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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, American Civil War, Charles II, Correlli Barnett, Georges Seurat, Karl Maria von Clausewitz, Nell Gwyn, On War, Pointillism, Roy McMullen, Samuel Pepys, Vietnam War
Part 2 of this issue:
In 'How Not to Win a War' the eminent British historian Correlli Barnett writes about the book that was a key influence on him, and which he says could help explain what he calls 'the American defeat in Vietnam', though the end of the war was still four years away:
General Karl Maria von Clausewitz was the first man to make conceptual sense of war as a social and political activity and to deduce its governing principles. Clausewitz is the starting point of all later theorizing about war, and often the finishing point as well. He significantly influenced the German and French general staffs before 1914; he is the fountainhead of present-day Communist thinking about war; and he ought to be a part of every Western young man's education. His great work On War (Vom Kriege), casts more light than any other single book on all the facets of collective human rivalry…
…Clausewitz's philosophy of war has been garbled into dogma, with regrettable results.
War for Clausewitz was no meaningless episode of violence, nor was it absolutely distinct and separate from peace. War, on the contrary,
'belongs…to the province of social life. It is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others. It would be better…to liken it to business competition, which is also a conflict of human interests and activities; and it is still more like State policy, which again…may be looked upon as a kind of business competition on a grand scale.'
This simple proposition is Clausewitz's greatest and most illuminating insight. In the words of his most quoted aphorism, "War is only a continuation of policy by other means." Clausewitz returns again and again to this theme of the continuity of international relations, from peace via war to peace again, speaking of a diplomacy that (in war) employs battles instead of notes. It follows that the conduct of war ought to be constantly governed by political considerations.
In Clausewitz's view, it is absurd to try to "win" wars by military means alone, because, as he says, no major plan of war can be made without political understanding and insight. The political setting not only determines the aims and decisions of war strategy but also colors the whole character of the war…
It was not the nature of nineteenth-century warfare that made the American Civil War so long and bloody but the irreconcilable political and social issues of secession and union, slavery and emancipation. And it is political, not military, considerations that have prevented the United States from using nuclear weapons in Vietnam – on the contrary, nothing would so economically and efficiently block the Vietcong supply routes.
In his study of Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Roy McMullen explores the hostile response to it:
Nervousness and defensiveness are, of course, unprovable, but they become at least a faint, mischievous possibility when we remember that viewers in 1886 were still uncowed by avant-garde art and were without our modern emphasis on the formal and abstract elements in painting, and were therefore more sensitive than we are likely to be to the figurative message – the moral, to use a nineteenth-century term – of La Grande Jatte.
For there actually is such a message, or moral, in the picture, however much it is ignored by art historians intent on optical effects and spatial organization or by ordinary appreciators engrossed in summertime and bustles. And a similar message can be detected nearly everywhere in Seurat's mature achievement, rising like a slightly corrosive odor from his characteristic mixture of loveliness, banality, delicacy, and pedantry.
A whiff could have made a boulevardier at the Maison Dorée feel obscurely menaced. Consider, as an example, the pipe-smoking boater and his two elegant neighbors in the left foreground of La Grande Jatte…At first glance these impressively monumental figures – naked, the boater could be an antique river deity – seem drenched in the sedative bliss of a sunlit holiday; at second glance the bliss drains away. One of today's veristic film directors could scarcely ask for more eloquent images of urban man's loneliness in a crowd and his inability to communicate with his fellow men.
The same solitude seems to shroud, with a few doubtful exceptions, everyone in the picture, including the mysteriously motivated hornblower in the tropical helmet and even the "superb cocotte" despite her decorative pet and her evidently affluent protector.
'The World of Samuel Pepys' is a lavishly illustrated look at the life of the Restoration diarist:
Also included with this issue is a supplement: an eight-page panorama of London in 1647.


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text: June 15, 2011 Time to kick it up a notch Green Men! by Carmen Cruz I can't believe that this video has had over 88,000 views! It was shot last year. The green men were SUPER cool :). Let's hope that today, they have they game (face?) on. No mercy!!!! See you all downtown tonight! Watch the Green Men freak me out HERE! THE CUP BELONGS IN CANADA!!! Besos, CC.


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HANNOVER, GERMANY, Feb. 23, 2000 -- SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the world's largest supplier of flash data storage products including Secure Digital, CompactFlash™ , MultiMediaCards and SmartMedia, has appointed Hama PVAC Ltd. as distributor for its retail range of products into the office and consumer electronics retail channels in the UK. The announcement was made at the CeBIT 2000 show (SanDisk booth: Hall 13, C-41).
Gerrit Van Hofwegen, SanDisk's European retail sales manager, said, "The number of consumer digital cameras and handheld computers using CompactFlash solid state memory cards now exceeds 150 models. This figure is steadily increasing and represents hundreds of thousands of units that use CompactFlash memory cards."
He added, "Internet MP3 music players, handheld computers, GSM phones, digital cameras, printers and TV set-top boxes are just some of the retail sales opportunities. Hama PVAC is well placed to deliver SanDisk's comprehensive range of CompactFlash, MultiMediaCards, ImageMate™ card readers and other products to the retail channel."
Dave Murray, product manager at Hama PVAC, said, "SanDisk is a strong and high quality brand. With our portfolio, we can bring new opportunities into new business channels for SanDisk."
The appointment of Hama is a perfect fit with SanDisk's other UK distribution channels. While Hama will concentrate on markets such as MP3 players, handheld computers and other consumer electronics goods, Peak Development Ltd will continue to service the digital photography market, an area where the Southampton-based distributor has achieved considerable success in recent years.
SanDisk designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption "Factors That May Affect Future Results" in the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.


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Type EL50 is a standard, fixed blade weather louvre with built-in water turnbacks, particularly suitable for smaller panels on standard supply and extract applications.
The louvre comes complete with an integrated bird and insect mesh screen. The pitch is 50mm and the depth is 50mm. These units can be supplied with a choice of frame to suit most building applications.


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Review by Chris Heller
Rating: (3 out of 5)
Monday, 10/17/2011, 5:00 PM
Feature presentation, $5 at West End Cinema
AS DIRECTOR JOHN Gallino follows Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello, two gay students at the College of New Jersey who want to break the world record for longest continuous kiss, the camera flits and flutters around, peppering with questions before the two friends lock lips.
How long is the record? (A shade longer than 33 hours.) Are there any rules? (More than you would ever imagine.) Why are you doing this? (The record's only been held by "heterosexual pairings.")
So when they finally start doing the deed — one that involves a lot of standing, eating through a straw and pantomiming to communicate — it feels massive and important and, well, spectacular. Which is to say, Our Lips Are Sealed is a hell of a lot more dramatic than a documentary about college guys kissing ought to be.
Gallino deserves a lot of credit for that deft effect; outside of a handheld camera and footage that streamed on the Internet, he doesn't have a lot of wiggle room for production. Instead, he gets nitty-gritty at the scene of the record attempt, an on-campus quad. He interviews supporters and passersby, while capturing the subtle intricacies that go with kissing somebody for more than a day. (Or, more troublingly, the ill-conceived harassment they face from a few bone-headed goons.)
Our Lips Are Sealed starts to crumble as it ends, though. Without giving away too much, Gallino saves a vital bit of post-snogging news for the absolute end, presumably in an attempt to gut-punch the audience. It doesn't hit like a shocking development, but rather a bewildering oversight that undercuts the message of the movie. As Bobby explains before the record attempt, "It shouldn't matter that it's two guys. It's just the longest continuous kiss."
Playing with Lips is Melissa Osbourne and Jeff McCutcheon's short film, Change (), targeting a festering bit of America: bigotry. Set on the eve of the 2008 presidential election, Change follows Jamie (Sean McClam), a black high-school student who juggles his hidden sexual identity with a black culture that vilifies homosexuality. Everyone he knows supports Barack Obama — and takes every opportunity to laud what he means for civil rights — but few seem to extend those feelings to fight Proposition 8, which passed on the same day as Obama's victory. When his friends decide to vandalize a gay, white classmate's house — the same classmate whom Jamie is secretly involved with — he's forced to choose a side.
McClam's well suited for the lead role, with a face that blends from celebratory to worried to, ultimately, determined and courageous. He's given the difficult job of shifting gears again and again with limited assistance from narrative momentum, yet pulls it off believably and appropriately. His Jamie is an empathetic character, limited only so far as his cultural barriers, but aware of the ironies of his life. (Amazingly, McClam does all of this in less than half an hour.)
Although Change's camerawork apes television's Friday Night Lights, Osbourne and McCutcheon occasionally toe the line between homage and mimicry, but settle comfortably into a documentary-inspired style that adds heft to the short while softening any razor-sharp attacks; it's meant to inform and comment, not slash and burn.
Nonetheless, Change finds its purpose through thoughtful critique. Cultural bigotry, it argues, isn't solved with sound bites or at the ballot box. Even when we celebrate, there's still work to be done.


