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Doctor Who: The Rescue and The Romans (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Brothers check out a Who double-bill from William 'Fluff' Hartnell
The Rescue
The TARDIS materialises on the planet Dido; the Doctor is expecting a warm welcome from the planet's indigenous people, but quickly discovers that they have all seemingly been wiped out.
Despite still moping over Susan's decision to remain on Earth in the mid twenty-second century and help to rebuild civilisation after the Daleks ravaged the planet, the Doctor, aided by Ian and Barbara, decides to investigate the cause of the disappearance of Dido's population.
A crashed ship, a wounded crew-member, a masked menace named Koquillion and a recently-orphaned girl named Vicki are all parts of a mystery that will take the Doctor's mind off his granddaughter and solve the mystery of what happened to the inhabitants of the planet.
Onboard the crashed spacecraft, Vicki is tending to the injured Bennett, who spends most of his time confined to one area of the ship and the two of them live in fear of the villainous Koquillion, a masked being who does not want either of them to leave when the rescue ship arrives.
Replacing a companion was always a tricky thing on Doctor Who, but with the departure of Carol Ann Ford in the previous story, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, there must have been tremendous pressure on the production team to find another young actress to follow in the footsteps of the very popular character of Susan. The original plan was to have actress Ann Davies reprise her role of freedom fighter Jenny from that previous story, but this ultimately fell through and it was decided to introduce a new character entirely.
Many, including Colin Baker, have cited just how instrumental it was when William Hartnell left the role that his successor be right for the part and allow the show to continue with a slightly fresher perspective, but retaining the original flavour; one could argue that Ford's exit from the series was an interesting precursor to this, as fans who watched the show from the very beginning would have counted all three of the original companions to be as integral to the show as the Doctor himself.
Sadly, the decision to create what was essentially a pale imitation of Susan didn't really work. If we have to be totally honest, Vicki wasn't exactly our favourite companion—Susan was intelligent and interesting, playing an integral part in solving mysteries and mixed other-worldly wisdom with a sense of childlike wonder. Vicki, on the other hand, always comes across as a bit of a thickhead with three purposes in life…
1) Screaming
2) Tripping over and slowing down the rest of the group
]3) Generally being annoying.
Granted, Maureen O'Brien is a talented actress, but she could only really work with what she was given as far as characterisation is concerned. Vicki is quite possibly one of the weakest companions in the history of the show—even though Adric was a whiney little shit at the best of times, at least he had a degree of intelligence that saved the day once or twice. Vikki often seemed to be dimmer than a five watt light-bulb and was more often than not a burden to the rest of the TARDIS crew—she certainly wasn't smart enough to put two and two together to work out the screamingly obvious alter-ego of Koquillion.
Hartnell turns in a good performance, with his opening scene being particularly memorable as he wakes from a nap and forgets that his granddaughter is no longer a member of the TARDIS crew. He is also involved in the hand-to-hand fight sequence near the end of the story, which he seems to do single-handedly, without the use of a double—quite impressive, really, given his age and the complexity of the moves involved.
Hartnell himself is not immune to fluffing his lines in this story—there are no major fluffs like the hilarious 'radiation gloves' in The Daleks, but even the usually reliable Jacqueline Hill trips over her own dialogue here. Hill also narrowly avoided having her face burned off when a stunt involving combustible materials went wrong.
The ever-dependable William Russell is also good, being something of a rock for the Doctor as his universe is still recovering from the departure of Susan. Jacqueline Hill is as good as ever, but due to necessity of the story, her character is required to do kill an innocent creature without even giving it a warning beforehand, which is completely out of character for the usually compassionate Barbara.
It would be childish to point out that the name of the adversary in The Rescue probably had some of the more analytical children sniggering in playgrounds up and down the land when the two-part story was broadcast (Cock-Willy-in).
The 'twist' regarding the identity of Koquillion is not exactly going to come as an astonishing surprise to anyone over the (mental) age of six, but it is fun to see the way that the good Doctor goes about deducing the man behind the mask.
Despite The Rescue being the story that unleashed Vicki onto an unsuspecting world, there is still much to like about it. Ray Cusick's production design is very nice, with models shots of the crashed spaceship and the interior of the ship being particularly impressive—there is a great sense of perspective whenever the camera moves past the window, helping to sell the idea of there genuinely being an alien world outside the ship, rather than just a backdrop in a studio.
The Romans
As Charles Hawtrey once sang…
'Wherever I wander, there's no place like Rome…'
It has been said that as far as early Doctor Who is concerned, the historical stories have aged better than most of the 'futuristic' ones, as the BBC's reputation for period/costume dramas meant that authentic-looking props and costumes were easier to accept than anything constructed from bubble-wrap and corrugated cardboard.
The Romans sees the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and new companion Vicki materialising in ancient Rome, during the tyrannical reign of Nero. The TARDIS has slipped down the side of a mountain, but this is of no concern to our heroic Timelord and his crew, as they decide to take a well-earned break and do as the Romans do.
Whilst the Doctor and Vicki make their way into Rome itself, with our irascible Timelord masquerading as a lyre-playing assassin, Ian and Barbara fall afoul of a group of slave-traders and find themselves being carted off towards bleak futures…
Dennis Spooner's script for The Romans is a little more light-hearted than many other historical Doctor Who stories, but still retains a grittiness that helps to ground the story in a sense of historical reality. There are many moments where there is a palpable sense of drama amid Dennis Spooner's vaguely campy script—the wrecking of and subsequent escape from the slave ship is one particularly strong example.
It was little unfortunate that The Romans emerged around the time that Carry On Cleo unleashed itself on the British public, as there are many scenes in Doctor Who's take on Roman times that instantly bring several sequences from Gerald Thomas' epic—the galley scene and the slave trader's market being the most obvious ones.
The heroic Ian is pitted against fellow slave Delos at the end of the third episode and the ensuring dust-up is pretty exciting stuff—you know that you're in for an exciting and well-choreographed fight sequence when the person you're battling to the death with is legendary stunt coordinator Peter Diamond. The late Mr Diamond would go on to face the losing end of a sword two decades later, when up against Christopher Lambert in Highlander.
There are several instances during the second episode, All Roads Lead to Rome, (this was back when each episode had its own individual title) where the predicament that our heroes find themselves in could easily have been resolved if, say, the Doctor had been a little more observant with regard to his surroundings, or if events had happened a few seconds earlier than they did. This method of writing can be looked upon as either an interesting way or ratcheting up the tension in an audience, or annoying them through contrivance—it is down to the individual to decide which.
There are several farcical scenes during one episode that have many of the characters darting in and out of doors and corridors, narrowly missing each other, the results of which wouldn't looks out of place in an episode of Scooby Doo. There are obviously some that consider such light moments amusing, but most would probably be groaning and wanting the story to advance.
The violence in The Romans is handled quite tastefully, but was probably considered quite shocking at the time—there are a couple of deaths at the hands of Emperor Nero, both of which are done in a very sadistic manner, which helps to underscore just what a twisted individual Nero became during his rule.
One cannot help but notice that immersing themselves in ancient Roman culture seems to have rubbed off on Ian and Barbara—there is a scene just after the Doctor and Vicki leave for Rome that has our former schoolteachers in a distinctly post-coital mood. It would be pretty easy to imagine how the scene before the departure of the Doctor and Vicki could have gone…
The Doctor: 'Come along, Vicki, let's go and explore the delights of the Eternal City.'
Vicki: 'Coming, Doctor—but what about Ian and Barbara?'
Ian: 'That's OK, Vicki—we'll just stay here and relax.'
Vicki: 'But we'll have LOTS of fun and adventures!'
Barbara: "No, no—you two run along and we'll find some way of keeping ourselves occupied…'
William Hartnell is far from fluff-free in this story, but he makes up for his occasional flubs by turning in a very amusing performance—with Spooner's script to work with and such an imposing comedic figure as Derek Francis ( Carry On Camping – 'By gum, you've got a nerve!') to play off, Hartnell is delightful, as the Doctor has to transform himself into a seemingly fawning and subservient yes-man to Emperor Nero. Francis plays his Emperor as a truculent man-child, who concerns himself with chasing women and killing men on a whim, which wasn't all that far removed from the truth, apparently…
The Romans is a fun story and proves that not all of the historical Hartnell stories were almost designed to be endured rather than enjoyed; it's an entertaining romp that adds a little more mystique to the character of the Doctor and the conclusion would have almost certainly been brought up during the Sixth Doctor's trial as a prime example of his meddling—if the writers had been bothered to cross-reference these things.
