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Following a dispute of seniority among the direct recruits and those promoted to the grade of professor under the Assessment Promotion Scheme (APS), the recruitment of professors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which was initialized in December 2012, have been put on hold.
Confirming the reports, the sources in the Union Health Ministry, said that the decision was taken on February 7.
A senior health ministry official said, "The issues raised by the faculty members have been examined and it has been decided that the advertisement issued by AIIMS be kept in abeyance and no action pursuant to it be taken until further orders." He said a committee headed by former health secretary P K Pradhan has been appointed to examine issues arising out of the advertisement and recommend course of action.
However there has been opposition to the decision to put the recruitment process on hold. It is understood that, one of the activists opposing the decision, Rajnarayan has written to PM vide a letter, which alleges that the whole dispute is for opposing the implementation of reservation policy, since now this year it has to be implemented in recruitment and promotion as well. Earlier direct recruitment were carried out in 2003 and 2005 were not opposed since there was no reservation in promotion then.
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Vice President of the Board - Bill Kauth is one of the original creators of The ManKind Project (MKP), a 501(c)(3) organization with certified organizational centers in 27 different communities in the United States, Canada and England. Its stated mission is to assist men in "reclaiming the sacred masculine for our time through initiation, training, and action in the world." Since 1985, more than 10,000 men from diverse races, faiths, nationalities and sexual orientations have completed New Warrior Training Adventure weekends. Bill contributed his expertise in group processes to the original DEEP PERCEPTION workshop.
Exec. Director of the Honoring All Life Foundation (non-profit parent of the Thrivability Institute), Shaktari Belew consciously explores life. She has studied Developmental Psycholody, Kinesiology, Fine Art, Communication, and Art History. She holds an MSc degree in Organizing Learning for EcoSocial Regeneration from Gaia University, where she offers her skills as a Process Advisor and Internal Reviewer. She is fascinated with HOW we perceive and the subsequent choices we make that determine our sense of reality. Her book on the subject, exploring potent perceptual filters that offer new possibilities, Honoring All Life - A Practical Guide to Exploring a New Reality , was published in 2005. Her workshop, DEEP PERCEPTION, has been offered in the USA and Europe, and provides an in-depth exploration of personal perceptual filters and new ways of perceiving the possible. Locally, she is leading the effort to create a Gaia University regional center in Ashland, Oregon, which will host its first orientation for new students in June 2008.. Her greatest passion is to empower herself and everyone to experience their own core magnificence - and thus that of all life.
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1) Awesomesauce is indeed one word. Thank you to everyone who had a hand in edumacating me.
2) There are a lot of trekkie snail mailers out there! I was both pleased and amazed at how many people recognized the Enterprise that was on an outgoing letter last week. Fly those geek flags high people, LOVE IT. I'd make a "live long and prosper joke" here, but that would be obvious and lame. Please think up a really clever Star Trek joke....and then pretend I said it. My job here is done.
3) According to the internet, shaving with conditioner leaves your skin feeling smooth and doesn't give you razor rash! However, this just in: it doesn't work. AT ALL. At least it didn't for me! It's actually quite painful. Like, things are eating me alive painful. OUCHIES. What kind of world do we live in where I can't trust what I read on the internet?! Soon you'll be telling me that Elvis isn't alive and living in the Alps; that I can't lose weight through two easy steps a day; or that Bill Gates won't pay me $245 if I forward an email to 10 of my closest friends. Don't tell me any of that isn't true because I'll just lose it. I really will. Plus, I was counting on Bill Gates to cover my retirement. Him and the government official from Nigeria who promised to triple my investment after he gained access to his riches! I'm going to be a fifty-dollar-ionnaire!! YIPPEE!
4) And then the not-so-good realizations...I'm starting to feel overwhelmed with the mail I'm trying to catch up on and can't take on any more new penpals. (I'm sure that disappoints a grand total of minus two readers!) As some of you may know, I'm INCAPABLE of writing a short letter. Some of my letters have become epic letters (in length, though the content sucks. It's just a lot of "No work and no play make Laura a dull duck." Repeat for 16 pages.) so it takes me a really long time to respond to a letter. I'd love to write everyone who is crazy enough to want a letter from me, but unfortunately, I just don't have enough time in the day. And my stupid TARDIS doesn't even work, so I can't even go back and re-live time no matter how much I want to. So if we're not already penpals and you were thinking of writing me a letter, might I suggest writing someone from Penpal of the Week or Send Something instead?
Anyway, enough of the revelations, onto the mail!
Julie called me a stalker the other day. My first thought was "wait a minute....yeah, okay." Then she addressed the envelope to her "crazy friend." THEN she started off her letter by calling me a liar! And all of this goes to show that we're getting to know each other splendidly!!! Though I'm more a bender of truth. So when I say that my letter is around 12 pages, it's actually, technically, maybe, sorta, kinda 856 pages. And when I say that I can eat my own weight in sushi, it really, actually, kinda means that I can eat a whale's weight in sushi. Tomato, tomahto, right?
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Nicole and I have been postcard penpals for a while now, and we recently did something totally nuts and....wrote each other a letter. However, I found it quite difficult moving the conversation back to a postcard because space is a clearly an issue. So I totally cheated and VOILA! I created my own ghetto version of the postcard/letter. Or the letcard (post-ter?) as I call it:
And that's it! I'm off to eat bear candies! Crap, I just did it again. "They're not candies, they're buttons..." Have an awesome week everyone!


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I've been investigating smart city applications and one of the features that many smart network vendors are touting is expanded public safety networks that can provide cameras and other monitoring devices for police, making it easier to monitor neighborhoods and solve crimes. This seems like something most police departments have on their wish list, because cameras are 24/7 and can see things that people are never likely to witness.
The question I ask today is if this what America wants? There are a few examples of cities with ubiquitous video surveillance like London, but is that kind of surveillance going to work in the US?
I think we've gotten our first clue from Seattle. The City installed a WiFi mesh network using Aruba wireless equipment in 2013 with a $3.6 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The initial vision for the network was that it would be a valuable tool to provide security in the major port in Seattle as well as provide communications for first responders during emergencies. At the time of installation the city intended to also make the surveillance capabilities available to numerous departments within the City, not just to the police.
But when the antennas, like the one shown with this blog, went up in downtown Seattle in 2013, a number of groups began questioning the city about their surveillance policies and the proposed use of these devices. Various groups including the ACLU voiced concerns that the network would be able to track cellphones, laptops and other devices that have MAC addresses. This could allow the City to gather information on anybody moving in downtown or the Port and might allow the City to do things like identify and track protesters, monitor who enters and leaves downtown buildings, track the movement of homeless people who have cellphones, etc.
Privacy groups and the ACLU complained to the City that the network effectively was a suspicionless surveillance system that monitors the general population and is a major violation of various constitutional rights. The instant and loud protests about the network caught City officials by surprise and by the end of 2013 they deactivated the network until they developed a surveillance policy. The city never denied that the system could monitor the kinds of things that citizens were wary of. That surveillance policy never materialized, and the City recently hired a vendor to dismantle the network and salvage any usable parts for use elsewhere in the City.
