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Steve Kerrigan, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, will hold a media briefing Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the announcement that Charlotte will host this year's Democratic National Convention.
Kerrigan will talk to local reporters at his uptown office. He's expected to recount some of the year's milestones, including this month's announcement that the convention will be shortened from four to three days and that President will give his acceptance speech to Bank of America Stadium.
"What a year this has been, " Kerrigan said last week.
Added Mayor Anthony Foxx: "Feb. 1, 2011, will go down as an inflection point in Charlotte's history, completing our transition from 'the little city that could' to the big city that did."
Convention officials say today's will be the first of a regular series of media briefings.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A year and counting: DNC to mark announcement anniversary
Steve Kerrigan, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, will hold a media briefing Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the announcement that Charlotte will host this year's Democratic National Convention.
Monday, January 16, 2012
DNC offers their own news alerts
The Democratic National Convention Committee is looking for folks who want to learn news about the convention the moment it breaks. The DNCC is asking people to sign up for e-mail alerts, and you can do that by going to www.demconvention.com/sign-up.asp. (You can also get there via the Democrats' Twitter account attwitter.com/#!/DemConvention or Facebook account at facebook.com/demconvention.)
In one case, at least, you'll be ahead of the media. The DNCC has scheduled a press conference to make a yet-undisclosed announcement at 11 a.m. Tuesday. That's when the media will learn what's happening – but citizens who request e-mail updates will already have been told.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Politico: DNCC rules have lobbyists scrambling
Politico today reports that new rules for the 2012 Democratic National Convention have Washington's K Street lobbyists scrambling.
"Already, eight months out, K Street is scrambling to overcome the new restrictions. Hired guns and in-house corporate execs are plotting ways around the new rules to make sure they'll have a prime opportunity to mingle with party operatives and sherpa senior executives into official convention activities.
"The Democrats have made it inconvenient for corporations to donate to the convention but not impossible," said Kenneth Gross, a veteran ethics lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom....
"Some lobbyists say they're looking for ways to get convention access and boost the party despite the new hurdles, although many are grumbling about the challenges.
"I would guess there are going to be companies that figure out, 'Okay, there's no real way we're going to be able to get around the limitation on corporate funding conventions, so what we'll do is we will just get a block of rooms or condos somewhere near downtown and we'll pay for that,'" one Democratic lobbyist said. "And then, if there's a way that our executives or Washington folks can get access to credentials through whatever means, well, we'll just leave them to figure out what those channels might be."
Others are threatening to stay home and withhold their help, which makes convention planners worry."
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
DNC subcontracting process kicks off
Interested in subcontracting for the Democratic National Convention?
Convention organizers and the Hargrove/Rodgers Russell Hunt construction management team have announced that construction "pre-qualification" forms are now available. They can be found on the vendor directory at http://www.demconvention.com/. The deadline for returning pre-qualification forms is March 1.
Subcontractors will be selected from those who go through the pre-qualification process.
According to a convention news release, subs will be able to bid on work including carpentry, electrical, fencing and barricades, IT, scaffold platforms and other jobs.
-- Jim Morrill
Kerrigan 'educates' DC donors
Republicans cried hypocrisy last week when Politico ran an item that suggested the Democratic convention might be looking for money from Washington's influential K Street lobbying firms.
Self-imposed party rules for this year's convention bar contributions from lobbyists and corporations.
Politico Influence, a section dedicated to coverage of Capitol Hill lobbying, reported that "Paper has been circulated on K Street on the Charlotte 2012 Convention Host Committee's fundraising packages … The four-page document … was distributed after an inside-the-Beltway meeting Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Steve Kerrigan held before the holidays."
The packages, on which The Observer has reported, offer premium levels – including choice hotel rooms – in return for contributions.
Convention officials say Kerrigan was not soliciting lobbyists. Host committee spokeswoman Suzi Emmerling said Kerrigan was "educating Beltway types about the new rules."
"Because this is the first convention in history that will not accept monetary contributions from lobbyists, corporations and PACs (political action committees), a big part of our fundraising effort is educating donors…," Emmerling said.
Said state GOP spokesman Rob Lockwood: "If this event is solely funded 'by the people,' (Democratic) Chairwoman (Debbie Wasserman-) Schultz must have meant, 'the people of K Street.'" Jim Morrill
Monday, January 9, 2012
Charlotte to launch Obama-Clinton?
Obama-Clinton in 2012?
It should happen, New York Times columnist Bill Keller opined today.
To be clear: He's proposing Hillary Clinton, not ex-prez Bill, as President Barack Obama's running mate.
That would certainly ramp up the excitement in Charlotte come September, when Democrats gather here to nominate its 2012 ticket.
There's no evidence that it will happen. In fact, the suggestion -- a favorite what-if scenario with bloggers for months -- has gotten not even a hint of encouragement from the White House.
But Keller makes a persuasive case:
"The arguments in favor are as simple as one-two-three. One: it does more to guarantee Obama's re-election than anything else the Democrats can do. Two: it improves the chances that, come next January, he will not be a lame duck with a gridlocked Congress but a rejuvenated president with a mandate and a Congress that may be a little less forbidding. Three: it makes Hillary the party's heir apparent in 2016. If she sits out politics for the next four years, other Democrats (yes, Governor Andrew Cuomo, we see your hand up) will fill the void."
Keller goes on:
"She would bring to this year's campaign a missing warmth and some of the voltage that has dissipated as Obama moved from campaigning to governing. What excites is not just the prospect of having a woman a heartbeat — and four years — away from the presidency, although she certainly embodies the aspirations of many women. It's the possibility that the first woman at the top would have qualifications so manifest that her first-ness was a secondary consideration."
We'd add a few more admittedly parochial reasons Hillary should do it: It would make the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte doubly historic -- and would take all the planned parties up a notch or two. And her acceptance speech would get even more people around the world to tune in to Charlotte's show.
What would happen to the current veep, Joe Biden?
Keller subscribes to the other idea that's been out there on the blogs: Biden takes over Clinton's job as secretary of state -- a job that would be a perfect fit for him. And a distinguished way to end his career.
Keller again:
"That leaves the delicate question of ditching Joe Biden. He is not a dazzling campaigner, and — five years Hillary's senior — he is not Obama's successor. But he is a loyal and accomplished public servant who deserves to be treated with honor.
"A political scientist I know proposes the following choreography: In the late winter or early spring, Hillary steps down as secretary of state to rest and write that book. The president assigns Biden — the former chairman of Senate Foreign Relations — to add State to his portfolio, making him the most powerful vice president in history. Come the party convention in September, Obama swallows his considerable pride and invites a refreshed Hillary to join the ticket. Biden keeps State. The musicians play 'Happy Days Are Here Again' as if they really mean it."
