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Sobriety, wisdom and judgment.
Those are qualities Mitt Romney said he looks for in a leader. Those are qualities Romney himself has demonstrated in his career in business, public service and government. Those qualities help the former Massachusetts governor stand out as the most qualified Republican candidate competing in the Iowa caucuses.
Sobriety: While other candidates have pandered to extremes with attacks on the courts and sermons on Christian values, Romney has pointedly refrained from reckless rhetoric and moralizing. He may be accused of being too cautious, but choosing words carefully is a skill essential for anyone who could be sitting in the White House and reacting to world events.
Wisdom: Romney obviously is very smart. He graduated as valedictorian at Brigham Young University and finished in the top 5 percent in his MBA class at Harvard, where he also earned a law degree. Romney also exhibits the wisdom of a man who listened and learned from his father and his mother, from his church and from his own trials and errors in life. He does not lack self confidence, but he is not afraid to admit when he has been wrong.
Judgment: Romney disagrees with Democrats on most issues, but he offers smart and well-reasoned alternatives rather than simply proposing to swing a wrecking ball in Washington. He is a serious student of public policy who examines the data before making a decision. His detailed policy paper on the economy contains 87 pages of carefully crafted positions on taxes, energy, trade and regulatory policy, complete with 127 footnotes.
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Mitt Romney is making his second bid for Iowans' support after an unsuccessful run in 2008. We did not endorse him then, but this is a different field, and he has matured as a candidate. Rebuilding the economy is the nation's top priority, and Romney makes the best case among the Republicans that he could do that.
He stands out in the current field of Republican candidates. He has solid credentials in a career that includes running and starting successful businesses, turning around the 2002 Winter Olympics and working with both political parties as Massachusetts governor to pass important initiatives. He stands out especially among candidates now in the top tier: Newt Gingrich is an undisciplined partisan who would alienate, not unite, if he reverts to mean-spirited attacks on display as House speaker. Ron Paul's libertarian ideology would lead to economic chaos and isolationism, neither of which this nation can afford.
Romney is accused of being a "flip-flopper." He has evolved from one-time independent to moderate Republican in liberal Massachusetts to proud conservative today. He does not deny changing his position on some issues, but he will say he has made mistakes and has learned from them. Though Romney has tended to adapt some positions to different times and places, he is hardly unique. It should be possible for a politician to say, "I was wrong, and I have changed my mind."
But more subtle distinctions apply to Romney on some major issues where he has been accused of flipping or flopping. He helped create health-care reform in Massachusetts that is strikingly similar to the much-derided "Obamacare," for example. Yet Romney argues reasonably, though not entirely persuasively, that while all states should be free to experiment with their own reforms, it is wrong for the federal government to force a one-size-fits-all plan on the entire nation.
Romney's tendency to carefully pick his way through the political minefields is illustrated by his carefully nuanced position on abortion over the years. He was quoted in 1994 as defending a woman's right to choose abortion. When he ran for governor in 2002, Romney said he was personally pro-life but vowed he would not restrict or promote access to abortion. Yet he vetoed legislation legalizing the so-called morning-after pill because he saw it as easing access to abortion.
Voters will have to decide for themselves whether such subtly nuanced statements express Romney's true beliefs or if he's trying to have it both ways. Romney at least appreciates both sides of hard questions. "Many women considering abortions face terrible pressures, hurts, and fears; we should come to their aid with all the resourcefulness and empathy we can offer," he wrote in a Boston Globe essay in 2005. "At the same time, the starting point should be the innocence and vulnerability of the child waiting to be born."
While other Republican candidates are content to bash the president's health reform law without offering meaningful reforms of their own, Romney has defended the principal goal of the Massachusetts health care legislation, which was to ensure that all residents there had access to health care. In the same way, Romney's strategy on taxes is unique among the Republican contenders in calling for reforms that would benefit middle-income Americans and not just those at the top of the economic pyramid.
This ability to see the merits of tough issues from something other than a knee-jerk, ideological perspective suggests that Mitt Romney would be willing to bridge the political divide in Washington. Americans are desperate for the Republicans and Democrats to work together. His record of ignoring partisan labels to pass important legislation when he was governor of Massachusetts suggests he is capable to making that happen.
For those reasons, Mitt Romney deserves the support of his party in the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses. If he is the GOP nominee, the nation would have a clear choice in November 2012.
The Des Moines Register has been publishing presidential endorsements before general elections for more than 60 years. However, we didn't endorse in the caucuses until 1988. Prior to that, the thinking was the editorial page should refrain from getting mixed up in the business of who a political party chooses as its nominee.
By 1988, the Iowa caucuses had established themselves as a matter of national interest. The people of this state were watching the candidates up close, and the country was watching Iowa.
"We've had a front-row view of these candidates and their ideas for more than a year, and it seems to us that we owe you a frank opinion on them," explained James Gannon, the Register's editor then.
The tradition of endorsing in caucuses was born. And here we are again.
Opinion pages are, after all, in the opinion business. We weigh in on issues of public interest 365 days of the year. Today's endorsement is not intended to tell Iowans who to caucus for on Jan. 3. It is not to campaign for a candidate. (If we wanted to do that, we would have weighed in months ago and written subsequent editorials supporting that person). It is not to predict a winner.
Our goal in an endorsement is to provide a perspective for Iowans beyond what they read in regular news coverage and see in debates.
Rick Green, now the Register's editor, said, "Our goal is to answer one question: who among these candidates would make the best leader for our country, should he or she land in the White House."
Iowans take seriously their role as the first-in-the-nation caucus, Green said. So, too, does the Register. "We're part of a unique conversation that dominates our state every four years but stretches well beyond Iowa. We embrace that responsibility thoughtfully, seriously and with due diligence."
Our endorsement decision was informed by watching and listening to the candidates. We read widely — their speeches, position papers and contrary views. And we had the opportunity to question the candidates in interviews with the editorial board.
The staff met with all the Republican candidates who campaigned in Iowa. We have shared impressions from these meetings on the Opinion pages over the past few months.
Endorsements are the culmination of a long process. Last week, the editorial board met and worked to reach a consensus.
Members of the board are Laura Hollingsworth, the Register's publisher and president; Rick Green, editor and vice president; Randy Evans, editorial page editor; and editorial writers Rox Laird and Andie Dominick. No one else at the newspaper attends this meeting or has any say in our endorsements.
As always, candidates who receive the Register's nod receive no special consideration in subsequent news coverage or editorials.
In fact, we run our endorsements shortly before an election or caucus and later than many newspapers. That allows us to take full measure of candidates as their campaigns unfold, the same way other Iowans do.
So again today this newspaper is doing what we've done for almost 25 years: being part of the dialogue of democracy.
Thanks for reading.
— Editorial page staff
The Des Moines Register's editorial board met with all of the candidates competing in next month's Iowa caucuses with the exception of Jon Huntsman, who never responded to our invitation. You can view videos of those meetings here.
After each editorial board meeting, we published essays we call "Impressions of the Candidates" on the Register's Opinion page. Here are snapshots of those essays.
Michele Bachmann virtually sprinted through the newsroom and talked at an equally rapid clip. She unapologetically reeled off a litany of tea party ideals, including abolishing Great Society programs, shrinking government and eliminating the entire federal tax code (though she wants even poor people to pay taxes). Overall impression: An impressive fireball who can absorb and regurgitate tons of information, even if some of it turns out to be inaccurate.
Gingrich was in his kinder if not gentler mode and made the case that he's best equipped to cure what ails America. He says he's the only candidate with ideas and the ability to execute them. Despite his divisive reputation, he said he's changed and could bridge the partisan divide. Overall impression: Between the books he's read and the books he's written, Gingrich juggles endless ideas, but he has yet to make the case he could focus his attention on the important ones.
Ron Paul was on a libertarian streak that made clear his devotion to a strict reading of the Constitution. He would eliminate any laws not explicitly authorized in that document, along with the Federal Reserve and five Cabinet departments (all of which he can name). He insists these principles he's held for 30 years make him the only true Republican. Overall impression: A well-schooled contrarian who shouldn't be written off as a nut, even if some of his ideas are nutty.
Rick Perry did not wear cowboy boots, but his Texas drawl was distinct. Some of his points in were not, though, and his answers often rambled. He would administer the Texas tonic he's administered there and replicate his state's economic success nationally. He would make Congress part time, and he'd end what he sees a war on religion by judges and the current president. Overall impression: After some debate stumbles, he asks voters to take a second look, but it may take more than that.
Rick Santorum was most passionate about preserving marriage against attacks from gay couples. He also became animated about needing to sacrifice a few moose and drill for oil in Alaska. Beyond establishing moral values, he believes the government should mostly get out of the way and let Americans fend for themselves and free enterprise will flourish. Overall impression: He'd use the presidential bully pulpit to be the nation's minister-in-chief.
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Kyra Sedgwick has arguably the most difficult role in this weekend's very good exorcism/family melodrama The Possession. As Stephanie, the caring mother of two, dealing with a divorce from her estranged husband (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), she has the unenviable task of playing the film's 'straight' woman. While everyone (including most importantly the audience) knows her youngest daughter has been possessed by an evil-demon-in-a-box, she remains completely ignorant – falsely believing little Em is just acting out or that, well, it's her no-good father's fault. One can't help but sigh in impatience. When is this woman going to see that the only logical conclusion is her daughter's been taken over by an ancient Jewish demon? I mean – really? But Sedgwick is such a talented actress that you can almost, almost forgive her silly rationality.
In the following interview with Kyra Sedgwick, she talks about her own 'true' horror story (a haunted house she and husband Kevin Bacon purchased), whether she will ever return to television and the upcoming Daniel Radcliffe starring Kill Your Darlings. For the full interview, hit the jump.
Kyra Sedgwick:
- 00:00 – Kyra Sedgwick on her own true horror story and haunted house
- 01:30 – Does she believe in the validity of the 'dibbuk box'?
- 02:10 – On how the juxtaposition of horror and drama in The Possession brought her to the project
- 02:45 – Will Kyra Sedgwick go back to television or does she want to pursue more films?
- 03:05 – On her role in Kill Your Darlings – with Daniel Radcliffe about the Beat poets

