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The Pearce Center for Professional Communication has played a central role in establishing Clemson's international reputation for Communication and Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing in the Disciplines. In 2001 TIME Magazine named Clemson "Public College of the Year" and featured Clemson's commitment to WAC/WID. In the years since, Clemson has consistently been cited by U.S.News & World Report as a top school for Writing in the Disciplines, a list that includes universities such as Brown, Duke and Harvard.
WAC and CAC are defined as is proficiency in writing/communicating through instruction and practice in a variety of courses and fields.
WID introduces students practice with the conventions and formats of a specific discipline.
The Calhoun Honors College, the Pearce Center for Professional Communication and the Writing Center partnered to form Clemson Writing Fellows in Clemson's award-winning Writing Across the Curriculum initiative. The Clemson Writing Fellows will enroll in a Creative Inquiry course, with Meredith McCarroll, on the theory and practice of peer tutoring while simultaneously working as peer tutors in writing-intensive honors seminars, the Writing Center and in the Honors Center in Holmes Hall. Please email Meredith for more information.
Michael LeMahieu, Ashley Cowden, Phil Randall and Angelina Oberdan will be presenting at the IWAC conference on June 7-9, 2012, in Savannah, GA.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (41 votes).
In short: nice day outIn full: steep hill at the endDate of review: September 15, 2013
In short: A well organised event which was both fun and challenging. In full: A very reasonable entry fee in support of a great charity. The course measured 26.2 miles on my Garmin so any concerns over the accuracy of the route should be put to bed! The marshals were excellent and there were plenty of well stocked drink stations throughout the well marked route. Free tea, coffee, squash etc and a free bouncy castle made this a great family event. To top it off my 4 year old daughter lost my medal on the way home! When we contacted the organiser to purchase another one he sent us 2 free of charge (one for me and my little girl). Can't ask for more than that.See you next year. Date of review: May 29, 2012
Date of review: May 19, 2012
In short: Fun and friendly but a proper [Half Marathon] raceIn full: Marafun is a charity event, a nice 'church social' feel but also a serious race, under rules and over the distance. I think the 'mile' markers went a little awry at times but the distance was right at the end. As everyone says, the marshalls were great. It would be nice to see a few more supporters out and about but I did get some friendly waves. I train around the area but even so, I wasn't prepared for St Paul's Wood Hill!Date of review: May 16, 2012
In full: Third time for me doing this lovely low key, friendly marathon. The weather was pretty hot but excellent water stops and very frequent. Well attended by friendly marshals who were full of encouragement. Struggled a bit this year on those hills which get bigger second time around and under a week since I climbed around 3 Forts marathon, it was always going to be tough. Great encouragement from the half maras as they sped past us at about mile 20....thanks to them. Well organised and great to know your entry fee is going to a worthwhile cause. I just know this will be a yearly event for me.Date of review: May 14, 2012
In short: 3rd time here for marathon and hope to be back next yearIn full: Local for me which helps, but I do really like the low key and supportive organisation here. They raise funds for a good charity and make all feel part of that.I don't think that the hills are too bad on this course, but road junctions are less pleasant! But at least you know what to expect on second lap and well marshalled as ever though.Distance must be at least accurate now!Also did the family 4k at end with my kids which they love each yearWell done once again to Footsteps and hope to be back again next year!Date of review: May 14, 2012
In short: Good low key eventIn full: The marshalls and organisers were friendly and enthusiastic.Low number of runners so a few areas of lone running.First time I've run this event and the hill at mile 8 was a 'nice' surprise! All in all a very good event and according to my garmin the distance for the half marathon was spot on....albeit the mile marker at mile 7 was out. Date of review: May 13, 2012
In short: very well organisedIn full: The route was very well marked and marshalled. The route is a bit hilly, the toughest climb is the last 800m just before the finish. I do not know about the length of the course. Was it accurate this year?Date of review: May 13, 2012
In short: A very friendly race, not many spectators and a bit hilly. But well organised and excellent value for money especially as all the money goes straight to a wonderful charity. Would definitely recommend it!Date of review: May 13, 2012
In short: lots of hills, plenty of drink stations, very friendly.Date of review: May 23, 2011
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Elpida Memory, a leading supplier of DRAM, said on Tuesday that it had managed to create the world's smallest 2Gb DDR3 memory chip. The device is compliant with DDR3L standard and an operate at 1866MHz, making it a good choice for memory modules designed for overclockers.
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Arthur Lewis, a student of organ at SUNY Fredonia and organist at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dunkirk and Zion Lutheran Church in Silver Creek, performs on the organ at King Concert Hall on the SUNY campus. An organ recital was held on Friday featuring students of Brian Bogey, teacher of organ at the college. Bogey stands next to Lewis to assist.


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End-of-Life Issues in the United States after Terri Schiavo: Implications for Social Work Practice
The very public death of Terri Schiavo in 2005 alerted Americans to what is a growing ethical, medical, and social crisis: the status of end-of-life issues and decisions in the United States. Currently, Oregon is the only state to give terminally ill patients the right to end their lives, with physicians' help, if they so choose. Public opinion data from 1977 to the present show that Americans support greater rights for individuals facing end-of-life decisions--up to and including physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. This paper considers the status of end-of-life issues in the United States after Terri Schiavo's death and examines the opportunities for advocacy by social workers who serve clients and families encountering this complex and controversial issue.
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April 26, 2012
As a Hurricane owner, you are invited to join a great community that will not only help you share your experiences with other owners, but will give you exclusive access to special contests, incredible discounts and even the chance to earn free Hurricane gear, cash rebates and fuel cards. Yes, fuel cards.
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Pop some champagne. This is a time of celebration. Nicole Kidman's face has finally unfrozen after her anti-aging mishap.Which canceled show would you bring back?"No surgery for me," she told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica in a new interview. "I did try Botox, unfortunately, but I got out of it and now I can finally move my face again."The actress, 45, admitted that getting the injections was an "unfortunate move," but insisted that she's now "completely natural."Photos: Stars who don't look their age"I wear sunscreen, I don't smoke and I take care of myself, and I am proud to say that," she said. "Anybody can do anything to themselves - I don't judge - but personally, I believe in being physically fit. That's how I was raised."
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Winter storm blankets region, again
ESCANABA – Winter weather pelted the region with snow and high winds once again today. Experts believe that this year's severe winter weather is not abnormal and more storms may be on their way.
Escanaba received 6 inches of snow last night, according to records kept by the Escanaba Water Plant. The National Weather Service predicts another 1 1/2 to 2 inches of snow will fall in Escanaba today. Residents can also expect another half-inch overnight.
