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RICHMOND, Va. – All of the prisoners at Virginia's Richmond City Jail admit they made poor choices, and could be better fathers.
"I am definitely failing as a parent right now, just by being out of her life," Ronnell Glasgow said.
A few examples: Julian Edwards is serving four years for drug distribution, Joey Atkins is awaiting trial for illegal gun possession, and Glasgow is serving seven years for selling drugs, ABC News reported.
Most of the men are in their 20s and 30s. Gerald Ward is awaiting trial for guns and drug charges. He told us his daughter is only four. "But it's amazing what she understands. She understand that Daddy did something wrong, " he says.
As these troubled men serve out their sentences, their children pay a price – often spending the most important years of their lives without active father figures.
Regardless of the culture, there's something special and valued about the father-daughter bond, yet when these daughters go to visit their fathers in jail, they can only speak to them through a thick glass or on the telephone.
"It is hard for her to release and talk to me behind the glass," said Edwards.
In 2012, the father-daughter dance at the Richmond City Jail was born.
It was the brainchild of Angela Patton, who runs Camp Diva, a Richmond nonprofit aimed at empowering young girls. She had heard the concerns of a daughter who had a father in jail. The young girl wanted to attend an event where she could dance with her father too, like others girls and their fathers across the city.
Patton convinced Richmond City Sheriff C. T. Woody Jr. to host the dance inside the jail, and he agreed.
"They are not hard core criminals, they deserve a second chance," Woody said. "And they can be very good citizens and the best way to make a good citizen is to make good fathers."
Woody says he agreed because he feels that inmates who are allowed to dance with their daughters will be reminded why they should never return to jail once they're released.
On Saturday, June 8, a dance was held with daughters ranging from age 4 to 16.
"I did this because I know how important family is. Someone saved me. I haven't always been a law-abiding, law enforcement officer," Woody said.
Hours before the dance, the men expected to meet their daughters are brought suits and dress shoes to their jail cells. Some of them are wearing a tie for the first time. Outside of their orange jumpsuits, they look like everyday men.
At home, 8-year-old A'maya Thomas was getting ready too. Her father, Antoine Thomas, is serving time for robbing a bank. "I get to touch him and I get to hug him and I get to kiss him," she said.
When the big moment arrives, the young girls in brightly colored dresses are escorted down the drab and dreary halls of the jail. When they walk past the solid steel mechanical doors, the fathers waiting on the other side start to cry. The young girls bounce across the hall and into their fathers' arms.
The dance itself only lasts for a few hours, but in that short time, the young girls have real moments with their fathers.
When the men do time, their daughters do time, and they told us they plan to never let that happen to the girls again.
Ronnell Glasgow, here for selling drugs, promised to do better.
"I thought I needed material things to make my daughter happy, when what I needed was right in front of my face," he said.
ABC News' Michael Koenigs and Bradley Blackburn contributed to this report.


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Ah...the irony, since they mention that this is the flaw with FG in Cartoon Wars. And now SP goes down the same loser road.
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With all the talk of "what's your fave episode", there's one episode that I can't vote for. But it was by far my favorite. It was called Bigger, Longer, and Uncut. It had the best writing, awesome jokes, and I even enjoyed the showtunes. I hope T&M make another SP movie eventually. Maybe I'll look for tix to The Book of Mormon.
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As far as M&T beeing stressed or sad or whatever they just got like 80 million dollars alone on this last renew for SP (3 years) so I'm sure they will be ok if they get bashed on the boards a little.
I liked this episode, but SP hasn't been what made it great for awhile now. Kids being kids, and "I learned something today..." They used to be so smart, now they are just funny. I mean they still comment on social issues but but back in the hay day (2003ish) every episode was just golden.
To be fair there is only 1 episode of SP I don't like, and that's Osama bin laden has farty pants, its just not good or SP IMO. Crippled summer is kinda crap too but has it charm at least.
I just want an episode that brings back those feelings of utter joy like the first time I saw Woodland Critter..., Erection Day, Breast cancer show, or Bloody Mary (you need the disaprine!) mabey I'm just getting desensitized IDK.
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This was the first episode that I really enjoyed this season. Loved the dry humor for the wedding play-by-play.
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If you saw Not Without My Anus you would have already known the hideousness under that brown paper bag, and who put it on his headhoklai wrote:Did anyone else think that when Ugly Bob's bag came off his head, he would turn out to be Justin Bieber?
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hoklai wrote:Did anyone else think that when Ugly Bob's bag came off his head, he would turn out to be Justin Bieber?
Probably not, since 1) the character of Ugly Bob was introduced in season two's Not Without My Anus, at a time when Justin Bieber was a toddler. And 2) Justin Bieber was squished last season by Cthulhu.
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with a tradition like that how is a guy suppost to get an old fashion
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Maine, NH, shipyard workers rally against cuts
Decision to issue furloughs delayed two weeks.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers from Maine and New Hampshire rallied on Thursday to call on Congress to cancel automatic budget cuts that will affect their pay.
A crowd of about 200 shipyard workers gathered at noon on Thursday at Prescott Park in Portsmouth.
Click here for pictures from the rally.
The shipyard in Kittery, Maine, employs about 4,700 civilian workers in Maine and New Hampshire.
Civilian workers at the shipyard and throughout the United States expect to be told soon they will be forced to take 22 days off without pay between April and the end of the federal fiscal year on Sept. 30 if nothing happens to change the cuts, known as sequestration.
However, just hours after the rally, the Pentagon announced it was delaying the implementation of the furlough days by two weeks.
Workers said a 20 percent pay cut is going to severely impact their ability to survive financially.
"What the U.S. Congress need to do is they need to grow up, put their differences aside, go into a room and perform the people's business, just like the people on this island do every single day," said one worker.
Lee Anderson has 28 years at the shipyard, which means at least $800 less each month.
"You either got to go look for something else or you got to cut back in other areas, which means, maybe, we're not going out to eat as much, maybe, we're not buying a big ticket item. It's going to affect the local businesses. Also, Congress has to get it right and stop this foolishness with this sequestration cuts and look out for their federal workforce of 880,000 people," said Anderson.
Christopher Pepin has only one paycheck to fall back on. He said he might have to get a second job to fill the lost hours, but he doesn't know where.
"I want to work a 40-hour week like everybody else. They punish you at the yard if you do something wrong. They give you a day off. Now, we're not doing anything wrong, and they're giving us time off," said Pepin.
Craig Richardson, who has been at the yard for 20 years, is worried about the bigger picture.
"We put these war fighters down the road. They go out to sea because of us. This is going to impact scheduling. We've got Korea threatening us, the Middle East crisis, and we're sitting here with anchors down," said Richardson.


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Stephen Spinella on hair, bombs and his new play
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stephen Spinella's double life is about to get complicated, thanks to some new facial hair.
The two-time Tony Award-winner is starring on Broadway in "The Velocity of Autumn" and also moonlighting on TV in "Royal Pains." But to play the stage role, he's grown a soul patch and a mustache.
