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Richard Loomis
Campus Box 1134
Research Interests
Our research endeavors focus on the detailed interrogation and manipulation of reaction dynamics at the molecular and atomic level. Current thrusts include the spectroscopic characterization of charge carrier dynamics within semiconductor nanostructures, bimolecular interactions, and the coherent control of chemical dynamics. The experiments utilize an array of tools, including steady-state and time-resolved single-molecule microscopy, transient-absorption spectroscopy, nanosecond and state-of-the-art femtosecond lasers, ultrashort pulse shaping, mass spectrometry and ion imaging, and absorption, fluorescence, and non-linear spectroscopy.
Charge and Exciton Dynamics within Semiconductor Nanostructures. A number of spectroscopic techniques are utilized to determine how shape affects the optical properties of semiconductor quantum nanostructures. Specifically, we, in collaboration with the group of Professor Buhro, are investigating the dependence of band gap energies on the diameter of semiconductor quantum wires. These quantum wires are ideal for studying the two-dimensional quantum confinement of excitons and propagation of charge carriers over long distances since they can be synthesized with diameters as small as 3.5 nm and lengths on the order of tens of microns. We are now using a confocal microscope coupled with ultrafast lasers to directly measure the excitonic dynamics within individual nanowires as a function of temperature, exciton energy, and chemical composition of the nanomaterial. Some of these quantum wires exhibit photoluminescence intensity blinking spanning the entire lengths of quantum wires. We continue to investigate the origins of this blinking in these unique quantum-mechanical systems.
Bimolecular Interactions and Reaction Dynamics. Frequency and time-resolved laser spectroscopy and time-of-flight ion imaging methods are implemented to accurately characterize inter-molecular potential energy surfaces and the dynamics that occur on these surfaces. Two moieties are first stabilized in a weakly bound complex by cooling the species in a supersonic expansion. By cooling the complexes to specific temperatures, we are able to stabilize the complexes with preferred orientations between the constituents. The He···ICl(X,v=0) complex, for instance, is found to have a T-shaped orientation at T~5 K and at lower temperatures, T~0.5 K, the complexes have preferred linear geometries. These complexes serve as launching pads for investigating the photo-induced dynamics that occur from these initial orientations.
Coherent Control of Chemical Dynamics. Ultrashort laser pulses are used to initiate and monitor the dynamics of molecules that can follow competing pathways. Furthermore, the properties of the excitation pulse are manipulated to quantum mechanically control the yields of the different product channels. The coherent control of biomolecular reactions is also being pursued. Two reactants are stabilized in a non-reactive complex. A laser promotes the reactants above the barrier for reaction. The probability for reaction is then controlled by steering the reactants to specific intermolecular orientations and energies.
Selected Publications
J.P. Darr* and R.A. Loomis*, "Dissociation dynamics of higher-order He2···I35Cl(B,v′=3) complexes", Chem. Phys. Lett., 586, 34-39 (2013). doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.09.022.
J. Hoy, P.J. Morrison, L.K. Steinberg, W.E. Buhro, and R.A. Loomis*, "Excitation energy dependence of the photoluminescence quantum yields of core and core/shell quantum dots", J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4, 2053-2060 (2013). doi: 10.1021/jz4004735.
Y.-H. Liu, F. Wang, J. Hoy, V.L. Wayman, L.K. Steinberg, R.A. Loomis*, and W.E. Buhro*, "Bright core-shell semiconductor quantum wires", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 18797-18803 (2012). doi: 10.1021/ja3088218.
V.L. Wayman, P.J. Morrison, F. Wang, R. Tang, W.E. Buhro, and R.A. Loomis*, "Bound 1D excitons in single CdSe quantum wires", J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 3, 2627-32 (2012). doi: 10.1021/jz301210a.
Y. Wang, Y.-H. Liu, Y. Zhang, F. Wang, P.J. Kowalski, H.W. Rohrs, R.A. Loomis, M.L. Gross, and W.E. Buhro*, "Isolation of the magic-size CdSe nanoclusters [(CdSe)13(n-octylamine)13] and [(CdSe)13(n-oleylamine)13]", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 6154-6157 (2012). doi: 10.1002/anie.201202380.
J. Wei, C. Makarem, A.L. Reinitz, J.P. Darr, and R.A. Loomis*, "Accurate measurement of the T-shaped and linear Ar···I2(X,ν″=0) binding energies using vibronic-specific I2(B,ν) fragment velocity-map imaging", Chem. Phys., 399, 172-9 (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2011.06.039.
2005-present, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Washington University
2003-2013, Member, CMI
2013-present, Member, IMSE
1998-2005, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Washington University
1996-1998, NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, NIST-University of Colorado
2008, Washington Unviersity Graduate Student Senate--Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
2004, NSF-CAREER Award
2001, David and Lucile Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering
2001, 2007, Washington Univeristy Graduate Student Senate--Special Recognition for Excellence in Mentoring
2000, 2004, 2008, Washington University CSAS Faculty Award for Teaching
1999, Research Corporation, Research Innovation Award
1998, Camille and Henry Dreyfus, New Faculty Award
Chemistry 111A, General Chemistry I
Chemistry 401, Physical Chemistry I
Chemistry 584, Molecular Spectroscopy


