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Twitter prizes anyone? PSFree Attitude for 2nd March 2010
It is Tuesday, and you know what that means, don't you?
Yes, today and repeating every Tuesday, PS3 Attitude becomes PSFree Attitude, where we give away great prizes to you, our delectable readers, via the medium of Twitter.
As usual we'll be giving away all sorts of freebies to our loyal Twitter followers every week with prizes ranging from PSN codes for new games and DLC to physical swag that we have here at Attitude Towers.
We told you it was a good time to be following us on Twitter, didn't we?
Normally, here's how PSFree Attitude works every week.
1. Follow us on Twitter
2. We'll publish details of the next giveaway on Twitter
3. You follow the instructions
4. You find the answers
5. First to claim the prize is the winner
Since we're a global team with a worldwide audience, we have PSN codes and swag to give away for various regions. Read our Tweets carefully to make sure you are going for a code you can actually use.
If you claim a code for a region outside of the one you live in, there is nothing we can do if your download won't work on your PS3 – sorry.
Today's competition is now closed!
We had two sets of the following prizes available across both the US and EU regions today, courtesy of our friends at SEGA:
- A SEGA reusable plastic container (otherwise know as a plastic bag!)
- A copy of StormRise for the PlayStation 3
- An Iron Man T-shirt (size M)
- A Weyland Yutani lanyard
We'd like to offer our congratulations to both @Simonho92 and @Simmy_82 who walk away with today's @SEGA prize pack! Well done!
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Alfresco Debuts Alfresco Add-ons Market
One-Stop Shop for Custom Alfresco Add-ons for Twitter, YouTube, Yammer and More
London, 29 February 2012 — Alfresco, the open platform for social content management, today announced the availability of Alfresco Add-ons. The Add-ons marketplace is a large collection of customizations and extensions for the Alfresco platform contributed by the company's global developer community. The new market is designed to be a one-stop shop for Alfresco users looking to extend the functionality of Alfresco with pre-built modules.
Alfresco Add-ons make it dead simple for users to customize the content collaboration experience within Alfresco. Popular add-ons at launch include Twitter, Yammer, Flickr and YouTube dashlets for social business collaboration, as well as powerful integrations with Google Analytics, Jive, and Open Calais to give developers the ability to better manage the Alfresco platform and quickly integrate existing IT systems.
Within the marketplace itself, users can instantly provide comments and ratings on add-ons so that others can find apps easily and determine whether or not a particular add-on meets their requirements. Each catalog entry provides information about the Add-on including a description of functionality, which version of Alfresco it runs on and licensing information.
"The Alfresco Add-ons Marketplace showcases the innovation that is happening in the vibrant Alfresco developer community," said Jeff Potts, Chief Community Officer at Alfresco. "Businesses are looking for content management and collaboration software that is easily molded to suit their unique work styles. Alfresco Add-ons now gives them one place to find modules that they can plug-in to Alfresco, much like plug-ins for Gmail or popular browsers. This flexibility and extensibility ensures that employees are provided with the right tools to do great work."
At launch the marketplace already offers over 100 add-ons that extend and integrate Alfresco functionality as well as tie into popular web services and technologies. In addition, users can locate Alfresco developer resources, official documentation and guides to getting started developing with Alfresco.
The Alfresco Add-ons market will replace Alfresco Forge, the former home of early add-on contributions from the community, which is no longer accepting new projects.
"There are a lot of great projects in Alfresco Forge. Our hope is that by transitioning active projects to more widely-used code hosting solution like Google Code or SourceForge, and then listing those projects in the Alfresco Add-ons market, the projects will become more visible and broadly deployed while the developers will get a better toolset for managing their project," said Potts.
Some of the most noteworthy apps, extensions and dashlets at launch include:
- Twitter Dashlets
- YouTube Dashlet
- Yammer Dashlet
- Flickr Dashlet
- Site Geotagged Content Dashlet using Google Maps
- BBC Weather Dashlet
- Gallery Dashlet
In addition, the latest release of Alfresco Community 4 includes an optional feed displayed in the Alfresco Share dashboard that features the newest Add-ons available, with more closely integrated functionality with the Alfresco platform to become a reality in the near future.
This announcement comes on the heels of Alfresco's Enterprise 4 launch, which signaled Alfresco's turn toward the cloud, social content collaboration, enhanced mobile access to make Alfresco a truly multi-tenant cloud collaboration service.
Alfresco Add-ons continue to bolster the already vibrant open source developer community that has been the hallmark of Alfresco's history and tradition. Users can begin leveraging Alfresco Add-ons immediately with registration required only for commenting and rating. Add-on developers must register to add their project to the catalog.
To download the add-ons, or to learn more, please visit: http://addons.alfresco.com.
About Alfresco:
Alfresco is how great businesses share, organize and protect their content. Alfresco's community includes thousands of customers, partners and developers in 55 countries across the globe.
Founded in 2005, Alfresco is headquartered in London, with US headquarters in Atlanta.

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Bob Watson
Labour Market Division
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 455070
Categories: Labour Market, People in Work, Employment, Regional Employment, Local Labour Market Indicators, Jobs, People not in Work, Economic Inactivity, Unemployment, Unemployment by Region, Economic Inactivity by Age, Employment Type, Hours of Work, Average Hours, Usual Hours, Weekly Hours, Claimant Count, Claimant Count Flows, Claimant Count Rates, Claimant Count by Sex, Jobseeker's Allowance, Claimant Count by Age, Claimant Count by Duration of Claim, Economic Inactivity by Reason, Economic Inactivity by Sex
Frequency of release: Monthly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: Local Authority and County
Survey name(s): Annual Population Survey (APS), Labour Force Survey
Employment rate highest in the East of England (75.0 per cent) and lowest in the North East (66.9 per cent).
Unemployment rate highest in the North East (10.4 per cent) and lowest in the South West (5.7 per cent).
Inactivity rate highest in the North East (25.2 per cent) and lowest in the East of England (19.7 per cent).
Claimant Count rate highest in the North East (7.7 per cent) and lowest in the South East (3.1 per cent).
The tables contain Labour Market headline indicators for each UK country and region. These cover Economic Activity, Employment, Unemployment, Economic Inactivity, Workforce jobs and Claimant Count.
The National Labour Market Statistical Bulletin and data for Northern Ireland are available separately
Further Labour Market Statistics are available on the NOMIS website.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.


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By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911) NOTES: [1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Bishamonten ryuzo
Japanese, late Heian period, late 11th century–12th century
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Volume 1: Chapter 2, pg. 37: no. 26
Height of figure: 169 cm (66 9/16 in.)
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Japanese cypress with polycrome and gold; joined woodblock construction


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I started going henna at the end of last summer and am starting it again this summer at a weekly Famer's Market. I've been testing different mixes and techniques but am looking for some advice.
Does anyone know the best way to send people away with the henna and what instructions to give them? My favorite thing is to apply lemon juice/sugar mix and then wrap it with cotton and Reynolds Press-n-seal but that's not realistic for people at a market. Usually I tell them to wait until it dries to the touch, but not too dry that it cracks, and then apply lemon juice and sugar mix with a Q-tip, which I provide, leave it for at least 3 hours (the longer the better) and then allow it to flake off. It's easy logistically but I'm worried that it's not staying wet enough on the skin since it tends to dry in moments out in the Market sun. The other option I've found when testing it myself is to keep it wet longer just with water. Suggestions???


