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There are a ton of artists out there who are overwhelmed when they try to learn about color. What does Analogous, complimentary, Triad, Monochromatic, Compound color scheme mean? When do I use pure white? Why am I not supposed to use pure black? Questions, questions, questions and too many answers depending on who you ask. So what's right and what's wrong?
You can take your time to learn color the proper way from some of these masters:
James Gurney– Master traditional painter. You can buy his award-winning and bestselling book too.
Nathan Fowkes– Color master from Dreamworks and Disney.
Or you could do it the easy way:
If you're a busy person and you don't have time to read books or go through tons of blogs and watch video tutorials; This is what I suggest:
Search Google for a AAA movie. Find an image that has the colors you think would match your taste. For example; you could search Terminator 2, Aliens, or Lord of the rings. These movies have multiple professionals working on them. Think about that for a moment. From Concept artist to cinematographer to Director and other people in between. Let them do the work for you.
Now save that image and drag it into Photoshop. From here use the eyedrop tool to color-pick. Over time by using this technique, you will learn about color, even if you don't know what cadmium yellow looks like.
Photoshop also has a cool feature that lets you embed Kuler so you can use preset color schemes.
That's it! No go learn!

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Freshman Connor McCarthy netted his second goal of the season (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's
soccer team held a 1-0 lead in the second half, but could not hold
on, as No. 20 Boston College came back to earn a 2-1 victory
Tuesday afternoon at Ohiri Field. Connor McCarthy notched
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seven shots in net to set a career-high in saves.
Conrad made four of his saves in the first half, including a stop off a free kick from 20 yards out by Kyle Bekker in the final moments of the stanza. In the 52nd minute, Harvard (4-4-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead, as Shomesh Chaudhuri dribbled the ball down the right side and slid a pass in front of BC goalkeeper Justin Luthy. McCarthy snuck between the defense and placed a shot inside the left post at 51:59.
Harvard held its lead for nearly 10 minutes until Kyle Bekker knotted the contest at 61:52. Amit Aburmad made a long outlet pass midfield deep into the Crimson zone. Patrick Chin grabbed the ball and crossed it into the box, finding Bekker. Bekker batted the ball into the right side of the cage and past Conrad.
Less than five minutes later, BC (7-2-4) was awarded a free kick from 20 yards out and Aburmad capitalized on the chance, giving the Eagles a 2-1 lead.
Luthy recorded five saves for BC, who earned all four corner kicks of the game and led the shot count, 16-13.
The Crimson will play its next contest on national television, as Harvard will visit Princeton for an Ivy League showdown Sunday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. The game will be shown live on ESPNU.


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The National Weather Service issued a short-lived weather advisory after a funnel cloud was spotted near the Broward and Palm Beach county line just west of Parkland on Monday, the agency said.
Meteorologist Alex Gibbs said the National Weather Service followed the storm closely on radar, but the funnel cloud did not touch down.
"On the radar there was some rotation, not very strong," said Gibbs, from the Weather Service's Miami-South Florida forecast office. "The good news is it's kind of out in the middle of nowhere, so it looked like mostly people from the roads seeing it."
He said the particular cell the NWS was watching pretty much fell apart at about 6:45 or 6:50 p.m.
The Broward Sheriff's Office said numerous people called it to report funnel clouds in north and northwestern Broward County.
The BSO said it received reports of the clouds to the west, near Parkland, and earlier in Deerfield Beach, near I-95 and SW 10th Street.
There were similar reports in Palm Beach County in the western Lake Worth area, the BSO added.


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What REST does wrt. filters is pass through a filter specification from client to server. The filter API has been changing for each HBase major version so it hasn't made sense (yet) to make this a first class part of the REST representations, thus version independent. (Otherwise retired filter types would need be emulated.) Certainly an older server will not understand filters constructed by a newer client. In short, if you want to use filters for scans submitted through the REST interface the client and server versions should be the same. On Sunday, October 14, 2012, Erman Pattuk wrote: > With a more detailed investigation, I found out that the problem was about > setting a filter for the scan instance. > > In my application, I create FilterList and put a KeyOnlyFilter in it. Then > I use Scan::setFilter(Filter) method. If I remove this statement, then > there is no problem. > > Does Rest API support filters in Get and Scan? Maybe that is the problem. > > By the way, in the server logs, there was not a trace of a failed request > of some kind. > > On 10/14/2012 3:43 PM, Andrew Purtell wrote: > >> First, if you don't need mismatched client and server versions of HBase >> you'll do yourself a favor by avoiding that - just as a general >> suggestion. >> >> Next, a 400 response means your request was not properly formatted. We >> will >> need more information to understand why. What was the request as sent by >> the client? What is logged on the server side? >> >> On Sunday, October 14, 2012, Erman Pattuk wrote: >> >> Hi, >>> >>> I have yet another problem with HBase rest client/server thing. Through >>> Java Rest Client, if I call scan function, an IOException occurs, saying >>> "scan request failed with 400". >>> >>> Here is the situation: >>> I am running my application on my laptop, which has hbase 0.94.1. On the >>> other hand, cluster that I am connecting to has HBase 0.90.1. Before >>> starting Rest server on cluster, I had to copy jax, jackson (I don't >>> remember the names exactly :)) jars to master and slaves. >>> I can connect to cluster's Rest server from my laptop, I'm sure about >>> that. But, when I send a query (Put, Scan or any other), I get error code >>> 400. >>> >>> Do I have to update HBase on my cluster as well? Or can I solve the issue >>> without doing so? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> Erman >>> >>> >> > > -- Best regards, - Andy Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Piet Hein (via Tom White)
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RICHMOND, Va. – VCU junior hurler Blake Hauser has been named the Co-CAA Pitcher of the Week after posting a 1-0 record and picking up a pair of saves in VCU's 3-1 week.
The Midlothian, Va., native picked up his ninth save of the season in a midweek victory against VMI last Tuesday, with strikeouts in the 6-3 victory. Hauser earned the victory in Friday night's 4-3 victory over Georgia State, as he struck out the side in the inning. Hauser's best performance came in Sunday's 6-4 over the Panthers to close out the series, as Hauser pitched 2.1 innings and fanned five batters, to pick up his 10th save of the season.
For the week, Hauser pitched 4.1 innings, allowed just one hit, did not concede a run and struck out 11 batters.
VCU is scheduled to host University of Richmond, this Tuesday at The Diamond at 6 p.m. The Rams will look to even up the season series, after the Spiders posted a 7-1 victory back on March 21st.


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BALTIMORE – UMBC senior diver Tim Perkins (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) set a pair of career bests and qualified for NCAA zones in the 3-meter dive as the Retrievers bounced back from last week's performance by sweeping George Washington on Saturday afternoon at the UMBC Aquatic Complex. The Retrievers won the men's meet, 145-109, while the UMBC women defeated the Colonials, 134-113.
Perkins, who was named the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA) Male Diver of the Week on Wednesday, took victories on both the 3-meter (323.62) and the 1-meter (281.02) boards on the men's side, while sophomore Corinna Darelius (Rye, N.Y./Rye) added a pair of event wins with a score of 214.42 in the women's 1-meter competition and 240.97 in the 3-meter competition.
In swimming action, the Retrievers placed first in nine of the first 10 events, including a season-best time of 1:55.59 in the 200 freestyle for sophomore Kristie Langford (Port Hope, Ontario, Canada/CDCI West). Senior Talor Tadena (Orangevale, Calif./Bella Vista) continued to build upon her strong performance from last week, taking the title in the 100 freestyle for the second-straight meet and touching the wall first in a season-best time of 58.31 in the 100 butterfly. Freshman Emily Escobedo (New Rochelle, N.Y./Maris Regina) matched that, clocking in first in both the 100 (1:07.38) and the 200 breaststroke (2:21.62).
On the men's side, senior Mohamed Hussein (Cairo, Egypt/Victory College) earned three victories, claiming the 100 backstroke (51.25), the 100 butterfly (51.48) and the 200 IM (1:54.49). Sophomore Leo Endres (Bamberg, Germany/Kaiser Heinrich Gymnasium) accounted for victories in both the 100 (57.94) and 200 yard breaststroke (2:09.61).