The severe weather prompted many area schools to close their doors today, including Bark River-Harris, Bay Middle College, Big Bay de Noc, Delta-Schoolcraft ISD, Escanaba, Gladstone, Holy Name, Manistique, Mid Peninsula, Rapid River and St. Francis de Sales.
Despite the closures, the snowfall amounts being reported by NWS observers are not abnormal for February.
"The normal is around 10 inches for this month and we're around seven," said Megan Dodson, meteorologist for the NWS's Marquette Office.
While not abnormal, annual snowfall totals have increased dramatically since last year. Water Plant annual totals are measured from the first snowfall in the fall to the end of February. So far for the 2012-13 year 45.5 inches have fallen in the area. Only 9.28 inches of snow fell during the 2011-2012 season.
Last year's season was abnormally dry and provided the least snowfall in five years, this season's snowfall is the heaviest that it has been since the 2008-09 season when snowfall totals reached a staggering 76.35 inches.
Snowfall totals for 2012-13 may still change as the area braces for another storm similar to today's storm.
"A similar system will be moving in next week," said Dodson. "Tuesday and Wednesday we'll probably be seeing another storm like this one, but that's quite a ways out so take it with a grain of salt."
Even with another storm on the way, the number of winter storms the area has seen this year is not atypical.
"I think it's pretty normal. It just seems like there's more," said Dodson, adding last year's low snowfall totals may make it seem like there are more winter storms than usual.
In addition to snow, today's storm system brings with it wind gusts topping 30 miles per hour. These winds bring the added hazard of blowing snow.


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Opinions are certainly subjective...but it is nice to see Macca getting some, long overdue, respect through the 90's & onward. SPOILER: He finished @ #75 for "Memory Almost Full" (134 pts & 13 ballot mentions) and both "Ever Present Past" & "Nod Your Head" placed in the singles charts (they each got three mentions which tied them with dozens of others for #172)...I LOVE "Ever Present Past", and the MAF album, but, for me, "Nod Your Head" was my least fave track...in fact I really disliked ending the album that way ("The End of The End" would have been perfect) and would've have rather had it as a bonus track- put "Why So Blue" on in it's place (that's how my burned CD works - "Why So Blue" being somewhere in the middle -can' recall where right now) Blessings!!!


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By Keith Stillwell for ATALeadershipNOW.com
Mr. Pete Pretorius has always been a hero to his wife and sons, but this summer, he earned the title from another family and the respect of many others. Mr. Pretorius and his family were winding down a visit on Sunday, July 11, 2010, to White Rock on Semiahmoo Bay near Surrey, British Columbia. His sons were practicing Taekwondo forms on the beach when Mr. Pretorius heard screams and shouts for help. A woman was standing in the water, waving her arms and pointing to a small shape bobbing and floundering a few hundred feet offshore. While others stood by, none appeared to hear or heed her call, and no certified lifeguard was in sight. Mr. Pretorius wasted no time in throwing off his beach gear and charging into the water to the stranger's rescue.
"It happened so fast," Mr. Pretorius told a Surrey Now reporter. "I was thinking I better do this right – I don't want my wife raising our kids on her own."
The heart-pounding swim through whitecaps and cold ocean water to reach the drowning man gave Mr. Pretorius enough time to think. He knew that drowning persons are so panicked that they often cause their would-be rescuers to drown along with them, and he was determined not to let that happen. As a 1st Degree Black Belt in Songahm Taekwondo, Mr. Pretorius can deliver a number of stunning strikes.
None were necessary, though, because the drowning man appeared to be in grave distress: his efforts to stay afloat were subsiding, and Mr. Pretorius could see him surfacing less frequently. Mr. Pretorius grabbed the man's wrist and got behind him (a self defense tactic) so that the man couldn't drown him. He then grabbed the man around the chest under his arm and began side-swimming with a scissor kick back toward the distant shore.
"He'd basically just given up," Mr. Pretorius told Lorene Keitch of the Cloverdale Reporter. "I don't know if he's breathing and I shout at him to breathe, but he's just lying there with no response." Blood was gushing from the man's mouth.
Fortune favors the prepared mind – and body in this case, as Mr. Pretorius, the man's de facto lifesaver, was fundamentally prepared. He works diligently to stay in great shape – and action readiness – with good nutrition, cross training, Taekwondo and an exercise program called Warrior X-Fit at Cloverdale Black Belt Academy. Mr. Pretorius is a world class athlete and avid runner, in fact, a potential contender for Olympic gold in 400m hurdles some time back, denied the opportunity to compete due to international conflict. In that desperate swim to safety with a man's life in his hands, Mr. Pretorius needed mental fortitude to match his physical strength.
"The way back was a lot farther than the way in," he said. Mr. Pretorius focused his energy on doing 15 strokes at a time, then allowing his feet to sink and reach for the bottom. Finally his toes felt seaweed and sand, and he laboriously pulled the unconscious middle-aged man onto the pebbled beach. It was then Mr. Pretorius could see the source of the man's bleeding was his severely bitten tongue. His belly was greatly distended from swallowing seawater. As Mr. Pretorius and the man's family struggled to bring him ashore, the man came to and began coughing up water and blood. The family then hustled him into a waiting vehicle and presumably rushed him to an area hospital. "There was a lot of divine intervention," Mr. Pretorius told Surrey Now.
"It was so surreal," Mr. Pretorius told the Cloverdale Reporter. "Here I am swimming for my life and his, and the next second I'm sitting on a log waiting for my pants to dry." The identity and current condition of the man saved from drowning in Semiahmoo Bay that day is not known, but Mr. Pretorius expressed his hope that the man is well now. Despite his brave and selfless act, and the hopeful outcome, Mr. Pretorius remains very humble about the experience. He seems mildly embarrassed about the minor celebrity status granted by friends and strangers who learn of the incident.
Asked by his father, Dr. Peter Pretorius, a prestigious Dean Emeritus in British Columbia, how he could take such a risk when he has a family to care for, Mr. Pretorius simply replied "I just couldn't sit there and do nothing while someone was in need." He stated that he didn't do it for the thanks, only because of a faith and hope for humanity that if his loved ones were in such desperate danger, a stranger would be willing to do the same for them.
Mr. Pretorius credits his six years training in Songahm Taekwondo at WTTU school Cloverdale Black Belt Academy, for his mental and physical readiness to react properly in unexpected or dangerous situations. He said they practice slapping the hand away and evading attacks by getting behind the attacker, a tactic he employed during the rescue. Knockout target training is also part of the self defense regimen, but fortunately for both the man and his rescuer, no self defense action was required. As a Leadership member at the academy, Mr. Pretorius shares knowledge and perfects skills teaching basic Songahm Taekwondo classes to novice adults.
