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How many times have you taken a careful look at your genealogy research only to realize that you never did get around to hunting for Great Grandpa Joe in the 1850 or 1851 census? Have you ever taken a good hard look at the chronology of the family you are searching? How often have you looked over your genealogy research? You might be very surprised at the clues and facts you've missed along the way!
But how can we organize our research so that it's easy to see what we have, what we still need to find, and what we've missed?
This is where CSI Genealogy comes into play!
C=Charts S=Success I=Investigation
With CSI Genealogy you create CHARTS to have a SUCCESSFUL INVESTIGATION into your family tree.
I've already shown readers of this blog a CHART I created for assessment and tax records. I've also got a chart for all those census record years you find. This chart is for Canadian census records so they cover the years 1842, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911.
Using Excel I created empty columns for each census year. On the left I have empty cells for name of husband, wife and children. I also left spaces for "others" meaning anyone else who shows up on a census year.
So I find my McGINNIS family in 1861 and carefully list their names and ages. I do this for every census year. This helps me see at a glance who I am missing, what census year(s) I still need to find and when an ancestor goes missing or dies.
You may notice the tiny notations in 1881 column on this chart. These indicate "married" (md) and are just my way of knowing I need to look under a married surname for women. I also note it for males just to have a quick reminder that a son is married and may not be living with his parents that year
Because some census years ask for citizenship or immigration status, I have a spot for that too.
Lastly, I like to keep track of exactly where the family lived each census year. I only list the parents' location on this chart, but I have another chart for locations and land records that I'll show you another time.
Because there is room, I have noted death years on the right (but I'm creating a new chart which will have a column for death year and another for death location). I've also made notes which remind me of important facts. On this chart for my McGINNIS family, I've noted that their daughter Fanny was baptised in Guelph in 1847. That indicates to me that they should show up in the 1851 census but as you can see, I have not found them.
I'm not likely to find them as the first page of the census I need is missing - and I suspect they were on that page! But I still want to be reminded that they were in the area as early as 1847, because I may want to hunt for other records that will provide more information regarding their settlement year.
Every time I pull this chart for my McGINNIS ancestors out, I am reminded that I've never been able to find Joseph, his wife Fanny and their four youngest children in the 1881 Canadian Census. Yes, I've looked in 1880 American Census too with no luck.
I may never find them - they may have been on the move and missed both census years, or the Fanny and son Joseph I found in Guelph *might* be the right ones (and Joseph Sr might be dead by then, but then where is young Robert?) or ..... At this point I have no explanation but this chart very nicely reminds me to KEEP LOOKING! And if I never find them on a census for those years, perhaps I will find them in another genealogy record.

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For a summer spin on taco night, try these zucchini stuffed with ground turkey, seasoned with cumin and spiced and topped with a blend of Mexican cheese – cheesy goodness!!
I actually got the inspiration for this dish from a comment I read on my sausage stuffed zucchini boats, I love when you guys give me new ideas! They turned out so good, and will be a part of my summer rotation.
As part of the Target Inner Circle[1], I got this very large casserole dish[2] from Target's FEED USA [3]collection. Target partnered up with FEED USA, and with every purchase you make from them, you help provide meals to children and families across America – such a great cause! By purchasing this dish you will provide approximately 20 meals for children and families across America.
I always try to do my part and donate to the food pantry at my local church and to other organizations, but this another great way to help. They have everything from bags, to lunch bags, t-shirts, jewelery and lot of great kitchen items I want to go back and purchase.
Back to the recipe – these are low-carb and gluten free, and made with nothing but clean ingredients so you can enjoy two pieces without the guilt!
Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Servings: 4 • Size: 2 halves • Old Points: 6 pts • Weight Watcher Points+: 7 pt
Calories: 286 • Fat: 12 g • Carb: 18 g • Fiber: 5 g • Protein: 28 g • Sugar: 6 g
Cholest: 8 mg
- 4 medium (32 ounces) zucchinis, cut in half lengthwise
- 1/2 cup mild salsa
- 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 small onion, minced
- 2 tbsp bell pepper, minced
- 4 oz can tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup reduced fat Mexican blend shredded cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions or cilantro, for topping
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Preheat oven to 400°F. Place 1/4 cup of salsa in the bottom of a large baking dish.
Using a small spoon or melon baller, hollow out the center of the zucchini halves, leaving 1/4-inch thick shell on each half. Chop the scooped out flesh of the zucchini in small pieces and set aside 3/4 of a cup to add to the taco filling, (squeeze excess water with a paper towel) discarding the rest or save to use in another recipe. Drop zucchini halves in boiling water and cook 1 minute. Remove from water.
Brown turkey in a large skillet, breaking up while it cooks. When no longer pink add the spices and mix well. Add the onion, bell pepper, reserved zucchini, tomato sauce and water. Stir and cover, simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
Using a spoon, fill the hollowed zucchini boats dividing the taco meat equally, about 1/3 cup in each, pressing firmly. Top each with 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese. Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes until cheese is melted and zucchini is cooked through. Top with scallions and serve with salsa on the side.
- ^ Target Inner Circle (abullseyeview.com)
- ^ large casserole dish (www.target.com)
- ^ Target's FEED USA (www.target.com)
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Hardware Today: Sun Microsystems Server Snapshot
For all the publicity about how rocky the past few years have been for Sun, it continues to occupy a position that is the envy of many tech companies. According to IDC, Sun consistently brings in $5 billion dollars in server hardware sales each year, and its 10.5 percent market share make it the No. 3 server vendor in the world.
Recent Server Snapshots
HPC Market
"Sun had a 25.3 percent increase in Q4 in Unix server revenue and an increase in shipment volume," said IDC Analyst Jean Bozman. "Ever since the HP/Compaq merger, Sun has essentially held firm as number three, behind IBM and HP."
Although its revenue is slightly down, Sun now ships more units than ever. Bozman attributes this to Sun placing additional emphasis on servers in the sub-$25,000 range, while continuing to sell well in the mid- and high-range. Part of Sun's strategy, she says, to broaden its customer base by widening its product range.
This article looks at recent developments in Sun's key product lines as well as what to expect in the future. The table below provides a high-level overview of Sun's server lines and products.
|Server Type
|Entry-Level Servers
Midrange Servers
High-End Servers
Carrier-Grade Blade Servers
Carrier-Grade Netra Rack Servers
|Target Deployments
|Application development; EDA; security; portal server; Web server; database, OLTP, CRM, ERP, DNS, HTTP, and FTP services; and Internet Gateway
|Server consolidation, application serving, BIDW (database, decision support, and datamart), business processing (ERP, CRM, OLTP, and batch), IT Infrastructure (directory servers, systems and network management), applications development, scientific engineering, and collaboration
|Server consolidation, BIDW (database, decision support, and datamart), business processing (ERP, CRM, OLTP, and batch), IT infrastructure (directory servers, systems and network management), high performance technical computing, and decision support systems
|Telecom applications: high-availability and reliability telecom applications including wireless, 3G, signaling, operations, and management
|Telecom applications: Network infrastructure, VoIP, softswitch, 3G networks, military, and embedded applications ruggedized and OEM environments
|Processor Type
|UltraSPARC IIi and IIIi
|UltraSPARC IV, III, and dual-core AMD Opteron
|UltraSPARC IV
|UltraSPARC IIi
|UltraSPARC IIi, III, and IIIi
|Operating System
|Solaris 8, 9, and 10
|Solaris 8, 9, and 10, Linux and Windows
|Solaris 8, 9, and 10
|Solaris 8, 9, and 10
|Solaris 8, 9, and 10
| Sun Fire (SPARC)
V100, V120, V210, V240, and V440;
Sun Fire (x86)
Sun Grid Rack System
| Sun Fire
V490, V890, E2900, E4900, and E6900;
V480, and V880 , V1280;
Netra 1280
|Sun Fire
E20K and E25K
|Netra Processor Blades
CP 2140 (cPCI), CP 2160 (cPCI), and CP 2300 (cPSB)
|Netra Servers
CT 410 (cPCI), CT 810, (cPCI), CT 820 (cPSB), 120, 240, 440, and 1280
|Price Range
|$995 (Sun Fire V100) to $40,995 (Sun Fire V440)
|$6,995 (Sun Fire V40z) to $173,490 (Sun Fire E6900)
|Contact Sun
|$21,195 (Netra CT 410) to $32,995 (Netra CT 820)
|$3,395 (Netra 120) to $69,995 (Netra 1280)
Dispensing With Intel
Sun's x86 line is called x64, as it offers only 64-bit AMD Opteron-based systems. The company stopped using Intel Xeon chips earlier this year.
