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Syslinux 4 Changelog
From Syslinux Wiki
Changes in 4.02
- SYSLINUX: correctly handle the case where the
-doption is specified with a non-absolute path, i.e.
syslinux -d syslinuxinstead of
syslinux -d /syslinux.
- ISOLINUX: recognize the directory names /boot/syslinux and /syslinux, and the filename syslinux.cfg in addition to the isolinux-specific names. Thus, syslinux.cfg is now a generic name, whereas isolinux.cfg or extlinux.conf is specific to different derivatives.
- chain.c32: support setting alternate config filename for stage2 of GRUB Legacy (Gert Hulselmans).
- whichsys.c32: execute a specific command, based on the Syslinux bootloader variant (Gert Hulselmans).
- lua.c32: a lot of new bindings added to the "syslinux" namespace: VESA, PCI, DMI, kernel loading (Marcel Ritter).
- btrfs: print a comprehensive error message if compressed or encrypted files are encountered (neither is currently supported.)
- SYSLINUX: mtools installer: honor
TMPDIR, error out on disk full.
- Handle fallbacks from EDD to CHS, to deal with systems which announce EDD support but don't actually have it.
- SYSLINUX: the mtools, DOS and win32 installers now use the new command line options.
- PXELINUX: fix the use of IP addresses in TFTP
tftp://host syntax.
- SYSLINUX: experimental Win64 installer (syslinux64.exe).
Changes in 4.01
- ISOLINUX: fix initialization on systems which don't zero low memory.
- SYSLINUX/EXTLINUX: fix handing of disk read retries in EDD mode.
- ISOLINUX: change the initialization sequence to avoid problems with certain (old) BIOSes. Special thanks to Helmut Hullen for invaluable debugging support.
- ifplop.c32: new module which detects if the PLoP Boot Manager already has booted a CDROM or USB drive (Gert Hulselmans).
- Correct a severe memory overwrite bug, triggered primarily when selecting a very long command line in the menu system.
- lua.c32: Lua script interpreter, currently experimental.
- PXELINUX: new option IPAPPEND 4 to append the system UUID to the kernel command line.
- PXELINUX: display BOOTIF and SYSUUID at startup time, and when Ctrl-N is pressed on the command line.
Changes in 4.00
- Major code base changes; all filesystem rewritten in C. This work was done primarily by Liu Aleaxander (Yuanhan Liu).
- EXTLINUX: btrfs and ext4 support. btrfs support was done by Alek Du of Intel.
- EXTLINUX is no longer a separate derivative; extlinux and syslinux both install the same loader (ldlinux.sys); for the Linux-based installers the extlinux binary is used for a mounted filesystem; the syslinux binary for an unmounted filesystem.
- When loading a new configuration file with the
CONFIGcommand, one can now also specify a new current directory with an
- Full ADV support for Syslinux, so boot-once and
MENU SAVEworks.
- Full support of GPT-partitioned disks, including disks and/or parititions larger than 2 TiB (if supported by BIOS.)
- The GPT handover protocol adjusted to the current T13 committee draft; see doc/gpt.txt.
- HDT: code cleanup, small bugfixes
- The "linux" syslinux installer (syslinux-nomtools) now has a command-line syntax closer to the extlinux installer. The mtools, dos and win32 installers will get this new syntax eventually, but it is not implemented yet.
- chain.c32: support booting GPT partitions by index, GUID, label.
- chain.c32: support booting the Syslinux partition with "fs".
- chain.c32: implement gpt.txt hand-over protocol.
- chain.c32: support for chainloading Grub stage 2.
- PXELINUX: TFTP URL syntax (
tftp://) supported even when not running gPXE/gpxelinux.
- New ls.c32 module to display the contents of the disk from the command line, and pwd.c32 to display the current directory.
- rosh.c32 (read only shell) updated and hopefully usable.
- PXELINUX: Support "localboot -1", just like the other derivatives.
- gfxboot.com removed in favor of gfxboot.c32.
- New MENU HELP statement to display fullscreen help text as a result of a menu selection.
- memdiskfind utility that can be used with the phram driver in the Linux kernel to mount a memdisk.
- ifcpu.c32: Adding usage when no parameters are given, adding PAE support.
- ifcpu.c32, ifcpu64.c32: handle more than one argument per target.
- isohybrid: C version which does not require Perl.
- New command
MENU IMMEDIATEto permit hotkeys to activate immediately without needing Enter.
- mdiskchk.com supports a
-n) option to suppress the classic all-drive-probing heuristic. Useful on BIOSes who crash/hang when certain drive numbers are probed.
- ElTorito.Sys DOS driver now scans drive numbers upwards instead of downwards, in order to avoid a fairly common bug on some BIOSes where probing drive 0xFF causes a failure.


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'True Blood' Season 6: 10 Questions We Want Answered
'True Blood' season six will finally spill out its premiere episode "Who Are You, Really?" this Sunday on HBO, and its fang-banging fans are dying to find out the answers to the unsolved mysteries of season five and beyond. To help get ready for the new season, we've put together 10 burning questions we can't wait to see answered in 'True Blood' season six, from Billith to Warlow!
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Bill or Billith?
So Bill Compton plus a full vial of Lillith's blood equals a dead puddle of Bill. Suddenly, Bill reemerges from the pool of blood covered in red and more powerful than ever, so solve for X! 'True Blood' has always played pretty fast and loose with its mythology, but we're desperate to find out about Bill's new form, which seemed rather bestial in its inaugural appearance. It looks like he can fly, but is he still Bill on the inside? What other abilities might the one-time Mr. Compton have gained from the transformation?
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Who Is Warlow, Really?
Speaking of vampires with unusual abilities, will we finally learn the identity of the mysterious Warlow, who seems to be able to project himself across time and space, but only recently bothered to start haunting his old gal pal Sookie? Jason likely has more of an ax to grind with the purportedly ancient vampire, but hopefully it won't take too long to get a good look at this major season six villain's ugly mug, and find out his obsession with the Stackhouses.
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Jason Sees Dead People?
For those familiar with Charlaine Harris' novels, Jason Stackhouse has been given a different treatment in HBO's adaptation so as to eschew any supernatural abilities, at least for now. HBO has well-established that Jason doesn't share Sookie's fairy abilities, but what's up with the visions of his parents from last season? Might there be some kind of extrasensory perception going on, or was it all in his head? And would he even be able to defeat Warlow on his own?
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What Happened to the Fairies?
