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See the world through the eyes of nature's fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in the U.S., this spectacular predator is now thriving again in American cities and on every continent but Antarctica. What is the secret to its predatory prowess? Join expert falconer Lloyd Buck as he trains a captive peregrine and puts its hunting skills to the test.
Join NOVA on a mathematical mystery tour—a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's signature in the swirl of a nautilus shell, the whirlpool of a galaxy, and the spiral in the center of a sunflower. Math was essential to everything from the first wireless radio transmissions to the prediction and discovery of the Higgs boson and the successful landing of rovers on Mars. Astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follow math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond. It all leads to the ultimate riddle: Is math a human invention or the discovery of the language of the universe?
2015 • Lifehack
In this episode of NOVA scienceNOW, journey back in time to the birth of our solar system to examine whether the key to our planet's existence might have been the explosive shockwave of an ancient supernova. Meet a chemist who has yielded a new kind of "recipe" for natural processes to assemble and create the building blocks of life. And see how the head louse, a creepy critter that's been sucking our blood for millions of years, is offering clues about our evolution. Finally, meet neuroscientist André Fenton, who is looking into erasing painful memories with an injection.
2011 • Science
On July 4, 2012, scientists at the giant atom smashing facility at CERN announced the discovery of a subatomic particle that seems like a tantalizingly close match to the elusive Higgs Boson, thought to be responsible for giving all the stuff in the universe its mass. Since it was first proposed nearly fifty years ago, the Higgs has been the holy grail of particle physicists: in finding it they validate the "standard model" that underlies all of modern physics and open the door to new discoveries when CERN's giant collider switches on at higher power in 2015.
2015 • Physics
On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft, one of the most advanced ever built, is scheduled to fly by Pluto to take the very first detailed images of the dwarf planet. After nine years and 3 billion miles, we will finally get a close look at this strange, icy world, but only if the craft can survive the final, treacherous leg of its journey, which could take it through a dangerous field of debris.
2015 • Astronomy
The global cyberwar is heating up and the stakes are no longer limited to the virtual world of computers. Now, thanks in part to secret documents released by Edward Snowden, the true scale of the National Security Agency's scope and power is coming to light.
2015 • Technology
On November 25th, 1915, Einstein published his greatest work: general relativity. The theory transformed our understanding of nature's laws and the entire history of the cosmos, reaching back to the origin of time itself. Now, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Einstein's achievement, NOVA tells the inside story of Einstein's masterpiece. The story begins with the intuitive thought experiments that set Einstein off on his quest and traces the revolution in cosmology that is still playing out in today's labs and observatories. Discover the simple but powerful ideas at the heart of relativity, illuminating the theory—and Einstein's brilliance—as never before. From the first spark of an idea to the discovery of the expanding universe, the Big Bang, black holes, and dark energy, NOVA uncovers the inspired insights and brilliant breakthroughs of "the perfect theory."
2015 • Physics
Four and a half billion years ago, the young Earth was a hellish place—a seething chaos of meteorite impacts, volcanoes belching noxious gases, and lightning flashing through a thin, torrid atmosphere. Then, in a process that has puzzled scientists for decades, life emerged. But how? NOVA joins mineralogist Robert Hazen as he journeys around the globe. From an ancient Moroccan market to the Australian Outback, he advances a startling and counterintuitive idea—that the rocks beneath our feet were not only essential to jump-starting life, but that microbial life helped give birth to hundreds of minerals we know and depend on today. It's a theory of the co-evolution of Earth and life that is reshaping the grand-narrative of our planet's story.
2016 • Environment
Memory is the glue that binds our mental lives. Without it, we'd be prisoners of the present, unable to use the lessons of the past to change our future. From our first kiss to where we put our keys, memory represents who we are and how we learn and navigate the world. But how does it work? Neuroscientists using cutting-edge techniques are exploring the precise molecular mechanisms of memory. By studying a range of individuals ranging—from an 11-year-old whiz-kid who remembers every detail of his life to a woman who had memories implanted—scientists have uncovered a provocative idea. For much of human history, memory has been seen as a tape recorder that faithfully registers information and replays intact. But now, researchers are discovering that memory is far more malleable, always being written and rewritten, not just by us but by others. We are discovering the precise mechanisms that can explain and even control our memories. The question is—are we ready?
2016 • Brain
On a summer's night, there's nothing more magic than watching the soft glow of fireflies switching on and off. Few other life forms on land can light up the night, but in the dark depths of the oceans, it's a different story: nearly 90% of all species shine from within. Whether it's to scare off predators, fish for prey, or lure a mate, the language of light is everywhere in the ocean depths, and scientists are finally starting to decode it. NOVA and National Geographic take a dazzling dive to this hidden undersea world where most creatures flash, sparkle, shimmer, or simply glow. Join deep sea scientists who investigate these stunning displays and discover surprising ways to harness nature's light—from tracking cancer cells to detecting pollution, lighting up cities, and even illuminating the inner workings of our brains.
2016 • Nature
Alzheimer's disease strikes at the core of what makes us human: our capacity to think, to love, and to remember. The disease ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide, and it is one of the greatest medical mysteries of our time. Join investigators as they gather clues and attempt to reconstruct the molecular chain of events that ultimately leads to dementia, and follow key researchers in the field who have helped to develop the leading theories of the disease. Along the way, meet individuals from all walks of life who will reveal what it's like to struggle with Alzheimer's. Among them, members of a unique Colombian family who have learned that their genetic predisposition all but guarantees early onset Alzheimer's. Yet there may be hope. Join these courageous patients participating in clinical trials, and then go behind the scenes of the major drug trials to see how researchers target and test therapies that may slow and even prevent Alzheimer's.
2016 • Brain
Our ancient human ancestors once lived only in Africa, in tiny bands of a few thousand hunter-gatherers. Then we moved out of our African cradle, spreading rapidly to every corner of the planet. How did we acquire the skills, technology and talent to thrive in every environment on earth? How did our prehistoric forebears cross the Sahara on foot, survive frigid ice ages, and sail to remote Pacific islands? "Great Human Odyssey" is a spectacular global journey following their footsteps out of Africa along a trail of fresh scientific clues. With unique glimpses of today's Kalahari hunters, Siberian reindeer herders, and Polynesian navigators, we discover amazing skills that hint at how our ancestors survived and prospered long ago.
2016 • People
How will we power the planet without wrecking the climate? Five years after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered the unprecedented trio of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers are struggling to control an ongoing crisis. What's next for Fukushima? What's next for Japan? And what's next for a world that seems determined to jettison one of our most important carbon-free sources of energy? Despite the catastrophe—and the ongoing risks associated with nuclear—a new generation of nuclear power seems poised to emerge the ashes of Fukushima. NOVA investigates how the realities of climate change, the inherent limitations of renewable energy sources, and the optimism and enthusiasm of a new generation of nuclear engineers is looking for ways to reinvent nuclear technology, all while the most recent disaster is still being managed. What are the lessons learned from Fukushima? And with all of nuclear's inherent dangers, how might it be possible to build a safe nuclear future?
2017 • Economics
We live in an age when technological innovation seems to be limitlessly soaring. But for all the satisfying speed with which our gadgets have improved, many of them share a frustrating weakness: the batteries. Though they have improved in last century, batteries remain finicky, bulky, expensive, toxic, and maddeningly short-lived. The quest is on for a "super battery," and the stakes in this hunt are much higher than the phone in your pocket. With climate change looming, electric cars and renewable energy sources like wind and solar power could hold keys to a greener future...if we can engineer the perfect battery. Join host David Pogue as he explores the hidden world of energy storage, from the power—and danger—of the lithium-ion batteries we use today, to the bold innovations that could one day charge our world.
2017 • Environment
The centuries-old tradition of folding two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional shapes is inspiring a scientific revolution. The rules of folding are at the heart of many natural phenomena, from how leaves blossom to how beetles fly. But now, engineers and designers are applying its principles to reshape the world around us—and even within us, designing new drugs, micro-robots, and future space missions. With this burgeoning field of origami-inspired-design, the question is: can the mathematics of origami be boiled down to one elegant algorithm—a fail-proof guidebook to make any object out of a flat surface, just by folding? And if so, what would that mean for the future of design? Explore the high-tech future of this age-old art as NOVA unfolds "The Origami Revolution."