"We are getting much better price/performance and better performance from AMD Opteron," said Graham Lovell, senior director of x64 servers, Network Systems Group at Sun. "The Opteron is well-ahead in terms of dual-core technology, is easy to replace, and runs a lot cooler than the Xeon."
Lovell expects to see the market shift solely to 64-bit processors in the near future. As the next generation of applications and operating systems evolves, he believes customers will stop buying 32-bit servers completely.
Accordingly, Sun is in the midst of rolling out dual-core AMD Opteron-based servers for its entire x64 product line. By the end of May, the Sun Fire V40z dual-core server will be released. This is an enhanced 4-socket, 8-way server that integrates four microprocessors each with two CPU cores. Sun claims this architecture can achieve twice the performance and power efficiency of Intel-preocessor-based x64 single-core server offerings.
"When you compare 2.2 GHz single vs. dual-core systems, you can achieve more than twice performance in certain circumstances," says Lovell. "When you compare 2.2 GHz dual core to a 2.6 GHz single, you get a 1.5 to 1.7X improvement."
In addition, Lovell says that compared Xeon MP equivalent servers, dual-core versions consume up to 60 percent less rack and floor space; require 50 percent less memory, disk space, I/O capacity, and cooling; and cost 50 percent less per node to manage. The Sun Fire V40z, for example, uses 42 percent of the power needed to support the same number of processor cores in Xeon-based servers.
Sun also plans to release a dual-core version of its Sun Fire V20z server this summer.
"We are seeing high customer demand for dual-core processors," says Lovell. "Before, they went for the highest performance chip version minus 1. Now, they are more interested in the highest speed dual-core servers."


text: Check out this picture from cnbc.com's run down of dictators (non middle east dictators). Seems this Karimov guy, all hopped up on his power, told the soldiers they needed to put the metal gun ending piece thing…in a nostril. I don't know much about military protocol, but I'm pretty sure this is just a cruel dictatorial demand.


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Christina Milian Attends the Shazam Premiere at TCL Chinese Thatre in Los Angeles 03/28/2019
Christina Milian is a R&B and pop singer whose debut single was "A.M. to P.M." in 2001, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles chart. She also an actress, who earned her first lead role in the 2003 teen comedy Love Don't Cost a Thing.
Christina Milian Age
39 years (September 26, 1981)
Zodiac Sign
M. Pokora
Christina Milian began dating M. Pokora in 2017.
2014 - 2015
Lil Wayne
In July 2014, Christina Milian was dating rapper Lil Wayne, with whom she attended the ESPY Awards. They split at the end of 2015.
2010 - 2014
James Prince, Jr.
In September 2010, Christina began dating James Prince, Jr., son of Rap-A-lot Records CEO and impresario, James Prince. Christina and Jas were engaged in April 2013.Christina moved out of the couple's home on June 19, 2014 and the couple called off their engagement.
2009 - 2011
The Dream
Christina Milian married The Dream on September 4, 2009 and they divorced in October 2011. She and The Dream had a daughter together named Violet.
2003 - 2005
Nick Cannon
Christina Milian dated Nick Cannon from 2003 to 2005.


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James 2:15-16 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, [a]be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?
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Wow wasn't this a fun month! I love the idea Wendy came up with to offer a Digital Stamp a week to complete a set in the month. Here is the set from June.
Please pop on over to the tutorial page and watch the tutorial I put together for you to find out how to make this fun card!
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I enjoy the e-newsletter The Weekly Genealogist from the New England Historical Genealogical Society. It has genealogy research tips and sources, NEHGS updates, links to family history in the news — and the weekly survey. The latter is fun feature that helps stimulate readers' own research and occasional blogging. If you wish, you can send in a short answer and some are used in the following week's newsletter.
This week's question provides great inspiration for blogging: Who is your favorite ancestor? This is a tough question as we likely have many "favorite" ancestors for different reasons. But it makes us mull over what we've learned doing family history and how our ancestors may have influenced us in unique ways. My short list includes:
- Elizabeth Bradley, courageous widow of Danyell Broadley of Bingley, Yorkshire, England, who sailed across the Atlantic about 1648 to the New Haven Colony with her daughter and four sons, ages 16 to 6. Her step-son William Bradley is said to have urged her to come. The English Civil War was raging between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists so it was thought to be a good time to leave. She settled in Guilford, Connecticut, and married twice more. Elizabeth's youngest son Stephen Bradley is my ancestor.
- Aaron Bradley who enlisted twice in the American Revolution in Litchfield, Connecticut, and is my DAR Patriot Ancestor. Aaron went on to run a blacksmith shop, tavern, inn and store in the Bantam area of the Town of Litchfield, Litchfield County, during the Era of Stagecoaches. For several decades the area was called Bradleyville. He served as a Selectman for 9 years, represented Litchfield in the Connecticut Assemby 6 times, and had one or both of his daughters educated at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy. His oldest son Horace Bradley is my ancestor.
- William Henry Luehr, born in New Holstein, Wisconsin, to parents who immigrated from Holstein, Germany, in 1858. He was the first ancestor in our family to complete college, namely the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He graduated on 19 Jun 1889 with a bachelor of letters degree, English Course, a college major we share. He worked briefly in newspapering, as I did, and then was a respected educator. I have a hunch I inherited my love of writing from him as well as from my father. And William Henry took great care to preserve his parents' legacy, preparing a booklet with their story and photos and a fine memorial at the New Holstein City Cemetery. Perhaps my love of genealogy comes in part from him as well. His daughter Lucille Marguerite Luehr Conger is my ancestor.
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Portland city officials update storm response
City leaders held media briefing Saturday morning
Portland crews will be working all through the weekend to clear streets and get the city back up and running after a massive blizzard hit the Northeast, Portland officials said at a media briefing Saturday morning.
Police are urging people to not call 911 unless it is a dire emergency. Police said dispatchers are being inundated with non-emergency calls.
The public services department has all crews working to clear streets and sidewalks.
Residents who have their trash picked up on Monday are being asked to wait to put out the trash until 6:30 a.m. Monday.
Officials estimate it will take 40 hours of around-the-clock work to clear the snow from city streets. It could take four to five days to clear the sidewalks.
City leaders said they are working with state and county officials to get things back to normal as soon as possible.


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TNT's return to Dallas, premiering on June 13th, will have a whole new collection of secrets, schemes and betrayals on the steamy nighttime soap. This time, JR (Larry Hagman), Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) are joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a whole new level.
At the show's press day, actress Jordana Brewster, who plays Elena Ramos, John Ross' (Josh Henderson) girlfriend and Christopher's (Jesse Metcalfe) former fiancée, spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about how she had been looking for something in television, what it's like to work with the original cast members, her favorite fight scenes this season, what she enjoys most about playing Elena, and adjusting to having different directors for each episode. She also talked about looking forward to what's in store for her character in Fast and Furious 6, and how she hopes she'll be able to get in on some of the action. Check out what she had to say after the jump:
Collider: Had you been looking to do a TV show when Dallas came along?
