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Bangladesh received a downward trend arrow due to heightened political polarization and attempts by the government to improperly strengthen its hold on power, including through selective prosecutions of opposition politicians and increased harassment of nongovernmental organizations.
Political dysfunction worsened during 2011, as the primary opposition and Islamist parties stepped up street protests and political violence. The government failed to address the problem of extrajudicial executions and other human rights abuses, and was accused of combating corruption in a politicized manner. Meanwhile, critical nongovernmental organizations faced increased pressure, and the judiciary showed signs of mounting political influence.
Bangladesh gained independence from Britain in 1947 as part of the newly formed state of Pakistan, and successfully split from Pakistan in December 1971, after a nine-month war. The 1975 assassination of independence leader and prime minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by soldiers precipitated 15 years of military rule. The last military ruler resigned in 1990 after weeks of prodemocracy demonstrations. Elections in 1991 brought the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to power under Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
In 1994, Sheikh Hasina Wajed's center-left Awami League (AL) party began boycotting Parliament to protest alleged corruption in Zia's government. The ensuring years of political deadlock often reflected the personal animosity between Hasina, the daughter of Rahman, and Zia, the widow of a military ruler who was allegedly complicit in his assassination. The AL boycotted the February 1996 elections, then forced Zia's resignation in March and triumphed in elections held in June. The BNP also marked its time in opposition by boycotting Parliament and organizing periodic nationwide strikes, or hartals.
In 2001, the AL was voted out of office in elections marred by political violence and intimidation, and a new BNP-led coalition that included two Islamist parties took power. The AL again turned to parliamentary boycotts, strikes, and other forms of protest. Political violence and general lawlessness mounted, partly due to attacks by Islamist extremist groups. However, two of the largest were banned in 2005, and a government crackdown in 2006 effectively crippled the organizations.
As planned 2007 elections approached, the AL demanded reform of Bangladesh's caretaker government (CG) system, in which a theoretically nonpartisan government takes power temporarily to oversee parliamentary voting. The AL also questioned the conduct and impartiality of the Election Commission (EC) and its preparation of a new voter list. Faced with the possibility of balloting that lacked credibility, in January 2007 the army pressured the president to declare a state of emergency and cancel the elections. A new, military-backed CG, headed by technocrat Fakhruddin Ahmed, announced plans to tackle endemic corruption and prepare for eventual elections. Under emergency regulations, freedoms of assembly and association were suspended, controls were placed on the media, and all political activity was banned. This "soft coup" was carried out partly within the constitutional framework, stopping short of martial law and leaving a civilian CG in nominal control.
A new Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigated high-level politicians and their business allies. Dozens were arrested, and several were subsequently convicted by a special court. However, after both main parties decided to boycott preelection talks with the EC unless their leaders were released, the CG capitulated, weakening its anticorruption campaign. The new EC also failed to address the issue of suspected war criminals' continued involvement in politics. Of particular concern was the Jamaat-e-Islami (Islamic Party, or JI), whose leaders and student wing played a role in atrocities against civilians during the 1971 war of independence.
The emergency regulations were fully lifted in mid-December 2008, and the elections followed on December 29. Although the longtime party leaders remained in place, there was a considerable infusion of new blood into the parties' candidate lists. Turnout was extremely high, at 87 percent, and included a large proportion of first-time, women, and minority voters. An electoral alliance led by the AL won an overwhelming 263 seats (230 for the AL), while the BNP-led coalition took 32 seats (29 for the BNP and just 2 for the JI). Zia accepted the results, and Hasina took office as prime minister, returning Bangladesh to elected civilian rule.
The new government moved to implement its campaign promises. Several suspected war criminals were arrested in 2009, and in 2010 the government established a tribunal that subsequently indicted and issued arrest warrants for five JI leaders. The first trial began in late 2011. However, experts remained concerned that the process would not adhere to international standards, and both witnesses and defense lawyers received threats during 2011.
Another important part of the AL's agenda was the restoration of the 1972 constitution, which would reestablish Bangladesh's character as a secular republic. In a key step toward that end, a February 2010 Supreme Court decision nullified elements of the fifth amendment to the constitution, effectively paving the way for a reinstatement of the principle of secularism and a ban on religiously based political parties. Following the ruling, the EC requested that the JI amend its charter accordingly. Meanwhile, the government took a harder line on Islamist extremism, arresting dozens of activists and those suspected of links to terrorist groups. An even wider crackdown in September 2011—in the wake of violent JI protests regarding the war crimes issue—led to the arrest of several party leaders and hundreds of activists.
The BNP-led opposition continued to intermittently boycott Parliament and rigidly oppose the AL government's initiatives. The BNP began resorting to the use of hartals in 2010, and led relatively peaceful mass protests in June that year. However, the party suffered from serious internal divisions, particularly over succession issues. General political dysfunction intensified in 2011, with more frequent opposition protests and strikes against both specific policies and the government in general.
In June 2011, following a May Supreme Court decision on the validity of interim administrations, the AL-dominated Parliament passed the 15th amendment to the constitution despite a BNP boycott of the vote, which effectively scrapped the CG system and replaced it with a nominally independent electoral commission. Other articles of the amendment termed any criticism of the constitution an act of sedition, and effectively forbade further amendments to large parts of the constitution. The AL suffered an electoral defeat in late October, when an independent candidate won the mayoralty of Narayanganj, just outside Dhaka. Meanwhile, a series of apparently biased decisions in corruption cases raised concerns about political influence over the judiciary.
Bangladesh is an electoral democracy. The December 2008 parliamentary elections were deemed free and fair by European Union observers and other monitoring groups. Terms for both the unicameral National Parliament and the largely ceremonial presidency are five years. Under provisions contained in the 15th amendment, Parliament is composed of 350 members, of whom 300 are directly elected, and 50 are women nominated by political parties—based on their share of the elected seats—and then voted on by their fellow lawmakers. The president is elected by Parliament.
A series of 2008 electoral reforms mandated that parties disband their student, labor, and overseas units; obliged parties to reserve a third of all positions for women; reduced the number of seats a parliamentary candidate could simultaneously contest from five to three; tripled campaign spending limits to 1.5 million taka ($22,000) per candidate; and gave voters in each constituency the option of rejecting all candidates. The new regulations were designed to curtail the widespread bribery, rigging, and violence that had characterized past elections, as was a new, considerably more accurate voter registry. While the December 2008 elections were relatively clean, local government polls held in January 2009 were marred by more extensive violence and intimidation, as well as suspected rigging. The level of political violence remained relatively high in 2011; local rights group Odhikar registered 135 deaths and more than 11,500 people injured as a result of inter- or intraparty clashes during 2011, a slight drop from the previous year. Harassment of the opposition became more widespread in 2011, and ranged from charges being filed against senior BNP members to limitations being placed on political activities, particularly rallies and processions.
Endemic corruption and criminality, weak rule of law, limited bureaucratic transparency, and political polarization have long undermined government accountability. Moreover, opposition boycotts of Parliament have regularly nullified the legislature's role as a check on the government. A 2009 Right to Information Act mandates public access to all information held by public bodies and overrides existing secrecy legislation. Bangladesh was ranked 120 out of 183 countries surveyed by Transparency International (TI) in its 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index. Under the present government, anticorruption efforts have been weakened by patchy enforcement and subversion of the judicial process, according to TI–Bangladesh. In addition, prosecutions have become considerably more politicized. Dozens of cases against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed and other AL politicians have been withdrawn, while those against BNP politicians, including party leader Khaleda Zia and her family, have remained open. Additional charges were filed against Zia in August 2011, and an arrest warrant was issued for her son in connection with a 2004 grenade attack at a political rally. In early 2011, the cabinet approved draft amendments that would require the ACC to receive government permission before initiating new cases against officials and members of Parliament, though they had yet to be passed by the legislature at year's end. In October, the World Bank suspended a planned $1.2 billion loan for the Padma Bridge construction project, citing evidence of corruption and financial irregularities.
Bangladesh's media environment remained relatively unfettered in 2011, though the legal and regulatory framework allows for some restrictions, and the government showed signs of intolerance during the year. Print media are generally given more leeway when covering sensitive topics than broadcasters. Nevertheless, over the past several years, various employees at the oppositionist daily Amar Desh have been charged with defamation for articles about the ruling party. Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of the paper and a close adviser to Zia, was released in March 2011 after spending nine months in jail on charges of fraud, publishing without a valid license, sedition, and contempt of court. Mohammad Ekramul Haq, editor of the Sheersha News web portal and the Sheersha Kagoj weekly, was arrested in July on apparently trumped-up extortion charges. He was freed after serving four months in jail, despite a court's earlier order that he be granted bail.
Journalists continue to be threatened and attacked with impunity by organized crime groups, party activists, and Islamist groups, which sometimes leads to self-censorship on sensitive topics. Although no journalists have been killed for the past six years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, there appeared to be an increase in harassment in 2011. In June, five journalists were injured by armed ruling party activists in the town of Comilla, and other attacks by party activists and criminal gangs were noted in September. Some journalists received threatening telephone calls from intelligence agencies seeking to prevent negative coverage. No attempts to censor internet-based content were reported in 2011.
Various forms of artistic expression are occasionally censored. In January 2011, the controversial film Meherjaan, which deals with events during the 1971 war, was withdrawn from theater by the distributor. The decision came as a result of objections voiced by several critics who felt that the filmmaker had failed to use historical accuracy when portraying the 1971 war.
Islam is the official religion, but about 10 percent of the population is Hindu, and there are smaller numbers of Buddhists and Christians. Although religious minorities have the right to worship freely, they face societal discrimination as well as harassment and legal repercussions for proselytizing. Members of the Ahmadiyya sect are considered heretical by some Muslims, and despite increased state protection since 2009, they have encountered physical attacks, boycotts, and demands that the state declare them non-Muslims. They are also occasionally denied permission to hold religious events, as occurred in February 2011 in Gazipur district, when local authorities abruptly cancelled a permit for a planned annual convention. In a positive step in May 2011, a court sentenced 11 men to life in prison for the gang rape of a Hindu schoolgirl during anti-Hindu violence shortly after the 2001 elections. Religious minorities remain underrepresented in politics and state employment, but the secularist AL government has appointed several members of minority groups to leadership positions. It has also initiated curriculum reform in Islamic schools. In July 2011, Islamist groups staged violent protests against an amendment passed by the government in June that removed a reference to Islam in the constitution. An estimated 3,000 Islamist activists participated in the 30-hour protest across the nation. Not only did they argue for the constitutional re-instatement of the phrase, but they also protested that the promulgation of "secularism" as a state principle be dropped entirely.
