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One of the most significant intellectual, cultural and sporting figures of the 20th century passed away over the weekend but unless you regularly peruse chess websites you likely did not hear or read anything about the death of Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010), the seventh official World Chess Champion (1957-58). During his long professional career, Smyslov won several very strong events, including the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament. That triumph earned him the right to face World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik in a 24 game match. Smyslov battled Botvinnik to a 12-12 tie, but by rule Botvinnik retained the title. Smyslov then won the Amsterdam 1956 Candidates Tournament and this time he defeated Botvinnik 12.5-9.5. Smyslov had to outduel the world's top players in grueling competition prior to facing Botvinnik but the rules of the time allowed Botvinnik the right to ask for an automatic rematch within a year of losing the crown. Botvinnik exercised that option and beat Smyslov 12.5-10.5. Thus, in three head to head matches Smyslov outscored Botvinnik 35-34 but because of the rematch clause Botvinnik reigned for a total of 13 years between 1948 and 1963 while Smyslov only enjoyed one year as the World Champion (in the next championship cycle after his third match versus Smyslov, Botvinnik lost to Mikhail Tal only to immediately regain the title in a rematch but Botvinnik retired from World Championship play after he lost to Tigran Petrosian in 1963 when the rematch clause was no longer in effect).
Smyslov never again contested a World Championship match but he qualified for the Candidates round three more times. In 1982, Smyslov became the oldest player to ever advance that far but his championship drive was halted by young phenom Garry Kasparov, who went on to become the youngest World Chess Champion ever.
Smyslov earned a record total of 17 medals (including team and individual honors) in Chess Olympiad play, winning 69 games, drawing 42 and losing only twice. Smyslov was a stalwart member of the Soviet team in the European Team Championships, winning individual and team gold medals in each of his five appearances in that prestigious event, tallying 19 wins, 15 draws and just one loss. In 1991, Smyslov won the first ever World Senior Chess Championship (open to players who are at least 60 years old). He retired from tournament play 10 years later due to failing eyesight.
Smyslov made extensive contributions to chess theory; his innovations are seen in the English, Grunfeld, Ruy Lopez and Sicilian openings and his book Rook Endings (co-authored with Grigory Levenfish) is considered by many to be the definitive work on that subject. Smyslov was an endgame maestro and his virtuosity in that highly technical aspect of the game reflects his overall chess philosophy, admiringly described by Vladimir Kramnik, the World Chess Champion from 2000-07:
He is truth in chess! Smyslov plays correctly, truthfully and has a natural style. By the way, why do you think he lacks that aura of mystique like Tal or Capablanca? Because Smyslov is not an actor in chess, his play is neither artistic nor fascinating. But I am fond of his style. I would recommend a study of Smyslov's games to children who want to know how to play chess because he plays the game how it should be played: his style is the closest to some sort of 'virtual truth' in chess. He always tried to make the strongest move in each position. He has surpassed many other of the World Champions in the number of strongest moves made. As a professional, this skill impresses me. I know that spectators are more interested in flaws...ups and downs. But from the professional standpoint, Smyslov has been underestimated.
I disagree with Kramnik's contention that Smyslov's play was not "artistic"--it would be more precise to say that Smyslov's play was not as "flamboyant" or "risky" as Tal's--but Jeff Sonas' rating calculations confirm Kramnik's impression that Smyslov "has been underestimated." According to Sonas, despite the fact that Smyslov only enjoyed a brief official reign at the top Smyslov was actually the strongest player in the world for the vast majority of the period extending from November 1953 through September 1958 and Smyslov achieved the sixth best 20 year peak rating ever. Boris Spassky, the ninth World Chess Champion, called Smyslov "one of the great chess geniuses of the 20th century."
Smyslov was also an accomplished baritone singer who once wrote (in Smyslov's 125 Selected Games), "My study of chess was accompanied by a strong attraction to music, and it was probably thanks to this that from childhood I became accustomed to thinking of chess as an art, and have never regarded it as anything else, for all the science and sport involved in it. And, moreover, an art which in some ways is closer to music than it is customary to think. Perhaps chess and music are drawn together by laws of harmony and beauty which are difficult to formulate and difficult to grasp, or perhaps by something else." In that same book, Smyslov declared:
In music I am an admirer of the classics, especially vocal. I love classical opera and classical romance. In such music I see and feel the striving of the composer to express his idea in a single, unique form. Strict beauty and harmony, spontaneity and elegance, the faultless intuition of the artist, the absolute mastery of technique and therefore complete independence from it--this is my ideal. In chess I am also a staunch supporter of classical clarity of thought. The content of a game should be a search for truth and a victory should be a demonstration of its rightness. No fantasy, however rich, no technique, however masterly, no penetration into the psychology of the opponent, however deep, can make a chess game a work of art, if these qualities do not lead to the main goal--the search for truth. Taken on their own, they merely point to the striking talent of their possessor, and nothing more.
Despite Smyslov's immense talents and his quite significant contributions to art and sport, his passing has largely been ignored by the mainstream media; an internet search of his name reveals that most of the coverage of his death has been limited to websites specifically devoted to chess (the New York Times and The Guardian also published nice tributes).
You can read more about Smyslov here, while this page provides an audio clip that is purportedly a recording of a 60 year old Smyslov singing an old Russian folk song. Here is some archival footage of Smyslov playing the piano, singing and competing against Botvinnik:
World Chess Champion Smyslov 1957
Monday, March 29, 2010
World Champion, Endgame Virtuoso Vasily Smyslov Passes Away
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Nationals' LaRoche returns with no hard feelings
There was a lot of relief behind the smile that Adam LaRoche wore when he walked into the Nationals' spring training facility Friday.
It wasn't too long ago, after all, that he wasn't sure if he'd even be back in this clubhouse.
Following one of the most productive seasons of his career in 2012 which included Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards, the Nationals' first basemen entered an uncertain offseason as he trudged through negotiated with the team for a new deal.
He wanted a three-year contract, but the Nationals were set on just two.
''There was a month or so there that it didn't look good,'' LaRoche recalled. ''But at the end of year I didn't think nothing of it. As a matter of fact I left all my stuff in D.C. I just assumed we would work something out.''
It wouldn't be quite as simple.
LaRoche turned down a $13.3 million deal in November, leaving the team to contemplate going instead with utility man Michael Morse.
But thanks to some late concessions on LaRoche's part, and some lobbying by manager Davey Johnson, a two-year $24 million deal was worked out. It's guaranteed the Nationals will have back their entire starting infield from 2012, and help a team unfamiliar with success maintain one of its biggest leaders.
''I don't know that there's anymore that he could have done,'' LaRoche said of Johnson's intervention on his behalf. ''He went to the top in this organization and made a push for me to come back, and did everything he could. He continued to be persistent with it all winter. And I'm sure that helped out.''
As indefinite as his future once seemed, the 33-year-old veteran said he arrived in Florida with it behind him.
''I talked to (general manager Mike Rizzo) quite a bit about it. No hard feelings,'' LaRoche said. ''We got it done, and it's a great deal, I'm not complaining about that at all. If anything, I wanted to stay longer. We got the third-year option, so it's still a possibility.''
With job security and another shot at a championship, the 10-year veteran isn't taking the opportunity lightly. Neither are his teammates, who say he's a big part of them having their sights set on a deeper playoff run.
''I think that's huge,'' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. ''The chemistry and attitudes of everyone in this clubhouse I think is why we had so much success last year. We all get along so well and actually enjoy coming to the field every day and working and getting better with the younger guys on the team.''
Johnson said having LaRoche back on the roster was clearly the best move for his team. He not only gets back a bat in the middle of his order that produced a .271 batting average, 33 home runs and 100 RBI in 2012, but a capable defensive presence as well.
''He's like an insurance policy at first base,'' Johnson said. ''I compare him to Keith Hernandez. He's cut out of the same mold. And he makes it look easy over there. It's very nice from an infielder's perspective, to know that if it ain't perfect, he's gonna make it right.''
In the meantime, he said he's going to enjoy being in a clubhouse that isn't content with just shedding its former laughing-stock tag.
Unlike last season, when he went through the spring bothered by shoulder and foot issues, now he's healthy.