The Restoration Team have worked their magic once more, presenting The Rescue in a manner that has not been seen since the original transmission. We used to own the VHS release, which included The Romans (there was a dealer near us who had a copy in his collector's emporium with a price-tag of £75—bet he's just about to amend this) and these were unrestored. The difference is quite startling—yes, there are still imperfections that were caused when the film copies were generated.
Whilst not looking as good as The Rescue, The Romans is still light-years ahead of the old VHS release. The VIDFire process really adds to the feeling of watching the episodes as they were broadcast—even though there are some hardliners out there who consider any sort of restoration to be a form of blasphemy. We can assure you that we're not among their number and the Restoration Team have come up trumps yet again
The sound on these two releases has been worked upon to improve fidelity and whatnot—the results, much like the image quality are much better than the old VHS releases, but there are times when some of the dialogue is a little tricky to discern – maybe we're just getting old…
Mounting The Rescue: This twenty-one minute documentary takes a look at the production of this two-part story. Whilst many involved are no longer have a lease in the land of the living, the remaining survivors make for a pleasing bunch of interviewees. The cast are represented by the ever-reliable William Russell (looking more sprightly here than on one or two other interviews), Maureen O'Brien, who appears open, but still a little guarded when it comes to talking about her time on Doctor Who and Aussie actor Ray Barrett, who has a couple of nice memories about his guest shot and about Hartnell, too.Ray Cuisick is also on hand to reminisce about the production design (also mentioning that Shawcraft—the company that was sub-contracted to build some of the models—couldn't pick their noses without written instructions). It's also nice to see the reappearance of long-time Doctor Who fan Ian McLachlan, who offers an entertaining insight into how the fans and the public viewed the show at the time. This is a great little documentary and the pretty much covers everything you would want to know about this often overlooked First Doctor story.
Audio Commentary: On The Rescue you will hear designer Ray Cusick, director Christopher Barry and last, but by no means least, actor William Russell. This commentary is moderated by Toby Hadoke and it's a fun listen, with Hadoke asking questions to which he knows the answers in order to gently tease memories from his interviewees.
Photo Gallery: This runs for eight minutes and features many images of the impressive sets for The Rescue, along with numerous pictures of Maureen O'Brien posing in various ways alongside Koquillion. All of these images are set to music and sound effects from the show.
Info Text: The Restoration Team, as ever, provide a constant and exhaustive set of text-based information, bombarding you with more facts and figures than you could possibly want about this story. Great stuff—as always!
PDF Materials: This feature allows you access to designer Ray Cusick's designs for The Rescue, including refurbishing the TARDIS, plans for the wrecked spacecraft and even Sandy, the loveable sand-monster. There are also the Radio Times listings for the two episodes, along with a vintage article on the introduction of Vicki to the series.
Coming Soon: As is now standard with Doctor Who releases on DVD, there is a little trailer for what's up next on the schedules—all we will say is that seeing this Sixth Doctor adventure on DVD will be 'excellent'…
Audio Commentary: For The Romans, actors William Russell, Nick Evans & Barry Jackson join in the fun, with designer Ray Cusick dropping in for the final episode. It's a fun and breezy commentary, with much of the usual nostalgic reminiscing and back-slapping. There's a fun little factoid that one of the Romans who appears in the story also appeared in Carry On Cleo, playing Spencius opposite Warren Mitchell's Markus.
What Has The Romans Ever Done for Us?: This thirty-three minute documentary provides a fun look back at the making of this historical romp. There are interviews with almost many people involved with the story, along with almost every actor who has performed in BBC dramas about Rome you could ever wish to hear from—oh, and Christopher Biggins. This is a great documentary, mixing in anecdotes about the making of the show, historical information about that period of Roman history and also a nice way of bridging the gap between the original Doctor Who and 'New Who'.
Roma Parva: This short feature has director Christopher Barry gives a fun little demonstration on how models were used to plan how the cameras work positioned in the studio for productions like The Romans.
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?: This is terrific fun, as the viewer is taken on a breakneck journey through the life of the gifted TV scribe. Though it concentrates on his Doctor Who work, this featurette presents a nice little introduction to the life and work of Dennis Spooner; with some particularly touching remarks from Brian Clemens. The title sequence for this documentary is absolutely hilarious, utilising the title theme to Jason King!
Blue Peter: This fun little gem from the Blue Peter archives is a short look at the intricacies of a Roman banquet, with Val Singleton, Peter Purves, John Noakes and Leslie Judd all filling young minds full of just how the denizens of Rome used to chow down. It's interesting to note that the props, costumes and furniture seen here are more authentic-looking than the in the Doctor Who story. Oh, and Val looks quite fetching in a plunging neckline.
Girls! Girls! Girls!@ The Sixties: This is presumably the first in a series looking at the Doctor's female companions over the decades. All of the female companions are remembered here, with some of the actresses themselves interviewed. It's interesting to note that the usually amenable Wendy Padbury is conspicuous by her absence. With the non-participation of Jackie Lane in this documentary, coupled with her not having anything to do with the recent release of The War Machines, it means that the only chance for Who fans to have any contribution from Ms Lane is on the eventual DVD release of The Ark—here's hoping that she's persuaded to break her silence…
Photo Gallery: This is another gallery that presents slowly zooming-in images accompanied to incidental music from the story. There are some nice glimpses of the sets to be had here.
Info Text: Once again, there is more information about the shooting of this story than you can shake a stick at—for those of you capable of multitasking, try listening to the audio commentary and reading the info-text at the same time. Man, it can be a rush…
Radio Times Listings:For those of you able to get this feature to work, this provides you with a nice little nostalgic look at the listing in the Beeb's publication (other listings magazines are available).
The Romans and The Rescue make for fun, nostalgic viewing—it was a nice touch to put them together in a set in the same way they were released on video (doubtless there are fans who would rather have seen The Sontaron Experiment and Genesis of the Daleks coupled in the same way) and the restored picture and sound really elevates these stories. William Hartnell is a delight in both and the lightness of touch will help to change the perception of some who think that most sixties historical Who stories are dull and boring. Great stuff!
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Disc Details
Release Date: 16th February 2009
Discs: 2
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.33:1 Full Frame
Anamorphic: No
Colour: No
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono English
Subtitles: English HoH
Extras: Featurettes, Coming Soon Trailer, Information Text
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Christopher Barry
Cast: William Hartnell, William Russell Jacqueline Hill
Genre: Sci-Fi
Length: 168 minutes
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|NaVorro Bowman couldn't help himself. His five-year contract
extension with the 49ers was not officially done Tuesday morning, but
Bowman still felt compelled to share the impending news with fellow
linebacker Patrick Willis.
"He was excited," Bowman said. "I wasn't supposed to tell him, but I couldn't keep it from him. He has a great deal to do with this, too, just playing beside him and him helping me through this season and last year."
Bowman's previous contract runs through next season, and this extension carries him through 2018. It's potentially worth $45.25 million over the five years, including $25.5 million in guaranteed money, according to the Associated Press.
All four of San Francisco's starting linebackers – Willis, Bowman, Ahmad Brooks and Aldon Smith – now are signed through at least 2015.
Bowman, a third-round draft choice from Penn State in 2010, stepped into the starting lineup last season and quickly blossomed. He and Willis both earned first-team, All-Pro honors in helping the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game.
"I know he's going to continue to play hard and continue to do all the things right to become an even better player," Willis said. "We're truly blessed to have him here for a long time and beside each other."
Bowman's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, initially approached the 49ers last offseason. Rosenhaus said the sides were "pretty far apart" then, but they obviously closed the gap. Bowman will become one of the top-five paid players at his position, according to Rosenhaus.
Asked why he wanted a contract extension now, Bowman said, "This is a very physical game. And whenever you have a chance to get a deal done, and it sounds good and everyone is comfortable with it, why not? It shows the organization trusts me and I'm just happy to be a part of it."
Willis also plans to cash in by getting Bowman to take him out to eat "somewhere nice. Super nice."
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
NaVorro Bowman wanted to keep playing alongside Patrick Willis
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Benjamin West (American, Springfield, Pennsylvania 1738 - 1820 London)
Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, 1766/68(?)
Signed and dated: B.........66
Oil on canvas
39 7/8 x 51 in. (101.3 x 129.5 cm)
R. T. Miller, Jr. Fund, 1961
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, presents his two sons to be ritually blessed by his dying father. The cool restraint and dignified tone of West's Neoclassical composition underscore the profound implications of his Old Testament subject.
