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Several factors make the product great and the ability to increase the performance and capability is the most outstanding feature. So, Alienware AREA-51m RAM and SSD Upgrades is possible. This model was released in the year 2018 in the laptop market and comes with fantastic features which make it easy to enjoy the performance.
If you do not like the performance and you want to improve on the capacity, it is a matter of adding more RAM and SSD to it. Before you add Ram and SSD, you must ensure that it is compatible and it supports that addition. It is easy to improve the slot but that depends on the number of memory slots available. Which you can ensure by using our free web service.
Before we see which RAM and SSD is for Alienware AREA-51m Upgrades, let's know about this laptop's specifications.
Alienware AREA-51m series is a great product. One of the user-friendly laptops. It comes with 8GB DDR4 3200MHZ of RAM. The minimum capacity is 8GB while the maximum capacity is 128GB. The memory sizes are 32GB or 16GB or 8GB and 4GB RAM.
Memory configurations are 8GB (2 x 4GB) or 16GB (2 x 8GB) or 32GB (2 x 16GB) and 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4 3200MHZ. Max Per Slot Capacity is 16GB.
NOTE: This LAPTOP has 4 slots for RAM
Compatibility is assured using this system. This is because it features Crucial System Scanner as well as a Crucial Advisor Tool. The system features micron quality and it is highly reliable. Furthermore, it is backed by superior components as well as module-level testing.
Compatible RAM With Alienware AREA-51m
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Step 1: The first thing you must do is power down the system and remove the battery. Look at the access door and this is found at the bottom of the system. Remove the 8 screws, This will expose all the components of the laptop including the RAM.
Step 2: It is now time to remove the RAM and that process is simple. You simply remove the RAM by removing the clips that hold it in place. Add the additional RAM you want and screw it back in place and screw the cover back to the laptop. After that install the battery and put the system on again.
How much RAM can I add to my Alienware AREA-51m series?
The number of RAMs to add varies. It depends on the system capacity. As stated the maximum capacity you can add on 2 Slot is 32GB DDR4 3200MHZ RAM which means that you can add 2 x 4GB or 2 x 8GB or 2 x 16GB or 2 x 32GB because the company has provided two RAM slots in the inner back of the laptop and 2 slots underneath the keyboard. it comes with 8GB or 16GB of ram, you can make it 32GB by filling two RAM slots and 64GB by filling all 4 ram slots.
It is important to state that there are models out there that come with only one slot such as a notebook. You cannot increase the number of RAM. The most important thing to keep at the back of your mind is that the highest number of RAMs you can add to the system is 64GB and nothing more.
How many RAM slots does Alienware AREA-51m have?
The highest number of RAM slots available is 4 slots on this Alienware AREA-51m. This means that you can add 4 ram at a time and it cannot be more than 4 ram chips. Its default ram is just 8GB or 16GB and you can upgrade it upto 64GB.
Is it worth upgrading Alienware AREA-51m series to 32GB/64GB RAM?
If you want to increase the 8GB or 16GB RAM to 32GB or 64GB RAM, it is worth it. The first thing you will like about it is that it is going to increase the speed and the capacity. When it increases the capacity, it means that it is going to increase the speed as well. To get the best from that, you must first determine whether it is expandable or whether it is not expandable. If the device is expandable, then you can derive enormous profits from the system by increasing the RAM. It is going to make you more productive. The essence of adding more RAM is to enhance the speed and efficiency of the operating system.
Why This RAM is compatible with Alienware AREA-51m series?
The makers of the products have intentionally designed it to come with 8GB as the default RAM. Anything less than 4GB DDR4 2666MHZ or more than 64GB DDR4 3200MHZ does not work. It will either slow down the system or it may damage it as well. So this is the basic requirement of RAM and SSD for the Alienware AREA-51m RAM upgrades.
1. This laptop and the crucial RAM mentioned above both are 3200MHZ DDR4
2. Both uses SODIMM type RAM
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This product is compatible with Alienware AREA-51m In lots of ways. It features NVMe and it is a cutting-edge technology product. The read and write performance is up to 6600/5000MBs. It is good for professionals/gaming who want to use it for different purposes.
It is capable of different things which include writing acceleration as well as error correction and adaptive thermal protection. This makes it enhance and optimize its performance and makes it more durable. It is compatible with the Alienware AREA-51m series.


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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Researchers and plastics history fans now have a gathering place at Syracuse University, home to a major collection of artifacts, books and documents — as the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room opened at the campus library.
Glenn and Patsy Beall donated the money to build the room. Glenn Beall is a product designer and plastics historian who is a member of the Plastics Hall of Fame. He and his wife Patsy are very active in the industry, helping out at many events.
The PPA will provide funding on an ongoing basis to keep the reading room open.
Syracuse University houses the collection that formerly was in the National Plastics Center in Leominster, Mass., which closed in 2008.
The Plastics Hall of Fame was moved from Leominster to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. But the historical artifacts were boxed up and put into storage.
Then Harry Greenwald, a longtime plastics entrepreneur and SU alum, along with other members of PPA, approached the university, which is well-known for its historical collections.
Syracuse University created a searchable virtual museum that still exists, at www.plastics.syr.edu.
Now there's a real room where students, teachers, researchers and others can learn first-hand about the history of plastics.
PPA and university officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the reading room during the association's fall meeting, Sept. 26-28. Beall explained the importance of plastics history: "Celluloid, the first man-made plastics, was discovered 145 years ago. In all of that time, there never was a permanent place to store and display the history of our industry. As a result, the industry's artifacts have been scattered and lost."
In a report to PPA's Plastics History & Artifacts Committee, Beall said the Syracuse website has 2,500 artifacts, 342 biographies, 561 company profiles, 2,020 books, 357 timeline dates, 48 links to other resources and 9 historical essays.
The virtual museum will be known as the Plastics Pioneers Website II, a Dewey Rainville Gift, after the machinery executive who contributed money to get the website going.
In his speech at the PPA Reading Room, Glenn Beall said that none of the three-dozen-plus technical and trade associations has the word "history" in its name. He quoted poet Jim Harrison: "Death steals everything except our stories."

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2016–Since 1912, baseball has been a game obsessed with statistics and speed. Thrown at upwards of 100 miles per hour, a fastball moves too quickly for human cognition and accelerates into the realm of intuition. Fastball is a look at how the game at its highest levels of achievement transcends logic and even skill, becoming the primal struggle for man to control the uncontrollable.