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|Exegesis Volume 6 Issue #12
Exegesis Digest Wed, 11 Apr 2001
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 01:42:50 -0400
From: "Francis G. Kostella"
To: Exegesis
Subject: Recent Moderator Mail Problems...
Who knew that in 2001 I would not only be cursed with an ISP mystified by the complexities of 10-year-old networking technology and unable to fix an email system for a month, but would find it next to imposssible to find a replacement ISP for less than twice the cost. {sigh!} I suppose that the economy is to blame....
In any case, I seem to be back online with constant minor problems instead of constant major problems. Let us hope for the best!
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:54:17 -0300
From: Alexandre
To: exegesis
Subject: Astrology and Geometry
As I'm a newcomer to this list let me say few words:
My name is Alexandre C=E9sar Weber and I used to live in Santos - S.P. Brasil, as English isn't my first language probably I'll do lots of mistakes in my posts, so I beg all of you to forgive me and don't be afraid to correct me or ask for any clarification.
Some time ago I joined the Metalog device that Fran set up and made few questions on there, Bill answered then and suggest to put it in this list, so here I am . I was asking. and still, for any help someone could give me that link Astrology and the Geometric Solids, especially the octahedron. At that time I have described I have put in this Platonic Solid, linked to the Air in the Timaeus, with have 6 vertices, 12 edges and 8 faces the 12 sings of the Zodiac assigned to the edges, the seven planets of the ancient Astrology ( with the Sun in the center of the solid) to the vertices and to the faces : four to the seasons and four to the elements: Fire ( opposed to Winter) , Water ( opposed to Spring), Air ( opposed to Summer) and Earth ( opposed to Fall), in a manner that the face with the summer sings have the sings Cancer , Leo and Virgin, and the face assign to the Air have the Sings of Libra, Aquarius and Gemini, the others faces follow an analogous process.This kind of disposition have some notable properties, the Cardinals , the Fixed and the Mutable end in one of the tree equators of the solid. To the vertices I assigned the six planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, ( Sun in the center), Venus, mercury and Moon, making tree axis Saturn - Moon, Jupiter-Mercury and Mars- Venus, since the solid is symmetric in the tree dimensions if you spin a small one over a flat surface , you will see a line of light that links the vertices, as we have put the sun in the center we end up with six more edges to assign (vertices to sun) , I have used a set of six Trumps from the major arcane of the Tarot 10 - 15 (Fortune to Devil) to do this. Of course, we can't abandon the other cards of the Tarot , so we have two more sets to assign 4 to 10 and 16 to 21, the other three that remain are the dispositors ( Trumps 1, 2 and 3 ) . The way we number the faces give us tree more significant sets and we finished with 8 x3 x3 =3D72, this is a significant number in numerology and Kabala , the number of Angels or the names of God. So the Domus with its four faces , four vertices and four planets become a Sacred Place where the life could spring and go on.
In this way, we finished with seventy two Domus ( I have named it Domus, but could be any other name, like 'Loci'), with have the Sun in one Vertice and opposite one face of the solid, so six edges , four planets and four faces in each Domus .
Why did I chose Tarot cards? Because they are authentic symbols and stands by itself , on the other hand, I suspect there is a connection with them and the time ( What is Time anyway? I really like the definition to space I have found in Patrice site), if I could guess , this is the Time of the Dreams.
This briefly description may sound confuse , especially if we don't have a solid in hand, but if we consider that the solid and the cosmos are both tree dimensional the level of complexity to modelate it increase enormously .
I'm open to any kind of criticism. And I really hope we could put some order in this ideas and use,if possible, the solid as a support to organize the astrological lore in a way that give rises to a not tautology astrologic theory.
In my opinion, the Domus is , at least, a mnemonic device , with seventy two places full of symbols in a very well organized manner to work on.
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:27:52 +0200
From: Patrice Guinard
To: Exegesis
Subject: Re: to William, Exegesis V6 #11
> From: "William D. Tallman"
> Well, I could sit here like the gimlet-eyed lobster and decry Patrice's
> astrological revisionism, but I won't < grin > because he's following a fairly
> well accepted precedent of blending astrology with other (psychological?)
> paradigms. Whatever else, however, I do applaud Patrice's willingness to be
> blunt about the matter of knee-jerk right-wing astrological
> archconservatism...lol!!!
> I must admit that I've not followed Patrice's theoretical discussions,
But what do you suggest as being the contrary of "REVISIONISM", Bill? Opportunism?
If you haven't "followed my discussions", what could I reply? Maybe then follow your own monologue, as you are "one of the major contributers here" as you say, if not The one. True that you're abundantly replying to what you understand, with (to) your own words.
> Well, all hyperbole aside... < grin > , Dennis certainly qualifies, I think.
> And then there is Andre Donnell, Dale Huckeby, Ed Falis, Bill Sheeran...
> off the top of my head..
Let's go on, Bill, to distribute good -- and bad -- points! But remember: Lorenzo.
Nevertheless to the question: The astrologer in the past has never been ONLY astrologer, but also scholar, and/or physician, or philosopher, or astronomer, or historian, or priest... Going on interpreting charts with the only poor "pseudo-symbolic" thought that modern astrologers are generally taking as a thought, isn't astrology, I advocate, but a part of the modern "Show", -- or the space that the Show let for "astrologers" to define as astrology. No reflection upon astrology if not correlated with a reflection upon society & culture!
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Hi there!
Have you been getting hit by this crazy cold weather?
Man...one day it will be breezy and in the mid-60's here and the next couple of days the low is in the 20's with a high in the 30's. It's been blistery cold outside for the past couple of months but we are surviving! Thankfully we have had church activities and play groups scheduled for our girls which allows us to get out and about most days.
And on to one of my quick and easy projects that I completed a few weeks ago.
Seriously, it didn't take long to do this one but it added a bit of punch to my oldest's bedroom.
I bought this nightstand at one of my favorite thrift store's about a year and a half ago for $9.00.
Yep, 9 bucks people!!!
It wasn't white when I bought it...I painted it once we got it home and it looked much better.
I also spray painted the handle in a metallic bronze color and wanted to add more color to it.
So I busted out some left-over paint from a project I completed earlier in the year, Sherwin Williams Coral, and painted the inside.
We use it to store our kids' puzzled and things and it works perfectly.
I haven't styled the top or inside because it's in our daughter's bedroom and she would just play with whatever is on top anyways, so keeping things practical and functional in here wins over styling things sometimes.
I know it is a simple project, but again, sometimes it's the little things that can make a big impact.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can stay warm!
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
A Quick Nightstand Redo
Posted by loveolympiajune at Wednesday, March 05, 2014
Labels: Bedrooms , Painting Furniture , Storage , Thrifted Finds
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Monday, November 3, 2008
My Composting Pet Peeve
Envelopes with plastic windows in them; I hate them! Why? I can't compost them because of a 1 1/2" x 4" piece of plastic. This photo above is a mere one week's worth of windowed envelopes that I cannot compost.
Kudos to the company who started making their windows with waxed paper, like the one pictured below:
And even more thank yous to the companies who use them. Get the word out at work, folks. You'll be doing a good thing for the Earth if you could each get your employer to use envelopes with waxed paper windows instead of plastic. Go get 'em!
Join me tomorrow for a short discussion on fiber, or more accurately, the lack of it in Halloween candy, and how to counteract that problem at this time of year. After that little side trip, I'll be over Halloween and on to Thanksgiving. We'll be talking a lot about good cooking in this month's posts, so keep checking in. I'll have my Thanksgiving menu and shopping list posted on Tuesday, November 11, for those of you who are looking for some ideas to green up your Thanksgiving dinner.
Speaking of Thanksgiving dinner, if your kids are like mine were, they love apple sauce. My recipe for homemade organic applesauce is just posted on Blake Bakes, where I am the organic baker of the group. I hope you will stop by to check it out, and see what other goodies are there for the baking. Warm, homemade Applesauce is yummy with ham on Thanksgiving, so keep it in mind when you're planning your menu.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Be Kind
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This is lovely :) it's my new years resolution to text my friends more to let them know I'm thinking of them, it really does make a difference! xxReplyDelete
so darling..love this thought, it is too true!ReplyDelete
your blog is to die for, i am in love! now following!
xo c&e
sooo true! one little word can change someones outlook of the entire day. to us it might seem like a small act, but to the other person it can mean so much more :)ReplyDelete
i've learned this through my marriage with my husband too. after a while you start to feel like you don't need to say thank you or please every time. buts those little words are so nice to hear :)
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So true! It takes so little time and effort to be kind, but not enough people do it. This is a great reminder, even for people who try their best to be kind.ReplyDelete
I just stumbled across your blog and I've spent the last 10-15 minutes hopping from post to post. I really love it - I'm your newest follower. :-)
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I don't really make New Year's Resolutions. I do more of a year end review and evaluation of life. I wrote about the process in earlier posts. This year I have more of an actual resolution. I want to finally commit to a daily meditation practice. I have meditated on and off for a few years, but have struggled with consistency.
I found a great graphic describing meditation. It keeps it simple, and is great for beginners and kids.
To keep myself consistent, I made weekly sheets to record my time meditating, along with other goals.
How about you? Any New Year's resolutions or goals? Anyone want to try meditation?


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The Holy Trinity won a free trip and had to decide where to go. God the Father said he would like to go to Africa, Jesus to Palestine, and the Holy Spirit to the Vatican. Asked why, the Holy Spirit responded: "Because I've never been there."
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Item posted by toby cabot <toby> on Fri 02 Jan 2004 04:04:36 PM UTC.
The GNU "help wanted" has an entry entitled "System to help Social Justice campaigns". There are already two systems (both available under the GPL) that are popular with social justice groups, so we no longer need to build one. The first is Back-End at http://www.back-end.org/ which is tailored "for the needs of small businesses, not-for-profit organisations, NGOs or advocacy groups." The second is Postnuke at http://www.postnuke.org/ which is a general purpose content management system but is very popular with social justice campaigns.
|More GPL code for eActivists (posted by Mike Gifford, Sun 25 Jan 2004 05:32:08 PM UTC)
I'm one of the developers of Back-End.org. Happy to see your reference. We've added petition tools and other letter writing tools to the CMS as well to help people gather support.
I've also developed the following list of Free Software applications which can be used by social justice organizations (and why):