West represented the moving story of Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph with delicacy and classical restraint. At left, a devoted servant tenderly supports the aged patriarch as he performs the blessing. With an anxious expression, Joseph firmly grasps his father's right hand and gestures towards the figure of Manasseh in an attempt to rectify the perceived error. At the far right stands the richly garbed figure of Asenath, Joseph's wife and the daughter of an Egyptian priest.
As the Oberlin painting amply demonstrates, by the mid to late 1760s, West had established himself "not only as the most advanced proponent of the Neo-Classical style, but also as the foremost history painter in England."1 Works executed between 1766 and 1769 are characterized by a predominantly cool, muted palette; carefully modulated gestures and expressions; a pervasive feeling of dignity and gravitas; and an almost iconic simplicity of form and composition. The resemblance to the art of antiquity is further heightened by the conspicuous use of classical garments and accessories, and the arrangement of figures within a shallow, frieze-like space, before an architectural backdrop that lends a rhythmic unity to the scene.
Jacob Blessing was exhibited at the Society of Artists in London in 1768 together with another Old Testament scene, Elisha Raising the Shunamite's Son, also datable to 1766.2 The two paintings have identical dimensions, were both engraved in mezzotint by Valentine Green in 1768,3 and were in the same collections into the twentieth century. They are, moreover, the only biblical scenes the artist exhibited during the 1760s. It has been suggested that the thematic emphasis on children in the two pendants may bear some relation to events in the artist's own life, as his family grew and he was reunited in England with his American father.4
There is some confusion surrounding the date of the Oberlin Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, which is customarily given as 1766. A drawing of the composition in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is dated 1768.5 Differences in detail between the drawing and the painting have suggested to Von Erffa and Staley that the drawing was a preliminary study for the Oberlin picture, and that the now-effaced date on the painting would more likely have also been 1768.6 Moreover, Jacob Blessing was not exhibited until 1768, and it would have been unusual for West to wait two years before exhibiting a finished painting. Nonetheless, the companion picture, Elisha Raising the Shunamite's Son, also bears (or bore) a date of 1766. It is possible that West began the painting now at Oberlin in about 1766, but completed it only in 1768, an idea further supported by the several changes visible in pentimenti (see Technical Data).
M. E. Wieseman
Benjamin West was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, on 10 October 1738. He went to Philadelphia around 1756, where he received a rudimentary classical education at the newly formed College of Philadelphia. West traveled to New York, probably in 1759, then returned briefly to Philadelphia before sailing for Italy on 12 April 1760. He was among the first Americans to visit Italy, and spent about three years there, primarily in Rome, Livorno (Leghorn), and Florence. In Rome, West was most influenced by the works of Titian and Correggio and, among his contemporaries, by Pompeo Batoni, Gavin Hamilton (1723-1798), and Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779): the last two were among the early practitioners of Neoclassicism. West subsequently journeyed north to England, where he arrived in August 1763 and resided for the remainder of his life. He achieved great professional and social success in England, in part because of the "exotic" cachet of being an American. He was a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768, and succeeded Sir Joshua Reynolds as president of that body in 1792. He received numerous distinguished commissions for portraits and history paintings throughout his career. In 1772, he was appointed historical painter to King George III, a position he held until 1810. West died in London on 11 March 1820. In 1821, West's two artist sons, Raphael (1766-1850) and Benjamin Jr., opened a large gallery in the garden of his home, where many of West's paintings were exhibited until dispersed at auction in 1829.
During his early career, West was primarily active as a portrait painter, and he continued to produce a steady stream of likenesses through the 1780s; later compositions especially show the influence of Reynolds. The majority of West's oeuvre, however, is comprised of scenes from classical history, literary and religious subjects, and increasingly, scenes from British history and recent events. In one of his most famous pictures, The Death of General Wolfe (1770; Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada), West made a radical departure from "grand manner" history painting by depicting a scene from recent history with figures in contemporary dress. As his work developed away from Neoclassicism, West became a leading figure in the Romantic movement at the close of the eighteenth century.
General Reference
Erffa, Helmut von, and Allen Staley. The Paintings of Benjamin West. New Haven and London, 1986.
Richard, Lord Grosvenor (later the first Earl Grosvenor) (by 1778)
By descent in the family to the second Duke of Westminster (d. 1953)
Sold by his estate, London (Sotheby's), 15 July 1959, lot 128
With John Nicholson Gallery, New York, from whom purchased in 1961
London, Society of Artists, 1768. Cat. no. 177.
New York, Graham Gallery, 1962. Benjamin West. Cat. no. 16.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1989. Benjamin West: American Painter at the English Court. 4 June - 20 August. Cat. no. 8.
Barlow, John. The Columbiad. Vol. 2. Philadelphia, 1809, p. 184.
Galt, John. The Life and Works of Benjamin West. Vol. 2. London, 1820, p. 220.
Buckler, J. and J. C. Buckler. Views of Eaton Hall in Cheshire, The Seat of the Right Honorable Earl Grosvenor. London, 1826, p. 4.
Graves, A. The Society of Artists of Great Britain, 1760-1791... . London, 1907, p. 275.
Gatty, Hugh, ed. "Notes by Horace Walpole...on the Exhibitions of the Society of Artists and the Free Society of Artists, 1760-1791." The Walpole Society 27 (1938-39), p. 81 ("1768, no. 177--Jacob blesseth Joseph's two sons. best I ever saw of Him": Walpole).
Reitlinger, Gerald. The Economics of Taste. London, 1961, p. 67.
Stechow, Wolfgang. "'Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph' from Rembrandt to Cornelius." In Antie Kosegarten and Peter Tigler, eds., Festschrift Ulrich Middeldorf. Berlin, 1968, vol. 1, pp. 462-63; vol. 2, pl. 200, fig. 7.
Kraemer, Ruth S. In Drawings by Benjamin West and his Son Raphael Lamar West. Exh cat., The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1975, p. 5.
Dillenberger, John. Benjamin West: The Context of his Life's Work. San Antonio, 1977, pp. 20-21, 151 (cat. no. 139), 211, pl. 9.
Foster, Kathleen A. "Benjamin West and the Academic Tradition in Figure Drawing." In A Growing American Treasure: Acquisitions Since 1978. Exh. cat., Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1984, pp. 9-10.
Erffa, Helmut von, and Allen Staley. The Paintings of Benjamin West. New Haven and London, 1986, pp. 77 ill., 294-95 (cat. no. 250), 314.
Staley, Allen. In Benjamin West: American Painter at the English Court. Exh. cat., The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1989, pp. 21, 113, cat. no. 8, and ill. p. 20.
Technical Data
The original canvas has been lined onto a fine-weave linen fabric with a glue-paste lining; the original tacking margins have been removed. The ground is thinly applied, white or light brown in color, and does not obscure the texture of the canvas. Underdrawing in the figure of the boy kneeling in the foreground reveals alterations in the position of his feet; in addition, the woman's hand holding the tazza was originally painted somewhat higher. There are significant areas of abrasion at the top right, in the woman's blue robe, and in the hair of the servant supporting Jacob. These and other, smaller or less seriously affected areas (the blue cloth over the chair at left, along the bottom left edge, and to either side of the boy kneeling in the foreground) were inpainted most recently during treatment in 1987.7 The signature and date, "B. West 1766," were apparently fully legible in a photograph of the painting taken in 1959, but seem to have been effaced by cleaning prior to the painting's acquisition in 1961. Remnants of the signature and date are no longer visible except under infrared light. In correspondence, Helmut von Erffa felt that the signature was not made by West himself, and may have been a later addition.8
1. Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley, The Paintings of Benjamin West (New Haven and London, 1986), p. 42.
2. Oil on canvas, 101.5 x 127 cm, 1766?, Louisville, Ky., J. B. Speed Art Museum.
3. Mezzotints after Elisha Raising the Shunamite's Son and Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh were engraved by Valentine Green in 1768 and published 1 January 1778 by John Boydell, with a note that indicated both paintings were then in the collection of Lord Grosvenor. Both mezzotints were exhibited at the Society of Artists in London in 1768, nos. 245 and 246, respectively; for these prints after the Oberlin picture and its pendant, see Alfred Whitman, Valentine Green (London, 1902), cat. no. 165; and Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley, The Paintings of Benjamin West (New Haven and London, 1986), p. 294, for a listing of other prints after the painting.
4. Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley, The Paintings of Benjamin West (New Haven and London, 1986), p. 295; see also Staley, in Benjamin West: American Painter at the English Court (exh. cat., The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1989), p. 21.
5.Pen and brown ink with grey and brown washes, heightened with body color on brown paper, 31.8 x 41.3 cm; Philadelphia, Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gift of Dr. Edgar P. Richardson, inv. 1984.5.
6. Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley, The Paintings of Benjamin West (New Haven and London, 1986), pp. 294-95.
7. Joan H. Gorman, Paintings Conservator, Intermuseum Conservation Association, Oberlin; treatment record ICA 176/87.
8. Letters dated 11 December 1961, 15 June, 21 August, and 29 August 1962.


text: After a nice respite from the 2010 season, the second half begins in earnest again on Friday as the Indians welcome the Motor City Kitties to the North Coast as the Tribe attempts to build some momentum for the 2011 season and beyond in the final three months of the season. Given that we know what we've seen so far from the Tribe, the question becomes – what SHOULD we see from the Indians to finish off the 2010 season that puts the team in the best position to look back at 2010 as rock bottom, or the low point, instead of the beginning of a linear path along the bottom?As you might imagine, I have a couple of thoughts on this to make baseball as palatable and enjoyable (and it has been both in the past month, in terms of comparison to the first two months) for July, August, and September that allows the Indians the best shot of shortening this rebuild/reload/whatever as quickly as possible. Most of this is fairly obvious (to some at least), but it needs to be said in light of what we've seen and what we should see...#1) Clear the DecksWhile this is sure to be portrayed as "just another Fire Sale for an organization that runs one every year" by some in the local and national media, the 2010 season was entered as a "season to build upon", something that certainly couldn't be said in 2008 (coming off of a ALCS appearance) and in 2009 (when the team inked Wood and traded for DeRosa). Thus, this isn't really a Fire Sale so much as the final step in jettisoning the veterans that aren't under contract for 2011 and don't obviously figure into next year's plans. Think of it more as saying goodbye to the some of the last vestiges of the 2007 team that was once thought to be "headed for greatness".It's a new day on the North Coast and while the "window of contention" slammed shut back in 2008, the Indians are attempting to (ever so slightly) inch that next one up with an eye past 2010…maybe even well past 2010.Thus, the Indians should trade Westbrook, Wood, Kearns, and (if possible) Peralta and not worry as much about how much money they'll have to include to cover the cost of the remaining salaries to see if they can get prospects that have a serious chance of making an impact instead of simply providing organizational filler. Of course, it's possible that the market for the players that figure to be available isn't all that great (and my TCF colleague Steve Buffum contributed to a phenomenal Trade Deadline Primer, that's available here), but moving these players OFF of the 25-man roster could be viewed as just as important as getting something of value for them.Wood, Kearns, and Peralta unquestionably have no future with the team and should be moved to any team willing to take on their inconsistent performances. If the Indians can pull a couple of lottery tickets in the process, so be it…but there should be nearly no trade refused for those three.As for Jake, if you've been here for any amount of time, you know of my opinion that maybe the Indians really are serious about having Westbrook in the 2011 rotation, but that shouldn't affect whether they trade him as re-signing him for 2011 isn't affected by which uniform he's wearing on the final day of the 2010 season. Of course, there is the possibility that Westbrook simply isn't garnering any interest on the trade market, which is why the Indians are out in front of this, putting forth the idea that Westbrook might be kept around for the remainder of the season to provide that "veteran presence" when, in fact, there simply isn't a trade market for him.The impetus for bringing this up comes from John Perrotto at B-Pro as he relays what the scouts (or at least one scout) are saying about Westbrook, with the scout on the record saying, "If I'm a contender, there is just no way I trade for him for the stretch run. He's been too inconsistent. He is not the pitcher he was before he had Tommy John surgery." To that I say – pay no attention to this, ye who populate the Front Offices in St. Louis and Los Angeles and Cincinnati while you're looking to add to your rotation in a push for the playoffs…That's said in jest, but the veterans that the Indians figure to have on the block (Westbrook, Wood, Kearns, and Peralta) aren't necessary to this team for the second half of the season, one that should be devoted exclusively to development and with an eye to 2011 and beyond. What kind of Trade Market exists for that quartet?That's hard to say as the Indians' willingness to eat money will play a role as will recent performance (um...Austin, Jhonny...we could use a little "bump" in production about now) of each player. If the Indians are able to find dance partners (and remember, it takes two to tango in this) in the next two weeks, they should move all of these players and not give a second thought to trading all of them. Reason being (even more so than adding more young talent to the mix) is that the crux of the final 2 ½ months of the season should be to...#2) "Line Up" 2011A little wordplay there as the shape of the 2011 position players is starting to come into view and should come further into view with the returns at the end of the month (presumably) of Asdrubal and The BLC. Once those two re-emerge, the lineup (assuming Kearns and Peralta are dealt) starts to take the shape of the 2011, with the only exception being Sizemore's omission and the gray cloud hanging over 3B. Truthfully, this is what the lineup could/should look like on August 1st (or sooner) and shouldn't look that much different come 2011: C – Santana1B – LaPorta2B – DonaldSS – Cabrera3B – Nix/Valbuena/Marte/GoedertLF – CroweCF – BrantleyRF – ChooDH – HafnerThere are those that are unsold on Donald as an everyday player and of Brantley's readiness for an MLB spot, but if I'm the Indians, I let that mix play out until dipping into the likes of The Chiz, Weglarz, Cord Phelps, Jason Kipnis, and the gaggle of Crowesque 4th OF that populate the upper ranks of the Minors.What happens with Sizemore (CF or LF, with Brantley moving accordingly) and with the 3B situation are certainly up in the air, but that lineup has potential to mature as a group over the course of the end of the 2010 season and into the 2011 season and should be given every opportunity to.#3) Rotate the RotationSimilar to the lineup, the rotation for the end of 2010 should really be the springboard to 2011, with the starts being meted out to the pitchers who have the potential to figure prominently past 2010. Thus, as I said above, moving a guy like Westbrook has less to do with Westbrook as much as it has to do with making sure that the likes of Carmona, Masterson, and Talbot are handed the ball every 5th day as well as to get better reads on the dyspeptic duo of Dave Huff and Aaron Laffey to see if either should be considered as an option for the 2011 rotation as well as giving opportunities to players like Carlos Carrasco and Josh Tomlin and (assuming health) Hector Rondon down the line. For all intents and purposes, this is what the Indians' rotation should look like once Westbrook is sent off to a contender, assuming a contender is interested in him:CarmonaMastersonTalbotCarrascoHuff/Laffey/TomlinThe inclusion of Carmona, Masterson, and Talbot is fairly obvious, although it will be interesting to see how the Indians handle their inning count as the totals for each last year fall far short of the inning total they're currently on pace for in 2010. The organization has been saying that Carrasco WILL get an extended look this year and, with 74 games left, he would still have a chance to garner 10 to 15 starts if he finds himself in Cleveland relatively soon. Given that he's now thrown nearly 300 innings in AAA, the second half of 2010 represents as good of a time as any to see if he can make good on the fact that he was a Top 55 Prospect in all of MLB (according to Baseball America) from 2007 to 2009.As for the 5th starter, the Indians should start to make some final determination as to whether Aaron Laffey is a legitimate option as a starter and find out if Dave Huff's trip to Columbus has turned him back into a strike-throwing LHP and not simply a Sowersian LHP. Just as apparent in that mix should be Josh Tomlin, whose name may not be as well known as the others listed above, but who has posted a career MiLB ERA of 3.20 and a career MiLB WHIP of 1.10. He's not going to blow anybody away with his K totals or his peripherals, but as Masterson and Talbot (in particular) start to see their innings creep up, Tomlin should be given a chance to show that he can contribute as a 6th or 7th starter for the organization going forward with the opportunity to prove that he should be thought of as more than that.There could be plenty of starts that are available as the season wears on in a season that's only seen 6 starters in 88 games as inning counts and trades take some of the principals out of the mix. As a result, there's going to be the opportunity for the likes of Carrasco, Huff, Laffey, Tomlin, and maybe even Rondon to assert themselves into the 2011 mix as more than just an arm fighting for a spot next year in Goodyear.