That might make the folks at USA Network fret. On their show, Spinella plays a clean-shaven, fastidious auction house curator. "I don't know if they know I have this," said Spinella, stroking his whiskers.
"I play a very sophisticated art dealer -- who has now grown a mustache and a soul patch," he added. "The writers are incredibly witty. I'm sure they'll reference something."
Spinella has been keeping people on their toes like that throughout his rich, busy career.
He starred in the original groundbreaking Broadway production of "Angels in America" as well as "Spring Awakening" and "Our Town" with Paul Newman. On TV, he's been in "24," ''Desperate Housewives" and "Alias." For the screen, Spinella had roles in "Lincoln" and "Milk."
Now he's sharing a stage with Estelle Parsons in the two-person play "The Velocity of Autumn," which opens Monday at the Booth Theatre after a successful stop in Washington, D.C.
Spinella plays an elderly woman's estranged son who reconnects after she barricades herself in her home. She's worried her kids want to put her in a nursing home and is armed with enough Molotov cocktails to take out the block. For the role, Spinella wears a ponytail, as well as his new facial hair, to show he's a bit of a dreamer and a wanderer.
Spinella recently sat down with The Associated Press to talk about his explosive new play, his hair and working with Paul Newman.
AP: What's this play like?
Spinella: It's very spare. Everything is insinuated. The full story has to be filled in by the actors and the audience. It's like the silt at the bottom of the river. It just lays there nicely unless you disturb it. This work disturbs things.
AP: Has this gotten very personal for you?
Spinella: It's hard for me right now because my mother passed away in October while I was doing this. In some ways, I was able to deal with that in a really constructive way because I have this project that I can actually siphon it into.
AP: Tell me about the booby-traps in the house. What's in those jars all over the stage?
Spinella: Developing fluid, and it turns out developing fluid isn't flammable. So they both are operating under the assumption that it's this incredibly flammable substance and it isn't at all. It's this completely unspoken joke. I just went on the Internet to find out.
AP: Have you raised this with the playwright, Eric Coble?
Spinella: No. My assumption is that he knows and it's a joke. I don't want to question it. In a way, if he doesn't know it's an even better joke.
AP: You wear a wig here. Have you ever had a ponytail in real life?
Spinella: No. I have super wavy, wavy hair and I could never get it really long because it's just so unruly. Actually, I did have it kind of long in the '70s. It was really curly and I wore sort of a 'fro -- an Italian 'fro with my mother's northern European hair color.
AP: Your career zings from TV "24" to drama like "Angels in America" to musicals like "Spring Awakening." It's all over.
Spinella: I don't play the same guy a lot because there really isn't a guy for me. There really isn't a type you can put me in that satisfies everything. And I'm physically nonconventional. I'm very thin, I have really skinny legs. Look, I'm not going to play Mark Wahlberg's sidekick in "Lone Survivor."
AP: You were last at the Booth Theatre for "Our Town" with Paul Newman in 2002. Any good memories?
Spinella: After we finished the run, we spent eight days getting ready to shoot it for Showtime. I have this wonderful memory of his wife, Joanne Woodward, whispering something in his ear and him laughing and laughing.
He then leaned over and whispered something in her ear, and she started laughing and laughing. This went on for two or three minutes. They just had so much fun with each other.
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Considering how it could have been for us…
We fared quite well.
Just a few inches and the area has power.
We cleaned up the cars and the drive…
I placed some seeds on top of the snow for the birds..
That's mom in the distance..We cleaned her car and Dad drove the car around to make sure it was safe before she left for Church.
An early winter wonderland..Bella enjoyed the snow…
From the news reports, Most of CT is out of power..
We were ready for the worst
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We would have been fine.
The flowers didn't fare so well~
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Trees and branches are laden down with snow and breaking, under its weight.
They weren't ready to give up their autumn glory, so soon..,,,
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On 2nd December 2007, two gig rowers from Cornwall, England, began their adventure to row across the Atlantic Ocean in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care. The self-built boat is called The Reason Why. Projects Abroad decided to sponsor the boat when a volunteer highlighted the cause.
The rowers Steve Gardner and Paul Harris are both members of Zennor Gig Club (Penzance). They will attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean in the 2007 Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race. The two friends have rowed together for 10 years and in May 2006 achieved a best ever 5th place in the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly, where over 90 gig crews from several different countries competed in this annual gig rowing spectacular.
Most rowers aim to finish the race in under 60 days, which means a return in January or February 2008.
Projects Abroad would like to wish Steve and Paul all the best.
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Experienced researchers in any field, whether chemistry, business management or medieval history, would testify that nothing beats getting your hands dirty by handling raw data and primary materials.
All the more eye-catching, then, are the findings of a study last year which reveal that today's generation of doctoral students are working in a research environment increasingly dominated by online journal articles and other published research materials, rather than primary resources such as newspapers, data sets, archives and manuscripts.
The consequences for these students are serious and far reaching.
Primary sources offer a range of perspectives and are essential in broadening the intellectual reach of doctoral research and creating new ideas. Wholly relying on published sources and failing to consult primary resources closes these avenues of exploration. If this trend continues, the researchers of tomorrow will have a weakened ability to analyse, interrogate or interpret a wide range of material and a narrower knowledge of their discipline.
The research behaviour of 17,000 doctoral students was analysed by the British Library and the independent charity Jisc. Their study, Researchers of Tomorrow, found that while students are more competent users of technology than ever before, the comparative ease with which they can access online journals and other similar resources means that many fail to make the most of primary resources available in libraries, archives and other collections.
More than 70 per cent turned to electronic journal articles in their most recent search for information, but only about 10 per cent turned to a digitised manuscript and fewer than 5 per cent used raw data.
The use of primary sources, whether physical or digital, is an essential foundation for innovative research. They offer the richest basis for conventional thinking to be challenged and new connections made. While published resources form the pivot of scholarly communications, a student who reviews only the published literature will miss out on the immediacy and insight that an oral history recording, a piece of data or an editorial cartoon can generate in an instant.
As well as limiting their analytical abilities and in-depth knowledge of their discipline, by overlooking primary sources researchers run the risk of entrenching this behaviour as current doctorate researchers go on to publish academic work and to supervise the next generation of students.
The study also revealed an over-reliance on search engines, with 30 per cent of researchers across all disciplines using Google as their first port of call when searching for information. While this is inevitable in an age when most information is found online, we need to guard against a slackening in the pace of change and originality in the next generation's research, as Google continues to lead researchers into a convenience store of instantly available published resources.
Technology is not a threat to primary resources. Digital advances are transforming access to research materials. A digital archive can be stretched, amended, geo-referenced and mined in ways that would not be possible with a traditional item. Maps, newspapers, manuscripts and sound recordings are being digitised and can be manipulated and reinterpreted in ways unimaginable to a researcher even 10 years ago.
Today's doctoral students, as the first generation to have grown up with ubiquitous digital technology, have the opportunity to generate more innovative and creative research than ever, with a wealth of new digital tools in their hands that can be combined with more traditional resources.
