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OPINION: It's an indication of how dysfunctional B.C.'s treatment system is that funding for one girl's recovery only materialized after her story was on the front page.
Daphne Bramham: Labyrinthine path to addiction recovery needs a fix
A 17-year-old girl will continue getting the addictions treatment that she needs after Fraser Health has agreed to fund her recovery.
It's great news for the young woman who has struggled with addiction since she was 13, starting with alcohol and marijuana before moving to cocaine and crystal methamphetamine.
But, it's an indication of how dysfunctional the system is that funding for Karly's recovery only materialized after her story was on the front page of Saturday's Vancouver Sun.
With one British Columbian dying almost every day from an illicit drug overdose, there must be dozens of Karlys and Karls who haven't got access to treatment.
Karly was psychotic when her mother took her to Surrey Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre on July 10 after she had overdosed on a cocktail of five drugs including fentanyl. (To protect the 17-year-old's privacy, we've used the pseudonym, Karly, and not used her family's surname.)
Before she was discharged, her mother secured a bed for her at Westminster House, a residential recovery centre for women with a separate, four-bed facility for youth.
Treatment costs $9,000 a month and even though a social worker from the Ministry of Children and Family Development has been involved with the family for more than a year, they quickly learned that MCFD would not pay for Karly to stay at Westminster House.
There was money for more outpatient treatment, which hadn't hadn't worked in the past. The social worker suggested that Karly might be able to go to Peak House, a co-ed youth residential facility. But co-ed residential treatment is far from ideal for any girls, let alone someone who had already been sexually exploited.
Until now, Westminster House has used money from donors to cover Karly's care. Family and friends launched a GoFundMe campaign aimed at raising $27,000 for the three months that counsellors believe is essential for Karly before the next step into second-stage recovery.
Asked why it wouldn't pay, MCFD referred questions to the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, which tossed it back to MCFD. Their officials then punted it to the health ministry. Finally, late on Friday health officials said Karly's treatment is the responsibility of the Fraser Health Authority, which gets its funding from the health ministry.
Until Friday, FHA was "unaware of this request for a publicly funded bed at Westminster House," according to spokesman Dixon Tam.
But since then, staff worked with Westminster House to arrange "an interim solution" for Karly to remain in treatment.
Fraser Health has 450 government-funded residential beds in the region and a 20-bed treatment centre in Chilliwack for youth aged 13 to 18 is scheduled to open next year.
At the best of times, navigating this absurd labyrinth would defeat all but the strongest. At the worst of times, it is the reason that vulnerable addicts end up defeated and dead.
One emailed response — attributable only to an unnamed government spokesperson — acknowledged "huge gaps" in the system "after nearly two decades of neglect and inaction by the previous government."
It went on to say that since the NDP were elected, they have allocated $608 million over five years for treatment and recovery. Since 2017, $306 million has been spent on everything from supervised injection sites, oral and injectable opioid agonist therapy such as methadone and Suboxone, naloxone and overdose prevention sites, outpatient and hospital treatment to residential and outpatient recovery.
Residential treatment investments have included the Chilliwack youth centre as well as two therapeutic communities on Vancouver Island and 11 intensive-care beds in the Comox Valley.
But Liberal addictions critic Jane Thornthwaite along with others in the recovery community argue that the problem isn't a bed shortage, there's a government funding shortage.
On any given day, residential recovery houses have both empty beds and long waiting lists because people can't afford to pay and the government only pays for a certain number of adults on welfare and for a set number of youth.
When Thornthwaite's staff called to find out how many empty beds there were one day in April, there were 126.
For years, the B.C. government has argued that because addiction is a chronic, recurring disease — a health problem — governments must provide access to harm-reduction measures such as needle exchanges, supervised injection sites, overdose prevention sites, free naloxone as well as methadone, Suboxone and even heroin.
Each year, it spends millions of dollars on making access to those widely available. But it yet to take the next logical step, which is to make recovery accessible.
In the first five months of this year the coroner reports there 462 toxicity deaths in the province.
Yes, they died because of illicit drugs laced with fentanyl.
But for some, they also died because they weren't as lucky as Karly. At crucial points in their lives, they weren't given the chance for recovery.
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HISTORY 265: Writing Asian American History (AMSTUD 265, ASNAMST 265, HISTORY 365)
Recent scholarship in Asian American history, with attention to methodologies and sources. Topics: racial ideologies, gender, transnationalism, culture, and Asian American art history. Primary research paper.
Last offered: Winter 2015 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
HISTORY 272E: Theories of Citizenship and Sovereignty in a Transnational Context (AMSTUD 272E, CHILATST 172, CSRE 172H, FEMGEN 272E, HISTORY 372E)
This course explores the multiple meanings of citizenship and the ways in which they change when examined using different geographic scales (from the local to the transnational). The course will pair theoretical readings on citizenship with case studies that focus on North America. Topics include: definitions of citizenship; the interrelation of ideas of citizenship with those of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality; the relationship between sovereignty and territoriality; human and civil rights; and immigration.
Last offered: Autumn 2014 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
HISTORY 274E: Urban Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
We examine historical issues of social inequality, poverty, crime, industrialization, globalization, and environment in major Latin American cities.
Last offered: Spring 2015 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
HISTORY 275B: History of Modern Mexico (AMSTUD 275B, CHILATST 275B, CSRE 275B, HISTORY 375C)
Surveys the history of governance, resistance, and identity formation in Mexico from the nineteenth century to the present. Explores Mexico's historical struggles to achieve political stability, economic prosperity, and social justice and examines how regional, class, ethnic, and gender differences have figured prominently in the shaping of Mexican affairs. Topics include Mexico's wars and their legacies, the power of the state, violence and protest, debates over the meaning of "Mexicanness," youth culture, and the politics of indigenismo.
Last offered: Winter 2016 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
HISTORY 278S: The Ethical Challenges of Climate Change (HISTORY 478)
This course explores the ethical challenges of climate change from historical, social, economic, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. These include the discovery of global warming over two centuries, the rise of secular and religious denialism and skepticism toward the scientific consensus on it, the dispute between developed and developing countries over how to forge a binding global agreement to mitigate it, and the "role morality" of various actors (scientists, politicians, fossil fuel companies, the media and ordinary individuals) in the US in assessing ethical responsibility for the problem and its solutions.
Last offered: Winter 2015 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER, WAY-SI
HISTORY 281B: Modern Egypt (HISTORY 381B)
From the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Topics: European imperialism, the political economy of cotton, rise of nationalism, gender and the nation, minorities, the coup of 1952, positive neutralism and the Cold War, and the neo-liberal reconstruction of Egypt.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
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HISTORY 281D: Shia Islam (HISTORY 381D)
This course explores the history of the Shia tradition from its origins to the present. Drawing on a wide range of sources, students will trace the religious, political, social, and cultural transformations that have shaped Shia communities throughout the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Africa.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
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HISTORY 283: The New Global Economy, Oil and Origins of the Arab Spring (HISTORY 383)
This class uses the methods of political economy to study the trajectory of global capitalism from the end of World War II to the current phase of neoliberal globalization. The argument is that the role of oil, and its primary repository " the Middle East " has been central in the global capitalist order and that neoliberalism and the oil economy are closely linked to the eruption of the Arab uprisings of 2011.
Last offered: Winter 2015 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
HISTORY 287C: Zionism and its Critics
Zionism from its genesis in the 1880s up until the establishment of the state of Israel in May, 1948, exploring the historical, ideological and political dimensions of Zionism. Topics include: the emergence of Zionist ideology in connection to and as a response to challenges of modernity; emancipation; Haskalah (Jewish enlightenment); other national and ideological movements of the period; the ideological crystallization of the movement; and the immigration waves to Palestine.