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Continuing the story of the development of Dinotopia...
As I planned the journey for the characters in Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, I realized that the ideal place for training pterosaur pilots would be in the canyon area on the eastern part of the island.
Dream Canyon
I wanted the Canyon City to have natural stone arches spanning the gorge and dwellings sculpted into the walls of the chasm.
Valley of the Tombs, plein-air watercolor study
Some of the inspiration came from the rock-cut tombs that I had painted while on assignment in Jerusalem for the National Geographic.
North rim, Grand Canyon.
While the Dinotopia book was still in the works, I made a research trip to the American west to paint on location. Photos by Tobey Sanford.
The weird landforms of Bryce Canyon in southern Utah also sparked some ideas. In this photo, I'm the guy standing (with wobbly knees) with a French easel near the edge of the cliff.
When I painted these flooded carvings in Dinotopia's canyons, I was also thinking of the temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt. The story of how Abu Simbel was disassembled and moved for the Aswan Dam blew my mind when I was a kid.
This painting got me started thinking about Dinotopia's deep history, something I would explore in the next two books. For me, fantasy world-building happens in stages. Ideas form around other ideas. An answer to a question leads to three more questions. As you can see, I didn't have it all written down in a binder in advance; it grew organically, based on chance encounters, as Brueggert observed in the comments yesterday.
As I painted the canyon world of Dinotopia in my studio, I tried to call up my memories of the real places. A few times I almost felt as if I was living inside my pictures. Once when I was painting Dinotopia's canyon panorama, my wife called me for supper. I was so immersed in my imagination that when I heard her voice, it echoed off the canyon wall.
More at these Links:
A collectible art print of the "Dream Canyon" panorama is available exclusively at the Dinotopia online shop.
The new official Dinotopia website
This "making-of" story, illustrated with photos and sketches, is published in the Afterword section of the new 20th Anniversary Edition of Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
"Origins of Dinotopia" series on GurneyJourney:
Part 1: Childhood Dreams
Part 2: College Obsessions
Part 3: Lost Empires
Part 4: Dinosaurs
Part 5: Treetown
Part 6: The Illustrated Book
Part 7: Utopias
Part 8: Building a World
Part 9: Words and Pictures
Part 10: Canyon Worlds
Part 11: Putting it Together
Part 12: Book Launch
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Part 10. The Origins of Dinotopia: Canyon Worlds
Plein Air Painting
2 comments:
- John Doe said...
:D love all your work! This was very informative!
- December 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- T. Arispe said...
I really appreciate your advice on world-building--I, too, find that worlds sort of build themselves very organically, and sometimes even exponentially, as, like you said, the answer to one question leads to three (or more) other questions. I think that's one of the best parts of world-building, letting yourself go along with that wonderful ride.
- December 19, 2011 at 12:22 PM
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Welcome to Cut it Up Challenges Design Team Call!
We're looking to add to our team of talented crafters. We need a few good crafters who love to craft
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All craft levels are welcome to apply!
* Submissions will be taken until midnight, EDT October 15th.
* Successful applicants will be notified through email by: October 17th.
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* Design team will be announced: October 18th.
* First challenge for new designers: November 1st.
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The fall TV season is taking shape. Networks have ordered dozens of new pilots starring familiar faces like Friends' David Schwimmer, and from proven producers like How I Met Your Mother bosses Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, 30 Rock's Tina Fey and Arrow's Greg Berlanti. To keep track of who's doing what, read our complete list of all the projects in contention — there are nearly 100! — and check back for updates on their status. Here are the NBC pilots:
The fall TV season is taking shape. Networks have ordered dozens of new pilots starring familiar faces like Friends' David Schwimmer, Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter, Southland's Benjamin McKenzie and Grey's Anatomy alum Katherine Heigl, and from proven producers like The Mentalist'sBruno Heller, Sleepy Hollowcreators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, How I Met Your Motherbosses Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, 30 Rock's Tina Fey and Arrow's Greg Berlanti.
To keep track of who's doing what, read our complete list of all the series projects in contention — there are nearly 100! — and check back for updates on their status. Here are the NBC pilots: (Click here for ABC, CBS, CW and Fox.)
This high-octane thriller introduces the O'Connor family and their son, Alex (Gavin Stenhouse), a decorated American war hero and CIA analyst, a true patriot who loves his country and family. Unbeknownst to him, both his parents (Scott Cohen and Hope Davis) and his sister (Margarita Levieva) are part of a dormant Russian sleeper cell that has just been reactivated. The Adjustment Bureau's George Molfi will write, direct and executive-produce with Homeland's Avi Nir. Annie Ilonzeh, Morgan Spector, Alex Peters and Kenneth Choi will also star.
Babylon Fields
The dead are rising in Babylon, N.Y. Their newly regenerated bodies are healing faster and growing stronger than anyone else, leading to the suspicion that they might be the next step in human evolution. Gerald Cuesta and Michael Atkinson will write and executive-produce with director Dexter's Michael Cuesta. Virginia Madsen, Meagan Good, Skeet Ulrich, Ritchie Coster, Yul Vazquez, S. Epatha Merkerson and Kyle Schmid will star.
DC Comics character Constantine (Matt Ryan) struggles with his faith as he is haunted by the sins of his past, but he is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness. Batman Begins' David Goyer will executive-produce with writer Daniel Cerone (Dexter). Harold Perrineau, Lucy Griffiths and Charles Halford also star.
Mysteries of Laura
A procedural dramedy based on a Spanish series stars a quirky female homicide detective (Debra Messing) who juggles high-stakes crime with her ex-husband (Josh Lucas) and a devilish set of twin boys. The Tomorrow People's Jeff Rake will write and executive-produce with Arrow's Greg Berlanti and Aaron Kaplan. Laz Alonso and Janina Gavankar will also star.
Three families are torn apart when a stranded female soldier (Pushing Daisies' Anna Friel), a disillusioned corporate attorney and a political activist are pulled into the same shocking international mystery. The Following producers Adam Armus and Kay Foster will write and executive-produce with Deception's Peter Horton. Peter Facinelli, Treat Williams, Jim True-Frost, Jake Robinson, Nate Mooney, Adwale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Elena Kampouris and Daniella Pineda will also star.
This provocative drama, set against the backdrop of a prominent Texas church, explores faith, family and corruption in equal measure. Jennifer Strickland (Ashley Judd) has to defend her children, church and religious beliefs after her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. Deception creator Liz Heldens will write and executive-produce with Six Feet Under's David Janollari. Danny Huston, Warren Kole, Ryan McPartlin, Stark Sands, Emma Dumont, Jake Picking, Rob Brown, Jessica Lu and Meg Steedle will co-star.
State of Affairs
Grey's Anatomy alum Katherine Heigl portrays a CIA attaché who counsels the president (Alfre Woodard) on international security. She balances her intense political responsibilities with a complicated personal life. Heigl will executive-produce with writers Joe Carnahan (The Blacklist) and Alexi Hawley (Castle). Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Leslie Odom Jr., Tommy Savas, Farshad Farahat and Cliff Chamberlain will also star.
Tin Man
This psychological crime thriller pairs a fugitive robot (Patrick Heusinger) accused of first-degree murder who may hold the key to the future of human evolution and his (its?) public defender forced to fight his case. Transformers' Ehren Kruger will write and executive-produce. Shaun Toub, Kathleen York, Kristen Connolly, Vondie Curtis Hall, Ryun Yu, Tim Choiu and Kara Killmer will also star.
A to Z
How I Met Your Mother's Cristin Milioti and Mad Men's Ben Feldman will star in this whimsical romantic comedy set at an online dating company that details the "A to Z's" of a relationship, from the first meet-cute to the breakup. Parks and Recreation's Rashida Jones will executive-produce with Will McCormack and Ben Queen, who will also write. Henry Zebrowski, Christina Kirk and Leonora Crichlow will co-star.
Bad Judge
A sexually unapologetic woman (Kate Walsh), who also happens to be a judge in the criminal court system, plays with the law in many ways. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone's Chad Kultgen will write and executive-produce with Walsh, Will Ferrell, Anne Heche, Adam McKay and Jill Messick. John Ducey, Mather Zickel, Robby Shoemaker, Theodore Barnes, Miguel Sandoval, Tone Bell and Arden Myrin also star.
Ellen More or Less
After losing 100 pounds, an average-sized woman (Stacey McGunnigle) reinvents herself. Parenthood's Jason Katims will executive-produce with New Girl's J.J. Philbin, who will write. Chris Diamantopoulos, Joshua Gomez, Jama Williamson, Michael Liu and Tate Ellington will also star.
Feed Me
A comedic exploration of adult intimacy and desire that centers on a dysfunctional family bound by love and the restaurant they run together. And when daughter Emma's husband has an affair, they circle the wagons to fiercely protect one of their own. Steel Magnolia's Sally Robinson, Paul Witt and Tony Thomas will executive-produce. Mary-Louise Parker, Andrea Parker, Debra Monk, Ethan Peck, Ed Quinn, Hart Bochner and Toks Olagundoye will star.
This odd-couple comedy limns the relationship between organ donor (Jonathan Ryland) and recipient (Christian Borle). Friends executive producer Wil Calhoun will write and executive-produce the pilot alongside Peter Traugott (Samantha Who?) and Rachel Kaplan (Do No Harm). Lindsay Price, Harriet Harris and Chris Butler will also star.
Love Is Relative
A couple revisits their marriage when the wife's (Leslie Bibb) newly divorced brother (Barry Rothbart) moves in. Borat's Dan Mazer will write and executive-produce with Roseanne's Tom Werner and Tom Lassally. Jason Jones and Utkarsh Ambudkar will also star.
Marry Me
This half-hour comedy tells the story of longtime couple Annie (Happy Endings star Casey Wilson) and Jake (Ken Marino), who get engaged only to quickly realize it's harder than it looks. Happy Endings creator David Caspe will write and executive-produce with Jamie Tarses and The Goldbergs' Seth Gordon, who will also helm the pilot. Sarah Wright, Tymberlee Hill, John Gemberling, Tim Meadows and Dan Bucatinsky will also star.
Mason Twins
Estranged fraternal twins Pender (June Raphael) and Lizzie Mason (Erinn Hayes) reconnect after Lizzie's perfect city life falls apart, and she returns to her suburban town, where she finds that Pender hasn't matured past her teen-queen days. Happy Endings' Casey Wilson and Raphael will write and executive-produce. Windell Middlebrooks, Todd Grinnell, Bret Ernst and Jinhee Joung will also star.
Mission Control
This 1960s-set workplace ensemble in the tone of Anchorman examines what happens when a strong woman (Krysten Ritter) butts heads with a macho astronaut (Tommy Dewey) in the race to land on the moon. How to Be a Gentleman's David Hornsby will write and executive-produce with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Michael Rosenbaum, Malcolm Barrett, Julie Meyer, Eric Nenninger, Leah Renee and Jonathan Slavin will co-star.
Old Soul
Orange Is the New Black's Natasha Lyonne plays a young woman who's trying to find herself while working as an aide to a group of senior citizens that include Fred Willard, Ellen Burstyn and Rita Moreno. Parks and Recreation's Amy Poehler will executive-produce. Nick Thune and Greta Lee will also star.
One Big Happy
When a gay woman (Elisha Cuthbert) and her straight best friend (Nick Zano) decide to have a baby together, things get complicated when one of them finds the love of their life. Ellen DeGeneres and comedian Liz Feldman will executive-produce. Kelly Brook, Chris Williams, Brandon Smith and Rebecca Corry will also star.
The Pro
Rob Lowe stars in this country club-set comedy as a former tennis champion who is reunited with his ex-doubles partner (Rob Riggle) after a public feud that left them both floundering in life. The Parks and Recreationalum will executive-produce alongside King of the Hill's Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory, who will also write. Rebecca Romijn, Kevin Nealon, Rosa Salazar, Andrea Savage and Colton Dunn will also star.
Two to Go
Longtime best friends Kurt (Michael Stahl-David) and Laura (Christine Woods) grapple with the challenges of dating while their group of friends try to prove that they are destined to be together. Arrested Development's Jason Bateman will executive-produce the comedy with Growing Up Fisher's Jim Garavente and Six Feet Under's David Janollari. Echo Kellum, Angelique Cabral, Dana DeLorenzo and Kim Shaw will also star.
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The thought of retirement is an enticing one for many of us. Imagine throwing off the shackles of the workforce and being able to do whatever you want, whenever you want. But why wait until you are retired to do the things you love?
Retirement is a time when we finally have the space to do what we want to do with our lives, whether that's travel, developing and learning new skills, taking up hobbies or just enjoying the company of those we care about.
The problem with waiting until we are retired is we are postponing engaging in things that could be making us happy right now. Exploring what gives us joy now and developing those skills will make for a much easier transition as you wave goodbye to your working years.
Something to retire to
Retirement represents a big shift in the way we live our lives and it's not uncommon for that adjustment to be a little challenging. For many, our jobs give us a profound sense of identity and define how we perceive ourselves, so our sense of self can suffer when we leave the workforce. There is also often a gap in our lives where work used to be.
That's why rather than looking forward to retiring from something, 'have something to retire to' is a common piece of advice to encourage people to think about what they want their life to look like when they leave the workforce.
Think about what defines you now and satisfies you outside of work, and putting in place a plan of how that may play out in retirement can be a good idea.
Start today to do the things you love
While it can be hard to carve out time while you are still in the workforce, it's possible to take small steps and set aside dedicated time each week or commit to activities that won't take a lot of your time.
If you are keen to travel when you retire, consider signing up for a short course in the language of the country you are keen on visiting to get prepared for the trip of your dreams.
Or if you want to finally write that novel you've been mulling over for years, set aside a little time now to draft a framework and get a head start. Who knows by the time you retire you may be on your second novel!
Keen to do more exercise? Join a gym now and get into a routine – even if you only manage to get there a couple of times a week it's a good start.
It takes a while to develop new habits and skills so starting to pick up the things you want to explore in retirement now sets you up for a smoother transition when you have more time to devote to these activities. Starting now also gives you a chance to try things out and see if they are something you want to commit time and energy to.
Fostering connections with those you care about
While spending time doing things you love makes for a happy and satisfying retirement, another important factor is being around people you enjoy being with.
Think about the people you enjoy spending time with and foster those friendships right now. Not only will it make for an easier transition when you retire, it will also bring you joy and the benefits of those relationships right now. There is always room in your life for making new friends too!
The best laid plans can change
It's important to be open minded in your plan of how you see your retirement unfolding. Remember that not everyone retires on their own terms. Some need to retire sooner than expected or in a different manner than expected due to ill health, caring for a family member or because of a decision or situation in the workplace.
On that basis it's important to live well now – enjoy your present life and embrace the things that make you happy as you'll also be setting yourself up to enjoy retirement – whether it's just around the corner or still a way off.


