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The Rev. Stacy Walker-Frontjes stood alone, ankle-deep in a snowbank, outside St. Paul's Episcopal Church in DeKalb last Wednesday, waiting patiently.
With her white pastoral robe covering her winter coat, ski pants and boots, she braved a biting wind and a persistent snow to greet college students trudging by on a snowy path with a warm message.
A few miles south, The Rev. Hyerncherl Paul Lee of the United Methodist Church of Waterman was doing the same thing outside the Waterman Post Office. Like millions of Christian ministers around the world, the two were marking Ash Wednesday with prayers and the imposition of ashes on the foreheads of anyone who wanted it. Unlike many pastors, the two left the snug warmth of their churches to offer ashes to people passing on the street.
Lee said the unseasonable cold forced him inside periodically to warm up, but in general the weather "never stops" him.
"This is a practice of faith to remind us who we are," he said. "We are limited in our life on earth and we have to be closer to God. We are broken people and we ask God for forgiveness."
Ash Wednesday was the official start of the Lenten season, the 40-day period which will culminate on Easter Sunday, April 20. It is the time when Christians believe Jesus was crucified, died and rose from the dead to save mankind from its sins. Many Christian denominations observe Lent as a period of reflection and repentance to prepare for Easter.
"It is a time to regroup, re-energize and reaffirm in what makes our faith," the Rev. Jon Hutchison of the First United Methodist Church of DeKalb said.
St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston began its celebration on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is famously celebrated as Mardi Gras, a day of celebration before the solemnity of Lent.
St. John's offered a New Orleans-style dinner of jambalaya, red beans and rice. Saying the traditional meal of pancakes "is boring," the Rev. Ron Larson said his congregation wanted to spice up Mardi Gras – French for "fat Tuesday" – by offering New Orleans-style fare "so we can have a good time with other people."
Larson added it's another way to get ready for the sacrifices so many Christians will make during Lent.
"This holy season of Lent is a time to take as we step back from our worldly comfort and enter spiritually into the desert with our Lord," the Rev. Jim Parker writes on the website of St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb. "This period of time before Easter is intended by the church for self-examination and self-denial."
For the next few weeks, churches will host a variety of special activities and services. The Sycamore Federated Church held a soup supper of six homemade soups before its Ash Wednesday services. The Rev. Dennis Johnson called it "a nice, simple meal," a tradition they've hosted for at least 25 years.
According to the Rev. Ray Krueger of Immanuel Lutheran Church of DeKalb, early Christians observed periods of fasting in preparation for Easter. Today, many sacrifice something they enjoy during Lent, and some, like Catholics, abstain from eating meat on select days.
"It's a long-standing tradition as a means of focusing on an attempt to get closer to God by sacrificing something, the same way Jesus sacrificed (his life)," Krueger said.
In the past few years, he said, some people have begun committing to performing good deeds they wouldn't normally do, which can also be seen as a sacrifice of sorts.
"It sounds so dreadful to give up something," Johnson said, adding that helping someone adds to your spiritual life.
"Forget the potholes, just be a decent person."
But not all Christian denominations observe Lent. Rev. Edward Hathcoat of the First Baptist Church in Genoa said the season is not a part of the Baptist tradition.
"To be honest, we don't observe that," he said.


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Kerry Washington spoke with Ebony Magazine about her ever-so-popular character on the hit series 'Scandal.'
Gracing the cover of the latest issue of the magazine, the most popular black woman on television says in the cover article that she wouldn't have taken the role if the president (on the show) was black.
Diversity is Shonda Rhimes middle name and she's been rewarded for her great writing and ability to relate to a variety of audiences. But her latest greatest work has caught some heat for glorifying a sticky love triangle and extramarital relationship.
Shonda responded to Star Jones' concern about the show saying, "The scandalous nature of her relationship with the POTUS on the show does not escape Washington, who says that is exactly why she would have passed on the role if the character were played by a black man.
On the same issue, Kerry also had reservations at first.
"I was a little concerned because [the character has] a scandalous relationship with the [occupant of the] White House," the actress said. "I thought, 'If the president on the show is Black, I will not do the show.' Because to me, it was too important a moment. I didn't want to do anything that compromised my relationship with the [president] or that made it seem like I had an insider view on the Obama presidency. I thought that would be so disrespectful and so against all the work that I had done."
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Microsoft is constantly looking at ways to one-up Google, whether through little updates to its Live Search service, or by looking at completely new ways to find queries. According to a report by Technology Review, Microsoft Research is trying to find out if using the connections between contacts can help produce better search results. Based on experiments involving around 100 participating Microsoft employees, the initial results of the technique referred to as "groupization" are quite positive. Microsoft plans to release the results of its initial tests at the Web Search and Data Mining Conference in Barcelona, which debuts today.
So how good is it? Apparently, the algorithm that Microsoft has developed will on average return at least one search result that all members of a group judge to be better than the results returned using conventional algorithms.
Jaime Teevan, a computer scientist at Microsoft Research and lead author of the paper, believes that "groupization" is the key to massively improving the quality of search results. "Today, search engines are really challenged and are sort of at the cusp of having to know individuals better. This has the opportunity to enrich that," said Teevan. "Search is a really huge activity on the Web, but right now, we only have a single search tool—the search box—and a list of results. Groups can teach us a lot."
Along with colleagues Meredith Morris and Steve Bush, Teevan looked at the way that people with similar interests search for information by grouping people with certain factors, which may be an easy task to achieve with Microsoft employees, but not as easy in the real world, the researchers admitted. According to the team, groups defined by demographics disagree on search results, but those with similar interests tend to have the same expectations. The researchers noted that this could especially help in search results because of how differently two people can phrase their search query when looking for the same information.
In an editorial more than two weeks ago, Sarah Lacy speculated that users have started moving to social networks to find their information and that Google is slowly being dethroned in being the top dog for Web search. Although search engines are here to stay, is it possible that their future lies in some form of "groupization?"


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Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop
On playing his first game at Toyota Park
"Obviously disappointed to not come away with a win, but for the effort, I thought both teams played pretty well on a difficult surface today. What I did like about our guys was that we were probably closer to winning the match than to losing it, so that's always good. We had a couple of good chances to get that second goal. I think that one chance, I haven't seen the game on tape, Mike Magee's chance late with his left foot there. Having said that, we didn't lose the match; I thought we did some bright stuff, we tried to play the way we want to play, but I guess in the end, a draw is a fair result."
On young guys making their first appearances at home
"I thought they did well. It's never easy for these young guys to come in and play in such a big stage. I think both Harry [Shipp] and Benji [Joya] last week did a good job and played well today again. Victor's [Pineda] first taste was today; I've seen more of Victor than he did today, but having said that, I think it's always good to give those guys a chance to blossom and play; and I think that from our injury situation right now it's a chance for a lot of guys to get some minutes and play and see how they get on, so I was pleased with all three of them."
On game plan
"Well, I think the difficult part was we wanted to obviously possess the ball better and play better, obviously play our type of game, a possession-based high press; but I think that the field didn't really suit either team. When we started the press a little bit, they just banged it along and we did the same, so it kind of got you a little bit of a scrappy affair. What I liked about the team was we did create some good chances in those sort of scrappy moments. I was pleased with that, and we had some good moments where I think on a decent surface we might have had a chance at scoring a goal; game plan changed a little bit, once we saw the surface we talked about it, we couldn't take any chances trying to play out of the back too much with the field. Having settled that, there was some good play in the final third from both teams, but I thought we had some good looks today, but we didn't finish them."