While authorities largely respect academic freedom, research on sensitive political and religious topics is reportedly discouraged. Political polarization at many universities, including occasional clashes involving the armed student wings of the main three parties, inhibits education and access to services. In September 2011, a government attempt to withdraw public funding from Jagannath University led to widespread student protests.
The rights of assembly and association were restored in late 2008 with the lifting of emergency regulations. The authorities have sometimes tried to prevent rallies by arresting party activists, and protesters are frequently injured and occasionally killed during clashes with police. Nevertheless, demonstrations took place regularly in 2011, including a growing number of nationwide strikes and rallies called by the BNP.
Numerous nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operate in Bangladesh. While most are able to function without onerous restrictions, they must obtain clearance from the NGO Affairs Bureau (NAB)—which reports to the prime minister's office—to use foreign funds. The bureau is also empowered to approve or reject individual projects after a review period of 45 days. NGOs seen as overly critical of the government, particularly on human rights issues, have on occasion been subject to harassment or denied permission for proposed projects. In July 2011, the NAB rejected an EU-funded project on torture by the human rights group Odhikar on the grounds that the application alluded to the fact that torture is endemic in Bangladesh. In April, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus lost a final appeal and was ousted as managing director of Grameen Bank, one of the country's largest and most influential microfinance institutions, based on an age-limit technicality; many analysts described the case as politically motivated.
Labor union formation is hampered by a 30 percent employee-approval requirement, restrictions on organizing by unregistered unions, and rules against unionization by certain categories of civil servants. Labor activists occasionally encounter harassment, and worker grievances sometimes fuel unrest at factories. In the past several years, garment workers have regularly engaged in strikes and protests to demand higher pay and safer working conditions, in some instances leading to violence in which dozens of workers have been injured. In 2010, the Bangladesh Center for Workers' Solidarity (BCWS) was stripped of its legal status by the NAB for allegedly inciting labor unrest; BCWS leaders faced criminal cases that were still pending at the end of 2011 and reportedly suffered abuse in custody. Child labor is widespread.
Politicization of the judiciary remains a concern. The military-backed CG, unlike previous governments, worked to implement a 1999 Supreme Court directive ordering the separation of the judiciary from the executive. In 2007, the power to appoint judges and magistrates was transferred from the executive branch to the Supreme Court.
However, political authorities have continued to make appointments to the higher judiciary, in some cases demonstrating an overt political bias. In 2011, procedural irregularities in the Grameen Bank and CG system cases added to suspicions that judicial independence had been compromised. Harassment of witnesses and the dismissal of cases following political pressure are also growing issues of concern.
The court system is prone to corruption and severely backlogged; pretrial detention is often lengthy, and many defendants lack counsel. The indigent have little access to justice through the courts. In 2009, the government launched an initiative to form small courts in 500 rural administrative councils that could settle local disputes and reduce pressure on the legal system, but this has not yet helped to reduce a backlog of nearly 2 million pending cases. Prison conditions are extremely poor, and severe overcrowding is common. According to the New Delhi–based Asian Centre for Human Rights, hundreds of juveniles are held in prisons in contravention of the 1974 Children's Act. Suspects are routinely subject to arbitrary arrest and detention, demands for bribes, and physical abuse by police. Torture is often used to extract confessions and intimidate political detainees.
Security forces including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), a paramilitary unit composed of military and police personnel, have been criticized for excesses like extrajudicial executions. According to Odhikar, there were 84 extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies in 2011, and it is estimated that more than 800 people have been killed by the RAB since its formation in 2004. The Directorate General–Forces Intelligence (DGFI), a military intelligence unit, has been responsible for a number of cases of abuse during interrogations. Although the AL government initially promised a "zero-tolerance" approach on torture and extrajudicial executions, high-level officials routinely excuse or deny the practices, and the rate of custodial deaths remains high. Abductions and disappearances are also a growing concern, according to the International Crisis Group.
Law enforcement abuses are facilitated by legislation such as the 1974 Special Powers Act, which permits arbitrary detention without charge, and Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which allows detention without a warrant. A June 2008 counterterrorism ordinance, later adopted as law in 2009, included an overly broad definition of terrorism and generally does not meet international standards.
Following a February 2009 mutiny by the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) force—in which some 70 officers and family members were killed—more than 3,500 BDR members were arrested and at least 60 died in custody under suspicious circumstances, with some bodies bearing marks of torture and other abuse. The mutineers' subsequent trials have been marred by problems including defendants' limited access to counsel, lack of individualized incriminating evidence, and the alleged use of torture to extract confessions. In July 2011, a mass trial of 666 BDR members before a military court ended in the conviction of all but nine, with prison terms ranging from four months to seven years.
The International War Crimes Tribunal Act of 1973 was revised in 2009 to meet international standards concerning the right to a fair trial, and June 2011 additions to the tribunal's procedural rules provided for victim and witness protection, the presumption of innocence, defendant access to counsel, and the right to bail. Five senior JI leaders were indicted in 2010, and after several postponements, the trial of JI leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee began in November 2011. Charges of crimes against humanity were also filed against BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury in November. However, observers raised concerns about threats and harassment against witnesses and defense lawyers as well as other elements of the tribunal system that fell short of international standards for due process.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), reestablished in 2010 under a 2009 law, is empowered to investigate and rule on complaints against the armed forces and security services, and can request reports from the government at its own discretion. In 2011, the NHRC undertook training and capacity-building programs with support from international donors, and investigated a number of complaints.
Islamist militant groups continue to operate and maintain contact with regional allies, but Islamist violence has been negligible since the 2006 crackdown. The AL government has been aggressive in arresting cadres and closely monitoring their activities. Following violent protests by Islamist groups in September 2011, hundreds of activists as well as the groups' leaders were temporarily detained. Separately, casualties from clashes involving Maoist militants have declined somewhat in the past several years; according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, 24 people, all of them militants, were killed in 2011.
Land rights for the Hindu minority remain tenuous. Tribal minorities have little control over land decisions affecting them, and Bengali-speaking settlers continue to illegally encroach on tribal lands in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), with the reported connivance of government officials and the army. A 1997 accord ended a 24-year insurgency by indigenous groups in the CHT, but implementation of the accord has been lacking. Security forces in the area are occasionally implicated in the suppression of protests, the arrest of political activists, and extrajudicial killings. Moreover, indigenous people remain subject to physical attacks and property destruction by Bengali settlers. In July 2009, the AL government said it would immediately withdraw more than 2,000 troops from the CHT and dismantle several dozen military camps. It also announced plans to set up a commission that would allocate land to indigenous tribes. However, although this commission was reconstituted, its activities were suspended in 2011, and it did not address land disputes effectively. Clashes between settlers and indigenous people continued in 2011.
Roughly 230,000 ethnic Rohingyas who fled forced labor, discrimination, and other abuses in Burma in the early 1990s remain in Bangladesh and are subject to some harassment. Bangladesh also hosts camp-like settlements of some 300,000 non-Bengali Muslims, often called Biharis, who had emigrated from India in 1947 and were rendered stateless at independence in 1971, as many had sided with and initially sought repatriation to Pakistan. A landmark 2008 court ruling granted citizenship rights to this group. Separately, approximately 50,000 inhabitants of de jure Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and Bangladeshi enclaves in India, located near the countries' mutual border, are also effectively stateless and have difficulty accessing public services. In September 2011, India and Pakistan signed a historic agreement which demarcated the land by swapping 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh for 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India, leaving only 49 extraterritorial pieces of land.
Rights activists expressed concern about a law passed in August 2011 that effectively authorized police to detain suspected vagrants and homeless people for up to two years in government-run rehabilitation centers; those refusing the confinement could face jail time.
Rape, dowry-related assaults, acid throwing, and other forms of violence against women occur regularly. A law requiring rape victims to file police reports and obtain medical certificates within 24 hours of the crime in order to press charges prevents most cases from reaching the courts. Police also accept bribes to quash rape cases and rarely enforce existing laws protecting women. The Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF), a local NGO, recorded 84 acid attacks during 2011; they affected 111 victims, most of them women. While attacks have declined since the passage of the Acid Crime Prevention Act in 2002, investigations remain inadequate. A 2010 law offers greater protection to women and children from domestic violence, including both physical and mental abuse. Giving or receiving dowry is a criminal offense, but coercive requests remain a problem, as does the country's high rate of early marriage. Local rights group Odhikar noted an increase in dowry-related violence against women in 2011, with more than 300 murders recorded during the year.
Under the legal codes pertaining to Muslims, women have fewer divorce and inheritance rights than men. In rural areas, religious leaders sometimes impose flogging and other extrajudicial punishments on women accused of violating strict moral codes, despite Supreme Court orders calling on the government to stop the practice. Women also face some discrimination in health care, education, and employment. In 2011, Islamic clergy and women's groups remained at loggerheads over implementation of the National Women Development Policy, which holds that women and men should have equal political, social, and economic rights.
Women and children are trafficked both overseas and within the country for the purposes of domestic servitude or sexual exploitation, while men are trafficked primarily for the purposes of labor abroad. The government has taken steps to raise awareness and prosecute sex traffickers somewhat more vigorously, with dozens convicted each year, and some sentenced to life in prison.
A criminal ban on homosexual acts is rarely enforced, but societal discrimination remains the norm. Transgendered people also face persecution, though a government-sponsored rally in the capital in October 2011 urged greater recognition for the group.