And for the record, what's going on with the fairy realm anyway? When we last saw the fairies in our brief visit from the season four premiere, civil war had broken out among the desolate realm and its less than visually appealing inhabitants. Sookie managed to escape, and so did a group of fairies who formed the club last season, but what of the species itself?
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Who Is Rutger Hauer Playing?
The initial announcement of Rutger Hauer's new regular character bore the name "Macklyn," which led many to believe Hauer would in fact turn out to be Warlow himself, who first bore an "M" initial. 'True Blood' season six previews certainly show off Hauer in unique interactions with Jason and Sookie, but why has the character since been renamed Niall Brigant, a fairy character from the books whose significance we won't reveal? Might there be a longer con in play, or was the initial announcement a cover?
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What Happened to Luna?
We've greatly enjoyed the presence of Janina Gavankar's Luna over the past few seasons, though season five didn't exactly leave her fate clear. If in fact Luna winds up dead from her skin-walking experiences, leaving Emma presumably in the care of Sam (or the wolves), will that mean a greater exploration of Shifters and their relationship to the supernatural community? How long can it really be before other supernatural entities become as exposed as the vampires following Luna's televised transformation?
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Where Has Sarah Newlin Been?
It's been four seasons, but Anna Camp will finally return this season as Sarah Newlin, former wife to the reverend-turned AVL spokesperson Steve Newlin. So what has Sarah been up to all this time, considering their marriage had been on the rocks well before Steve came out of both coffin and closet? And how might she react to her husband's new lifestyle? Does the Fellowship of the Sun have anything to do with the new anti-vampire sentiment?
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Will Alcide Turn to the Dark Side?
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Are Vampires Doomed?
Now that the True Blood factories are no more, and Bill has emerged as a messiah figure of sorts, just what will happen to the Vampire race now that the humans have turned on them? Will Governor Truman Burrell (Arliss Howard) lead his people in a mass persecution or will the Vampires bite back even harder? Expect some major conflicts to arise this season, with the human race taking surprising (and devious) measures to fight back against the fanger threat.
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Who Won't Survive the Season?
Death has long been a tradition of 'True Blood,' but this year we've received a special warning from series star Joe Manganiello, as the actor told reporters in April, "We're getting to the point in the season now where people are starting to die. The table reads are starting to get smaller, and I'm sure they will continue to do that." The season's seventh episode bears the ominous title "The Funeral," and the loudest rumors put Eric Northman himself on the chopping block! Rumor or no, could multiple characters either greet the sun or face the ax this year?


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Friday March 23, 2012
"The opening of Expo line Phases I is a critical step towards creating the multifaceted transit network that Angelenos deserve," said Mayor Villaraigosa. "When Angelenos rallied together to pass Measure R, voters sent the message loud and clear that we want transit options beyond the single-passenger automobile. Los Angeles has been leading the way to improve and expand our infrastructure and support jobs."
Poised to start regular revenue service to the public in late April, Metro will begin full pre-revenue expanded operation of test trains along the Metro Expo Line corridor beginning Sunday, March 25, running trains from 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., seven days a week, on a schedule of approximately every 12 minutes to simulate regular service on the line once the system opens to the public on April 28.
"Metro is excited about opening the new Metro Expo light rail line, the first time the traffic choked Westside will see rail passenger service in half a century," said Metro CEO Art Leahy. "And we're also gearing up to soon open the Metro Orange Line busway extension to Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley. These and other transit projects in the pipeline will give commuters and others real options for parking their cars, hopping on the bus or train and beating high gas prices."
For the last month, test trains had been operating along the alignment from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. The additional train testing is needed in an effort to test the operation of the trains and the integration of Expo Line service with Metro Blue Line service in downtown Los Angeles
Due to the increased frequency of trains traveling along the entire Metro Expo Line corridor, Metro is reminding the public to be alert and stay updated on rail safety tips.
Metro's website (metro.net) under Transit Safety, reminds pedestrians and motorists to pay attention to signs around the tracks and at intersections, in particular the "keep clear" and "wait here" signs painted on streets and sidewalks. In addition, the public needs to watch for the flashing "train" signals, listen for bells, and obey all traffic signals and lowered crossings gates.
The public will notice more and more trains operating along the line including testing of trains during the early morning hours and late at night and along the portion of the line that shares tracks with the Metro Blue Line, serving the Pico Station and the 7th Street/Metro Center Station in downtown Los Angeles.
As part of Metro's rail safety awareness program, rail safety ambassadors have been placed at various intersections along the Metro Expo Line during the testing of trains to educate the public about the service and how to safely navigate around the system. The rail safety ambassadors are all retired Metro bus and rail operators that are fully trained in safety rules and regulations so they can assist at crossings, observe situations that may occur and report back to Metro Rail staff.
Metro community relations staff continues to offer safety presentations to various groups and organizations and to date, 63,000 safety flyers have been distributed door-to-door within a two block radius of the line. An additional 60,000 safety flyers are to be distributed during the next few months leading up to the actual opening of the line.
Additionally, beginning back in April 2010, all schools within a 1.5-mile radius of the line began receiving safety presentations by Metro community relations staff members with safety posters being distributed to schools including the University of Southern California, Mount St. Mary's College and LA Trade Technical College. Safety presentations also have taken place at libraries, community centers and senior centers in the area.
Metro relies on the community as partners to make rail safety a priority. Metro reminds all pedestrians and motorists to remember that before crossing any set of railroad tracks, "look, listen and live."
Phase I of the Metro Expo Line is a new $932 million, 8.6-mile light rail line under construction from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. It will have 12 stations with two stations shared with the Metro Blue Line. The new light rail line will serve USC, Exposition Park, The Mid-City communities, the Crenshaw District and Culver City.
Phase II of the Metro Expo Line, a $1.5 billion 6.6-mile extension from Culver City to Santa Monica, is funded under the Measure R half-cent sale tax initiative approved by the voters in 2008. Phase II will have seven stations serving West Los Angeles/Santa Monica and is expected to be completed in 2016.
Both Phase I and II of the Metro Expo Line are being built by the Expo Construction Authority. Once completed, they are turned over to Metro to operate. For more information about the new Metro Expo Line, visit metro.net/expo or buildexpo.org.
Editors Note: Photos of today's Media Tour on the new Expo light rail line are available at the following link: http://yousend.it/GWLRsi


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Saturday, February 28, 2009
One Year Ago Today: Blogger-versary
T-shirt seen on the back of a random (former) Oregonian.