On Matt Watson's play and versatility
"I've known Matt for a number of years, as I've stated before, but I just like those type of players that can slot in anywhere; kind of get what I want out of the player, and he does that, he gives you 100% any position he plays. I thought he played very well last week, I thought he played very well today; maybe some early moments, a little bit he had to get used to that position, but once he did, you saw he sticks to his task, and he does all the things I ask of him so it was a great pickup for us. He's slotted in well with the injury situation we've had, the suspension as well, so, I thought he played well."
On Mike Magee's Performance
"Mike's not played a game for maybe 6 weeks, so, not to say it showed, but what I liked about it [was that] we spoke at halftime, he said 'I'm fine.' Once he gets through, once he gets into his rhythm, he'll be fine. But, again, he had that good look, I think he had another chance, I think it was on a cross, I wouldn't say usually he would probably score, but pretty close to it; but it's good to get 90 minutes. He's a big part of what we're trying to do, and a big part of the club. He soldiered on, he looked tired obviously at the end; but he soldiered on, and on the break maybe we could've used him to get that winning goal, but it wasn't to be today. But I was pleased with Mike's performance."
On the defense's progress
"You're playing against two really, really good players in [Tim] Cahill and [Thierry] Henry. They're very, very crafty, they've played at the highest level, so it's never an easy day. And I think, especially Thierry Henry, he knows how to find the spaces and he's difficult to pick up. What I liked about us, especially the second half, we started to stay with runners and figure it out a little bit better than the first half. I thought they had a couple of opportunities in the first half where they carved us up a little bit from late runs, but we talked about it at halftime and I think we adjusted well and snuffed them out a little bit. They did have some situations that they looked dangerous on, but all in all, I was pleased with the back four and the defensive work we did."
Harry Shipp, Chicago Fire midfielder
On the first half:
"We definitely had a good start to the game, we had some good chances after to make it 2-0, but unfortunately they pulled a goal back. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good start heading into the half."
On how comfortable he is:
"It's only my second game professionally. I've played less than 180 minutes total so it's still a little fast. I'm still getting a hold of things, in terms of getting comfortable going forward, focusing on defensive responsibilities and keeping things simple. I'm trying to get those balls, playing those passes because that's what I like to do - I like to set up those guys up top to score some goals. Hopefully it shows in the next couple of games."
On the surface:
"It was a little choppy. We tried to get the ball in their attacking half and not play around with in our own half because you never know; you could slip or play a bad pass because of the field.
Going forward when the field starts to get better we'll start to get better possessing in the attacking half and hopefully we'll score some more goals."
Mike Magee, Chicago Fire forward
On how he feels:
"I'd feel better with a win, but individually I thought the first half I was sloppy and was having a hard time trying to find the ball. Hats off to them, they came in with a great game plan."
On the result:
"I would have preferred a win, but it's nice to get the first game behind you."
On the field conditions:
"It was rough and bumpy. It was hard and took about two touches to get the ball under control, which was unfortunate for both teams. But considering how bad the weather was, it should have been a lot worse. It was actually a lot better than I was expecting it to be."
On the physical play:
"It got chippy at times, I don't think it was too bad. As the game when on it was so wide open that both teams were just trying to end the play as quickly as possible. The pitch was so bumpy that it got to a point that it was even hard to counter or connect passes to the middle, so the whole team was just knocking it forward."
On play of the younger players:
"These kids are good – Benji [Joya] and Harry [Shipp] are both good. That's the plus to take away from these first three games. The future with them looks good and they will only get better."
Victor Pineda, Chicago Fire midfielder
On his first professional appearance:
"It's a lot of fun to be out there. It's something that I've been working for, for a while now. It was exciting just to be in a game that was 1-1 knowing that you can score the goal to help your team win the game."
On waiting for the appearance:
"I didn't lose hope, but at times it got frustrating. I think that helped me to mature in a lot of ways. Mentally I'm a lot tougher now than I was, not just from when I first signed but from just a year ago or two years ago and I think that's going to help me a lot in the future."
On what Frank Yallop said to him before he entered the match:
"He just said to enjoy it and he asked me if I was ready and just laughed a little bit. I feel like I've been ready for a while."


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Last Saturday, my youngest child turned 8 years old. One of the most remarkable things about this event each year is that it provides me with a moment of recall and reflection: of a different, tougher time in my life - a time when I barely held on...
... a time when I was in so much pain that taking my life, or leaving my family was the only solution I could see to saving them all.
Each year on my daughter's birthday I am reminded of her first year of life. I had barely finished breast-feeding her older brother before she was showing in my body. There was little time (for me at least) to get a handle on the new world I was living in, the choice I had made and the consequences/results of that choice. There was little time for my relationship to catch up and right itself enough to handle a second child. Little time to re-find Sarah to the extent that I could find her again easily enough after a second child arrived.
Each year I recall the people around me who "saw" me. I remember the ones whe reached out to me in small ways to encourage me to hang in there (what for exactly I had no idea at the time), the people who told me it would get easier.
It was a terrifying place to be. A place of such disconnection from my Self, my partner, my children and my place in the world around me. A lot of it felt familiar: I recognised the signs from feelings I had after the birth of my son.
I stood in my kitchen crying at 3am night after night, imagining my departure from the family and my death, or both. I came up with ways to distance myself further from my children and partner - to ensure that they would not have to put up with me any longer: not suffer my messiness, my anger, my pain, my abhorrence of those parts of my Self I found faulted, lacking, imperfect.
I wanted to run and hide from my incompetence, my inability to feel, my numbness, my psychotic moments. I wanted to save them all from me. I was certain my death would be a better all-round solution. I would do the one thing I could do to help them all - I would take myself out of the equation for good.
I believed it was something that so many Mothers had no experience of ... and now I know that SO MANY do.
I didn't talk to anyone about how I was feeling: that would have been the ultimate failure ... to show the crazy shit that was in my mind? No way!
Then one of those 3am mornings I decided that I had to hang on: that an imperfect mother was better than no mother at all, that my 3am madness was just that ... a sickness, a dis-ease.
I went in and woke up my partner (now husband). I told him the crazy stuff I had been thinking for months. I let it all tumble out into the darkness and cold. I let him see my insides. I risked it: I showed him my dirty, nasty guts, my diseased mind.
(He's a great sleeper and 3am wake-ups are not his forte - so you can imagine what it was like for him!!!)
I talked out all the acid and hate. I shared the black, dark poison inside me. I dumped it all upon him, unable to take responsibility for it all (at that point) or to know what to do with it: I knew I had to get it out into the light if I was going to be able to hang on.
It was the moment I began the journey back. I knew by my actions that I wanted to live and love more than I wanted to die or leave.
I know now that I always wanted that and always will - but that mental illness has a way of making us think things that are not true.
I know the value of having someone to turn to in the wee small hours of terror.
I know the importance of facing the fear, shining a light upon it, baring its core, sifting through the pieces to see what is, and what isn't real.
I know the courage it takes. I understand the risk that it is. I honor and value that journey.