JORDANA BREWSTER: I had been looking for something in television. I think television is just such a great place. I also crave constancy. I like being home, but I also like working consistently. I like working for four months at a time, which is why cable was so attractive. You work for four months, and then you get to do something else, whether it's doing a movie or just being at home with your husband and eventually having a family. That was really appealing to me.
Before you got to read this script, what did you think when they came to you with the idea of bringing Dallas back?
BREWSTER: I didn't think it was crazy because it is the era of remakes. They remade Charlie's Angels. Hawaii Five-O was a huge success. I didn't think it was ludicrous. I did think it was risky, but then I thought, "It's a continuation, it's not a remake," which I think is great. And then, when I read the script, it was so solid and there were so many twists and turns, and the writing was so good and the relationships were so good. It brought in the history, in an appropriate way, so that if you're a new watcher, you don't have to have seen the original. You can acclimate yourself pretty quickly to the show, which I think is really important for new audiences. So, I was excited. I really wanted to get the role.
What's it like being on set with the original cast members?
BREWSTER: It was daunting before I met them. You want their blessing. You want them to think you're a good actor. You want them to think that you're doing right by Dallas. They laid the groundwork. The show is famous. The show ran for 13 years. That's because of them, and you don't want to screw that up. And then, once I met them, they were amazing. They could not be more humble and warm and lovely. They could be entitled jerks because of all their success, and they're not. They're so loving and wonderful. So, once I met them, I felt so much better about that. It just made the working environment so lovely.
Knowing that the original cast still thinks so fondly of the show and their characters must make things that much more pleasant on set.
BREWSTER: Especially when you're doing a TV show. When you're doing a movie, you're in and out of there in three months. If you hated the experience, it's all good because you can take the paycheck and leave. But, on a television show, you have to love your character and you have to love the experience because you could be there for awhile, fingers crossed.
With so much anticipation and excitement for the return of this show, did you have a moment on set when you realized things were really on the right track?
BREWSTER: No, I don't think you ever have an idea, when you're shooting something. When I shot Fast and Furious, I had no idea what I was working on. I don't think you know until something is complete. When I watched the pilot, I was really excited about how it turned out and I really loved it. But, you never really know whether you're working on something special until it's done.
Since there are some great fights on this show, was there a person that you were most looking forward to having a confrontation or fight with, this season?
BREWSTER: The one with Christopher, in the beginning, was pretty great. I can't really say what happens, but there's a pretty great one in the finale. When I was watching the seven episodes, I was like, "Shit, I don't have the last three!" I'm dying to see that one confrontation, but I haven't seen it yet. I'm really excited to watch it. It's pretty great!
What have you enjoyed most about playing Elena?
BREWSTER: What's so great about TV is that it's a much better medium for women, in terms of the writing and the characters. I've really enjoyed the interactions between John Ross and Elena, and Christopher and Elena because they both bring out different things in her. I really like that she's an ambitious, independent woman who wants to make it on her own, and I love it when she goes to Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) for advice. She wants Sue Ellen to be her mentor. It's hard to pick one thing 'cause I just love that she's multi-faceted.
What's it been like to work with both Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson?
BREWSTER: It's really fun! They're totally different. Jesse is a little more serious and he's very, very professional and he's very on it. With Josh, I have more of a goofball relationship with him, where they have to tell us to shut up and get serious so we can film our scenes. He can just make me crack up, between scenes and between takes. He's hysterical. It's a totally different dynamic, which is good because then that will bring out something different.
What do you think of the interaction between Elena and Rebecca (Julie Gonzalo)?
BREWSTER: You would think that, in a relationship like that, they'd be pulling each other's hair out and having cat fights and being really catty towards one another, but I feel like it's really realistic, how they're weary of one another. They're very nice to each other on the surface, and yet you don't really know what's brewing underneath, and I feel like that's more fun to watch than just watching them be overly rude to each other. She doesn't embrace her fully because she still knows that Christopher could be with her, if he hadn't married Rebecca.
What's it been like to constantly work with different directors who bring their own vision to the show and the characters?
BREWSTER: That was totally different for me. I didn't get used to it until about the third or fourth episode. I wasn't used to it. It just was a totally different thing that took some getting used to. It was so jarring for me. I'm such a creature of habit that I like going to the same person all the time, to ask my questions and get validation. It was just so weird. I was like, "Wait, I have to get used to a new personality?" But, what ends up happening is that, when a show goes for seasons, it ends up being the same people, over and over again, so that will be nice.
Have you gotten a chance yet to read the script for Fast and Furious 6?
BREWSTER: No, I haven't. No, I haven't seen the script yet, but I'm dying to!
There's been talk of it filming in London and Berlin this time. Are you excited about that?
BREWSTER: Yeah. And, Justin Lin has been tweeting from the UK. He tweets pictures and people get to guess where he's tweeting from. I'm really excited. I love shooting with them. We're a family. I'm on my fourth film now. I was in the first, the fourth, the fifth and now the sixth, if everything works out. I feel very fortunate to be a part of it.
There's also been talk of adding Gina Carano this time.
BREWSTER: Yeah.
Would you love to have some conflict with her?
BREWSTER: Gina Carano would kick my ass! But, I would like to have more action. In the fifth one, it was really fun. Mia was on the road with Brian and was jumping off roofs. I liked seeing Mia in a more active role. That was really cool! I think the fact that she's a mother shouldn't limit her, in any way. I feel like, if anything, that should make her even more active because she has more to protect.
Don't you think she could totally trick out her soccer mom mini-van?
BREWSTER: Right?! You know what? I actually feel kind of limited when I'm in the driving role because that's all green screen. There's only so much you can do with the driving stuff. Paul [Walker] is really good with that because he's really familiar with all that stuff. I need to be told exactly what to do, when I'm shifting and everything. I'm like, "I cannot make this look cool! I don't know what I'm doing!" But the active stuff, I love. I love going to the gym and I love being active.
Because the fifth movie was so successful, do you feel pressure with the sixth one?
BREWSTER: I think it's amazing when you work with people you really trust, and I really trust the writer and I really trust Justin. They don't take the fans for granted. They know that expectations are high and the fans are awesome and very loyal, and you can't let them down. That's why they bring in fresh elements, like Dwayne Johnson, and older elements that the fans love, like Tyrese and Ludacris and hopefully Michelle [Rodriguez]. That adds what the franchise needs.
Doesn't that also help keep you guys from getting bored?
BREWSTER: How could we be bored, though? We traveled to Rio! We'd have to be pretty jaded.
When you have such amazing experiences, like you have with the Fast and Furious franchise and with Dallas, where you all become a family, does it make it that much harder to find good material that you want to invest yourself in? What do you look for, when you're looking for projects?
BREWSTER: Yeah. I've always been kind of picky because I've always been interested in lots of different things. I chose to take three years off and go to school, and that helped keep me sane. Hollywood can make you crazy, if all you're thinking about is your next job. But, there's so much good stuff out there. Recently, I became a huge fan of Girls (on HBO). It's so good! I love Julianna Margulies on The Good Wife. I think she's awesome! I love Claire Danes on Homeland, and Edie Falco is so good on Nurse Jackie. TV is amazing. It's exciting that there's so much good material out there, and it's exciting that there's good stuff on the web now. I'm reading stuff that's only going on the web, and it's cool that there are different venues where people can have a platform. I think that's great.
