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In the warm fold of family: Grace Cossington Smith's sketchbooks
Grace Cossington Smith's sketchbooks form a remarkable collection of drawings of extraordinary aesthetic and technical expertise. They are also precious keepsakes of family memories.
While we remember Madge as the quiet model for The sock knitter 1915 and Diddy as the rather uncomfortable subject of The reader 1916, they and other family members are rarely the subject of Cossington Smith's paintings. Family portraits are instead found in splendid abundance in her sketchbooks. A pencil, crayon or pastel and a sketchpad were easily transported; they were not intrusive and allowed the artist to sit, quietly drawing within the intimacy of the family circle.
It is a wonderful experience to slowly turn the pages of Grace Cossington Smith's sketchbooks. It is obvious that many of these images are drawing exercises, superb studies in line and form. In between the garden studies, still lifes and carefully detailed interiors, one begins to recognise faces and warms to just how tenderly Cossington Smith portrays her family. And when family photographs are viewed, all falls into place. It is surprising how easily faces are recognised: Madge with her lean features, downcast eyes and introspective manner; fun-loving Diddy, so often deep in thought or with her head in a book; beloved brother Gordon, as both boy and man; and his son, Robert, the spitting image of his father. There is Gordon's wife, Mary�– named 'Anne Boleyn' by the artist, and who is curiously more attractive in her photos�– and Mary's father and mother, drawn at family gatherings at Exeter, instantly recognisable by their strong and distinctive features.
Family holds a special place in Cossington Smith's sketchbooks. One might be forgiven for thinking that the Smiths lazed around the family home in deckchairs, reading all day long, for these leisurely images abound. All but Mabel, her oldest sister, are present in these drawings of the 1920s; she was married and living in England by this time. While this genre of portrait provides an affectionate insight into the eccentricities of each family member, they are also wonderful studies in line and form. In them the artist experiments with the simple structure of a favourite cane armchair or a familiar deck chair. The straight, wooden members and hinged angles of a deckchair provide a subtle profile for a study in line, while the soft silhouette of the body, supported by the chair's canvas, is an effective counterpoint in form. The shadows of chair and body are delicately executed by Cossington Smith's confident hand. The eye easily follows an angular line from the feet to the head and in drawing after drawing one can imagine the delight she found in rendering these studies.
Just as the wardrobe is part of the iconography of Cossington Smith's paintings, there are icons or family 'trademarks' in her sketchbook portraits. Books, and a family who have time to spend leisurely reading, are symbolic of an upper-middle-class life. Individual family members have their own trademarks, too. In images of Diddy we begin to seek out her dainty feet, perched neatly on a table's edge as she reads. In a later sketchbook we recognise her presence again simply by her feet resting on a ship's railing. While Diddy's feet are a memento for us, Cossington Smith's father, Ernest, is remembered by the cigar in his mouth and his quaint rounded glasses; invariably he appears with legs stretched out and his slippered feet comfortably crossed. Conversely the artist's mother, Grace, is identified by the rug that covers her legs and feet as she lays reading. These portraits remain somewhat unresolved, as if her legs are missing, yet they might simply convey that she is more demure than Diddy or tell us discretely that the rug over her legs is the rug of an invalid.
Gordon is remembered most endearingly as a young boy. He makes his earliest appearance in the Smithkin calendars of 1910 and 1911. Among these delightful and quaintly naive watercolour vignettes we find Gordon in pride of place. In a striped blazer and full of life, he confidently swings a cricket bat or tennis racquet. In other pencil and watercolour studies of the same period the artist focuses on Gordon's face�– his high forehead and distinctive curl of hair, long eyelashes and sensitive mouth are the charming and easily recognisable characteristics of a much-loved brother. In a pencil study of 1910 he sits awkwardly on a straight-backed chair reading. He is wearing a somewhat crumpled school uniform and sits with one leg resting across the other. It is a drawing of strong and competent line that beautifully captures the ungainliness of a pre-pubescent schoolboy.
Images of family sleeping are perhaps the most engaging of Cossington Smith's portraits. Madge is the subject of the beautiful charcoal drawing Sleeping sister 1920. One does not wish to disturb her; the introspectiveness and sharp, angular lines of her face softened by sleep. Innocence in repose is most perfectly captured in Cossington Smith's portraits from 1936 of her newborn nephew, Robert. His soft, rounded head is drawn with a delicate rendering of line and sensitivity of pencil stroke, and the fractured line for the crinkling of the pillow and tufts of hair are exquisite. The addition of velvety pink pencil to his cheek and a touch of red to his tiny lips complete these lovely images.
Unexpectedly, it is a superbly rendered drawing of coats, bags and dog leads draped loosely over hooks on the back of a door that provides the most palpable image of those most dear to Grace Cossington Smith. The coats, with their soft folds still warm from the owner's body, bear the imprint of Ernest and Gordon returned home safely from a day at the office or school. And one can imagine the much-loved pet, tired after a walk with Madge, now curled up on her lap or sound asleep by Diddy's feet as Cossington Smith sits nearby, drawing intently on another page in another sketchbook.
Anne McDonald
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I have no problem providing them healthcare. A sick population of detainees could pose a signifigant health risk to their guards.
One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
Uniformed personnel already required to get the flu shots, so they would not be in danger from the detainees.
OTOH, the # of detainees is only around 200, as I understand it, so I doubt that those few numbers of vaccines would make much difference in the larger scheme of things.
However, a friend just told me of a death of an in-remission cancer patient who died from this flue since his immune system was still not recovered from his treatments for the cancer. (husband of one of her friends)
Also mentioned in the article was that the supply of vaccines for the detainees was coming from the "second batch" ... which had not yet arrived; so it would not have saved the cancer patient.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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I heard we give them food and water too!!
This is outrageous! What next?
This is an area where Obama is very disappointing. This IS America, not Romania or North Korea, where people are locked up and never heard from again. We need to decide what court to try these people in, and give them their day in court. No, they do not need the same rights and comforts as American citizens, but they do deserve their day in court. If guilty, give them death or whatever incarceration is warranted. If innocent, then they need to be returned to their country. In this particular case, we are not upholding the moral torch that the rest of the world has come to look up to in the United States.
God Bless PFC Jamie Harkness. The US Army's newest PFC, but still our neighbor's little girl!
If they are segregated from the world, why are they at such a high risk to catch the swine flu?


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- do you think that the IMU can be done on the lower level version without magnetometers?? Solving the yaw missing piece somehow and the drifting problem? From your thesis it seems possible, but on the discussions we've been having on this forum post it seems as there are some drifting problems or some information (yaw) which cannot be obtained.
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University making changes to homeownership programs
Posted May 15, 2012; 10:17 a.m.
The University will be making changes, effective July 1, to the terms, management and eligibility requirements of its programs that support the purchase of homes in the Princeton area by faculty and staff.
The changes will affect the Standard Mortgage Program, the Tenancy-in-Common Program, and the Broadmead and Gray Farm purchase plan programs.
University employees who are currently participating in the programs will remain under their original terms as long as they own their current properties. Employees who are eligible for the programs as of June 30 but whose eligibility will change under the revised policies will still be able to enter into the programs at their current level of eligibility, under the revised terms, until June 30, 2013. To participate, employees must submit a fully completed mortgage application by June 30, 2013.