Check out Keller's entire column: www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/opinion/keller-just-the-ticket.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Tim Funk
Friday, January 6, 2012
Will Charlotte convention pick deliver North Carolina to Obama?
Leaders of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign clearly think picking Charlotte as the site for the 2012 Democratic National Convention will help them re-take North Carolina's 15 electoral votes this year.
Campaign manager Jim Messina said as much to reporters recently: "We put the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., in part because we believe so strongly" that winning North Carolina and Virginia is a path to victory.
But is there any evidence that holding a convention in a state helps the candidate win it in November?
Not really. And yet . . .
That was the answer the Observer got from Josh Putnam, a professor of political science at Davidson College and author of an influential political blog called Frontloading HQ (frontloading.blogspot.com)
"There's no evidence of that," he said, "but with a few caveats. Traditionally, these things have been held in big cities and the same big cities over and over again. New York, Chicago, L.A . . . . We have not, prior to 2008, seen an effort on the part of the parties to specifically select sites based on how they would play in the general election."
In 2008, though, the Democrats picked Denver in hopes of winning Colorado (they did) and Republicans selected St. Paul in hopes of winning Minnesota (they didn't).
Then Putnam said this, which is the "And yet" part.
"We've seen a pretty clear trend over the last 20 years: The Democrats have not lost a state they've held a convention in – since 1988 in Atlanta," he said. "And Republicans have not won a state in which they've held a convention – since 1992, when the convention was in Houston and Bush won Texas."
Here's the record:
1992: Convention in New York; Clinton-Gore carries New York.
1996: Convention in Chicago; Clinton-Gore carries Illinois.
2000: Convention in Los Angeles; Gore-Lieberman carries California.
2004: Convention in Boston; Kerry-Edwards carries Massachusetts.
2008: Convention in Denver; Obama-Biden carries Colorado.
2012: Convention in Charlotte; will Obama-Biden carry North Carolina?
1996: Convention in San Diego; Dole-Kemp loses California.2000: Convention in Philadelphia; Bush-Cheney loses Pennsylvania.
2004: Convention in New York; Bush-Cheney loses New York.
2008: Convention in St. Paul; McCain-Palin loses Minnesota.
2012: Convention in Tampa; will GOP ticket carry Florida?
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"Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act" ---HR 4980 Passes
HR 4980 passed Congress on September 29, 2014, it
* extends the adoption incentive fund, expand the incentive fund to kinship care placemets,
* provides one year of funding for family connections grants (through FY 2014),
* directs HHS to come up with a formula that will help capture the savings states are realizing as the Title IV-E adoption assistance program expands
* includes new state plan requirements to have policies, screening and services for victims of sex trafficking.
* directs states to locate and respond to children who have run away from foster care
* includes sex trafficking data in the adoption and foster care analysis and reporting system (AFCARS), includes tracking placements of foster children
* establishes a "reasonable and prudent parent standard' for foster parents
* limits to children age 16 or older the option of being placed in a planned permanent living arrangement (APPLA) and requires documentation and determination requirements for an APPLA status
* gives children age 14 and older authority to participate in the development of their own case plans, in consultation with up to two members of the case planning team.
* requires agencies to provide foster children leaving foster care with key documents (birth certificate, Social Security card, medical records, and a license or equivalent identification card.
* requires relative notices provision to include notice to parents of an adopted sibling when a child is removed from parental custody.
Implementing Fostering Connections
NFCC educates members and stakeholders on the effective implementation of the landmark federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
New AFCARS Data, Increase Foster Care 2013
National Standards For the Care of Youth Charged With Status Offenses
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice created the National Standards for the Care of Youth Charged with Status Offenses. Read a summary of these comprehensive set of standards and learn how your organization can join a growing number of diverse organizations that in endorsing these standards.
Providing Policy Leadership
NFCC and its members are trusted sources of information to policymakers on issues involving children, youth, and families from foster care.
Protecting the Credit of Youth in Foster Care
Read about financial challenges faced by young people leaving foster care on the National foster Care Coalition's "Financial Challenges for Foster Youth" Resource page.
Financial Challenges for Youth in Foster Care, A 2013 Listening Session With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Reauthorization of the Adoption Incentive Fund
Summary of the Recent Listening Session with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
HHS Foster Care and Adoption Numbers
Voices of Youth: A Discussion on Resilience, Homelessness, and Hope
On Monday, June 17, 2013,
the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
held a a Capitol Hill listening session with a number of young people, read about some of their stories here.
On Monday, June 17, 2013,
the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
held a a Capitol Hill listening session with a number of young people, read about some of their stories here.
The Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations From 2013, Senate Action
Read the National Foster Care Coalition's Comments on Access to Medicaid By Youth Formerly in Foster Care Under the Affordable Care Act
National Foster Care Coalition and NACAC Comment on the Use of Social Security Numbers and Youth
Children's Mental Health Access Act
What does the legislation do? Includes children and adolescents in an existing Medicaid waiver option that is focused primarily on the aged, elderly and disabled populations. The waiver for those populations can be utilized to provide them with in-home and community-based services as opposed to their equivalent out-of-home placement. Bottom line: It provides states with an avenue to avoid the institutionalization of children and youth. For the full description download the file to the right. Also check out the sign on letter, and be a part of supporting our efforts.
Latest Update on SSBG Elimination
Check out the latest sign on letter sent out last week in opposition to the Social Services Block Grant elimination. We now have 92 organizations and foundations that have signed on!
Social Services Block Grant at risk of Elimination
On Wednesday April 18, the House Ways and Means Committee acted on their part of a budget reconciliation bill. The Committee decided to find savings in the federal budget by completely eliminating the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). Read about why the Social Services is so vital to child welfare services in your state by clicking the document icon on the right.
NFCC brings together leading players in a dialogue about improving the nation's foster care system. Members have an opportunity to meet and strategize with professionals from all over the country.
Kids are Waiting: Fix Foster Care Now, the WT Grant Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services, Casey Family Programs, and the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning.
NFCC is a partnership of member organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth, and adults in and from foster care
through political and public will building. Learn more about our members and their work across the country.
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Harriet Bina of rural Marion doesn't consider her poetry very refined. She has always enjoyed literature, but she didn't pay much attention to grammar lessons, and she says her vocabulary isn't as expansive as other poets'.
"I kind of wish I'd paid a little closer attention in English class," she said.
So when she and other volunteers planned to produce bookmarks for school students, detailing the experiences of Father Emil Kapaun in the Korean War, she hoped someone else would step up to write a poem to go on the bookmarks.