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I figure I've lived in a tent for a total of two years. You see, I went to Women's Camp every summer for over two decades. Back in the days when Yogi Bhajan taught classes there once and often twice every day, we sat at his feet for hours, fascinated. Coming straight from hippiedom, women's lib, and bra burning, into yoga and spiritual life, I had a difficult time understanding concepts he taught like the "Grace of God," and the "Noble Woman."
My first Women's Camp was in the summer of 1978. I was able to stay for only three days because I had a summer job lined up. My yoga teacher told me, "Even if you have just a few days, just spend your time looking at other women and talking to them." So that's what I did. It was a big eye-opener. I saw women at camp who were accomplished in business, successful in marriage, musically talented, and a woman who had a black belt in karate. In those three days I found meaningful role models I had never seen before.
The first time I stayed all summer at Women's Camp, Yogiji was talking about women who nag their husbands. I raised my hand and asked, "What do you do about a husband who won't talk to you?" My husband was a real quiet guy, who wasn't interested in hashing things out. Yogiji said, "Talk to a woman who is married to a barking dog. My dear, the day that your husband speaks to you is the day he will be serving you with divorce papers." And he proceeded to explain to me that a husband doesn't have to talk, and that as a woman you can communicate through your projection, your actions, your quietness, your inner strength, your keep-up, and your sadhana instead of asking for everything you need. I actually had this great sense of relief. I had thought that if a man wasn't talking to me, it meant I wasn't interesting or worthy of his conversation, and now I knew none of that was true. It was just that I had this man who was not a conversationalist. I took that to heart, and I used it.
Immediately after the lecture, as I was gathering up my sheepskin and getting ready to walk back to my tent, woman after woman—ten, twelve, a dozen—came up to me and said, "You want to talk to a woman who is married to a barking dog? You're lucky. Mine never stops." In that single afternoon I realized how blessed I was.
When I got home from camp that year, as soon as I stopped trying to get my husband to talk to me, he began talking. Sometimes I would know that he had done something, or had been somewhere and met people, and I wanted to hear every detail. But I would just wait, and in the evening over dinner everything I wanted to know would just come pouring out.
When Yogi Bhajan taught, he would speak for two or three hours. Dinner was after the lecture, which sometimes didn't end until 8 or 9 p.m. That was a real test, waiting that long, sitting there nodding out, hearing the cadence of his voice wind down, and thinking, "Oh, he's wrapping it up." Then he would get this second or third wind, and he was off again. He wasn't there to cater to us. It was all a matter of figuring out how to relate to him. Sitting there was like a meditation—positive moments, negative moments, and all the changes in between.
Those were priceless summers spent at the feet of a master, and even though I lived in a tent, I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else.
Kartar Kaur Khalsa moved into the Salt Lake City ashram in 1977, when she first met Yogi Bhajan. From there she lived in the Ogden, Utah ashram and then moved to the Phoenix ashram in 1980, where she still resides. She has been married to Jagat Joti Singh for 33 years! She is retired from teaching after 37 years of teaching children and adults with blindness/visual impairment. Now she spends her days with family and friends, tutoring children, quilting, doing yoga and working out regularly. [email protected]