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Florida flatlanders don't get many opportunities to enjoy a little elevation. Living at sea level, even driving over a little hill can give you a thrill. But head two hours north to "The Canyons" in Ocala, and you'll get all the height you can stand and more. The zip line complex, built atop a 94-acre limestone quarry, has the highest and longest wires in the state. It takes about 2 ½ to three hours to get through all nine zips, and unlike many complexes where you have to climb towers, most of the runs are cliff to cliff. The longest zip is "Speed Trap." It's 1,100 feet long, and at the peak, you are 135 feet off the ground. Canyons also has a special "Super Zip," where the rider lays prone, that measures 1,600 feet long and carries you 165 feet in the air. Be prepared for a workout. The entire course is about a mile long. There's a special, surprise rappel at the end that will test your nerves. As expected, with the longest, highest and fastest zips in the state, demand is high, so reservations are recommended. Cost is $96 per person. zipthecanyons.com.
Back in my lifeguarding days on Clearwater Beach, my colleagues and I used to look forward to the high surf kicked up by passing summer storms. At the first hint of a wave, we'd grab our Churchill swim fins and head out into the breakers. The trick is to swim as hard as you can, stick out your arm and then "surf" your way into the beach. Who needs a board? Among hard-core wave riders — surfers, standup paddlers and boogie boarders — accomplished bodysurfers command the most respect. It is a sport that demands top physical conditioning, an intimate knowledge of the sea and a fearless disposition. The best part is that anybody can do it. Even you. It doesn't take much to get started. Just wait for a wave, stork and kick as hard as you can, and then when you feel the wave grab you, stick out your arm, palm down, and start surfing. The previously mentioned swim fins help you generate the speed needed to catch bigger waves. They also provide an added measure of safety in case you're caught in a rip or longshore current and need to get back to shore. Beginners should stick to smaller waves and beaches with a gradual slope. If you find yourself on a beach with a steep dropoff, it might not be the best place to learn how to bodysurf.
You know a local when they call the Rainbow River by its original name, Blue Run. The water's perfect — 74 degrees, 365 days a year — and so clear, you can see minnows swimming along the bottom. This well-known tubing and kayaking destination 100 miles north of Tampa Bay can get crowded on weekends, but go early on a weekday and you might have the 5.6-mile run all to yourself. You can paddle in a canoe or kayak, sit back and relax in an inner tube, or get your dive flag and swim with a mask and snorkel. The headwaters are a semicircular spring with four main boils. Just 14 feet at its deepest, the river features public swimming access at Rainbow Springs State Park in Dunnellon, but many folks opt to drop their tubes and inflatable rafts in at K.P. Hole, a county park about a mile or so downstream. The state park also has a concessionaire that provides transportation up river and also rents tubes. The state-run tube facility is at 10830 SW 180th Ave., on the east side of the run, but will only be open on weekends after Sept. 27. floridastateparks.org.
People come from all over the world to catch Florida tarpon. Here's your chance to show pride in your state. Rep Your Water donates 1 percent of its sales of apparel with Florida designs to the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. Price: $25. repyourwater.com.