The University is also working with several local financial institutions that have an interest in providing mortgage-related products and services to faculty and staff, such as new mortgages and refinancing opportunities, subject to the lending practices and standards of the institution.
"For many years, the University has generously provided various types of assistance to faculty and staff who want to own a home in the Princeton area," said Executive Vice President Mark Burstein. "Given the dramatic changes in the regulatory environment due to the 2008 mortgage crisis, the increased cost of the programs, and our desire to ensure that the programs achieve target recruitment and retention objectives, we decided the University needed to streamline and revise its homeownership offerings. The proposed revisions will achieve cost savings, enhance compliance and better support the objectives for which the programs were originally established. At the same time, we're working to improve the management of the programs to provide better service."
The review was conducted by individuals in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the Office of the Executive Vice President, the Office of Finance and Treasury, the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Human Resources and University Services.
Major changes to the Standard Mortgage Program, which allows eligible University employees to purchase a single-family home within nine miles of the central campus or in Trenton at mortgage rates below the prevailing local commercial rates, include:
- Discontinuing the $258 mortgage application fee. Fees for property appraisals will continue to be required as part of the application process, and payment for appraisal services will be made directly by the applicant to the appraiser.
- Adding a rate floor to the University interest rate, which targets a rate of 1.5 percent below the prevailing local commercial bank rate for residential mortgage loans. The floor will be equal to the long-term monthly applicable federal rate, as set by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Limiting loans to terms of 30 and 40 years, at the same interest rate. Loan terms of less than 30 years will no longer be offered.
Changes to the Tenancy-in-Common Program, which allows eligible faculty and senior staff to purchase homes in partnership with the University, include:
- Making detailed information about the program more readily available.
- Modifying the process for making major improvements to properties and adjusting ownership percentages. The minimum capital investment for major improvements will be reduced from $55,000 to $50,000, or 5 percent of the property's appraised value, whichever is less. Also, to protect homeowners in a declining market, they will receive a credit for, at minimum, 50 percent of their approved expenditures on major improvements when the calculation of ownership percentages is computed at the completion of the improvement.
The Princeton Faculty Residential Purchase Plan combines the previously established Broadmead and Gray Farm homeownership programs under single management. The program will allow eligible faculty and senior staff to buy and sell properties on the two tracts from the University at a fair-market value price established by the University. Changes include:
- Subjecting all of the 140 Gray Farm and Broadmead properties to the terms, conditions and restrictions of the properties in the former Broadmead program.
- Increasing the emphasis on home stewardship through education and resource support.
- Revising the administrative procedures for carrying out the program.
Mortgage rates are near record lows, so employees who entered the Standard Mortgage Program years ago may be able to attain lower rates from commercial banks through partnerships that have recently been negotiated by the Office of Finance and Treasury.
"Some members of our community continue to carry University mortgages that charge high interest rates relative to existing commercial rates, which may not be in their best financial interest," Burstein said. "The University program does not permit refinancing with the University, but refinancing with an external lender could reduce their interest payments and enhance their current financial situation."
Letters have been sent to all faculty and staff who are currently eligible for the programs, and additional information about the homeownership programs and changes to them may be found on the Housing and Real Estate Services website and the Office of Finance and Treasury website.
For specific questions about eligibility, contact Jennifer Ealy, associate director of Housing and Real Estate Services, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 609-258-5026. For questions about mortgage terms and conditions, contact Lorrie McGough, loan officer in University Mortgage Services, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 609-258-3123.


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Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird viewed the struggles of the civil rights era through the eyes of an innocent child. The Great Gatsby captured the spirit of Fitzgerald's generation and the decline of the American Dream. Nineteen Eighty-Four introduced "Big Brother" into the lexicon and Alex Haley's Roots gave a name to the anguish of slavery in America. As a literature major at Emmanuel, you will learn how the written word can be used as a powerful tool to affect change in your own world.


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The Datsun name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. The Datsun name is most famous for the sports cars referred to as the Fairlady roadsters and later the Fairlady (240Z) coupes.
The owner of this '73 Datsun Bulletside approached the guys at GO-EZ to see how much lower of a stance was possible without cutting up too much real estate. It was already riding around as low it could go on a static drop and was bottoming out in the front way too often. The solution was a simple air-ride system featuring some of the top components in the business and GO-EZ's own front and rear 'bag brackets to make things possible. The bed didn't have to be cut, the truck's stance looks way better when aired out, and best of all, ride quality is far superior than before. Ride along to see how to get your Bulletside sitting lower and cruising better.
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Albany Technical College and Albany State University Enter Housing Agreement Beginning in January 2012
December 19, 2011 - Albany Technical College and Albany State University will make a formal announcement on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 11a.m., in Gibson Hall on the ASU campus, to discuss their new joint housing agreement.
Beginning in January for the spring semester, Albany Tech students who need housing will be able to obtain residence at Albany State's Wiley or Gibson Halls. In addition to housing, students will also be able to take advantage of a meal plan on ASU's campus.
This agreement marks the first of its kind between a Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and a University System of Georgia (USG) institution. Albany Tech and Albany State already have several articulation agreements in place, so this agreement is another win-win for both institutions. In addition, ASU provides public safety on the ATC campus and all men and women's basketball home games for ATC are played at ASU's HPER Complex.
"This is a historic opportunity to expand a great relationship," said Dr. Anthony Parker, President of Albany Technical College.
Since starting its men's and women's basketball teams, Albany Tech has had a need to provide reasonable housing for student athletes, many of whom come from other states. This agreement allows Albany Tech's student athletes to have safe, affordable housing in a collegiate atmosphere.
"ASU has had dormitory space that was not being utilized. This allows ATC students from outside of the community to have a safe place to live while they earn their associate's degree," said Parker. Albany State University President Everette J. Freeman said, "This agreement extends the enormously productive relationship with ATC to strengthen the opportunities for ATC students, especially talented athletes, to remain in Albany to complete their undergraduate education and compete athletically."


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Kootenai County crime up nearly 10-percent
This week new numbers show Kootenai County is rated the top county for crime in Idaho. While the saw a 1.5-percent drop in crime in 2012, Kootenai County say a 9.3-percent increase.
Deputies say visitors deserve part of the blame, especially those from Spokane.
Coeur d'Alene is known as a resort town. With the crime per capita now at the worst in the state deputies say the new stats don't account for visitors.
Tuesday afternoon, in broad daylight, Sherman's Hardware owner John Montandon had an unusual customer.
"He was on the phone like a lot of people are," Montandon said. "Up and down the aisles, up and down the aisles."
The man picked up a $50 berzomatic torch, walked by the counter and then tried to get out the back. When he couldn't open the door, the thief walked out the side door.
"This guy didn't have any (thought) of paying for it, he just was gone," Montandon said.
Montandon's story was common in Kootenai County last year; more common than any other county in the state of Idaho. New statistics released by the Idaho State Police show the crime rate here increased more than nine percent.
Larceny -- like what happened at Sherman's Hardware -- was the most common crime followed by simple assault, vandalism and burglary.