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Daniel Hudson Burnham (4 September 1846 – 1 June 1912) was an American architect and urban planner.
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- The space of time in which a great work can now be accomplished is not marvelous. Brain, muscle, materials, and the means of rapid transport are instantly at command. If one has capital and a well-considered plan, the thing does itself. But that which is wonderful and which I can scarcely believe, although I have been in the midst of it, is the noble, artistic result which has come from the work of American artists who have had only a few months' time to prepare those very designs for the great buildings of the Exposition which have actually been executed with little change from the sketches which were presented in February, 1891.
- Burnham (1891) attributed in: Charles Moore (1921) Daniel H. Burnham, architect, planner of cities. p. 72-73
- Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and our grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty.
- Burnham (1907) quoted in: Charles Moore (1921) Daniel H. Burnham, Architect, Planner of Cities. Volume 2. Chapter XXV "Closing in 1911-1912;" p. 147


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Narkov necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 191 diseños de 63 diseñadores freelance.
As a start-up we are looking for a new logo. We will be selling business telecommunications products and also offering telemarketing related services. We need a clean design to go on our website, business cards and other stationary.
We are a new company selling telcommunications related products.
We are looking for a logo for our new telco related company. Ideally we would like a very simple, clean and easy to read logo. The logo must convey strength
- The word "ReachTEL" with the same capitilzation
- We have a preference for the color blue though it's not mandatory.
- A rectangular canvass. The logo can incorporate circles or rounded edges but don't make the canvas square shaped.
- The logo must be readable at a relatively small size (like a business card for example).
- It would be handy if the logo could be easily adapted to include a product name but don't let this damage the look of the main logo.
- Vector based image.
- Fancy scripting or font
- Too many colors. Keep it simple. 3 colors max (gradients excepted).
- Overly round graphics (see above re: rectangular canvas).
- Pictures of mobile phones or anything else that will look out of date two years down the track.
- Non-vector images.
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|Evans Stewart and his brother Dudley Stewart,
courtesy of Mystic River Historical Society by Dorothy Hanna
Evans and his little Brother Dudley, 1893
The back of the photo gives a collection # of 2008.039 and she said they may belong to a woman named Eliza Denison Schoonover. I will have to look that up in the Denison genealogy but the handwriting on the back does like my 2nd great grandmother's. She was Eliza Denison Stewart. It could be a whole album of photos of my family!
My grandfather (on the left) looks a lot like his other photos. It states he is 7. That would date the photo to 1893. It fits in my timeline for the photographer, Schofield Bros in Westerly and for Charles and Ada Stewart moving to Westerly and starting the Westerly Laundry behind the Dixon House.
Dudley does look different from his brother, just as I was told and from his Draft Cards, it states his eyes were dark. The photo back states he is 20 months which allows me to date the photo more closely.
Dudley was born 11 Nov 1891 and using the date calculator in RootsMagic 6, I get July 1893. Since Evans was born in September, this helps with a more accurate date.
Aren't they cute? I am so glad to see what Dudley looked like! Thank you Dorothy!


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- If you are not available at the time of attempted delivery, we will reschedule the delivery.
Dell Smart Selection Restrictions: Your order will be shipped only upon order confirmation. Order confirmation after 2pm is considered the next business day. Smart Selection estimated delivery times from order confirmation are 1 to 3 business days for Penang and Wilayah Persekutuan, 5 business days for East Malaysia; and 3 business days for the rest of Peninsular Malaysia. If your order contains non-Dell branded products and peripherals, these products will be delivered to you separately. Your Smart Selection order is subject to Dell's Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale that are available on request or call us for more details. Available for selected Dell laptops and desktops only. Please check with phone sales expert or online chat representatives for availability.
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Oahu is known as Hawaii's "Gathering Place" for good reason. It is the most populous of all the islands and attracts visitors from all around the world to its sparkling beaches, abundance of activities, and colorful local flavor. If you're heading to Oahu on your next vacation, the best way to experience the island like one of the locals is by staying in a vacation rental instead of a hotel. Imagine waking up to enjoy the sunrise on the deck of your stunning beachfront house, or a luxurious rental villa just minutes away from all the action. From condos for one or two, to large houses that sleep six or more, there is a vacation rental to suit any need or budget.
Oahu is the third-largest of the Hawaiian islands, and it is always full of exciting things to do. If you've always wanted to try surfing or scuba diving but haven't had the chance, there are several reputable locations right in the capital city of Honolulu that offer surf or scuba lessons. Also in Honolulu is the famous Hole in the Wall Food Tour, where you can experience the culture and history of Hawaii through its cuisine. Don't forget to check out the 350 acre Diamond Head crater; you might even be able to see it from your plane when landing at the airport! Lanikai Beach and Kailua Beach Park are two amazing beach spots located right in Kailua, and of course there is no shortage of other great sights and activities in Oahu.
From spotting whales, dolphins, and turtles on a nature boating tour, to trying out native Hawaiian foods, to swimming in the clear waters of Lanikai Beach, there are endless activities in Oahu that children will find unforgettable. With vacation rentals, it is much easier to bring the entire family without booking extra hotel rooms, and what could be better than renting a spacious beach house with the whole family? Beachfront rental homes in Oahu not only feel luxurious, but they are a comfortable choice for the kids and a smart economical decision. Renting that amazing house of villa will make everyone in the family happy, and ensure there is extra money for all those great Oahu activities.


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The Book Publishing Company has been featuring some of their dessert cookbooks through the month of October, and as part of this promotion is offering a giveaway! You may be familiar with some of these titles:
- Raw For Dessert, by Jennifer Cornbleet
- Sweet Utopia by Sharon Valencik
- More Great Good Dairy Free Desserts Naturally, by Fran Costigan
- Simple Treats, by Ellen Abraham
- Lick It! by Cathe Olson
- Living in the Raw Desserts, by Rose Lee Calabro
Now's your chance to enter to win a copy of Raw For Desserts, More Great Good Dairy Free Desserts Naturally, or Simple Treats... OR if you are the lucky winner, one of the other cookbooks listed above. Simply link through here or on the "luscious desserts" button! Good luck, I'm sending my readers the 'winning vibe'! :)
In much of the industrialized world, we eat meat not because we have to; we eat meat because we choose to. We don't need meat to survive or even be healthy; millions of healthy and long-lived vegetarians have proven this point. We eat animals simply because it's what we've always done, and because we like the way they taste. Most of us eat animals because it's just the way things are. (Source: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows by Melanie Joy)


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Honors & Awards
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
2013 (Freshman)
Fordon redshirted his first semester at Nebraska.
Before Nebraska (Providence Catholic)
Linebacker Jack Fordon joins the Nebraska walk-on class after a standout prep career at Providence Catholic High School in Frankfort, Ill. Fordon was a four-year starter for Coach Mark Coglianese and racked up more than 260 tackles in his career. Fordon was limited as a senior by injury and made 21 tackles and two tackles for loss, helping his team to an 8-3 record and a trip to the second round of the state playoffs. Fordon had 75 tackles and two sacks during his junior season, after racking up 88 tackles, two interceptions and two sacks as a sophomore and 85 tackles in his freshman season.
Fordon is the son of John and Megan Fordon, and he was born on March 30, 1995.