I take it every year ... to remind myself of how far I went and how far I've come.
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During the last 10 days MASTER robotic telescopes have discovered six new cataclysmic variables brighter than 17m, two of which are brighter than 14m. Three of six new CVs are truly remarkable. Two of them are being covered pretty well by the observers, but I would like to draw your attention to the stars which are in the need of more observations right now.
First I will summarize the newly discovered CVs in chronological order omitting the 'MASTER OT' prefix before their J2000.0 coordinates.
J000820.50+773119.1 Sep. 27.888 16.6-21.0 Cep ATel #4441
J042609.34+354144.8 Sep. 30.663 12.6-16.7 Per ATel #4441
J054317.95+093114.8 Sep. 30.785 13.4-21.0 Ori ATel #4446
J194741.84-020348.9 Oct. 04.667 16.8-21.5 Aql ATel #4458
J192739.31+020014.3 Oct. 04.680 15.2-19.5 Aql ATel #4458
J071856.78+601833.3 Oct. 08.088 15.5-<21: Cam ATel #4465
J042609.34+354144.8 in Perseus is the first dwarf nova discovered in the common proper motion pair with another red dwarf 16.6" away. This is a hierarchical triple system with the orbital period about 1.6 hr for the close pair and more than 60,000 yr for the third component. The proper motion (16, -42 mas/yr) is as fast as that of U Gem and only 2.5 times slower than SS Cyg - the brightest (and likely the nearest) Northern dwarf nova. This new CV is related to the bright ROSAT X-ray source 1RXS J042608.9+354151 and also has an UV counterpart GALEX J042609.3+354145 (FUV=17.70, NUV=17.52). Following the detection by MASTER, I have found another outburst on Feb. 1993 plates of Moscow collection and yet another 'prehistoric' one on the 1912 (!!!) plate from the digitized Heidelberg observatory plates. Superhumps with an amplitude more than 0.2m and the period evolving from 0.0676d to 0.06715d were found in this system, confirming it to be a UGSU-type variable.
J054317.95+093114.8 is the other object of special interest which is currently entering the most important phase of its light curve. Thanks to Josch Hambsch, we have a uniform coverage of this star in 7 nights from the same telescope and with the same reference stars. Amazingly, the averaged light curve is nearly copying that of MASTER OT J211258.65+242145.4 - UGWZ-type dwarf nova in Vulpecula discovered on June 25 which has collected more than 11,000 observations in AAVSO database. During first 4 nights J0543+0931 was fading at nearly the constant rate of 0.2 mag/day, after which it has entered a plato at around 15.4m (even the magnitude is the same as for J2112+2421)! Meanwhile the amplitude of variability has grown from 0.1m to more than 0.3m. The similarity of two stars is as striking as the difference in their orbital periods. J2112+2421 had superumps period evolving from 0.0598 to 0.0606d. Despite the outburst amplitude (~8m) typical for the WZ Sge type dwarf novae, J0543+0931 is showing the period closer to 0.10d. But if the analogy with J2112+2421 persists, it should fade to ~18m in 3-4 nights from now, after which it can show multiple rebrightenings to ~16m in the next month. This is why the continued observations of this star in Orion are required.
And the third star from the list that can be very interesting is J071856.78+601833.3 in Camelopardalis. The amplitude of variability is at least 6 magnitudes since nothing is visible on the combination of DSS plates to limiting magnitude fainter than 21.5. No time-resolved photometry has been reported so far. The only thing I can tell for sure is that it's blue, since we have obtained confirmation images from MASTER-Tunka in two tubes with two filters simultaneously, and it is definitely brighter in V than in I. So, this one may be a dwarf nova of UGWZ type, or yet another UGSU. In any case, observations are needed!
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With the recruitment of Dr. Jan Vijg as Chair of the Department of Genetics, a new focus of aging studies has been untaken in the area of molecular genetics. There is currently a focus on exploration of the basic mechanisms of aging in mouse models55-58. Furthermore, since 'aging' is now a major focal point in the Department of Genetics, faculty working with invertebrates and previously less interested in aging, have now begun to make inroads in this field, sometimes in unexpected and surprising ways. For example, Dr. Hannes Buelow, who studies heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans in the nematode59, recently discovered an interesting ortholog of a gene involved in HS sugar metabolism in the worm from among the set of association signals in Dr. Nir Barzilai's whole genome association study of human centenarians. Dr. John Greally, who participates in the ENCODE project, became interested in DNA methylation in aging and has closely collaborated with Dr. Barzilai during the last year.
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Las Vegas Nevada (Saturday March 31 2007) – A 10-man Colorado Rapids squad held Real Salt Lake scoreless for a 0-0 tie in both team's final preseason match in front of over 2000 fans in Las Vegas.
Nicolas Hernandez had the first scoring opportunity with a header in the seventh minute. Brandon Prideaux played a give-and-go with Jovan Kirovski before putting in a cross that Hernandez put over the bar.
The Argentine later had a shot on goal that was saved by Nick Rimando in the 11th minute after a nice cross by Herculez Gomez.
Gomez had the best chance for the Rapids in the 23rd minute. Eddie Pope shorted a back pass to Rimando and Gomez ran onto it but on his shot he hit the ground and it just dribbled back to the 'keeper.
Freddy Adu had
Bouna Coundoul stopped the free kick attempt of Adu in the 25th minute as he dove to his right.
A long throw-in from Ugo Ihemelu was controlled by Roberto Brown who played a ball to Hernandez but the shot went just wide in the 30th minute.
First year Rapids player Greg Vanney snuffed out a 32nd minute chance for
A blast from Kline in the 35th minute was blocked by Coundoul but the Senegalese goalie couldn't hold on to the ball. Pope rushed in and had a nearly empty net but shot it over the crossbar.
Brown headed a ball just wide of Rimando's net in the next minute off of a free kick service from Vanney.
The Rapids went a man down when Brandon Prideaux received his second yellow of the night for a 58th minute tackle on Jeff Cunningham.
In second half stoppage time Kenny Cutler hit the woodwork of Coundoul's goal after a pass from Adu.
The Rapids will return to
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COL- Prideaux (Ejection-Second Caution) 58
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Finally, thanks in no small part to the recent Telework Enhancement Act, it looks like a lot more government offices will be giving telework a try. Previously resistant managers are coming on board (for the moment, anyway), identifying positions for telework eligibility, dealing with equipment needs, and developing agreements about employee performance and expectations.
Of course, most telework programs start with the best of intentions, but not all march on to meet great success. Employees who abuse the telework privilege with lackluster performance hurt productivity and can poison office morale. They can also jeopardize management support for the telework program. Sometimes managers have to work with poorly conceived telework policies, so they lack tools that could help them bring wayward employees in line.
So, tell us, what are some of the mistakes that employees or their managers can make with telework? And what can they do to avoid falling into the same traps?
Readers who have commented on past FCW stories about telework have mentioned some of the problems that can arise.
One mistake mentioned is the teleworker who isn't responsive to communications from managers and co-workers. "I have been constantly frustrated and so have others in my division when you try to contact (phone/email) a teleworker for immediate answers/assistance and they do not respond quickly," wrote one reader.