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Bryce Petty notches 5 TDs as Baylor blasts Texas Tech
- Baylor shook off a slow start to beat Texas Tech 63-34
- Bryce Petty threw three touchdowns and ran for two more
- Baylor is the outright Big 12 leader after Texas suffered its first conference loss Saturday
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The big offensive numbers come so easy for No. 4 Baylor.
What is most impressive to Bears coach Art Briles is how his team, without several key offensive players, responded after quickly facing its first double-digit deficit of the season.
Baylor is still undefeated, with a chance to move into the top four of the BCS standings, after Bryce Petty again accounted for five touchdowns in a 63-34 victory Saturday night over Texas Tech.
"When you're down 14-0, you're down 20-7, and then you withstand that surge against a good team and come back and finish the way we finished as a team, and to me, that's impressive," Briles said. "That shows you have a tough football team, a tough-minded football team that's mature and believes in what's happening inside the locker room."
Petty threw three TD passes and ran for two scores for the second game in a row. His 31-yard pass to Antwan Goodley for a 31-yard score with 4 seconds in the first quarter made it 21-20, putting Baylor (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) ahead to stay. Goodley's Big 12-best 11th TD catch came immediately after K.J. Morton intercepted a pass.
The Bears stretched their school-record winning streak to 13 games. They are the outright Big 12 leader after No. 23 Texas absorbed its first conference loss earlier in the day, and are one of six undefeated FBS teams.
"Tonight showed us a lot. We're a resilient team," said Petty, who was 17-of-31 passing for 335 yards. "I think there's a lot of talent involved, but we have a lot of guys that work hard. And that's what you've got to have. It's more than just talent. You've got to have those guys that are going to push through a little adversity."
Texas Tech (7-4, 4-4), which scored touchdowns on its first three drives and led 14-0 only 8 minutes into the game, lost its fourth straight since a 7-0 start for first-year coach Kliff Kingsbury.
"We knew that they were going to score. They scored on everybody," Kingsbury said. "It's a great offense, it really is. ... The quarterback is really good and receivers everywhere. We knew they'd score. We just had to limit it and limit our mistakes, and we didn't do that."
Kingsbury was the starting quarterback at Texas Tech when Briles was an assistant coach there from 2000-02.
Baylor played its first game since Briles this week got a new 10-year contract through the 2023 season. The coach is in his sixth season with the Bears, who had 12 consecutive losing seasons since the inception of the Big 12 when he arrived.
Next week, the Bears play at No. 10 Oklahoma State (9-1, 6-1), which won 38-13 at Texas hours earlier.
Baylor was fifth in the BCS standings last week, behind Stanford — which lost for the second time this season, 20-17 to Southern California on Saturday night.
The Bears played without their top two running backs, Big 12 rushing leader Lache Seastrunk (groin) and Glasco Martin (knee), and 103-yard-a-game receiver Tevin Reese. All got banged up in the Bears' 41-12 win over Oklahoma nine nights earlier, Reese the most serious with a dislocated right wrist that required surgery and will force him to miss at least the rest of the regular season.
And they still surpassed their FBS-best scoring average of 61 points that was already on pace to break a major college scoring record. They had 675 total yards, only 11 below their nation's best average.
Shock Linwood, effectively the Bears' third-string running back, ran 29 times for 187 yards and a touchdown while Devin Chafin, another redshirt freshman, had 11 carries for 100 yards and two TDs. Levi Norwood had TD catches of 40 and 58 yards, and also returned a punt 58 yards for a score that cut the gap to 20-14.
Linwood had 182 yards after coming in against Oklahoma and was the Big 12 player of the week.
"I believe it gave me confidence for me to go out there and perform like I did," Linwood said.
Baker Mayfield, Tech's starting quarterback for the first time since the fifth game, completed 28 of 51 passes for 314 yards and four touchdowns. His only pick came when he threw a pass right into the chest of the leaping Morton.
Bears kicker Aaron Jones became the NCAA career leader for extra points with nine more, pushing his career mark to 260. The previous record was the 253 by Art Carmody of Louisville from 2004-07.
Standout tight end Jace Amaro had touchdown catches on the Red Raiders' first two drives. There was a 6-yard TD on a halfback pass from Kenny Williams on the 15th play of a game-opening 75-yard drive before Amaro got wide open for a 20-yard score from Mayfield the next time they had the ball.
Amaro took a crushing hit from Ahmad Dixon while holding on for an 18-yard catch to the 4, two plays before Mayfield's 3-yard TD to Jakeem Grant with 4:28 left in the first half got the Red Raiders within 28-27.