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Hi, my name is Jatinder Mann and I work on the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) and Group Policy. Back in June, James Pratt and Jane Maliouta alluded to IEAK improvements for IE8. Today, I will be talking about the work we have done in this area.
Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8 Beta
IEAK8 Beta is now available publically for everyone to try. To give you some background, the IEAK allows you to deploy customized packages and manage IE settings post deployment within corporations and among Internet Content Providers (ICP) and Internet Service Providers (ISP). For instance, Acme Corp could use IEAK to create a custom IE package for their employees that has Acme favorites, search providers, home pages, Web Slices, Accelerators, and more.
We simplified creating, deploying and managing branded IE packages. We optimized the IEAK to help you build your customized IE packages more quickly and to allow you to configure and customize new features in Internet Explorer 8, like Accelerators and Web Slices.
In this post, I will be talking about how the IEAK:
- Helps customize new features in IE8
- Provides full language and platform support
- Builds IE8 packages more quickly and is more intuitive.
Customize New Features in IE8
The following new features can be now customized via the IEAK8:
You can easily include custom defaults for Accelerators: simply point to an XML file for the desired Accelerator, or import existing Accelerators from a local machine.
Web Slices
In the Favorites, Favorites Bar and Feeds dialog you can now add custom Web Slices by simply clicking on the Web Slice radio button and specifying the Web Slice information.
Compatibility View
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 introduces Compatibility View which is a significant enhancement over the "Emulate IE7" functionality from IE8 Beta 1. You can customize this feature in the Compatibility view dialog.
Search Enhancements
IE8 supports search providers which offer rich text and image suggestions; through IEAK 8 you can add search providers with suggestions and configure default search providers.
Additional IE8 Features
Many other IE8 features, like InPrivate Browsing, Developer Tools and Delete Browsing History, can be customized in the Additional Settings page available in the corporate license mode. For example, in a corporate environment you might want to encourage users to delete saved passwords; you can chose to have the Delete Passwords checkbox in Delete Browsing History checked by default. Similarly, you may want to turn off InPrivate Browsing mode by default.
Build Your IE8 Package More Quickly
Internet Explorer 8 Customization Wizard has fewer pages than the Internet Explorer 7 Customization Wizard: you'll be able to build your customized package faster now.
Furthermore, we have redesigned some screens to simplify the overall flow of the wizard. Custom Components is a good example of this. Compared to the original screen, this dialog box now displays a list of custom components and allows easy addition and removal of items through a pop-up window.
The IEAK7 Custom Components Screen:
The simplified IEAK8 Custom Components Screen:
Full Language and Platform support
The IEAK8 Beta can build IE8 packages for all platforms and 24 languages supported by IE8 Beta 2. Please refer to the blog posted titled IE8 Beta 2 Available in 25 Languages for a complete list of supported platforms and languages.
How does the IEAK apply branding?
Customers have often asked me how the IEAK applies branding to IE. Branding in this case can be defined as any customization of IE, including all the customizations mentioned above. The IEAK generated IE package contains both the IE8 setup files (unless you are using the configuration only package, in which case IE8 would already be installed on your computer and you wouldn't need the setup files) and customizations. The IE8 setup is used to install IE8. Upon restart, customizations are applied per user to the registry and branding files.
The customizations are stored in the install.ins file found under the Custom or Signup folders in the Internet Explorer directory. The install.ins file contains all types of branding including IEAK and unattend branding. IEAK branding consists of ISP, ICP and corporate branding, while unattend branding consists of the manufacturer defaults.
Branding is also applied when the user chooses to Reset Internet Explorer settings (RIES). This can be done by selecting Reset under the Advanced tab in the internet options dialog. RIES will apply the branding found in the install.ins file. If a user were to remove the install.ins file and reset IE, the branding step would get skipped. In IE8, RIES comes with a Remove Branding option; however, this option only removes ISP, ICP and Corporate branding; unattend branding will not be removed.
We refined the IEAK in this release and look forward to your feedback once you've had a chance to try it out.
Jatinder Mann
Program Manager
P.S. James discusses what's new in IE8 for IT Pros in his screencast here
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Since my candy jar was still wearing a Bunny cozy, I realized I needed to dress it up in something new. And since I am so happy that Spring temps are finally here, I thought a flower was just the thing.
And I sure hope these wonderful Spring days last for a while before those hot days come around! :)


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This homestay is found on the island of Vypeen, just a five minute ferry ride from Fort Cochin. It is the home of Neema Veliyath who lives with her husband, daughter and parents. It is an enormous house, built in 1930 by Neema's great grandfather, and fascinating for anyone interested in architecture or Keralan history. It has an interesting story behind its creation and is in the architectural style specific to Cochin, with a Portuguese style ground floor, a Dutch style first floor and Keralan style sloping attic! This homestay is renowned in the area and people always used to stop and ask to have a look inside the house, which made the family decide to start up a Homestay. Neema's husband was a Captain in the Merchant Navy and the couple has photograph albums full of their travels, and friends all over the world. Neema is an exceptional host and many of her guests keep in touch.
The floors, staircases and ceilings of the house are made of dark rosewood in the typical Keralan style. The family lives downstairs, and the two guest rooms are on the first floor which has a remarkable Dutch style landing. The whole house is refreshingly ventilated by the many windows and high ceilings and is kept very clean. The house has several antiques such as the old wooden beds in the guests' rooms and there are several historical features which make it incredibly atmospheric.
The beach is just round the corner, where guests can walk along the promenade and see the Chinese fishing nets; everyday the family buys fresh fish from here which forms part of their delicious Kerelan meals. There are several historical churches and temples in Vypeen, as well as the famous Cherai beach. The area profits from being central to both Fort Cochin and Ernakulam, whilst retaining a secluded sense of calm.
Paul Scamman
London, United Kingdom
Mar 2014
The bungalow is a lovely house with a lovely family
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Philip McDonald
London, United Kingdom
Mar 2014
Lovely people An excellent stay , spotless room and wonderful house , wonderful home cooked food and marvelous hosts, provided us with priceless shopping tips and great conversations, highly recommend it to anybody!
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Navjit Brar
Gurgaon, India
Dec 2013
It was like coming home. The warmth of the family was palpable.
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Rosaline Miller
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Oct 2013
Neema is a credit to Indian hospitality and made us extremely welcome in her beautiful home.
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|System: Xbox 360*, PS3
|Dev: EA Tiburon
|Pub: EA Sports
|Release: July 10, 2012
|Players: 1-2
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
There are more moving parts in the system, which means that you have much more to deal with when planning a safe pass, which means that you'll actually screw up passing more than you did in NCAA 12. Add to this the fact that interceptions are still far too common and you'll find that the "total control passing" system was a good idea that unfortunately didn't really fix any of the problems NCAA 12 had. That being said, the system isn't really better or worse than its predecessors and it is kind of fun, so I guess we can count this new feature as a small win.
Every other mode in the game comes back intact. Dynasty Mode returns and it will still be the mode you spend most of your time in. It's nearly identical to previous iterations of the mode with a few minor changes to scouting. Road to Glory comes back, and it is also pretty much identical to its predecessor in every way. In the end, you'll still probably want to find some competition IRL or online in order to enjoy the game's competitive atmosphere and well-thought-out controls. You can still sink a lot of time into the game's diverse single-player modes, but since you've pretty much seen them all already in NCAA 12, this game seems to be more of a draw to the serious competitive gamer rather than the casual couch coach.
Like I said before, NCAA 13 is not a bad game, but that's just because NCAA 12 wasn't a bad game. It has everything you could expect from a college football title and then some, but it just doesn't have a whole lot more than NCAA 12 already had. NCAA 13 will obviously appeal to all the die-hard fans who absolutely need every new iteration of EA's sports franchises, and it will be a pretty decent buy for anyone who didn't pick up NCAA 12 in the past. However, more casual buyers of NCAA 12 probably won't be getting their money's worth out of NCAA 13, and newcomers can pick up NCAA 12 for a fraction of the price. This is just one of those situations where the new game just isn't different enough to warrant the price. The unfortunate question for EA to ask now is "what more can we possibly do with this franchise?"
Angelo M. D'Argenio
Contributing Writer
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We are pleased to announce summer research opportunities for K-12 teachers and undergraduates through our NSF REU/RET Site Materials for Bioengineering Research Internships Dedicated to Gateway Experiences (BRIDGE). Our program provides undergraduates with hands-on experiences in research at the interface of biology and materials science and engineering, along with a program that includes faculty seminars, professional development workshops, and community activities. We are seeking undergraduates from chemistry, physics, biology, applied math, and engineering. Students without prior research experience, including freshman and sophomore students, are especially encouraged to apply.
We provide a focused effort for mentoring, stimulating and training undergraduates in several exciting branches of bioengineering and materials science and engineering:
Faculty involved include: Eric Mazur, Kevin Kit Parker, Joanna Aizenberg, Vinothan Manoharan, David Weitz, Katia Bertoldi, David Mooney, George Whitesides, Conor Walsh, Rob Wood, Shmuel Rubinstein, Jennifer Lewis, and David Clarke.
Participants are part of a larger, diverse research community through organized and informal interactions with students, mentors, and faculty in the REU programs of the Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC) and the Nanoscale Science & Engineering Center (NSEC) based at Harvard. Students receive a stipend of $5000 and a $350 travel allowance, as well as oncampus housing at no additional charge.
To apply, please visit: www.reusite.seas.harvard.edu/application
For more information on past students and projects, please visit: http://www.seas.harvard.edu/k-12-community-programs/reu/participant-profiles
For more information on past teachers and projects, please visit: www.eduprograms.seas.harvard.edu/ret.htm
Eligibility information: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. Undergraduates must be currently enrolled. Teachers or pre-service teachers must have an appointment at a K-12 school in the upcoming academic year and be within commuting distance of Harvard.
This site is funded by the National Science Foundation REU Site program under Grant No. 1262895.