It's added up to new expectations for both himself and his teammates, LaRoche said.
''I haven't been here through the bad years, but I know guys that have been around here,'' he said. ''It was an incredibly successful year last year and nobody saw it coming. I think guys think we had a chance, and we hung in there and thought were pretty good. But this year we don't. That's what comes along with winning. You get a taste of it.
''My first few years in Atlanta it was nothing to make the playoffs. We'd celebrate, but the goal was the World Series. That's where I see this team going.''
Notes: Johnson said that newly-signed closer Rafael Soriano worked out a visa issue he was having in his native Dominican Republic and could report as early as Saturday...Johnson said that another new acquisition, RHP Dan Haren stood out, along with Jordan Zimmerman during pitchers' first official workout on Friday. He also said that C Wilson Ramos reported no soreness in his surgically-repaired knee during the same morning bullpen session. Johnson called it ''the best news of the day.''...Ryan Zimmerman said though he won't be ready for the Nationals' first spring training game on Feb. 23, he doesn't expect offseason shoulder surgery to prevent him from missing the season-opener in April. ''I can tell right now I'm not strong as I need to be,'' he said. ''I get tired quick...Once I get past there and progress and get strength to where I can let it go, then I'll be ready.''
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Bye-bye, Bob: AMs won't be the same
I woke up this morning, as I have recently, at 5:30am, a disturbing trend but one I seem incapable of curing. This unwelcome development is eased somewhat by the knowledge that Bob Edwards, host of NPR's "Morning Edition," is awaiting me, reporting the news in his mellifluous, comforting baritone.
Edwards' voice is the soundtrack of these early hours as I plow through my e-mail, light that first delightful cigarette of the day, and enjoy the morning jolt of numerous cups of strong coffee. He has been my morning companion throughout my working life. Edwards himself has been up since 1am, reading the day's papers and setting up overseas interviews before anyone wakes.
Over the 25 years he's been doing this, I have often marveled at his tenacity. I sometimes think I couldn't imagine beginning the day without him.
But this morning I learned I will soon have to.
Just short of his 25th anniversary as host of "Morning Edition"– a job he has held since the program's debut– NPR announced last week that Edwards will be replaced in the near future. The decision, according to NPR programming executive Ken Stern, is part of the network's efforts to "update its programming." Stern is quoted in The New York Times explaining the decision:
"This is part of the natural evolution of NPR, and finding the critical mix of new voices and familiar voices. This is not about individuals but about goals for the show itself. Bob is not leaving. He's going to be on the air for years to come, and that is the context that this needs to be understood in."
I'm trying to understand this, but Stern's rationale doesn't make sense to me– or, it seems, to Edwards himself.
"I would prefer to remain the host of Morning Edition, certainly through its 25th anniversary in November," he told the Times. "But apparently it's not my decision. It's my baby. I was there from the get-go. I never had any plans to do anything else."
This sudden announcement has taken Edwards and his devoted listeners by surprise and left more than few in shock. It's especially curious since the program, with 13 million listeners weekly, has grown NPR's audience share by 41 percent in the last five years. Edwards was unceremoniously told of his ouster earlier in March with no advance warning. Given the brief opportunity to absorb the shock, NPR allowed him to inform his staff before issuing a press release March 23 announcing its decision to reassign Edwards into a senior correspondent position.
Stern said that correspondents (read: possible replacements) Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne would host the show beginning May 1 when Edwards launches a promotional tour for his latest book, Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism.
Reading this news ruined my morning, and I listened to Edwards' show with more intensity than usual, wondering if he would say anything. He didn't.
I'm disturbed by the news of Edwards' removal not only because I'm a fan and loyal listener, but also because it shows startling hubris on the part of NPR management. I wouldn't be so hurt if Edwards himself bowed out; in fact, I'd understand it completely. Devoting a quarter century of his life to a single program that requires him to adopt a lifestyle few adults could accept– since beginning the show he has gone to bed at 6pm in order to arrive at the studio by 2am– would exhaust lesser reporters of much younger years. But Edwards is a youthful 56 and seems not in the least tired or stale. He takes much-deserved hiatuses from the show each year and returns, presumably, refreshed. He obviously loves his job.
The decision also raises the question of NPR's motivation and judgment. Excusez-moi, but in an era when most news programs are frightened to lose their "name" anchors, I am mystified by NPR's explanation. Amplified by the fact that NPR relies heavily on its listeners and is often the target of public-funding debates in a conservative Congress, it's astonishing that NPR would make such a move. Edwards is far from retirement age. Arbitrarily replacing him is absurd, not to mention a disservice to public radio listeners and supporters.
It's also a maddeningly bad business blunder. I'm sure Stern believes that his own stock will rise once the furor has died down. There's no other answer. I agree with him that broadcasting requires the infusion of fresh new voices when longtime anchors become too entrenched and no longer hold the attention of their audience.
The last time I put NPR on hold for a significant time was years ago, when Edwards' longtime mentor, sports-casting legend and Friday commentator Red Barber died in 1992. Barber, who lovingly referred to Edwards as "Colonel" in a nod to the anchor's Kentucky heritage, came out of retirement to join the show's regular contributors in 1980. Edwards seemed almost to suffer a breakdown when Barber died, and he took a break to write a wonderful memoir of his years with the venerable journalist. I stopped listening because I sensed the loss as much as Edwards did– Fridays weren't as much fun without Barber.
But I soon returned to the fold, as did Edwards, and "Morning Edition" again became a staple of my morning routine.
It's an understatement to say that the show won't be the same sans Edwards, even as he's "promoted" and will continue contributing as a senior correspondent. I may even get used to it. But I don't have to like it. Maybe I'll just sleep in.
Bill Ramsey is a freelance writer and former Charlottesvillian now living in Texas. When he worked with The Hook's editors at another paper, he was the creator of several short-lived media columns including "GailForce" and "Peyton's Place."
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Fashion Tweets Ruffles Feathers
New York fashion week officially kicks off this Friday and Twittering fashionistas have already started sending out updates with #NYFW tags.
Among the fashionable set, scoring a runway invitation imparts cachet because shows are invite-only and often, the invitations are nontransferable.
On Monday, the New York Times's blog The Moment told its 9,753 Twitter followers that it was offering up tickets to "Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano's Feb. 19 show.
The designer's boyfriend, Brad Walsh, took to his blog to complain: "The last thing this show needs is an army of random Twitterers thinking they have a chance getting in, or some sixteen year old having access to the RSVP info. Some of Christian's young fans already found my phone number on the internet and call more often than is probably healthy, just on the chance that maybe they will get to hear him in the background."


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This post shall be short and sweet. I am so tired. Speaking of which, has anyone tried Berroca? I think i need to give that a go, or a multi vitamin because I am just wiped out these days.
So this morning I had my first driving lesson at 9.30. I didn't sleep very well last night as it was playing on my mind. At 9.45 this morning my instructor called me and woke me up to tell me he was waiting outside for me. Oops! I had totally slept through my alarm. In a way this was a good thing. It meant i didn't have time to sit about thinking and getting myself nervous again. I literally had to get up and go.
I really enjoyed the lesson but it looks as though my plan to stay in my village isn't going to work. We drove around for an hour and then Alan, my instructor, told me my driving is completely fine. In order to advance and learn the harder points in driving I really need to go to a busier town. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand i completely agree with Alan. i felt comfortable today and also can see that i will be able to go further if i am the one in charge of the car. But on the other hand i expected to make this move after a few lessons, not just after one. Alan is coming back for me on Friday and that day he wants me to leave my town altogether and drive near where Gerry lives. In my head that just seems a little bit beyond me. It has taken me 6 months go get to where i am now but Alan thinks i should take the biggest jump ever within three days. i am not convinced really. I think it should be a natural progression i make on my own. Too tired to think about it at the moment. Will give it consideration over the next few days, but i can totally see it happening in the coming weeks which is very very exciting.
On returning home i was right back out in the car again. This time my own car. Again i loved it and seen a big improvement after just an hour with Alan helping me polish up on my old skills. I drove to the shops, drove my brother home. My head still finds all this new activity hard to process. The Lynn my brain knows, doesn't do these things. The Lynn in my heart does though and i am loving this new life of mine.