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If you think about all the news reports and sightings that have occurred as of late, you have to believe that there is something roaming around out there, but what is it?
The reports find larger than normal human footprints and they are larger and different shapes than that of a bear. The only logical explanation is that there is indeed a Bigfoot or even a few of them. Bigfoot sightings have occurred in Wisconsin, Canada and other parts of the world. The sightings have continued through the years and people that report the sightings are very believable. It seems that not everyone can be seeing things or even making the stories up.
Although there are no known attacks on people to date, people have reported being followed and felt that something was watching them when they were in wooded areas. The sightings that have occurred are not science fiction as once thought. They are real and real people from all walks of life are reporting the sightings. The Bigfoot mystery may never be solved since the people that see this creature are usually too afraid to approach it or even talk to it. The one thing that everyone can agree on is the footprints and in some areas the coloring and cowlick.
Is Bigfoot a creature of breeding? Is Bigfoot some other form of life that is unknown to us? The questions are ones that many believers are trying to answer. The problem is that the stories and sightings happen in so many different areas and are not very common. How can something this big, hide from humans for as long as it has. Where does it get it food and where does it sleep or live. Many people say that the creature can run very fast. Where does it disappear to when people are looking for it? The Bigfoot clubs are constantly seeking answers. They follow up on sightings trying to get a glimpse of the creature.
The real question to answer is if Bigfoot is real or not. The answer has to be yes. However, more research and information is needed to determine who Bigfoot is and how long has he been on earth. With the way scientists experiment with different cloning techniques and everything else, who can say that someone did not create this creature or more than one? Is it possible that Bigfoot is the product of a scientific experiment gone bad? Would you admit it, if you created a monster?
There are many pictures and videos circulating showing a creature running away, but you never see one running towards someone. The pictures are always from a distance and not close up. If someone could produce a clear and sharp picture with a high tech camera, it might be easier to see who Bigfoot really is. Until more evidence other than footprints, one can only speculate as to what the creature is or if Bigfoot really exists. The people who search for Bigfoot have not found conclusive evidence to say whether Bigfoot is an unexplained mystery or something of a paranormal sighting.
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I've been pretty busy the past two days. I've finished three projects! And they are ones that haven't made it to WIP Wednesday posts of their own. But, like this week's WIP Wednesday, I had talked about them on the podcast.
The first is the Simply Shells Slouch Beanie by Beatrice Ryan Designs.
I had used Red Heart Super Saver in Bright Yellow and used a 5.0mm (H) hook. I finished this last night and it is going into the charity pile. :)
Second is a Round Basket by Lily/Suger n' Cream.
I used Red Heart Super Saver in the never-ending Sherbet Print colorway and on a 4.0mm (G) hook. It's currently keeping all of our incenses together, which is way in the picture it doesn't look round but square. But hey it's doing it's job.
And third, last but not least, is the Bear Lake Hat by Victoria Hewerdine Thornton from Interweave Crochet the Fall/November 2012 issue.
This is the first color-work crochet project I've done and it turned out bigger then it was suppose to. It's suppose to be a beanie, but mine's is more of a slouchy hat. It's a good thing I like slouchy hats. :D I've crocheted it out of Red Heart Super Saver in Coffee, Camo, and Burgundy and Red Heart With Love in Pewter. I used a 3.5mm (E) and 4.5mm.
I'm pretty pleased with myself. Hopefully I can keep it up.
Have you finished anything this week? Share it with me in the comments below or here in the Ravelry group.
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A day after rescuing nearly 250 survivors from a ferry that sank off Papua New Guinea's east coast, rescue teams searching for more than 110 others have so far been unsuccessful.
Many of the people missing are thought to be still be on board the vessel, which now lies at the bottom of the sea.
The MV Rabaul Queen sank on Thursday and large waves and strong winds continued to hamper rescue efforts. However, the rescue co-ordinator for Papua New Guinea's National Maritime Safety Authority, Captain Nurur Rahman, said he had not given up hope of finding more survivors.
The ferry was hit by three big waves before sinking. A survivor recovering in hospital, Alice Kakamara, said: "The sea was really rough, windy, big waves. The boat tilted once, then twice, then three times and it went over. There was oil everywhere."
The ferry's owners, Papua New Guinea-based Rabaul Shipping Company, said there had been 350 passengers and 12 crew on board the 22-year-old Japanese-built ferry when it went down on Thursday morning. A police official said most of those were students.
"We are stunned and utterly devastated by what has happened," the managing director, Peter Sharp, said in a statement.
The company said the cause of the disaster remained unclear, but the head of Papua New Guinea's national weather service, Sam Maiha, told the Post-Courier newspaper that shipping agencies had been warned to keep ships moored this week because of strong winds.
By nightfall on Thursday, 246 survivors had been rescued by merchant ships battling 45mph winds.
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Lots of new writers contact me with questions about how to get their articles or books published. Some hire me to coach them. A few get past the first critique and assignment. The ones who stick it out get published. Why are the numbers so small? The fault lies not within the publishing industry (or my tutelage); the fault lies within the writer. Most people simply do not want to put in the time and hard work. Many have unreal expectations about what an agent or editor will do for them. Others think once the book comes out, the publisher will spend a small fortune to promote and sell it.
I never discourage anyone from writing. Writing for pleasure and expression is a pleasurable past-time. It's fun and rewarding.
But, if you're serious and want to publish your work, get educated about the publishing process. You've got to love the process or you'll never have the stamina it takes to see your name in print.
My suggestions to all writers who want to become published is to go to a writers' conference, subscribe to writers' magazines and ezines (find suggestions at my website) and join a writers' group. Oh yeah, and buy my workbook "4 Ps to Publishing Success: Get your manuscript off your desk and into print" when it comes out in a few weeks. You'll get a complete overview of everything you need to know about the publishing process and practical information on how to navigate the system. Available as an old-fashioned print book or new-fangled eBook.
Once you know what you don't (now) know you don't know, it's going to seem a lot easier. And your future agent and editor will thank you for it.


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Steve Mills and Maurice Possley, as crusaders for justice and as advocates for voiceless victims of an imperfect judicial system, you have demonstrated the power of the press to right wrongs and the obligation of journalists to use that power to influence the conscience of a fallible society. With your extraordinary commitment to exhuming the truth, passion for rooting out injustice, and fastidious attention to the details of your craft, you have demonstrated how dogged, conscientious reporting can make a difference–even the difference between life and death. The grateful souls spared wrongful execution because of your work are your most obvious beneficiaries, but they are hardly the only beneficiaries. Citizens of your state and your nation, whether they support the death penalty or abhor it, owe a debt of gratitude for every innocent life saved, and our society can better assess the morality of capital punishment in the light your revelations have shed. Your courage to pursue an inflammatory issue, to buck the weight of public opinion, to work for justice and equal treatment for the dispossessed, makes you spiritual heirs of Elijah Parish Lovejoy. Colby is proud to add your names to the list of distinguished journalists who have, in word and deed, upheld the ideals for which we revere Lovejoy.By the authority of the Board of Trustees of Colby College, I confer upon you, Steve Mills and Maurice Possley, the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. The hood, with which you have been invested, and this diploma, which I place in your hand, are visible symbols of your membership in this society of scholars, to all the rights and privileges of which I declare you entitled.


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Moments of Life Honored Again
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January 29, 2016
"Moments of Life: Made Possible by Hospice" Campaign is a Finalist in PR News 2016 CSR, Nonprofit and Diversity Awards
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's campaign helping to dispel hospice myths
is recognized as outstanding social responsibility campaign.
(Alexandria, Va) – National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is proud to announce that it's public awareness campaign Moments of Life: Made Possible by Hospice is a finalist in the 2016 PR News CSR, Nonprofit and Diversity Awards programs.
Created by NHPCO to help the public understand how hospice and palliative care help patients and families live as fully as possible, despite a terminal illness, Moments of Life is one of the finalists in the Social Responsibility category.
Since the launch of the campaign just over a year ago, Moments of Life has garnered more than 17 million digital viewer impressions with 9,800 media placements reaching an online audience of 279 million. The campaign's public service announcement has received 6,500 airings reaching a broadcast audience of more than 4.46 million viewers. More than 121,000 unique visitors have gone to the Moments of Life website to learn more about hospice and palliative care.
These awards honor the most outstanding communications efforts powering three very important sectors of PR: corporate social responsibility and green initiatives, nonprofit communications and diversity initiatives (both internal and external to the organization). The finalists of these three programs set new standards of excellence and point the way for other organizations to follow.
"We are honored that our Moments campaign, that shares the real stories of hospice patients and families, is helping so many people understand the true gift of hospice and palliative care," said J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO president and CEO. "In addition to the increased awareness, it's wonderful to be recognized by PR News."
Visit the Moments of Life: Made Possible by Hospice website to see videos, a photo gallery, and a collection of blog articles that are dispelling common myths about hospice and helping the public know that hospice really means quality care, dignity, and compassion.
The site also includes a "What are my Options?" online decision tool that will help individuals learn if palliative care or hospice might be appropriate for themselves or a loved one. Additionally, the "Find a Hospice" tool will help people locate a hospice in their community.
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The highly anticipated "Snooki and JWOWW" will unsurprisingly take over their old "Jersey Shore" timeslot, MTV announced Thursday as it unveiled its upcoming slate of shows.
During the presentation, Snooki (real name: Nicole Polizzi) alluded to her pregnancy when she told the audience how it had changed the focus of the show from just her and JWoww (born Jennifer Farley).
"The plan was to make every night girl's night, just the two of us, and then I got a big surprise," she said, patting her belly. In a preview of the show played during the presentation, she broke the news to Farley that she was pregnant and engaged. "How did this happen?" asked JWoww. "Sex," said Snooki.
MTV had access to unusually strong musical talent to wow the advertisers. Fun performed their anthem "We Are Young," while Alicia Keys sang three songs, including a Jay-Z-less version of their duet "Empire State of Mind."
The network announced that the second season of "Awkward" would get the coveted slot after the "Jersey Shore" veterans, who will debut in the Thursdays-at-10 p.m. slot beginning June 21. "Awkward" will follow at 10:30 beginning June 28.
The network also said the second season of "Teen Wolf" will premiere in two parts, with the first airing Sunday, June 3, at 11 p.m., after the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. The second part airs the following night, Monday, in the show's regular 10 p.m. slot.
The network presented its upcoming slate to advertisers Thursday at New York City's Beacon Theater. In keeping with the "Jersey Shore" theme, DJ Pauly D provided the music.
The event also included early looks at the new docu-series "Catfish," based on the film; "In-Betweeners," based on the hit British series, the reality show "Wake Brothers" about wakeboard champion brothers, and "Zach Stone Is Gonna be Famous," starring Internet sensation Bo Burnham. During the presentation, musical acts Alicia Keys and fun. performed.
The network also announced plans for a new social media game called "Teen Wolf: The Hunt," which will premiere with the show and allow fans to take part in a choose-your-own-adventure style mystery.