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Huckleberry Finn.
Huckleberry Hound.
Huckleberry Friends.
And then there's the regular old huckleberry—the fruit.
Former Morenci resident Herb Camburn of Long Beach, Calif., brought up the subject recently in a round-about way.
When he read the obituary of Phyllis Ries last month, he thought back to the fun his family and hers once had.
"Phyllis's mother, Florence, was my mother's very best friend," Herb said.
Herb and Phyllis went to school together in the old Green School #7 on Yankee Highway.
When the time was right, the families would pack a picnic lunch and head for Shipshewana to pick huckleberries. Back then, a drive to Shipshewana was considered a long trip.


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Zimbabwe: Press Statement by the ZANU PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Ambassador S.K. Moyo on the Recalling of the President and First Secretary of ZANU PF, Cde R.G. Mugabe (20.11.2017)
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text: This month in Best of Forum we bring you a nice read. It's about a member who loses a saddlebag off his bike while traveling through Maine. With the help of members, a motorcycle accessory dealer, the president of a chartered club, the forum and a resident of Maine, gets safe return of his saddlebag. There are a number of links on tips to help if this should happen to you and to other threads that helped all this come together. Enjoy, Gary http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=47459


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TattooStats is a standalone stats mod with in-game config. It shows:
FPS, Latency, Addon Memory Usage, Durability, Currency, Bag Space.
- Mouseover Addon Memory to see full list of usage per addon.
- Right-click on Durability to turn Automatic repairs on or off. Left-click on Durability to turn Guild Repairs on or off.
- Right-click on Currency to turn Autosell of Grey items on or off.
- Right-click on Bag Space to open all your bags. Left-click to open only the last bag.
- Drag middle of bar to move.
- Adjust font size, width, padding, spacing and background color.
- Toggle the modules on or off.
Although this addon is standalone, it was designed to work with Tattoo Minimap, because the minimap allows you to access all MicroMenu buttons using your middle-click. Thus you can turn off the MicroMenu in Bartender, access the buttons with TattooMinimap, and access the Tooltip information in a more customized format with TattooStats. It sounds more convoluted than it is.
Thanks to Katae (LiteStats), whose code I rewrote for this mod. I did a major rewrite to include in-game config and profile saving. I did not include all her modules and don't plan to. If you used LiteStats, you'll also notice some slight difference in functions, specifically in the estimated cost of repairs, and in the toggle for guild repairs.
Note: Estimated cost of repairs, without visiting a vendor, cannot be entirely accurate because of faction discounts. I calculated based on having a 5% discount at any vendor you visit. Although it is likely you will have more than 5% at higher levels, you are also less likely to care at higher levels, when you presumably have more money! Unless you're in plate and all that.
See also:
Tattoo Minimap
Tattoo Skin Pack 1
Feature requests and bug reports may be posted in my portal: Lyelu's Portal.


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On Wednesday night, at the 9:30 Club, I went one of the weirdest concerts I have ever attended. The Rock Bottom Remainders have to be one of the most unique and unlikely cover bands of all time. The band is composed of best-selling authors turned amateur musicians, who live out their collective rock-star fantasy by performing less-than-perfect versions of rock-n-roll classics while occasionally wearing wigs, costumes, and silly hats. We are talking about book industry heavy hitters like Scott Turow, Amy Tan, Dave Barry, and Mitch Albom. As MC Roy Blount Jr. joked they are the only band that has sold more books that The Beatles.
I first heard about The Rock Bottom Remainders in the 1990′s while working at Reprint Bookshop, a wonderful and now sadly closed independent bookshop. The band had a kind of mythical status as stories of their rare sightings were told by my co-workers as if they were akin to the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot. I have always been curious about this literary rock band with a rotating line-up of best-selling authors (at one point even Stephen King was a member!), but I never thought that I would have the opportunity to see The Rock Bottom Remainders perform.


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David Solomons - Up West
For the lovers of street photography, one of its main exponents on this time and age...
Jocelyn Bain Hogg - Muse
New work by Jocelyn Bain Hogg from VII Network. Muse dwelled in the little details of natural beauty.
A group exhibition that showcased a large variety of photography produced in Wales.
Chris Steele-Perkins - For Love of the Game
For the duration of the Football World Cup we produced an exhibition with Magnum heavyweight Chris Steele-Perkins showing the social aspect of the game in Ghana, Japan and England.
Carolyn Drake - Paradise Rivers
And currently we are showing Paradise Rivers by Carolyn Drake. Some of the most beautifull documentary photography you'll come accross.
Also, with Carolyn we have a novelty. For the first time we had the spare time on the day of the opening to interview her and produce a little video on vimeo. It is just good enough, but they'll definitively improve over time!
Carolyn Drake 'Paradise Rivers' from Third Floor Gallery on Vimeo.