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Camellia and Rosehip Oil contain precious phytosterols which visibly improve hydration and condition the skin. polysaccharides from aloe vera help the skin appear revitalised leaving it feeling smooth and soft. triglycerides from jojoba oil visibly rebalance the skin improving the skins appearance. cane sugar releases vital biosaccharides that noticeably soothe the skin improving its vitality while repairing the appearance of skin damaged by uv induced oxidative stress. mayblossom releases flavonoids which help normalise the skins appearance by rebalancing natural sebum levels while also improving the appearance of skin pores.
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Apple refreshed the iPhone 5 and a new line-up of iPods today, but in doing so, it missed an opportunity. Handily dominating the world market for smartphones and tablets, Apple now faces the challenge of expanding its market significantly while introducing merely more mature versions of existing products.
In 2008, Apple introduced the iPhone 2, which made locative media a reality through its App Store and integrated Assisted GPS (aGPS). To be fair, earlier phones had the ability to install apps and aGPS*, but the iPhone's ease of use, large user base, and often-fanatical developer following made it a huge hit. But the now what? The iPhone 5 is merely a refinement of the iPhone 4. Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised "Amazing new products," but thus far we've seen little we wouldn't reasonably expect. The predicted smaller iPad is no different, just a smaller form factor at a lower price.
What then, would be the proverbial "next big thing?" I think the answer is clear: DIY ubicomp. I've been watching with interest a number of Kickstarter projects that aim to bring remote-sensing capabilities to the masses. Twine is the most sophisticated of these. This simple sensor will hook up to a Wi-Fi network and, when outfitted with appropriate sensors, can Tweet that your basement is flooding, e-mail you that your TV has been on for three consecutive hours, or send a text message you when a major earthquake happens. Operating for months on AAA batteries, Twine is a huge step forward in taking the kind of capabilities recently available only to hobbyists who bought Arduinos and went through complicated processes of assembly and programming.
So when Apple announced the new iPod Nano, it was quite a let down. The previous Nano was a small, square device that could fit on a wristwatch. Even though it only appeared to run the iOS, there is no reason why Apple couldn't have come up with a rudimentary programming interface that could let developers program Apps for it. With Wifi and one more port, perhaps the "Lightening" port Apple introduced today, a new Nano could have had access to a new market of inexpensive sensors that could make it aware of the world. Even at $99, which is more than the price of a Twine, marketing and momentum would likely have made the device a huge hit. If Apple had then committed itself to downward price migration, a ubicomp world could have been ours quickly.
I'm looking at my BBQ and imagining a future $50 device that I could plug into my temperature probe to text me to let me know when the temperature gets out of range. I think about my back yard, where deer are all too present and wonder if such a device might not wait in ambush to alert me with a message to my phone to let me know that there was motion in my back yard. I imagine that the tiny screen on the device might communicate some basic, useful information to me, like the temperature outside and the air quality, as sampled by another sensor connected device. I wonder what my crafty children, or for that matter, someone like Mark Shepard or David Benjamin would do with such a thing.
It may be that Twine itself is the next Apple II, to the Arduino's Apple I, and certainly that could be a better thing if Twine is a more flexible and open platform than the notoriously closed one at Apple. But still (and perhaps only because I own Apple stock…a disclaimer that I need to make), I regret that Apple has not rethought the Nano. For ubiquitous computing is already here, but it's just not yet for the masses. And that, I am convinced, is the proverbial next big thing.
*Memory fails me, but I believe my Kyocera 7135, which ran the Palmo operating system and was first released in 2002 had aGPS.


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Organizing Your Schoolwork
Learning to get organized, stay focused, and get things done are must-have skills when it comes to schoolwork.
These skills can help you with just about everything in life, too. The more you practice, the better you'll get. Let these skills become go-to habits that make your life work better.
Get Organized
Organize your stuff. Everything is easier when you're organized. You can get to work faster without wasting time looking for stuff.
Keep your assignments and class information organized by subject. Put them in binders, notebooks, or folders. If you find yourself stuffing loose papers in your bag or grabbing different notebooks for the same class, it's time to stop and reorganize!
Clean out your backpack every few days. Decide where to keep things you want to hold onto. Offload things you no longer need to carry around.
Organize your space. You need a good workspace — someplace quiet enough to focus. It's best to work at a desk or table where you can spread out your work. Have a set place for homework. That way, when you sit down, you can shift into work mode and focus more quickly.
Organize your time. Use a planner or planning app to keep track of your schoolwork:
- Write down all your assignments and when they're due.
- Break big projects into parts. Mark the dates when each part needs to be complete. Be sure to schedule when you'll work on each part.
- Mark the dates you'll have tests. Then make a note of when you'll study for them. One sure way to reduce test anxiety is to prepare by studying (really!).
- Enter other activities on your calendar. Fill in times for team practices, drama rehearsals, plans with friends, etc. This helps you plan ahead because you'll see when things might be too busy to get all your work done. Use your planner to schedule a time to do your schoolwork on days you have other activities.
Get Focused
Avoid distractions. When you multitask, you're less focused. That means you're less likely to do well on that test. Park your devices and only check them after you finish your work.
Some people focus best when it's quiet. Others say they study best if they listen to background music. But music with lyrics can distract you. If you find yourself reading the same page over and over, it's a clue that the music is a distraction, not a help. If you need to block out other sounds, try white noise or nature sounds.
Take breaks. Taking a short break between assignments can help your mind stay fresh and focused. Get up from your desk. Move, stretch, or walk around to clear your head. Take some slow deep breaths. Then get back to your studies.
Refocus yourself. If you get distracted, guide your attention back into study mode. Resist checking your phone or device. Remind yourself that now it's time to stay on task.
Get It Done!
Get started. It's not always easy to get started on homework. But you've got to get started if you want to get it done. Sure, you can think of a million other things you'd rather do. But if you procrastinate, you're more likely to feel stressed — and less likely to do your best work.
To help yourself get started, break down homework into small tasks. Pick one small task to do first. Some people like to start with the hardest thing. Others like to start with something easy. Then do it.
Keep going. When you finish the first task, tell yourself , 'Alright. I got this done.' Then move on to the next task. Keep it up. Cross off each task as you do it.
Some people find it helps to set a timer for five (or 10) minutes. See how much you can get done before the timer goes off. Coach yourself to keep going for another five minutes. Don't rush. Just try to work at a steady pace.
Finish it up. Stay focused as you do the final steps and details. Cheer yourself on — you're almost at the finish line!
Check your completed work. Put your work into the right folder or binder. Pack up your backpack for tomorrow. Now you've got it DONE.
These skills may sound simple. But they're not always easy. If you need more tips to organize your work, stay focused, or get it done, ask a teacher, school counselor, or a parent for help.