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There is a deep and appealing notion in Hinduism that the Universe is indeed the dream of the Gods. Our ancient history shows that at times religious ideas are transcended by art. The sculptures and paintings of Ellora and Ajanta are an expression of the ideal that men may not be the dreams of the Gods but rather that the Gods are the dream of men.
Ajay just wanted to get out of town every weekend. In an attempt to make his plan more concrete, he hit upon the idea of visiting all the UNESCO world heritage sites in India in the current calendar year and invited a few of his friends to take part in the challenge. There are 28 world heritage sites in India. The sites cut across religions, time-periods and dynasties - temples, mausoleums, churches and forts, a few caves that were excavated Before Christ, a few national parks including the man-eater tiger infested Sundarbans, one railway station (CST), another a rail network. Also they are spread across the country from the Qutb Minar in the North to the great Chola Temples of the South, from the Kaziranga National Park in the East to the Elephanta caves in the West.
Ajay just wanted to get out of town every weekend. In an attempt to make his plan more concrete, he hit upon the idea of visiting all the UNESCO world heritage sites in India in the current calendar year and invited a few of his friends to take part in the challenge. There are 28 world heritage sites in India. The sites cut across religions, time-periods and dynasties - temples, mausoleums, churches and forts, a few caves that were excavated Before Christ, a few national parks including the man-eater tiger infested Sundarbans, one railway station (CST), another a rail network. Also they are spread across the country from the Qutb Minar in the North to the great Chola Temples of the South, from the Kaziranga National Park in the East to the Elephanta caves in the West.
So we definitely have our tasks cut out for us if all these sites are to be visited in one calendar year. The marathon season ended with the Auroville marathon on Feb 13th; so when Ajay invited me to this, I was more than looking forward to a new challenge. Just to make things a bit more formal, Ajay set up a web-site to track activities of participants and remind them frequently that they have plenty more places to visit - here.
Bibi Ka Maqbara:
Ajay and I decided to visit the famous Ajanta-Ellora rock caves during the weekend after the Auroville Marathon. Such impulsive travel is difficult in India because it's not easy to get train tickets at the last moment. But Tatkal and a 10 Mbps internet connection made this trip possible. We reached Aurangabad at 8.30 am, had a quick breakfast in a nearby hotel and then took an auto to Bibi ka Maqbara (meaning wife's mausoleum), around 7 kms from the railway station.
|Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad
Daulatabad Fort:
We then hopped onto a jeep to go to the Daulatabad Fort- a pyramidal fort that's about 600 feet tall and around 15 kms from Aurangabad. The place had its moment under the sun when Muhammad Tughlak ordered his capital to be shifted here in 1338 A.D. I wonder what Tughlak saw in this dusty little town to shift his capital here and what he disliked in this place to transplant the entire population back to Delhi. Needless to say, the arduous to-and-fro journey killed thousands en-route. The climb uphill was tough and we were definitely not aided by the steep and narrow steps built to confuse invaders, stinking dark tunnels full of bats and a scorching sun that showed us little mercy.
If you wish to study the various
types of cannons used by the Mughals in war, this would be the ideal place to
start off. We found large to heavy guns to medium howitzers, most made of iron and a few
of bronze. We reached the top to find a bastion with a large bronze cannon and
plenty of school children perched upon it encouraging their class mates below
to click pictures. Attention seeking langurs were patiently waiting for
handouts, scrambling and fighting when one of the kids threw down a banana. We
rested for a few mins at the top, got down what was once the most powerful fort
in India and again took a jeep to Ellora, around 13 kms from the fort (28 kms
from Aurangabad).
|Plenty of howitzers and bronze cannons at Daulatabad Fort
By the time reached Ellora, I felt exhausted and had no idea if I had energy left to cover Ellora that day. Somehow I had always imagined that I was tougher than most people, being a runner and all. So it was a bit of a reality check that maybe I had overreached myself during the running season. The only reason I managed to walk miles in Ellora was because of a short nap at the hotel after lunch. I still don't know what Ajay what doing when I indulged in that cat nap. A word of caution - the Ajanta Caves are closed on Monday and Ellora Caves are closed on Tuesday, so plan accordingly.
The caves of Ellora are a product
three religious systems – Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism and each one of them brought in its own individual style in architecture. Ellora has around 34 rock
cut caves, the first twelve Buddhist, the next sixteen Brahmanical and the last
four Jain. All the caves have been excavated out of the vertical face of the
Charanandri hills.
The Buddhist Caves:
|The majestic Kailashanatha Temple in Ellora
The Buddhist Caves:
The Buddhist caves are the earliest (500-700A.D.) and the caves are either Viharas (dwelling place for wandering monks) or Chaitya(Prayer) Halls. Cave 2 has an interesting sculpture of Buddha on an iron throne; perhaps he was king as well as an ascetic. A sculpture of Saraswati – the Hindu goddess of learning adorns cave 6. Cave 12 is a three storey structure hewn out of rock! The simple facade outside does not betray the rich sculptures of Buddhist Gods and Godesses inside. Cave 10 is a proper Chaitya Hall and has a sculpture of Buddha in stupa along with attendants. The ceiling has been carved to give the impression of wooden beams.
The art forms are so similar to later Hindu sculptures and designs that there
must have been very little trouble naming Buddha as one of the Hindu Gods
leading to the virtual extinction of Buddhism in the land of its birth. That
the Buddhist caves remain is testimony to the fact that the war was fought in
the debating halls rather than in the battlefield.
The Brahmanical Caves:
|Buddha sitting on throne at the Buddhist 'Carpenter' cave.
|Carpenter Cave - Long shot
|Cave No. 10 - Teen Taal, 3-storeyed structure hewn out of rock
The Brahmanical Caves:
A smile, a word of thanks and joy in the eyes of the beholder is perhaps the vindication of an artist's genius, dedication and years of hard work. The symmetry, precision and grace of sculptures hewn out of rock mean that generations of sculptors spent their entire lives in the confines of these caves. What was their motivation? I always wondered what the Rashtrakuta kings of the yore bestowed to the Picasos and the Ravi Vermas of their age. Anyways that era is clearly a sharp contrast to present day IT industry where you are termed a failure if you stick to the same job for more than two years.
The Brahmanical caves, excavated between the seventh and ninth centuries are glimpses of an era when Buddhism was on its wane and Hinduism on a resurgent second coming. Lord Shiva and the Dash Avatars of Vishu replace Buddha and the Bodhisattvas. Most of the Rashtrakuta temples in history are based on the same motif – the richness of Hindu Mythology. Frescos and scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharata adorn the walls and the temples are as a rule multi-layered. The bottom layer is made generally carved with elephants indicating the strength of the Rashtrakuta Empire. Amorous couples in various states of undress adorn the upper layers hinting that perhaps our present-day Victorian-based society is a legacy of 400 years of British rule.
|Kailashanatha Temple - Shiva Dancing.
The other Brahminical caves contain very little note-worthy when compared to the great Kailashanatha temple. Sculptures of Brahma (a rare sight in Hindu Temples), Indra lording over the heavens, Goddess Durga killing the buffalo demon and Varaha Avatar of Vishnu are a few notable sculptures in the other caves.
The Jain Caves:
|Cave 16 - Durga killing demon.
The four Jain caves were excavated between the ninth and eleventh centuries. Cave 32 is a two-storeyed cave that is a smaller version of the Kailashanatha Temple and called the Indra Sabha. There are figures of Mahavira and other Tirthankaras of Jain religions lore. The statue of God Parshvanath being guarded by the Serpent King is an example of a historical personage elevated to the status of God.
At 6 pm the ASI guards began
shouting out and loudly blowing whistles to clear the caves of persistent
visitors like me who were intent on not missing out even a single sculpture.
Ajay and I took a jeep to Aurangabad and the driver filled in around 15 people
into a 9 seator vehicle and insisted on us paying him in advance. He must have
worked as Mumbai local train driver before taking up this job, I thought. We
were least surprised when he managed to squeeze in a few more people into the
back seat on the way. We were done for the day; it was time to rest our tired
bodies and sated minds in Aurangabad. The Gods of Ajanta would have to wait for
another day.
|Jain cave no 34 - Mythical creature or aggressive fat lion?


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text: Like the post on July 2nd, this figure is for a systems biology textbook that a client is writing and I am glad to be involved in. For this one, he sketched out roughly what he wanted to go into it and I turned it into this. At this point we'll probably make some decisions about the style of the illustrations that will go into the book, since we'll want to keep them consistent. For instance, I've been using my two-toned shaded but sort of 2D representations of proteins. I have a few different ways of representing proteins, but when I can't use real X-ray crystal structures, this is probably my favorite. I'd like to say that my style was influenced by Picasso or Cassandre. The truth is, it is inspired by watching the cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force on TV (particularly the character Meatwad). I was looking to strike the balance between simplicity and aesthetics, and this is what happened. We'll see if it sticks.


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In an attempt to better show what its software is up to, Google has released the source code of its Google Update software, a project code-named Omaha that can automatically install new versions of programs, including the Chrome browser and Google Earth.
"Some users can be surprised to find this program running, and at Google, we don't like disappointing our users. We've been working hard to address these concerns, and releasing the source code for Omaha is our attempt to make the purpose of Google Update totally transparent," Myles Jordan of Google's software engineering team and Michael Smith of its product management team said in a blog post Friday.
Google believes in automatic updates of software so security vulnerabilities can be patched quickly, and Google Update is the tool that permits automatic downloading and installation of a new version in the background so it's ready to run the next time the program is launched.
Sharing source code can allay concerns about what exactly software is up to, but Google also hopes that others will be able to use Omaha.
"Keeping software up-to-date is hard. So if you're thinking of developing your own auto-updater, or have already started, we hope that the code we are releasing today will be helpful to you," the Google employees said.
The company also released an Omaha developer guide for those wishing to use the software. Omaha is governed by the Apache License 2.0, Google's preferred open-source software license.