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This Blu-ray from Sony has NO Cinavia. Even if a monkey claims that this Blu-ray has Cinavia, we can soothe you, the official US retail version is Cinavia free. This shows once again the decisive advantage of what happens when you really know a technology or just copying release lists. CinDe shows clear results. A test in the Labs has not resulted in any Cinavia. So, enjoy this Cinavia free title.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2015
BBC reporting - biased and crass
During the recent days, the reporting of Labour Party issues and particularly where they concern Jeremy Corbyn or John McDonnell has brought out the worst in the reporters, and in particular, Emily Maitliss, and Laura Kuenssberg of Newsnight, followed closely by Allegra Stratton.
The floods in Cumberland have brought out new lows in the maner of questioning and reporting.
One poor man on last night's news who had been completely flooded out for the second time was being questioned about his experience.
The reporter was leaning against the door frame in a casual manner, asking 'How do you feel'?
He could see the poor guy he was questioning was distraught, turning away to hide his tears.
The whole episode was so awful and insensitive, had I been the poor victim I would have punched the reporter on the nose and asked him how he felt.
The BBC clearly received a lot of critical calls, because by News at Ten, the piece had been taken down.
Another reporter was asking the occupants of a house who were having to stay upstairs because their ground floor was completely flooded.
'What's it like down there?' he asked.
Again, you could see the obvious distress on the faces of the occupants. I wonder how the reporter would have felt if the answer had been 'soaking wet you fucking idiot'!
That's the problem, ordinary people are too polite when confronted with a camera and a microphone.
Get a grip BBC and smarten up your act. People's misfortune is not a scoop opportunity for your reptiles!
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- AbogadoNZ said...
I'm with you Rowan, a great deal of BBC reporting is lazy in the extreme. The reporters are ill-informed and looking for an 'exclusive'. They seem to spend more time interviewing other news media than real on real stories. The start of the 10.00 p.m. news is a particular irritation as it pans through a newsroom large enough to house a big passenger aircraft. The room is full of desks, screens and reporters. It begs the question WTF are they doing? News isn't on screens, you have to go and get stories and talk to real people.
Don't even get me started on political bias. Corbyn gets interviewed quite a lot and almost every time in the lead up comments like 'extreme left wing' or 'old-fashioned socialist' are liberally sprinkled into the reportage. The political editor does it so much she is clearly unaware of it. After all what is so strange about healthcare that is free at the point of delivery, or public transport and utilities being owned for the benefit of consumers as opposed to shareholders. Why are taxes not progressive instead of regressive. Have the reporters forgotten that in your/my living memory the maximum rate of personal tax was 97.5% and that nearly two thirds of revenue was collected from companies. The biggest pay rise I ever had was when my top rate of tax fell from 60% - 40%. I was OK with the 60% rate. It is the present state of affairs that is the anomaly. The notion that energy companies should attend climate change conferences and help set policy while Greenpeace and others were not invited is never questioned. The modern tax code is the result of corporate lobbying not the product of the civil service.
The real trouble is so many people are now debt slaves - reporters at the BBC included - that no one is prepared to speak out and ask the hard questions. The BBC newsroom has become just another corporate media news outlet. How come the stories they put out are much the same as those of other media yet they keep telling us they have more reporters in the field than any other, The implication is the editorial team lack balls, or are acting under political direction of the Treasury benches. Rant over!


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A$AP Rocky and Chanel Iman Get Cozy at 'Mandela' Premiere
A$AP Rocky's latest New York appearance is far less controversial than when he dapped up Pacers basketball player Paul George after his team defeated the Knicks last week (it was controversial to Knicks fans at least). The Harlem rapper hit the streets earlier this week (Nov. 25) for a screening of 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' at New York's Ziegfeld Theater.
The 'Fashion Killa' rhymer attended the event -- which was hosted by Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, U2 and Bob and Harvey Weinstein -- with Victoria Secret model Chanel Iman, and they've been seen together frequently at big events.
Rocky has had Iman on his arm at a few high-profile events -- that wasn't the case with his ex-girlfriend, Iggy Azalea. The couple have been spotted together at the MTV Video Music Awards and during New York Fashion Week. The model was even caught wearing Rocky's grills at the Jeremy Scott fashion show and admitted she shops his closet. The two have been dating since earlier this year.
The A$AP Mob leader has remained tight-lipped about his relationship with Iman, however. He said "no comment" when radio personality Nessa questioned him about an Instagram photo of them embracing while wearing matching Air Jordan Is.
In a photo posted on Iman's Instagram page in May, she revealed something more than just a platonic relationship with the captioned "Thug Love." The snapshot, below, was taken while Rocky was in the recording studio during Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour.
Iman was born in the same place where Rocky takes some of his musical influences from -- Atlanta. She moved to Los Angeles when she was a child and started modeling with the Ford Models Agency when she was 13. She appeared on various magazine covers (Teen Vogue, Vanity Fair) before becoming a Victoria's Secret model in 2010.


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Grade: D
Doing it at: 78%
Catnip: I don't know what to write here, Is any of this anyone's actual catnip? I fecking hope not.
Shame Scale: Red hot burning shame tinged with laughing until we cry a little.
Fantasy Cast: Kirk Cameron, A Jesus statue made of cheeses, and a Crocoduck (of course)
What do we taste like?: Various cheeses
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Kirk Cameron has set up his Pray The Gay Away Camp. He is hoping for it to be a hit Reality TV Show. While most boys are open to letting go of their homosexual ways, JJ a young gay man who practices Chaos Magick has other plans. When JJ finishes his spell and unleashes hot Cheese Jesus, a crockoduck, and Boner Stabone, Kirk Cameron will feel passion and some sexy Growing Pains. A 7,500 word novellete of hot gay orgy action, involving crockoducks, sexy holy cheese, Chaos Magick, oral sex, anal, clone 69ing, and Stigmata hand sex.
Cleone: This novelette was brought to our attention via tweet and we knew there was no way that we could avoid reading it, I mean look at that title, you guys. Plus its tiny, it took me under a half hour to read it and I was laughing the entire time. Paperback Purist bit the bullet and read it first, and then so did her husband. Mr. PP is a good sport.
Paperback Purist: After Mr. PP watched me near piss myself for half an hour while I read, he just silently held his hand out for the Kindle. It was difficult to wait while he read. My brain was still cracking up.
C: The premise for Kirk and the Crocoduck is a simple tale as old as time, boys parents don't approve of his homosexuality, boys parents decide to send him to Kirk Cameron's pray away the gay camp, boy decides to use chaos sex magic and bring a crocoduck to life to destroy Kirk Cameron with sex. If I've read this trope once I've read it a 1000 times.


