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The African Journal Archive is a retrospective open access journal service that preserves and makes available African journal literature dating as far back as 1906, originating from a wide base of publishers and societies on the African continent. The Carnegie Corporation of New York initiated and sponsored the Sabinet Gateway project. Sabinet is pleased to make it available as a collection via the Sabinet African Journals' platform.
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ACCORD Occasional Paper
ACCORD's Occasional Papers are intended to blend inter-disciplinary policy, practice and research on peace and security issues.
The series is primarily an outlet for stakeholders in the conflict resolution, peacebuilding and development and governance sectors and a platform for sharing new and evolving knowledge. The series is disseminated widely to approximately 3000 readers, which includes government ministries, academics, and international, regional, and national organisations around the world.
Acta Classica : Proceedings of the Classical Association of South Africa
Acta Classica publishes contributions on any aspect of Classical Studies, but also considers submissions on Patristic and Byzantine themes, especially where they relate to Africa.
Acta Criminologica : African Journal of Criminology & Victimology
Acta Criminologica: African Journal of Criminology & Victimology is a peer reviewed academic journal which promotes academic and professional discourse and the publishing of research results on the subject of crime and victimisation, conflict, deviance, abuse of power and reaction to crime and other conflict related phenomena.
Acta Structilia : Journal for the Physical and Development Sciences
Acta Structilia is an accredited national journal for independently adjudicated research articles on any topic in the field of the physical and development sciences. The editorial staff will consider articles in English and Afrikaans, written from any responsible point of view on subjects in any applicable field of scholarship, i.e. architecture, urban and regional planning, quantity surveying, construction management and project management, building economy, engineering and property or community development.
Africa Insight
Africa Insight is an independent publication which promotes insight into the process of change in Africa. The journal is peer-reviewed and is SAPSE accredited.
It comprises:
Well-researched and professionally referenced information and opinion, written by experts in their fields. Coverage of a wide range of diverse topics (political trends and events, democratization, economic issues, regional cooperation, international relations, conflict resolution, aspects of education and training, health hazards, community development, food security, institutional capacity building ...) provides a rich kalaidoscopic overview of Africa and its countries.
Book reviews on current publications of interest to Africa-watchers.
Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal that seeks the submission of unpublished articles on current nursing and health-related issues. It encourages debate, both theoretical and practical, on a wide range of topics that represent a variety of cross-disciplinary interests.
Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery is interested in attracting submissions that exhibit innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods and approaches. What is of particular interest to the journal is research that supports high-level research learning and teaching, which is fresh, exciting, analytical, critical, controversial, stimulating and creative. The journal is cognisant of the need for capacity building in the area of scholarly writing and publication among novice writers. It is also committed to the acceleration and development of capacity among marginalised groups, including those from developing countries, with particular emphasis on Africa. While Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery challenges contributors to use innovative, provocative and creative ways of presenting and reporting their research, the journal encourages authors to write clearly, logically and systematically so that their content is accessible to a wide readership, particularly those individuals who may not be familiar with the subject matter under discussion.
African Entomology
African Entomology continues the Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa.
Full-length papers and short communications on original research on any aspect of entomology in Africa (or that is relevant to Africa) and its surrounding islands will be considered for publication.
African Invertebrates
African Invertebrates is published twice a year by the Council of the Natal Museum. African Invertebrates covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, biology, ecology, conservation and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater or marine.
African Invertebrates is indexed in ISI Science Citation Index, Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews, Scopus, EMBASE and GeoRef.
African Journal of Farm Child and Youth Development
African Journal of Farm Child and Youth Development is the annual publication of the Research and Development Network of the Children-In-Agriculture Programme (CIAP) in Africa. CIAP is an integrated human development and agricultural development initiative aimed at building farming knowledge, skills experience and dignity of honest labour into the socialization and education process right from childhood. The overall goal is to institutionalise CIAP into a programme for promoting continuity of farming and sustainable agricultural productivity as panacea for food self-sufficiency, nutritional well-being of people, modernization and industrialization of agriculture, popularisation of farming as income earning and profitable ventures for rural transformation, quality of life enhancement, and overall development of the economy.,
African Markets Overview
The African Markets Overview is published monthly (since April 2000) using the data supplied by our information providers. It includes market news and trends, company news and other market related information from all the stock markets in Africa who are currently supplying ACIA with information.,
African Plant Protection
Published under the auspices of the Agricultural Research Council with open access.
African Plant Protection provides a unique forum for research in the plant protection sciences, and promotes African authorship and/or contents. The journal is multidisciplinary, and includes original research and review articles, both basic and applied, in the pest management of crops and plants. The journal supports primary scientific articles, technical reports, short communications and review articles.
African Zoology
African Zoology continues Zoologica Africana and South African Journal of Zoology and is published by the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Full-length papers and short communications on original research on any aspect of zoology in Africa (or that is relevant to Africa) and its surrounding oceans, seas and islands will be considered for publication, especially studies in: ecology; ethology; physiology; functional morphology; genetics; taxonomy; systematics and phylogeny; biodiversity and conservation.


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I've always enjoyed history. In my undergrad days I had a double major – physical education and history. I even taught US history at the high school level for nine years in what now seems like another life. That was back in the late 1960s and most of the 1970s (there was a gap in the middle as Uncle Sam needed me to help fight a war in Vietnam). Whenever I put the two together (physical fitness and history – not teaching and war) I'm having a good time. Studying how the icons of endurance sports used to train is especially interesting to me. I hope to write about some of them here in the next few weeks – if I can get ahead of the book deadline I'm currently staring down the barrel of. It's been a challenging book to write. I'll tell you about that some other time. But for now I want to tell you about how Mark Allen trained 20 years ago and what we can still learn from it.
We think of Allen as perhaps being the best Ironman-distance triathlete in the sport's rather short history. I could even make the case that he was the greatest male triathlete of all time at all distances given his 20 wins in a row in the late 1980s and early 1990s including the first World Championship at the Olympic distance in 1989. But until 1989 he could not make it happen in the biggest triathlon of all – Ironman Hawaii. Six times he DNF'ed or finished behind people such as Dave Scott, Scott Molina and Scott Tinley. Then it happened. His training paid off and he won six times in six starts in Kona. How did he train then?