While technology should not be blamed for the decline in the use of primary resources, a probable cause is that researchers do not know how to find the resources. The study suggests that many students lack training and awareness, with as many as 35 per cent saying that they did not receive any face-to-face training in information-seeking skills in the previous academic year despite 65 per cent ranking it as their most important training need. Responsibility for reversing this trend lies with the whole sector.
Subject librarians in universities, doctoral supervisors and other key support staff among business schools and research institutions need to ensure that researchers are properly trained how to find resources and to impress upon them the importance of primary resources. Without such training there is a danger that research will become homogenised and that the UK's higher education landscape could be affected as research becomes less innovative and increasingly conservative.
We need to empower the researchers of tomorrow to harness all the research opportunities at their fingertips. The British Library is already addressing this by working with the next generation of researchers who are starting their doctorates this year. Today's students are tomorrow's academics, business leaders and educators. By inspiring them to draw on primary materials, as well as the published materials available to them, we can help them emerge as a fully-rounded and confident generation of thinkers whose talents will fuel the creativity and new business ideas of the future.
Roly Keating is chief executive of the British Library.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Duval County School Board may change guidelines for promoting and holding back some elementary school students based on their reading skills.
Right now, students in kindergarten through second grade take a state reading test known as FAIR.
If students score below a certain level, they must attend summer school to move on to the next grade.
Under the proposed policy, parents, teachers and administrators will review the student's progress and reading level to decide if the child should move to the next grade.
The district says the FAIR test doesn't necessarily tell educators if children are reading at grade level.
Summer school would still be held for struggling readers, but it wouldn't necessarily be required for promotion.
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Thank you, Jim.
I hope one day soon that you'll change your mind when another Alan L. Bates story comes to mind and we'll get instalment number 11. As far as you being no writer, Fred Way or Alan himself couldn't have done any better keeping us on the edge of our seats waiting for the next story to be told.
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Thanks, Jim, for this whole series of Alan rememberances. You say you're no writer, but I beg to disagree. Thanks again for shining some light on a true character who enriched many lives.
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Alan Bates and Me 10 Final InstallmentAlan's last public appearance was at the Howard Museum. For several years Howard's had an annual "Fall Into Art" exhibit each October which was underwritten by a museum supporter. I got involved because I had just finished scanning all Howards 1800+ glass plate negatives. It was decided that the exhibit was going to be a showing of some of the best Howard photo's. The "Fall Into Art" exhibit went on for three weeks and each Sunday there would be a featured speaker, the first week was a photo critic, the second week was an historic photo expert and they chose me to be the third weeks speaker to talk about the Howard collection. Just like I'm no writer, I'm certainly no public speaker and, besides that, what is there to say for an hour about a photo collection? I decided to go in another direction....I decided to put a panel together of people who actually knew Loretta Howard and we would talk about our experiences with that wonderful lady. I asked Alan, Kenny Howe, Loretta's grand daughter, Ruth, Keith Norrington, and Keenon Coleman to join me. The first two seminars were very lightly attended, but it was a standing room only crowd for our panel discussion; I believe Alan was the big draw. It went very well and I think those who attended enjoyed themselves.
I drove Alan over there that day. He told Eyvan Knight that the doctors had told him he had only about three months to live. Alan never mentioned that to me but when I let him out after driving him home he said, "that was my last public appearance". I didn't believe him, I knew he was sick, but not that sick. A couple of weeks later I heard that they had admitted Alan to the Hospice hospital. Alan would have none of that; he did everything he could to get himself kick out. He did such things as at two in the morning he would turn his tv all the way up, tangle himself in the cord so the nurse couldn't get to it (the old Alan was back). He succeeded, they sent him home. Alan had always said that he wasn't afraid of death, it was the dying he was afraid of. Alan also didn't believe in life after death.
About a week before Christmas one of Alan's daughters called me and said Alan wanted to see me. We had a nice final visit, we didn't say good-bye, we just talked and when I left, he gave me a hug. It was just a couple of weeks later on New Years day Alan died. He was cremated. Kenny Howe and I were honored by an invitation by the family to attend Alan's private burial in the Bates' family section in Cave Hill Cemetery. Rita did not attend. Alan didn't want a funeral, he wanted a party in his honor which he had several months later on the BELLE OF LOUISVILLE where many stories were exchanged. Alan would have liked that.
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Recently I purchased some of the Tim Holtz binder rings and thought little minis would be a cute item for me to make for RAKs and gifts. My challenge was to use up things that I've had in my stash for more than 6 months. I accomplished that with the Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday paper collection, Prima packaging, Prima hydrangeas, scrap paper, ribbon remnants, Bloomers, Cardstock, and beads. Nothing in this album except the binding rings was new - NOTHING.
I decided to use Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday collection because of its bright colors and ledger styled "B sides".
On the cover, I bound the book with cardstock, and used 4x6 panels of the paper collection to decorate. I used Pink Paislee packaging to die cut the book plate, and hand wrote "A Story". Butterflies were punched from scraps and Prima Hydrangea flowers were used with buttons as centers. Webster's Pages Bloomers and eyelet lace soften the spine. I used two mini binder clips from an office supply store, and attached charms and a chain for the perfect closure.
Prima packaging was used to make a double pocket. For extra notes, I ripped some paper from a small notebook, and placed it in the pocket. I included 2 small tags in the upper pocket. On the right the banner at the bottom was printed on the bottom strip of the paper collection. Remember to look for embellishments on this strip that is often tossed.
On this page, the mini page with the tag, is Prima packaging that I sewed together to make a pocket. I love that this paper collection matches the ledger style packaging so well.
Again Prima Packaging was used to create the pocket on this page.
I used a glassine bag as a pocket on this page, and used the strips at the bottom of the paper collection as an embellishment.
On this page I used washi tape on the left page. To mimic the same look on the right I used some of the Pink Paislee Packaging cut in the same style on the right.
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- By Anna Sachse, CTW Features
- Category: Cakes, Candy, Confections & Desserts
Often thought of as a niche southern tradition, the groom's cake has become increasingly popular everywhere – Prince William even chose an elegantly decorated but unconventional biscuit cake for 2011's royal wedding.
Although historical accounts vary, one theory states that the groom's cake originated in the 17th century as a rich, dark fruit cake baked by the groom's parents that was then wrapped in small packages and distributed to guests to enjoy on their long trip home. (Some people still slice it and send it home as a favor.) According to legend, if an unwed woman placed the pastry beneath her pillow, she would dream of her future husband.
These days, the groom's cake may make its appearance at the reception, (separate from the wedding cake), where all the guests can share in the creativity. But the detail and magnitude can overshadow the wedding cake, so couples choose to serve it at the rehearsal dinner. Chocolate and candy flavors always are popular. Funfetti-style cakes are a groom favorite, as is red velvet.
On the whimsical end of the design spectrum, the groom's cake is a great way to showcase his passions or background in an event that is often largely about the bride. Sports themes to a replica of a fraternity house, a couple dancing in the Stanford water fountain, the groom's favorite car and a wolf howling at the moon, for a groom named Wolfe.
But if you're looking for a sophisticated twist, separate cakes taste just as sweet.
