great, but you don't come off of an ACL injury four months later and play great, but the fact that she was playing was awesome. So that allows us to plan on, sometime in the next few weeks, for her to really start being a key player for us. We were thinking that she wasn't going to even start playing till the end of September and maybe being a key player in October or maybe even have to redshirt her. So I thought she looked really good physically.


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Jerry W Kolb He started off when he was way underage, a high school boy working during his vacations on the inventory of supplies at Jim Beam. Twenty years later that early start in a whiskey house doesn' t seem to have done him any real harm, for Jerry Kolb at thirty-six is a perfectly healthy man, and an extraordinarily busy partner of Haskins & Sells in the Chicago office. Some who know him well rank him among the hardest working and most productive people in our entire organization. He has been around the Chicago office since 1956, when he put in two months as an intern while on summer vacation from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, in a day when student interns were uncommon. 'I really relished the work, the people and the clients," Jerry says now, looking back on that experience. So it was a natural step for him to have accepted an H&S offer of full-time employment when he graduated in February 1957, a valedictorian of his class. Jerry was soon impressed with the work load of an active H&S office in winter. One week after starting with the Chicago office as a regular employee, and two scant weeks after he was married, he was shipped off to a utilities company audit in Wabash, a hundred miles downstate. Later in the year, Jerry asked for a few days off to study for the November CPA examination, but things were booming and he could not be spared from the staff. So he carried a textbook around with him and stole moments here and there for quick reviewing. Suddenly, greetings from Uncle Sam landed in the Kolb mailbox. 'I took the Army physical exam on Tuesday, and sat for the CPA exam on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday," Jerry recalled recently for H&S Reports. "I had expected to cram — I am a crammer — but the Army physical exam interrupted my schedule. I crammed all through the examination week, and stayed up late the last night working on law. Matter of fact, law was the part I thought I might have flunked." The scene shifts to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, on a day when Pvt. Jerry Kolb is on KP. The company orderly room sends word that the KP's wife is on the telephone with an important message. "Nuts!" says the mess sergeant. Just another goof-off scheme. This boy isn' t getting out of KP to go to the phone. — So it was not until some time later that Jerry received word that his examination papers had received the highest grades in the country at the November 1957 CPA examination, and that he was the winner of the Elijah Watt Sells gold medal. Back at the Chicago office in 1958 with the Army and certification behind him, Jerry continued his studies in the evening at DePaul University and received an MBA degree in 1962. Then he taught accounting courses at DePaul, and shortly thereafter started teaching sections of the DePaul review course for the CPA examination, an activity he has kept up for the past seven years. His course load used to be heavier; now it is down to eight or ten 3-hour sessions each semester. To hear Jerry talk about his teaching is to observe him at his most enthusiastic: 'Teaching a course is one of the best possible ways to organize your thoughts. It stimulates you to review your manner of presenting accounting ideas, and to keep up with what's new. Teaching is an excellent training discipline for the teacher. "In most of these examination review classes there are eighty or ninety people, and at some sessions there are more than two hundred, all of them graduates with excellent credentials. I lose maybe two or three pounds in an evening of teaching. I stand, I walk around, I work the blackboard. The discipline of preparing to go in front of these people motivates me to master the subjects they ask about. And this helps me in dealing with our clients." Well organized, composed, articulate — these seem to be appropriate descriptive words for Jerry Kolb. In the office he takes on a heavy load of client and administrative responsibilities, yet he appears unruffled most of the time, and doubtless is. The hours count, and the minutes. He values his time, yet he never seems in a rush. In speaking he cuts fast to the heart of a matter that seems complex on the surface, and he explains clearly and patiently how he did so. There is no verbal padding in his speech, no cliche jargon; he comes directly to the point. And no ten-dollar words when an ordinary one will do. Like every good teacher he knows that communication depends on clarity, orally and in writing. As in the classic chicken or the egg question, it is hard to say whether Jerry speaks and writes clearly because of his practice as a teacher and his experience writing articles for the 16 Copyrighted -- License from Black Star
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Penne (or any pasta) - 6 to 8 oz [I used half whole wheat pasta]
Onion - 1 medium, sliced thinly and into 1 inch pieces
Garlic - 2 to 3 cloves, minced
Spinach - 6 to 8 oz (frozen, chopped)
Tomato - 1/2 chopped
Sun-dried tomatoes - 6 halves, reconstituted in boiling water for 5 mins
Zucchini - 1 medium, sliced into half-moons
Bell Peppers - 1 medium, sliced thin
Carrot - 1, slivered into thin matchsticks or Mushrooms - 8 sliced
Milk - 1/2 cup
Vegetable stock - 1/2 cup
Cream cheese - 3 to 4 oz
Parmesan cheese / Pepper jack cheese - 1/4 cup or more to taste
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
All purpose flour (maida) - 1 tbsp
Red Chilli flakes - 1 tsp
Dried Basil leaves - 1 tsp
Hot Sauce (Sriracha) - to taste (optional)
Salt and pepper - to taste
1) In a big pan, heat up lots of water for the pasta and when it boils season with salt and cook the pasta in it until al-dente. Reserve about a cup of pasta water and drain it.
