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CJ130 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (4). A basic overview of crime and justice in America. Includes the criminal process, problems and prospects of policing, the courtroom workgroup, prisons, and correctional policy. [Skill: T]
CJ201G-SS INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE (4). This course will examine crime and criminal justice from a global perspective. Issues surrounding the definition, incidence, trends, control, treatment and prevention of crime will be explored using theoretical and empirical resources from mainstream and international criminology. [Skill: T]
CJ231 JUVENILE JUSTICE (4). Introduces the juvenile justice system in the United States. Includes classifications of juvenile offenders, the family and the offender, the role of the juvenile court, and the legal approach to combating juvenile crime. Causation models are outlined, as well as current treatment methods used in juvenile rehabilitation. [Skill: O] Prerequisite: CJ130 recommended.
CJ234 POLICE, LAW, AND SOCIETY (4). A study of the history, structure, and function of police in America. Includes police management and supervision; constitutional limitations on police; law enforcement and community relations; and the sociological implications of contemporary policing. [Skill: W]
CJ331 CORRECTIONS (4). This course will focus on forms of supervised release including probation and parole, home confinement, electronic monitoring and halfway houses. We will also examine the institution of incarceration as it exists in American society. Includes many of the current issues in the field such as overcrowding, prison violence, rehabilitation, and prison construction. [Skill: W] Prerequisite: CJ130 and CJ231 are recommended.
CJ336 VICTIMOLOGY (4). This course addresses the victim's experience in the justice system. Using case studies of individual and organizational victims, examines the costs of crime, prevention services, intervention, and public compensation. Students will also explores the concepts of vulnerability, culpability, and intra-family crime. Prerequisites: CJ130 and CJ234.
CJ339 CRIMINAL LAW AND INVESTIGATION (4). An analysis of substantive criminal law and criminal investigation, including crimes against the person, crimes against property, defenses to criminal liability, and fundamentals of forensic investigation. [Skill: I] Prerequisites: CJ130, CJ234 or PS231G-SS recommended.
CJ350 TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (4). Exploration of areas of special interest in criminal justice. Potential topics include organized crime, computer crime, criminal evidence, legal issues in corrections, women in the criminal justice system and others.
CJ430 HOMICIDE (4). This course is the study of homicide and will include the offenders, homicide victims, the setting and circumstances surrounding homicide, and different types of possible investigation and intervention strategies. Also included will be the etiology of the offender, the role of social profiling in the investigation of various types of homicides, theoretical approaches to the socioscientific study of murder, and the patterns and sources of violence. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
CJ435 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (4). This course is designed to provide a general understanding of the interface of psychology and the law and the difference between the two fields of study. In so doing, we will examine the roles and responsibilities of Forensic Psychologists, such as the selection and training of police officers, police interrogating and confessions, criminal profiling, criminal investigation, eyewitness accounts, trial preparation, jury selection, mental defenses and issues of competency, other types of defenses, sexual abuse issues, child custody disputes, discrimination, sexual harassment and death penalty cases. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.


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Cindy Crawford Unretouched Photo Actually Retouched?The photo that shocked the internet with its flawed beauty is under question yet again after photographer, John Russo, came forward and claimed it to be a fake. Cindy Crawford, mother of two and 49-years-old, did the shoot in 2013 for Marie Claire Mexico and the photo was leaked weeks ago. The image was praised by all those that oppose photoshop and the unattainable beauty that it showcases to the world. With this new development, however, the same people are finding themselves tongue tied.
Photo Courtesy of Randy Gerber via Instagram.Why did it take weeks for photographer, John Russo, to confront the public about the truth? Why didn't Marie Claire combat the rumors it was unretouched instead of confirming the rumors that the image was indeed the real deal? John Russo said in a statement to ABC News, They were "stolen or unlawfully accessed and then altered and distributed to the media." Cindy Crawford and Marie Claire have yet to release any comments at this time.


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- "This book gives an excellent grounding in magical self-defence."
- —Advert at Flourish and Blotts.[src]
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection is a book authored by Professor Quentin Trimble. It was a required textbook for both first year and fourth year Defence Against the Dark Arts students.[1][3] A copy of this textbook at Flourish and Blotts Bookshop has a cost of one galleon.[4]
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- It is possible, given that this was the required textbook for that year and that Moody wanted his class to read about resisting the Imperius Curse, that such a topic was covered in this book.
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- ↑ It had to be available by the time Harry started, as it was on his school shopping list.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 14 (The Unforgivable Curses)
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How To Further Your Job Search
Since when has looking for a full-time job become a full-time job? If you are finding yourself overwhelmed and annoyed, resources exist that can restore your faith – and revive your hunt. In order to make job-searching strides, it is important for you to refine your search, focus your goals, and improve your resume. Luckily, you aren't alone in your quest and there are plenty of resources that can help.
1. Career centers
For students and alumni, a visit to your school's career center can be beneficial. Career counselors are up on the latest tools. Counselors are also informed as to what employers want to see from their respective hires. Career centers will help point you in the right direction. If you're not affiliated with a university, there are also workforce development agencies that operate public career centers. Google "workforce development [Your City]" to find one near you.
2. Recruiting events
There are several online resources that you can use to find recruiting events, workshops, conferences, and fairs in your area. Eventbrite.com is one online source that you can use to find such events. Once you have entered your location and the subject you wish to learn more about, Eventbrite.com will give you options for all types of recruiting events in or near your area.
3. Focus your resume
It is important for you to clean up and focus your resume before sending it off to an employer. Specifically focusing your resume to each job description will help your resume make it past the employer's applicant tracking systems. Resunate is one tool that can work for you. The service uses smart technology to determine what information is relevant in your resume when compared with the job description.
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Ellen DeGeneres' character in "Finding Nemo," a forgetful Blue Tang fish named Dory, is the subject of the sequel titled "Finding Dory," which will be release on Nov. 25, 2015, Disney's Pixar announced on Tuesday.
Andrew Stanton, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning "Nemo," will direct the story that takes place one year after the first film. Set along the California coastline, the animated movie features returning characters like Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, as well a number of new ones.
Also read: 'Resident Evil: Retribution' Blasts Past 3D 'Finding Nemo' at Box Office
"I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time," DeGeneres said in a statement. "I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating 'Toy Story 16.' But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is — it's got a lot more Dory."
"There is no Dory without Ellen," Stanton added. "She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world — not to mention our team here at Pixar. One thing we couldn't stop thinking about was why she was all alone in the ocean on the day she met Marlin. In 'Finding Dory,' she will be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way."
"Finding Dory" will have some big expectations at the box office since 2003's "Nemo" grossed nearly $1 billion globally to become the fourth highest-grossing animated film worldwide.
The 3D re-release of "Nemo" scored an additional $41 million domestically and $13 million internationally last fall.


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Amherst, Mass. – Katie O'Neal and Melissa Diskin reached the quarterfinals at the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament this past weekend at Amherst College. The Engineer's team competed in the Chris Davis B Flight of the tournament, which pits teams of two from different schools against each other in a bracket-style tournament.
The pairs square off in a doubles match before breaking up and playing individual single matches, with three points total at stake and two needed to advance in the draw.
O'Neal and Diskin were the #2 ranked squad sent by MIT to the tournament, and the first competing in the B Flight. They swept a pair from Suffolk University in the opening round of 32 and then edged out a 2-1 victory over New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) rivals Springfield College.
The MIT team was seeded fifth overall in the B Flight, but were upset in the quarters by Amherst College's fifth team of Jennifer Newman and Mimi Bell. The duo from Amherst joined a twosome from Wheaton College in the semi-finals as two of the final four in the B Division were unranked pairs.
In the Gail Smith A Flight, the MIT top duo of Lauren Quisenberry and Julia Hsu were upset in the first round. The pair, ranked fifth in the pre-match seedings, were upended 3-0 by Kathleen Elkins and Caroline Capute, the third team from Williams College. The freshman tandem went on to sweep entrants from Clark and defeat a pair from Bowdoin College 2-1 in the A Flight first round consolation bracket.
MIT's third team, also entrants in B Flight competition, consisted of junior Hillary Jenny and senior Jenny Dohlman. Though they were not able to beat the #1 team from Mount Holyoke in the competition, Dohlman and Jenny defeated the Lyons' second team entrant 2-1 in the first round of B Flight consolation.