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Amy Neel Boteler needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 92 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
My Husband and I started this company together 2 1/2 years ago after we got married. We are both in Real Estate he is a builder/appraiser/broker and I am a broker who handels the sales end. We need something bold, classy,and I would love for it to have an artistic feels. Not the same old boring real estate signs feel. I would like to have a family feel as well but, would rather the art side stand out more. any creative ideas would be greatly appreciated.
We are in our early 30s so we do a lot startng out families and repeat busniess. I just want it to be something people can identify with and rememebr. I would like it to appeal to all demographics. We don't deiscriminate at any price range.
My ideas are a sky scrape of funky colored houses in the back ground with some bold type of boteler real estate. FUNKY/CLASSEY but I am definatly open to other ideas.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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ALSC @ ALA 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim
2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim
In 2012, ALA and ALSC head to Anaheim, Calif. on June 21-26, for their Annual Conference. This year's conference will bring more than 25,000 librarians, teachers, parents, and others to Southern California for six days of exhibits and programs. This once-in-a-year opportunity is great for those looking for professional development, new ideas, and networking possibilities.
Looking for a schedule of events? ALSC has put together a schedule of division-related events that will be happening at the 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim.
The best way to manage your schedule at Annual is to use ALA's Conference Scheduler. With the Conference Scheduler you can organize your events, recommend events to friends and even see who's going. Check it out!
Volunteer at the ALSC booth! - Sign up here to volunteer at the ALSC booth in the ALA Membership Pavilion at the 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim.
Come to ALSC 101 - For a chance to learn more about ALSC and win great prizes, join us on Saturday, June 23 at 4 PM.
Special Events
- Newbery Caldecott Banquet
Sunday, June 24, 6 - 11 pm
Anaheim Marriott, Marquis Ballroom
Join us for this special event to congratulate the children's authors and illustrators who have received this year's Newbery and Caldecott medals and honors. This gala evening celebrates the year's most distinguished books for children. Cocktails (cash bar) and mingling will be available prior to dinner. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. this event requires pre-registration.
- ALSC and YALSA Joint President's Program
Monday, June 25, 8 - 10 am
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 304AB
In 2012, ALSC and YALSA are teaming up to offer a joint presidents' program focusing on the digital lives of tweens and young teens, populations that both groups of members serve. This collaborative event will feature two dynamic speakers, Stephen Abram, MLS and Michelle Poris, Ph.D., followed by a video presentation.


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Screening appointments are being taken for patients eligible for services offered by the Bluffton-Jasper County Volunteers In Medicine clinic in Bluffton. Appointments for primary care medical care will begin this month and screening is by appointment only, according to information released by the organization.
After screening and intake is complete, eligible patients who qualify may schedule medical appointments, as needed, for clinic times.
Individuals and families without health insurance or who are underinsured may be eligible for free primary care medical services at the clinic. Those seeking the services must be a resident of or work in the Bluffton area and/or Jasper County, and have an income which is not more than 250 percent of the federal poverty level index. For a single individual, income cannot exceed $27,255 to be eligible. For a family of four, the maximum income is $55,875.
Jerry Binns, clinic administrator, said VIM is not an urgent care clinic, cannot handle walk-in patients and does not provide emergency services. VIM is staffed by volunteer physicians and nurses who will provide primary care for acute illnesses and chronic conditions as well as preventive health care and wellness services.
For eligibility information or to make a screening appointment for admission to health care services, call 706-7090. The BJ/VIM Clinic is at 132 Bluffton Road across S.C. 46 from the U.S. Post Office.


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Bdrogers18 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Corporate lawyer practicing in St. Louis. Never been to court and handle only business transactions. My clients are companies of all sizes and business people. I'm a pretty serious guy but like to have fun, so I'm looking for an avatar on the light side.
Here's a biographical section from theContractsGuy blog:
My professional passion has been drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts since a secondment in the legal department of a Fortune 500 company early in my legal career exposed me to business people and their day-to-day business deals.
Working with contracts is the closest a business lawyer in private practice comes to the operational life of a company. Other areas of corporate practice expose us to the business affairs of our clients, but helping business folks think through the details and implications of their business arrangements by applying legal analysis brings the transactional lawyer closer to "business" than anything else I've experienced. I often think of the issues that companies and their corporate attorneys deal with as being on a continuum, with legal issues on one end and business issues on the other. While helping a client with a contract, I am at the intersection of business and legal issues, dealing in legal concepts and advice, but informed by and immersed in business issues. I find that intellectually stimulating and satisfying.
Business people at all levels and in all industries. Also, lawyers working for corporations and in private practice. Here's a section from theContractsGuy blog that describes my audience:
theContractsGuy is a forum for engaging in a discussion of issues involving the legal aspects of contracts and the process of contracting. I hope that it will be a useful resource for inside and outside corporate counsel, as well as business people who are engaged in contracting on behalf of their companies. I also hope that the blog will prove to be a resource to the generalist who does not specialize in commercial transactions and could benefit from a general discussion of the issues treated here.
One of the challenges of modern legal practice is keeping up-to-date on the state of the law in the substantive areas in which we practice. As an aid to my fellow practitioners, some postings on theContractsGuy will summarize Missouri and Illinois cases and other developments in contracts law.
Creativity is a plus! I need an avatar for my Twitter page/feed. I'd like a cartoon headshot that more or less resembles my image. See the attached photo or my linkedin photo at http://www.linkedin.com/in/bdrogers. See sample images at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com for ideas. Feel freel to lose the coat and tie and open the collar, but don't add hair!