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Nnair needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 18 designs submitted by 1 freelance designers.
Infovity (http://www.infovity.com) is the name of the Company and ADEA is the name of its product
Infovity, Inc. was started in 2006 with one simple objective; provide solutions based on Oracle Technologies to solve business problems. In a short period of time, we have helped companies ranging from startups to fortune 500. We take pride in keeping business solutions simple and deliver efficient solutions to our clients within their budget. Infovity has three main lines of business
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(2) Managed Services
(1) ADEA - Solution to automate Subscription & Ad Order Processing
The main market we're targetting is the Social Media and Online Advertising Industry. Companies in this industry include Facebook, LinkedIn, Yelp, Pandora, Yahoo etc.
In addition any company that uses Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Middleware are our potential clients.
Primary aim is to design a brochure for the company that highlights our 3 main lines of business namely:
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(2) Managed Services (1 Page)
(1) ADEA - Our Solution to automate Subscription & Ad Order Processing (2 Pages)
We're also looking for various designs for the word "ADEA" which essentially is a combination of AD and IDEA.
The brochure should be simple, easy on the eye, concise and convey the core message of each of the three lines of business.
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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 29, 2012) -- The ETSU men's basketball team will return to action Thursday night, hosting nearby Milligan College in non-conference action at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
Tip is set for 7 p.m.
The Buccaneers (1-3) will be looking to get back to work on the offensive end of the floor, where they struggled to score just 38 points in a loss to Georgia last week.
For more on the game, read the game notes below or click on the game notes link above. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2012-13 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
Buc bits
After several years of quality returning players and at least some level of certainty regarding what to expect heading into the winter months, the 2012-13 ETSU men's basketball team will enter the new campaign with several questions and concerns. ... The loss of standout seniors such as Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) and Tommy Hubbard (Boston) will be hard to overcome, considering that group combined for a total of 3,091 points in their careers ... A year ago, the Bucs enjoyed quality wins such as a road victory over Atlantic 10 Conference foe Charlotte, and finished with a respectable 17 victories on the season. The team finished fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings at 10-8, reaching the league tournament semifinals. ... This season, the Bucs top two returning starters are guards Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.), who both combined to score 19.7 points per game a year ago. ... However, both Cooley and Dubose have been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules and policies ... Along with those two, fellow guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) and forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) are the only other ETSU seniors to be returning after playing significant minutes last year, but Poderis is now lost for the season with a left foot injury and will be forced to redshirt, while Jones is academically ineligible for the first semester ... With so few returning, experienced players, ETSU will be looking to some unproven returning players, as well as a recruiting class that includes three incoming freshmen and a pair of junior college transfers, to come in and make an immediate impact. Sophomores Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) and John Walton (Memphis), along with redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville) are expected to increase their production this year, while true freshmen guards Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.), Mario Stramaglia (Birmingham, Ala.), and Yunio Barrueta (Miami, Fla.) will look to blossom into early contributors. ... On the interior, Walton will need help from junior college transfers Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and Hunter Harris (Nashville). While they may have plenty of questions entering the season, the Bucs' schedule will not provide much patience for development. The team will face teams such as North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss and Georgia in the opening weeks of the season, and will host 2011 Final Four participant VCU (Jan. 2) just days before the start of the Atlantic Sun Conference slate. The team will also enjoy a Christmas holiday trip to the Diamond Head Classic and face Arizona in the first round of that event on Dec. 22.
Last time out
ATHENS, Ga. (Nov. 23, 2012) – Suffering through a 12-minute scoring drought in the first half, the ETSU men's basketball team looked on as Georgia went on a 15-0 run to build an 18-point halftime lead and ultimately drop the Buccaneers 54-38 in non-conference basketball action at the Stegeman Coliseum. ... Despite the offensive struggles, the young Bucs managed to cut the Bulldogs' lead to 11 points on a pair of occasions in the second half, but the Southeastern Conference opponent ultimately had too much firepower for ETSU. ... The Bucs, who were unable to manage much offensively and shot just 28 percent from the floor during the game, got a team-high 12 points from redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville). Meanwhile, Georgia's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope netted a game-high 13 points, and Donte Williams pitched in 12 in the winning effort. ... In the first half, ETSU actually led the game at 11-10 thanks to made 3-pointer from Wilson with 12:13 left before the intermission. However, at that point, the Bucs went the rest of the first half without a field goal and Georgia outscored ETSU 21-2 during that timeframe. ... After the intermission, the Bucs' offense was better and got to within 11 at 43-32 and 46-35, but UGA answered the runs to keep ETSU at bay. Georgia led by as many as 19 in the second half before wrapping up the 54-38 victory. ... Georgia shot a blistering and efficient 63.2 percent from the floor for the game and 43 percent from beyond the arc. Good numbers for ETSU included 10 steals on the night and the Bucs committed just 13 turnovers in the contest.
The series versus Milligan
In a series that dates back to 1921, ETSU leads Milligan 36-24 all-time ... The Bucs have won the last four against the Buffaloes, including an 83-43 victory back in 2011.
Last time out against Milligan
JOHNSON CITY (Dec. 19, 2011) – Junior guard Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.) scored a game-high 20 points and senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) pitched in 18 as the ETSU men's basketball team cruised to an 83-43 win over Milligan College in non-conference hoops action inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... Along with Dubose and Sollazzo, junior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) added 14 points in the winning effort, as the Buccaneers improved to 5-5 on the season. ... After Milligan managed to tie the game at 2-2, ETSU dominated the rest of the first half. In all, the Bucs would outscore the Buffs 49-17 before the intermission, shooting 47 percent from the field and 44 percent from beyond the 3-point line. ... It was the ETSU defense that made the lop-sided half possible, as the Bucs forced 14 turnovers on six steals and held Milligan to just 26 percent shooting from the floor. ... In the second half, the two teams basically traded baskets with ETSU ultimately outscoring the Buffs 34-26 and finishing with the 40-point victory. The Bucs enjoyed a 32-18 edge on points in the paint and outscored the Buffs 21-8 off turnovers. ... For the game, senior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) led the Bucs attack on the glass, grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds and helping ETSU to a 54-32 advantage in that statistical category.
Bartow atop list of second generation coaches
Murry Bartow's coaching lineage is undeniable ... As the son of the late Gene Bartow, he had the fortunate opportunity to grow up learning from one of the most successful basketball coaches in college history ... Setting off on his own career, Bartow has carried on the family tradition of success ... His 61 percent winning percentage at ETSU makes him the winningest Buccaneers' head coach by percentage, and his 179 wins at ETSU ranks second on the Bucs' all-time list ... In addition, Bartow's 282 career victories ranks No. 1 among second generation college coaches, besting the 252 wins by John Thompson III ... Along with his father's 647 career wins, the Bartow men have combined for 930 victories, ranking fourth on the all-time win list for Father/Son coaches.
Wilson named A-Sun newcomer of the week for second time
For the second time in his young career, ETSU redshirt freshman forward Lester Wilson (Knoxville) has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. ... The 6-foot-4 engineering major averaged 19 points and 5.5 rebounds last week as the Buccaneers picked up their first win of the season at Charleston Southern, and later dropped a contest at Southeastern Conference opponent Georgia. ... Wilson scored a career high 26 points and carried the Bucs' offense in the hard-fought 59-57 win over Charleston Southern. He followed that performance with a team-high 12 points in the loss to Georgia. ... For the week, Wilson shot 47 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range.