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Kristin Cavallari wasted no time putting engagement rumors to rest on Monday.
Life & Style magazine reported that NFLer Jay Cutler proposed to the former "Hills" reality starlet a second time and that she accepted.
But Cavallari responded via Twitter, saying "New week, new rumor. I'm not engaged u guys."
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The rumor comes in the midst of a news cycle already dominated by the Chicago Bears quarterback after Cutler fractured his thumb in Sunday's game, putting the rest of his season in doubt.
The two were originally slated to get married this spring, but Cutler broke things off last July.
In recent months they've appeared to have rekindled the romance, appearing together in public and sending numerous love tweets.


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Return to: Undergraduate Majors, Minors and Certificates
Linda Wolfe, Director, Flanagan 224
Randy Gilland, Academic Advisor, Minges Coliseum A11
The minor in the indigenous peoples of the Americas (that is, North, Central and South American and the Caribbean region) requires a minimum of 24 s.h. and is housed within the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences. Courses are drawn from three disciplines and no more than 12 s.h. can be taken in any one discipline. It consists of courses in anthropology, art, English, geography, history, and music. The common theme of these courses and this interdisciplinary minor is the lifeways, history, art, literature, and music of the natives of the Americas. Students are encouraged to take prerequisites as part of their foundations curriculum requirements wherever possible. Prerequisites may also be waived at the discretion of the instructor. Students may choose a maximum of 3 s.h. of independent studies in a relevant discipline and a maximum of 3 s.h. of special topics courses in a relevant discipline. The minor is not open to anthropology majors.
Choose 21 s.h. from three of the following disciples; maximum of 12 s.h. from any discipline:


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Summary Report for:
17-2081.01 - Water/Wastewater Engineers
Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.
Sample of reported job titles: Acting Section Chief, Assistant County Engineer, Director Water and Waste Services, Engineer and Geologist, Principal Consulting Engineer, Principal Technologist, Program Manager, Project Manager/Design Manager, Surface Water Manager, Water Reuse Program Manager
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Provide technical direction or supervision to junior engineers, engineering or computer-aided design (CAD) technicians, or other technical personnel.
- Conduct feasibility studies for the construction of facilities, such as water supply systems, runoff collection networks, water and wastewater treatment plants, or wastewater collection systems.
- Design pumping systems, pumping stations, pipelines, force mains, or sewers for the collection of wastewater.
- Design domestic or industrial water or wastewater treatment plants, including advanced facilities with sequencing batch reactors (SBR), membranes, lift stations, headworks, surge overflow basins, ultraviolet disinfection systems, aerobic digesters, sludge lagoons, or control buildings.
- Analyze storm water or floodplain drainage systems to control erosion, stabilize river banks, repair channel streams, or design bridges.
- Design water distribution systems for potable or non-potable water.
- Design or select equipment for use in wastewater processing to ensure compliance with government standards.
- Identify design alternatives for the development of new water resources.
- Design water or wastewater lift stations, including water wells.
- Perform hydraulic analyses of water supply systems or water distribution networks to model flow characteristics, test for pressure losses, or to identify opportunities to mitigate risks and improve operational efficiency.
- Gather and analyze water use data to forecast water demand.
- Design water storage tanks or other water storage facilities.
- Conduct cost-benefit analyses for the construction of water supply systems, runoff collection networks, water and wastewater treatment plants, or wastewater collection systems.
- Analyze and recommend chemical, biological, or other wastewater treatment methods to prepare water for industrial or domestic use.
- Review and critique proposals, plans, or designs related to water or wastewater treatment systems.
- Write technical reports or publications related to water resources development or water use efficiency.
- Design sludge treatment plants.
- Conduct water quality studies to identify and characterize water pollutant sources.
- Provide technical support on water resource or treatment issues to government agencies.
- Analyze and recommend sludge treatment or disposal methods.
- Design water runoff collection networks, water supply channels, or water supply system networks.
- Perform hydrological analyses, using three-dimensional simulation software, to model the movement of water or forecast the dispersion of chemical pollutants in the water supply.
- Oversee the construction of decentralized or on-site wastewater treatment systems, including reclaimed water facilities.
- Develop plans for new water resources or water efficiency programs.
- Analyze the efficiency of water delivery structures, such as dams, tainter gates, canals, pipes, penstocks, or cofferdams.
- Conduct environmental impact studies related to water and wastewater collection, treatment, or distribution.
- Perform mathematical modeling of underground or surface water resources, such as floodplains, ocean coastlines, streams, rivers, or wetlands.
Technology Skills
- Analytical or scientific software — KYPipe; Minitab ; NIWA Tideda; Wallingford Software InfoWorks WS (see all 14 examples)
- Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D ; Bentley SewerCAD; Eagle Point LANDCADD; HydroCAD Software Solutions HydroCAD (see all 11 examples)
- Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access ; Structured query language SQL
- Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — SAP software
- Industrial control software — Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Internet browser software — Google Chrome; Microsoft Internet Explorer; Mozilla Firefox; Web browser software
- Map creation software — ESRI ArcGIS software ; ESRI software; Geographic information system GIS software ; MapInfo
- Object or component oriented development software — Oracle Java ; Python
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Bash
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software — Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Building and Construction — Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- Physics — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
- Chemistry — Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
- Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
- Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Technology Design — Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
Work Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
- Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
Detailed Work Activities
- Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
- Research advanced engineering designs or applications.
- Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
- Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
- Design industrial processing systems.
- Design civil structures or systems.
- Analyze physical, survey, or geographic data.
- Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
- Develop technical methods or processes.
- Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
- Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
- Design structures or facilities.
- Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
- Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
- Prepare technical or operational reports.
- Advise others regarding green practices or environmental concerns.
- Create models of engineering designs or methods.
- Direct environmental development activities.
- Prepare detailed work plans.
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Work Context
- Electronic Mail — 97% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 97% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 66% responded "Every day."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 55% responded "Extremely important."
- Contact With Others — 48% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 66% responded "Every day."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 68% responded "More than 40 hours."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 50% responded "Extremely important."
- Letters and Memos — 48% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 68% responded "Some freedom."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 36% responded "Very important results."
- Level of Competition — 43% responded "Highly competitive."
- Deal With External Customers — 41% responded "Very important."
- Spend Time Sitting — 68% responded "More than half the time."
- Time Pressure — 46% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 46% responded "Very important."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 50% responded "Some freedom."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 59% responded "High responsibility."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 36% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 38% responded "High responsibility."
- Consequence of Error — 29% responded "Very serious."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
|Related Experience
|A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
|Job Zone Examples
|Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators.
|SVP Range
|(7.0 to < 8.0)
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- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Work Styles
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Work Values
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wage data for Environmental Engineers.
Employment data for Environmental Engineers.
Industry data for Environmental Engineers.
|Median wages (2019)
|$42.72 hourly, $88,860 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|55,400 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Average (4% to 6%)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Water Resources Association
- American Water Works Association
- Central States Water Environment Association
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Environmental engineers
- Society of Women Engineers
- Water Environment Federation