The women's tennis team will next be in action this coming weekend when it travels to Smith College for the NEWMAC Championship tennis tournament.


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What percent of online sales on Black Friday do you think came from Twitter referrals?
How about Facebook?
While you're pondering those questions, here are some other factoids from a report on Black Friday online sales by IBM:
- The average Black Friday online shopper bought 5.6 items per order. That's down 13% from last year. It's also down 40% from Friday, November 16th, a week earlier. Hard to know what to make of that.
- The average shopping "session" length was 6 minutes and 39 seconds. That's down about 10% from last year. Compare that to the average hellish shopping session in a physical store, and you'll see why ecommerce is continuing to grow as a percent over overall retail sales.
- The "conversion rate" of online shoppers--the percentage of those who visited the site who actually bought something--was 4.58%. That's up 9% from last year.
- Mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) accounted for 16% of sales. That's up from 10% last year.
- Mobile devices accounted for 24% of site traffic. That's up from 14% last year.
- iPads accounted for 10% of site traffic, up from 5% last year.
- iPhones accounted for 9% of site traffic, up from 5% last year.
- Android phones and tablets accounted for 5.5% of site traffic, up from 4% last year.
The key observations here would seem to be:
- Mobile is continuing to grow rapidly as a percentage of traffic and sales, but it's not taking over by any means. 6 years into the smartphone era, with smartphones now accounting for more than 55% of U.S. handsets, traffic to mobile sites (including traffic from tablets) is still less than 25% of overall traffic.
- Apple devices continue to crush Android devices in terms of commerce engagement. Android users just don't seem to do all that much with their gadgets.
And now to social referrals...
It wasn't long ago that many people were arguing that Facebook was eventually going to be bigger than Google. Word of mouth, after all, is the most powerful form of marketing known to man. And people lived on Facebook, so they would soon be shopping on Facebook. And so forth.
Well, so far, anyway, that ain't happening.
- Only 0.68% of Black Friday online sales came from Facebook referrals--two-thirds of one percent. That was a decline of 1% from last year.
And how about Twitter?
A couple of years ago, people were excited about Twitter's potential as a commerce platform, too.
But Twitter's impact on ecommerce, it seems, is zero.
Not "basically zero."
- Commerce site traffic from Twitter accounted for exactly 0.00% of Black Friday traffic. That was down from 0.02% last year.
So much for the idea that Twitter or Facebook's business models are going to have much to do with commerce.
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Fluffy, delicious, vegan Whole Wheat Pancakes. These are tender, delicious, and exactly the stuff you dream of waking up to on lazy Saturday mornings.
Healthy pancakes may sound oxymoronic, but actually they are very possible.
And to prove it, here are my Whole Wheat Vegan Pancakes.
Pancakes are a favorite breakfast food for many of us, and if they can be made healthy, while retaining all of the fluffy, yummy goodness that we love, then why not?
My first step to making pancakes healthier while adding to the taste factor starts with substituting the all-purpose flour with whole wheat pastry flour. The improvement in taste is remarkable because the whole grain adds a rich nuttiness.
Whole wheat pastry flour, which is made from a light whole grain, is low in gluten and a perfect substitute for all-purpose flour in most baked goods, other than delicate cakes and breads. At the same time it also adds to the nutritive value of any food it goes in because it contains large amounts of fiber and protein.
Flax seed powder mixed with water substitutes for eggs here, and I use soy milk instead of dairy – all healthier options than the ingredients one would normally use while making pancakes. I also use canola oil instead of butter, and the difference is…well, there is none.
My Whole Wheat Pancakes are decadence for breakfast- and they prove that delicious food can be good for you, and vice versa.
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- Dry:
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Mix the dry ingredients well and set aside.
- Wet:
- 1 1/2 cups soy milk
- 2 tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 6 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Mix together the wet ingredients and add to the dry. Mix gently until the dry ingredients are just moistened. There should be some lumps remaining in the batter.
- Heat a nonstick or cast-iron griddle. Smear lightly with a few drops of canola oil. Pour about 1/4 cup of the batter on the griddle and let it cook until bubbles appear at the top of the pancake and the underside is golden-brown. Flip over with a spatula and cook the other side until it is lightly browned.
- Serve hot with a pat of vegan spread and maple syrup.


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Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., has appointed former Washington College coach Terry Corcoran as its first men's lacrosse coach. Corcoran, who leaves his position as Elizabethtown coach, brings 31 seasons of experience as a head coach to a Little Giants program that will move from club to varsity status in 2014-15.
"Terry Corcoran brings together the highest standards of coach and athlete, student and teacher, we expect at Wabash," Wabash President Patrick E. White said. "Shaped by his collegiate days at Hobart College, one of America's distinctive liberal arts colleges, and his career at several great colleges as a coach, Coach Corcoran has shown a relentless commitment to excellence and to fulfilling the highest imagination of what athletics can bring to the education of the whole man. I could not imagine a better choice as a coach to inaugurate Wabash College's varsity lacrosse."
From 1982 through 1994, Corcoran guided the Shoremen to the NCAA lacrosse tournament 10 times in 12 seasons, including four NCAA final appearances. He has coached 48 All-Americans, seven of his players earned Player of the Year honors at their position, and he coached a Division III National Player of the Year.
Corcoran has led teams to 273 victories, ranking him seventh among active NCAA Division III men's lacrosse coaches and sixth among all-time Division III coaches with 10 or more seasons. He was named the Division III Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 1985 and 2005.
"This is an exciting opportunity," Corcoran said. "During my visit I was impressed with everything I saw and everyone I met. It was very clear there is a tremendous sense of pride and commitment at Wabash — in academics and athletics. I believe that combination provides a foundation for unlimited success both academically and athletically."
Former Hopkins star Durkin wins MLL honor
Hamilton defenseman Tucker Durkin (Johns Hopkins) was named the Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week after anchoring the Nationals' defense in a 17-11 win over the Rochester Rattlers in Boca Raton, Fla., on Saturday. The rookie dominated the crease and helped hold the Rattlers to only six goals through the first three quarters. He also limited Rattlers leading scorer Ned Crotty to just one goal.
The Nationals, off to a franchise-best 6-2 start, will host the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Saturday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on The Lacrosse Network's YouTube channel at youtube.com/thelacrossenetwork.
4 locals join Penn State women
Penn State coach Missy Doherty announced that midfielder Steph Lazo (St. Mary's), defender Sarah Piazza (C. Milton Wright), midfielder Abby Smucker (C. Milton Wright) and defender Jane Truffer (Arschbishop Spalding) are among the incoming freshmen who will play for the Nittany Lions next season.
A member of the 2013 Under Armour South All-America team, Lazo played club for Maryland United 2013 East. She finished with 43 goals and eight assists as a senior.
A four-year starting defender at C. Milton Wright, Piazza helped lead the team to four state tournaments, including the 2010 state championship game. Her varsity and NEMS club teammate Smucker is a US Lacrosse All-American and was named team Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and junior.
A four-year starter, Truffer helped lead the Cavaliers to a 10-win improvement from 2011 to 2013. She also played for the Maryland United club team.
U.S. women to train at UMBC
The U.S. women's national team, winner of six world championships, will train at UMBC for three days in advance of the Federation of International Lacrosse World Cup from July 11-20 in Oshawa, Ontario. Team USA will look to defend its 2009 gold medal earned in Prague, Czech Republic, and earn a record seventh world title.
The team will hold five training sessions at UMBC Stadium from Sunday, June 30, to Tuesday, July 2. Morning sessions on all three days take place from 9-11:30 a.m., with afternoon sessions running from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.
In addition to training, US Lacrosse also will host "An Evening with Team USA," an intimate fundraising dinner for local parents and youth players at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Johns Hopkins. The event will provide the local women's lacrosse community with access to the nation's top players, including local products Amber Falcone (Winters Mill), Kelly Berger (Hammond), Caitlyn McFadden (Notre Dame Prep/Maryland), Megan Huether (Maryvale Prep), Ally Carey (John Carroll), Katie Schwarzmann (Century/Maryland) and Kristen Carr (Mercy). Coach Ricky Fried of Columbia will lead the team.
To purchase tickets to "An Evening with Team USA," visit uslacrosse.org/wntbaltimore.