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Batty is expiring, and talks
about how everything
he's seen will die with him --
ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion,
sea-beams glittering before
the Tannhauser Gates.
Memory is like molten gold
burning its way through the skin.
It stops there. There is no transfer.
Nothing I have seen
will be remembered
beyond me.
That merciful cleaning
of the windows of creation
will be an excellent thing
my interests notwithstanding.
But then again I've never been
near Orion, or the Tannhauser Gates,
I've only been here.
Hong Kong Skyline: panoramic view: photo by Diliff, 2007
Ginza neon night rain: photo by Move Lachine, 2008


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To add 2D sprites to a program, you could make a rectangle with the texture of the character, right? Well, how do you get rid of that background in the image of the character, leaving only the character?
Do you need some sort of mask?
Could someone explain how to do this? Plus, I'm still a little crappy on how to do bitmap textures...I read some of NeHe's tutorials, and some other ones, but I'm still kinda lost.
I still don't really understand how exactly OpenGL and Win32 work. Does everyone actually remember all that crap you need to set up the window, or do they just usually copy and paste it?
From what I understand,(please correct me if I'm wrong) but OpenGL is a library you can use to 'tap' into your comp's GDI with a Rendering Context, via some sorta of Device Context?
Anywho, do you know where I could possibly find some OpenGL tutorials that even a total idiot would understand? I've done C++ for a little while, and I know how to make DOS apps and such, and I'm comfortable with the rules and regs of the language for the most part, but this whole OpenGL thing confuses me a little.(mainly the setting up of the window, I guess)


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Nine months after its acquisition of Hydrive Energy, Austin, Texas-based Big Red has revamped and relaunched the brand. Now marketed as an "energy water," Hydrive follows in the footsteps of Rockstar, which introduced an energy water line last year.
In addition to the shift in positioning, Hydrive also features a new logo and label, as well as a formula refresh that Big Red describes as homing in on "the line's core goal of smart energy." The non-carbonated drinks are formulated with caffeine, vitamins and nutrients and packaged in slim 15.5 oz. PET bottles with each containing 30 calories per bottle.
As with the previous version of the brand, each Hydrive flavor is linked to a specific functional benefit, such as its black cherry flavor which comes with an "Extra Power" function and a citrus flavor that is marketed as the brand's "Vitamin" formula.
With a new tagline of "Energy Done Better," Hydrive has rolled-out nationwide in Wal-Mart, as well as a range grocery and convenience stores across the country. The company will introduce Hydrive sampling programs in Austin, Texas, Boston, Mass., Denver, Colo. and Petaluma, Calif.
"Armed with the Big Red marketing muscle and national distributors, we're looking for Hydrive Energy Water to make a splash in a big way," Thomas Oh, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Big Red said in a statement. "It fills a definite void in the market for the health-conscious consumer looking for a caffeine boost without the chemical aftertaste and energy crash."
Big Red acquired Hydrive Energy in November 2012, and in addition to its flagship red soda, markets several other beverage brands including Thomas Kemper — which the company acquired in October 2011 — All Sport and SANS Soda.


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Soldier up: HIV positive and in the military
Soldier up: HIV positive and in the military
By Akeem Favor
EDGE Contributor
Since the emergence of HIV/AIDS and its first clinical observation during the 1980's, the disease has spread worldwide. As this year's International AIDS Conference (IAC) illustrated, HIV/AIDS has crossed national, religious, economic and cultural borders. One of the most intriguing borders thus far is that of the U.S. military.
In August 1985, the Department of Defense (DOD) instituted a policy that called for the HIV screening of those who applied for military service. Two months later, active duty members were also screened for the disease. Presently, service members are tested on a biennial basis.
As it currently stands, individuals who test positive for HIV are ineligible to enlist in the U.S. military. The argument has been made that potential service members must be able to physically and emotionally withstand adverse situations and potential combat scenarios. In such conditions, the military cannot guarantee the availability and/or proper distribution of medication.
Although an artificial barrier has been constructed to prevent HIV-positive individuals from joining the military, the possibility still exists for active service members to be infected. Service members who test positive must complete a medical evaluation in order to ensure that they are fit to continue their service. If the result is favorable and the service member desires to remain enlisted, he or she may continue their service. In general, however, once a service member is confirmed to have HIV, that service member is unable to be deployed or stationed overseas.
Each branch of the military institutes its own policy when it comes to HIV-positive service members, although the inability to serve outside of the United States has been a common factor. Recently, the Department of the Navy revised its policy to allow service members within the branch to serve on selected large ship platforms and in military installations overseas. Whether or not this policy change will be adopted in part or spirit amongst the remaining branches has yet to be seen.
Another common factor among the branches is the implementation of written "safe sex" orders, which require service members diagnosed with HIV to inform their sexual partners of their HIV-positive status. The order also states that should service members engage in sexual activity they must always use a condom. Should a service member not follow these orders, he or she may be the subject of criminal prosecution.
Former soldier Monique Moree has experienced this prosecution first-hand. After joining the U.S. Army in 2003, Moree tested positive for HIV only a few years later, in 2005.
While Moree states that she felt a little support from the military after discovering her status, she also says that the process left her feeling like the military wanted to know more about her personal affairs than offering support. According to Moree, she was offered few resources other than a referral to an infectious disease clinic.
Moree would later be prosecuted for having sex with a fellow soldier without disclosing her HIV status. According to Moree, the other soldier discovered her status through the chain of command. While she was not incarcerated, Moree did end up leaving the Army.
Now she works with the SERO to promote change in current HIV criminalization laws. SERO, an organization that seeks to combat HIV-related stigma and advocates for HIV prevention policies based on science rather than preconceived notions about the disease, recently appeared in the nation's capital to present before the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Moree was one of the speakers that SERO brought to the event to address PACHA.
When asked what drove her to become such a vocal advocate, Moree focused on her desire to break the stigma associated with being HIV-positive and her drive to change HIV criminalization laws.
"I wanted my voice to be heard and to let everyone know that this disease can happen to anyone," said Moree.
While the U.S. military has created a barrier to prevent HIV from crossing its borders by denying HIV-positive applicants the ability to enlist, there is still the matter of those service members who contract HIV during their service. These service members currently reside in a de facto segregated community within the military community complete with special rules and special restrictions.
With the system currently in place, the experience of a service member who is HIV-positive in the U.S. military is dependent on a number of variables. The differences in policies among branches combined with the lingering stigma surrounding HIV has the potential to create a confusing and unpleasant environment for service members who are unsure of their options, rights and the resources available to them.
Akeem Favor is a graduate from Presbyterian College with a degree in English and minors in Business, Business Media, Film, and Politics.


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Just launched this last week was the 26th version of the Space150 identity. These guys change up their identity every 150 days. They designed this business card with lots of production love. Here are the production steps:
1. Custom pasted triple layer stock. Black with a white middle, 330lb total weight.
2. Black foil on the logo side
3. Letterpress printed metallic ink on the info side
4. Die cut with little "snake bite" marks
See previous Space150 card versions we've printed here and here and here.