He basically followed a three-mesocycle periodization format. In the first period he focused on aerobic endurance. The second was devoted to strength. And the third was for speed. Then he was ready to race. He generally moved on to the next mesocycle when he saw an obvious plateau in performance.
We can still learn a lot from how he trained. The first block of his training is the piece I so often see missing in most athletes' training. Regardless of your endurance sport, the most important aspect of your fitness is aerobic endurance. Yet I see triathletes, cyclists and runners only paying lip service to it. They seem to be impatient to get to the hard stuff – hill work, intervals, fartlek and tempo.
I know of athletes at all levels, from age groupers to top pros, in many endurance sports having great seasons after spending several weeks just focused on aerobic endurance. It's the most important training you can do in every macrocycle.
Allen used a fairly complex formula to determine an aerobic endurance training heart rate zone based mostly on age and experience. I've found it's remarkably accurate and closely matches the zone 2 training I have athletes do in their Base periods. His long, steady sessions at this rather low effort built a great aerobic engine. His goal was to get as fast as possible at a low effort. That's a great goal. Using the formula he determined his aerobic endurance training heart rate was about 155 bpm and so would spend hours running and riding at that intensity in the first period. He says that when he first started he was running 8:15 mile pace (5:09/km) at 155 bpm. After a few weeks he was running 5:20 per mile (3:20/km) at the same heart rate. That's a whopping 35% improvement. How would you like to run 35% faster or raise your FTP on the bike by 35%?
If he could run a 5:20 mile at a low heart rate and effort, coming off of the bike after 112 miles and running 6 minutes per mile was relatively easy. In fact, that's what he did in 1989 in perhaps the greatest Ironman of all time. He went shoulder to shoulder with Dave Scott until about 4km to go on the run when Dave faded and Mark kept his relentless 6-minute pace going (see accompanying picture). I was there as a spectator that day and am still amazed at how easy he made it look. Two hours, forty minutes and four seconds for a marathon after riding 112 miles. No one has matched that time in 19 years.
It seems that we've forgotten how important it is to become as fast as possible at a low effort before moving on to higher-intensity training. I'd suggest that after your first A-priority race this season that you return to Base training for a few weeks and do lots of training in my heart rate 2 zone for the run or the bike, or Andy Coggan's power 2 zone on the bike. You'll get faster without working any harder.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
La Fortuna Banking- Whimsical Banking BITCHES!
2 Money Orders sent to me, by my mother who lives in Portland Maine- one for Christmas, the other, my birthday. Just so you know- sending an envelope to Costa Rica has a much better chance of reaching its destination (intact) than sending a package. Let's just say packages could end up under someone else's Christmas tree. Both Money Orders total a mere $300.00.
As the story continues, keep in mind:
- In Costa Rica, Money Orders can take up to 30+ days to clear. So, it's not as if you'll be seeing cash anytime soon.
- Three years ago, upon arriving in Costa Rica, I did deposit a Money Order for $500.00 without a hitch (same bank).
- It is a TRUISM, in Costa Rica, branches of the SAME BANK do not necessarily provide the same services, and even the BASE services are subjectively applied from branch to branch.
- My Spanish is EXTREMELY suspect. (More on that in an upcoming post).
- My bank is Banco de Costa Rica (BCR).
I take my Christmas Money Order and patiently wait in line. Now, to a Tico, waiting in 'any' line is a social occasion, even at the bank, and often I half expect them to pull out a picnic basket and yard darts. To a gringo here, waiting in 'a line' is a chance to practice what Oprah and Eckhart Tolle explain as, 'Being 'ONE' with the Moment.' Trust me, Oprah and Eckhart would have their 'oneness' severely tested here in Costa Rica. *Yeah I know, I don't see Oprah waiting in a line either.
Long story short, it didn't get deposited; had something to do with the date, and the fact the teller thought it was a personal check. After that, I just heard the Spanish equivalent of blah, blah, blah. Meanwhile, my birthday approached and the second Money Order arrived. I had to figure something out.
Enter my friend, José. Tico, perfect English, even knows our slang. He called my bank and talked to someone. At first, they didn't know what a Money Order was, then after talking to several people, it was discovered I needed a personal 'Contract' with the bank, so they could 'except' my 'International checks.' What the FUCK EVER. Even José was miffed.
José called his bank, BAC San José and asked them about the Money Orders. He's been with BAC for like 20 years; and yes they knew what Money Orders were and yes he could deposit them in his account and give me the money when they cleared. I'll believe that, when I see it.
We walked over. Same line, same picnic, and Oprah was nowhere in sight.
The first teller did a lot of smiling, but wouldn't accept them as she didn't know what they were. José insisted she call someone. Enter the manager. First, she flatly said "NO". (Whimsical Banking Bitch). Then come to find out, only one person in the ENTIRE bank could 'approve' the Money Orders, and she was NOT IT- 'he' had left 15 minutes prior and wouldn't be back for the day. José wouldn't let it go. He told them he was a 'valued' customer (which he was), he had talked to someone prior and they said it was okay, and blah, blah, blah. They refused. José shook his head, but he had some banking of his own, so proceeded to do so.
Suddenly, after José's transaction, the original teller decided she would take the Money Orders (Whimsical *smiling* Banking Bitch). I signed and handed them over. 5-minutes into the transaction, the computer pops up that the transaction needed 'approval'.
The Money Orders are still hanging on the refrigerator.
This is Costa Rica- 5 different tellers- 5 different answers; hence, WHIMSICAL BANKING BITCHES……………Although some DO smile.
Tons of Videos on Costa Rica at the Costa Rica Travel Channel and if you're planning on Living or Traveling to Costa Rica, then check out Travel Costa Rica NOW for all your INFORMATION. And see ALL our Costa Rica Travel Tip Videos on YouTube. ENjOY!