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January 10, 2012
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For dVerse Open Link Nite.
69 comments:
- WomanInLove said...
Just loved the imageries created by the conglomeration of words in this post.
- January 10, 2012 at 1:13 AM
- Jill said...
Beautiful images here. Just lovely.
- January 10, 2012 at 3:06 AM
- Pat Hatt said...
I will skip like a lunatic any day but a parking garage is kind of scary so they cat might stay away.
- January 10, 2012 at 3:08 AM
- EcoGrrl said...
There you are, I see you, I see you well. As it should be, as it is. Que sera, sera. (this made me smile my little smile of recognition - how somehow I already know you?)
- January 10, 2012 at 3:28 AM
your 'Morning in My Life' sounds wonderful, i read it several times just to savor it more, so beautiful, there is such a lightness, playfulness, joy, exactly how love is supposed to be :-) & i like the title as well :-)
- January 10, 2012 at 3:44 AM
- auto - pasjonat said...
Wonderful image.
- January 10, 2012 at 5:19 AM
- Anne Gallagher said...
I know nothing about modern art, but I do love Monet. And blue from the sky and dark earth from the ocean sounds lovely.
I don't know why or how I lost you, but I've found you again and I'm so very glad.
Happy New Year.
- January 10, 2012 at 5:40 AM
- Kim@stuffcould.... said...
Beautiful image with a morning in your life
- January 10, 2012 at 6:16 AM
- Jax said...
Love this piece! I was wondering when we get to read some more of your master pieces. I love the message behind the skipping like a lunatic at the parking garage line. It made me smile...and I now have a sudden urge to skip. Actually, to skip in heels :) hahaha
- January 10, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- Prime Aque said...
I love the art my friend, sometimes it's hard to appreciate such, but the eyes of an artist does easily... it has a meaning behind it worth searching for:)
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- January 10, 2012 at 6:43 AM
- Betsy Brock said...
very cool up close like that.
I love how you can get so much from something.
and your way with words...amazing.
- January 10, 2012 at 7:02 AM
I was able to get up close to some Van Gogh when it was here in Atlanta. It was amazing. I just wanted to touch it. And I could have, but I didn't. I think I should have, but I didn't.
- January 10, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- ds said...
Beautiful. I read it as a prose poem, and love especially the final paragraphs. Thank you.
- January 10, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- Wine and Words said...
*smile*. Back to the Ed I first met. I have to smile. It makes me happy. After meeting you however, I giggle at the vision of you skipping. You don't seem like a skipping kinda guy, my tall lanky friend. But heck...I'll skip with you! I've already been labeled a lunatic. May as well act it.
- January 10, 2012 at 8:26 AM
- Claudia said...
now from my childhood, blue from your sky, faith in progression, sugar from our kisses and dark earth from the ocean...oh those are the painting of life..aren't they...
- January 10, 2012 at 8:55 AM
- Brian Miller said...
smiles...nice ed...this is def got some underlying sizzle to it...and some fantastic imagery...like the playfulness in it as well...
- January 10, 2012 at 9:08 AM
- Susie Clevenger said...
All of us should have those spontaneous moments where we throw off convention..Just live in the moment and grab all the joy we can...love the imagery you painted with your words and your painting.. snow from my childhood, blue from your sky, faith in progression, sugar from our kisses and dark earth from the ocean.
I had my own moment with Van Gogh and although I didn't paint on canvas he inspired me to paint with words...His painting Starry Night gave me Winter Stars Blind
- January 10, 2012 at 9:10 AM
- Ed Pilolla said...
i wanted to touch the painting, too, joshua. then from an angle i saw there was glass over it, which i would not have believed when i was leaning into it, ironically. the photo is starry night. i saw irises, but didn't bring my camera. no loss, as having a camera with me puts me in psycho photo mode:) google images come in handy that way, and starry night is one of my favs.
i can skip, annie. and skip well. i'm full of manly traits that way:)
- January 10, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- Gloria Baker said...
I love Vangoh but make feel sad:)
- January 10, 2012 at 12:03 PM
- DWei said...
On my bucketlist is to view at least some famous paintings one day.
- January 10, 2012 at 12:08 PM
- Bernie said...
- January 10, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- Deb Kirkeeide said...
all the makings of your own masterpiece!
- January 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Gina said...
I just had to read this through a few times. I visited the Van Gogh exhibit at the Art Institute when it was here several years ago and it was magical.
Your story was airy and romantic, almost like a dream. Thanks!
- January 10, 2012 at 12:55 PM
- Mary said...
Beautiful post, Ed. Makes me want to visit an art exhibit....today!
- January 10, 2012 at 1:48 PM
- Unknown said...
Love getting new perspective -- literally and figuratively -- by moving in for extreme close-ups. I'm a huge fan of Georgia O'Keefe's work for this very reason. Thanks so much for the follow on my blog. I'm going to enjoy reading more from you!
- January 10, 2012 at 1:55 PM
- Ben Ditty said...
Oh my, oh my. I have a huge obsession with Van Gogh. His paintings, his words, his life. I even wrote a short play with him in it.
- January 10, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- ayala said...
Ed, love the morning in your life. Also you had me at Van Gogh and Monet which I just love!
Sounds like my kind of morning :)
- January 10, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- Victoria said...
I relished this, Ed, as a museum addict. The conversational tone worked really well and I love the colors and textures. Great love poem. The 2nd stanza was my favorite.
- January 10, 2012 at 4:16 PM
- Daydreamertoo said...
Wowweee, what a fabulous picture you also painted Ed. Loved all of the images you painted for us. I would have wanted to touch it too, to feel it's textures, lines, but, if everyone did that there'd soon be no paint or canvas left to touch but big holes worn into it. Loved all of this so much! Love brings out the best in us. :)
- January 10, 2012 at 4:24 PM
- That gentleman's lady said...
Love love love love love the line starting "I stirred up snow...." So many vivid and colourful images come to mind :)
- January 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM
- Indigo said...
Ah, my favorite thing to do - skip through life and stretch the boundaries whenever possible. This sweet friend left me with a huge smile. (Hugs)Indigo
- January 10, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Um, awesome.
I love that closeup; if I could ball myself up inside a paint-texture mountain, I would find myself whole and at peace.
Love this line: "Before cozying up in our graves, skip with me like a lunatic"
- January 10, 2012 at 5:31 PM
- Lisa said...
It is really wonderful when you have someone to explore the world together.
- January 10, 2012 at 6:05 PM
- Missy | Literal Mom said...
You have quite a way with words! Glad to have come over to visit today.
- January 10, 2012 at 6:21 PM
beautiful words to compliment beautiful art..
- January 10, 2012 at 6:29 PM
- Yvonne Osborne said...
I love this, especially the last paragraph. No better way to while away the time than in the company of artists and art. And see... you just proved it.
- January 10, 2012 at 6:43 PM
- Magic Love Crow said...
Beautiful art, beautiful words! I have a great image in my head! Thanks Ed ;o) Have a great one!
- January 10, 2012 at 6:45 PM
- Gloria said...
Fountain splashing and skipping, it
should be a yearly requirement. Love the prose.
- January 10, 2012 at 10:21 PM
- hedgewitch said...
A good love poem is better than a satisfying meal--in fact, it *is* a satisfying meal, so thanks for feeding the hungry. Esp in that final stanza.
- January 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Sheila said...
fantastic prose-poetry! Every stanza is delicious.
- January 11, 2012 at 10:14 AM
- My Inner Chick said...
**** I stirred up snow from my childhood, blue from your sky, faith in progression, sugar from our kisses and dark earth from the ocean****
dear, ed,
I think I'm in Loooove. Xxx
- January 11, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- J.B. Chicoine said...
...I do so enjoy reading your poetry...:)
- January 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Marbles in My Pocket said...
An intriguing thought, looking at a painting from that close. I can see where it might inspire some wild thoughts. Very entertaining write!
- January 11, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Patricia said...
Ed, this is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with me.
- January 11, 2012 at 3:17 PM
- Sagittarian said...
The art you've painted here is so meaningful, every strokes here tells something. That's the mind of an artist, even without words, just a stroke of your brush can create an imaginary art, great sharing:) Thanks a lot!:)
- January 11, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- Aporia said...
I think we were married in another life. Not this one, but perhaps the one before.