And what can managers do for their part to make telework a success? One reader said managers should give telework a chance but should also be ready to rein it in if it's not working. "A manager must immediately send a clear signal and not give so much as 1/64th of an inch but yank the privilege upon the slightest infraction. When employees know that they will not be allowed to take advantage of a given situation, they quickly fall in line."
But some managers don't have this kind of power. They talk about being hamstrung by policies that don't allow them to revoke telework privileges, even when some employees are clearly abusing them. "As a manager I should have the authority to approve or deny telework should there be an upcoming holiday," writes one reader. "Employees go through the calendar and always telework prior to and following a holiday — [that] should not be allowed."
So what do you think? What are the problems that can undermine telework programs, and how can they be avoided? What kinds of policies do managers need to make telework successful? Please share your comments below.
Posted by John Zyskowski on March 11, 2011 at 8:30 AM
My workplace is an excellent example of a telework train wreck.
My unit has been teleworking for 11 years and I have been teleworking for 5 years. Two weeks ago, telework was suspended indefinitely due to lack of work (we've been going through a quiet spell, plus we are currently overstaffed as we wait for a few senior employees to retire in the next few years). The senior manager didn't feel it was appropriate to telework with a light workload.
I firmly believe that with stronger management from my supervisor, we wouldn't have lost telework. Certain people were abusing the system and heading for their day at home with zero work in their inbox, while the rest of us made sure we had sufficient work or else came into the office for the day - we didn't want to lose the privilege, so we were determined to be honest about it.
Had our supervisor instigated a random spot-check system to ensure that we were actually working while we were at home, she would have had feedback to provide to the senior manager about our workloads, and she would have been able to revoke telework from those who were abusing it. She's always stated that she doesn't want to do spot-checks because she trusts us, but I would much prefer concrete evidence that I'm working at home over her trust.
We successfully defended telework to a senior manager who tried to take it away 3 years ago, and at the time we all expressed our willingness to have random checks done on our work, but our supervisor was unwilling to do so. In the end, I think this is what finally buried telework for us.
One way to avoid these non-responses from teleworkers, or at least to stop them at the first signs of trouble, is to make sure that you have invested in proper technology – both for the teleworker and manager back in the office. If done right, this will improve the communication barrier and eliminate any excuses of not being connected and ready to work.


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Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." –Matthew 16:24
Here is what grieves me, and I believe this also grieves the Holy Spirit: My hearers rise to this call emotionally, but they will not confirm it by a corresponding change in their way of life. Their goodness is like the morning clouds-by 9:00 o'clock the sun has burnt off the fog. This is what happens to many people's good intentions. They rise emotionally to an urgent message that we become a New Testament church, that we become a model church, that we have the order of the New Testament and the power of the Holy Spirit in order that we might worship, work and witness. Emotionally they rise to it, but they will not confirm their emotions by corresponding changes in their way of life.
They want to be blessed by God, but they want God to bless them on their terms. They look pensively to God for victory, but they will not bring their giving into line. They will not practice family prayer, rushing off without it. They will not take time for secret prayer and will not forgive those who have wronged them. They will not seek to be reconciled to those with whom they have quarreled. They will not pick up their crosses and say, "Jesus, I my cross have taken, all to leave and follow Thee." Rut, Rot or Revival: The Condition of the Church, 146-147.
"Lord, may my desire for You rise above emotions. I do want to be blessed of You, both personally and in my ministry. I commit myself this morning to a willingness to take my cross and follow You-and to take the necessary action to come on Your terms. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
Tozer on Christian Leadership is protected by copyright and may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way.
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So hey, can we get some new topic areas, and improve some of the ones that we have? I'd like to see Perl News revived so that actual news can go there again... the automated feed has long since faded and often what is news is being passed off as a meditation. Maybe along those lines we could have an "off-topic" topic so that you have at least one topic where your post can't be downvoted for being off-topic? Also, I realize that there's some cruft that may be difficult to work with, but the redundant code sections seems a little odd... the essential question is one-liner snippety things versus working code. And last, and also likely least, how about combining the poetry and obfuscation sections and throwing in a bit of golf, calling the new topic something like "Perl at its [be|wor]st". Okay, just wanted to generate some discussion. Also interested in the opinions of the pm-dev team as to whether this is hard, not-so-hard-but-hardly-worth-it, trivial. That way us earthbound users know whether carping will be effective. ;)
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Hypnopompia – is that even a word?
Yes it is! – I learned it from Winslow Eliot in her beautiful book Writing through the year.
Winslow Eliot says that Hypnopompia is that marvelous in-between moment before you're fully awake. She also mentions a corresponding state, called Hypnagogia, which occurs in the moments before you fall asleep.
It is said that in these states, where you are in a zone between sleep and being awake, there is possibility for increased creativity. This has been utilized by famous persons, in their artistic but also scientific endeavours, and as explained by Winslow Eliot, it has to do with how our brain works:
During hypnagogia, the normal activity of the left/logical side of your brain is inhibited, allowing imagery in your right/creative brain freedom to experience whatever it wants to, without trying to analyze itself.
The whole reasoning, which also reminds us of the interesting topic of the divided brain, suggests that we should take advantage of what is happening underneath – down in that dark chamber that we call the unconscious – if we want to produce great works of art.
It sounds a bit scary to me. If you ask Robert Olen Butler, it is, and should be, scary. He says, in the very fascinating book called From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction – which, by the way, I think, I found via a reference from Sarah Selecky – that virtually all inexperienced writers end up in their heads instead of the unconscious, and he also gives an explanation for why: the unconscious is simply scary as hell.
But there is hope, I think, and I was encouraged to continue writing when I read the book, which I also finished.
It contains many gems, including a discussion about what we could mean when we use the word art. Robert Olen Butler says that what we remember comes out as journalism, and what we forget goes into the compost of the imagination. And only when we let the memories decompose, down in that chamber we cannot access by force of our will, can we recompose them into new works of art.
The book also echoes many pieces of advice seen elsewhere, which tell us to write every day, and it tells us that
Once you are engaged in writing a piece of fiction from your unconscious, it is crucial that you write every day, because the nature of this place where you go is such that it is very difficult to find your way in.
and also that we are allowed to take one day off, occasionally, but beware, as Robert says: you take two days off and you're on very thin ice.
The book also has some case studies. In these, we are allowed to see the writing of some of his students, and we are allowed to follow discussions on their writings. I found this very interesting, and there are references to Robert Olen Butler's own works, in the form of shared pieces from his own writings – some that he is satisfied with, and some that he is not so proud of.
As a final remark about the book, I want to mention the chapter called Cinema of the mind. I found it to be an eye-opener, and there are some very interesting studies in there – one I especially remember is from Cat in the Rain by Ernest Hemmingway – showing us how thinking (sorry – I meant letting your unconscious guide you) like a film-maker can help a lot when creating fiction.
So now I try to live as I learned. I have practised a short morning ritual of Hypnopompia-assisted writing for some weeks now. And yes, I can recommend it. It has also increased my word count, so someday I may even finish my writing project.
And in the meanwhile, of course, we should remember that the writing itself is a kind of self-inflicted journey, and that we might also learn some interesting things along the way.


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Fantastic post on the SLA Future Ready blog! Bruce Rosenstein lists some great ideas for renewing yourself and preparing for change. In my opinion, his post highlights the internal readiness for change that must be present when someone is serious about welcoming change into their life.