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Lending a hand
Co-op linemen electrify village in Southern Sudan
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From the moment their plane hit the runway, mingling wisps of red clay dust into the smoke of a burning airfield, the six linemen knew this wasn't just another assignment.
They had all traveled to help other rural electric cooperatives before. From the Gulf Coast to the northern Great Plains, these linemen — including five Missourians — had restored power following the destruction of both hurricanes and ice storms.
But when they stepped off the plane in Yei (pronounced "yay"), Southern Sudan, Africa, all expectations of what the next three weeks would hold quickly vanished.
"When we hit the ground and we saw where we were working and what we were dealing with, it was a real quiet ride to the compound," says Jamie Conrow, a journeyman lineman at Boone Electric Cooperative in Columbia.
Jamie — along with fellow Boone linemen Steve Baumgartner and Jimmy Goodnight; Troy-based Cuivre River Electric Cooperative linemen Craig Larkin and Mark Ziegler; and Valley Electric Association lineman Bobby Ball from Pahrump, Nev. — had volunteered for an NRECA International Programs project.
A subsidiary of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, NRECA International Programs has brought electricity to people in developing countries for the past 45 years. In addition to Sudan, the organization currently oversees projects in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Philippines and Yemen.
In Sudan, the Missouri and Nevada linemen were tasked with constructing about 1.5 miles of power line in Yei, including primary and secondary lines, all without the aid of power tools or hydraulic bucket trucks. For the Americans, working in Africa was both a physical challenge and a cultural awakening.
"We may have been nine hours ahead time-wise, but we were 200 years behind," says Craig. "You see it on TV and in magazines, but it's a whole different world when you're over there."
From mid-January to early February, the U.S. co-op linemen worked side by side with the Sudanese linemen, constructing both the planned single-phase line and nearly 4,000 feet of a three-phase line that will serve a new medical center, school, church and radio station. In total, the crew set 40 poles and strung nearly 20,000 feet of wire — all by hand.
"They might have been 8-hour work days, but it was about equivalent to a 12-hour day here because of the manual labor," says Jimmy. "Everything you did was manual."
Working alongside the Sudanese, the U.S. lineman discovered that despite cultural differences, they were more alike than different. Cutting up and joking among the crews was common, even if the men didn't always understand what was funny.
"They're so happy right now. They've never had this before," says Steve, referring to the electricity and the political stability in Southern Sudan. "They don't have much, but they're happy."
About one-fourth the size of the United States, Sudan is the 10th largest country in the world. Since 2003, the region of Southern Sudan has operated autonomously from the central government and has remained relatively stable after enduring 20 years of civil war that destroyed all existing infrastructure.
Hundreds of miles away, however, in Sudan's west-central province of Darfur, war, famine and genocide still rage on.
Referred to as "Little London," Yei had once been a conduit for trade between Sudan and neighboring Uganda and Congo. NRECA first sent volunteers to Yei in 2003 where they trained local Sudanese linemen and helped them establish their own cooperative.
By all measures, the Yei project has been a success. Electrical service has been in operation since 2005. Since the lights first came on, the city has grown from 30,000 residents to more than 180,000, driven by the safety and economic development the electricity has provided.
In total, the NRECA project has overseen the construction of more than 10 miles of line, connecting almost 400 customers in the service area. At night, 130 streetlights now brighten the streets, allowing children to both play and study. By contrast, the Southern Sudan capital city of Juba has only two working street lights.
Within the next five months, the transition to local Sudanese control of the cooperative will occur, according to Vivek Talvadkar, senior vice president of NRECA International Programs in Arlington, Va.
"These young men were just absolutely incredible," says Vivek, who spent five days with the linemen. "They showed the best face of who we are as co-ops and also about who we are as Americans.
"I really want to thank Boone, Cuivre River and Valley. It's wonderful to see these American men coming there to really get nothing out of it but to volunteer. It really showed a remarkable face for our country that normally doesn't come out in papers."
The group did take one weekend away from working, traveling to Murchison Falls National Park in neighboring Uganda to view Africa's famed wildlife, including elephants, giraffes and Nile crocodiles.
While trying at times, all the linemen agree their experience was worthwhile, from the work they did to the friends they made. Each man says he'd like to return in the future.
"The names might fade away, but the faces never will," adds Mark.
Missouri linemen will continue to contribute to the Yei electrification project this spring when Karl Brandt of Gascosage Electric and Danny Brown of Macon Electric will travel to Sudan to assist with the construction effort. Both Karl and Danny are repeat volunteers with the international program, previously working on a project in the Dominican Republic.
For more information about NRECA International Programs, visit www.nrecainternational.org.


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Power Of Attorneys
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"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers," wrote Shakespeare in Henry VI, Part 2. While this may be a bit extreme, many of us would like to bother less with these advisors. One money-saving alternative is software.
Generally, business law programs give you a set of legal contracts, forms and letters to modify and use. Prepared by expert attorneys, these instruments suffice in many situations.
Robert Schmidt is a computer and business writer in Culver City, California.
Business Law Library
This package ($49.95) is touted as "the most comprehensive library of business legal forms and documents ever offered on CD-ROM." It provides more than 500 items on four CDs in four categories: business entities, sales and finance, labor and property, and dispute resolution.
With each document, you generate it, then print it or save it to disk. You can't edit in this program, so you have to use a word processor. The documents are plain text with underlines you replace with your own data.
Extras include videos that explain the basics of each subject. The CDs also have a glossary of legal terms, a list of resources and a collection of laws.
AgreementBuilder ($49) isn't a program per se, but rather a collection of more than 100 templates in Microsoft Word 2.0 format. The templates range from articles of incorporation to a work-for-hire agreement.
To use a template, you launch your word processor and open the file, then edit it. Most paragraphs are preceded by an attorney's explanation, highlighted in blue, that tells you why the paragraph is important and whether you need to modify it.
The templates also contain placeholders followed by a description of what to enter there. For instance, a placeholder may read "[x] (Describe the transaction)." You delete the placeholder and type in your response.
Quicken Business Law Partner
Priced at $29, Business Law Partner (BLP) comes with almost 60 legal documents and worksheets in the categories of general business, finance, real estate and letters. When creating a document, you can search BLP's index for one that matches your needs. A window gives you "Reasons to Create," "Before You Begin" and "Reasons to Update" for each file.
Once you select a document, BLP asks questions and completes the document with your answers. You can switch between the interview mode and a preview to see how the document looks, then export the document to a simple editor or print it.
BLP's Document Advisor helps you create a list of suggested documents for your business.
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The Bucs start the season Aug. 28-29 on the road in Morehead, Ky. as they will take on UT Chattanooga, Morehead State and James Madison in the Morehead State Tournament. ETSU then heads to Lynchburg, Va. on Sept. 4-5 for the Liberty Tournament where they will face the host Flames, Elon and Howard.
Other non-conference games include hosting in-state rival UT Chattanooga (Sept. 15), and road games at Appalachian State (Sept. 22) and UNC Asheville (Oct. 20).
The Bucs open conference play on Sept. 8 as they will host USC Upstate. The conference home games include Stetson (Sept. 11), Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 12), Campbell (Sept. 26), Lipscomb (Oct. 2), Belmont (Oct. 3), Mercer (Oct. 23), Kennesaw State (Oct. 24), North Florida (Nov. 6) and Jacksonville (Nov. 7).
Conference road games include Kennesaw State (Sept. 18), Mercer (Sept. 19), Jacksonville (Oct. 9), North Florida (Oct. 10), USC Upstate (Oct. 13), Campbell (Oct. 16), Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 30), Stetson (Oct. 31), Belmont (Nov. 13) and Lipscomb (Nov. 14).
The Atlantic Sun conference tournament will be held from Nov. 19-21 in Fort Myers, Fla. at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Got wood?
Better Half and I love nature and natural looking surroundings. That doesn't mean we don't have the odd man-made sculptural piece or two scattered throughout our gardens, but it does mean we try our darndest to use and reuse what nature has provided. We've picked up and reused more rocks than anyone on the planet, and since we have a plethora of trees, we love to use the different wood for projects. Who can improve on Mother Nature?
