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Does your student have a test next week but does not know how to study or plan their time? Good study skills begin with good notetaking in class and to study effectively and perform well on tests, students need to know how to distinguish the really important information from less important information. This can be a challenge for kids with executive function and speed of information processing issues, which can make studying for a test seem impossibly difficult. Learn innovative techniques to teach students how to take better notes, prioritize the material to study and strategic processes for how to consolidate and memorize content to be prepared for exams. Students with executive function challenges are more likely to underestimate the time they need to prepare for a test and may not create and stick to a schedule of study time. Learn how to teach student's study routines to build stronger executive function skills.
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As thousands gathered at the University of California, Santa Barbara on Tuesday to mourn six students killed in a weekend rampage, California lawmakers proposed new ways of keeping guns out of the hands of disturbed and potentially violent individuals.
The debate began four days after the shootings and stabbings in the Isla Vista community by 22-year-old community college student Elliot Rodger, who had posted an Internet video outlining his plan to slaughter as many people as possible.
Rodger had legally obtained three semi-automatic handguns and still had 400 unspent rounds of ammunition when he shot himself to death, authorities said.
- Rampage in Isla Vista: Galleries, Timeline of Events
Two California Assembly members earlier Tuesday proposed legislation that would create a gun violence restraining order that could be sought from a judge by law enforcement at the request of family members and friends.
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"When someone is in crisis, the people closest to them are often the first to spot the warning signs but almost nothing can now be done to get back their guns or prevent them from buying more," said Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner of Berkeley, who sponsored the measure with Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara.
Currently, therapists can tell authorities when they fear a client is at risk of committing a violent act. However, there is no prohibition on firearms ownership unless someone has been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.
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Another proposal involves establishing statewide protocols for law enforcement officers who are called to check on mentally troubled people.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, suggested that authorities should be required as part of such welfare visits to check whether a person has purchased weapons instead of just talking to them.
Additional steps could include searching the individual's surroundings and talking to roommates, neighbors and relatives, he said.
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"There is a lot we can do to prevent these kinds of horrific events in the future," said Steinberg, who has spent much of his time in the Legislature addressing mental health concerns.
State senators spent 35 minutes at the state Capitol eulogizing the students killed in the weekend violence and expressing frustration that such rampages continue despite previous efforts to end the problem.
The rampage came hours after Rodger emailed a lengthy manifesto to his parents, therapists and others, and a month after sheriff's deputies had visited him on a welfare check after his parents became concerned about his postings on YouTube.
The deputies found Rodger to be shy but polite and left without walking through the apartment or talking to anyone else.
Rodger later wrote in his manifesto that deputies would have found his weapons and foiled his plot if only they had done a bit more checking.
Steinberg was joined by Democrats Jim Beall of San Jose, Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara, and William Monning of Carmel in saying that more needs to be done to identify people with severe mental illness and get them the services they need.
Jackson and the other lawmakers said it is important to de-stigmatize mental illness and provide more ways to intervene and save the lives of young people with hopes and dreams.
"They are young people whose parents will never be able to dance at their weddings." Jackson said. "They are people who will never been able to find the cure for cancer or to brighten up the lives of others, because we as a nation have let this kind of behavior go on too long."

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Australian YouTube Sensation Jordan Jansen Discusses His Newfound Fame, His Fans & Impromptu Lunch Concerts!
In the age of Justin Bieber, YouTube sensations have begun to slow in shock value — yet pop sensation Jordan Jansen is causing quite a stir, both in his native Australia and here in the U.S., where he stopped to talk with HollywoodLife.com!
Jordan Jansen is only 13 years old, yet he has over 100,000 twitter followers, more than 11.5 million views on his YouTube channel, and a fan base that call themselves "Jordaneers." During a recent trip to Los Angeles, the singing sensation took a break from his hectic schedule to discuss the crazy changes he has experienced since posting his first video nearly two years ago.
After entering a "talent quest" (the Australian version of a talent show in 1st grade), Jordan knew music was his passion. Although he got second place in the show, he was inspired to continue to pursue music and ended up winning numerous other singing competitions in Australia.
He put up his first YouTube video in 2006 singing Leonard Cohen's "Halleluja" and was greeted with much more than he bargained for. The video was uploaded for the sole purpose of allowing his relatives that lived in New Zealand the opportunity to hear him sing. The comments he received inspired him to continue to upload more videos.
Aside from the number of fans and followers Jordan has, he leads a normal life in Australia, enjoying science classes and giving the occasional lunchtime concert when fellow classmates (and fans) demand it.
He is currently at work on his first upcoming album and we cannot wait to hear it! Additionally, HollywoodLife.com can exclusively confirm Jordan has been signed by Toby Gad/Kite Records. Toby wrote Beyonce's "If I Were A Boy" and Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry." Not only that, we're told he's being managed by David Sonenberg of Das Communications, who also manages the Black Eyed Peas.
Congrats, Jordan! We're proud of you!
Blair Moylan, with reporting by Kirstin Benson
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How To Tea Dye
31.1.12 | Posted by Unknown | Edit Post
Tea dying is a simple way to give fabric a muted or vintage look.
I love the results I recently had tea dyeing a shirt and some fabric.
I wanted a vintage look and tea dying helped me achieve just that.
To tea dye fabric you will need the following:
Big pot
25 tea bags (cheap store brand work just fine)
Vinegar (optional)
Fabric to be dyed
To get started you need to fill your big pot with enough water to cover the fabric.
Set the burner to high and wait for the water to start boiling.
When the water starts to boil turn the burner off and add the tea bags.
Let it steep for 10-15 minutes.
Pull out the tea bags and squeeze the water into the pot.
Add your fabric. You will need to stir it every 5 minutes or so to ensure even dyeing
Once you get the desired color pull the fabric from the tea bath.
Rinse it under cold water until the water runs clear.
Wash it in mild detergent using cold water. Add 1 cup of vinegar added to the water this will help to set the dye.
Dry and iron it.
One of the things that always fascinates me when dying fabric is how different fabrics take the dye.
For this skirt the two cotton fabrics were dyed for the same amount of time, yet they came out so differently due to the different fiber contents. The lace fabric and lace trim took the longest to dye. I had to leave it soaking in the tea bath over night with some vinegar added into it. I love the end result and the variety of shades that came from that one tea bath.
Tea dyeing fabric before starting your project can be a little time consuming, especially if your like me. I get an idea in my head and I want to make it immediately. But it is well worth the wait when you get the results you were hoping for!
Labels: Dyeing, Tea Dye, Tutorials, Vintage | 0 comments
Woolie Woolie
30.1.12 | Posted by Unknown | Edit Post
When Aiyanna was a baby she had to wear cloth diapers. She had extremely sensitive skin and was allergic to the chemicals in disposable diapers and wet wipes. Needless to say I had to find a solution to the problem. After doing some research everything pointed to cloth diapers. I was amazed at how quickly her skin healed from the chemical burns. One of the down sides to cloth diapers is that she almosy always leaked through them at night. So back to the internet I went for another solution. And I found a solution the worked. I made diaper covers. 2 from wool and 1 from fleece to put over her diapers at night.
I have a bed wetter in the house. I was getting soooo tired of washing 2 sets of sheets everyday. I knew there had to be a solution to this problem. I was brainstorming and remembered the wool and fleece diaper covers I had made and thought why wouldn't it work for bed wetting. So i grabbed me a felted wool sweater and got busy.
I used the pattern for the T-shirt Trunks to make these.
Click {HERE} for the pattern PDF
Using the pattern i cut all pieces leaving an extra 1/2" around all edges.
Follow instructions on T-shirt Trunks Tutorial. Stop when you get to the elastic for the waistband.
Next cut 2 strips 1" shorter than the width of the waist.
With right sides together sew the side seam of the waistband.
Pin it to the top of the cover. Stitch.
Now you have a night time cover up that will make your life a little bit easier!
These work great if they just have a small accident. but if they have big accidents there could still be a leak, but not like when they aren't wearing a cover up.
Labels: Recycled, Sewing, Sewing for Girls, T-shirt Trunks, Upcycled, Video Tutorial, Wool | 7 comments
Freedom Reigns {Song For Sunday}
29.1.12 | Posted by Unknown | Edit Post
Happy Sunday!!!
I hope y'all have had a great weekend. I have had a wonderful weekend with my family. We did a lot of driving this weekend. We were back and forth between 2 of our church campuses. Most people dread an hour long trip each way with 2 kids in the car. Call me crazy, but I really look forward to these trips.
It gives Scott and I time to really talk. Not just how was your day, how the kids are doing, what did you do today, but to have heartfelt conversations. We have each others full attention to talk about what's been on our hearts all week, where or what we feel God is directing us to do, and things we need to improve on. In today's society of go, go, go how often do you have the full attention of your spouse. Some people say they wouldn't like all the back and forth driving and getting up at 5am on Sunday to make sure things are ready for the services. It's time we would normally wouldn't spend focused on each other. I see it as a blessing!
Now that I'm done babbling I'll share another song I love.
Verse 1: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Lift your eyes to heaven there is freedom. (Lift your eyes) Lift your eyes to heaven there is freedom.
Verse 2: Freedom reigns in this place, showers of Mercy and Grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. If your tired and thirsty, there is freedom. If your tired and thirsty, there is freedom. Give your all to Jesus (Give your all) There is freedom. (ohh) Give your all to Jesus, there is freedom.