I can think of other public outcries that have led to discontinuance of public monitoring systems, particularly speed camera networks that catch and ticket speeders. Numerous communities tried that idea and scrapped it after massive citizen outrage. New York City installed a downtown WiFi network a few years ago that was to include security cameras and other monitoring devices. From what I read they've never yet activated the security features, probably for similar reasons. A web search shows that other cities like Chicago have implemented a network similar to Seattle's and have not gotten the negative public reaction.
The Seattle debacle leads to the question of what is reasonable surveillance. The developers of smart city solutions today are promoting the same kinds of features contained in the Seattle network, plus new ones. Technology has advanced since 2013 and newer systems are promising to include the first generation of facial recognition software and also the ability to identify people by their walking gait. These new monitoring devices won't just track people with cellphones and can identify and track everybody.
I think there is probably a disconnect between what smart city vendors are developing and what the public wants out of their city government. I would think that most citizens are in favor of smart city solutions like smart traffic systems that would eliminate driving backups, such as changing the timing of lights to get people through town as efficiently as possible.
But I wonder how many people really want their City to identify and track them every time they go within reach of one of City monitors. The information gathered by such monitors can be incredibly personal. It identifies where somebody is including a time stamp. The worry is not just that a City might misuse such personal information, but IT security guys I've talked to believe that many Municipal IT networks are susceptible to hacking.
In the vendors defense they are promoting features that already function well. Surveillance cameras and other associated monitors are tried and true technologies that work. Some of the newer features like facial recognition are cutting edge, but surveillance systems installed today can likely be upgraded with software changes as the technology gets better.
I know I would be uncomfortable if my city installed this kind of surveillance system. I don't go downtown except go to restaurants or bars, but what I do is private and is not the city's business. Unfortunately, I suspect that city officials all over the country will get enamored by the claims from smart city vendors and will be tempted to install these kinds of systems. I just hope that there is enough public discussion of city plans so that the public understands what their city is planning. I'm sure there are cities where the public will support this technology, but plenty of others where citizens will hate the idea. Just because we have the technical capabilities to monitor everybody doesn't mean we ought to.


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by Rose Brennan A&E Editor
Near the end of September, America celebrates Banned Books Week, which centers around frequently challenged books in society.
Though people cannot be arrested for the controversial material they write and produce, that does not mean their books are free from censorship. Schools, libraries and other institutions may remove said controversial works for any number of reasons.
Though this is a terrible practice, it is actually a testament to the power of the written word. Many of these frequently challenged books are life-changing and can have a lasting impact on someone's point of view.
So many controversial books have impacted so many people for so many reasons. That being said, here are some of my favorites.
Fun Home- Alison Bechdel
Challenged for violence, graphic images, homosexuality
Alison Bechdel is not only an icon in terms of feminist theory (ever heard of the Bechdel Test?); she is also a celebrated graphic novelist. "Fun Home" tells the story of the relationship between herself and her father, especially in regards to her coming to terms with her homosexuality.
Alison's father Bruce is seen as a tyrannical ruler in their home, largely in part due to his closeted homosexuality. He is extremely resentful of this aspect of himself, especially when Alison realizes she might be homosexual as well. This is portrayed in a particularly pivotal scene in which Alison sees a female truck driver in a restaurant, and is in awe of her masculine appearance. This greatly upsets Bruce, who has always wanted her to be more feminine.
In addition to sexuality and gender roles, throughout the novel, Alison is also intrigued by the mysterious circumstances surrounding her father's death. While they had a difficult relationship when he was alive, she still obsesses over it and wonders if she was partly responsible for it.
"Fun Home" has a unique viewpoint on the matters of family, identity and gender from which nearly anyone would benefit. Banning and challenging it due to perceived "controversial" content is ludicrous.
The Handmaid's Tale- Margaret Atwood
Challenged for strong political perspective, portrayals of rape, genocide
Note to all readers: I loved this book before it was cool. And I fell in love with it all over again after it came out on Hulu.
While this book came out in 1985, it has recently experienced a resurgence of popularity following the recent political climate, not to mention its development into a hit TV series. For some reason, people really like dystopia novels, even ones as horrifying as this one.
In the not-so-distant future of the United States, the three branches of government have been overthrown by a fundamentalist religious group known as the Sons of Jacob. In this new theocracy, now known as Gilead, women have been stripped of their fundamental rights. They are not allowed to read, vote or leave the house without an escort. Furthermore, fertility rates have declined massively, so there is a set class of women, known as "Handmaids," whose sole purpose is to reproduce for the high-ranking Commanders and their infertile Wives.
Though it is an extreme case, "The Handmaid's Tale" now serves as a cautionary tale of what can happen when church and state align, and when women are robbed of their bodily autonomy.
The Outsiders- S.E. Hinton
Challenged for graphic depictions of violence
Yes, it's a book mostly everyone reads around sixth grade, but it has remained my all-time favorite book for all of the years following.
In Tulsa, Okla., 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers, Sodapop and Darry, following the death of their parents. In Tulsa, there are two distinct rival gangs. The greasers, Ponyboy's gang, are poor, work low-end jobs, and are seen as menaces to society. Meanwhile, the "Socs" are rich, privileged and wear madras shirts.
This ever-present tension between the two comes to a head one night after Ponyboy and his friends go to the drive-in movie theater and meet two pretty Soc girls. Later that night, when a Soc ends up dead, Ponyboy must go on the run simply for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
The fact that this book is on the list is actually kind of ridiculous to me. Yes, there is a murder and an all-out "rumble" between the two gangs, but the portrayals of violence are hardly explicit. However, some people thought they were explicit enough for them to earn a place on this list.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
Challenged for underage drinking and drug use, homosexuality, sexually explicit, portrayals of sexual assault
This might be considered a quintessential book for angsty teenagers, but it actually has quite a few nuggets of wisdom in it for an adult audience.
High school is hard for everyone, especially for Charlie, who is dealing with the deaths of his beloved Aunt Helen and his best friend MIchael. On his first day of high school, he starts off with no friends and ends the day with exactly one: his English teacher Bill.
As time goes on, Charlie begins to branch and befriends two step-siblings: Sam, a girl with whom Charlie develops a crush on, and Patrick, who is in a secret relationship with the school quarterback. Between the three of them and their group of friends, it is an extremely tumultuous year they will not soon forget … and not for the best of reasons.
The special thing about "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is the way in which Charlie's story is told. The book is composed of a series of letters written by Charlie, which always begin with "Dear friend," and end with "Love always, Charlie." There have been quite a few debates as to whom Charlie is writing, but many believe he is writing to the reader, therefore bringing you into the story as a part of his adventure through his freshman year of high school.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood- Marjane Satrapi
Challenged for offensive language, graphic depictions of violence
I love this book so much that I actually wrote an entire Book Nook on it alone. But I thought it was time to bring it back for Banned Books Week.