"They are focused on training you for the unexpected," Mr. Pretorius told the Cloverdale Reporter. "And they are not just training you Taekwondo; they're training you to be a good person. Many people think martial arts is about fighting. It's about the exact opposite. It's about being aware enough to avoid a fight and, in this case, to be a good citizen."
Mrs. Karen Bennett, 5th degree black belt, owner of Cloverdale Black Belt Academy and Mr. Pretorius's Taekwondo and Warrior X-Fit Instructor, beams with pride discussing her long-time student. "Pete is so humble, and this (the rescue) was his big moment. He's also brilliant, and an extreme athlete. We are really honored that he joined us and trusts us with his training. You should see his awesome jump kicks!"
The positive life skills curriculum, virtues like respect, courtesy and loyalty, that accompanies martial arts practice is central to Taekwondo, unlike many other martial arts. This remains a key factor in the success of WTTU schools like Cloverdale Black Belt Academy. "We are so lucky to have a program that isn't just about kicking and punching, but about making people better and really changing lives. We have ladies who have lost inches and about 60 lbs. through Warrior X-fit and Taekwondo. Their arms are getting toned again. We have several autistic children who are all excelling. So many success stories just make me really proud of the work we do every day."
Mr. Pretorius said he, his wife (also a Black Belt), and his sons (one currently a Red/Black Belt, the other a Brown belt) will continue training in martial arts and Leadership for the challenges and opportunities that life throws their way. He has set an amazing example for them and for us, but thanks his Instructors for his attitude. "This is how David and Karen teach – to always be very aware, and to make self-sacrifice for others when necessary." In everyday acts of courtesy and selflessness, and with occasional terrifically heroic feats, Songahm Taekwondo is changing the world, one Black Belt at a time!
Last summer when WTTU Black Belt Mr. Pete Pretorius of Surrey, British Columbia, was risking life and limb to rescue a drowning stranger, the notion of glory was farthest from his mind. Survival of both rescuer and victim took every second of concentration, every ounce of energy. He humbly credits ATA Leadership and Warrior X-Fit training for his preparedness to act in an emergency.
To update you on this remarkable story, on March 12, 2011, Mr. Pretorius was one of 14 recipients to receive a Silver Medal for Bravery by the Lifesaving Society of Canada at a special ceremony in Vancouver attended by several hundred dignitaries, award recipients, and guests. The same month, Mr. Pretorius furthered his athletic winning streak by placing 2nd in the 200 Meter Dash and 3rd in the 60 Meter Dash in his division at the Canadian Masters Indoor Athletic Championships. Congratulations, Mr. Pretorius!


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Featuring the Core Colour Challenge from Design Team Member Kim Jeffress.
Kim created this gorgeous layout using this month's inspiration from our Pinterest Colour Lovers Board. If you don't follow us over there, you should. There is TONS of colorful inspiration!
Here is Kim's Layout. Just love how Kim layered her Core Essentials cardstock. They really pop off the page
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Yes, I use semolina only. I found the flour tended to stick to the dough it give it that chalky coating that kept if from browning well. I know lots of people use straight flour, but they must be much better at dough handling than I am and are able to use much less. For me the semolina really works well and you can even brush any off with your hand that remains after baking - if you were so inclined.
JD, I am no NY expert. Probably no expert at any style, butto my eye it appears that you have mastered opening your dough. Nice and round and uniform crust.I prefer not to use grated cheese, I guess that the NY style uses it a lot. I like the 1st pie, yes too much cheese but that is an easy fix. When you say that you get lack of feedback, do you mean none, or only a couply replys?I would say that there are many of my posts that don't elicit a huge response, try not to let it bother you, you are doing very well from the looks of things.Mark
I hope these criticisms are somewhat helpful. As you can see I didn't have too much to say about your pizzas themselves because they already look very good to begin with! You obviously are an experienced pizzamaker and are producing some really nice pizzas there.
The pepperoni Pie looks delicious JD,On the white Pie, I prefer making a base, ricotta cheese, a bit of pecorino or parmesan, garlic, a touch of pesto, than I spread directly to the dough a thin base, than Mozzarella cheese and whatever topping you want, maybe some tomatoe slices or no topping is ok, it really looks better than throwing the ricotta on top and gives more creamyness and flavor.
So sorry by mistake I hit Ignore :-S, yes I use a drizzle of EVVO, It really makes a difference on how your cheese melts and brings up the flavors, and since I use a wood fire oven higher temps, if I dont use the oil the toppings get a little dry.
JD,I'm no expert, but from my point of view the pies look very, very good!There are a few things I might want to do to perfect them even more, but it's a matter of taste:- I would cut down on the cheese a little bit. There's nothing wrong with not having everything covered with cheese.- I would rotate the pies 180 degrees when they were half done. Most non professional ovens have an uneven heat distribution.- I would remove any cheese on the cornicone before baking the pies. To me the cornicone looks more beautiful without small bits of cheese.But these are very minor points. Your pies look delicious.
I admit, I have no idea what I'm doing in terms of taking pictures. I use the camera on my phone or my wife's digital, and all I know about her camera is that it is pink..........
Tin:The camera is a Cannon Powershot 1200si. I have a lot of research to do, but I pulled a cold slice from the fridge and did a quick comparison using Automatic mode & Program mode just to see if there were any major differences. I also added some light in the background. Pretty surprised in the difference, and this is after 10 minutes of research.Thanks again for the advice. I'm looking forward to learning more now.
You're right, our viewpoints about which pizza (or fishing lure) looks best are pretty subjective. But they are informed by what we have seen in our own kitchens, what looks appetizing (or in the case of a fishing lure, what we think looks appetizing to a fish), what looks well baked, what looks well composed, etc. We are more or less in the realm of art here, aren't we? None of us really know how the pizzas represented on the forum would actually taste; we're more or less supposing what they might taste like, and reacting to photos based on our own personal experience of eating pizza (or catching fish). There is a certain tribal aspect to what we do. Norms arise over time, often influenced by others whom we've come to respect as knowledgeable. Some members ascend in perceived importance based on the knowledge and good looking pizza they display, and over time an aesthetic takes hold as to what's good and what's great. And it's all pretty subjective, but ultimately based on our own experience in the reality of our own kitchens or restaurants (or fishing spots) we visit. As far as what my ideal pizza would be, I would have to say that the photo of Omid's pizzas that I posted above would be pretty darn close to ideal. Pizzeria Bianco is pretty close to ideal too. I also really admire the more charred "coal fire" look which pt is working on (example below). Just about anything coming out of TXCraig's oven looks great to me. And Chao has certainly inspired me with his pizzas and lazy bread. It seems that we are all constantly striving to reach the ideal and will probably never quite reach it. But therein lies the fun; it's all in the chase! Regards, TinRoof
Pizza is just so subjective. When I look around my local pizza-scape, I'm shocked at what people like. I just have a hard time saying someone needs more top browning, or less toppings. I know what I like, but.......... Maybe if you posted an example of what you consider your ideal, there could be a more objective comparison.