2 comments:
- Raven said...
AGGGGGHHHH! "Whimsical" is a very good word to use for these bitches! You just never know who is going to know what to do or not to do or find the right person or not... it could go on into infinity. Times like these that try our souls and all that... you either want to laugh or cry, though frequently I find myself doing both! It took me having an account at BAC a year before they'd cash international checks (and by "cash" I mean "deposit in my account while I wait several weeks for the money to show up"), and I still have problems (like every time I try to deposit one, the teller asks if I have authorization for doing so--shouldn't they already know this?), and I'm really not surprised no one knows what a money order is. Oh wait, except for that one guy who "just left the building"...must have been Elvis. Sigh.
- February 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM
- Unknown said...
There's really nothing to say, BANKING in Costa Rica is an adventure EVERY time out. Always something 'weird' and 'random'. And NEVER to 'our' advantage it seems.
- February 12, 2009 at 9:14 AM


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One Today
Ok enough with all cap locks for now (you've been warned lol) and I'm not sure if you've noticed buuut…..It's 'Tahnee's Blog' birthday today and I do have a couple of things I would like to share before the Birthday surprise! (oooooooooo)
First of all it is crazy to think that my little blog is already 1 year old! I have to say it really is a learning curve for me in all aspects of my digital skills, as theyr are put to the test (lol). My organisational skills and my ability to be able to write in a more relaxed manner after so many years of school, essays and college/uni assignments.
However I think I'm slowly getting better and also continue to want to get better with each idea or blog post. That's half the battle right? Wanting to do better and actually trying at it even if it's small and gradual! I mean I was nominated for a UK Blog Award so that can't be bad going can it!
I also want to say a huge thank you to all the companies that have chosen to work with me over the past year as there have been so many.
I really have been extremely lucky to have worked with so, so many different, awesome companies which I have been able to share with all of you. Some such as Kaya Jewellery, Fizzy Smelts and SHO (? later ok) have been generous enough to sponser giveaways so you guys can have some awesome tasters of the products to!
To everybody who has been involved in helping me bring great products to my readers THANK YOU! I am truly grateful and understand fully how fortunate I have been to have had so much input in my first year. You have helped my blog become what is has in such a short time and I thank you massively for this.
To all of you loves who come and read my blogs thank you. I still find it crazy so many people do come and read it to be honest. I know you should be confident in all you do but I started this as a selfish project (lol). A tool I could use to improve my own life and habits really. I didn't expect thousands of people from all over the world to come here and actually read and comment on stuff that I write? It really does still blow my mind but I am ever so grateful to each and everyone you! Thank you so much my loves and your support you will be rewarded. xxx
I would also like to say a special thank you to the very talented Eltoria as she is an amazing influence to me. I have been a follower of her blog for some years now after being introduced to it by her fiance a couple of years ago.
Since starting to blog myself I have advertised my blog on her website and she has also been a great help to me in times when I'm being a complete blogging newbie!
Although our projects are very different, her, her blog site and her youtube channel is a real source of inspiration for me and always brightens my day or gives me great tips.
Thank you so much Simone you really have been one of the main reasons my blog has had such a great start. Your wisdom and knowledge has been invaluable even when I'm being a complete numpty over something simple! Thank you so, so much and I look forward to seeing all of your future success'. #Eltorians
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Ok ok, I'll stop being mushy now (lol) so shall we move onto the surprise??
Does anyone fancy a birthday giveaway?? …….OK!! (UK only)
So here is my present to you to say thank you for all your support. I have a HUGE giveaway (the biggest to date) for you today and we have all sorts! From this amazing SHO bottle as featured earlier this year here (I told you they were awesome and sent two). Keeps your hot drink hot for 12 hours and I can 1000000% confirm that number is some how a huge understatement. Also your cold driks cold for 24+.
Unicorn makup brushes, fluffy socks, acrylic makeup displays, gorgeous choker, 33 rings (yes you read that correctly) 2 bracelets, 5 necklaces, a scarf, face and hair care, bath products (including queen bey 'Heat') and SO MUCH MORE!! There is an overall prize count of approx 67 items up for grabs! Just again here's the whole package! I may also add a few more items as well!!
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As usual I will post a list of entrants here on my blog and I will also include one under the pinned facebook post. That will assign you you're number for the draw. The giveaway will run from today 20/04/2017 1pm (gmt) until 11/05/2017 7pm (gmt) so that gives everyone three weeks to enter and tag you partners (extra entrys after all, make sure they comment here to lol) and mates.
I will, as always, facebook live the draw of this so everyone can see it's done fairly and finally, Good Luck!
Thanks for coming along on this journey with me! I really am more grateful than I can put into words. Here's to all the years to come!!
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San Gimignano: Towering Hill Town
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Can you recommend any beauty product that can help lighten dark spots and armpits and remove stretch marks?
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TIMBUKTU, Mali, May 7 (UPI) -- A spokesman for a militant group in Mali, suspected of having ties to al-Qaida, said saints revered in Timbuktu shouldn't be adored.
A World Heritage site in Mali's central city of Timbuktu was attacked by suspected militants during the weekend.
"A new member of the Ansar Dine group came to Timbuktu and went to the tomb of Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar on Friday to tell the faithful praying there that the saints" should not be adored, spokesman Sanda Ould Boumama was quoted by al-Jazeera as saying.
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A director of a local radio station told the Arab broadcaster that frustrated residents would hold demonstrations to protest the desecration of the tombs in Timbuktu.
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Brian Balogh, Miller Center for Public Affairs and History Department, University of Virginia, will be discussing his new book A Government out of Sight: The Mystery of National Authority in Nineteenth-Century America. He'll be discussing the book over the radio, on-line and via podcast during the week of January 16-21, 2010. More information is here; here's a brief description of the book:
How big a role should the American government play? Should it be shelling out billions for public works and other projects? Is such government involvement unprecedented? Many historians assume the U.S. government of the 19th century to be hands-off; quintessentially laissez faire. Politicians and analysts who champion such a style of government even regard it as a sort of golden age.
