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- The AQC student travel grant is designed to support undergraduate and graduate students presenting Quaternary-related (see below) papers and posters at national and international meetings. Support for other types of travel will be considered in exceptional cases. Link to previous awardees here.
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No gag: Judge denies Clifton's request
Tongues wagged freely on Wednesday, May 11 after a federal judge shot down Clifton Inn's request for a gag order in the multimillion-dollar civil suits stemming from the fatal November 2003 fire at the historic hotel.
Plaintiffs' counsel hailed the decision.
"I consider it a point of honor," says Matt Murray, the attorney representing the family of Trish Langlade, a wife and mother of two who died, along with her colleague Billie Kelly, in one of Clifton's second floor guest rooms. Langlade's suit asks for $10 million; Kelly's seeks $20 million.
The hearing before Judge B. Waugh Crigler in U.S. District Court came less than three months after a February 17 Hook story in which Murray said that Clifton was mounting a "scorched earth defense," and, in a February 24 letter to the editor, accused Clifton manager J.F. Legault of lying about the Inn's safety standards before the fire.
As part of its defense, Clifton had filed several lawsuits of its own, including one against a candlemaker, one against a painter, and one against a guest of the Inn that night, which has since been dropped.
Though fire officials never determined the cause of the blaze, and no criminal charges were filed, the Fire Marshal's report revealed that many of the Inn's smoke detectors appeared to be without batteries at the time of the blaze and that some of the Inn's windows were painted shut. Handprints along the sooty walls and ceiling of the victims' room suggest they had groped for an escape route before succumbing to the smoke.
Clifton attorney Cameron Beck of the Richmond firm Morris & Morris declined comment after Crigler's decision. He had argued in court the importance of having "a jury pool that is not contaminated."
Beck charged that Murray's remarks to the Hook, and similar comments to the Daily Progress soon after, took "trial by press" to "notches unknown" and interfered with the Inn's right to a fair trial in court.
Arguing on behalf of Murray, attorney Richard Armstrong insisted Murray's comments would have no bearing on the outcome of the case.
"The pubic is intelligent enough to separate comments of fact from comments of opinion," he said. Armstrong also pointed out that the plaintiffs could claim that Clifton was also "contaminating" the jury by creating positive publicity about its reopening without mentioning the deadly blaze. In particular, he cited a picture on the front page of the Progress in early February of Clifton execs– including J.F. Legault– laughing and celebrating the Inn's reopening.
Crigler weighed the arguments, noting that Clifton's request for a gag order achieved just what they claimed they want to avoid: more press.
"By filing the case," said the judge, "you're doing nothing but stirring the pot."
Clifton, Crigler explained, needed to persuade him "why this conduct that's alleged here rises to a level that would require the court to take action." In civil cases, he said, "There are no restraints on speech unless comments in public become contemptuous."
But he didn't spare Murray entirely.
"Whether something is professional is one matter," scolded Crigler. "Whether something is legal is another."
Murray, now backed by a court decision, isn't toning down his rhetoric.
"The fire was in November 2003," he says. "Here we are in the middle of May 2005, and there is no defense to this case. So why are we still headed for a trial in August?"
A mediation hearing between the two sides is scheduled for June 6 in Judge Crigler's courtroom.


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MANY councils throughout the UK are now making efficiency savings by sharing some of their services with other local authorities, and an increasing number are looking further ahead by moving towards greater integration.
- Mark Booty
Our 2020 Vision proposal to establish a jointly-owned local authority company to provide services for West Oxfordshire, and for three neighbouring councils, is probably one of the most radical approaches to collaborative working in local government today.
We already work in a close partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council, Forest of Dean and Cotswold District Councils.
This move would enable each of us to face the on-going reductions in government funding and, importantly, maintain the high-quality services our residents have come to expect.
Clearly, we could explore different configurations of joint working arrangements with other councils as a way of making savings, but we already have a good track record of working together with our partner councils and so this proposal makes sense.
It would give us a head start, building on existing solid foundations, rather than starting from scratch.
Six years ago, West Oxfordshire was one of the first district authorities to trial joint working when we started sharing a chief executive post with Cotswold District Council.
At the time, this felt like a very bold step, but it has paid off and we have not looked back.
We now have a joint management team and are sharing more and more services.
In 2012 we established a four-way partnership with Cheltenham, Forest of Dean and Cotswold to centralise our HR, Accounts, Procurement and Payroll sections.
Following on from the success we have achieved through the partnership we were awarded a £500,000 grant from central government in April to develop further joint working opportunities.
Shared working reduces our administration and running costs so that we can continue to protect frontline services for residents, without the need to make cutbacks.
In West Oxfordshire it has enabled us to balance our budgets for the last two years and our council tax has not risen for four years.
Indeed, we are ranked first nationally out of all shire district councils as having the lowest overall cost of services per head per population.
We estimate that, collectively, the partnership can make savings of about £5.5m per year based on estimates from our previous experience of shared services.
As well as the cost-saving benefits and the protection of our high-quality services, we believe our vision will help to protect local democracy in the future, with the concept of retaining four independent authorities supported by one single team lying at the heart of the proposal.
This proposal enables us to make the savings needed, whilst still maintaining democracy, accountability and focus at a district council level.
It eliminates the need to create larger unitary authorities with the added cost this would entail of reconfiguring district level services.
In essence it allows each council to retain more local democratic representation and identity, whilst delivering the efficiency savings.
The decision-making process will not change and councillors will continue to represent their local wards in each of the authorities.