This 6′ garden trellis is last week's project. We used cedar trees we were thinning for the three legs and support beams. Cedar was a natural choice since it's basically rot resistant. Instead of burn piles, why not use honor the trees and give them a second life? We also have tons of grape vines and honeysuckle vines; those we used to wrap around the trellis. Basically, we cut the three legs from the cedars to a height of about 6.5′. We "teepee'd" the three legs and made support beams out of the remaining cedar pieces which we secured with wood screws we had on hand. Then we had fun wrapping the vines all over the trellis. From start to finish it took less than 2 hours, and we think our free trellis looks great. (We even made another one that's slightly different–I'll show you another time!)
We will be planting cardinal vine on the trellis for the hummingbirds, and we think they too will appreciate the beauty of this natural, upcycled garden trellis! Walking around the woods and thinking outside the box was a great way to spend the afternoon with Better Half!


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Named one of Editor & Publisher's 25 Under 35 in 2012, Claire St. Amant has written for CBS News, the Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle and D Magazine. She has earned many writing accolades, including two Dallas Bar Association Stephen Philbin Awards for excellence in legal reporting. St. Amant was part of the "48 Hours" breaking news production team nominated for an Emmy for a special report on the 2016 Dallas Police shooting titled, "Bringing a Nation Together."
St. Amant got her start as a reporter at People Newspapers in Dallas, where she covered everything from cops and courts to education and real estate. She previously served as the managing editor for the popular daily news site CultureMap Dallas. Through her investigative reporting of a faked home invasion for CultureMap, St. Amant became an on-air consultant for 48 Hours in 2014, which led to a new career in television news as a producer.
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I do not want to drag up the conversation we have had, but I will make this comment concerning the 32,000 virgins that were taken by the Israelites.
If "rape in war" is done in these days as in the Congo and other places, it shows that the Israelites following the instruction of God were not barbaric by comparison to what men will do when left to their own devices whether under instruction from their commanding officers or not in the times we are living. The Israelite soldiers did not rape in times of war. The Israelites were under instruction to kill the reprobate people living in the land, and the instruction not to take pleasure in violence towards the women who were to be killed did not have to be given, because that was not part of their remit. The Israelites were not perfect and they did not obey God's instruction to the letter, but nevertheless, they were not as cruel as you would make out.
Concerning the 32,000 virgins that were taken, though you call it rape when they were later married to the Israelite soldiers, they were treaty with civility and protected as wives.
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Scott recently noted that we don't have Klingon available in Ubuntu. Klingon is available in ISO 639, so adding it should be straight forward.
Last time I blogged about this three packages needed changing, as well as Launchpad needing a translation team for the language. The situation is a little better now: only two packages need changing as gdm now dynamically looks for languages based on installed locales.
libx11 still needs changing – a minimal diff would be:
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Secondly, langpack-locales has to change for two reasons. Firstly a locale definition has to be added (and locales define a place – a language and locale information like days of the week, phone number formatting etc. Secondly the language needs to be added to the SUPPORTED list in that package, so that language packs are generated from Launchpad translations.
Now, gdmautodetects, but it turns out that only 'complete' locales were being shown. And that on Ubuntu, this was not looking at language pack directories, rather at
which langpack-built packages do not install translations into. So it could be a bit random about whether a language shows up in gdm. Martin Pitt has kindly turned on the 'with-incomplete-locales' configure flag to gdm, and this will permit less completely translated locales to show up (when their langpack is installed – without the langpack nothing will show up).


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My Home Office - The Built-in Desk~
As I showed you in the slideshow yesterday, after removing the doors to the closet, we finished the interior and the Hubby built a shelf. We had planned on building the desk portion as well, but opted instead to use a fabulous $10 yard sale table that we found a couple of years back which just happens to fit perfectly in the closet. (Yes, that was just good fortune!)
I skirted the bottom to hide all my computer paraphenalia, because as you can see in the pictures, my computer is ancient-of-days and is about to wheeze it's last wheeze. But it still does the job, so I can't complain (or replace it just yet.)
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Ever since opening its doors in 1981, Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Breckenridge has celebrated Cinco de Mayo. That's no surprise, considering that May 5 is a popular holiday celebrated in both Mexico and the United States. It was fun, but soon the minds behind the restaurant decided that merely celebrating was not enough."After a few years of doing it, we decided we should do it for a community organization," said Dick Carlton, owner of both Mi Casa and the Hearthstone Restaurant, also in Breckenridge. "The BOEC was near and dear to a number of us, so we decided that they should be the organization that we worked with."A good causeThe BOEC is Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center, a local nonprofit that has been in the county since the late 1970s. Founded by a former Outward Bound instructor, the organization was created to provide outdoor education and recreation for adults and children with special needs or disabilities.Choosing the BOEC as the organization to benefit from the Cinco de Mayo fundraiser was not a difficult decision, Carlton said. Not only did it represent a good cause, but he and other Mi Casa staffers had volunteered with the BOEC before."I really was able to experience the incredible work that the organization does," Carlton said. "I experienced it firsthand, so it was really an easy decision for me." The number and range of programs offered by the BOEC have increased over the years. Outdoor education experiences are available year-round. Winter features include alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, winter camping and orienteering courses. The Wounded Warrior Family Ski Weekend, for example, brings injured and disabled military veterans and their families to the mountains to learn to ski and snowboard from trained BOEC instructors. The fun doesn't stop with the snow, either. Summer provides hiking and backpacking opportunities, as well as rock climbing, canoeing, whitewater rafting, adaptive cycling, camping, high-ropes courses and many other programs. Fiesta timeThis year marks the 30th year of the fundraiser, which has grown into a gathering of friends and locals. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $395,000 for the BOEC. On average, between 300 and 350 people attend, bringing in around $20,000 each year. Organizers have set their goal for 2013 at $25,000.All food, labor and costs are donated by Mi Casa, ensuring that all of the money raised goes directly to the BOEC."Every single penny is donated to them," said Mi Casa bar manager Jon Wasserman. The event includes a buffet spread with culinary creations by executive chef Bruce Carlton. Local musician Drew Reges will provide live entertainment. A silent auction, which was set up to provide further funds for the BOEC, will include items such as an Epic Pass, a Unity snowboard, 57 Rossignol skis and a house for a week in Hawaii."Everything they do for us is wonderful," said BOEC development director Marci Sloan. The organization uses the funds raised by the Cinco de Mayo event to support the general operating fund, which includes upkeep on facilities, the transportation fleet, supporting staff and volunteers and the intern program.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Norman Rockwell and "the great J.C. Leyendecker."
Speaking about his idol in a December 7, 1997 article in the Springfield Republican, Rockwell said, "I began working for 'The Saturday Evening Post' in 1916 and Leyendecker was my god. I actually used to, unbeknownst to him, follow him down the streets of New Rochelle, just to be close to him."
In Rockwell's autobiography, "My Adventures as an Illustrator," he acknowledges Leyendecker's influence and inspiration and devotes a chapter, "The Mansion on Mount Tom Road" to Leyendecker. He tells of their first social evening when J.C. and his brother Frank were invited to the Rockwell's home for dinner. Rockwell hired a cook to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner in July, complete with turkey and trimmings.
After a very awkward beginning of the evening, they were called in to dinner. When the cook came through the kitchen door with the turkey, she slipped on the edge of the rug and the turkey rolled under the table. Rockwell crawled under the table from one side and Leyendecker from the other. They met over the turkey which was lying on its side with stuffing gushing from its breast. "That smells good," Leyendecker said as he tasted the stuffing with his finger. When the turkey was put on another platter and dinner was served, the conversation and laughter flowed and the artists became fast friends and remained friends for over twenty-five years.
J.C. Leyendecker created 319 covers for The Saturday Evening Post. From 1903 to 1943, as one of the top cover artists, he was commissioned to do holiday issue covers including Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Valentine's Day, July 4th and the forerunner of President's Day. He employed the Pilgrim and the turkey to signify Thanksgiving, Uncle Sam for July 4th and, in 1906, created the icon of the new-born baby as an emblem of the New Year. This became his own trademark.