2017 • Design
Almost everything we know today about the beautiful giant ringed planet comes from Cassini, the NASA mission that launched in 1997 and arrived at Saturn in 2004. Since then, the space probe has been beaming home miraculous images and scientific data, revealing countless wonders about the planet, its rings and 62 moons - including some that could harbor life. As the mission approaches its final days in 2017, it attempts one last set of daring maneuvers - diving between the innermost ring and the top of Saturn's atmosphere. Aiming to skim less than 2000 miles above the cloud tops, no spacecraft has ever gone so close to Saturn, and hopes are high for incredible observations that could solve major mysteries about the planet's core. But such a daring maneuver comes with many risks and is no slam dunk. In fact, slamming into rocks in the rings is a real possibility. Join NASA engineers for the tense and triumphant moments as they find out if their bold re-programming has worked, and discover the wonders that Cassini has revealed over the years.
2017 • Astronomy
Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to a startling conclusion: mass and energy are one, related by the formula E = mc2. In "Einstein's Big Idea," NOVA dramatizes the remarkable story behind this equation. E = mc2 was just one of several extraordinary breakthroughs that Einstein made in 1905, including the completion of his special theory of relativity, his identification of proof that atoms exist, and his explanation of the nature of light, which would win him the Nobel Prize in Physics. Among Einstein's ideas, E = mc2 is by far the most famous. Yet how many people know what it really means? In a thought-provoking and engrossing docudrama, NOVA illuminates this deceptively simple formula by unraveling the story of how it came to be.
2005 • Physics
In 1991, a small Medieval prayer book was sold at auction. Miraculously, some original writings of Archimedes, the brilliant Greek mathematician, were discovered hidden beneath the religious text. Through scholarly detective work with the help of modern technology, this book now reveals Archimedes' stunningly original concepts, ideas, and theories--revelations that, if known sooner, might have reshaped our world.
2003 • People
NOVA follows a team of volcano sleuths as they embark on a worldwide hunt for an elusive volcanic mega-eruption that plunged the medieval earth into a deep freeze. The mystery begins when archaeologists find a hastily dug mass grave of 4,000 men, women, and children in London. At first they assume it's a plague pit from the Black Death, but when they date the bones, they're a century too early. So what killed off these families? The chronicles of that time describe a run of wild weather that devastated crops and spread famine across Europe. NOVA's expert team looks for the signature of a volcanic eruption big enough to have blasted a huge cloud of ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere, which chilled the entire planet. From Greenland to Antarctica, the team finds telltale "fingerprints" in ice and soil layers until, finally, they narrow down the culprit to a smoldering crater on a remote Indonesian island. Nearly 750 years ago, this volcano's colossal explosion shot a million tons of rock and ash into the atmosphere. Across the globe, it turned summer into winter. What would happen if another such cataclysm struck again today?
2017 • Environment
All over the world, scientists are discovering traces of ancient floods on a scale that dwarfs even the most severe flood disasters of recent times. What triggered these cataclysmic floods, and could they strike again? In the Channeled Scablands of Washington State, the level prairie gives way to bizarre, gargantuan rock formations: house-sized boulders seemingly dropped from the sky, a cliff carved by a waterfall twice the height of Niagara, and potholes large enough to swallow cars. Like forensic detectives at a crime scene, geologists study these strange features and reconstruct catastrophic Ice Age floods more powerful than all the world's top ten rivers combined. NOVA follows their efforts to uncover the geologic fingerprints of other colossal megafloods in Iceland and, improbably, on the seabed of the English Channel. There, another deluge smashed through a land bridge connecting Britain and France hundreds of thousands of years ago and turned Britain into an island for the first time. These great disasters ripped through terrain and transformed continents in a matter of hours—and similar forces reawakened by climate change are posing an active threat to mountain communities throughout the world today.
2017 • Environment
Our lives are going digital. We shop, bank, and even date online. Computers hold our treasured photographs, private emails, and all of our personal information. This data is precious—and cybercriminals want it. Now, NOVA goes behind the scenes of the fast-paced world of cryptography to meet the scientists battling to keep our data safe. They are experts in extreme physics, math, and a new field called "ultra-paranoid computing," all working to forge unbreakable codes and build ultra-fast computers. From the sleuths who decoded the world's most advanced cyber weapon to scientists who believe they can store a password in your unconscious brain, NOVA investigates how a new global geek squad is harnessing cutting-edge science—all to stay one step ahead of the hackers.
2014 • Technology
66 million years ago a seven-mile-wide asteroid collided with Earth, triggering a chain of events suspected of ending the dinosaurs' reign. But experts have long debated exactly what happened when the asteroid struck and how the giant beasts met their end. Now, scientists have uncovered compelling new clues about the catastrophe - from New Jersey to the wilds of Patagonia, and an international expedition of scientists has drilled into the impact crater off the coast of Mexico, recovering crucial direct evidence of the searing energy and giant tsunami unleashed by the asteroid. Join NOVA as scientists piece together a chillingly precise unfolding of the Earth's biggest cataclysm, moment by moment. And discover how our early mammalian ancestors managed to survive and repopulate the Earth.
2017 • History
Black holes are the most enigmatic and exotic objects in the universe. They're also the most powerful; with gravity so strong it can trap light. And they're destructive, swallowing entire planets, even giant stars. Anything that falls into them vanishes…gone forever. Now, astrophysicists are realizing that black holes may be essential to how our universe evolved—their influence possibly leading to life on Earth and, ultimately, us. In this two-hour special, astrophysicist and author Janna Levin takes viewers on a journey to the frontiers of black hole science. Along the way, we meet leading astronomers and physicists on the verge of finding new answers to provocative questions about these shadowy monsters: Where do they come from? What's inside? What happens if you fall into one? And what can they tell us about the nature of space, time, and gravity?
2018 • Astronomy
In March 2015, Solar Impulse II launched the greatest aviation undertaking of our time: to be the first solar-powered airplane to fly around the world. It was a feat 12 years in the making, and was anything but a sure bet. NOVA follows intrepid pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg - two men bent on pushing the boundaries of human flight and proving renewable energy's potential. Along with a team of brilliant engineers, the two designed and built Solar Impulse from scratch - though top airplane manufacturers told them would be too big, too light, and impossible to control. NOVA follows the team as it overcomes seemingly insurmountable challenges to build and fly the first solar plane around the world.
2018 • Technology
Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives, from sports, politics, and medical decisions to the morning commute. With the explosion of digital technology, the internet, and "big data," the science of forecasting is flourishing. But why do some predictions succeed spectacularly while others fail abysmally? And how can we find meaningful patterns amidst chaos and uncertainty? From the glitz of casinos and TV game shows to the life-and-death stakes of storm forecasts and the flaws of opinion polls that can swing an election, "Prediction by the Numbers" explores stories of statistics in action. Yet advances in machine learning and big data models that increasingly rule our lives are also posing big, disturbing questions. How much should we trust predictions made by algorithms when we don't understand how they arrive at them? And how far ahead can we really forecast?
2018 • Math
Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something's up with the weather and many scientists agree. It's the result of the weather machine itself—our climate—changing, becoming hotter and more erratic. In this two-hour documentary, NOVA will cut through the confusion around climate change. Why do scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing, and that human activity is causing it? How and when will it affect us through the weather we experience? And what will it take to bend the trajectory of planetary warming toward more benign outcomes? Join scientists around the world on a quest to better understand the workings of the weather and climate machine we call Earth, and discover how we can be resilient—even thrive—in the face of enormous change.
2018 • Environment
In just one devastating month, Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean were changed forever. In summer 2017, three monster hurricanes swept in from the Atlantic one after another, shattering storm records and killing hundreds of people. First, Harvey brought catastrophic rain and flooding to Houston, causing $125 billion in damage. Less than two weeks later, Irma lashed the Caribbean with 185 mile per hour winds - and left the island of Barbuda uninhabitable. Hot on Irma's heels, Maria intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane in just 15 hours, then ravaged Puerto Rico and left millions of people without power. As the planet warms, are these superstorms the new normal? How well can we predict them? And with hurricane season just around the corner, does the U.S. need to prepare for the reality of climate refugees? NOVA takes you inside the 2017 superstorms and the cutting-edge research that will determine how well equipped we are to deal with hurricanes in the future.
2018 • Environment
NOVA takes you inside the operating room to witness organ transplant teams transferring organs from donors to recipients. Meet families navigating both sides of a transplant, and researchers working to end the organ shortage. Their efforts to understand organ rejection, discover ways to keep organs alive outside the body, and even grow artificial organs with stem cells, could save countless lives.