2) Meanwhile, in a big, deep skillet, heat the olive oil and add the garlic and onions first.. cook till the brown a bit, next add the zucchini, bell peppers, carrots (or mushrooms) and saute till the vegetables are tender.
3) Defrost the spinach and wring it so it gets dry. Break it up with your hands and add to the vegetable mixture, along with chopped tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes and red chilli flakes.
4) When the veggies are cooked sufficiently, sprinkle the flour and stir for a few minutes before adding the vegetable stock and milk. This will thicken quite rapidly... Add in the softened cream cheese at this point and season with salt and pepper.
5) Add in the cooked pasta, dried basil and the cheese with some hot sauce (if using). Toss this together until the flavours get combined. Add some of the reserved, starchy pasta water if you feel it's drying out. Topp with more fresh basil if desired. Creamy Pasta with a load of veggies is now ready and all done in one pot!


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text: REVIEW: Sennheiser HD 800 Overview Reviewing a statement product is tough – especially one that was as highly anticipated as the HD800. There is already a huge buzz on head-fi about them, and many have already declared them the best dynamic headphone on the market. But most of these proclamations have been from owners, One potential difference between my listening to the HD800 and other people's so far is that I am fortunate to have been loaned a pair for a fairly lengthy period (1 month) - I did not buy them. So I do not have to deal with either buyer's euphoria, or worry about remorse, coloring my view on the headphone's performance. While I admit I *want* to like these, as I would like another pair of really great headphones, and I could afford to buy them if I liked them enough, my intent in listening to them is to analyze them with no pre-conceived notions, and since I have nothing to lose either way, it allows me a certain freedom to be scrutinize them very carefully, as I believe a "statement" product from a company like Sennheiser should be. Please note that I am NOT saying that the views of the people who own them are not valid, or any less valid than my opinion. ALL opinions are equally valid. But mine does come from a slightly different point of view - not as an owner, but purely as an analyzer. I do want to add that initially I was considering buying them if I liked them enough. I'm not sure whether that has any bearing on my comments, but I am a big believer in full disclosure, so there it is. Review Methodology I spent a LOT of time with the HD800 in a wide variety of contexts. All my comparisons were done at my calibrated listening level of 80dBA (using the Rives Audio Test CD and my SPL meter for calibration). And just so folks do not think that what I am hearing and have described below is either a factor of my amps, my cables, my sources, or my recordings, let me say this: I used 6 different sources (all with their own set of high-quality cables), 9 different amps, and lots and lots of the world's finest recordings . 3 of my sources are one-time Stereophile Class-A rated - two digital, one analog (the cartridge). I have amps from $400 - $1200 that I played them on, both tube and solid state. Sources included the Denon DVD-5900, Sony SCD-555ES, and my Vinyl rig of Benz-Micro Wood L2 on Denon DP-59L > Audio Electronics PH1 DJH. Amps used were SinglePower Extreme and MPX3, Decware CSP-2, Graham Slee SRG w/PSU1, and Audio-GD C-2-C. Further, and unlike other headphone reviews, I also used my speakers for reference for this review. I also decided, in addition to other headphones, will that the very, very natural sounding but highly detailed B&W Nautilus 800 Signatures would be valuable in getting a good handle on the HD800's performance. So I compared the sound of the HD 800 to the B&W N800's as well as the JVC DX1000 and the Beyer DT880. Also, I used truly excellent recordings in my evaluations, of wide variety. I've listened to my audiophile standards, which include a lot of jazz, some folk and bluegrass, and some extremely well recorded pop/rock records. I have developed a list of such recordings for evaluation use over the years, as many of you have. I find Patricia Barber records, for example, excellent evaluation tools, as they are extremely well recorded, have both female vocals and piano, and have both quiet and explosive (for jazz) parts, and wide dynamics. Some of my initial concern about the HD800's treble was a result of listening