Chorus: Freedom reigns in this place. Showers of Mercy and Grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. (Cause Jesus reigns... yes) Jesus reigns in this place, showers of mercy and grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. (yeah)
Verse 2: Freedom reigns in this place, showers of Mercy and Grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. If your tired and thirsty, there is freedom. If your tired and thirsty, there is freedom. Give your all to Jesus (Give your all) There is freedom. (ohh) Give your all to Jesus, there is freedom.
Chorus: Freedom reigns in this place. Showers of Mercy and Grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. (Cause Jesus reigns... yes) Jesus reigns in this place, showers of mercy and grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. (yeah)
Freedom reigns in this place, showers of mercy and grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. (Jesus my Jesus) My Jesus reigns in this place, showers of mercy and grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. (yeah-yeah)
Bridge: Feel the chains fall away, Feel the heaviness all the weight. Jesus reigns. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom, there is freedom, there is freedom. (ohhh) Jesus (yeah) You reign, you reign (ohh-ohh) My God (yeah)
Great is your faithfulness, Great is your faithfulness, Great is your faithfulness. Oh God to this generation all my life, All my life, Great is your faithfulness. We call the name tonight, Great is your faithfulness God. Great is your faithfulness (yeah-yeah)
Freedom reigns in this place, showers of mercy and grace. Falling on every (every) single face, there is freedom (all the grace I need Jesus) My Jesus reigns in this place, showers of mercy and grace. Falling on every face there is freedom.
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Chocolate Milk
27.1.12 | Posted by Unknown | Edit Post
Dakota LOVES chocolate milk. That's all he would drink if I would let him.
So he was given a shirt when he was 3 years old that was white and on the middle front was this:
What 3 year old wouldn't love a shirt about chocolate milk?! Seriously!
He was so upset when he outgrew this shirt so I knew I had to come up with a way to salvage it for him. I mean it was his FAVORITE shirt. So I cut out the circle and put it in my pile. I just couldn't seem to find the right shirt for it. The original shirt was white and you know that white and little boys are not a good mix!
So white was out of the question, but Dakota likes bright colors so I thought I would do a yellow shirt. I could not find the right shade of yellow anywhere! Finally I found this brown shirt that matches perfectly.
So here we are 2 and a half years later and Dakota has his "new" chocolate milk shirt. He still loves it as much as he did when he was 3. We he came home from school and saw it setting on my sewing desk he immediately put it on! Then I had to wash it so he could wear it to school the next day :o)
Don't you love it when your kids love something you've made that much?!!!
I didn't take pictures of the process but it is so simple.
I just cut out the design I wanted to save.
Pinned it to the new shirt.
Then zigzag stitched around the edge of the cut out design.
I would suggest using fusible webbing on the back of the cut out design and Ironing it in place to the shirt.
It would keep the cut out from moving around and possibly puckering when you sew it.
It would keep the cut out from moving around and possibly puckering when you sew it.
It All Started With A Heart
Now that Aiyanna's a little older and can wear things for more than one season I like to make her holiday clothing that she can wear year round. I knew I wanted to do some sort of heart applique on a shirt for her, but I had no idea how to not make it scream Valentines' Day. I was sitting at my sewing desk admiring a pile of lace setting there that I bought at a church rummage sale last year for super cheap. Do you ever admire your lace or fabric or am I just crazy? Then I thought I'd make a patchwork heart with the lace and embellish it. Perfect for a Valentines' Day shirt without being to holiday looking. Perfect.
After choosing the laces to use I was inspired by their colors to tea dye the shirt to give it a vintage feel.
And that's how the Patchwork Heart Shirt was born.
It was love at first sight!
After making the shirt I decided to do a Victorian style skirt to go with the shirt.
I tea dyed the fabrics and the laces until I liked the colors. I choose 2 different cotton fabrics and a lace fabric. I love the different color variations!
Now she has a Valentines' outfit she can wear year round.
I am so glad she will get a lot of wear out of this outfit. It's one of my most favorite outfits I have ever made her. The only one I like more is an outfit I smocked for her to come come from the hospital in. It is gorgeous if I do say so myself :o)
She loves tea parties.
This outfit will be the perfect attire for a fancy tea.
We had so much fun with this mini photo shoot.
I had a hard time choosing which photos to post.
As I sure you can tell by the number of photos here.
So much ruffle-y goodness.
Aiyanna loves having her picture taken and today she was extra cooperative.
Oh, and she informed me she wants to be a Project Runway model.
I love my little girlie girl!!!!
She is such a blessing to me!
Labels: Girls Clothes, Sewing, Valentines' Day | 23 comments
Knee Socks
I love little girls in knee socks!
I don't know what it is about them, but I just think they are adorable. I would wear them myself if I thought I can really pull them off without looking like I was 12. I don't see that happening though. So I'll have to live out my love of knee socks through Aiyanna. Good thing she loves them just as much as her Momma.
These are so fast and easy to make! I made 3 pairs in 10 minutes!
The secret is to use outgrown tights. You know, the ones that seem like they fit when you put them on and when you get to church the crotch is hanging at her knees. Not pretty.
You also need some elastic and any embellishments you want to add to them. Lace, bows, buttons.flowers, etc.
Gather up your supplies and let's get started.
Cut tights off at knee length.
Cut a piece of elastic to fit the tights when they are not stretched. Sew the elastic to the tights
3) Sew lace on top of the elastic. Stretching the elastic as you sew.
I'll add pictures of the other knee socks I made after they are washed. Aiyanna has been wearing her "new" knee socks every day. I would say this project was a success in my house.<
Labels: Girls Clothes, Knee Socks, Recycled, Recycled Girls Clothing, Refashion, Sewing, Tights, Tutorials | 6 comments
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Launch of LAC "Medals, Honours and Awards" Database
Ottawa, December 9, 2010 — Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online database, "Medals, Honours and Awards".
Through this online database, researchers can access more than 113,000 references to medal registers, citation cards, and records of various military awards. In addition to archival references, this research tool includes digitized images of some medal registers.
The database is available at: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/medals/index-e.html
I checked the database and found a Barclay Webster, s/o Henry Bentley Webster and Ina Mary Barclay (my gggg aunt) who joined the 2nd Canadian Queen's Regiment.
I did not know that he was in the militia, and that he had received the Canada General Service Medal as noted below www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/medals/001099-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=u8farn7vbbhl9hqp3oa83u73m5&q1=Webster&q2=Barclay&q3=&q4=&q5=&q6=&interval=2 -
Name: WEBSTER, Barclay
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Queen's Regiment Nova Scotia Militia
Medal/Honour/Award: Canada General Service Medal
Event/Time Period: Fenian Raid (1866)
Volume: 8
Page: 113
Reference / Acession Number: RG 9 IIA5
Microfilm: C-1862
There is a very brief account of him and his life on Wikipedia, as follows -
Barclay Webster - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barclay_Webster
Barclay Webster (September 16, 1849 – ) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1890 to 1894 as a Liberal-Conservative member.
He was born in Kentville, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Bentley Webster, a lawyer, and Mary Ina Barclay. Webster was educated at Acadia College, Dalhousie University and Harvard University. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1872 and set up practice in Kentville. He married Ethel, the daughter of Leverett de Veber Chipman, in 1877. In 1890, Webster was named King's Counsel.
His son, L. Beverley Webster, died in London after fighting in the Boer War.
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Above is one of the four photographs Monica Palma Narvaez has included in the radius250 show. Her four photos are all "surveillance" shots of unsuspecting passerby taken from the safety of home - through screens and between blinds. Here's another one from the series that is not included in the show.
Narvaez moved to Richmond from Mexico about eight months ago to join her boyfriend (now husband) and this work of an immigrant keeping tabs on Americans is an interesting twist. For me they also bring to mind the paranoid psychologist Dr. Fielding from Ann Sofi-Siden's Qm, I think I call her Qm as well as a summer a few years ago when my girlfriend and I sublet a place in Philadelphia. We were visiting from Japan and I know that she spent a lot of very bored afternoons looking out the window waiting for me to come home from work.
Radius250 is a grab-bag of a show, the work is all over the place. Juror John Ravenal said that he wasn't interested in pushing any one idea but instead wanted to highlight the diversity of work being made. Monica Palma Narvaez is my favorite of the show; some others include -
Althea Murphy-Price - she has made something that looks like an Afro-hat/helmet/teapot/wig. Here's an image but you can't get the hairiness of it. This is for a lady with long curling fingernails. I know a lady named Laverne who might want to wear this to church. Is it her hat? Is it her hair? Is it a wig? Laverne won't say! Oompa-loompa! This relates (for me) to Ellen Gallagher's plasticine hair stuff.
Robert Rainey - Robert is showing what appears to be a bland suburban family portrait of parents and son sitting on the front steps. Note the screaming little girl locked inside not allowed to take part in the photograph (very hard to see on the web). It gets a little creepier if you know gay Robert is posing as the father.
Beq - this painting is awkward good. Strange. Nice size and scale. Can't figure out if I like it or not or why. The calligraphy is distracting.
The show has gotten some press in both Style Weekly and the Richmond Times Dispatch but without making much mention of specific works. Does anybody have a favorite or least favorite they'd like to mention in the comments?


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Miss NoHo Productions Inc. presents the first annual Miss North Hollywood/Miss North Hollywood Teen Regional Pageant where over 50 contestants will compete to capture the crown, title, and prize package worth over $50,000.