"Persepolis" is the autobiographical account of Marjane "Marji" Satrapi, whose childhood and adolescence take place during Iran's Islamic Revolution and the subsequent institution of the Islamic regime. Marji's parents are by no means fundamentalist, and the entire family has difficulty adapting to the new lifestyle: no alcohol, no gambling and Marji and her mother must cover their hair every time they leave the house.
Because Marji was not raised with these beliefs, it becomes easy for her to disobey and rebel against the institution, particularly as a teenager. Several times throughout the novel, she is seen buying Western music, wearing Western clothes and standing up to her teachers when they tell the students false information about the regime.
Satrapi wrote a sequel to "Persepolis" entitled "Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return," which details Marji's life in Europe during her high school years, as well as her return home as a young adult. Both novels, however, are essential to an insider's understanding of the Islamic Revolution and how it impacted a generation.
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Challenged for racial slurs, portrayals of violence
I read this book for the first time when I was thirteen, and it's remained a favorite of mine ever since.
Told from the perspective of a young girl by the name of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, "To Kill a Mockingbird" focuses on the trial of a black man by the name of Tom Robinson, who has been accused of raping a white woman during the 1930s. Scout's father, whom she absolutely adores, is Robinson's defense attorney, alienating him and his children from other people in their hometown of Maycomb, Ala.
As much as some of us would like to believe that racism ended after Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, it most certainly did not. Unfortunately, this book is therefore still relevant when we speak of our criminal justice system, racial profiling and wrongful convictions of people of color.


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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Review: Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Lenah Beaudonte has been a vampire for half a century, and with the aid of her lover, has managed to become human again, enrolling in a typical New England boarding school and living a typical 16-year-old girl's life. In between becoming reacquainted with her senses and getting into the swing of 21st-century society, Lenah finds herself drawing closer to Justin Enos, the golden boy of school. But it's not so easy leaving her wicked vampire days behind, and Lenah dreads the day when her old coven that she'd ruled over finds out what she's done and what they will do to her then.
I tried to keep my expectations realistic before going into this book. Just because the premise is a reversal of all other bland vampire romances out there--female vampire turns human again, has human love interest but is conflicted with her loyalty to her own vampire clan--did not necessarily mean it was going to be a groundbreaking and memory tale. And unfortunately, INFINITE DAYS was almost exactly as I'd expected: a lukewarm, tru-luv vampire romance (plus set at a boarding school) that is aimed straight at the Twilight-loving crowd.
Within this YA niche, INFINITE DAYS does some things very well. I enjoyed reading about Lenah's slow adaptation back into the human life, could really understand her as she marveled at physical sensations and the different customs of 21st-century teens. I liked Tony, the Japanese guy who was Lenah's first (and best) friend after she became human again, even though he displayed borderline obsessive-compulsive behaviors sometimes. He had a sort of personality, spunk, and originality that sidekicks in bland paranormal romances always seem to have, making them so much more interesting than the actual love interest. I was even okay with Lenah's aloofness (product of her getting used to her humanness) and people's subsequent fascination with her (she's beautiful and aloof: even I'm mesmerized by girls like her).
However, INFINITE DAYS falls short in other aspects. Justin Enos, the love interest, has no discernible qualities--good or bad--at all, and the only way I can justify his "deep and all-consuming" attraction to Lenah is that she gives off some sort of post-vampirism aura that males are still lured in by. At least Edward Cullen was overly protective and had old-fashioned morals; Justin Enos (whose constant double-name references was obviously an influence of our famous vampire)...was popular? liked racing boats? had a classic *ahem* mean-girl girlfriend? Well, if you think that makes for a wonderful crush...
Furthermore, numerous elements of Lenah's transformation from vampire to human are glossed over in the story. The process by which Lenah became human again is unique and touching, but was just barely given explanation, something that is terribly necessary in speculative fiction. Lenah's rehumanization is inconsistent: she's stumbling, unused to working muscles in one minute, chowing down food like she's done it all her life in the next. I was left feeling unsatisfied with the worldbuilding, which, as it is, seemed like a good placeholder for setting while the story relied too much on our love of insta-luv paranormal romances for its commercial appeal.
Overall, I quickly realized that INFINITE DAYS--and indeed, probably this whole subgenre of YA more generally--is no longer for me. It lacks the thorough development and definition that I crave in my readings. However, readers who are still willing to give alternative vampire stories a try, and who have found themselves greatly enjoying post-Twilight paranormal romances, should keep an eye out for INFINITE DAYS. This will be right up your alley.
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Writing: 3/5
Characters: 2/5
Plot: 3/5
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5
Cover discussion: 2 out of 5 - This had never worked for me. Um, yay, unrealistically pretty bright blue eyes? Yeah.... not.
St. Martin's Griffin / Aug. 3, 2010 / Paperback / 336pp. / $9.99
ARC received from LibraryThing's Early Reviewer Program.
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I've read quite a few very positive reviews about this one, but kept putting it off because I just had this niggling little feeling...feeling confirmed: Thank you for being honest!ReplyDelete
I agree with Mary ^. I had read some decent reviews before but kept putting off getting this one for the exact reasons you felt it fell flat. It just didn't strike me as much more than a superficial lurv story riding on Twilight coat tails. Still might read it but... Thank you for being honest!ReplyDelete
Excellent review. You make some really interesting points about what matters, or should matter, in good writing.ReplyDelete
Ack: "insta-luv paranormal romances" really aggravate me! I'd lump Evermore into a category like that, along with Twilight. This doesn't sound like one I would be able to stomach, either.ReplyDelete
Yeah...I think I'd feel just about the same way.ReplyDelete
I'm starting get burnt out on paranormal vampire type stories as well. I don't even read them that much, but I understand what you mean.ReplyDelete
This looked so good but I'm going to be skip it because I heard so many bad reviews about it. Great Review!ReplyDelete
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What a weekend. The Ducks made it out of Tucson alive, though barely. It's always tough to go on the road, and this Oregon team has struggled to find consistency away from Autzen. However, the Ducks were able to pull it out, basically willing themselves to victory despite a number of mistakes and setbacks.
- First of all, Jeremiah Masoli. It's not always pretty, but he gets the job done. His improvement from his early season problems has been the main reason for the Ducks offensive success, and he's earing lots of national recognition. He's being called a winner and unflappable by Ivan Maisel. George Schroeder has a column on him as well. Masoli, more than anything else, has learned to just allow the game to happen, and take what is there. He rarely makes bad decisions, and when he does, he doesn't let that affect his future play (like Dennis Dixon did in the early days). In a tough road environment where things hadn't been going well, Masoli and the offense came through when they needed to.
- We're not the only people praising Nate Costa. Sporting News named his hold the play of the day. For a play as routine as an extra point, Costa and Flint handled the poor snap like pros, and allowed me to breathe a sigh of relief after a half second of sheer terror.
- Both Masoli and LaMichael James set record this weekend. Masoli set the record for the highest scoring QB in Oregon history (passing Joey Harrington), while LMJ set the Pac-10 freshman rushing record, surpassing Jacquizz Rodgers' record from last season.