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This past weekend I had big plans for my "recipes to experiment with" list. I hadn't had a weekend at home with nothing to do in a while and I was itching to create some deliciousness. As I created each new recipe, I started to question if I truly have the "right" interests/hobbies in life. Each one was a fail, one after the other; under seasoned pumpkin curry soup, date caramel apples that didn't set up right, and running out of ingredients I swore I had on hand. My ultimate moment of questioning came when I excitedly offered my hubby some cheese-less beer cheese soup (I know, I know…cheese is in the name…I get it) and asked for his input. I knew it needed some tweaking but thought I was on the path to an amazing discovery. Trying to be helpful and offer input, he suggested, "trying to use a different kind of cheese".
I was ready to throw in the towel. I had waited all week for this day. I brought extra cash to the farmer's market to get some seasonal goods, stocked up on staples at the grocery store, and woke up extra early to spend some extra time in the kitchen; to not have one good outcome from it all was not ok with me. I decided to give it one last effort and came out with these:
wholesome pumpkin bars with cream cheese-less cream cheese frosting.
I got the amazing frosting recipe from Love and Lemons. I clearly have a lot to learn from her. She was able to make the frosting taste like the real thing without actually including the main ingredient. Genius!
These bars have a lot to offer. Believe it or not they are packed with nutrition: oats, pumpkin puree, pumpkin seeds, flaxseed, a touch of natural sweetener; what more could a girl want? Although the frosting makes them a-m-a-z-i-n-g, I have enjoyed them sans frosting as a quick, on-the-go snack. They freeze well, too, and only use one bowl to make! Oh, and depending on your dietary restrictions, they are vegan (so dairy and egg free by default) and gluten-free, if you use gluten free oats! Honestly, I don't know why you guys are still reading. You should be preheating your oven and getting out your mixing bowl and measuring cups…
Pumpkin Bars
Makes 9 bars (8×8 inch pan)
2 cups rolled oats
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 cup maple syrup (add an additional 2 tablespoons if you like things sweeter)
1/2 cup cashew cream (1/2 cup cashews processed with 2 1/2 tablespoons almond milk; you might be able to use a nut butter but I did not test it)
1/4 cup uncrystallized candied ginger, cut into quarter inch pieces (I found mine at Trader Joe's; other dried fruit would work as well)
Frosting (from Love and Lemons)
1/2 cup macadamia nuts (soaked for 2 hours, drained and rinsed)
1/2 cup cashews (soaked for 2 hours, drained and rinsed)
1/4 cup almond milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine oats, flaxseed, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and pumpkin seeds.
3. Add pumpkin puree, canola oil, maple syrup, and cashew cream. Mix well to combine.
4. Fold in uncrystallized candied ginger.
5. Spread batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 25 minutes until lightly browned.
6. To make the frosting, combine all frosting ingredients in a high speed blender. Start blender on low and gradually increase to high. Blend until smooth.
7 . Cool the bars on a cooling rack. Wait until bars are completely cooled to add frosting.


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5 Online Public Health Courses for Professionals & MPH GraduatesBy Rob Schliff, Jan 25, 2013
Public health has a broad spectrum of careers, but many require a license or certification to practice. In some cases, maintaining licensure will require continuing your education in public health, or proof that you are keeping up with emerging technologies and changing practices of the public health world. Continuing education units (CEUs) are awarded according to the amount of time spent in the classroom or in training. These CEUs may not count for every public health profession and the number of CEUs needed can vary depending on your public health profession, and the state in which you work.
While many courses are offered in the classroom or at an on-site location, there are also free online courses on public health which can qualify for continuing education. The following five free public health online courses for professionals and masters of public health graduates provide continuing education in one or more of the public health professions.
Course offered by the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
CEUs: 2.5
CNN reports that this year's flu season started earlier and hit harder than last year, with more than 41 states reporting widespread influenza activity. The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that as of January 12, 2013, this year's flu epidemic has killed 29 infants and children.
Public health is about preventing disease fatalities such as this year's deadly outbreak and preserving and prolonging the health of our society. This free course in public health covers the basic principles of public health and the essential services, as well as the importance of companies and government agencies collaborating to stem the spread of disease. The course also covers some of the future challenges that could be faced in public health.
2. Anatomy and Physiology of an Outbreak Team
Course offered by the University of North Carolina, Center for Public Health Preparedness
CEUs: 1 (for Registered Environmental Health Specialists in North Carolina)
In January 2009, the country was in the middle of a salmonella outbreak which had caused 700 illnesses and nine deaths. After being sworn in as President, Obama shook up the FDA to prevent future outbreaks of this magnitude. One of the results was the creation of a multi-disciplinary outbreak team called the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network.
The CORE Network is made up of a group of professionals with varied backgrounds and skills who work together to respond to outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. Before the formation of CORE, the FDA would pull a team together whenever an outbreak occurred. Having a dedicated team to respond to outbreaks allows the FDA to act more quickly and without disrupting other FDA operations.
This free online continuing education course in public health describes the roles of an outbreak investigation team and the management strategies and procedures of the team during an outbreak. Focuses of the course include team member roles, the importance of communication and the materials needed for the team to conduct an outbreak investigation.
3. Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: A Learning Series on Childhood Obesity
Course provided by the Michigan Public Health Training Center
CEUs: 4.5; Category 1 certificate awarded upon completion
In the past 30 years, the rate of childhood obesity in the US has more than tripled. According to the CDC obese children are more likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, pre-diabetes, sleep apnea, bone and joint problems, and poor self-esteem.
This continuing education course is designed for social workers, health and human services practitioners, members of community-based organizations and public health professionals as they explore obesity trends in the U.S., discuss intervention options, and learn how changes at school or in the community can lead to an increase in physical activity and healthier eating for children.
4. Health Care Reform: An Overview of the New Legislation
Course provided by South Central Public Health Partnership
CEUs: Nurses 1; Social Workers 1
Between lawsuits over the mandate to cover abortion services, rising health insurance premiums, and ongoing political strife over health care, the future of the Affordable Care Act is uncertain. However, patients have questions about the program, and what it means for their health care coverage.
This continuing education program offers answers to many of the questions patients may have about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act through an in-depth look at the $870 billion program and the changes it will have to the health care industry, specifically in public health.
5. Through the Looking Glass: Envisioning the Future of Health Care Through the Lens of Public Health and Behavioral Health
Course provided by West Virginia University, Health Sciences Center
Make Sure Your Continuing Education Counts
More than 50 percent of people who have mental health issues visit their primary care provider instead of a mental health facility. While at the same time, patients who are being treated for serious mental illnesses in the mental health system are much more likely to die of heart disease, pneumonia, influenza, and other respiratory illnesses than the general population.
In this course, Patrice Harris, MD, the Director of Health Services in Fulton County, Georgia, presents her vision for the future of health care—an integrated system that combines mental health and primary health care. Dr. Harris explains how both sets of patients can be better served through a primary care/mental health collaboration that give both mental health professionals and primary care physicians a more complete picture of the patient's condition and treatment.
Robert is a staff writer for a popular site about Masters in Public Health degrees called, MPH Programs List.com. The website sees visitors from over 20 countries interested in job, career & program information about public health, public administration, policy, health administration and more. He welcomes feedback on this and all his articles.
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Neverland Farms Rustic Chic Wedding
by Amy Arrington Photography
James and Taylor Rae's are wedding was a family affair, with everyone pitching in their talents to make the wedding memorable. Neverland Farms was the perfect fit for the pair, who wanted something relaxed and fun!
Read on to find out more from our bride, Taylor Rae! Special thanks to Amy Arrington Photography for her beautiful images!
What were some touches added to make your wedding personal?
Family and friends are incredibly important to us and all the help that everyone put into making our wedding special meant a lot to us. My uncle performed our ceremony and made everything incredibly personal to James and I by incorporating both our marriage verse, James 1:17, and stories about us as a couple. I had the lace from my mom's wedding dress wrapped around my bouquet along with my grandmother's broach. The doors at our ceremony were sanded, stained, and put together by my mom, sister, dad, James, and I. I walked down the aisle to Phil Wickham's song "You're Beautiful" and the doors open when the song reaches a crescendo and I got to see James for the first time. It was The cross behind our pastor/uncle was made from 100+ year old wood and will hang in our home. The dolly runner on our couple's table was made by my godmother. My sister made the bridesmaid's jewelry that they wore. It was all the little touches on our wedding day that made it so personal to us!
What was the most memorable part of the day?
James' most memorable part of the day was seeing me ride in on the horse and carriage. My most memorable part of the day was the ceremony. We decided to not have a rehearsal the day before the wedding in order to add excitement and authenticity to the ceremony (admittedly this made me a little nervous!). After my dad and I walked down the aisle James thought it was time for him to take me from my dad (it wasn't). There was an adorably awkward moment when James shook my hand and just stood there waiting. I'm sure he thought my dad was having second thoughts about giving me away. My our pastor/uncle had to pull him backing telling him it wasn't his turn yet. My uncle joked about how eager James was to marry me and how it reflected his excitement for life. It was an adorable and sweet moment.
How did you two meet?
We met on a blind date! A friend in my Bible study had been telling me about this guy she worked with who I "had to meet." I kept putting her off because I wasn't interested. Finally, after weeks of persisting I half-heartedly agreed. It still blows my mind that she was able to see potential chemistry between a University of Georgia and a Georgia Tech graduate. James picked the place and we met at a little restaurant in downtown Roswell, GA. I was incredibly nervous and it definitely showed because I made the introductions super short and practically ran inside the restaurant. All nerves seemed to settle very quickly though. We had such a great time that we closed up the restaurant that night and had to be asked to leave as they were mopping the floors!
Tell us your proposal story (from James):
I knew I wanted to propose to her exactly one year from our first date. Taylor Rae and I decided to go away for the weekend to Highlands, NC to celebrate our one year anniversary. I probably lost 10 years off my life worrying about every detail with the proposal. It had rained all weekend and with a mountaintop proposal on a peak called "Sunset Rock," rainy weather and clouds were not exactly what I drew up. I was also coordinating the secret arrival of both of our families (including her dad who was suppose to be on a trip in Argentina but had flown home early). Thankfully, everyone made it there safely, the rain lifted, and the clouds broke. It set the scene for an even-better-than-planned proposal. I walked her along the candlelit path, got on one knee, and asked the girl of my dreams to marry me. She said 'Yes!'
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The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported this week on a firm near Munich which has started to offer its workers electric bicycles for the five kilometres between the office and the nearest train station - apparently a nice ride through the woods.