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If you don't know what "jumping the wolf" is, it's when you take both cycling and yourself to a new plateau of idiocy. A reader forwarded me this link, and it proves once again that, for some people, a day on the bike is simply incomplete without also handling animal carcasses. These riders, however, have succeeded in making even the most absurd "fixter" antics look edifying in comparison. Probably the only thing worse than trying really hard to be a "hipster" is trying really hard to be a "hipster," missing completely, and instead landing somewhere between "frat boy" and "late-stage syphilis":
This is what nine people who are in the later stages of both syphilis and planning a move to Brooklyn look like. And here's their leader, who has assumed that position by dint of having the most voluminous tattoos and beard:
While he may not have knuckle tattoos, he does have a tattoo of knuckle tattoos, so he gets some points for irony. Still, while he cuts an impressive figure, he's less of an "alpha male" than he is an "alfalfa male".
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Speaking of my shark jumping, I'd just like to reiterate that even though I am now a complete sell-out, I have no intention of changing or compromising this blog. (At least no more than it is already compromised by my own lack of ability.) That being said, my dark corporate overlords have insisted on two changes, and I have accepted in characteristically sniveling fashion.
Firstly, the phrase "All You Haters Suck My Balls" has been deemed too graphic, so when referencing it in the future I will instead say, "All You Haters Fondle My Balls." For some reason that seems to be OK with them.
Secondly, I have long observed a policy of applying a sepia tone to sexually suggestive photos in order to legitimize them:
Well, going forward, my dark overlords have insisted that, in addition to the sepia, I place the lust-quashing visage of Larry King somewhere in the image as well:
I'm simultaneously happy and nauseous to oblige.
With that out of the way, I'm pleased to present you with a quiz. As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer. If you're right you'll know it, and if you're wrong you'll see this awesome skid.
Thanks for reading and ride safe this weekend,
1) What's the most likely explanation for this setup?
--The brakes are easily accessed during elephant trunk skids
--The rider is attempting to emulate the popular Reverse-Mounted Brake Lever (RMBL) style
--The rider flopped-and-chopped the bars without re-orienting the brake levers
--Bar slip
2) AYHFMB indeed! Where was this testicle relaxation station?
--The North American Handmade Bicycle Show
--The Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show
--The Taipei International Cycle Show
--A rest stop on last year's Bike New York Five Boro Bike Tour
- A Heavy set women who is able to ride a bike and comfortable in provocative wardrobe who is comfortable having profanities shouted at her
- A woman with a round face, small eyes, and upturned nose who is comfortable having profanities shouted out at her in a comedic scene
- A rail thin teen boy with bad skin, bad acne
3) The above are being sought for:
--A new fetish video
--Extra work in a forthcoming feature film
--A wealthy voyeur who is orchestrating his fantasy threesome
--A new "schluffing" video
4) According to its owner, this Pista is:
--"Completely stock"
--"Beat like Takeshi"
--"A great ministry to proclaim the Word of God!"
--"Laterally stiff and vertically complacent"
5) Lip tattoos are the new knuckle tattoos:
6) According to Cyclingnews, those hoping for "Porsche acceleration at Honda pricing" are going to be pleased with the Specialized Tarmac Expert:
7) According to PezCycling News, the $1,200 Topolino CX 2.0 wheelset is:
--"Astoundingly overpriced"
--"Aesthetically dispeasing"
--"Difficult to service"
A rider's bike setup and clothing choice can sometimes tell a story. This rider has made some unusual choices. What story might these choices tell?


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Illusion Magic: I Don't Believe This Crap[]
Illusion magic has the distinguishing characteristic of being either the most powerful school of magic, or the least -- entirely at the whims of your playgroup. Illusions can be used as distractions, threats, enticements, concealment, modes of communication, prisons, attacks, disguises, false targets, entertainments, misdirections, religious inspiration, incitements to riot, madness provokers, commercial fraud, redecoration, time wasters, limited-use ability wasters (like prepared spells, scroll spells, or use-per-day spell-like abilities), or traps (in conjunction with dangerous terrain, monsters, substances, events, or magical effects). And that's just using the 1st level spell silent image.
People just don't expect their senses to lead them wrong, even in a world where people know that illusions exist. I mean, if a wall of fire suddenly pops up out of nowhere, it's actually more likely to actually be a real damaging wall made out of magical fire than it is to be an illusion of the same thing. And truthfully, who wants to pop a hand in to check? Not me either.
What this means is that illusions are incredibly powerful because they allow such perfect forgeries of the real world. The downside of this is that lots of DMs try to counter the efforts of creative players by using a particularly harsh interpretation of the Disbelief rules in order to nerf illusions out of existence. It works like this: by the rules, you get a Will save vs. an illusion if you "interact" with it. DMs looking to throw salt in an illusionist's game usually allow that to mean "in the same square as an illusion" or "looking at it." You also automatically make a save if you have "proof that an illusion isn't real." What that means is anyone's guess, because in D&D even the most unlikely circumstances could quite plausibly occur without illusionary influence. A silent orc moving through the grass might be a silent image of an orc, an orc in a silence effect, an incorporeal orc, or just an orc who happens to be really sneaky. Once you've disbelieved the illusion, you suddenly get to see through it like it was transparent.
Usually, DMs looking to punish illusionists will give multiple saves per turn, and then at some point just say that the target has automatically disbelieved the illusion, and this is possible only because the rules regarding illusions were written in the style of previous editions of D&D called "Rule 0" where playing a pick-up game of D&D involved a few hours of discussion about how the DM handled most effects. The current edition of D&D (3.X) mostly did away with this because it sucks up valuable game time to have arguments about D&D rules and it was the worst part of playing the game; however, illusions were never fully overhauled, so we are still stuck with this noise.
Potential effects of illusions are also hotly debated. Some genius at WotC has laid down the law and said that the various image and illusion spells don't cause darkness, but that doesn't stop them from creating opaque mist or smoke or dust, obscuring objects, or even autumn leaves that drift around a person's head and float away from his touch, effectively blinding a person from dangers as well as complete darkness. Additionally, there are DM vs Player wars where DMs try to interpret the "single object, creature, or force" line to mean "no more than one person or a monster in the illusion" and players respond with things like "its an illusion of a single force that summoned many monsters like the spell summon monster or gate" or "its one object connected by many invisible threads." Other DMs and players are convinced that you control all visual information in the Area of Effect, while others agree but say things like "you can't trap a creature in a bubble with visual information on the inside that mimics the world except for some key creatures/object/terrain/effects, but people outside see him as normal because his image is on the outside of bubble."
In the end, it's a mess because the current rules can be made to do amazing things by creative people, but those amazing things break the level system and that means that DMs are forced to punish players for their creativity, thus hurting everyone. That being said, here are some playable rules regarding illusions that won't cause you to stab out your own eyes.
Picture Imperfect: Figments and Glamers[]
The most problematic of Illusions are the Figments and Glamers. Shadow Illusions can do wonky things with creating partly real objects, and Color Spray (a Pattern) is possibly the best first-level spell available, but those both have well-defined behavior most of the time (load-bearing Shadow Conjured Walls of Stone notwithstanding), so dealing with them is mostly straightforward.
So what exactly do Figments and Glamers do?
Figments are illusions that are anchored to a point or area in space. This is usually space relative to a particular large object - like a planet or building - and such an object must take up more space than the illusion itself does. This is meaningless for auditory figments, but the space taken up by the illusion includes unfilled volume (any point that is "between" two points on the Figment counts as part of the Figment), so creating a thin film of Figment around an object which travels with the object is impossible. It also can't be anchored to a creature, so a figment used to disguise someone needs constant concentration - and doesn't work when the creature is in combat and dodging all over their square. They create a solid image, which can be opaque, translucent, or transparent, but cannot actually make portions of real things more transparent or translucent. A figment can be used to duplicate the background behind someone, but this is about as effective as putting a backdrop in front of them and grants a +4 bonus to the Listen or Spot check to notice the errors in perspective.
The Image spells in particular (silent image and anything based on it) are able to produce images of a single contiguous creature, object, or other effect, which can react to stimuli while the user concentrates on it. You can't create a series of creature-like images with invisible ties between them, or even ones too small to perceive, due to the limitations of the spell and your own perceptive ability.
Glamers, on the other hand, can be anchored to just about anything within the limits of the spell, and serve to disguise the object or creature they're anchored to. Unlike Figments, Glamers can potentially hide portions of a creature in a way that doesn't look like hiding behind a cardboard cutout, that's exactly what invisibility does.
Disbelieving Reality: Shadow Illusions[]
Shadow Illusions are created by siphoning semi-real matter called "Shadowstuff" from the Plane of Shadow (The Plane of Shadow, as well as the rest of the Inner Planes, will be covered in more detail in the Tome of Tiamat). Shadowstuff is real, but it's noticeably flimsier than whatever it's supposed to look like. Shadowstuff actually can be used for structural purposes about as well as the imitated matter, but it's easier to destroy and creatures and weapons made from it don't deal as much damage as "real" ones. Objects made of Shadowstuff don't have the same value as real objects, and no amount of Shadow Diamonds can be used to power a Raise Dead spell.
Believe It or Not[]
Any illusion which allows a "Will disbelief" saving throw grants anyone who perceives it a Spot or Listen check versus the spell's save DC, dependent on the primary sense the illusion targets (i.e., Spot for Major Image or Listen for Ventriloquism). The target may benefit from the other skill, and also benefits from sufficiently powerful secondary senses (Scent, Blindsense, Tremorsense, etc.); each such sense which is active provides an additional +2 bonus if the illusion doesn't have the components to fool that sense. The illusionist can choose to replace the DC with 10 + an appropriate skill bonus. Bluff or Perform may be used for mimicking sounds, Craft may be used for anything that they could use the skill to make. This check is rolled secretly.
The Spot or Listen check determines if - and how far away - the creature notices discrepancies, which grants an immediate Will save with a bonus of +5 to disbelieve. If either of these checks succeeds, any discrepancies are ignored and the mind automatically comes up with a justification for believing the illusion.
Beyond that, you receive a Will save every time you physically touch the illusion itself (with your own body or any attended object). If the illusion doesn't even try to react to the interaction, this automatically succeeds. That means that Silent Image and similar illusions are primarily useful if the subjects wouldn't bother to interact with what the illusion is portraying at all; illusions of creatures risk being seen for what they are every time someone attacks them. Illusions of summoned creatures can still be useful, of course, since an attack made against an illusory Owlbear is an attack not made against anything you actually care about. Interacting with an illusion in a way that makes it obvious that it is illusory (or at least not corporeal) gives everyone who can see you do that the same Will save that you get.
An illusion does not block line of sight for creatures that have succeeded on a disbelief save.
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7 service members killed after US military helicopter crashes in western Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) - All seven service members aboard a U.S. helicopter that crashed in Iraq were killed, the Pentagon said Friday in a written statement.
The aircraft crashed in western Iraq a day earlier, U.S. officials said.
The officials said seven service members were on board. They spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of the crash before they were made public.
The crash did not appear to be the result of enemy activity and is under investigation, the Pentagon said.
"This tragedy reminds us of the risks our men and women face every day in service of our nations. We are thinking of the loved ones of these service members today," said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, director of operations in the fight against IS in Iraq and Syria.
The helicopter was used by the Air Force for combat search and rescue, and was in transit from one location to another when it went down Thursday afternoon near the town of Qaim in Anbar Province.
The Pentagon said an accompanying U.S. helicopter immediately reported the crash and a quick-reaction force comprised of Iraqi security forces and Coalition members secured the scene.
The names of those killed will be released after next of kin have been notified, the statement added.
The U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria have an outpost in Qaim, which is located near the Syrian border. The anti-IS campaign accelerated through much of last year, as coalition and Iraqi forces battled to take back a string of cities and towns.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over IS in Mosul in July. In the following months, Iraqi forces retook a handful of other IS-held towns including Tal Afar in August, Hawija in September and Qaim in October. In November, Iraqi forces retook the last Iraqi town held by IS - Rawah, near the border with Syria.
The U.S.-led coalition has continued to work with Iraq and Syrian Democratic Forces to shore up the border region to make sure that foreign fighters and insurgents can't move freely across the region.