In A Government Out of Sight, Brian Balogh destructs this view, demonstrating that in the 19th century, even those who argued for a small, nonintrusive central government demanded that the national government expand its authority to meet the nation's challenges. Balogh identifies government programs and subsidies from the 19th century that survive even today, revising our understanding of the ways in which Americans turned to the national government throughout this period.
A Government Out of Sight fundamentally alters our perspective on American political development in the 20th century, shedding light on contemporary debates between progressives and conservatives about the proper size of government and government programs.
Update: Check out Gautham Rao's review, Out of Sight, But on the Horizon: The Secret Life of the American Nation-State, in Common-Place.


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Actor Peter O'Toole, best known for his titular role as T. E. Lawrence in 1962's "Lawrence of Arabia," has died at the age of 81 in London after a long illness, his agent said on Sunday.
"Peter O'Toole's family announced today that very sadly Peter died yesterday, peacefully in hospital. He had been ill for some time," Steve Kenis said in a statement.
The actor's daughter Kate O'Toole said in a statement to MSNBC that the family is "very appreciative and completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of real love and affection."
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"In due course there will be a memorial filled with song and good cheer, as he would have wished," she added. "We will be happy to speak to you all then but in the meantime if you could give Peter O'Toole the respect he deserves and allow us to grieve privately we'd appreciate it."
As news of the actor's death broke, celebrities took to social media to share their memories of the Hollywood legend.
Take a look at what they had to say:
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 15, 2013
So sad to hear about Peter O'Toole passing away. Lucky to have worked with him for a month in Prague. Wonderful man, remarkable talent. — Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) December 15, 2013
When I did RATATOUILLE, the animators were SALIVATING at the prospect of rendering Peter O'Toole's read of "POP-u-lar." #RIPPeterOToole — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 15, 2013
Farewell to the great Peter O'Toole. The finest actor of his generation. — Brent Spiner (@BrentSpiner) December 15, 2013
Last time I saw Peter he picked up a huge chair and carried it across the room for me, at 78. #peterotoole — virginia madsen (@madlyv) December 15, 2013
Sad to read about passing of acting great Peter O'Toole. Eight Oscar nominations highlight what a talent he was. RIP. — Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) December 15, 2013
RIP Alan Swann! I know Peter O'Toole was known for so much more, but that was my introduction to him as a kid and I loved him for it. — Colin Hanks (@ColinHanks) December 15, 2013


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LORD mayor Robert Doyle will not sue The Age as he threatened after October's Melbourne election.
Immediately after the poll, Cr Doyle said he was seeking legal advice over a series of Age articles on the fund-raising activities of a key running mate.
A letter to The Age from Mr Doyle's lawyers on Friday said the lord mayor had been advised a defamation action could succeed. But Mr Doyle ''has taken the view that it is not in the public interest for the principal representative of the state's capital city to be engaged in litigation against one of the state's major daily newspapers''.
During the election, The Age revealed that Kevin Louey, Mr Doyle's choice for the No. 1 spot on his council ticket, met developers midyear and asked for large donations. A developer who attended the meeting said it was made clear that a donation would open doors in Town Hall if Mr Doyle was re-elected.
Specific questions - including whether the lord mayor denied the meeting had happened and whether he attended a second meeting with developers - were put to Mr Doyle but he chose to remain silent. After his win, he said he would only talk to The Age through his lawyers and was considering legal action.
The letter, from Maddocks partner Mark Hayes, said the lord mayor ''remains concerned about the lack of professionalism associated with the series of articles. Your newspaper attempted to connect him with an issue where there was no basis for the connection.''
The Age's editor-in-chief, Andrew Holden, said the newspaper stood by its reporting of Kevin Louey's fund-raising activities and the election. The Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate is investigating several issues arising from the election, including Mr Louey's cash-for-access meeting. (Mr Louey has also not answered a series of questions put to him by The Age.)
When Mr Doyle's donations were declared 40 days after the poll, it showed property, liquor and gaming industries bankrolled his campaign. Developers and builders dependent on council approval for projects tipped in more than $100,000.


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Rainbow warrior: James writes of skin and sin
If you're in the mood for some light summer reading, don't look to Greene County author William James. But if you have a hankering for a book on complex social issues and bitter intra-racial realities, then this 58-year-old novelist is right up your alley.
"I write about warmed-over racism, or segregation within a single race. It can be deeply emotional," says James, a UVA doctoral candidate. "People sometimes don't want to believe what I'm writing," he says, "that light-skinned blacks aren't often thought to be better than dark. They'll ask me, 'Where do you come up with this stuff?'"
In response, last June James released his partially autobiographical novel, Living Under the Weight of the Rainbow, which tells the story of a protagonist named Jam- er, Jones, a dark-skinned black man dealing with day-to-day intra-racial segregation.
"I grew up in Fluvanna," says James. "In my own neighborhood, it was practiced. In my own family, it was practiced. My relationships with my father, my teachers, and just about every black person I met were affected by it."
James pulls from this lifetime of experience to write plays as well as books. Last November he worked with director Bill Rough at Live Arts on Fifth & Dice.
"Although it was his first play, it was quite popular," says Rough. "During the stage reading, he packed the house. I'd like to work with him again."
That wish may soon become a reality, since James is currently at work on Love Thyself, a piece about an interracial couple and their child who wants to do away with all racial categories.
"Of course, that's idealistic," says James. "Racism, intra-racial segregation, it's still everywhere. Just take a look at UVA. The majority of black kids on academic scholarships have light skin, and the majority who play sports are dark."
James, a scholar of African-American studies at the university, points out that the problem still exists because of how deeply engrained the stereotypes are.
"People with European blood have, for a very, very long time, been considered intellectually superior to primitive Africans," he says. "The idea was to become white enough, so that you're categorized as white. People know it's true, but they don't like to hear it."
Yet James is determined to speak his mind.