For the record, Oregon is pronounced ORY-gun (or OR-ih-gun), not Ory-GONE - as in gone, bye bye - and not OR-gun, either, leaving out the 'ih' or 'ee' part of ORY. I say this as a non-random (former) Oregonian, the daughter of 2 Oregonians, the grandaughter of 4 Oregonians, back until the begining of the Oregon trail. I.e., I'm a westerner, if you hadn't noticed.
For that earlier anniversary, I was taken to task (just a bit) for showing a picture of an average to below average (read: latter) beer. Given that there will be several more blogiversaries in the geoblogosphere coming up during the next year (and a recent one at Dave Schumaker's Geology News - it was he who took me to task, by the way) - I'd like to recommend a Better Beer with which to celebrate. And it's a geological beer, to boot!
Yes, it's Stone IPA, a decent to good India Pale Ale. Yay for IPA's! See this review by Geology Joe at SlingShot Thought for more details on the beer.
9 comments:
- hgg said...
yay! happy Blogger-versary!
- Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 3:33:00 AM PST
Thanks, HGG - this is mostly so I could mention another beer and reference a leap day.
- Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 7:54:00 AM PST
I hope you did enjoy both beer and anniversary! I kind of missed my own anniversary somehow. :-(
Also, thanks for the Oregon prnounciation. ;-)
- Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 8:00:00 AM PST
- Andrew Alden, Oakland Geology blog said...
Good beer choice!
- Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 11:25:00 AM PST
Happy Blogger-versary!
If you ever pass through western Canada (especially Alberta) you'd better try my favourite nectar of the gods, Big Rock Traditional Ale (click the "Traditional" link at the top of the list) mmmmmmm...!
It's a geological, beer, too! The brewery is named for the Okotoks "Big Rock".
Howard, Calgary AB
- Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 1:06:00 PM PST
- EcoGeoFemme said...
Happy blogoversary! That beer looks delicious.
I'm glad to learn that I pronounce Oregon correctly. :)
- Monday, March 2, 2009 at 7:06:00 PM PST
- Geology Happens said...
Happy bloggerversary from me and I have really enjoyed your posts and great pictures throughout the year
- Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 11:03:00 AM PST
- Silver Fox said...
Thanks, everyone!
Effjot, you should have a blogiversary anyway, even if belated.
Andrew, a better beer is a good beer.
Howard, thanks for the Canadian beer recommendation - I've enjoyed beers from Canada in the past - will look it up when I get a faster connection.
- Friday, March 6, 2009 at 11:11:00 AM PST
- Silver Fox said...
More thanks to everyone - have been out of town, not commenting very much.
EGF - it's great you pronounce Oregon correctly!
GeoHappens - glad you like the photos.
Man, I feel so behind.
- Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 10:16:00 AM PDT


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At the age of 23, Jofridur Akadottir (don't even think about trying to pronounce it correctly, but "Yo FREE der" will do) is a veteran of Iceland's pop music scene. She and her twin sister Asthildur (nope, no easier to pronounce) have been playing instruments since they were 8, following in the footsteps of their classical clarinetist mom and their avant-garde trumpeter and experimental electronic composer dad.
Though Asthildur stayed with keyboards, when they were 11, Jofridur, while still studying classical clarinet, moved on to electric guitar, then started writing songs. Maybe it was her enjoyment of listening to the Beatles, the Cranberries, ABBA, and Bob Marley, but her interest swayed from classical to pop. By 13, the sisters were performing her songs in front of audiences in Reykjavik; by 14, they had made their first recording as the folk duo Pascal Pinon. Jofridur soon also became part of the electronic trio Samaris, then joined the uncategorizable musical collective known as GANGLY.
But a couple of years ago, she and her music took new directions: a solo project she calls JFDR, a mostly laid-back mix of repetitive guitar, minimalist keyboards, and ethereal vocals. JFDR comes to Boston as part of the annual Reykjavik Calling concert, taking place at the Paradise on March 9. Jofridur, who moved to New York a year ago, and put out her first solo album, "Brazil," spoke about her music and her busy career by phone, while walking through her Brooklyn neighborhood.
"I asked for that guitar for Christmas when I was 11 because I just thought it was a cool instrument," she said. "But I was a very bad singer when I was young, even though I really wanted to do it. I remember when I was 10, and wanted to take singing lessons, I would get these cassette tapes and bring them home, and my sister would make fun of me. She would put on those tapes and just laugh.
"She was very mean to me at the time," she added, with a laugh. "But now she's chill, and we're fine."
Jofridur won't come out and say that she's all through with her previous bands, just that "we're on a break from all that." But she's going full steam ahead with JFDR, doing a concert here and there, reworking older songs into new presentations, and enjoying performing tracks from "Brazil," which was released last year and was a result of her coming to New York.
"I started going to New York in 2015," she said. "I was working with the producer Shahzad Ismaily, who owns a recording studio there and kind of made 'Brazil' happen. He said that I should do the solo thing, and come to New York to record. I have a situation where I can live wherever I want, so I decided to come here because it felt like the right move."
Asked why the dreamy-sounding album, which includes a couple of poppy tunes, is titled "Brazil," she said, "Because, in my mind, it's the opposite of Iceland. The songs on the album are very much about going away from Iceland. And the name Brazil is just funny. There's that great Terry Gilliam movie called 'Brazil' that has nothing to do with Brazil."
Although JFDR performances have sometimes featured other musicians playing with her, the Paradise show is a solo gig.
"I'll be playing some electric guitar and maybe some computer," she said. "And I'll sing."
But that's about as much as she has planned right now.
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JFDR is part of the annual Reykjavik Calling concert, which also features the Icelandic band Sturla Atlas, and the Boston band Air Traffic Controller. The free show is at the Paradise in Boston on March 9 at 8 p.m.
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The veteran Boston-based trio Alloy Orchestra accompanies the silent films "The General" and "A Page of Madness" at the Somerville Theatre. (4:30 p.m.)
The guitar-centric Jamie McLean Band celebrates the release of their new CD "One and Only" at Atwood's Tavern in Cambridge. (10 p.m.)
The Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton and the German thrash metal band Kreator bring their co-headlining tour to House of Blues in Boston. (7:30 p.m.)