The Retrievers swept the freestyle events behind top finishes from veterans Reed Neuendorf (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee), Evan Carey (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Grand Island), Lauri Kaei (Harjumaa, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) and Rob Breen (Danvers, Mass./St. John's Prep), while rookie Gregor Sporlein (Bamberg, Germany/Clavius-Gymnasium) chipped in his second victory in three meets in the 100 freestyle.


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Certainly, Mr. Speaker, it is a very important asset for all government appointees. We will continue to take this approach in the future.
We will also keep working on our action plan for official languages, not just here on the Hill, but across Canada, to protect both official languages in all regions of the country.
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The feed is at https://audioboom.com/channels/2399216.rss ; looking at the XML, it seems like there is an "enclosure" and two "media:content"s, and Vienna is only showing the latter (.jpg) "media:content".
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text: Daniel Herlihy's naval career spanned 44 years, making him the longest continuous serving member of the New Zealand Navy. He joined in 1949, at the age of 14. Even before seeing active service in Korea he'd been involved in keeping New Zealand ports running, during the infamous 1951 waterfront dispute. Following significant action off Korea's coasts, Daniel was later involved in the Suez Crisis and the Malayan Emergency. Later, while commanding a coastal patrol vessel, he took part in action against illegal Taiwanese fishing boats. At 82, Daniel recalls many details.


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On the book tour, one of the most common questions we were asked: "Do you ever talk to any ESPN guys? Do they hate you?" The two people they asked about most often were Bill Simmons and Chris Berman. We're not sure what that says about either of them, or us.
The relationship Deadspin has had with ESPN has been parasitic, in a way, but also mutually beneficial. To state this, again, as if it required more clarification: We have never applied for a job at ESPN, have never wanted to work there and are not engaged in some sort of bitter lashing out. There are plenty of smart folks in Bristol, and we'd just dumb the place down. It was never a vendetta; ESPN was the center of the sports world, and no one ever seemed to treat them as the wooly mammoth they were. But more to the point: We were amazed, pretty early on, just how sensitive to criticism ESPN was. It was as if they had never even considered the possibility that someone might not like Teammates. The first month we did the site, we started picking on "Cold Pizza," because we were home all day and presumably the only people on earth watching "Cold Pizza." ESPN staffers noticed; within a matter of days, we were receiving anonymous emails about the backstage "intrigue."
This, of course, led to the infamous ESPN Memo, to this day one of the most hilarious and terrifying corporate documents we've ever seen. ("No, employees cannot keep the trees.") Whenever we would run into ESPN employees, they always asked us, "How do you get all that stuff?" As if we were breaking into someone's email accounts. Never underestimate people's desire to bitch about their jobs.
The constant tweaking of ESPN, to us, seemed fairly innocuous and ultimately ineffectual. After all, this was the biggest sports media on earth, and we were just a couple of guys with a blog. Surely, Chris Berman's lifetime of "work" was not going to be damaged by an example of his wooing prowess. What's the big deal? A little accountability never hurt anybody.
Well, we're not sure if it was the Scott Van Pelt audio or the Stuart Scott-Daulerio dustup, but at some point, everyone over there started losing their damned minds about Deadspin, which, in their minds (as well as some others), represented the entire internet.
It started at the Super Bowl in Detroit, when ESPN distributed a memo making it clear no one from Deadspin would be allowed at any ESPN parties. (The site, at this point, was three months old.) The next year, they brought out the muscle. Trey Wingo had Daulerio — who was told, if he tried to take a picture of Sean Salisbury, he would be "put through a wall" — thrown out of another Super Bowl party. Berman went after a 15-year-old kid for quoting YWML to him. We received 4,000 words middle-of-the-night missives from angry ESPN.com writers. (Not Simmons, actually, before you ask.) Stephen A. Smith blamed us for his low ratings. (Or something.) One ESPN personality actually went to a private detective to look up information on us, and who our sources were. (He must have been so disappointed; "buys lots of black T-shirts and watches "Love And Death" a lot.") And, of course, February 1, 2007. They must have felt that they were losing some guerilla war they didn't know they were fighting.
This did, and still does, surprise us. ESPN was just not used to criticism, and once they started handling it so poorly, it was only a matter of time until other media outlets, eager to pick on the bully in the room, started piling on. Suddenly, Sports Business Journal is doing "What's wrong with ESPN?" cover stories. We are not claiming to be the impetus for this; we just caught a wave that was coming, and ESPN responded with a crash course in how corporations should not handle bad publicity.
As Deadspin grew, and ESPN began to look more human and vulnerable — that is to say: It needed a hug — fewer people, we think, saw Deadspin as an anti-ESPN site. We find it interesting, actually, how ESPN.com has improved over the last couple of years in a way that the network has not. We think it has something to do with competition; whereas ESPN has Versus and Fox Sports, ESPN.com has Yahoo, SI.com, AOL, Sportsline, Foxsports.com, Sporting News and all the sports blogs. ESPN.com has had to evolve to survive; so far, the network has not had to.
The paranoia is still there (and not just from ESPN media folk either). We still get the 4,000-word emails in the middle of the night, the wounded phone calls, the occasional "you're disgusting." But it feels more muted, as if everyone understands that it's a different world now, that everyone's fair game, that ESPN personalities are public figures in the same way athletes are. We've come around in a way, and so have they. And we all move along our way.
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Big data is getting bigger. Not long ago, we measured all the data swirling in our world in terabytes (a thousand gigabytes)—today we measure it in zettabytes (a billion gigabytes).
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Tethers are one of those things that you probably don"t think about until a couple days before you leave for that once a year offshore race. Depending on how far offshore it is maybe you decide you don"t really need it or maybe you run out and buy the cheapest one you can find. Any tether is better than no tether, but your tether is what keeps you on the boat and it"s worthy of spending a little extra time looking for the right one for you.
At APS we stock two brands of tethers – Spinlock and Wichard. They are both top of the line tethers and each has its own strengths. I spoke with representatives of both manufacturers about their tethers and I"ve also offered some suggestions about proper tether use and safety.
Full disclosure dictates that I tell you that I did not actually test these tethers on the water – these opinions are based solely on taking a close look at the products and speaking with the manufacturers.
Wichard Tethers:
The two Wichard tethers we offer are both ORC compliant. They make a straight 2 meter long snap shackle to clip tether that has elastic in the webbing that reduces it"s length when loose to 1 meter.. They also offer a 3 clip version with a snap shackle and webbing that spits to one elastic piece and one straight piece with clips on both.
The Good
The Wichard tethers all have built in overload indicators that meet ORC recomendations. I asked Greg Williams, Technical Service Advisor at Wichard about the overload indicator and how it works:
You can recognize [the overload indicator] from the shrink tubing around the indicator. It works by the following: a shock load or static load exceeding that of 500lbs (a EN standard) the load-indicating stitching releases and exposes a small sown flag. The tether has not broken nor have the shackles. It only means that the load of this indicator stitching has at one time or another, at least for a moment, been exceeded. For some history, I and no one here at Wichard, Inc. has ever had a tether's indicator exceeded this limit.
The Wichard tethers have locking clips for the boat end connection – basically you have to squeeze the back of the clip together with the front before it will open – it"s part of the natural motion of opening the clip so it"s no harder to do than without the lock. This prevents it from accidentally detaching itself by twisting it"s attachment point and is a key safety feature to have on a tether.
The BadDepending on who you talk to having a snap shackle harness attachment may or may not be a great thing. Obviously the idea is that it provides a quick & easy way to disconnect if you fall overboard and get dragged by the boat. I"ve seen some information that suggests that it"s easy to disconnect and spoken with other people who say it can actually be very difficult under load. My personal take on it is it"s not a sure thing that you"ll be able to open it depending on how fast the boat is going so carrying a knife is a must.
The Wichard tethers are pretty pricey as well and I expect much of this cost increase is due to the snap shackle. The snap shackle definitely results in a heavier tether than the Spinlock race versions if weight is a concern.
The Wichard tethers are the only ones out there that are ORC compliant. They are well made and Wichard has been in the tether game for a while so they"re a known, quality product. Whether or not the snap shackle is easy to release if you"re pulled by the boat isn"t in my opinion all that significant – you should carry a knife anyways and being able to release without cutting it is just an extra bonus.
Spinlock Deckware Safety Lines
Spinlock offers several options in their tethers (they call them safety lines). They have two versions – the standard (shown above) and the race and both offer straight 2-clip as well as the split 3-clip versions. They have the same sort of elastic webbing as the Wichard on some of the models to reduce the length from 2m to 1m when not loaded.