The glamour filled event will be hosted by actor and director, Lorenzo Lamas who has starred in five television series and in over fifty movies. He is most known for his roles on television, notably as Lance Cumson on CBS' Falcon Crest.
VIP Guests will include Mabelynn Capeluj, Miss California USA® 2013, Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA® 2004, Susie Castillo Miss USA® 2003, Brittany Booker, Miss Texas USA® 2012, Max Azria Designer and Founder (BCBG), Jordan Yuam celebrity trainer of Taylor Lautner, William Devry (actor), William Romeo (actor), Ofir X Factor singer, Gary Busey and more.
Contestants will compete in personal interviews, physical fitness in Sugarkiss swim suits designed by Founder/Director Amanda Lee Wasvary-Ransdell, and evening wear from which finalists will be selected to receive the always thrilling on-stage final question from the celebrity judging panel.
Finalists and title winners in both Miss and Teen divisions will have the opportunity to win modeling contracts, and training in preparation to advance to Miss CA /Miss CA Teen USA® from the expert team of entertainment industry leaders Tara Rice and Amanda Lee Wasvary-Ransdell. Their stated mission is to empower women and teens to become leaders in their community, state and nation, and to inspire others along the way.
In addition to being North Hollywood's official representatives at the Miss CA/Miss CA Teen USA® competition in January 2014, the title holders will make appearances throughout the year on the behalf of many charities, sponsors, and civic events. If selected as Miss CA or Miss CA Teen USA® the title holders would have the chance to advance on to Miss USA® and Miss Teen USA®.
A portion of the proceeds from the pageant and red carpet event will be donated to support local charity: "Operation Blankets of Love" which provides shelter animals with blankets and other items of comfort, and the Los Angeles division of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer awareness.
For tickets visit Miss North Hollywood online.
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Red Carpet Reception: 5PM
Pageant: 6PM
Location: El Portal Theatre
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Collective Mark
By registering collective marks, companies or organisations can obtain proprietary rights for their members to use a common identifier for goods or services for commercial purposes. Moreover, authorities, establishments, associations or unions may acquire proprietary rights to a trademark used for goods or services to which controls or standards apply.
Applying for the registration of a collective mark
Collective marks may be filed with the Icelandic Patent Office. The same form is used for the registration of trademarks and collective marks. Specific mention must be made on the form that the application is for the registration of a collective mark. Collective marks listed in the Trademarks Registry must meet the same registration requirements as trademarks. In addition, the rules that apply to the use of the mark must be attached to the application. The rules shall state the following:
- Who is authorised to use the mark and what conditions are set for such authorisation.
- What would be the consequences of unlawful use.
- What rights and duties the owner of the mark has vis-à-vis those using the mark in an unlawful manner.
International registration of collective trademarks
The same applies to the registration system of collective marks as applies to trademarks. The applicant must file an application for registration in Iceland before or at the same time as the international application is filed. The mark must be identical in both cases and the list of goods and services may not be more extensive than indicated in the national application.


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By Karin Calloway
Steak and Wild Rice Salad
Leftovers get a bad rap. Instead of looking at leftovers as something to reheat in the microwave, I like to get creative with them. This recipe is one example of turning leftovers into a meal with merit.
Steak and Wild Rice Salad is a dish I came up with when I was seeking something to do with leftover flank steak and cooked long grain and wild rice. The dish couldn't be simpler, as the marinade for the artichokes, along with some additional lemon juice, is the dressing for the salad. It's the perfect summer meal, and one I serve often. It's a light and cool summer supper, and also makes great picnic fare.
Line a platter or individual dinner plates with the lettuce leaves. Top with steak strips and rice salad.
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"I have a statue of Mick Jagger in my house. I'd love to have a rock band! I also have a Mini car painted in Argentina's colours, with Diego Maradona's face on one of the doors. I can't use it in Rome, though, as those are also the colours of Lazio! If I were ever to meet Maradona, I'd give him that car as a gift."
Pablo Osvaldo
"The only thing I remember about the game is running back and falling. I felt dizzy whilst I was moving back, very dizzy. It was a strange sensation, I felt like I was running inside someone else's body and then I fell. My head hit the ground twice and I lost consciousness. I was dead. I didn't feel pain in my body or my head. I didn't feel anything. That happened on the Saturday and I didn't wake up until the Monday. I have never watched the video because I am not yet ready. Now I intend to enjoy life. It is a miracle that I can do things like travel. It is a miracle because I shouldn't even have lived, so everything that comes now is a bonus. I never thought I would get to step on this pitch. It is the first time I have been to the Bernabeu and to do so surrounded by some of the best players ever, I don't have the words to describe it."
*Fabrice Muamba on the cardiac arrest he suffered and being the guest of honour at a recent Real Madrid-Manchester United charity match*
"People are so focused about whether the mood in our camp is good or bad. Having a good mood within the squad is overrated in my view. There has got to be some tension in there. During final tournaments things happen that you cannot plan ahead for. My experience is that when there is tension within the squad, it will have a positive effect. Just look at the World Cup in 2006 after we drew with Trinidad & Tobago. Everybody was unhappy – the players, coaches, media, fans. But it made us ready for the clash against Paraguay, which we then won 1-0."
*Olof Mellberg, who has previously been involved in bust-ups with Sweden team-mates*
"Apart from my wife, who might get angry at what I am about to say, there have been four 'ladies' in my life. One had red and black stripes, one had black and white ones, another black and blue and one spoke German!"*
Giovanni Trapattoni
"I encountered various forwards with quality, but the one who always gave me such difficulty was Ronaldo. When we played together for the national team, he was extraordinary."
Didi on the toughest opponent he faced in training or a match during his career
"For our generation, a Japanese player going overseas and joining a big club was something you'd only see in a comic book. Shinji's giving kids something to dream about."
Makoto Hasebe on Shinji Kagawa
"Every day in Mozambique is exciting, and you experience 1,000 things you weren't expecting. Once we turned up for training but the pitch was already in use, so we simply couldn't train. Another time there weren't enough seats on the team bus! Some of the players and I had to follow the bus in a taxi."
Gert Engels, the south-east African nation's German coach, to FIFA.com
"Football will never see another Alessandro Del Piero. Juventus will never be able to buy a similar player. Nobody can take his place in the team. He achieved every one of his personal objectives with so much flair and personality. He was such a tremendous embodiment of Juventus, on the pitch and off it. That, you cannot replace."
Edgar Davids*
"When I played my first game for the unified German team, I was subdued. A few months earlier I had scored two goals for East Germany against Belgium, and all of a sudden I heard a different national anthem. But I was able to get over that quite quickly. I was just proud to be part of a German team. I didn't care about the origin. Maybe in my heart I'd always been a West German [laughs]. Don't you think that as eight- or nine-year-olds, playing in the yard in East Germany, that we wanted to be just like the best [West German] players? Don't you think that back in the '70s I wanted to be like the West German stars? I just wasn't allowed to say so out loud."
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Components of the Adventure Scouts USA Learning-by-Doing Health and Safety Program
Classroom portion:
The classroom portion consists of a curriculum for various subjects, such as history, math, and science. Each curriculum includes important details, such as ideas for group discussions, classroom activities, the estimated educational timeframe, character education, and information on assessment of students.
Visit portion:
During the visit portion, actual professionals from the community, such as nutritionists and fitness experts come into the school and work with the students, enabling them to acquire knowledge through learning by doing. We prefer that each student work one on one with a professional.
Standards Based
We have endeavored to create standards-based curriculums for students to be used in the classroom. We encourage educators to make necessary modifications to ensure the curriculum meets standards in their district.
Experiential Education
As educators know, experiential education is an educational philosophy centered around learning-by-doing. Local experts in a particular field come into the school and give learning-by-doing presentations about a subject matter. Students are enabled to engage actively in hands-on activities.
Leadership is an important part of the program. Students acquire knowledge while learning to communicate, how to be resourceful, and how to lead.
Structure of the Program
Our curriculum is designed to be implemented either as a stand-alone curriculum or as part of your already existing curriculum.
The program has three components:
Educator's note:
Please feel free to alter curriculum if necessary to fulfill district standards. We provide examples for in-class discussion, assignments, a Character Education section, which is an opportunity to critically think about and discuss how good character relates to the subject. Program Name:
Learning by Doing Health and Safety
Curriculum Overview
Currently, we have a curriculum on four different subjects: art, health and safety, home and auto improvement, and financial education. Students develop their creative and critical thinking skills as well as their leadership skills while taking part.Program Name:
Grade Level:7-12
Sample Classroom Curriculum for the following subjects: * History* English* Science* Math
Subject: History
Estimated instructional time:
One class period, 15-50 minutes
Class Period 1:
Performance Standards:
* Learns from Models* Reviews Progress* Evaluates Performance* Participation in the Establishment and Operation of Self-directed Work Teams* Plans and Carries out Strategies for Introducing Students to New Concepts* Explains the Structure of a System* Analyzes the Way the System Works* Develops and Tests Strategies* Evaluates the Effectiveness of Strategies
Unit/ Focus Objectives:
* By the end of this material, students will be introduced to the history of occupational safety.Class Discussion:Educators introduce the topic of occupational safety. Students discuss the history of safety in the workplace, such as why it took so long to get safety measure enacted to protect workers, what role Unions played in the history of occupational safety, and when child labor laws were passed.