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Credit Institutions
Analytical commentary
27 Jan 2016
Analytical commentary
29 Jan 2016
Bail-in to rescue Russian banks
ACRA Senior Director Kirill Lukashuk on statutory solutions for the new proposal by the Ministry of Finance
Credit Institutions
Analytical commentary
3 Feb 2016
Preferential home mortgage having maximum effect upon economy among contingency measures
Antirecessionary plan of the Russian Government for 2016
Regions & Municipalities, Credit Institutions, Corporates / Machinery & Equipment, Construction & Real Estate
16 Feb 2016
Banks suffer record expenses on borrowings from Bank of Russia
Analyzing the cost of funding in the banking sector
Credit Institutions
Analytical commentary
24 Feb 2016
Regional budgets to be saved again by public budget loans in 2016
Regional budgets: 2015 results preview and forecast for 2016
Regions & Municipalities
2 Mar 2016
US interest rates: when will they rise further?
Cautious interest rate rises are expected in the US
Analytical commentary
3 Mar 2016
Insurance market to up 8% in 2016 with motor hull lagging
Insurance premiums 2020 outlook
4 Mar 2016
Russian banking system: new drivers to be found
Senior Director of ACRA Bank Ratings Group Kirill Lukashuk in his interview to Banki.ru explains why the future of Russian banks in the coming years will largely depend on their owners, and whether we shall be expecting a wave of retail loan defaults.
Credit Institutions
Analytical commentary
10 Mar 2016
Russian economy: absence of usual conditions for growth offset by impetus for structural change
Russia 2020 economic outlook
21 Mar 2016
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Clamps are tools designed to hold objects tightly in place while work is in operation but can be also used as handles to provide a solid grip for moving or holding uncomfortable objects, such as boards or thin plates. Clamps hold objects tightly to prevent any unwanted movement or separation.
These simple tools are usable in almost any environment, such as garages, factories and workshops, and are ideal for carpentry, welding or metalworking. You can also buy a combination of clamps within a set that use a combination of threaded bolts, T-slots and step blocks to build up a secure hold between the workpiece and a slotted machine work table.
C-clamps or spring clamps are the most popular types, but there are also many designed for specific tasks such as angle clamps or sash clamps. Some clamps have a quick release trigger so that they can be used one-handed, allowing the user to support the workpiece as it is released from the clamp's hold. Screw clamps use a screw mechanism to adjust the jaws and clamp a workpiece in place. Some clamps can also be turned into spreaders by changing the pads around. Most of them are used as a temporary solution but permanent options are also available.
You should always use a clamp which is a suitable size to hold your workpiece, as there is a chance of bending the frame and damaging the screw or the workpiece if an inappropriate size is chosen. The size can be measured by its jaw opening (how far the mouth of the jaws can open) and the depth.
We offer a great range of sizes up to 1250mm jaw opening and 410mm jaw length. It is also important to decide whether you need light-duty, medium-duty or heavy-duty clamps for the project you are working on.


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IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-04-02
<pinotree> youpi: i'm playing with pflocal, and noticing that a simple C
executable doesn't trigger reauthenticate
<pinotree> youpi: i've put a debug output (to file) in S_io_reauthenticate,
and with a simple C test (which uses unix sockets) it isn't called
<youpi> pinotree: it seems pflocal should return FS_RETRY_REAUTH in
<youpi> to make glibc call reauthentication
<pinotree> pflocal?
<youpi> yes, in the dir_lookup handler
<pinotree> isn't that ext2fs?
<youpi> libtrivfs had dir_lookup() too
<youpi> trivfs_check_open_hook can be used to tweak its behavior
<pinotree> ah, missed that pflocal was using libtrivfs, sorry
<youpi> there are probably very few translators which don't use one of the
lib*fs :)
<antrik> pinotree: what are you trying to do with pflocal?
<pinotree> local socket scredentials (SCM_CREDS)
<antrik> ah
<antrik> don't really know what that is, but I remember reading some
mention of it ;-)
See also pflocal socket credentials for local sockets and sendmsg scm creds.


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Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort is an all-inclusive adventure resort located
on the east rim of the Zion National Park. The Ranch is located high in
the pines at nearly 6,500 feet above sea level, on the east plateau overlooking
the Park. Surrounded by a forest of ponderosa pine, pinion pine, juniper,
and wild oak, Zion Ponderosa was once home to a pioneer logging camp. Many
of the old pioneer trails and roads remain and provide guests of the ranch
rides through rugged, Rocky Mountain high country. Zion Horseback The staff of East Zion Adventures will conduct all guided ATV tours at Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort. Our new ATVs have the muscle to climb high hills and cross deep streambeds. ATVs are the US Postal Service of the Ranch-"come rain or shine." The worse the weather, the more the fun! ATVs are quite often the only vehicles that can make it to most areas of the ranch, despite heavy rain or snow. East Zion Adventures will provide all necessary gear, including: helmets, goggles, gloves and rain gear, to make the ATV rides an awesome experience in any type of weather. Your tour guide will take the time to explain all features of the ATV prior to beginning the ride. A short driving course will be provided to assess guest's ability. Guests will be required to sign and comply with a pre-stated list of rules. Any guest that breaks ATV rules or displays reckless driving will be dismissed from further ATV rides. Zion Horseback Zion National Park is located in the heart of Southern Utah's Color Country and is Utah's most popular national park. Zionis home to breathtaking scenery and some of the most rugged, mountainous terrain in the West. While ATVs (all-terrain vehicle/4-wheeler) riding is not allowed within Zion Parkthere are thousands of acres of private property located on high plateaus overlooking the Park's famous canyons. ATVs are the modern, mechanized horses that offer a new brand of adventure and the ability to go places that are difficult for even horses! Zion Horseback |