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The euro blow torches NA.Snow cover in Canada would be decimated
the adjoining land starts to loose its snow cover
Tomorrow is day 100 of 2016 - and temperatures above 80 have never touched normal yet this year!I'd checked every year since 1958 & 2012 was the only one that came anywhere close. Another way of looking at it is that north of 80 degrees, the temperatures have been like April since the year began.http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/meant80n.uk.php100 days & counting.Terry
Quote from: Frivolousz21 on April 08, 2016, 09:58:53 AMThe euro blow torches NA.Snow cover in Canada would be decimatedI anticipate majorly increased early flow in the drainages, especially the Mackenzie. Signs of it won't reach the delta for a week to ten days or so however. We should watch for it around then.
Here's some bonus material that wasn't included in my last ASIB blog post, snow cover in Alaska in the past two weeks (I'm curious to see how this animation will look next week):
The Beaufort "Grinder" is now fully active.
As our regular reader(s) will be aware, Anthony Watts has been plagiarising our content and republishing it on his "Watts Up With That" blog. In a perplexing perversity he has also been refusing to publish content that we have happily contributed to the very same blog.
Quote from: jdallen on April 10, 2016, 05:52:19 AMThe Beaufort "Grinder" is now fully active.Is the concentration really that bad across the Beaufort?
Here are the results of my own recent research into suspiciously selective reporting in certain quarters of the cryospheric blogosphere:"The Awful Terrible Horrible Arctic Sea Ice Crisis"QuoteAs our regular reader(s) will be aware, Anthony Watts has been plagiarising our content and republishing it on his "Watts Up With That" blog. In a perplexing perversity he has also been refusing to publish content that we have happily contributed to the very same blog.Many thanks to Wipneus for his assistance with Python processing of the raw data. Here's the preliminary results:
According to Judah Cohen the split of the polar vortex have rendered a highly unusual growth of the snow cover during the last weeks. Going from very low to very high relative the last 10 years. Only the season 2012-2013 had a larger snowcover at thistime in April....The big question is whether this will have any significant effect on the melting season.For those who are new here, the melting season of 2013 was avery boring one but very good for the sea ice.Best, LMV
The environment Canada graph stops 6 days short of the NOAA one and comparison is made with different range of years, so the two graphs are not contradicting each other (yet).
I am just taking the date at the bottom right corner of the environment Canada graph: 2016-04-03could it be they just update weekly?
I've been looking at this too the past few says, and assumed the sudden uptick is a glitch.
Quote from: Neven on April 10, 2016, 11:26:29 PMI've been looking at this too the past few says, and assumed the sudden uptick is a glitch.Concur. Considering current conditions, hard to imagine snow cover is doing anything other than declining.
these IR images from world view http://go.nasa.gov/1VGGrtC compare Beaufort and BeringBering shows what difference loss of snow cover makes on land (temperature scale compressed to 230 -285K) those yellows are at the top of that brightness temperature. In this daytime image, ice and water are indistinguishable ("cl" marks clouds) showing ice is not far from melting point (temperature drops at night). In those conditions the water opened by winds is not freezing over and the ice drifting south won't last long.In Beaufort temperatures are still low, ice is cold and where it drifts from the coast water still freezes over. But there are southfacing slopes which are warming up and with warmer air from the south that picture will change.Friv: could you explain more what "euro blow torches NA" means? I am looking at 850Hpa temperatures for advection but don't see it.
For those who are new here, the melting season of 2013 was avery boring one but very good for the sea ice.
For those who are new here, the melting season of 2013 was a very interesting one:http://GreatWhiteCon.info/2013/09/hello-world/Best,Snow White
David, not Jack.
Friv and others: actually, it seems as Mr Cohen indeed did tweet without doing any double check. You can find the tweet and the ongoing discussion at: https://twitter.com/judah47/status/719129653080952833
Could it be that the automatic Multisensor thingy also relies on the failed sensor aboard DMSP F17?
Automated multisensor thingy has been fixed:
Skeptical sorts across the cryoblogosphere are in meltdown mode at the moment. They seem to be unaware that satellites don't last forever in the harsh environment of space, and the individual scientific instruments carried by a satellite don't either. Some failures are more spectacular than others however.
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When calling glTexImage2D and providing a pointer to the pixel data, is the data from that array actually copied elsewhere in memory or just pointed to? According to the behavior when the pixel value is given NULL (allocating texture memory based on the width, height and format), I would think it's copied but I just want to be sure.


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I discovered that many teachers are afraid to speak frankly to parents. They're afraid of being disciplined, or even fired for "insubordination." The ones who spoke with me tended to speak carefully, watching their words – almost as if the walls had ears or as if people were lurking around the corner.
Some teachers agreed to talk with me if we met outside of the classroom. Several told me they'd already been disciplined for talking with parents. One teacher talked with his lawyer before he talked with me. Almost all of them spoke on the condition of absolute anonymity. Three teachers began to talk with me, then decided the risks were too great to continue. Some agreed to give me the gist of their concerns, but they wouldn't let me take notes or tape the conversation. Some teachers expressed sympathy for my project yet refused to talk about their experiences. A frequent explanation: "I just have a few more years to go to retirement. I can't afford to get into trouble."
This is a common theme elsewhere in the state and the country. Bob Dean, chair of the math department for Evergreen High School in Vancouver, WA, told me he's familiar with the fears.
In February 2008, I interviewed Spokane Superintendent Nancy Stowell. I told her some teachers are worried they'll receive bad evaluations or be fired for speaking frankly with parents. I added that some teachers believe they've been "disciplined" for activity they thought was warranted but that administrators saw as oppositional. This was her response:
"So if a teacher had an issue about either the math curriculum, or what he or she was teaching, or grade level, or any of that, I can understand that a principal would expect that it would be something the teacher and the principal would talk about rather than the teacher kind of going out there. Because it's the principal who really knows the teacher, and how good the teacher is, and we all want, you know, excellent teachers."
To me, it sounds as though Dr. Stowell might be saying that teachers who intend to give parents their honest professional assessment of their child's academic situation – including comments that could indicate weaknesses in the curricula, school policy or administration – might actually:
- have other issues,
- not be "successful" teachers anyway, or
- just be resistant to change.
Parents, please be aware that – although teachers generally do their best every day in the classroom – many have concerns about being absolutely frank with parents.
Caveat emptor.
The best way to know how things are is to look at what your children know versus what they should know at their age. Have them professionally tested and assessed by people outside of the district. Speak with people who know which skills are required for the future your children envision for themselves. Take steps to fill in the gaps.
Don't wait until your children are in Grade 12 or applying for college. The longer you wait, the harder it will be. At some point - sooner than you think - it will be too late.
Please note: The information in this post is copyrighted. The proper citation is: Rogers, L. (October, 2008). "Teachers are afraid to speak out." Retrieved (date) from the Betrayed Web site: http://betrayed-whyeducationisfailing.blogspot.com/
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Owners of Apple new iPad have noticed that the device runs a little warmer than the previous version. And now, Consumer Reports has noticed, too.
After complaints from some iPad owners that the tablets were seemed a tad toasty, Consumer Reports swung into action Tuesday and ran some tests:
The new iPad can run significantly hotter than the earlier iPad 2 model when running an action game, Consumer Reports testers have found.
Using a thermal imaging camera, Consumer Reports engineers recorded temperatures as high as 116 degrees Fahrenheit on the front and rear of the new iPad while playing Infinity Blade II.
CR's test came after another site, Tweakers.net, ran thermal imaging tests that showed the new iPad ran 10 degrees hotter than an iPad 2. (I'm linking to Engadget, as Tweakers.net isn't in English and the Google Translation version isn't very good.)