- Jeff Maehl is also earning some well-deserved praise. He's received a lot of unwarranted criticism this year, but his rapport with Masoli was huge in moving the chains during the final Oregon drive, and the throw and catch for the first OT touchdown was a thing of beauty.
- Ken Woody's blog on the game is an excellent read, as always. He's not as positive as many of us are, but that just means that there are some good things to work on in the week and a half ahead.
- Arizona President Robert Shelton apologized to UO for the behavior of the Arizona fans. Hopefully this will be a lesson to Arizona and all other Pac-10 schools, and some of these issues can get cleaned up.
After the jump, a couple of videos on the game, including player reaction. As always, leave any other links in the comments. GO DUCKS!
Masoli, James, and Maehl react after the win
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After three years of offering co-working spaces to young startups and entrepreneurs, General Assembly has decided to shut down the co-working brand of its business in 2014, according to multiple sources as well as a blog post.
According to the post, it simply makes more economic sense to shut down the co-working branch of the company and shift complete focus to the educational arm of General Assembly, which provides classes on things like Digital Marketing, Business Fundamentals and Tactics, and Back-end Web Development.
As it stands now, General Assembly already has 3,000 alumni students who have taken a longer term class with them, and 70k students who have step foot inside one of GA's worldwide offices looking for mingling space and/or a class to enroll in.
The General Assembly building in New York's flatiron district is a 30,000 square foot space, 11,000 square feet of which have been dedicated to the co-working area, with tenants like Neverware and Alphapipe taking up the space. While the GA space itself will be expanding to 45,000 square feet in the next few months, the dedicated co-working space will soon be occupied with GA staff while the communal space will be used as an alumni hang-out/event space.
Here's what Jake Schwartz, CEO and co-founder, said in the blog post:
Over the past two and a half years, our community has grown much larger than our amazing co-working members. It now encompasses the tens of thousands of students who've come through our doors and the more than 3,000 alumni of our long-form courses, not to mention the hundreds of instructors and the 2,000 hiring partners who come to GA in search of top talent. Similarly, support once meant desks and space, but has come to also mean instruction, opportunity and talent for our students and hiring partners.
It is in this context that we have made the decision to stop offering our coworking services in 2014. It is not a decision we took lightly – but it is a necessary one as we work to expand our global network of students and alumni.
"I've been at GA since the beginning and will be sad to leave," said Avi Berkowitz, AlphaPipe's co-founder. "However, our team has grown significantly in recent months and so the need to move was something already in the cards for us."
Luckily for Berkowitz and other tenants, there are a number of co-working spaces in the NYC area that have open arms. The landscape has changed quite drastically from when General Assembly first opened its doors as one of the only collaborative working spaces in the city.
However, with the pivot in the business at GA (now focused predominantly on education) and the soaring price of real estate in the Flat Iron district, this seems to be a decision that makes the most sense for General Assembly.
So confirms Schwartz in the blog post: "For a long time now, coworking has been a small part of the "business" of GA, even as it has remained important as a reminder of community as a founding an ongoing value of our company."


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Tooth implants are increasingly the top choice for replacing teeth lost to cavities, trauma, and other difficulties. The quality, comfort, stability, and durability of dental implants makes them highly desirable over removable dentures, but they are not covered by most dental insurance plans because the procedure is considered cosmetic. The implant procedure requires quite a bit of planning and consultation, though, so consumers have several options for saving money and making the process more affordable. Following are the details of the procedure and a summary of costs, as well as different ways to lower the overall cost of tooth implants.
Implants can support one tooth, crowns, bridges, or a full set of dentures. Unlike removable dentures, food cannot become stuck beneath dentures anchored on implants. They offer the natural feel of real teeth for an easier time eating and can last a lifetime. The procedure involves placing a false root of titanium in the jaw so that the bone grows around and fuses to it, and then attaching a prosthetic tooth or teeth to the implant. The procedure requires much planning, with the individual implants and prostheses being highly customized to ensure a perfect fit. The implant process maintains the integrity and strength of the jaw and can be done on an outpatient basis under local or general anesthesia or full sedation. Depending on the amount of work to be done, healing typically takes three to six months, sometimes up to a year.
Tooth implant costs may begin with preparatory procedures such as extractions or bone grafts, and one must also consider consultation fees, CT scans, X-rays, and dental fees. The cost for a single implant ranges from $1000 to $3000 up to $4,000 to $10,000 if extractions and additional procedures are required. A full set of dentures costs up to $50,000 for the All on Four procedure, which anchors each arch to four implants. Implants and dentures may range from $7,000 to $90,000, depending on the specific procedure and related costs. The implant procedure requires a follow-up with the dentist or surgeon, and it has a success rate of greater than 90%. There are, however, many resources available to help lower the out of pocket cost of obtaining implants.
Dental implants are considered cosmetic because temporary solutions do exist to replace missing teeth. For this reason, dental insurance companies will cover little or none of the cost of tooth implants. For the plans that do, the annual reimbursement is typically limited to $1,500, representing just a small fraction of the costs involved. Temporary solutions such as bridges leave the remaining teeth vulnerable to decay, requiring greater maintenance and higher upkeep costs than implants. And although removable dentures cost less, they can shift and cause discomfort, whereas implants look, feel, and function like natural teeth.
Shopping around and comparing prices for different providers is one way to find a lower cost for tooth implants. Prices are often higher in big cities than outside of them. Dental schools may offer the procedure at half the price with highly qualified instructors overseeing the students' work. The schools limit their acceptance of certain patients, though, and may have a long waiting list. Many dentists and surgeons offer financing or monthly payment plans in their offices, the details for which vary for each individual case. Through a combination of research, planning, and saving, quality dental implants are within reach.
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(Italia) An Economic Agenda for Italy (Paola Subacchi, Project-Syndicate, 14 febbraio 2013)
At the end of this month, Italian voters will choose their next government, from which they expect jobs and a more level economic playing field – and from which Italy's European partners expect structural reforms and fiscal probity. What should the new government's economic-policy agenda be?
To reduce public debt, which stands above 120% of GDP, while minimizing painful adjustments, Italy needs economic growth – something that has eluded policymakers in recent years. Indeed, Italy's average annual GDP growth rate since joining Europe's economic and monetary union in 1999 has been an anemic 0.5%, well below the eurozone average of nearly 1.5%. In the four years since the global financial crisis struck, the growth rate fell to -1.2%, compared to the eurozone average of -0.2%, and it is expected to remain negative this year.
The new government's biggest challenge will be to implement reforms that enable Italy's economic performance to catch up to that of its neighbors after years of bad policies and neglect. This requires increased investment in innovation and human capital.
From 1992 to 2011, labor productivity grew at an average annual rate of 0.9%, the lowest in the OECD. Since 2001, unit labor costs have been growing faster than real GDP and employment, undermining the economy's competitiveness vis-à-vis developing countries. In the last decade, Italy's share of global exports dropped from 3.9% to 2.9%.
Persistently weak labor-productivity growth has created a situation in which unit labor costs do not fall, even if real wages remain stagnant or decline. Indeed, despite a 1.3% drop in real wages in 2011, unit labor costs remained unchanged.