Last offered: Spring 2014 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
HISTORY 287F: Anti-Semitism in the Modern World: An Introduction (JEWISHST 287F)
This course will introduce students to varying forms that anti-Semitism has taken in the modern world. We will be using film, music, imagery, political texts, and scholarly sources to examine regional, cultural, and chronological differences, so that students will better understand the phenomenon. All sources will be available in English.
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February 27, 1933 - February 22, 2013
Virginia and formerly of Westbrookville, NY
Barrie D. Lindsay, HMC USN Ret., of Virginia and formerly of Westbrookville, NY, died peacefully on February 22, 2013 in Virginia. He was 79.
He was born in Battle Creek, MI, February 27, 1933.
Barrie enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 and proudly served his country in Korea and Viet Nam (twice). He was the corpsman assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1965-66 on the ground in Vietnam. He served on the USS Hospital Ship Haven, and the USS Enterprise that was in the Bay of Tonkin shortly after the seizing of the Pueblo.
Barrie will be remembered as always smiling, telling very old jokes and playing his harmonica.
Barrie Lindsay, loving husband of Carole, father of Denise, Diane, Phyllis and Janice, died peacefully on February 22, 2013 in Virginia.
He is survived by six grandchildren. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews in the state of Michigan. He was predeceased by a daughter, Phyllis
Cremains will be buried, at a future date, in Westbrookville Cemetery, Westbrookville, NY.
Arrangements are by Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771 845-856-5191; for additional information, directions, or to send a condolence note to the family, visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com


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Robyn O'Neil
Robyn O'Neil is a Los Angeles-based artist with Texas roots whose labor-intensive narrative drawings have a cinematic flair with Shakespearean-like titles that add to their mystery and intrigue. O'Neil is a consummate learner, having begun her education in British Studies, British Art, and British Architecture at Kings College in London before settling on art. After a BFA at Texas A&M University, Commerce, O'Neil entered the graduate program at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Opportunities followed that landed her work in the 2004 Whitney Biennial and began a significant exhibition record, bringing her critical acclaim. As the 2009 Huntington Prize recipient, O'Neil focused on her studio, and in 2010, she took an opportunity to attend Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School in Los Angeles where, in collaboration with director Eoghan Kidney, she created We, The Masses, an otherworldly animated adaptation of the artist's skillful, dark, and enticing drawings for which she received a FRAMEWORKS Grant from the Irish Film Board and was awarded the 2012 Spirit Award at the Brooklyn Film Festival. The Modern is proud to have attained O'Neil's seminal These final hours embrace at last; this is our ending, this is our past., 2007,which brings to a close an almost decade-long series of drawings. The sole figure in the work is "forever hanging in the middle ground of the drawing, attached to heaven by a fraying thread, suspended above a monstrous ocean wave" as the last of the artist's "men in sweat suits."
For her Tuesday Evenings presentation, "Ending Things,"O'Neil discerningly addresses the nature of "endings," from the last lines of poems to final episodes of TV sitcoms, explaining that, "Endings can be inconclusive, but yet are still called 'endings'. They are also starting points; things must end so that something else will happen. In order to be reborn, one must first die."


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Brent Björkman, director of the Kentucky Folklife Program at WKU, has been awarded an Archie Green Fellowship by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress awards the Green fellowships to stimulate research in occupational folklore across the country. Only four fellowships were awarded for 2013.
In cooperation with state and national park personnel, Björkman and collaborator Jon Kay, director of Traditional Arts Indiana at Indiana University, will conduct ethnographic and oral history interviews documenting the occupational traditions and experiences of park rangers working in their neighboring states. In addition to fostering cooperative regional research, this study is particularly timely since both the National Park Service and the Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs system will celebrate their centennials in 2016.
Archie Green, the scholar for which the fellowship was named, was a pioneering folklorist who championed the establishment of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. As a scholar, he documented and analyzed the culture and traditions of American workers and encouraged others to do the same.
The Kentucky Folklife Program moved to WKU's Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology in Potter College of Arts & Letters in 2012 after 20 years as a successful interagency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Arts Council. The Kentucky Folklife Program remains dedicated to the mission of identifying, documenting and conserving the Commonwealth's diverse cultural traditions. In October 2012, the archives of the Kentucky Folklife Program merged with the existing WKU Folklife Archives at the Kentucky Museum to create one of the most extensive and dynamic archives of culture and folklife in Kentucky.
The research produced by Björkman and Kay will be preserved in both the American Folklife Center archive in Washington, D.C., and at the Kentucky Folklife Program Archive and made available to researchers and the public.
Contact: Brent Björkman, (270) 745-4133.


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|"Are you a wizard or not?"
The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is a conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.
- Voldemort: "Gregorovitch? I want Gregorovitch."
- German woman: "Er wohnt hier nicht mehr! [He does not live here anymore!] He no live here! He no live here! I know him not!"
- Voldemort: "Where is he?"
- German woman: "Das weiß ich nicht! [I do not know!] He move! I know not, I know not!"
- — Voldemort and the terrified German woman[src]
This unnamed German-speaking woman lived with her two young children in the former home of the wandmaker Mykew Gregorovitch, which had high, timber-framed gables and was described as looking like a gingerbread house.
She was described to be laughing and had much humour in her face when she opened the door to her home one day in 1997. However, when she saw Lord Voldemort standing outside, her expression changed rapidly from happiness to terror.[1]
When Voldemort came to her door in search of Gregorovitch on 1 September, 1997, she told him that the wandmaker did not live there, and that she did not know him. She tried to close the door on him, but Voldemort forced his way into the household. The woman tried to shield her two children, but Voldemort nonetheless murdered all of them with the Killing Curse.[1]
Harry Potter was forced to witness the woman's misfortune of meeting with Voldemort due to his connections with the Dark Lord, and felt deeply miserable for the family.[1]
Behind the scenes
- Although the woman's fluency in German and the architecture of her home strongly suggest she lived in Germany, she may have lived in another German-speaking region, such as Austria, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein. She might also have lived in a German speaking area or other German-speaking territory in the Czech Republic, Belgium, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Poland or former Yugoslavia, France or Italy.
- The way she tried to protect her children is reminiscent of how Lily Potter tried to protect her son Harry, although the woman was not given the choice to step aside and save herself.
- It is unknown if this woman and her family were Muggles or witches and wizards.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance) (Appears in vision(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 12 (Magic is Might)


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65th Grand National Roadster Show Coverage Friday
Lots To See!
We're here at the 65th Annual Grand National Roadster Show at the Pomona Fairplex in Southern California and there is a lot to see. As soon as you walk in the show there are all kind of cars, trucks, vendors, hot dog stands, BBQ, live music, and all-around fun for the whole family. People from all over have come to get a glimpse at some of the most famous cars in the country.
There is truly something for everyone at this show. We got a chance to walk around and see cars like John Mumford's 1927 Ford Roadster which took home the coveted America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award last year. The sound of rumbling engines can be heard outside as engine builders show off their hard work.
For those that don't know, the show is overwhelming in the best way possible. If you haven't been to the Grand National Roadster Show, it's divided up into different buildings. Each building has different types of cars you can see. For example, fans of salt flat racers will want to check out the Century of Speed building for the fastest cars in the country. If you're a rod and custom fan, Suede Palace is where you'll want to find yourself.
Stay tuned for more coverage to come and we hope to see you this weekend at the 65th Annual Grand National Roadster Show!