Earlier Tuesday, Apple told AllThingsD that the new iPad does run a bit warmer, but insisted it's not an issue:
"The new iPad delivers a stunning Retina display, A5X chip, support for 4G LTE plus 10 hours of battery life, all while operating well within our thermal specifications. If customers have any concerns they should contact AppleCare."
Apple's support forums has several hundred items in this thread about heat issues, but only a handful seem severe.
The new iPad I have gets a bit warm in the lower left-hand corner, usually when I am using the 4G Verizon connection instead of Wi-Fi. It's not uncomfortable, just noticeable. My 2-year-old, 13-inch MacBook Pro gets a lot hotter, so much so that it's uncomfortable to keep on my lap for more than 15 minutes at a time. That's also within "thermal specifications".
This strikes me as much ado about nothing. However, there's another aspect of of CR's test results that's more concerning: The iPad doesn't appear to charge when playing a graphics intensive game while plugged into its power adapter.
We also noticed that the new iPad wasn't charging while the game was running and it was plugged in. In fact, the battery continued to drain. It charged normally, however, when we weren't running a game.
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Kris explains the basics of the Mixolydian mode, which is a major sounding mode of the major scale. He shows you the target tones of the mode and also plays Mixolydian licks over a backing track so you can hear what it sounds like.
Taught by Kris Norris in Kris Norris Artist Series seriesLength: 10:00Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
hi great lessons i,am in the modes learning area. i no all my modes. i dont understand the scene 2 section on the chords part.can you help.thank rick
Seems like there was an issue in transferring that scene for high and super high qualities... medium and low seem ok but we'll get this corrected. Sorry for the mishap.
Is Scene 2 only supposed to be 28 seconds long? It seems to cut off prematurely in the middle of Kris explaining the chords.
Kris Norris kicks off the JamPlay.com Artist Series with a wide array of ideas and lessons; from changing strings on a floyd rose, to advanced sweeping / legato techniques and soloing applications.
Lesson 1
Kris Norris demonstrates how to install new strings on a guitar equipped with a Floyd Rose tremolo system.Length: 13:43 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 2
Kris Norris shows you his favorite warm-up exercises. These exercises will prepare you to play the guitar from a physical and mental standpoint.Length: 12:16 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Kris covers chromatic and scale pattern exercises. Also, he explains some variations on these exercise and provides you with the knowledge to create your own variations. Now you don't have any excuse...Length: 20:23 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Kris shows you the in's and out's of legato playing. These examples will benefit beginners and and advanced players alike. The patterns Kris uses in this lesson are based on the examples shown in "Scalar...Length: 11:01 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Kris covers right hand techniques such as palm muting, tremolo, palm muted string skipping, and upstroke accents.Length: 13:26 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Kris covers the right and left hand components of sweep picking separately. Then, he shows you how to synchronize the two. Three string arpeggios and five string arpeggios with hammer-ons are both included...Length: 35:40 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Lesson 7
Kris presents excerpts from his song "Remaining Foolish" from Icons of the Illogical. He explains the arpeggio patterns used in various parts of the song and also talks about alternate picked arpeggios....Length: 17:40 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
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Kris uses Pachelbel's "Canon In D" as a way to practice arpeggio sweeps. He shows how to sweep and alternate pick arpeggios.Length: 10:08 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
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This lesson is about the concept of counterpoint and harmony. Kris explores contrapuntal examples from his song "A Shift In Normalcy" off of his solo record Icons of the Illogical.Length: 8:52 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Lesson 10
Kris analyzes different pick sizes and their effect on his playing. Using a slow motion camera, he is able to point out the differences in pick thickness.Length: 32:24 Difficulty: 0.5 FREE
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Kris Norris explains how to play a Joe Satriani inspired tapping etude.Length: 11:13 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Kris Norris takes a look at 8 string guitars and their possibilities. He demonstrates the versatility of an 8 string with jazz and metal applications. Kris also performs a short improv jam at the end.Length: 10:34 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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Kris teaches neoclassical examples from three of his favorite guitar players.Length: 29:17 Difficulty: 5.0 Members Only
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Kris displays some adventurous ways to use chicken pickin' in a rock and metal environment.Length: 15:25 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Kris teaches arpeggio examples that use notes outside of a scale. He also demonstrates an example using the Chinese scale.Length: 12:19 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Kris shows you how to connect the patterns of a G major scale together.Length: 15:28 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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This is the first lesson in the "Mastering Modes" mini series. Here Kris explains the fundamentals of scale basics.Length: 19:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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In this lesson, Kris explains the history behind the modes and then explains the Ionian mode.Length: 9:59 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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In this lesson, Kris covers the Dorian mode, which is the second mode of the major scale.Length: 13:39 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Kris explains the basics of the Phrygian mode, which is a minor sounding mode of the major scale.Length: 7:43 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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In this installment of the "Mastering Modes" mini-series, Kris covers the Lydian mode. This is the fourth mode of the major scale.Length: 9:47 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Kris explains the basics of the Mixolydian mode, which is a major sounding mode of the major scale.Length: 10:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Kris explains Aeolian, which is the 6th mode of the major scale. This is also known as the natural minor scale.Length: 7:32 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Kris covers the Locrian mode, which is the 7th mode of the major scale.Length: 5:48 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Aaron Miller sits down with Kris in the JamPlay studio to discuss songwriting techniques.Length: 78:38 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Kris Norris and Aaron Miller are back to finish up what they started. Get ready for more songwriting, playing tips, and inside information. EnjoyLength: 32:00 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Kris shows how some drum rudiments can be used to make exercises for your right hand.Length: 18:33 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Kris teaches how to use sliding techniques with arpeggios. He uses an example in the Lydian mode and also plays over a backing.Length: 15:11 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
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Kris teaches exercises focused on getting the left hand fingers to be more independent.Length: 26:19 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Kris explains root triad arpeggios and their first and second inversions.Length: 25:12 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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This lesson focuses on sweep picking major, minor, and diminished triad arpeggios chromatically.Length: 16:33 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Kris shows you how inversions can be used to create smooth voice leading within a progression.Length: 14:34 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Kris shows how to combine pentatonic scales from different keys to form new and interesting sounds.Length: 24:06 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 34
Kris shows you how to learn scales vertically and horizontally on the fretboard.Length: 16:11 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Named after the "Neapolitan School" from the 18th century and not ice cream, this chord is a major chord built on the lowered 2nd scale degree.Length: 7:13 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Kris shows the diatonic chords of G Major.Length: 19:42 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Kris teaches you how to play diatonic 7th arpeggios and their inversions in the key of G major.Length: 15:47 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Kris shows you how to play seventh arpeggios with tapping, legato, and string skipping.Length: 7:45 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Lesson 39
Kris shows some common major and minor chord progressions.Length: 27:24 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 40
Kris installs these new EMG pickups into his guitar.Length: 26:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 41
Kris Norris sat down with Chodypth, aka Cody, and this video is the result of a day of jamming and practicing.Length: 77:35 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
About Kris Norris
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Mr. Kris Norris was born August, 31 1978 in Canton, Ohio. He began playing around the age of 14. Early on the self-taught guitarist took an interest in metal and began playing in a local Virginia metal band. Kris' early influences were rooted in Swedish metal, bands include In Flames, Dark Tranquility, and Edge of Sanity. Norwegian Black metal also played a part in Kris' interest including early Mayhem, Emperor, and Ulver. Kris started Disinterment with future Darkest Hour bandmate Ryan Parrish. Disinterment lasted over 6 years and developed a local following in the Virginia metal by being some of the first players to incorporate Swedish metal and 3 guitar players.