Staff are our greatest asset and we are at great pains to reassure them that although the overall costs for employment will be reduced, we are not looking at a redundancy programme.
So far, where we have reduced the number of posts, this has been done largely through natural wastage with staff choosing to leave to work elsewhere, taking early retirement or asking for voluntary redundancy. We intend to continue with this approach.
It is an exciting time and there is a great deal of work to do on this innovative project over the next few years.
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Representing a stark contrast between the parties, the Scottish National Party (SNP) stressed the importance private sector reforms, while the Scottish Labour Party promises an end to austerity. The general election will be held on May 7.
According to U.K. polling, no party is making headway over the other, with no clear sign of which one will win majority seats in the House of Commons. Nevertheless, one poll reveals that 52 percent of voters would support SNP over Labour, garnering support at 24 percent. According to Scottish polls, it appears the SNP is poised to win majority seats in the Scottish government.
Party Leaders Face Off
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie touted his party's plan of cutting the budget by 2018. However, he said there would be a balance between keeping the needs of the public in mind while cutting sensibly where necessary. He criticized Labour and SNP, believing these parties wish to cut and spend to the point of damaging the public service sector. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of SNP espouses a series of pro-business reforms meant to help the private sector and employees. Meanwhile, Tory party leader Ruth Davidson claims her party represents the majority view in Scotland, promising such things as keeping the United Kingdom together and reforming welfare.
United Kingdom on Troubled Waters
Regardless of the political rhetoric from all sides of the Scottish campaign, the parties need to tackle the issue of stagnant wages throughout the United Kingdom, and Scotland's fate ties into Britain as a whole. Scotland may be faring better than other nations in the British Isles, but U.K. workers face a depression in real wages lasting beyond 2017. In addition, the economy is predicted to fall short of its status before the economic crisis of 2008. A greater number of people in the workforce are responsible for slow wage growth, and more consumers have less money to spend. Further, the people hit hardest the most are young people contending with expensive housing and high unemployment levels.
Scottish Economy Begins Reverse Course
The election also comes on the heels of some recent economic setbacks. Scottish manufacturing reported a fall for the third month, partly stemming from declining demand in the energy industry. Manufacturers suffered a sudden fall in export orders not seen in over three years, and private sector activity fell in recent months. The hospitality and service sectors are also taking a hit from Scotland's lowered drinking while driving limit, which could place drivers in legal trouble if they have a single serving of wine or beer. Analysts remain hopeful going forward, but a combination of these factors can have wide-reaching consequences for the Scottish economy, and it remains to be seen if campaign promises and ideas will translate into action.


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Spain crisis fuels Catalan separatist sentiment
Three weeks after a massive Catalan separatist march in Barcelona - the biggest since the 1970s - the independence flags still flutter from balconies across Spain's second largest city.
Spain's crushing recession has had this divisive consequence: soaring popular sentiment in Catalonia that the affluent region would be better off as a separate nation.
On Thursday, regional lawmakers voted to hold a referendum for Catalonia's seven million citizens to decide whether they want to break away from Spain. The Spanish government says that the referendum would be unconstitutional. And it's unclear if the "Yes" vote would win - even in these restless times.
But it looks more likely than ever that Catalonia may ask to go its own way.
"I have a big Catalan flag on the balcony. I put it up a week before the demonstration on Sept. 11 and it is still hanging there," said Gemma Mondon, 46, a mother of two. "I think we would be better off if we can manage our money. I think we would do much better."
Catalonia, a northeastern region that is historically one of Spain's wealthiest and most industrialized, has always harbored a strong nationalist streak. Separatism is especially entrenched in the rural towns and villages outside its more cosmopolitan capital Barcelona, where people switch between speaking Spanish and Catalan with ease and at times without even noticing.
In the peaceful transition from the Franco dictatorship to prosperous democracy, Catalans were content just to recover the freedom to openly speak, teach and publish in their own Catalan language, a right denied under Franco for over 30 years.
But now, generations-old grievances for more self-government and recognition of their culture are rising to the surface as the economic downturn bites.
Many Catalans feel their quest for a sense for nationhood has been frustrated by the intransigence of the central government in Madrid. The most recent of these clashes came in 2010 when Spain's Constitutional Court weakened the Statute of Autonomy for Catalonia, a sweeping package of laws that devolved more power to the region and would have recognized Catalonia as a nation, albeit one within Spain.
Spain's slump, which has led to a spike in unemployment and harsh austerity cuts, has proven to be the tipping point for many Catalans who used to be against or ambivalent about seeking their own state.
Mondon, who works for a family run real estate management firm, said that just over a year ago she voted "No" in a nonbinding referendum organized by pro-independence groups. Now, she says she has changed her mind.
"I always felt Spanish and Catalan and I never had the urge to be independent. A year ago I just wanted to be left alone to speak my language and raise my children in a Catalan school," said Mondon. "My attitude was `don't bother me,' but now that has changed."
Catalonia will go to the polls on Nov. 25, with regional president Artur Mas' center-right nationalist party Convergencia i Unio expected to increase its hold of the regional parliament. Mas has said he will hold a referendum on Catalonia's self-determination, whether the Spanish government permits it or not. The date has yet to be set.
"If the Spanish government authorizes (the referendum), more the better," said Mas. "If the Spanish government turns its back on us and doesn't authorize a referendum or another type of vote, well, we will do it anyway."
