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BF+DA's TEK-TILES Project Focuses on Adaptive Clothing for Year Two
Breakout groups at the design jam
On Saturday, June 2nd, the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator's TEK-TILES 2018 project hosted a "Design Jam" event on adaptive clothing to kick off year two of the program which runs for 10 weeks this summer. This year the program focuses on how apparel might integrate technology to support health, safety and comfort as well as the BF+DA's long-time focus on sustainability and ethics.
The event included over 30 participants ages 9 to 78 from diverse backgrounds including actors, educators, environmentalists, retirees and retailers. The broad range of participants allowed this year's mastermind team to better understand the issues from the perspectives of youth, aging and gender identity. According to Deb Johnson, Executive Director of the BF+DA, the goal of the TEK-TILES project is to "solve meaningful human challenges by innovating smart garments and functional fabrics."
Design Jam participant, actor, Gideon Lazarus
The second year of the project builds on the creation of 12 smart TEK-TILES swatches that were created in Summer 2017, which were showcased in three public exhibitions and are soon to be included in the Material Connexion Innovation library. These swatches serve as building blocks that will be integrated into smart garments.
As the TEK-TILES team begins their work on adaptive clothing this summer, the swatches are prominently displayed in the BF+DA's studio space, foreshadowing the many ways in which textiles might be transformed in the future.
According to Oxford English Dictionaries, in biology, adaptation is "The process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment." How might smart textiles adapt to us? And, how might we adapt to them? These are some of the questions that are central to the work of this year's mastermind team, which includes expertise in many different areas including fashion design, textile engineering, industrial design, interaction design, and programmers. This diversity will enable the group to create cross-functional teams, which are necessary for the creation of smart textiles. In
fact, the more complex the field of design gets, the more difficult it is for any one designer to have all of the knowledge necessary to design.
Saturday's Design Jam began with breakout groups organized around the following themes: adaptation, environment, identity, habits and women's health and safety.
Bodystorming sessions at the design jam
Participants were encouraged to share their thoughts on the definitions of these themes as well as stories from their own lives about the kinds of challenges that they face in order to gain a better understanding of the context.
In the adaptation group, several women in their 70s shared the ways in which they feel left out of the apparel sector, unable to find clothing that fits their body, style and identity. These are women that cannot find clothes in traditional shopping malls and are more "comfort-conscious" rather than fashion-conscious. Instead, they find that clothes for their age group are typically conservative and dark in color. Cost and quality also emerged as key issues since older populations often have lower incomes but still want high quality materials and natural fibers, which are more expensive.
"While our bodies evolve as we age, clothing is not keeping up," one participant observed. Participants mentioned a range of life experiences that have shaped their bodies such as childbirth, breast cancer, arthritis and limited mobility.
Tactile sensitivities such as getting bothered by tags and feeling constricted in clothing were also discussed based on personal experiences with and knowledge of attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Tourette Syndrome. As a participant-observer in the adaptation group and as a person with a disability, I shared my own experiences getting dressed with the need to accommodate and easily access an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor that I use to manage Type 1 diabetes.
Design Jam participant, IoClothes Managing Director Ben Cooper
The breakout groups and share-outs were followed by a presentation by Lucy Jones, a fashion designer with a specific focus on "designing with" not for people with disability, referring to a recent article in The New York Times by Liz Jackson. Jones, a graduate of Parsons that worked with EILEEN FISHER, introduced her careful study of fashion design for "the seated body," which requires new ways of measuring the body for garments based on understanding the lives of people that are sitting for prolonged hours in a day. The project, which is based on her collaboration with a woman who has multiple sclerosis, has been featured in the Museum of Art and Design (MAD).
"Can we design a world that is for everyone and what does it look like?" said Jones.
Designer Lucy Jones gives a presentation on solution-based design
In the afternoon session, the focus turned to developing and prototyping possible designs that addressed the concerns raised in the morning. In the adaptation group, the discussion about the lived experiences and challenges faced by participants led to a discussion about the possibility of thinking about "multiplicity" as a design principle in order to design garments that incorporate thoughtful approaches to a wide range of needs such as ease of use, style, and comfort.
Furthermore, "visibility" and "invisibility" were identified as additional design principles to guide the kinds of features that might allow clothing to adapt to different life stages, experiences and contexts: If the feature adds to the style of the garment, it should be visible, agreed the group.
Finally, the teams performed their concepts using bodystorming, a technique for physically performing design concepts. The identity group imagined color-changing fabrics for an "Identi-T" shirt. The environment group sought to alert people to pollutants in the air through sensors embedded in curtains. The adaptation group envisioned clothing that could more easily evolve through life changes and contexts with subtle modifications.
In considering the many possible futures of smart textiles and reflecting on my experience of the design jam, we might be reminded of the words of the Zapatistas in Mexico as quoted by Arturo Escobar in his new book Designs for the Pluriverse, we must continually strive to design "a world where many worlds fit."
Laura Forlano is a writer, social scientist and design researcher. She is an Associate Professor of Design at the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology where she is Director of the Critical Futures Lab.
All images and audio from TEK-TILES team member Chloe Falkenheim


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So it looks like today Apple has dropped IOS 7.0.4. It looks like all is clear to update via the MuscleNerd scanner. He has stated on his Twitter that
"Those at 7.x waiting for JB, maybe treat 7.0.4 as exercise in restraint. Won't affect JB if you slip up, but test your ability to avoid it!"
So with that being said I would hold off on updating. It looks like all the update is meant to fix is the lockscreen bug. And from past IOS updates we all know it won't get fixed. So if you are anything like me I would hold off on updating. MuscleNerd has said that the jailbreak will work on IOS 7.0.3 witch most of the people that have lost jailbreaks are already on. So you can just update later if we see the jailbreak works for IOS 7.0.4.
MuscleNerd also goes on to remind us that there is no going back on most devices.
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This is a blog about DOOM (the 1993 videogame) and one of the oldest and most active fanbases in the world of gaming.
Videogames, fan-made works, the community in general, id software and even music. If you're into retro gaming and you love DOOM too, be sure to check this little place out!
Sculpted with ZBrush for a friend
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Commence?! IT HAS ALREADY BEGUN!
More Doom fan art, this time of the 2016 Cyberdemon. I call him Jellybean.
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You know, now that 90′s shooters are making such a big resurgence lately it feels weird calling them "90′s FPS." I almost think we should come up with a name for the… sub-genre I guess you would call it? You know how fans of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta style games call them "character action games?"
I guess we could go back to using "DOOM clone" but that always sounded kind of dismissive to me.
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To Quote Shakespeare: What's in a name?
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What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Trigeminal Neuralgia Explained by Las Vegas, Summerlin, and Henderson Nevada's Top Pain Doctors
Trigeminal neuralgia is the medical definition of pain associated with the trigeminal nerve or its branches. This important nervous tissue mainly serves the facial area. The exact cause of trigeminal neuralgia is not clear, but it may be associated with damage or injury to the trigeminal nerves, or its roots in the brain.
The pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia often includes migraines, excruciatingly painful headaches felt usually behind or above one eye. Over time, the pain may spread to other areas of the face, especially if left untreated. The vast majority of migraines occur on only one side of the head. Those associated with trigeminal neuralgia are often episodic, which means they occur with distressing regularity, sometimes as often as once a day at roughly the same time. It is estimated that over 16% of adults in the U.S. suffer from migraines. This type of headache tends to be more prevalent in women of 18 to 44 years than in men. The pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia may also be accompanied by sensitivity to light and/or sound, nausea, or vomiting. Based on patient reports, some scientists regard trigeminal neuralgia as the worst pain known to humanity.