2018 • Health
Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they investigate why addiction is not a moral failing, but a chronic, treatable medical condition. Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction - the deadliest in US history. Now, science is revealing how addiction affects the brain, and top experts are gathering evidence about how we should address our drug problem, from embracing evidence-based treatments, to rethinking public policies.
2018 • Health
See the world through the eyes of nature's fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in the U.S., this spectacular predator is now thriving again in American cities and on every continent but Antarctica. What is the secret to its predatory prowess? Join expert falconer Lloyd Buck as he trains a captive peregrine and puts its hunting skills to the test.
2018 • Nature
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of how the first mission to the moon, Apollo 8, pioneered groundbreaking technologies that would pave the way to land a man on the moon and win the space race.
2018 • Astronomy
Since it explored Pluto in 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft has been zooming toward NASA's most distant target yet. Join the mission team as the probe attempts to fly by Ultima Thule, an object 4 billion miles from Earth.
2019 • Astronomy
Join scientists as they grab light from across the universe to prove quantum entanglement is real. Einstein called it "spooky action at a distance", but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon two subatomic particles that mirror changes in each other instantaneously over any distance is real. But a few doubts remain. NOVA follows a ground-breaking experiment in the Canary Islands to use quasars at opposite ends of the universe to once and for all settle remaining questions.
2019 • Physics
In May 2018, Kilauea volcano erupted, obliterating neighborhoods with devastating force and uprooting thousands of local residents. It is Hawaii's most destructive volcanic eruption in generations. How can one of the most beautiful places on Earth suddenly transform into a roaring inferno, sputtering molten lava and bombs of volcanic rock the size of refrigerators? On the ground in the early days of the eruption, NOVA joins scientists and residents alike on a breathtaking journey to investigate Kilauea's recent spike in activity. Along the way, some of Hawaii's biggest secrets are revealed: Why did these geologically distinctive volcanoes form in the middle of the Pacific? How did life establish itself on the remote islands? What does this tell us about the future of Hawaii? And what dangers yet lurk for the inhabitants of the island paradise?
2019 • Environment
New technologies are making rockets cheaper and more powerful than ever before. As companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic make space more accessible, and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration may be on the horizon.
2019 • Astronomy
In the shadow of Italy?s Vesuvius, a lesser-known volcano rumbles: Campi Flegrei. An eruption could endanger the millions of residents of the city of Naples. Scientists gain new insights into what happened in nearby Pompeii, and dig into the unique geology of Campi Flegrei. How will they know if the ever-shifting ground is reaching a breaking point? And can an innovative eruption warning system prevent Naples becoming the next Pompeii?
2019 • Environment
Since 1976, the Dead Sea's level has dropped more than 100 feet, leaving its coastline pockmarked with thousands of sinkholes. NOVA follows the unprecedented endeavor to connect the Red Sea to the Dead Sea by way of a massive desalination plant - perhaps the world's largest water chemistry experiment - as scientists race to save the Dead Sea and bring water to one of the driest regions on Earth.
2019 • Environment
In a spectacular adventure, NOVA unlocks the mystery on the vast, grassy plains of Kazakhstan, where horses still roam free, and nomadic herders follow their traditional way of life. Investigating clues from archaeology and genetics, researchers reveal vivid evidence of the very first horsemen. They also discover warriors who swept across Europe and turn out to be the ancestors of millions today.
2019 • History
Forty years ago, hundreds of skeletons were unearthed in a mass grave in an English village. Bioarchaeologist Cat Jarman believes these bones are the last remains of the "Great Heathen Army," a legendary Viking fighting force that invaded England in the ninth century and has long been lost to history. Armed with the latest scientific methods, Cat's team uncovers extraordinary human stories from the front line, including evidence of women fighters and a lost warrior reunited with his son in death
2019 • History
Surrounded by the Ring of Fire, the Pacific Ocean is the epicenter of natural mayhem. Violence is part of life in the Pacific and creatures that live here must choose whether to avoid conflict or rise to meet it.
2/5 • Big Pacific • 2017 • Nature
Indonesia's marine rainforests are under threat, and rising sea temperatures and destructive fishing practices have taken a toll. However, conservation initiatives in hundreds of protected marine zones have given hope to the giant manta rays, 300 species of coral, and six of the world's seven sea turtle species that call this ecosystem home.
11 • Great Blue Wild • 2017 • Nature
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
Welcome to an extreme landscape of rock, ice and snow. We tour the mightiest mountain ranges, starting with the birth of a mountain at one of the lowest places on Earth and ending at the summit of Everest. Find out how some of the most secretive animals rise to the challenge of mountain life. Share one of Earth's rarest phenomena, a lava lake that has been erupting for over 100 years. The same forces built the Simian Mountains where we find troops of gelada baboons nearly a thousand strong. In the Rockies, grizzlies build winter dens inside avalanche-prone slopes and climb the peaks to devour abundant summer moths. In another world first, the programme brings us astounding images of a snow leopard hunting on the Pakistan peaks.
2/11 • Planet Earth • 2006 • Nature
The final programme comes from St Abbs in Scotland and looks at whether herring are making a comeback, and there's exploration into the lesser-known British coral reefs.
5/5 • Blue Planet UK • 2019 • Nature
David encounters two examples where Nature has tinkered with the aging process to alarmingly different effect – the first grows old while trapped in a young body while the second looks old from birth but might hold the key to a long life.
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The Homeschool
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Ready to join us as an HSC volunteer? We look forward to getting to know you and to working together to support and safeguard homeschooling in California. Get started by filling out the volunteer form or contact us by email. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Our Mission: The HomeSchool Association of California honors the diversity of homeschoolers, supports and promotes the entire spectrum of homeschooling, provides information, monitors and influences legislation, and offers opportunities for families to get together, and empowers families to make the choices that respect the rights, needs, and aspirations of their children. The HomeSchool Association of California welcomes anyone with an interest in homeschooling.
As you can imagine, it takes tremendous work and dedication to fulfill HSC's mission statement. We're always looking for volunteers to help with the many aspects of our work. We have found that getting involved with the creative nitty-gritty of this volunteer work brings people deep satisfaction and allows them to discover personal skills they might not have found otherwise. By volunteering, many of us have developed valuable talents that carry over into other parts of our lives. Not only that, but we have also built up a network of friends and families from all over the state who share our passion and vision. If you're a member of HSC, please consider what you might have to offer toward helping us to spread helpful information and support.
We have quite a wide range of jobs that need to be done. Some of the projects are ongoing, whereas other jobs require very little time or effort. Many of these things can be done as just a one-time contribution of time, and even that one time would be greatly appreciated. If you see something that sounds interesting, please submit a volunteer form and you can contact the volunteer coordinator if you have any questions.How many people does it take to carry out HSC's mission? A lot more than you might think. Join us!
Legislative WatchLegal TeamCounty Contacts888 Line Volunteer
Outreach Assistance
Editors and Writers
Membership Drive CoordinatorFundraising Coordinator
Conference Volunteer
Please fill out our volunteer form. It gives our coordinators some basic information on your interests so that we are able to make a good match between a volunteer person and the help needed.
Members of the Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers of the HomeSchool Association of California are committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct in the performance of their responsibilities for the organization.
By pledging to accept this code as a minimum guideline for ethical conduct, board members, staff, and volunteers demonstrate their ongoing commitment to the core values of integrity, honesty, fairness, openness, and responsibility.
1. Listen carefully to my teammates.2. Show respect for the opinions of my fellow teammates.3. Attempt to find outcomes and solutions that achieve consensus whenever possible.4. Respect and support majority decisions of the Board.5. Work with as much transparency and openness as possible.6. Understand and support the HSC Mission Statement.7. Keep well informed of developments in the homeschooling community.8. Participate actively and enthusiastically in relevant meetings and activities.9. Bring to the attention of the Board any issues that I think may adversely affect our organization or those we serve.10. Attempt to interpret the needs of those we serve to the organization and interpret the actions of the organization to those we serve.11. Refer complaints to the proper level in the chain of command.12. Consider myself a "steward" of this organization and do my best to ensure that it is well-managed, maintained, financially secure, growing, and always operating in the best interest of those we serve.13. Always work to learn how to do my job better.14. Declare any conflicts of interest between my personal life and my position in the organization and abstain from voting when appropriate.15. Report HSC-related actions in a timely and thorough way.