Discussion and Critical Thinking Questions
* Why would an employer refuse to voluntarily adopt occupational safety standards?* Do you think the cost was an acceptable reason not to adopt occupational safety standards?* Many early Union organizers were hurt or killed, or their families were hurt or killed when they attempted to organize. Describe how cultural attitudes at the time favored a business owner over a worker, who may have been an immigrant.
Class Assignment:
Students write an essay on one of the following events:* Mother Jones leads the March of Mill Children to President Roosevelt's front door in 1903. Many of the children were victims of industrial accidents.* In 1911, 146 workers, mostly women, die in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City. This leads to the creation of the New York Factory Investigating Commission, created to monitor factory safety.* In 1916, a child labor law is passed but is declared unconstitutional. What are the reasons people had for wanting to continue child labor?
Activities and Materials Needed: Local hospitals and pharmacies can donate for the day
Class Format:
* Class discussion* Individual work
Character Education:
The reasons given in the past by employers for not voluntarily improving occupational safety was that the cost was too high, and they would have to fire employees to pay for it. Many courts ruled against Union workers trying to protect their safety, ruling that they were interfering with the business owner's right to do business or interfering with free trade. What do you think of those reasons? Are they fair in your opinion? What were some of the cultural ideas at the time which led to the court's reasoning? Are any of those ideas still prevalent today?
Test and Quizzes as Appropriate
Grading of essay
Subject: Science
Estimated instructional time:
* By the end this material, students will know how to measure their BMI (Body Mass Index).
Group Discussion:
Educators explain what the Body Mass Index is and how it works. They also discuss the Disease Risk Chart based on individual BMI.
* What are some of the ways you stay in shape?* If your BMI is too high or too low, what are some to things you can do to change it?
Students figure out their own individual BMI and what the projected affect on their health will be.
Activities and Materials Needed:
* A chart to determine BMI based on height and weight.* A chart showing potential health risks based on individual BMI.
Many people who are overweight have experienced discrimination. Have you seen someone in you school made fun of or discriminated against for their size? What do you think can be done about discrimination against those who are overweight?
Grading of student's ability to find their BMI
Subject: Math
One class period, 5-50 minutes
* By the end of this material, students will understand how many calories they consume from sugar in the average day.Group Discussion:Educators explain the affect of
sugar in the body. Students discuss their eating habits and what kinds of foods they eat. Educators describe how to use a nutritional label to determine the amount of sugar in a food. Sugar generally has 20 calories were teaspoon and 400 calories per 100 grams. Discussion and Critical Thinking Questions
* Why is it important to eliminate excess sugar consumption?* What effect does too much sugar have on the body?
Students collect packages of food in their homes which they regularly eat. They check the nutritional labels, and using the formula that every 100 grams of sugar equals 400 calories, they determine approximately how many calories from sugar they consume in a day.
Activities/ Materials:
* A nutritional label
Many foods marketed to young people contain more sugar than those marketed to adults. These products often feature cartoon characters on the label, promises of free toys inside the box, and youth-oriented TV commercials. Did you realize that many unhealthy foods are being marketed directly to you? Do you think it is ethically acceptable to market unhealthy foods to youth?
Grading of accuracy determining how many calories from sugar a student consumes in a day
Subject: English
Performance Standards:* Learns from Models* Reviews Progress* Evaluates Performance* Participation in the Establishment and Operation of Self-directed Work Teams* Plans and Carries out Strategies for Introducing Students to New Concepts* Explains the Structure of a System* Analyzes the Way the System Works* Develops and Tests Strategies* Evaluates the Effectiveness of Strategies
* By the end this material, students will have created a safety plan for their school.
Educators pass out safety material from the school. Students discuss which rules they agree with, which they disagree with, and why. Students discuss what rules they would add to the safety material. Discussion and Critical Thinking Questions
* What are the basic safety rules of your school?* Why do you think your school has provided you with safety rules?* In your opinion, are the safety effective?
Students create their own safety materials. They decide which rules are needed to keep the students safe (they can be anything from not running in the halls, to metal detectors). If they decide current safety rules are not effective, what types of rules or equipment would they add to make them more effective?
* School safety material
Class Format:* Class discussion* Individual work
Sometimes students do not follow safety rules because they do not want to, or do no understand why they are needed. Did creating your own safety materials help you understand why safety rules are needed in your school? Did you gain an appreciation of how difficult it can be to plan for various potential accidents?
Test and Quizzes as AppropriateGrading of safety materials


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The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional StudiesStaten Island Campus
While the traditional four-year college is still the most appropriate for a majority of students, the Staten Island campus at St. John's is introducing a three-year option for those who are able to complete intensive programs of study. These programs are in response to emerging public questions about the response of universities to the abilities of students who can (1) complete their undergraduate education in a unique way (2) who are ready to absorb academic learnings to meet the challenges of the 21st century and, (3) whose families are interested in saving time and money while their children pursue a quality educational experience.
Students who pursue an accelerated program of study will move through their respective programs as a cohort, creating not only a unified curriculum, but also creating groups that will support one another and encourage the exchange of ideas that typify high-level, quality colleges and universities. They will be supported throughout their three years and two summers of study, including participation in a required study abroad program which will enhance their global knowledge during one summer at either of the University's two splendid campuses in Rome or Paris.
Admission Requirements
Recognizing that St. John's is Staten Island's only University, we are looking for students who exhibit high qualities of leadership in their religious institutions, community groups, service organizations, or those who aspire to become these leaders now and into the 21st century. Those students accepted into the three-year degree program, will form a cadre of people who want to make a contribution to the nation and to the world.
Curriculum Requirements
Students will be required to complete 12 credits during each of six fall/spring semesters throughout their program. They will complete 6 credits during each of the two summers in which they are matriculated at St. John's – following their first year on campus, and following year two (12 credits total).
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Bisphenol-A rule on Maine environmental regulators' agenda
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � Maine environmental regulators are beginning discussions on a rule that would phase out the use of the toxic chemical bisphenol-A in baby and toddler food packaging.
The Board of Environmental Protection will meet Thursday in Augusta to take up the rulemaking proposal.
Thursday's meeting could offer an indication of how board members are inclined to rule.
Last June, petitions from Maine voters were submitted. They call on the BEP to use its authority under Maine's Kid-Safe Products Act to replace BPA in baby and toddler food packaging with safer alternatives that are readily available and affordable.


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The Most Iconic Dessert From Every State Gallery
October 5, 2018
From Alabama to Wyoming, our 50 great states have a crazy sweet tooth
The Most Iconic Dessert From Every State
It's a custom of American states to claim various objects, activities, and foods to represent them. For instance, the state animal of California, showcased on the state flag, is the grizzly bear, while the state flower of Kansas is the sunflower.
To become a state emblem, the item in question must have significant ties to the state through heritage, agriculture, or environment. It is a real government process: A bill must be passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor for something to be officially inducted.
Only a handful of states have passed legislation electing an emblematic sweet, however. But that doesn't mean each state is lacking in noteworthy pies, cakes, and other treats! For those states without official desserts, we have taken the liberty of suggesting desserts or iconic local confections that we think represent them in the sweetest way possible.
Without further ado, here is our sweet list of the most iconic desserts from every state.
Alabama: Lane Cake
Tender layers of white sponge cake filled with bourbon-soaked raisins and coconut, Lane Cake is the award-winning creation of Emma Rylander Lane of Clayton, Alabama. She published the original recipe in her cookbook A Few Good Things to Eat way back in 1898.
Alaska: Lingonberry Jam on Biscuits
"Don't you dare put baked Alaska as our state dessert," threatened one local. "It was invented in New York and no one eats it here… or anywhere else for that matter." True, baked Alaska was invented in New York City by chef Charles Ranhofer at the famous Delmonico's restaurant in honor of the nation's purchase of the Alaska territory from the Russians in 1867.
Instead, to honor the enthusiastic berry-picking culture of Alaska — and it's a serious culture, as one article articulated, "Asking Alaskans to reveal their favorite berry-picking spot is an unspoken social faux pas, right up there with talking politics, religion or asking a woman her age" — we deem native lingonberry jam the official state sweet treat and have paired it here with a soft, buttery buttermilk biscuit. Lingonberries, also known as low-brush cranberries, are very tart and high in antioxidants (much more so than blueberries, in fact.)
Arizona: Sopaipillas
Sometimes referred to as the Navajo taco, sopaipilla is the correct name for the fried bread invented by the indigenous Navajo Indians, and the treat was voted the state dish of Arizona in a 1995 poll conducted by the Arizona Republic newspaper. Sopaipilla can be served either savory or sweet; the sweet version is most often drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
Arkansas: Possum Pie
Nope, no opossum meat in this pie from Arkansas, just pie crust filled with cream cheese and chocolate pudding and then topped with whipped cream. To "play possum" means to pretend to be asleep or dead, this particular pie takes the name because the whipped cream hides what's really beneath its billowy layer. (Hint: It's chocolate pudding and not vanilla pudding. Gasp! Fooled you!)
California: Frozen Yogurt
California needed a state treat that could speak to the citizenry's health-conscious and active mentality and one that could also represent such a large state with a diverse population. The answer: Froyo. Everyone loves froyo, and according to frozenyogurtfinder.com California boasts of a whopping 189 establishments serving the frozen dessert, whereas Illinois, with the second most froyo establishments, only has 28.