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'Alice in Arabia' Writer Defends Show as 'Pro-Tolerance' Despite Being Cancelled
The writer of "Alice in Arabia" is speaking out about her project, which she says is "pro-tolerance" and not stereotypical. The show was cancelled by ABC Family before it even hit the airwaves due to concern by Muslim advocacy groups and the general public.
Brooke Eikmeier wrote of her disappointment and what she had truly hoped that the show would accomplish in a column written for The Hollywood Reporter. She previously worked on "Family Guy" and "Boston Legal" before enlisting in the U.S. Army, which is where she got the idea for the show "Alice in Arabia."
"The genesis of 'Alice in Arabia' lay in the deep frustration I felt while studying the Arabic language in the Army," Eikmeier wrote. "I was particularly struck by the struggle of women, especially in Saudi Arabia. I knew many were fulfilled and proud of their way of life, but there were others who wanted things that I had taken for granted as an American – for example, a legal system that gives you the right to have a woman defend you in court when you bring a rape case, or for the culture to allow you to bring the case without prejudice in the first place."
Eikmeier explained that her awareness expanded and she noted that we as Americans focus on the small things when there were "deeper issues" being ignored. She wanted to help and decided to use her experience as a Hollywood writer in order to bring the issues to light.
"A drama centering on an American teenager who, after her mother's death must make the adjustment to living with her maternal family in Saudi Arabia," is how Eikmeier wanted to describe her show. Instead, it was touted as a show that was a "high-stakes drama series" that focused on a girl as she tried to "survive life behind the veil" after being kidnapped by her Saudi Arabian grandfather.
Unfortunately, Muslim groups were not pleased with the show's description and feared it would only further stereotypes and misunderstanding.
"We are concerned that, given media references to the main character 'surviving life behind the veil,' the pilot and any resulting series may engage in stereotyping that can lead to things like bullying of Muslim students," Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said.
"The fact is the intended series could have been a step in the right direction for all cultures and all women, sparking greater tolerance, understanding and empathy," Eikmeier wrote.


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How to Treat Multiple Sclerosis with Diet
Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable and frightening degenerative autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which our body attacks our own nerves. It often strikes in the prime of life and can cause symptoms in the brain, such as cognitive impairment; in the eye, such as painful loss of vision; as well as tremors, weakness, loss of bladder control, pain, and fatigue.
The most frequently prescribed drug for multiple sclerosis is interferon beta, which can make one feel lousy and cost $30,000 a year. But hey, it might be worthwhile—if it actually worked. We learned recently that it doesn't seem to prevent or delay long-term disability. That leaves chemo drugs like mitoxantrone that causes irreversible heart damage in one out of every eight people who go on the drug and causes cancer (leukemia) in nearly 1% of people who take it. But MS is no walk in the park either.
If only there was a cheap, simple, safe, side-effect free solution that also just so happened to be the most effective treatment for MS ever prescribed…
Dr. Roy Swank, who we lost recently at age 99, was a distinguished neurologist whose research culminated in over 170 scientific papers. In the video, Treating Multiple Sclerosis with the Swank MS Diet, I highlight a few.
As far back as 1950, we knew there were areas in the world that had a lot of MS—North America, Europe—and other places—Africa and Asia—that hardly had any. And migration studies show that those who move from a high risk area to a low risk area significantly drop their risk, and vice versa. So it seems less genetic and more lifestyle.
Dr. Swank had an idea. As he recounts in an interview with Dr. John McDougall at the ripe young age of 84, "it seemed possible to me that this could be a matter of food, because the further north you go the less vegetarian a life is led and the more people are carnivores, you might say—they spend a lot more time eating meat."
After looking at the multiple sclerosis data from World War II in occupied countries where meat and dairy were rationed, along with his famous study in '52 that found that the frequency of MS related directly to the amount of saturated animal fat consumed daily in different areas of Norway, he concluded that it might be the animal fat that was causing the increased risk. He decided to put it to the test by restricting people's intake of saturated animal fat, most commonly coming from dairy and chicken in the U.S. (See Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero).
In Treating Multiple Sclerosis with the Swank MS Diet, you can see data on his first 47 patients before cutting out about 90% of the saturated fat from their diet and after, showing a decrease in both the frequency and severity of MS attacks. Normally, we're lucky if we can get people to stick to a diet for six months, and so that's why most dietary trials last a year at the most. The first study he published reported results from the first three and a half years.
Then came the five and a half year follow-up in which he added about another 100 patients. Then the seven year follow-up, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Then the 20 year follow-up, and then the 34 year follow-up.
How did his patients do? If we can get to people early in their disease, when they're only mildly disabled, and restrict their saturated fat intake, Dr. Swank showed he could stop their disease in 95% of cases—no further disability 34 years later. But if they started slacking on their diet—even years in, their disease could become reactivated. They felt so great that some felt that they could cheat a little bit, since they had their disease so well under control. But eating just eight grams of saturated fat more a day was accompanied by a striking increase in disability and a near tripling of their death rate.
How about a 50 year follow-up! They were able to track down 15 of the original patients that stuck to the diet, now in their 70s and 80s, with multiple sclerosis for over 50 years, and 13 out of 15 were walking around normal in all respects. Conclusion: "This study indicated that, in all probability, MS is caused largely by consumption of saturated animal fat."
Dr. Swank thought it was the sludging of the blood caused by even a single meal of saturated fats that can clog tiny capillaries that feed our nervous system. Diets rich in saturated fat and cholesterol can thicken the blood and make our red cells sticky. A single meal of sausage and eggs can stick our blood cells together like rolls of quarters. And that kind of hyperaggregation can lead to a reduction of blood flow and oxygenation of our tissues. What's in sausage and eggs that may cause so much inflammation? See my video series on endotoxins described in my blog How Does Meat Cause Inflammation?
If we put someone's blood through a machine that sucks out about 90% of the cholesterol in their blood, we can demonstrate an immediate improvement in microcirculation in the heart muscle. But what about the brain?
The eyes are the windows… to our brain. We can visualize—in real-time—changes in blood vessel function in the retina at the back of the eye, which gives us a sense of what's happening further back in the brain. And if we lower the cholesterol level in the blood, we can immediately get a significant improvement in vasodilation—the little veins open wider and let the blood flow.
So yes, it could be the animal fat leading to clogging of our capillaries, but now we know animal fats can have all sorts of other deleterious effects such as inflammation, so who knows what the actual mechanism may be by which cutting animal fat can cut MS progression. Regardless, patients with MS that follow a diet with no more than 10 or 15 grams of saturated fat can expect to survive and thrive to a ripe old age. Of course, cutting out saturated fat completely might be better, given that heart disease is our number one killer.
The bottom line is that the results Dr. Swank published remain "the most effective treatment of multiple sclerosis ever reported in the peer reviewed medical literature." In patients with early stage MS, 95% were without progression of their disease 34 years later after adopting his low saturated fat dietary program. Even patients with initially advanced disease showed significant benefit. To date, no medication or invasive procedure has ever even come close, to demonstrating such success.
Doesn't cost $30,000 dollars; doesn't give you leukemia—and works. Better!
This all begs one big obvious question: If Dr. Swanks results are "so stunningly impressive, why haven't other physicians, neurologists, and centers adopted this method of treatment?" One reason may be that MRI machines weren't invented until the 1970s, decades after Dr. Swank's study began. MRIs are how we track the progress of MS today. We don't have to rely on patients' subjective reports or doctor's clinical judgments, we can see the disease get better or worse right there in black and white.
It's like in the 1970s when Nathan Pritikin appeared to reverse heart disease by the thousands but no one took him seriously until angiography was invented and the likes of Ornish and Esselstyn (see Our Number One Killer Can Be Stopped) could hold up angiographic images, proving conclusively that a plant-based diet could help literally open up arteries.
So what we need is someone to repeat Swank's experiment today with MRI scans every step of the way. And I'm happy to report that exact experiment was just completed by Dr. John McDougall. Dr. Swank was one of Dr. McDougall's heroes, and Dr. McDougall is one of mine. Study enrollment was completed last year and we should have the full results soon.
I touched on this in my live 2013 year-in-review lecture More Than an Apple a Day, but I'm excited to be able to take a deeper dive into this extraordinary story.
Those interested in supporting Dr. McDougall's landmark study (headed by Dr. Dennis Bourdette, M.D. and under the supervision of Dr. Vijayshree Yadav) can donate to his nonprofit McDougall Research & Education Foundation (you can also donate to NutritionFacts.org to help keep us bringing you similarly underreported yet life-saving science).
-Michael Greger, M.D.


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Karl Weierstrass - Gravesite
The Weierstrass Institute honors the memory of Karl Weierstrass.
From 1994 until 2014, Karl Weierstrass's grave on St Hedwig's Cemetery I in Liesenstrasse 8, 10115 Berlin was listed as a grave of honor of the State of Berlin. Since then, WIAS has taken over the maintenance of the gravesite.