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SOUTH PORTLAND — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday criticized a budget proposal that would cut U.S. Coast Guard spending and urged the service to commission Bath Iron Works to build its next generation of cutters.
Collins spoke at the Coast Guard station in South Portland to commemorate the completion of an upgraded marine-911 communications system called Rescue 21.
The Maine Republican said that when she first took office in 1996, the Coast Guard was staring down a 30 percent reduction in capacity because of its aging fleet. Some cutters, she said, are more than 40 years old and in desperate need of replacement.
The situation hasn't changed since then, she said.
"Doing more with the same cutters is simply unsustainable," she said. "When budgets are tight, the administration must ensure resources are available to the Coast Guard."
Collins decried a budget proposal in Congress that she said would cut the Coast Guard budget by $350 million, calling the plan "penny wise and pound foolish."
She commended the Coast Guard for its work during natural and man-made disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina.
"It was right on the cusp of the response" when the hurricane struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, she said. "It was an example to other agencies that failed."
Collins, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and a member of the Senate Committee on Armed Forces, also lobbied the Coast Guard to choose BIW for the next generation of high-speed cutters.
"It takes time to build a Coast Guard fleet," she said. "Since Bath Iron Works has the most skilled workforce in the world and produces the best ships in the world, I think there's a vital opportunity for the Coast Guard to team up with Bath Iron Works."
Rescue 21, which launched in 2009 and now covers 41,000 miles of the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts, will aid the Coast Guard in its search-and-rescue missions, Collins said.
The network replaces the analog National Distress and Response System, which was in place since the 1970s. The billion-dollar system was designed and deployed by the defense contractor General Dynamics, which was the fourth-largest recipient of defense contracts in 2010, raking in more than $4 trillion in revenue.
General Dynamics is also the No. 2 top contributor to Collins over the course of her Congressional career, according to OpenSecrets.org.
Rescue 21 closed 88 known coverage gaps in the Coast Guard's domain. In the Coast Guard's Northern New England sector, which includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and part of New York, 10 towers pinpoint the location of distress calls, greatly reducing the time it takes for the Coast Guard to respond.
"The old communication system was unbelievably hit-or-miss," said Vice Adm. John P. Currier, a Westbrook resident who is the second-highest ranking Coast Guard officer in the nation. "Undoubtedly, people perished."
In the Operation Center for Station South Portland, where Guardsmen monitor Casco Bay, Collins and Coast Guard officers watched a demonstration of the new system led by Lt. Nick Barrow.
In a recorded distress call, a voice crackled through static: "May day. May day," the voice said before cutting out. Rescue 21's towers pinpointed the source of the call to a location just off Matinicus Island.
Under the old system, Barrow said, the location would have been far less precise and the response would have involved two boats, one helicopter and about 1.5 hours of searching. Rescue 21 reduced that mission to 30 minutes and one boat.
That precision saves the Coast Guard a lot of money, Barrow said. The response cost only about $2,500; under the old system it could have cost up to $43,000.
"This is really impressive," Collins said. "Very impressive."
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, leans over the shoulder of Petty Officer 3rd Class Kayla Schotz during a demonstration of Rescue 21, the Coast Guard's new advance directive and communication system, on Wednesday, April 4, in South Portland.


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"Tax laws are like sexual positions. You can bend them in all kinds of directions but you still end up getting screwed in the end." – Nicola (Nick) Cacciato
As we prepare for our adventure in Sicilian house-hunting, Nick and I have been reading and researching and talking to anyone who may be able to add to our growing understanding (or lack thereof) of the tangled labyrinth that is Italian tax law. After Silvio Berlusconi (the previous prime minister) drove Italy into the ground economically, the EU offered a bail-out package however one of the strings was the resignation of Berlusconi. Considering he was a mafia connected crook who changed the laws whenever he was close to being charged with anything, this was a good thing. The replacement, Mario Monti, has built a government of technocrats. I think that, considering the state in which Berlusconi left the country, a government of technocrats might just be the answer. After decades of corrupt rule, Monti seems to be trying to reign in those who are trying to bend the rules to their own advantage and not in support of the country. Many wealthy Italians have centred their wealth off shore in bank accounts and property, etc.. The new Decreto Salva Italia (Save Italy Decree) now taxes any residents with off shore accounts and property. There is a tax on each account and each piece of property, based on the value of the property at .76%. Since we live in one of the most expensive areas of Canada, the tax on our Canadian home would be significant – in fact, more than we currently pay in property tax to our local municipality.
"The IVIE (Imposta sul valore degli immobili situati all'estero) is a tax on any real property owned in another country. Designed to catch out the big fish who hide large assets overseas, this tax is sadly also netting all us little minnows. It is not a particularly small tax either, as it is equal to 0.76% of the value of your property." (from An Expatriate in Rapallo: Musings on a Life in a New Culture)
On top of the almost $2500 the "IVIE" tax would put on our Canadian home, there is also tax on all bank accounts – and Nick and I haven't even yet discovered how this tax is calculated!
The Decreto Salva Italia has also changed the property tax on homes owned in Italy although we are less concerned about this particular property tax. Prior to the Salva Italia law, there was no property tax on first homes – only if you purchased a second or third home would the tax kick in. With the homes that we are interested in looking at, property tax would only be about $300 compared with the $2000+CAD that we just paid for our Canadian home. So, the dilemma that we thought we were facing once we retire: resident or non-resident, seems to have become a big non-issue. Non-resident it is! The only thing that will have to be figured out at that point is medical insurance. But we have seven years before that particular bugaboo has to be faced.


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Original tasting and review : This is Cameron Hughes Pinot Noir, Lot 405, Central Coast, California, 2012, finished at 14.2% alcohol and first sampled 3 years from vintage date, in July, 2015.
In the glass: Medium brick.
On the nose: Poured at room temperature and swirled vigorously, shows muddled berries with bright tone in center, not in the classic California pinot noir category. From the aroma, seems like this will be tangy and perhaps light.
On the palate: The primary elements on the palate are in fact light in mouthfeel, but bringing a bright red berry and charcoal edge to the palate. Pomegranates and some red cherry peel away fairly quickly from the sip, leaving a hotter edge of alcohol into the finish.
In summary: Overall, rates two stars with a plus for its fruit elements on the five-star Spirit of Wine scale.
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text: WASHINGTON - Billions of dollars in agricultural disaster aid are tangled up in House legislation that would withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by next year, creating a dilemma for some farm-state members of Congress. House Democratic leaders said Thursday that they will push legislation to set a deadline of Sept. 1, 2008, for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq. That is expected to be part of a larger war spending bill that also would include about $4 billion for farmers who have suffered weather-related losses. Farm-state members from both parties have made disaster aid a top priority for the last year. Several Republicans said Thursday that adding the money to a controversial war bill is not the way to get it. ''It's almost like they are trying to bribe us,'' said Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg, a Republican who has pushed for the disaster aid package. ''I think it's wrong to hold farmers hostage to (Democrats') political philosophy on Iraq.'' Likewise, Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., considers farm disaster assistance his top agriculture priority this year. But he said he's disappointed that it is part of a spending bill that will be ''very controversial.'' Republican Reps. Barbara Cubin of Wyoming and Devin Nunes of California said they are willing to vote against the disaster aid. Nunes, who represents citrus farmers affected by a January freeze, said he won't vote for the bill if it contains any deadlines or other restrictions on troops or generals. ''I don't sell my vote to put soldiers in harm's way,'' said Nunes, adding that voters in his strongly Republican district would understand that. Cubin's state of Wyoming has been hit by an ongoing drought and she pledged to use her ''political capital'' to get disaster dollars during a hard-fought re-election last year. But she issued a strongly-worded statement Thursday indicating she would vote against it if necessary. ''I can tell you this: I will never vote for any bill that abandons our troops in the field of battle,'' she said. Democrats' thoughts: Democrats were more supportive of combining the two issues. North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy said he supports the legislation, which also would add $1.2 billion to Bush's request for military operations in Afghanistan and $3.5 billion for veterans' health care and medical programs at facilities such as the recently criticized Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. ''This resolution signals very clearly that there will be an end to the U.S. carrying the full combat load for the war in Iraq,'' Pomeroy said, adding that he doesn't think the disaster aid was included to garner votes. ''This is the first spending bill to come along'' in the new Congress, Pomeroy said. Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., was less forthcoming about the Iraq resolution but has long supported the disaster relief. She said she has not yet decided how she will vote, but told reporters Thursday that Democratic leadership is ''on the right path to effectively threading this needle.'' Some liberal Democrats are reluctant to vote for more war funding. And President Bush has said he will veto House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan if it doesn't significantly change. No speculation: Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., who heads the House Armed Services Committee and played a key role in crafting the bill, refused to speculate on whether farm disaster relief would encourage those on the fence to vote for the measure. ''You just hope that they look at the whole bill and see what's good for our country,'' Skelton said. ''It's late in the game but we need the disaster relief for rural America - we know that.'' Pomeroy said it will be a tough fight. ''The Iraq war is simply the biggest controversy before this Congress and this country,'' Pomeroy said. ''So there's going to be an awful lot of debate on this package before it becomes law.'' AP writers Sam Hananel and Erica Werner contributed to this article.