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The poor anti-same-sex-marriage crowd feels "outgunned and underfinanced" in their fight to prevent state recognition of same-sex couples. In New York, for instance, the Catholic Church has been absent from the struggle. Why?
The state's Roman Catholic bishops have been somewhat distracted, too, having focused their lobbying energies this session on defeating a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse to bring civil claims, and have appeared unprepared for the battle over marriage.NYT 5/20
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Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, home to Michael Bowes-Lyon, the 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Birthplace and childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. Reputedly one of the most haunted castles in Britain. William Shakespeare chose Glamis Castle as the setting for 'The Scottish Play'. I can't bring myself to write the true name of the play, old habits die hard and I am a bit superstitious!
Top Withens, Nr Haworth, West Yorkshire, the plaque below explains...
Daphne du Maurier at her home, Menabilly, Cornwall. The house she fell in love with, the house that inspired Mandelay and Rebecca.
I hope you will all be hauntingly inspired this Halloween.


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This month it is expected that the U.S. Senate will begin debate on comprehensive gun safety legislation in reaction to the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Unfortunately, the one direct law that could have lessened the carnage in those classrooms, a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, will not be part of the bill.
The reason? Because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had to strip the assault weapons ban from the final bill. The reason he stripped it? According to a number of stories in national publications including Politics USA and Bloomberg News, it was stripped because six members of the Democratic caucus refused to support the bill if the assault weapons ban was included. Losing those six votes meant that Democrats went from 55 votes to 49 — one vote short of a majority.
The six members of the Democratic caucus who stopped the assault-weapons ban from being included were: Max Baucus and Jon Tester of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin of West Virginia…
…and our Sen. Angus King.
Had King indicated his support for the weapons ban it would have meant 50 votes in favor. With 50 votes, Vice President Joe Biden would have cast the deciding vote. Instead, the ban will be debated as an amendment and almost assuredly will fail.
While the rest of the bill is essential, and I hope it passes, the loss of the one gun measure that could have actually prevented the assault on one of our elementary schools is tragic. None of the other provisions around expanding background checks and tightening gun trafficking laws would have mattered in Newtown, as Adam Lanza's mother purchased the weapon legally.
So, instead of joining the moderate positions of U.S. Sens. Bill Cohen, George Mitchell, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, all giants of Maine politics who have supported the ban, and instead of voting with the will of the majority of Maine people, King will be succumbing to the will of the National Rifle Association.
I am not sure why King does not have the courage to stand up to the NRA on this issue. When he was campaigning for the seat he currently holds, he was shunned by the NRA for his commonsense response on guns, and Michael Bloomberg dumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into the race in support of King. In fact, before Bloomberg's support, Republican Charlie Summers, the NRA's candidate, had come within striking distance of taking the lead.
Now, King is parroting the NRA line that hunting rifles in Maine bear all the same features of a semi-automatic assault rifle. He is repeating the worn-out claim that a ban on assault weapons is more cosmetic than functional.
I wonder if the parents of the children in Newtown believe that the Bushmaster XM15-E2S that Lanza used merely "looks more menacing," as King recently stated.
And I wonder why Lanza did not use a hunting rifle if the weapons are so similar?
Thankfully, King still has a chance to do the right thing. When the bill comes to the floor, an amendment will be offered to include the assault weapons ban. At that moment, I pray that King will do the right thing and vote for the one measure that actually had a chance of impacting the loss of 20 innocent elementary school students.
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Tuesday, 22 December 2015
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Our vision is of a society where no one should experience discrimination on the grounds of their mental health.
Mental health problems are extremely common across society, with one in four of us experiencing them in any year. Despite being so common, people from all communities will still experience discriminatory attitudes and behaviours that can prevent people from speaking out, seeking support and playing full and active roles in our communities. The impact of mental health stigma and discrimination will vary between communities as mental health has a cultural context that affects the way communities talk about the subject and engage with people who have mental health problems. In some cultures depression, for example, doesn't exist and in others an experience of a mental health problem can be attached to a sense of shame.
For the African and Caribbean communities a key issue is the overrepresentation of young African and Caribbean men in mental health services. Misconceptions and stereotypes have led to a perception that this group is more likely to pose a risk of violent behaviour and, as a result, they are more likely to be treated as inpatients and sectioned when compared to other groups. It is well documented that this has led to a fear of talking about mental health issues more openly and a fear of using mental health services. Research by the Race Equality Foundation (2011) also highlighted fears that discrimination against Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) communities and migrant service users will increase in the austerity climate and whilst commissioning arrangements change.
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text: By their powers combined, they are Captain Sitting Around In A Chair! Five of the country's "legendary" names in gaming are converging on the E for All Expo in the name of ending hunger, once and for a little while! Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, Billy Mitchell, Justin Wong, Todd Rogers and TriForce will be taking on all comers at E for All next weekend, with the price of admission being one perishable food item to be donated to the Los Angeles Food Bank for the upcoming holiday season. Each gamer is playing a specific game - FatalONEty has Doom 4, Billy "Hot Sauce" Mitchell on Donkey Kong, Justin Wong is rocking Marvel VS. Capcom 2, Todd Rogers will be on Gorf (hell yeah), and finally TriForce takes it tiny with Tetris DS. It's actually a pretty sweet thing they're doing here, so if you're planning on attending E For All, bring along some canned food, and not the generic crap. It's for the holidays, dammit. Hit the jump for more info.The League of Legendary Gamers For perhaps the only time in history, 5 of the Nations most recognized gamers come together for one common cause, "Feed the hungry". In an attempt to do what matters most and fulfill an obligation as productive citizens of the United States of America; Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, Billy Mitchell, Justin Wong, Todd Rogers and TriForce will work with E For All Expo in a joint effort to collect food for the Los Angeles Food Bank for the upcoming holiday. The 5 Kings of gaming will use their prolific gaming ability to raise food for the hungry at the E For All expo. A League like no other Attendees will be able to challenge The 5 Kings in gaming on the E for All Gamers Stage. Challenges will be set by each of the 5 gamers in their respective game. In order to participate in the challenge, attendees will need at least 1 perishable food good as entry fee to the challenge. Each participant will receive a raffle ticket which will be raffled on Sunday October 5th 2008 at 3pm to win a Nintendo Wii sponsored by GameExpress.com and autographed by all 5 gamers in the League of Legendary Gamers. Challenge the Masters and their Games * · Fatal1ty: Doom 4 * · TriForce: Tetris DS * · Billy Mitchell: Donkey Kong * · Todd Rogers: Gorf * · Justin Wong: Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Background of Featured Gamers Billy Mitchell: Originally from Holyoke, Massachusetts, Billy Mitchell grew up in South Florida and began playing games at the age of sixteen. In 1982 the name Billy Mitchell has resonated throughout the classic arcade scene. As the gaming pioneer for the competitive elite, Billy has since become the ambassador for gaming world wide. Justin Wong: Hailing from the Empire State, New York City; at age 22, Justin "Marvelous" Wong has competed in numerous fighting game tournaments, both domestically and internationally. His road to becoming the King of Fighters began at Double Perfect Productions LLC: "SRK" Evolution International Fighting Game Series originally called the B-series, where he subsequently went on a (8) year reign as the (6) time Marvel vs. Capcom2 world Champion. This established the young gamers rise to supremacy in the fighting game genre. TriForce: Hailing from the Empire State, New York City; at the tender age of 4, TriForce has played videogames because of his love for adventure such as the Legend of Zelda. TriForce has always sought out new ways to master the games in which he plays. TriForce holds 30 plus world records in gaming, a 2 time Guinness World Record holder and also the first gamer to receive the Nintendo Wii from President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Amie who autographed his Wii. Fatal1ty: Originally from Houston Texas, Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel is the most accomplished, professional PC gamer in history. As the world's most famous PC gamer he spreads interest in PC gaming wherever he goes and, in the process, has become the sport's worldwide ambassador. He presently reigns as the holder of 10 major championships, winning titles in 5 different games, a feat never before accomplished. Todd Rogers: Has been setting world record high score since 1980. With the wide variety of system consoles that are out today you can only imagine what Todd is hard at work doing. Todd Rogers as a member of "The U.S. National Video Game Team" history's first team of professional video game players back in the mid 80's. Originally from Chicago now residing in Brooksville Florida, Todd Rogers who was crowned "The King of Video Games" by most media, and recognized world wide for his vast video gaming championship titles is featured in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records on page 155.