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What is the Glory of Preaching?
Last year, I began reading a print copy of Darrell Johnson's The Glory of Preaching for my own edification. After I had finished the first chapter, I e-mailed our VP of Licensing and asked him to license the book for Accordance. It's that good, and I'm pleased to announce that an Accordance edition is now available.
What makes The Glory of Preaching so good? Well, it covers much of the ground you would expect in a book about preaching, discussing the process of moving from studying a passage to developing a sermon, various ways to structure a sermon, how to deliver the sermon, etc. But that's not what convinced me we needed it in Accordance. Remember, I had only read the first chapter at that point. The things that immediately struck me about this book were its inspirational tone and its refreshing depth. It just didn't read like the typical manual of preaching techniques. It reads more like a series of encouraging conversations with a seasoned preacher—one who is well aware of the challenges preachers face, but who somehow never lost his passion for preaching.
Johnson's central thesis is that "something always happens":
Whenever a human being, Bible in hand, stands up before a group of other human beings, invites the gathered assembly into a particular text of the Bible and as faithfully as possible tries to say again what the living God is saying in the text, something always happens. Something transformative, empowering, life-giving happens.
This understanding of preaching as "participating in God's transformation of the world" is what Johnson asserts is the "glory" of preaching. From this opening claim that "something always happens," he goes on to cast a vision of preaching which is hopeful, inspiring, and encouraging.
In Part One of the book, Johnson lays what he calls the "theoretical foundations for participating." In other words, he begins by developing a theology of preaching: answering the questions, "Why does it happen?", "Does it really always happen?", "Where does it happen?", and "How does it happen?" Along the way, he offers his own perspectives and advice, addressing the practical issues Christian preachers face all the time.
It is only after he has laid these "theoretical foundations" that Johnson begins discussing the "mechanics" of preaching. And just as Johnson's inspirational tone makes the "theoretical" discussion seem anything but "theoretical," so it makes this section on "mechanics" seem anything but "mechanical." Again, reading this section is like sitting at the feet of an experienced preacher and getting practical help without the imposition of a rigid process.
In short, if you're looking for a little inspiration, some encouragement, and much valuable instruction on how to "participate in God's transformation of the world" more effectively, you're sure to find it in The Glory of Preaching. Be sure to take advantage of our introductory price of just $12.99 before December 31.
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Don Adams
Thank you for recommending this book and for making it available in Accordance. Upon reading your blog I purchased this book. I rarely make purchases this way. I finished the first chapter this morning and my, what a blessing! I look forward to finishing it soon.
Thank you so much,


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Comparisons with IGS EOP Series
On the following pages you will find a comparison between the individual solutions of the analysis centers and the IVS combination with respect to the IGS EOP series. The IGS provides final weekly accumulated Earth rotation parameters (ERP):
- X-Pole,
- Y-Pole,
- X-Pole Rate,
- Y-Pole Rate and
with respect to the ITRF2005.
The values are estimated from the IGS weekly SINEX combinations.
The comparison is embedded into an interactive tool containing data since 1983. The values are smoothed by a moving median. The subset size of the sliding window is ±35 days and is shifted forward each 7 days. The user is free to display the graphics of the individual solution and to choose the time-spans.
The statistic table is updated according to the chosen data set(s).


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- Brass is back, and better than it was in the 1970s and '80s
- Martha Stewart collects brass trays from around the world
- The modern way of using brass in home decor is with patina
What was once considered, well, brassy, is now something to covet and keep. From small moments to large statements, today's brass is tasteful and elegant—with gorgeous patina to spare.
Brass is back.
With the appetite for nickel and chrome at its saturation point, brass is returning to the forefront of the design world. "People are rediscovering how beautiful it is," says Martha Stewart, who has amassed an impressive collection of brass treasures, particularly trays, from all over the globe.
"I am always searching for new pieces," she says.
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But shopping for the "mellow metal," as she calls it, doesn't have to feel like an exhausting treasure hunt anymore. Thanks to the renewed interest, both mainstream design shops and specialty boutiques now stock brass wares. And with good reason: The metal, an alloy of copper and zinc, is strong; it won't rust; and it can be forged into a variety of shapes.
Plus, it's relatively inexpensive. "I jokingly call it the poor man's gold," Stewart says.
Unlike the perpetually shiny lacquered brass that was popular in the 1970s and '80s, most pieces today are left unfinished. They may require occasional polishing, but the goal is no longer that blinding glossiness. In fact, not only is brass that shows its age acceptable—it's downright desirable.
"It's the patina that makes it beautiful," says decorating director Kevin Sharkey.
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"Brass is timeless, warm, and inviting. There's a reason people are drawn to it. Adding it to a room is like crowning the space with an amazing jewel."
How to clean brass
Don't overlook a brass find simply because it appears blackened beyond repair. "Removing the tarnish is like discovering gold," says Kevin.
Martha polishes her brass pieces about once a year; every three years, she has them professionally cleaned. For basic maintenance and to make unlacquered brass shine without stripping away the patina, Anthony Cassano of Greenwich Metal, in Stamford, Connecticut, recommends using polish-soaked cloths, such as Cape Cod metal polishing cloths.
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Stronger, more abrasive cleaners, like Brasso, are best used on heavily oxidized pieces. Test on a small area first, advises Cassano. Lacquered-brass items, meanwhile, should be cleaned with a soft cloth, mild dishwashing soap, and tepid water.
Removing lacquer
Worn-away lacquer may be to blame for brass's formerly bad rap. The clear coating (made of lacquer, epoxy, or urethane) preserves a shiny finish and eliminates the need for polish, but it doesn't wear evenly, resulting in blotches of tarnished metal against the bright lacquered parts. The tarnish cannot be properly cleaned off unless you get rid of the existing lacquer.
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To do so, Cassano recommends a paint-stripper paste like Klean-Strip. Brush it on evenly to remove all kinds of clear coating.
As always, test on a small patch of your brass item before applying the paint stripper, and consult a professional before removing lacquer from any large or valuable piece.
Fast-tracking patina
Left on its own without any intervention, unlacquered brass will begin to darken in about a month and will continue to take on a deeper patina with age and use, says Jamie Gregg of Colonial Bronze in Torrington, Connecticut. To accelerate this process, he recommends placing the item in hot water, which speeds up the oxidation.
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Another trick, says Cassano, is to place an open can of traditional latex paint next to the unlacquered brass item in an enclosed area for at least 24 hours. The fumes from the paint will quicken the patination process.
Where to find brass
Flea markets are a great place to nab vintage brass goods, but if you'd rather shop from the comfort of your own home, check out these websites. From hardware to furniture, eBay offers the widest on-line selection of brass items. Search terms: vintage, raw brass, unlacquered brass.
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For even more finds, expand your search abroad: Try looking in England. And if you know French, go to eBay's French site.
High-end furniture with brass accents, including midcentury-modern pieces by Edward Wormley, Dunbar, and Paul McCobb, can be found at 1stdibs.
Auntie Oti is a valuable source for vintage brass bowls, tumblers, canisters, and bells from India.
Storing brass
How you view aging brass depends on your taste: One person's patina is another's tarnish. Whatever your preference, you should store your treasured objects properly to prevent them from oxidizing so much that they practically become black.
Cassano suggests stowing brass trays, bowls, or tumblers in flannel bags, such as those made to protect sterling silver, or wrapping them in acid-free tissue paper before sealing them in plastic bags. Avoid keeping them in high humidity, and do not use newspaper, he advises, which has acidic ink that will cause oxidation.