"We were doing it for the kids," Bina said.
When nobody came forward, she decided to write a poem herself. She wrote the poem in a day, although she spent more time polishing her word choice.
She wrote the poem in 2003.Whenever she mails a bill out-of-state, she includes a copy of her poem, hoping to reach people who haven't heard Kapaun's story.
It was the first of seven poems related to Kapaun she has completed so far. Other poems tell of:
- Kapaun's story beginning with his ordination.
- Chase Kear's healing, credited as a miracle which Kapaun interceded in. Kear suffered life-threatening injuries in a pole-vaulting accident.
- A pilgrimage to Kapaun's home church in Pilsen.
- Kapaun posthumously receiving the Medal of Honor.
- John Moore bringing a carved wooden cross from New Mexico to Pilsen.
- The carving of a statue of Kapaun outside the church in Pilsen.
"Each one of these I do to tell the story," she said. "Before I write every poem, I pray to the Holy Spirit that what I write will touch someone and teach them about his story."
When Kear read Bina's poem about him, he asked how she knew what pole-vaulting was like, because the poem captured it well. Bina said she had pondered what it was like while watching her grandchildren pole-vault.
She is working on an eighth poem, about Avery Gerleman. Gerleman's healing is cited as another miracle Kapaun interceded in. She recovered from life-threatening symptoms that doctors were certain would be fatal. She spent 87 days in a hospital, much of it in an induced coma.
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New York, February 11, 2011--The Committee to Protect
Journalists condemns today's imprisonment in Minsk of
According to reports
in the local press, the Oktyabrsky District Court in
It is the second time in a month that the same court sentenced
Poczobut on the same charges. On
January 12, agents with the Belarusian security service, the KGB, detained Poczobut
"We are outraged that Andrzej Poczobut was not only
convicted on a trumped-up charge but that he has now been given jail time after
already receiving a sentence of a fine," said CPJ Europe and Central Asia
Program Coordinator
Since December 19, authorities have been relentlessly pressuring
Poczobut in what appears to be retaliation for his journalism. He was among
more than two
dozen journalists detained at the protest rally in
January 8,
In power since 1994, Lukashenko won a fourth term in office in the December 19 ballot with just under 80 percent of the vote, according to the state Central Election Commission. Thousands of protesters marched on the streets of Minsk, calling the elections stolen and demanding his resignation. Authorities harshly suppressed the protests and retaliated against the independent and pro-opposition media that covered the events. The KGB and police raided the newsrooms and apartments of journalists, confiscated reporting equipment, and imprisoned reporters.
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Row after row with strict impunity The headstones yield their names to the element, The wind whirrs without recollection; In the riven troughs the splayed leaves Pile up, of nature the casual sacrament To the seasonal eternity of death; Then driven by the fierce scrutiny Of heaven to their election in the vast
Allen Tate
On November 19, 1899, John Orley Allen Tate was born in Winchester, Clarke County, Kentucky. He attended Vanderbilt University and graduated magna cum laude in 1922. He married the novelist Caroline Gordon in 1924.
Tate was a founding editor of The Fugitive, a magazine of verse published out of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1922 to 1925. The magazine was named for the Fugitives, a group of Southern poets which included Tate and several of his colleagues from Vanderbilt, including John Crowe Ransom, Robert Penn Warren, Donald Davidson, and Merrill Moore. The Fugitives were practitioners and defenders of formal technique in poetry and were preoccupied with the defending the traditional values of the agrarian South against the effects of urban industrialization.
Tate published his first book of poems, Mr. Pope and Other Poems (Minton, Balch & Company), in 1928. His early work reflects the influence by Baudelaire, Corbière, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Ezra Pound. In 1922, Tate read T. S. Eliot and discovered a kindred spirit. He admired Eliot's adherence to literary tradition and found Eliot's social and political concerns were similar to his own. Tate taught at several colleges and universities and was editor of The Sewanee Review from 1944 to 1947. He had a great influence not only as a critic but as a mentor to such younger poets as Robert Lowell, John Berryman, and Randall Jarrell. From 1951 until his retirement he was a professor of English at the University of Minnesota. He died on February 9, 1979.
Selected Bibliography
Collected Poems, 1919-1976 (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1977)
The Swimmers and Other Selected Poems (Oxford University Press, 1970)
Poems (Scribner, 1960)
Two Conceits for the Eye to Sing, If Possible (Cummington Press, 1950)
Poems, 1922-1947 (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948)
Poems, 1920-1945 (Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1947)
The Winter Sea (Cummington Press, 1944)
Selected Poems (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937)
The Mediterranean and Other Poems (Alcestis Press, 1936)
Poems, 1928-1931 (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932)
Three Poems (1930)
Mr. Pope and Other Poems (Minton, Balch & Company, 1928)
Memoirs and Opinions, 1926-1974 (Swallow Press, 1975)
Essays of Four Decades (Swallow Press, 1968)
Collected Essays (Swallow Press, 1959)
The Man of Letters in the Modern World (Meridian Books, 1955)
The Forlorn Demon (Regnery, 1953)
The Hovering Fly (Cummington Press, 1949)
On the Limits of Poetry: Selected Essays, 1928-1948 (Swallow Press, 1948)
Reason in Madness (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941)
The Fathers (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938)
Reactionary Essays on Poetry and Ideas (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936)
Robert E. Lee (1932)
Jefferson Davis: His Rise and Fall (Balch & Company, 1929)
Stonewall Jackson: The Good Soldier (Balch & Company, 1928)


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CosBlog # 74: Little Sister by Monika Lee
In the world of BioShock costumes, Big Daddy(s) often steal the show. This isn't the case with Monika Lee's impressively executed Little Sister cosplay, complete with distressed duds, eeiry eyes, and an LED lit ADAM syringe. Check out her fantastic craftsmanship below.
Who: The Character
The character is a Little Sister from Bioshock.
Why: The Decision
I chose to cosplay a Little Sister because I had been used to cosplaying pretty characters that were very unlike the creepy Little Sisters of Bioshock. I also really wanted to challenge myself with doing some theatrical makeup to mimic the look of the Little Sisters. Also, that ADAM syringe is really awesome! I've been a big fan of the series for a while, so it was only natural; I love that whole dystopian society, "Big Brother is watching" kind of environment. I'm easily scared though so sometimes I get really freaked out trying to play it!