"The crime in Idaho is going up as the population goes up," Lieutenant Stu Miller with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department said.
Miller said the resort seeking population from Eastern Washington and around the country is great for the economy, but can hurt the crime statistics.
"Anytime you bring in more folks, there's the potential for them to commit crimes unfortunately. It's not the sleepy little town anymore that it used to be," he said.
When asked if he could provide any specific arrest numbers related to Spokane County residents and out-of-town visitors in Kootenai County, Lt. Miller could not provide any specific numbers.
Miller added the biggest factor for his department in controlling crime is staffing. He said the sheriff's department has fewer deputies per capita when compared to other large counties across the state.
"I guess that's one of the biggest hurdles, trying to get enough staffing to be everywhere at the same time," he said.
Over at Sherman's Hardware, John Montandon hopes his thief is caught and punished right so these criminals won't be so brazen and maybe it will drive his county's crime rate down.
"Real consequences to theft and breaking the law; instead of just slapping their hands if they do catch them, fining them $100, and letting them go," he said.


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And then there's Kyori....She doesn't need much to look awesome!
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The biggest Muay Thai Promotion in North America has finally brought its great product, Lion Fights, to the East Coast. The event brought some of the biggest established names in North American Muay Thai into the ring as well as some solid up-and-comers and talented amateurs. In a region of the country that has seen some recent criticisms of its Muay Thai and MMA scene's refs, judges and sanctioning bodies, Lion Fight rose above, and but for a slip-up by the announcer, had solid reffing, judging, and even the ringside doctors did a great job in monitoring the cuts during the show.
In the Main Event, the much touted Cosmo Alexandre faced off with the Canadian Mark Holst. Alexandre, the Brazilian ex-patriot, looked physically stronger, moved better, and for the full five rounds looked like a Lumpini champion sparring with a talented but not at his level professional. Cosmo controlled the pace and action, absorbed what he allowed and then landed hard overhand rights, at will. Holst was game, and kept attacking, but he saw early that his power had no effect, while Alexandre's shots knocked him off his spot and bent him like a palm tree in the wind. All three judges had it for Alexandre: 50-45, 49-45, and 49-47.
The Co-Main Event was really the fight of the night. Like a gourmet meal, it wasn't the biggest serving, but you got was absolutely awesome. The action started before the bell finished tolling, Mauceri came straight out of his corner like cannonfire, as is his usual style. The veteran, Kevin Ross, had obviously watched tape and game-planned for this. Ross used Mauceri's straight forward approach to lure him into traps, letting Mauceri run into his elbows, use his movement, his ring-savvy and crafty combos effectively. In the first few minutes Mauceri's head crashed into Kevin's right elbow, resulting in a deep, deep gash on his forehead, above the left eye. The blood began to flow immediately and the referee stopped the fight to let the ringside physicians take a look. One came and looked deeply into the cut, he then called over the other physician who looked again, they conferred, and as if in response to the crowd calling for it to continue, decided to give him a chance to finish the round and let his corner work on it. Knowing the immediacy of the situation, Mauceri turned the aggression on, landing punch and kick combos, and pushing Ross to the ropes. But the always cagey Ross used great lateral movement to circumvent Mauceri's attacks and set up flashy elbow attacks and punch combinations. After the Black and Blue team had a minute to work on Mauceri's cut, he came out hard and fast in round 2, catching Ross with a great sweep that scored well. But Ross laughed it off confidently and went to work over the rest of the second and beginning of the third round, carving the always advancing Mauceri's head up with his elbows, causing the doctors to stop the fight and leaving a scar like the Mark of Zorro, in 25 stitches on Mauceri's head as a souvenir. Wow!
In other notable action, Tiffany van Soest stepped into Payne's pocket, in close enough range for van Soest to land effectively, but too close for Payne's much longer arms and legs to have any power. The pressure, movement and power of van Soest were too much for the game and fighting back Payne, but in the end, the Unanimous Decision went to Tiffany: 50-45, 50-46, and 49-46. Mohammed Lemjerdine took on Jason Andrada for the second time. Again, the longer more technical and traditional Lemjerdine controlled the action, scoring two flash knockdowns in the first, that I thought didn't need to be counted in either instance, but the referee did, thus giving Mohammed a big advantage on the cards. Andrada responded very well, and made it a great and entertaining fight, but couldn't find that knockout button he used to take the victory last time. The Unanimous Decision went to Lemjerdine: 48-47, 48-45, and 48-46. As a last minute replacement, Pedro Gonzalez stepped in and took on Nick Chasteen. Gonzalez was consistent in his attack, driving Chasteen to the ropes, clinching and mushing, and then dropping elbows and knees when he had position. It was very effective for him, as he scored a standing 8 and a cut over Chasteen's left eye in the first and then sealing the deal with another series of elbows that cut Chasteen badly enough for the doctors to signal an end to the fight. In both fighters' pro debut, Tim Amorim showed what traditional Muay Thai strategy and technique can do against a more kickboxing, TKD style as he chopped down Tom Evans front leg, and evaded the spinning back kicks and fists to land hard punches and elbows, causing Evan's cornermen to stop the fight between the 2nd and 3rd rounds, giving Amorim a TKO victory in his young record.
Amateur Bouts on the card included:
Brian Bogue def. Jesse Skomial by UD
Brandy Young def. Colleen Downey by UD
Stephane Kenny (ne Smarth) def. Dave Hayrikyan UD
Patrick Rivera def. Pavel Zawistowski by MD
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I don't know how old Maggie's younger sister is supposed to be. If Maggie was supposed to have been college age, I take it that her sister was at least 15-16 when we met her, and will be the "audience approved" legal age as the show progresses if she survives being eaten by walkers.
That being said, "legal age of consent" in Georgia is 16, but yeah, you are correct in what the show would allow for a cross-state audience where most viewers live in an 18-and-up environment.
Next, though, true to the characters, Darryl might be interested for "a man's physical need," but this girl who's not a natural fighter / survivor would not really be his type. That's what attracted Darryl to the growing strength shown by Carol, and also having more in common with Carol's more country simpleton background (OK - I was going to say white trash) versus Herschel Greene's family members (yes country) but more formal, religious, background.
The only way it would happen is if the younger Greene sister decided she wanted to seduce Darryl. He's got his own code of honor it seems and would protect her (maybe even reluctantly since she's not up to his caliber as a fighter) but would not initiate.
If the youngest Greene survives for longer on the show (and she's not that interesting IMO - not compared to Maggie for sure!), then maybe.
It would return us to the inverse of when Rick comes back to find Shane with Laurie.
Instead, Carol returns to find Beth with Darryl.
Not as interesting I think - but maybe since Carol has taken it upon herself to take "Shane steps" to protect the group from those that were sick and would turn.
She has to have a reckoning with Tyrese first.