1. Listen carefully to my teammates.
2. Show respect for the opinions of my fellow teammates.
3. Attempt to find outcomes and solutions that achieve consensus whenever possible.
4. Respect and support majority decisions of the Board.
5. Work with as much transparency and openness as possible.
6. Understand and support the HSC Mission Statement.
7. Keep well informed of developments in the homeschooling community.
8. Participate actively and enthusiastically in relevant meetings and activities.
9. Bring to the attention of the Board any issues that I think may adversely affect our organization or those we serve.
10. Attempt to interpret the needs of those we serve to the organization and interpret the actions of the organization to those we serve.
11. Refer complaints to the proper level in the chain of command.
12. Consider myself a "steward" of this organization and do my best to ensure that it is well-managed, maintained, financially secure, growing, and always operating in the best interest of those we serve.
13. Always work to learn how to do my job better.
14. Declare any conflicts of interest between my personal life and my position in the organization and abstain from voting when appropriate.
15. Report HSC-related actions in a timely and thorough way.
1. Will not criticize fellow board members in or out of the boardroom.2. Will not use my membership on the Board for my personal advantageor that of my friends or relatives.3. Will not discuss confidential proceedings of the Board outside the boardroom.4. Will ensure, to the best of my abilities, that all board members, staff, and volunteers have the requisite skills and information to adequately perform their duties.5. Will work to ensure that HSC is fair and inclusive in its dealings with board members, staff, volunteers, and members at large.6. Will provide comprehensive and timely information to the public, the media, and all other interested parties and will be responsive to reasonable requests for more information.
1. Will not criticize fellow board members in or out of the boardroom.
2. Will not use my membership on the Board for my personal advantage
or that of my friends or relatives.
3. Will not discuss confidential proceedings of the Board outside the boardroom.
4. Will ensure, to the best of my abilities, that all board members, staff, and volunteers have the requisite skills and information to adequately perform their duties.
5. Will work to ensure that HSC is fair and inclusive in its dealings with board members, staff, volunteers, and members at large.
6. Will provide comprehensive and timely information to the public, the media, and all other interested parties and will be responsive to reasonable requests for more information.
At the moment that I am writing this, I have just gone through one of the most exhausting and stressful three months of my life. The briefs in the LA abuse/homeschooling case have been given to the clerk. Although the lawyers who have worked on the issue won't know if the judges will actually agree to read them for some days yet, we know that we have done everything we can possibly do. No new legislation has been introduced. The media is under control and increasingly favorable toward homeschooling. But the work put in by many, many people to get to this point of relative calm has been unfathomably huge.
As this crisis unfolded, a number of people asked how they could help. These people fell into two general categories. The first is people who had already been working on homeschooling issues for some years, and the second was people who saw a need and wanted to contribute. Now, I haven't gone and read any books about crisis management, but I bet what I'm about to say is in them. It's the people in the first group who could make a meaningful contribution.
Some of the people who were sucked into the firestorm are people who have been involved in homeschooling for years: Ann Zeise, Diane Flynn Keith, Lillian Jones, Mary Nix of Home Education Magazine, Mary Griffith, Wes Beach, Stephen Greenberg and the women who have been leaders of CHEA and CHN. Some are people who have been active for HSC: Leslie Buchanan, Kathy Smith, Tammy Takahashi, Corin Goodwin. It was an enormous comfort to open my email inbox and see messages from these names, since I knew that they already had knowledge and experience I could draw from, that they were taking meaningful actions that made a big difference. I had worked with them before and knew them and their temperaments, and, most importantly, knew that I could trust them.
So what's my point? The best way to help in a crisis is to have started volunteering in times of peace. A crisis is no time to start. Crises aren't handed to the Boss, who then organizes a team. In a crisis, a giant mess might fall from the sky on everyone, but things start happening because of people who, whether through some understanding of a chain of command or just through a sense that they're in a position to act effectively, start actually trying to face the issues raging at them from many directions at once. They aren't blowing you off if you offer to help and never hear from them. They're getting 200 emails an hour, facing calls from all sides, fighting for their lives. They are going to turn to the people who already know something about the legal, political, cultural landscape, who have a sense of whom to call about this and how to manage that. They can't train a new volunteer.
I know the Board includes really sweet messages from time to time about how FUN volunteering is, all the friends you'll make. Every word of that is true, and I'll talk more about that later, but I'm not sure that's an effective way to draw people in. I'll come at it from a different angle that has proven very effective across many cultures: guilt. I don't know what possessed me nine years ago to check the box at the bottom of some HSC form that said "Interested in volunteering? Check here and indicate where you think you could help", but it started me on a very long, very interesting and very rewarding path. It was probably that same Midwestern sense of guilt, the Protestant work ethic, that has driven me all my life. I had a skill (law) and I thought HSC could use it. They did.
I know that so many people put in loads of time with their park day groups, their co-ops, their 4-H programs. They feel like they're giving all they can. But there's a continuous need for new leadership at the statewide level, and in our particular field, it's only going to come from other parents who also have dirty dishes and kids who haven't finished their math. Every leader HSC has is an overcommitted parent who really, honestly, doesn't have time, but somehow makes it. My kids haven't done a whole lot of formal homeschooling since March 2, but they've gotten one heck of an education about activism, dealing with the media, dedication to a cause.
In a crisis, your park day group can't do much other than find people who can talk to the media or help disseminate accurate information. It's the statewide organizations that protect homeschooling's backside, that keep Sacramento's itchy fingers off of us. Sure, they put on great campouts and terrific conferences, but that's not all of it. These statewide groups are the ones watching, monitoring. And they're the ones that pop up in a Google search when someone wants to talk to leaders of homeschooling. They're the ones that get the phone calls from legislative aides who are exploring ideas, the ones that get weird calls from newspapers. And they're the ones who are expected to deal with it when you know what hits the fan, as it did this Spring.
There's no training for working at the statewide level other than doing it. Sure, I had a professional skill, but I've used that skill only a small part of the time. Most of the time, what has been needed is a willingness to spend time, to listen, to learn, to lead. The only requirements for the job are an interest in protecting this amazing opportunity we have of helping our children develop in safe, nurturing environments.
HSC needs people to help at every level. The conference doesn't run itself, the newsletter needs writers, campouts need organizing. But it particularly needs people who are willing to serve on the Board, on the legal team, and on the legislative team. These are the heart and soul of what keep homeschooling available as a choice. Kathy Smith and Leslie Buchanan, my main Board contacts during this whole affair, started out by volunteering in other areas, but then took the next step. You should all be grateful they did, but you should express your gratitude by thinking about how YOU can help and whether you could take that next step. Do it now. The Board is ALWAYS looking for new people. The legal team is ALWAYS happy to hear from parents with law degrees who want to contribute. The legislative team is ALWAYS delighted when someone says that legislation interests them and they want to get involved. But if no one does, then we might not be so lucky in the next crisis.
Back to the fun part. I have known, by reputation or prior work, all of the homeschooling veterans I mentioned earlier. But I know them a lot better now. I sort of wish we could all be placed on a beach together somewhere with a tub of cold drinks and a lot of chairs, so that we could talk, and laugh, and enjoy the camaraderie that comes from standing shoulder to shoulder and facing down the monsters. I understand much better now why my dad, who was in combat, still goes to reunions 35 years later with his war time buddies.
If I've helped any small little twinges start in you about how you should give back to an organization dedicated to keeping your family free, and if those twinges make you think that maybe you should send an inquiring email through the contact page at the website to the board, or the legal team, or the legislative team, then I've accomplished what I set out to do. Don't compound the twinges by not acting on it. Make them go away BY acting on it. Now.
Debbie Schwarzer
Thank you for your interest in the HSC Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors is a group of volunteers committed to homeschooling and to the HSC mission statement. The Board acts as the caretaker of the organization by taking responsibility for its good health, charting its course, and planning for its future.
Ideally, Board candidates are HSC members in good standing who can commit to serving a two-year term, demonstrate an ability to work well within a group of people, exhibit tolerance for others different from themselves, communicate well in person and online, open themselves to the great learning opportunities that come from serving on a board, and share our commitment to HSC and homeschooling.
As representatives of HSC, Board Members are expected to support the HSC Mission Statement, Bylaws, and procedures as established by the Board. All HSC board members, as well as all other volunteers, are expected to regularly review and agree to the HSC Code of Ethics.
The HSC board is a working all-volunteer board. Each board member accepts responsibility not only for various areas of the organization, but also for supporting the volunteers related to that area.