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Monday, June 1, 2009
Young Allies Preview
Sorry for the late post. I'm not firing on all cylinders today. Hopefully, I can get back up to speed by tomorrow. In the meantime, Newsarama has a 7 page art preview for Young Allies.
Later this week, I'll be returning to my hometown, Daytona Beach, FL, to attend my 10-year high school reunion. After that is my visit to the Natural History Museum, followed by Wizard World Philly. June looks to be a busy month.
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Love your color palette in these pages especially 3,4, and 7. I've noticed that your colors are a bit brighter which is a good thing. I had taken a class for digital coloring and the main rule to digital coloring is to use as little or no black (K) at all when choosing colors in the CMYK slider. Because if you have any K in your palette it will totally dull the colors and be different from screen to actual print. Also the teacher had told us that you can make any dark colors without having to use any K you just have to choose the right level mixtures between (C)yan (M)agenta and (Y)ellow. Great job and can't wait to see it on the shelves!
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You've accomplished a lot more in your 10 years out of high school than I had. (I was busy graduating from RISD on the same day as my reunion.)ReplyDelete
Wow, looks like OpenID login didn't quite work right. Way to go Blogger. (This is just to say, that was me, btw.)ReplyDelete
Hey Paolo congrads on a job well done . So now that you have done both . Do you find yourself preferring the traditional comics approach over the painted approach or is it something you see yourself bouncing back and forth between?ReplyDelete
i hope that i have a bad ass job like yours, or something to brag about, the day my 10 year reunion comes.ReplyDelete
the cool thing about this, thier is no substitute fo doing things right. the simple colors are all that's needed, to compliment the ink. awesome Paolo...ReplyDelete
peace out
I really like how you're using subdued colour, with barely any rendering. Most comics are horribly over-rendered; there's a lot to say for flat colour done well. Kudos to you sir.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the kind words, guys. I just saw an advanced copy of the book and it printed perfectly!!!!! I couldn't be happier.ReplyDelete
Manny, I'm going to devote an entire post to my new coloring specs. I've heard what you're talking about, but that wasn't my main issue.
Ray, I think I'm pretty much done with painted comics. I still like painting, but just covers now. Glad I did it, though. Nothing makes you better at painting than painting 167 comic pages (except, of course, painting 170).


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EDMONTON - Three years after global energy prices tanked, Alberta's oilsands are booming once again.
But industry players say they're already bracing for what they fear lies ahead: chronic labour shortages and soaring cost pressures, two factors that caused so much havoc during the last boom.
As 2012 began, the number of workers employed in the province was already five per cent above its pre-recession high, the Conference Board of Canada says, handily outstripping the national growth rate.
Over the next two years, the board predicts Alberta will create 132,900 net new jobs — or about 40,000 more people than the entire population of Red Deer — cutting the province's unemployment rate to 4.5 per cent by 2013. That's just one per cent above the pre-recession lows of 2007.
The provincial government's long-term job creation estimates are equally rosy. It expects more than 600,000 new jobs will be created in Alberta by 2021.
All that job growth is attracting more interprovincial and international migrants. Calgary and Edmonton ranked as the two fastest-growing major cities in Canada between 2006 and 2011, according to the latest federal census.
But if the provincial job growth forecasts prove accurate, even that won't be enough to meet Alberta's expanding labour needs.
Two years ago, the Alberta government forecast a shortage of 77,000 workers over the coming decade. Since then, that estimate has grown by nearly 50 per cent, to about 114,000 workers.
The Petroleum Human Resources Council says nearly 40,000 new workers will be needed in the energy sector by 2020 just to replace those who retire, plus 90,000 additional oilpatch workers.
"Over the next 10 years we think that, apart from the Albertans and Canadians who will take on new jobs in the energy industry, we are probably looking to fill about 100,000 jobs that we won't have enough people" for, says Alberta Premier Alison Redford, who was in Chicago last week to meet with business and labour groups.
"When we say that, their eyes just pop out, because in some places down here they're at 20 per cent unemployment. So they really want those people to be able to come up" to Alberta, she says.
Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has heard the message loud and clear, and he's vowing to make changes to the immigration point system to speed up the flow of foreign skilled workers to Canada. But that alone won't fill the gap, as Kenney acknowledges.
Like so much of what goes on in Alberta, all this expected growth is being driven by the oilsands, the world's third-largest crude oil reserves. Getting all that gooey bitumen extracted, processed, upgraded and transported is a costly, complex, labour-intensive process.
And as oil prices have rebounded strongly since early 2009, those labour needs have only grown, according to a recent study by Deloitte, a major consulting firm.
"Through 2009 and early 2010, Deloitte gathered industry intelligence to quantify the outlook for oilsands development and estimate the associated labour requirement," the report says.
"At that time, despite the global recession, it was estimated that annual labour demand for the construction, operations and engineering workforce would steadily increase and peak in 2014 at approximately 39,000 workers."
Since then, the pace of spending in the oilsands — including billions of dollars of new investment from China, South Korea, Japan and Thailand — has only accelerated, intensifying the demand for skilled labour.
"A recent update to this outlook now indicates a faster ramp-up in the likely oilsands-related labour requirements, with peak demand now forecasted at 52,000 workers in 2015," says Deloitte.
"It's very scary," says Geoffrey Cann, a Calgary-based partner with Deloitte, and one of the report's co-authors. "When you can't find the right person to do the job, you'll take a person with a lower skill level, so the industry winds up with the wrong individuals to do the job."
Those dynamics played out at the peak of the last cycle, in 2007 and early 2008, he says. "The industry unfortunately was pressed into hiring based on straight-up availability, not capability or quality. And the consequences were painful."