But finally, if the Zombie Appocalypse were realistically portrayed to its greatest extent, people would hook up because their partners would be "the last person on earth...." LOL


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Did anyone notice about 2 weeks ago there was a tanker truck crash in either Lowell or Lawrence that caused a gasoline spill of 1500 gallons into our own Merrimack. I looked for the article on the web back 2 weeks ago but couldn't find it so I didn't post. Just great, Benzine Stripers! This same thing happened in Reading, MA (my town) on Rte. 93 right exactly where the Ipswich crosses under. This was 5? years ago and we still have some wells in town closed down. With the overdrawing of the Ipswich, the river dries up every year in the Wilmington/Reading stretches. Dead fish galor. Ya, let's build more 4000 sq. ft. trophy houses for family's of 3! Soak them lawns! We have got to change our ways.
Danube disaster
Catastrophic cyanide spill from an Australian-Romanian mine on the river Tisza in Hungary (tributary of the Danube). More than 40 species of fish are threatened, not to mention the effect on birds, water, land, and ultimate threat to man. Some are saying this is the worst ecological disaster since Chernobyl. Here's a pic from today's newspaper. A man is scooping up the dead fish which apparently form a 5 mile conveyor belt of death. Check out the big walleye in the front (well, I think it's a "sendre" or something like that in French, just like a walleye). When will we ever learn?
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Considering that wasn't a tutorial...that was an excellent tutorial Erin.
Thanks a lot.
Erin you answered my question for I am taking two courses one on PS Cs3 and PSE course ( I have 5) and we are only on our 2nd lesson so we are not yet learning drop shadows and when I asked the teacher she told me to treat it like a shape and flood fill with black and selecting my text with the magic wand then go back to the flood fill layer and inverse and delete then bring the black underneath the text and position how I want this and lower the opacity ( I think she was meaning this is how I can add a drop shadow on its own layer in PSE ) and I said WHAT! this is crazy there has got to be a way that you can add a drop shadow manually and that stinks if you can't add a drop shadow on a separate layer as I can do this in PSP and in PS CS3.
I have been using PSP for 3 years now and I can manually add a drop shadow and in PSP 9 and I believe newer versions you can have the drop shadow on its own layer just like in PS CS3 so that if you change your mind you just hide the drop shadow.
Is there a way of having a drop shadow on its own layer?
PSP 9 is simple - go to effects - 3d effects - drop shadow and play around with your vertical, horizontal, opacity, blur and color (you can choose a color by clicking on the color in the drop shadow dialogue box ) and add a check if you want your drop shadow on its own layer.
Thank you so kindly for your help, HUGS, Angel
Posted 09 November 2008 - 05:03 PM
Posted 09 November 2008 - 08:12 PM
You can add a drop shadow manually in PSE 5 so that it is on it's own layer. I didn't completely understand how you were describing it Angel, but I do something similar by creating a shape from the original object and putting it on it's own layer, fill it with black, do a Gaussian blur, position it and then adjust the opacity. Also, I believe the shadow Actions available here in the boutique create a separate layer. I know Theresa's Transparent Shadows does.
Hello Pat,
It's been a heck of a day as I woke up and had no connection I knew something was going to happen as my IE and AOL for the past 2 weeks was not working correctly and very slow and freezing and shutting out. It has taken all day to get things straightened out for it's just not my pc but my 2 boys pcs and the xbox and laptop all had to be done too! aaaaaah! it's a long story whew! and I am tired but glad things are fixed ;0)
OK! this is what I am trying to say...
Look at these 2 screenshots in PSP9
that is how simple it is to add a drop shadow on its own layer not connected as one with the text as you see in screenshot 2 the layers palette if I wanted it that way. Even in PS CS3 it will automatically add its own drop shadow and puts it on its own layer underneath the text in the layers palette like in PSP.
Anyhow, I read what you said and reread what my teacher said and understand now how to make the drop shadow on its own layer and what a pain if I must say lol! and will only do this when I am creating for example a word art.
I will definitely check-out Theresa's Shadows do you know if the new versions are like this? Well I am sticking with 5 for a while as I have quite a few books I spent money on plus the Secrets Revealed. I know its just getting used to something new when you are so used to something else and you just know how to click click click and not even think about it.
Thank you very much and will definitely jot these notes down in my notepad, BIG HUGS ALWAYS, Angel
Posted 09 November 2008 - 08:20 PM
Posted 09 November 2008 - 09:43 PM
Posted 10 November 2008 - 11:07 AM
I got Theresa's Transparent Vellum Shadows and Sarah's Basic Shadows ;0) I am glad they came with Instructions or I would be driving you nuts again LOL!! Hopefully I can do this on my own ;0)
I am good with drop shadows in PSP and have taught others how to bring depth to images. I usually give an object 2 drop shadows one the main one where if a light or sun was coming from one direction you see the shadow where it's supposed to be the other is just giving the other side of the image depth where you use a tiny drop shadow just enough to bring the edge of the image out no overkill.
I have learned to give brushes in PSP good drop shadows using colors or the lightest grey and also learned if there is a colored transparent image per say a yellow transparent heart I first give the heart a yellow drop shadow that would be vertical 0 and horizontal 0 / opacity / blur / color in PSP then I add on a greyish drop shadow underneath it so that the color of the yellow transparency doesn't get lost with the grey drop shadow.
Well this shall be fun learning again in PSE lol!! thank you ;0)
I had better get movin to clean up the house a bit and start my PS CS3 lesson as I am still contimplating on my other design layout for PSE.
HUGS, Angel XOXO
Posted 11 November 2008 - 06:20 PM
To add my two cents: I sometimes use the mesh warp tool (in pspx) on my shadow layers. I zoom way in, tighten the grid if need be, and then gently tug at the corners here and there. A tiny pull can really make a difference once you already have the color and opacity just right. Another tip--as you play with the mesh, it helps to keep the curves gentle, meaning that if you pull, say, the shadow on a corner of a paper or alpha out, adjust with the nodes around it ever so slightly so that the curve isn't so drastic.
If I'm feeling unsure about whether warping will be a good idea on an element, I'll duplicate the shadow layer, make it invisible, and then work on the copy so I can delete it if the effect doesn't look natural.
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I have found a way to hide the drop shadow just in case later on you decide that the drop shadow does not look right and you don't want it or you want to change the drop shadow settings, instead of doing the image or text over, or doing the flood fill in the previous message explains.
It's so simple once you have added your drop shadow and decide later you don't want it go to...
To hide or show all layer styles in an image
Choose one of the following:
Layer > Layer Style > Hide All Effects.
Layer > Layer Style > Show All Effects.
VOILA!! I knew there had to be a way of doing this as if PS CS3 and PSP can do this why not PSE I have 5 so don't know about the other versions.
Hello Lucy,
I haven't tried the the warp tool for shadowing yet but in PSP I use my point to point and modify to expand or contract if need be and then I add the same color as of the transparency for the drop shadow and then bring down the opacity of that drop shadow if it the color is too strong and uncheck the add drop shadow on its own layer...Now you can add a greyish or black drop shadow to it ;0)
Also another way with transparency if it is square vellum all you need to do is with your magic wand select the inside of the vellum flood fill on a new layer of a greyish color and put this layer underneath the vellum layer...using your mover tool just like with the flood fill text (that I explained in my previous message) and move the shadow till you are happy then to get rid of the drop shadow behind the vellum again using your magic wand go back to the vellum layer and click inside now back to the drop shadow layer and delete and now you only have the drop shadow coming out of the sides, and enhance the drop shadow by using the guassian blur and lowering the opacity on the layer palette, but to give it more depth to bring out the left side and top I went back to the vellum layer and using the magic wand clicked inside the vellum and on the vellum layer palette I clicked on the icon sun and gave the settings angle is 0 then 7/1/40 Voila! See Image below
Thank you for the tips I will give that a try and see how that works ;0) I find this fun as everyone has different ways, Thank you, HUGS, Angel
PS I used PSE Backgrounds
Wow Angel--I always wondered about how to shadow a layer that I'd worked so hard on the blending to get it how I wanted. It never occurred to me to add a second shadow to help preserve the transparency.