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Farm Neck Foundation
Announces Island Gifts
The board of directors of the Farm Neck Foundation has announced $51,800 in annual charitable grants for 2007 to 13 Vineyard organizations and agencies.
The largest gift, $25,000, is a pledge toward the new YMCA of Martha's Vineyard building.
Other awards include $5,000 to the Vineyard Health Care Access Program to help fund the prescription medication assistance program; a $2,500 challenge grant to the Martha's Vineyard Film Society to help fund the purchase of a high-definition projector; $2,500 to the Friends of Sengekontacket Inc. for continuing bacterial testing of Sengekontacket Pond; $1,500 to the Aquinnah Cultural Center to help fund a Native American artisans festival; and $1,000 to Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc. to help fund spaying, neutering and adoption programs.
The foundation is an independent charitable corporation created by the Farm Neck Golf Club to provide charitable assistance for the Vineyard.


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TTFF: Holidays At MSG
This Friday's playlist is comprised of many of my favorite MSG moments from Holiday Run history. While a comprehensive list would be exhausting, these pieces represent the creme de la creme from The Garden's past Decembers. Each selection is an absolute five star gem, so enjoy the high quality Phish for the weekend!
"Tube" 12.29.97 II
The Mac Daddy of all "Tubes."
"Reba" 12.31.95 I
Bliss through music; one of the best versions known to man.
"Tweezer" 12.30.94 II
The exploratory centerpiece of Phish's first show at The Garden.
"Harry Hood" 12.30.95 II
A life-chanager for me.
"Mike's Song" 12.31.95 II
In a year filled with masterful "Mike's Songs," this one could be the best.
"Auld Lang Syne > Weekapaug > Sea and Sand" 12.31.95 III
A total blowout to kick-start 1996.
"Carini > Wolfman's Brother" 12.28.98 II
One of my personal favorite pieces of MSG Phish.
"Disease -> David Bowie -> Possum" 12.29.97 II
A large chunk of one of the best sets ever played at The Garden.
"You Enjoy Myself" 12.29.98 II
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It's hard to believe but when James Franco was shooting his upcoming starring role in the summer blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes, he wasn't James Franco as you think of him now. We had yet to see his Oscar-nominated performance in 127 Hours, he had yet to awkwardly host that same show and he wasn't attached to virtually every single major film in pre-production. He was just a solid, well-known actor set to play Will Rodman, a scientist who mistakenly raises and creates the ape that will eventually destroy all humans. While on the set of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Franco was predictably busy, so he was only able to give us a few minutes of his time. Read what he had to say about the role, the legacy of the series and the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition DVDs after the jump.
Note: This is a transcript of a roundtable that took place during the set visit. Questions were asked by several different journalists. Click here to listen to the audio.
Question: How hard was it to adjust to the performance capture? Interacting with Andy and things like that.
James Franco: I don't think it took much time at all. Actually, one of my reasons for doing this movie was to work with Andy. I didn't know Andy was doing it, but to work with all the WETA people, Andrew Lesnie. I have watched every single minute of the extra features on all of the Lord of the Rings and King Kong DVDs. So, just from watching that I kind of had an understanding of how it worked and I thought it would be a new and interesting acting experience, working opposite someone playing a chimpanzee. And Andy signed on, he was signed on like a week or two before we started shooting – to my great satisfaction, he was signed on – and he was so good at it. The imagination just kind of takes over, just like you meet someone and the next day they are playing your mother. You kind of roll with it if the scene is working. Andy was so good with the chimp behavior that it was actually pretty easy to fall into that kind of relationship. And, I guess I'd also, I watched it probably a year ago, but I loved the movie, Koko the Talking Gorilla, directed by Barbet Schroeder, and that was actually shot in my hometown in Palo Alto. So I remember, I guess, something of the way that woman dealt with her Gorilla, kind of came back to me, so I kind of started dealing with him in that way.
Q: You are obviously used to shooting scenes multiple times, but here you have to shoot each one three times the same way because of the mo-cap, how does that work for you exactly?
JF: Yeah. Well, you can rebel against it or, I kind of have that discussion in my head, like, just complain about this process or I can just go with it and understand that it's what's necessary to make this kind of movie. And when Andy's there, it's great, it's akin to a regular acting experience, he's a performer and I roll with it. And then, when he's not there, I guess I justify it. You think it's the death of acting, but you know there are plenty of stage plays where you talk to no one or you are using your imagination in a similar way and you have to create an imaginary world in front of you and react to it, if it's there. So, not necessarily the death of acting as we know it. I tell myself. It's just physical memory and emotional memory and I try and, as an actor, the process is basically you have your motivation as a character and your reacting to the other characters. Both of those things kind of combine and that's how a scene arises and so I try and have, when I'm acting with no one, I have that motivation still but I guess I just try and conjure him in my imagination so that I can still kind of react off him as he was behaving.
Q: Can you talk about the emotional arc of your character in the movie?
JF: Ah, yeah. Well this movie, this rendition of the Planet of the Apes series is different in many ways than the other ones but one of the differences is that the others seem to be much more about commentaries on class relations, inter species relations, race relations, all of these things. Where as ours is a prequel and it's much more of a Frankenstein story where a scientist is maybe in our case not so moved by hubris, but in some ways he is, but he starts messing with nature and it gets out of hand. So I guess my character just goes from a pure science orientated man who has few connections in life, it's actually a pretty dismal existence, who doesn't have much of a relationship with his father and his father has Alzheimer's so he then starts taking care of him and at the end of his father's life, towards the end of his father's life he starts building this relationship with his father that he never had. And then this chimp is thrust on him, so he starts having almost a father son relationship that he never had in his life. So he goes from a very isolated, scientific, cold kind of personality to a much more humane and caring person.
Q: Do you feel the Alzheimer's issue helps ground your character in this fantasy movie. It's sort of a reality that's important to the film working?
JF: Yeah, I mean, it's certainly the choice that they made. Like I actually haven't seen all of the Apes movies. I saw the first one a long time ago and then I watched it again and I watched a documentary about the making of all of them. And I guess back in the day they spent a ton of money, at the time what was a ton of money, on makeup and effects. Now I assume the original Apes movie has kind of a cult appeal but you look at the mask and you say, 'Well…I can't believe they are having serious philosophical conversations and they're wearing those crazy masks,' but it's interesting on that level. But reality, or the idea of apes talking, has moved forward. We have a different concept of that now of what is real. So not only have the way that they depicted apes changed and become much more realistic but the storyline, tries to be grounded in a more realistic world where it's at least conceivable that this could happen.
Q: Does that help you as an actor to play this part?
JF: Um, yeah, I don't know, the crazy thing for me was Kim Hunter, who played Stella in Streetcar was one of the apes in the original movies. Malcolm McDowell and Sal Mineo was even one in, I think, the third one and they all talked about how surprising it was that they could take that seriously. So I could probably do it if people were still in masks but I guess playing a scientist that's somewhat grounded in reality helps. It's just a type of movie. It would just be a different kind of movie if we went the other way and I as an actor would find myself, find my way into that other movie. It's not that I couldn't do that, it's just a different movie.
Q: You mentioned Frankenstein and Dr. Frankenstein is a tragic character, would you say your character has that going on?
JF: Well, yeah, I guess he screws a lot of things up. (big laugh) Not on purpose but he does everything for the right reasons, it just gets out of hand. I can't remember Frankenstein's motivation.
Q: Eternal life. But Will is trying to save his father, that's his motivation. He's trying to beat death in a way.