Causes of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Damage to the trigeminal nerves, or to the trigeminal nucleus located deep in the brain, may be the root of this syndrome. Trigeminal neuralgia can also be caused by facial injury. Migraines are also associated with inflammation to the trigeminal nerve or its branches. Some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, or scleroderma cause this. It is also a result of herpes zoster (shingles), which is a viral infection that attacks nervous tissue and results in chronic pain.
There is also a theory that trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder that causes the protective layers around the nerves to deteriorate over time. This may explain those cases in which there is no other apparent reason for the condition.
Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia
As the cause of trigeminal neuralgia is often inflammation, medications that prevent this are often used in migraine treatments. Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, e.g. naproxen or aspirin) are a common first-line treatment, but they are most effective in people with episodic migraines who suffer from headaches on ten days of every month or less. NSAIDs increase the risk of organ failure if they are taken constantly over a prolonged period. As it is common medical advice to increase a dose of medication in response to the onset of migraine, this risk with NSAIDs is magnified in migraine sufferers. Acetaminophen in high doses is also effective in treating mild migraines.
Opioids are drugs that activate their receptors in the spinal cord to inhibit pain signals. Common examples of opioids include morphine, codeine, and fentanyl. These are often prescribed to patients with severe trigeminal neuralgia. Opioids are an effective treatment, but are associated with the risks of addiction and drug tolerance. Patients taking opioids for migraine may find their symptoms are much worse if they suddenly stop using them.
Carbamezapine is an anticonvulsant often prescribed for episodic migraine. They are effective, but can have severe side effects. These include skin irritation, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and allergic reactions. These reactions damage the skin and organs, and are more prevalent in those of Asian origin.
The trigeminal nerve branches merge into a single cluster of nerves located in an area behind the eyes. This cluster, called the trigeminal, Gasserian, or semilunar ganglion, can be a target of minimally invasive surgical treatments. These alleviate severe pain in cases that do not respond to less aggressive treatments. One of these is radiofrequency ablation (RFA). This procedure is done by way of thin probes inserted through the nasal cavity or mouth to reach the ganglion. The area is treated with a local anesthetic at the start of the operation. The ganglion is located with imaging techniques such as fluoroscopy or MRI, and the probe is inserted. Once at the ganglion, it emits electro-thermal impulses that selectively destroys the nervous tissue responsible for pain signaling.
RFA achieves immediate and long-lasting pain relief in up to 97% of migraine patients. There are risks associated with the procedure, however. These are most often infection and discomfort at the probe insertion site, and the possibility of reduced motor control or sensation in the facial area. Some patients report extreme pain caused by insertion of the probe, even after local anesthesia.
Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition affecting the trigeminal nerves that supply sensation to the face. It results in migraines, which are extremely painful headaches, radiating from above or around the eye. These migraines are recurrent or episodic. Migraines are often reported as the worst pain that can be experienced.
Treatments for trigeminal neuralgia include drugs such as opioids and NSAIDs. These can cause problems, such as adverse reactions that include organ damage and drug tolerance. If migraines are resistant to these, slightly invasive procedures may achieve more effective and long-term pain relief. An example of this is radiofrequency ablation, in which electro-thermal probes destroy regions of the trigeminal ganglion responsible for transmitting pain signals. This technique can treat migraine in approximately 97% of patients.
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- Lainez MJ, Garcia-Casado A, Gascon F. Optimal management of severe nausea and vomiting in migraine: improving patient outcomes. Patient related outcome measures. 2013;4:61-73.
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- Edlich RF, Winters KL, Britt L, Long WB, 3rd. Trigeminal neuralgia. Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants. 2006;16(2):185-192.
- Weng Z, Zhou X, Liu X, Wei J, Xu Q, Yao S. Perioperative pain in patients with trigeminal neuralgia undergoing radiofrequency thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Jul 2013;24(4):1298-1302.
- Cheng JS, Lim DA, Chang EF, Barbaro NM. A review of percutaneous treatments for trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgery. Sep 23 2013.


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The Nexus one was rooted before it even got released. Paul at modaco forums showed us how to perform this hack. I'll try to simplify the method here.
1. First unlock your bootloader if you have a T-mobile Nexus One (this voids the warranty) or get an unlocked version from Google for like $550:
a. download fastboot
b. open terminal or command line and type
– Windows
fastboot-windows oem unlock
– Mac
./fastboot-mac oem unlock
– Linux
./fastboot-linux oem unlock
2. Rewrite the Bootloader to obtain root privileges:
a. Download either SuperBoot or InsecureBoot and extract. (The difference is that with the insecure boot you won't make any changes to the system and you would have to launch su manually)
b. Put the device in bootloader mode:
– Turn off the phone and restart holding the trackball.
c. Flash the bootloader:
– Windows = double click the windows bat file
– Mac = open terminal and cd to the directory containing the file. type
chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh
– Linux = open terminal and cd to the directory containing the file. type
chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh
Now you should have root!
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Okay, I know I'm probably gonna get laugh at for saying this, but I don't care: The OSU vs. Wisconsin game was the coldest football game I've ever been to! I have to be fair though, the weather was terrific. Blue sky, tiny bit of cloud, mild wind, last but not least… 50-55 degrees… orz (that's almost winter for Texans)
I've been to plenty of games back in Texas, both college football and NFL, and I'm accustomed to be in a 90-100 degrees environment (100+ if you're in the sun) plus the heat from the 100,000 fans surrounding you. I've also been to the Rose Bowl twice in January and even then it didn't feel nearly as cold as today. I ended up going home early in the 3rd quarter after we opened the quarter with a kick-off return and expanded the lead to 24 points. Here's my excuses for having such pitiful endurance and lessons learned:
- Defense > Offense – our defense and special teams scored 3 TDs but that only came once every 30 minutes or so. I'm sort of the offense kind of guy. I like seeing big plays. GO LONG!!!
- Not much of a challenge – their QB looked pretty good, but still, I get bored easily, especially when the margin goes beyond two possessions
- Bring a bigger jacket!!! I felt really smart wearing a t-shirt and a light BR jacket (just for looks) and found out that our section has our backs to the sun. Never have I missed the sunshine so badly. LOL
I said the same thing on fb when I got home last night and almost immediately I got a couple responses saying "just you wait til the Iowa game in November". Time to bring out my Columbia heavy-duty skiing coat. I'll be ready!!!


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This fruit tart is called "Aprikosenwähe" and is a traditional Swiss dish. It's made with pie dough and both milk and heavy cream. It is delicious! However we've temporarily put my son on a gluten-free and dairy-free diet, in order to help an issue he's been having. So this week I've been really stretching my creativity in order to re-create or re-imagine a lot of things!
Yesterday I picked up some apricots, and I noticed that my local store had gluten-free and lactose-free pie dough! Well…hmm…I guess I will try a new idea! I replaced the regular milk and cream with almond milk, and added a touch more cornstarch to thicken it. There is still one egg, so this is not vegan. You could play around maybe with some "chia egg" if you wanted to thicken it without egg.
I hope you like it!