The Zombies play their hits and some deep cuts over two nights at City Winery in Boston. Don DiLego opens on 3/3; Bruce Sudano opens on 3/4. (8 p.m)
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The Bobby and Phil – that would be Bob Weir and Phil Lesh – Duo Tour, featuring acoustic and electric Grateful Dead tunes, stops for two nights at the Wang Theatre in Boston. Also 3/8. (8 p.m.)
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Legendary jazz guitarist Pat Martino leads his organ trio (Pat Bianchi, organ; Carmen Intorre, drums) at the Regattabar in Cambridge. (7:30 p.m.)
Singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips fronts his trio in playing songs from the new album "Widdershins" at Once Ballroom in Somerville. (9 p.m.)
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Australian pop duo Air Supply performs at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester. (8 p.m.)
Boston-based reed man Billy Novick and his Blues Syncopators play music from Novick's "Great Gatsby Ballet" at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham. (8 p.m.)
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- Drs. Jeffrey D. Evanseck and Jeffry D. Madura, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, $300,000, from the National Science Foundation, for Integrated Computational and Experimental REU Site.
- Dr. Stan Kabala, Dr. John Stolz and Dr. Brady Porter, Center for Environmental Research and Education and the Department of Biological Sciences, $29,448, from the West Virginia University Foundation Water Research Institute and Center, for five mini-grants to various agencies for the Allegheny Northern QUEST project. This brings the total award amount to date to $129,448.
- Dr. Anne Marie Hansen, Department of Occupational Therapy, $5,000, from the Frederic W. Sammons Family Foundation to survey the state of occupational therapy professional education in Africa.
- Dr. Aleem Gangjee, School of Pharmacy, $15,231 in additional funding for the second year of an award from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for Pneumocystis Jirovecii Targeted Antiopportunistic Agents. This brings the total award amount to date to $738,650.
- Dr. Brady Porter, Department of Biological Sciences, $11,851 subcontract from The Pennsylvania State University, administered by the PA Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program FY 2013/2014 through the U.S. Geological Survey, for Range Expansion and Genetic Population Structure of Five Pennsylvania State Threatened Fish Species Using Environmental DNA and Molecular Genetic Techniques.
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Monday, July 27, 2009
I suppose I can now just point them to this post :)
Meet Boo.
Boo is the most powerful druid in the game. Boo has been a class leader in a 40-man raiding guild. Boo has been challenged to duels from across the faction boundary. Boo has defeated numerous bosses, and served as a mentor to several druids, including Kae, for years.
Boo is summoned and dismissed through use of a [Prairie Dog Whistle].
Who is Boo??
Firstly, Boo is a miniature giant space hamster, companion of the berserking ranger Minsc, who served as a comic relief character in Baldur's Gate. Boo was a running joke throughout the games of the Baldur's Gate series, and present to provide "wisdom and moral support to Minsc." Minsc and Boo were my favorite characters in Baldur's Gate, so it was only a matter of time before the joke entered my WoW play.
The story of Boo as a druid goes back to my first days of raiding. I had picked up a Brown Prairie Dog off of the cross-faction AH, and loved the little critter; it quickly became my favorite pet. First, I made a simple emote macro that was:
/e tells her Brown Prairie Dog to attack %T. Go for the eyes, Boo!
Other players of the Baldur's Gate series loved it, and Boo became something of a celebrity within the guild. As Boo became a popular running joke, some of course wished to bully him and thus make themselves feel superior to his popularity or some such a thing (ahhh social dancing!), and they would attempt to emote attacks at him, etc.
This is where WoW-Boo diverged from Bioware-Boo.
In defending Boo against these crazy attacks, a story was woven that Boo was no ordinary prairie dog (nor even an ordinary miniature giant space hamster!). Boo became a powerful druid, one of few to have discovered the legendary Tunnel Form (which prompted some giggles on its own >_> ). Boo grew in power to finally becoming an Arch-Druid 10-20 levels beyond the in-game character level cap, and he usually looked down on the pitiful attacks with mild humor until the raid was distracted by needing to kill a boss.
Over time, he even became known to the horde that I PvPed against, and one even came to Ironforge under pretense of seeking to challenge Boo to a duel (the azgalor.org forums were amusing).
Boo: Druid Class Leader
During a switch in officers, it was Boo who became the new druid class leader... I just had to be bumped up to officer as well so that I could serve as his translator. Seriously. It's the only way I agreed to becoming an officer! The other druids were very supportive of Boo, and most perpetuated the joke.
Boo even made it into the holiday picture, which had an honorable mention in Blizzard's art contest for that year. Thus, Boo has even been on the front page of the WoW website :) The originally submitted version had no names, but I will share the named version here:
Boo preferred to stay in his small form for several reasons. For one, he was far too high level to really think much of the content, and just hung out with us for humor. For two, in the larger raids, he had to hide so that Blizzard would not think we were hacking the game by having a 41st person in our raids, and thus he could not contribute unfairly beyond being moral support. Oh, and what moral support he was! To paraphrase from memory,
Kae tells her Brown Prairie Dog to attack Nefarian. Go for the eyes, Boo!
[Guild]: GO BOO!
[Kae]: [Boo]: SQUEAK!
[Kae]: Boo says Nef's a pansy.
Oh, and there was a Boo 2. He was companion to a rogue in the guild, Sazoroth, and was known to wield a Maladath. There was some threat that Boo 2 was going to slice open Saz's smoke detector if he didn't change the batteries soon.
I don't include Boo in my serious character background developments, but he is a large part of my history as a player in this game.
Go for the eyes, Boo :)
9 comments:
- Aertimus said...
The pictures are so cute! I love how you made him the druid class leader! Its so much better when people give their vanity pets character or names or anything. Otherwise they are just the same pets taking up pixels!
- July 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM
This is a thoroughly delightful post, and made me so happy this morning.
I love the Baldurs Gate games and Minsc and Boo were some of my favourite characters (alas, no WoW Edwin equivalent).
I'ts wonderful the way the Legend of Boo the Arch Druid has been perpetuated and supported by your guild. And I love the fact you managed to take something moderately generic and create something meaningful and amsuing around it.
I don't tend to collect vanity pets unless they capture my imagine either.
Although I totally want a prairie dog now, although he'd be a desperate Boo fanboy.
- July 28, 2009 at 5:29 AM
- Kae said...
My current guild doesn't know much about him, though my guild note still reads "Go for the eyes, Boo!"
Several of my current guildies are aware of the background on Boo, but Boo was more a machination of Ordo Solaris' elder days of raiding. He did borrow one of our holy paladins' red felt hats for a while... couldn't find that image, though.