#4) Bring the HeatWith the exception of 2005 and 2007, the Indians of the mid-to-late 2000's have been uniformly awful in the bullpen as the flotsam and jetsam found their way to the shores of Lake Erie and the Indians' Front Office proved itself as utterly inept in building a successful bullpen from within. Realizing that relievers are the most volatile elements in the melting pot of an MLB team, the first half of 2010 has started to show some signs for optimism, none bigger than finally having a pitcher in Chris F. Perez who looks capable of being the "home-grown" young closer that the team has lacked since...well, Steve Olin.While CF Perez still finds himself in the set-up role because of the team showcasing Wood, he'll move into the 9th inning soon enough (Wood or no Wood) and may actually have some help emerging to bridge those 6th, 7th, and 8th innings to him. In the first half, we've seen The Herrmannator assert himself with a 2.81 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP in his brief time with the parent club and have watched Tony Sipp show flashes of being able to get out both LH and RH hitters. As is often the case with relievers, the success has not been universal or consistent, but even Rafael Perez seems to have found himself to a degree and (stop me if you've heard this before) some pitchers in the Minors may actually represent compelling options for the bullpen.To that end, generally I try not to get to excited about relievers before they reach and excel at AA, but some of these performances have been too good to ignore, particularly in a newfound ability among Indian bullpen arms to...you know, strike hitters out. Starting with Bryce Stowell and his 78 K in 50 IP while limiting opposing hitters to a .540 OPS, he's flown through the system this year as he now finds himself in Columbus after starting the year in Kinston. Joining Stowell in AAA is Vinnie Pestano, who has struck out 52 hitters in 39 innings while hitters have posted a .577 OPS against him on the season.Throwing those two on top of Jess Todd and Josh Judy (now healthy) in AAA as well as Bryan Price in AA, the Indians finally seem to have some young arms that can miss bats as among those names (Stowell, Pestano, Todd, Judy, and Price), the lowest K/9 number belongs to Bryan Price, who has struck out 45 hitters in 40 1/3 IP. Of course, these K numbers should be taken with a cup full of salt as Hector Ambriz whiffed 15 hitters in 8 IP in AAA and has only struck 19 hitters out in 27 2/3 IP in MLB since getting the call to the Bigs.Obviously, the Indians are still going to see what they have in guys like Joe Smith and Jenny Lewis and Heck Ambriz because they're on the 40-man and, at least in the case of Smith and Lewis, can be moved on that I-71 Shuttle for the rest of the year. But the last two and a half months represent a great opportunity to promote some of these arms THIS year so they can enter the 2011 season with some MLB experience and so next April and May don't look like the last few Aprils and Mays that we've seen from the bullpen around these parts.#5) Check the ID'sWhile that title is a bit presumptuous, take a quick look at the current ages of presumed starters and players who should fit into the mix in 2011 for the Indians:Santana - 24LaPorta - 25Donald - 25Cabrera - 24Nix - 27Sizemore - 27Brantley - 23Choo - 27Hafner - 33Marson - 24Crowe - 26Valbuena - 24Certainly not all of those names inspire a ton of confidence, but the youth is on the menu and hopefully will be served soon. Factor in that the player who will hopefully be on this list by the middle of next year (The Chiz) is 21 and you start to see how there is some optimism for the offense in terms of assembled young talent. Whether it will coalesce is the great question (just as it was in the early-1990's and the early-2000's) and there are sure to be names that fall by the wayside, but you can start to see the backbone of a solid offense there with Santana, Choo, Cabrera, Sizemore, and LaPorta with some ancillary pieces like Donald and Brantley having a long leash and younger guys like The Chiz perhaps knocking at the door in short order.The same age factor holds true with the starting rotation and the names that figure into the bullpen mix:Carmona - 26Masterson - 25Talbot - 26Carrasco - 23Huff/Laffey/Tomlin - 25 (all of them)C. Perez - 24Herrmann - 26Smith - 26Sipp - 26R. Perez - 28Lewis/Ambriz - 26Pestano - 25Todd/Judy - 24Price/Stowell - 23You want the youth movement and to see if these kids can play?While the thought was there at the beginning of the season that the kids would be given long leashes (some long enough to hang themselves with), that time seems to universally have arrived as the team now enters the second half. That may mean more growing pains and more games in which the team looks dreadfully young and inexperienced. However, it will also mean that the stars that are just now coming into view are going to start burning brighter as the season progresses.The play on the field in the second half may not be flawless or even enjoyable to watch at times, but after the first half, the glimmers of hope should come clearer into focus as the young talent that's been assembled in trades over the last two years will finally start to be on display at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario.The future starts now (again) on the North Coast as the Indians attempt (again) to open up that "window of contention" with a almost entirely different set of players, with the future hopefully brighter than the recent past.


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ST. LOUIS — For years the world of bodybuilding has been relatively ignored by mainstream media — with the notable exception of Pumping Iron or an Arnold movie or two — now, Physical.TV, under an exclusive, five-year worldwide television production agreement with the International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB), has launched the first in its 2002 series of programs aimed at the world of bodybuilding and fitness.
With the airing of its production of the Mr. Olympia competition on Fox Sports Net last month, Physical.TV brought audiences into the world of men's bodybuilding and women's fitness competitions. This one-hour program showcased the world's top male bodybuilders as they vied for the title of Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas last October.
Perhaps, most importantly for our industry, Physical.TV takes viewers into the gym with some of the world's top bodybuilders to give them an insider's look at these world-class athletes as they go through their training — providing a natural tie-in with health clubs.
"We have done research and found that there is an immediate impulse by people that see this programming to want to get in better shape. We aren't talking competitive bodybuilders only, it cuts across wide demographics," said Richard W. Enlow, CEO of Physical.TV. "We see a perfect strategic alliance with health club chains that can let members know we are out there-and for potential members to find local gyms after seeing the great athletes on the programming." This would be done through P.O.P displays and posters and interactive items such as zip code generated club finders on the company's Web site, and more.
"These types of marketing partnerships would be mutually beneficial and could be done with the largest chain down to a one-club operation," said Enlow. "We will be on consistently with major events. Additionally we are working on a sports-reality show that has gotten great interest from both the network and advertisers. The sport of bodybuilding and the healthy lifestyle have never had an avenue like this before. It is very exciting for all of us in the fitness industry."
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Whats New?
Selected Abstracts from JASIST
From JASIST, v. 54 (3)
Hoad, T.C. & Zobel, J. (2003). Methods for identifying versioned and plagiarized documents, pp. 203-215.
Study and Results: Vast numbers of documents are created and published in electronic form, many of which are copies or alternative versions of one kind or another. Our research concerns the problem of identifying documents that originate from the same source, which we refer to as co-derivative. We compare new and existing techniques for identifying co-derivatives, and show that our novel identity measure is the most effective for finding plagiarized documents.
Whats New? We investigated two approaches to determination of co-derivation. The first is a ranking method, based on information retrieval technology; we developed a new similarity measure designed specifically for identifying co-derivative documents. The second approach, fingerprinting, is based on work pioneered by Manber. We investigated many variations of the fingerprinting approach and evaluated their performance against the ranking method. While both methods were able to identify most of the co-derivative documents in our test collections, we found that the ranking method was the best at separating the correct from the incorrect matches.
Limitations: All of the techniques that we tested were used to measure whole-document similarity. We anticipate that further improvements may be made to the effectiveness of these plagiarism-detection methods by comparing short sections of the documents.
Kuflik, T, Shapira, B., and Shoval, P. (2003). Stereotype-based versus personal-based filtering rules in information filtering systems, pp. 243-250.
Study and Results: Rule-based information filtering systems maintain user profiles where the profile consists of a set of filtering rules expressing the users information filtering policy. This study compares the effectiveness of the two alternative rule-based filtering methods: stereotype-based rules vs. personal rules. The results show that the stereotype-based filtering outperforms the personal rule-based filtering.
Whats New? Although, intuitively, personal filtering rules seem to be more effective because each user has his own tailored rules, this comparative study reveals that stereotype filtering rules yield more effective results. We believe that this is because users find it difficult to evaluate their filtering preferences accurately, while the stereotype generation process smoothes the subjective evaluations of the users. The results imply that by using a stereotype it is possible not only to overcome the problem of user effort required to generate a manual rule-based profile, but also at the same time even to provide a better initial user profile.
Limitations: The experiment was performed with a small group of users, and since it addressed initial user profile generation scenario, it was static in nature. No adaptation was performed
From JASIST, v. 54 (6)
Thelwall, M. & Wilkinson, D. (2003). Three target document range metrics for university Web sites, pp. 490-497.