Swiss Apricot Tart
Adapted from Betty Bossi
1 Gluten-free or regular pie crust, store bought or homemade
800g Apricots, stones removed
200ml Almond Milk
1 1/2 tablespoons Cornstarch
1 Egg
4 Tablespoons Raw Cane Sugar (Zuckerrohr)
3 Tablespoons ground Hazelnuts (or Almonds)
Preheat your oven to 220C (425F)
Roll out your pie crust between two sheets of baking paper (Backpapier/parchment paper/greaseproof paper), until 3mm thick (1/8 inch). Peel the top paper off, and place the dough with baking paper underneath inside of a pie plate (see photo above). Put back into refrigerator while you prepare the apricots and filling.
Remove the stones your apricots and slice into quarters. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine the milk, cornstarch, egg, and sugar and whisk well.
Remove your pie crust from the refrigerator, and spread the bottom with the ground nuts. Place your apricots in a circle inside the pie crust, skin side down/flesh side up. Then pour over your mixture. Place the tart in the oven and bake on the lowest rack for 45 mins. (You may need to cover loosely with a piece of foil if your crust starts to brown too quickly!)
When your tart is finished cooking, let it cool to lukewarm or room temperature before cutting and serving. You can serve it as-is, or with dairy-free whip or whipped coconut milk or with ice cream.


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Summer's here! It's getting so hot already. Yeaaaay! So excited because summer means going home to the barrio, having fun under the sun, swimming in the beach and never ending fun with my kid sister Mao-mao. I love everything in the barrio because everything's fresh – air, veggies, fish, fruits etc. The only thing I don't like is the hard water aka well water. The taste is very different and they can get really dirty, esp. if it's from shallow deep well. Like eveybody in the barrio, we use well water which typically contains more minerals and may require boiling to soften. It's very inconvenient because we use coal/charcoal when boiling/cooking haha.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Sacramento State baseball team will close its fall practice season with its annual intrasquad Hornet World Series starting Friday. The best-of-seven series of six-inning games will cap fall ball as the Hornets begin preparation for the 2014 season.
"Our fall has gone well," Sacramento State head coach Reggie Christiansen said. "The next two weeks will be fun to watch as our guys get after each other a bit in our Hornet World Series."
A highlight of the World Series will come at 12 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 31, in a Halloween celebration. Each student that comes dressed in costume and brings a canned food item will receive a Sacramento State Baseball game hat. There will also be a costume contest with the winner receiving a Hornet Baseball sweatshirt.
All of the games will begin at either noon or 1 p.m. with free admission for all fans. See the full schedule below:
Hornet World Series
Game #1 - Fri. Oct. 25 - 12 pm
Game #2 - Sat. Oct. 26 – 1 pm
Game #3 - Sun. Oct. 27 – 1 pm
Game #4 - Tue. Oct. 29 – 12 pm
Game #5 - Thu. Oct. 31 – 12 pm (Halloween Game)
Game #6 - Fri. Nov. 1 – 12 pm
Game #7 - Sat. Nov. 2 – 1 pm


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I think we can give our boss a sense of confidence in our abilities in how we handle the mail. Here are a few tips:
- Date stamp the correspondence. Sometimes the date a letter is received can be very important to your boss, especially if it is time sensitive information.
- Open the envelope carefully. Sometimes using the letter opener may not only open the envelope, but may tear the letter as well.
- Check the envelope for any enclosures.
- Quickly read over the correspondence and look for dates and deadlines. Highlight anything your boss will need to be aware of. Put the dates in your boss's calendar or tasks.
- Get any files your boss will need to go with the correspondence.
- I put a yellow sticky on the letter with any questions I might have, i.e. Does this need to be copied to a client? Do you want me to book a boardroom for this? Anything that you think might require your assistance. This lets your boss know you have read the letter and are willing to assist. If your boss has the time, you can also sit down and go over the mail with him or her and ask any questions and get instructions at that time.
- Sort the mail in order of priority. I have a folder for high priority mail and one for "junk" mail and publications and newspapers. (I open the junk mail and open any plastic wrappings on magazines to make it easier for my boss to review). If something is urgent I bring it directly to my boss's attention.
- If you get a letter and you know what needs to be done, draft a response letter for your boss or complete the required paperwork. Some letters I receive I know what is required so I go ahead and do it and bring it to my boss for signature. It is appreciated when they have one less thing they need to worry about. If you have never tried this, do a draft letter first. Your boss will either think it is great the way it is or they will change it, but you have still shown initiative and a willingness to assist.


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Deeta's Lament
The storm had passed, washing over Beldatz with sudden fury, washing the streets off the blood that had stained it during the Maehvindra elves' ill-fated hunt for the half-elf girl, Niriko.
It had failed to wash the leaden weight off a young elf-witch's heart.
Deeta was shivering. She was standing over the northern cliffs, staring at the waves clashing against the rock and further in, against the juts of wrought stone and natural reefs of the Maze of Entry. She had walked all night, slinking away from her brother and the others in their company, climbing the Stag Steps that carried her past a monastery where she heard a soft bell humming.
And now she stared at the sea, the mythic origin of her people. It was said that all elves look longingly upon the sea, but as the sun hinted of its presence over the horizon, Deeta did not feel it. She felt nothing but a horrible void in her chest, and she felt the anguished pull of the cliff's edge.
She felt like giving in and surrender to that pull.
"No suicides over my cliffs." A soft, husky voice startled the elf witch. She had heard no one approach, but she was not alone any more. She turned around and saw nothing, then she felt the spray of water sprinkle over the skin at her back. No wave would reach this high, unless…
"Sea witch…" Deeta said, her voice a monotone. Indeed, between herself and the sea stood another elf woman, but not a Maehvindra, for the newcomer's skin was tanned, the color of wood and clay, her impossibly long hair thick, wavy and green, her deep eyes the color of the deep sea. "Viryuni."
"You are the one who called upon the power of the storm." The sea witch took a step, the flimsy rags that half-covered her floating upon the morning breeze, held in place by the fishing net the woman wore as if it was an overskirt."That lightning was not yours to take; you are in my grove."
"I… I'm sorry." Deeta let her head sink. All antagonism had fled her when she looked into the eyes of the man she had once loved, and found only hatred and disdain.
"Eh?" The Viryuni woman blinked, her accusing tone changed into confusion. "I expected some sort of rebuke from a proud wood witch."
"I have no pride left." Deeta sighed. What remained of her golden hair clung against her skin, cold, wet and shapeless, hiding her face from the coming sunrise.
"My, my… and here I was expecting a good shouting match." The other elf strode and stood before Deeta. She was slightly taller, fuller in body and in spirit. "I'm Bah'riinivashnati."
"Deeta." The younger elf answered.
"That's an awfully short name for a witch who can already command lightning." Bah'riini blinked.
"The rest of my name was taken from me." Deeta answered. "I am even forbidden to use my clan name."
"Dear Dragon, you Maehvindra really don't take well to unplanned births, do you?"
Deeta snapped her head upwards, frozen with both shame and fright. The budding sunlight was painting the other elf's skin a rich bronze color, and Deeta was not sure if what those deep eyes reflected at her was wisdom or pity.
"You… you know…?"
"I've been a friend to Gaizco Zarranz for a couple of decades." Bah'riini said, serious. "I've watched from afar as his half-elf child grew into a very fine young lady."
"Are you here to mock me, then?" Deeta scowled. "Or are you the instrument of revenge? You should have come later, I was about to do your work for you."
"Aye… I saw." Bah'riini nodded slowly. "But killing yourself will not do anyone any good. You, specially. You will go into the Ollin a broken soul, the Wheel would cast you back in a lesser form."