Around 80 percent of the 300 of the staff at Eos come to work in cars, something the company wanted to change by leasing electric bicycles which its workers could use like company cars - paying a little to use it privately as well. As well as being keen to improve its workers' health and do its bit for the environment, Eon was keen to free up space in its car park.

Yet the idea with the leased bikes became stuck on questions of the leasing contract and tax questions for the workers. Only now will it start, after the German tax authorities decided to treat company bikes the same way as company cars.

This means that if a worker gets a bike from their employer, they only have to pay tax on one percent of the bike's value in order to cover private cycling, the paper said.

The bike manufacturing association ZIV expects 400,000 electric bikes to be sold in 2012, twice as many as two years ago - and sees them increasingly in cities where traffic congestion is becoming a problem.

The German cycling association ADFC said the new regulation was a positive one. "That is practical and simple - the full taxation was unfair," said Roland Huhn, ADFC spokesman.

And Christian Heep from the federal association of electric mobility, said the tax regulation was, "an attractive signal to promote alternative transport possibilities." He said he was confident that it would, "clearly increase the attraction of using bikes in companies, administrations and organisations."

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Speaking of Peter Pan . . .
I live in a fantasy world! Day after day, I peruse French real estate websites (this is one of my favorites), imagining myself as the Madame of the Chateau (not that kind of madame!) directing my help on how to poach my breakfast egg just right . . . okay, not really. But, I do picture myself there, directing my help (Fred), okay seriously, I do picture myself there enjoying wine, cheeses, and the good company of my wonderful friends and family (the wonderful was meant to modify friends only, just kidding, family, I'm short on material this morning!). I've attached a couple of my favorites, one near Chablis, the other near Burgundy (a complete coincidence that they are both located in wine regions - although, it does please me!) Both properties have cute little guest apartments too! Fred reminds me that buying a vacation home is not a practical investment, considering we don't own a primary residence. But, I thought all Parisians had country homes?!? I knew things would change as soon as I agreed to move to France. He's already depriving me the necessities of life ; )
Burgundy: http://www.real-estate-in-france.com/002Bburgundy.htm
Chablis: http://www.real-estate-in-france.com/001Bchablis.htm
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short story slam week 37: January 21, to February 7, 2016, safari tent adventures
B is for Beijing Wuzi University
bad wolfs,
a page of bad eggs images
beijing is supposed to be a sign of justice,
roaring bustling pilots in computer science and materials engineering
yet, many wonder,
what is the motivation behind those wuzi drivers?
Fuchu Fan, Fengyu Lan, Mingfa Wang, Qun E Femg, Chibo Yan, and Qun Yan
they are all over the places, some doing banking business
dismiss Yan Gao, Jianfei Sun, and Xiaodong Xie,
forget about the pain of Donghua Li, Huiju Zhou, Xiaohua Lu,
think of Xiamen, Fuzhou, Puutian, Harbin, Shijingshan today.
give a sigh of false claims of engagement of extended relations
When Amelia and Shengsi join to do research,
Yan Pan, Kayla Mingming Zhang, Barbara Bloyd, and Naomi Tenable decide to do math
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This is Linus. He is the biggest and boldest of the turtles. I picked him up from the middle of the double-yellow line on SR 260 on a cold May afternoon in 1994. He was in his shell, the one and only time I've seen him closed up. He loves to soak, and I think I know why. He has figured out that the females must eventually come to the water. I have seen him mating with Carol (for over 9 hours, once) and with Terry. He ignores Karl and Linda. When Gauchere was around, Linus was submissive to him, even though Linus was physically larger. Linus has bright yellow markings and a strongly flared shell.
Update (August, 1996) Linus did not get along well with Naraht at first. They immediately began to fight, and, early on. Linus managed to get Naraht to close up in virtually all of these encounters. After a few days, they would ignore each other, and a few days after that, I found Naraht forcing Linus into his shell.
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Newtown USA
This is the third time I have tried to write something about the school shooting in Newtown, CT. It is hard to find the proper words to express the horror, dismay and bewilderment with this event. Everything one tries to say seems inadequate, trite and so familiar for it has been said too many times before. I am no longer surprised at these events. They are all too frequent and familiar. In the United States multiple public shootings are at about the rate of one a month. Some are major news events others just local and quickly fade from view.
While multiple public shootings are not unique to the United States, we in Canada have had some rather dreadful ones. My previous posting was a remembrance to the Montreal Massacre.of university female students. Certainly, the Brevik shooting in Norway was almost unique for that so very peaceful country. And a similar shooting of young children to the one in Newtown happened in Scotland. I mention these three shooting because each had a response for which we can have some admiration as a positive outcome. In Canada, the Montreal shootings lead to the Long Gun Registry, in honour of the young women murdered. (Sadly, our Conservative Government has shut this down and may see ways to weaken further some of our gun laws.) In Norway, we saw a Nation mourn but not give in to fear and hate but stood its ground in the high principles of the rule of law and the judicial process. They were not going to let the murders change their basic national values. And the murders in Scotland resulted in tougher gun laws in Britain. One can only hope that the multiple shooting in Newtown will result in some recognizable socially admirable change. It would be nice to think so. President Obama hinted that change in gun laws may happen, this time, where it has not happened after the countless previous times. Nothing less than real change could honour the lives of the murdered children of Newtown.
I lived in Connecticut for a number of years. I know the region where Newtown is located. I had an aunt and uncle who lived in an adjacent town. It is a lovely wooded picturesque part of the state with winding roads and historic homes on spacious lots. It is a quiet and restful part of the state. My relatives home was on Peaceable Street, That seems to sum it all up. For years my Uncle enjoyed this country living, taking the train each morning from the Branchville Station to New York City where he had an architecture firm. In may ways Newtown and Georgetown and the other historic small communities represent the best of America. I love New England small towns. I would have stayed and made a life in New England, if I was not so determined to see that my son was raised a Canadian, with Canadian values..
Newtown has a couple of interesting claims to fame. It is the birthplace of the wonderful board game of Scrabble. It's creator, James Brunot, lived there. How many families have spent countless hours together playing this stimulating game. I know our family did. Ironically, it is also has the headquarters of the retail trade association for the firearms industry, The National Shooting Sports Foundation. This is a very powerful pro gun lobbly, representing the gun manufactures in Connecticut.
Connecticut has a long history of manufacturing guns Most of the major companies are located in the State: Colt, Winchester, Marlin, Remington, Smith and Wesson, Sturn, Ruger, O.F. Mossberg & Sons.,Sharps Rifle, Connecticut Shotgun; there many be others.
In looking these up I also learned that Eli Whitney contributed to the gun industry by developing interchangeable standard parts so they could be mass produced. And I had always thought he was famous for developing the Cotton Gin. He had been a member of the historic church I served in New Haven, Ct. His home was next door until the church relocated to Whitney Avenue. (Don't you just love historical trivia.)
Perhaps it is because of the long history of gun manufacturing and its acceptance as part of the community, it has maintained a low profile and the State has some of the strongest gun laws in the US.
I had a parishioner, who was an industrial photographer working for Winchester. Photography was also a hobby with him and I often saw some of his photos. Now I wish I had asked to see some of his work photos., say, a wonderful picture of an M 16 weapon made by Winchester. If I had been a gun enthusiast I might have been more interested in his work photos.
I have rambled on. I think this may be my way of avoiding the pain of trying to express myself over the shooting of first grade students in a wonderful school in a lovely town in semi rural New England. It makes no sense. For America's sake, I trust it finds the courage to have that conversation about the role of guns in the country. Limiting guns may be easy compared to the real cultural discussion about violence in America. The gun is just the convenient and readily available instrument reached for to resolve a problem.or express rage.
Violence has deep roots in the United States. It started with centuries of the systematic genocide of the native Americans. Then there was a long history of enslaving some of its inhabitants. The US is a country founded in a violent revolution. It was shaped on thew anvil of a war against itself, the Civil War. The West was won at the point of a gun. Still today, the folk heroes of that era where criminals and killers. This continues. Movies and TV dramas created in the United States are often filled with gun violence. I find it interesting to compare the differences between American police dramas and those created in Canada or Britain. I personal refuse to rent any video where there is a character on the cover holding a gun. (This falls in my "only in America file". I usually can spot the American productions easily. In the end I seek out an Australian, British or Canadian film. I have avoided pointing out the dominant role of the military and wars in American society and history, it is so obvious and unique among Societies. I guess I could go on with cultural comparisons.
My point is that the problem with gun violence in America is more profound than limiting access to guns. That may prove the easy part. The real task will be to revisit the violence in American culture, own up to it, and find ways to transition away from it..