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In the midst of Malaysia lies the Infant Care Unit at Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort. Unlike our conventional idea of an Infant Care Unit this one specializes in Bornean orangutans. The facility currently cares for 23 abandoned and neglected infant orangutans.
The hospital helps maintain the population of endangered Bornean orangutans.
More info and more pictures: The Daily Mail
More more info check out Animal Fact Guide's article: Bornean Orangutan


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Hold onto your panties, DC/MD/VA!! Hopefully you've reserved this Saturday for awesomeness. Rattler will be playing downstairs, and we will be partying upstairs with Garutachi. It's all going down Sat Dec 19 at Rock and Roll Hotel.
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This program includes an ASP browser and an ASP page collection wizard.
The ASP browser is capable of interpreting and running ASP pages on-the-fly, along with regular HTML files. ASPexplore allows the opening and execution of a single page or an entire ASP site. In addition to the interpretation of scripts embedded into HTML, it enables the use of ODBC databases, ActiveX and server-side components.
The wizard based application collects all ASP pages that together form a site, and then packs everything into a single executable file. It also generates the Windows setup program for redistributing the final application. This allows you to create portable multimedia presentations, move Web software to the desktop and test ASP software off-line.
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August 5 through October 26, 2014
El Greco (1541–1614)
Vincenzo Anastagi, c. 1575
Oil on canvas
74 x 49 ⅞ inches
The Frick Collection, New YorkPhoto: Michael Bodycomb
El Greco's Vincenzo Anastagi, acquired a century ago by Henry Clay Frick, is one of The Frick Collection's most celebrated paintings and one of only two full-length portraits by the master. It was executed during the artist's six-year stay in Rome, before he moved to Spain, where he spent the rest of his career. Much of the force of this work emanates from the resplendent half-armor worn by Anastagi. Rich highlights applied with broad brushstrokes accentuate the steel, its metallic sheen contrasting with the velvety texture of Anastagi's green breeches and the dark crimson curtain.
Scipione Pulzone (c. 1540/42–98)
Jacopo Boncompagni, 1574
Oil on canvas
48 x 39 ⅛ inches
Private collection, courtesy of Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd.Photo: Michael Bodycomb
To mark the 400th anniversary of El Greco's death, the Frick will pair Vincenzo Anastagi with the rarely seen Jacopo Boncompagni by the artist's Roman contemporary Scipione Pulzone. With its gleaming, highly detailed polish, Pulzone's portrait of Boncompagni, on loan from a private collection, epitomizes the elegant style that dominated high-society portraiture in Rome during the last quarter of the sixteenth century. El Greco's painterly portrayal of Anastagi stands in stark contrast, underscoring the artist's innovative departures from convention. The exhibition, held in the Frick's East Gallery, is organized by Jeongho Park, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow.
El Greco was born Domenikos Theotokopoulos in 1541 on the Greek island of Crete, which had been under Venetian rule since 1212. One of the few surviving records from his early years indicates that he was already an established painter of icons by 1566. He relocated to Venice in 1567, probably dissatisfied with his career as a Byzantine icon painter. There he absorbed Venetian Renaissance painting and began his transformation into an Italianate painter. As an aspiring artist, it was necessary for El Greco to master portrait painting. During the sixteenth century, portraiture grew in popularity in Europe, and portraitists enjoyed increasing recognition and esteem. A well-painted likeness was an effective way to win the favor of a prospective patron and become a court painter. Once associated with a court, an artist would enjoy not only economic stability but also the elevated status of a courtier.
In 1570 El Greco moved to Rome, where a recommendation written for him by the miniaturist Giulio Clovio led to his acceptance into the household of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. Clovio introduced El Greco as a pupil of Titian and wrote specifically of a marvelous "self-portrait that astonished the painters in Rome." Unfortunately, this painting has not survived. Clovio's claim about El Greco's mastery of portraiture is confirmed by the artist's portrait of him (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples), completed about 1571. In this work, El Greco demonstrates his remarkable ability to depict psychologically penetrating likenesses with exacting naturalism. Although not officially hired by the cardinal, El Greco spent the next year and a half focusing on portraits for the circle of learned men who gathered at the Farnese Palace. In 1572, for reasons that are unknown to us, El Greco was expelled from the Farnese household. His execution of the portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi was no doubt part of his effort to draw the attention of powerful men and to secure much-needed patronage after his expulsion.
Anastagi was born into a noble family in Perugia around 1531 and became a Knight of Malta in 1563. He was most famous for his contribution to the victory against the Ottomans during the Siege of Malta in 1565. He was also known as an expert in fortifications, and his biography is included in a book published in 1578–79 about famous people from Perugia.
As a middle-ranking nobleman, Anastagi would not have been a promising patron. He was not particularly interested in paintings and was therefore unlikely to commission further works. He was, however, connected to a very eminent personage: Jacopo Boncompagni, the natural son of Pope Gregory XIII. Born in Bologna in 1548, Jacopo was legitimized almost immediately by his father. He moved to Rome in March 1572, when his father was elected pope, and in that year assumed the offices of governor of Rome's Castel Sant'Angelo and head of the papal army. In 1575 Boncompagni named Anastagi sergeant major of the Castel Sant'Angelo; it was probably on this occasion that Anastagi commissioned his portrait. The close connection between the two men may well have motivated El Greco. It could be expected that the portrait would be shown to Boncompagni and possibly even to Pope Gregory XIII. Since Boncompagni was known to be a great patron of the arts, El Greco's portrait of Anastagi was an ideal means of self-promotion.3
For his portrayal of Anastagi, El Greco would have looked to examples of military portraits, the most recent, successful likeness of this type being Pulzone's portrait of Boncompagni. Pulzone was at this time the most sought-after portrait painter in Rome, having portrayed dignitaries of the highest rank, including Pope Pius V, Pope Gregory XIII, and Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. The artist also enjoyed personal relationships with powerful patrons; his first son, Giacomo, was Boncompagni's godchild.
El Greco undoubtedly would have been aware of Pulzone's splendid likeness. The three-quarter-length portrait communicates Boncompagni's high status with the detailed depiction of his opulent armor, meticulously groomed beard, and elegant hands. According to the inscription on the piece of paper in the sitter's right hand, the portrait was executed in 1574, only about one year before El Greco painted Vincenzo Anastagi. In his left hand, Boncompagni holds a wooden letter case, which suggests that the painting was probably commissioned when Jacopo was sent on a diplomatic mission to Ferrara to greet Henri de Valois, the future French king, Henry III.