"Why do you care?" Deeta found some strength and defiance in the heaps of self-loathing she had gathered over the years. "You said you are Gaizco's friend; you'd like to see me suffer for what… I… I was going to do."
"I seek to understand." Bah'riini sighed. "That is the core of a witch's power, to understand, to become, to be one with the Ollin, the movement of the world and heavens. I want to understand what would make a mother want to kill her own child."
Deeta gritted her teeth and fell to her knees. She had thought she had cried her heart raw and no more tears would come, but she was wrong.
"I had no choice." She said between sobs. "They left me no choice!"
"Who?" The sea witch knelt in front of Deeta. "Your family?"
"My family, my elders, my whole clan!" Deeta said.
"A witch is her own self." Bah'riini said. "Why did you not defy them? Many a witch from both our tribes has broken with tradition and traveled abroad. Eventually, all return to enrich our people's understanding of the world."
"A full-ranked witch, perhaps." Deeta croaked, looking up from under her brow with a great deal of envy. "I was stripped of my rank even after I entered the first Circle."
"Only the first?" Bah'riini blinked in surprise. "Just how old are you?"
"I'm thirty-nine." Deeta answered, her voice barely audible.
"Dear gods…!" The Viryuni woman gasped. "You're barely into womanhood… But Niriko is fifteen now, that means…"
"I was a child in our people's eyes when I met Gaizco." Deeta completed the thought, her lips pursed. "My brother was escorting me into my rite of passage when we joined the band of humans Gaizco led to kill Lazuti the Demon Bandit. We thought that defeating a demon would be the perfect chance to prove my power as a witch, and for him to gain glory."
"Did Gaizco know?" Deeta asked softly, a hand reaching slowly towards Deeta. "He's an honorable man, he would not have wooed you if he…"
"I wooed him." Deeta chuckled, a dry, ugly sound. "I told him my age. Of course I didn't tell him what it meant for elves. I knew he would not have taken me had he known… and I had to have him… the first time I saw him… I felt the fire in his heart, it was so intoxicating being with him! He was dire in his joy and in his sorrow! Intense in every word an gesture! I could not feel a height to his love and… and now… now… there is no depth to his hatred…"
"You know him well." Bah'riini sighed. "You know he will never forgive you now."
"I know." Deeta sobbed and recoiled as she felt the warm touch of the Viryuni's hand. "I can't forgive myself, I wouldn't expect him to."
"Ah, but forgive yourself for what?" Bah'riini kept her hand hovering by the younger elf's shoulder.
"For betraying him." Deeta shook her head. She didn't understand why she was pouring her heart out towards the other witch.
"Wrong answer." The Viryuni sighed sadly. "Tell me… you feel no shame for wanting your daughter dead?"
"She was dead to me a long time ago." Deeta hugged herself. "I purged her from my heart so she would stop hurting me…"
Bah'riini said nothing. She drew her hand back, and Deeta felt a mixture of relief and fear rising. She looked up at the sea witch and saw her, sitting cross-legged, her palms facing the sky as they rested on her knees, eyes closed and waves of hair flying wildly, tossed by a non-existent wind.
Deeta panicked, she could feel the power being summoned around her, but she was paralyzed.
"What are you doing…?" Deeta's voice was small and broken.
"Becoming." Bah'riini answered, her voice the thunder of the waves.
"No… no! Get out of my heart!" Deeta tried to raise a defense. She could now feel the fingers of Bah'riini's power inching around her soul. The power of a witch lay in her ability to become, to tune her soul and body to her surroundings, merging in order to understand, to connect… to control…
Deeta was helpless. She had not yet recovered from the battle with that horrible human swordswoman, all the protection she could muster was a pathetic whimper before her spirit left her body led by the ritual of the far more experienced witch. Deeta could feel the soul of the other woman flying with her. They were speeding into the Dreamlands, flying past the dreams of the land and plunging into the dreams of time itself. The Maehvindra realized the sea witch's intent… they were going to the past, to explore her shameful memories.
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"Sister… you don't feel well." Dalit's voice was full with concern. Even behind his fearsome mask he was so easy to read for Deeta. Easy to fool as well.
"I'm just tired." She said, holding a hand to her belly. She had been sick the whole day, and she was dreading the possible cause for it. She needed to stop and perform a divination to be sure, but she couldn't do it around her brother. "And confused."
"Confused?" Dalit stopped for her sake. They had been running through the marshlands since morning. "We carry the tusks of Zaluti, felled by your magic and my knives, glory and honor await us back home, what is there to be…? Ah. The human."
Deeta blushed. She was easy to read for Dalit as well, although not as much as he believed.
"Forget him." Dalit said, shrugging. "He's a good man, as humans go, and I will remember him as a brother, but you know that it is most likely that if we ever met again, he will be an old man."
"We… should have said good bye." She said softly. She had longed for another night between his arms, but the stirring in her body had replaced that longing with fear.
"Maybe… but it's better this way." Dalit said. "You left him your necklace, I left him my skinning knife. He will remember us, and we will remember him as we tell of how he helped us defeat the demon."
"Help?" Deeta shook her head. "He and his men bore the brunt of the assault… if at all, it was we who helped him."
"Mine was the killing blow, yours the magic that denied its infernal defenses." Dalit shrugged. "In any case, the humans will sing a different song."
"Perhaps." Deeta said, then frowned. "Brother, I cannot go with you yet."
"Eh?" Dalit removed his mask, his stern but beautiful features looking at her with puzzlement. "Why is that? Surely you do not plan to return with the humans."
"Of course not." Deeta shook her head again. "But I must commune with the mountains. I am not sure we rid the land of the demon's power."
"Then I will go with you." Dalit nodded, unflinching.
"No! I mean… it's not necessary. I just want to make sure… I will hurry home if I find out otherwise so it is our people who take the glory of cleansing the mountains, and thus claim them as our own."
"Hm… good idea." Dalit nodded, the talk of glory and conquest drowning any suspicion he might have had. "You are a woman now, sister; the clan has yet to formalize your rite, but in my eyes you are an adult fit to make your own choices."
"Thank you, brother." Deeta smiled, hiding the feeling of revulsion she felt for lying to her beloved sibling, and hiding the fear that she had become a woman in more ways than one.
"Stop this." Deeta whimpered, struggling to block the probing spirit of the sea witch. "I don't want to see this!"
"You don't understand yourself." Bah'riini's voice replied. "Let us understand together."
She had lost herself in the woodlands, having spirits hide her presence and her tracks. She had to be gone from her people, she had to do this alone.
It had been terrifying, painful, and yet it was wonderful as Deeta clipped the cord. Her guardian, the tree spirit Vasjitandi, had assisted her, just as Deeta herself had assisted older witches in delivering children into the world.
The baby cried loudly, filling Deeta with an overwhelming sense of happiness. All the fear she had felt before faded into nothing, and nothing now existed beside her and her child. She feared not what her people would think, not what Gaizco would say when she presented their daughter to him.
She waited for the baby to grow stronger and healthier before she started her journey. Deeta did not know where to go yet, lost as she was caring for the child.
Until the day she opened her eyes, and violet orbs stared back at Deeta's amber ones. Violet eyes, a witch's eyes. Deeta's heart clenched tight with fear. An elven child with violet eyes was a very rare thing, once in a generation even… for the spirits to touch thus a half-human, half-elven spawn… the implications scared Deeta witless.
And just as she contemplated them, Vasjitandi warned her of intruders into the little grove she had cultivated for the sole purpose of giving birth. Deeta was too distracted to react and flee. She heard soft steps and the only thing her confused mind was able to come up with was to hide the baby under a tree's roots.