Although his illlustrations appeared regularly in national magazines, it was his commercial work that established him most rapidly as one of the most sought-after illustrators of the day. The "Arrow Collar Man" became an overnight sensation and generated fan mail by the ton.
By evoking a youthful virile atmosphere, Leyendecker pioneered the advertising dictum that it is the lifestyle that sells. He established the prototype of the stylish American Male promoting fashions by B. Kuppenheimer, Hart Schaffner & Marx, and Interwoven Socks.
Born in Montabaur, Germany, J.C. Leyendecker emigrated to Chicago with his family in 1882 when he was eight. His career began in 1896, when he won first place in The Century cover competition and a commission to design a year's worth of monthly covers for The Inland Printer. Famed illustrator Maxfield Parrish won second prize in that same competition. With his prize money and savings, he and his younger brother Francis Xavier decided to study in Paris, where they remained over one year.
Around this time, the brothers developed a credo which was as effective in compelling them to produce their best work on time. "Buy more than you can afford...If every day you have to save yourself from ruin, every day you'll work." When they were young and successful, this credo could he a fun game, a kind of race for each to outdo himself and the other.
They made and spent large sums of money, dwarfing the previous income benchmarks for an illustrator. The culmination was the building of a chateau in New Rochelle with a separate wing for each studio.
Frank was an excellent artist in his own right and executed a spectacular series of monthly covers for Collier's Weekly magazine from 1902 to 1905. At this point, he was the higher-profile of the two brothers.
However, the competition between the brothers caused Frank to work at a killing pace, and Joe, a formidable pacer, soon outshone Frank. Eventually the same bond that held the brothers together split them apart.
If Leyendecker's stature as an illustrator is invulnerable, the few known details of his life stand in stark contrast to his self-spun myth of artist-as-superman. In person, he was very shy and spoke with a stutter. Moreover, he was homosexual in an era when exposure meant ruin. He lived as a virtual recluse, locked in struggles of power and love in an ivory tower, and driven by impossible goals, leading to tragedy.
* Today's text is courtesy of the Norman Rockwell Museum, and is modified from Roger T. Reed's catalogue text from the 1997-98 Leyendecker Retrospective show.
The Norman Rockwell painting in today's post is "Freedom from Want," 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 ¾ x 35 ½" Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 6, 1943 ©1943 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum
The Saturday Evening Post covers by JC Leyendecker in today's post are © Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN
* The Frank Leyendecker Collier's cover in today's post is from the Flickr collection of James Blah.
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I'm glad you found a copy of Roger's essay. I hope some day he'll be able to do more in-depth work than a brief monograph, as he certainly has the knowledge.ReplyDelete
Jaleen; I checked with Roger and this is not exactly his essay - its material from his essay mixed with some other text from the Leyendecker retrospective he curated. He suggested I credit it as I did so as to eleviate confusion... but I guess it needed further explanation.ReplyDelete
Many years ago I read about Rockwell's recollection of the near disastrous dinner party that he hosted for the Leyendecker brothers, and I visualized it as several possibilities for a Leyendecker SEP cover illustration. The cook slipping on the carpet and the turkey in mid air, on its way to the floor, with those at the table gasping in horror, or Leyendecker under the table, tasting the stuffing with his finger. For those who have written in recent times, that Rockwell and Leyendecker's America was a myth, they know little about Rockwell the man, or about American culture. I, and others I know, witnessed many of those Rockwell SEP cover scenarios in our daily lives. My parents and grandparents told me their recollections and anecdotes about their youth, that paralleled many of the early Rockwell and Leyendecker covers. That was not simply wishful thinking or "idealistic nostalgia" that some writers have suggested. Rockwell was quoted many times, that he got his ideas from, and painted the life he witnessed around him. If anything, he made it less ideal and more true to life, by using real people, not beautiful people as depicted in the women's magazine stories, ads and romance novels. IMO, that is why Rockwell's work survived so many decades. He painted what the majority of people could understand and relate to. Although Leyendecker and Rockwell painted from the same mold, Leyendecker maintained the same look and depicted life from the same era, as when he was at the height of his popularity. By the end of his career, sadly he was considered virtually insignificant and ignored as an illustrator. Even Rockwell recalled that Leyendecker became mannered and predictable in his work, later in his career. Rockwell worried and worked hared to avoid becoming outdated. However, IMO few illustrators or fine artists have ever actually improved their work by changing it, after the peak of their career and popularity.ReplyDelete
Tom Watson
OK, so those in the Toronto area should get up to the McMichael Collection, where there is an exhibit of rockwell, not a lot , but any nearby is a reason to go. There are two or three from his earlier period when the Leyendecker influence is quite apparent....ReplyDelete
- Lucius5:37 AM
Thank you for this tribute to a great american illustrator and most of all thank you for acknowledging the influence JC Leyendecker had on Norman RockwellReplyDelete
Scott; Thanks for the heads-up -- I had no idea we had some Rockwells in the neighbourhood. I'll certainly make the trip to McMichael this summer for that treat!ReplyDelete
I too witnessed (and participated in) many of the scenarios Rockwell portrayed in my youth in the '70s. I was fortunate to witness and participate in them again when my own children were young & now again with nieces and nephews and children of friends.
Rockwell's people are as present today as they were in your youth and your grandparent's; only the clothes, hairstyles and circumstances of their lives may have changed.
Children are still mischievous, young lovers are still romantic, couples still stand together through sickness and health, politicians are still windbags and farmers are still proud salt-of-the-earth types.
IMO some people (especially some people of a certain age) understandably have edited their memories of what the world was like back in the 'good ol' days'. Its always amusing to read the reminiscences of older people from a hundred years ago complaining about the younger generation of their era. Each generation seems to view their own youth as ideal and thinks the world has gone to hell in a hand basket in the ensuing decades of their life.
I think Rockwell's work endures because we continue to recognize ourselves in it. The majority of people still understand and relate to Rockwell's people. IMO the issue is not with Rockwell portraying a 'mythological' America - IMO its with those who seem to suggest that Rockwell's portrayal of society was the entire reality of society at that time. They are the mythologizers - not Rockwell. I suspect that those who in recent times have written that Rockwell's world seems like wishful thinking are not reacting as much to his pictures as they are to those who have trouble admitting that Rockwell didn't paint the entire picture.
(And really, why should he have? Rockwell was documenting the world through his personal lens as much as any so-called 'documentary' film-maker does today). Just my two cents. :^)
Leif -- I wasn't confused, I knew it wasn't word for word -- I was just remarking on the fact that you referenced it. :-)ReplyDelete
I am glad to hear that we have similar views of Rockwell and the life he portrayed. I was fortunate to have parents that did not feel that life was so much better when they were growing up. In fact, they relished some of the conveniences that life had after they became adults and started raising kids. I never heard them criticize or frown on rock and roll or teenage styles and fads, etc. My mom was a teenager in the 1920s', and it was a period of rapid change and fads, also. I don't personally recall a big concern during the 50s' from the older generation among our friends or acquaintances, but I am sure there were those that complained of any change in society.
Perhaps today Canada still harbors and continues to value many of the Rockwell cover scenarios, more so than American society.. and I mean that as a positive comment. However, I'm drifting off the road a bit. IMO Rockwell portrayed the essence of what life was like in America and also Canada. He didn't want to illustrate the horrors of war, the brutality of the mafia, civil riots or the raw gritty side of society. Although, during the civil rights movement in the 60s', he did one very uncharacteristic illustration for, I think Look magazine. I won't reveal what it was in case you plan on posting it.
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Nokia Adds New Suits in Patent Spat With HTC
Nokia on Thursday said it had filed additional cases in its patent dispute with Taiwanese phone maker HTC.
The new actions, which include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California, come on top of existing legal actions that date back to last year.
"We began actions against HTC in 2012 to end the unauthorized use of our proprietary innovations and technologies," Nokia said. "Since then, despite the German courts confirming infringements of Nokia patents in HTC products, HTC has shown no intention to end its practices; instead it has tried to shift responsibility to its suppliers. We have therefore taken these further steps to hold HTC accountable for its actions."
An HTC representative was not immediately available for comment.