In the portrait, Pulzone achieves lifelike qualities through painstakingly rendered details. Traces of brushwork are suppressed in order to gain a highly finished surface that adds to the portrait's sense of refinement. Boncompagni's dazzling armor displays techniques of embossing, damascening, bluing, and gilding. Pulzone's depiction of the breeches—woven with gold and silver threads—shows an equal degree of precision. The light bouncing off the breastplate lends tactile effect to the polished surface of the metal. Pulzone's masterful depiction of the play of light in the smallest details, such as on the fringe of the curtain, enhances the illusionistic effect.
As a newcomer to Roman noble society, Boncompagni would have felt the need to actively propagate his image, and a portrayal in armor would serve this purpose. Armor had gradually become obsolete in the sixteenth century, after firearms replaced swords and lances as the principal weapons of warfare; paradoxically, the loss of its utilitarian function served only to enhance its prestige, and it was seen as a symbol of masculinity, military valor, wealth, social status, and antique lineage. Pulzone's portrayal of Boncompagni in such ostentatious armor reflects the sitter's important positions as governor of Castel Sant'Angelo and head of the papal army.
The figure of Saint Michael on the breastplate refers not only to Castel Sant'Angelo but also to Boncompagni's role as the protector of the Church. Militant spirit is accentuated in the prominent display of the figure of Mars on the helmet and the armored glove placed on the table. Lining the golden bands that twine the breastplate and shoulder and arm defenses are various trophies that represent military feats. More specific than the spoils are the depictions of captive Turks along the center band of the breastplate and the base of the helmet, which commemorate the recent victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. In addition to the martial motifs, there are symbols of wealth and prosperity—such as cornucopias and grotesque figures carrying jars of fruit—meant to convey Boncompagni's eminent status.
When El Greco portrayed Anastagi, both the painter and the sitter would have been keenly aware of the prestige associated with armor, but the trappings El Greco could use in his depiction were limited by the sitter's rank of sergeant major. Unlike Boncompagni, who wears highly decorative parade armor, which was reserved for ceremonial occasions, Anastagi is portrayed in field armor, which was used in battle. Regardless of the degree of opulence, however, armor itself was perceived as a status symbol. In the sixteenth century, even merchants would have themselves portrayed in armor. In this sense, Anastagi's desire to be depicted in armor and with a rapier reflects not only his wish to make known his profession but also to aggrandize himself. El Greco's use of the full-length format further emphasizes the sitter's ambition. Anastagi was from a noble family, but his status did not approach that of the kings, generals, and grandees for whom full-length military portraits were customarily reserved.
For El Greco, representing Anastagi in armor would have presented an excellent opportunity to display his artistry. Contrary to previous studies that assume this work is a literal depiction of reality, research undertaken in preparation for this exhibition indicates that the painter went beyond a faithful description of the symbolic objects. Most striking is El Greco's drastic abbreviation of the details of Anastagi's armor, prioritizing instead a blaze of light reflected on the metal surface. During the Renaissance, the painted representation of reflective armor was considered to be a powerful means of demonstrating a painter's virtuosity and was often offered as proof of painting's superiority over all other artistic genres. El Greco certainly would have been aware that the artistic skill necessary to imitate the glittering armor would draw much praise.
El Greco's innovations were not limited to the representation of armor. The painter appears to have taken careful measures to render the unusual form of the curtain, which emphasizes the most important elements in the portrait, the sitter's face and armor. As can be seen in the pentimento, El Greco moved the contour of the right edge of the drape upward in order to align it closer to the sitter's left forearm. Also, the X-radiograph taken during the painting's treatment in 1958–59 indicates that El Greco shortened the curtain to achieve a tighter focus on the sitter's upper body, which allows the viewer to appreciate the painter's ability to depict the different textures of various materials.
Showcasing his artistic invention, the painter achieves a sense of verisimilitude quite distinct from that of Pulzone's meticulously executed portrait. It is as though El Greco's intent was to emphasize Anastagi's military career and personal traits over his status. The sunburnt face and strands of gray hair, rendered with short, powerful brushstrokes, bear witness to his career on the battlefield—these are not the idealized features of an elegant courtier. White hose accentuate the athletic, muscular calves befitting an infantry officer. Anastagi's sense of self-possession is enhanced by the placement of his arms, which frame his torso. In the sixteenth century, this pose was associated with aggressive masculine virtues. The pentimento to the sitter's left reveals that El Greco made an inventive change in the depiction of the sword. By shifting its orientation without altering the position of the hand, the painter directs the viewer's attention to the gilded hilt and to the scabbard, so that the weapon seems almost an extension of the sergeant's powerful forearm.
El Greco's likely intention was to honor Anastagi while simultaneously displaying his own artistic invention. The painter has been described as a proud man who felt a keen sense of rivalry with other artists of his time. Although there is no evidence documenting El Greco's opinion of Pulzone, a compelling case can be made for the catalytic effect that the most successful portraitist in Rome had on the Cretan artist. A link emerges between the magnificent verisimilitude of Pulzone's Jacopo Boncompagni (as well as the acclaim it brought him) and El Greco's ambition to surpass Pulzone in terms of fame and artistry, which prompted the creation of the highly original Vincenzo Anastagi.
Men in Armor: El Greco and Pulzone Face to Face is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue that features an essay by Jeongho Park, the exhibition's guest curator. The book (softcover, 64 pages, 35 illustrations; $14.95, Member price: $13.46) will be available in the Museum Shop or can be ordered through the Frick's Web site (www.frick.org) or by phone at 212.547.6848.
The Frick will extend its focus on El Greco through the fall and winter with an installation organized in conjunction with El Greco in New York, opening in November at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Frick will unite its three remarkable El Greco paintings—
Purification of the Temple
and portraits of Vincenzo Anastagi and
St. Jerome
—for the first time showing them together on one wall of the East Gallery. El Greco at the Frick, runs from November 4, 2014, through February 1, 2015.
Purification of the Temple
and portraits of Vincenzo Anastagi and
St. Jerome
—for the first time showing them together on one wall of the East Gallery. El Greco at the Frick, runs from November 4, 2014, through February 1, 2015.