She stood just in time to greet a hunting party. No… not hunters. Scouts.
"Deeta!" Her brother shot from the ranks of elven scouts to trap her in a fierce hug. "At last! What happened! We've been searching for months!"
"I… I…" Deeta tried to clear her head. "The mountains… I was…. in meditation…"
"Such dutiful devotion for one not yet crowned with the stag's horns." An older woman entered the clearing, and Deeta's heart froze again.
"Elder Varleetash offered to come with us." Dalit explained, bowing his head at the elder witch that was now looking at them with probing eyes. Hers were violet eyes as well, the last known elf to bear the spirits' mark.
"Your guardian has grown strong." The elder witch nodded with approval towards the tree spirit that remained hidden in the Dreamlands. "And I sense a power about you that is rarely earned amongst witches."
"I… am honored." Deeta gulped. There was no way she could hide her motherhood from Elder Varleetash.
"Yet the coven misses you." The witch smiled slightly. "You must return for your achievements to be recognized."
"I… will, but…" Deeta's mind raced. She could not abandon her baby in the woods like this, yet she didn't know if she should…
A wail broke the tense silence, and Deeta's heart sank.
As she had feared, the Nine Hells seemed to break loose upon the woods when the elder witch fished the baby from her hiding place. There was outrage, there was accusation. Dalit was speechless, his face white as facts and memories came together in his mind.
The elder ordered Deeta to kill the child right there and then. She even surrendered her own ritual knife for the deed. Deeta was scared and confused. Her maternal instincts rebelled against the orders, but tradition and fear clamped down on them. How could she, a mere woman-child, defy an elder?
Deeta held the knife over the baby's chest, her hands trembling. All the elves surrounding her stared, accusingly. She stole a glance towards her brother, but his face was hidden by his mask, his eyes, for the first time since she was born, unreadable.
"You couldn't do it." Bah'riini whispered.
"How could I?" Deeta cried. "She was my daughter! She was so beautiful… she was my flesh and Gaizco's blood! I held the knife… I was going to do it but… she reached up, her little hands… they played with the blade and she… smiled at me…"
"How did you save her?"
"I remembered the legend about the mother's life force going into the child… I quoted it… claiming the sacrifice had to happen during an equinox, at a sacred site, or the power I had invested in her would be lost rather than returned to me… The elder bought it, and she exiled me until I returned without the child."
"You had little time to find Gaizco." Bah'riini said.
"He wasn't hard to find." Deeta chuckled softly. "Gaizco the Skullbane… He claimed Zaluti's head as a trophy just as I had taken the tusks. I followed the tavern brawls until I found him in a small town by the same mountains where we met. I… wanted to see him again, but the baby… My people had spurned me for birthing a half-spawn… I couldn't bear the thought of him scorning me and tossing me and our child on the street."
"How could you think that of him?" The Viryuni sighed. "Of all the humans I have met, no better father would I be able to name than him."
"I was too scared… I was alone, and the baby only grew heavier with each step. I started to hate her for what she'd done to me…"
"You did not name her."
"I did not want to… to name her would mean to tie her existence into my heart."
"I followed him home." Deeta continued, the Dreamlands conjuring the images from her memory. "He was drunk, so he didn't notice me. I placed the baby on his threshold and knocked the door, then hid around a corner, skulking in the shadows. He is a wise man… when he noticed the baby's features he started calling my name… hearing my name on his lips again hurt so much…"
"Why did you not go to him?" Bah'riini asked. "He would have taken you in… you were already exiled, you could have built a life together."
"And what? Be the elven outcast in a human town, mother to a half-human monster? Even if I wasn't torn and frozen, the choice was taken from me. Dalit had followed me, and he jumped from the roofs screaming bloody murder at Gaizco."
"It was horrible…" Deeta tried to avert her eyes from the scene replaying in front of her spirit."I did nothing as I watched the men I loved the most try to kill each other… Dalit was faster, but Gaizco was the better warrior. Even while holding the baby in his arm he broke Dalit's mask with a swing from his sword, cutting deep into his face… Dalit's last swing before he fell shattered Gaizco's knee. I pulled my brother back when Gaizco staggered away to get help."
"And you convinced your brother to leave them alone?"
"I made him sleep for the days it took me to drag him into the woods." Deeta shook her head. "By that time, Gaizco had fled town and lost himself in the human roads. Dalit agreed to hide the fact the baby was still alive… the terms of my exile stated I had to return without her, and that I did."
"Why are you here then?" Bah'riini let the ritual end gently, their spirits returning to their bodies just as the sun broke from the horizon and launched into the sky. "If your clan believed Niriko to be dead, why now, after all this time?"
"My life was hell." Deeta sobbed, the memories clinging to her eyes with all the pain the carried. "I was pariah, near untouchable. My rank was restored officially, but in the eyes of my people I was scum for letting a human touch me, for bearing his seed. All the promise I had shown during my training was wasted… I would never rise in rank from the first Circle."
"And you blamed…"
"My child? Yes." Deeta clenched her teeth. "Who else was to blame? I still loved Gaizco, even as I loathed him for not being there for me when I needed him… Even if I knew it had been me who left him."
"You did not answer." The Viryuni witch insisted, sternly. Deeta knew this was important for her.
"A human sorcerer contacted my elders." Deeta sighed. "I have no idea how he found out Niriko was my child, or how to get in touch with my clan. He revealed my shame, and in return for his help in finally getting rid of her, he asked for a handful of seeds from one of our sentry trees."
"It was cruel of your elders, to make you come once more and do their dirty work." Bah'riini frowned.
"I volunteered." Deeta turned away, feeling the Viryuni's shocked and outraged eyes on her. "You don't understand… over the years… everybody treated me like garbage. I would discover dung among my ritual components, my place in ritual circles would be unexpectedly occupied… I was constantly ignored… every little slight was a reminder of who was at fault, even if everyone thought she was dead. When the elders found out she was still alive, I knew things would only get worse in ways I could not even imagine… so I stepped forward…"
"You…" The Viryuni shook her head and stood.
"When I saw her come of her own free will.." Deeta was now hugging herself. "She was… so beautiful… she had grown so much… I could see the strength of her father in her eyes… from me she had only received her appearance… and each step she took towards me brought back the memories of my humiliation, days that compounded into weeks, months… years… and I hated her… I hated her because I knew she was so much stronger than I could ever be… because of what I had endured for her sake…"
"You immature, self-absorbed brat…." Bah'riini scowled. "You don't think she suffered too? I saw her hide from the cruelty of children mocking her ears, calling her horrible names. I saw her as she weathered the humiliating practical jokes with a smile, hiding her tears behind a sunny attitude… she forced herself to pay no heed to the looks of fear she attracted with every step on the streets. Tell me, Maehvindra, how is her pain less than yours, you who even in shame lived amongst peers, while she had none?"
Deeta was stunned. In all these years the only thoughts she gave to her abandoned child were of resentment. She had never stopped to think how life was treating her.
The haunted eyes on the girl after Deeta had tried to excuse herself to Gaizco, voicing the bile that had grown inside her heart and made her wish she had never given birth, they stared at Deeta from inside her memories, accusing.
"It's true… then…" Deeta covered her face. "What my people thinks… I am scum…"
"What will you do now?" The Viryuni witch asked softly.