Colorado: Yogurt Parfait Topped With Granola
Ok, Denver Post, we listened. We think you deserve a better treat than pot candy, too. How about a nice, healthy yogurt parfait topped with crunchy granola. This can represent the more bohemian (read: crunchy) nature-loving population who may also enjoy a pot candy or two, while also respecting the thriving dairy industry and health-conscious nature of the state, as well.
Connecticut: The Snickerdoodle Ice Cream Sandwich
Connecticut snagged both ice cream as its official dessert and the snickerdoodle cookie as their official state cookie. While we were deciding which dessert to choose, we had an epiphany: Why can't Connecticut have both?
Delaware: Peach Pie
Much to the surprise of Georgia peach fans everywhere, Delaware claimed peach pie as their own on July 30, 2009. That said, peaches have also been an important part of Delaware agricultural heritage since colonial times.
For the Spiced Peach Pie recipe, click here.
Florida: Key Lime Pie
With graham cracker crust, tangy Key lime custard, and sweetened whipped cream, Key lime pie is a legendary Floridian dessert invented in Florida. Interestingly, it was only declared the official state pie in 2006.
For the Pepe's Café Key West Key Lime Pie recipe, click here.
Georgia: Peach Cobbler
Delaware took the pie, but Georgia still has the peach as its official state fruit. Therefore, we think it's entirely appropriate to give Georgia the peach cobbler — like this brown butter peach cobbler, for instance.
Idaho: Huckleberry Pie
Idaho is especially proud of its huckleberries — and why shouldn't it be? The filling for huckleberry pie is usually made with about six cups of huckleberries, tossed with orange zest, tapioca for thickness, and orange juice.
Illinois: Brownies
Interestingly, pumpkins are the state fruit of Illinois, but brownies first made their appearance at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Note that popcorn is the official state snack and so a strong case for caramel corn could also be made here.
For some brownie recipe inspiration, click here to read "Brownie Decadence."
Indiana: Sugar Cream Pie aka Hoosier Pie
A Hoosier favorite, this recipe supposedly first appeared the year Indiana was established. The pie incorporates sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract to make a custardy filling that is baked inside a flaky butter pie crust.
Iowa: Blarney Stones
According to Wikipedia, s'mores is the state snack of Iowa, but really, Blarney Stones — pound cake covered in vanilla frosting and coated in peanuts — are a dessert famously found in bakeries across the state.
Kansas: Peppernuts
You may be saying to yourself, "What the heck is a peppernut?" And we are right there with you. But you may know these little cookies by their original name: pfeffernüsse. Russian Mennonites who immigrated to Kansas in the 1870s brought with them recipes for these special, spicy cookies which are a staple in many Kansas bakeries.
Kentucky: Mayday Pie
You may know this Kentucky dessert as "Derby Pie," but unfortunately, that name is (aggressively) copyright-protected by the creators, so instead we'll use the more generic name for it: Mayday pie. This particular confection is closely associated with the Kentucky Derby and tastes like a version of chess or pecan pie: sticky, sweet, and nutty. It's studded with bourbon, chocolate chips, and walnuts and then baked in a pie crust.
Louisiana: Beignets
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Lavishly dusted with confectioners' sugar, beignets — or French doughnuts — are an iconic New Orleans treat most famously served at Café du Monde. They puff up to look like fluffy pillows when fried and are best served piping hot with a cup of chicory coffee.
For the Warm Beignets With Powdered Sugar recipe, click here.
Maine: Wild Blueberry Pie
About 60,000 acres of wild blueberries abound throughout rugged Maine, and it is for this reason that Maine-iacs have adopted wild blueberry pie as their state dessert.
For a delicious Blueberry Pie recipe, click here.
Maryland: Smith Island Cake
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Smith Island cake is a multi-layered yellow sponge cake frosted with chocolate fudge frosting, and is pure deliciousness. Smith Island lies in the Chesapeake Bay between Maryland and Virginia, and the cake dates back to the early 1800s (some say the 1600s), when residents of the island would send it as sustenance for watermen while out harvesting oysters. It also happens to be the official dessert of Maryland.
Massachusetts: Boston Cream Pie
On December 12, 1996, the Massachusetts state legislature passed an ordinance declaring Boston cream pie their "Dessert Emblem." Note that the Boston cream pie doughnut is also the official state doughnut.
For the Boston Cream Pie recipe, click here.
Michigan: Cherry Pie
This state is famous for its cherries. The light, dry, sandy soil of northern Michigan is the perfect environment in which to cultivate the fruit. Michigan grows a staggering 32,000 acres of tart cherry trees — which is a good thing since tart cherries are ideal for baking!
For the Best Cherry Pie recipe, click here.
Minnesota: Blueberry Muffin
Because wheat is such an important agricultural crop in Minnesota, and because wild blueberries are native to northern Minnesota, the students from South Terrance Elementary School, in Carlton, Minnesota, lobbied for the blueberry muffin to be the official state muffin, and they won!
For the Best Blueberry Muffin recipe, click here.
Mississippi: Mississippi Mud Pie
Mississippi mud pie is named for what Mississippi River tributaries look like after a rainstorm: muddy, brown, and dirty. But this pie is only sweet, chocolatey, and delicious — albeit usually a little messy. Chocolate cookies and chopped pecans make up the crust, and coffee-flavored liqueur, vanilla extract, and unsweetened chocolate help the smooth filling before it is all topped with whipped cream.
Missouri: Ice Cream Cone
It may seem strange that Missouri gets to claim the ice cream cone as its own, but, in fact, the state is quite deserving: The ice cream cone was made famous at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis (though it was invented in New York City and patented the year before). A booth selling Syrian waffle-like pastries called zalabis was conveniently situated next to an ice cream booth. Once the ice cream man ran out of bowls, the two teamed up serving scoops of ice cream on zalabis cone base.
Montana: Alfalfa Honey Pie
With no official state dessert designated to the state, some investigating was necessary. When asked to name Montana's most iconic dessert, one local chef said she likes to incorporate honey made from Montana's abundant alfalfa fields into her desserts. Makes sense (and sounds delicious!) to us.
For the Salted Honey Pie recipe, click here.
Nebraska: Kolaches
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Kolaches, traditional Czech fruit-filled pastries, were brought by immigrants to Nebraska who effectively made Nebraska the "Kolache Capital of the USA."
Nevada: Basque Cake
New Hampshire: Pumpkin Pie
New Hampshire, like Illinois, has tapped the pumpkin as its state fruit, and what better way to eat pumpkin than in pie form? Try this maple pumpkin pie to include New Hampshire's other famous export: maple syrup.
For the Maple Pumpkin Pie recipe, click here.
New Jersey: Italian Cookies
The tristate area's Italian population means a lot of amazing Italian bakeries. Colorful pastries and cookies, pignoli, biscotti, pizelles, and polenta cookies dipped in chocolate are must haves. We couldn't choose just one cookie to represent the state of New Jersey because usually when locals stop by the bakery, all their favorites are jumbled together in one bakery box!
New Mexico: Biscochitos
Biscochitos are thin, buttery cookies brought to New Mexico by the Spanish (in Spain they are called "mantecosos," which means buttery). These cookies have a distinct cinnamon and anise flavor and are most often eaten around the holidays and weddings.
New York: Cheesecake
There was uproar when the state legislature made yogurt the official state snack, but few can disagree with the fact that New York-Style cheesecake is one of New York's most famous confections. New York cheesecake is inherently simple, but it is also supremely rich and dense, as it is made with extra egg yolks and thick cream cheese.
North Carolina: Sweet Potato Pie
North Carolina grows the sweetest sweet potatoes, which are in turn transformed into the sweetest sweet potato pies. This southern staple is made with eggs, cream, and spices all lovingly baked into a pie shell.
For the Sweet Potato Pie recipe, click here.
North Dakota: Berliner Kranser
The largest Scandinavian Festival in North America is the annual Norsk Høstfest held every October, in Minot, North Dakota. There, common food choices expand far beyond smelly lutefisk, and locals serve up confections like krumcakes and Berliner Kranser, or wreath-shaped butter cookies often eaten during the holidays.
Ohio: Buckeyes
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Go Buckeyes! Without a moment's thought, every Ohioan will tell you this is their most iconic state treat. Most commonly, they are soft peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate just enough so that a little eye of peanut butter pokes out.
Oklahoma: Pecan Pie
Oklahoma has claimed everything under their state banner: black-eyed peas, grits, squash, barbecue, and pecan pie, too.
For the Brown Butter Pecan Pie recipe, click here.
Oregon: Pear Cake
Oregon farming culture produces wonderful apples, cherries, berries, and, of course, pears. Oregon produces a variety of pears, including Comice, Anjou, Bosc, and Bartlett, and the pear was officially elected to be their state fruit in 2005. For dessert, a pear tart is a wonderful way to showcase Oregonian pears; bonus points if you can incorporate filberts into the recipe, too.
Pennsylvania: Shoofly Pie
Shoofly pie is a molasses-based pie made popular by the Pennsylvania Dutch. The name is said to have come from the act of shooing away flies that were attracted to the sweet molasses filling. After you have prepared your pie shell, the filling can come together in less than 10 minutes.
For the Shoofly Pie recipe, click here.