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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
White Frames Submissions x 2
OIC had a casual mini art show at MAAD (Red Dot Museum) over the weekend and i contributed 4 b/w pencilled drawings to the show. Here are 2 of them in color.
First one is titled "Ghost Story" - I wanted to draw something with soldiers and skulls. I decided it seemed like a good idea for a military ghost story premise considering the stories I was told while doing my own National Service heh. Will update with the rest of the illustrations later on!
Second one is "Dance in the Dark" - Nothing to the concept really. I was just really pumped from my last figure drawing session and wanted to do an imagined figure drawing piece showing an elegant dancer captured in various poses.I sketched a rough of the layout and added the blindfold as an afterthought. I had an idea that it would be beautiful to portray a dancer so confident with her skill and so familiar with her body that she could dance blind. That, and I have a penchant for using movie and song related titles :p
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Supermarket shopping can be a disheartening experience for the eco warriors among us. You're faced with rows and rows of plastic and disposable items that you didn't use to notice and it can make you feel somewhat helpless. But there are ways around these feelings! Here's how to shop more consciously at the supermarket: 1.... Continue Reading →
How to be an eco-conscious shopper, part 2: Where to shop for clothes!
Below is a list of well-known shops which are rated 'Good' to 'Great' on the application Good On You, which strictly judges retailers based on 1) their environmental impact and the steps they have taken to minimise this (e.g. are their goals clearly defined and time-bound, or are they too vague?), 2) their labour laws... Continue Reading →
How to be an eco-conscious shopper! Part 1: Clothes Shopping
I always find that while people are totally on board with the whole environmentally friendly thing (not exactly a controversial topic), once you've decided to stop supporting unethical practices you begin to ask yourself: where the hell can I shop now? Or HOW do I shop now? This can lead to feeling disheartened and demoralized,... Continue Reading →
Fast fashion: the slow goodbye
My name is Ailsa, and I used to be what you might call a shopaholic. I estimate that I bought on average two or three new items of clothing a month (maybe that sounds like a lot and maybe it doesn't, but for me I definitely didn't need that much). I expertly transformed every want... Continue Reading →
Zero Waste for Beginners: Easy Swaps!
When I first moved to France on my year abroad in 2009 every short conversation at the bank, in a restaurant, or with an old lady at the bus stop felt like a win. Nowadays, every time I find a zero/low waste swap for something designed to be disposable, I get that same sense of... Continue Reading →
It's Not Easy Being Green (and other words of motivation)
Going green can appear a colossally difficult task at first. Once you've started, as in my case probably with something small such as frustration with over-packaging in supermarkets, you begin to notice all sorts of areas in our everyday lives which are filled with unnecessary waste or pollution, plastic or otherwise. It's easy to feel... Continue Reading →
Going Green: the Domino Effect
Bonne année 2018, readers of Salut Le Monde! The travelling adventures are over, and I'm taking my blog in a new direction: on the journey to living as sustainably as I can. If that interests you in any way, if you are also somewhere along this bumpy road, looking for inspiration, or a place to... Continue Reading →
Thailand and its islands: a beautiful way to end the year!
Our final two weeks of what has been an incredible, adventure-filled, and somewhat life-changing year were spent in the beautiful south of Thailand, getting up close and personal with the local marine life. We decided to do a diving course/trip to the Similan Islands, apparently one of the top dive sites in the world. I... Continue Reading →
A voyage in Vietnam
The capital city Hanoi in north Vietnam was a shock to the senses after 5 days in sleepy Laos: crossing the road requires 360 degree peripheral vision and nerves of steel as you make eye contact with cars and scooters revving towards you, said cars and scooters beep their horn for seemingly every movement, and... Continue Reading →


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Randy King, chairman of the tribal trustees, the Shinnecock's official government, said the tribe would continue on its course for larger-scale, class-III gaming.http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=4D36B6FE030CEAF4AB07.3203?site=newsday&view=politics_item&feed:a=newsday_1min&feed:c=politics&feed:i=1.3405195&part=0
"The current plan is to discuss alternative locations west of the reservation in more suitable areas," he said of the tribe's plans for casinos at Belmont Park and in Yaphank , among others. "We hope to discuss all of this with the governor's office shortly."
One has to wonder if Wang could offer a helping hand now that their seems to be a split between the tribe and Gateway (financial backers)


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The Hammer-on Issue
The Hammer-on Issue
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Hammer-ons.. aren't they great ? We love 'em. Using the power of a fingertip to press a string against fretwire to produce a note. Lovely.
We use them all the time without thinking about it. Not only is it brilliant for single string licks like this:
But, when we combine them with pull-offs to perform legato licks, we can cross strings with only the power of our fingers. No picking needed ! Well, apart from the starting note, that is.
Now, let's try the exact reverse of the preceding lick:
Oh, that doesn't sound quite right, does it ? But we're playing the same notes in reverse so surely it should work just as well ? Not so. Here's why. In the descending lick, you're hammering on to a lower string every time, leaving the strings above it covered by your fretting hand. In other words, the strings above the note you're fretting are muted so there is no unwanted string noise. The strings that you are hammering onto are not being played, so they are silent until you fret them. This is why hammering-on works well for descending licks.
In the ascending lick, you are moving upwards from a previouly sounded note. So, for example, the D string has been picked to start the lick off. As you move to the second note in the lick (on the G string) you have to take your finger off the D string which then causes it to ring out. You may try to continue on the G string until it's time to hammer onto the B string but then guess what ? You lift off the G string and then that rings out as well. Ahhhhhhh !
Hammering on to higher strings is impossible. Damn it !!
Ok, it's not impossible but it is difficult. The key to hammering on to a higher string without causing too much string noise is twofold. Looking at the last lick let's pretend you've just played the 7th fret, D string with your 3rd or 4th finger and then you're going to play the 4th fret, G string, with your 1st finger. Got it ? You have to let your 3rd or 4th finger ease pressure off of the D string. Don't pull off. Just ease off until the note is no longer pressed down.
At the same time, you have to concentrate all your effort into performing a strong hammer-on with your 1st finger onto the G string.
So, to sum it up, you have to focus on creating a stronger note velocity than the one you are moving away from. Make sense ? Maybe not. Most of you have probably heard of hammer-ons from nowhere, where you hammer-on as the first note, with no prior run up, no picking etc.. well it's just like that except you also have to avoid causing open string noise by pulling off of a note on a lower string.
It can be done and there are some jazz fusion nutters who play like that but 1. If you use lots of distortion, forget it 2. Your time is better spent learning how to deal with it another way and 3. Screw those guys, they're freaks.
So, what is the solution to the ascending hammer-on issue ?
The answer is dissapointingly simple and you do it already. You pick those notes which do not work as hammer-ons. You can have a run that is mostly legato but when you encounter a string change that requires a movement to a higher string you will want to pick the higher note so the momentum of your tone is not ruined. If you can internalise this rule then you'll find a freedom with ad libbing all over the neck instead of feeling like you have to have your runs figured out in advance.
So, try that last lick again but pick the first note when you move to a new string.
Those licks are very basic but as long as you understand the principle you can figure out how you can do really cool legato runs that combine hammer-ons, pull-offs and occasional alternate picking (or O.A.P. as Hungry for Heaven named it)
So, a very common dilemma has a very basic solution !
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State Archaeology 101
Sarah Levithol
Tennessee Division of Archaeology
What does an archaeologist working for the state of Tennessee do?
- Work with other state agencies in the protection and management of archaeological sites on state lands
- Survey the state to identify and record archaeological sites
- Excavate, protect and preserve prehistoric and historic sites
- Conduct research and encourage public cooperation and responsibility for site preservation
- Publish archaeological findings in scientific and popular formats
A 1990 amendment to state statutes provides additional protections for Native American human remains and burial objects, and also makes the Division and State Archaeologist a central part of the discovery and handling of (primarily prehistoric) Native American graves in the state. This amendment prohibits the public display of Native American human remains, requires reburial of all removed skeletal remains and associated burial objects, and provides a time limit (six months to one year) for analysis prior to reburial. It is illegal in Tennessee to knowingly excavate, remove or tamper with any human burial, whether on public or private property. Burials can be legally removed through a court order from the Chancery Court, but only under very specific conditions. The 1990 amendment occurred about the same time as passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which provides a mechanism for the repatriation of Native American skeletal remains and objects to federally recognized tribes.
So how does all of this affect archaeologists working for the Tennessee Division of Archaeology?
There are over 25,000 archaeological sites in the state of Tennessee and a large part of my job, and that of my colleagues, is keeping tabs on them, specifically those on state owned lands, and also recording new ones. Unfortunately sometimes this means documenting their destruction by natural forces (as was done in collaboration with MTSU following the 2010 Nashville flood), construction projects, and looting. Although excavation of archaeological materials is illegal on federal land under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, collecting and digging of non-burial archaeological resources on private property is legal in Tennessee with landowner permission.
Our office also reviews construction projects on state-owned land to assess the impact to known or potential archaeological sites. For smaller projects the TDOA staff may conduct a small-scale evaluation and/or monitor the work. Larger projects generally require a private Cultural Resource Management firm to carry out the more intensive investigations before construction begins. Many projects require the Division to work closely with other state and federal agencies such as the Tennessee Historical Commission, TDOT, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, TVA, and federally recognized Native American tribes. We also rely heavily on the reports of concerned citizens who inform us about damage being done to archaeological resources.
Another important aspect of work at the TDOA is protecting prehistoric and historic human burials. It is illegal to knowingly tamper with, excavate, or otherwise disinter any human burials or funery objects in Tennessee without legal permission. The TDOA often receives reports of disturbed human remains, and we always respond to them to assess the situation. If a burial is uncovered during development or construction, it is the Division's responsibility to help inform the builder or landowner of their legal options. These may include rerouting a project to avoid a burial, or if avoidance is not feasible then undertaking the legal process to remove the grave. If we receive a report of grave looting or other disturbance, we also make sure that local law enforcement and the medical examiner are contacted is case there is a forensic concern.
Another important part of my job is completing reports from previous TDOA projects. Currently, I am analyzing artifacts from a 1988 investigation carried out in Algood, Tennessee for the State Route 42 road project. This project involved the excavation of nine sites within the proposed State Route 42/Highway 111 right of way. Based on the artifacts, the area was most heavily occupied during the early portion of the Archaic period (8,000 BC- 1,000 BC).
Public education is a large, and enjoyable, part of working at the TDOA. We regularly give talks and presentations to avocational archaeology, civic, and school groups. We also give talks to professional archaeologists about ongoing projects at local, regional, and national conferences. In addition, we daily answer phone calls and emails from citizens about artifacts they have found, potential sites on their property, or from students curious about our profession. It is these public interactions that allow us to share our knowledge of Tennessee's past and foster a sense of excitement and concern for our cultural resources.