Study and Results: There is a lot of interest in counting links between websites for the purpose of creating indicators or discovering patterns of collaboration or information use. Previous studies have found that simple link counting is problematic within the academic domain because individual websites can duplicate links thousands of times, swamping the total counts and making it difficult to extract meaning from the results. A previous paper by the first author [JASIST, 53(12), 995-1005] created models of Web documents on a larger scale than that of the page by binding pages together into directories, domains or university-wide sites. These models do not account for cases where knowledge of a general information URL is passed among members of a university and repeatedly used. This phenomenon has caused anomalies in previous counts. We have produced new modified counting schemes based upon the new models by disallowing repeated counts of the same target document.
Whats New? A method for counts of links between websites that attempts to exclude multiple links between sites due to information sharing in the source site.
Limitations: No simple document model can on its own eliminate all anomalies in Web-publishing behavior. The data set for the study only covers the UK academic Web.
Ruthven, I. Lalmas, M. & van Rijsbergen, C. J. (2003). Incorporating user search behavior into relevance feedback, pp. 529-549.
Study and Results: In this paper we investigate utilizing users search behavior as additional evidence to relevance feedback algorithms. Our main hypothesis is that how a user interacts with an information retrieval system can provide useful information on what is of interest to the user. We carry out five interactive experiments to investigate how aspects of search behavior, such as precision, and aspects of relevance assessments, such as the use of partial relevance assessments, can be used to make information retrieval systems more responsive to individual searches.
Whats New? This article furthers research into relevance feedback by not only considering the content of relevant documents but also considering the context in which relevance assessments are made the users search behavior. One of the most popular features of our approach is that user search behavior can be used to explain to users why the system makes individual query modification decisions. This explanatory role increases user satisfaction and also increases the use of relevance feedback.
Limitations: The experiments presented in this paper are preliminary pilot experiments, using only six subjects per experiment.
From JASIST, v. 54 (8)
Heinz, S., and Zobel, J. (2003). Efficient single-pass index construction for text databases, pp. 713-729.
Study and Results: Systems such as Web search engines and site-based search tools provide rapid access to vast quantities of text data. Efficient construction of inverted indexes is essential to provision of such search. In this paper, we review the principal approaches to inversion, analyze their theoretical cost and test them experimentally on collections of up to 20 gigabytes. Of the previous approaches, the most efficient is a sort-based single-pass method of Moffat and Bell (published in JASIS in 1995), which however has the severe drawback of requiring that the full vocabulary of the lexicon be held in memory. This drawback is also a problem for the two-pass approaches, which have the additional limitation that the data must be processed twice. As an alternative, we explore a straightforward one-pass approach and show that it is more efficient than the alternatives.
What's New? Our one-pass approach involves building partial indexes in memory, dumping them to disk (including their vocabularies) and then merging. Efficiency is achieved through a range of refinements, leading to a fast approach that does not need the complete vocabulary of the indexed collection main memory and can operate within limited resources.
Limitations: Using this approach, indexes can be built for larger collections, faster and in less memory than with previous methods. While larger collections or other kinds of full-text databases, such as path-indexed XML, were not explored, such data is not expected to present difficulties.
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WILSONVILLE, Ore. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 27, 2009 — Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that Widex, a global leader in digital hearing aid technology, has used the entire set of analog and mixed-signal simulator tools ( Eldo®, Eldo RF™, Questa® ADMS and ADiT™) to successfully verify and produce its most complex wireless chip to date.
Digital hearing aid systems are complex battery-operated systems, including sophisticated DSP, memory, and analog/digital converters. In the recently announced series from Widex, they have introduced a new, high-end family of products with wireless functions.
The wireless chip set includes about 500K digital gates using multiple power supply domains, where the interaction with analog and RF blocks is extremely complex, particularly during the booting sequence of the chip. Widex's primary motivation for adopting a full, mixed-signal verification methodology using Mentor tools was to ensure all mixed-signal interconnections were accurately verified through simulation.
"Our investment in a new methodology encompassing full mixed-signal and RF verification using the Mentor simulation suite paid off immediately," said Morten Kroman, Vice President, Research and Development, at Widex. "For the first time we were able to completely verify this next-generation wireless chip prior to manufacturing." The design team at Widex in Denmark employed a whole range of simulation technology, including using the powerful Harmonic Balance engine of the Eldo RF tool to fine tune oscillators and PLLs, as well as top-level mixed signal simulations combining Verilog and VHDL with SPICE and fast-SPICE descriptions.
"Working very closely with our most demanding customers, we have created what we believe is the number one mixed-signal and RF IC verification environment on the market," said Robert Hum, Vice President and General Manager of the Deep Sub Micron (DSM) division at Mentor Graphics. "We are delighted when we can work with customers that use our technology to the fullest, and help them bring their products to market as quickly as possible while keeping them at the forefront of mixed-signal/RF technology."
About Widex
Widex A/S has been supplying the world market with quality hi-tech hearing aids since the company's foundation in 1956. In close collaboration with international audiological researchers and specialists, the company has developed a wide range of revolutionary products, including the world's first 100% digital in-the-ear instrument.
All research, development and administration, as well as most of the production, takes place at Widex headquarters in Vaerløse, Denmark. Furthermore, the company has assembly facilities in Helsinge in Northern Zealand and in Verviers in Belgium. Widex' products are sold in almost 100 countries and the company employs approximately 2,000 people around the world. Read more at www.widex.com.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $800 million and employs approximately 4,425 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon, 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
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A few minutes after my last presentation at the main campus of Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, and having a light lunch with a long time Facebook friend Austin Gege (a South African social activist) who I was meeting physically for the first time; we were informed that there was a last minute presentation to close the conference I was attending. We went back into the auditorium where the last day of the conference was being held, to find some young lads setting up a microphone and slide presentation on the projector. All of a sudden, it dawned on me: 'the young lads' were the last presenters!
The whole auditorium was silent. Everyone was in anticipation of what these young chaps had to say after all the powerful presentations earlier in the day. But the 20 minute presentation from these young people was the most enriching moment of the whole conference for me. My heart was in my hand, and I was amazed by the ingenious endeavours and contribution of these high school graduates to their communities. You could tell from the passion in their eyes when they took turns to speak about their social start-up and the pride in their voices about their achievements. At that moment, I wish I knew half of what they were talking about when I was much younger.
'The young lads' are the Solar Pioneers – "a South African youth-led initiative of young people between the ages of 18 to 24 years old. Their vision is to see South Africa leading the rest of the world in the manufacture, distribution and usage of solar panels in every home at the cheapest possible price, as stated by Doctor Tshabalala, President - Solar Pioneers. Their dreams are as laudable and great, like Bill Gate who once had dreamt that computers would be personally owned by all.
As each of slide pictured their work, different townships across South Africa flashed in front of my eyes. I could only imagine a scenario where more than half of our high school leftovers (who couldn't secure admission into higher institutions) are equipped with solar panel manufacturing skills supported by the government to produce cheap and reliable sources of energy to the countless communities who go daily without electric supply in Nigeria.
The Solar Pioneers invented the first wooden solar panel in South Africa which is 100% locally made. I can imagine my parents' house in Lagos pulling out of the national electricity grid and running mainly on renewable energy, such as solar. The epileptic power supply in Nigeria won't remain a major problem to our development if only we can harness other sources of renewable clean energy and care more about the future of the coming generations.
Interestingly, the strategies and activities of these young chaps work on the combination of awareness, education and real world business model to advocacy. They believe in change through education and empowerment training in their bid to change the status quo in favour of sustainable development in a country that's among the highest polluters of the environment in the world. More importantly, they are making it cheaper and easier for people to adapt to the change. The Solar Pioneers through their flagship camp programme shall empower 100 high school students through a 3 weeks training on how to construct and install solar panels. Commercial and Art students will make up 20% of the students, while the remaining 80% students will come from science related classes as a way to balance the knowledge gap. Worthy of note is the support provided by the Centre for Energy and Electric Power, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT CEEP).
I left the auditorium in deep thinking and ruminating on how we can power up Africa with the abundance of sunlight. How can we get it freely every day? How can we harness other sustainable sources of clean energy to develop our continent?? Yes, I know there is not one fit-all-solution strategy that will work for Africa. However, Brain Tracy's, Success is a Journey says, 'one oil barrel at a time.' If we cannot change the world at once, we can start small in our own corner of the world and let our light shine through to others, just as the Solar Pioneers let their light shine to us all who were in that auditorium.