"I can't go back home… if life was unbearable then…" The younger elf wiped her eyes. "I can't stay… I can't face Gaizco… or… or her…"
"You should say her name." Bah'riini knelt again, and this time Deeta didn't recoil when the dark-skinned hands rested on her shoulders.
"Niriko…" Deeta's voice broke. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"
"She may forgive you, in time." The Viryuni nodded. "But not today."
Deeta sobbed, contemplating for the first time the brutality she had committed against her own child, how all these years apart had been a huge mistake that she could not undo even if she wanted to. The two witches knelt together while the sun rose behind them.
"Come with us." Bah'riini said suddenly, making Deeta blink some tears away and look up in confusion. "The Whimsy Cloud sails today. You don't have to go back to a people that hate you; you've had enough hate in you already and you need to see the world outside the woods."
"But… I've never…"
"Sailed?" Bah'riini smiled. "You are a witch, you don't have to do the hard work… you will help me summon the winds and keep the ship happy. I will teach you what you need to learn, and the Coven of the Reefs will promote your rank if you prove yourself."
"Why… are you doing this for me?" Deeta blinked. "I thought you…"
"I don't think very highly of you, true." The Viryuni sighed. "But the cycle of loathing is one that is not worth keeping. And I'm doing this as much for you as for Gaizco and Niriko. They deserve an apology from a woman who truly understands what she did and is truly sorry for it, not from a mewling child who can't decide what she should hate the most."
Deeta hung her head, knowing full well the other witch was right. She didn't resist when the Viryuni lifted her softly and whispered a few words of encouragement, the kindest words Deeta had heard in a decade and a half.
They both jumped off the cliff, and soon, cut against the flaming sky of dawn, a great albatross glided, followed by a small sparrowhawk, leaving land behind, along the jagged and painful memories it held.


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The book is made with the purpose of documenting my work and making implicit my thinking as well as artistic process. It is version 0.2 of a book that might never be finished, as it –much like the process that it documents – will be subject to constant revision.
It also serves as a conceptualizing framework for what I refer to as Po[e]litics, and for the artistic research project 'Po[e]litics from the Anthropocene'. Po[e]litics can be thought of as a Portable Philosophy Format, a .ppf with variable compression.
Po[e]litics sometimes takes the form of annotated poetry (illustrated for example in 'Oedipus Reaches Maturity' (below)), but it is not solely a concept relating to the written word, but rather an aesthetic container for mixed media hyper-narratives, which can be read in any order as well as on various levels of depth. It is an attempt at constructing a language capable of addressing the complexities of contemporaneity: A trans-medial language appropriate of the anthropocene; A language for the networked human.
The book is available for download/reading here
I make it available like this because I believe strongly in the sharing of information, it is however a work intended to be experienced as a printed book (and it does in fact work much better in that format), so if you would like one drop me an email and I can send you one for the price of the printing cost.


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By far, the best predictor of how well children read for meaning is the amount of self-selected, recreational reading they have done.
If Western Australia is interested in a "back to the basics" approach, the first step is to make sure all students have access to interesting reading material, and the best way to do this is to support librarians and libraries.
Stephen Krashen
Professor Emeritus
University of Southern California
Original article: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/20508718/new-reading-rules-for-kids/
Impact of phonics: Garan, E. (2001). Beyond the smoke and mirrors: A critique of the National Reading Panel report on phonics. Phi Delta Kappan 82, no. 7 (March), 500-506.
Garan, E. (2002) Resisting Reading Mandates. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Krashen, S. 2009. Does intensive decoding instruction contribute to reading comprehension? Knowledge Quest 37 (4): 72-74.
Impact of recreational reading: Krashen, S. (2004) The Power of Reading, Heinemann and Libraries Unlimited. Krashen, S. (2011) Free Voluntary Reading. Libraries Unlimited.
Impact of libraries: Libraries and reading achievement: Krashen, S., Lee, SY., & McQuillan, J. 2012. Is the library important? Multivariate studies at the national and international level. Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 8(1)? 26-36. Lance, Keith Curry. 2004. "The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement." In School Library Media Annual, edited by Carol Kuhlthau, 188–97. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. Lance, K.& Helgren, J. 2010. "The Impact of School Libraries on Studenr Achievement: Exploring the School Library Impact Studies." www.lrs.org/impact.php


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After our Saturday adventures with Mr. Ma, I decided it was about time I tried a different method of communication. I needed to let him know that I was trying to blend in with the culture, and did not want to have another scream at the American session. So I decided to pull out my new best friend, my iPhone.
|Meet my new best friend, my iPhone.
Yes, I know it may seem odd that I referred to a cell phone as my new bestie, but one needs to understand how instrumental this phone has been for my survival in Shanghai. If I need to get dinner, the Smart Shanghai app will give me a screen I can show cab drivers so they can whisk me away to my restaurant of choice. If I am lost, I can use my Google Maps app to lead me home. If I need someone to interpret my bills, I whip out my Pleco app that scans the Chinese characters and the phone gives me a rough interpretation of what I am reading. (That is, if the text is clear enough to scan.) It also has Google Translate, an app that will remove all language barriers. So I thought.
As a result of the weekend mess, we were promised the dryer repairman would install the dryer on Tuesday. Mr. Ma arrived at 9:00 am as promised, and we greeted each other with ni haos. He pointed towards the dryer and started speaking to me in his native tongue. I pulled out my iPhone, fired up Google Translate, and went to town.
In order for this to work, I would have to train Ma on how to use the app. I said, "Hello" into the phone. "Ni hao" popped up on the screen. Perhaps this was going to work. I continued. "All you have to do is speak into the phone, and it will translate what you say to English." More characters popped up. Ma started laughing hysterically. I knew something was up. I pressed the microphone button, and let Ma take a turn. He barked into the phone.
"We'll be done after Jack is swimming in lasagna" appeared on the screen. I started laughing like a hyena. We tried it again. This is what we got:
|Okay, first Jack then Charles...this is REALLY working!
|We were both laughing so hard we were in tears after this.
Ma then resumed his crack up session and went to work on the dryer. After realizing he could not install the dryer because one of the feet and the manual was missing, we shared a few more laughs. Here's why:
|Oh I get this one! I can't get the dryer installed, so the delivery man will phone up when he is about to deliver the good dryer!


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Game enough to see what the stars have in store for you in the future? Fortune tellers await you in Singapore…
Living in Singapore, you can't really avoid how superstitions are a part of our culture. Despite how we've come so far with infrastructure, technology, and public transportation, Hungry Ghost Month is still a highly revered event. While it's an occasional amusement to read up what the stars have in store for us, we've also had some legit accurate fortune readings in our time. If ever you need some spiritual and astrological insight into your future, check out these folks we rounded up.
Kelly: Spiritual Messenger, Healer, Lightworker
Specialising in tarot and psychic readings, Kelly has collaborated with many brands at their events – a session she held with our senior writer, Nafeesa at a Crabtree and Evelyn event left her in tears (of the good sort!). Kelly describes herself as natural-born spirit channel and psychic medium, and she uses her gifts to facilitate healing, guidance and breakthrough to those who seek assistance along difficult crossroads in their lives' journeys. Set an appointment now to clear your head!
Kelly, appointment only.
Gypsee Jenny
On top of psychic readings, Jenny also deals with crystal healing, office and home energising, and also meditation. Jenny specialises in spiritual healing for those who needed help physically, emotionally, mentally and for any situational matters and uses Reiki (energy healing) and crystals to enhance the process.
Gypsee Jenny, appointment only.