The Spinlock safety lines have locking clips at all ends in the standard version while the race version has a cow hitch or luggage tag loop style harness attachment. You attach it by putting the loop through the harness and then passing the tether through the loop. As well as overload indicators that function similarly to the Wichard tethers and trips over 500 kgs of load.
What makes the race version (shown above) so racey? For starters it has thinner webbing. The standard tethers have 25mm webbing (black to the right) while the race version is only 16mm which offers a 28eight savings. The race version also offers a lighter clip end than the standard style in addition to eliminating the harness clip in favor of the cow hitch to save more weight. The race tether webbing also has a waterproof coating to reduce extra weight from water absorption.
Note: the standard version is still available in the short term with a cow hitch end but expect to see the stock we have hitting the sale rack in the near future.
The Good
The Spinlock tethers are lightweight. The race versions in particular are obviously made with the weight conscious sailor in mind. They also look pretty cool, and if I"m going to drown being dragged behind a boat doing 12 kts I"d like to at least look good doing it, so that"s a plus.
None of the Spinlock tethers have snap shackles, but as I mentioned above I think that a snap shackle is not a certain means of release under loads and you really must carry a knife with you regardless. The cow hitch harness attachment reduces weight, eliminates any risk of accidental release and keeps clunky metal shackles from getting in your way when working on deck.
Spinlock also sells a safety knife for cutting yourself loose. It"s a nice option that will keep you from accidentally cutting your fingers off as you frantically try to cut yourself free. That being said – I wouldn"t go offshore without a real knife where I can reach it in addition to the safety knife.
The Bad
I found the locking clip on the Spinlock tethers to be a little more difficult to operate than the Wichard. With some practice I could open it with ease but it definitely took a little bit to figure out what the best way to open it with each hand was.
The lack of a snap shackle or any shackle on the race version to attach to your harness might not work for everyone. I find it to be an improvement but some mind find it to be the opposite. The upside is that you can attach the cow hitch to any shackle you want if that"s what you prefer.
Spinlock has really dived into their Deckware line over the last few years. Their harnesses and life jackets are top notch. These tethers are no exception and I think they really provide a great option for offshore racing. The lightweight race tethers are perfect for the hardcore racers – if you"re going to cut your toothbrush in half why wouldn"t you try to reduce weight everywhere else.
Tether Use
Now that you know what your options are and you get yourself a tether it"s important to use it properly. Just like the life jacket that won"t keep you afloat if you"re not wearing it your tether won"t keep you on the boat if it"s down below. There are plenty of stories to go around that teach us that wearing the tether is a must offshore in any kind of situation where there"s a risk of going overboard.
Before you even get offshore there are some considerations to remember to help your tether do it"s job of keeping you on the boat. Tethers, per regulations, are a maximum of 2 meters long, which means that if you get washed down the boat and the tether catches you it has to do so 6 ft forward of the stern or it"s still not going to keep you on board. Proper installation of jacklines and clip-in points in the cockpit is essential. You should always make sure that if your tether is maxed out it will still keep you from going over the transom.
Proper care and maintenance of tethers is important just like it is for every other piece of hardware and gear you own. You should rinse them after use and make sure they"re stored in a dry place.
Wrap it Up Already
Tethers are an important thing to consider before any offshore race or trip. There are lots of choices out there and both the Wichard and Spinlock tethers we carry are great options. I think the Spinlock is definitely the way to go for serious offshore racing due to it"s reduced weight and straight forward cow hitch harness attachment.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Goalie Harry Krieger recorded 16 saves, while Dean Gibbons, Kevin Vaughan and Jeff Cohen each tallied two goals to lead the Harvard men's lacrosse team to a 9-5 victory over No. 14 Yale Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium.
With the win on Senior Day, the Crimson earns the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Ivy League Tournament, which will be hosted by No. 1 seed Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., May 6-8. Harvard will take on No. 2 seed Penn in a game shown live nationally on ESPN3.com Friday, May 6 at 5 p.m., while the Big Red will face No. 4 seed Yale later that evening at 8 p.m. The winners of the two semifinal contests will meet in the Ivy final Sunday, May 8 at noon. The Ivy final will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The winner of the Ivy League tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
Harvard finishes the regular season 9-5 overall and 3-3 in the Ivy League, tying the Crimson for third in the Ancient Eight. Harvard's nine victories is the most for the program since winning 11 games in 1998. Yale sees its record fall to 10-3 and 3-3 in the Ivy League.
The teams remained scoreless until Matt Hull sent a pass to Gibbons, who beat Yale's Johnathan Falcome for a score at the 5:23 mark of the first stanza. Jeff Cohen added a goal with 1:45 remaining in the opening quarter, as Harvard doubled its lead, 2-0. The Bulldogs cut their deficit to 2-1 with just 28 ticks left in the frame, as Jack Flaherty found the back of the net.
In the second quarter, Gibbons, who led Harvard with four points against Yale, picked up a rebound on a shot by Cohen that was saved by Jack Meyer. Gibbons fired a second chance into the cage, giving Harvard a 3-1 advantage with 2:49 remaining in the half.
Jack Doyle opened the scoring in the third quarter with a tally off a pass from Gibbons at 12:38, as the Crimson pushed its lead to 4-1. Yale's Cole Yeager, who won 9-of-16 faceoffs on the day, claimed the ensuing draw and scored just seven seconds later, as the Bulldogs got back within two, 4-2. Yale's Matt Gibons and Jack Flaherty netted the game's next two goals at 6:34 and 5:33, respectively, tying the game.
With 2:47 to go in the third, Vaughan netted an unassisted score to regain a lead for the Crimson, and followed with another goal only 51 seconds later off a feed from Gibbons to make it 6-4 in favor of Harvard. The Bulldogs' Mark Dobrosky scored unassisted early in the fourth at 11:17, to make it 6-5, but Yale would not get any closer.
Terry White and Peter Schwartz found the back of the net with goals with 8:55 and 4:10 remaining, and Cohen capped the scoring with his second tally with 3:41 to play, stretching Harvard's lead to 9-5.
Harvard outshot Yale, 38-36, and owned an edge in ground balls, 29-24. Falcone made eight saves for Yale, while Meyer stopped three shots in relief. Andrew Parchman claimed seven faceoff wins out of 13 chances and picked up five ground balls for the Crimson. Vaughan also collected five ground balls in a winning effort for Harvard.
Prior to the game against Yale, seniors Noor Beckwith, Francis Ellis, Greg Gilroy, Andrew Parchman, Sam Steyer, Gibbons and Hull were honored in a pre-game ceremony for Senior Day.


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Getting to the Arctic
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Please note that on some Arctic voyages, a mandatory charter flight is required when booking your expedition. This charter flight will take the group from the departure city to the embarkation point where you will board the ship.
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New Tricks: How can news organizations – and reporters – use Quora?
There's been a lot of buzz in the business and media press about Quora, a relatively new social media platform. This post will hopefully help you make some sense of it.
First off, what is Quora?
Quora's a dynamic ecosystem of questions and answers. Think of it as a forum, a wiki and a Twitter stream combined. (It could also be used like Help A Reporter Out, if you're familiar with that.) Here's a quick video explainer:
Playing by Quora's rules:
Right now, Quora's TOS dictate that site users "must provide us accurate information, including your real name, when you create your account on Quora." This means that brand pages are not allowed. (Sorry, Colonel Tribune, New York Times, Austin American-Statesman and others.)
The community is backing Quora up; it's a tight-knit group of early adopters who seem to be compelled — and rightfully so — to keep Quora brand-free.
This is not to say, however, that news organizations can't provide compelling, useful answers to questions pertaining to its coverage areas.
Once you've set up your Quora profile — under your real name, of course — here are a few things you can do:
- Monitor the topic pages for your subject areas. For instance, if I were a sports reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, I'd monitor Chicago, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Cubs and some others.
- Interestingly enough, there was no Chicago White Sox topic, so I created one. Reporters should create topics that haven't already been created for their coverage areas; this in turn will get them additional visibility on Quora, help distinguish them as early adopters who will contribute to the site, and will also uncover local Quora users as they identify the topics they're interested in.
- Build your network of sources and experts. Quora is still in its infancy; this means many "influential" sources are on there. Leverage those experts in your content as the need arises.