to Patricia Barber's new record. I believe this is more than sufficient to eliminate the other variables, and to decide what characteristics belong solely to the headphones themselves. The Sound The Midrange The midrange on the HD800 is fantastically good – the best I have ever heard from a headphone. It is just as full-bodied as the DX1000's, and yet lacks the DX1000's very slight coloration. The mids are incredibly open and transparent. They are, to me, the "rightest" mids I have ever heard in a headphone. They make the Beyer DT990's slightly recessed mids sound just silly by direct comparison (and I like the DT990 overall – a lot). Mary Fahl and Julie Flanders' harmonizing in October Project's "Ariel" (from their eponymous record) is just as engaging as can possibly be. The mids are just slightly forward, but not ever congested. Male vocals are very natural and not overly chesty, or dry. The midrange has great body, but it does not have any noticeable coloration that I can hear. Many cans with body in the midrange accomplish this with a coloration which benefits some music more than others. To an extent the JVC DX1000 are like this, although over time I have grown to love the DX1000's mids. But the HD800's are better. The midrange performance is just beguiling. For some, it may be worth the price of admission all by itself. Just listen to Joan Osborne's vocals on her cover of The Grateful Dead's "Brokedown Palace" (from "Pretty Little Stranger") – I have never heard her voice sound so natural – it's effortless, unstrained, and has a presence to it – it sounds like a read voice coming from a living, breathing woman, not a 2-D facsimile. Soundstaging There is also no doubt in my mind that the HD800 are the imaging champs of the dynamic headphone world. I have owned or heard almost every significant dynamic headphone there is – Sony R10, At W5000 and L3000, Senn HD650/600, Grado RS1 and GS1000, all the ones I currently own, and many, many more I have owned and sold. And I have never heard a headphone image like the HD800. Depth is phenomenal, and somehow width is even better. I really feel like the sound is IN FRONT of me, not stuck "inside my head" like with so many headphones. The soundstaging is better with the HD800 than with the DX1000, and that is saying something – I think the DX1000 image sensationally. But the HD800 is terrific in this regard. With the HD800, it is easy, not "work", to imagine real performers in real space. It's very tempting to keep closing my eyes when listening to them, because the imaging is so convincing. For anyone who has avoided headphones because they don't image like speakers, spend some time with the HD800. No, they don't image like speakers – but I can't imagine anyone who would CARE, because the way they do image is just spectacularly enjoyable. Simple Minds' "See the Lights" presents the band in a perfect half-circle around you. I saw them live in their heyday, and hearing them on the HD800's really brought me back to that show in a way that was almost startling. The HD800's have the LEAST amount of isolation of any headphone I own. I wonder if this is a factor in their great soundstaging? Not sure, but however they did it, this is quite an achievement, and here again, maybe worth the price of admission by itself. The Treble So we have established that the midrange is terrific, and the soundstaging is amazing. But the treble...ummmm...well...this is more problematic. IMHO, the HD800 has a slightly hot treble. Hundreds of hours of break-in has not changed this. I hear it on some vocals as a pronounced sibilance that I don't think should be there, and I hear it on cymbals that have a slightly over-exaggerated splashiness. I want to make clear that the treble is extraordinarily clean. There is no grain, spit, grit, or (god forbid) "veil" of any kind here. The treble is very pure in nature, and it has no texture that detracts from transparency. In fact, I would classify the treble as being astonishingly transparent (which is different from being neutral). When I began to listen to the HD800, and I began to examine the transparency, versus the linearity, and I spent a lot of time trying to determine what was going on, because this is very difficult to accurately assess. How is one to know if the HD800 is just being accurate about the recording, or over-emphasizing it? So I had to listen very carefully to a LOT of music, and do a lot of comparison, to nail it down. Some examples: > "Burn Down This Town", by Roseanne Cash, from Black Cadillac. The HD800 are over-emphasizing