To add my two cents: I sometimes use the mesh warp tool (in pspx) on my shadow layers. I zoom way in, tighten the grid if need be, and then gently tug at the corners here and there. A tiny pull can really make a difference once you already have the color and opacity just right. Another tip--as you play with the mesh, it helps to keep the curves gentle, meaning that if you pull, say, the shadow on a corner of a paper or alpha out, adjust with the nodes around it ever so slightly so that the curve isn't so drastic.
If I'm feeling unsure about whether warping will be a good idea on an element, I'll duplicate the shadow layer, make it invisible, and then work on the copy so I can delete it if the effect doesn't look natural.
I love learning new stuff! Thanks
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How do you make a shadow on a black background?? Is there even a need to? Newbie here....thx
Hiya! Well that depends on how black it is some blacks a drop shadow can be seen but the majority of times I use a Gradient Glow. I am a newbie here as for Scrappin but I have been Taggin for 3 years and to bring out an object on a black background we use Gradient Glow. I also have PSE 5 and I see they have Gradient Glow but haven't played with it but in Paint Shop Pro it is in Eye Candy 4 Plugin. Eye Candy's Filters are awsome and believe can be switched to PS programs not sure will have to find out...
Getting off track...So as I was saying depends on how black? Is the Image hanging off the black? and if so or not you can add a Gradient Glow not too thick a nice thin glow and lowering the opacity of the gradient glow will make your image stand out.
I don't have time now but will make an example ;0)
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Last night I participated in a Scoutmaster Conference for a new Scout. It was obviously his first Scoutmaster Conference as a Boy Scout and he was trying to earn his Scout Badge.
Here is why I am posting this…
The excitement that he had was over the top and its not just him, but I notice that every new Scout trying to earn their Scout badge is always excited and ready.
He rattled off the Scout Oath and Law and was able to explain pretty much what it all meant to him. He knows the handshake, salute, and handshake, and was proud to show me a crisp salute.
He was able to explain the parts of the Scout badge and even started with the stars of Truth and Knowledge.
And he even knew the outdoor code.
As I sat there listening and sharing some things about our Troop and the way he is playing an important role in it, I could not help but to think about how to harness that excitement. How can we bottle that up and open it again when he is 16?
Well, I was not going to solve that one last night, but it did get me thinking.
Just as we concluded two Scouts (brothers) came up to me and informed me that they wanted to be added to the Philmont list. Well that was all I needed.. I have been trying to unleash some excitement in them. And I think they may have got it. I think they get it from watching some of the young guys. They feed on some of that energy and excitement. What ever it is, it works. I still want to be able to bottle it up and open when needed, but until I figure that out.. I will take what I get.
#100daysofscouting is going great.
I noticed that I have posted a bunch more here to the blog, that in and of itself is a tremendous thing to me as one of my goals for this year was to do so. #100daysofscouting has given me more purpose with that goal.
Had a fun troop meeting last night. And that is pretty much it.
Harness that excitement as best you can.
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JACKSON – Section 208 of the Mississippi Constitution prohibits a state appropriation "toward the support of any sectarian school, or to any school that at the time of receiving such appropriations is not conducted as a free school."
Gov. Phil Bryant said he believes his Opportunity Scholarship Program that would raise private funds to pay for scholarships for low-income students to attend a private kindergarten through 12th grade school would not be prevented by Section 208.
Bryant said his staff researched the issue before making it perhaps the most controversial segment of his education proposals he unveiled last week.
"Parents deserve the right to seek better opportunities for their children, and my proposals put value on school choice," the Republican governor said in prepared remarks.
Under Bryant's proposal, businesses or individuals could contribute to a scholarship fund that would be used to allow students in low-performing school districts (graded D or F by state Board of Education standards) to attend a private school.
Children in families earning up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level ($57,625 annually for a family of four) would qualify for the scholarships.
People who contribute to the Opportunity Scholarship Program would receive a tax credit on their state income tax.
Under Bryant's proposal, the program would be capped at $10 million annually. That would allow scholarships for roughly 2,100 students. The program would pay to the private school 90 percent of the estimated $5,116 paid to educate a child in the public schools. It would be up to the private school or the parents to make up the difference if private school tuition is more than that.
To participate in the program, Bryant said the private schools "must meet (state) accountability requirements and publicly represent those results."
Bryant said the state of Florida has language in its Constitution similar to Section 208 in the Mississippi Constitution. In Florida, a true voucher program – direct appropriation of state funds to private schools – has been rejected by the courts. But a program relying on a private donations to a scholarship program in return for a tax credit is currently being used and is expanding, according to various reports.
A court recently rejected Louisiana's voucher program, which uses direct appropriation of state funds to private schools, but Gov. Bobby Jindal has promised to appeal that ruling.
Bryant conceded if his program is approved by the Legislature it probably will be challenged in court.
He expressed optimism that it could withstand a court challenge.
Of Bryant's proposal, longtime public education funding advocate Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said, "What that is saying is don't send tax money to the state treasury. Instead send it to some private school. You have a choice of sending it to the state treasury or to a private school."
Bryant reasoned the program actually would save state funds that could go back into the public schools since the children in the scholarship program would receive less money via the scholarship for their education than would children in the public schools.


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This is a very exciting time for New Zealand soccer with the rise of attacking players, led by the young man of the moment Marco Rojas.
I know from the response on my radio show that Rojas - with choir boy looks and a killer instinct in front of goal - has attracted excitement both in and outside of soccer circles for his wonderful form with the Melbourne Victory. No wonder Liverpool and Juventus are said to be interested.
While it was sad to see Ryan Nelsen's playing days end, a new chapter might be opening with Rojas the central character. I've said for some time he is the best player in the A-league. The last player of similar ability in this country was Michael McGarry - who could have forged a top career overseas if he had wanted it - while Rojas also reminds me of Arsenal's Theo Walcott.
What makes Rojas so exciting is that he can play on both sides, is blessed with two strong feet, has wonderful balance, a team ethic and, vitally, is a wide player who scores goals.
He has those special qualities that can't be coached - a vision and instinct to be in the right place at the right time. He is well managed with a strong support crew off the pitch.
What are his prospects in a top European league? He has the ability but must get physically and mentally stronger. The physical side, the rough and tumble, is far different in places like England compared to the lesser A-league. (our finest player Wynton Rufer was a magnificent athletic specimen).