"In one of my books, I just come out and say it: Stop. This is about personality, the self, not any degree of black, white, mulatto," he says. "Some people think my ideas on intra-racial segregation are insane, but some people tell me I've hit it on the head. That's what I'm going for."
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Drury Lane Theatre Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jun 2, 2014
Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, will continue its 30th anniversary season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, previewing June 19, opening Thursday, June 26 at 8 p.m., and running through August 17, 2014. Scott Calcagno (Legally Blonde at The Civic Theatre, Grease at The Long Lake Theatre as well as the annual production of A Christmas Carol at Drury Lane Theatre) will direct. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is the uproarious story of six overachieving and quirky adolescents pitted against each other in the spelling challenge of a lifetime. The show brilliantly integrates an element of improvisation into each performance as audience members are chosen at random every night to participate in the bee along with the show's characters, allowing the excitement and humor of a spelling bee to be experienced through the thoughts, emotions, and tribulations of the young competitors. SPELLING BEE is a satire with heart that teaches the characters and audience alike that winning isn't everything and losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. The New York Times called THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE "I-r-r-e-s-i-s-t-i-b-l-e!" and USA TODAY exclaimed it is "A winning experience for everyone!" The Wall Street Journal raved the production "...perfect in every possible way - that rarity of rarities, a super-smart musical that is also a bona fide crowd-pleaser. An ingenious blend of simplicity and sophistication, it's not merely funny, it's wise." Featuring witty and endearing music and lyrics by William Finn and a delightful book by Rachel Sheinkin, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE became an instant success Off-Broadway and later ran on Broadway for three years. It was nominated for six Tony Awards in 2005, including Best Musical, and won two, including the award for Best Book of a Musical. The cast-one of the youngest assembled on the Drury Lane stage-includes Eli Branson as "William Barfee" (The Mother at Oracle Theatre), Landree Fleming as "Olive Ostrovsky" (Gypsy at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Godspell and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Theatre at the Center), Carolyn Braver as "Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre" (Leveling Up at Steppenwolf Theatre), Jordan DeLeon as "Chip Tolentino," Zack Colonna as "Leaf Coneybear" (The Sound of Music at the Lyric Opera of Chicago), and Stephenie Soohyun Park as "Marcy Park" (The White Snake at Goodman Theatre, The Wheel at Steppenwolf Theatre). Also starring in the production is Frances Limoncelli as "Rona Lisa Peretti" (Half Magic and Queen Lucia at Lifeline Theatre), Joe Dempsey as "Douglas Panch" (Boys Room at Victory Gardens Theater, Art at Steppenwolf Theatre), and Jonathan Butler-Duplessis as "Mitch Mahoney" (Dreamgirls at the Marriott Theatre, A Christmas Carol at Theatre at the Center). The production team includes Ben Johnson as Music Director (Les Miserables, Young Frankenstein and Next to Normal at Drury Lane Theatre), Jeff Kmiec as Scenic Designer, Lee Fiskness as Lighting Designer (Young Frankenstein at Drury Lane Theatre), Ray Nardelli as Sound Designer (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Young Frankenstein and Next to Normal at Drury Lane Theatre), Nick Heggestad as Properties Designer (Les Miserables at Drury Lane Theatre), and Erika Senase as Costume Designer (Les Miserables and Young Frankenstein at Drury Lane Theatre).
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Intimate distance: Balfour gets up close and abstract
Ever seen an actor backstage after a performance or watched a model relaxing between takes? If so, you know how jarring it is to discover that what looks natural under the lights or in front of the camera looks anything but in person. The exaggerated lines and colors of actors and models' make-up depend upon viewers' distance to achieve their desired effects.
A similar phenomenon occurs in many of the paintings in Renee Balfour's exhibit, "Botanicals," currently on view at the McGuffey Art Center. The show's ten large and seven small oils offer extreme close-ups of plant ephemera, usually in various stages of decay or seed dispersal. Viewed from several yards away, Balfour's large compositions appear seamless, with luminous foregrounds and beautifully contoured elements that recede into deep shadows. But seen up close, they lose a little magic, as Balfour's tricks with brushwork and palette become apparent.
In both her large and small paintings, Balfour magnifies her subjects to the point where specific organic references are lost and abstraction takes over. Her small oil-on-panel pieces are notable for her variety of strokes and textured layering. Here, technique becomes as much a part of the images as what's observed, and Balfour allows colors to butt up against each other, where they don't always play nicely (which is often a good thing). She even introduces an electrified area of coppery scratches into the autumnally colored "Willow."
This energetic, sometimes frenzied quality gives way to a more controlled and considered approach in Balfour's larger oil-on-canvas works. Her surfaces become smoother, and, seen from afar, her strokes disappear in the service of letting the paintings' content convey texture and sweep. Balfour also opts for more careful palettes, calculated to enable fluid transitions. Viewed from across the room, luminous highlights come forward, while rich, cavernous darks recede into the background.
In two untitled works hanging on the gallery's south wall, papery vortexes of gold, orange, coral, and russet (perhaps dried onion skin?) call to mind canyons or rumpled organza. Balfour deftly uses pale gold and cream to illuminate edges and highlight focal points, while creating contours with teal and shadows out of deep red. But the sensual grandeur of these pieces is undercut somewhat when viewed up close, where the stroked-in nature of the colors becomes obvious.
Nevertheless, Balfour's dramatic abstracts are seductive, even if their charms are most alluring from a distance.
Renee Balfour's exhibition, "Botanicals," runs through November 20 in the Sarah B. Smith Gallery at the McGuffey Art Center. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.Read more on: mcguffey art centerpaintingRenee Balfour


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August 21, 2013 Packard Campus Back-to-School Month Features Live and Cinematic Performances
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Washington D.C.-area stand-up comics Mike Diesel and Mark Matusof will bring their comedy stylings to the Library of Congress Packard Campus theater in Culpeper, Va., on Sept. 14. The program will also feature a presentation about important comedy records named to the National Recording Registry by stand-up comedy expert Dan Blazek, who works in the Library's Recorded Sound Section. This will be the second live performance held in the Library's state-of-the-art theater.