"Mr. Wilson" gives Bucs offensive spark early on
After red-shirting the 2011-12 season, Lester Wilson has been quite an addition for the Blue and Gold in 2012-13 ... In his first four collegiate games, Wilson is averaging 17.5 points and 5.3 rebounds ... The Knoxville, Tenn. native scored 20 points in his debut at Virginia Tech and followed that effort up with a 12-point showing against Tennessee Tech ... However, Wilson looked at his best, posting a career high 26 points and hitting on 5-of-10 shots from 3-point range in ETSU's win over Charleston Southern ... Wilson is currently third in the A-Sun in scoring.
Talented Bucs still face obstacle with experience
At no time in the tenure of ETSU head coach Murry Bartow have the Buccaneers had less experience ... Currently, the team has nine players who are eligible and healthy enough to play, of that group there is only four total years of Division I experience ... On average, that's less than a half year of experience per player ... With four freshmen and two junior college transfers that means 66 percent of the team is competing in their first season of Division I basketball.
Three-point streak for Bucs dates back nearly 20 years
Since Feb. 16, 1987, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 769 consecutive games. ... In that game back on Feb. 16, 1987, the Bucs were 0-for-8 in a loss to Davidson.
McClain makes start at point, Barrueta provides valuable play
True freshmen Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.) and Yunio Barrueta (Miami, Fla.) showed signs of a bright future in the Bucs' loss at Virginia Tech ... McClain started at point guard and played 29 minutes, scoring six points and dishing out three assists ... Meanwhile, Barrueta came off the bench to net four points on 2-of-2 shooting ... Both players were once again in the starting lineup against Charleston Southern, with McClain playing all 40 minutes and dishing out seven assists.
Walton on his way up the depth chart
After playing limited minutes a year ago, forward John Walton (Memphis) has been impressing the ETSU coaching staff during the preseason and through the first three games of the 2012-13 campaign ... After hinting that Walton would demand more playing time this year, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow has started the 6-foot-7 sophomore in the Bucs' first two games this season ... at Virginia Tech, Walton responded with career highs for points (8), rebounds (5) and minutes played (30), and then bested or matched those marks with another eight points and eight rebounds in the win over Charleston Southern.
Junior college transfers set to power Bucs' inside game
With the signing of junior college transfers Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and Hunter Harris (Nashville), the Bucs are hoping to have added some strength -- and beef -- to their inside game this season ... At 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, Gadsden-Gilliard is a rare combination of size and agility, while Harris is a high energy player who can rebound and block shots at a high level ... With the loss of senior post Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) for the season due to a foot injury, the expectations for Harris and KGG have only risen. ... In the win over Charleston Southern, KGG and Harris combined for 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Home Sweet Dome ... against non-conference teams
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 153-50 overall inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 76 percent ... But when looking at the past 11 years, the Bucs are an even more impressive 46-6 against non-conference opponents ... Last year, the Bucs went 10-3 overall at the Dome and a perfect 4-0 against non-conference opponents.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.


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s'Cool Features
These features were produced for the s'Cool television programme in 2008-2009. They were researched and written by students and reflect the students' preoccupations and unique voices. They can be used in class as conversation starters or hooks, or as media productions to critique and learn from. For the ERC program! Many of the s'Cool features lend themselves to the ERC program. They all fit with the first competency: Reflects on ethical questions. However, when a feature is used as a catalyst for scaffolded discussions, the third competency will also be mobilized: Engages in dialogue.
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Chateauguay Valley Regional High School, NFSB Teacher: Alexander Geukjian Bullying has always been a frightening rite of passage of childhood and adolescence. The students at CVR take a look at bullying in their own unique way, with testimonials from people who were victims of bullying, alarming new stats and a little life lesson in true CVR style.
Curriculum Links for (QEP) Level Secondary Cycle 1 and 2
Broad Area of Learning Health and Well-Being
ERC Competencies 1 - Reflects on ethical questions 3 - Engages in dialogue
Program Content Concepts: Ethical issue, ethical question, moral principle, moral rule, norm, value Ethics Themes Cycle 1: Freedom, social order Ethics Themes Cycle 2: Justice, human ambivalence
Avenues for Discussion
Bullying is a touchy but important subject since it is highly likely that there are students in your class who are either bullies or victims of bullying. It is important to highlight that bullying is an ethical issue and link moral principles that might govern our behaviour in a bullying situation.
Secondary Cycle 1
Defining the problem:
What is bullying? Who is a bully? Who is a victim of bullying?
Posing an ethical question:
Is it ok to bully someone? Why or why not?
Where does my freedom stop and yours begin? (Freedom to bully vs. freedom from bullying)
What are your rights as students with regards to bullying? (the right to be physically and mentally safe at school and in the streets)
How should we treat others? (Golden Rule, treat others as you would like to be treated)
What can you do when you see someone being bullied? (tying in social order)
Secondary Cycle 2
Defining the problem:
At your age, what does bullying look like?
Posing an ethical question:
What should we do when we know someone is a victim of bullying, or someone who is a bully?
How can bullies be convinced not to bully?
How can a bully be so cruel to some people and so nice to others? (human ambivalence)
Why do so many of us stand by and watch bullying take place without acting? (human ambivalence)
What are the unspoken rules in your social group about bullies?
Should bullies be punished? If yes, how? If not, why not? (justice)


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This is the second module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and uses online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore, research... (View More) and build knowledge about how and why studying the Sun's electromagnetic energy and magnetic fields help scientists better understand the Sun's activity and space weather. Students build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide is included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 2A: The Sun and the EM Spectrum students learn how SDO uses key parts of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) to research regions of the Sun, create an interactive foldable to describe the different wavebands of the EMS, then use real-time SDO image data and the Helioviewer online tool to explore the Sun's regional activity. Tutorials for using Helioviewer and making the EMS foldable are included. Activity 2B: Solar activity and Magnetism has students use information in online videos and slide presentations to demonstrate concepts of magnetism and the relationship between the Sun's variable magnetic fields and sunspots. Activity 3B: Solar Research in Action! Build a Spectroscope has students create a spectroscope to observe the different wavebands of visible light, demonstrate how the Sun emits varying EMS energies, and explain how this information helps scientists understand the composition and activity of both our nearest star, and other stars in the universe. A computer for student-teams and a connection to the Internet are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This afterschool curriculum includes six lessons plus supplementary materials (e.g., videos, PowerPoint presentations, and images) that explore how light from the electromagnetic spectrum is used as a tool for learning about the Sun. The curriculum... (View More) is designed to be flexible to meet the needs of afterschool programs and includes recommendations for partial implementation based on time constraints. It was specifically designed to engage girls in science. (View Less)


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SYCAMORE – A DeKalb County Board member is pushing for change in light of four of the 12 Finance Committee meetings being canceled or rescheduled this year, while the committee chairman is defending his actions as financially prudent.
Anthony Cvek, a Sycamore Republican, wants to require a two-thirds vote for committee members to cancel standing committee meetings, which is how county board meetings are canceled. He also wants the committee chairman's pay for months without meetings eliminated.