College Days
When Kris was 17 he attended Virgina Commonwealth University School of Music (VCU). He studied Music composition and focused on film with world renowned composer Dika Newlin. Kris also studied classical guitar with John Patykula, prize student of Jesus Silva who was the prize student of Andre Segovia. Kris left the University after 6 years of studies. After college, he began his teaching career instructing private students and giving lessons at Mars Music. Kris' teaching career would eventually be put on hold to join Darkest Hour.
Darkest Hour Days
Kris' first album with Darkest Hour ,Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation, the 2005 release was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordstrom. Ironically, the same studio facilitated many of Kris' influences 10 years prior.
Darkest Hour's next release, Undoing Ruin allowed Kris to stretch his wings and show what he could truly do on the instrument with the addition of several solos. The record was produced by Canadian metal mastermind Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad, Steve Vai). Townsend was a big part of pushing Kris to his own musical potential on Undoing Ruin and even more so on the follow up record, Deliver Us.
Deliver Us was released in 2007 and debuted at 110 on the Billboard Chart. This would be the last Darkest Hour record with Kris as a member. The album like its predecessor was also produced by Devin Townsend, who was able to take a bigger hand in its production. Devin pushed Kris to experiment with his own playing and to hone in on his strongest abilities.
Kris' career with Darkest Hour spanned 6 years, 23 countries, 4 continents, countless tours, 3 albums, near 200,000 album sales, and many lifelong friendships made along the way. With the birth of his son in 2008, Kris felt he needed to take his career closer to home while still focusing on music and guitar. In order for Darkest Hour to devote 100% to their music and touring, Kris came to the decision to amicably part ways with the band.
His Future:
As of early 2009, Kris has full sponsorships from ESP, EMG, Peavey, DigiTech, InTune, and Morley. Currently, Kris is producing and mixing aspiring metal acts while also working for Final Symphony Studios out of Charlottesville, Virgina. Kris also edits records for James Murphy (Testament, Obituary, Death) at Safehouse Productions. Kris has released his first solo record through Magna Carta Records, entitled Icons Of The Illogical. His solo effort was recorded at Karma Productions with Cory Smoot (GWAR) and features vocals from Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe.
Kris is excited to be an addition to the JamPlay Instructor Roster. Lending his metal chops and thorough education to his lessons make him a valuable teacher. Kris is excited to be making lessons for JamPlay and just as stoked to learn new things from our other instructors. Check it out and stay Metal.
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FACETIME- iPhone app-maker: It's for the birds
As with fishermen, avid bird-watchers know the biggest challenge is finding the good spots. That realization led Charlottesville resident Todd Koym to develop BirdsEye, a new download that's become one of the hot apps for the popular Apple iPhone.
Launched on the iTunes store December 2, BirdsEye sells for $19.99; and while Koym isn't releasing figures, he claims its selling well.
"We're been on the 'what's hot' list in the App Store the past 10 days," says Koym. "There are over 100,000 applications in the store, so this is a big deal."
Koym, 42, says he became interested in birds about five years ago while living in Washington, and went out with the D.C. chapter of the National Audobon Society.
"They were excellent birders, knew good locations, and it was a great birding experience," says Koym. "When I went out on my own, it was more difficult."
He hatched an idea: "A mobile device I could turn on and say, 'What birds are around here?'"
Then came the iPhone.
"All of a sudden," he says, "there was this beautiful device with network access."
He had another resource he could tap into: eBird, a database launched by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society that allows people to submit their bird observations. And there are a lot of them.
"It's probably the biggest citizen science project ever," says Koym. "They get over 1 million observations a month."
And with 500 reviewers, no one will be misled by a false sighting of a flammulated owl in Central Virginia because they're not found here. "If someone said they saw one, eBird would throw it out," says Koym.
He also recruited the help of noted field guide writer Kenn Kaufmann.
The iPhone app has photos, bird sounds, and data– but is not a field guide.
"I had no interest in doing that," says Koym. "I want to see birds. I don't want to look at them in a book. We show you where to go to look at birds."
Koym currently works in IT ("I like to get computers to do the work for me," he says) with Pete Myers at Environmental Health Sciences, a nonprofit eco-news digest. Before that, he worked for Myers at the now-defunct W. Alton Jones Foundation.
Myers, who in a previous life was an ornithologist, describes how on a recent business trip to San Francisco, BirdsEye helped him add a South American bird to his life list.
"I had a little time," says Myers. "It told me the day before, a species I'd never seen before– the red-masked parakeet– had been spotted 11 minutes away."
BirdsEye is geared for both experts, who want to lengthen their life lists, and beginners– and this was the brainchild of a beginner, reminds Koym– to help move them along.
As cool as the app may be, when out looking for birds, Koym says he keeps the phone tucked away.
"I'd rather have the phone in my pocket," he says, "and be holding binoculars."


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FILMSTUD 133: Contemporary Chinese Auteurs (FILMSTUD 333)
New film cultures and movements in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China in the 80s. Key directors including Jia Zhangke, Wu Wenguang, Tsai Ming-liang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wong Kar-wai, Ann Hui. Topics include national cinema in the age of globalization, the evolving parameters of art cinema, and authorship.
Last offered: Spring 2013 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
FILMSTUD 133B: Technology and American Visual Culture (AMSTUD 133)
An exploration of the dynamic relationship between technology and the ways we see and represent the world, with a focus on American visual culture from the 19th century through the present. We study the history of different tools from telescopes and microscopes to digital detectors that have changed and enhanced our visual capabilities; the way technological shifts, such as the introduction of electric lights or train travel, have shaped our visual imagination and aesthetic sensibilities; and how technology has inspired or responded to visual art. Special attention is paid to how different media, such as photography, cinema, and computer screens, translate the visual experience into a representation; the automation of vision; and the intersection of technology with notions of time and space.
Last offered: Winter 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
FILMSTUD 134: The Art Cinema of India (FILMSTUD 334)
India is the world's largest producer of films, and Bollywood is currently its most visible cinematic product on the festival circuit as well as university curricula. This course, probably the first of its kind in the American academic setting, will focus instead on the various art cinemas of India. From the well-known Satyajit Ray to his important contemporaries, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen, from the social realist New Wave cinemas of the 70s and 80s to contemporary indie films, we will engage with the history of the "parallel cinema" movement. Considering the relationship of Indian art cinema to Third Cinema and to European art cinema will bring attention to transnational networks and exhibition circuits. The course will engage with scholarship on art cinema more broadly to understand how films are categorized as such through narrative, form, audience, auteurism, funding, censorship, and relationship to the nation-state.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
Instructors: Iyer, U. (PI)
2018-2019 Winter
5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 6
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at McMurtry Building rm 350 with Iyer, U. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Tue 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM at McMurtry Building rm 350 with Iyer, U. (PI)
Instructors: Iyer, U. (PI)
Notes: Screenings will be on Tuesdays 5:30-8:20 in ART350.
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FILMSTUD 135: Around the World in Ten Films (FILMSTUD 335, GLOBAL 135)
This is an introductory-level course about the cinema as a global language. We will undertake a comparative study of select historical and contemporary aspects of international cinema, and explore a range of themes pertaining to the social, cultural, and political diversity of the world. A cross-regional thematic emphasis and inter-textual methods of narrative and aesthetic analysis, will ground our discussion of films from Italy, Japan, United States, India, China, France, Brazil, Nigeria, Russia, Iran, Mexico, and a number of other countries. Particular emphasis will be placed on the multi-cultural character and the regional specificities of the cinema as a "universal language" and an inclusive "relational network."nnThere are no prerequisites for this class. It is open to all students; non-majors welcome.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-4 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Levi, P. (PI)
2018-2019 Winter
3-4 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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| Students enrolled: 43
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Wed 6:30 PM - 9:20 PM at McMurtry Building rm 115 with Levi, P. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Thu 10:30 AM - 1:20 PM at McMurtry Building 102, Oshman with Levi, P. (PI)
Instructors: Levi, P. (PI)
Notes: Class will meet Thursdays 10:30-1:20 in Oshman. Screenings will be held on Wednesdays 6:30-9:20pm in 115.