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I received so much support when I wrote a Facebook post a few days ago explaining my absence and revealing the craziness that I've been living and the outrageous notion that I might want to start a school. I'd like to thank those of you who gave the post a like or a link or had something to say. I'd originally intended to write a 10 Favorite Posts for the new year round up post as December marked this blog's one year anniversary which was exciting, but also, just another thing to do. So I didn't.
Back nearly 6 years ago now, my husband was due to start a funded Phd program and we were discussing whether I should start a degree (I'd intended to do so three years after moving here from America and qualifying for "home fees" back when home fees were only £3k!) or pursue a business (I wanted to be a personal trainer back then, but that was only my current "work for myself dream" scheme) or have a baby and do that stuff later. Back then I thought you have kids and it slows you down for a few years but then you can get back in the game when they go to school. That was the plan. Before I got married, my father had offered to pay for me to get a university degree back home in America if I didn't elope with my husband and move here to the UK. We had considered putting off the marriage for a while because it was a tempting offer, but neither of us could bear to continue the super long distance relationship any more. So we'd decided I would get a degree here in the UK as soon as possible, which really meant waiting until I could pay £3k per year rather than £9k. (How ironic then that home fees are now £9k right? Ugh.)
How I realised I would be home schooling
As I have a natural addiction for truth, my worry about SIDS lead to research into co-sleeping before my daughter was born. This as well as the research I did about breast feeding while trying to get that latch right lead me to reading about attachment parenting and then non-punitive discipline and then home schooling. I specifically remember telling my husband, who was against home schooling at the time I did NOT want to home school. I specifically remember NOT reading the information about it for a long time, actively avoiding it, because I did not want to home school my kids. But that's not the kind of person I am; curiosity got the better of me and I eventually read this article and that blog post and one thing lead to another. The last straw I think was a video about Summerhill as well as a second video interview with a guy who had left Summerhill unable to read but who taught himself when it was relevant for him. That struck me, that the difference in these kids who were given agency was a confidence they could learn things when they needed to. I want that for my kids. I probably don't have to worry because both my husband and myself retained that even though we went to school but we didn't enjoy school so why would we want to put our kids through it? How would we have been different if we'd gone to a place like Summerhill or Sudbury Valley School?
I've read so much more since then and while I can understand why some people cannot home school my personal choice is that I cannot send my kids to a traditional British state school. I just can't. All of this reading has been like The Matrix to me. I just can't go back.
Why I don't want to be home schooling
So I'm home schooling. But this is not what I wanted for my life. I love my kids more than anything and I will do the best I can for them, but that doesn't mean it fulfills me. I don't want to seem arrogant, and indeed I do not feel superior at all, I wish it weren't the case but deep intellectual discovery is what fulfills me. Not Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Happy Land figurines. And there is no deep intellectual discovery happening at 8:00 at night after a long day when the kids are in bed. Only zombie drooling at a DVD with some wine or while scrolling through Facebook.
Also, as an introvert with social anxiety, I'm not sure I can get them out to spend time with enough other kids as they should. I want to hole away like Emily Dickinson for 12 years not get out and about like Cameron Diaz. Getting out and meeting people as I know I should actually fills me with real dread. I sometimes don't take them to the park 2 minutes away because there might be other people there. My kids are SO social and will talk to and play with everybody. I get so upset when other kids ignore them and I don't know how to deal with it. Do I intervene and tell them to leave the kids alone if they aren't interested? Do I let them learn their own way? Will the mother be offended at either of those choices? Will she want to talk to me? Am I supposed to talk to her first? Is not talking to her rude? Sometimes I think maybe I should hire someone to come take them to the park for me for an hour every other day.
The other option; democratic Sudbuy Valley type schools
But they need more than that. I'm reading Free to Learn right now (and LOVING it) and though I'd already thought this, the hunter-gatherer norm for childhood, the natural expectation of children therefore, is to be able to run and play with close childhood friends for hours every day. My almost five year old loves being out playing with friends and even meeting new ones. She's going to her Montessori pre-school right now which is good but she'll be five soon and cannot go anymore at that point. This is where Small Acres School looks absolutely perfect for her. She would be the happiest person she could be, I think, if she went there. Six hours a day of playing with friends; nothing could be better. Being at home with me would definitely not be better for her than that. But it's in London, and we're not. And my husband, who's just completed his Phd and is looking for an academic job anywhere in the UK will have an even harder time finding one specifically in London. And even if he did, I'm not sure we could afford the tuition. Maybe some day, but not quite yet.
For a couple of weeks I was seriously considering trying to launch a career in business analysis, crossing over from my position right now (part time) in a risk department at an insurance consultancy office (riveting stuff I know). If I worked full time in business analysis I could probably afford to send my kids to the school I want to send them. But I would barely see them, they would need to go to a child minder or nanny after school until I got home and all day between terms. That's not what I want. I want to send them three days a week and study for a psychology degree those three days, pick them up at 3:00 pm and spend the rest of my time with them. We can't. We just can't find a way to do that right now.
So, the last way I can imagine making this happen is to create my own school, right here. (My husband can go work anywhere and come visit us on the weekend if all this other stuff is so perfect. For a while.) One of the comments I got on my Facebook post alerted me to this Steiner home ed co-op and the model they are using looks amazing. They are working with the council as an "out of school educational facility", so not running an illegal school, and everybody is ok with that. I'd love to set something like this up. There is or was also something very similar in Stroud called A Place to Grow.
It won't be easy. Especially with no money of my own. It may be impossible. But, sometimes mothers can accomplish impossible feats for their children.