- January 11, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- Katherines Corner said...
Ed, this is terrific, loved it. Hugs
- January 11, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- forgetmenot said...
Your words jump off the page and paint their own pictures with the imagery they evoke--lovely piece of work. It was fun reading other bloggers' comments too--you are quite popular and well thought of!!! Thanks for your nice comments on my post--always glad to have you stop by. Mickie ;)
- January 11, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- Crazy Life of a Writing Mom said...
I can really see this! Sooo beautiful.
- January 11, 2012 at 6:20 PM
- david francis barker said...
Beautiful, just love this.
- January 12, 2012 at 12:53 AM
- Unknown said...
That looks so cool up close.
I have a thing for close up photography, especially the abstract.
- January 12, 2012 at 4:59 AM
- Jill Kemerer said...
Funny, I've been on an art kick lately. I visited a fabulous exhibit at Toledo Art Museum with contemporary artists. Art is good for the soul. I've never thought of focusing close-up on one small section of a masterpiece. Thanks for the idea!
- January 12, 2012 at 5:58 AM
- ♫♪♥PhilO♥♪♫ said...
Morning in my life! Wow :) Lovely!
- January 12, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- LynNerdKelley said...
Beautiful post, Ed. I'm an adult and still skip at times, swing on a children's playground. It's fun, no matter how old we are. When my grandkids are old enough to do these things with me, I won't look like such a space cadet! Haha!
- January 12, 2012 at 1:51 PM
- Pat Wahler said...
Love how you made those splashes of color real and substantive.
Critter Alley
- January 12, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- Movies on my Mind said...
'tis cool
- January 13, 2012 at 7:13 AM
- Tracy said...
And what a dazzling morning, Ed... I've had this up while working today, and been coming back to it. This joyful love story moment makes the toes tingle... It really does! I'm all for skipping, dancing in the sunshine, singing just because... We don't play enough as adults. This reminds me to love deeply, play lightheartedly and wonder in this moment... This you for this gift today. :o)
- January 13, 2012 at 7:25 AM
- Stacy Henrie said...
Fabulous, vivid details! That looks super cool close up.
- January 13, 2012 at 8:42 AM
- Geraldine said...
Love the colors and textures. I think the name you choose fits perfectly.
Happy Friday the 13th!
- January 13, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- Stephanie D said...
Beautiful post! In 2008 I got to see Van Gogh's Artist's Bedroom. The original! I was so overjoyed I started to cry...it's my favorite...so simple yet moving...sigh
- January 13, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Enchanted Oak said...
That "dark earth from the ocean" line is definitely a keeper, Ed.
- January 13, 2012 at 9:23 PM
- Alexandra said...
Dreamily paused my day for a moment.
Thank you, Ed.
- January 14, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- cj Schlottman said...
great works of art should elicit memories and emotions. i love the way you put it into words.
- January 15, 2012 at 1:49 PM
- Melanie N. Brasher said...
simply beautiful. wow.
- January 16, 2012 at 8:07 PM
- Claudia said...
good morning...just thought i'd swing by and say hello...smiles
- January 16, 2012 at 9:29 PM
- Ygraine said...
Great Art and Love.
Such a bewitching combination!
I have always longed to dive into a Van Dyke and find my Soulmate there :)
- January 22, 2012 at 6:59 AM
- Unspoken said...
I can barely scroll to the bottom of this long list of comments :)! The last stanza and final line were my favorites here.
- January 22, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- JeannetteLS said...
I'd say the last lines were my favorite, but only because you artfully, a little madly, but very pointedly led me right to them.
God, I like your blog. You make me want to write songs. Why? I have absolutely no clue, but who the hell cares?
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James Glover works for Fluid Design, a company that among other things provides special editions of games for both members of the press and cashed-up consumers (and whose excellent work we've showcased previously). In an interview with Edge, he provides insight into this niche (but still interesting to many) subject, disclosing the kind of money and work that goes into producing a collector's edition.
If you're a design nerd, or interested in things like the art of packaging, it's a great read (link below). For an even better read, head over to Fluid's Flickr page, which not only catalogues some of the various fancy editions they've made, but also has some making-of shots as well.
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Today you are turning SEVEN! Oh my goodness. Seven seems so much older than six. I have tears running down my face just typing the word SEVEN. I think it's because you are my only "mamas boy" kid. The others ALL like Daddy better- but you are all mine. And I worry that the older you get you won't need me as much. I feel that more with you than I do with the other kids. I'm okay with their independence. But something in me just wants you to need me. You and I- we just have this connection. You promise me that when you get older you are going to build a house next door if the lot is still available or in the backyard if it's not. You have no idea how much I want that to be true. We could be like Everybody Loves Raymond. Don't worry. When you are a grown up, that show will be on Nick at Nite and you will understand what I'm talking about.
You are so special. I think that this past year was your best year yet. I'm not sure what it was, but something just clicked with you. I think you just came into your own so much. You developed your sense of humor. You found adorable friends who love your quirks. And school just suddenly snapped into place. I always worried about how school would be for you because it has always seemed to me like your mind just worked differently than most kids we know. And yet- toward the end of kindergarten and this first part of first grade, you have floored me with how much you love learning. Your teachers are sending home second grade homework just to keep you challenged and you were selected for the school's gifted program. I am so proud of you. Your desire to know things is intense. This year, we got Netflix and you are systematically working your way through all the documentaries. It's adorable in the nerdiest way possible.
You are the funniest kid that I've ever met. You come up with these zingers and you know how to deliver a line with perfection that rivals the best stand up comics. I think that you will be the funny guy in your college dorm. The one who just subtly keeps every one laughing. You just have this joy that you radiate and others can't help but feel it.
You always tell things like they are and you notice everything. You'll tell me if my hair has white ones in it or if I've picked out a bad color of nail polish. But you are also the first one to notice if dinner is extra good or the first one to tell me that I look pretty when I get dressed up for church. You are also the first one to say thank you for stuff that most kids wouldn't notice. Sometimes you just say thank you for driving you to school or for putting clean socks in your drawer. You make it a pleasure to do things for you. Your sense of gratitude is one of my favorite things about you.
Last year, your friend Kilee moved to Haiti. This year you've been hanging out with your besties Grace and Maxton. But mostly just Grace. Her mom and I are trying to arrange a marriage (which makes you sooooo embarrassed) but the friendship that you two have is just precious. She's moving down the street in a few months and I think it will be so fun to watch you all be there for each other as the years roll on.
You are still Mr. Picky Panties about your clothes. All summer you wore soccer shorts and a plain white Hanes tagless tee. Now that it's cold you have swapped out the shorts for blue sweatpants. But those white tee shirts are your standard uniform. You say they don't bother your body and I'm so glad that you've found something that makes you feel comfortable despite your sensory issues. You are also the pickiest about your food! Every day for lunch you eat a ham and cheese sandwich on Hawaiian bread, a honeycrisp apple (you are a total apple snob) and rice krispy treat. You are just a boy who knows what works for him and we try not to make you change that formula. Lord help us if I try to get you to put on a sweater. :-)
You are the best snuggler in the whole family. You have the ability to just melt your body into whoever is holding you. You are also the best dancer in our little clan. Boy, you have some awesome moves. It doesn't hurt that you are double jointed and can do some crazy contortionist moves.
You love to draw and paint. I can always tell which pictures are yours because for going on three years you put a rainbow (in the perfect order) somewhere on every single thing you draw. You just have a thing for rainbows. When things get chaotic around here you wave your hands in the air and say "It's all cookies and rainbows!" because you know that it will make everyone laugh and clear the tension.
My favorite hour of the entire week is that hour during the sermon on Sunday mornings. You lay in my lap and fall asleep every Sunday. I look so forward to that time together.
Sweet Noah, I just love you so much. You are such a joy to parent and I feel so lucky that I get to be your mom. You are such a gift to Daddy and me!
Hope your birthday is the best ever!
Noah's Birthday Interview
Mom:What do you want to be when you grow up?
Noah: A marine biologist! You already know that!
Mom: Why do you want to be a marine biologist?
Noah: Cause I like animals. I like sea animals a little bit better.
Mom: If you changed your mind about being a marine biologist, what else would you do.
Noah: Open a dinner theatre so we can do a show while you eat!
Mom: Do you want to get married when you grow up?
Noah: YES! (excitedly!)