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insists the country's constitution doesn't allow a region to secede on its own, and experts say it would be virtually impossible for Catalan separatists to get it changed. Spain's Basque region, the other part of the country with a strong separatist movement, tried to get such a move approved in Parliament in 2005 but failed.
"It's not a scenario planned by the constitution," said Francisco Perez-Latre, a communications professor at the University of Navarra who has closely monitored the Catalan independence movement for years.
The new political uncertainty about the economically important region and major tourism destination is unsettling for investors already worried about Rajoy's ability to keep his country's shaky economy afloat, and within the euro currency club.
There are also doubts about how well-equipped Catalonia would be to go it alone.
Catalonia, sitting on its own mountain of debt, has in fact asked Spain for a (EURO)5.9 billion bailout. But many Catalans argue that the region is only heavily indebted because it has to pay more than its fair due in taxes compared to services and funding it gets in return. Spain's other better-off regions also give more than they receive. Rajoy, however, has emboldened Catalan separatists by flatly rejecting demands for more power in levying tax revenues and deciding how it is spent, privileges granted to two other Spanish regions: the Basque Country and Navarra.
Rajoy's stance has combined with Spain's gloomy prospects to push Catalans who never wanted to break away from Spain before to conclude that the country itself is a failure.
"I put the Catalan flag on my balcony for the first time. Normally, I have been very discreet with my political ideas. But I think now I have to go a step further," said architect Albert Estanyol, 48, whose mother came from southern Spain. "Before, when asked about independence, I would say `Why?' Now, I say, `Why not?'"
Catalonia has over 800,000 unemployed, almost 22 percent of its population. That's slightly lower than Spain's national jobless rate, but the back-to-back recessions have been particularly hard on young workers in Catalonia. Since 2007, over 100,000 Catalans under 25 have lost their jobs, and the unemployment rate for workers under 25 has skyrocketed to over 50 percent, close to the national level for the same age bracket.
"I have looked for work. Since I was 18 I have had six or seven jobs, they have all been unstable, poorly paid, like filling in for two weeks at IKEA. They have had nothing to do with what I studied," said Roger Cervino, a 23-year-old who holds a degree in history.
"The economic situation is bad and one of the solutions to ending the crisis is secession. It would be complicated, but Catalonia has the capacity to reach full employment," he said. "What stops it is Spain, and above all the Spanish government, which has been a disaster."
Alan Clendenning contributed from Madrid.


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Why nothing happened up to WWI?
Armenian terrorists hit the civilian Turks from behind, when Turkish armies were at the 7 fronts. These terrorists guided Russian armies at the East Front, and tortured/massacred Turkish people and captives.
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The rich are getting out while the getting is good
This weekend saw the Occupy Wall Street movement reach Japan, albeit in a more lowkey fashion (for the time being, at least). The income gap is widening in Japan, but because the rich are less prone to showing off their wealth and the media is polite and doesn't draw attention to them (unless they ask for it), mostly what we know about this gap is at the lower end, with the ranks of the working poor growing by the day.
When it comes to the rich the main difference between Japan and America is that Japan, due to even shakier financial policies and the March 11 disaster, is becoming a riskier place for them to keep their money, and according to the weekly business magazine Diamond an increasing number are taking their assets, as well as themselves, overseas. The number one destination for such high-end economic refugees is Singapore, and not just among the Japanese rich. Chinese millionaires have voted for Singapore with their feet, too, for more obvious reasons. (Sixty percent of Chinese citizens with assets of at least 10 million yuan have applied or plan to apply for exit visas.)
There are three methods for rich people to gain permission to emigrate to Singapore: Be designated as a "retiree" with at least ¥1.2 billion in assets, of which ¥600 million is transferred to a Singapore-based bank account; establish a company in Singapore for ¥7 million and run it for at least 4 years; buy property in Singapore and apply for a resident visa. Some wealthy people may not find any of these methods possible or desirable, and right now Malaysia is moving in on Singapore as the destination of choice, because the conditions for residence are much simpler — and cheaper.


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Bots are complicated. They're made to process repetitive actions autonomously and can be fairly easy to build, but they aren't always working on the side of good. Here's what you need to know.
Each year, EContent magazine compiles a list of the 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry.
Voting is now closed. We'll announce the results of the first-ever EContent 100 list chosen by the people!
Ron Miller
May 16, 2005
Note: In print, this appeared as part of our Special Search Focus in which we took an extensive look at the trends in search today, including the sudden flurry of desktop search tool announcements and their viability in the marketplace, the state of multilingual and local search, and a round-up and discussion of a variety of multimedia search tools. Links to other articles are below.
Local search technology, which has been growing in popularity, is all about bringing information about where you live into your search parameters. For example, you can find a doctor or a florist in your area, get their phone number, a map with directions, and in some cases, access reviews of the business.
"How do you find local information today?" asks Nikhil Bhatla, manager for desktop search at Google. "Most people have stopped using the Yellow Pages and have started using the Web." Ali Diab, senior director of products for Yahoo!, agrees: "Fully 20% of Web search queries are clearly identifiable and local in nature. It's a very large category and it reflects the way people live their lives. Most people do things that are within a 16-mile radius of where they live." Diab says Yahoo! got into local search because it is something consumers want, and because a large chunk of advertising is spent locally; it made sense to try and tap into that.
MSN has a similar service called "Near Me." Justin Osmer, product manager at MSN Search, says it uses geo-tagging technology to help find results close to the user. "What we did when we were indexing was geo-tag everything based on location—where we thought that page was from or was referencing," Osmer says. So when you enter something like "museum" and click Near Me in the MSN search engine, it presents results using a reverse IP lookup and gives you a list of museums in your vicinity.