Rhode Island: Doughboys
Rhode Island boasts a large Italian population (Providence even has its own notable Little Italy). Doughboys came about by frying leftover pizza dough scraps in oil then dusting them with sugar. In case you're curious: These have no relation to the Pillsbury Doughboy.
South Carolina: Benne Wafers
Benne wafers are thin, crispy, sesame seed-based cookies. The Olde Colony Bakery in Charleston, South Carolina, home of the "original Benne Wafers," has been serving up this treat for over 100 years.
South Dakota: Kuchen
Kuchen, simply meaning "cake," honors South Dakotan heritage. It was the German immigrants who first brought kuchen to South Dakota in the 1880s. The confections are usually made with sweet dough that is filled with custard and/or fruit.
Tennessee: Tennessee Mountain Stack Cake
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This Appalachian creation is a stack of firm cake disks saturated with apple preserves and dried apples. It is most traditionally a wedding cake, and, according to folk wisdom, wedding guests would each bring a layer of the cake to the bride's family, which they spread with apples and stacked right then and there. "It was said that the number of cake layers the bride got determined how popular she was," reports Appalachian History.
Texas: Mexican Wedding Cookies
While similar to New Mexico's biscochitos, the most popular dessert treats in Texas, Mexican wedding cookies, are more influenced by Mexico than Spain. They are rolled into balls or formed into crescent shapes and covered with confectioner's sugar.
Utah: Jell-O
Utah's state snack is brand-named Jell-O. Strange, yes, but Jell-O marketing is intentionally targeted at large families. The company has actively marketed their products to moms and children and has lobbied to be associated with "good, wholesome fun" instead of with college campuses where Jell-O shots are popular for other reasons. To this effect, Utah consumes a lot of Jell-O and dishes like green Jell-O carrot salad with shredded carrots are very popular at family and church functions.
Vermont: Apple Pie
Apple pie is the official state dessert of Vermont, and you can't make apple pie without apples — which might be why Vermont also declared the apple as their official state fruit!
Click here for 11 Apple Pie Recipes Better Than Mom's.
Virginia: Chess Pie
A cousin of the pecan and sugar pie, chess pie is known as the "ultimate pantry pie" and sometimes even goes by that name. It's easily constructed with items already found in your pantry: eggs, milk, and sugar.
Washington: Apple Crisp
Washington's state fruit is the apple, and the orchards in this state are truly spectacular. An amazing way to enjoy apples is through dessert, and apple crisp made with flavorful apples and a sweet oat crumble is an excellent way to enjoy Washington's bounty.
For the Apple Crisp recipe, click here.
Washington, D.C.: Cherry Crumble
It was rumored that George Washington could not tell a lie to his father, and admitted damaging a cherry tree on the family property with his hatchet. Though later revealed to be a tale spun by biographers, the story captured the imagination of many, and the cherry has come to symbolize our country's first president. Though Washington, D.C., didn't actually become the capital until 1790 (a year after George Washington became president) and he never lived in the White House (it wasn't completed until 1800), the cherry, George Washington, and our nation's capital are forever intertwined. It's no lie that this cherry crumble is absolutely delicious.
West Virginia: Molasses Cookies
Wholesome molasses cookies are so popular in West Virginia that they've been formally recognized as the state's favorite. Sugar, ginger, and molasses come together to make an incredibly chewy dessert that's hard to pass up.
For the Ginger Molasses Cookie recipe, click here.
Wisconsin: Kringle
Kringles (the name means "ring" or "circle") are a Scandinavian pastry. In 2013, the kringle became the official state pastry of Wisconsin. It's made with a ring of pastry that is then topped with fruit and frosting. Racine, Wisconsin, in particular, is known to be a hub of Danish-American culture and of expert kringle-making.
Wyoming: S'mores
Unfortunately, this state doesn't have an official state treat, snack, or dessert to guide the choice here, yet Wyoming is one of the best places in America to experience the awe-inspiring expanse of nature. From hiking in the Grand Tetons to visiting Old Faithful, skiing in Jackson Hole, or farming and ranching on the prairie ranges, Wyoming is a place for people who love the outdoors. So while you sit by the campfire enjoying nature, enjoy the perfect rugged outdoor dessert: s'mores! The only thing more delicious in Wyoming might be their famous salted honey pie, one of the best pies in every state.
For the Classic S'mores recipe, click here.
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RE:Marauder's Map Icon
I took a picture from the Prisoner of Azaban film (that part in which Harry is searching for Pettigrew, and then Snape appears), and then I edited it a bit on Paint to erase Snape's name and then wrote "Seth Cooper". -- Seth Cooper owl post! 14:18, June 19, 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for joining Slytherin! However, the House Points Game is currently inactive, so no points can be earned for Slytherin (or any of the other Houses) by making edits to the wiki at this time. You can keep an eye on Harry Potter Wiki:House points if you want to know when it becomes active again. Cheers, ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 09:41, June 24, 2011 (UTC)
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You can find the full list of userboxes here. Just be mindful that the template name in the brackets must be EXACTLY as it's listed, including spelling and capitalization. Hope this helps. - Nick O'Demus 20:48, July 1, 2011 (UTC)
I can fix that infobox pic for you, so it wouldn't look like a thumb. Speedysnitch 01:17, July 13, 2011 (UTC) (answer at my talk)
That would be lovely, actually, thank you! How exactly is that done? I never found out. It All Ends HereJuly 15 17:04, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
It worked, Thank you! :)
No problem! Glad it did! :) THE ONE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED Owl Me.
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i know you are a fan of avatar: the last airbender. but do you like the title for the new show. the title is TLA:LOK that means the last airbender:legend of korra. do you like that title? i don't.Teddybearlover 00:19, August 25, 2011 (UTC)
but do you like that title? you or no.Teddybearlover 01:57, August 25, 2011 (UTC)
bad news: TLA:LOK IS COMEING OUT IN 2013.Teddybearlover 20:38, September 4, 2011 (UTC)
i think its a rumor.Teddybearlover 01:27, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
If the release date is going to be 2013, then Nickelodeon would have announced it by now so this is just a typo.Teddybearlover 16:24, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
good news: there hasn't been any official announcement from Nick or the creators saying "Legend of Korra is delayed until 2013". so Legend of Korra is still delayed until 2012.Teddybearlover 17:31, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
if you are born in the summer then TLA:LOK whould be the best birthday gift ever!.Teddybearlover 17:12, September 7, 2011 (UTC)
i was born in the summer and i hope TLA:LOK comes out on my birthday (my birthday is in may).Teddybearlover 23:07, September 7, 2011 (UTC)
well it comes out in the summer (mid-2012).Teddybearlover 01:39, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
I heard Fred's extended death was going to be a deleted scene. Teddybearlover 13:41, September 12, 2011 (UTC)
whould it be cool if someone in the wizard world started a revolution?Teddybearlover 18:03, September 17, 2011 (UTC)
do you hate when people when posting fake facts/false rumors about a show before you even see it? and why?Teddybearlover 23:59, October 11, 2011 (UTC)
every time when i join the chat it said this:You have connected from another browser. This connection will be closed. what does that mean?Teddybearlover 00:06, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
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Looks like the edit that "broke" the infobox was already reverted by User:Shorty1982. In the future, if you want to undo an unhelpful edit yourself, click the drop-down menu on the "Edit" button on a page, select "History," and then click the "Undo" beside the edit that you want to revert. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 01:03, August 28, 2011 (UTC)
yes i do my name is swimgirl1148
I saw you came on chat, sorry i didn't respond... I was practising piano. If you can, see you on chat! :D Speedysnitch Talk 20:52, September 29, 2011 (UTC)
hi. i haven't been here for a long time.Teddybearlover 13:15, March 8, 2012 (UTC)
Hi(: Yes. I haven't been on in ages. Sadly but its nice to talk I think I am going to start coming back on more often so see you areound. THE ONE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED Owl Me.


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iPhones sweep list of 2011's best-selling smartphones in U.S.
In its annual "Mobile Future in Focus" report released on Thursday, telecom analytics firm comScore reports that Apple's hot-selling handsets also took the top two spots in the EU5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.), while the recently debuted iPhone 4S took the fifth spot in the region despite only being available for less than three months.
The firm's MobiLens survey showed that the iPhone 4 was the most acquired smartphone in the U.S. and the EU5, with the two-year-old iPhone 3GS taking second place in both regions most likely due to the device's low price-of-entry.
Echoing earlier reports, Apple became the largest smartphone vendor in its home country, attaining over a quarter share of the market with 29.6 percent. The Cupertino, Calif., company also led the smartphone markets of the U.K. and Japan with 26.4 percent and 33.6 percent, respectively.
The iPhone maker's high sales can be attributed to an overall shift toward smartphones, as the devices overtook feature phones for the first time in many countries during 2011. Sales in America, for example, surpassed those of so-called "dumb phones" in July, 2011.
Total smartphone audience grew dramatically in the U.S. and EU5 over the second half of last year, with key factors like 3G and 4G availability and carrier subsidy pricing playing large roles in the shift. During the second half of 2011, the number of smartphone users in the U.S. grew 14.8 percent to account for 41.8 percent of total mobile users, while the EU5 saw a similar 13 percent bump to end the year with 44 percent.
Top-selling smartphones in U.S. and EU5 during 2011. | Source: comScore
With the share of smartphones on the rise, Google's Android platform proved to be the most successful OS, taking nearly half of the U.S. market and snagging the top spot away from the dying Symbian platform in the EU5.