JD I really applaud you for putting yourself out there although, it is what many of us should be doing if we truely want to improve. It should be a normal type of behavior instead of such a rare occurance.


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Twitter is trending, dominated by the news of Rowan Williams' retirement. At the end of December this year, Williams will exit his post as the Archbishop of Canterbury and become the 35th Master of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge.
Archbishop Williams' successor will take on some challenging issues as the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion of 77 million faces internal struggles and debates about the ordination of gay clergy and shrinking attendance. But the Church needs to choose the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury first. How is a successor chosen and who chooses?
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The College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral formally elect the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order that imposes sanctions on Iranian officials determined to be responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses involving Iran. In a press briefing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about the new Executive Order. She said:
"...President Obama signed an Executive Order targeting eight Iranian officials responsible for serious and sustained human rights abuses since the disputed election of June 2009. On these officials' watch or under their command, Iranian citizens have been arbitrarily arrested, beaten, tortured, raped, blackmailed, and killed. Yet the Iranian Government has ignored repeated calls from the international community to end these abuses, to hold to account those responsible and respect the rights and fundamental freedoms of its citizens. And Iran has failed to meet its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
"The steady deterioration in human rights conditions in Iran has obliged the United States to speak out time and time again. And today, we are announcing specific actions that correspond to our deep concern. The mounting evidence of repression against anyone who questions Iranian Government decisions or advocates for transparency or even attempts to defend political prisoners is very troubling.
"This week, Iranian authorities banned two reformist political parties and shut down two more newspapers. This follows a series of convictions and harsh sentences for a number of political prisoners. Two internationally recognized human rights defenders were sentenced to six-year prison terms. A student leader was given an eight and a half year sentence for insulting the president. Human rights lawyers, bloggers, journalists and activists for women's rights have all been jailed and many have fallen ill due to mistreatment in prison.
"Now, these actions obviously contradict recent claims made at the United Nations that Iranians enjoy the right of free expression and that no one is imprisoned for political reasons. In signing this Executive Order, the President sends the message that the United States stands up for the universal rights of all people. And as President Obama said at the United Nations last week, we will call out those who suppress ideas. We will serve as a voice for the voiceless. And we will hold abuse of governments and individuals accountable for their actions.
"This is the first time the United States has imposed sanctions against Iran based on human rights abuses. We would like to be able to tell you that it might be the last, but we fear not. We now have at our disposal a new tool that allows us to designate individual Iranians, officials responsible for or complicit in serious human rights violations, and do so in a way that does not in any way impact on the well-being of the Iranian people themselves.
"The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 permits us to impose financial sanctions and deny U.S. visas to specific Iranian officials where there is credible evidence against them. In doing so today, we declare our solidarity with their victims and with all Iranians who wish for a government that respects their human rights and their dignity and their freedom. By doing so, we convey our strong support for the rule of law, and we speak out for those unable to speak for themselves because they are jailed or frightened or fear retribution against themselves or their families.
"Today, again, we call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran and around the world, and we call on the Iranian Government to take actions to end these abuses and respect the universal rights and freedoms of its own citizens."
Read the transcript of the briefing here. Learn more about the new Executive Order and see a list of the individuals identified for sanctions here.
Ron in New York writes:
IRAN + Human Rights = Oxymoron....
If we recall the Human Rights violations of Iraq, which were invoked by the Bush Administration just before US Invasion, I have that Yogi Berra Dejavue feeling all over again....why not just skip the exploitation of Human Rights and take out the nuclear sites already. That would be very effective diplomacy. Skip the invasion
and the costly occupation. approach
Sean H. in California writes:
Thank you for your care and Support for the Iranian People and Human rights in Iran.
Alireza L. in the United Kingdom writes:
We appreciate your support for Iranian who have been victims of this Terrorist Regime since 1979 and there will be a day that Americans and Iranian would be close to each other once this Terrorist Regime which is The Mother of Today's World Terrorism gone.
Monireh in New York writes:
Thank You Dear Mrs. Clinton! * Finally NEDA, SOHRAB and all the Young FREEDOM Loving Iranian MARTYRS who were KILLED by this Evil Islamic Regime will rest in peace. May God Bless You!
Afshin J. in Canada writes:
Thank you Mr. President, Thank you Madam Secretary of State;
This is one of the rare and unprecedented good news Iranian people needed to heard since last 31 years.
I am sure in due time, your administration will add name of other criminals to this very short list.
Certainly, this "Executive Order" will add another nail to the coffin of so called Islamic Republic. The World is a better place without this religious tyrannical, inhuman and savage regime.
Farahmand M.K. in Pennsylvania writes:
Honorable Secretary of State; Mrs Hilary Clinton
I applaud your leadership and the president Obama's solidarity with the democratic movement in Iran. A sustained effort from your administration will eventually yield positive results for Iranian nation thus long term stability for the region.
Michele B. in Washington DC writes:
With such open knowledge of the sustained tyranny and abuse the Iranian people have been subjected to by their government, my only question is this: What took so long? How is this the first time sanctions have been placed on the Iranian Government for human rights violations?
Allowing this situation to have been ignored for so long is absolutely unacceptable on the part of our government. I applaud the administration for finally steeping up and speaking out, and by following it up with real, substantive action.
Sanctioning individuals, rather than the nation as a whole, was a smart choice as well. A general concern with sanctioning countries is that the sanctions will adversely affect the average citizen, but these sanctions were targeted in a much more specific, pointed way. The United States is showing its opposition to the actions of these individuals by shining a spotlight on their unacceptable, unlawful behavior. In doing so, the US is sending a strong message that such violations will no longer be tolerated, and is doing so without casting a blanket punishment on everyone else.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Dear Sec. Clinton,
Does this mean we'll deny visa to Aminidijad to speak at the UN next year?
Because unless you include him and the grand poobah who is dancing on the Rev. guard strings, these sanctions are only going after those who followed their orders.
Mmmm, do you think the ICC will indite? Who will serve the warrant?
In any case, this has been a long time coming, and is the right thing to do.