Another company that uses IP information is Atlanta-based Digital Envoy, which develops intelligent IP solutions for search engines, Internet advertisers, and ecommerce sites. Rob Friedman, EVP of corporate development and co-founder of Digital Envoy, says his company uses publicly available information about IP addresses and where they are likely to emanate from to provide visitors to a Web site with an experience customized according to their location. For example, based on the IP, an ecommerce Web site could present the correct currency or offer only items that are legally available in the country of origin.
Yahoo! also has a local offering. As with MSN, when you enter a search such as "museums," you are offered a link to Yahoo! Local. Clicking brings you to a list of local results, and another click brings up the name, address, phone number, and a map to the establishment. In addition, Yahoo! offers reviews of local businesses and provides links that allow you to send the information to a mobile phone or to your personal Yahoo! address book.
One issue that has developed around local search is the ease with which you can locate individuals, not just businesses. But Diab says the types of information Yahoo! and others provide is no different from what one could find armed with a phone book and a map. "What we provide is no different from privacy you can get in a phone book. If you give permission, your name appears in the phone book, and it would also appear online. If it does not, it would not show up in our listings," Diab says.
Friedman says that when Digital Envoy harvests IP information, it cannot figure out who an individual is, which is just fine with him. "We can't and don't want to ever be able to figure out who that person is. We invented this technology when DoubleClick was under pressure for leaving cookies. We wanted to come up with a way to provide relevant information without violating any personal information. People don't like to be tracked and we can't figure out a way to contact you. What we can do is allow you to be targeted generally," Friedman says.
Osmer says privacy is an issue that MSN thinks about, but for now at least, the onus in on consumers to make sure that information does not appear on the Internet or in the phone book, if that is their preference. "There is a vast amount of information available. Some is publicly available, so it falls on consumers to turn off switches they need to and to remove themselves from phone lists and mailing lists themselves," Osmer says.
Related articles, which ran as part of the May 2005 Special Search Focus
Search Tools Converge on the Desktop, Ron MillerSearch in Any Language, Heidi Gautschi Searching for Multimedia Tools, Paula J. Hane


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It's Friday, which in most cases means I post some recent images I've taken on film.
Here are other Film Fridays to peruse at your leisure.
All images were shot using Kodak Portra 400 using a Canon A1 50mm 1.4.
I really hesitated to put that title up there but really I think it is time to start saying goodbye. Not in the sense that it's time for hot chocolate and apple pie but more to recognize that these warm days are fleeting and so we must really embrace each moment and squeeze in as much Summer activity as they can handle without bursting and spilling sunscreen and lemonade everywhere.
Next week's forecast is telling us we are in for a very pleasant Summer send-off. Because of this and the longing to soak up a bit more of Summer, Gabe and I are proclaiming Monday and Tuesday as vacation days. No work, just family and sun. And quite possibly boat excursions, pony rides, slip and slides, cold cocktails and ice cream.
So now I feel caught in between the stage of still relishing Summer while also looking back on the images of moments captured over the last few months. It's a good way to say goodbye, by remembering the laughter, the joy and for appreciating what time we did have. While it is still here, if only for a couple more weeks, I plan to enjoy each bit of sun that warms me completely, I'll long for that in January. I plan on cleaning up more sticky fingers and wiping chocolate ice cream stained faces. I plan on more tomatoes, zucchini, peaches, and corn.
And then, when all that is done I will greet Fall with it's apples, squash, scarves, and cider with a genuine excitement. But for now, there's still a bit more Summer to appreciate.
Fig and Plum Jam
A welcome addition to bread with soft cheese.
3 tart plums, roughly chopped
1 pound fresh figs, roughly chopped
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon ginger
2 cardamom pods, smashed
pinch salt
Add all ingredients to a medium sauce pan with a small splash of water. Cook on medium until reduced and when placed on a plate that has been placed in a freezer, is the consistency of a slightly loose jam. About 15 minutes or so.
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2 arrested in robbery of Roosevelt man
Two men are under arrest, and a man and woman are still being sought, in connection with the weekend robbery of a man in Roosevelt.
Nassau County police said the victim, identified only as a 29-year-old man, was discovered unconscious in his room at 12:10 a.m. Saturday and that an investigation revealed he had been punched, kicked and then struck in the head with a bottle during a dispute with the foursome before being robbed.
Arrested Monday were Matthew Matteo, 20, of 110 Manhattan Ave., Roosevelt, and Vincent Meyers, 22, of 66 Grand Ave., Freeport. Both face charges of first-degree and second-degree robbery.
Meyers also was arrested on a charge of criminal possession of stolen property and fourth-degree criminal mischief.
Police said the four attackers were in the victim's room when "an argument ensued." The foursome then began to punch and kick the victim, police said, before Meyers struck the victim with a bottle, causing what police called "a severe head laceration."
Meyers and Matteo were arrested Monday at Matteo's residence and police said the victim's identification and a debit card were found in Meyers' possession at that time.
Police also said that Meyers broke a desk and a door while in custody at the police station. He was taken to a hospital for "evaluation."
Matteo faces arraignment Tuesday in First District Court in Hempstead. Meyers faces arraignment as soon as practicable, police said Tuesday.


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Jeff Bridges Age-Reversed in New "Tron" Movie
Hollywood has famously had better luck using makeup to make young actors look old - like Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind" - than making old actors look young. But the ability to manipulate images digitally could prove to be a fountain of youth for some.