Mom: Do you want to have kids one day?
Noah: YES! Four!!! One from China, one from Congo and two from a belly.
Mom: What is your favorite thing about yourself?
Noah: I'm funny. *giggles*
Mom: Yes you are!!!!!
Mom: How do you feel about living in our new house.
Noah: Awesome! My favorite thing is playing in the woods and climbing up the big tree.
Mom: What is your favorite thing to do at school?
Noah: Recess. No wait. Erase that. Naw, it's recess. And reading.
Mom: What is your favorite joke?
Noah: Why did the horse cross the park? To get to the other slide!
Mom: How do you like to spend your free time?
Noah: Playing outside when it's and sunny. Playing with Miles.
Mom: What is your favorite thing about mommy?
Noah: You are funny! And I LOVE YOU!!!
Mom: What is your favorite thing about daddy?
Noah: When he plays tickle monster.
Mom: Who are your best friends?
Noah: Grace, Maxton, Eli and Abby
Mom: What is your favorite holiday?
Noah: Halloween! DUH! It's my birthday!
Mom: What is your favorite thing about having a brother and sisters?
Noah: That they're nice... most of the time.
Mom: What do you think that high school will be like?
Noah: I get a locker!
Mom: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Noah: Hawaii! Cause it's got a beach! And one with big waves I can go surfing on!
Mom: If you could make up your perfect day and do anything you wanted, what would you do?
Noah: I'd make the world turn into candy. And make nobody fight. And I could fly.
Current Favorites:
color: red and blue
toy: trampoline
movie: Jaws
TV show: My Babysitter's A Vampire
food: Hibachi grill, pigs in a blanket and hotdogs, cake
candy: Reese's cups
book: Junie B. Jones
song: Cups by Anna Kendrick (and he knows the clapping motions, too!)
sport: swimming
ice cream: chocolate
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Hyperloop isn't the only transportation idea out there
By Thom Patterson, CNN • Updated 13th August 2013
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With his Hyperloop proposal, Elon Musk isn't the only entrepreneur proposing ways to rev up American transportation.
The man who brought us sleek, clean electric
Tesla cars
-- a private space program that successfully sent a payload to the orbiting space station -- is setting his sights on a radically different mass transit proposal called Hyperloop.
Giant vacuum tubes would suck travelers across hundreds of miles in a matter of minutes.
Related: Elon Musk wants to revolutionize transportation again
Technology in the Digital Age is spurring creative ideas aimed at improving -- and even reinventing -- the way humans travel. The issue is becoming a pressing one with increasing traffic and vehicle emissions.
Musk's idea is one of countless transportation concepts being bandied about -- some of which may blow your hair back, others that may amount to pie in the sky. Some may be closer to reality than you think -- like driverless cars and space tourism. For other ideas, the future is murky.
You be the judge.
The media loves a good gee-whiz story. Remember the Segway?
When that was announced in 2001
, we read that these two-wheeled transportation machines would change the way we commute and how cities would be designed. How many Segway owners do you know?
how about the Shweeb
, a pedal-powered transportation system that so impressed the folks at
Google, the company gave its inventors $1 million for research and development
. In the three years since Shweeb won the award, it hasn't made a lot of news. The lesson is, it's a long way between the drawing board and reality.
Brian Todd reports on what safety experts say about high-speed rail: how fast is too fast?
CNN's Drew Griffin investigates plans to build a high-speed rail with billions of tax dollars pledged and no results.
CNN's Drew Griffin reports on Vermont getting high-speed rail money from taxpayers for a low-speed train.
After billions of federal stimulus dollars pledged to build a new rail line, the project is plagued with problems.
Related: More transportation coverage
Let's take a look at some of the ideas floating out there that may influence the way we travel from Point A to Point B in the future.
By 2019, a
small aircraft-maker reportedly plans to start offering a $5 million two-seater jet
aimed at business execs who want to fly as fast as 720 mph -- close to the speed of sound. But, mostly, the buzz around the future of flight surrounds something even faster: supersonic combustion ramjets -- aka scramjets.
flying from New York to Tokyo in under two hours.
Scramjet technology could make that dream a reality. Experts predict scramjet engines could propel aircraft as fast as 15 times the speed of sound,
according to NASA
. Unlike conventional jet engines, scramjet engines have virtually no moving parts. And unlike rockets, scramjet engines would burn oxygen from the atmosphere instead of having to carry heavy tanks full of oxygen.
The result: a more efficient vehicle for military or commercial purposes.
Last year
the Pentagon tested a 25-foot long scramjet
called an X-51A Waverider. Such technology could be used to develop "cruise missile-like weapons that could reach a target on the other side of the planet in minutes instead of hours," one expert told CNN. Another application for the technology, he said, is an "aircraft which could put a quick-reaction force on a far-off battleground within hours instead of days."
A UK-based outfit called Reaction Engines has been working on scramjet technology.
It produced a video
to show its vision for a passenger aircraft called the A2, which would fly five times the speed of sound.
This month Reaction Engines announced a partnership with the European Space Agency to figure out its next system to launch vehicles into orbit.
Related: How we'll travel in 2022
Early in the Obama administration, federal transportation officials began pushing the idea of high-speed rail, by offering taxpayer dollars to interested states.
One of those states is California.
On its website, California's high-speed rail project still officially promises service from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area in under three hours at more than 200 mph.
But the program's initial projected cost of $34 billion has ballooned to $118 billion. Officials are considering a slower, less ambitious train system, CNN Special Investigations Correspondent Drew Griffin reports.
Related: Is California high speed rail for real?
Related: Would you board a moving train?
In the Northeastern United States,
Amtrak operates Acela Express
-- a rail service capable of speeds up to 150 mph that shoot riders from New York City to Washington in about 96 minutes.
Responding to critics who say Acela is too slow and too infrequently reaches its top speed, Amtrak plans to run test trains at 165 mph in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
High-speed rail critics often oppose it because they say it costs taxpayers too much.
Which is why a proposal in Texas is so interesting.
Texas Central Railway
has a plan to build a high-speed train without any taxpayer dollars.
Spanning the nearly 240 miles separating Dallas and Houston, a Japanese-style "bullet train" reportedly would haul 500 passengers in just 90 minutes. Maximum speed: around 220 mph.
If all goes as planned, the train would be running by 2020, according to organizers.
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Drivers? Who needs 'em? We've got computers!
Driverless cars have been
legal in California for nearly a year
. Carmakers Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volvo are planning to offer automated vehicles by the end of this year,
The New York Times reported
As more computers take the driver's seat, it remains to be seen how driverless cars will safely interact with cars piloted by humans.
Other car-related transportation ideas are winding their way through the national conversation. How about solar-powered smart-roads? Inventor Scott Brusaw has proposed building a
national network of wired highways
made of very strong glass. Solar electricity generated by the highways would recharge electric vehicles that use the road. The highway's streetlights and LED warning signs also would be powered by the road.
Justin Bieber's on board. Who else wants to fly to the edge of space?
Bieber has signed on
to be among Virgin Galactic's first passengers.
The company -- founded by billionaire Richard Branson -- says it's on track for its passenger spacecraft to reach space in a test flight for the first time by the end of this year.
More than 500 would-be space tourists have signed up to take short $200,000 flights that would involve several minutes of weightlessness.
New Mexico says it's ready for space travel.
The state has built a kind of airport for space ships called
Spaceport America
It's open for business and NASA has already used the facility for unmanned rockets.
Other ideas aimed at going up include a proposal for an
elevator that would take
cargo and travelers into
Opinion: Hyperloop could be a reality
Other ideas
What about the extreme future of transportation? Believe it or not, scientists have been talking about an idea of getting from here to there that sounds like something from "Star Trek."
Could Scotty's "transporter" ever become a real thing?
In 2007,
scientists indicated to CNN
that someday it might be possible to scan a person using some advanced form of the technology used to perform MRI scans, and transmit that scanned information somewhere else -- using normal electrical or sound signals -- where it would then be reassembled into an approximation of the original.
But there will always be skeptics, like Valerie Jamieson, physics editor of New Scientist Magazine. "I really don't think it is ever going to happen," she said. "Then again, one thing I've learned is never to underestimate the ingenuity of physicists, so never say never."