Overall, Nokia has asserted 50 patents in its various complaints around the world, including nine that were added through the new actions.
Nokia's litigation with HTC is just one of many patent disputes in the mobile world, a legal landscape that includes battles between Samsung and Apple, and between Microsoft and Google's Motorola unit.
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DURHAM — Sophomore goaltender Casey DeSmith of Rochester of the ninth-ranked University of New Hampshire men's hockey team was named Hockey East co-defensive player of the Week for the second-straight week. DeSmith shared the award with Bryan Mountain of Northeastern. The announcement was made Monday by the league office. DeSmith collects this honor for the third time in his collegiate career and the second time in as many weeks.
DeSmith went 1-0-1 during the weekend to improve to 4-0-1 on the season. He stopped 18 of 21 shots on Friday night in a 4-3 win and was lights out on Saturday night turning aside all 34 shots he faced in a shutout of Northeastern. It was his first shutout of the season and second of his career. DeSmith's 34 saves were a season high. He posted a 1.44 GAA and a .945 save percentage during the week. He ranks first in Hockey East play in GAA at 1.30, save percentage .950 and is second in win percentage a .900.
It was UNH and Northeastern's first scoreless tie in its 163-game history and the Wildcats first scoreless tie since Jan. 5, 2001. On that night in Durham, Ty Conklin and Matt Yeats each turned away 29 shots.
DeSmith and the Wildcats continue this three-game road stretch with games at Massachusetts (Nov. 2 - 7 p.m.) and Maine (Nov. 4 - 4 p.m.) this weekend. UNH's next home game is Nov. 10 (7 p.m.) against the University of Vermont. Tickets to the Vermont game and all men's hockey home games are available online at UNHWildcats.com.
Peters receives top CAA defensive honor
RICHMOND, Va. – University of New Hampshire cornerback Dontra Peters was named Monday as the CAA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Peters notched an interception and forced a fumble in the Wildcats' 40-20 victory at Rhode Island on Saturday.
Peters, who previously garnered this honor Oct. 1 for his two-interception effort in a Sept. 29 win against Delaware, made his fourth pick of the season –tied for the CAA lead- on Bob Bentsen's second-down pass in the UNH end zone to halt an eight-minute URI drive and preserve the Wildcats' 9-6 lead late in the first quarter. New Hampshire scored on its ensuing drive to build a 16-6 advantage.
Early in the second quarter, the senior co-captain came through again when he jarred the ball loose from Rams running back Assani Mudimbi, tallying his first career forced fumble that was recovered by Manny Asam (Bloomfield, N.J.) at the UNH 21. The 'Cats took advantage of the change of possession by moving down the field and adding a field goal for a 19-6 lead.
Peters leads a defense ranked first in the league with 15 interceptions and rated second in the league with a plus-10 turnover margin. This is the fourth CAA weekly award for the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Peters, who was named Special Teams Player of the Week twice in 2011.
The 11th-ranked and CAA-leading Wildcats (7-2, 5-1 CAA) return to Cowell Stadium to take on William & Mary (2-6, 1-4) on Saturday at 12 p.m. It will be Military Appreciation Day, Legends Day and fans bringing a canned food item for the New Hampshire Food Bank will receive a special ticket rate. For tickets and more information, visit www.unhwildcats.com or call (603) 862-4000, extension 5.
Richard receives Hockey Eaast
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Hannah Richard, a junior forward on the 19th-ranked University of New Hampshire field hockey team, was named America East Player of the Week on Monday. Richard received that same accolade Sept. 17.Richard scored three goals spanning approximately 300 miles in two games in as many days, as the Wildcats defeated both 25th-ranked University of Maine (2-1) and Dartmouth College (5-4 in overtime) on the road last weekend.
Richard broke a 1-1 tie with an unassisted goal in the 55th minute at Maine on Oct. 27, and it proved to be the game-winning tally in a victory that gave UNH the America East regular-season title outright by completing the conference season unbeaten at 5-0.
The 'Cats traveled back to Durham following the game, then Sunday morning the team hit the road for a mid-afternoon intrastate battle in Hanover against Dartmouth. Richard scored consecutive goals in the 34th and 38th minutes as part of a 3-0 UNH spurt that transformed a two-goal deficit into a one-goal lead. The two goals matched her personal best for goals in a game.
Richard, who has started all 18 games this season, leads UNH in goals (14) and points (32) as well as shooting percentage (.424). Her four assists ranks fourth. In America East conference-only games, Richard once again leads the 'Cats in both goals (four) and points (eight), as well as shooting percentage (.400). She has scored a goal in 10 of 18 games and has a point in 11 of 18.
In the America East rankings, Richard ranks second in both points per game (1.78) and goals per game (0.79).
New Hampshire (11-7 overall, 5-0 America East) returns to action as the host of the America East Championships for the third consecutive year. Top-seeded UNH faces Fairfield University in a Nov. 2 semifinal. Game time at Memorial Field is 2 p.m.
UNH roundup: DeSmith shares Hockey East defense award
DURHAM — Sophomore goaltender Casey DeSmith of Rochester of the ninth-ranked University of New Hampshire men's hockey team was named Hockey East co-defensive player of the Week for the second-straight week. DeSmith shared the award with Bryan Mountain of Northeastern. The announcement was made Monday by the league office. DeSmith collects this honor for the third time in his collegiate career and the second time in as many weeks.


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Propagating succulents from leaves is the thing that took my life from being a succulent admirer to a full on addict. Seriously! What could be more fun than watching little baby plants grow from seemingly nothing?!
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Tell me (and all our succulent friends) when you've started propagating by sharing a photo in our awesome Facebook Group!
We'll help keep you consistent with watering and help you out along the journey to lots of new plants! If you don't have succulents of your own to propagate from leaves, don't worry.
You have some options:
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Below you'll see some updates of how my leaves are growing. I'm hoping these will motivate you to give it a try. It's sooooo much fun!
Round 1 | Set 1
Started October 20, 2017 — These were photographed sporatically, but the dates are listed with each one. In the center of the orange tray are some cuttings (not succulents grown from leaves).
Also, these were kept outside in a Zone 9 climate. They experienced a few nights temperatures in the low 30s, but daily highs were approximately 65 F.
Watering has been inconsistent so growth has slowed.
Round 1 | Set 2
Second Set of Leaves Started on October 20, 2017
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formerly International Family Planning Perspectives
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health is a peer-reviewed research journal serving researchers, policymakers, program administrators and service providers in developing countries. The journal invites submissions based on qualitative or quantitative research on such topics as contraceptive practice and research; fertility levels, trends and determinants; adolescent pregnancy; sexual behavior; HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases; public policies and legal issues affecting family planning and childbearing; program operation, development and evaluation; information, education and communication activities; reproductive, maternal and child health; and abortion.
We receive manuscripts with the understanding that they are not under consideration elsewhere and that the substance of the data or analysis has not been published previously. Submissions undergo a two-tiered review. They are screened initially by the editorial staff for overall quality and interest; about 70% are rejected at this stage, and the author is notified within eight weeks of submission. The surviving submissions undergo double-blind peer review by at least two experts in the field. Authors of articles sent for review can expect to receive critiques of their manuscript four months after submission, with guidance from the editors as to whether to proceed with a revision.
For any questions related to publishing in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, please contact Publications Assistant Mary Del Plato at [email protected].
Basic Requirements
We expect manuscripts to be double-spaced, with pages numbered, and prefer submissions to be made electronically. The title page should include the names, titles and affiliations of all authors; we limit the number of authors to eight. (Multicenter clinical studies may have up to 10 authors.)
Use active voice when writing the text. Stick to plain English, and avoid jargon known only to academic or professional subspecialties. In particular, describe the study's methodology clearly and simply, keeping in mind that some readers may not be familiar with specific statistical techniques. Dispense with arcane acronyms as well as brand names; if brand names are important to the research, give them on first mention in the methodology section, then use generic designations.
Subheads to delineate the sections of the paper are welcome, but they must fit within one journal column. First-level heads should be no more than 27 characters, and second-level heads no more than 50 characters. Third-level sub_heads may be used if the text merits; these are run-in clauses, in italics and preceded by bullets.