Data suggests that the ballooning population of Android users are coming from RIM's sinking BlackBerry ship, though Apple's iOS also benefitted from the BlackBerry exodus as the Canadian phone maker's share of the market halved in the U.S. over 2011 to end at 16 percent.
As smartphones become more affordable, the rate of adoption is quickly making the industry a part of the mainstream consumer segment.
The drive down in hardware and carrier costs has allowed those demographics that have not traditionally been associated with the smartphone market to pick up a new device. Fastest growing segments were members of six-person households and those making less than $25,000 a year, and showed a 99 percent and 98 percent uptick, respectively.
Smartphone OEMs by market share. | Source: comScore
comScore notes that 2012 will be a significant year for the U.S. smartphone market as device adoption passes 100 million. The firm sees iOS and Android holding court over their competitors as the two companies' app ecosystems are far more robust than competing platforms.
As a closing note, the study mentions how many times the throne to the top smartphone OS has changed hands in the U.S. over the past six years; from Palm, to RIM and Symbian, to Microsoft, to Android. Apple has never laid claim to the title.


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Cluster Replication
Cluster replication is already in 5.1, but it's worth to mention since it could not be handled with statement-based replication. Inside the cluster, everything is rows: rows are passed back and forth between the nodes and rows are collected to form result of queries.
If you are inserting data into the tables using the MySQL NDB Cluster handler
ha_ndbcluster, it will be replicated as usual and both statement-based and row-based replication will work. However, if you are using the NDB API to insert rows into the cluster, the rows are "lost" since the server never see those rows. To solve this problem, we invented an "injector" whose sole purpose is to inject rows into the binary log. The injector is created inside
ha_ndbcluster and the rows that are inserted into the cluster are injected into the binary log.
Replication of individual partitions to different servers This is not in any version of the server and there are (not yet) any plans to add it, but it's something that is feasible when having row-based replication. Eric is mentioning ways to separate the rows going to different tables, and only replicate one of the tables. This is not limited to replicating different tables to different servers, you could even replicate different parts of the same table to different servers. For example, assume that you want to partition your data depending on how frequently it is accessed. Now, imagine that you could set up partitions for your table of blogs like this:
Further imagine that you could set up replication to replicate the different partitions to different servers. We could, for example assume that we wanted to place the blog5 partition on high-end servers dedicated for handling high loads, while the less frequently accessed blogs would be placed on low-end servers. Each access would then also update the statistics, causing the row to move to other servers as it becomes less frequently accessed. To prevent the row from moving back and forth between partitions when it is bordering one of the ranges, we could do the partitioning on the result of calling a UDF, which implements hysteresis by taking trends into account.CREATE TABLE blogs (id INT ..., freq INT, ...) PARTITION BY RANGE (freq) ( PARTITION blog0 VALUES LESS THAN (10), PARTITION blog1 VALUES LESS THAN (100), ... PARTITION blog5 VALUES LESS THAN (1000000) );


text: I was truly honored when Filmmaker Jack Walsh asked me to be a part of his PBA documentary about Cosplay. The entire program is GLORIOUS. Heartfelt, funny, positive and interesting. Jack interviewed several Atlanta based costume makers, cosplayers and prop makers, and told more stories of creative costume folks at Dragoncon and Momocon. I was really happy to see my friends featured, and show a little inside view into my cosplaying activities.


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More Volunteers Needed for Cambodia Conservation Project in April!
Staff at our pioneering Conservation project in Cambodia are keen to have the help of more volunteers this April. We've had a record breaking start to 2012, with 40 volunteers joining the project between January and March; however, we need to keep the momentum and consistency going!
Volunteers on this project are taught how to scuba dive up to Advanced Open Water level, then receive training on reef and seahorse survey techniques. They also work with the local villagers on community projects and beach clean-ups.
If you join us during April, as well as having the usual volunteer experience, of learning to dive, living on a tropical island, joining in with the conservation work and meeting fantastic volunteers and staff from all over the world, you'll also get to join in with the Khmer New Year celebrations which run from Friday 13th – Monday 16th April. This celebration is the biggest vacation in Cambodia and the whole village will join together for several days of traditional (and possibly not so traditional) festivities!
Recent Conservation volunteer Karli Fleury wrote on her blog:
"Last week the Chief of the village went to a meeting in Phnom Penh and was told that our village was the number one village in Cambodia! The reefs surrounding the islands are now partially protected (so only locals can fish there and no commercial fishing is allowed). All the data we collect that tracks the species, their populations and the coral/plant life is being submitted to the government to eventually turn this island and its surrounding waters into a completely protected national marine park! This is in the very near future! Although I was only in Cambodia for a short time, it is pretty rewarding to know that I was a small part of this giant success.
As far as finding value for myself I learned so much about the reef and it's exciting to think that when I snorkel or dive in other places I am going to be able to identify fish and corals, know where to look for the exciting things (sting rays, octopus, big tropical fish) because they hide during the day. I pretty much just spent a month at "Socially Responsible Scuba Diving Camp" and gained a lot of appreciation for things that I really had no idea about until now - I can't wait to watch Finding Nemo when I get home and show off all my new knowledge!"


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Cosa sono i prodotti Pick-to-Light?
Le soluzioni Pick-to-Light di Turck Banner offrono agli operatori un'indicazione visiva del pezzo da prelevare nella sequenza di montaggio. Le azioni (corretta o sbagliata) sono indicate mediante segnalazioni luminose e opzionalmente acustiche. Le operazioni completate possono essere confermate automaticamente o manualmente.
Process optimisation
Visual process management opens up manifold possibilities for process improvement:
- Improved flexibility; personnel require next to no training
- Improved and repeatable process quality
- Quality management/control by means of process logging
- Interfaces to warehouse control, ERP-systems…
- Drastically reduced installation, commissioning and maintenance times
- Virtually 100 % error free installation
Pick-to-Light solutions from Turck are based on IP67 components to allow robust, fast and error-free installation without the need for a control cabinet. The plug-and-play qualities inherent to an IP67 solution result in reduced installation times coupled with an almost 100 % error-free installation with drastically reduced labour costs. Solutions using IP20 components are also available on request.
Due to a modular hardware and software approach, tailor-made complete solutions can be readily and cost-effectively realised to our customers' requirements. Our experience in this field and our ability to provide one-stop shopping for the complete solution ensure that all components interoperate perfectly.
Pick-to-Light ProductsFollow these links to find your Pick-to-Light product in our product database
Indicators / Sensors / Light curtainsTurck's extremely varied range of indicators and sensors guarantees that the right device for the job in hand is available.
Operator / maintenance interface (HMI)With the HMI/PLC VT 250 you get a industrial HMI that offers complete Pick-to-Light functionality.The rugged controller can be can be easily programmed by CODESYS and mounted in the field without the need for a control cabinet.
Control and interface (Fieldbus System BL67)The gateway of TURCK's fieldbus system BL67 can be programmed with CODESYS. The programmable controllers offer complete Pick-to-Light functionality. As they feature IP67 they can be mounted without the need for a control cabinet.
Connection technologyTurck offers a wide range of components to implement connection to higher level control systems (ERP etc.) and plant I/O. Industrial wireless components are also available to reduce cabling costs.
Put-to-Light in SmartFactoryOWL
Turck and Banner Engineering shown system solutions for light-controlled worker guidance in manual assembly processes in the SmartFactoryOWL manufacturer-independent demonstration platform
Pick-to-Light in Electronic ProductionTurck has optimized THT assembly at its Halver production site with two pick-to-light systems
Pick-to-Light for Bumper AssemblyAt its factory in Zwickau, automobile supplier SAS Automotive Systems optimizes
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so on a whim, we went back to the sites from last year and thanks to our tripod and nana's entertainment behind the camera, we got some pictures.
he trembled uncontrollably for at least 10 min. and kept covering his ears and murmuring "choo choo, choo choo, bye bye...choo choo...bye bye." it was pathetic, poor boy. but i did get a lot of snuggles...
this one below is last years version....oh ben! be still my heart, i love you so much.
then we went over to this cool green wall...also one of sister's finds from last year
and one in the street.
and here's last year on the same street. little people are getting taller..,
and then we ran out of posed smiles and nice light so decided to let the crazy came out.


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A U.S. Army facility needed to convey steel shot and garnet sand from 17 dust collector outlets and convey the dust to roll-off containers. The used sand and shot, which also contain debris from a metal blasting process, are considered a Class 9 hazardous waste and are delivered to roll-on/roll-off containers that are rated for hazardous materials. The powder and dust flow rate from each dust collector cell is 100 or 250 lb/hr, and convey distances to the roll-off containers vary from approximately 70 to 150 ft with four or six bends. Bulk densities are 100 to 120 lb/cu ft for the steel shot and 90 to 100 lb/cu ft for the garnet sand.
The compelling design goal of the engineers on this project was the elimination of fugitive dust, leakage, or blowback from the 17 feeders that are used to convey material from each dust collector outlet. Conveying had to be clean, reliable, and dust free.
When conveying material from dust collectors, many system designers may prefer vacuum or negative conveying systems, since a vacuum system creates a deeper vacuum in the collector, pulling material out without the chance of leakage. However, since the destination of the material at the U.S. Army facility was a series of ever-changing roll-off containers, mounting or connecting the necessary vacuum receiver atop each container was impractical.