Combined with poor upfront planning and co-ordination, engineering snafus, and skyrocketing costs for steel and other supplies, that led to multibillion-dollar cost overruns for several major projects, and a big black eye for the Alberta energy industry as a whole.
When oil prices crashed to just $33 (US) a barrel in early 2009, companies slashed budgets, shelved projects, and vowed to bring greater discipline to bear on spending in future.
Some took more radical steps. For their $10.9 billion (Cdn) Kearl oilsands project, ExxonMobil and Imperial Oil used a Korean supplier to fabricate dozens of huge modules, which were then shipped across the Pacific to Washington state, and trucked to Alberta.
After activists in the Pacific Northwest got wind of the scheme, however, they launched a series of public protests and legal challenges, causing costly delays, and raising serious doubts about whether Kearl would meet its scheduled startup in late 2012.
Eventually, ExxonMobil and Imperial had to chop about 200 of the oversized modules in half to transport them to the Kearl site, northeast of Fort McMurray.
Regardless, the costly hiccups haven't dissuaded ExxonMobil and Imperial. In December, they announced they were moving ahead with the $8.9-billion second phase of Kearl, even though development costs have risen by 24 per cent, or roughly $5 billion over the project's life.
To help cap labour cost pressures, Kearl's workers are being flown to the site from across Canada.
Other producers are trying different tactics. To curb costs at its $2.5-billion Sunrise Phase One in situ project, Husky Energy is negotiating lump-sum contracts for both labour and materials, and also building modules elsewhere.
Still, observers say the writing is on the wall, with rising cost pressures, growing labour shortages and, possibly, by 2014 or 2015, a repeat of the same frenzied market conditions that occurred before the last boom went bust.
"The signs are there" says Lance Mortlock of Ernst & Young, which also completed a recent study of oilsands labour challenges. "With about $22 billion a year in projects, with the labour challenges we anticipate, we could start to see what we saw before (in 2007-08)."
In the past, Alberta could rely on provinces like Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador for workers. No longer. Saskatchewan is enjoying a resource-driven boom of its own, and its unemployment rate is nearly as low as Alberta's. Newfoundland and Labrador's oil industry is also on a roll.
While the high loonie and weakness in manufacturing has hurt Ontario's economy, a pickup in U.S. auto sales has fuelled hopes for a rebound in the province's auto sector. Toyota says it may even expand its two Ontario plants.
While B.C.'s jobless rate is around seven per cent, demand for skilled tradespeople on the West Coast is also on the upswing, thanks to an $8-billion federal shipbuilding contract and plans for one or more LNG (liquefied natural gas) export facilities at Kitimat.
Internationally, Alberta also faces stiff competition in its own backyard. Australia, which has already locked up some $500 billion (US) of LNG contracts with Asian customers, has actively recruited in Edmonton and Calgary.
Demographic trends pose another stiff challenge. The oldest baby boomers reached age 65 in 2011, and the youngest ones turn 50 this year, which means the next 15 years will see a steady exodus of retirees. The bottom line: it's getting tougher to find qualified workers, despite the fact that 250,000 people emigrate to Canada every year.
That's because few of them have the trades skills or construction experience that provinces like Alberta need.
"Of the more than 250,000 immigrants coming into the country every year, less than 700 a year would actually have construction skills," says Merit Contractors Association chief Stephen Kushner.
"It's shocking, and so you have to ask, why is that? Well, we have a point system under federal immigration rules that doesn't recognize the value of construction workers. They don't have advanced degrees, but they have tangible skills we need in the marketplace. Unfortunately, they're not rewarded through the point system."
In response Kenney, the immigration minister, promises to introduce changes later this year.
The temporary foreign workers program also gets failing grades from Kushner. Too much red tape, he says.
"We need to reduce the amount of time it takes to process these workers. Right now if you need a temporary foreign worker on a job site, it could be anywhere from six to eight months. They can go to Australia much quicker with less red tape, so Canada is not in a very competitive position."
In a bid to push the feds into action before the labour crunch hits, 19 Alberta business groups recently banded together to form the Alberta Coalition for Action on Labour Shortages.
But governments aren't the only ones at fault. Some observers say Alberta's energy industry is sometimes its own worst enemy. Instead of working collaboratively to solve problems such as labour recruitment, major firms insist on competing with one another, even when it makes little sense, they say.
For instance, some oilsands producers insist on segregating their crews when they travel by bus to and from work sites, so they can't mingle with employees from other firms. That increases costs and traffic congestion for all.
Critics say some Alberta companies haven't recognized that they're not competing against one another so much as they are against other major oil-producing regions around the world for capital, talent and resources.
"The right way to think about the competition is this basin of oil relative to other basins of oil," says Deloitte's Geoffrey Cann. "If the participants in this basin drive their own cost structures up such that the basin becomes uneconomic, then the party is over for everybody, and that would be disastrous."


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But introverted speakers do benefit from understanding how this personality factor applies to public speaking and presenting, so they can better plan and manage it. Here are the best of The Eloquent Woman's insights for introverts on public speaking:
- Get a better handle on your speaker self: If you're an introvert, or think you might be one, you'll benefit from thinking through these four factors, including your introversion, before you figure out what you need to improve as a speaker.
- Factor in your personality type takes that a step further and looks at the differences between extroverts and introverts when it comes to public speaking--using Hillary Clinton as an introvert example. Two good books on understanding your personality type also are noted.
- A checklist to prepare the whole speaker--annotated for introverts: This checklist works for any speaker, but introverts will want to prepare even more for public speaking or presenting tasks, so it's ideal for them. I've included specific questions introverts should ask on this list that looks at all aspects of what a speaker should consider before a presentation, meeting or speech, from body and mind to equipment and audience.
- 8 reasons speakers should check (out) your audience at the door: Does the idea of connecting with a big audience scare you back into your seat? Try this effective tactic--one that works well for either extroverts or introverts, for different reasons--to get to know your audience before you begin speaking.
- Does an introvert's speaking style aid leadership? Most introverts think extroverts always win in the workplace, but introverts have important bonuses. You're less likely to wing it and more likely to bring a thoughtful approach, among other advantages. Read this post to make the most of your introvert advantages.
- Speaking up for introverts: A business coach took the time to analyze her introversion and pinpoint what it means for her in everyday meetings, speeches and presentations. Learn from her roadmap to how she needs to handle interactions--she translates it all into "What does that need to look like on Monday morning?"
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Motorola claims they're coming out with a couple dozen Android phones in 2010, and with a crop so big a few of them are bound to be pretty weird. This render suggests that the MOTOSPLIT might be one of those.
Like the Samsung Alias 2 before it, the MOTOSPLIT shown here sports a keyboard that has tiny touch screens for keys, though this one has the unique ability to slide out in landscape or portrait orientation. Depending on the way its being held, or maybe the application its running, the mini screens update on the fly. Neat!
Not so neat is the part of the report that claims its specs will be more or less the same as the Backflip's, which means its essentially relegated to Motorola's junior varsity smartphone squad.