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Diwali or Deepavali is one of the most celebrated festivals of Sanatan Dharma that carries with it the message of hope and good will. Popularly referred to as the festival of light, diwali is one of our holiest observances.
It's a time for togetherness. It's a time to pool our senses together and celebrate who we are and what we have achieved as an individual. It's a time for us to come together with our family members in worship and illuminate our residences with little lamps. It's a blessed occasion for us to join hands in our community. It behooves us to create a society of true brotherhood and collectively strive for a better tomorrow.
We pray to Maha Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity that may auspiciousness surround us. May we engage in righteous acts that will yield positive results not only for ourselves and families but also society.
Our faith is expressed and enhanced in our worship of the Goddess. Puja is an outpouring of love and gratitude and at the said time we humbly beseech Maha Lakshmi for continued happiness and success.


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Reg Technology Panel In a recent article we reported on how social networking tools were having an increasing impact on corporate life - for better or worse! No doubt the debate will run and run, and no doubt, like so many new technologies (the Web, anyone?), we shall arrive at a happy medium where such tools become part of the business fabric.
In the meantime, there's an interesting question that comes out of the social networking. Given the increasing range of tools and technologies available to us that require some kind of internet connection, from the aforementioned to such things as blogs and email, just how important is it for us to stay connected?
According to our Reg research panel, the answer to this question is telling. Remember, we need to keep in mind the caveat that people responding to surveys about online collaboration, are potentially going to be the people who are more interested in having some kind of connection. Even so, the number is high: almost exactly 50 per cent of respondents told us they need to have some kind of connection wherever they are. Of these, nearly 20 per cent claim to need an always-on connection to support their collaboration habit. Even in the worst case scenario, in which only people that had any interest at all in online collaboration capabilities participated in the study, that's still quite a proportion.
There are several potential explanations for this.
Yes, it could be argued that collaboration is of direct benefit for business reasons, and therefore, this is all about people being able to do their jobs better; however, and as indicated in the last article, the evidence does suggest that much use of such tools is equally for pleasure alone (that is, if receiving an electronic message that claims to constitute a tequila sunrise can be categorised as "pleasure").
The productivity angle is worthy of debate - not least because the social aspects of the business environment are a necessary element. Anecdotal evidence suggests that home and remote workers miss out on the "watercooler" experiences of their head office colleagues, so it could be that social networking tools fill a necessary gap. Might it also be that as people become accustomed to such a diet of information, they might suffer some kind of withdrawal if it was taken away?
We don't have an answer to that question from this data set, but it's worth keeping in mind, particularly if we consider what is the constituency that is most affected. The "always-on" average might be 19 per cent but in the sub-25 age group, the figure rises to 27 per cent. Given that the figure stays pretty constant above 25, this does suggest that it is more than a factor of age; note also that the overall percentage for people that need more frequent internet access remains relatively constant across the age ranges, at about 50 per cent. Within this group we are seeing a generation forming whose habits are based on the existence of collaborative technology. Not all are choosing to adopt it, but for a growing contingent of young people certainly, switching off is not an option.®


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SUNY Canton Future Veterinarian Receives Three ScholarshipsTuesday, July 31st, 2007
A SUNY Canton student who hopes to become a veterinarian has secured enough scholarships to completely finance her final year of college.
Jessica Cornell of Henderson recently received $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. She also received a $4,350 Allan P. and Catherine Barnett Newell Endowed Scholarship and a $1,000 North Country Scholarship. Combined, the three scholarships have paid for her final year in the Veterinary Science Technology program.
"Jessica is a great example of the success of the SUNY Canton Foundation," said SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy. "I am quite confident that this support will benefit her far beyond her college studies."
Cornell said it has been hard coming up with the money to attend college. The 26-year-old animal lover had already earned a four-year degree when she decided to follow her dreams. "I'm working toward my second degree and I really want to become a veterinarian," Cornell said. "It was a good decision to go back."
She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, lauding students for high-academic achievement while promoting leadership and community service.
The SUNY Canton Foundation recommended Cornell for the Coca-Cola scholarship, and she wrote an essay last semester during finals week. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation contributes $400,000 annually for students like Cornell, who demonstrated both academic success and participated in community service and outreach initiatives.
The SUNY Canton Foundation also linked Cornell with the Allan P. and Catherine Barnett Newell Endowed Scholarship, which is given annually to a second-year North Country student from the area who demonstrates financial need. Allan and Kate Newell were selected as dual recipients of SUNY Canton's distinguished citizen awards at SUNY Canton's 99th Commencement Ceremony for their noted philanthropy.
The Newells also made a significant gift to the college in 2003 through the Sweetgrass Foundation, which helped construct the Newell Veterinary Technology Center, where Cornell attends the majority of her classes.