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When: November 19, 2014, 12:00PM – 1:00PM
Where: Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Canada
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"The glamour of it all! New York! America!" - Charlie Chaplin
Last weekend, while strolling through soho with a post-brunch carb crash, I realized that while I had previously thought three years in New York had left me jaded, I was, in fact, not. I sat on a Soho stoop, frankly too tired and full to go on, when I spotted her. The queen of the brow. The Australian beauty flaunting a small Bambi tattoo on her wrist. That's right, Bambi Northwood-Blyth herself casually strolling hand-in-hand with her fiancé, perfect black fedora perched on her head.
I have this pattern with running into celebrities or perfectly browed models. It usually goes something like staring open-mouthed until I finally snap out of it and vigorously tap the person next to me. "It's her. Oh my god! It's her! Aren't her brows perfect?" I'd say, not braking a gaze. I'm convinced that New York City is like a petting zoo of your favorite actors, although I guess petting them is slightly frowned upon.
[Photographed in the Spring Street subway station wearing a Forever 21 tee, Levis jeans, Warby Parker lenses, and a bag from Urban Outfitters]


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Donnie Raven – Vibin' (Prod. by Nottz) (Stream)
Just a week after Donnie Raven released his soulful debut single, "Rainin'" featuring Elzhih, the Denver-based upstart emcee has returned with "Vibin'," a feel-good anthem boasting stellar production from one of the best to ever do it, Nottz Raw.
While the track as a whole sits on the upbeat side of the emotional spectrum, there are moments of reality that provide a certain heaviness to the affair. Bars like "We all copin' with life on life's terms" are particularly potent and evident of the message on here.
These sentiments stem from Raven's struggles with substance abuse, though he was able to turn tragedy into triumph by reaching and maintaining sobriety.
Head over to the digital retailer or streaming outlet of your choice to support. "Vibin'" which is also available for Instant Grat purchase off the iTunes' pre-order for his debut EP, 'Livelihood.' The six track EP, which is primarily produced by Nottz, is set to drop Thursday, Sept 27.


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About Michael E. Lonich
Managing Partner
Michael E. Lonich is the managing partner of Lonich Patton Ehrlich Policastri and has over 35 years of experience representing a wide range of businesses and individuals. His practice concentrates on Estate Planning, and Divorce. In Estate Planning, Mike draws upon his expertise and the firm's resources to partner with individuals and families to develop comprehensive estate plans and successfully represent clients in trust administration and probate litigation. From the creation of a simple will to a complex trust, family limited liability partnership or business succession plan, maximizing financial benefits as well as ensuring the peace of mind that an estate plan brings to an individual or family is always Mike's goal. Whether a client needs revisions to current documents (will, trust, power of attorney, health care directive POD accounts, etc) or has no plan in place, Mike is prepared to help clients create a comprehensive estate plan that suits their needs and concerns.
The firm's Family Law practice utilizes Mike's litigation expertise to represent parties in contested divorce proceedings or mediate divorces and complex family issues. After serving many years as an advocate in litigation matters, he enjoys the collaborative effort to resolve cases involving divorce, child support, child custody, spousal support and property rights as a mediator. The secret in any area of family law mediation is the ability of the participants to come together and work toward a solution in a collaborative and positive environment. Mike knows all too well the financial and emotional costs of "taking it to court" and is able to offer a far less expensive alternative – mediation. Whether represented by an attorney or not, parties are welcome to explore this alternative; a collaborative and results-oriented approach to resolve family law matters in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional advocate-based litigation. With that said, Mike recognizes that not all cases are suitable for mediation. In such cases, Mike and the Family Law group at Lonich Patton Ehrlich Policastri can assist you with your Family Law needs.
Born in San Rafael, California, Mike grew up in the Santa Clara Valley having moved here with his family in the early sixties as the Valley grew. Along with his wife Lisa, Mike is raising three boys, Andrew, Ryan and Michael; together with the family hound, Crusader, they live in Saratoga where they are active in the community and their parish at Sacred Heart. Mike graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology. He received his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1981. Mike is a member of the State Bar of California, the Association of Defense Counsel and the Santa Clara County Bar Association. He also serves on the temporary judge and arbitrator panels of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Mike is admitted to practice before all California courts, including the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and the Federal District Court for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California.
Year Joined Organization
Area of Practice
Family Law
Bar Admissions
California, 1981
U.S. District Court
Pepperdine University, 1981
Juris Doctorate
University of San Francisco, 1977
Bachelor of Arts Majors: History, Sociology
Professional Associations & Memberships
State Bar of California, Member
Santa Clara County Bar Association, Member