- Incorporate Quora questions and topics into blog posts and articles. The Quora audience may be vastly different from your online news audience. Leveraging the discussions there could generate additional buzz and digital "street cred" with your readers. (UPDATE 1/19: Here's a post/video by Paul Gailey showing how to incorporate Quora into WordPress blogs.)
- If a news organization doesn't have a clearly defined platform for reader questions (e.g. "what is the best Chinese restaurant in town," "where can I find a public transportation schedule") use the Quora API to stream relevant questions on your news site.
Looking ahead:
In the long run, brands may not be allowed on there, but reporters absolutely should be. But should brands be there?
My short answer: an enthusiastic yes — all news organizations (and brands) should be allowed on Quora, provided they play by the rules and are good Quora-zens. (Quora citizen, for short.) Take some time to learn about the community before you really dive in. (A hat tip to Lucretia Pruitt for writing this quick guide on Quora.)
How do you think reporters can use Quora? Are you already using the service? If so, what have you done with it so far? Please leave your thoughts as comments below, and we may add your points to the above list. (Crediting you, of course!)
UPDATE (1/11): I've set up a Quora question on the topic here. Please feel free to jump in there as well!
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A winner was selected from 22 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
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Now extended through August 21st!!
This show %#&*ing rocks!
|American Theater Company presents
|The Original Grease
|Book/Music/Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Directed by PJ Paparelli
at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron (map)
through August 21 | tickets: $45-$50 | more info
Reviewed by Oliver Sava
Foul-mouthed, raunchy, and absolutely not for children (although I'd think my parents were the coolest if they took me to this), American Theater Company's The Original Grease is how Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's classic musical was meant to be seen. Forget the Bee Gees and the Australian accents, this Grease is northwest Chicago all the way, and ATC's production takes pride in its urban heritage, presenting a grittier, yet still effervescently youthful Rydell High Class of 1960. What surprised me most about The Original Grease wasn't the profanity or sexual explicitness, but how much more of an ensemble piece the stage version is than the movie. Sandy (Kelly Davis Wilson) and Danny (Adrian Aguilar) romance is the spine of the plot, but the relationships between the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies are fleshed out considerably. Minor characters like Patty Simcox (Alaina Mills) and Miss Lynch (Peggy Roeder) even get their own solos.
The show begins at the Class of 1960's 50-year reunion, where a gleeful/wasted Patricia Simcox Honeywell (Susan Fay) invites the audience to take a trip down memory lane with a slide show of nostalgic Chicago locales that seques into the main action of the play in 1959. Shout outs to Palmer House, Carson's, and Jewel root the show firmly in Chicago, and "Foster Beach" replaces "Summer Nights" as the recap of Sandy and Danny's summer tryst. The new (old?) emphasis on the city firmly establishes the setting, but also alters the dynamic within the group of high schoolers. You get the impression that these are kids that have grown up together for most of their lives, and Sandy Dumbrowski's transformation becomes less of a unique experience, but more of a typical teenage transformation as a way to fit in.
Above all else, The Original Grease succeeds because of the friendship cultivated among the group, a sense of camaraderie that climaxes in a spectacular a cappella arrangement of "We Go Together" at the end of Act One. As the gang pounds beer and passes cigarettes in the Cook County Forest Preserve they break into the film's closing number, and the nonsensical lyrics have a different impact when they are the drunk ramblings of a group of teenagers. I'm a sucker for rain on stage, so the end of the number his all the right notes, and the ensemble's unaccompanied vocals blend flawlessly. I wish that Sandy were in the number so Willis could add her brassy vocals to the song, but it's just another way The Original Grease makes the audience encourage Sandy's transformation.
Willis' clean-cut appearance suggest the naïve Sandy that the audience is familiar with, but she shows her character's fiery side well before her final metamorphosis. The moments where Sandy loses her temper make her change more believable but also make her a worthy opponent for Aguilar, who perfectly captures the lovable asshole vibe of the cocky Danny Zuko. Danny isn't a very sympathetic character, and he never really pines after Sandy in this production, as "Alone At The Drive-In Movie" is transferred back to it's original owner Kenickie (Tony Clarno) as a desperate ballad to the absent, potentially pregnant Rizzo (Jessica Diaz). Danny's change is not about gaining Sandy's acceptance, and is instead motivated by Danny's desire to explore his potential.
PJ Paparelli excels at emphasizing the ways these characters leave their childhoods behind, and during Danny's solo "How Big I'm Gonna Be," Danny's ambition forces him to leave the Burger Palace Boys to become the type of man that might be able to escape working in a factory with the same people's he's been surrounded by all his life. By the end of the show, each of the main characters has had to deal with an important teenage problem, and walks away having learned a valuable lesson. Frenchy (Jessie Fisher) finds out its hard to follow your dreams without a high school diploma and Rizzo learns the consequences of a broken condom, while Sandy and Danny show two opposite views of the same issue: changing for the one you love. These are the issues that teenagers have dealt with in the past and will continue to face in the future, an idea that is hammered home by Miss Lynch's "In My Day," which brings everything around full circle. Presiding over the reunion, Patricia Simcox Honeywell has become Miss Lynch, reminiscing about days gone by that seem like only yesterday.
The cast of The Original Grease is a remarkably gifted group of actors, whose singing and dancing prowess are matched by their comedic and dramatic chops. Diaz's Rizzo has a nonchalant confidence that makes her a natural leader, and Diaz captures Rizzo's struggle to keep up her tough appearance during the powerful "There Are Worse Things I Could Do." Carol Rose's sultry Marty is the sexy Pink Lady, and she nails "Freddy My Love," the doo wop tribute to Marty's Marine boyfriend during the Pink Ladies sleepover. Fisher's clueless yet good-intentioned Frenchy is a constant source of comic relief along with the sloppy, silly Jan (Sadieh Rifal), who develops an adorable romance with Burger Palace Boy Roger (Rob Colletti).
Among the boys, Tony Clarno gives Kenickie a ferocity that burns through the comic playfulness of his friends, and the aggression he brings to the characters makes his drive-in breakdown an even stronger moment. Patrick De Nicola's Sonny steals the show, though, as he constantly tries to assume an assertive role in the group but lacks the confidence and competence of alpha males Danny and Kenickie. Sonny's attempts to be cool constantly blow up in his face, but once he brings Cha-Cha (Hannah Gomez) to the dance, Sonny goes from hilarious to gut-busting. The two have fantastic chemistry, and Gomez's Cha-Cha is considerably different from the film version and all the better for it, and pairing her up with Sonny instead of Danny is another way that the stage version expands the world of these characters.
The Original Grease is what I'd like Grease to be all the time. These are characters that talk and act like real kids, with real problems that don't always have easy answers. There are a few balance issues between the actors and the band that prevents the show from being perfect, but it is a must-see for all fans of the musical in all its iterations. At least for those that won't mind the colorful language and provocative choreography, because those aren't gear shifts the boys are grabbing at the end of "Greased Lightning."
|Rating: ★★★½
All photos by Brett Beiner
Filed under: 2011 Reviews, American Theatre Company, Musical, Oliver Sava | Tagged: Adam Shalzi, Adrian Aguilar, Alaina Mills, American Theater Company, Amy Szerlong, Anthony Dale Kolton, Bill Paton, Bryan Connor, Bubba Weiler, Carol Rose, Caroline Cygan, Danon Dastuque, Doug Kupferman, Ethan Deppe, Eva Breneman, Hannah Gomez, Jesse Klug, Jessica Diaz, Jessie Fisher, Jim Corti, Jim Jacobs, Judi Schindler, Kaity Licina, Katie Klemme, Kelly Davis Wilson, Malcolm Ruhl, Mark Shallow, Matt Hawkins, Melissa Torchia, Michael Accardo, Michael Driscoll, Miles Polaski, Oliver Sava, Patrick De Nicola, Peggy Roeder, PJ Paparelli, Rasean Davonte Johnson, Robert Colleti, Roberta Duchak, Sadieh Rifai, Tom Lally, Tony Clarno, Tyler Ravelson, Walt Spangler, Warren Casey | Leave a comment »


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After Australian mom Kate Ogg gave birth to premature twins at 27 weeks gestation, her doctor gave her the news no mother wants to hear. One of the twins – a boy – didn't make it, but that's just the beginning of this heartwarming story. The doctor – who struggled for 20 minutes to save the infant before declaring him dead – gave the 2-pound lifeless baby to Kate and her husband David to say their goodbyes. Kate instinctively placed her naked newborn son, named Jamie, on her bare chest.