Lynda Woolf
Based in Singapore, Lynda is a world famous psychic, and is great at coaching and mentoring, as well as seeing the future and advising you on how to use that to your advantage. She travels globally putting on workshops and counselling one on one with clients. And she does all of this with a sense of humour.
Lynda Woolf, 19 Shelford Road, Singapore 288408
Employees Only
Wait, what? Isn't Employees Only a bar – and an exceptionally popular one in New York? Yes but if you see the neon sign that says 'Psychic' lit up, and someone sitting at the window (Employees Only SG has a mentalist, a palm reader or a tarot reader on duty each night), know that it is all right for you to go up to get your fortune read. Honeycombers Editor Selina had an (almost) entirely accurate palm reading, and we hear the mentalist will tell you straight up what your first kiss was. Whether you're pleased with the outcome or all shook up, head to back of the bar for a tipple to calm your nerves.
Employees Only, 112 Amoy Street, Singapore 069932.
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Having learnt tarot from a gypsy woman in London eons ago, Mamatha, now based in Singapore, has been dabbling Tarot card readings for over 12 years at Tara Light Within, a shophouse in Arab Street. She has an international clientele and combines ancient wisdom with the mysterious art of tarot card reading to guide her clients through their challenges in life. While you're at it, you can even take up a course on Tarot reading at Tara Light Within!
Tara Light Within, #01-10, central grove, 3, Geylang East, Avenue 1, Singapore 389779
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Summer has drawn to a close.
Now is the time to embrace the changes brought on by fall – the cool nights, the euphoria of the football season, the beauty of colorful leaves, and the cute kids parading as fairies and goblins at the end of October. The march of the seasons through all the hectic busy holidays is underway. For those of you that can get out into the brisk autumn air, it might even offer a relief from the heat of the past summer. It really is amazing how Spring was here not long ago, its late arrival hampered by a long, cold, snowy winter.
As autumn makes an entrance, now is the season to make the most of every day. Maybe the scent of freshly baked fruit pie catches your attention, or the sound of the breeze rustling the dried leaves, or the way the morning light graces the autumn landscape. These seemingly insignificant things are here to notice, here to appreciate.
As much as a blogging break seemed likely, it was a bit more not of my choosing. I mentioned before, I never run out of material or ideas for posts, but sometimes health issues are what kicks my butt into having the needed rest. Health issues also makes one re-evaluate time spent, assessing value and importance.
Thank you to those that commented on Going Dark, and did so without expecting an immediate return visit. I have been very busy with doctor appointments this past month and have another appointment in a few days. This blogging break will unfortunately continue for one more month.
Being absent from blogging has been regrettable with the many medical tests, appointments, a variety of specialists, hospital visits, and a particularly nasty upper respiratory illness, all of which filled the month of September and waltzes its way into early October.
Some interesting traveling is coming up though. No photos have been taken in over a month, so I hope to have many on my travels. It has been tough not photographing, something greatly missed especially at this time of year with all the color and textural interest. I see beauty everywhere and am anxious to find it where I am to travel.
Happy and smiling, I will be back blogging when I return from my trip. Leaving and leaves… both themes in this post.
Anyway, I thought I owed readers an explanation and will be back posting photos at the end of October or early November. I plan on enjoying each season in its glory of gifts – even in far off places. Thank you again for your understanding and well wishes.
No comments on this post because I won't be able to read them or respond anyway, but I will catch up on those leaving comments on Going Dark. See those of you then…
I wish you all a wonderful Fall.


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Floating past a log in the the middle of the James River, I noticed this immature Green Heron. At first I thought it was funny the heron wasn't perched on the end of the log waiting for a small fish to swim by.
Green June Beetle
This week's photo challenge is Ooh, Shiny! The concept is to photograph something that distracts you.
Emerging Dragonfly
Dragonflies spend most of their lives, sometimes years, in the nymph stage. During that time they live in the water and feed on other insects and even small fish and tadpoles.
Waiting To Strike
Great Blue Herons seem to get all the attention. Probably because they are so large and conspicuous. Green Heron's are not nearly as easy to spot and I would guess most non-birders probably couldn't identify them on sight.
Heron Feather On Stone
Here's my submission for this week's photo challenge: Textures.
Butterfly On The Camera
During my Rivanna River float, earlier this summer, my Pentax went for an unexpected swim. Clearly not what any nature photographer wants to happen but things don't always go as planned. Thankfully I saw the camera fall into the river and pulled it out before it had time to sink too far below the surface. For the rest of the trip I was left shooting with my iPhone and had the camera out in the sun to dry. Continue reading "Butterfly On The Camera"
Watching Over The River
A Great Blue Heron was flying up the Rivanna River as friends and I were floating the down it. Continue reading "Watching Over The River"
Dragonflies On Twigs
Grackle On The Rail
Osprey In Flight
This is the same Osprey I photographed and featured on the blog a few months ago under the title "Osprey Hovering In Flight". It was much closer when I took this picture, revealing much more detail. Please click the image to see a larger version of it.


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Ignoring Poverty in the U.S.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Education
(An overview of the book from a draft of the Introduction)
In Chapter One, "Universal Public Education—'Two Possible—and Contradictory—Missions,'" I examine how many different stakeholders in public education view the purposes of education. Further, I consider here that we often fail to identify exactly what purposes we are addressing in the political and popular discourse about schools. The inherent contradictions in many of the purposes of schooling are exposed by identifying the contrast between "indoctrination" and "teaching," especially in the context of social inequities and the systemic stratification of children in formal schooling. The importance of critical pedagogy for the pursuit of human agency and empowerment is presented before moving to the next chapter.
Chapter Two, "The Politicians Who Cried 'Crisis'—Education Accountability as Prestidigitation," details the era of accountability that runs from 1983 with the publication of A Nation at Risk under President Ronald Reagan through the passing of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001 and up to the consideration of reauthorizing NCLB under the Obama administration. Here, I detail the inherent flaws in high accountability reform measures based on high-stakes testing; labeling students, teachers, and schools; and corporate views of running and reforming public education. The political commitment to crisis discourse and Utopian goals represents the political manipulation of education as a avenue to insuring political success.
Politicians, however, are not alone in misrepresenting education. Chapter Three, "Legend of the Fall: Snapshots of What's Wrong in the Education Debate," examines the role of the media in promoting distorted political messages and speaking to social norms instead of exposing the complexity of education and education reform. The 2010 release of the documentary Waiting for Superman provides the basis for the discussion of the failures of media in education reform as well as confronting the failures of corporate and consumer America. The role of poverty in the media messages reveals the mixed messages of that media and the failure of the general public to look critically at media messages.
School choice, specifically in the form of vouchers, gained political momentum under President Reagan along with the genesis of the current accountability era. But for the past thirty years, school choice has floundered in many forms, never quite finding the widespread support that political and ideological supporters envisioned. Chapter Four, "The Great Charter Compromise: Masking Corporate Commitments in Educational Reform," presents the rise of charter schools as the newest version of school choice, buoyed by the endorsement of President Obama (along with Michele Obama). The political Right and Left appear poised to join forces behind the so-called "miracle" charter schools that target children living in poverty—specifically the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) and Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP). Here, however, I expose the flaws in supporting charter schools (the research finds no difference for charters compared to traditional public schools) as well as detailing the ideological agendas of those seeking corporate schools to replace U.S. public education.