In "Tron: Legacy," which opens Dec. 17, 61-year-old actor Jeff Bridges will play Kevin Flynn, at his natural age, and a computerized avatar called "Clu," who hasn't aged since around the time he was first created in the original "Tron" in 1982.
Clu bears Bridges' face, altered to make him about 35 years old, but it's grafted onto a younger actor's body.
While it may be eerie for audiences to see a new performance from a younger-looking Bridges, it was no less strange for the actor himself.
"It's bizarre. It's great news for me, because now it means I can play myself at any age," Bridges said.
There have been digitally created faces before, even on fully animated bodies. Think Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" or Dobby from "Harry Potter."
But no movie yet has done what The Walt Disney Co.'s "Tron: Legacy" attempts - putting an actor's rejuvenated face on a younger body, and in 3-D no less. Inevitably, the 61-year-old-turned-35-year-old face will be compared to Bridges when he was actually 35.
"With Jeff, we can go rent 'Against All Odds' or 'The Fabulous Baker Boys' or 'Starman,"' visual effects supervisor Eric Barba said. "All this makes it incredibly difficult."
The filmmakers did not want Bridges' Clu looking precisely as he did in 1982. The idea was that some time had elapsed, and Clu was meant to look like Bridges in "Against All Odds," which came out two years after the original "Tron."
"In our mythology, Clu was created after the events of the first film," director Joseph Kosinski said. "This is Clu 2."
Computers have already been used to roll back the years. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen were made a couple decades younger in scenes from "X-Men: The Last Stand" from 2006.
Head alterations have happened, too. Helena Bonham Carter had an oversized cranium as the Red Queen in this year's "Alice in Wonderland," and the late Oliver Reed's face was put on a body double after he died during the shooting of "Gladiator," released in 2000.
But the triple-toe-loop of complexity in "Tron: Legacy" is a notch tougher than all that.
It also goes beyond the techniques that Barba and "Tron" animation supervisor Steve Preeg pioneered on Brad Pitt in the 2008 movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," for which they shared an Oscar for visual effects. Pitt was digitally remade to look older, but he was never re-engineered to appear as the younger actor who has been seen by countless millions on celluloid.
By contrast, "we know what Jeff looks like and how he acted," Barba said. "It just means that people's perceptions will vary across the board."
In "Tron: Legacy," Clu was created to help Bridges' character and the other program, Tron, build a perfect virtual world, but Clu turns evil with his own dark notions of building a virtual society.
To make Clu, filmmakers made a silicon mold of Bridges' face and painted it like real flesh. They took multiple photos, put them into a computer and gave him a "digital face lift" that took out wrinkles, tightened the skin and shrunk down his nose and ears.
He then performed a series of facial movements, such as raising his outer left eyebrow or lifting his cheek. Those were recorded by camera and computerized in 3-D.
Finally, when Bridges acted in scenes as Clu, he wore a helmet with four tiny cameras pointed at his face. Dozens of dots on his face acted as reference points for the computer.
"Sometimes I could be in my street clothes and just have this weird helmet on," Bridges said.
The captured expressions are replicated on his younger-looking self. Actor John Reardon mimicked Bridges in later takes and had his face swapped out later.
Making sure Bridges' computerized head matched up with Reardon's body took artistry as well as high-tech. Preeg said filmmakers took more time looking at 160 Clu shots than they did at all the other 1,400 shots in the movie.
And who knows? Their hard work could help other aging actors reprise roles they never had in the first place.
"I think this technology opens up really interesting opportunities for actors," Kosinski said.


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Contemporary Issues in Tribal Economic DevelopmentSLN #: 16208
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Morgan
Course Description:
Class will meet Monday, March 11 through Friday, March 15.
Monday through Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Administration of the Final Exam will be discussed in class.
The class is limited to 10 students - if there is more student demand, students seeking the Indian Law certificate will receive preference.
This spring break course will be held in Nebraska on the Winnebago reservation at Ho-Chunk, Inc.. Ho-Chunk, Inc. (HCI) is the award-winning economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Established in 1994 in Winnebago, Nebraska with one employee, HCI has grown to over 1,100 employees with operations in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Washington, D.C., Afghanistan, Mexico and Iraq. HCI operates 18 subsidiaries in a diverse range of industries including information technology, construction, government contracting, professional services, wholesale distribution, office products and technology, logistics, marketing, media and retail.
The class is designed to train students to implement practical political, legal and economic solutions to help Tribe's implement a broad range of economic development activities. It is offered by Lance Morgan, who has combined his legal and business expertise to develop one of the most successful native owned corporations in the country, Ho-Chunk, Inc. Historically Federal Indian Law has had a negative effect on tribal economic development by limiting the tribes in a number of ways. The seminar will focus the economic impediments create by Federal Indian Law. The class seminar will not just describe the problem but give real examples of how tribes have actually overcome such legal impediments to create successful businesses and bypass some of the legal restrictions. Additionally, the seminar will also focus on having the students understand Federal Indian Law is restrictive in nature and that if they are going to be successful lawyers that they will have to use Federal Indian Law as a starting point, not an endpoint.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Experiential Learning: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 10
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that Is used To calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.


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In conversations with people inside and outside of my district, upon hearing we were proposing five to six hours of training in the basics, we were occasionally met with "What? You want HOW MUCH TIME to do basic iPad training?" The strongest reactions usually came from people who were already iPhone and iPad users themselves.