As the grieving parents embraced and talked to Jamie for two hours, he began gasping for air. At first the doctors dismissed it as a reflex. However, the gasps continued more frequently and he began showing other signs of life. Kate gave Jamie some breastmilk on her finger. Amazingly, he took it and began to breathe normally. Kate recalled, "A short time later he opened his eyes. It was a miracle. Then he held out his hand and grabbed my finger. He opened his eyes and moved his head from side to side. The doctor kept shaking his head saying, 'I don't believe it, I don't believe it.'"
The technique which Kate Ogg used to revive her baby – placing the infant skin-to-skin with the mother or father – is known as Kangaroo Care or Kangaroo Mother Care, a practice endorsed by the World Health Organization for use with premature infants. Pre-term and low birth-weight babies treated with the skin-to-skin method have been shown to have lower infection rates, less severe illness, improved sleep patterns and are at reduced risk of hypothermia.
The March of Dimes has a section on their web site called Parenting in the NICU: Holding Your Baby Close: Kangaroo Care, which describes the benefits of the practice.
Kangaroo care is the practice of holding your diapered baby on your bare chest (if you're the father) or between your breasts (if you're the mother), with a blanket draped over your baby's back. This skin-to-skin contact benefits both you and your baby.
Kangaroo care can help your baby:
- Maintain his body warmth
- Regulate his heart and breathing rates
- Gain weight
- Spend more time in deep sleep
- Spend more time being quiet and alert and less time crying
- Have a better chance of successful breastfeeding (kangaroo care can improve the mother's breastmilk production)
Dr. Jack Newman believes Kangaroo care benefits all babies and believes the "vast majority of babies" should have skin-to-skin contact with the mother "immediately after birth for at least an hour. Hospital routines, such as weighing the baby, should not take precedence." In his article The Importance of Skin-to-Skin Contact, Dr. Newman states:
There are now a multitude of studies that show that mothers and babies should be together, skin to skin (baby naked, not wrapped in a blanket) immediately after birth, as well as later. The baby is happier, the baby's temperature is more stable and more normal, the baby's heart and breathing rates are more stable and more normal, and the baby's blood sugar is more elevated. Not only that, skin to skin contact immediately after birth allows the baby to be colonized by the same bacteria as the mother. This, plus breastfeeding, are thought to be important in the prevention of allergic diseases. When a baby is put into an incubator, his skin and gut are often colonized by bacteria different from his mother's.
On About.com, Pamela Prindle Fierro shared that her doctor prescribed Kangaroo care for one of her twins born at 36 weeks when the infant was having trouble regulating her body temperature. She mentions that, "Doctors seem a little bit leery of confirming that kangaroo care is a miraculous cure, but the [Jamie Ogg] story is bringing attention to the practice of kangaroo care. It's one of those rare medical treatments that has no drawbacks or side-effects and is actually pleasurable."
On the Informed Parenting blog, Danielle Arnold-McKenny said, "The mind boggles when you read stories like this. A mother instinctively caring for her baby by keeping him skin to skin, even when all hope is lost… and a baby responding to his mothers warmth and touch and voice."
Danielle mentions that she's read several stories over the years like this one and linked to a similar story from December 2007, Parents 'Last Good Bye' Saved Their Baby's Life. Carolyn Isbister was given her tiny 20 oz. dying baby to say good-bye. Carolyn instinctively put her baby girl to her chest to warm her up and again, using the Kangaroo Care method, ended up saving her life. "I'm just so glad I trusted my instinct and picked her up when I did. Otherwise she wouldn't be here today."
David Ogg said something very similar of his wife Kate's response to baby Jamie. "Luckily I've got a very strong, very smart wife. She instinctively did what she did. If she hadn't done that, Jamie probably wouldn't be here."
Little Jamie and his twin sister Emily are 5 months old now and doing well.
Related Links:
- From My Post Partum Voice – Can Kangaroo Care prevent Postpartum Depression?
- From BabyCenter by Lindsay Weiss – Mama's Touch Brings Baby Back to Life
- From CNN, a video – Baby Revived After Mom's Touch
- From CBS News The Early Show – Miracle: "Kangaroo Care Method" Saves Preemie
- From NY Daily News – Miracle at birth? Mom in Australia says 'kangaroo care' helped revive her 'dead' premature baby
- From MSNBC, a video 'Never underestimate the power of that contact'
Photo by [lauren nelson] via Flickr.
Cross-posted on BlogHer.
Edited to add: After posting this, I learned that the Oggs, with babies Jamie and Emily in tow, were on the TODAY show this morning telling their story. I chose not to post about it here, but Kate and David spoke on the TODAY show about the trouble they had getting the doctor to come back and check on Jamie after they were fairly sure he was not dead or dying. They eventually had to lie to get the doctor to return. You can read or hear more about that on the TODAY article and video.
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As European leaders in shopping centres, ECE accept responsibility for running a sustainable business. In our view, this involves aspects of ecological, social and economic sustainability in equal proportion.
As early as 2007, we set up a cross-functional ECE sustainability team. Every management area sends at least one sustainability coordinator to the team, so that all areas can contribute to the sustainable development of ECE. The teams responsibilities include, in particular, the strategic control of all sustainability activites of ECE, observation of the societal, commercial and political environment, preparation and communication of findings, initiation and control of activities and a systematic exchange of know-how.
ECE is taking a pioneering role in the property sector, with the founding of a sustainability council, including external experts. The council consists of five independent experts, who advise ECE in ecological, economic and social subjects, and their influence on the development of the company. The sustainability council consists of the following people:
Andreas Wente, former chairman of the board at Philips Deutschland GmbH
Ole von Beust, Premier Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg a.D.
Arved Fuchs, polar explorer
Prof. Kuniberts Lennerts, University of Karlsruhe (TH)
Bärbel Schomberg, property expert
In recent years, a number of ECE property developments have been awarded a full or pre-certificate from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB, or German Society for Sustainable Construction)
As an initiative of the sustainability team, the research project "Sustainable shopping centre" was created. After intensive research, and in conjunction with academics form the university of Karlsruhe University (TH), ECE produced the first comprehensive handbook for the development of shopping centres. The basis for the work of the project team was the criteria set out by the DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen or German Society for Sustainable Construction) for the construction and operation of sustainable buildings. The handbook lists all the sustainability measures required during the development of a project - from planning, through the building stage, all the way to operation of the centre. The aim is to ensure sustainability becomes a fixed part of the everyday work of the centre.
To complement the handbook "Sustainable planning, construction and operation of shopping centres", the handbook "Sustainable operation of shopping centres" was produced. It acts as an aid to centre managers and technical managers on site, and gives practical recommendations for action using best practice examples for the sustainable operation of shopping centres. As well as raising awareness amongst shopping centre staff, the handbook and training programmes aim to contribute towards a common environmental standard in all ECE centres.
Sustainability in existing centres such as this centre
Implementation of sustainable measures in centres already open is complicated and requires intensive engagement with the material. In order to cover the unavoidable need for energy in an as environmentally friendly way as possible, all national ECE centres, plus head office in Hamburg, were converted to eco-power, as an initiative by the sustainability team. This means ECE consciously chose an energy supplier whose eco-power has been certified with a recognised seal of approval by an independent body. Conservative calculations estimate using eco-power in 84 centres has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by a total of 148,000 tonnes.
Lighting concept to save energy
Long before the subject of CO2 reduction arose, ECE had stated that energy conservation was one of their main aims. For out shopping centres, the critical question is, above all, how we can save costs and energy in the areas of light and cooling. Heat generation only accounts for around 20-30% of the energy consumption in the shopping centre. The remaining energy is used for ventilation, cooling and light.
Installation of light bulbs with the latest technology has reduced energy consumption in new centres by an average of 20%. A lighting handbook produced by ECE has also helped optimise energy consumption by tenants.
E-service stations in Berlin, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
We offer customers emission-free refuelling in the Berlin shopping centres Eastgate, Ring Centre, Allee Centre and Gesundbrunnen Centre. There are also electro charging stations in the Alstertal Shopping Centre, the Elbe Shopping Centre, in the Billstedt Centre and the Holsten-Galerie in Schleswig-Holstein. This gives environmentally-aware customers the chance to recharge their car at the charging columns in the centres' car parks, while they do their shopping.