Cvek said Finance Committee Chairman Stephen Reid, a DeKalb Democrat, has canceled committee meetings because he doesn't feel there are agenda items worth discussing. The county finance committee, which is supposed to convene monthly, did not meet three times this year, but the December meeting was rescheduled for an hour before the county board meeting Wednesday.
"To allow the work of this committee to be held hostage on account of one individual's ideological differences simply cannot continue," Cvek wrote in a news release issued this week.
Cvek also said Reid accepts solutions proposed by county staff rather than pursuing other options.
Reid said he tends to trust county staff and department heads because they are professionals in county issues. He also said meetings are not held when there are no agenda items; not holding them can save money since board members are paid $85 per meeting. The committee chairman is paid $110 per month.
The county has eight standing committees, for which a total of 16 meetings did not happen. The Planning and Zoning Committee missed the most meetings at four while the Health and Human Services Committee missed none.
While Reid said he wasn't sure why the Finance Committee meetings in April and July did not happen; the committee typically chooses to cancel its January meeting, he said.
Reid said the Finance Committee meeting scheduled for December was rescheduled because five of the seven members were unable to attend for personal reasons.
"That's certainly not something arbitrary that I had anything to do with," Reid said.
Both board members are seeking re-election next year. Cvek is running against Laurie Emmer for the District 4 seat in the Republican primary, while Reid is running unopposed for a District 5 seat.
Cvek's proposals come after several board members discussed wanting to examine and possibly tweak the budget appeal and approval process. During the Nov. 20 board meeting, when they approved the budget for the fiscal year that starts Jan. 1, about five of the 24 county board members said they were not satisfied with the budget appeal process.
At the time, Cvek, along with board member Charles Foster, R-Shabbona, wanted to table the vote on the budget and property tax levy for study at the next finance committee meeting. Other members, such as Tracy Jones, R-Kirkland, wanted to understand aspects of the budget better.
One of Cvek's proposals is suspending pay for chairmen during the months their committee meetings are canceled. Committee chairman are paid even during the months without meetings because of the additional duties they have outside of them, said Jeff Metzger, board chairman.
"They spend a lot of time planning a meeting," he said.
Reid said one of his tasks as committee chairman includes researching issues board members plan to discuss. The monthly payment was something discussed and approved by board members before, Metzger said.
But for Cvek, ending the practice seems like a "no-brainer."
"When you don't show up for work, you don't get paid," he wrote in the news release. "It's really that simple."
At Tuesday's executive committee meeting, board members agreed to attempt another Finance Committee meeting before the next county board meeting. Foster, who is vice chairman of the Finance Committee, said one of the primary purposes of the meeting was to advance the conversation on the budget process.
"This just allows us the opportunity to get together, lay some groundwork so we can meet again in February and hit the ground running," Foster said.


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BEIJING — The heaviest and most technologically challenging member of China's new space launcher family, the Long March 5, has been delayed by at least another year, to 2015, due to challenges in building its structure.
Another launcher, which would improve China's ability to launch military satellites on short notice thanks to its solid fuel, is due to fly in 2016 under the designation Long March 11, while the industry is also preparing to seek funding for an enormous Moon rocket.
The problem that is holding up Long March 5, with a hydrogen-fueled core first stage and comparable to the U.S. Delta IV, is one long identified by Chinese space engineers: the difficulty in precise manufacturing of its 5 meter (16.4 ft.) dia. body. Propulsion, which usually ranks high in the challenges of space launcher technology, is not mentioned as a problem.
"Our plan has encountered some difficulties" in three recent test failures, Liang Xiaohong, deputy head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), tells the China Daily, an English-language state-mouthpiece newspaper aimed at foreign readers.
The main difficulty is structural, Liang says. "... When an object is bigger, its technical risks and functional defects are also magnified," he says. The specific challenge is in machining — exactly the issue that Chinese space engineers have spoken of for several years. CALT is pushing manufacturers for better precision.
In 2007, the Long March 5 was due to make its first flight in 2013. A year ago, the target slipped to 2014. The China Daily now says the first flight will "probably" occur in 2015. The launcher is needed to loft the 20-metric-ton modules of China's manned space station and — as indicated by construction of a factory for outsize spacecraft — big reconnaissance satellites.
Long March 11 will launch much smaller satellites. With solid fuel, it will be ready for firing on short notice, offering the ability to send a reconnaissance spacecraft aloft almost as soon as a tactical need for one arises — for example, to sweep a patch of ocean for enemy ships. Liang describes Long March 11 as having value in civil missions such as post-disaster reconnaissance. But Chinese space officials routinely refer to non-military applications of equipment that have obvious military uses. One official last year said the payload of a then-planned but unnamed solid launcher might be 1 ton.
The second member of the new liquid-propellant Chinese launcher family, Long March 7, has also been delayed. A year ago it was due to fly late in 2013. Now the target is 2014. Liang adds that it may become China's manned launcher. As such, it would replace the Long March 2F, a member of the hydrazine-fueled Chinese launcher family that dates to the 1960s and should ultimately be superseded by the rocket family now under development.
But the authorities will surely not rush to anoint Long March 7 as their manned launcher. Apart from redundant and more robust systems, it will presumably need a long record of successful unmanned launches before it is trusted to carry people.
The state space industry intends during the current five-year planning period, 2011-2015, to ask the government for approval for development of a launcher for manned Moon missions, the China Daily says in the same report.
Since that planning period is already well under way, the industry must hope to launch full-scale development no earlier than 2016. The Moon rocket, with a diameter of at least 8 meters, would loft 100 tons to low Earth orbit, making it smaller than the U.S. Saturn V used in the 1960s and 1970s. The Tianjin space manufacturing base has been sized for up to 10-meter dia.


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Just two weeks ago it appeared the Wisconsin men's basketball team's (5-3 Big Ten, 16-5 overall) season was headed for disaster. With three straight losses, including a rare stretch of back-to-back home losses the Badger's streak of 12 consecutive NCAA tournament births was in jeopardy. Fast forward just sixteen days later and Wisconsin suddenly finds itself only a half game out of first place in the conference after an impressive four-game Big Ten winning streak.
"So much of the schedule is who you play, when you play, who you played before, how many days off you get," head coach Bo Ryan said.
Indeed the fickle nature of college basketball scheduling can sometimes either emphasize the struggles of a team, causing a team to quickly pile up loses, or trigger a win streak in a similar stretch if a team is hot.
"Because of the popularity and media coverage of college basketball, no sport is as controlled as college basketball," Ryan said. "Some weeks you could be playing on Monday-Tuesday, or Tuesday-Thursday, Thursday-Sunday, or you could have nine days off."
Right now the schedule is working for the Badgers, as a combination of hot shooting and improved defense has allowed Ryan's group to pull out a string of quality conference wins, including impressive road wins over Purdue (4-3, 14-6) and Illinois (4-3, 15-5).
"Anytime you have an object that you are trying to put in a target, you will have some nights that are better than others," Ryan said. "In basketball you have the defensive end, which can allow you to fight through slumps and give you a chance to win."
Improved quality and consistency from All-American senior point guard Jordan Taylor has elevated the Badger's play during the win streak. During conference play, Taylor has taken more control of the offense, which at different points has yielded mixed results. During the four-game winning streak, Taylor's play has brought the team out of shooting slumps and has kept them in close games.