A double bill of "Picture Snatcher," starring James Cagney, and "The Little Giant," starring Edward G. Robinson, will open the September film screenings. Part of the year-long series showcasing films from 1933, both films will be shown in new 35 mm prints produced by the Library of Congress Film Preservation Laboratory.
A "Back to School" series of features celebrating the annual return to academia will include the National Film Registry silent comedy "The Freshman," starring Harold Lloyd—with live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson—as well as the Academy Award-nominated "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." "I Know it's Only Rock 'n' Roll" is the theme for screenings of rock-'n'- roll concert documentaries, including Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense," plus an evening of the popular musical genre on television, selected from the Library's vast video collections housed at the Packard Campus.
Screenings are preceded by an informative slide presentation about each film, with music selected by the Library's Recorded Sound Section. Short subjects will be presented before select programs. Titles are subject to change without notice.
All Packard Campus programs are free and open to the public, but children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For reservation information call (540) 827-1079 ext. 79994 or (202) 707-9994 during business hours, beginning one week before any given screening. Reservations will be held until 10 minutes before showtime. In case of inclement weather, call the theater reservation line no more than three hours before showtime to confirm cancellations. The theater will be closed July 4-6. For further information on the theater and film series, visit www.loc.gov/avconservation/theater/.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation is a state-of-the-art facility funded as a gift to the nation by the Packard Humanities Institute. The Packard Campus is the site where the nation's library acquires, preserves and provides access to the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of motion pictures, television programs, radio broadcasts and sound recordings (www.loc.gov/avconservation/). The Packard Campus is home to nearly 7 million collection items. It provides staff support for the Library of Congress National Film Preservation Board, the National Recording Preservation Board and the national registries for film and recorded sound.
Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. It seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov.
Series Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
"Picture Snatcher" (Warner Bros., 1933)
James Cagney stars as Danny Kean, a brash Lower East Side ex-con who decides to go legit. He finds his criminal skills perfectly suited to the barely legal antics of a sleazy tabloid newspaper where he becomes the ace "picture snatcher." Lloyd Bacon directed the snappy crime-drama, which was reportedly inspired by newspaperman-turned-screenwriter Ben Hecht's early career. The Library of Congress Packard Campus Film Preservation Laboratory made the new screening print.
"The Little Giant" (First National, 1933)
Edward G. Robinson spoofs his own gangster persona in this comedy, directed by Roy Del Ruth, in which he plays a bootlegger who tries to break into high society after Prohibition ends. Mary Astor provides the classy love interest in this lightning-paced send-up of gangster movies. The Library of Congress Packard Campus film preservation lab developed the new screening print.
Friday, Sept. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
"School of Rock" (Paramount, 2003)
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, rock guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn (Jack Black) wangles his way into a job as a fourth-grade substitute teacher at a private school. Soon, his free-living lifestyle influences the students to explore sides of themselves that the school doesn't encourage. Joan Cusack and Sarah Silverman co-star in this critically acclaimed comedy, directed by Richard Linklater.
Saturday, Sept. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
"Stop Making Sense" (Cinecom, 1984)
Director Jonathan Demme expertly crafted this unrivaled concert film from footage of three live gigs at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre. The staging concept—the brainchild of Talking Heads front man David Byrne—begins with the lead vocalist striding onto an empty stage, acoustic guitar and boom box in hand. With each new tune, another band member or backup singer joins Byrne onstage, building steadily toward the finale.
Thursday, Sept. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
"Music to Look At: An Evening of Music Videos" (1980s)
Selections of iconic music videos reaching from the early days of MTV to the recent past will highlight the video form's most memorable, influential, innovative and, at times, controversial examples, with a special emphasis on resonating images, themes and affectionate nostalgia. Featured, among others, will be videos by Madonna, Devo, Duran Duran, Talking Heads, REM, Lady Gaga and Nirvana, whose 1991 album "Nevermind" was added to the National Recording Registry in 2004.
Friday, Sept. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
"Stand and Deliver" (Warner Bros., 1988)
East Los Angeles math teacher Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) finds himself in a classroom of rebellious remedial students. Escalante stuns fellow faculty members with his plans to teach the kids advanced placement calculus. However, no one expects the mostly Hispanic teens (including Lou Diamond Phillips) to overcome the odds. Ramón Menéndez directed this moving, mostly true story. "Stand and Deliver" was named to the National Film Registry in 2011.
Saturday, Sept. 14 (2 p.m.)
"The Indian in the Cupboard" (Columbia, 1995)
A boy receives an old cupboard as a birthday present and finds that when he puts a plastic Indian inside and turns the key, the Indian comes to life. He learns that the Indian is not a toy, but a real person. Complications arise, especially when his best friend conjures up a real-life cowboy. Frank Oz directed this family sci-fi fantasy that stars Hal Scardino, Lightfoot, Lindsay Crouse and Richard Jenkins.
Saturday, Sept. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
"Mike and Mark at the Mike: Celebrating Comedy on the National Recording Registry" (Live)
Popular standup comedians Mike Diesel and Mark Matusof will appear in a live performance on the Packard Campus stage. Cary O'Dell, National Recording Registry Board assistant and TV historian, will host the evening. The program will also feature a presentation by stand-up comedy expert Dan Blazek about comedy recordings selected for the National Recording Registry.
Thursday, Sept. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
"High School Confidential" (MGM, 1958)
Director Jack Arnold explores the influence of drugs and rock 'n' roll on young minds in this campy classic that centers on the escapades of tough-talking teen Tony Baker (Russ Tamblyn), who quickly works his way into the dope scene of his new high school. The cast of this entertaining morality tale includes Jackie Coogan, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren and Jerry Lee Lewis as himself.
Friday, Sept. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
"Urgh! A Music War" (Filmways, 1981 – R-rated*)
A series of live performances by punk rock, New Wave, and post-punk acts filmed in 1980 features artists Magazine, The Go-Go's, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police.
* No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian.