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NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) team members will talk with students and teachers at Southfield Public Schools, a NASA Explorer School, in Southfield, Mich., during a live one-hour satellite link videoconference on September 16, at 2 p.m. EDT.
The Desert RATS team is in the field near Flagstaff, Ariz., testing spacesuits and communication's equipment designed to support future planetary exploration in conditions similar to those found on the Moon and Mars. This event is one in a series that is being coordinated and webcast by the Digital Learning Network (DLN) teams at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, and Johnson Space Center, Houston, to connect students from eight NASA Explorer Schools with Desert RATS scientists and engineers.
"Today's students are the explorers of tomorrow," stated Theresa Scott, program manager for Glenn's DLN. "They will be the ones living out NASA's Vision for Space Exploration and they will be doing it with equipment like that being tested here today."
Students will engage in a number of pre-program activities related to how spacesuits work and the tasks that astronauts perform while space walking. They will also participate in activities designed to introduce them to communications systems by learning how signals are broadcast over long distances and to the potential use of lunar resources in future exploration.
During the program students will be able to interact with researchers in the Arizona high desert and discover some of the methods NASA uses to prepare for future planetary exploration. They will discuss the reasons for and benefits of field testing, the challenges of communicating in space and the design of prototype spacesuits. Students will also discover how experiments are designed and conducted in space.
The Southfield Public Schools team was selected as a NASA Explorer School in 2003. Each year the NASA Explorer School program establishes a three-year partnership between NASA and 50 school teams, consisting of teachers and education administrators from diverse communities across the country. Focusing on underserved populations, NASA Explorer Schools join educators, students and families in sustained involvement with NASA's research, discoveries and missions. The DLN offers videoconferencing or webcasting at no charge, providing interactive educational experiences to students and educators across the Nation and around the world.
Through the DLN, learners at all levels have the opportunity to interact directly with NASA experts, often from their workplace, to gain a new appreciation for the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
For more information on this event and to log on to the webcast, visit:
http: //education.grc.nasa.gov/DesertRats
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In our last memory review, we took a look at a high performance 8GB 2000MHz Crucial Ballistix dual channel memory kit. The Ballistix impressed us with its synthetic benchmark scores and integrated temperature sensor, and the kit came with a $119.99 price tag direct from Crucial. Today we are evaluating another memory kit that aims at a much different segment of the enthusiast hardware market. Priced at a MSRP of $84.99 but available for $51.99 from from Amazon or Newegg, this kit is designed to fit into a much smaller budget while still delivering aggressive looks and decent performance.
The Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 CL9 memory kit comes in what Corsair calls "Cerulean Blue", which Corsair claims is designed to match the color found on motherboards supporting 2nd Generation Intel Core Sandy Bridge processors. To our eyes, this particular shade of blue is only found on ASUS motherboards, although other manufacturers such as Gigabyte and MSI do offer motherboards with blue accents.
Corsair has been designing high speed performance memory for 17 years and claims to have more experience designing enthusiast memory than any other memory company in the industry. Corsair's memory is very popular throughout the industry, with product lines covering everything from low budget OEM desktops to the mainstream XMS lines to the high end Dominator series. The Dominator series in particular has been very popular with enthusiasts, prompting Corsair to offer a performance product at a slightly lower price point, the Vengeance line, as described on Corsair's website:
"Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory modules are designed with overclockers in mind. Vengeance DIMMs are built using RAM specially selected for their high-performance potential. Aluminum heat spreaders help dissipate heat, and provide the aggressive look that you want in your gaming rig. As a bonus, the attractive low price of Vengeance memory will also leave lots of room in your system build budget."
High performance RAM at a low price sounds like an ideal combination, but fancy heat spreaders alone aren't enough to satisfy the needs of most overclockers.
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DETROIT — I KNOW an old woman who hasn't opened her windows in a decade, afraid that what's outside will climb inside. Inside, there is the stale odor of dead air.
I know another woman who called me about a corpse lying outside her window for six and a half hours. This was because of cutbacks at the morgue. No dignity in death here. They do it better in Baghdad.
The latest trend? When a person is murdered, he is thrown into an abandoned house, and it is set on fire. There are tens of thousands to choose from.
I know of an 11-year-old boy who was shot, the bullet going clean through his arm. The cops stuffed him in the back of a squad car and rushed him to the hospital. That's how we do it. There was no ambulance available. About two-thirds of the city's fleet is broken on an average day.
I know a cop who drives around in a squad car with holes in the floorboards. There is no computer, no air-conditioning, the odometer reading 147,000 miles. His bulletproof vest has expired. His pay has been cut 10 percent.
I knew a firefighter who died in a fire, but not from the fire. He died when the roof of an abandoned house collapsed on him and his brethren could not find him because his homing alarm was broken and did not sound. He suffocated.
In our town, the 911 dispatch system recently went down for 15 hours, and no one seemed to give a damn. When the system is running, the average wait is 58 minutes. Firefighters can't use hydraulic ladders on fire trucks to do their jobs unless there is an "immediate threat to life." In a fire — imagine that. The ladders haven't been inspected in years.
If this were New York, these stories would have ricocheted around the world. But this is Detroit and, of course, nobody gives a damn. Even here people have been conditioned to accept these things as normal, a nuisance, the buzz of a fly.
This numbness, in a peculiar way, is a sign of strength. People here manage to get along somehow.
So we went broke, bust, bankrupt. We've known that in Detroit for years. Only now it is official with a Chapter 9 filing last week. The biggest municipal default in United States history — at least $18 billion. Suddenly, America gives a rip.
How did it get this way, I'm asked? After all, it was just 99 years ago that Henry Ford offered the workingman $5 a day and profit-sharing. How, in less than a century, did it come to this?
The short answers: municipal mismanagement, race riots, white flight, black flight, dead flight (people routinely disinter their deceased and relocate them to the suburbs). There were the overreaching unions and management that couldn't balance a ball. Proof? The multibillion-dollar bailout of the auto industry. Thank you, American taxpayers!
Then there is our spectacular civic corruption: A former mayor, Kwame M. Kilpatrick, waits for a bed in federal prison, convicted of extortion, racketeering and bribery. He looted the city of millions of dollars and stole the future of thousands of children. They can send him to hell for all I care. I don't want to pay for his upkeep. But thank you, taxpayers! You will pay for it. And the ex-mayor's team of super lawyers will also be paid with the public dime.
So Detroit files for bankruptcy. What does this mean? Pay close attention because it may be coming to you soon, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia. In 2011, Moody's calculated the unfunded liabilities for Illinois's three largest state-run pension plans to be $133 billion. (It is expected to be even larger this year.) That's the size of six Detroit bankruptcies — give or take a few hundred million.
Of Detroit's debt of at least $18 billion, about $7 billion is secured by collateral like casino revenues and utility taxes. That means creditors — read: big banks — will get paid. Of the remaining $11 billion dollars or so in unsecured debt, about $9 billion is owed to retirees and current municipal workers, people like firefighters and police officers. These debts come in the form of promised pension checks and health care benefits, all backed by a false, unsecured promise. These are the people who are likely to lose out.
In simple math, do we sacrifice 30,000 former and current workers to save a city of 700,000 people and their progeny? Most Detroiters will tell you yes. Don't judge. We feel bad about it. But we're simply Americans. We are a gaunt dog. We are desperate. And you are watching and studying us.
Pension checks will be much smaller than planned and health care benefits will get foisted off on Medicaid and Obamacare. Thanks again, taxpayers!
There is hope up here on the Great Lakes. We have fresh water, profitable auto companies, more than $130 billion a year in trade with Canada crossing through our city, a world-class research university and, eventually, a clean balance sheet. Hey, it helps to be first. What do you have, Atlanta?
So come visit Detroit, my fellow Americans. Come take a look at your future. Come give the tires a kick. And if you want your money back, come strip copper pipes and wiring from the abandoned buildings — if you can find any copper. Chances are, someone beat you to it.


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The original layout consisted of small, dark rooms, so an open floor plan was the first step to modernize the interior. Adding a courtyard with floor-to-ceiling windows to the back of the home helped bring in natural light. They also warmed up the black and white palette with walnut flooring and millwork, as well pops of playful color for the kids. These accents create a space that has all the elements of modern design – an open floor plan, a monochromatic palette – yet is beautifully livable.