the sibilants on this recording, IMO. An over-emphasis on sibilance, it is very important to understand, is the symptom, but not the "problem". >"Out of the Woods" by Nickel Creek, from their eponymous album, there are some additional emphasis on Sara Watkins' sibilants that I do not believe to be an accurate reflection of what is on the recording – this is a very smooth SACD, and it should not have sharp sibilants on it when played back, but they are there with the HD800. >"So Far Away" by Dire Straits from Brothers in Arms - there is a crispness to the attack of the snare that I think is artificially crisp, and the song in general has an aggressiveness that I don't think is an intrinsic part of the recording, based on how it sounds on other transducers. These are just a few examples. It's easy to say "well it's just on the recording" if one does not have any other high resolution transducers with which to determine whether that is the case. But in direct comparisons I have done with the ultra-high resolution B&W N800's, I come to the same conclusion that there is some extra treble energy on the HD800's. This might be something people like – heck maybe even the majority of people, and that is fine, but in the context of a very expensive headphone, I would be happier if the treble were more neutral even than it is. I don't want to make too big of an issue with this, but it is a real phenomenon that multiple people have noticed. At a minimum, it points to the need for very careful system matching to get the most of out the HD800's, although anyone buying $1,400 headphones should be carefully considering system matching anyway. But if you have a bright source and/or amp, you could be in trouble. I definitely prefer the treble of the JVC DX1000, which I find to be smoother. The DX1000 are very slightly rolled off in the extreme upper treble - they have a roll-off above 10kHz. That is the VERY upper end of the treble range, and does not affect the area where the HD800 is hot to me, which is more in the lower-to-mid treble. The DX1000 are not rolled off there, but they are flatter versus the reference 1kHz level in the mid-treble than the HD800. If the HD800 were only tipped up where the DX1000 are rolled off, this would just lead to a little more "air". But that is not what I hear going on. The HD800 has even a little hotter sounding mid-treble versus the DT880, which are *far* from rolled off in the treble - in fact they are sometimes criticized for having too much treble themselves. But the DT880 does not have quite the same problem that the HD800 has with treble (although the DT880 is a little hot in the treble for sure). Their treble flavor is different. This can be seen in the HR Frequency response graphs: The DT880 actually has less of a treble peak, versus the level at 2 or 3kHz than the HD800 does, and the DT880's peak is above 8kHz, versus the HD800's being at 6. So not surprising that they sound different in the treble. Interesting that the HD800 frequency response, in the Headroom graph, certainly doers correlate very strongly with what I seem to be hearing. That is a very noticeable peak of almost 8db at 6 kHz versus 3kHz. I cannot see how anyone can argue that such a peak won't have SOME audible consequence. Of course headphones like the Grados have even peakier treble, but there is no argument that Grados have a hot treble. It's important to note that measure headphones is tricky, and while Headroom knows this and does a lot to minimize the issues, one cannot make judgments about a headphone's sound based on looking just at frequency response charts. In this case, though, there does seem to be a correlation. So on this issue, I have concluded that, at least as I hear it (but also seemingly supported by the frequency response and by the experience of some others), there is a treble coloration with the HD800, in that more than being just "very revealing", the HD800 has an elevated treble response that is a departure from neutral . Yes, this may periodically enhance sibilance, but it has other effects, like a little extra sizzle on cymbals (which I have also noticed), and generally delivers a slightly "tipped-up" sound. For many, this will come across as just a "revealing" nature, but for others, it will be bothersome. I found it to be enough of an issue that it has dissuaded me from buying them, given the asking price. And again, to try to minimize the ruffled feathers - this is all in the context of a $1,400 headphone, which I believe deserves microscopic scrutiny given the asking price. I'm