I do believe that England is the place for Rojas - there would be no language problems and he will have other rising All Whites stars nearby. If it was to be a premier league club, he should choose one with a strong youth policy and a manager who will play young, untried footballers. This, for instance, would rule out Manchester City or Chelsea, whereas Liverpool and Arsenal do take risks.
My preference would be a progressive, ambitious championship club such as Brighton or Leicester where he would get regular action. Remember that even Rufer learnt his trade in the lower-rated Swiss league before moving to the German Bundesliga. Chris Wood is a prime example of this philosophy - he hardly got a kick in anger for West Bromwich Albion, but flourished with Millwall and now Leicester.
This is a watershed for the All Whites, with an abundance of attacking options. Rojas, Wood, Kosta Barbarouses, Shane Smeltz (regarded by most as the best striker in the A-league) Jeremy Brockie and Michael McGlinchey. Smeltz may have to fight for his All Whites place for the first time.
People say "if you don't concede goals you don't lose" but I love the Manchester United philosophy of believing you can always score more than the opposition. We've never had this wealth of attackers before - all we've got to do is change our thinking.
What a day for soccer in Auckland, with the big local derby between Auckland City and Waitakere preceding the Wellington Phoenix's clash against Perth Glory at Eden Park.
Waitakere coach Paul Marshall's return to Kiwitea St, where he is fondly remembered for his success, adds a special element to the clash. I'm picking an Auckland City victory though, partly due to my loyalties, but also because they just have to win. A star of the show will be the venue itself - the intimate ground creates a fantastic atmosphere.


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Central Double room /Pl' Catalunya
Size4 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Pets allowed
- Smoking allowed
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Gran Via, 08015 Barcelona, Spain
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|Private room
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You can't be more central in Barcelona than at this location - just next to "Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', "Plaça Universidad", Góthic area, Cathedral, Picasso Museun, and much more! In a walking distance to the world famous 'Ramblas'. From here many top sights are in walking distance and next to the subway station at "Urgell", 'Plaça de Catalunya' (the city centre) or 'Plaça Universitat' if you need to travel more far.
It's the perfect spot if you want to enjoy Barcelona's night life, without need to taking a taxi home. Just next you'll find restaurants, bars, clubs, grocery (food) and much more just around the corner - that's very comfortable. From here in about 10 minutes you enter 'The Rambla', strolling by Sundays hippie markets, buy fresh fruits, having a coffee or leading down to the harbor and beach area walking. Once there you can take a ferry boat to Ibiza, Mallorca, Marocco or elsewhere and continue your travel... Barcelona has season all year round as there is so many things to discover and enjoy!
Our room is fully equipped with a comfortable double bed with shared bathroom just next, (but everything really clean, easy and convenient)! As the room is large it can accommodate up to three persons total - if you need a long stay, it's the perfect room. Staff is around all day to keep the house (and bathroom) clean and you have 24-hours access to the building with your own key.
Facilities:Fast way to prepare some meal; Shared Fridge ; Top location - at Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', Plaça Univesidad, and 'The Ramblas' Pick-up service - We also pick you up at the airport for a small charge (easier to get here) Flexible check-in/check-out (please ask in advance) All rooms with table/chairs as well (dine-in)
Nicely and cozy decorated house (to make you feel comfortable); Spacious bathrooms (shared/housekeeper on site) ; Later luggage pick-up/use of bathroom (if your flight/travel leaves later on day of check-out without charges) ; Free high-speed Wi-Fi in all rooms (no TVs in the rooms/bring your PC/tablet/Smartphone) ; Travel assistance (car rental, tour bookings, tickets, information - just ask!)
We're next to Bus and metro station to make easy your access to different places in Barcelona!
House rules*At check-in you'll receive the password to the WIFI and your keys
*It's not allowed to bring guests without communicate before
*We're in a family building... You can enjoy your stay allot! Just be careful to don't incommode the neighbors - After 22:00 hrs the quite is required
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very central, friendly and clean!
Can recommend it to anyone.
zeer centraal, vriendelijk en schoon!
Kan het iedereen aanbevelen.
I spent four wonderful days in Barcelona, the room and the apartment in general were clean, guests absolutely not intrusive, shifts to the bathroom and the kitchen perfectly manageable, the apartment is located very close to the Rambla and the metro so is an excellent starting point to visit the main attractions of Barcelona paid! Walk along the Rambla you reach the sea and on the way there are numerous shops, restaurants and above the Carrefour! The only flaw but that 'we did not however given disorder, the fact that having the room (with balcony) on the road, the evening was a bit' of noise due to nightlife, but after a full day in Barcelona you sleep as the stones! Who was more attentive to this "problem" may require rooms not facing the road or equip with plugs. I absolutely recommend this property, and when I return to Barcelona I will not hesitate to rebook by Carlos!
Ho trascorso quattro splendide giornate a Barcellona, la stanza e l'appartamento in generale erano puliti, gli ospiti assolutamente non invadenti, i turni per il bagno e per la cucina perfettamente gestibili, l'appartamento si trova molto vicino alla Rambla e alla metro quindi è un ottimo punto di partenza per visitare le principali attrazioni Barcellonesi! Percorrendo la Rambla a piedi si arriva al mare e nel tragitto ci sono numerosi negozi, ristoranti e soprattutto il Carrefour! Unica pecca che pero' a noi non ha comunque dato disturbo, il fatto che avendo la stanza (con balconcino) sulla strada, la sera c'era un po' di rumore dovuto alla movida, ma dopo un'intera giornata a Barcellona si dorme come i sassi! Chi fosse più attento a questo "problema" puó richiedere le stanze non fronte strada o attrezzarsi con i tappi. Consiglio assolutamente questo alloggio e quando torneró a Barcellona non esiteró a riprenotare da Carlos!
Overall Rating 2.
Small room poorly furnished and dirty with a window without blinds. Breakfast is not included and even the towels and we shared 8 people in a bathroom is not clean; Also, we had trouble sleeping at night because of continuous citofonavano: neighborhood very noisy at night.
The only positive is the location: close to the center
Voto complessivo 2.
Camera piccola mal arredata e sporca con una finestra senza persiane . La colazione non è inclusa e neanche la biancheria da bagno e abbiamo condiviso in 8 persone un bagno non pulitissimo; inoltre , abbiamo avuto difficoltà a dormire perchè di sera citofonavano di continuo: quartiere molto rumoroso di notte.
Unica nota positiva è la posizione : vicinissima al centro
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bof bof bof !
Carlos: Very nice, everything has declared given few tips.
Rooms: Very bad:
Mattress: I felt every spring, ONLY 1.80m long, his feet hanging out!
Our room was only separated by a wooden door from the other rooms. That means I have listened to every conversation as if who stood next to me, the glare from the neighbors seemed also, and all this in the middle of the night.
Since the room was on the main road I have of course the lautenb traffic noise heard through the night.
Internet connection: For a slow connection I had in the 90'igern over a 56K modem. Unfortunately also been repeatedly disconnected.
Breakfast: toast, 2 kinds of jam, a sort of sausage, tea, instant coffee, cocoa, cereal and cookies.
Bad: not hygienic, no good ventilation.
Location: Good, Metro right there.
Carlos: Sehr nett, hat alles erklärt, paar Tipps gegeben.