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As many of you who have been reading this blog for some time know, I live with sacroiliac joint pain and have for more than twenty years. Those particular joints are the two upon which you place your derriere, hold your two lower cheeks together and keep your legs from falling off. The pain from them often extends into the pubic area, the hips, and the lumbar spine and down the legs. Pain in these regions can have an affect on your bowel and bladder habits as well. Recently, the inflammation of those large joints has, for me, been worse than ever. I share this with you to explain why I have low back pain on the brain today, as well as on my backside.
Since I have a brain that tickles easily, I have been remembering an event of many years ago when I was in nursing school. One of my nursing instructors was a lovely, sedate Mormon woman. We all loved her. When we were moving into an instructional segment on bowel and bladder, the other instructors presented her with a dare. We, the entire class, almost fell off our chairs when she walked up to the podium one morning and said, "Shit, shit, shit and piss, piss, piss." She then said, "Okay, I did it; now let's get on with class." I will never forget that.
Today, I'd like to share some tactics, some ideas and even some laughable moments with all of you. I'm certain many of you will have some other helpful ideas and experiences to share and as always, I welcome them and look forward to your feedback.
- When you have pain in the sitter or low back, you find yourself becoming familiar with words like tush, rear end, rump, ass, derriere, buttocks, and my personal favorite, po po. I have my granddaughter's ballet teacher to thank for that one when she tells the children to "tuck in your po po." Such a cluster of cute, tiny po po's in their lavender leotards and white tights.
- Once you've received an accurate diagnosis, you need to "take back" your life. Remind yourself you still matter. You're the same person with the same personality, gifts and blessings. It's okay to hate what's happened to you but do not hate or blame yourself. There are hundreds of causes including accidents, DNA and dire disease. If you can find out the cause, do. If you can't, get started on the treatment.
- I found it helpful to read about the condition, to open my "traditionally trained" nursing brain to alternative treatments and to embrace and inform myself about every treatment possible. I've read everything written by Dr. Andrew Weil.
- Learn that alternative treatments are your friends. Medications are often needed but even there you need to be informed and knowledgeable about your own reactions and let your doctor know how you feel. Physical therapy, deep therapeutic massage and chiropractics, to name only a few can help you immensely. Give them a try.
- Your bed, a feather pillow or a large or small eggcrate purchased at the medical supply store can become your best friend. Some of us like the air mattresses; others head toward the memory foam or the rubber foam core. The last thing you need is to lose sleep so "try on" a new mattress set before you buy it. Sure, you feel silly but this is your life we're talking about. It's also your money. The salesman won't mind if he knows he can make his commission and a good-hearted one will want you to be happy with your purchase; so bounce away, if you can bounce; if not just lie down for a few minutes. . I would be remiss if I didn't share with all of you how the old Fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea always plays in my mind at those moments.
- Everyday life will present new challenges. I have often found it difficult to put on my panties and jeans or for you fellas, briefs. Like everything we learn to do, it's one foot at a time. Sometimes it helps to lie down if you can lift your legs. Socks can be a challenge. There is a special apparatus for that at the medical supply store but I can usually manage with much groaning. Here in Oregon I wear socks almost everyday. I choose socks without any slippery quality to them, for instance nylon can send you on a needless trip across the floor. Neither of us needs to do that. Shoes should always have a good instep and support because, remember, the foot bones connected to the knee bone, etc. You get it. You need a sound foundation and a safe one. Non-skid soles are a must. I find brushing my teeth can be a real challenge if I can't lean over the sink so I've developed a better long distance spit. Hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Getting in and out of a car needs to be done cautiously and dear Lord, give me an old boring "fuddy, duddy" car every time. Love those big heavy suspension systems and those comfortable seats. There are a couple of streets in our old town I avoid because the paving is still made of brick. Much too bumpy, those bricks. When it comes to the kitchen, I've given away all my heavy pots and pans. Bags of groceries can more easily be carried in small cloth bags with wider handles. Keep an eye on the bag-out person and tell them not to put three half-gallons of milk into one bag. I often use the grandchildren's dishes because they are lighter than mine. Shhh. Don't tell them, okay?
- Find out what works for you. I eat dinner lying down every night. My husband has a big comfortable chair and a tray upstairs in our bedroom and adjusted to it long ago. He's a dear man. I do sit up to eat when we go out to dinner, which is seldom. I find most of the restaurant floors too dirty to lie down on and the owners kind of frown on it, anyway.
- If you have SI pain or low back pain you must learn how to keep what you have as strong and functioning as possible. I do stretches daily as well as lifting small, light weights. If you don't have weights, use a can of soup and lift it as many times as you can and build up your arms. They have work to do. The stretches for the low back are also vital to your function, your alignment ( that's how straight your stance is) and to forestall further malformation.
- When you're lifting light or moderately heavy objects, keep them close to your body and bend your knees if possible. Do not lift anything heavy. At our house we have learned to use and love the Moving Men. They are available at the hardware stores or on line and once they're under heavy objects or furniture you can slide it around. You all know how much I love the Roomba portable robot vacuums thanks to hearing about them from one of my dear, regular readers. I have one upstairs and one down; just like maids. If you overdo, remember ice or heat, depending on which works for you. Sometimes it helps to alternate them. Some of us find comfort and help from a TENS unit. See if your insurance will pay for one. My first one cost $600 but now they are very inexpensive. When you get out of bed, it's best to do the log roll. This is accomplished by pushing up on your elbow and coming up on your side instead of sitting straight up. The same applies for getting into bed.
- Keep life simple. I find so much of the superfluous has flown out of my life. I am a new person everyday and that's a good thing. My Mom always said things would look better in the morning. She was usually comforting me about algebra but it applies to all things. The poet Marcus Aurelius said, eons ago, "Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." The universal truths have not changed just because your body has.


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- Once you have met with a faculty advisor and completed your academic plan for the next semester, Visit the course search page on the Housatonic website to access the course schedule
- Build your schedule by choosing the days and times that work for you based on the classes you and your advisor agreed-upon
- Register!!!! Visit the Registrars office to register in person or Sign into mycommnet and get registered online - which ever works best for you!!!
1. Online 24/7
April 1, 2019 -August 26, 2019
Online Registration is a registration option which involves accessing the college's website and the link to myCommNet. In addition to an original registration, you may also add courses. Please note that this registration option is open to you only if you are paying for your courses with a credit card (VISA, Discover or Mastercard) or a financial aid award. All requirements mentioned in previous sections apply to online registration.
Please note that you CANNOT drop courses online.
More information on myCommNet here
2. Mail
April 1, 2019 - August 9, 2019
Mail your completed Registration Form and payment method to HCC in an envelope. Kindly indicate that you are registering for credit courses.
Mail your registration to:
Housatonic Community College,
Registrar's Office
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604.
Drop-off, mail and fax registrations are normally processed within 24 hours of receipt. You will receive confirmation of your registration in the mail. You may also confirm registration at myCommNet.
Download the form located on the bottom of the page.
3. Fax
April 1, 2019 – August 26, 2019
Fax your completed Registration Form and payment method to 203-332-5251.
Drop-off, mail and fax registrations are normally processed within 24 hours of receipt. You will receive confirmation of your registration in the mail. You may also confirm registration at myCommNet.
Download the form located at the bottom of the page
4. Drop-off
April 1, 2019 – August 26, 2019
Drop off your completed Registration Form and method of payment in an envelope and place your envelope in the Drop-Off Box outside the Security Office in Lafayette Hall. Kindly indicate on the outside of the envelope that you are registering for credit courses.
Drop-off, mail and fax registrations are normally processed within 24 hours of receipt. You will receive confirmation of your registration in the mail. You may also confirm registration at myCommNet.
Download the form located at the bottom of the page
5. In-Person
Continuous (Registrar's Office L-113)
8:30-5 Mon-Fri April 1, 2019 – August 26, 2019
Forms To Download
Graduation Applications
Please fill out one of the applications below for graduation.