Someday when this abysmal regime falls, and mass graves uncovered, the true nature of this regime will be recorded in history as one of mankind's lessons in why tyrants can no longer be tolerated in power.
And when it comes to not wanting to harm the Iranian people via sanction, just remember that every day this regime is traded with by nations, or made excuse for in the UN, or otherwise afforded soverign right to nuclear power, or aided in any way in its continuance in power, is another day the nations of the world are acting in a criminally negligent manner and causing the Iranian people further suffering at the hands of their illegitimate government.
Feel free to level the playing field for thir hopes and dreams of freedom.
Feel free to engage in regime replacement therapy anytime now, the Iranian people will forgive the nessesary trespass to get that job done, to give them a future Iran worth living in. A nation they can be proud of for once.
Arming the taliban, and destabilizing nations has an inevitable solution that will be employed to halt such activity. It's not "if" but when we chose to stop it in its tracks.
Terrorism isn't like the common cold where you can only treat the symptoms with over the counter remedies...so take the cure to the source and deal with the cancer itself.
The longer terrorists controls a nation and sits there in soverign "safe haven", the greater the misery produced for those seeking freedom and those whom we've liberated from opression already..
Want to make a human rights issue of it?
Great, then consider this as your administration's first baby steps in that process.
Keep up the good work,
Nasim A.-A. in Canada writes:
Peace on the world.
John P. in Greece writes:
@ Nasim A.-A.
How old were you on Nov. 4, 1979? PEACE is what we all of us believe in. But, how can you have it, if you don't win the "war†that Iranian "priests†started?
U.S. did not start the fire…
How can you keep on watching this crazy guy Aminidijad?
As you also do, I wish that we'll have a diplomatic, peaceful end of the story. Otherwise, I fear that his regime will watch the end titles of the movie, unfortunately, without commercials…
@ Eric in New Mexico
Believe me or not, we had the same first thought. When I saw the guy on TV saying and making all these "silly' things (I use "silly†as a diplomatic word for another word I have in mind), my first thought was: why do they offer him a Visa?
You know, first thought comes from the heart, the second one after re-thinking.
I do not know if you agree with me, but it's not that simple to ban his entry to the U.N. –not the U.S.
Who would like to make him seem like a hero, while he's a Hitler?
Cam N.T.B. in Oregon writes:
I think finally the White House's focus on individuals who do not respect their country man's rights to voice the direction their nation should take will be very effective because other countries will be more willing to be on board as it shows that the United States is in support for the people of Iran by not using a blanketing sanction.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
The Leader of Iran needs to educate himself to better represent Iran. He is obviously attached to the conspiracy theory instead of finding out the truth about what happened on 9/11. Our Nation was attacked by terrorists. Evidence and an investigation revealed 19 hijackers had caused the destruction. The leader of Iran should release the American hostages, and send them home. Anytime a culture or religion embellishes in stoning people to death its so outdated like the dinasours or back to the stone age. Everyone in the world should be entitled to Humanity. I guess the point is, the United States should prepare for anything that Iran might try against our National Security. Maybe the Iran leader has been spending too much time with his goats. There is an old saying, "Treat people like you want to be treated" you don't treat human beings like animals. Human beings on earth are entitled to be respected as people. I think he needs to learn the most valuable lesson of life, one day he will stand in front of Judgement, and will his closet be clean or filled with Nuclear Weapons? It will take more than sanctions to get the point across.
Neda S. in Canada writes:
It was one of the best news I heard for a long time. I personally thank you. This is a huge victory for Iranian people. Would you also please pay attention to IRI seat in the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Considering their horrible history, they should be as far away from this committee as possilbe! "Be the voice for the voiceless" Thanks again.
Firuzeh M. in California writes:
Thank you for your strategic and effective support. This is the best way for the U.S. to support the civil rights movement inside Iran, by curbing their atrocities and making room for the leaders. Best for Iran, the region and the world. Thank you again. Now let's support other governments to do the same.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@John P. in Greece,
"And when it comes to not wanting to harm the Iranian people via sanction, just remember that every day this regime is traded with by nations, or made excuse for in the UN, or otherwise afforded soverign right to nuclear power, or aided in any way in its continuance in power, is another day the nations of the world are acting in a criminally negligent manner and causing the Iranian people further suffering at the hands of their illegitimate government."
Now if this thought that came to me is accepted as truth by nations, there will be no problem revoking the government of Iran's seat in the UNGA, or on any committee, for violations of its charter membership, and revoked by 2/3 majority vote in the UNGA itself.
Diplomatic isolation is perhaps (without hope of constructive dialogue), the last peaceful option left on the table to cause an Iranian re-think of the reality they are creating for trhemselves.
As host nation, denying visa to a head of state has international repurcussions I agree, but there's a way to do this right and instill dicipline and reform within the workings of the UN simultaneously.
Before this latest roll out of sanctions I went into some detail as to the parameters I saw in coming to such a decision, but you can't squeeze 31 years of reasons into 5000 characters or less.
So, I'm sure folks will find their own reasons if it is to happen.
Welcome back! Hope all is well with you.
Yawar G.R. in Germany writes:
Excellency Hillary Clinton we are very thankful.....
you have also make khamenei and his son and many other on this list......but the most of their assets are in europe specially in GB!!!
This regime must finally be isolated internationally at all levels. That the existing sanctions are not enough. The Iranian regime must be stoped all cash flows, and no official contact with Iran's representatives may be possible, without being confronted with the crimes of their regime against human rights and human dignity. If it is not her limit in decline even more unpredictable nascent destruction potential, it is the Middle East region - possibly the whole world - drifting to disaster.
Foreign Minister dear, why do you allow it to become that Ramsey Clark will meet with Ahmadinejat? why did it take this? A system that its internal critics to" enemies of God, "explained and be tortured for a systematic and executed by the hundreds, can condemn the women for adultery to death by stoning and homosexuals can be publicly hanged on construction cranes, can not only not a" normal "diplomatic his conversation partner, there can not be with him "apolitical" Economic and trade relations.
STOP the terrorists goverment in iran.......and if you really want peace in the middle east you have to overthrow the government in iran and the pepole in iran will be the best partner for usa for peace in the middle east.
Brian B. in Australia writes:
Many thanks, for supporting Iranian people for sanctioning these terrorist from Islamic Government of Iran. They do not represent Iranian people and are considered a bunch of low life criminals, which illegally has occupied the leadership position in Iran.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
News Item;
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Authorities in southwestern Afghanistan have seized 19 tons of explosive devices that had been transferred across the border from Iran, police said.