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Kokiri necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 100 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
We are a small startup trying to create a community around fan-subbing and video translation. Content providers will be able to post video content to be translated and timecoded by the community. We provide a set of free, innovative video and collaboration tools to help get the job done. We hope to speed up and democratize the labor-intensive process of translating video. Prizes, cash and reputation are at stake!
Our users already interact with one another and collaborate to create subtitles for foreign-language video content (movies, TV shows, etc.). They have existing groups with their own online presence, but don't coordinate well with each other. Individual users are generally younger, though they span ages, worldwide locations and languages spoken.
Fansubbing groups usually comprise of people who have never met or spoken to each other in person, yet spend hours collaborating in order to increase interest in the tv, movies and anime they love to watch. They are an altruistic group of people who are passionate, hard-working and diverse.
We are looking for a logo to represent some of these themes and appeal to a broad base of users. We will likely use the aesthetic and color scheme to brand the whole site, so you should think about that while creating the design.
Things to remember:
1. The fansub community is global and international
2. Designs should elicit a fun, lighthearted hobby
3. We will list projects for people to do, but this should not be overly corporate, professional or 'feel like work'
3. People from many geographies, languages, background come together to create subtitles for their favorite videos
Please feel free to experiment with colors, as we will definitely be skinning the site to match the logos.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
New ESPN Commercial
First there was the ESPN "Without sports" commercial of the Ohio State/Michigan couple making out on the couch. Now comes this one...
(Props again to KE who initially sent us the pic via Break.com and to Zach for inspiring the commercial idea)
(Props again to KE who initially sent us the pic via Break.com and to Zach for inspiring the commercial idea)
Posted by Yost at 12:22 AM
Labels: best of the mzone, mzone shorts, ohio state
6 comments:
- Zach Landres-Schnur said...
christmas came early this year!
- March 13, 2007 1:11 AM
- ohio_guy said...
yeah, if christmas is the guy on the right...
- March 13, 2007 1:11 PM
- zen wizard said...
You're right: The fact that a bunch of cement-heads played football that day makes this WAY less disgusting.
- March 13, 2007 2:17 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
to think,2 years ago you couldn't cut & paste stills. now? you're frickin' artists. GD Artists.
- March 13, 2007 8:52 PM
- Papa Steve said...
BrokeBuck Mountain
They got it bad....
- March 15, 2007 3:28 PM
- Bill Biggens said...
There are rivalry videos and pics like this at http://www.greatestrivals.com/nl_splash.cfm?rivalry=michiganohiostate.
This stuff always makes me chuckle.
- August 04, 2008 1:15 PM
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Egypt: 60 percent of women harassed on daily basis in Cairo
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"Being an Egyptian woman is to accept sexual harassment as daily routine, according to a recent report from the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR). The study outlines, 60% of Egyptian women and 98% of foreign women are harassed on a daily basis."
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Monday, December 3
Bruce STerling!
Bruce STerling!
<< Home
<< Home
Personal weblog of Mark Crane [ craniac at gmail.edu ].
I really should write more and link less.
Some missing people: Russell Cook, Eric King, Paul Sherman, Scott Shimizu --colleagues from Micronesia.
I teach at Utah Valley University. I am taking a sabbatical in Qatar with my family.


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So RedShirt came over today, and we held a brikwars battle at my death wall.
(My camera spazzed out and we lost the first few pics. To summarize them, RedShirt got initiative, went first, and had his whole force move up, and he killed one of my troops.)
Brikhed then decided to wear that dead troop's head as a hat.
A blowtorch-wielding mutant then burninated a plant.
Overwatch of his turn. Lots of moving up on his part.
My turn started, and I had my sniper shoot the Poozooka operator (Yes, a bazooka that shoots poo.)
One of the Mounted gun operators shot a mutant to death.
I then opened my gate, and let the people behind the wall loose. The Man In The Top Hat then killed a mutant that wielded SquAIDS. (Yes, Squid-AIDS)
The Space commando then tried to Point-blank crotch shot some poor mutant, but rolled a 2 instead.
Another mounted gun killed a Coffee-wielding darth maul.
TMITTH, using his second action, chops Brikhed in half.
But Brikhed's not down yet! His head bails.
A mutant then picks up his head,
And puts it on the dead Poozooka operator's body! Brikhed is still alive!
A mutant then pummels the space commando with an iron bar.
A mutant Sapper then tosses some dynamite at my hardsuits...
But my Psychological Warfare troop blasts it away with sound, and it explodes on the other end of the battlefield.
TMITTH then heroic feats to chop up 4 mutants.
Brikhed's floating mech then arrives.
The mech and a poozooka-wielding Brikhed then attack TMITTH, but both make bad rolls and fail to pierce TMITTH's armor.
The mechanik then repairs the Space Commando.
My Flamethrower troop then creates an environmental hazard by burninating some dead bodies and some plants.
Close-up on the fire.
My spy then throws a grenade from the wall, and rolls incredible damage, which kills three mutants and knocks down a tree.
My sniper then eliminates one of Brikhed's minions.
A mounted gun then shoots up a droid.
TMITTH then heroic feats to attack the mech's power source (located conveniently on top of the mech) which results in an explosion, somehow not damaging the mech's frame. (it's still dead though, without power.)
But the explosion sends TMITTH flying! He lands just beyond some fire...
But he rolled some awesome armor, so he's alive!
Brikhed, realizing this is a battle he cannot win, teleports away.
The remaining troops then surrender.
This was a good battle, in my opinion. The reason why there's so little pictures of Brikhed's turns is because mostly all they did was move and fail at attacks.


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Teslasoftware necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 52 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
We love Nikola Tesla, hence the name Tesla Software LLC. We create award winning software for the iPhone, iPad and Android Platform. We currently have a line up of audio applications but plan to expand into gaming and other software, hence a new logo - we love science and technology!
Our target market is the mobile phone market. No specific platform.
We REQUIRE that the logo be done in Adobe Illustrator format. You are free to design what ever you feel appropriate - however, it must be connected to Nikola Tesla in some fashion.
Possible designs:
A. Wardenclyffe Tower design - Something designed around this would be fantastic - however, we don't require all the lattice detail this structure shows - something more simple would be fine. Type 'Wardenclyffe in Google.
B. An Old World design - something similar to the Beagle Bros logo from the 80.'s. Type 'Beagle Bros' in Google.
C. Contemporary Design - something similar to the look are feel of the TreyArch design - we like the technical look of the font, however, the Escher design would need to be replace with something more Tesla appropriate. Type 'Treyarch' in Google.
D. Nikola Tesla Design - a logo incorporating Nikola Tesla - maybe in conjunction with the other options above. We have INCLUDED an illustrator file that you may use * see note below.
*We have included an Illustrator file that you may use if you'd like. However, this artwork has Tesla wearing headphones - we are moving away from just audio products, so the headphones would need to be removed and his ear drawn in.
Thanks and good luck.
We look forward to your submissions!
Files are available for download. Tesla imagery and various other ideas to aid with the design process.
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The new, totally redesigned, feature packed, SteelerAddicts Android App is now on the market and available for download, FREE!
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Oilers 2, Kings 1 (in OT thanks to SHIT refs) – Game 3 – 2013-01-24 @ 7:30 PM MST – TSN
Tonight the Edmonton Oilers face the defending Stanley Cup Champions – the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings would probably like to use their Stanley Cup hangover as an excuse, but in a lockout season, that won't fly too well. They're off to an 0-2 start so far with a 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks on opening night, and a 3-1 loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday night. The Oilers narrowly squeaked out a 3-2 shootout, comeback win vs. the Canucks on Sunday and had their asses handed to them vs. the Sharks on Tuesday (6-3).
I think the Oilers let their reputation of being a much improved, solid team play the first period for them on Tuesday as the Sharks racked up 6 goals in the period. Brutal. They seemed to wake up in the 2nd and 3rd, but by then it was too late. The Oilers got into some early penalty trouble (including a 3-on-5), and the Sharks capitalized. They scored on every (3) powerplay in the 1st period.
The Oilers are going to need a much better start tonight vs. the Kings, and will need to keep it going. To be cliche, they will need to play a complete 60+ minutes. Waiting on news from Twitter as to any lineup changes, but hopefully we finally see Mark Fistric. I'll be watching this one in person tonight, by the way… so I hope it's a big win.
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Hero Of Sparta HD
Hero Of Sparta HD is a nice mobile game where you will have to meet and fight enemies in each stage. The setting of the game covers the story of survival among fighting gods and one hero. You as such her woke up on an unknown island without soldiers and navy. You need to find the way out and fight everyone steping on your path. Check and take revenge on all of them...Read more