JF: Yeah, in a way. Maybe you wouldn't say it's justified but most people would do whatever they could for their ailing family members so it's at least understandable.
For more Rise of the Planet of the Apes coverage:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Set Visit
Andy Serkis and Terry Notary On-Set Interview Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Granted I don't live in London, but surely there's more than one form of public transport over to Fulham.
The courts, the rich, the powerful or those in authority never lie. It has been dealt with 'by the courts' nothing to see here run along.
Still. Not the end of the world if it gets called off. Gives our players some time to rest ahead of the cup game. By the time it's back on, we'll hopefully have a few of them back from injury.
No doubt the game will be rescheduled just before the Man UTD game.
@ Veinticinco de Mayo The way you talk to other users on this forum is something you should be ashamed of as someone who is suppose to be representing the site.
Tell that to the people who have booked time off work, transport etc.
I just don't get it.. Why would they have to travel with the tube?
The tube strikes weren't ideal last week but it was still perfectly possible to get to pretty well anywhere in London, especially places with overground links such as Craven Cottage. Would be extremely surprised if this gets called off.
My missus tubes went on strike once and it didn't stop us from having a shag.
Tony Barrett @TonyBarretTimes 2mCould Fulham not just lay coaches on for club staff? Or is that a daft question?
Meh, they twatted us first half in a game people would say we'd go into double figures. Fwiw I think we'll batter Fulham as well, I just think we don't need loudmouths going around screaming that we'll win every game 8-0 etc.
The FA need to step in here. If Arsenal play then so should Fulham. If they don't then we get the points. Simple as that.
Is there any way Liverpool can protest against this?
Its not about our players needing rest, its entirely about there's. Full credit to Fulham for their excellent display yesterday but they are simply using the Tube Strike as bait to the F.A to ensure their squad is 'fully fit' to compete against us.
I like balls.
They've got enough time to contact all of their stewards and arrange taxis / buses to pick them up and deliver them to the ground. It's like Luton in the cup many years ago - they don't fancy it, pure and simple and shouldn't be allowed to get away with it. Why is their situation any different to any other London club playing on Wednesday? Edit: Thanks for agreeing with me Tony!!
Exactly. They can't get away with this, it's unfair. Pure and simple.
Could Fulham's staff not just set off a little earlier - is that another daft question?
Still. Not the end of the world if it gets called off.
Shall we all just still go and protest outside the ground? - who's with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
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I was tagged by the gorgeous Amber over at Bugs, Babies, and Wedded Bliss to do a little get to know ya segment. I personally love these sorta blog posts. They can be really fun and you don't gotta think too hard :) It's Friday...who has any energy left to thing?
1. Mac or PC?
MAC all the way. I mean, my husband works for Apple, so it'd sorta be blasphemy if I didn't use a Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, etc, right? When I made the switch I was uber nervous, but from here on out that's all we'll ever own. So much better you guys. NEVER gets viruses and user friendly. Just sayin... Oh and it has photo booth so you can take ridiculous pics of yourself while your little one naps. Don't believe me?
2. What is the craziest thing you have ever done?
Hmmmm.... well the things I classify as "crazy" aren't that original. I've jumped of bridges (into rivers!) that were illegal to jump off of to impress a boy, I've ditched class many times, etc. BUT I guess something crazy is I got married on a whim. I used to go to Camp Pendleton when Nick was in the Marines, every weekend. So the weekend of Valentines Day 2005, Nick got off work early and was like "Wanna go get married?" YES I DO!!! So off we went to the county clerk's office and made it official. The drive home I just casually called my mom to tell her I got married.
3. Favorite housewife?
Oh my gosh, I'd sooner pick a favorite drink! Hmmm... I have so many from different seasons:
Kim from RHOA, Lisa from RHOBH, Bethanny (when she was on) from RHONY, Tamara from RHOOC, Caroline from RHONJ
4. What celebrity do you/other people think you look like?
Oh wow, hmmm..I've gotten a couple in my day. Some people say I've looked like Brooke Hogan, which is basically saying I look like a man. Thanks people! I've heard Ashley Tisdale (pre nose job)
5. Wine, beer or mixed drink?
Depends on what Im doing. I'd say overall its wine most def. But I have been known to have some SkinnyGirl Margarita in my wine glass
6. What is your dream date?
It's never happened, but I'd love to just on a whim Nick be like "Wanna go to London tonight?" and then we pack and head to the airport. On a more realistic level? I love dinner at a beautiful restaurant with a gorgeous view and then maybe spend the rest of the night walking/people watching in a downtown city. Maybe San Fran?
7. What has been your favorite trip you have taken?
Hands down London. My mom took me when I was a Senior in HS. Im the most obsessed person you'll ever meet with England in general. It all started with the Spice Girls - I loved them, their outfits, their accents and Baby Spice was my favorite. My gma was born in Blackburn, England and since I had "roots" there, I knew I could rightfully be obsessed. Seriously, the historic ancient buildings that kings and queens we only read about in history books, touched and walked in those buildings. Tower of London? Most amazing place if you like history. After reading all those Phillipa Gregory books on King Henry and Anne Boleyn, I love that I got to see where she was kept. Oh and where she got her head chopped off :)
8. How old were you when you got your first kiss?
Kindergarten. Seriously - used to kiss boys all the time. But if we are talking french/make out kiss? Junior High on the bus playing Truth or Dare.
9. Have you ever danced on a bar/table?
Are we talking about in public or in the privacy of our own homes?
10. What is your favorite movie of all time?
Ah! So many I can't just pick one. Along the lines of: Bridget Jones, Love Actually, First Wives Club, or The Holiday
11. Most embarrassing moment?
Eating pavement in front of Seniors in HS on the first day of Freshman year.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Oh no she didn't
I was tagged by the gorgeous Amber over at Bugs, Babies, and Wedded Bliss to do a little get to know ya segment. I personally love these sorta blog posts. They can be really fun and you don't gotta think too hard :) It's Friday...who has any energy left to thing?
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Stop the Clock
Whew, seriously time is crazy people. It's flying higher than Kim Richards.
Seriously y'all...tell me her and that creeper boyfriend of hers aren't like High School stoners with the shizz that comes outta their mouths.
So you guys remember my fabulous friend who takes amazing photographs? Well, she is wanting to build up her portfolio and she's has never done a Boudior type photo shoot. Well guess who's always wanted to do a sexy (yet elegant and classy) boudoir shoot? THIS BLOGGER RIGHT HERE!! I've never been the model type, but hey, I can't turn it down :) So you can best believe I will not be missing one single day in the gym. Any tips from you guys on those last minute "Get rid of bloat/5lbs" trick? Im thinking lotsa protein shakes the week before and cutting carbs after noon.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
361 days in our lives
Oh my word, the 1 year mark is 4 days away. Im someone who thinks about the past a lot. Not like dwells on things, but I think its fun to remember huge things that happened to me. Such as when the Mr. and I started emailing when he was stationed in Japan and all the sweet things he'd say, you know, the "courting phase". The phase you should suck everything in, cause once they put a ring on it, say bye bye to those love notes. HA! Totally kidding, girls. My man still woo's me (by saying things like "Your so sexy. Know what would be even sexier? If you got me a beer!" - semi true story).
I think about where I was 1 year ago today. 4 ways away from my life changing forever. I remember being soooo over the waiting game. Every morning Nick would head to work, I'd grab a large beverage, get my comfy blankets, grab the laptop and watch all my favorite shows on the couch. Just waiting for my future Gladiator, Troy Maximus to make his debut. I think back and would love to tell that Karli to enjoy every uninterrupted moment of Real Housewives while you can, cause soon the TV will be taken over with Baby Einstein, Yo Gabba Gabba and Veggie Tales.