Zaid Shopeju is the Executive Director – Youth Vision Alliance Network (YVAN) and he coordinates the Zero Carbon Africa. Follow him on twitter @ZaidShopeju


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Somewhere in the boxes of stuff that I have stored in my parents garage in Maryland, I have some stamp collections. I love stamp art. My favorite of all time was a tribute to the American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. The repeating pattern of her painting of a red poppy, combined with her picture, is like a whole new piece of art. I loved it so much that I framed a set of these stamps. I'm now pleased to see that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has combined my love of stamp art with something else close to my heart: the environment. The USPS has announced that they are continuing their green efforts with a new series of Forever Stamps and eco-friendly mailing materials. Of course, the ultimate greening of the mail system would be to go completely paperless, unfortunately rendering stamps useless, but until then, it's nice to see these 'Go Green' stamps with tips for living a more sustainable life.
A series of sixteen stamps feature unique ways to save water and energy and reduce your impact on the planet. The tips include activities as diverse as turning off the lights when not in use to buying local produce, fixing water leaks and using alternative forms of transportation. The designs were created by animator Eli Noyes, who has worked with Sesame Street and Eureka's Castle and directed the animated environmental pilot Gorilla in the Greenhouse. Noyes says the original plan called for only four stamps but soon increased to sixteen because, "We realized that you can't do only four things to help the environment. We can all do so much more than that." The USPS is doing a lot more to green up their act than just producing stamps. They've been big on recycling for awhile and now they're working on reducing their carbon footprint. In fact, they've set a goal of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020. They're also looking for ways to save water. From their website:
The Postal Service is the first federal agency to publicly report its greenhouse gas emissions, complete with third-party verification. Even though USPS is a huge organization that serves every street address in the nation, its "footprint" is only one-twentieth of one percent of total greenhouse emissions in the United States. With ongoing work to cut that number even further, fuel and water conservation efforts are underway at all levels of the Postal Service.
Let's be honest, buying stamps with a message, turning off the lights or riding a bicycle are great activities, but without substantial changes from those with larger carbon footprints, these won't solve the climate change crisis that we're already facing. We have to first acknowledge that climate change exists and then make serious changes at the regulatory level before we can begin ending this crisis. Nevertheless, the small steps depicted in the stamps can collectively add up to some pretty significant changes. When you start making connections between your every day actions and the changing climate it becomes clearer that we each have to make better choices, from what we buy and eat to how we get ourselves around to who we ask to run our country. Okay, that might be asking a lot of a little stamp, but I will definitely be incorporating these changes into my everyday life. I might even frame a set and hang them in my office. Now if they could just work on reducing the lines inside the Post Office and go completely green, that would really be something.
Noyes' designs are pretty cool. You can see a slideshow or download an animated screensaver featuring the stamp designs.
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Hygiene Vital for Food Processors
Recent food scares remind processors: Pay attention to the basics of personnel hygiene.
It seems there's always something coming down the food contamination pike. Just as the public begins to forget E. coli in ground beef there's salmonella in peanut butter. As the salmonella concerns fade, listeria turns up in deli meat.
All are good reasons for the increased focus on sanitation of all types in food and beverage plants. Along with the washdowns, clean-in-place systems and hazards analysis and critical control points (HACCP) programs, there is renewed emphasis on one of the basics of plant sanitation: personal hygiene.
From hand washing to boot scrubbing to clean uniforms, there are simple and largely individual efforts that food plant employees can make to ensure a safe food supply – and the continued success of their plant and their company.
Twenty Canadians died this past summer from listeria traced back to a Maple Leaf Foods deli meat plant in Toronto. How the listeria got into two of the plant's slicing machines may never be fully understood, but spreading it by human contact is certainly a possibility. As of late October, the plant still had not reopened, despite test runs of food.
While listeria can be found in many, maybe most, plants if you look hard enough, it should never get above floor level. But, "It can be brought in or moved from one area to another on shoes or boots," explains Michele Colbert, vice president of sales and marketing for Meritech Inc. (www.meritech.com), Golden, Colo. "Listeria can grow in the moisture on floors and in drains. Walking through puddles of water can spread it all over the plant."
As a result, Meritech is seeing great interest in boot sanitizing systems. "Even just a year or two ago, some plants didn't do this at all," continues Colbert. "Now, many are at least making people walk through foam sanitizers in entrances from one area to another. The really concerned ones are installing automated boot scrubbing systems, which ensure a sufficient amount of cleaning and sanitizing."
Still, she says, many food plants have not sufficiently addressed the contamination potential of footwear.
Equipment Supplier Offers Advice on 6-Point Hand-Washing Program
Simple hand washing is another issue. Hand washing has been a requirement forever. But making sure employees do it and do it right, that's another issue.
Meritech suggests a six-point program:
- Soap: Antimicrobial soaps should be available at all wash stations. Closed dispensers and automatic systems are recommended to prevent the spread of infection. Counters are necessary to track handwash performance.
- Water: Temperature should be not too hot, not too cold: ideally around 100 degrees, to assist in both pathogen removal and employee comfort.
- Towels: Single-use paper towels or an automated paper towel dispenser improve cleanliness by adding friction and thoroughly drying hands. Blow dryers have a tendency to leave hands damp, if they are used at all.
- Sanitizer: Instant hand sanitizers or wipes should be used when handwashing is not immediately available. They should provide residual protection, ideally for several hours, to continue killing pathogens after the wash.
- Schedules and Guidelines: Handwash guidelines should be established based on health department and/or HACCP recommendations.
- Time and Convenience: Handwash stations should be conveniently located throughout the facility. In plants, multiple handwashing stations should be installed at the entrance of the plant and in areas to prevent cross contamination.
Meritech has a number of hand washing systems, from traditional stations to highly automated – and audited – ones. In the company's CleanTech systems, employees insert their hands into separate cylinders simultaneously. Twelve seconds in this automated wash yields hands as clean as those that undergo 30 seconds of manual hand washing – if the manual hand washing is done properly.
Side-benefits of the system are less use of chemicals and water (75 percent less water) and faster processing of employees. Multiply that 18-second time reduction by a couple hundred workers and the manpower savings add up. "Plus, you know it's done right," Colbert emphasizes.
Meritech also has a walk-through hand and boot wash system, a 6-ft.-long series of automated stations that sanitize hands and boots in nonstop fashion. It can process 25 people a minute.
NSF International (formerly the National Sanitation Foundation) has the perspective of seeing best practices in many U.S. food plants … and many overseas. The level of employee hygiene in foreign plants may surprise some American food employees.
"I've been in Asian plants where it takes 15 minutes to get from the front door to the production floor because of all the safety and hygiene steps," says Tom Chestnut, vice president of food safety and quality at NSF (www.nsf.org), Ann Arbor, Mich.
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My mom met her husband on Match. My sister met her husband on Match. As the only single woman left in my family, I signed up and started looking. I mean, it worked for all the other women in my family! My mom and my sister both got married to their Match.com men (one in 2000, one in 2008). My mom was engaged to her match after three weeks!
Rob says he had been looking at my profile, but I emailed him first. The next day, I was in his "Daily 5."
In the first 24 hours after we met, we were together for 17. We met at Osaka in Northampton, for sushi and wine. He brought me a single white lily (my daughter's name is Lily). We stayed at the restaurant until the place was nearly empty. Then we went to a bar down the street and talked for a long time. When he left that night, immediately I felt like something was missing.
It has only been a couple months since I met Rob. He is thoughtful, intelligent, goofy, sensitive, handsome, artistic, genuine, warm, creative, loving… quite simply, he makes my life feel more beautiful. And the fact that he loves me too – that makes me feel incredibly lucky. As long as he wants me in his life, that is where I want to be.
It is hard to explain how unbelievable that seems to me. It feels like we knew and loved each other a long time ago and are being reunited.
I am deeply in love, and so deeply grateful. Though I won't need Match anymore, but I am so glad I tried it – I found him. Thank you for everything.
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Dublin, Ireland (PRWEB) December 4, 2008
No longer are hostels the drab, sparsely furnished dormitories of yester year. Hostels have finally come of age. Previously a secret confined to those in the know, the general public are now catching on that hostels have turned from bleak to chic.
The credit crunch is largely responsible for this realisation as consumers frantically search for ways to holiday without blowing the budget. Hostelworld.com (http://www.hostelworld.com), the largest provider of online hostel bookings has seen an increase in bookings of UK travelers to cheaper destinations including China, Thailand, Argentina and Brazil where the pound goes further than at home. There is also a considerable increase in travelers heading down under to Australia and New Zealand to enjoy the better climate and wait until the recession ends.