What: The Process
I'd been researching creation of the costume for a year or so, but actually acquiring all the materials and making it only took a few months. I was very fortunate to use my own hair so I didn't have to worry about finding a wig. All I had to worry about was materials for the dress and the syringe. I hunted down a vintage 1940s gas nozzle for the syringe off of eBay and assembled a bunch of other materials from Lowe's. The syringe consists of the nozzle, a PVC pipe, a lathed dowel and a glass bottle for the ADAM (which is actually hair gel and food dye!). My favorite part of the costume is actually the bottle of ADAM because I hooked up 2 LEDs to give it that creepy glow.
In addition to the syringe, I really enjoyed dirtying up the costume! I used diluted acrylic paint, Testor's spray paint and sharpie dye to give it that grungy, mildew-y look of Rapture. And every time I wear the costume, I get to slather on layers of dirt!
Where and When: The Debut
I debuted this costume at Otakon 2011 in Baltimore this past year and had three photoshoots there. I also wore it to Dragon*Con in Atlanta and had a stellar photoshoot at the Georgia Aquarium. The aquarium was really an ideal location because…hello Rapture…underwater city!. There were a couple of employees from Irrational Games there as well so I got a free Bioshock: Infinite shirt for dressing up from the game! In addition to that, I entered my costume in the Costume Contest at Dragon*Con and won Best In Show Journeyman. Overall, it was an amazing experience and I can't wait to wear this costume again.
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2008 Ford Edge ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
A big crossover that's more efficient than SUVs.
The Ford Edge is a midsize crossover sport utility that offers better fuel economy and road manners than traditional truck-based SUVs such as the Ford Explorer.
The Edge handles better than truck-based SUVs while offering almost as much cargo space. It's 500 pounds lighter than an Explorer and enjoys an edge of two to three miles per gallon in fuel economy and offers similar advantages over other traditional SUVs. Benefiting from all-wheel drive and a fully independent suspension, the Edge is easier to control than a truck-based SUV in the snow or on wet, slippery roads. Getting in and out of it is easier, too. Yet it gives up nothing in passenger and cargo space. In fact, the back seats in the Edge are roomier than those in the Explorer, a benefit of its design.
The Edge is not small. Considered a midsize crossover utility vehicle, the Edge competes with the Nissan Murano, Toyota Highlander and CUVs, all of which are larger than their slippery styling suggests.
We found the Edge roomy and comfortable with fully foldable seats for big cargo carrying. It drives well, with good performance from a modern V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.
The Edge has a contemporary look we find appealing. We like its bold chrome grille. We think it'll please buyers coming from SUVs who want a rugged look with room for the family and assorted stuff. And we think it'll satisfy buyers moving from a sedan who will find they haven't given up much in the way of comfort, convenience and driving dynamics.
Ford Edge was introduced as a new product for the 2007 model year; the 2008 Edge offers more equipment and a new Limited model. Ford Sync communications and entertainment system is available on the 2008 Edge, allowing the driver to change radio stations and make phone calls using voice commands. The available navigation system adds voice activation, the driver's window now powers up or down with one touch, and a new interior appearance package has red seating surfaces with contrasting stitching. A power liftgate, a universal garage door opener, and 20-inch wheels are available.
The 2008 Ford Edge comes in three trim levels: SE, SEL, and Limited. All models are powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that produces 265 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of torque, coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard. All-wheel drive is available for all models.
Edge SE ($25,565) and SE AWD ($27,315) come equipped with cloth upholstery, driver's seat lumbar adjustment, air conditioning, cruise control, tilt/telescoping steering wheel, 60/40 split second-row seat, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, remote keyless entry, 4-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo with auxiliary input jack, rear spoiler, and P235/65R17 tires on alloy wheels. A six-disc CD changer ($245) is optional.
Edge SEL ($27,560) and SEL AWD ($29,310) add fog lamps, six-way power driver's seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, keyless keypad entry; 6CD, automatic headlights, auto-dimming rearview mirror, and a vehicle information center. A Premium Package ($1675) upgrades the SEL with leather upholstery, dual-zone automatic climate control, interior air filter, heated front seats, memory for the driver's seat and driver's exterior mirror, universal garage door opener, and heated exterior mirrors with courtesy lights. Options include an upgraded sound system ($385) and a Seating Flexibility Package ($985) that adds leather upholstery, a flat-folding six-way power adjustable front passenger seat, and a second-row split folding rear seat. Available for both SE and SEL models are Ford Sync entertainment and communications system ($395) and P245/60R18 tires on alloy wheels ($295). These tires are also offered on chromed alloy wheels for the SEL ($750).
The new Edge Limited ($30,555) and Limited AWD ($32,305) come with leather upholstery, Ford's Audiophile sound system with nine speakers, Ford Sync communications and entertainment system, rear park assist, heated front seats, flat-folding six-way power adjustable front passenger seat, memory for the driver's seat and driver's exterior mirror, second-row reclining and power-folding split seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, universal garage door opener, interior air filter, heated mirrors, and P245/60R18 tires on chromed alloy wheels. Limited options include an Interior Appearance Package ($525) with red leather seat inserts with contrast stitching; P245/50R20 tires on alloy wheels ($895); towing package ($395); navigation system ($1995); Sirius satellite radio ($195); power liftgate ($490); rear-seat DVD entertainment system ($1295); roof rails ($95). The Vista Roof dual sunroof ($1395); the portion over the front seats works like a typical sunroof, though larger, while a fixed glass panel spans the second row of seats; power-operated cloth shades can close off both sections.
Safety features that come standard on all models include dual front airbags, seat-mounted side-impact air bags for the front seats, side curtain airbags with rollover protection for both rows of seating, anti-lock brakes, traction control, AdvanceTrac electronic stability control with rollover mitigation, and a tire-pressure monitoring system. Rear park assist is available and can help alert the driver to objects or people behind the vehicle when backing up.
The Edge is bigger than it looks in photos. The reason is that it has a wide track and a long wheelbase with short overhangs. Checking the specs you'll find the Edge is eight inches shorter than the Ford Explorer yet its wheelbase is barely two inches shorter. Perhaps more important, the track on the Edge is over four inches greater while the overall width is just one inch greater. What does all this mean? (The track is the distance between the left and right wheels. Wheelbase is the distance between the front and rear wheels.)
The wide track and long wheelbase relative to the body make the Edge look solid: The four wheels are near each corner, making it appear firmly planted on the road. The long wheelbase and wide track are not just about looks; they make for a more stable vehicle because the majority of the mass is inside the wheels. A go-kart is the ultimate expression of this look. We're not suggesting the Edge looks like a go-kart, but its aggressive stance makes it stand apart from the tippy look of traditional SUVs with relatively narrow track measurements and massive front and rear overhangs.
The Edge features Ford's newly rediscovered bold, American design. The big chrome grille is placed well forward and has wide chrome slats that merge into the relatively small headlights at each side. The high hood is short as the windshield rakes forward more like a sports car or modern minivan.