already willing to state that the midrange and soundstaging are the best I have ever heard in a dynamic headphone. But the treble performance is still a slight disappointment for me given this is an expensive, "statement" headphone.' None of what I am hearing will mean that there won't be LOTS of people who will LOVE what the HD800 does in the treble. Heck, there are some headphones that are KNOWN to be terrifically bright (the AT W5000 come to mind), and yet they have a lot of fans. Given that what we are discussing is such a small thing, relatively, there will be some people who won't be at all bothered by it, and some who will indeed LIKE it. But from what I can hear, it's there, and it should be known. The Bass I find the bass quantity to be slightly on the light side. The QUALITY of the bass is stupendous – very well defined, tight, and with great definition and attack. But the DX1000 manage this trick at least as well as the HD800, and manage to have bass weight as well. I find the bass weight of the HD800 to be similar to that of the DT880, which I personally always wish had more bass. I am willing to accept that this is may be just a preference for me, but it nonetheless is something to be aware of – if you like a punchy sound, the HD800 are not always going to please you. Again let's look at en example. Listen to "A Secret Place" from Megadeth's "Cryptic Writings" – the kick drum simply lacks impact. Listen to this track on even $500 speakers – it will sound more like at least I think a kick-drum should. It isn't imactful on the HD800 – it's overdamped, and subdued, versus what it sounds like through the N800's, and the DX1000. It only sounds similar on the DT880. Yes, the impact of the striking of the drum is VERY clean, and very tight, but the drum itself seems to lack body. The bass is also definitely less than the HD650, and based on my brief comparison, also less than the HD600. Some people may prefer the HD800's bass performance. It may be "better" bass on the HD800 than the 650, but it is less for sure. I think it's very possible that the overdamped bass is what actually makes the treble stand out a little. Or maybe it's the other way around. But there is a well known trade off there. The famous loudspeaker designer Henry Kloss once did a demonstration where he took a speaker that people thought had too little bass, and he padded the tweeter down by 2db, and all of the sudden – WOW – bass. No change was made to the woofer or the woofer level. The HD800 have a very tight-fisted punch in the bass – but they punch at something like bantam-weight or junior welter-weight at most. On the issue of amplifying the HD800 Much has been made about the inductance of the HD800, and the need for certain types of amps. Some people swear they sound great on tube amps, and some insist that due to the inductance, any amp with a high-ish output impedance will not sound as good as they should, and that this includes many OTL tube amps. It's a complex issue, and that doesn't mean the HD800's *won't* sound good on any given OTL amp. But on the SinglePower Extreme, the treble emphasis was slightly worse that it is on the SS Audio C2C, which I would not have expected. I have never considered the Extreme to be at all rolled off, and of course I cannot measure its output impedance, although SP claims it to be 20 ohms, which isn't very high, so it's likely IMO that the amp isn't contributing to the treble emphasis I hear, and that the slightly laid-back C-2-C might be masking the HD800's treble list slightly. I also tried the HD800 with the Darkvoice 337 ( Tung-Sol mesh-plate 6SJ7GT + GEC 6AS7G) and the 336SE (Shuguang Treasure CV181 + Sylvania 6AS7G). In both cases the treble emphasis was just a tiny bit more obvious, and just slightly more pronounced, than with the SS Audio-GD C2C. I tried the Graham Slee SRG+PSU1, and the treble was between the Extreme and the C-2-C, but on all of these amps, the feeling of a bit too much treble energy never went away. On the other hand, I felt the treble performance on the Decware CSP-2 was basically identical to the C-2-C. So in the end, I think too much was made of this issue of amp type (as is almost always the case). The HD800 do not, IMO, change their own character radically from amp to amp. Being as revealing as they are, the HD800 certainly will let you know the difference in the sound of different amps, or different tubes. And of course it is difficult to generalize about tube amps, since you can often get the exact sound you're looking for by tube rolling. For example, if I