T Money's birfday party is tomorrow, and even tho it's super small, I am stressed about getting everything done. I think this just goes with the territory of throwing a party. Truth be told, I don't love being the hostess with the mostest. I have to really deep clean. Like get on my hands and knees and clean every baseboard, every piece of furniture, wash every removable rug, scrub every single thing. Heck, I might even give Daisy Mae a bath because I don't want people to think I my stinky dog is the norm up in this joint.
I decided to go with the sports theme for his birthday. So I got a few Sporty type banners and decorations. We shall see how I decide to throw it all together. Say a prayer for me cause I suck at icing cakes, I always seem to peel up cake when I do it, and I gotta ice Troy his little football cake to eat. Not like he's gonna care about the icing job, but still.
And while we are on the topic of sports - did you guys hear about my man Tim Tebow's injuries from last weekends game? Homeboy TORE RIB CARTILAGE AND BRUISED HIS LUNG, and had fluid build up in his chest. AND he still played the 2nd half. Hardcore, no?
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
You either do or you don't...
...there is no in between with half marathon training. I want to be fully prepared in what I am about to do on March 11th, so there is no way in Hell I am skipping any runs that are on my schedule. As y'all know, I am weeks deep into Jamie Eason's LiveFit 12 week program, and there are so many days I either want to pick one or the other: the run or the weights. Both are hard in their own ways. Lifting is hard because well, those weights get heavy, duh! Running, I hit the mental block of not stopping, keep running, your feet may be on fire from how hot your body is right now, but that is okay. Not gonna kill you, only make you stronger, right? "Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going", "Sweat is fat crying". Not gonna lie to ya, I tell myself all of these when that mental road block pops up. It seems to pop up about mile 3.75/4. That's right, that is NOT a typo. The max on my schedule I've run thus far is 5 miles. Tomorrow, is another 5 miler and lifting via Jamie's plan. Oh and Thursday? I get to run 6 (SIX!!!!!) miles. Last time I checked, that was .1 miles shy of a 10K. Because I'm sick in the head and just wanna say I did it, I will run that extra .1 miles to make it an even 10K. Last time I ran a 10K on a treadmill? OOOOOOOOO somewhere between "check out my banging body with zero stretch marks on my tummy since I don't have a baby" and "training for my first 10K" about 1 year ago. (*Side note: could have gotten it much worse, I only have 8.25 squiggly lines on the tummy and yes I will flaunt them in the bikini this Summer...with my 6 pack, BOO YA!*)
So far, I'm pretty proud of my determination. I haven't missed a day on my training schedule with either LiveFit or half marathon training. And let me tell you another thing that doesn't help the mental block when I'm running - the heat! My gym is small, its near my house (aka, the country *insert banjo here*), it's cheap and affordable, has all the right equipment I need, and the thermostat is constantly set to 71 degrees. YES! SEVENTY ONE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. Add the other sweaty bodies running,stepping,gliding it up in the cardio room, and you've got one very sweaty floor to clean up (Yuck! I'll stick with wiping mandarin oranges off my sons butt, thanks very much). Not only is it obviously hot in there, but I'm a sweater anyways. Luckily there is 1 giant floor fan that I seem to get lucky with every time and I grab it and plug it in near the treadmill I plan to slave away on. I should ask them to turn the thermostat down, but 71 is such a random number, I know they do it for money saving purposes. When my schedule gets to me having to run 8 and up miles, I'm going to have to take it outside - mama can't die of heat stroke in January. Oh and I've tried to turn it down to a more respectable gym temperature, but they've got that shizz locked. Smart people, no? Im sure that's part of their joy when they come to work - "lets see who drops of heat stroke first".
On that note..I'm off to run & lift :)
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
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Home to Europe's oldest university, the city is also dubbed "Red Bologna" by locals, both for its red brick medieval centre and its tradition of left wing politics. While Bologna's monuments and museums don't match those of Florence or Venice, there's still much to see. Bologna's old city is Europe's second largest, overlooked by the Due Torri's lopsided medieval twin towers, its streets flanked by porticos, vaulted arcades dating back as far as the 1300s. Bologna's food is also a draw, with local specialities including dishes as simple as tagliatelle with ragù – Bolognese sauce's local name – and as complex as turkey sealed with pecorino cheese, Parma ham and white truffle. A student city for almost a thousand years, Bologna nightlife is also good, with late night bars thriving in the University Quarter area and a well-established gay scene.
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Back in the days when NASA was in its infancy, its engineers and pilots tried lots of new things to see what worked and what didn't. Take this June 1966 water egress practice at what looks like a country club pool near the Cape Canaveral Space Center, for example.
Pictured here, Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward H. White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee lounge in the pool next to a mockup of the Apollo 1 Command Module in preparation for NASA's first lunar mission.
Grissom, the second American in space, had already had an unfortunate aquatic experience when the hatch blew off of his Liberty Bell 7 command module after splashdown. He almost drowned and the capsule was lost at the bottom of the ocean until 1999.
Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Apollo 1 crew not long after this photo was taken. All three were killed when the command module caught fire during a pressurized launch pad electrical system test on January 27, 1967. They had complained about the craft's continuing engineering issues throughout it's development, even posing for a humorous crew photo in which they jokingly expressed doubt that Apollo Spacecraft Program Office manager Joseph Shea and his team had adequately addressed the long list of problems.
The photo contained a written message from Grissom and his crew:
It isn't that we don't trust you, Joe, but this time we've decided to go over your head.
Per the crew's request, Shea had issued an order that flammable materials be removed from the capsule's cabin, but he never actually witnessed the work being performed. The three astronauts burned to death in less than a minute, due partly to the cabin fire, and also because the inward-opening hatch couldn't be opened when the cabin was pressurized, which it was (with 100 percent oxygen) at the time of the conflagration.
So Grissom, White, and Chaffee never got to do the yellow floaty thing in open ocean. We're glad this photo remains to remind us of better times.
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Developers have come up with a Windows 8 CRM app called Ultimate Beer Ranger to automate the sales team at New Belgium Brewing, which has already decided it will adopt Windows 8 on mobile devices.
Why? The brewery is a Microsoft shop and it wants to use its in-house Windows expertise as it pushes its CRM to mobile devices that the sales team -- beer rangers -- carry with them. The Windows 8 tablets will replace a smartphone app that was too clunky for the rangers to buy into, says Jim Steger, a principal with Sonoma Partners, which wrote the app.
BACKGROUND: Windows 8 wants developers to fall into Metro lockstep
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The application will take advantage of Windows 8 touch capabilities as well as the tablets' internal GPS to steer rangers to nearby potential customers. It will also enable accessing and inputting data to the brewery's back end.
New Belgium still has to wait for Windows 8 itself and tablets that support it to hit the market before it can deploy to its 100 or so beer rangers.
Here is a sampling of other Windows 8 news from the past week.
Windows 8 controls cop car
A Geekwire video shows a police car's internal systems being controlled via voice command through Windows 8 laptops. By talking to the machines, developers of the app, Modularis, open car doors, turn on wipers and sound the siren and incidentally startle a nearby cabbie. They say they've made provision for preventing the voices of perps in the back seat from taking control.
Fixingwindows8.com is broken
A cranky former Microsoft employee launched a blog earlier this month called Fixing Windows 8 in which he described his experiences working with the consumer preview of the operating system, but now the blog has disappeared.
He had a lot of complaints about having to learn new things in order to navigate the Metro-style touch-based system on a mouse and keyboard machine.