Despite having a relatively high waist line with shallow side windows, the Edge does not appear as stubby as photographs sometimes suggest. The sporty look is helped by pronounced fender flares and large wheels. The rear tailgate slopes quite significantly and is nicely rounded, avoiding the truck-like rear tailgates found on many SUVs. We found the rear design to be a cross between a Lexus RX and a BMW X3, which cannot be a bad thing.
The Vista Roof adds expansive twin glass moonroofs that cover the whole roof, providing all passengers with a clear view of the sky. There is only a foot-wide panel between the front and rear panels that is not transparent.
The Edge combines a stylish, comfortable interior with lots of cargo-hauling utility.
Front-seat occupants find a generous amount of room, largely due to the vehicle's generous width. There is a large center console with a storage box big enough for a laptop computer. Two decent cupholders reside alongside the substantial shifter. The center stack is angled outward to make it easy to reach the large knobs for the climate and entertainment controls. The Interior Appearance Package adds red seat inserts and contrasting red stitching that combine to give the interior a sporty look. The instrument pod has four gauges well recessed in their individual binnacles.
The Ford Sync communications and entertainment system can be controlled via voice commands or dashboard buttons. It can recognize Bluetooth-enabled cell phones, access their phonebooks, and play calls and read text messages through the speakers. It also has a USB interface to connect with iPods and other MP3 players (it will charge an iPod). To issue a voice command, the driver hits a steering wheel button and speaks the command. Occupants can tell the system to play a specific artist, album or track stored on an MP3 player. While Sync is nicely integrated, we've found it takes time to learn the voice commands, and there may be some frustration until the system is mastered.
The rear seats offer a decent amount of leg room; in fact, there's two inches more here than you'll find in the larger Explorer. Headroom is also reasonable in the rear, even with the optional Vista Roof. The rear-center passenger even gets more room than normal in a vehicle of this size, thanks to the wide track. Getting in and out is easier thanks to rear wheels that are placed well back and thus allow for less intrusion from the wheel wells.
Carrying cargo is an area where the Edge excels. The tailgate lifts to reveal a wide opening. With the rear seats are in place there's a reasonable amount of cargo room, but pressing a button automatically reclines the rear seats to open up 69.0 cubic feet of storage space on a nearly flat floor. Furthermore, the front passenger seatback can be folded forward to provide a mostly level floor space for long objects all the way to the dashboard. The rear seatback splits 60/40 for increased versatility and the back reclines several degrees on all models for improved rear-seat comfort.
Driving Impression
The Ford Edge handles reasonably well, given its considerable size and weight. The Edge is based off the same platform as the Ford Fusion and the Mazda6, regarded as one of the better handling midsize sedans. So the Edge starts life with a good basic structure. Having its wheels out near the corners aids stability and handling. Naturally, the higher center of gravity prevents the Edge from being as nimble as a sports sedan, but unless you need to drive fast through the twisties, you'll find it is perfectly adequate with less body roll than a regular SUV.
The Edge shares its platform and engine with the Mazda CX-9 crossover, as well. Ford says it purposely designed the Edge to deliver a slightly softer ride than that of the CX-9. Those who have driven both vehicles concur with this assessment.
Ford's 3.5-liter V6 engine has variable valve timing and is much smoother and more refined than its previous V6s. This engine is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission developed with General Motors. We found the engine produced a good range of power at all speeds and the transmission shifted smoothly. We would rate the performance as middle of the pack: it's neither a barnburner nor a slug.
We found the rack-and-pinion steering provided good feedback with precise control. We tested both the optional 18-inch wheels and the 20-inch wheels available on the 2008 model and found the latter did not produce a harsh ride, despite the larger, heavier wheels and shorter tire sidewall. So, buyers can opt for the flash without worrying about paying a hefty price in ride quality.
The Edge we drove had all-wheel drive, which helped make the car more sure-footed. The all-wheel-drive system is simple, with a viscous coupling in the middle of the driveshaft that constantly alters the power to the front or rear depending on the need at any given time.
The Edge is not designed for off-road use yet it has a decent ground clearance of eight inches. Ford even specifies its approach angle (16 inches), departure angle (24.5 inches), and ramp break-over angle (17 degrees), specifications usually reserved for off-road vehicles. We think the Edge will be fine on unpaved roads. We drove a 2008 Edge through snow and ice in Chicago and found it handled quite well thanks to the independent suspension and all-wheel drive.
The four-wheel disc brakes worked well, although we did not get the chance to try them with a fully loaded vehicle. Ford's AdvanceTrac electronic stability control is standard on all models. It operates via the ABS to control wheel slippage when the driver pushes the vehicle beyond the limit in slippery conditions or in emergency avoidance situation on a dry highway.
The Ford Edge offers striking styling. The Edge is a far more efficient vehicle than a traditional SUV. Opt for all-wheel drive and you've got a great all-year-round car as well. Some criticize the Edge for not having three rows of seats but that fact makes for a much more practical and pleasant five-seater. In short, if you aren't towing heavy trailers or frequently driving over rugged terrain, the Ford Edge is a smarter choice than a traditional, truck-based SUV.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent John Rettie test drove the Ford Edge in and around San Francisco. Correspondent Kirk Bell contributed to this report from Chicago.
Model Lineup
Ford Edge SE ($25,565); SE AWD ($27,315); SEL ($27,560); SEL AWD ($29,310); Limited ($30,555); Limited AWD ($32,305).
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Vista roof ($1,395), navigation system ($1,995), Sirius Satellite Radio ($195).
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Ford Edge Limited ($32,305).The Ford Edge is an all-new crossover sport utility that answers the call for a roomy vehicle with utility and style. It isn't a truck. Nor is it a minivan. Yet it's more than a car. All Ford Edge models are powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine producing 265 horsepower, and a six-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive is available. Standard safety features on all models include front impact, front seat-mounted side-impact, and front/rear curtain airbags, four wheel anti-lock brakes, AdvanceTrac electronic stability control, and a tire-pressure monitoring system. The Edge adds a top of the line Limited trim and four new paint colors for 2008.
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Christine Vanard returns at the number two position and currently sits ranked 13th in the Southeast Region and lost to Celi in the conference 2009 Singles Fall Tournament. Last season she was a 2009 First team All-Conference member with a 12-0 record in conference singles play. Vanard and Celi will be joined by Lyndsay Pegram, Cameron Joye, Brianna Fulp, and transfer Maria Andrade.