I did pull up Boo this past weekend on my alliance druid, and he and I took a spin through Naxx10 together. The puggers didn't understand the emote, sadly :)
- July 28, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- pl_walker said...
If anyone in your guild doesn't catch the emote, it is their loss. Boo in BG was/is one of the best ever in-game jokes I ever knew. I wanted to move Boo to my inventory.
- July 28, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Niniel said...
Lovely post! :)
- July 28, 2009 at 8:06 PM
This post is full of win! I had a Wookiee Animal Handler called Charrawook in Star Wars Galaxies, and the very first beast he went out and tamed was a baby Bantha whom I immediately named "Boo" in honour of Minsc and The Mighty Boo! Naturally, Boo's attack macro was a combination of the attack command and Charrawook shouting the immortal phrase "Go for the eyes, Boo!". The words "Miniature giant space hamster" may even have been used when explaining to folks what the macro was about too, too. Boo was clearly a master of disguise.
- July 31, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- Kae said...
LOL! Ahh Boo, how you have captured the hearts of gamers the world-over :) Be you Hamster, Prairie Dog, or... baby Bantha!
Kitarha (my husband) picked up a Boo plushie for me from the Megatokyo webcomic store a long while back... I don't know if they carry them anymore, but Boo fans can check :)
- July 31, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- Aertimus said...
Wait, wait... did you get Star Wars ad spam? Woah. Branching out on the uninvited ads you are bringing in! Gold farmers be warned!
- September 3, 2009 at 6:46 PM
- Kae said...
*and* Needlepoint ads! I dunno how that one came about :D
- September 3, 2009 at 8:47 PM


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Warmup .5; cooldown .5
Total: 5.25 miles, 44 minutes
This afternoon I'll run 5 with Topaz on the trail. Will head to the gym to lift while one son is at football practice and will be back in time to watch the other play his game.
Oh yeah, rode bike into work today.
A day of good workouts.
I was snagged for "parent representative" to Troy's football team. You know, all the parents are standing in a circle, the coach asks for a volunteer and we all stand there like we don't know what he's talking about. I can't believe that parents don't like to volunteer for their kids' sports. I raised my hand. Again. I'm always the parent rep!
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6 comments:
Hi Julie! Wow, you have completely transfored your body! From your before pics, you surely were NOT overweight but you really look different. My question: prior to your birthday, what kinds of work outs did you do? I'm assuming you were already a avid runner since you easily were doing very long runs right off. I find your blog and your drive VERY inspirational but also a bit intimidating: do I have to run 100 miles a week, weight train and eat like you? I guess your response would be that this is what works for you and I would just need to find what works for me...ha. I guess I've answered my own question :) btw, i'm 29, 137 lbs., and noticing changes in my body. I work out sporadically, and do not eat perfectly.
- Julie B said...
Hi Leah,
You aren't very 'big' at 137 pounds. If you are only working out sporadically now, then any additional minutes exercised is going to increase your metabolism and burn some fat. Yes, I was working out quite a bit prior to starting Leanness Lifestyle. I have found that for me to lose fat I need to eat minimum processed carbs and sugar. I just can't lose with those foods in my diet, no matter if I'm running 100 miles a week or not. I was eating the same (1300-1700) calories a day and running my a++ off, lifting weights and gaining weight. It was the white stuff (oatmeal, bread, sugars, pasta, rice..) that was doing me in. I now eat a diet pretty much 40/40/20 (protein, carb fat) or even 35/45/20 to lose fat. I'm lifting weights 3x a week and running approx. 50 miles a week. My body is used to running. I was running the same before I was losing fat. Our bodies adapt very quickly. I've been maintaining 125 by adding back one carb meal into my daily diet. Whole grain Irish Oatmeal. Yum. But that's it, by adding that one 'carbby' item my weight loss has stalled and I'm in maintenance.
Thanks. I understand what you're saying - you have to find out what works for you and your body. Like I said, you are very inspirational. Your motivation and endurance is extraordinary! I'm hooked on your blog!
one more thing: what kind of dog is topaz?
Hi Julie! Just curious, what time to you go to bed if you're up at 4:30!?
- Julie B said...
Ha! Cynthia-I am in bed by 930; reading until 10..then up by 430 or 530 most mornings depending on workouts. All summer I was sleeping in until 7!
Leah; Topaz is a Border Collie; blue merle.


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For this reason especially, researchers want to delineate the atom-by-atom picture of how RT transcribes RNA to DNA. A major step in this direction, and in AIDS research in general since the late 80s, has been to deduce the static structure of RT using x-ray crystallography. This work shows that the active domain of RT, where transcription takes place, is analogous to a hand, with subdomains that roughly represent a thumb, fingers and palm. Interestingly, two versions of this structure – one bound with DNA, one not – show a big difference: With DNA, the thumb is extended and open, making space for the DNA to fit into the palm; without DNA, the thumb is folded over to almost touch the fingers.
This difference was Madrid's entry to HIV research. Her CRAY T3E simulations at PSC last year investigated whether removing the DNA from the open-thumb structure would cause the thumb to close. It did. Her molecular dynamics movie showed the open thumb closing to a position that agrees well with the closed-thumb crystal structure, indicating that closed thumb is the low-energy, "native-state" of RT. These simulations, furthermore, support thinking that RT's movable thumb may be a key to the transcription process, allowing the enzyme to slide along the RNA strand as it adds bases one-by-one to form DNA.
Along with possibly being involved in transcription, the joint-like flexibility of the RT thumb may be a factor in how one class of AIDS drugs inhibits HIV reproduction, since it's believed that these drugs lodge in the palm of RT and interfere with transcription by locking the thumb in an open position. "We want to understand RT's flexibility," says Madrid, "when it's by itself, when it's bound with DNA and when it's bound with drugs."
With this objective, Madrid and Lukin used the SGI Origin 2000 to simulate RT structures with and without DNA. The plan was to compare the fluctuations of each atom as shown in molecular dynamics movies to the crystal structures, which are derived by methods that deduce atomic position according to electron density, and therefore include a measure – called the crystallographic B-factor – that represents the uncertainty in the position of an atom, evidence for motion.
By adding 37,000 water molecules to immerse the RT molecule in a water bath, these simulations had a degree of realism missing from the prior study. The simulation with DNA included more than 130,000 atoms, a huge number for this kind of computation. For each of the two structures, the researchers simulated a nanosecond (billionth of a second) of dynamics, recording the atomic coordinates every half picosecond (trillionth of a second). To do this, they used 32 SGI Origin processors, with each computation requiring about 600 hours of computing.