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Knitting Tip: Easy Way to Close Sleeve Gaps/ Nancy Queen
Top down knitting projects are some of my favorites. They are pretty much seamless except for a small area where the sleeve stitches are picked up on the underside. Picking up and joining the sleeves can sometimes leaves a pesky gap. When I get that gap, here's the easy way I found to close it.
1. When re-joining the yarn to work the sleeve stitches, leave a longer tail than usual (approximately 6" or so).
2. Use that tail to work a duplicate stitch or two to close that gap , then fasten off.
Happy Knitting!
Donna, Your Friendly Knitting Doctor
Do you have a knitting problem or question? Ask me! What are some of your favorite knitting tips?
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LACtic Social technologies include live notifications alerts (using Pusher plugin) upon messaging ,commenting, voting ( likes). Facebook Login , Instagram & Google sign in and integration are also enable for retrieval of photos , friends & check in via location tag from Facebook or Google. LACtic also uses a background processes & workers, one of which sends a notification email reminder for all users upon new site features and more. (using Clockwork- a clock process to replace cron).
Calendar feature for adding events (full-calendar rails plugin). with ability to iCal/Google calendar integration.
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Shirt Pocket Reviews: Best of 2015
Written by Lisa Peet on January 2, 2016 — 4 Comments
Spending between 10 and 15 hours on public transportation a week isn't good for much, but it's been excellent for my reading life. The downside, of course, has been a lack of free time to write about it. I can usually juggle a book or iPad on a train sardine-packed with my fellow commuters; less […]
Posted in Reviews - Facing Out | Also tagged A Manual for Cleaning Women, Best of 2015, Drawing Blood, Euphoria, H is for Hawk, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, Marvel and a Wonder, Sweetland, Symphony for the City of the Dead, The Dog, The Soul of an Octopus, The Sunken Cathedral, Thirteen Ways of Looking, Trampoline
An Unhaunting
Written by Lisa Peet on October 31, 2015 — Leave a Comment
It's easy enough to get in. There are no locks; you can enter as you like. Once you're inside, though, there's something unsettling. Everything looks to be in order, but you get an uneasy sense of abandonment. Someone used this place, once, on a regular basis—loved it, even. But now there's a pervasive pall of […]
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Today was one of those rare days that I reserved to spend in the studio. The entire thing! These are my favorite kinds of days. My goal was to finish decorating the presents, because although they were wrapped, I had just written the name of each recipient on the bottom until I had the time to package them up the way I wanted. I got a jump start on it late yesterday afternoon and had such a hard time making myself leave this room that my sweet, beautiful souled Man picked up dinner from my favorite Italian restaurant and we had a picnic in the studio while Emmy was at school practicing for her holiday concert. I adore that my family loves this studio as much as I do!
I thought that if I split the effort of wrapping 35ish gifts into multiple parts, it would be enjoyable rather than a chore. Well, it turns out towards the end it was a chore anyway because I think it's just not possible to wrap that many gifts without feeling a bit desperate to move on. So move on I did.
After I finished the wrapping, the next thing on my studio to do list was to work on an ornament project for a swap I'm doing with some friends. The problem is that I woke up with a different project in my head. Here's something I've learned during this past year of creativity, when I have an idea that won't leave my head I have to work on it straight away. I can't concentrate on anything else and I won't act right until it's done.
So I finished my wrapping, took care of some important business like ordering more mica and bottlebrush trees, because...priorities, and then got to work. The best kind of work. My floors may be a mess, my windows need to be washed, I have a basket full of ironing, but I have a jar with a winter deer scene in it. And that is just how my life works. You can probably imagine what it's like to live with me.
Luckily I have just enough time this afternoon to clean the floors and get a shower before my people get home and realize that I have been lost in the studio all day. Well first I guess I need a tea break. Because I'm determined to live my life more Britishly. I'm practically the real thing. I have a collection of Cath Kinston bags, Siri talks to me in an English accent, I watch as much BBC television as I can (sometimes even without the closed captioning), I have tea and biscuits in the afternoon and my youngest calls me Mum. We all need goals. Cheers!


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You Tell Me
You can easily turn a dry piece of content into a crowd-pleaser by letting someone else do the storytelling. A different perspective can really liven up a regular subject, so think about interviewing a thought leader in your field of business. Thought leaders exude dependability, credibility, and expertise, leading to an inspirational piece of content that showcases your discerning vision.
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You can also draw on your social community and have your audience create content for you. Ask for input on a issue or innovate ways of using one of your products or services, and have people send in photos or videos that you can use on social media or on your website.
He Said, She Said
Creating fresh content is costly. And most of you busy business owners don't have time to blog on a regular basis. That is why content curation is the answer to your problems. It's a quick and easy way to create valuable and relevant content. All you need to do is gather interesting content from other sources and add a little something of your own before you repost.
The easiest way to do this is to just add a little nugget of your own knowledge on the subject. Then, open it up for discussion and interact with audience comments. By regularly sharing high value content like this, you build up a solid base of followers who rely on you for expert analysis of current and relevant issues.
Turn Around
Content repurposing is a fancy term for reusing old content. It's kind of like upcycling, another fancy modern term that basically means finding new use for old materials. The right way to approach repurposing is to convert a particular type of content into a completely new type of content.
Get maximum use out of a slide presentation, for example, by converting it into a blog post. In turn, you can convert old blog posts into colorful infographics. You can also turn ebooks into blog posts or vice versa. Older articles may be updated with current information, such as new graphics representing the latest trends. And a webinar script can make a good ebook. You get the picture.
A successful content marketing strategy integrates many different types of content. But that doesn't mean that you have to create it from scratch each and every time. There are ways around the constant-need-for-content problem. By co-creating, crowdsourcing, curating, and repurposing content, you get the fresh and engaging content you need to keep your audience happy, while saving time and money for the business.


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I discussed this excellent paper
A. J. Pitman, F. B. Avila, G. Abramowitz, Y. P.Wang, S. J. Phipps and N. de Noblet-Ducoudré, 2011: Importance of background climate in determining impact of land-cover change on regional climate. Nature Climate Change.: 20 November 2011 | DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1294
in my post
Announcement Of New Paper "Importance Of Background Climate In Determining Impact Of Land-Cover Change On Regional Climate" By Pitman Et Al 2011
Erik has alerted me to a new related paper
Avila, F. B., A. J. Pitman, M. G. Donat, L. V. Alexander, and G. Abramowitz (2012), Climate model simulated changes in temperature extremes due to land cover change, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D04108, doi:10.1029/2011JD016382
with the abstract [highlight added]
A climate model, coupled to a sophisticated land surface scheme, is used to explore the impact of land use induced land cover change (LULCC) on climate extremes indices recommended by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI). The impact from LULCC is contrasted with the impact of doubling atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Many of the extremes indices related to temperature are affected by LULCC and the resulting changes are locally and field significant. Some indices are systematically affected by LULCC in the same direction as increasing CO2 while for others LULCC opposes the impact of increasing CO2. We suggest that assumptions that anthropogenically induced changes in temperature extremes can be approximated just by increasing greenhouse gases are flawed, as LULCC may regionally mask or amplify the impact of increasing CO2 on climate extremes. In some regions, the scale of the LULCC forcing is of a magnitude similar to the impact of CO2 alone. We conclude that our results complicate detection and attribution studies, but also offer a way forward to a clearer and an even more robust attribution of the impact of increasing CO2 at regional scales.
Excerpts from the paper are
"….we have been examining the impact of LULCC on the ETCCDI temperature indices at large spatial scales. LULCC has a strong and statistically significant impact at the climate model grid-scale on many of the ETCCDI temperature indices at these scales. And even where the impact of LULCC seems small compared to increasing CO2, in some regions it adds to the impact of elevated CO2 and in some regions it counters this impact. There are also regions that appear to show quite large impacts due to LULCC despite the perturbation in LULCC being locally small."
"We also note that we have focused on the impacts of one major type of LULCC and omitted urbanization, irrigation and other types of land use change that could strongly affect regional climate [Pielke et al., 2011]."
"Our results demonstrate that the impact on the ETCCDI indices of doubling CO2 is almost always much more geographically extensive and mostly of a larger magnitude than the impact of LULCC. However, many of the temperature indices show locally strong and statistically significant responses to LULCC, such that commonly 30– 50% of the continental surfaces of the tropics and northern and southern hemispheres are changed by LULCC. The scale of the impact is large enough to be field significant on seasonal timescales."
The role of land use-land cover change on climate is finally getting the attention it deserves. I look forward to the next research study from this group.