I'm going to list a few of the reasons we felt five or six hours was the minimum amount of time we needed for iPad basic training. They are not necessarily listed in order of importance, but all contribute to the reasons that prioritizing for this kind of training should be included in any implementation that puts iPads into the hands of teachers for the first time. The same principles can apply to any tablet, laptop, or mobile device you are deploying to teachers.
- If a teaching force is made up of typical adults, chances are only about half of them have experience with a smartphone. According to Pew Internet, approximately 56% of American adults own smart phones (data from April-May 2013).
- Only one-third of a teaching force has experience with a tablet device (data from April-May 2013) and not all of the tablets they have experience with are iOS devices.
- When planning for effective training, you have to assume that as of now the majority of your teachers have not used tablet devices before. If you are an edtech specialist or "natural techie,", think back to times when you have used totally new devices. I remember touching an interactive whiteboard for the first time in the early 2000's. I still remember the trainer saying, "Press harder, you won't break it." Breaking it was a real fear of mine since I had not used that type of technology before. Your teachers have a wide range of fears when adopting new technologies, too.
- Staff members who own personal smartphones and tablets use them for personal reasons, which are different from the reasons and ways these devices will be used in the classroom. For example, how a person evaluates an app they are going to download for personal reasons is very different from how they should evaluate an app they are going to download for use with students.
- Even teachers with smart phone/tablet experience do not know all of the ins and outs of the device.
- They may have never investigated device restrictions or accessibility settings which might be beneficial in classroom use.
- Have they learned time-saving gestures such as the five-finger pinch for closing an app? (I learned that when I saw someone else do it, about a year after getting an iPad.)
- What about the hidden-characters on the iPad keyboard, such as the apostrophe you can get if you long-press the comma key or the quotation marks you get when you long-press the question mark key? I didn't know those were there until I watched training materials we had gathered for our teachers. Based on their reactions to our trainings, many experienced iOS users didn't know about them either.
- Several teachers we interacted with admitted they didn't know how to download apps or manage an Apple ID/iTunes account because someone else in their family, often their children, managed their devices for them or did stuff for them when they asked for help instead of showing them how to do it.
- For those who are self-taught on iOS devices, if you added up all of the little bits of time you put into learning how to use your device as you needed to learn it, I would be willing to bet six hours would be a low number for the time you invested.
- When deploying iPads for teaching and learning, time is not a luxury that exists in terms of allowing teachers to learn the basics "in their own time as needed." They need to be brought up to speed as quickly as possible so they will feel comfortable with starting to use the devices instructionally. Scaffold the "how to" so you can move everyone toward meaningful educational use.
In my previous blog post on iPad Basic Training for Teachers, I explained that we decided to deliver the majority of our training through self-paced online modules. Although our primary reason at the time was the need to reach hundreds of teachers with several hours of training, the online delivery of the training has proved effective for other reasons. It allowed those with more experience to quickly move past information on topics such as "The Parts of an iPad."
The amount of material covered is best absorbed in small chunks as well. When we trained in person in two three-hour sessions on separate days, at the end of each session, the participants' eyes were glazing over. They needed to be introduced to the different concepts and then given time to experiment and play. And people with existing experience needed to be able to move forward faster. Online modules allow for personalization in learning. We received many positive comments in our end-of-module surveys regarding the ability of the participants to watch the materials online while practicing with their iPads, review the material as needed, and fast-forward through skills they already knew.
One of my favorite bits of feedback was from a teacher who had been a technology specialist on her campus several years ago and now serves as a classroom teacher. She took time to email myself and my boss. Here is what she had to say:
Well, for someone who thinks I am a know-it-all on the iPad, thank you for these trainings! I learned so many things just from Module 1. I can't wait to finish the training!
Thanks for all the time you put into these trainings!
As teachers are implementing iPads in their classrooms this Fall, time will tell how effective our plan was overall. But the comment above, as well as multiple positive comments in our end-of-module surveys, make me believe the approach was the right one to take. And I will continue to remind myself of the benefits as I think of the time we're going to have to reinvest to update all of the training materials now that iOS 7 is out!
All original work in this post by Sandy Kendell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Please see specifics on my re-use policy in the right-hand column of my blog before re-posting/re-using any of my blog content.


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Freitag, 29. April 2011
No. 869 - arriving mail art from Hein W. Lotz (Germany)
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Send me mail art on the subject "Otto von Bismarck", 2011 there will be an exhibition in the Museum: Museum Obere Saline - Bismarck Museum - Bad Kissingen (Germany). How do you see this famous politician today, be creative, critic, ironic and send a stunning mail art for this show. Thanks ! deadline is the end of the year 2010 all mail art will not be sent back and become part of the collection.


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Tila Nguyen, aka Tila Tequila, said Thursday that she's meeting with the San Diego County district attorney to discuss an alleged incident involving Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman.
Merriman was arrested early Sunday after Tequila accused him of choking and throwing her while she was at the San Diego Chargers player's suburban San Diego home. Tequila signed a citizen's arrest warrant accusing Merriman of battery and false imprisonment.
On Thursday, a celebrity gossip blog published images of Tequila taken in Beverly Hills showing bruises on her right arm. Even the blog reports its not known if the bruises are connected to the weekend incident.
The Chargers star said he was trying to prevent her from leaving because she was drunk but he didn't harm her. Tequila's attorney called the linebacker's explanation of an altercation with the reality star that led to his arrest "spin." Attorney Alan S. Gutman said Merriman's public comments that he was trying to protect Tequila, who he thought was drunk, amount to another attack on his client. Gutman predicted Merriman's story will be discredited.