The HSC Board generally meets on a weekend each quarter, and Board Members are expected to attend all Board meetings, if possible, and at least a minimum of three per year. In order to give members throughout the state a chance to attend our meetings and to share the burden of travel time and expense, we schedule meetings in various locations throughout the state. Pre-approved Board member travel expenses are reimbursed if requested.HSC board members communicate electronically with each other regularly and conduct much of their work via email; therefore, board members must own a computer and have a basic understanding of electronic communication. Board members are expected to check their email a minimum of three or four times a week, although most board members usually check their email daily.Preferably, candidates will be HSC members who have volunteered for HSC for a minimum of one year in a position of responsibility but this is not strictly required. All relevant experience will be considered. As the HSC Board of Directors, our intention is to have a group of individuals that not only reflects the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural and political diversity of our membership, but also champions that diversity. If you are interested in expanding your volunteer efforts on behalf of HSC by becoming a Board member, please visit this page to complete the Letter of Interest and Questionnaire. If you have any questions, please contact the Board at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you for your kind consideration of this important opportunity to serve on behalf of your fellow HSC members and help guide the future of our organization.
Sincerely,The HSC Board of Directors
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Juliana and Antonelli to meet Walsh and Ross in women's final at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
Despite a second-rally from the Salgado sisters, Juliana and Antonelli emerged the winners in the all-Brazilian clash 2-1 (21-15, 13-21, 15-10) in 51 minutes to set up a final showdown against three-time Olympic champion Kerri Walsh and April Ross from the USA.
The American pair, seeded fourth in the season-opening tournament, fought back from one set behind to upset local favorites and top seeds Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi 2-1 (14-21, 21-15, 15-11) in 47 minutes.
"China came out and played amazing volleyball. We came out really agressive, but we were playing into their tracks, so we made a few adjustments in game two and set three," said Walsh.
"They are such a great team that make you think so much. They brought the best out of us."
Walsh, who started to partner with Ross last year, predicts another tough battle ahead in the afternoon.
"I expect it to be tough, but our plan is to win," said Walsh.
"We've never seen this team (Juliana and Antonelli) before. We both know the players individually, but not as a team. It's always a challenge to play someone for the first time, but we just gonna focus on ourselves, and give it all," added the 35-year-old veteran.
After sitting out last year's FIVB World Tour, Juliana returns to team with veteran Maria Antonelli and made it to the Main Draw at the Fuzhou Open from the Qualification Tournament.
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My name is Brooke Rodd. I am a fashion/editorial photographer who has always been passionate about clothes and styling. My main goal with this dress line is to inspire women ages (20-45) to always look cool in a "not trying to look cool" way. I intend on opening a store in Los Angeles in the next few months and hopefully in the hamptons by this time next year. I am a young, hip, edgy mother of 2 who has been told she always looks cool without looking like I spent hours doing so. I want to make that "easy cool vibe" accessible to women. The dresses are priced to sell in the $100-$150 range. They are not overly expensive and they are NOT CHEAP!
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The ISC's 22nd International Sculpture Conference will explore and consider the potential of sculpture in the 21st century - to provide an opportunity to both celebrate its vitality and diversity, its capacity to challenge, and to examine its current position, function and production.
This bi-annual event will bring together ISC members and non-members for discussions and networking opportunities.
Big Ben clock tower, Credit: visitlondonimages/ britainonview
Registration Is Closed!
On-site registration will be accepted on a space available - first come basis.
Limited spots are currently available.
The rates will apply:
ISC Member On-Site: £475
Non-Member On-Site: £600
Only Visa and Mastercard accepted for on-site payments.
Registration Information:
Registration Is Closed.
On-site registration will be accepted on a space available - first come basis.
Limited spots are currently available.
Registration includes admission to all panels, keynote addresses, reception at Tate Modern, admission to the Henry Moore exhibition at Tate Britain, workshop demonstrations at Chelsea College of Art & Design, ARTSlam Sessions, gallery hop, and lunch Thursday and Friday.
Cancellations must be submitted in writing before March 16, 2010 and are subject to a £125 cancellation fee. No refunds will be offered for cancellations received after March 16, 2010. All approved refunds will be issued within 3 business days of request to original paid credit card. Registrations paid by check will be refunded via check .
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Antony Gormley BLIND LIGHT 2007. Fluorescent light, water, ultrasonic humidifiers, toughened low iron glass, aluminium,
3200 x 9785 x 8565 mm,
Commissioned by the Hayward Gallery, London,
Installation view, Hayward Gallery, London Photograph by Stephen White, London
The ISC's 22nd International Sculpture Conference program will include (subject to change):
David Mach, Myslexia. Image courtesy of Cass Sculpture Park.
Keynote Speakers:
Antony Gormley
Born and raised in North London, Antony Gormley has become a significant force in the sculptural world. While at Trinity College, Cambridge, he studied archaeology, anthropology and art history, and from 1971-1974, he traveled to India and Sri Lanka and studied Buddhist meditation. These experiences have truly influenced his work, beginning solely with representations of the human body embodying moments in time, and later exploring the realm of how one's self relates to others. Many of his sculptural works are made with, or based on, molds taken from his own body. Gormley's work has been exhibited extensively, with solo shows throughout the UK in venues such as the Whitechapel, Tate and the Hayward galleries, the British Museum and White Cube. His work has been exhibited internationally at museums including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC, the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Malmö Konsthall, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, and the Kölnischer Kunstverein in Germany. He was awarded the Turner Prize in 1994 and the South Bank Prize for Visual Art in 1999.
Photo credit: Lars Gundersen
Peter Noever
Designer. Since 1986 C.E.O. and Artistic Director of the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna. 1988–1993 initiator and artistic director of the general adaptation of the MAK entrusting 13 contemporary artists with the redesign of the MAK Permanent Collection. Interventions in the building's structure (James Wines/SITE's "Gate to the Ring", James Turrell's "MAKLite", Walter Pichler's "Gate to the Garden") and launching art in the public realm (Franz West, Donald Judd, Philip Johnson, Michael Kienzer). 1994 foundation of the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles. 2006 foundation of the Josef Hoffmann Museum, Brtnice, a joint branch of the Moravian Gallery in Brno and the MAK Vienna. 2008 acceptance of the Fitzpatrick-Leland House (a Donation by Russ Leland) and foundation of the MAK UFI – Urban Future Initiative, Los Angeles.
1975–1993 lecturer of Design Analysis at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. 1989 guest professor for Museology at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. 1982–1994 publisher and editor-in-chief of UMRISS, the magazine for architecture.
Realized and is continuously working on various architectural projects, such as the land art intervention "The Pit" in Breitenbrunn/Burgenland (1971–today), the design for the MAK Terrace Plateau in the MAK Garden (1989/1993), CAT – Contemporary Art Tower / The 21 st Century Collection together with Sepp Müller and Michael Embacher (1989), the Havana Project (with Carl Pruscha) in the capacity of the urban planning consultant for the Cuban Ministry of Culture and the UNESCO (1995), and "MAK über Wien. Reparatur, Intervention und Erweiterung" together with Embacher/Wien (2009), a feasibility study defining the changed requirement profile of the museum and proposing concrete agendas for the public realm.
Peter Noever is curator and exhibition designer in Vienna, Los Angeles, and abroad; he realized numerous exhibitions on art and architecture as well as exhibitions of his own architecture and design works in Europe, the US and Asia. He realized various product designs and developed ground-breaking design strategies. Lives and works in Vienna.
Photo credit: Peter Noever with Amish Kapoor's "Shooting into the Corner". © Elfie Semotan 2009
Lucy Orta
Lucy Orta was the inaugural Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Fashion (2001-2007), the first endowed Chair for the University of the Arts London. Since 2008 she holds the title of Professor of Art Fashion and the Environment at London College of Fashion. In a body of work spanning more than a decade, Lucy has created a unique genre that transcends denominations between sculpture, fashion, architecture and performance. Lucy Orta has exhibited her work in major contemporary art museums including: Museum of Modern Art Paris 1993; Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art Paris 1996; Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney and Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 1998; Weiner Secession Vienna 1999. Biennales include: Venice 1995, Johannesburg 1997; Havana 2004. Recent solo exhibitions include: 2010 – Natural History Museum London / 2008 - Galleria Continua Le Moulin, Paris; Hangar Biccoca Milan / 2007 - Institute of Contemporary Arts London; Galleria Continua Beijing / 2006 - Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam / 2005 - Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation for the Venice Biennale) / Barbican Curve Gallery London, and 2004 Victoria & Albert Museum London.
photo credit: Jean-François Jaussaud. Courtesy of the Artist
Thomas Schutte, Model For a Hotel from the Fourth Plinth Project. Photo: Chris Wainwright.