Nimruz Police Chief Abdul Jabar Purdel said a suspect was detained. Nimruz province, in Afghanistan's southwestern corner, borders Iran and Pakistan
The devices had been placed in 337 boxes inside a 40-foot shipping container transferred from Iran over a bridge linking Afghanistan and Iran, he said.
Earlier this year, a senior U.S. Defense Department official said that new U.S. military intelligence suggests Iran planned to smuggle new shipments of weapons into Afghanistan as part of an increased effort to interfere with coalition operations.
The information came from an "Iranian source" whose tips on past shipments have been verified by the United States, the official said in April.
The official also noted that Iran -- a majority Shiite country -- and the Sunni Taliban almost went to war with one another in the late 1990s, so it's not really in their interest to be a major source of top-shelf arms to the Taliban.
Tehran has consistently denied supporting groups opposed to the Afghan government. U.S. and coalition troops have found evidence of some Iranian weapons inside Afghanistan in seized caches or in the aftermath of attacks.
@State Dept.,
True to form, it only takes ethical infants about a week to prove the value of an assesment I post on this blog. Now do you folks @ State have any idea how sick and tired I've become in being proven right all the time by them so consistantly? I've been telling folks in this government about this activity since at least 2003-2004. Yet it continues...why? Innocent enough question...from a guy who wants results.
Well, folks got lucky on this and saved probably 2500-5000 lives intercepting so many "IED's" at once. Ask yourselves how many conex's full made it through prior?
So do we now charge the senders with attempted murder and serve a warrant or what? Another round of sanctions?
Face it, this is an act of war by proxi on the part of the Iranian leadership who is only interested in the wholesale slaughter of innocents and the failure of Afghanistan along with the failure of multinational and UN efforts to help Afghans build their nation in their own image.
My only suggestion is that you arte going to have to prove to the Iranian government why it "isn't in their interests" to engage in this activity.
It's often said that "no one likes suprises" so tell them they face open war with us now so when it comes to "a time of our choosing" no one will be suprised, or question why.
This is commercial grade sponsorship of terrorism, not some hodge podge outfit smuggling arms. The methodology proves that in the audacity and volume within a single shipment.
I think it gets to a point where the threat requires an unambiguous response, not some oblique insinuation of one on the kinetic level.
Tell the world that the next time this happens, the Iranian government will be driven out of power by whatever means deemed most expediant and cost effective, with the least harm possible done to the Iranian people in the process.
Fair warning given would be the best public response one could offer, and do back it up to the hilt please.
Erdogan in the Netherlands writes:
Will they also focus on the human rights abuses in Israel and Iraq and Afghanistan? Thousands of women are being raped by American savages right now, you won't hear this in western media. Millions have been killed. Do these people have any shame?


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John Wes Townley will sit out the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway this weekend after an accident at Pocono Raceway on August 1, 2014.
In the past three years, Kevin Harvick has scored 75 top-10s, which puts him second on this list and only one out of first.
Kurt Busch has been at his best during the past three years at Watkins Glen International, where he has an average finish of 6.3.
Brad Keselowski has earned the third-most top-10s during the past three years with a total of 67.
Martin Truex Jr.'s victory at Dover International Speedway last fall was only his second top-five there, but he has been consistent enough to make this his best track in terms of three-year averages with a 6.7.
Corey LaJoie has signed on for a partial season with BK Racing in the Monster Energy Cup Series. He will drive No. 83 Toyota for a partial season.
Love's Travel Stops will extend its successful partnership with Front Row Motorsports (FRM) into the 2017 season, joining Landon Cassill (No. 34 Ford) for 18 races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Reigning NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Champion Anthony Kumpen will return to the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) in 2017 thanks to the Nexteer Road to Daytona program.
Chase Briscoe, who was recently named as the first driver in the Ford Performance development program, joins Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) as the driver of the No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford F-150.
Austin Cindric will pilot the No. 19 Draw-Tite Ford F-150 full-time as he pursues the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR).
Liberty University, the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation, will sponsor William Byron in the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2017.
Following a 2016 rookie season in which he tallied ten top-10 finishes in fourteen appearances, rising star Blaine Perkins has confirmed he will once again partner with Steve Portenga Racing for a fulltime return to NASCAR K&N Pro Series West competition in 2017.


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On March 1, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testified before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Secretary gave an update of her recent trip to Geneva, then she discussed the FY 2012 budget.
Secretary Clinton said, "The American people are justifiably concerned about our national debt. I share that concern. But they also want responsible investments in our future that will make us stronger at home and continuing our leadership abroad. Just two years after President Obama and I first asked you to renew our investment in development and diplomacy, we are already seeing tangible returns for our national security."
She continued, "In Iraq, almost 100,000 troops have come home, and civilians are poised to keep the peace. In Afghanistan, integrated military and civilian surges have helped set the stage for our diplomatic surge to support Afghan-led reconciliation that can end the conflict and put al-Qaida on the run. We have imposed the toughest ever sanctions to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions. We have reengaged as a leader in the Pacific and in our own hemisphere. We have signed trade deals to promote American jobs and nuclear weapons treaties to protect our people. We have worked with Northern and Southern Sudanese to achieve a peaceful referendum and prevent a return to civil war. We are working to open up political systems, economies, and societies at a remarkable moment in the history of the Middle East, and to support peaceful, orderly, irreversible democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia.
"Our progress is significant, but our work is far from over. These missions are vital to our national security, and I believe with all my heart now would be the wrong time to pull back.
"The FY 2012 budget we discuss today will allow us to keep pressing ahead. It is a lean budget for lean times. I did launch the first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review to help us maximize the impact of every dollar we spend. We scrubbed this budget and made painful but responsible cuts. We cut economic assistance to Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia by 15 percent. We cut development assistance to over 20 countries by more than half.
"And this year, for the first time, our request is divided into two parts. Our core budget request of $47 billion supports programs and partnerships in every country but North Korea. It is essentially flat from 2010 levels. The second part of our request funds the extraordinary, temporary portion of our war effort the same way that the Pentagon's request is funded: in a separate Overseas Contingency Operations account known as OCO. Instead of covering our war expenses through supplemental appropriations, we are now taking a more transparent approach that reflects our fully integrated civilian-military efforts on the ground. Our share of the President's $126 billion request for these exceptional wartime costs in the frontline states is 8.7 billion."
You can read the Secretary's complete remarks here.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
My thoughts on this subject are, we should finish the job! If we continue our work now, then we will not have to spend more in the future.
This sounds like a good plan.
I guess it's like fixing the hole in the roof, before it rains.