On Wednesday, the San Diego County sheriff's department turned over its findings to the district attorney, who is reviewing the case. Merriman is scheduled for arraignment September 15, even though the D.A. hasn't decided if it will file charges.


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Combining a laptop case and stand, the Belkin PocketTop (£35 inc. VAT) is designed for use around the house. Available in a choice of green, orange or silver, the concept is to keep your laptop protected from dust and dirt and make it more comfortable for use on your lap.
Although similar in design to a standard laptop case, padding is limited. There's enough protection for basic home use though. When you open the case, a pair of raised pads lifts the laptop chassis to improve ventilation and allow the case to keep heat from your lap.
A large reinforced pocket can be used to store peripherals, while a small hole feeds your power cable through to the laptop. This is a good case for busy laptop users needing to protect their kit, and work and pack up at a moment's notice.


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Cassie Craves and knew they would be perfect. What I didn't know is just how absolutely AMAZING they would really be. They are completely addictive so be sure you are sharing them with someone!!! (I doubled the dough recipe but still had enough frosting from one batch to frost them both) I think I may be making these for every holiday from now on :-)!
For the bars:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, room temperature
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
For the frosting:
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
Pinch of salt
6 tablespoons heavy cream
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a jelly roll pan (15 x 10 x 1) (I used a regular baking pan so mine were a little thicker) with aluminum foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
2. In a mixer, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar together. Add in egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
3. With mixer on low, add flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix until just combined.
4. Press dough evenly into your prepared pan. The dough will be sticky. (it's very sticky, I put my hand in a baggie and sprayed it with some cooking spray to push it into the pan)
5. Bake for 20 minutes until edges begin to golden. Cool completely before frosting.
6. To make the frosting, cream together the butter and vanilla. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar and the pinch of salt. Once smooth and creamy, add in heavy cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, then beat at medium-high speed for a minute or two until light and fluffy. If desired, add food coloring and beat until combined.
Soft Sugar Cookie Bars with Buttercream Frosting
3 comments:
- Kelley said...
sooooo delicious!
- February 16, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- Cassie said...
They are amazing, aren't they?! And incredibly addictive, too. I'm so glad you liked them!!
- February 17, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- the Drollingers said...
just made these, yum! I'm going to have to find some people to give them to or I might eat the whole tray!
- February 20, 2012 at 7:13 PM
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On Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m., The Barshop Jewish Community Center will air a film called Defiant Requiem. The event is free, but reservations are recommended at (210) 302-6820. The film tells the true story of how Jewish prisoners at a Nazi concentration camp called Terezin performed the Verdi Requiem. The Requiem is one of the highlights of the Symphony season (coming April 12 & 13.)
The JCC web site describes the Defiant Requiem: a "feature-length documentary film illuminates the extraordinary, untold story of how a rare form of courage, hope, and survival sparked an entirely unique method of fighting Nazi oppression, enabling the prisoners to maintain their dignity and humanity while battling the worst of mankind with the best of mankind." The film's web site is http://www.defiantrequiemfilm.com/. Here is the trailer:
The JCC is located at 12500 N.W. Military Highway. San Antonio, TX 78231.
This coming weekend, the San Antonio Symphony will perform Vivaldi's The Four Seasons on March 22 & 23 at the Majestic Theatre. For tickets call 210-554-1010.


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Feature-Rich Magento Ecommerce Websites To Transform Your Business
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But first, you might be surprised to discover just how much you'll get as standard from a Magento e-commerce website designed exclusively for your business by Impact Web Solutions:
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- Striking design which appeals directly to your target audience
- Royalty-free images to engage visitors
- Animation to highlight your key message
- Content pages (5)
- Bespoke web page templates to consistently communicate your brand
Product Browsing
- Product image zoom functionality, so shoppers can see exactly what they're buying
- Stock availability to manage expectations
- Recently viewed products to help shoppers review their choices
- Breadcrumb trail so that shoppers are never lost in your online store
- Downloadable products for instant, environmentally-friendly delivery
Catalogue Browsing
- Product display in lists or grids for the best presentation of your range
- Product pagination so you or your visitors can control the number of products displayed on each page
- Configurable search with auto-suggested terms to help shoppers quickly and easily find what they're looking for
Marketing Promotions & Tools
- Bundled products allows you to sell a number of individual items as a single product
- Multi-tier pricing helps you to shift larger quantities and reward higher value customers with volume discounts
- Free shipping option can convert new customers, reactivate lapsed customers and reward loyal customers
- Multi-tier pricing upsell helps you to increase basket size
- Multiple shipping methods for your customers' convenience
- Table rates for weight & destination
- Table rates for product and sub-totals & destination
- Table rates for number of items & destination
Customer Service
- Order notification email (not styled) to confirm that you are processing a customer's order
- Order history and status updates
- Order tracking for your customers can help to reduce customer service calls
- Forgotten password email (front & backend)
- Order and account update emails
- Contact form to make it easy for customers to contact you and for you to collect valuable customer data
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- Account dashboard makes it easy for the customer to manage their account
Site Management
- Auto generated site map, so if you add or delete a page your sitemap will update autmatically
- Multiple tax rules to reduce the time you spend managing tax for different products
- Tax rates per location, customer group and product type
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- Ability to add/edit/delete products & images
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- Attribute sets for quick product creation
- Ability to add custom options / variations (up to 2 production variations)
- Multiple categories
- Media manager with automatic image resizing and watermarking
Order Management
- Create re-orders for customers from admin panel
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- Call centre (phone) order creation
- Print invoices and packing slips
- Create one or multiple invoices, shipments and credit memos per order to allow for split fulfilment
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- Most viewed products report
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JJ found this old Traveltalks shortie about 1940 New Orleans. Enjoy.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Blast from the past: NOLA
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Comments from a NO native:
Great travel log. One mistake made was saying that Canal Street used to be a canal. This is false.A canal was planned but was never constructed. Entering NO by way of the Huey Long Bridge, as suggested in the film, would have been improbable unless you were a Cajun coming from "de Bayou". Most visitors would have entered from the north. As a native I learned why Cajuns always paint the ceiling of their porches blue. Bugs will not come on a blue porch. Did you know that red pepper will stop a bleeding wound? If you mix red pepper in your house paint you will never have termites. All shrimpers mix red pepper in their boat paint. This stops barnacles from forming. The tightest turn on the Mississippi is in downtown NO. That's why some boat's rudders break tryin g to make the turn.