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Vt. college dining hall goes gourmet for a day
Six school cooks compete for tastiest dish
For Castleton State College freshman Jared Leno, a lunch of mac and cheese and pulled pork -- in a waffle cone -- sure beat his normal sandwich.
"I wasn't expecting this. I walked in here like a little bit of a stranger, but it's good. Good food here today," said Leno.
He and hundreds of other students chewed on a gourmet lunch Tuesday, part of Vermont's first "Localvore Challenge."
"I liked it. I'm happy," said Robert Novobilsky, another freshman.
Food distributor Sodexo invited chefs from six area schools, Norwich University, Johnson State, Keene State, Lyndon State, Castleton State and Vermont Technical College to serve up their best dishes using local foods at CSC.
"I liked Norwich's pulled pork sliders. They were really good," said senior Courtney Bates.
Students dropped a vote for their favorites. The most popular dish, a muffin top chicken by Castleston will get the school points toward a year-long regional competition by Sodexo, called the Harty Cup.
But it's students all over the region who will be shoveling in the benefits.
"If the meatballs are going so well, I guarantee you see those meatballs roll out as soon as next week for them. But the recipe will spread to the rest of the region next week," said Sodexo district chef Rob MacFarlene.
For the hungry Spartans, that's a dream come true.
"I liked it. I thought it was good. I wish we had this kind of food here," said Bates.
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Our partners are visionary and experienced individuals - artists, designers, musicians, technologists, educators – and organisations such as Creative Partnerships and A New Direction, the Science Museum, Drake Music, St Mungo's, V&A Museum of Childhood, Furthernoise.org, Haringey Youth Services, The Basement, Peckham Space, The Point. If you have ideas for project in your school or community, get in touch.


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Pointing and Eyeing the Target
Pointing. With the rifle you "aim" precisely. But with a shotgun you point at the target. Accurate shotgun shooting requires a fast sequence of movements involving the body, firearm, and eyes. These movements need to be performed in one smooth, coordinated movement to achieve accuracy, and this requires practice.
Eyeing the target. In shotgun shooting, keep both eyes wide open and focused on the moving target, not on the firearm barrel or the bead sight.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Jeff Reynolds and Steve Dill each had two hits and two runs batted in as Harvard defeated Boston College, 5-3, in its 2012 home debut Wednesday at O'Donnell Field.
The win broke a 15-game losing streak to the Eagles with Harvard recording its first win over Boston College since a 6-1 victory back in 2001. The teams will meet again next Tuesday in the first round of the annual Beanpot, hosted this year at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass.
Senior Marcus Way made his 2012 pitching debut and was fantastic in his three innings of work of no-hit ball before continuing on as the designated hitter.
Harvard struck for three runs in the third inning after BC starter Steve Green (0-4) walked a pair of batters with one out. Carlton Bailey then laid down a perfect bunt single to load the bases and Reynolds drove home the first run of the day with a fielder's choice. Dill then hit a soft liner to right field scoring two more.
Boston College got an unearned run back in the fourth inning against Harvard reliever Jacob Kremers (1-1), who earned his first collegiate victory with two innings of relief in which he allowed two this while striking out two.
Reynolds made it a 4-1 game in the fifth when he singled sharply through the left side to score Ethan Ferreira (single) from second with the freshman making a great slide at home to avoid the tag.
In the seventh, a leadoff walk and a double forced Harvard to the bullpen with Conner Hulse coming on in relief of Sam Dodge. Hulse induced a grounder to short but all runners were safe on a fielder's choice that failed to net an out. Hulse then got a double play ball but a second run scored to make it a close game at 4-3.
Harvard was able to push across a run in the bottom of the eighth on a bases loaded walk to Zach Boden but BC got a break as the Crimson hit into a line drive double play to help the Eagles out of further trouble.
In the ninth, an infield single was erased on a double play ball to end the game with Hulse earning a three-inning save with just the one hit and a strikeout on his ledger.
For the game, Harvard's four pitchers allowed just four hits. Reynolds and Dill were the lone Harvard players to record multiple hits while BC's Rob Moir had a 2-for-5 day for the visitors. Starting first baseman Nick Saathoff turned in the play of the day as he dove towards the baseline to snare a would-be double and get an out at first with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.
Harvard is back in action at O'Donnell Field this weekend with a Saturday doubleheader against Columbia (noon) and a Sunday twinbill against Penn (noon.)
Saturday's game as a featured Student Rewards game. Harvard Undergraduate can stop by the Harvard Athletics tent to swipe their ID cards for $1 in Crimson Cash and entry into the spring grand prize giveaway. The first 100 students will also receive a Crimson T-shirt.


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PORTSMOUTH -- Guided Historic House Tours, Sunday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth; Guided tours of five decorated historic houses at Strawbery Banke Museum. $15,$10 Tickets at the door. Info: 603-433-1100, email@example.com, www.strawberybanke.org.
RYE -- Ocean Commotion, Monday, Dec. 24, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Seacoast Science Center, 570 Ocean Blvd., Odiorne Point State Park, Rye; Ocean Commotion, an active, indoor program that teaches about nature. Ages 1-5. $8/$5 Tickets at the door. Marilyn Gilmour, 603-436-8043 x 18, email@example.com, www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/.
DURHAM -- Celebrate Recovery, Tuesday, Dec. 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Durham Evangelical Church, 114 Dover Road, Durham; Life's hurts, habits and hang-ups don't take a holiday. Free. Durham Evangelical Church, firstname.lastname@example.com, durhame.org/ourministries/celebrate-recovery/.
DURHAM -- Cocheco Valley Community Skate Days, Wednesday, Dec. 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Whittemore Center Arena, 128 Main St., Durham; Please join us for our 5th Annual Community Skate Days. $5/$3 Tickets at the door. Info: 603-862-4000, www.whittcenter.com/.
NORTH HAMPTON -- Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Wednesday, Dec. 26, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., United Church of Christ, Atlantic Ave., North Hampton; For anyone struggling with anorexia, bulimia or overeating. Free. Laura, 603-964-7036.
ROCHESTER -- Bingo, Thursday, Dec. 27, at 6:30 p.m., VFW POST # 1772, 43 Highland St., Rochester; This bingo supports sending care packages to our deployed troops. $15+ Doss, firstname.lastname@example.com, www.wecarepackers.org.
DOVER -- 0 Degrees for Wildlife, Creekman's Winter Charity Swim 2012, Saturday, Dec. 29, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Newick's Restaurant, 431 Dover Point Road, Dover; Gary Creekman Sredzienski will swim in 30 degree water to raise money for the Center for Wildlife. Free. Prior registration required. Center for Wildlife, 207-361-1400, yorkcenterforwildlife.org/news.htm.
BARRINGTON — TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly and its purpose is to help people who want to lose weight to do so wisely and healthily. This chapter meets every Tuesday night basically from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Restoration Church on Rte. 125 next to the Federal Savings Bank. Both men and women (and children) are welcome to join. Patricia Newhall, Weight Recorder, 664-2816.
DOVER/ROLLINSFORD — Knitting For World Peace is a group of volunteers who knit, crochet, quilt and use fiber to create items for community members in need. They meet at Panera Bread, Dover, on Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m.; and Sun Moon Stars Herbals, 38 Front St., Rollinsford, Sundays 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call Lin Richard at 603-337-5124 for more information.
The Seacoast Community Garden Network website can be found at www.SeacoastCommunityGardenNetwork.org and is on Facebook at "Seacoast Community Garden Network." For more information, contact Jenny Isler, SCGNetwork@ gmail.com, 207-809-3102.
DOVER — Create a peaceful world by sustaining our future. For over 5 years a multimedia discussion series has explored building community and sustaining the earth's resources through sessions on renewable/nonrenewable energy, food issues, economic, financial and health issues. Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dover Friends Meeting, 141 Central Ave, Dover.
DOVER — The GFWC Dover Area Woman's Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 6:30 p.m. The organization is looking for women 18 and older to join. The club strives to enhance the lives of others through community service. For more information call 603-842-4654.
DOVER — Dover Duplicate Bridge Club games are held on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the McConnell Center on Locust Street. Games are open to players of all abilities and are stratified. Coffee and desserts are served. The cost is $5 per person. Contact Carl Vancelette at 664-7129 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
DOVER — The Widowed Support Group of Southern New Hampshire meets at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 2nd floor auditorium, second Sundays of the month. For information call Toni, 742-0208.