This list is derived from research for his new book about Peter Drucker. The post seems especially apropos as we near the end of another year (how did it get to be 2011?) of big and small changes.
At Cable&Clark, we fully embrace change and recognize that it is part of living and growing as individuals and as a company. That is not to say that change is easy nor does it always arrive in an expected manner, but it is always exciting.
Here are some of my favorites, slightly paraphrased, from Bruce's post:
- Get Organized for Change: Try not to think in terms of preserving the status quo. Instead, how can you look for and take advantage of changes in the workplace and society that may have an effect on you? (emphasis added)
- Systematic Abandonment: In order to embrace the new, organize for change and expand your horizons, you'll need to find time. Most people are so busy that they can't add many new activities without dropping current ones, even those that they find satisfying and worthwhile. Regularly take a look at all your activities (inside and outside of work) and determine what can be dropped or scaled back to make way for something new, and potentially even more valuable. This could be the perfect opportunity to create more time for leisure activities such as playing in an amateur sports league; taking music, art or acting lessons; or doing more traveling. (emphasis added)
- The Power of Self-Reflection/Retreats: Take time, at regular intervals, to assess the direction of your life. Does your current job reflect the kind of person you are now, or is it more reflective of who you were when you were hired? Are you sure you will be working for the same organization in five years, and doing the same kind of work? It's difficult for most of us to do this thinking in the midst of a busy daily schedule. Try to carve out some time, even a short period, for sitting or walking alone, without distractions. Many people find value in short retreats, even silent ones.
- Networking for the New: Information professionals are world-class networkers, in person and online. This is an efficient and powerful way to learn about activities to add to your life. Studying the profiles of your friends in Facebook and LinkedIn can give you an idea of how people spend their time, and can be a great source of ideas. Talk to people to find out how they find time to engage in these activities, and to learn more about what they do. It could lead to a new outside interest, a volunteering opportunity, a new learning initiative, or even a new job.
- Learning by Teaching: Drucker believed that no one learns as much as the person who must teach his or her subject. But that is only one reason to get involved in teaching. It may turn into a parallel career that you can do on a part-time basis while you work at your main job. It can provide volunteering opportunities, if you teach, for instance, at a religious institution. There may also be teaching opportunities within your workplace or within library-related organizations. Try to find people who are already teaching in some capacity, and find out how they got started.


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Racing or Survival? Wausau 24Posted on
It's been nearly a week since my both-footed jump back into mountain bike racing. "Racing?" Okay, well racing is like when it's you against the other riders in the race-right? The Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) are what most people imagine when they think of mountain bike racing, but for me an endurance event is more of a race for survival. It sounds a bit dramatic (don't worry, I survived), but my recent efforts in the Wausau 24 had a much different feeling that a "normal race."
For the Wausau 24, it sounded like fun to be part of a four man team in the 12 hour fatbike catagory, but a lack of other teams within that category forced a shuffle of our assets (riders) into a couple two-man fatbike teams. What sounds like a little change meant I would be riding twice as many laps as I planned and guaranteed very little rest from 10:00am to 10:00pm. Before my brain had time to calculate sleep loss, hydration needs, and muscle fatigue, I heard myself saying "Okay…I can do this," Besides, it meant I would be done in the evening and able to enjoy post race banter and some cold beverages with my teammates while the 24 hour folks were still pounding the pedals all night into the following day.
Bike racers are typically not runners. There is a reason for that, but the Wausau 24 began with a Le Mans-style start with racers lined up on foot and their bikes laying scattered in a field a hundred yards away. The race director yelled "GO" and I watched the racers take off, doing their best imitation of running in stiff bike shoes, the other middle aged guys getting passed by a 12-year-old twigs of girls, to find their bikes, hop on and spin into the singletrack. My younger teammate Joe "volunteered" to start the race for us (whew…dodged a bullet there) and was soon engulfed in a cloud of dust threading his way though the field on lap one. The day before, we pre-rode a lap at Nine Mile Forest in Wausau, and with is worthy by any mountain bike (and fatbike) standards. With plenty of single track, rock gardens, some double track to spin the legs out and a very tough climb about halfway through, the course is a worthy test of any mountain bike racer, or fat bike racer as the case may be.
The old familiar butterflies gathered in my gut as I stood anxiously waiting in the transition area for Joe to return. We guessed around an hour-plus per lap, and as if on cue, I saw a new highly fashionable black "Fat hyphen Bike dot com" jersey appear over the rise. With a swift tag, I hopped on my fatbike and was off for my turn. Long distance racing plays funny games with your brain, and early in an event, one's mind can be going much faster than the bike. "Oh, there's a guy right ahead…I'm faster and will pull him in here soon." Sometimes that plays out, but other times they disappear over the next climb never to be seen again. Since everyone is in this for the long haul, there is a more civil discourse out on the trail than I have experienced at other traditional mountain bike races. If someone catches a rider in front of them, most are happy to pull over and let the faster person pass, with a "go get 'em!" and a "thanks bud!" For those of us on big bikes, we might also hear "Alright! Rock on fatties!" (talking about the bike).
The 24 hour solo riders would fly through the night by with nary a word. I didn't find that stuck up at all; they are mutant breed of rider, focused on some spot deep inside their own minds at allows them to ride 24 hours by themselves, seemingly unaffected by fatigue or darkness. They seem to not even notice other racers on the course as they methodically carve lap after lap after lap. In the dark hours, it really becomes silent, the six hour racers are gone, so one usually has a lot of alone time.
I ended up, as Joe mentioned I would, counting down the laps and checking off memorable sections of trail in my head: "Only 4 more times thru this boulder field." Or "Only 2 more Ho Chi Min da*m climbs!" Traffic sorted itself out after a few laps, and it becomes quieter out on the trail. Binking red LED lights appear in the darkness as other riders thread the trail ahead, and occasionally the ground around my bike would be lit up by an overtaking racer. It is a very surreal, tunnel-like world. The only sounds are of gears changing, breathing and me saying to myself "only one lap to go."
Survival in these endurance races isn't just about the pedaling. For a two person team, it is also about those breaks between laps when you have to be sure to eat and rehydrate. Very quickly energy bars, bananas and Gu packs become a sickening necessity of energy sloshing around inside that you have to continue to force down your gullet to make it though the next lap. At this point I found a new mind game about "real food" crept in, where all I could think about was a burger or brat and cold beer.
As it ended up, the other two members of our original four-man team, Andy and Butch (who are bike animals-one of them on a single speed!), were a lap or two up on Joe and I. We had a 45 minute lead on 3rd place, so using our very best race delirious math skills, we'd determined that I'd not have to venture out for another lap nearing the 10:00pm finish time. At 10:01, Joe and a tide of another racers crossed the line to conclude the event. Our race time math proved accurate and we held onto second place, representing the fat bike scene very well. The bikes handled this course superbly, slinging around tight twisty singletrack with ease and only the climbing sections hindering (me) during the laps.
For myself, the Wausau 24 wasn't really about racing other riders, or even about pushing myself. Sure, I wanted to finish on the podium if I could to represent the fat bike category, but this was really more about the fun of spending a weekend with friends, riding with great effort and living to tell about it, to laugh about it and be humbled by it. I may just have to do this all again!