"Jordan is always going to find a way to make the team more successful; which is what all players will do. It's just he's better at it," Ryan said.
The Badgers look to continue their streak this week against No. 17 Indiana (4-4, 16-4) who come in as a surprising contender for the Big Ten title after finishing in the conference's bottom tier for two consecutive seasons. After posting wins against the likes of No. 1 Kentucky and No. 2 Ohio State, the first time in Indiana's prestigious basketball history that the basketball team beat a No. 1 and a No. 2 team in the same season, many are projecting Indiana to make a run deep into March. The credit goes to Indiana head coach Tom Crean, who has been able to attract talent back to Indiana with the likes of freshmen forward sensation Cody Zeller (15.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg). Combining young talent with the veteran presence that has learned Crean's system has gotten the Hoosiers back into college basketball's elite programs.
"There's a lot of the same players, they have the experience and have played in the toughest environments," Ryan said. "90 percent of [Indiana] players have been there for a long time. Everyone in the conference expected them to be good this year."
Finding a way to contain Zeller will be key for Wisconsin. In addition, limiting Indiana offensively as a team will be key, as the Hoosiers shoot 50 percent from the field, which is sixth in the nation. The Badgers are up for the challenge, as they lead the conference in opponent field goal percentage. Wisconsin has been especially stifling from behind the arc, as it is allowing opponents to only shoot 26 percent from three-point range.
"There are a lot of things that go into that. Like other teams we look at a scouting report and try to stay consistent with our roles," Ryan said. "There's no magic formula, just a lot of hard work from our players who try to limit our opponent's looks."
Let's hope the Badgers can return to the NCAA tournament and make some waves. GO BUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Illustration Friday - Prehistoric
101 comments:
- Maria Bogade said...
This is lovely Bella! I really love the illustration with the cows too, have to be on the lookout for those decorated cows on my next trip to the swiss alps ^___^!
- December 7, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Ces said...
Aaaaaawww!!! Aaaaawww!!!
Do you know how honored - feel to know that I inspire you? What a great privilege it is. This drawing is so beautiful, it makes my chest hurts from pure ecstacy. Very rarely doe that happen. The only other time I cried with Joy was when I personally saw Vincent Van Gogh's self portrait with bandage. I felt every stroke of the brush in my heart. Now that I see this drawing, I imagine every squiggle, shading and arabesque twirls made by your hands. No wonder your shoulder hurts.thank you very much Bella Sinclair, I love you so.
Hmn pomegranate? I actually thought it was bittermelon, a vegetable. That is why Adam and Eve committed sin because they were driven to madness by the bitter taste.
Your dedication to Esque is pure joy. I love how wild that woman plays her one woman band rendition of "whn the cows come marching in."
The woman with the prehistoric beast looks so feral. I just love her. Do you eat each pomegranite seed individually? I do.
- December 7, 2010 at 12:57 PM
- Captain Dumbass said...
I have heard it was a pomegranite. And two for the price of one? Doubley awesome.
- December 7, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Mr. Spoqui said...
your drawings and your characters are so lovely :) appreciate them is delicious
- December 7, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Kayleen West Cavill said...
I would say only God knows whay fruit it was but what I do know is that illustration is devine and your talent God-given. Beautiful Bella.
- December 7, 2010 at 2:45 PM
- Eleonora said...
Oh Bella. You're a gem. Love the pomegranate-eating sweety.
And the new template... simply divine. Did you design it?
Also, from now on I will be stealing this from you:
- December 7, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Ces said...
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- December 7, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Tammie said...
I love all the textures you were inspired to put together, really fabulous. You make a pomegranate so appealing!
And the music for the cows, simply enchanting. I love seeing your art.
- December 7, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- Clay Ward said...
When I saw the thumbnail I thought it would be a picture of a dragon. But I guess the snake being so ginormous is kind of like being a dragon.
Pretty shading and the subject is very sweet. Thanks for posting!
- December 7, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- laughingwolf said...
doubled my pleasure here, bella! :)
hope you get relief for those dry hands, quickslike!
great health benefits in poms... and fruits from the middle east more than apples would be....
- December 7, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- Mandy said...
These are absolutely lovely!! The dragon (I think it looks dragonish anyways) and the pomegranate are great...love pomegranates!
The cows are the best!! There is a house down from us that sits on a bit of land and they have one of these "Parade of Cows" in their front yard (their yard is huge) and it always brightens my day when I pass by.
- December 7, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Manon Doyle said...
Omg....love both pieces. Ces is a wonderful inspiration. I also love the pomegranate. I have a huge addiction to them. I can't seem to get enough.
Did you say Lubriderm.?...me too, sister. I need to bathe in that stuff. This Canadian Winter is going to ruin my skin...lol
- December 7, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- Debbie Clandening said...
Awesome illustration. I love the texture of the backgound,gator and pomogranate.The little cows are great too.
- December 7, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- dthaase said...
fabulous illos
- December 7, 2010 at 9:22 PM
- Val said...
Croc's skin texture looks fabulous! Love that illustration – such a contrast of a sly-quietly-waiting croc and an innocent girl busily tasting the pomegranate. :)
The cows are so cheerful. Very nice.
Have a fantastic holiday season, Bella.
- December 7, 2010 at 10:03 PM
- Abz said...
Wow. Beautiful details! Great post!
- December 7, 2010 at 10:04 PM
- Ces said...
P.S. No imBeiber here.
- December 7, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- encaracolada said...
Wow, wow, wow!! I have missed three post, How?? I love them! (The cows were here too, I have pictures with them)
- December 8, 2010 at 3:11 AM
- yoborobo said...
I could have posed as the model for the gator! We are having these lovely freezing winds that turn you into popsicle-gators. :) I love both of these drawings, and two for one! My head is spinning from the Bella-ness of it all! xox!
- December 8, 2010 at 3:37 AM
- faerwillow said...
~bella...these to pieces are enough to steal ones heart...the wee little girl above...she is beautiful!!! and the girl dancing about with her friendly colorful cows...is just pure magic...so wonderful is the mind and art of you...i wish you well this holiday season...may your spirit continue to soar in such a inspiring way...warm wishes and brightest blessings~
- December 8, 2010 at 4:02 AM
- Juan said...
Great illustrations Bella!
have a nice day!
- December 8, 2010 at 4:09 AM
- rachel awes said...
i could
all the things i adore
about your art!
how do i love thee?
let me count the ways!!
i love thee for thy
trees & cows & prehistoric
& sweet eyes & music &&&!!!
- December 8, 2010 at 4:10 AM
- AtelierBrigitte said...
Your cows are just adorable! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
- December 8, 2010 at 4:36 AM
- Shannon said...
You blow me away. I really love the black and white one. So incredible. Happy, happy day to you, Bella.
- December 8, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Faruffa said...
Gorgeous, I'm breathless!!!!!!!
absolutely wonderful, love the absence of colors and the dramatic difference between the little sweet child and the terrific crocodille.
- December 8, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Linda Hensley said...
Very nice!
- December 8, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- Janine said...
Oh Bella,
They are both so brilliant.
I love the sweet colours you use, but the praehistorical black and white picture is wonderful.
Your girls make friends everywhere, don´t they?
Have a great day.
- December 8, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Ana said...
I love those cows.