The maximum number of tables and other graphic elements is eight. Place each table and chart on a separate page at the end of the text. All line graphs and charts should be accompanied by their respective data points so that they can be replicated by the journal's production staff.
Reference lists should indicate that you are familiar with the relevant literature, as well as provide citations for all data and factual observations. Most articles have 10-30 references. References in the initial submission need not be in any particular format; however, if we are interested in the article, the correct referencing style must be incorporated with other requested revisions before it will be accepted for publication.
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health follows a reference style based on the citation-sequence system of the Council of Science Editors. References are numbered in the text, and are listed in numerical order at the conclusion of the article. A reference may contain only one citation. When a source is cited more than once, the same reference number is used each time; this is a change in the journals' style, effective at the start of 2007. If there are more than three authors, list the first author and add "et al."
The following examples illustrate the format of the most common types of references. For other types, refer to any recent issue of the journal as a guide.
1. Henshaw SK and Van Vort J, Abortion services in the United States, 1991 and 1992, Family Planning Perspectives, 1994, 26(3):100-106 & 112, Table 4.
2. Hatcher RA et al., Contraceptive Technology, 16th ed., New York: Irvington Publishers, 1994, p. 209.
Footnotes and references are separate elements and should not be intermingled. Used sparingly, footnotes are appropriate for parenthetical or explanatory information that cannot be smoothly accommodated in the text. To distinguish them from references, use symbols or letters to designate them.
Acknowledgments should include funding information, as well as any employment, appointments or financial arrangements that might be perceived as a conflict of interest. Acknowledgments should not be used to thank anonymous reviewers, study participants or coworkers who provided no special technical or intellectual expertise.
Journal Sections
The journal contains a number of sections to which you may submit your manuscript or to which it may be assigned by the editors. The majority of submissions appear in the "Articles" category. Articles deal with never-before-published data or analyses of a research endeavor, survey, program evaluation or academic exercise. Articles should contain all the standard elements: structured abstract (of no more than 250 words), introduction, methodology, results and discussion. Extensive literature reviews are not needed for our specialized audience. The abstract summarizes key data; therefore, the results should not be summarized again in the discussion. Rather, you should draw conclusions about what the results mean for the field and what specific and practical applications can be made of them. A word count is mandatory; we look unfavorably upon articles of more than 6,000 words (not including references or footnotes).
"Comments," too, are usually data-based, but the data may have been compiled from sources other than original research, and the text is an analytic review of some issue or question. Comments may or may not follow the standard structure of a research article, depending on how the author chooses to tackle the subject, but they usually are shorter than an article and have fewer references. Some comments undergo peer review, but others do not.
Although most "Special Reports" are staff-written, an occasional outside submission may land in this section. Special Reports cover a wide range of issues and, for example, may present an in-depth discussion of policy issues relevant to sexuality education, summarize a global conference on maternal mortality, evaluate the adequacy of postabortion contraceptive services or investigate the status of research on a new contraceptive method. Special Reports stop at 4,500 words, do not have abstracts, forgo tables, usually don't contain the standard elements of an article and often are accepted on the basis of the editors' judgment only.
"Viewpoints" follow no specific guidelines and are as individual as the opinions of the people who write them. They are not subjected to peer review, and acceptance is based solely on whether the editors think the opinion is worth airing and the case is cogently made. Viewpoints should be no more than 3,500 words.
We welcome "Letters to the Editor." They should support or take issue with material published in the journal or present some other observation that can be made in 1,200 words or less. Letters are usually sent to the first author of the original paper for a rejoinder, to be published with the letter.
Finishing Touches
Upon acceptance of a manuscript, we will ask you to assign copyright to the journal. Approximate time between acceptance of a manuscript and publication is four months. All manuscripts are edited for grammar, conciseness, organization and clarity. The editing may be more extensive than at other journals, to make manuscripts suitable for an international, multidisciplinary readership. You will have two opportunities to review edited galleys; galleys are sent electronically, as PDF files.
To submit a manuscript, go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ipsrh, and follow the instructions for uploading your paper and cover letter. The cover letter should include the complete affiliation, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the author with whom we are to correspond. Not all authors are required to sign the letter, but implicit in the submission of a manuscript is an acknowledgment by the corresponding author that all authors are aware that they are being listed, have seen and approved the manuscript, and accept responsibility for its content. Receipt of the manuscript is acknowledged by e-mail; manuscripts not accepted for publication are not returned.


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BBH Labs will be streaming today's Burberry London Fashion Week show live in the below video players from 4pm GMT / 11am EST. Thanks to some clever player tech, the show will be broadcast on 73 other websites including Vogue, Grazia, CNN, Sky News, The Times, The Daily Beast and Yahoo. The player is also optimised for iPhone viewing.
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Over at http://live.burberry.com the video stream will be complimented by live comments from global Burberry fans. Visitors can log in with their Facebook / Twitter sign in and post comments live as the new collection comes down the catwalk.
Finally, in a fashion and technology first, the show will also be broadcast live in stunning 3D to global VIP events in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Dubai and Tokyo. You can read more about the project here:
Thanks to VideoJuicer for some very clever player technology.
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Enjoy value in Big Sky Country at our Super 8 Glendive hotel. Located off I-94, our hotel is near Makoshika State Park and other popular area destinations. We offer comfortable, affordable accommodations whether you are with us just one night, or you plan to stay and enjoy the area.


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The name David Lloyd probably means little to the vast majority of us who don't bother to read TV show credits. But Lloyd, who died this week, wrote perhaps the funniest half-hour in American sitcom history: the "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of the "Mary Tyler Moore" show.
Chuckles, for those too young to remember or too old to fully recall, was a children's show star at WJM-TV, the Minneapolis station where Mary Richards and her gang put out a shambles of a nightly newscast.
Tragedy struck when Chuckles, dressed as his character Peter Peanut, served as grand marshal of a circus parade. As Lou Grant memorably described the cause of death, "A rogue elephant tried to shell him."
The bizarre ending spurred gallows humor in the newsroom: "It could have been worse... he could have gone as Billy Banana – and had a gorilla peel him to death," cracked newswriter Murray Slaughter.
Everybody laughed except Mary, who went all schoolmarm her colleagues, lecturing them about respect and decorum.
But at Chuckle's funeral, Mary finds herself unable to suppress her inappropriate laughter as the minister rattles off the clown's characters – "Peter Peanut, Mr. Fee- Fi-Fo, Billy Banana, and my particular favorite, Aunt Yoo-Hoo."
The minister finally asks Mary to stand. "(Chuckles) found tears offensive. He hated to see people cry. Go ahead, my dear – laugh!" – at which point she, of course, bursts into uncontrollable sobs.
This was dark humor, especially for 1975, and is comparable in sheer laughs and irreverent tone perhaps only to "The Germans" episode of Britain's "Fawlty Towers." (In a delightful coincidence, the two shows originally aired one day and one ocean apart).
Speaking of the Brits, they often do a better job appreciating their comedy writers – folks like Stephen Merchant ("The Office"), and Ben Elton and Richard Curtis ("Blackadder" and ""Mr. Bean") are celebrities of sorts, and sometime see their names in the credits above the actors.
David Lloyd won an Emmy for the "Chuckles" episode and wrote for other great sitcoms, like "Cheers," "Frasier" and "The Bob Newhart Show." Though he died this week, reportedly after a long illness, he already confronted the grim reaper three decades ago and laughed in his face for all of us. "We laugh at death because we know death will have the last laugh on us," he says through Lou Grant.
But maybe the most fitting epitaph for Lloyd, who entertained us if we didn't always know he was behind the jokes, is the one he wrote for Chuckles: "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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Vancouver Whitecaps FC had 17 players from the club's Residency, Premier Development League (PDL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) teams representing Canada across three youth levels in recent weeks, with several of them having an impact ahead of a crucial 2013 international calendar.
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Whitecaps FC midfielder Bryce Alderson (pictured above) and striker Caleb Clarke along with three Whitecaps FC Residency graduates in goalkeeper Callum Irving (pictured below), defender Daniel Stanese, and midfielder Ben Fisk, and current U-18 Residency striker Yassin Essa took part in a training camp with the Under-20 team that ran from November 20 to 29 in the United States and Costa Rica.