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UH professors recognized by Board of Regents for excellence in teachingUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents have selected 14 professors from campuses across the university system as the recipients of the 2006 Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes their extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness, creativity and personal values beneficial to students.
This year's recipients include:
· Danny Aiu, an assistant professor of sheet metal and plastics at Honolulu Community College. Aiu weaves life lessons focused on strategies for achieving success into his daily assignments. His positive and encouraging approach to teaching inspire and challenge his students. Beyond the classroom, Aiu has saved the college money by single-handedly replacing rusted and deteriorating rain gutters on many campus buildings. A colleague also noted that his contributions to the 9/11 Memorial "is the fruit of this nominee's ideas, energy and determination" and that his skill and creativity were invaluable in the development of the monument.
· Denise Antolini, an associate professor and director of the environmental law program at the William S. Richardson School of Law, UH Mānoa. Her philosophy of teaching law is grounded in experience as a practitioner in high-profile public interest litigation and a clerkship with a federal judge. She helped turn the Environmental Law Program into a national model through her interactions and supportive roles with the law students. A college observed, "Denise is an absolutely first-rate teacher, mentor, colleague, administrator and inspiration to those who are fortunate to know her."
· Rhonda Black, an associate professor of special education at UH Mānoa. She is committed to using the power of education to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities, and those who are under-represented politically, socially and economically. She accommodates a variety of learning styles by utilizing visual media, simulated Town Hall Meetings, game show quizzes and group problem-solving cooperative projects in her classes. To Black, teaching is about connection—connection to students, community and content. She believes teaching is about who we are, and who we are becoming.
· Manuel Cabral, a professor of mathematics at Leeward Community College. Manuel has taught at the college for 26 years. Throughout the years, he has created a positive and enthusiastic environment where students thoroughly enjoy learning and thus set high expectations for themselves. In addition to extensive committee assignments, Cabral has also served as Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate, Chair of the Campus Council and Division Chair for 18 years. A student wrote, "There are not many people in the world like him."
· Kathryn Fletcher, an associate professor in general humanities/anthropology at Maui Community College. Fletcher believes anthropology is of immense importance because it promotes understanding among human beings. Her passion for teaching, compassion for students and her resourcefulness are standout traits to all those around her. She brings the complex subject of anthropology to life and ensures her classes are fun, creative and entertaining. A student commented, "She deserves to be recognized as a teacher, anthropologist and most of all, a friend. She's an ʻA' in my book."
· Anne Freese, a specialist in the curriculum studies at UH Mānoa. Freese's teaching approach involves designing learning events which facilitate student involvement and student learning through inquiry, reflection and collaboration. This approach allows her students to ask questions, make connections and draw upon their prior knowledge and experiences. She establishes a classroom that invites and encourages participation. A colleague observed, "She has a wealth of experience and knowledge in pre-service education, curriculum development and instruction, and is preeminent in the field of reflective practice and teacher self-development."
· Juith Gersting, a professor of computer science and chair of the department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. She strives to help each student be successful in the demanding courses in the curriculum. Under her leadership, Hilo's computer science department has become recognized as one of the very best in the nation. Gersting is also the author and co-author of three current college-level computer science textbooks. A colleague wrote, "The quality of education our students receive have made computer science graduates highly sought after for positions in both the public and private sectors."
· Laurel Gregory, a librarian at the UH Center at West Hawaiʻi. Students, faculty and staff speak highly of Gregory's rigor and discipline in researching and problem-solving as they sought her assistance on a variety of topics. As a model of life-long learning, she has inspired others to pursue their educational goals and has provided positive experiences to many of their journeys. Her contributions on a number of library councils have resulted in sharing resources between UH libraries, consistent library policies and increased access to electronic and print resources. "She is truly a ʻRenaissance' woman," noted a colleague.
· Andrew Harris, an associate professor in the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology at UH Mānoa. Harris provides instruction that is useful, accessible and understandable. He uses a variety of teaching materials to encourage critical thinking on contentious issues and invite his students to give their opinions. Recently, Harris re-designed one class and developed two new classes in volcanology. A student observed, "The ability to be a friend to the students and yet retain their uttermost respect is what defines the best teachers, and is what set Dr. Harris apparent from others."
· Keith Kashiwada, a professor of speech at Kapiʻolani Community College. After 16 years, Kashiwada continues to be one of the institution's most popular teachers. He believes that learning should be focused and purposeful, where application is valued over theory. His students credit him for giving them the skills, techniques, and tools that they can use in everyday life. Outside the classroom, Kashiwada participates in numerous activities including advising workshops, orientation sessions as well as teaching Kapiʻolani's first College Success courses. A student commented, "He is dynamic, inspirational and makes us realize our full potential."
· Brian Richardson, an instructor and librarian at Windward Community College. A true academic, Richardson has extensive knowledge in philosophy and political science. He encourages free-thought, individuality and questioning of political practices in his classes. As a librarian, Richardson has been instrumental in developing and bringing the Common Book Program to the Windward, which has turned out to be a very successful and widely accessible program for the college community. A colleague wrote, "His positive influences and commitment to the successes of various programs at Windward makes him a true asset."
· William Sharkey, a professor of speech at UH Mānoa. Sharkey's philosophy of teaching emphasizes three principles: develop and improve students' critical thinking skills; encourage them to apply theories and concepts learned in class to their everyday interactions; and show students respect. He has an open-door policy and has always been willing to meet with students outside of his weekly office hours. A colleague notes, "Bill is a consummate teacher. He is always prepared, meticulous, fair, and encouraging, while maintaining the highest standards for himself and his students."
· Nevzat Soguk, an associate professor of political science at UH Mānoa. Soguk uses interdisciplinary works to foster critical thinking in his students. He instills a sense of community in his classes so students are conducive to learning and intellectual growth. In his International Migration course, he takes the class to sites of historical significance for Hawaiʻi where students are able to interact with families and local people to get a "real feel" for migration and displacement in the Pacific. A student observed, "His creative energy, innovative ideas, scholarly research and dedication demonstrate his role as an educator and mentor."
· Albert Spencer, a professor in accounting at Kauai Community College. Spencer introduces confidence, a readiness to cope with challenges in school, life, the work place environment, and a desire for life-long learning in the students he comes into contact with. He believes in using cross discipline in his teachings and that no one discipline can stand alone. A student commented, "One thing that really impressed me about Al Spencer was when we expressed our confusion on a test question. He thanked us for sharing and said that the feedback will help improve his teaching method."
For more information, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/about/awards/teaching.php


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Broadsheet @ salon.com is usually a pretty fair source for recycled news and commentary about women, gender, and sexuality.
But Tracy Clark-Flory's recent commentary about yet another celebrity sex tape — Kendra Wilkinson, who I had to look up after reading this article — is possibly one of the most pointless articles on the phenomena I've ever read.
Clark-Flory gives a brief review of the facts — sex tape made; released for big bucks by ex-boyfriend who made the tape; Wilkinson trying to get a C&D on privacy grounds. She then reviews the Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson sex tape litigation — primarily copyright litigations that were settled. Then she concludes that Wilkinson is not likely to succeed because the video has hit the Internet and quotes a lawyer who says if you don't want your sex tape released don't make it.
Wow, how insightful.
Could we please talk about the merits of the privacy argument, which is the only real piece of this that makes it a gender issue? (or interesting at all)
Or maybe talk about the phenomenon of women's boyfriends releasing privately made sexual materials? How that implicates privacy law, as well as ethics and sexism? Instead of quoting a lawyer (male) who says if you don't want your sex tape splattered on the Internet, don't make one; why not tell women not to leave their sex tapes in their boyfriends' hands ????


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