Anyways, Have a great week Hillary, and DipNote Guys/Gals.......:)
June writes:
I like the way that Clinton is leading the State Department throught transformation, but I do not feel that Congress will reward the department with all of the funds necessary to fully implement the transformation (due to era of austerity and half truths).


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This beautifully restored V35 Bonanza was photographed by Mike Fizer to accompany Al Marsh's article in the January 2011 AOPA Pilot, "A Lucky Find." Read more to find out why it's considered a lucky find, and what type of improvements the owner has made since purchasing it in 1996. —Jill W. Tallman
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Photo of the Day: V is for VictoryMonday, July 30th, 2012
Pilot dad memoriesTuesday, June 19th, 2012
Such wonderful stories about pilot dads came to me last week! From an airline pilot dad who taught his daughter to fly to a helicopter pilot dad who took his young son flight-seeing, these flying fathers–and some dads who didn't fly themselves but nonetheless nurtured the flying passion within their sons and daughters–get our spotlight this week.
- Molly Flanagan Littlefield learned to fly as a teenager, and her father, Tom Flanagan of Merced, Calif., was her flight instructor. "I remember watching his face in the mirror and seeing the peace he felt while airborne. He would say that flying assured them there was a God," she writes. In 1979, when she was hired as a pilot for United Airlines, she was certain she wouldn't make the cut and wanted to quit before she was asked to leave. She called home and talked to her parents. "There was a very long silence on the other end of the phone. Finally Daddy said words that carry me still…'I wouldn't have let you go if I didn't think you could do it.'"
Meredith Randazzo's father, Ernest R. Dixon, has had a lifelong love of flying, she says. (That's Meredith at age 5 strapped in a safety seat, getting ready to participate in a flour bombing competition.) Meredith's dad no longer flies, but she caught the bug and became a naval aviator and served more than eight years with the U.S. Marines as a CH-46E helicopter pilot. "Today my dad's interest in aviation is as strong as ever and he regularly takes my niece to watch the airplanes take off and land, as he did with me decades ago!"
Jay Fleming remembers flying in a helicopter with his father, Jack, as a youngster. "One day, when I was about 5 years old, my dad flew a Robinson R22 from Wiley Post Airport to my grandparents' property and picked me up to fly back to PWA, where he worked. Many of the neighbors thought my grandpa was being medi-flighted since he had had some health trouble recently." On another flight when Jay was 14, his dad flew him from Torrance to Malibu and back, pointing out celebrity homes en route. "Thanks to him, I have the desire–not necessarily time or money though–to get a helicopter private pilot certificate.
That's Flight Training Contributor Greg Brown's father, Dr. Harold Brown, in the photo. He's kissing the good engine of his Cessna 310 at Santa Maria, Azores Islands, after losing the other one over the Atlantic Ocean in 1962. Greg wrote about the experience in his November 2001 Flying Carpet, "Made My Dad Proud." If you read the column you'll find out about the last memorable flight Greg flew with his dad. His upcoming September column will be devoted to a memory of annual family trips in his father's airplane to visit an uncle who lived on an island in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
- Jim Mauro flew with his dad, Ben, from age 8 until his college years. "I had the great experiences of flying in Taylorcrafts, Bellancas, Sea-Bee, Grumman Widgeon, and Bonanza. I even flew in an airplane that I think was branded Amphicar, but I'm not sure."[Editor's note: Paging Al Marsh! He's the in-house expert on car-airplane hybrids.] Jim's dad had a grass strip in Conway, Penn., and was president of the Taylorcraft Corporation during the 1950s and early 1960s, so the aviation force is strong there, as you can see.
- And finally, Andy Matthews, the co-founder of iFlightPlanner, wrote to pay tribute to his nonpilot dad, Jerry. Andy grew up in a golf-playing family. "A weekend pastime with my parents turned into summer golf camps, junior tournaments, a college golf scholarship, and now I'm humbled to be in my ninth season as a professional golfer who has competed with the best players in the game, all over the world." So where does flying figure into all this? Well, Andy injured his back a few years ago, and golfing had to be put on the back burner while he recovered. In the meantime, his father suggested that this might be the time to start taking flight lessons. "He was there for my first solo, and he was also in the right seat as my first passenger soon after I got my license," Andy says. Jerry also noticed all the work that went into planning a cross-country flight–the charts spread out on tables, manuals, notes, and a laptop computer–and "hinted that I needed a more efficient way to plan my flights. That spurred an idea, and with the help of my college roommate from the University of Michigan, we began to lay the foundation for what is now iFlightPlanner."
Thanks to all who submitted these great stories. If you'd like to salute your dad in the Comments section, please do. I hope everyone had a happy Father's Day!–Jill W. Tallman


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Heitkamp talks housing
Federal housing programs need to be more flexible if they are going to help create more affordable housing in western North Dakota, area community and housing officials said at a forum in Minot Thursday.
Convenience store workers who make too much money to get housing assistance and affordable housing developments stymied by nearby trains that are a couple of decibels too loud are signs that federal program rules need fixing, they said.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., held the housing forum in Minot Thursday to hear about issues and potential solutions in Ward County and discover what role the federal government might play in ensuring affordable housing.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., is interested in the housing issues as well and has been attending some of the forums that Heitkamp is holding across the state. He was unable to attend the forum in Minot Thursday.
Heitkamp said activities are under way to index the federal and state programs available for housing assistance and determine why some of the programs may not be working as intended.
Federal and state agency officials at the forum said federal eligibility rules for some programs don't always fit in North Dakota, especially in the western part of the state because of the shortage of housing inventory and the higher wages.
"If we get our loan limit raised or income limit raised, we are going to be able to help more people with the programs," said Alisa Dahl, area director with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program.
The Minot Housing Authority hasn't been able to fully use its rent subsidy program because of lack of affordable housing. Since federal voucher allocation is based on past use, the housing authority is finding that its allocation is declining as a result. The number of vouchers has dropped from about 650 before the 2011 flood to around 425 today, said housing authority director Tom Pearson.
Pearson said legislation has been proposed to adjust the rules so that communities that lose affordable housing due to disasters aren't penalized in the subsidy program.
Another problem is that because of the inflation in oil country, he said, the housing authority has had to turn away entry-level workers whose incomes exceed federal restrictions, including convenience store employees in Mountrail County.
Cindy Hemphill, Minot city finance director, said flood-impacted residents are being disqualified from housing rehabilitation through the city's Community Development Block Grant program because of federal rules regarding how they spent their Federal Emergency Management assistance. The rules state that the money or an equivalent amount must go into home repair. The city would like federal rules to bend for people who spent their FEMA money on medicines or other necessities and don't have the funds to put into home repair, she said.