Mount Olive places third in this year's preseason poll as voted on by league head coaches. Mount Olive returns four starters from last year's squad, which advanced to the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship for the first time in nine years and captured a share of the Trojans' first-ever Conference Carolinas' regular season championship. Mount Olive was the No. 1 seed in last year's Conference Carolinas Tournament and advanced to the championship match.
The Trojans return a pair of All-Conference Carolinas selections in juniors Camila Kurebayashi and Sofia Medeiros. The two combined for a 13-5 record in conference singles matches. Medeiros is a two-time all-conference selection.
Also returning is senior Jessica Souza, who played No. 1 singles and doubles last year. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at last year's conference tournament. Also returning is sophomore starter Pietra Viana.
Rounding out the Coaches Preseason Poll 4-11 are: Queens, Limestone, Anderson, Pfeiffer, Coker, Barton, Converse, and Belmont Abbey respectively.
Conference Carolinas Pre-Season Coaches Poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Erskine College (4) 94
2. Lees-McRae College (5) 90
3. Mount Olive College (1) 77
4. Queens University of Charlotte 70
5. Limestone College 62
6. Anderson University (1) 59
7. Pfeiffer University 46
8. Coker College 42
9. Barton College 35
10. Converse College 19
11. Belmont Abbey 11


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Then this afternoon I was treated to a matinee showing of "Barbie and A Mermaid Tail" in my daughters room.
I love how in their own little ways, they make me feel special. It has nothing to do with money spent, only that they care. And It's adorable to see how excited they get doing these sweet things on my birthday. I love them so much.
Normally I am all about the birthday, I have never quite understood why people hate getting just one year older.
I get it now...
I do not like this getting older thing. It has nothing to do with the lines slowly appearing on my face, or the white hairs I find popping up in my hair line, or the tired muscles in my back. It has everything to do with them.
One more year gone by.
A reminder that everything changes and we only get so long to do everything we hope together.
I know, depressing right?
Last night I was a mess. My usual night before my birthday excitement was replaced with anxiety, stress and sadness. What gives? I don't want to feel like this! Yes, I woke up to the 2 cutest well-wishers ever, but I still have yet to completely shake this feeling of the sands of time slipping away. So on this my 1,756th year (ok maybe i'm not that old), I have decided to make it count. To not sit around and waste time. To play with them more while they still want me to. Laugh every single day and be thankful for every blessing God has given me.
Cherish it all.
Even those days when you wake up and find you are another year older.
au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time...


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About the Author: Reta Jo Lewis is the State Department's Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs.
Recently, my office -- the Office of the Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs -- participated in the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum and the first-ever African Women's Entrepreneurship Program held in Kansas City. The meetings aimed to facilitate the involvement of state and local government, and sought to improve trade relations between the United States and the AGOA-eligible sub-Saharan African countries. This Forum is an example of the Department of State putting into action its goal to engage and collaborate with state and local leaders.
I had the opportunity to open the Kansas City portion of the Forum at its official reception, joined by U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa William Fitzgerald, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Jim Miller, Kansas Secretary of Commerce Bill Thornton, and Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Joe Reardon. U.S. government representatives, African ministers, and business representatives from both African nations and 30 U.S. states attended.
Mayor Reardon expressed his appreciation for the opportunity for local government participation, and pledged continuing support for Secretary Clinton's efforts to enhance the relationships between local governments in the United States with those around the world. During the opening breakfast and business roundtable to discuss trading and investing in Africa, Mayor Mark Funkhouser of Kansas City, Missouri, made spirited welcome remarks from the host city and welcomed active engagement with the Department of State and the work we are doing globally.
Global Intergovernmental Affairs held two sessions during the Forum. The first focused on the African Women's Entrepreneurship Program, and allowed this impressive group of women from 34 AGOA countries to seek advice and have their questions answered by three state and local government representatives. This meeting boasted a large turnout. Much enthusiasm and appreciation was on display, and one female entrepreneur from Tanzania came away from the session with a mentorship opportunity with a panelist.
The second day's session provided a venue for African ministers to discuss key issues and coordinate directly with U.S. state and local officials. One-on-one meetings were held with representatives from Burundi, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo. Participating local officials, including a State Representative from Missouri, addressed advocacy concerns and logistical matters in establishing trade and business opportunities with the United States. The participants spent some time identifying relevant business pairings within local communities and districts.
Overall, even with the Forum's focus on business development, local government's desire for involvement in in these economic cooperation issues was very much in evidence, and the opportunity to have everyone from these sectors meet and work together proved invaluable.


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Editor's Summary
CollectionSpace is an open-source, web-based collections management system for museums. It is being developed by and for the museum community, recognizing the commonalities in collection management and facilitating museum information processes, workflows, tasks and needs. A partnership among the Museum of the Moving Image, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Cambridge, the project is dedicated to user-centered design and has taken shape through workshops that identified five essential themes, starting with the idea that the software should be a museums core information resource, serving all aspects of collection management. The software developed must be user friendly, support comprehensive data through resource linking, serve the outside community as well as museum professionals and encourage broad use by avoiding information silos. Though funding and participation challenges are normal for such an ambitious project, CollectionSpace is expected to change the way museums manage their collection information while promoting community ownership and development of the software product.
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CollectionSpace: A Story of Open-Source Software Development and User-Centered Design
by Megan Forbes
The Museum of the Moving Image (Moving Image), in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Cambridge, has been working for the past four years on the design and development of CollectionSpace an open-source, web-based collections management system for museums. Over the life of the project, we have changed software platforms, project partners and staff members; however, our focus on user-centered design principles has remained constant.
Museums and related cultural organizations are adept at describing how they are unique and different from one another the silo approach. With CollectionSpace, we are interested in focusing on the ways in which we are alike in managing our collections and collections information and then using that information to develop common processes, workflows, tasks and needs. When we start with what we share, we are better able to develop solutions for the largest number of community members.
Brief History: Why Museum of the Moving Image?
Moving Image first got involved with the world of open-source software development in 2004 after a fruitless search for a collections management system that was flexible enough to deal with our extremely heterogeneous collection of artifacts relating to the art, history and technology of the moving image and that was also inexpensive enough to allow us to both implement the software and retain a staff member to manage it. We turned to a developer friend for help, and with a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) he developed the first versions of an open-source, web-based application for collections cataloging and online public access key aspects of what we expected a collections management system to support.
Impressed by the work coming out of Moving Image, in the winter of 2008 the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's program in research in information technology (RIT) provided significant financial support for a major overhaul of the existing software. Devoted to supporting technology innovation in the foundation's core program areas (higher education, scholarly communications, conservation, museums and the performing arts), the program officers at RIT saw in Moving Images early work the potential for a new way of working with collections information and a new way for museums to participate in community-based software development.