For the structure without DNA, the results showed good correlation between the simulations and B-factors, giving confidence in the accuracy of the simulation. For the structure with DNA, the simulation showed greater flexibility in the tips of the thumb and fingers than suggested by the crystal structure, and also more flexibility than the structure without DNA.
This flexibility of the fingertips, says Madrid, is consistent with the difference in fingertip position between the RT crystal structure with DNA and another recently reported RT structure that includes a molecule, deoxynucleoside triphosphate, that elongates the DNA. "The movement in the fingers," says Madrid, "tends to validate the postulate that the fingers open to let this molecule in and then close to trap it in place."
This simulation showed, furthermore, that movements in different regions correlate with each other. The thumb and fingers and a binding pocket in the palm are moving at the same time – information that can't be obtained experimentally. "This is the first time the motion of the whole molecule has been simulated in water," says Madrid, "and we can see that the whole molecule is moving in a concerted manner."
Though well short of a complete atomic-level solution to the HIV transcription process, this dynamic, detailed picture complements the crystal structures and pulls together much of the available information into a consistent whole, offering a blueprint for future work. In their next project, Madrid and Lukin plan to simulate RT structures that include drug molecules that inhibit transcription. "We'll be looking for clues," says Madrid, "to see how the drugs work." More information is available at http://www.psc.edu/science/madrid2000.html .


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NIST and NCI bring web 2.0 tools to nanotechnology standards effort
|(Nanowerk News) Federal government and U.S. industry scientists say they are forging ahead with plans for an international, online collaboration to speed up creation of critically needed nanotechnology standards, including the underpinning reference materials and tests that support development of nanotech products while minimizing potential risks.
|Combining efforts of materials scientists and measurement laboratories with those of biological and medical researchers, the new Internet-linked community of interest will exploit Web 2.0-style social networking technologies to enable creating and sharing information, as well as deliberating over technical details of in-process standards. The initial focus will be standards for characterizing the structure and properties of engineered nanoscale materials.
|The global market for nanotechnology-enabled products is forecast to top $3 trillion by 2015. This anticipated stream of nanotech innovations has spawned a backlog of standards needs.
|The idea for the Web-based collaboration was strongly endorsed during a recent international workshop hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A prototype wikior collaborative Web sitewas demonstrated by representatives of the National Cancer Institutes (NCIs) Advanced Biomedical Computing Center.
|Now undergoing further development at NCI, the nanotechnology standards wiki will enable instantaneous dissemination (as well as archival) of drafts, discussions, votes and supporting materials. Wiki-related tools will help in organizing discussions, and standards developing organizations (SDOs) will be able to tap this resource to expedite drafting and validating protocols before they enter the formal approval process.
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Since 2007, German multinational engineering and electronics giant Siemens AG (ETR:SIE; NYSE:SI) has been slowly recovering from a number of high-profile cases of price fixing and bribery. Issues of this magnitude, though resolved at the legal level, continue to dent the public image of Europe's largest industrials company—Siemens was included in a list last week entitled "10 Evil Corporations You Buy From Everyday. The company's stock still remains off its 2007 high, as the shares traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange have lost 28% of their value since this time. While we are not suggesting the corruption scandals have been the sole factor affecting Siemens' share price, they have, however, had considerable influence over our overall assessment of the company's long-term risk. Siemens current "D" rating is highlighted by its Social component assessment of "F." Ongoing problems in this area threaten to drive the company's overall ESG rating down to an "F".
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(Editor's note: Selena Rezvani writes the NextGen Women's blog: Leadership and a Latte and her focus is women and the workplace. I follow Rezvani on Twitter (she's @nextgenwomen), so I know her goal is "to help women thrive at work, and be inspired to take the professional risks necessary to lead." And when I read this post, Are You Afraid of Success? I knew it would accomplish both for you speakers and presenters. Rezvani graciously agreed to let me repost it here for you, so share your comments after this good read.)
Many of us live in fear of screwing up. The possible consequences are all too familiar: embarrassment, a damaged reputation, and of course, what "they" will think of us.
But what happens when we're afraid of succeeding? How strange it is to think that at times, each of us is uncomfortable with our own potential. Consider the experience of Pulitzer Prize winning author, Harper Lee. After releasing To Kill a Mockingbird to great fanfare, Lee confessed, "I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird. I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of the reviewers but, at the same time, I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement. Public encouragement. I hoped for a little, as I said, but I got rather a whole lot, and in some ways this was just about as frightening as the quick, merciful death I'd expected."
Our adult fear of being great makes us particularly interesting creatures. As kids, we don't have any compunction about excelling at something. In fact, we do more of it, enjoy the applause, and move on. Success becomes much more personal as we age however. Many of us start to see success or failure as the building blocks of our identity and as a result, we begin to insulate ourselves from risk.
And yet, if you really consider who around you is most successful, you'll see they have one thing in common. They allow themselves to be vulnerable. To be great, they are open to screwing it all up and going down in flames, in the name of pursuing their dream or actualizing their goal. They understand what Brene Brown and Voltaire told us; that "the perfect is the enemy of the good," and that banking on flawlessness can leave you squandering your ideas and talent.
As you think about who you have yet to grow into, don't let your own potential frighten you. You have this power now, and you'll have more of it in the future.
You might see yourself as an improve actor. Improvisation troupes understand the beauty that can emerge from taking risks and being vulnerable. Just like they create an architecture for succeeding, complete with rules (i.e. You don't have to be funny and Make your partner look good), so too should you. Your own guard rails could be, "Let me take on this challenge and uncover a new strength of mine – however small or seemingly insignificant" or "I don't have to do this perfectly."
If you're going to ratchet your way to your most outlandish goals, thicken that skin, get out there, and make it happen.
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William Henry expends a lot of energy to try to stretch his $50 in food stamps for an entire month. "It takes discipline to make sure that the money lasts when I go to the supermarket. I have to take my calculator," he said.
But despite his best efforts, Henry does not always succeed. "Most months there are four weeks, and once in a while it's five," he said. "Sometimes in the fifth week the money runs out, and that's when I go to a pantry."