Panels will address topics facing those working currently working in sculpture including:
The Languages of Sculpture
Public Perception and Investment
The State of Education
Events scheduled to take place at: (subject to change)
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Kings Place
90 York Way
London N1 9AG
Phone: + 44 (0)20 7841 4860
King's Place will be the official Conference Headquarters for all panels and keynote addresses held on Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9. King's Place is easily accessible from the King's Cross - St. Pancras tube stop. Please see below for locations of Wednesday's events.
At King's Cross/St. Pancras Exit at Euston Street. Bear left to make a left on York. King's Place is 300 meters up the road on York, approximately 5 minutes.
Located in Central London, King's Place is a center for classical music, contemporary art, and debates. This conference center includes three art galleries featuring a wide range of artists from those who are just emerging on the art scene to those who are leaders in their fields. Kings Place also has a number of dining options including the Green & Fortune Café, Rotunda Bar & Restaurant, and the Concert Bar. http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/
Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground at Chelsea College of Art & Design. Photo by David Revagliatte, Courtesy of Chelsea College of Art and Design and 45 Millbank.
Chelsea College of Art and Design
16 John Islip Street,
London SW1P 4JU
Phone: +44 (0)20 7514 7751
Chelsea College of Art and Design will host workshop demonstrations and ARTslam sessions on Wednesday, April 7 from 10:00AM – 3:00PM. Chelsea College of Art and Design is a short walk from the Pimlico and Vauxhall Tube stops. For further directions click here.
The Chelsea College of Art and Design is one of a three-college partnership within the University of the Arts London. Located next to the Tate Britain, the school is in a prime location where it is surrounded by creativity and inspiration. One of the highlights of the school is the CHELSEA space, an exhibition area designed to allow artists and designers to work on experimental curatorial projects. http://www.chelsea.arts.ac.uk/
From the Pimlico tube stop CCAD is a 10-15 minute walk. Take exit following signs for Tate Britian. Once out of station bear on left to Regency Street following Regency to Vauxhall. Cross Vauxhall and go right up Vauxhall, toward the River Thames. Make a left on John Islip street. Follow to Tate Britain and make a right. Tate Britain will now be on your left, conference entrance to CCAD on the right. Click here for a map.
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National Gallery's portico entrance, Courtesy of the National Gallery
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DN
Phone: +44 (0)20 7747 2885
The National Gallery will host the opening Keynote address by Antony Gormley on Wednesday, April 7th 2010. The National Gallery is a short walk from the Charing Cross, Leicester Square, Piccadilly, and Embankment and WestminsterTube Stops.
From the Charing Cross tube stop, National Gallery is almost directly next to the stop, behind the fountains. Please use the Sainsbury Wing Entrance. Click here for more details.
Getting to Tate Modern from National Gallery: Note it is about a 35 minute journey.
Located on the edge of Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery is home to the national collection of 13th to 19th century Western European paintings. On top of having over 2,300 paintings, the National Gallery offers guided tours, film screenings, live musical performances by students from the Royal College of Music, and the option of setting up stools for sketching throughout the museum. Another highlight of visiting the National Gallery is their Friday Late events where the museum is open until 9PM giving visitors the opportunity to enjoy a night at the bar or café as live music plays in the background. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/index.php
Tate Modern. Photo: © Tate Photography
Tate Modern
London SE1 9TG
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7887 8888
Tate Modern will host the Opening Reception on Wednesday, April 7. Tate Modern is a short walk from the Southwark, Mansion House, and St Pauls Tube stops.
Tate Modern is located on the south bank of the River Thames at Bankside, near Blackfriars Bridge, opposite St Paul's Cathedral and next to the Globe Theatre. Please use the River Entrance, next to Millennium Bridge.
Getting to Tate Modern from National Gallery: Note it is about a 35 minute journey.
Once an abandoned power station, Tate Modern was opened in 2000 and now holds the national gallery of international, modern and contemporary art dating from 1900. Tate Modern is one of the four galleries that display pieces from the Tate Collection. In addition to visual displays showcasing artists such as Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, there is also a "learning zone" with hands-on activities, short films, and multimedia interactives. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
Tate Britain
London SW1P 4RG
Phone: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
Tate Britain is offering admission to their major Henry Moore Exhibition to all conference attendees with their conference badge. Tate Britain is a short walk from the Pimlico, Vauxhall, and Westminster Tube stops and is next to Chelsea College of Art and Design.
Tate Britain. Photo: © Tate Photography
Tate Britain is another of the four galleries that display pieces from the Tate Collection. This particular gallery focuses on British art beginning from the time of the Tudor monarchs in the 16th century to the present day. Much like the other Tate galleries, Tate Britain offers a wide variety of experiences to its visitors. In addition to the artworks displayed throughout the gallery, there are also regular music performances, film viewings, and discussion panels. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
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Just seven weeks before Windows 8 will be released by Microsoft, market research firm Net Applications has noted that Windows 7 is now more popular than Windows XP. According to previous data just two years ago, Windows 7 was used by approximately eighteen percent of the market while nearly 62 percent continued to use Windows XP at work and in the office. By the end of August 2012, Windows 7 is now being used by nearly 43 percent of the market while Windows XP is still holding fairly strong at 42.5 percent. As a pre-release preview, Windows 8 is being used by approximately a quarter of a percent of the market, but that figure should change significantly during late October.
As Windows 7 rose in popularity, Windows Vista continued to sink and bleed market share due to constant issues with performance, privacy and security. Over the past two years, Vista has fallen from about fourteen percent market share to just over six percent. In addition, the total market share of Mac OS X versions 10.4 through 10.8 are now outpacing Windows Vista.
Regarding share by desktop, Windows users make up approximately 92 percent of the market while Mac users come in at seven percent and Linux users make up the remaining one percent. Internet Explorer is still the most widely used browser on desktops with over half of the market, but Google and Mozilla are attracting about one fifth of the market each with Chrome and Firefox.
Regarding operating system share by mobile devices, Apple is the champ in this category with nearly two thirds of the market. Android users make up a little more than a fifth of the market and the remaining thirteen percent include devices like BlackBerry phones, Windows phones and the Kindle. Regarding browser share with mobile devices, Safari is used by approximately 66 percent of the market and Android is around twenty percent. Other popular mobile borwsers include Opera Mini, BlackBerry and Chrome.
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Question submitted on Feb 21, 2013.
QuestionMy mom and dad who are 65, want to take out their Roth IRAs completely (all at once) is that possible? all their IRAs are in mutual funds and my dad is afraid of the risky market. he is going to retire in 1 yr. I read and it said that they have to take it out in installments. Thanks.
Distributions from Roth IRAs should not be restricted in your parents'' situation as long as they have had the accounts for at least five (5) years. Principal, meaning direct contributions, may be withdrawn at any time without tax or penalty as distributions are deemed to come from "principal" prior to any earnings.
Eligible distributions of earnings, meaning they are free from tax and penalty, generally must be after the five (5) year account requirement is met and the account owner must also meet the age requirement of 59-1/2. Your parents being 65 justifies the distribution as they have reached 59-1/2 years of age. If they have had the accounts for the required length of time, qualified withdrawals may be made in any amount on any schedule.
What you read may be specific to the mutual funds they own as opposed to the Roth IRAs themselves. You will have to check with the fund company regarding any distribution restrictions requiring installments specific to those funds.
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Michele Bachmann is a conservative with 'a titanium spine'
WASHINGTON — Michele Bachmann was an "accidental politician," and it all began on April Fool's Day.
On April 1, 2000, the 2012 Republican White House hopeful — then a "middle American mom," as she wrote in her recent memoir — made a fateful, spur-of-the moment decision that changed her life.
She decided not to attend a wedding with her family and instead joined fellow Minnesota activists at a local Republican Party nominating convention. They wanted to put up someone to challenge their state senator, a veteran Republican lawmaker who they thought was turning soft and needed the fear of God put into him.
Bachmann became the sacrificial lamb. To everyone's amazement, she knocked him off and went on to win the seat.
That was her first political lesson, Bachmann, now a three-term congresswoman from suburban Minneapolis, said in her book, "Core of Conviction."
"With the right kind of popular energy, ordinary people can make a difference," she wrote. "You can fight city hall ... you can take on the establishment and win."
Now her presidential hopes appear similarly challenging: She's fallen from the top of the Republican field last summer to the second tier as voting looms next month.
The 55-year-old political dynamo boasts of her "titanium spine." She's rarely demurred from taking on the establishment, even her own party when she's deemed it not confrontational enough or committed enough to core conservative dogma.