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- Effect of body mass index on the image quality of rotational angiography without rapid pacing for planning of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a comparison with multislice computed tomography (Carl J. Schultz et al., European Heart Journal 2013)
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Great Britain
Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2015 est. pop. 65,397,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. Technically, Great Britain comprises England (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km); Wales (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km); and Scotland (1991 pop. 4,957,000), 30,414 sq mi (78,772 sq km) on the island of Great Britain, while the United Kingdom includes Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 1,577,836), 5,462 sq mi (14,146 sq km) on the island of Ireland. The Isle of Man (1991 pop. 69,788), 227 sq mi (588 sq km), in the Irish Sea and the Channel Islands (1991 pop. 145,821), 75 sq mi (195 sq km), in the English Channel, are dependencies of the crown, with their own systems of government. For physical geography and local administrative divisions, see England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, Northern. The capital of Great Britain and its largest city is London.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Here's the last of the head shots from the New York Comic Con. A big thanks goes out to Rich for the commission, not to mention sending me a jpeg of the finished piece.
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How to apply for Vietnam visa in Burkina Faso?
This section explains what you need to do if you are citizen of Burkina Faso or you are currently in this country and in need for a visa to Vietnam.
If you hold Burkina Faso passport, please directly contact the nearest Vietnam Embassy in neighboring countries or in any country before your travel to Vietnam or Vietnam Immigration Department for Vietnam visa application.
If you are citizen of other countries not included in the list of Vietnam visa exemption and currently living in Burkina Faso, you have two options to apply for Vietnam visa.
1. Apply Vietnam Visa on Arrival at lower cost with VisainVietnam.org
Visa on arrival brings a special benefit to those who live far away from the Vietnamese embassies and do not wish to send their passports away by postal mail.
- Issuing unit: Vietnam Immigration Department
- Processing time: 1 or 2 working days
- Original passport: No Passport sendoff required
How does Vietnam visa on arrival work?
You first visit our VisainVietnam.org and then fill in the secure Vietnam visa application form, you will then get your visa approval letter via email within 2 working days (normal service) or 1 working day (urgent service) after your payment of service fee. Take this letter, attached entry and exit form, your passport, 01 photo and some dollars as stamping fee to get on your flight, you will get your Vietnam visa stamped at the arrival airport in Vietnam. For more information about Vietnam visa on arrival, please visit our Vietnam visa application form.
2. Apply for Vietnam Visa at Vietnam Embassies:
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Sodexo has been an active provider of Facilities Management for several decades, leveraging on services traditionally delivered to clients. Having everyday contact with these clients gave our teams unique insights into issues and challenges they faced. Building on a heritage of delivering technical maintenance services, Sodexo today has grown into a supplier of choice for a wide palette of sophisticated Asset Management and Engineering services.
At a fundamental level, Sodexo delivers technical maintenance services. This makes our teams responsible for ensuring equipment such as air conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems are working properly and to identify any issues that need attention. Whether we are advising on the best time to replace equipment, or proposing an Asset Management strategy, our complete service approach aims to identify opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings, and minimize cost of ownership, to enhance investments and extend their operating life. Asset Management services range from auditing and advising on energy or water efficiency, to space planning – helping companies make better use of available space for their workforce.
Our focus on managing complexity and providing technical solutions extends the range of services to include system design and specification.
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Today more than 26% of Sodexo's turnover is generated by our facilities management services. According to Ian Mills, Group Vice President of the Sodexo technical platform: "What differentiates Sodexo is our ability to operate so extensively, globally, and across all market segments. We currently offer technical maintenance services in 54 countries. Helping clients to optimize management of their assets is a natural progression."
In a context of increasing economic pressures, many companies are looking beyond day-to-day running issues to pursue longer term efficiencies. This means optimizing their assets, and extending the life of buildings, equipment and other investments. Asset Management services are a key to achieving this, coupled with Sodexo's commitment to hiring professionals with the right capabilities.
High profile clients trust Sodexo
Unilever streamlined its supplier list from 600 down to one, entrusting all of its Facilities Management needs to Sodexo for its 77 sites across Europe. This extremely varied contract spans technical maintenance and breakdown work as well as some of our classic services such as food and security services.
Likewise, Sodexo was selected by KLM as sole provider of an integrated package of Facilities Management services – 44 services in all, including management and maintenance of 75 buildings and installations at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Sodexo technical expertise also improves quality of life in the most remote locations. A case in point is Olympic Dam, Australia, the world's largest mine. Here, Sodexo has been involved from design of the workforce village through to its construction and beyond, to managing all everyday aspects from health and lifestyle programs to catering, plumbing, electrical maintenance and even waste management and recycling.
In fact, in almost all walks of life, Sodexo is there. Even for soccer fans around the world, if you ever wondered who checks the 100,000 seats before each match at the Barcelona Football Club's stadium, look for the team behind the scenes… Sodexo.
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Mets' options to replace Parnell plentiful, uncertain
Valverde the closer while Alderson keeps tabs on Minors, free-agent market
NEW YORK -- Sunday's news that Bobby Parnell will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery did not exactly send ripples through the Mets' front office, as Parnell admitted last week that there was a "50-50" chance he would eventually undergo the procedure.
The more he thought about it, apparently, the more it made sense. And by scheduling the operation for Tuesday, Parnell greatly increased the chances that he will be ready by Opening Day 2015.
With that in mind, the Mets are not making any grand plans to replace Parnell. General manager Sandy Alderson continues to monitor the closers on the open market, according to one team executive, but he is not ready to pounce on one just yet -- or, perhaps, ever.
Two factors explain Alderson's hesitancy. First, the Mets are genuinely curious to see what three-time All-Star Jose Valverde can give them in the ninth inning. Considering Valverde's successful 12-year history of closing games and his early success out of the bullpen this season, there is reason to believe he can be just as effective as Joel Hanrahan, Ryan Madson or any other free agent working his way back from injury.
Manager Terry Collins is also smitten with the way Valverde worked with the younger Latin pitchers in Spring Training, mentoring Jeurys Familia, Gonzalez Germen, Jenrry Mejia and others. Booting Valverde from his role would damage that dynamic.
"He's been very impressive," Collins said of Valverde, who is unscored upon in 3 1/3 innings this season, with six strikeouts and a walk. "He really commands some respect from the younger pitchers, especially the Latin pitchers. He's a true leader. He's very open with stuff. Tremendous work ethic."
That does not mean Valverde is infallible, however, particularly at the age of 36. That is why the Mets are mapping out a plan to see some of their top starting pitching prospects -- Rafael Montero, Jacob deGrom, et al -- out of the bullpen at Triple-A Las Vegas. The hope is not only to limit the innings of that group early this summer, but also to position its members for potential relief cameos as soon as May.
Teams such as the Cardinals have a long history of successfully breaking top starting pitching prospects into the big leagues as relievers, and the Mets could soon follow that blueprint.
"We're looking down the road, that perhaps they're going to have to come up here and pitch out of the bullpen," Collins said of Montero and deGrom in particular. "The first thing you want to do is get them out there and get them comfortable. Get them a couple of starts. And then at some time, they're going to pitch out of the bullpen in Triple-A, so when they get here, they're accustomed to it. They know how to warm up. They get themselves ready."