Italy's new leaders must address this situation by decoupling labor's contribution to productivity growth from that of capital and total factor productivity. According to the OECD, lower regulatory costs and more efficient public administration (building upon measures introduced by the previous government, led by Mario Monti) could add 0.3-0.4% to average annual GDP growth by 2020.
Likewise, labor-market reform, improved education, and enhanced human capital could contribute an additional 4% to GDP growth in the next decade. Moreover, Italian policymakers should strive to boost the female labor-force participation rate, which, at 49%, is one of the lowest in the OECD. Doing so would raise per capita income by 1% annually through 2030.
At the same time, fiscal adjustment remains essential to Italy's short- and long-term stability. According to the International Monetary Fund, the budget deficit is declining, and the primary surplus (net revenues minus interest payments) is growing. Italy's new leadership must sustain this progress.
Despite positive developments, the road ahead is bumpy. Navigating it will require Italy to retain its credibility with other European Union member states and international investors. The new prime minister will need to persuade Germany, financial markets, and the European Council that Italy is a reliable partner.
The ability to refinance government debt and keep costs down is essential to strengthening public finances and boosting GDP growth. Furthermore, attracting more direct investment is crucial, given that capital inflows, while recovering, remain 30% below their pre-crisis level; with outflows exceeding inflows, Italy has become a net capital exporter.
"Selling" Italy in Europe should entail more than photo opportunities with other leaders in Brussels and the occasional road show to financial institutions in London. Italy's leaders should engage actively in commercial diplomacy, using the country's embassies and trade agencies to promote Italy globally, while working to build strong bilateral relations with other EU members, particularly southern countries like Spain.
At the same time, the new leaders need to "sell" Europe in Italy, where Euro-skepticism is rampant. According to the Pew Research Global Attitudes Project, only 30% of Italians view the euro positively. In the country's wealthier north, where average per capita income, at €30,000 ($40,500), approaches that of Germany, people are questioning the rationale of EU membership. The costs are evident, they argue, but what are the benefits? Meanwhile, fears of structural decline pervade the country.
The crisis has lasted for a long time, and people are tired. Unemployment has risen to a record 11.2%, with 35% of young people jobless. And the tax burden, which has exceeded 40% of GDP since 1990, now stands at almost 43% of GDP.
A Scandinavian level of taxes would be bearable if public services did not remain inferior to those offered in Scandinavia. For example, per capita health-care spending in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland exceeds $3,000, compared to only $2,300 in Italy, where households must contribute roughly 20% of total health-care spending.
Moreover, Italy spends around 4.5% of GDP on education, while the Scandinavian countries spend more than 6% of GDP. As a result, Italian students' scores in the Program for International Student Assessment are significantly lower than those of their counterparts in many other OECD countries.
Italy's new government will have to display leadership and vision to guide the economy toward stable growth, avert a race to the bottom, and stem growing social tension. Most important, economic renewal depends on the next government's willingness and ability to address the institutional weaknesses that have made concerted action increasingly urgent.


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UNICEF, the United Nations children's agency, says that humanitarian organizations are preparing to launch a fund-raising appeal for $500 million for the crisis created by the Islamic State militant group in Iraq.
The announcement came on Children's Day -- a day ahead of a meeting in Paris of the U.S.-led coalition of countries working to defeat the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria.
Philippe Heffinck, UNICEF's representative in Iraq, said in a June 1 statement, "The humanitarian situation in Iraq is close to disaster! We urgently need extra resources in order to continue assistance."
According to the UN agency, 8 million Iraqis are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, in particular the 3 million people who have been forced to flee their homes since the start of the IS offensive in June 2014.
All organizations currently active in Iraq would in Brussels on June 4 launch "a fund-raising appeal for nearly $500 million to cover relief operations over the next six months," UNICEF added.


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A Republican-leaning political action committee mailed a flyer to New Hampshire residents depicting what it called "Radical Islamic terrorists" with assault rifles and crosshairs over children and the American flag.
The flyer, mailed by the political action committee One Nation, has been accused of associating Muslims with violence by a civil liberties organization. The ad takes aim at Maggie Hassan, the current governor of New Hampshire and Democratic candidate for US Senate against Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte.
The flyer implies Hassan's support for the Iran nuclear deal could endanger Americans.
"Radical Islamic terrorists are knocking at our door...and Maggie Hassan's judgment could put our families at risk," one side of the flyer read, with a picture of a suburban home with an American flag in crosshairs.
Another part of the flyer shows two men with assault rifles wearing keffiyehs — a tradition middle-eastern headdress and scarf — in a way that covers their faces. Children are depicted through a gun sight with the words "Radical Islamic terrorists are determined to continue attacking America," above them.
"The mailing intentionally invokes the specter of terrorism and associates Muslims with violence against civilians in a clear attempt to sway voters using Islamophobia," Dr. John Robbins, executive director of CAIR-Massachusetts, said in a statement.
"This group is obviously exploiting both the candidate's Arab and Muslim-sounding name and the growing Islamophobic sentiment in our nation."
Requests for comment to Senator Ayotte were not immediately returned, but a spokesperson for Hassan called the flyer "reprehensible."
"This is another reprehensible and baseless attack from Kelly Ayotte's corporate special interest backers who will do anything to try to get her re-elected because she supports their agenda in Washington," said Jeff Crooks, deputy communications director for Hassan's Senate campaign, in an email to BuzzFeed News. "Ayotte's allies should be ashamed of themselves."
The phrase "radical islamic terrorism" has become a central talking point in Donald Trump's presidential campaign — he claims that the Democratic party, Hillary Clinton and President Obama's refusal to say the phrase demonstrates their weakness on issues relating to terrorism.
"But what I have been careful about when I describe these issues is to make sure that we do not lump these murderers into the billion Muslims that exist around the world, including in this country, who are peaceful, who are responsible, who, in this country, are fellow troops and police officers and fire fighters and teachers and neighbors and friends," President Obama said in response to a question on why he did not use the phrase at a CNN town hall in September.
"If you had an organization that was going around killing and blowing people up and said, 'We're on the vanguard of Christianity.' As a Christian, I'm not going to let them claim my religion and say, 'you're killing for Christ.' I would say, that's ridiculous," Obama also said at the town hall.
Sen. Ayotte, who has supported Trump in the past, including one instance where she called him a "role model," has recently recanted her support, calling the role model comment a mistake in a recent interview with CNN. Sen. Ayotte also said that Clinton, too, is not a role model.
The PAC, One Nation, operates in eight states, primarily lobbying for Republican Senate candidates, according to its website. The PAC also appears to have been active as early as 2010, according to Open Secrets, a nonpartisan and nonprofit website that tracks federal campaign contributions.