Registration Dates
Registration Schedule Spring 2020
|Web Registration 24/7
|November 4, 2019 – January 21, 2020
|Process of Mail/Fax/Drop Box Registrations
|November 4, 2019 – January 13, 2020
|First Day of Classes
|Wednesday, January 22, 2020
|Continuous Registration
|8:-5 Mon-Fri November 4, 2019 – January 21, 2020
On Campus Extended Evening Hours
|Monday, November 4, 2019
|8:30am- 7:00pm
|Thursday, January 9, 2020
|8:30am- 7:00pm
|Thursday, January 16, 2020
|8:30am- 7:00pm
|Tuesday, January 21, 2019
|8:30am- 7:00pm
Priority Registration Saturday
|Saturday, January 4, 2020
|9:00am- 2:00pm
|Saturday, January 11, 2020
|9:00am- 2:00pm
Senior Citizen/High School Partnership
|Tuesday, January 21, 2020
|10:00am – 12:00pm
Academic Advising
Academic Advising
If you need assistance in choosing correct courses please refer to the Academic Programs on the web or to the College catalog. To view courses already taken, go to http://my.commnet.edu or use the link on the College web site. Additional information may be obtained from the Counseling Center in room A108 (203-332-5097).
Required Advising
- Advising is required for all new, readmit, continuing and new transfer students.
- Students who fall into other categories such as ESL, students on academic probation/ suspension are also be required to meet with an advisor prior to registration.
- All students must meet prerequisites in order to register.
- Prior to registration (online or in person) students are advised to check their registration status. This information is available in the secured area of myCommNet by selecting "Check Your Registration Status" from the Registration menu.
Registration Form
- Drop-off, mail and fax registrations require completion of the registration form for Summer or Fall for credit courses. Forms will be available to download soon, please check back
NOTE: If you are a NEW or TRANSFER student, who has never applied to College, you must complete an Admissions Application before registering. Readmit students who have not attended the College in 2 years must complete a readmit application. Please contact the Admission's Office for more informatio
Building Your Schedule
The Essentials: Building Your Class Schedule
|Step 1:
|Fill out the student information part (top) of the registration form.
|Step 2:
Go to the home page or myCommnet - click on the red Search for Courses link.
On the "Course Search" Page:
|Step 3:
|Look for the classes you want to take which are listed by subject (ART,ENG,MAT, etc.). Find the specific course (days/times) for which you would like to register.
|Step 4:
|Copy the information from the live schedule into the corresponding boxes on the Printable Registration Forms
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each course for which you are registering.
Things to remember when creating a semester schedule:
- Record the correct Course Reference Number (CRN).
- No time conflicts (You can't be in two places at once).
- Verify the location of each course, which building, which campus.
- Remember: Not all courses are offered every semester. Consult faculty advisor for specifics. Click for a list of advisors by major...
To help you build your schedule you may print this worksheet. It will help you manage your time and it corresponds to the way courses are listed online.
Helpful Information
It is important to note that classes are scheduled in both HCC buildings.
The "Bldg" column in the schedule contains the building in which a class will be held:
LFYT Lafayette Hall (Bridgeport)
BEAC Beacon Hall (Bridgeport)
JLHS Jonathan Law High School (Milford)
Please Note: The days classes are scheduled are indicated by the same notations found on mycommnet.
Instructional Method Legend:
CLIN = Clinical
COOP= Cooperative Learning
HYBR = Online and Classroom
INDE = Independent Study
INTN = Internship
OLCR = Online with Campus Requirement (Tests taken on site)
ONLN = Fully Online
TRAD = Classroom
How to Drop a Class
Dropping Classes
You can drop a class by filling out an add/drop form by clicking the link below or pick one up at the Registrars Office.
You can drop off the forms in person at the Registrars Office between 8:30-4:30. You can also put the form in the slot in the door of the Registrars Office, drop box by the security office in Lafayette Hall, fax to 203-332-5251 or mail to the attention of the Registrars Office.
Dropping online is not permitted.
- 100% refund of tuition and lab/studio fees before the first day of the semester.
- 50% refund of tuition and lab/studio fees before the 14th day of classes
For exact refund dates each semester, check here for payment and refund deadlines or call 203-332-5004.
Financial Responsibility
Scholarships Information NetPrice Calculator
Payment Information
Spring 2020 Payment Schedule
- Students are required to make a $25 .00 deposit by December 6th to hold classes.
- Full Payment is due on January 2, 2020.
- Students registering on or after December 6, 2019 will need to make a $25.00 Deposit at the time of Registration.
- Students will be dropped if not compliant with dates
December 6, 2019
Financial Aid, or $25 non-refundable Deposit Due
December 9, 2019
Dropped from Classes if payment is not in place
January 2, 2020
Final full Payment, or payment arrangements Due
January 6, 2020
Dropped from Classes if final payment is not in place
Financial Aid Information
Financial Aid
For more information students ,
in person in Room L-111-A, or call (203) 332-5047.
Financial Aid Programs
Housatonic Community College is committed to providing access to higher education by minimizing economic barriers. HCC participates in all state and federal financial aid programs.
The amount of assistance is based primarily on need, satisfactory academic progress, and availability of funds. To be eligible for Financial Aid, students must have a high school diploma or GED, be a US citizen or an eligible non-citizen and be enrolled in a degree or eligible certificate program. Financial aid is available for credit courses only; audit or non-credit courses are not covered by financial aid.
To Apply for Financial Aid
Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.gov. For Fall semester enrollment the FAFSA should be completed by May 1. HCC's Federal School code, 004513, must be included for proper processing. The Financial Aid Office must receive the results of your FAFSA and Financial Aid and the HCC Admission application process must be complete before an award can be made.
Please Note: You are now expected to link your FAFSA directly to your IRS tax information. Students who fail to do this correctly and are selected for verification will need to bring IRS Tax transcripts. We will no longer accept copies of 1040 Tax returns.
Students who complete their FAFSA after TBD will not, in all probability, have an official financial aid award in place before classes begin on August 27, 2019 and must explore other means of payment (cash, check, credit card, payment plan) or risk having their registration cancelled.
Please Note
You do not have financial aid until you have received an official award notice via e-mail or letter.
Students who register for classes before receiving the official award letter must pay for their classes (cash, check, credit card, payment plan) or run the risk having their registration cancelled.
Students who want to register before their financial aid processing is complete must pay all fees on the day of registration thereby holding their classes until 4:45 pm, Wednesday, August 7, 2019.
Fees are non-refundable.
Financial aid awards are based on your enrollment status as of the 14th calendar day of the semester. Any courses added after that time will not be covered by financial aid but billed directly to the student.
Students who officially withdraw during the first two weeks of classes will have all financial aid cancelled. The Business Office will bill these students for 50% of their tuition, all fees and book charges if any.
Tax Credit Programs
The American Opportunity Tax Credit provides for qualified education expenses. Eligible students can receive up to $2,500 tax credit for the first four years of post-secondary education.
The Lifetime Learning Credit helps students pay tuition for upgrading job skills or career training. The Lifetime tax credit is 20% of qualified tuition and fee expenses, up to $2,000 per year, with some income-based limitations.
For more information on these programs, consult your tax advisor or the IRS website at www.irs.gov
Tuition & Fees - Spring '19
Payment Methods
- Financial Aid
- VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express
- Payment Plan (Deadline is 4:45 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2019)
- Check, Cash (except online registration)
Tuition & Fees Information
Fees are subject to change.
College presidents, with the approval of the Board, are authorized to waive General and Special Fees of students enrolled in special programs when the circumstances justify such action.
New England Regional Student Program
Each New England state has agreed to admit out-of-state New England residents for study at its public, degree-granting colleges, universities and institutions. At HCC, these students pay the same student activity fees as students from Connecticut, and the same tuition and college services fee, plus a 50 % tuition and college services fee surcharge.
Tuition and Fees Payment Schedule
Tuition and fees are payable in advance in accordance with deadline dates announced each semester. Tuition and fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Housatonic offers an Installment Payment Plan option (requires a $25.00 fee) for qualified students. Inquire at the Business Office.
Continuing Education/Lifelong Learning Courses
For information about the fees applicable to Continuing Education/Lifelong Learning courses, see the information available in advance of each semester or special session.
Waiver of Tuition for Senior Citizens, Qualified Veterans and the Children of Certain Servicemen
Connecticut residents aged 62 or older who have been accepted for admission to Housatonic Community College shall be exempt from payment of tuition, general fees, and the application fee provided if, at the end of the regular registration period, there is space available in the course(s) in which the person intends to enroll. Proof of age must be submitted to the Business Office to complete the eligibility requirements for this waiver.