When the House GOP leadership backed the debt-ceiling deal with the White House last summer and pressured its caucus to fall in line, Bachmann was a no-show.
Named Miss Congeniality in high school, Bachmann lobs political grenades like a commando in pearls. She recently called some of the other Republicans in the presidential race "milquetoast opponents." She doesn't blink an eye when she says she'd deport all 11 million illegal immigrants — "in steps."
Like Ben Franklin with his kite, Bachmann lofts a line into the ether and quickly draws electricity. Appearing on MSNBC's "Hardball" in 2008, she said that President Barack Obama "may have anti-American views," then suggested that the news media should investigate the views of members of Congress "and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America?"
Sometimes her aim goes awry, as when she said that if she were in the White House, "we wouldn't have an American Embassy in Iran." There is no U.S. Embassy in Iran; it's been closed since the 1979 hostage crisis.
Her religious faith has been her guide, she says. It's why she became a lawyer, entered politics and chose her crusades.
Bachmann's campaign didn't respond to requests for an interview.
She grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. On the campaign trail, it's her symbol of heartland values and a political touchstone.
"I believe we need a lot more Waterloo rather than Washington in the White House," she said at a book signing last month in her hometown.
Her parents, both Democrats, divorced after moving the family to Minnesota. Earlier this year Bachmann told The Weekly Standard, a conservative political magazine, that she'd learned about poverty firsthand when her mother supported four children on her $4,800 annual salary as a bank teller.
Bachmann and her family reside in Stillwater, Minn. She and her husband, Marcus Bachmann, have raised five children and served as foster parents to 23 others. Marcus Bachmann is a therapist who runs a Christian counseling center whose methods are rooted in faith.
They were college sweethearts and Democrats who volunteered for Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign. But they soon soured on the party of Truman and Kennedy and became religious conservatives. Her opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage has helped to define her political voice.
In Congress, she opposed the financial bailouts in 2008 and the Dodd-Frank law to regulate Wall Street and protect consumers. She's also tried to eliminate provisions of the 2010 health-care law.
Perhaps her most well-known piece of legislation, though, is the Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act, which would repeal a 2007 mandate to phase out the less energy-efficient incandescent bulb. The bill hasn't advanced past the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Bachmann founded the House Tea Party Caucus last year, but she was unable to parlay that perch into a position in the House of Representatives leadership when the GOP took over last January.
The former federal tax attorney won the Iowa straw poll in August, the first test of candidate strength in the first state that will cast ballots in 2012, on Jan. 3.
But gaining the lead in the crowded field has been like quicksilver for most of the contenders. Except for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a fixture among the leaders, Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain and Texas Gov. Rick Perry each seized the momentum at one point, then quickly lost it.
In Iowa, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas remains strong and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is surging. The most recent Des Moines Register poll showed his support in Iowa among likely caucus-goers at 25 percent.
For Bachmann, the bad news is that the 22 percent support she attracted back in June has slipped to just 8 percent. The good news is that's where she was in October, as well, so she appears to have halted her slide.
"No candidate has so far gotten even one-third of electoral support in any poll," said Mark Meckler, a co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, a large tea party group. "To me, that shows it's anybody's to win."
Bachmann has gone after Gingrich, accusing him of offering amnesty to illegal immigrants and being an "influence peddler" because of his private Washington consulting work.
Gingrich, in turn, has called Bachmann "factually challenged," given her record of occasional gaffes. She once said that an Obama trip to India would cost taxpayers $200 million a day, a figure the White House called "wildly inflated," and that the pivotal American Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord — both in Massachusetts — were in New Hampshire.
It's worth noting that at this point in the Republican presidential primary campaign four years ago, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was leading the field. His closest rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, was 11 points back.
Huckabee ended up winning Iowa, but he later dropped out. Giuliani was gone a few weeks later, while Sen. John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, placed fourth in Iowa.
In a recent appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News, Bachmann said she was the "true, consistent conservative" and hopeful that voters would come around.
About 35 of them recently attended a meeting of Iowa's Jasper County Republican Party. Chairman Dale Springer asked how many were "100 percent" sure whom they'd vote for on Jan. 3. Only about 20-25 percent raised their hands.
"That's how up in the air this whole thing is," he said.


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Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday with your friends and family.
Our pal Megan and her sister sent us these pictures of some Christmas ornaments they made.
xD I thought those were cookies! but those are way cute! I now see the hooks on them :3
I love them!I wish I could have one:) And first comment!
Those r so cool! Is the person who made those Megan Fahlenbock the person that plays Gwen
Awww! Cute!
Hmmm... Maybe I'll make one for Izzy...
wow!chris is so cool! happy holidays guys!!
Merry Christmas Todd Kauffman, Thorny and ALL TDI fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That looks cool.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
How did you make those
I want one with Izzy on it
They're school
Cute! I want one! (Next year? You're not updating till next year? D: Oh noez!)
Those cookies look yumolicious! xD
JK, I no there ornaments, but ther still cool
omg i want those
awsome idea
omg I made one with
Dj Screeming Its So Awesumm
AAWWWW!!!! I love the one of Duncan!!! That must of been hard to make!! Great skill! <3 hehe! Happy Holidays to everyone who reads this! <3
That is so cool! Freaky thing though: My name is Megan and I also have a sister...
haha! those are so cool im gonna get clay and make some right now!
how did they make them
Thos look cool. Realy cool. I was wondering are you guys going to make a Total Drama Island video game? If you do I would go all the way to Canada to buy it if it wasn't available in the US.
befor i read any of it i was thinking
"what the.......!"
Yeah, those really do look like Christmas cookies!
Mmm... cookies.
They are so FETCH!
*Katie and Sadie moment*
Speaking of Katie and Sadie they are my two favorite characters on this great TV show. So could you possibly after the holidays post Katie and Sadie character rotations because Im working on a TDI collage and it cant be TDI without Katie and Sadie!
Thank you and happy holidays!
haha. those are cute.
nicely done, too.
i want 1 with courtney and duncan kissing
OMG when I first saw those I thought they were cookies. I bet duncas would be EXTRA YUMMY! XD
MERRY CHRISTMAS TOTAL DRAMA ISLAND or um TOTAL DRAMA ACTION!!!! ;D
Okay, so I llllllllooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee these ornaments so much!!! They were probably made of felt!!! I agree with the person who inquired about the TDI video game... make an awesome one for the Wii!!! Lastly, I think it would be great to see more character rotations. We still have a Sadie, Eva, Owen, Leshawna, Tyler to see, as well as a Katie with more images! I'm using them to freehand draw the characters in my spare time. It is a lot of fun! Katie and Sadie Fan... Good luck on your collage!!!
Merry Christmas!!!
Happy New Year!!!
P.S. Sorry for the overuse of exclamation points!!!
Wow,those are really cool!I thought they were cake at first,lol.
Merry Christmas Todd and Mark and everyone else!!(or Hunnukuh or whatever)
Hey maybe for Christmas you can give us a sneak peak of TDA as a present:)
One Of the TDA challenges Should be a Christmas Special.
Bring Cody Back PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omg! theyre so koolio!! i thought they were cookies!! lol! happy holidays!!
ill try to make cookies.........
i can just imagine
Katie:SADIE LOOK HE MADE COOKIES OF US
Sadie:I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A COOKIE
I know who ur bringing back for TDA but her is who I wanted you to bring back (in order of elimanation.)
Heather (I hate her but she brings all the drama.)
Courtney (I hate her maybe even more then Heather.)
Gwen (She's okay but I think she gets a little too much attention.)
Trent (he couldn't focus on the challange since Gwen got voted off.)
Sadie (couldn't stop talking with Katie.)
Katie (couldn't move on without Sadie.)
Justin (insulted Katie and Sadie and was rude to is team-mates.)
Beth (Izzy gave accidently slipped her amizonian postion in to Beth's mouth and Beth started acting crazy making her team-mates lose the challange.)
Izzy (not only was the postion incident found out about, but Izzy made her team mates call her E-scope and this was very annoying.)
Eva (she became all nice and stuff and she anoyed her team.)
Lindsay (she threw up on her team similar to Bridgette.)
Tyler (he worried about Lindsay and was distracted.)
Bridgette (altough she was not supposed to be a part of he series, plans changed and she came to camp along with her BF, Geoff and was sent home.)
Geoff (was angry at the campers for voting of his GF and went crazy.)
Harold (picked is nose)
Cody (peed his pants.)
Noah final two. lost.)
Ezekiel (winner!!)