KENNEBUNK, Maine — The Astronomical Society of Northern New England (ASNNE) meets on the first Friday of the month at the New School, 38 York St. (Route 1) in Kennebunk. Beginning Astronomy classes start at 6:45 pm. Regular meeting at 7:30 pm Please see the club's website for details (asnne.org).
KINGSTON — The Sit 'n' Stitch group meets every first and third Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m. in the children's room of the Nichols Memorial Library, 169 Main St., Kingston. 603-642-3521.
LEE — The Lee Firemen's Association meets on third Tuesdays monthly at 7 p.m., at the Lee Safety Complex. For more information, call Barbara Gingras at 659-3919.
NOTTINGHAM — Do you love horses? Have you always wanted to learn to ride? Join the 4-H Deerfield Riders Horse Club. The club is open to ages 8 and up and will focus on horses, horse management, and styles of riding. You do not need to own a horse to join! For more information, call Kim Gilman at (603) 509-7366.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — The Zonta Club of York County meets the second Thursday of the month, September through June, at 6 p.m. at the Captain's Galley Restaurant in Old Orchard Beach. For more information, contact the club president, KT Snyder, at firstname.lastname@example.com or at www.zontadistrict1.org.
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Good Sam RV Club, area chapters throughout Maine focus on family friendly RV fun, as well as activities that "give back to the community." For information go to www.MaineGoodSams.org or firstname.lastname@example.com.
PORTSMOUTH — The Knit-Wits have changed their name to Sit 'n Stitch and now welcome all needle crafters. Meeting every Wednesday from 10-Noon, the Sit 'n Stitch gathering offers an open space to knit, crochet, embroider or work on other lap work. It's a time to pick up tips and share projects. All skill levels and ages welcome! The meeting is held in the Hilton Garden Room on the second floor of the library at 175 Parrott Avenue.
For more information please contact librarian, Lisa Harling at 603-766-1713 or via email, email@example.com.
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Area NAACP Unit holds its monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month, unless the first Monday falls on a holiday weekend or there is extreme inclement weather in which case the meeting will be held on the second Monday. The general membership meeting begins at 7 pm. The meeting location is: One New Hampshire Avenue Portsmouth, (Pease Tradeport) 03801. Meetings are held in the third floor conference room, take the elevator. For more information contact Fred Purnell at 603-749-6362 or visit www.seacoastnaacp.com.
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Toastmasters club meets from 7-9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church on Miller Avenue in Portsmouth on the first and third Thursday of every month. Guests are always welcome. Contact bessette. firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit www.toastmasters.org for more information.
PORTSMOUTH — Great Bay Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 10 a.m. every Monday at First United Methodist Church, 129 Miller Avenue in Portsmouth. You may come without a partner. Refreshments available. Short break for lunch. For information visit www.greatbaybridge.com or call (603) 436-8357.
ROCHESTER — Rochester Humane Lodge 21 was constituted March 1810 and Chartered in 1811. It has a long history of chartitable fund raising and local community involvement and is located at 31 Hanson St in Rocheser. Our meetings are held several times a month. For more information or membership contact Secetary Jeff Brown at 603-320-7010.
ROCHESTER — All are welcome at the monthly Healing Circle in the Community & Education Center next to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester. We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
WAKEFIELD — Community String Band in Wakefield: Come Join the Fun! Come and learn to play traditional music with others (jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes and other tunes) in a very supportive and fun atmosphere! No previous experience needed. All instruments welcome. Thursday evenings at the First Congregational Church of Wakefield, 2718 Wakefield Rd., across from the Wakefield Inn. A group for beginners starts at 6, and a mixed levels group begins at 7. Classes are $10 and are taught by wonderful multi-instrumentalist Seth Austen. Call 522-3189 for more information.


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The girlies were in bed asleep by 7pm tonight dreaming of fairies and sparrow men. Late night at Papa's last night! They spent the night with their granddaddy and Ms. Kat who let them stay up until 10pm. I guess that's what granddaddies are for, huh? Did you know that male fairies are called sparrow men? We learned that in our fairy book tonight, a beautifully detailed book called In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow. I highly recommend it if you have little girls in your life who love fairies!
I spent the day at the Riverside Arts Market today. Great day, a little warm, but at least a little breezy and being under the bridge really does wonders with the shade. Set up was a bit hectic, even with DH's help, since we left my stabilizer bars at home….a must have when I'm hanging photos so DH had to make the trek back to the house. But all in all, it was worth the trip and I had a fairly good day. I have three more Saturdays in June and then I'll be done for the summer. Just too hot in July and August and I'm ready to have my Saturdays back! I hope you had a lovely day out there in blogland.


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Most of us who have lived with chronic pain for many years know how important it is to find a doctor/partner who listens, treats, and cares. We all have kissed a lot of frogs along the way to finding our prince or princess of a doctor. I know each of us have varying opinions about what we are looking for in a doctor.
My mom used to want compassion above all attributes in a doctor and if that doctor reached over and held her hand or patted it, he could have been Dr. Mengele or the most ignorant one in history and she wouldn't have cared. If one was rude to her, she wouldn't go back to see him or her ever again and would dismiss them by saying, "Well, they are just 'practicing' you know." Other patients have ideas and concepts about the nationality, the age, and the educational backgrounds of their physicians. Obviously the doctors know their educational background is important. Just look on the walls in any exam room in almost any physician's office. Others display all of their certificates or degrees in their office quarters, but they're there.
I have to agree with Mom to a certain extent, although, as a nurse, I view doctors quite differently. Two of my favorite doctors I left behind in California were educated in other countries. One was from Great Britain and another from the Philippines; so much for the opinion about a doctor having to be educated in this great country of ours. I do find it interesting that so many physicians come here to practice. My current physicians have all been trained and educated in this country, and I have found them great but have also run into a few losers trained here and elsewhere. I believe the bottom line is the quality of their minds as they were receiving that education, their level of compassion at the "bedside," and their ability to take the time to listen to the patients. Staying current in their method, medications, and research findings is also very important.
I'm preparing to see a new GI (gastrointestinal) doctor tomorrow and am striving to be prepared. Do you remember those Looney Tunes cartoons when one of the comic characters is having a struggle with his conscience? Remember the ones when there are two characters sitting on his shoulders; one is a devil and the other is an angel. That's how I often feel when going to a new doctor. The angelic side of me wants to be courteous, kind. and a good compliant, docile patient. (Okay, I can hear you laughing. I can be compliant and docile.) Then on my other shoulder is the little devil who is telling me to misbehave and say what I feel, which would be, "Let me be honest with you doctor. I've traveled a very long way on an extremely painful sitter and you had better be worth it and not prove to be a complete ass." I know, I know. I won't do that unless I'm pushed. I've only done that once in recent years, and I must admit it felt really good.
I believe that is why I am so cautious about choosing a doctor, getting references from other doctors I respect and giving my choice a great deal of thought. I've spent a couple of weeks getting prepared by sending for all of my records for the last two years, making copies of those records so I can keep some for my own files. I always carry a list of my current medications and made a new copy that is not quite so ragged looking, picked up a DVD of a CT scan that was performed in the ER the end of March and the operation report from my surgery, which was two years ago today. (I know — where has the time gone?)
I'm also taking in the long list of medications from four unsuccessful attempts to rid my poor sore stomach of H. pylor. I think a new GI doctor would be interested in knowing what was done and what didn't work, and could use that knowledge in his approach to my many problems.
I assume the doctor might develop a first impression of me as being a bit obsessive, but I'm willing to take that chance in the name of good communication. I think I want to provide a roadmap for him and hope we end up with a productive destination. It's my body and I'm trying to protect it, help it heal, and give it the best possible care and treatment; after all, I've got a lot of living to do.


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We love this video by Filippo Rivetti and Tatiana Poliektova, which was an experiment that blends traditional animation and timelapse photography. Their goal? To tell a story and be featured at Tropfest Australia 2014 — the world's largest short film festival.
When describing the inspiration for his film, Rivetti says: "Living in the modern world we are too busy with our daily routines and addicted to technologies that sometimes we forget that the real beauty of this world is right in front of our eyes." The film consists of breathtaking outdoor scenes, broken up by bits of … Read more