Zimmer: Sehr schlecht:
Matratze: Ich habe jede Feder gespürt, NUR 1,80m lang, die Füße hingen raus!
Unser Zimmer war nur durch eine Holztür vom anderen Zimmer getrennt. Das heißt ich habe jedes Gespräch mitgehört als wenn die neben mir gestanden haben, das grelle licht vom Nachbarn schien auch durch, und das alles mitten in der Nacht.
Da das Zimmer an der Hauptstraße war habe ich natürlich auch den lautenb Verkehrslärm die ganze Nacht durchgehört.
Internetverbindung: So eine langsame Verbindung hatte ich in den 90´igern mit einem 56K Modem. Leider auch mehrmals getrennt worden.
Frühstück: Toast, 2 Sorten Marmelade, eine Sorte Wurst, Tee, Löslicher Kaffee, Kakao, Kornflakes und Kekse.
Bad: nicht hygienisch, keine gute Belüftung.
Lage: Gut, Metro gleich da.
Very nice home! Carlos is listening. Breakfast is a plus, a small Italian coffee would be expected in his luggage. Very decent value for money.
Can be clear that this room faces a busy street in circulation and there is no double glazing. But my girls were not shy!
Cool games. Barcelona is redone. The Gran Via is a main street well served by public transport.
Hasta luego!
Accueil très agréable ! Carlos est à l'écoute. Le petit déjeuner est un plus, une petite cafetière italienne serait à prévoir dans ses bagages . Rapport qualité prix très convenable.
Peut être préciser que cette chambre donne sur une rue passagère en circulation et qu'il n'y a pas de double vitrage. Mais mes filles n'ont pas été gênées !
Des rencontres sympas . Barcelone est à refaire. La Gran via est une grande rue bien desservie par les transports.
Hasta luego !
3 nights at the Grand Via 515, the apartment of Carlos. On arrival we had, because we were a little too early to wait for Carlos. Carlos gives a quick tour of the apartment and then leave you alone so you can immediately explore Barcelona. The room itself is on a busy road but we have had no problems at all. There are two bathrooms with toilets. These were cleaned often. In addition to our room was a quadruple. It stayed two sets but we have had no problems. The location is perfect. Close to the subway (less than 1 minute walk). The old town, the Rambla's plaza Catanlyna are easily reached on foot. IN the area are very many restaurants. At a restaurant on the advice of Carlos (near the apartment) we ate delicious empenada programs. The room itself was clean with a small balcony. In the morning you could bread (toast) with jam food, there were cornflakes and you could make tea and coffee. There was a microwave if you wanted a warm meal. Also you could store food in the refrigerator that's there. Check-out time is 11 am but luggage could just stand in the hall. We've still got a key to the apartment so we till afternoon three hours could still be in Barcelona. Overall we had a great time. Carlos thanks!
3 nachten verbleven aan de Grand Via 515, het appartement van Carlos. Bij aankomst moesten wij, omdat we wat te vroeg waren nog even wachten op Carlos. Carlos geeft een snelle rondleiding door het appartement en laat je daarna met rust zodat je meteen Barcelona kunt gaan verkennen. De kamer zelf ligt aan een drukke weg maar daar hebben wij helemaal geen last van gehad. Er zijn twee badkamers met wc's. Deze werden vaak schoongemaakt. Naast ons kamer was een vierpersoonskamer. Hierin verbleven twee stellen maar daar hebben we geen last van gehad. De ligging is perfect. Dichtbij de metro ( nog geen 1 minuut lopen). De oude stad, de Rambla's, plaza Catanlyna zijn zeer goed lopend te bereiken. IN de omgeving zijn zeer veel restaurantjes. Bij een restaurantje op aanraden van Carlos (in de buurt van het appartement )hebben we overheerlijke empenada's gegeten. De kamer zelf was schoon met een klein balkonnetje. 's Morgens kon je brood(toast) met jam eten, er waren cornflakes en je kon koffie en thee maken. Er was een magnetron als je zelf een maaltijd wilde opwarmen. Ook kon je etenswaren in de koelkast bewaren die er staat. Uitchecken is voor 11 uur 's ochtends maar de bagage kon gewoon in de hal blijven staan. We hebben nog een sleutel van het appartement gekregen zodat we tot 's middags drie uur nog in Barcelona konden zijn. Kortom we hebben een geweldig tijd gehad. Carlos bedankt daarvoor!
We were very happy with the room and Carlos is a very helpful person. The accommodation was very easy to be found and the metro station is just a few steps away.. Everything was just great! Thanks a lot Carlos!
Lovely host, short walk to L'Rambla. Clean room, kitchen en bathroom.
apartment actually was in a good location and host was quite helpful. unfortunately flat was in poor condition - mold in the bathrooms and rooms,general mess and bad smell. the room was very small, the bed springs sticking out and one case for real view from the window was on the sewer pipes.... cheap but not very nice. rather, I would not recommend, unless very economical
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The below originally appeared in the Daily Journal.
For several weeks EFF and co-counsel Fenwick & West have been trying to persuade a federal district court to unseal a critical document Stephens Media produced in Righthaven v. Democratic Underground. The document, the Strategic Alliance Agreement between Righthaven and Stephens Media (publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal), and our accompanying supplemental brief were unsealed on Friday.
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UPDATE: The Court in OpenMind Solutions v. Does 1 – 2925 heard oral argument on April 11, 2011. At the end of the hearing — during which the judge expressed some initial concerns with OpenMind's attempt to lump the defendants into a class action — the judge requested that OpenMind and EFF submit briefs on the merits of the class action lawsuit. Those briefs will be due in two weeks; we will then wait for a ruling from the Court. In the meantime (as reported below), discovery remains stayed.
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Many aspects of our lives have made a
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While mail delivery is getting axed, USPS plans to continue package delivery on Saturdays since this particular area has seen a 14 percent increase since 2010. Mail will also still be delivered to P.O. boxes six days per week as well.
In addition, post offices will remain open on Saturdays to allow customers to drop mail/packages off, access post office boxes or buy postage stamps -- although hours will likely be cut.
USPS is expected to give an official announcement today without explicit congressional approval. Lawmakers have said this approval is necessary for a change like cutting Saturday mail delivery, but the USPS is arguing this claim.
As far as the American people go, USPS expects some opposition from those like rural communities that worry a change in scheduling could make low-cost deliveries of items like medication a thing of the past, and publishers who will have to adjust schedules with publication deadlines.
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CLINTON – Out-manned and out-sized, the Calhoun Academy Cougars took Russell Christian to the wire on Friday morning in a 29-28 loss in the MAIS 8-Man state championship game at Mississippi College.
"These guys played their hearts out all the way down to the wire," said Calhoun Academy interim head coach Tim Melton. "We missed a couple of two-point conversions, but I couldn't be more prouder than the way these guys put it all on the line."
Both of the losses this season for the Cougars (11-2) came to Russell Christian.
Senior QB Hunter Harmon scored what Cougar fans celebrated as the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 50 seconds left in the game, but they were quickly silenced when the score was called back on an illegal motion call.
"I'm not real sure about the call, but that's just part of the game," said Melton.