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With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Distinguished Professor Keith Rayner, Atkinson Family Chair of Psychology at UC San Diego. Keith was the world's leading expert in the study of the cognitive mechanisms underlying the ability to read in children and adults. Keith left a deep mark on his colleagues in his discipline, as well as the dozens of students and scholars he has mentored throughout the world across his forty-year career.
Keith's full obituary is located here.
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Saturated Fats
- Replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats reduces the risk of heart disease (5).
- Found in high amounts in animal products; also in high amounts in coconut, palm, and palm kernel oils.
Trans Fats
- Found mostly in foods made with partially hydrogenated oils, including margarines, shortening, commercial frying fats, crackers, cookies, and other snacks. Check label.
- The consensus among nutritional professionals is that large amounts of trans fats increase the risk of heart disease and many other diseases.
- A 2008 review (4) of trans fats and cardiovascular health found:
- Five meta-analyses of controlled dietary interventions have examined the relationship between trans fatty acids intake and blood lipid levels and consistently report a worsening of blood lipid profiles with increasing trans fatty acid intakes, with a dose-response relationship evident.
- Four cohort studies report on the association between trans fatty acid intake and incidence of cardiovascular disease. They consistently found that larger amounts of trans fats (about 4 to 6 grams per day) increased heart disease rates by about 25% in comparison with the lowest amounts (about 1 to 2 grams per day).
- Vegetable based trans fats were found to be more harmful than animal-based (those found naturally in ruminent animal products).
- Also see 2010 Trans Fats Update.
- Earth Balance is a vegan margarine that contains omega-3s, no hydrogenated oils, and is available at many natural foods stores.
Monounsaturated Fats (MUFA)
- Also known as omega-9 fats, n-9, or oleic acid.
- Improve cholesterol levels when replacing saturated fats.
- Abundant in olive oil, canola oil, high oleic sunflower oil, hazelnut oil, high-oleic safflower oil, and almond oil.
- Olive oil is not as refined as other oils, making it a reliable source of vitamin E and possibly other healthy components. If you do not like the taste of olive oil in some dishes, try other oils made of high MUFA.
- Avocados and many nuts (almonds, cashews, filberts/hazelnuts, macadamias, peanuts, and pecans) are high in MUFA. Because nuts are high in nutrients and other protective compounds, you can benefit from eating them on a daily basis.
- In one study, eating nuts (including peanuts (2)) five or more times per week reduced heart disease by about 50% (3).
Polyunsaturated Fats (PUFA)
There are two main types of PUFAs: omega-3s (aka n-3) and omega-6s (aka n-6). Both n-3s and n-6s can be further divided into short chain and long chain.
The short chain n-3, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), and the short chain n-6, linoleic acid (LA) are considered "essential," because the body cannot make them. Other PUFAs are not considered essential because most people's bodies can produce them from LA or ALA.
The following is a list of the notable PUFAs:
Alpha-linolenic Acid (ALA or LNA)—short chain; 18:3(n-3)
- ALA is found mainly in the oil of flaxseeds, hemp seeds, walnuts, rapeseed (canola oil), camelina (aka Gold of Pleasure), chia seeds, and soybeans, and in animal flesh. It is also found in very small amounts in leafy green vegetables and other plant foods.
Stearidonic Acid (SDA)—short chain; 18:4(n-3)
- There is evidence in humans that SDA is more readily converted to EPA than is ALA.
- Echium plantagineum is a abundant source of SDA.
- Ahiflower oil, a relatively new product, is extracted from Buglossoides arvensis seeds and is a rich source of SDA.
- Studies on SDA:
- Lefort N, LeBlanc R, Surette ME. Dietary Buglossoides Arvensis Oil Increases Circulating n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in a Dose-Dependent Manner and Enhances Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Whole Blood Interleukin-10-A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2017 Mar 10;9(3).
- Kuhnt K, Fuhrmann C, Köhler M, Kiehntopf M, Jahreis G. Dietary echium oil increases long-chain n-3 PUFAs, including docosapentaenoic acid, in blood fractions and alters biochemical markers for cardiovascular disease independently of age, sex, and metabolic syndrome. J Nutr. 2014 Apr;144(4):447-60.
- Surette ME, Edens M, Chilton FH, Tramposch KM. Dietary echium oil increases plasma and neutrophil long-chain (n-3) fatty acids and lowers serum triacylglycerols in hypertriglyceridemic humans. J Nutr. 2004 Jun;134(6):1406-11. Abstract.
- Miles EA, Banerjee T, Calder PC. The influence of different combinations of gamma-linolenic, stearidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids on the fatty acid composition of blood lipids and mononuclear cells in human volunteers. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2004 Jun;70(6):529-38. Abstract.
- James MJ, Ursin VM, Cleland LG. Metabolism of stearidonic acid in human subjects: comparison with the metabolism of other n-3 fatty acids. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 May;77(5):1140-5. Abstract.
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)—long chain; 20:5(n-3)
EPA is found mainly in fatty fish who get their EPA from seaweed. Vegan EPA supplements are available. EPA is also present in Irish moss and wakame, but the ratio of iodine to EPA is much too high to make these foods a recommended source. Some EPA is converted into series 3 eicosanoids which can reduce inflammation, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA); 22:5n-3
DPA has not been studied like EPA and DHA because it is not as prevalent in fish oil and isolated supplements have not been readily available – it is not known if it has any unique functions. A 2011 review (supported by Meat and Livestock Australia) says, "The literature on n-3 DPA is limited, however the available data suggests it has beneficial health effects. In vitro n-3 DPA is retro-converted back to EPA (7)."
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)—long chain; 22:6(n-3)
DHA is found in seaweeds and fatty fish. Vegan DHA supplements are available. DHA is a major component of the gray matter of the brain, retina, testis, sperm, and cell membranes. Low levels of DHA have been associated with depression. DHA can be converted into EPA.
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
Linoleic Acid (LA)—short chain; 18:2(n-6)
LA is the most prevalent omega-6 fatty acid in plant foods and found in most vegetable oils, especially corn, sunflower, "vegetable," soy, safflower, and sesame oils.
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA)—short chain; 18:3(n-6)
GLA is found in evening primrose oil, borage oil, black current oil, and breast milk.
Dihomo Gamma Linolenic Acid (DGLA)—long chain; 20:3(n-6)
DGLA is made from GLA. Some DGLA is converted into series 1 eicosanoids which are considered good and so some people try to boost their DGLA through GLA supplements.
Arachidonic Acid (AA)—long chain; 20:4(n-6)
AA is found in meat, and is also made from DGLA. AA is converted into series 2 and 4 eicosanoids.
PUFA Conversion Pathways
Chart 1 below shows the order in which LA and ALA are converted into longer chain fatty acids and then into eicosanoids. Eicosanoids act like hormones with a direct effect on a wide range of physiological actions, including blood pressure, blood clotting, stomach secretions, cholesterol synthesis, respiratory muscle contraction, and effects on the immune and nervous systems. Many eicosanoids have opposing actions and, therefore, a balance of eicosanoids is needed.
Chart 1: PUFA Sources and Pathways
In the chart above, "D6D" represents the enzyme that changes ALA and LA into other fats. The reactions that convert LA and ALA compete for D6D. Too much LA will saturate this enzyme and prevent adequate ALA from being synthesized into EPA and DHA and thus increase inflammation from a lack of the series 3 eicosanoids.
However, a 2012 meta-analysis of studies on LA and inflammation found that in the recommended amounts, 3—10% of calories, LA did not increase markers of inflammation. Increased LA decreased EPA levels, but did not decrease DHA (1). A study from 1992 (6), vegans ate 9-10% of their calories as LA and, of course, had no natural dietary source of DHA. Whether large amounts of LA harm the DHA status of vegans has yet to be determined.
More information:
1. Johnson GH, Fritsche K. Effect of Dietary Linoleic Acid on Markers of Inflammation in Healthy Persons: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2012 Jul;112(7):1029-41.
2. Personal communication with Gary Fraser of the Adventist Health Study. October 22, 2001.
3. Fraser GE. Associations between diet and cancer, ischemic heart disease, and all-cause mortality in non-Hispanic white California Seventh-day Adventists. Am J Clin Nutr. 1999 Sep;70(3 Suppl):532S-538S.
4. Booker CS, Mann JI. Trans fatty acids and cardiovascular health: translation of the evidence base. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2008 Jul;18(6):448-56. Epub 2008 May 12.
5. Mozaffarian D, Micha R, Wallace S. Effects on coronary heart disease of increasing polyunsaturated fat in place of saturated fat: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PLoS Med. 2010 Mar 23;7(3):e1000252. Review.
6. Sanders TA, Roshanai F. Platelet phospholipid fatty acid composition and function in vegans compared with age- and sex-matched omnivore controls. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1992 Nov;46(11):823-31.
7. Kaur G, Cameron-Smith D, Garg M, Sinclair AJ. Docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3): a review of its biological effects. Prog Lipid Res. 2011 Jan;50(1):28-34. Epub 2010 Jul 23. Review.