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- "Legal Revolution: St. Thomas More, Christopher St. German, and the Schism of King Henry VIII", by Samuel Gregg, Ave Maria Law Review, vol. 5, issue 1 (2007): pp. 173-206. Available in pdf format (on this page) at Ave Maria Law Review.
On the Feast of St. Thomas More in the Roman Rite.
"We have passed God's scrutiny, and he has seen fit to entrust us with the work of preaching; when we speak, it is with this in view; we would earn God's good opinion, not man's, since it is God who scrutinizes our hearts." (I Thess. ii, 4)


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|About the programme
GPA 2018: All applicants admitted
Language: Danish | Place of study: Aarhus | Commencement: August / september
This programme is only offered in Danish.
Aesthetic communication relates to the connection between ourselves and our surroundings, meaning that, even if objects themselves possess aesthetic qualities, their essential aesthetic value emerges only in our encounter with them, when we evaluate these objects via our senses in a certain manner.
When studying Aesthetic Communication you will practice basic skills in identifying, analysing and acting within the forms of communication known as aesthetic, which imply an investigation of their connection to their recipient(s). You will be studying the particular characteristics of aesthetic communication in comparison with other forms of communication and not only in connection with art, but also in connection with more purpose-oriented and/or strategic contexts such as branding and organisation culture - and management.
During the course you will also acquire practical skills in the form of knowledge of the processes in which meaning is produced, communicated and received aesthetically. The main focus will be on acquiring skills in understanding and describing these processes, including active participation in these as a student. This will take place within a workshop-like framework and by using a number of different aesthetic expression media: Oral, written, visual, auditory, performative etc. and with a practical focus on a selection of these areas or combinations of them. You will therefore participate in a number of workshop exercises combined with additional analysis phases during which the practical experience is reflected on and conceptualised.
The analysis of aesthetic communication is essential, when approaching this question. You will be working with both statement analysis and reception aesthetic theory and methodology, but you will also be working with aesthetic communication found in empirical cases, in factual processes and in the conscious creation of meaning by artefacts. Simultaneously, you will also be working with the way in which 'non-aesthetic' forms of communication utilise aesthetic effects. To this is added a further analytical dimension in the form of a theoretical level concerned with society and culture, at which the development and significance of aesthetic communication is described and analysed. Here the historical dimension will play a central part, both at the social level and at the level concerned with the work itself. The aim is to enable you to analyse aesthetic communication of any kind in a varied manner that may be immediately transferred to a broad social and work-oriented context.
When studying Aesthetic Communication, you will discover new facets of your main subject through the encounter with the particular cross-disciplinary approach of Aesthetic Communication. We prioritise the involvement of the different academic prerequisites of the students, focusing on their individual and particular strengths during the course. The Bachelor's supplementary subject combines theoretical and analytical insight with practical tests and is therefore aimed both at BA students from outside the aesthetic subjects group, e.g. from Aarhus School of Business, or from History or philological courses as well as BA students from inside the aesthetic subjects group, who wish a broader and more pragmatically oriented perspective to their main subject. The Bachelor's supplementary subject is designed in a way that enables you to return to your main subject and continue by taking an MA course or else look for employment directly. The analytical and theoretical skills within aesthetic communication will be useful and add perspective in either case.
The Bachelor's supplementary subject in Aesthetic Communication will strengthen your academic skills with regard to continuing your studies with an MA in Aesthetics and Culture; it also qualifies you to the MA in History of Art.
In order to be admitted to a supplementary subject, you have to be enrolled in a bachelor's degree programme at a Danish university. Furthermore, the academic regulations of the bachelor's degree programme have to allow for a combination with a supplementary subject.
You also have to meet the admission requirements for the supplementary subject in question. You can familiarise yourself with the requirements on the Danish version of this page by clicking on Danish in the top right corner.
Read more about admission to supplementary subjects.
As a student it is important to know the regulations for the chosen supplementary subject: what is the content, how is it structured and what does it require from you.
You can find this information in the academic regulation for the bachelor's supplementary subject:
In the following graphical presentation of the subject you can see the different modules and courses that, in addition, link to the course catalogue where you can read the course descriptions.
Aesthetic Communication is offered by the Section for Aesthetics and Culture, which is a smallish course with circa 150 students in total. The teaching takes place in small groups of circa 35 students and combines lectures with exercises, discussion, workshops, projects and intensive production processes.
When studying Aesthetic Communication you will be working in reading groups, where we focus on strengthening the students' different academic backgrounds. You will also be working partly in work – and project groups and learn how to collaborate on ideas, projects, presentations and how to act within processes of great academic diversity.
Aesthetic Communication and Aesthetics and Culture are based at Kasenen on Langelandsgade together with the other aesthetic subjects and courses.
Kasernen is a cauldron of rehearsal rooms, theatre stages, workshops and reading rooms and below you will find a selection of what this place has to offer you as a student:
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By combining your main subject with the Bachelor's supplementary subject in Aesthetic Communication you will be able to find employment within the following areas:
The Bachelor's supplementary subject in Aesthetic Communication provides you with basic knowledge and skills within the particular aesthetic form of communication including its historical prerequisites and social significance. You will acquire skills in:


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The Phillips Agency was established in Houston, Texas in July, 1983. Over the past 33 years, TPA has serviced local, regional and national accounts in a variety of markets and industries. Along the way, we've earned high praise for both the creativity and effectiveness of our work. While we can boast about receiving scores of awards, the very best indicator of our reputation is this: 75% of our clients were referred to us by other satisfied customers.
Our pledge to you is simple. As your agency, we promise to work on your behalf, always representing your best interests. You'll find that we'd rather win more business for you than more medals for us. You'll discover that we do what we say we will, plus we do it on time and on budget. You'll find that we're more knowledgeable than many agencies and more experienced than most. And you'll be pleasantly surprised to learn that we think our job is to make your job easier.
Of course, there's more to our story. But yours is far more interesting to us. We'd like to hear it. Start to finish. Your place or ours. Just say when.
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Terri graduated cum laude from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Her postgraduate work includes study at The Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island.
Terri is a member of the Houston Advertising Federation, the Houston Apartment Association, and Second Wind, Ltd, a national network of 800+ small advertising agencies. She served on the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation of Southeast Texas for eight years including two terms as Board Chair of the organization.