FILMSTUD 145: Politics and Aesthetics in East European Cinema (FILMSTUD 345)
From 1945 to the mid-80s, emphasizing Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Yugoslav contexts. The relationship between art and politics; postwar establishment of film industries; and emergence of national film movements such as the Polish school, Czech new wave, and new Yugoslav film. Thematic and aesthetic preoccupations of filmmakers such as Wajda, Jancso, Forman, and Kusturica.
Last offered: Autumn 2013 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
FILMSTUD 164A: Technology and the Visual Imagination (ARTHIST 164A, ARTHIST 364A, FILMSTUD 364A)
An exploration of the dynamic relationship between technology and the ways we see and represent the world. The course examines technologies from the Renaissance through the present day, from telescopes and microscopes to digital detectors, that have changed and enhanced our visual capabilities as well as shaped how we imagine the world. We also consider how these technologies influenced and inspired the work of artists. Special attention is paid to how different technologies such as linear perspective, photography, cinema, and computer screens translate the visual experience into a representation; the automation of vision; and the intersection of technology with conceptions of time and space.
Last offered: Winter 2016 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
FILMSTUD 165A: Fashion Shows: From Lady Godiva to Lady Gaga (ARTHIST 165A, ARTHIST 365A, FILMSTUD 365A)
The complex and interdependent relationship between fashion and art. Topics include: the ways in which artists have used fashion in different art forms as a means to convey social status, identity, and other attributes of the wearer; the interplay between fashion designers and various art movements, especially in the 20th century; the place of prints, photography, and the Internet in fashion, in particular how different media shape how clothes are seen and perceived. Texts by Thorstein Veblen, Roland Barthes, Dick Hebdige, and other theorists of fashion.
Last offered: Winter 2014 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
FILMSTUD 165B: American Style and the Rhetoric of Fashion (AMSTUD 127, ARTHIST 165B)
Focus on the visual culture of fashion, especially in an American context. Topics include: the representation of fashion in different visual media (prints, photographs, films, window displays, and digital images); the relationship of fashion to its historical context and American culture; the interplay between fashion and other modes of discourse, in particular art, but also performance, music, economics; and the use of fashion as an expression of social status, identity, and other attributes of the wearer. Texts by Thorstein Veblen, Roland Barthes, Dick Hebdige, and other theorists of fashion.
Last offered: Winter 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
FILMSTUD 211N: Childish Enthusiasms and Perishable Manias
This course has a simple premise: Effective scholarship need not suck the joy from the world. College is serious stuff. Serious questions need to be asked in serious fields; serious meanings need to be derived from serious texts. College and graduate school are sites of gravitas; weighty work is expected. But what of levitas -- a lighter, more playful category? Does such a concept have a place at such institutions of higher learning as Stanford? Gravitas and levitas can co-exist; one need not preclude the other. Writers and artists have long sought to incorporate a playful spirit, recognizing virtue in levity. Encountering Times Square in 1922, the British writer G. K. Chesterton reflected, ¿If a child saw these colored lights, he would dance with as much delight as at any other coloured toys; and it is the duty of every poet, and even of every critic, to dance in respectful imitation of the child.¿ What does it mean to do scholarship that respects a child¿s engagement with the world? To retain (or recover) the pleasurable relation to particular objects or habits that we were allowed when younger? Does intellectually credible work depend upon ¿critical distance¿ between the scholar and the object of study? Can we take something seriously without imposing a seriousness that it may not possess (or want)? Do you have to be serious to be serious? This seminar will try to answer some of those questions. We will explore such ¿unserious¿ media as amusement parks, comics, cartoons, musicals, and children¿s books, and encounter modes of critical engagement that stress experience over meaning, and investment over critical distance.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Bukatman, S. (PI)
2018-2019 Autumn
4 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 12 / 16
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Tue 6:30 PM - 9:20 PM at McMurtry Building rm 350 with Bukatman, S. (PI)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon, Wed 3:30 PM - 4:50 PM at McMurtry Building rm 370 with Bukatman, S. (PI)
Instructors: Bukatman, S. (PI)
Notes: Class meets MW 3:30-4:50pm in ART370. Screenings will be held on Tuesdays 6:30-9:20pm in ART350. Introductory Seminar. Preference to first-year students; sophomores admitted if space available. Advance sign-up process and deadlines at http://introsems.stanford.edu.
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FILMSTUD 213: Theories of Melodrama (FILMSTUD 413)
Commonly derided for being over the top, with films in this mode put down as weepies, tear-jerkers, and women's films, melodrama as a genre and a cinematic mode has been reclaimed by feminist-queer-film scholars as providing a powerful site of ideological struggle and sustained engagement with individual and social subjection and suffering. Melodrama, a transgeneric mode of emotional dramaturgy, centered around body and community, delay and chance, realism and excess, affords radical critiques of discourses of gender, sexuality, race, class, and nation. We will consider melodrama's careful calibration of sensation and affect through its employment of cinematic form (color, music, editing etc.), and sweeping performative gestures. Through an analysis of films from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, by auteurs such as Douglas Sirk, Ritwik Ghatak, Wong Kar-wai, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Pedro Almodovar, among others, we will study global and transnational flows in the adoption of the politics and aesthetics of the melodramatic mode. The seminar is conceived to be interdisciplinary and participants are encouraged to work with texts from disciplines other than film studies as well, including theatre, visual arts, music, dance, literature etc.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
Instructors: Iyer, U. (PI)
2018-2019 Spring
5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 2
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Tue 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM with Iyer, U. (PI)
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Tue 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM with Iyer, U. (PI)
Instructors: Iyer, U. (PI)
Notes: Class will meet on Tuesdays 1:30-4:20 in McMurtry Building rm 370. Screenings will be on Tuesday 5:30-8:20pm in McMurtry Building rm 115.
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Joe Queenan is nobody's Mr. Nice Guy.
But the deliciously cutting columnist has a soft side for, of all things, Baltimore.
In fact in the Wall Street Journal, Queenan rides like a white knight to the city's defense after what he sees as slight after slight from Hollywood. Exhibit A: John Cusack movie "The Raven."
"In the new film "The Raven," innocent people — some of them really nice, innocent people — find themselves buried alive, or garroted, or sliced in half by a pendulum, or missing a tongue, with no reason why such misfortune has befallen them," he writes. "The year is 1849, the time is winter, and once again Baltimore is taking it on the chin."
He demands the entertainment industry cease the "picking on" Charm City.
"For years and years depraved drug dealers and conscienceless hit men and crooked politicians lighted up our TV screens on 'Homicide.' Where was it set? Baltimore. Then came 'The Wire,' which some people have described as the greatest TV show ever. In it, the city that serves as a backdrop for the drama is portrayed as an open sewer, a city that is coming apart at the seams. The city in question? You guessed it. Baltimore," he says, falling into stride. "Again and again, Hollywood has used the city of Baltimore as a punching bag."
A punching bag? Queenan and the city's tourism board should do lunch.
He goes on to mention "Twelve Monkeys," "The Sum of All Fears," "The Invasion" and Hannibal Lecter... all movies where something horrible happens in Baltimore or oozes from the city to mess with other parts of the nation.
Queenan, it turns out, says he travels to Baltimore at least once a year and is a big fan of Fort McHenry, the National Aquarium , the museums, the Maryland Zoo -- he's even been to the National Museum of Dentistry and the Baltimore Symphony.