The West Side Campaign Against Hunger operates one such pantry. It gives emergency food aid to people who need to supplement their monthly food stamp benefits. Located in the basement of the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, the pantry serves a variety of customers. Many of them wait patiently in lines that snake around the basement and out the door. When called on, the clients select fresh and canned food from shelves in a back room.
The West Side Campaign Against Hunger is one of many private organizations that play a pivotal role in feeding New York City's hungry. With many people who need aid not receiving food stamps -- and with the benefits too small to cover the expenses of many of those who do -- private, nonprofit organizations provide an increasing amount of food assistance in New York City. A number of organizations say they simply cannot handle the task -- and should not have to.
"Ending hunger is a huge priority, and charity cannot and should not shoulder the bulk of this burden," Joel Berg, the executive director of the New York Coalition Against Hunger wrote in the coalition's annual hunger survey.
A Shift in Responsibility
Some 2.3 million New Yorkers – or 12.4 percent of all state residents -- faced food insecurity in 2007 to 2009, a sharp increase from the 9.4 percent in the three previous years, according to Hunger Action Network of New York State. In February the number of state residents receiving food stamps hit a record 3 million, a 65 percent increase over five years, the Daily News reported.
In the city, about 1.8 million residents get food stamps. The programs purchased more than $3.2 billion worth of food in the city in 2010, according to the Coalition Against Hunger.
While participation in the food stamp program -- officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- has been increasing, U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics from 2008 found that only 53 percent of all New Yorkers eligible for food stamps in 2008 actually got them. This – and the shortfall in benefits -- compels some 2.3 million state residents to seek emergency food aid every year.
In its 2010 Hunger Survey, the Coalition Against Hunger reported that demand at the city's more than 1,100 food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City increased 6.8 percent from 2009 to 2010, in addition to the 20.8 percent increase from 2008 to 2009. The fasting growing need for services came from families with children.
The need for private assistance has been growing since the Reagan administration, according to a study by Beth Osborne Daponte of Yale University and Shannon Bade, a senior organizer at the Organization of the North East in Chicago. It dropped tens of thousands of Americans from the food stamp program, a federal program administered by states and cities. Then the Clinton-era changes in the welfare system under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, tightened eligibility requirements and decreased the monthly benefits. Closer to home, in 1997, New York City began requiring anyone applying for food stamps be fingerprinted in order to prevent fraud.
All this forces some needy people them to turn to private groups. The increasing reliance on the non-profit organizations concerns many who run them.
"The myth we're up against is civil society and nonprofits around the city can take over the burden from the public sector whose job it is," said Michael Paone, the community organizer for the Coalition Against Hunger. He added that while private agencies have great intentions, they "lack agility" to deal with the city's hunger problem.
"This is the wrong prescription for the problem," said Paone. "It's a much larger and deeper issue than just creating more food programs. Creating jobs and taking people out of poverty is the real solution."
The Dollar Forty-Eight Menu
The maximum food stamp benefit for a family of four in fiscal year 2010 was $668 a month, with the average recipient now getting $133.80 – or about $4.46 a day. To receive benefits, a family's income must be no higher than 130 percent of federal poverty guidelines, or roughly $2,389 a month for a family of four in most of the country.
A number of restrictions exist on what recipient can use their food stamps for -- although the federal government recently rejected a bid by the Bloomberg administration to ban their use for the purchase of sugary soft drinks. The benefit cannot be used for food bought in restaurants, alcohol, non-food items, including soap, or food purchased hot.
In late 2010, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez ate for five days on the average food stamp benefit – about $4 a day. "I usually was out of money by lunchtime, my ability to concentrate suffered, and by Friday, I had no other choice but to go to a food pantry for extra food," he later wrote.
At times during the week he cooked rice and other dried goods to stave off hunger but he was unable to afford "vegetables, fruits, dairy and protein." He added, "I do not need to repeat what we already know – that it is impossible to still eat a healthy balanced diet off $4.33 per day."
Increasing the Rolls
For many New Yorkers, though, that $4.33 would help – yet they either have not applied for or have not received food stamps. A number of things might account for this, Sandra Jean-Louis, the director of the Access to Health and Food Benefits program at Public Health Solutions told City Council in 2010.
"Many are not aware of the requirements. For others, English is a second language and they require help completing the application form. More are too ashamed to accept government assistance. Others may fear that accepting food stamps will lead to their deportation," she said. Jean-Louis also noted that "procedural barriers," such as not being able to find the food stamp office, difficulties with the application or being asked unnecessary questions during the food stamp interview, also keep some New Yorkers from receiving benefits.
The Bloomberg administration has said it has tried to reach out to possible recipients and make it easier for then to get food stamps. During a City Council hearing on hunger, Human Resources Commissioner Robert Doar testified that his agency has developed partnerships with community-based organizations that take applications for food stamps and then submit them to Human Resources Administration electronically. The agency's outreach staff also visits community-based organizations to conduct interviews and help submit applications for food assistance.
Doar has noted that changes to the recertification process make it far more convenient. Recipients used to have to have their eligibility for food stamps checked and renewed every six month. Now that has been extended to once a year. In addition, the recertification interviews now can be conducted over the phone rather than in person. And to make fresh fruits and vegetables more available to recipients, city greenmarkets started accepting Electronic Benefit Transfers at farmer's markets.
All of this may have contributed to the rise in food stamp use. The number of people getting food stamps in both the state and city increased by between 12 to 13 percent between 2009 and 2010 and "almost 65 percent" since 2006, Elizabeth Berlin of the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance told City Council last year.
Doar said that he was "stunned" to hear participation rates rose by 60 by 70 percent. "That would be amazing. I hope it happened," he said.
SNAP Barriers
Advocates attribute the increase in the number of people receiving benefits more to rising need than to a better effort by the government. "SNAP is a countercyclical program. During recessions it's there to respond to need and enroll as many people as needed," said Hannah Lupien, a food policy strategist at West Side Coalition Against Hunger.
She and other advocates say the government has to do more to ensure all who are eligible for SNAP receive aid, and they charge that some city rules drive away participants. For example, New York City requires applicants seeking food stamp benefits to undergo a fingerprint imaging process, even as the state has discontinued this policy. Joel Berg has cited studies finding one in 23 people did not apply for food stamps because of the finger-imaging policy but that the fingerprints detected only 31 cases of fraud in 2006 – or one for every 35,000 people.
In a testimony before City Council, Doar defended this policy saying it was designed to prevent recipients from receiving duplicate benefits.