Still, Android Community's rumors are just that, and it's possible that come the season—Motorola expects the phone to be ready for Q3—MOTOSPLIT will have the power to match its versatility. [Android Community via SlashGear]


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Bill Keale was born on Oahu and comes from a family of musicians. Bill talks about watching his mother sing and play the ukelele with emotion and feeling; his Uncle Moe Keale and cousin Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole also had their impact on him. In the '90's Bill moved to Bend where he was voted most popular singer three years running. Listen to his gentle, passionate voice and guitar and hear his story of making a place in music.
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I had hoped the decisive results of the recent election would have quieted the ferment about secession in Virginia, but it seems not. The people appear uneasy and distrustful of those they have chosen to represent them. The reports from Richmond are unfavorable, they say. The Union delegates are parleying with their adversaries, arguing questions of States rights, and considering compromises. This does not satisfy the people. They wish the convention to vote down the question of secession conclusively – to emphasize the adherence of Virginia to the Union under all circumstances – for them to adjourn and come home. They insist that unless this is done presently they will be betrayed and sold.
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Jason Aldean Superfan Attends 100th Concert, Gets Surprise From the Singer
Jason Aldean's fans are a committed group, but one of them in particular, Holly Hazell, is extremely dedicated to the singer. In fact, she may be his biggest fan, as she recently attended her 100th Aldean show.
Unbeknownst to her, the 'Big Green Tractor' hitmaker wanted to help her celebrate this monumental feat.
At a show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aldean pulled Hazell onstage with him for a little surprise that her two best friends helped orchestrate. "Now, 100 shows -- I'll be honest, I don't like anybody that much; I'm just sayin'," Aldean told her to the audience's delight. "But that's a huge deal and so we got you a little present here, which is a ticket commemorating your 100th show, from us. Just want to say a huge thank you to you for the support -- not only this year and the last couple years, but since day one."
He enveloped her in a hug before she walked offstage with her autographed, giant-sized ticket to loud cheers coming from other fans. His biggest fan had the best night of her life, and you can be Aldean felt pretty good too when he saw the type of dedication his fans have to him and his music.
Hazell has been to shows in 30 states, and is always impressed with the singer's performance, no matter where she is. "It's never the same show. They're just on a whole other level than any artist I've ever seen before," she explains. "Every single show that I go to just draws me in more and more."
Her jaw-dropping experience certainly speaks to the type of stage presence and huge fanbase that Aldean has acquired over the years -- Hazell has been going to his shows since 2006.
Aldean, who co-hosted the 2013 CMT Music Awards this week, is on tour through October -- likely with Hazell in tow.


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In groups of 3, the students will perform a Virtual Usability Review by doing the following steps
In groups of 3, the students will perform a Virtual Usability Review by doing the following steps
* Roles: Interviewer, Recorder (screen capture, video recording of the user, and audio feedback), and
* Roles: Interviewer, Recorder (screen capture, video recording of the user, and audio feedback), and
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|User Experience Review
|Students will interact with an existing open source software project, review the user experience, sketch mock-ups of how to make the software work and flow better, and document ideas for betterment of the software. Optionally: instructor can initiate contact with the open source project leaders to determine which parts of the software they would like feedback on. Then, the students can focus on those areas and contribute the best write-ups back to the open source project community.
|Prerequisite Knowledge
| Prior to attempting this activity, students need to know
|Learning Objectives
| After completing this activity, students should
Background reading material includes:
- "The future of open source is a better user experience", by Nick Yeates, http://opensource.com/life/15/3/user-experience-open-source-future
- "What is User Experience Design?", by Jacob Gube, http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/10/05/what-is-user-experience-design-overview-tools-and-resources/
- "Usability 101: Introduction to Usability", by Jakob Nielsen, http://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-101-introduction-to-usability/
- Possible humanatarian open source projects are listed at this site: http://www.socialcoding4good.org/
Are there other activities the student should have done first?
- Might be helpful for students to conduct a FOSS Field Trip type activity, such as OS_Project_Comparison_Activity, to learn more about this or other open source projects before working with it
What is the rational for this activity?
Helpful hints for faculty:
- This activity can be enhanced by having the instructor develop a relationship with members of a specific open source community. This would allow opportunities such as
- Having a conference call with open source community manager to answer student questions about the project
- Having a conference call with users of the open source project that describes how they use it and what issues they have with the software
- Having the opportunity of suggestions getting accepted back into the community
What should the student do?
Selection of project: Compare usability of GNOME 2 vs. GNOME 3 vs. KDE
In groups of 3, the students will perform a Virtual Usability Review by doing the following steps
- Roles: Interviewer, Recorder (screen capture, video recording of the user, and audio feedback), and Participant
- Observer: Note what the participant does AND what the outcomes were. For example, how many places did they click before getting to the correct place? How long did it take to complete the task? For example: "On task 5, user first tried to look at Desktop. Then, user tried to look at Taskbar and didn't find it there."
- Students will complete a set of tasks without any instructions
- Open a terminal
- Create a text file
- Make a directory or folder
- Search for and launch the application "GIMP", an open-source image manipulation tool similar to PhotoShop
- Launch a Web Browser
- Using the Web Browser, find a picture of the Linux Penguin and save it to the computer
- Insert the picture into a word processing package
What will the student hand in?
How will the activity be graded?
How will learning will be measured?
Include sample assessment questions/rubrics.
What should the instructor know before using this activity?
What are some likely difficulties that an instructor may encounter using this activity?
Additional Information:
|Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit
|What ACM Computing Curricula 2013 https://www.acm.org/education/CS2013-final-report.pdf knowledge area and units does this activity cover?
|What specific topics are addressed? The Computing Curriucula 2013 provides a list of topics - https://www.acm.org/education/CS2013-final-report.pdf
|Level of Difficulty
|Is this activity easy, medium or challenging?
|Estimated Time to Completion
|How long should it take for the student to complete the activity?
|What does the student need? Internet access, IRC client, Git Hub account, LINUX machine, etc.?
|Who wrote this activity?
|Is there another activity on which this activity is based? If so, please provide a link to the original resource.
|Under which license is this material made available? (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)
Suggestions for the Open Source Project:
Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License


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Washington (CNN) - Attorney General Eric Holder's off-the-record meetings with the news media on guidelines for handling investigations of leaks to journalists suddenly are not so buttoned-up.
The Justice Department's initial ground rules for the discussions proved so controversial many organizations declined to participate, including the Associated Press, the New York Times and CNN.
Updated 8:40 p.m. ET Friday 5/31
(CNN) – A newly obtained video has the IRS running damage control on a new front, as the embattled agency prepares for the release next week of an inspector general report that will be critical of how money was spent on staff conferences.
In the video, an apparent team-building exercise, employees are taught the Cupid Shuffle dance move as they prepare to present the dance as a group at a 2010 conference.
White House (CNN) - There was no mention of Syria Friday when President Obama made brief public remarks about his meeting with NATO's secretary-general on Afghanistan and other pressing global security issues at the White House.
But in an interview with CNN, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the ongoing crisis was very much on the agenda behind closed doors.