The use of rotary valves or airlocks was unsuitable for this application for three major reasons. First, airlocks inevitably generate blowback and fugitive dust, which are unacceptable in the case of hazardous powders. Second, garnet sand and steel shot are extremely abrasive. Even with initially tight rotor and housing clearances to minimize airlock blowback, erosive wear would quickly increase these gaps, increasing blowback. That, in turn, would accelerate wear and create more dust leakage. Third, abrasive powders cause frequent bearing, seal, and airlock failures.
Consequently, positive pneumatic conveying was the preferred option for conveying material into the container, particularly since the destination containers vent back to the dust collectors. The engineering team assigned to this project—including both consulting engineers and the dust collector manufacturers—chose wear-treated Fox venturi eductors from Fox Valve Development Corp. (Dover, NJ). Because eductors create a vacuum at the point of powder ingress, there is no leakage and no blowback. Because they have no moving parts, eductors can convey dense, abrasive, and hazardous materials without the need for maintenance.
The installation at the Army facility, which started up in early 2007, duplicated dozens of eductor installations from the 1990s at many foundries in the upper Midwest, such as the one pictured here. These foundries are often located near homes in small towns and therefore have zero tolerance for fugitive dust leakage. These facilities also convey their dust into roll-off containers, or gondolas.
Fox Valve supplied matched blowers to drive pairs of eductors. One small blower simultaneously drives two eductors under each cell of a dust collector. The eductor design automatically balances the airflow to each unit, which remains constant whether the eductor is or is not conveying powders. As shown in the photo below, shorter convey systems can use small side-channel blowers that run at 3 psig, while longer convey lines use pd blowers supplied by Fox that run at 3 to 8 psig, depending on performance requirements. Compressed air is never used to drive venturi eductors.
The engineering contractors selected Fox eductors with a standard cleanout port, which enables quick and easy access to eductor internals without the need to disconnect the unit. This feature addressed clogging that may have been caused by unexpected foreign objects, debris, or clumps in the dust collectors.
For more information on Fox Venturi Eductors and Fox Valve Development Corp., call 973-328-1011 or visit www.foxvalve.com.


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Ask the average twenty-something what 'modern art' is and apart from an indifferent shrug, the response heard most often will be along the lines of "Oh, you mean Warhol and the soup cans?"
Warhol's take on art was considered by many to be "the end of art". Within the last year I have begun to realize the unintentional meaning this phrase carries in the '00s. To the average consumer, kid, adult and American, "art" is whatever is on television, our favorite films and the video game of the moment. Traditional art, paintings, sculptures and the idea of a museum has become completely irrelevant apart from those who actively seek it out. Art has faded into the background as a hobby at best and an unnecessary, exclusive, expensive and outdated luxury at worst.
Some might say, "Well, it's simply been redefined" — this is ignoring the issue. Paintings and the idea of putting art upon a pedestal for viewing has vanished from contemporary society and from the practical consumer's mindset. Sure, it has been replaced by flashier culture, but it's only on a metaphorical pedestal, not a literal one, that we view video gaming and television. What does a painting mean now? If the term "modern art" means something that is half a century old ('soup cans'), it's clear that the very term is hypocritical.
Personally, art has meant album artwork. This is a medium which many could toss up to containing a cohesive and beautiful statement once every 300 album covers. Regardless, I have thrived off of my last remaining attachment I have to traditional paintings, even though the pedestal said album art is viewed upon is my laptop.
There is a poster on my wall containing the album artwork of Animal Collective's 2009 album, "Merriweather Post Pavilion". When moving from college dorm A to college dorm B, I had forgotten to take down my posters. My friend, Ryan, kindly took the posters down and stored them in his car, where they collected dust all summer long. These posters were rolled together in a messy clump, rendering most of them ruined from being stuck together for such a long time. However, there was one interesting effect to the Merriweather Poster. In addition to several white tears, the sunlight had created a fantastic faded blue streak across the bottom of the image. It gave a precise effect that looked as if it could have only been created digitally — or perhaps by leaving a poster exposed to three months of sunlight.
With no real desire to seek out far-less stimulating culture, the place for massive and vibrant paintings, sculptures and installations has been moved to one of two places:
- There are enthusiasts, many of them, who will never say goodbye to the wonder and subtlety that "true" art, found in a museum, provides.
- The second place this art has gone to (and the place which gets far more attention) is upon Flickr accounts, various impersonal Tumblr pages and occasionally upon a Google Image search.
If art was an experience to help transcend the trivialities of daily life, if even for a moment, and said experience no longer takes place outside the stream of our lives — what does that say for art? We no longer have to visit museums to experience a plethora of styles; all we need is StumbleUpon and perhaps a search string. Such ease allows us a whirlwind of culture, but at the same time, it is easy to under-appreciate the magnitude of the culture itself.
Conceptually, the artist is dead, because there are no longer pedestals for each artist to showcase their work upon. All art created gets thrown into the digital void, upon one unified pedestal. This pedestal is shared amongst all artists and with this sharing, artistic individuality has been lost in the digital stream of consciousness. The artist is no longer relevant so much as the audience, i.e., you, as you have the power to skip to the next image or share it on your Facebook wall. This is about as much praise as one can practically expect as an artist on a mass scale, apart from the occasional PR puff piece and blogosphere commentary.
The poster on my wall does not ask for my attention, yet it exists outside the internet, in its own museum (my room) on its own pedestal (the wall). The audience (I and whoever is in the room at the time) is not forced to look upon this poster, but when they do, it captures the overstimulated attention span, if just for a moment. Modern art is individually-oriented and based around personal narratives — one glance upon the poster reminds of a story. It calls attention to something I have no control over (sunlight, the forces of nature, destroying my perfect replica of a favorite album) and in its own subliminal way, reminds of my own impermanence. One may think that this is all a bit hyperbolic, but that's just it! There is nothing that is going to exist in our lives which will live up to the mythical shadow cast upon by pre-internet society, when it was impossible to fathom the audience even touching the pedestal, let alone controlling what was seen upon it.
This is why I can look to a sun-faded Animal Collective poster as the highest example of contemporary art imaginable. This is why the definition of art in practical, contemporary society is exactly what you as a viewer, view it to be. While artists will continue to make thought-provoking work to be seen in small scales, the masses are still left scratching their head, thinking to 1962's "Campbell's Soup Cans" as the only example of modern art — before tuning back into the daily programming. Today, artistic relevance depends completely on what you personally find relevant. Traditional art made by others will always have beauty, but it will never catch the eye as the heirlooms our lifetime will, however insignificant to an outside observer these may be.
The end of art meant the end of established artistic norms, of an invisible world telling you what you could and could not find aesthetically pleasing. It began with Warhol realizing that art could be found anywhere, even in the supermarket. If a supermarket is a pedestal, then it's obvious that the museum is the human mind and whatever we attach ourselves to can be transformed into a gallery, flimsy posters included.


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Task force tip: City Market wants to dream big
At a meeting on Thursday, July 7 at City Space on the Downtown Mall, the task force charged with finding a permanent location for the Charlottesville City Market is expected to recommend that the market stay put.
"It proposes a mixed-use 'Market District' involving the existing market site, the First Street South right-of-way and the Charlottesville Parking Center site," says local architect Gary Okerlund, who sits on the task force. "It's a complex but bold opportunity in which the city must take a strong lead."
Okerlund points to the controversial $150,000 design competition held by the City in 2007 to generate development ideas (the contest was called "Market Value," and incorprating the market was in the guidelines) for the two downtown parking lots (see the winners here), which many felt was a waste of money considering there was no developer actually interested in developing the site. The City Market Task Force, however, appears to think such a development is possible, and they will ask the city for a three-year agreement to begin to make it happen.
"The results could be exciting and equal the efforts in many other cities where a market is seen as a strong social and cultural landmark, and an economic magnet of real significance," says Okerlund, "or it can end up a rather ordinary market-in-a-parking lot, depending on the long-range vision of our leadership."
Originally, it was thought the task force would recommend an alternative site for the market, having grown tired of its "temporary" and cramped current location in the Water Street parking lot, and there was talk of moving to the Frank Ix property or the old Martha Jefferson Hospital site. But after farmers market expert David K. O'Neil visited in April, encouraging the task force to make a case for a permanent market in its current location, its looks like they've dug in their heels on the idea of staying put. And making the market grand.
"The recommendation does not include a design," says Okerlund, "but asks that the mixed-use district encompass the entire two blocks, contain structured parking underground, new retail, office, residential space overlooking the market site, a much larger market site capable of expansion and also serving as a public park."
Whoa! Underground parking? Sounds great, but is this plan realistic? Where will the money come from? And even if there were a willing developer, wouldn't it take years before something like this came to fruition?
"I think it's prudent to let the task force finish their job," says Kathy Kildea with Market Central Inc., the non-profit for the City Market, "and I look forward to attending the work session to hear the full presentation to Council."
"I am open to considering the notion that the market stays on Water St. in some form or fashion," says Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris, pointing out that Council will have to weigh the advantages of the task force's vision versus the economic benefits, "but I'm also interested to hear more about a couple of additional options that the task force explored, namely the Ix Factory downtown and the old circus grounds on High Street."
Again, to join the discussion, head over to City Space on the Downtown Mall on Thursday from 5 to 7pm.
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