Even if neither of those plans works, the Mets by that time should have better reads on Familia, Germen, Vic Black and the other young relievers who have closing potential. Only after exploring those options will the Mets seriously consider signing someone from outside the organization.
Hanrahan, 32, would be the most obvious choice considering the Mets scouted him this winter. But the former Pirates and Red Sox closer is still just 11 months removed from his own Tommy John surgery, so he may not be a meaningful contributor right away. Madson, 33, also has questions regarding his elbow health, and Kevin Gregg has been less reliable than Valverde in recent years.
If the Mets remain competitive deep into the summer, signing one of those free agents might make more sense than it does now. But all of them could be off the market by then, and if the Mets are indeed competitive at that time, it will probably mean they found a reliable closer from within the organization.
That could be Valverde. It could be Kyle Farnsworth. It could be Montero, deGrom, Familia or Black.
All the Mets know right now, as Parnell prepares for surgery, is that the options to replace him are as uncertain as they are plentiful.


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Forum member street style can be fun, quirky, creative, envy-inducing, entertaining, unexpected, inspiring and more. So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, let's give thanks to all the forum members who share their outfits with us week after week. Here are some of the latest highlights.
Katnani, lafindesiecle, Liina
Katnani got a little provocative in a vintage lace dress by Shakuhaci that she wore with strappy red heels and a red coat she pilfered from her aunt's closet.
Lafindesiecle reveled in some unseasonably warm weather in a bright blue vintage lace dress that she paired with a vest from H&M. She topped off the look with a hat from All Saints and her Underground creepers.
Liina, who is fond of the shorts-with-tights look, threw on a pair of Levis with an Aztec print top from Topshop, a sequined jacket by Gestuz, and Jeffrey Campbell shoes. Her clutch is by Alexander Wang and the jacket over her arm is from Zara.
cinnamon-toast, bloo90fashion, Sonnytsunami
Cinnamon-toast wore simple grey top over palazzo pants from Forever21 and Steve Madden boots.
Bloo90fashion broke up her black ensemble with a burgundy sweater by Cubus. The sheer maxi skirt is also by Cubus, the boots are by Stradivarius and her handbag is from Romwe.
Sonnytsunami went on a day trip wearing a lacy pair of River Island shorts over black Calzedonia tights with a Sonia Rykiel for H&M top and a Naf Naf jacket. Her boots are by Hogan.
shoutouttoyou, Tali, MimiV
Shoutouttoyou looked sleek in leather pants from H&M and an army green sweater by Marc Cain topped by an H&M coat. She accessorized with black biker boots by Maruti and a black leather bag by Marc Cain.
Tali cobbled together an outfit from a pair of old jeans, a plaid shirt, a Pimkie jacket and motorcycle boots by Ash. Her bag is from Aldo and her assortment of jewelry is from Bijoux Brigitte, H&M and Six.
MimiV dressed up her H&M jeans and All By N top with a Karen Millen cardigan, Kate Moss for Topshop faux fur jacket, grey pumps and a metallic scarf from Zara, and a DKNY bag.
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In 1944, at the age of twenty-one, the American artist Sam Francis began painting while in an Army hospital in Denver, where he was recovering from a United States Air Corps flight-training emergency landing that led to spinal tuberculosis. This experience of painting from his hospital bed had a fundamental and lasting impact on his work—it made him focus on the flat space of a canvas and the challenge of creating illusion within it. [His] early works were mostly portraits and landscapes, but as he regained his health and became more immersed in painting, his style evolved toward abstraction. In the 1950s Francis traveled extensively, and by the latter part of that decade he maintained studios in Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. These cities figure prominently in his work: His canvases often relate to each one's distinct culture, landscape, and light.
Untitled from Mako Series, 1967, was created while Francis was primarily living in Japan. He began the Mako Series in 1966, one year after marrying his third wife, Mako Idemitsu, whom he met in Tokyo. Like all of the works in this series, Untitled characterizes Francis's midcareer style. The works of this period came to be known as "edge paintings." Untitled is a pristine white painting with narrow slivers of color surrounding its perimeter. The bright, masked-off areas of red, yellow, blue, orange, pink, and green, when juxtaposed with the stark white center, create a complex dynamic. Although the ratio of white to color is imbalanced in favor of white, the wedges of saturated pigments along its borders visually compete for dominance, advancing within the pictorial space.
Japanese aesthetics helped establish the particular vision seen in Untitled, especially the way Francis addressed scale, space, and color. Rather than relating to Tokyo as an urban hub, however, the spaciousness of Untitled suggests the openness of light, sky, and sea around Japan, and it incorporates the idea of balanced opposites seen in Japanese landscape. The subtle and spiritual qualities of Japanese landscape, in which emptiness is not a void, but rather an integral space, extends to Francis's cool, crisp canvases with white centers. In Untitled, whiteness creates a contemplative, well-defined space that is balanced with color.
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In his own words: living with herpes
Steve, 43, works as a database administrator in Kentucky. He learned he had genital herpes three years ago. He has formed a social group, where people with herpes can meet each other.
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
I developed a sore on my penis. I had been out fishing about a week before and thought it was poison ivy. But three weeks later, I had another one. I went to the doctor, and he did a culture. It came back herpes. For the first six months, I had outbreaks every three to four weeks. Now I have an outbreak about once a year. Whenever I get sick with a cold, bingo, here it comes.
What was the diagnosis experience like?
I saw my primary care doctor, and he did not refer me to anyone. When I moved to another city, the first family practitioner I saw suggested I transfer to another doctor in the practice who specializes in family health for people with herpes. She provides one-stop medical care for all my health needs.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
It wasn't the end of the world for me, although I know people who were devastated by the news. I asked myself, is my life over or what? How am I going to tell somebody? The first thing I did was get on the Internet and look it up. The longer you have herpes, the less of a problem it becomes. You have fewer outbreaks, and they are easier to deal with.
How do you manage your disease?
One of the things the doctor taught me was to take an aspirin a day, because studies show a daily aspirin lowers the odds of having an outbreak. During an outbreak, I don't use any cream or drugs. I don't like to put anything in my body that I don't have to. The sores last about a week or two. It doesn't hurt that badly. I wear my regular BVD briefs. I feel I'm very lucky that it's usually mild. I abstain or wear a condom during an outbreak and for a week after the sore is gone. I will not initiate any sexual relations during those times, but some girls will start something even after being told I am having an outbreak.
Did you have to make any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to your illness?
I try to stay healthy. I play golf, ride a bike, and walk every day with my dog. I watch my diet. I eat foods high in lysine, like mushrooms, cheese, and vegetables. If you eat foods higher in the enzyme lysine than arginine, you are less likely to have an outbreak. Also your diet has a lot to do with how well you feel overall. I eat a balanced diet that includes all of the food groups. If I'm going to have a snack, I make it an apple, pear, or peach, not something with a lot of sugar. I tell women I am dating that I have herpes. A lot of people with herpes don't tell anyone, but to me, honesty is the only way.
Did you seek any type of emotional support?
I instantly joined a support group. The counselor in the group helped us to talk through our feelings and to realize that it's not the end of the world. I've found people to talk with over the Internet. It's helpful to talk about herpes. I can unburden my story on somebody. And when you know someone else has what you do and it's not the end of life, it gives you hope.