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epylog-modules - epylog module cofiguration.SYNOPSIS
epylog uses pluggable modules to perform analysis and report on syslog strings. This manpage explains the format of the module config files.modules.d
Epylog config files are placed in the modules.d directory of the cfgdir specified in epylog.conf. Any file ending in .conf in that directory is considered a module config file. Most common location for modules.d directory is in /etc/epylog/modules.d.module.conf
The name of the config file doesn't carry much meaning, however it MUST end in .conf in order to be recognized as a module config file.The config file for each module is separated into two parts: [module] and [conf].
- desc
- The description of the module. It will be shown in the final report.
- exec
- This is where the "body" of the module is located. Most modules that come with the distribution will be placed in /usr/share/epylog/modules, but depending on your setup, you may place them elsewhere.
- files
- List the logfiles requested by this module in this field. Separate multiple entries by comma. Epylog will handle rotated files, but you need to specify the mask appropriately. E.g. the most common logrotate setup will place rotated files in the same directory and add .0, .1, .2, etc to the end of the file. Therefore, a file entry would look like so:
If you have compression turned on, your entry will look like so:
Lastly, for advanced configurations, more complex entries may be required. E.g. if your logrotate saves rotated files in a subdirectory in /var/log, you can specify it like so:
This will work, too:
In any case, "#" will be where the increments will go. - enabled
- Can be either "yes" or "no". If "no" is specified, Epylog will completely ignore this module.
- internal
- Can be either "yes" or "no". If "yes", then the module is handled as an internal module, and if "no", then the external module API is used. See doc/modules.txt for more information about the module APIs.
- outhtml
- Specifies whether the output produced by the module is HTML or not. Can be either "yes" or "no".
- priority
- An unsigned int. Most commonly a number from 0 to 10. Modules with the lowest number will be considered the highest prioroty and will be both invoked and presented in the final report before the others.
This is where per-module configuration directives go. Some modules have these, some don't. Look in the module config file -- the available values should be listed and described there.COMMENTS
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Three months into the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal government's spill chief says a relief tunnel should finally reach BP's broken well by the weekend, meaning the gusher could be snuffed for good within two weeks.
After several days of concern about the well's stability and the leaky cap keeping the oil mostly bottled up, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Tuesday that engineers concluded the risk of a bigger blowout was minimal and were getting closer to pumping mud into the column to permanently seal it.
"We continue to be pleased with the progress," Allen said in Washington, giving the go-ahead to keep the well cap shut for at least 24 more hours and possibly longer.
BP vice president Kent Wells said crews hope to drill sideways into the blown-out well and intercept it at the end of July. The relief well is necessary to plug the well permanently.
After it's done, crews will begin the kill procedure, pumping mud and cement into the hole a mile underwater to seal it, which BP said could take anywhere from five days to a couple of weeks.
"Everything's looking good," Well said. "The relief well is exactly where we want it. It's pointed in the right direction, and so we're feeling good about that."
Engineers are also considering shooting drilling mud down through the cap to increase the chances that the attempt to kill the well succeeds.
News that a solution is near cheered Jeff Hunt who scans the waves daily for telltale tar balls in Pensacola Beach, Fla.
"It makes me very happy, after nearly three months, that they finally have gotten to a pinnacle point of closing it," said the co-owner of a hair salon. "We need to plug the thing."
BP wants to leave the cap on in the meantime. At one point, Allen wanted instead to relieve the pressure by opening up the cap and siphoning oil up to ships on the surface, but he has relented in the past few days. Opening the cap would have required allowing millions of gallons oil to gush into the sea again for a few days while the plumbing was hooked up.
Seepage detected from the seafloor briefly raised fears that the well was in danger, but Allen said that another well is to blame.
The seepage is closer to the older well than to the one that blew out, Allen said.
There are two wells within two miles of BP's blowout, one that has been abandoned and another that is not in production. Around 27,000 abandoned wells in the Gulf aren't checked for leaks, an Associated Press investigation showed this month.
The BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers and touching off one of America's worst environmental crises. The well has spewed somewhere between 94 million and 184 million gallons into the Gulf. BP said the cost of dealing with the spill has now reached nearly $4 billion.


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I've recently been dipping into "The Cat's Pyjamas: The Penguin Book of Cliches" by Julia Cresswell, which is a good summer read.
Cresswell really put her nose to the grindstone for this weighty tome, leaving no stone unturned in her quest for the real deal about cliches. We're informed that "wend your way" dates back to the Anglo-Saxons, with "wend" meaning "to go." It was on its way out as a word when Sir Walter Scott and other nineteenth century romantic authors breathed new life into it.
Other cliches come from the Bible, like "the four corners of the earth" and "the ends of the earth." Cresswell writes, "the persistence of an expression once it has become fixed is evident in the way that no one is uncomfortable with these phrases, despite the fact that flat-earthers are few and far between."
Some phrases are of more recent vintage. "The fast lane" can only be traced back to 1966.
Bad travel writing is filled to the brim with cliches. Terms like "unique" or "hidden" or "authentic" or "off the beaten path" are like nails on a blackboard to my ears. Yet none of these chills me to my marrow more than that most wretched of adjectives: "quaint."
When I became a travel writer ten years ago I swore upon a stack of Bibles never to use "quaint" in an article. I have stuck to that vow like glue, except when a snake-in-the-grass copy editor stabbed me in the back. I had written an article about British thatched roof houses for a certain magazine that shall remain nameless and titled it simply, "Thatched Roof Houses." The copy editor stole my thunder by adding the subtitle, "The Story Behind The Quaintness." This led to much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Sometimes travel cliches can be a wolf in sheep's clothing, especially when they perpetuate stereotypes. Here's some tongue-in-cheek advice on writing about Africa that will have you splitting your sides with laughter. So, fellow travel writers, I beg you on bended knee, when you put pen to paper and are stuck for the right word, don't fall back on cliches. Avoid them like the plague.
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Sara Sejin Chang (Sara Van Der Heide)
From December 11, 2015, until April 10, 2016, the German Library in Guangzhou, China, became The German Library Pyongyang, a reimagining of an initiative of the Goethe-Institut that originally operated in North Korea between 2004 and 2009. This temporary intervention by Sara van der Heide is an imaginary transformation of the current geography of the German Library in Guangzhou. Van der Heide's project is a contemporary version of the Goethe-Institut's original library initiative in North Korea, devised as a vessel to discuss national cultural policy in a post-Cold War and postcolonial era that looks critically toward the parallel histories of Germany and the two Koreas. The German Library Pyongyang offers a space for critical questions, but it also functions as a context for transcending thinking that is prescribed by the lines of the nation-state, language, and geography. The several artistic, linguistic, and graphic interventions in the library merge with the continuing activities of the German learning center in Guangzhou, and all institutional printed matter in Chinese is replaced by Korean.
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Holly Hope Banks was born in Columbus, Ohio. She began her art education at the University of Toledo, receiving her Bachelor's of Art degree in 1981. She was a registered copyist at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. for 5 years. Holly continued her classical training at the Atelier of Plein-air Studies for 4 years and then furthered her studies by extensive travels to Europe. Her work has been featured in numerous national open juried exhibitions: the last eleven years alone have included appearances in the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club at the National Arts Club in New York and with the Audubon Artists at the Salmagundi Club in New York. She has won major awards with both art organizations and is a full member of both. Her most recent award was the Medal of Honor in the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in New York City in 2009. Her work has also been included in exhibitions in 2010, 2011, 2001 and 2000 at the Butler Institute of American Art. In 1996, Holly was one of six American artists chosen for cultural exchange with the Union of Russian Artists. They were the first group of American artists to be officially invited to Russia. Her work was featured in an American / Russian show in Kolomna and Moscow, Russia. In 1998, she was named as one of ten prominent emerging artists in an article of American Artist magazine, and wrote an article, 'An Artistic Imagination', which was published in the same magazine in the October 2001 issue. Her portrait of 'Ms. Ramona Tumblin' was selected for the 'Best of Portrait painting', North Light Books, 1998. She is listed in numerous reference books including Who's Who in American Art, Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in the World. Holly is a realist painter who specializes in portraits, figurative outdoor work, and still life. She is represented by Rehs Galleries in New York City as well as several portrait galleries in the South and has her work in important, private collections across the country. She resides and maintains her studio in Clearwater, Florida.
Publications Who's Who In the World Who's Who of American Women Who's Who in America Who's Who in American Art Who's Who in the South and Southwest Published work in The Best of Portrait Painting, North Light Books, F & W Publications, 1998 American Artist Magazine, October 2001, 'An Artistic Imagination' American Artist Magazine, October 1998, Emerging Artist Cover artist for Masterpieces, January 1997 Awards 2011 Museum Purchase Award, 75th Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio Medal of Honor, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club, New York, 2009 Tara Fredrix Canvas Award, Audubon Artists 62nd Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, 2004 Colonel George J. Morales Memorial Award (for best still life), Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club New York, 2004 Daler-Rowney Award, Audubon Artists 57th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, 1999 One of ten emerging artists, American Artist '98 Emerging Artist Competition, 1998 Renee & Stephen McNeely Award, Best Representational Oil, Audubon Artists 56th Annual, 1998 One of five American artists chosen for cultural exchange; first group of American artists to be officially invited to Russia, September 1996 J. Paul Dorfmuller Pastel Award, 1992 Representation Rehs Galleries, Inc. Richard Gandy Gallery of Realist Art, website gallery Portraits, Inc. Portraits South
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