Saturday, Sept. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
"The Freshman" (Pathé, 1925)
One of silent-film comedian Harold Lloyd's best-remembered features casts him as a collegiate patsy who will do anything to be popular on campus, unaware that everyone is making fun of him. The football game finale is one of several comic highlights. Directed by Sam Taylor, the film was added to the National Film Registry in 1990. Andrew Simpson will provide live musical accompaniment.
Thursday, Sept. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
"Up the Down Staircase" (Warner Bros., 1967)
Sandy Dennis stars as Sylvia Barrett, an inexperienced but idealistic young teacher who takes a job at a tough inner-city high school. Troubled by the apathy of both her students and fellow teachers, Barrett revels in her few successes. However, her naïveté may prove a fatal flaw despite her good intentions. Eileen Heckart, Jean Stapleton and Patrick Bedford co-star in director Robert Mulligan's adaptation of Bel Kaufman's novel.
Friday, Sept. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
"I Saw It on T.V.: Rock 'n' Roll in Your Living Room" (1960-1990)
An evening of rock 'n' roll on television will feature clips from "The Ed Sullivan Show," "Hollywood Palace," "Shindig," "The Beat," "The Tonight Show," "The Dick Cavett Show," "Saturday Night Live" and "Late Night with David Letterman." Performers include Elvis Presley, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
Saturday, Sept. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (MGM, 1939)
Robert Donat won an Oscar for his memorable portrayal of a shy schoolmaster who devotes his life to "his boys," only coming out of his shell when he meets and falls in love with a feisty, young English suffragette. Sam Wood directed this adaptation of James Hilton's novel. Greer Garson's film debut made her a major star.


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Rock the vote: Not in Williamsburg
Hilary Swank is for it. So are Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.
They are a few of the celebrities who have jumped on the presidential election year bandwagon to urge young people to register to vote.
One person notably unswayed is the registrar of voters in Williamsburg, whose refusal to allow three William and Mary students to register went to court early this month.
The three were attempting a run for city council in Williamsburg. When the registrar refused to allow them to register to vote, the ACLU of Virginia took up their cause.
On March 2, a U.S. district court judge refused to order Williamsburg registrar R. Wythe Davis to let the students register. The Williamsburg circuit court, however, upheld the right of one of the students to register, while telling another she had to vote in her hometown of Roanoke.
The resistance toward registering student voters is hardly limited to Williamsburg. Montgomery County, where Blacksburg and its 21,000 Virginia Tech undergrads are located, has also rejected student voter applications, according to the Collegiate Times. Farmville did not look kindly upon Longwood University students' desire to register where they attend school.
Are UVA students here in Charlottesville sent packing back to their hometowns to vote, or are they allowed to register here?
"Absolutely," says Charlottesville registrar Sheri Iachetta. "They're adults. We believe them when they say they live here."
Iachetta registers hundreds of students at the UVA Bookstore every fall, and she says her Albemarle County counterpart is equally excited about having students on the voting rolls.
"It's important to get people to register to vote where they believe they live," says Iachetta. She disagrees with the Williamsburg registrar, but acknowledges that the state allows registrars leeway in determining who can vote.
There are some ramifications to where one registers. For example, out-of-state students with scholarships could lose them, explains Iachetta, and there can be tax implications.
And there could be ramifications for Charlottesville, as well, if all of UVA's nearly 20,000 students decided to register here and take over City Council.
But that's another story.
Sheri Iachetta has no problem with registering students to vote, unlike her counterpart in Williamsburg.


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Smith-Cotton Tigers Take Week Three On the Road Against Hickman Kewpies
The Smith-Cotton Football Tigers look for their first victory of the season on Friday, September 7 as they travel to Columbia to take on the Hickman Kewpies.
The Tigers have lost their first two games by a combined score of 82-13, and are looking for ways of moving the ball more effectively on offense. Turnovers and allowing big plays on defense has also led to the Tiger's first two losses.
Hickman, a Class 6 school, is 2-0 for the first time since 2003 and have wins this season over Lee's Summit North and Holt (Wentzville). The Kewpies offense revolves around Junior QB, Mason Murray and Senior RB, Deven Larry. Friday's game will be Hickman's second consecutive home game.
Live coverage of the Friday, September 7 game can be heard on the exclusive radio home of Smith-Cotton Tiger Football, 92.3 Bob FM, and online at 923bobfm.com. Pregame show begins at 6:30 p.m., with the kickoff at 7:00 p.m.


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Since an upgrade a few months ago, only one application at a time has been able to play sound
eg, if im playing music in XMMS and i start a video in mplayer, mplayer will look like its crashed (non-responsive) until i STOP (not just pause) the song in XMMS, mplayer will then resume
this happens with everything
games, flash animations, sound events, etc
i am a member of the audio group before anyone asks
im pretty sure none of the following will help, but ill include them anyway..
i use the snd_intel8x0 module for sound
my devices
ls -l /dev/sound/
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 4 2005-02-11 21:12 audio
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 2005-02-11 21:12 dsp
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 0 2005-02-11 21:12 mixer
my sound modules
snd_intel8x0 34344 4
snd_ac97_codec 72912 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 55464 1
snd_mixer_oss 20480 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 100168 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 26436 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9928 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 7872 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_rawmidi 25444 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 8008 1 snd_rawmidi
snd 55588 15 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore 9952 2 snd
any ideas whats wrong?