- December 8, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- esque said...
OMG OMG OMG! Bella! You are so awesome! These are the best cows ever! I love the girl - she is one multi-talented chick! I feel like dancing with those three cows in the background and mooing along like the teal one!
Of course, the croc is pretty cool, too - such detail! You are amazing!
- December 8, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- cindy said...
two is better than one because we've all been very good this year!
- December 8, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Ces said...
Nom nom nom...
I love pomegranate. Damn! The peel is tough though.
- December 8, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Caroline said...
Wonderful, wonderful! The detail in your pencil illustration is quite amazing and I adore the cows. Of course the little girls steal the show in both - adorable!x
- December 9, 2010 at 3:23 AM
- Missy said...
What beautiful pieces! Funny you mention the cow sculptures cuz I use to work for the guy who started that up in the United States (I had a mini cow in his store window).
- December 9, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- k.h.whitaker said...
BEAUTIFUL, Bella, I love it! It does remind me of Ces's work. I think I've heard the thing about the pomegranate before. Anyway, I love everything about both of them. Just gorgeous... Hugs!!!
- December 9, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
Hi Bella,
These drawings are both so sweet.
My favourite is the cute little girl eating the pomegranate, under the watchful eye of Mr Croc ... precious.
Happy weekend
- December 9, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Ces said...
I love that girl eating pomegranate. Her expression is so sultry. She looks really wild, feral, I mean, like she lives in the wilderness.
- December 9, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Ces said...
I am jealous of you and I am not ashamed to say it.
- December 9, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- Ces said...
I bet that girl eating pomegranate can say "Meh".
- December 9, 2010 at 9:27 PM
- Ces said...
That girl is bossy!
- December 9, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- Ces said...
I love the way she says "Meh"
- December 9, 2010 at 9:37 PM
- Ces said...
You are a three-timer.
- December 9, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Ces said...
She is so bossy.
- December 9, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Tammie Lee said...
I had to stop by and thank you for your lovely visits and comments. If you try St. Armand paper, please let me know how you like it, or not. I will use it again.... and again. xo
- December 9, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Ces said...
I heard that girl with the croc is brave. She can squash a spider!
- December 9, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- Ces said...
Oh in Peru, they eat giant tarantulas. My MIL and FIL were served tarantula when they went hiking in the Andes.
- December 9, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- Ces said...
Do you think she eats octopuses' eyes?
- December 9, 2010 at 10:17 PM
- Ces said...
Eeeeeeewwww! Octopus Ceveche!
- December 9, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Ces said...
Goodnight! Tsup! Tsup!!!
- December 9, 2010 at 10:44 PM
- Barbara said...
I've never heard the pomegranate theory, Bella, but she sure looks like she's been tempted!
(Like you, I am never far away from my hand lotion in the winter!)
I adore the colorful cows...what fun if it were so.
- December 10, 2010 at 5:00 AM
- tera said...
Your girl next to the (croc, gator, snake? seems to be some debate!) is precious. I love how nonchalant she seems...dum dee dee, I'm just going to sit next to this ginormous critter and eat my forbidden fruit.
Huh. How about that? "ginormous" apparently doesn't set off spell-check! Who knew?
And I love, love the happy colorful cows! They can come play in my backyard anytime.
- December 10, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Ces said...
Aaaahhhh! I slept all afternoon!!!
Phenomenal! Oh talk about phenomenal - YOU ARE!!! You are the one.
- December 10, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- HeatherU said...
I love the colored cows! I think I asked for a cow for my birthday two years ago.. I got a cow shaped picture frame :)
happy holidays,
- December 10, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- aimee said...
oh, am i crazy about your SOGO! i love that you worked in Ces's intricate (and awesome) style, and made it all your own! Both of these are gorgeous! Now my hands are itching for Lubriderm. Or Aquaphor... I think that's what we have somewhere around here.
- December 10, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Vilt og vakkert said...
How sweet - it touches me;:OD)
- December 11, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Ces said...
Oooh I had weebles long time ago. They do wobble but don't fall. Goodnight. Tsup!
- December 11, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Ces said...
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- December 12, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Amalia K said...
Why, Miss Bella, ain't you just full of geenierositee this festive seasonnhh??? That crocodile totally blew me away! Never seen one so tempting to pet. Seriously, it's crazy good!
And I'm sure the long lost Mr. Finnie would've loved seeing a bit of that blown up skirt act, especially with a musical instrument involved in between. GAAaahhahahaahaaa...!!!
- December 12, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- Ces said...
Good grief! My keyboard is dyslexic. Again:
OMG! Bella Sinclair, I tell you. Only you can make me laugh even at the most solemn days. No I do not need to rent poop! I have a boatload and am trying to unload! Eeeeewww!
After eating rice cakes and sardines, Rea became tipsi and fell off the ship.
but now it is essemp
Essemp as if I don't know how to type.
- December 12, 2010 at 5:16 PM
- Amalia K said...
Oooo... I just got "ogratte" for WV. It's like... "Fancy a drop of ogre ogratte vinagratte, mademoiselle? Non?
- December 12, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- Amalia K said...
Kiss, kiss to you, Ces!!!
- December 12, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- Arija said...
Well that at least makes one of us who knows its name.
Isn;t it great that I have been able to write at least a little poetry again? I thought the well had completely dried up but it seems I was mistaken. I changed the last line into 'shining with a light divine' but have not changed it on the blog.
Where do you come up with all the lovely images you draw? Wish I could draw a smiling reptile and little girls as cute as pies. Oh bugga, so I sound depressed? Well I am a little . Just getting too old to cope with large family gatherings and the stresses and strains associated therewith.
Thanks for being a sister friend, I'm getting a bit teary and maudlin.
Kisses and hugs . . . Arija
- December 12, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Lori ann said...
i was sure i made a comment...hmmm?
well dear bella, here are two more exquisite paintings/drawings by you, even if crocodiles are awesomely terrifing! i'm glad you drew a well behaved one. :)
- December 12, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- Nicky Linzey said...
Bella, your crocodile illustration is so soft and beautiful - you must illustrate a children's book ... SOON!
- December 13, 2010 at 1:08 AM
- theartofpuro said...
Fantastic!Love the prehistoric illo but the cows are what I love the most!I love cows too,one of the great experience for me was to be licked by a cow in Trentino(Italy):)
- December 13, 2010 at 4:18 AM
- Krista said...
Well, along with everything else, at least now we have pomegranates! (Poor Eve, she really gets a bad rap, no? If it hadn't been her, it would have been SOMEBODY, probably ME!)
These are so lovely, your work gets more sensitive all the time! There is something really sweet about that alligator.
- December 13, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- Ces said...
Oh I did not know that but then again I was only drawing the hummingbird for its outward appearance. So a very long tongue and a very long beak. I wonder if it licks the insides of a flower after it pierces it open?
BTW, Sue wants to know when you are opening your ETSY store. The Viking wants to give framed prints of artwork to friends as gifts, not mine, YOURS!!! I kid you not!!!
I love my new office space, especially the wall to my left when I sit down to work.
- December 13, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Vanessa Brantley Newton said...
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwww.... How sweet! YOU HAVE JUST OUT DONE YOURSELF with these illustration! It's amazing what comes out of that magnificent spirit and brain of yours. You never ever ,ever disappoint. This is just over the top fantastic. What a talent little girl she can play the accordion with her knees he he he he he! Over the top I tell you. Over the top! It's good to be inspired by your friends. Amazing!