"I have both entered and left the city with a bounce in my step and a song in my heart. Why, why, why, I ask myself, is Baltimore always portrayed as a hellhole?"
Read more here. And watch for Queenan's key to the city.
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In the last calendar year alone, Jürgen Klinsmann called in over 60 different players for roster spots, as he tinkered with his final 23 for the USMNT. Granted, we knew players like Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, and Michael Bradley had unquestioned spots, but then again, so did Landon Donovan. Plenty of unknown youngsters — in the mold of John Anthony Brooks or Julian Green or DeAndre Yedlin — are affiliated with top clubs and academies in Europe and the Americas. Over the next four year cycle, they will have numerous opportunities to impress Jürgen: a U-20 World Cup, a Summer Olympics (U-23 except for three players), two Gold Cups, a potential Confederations Cup, and the 2016 Copa América Centenario. Besides Gedion Zelalem, an obvious choice, here are 10 kids who are cap-less but poised to challenge for spots with the USMNT in this next four-year cycle.
In 2018:
Joe Gyau, a left-winger at Borussia Dortmund, will be 25. Gyau recently signed at the Westfalenstadion from TSG Hoffenheim, going into the academy program that developed Mario Götze and Marco Reus. He's fallen off the radar recently, and competing in Germany's third-tier with Dortmund's reserves isn't the highest competition, but he's only 21. It should be noted that he is traveling with Dortmund's senior team during summer tune-ups this year, though he isn't expected to stick there. With Dortmund's professional staff behind him, his rawness will subside and complement his pace and athleticism. With a few years to develop, his skill set on the wings could be invaluable for the USA.
Junior Flores, a forward at Borussia Dortmund, will be 22. Though he is dual-eligible for El Salvador, Flores already declared allegiance to the United States a few years back. He signed his professional contract with the German team in March once he turned 18 but has been training at Dortmund's elite program in spurts for close to a year. Like Gyau, he plays exclusively with Borussia Dortmund II, but his presence there is exciting both Germans and Americans alike. Tab Ramos uses him as the U-20 team's playmaker, and should the USA qualify for the 2015 U-20 World Cup, he will feature prominently.
Andrija Novakovich, a forward at the English club Reading, will be 21. The Wisconsin native, one of the top college recruits in the nation, just graduated from high school and passed on college ball to join Reading. He'll probably be assigned to the U-18 squad, though he will also get opportunities to train with their U-21 and senior squads. Only 17, Novakovich was recently called up for a U-20 camp in advance of the World Cup qualification process and impressed American coaches with his strength and scoring ability. He still needs time, but his skills and upcoming opportunities for club and country make him necessary to watch.
Benji Joya, a midfielder for Santos Laguna, will be 23. Joya has struggled to get playing time at his parent club in Mexico, but he has impressed so far in a loan to the Chicago Fire. He typically plays box-to-box but has dribbling skills and pace that provide versatility. He has experience as a center-mid and as an in-cutting winger. There are concerns about his size and plan post-loan to get first-team action, but at 20 years old, he's not far from developing the game needed to succeed Jermaine Jones and Kyle Beckerman.
Marc Pelosi, a midfielder at Liverpool, will be 24. Pelosi has actually been in Liverpool's youth system since 2011, but a long-term recovery from a broken leg sidelined him until April. He's healthy now, though, and hovering between the first XI and reserves for Liverpool's U-21 squad where the coaching staff remains intensely interested in his development. A left-footer noted for his versatility on the pitch, praised for his soccer intellect, and nurtured by a staff plucked from La Masia, Pelosi's presence in the US national team picture seems certain if he can completely return to his pre-injury form.
Harry Shipp, a forward for the Chicago Fire, will be 26. Shipp was an unknown in Chicago's academy until February, but his rookie season so far has been electric. The 22-year-old has six goals and four assists for an abysmal squad, which means that he'll shoulder more minutes and more responsibility as the season slogs on. He is smaller, listed at 5'9" and 145 pounds, but his field vision and passing ability cloaks that. Consistent minutes and continued development—even if he slows down from his current rate—will get him noticed by Jürgen.
Will Packwood, a defender for Birmingham City, will be 25. The Concord, Mass. native has been developing at City since he joined the youth academy at age 14. This winter he became a regular starter, earning February's Young Player of the Month honors and a year-long contract extension. Though he sat on the bench for his only call-up for the senior team so far, the 2-0 loss to Ukraine, the six-foot-three defender enters the next cycle as the hot item, especially if he can maintain his club starting role.
Paul Arriola, a forward for Club Tijuana, will be 23. Arriola has been accumulating minutes and goals for Tijuana over the last year in high-profile competitions like Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League. The last few months have been difficult for the native Californian, and he has seen his playing time both for Tijuana and the US U-20 squad drop, but he is nearing his 20th birthday and has proven success he can build off of. Klinsmann's constant search for goal-scorers will increase Arriola's stock.
Cody Cropper, a goalkeeper at Southampton, will be 24. Cropper signed at St. Mary's in 2012 and immediately went into their vaunted youth academy. The six-foot-four Minnesota native regularly started for Saints' U-21 squad. He's somewhere around fourth on their depth chart, but he still has years of promising development to go; Southampton just asked him to extend his contract. While now ineligible for the US U-20 squad, Cropper trained several times before the World Cup with the senior squad and will figure into discussions about the USMNT's second and third-string goalies once Tim Howard and Nick Rimando, both 35 today, retire from international duty.
Wil Trapp, a midfielder at Columbus Crew, will be 25. The way that Trapp has already arrived on the scene for club and country, he might be in discussion for the senior team as early as 2015's Gold Cup. The central mid started every minute at last year's U-20 World Cup, in the process earning US Soccer's 2013 Young Player of the Year Award, and has started in 13 of the Crew's 17 matches so far this season. His passing ability and field awareness remind many of Kyle Beckerman, and with this likely being Beckerman's last cycle, look for Trapp to spot-fill on the roster soon.


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The hospital of Doctor Love will find its place in the female player's heart more often than not. Whether it's the cheesy doctor's special care or his flashy smile, you will find him going on his daily rounds on the 5 reels in 20 different paths. If you are lucky, you can get him to lend you 5,000 coins as the game's prize.
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If pink is your colour, then you will not mind the fluffy and colourful scheme of the Doctor Love game. There is an air of cheer and happiness as he is treating both the patients and nurses; more likely its love rather than medicines. You can find get well soon teddy bears, balloons, flowers, charts, crutches, ambulances, stethoscopes and other hospital related symbols.
Doctor Love will never lose his medical licence, for the simple fact that all his patients love him. You will love the simple gameplay, bright and cheerful look that is seen on the 5 reels of this NextGen game.
荒野: The Dr. Love will make your hospital visit very pleasant and enjoyable, by replacing all the other disagreeable symbols. He will also pay the 5,000 coins for landing 5 of his symbol on the reels.
散布図: Keeping the love theme in mind, the scattered Love Meter is present all over the reels. It keeps track of the wins and the love that's doled out. It will pay the scatter wins to the tune of 100 times the wagered bet. It will also keep track of the 20 free spins with all the wins being tripled. You will need 3 or more of the Love Meters on the reels to re-trigger this healthy free spins round.
Gamble Feature: It's quite costly to have a treatment in Doctor Love's hospital. But with the gamble insurance in place, you can double or quadruple all your winnings. Make a correct guess on the card's colour or the card suit to increase your funds.
Min / Max Bet per spin (£/$/€): 0.02 – 4.0
ジャックポット(£/ $ /€): 5,000 coins (base game)
Closing thoughts
Doctor Love is the epitome of love and happiness. Right from the word go you will enjoy the fun themed slot which pays small but regular wins. Be ready to be pricked by the money bug in Doctor Love's hospital.