In some cases he'd rant about how unattractive a feature of Windows 8 was, and then write about it again later saying the feature was actually pretty good once you got used to it. He might have trouble ascending the learning curve.
No word yet on what happened to the blog.
Gartner: Windows 8 is key to 2013 PC sales
While predicting that PC sales will grow 4.4% this year and at least 8.6% next year, analyst firm Gartner says a lot of the burden for next year's growth will fall to Windows 8.
"PC shipments will remain weak in 2012, as the PC market plays catch up in bringing a new level of innovation that consumers want to see in devices they purchase," said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. "The real question is whether Windows 8 and ultrabooks will create the compelling offering that gets the earlier adopter of devices excited about PCs again."
He says ultrabooks will become more popular and could stimulate the market for mobile PCs, but tablets, such as Windows on ARM devices coming as part of Windows 8 and others, could put a crimp in that. "PCs will face more competition as we see new media tablets based on operating systems from Android and Microsoft, as well the new iPad," Atwal says.
Miss the Start menu?
Many people trialing Windows 8 hate that the Start menu has disappeared from the bottom of the desktop in favor of the Start page, a collection of squares and rectangles that lead to applications.
Finally someone is doing something about it.
Stardock is introducing Start8, an application for Windows 8 that adds the Start menu to the Windows 8 task bar. It also adds an alternative to shutting down the machine that is similar to the way it's been on traditional Windows desktops.
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Businesses testing Windows 8 can now do so with virtualized applications through the beta version of Microsoft's Application Virtualization that is an upgrade supporting the new operating system.
App-V allows businesses to install traditional apps on servers from which they are streamed to PCs with desktop App-V clients, the advantage being that there is no need to install multiple apps on each PC.
The latest version of App-V, called 4.6 Service Pack 2, can be downloaded via Microsoft Connect.
The beta also works with the Windows Server 8 Beta, with Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
A patent filed by Microsoft came to light this week for a browser frame -- what the screen format would be for this browser. Here's what Engadget quoted from the patent application: It will have a "control layout area ... wherein one of the selected controls comprises a website-branded control that serves as a website's homepage button, and a navigation control that provides an input field." So the website being visited could create a button (or tile in IE 10) that has its name or logo on it, for example, that brings users back to the sites home page. It would also have an address field. A diagram filed with the patent application shows this as part of a toolbar across the top of the frame, which would run counter to the IE 10 design that has no toolbar. Perhaps it would hide off the top of the frame ready to be drawn down with a finger swipe that Windows 8 supports on touch screens. The application was filed in 2010, so perhaps it's an idea that was discarded.
Nokia working on Windows 8 tablet ...
According to Pocket Gamer Nokia's design chief is spending about a third of his time coming up with a Windows 8 tablet. The only solid thing Nokia's top designer Marko Ahtisaari said was, "We're working on it." Not a surprise, really, but Nokia has been officially mum about its Windows 8 plans.
... Lenovo, too
The Verge reports that Lenovo is planning a Windows 8 tablet to be available the day the operating system becomes generally available, likely sometime this fall. There are no details on the machine except that it's not an ARM-based device and that it could be an existing device demoed at CES this year.
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The short works collected in Four Huts give voice to one of the most treasured aesthetic and spiritual ideals of Asia—that of a simple life lived in a simple dwelling. The texts were written between the ninth and the seventeenth centuries and convey each author's underlying sense of the world and what is to be valued in it. Four Huts presents original translations by Burton Watson—one of the most respected translators of Chinese and Japanese literature. The qualities that emerge from these writings are an awareness of impermanence, love of nature, fondness for poetry and music, and an appreciation of the quiet life. Four Huts features eleven brush paintings by artist Stephen Addiss.


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According to archeological findings discovered in different regions of the prefecture, as well as writings of ancient historians (Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Stravon) Kilkis prefecture has been inhabited since the prehistoric era. These are the ancient regions of Migdalia, Kristonia, Vottiaias and Paionias.
As Stravon mentions (end of 1st century B.C.) Paiones had inhabited the area from the prehistoric times. In modern times and until 1913, the surrounding are of Kilkis was inhabited mainly by Bulgarians. After the liberation of Kilkis in 1913 the city was inhabited by Greek refugees mainly from Stromnitsa, Thrace, Pontos, Caucasus, Asia Minor and by the end of 1926 refugees came also from Steninachites of Ano Romilia. This, together with the local characteristics, created a mixture of nations and cultures with Greek origin but with customs from their home places. These customs were preserved and revive every year through several remarkable cultural events.
Nowadays, Kilkis prefecture has a broad agricultural and stock breeding character, with grain and cereials production, as well as the so called dynamic rural products such as tobacco, cotton etc. A flourishing part of the rural economy constitutes stock production. The prefecture has remarkable stock units and organized stock zones, as well as agrobusiness mainly in dairy products. From the 1980's the prefecture has also a strong industrial sector, mainly after the establishment of the industrial zone in Stavrochori which nowadays houses some of the best industrial units in Greece. At the same time the old industrial zone of Nea Santa, as well as the industrial park of Polikastro are being organized.
Finally, since the end of the 1990's and after a Communal Initiative called LEADER there is a strong activity in Agrotourism sector, mainly in the mountainous areas of the prefecture.
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News & Notes: Game 73
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 (7:05 p.m.) – Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (29-43, T4th(-15.0), North)
RHP Chris Schwinden (3-3, 3.19)
Durham Bulls (39-31, 1st(+2.0), South)
RHP Lance Cormier (0-0, 1.59)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons take on the Durham Bulls in the second game of a four-game series from Durham Bulls Athletic Park (7:05 p.m.). The Herd lost the series opener to the Bulls on Monday night by a score of 2-1. After Thursday, the Bisons return home for a season-long 10-game homestand against Norfolk, Lehigh Valley and Syracuse.
VS. THE BULLS: The Bisons are 0-1 against Durham this season. Last year, the home team ruled this season series with seven of the eight wins. The pattern continued last night as Durham won the series opener. Since 2009, the home team has won 14 of 17 games in this match-up.
ON THE BUMP: RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN will make his 13th start of the season for the Bisons tonight. The righty did not factor into the decision in his last outing on June 16 against Norfolk after allowing three runs (one earned) in 5.2 innings of work. He also struck out seven Tides' batters. On the year, Schwinden is 3-3 and leads all Buffalo starters with a 3.19ERA and 57 strikeouts.
GONE FISHIN': INF MICHAEL FISHER owns the longest active hit streak in the International League. The Triple-A rookie has hit in 14 straight contests with a .304 (17-56) batting average. Fisher has also added four doubles, five RBI and 11 runs scored during the stretch. The streak is the second longest for a Bisons batter this season (OF KIRK NIEUWENHUIS, 16 games).
EVANS ALMIGHTY: INF/OF NICK EVANS brings a 10-game hit streak into action tonight. Evans has averaged .447 (17-38) during a streak that began in May before a month-long promotion to the Mets. The slugger is the fourth Bisons batter to reach double-digit games in a hit streak this year. Evans has had a very productive roadtrip thus far, batting .444 (8-18) with six RBI.
BISONS BITS: OF JESUS FELICIANO has an eight-game hit streak heading into tonight (.323, 10-31)…INF ZACH LUTZ hit his first home run since April 12 in last night's loss. Lutz missed 44 games with a right hamstring injury and a left ring finger injury….The Bisons last victory at Durham Bulls Athletic Park was a 9-3 win on May 29, 2009.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (35-37) had an off day on Monday as they get ready to host the Oakland Athletics for a three game series. Former Bisons' ace RHP DILLON GEE gets the start tonight. He has won his first seven decisions of the season and looks to snap the Athletics' five-game winning streak.