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Moseley and Atomic Numbers
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Leading up to Moseley: X-Ray Spectra
Henry Gwyn-Jeffreys Moseley was born on November 23, 1887 and would die in battle on August 10, 1915, before he turned 28. However, as long as our civilization stands, he will be remembered as the man who numbered the elements. That work, completed in a six-month span during 1913 and 1914 and publishd in the last two papers of his life was a tour de force of scientific accomplishment. Said Robert Milikan:
"In a research which is destined to rank as one of the dozen most brilliant in conception, skillful in execution, and illuminating in results in the history of science, a young man twenty-six years old threw open the windows through which we can glimpse the sub-atomic world with a definiteness and certainity never dreamed of before. Had the European War had no other result than the snuffing out of this young life, that alone would make it one of the most hideous and most irreparable crimes in history."
A brief summary of X-ray research is in order, since Moseley will use a regular change in the position of lines in the X-ray spectrum of each element to assign a positive charge (the atomic number) to the nucleus of each element.
I. The Discovery of Secondary X-Rays
Our X-ray thread starts in the evening of November 8, 1895. This is the day that Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays. He realized the importance of his discovery at once. He stayed up all night doing experiments and even ate and slept in the laboratory for a time. His "preliminary communication" on X-rays was turned in on December 28, 1895 and published before the end of the year. Very quickly, others began studying X-rays, with many new discoveries being made.
For us, the next step in our story was made in 1897. It was found that, when a primary X-ray beam was directed at a substance, that substance gave off secondary X-rays. (Please realize that many other discoveries were made about X-rays. I'm just highlighting the ones which culminate in Moseley's work.)
II. Secondary X-Rays are Characteristic of the Element
The next discovery was made by Charles G. Barkla. He found a connection between the atomic weight of the element and its secondary X-rays. His first efforts in this area were in 1906 (the same year Rutherford discovered alpha-particle scattering) and in 1909 he wrote:
"It has been found that each of the elements Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Ag, when subject to a suitable primary beam of X-rays, emits an almost perfectly homogeneous beam of X-rays, the penetrating power of which is characteristic of the element emitting it."
Barkla ordered the list of elements above by the penetrating power of the secondary radiation with the Cr called "soft," which means not very penetrating, up to silver which is very penetrating or "hard." Notice that the list follows the chemical order of Co then Ni. If the list were ordered by strict atomic weights, the Ni would come first.
Since no one could yet measure the wavelengths (or frequencies) of X-rays, Barka measured the absorbance of each secondary radiation. He did so by directing the secondary radiation through a 0.01 cm layer of aluminum and measuring how much of the beam was absorbed.
It turns out that the "hard" radiation (the more penetrating ones) has the shortest wavelength (which also means the highest frequency and the highest energy). So as the atomic weight increased (with the Co/Ni exception), the secondary X-ray became harder and harder. "Soft" X-rays means of lower penetrating ability, so much of the secondary beam is absorbed. (Soft means longer wavelength X-rays which also means lower frequency and lower energy.) In the early years, elements below about aluminum could not be studied due to the instruments not being sensitive enough to measure the X-rays after absorption.
III. A Second X-Radiation is Found
Barkla (and his students) continued the detailed study of secondary X-radiation. In 1909, Barkla published another paper in which he found that the supposedly homogeneous secondary X-rays were, in fact, heterogeneous. He wrote:
"The writer has recently investigated more closely the radiations from Sn, Sb, I (which have been recorded as elements emitting a radiation of variable penetrating power). It has been found that these consist of a very easy absorbed radiation and a very penetrating homogeneous radiation superposed. The absorptions of the penetrating portions of the beams from each element are shown in fig. I on curve B. The percentage absorptions of the soft radiations from these elements have not yet been determined, but they are roughly indicated on curve A in fig. 1. Though a full analysis of the radiations from W, Pt, Au, Pb, Bi, etc., has not yet been made, there is strong evidence that the observed radiations from these elements are also principally homogeneous radiations characteristic of the elements emitting them."
In 1911, Barkla wrote:
"It is seen that the radiations fall into two distinct series, here denoted by the letters K and L*."
In the footnote indicated by the asterisk, he added:
"* Previously denoted by letters B and A. The letters K and L are, however, preferable as it is highly probable that series of radiations both more absorbable and more penetrating exist.
Barkla closed his paper this way:
"It has been shown that each element has its own characteristic fluorescent line spectrum in X-rays. This is very conveniently represented as is [in?] a spectrum of ordinary light, except that without a knowledge of the wave-length we are obliged to define the radiations by their absorption in some standard substance. Thus we may represent the known portion of the spectra of elements Sb, I, and Ba as in fig. 5. The lines move towards the more penetrating end of the spectrum with an increase in the atomic weight of the element.
It is scarcely too much to say that all the phenomena connected with the transmission of X-rays through matter may be readily explained in terms of a few simple laws expressed with reference to these spectra."
Barkla wrote this slightly two years before Moseley would publish his historic papers in December 1913 and April 1914.
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This workflow is available on the KNIME EXAMPLES Server: 50_Applications/10_Energy_Usage/01_Energy_Usage_Time_Series_Prediction50_Applications/10_Energy_Usage/01_Energy_Usage_Time_Series_Prediction*
This example shows how to predict a future value of a time series given its past values. The workflow shows how to remove seasonality from a time series and train an auto-regressive model for time series prediction. Key nodes for this use case are the Lag Column node, to provide past values and seasonality pattern. This example workflow works on time series of energy usage for smart meter clusters.
The full example is available as white paper in the white paper section.