#/etc/asound.conf start:
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "dmixer"
pcm.dsp0 {
type plug
slave.pcm "dmixer"
pcm.dmixer {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_size 8192
rate 44100
bindings {
0 0
1 1
ctl.dmixer {
type hw
card 0
chuck that in /etc/asound.conf
then make sure XMMS is using alsa output.
to make mplayer use alsa output, put this line in ~/.mplayer/config. If the file doesnt exist, make it.
and finally, plenty of programs use libao for output. chuck this line into /etc/libao.conf, again creating if it doesnt exist. if the line exists, make sure its the same.
ahh.. call me ignorant, but what is dmixer?
theres no mention of it in pacman?
is there anyway i can get the effects of those scripts without restarting linux?
thanks guys.. im not entirely sure how that did what it did..
but since ive come back and unlocked my computer this morning.. its worked.. thanks alot.. its been bugging me for ages..
from the newsletter http://www.archlinux.org/~jason/newslet … eb-27.html
Father couldn't play sound from multiple sources. This is a common problem with lower end sound cards that don't have a hardware mixer. You must set up a software mixer (like DMix). Instructions were posted by iphitus inside the thread.
no hardware mixer in my sound card eh... hmm.. i didnt think nforce 3 sound cards would be _that_ bad... damnit
i guess it wasnt an arch update that did it.. but when i updated my computer.. heh..
strange that alsa doesnt handle this internally / transparently..
thanks again
i was confused, read this
and still am confused
what i want is running mpd in background and still being able to run timidity++ or arts in parallel - this is possible with dmix? i thought that in linux only one app can access /dev/dsp0 at a time
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page= … irty+HOWTO
this explains some things
8) - nice!
The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.
with dmix, you just chuck that file in place, and next time a program tries to play sound, the new config is loaded up, so no reboots required.
most of the other things just made the programs use alsa, because alsa is required for dmix to work -- if they use OSS, we get locked up again.
Yep ill go post this all on the wiki.... now.
... i thought it was too amazing - and i must have found it somewhere!
... i thought it was too amazing - and i must have found it somewhere!
what a strange title for this entry
The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.
doesn't the enlightened sound daemon handle multiple sound apps being played at the same time?
yes, so does arts - but they are both daemons - this is a way of not using a daemon - which helps if your apps aren't esd or arts compatible
You know, i think i might have written that wiki entry - doing that with gaim and xmms was my main goal at the time...


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Salieri, Antonio
Salieri, Antonio äntô´nyō sälyā´rē [key], 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor. He received his first training in Italy, going afterward (1766) to Vienna, where he remained as conductor of the opera and later (1788–1824) as court conductor. He was a friend of Haydn, and he taught Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt. Mozart, however, distrusted him and believed that Salieri tried to poison him. Though Mozart's claim was never substantiated, an opera by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart et Salieri (1898) and a play by Peter Shaffer, Amadeus (1979; filmed 1984) have depicted Salieri as treacherously jealous of Mozart's genius. The most successful of his 43 operas were Les Danaïdes (1784) and Tarare (1787). He also wrote instrumental pieces and church music.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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ASIRAS, a new ESA airborne instrument sees ice for the first time
Making sure that the measurements made by satellites are as accurate as possible has always been a difficult business and this will be especially true for ESA's ice mission CryoSat. However, last week a new instrument, which is set to be the workhorse for validating CryoSat data, was successfully tested from an aircraft over the snow and ice not far from the North Pole.
CryoSat, due for launch at the end of this year, will be the first satellite to be launched as part of ESA's Living Planet Programme. From an altitude of 720 kilometres it will measure small changes, of no more than a few centimetres or so, in the thickness of polar ice sheets and floating sea ice. The main aim of this mission is to determine whether or not the Earth's ice masses are actually thinning due to global warming.
CryoSat will carry a SAR/Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL) to perform these precise measurements. However, there are a number of reasons why the data could possibly be flawed. For example, the different seasons cause the properties of snow and ice to change and this can mask or influence the signal reflected back to the SIRAL instrument. These, and other sources of error, have to be thoroughly investigated over the next three years through dedicated, independent ground-based and airborne measurement campaigns. A series of planned campaigns will allow scientists participating in the experiment to understand and characterise the uncertainties in CryoSat measurements and ultimately correct for them so that the final data is as accurate and meaningful as possible.
During the last two weeks of March an important step forward was made in the preparations for the CryoSat validation campaigns. For the first time, the ESA Airborne Synthetic Aperture and Interferometric Radar Altimeter System (ASIRAS) was flown and tested over the snow and ice expanses of Svalbard, an archipelago of islands lying in the extreme north of Europe just 12 degrees from the North Pole. The ASIRAS radar altimeter simulates CryoSat measurements from an aircraft. The specific aim of this campaign was to acquire the first data sets of the instrument over snow and ice and to make sure that the instrument could be operated under the icy temperatures and high winds prevalent in this part of the world.
While ESA is awaiting full analysis results this week, initial indications are that the instrument functioned well and is ready for the challenging validation work ahead. "Personally I was relieved that the instrument worked so well", said Malcolm Davidson, the ESA Validation Manager for CryoSat. "Over the winter a lot of effort was put into readying ASIRAS for the coming validation campaigns, and it was good to see this hard work pay off. We only have a few weeks left before the start of the first official CryoSat validation campaign, which will be a grand tour across various sites in Svalbard, Greenland and Canada. It was imperative to verify the functioning of the instrument under realistic conditions. We now feel that we are ready to begin the task of properly validating CryoSat data with the aid of ASIRAS."
Constantin Mavrocordatos, the Payload Manager for CryoSat and responsible for the development of ASIRAS added, "This development is a good example of a successful research activity. The instrument was orginally developed for research purposes and now it is set to be an excellent operational tool for CryoSat validation experiments."
ASIRAS was built by Radar Systemtechnik (RST) of Switzerland with the support of the Alfred Wegner Institute (AWI) and Optimare for the implementation and operation on an aircraft.


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"Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience," Greenberg told Reuters.
Greenberg's comment clarifies a statement made by Sony Electronics US president Stan Glasgow earlier this month, in which the executive said that the company was in talks with Microsoft concerning an adoption of the Blu-ray format.
However, Greenberg's denial of talks to bring Blu-ray movie playback functionality to the Xbox 360 does not rule out use of the format on Windows-based PCs.
The Blu-ray format, which was developed by Sony as well as several other companies, was crowned the victor of the "HD format wars" when hardware manufacturer Toshiba ceased production of HD DVD players and recorders.
Microsoft soon followed suit, axing production of the Xbox 360 HD DVD player add-on, with rumors suggesting that an Xbox 360 Blu-ray add-on player could arrive as early as May.


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