"If we can document it and we can make a case for it, HUD has indicated to us that they are willing to discuss it," Hemphill said.
Burlington is working with Souris Basin Planning Council on an affordable housing development.
Jason Zimmerman with SBPC said the location near a railroad track measured a couple of decibels over HUD's noise limit, and the cost of mitigating the noise would kill the project. The hope is to improve the modeling to see if the actual sound level might be lower than originally tested due to environmental features of the area, he said.
Berthold Mayor Alan Lee said the biggest hindrance to housing development in his city is lack of funding to expand the lagoon system. A housing development would have to be extremely large to affordably spread the cost of expanding the lagoon, he said. The city doesn't want to take on the debt to expand the lagoon, either.
Heitkamp said housing needs to be a priority in North Dakota.
"I am convinced that if we don't solve this problem, the next looming crisis is a worker shortage," Heitkamp said, citing the instability of relying on temporary, out-of-state workers. "How do we get them to stay here? Because when the economy picks up at home, they are not going to be here. This is not just taking care of today's needs. This is about making sure we have a workforce for tomorrow."


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The Henderson's Gallery
4 Thistle St Ln NW
Thursday at 19:00 - 24 April at 18:00
Foam Collec
Exhibiting photographers are:
Matt Barnes
Dee Chaneva
Tasos Gaitanos
Hlynur Hafsteinsson
Yao Hui
Gerard Jefferson-Lewis
Hannah Killoh
Isabel McCabe
Elisabete Rancane
Criss Roden
Loren Stuart
Acquire Arts "Short Time rePlay" group exhibition
Friday at 12:00 - 13 April at 18:00
Private View- 8th April, 19:00-21:00
155 Battersea Park Road, SW8 4BU London,
+44 (0) 20 7228 2629
A dynamic exhibition showcasing the talents of 14 emerging artists. Hailing from CSM Byam Shaw School of Art, this group have created work especially for the unique space that Acquire art gallery offers. The Curators Caitlin Heinz and Jenny Lewis endeavour to create an ephemeral show that implies a sense of play and fleeting connections.
MEMORY FULL will be a black and white xerox zine comprised of cell phone pictures. There is no theme... anything goes, as long as it was taken with your phone.
Please email 1-10 images, along with your name, to:
The zine will be released (hopefully, with the right help!) before the end of April, and available for free or close to it. Limited edition!
Out of the Blue "Cumulus"
Mon 4th April - Thu 14th April
10am - 5pm (excluding Sundays)
Free entry
Launch event - Mon 4th April, 7pm - 9pm
This exhibition is a selection of work by Säde Foley, now in her final year of Drawing & Painting at Edinburgh College of Art. The show consists of works in mixed media created during her degree, revisited and brought together for the first time. Based on a variety of sources rooted in the natural world (from cow parsley to icebergs) the pieces convey running themes of transience, water in its different forms, timelessness and etherealness which are at the core of the artist's inspiration.
Also at Out of the Blue
Bruncheon! Featuring the Sound of Muesli
Saturday 9th April
11.30am - 3pm
Free entry
Brunch and live music event at the Drill Hall Arts Café. Local musical talent and DJ's creating a chilled out atmosphere alongside delicious home-made café food in the open space of the Drill Hall. From mellow to dance-able, from solo performers to polyphonic choirs …
This month's highlight - Drummond Community Big Band! Check out the video below.
Stills Gallery- cockburn street
Exhibition Opening Anarcadia, Ruth Maclennan
Join us to celebrate the launch of our new exhibition.
Image Desert Mine Desert, Ruth Maclennan, 2011
Artist Talk Ruth Maclennan
Old Ambulance Depot
77 Brunswick Depot
Fri 8 Apr 11am–6pm
Sat 9 Apr 11am–6pm
Sun 10 Apr 11am–6pm
Mon 11 Apr 11am–6pm
Bracket collective presents work from seven artists: Jaye Brown, Holli Cooper, Graeme Clark, Heather Dimarco, Sophie Fegan, Andrew Thomson and Natalie Wilson.


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Early bumblebee
The Early Bumblebee or Early-nesting Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) is a small bumblebee with a wide distribution in most of Europe and parts of Asia.
The queen is black with a yellow collar (the band around the front of the thorax), another yellow band on the first tergite (abdominal segment) and red colouration on the tail (terga 5 and 6). The male has a wider yellow collar, yellow colouration on both terga 1 and 2 and, as the queen, a red tail. The workers are similar to the queen, but often with less yellow colouration; usually the abdominal, yellow band is more or less missing. The head of the bumblebee is rounded, and the proboscis (tongue) is short.[1] The bumblebee is quite small; the queen has a body length of 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in), the worker 10–14 millimetres (0.39–0.55 in) and the male 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in).[2]
Flight period
It flies early (hence its name), usually from March to July, but in milder climates, as parts of southern England, it can appear as early as February.[1] However, the large earth bumblebee is normally even earlier.[3]
Its habitat is very wide ranging, including fields, parks, scrubland and sparse forest.[4]
It is found in most of Europe, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. It is, however, uncommon in the south of the Iberian peninsula, Italy and the Balkans. On the steppes of southern Russia and Ukraine it is totally absent. In Asia it is found in the mountains of northern Turkey, northern Iran and, uncommonly, in Siberia west of the Yenisei.[5]
It is common in most of the mainland United Kingdom; however less so in north-west of Scotland. It is absent from most Scottish islands, Orkney and Shetland.[1]
A second generation is common in warmer climates (as most of England; in Scotland the species usually have only one brood yearly), often established in existing, but declinging nests. Colonies rarely contain more than 100 individuals. It is a pollen storer, that is, it stores pollen in wax pots or empty cells and feeds each larva individually, rather than storing the pollen in pockets in the larval cells.[1]
It feeds on flowering plants with short corollae, as white clover, thistles, sage, lavender, Asteraceae, cotoneaster and allium.[2]
- ^ a b c d Benton, Ted (2006). "Chapter 9: The British Species". Bumblebees. London, UK: HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 338-342. ISBN 0007174519.
- ^ a b "Bombus pratorum, the Early bumblebee". Bumblebee.org. http://www.bumblebee.org/prat.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ {http://www.gardensafari.net/en_picpages/bombus_pratorum.htm Bombus pratorum] The Garden Safari
- ^ "Kleine Wald- bzw. Wiesenhummel - Bombus pratorum" (in German). Wildbienen.de. http://www.wildbienen.de/b-prator.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ Pierre Rasmont. "Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum (L., 1761)". Université de Mons. http://zoologie.umh.ac.be/hymenoptera/pagetaxon.asp?tx_id=3047. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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