* The link will open the workflow directly in KNIME Analytics Platform (requirements: Windows; KNIME Analytics Platform must be installed with the Installer version 3.2.0 or higher)


text: Food·Updated on Feb 19, 2017These 18 Traditional Dishes Prove That Puerto Rico Has The Best FoodYou haven't lived until you try all of these!by by Javier MorenoBuzzFeed Staff, by Alexis GarciaBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1. Mofongo instagram.com What is it: Deep-fried green plantains mashed together with sautéed onion, garlic, olive oil and other ingredients such pork or seafood.Taste: Heavenly & delicious.Conclusion: Why don't we eat more mofongo?Get a recipe here. 2. Pernil instagram.com What is it: Slow-roasted marinated pork shoulder, commonly made for holidays & special occasions. Taste: Crunchy skin, tender meat, this dish is the Puerto Rican equivalent to a Thanksgiving turkey. Conclusion: PLEASE, YOU MUST TRY A PERNIL BEFORE YOU DIE. Get a recipe here. 3. Arroz con gandules instagram.com What is it: A combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito. It is one of the signature rice dishes of Puerto Rican cuisine.Taste: Like substance of the gods. Conclusion: Pernil + arroz con gandules = #winning Get a recipe here. 4. Pastelón instagram.com What is it: Sweet plantains mashed together and layered with ground beef much like lasagna. Taste: Savory & sweet. Conclusion: Add pastelón to your bucket list.Get a recipe here. 5. Alcapurrias instagram.com What is it: Deep-fried "fritters," made of grated taro root (yautia), green plantains, and filled with savory ground meat or fish. Taste: Delectable. Conclusion: Alcapurria food trucks on every corner. Get a recipe here. 6. Chicharrones de pollo instagram.com What is it: Crispy, tender, deep-fried chicken pieces.Taste: Much like traditional fried chicken but NOT. Conclusion: Just book a trip to Puerto Rico and try everything on this list already.Get a recipe here. 7. Sancocho instagram.com What is it: A hearty beef stew filled with starch vegetables like yucca, potatoes, and plantains.Taste: Delightful and comforting. Conclusion: Will fill your stomach and your soul.Get a recipe here. 8. Trifongo Sweets and Beyond / Via youtube.com What is it: Mofongo with sweet plantains thrown into the mix as well.Taste: Sweet & deeply rich. Conclusion: This is for the indecisive, if you want mofongo but you also want pastelón, go with trifongo!Get a recipe here. 9. Pollo Guisado instagram.com What is it: The Puerto Rican version of chicken stew.Taste: Nostalgia at its finest. Conclusion: For the traditionalist and deep flavor lovers. Get a recipe here. 10. Serenata de Bacalao instagram.com What is it: Cod fish is the star of this traditional cuisine, it becomes extremely popular during spring and summer! Taste: Savory.Conclusion: If you like fish, this is not to be missed! Get a recipe here. 11. Habichuelas Guisadas instagram.com What is it: Seasoned and stewed pinto beans, a staple in Puerto Rican cuisine. Taste: Hearty, but not your average pot of beans. Conclusion: Click the recipe to see how these beans get their extra boost of flavor!Get a recipe here. 12. Tostones instagram.com What is it: Twice-fried green plantain slices.Taste: Traditional and rich.Conclusion: "You complete me." - Rice & BeansGet a recipe here. 13. Coquito instagram.com What is it: Coconut-based alcoholic (rum) beverage, a holiday favorite. Taste: Eggnog's Puerto Rican cousin, will bring all the feels of the Christmas season. Conclusion: Please don't die yet, especially if you haven't tried this. Get a recipe here. 14. Piononos instagram.com What is it: A miniature version of pastelón – lasagna-style sweet plantains and picadillo (sautéed ground beef).Taste: Sweet & robust. Conclusion: If you don't want to cook a whole pastelón try piononos. ;) Get a recipe here. 15. Rellenos de Papa youtube.com What is it: Mashed potatoes, seasoned ground beef, crispy crust.Taste: You know you'll like this. Conclusion: Not your average potato ball, it's all about the seasoning! Get a recipe here. 16. Jibarito — Chicago instagram.com What is it: Pronounced hee-bah-ree-toe, it's a sandwich made with flattened, fried green plantains instead of bread, garlic-flavored mayonnaise, and a filling that typically includes meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato. (Please note: while jibaritos have their roots in Puerto Rico, this dish was originally created in Chicago by a Puerto Rican chef.)Taste: Rich, substituting green plantains for bread? Genius! Conclusion: Find a jibarito sandwich on the menu at many Latin American restaurants or try it at home! It's simple. Get a recipe here. 17. Empanadillas youtube.com What is it: A fried meat pie, can be stuffed with ground beef, chicken. or cheese. Taste: Finger-lickin' goodConclusion: Easy & accessible DIY recipe! Yes, you too can make this at home! Get a recipe here. 18. Pasteles youtube.com What is it: Think of a tamal, but not. The masa exterior is made from green plantains and malanga root, stuffed with ground beef, chicken, or pork. Taste: Memorable. Conclusion: Perhaps an acquired taste for the untrained tongue but also a MUST TRY, so please add this traditional dish to your bucket list as well. Get a recipe here. Did we miss anything? Please let us know in the comments below.


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Emily Anne Toussaint is just a nine year old girl, who happens to get murdered on a street in Montreal. If that wasn't bad enough a set of bones are found, well part of a set. It turns out to be a missing North Carolina teenager.
This case sets Tempe off. She does things that she normally wouldn't do, or would she? Walking into biker bars and doing all kinds of things that could get her killed.
Oh yes, and she takes on a biker gang that is responsible for more murders then the police are even aware of. Taking apart their clubhouse and searching the grounds they find more bones.
Did the biker gang kill both of these victims? Will they go after Tempe to stop her from finding out the truth?
Click one of the links below to get a copy and find out how it ends.
Amazon Deadly Decisions (Bones #3) by Kathy Reichs
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Past exhibition
Mar 5 - 19, 2011
Bind Together: New Toronto Works 2011―Itzvan Kantor, Julieta Maria, Tamara Platiša and Saša Rajšic, and Sean Procyck
Bind Together is a co-presentation with Pleasure Dome and its annual New Toronto Works program. The exhibition is curated by Toronto-based curators Guillermina Buzio and Laura Paolini, and features new installation works produced by Toronto-based artists Itzvan Kantor, Julieta Maria, Tamara Platiša and Saša Rajšic, and Sean Procyck. InterAccess will be hosting the party for New Toronto Works on Saturday, March 19th from 8pm to 2am.
Please find the accompanying exhibition essay, written by curators Guilllermina Buzio and Laura Paolini, below, along with artist biographies.
Past exhibition
Nov 27, 2010 - Jan 22, 2011
Oath of The Homunculi―Robert Hengeveld, Rafaël Rozendaal, Paul Slocum, and Soft Turns. Curated by Alex Snukal and Jennifer Cherniack.
InterAccess is pleased to present Oath of the Homunculi, a group exhibition examining the use of scale in electronic and digital media, featuring the work of Robert Hengeveld, Rafaël Rozendaal, Paul Slocum, and Soft Turns, and curated by Alex Snukal and Jennifer Cherniack.
Past exhibition
Oct 8 - Nov 13, 2010
Field Studies―Jessica Field
InterAccess is pleased to present Field Studies, a solo exhibition by the Toronto-based artist Jessica Field.
Please join us on Friday, October 8th from 7 until 10pm for the opening of Field Studies.
Past exhibition
Sep 30 - Oct 2, 2010
Close Encounters―CFC Media Lab Residents for Nuit Blanche
A diverse group of thirteen artists,writers, producers and collaborators from CFC Media Lab's TELUS Interactive Art & Entertainment Program transform the InterAcces Gallery into a space of inquisitive discovery and play.
Past exhibition
Jul 23 - Sep 18, 2010
Kunstkammer/Wunderkammer 10th InterAccess Emerging Artists Exhibition―Jo SiMalaya Alampo, Philippe Blanchard, Christina Kostoff, Donna Legault, and Laura Payne. Curated by InterAccess' 2010 Curatorial Intern Rosie Spooner
Kunst-und Wunderkammer, Kuriositäten-Kabinett, Raritäten-Kammer, Kunstkammer, Wunderkammer...
Past exhibition
Jun 18 - Jul 17, 2010
Stop and Go―Frederic Lavoie
InterAccess is pleased to present Stop and Go an exhibition of recent work by Montreal artist, Frédéric Lavoie.
Frédéric Lavoie's exhibition Stop And Go brings together videos, photographs, drawings, and sound works which centre on the question of distance traveled and the sounds produced by displacement.
Past exhibition
May 8 - 15, 2010
Twice Removed, York MFA Show―Zev Farber and Dustin Wenzel
Through their projects that are jointly on exhibit at InterAccess, Zev Farber and Dustin Wenzel ask some very old questions - about the relationship between perceptions and facts, and about the perverse value of fictionalizing and mediating facts so as to better understand what they mean to us.