took the 5998's out of the Extreme, and put in RCA grey-plate 6AS7G's, the sound would be very different, and I probably wouldn't notice any treble elevation in the HD800, since the RCA is a soft-sounding tube. So the point is that with OTL designs there is a potential issue that should be noted - nothing more than that. And since one can alter the sound by using different tubes, tube amps still offer nice flexibility in this regard, and a great tube amp can still sound great with the HD800. My favorite combo ended up being the Decware CSP-2 and the HD800. The Decware, with Amperex 6DJ8's and a Sophia Princess mesh-plate 274b, when combined with the HD800, provided enough lushness that the sound was just beguiling, and I didn't worry much about the tipped-up response – the music was enthralling. Build Quality and Fit I found the HD800's very comfortable to wear for long periods of time. They are big, and they were right at the limit of earcup size for my head, but they were within the limit. I of course heard the "pinging" of the spring that people have commented on, but I wasn't bothered by this. The cable isn't at all microphonic, which sure is nice. Conclusions I've been living with the HD800 for a couple weeks, and I while I think they are truly excellent in many ways, there are some things that bother me in the context of a $1,400 headphone. After several hundred hours of burn in, and hours and hours of listening and comparing, on a very wide variety of amps, I still find the treble to be a bit too aggressive, and the bass to be a bit polite. This is a flavoring, and many will like the flavor. But it is a flavor, and it's not going to be for everyone. That said, the soundstaging and midrange are so good that the slightly tipped-up response, for many people, will be worth overlooking, and some people will of course LIKE the slight tip-up. And with the right system matching, it might be a non-issue. For me, they are not more enjoyable than the DX1000, and so I'm not going to be buying a pair, given that they cost $1,400. But for you, dear reader, they might be just exactly what you are looking for, and they are certainly world-class performers that have some incredibly special qualities. I'm sure I'm going to suffer many slings and arrows for criticizing these, even though anyone who actually reads the whole review will see that I've actually RAVED about the HD800's in MANY ways – best mids and imaging of maybe any headphone currently made; crystal clear treble; super-tightly define bass. I simply don't think they are completely free from personality. As always, this is only my opinion, but it was very carefully arrived at, if nothing else. In the case of a headphone that costs $1,400, I think we have the right to expect a lot; I don't think we have the right to expect universal perfection, as there is no such thing. So what I have done is tried to describe the flavor of the HD800 as I hear them. Perhaps at least to a few people, this will be of some small help.


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1/29/2007 Pre-Planning Document from Nancy
- 1 Introduction
- 2 State Selection Criteria
- 3 State Selection
- Update from MW
- Nancy sent out a summary report for our review
- Surprised that no one had a vision—they just had 'this is what my state is doing now'
- All wanted to talk about their networks—some were vague
- No idea on how to approach states
- Interesting that there was no one size fits all;
- OH was great—no state librarian champion, but still got network
- Thought there would be a champion, but instituationalized early
- Successfully network—3 or 4 people who got together to make it happen
- We should probe into how got together and did what
- A world of difference between looking @ regional networks vs. State-wide network (enormous task)
- State-wide perspective, it is a very small tail wagging a very wide dog—lots of player in states
- Outside person said that they thought the focus groups were great & that the moderator was wonderful…helped them to think about their broadband
- John Winhausen Update
- We have had several meetings w/ the industry folks, think tanks and NARUC
- Conclusions from meetings
- Not enthusiasm for changing our policies
- Current policies in place right now are sufficient
- Barriers noted include lack of industry coming to the table
- Telephone Companies had a couple of priorities
- Tax Relief
- Need for state-wide video franchises
- Wi-Max could be the solution in Rural Areas
- Verizon Fios build-out
- RUS, department of Ag
- Why do we need change?