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HAMMER OF THE WITCHES by Kai Wai Cheah
But enough bullets will kill even the most dangerous supernatural operator.
The Hexenhammer underground has aided the operators of the Nemesis Program in their war against the global supernatural terror campaign, but now Hexenhammer is accused of being the terrorist group responsible for carrying out a spectacular massacre in Greece.
Now Luke Landon must decide if Eve and her fellow underground members should be put down or if they have been set up for destruction by a conspiracy so big and powerful that it may have penetrated Nemesis itself.
HAMMER OF THE WITCHES is the second volume of The Covenant Chronicles, the supernatural Mil-SF series by Kai Wai Cheah, Hugo-nominated author of Flashpoint: Titan.
From the reviews of its predecessor, NO GODS, ONLY DAIMONS.
- This is an excellent fantasy/MilSF book. Fast paced; excellent battle scenes.
- Cheah does a great job at building this world with lots of details and complexity. It's a good read and one I had a hard time putting down.
- Fans of books by Larry Correia and Jim Butcher should find themes in this book that they will enjoy. Character development is stronger than Larry's earlier but not as strong as his current work.
- Call of Duty meets Grimnoir Chronicles. If you like Larry Corriea's Grimnoir series, and the world he has created, you will like the world this book inhabits.
- This book came out of nowhere. It's... very different than anything I've read. The author has done some amazing world-building, where magic has been introduced to the ancient world, and changed the course of ancient Persia, Greece and Rome, and the modern world follows from there.
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Mao Nakai works at Synergos Consulting Services, a division of the Synergos Institute, a global nonprofit organization that facilitates innovative solutions to complex global challenges in areas such as nutrition, health, agribusiness and education by stimulating collaboration among corporations, communities, civil society and government.
he has previous work experience with Deloitte & Touche, Goldman Sachs, and the Japan External Trade Organization. A native of Japan, Ms. Nakai has taught Japanese at Columbia University and was a Language & Cultural Fellow at AMIDEAST Tunisia.


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There are increasingly few places to have an audible conversation on Fremont East, but my go-to spot for respite is Parlour Bar inside El Cortez. And on this Wednesday evening, with the PA mercifully piping in traditional jazz, my boyfriend and I decide to mellow out with a drink.
From Parlour's cocktail menu, I choose the Açaí Caipirinha, while my boyfriend picks the South Side. My drink comes first, and the black-cherry notes of the Grey Goose make their presence felt immediately, the advertised açaí surfacing a few swigs later. My boyfriend takes one swig and groans. "It's good, but this isn't a real caipirinha," he says. He would know. He's made several trips to Brazil, where the cocktail is beloved—and usually boasts not vodka, but cachaça, a sugarcane-based distillate. I'm drinking what's known elsewhere as a caipivodka (or alternatively, a caipiroska).
Later, I ask John Civitello, director of food and beverage for El Cortez, about the misnomer. "What can I say—we're taking poetic license on the drink," he says of the cocktail, devised by occasional Parlour collaborator Southern Wine & Spirits. "It's a broad stretch." I'm not hung up on this—I dig its flavor profile, as complex as the brassy arrangement filling the air. Once again, I can rely on the Parlour.
1 ½ oz. Grey Goose Cherry Noir vodka
½ oz. Cedilla Açaí Liqueur
1 oz. simple syrup
lime wedges
Method: Place lime wedges and vodka in mixing glass. Muddle to extract the juice. Add ice and açaí liqueur, shake and pour (do not strain) into a lowball glass.


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Dates for PIII are about A.D. 1100 to 1300. During PIII, there is a tendency for Anasazi sites to become larger and incorporate many more numbers of individual masonry rooms into a single structure. It is during PIII that aggregations of rooms become very large, and (excluding Chaco) there is the first good evidence of social complexity. PIII trends can be summarized as follows:
Construction of multi-room, often multi-story cliff dwellings in numerous areas, including the Mesa Verde area in Colorado, and the Kayenta area in northeastern Arizona. There is some reason to believe that cliff dwellings were used for defensive purposes in some areas, but in others this does not appear to have been the function.
There are new developments in PIII regarding agricultural strategies. This can be seen in the adoption of a variety of stone features to control the flow of surface runoff or conserve soil moisture, e.g., rock alignments, bordered gardens, check dams, and terraces. There seems to be a more intensive effort placed in the cultivation of individual fields, probably reflecting the need to extract more agricultural produce from more locations immediately surrounding the larger pueblos.
Some PIII settlements are considerably larger than any previous settlements. In the Mesa Verde area, there are large cliff dwellings that incorporated several hundred people, and in a few other non-cliff dwelling sites, the people living in a single village may have exceeded 1,000. The number of people participating in the Mesa Verde cultural system is estimated at several thousand. Clearly, during PIII there are new social forms that involved integration of far more people than ever before. There are a number of human burials during PIII that contain large quantities of funerary objects, indicating that some individuals had accumulated a great deal of prestige and status, and a number of social roles. Thus, we may infer that these individuals consituted a form of social "elite," and probably had a measure of political and religious leadership that did not exist in earlier time periods. Following the collapse of the Chaco system, it appears that many regions adopt their own social, relgious, and political systems that in some ways mirror the Chaco architectural forms (e.g., great kivas), but are distinct and have their own regional flavor.
There is continued elaboration of ceramic production, with regional ceramic design styles arising that are quite distinctive. In many areas, it is clear that there is ceramic specialization, with a few artisans producing pots for export. There is a tendency for the gray corrugated pottery to decline in quality, but other forms, especially the black-on-white types, achieve their finest expression. Toward the end of the PIII period, there appear polychrome pots pained in orange, red, black, and white. These form the basis for many of the later PIV polychrome pottery traditions.
Toward the late 1200s, many PIII cultural systems are abandoned. The entire area surrounding Mesa Verde, most of the Kayenta Anasazi area, Flagstaff, and many more regions are mostly or completely abandoned. In some areas there is a prolonged period from about A.D. 1276 to 1299 that is referred to as the "Great Drought." It is debated whether or not this drought would have been severe enough to cause abandonments of the scale that is known, but the late 1200s are a time of great cultural change and population movement. Around 1300, we see the movement of people into a few locations and the beginning construction of what later (during PIV) become extremely large pueblo towns.


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I'm thrilled to share some photos from Jenny and Brian's wedding at Mayacama! I loved working with them! Every part of their day was beautiful, but it was during Jenny's dad's speech- when everyone was tearing up, myself included- that I saw a new perspective on weddings from a parent's point of view. You put so much into raising your kids and then you blink, and they are all grown up and you're at their wedding. Seeing them so in love, excited, happy, full of potential, and fulfilled, like an extension of yourself- but fully their own; you're flooded with memories, surrounded by the village that helped make it possible, you raise a glass to toast the newlyweds, beaming with a pride only the other parents fully understand. Thanks Jenny and Brian for letting me be a part of your lives. Check out their video by my friends at Uforia Films - it's epic and captures their story so perfectly.
Head over to Style Me Pretty to see the feature on their Rustic Northern California Wedding too.
Photography: Josh Gruetzmacher Photography |Second Photographer: Em The Gem | Videographer: Uforia Films | Wedding Coordinator:Covenant Coordinating | Floral Design: The Bud Stop - Cathy Cowman | Invitations: William Arthur Fine Stationery | Ceremony Venue: Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Calistoga | Reception Venue: Mayacama | Bride's Shoes: Jimmy Choo | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Joanna August | Hair And Makeup: Sophia Coyne Of Painted Ladies | DJ: California Mobile DJ | Bride's Dress: Carolina Herrera | Ceremony Music - Piano:Dan Zemelman | Ceremony Music - Vocals: Carol Menke | Dessert: Nothing Bundt Cakes | Rentals: Wine Country Party


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Monday, 29 March 2010 02:54 PM
Pope Benedict XVI is commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of John Paul II with a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
Many pilgrims from Poland, the late pontiff's homeland, joined Benedict in prayer Monday evening.
The 84-year-old John Paul died on April 2, 2005, after battling Parkinson's disease. The commemoration was held a few days earlier because April 2 this year falls on Good Friday, when Benedict will preside over Lenten services at the Vatican and at the Colosseum in Rome.
Immediately after John Paul's death, faithful were clamoring for his sainthood. But this anniversary comes amid some doubts that a miracle needed for his saint-making will stand up to scrutiny. And there have been questions about John Paul's record in combatting pedophile priests.
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