Past exhibition
Apr 28 - May 19, 2010
Status Update―Anni Onyi Cheung, Melanie Lowe, Robert Lendrum and Matthew Williamson, Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins and Cheryl Sourkes. Curated by Shauna Thompson
Doris McCarthy Gallery University of Toronto Scarborough April 28 - May 19, 2010 Opening: Wednesday April 28, 6 to 9 pm
Free Shuttle Bus to the Opening: April 28th, 2010. Departing InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre (9 Ossington Avenue) at 6 pm, leaving the Doris McCarthy Gallery for downtown at 9 pm.
Past exhibition
Apr 3 - May 1, 2010
Expand and Contract ―Matthew Biederman, Franziska Cordes, Anna Wignell
In 1967, the critic Sheldon Renan asserted, "The forms of cinema are proliferating. Every new way of creating or controlling light is potentially a new form of cinema." Illuminating fractions of a shared space, the projects presented here deploy a range of media and modes to foreground the presence of the assembled viewers, and their contact and mediation within an imageless environment.


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We should get few more cool "official" announcements within a day or so, so stay put!
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Huge Announcement: Church Name
This past Sunday our pastor announced that with much prayer within the leadership and elders we have decided to change Our church name from St. Michael's to lifepath church. I was a part of the prayer and thinking of this and have my thoughts about what this means for us. I will expand on it […]


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This is the fourth in a series of posts sharing what I learned from author Deb Harkness during a week-long Master Class at Hedgebrook. Here are part 1, part 2 and part 3 in case you missed them.
Worldview: What it is and Why it's Important
Deb began our fourth class with a question: How do you put it all together so that the whole of your writing is better than the sum of it's parts? Her short answer was that it's about balance, pacing and narrative flow. But in addition to that, it's about the worldview of the characters in the book. In short, worldview answers this question: Can you put yourself in someone else's shoes and understand their motivations?
Deb referenced a blog post she read that said something to effect of a novel is nothing but an expanded lie. You have to trust the author and characters to buy into that lie. (If you know the source of this, please tell me and I'll gladly give credit.) This, she said, is integrity and authority, the context or drawing together of all the ingredients that allow you to see why a person did what they did.
Worldview is different for everyone. It is what makes up an individual person's context. It consists of:
- Who you are
- Your parents
- Your faith (or lack thereof)
- Your education
- Your situation
Fleshing out this list is very important to plotting and making your story work.
Character is the vehicle through which you reveal context. In historical fiction, decisions have to be consistent within the time period and as a character. Deb gave as an example the tendency of writers to use the world "infinite" when a character is looking up at the stars in the night sky. That might be fine for a contemporary story, but historically, no one believed the sky was infinite until well after 1800. In their worldview, it was contained and finite, and this was as it should be.
As writers, Deb said we need to stay really close to our characters. This will help us make their context more accurate. She suggested that when you're faced with a plot problem, ask your character, "how do you know what you know?" Go through the bulleted list above and write out how those things influence why your character believes/does what they do.
Also, when you add in or subtract one of these elements of worldview, you need to know why. Even if it isn't stated in the story, your reader will be able to tell. If you don't know, try diagramming your character's decision making process.
When characters get too far out of alignment with their worldview, you start demolishing what you've build and you will run into a lack of plot.
Common Historical Fiction Worldview Misconceptions
As a historian, Deb says with certainty that there is no evidence that everyone in the past was filthy, uneducated, untraveled, and had a rough childhood, as Hollywood and many novels would have you believe. She said the stats were about the same then as today. So for a minority of people, that would be true. Maybe some of it would be true for others, and less and less as the social class of the person is higher.
Just because you find something novel and different from the way it would be today, doesn't mean you need to describe it in your book. She used the example of novelists' fascination with underwear from other time periods. "Unless your character was going to hide a letter in it, you don't need to describe it to the reader."
Another common thing is showing time period theories on the human body and how it works. Unless your character is the time period equivalent of a doctor, chances are good that's not something they would think about.
For most of history, girls were not taught the classics, history or theology because those subjects where part of public life and public discussion, in which women did not participate. They were, however, taught astronomy, botany, sewing and drawing because these were considered adornments for private use. Things like this are important to consider when giving a female character an educational background.
Many things we take for granted wouldn't have been known around the world at all times. For example, Plato's works were not known in the west (at least in complete form) until the 15th century, so it would be incongruous to have a character refer to them earlier than that unless there was a specific reason he/she would have had access to that knowledge.
There was no such thing as Human Rights before the Enlightenment in the 18th century. People believed they were born where they were meant to be in society and they had a responsibility to their station (i.e. servants had a responsibility to serve). The presumption of equality of the classes (and sexes) didn't happen until the 18th century.
In many times, women (excluding the elite) didn't marry until they were in their 20s because their mates couldn't afford it. Men needed to be in training/guilds until they were in their 20s. The nobility could, and usually did, marry younger.
Not everyone died young throughout history. If you survived infancy, pregnancy/childbirth if you were a woman or war/workplace accidents if you were a man, your chances for living to be 60 – 80 were good. If you did, people usually attributed it to strong blood or being blessed by the gods.
Things to Consider When Creating Worldview
- Beyond what they are personally exposed to, most people weren't like to know history.
- Class, sex and location all influence what a character can know. (i.e. news travels slower to remote areas)
- Women were usually educated at home, so the education of their parents would determine how much they could learn unless a tutor was hired.
Remember that your readers are the audience for your characters actions, as are other characters. They each have their own worldview, which affects how they react in a scene or to a scene.
Plot tip: If you need characters to know something, remember that it's hard to hide anything from servants or slaves. They actually have more power than you'd think because they have intimate access to those with authority.
This was for me, the most interesting of our discussions. I thought about some of this without realizing it, but never really made myself sit down and puzzle it all out. I will now!
Next week: Point of view and a lot of wrap up notes. This will be the last post in the series. I hope you're enjoying it!
What do you think of Deb's thoughts on worldview? What are your thoughts? Does knowing this information affect how you will read/write books in the future?


text: The notions of a "mediated cosmopolitanism", a "global imagined community" and an "imagined cosmopolitanism" speak of a cosmopolitan opportunism gaining ground in contemporary media and communication studies. This line of research tends to epistemologically situate human beings exclusively as users or audiences of media. The risk by such a media-centric focus is to confine oneself to the question of "what the media does to people". By understanding users and audiences of potentially global media as contextualized social agents we engage with the relationship between cosmopolitanism and the media from a different vantage point. Our media sociological perspective insists on accounting for social context, and so we turn to the question of how classified social agents classify the contemporary media landscape as gateways to the wider world. What emerges in our qualitative and quantitative data is a pattern of social reproduction by way of cultural distinction – agents strong on cultural capital is particularly prone to approach the media landscape as an avenue for cosmopolitan socialization. There is thus reason to question the universalizing rhetoric pertaining to notions of a "mediated cosmopolitanism".