- Cable
- "We've solved all your problems"
- Increasing their capacity
- Opposed to large-scale broadband plan
- Unserved Areas vs. Underserved
- Areas of agreement
- Private v. Public partnerships
- Connect Kentucky is a good example
- Opposed to build out requirements
- Less incentive to invest if we require them to give cheap access, but we could dictate a price if the broadband is already there
- Rob Atkinson
- State technology policy (including broadband) is coming out soon
- E-Rate from meetings
- We are in a period of data collection
- Trying to probe into what is going on
- Good Idea----states that have nearly 100% E-Rate participation is usually a state network. There is a lot of money left on the table b/c they do not apply for telecomm.
- App window closes on February 2nd, so not probing much into participation
- There are no rules/requirements that would prevent libraries from getting
- 1.2 out of 2.5 billion used for Priority 1
- Priority 1 is funded before priority (and all Priority 1 is guaranteed funding)
- If we stay silent, nothing will happen with that extra $1 billion
- Priority 2 is inside wiring—libraries are rarely eligible for this $$$; mainly goes to schools
- New construction=a good way to apply
- John Bertot update from ALA
- Regional networks are increasing role
- Massachusetts—very large regional
State Selection Criteria
- Criteria to use for selecting states
- Where do we have good information from people on our team?
- States with data from McClure/Bertot Study
- Choosing high connectivity states w/ and some w/out state network
- Unintended consequences
- One suggestion for 'Well connected'
- One state network
- One regional network
- One 'all on your own'
- Video Franchising—background criteria
- Does a state have an Advances Services & Technology Fund?
- Does a state have its own State E-Rate program?
- Industry structure
- Structure of state librarians office (who do they report to?)
- Willingness of state librarian's office to participate
- Exact Criteria
- Do we already know enough?
- Different models
- State
- Regional
- On your own
- Do we know of any unintended consequences?
- Hard Data—from our data stores
- Sustainability issue? Built early—going strong & growing
- Video Franchising (Tie Breaker, may be too early to determine effect)
- Industry structure
- US Geographic Distribution
State Selection
During the selection of states, several were offered as candidates. The ones that were discussed by not selected include: Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, Iowa, Nevada and Mississippi. These were removed from the list for a variety of reasons.
In the end, we selected the below states for visitation based upon states that were highly connected, less than ideally connected and a hybrid example.
States We Will Visit & Data on the Criteria for Selection
- While Public Libraries and the Internet data doesn't show high success
- All the policy people we have talked to in DC have been enthusiastic about the Connect Kentucky
- One of the first state networks
- Good decision
- Private/Public partnership
- Regional networks for ten years; set up when regional E-Rate coordinators when they first came out
- Not the same from Region to Region
- $2 million out of E-Rate
- Regional does all procurement
- PL&I 50-50 rural; good in suburban and urban
- Standards for libraries
- Connectivity for libs is standardized @ state
- Gave away rights of way at the state level
- Economic development people are interested in broadband development & removed from state
- 2 big telcos AT&T and Verizon
- Good state wide network
- Libraries joined a academic and school network
- State & local funding
- sustainability success
- PL&I looks good—excellent response rate
- about odd that suburban is better than rural
- Video Franchising-Bills introduced on AT&Ts list
- High funding from High-cost USAC
- No state fund; no state Universal Service
- Good state wide network
- Multiple state networks
- Separate K12, Academic, and Library networks
- PL&I good connectivity
- No State connectivity or State E-Rate funds
- Formula for bandwidth
- State librarian is new (2 yrs)
- State Library does a lot of E-Rate training (from Education perspective)
Less Than Ideally Connected
- Good connectivity in suburban and urban, but low low rural connectivity
- Low rural
- State Tech fund
- Rural problems
- State Universal Service
- Diverse industry structure
- On list
- Has state fund…similar to Maine
- Complication of state funding
- Is working on policy implications from the states
- Telecom policy is in the political debate
- State Technology Funds & E-Rate funds
- On their own and regional
- Selected for High (well connected in urban areas and low connectivity in the northern part of the state)
States We will Touch Base With