Updated 5:49 p.m. ET Friday 5/31
Washington (CNN) – The Internal Revenue Service has told House GOP investigators they have identified 88 IRS employees who may have documents relevant to the congressional investigation into targeting of conservative groups, according to a congressional source familiar with the investigation.
The IRS asked these employees to preserve all the "responsive documents" on their computers, and it has been in the process of collecting it all to comply with congressional requests for information. The IRS missed its May 21st deadline to turn over documents to the House Ways and Means Committee.
CNN's GUT CHECK | for May 31, 2013 | 5 p.m.
– n. a pause to assess the state, progress or condition of the political news cycle
FROM SANTA FE TO WASHINGTON: GOP HEAVYWEIGHTS LINING UP BEHIND MARTINEZ… Congressional leaders, potential presidential candidates and party elders will come together next week in the nation's capital to help fill New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's political war chest, CNN has learned. – Mark Preston
NO CONFIDENCE IN IMMIGRATION: POLL: AMERICANS NOT CONFIDENT IMMIGRATION REFORM WILL PASS… More than two-thirds of Americans don't believe that Congress will be able to work together to pass immigration reform, according to a new poll released Friday. – Sara Fischer
MARKET WATCH: Despite Friday's 203-point drop, Dow ends higher for 6th straight month. NASDAQ, S&P gain for 7th month in a row.
(CNN) – The man responsible for recording a campaign strategy session of Sen. Mitch McConnell's wrote Friday his personal life "hit a wall" after he secretly made the tapes.
Nonetheless, Curtis Morrison, in an essay on Salon.com, wrote he would record the Senate Republican leader again if given the chance.
(CNN) – Businessman Jim Graves, the Democrat who came close to defeating Rep. Michele Bachmann last year and who posed another challenge in 2014, has decided to indefinitely suspend his campaign–just two days after the Minnesota congresswoman announced her own decision against running for re-election.
"This was never about Jim Graves; this was about challenging the ineffective leadership and extremist ideology of Michele Bachmann on behalf of those she represents," Graves said of his decision in a statement.
Washington (CNN) – Congressional leaders, potential presidential candidates and party elders will come together next week in the nation's capital to help fill New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's political war chest, CNN has learned.
From House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Marco Rubio, at least 27 people are listed as "Honored Guests" on a fundraising invitation that also features Republican Governors Association Chair Bobby Jindal, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, among many others. The event is expected to raise "six figures," said an adviser to the New Mexico governor, who spoke about it on the condition of anonymity. Contributions range from $500 to $5,200 per person.
Washington (CNN) - If at first you succeed, then by all means, try, try again.
President Barack Obama returned to a successful strategy from last year's election campaign by calling Friday for college students and their families to mount pressure on congressional Republicans to prevent a jump in some student loan rates set to occur on July 1.FULL STORY
Updated at 2:35 p.m. ET on Friday 5/31
(CNN) – In the early days of President Barack Obama's sweeping new health care law, Douglas Shulman, then the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, was cleared to visit the White House 157 times over three years, official visitor logs show.
More than 50 of Douglas Shulman's scheduled visits are described as "health care meetings" or "health care reform meetings," according to the visitor logs. Arrival times are only listed for 11 of his visits, and it's not unusual for a person to appear on the visitor logs - which are derived from Secret Service clearance lists - without actually having visited the White House. The majority of the visits were set to be held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses office suites for administration aides.


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NHERC Heritage Center blessing and grand opening is Nov 16
UH Hilo Home > News and Events > UH Hilo Press Releases
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Contact: Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642
For Immediate Release
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center invites the public to the blessing ceremony and grand opening of its Heritage Center on Wednesday, November 16 at 10 am in Honoka'a.
"NHERC first opened in 2006 and has continuously expanded. The NHERC Heritage Center is the third phase of construction for the Center," said NHERC Director Farrah-Marie Gomes.
"The vision for the NHERC Heritage Center is to have an active educational facility that will foster pride and perpetuate the diverse heritage of Hamakua and North Hawai'i while providing the community with a foundation to thrive in the future. The Heritage Center will also train students and community members in curatorial practices, museum exhibit development and heritage management," she added.
The NHERC Heritage Center will also collect, research, interpret, celebrate and disseminate the history and heritage of Hamakua and North Hawai'i and engage the community and its visitors by documenting the past and present to better understand and appreciate Hawai'i's diverse heritage.
"The Heritage Center is composed of three entities," Gomes said. "One room is an archives and storage space with a public area for research. Since around 74% of the historic documents in our State are stored on O'ahu and most archives with temperature and humidity control are in Hilo and Kona, we will meet the needs of North Hawai'i to keep our cultural resources in our area to be easily accessible to the community. With the help of volunteers, we are starting to collect and catalog oral histories, photographs and documents pertaining to Hamakua and North Hawai'i."
The other two rooms house exhibit spaces. A permanent exhibit room focuses on ancient Hawaiian, plantation era and paniolo history of the Honoka'a area. The other room is a changing exhibit room that will feature short-term exhibits of local interest. A Peace Corps exhibit in conjunction with the blessing of the Heritage Center will be featured on November 16 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps and honor the people who helped with the training program in Waipi'o Valley.
"We also have numerous student-directed study and volunteer opportunities at the NHERC Heritage Center," Gomes said. "Students may gain credits through the Anthropology Department learning about museum methods and heritage preservation. Volunteers are needed to catalog artifacts and documents and to help with exhibit installation and monitoring."
For information on these opportunities, contact NHERC Heritage Center Coordinator Dr. Momi Naughton at 775-8890.
Disclaimer: The University of Hawaii at Hilo is not responsible for the contents, links and/or materials presented in any web site listed above that are not of the "hilo.hawaii.edu" or ".uhh.hawaii.edu" domains. All comments, complaints and grievances should be filed with the author, host and/or owner of said site.


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As the executive chef of St. Genevieve, Chef Paul Backer shares his passion for seasonal farm-fresh ingredients in his French-inspired cuisine. Prior to St. Genevieve, Paul was chef de cuisine at award-winning sister restaurant, Tilia. Now considered a neighborhood institution, Tilia allowed Paul to hone his skills and prepare for the next big role in his culinary career.
- Paul became executive chef of French-inspired tavern St. Genevieve when it opened in December 2015 in South Minneapolis.
- Following the immense success of Tilia, Paul worked closely with his team to open a new restaurant—St. Genevieve.
- As an advocate for sustainable ingredients, Chef Paul was selected to be a member of the Norwegian Seafood Council's Culinary Board in 2014. He participated in a weeklong culinary enrichment trip to Norway where he was able to see the thriving seafood industry firsthand. Upon returning, he promoted Norwegian Salmon and Skrei on his menu, highlighting the unique attributes of each species.
- Paul joined Tilia shortly after the restaurant opened in 2011. By consistently showing his willingness to go above and beyond, he quickly rose from prep cook to sous chef and now, chef de cuisine.
- Paul was then on the opening staff of The Inn in downtown Minneapolis while at the same time helping open Pizzeria Lola.
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