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I think I'm on some strange Iranian/Middle Eastern kick with my reading right now, and it's not intentional. I started and finished Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis this weekend. Persepolis is a graphic novel dealing with Satrapi's experience of growing up in Iran from ages 10 through 14. Often funny and heartbreaking in the same page, it is an excellent work. This would be set in the early 80's, I believe.
This ties in with a book i finished a week or so ago, Reading Lolita in Tehran. While this is also non-fiction, this is completely different from Persepolis. Reading Lolita is a narrative written by Azar Nafisi and it focuses on Nafisi's teaching Western Litature in a time when possessing these materials is enough to be taken to jail and perhaps executed.
I'm on the hold list for Satrapi's Persepolis 2, which, logically, is the sequel to the original.
I'm currently reading Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner. I'm only 25 pages into it, so I have no idea what it's about. I saw it at Barnes and Nobles on a table with some good books and decided that I should read it. I reserved it at the library and here I am. The spine of the paperback has a blurb from Entertainment Weekly: "A moving portrait of modern Afghanistan". So, I'm still in the region, just a little farther East.
I don't think I have any Middle Eastern books on the way, but you never know.


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Famous around the world for its sweeping curves and the huge open trapezoid at the top, the Shanghai World Financial Center is both visually stunning and an engineering triumph. Its complex aerodynamics created a challenge for Otis engineers. The solution only seems simple.
Locals and visitors alike fondly refer to this graceful, supertall building as "the bottle opener," given its obvious resemblance to a giant bottle opener. For their part, the architects say their design joins "two opposing elements, the heavens and the earth," represented by the curving sides and the portal at the top.
The portal also serves a functional purpose, to relieve the enormous wind pressure on the 492-metre building, located in Pudong, the bustling financial district of Shanghai.
In another structural innovation, engineers abandoned use of a concrete frame in favor of a diagonally braced frame with outrigger trusses attached to the building's columns. The technique reduced the building's overall weight by 10 percent while creating a more transparent design.
Otis engineers worked closely with the customer to overcome what is known as stack effect, created as wind flows through a building's lobby and up the lift shafts. Stack effect can cause noise, vibration and lift doors to malfunction. Using advanced computer modelling, we came up with a solution: Entrance vestibules act as air locks when people enter and leave the building – and keep the wind out.
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The tower's form represents two opposing elements, the earth and the heavens. According to the architects, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, "A square prism, the symbol used by the ancient Chinese to represent the earth, is intersected by two cosmic arcs, representing the heavens, as the tower ascends in gesture to the sky."
"Pudong is a visually chaotic, competitive environment," says William Pedersen, chief architect and co-founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. "So we wanted it to have a great serenity, to be graceful and elegant rather than active."
The tower features three observation decks, which occupy the floors above and below the tower's aperture. The highest, on the 100th floor, is 474 metres high. The tower also boasts one of the world's highest hotels, the five-star Park Hyatt Shanghai, which occupies floors 79 to 93.
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David and Jackie Siegel are an American couple who, just like the rest of us, are looking for a nice and comfortable place to raise their family and live out their days. You know how you've always dreamed of a house with a porch swing or a room with a window box? This is just like that, only what David and Jackie have always dreamed of is a 90-thousand square foot home built out of concrete and Italian marble with multiple kitchens and $4 million's worth of window installations. While most of us may never live to inhabit our dream homes, the Siegels are making it happen by building a ginormous and ostentatious structure that's set to be the largest mansion in the United States.
The home, nicknamed by the couple as "Versailles" (the original Versailles is one of the few mansions in the world with an equally large floor plan), is being constructed at The Reserve at Lake Butler Sound, a gated community in Orlando, Florida. The residence will boast a bowling alley, two movie theaters (one of which is modeled on the Paris opera house) and a four thousand square-foot closet. There is still the question of whether or not the Siegels will have enough money to complete the structure, but who cares? This is America, and they are carrying on with plans regardless.
When asked how she could justify such over the top spending when so many in our nation go without bread, Jackie Siegel, a former beauty queen from Binghamton, NY, responded, "Let them eat cake."
Well, on their heads, so be it.
Biggest Home in America: Will Money Hold Out?
Versailles, the Would-Be Biggest House in America [Business Week]


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The University of Vermont Foundation set new records in its fundraising activities on behalf of the university during fiscal 2014, surpassing the previous historic milestones for both commitments and receipts from donors. New fundraising commitments broke the $55 million mark for the first time in UVM history. Total commitments to UVM reached $55,248,575 as of June 30, 2014, compared with $44,523,540 in the same period a year ago, an increase of 24 percent. The previous record of $45,067,395 was set in FY12. Commitments include new gifts, new pledges, and new bequests documented during the year.
Total receipts for the same period also reached a new record — $37,119,156 compared with the previous high of $37,003,059 set a year ago. Receipts include new gifts, payments on current and prior years' pledges, and realized bequests. Online giving reached a record high of $656,000 in receipts for the year, a 12 percent increase over FY13.
"This was another outstanding year for philanthropy that benefits the University of Vermont," said UVM Foundation president and CEO Richard Bundy. "Over the three and a half years the UVM Foundation has been in existence, our donors have consistently demonstrated that they support the University and understand the profound impact private gifts have on the ongoing strength and vitality of this truly exceptional institution."
Of the more than $55 million in new commitments, $10.3 million was given for student scholarship support, $7.4 million for endowed chairs and professorships, $9.3 million for facilities, and $28 million for support of academic and other programs. Nearly the entire total — $53 million of the $55.25 million (96 percent) — was restricted by the donor for specific purposes. The $21,991,660 in commitments to the College of Medicine was also a new record.
"Passing the $55 million mark in our annual fundraising efforts is truly a significant milestone for the University of Vermont," said president Tom Sullivan. "This level of support signifies that our donors are solidly committed to UVM's strategic direction and priorities, which are tightly focused on academic excellence, student success, and providing an exceptional student experience."
The $10.3 million contributed to student scholarships — a 25 percent increase over last year's $7.6 million — supports Sullivan's top strategic priority of keeping a UVM education financially accessible and affordable for students. He has also stressed the importance of attracting and retaining outstanding faculty, an aspiration advanced by the twenty-three new endowed faculty positions created by donors in fiscal 2014, including 14 Green and Gold Professorships established with a single, $3.5 million gift from the surgical faculty at the College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care. There were 52 endowed faculty positions at UVM when Sullivan became president, and he has made doubling that number by 2019 a priority for the university and the foundation. There are currently 87 endowed professorships and chairs at UVM.
Of the $9.3 million devoted to facilities projects, $5 million was contributed by alumnus Jack Silver '64 and his wife, Shirley, for the renovation of the Billings Library on University Row and the Alumni House at 61 Summit Street. An additional $2 million gift from alumna Michele Resnick Cohen '72, and her husband, Martin Cohen, will be used to create new classroom, studio and exhibit space in the Elihu B. Taft School on South Williams street, significantly expanding facilities dedicated to the visual arts at UVM.
More than half of total commitments — $28,185,991 — were directed toward support for individual programs or research projects across the university, including the College of Medicine, Vermont Cancer Center, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, Lake Champlain research, Fleming Museum, UVM Extension, UVM Athletics, and many others.
About half of the university's 21,000 donors were alumni of the university.
Source: UVM 7.14.2014 PHOTO: UVM main campus by Sally McCay/UVM


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