Canada coach Nick Dasovic had a close look at the 'Caps representatives and they didn't disappoint.
In a 3-0 exhibition win against a local team in Florida, Essa found the back of the net after he was set up by Clarke, while Fisk also got his name on the scoresheet with a goal of his own .
A few days later in Costa Rica, Clarke scored a goal in each half – with Fisk also recording an assist - to give Canada a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica in their international friendly in San Jose.
In that match, Alderson, Stanese and Fisk played the full 90 minutes while Essa came on as a substitute at the beginning of the second half.
Dasovic's team now look ahead to the 2013 CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship which runs from February 18 to March 3 in Puebla, Mexico.
The top four nations from that 12-team event will then qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey later that year.
Featuring the likes of Whitecaps FC Residency players Nolan Wirth (goalkeeper), defenders Sam Adekugbe, Quinton Duncan, and Jackson Farmer, midfielder Sebastien Cabrera, and striker Brody Huitema, the Rob Gale-led U-18 team played two matches against the United States during their week-long camp in San Diego and Los Angeles that began November 17.
In the first friendly in Carson on November 21, Canada were beaten 3-1 after the hosts scored twice in the final 20 minutes. Wirth, Duncan (who was the player of the match for Canada), Farmer, and Adekugbe each played 90 minutes while Cabrera appeared in the 72nd minute.
Two days later at the same venue, Canada were held to a 2-2 draw after conceding the equalizing goal three minutes from time.
After the United States went ahead in just the second minute, Cabrera got the assist on Dylan Sacramento's leveller five minutes later. Les Rouges surged into the lead on 82 minutes but their hard work was undone by a late American strike.
Wirth played 67 minutes in goal, while Duncan, Farmer and Cabrera all played the entire match. Adekugbe started and was replaced in the 56th minute.
Head coach Sean Fleming was able to cast an eye over his team at a 12-day camp in the United States and Panama that began November 15.
Residency players including goalkeeper Marco Carducci, defender Alex Comsia (pictured below), and midfielders Marco Bustos, Jordan Haynes, and Kianz Froese all took part in the camp.
In the first match against USA in Fort Lauderdale, Canada took an early lead inside 10 minutes before the hosts clawed their way back in the second half to win 2-1.
Carducci played the full match while Froese started and was replaced in the 66th minute.
The U-17 team then headed to Panama and were successful in both friendly matches against the Central American nation, winning 1-0 in each of them with Carducci named Canada's player of the match in the second game.
It was good preparation for Fleming's troops ahead of the 12-team CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Ciudad, Panama, in April 2013.
From that tournament, four teams will progress to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates six months later.


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Show 84: We've lost a Roblin, but his presence has been filled by the ever lovely Karen. She's back and we talk about all things Warcraft-wedding. As always we tray often from the Warcraft subjects and we talk about pokemon, hunting in the UK, Discworld and of course cauliflowers, with or without cheese.
Welcome back Karen!
Rob's song!
Interview time
- Give us an update: what has changed since last time we spoke?
- What is your favourite thing to do in MoP so far?
- Boobie-update: what are the best and worst boobies in game right now?
How was our week in WoW?
Plug for our website: www.girlsgonewow.net and we are now part of the Voice of Geeks (vog) Network. You can listen to our show on Warcraft Wednesdays. You can find us at vognetwork.com where you can also find other great shows like Orange Lounge Radio, Hordehouse and Podculture.
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Show 84: Achievement unlocked; sparkly ring! Our guest Karen got engaged and wants warcraft touches to her wedding. Have you got idea's for her? What little wow touches do you bring into your life? Think tattoos, apparel, co splay, blizzcon visits or guild meet ups, wow gifts, etc. #wow #podcasts #warcraft
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Walk the same ground the dinosaurs did millions of years ago. Discover secrets of Maryland's prehistoric past.
Join us in unearthing the prehistory of Prince George's County at Dinosaur Park. The park is a unique site in Laurel, Maryland, which preserves a rare deposit of fossils from the early Cretaceous period, about 115 million years ago.
From the bones and teeth of the Maryland State Dinosaur Astrodon johnstoni to the remains of early flowering plants, the fossils found at Dinosaur Park help scientists reconstruct our region's ancient history.


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For the second time in 10 days, the Crew will square off with its long-standing rival as it welcomes the Chicago Fire to Columbus on Saturday (8:00 p.m. ET / FOX Sports Ohio). Though the Black & Gold have fallen in its previous two meetings with the Fire this season, Robert Warzycha and his team can learn from both defeats in preparation for the weekend match.
"We know [Chicago's] players very well," Warzycha explained. "They're a good team. I don't think the stats show how good they are. They can win against any team in the League, so it's going to be a tough test. Hopefully we can win this time."
The Crew took an early lead and maintained control of last week's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss against the Fire in Bridgeview, Ill., but conceded two goals to the Men in Red in the defeat. Building off their first half performance will be key on Saturday.
"Last Thursday in the Open Cup game, I thought we had a great first half and I thought we should have scored a couple more goals," defender Tyson Wahl said. "I think we were really well-organized and I think we out-played them in that loss."
Added forward Dominic Oduro: "I think we played well, especially considering that we mixed [starters and reserves] when we played in the Open Cup. We kept the ball really well the first half, it was just unfortunate."
This time, however, the Crew will have momentum in its corner after defeating the first-place Montreal Impact, 2-0, last week in Columbus.
Since joining the Fire on May 25, forward Mike Magee has scored in all four matches he's appeared in for Chicago -- including last week's Open Cup win over the Crew. The former LA Galaxy striker is currently third in MLS with eight tallies to his name in 2013.
"[Magee] is scoring goals," Warzycha said. "They have a player who is a good finisher, good in front of goal. It shows in their later results."
Likely to pair with Chris Rolfe in the Fire attack, cohesive defending from the Crew backline will be crucial in containing Chicago's two-headed monster in front of goal.
"[Magee and Rolfe] definitely have a unique pairing up top because they are so similar," Wahl explained. "Their movement off the ball is great. It's not like they're the fastest or most athletic guys, but they're both extremely smart and they both make really sharp runs. There is a lot of interchange and 10-yard diagonal runs that we have to watch out for.
"We really have to have good coordination between the centerbacks and Danny O'Rourke if that's who is playing."
Acquired from the Philadelphia Union in May, Malian centerback Bakary Soumaré brings veteran experience and a physical presence in his return to the Chicago backline. Alongside defending MLS Rookie of the Year Austin Berry in central defense, the Crew attack will have a difficult task in breaking down the Fire on Saturday.
"Soumaré is an experienced defender," Warzycha said. "He played not only in Chicago previously, but played also in France. He brings experience to their backline."
Chicago has posted a 1-0-2 record and allowed three goals in the three MLS matches Soumaré has played in since re-joining the Fire.


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|I love you Balenciaga but WHAT?!
I love Balenciaga I really really do. So this hurts me a lot. $7,900 for this?! Hmmm buy a sort of reliable 2nd hand car or a dress like one that the 1980s vomited out. I am not sure if it is a bad fit on the model but what the heck is happening there? The bust line, the frilly lizard peplum THING and then the skirt. THE HEMLINE. I didn't think you could get worse. Then... BOOM.
|Balenciaga does CUT OUT
|I dunno what event I should wear this at
|Peter Alexander will be upset at this rip off of his design
Kiki Chaos had tweeted me this much earlier and we had a big laugh over this. Then BOOM searching for evening dresses, I get this again! Kiki said it was meant to be. I need to get this dress. Peter Alexander is upset that his sleepwear is copied and passed off as evening dresses.
|Oh hey my dress is ripped and hanging out
I just do not know what's going on with this dress. The bag of poo colour, the neckline, the sleeves.. then your eyes scroll downwards and BOOM the bloody dress is ripped!!!
They want me to believe that this is a signature style of the designer to shred the dress out. Nice try Matches fashion, none of her other clothes have shredded at very unstrategic places rips. I am onto you Matches!
I love a good outfit hall of shame. Email me ok if you find any!!