Way to go girly.
Love this and love you too.
Happy Holidays
- December 13, 2010 at 2:16 PM
- Andrew Finnie said...
Oh Bella, wowowowowowowowowow, your work is good (it's baccale actually).
But seriously, these last three are so up there I actually did a bad thing and sved them for later study.
They make me hungry for more
sorry I missed so much
I on holidays in small tent
- December 13, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- Amy C said...
oooohhh awwww so very sweet, imagine being that small a pomegranate seed would be like eating an apple, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yes please.
- December 15, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Eric Barclay said...
Both are beautiful. Hope you and the girls have a wonderful Christmas.
- December 15, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Johanna Urban said...
I absolutley love the top illustration, how cute! and the animal, the,... hm... alligator looks so cool,,, and a little bit scary! Love it!!!
johanna, sweden
- December 15, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- Ces said...
I love this drawing. It is one of my favorites. Good night. TSUP! TSUP!!!
- December 16, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- Ces said...
I love this alligator and Oh! and I love you!
- December 17, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Björnik said...
Wow! Look at that! My jaw dropped when I first saw the preview and kept it hanging for a week coz I didn't want to check your blog from my phone. I wanted to see it big and oh dear, you really scare me. I don't know what masterpiece your coming up with next, especially if it were made with dough.haha
- December 18, 2010 at 3:30 AM
- Ces said...
OMG! How
- December 18, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Ces said...
lovely it was
- December 18, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Ces said...
to read your
- December 18, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Ces said...
comments as they came one
- December 18, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Ces said...
after another
- December 18, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Ces said...
You brought a smile
- December 18, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Ces said...
to my face!
- December 18, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Ces said...
Thank you so very much for making me very happy.
- December 18, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Ces said...
I draw hummingbird sucking trumpet flower tonight.
- December 18, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Ces said...
Melly Chlistmas!
- December 18, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Ces said...
Have a rovery evening.
- December 18, 2010 at 2:43 PM
- justdoodleit said...
The pastures are lovely and
the cows says MOOO!
It's festive spirit everywhere and I say WOOOHOOO :)
Happy Holidays!
- December 19, 2010 at 2:39 AM
- Megan Coyle said...
Oh my goodness, I love this illustration :) the look and feel definitely says "prehistoric" to me :)
- December 19, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
Hi Bella,
Just calling by to wish you a great Christmas week.
Yes, I did make the Scotch terrier.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and your sweet girls.
- December 20, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Vilt og vakkert said...
Heisann, julsann!
Christmasgreetings from me:
- December 20, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Thelma-Art said...
Oh!! Super cute, so creative. Croc's skin texture looks awesome.
- December 20, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- yoborobo said...
Hi Bella! I am just stopping by to say I hope you haven't floated away yet! Is the power on? I can remember having no power when my kids were little (Wait! I have no power with my kids now - but that's a different kind of power, I am talking VOLTS and AMPS and such like things), and keeping them from climbing the walls is a definite challenge. Visit friends with power - lol!! xox Pam
- December 22, 2010 at 5:16 AM
- Rabbit Town Animator said...
I love looking at your illustrations! They make me happy :)
- December 22, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- Angela Matteson said...
I love the mix of danger and calm with your scary aligator eying that little darling. The cows are delightful!
I wanted to stop by to say Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and yours! *hugs*
- December 22, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Punctuation Mark said...
this is such beautiful work you have here... congrats!!! have a great holiday season!!!
- December 22, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- SonatasWelt said...
Amazing illustration!!! I love all your work!!!
- December 23, 2010 at 12:46 AM
- yoon see said...
Hi Bella, are your girls Emma and Nora learning the voilin as well as the horn?
Your girls are super talented knowing two instructments at a time:)
Both illustrations also so inspiring!
- December 26, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Cheryl Lynn said...
Ms. Bella!
Thank you so much for dropping by my writer's blog. I appreciate your kind comments so much. You are such an inspiration.
Love you much, and again, Happy New Year!
- January 5, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- Deborah said...
Oh me goodness, I am certain that I commented on these a while back, yet I no see me face here!!! Perhaps I failed the word verification system. They are both ever so lovely. I especially love the cleverness of the knee-held accordion-type instrument. That takes talent! Alice and I once performed Jingle Bell Rock with bells on our hands and feet and another set pinned to our tushes. It took more coordination than one would think. Now I must concentrate at the task before me; dreaded word verification-dectim. **blows kisses** Deb
- January 13, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Carol Lawecki said...
Prehistoric looks like if you touched it you would feel the bumpy skin of the dragon. Your drawings are amazing.
The bottom picture with the cows just made me smile. I love the musical instrument between her knees. Thanks for starting my day with a smile.
- January 19, 2011 at 5:08 AM
- Ces said...
Ooohhhh! BAM NO!
- January 20, 2011 at 4:15 AM
- Rubin Pingk said...
I heart this.
I used to have a job like this, except less serene, add seventeen instruments (simultaneous tasks) and put me in a cubicle instead of a beautiful field.
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Ask any religious sister, priest or deacon and they will tell you it isn't easy to faithfully live their vocation year after year. In fact, it can be downright challenging.
Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, clinical associate professor of pastoral studies at the Catholic University of America, is a licensed psychologist and an expert on psychological and spiritual wellness issues for Catholic priests. He advises that every vocation, whether it's to the priesthood or consecrated life, requires the laying of a basic foundation that reflects the parable of the wise man who built his house on rock (Mt 7:24-27).
"If you've got rock as your foundation, then your house will stand," Msgr. Rossetti said. "But if you build your house on sand, then it will fall. It's the same with your vocation."
The first aspect of the rock foundation, according to Msgr. Rossetti, is a strong spiritual life, which includes prayer, Scripture and other spiritual reading, frequent reception of the sacraments and Eucharistic adoration, for example.
"That's been clearly shown by research," he added.
The second aspect of building a solid foundation for a vocation is a strong relational life. In order to fruitfully live their vocations, priests and religious need human support.
"It's difficult to go alone," Msgr. Rossetti said. "We need to be able to reach out in humility for support. There's no white-knuckling it out where the priesthood (or consecrated life) is concerned."
That support can come from a spiritual director, mentor, fellow priest, religious, friends or family. Regardless, the main point is to realize that struggle in the priesthood and consecrated life is perfectly normal.
"No one is perfect," Msgr. Rossetti said. "We need to realize that and come to peace with it. We need to see struggle as a challenge and grow through it. The best way to do that is to internalize the Paschal Mystery. In other words, there is suffering, but then there's the Resurrection."
Those interviewed for this article all built their vocations on a solid foundation of both a strong spiritual and relational life. Here are two examples of those who have lived faithful, fruitful vocations.
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Sister Mary Clare entered her order in 1986, but her vocation discernment goes all the way back to first grade. Her family belongs to the Assemblies of God, yet she felt called to the Catholic Church. So, when she was 18 years old, she received the sacraments of baptism, holy Eucharist and confirmation. She was especially touched by Triduum services during Holy Week and found growing within herself a greater desire to live with others who daily lived this lifestyle.
Based on the advice of her pastor, she visited a nearby convent of religious sisters and soon found herself spending more and more time with them, accompanying them in their apostolates.