Along with President Obama endorsing charter schools, a unique attack on teacher quality (along with teachers unions) characterizes the U.S. Department of Education led by Secretary Duncan. Chapter Five, "The Teaching Profession as a Service Industry," challenges the claims that teachers are the most important element of student achievement since all evidence points overwhelmingly to out-of-school factors dwarfing both teacher and school quality. Despite the political and popular messages to the contrary, social inequity drives down student achievement, and while schools do not cause poverty (and cannot eradicate that poverty either), public education is guilty of perpetuating social stratification through teacher quality and teacher assignment—details omitted in the attacks on teacher quality coming from the White House.
Chapter Six, "'If Education Cannot Do Everything. . .'—Education as Praxis," builds an argument for what education can do—if the U.S. makes a renewed commitment to social justice. School reform, then, must occur within larger social reform. But there are many reforms public schools need and can achieve. Here, I present universal public education as Adrienne Rich (2001) explains—"the development of a literate, articulate, and well-informed citizenry so that the democratic process can continue to evolve and the promise of radical equality can be brought closer to realization" (p. 162).
The culture myth in the U.S. that honors the rugged individual fuels a distorted view of people who live in poverty—poverty is the result of laziness, a flaw inherent in the people who are poor. This deficit view of people living in poverty is perpetuated in the deficit views of poverty and learning dominant in our schools. Chapter Seven, "Confronting Poverty Again for the First Time—Rising above Deficit Perspectives," rejects deficit views of poverty as well as deficit practices in teaching and learning. This final chapter calls for a renewed and evidence-based understanding of poverty that honors the dignity of all people and doesn't blame people living in poverty for their circumstances. Here, I argue that seeking blame is nonproductive, but that social dynamics are often far more powerful in the lives of people who are poor or affluent than we are willing to acknowledge.


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Saliya Ekanayake 10:39 AM imagemagick , tutorial 2 commentsI was searching for a tool to scale images batch wise in Ubuntu and it seems that ImageMagick is just the one for it. Here's how you can get it working as well.
Step1: install ImageMagick
$ sudo apt-get install imagemagick
Step2: go to the images folder and type
$ mogrify -sample 1280 x 800 *.JPG
Here 1280 x 800 is the final size you want and *.JPG is the file set.
To get more info on command options, visit http://linuxuser32.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/batch-image-convert-scale-thumbnail-jpegs-pdf/
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Chef and contributor Kathryn LaSusa Yeomans gives us a primer on the truffle.
It's customary to give your love a box of chocolate truffles to express your feelings, but if you really want to woo her, offer a heart-shaped box of fungus instead. I'm referring, of course, to that elusive and most coveted of mushrooms, the truffle.
A most enigmatic foodstuff, truffles are a source of mystery and lore. They boldly give forth a scent that has lured both man and pig for centuries—a unique, ethereal odor of deep woods and musk that to some is overly-pungent or even repulsive, but there is no denying our fascination with them.
Until quite recently, it was impossible to cultivate truffles with much success. Despite recent revelations in the inoculation process (filbert trees can be inoculated with truffle spores that may then produce truffle "crops"), most truffles in Oregon are still hunted by skilled foragers who search them out, with or without the aid of dogs, in the damp winter orchards and forests of the state. Their prize for hours spent digging in the dirt is the crown jewel of the mushroom world.
Truffle risotto.
Working with Springwater Farm at several farmers' markets, I've come to recognize two distinct sets of shoppers—those in the know about truffles and those that are curious but have no idea what to do with these peculiar savory-scented black and white orbs (that's KAB, excited but puzzled, in the top photo). So I offer you a very basic truffle tutorial:
First: yes, truffles are a luxury, but a more affordable one. Don't be put off entirely by their price tag. They are lightweight, and each is powerfully perfumed. A little goes a long way. Look for truffles that are dry and have a pleasing scent. A wet truffle is a sign that it is about to go to the dark side, as has a very unpleasant, fetid odor. Truffles do grow underground, so a little earth can be expected. Just shy away from specimens that are caked with dirt – you don't want to pay a premium for soil.
Second: protect your investment. Use them when they are at their peak. Don't wait. Remember that dark side I mentioned? Well, they tend to head fast into it once they've ripened. If you aren't ready to use them when they are ready to be used, just chop them up and add them to an amount of softened butter and season with salt. You can then put the truffle butter in the freezer where it will keep for several months.
OK, you've found your source, they are ripe and ready, now what the heck do you do with these things? Essentially, they are a finishing ingredient. Shave them over a mushroom risotto or add a lump of truffle butter to good quality fettuccine, then shave a little truffle over the top. Stir chopped truffle into scrambled eggs. Truffles marry well with root vegetables, too. Toss very thin slices of truffle with hot cooked potato and butter or olive oil (or roasted roots such as rutabaga or parsnips), or stir chopped truffle into a cream of sunchoke or celery root soup.
Truffled popcorn is pretty decadent—toss hot popped corn with truffle butter and truffle salt (the salt is made by Norma Cravens when truffles are in season and is available at Springwater Farm). I've included a couple of my favorite simple truffle recipes below. Keep in mind that the most common faux pas with these earthy gems is to overheat them. Truffles, though pungent, are delicate beings. Their scent is accentuated by gentle warming, but is quickly destroyed by intense heat.
Chef Kathryn can offer advice and chop at the same time.
Still have truffle questions? I offer sage culinary advice this winter at the Urban Farm Stand on NE 30th and Emerson, one block south of Killingsworth, Saturdays through March 13th from 10 am to 3 pm, and at the Hillsdale Farmers Market on Sundays at the Springwater Farm booth, where, incidentally, you can find amazing truffles.
Truffled Shirred Egg with Soft Herbs
A shirred egg is a gently baked egg. Truffles and soft herbs make this ordinary egg extraordinary. Serve with a slice of good quality rustic country bread, such as ciabatta.
Butter or truffle butter to coat the baking dish
1 egg
Truffle salt or kosher salt
Truffle (black or white)
A few soft herbs (small leaves of parsley, chervil, tarragon, and small sticks of chive)
Preheat an oven to 350°.
Coat a very small baking dish with butter (the dish should just accommodate the cracked egg). Crack the egg into the dish and season with truffle salt. Place the dish in the oven and bake until the egg is just set (check after 5 minutes, keeping in mind that the egg will take a bit of time to begin cooking, but will then move along quite quickly). Shave a generous amount of truffle over the egg, decorate with herbs and sprinkle with truffle salt.
Truffle Bruschetta
Adapted from Lidia Bastianich
2 thick slices rustic bread (such as ciabatta)
A black or white truffle
1/2 of an anchovy fillet (optional)
Enough butter to blend into the truffle (about 2 Tbsp.), room temperature
Truffle salt or kosher salt
Preheat the oven to 350°. Lay the bread slices flat on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven for about 4 minutes or so, turn the slices over and toast on the other side for about 4 minutes until they are light gold. Cool on a wire rack.
Brush the truffle clean with a kitchen towel or vegetable brush. With a sharp vegetable peeler, a mandoline or a truffle slicer, shave off about a dozen slices of truffles onto a sheet of waxed or parchment paper. Finely chop or grate the rest of the truffle (the fine holes of a box grater work well). Put the butter and anchovy in a mini-food processor and pulse until smooth. Fold in the grated truffle and season with truffle salt.
Spread the butter onto the toasted bread. Garnish with the truffle slices and serve immediately.
Posted by Kathleen Bauer at 1:00 PM
2 comments:
- Norma Cravens said...
It takes a real man to be a truffle fairy!
- Kathleen Bauer said...
I totally agree with you there, my friend! And Mr. Konka has it!
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