Our social group holds dinners, parties, and other activities. It's a nice way to get out and meet people. We're all trying to make new friends. It's not a support group. But by having other people around, there's support. By interacting with people you know have herpes, it puts you at ease. And you don't feel like you're hiding something. I don't have to worry about how I am going to tell a new woman. Herpes is something we already have in common.
Did/does your condition have any impact on your family?
No. I'm single. If I'm not going to sleep with someone, why do they need to know?
What advice would you give to anyone living with this disease?
Learn to forgive and forget. If you can get yourself to forgive the person who gave you herpes, it's better for moving on with your life.


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Beef and Stilton Pasty Recipe
Main Dish
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What do you need?
How to make?
1 pound beef stew meat , cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 sprigs thyme, leaves removed
2 medium white potatoes, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1/4 cup stout
1/2 pound stilton, crumbled
1 recipe pie dough
1 egg, beaten
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 400[ degrees ]. Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a large stainless steel skillet over high heat until shimmering. Add meat and cook without moving until well browned on first side, about 4 minutes. Flip with tongs and continue cooking until well browned on all sides, about 12 minutes total. Transfer meat to a large bowl and set aside. Return skillet to medium-low heat. Add butter and heat until melted. Add onions and thyme and cook, stirring frequently and scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon, until onions have softened, about 10 minutes. Add diced potatoes and stout and cover skillet with a lid. Cook until potatoes are soft, about 8 minutes. Add potato mixture to reserved meat and allow to cool to room temperature then add crumbled stilton. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Roll pie crust to 1/4-inch thickness and using a 4-inch round pastry cutter, cut out as many circles as possible. Gather scraps and press into a ball. Re-roll pie crust and cut out more circles. You should be able to get 8 circles total. Divide filling evenly between the crusts. Brush edges with beaten egg, then fold over crusts and seal with a fork. Place pasties on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Brush with remaining beaten egg , then using a sharp knife cut a few air vents in the top of each pasty. bake until golden brown, about 18 minutes. Allow to cool for five minutes, then serve.


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Why are Islands better places to see and study evolution?
better scenery, researchers get bored easily.
Consider that divergence in species is helped by reproductive isolation of groups.
In most cases, island species have evolved from mainland species that adapted to the unique environment of the island. Since the ancestral species usually still exists on the mainland, researchers are provided with a rare opportunity to study how a living species adapts to a new environment. This would not be possible if the ancestral species were not still extant in its original mainland habitat.
That's also the very idea of Darwin's finches in Galapagos islands, right?
Sometimes islands come in groups, which permits you to see the way the same ancestor radiates into different forms under the different environmental conditions on different islands. This was very true for the Galapagos and Darwin's finches.
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On behalf of Dr Croubie, this is assignment number 41: Lo-Fi
Description: I don't like using the term 'Lomo', because the Lomo factory did actually produce some nice sharp lenses in its time, but that tends to be the best-known term for this style. Whatever you call it, it loosely encompasses a range of different styles. From Highly saturated, cross-processed, almost 'false' colours, to faded/desaturated 'vintage'-looking photos, sepia or B+W. Some have vignetting, some have purposeful motion-blur. Some are grainy, some noisy, some blurry from diffraction.
But no matter the method or the 'style', it's all about going back to basics, to simplicity in photography (I almost feel like Jamie Oliver, but if I called it 'The Naked Photographer' some people might mis-interpret and get Bryan in trouble).
You don't need the sharpest lens with the widest aperture. You don't need the best sensor, with the lowest noise. You don't need the best shadow-detail (or any at all). You don't need the fastest framerate. You don't need the best lights and reflectors.
What you do need is a good eye for a subject, at the right moment, for the colours, and the lighting.
By stripping out all the distractions, the sharp edges, the contrast, we get back to a single subject or scene, which tells us a story, and makes us want to know more about the people involved (behind or in front of the lens). Actually, just thinking to myself, it's also a form of 'Street' photography, that makes the viewer think.
For this assignment, I know not all of you will have access to 10-year-old films sitting next to the heater (like yours truly seems to do).
So (just as in the High-Key assignment), Post-Processing to get the desired effect is ok (and probably what most of you will use). As long as it's not just a one-click instagram-esque filter; you have to put thought into it, the processing should add to the the final result, it should be beautiful in its simplicity.
So break out your pinholes, your lensbabies, or your Gaussian Blurs, and start messing with those colour curves and saturation sliders.
The finalists:
Name: ddt0725
Motivation: I'm not sure if this is Lensbaby, low-dof, motion-blur, or what. Either way, my eyes can't stay around the edges, they just keep getting drawn into the centre. The saturated 3-colour parts and the contrast between them just make the image.
Name: Bob Williams
Motivation: This one certainly fits my description of 'the photo tells a story'. The natural vignetting from the shadows of the trees keep focussing my eyes between the girl and the mountain, I keep wondering where she is and what she's doing. You could write a whole book from this scene.
Name: conropl
Motivation: I don't even know what it is about this one that I like, it just does it for me. The almost single-colour, the wisps of white from the moving branches in the foreground, you could stare at it for hours as an abstract art piece before even realising there's a deer in it.
Name: Lars
Motivation: This also fits very well with the 'story' aspect. He's right in the description, there's probably at least a horror novella in this shot, if not an entire hardback. It's the way the arms are sticking up in the air, as if it's desperate to get picked back up, the path in the background provides some clues, but more questions, as to what happened to the owner.
Name: cls
Motivation: What can I say? It's just a beautiful, single-colour (almost) landscape. The moon, the clouds, and the orange buoy break it up just the right amount.


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Sunflower Costume
Follow these simple directions to create a Sunflower costume.
Sunflower Costume
Time: 1 hour
Effort: Easy - some sewing required
- Yellow hooded sweatshirt and pants
- Green felt
- Yellow felt (try the stiffer kind of felt you can buy in craft stores for the yellow)
- Brown face paint
- Needle and thread
- Scissors
Instructions: Cut out large flower petals from the stiffer yellow felt and sew around opening of hood. Cut the green felt into smaller leaves and sew all the way around the neck so that leaves lie flat on upper chest and back. (Sew one over zipper pull at top to hide it.) Sew leaves at end of sleeves (to cover hands). Use brown face paint to make "seed" look on face... just a few freckles really complete the look!


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February 21, 2009
The Obama administration, siding with the Bush White House, contended Friday that detainees in Afghanistan have no constitutional rights.
In a two-sentence court filing, the Justice Department said it agreed that detainees at Bagram Airfield cannot use U.S. courts to challenge their detention. The filing shocked human rights attorneys.
"The hope we all had in President Obama to lead us on a different path has not turned out as we'd hoped," said Tina Monshipour Foster, a human rights attorney representing a detainee at the Bagram Airfield. "We all expected better."
The Supreme Court last summer gave al-Qaida and Taliban suspects held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the right to challenge their detention. With about 600 detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and thousands more held in Iraq, courts are grappling with whether they, too, can sue to be released.
Three months after the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo Bay, four Afghan citizens being detained at Bagram tried to challenge their detentions in U.S. District Court in Washington. Court filings alleged that the U.S. military had held them without charges, repeatedly interrogating them without any means to contact an attorney. Their petition was filed by relatives on their behalf since they had no way of getting access to the legal system.
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