Our very first act as a new project was to hold a series of community design workshops, designed to find out exactly what the museum communitys needs were around collections information management. The workshop focused on process, roles and documentation not on software. Because so much of the work we do is framed by the technology we use to accomplish it, it would be easy to spend days critiquing all the ways our current systems fail us. Instead, the workshops focused on talking through each of the processes museum professionals need to work through in a day in managing collections and exhibitions (for example, the acquisition, cataloging and loan of objects and media management) so that the project team could later design software to accommodate them.
Guiding Principles: Why We Do Things the Way We Do
One outcome of the community design workshop phase was the distillation of five themes that have served as guiding principles for the project team. Most of these themes center on the idea that information should be easy to capture, easy to maintain and easy to share. As we work on our design and development plans, we use these themes as a check to ensure that the software were producing supports the needs of our community. They are as follows:
- A collections management system should serve as a core resource, used to manage every aspect of a collection from the location and condition of objects to their display and dispatch.
- A collections management system should be familiar to its core users, reflecting the ways they interact with collections each day.
- The collections management system should be a tool for collecting insight and knowledge in order to build a collective intelligence.
- The collections management system should be a way to bridge gaps between an individual museum and the entire museum community.
- A collections management system should provide a way to de-couple information from process and function, reconciling conflicting information uses within a museum.
Theme 1. A collections management system should serve as a core resource used to manage every aspect of a collection from the location and condition of objects to their display and dispatch.
One of the most common pain points described to us at the community design workshops was the plethora of applications required to complete one workflow. Attendees described loan scenarios that spanned four different systems (one of the four being a collections management system), acquisitions processes that relied heavily on email and spreadsheets, and activities such as rights and reproductions management that took place entirely outside a collections management system. This fragmented information flow is not just an annoying time sink, it can also lead to lost or duplicated data, and it also invites the risk that one person might inadvertently hoard the data by saving it to a personal folder rather than to a shared directory.
As we developed our information architecture and functional requirements, we tried to head off these pain points by reducing the need to go outside the system to complete the basic steps of one given process and by flattening out interactions so that linking up cataloging records with loan records or acquisition with valuation records, didnt require learning a new interface or leaving one area of the system to go to another (and hoping that the data would follow).
Theme 2. A collections management system should be familiar to its core users, reflecting the ways they interact with collections each day.
On an average day, I might spend two hours using Moving Images collections management system. For our summer cataloging interns, that number is more like four, and our registrar has the system open all day ready whenever she needs to find an object, create a new loan record or file a conservation report. For a piece of software that plays such an integral role in the day-to-day activities of a museum the project team feels a real obligation to create something that not only will be easy to use, but which will make doing the work itself a little easier.
We worked to achieve this goal by putting ultimate approval over the design and functional requirements in the hands of our end users. In addition to the data we gathered at the community design workshops, we vetted individual interactions such as creating a new record or uploading an image with staff people at early adopting institutions and with interested community members. Our interaction designer posted wireframes and designs often and encouraged our community members to comment, via either structured feedback sessions or the project wiki (http://wiki.collectionspace.org). Similarly, all functional requirement documents were placed on the wiki and opened for comments to the community. The comment threads for the proposed data elements for each procedure (for example, cataloging, acquisition, loans) were the source of a great deal of feedback and debate with our users. These comments and suggestions were more often than not incorporated into the core code of the software.
Theme 3. The collections management system should be a tool for collecting insight and knowledge in order to build a collective intelligence.
A traditional collections management system focuses on the objects in the collection and may be adequate for capturing tombstone (summary, core descriptive) information about objects, such as identification numbers, materials and dimensions, which is typically found on museum wall labels or in online collections catalogs. In the networked world, this type of limited system is no longer sufficient for the requirements of the field. Information about an acquisition, for example, is never just the tombstone-like information contained in the deed of gift there are research documents, collections committee reports, donor-supplied images, auction catalogs and more to be considered. Limiting the collections management system to the official or summary record means cutting ourselves off from the supporting documentation required to fully describe and interpret our holdings.
To help solve this problem, we turned to the conventions of the web; specifically, the ability to create once and link many times. The information architecture we created does rely heavily on relationships in order to decrease illogical operations, such as uploading one image twice in order to attach it to both an acquisition and a cataloging record. Our flatter architecture puts all record types on the same level, so that a user can relate one cataloging record to both receipt of an object and its loan or one media record can both document an acquisition and depict an object.
Theme 4. The collections management system should be a way to bridge gaps between an individual museum and the entire museum community.
Many collections management solutions were initially designed for a specific museum or collection type, such as art, and to this day carry with them a data model and other assumptions derived from that particular type. These data models are difficult to modify or customize. As a result, individual museums have developed their own, localized technology solutions that rarely benefit the wider museum field.
With the support of a National Leadership Grant from the IMLS, the project team is working to change the way museums and other collecting organizations work together on software development, use and governance. The grant supports the development of communities of practice institutions that share collection types, geography, are on the same campus or other traits. These communities of practice then work together to take the core CollectionSpace data model and add extensions that would benefit their entire community.
For example, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is working on extensions that will make it easier to catalog performing arts commissions. At a community design workshop in November 2011 over a dozen representatives from performing arts organizations came together to talk about what it means to document the performing arts in a museum context and how museum professionals can use CollectionSpace to assist with such documentation efforts. The project team will hold workshops on other topics at the Museum of the Moving Image and the University of California, Berkeley, at the beginning of 2012.
Theme 5. A collections management system should provide a way to de-couple information from process and function, reconciling conflicting information uses within a museum.
Information silos are a constant source of frustration for all of us who would like to share information across domains and institutions. What we discovered at the community design workshops and our follow-up meetings was that museum professionals are just as frustrated by the information silos within their own organizations. Curators have curatorial files, registrars have acquisition files, and exhibition designers have exhibition files. It is too easy for information to be duplicated, fall out of date or become lost when its keeper does not share the information or leaves the organization.
Our community requested a system they could use in all departments in a museum, so that even if the data were to be gathered for different purposes for example, the exhibitions designer needs to know how large an object is so he can build a pedestal, while the registrar needs to know so she can order a box to store it the data would be centrally located and accessed. The solutions we developed to help with this issue include roles and permissions support that allow different users to see (or edit) only information relevant to them, an interface that is simple to learn for the infrequent user and a web-based architecture that allows anyone in the museum with appropriate permissions to have access.
Conclusion: Its Not Easy, but It Is Worth It!
For many of our community members, participation in this project marks the first time they have been actively involved in the software development process rather than being passive recipients of whatever solution the IT department passed along. We were delighted to discover that once we started asking questions about what people really wanted out of a collections management system and gave them a mechanism through which to contribute we were nearly overwhelmed by feedback.