Several states were not selected to visit for a variety of reasons, but have enthusiastic participants from the MW focus groups, good examples. We have selected states to have phone conversations with key people to gather additional information include:
- Connecticut
- Learned much information at MW Focus Groups
- State Network
- Good mix of libraries that are and aren't connected at greater than 769 kbps
- New England/East Coast State
- Florida
- Excellent Regional Networks
- Several people from Florida are on the OITP E-Rate Task Force and Telecom Sub-Committee
- Decided it was best to touch base with these experts to gather data
- Georgia
- State network created and funded by State Gov't and E-Rate Funds
- Maine
- Enthusiasm from State Librarian (COSLA Chair) & Deputy State Librarian (who chairs the E-Rate task Force)
- Are willing to help the project
- Enthusiasm from State Librarian (COSLA Chair) & Deputy State Librarian (who chairs the E-Rate task Force)
- Maryland
- Excellent state network led by librarians
- Wisconsin
- Excellent state network led by the state
- Bob Bocher is a key player in the state network and chair of the OITP Telecom Sub-committee, and is willing to provide whatever info is needed w/out a state visit


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer elderly Americans are dying in acute care hospitals than were a decade ago, according to a new study of where Medicare beneficiaries spend their final months of life.
However, between 2000 and 2009 there was also an increase in the proportion of people admitted to the intensive care unit in the month before they died - suggesting there hasn't been a general trend toward less aggressive end-of-life care.
"It shows that we're not yet providing the type of care in the place of care that necessarily may be what people most want," said Dr. Mary Tinetti of the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, who co-wrote a commentary published with the new study.
Researchers led by Dr. Joan Teno at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island reviewed Medicare claims data for more than 800,000 seniors who died in 2000, 2005 or 2009.
During that span, the proportion of people who died in the hospital fell from about 33 percent to 25 percent. Use of hospice - which focuses on controlling pain and helping a patient die in comfort - rose from 22 percent to 42 percent at the time of death.
That finding is in line with research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which showed an increase in the number of elderly people dying at home between 1989 and 2007.
But Teno's team also saw a bump in the number of transitions between healthcare settings made in the last three months or three days of life. And the proportion of seniors with an ICU visit during their final month rose from 24 percent to 29 percent, the researchers reported Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"This study does point out the increase in referral to hospice, which is a good thing," said Dr. R. Sean Morrison, a palliative care researcher from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
"The bad part about it is it's happening very, very late," Morrison, who wasn't involved in the new research, told Reuters Health.
Part of the reason for that is likely the financial incentive for hospitals to provide more tests and more services, he said.
The findings suggest to Tinetti that patients, families and doctors are putting off end-of-life discussions until people are very sick in a time of crisis. When that happens, patients often end up in the ICU, getting every test and procedure that can be done - until there's nothing left to do and they're shuttled to hospice for their last few days of life.
"The whole concept of hospice is helping the patient, helping the family deal with that stage of life," Tinetti said - but it's not always being used that way.
"Our concern is, this pattern of hospice as an add-on to aggressive care during the last days of life, it's really only sensible if that's what the dying patient and their family wanted," Teno told Reuters Health.
She pointed to her own experience this winter of transporting dying patients to the hospice unit in sub-freezing weather, when they had less than 24 hours to live.
"I would suspect… that we're not achieving the goal of shared decision-making," Teno said. "I just want to make sure the services a patient gets are the ones they want."
Researchers said patients and their families should not be afraid to bring up their preferences for end-of-life care soon after the diagnosis of a serious illness - when there's plenty of time for discussion and planning.
That preference "is an ongoing process, an ongoing dialogue," Tinetti told Reuters Health.
"It needs to (start) as soon as someone knows that they have a disease that is likely to progress over the next few years."
SOURCE: bit.ly/JjFzqx Journal of the American Medical Association, online February 5, 2013.


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