Hostelworld.com spokesperson, Aisling White, says, "Hostels nowadays rival boutique hotels in terms of facilities and location. Many hostels offer private rooms, ensuites, pools and free internet, bars and restaurants and a unique social experience unmatched by hotels."
Contrary to popular belief, hostels are not just for the 20-something backpacker. Families are booking in because they combine a sense of adventure with comfort and safety. Older holiday makers and so-called 'grey-gappers' stay in hostels because they offer prime city and resort locations at a fraction of hotel prices.
As a testament to this growing trend and change in people's perceptions of hostels, Hostelworld.com, who book somewhere in the region of 15 million beds each year, has launched a campaign to redefine the word "hostel", which many of the popular dictionaries refer to as "shelters for the homeless", a "supervised lodging for students and nurses" or "supervised lodging for young people on bicycle trips"*.
Hostelworld.com Chief Executive, Feargal Mooney believes people are finally starting to realise the old school image of hostels is a thing of the past, however dictionaries are still yet to recognise that the traditional hostel is almost obsolete.
"Hostels have changed, and so have public perceptions, but dictionaries haven't. Language is always evolving and modern hostels are nothing like the image some dictionaries portray - it is time they moved on and got with the times."
Letters have been sent to all the major English dictionaries including Oxford, Collins, Chambers and Random House.
More than 1,200 people have signed a petition supporting the campaign to redefine "hostel". Hostelworld.com also surveyed more than 2,500 people, 79% of whom agreed the dictionary definitions are out of date.
The term 'hostel' comes from the Latin 'hospes' for guests and has been applied to lodging houses of all standards throughout the ages. It became synonymous with cheap, no-frills accommodation after the war when youth hostelling became popular and into the 1960s when students needed affordable rooms while travelling around Europe on tight budgets.
The Hostelworld.com petition can be viewed at http://www.hostelworld.com/petition
- Definitions taken from Chambers, Collins and Random House English Dictionaries


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Exclusive First Look: Amber Rose, George Lopez And More In Nick Cannon's 'School Dance'
Nick Cannon has done stand-up (check), acting (check), hosting (check) and rapping (check…sort of). Of course, directing is next on the agenda. His debut behind the cameras is the comedy School Dance, which stars Bobb'e J. Thompson as a high school student who's in love with a girl who won't give him the time of day.
His way to her heart: join the school's dance team. The film, which hits theaters on July 2, also features Mike Epps (he plays a principal), George Lopez, Katt Williams (!), and, believe it or not, Amber Rose. Flip through for exclusive flicks from Cannon's directorial debut.


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County Cork Irish Pub: Wishes you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving
This week, the nation celebrates Thanksgiving ~ a day when we embrace our heritage and reflect on the many privileges we have enjoyed since our country's humble beginnings. Thanksgiving is a day of lasting traditions ~ of family, and food, and counting blessings. If there is anything Cora McAuliffe, the proprietor of County Cork Irish Pub knows about, it is counting blessings ~ at this time of year, and every day hereafter.
McAuliffe made her own "pilgrimage" from Ireland to the United States in 2004. She became a bona fide citizen in 2009 and has lived the "American Dream" ever since. Here, she has been able to enjoy the privilege of marrying, owning a home and owning a business through which she can give back to her adopted community ~ and that is what she does!
County Cork Irish Pub is a cozy, authentic Irish pub which overlooks the sparkling waters of Warwick Cove. Recently, County Cork finished a successful "Meat Raffle" whose proceeds went to help homeless veterans. Because this fundraiser was so well received, Cora and her team will be starting another meat raffle, beginning on Saturday, January 18th from 2pm to 5pm, and continuing every Saturday thereafter. This is just one of the ways that Cora is saying "thank you" to her patrons and our veterans.
County Cork is the perfect destination to come to when seeking refuge from the chill and dampness of late fall. Pull a stool up to the graceful mahogany bar that anchors the room and enjoy a 20 oz. Imperial pour of Guinness while you feast on a heaping platter of scallops, shrimp and stuffed quahogs or a bowl of homemade chili. County Cork is known for its traditional "pub-grub", including their famous burgers, sandwiches, golden Fish & Chips, tender Pulled Pork, Saugies and hand-cut fries ~ and most of all, their homemade, "medley-in-your-mouth" Guinness Stew! Extend your Thanksgiving feast by indulging in their Thanksgiving Wrap - a savory combination of turkey, cranberry & stuffing. You can even enjoy .25 cent wings during every Patriots game.
Don't forget County Cork Irish Pub's homestyle Sunday morning breakfasts. Indulge your palate in generous portions of all your favorite breakfast fare, from pancakes to home fries to omelettes to some of the best hash in town. Start your Sundays mornings here from 8:30 to noon every weekend.
Guests will also be treated to a live band here on the night before Thanksgiving, so take a break from your holiday preparations and come hear "Wet Paint" on the 27th.
County Cork Irish Pub is located at 50 Waterfront Drive off 2nd Point Road. For questions, call 732-2675. Winter hours are now Mon. - Thursday from 5pm - 1am, Saturday from 12:30pm to 1:00am and Sunday from 8:30 to noon (breakfast), lunch/dinner until 1:00am. Closed on Tuesdays! Check out their website at www.countycorkirishpub.com.


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About Cemeteries
by Anne Hawkinson
I had to get into my middle-grade mind when I wrote a scene for my current work-in-progress about visiting a cemetery. I thought about cemeteries I visited at that age – one that is most vivid in my memory is Round Lake cemetery, not far from our lake cabin. My sister and next-cabin friends hiked around the lake in the summer and one afternoon we stopped at the small, clapboard church nestled in a grove of pines, its fenced-in cemetery stretching out back to the edge of the woods.
It felt spooky to me, and forbidden. After all, it was fenced in, which meant that only certain people should go inside – we had no business there. The breeze sighed through the pine needles, sounding like a whispered warning. Still, it was sunny and warm and I wasn't alone, so I felt a tiny bit secure. The motors of the speedboats and fishing boats droned in the distance. The occasional car drove past, prompting my sister to order us behind the old, rough-barked trees. The living weren't too far away, but here the quiet was an unsettling one.
Some of the headstones dated back to the 1800s – the moss and lichen made the names and dates hard to read and those who were tasked with tending the graves were probably buried here as well. More unsettling than the old headstones were the recent burials marked by freshly-turned earth, barely-wilted flowers, and shoe prints parading around the perimeter. I wanted to get out before someone rose from the dead and grabbed me by my ankles.
Fast-forward some 40 years. My fear has turned to fascination. I visit cemeteries when I travel. I'm not morbid or obsessed with the dead, but cemeteries have bits and pieces of stories that make me wonder. Why did William only live to the age of ten? Did Katherine and Michael have a happy marriage? What is the story behind the man who is buried outside of the fenced-in cemetery?
In September, on the anniversary of my father's passing, I visited the grave of his father, William Hicks, in northern Minnesota. His is a small, reddish-brown stone, with just his name and the years of his life. I never knew him, but from the stories I've heard, he was so much more than anyone would think, looking at his modest, quiet marker. I felt proud to be his granddaughter, and I wanted to tell him of his rich, royal heritage – something I'm sure he never knew. I felt sad leaving the cemetery, like I was leaving him behind, alone and forgotten. But he's not, because I am here and his stories are a part of me now.
Anne Hawkinson was born in Duluth, Minnesota. The world's largest inland port became her "window to the world" when ships from around the globe crossed under the Aerial Bridge and docked in Lake Superior's harbor. Years later she'd visit the countries that at one time existed only in her imagination. Bedtime stories read by her father were a nighttime ritual – her favorite was "The Teeny Tiny Woman." Because they lived near the zoo, she often fell asleep to the sound of roaring African lions. Anne graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Master's degree and has a daughter, a son, and an endless parade of pets that provide unending inspiration for her children's stories.
January 14, 2013 12:25 pm
Anne, coffee (cold) still in hand, I opened to read this. I share your fascination with reverentially visiting cemeteries everywhere I travel. There's a peace there, and pieces of stories carved into the granite or marble slabs. Oh, and moss and lichen, and the words brought from another time/place to mark a beloved's passing. All wonderful.
A book on my bookshelf titiled "Stories in Stone," written and photographed by Douglas Keister. It's fascinating, and one day I will use the serenity and casting of a a gravemarker in a story or a poem. Thank you for sharing
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