They look like cookies. *Dribbles*
I like the Duncan one best. Why? Because he's my favorite character.
Merry Christmas Todd Kauffman!
I made some fanart for TDI christmas themed! :))
p.s. these are soo cool!
This is kinda off topic but...do you guys go on youtube and look at all the fan dub videos people make of TDI? cause a lot of mine and some friends (even some none TDI ones) are linked to your blog and I feel kinda embarrassed now .////.
oh those are ornaments? i thought those were cookies! :D i wonder how they did that though....would love to find out so i could do that too! Also im on full support for the people who are suggesting the TDI videogame. cannot wait for TDA! Merry christmas TDI/TDA people!
I really am bummed about how Cody and Tyler aren't in TDA. They were 2 of the first people to find the million. I know Courtney was totally part of it, but no matter, she's still my favourite girl. She's awesome. Except for not letting the group get the case.
Oh well... at least Cody will be in the talk show...
those are awesome! i wish i was tht talented bc i would have all of them! and id probably keep them out all year :p
There should be a tdi christmas special :]
My family made chrismas cookies of EVERYONE in TDI including chris and cheif
Whoo, thanks for posting these!
To answer the questions: they're made from Sculpey, I'm not Megan Fahlenbok, and Chris was more difficult because of his 5 o' clock shadow.
Awsome ordiments! [no clue if that's spelt right] I know Chrismas is over but are you going to make all of the characters? My favorite is Trent. Would it be hard to make because his chin has a loop at the bottom? (I call it a butt-cheak chin! Lol!) But great job though!!! One more thing... Who is Sculpey?
Hey when is total drama action airing again, it's some time in January right? Also why doesn't CN air Total Drama Action the same day as the Canadian air date? I mean were both on the same page now... ANYWAY, can't wait!
Hey, was the escaped-psyco-killer-with-a-chainsaw-and-a-hook episode a halloween special? If so u should make a christmas sprcial 4 TDA! it wouldnt have 2 exactly do anything with christmas (or it could be a chistmas movie challenge), like, uhhh, i dont know, a snowball war or somethin'. and it would b cool 4 a ornament of the bear/ Molotov. or the TDI/A logos. or DJ yeah merry christmas/happy new year TDI/A cast!
tdi tda tdm tdd that is all of the sesens
ok.. i was reading the synopsis for tda and it says courtney will be in it.....is there some thing you are not telling us?
tdi tda tdm tdd that is all of the sesens
wats tdd
i just made cookies that are shaped like Lindsay and Izzy
luv the ornaments- soooo fly! (lol)
i luv TDI keep up the great work!!!
As Harold would say Awesome. I hope Harold wins TDA.
OMG IF COURTNEY IS IN IT THEN MAKE HER SHUT UP! I HATE HER SHE IS SO ANNOYING. You should make a part where when shes yapping about how shes a C.I.T make leshawna punch her in the face PLEASE.
This should be the order of ilimonation and the reasons ( soz foe spelling)
1. Courtney becuase she wouldn't shut up about being a CIT and plus she lost the challenge for the team and she was being greeding and bossy
2. Bridgette for accidentaly pushing Gwen cody trent harold and heather into a boiling pot of water
3. Harold for hitting on leshawna and kept trying to win her over
4. Geoff for refusing to do the challenges becuase he couldn't do them without bridgette
5. Duncan for not helping out his team with ANYTHING
6. No one got voted off becuase everyone decicded to try to vote of chris but the plan backfired and no one got voted off
7. Izzy because she lost her pills and threatened to kill everyone on the island which led people into a crazy hiding game hiding from Izzy
8. Leshawna for keeping her mind on being mean to heather when heather was being nice to everyone
9. Lindsey for being so weak and spoiled
10. Beth for breaking gwens leg
11. Gwen because the team wanted her to not have to go through the game with a broken leg
12. Trent for telling people to vote him off so he wouldn't win the money like gwen wouldn't AWWWW!
13. Owen for being so discusting
14. After gwen FINALLY recovered she came back to the island revenging againts her team since she wanted to stay
15. On the last episode Justin gets pushed into a greasy beacon vat and gets pimples blemishes ect ect gwen wins becuase of how awful and manipulative justin was to his team . He was so distracted by his beauty that when he got the pimples he threw himself to losing and gave gwen victory say " I cant win if im THIS ugly"
YAY GWEN! But this all goes together!
I bet later in the show They going to force Courtney to admit SHE LOVES TDI and then they will let her in.. Just a guess
I CAN NOT WAIT FOR TDA!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!! WHO HOO!!! god... i am so tired right now... *passes out on keybored*dsuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ernt
OK, so I have an idea!!! In Harry Potter 4 (since there are movie challenges in TDA) there is a giant maze and the goal is to get to the center. Well, in the first episode the challenge should be all 14 "castmates" have to go in the maze. In the center, there are 8 stands w/ buttons on them. The first person to find there way to the center gets to push any button. The LAST person to get there gets 3 extra votes added to their vote-off total on the first challenge that has an elimination ceremony. So what happens is Owen runs into Izzy and Heather into Harold, and then Chef enters the maze as a haunted figure to scare everyone. He first finds Leshawna who hightails it out of there, running right into Lindsay. Next is DJ who takes a wrong turn while screaming/running that he leaves the maze by accident and has to start over again. Bridgette who is being a major klutz, figures to climb to the top of the maze to have a better view and walk up there. Beth has the same idea. As Beth gets to the top, Chef follows her, and scares her enough to make her fall off the top, right into Justin's arms (he was on the other side, just by irony). There begins Beth and Justin, but not before Chef comes and freaks them out. Gwen and Trent are together walking around in circles right near the center, while Geoff is sad he is not near Bridgette. DJ is doing fine, until he encounters spiders, and runs..... fast. Duncan is making his way fine, and he even is able to hide right in front of Chef's eyes (using his juvy skills). Everyone is closing in on the button panel center. Lindsay says to Leshawna she sees some light through the hedge (the maze is made of bushes, big bushes), and Leshawna does not, and figures that she'll need glasses or something. So those 2 arrive at the center, at the same time as Gwen and Trent, Izzy and Owen, and Duncan. So which one of those 7 pushes the button??? None of them! In a twist, Bridgette makes it to the center, and she is still on top of the hedge. She is climbing down to make it, and she uses a twig sticking out as a footholder. Unfortunately, it breaks, she loses her footing, can not regain it and accidently lets go of the side. She falls, and Geoff comes in and sees this, runs to go catch her, everyone is really freaked out. Especially DJ, who just arrived, who starts screaming and running in circles. Bridgette falls down about 10 ft into Geoff's arms, knocking him backward. Bridgette's hand tries to grab something, and she hits the nearest button to her. Afterwards, Beth and Justin arrive, and so does Chef. The last people to make it are Harold and Heather. Now, Heather was relying on Harold to track them to the center to get first. She realizes they are last, blows up in Harold's face, and demands that Harold receives the extra 3 votes. Chris swoops in on his helicopter, and shows an slow-mo instant replay of Harold and Heather entering the center. It turns out Harold stepped in right before Heather, meaning she receives the extra votes. Then Bridgette asks about what the buttons were for. Chris reveals that each one represented a person who did not make TDA. The button someone pushed was the camper who was chosen to be brought back to compete! It turns out the Button Bridgette fell on was Courtney's and she would be coming back. At the end, Courtney arrives and she is really happy, and so are Duncan, Bridgette, and some others. In the confessional, Heather says "I have a plan to get back at Harold for making me get those extra votes. I mean those (sigh) probably are not going to help me much for the first elimination. But I don't have to worry. If my plan works, Harold will be out of here!"
P.S. Please post this, it took so long to write. Thanks!!!
Cuh-ute!!! o, and person who wrote that episode, kewl!!!Even tho it didnt happen... I luv♥ the ornaments! u know wat would make them betr... Courtney
i ♥ the idea above me. that would have been a cool challenge cause harry potter is like my secend fav topic, tdi/tda and other seasons that y make being my 1st. the show is so awsome. keep up the good work.
!the ultimate courtney fan!
i ♥ how in canada you spell honored as honoured. i totally wish i lived in canada...sigh. dont u also spell gray, grey? i always do dat anyway cause its kooler☺
i heard a cat screaming and squealing a second ago i bet trent would be hard to make....did u make one please tell me you did.


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Originally, when Peter opens the chest in his room I had the spiderman torso and mask in the box- but then I saw the rule about "minifigure must be kept whole" so I reshot that part with blue and red smoothies in the box...
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I love your danger room! Great Idea!
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