As with any project of this size, there are struggles. Our commitment to user-centered design, configurability via institution- and domain-specific extensions and accessibility has led to a somewhat slower software development process, which is frustrating for museums working on implementations with tight timelines and tighter budgets. Many museums, especially those not linked to academic institutions, state or federal agencies, lack the IT resources necessary to make significant code contributions back to the project.
In the end, we work through the positives and negatives toward a two-fold goal: one, that we develop a software application that changes the way in which institutions collect, manage, preserve, publish and leverage collections information; and two, that we help establish a new way for museums and other cultural organizations to take ownership of the software development process by working together as a community.
The author would like to thank Angela Spinazze for her contributions to this article.
Additional Resources
CollectionSpace.org: www.collectionspace.org The projects public-facing website. Visit for a guided tour of CollectionSpace, a link to the online demo, a project FAQ, discussion forums and more.
CollectionSpace Project Wiki: http://wiki.collectionspace.org The project wiki is a warts and all look at the inner workings of the project. Its the main repository for the collective intelligence of the project, including the following:
Functional Requirements:
Community Design Workshop Final Report:
CollectionSpace APIs:
CollectionSpace Deployment Wiki:
http://wiki.collectionspace.org/display/deploy/CollectionSpace+Deployments The deployment wiki is home to the working documents of the CollectionSpace early adopters. Visit this wiki for examples of data maps, gap analysis, wireframes for new functionality and more.
Spectrum Museum Documentation Standard: www.collectionslink.org.uk/programmes/spectrum "SPECTRUM represents a common understanding of good practice for museum documentation, established in partnership with the museum community. It contains procedures for documenting objects and the processes they undergo, as well as identifying and describing the information which needs to be recorded to support the procedures." The Spectrum Museum Documentation Standard is the source of the core CollectionSpace data model [McKenna, G, & Patsatzi, E. (Eds). (2009). SPECTRUM: The UK Museum Documentation Standard. Cambridge, England: Collections Trust. Retrieved December 16, 2011, from www.collectionslink.org.uk/ spectrum-standard]
CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC-CRM): www.cidoc-crm.org/ The CIDOC-CRM was one of the reference documents used during the development of the CollectionSpace information architecture. The CIDOC-CRM provides definitions and a formal structure for describing the implicit and explicit concepts and relationships used in cultural heritage documentation. [CIDOC. The CIDOC Conceptual Reference
Model. International Council of Museums. Retrieved December 15, 2011, from www.cidoc-crm.org/]
Megan Forbes is the collection manager at the Museum of the Moving Image and project manager for CollectionSpace. She is currently working on creating extensions for CollectionSpace software that will allow museums and other cultural organizations to more easily manage information around digital objects, from media art to video games. She can be reached at mforbes<at>movingimage.us
Articles in this Issue
Preservation: The Final Frontier
How to Identify Ducks in Flight: A Crowdsourcing Approach to Biodiversity Research and Conservation
Museum Informatics: Something New, Something More: Introduction
CollectionSpace: A Story of Open-Source Software Development and User-Centered Design
Unintended Consequences: Unlimited Access, Invisible Work and the Future of the Information Profession in Cultural Heritage Organizations
A Haystack Full of Needles: Scholarly Access Challenges in Museum Video Archives
Advanced Imaging Tools for Museum and Library Conservation and Research
OpenART: Open Metadata for Art Research at the Tate
The Future of Museum Scholarly Catalogues
Teens, Virtual Environments and Information Literacy
Computer Refurbishing: Environmentally Reducing the Digital Divide
IA Column: What Happens When Context Thwarts an Information Architect's Vision?


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Tuscany's Villa Sbertoli was a businessman's villa before it became a sanatorium, and even long abandoned, much of its rich architecture still survives. But Romina Margherita A Diaz's photographs juxtapose the building's former grandeur with its more spartan hospital functions and adds an extra layer of spooky drama by taking her photos in black and white.
Professor Augustine Sbertoli originally owned the main building on the property, but turned it into the Nursing Sbertoli for Nervous Diseases in 1868. Patients from all over Italy, and eventually all over Europe, sought treatment at the hospital for a number of psychological and neurological illnesses. During the Fascist rule of Italy, the villa became a prison for political detainees, but was again turned into a mental asylum before being abandoned for good in 1990, although one wing still houses medical records.
Diaz has more photos of the the villa on her Behance page, but if you'd rather see this particular spot in color, Urban Travel took a video tour of the building's more intact main room. You can also read more about the villa's history at Environmental Graffiti.
Halls with silent spaces [Romina Margherita A Diaz via Environmental Graffiti via Neatorama]


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Bangladesh: Mapping climate change and food security
Bangladesh can be described as "ground zero" at the intersection of climate change and food security.
The country is widely recognized as one of the places most vulnerable to the effects of a changing climate, which strains food systems alongside rapidly growing and urbanizing populations. Yet, despite these dual challenges, the World Bank expects Bangladesh will meet its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015.
Given the impact of the global food crisis and numerous natural disasters, how is Bangladesh managing this feat? And can we map the country's progress?


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Current Law Students / Re: Advice for a 0L hell bent on being near the top of his class?« on: June 08, 2007, 01:30:23 PM »
I really appreciate the honest advice!
I really appreciate the honest advice!
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Guys, before you put him down it is possible. Our current president, Bush got arround the same LSAT score as Ryan, but decided to go on to grad school at Harvard with a even lower precentile score on the GRE. In some cases, personal experience and work history has a lot to do with it at Harvard. If you look, they do not list a chart with whom they accept like GPA score and LSAT scores because Harbard believes there is more to a person than a GPA or LSAT score. Harvard states that on the LSAC website. I respect Harvard for that. I would guess that most of Harvard's applicants have a perfect range of 173 to 180 with a perfect 4.0 GPA. If a person had no former education, created one of the biggest coporations in the world, and won two nobel peace prizes, would it be acceptable to let them into Harvard Law with a 139 LSAT score? I would be curious to see how well Ryan did at Harvard Law. If he was in the top 25% of his class, that would say a lot about Harvard's academic process and prestiege. I have attended Harvard's summer classes and one academic semester. My name is Vincent Brown if anyone would like to check. I had tougher classes at a comunity college than I ever did at Harvard. Good luck Ryan and all of the best to you!
If you take a look at the OP's other posts, you'll notice that he wrote the same story on a few different boards, once claiming himself to be "Ryan" and another time "Terry"...I'd have to say it's a flame.
What do you mean? His name is Slash.