Lupien finds that hard to believe. "When is the only other time you get fingerprinted?" she asked. "When you're arrested! It's a loud and clear message that applicants are not to be trusted because they're poor or because they're asking for help."
"Why should we have to take fingerprints? We didn't commit a crime. I don't think it should be a policy that people must be fingerprinted in order to eat. If people don't want to do it they will starve," said Gloria B., a member of the Coalition Against Hunger's Food Action Board who asked that her last name not be used. "It's not a crime to ask for food. It's not a crime to lose a job."
Not everyone objects to the finger imaging. Lotrina Kinsey, a customer at the West Side Coalition Against Hunger's pantry said that fingerprint imaging was "normal." The long waits, finger imaging policy and application process were "to be expected. It is an all day process and very time consuming," she said.
Picking Up the Slack
Whatever the reasons, many people in these difficult times turn to private groups to get help to feed themselves and their families. This has put a strain on those organizations.
Of all the agencies in the city, 51.4 percent were unable to meet demand in 2010, a smaller percentage than the previous year. Despite the decrease, 42 percent said a lack of resources forced them to turn away hungry people, cut portions or reduce hours, according to the Hunger Survey Report. When that happens, Paone said, "Often times agencies will indeed give referrals to other agencies. … It's not uncommon for folks to patronize multiple agencies -- and when food is scarce, they have to 'shop around' even more."
At the West Side campaign's food pantry, Zoila Estrella, a volunteer, customer and food stamp recipient, said that her benefit usually lasts most of the month largely because she only has to support herself. "Food stamp benefits need to be increased for those who need and use it," she said through a translator, "especially for bigger families, families with children and the working poor."
"So many people are going through a hard time, and it's not easy when you have bills to pay. I know the government is trying to do a lot but it's still not enough," said Gloria B. "Even soup kitchens are getting low and children are crying. … America has a lot of money, people shouldn't be that hungry."


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From the beginning, our commitment to social responsibility has been a large part of our College history. Grinnell was a center for abolitionist activity before and during the Civil War. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Grinnell alumni to positions in his "New Deal" administration.
Today, our commitment to social justice continues with the strong philosophy of self-governance and personal responsibility, as well as programs and initiatives that encourage students to learn about the world beyond campus and to create positive social change.
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- Our Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize honors individuals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change.
- The Social Justice Action Group works towards peace, justice, and positive social change with efforts that fight hunger, promote volunteerism, and build understanding.
- The Wall Alumni Service awards provide financial support for alumni dedicated to improving lives of others.
- Under Grinnell's Expanding Knowledge Initiative, the College has introduced curricular innovations in the areas of environmental challenges, human rights, and human dignity.
- Our decades old Grinnell Corps program puts recent graduates to work helping in the local community as well as communities throughout the world.
- The Liberal Arts in Prison Program, a collaborative effort by Grinnell students, faculty, and staff, engages incarcerated adults in courses in the liberal arts.
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UNCW Theatre Department to Host North Carolina Dance Festival Jan. 11-13
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Wilmington, N.C. - The UNCW Theatre Department plans to host the North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF) Jan. 11-13, 2013.
"UNCW Theatre is proud to launch our collaboration with the NCDF and the Wilmington Dance Cooperative to host this festival celebrating professional dance in North Carolina," said Andrew Belser, professor and chair of the department.
The NC Dance Festival is an annual showcase of North Carolina dance artists that travels to five communities statewide - Charlotte, Raleigh, Boone, Wilmington and Greensboro.
"The NCDF provides established choreographers the exposure they need to keep their vision alive, while offering up-and-coming choreographers a prestigious venue to be seen," Belser said. "The Festival also creates a sense of community among the state's choreographers and performers, enabling the state's dance artists to see each other's work and perform together."
Festival performances will be held on campus at the Cultural Arts Building, Mainstage Theatre. Tickets are $15 per person for a single performance or $12 per person for students, seniors and members of the military; $35 per person for a weekend pass or $30 for students, seniors and members of the military.
Show times are:
- Friday, January 11 - 8 p.m.
- Saturday, January 12 - 8 p.m.
- Sunday, January 13 - 3 p.m.
The 2012/13 roster of professional artists for the NCDF are:
E.E. Balcos and his dance company, E.E.MOTION, have been featured with North Carolina Dance Festival, Charlotte Dance Festival, ADF's Acts to Follow Series, Piccolo Spoleto's Dance at Noon Series in Charleston, SC, and the Minnesota Fringe Festival in Minneapolis.
Code f.a.d. Company (f.a.d. is an acronym for film, art, dance) is a multimedia modern dance company based in Raleigh, NC. Founded in 2008 by choreographer and filmmaker Autumn Mist Belk, Code f.a.d. has performed across the United States in its first four seasons, including significant shows in New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, Seattle, and Birmingham, Alabama. www.codefadcompany.org/
Carol Kyles Finley's works for stage have been performed in many venues on the East Coast, in Ohio, and Seattle. Her works for camera have been screened in national and international festivals and can be seen on hulu.com Dance For Camera channel.
John Gamble is a prolific choreographer, having created over seventy dance works, which have been performed throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Europe. His company, John Gamble Dance Theater (JGDT), includes dancers, musicians, and actors. John, along with Jan Van Dyke, co-founded the North Carolina Dance Festival in 1991.
Lauren Kearns is the artistic director of the kearns dance project. Kearns has choreographed over 47 concert pieces produced nationally and internationally, and has written scholarly articles on her research. Kearns received the 2008 NC Dance Alliance Choreography Fellowship for her artistic excellence.
Gaspard Louis was born and raised in Haiti. He performed, taught, and traveled worldwide with Pilobolus Dance Theater for ten years. He formed his own dance company, Gaspard&Dancers, in 2009, and is proud to have it based in Durham, North Carolina. He is currently directing The American Dance Festival (ADF) year-round creative movement outreach program. www.gaspardanddancers.org/
Gary Taylor is Founder and Artistic Director of the Winston Salem Festival Ballet. Gary has choreographed original works for many ballet companies in the southeast and his versatility has led him to choreograph for over 20 different musicals. Ballet. www.winstonsalemfestivalballet.org/
Jan Van Dyke is director of the Van Dyke Dance Group and artistic director of the NC Dance Festival. She formerly directed a studio and company in Washington, D.C. for eight years, touring nationally with her company and as a solo artist. www.janvandykedance.org/
UNCW media contact: Andrea Weaver, Office of University Relations, firstname.lastname@example.com.