"When I was with the sisters, I felt as though I was at home with them," Sister Mary Clare said. "It was then that I pursued my vocation, as to what community God was calling me."
Some of the greatest joys she's experienced in living her vocation have included wearing the religious habit of her order and participating in community life.
"It is such a blessing to live the liturgical life of the Church, daily attending Mass and having a daily schedule where our apostolate is around our prayer life, as it is not what we do, but who we are as brides of Christ," she said.
The greatest challenge for Sister Mary Clare came in the first 10 years, when her non-Catholic family members failed to understand her vocation and the life of consecrated religious. It also was tough, she admits, to deal with the many different personalities of the other sisters in the community.
Even so, she felt a deep joy in living her vocation. When asked how she did it, she cited five reasons: daily receiving Jesus in the Eucharist; the support of the other sisters in the community; maintaining a consistent prayer life, even when it was difficult to pray; frequent confessions; and spending extra time before the Blessed Sacrament.
"In general, the greatest joy is in knowing that all that we do is for the honor and glory of God through the imitation of Mary's Immaculate Heart," she said.
Little Sisters of the Poor
Sister Charles Patricia met the Little Sisters of the Poor when she was in eighth grade as a service opportunity offered in preparation for confirmation. Trouble was, the service was visiting sick and elderly people at the nursing home run by the Little Sisters, and she was terrified of elderly people. In fact, she fainted the first time she went to the home. Nonetheless, the Little Sisters helped her become more comfortable through their joyful, loving devotion to the elderly. This impressed Sister Charles Patricia so deeply that, on the night of her confirmation, she felt compelled to offer her life to God. Subsequently she continued volunteering with the Little Sisters and entered the order at age 22.
Sister Charles Patricia finds her greatest joys in the little things of consecrated life. On the other hand, the same things that bring her great joy also bring her great challenges. For example, living in community can be at times trying but also a tremendous blessing.
"Our life is an experience of God's presence, and I am called to adore him in prayer and in others," she said. "There's a strong contemplative dimension to our vocation. The family spirit which exists in our homes is extraordinary, and sharing everyday life with my Little Sisters and our residents has brought me tremendous happiness. I'm also passionate about sharing our charism with young women who are discerning their vocation or beginning life as a Little Sister of the Poor."
What kept Sister Charles Patricia going all these years is God's grace.
"By staying united to him in prayer, I draw the strength to continue to respond to his call," she said. "As time goes by, my unworthiness becomes more apparent to me. He sustains me, and my Little Sisters support me as I strive to do his will."
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The world needs better men.
I sit here mashing at the keys as I realize I am, in no way, a perfect man. In fact, I believe that if you think you are the perfect man…well, there's one problem right there. This blog is not intended to be an instruction manual on how to be a better person; rather it is a peek inside my own journey towards becoming the man who I have always wanted to be. I have had my excuses, my failures, my successes, and my shortcomings, all of which have led me to this point: sitting in front of you, listening to the patter of my fingers on the keys. I have always loved writing. Even though I will be blogging, I will still use my Moleskin – the overpriced lined diary that I immediately fell in love with, not because of the quality of the book, but rather because it is the legendary notebook of Hemingway. Anyone who has ever seen a Moleskin would understand. The thought of writing in the same type of notebook as Hemingway or Fitzgerald is enticing…it almost drives you to the bar and nudges you to have three or four and see what you could come up with while intoxicated.
But I digress. This blog is my 30-day attempt to break all the bad habits I have ever had. Each day, I will go through one thing that I believe is crucial to my development as a man; hopefully along the way you will get something out of it too. I have always wanted to write down the things that matter to me most. Trust me, I've been through hell. I can show you the parking vouchers. But there is something very calming about being able to look back on the times when you thought you weren't going to make it out alive and realize that you did. When I was going through the worst of it, I remember someone telling me, "God only gives you as much as you can handle." This one phrase kept me fighting no matter how tough it was, because I knew that this was my test and that somehow I had to get through it.
This leads me to my first post of this blog.
Standing for Something
I was asked a very interesting question a few months ago. "Evan, what do you stand for as a person?" To be honest, I stared blankly back at them – not because I was confused, but because I really had no idea. So I did the one thing that I have been doing since 2nd grade…I made a brainstorming cloud. Trust, loyalty, determination, perseverance…you know, words that sound good on a résumé. Overcoming setbacks…staring down fear…eventually I realized that I was about more than just a series of random yet inspiring words. I needed complete thoughts and ideas to describe how I viewed myself and the life I wanted. This led me to look back on a few of my favorite quotes of all time. The first is from Rocky Balboa. Despite the hard-to-get-past lingo, he is quite an impressive actor, director, and writer. Here's the first thing I live by…and if this doesn't tug at your heartstrings a little bit, well, we will work on that in a later post.
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!" – Rocky Balboa
For me, when I am going through the roughest of times, that quote keeps me going. It keeps me scratching and clawing no matter what because in the end, much like Rocky, I know I will be okay. The second quote that my little brainstorming activity called to mind is a simple phrase that is posted on the wall in my room, and I feel like it's tattooed on my brain as well.
"You have a dream, you have to protect it…You want something, go get it, period." – The Pursuit of Happyness.
So what do I stand for? Well, I think I need to look at it more in terms of what I want to stand for from now on. After thinking about it long and hard, I think I have finally found it: Never Quitting. This stands for everything. Never quitting on: relationships, tests, myself, classes, workouts, books, friends, promises…the list goes on. For me, this is a very measurable aspect of my life. I can tell whether I quit on something or not; whether I gave up or kept going. There have been events in my life where I have given up and quit, and even thinking about them now I get nauseous. But now, knowing what I stand for and knowing that I want perseverance to be at the heart of my character, I will try my best to never stray from that value. Challenge yourself to never quit on anything during the day. Find what you stand for and let it drive your life.
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Smasher And Brutal Rock Canyon TrailsPosted in Events on January 3, 2012
We were having a conversation the other day, musing about how trails get named. If hardcore trails had names like "Cream Puff" or "Walk in the Park," most 'wheelers would probably be uninterested. But name a couple of trails "Smasher" and "Brutal," and those looking for some challenge (and who aren't afraid of a little sheet metal scarring) will flock to those trails.
Such was the case recently when we attended a run with the Arizona chapter Toyota Territory Off-Roaders Association (AZTTORA). Some of the dedicated members put together an informal weekend with several interesting runs in central Arizona, near Cottonwood and Sedona.
Several groups split off into Tonto National Forest land and into rock canyons, where the Smasher and Brutal trails take you on a scenic journey over strewn boulders and waterfall ledges. This is high desert at an altitude of about 4,000 feet above sea level.
We found ourselves out exploring on a warmish fall day, but clouds slowly spilled across the sky. We were wary and watched for the formation of dark, storm clouds upstream from us, as flash flooding can be common in these areas. But, the weather held off until later in the evening and we were free to enjoy the trails.
The day was not without a bit of sheet metal damage and some mechanical carnage, but that's to be expected. All told, there were probably about 20 rigs, mostly Toyotas. We were joined by some members of the Arizona Undertakers and Zuks of Arizona, and one of the groups led by Scott Senko tackled Smasher Canyon and then ventured on to the Greasy Spoon and Broken Arrow trails up near Sedona.
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