Russell (13-0) recovered a Calhoun fumble on the ensuing play, sending their fans into a frenzy.
Three timeouts and two stops later, the Cougars forced a Warriors' punt to have one final shot at victory with 7.9 seconds left.
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Harmon found fellow senior Danny Joe Norman for a 42-yard connection to move the Cougars inside the 5, but couldn't get the snap off in time enough to spike the ball to set-up a shot at a 20-yard game-winning field goal.
After a short discussion about the amount of time that ran off the clock on the final play, officials ruled the game was over.
"I couldn't be prouder," an emotional Melton said after the game. "Coming from a school that's never done anything to playing for a state championship. God's blessed this little place so much and He's going to continue to bless it."
Harmon rushed for 52 yards and had 109 yards passing with two touchdowns to Norman, who caught three passes for 80 yards. Senior Kyle Carter rushed for 116 yards and two TDs.


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Formed under the culmination of Dorsett Hospitality International, the hotel is one of the comprising fleet of 22 hotels springing from the group's proprietary spots in China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Singapore. Along with a range of Dorsett Grand hotels, the group ventures into providing boutique and value-centric accommodation, branching into its range of D.Collection and Silka abodes throughout choice locations in South East Asia. Amidst its award-winning range of hotels, the Dorsett Grand Subang welcomes travellers and natives traversing the vicinity of Subang Jaya with a plenitude of outlets offering convenience alongside comfortable stays. The hotel's compendium of facilities include a range of restaurants serving a variety of cuisines including dim sum favourites and Oriental delicacies hosted at The Emperor, while a healthy mix of Western and local eats can be found at Terraza Brasserie. Meanwhile, guests looking to soothe away cluttered nerves swoop into the hotel's in-house Tanjung Wellness Spa, in addition to the providence of restful suites and an outdoor swimming pool making for vacation-ready venues.
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Carved out of a plantation formerly called the Seafield Estate, the Sime Darby darling flourished under its property development programme which received acclaim via the real estate prize of the FIABCI International Prix d'Excellence Award in 1995. Commanding an area of 70sqkm and ranked fifth on the most-populous cities in the country, the local's 'Subang' is a self-contained township which earned its badge when it emerged out of Petaling Jaya's shadow as a hub of leisure and education to the south of the city.
Accommodating the burgeoning populace of the Northern SS12-SS19, Southern USJ and USJ1-USJ15, and Bandar Sunway, the district's plethora of shopping malls include the record-listing Sunway Pyramid, which joins Malaysia's top ten largest malls in the world. Housing a world-class skating rink, a direct link to famed Sunway Lagoon water and theme park, and Sphinx mascot which overlooks the mass of approaching patrons, the Egyptian-themed host tops the choice of Malaysian shoppers via a recent poll by the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board.
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My fire breather really wrecked himself good today. En route to the bird, he spotted a white rock embedded in the ground a foot to the right of the line and a few feet short of the bird. At his normal hypersonic full speed he attemptted to pick up the rock.... we seen dust fly as he let out a yelp. Idiot got the bird and came running back covered in blood lookin like he was in a horror movie and lined up for the next bird.
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Since undergraduate coeducation in 1969, Princeton women have opened new windows to the world. At the historic conference "She Roars: Celebrating Women at Princeton" held April 28-May 1, more than 1,200 alumnae and guests are gathering at the University to share their experiences and aspirations from across the generations.
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As a historic conference kicks off bringing together Princeton alumnae from across the generations, the video "Women at Princeton" provides a lens to the early days of undergraduate and graduate women at the University and the aspirations of alumnae since undergraduate coeducation started in 1969.
More than 1,200 Princeton alumnae and guests were expected on campus Thursday, April 28, through Sunday, May 1, for a conference recognizing Princeton's undergraduate and graduate alumnae titled "She Roars: Celebrating Women at Princeton."
Watch Princeton women -- alumnae, students, and faculty and staff -- talk about the history of women at Princeton in this video.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an alumna in Princeton's undergraduate class of 1976, will be the featured speaker today in a conference that will showcase some of the University's most prominent women alumnae engaging with faculty, University leaders and visiting alumnae and their guests. The event will include lectures and discussion sessions on a range of issues including women in the world of business and finance, motherhood, philanthropy, corporate leadership, the arts, volunteerism, journalism and law. Attendees also will be able to hear from members of a task force that issued a report this spring on undergraduate women's leadership on campus.
Susan Craig Scott (left) and Mae Wong Miller of the class of 1970, who transferred to Princeton from another institution, discuss the early days of coeducation at the University in the video "Women at Princeton." Wong Miller says that her "pioneer days" at Princeton were the beginning of more pioneering in the "male-dominated work world."
The conference is not open to the public and is for registered alumni and their guests only, except for Sotomayor's conversation with Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman at 6 p.m. tonight, in Jadwin Gymnasium that will also be open to Princeton faculty, staff and students with TigerCard IDs.
In issuing an invitation to the conference, Tilghman said, "It has been 50 years since Princeton admitted its first female degree candidate, a graduate student in the Department of Oriental Studies, followed by the introduction of undergraduate coeducation in 1969. Together, these events paved the way for the inclusive institution that we know today."
In the video, Marsha Levy-Warren, a member of the class of 1973, recalls precepts in which she "usually was the only female in the room" and how the few faculty members who were women "were very important to us."
Tilghman invited alumnae to "take this opportunity to engage with members of our University community and each other, to reflect on the evolving role of women on our campus, and to mark the contributions that women have made to Princeton and American society, as well as the challenges that still confront us."
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In 2007, Sotomayor was elected to a four-year term on Princeton's Board of Trustees. As a student at Princeton, she earned an A.B. with highest honors in history and was a recipient of the University's highest undergraduate honor, the Pyne Prize, which is awarded to the senior who has most clearly manifested excellent scholarship, strength of character and effective leadership.
Sotomayor was appointed a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of New York in 1992, was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in 1998 and was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009.
In addition to Sotomayor, the "She Roars" conference events for registered guests will feature such luminaries as Lisa Jackson, a 1986 alumna of Princeton's Graduate School and head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Andrea Jung, a class of 1979 graduate and chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc.; Wendy Kopp, a class of 1989 graduate and chief executive officer and founder of Teach for America; and novelist Jodi Picoult, a class of 1987 graduate.
Doors for the Sotomayor event will open at 5 p.m. Friday at Jadwin Gym. For non-conference participants, a Princeton TigerCard ID will be required for entry, and each ID card holder will be permitted to bring one guest. These faculty, staff, students and their guests will be directed to the west entrance of the gym, while alumni and registered conference participants will enter using the building's east entrance.
For security reasons, audience members must be seated by 5:50 p.m., and no backpacks or umbrellas will be allowed inside the event venue. Also, members of the audience will not be permitted to take photographs, and no filming with cameras, cell phones or other video recording devices will be permitted.
For more information about the conference, alumni should visit the Alumni Association's conference website.
Princeton's 19th president, Shirley M. Tilghman (right), was appointed in 2001. A professor of molecular biology and one of the world's foremost authorities on genetics, Tilghman teaches undergraduates, such as the freshmen shown here, and is a strong advocate for women in science. (Photo by Brian Wilson)