Qualified veterans, who were residents of Connecticut when accepted for admission to Housatonic Community College, may be exempt from payment of tuition. Persons who believe they may qualify for this waiver of tuition should speak with the Veteran's Affairs Office for further information about eligibility requirements.
The dependent children of certain servicemen who have been declared missing in action or prisoners of war are eligible for a full or partial waiver of the tuition. Details about this waiver are available from the Veteran's Affairs Office.
Registration and Fee Deposit
The total tuition and any mandatory usage fees are payable in one installment and are due no later than the announced deadline. Failure to have made all payments by the announced deadline may result in the cancellation of the student's registration at the discretion of the college.
If you register for a class that you do not plan to attend, you are responsible for dropping the class before the start of the semester. Failure to do so will result in tuition charges on your account. Fees are not refundable.
All registrations between the announced deadline and the first day of classes shall be accompanied by full payment of all tuition and fees applicable to the course unless an installment payment plan option has been approved.
Failure to make payments in accordance with an installment payment plan option may result in the cancellation of the student's registration.
Students presenting bad checks must replace them within seven days of the college's receipt of such notification, or the student's registration will be immediately cancelled.
Refunds of Tuition Only
Requests for the refund of tuition must be made in writing. Requests made by telephone or email will not be accepted. Fees will not be refunded. All refunds take 2 to 3 weeks for processing. Please refer to the appropriate schedule of classes for the semester that lists specific dates for registration, tuition payment deadline and refund dates.
Fall and Spring Semester Courses
Students who wish to withdraw from the college shall direct their requests for withdrawal to the Registrar's Office. Refunds are made according to the conditions and in the amounts set forth below.
If written notice of complete withdrawal from the college, indicated by completion of an official withdrawal form, is received by the last business day prior to the first day of classes for that semester, 100 percent of the total tuition, lab and studio fees for all courses in which one has registered will be refunded. If a notice of withdrawal is received through the first 14 calendar days of the semester, a 50 percent refund of tuition, lab and studio fees will be granted both full-time and part-time students. No refunds will be granted either full-time or part-time students beyond the 14th calendar day of the semester. The College Services Fee and Student Activity Fee are not refundable.
Summer School Courses Supported by the Educational Extension Account
In the event the college cancels a summer school course, students will receive a complete refund. A student who withdraws from a summer school course prior to the first day of the session will receive a full refund of credit tuition, lab and studio fees, provided that a written request for refund shall have been received by the Registrar's Office not later than 4 p.m. on the last business day preceding the first day of the session (requests must be received by 4 p.m. Friday for sessions that begin on the following Monday).
No refunds are granted if withdrawal is made on or after the first day of the session. Program fees are non-refundable.
Registration Guides
If you need additional information to enroll select one of our Registration Guides.
Registration Guides
Follow the steps below to enroll at HCC!
New Student
New Students
(Never Applied, or *Applied but Never Attended)
- Submit an Admission's (blue) Application & Request SAT Waiver If eligible at the Admissions Office (L-111), (203) 332-5100. (You can APPLY ONLINE when available or download the application here.) (* If you have applied but never attended see below.)
- Prepare for Placement Test at Center for Academic Progress (CAP) (LH-A227), (203) 332-8585.
Schedule Placement Test online.
- Contact Health Services for MMRV (Measles/ Mumps/ Rubella/ Varicella) immunization requirement (L-111).
- Meet with an Advisor in Room L-112.
- Check Status of Financial Aid (L-111-A), (203) 332-5047.
- Register at the Registrar's Office (L-113) and proceed to Bursar's Office (L-123) if no Financial Aid.
- * Students who have applied to HCC in the past but have never attended should use the Reactivation Application, download here.
Readmit Student
Re-Admit Students
(Not Attended HCC in 2 or More Years)
- Pick up a Re-Admit Form at the Admissions Office (L-111) or fill it out online.
- Contact Health Services for MMRV (Measles/ Mumps/ Rubella/ Varicella) immunization requirement (L-111).
- Meet with an Advisor in Room L-112.
- Schedule Placement Test online.
- Check Status off Financial Aid (L-111-A), (203) 332-5047.
- Register in Person at the Registrar's Office (L-113) and proceed to Bursar's Office (L-123) if no Financial Aid.
Transfer Student
Transfer Students
(From another college must provide a copy of an unofficial transcript)
- Pick up a blue Application Form at the Admissions Office (L-111). (You can APPLY ONLINE when available or download the application here.)
- Contact Health Services for MMRV (Measles/ Mumps/ Rubella/ Varicella) immunization requirement (L-111).
- Meet with an Advisor in Room L-112.
- Schedule Placement Test online.
- Check Status off Financial Aid (L-111-A), (203) 332-5047.
- Register in Person at the Registrar's Office (L-113) and proceed to Bursar's Office (L-123) if no Financial Aid.
Winter or Summer Classes Only
(Student must provide an unofficial transcript(s) if pre-requisite was taken at another school other than HCC)
- Go to the Admissions Office (L-111).
- If Math or English was never taken at a College/ University then Placement Testing is required.
- Schedule Placement Test online.
- Or meet an Advisor with your transcript in L-112.
- Register at the Registrar's Office (L-113).
- Proceed to Bursar's Office to make payment (L-123) if no Financial Aid.
Information for International Students
There are TWO files required for International Student admission, you must download and submit BOTH of the following:
- International Student Packet (required)
- I-901 Form (required, this form may be completed on the computer)
The Admissions Office assists anyone needing further program information. A personal interview is optional, and those who wish may make an interview appointment by contacting the Admissions Office at 203-332-5100 or by Email to .
Additional Info
If you are looking for specific courses or need further information on the programs we offer, click on the links below. Also, our catalog is available to download here as well. If you are looking to graduate this semester, you will also find the form that will need to be filled out here.
Course Descriptions / Online Catalog
Files to Download
Graduation Applications
Please fill out one of the applications below for graduation.
Placement Testing
Click here for further information. To schedule, reschedule or cancel a test, please click here.
Foreign Language
Click here for further information. To schedule a test, please click here.
Computer Use for Class
Expectations for Student Use of Computers in Courses
Any Housatonic Community College course may require substantial computer based learning including use of the Internet, e-text books, instructional software, Blackboard*, research data bases, online assignments, etc., for the completion of class assignments, homework, research and assessments.
Computer- based learning experiences may be used in place of or in addition to traditional lectures for some lessons. All students have access to computer laboratories in both Beacon Hall and Lafayette Hall. Computer access is also available in the college library.
*Blackboard e-Learning Platform
Blackboard is an e-Learning platform used by the Connecticut Community Colleges to deliver and manage course material on the web. All online and hybrid courses are taught using Blackboard. Additionally, all college faculty post their class syllabi on Blackboard and many also use Blackboard as a supplement to classroom instruction. For example, to post announcements and course materials, administer examinations, submit student grades, and communicate with their students through e-mail, discussion forums, etc. Students are required to check Blackboard for course activity information in the event of a course cancellation.
Students can learn about how to use Blackboard by visiting our distance Education office in Beacon Hall Room 272, calling Ryan Farrington (Education Technology Specialist) at 203-332-5088, or online at the Housatonic web site:
www.housatonic.edu/webct/DL OR by visiting the Frequently Asked Questions for BBLearn.
>> See Computer Lab Hours, Including the Self-Paced Studies Lab (for students enrolled in iMath or self-paced English or Math courses)
Statement of Non-Discrimination
Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination
Housatonic Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or genetic information in its programs and activities. In addition, the College does not discriminate in employment on the additional basis of veteran status or criminal record.
Housatonic Community College no discrimina con base en la raza, color, creencias religiosas, edad, sexo, origen nacional, estado civil, descendencia, historia de enfermedades mentales presentes o pasadas, discapacitación física o mental, orientación sexual, identidad y expresión de género o información genética en sus programas y actividades. Además, Housatonic Community College no discrimina en el empleo con base adicional en el estatus de veterano o antecedentes criminales.
All programs are open to students. These programs are described in the Degree and Certificate Programs section of the College Catalog and Student Handbook. Selective admission criteria are in place for the following Career and Technical Education Programs: Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, and Physical Therapy Assistant. Refer to the programs for special admission requirements.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Human Resources/Equal Employment Opportunity Officer/Title IX, Mrs. Theresa Eisenbach Room LH-A203, phone (203) 332-5013; and Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Dean of Students Office, Room LH-A110, phone (203) 332-5183; Housatonic Community College, 900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604.


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