- September 19, 2016 at 3:49 AM
i thought the comment about the canal sounded improbable-thanks for all "local info"..
- September 19, 2016 at 6:51 AM
The shot of the train on the Huey P. Long was showing it outbound from NOLA. That curve you saw on the bridge is the curve the bridge makes just as it gets to West Bank.
And the previous posted is correct. There never was a canal in Canal Street. It was, after 1803, the dividing line between the French in the Quarter and the Americains in the American Sector. It was dangerous for one group to go into the other's sector, so they would meet in the middle of Canal to transact business. The middle of Canal Street was considered 'neutral.' That's why in NOLA the median of a boulevard is the 'neutral ground.'
- September 19, 2016 at 8:02 AM
- Kingfish said...
It's a great bridge if you want to get to Westwego. ;-) I think it was shown in the film just to give people an idea of the progress New Orleans was making at the time. One disappointment was seeing the lack of time spent on the French Quarter. Too bad the raw footage has probably disappeared.
- September 19, 2016 at 8:43 AM
I had rather pour red pepper into a bleeding wound than drive across the Huey Long bridge.
- September 19, 2016 at 1:05 PM
3:49 - Where did you learn this detail about bug come?
- September 20, 2016 at 5:30 AM
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The Dutchman was honoured with a permanent tribute outside the Clock End, following along from those for other Arsenal legends such as former manager Herbert Chapman, captain Tony Adams and club-record goalscorer Thierry Henry.
Bergkamp joined Arsenal from Inter Milan in June 1995, and went on to play more than 400 games for the Gunners, scoring 120 goals
The Holland forward helped win seven major trophies with Arsene Wenger's side, including the 'Invincibles' Premier League campaign of 2003/2004.
Hundreds of Arsenal supporters turned out to welcome the 44-year-old back to London, as long-serving club director Ken Friar marked the official unveiling of the statue.
"I spoke to Thierry Henry last night and he warned me about this moment, he said 'you will be fine until you have to talk a little bit, and you will be emotional', that happens to me now," said Bergkamp.
"All this makes you realise how many good years we had here and how big this club has become over the last 20 years
I was just happy to play a role in that.
"You all see me as a team player, and there is only one statue of me, but I believe it is part of a whole team that I was involved in which made me shine.
"When you think of that team, it is not only the quality players around you, it is the fantastic manager, the staff around the club.
"I would like to thank my friends and family as well, they have been there from the beginning in my career - thank you to Henrita, my wife
We made this adventure together and have four beautiful children who were all born in England.
"Last but not least, I had a very good relationship with the fans
You were very patient with me.
"In the first six or seven games of my career, a lot of people spoke about that, is he good or not? Can he do it? We had some comments from chairmen of other clubs in London, I won't mention the name!
"We proved them all wrong and are where we are now, and it is all down to the fans because you had belief in me, in the team, so this is how it ends with a beautiful statue."
Bergkamp has just started out on his coaching career at his boyhood club Ajax in Amsterdam, but in the long term would relish the opportunity to return to Arsenal.
He said: "I would, definitely
I have just started my career at Ajax as an assistant coach, being part of the Ajax philosophy, trying to get players through the system.
"We just started that, so I don't think now is the time to leave that aside and do something else, but in the future I would love to come to this country, to this league and this club especially."
Bergkamp feels Wenger's current squad can mount a serious title challenge in 2014.
He said: "I have been watching Arsenal for many years, and this season they are really (much) stronger than the last seasons.
"They can challenge for the title, but the upcoming weeks are very important for them."
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Cupcake Cherrie
Well we are rolling right along with the month long birthday celebration over at Tickled Pink and today is the second preview of the super cute new image drawn exclusively for Tickled Pink Stamps by the talented Christine of C.C Designs. This sweet little gal is Cherrie and she knows how to celebrate any special occasion... with a giant cupcake! Now that's my kind of party... LOL! :)
Cherrie will be available in digi beginning this Saturday and we are just waiting for the rubber stamps to hit the shelves once they cross the big blue ocean... hopefully not too much longer!
And you know Kellie has a fab prize up for grabs... it just wouldn't be a Tickled Pink Stamps release without a prize now would it? As always if you want a chance to win this little "cherrie" pie all you have to do is leave a comment over on the TP blog BUT if you want a chance to win the whole set on release day then leave a comment here and on all the participating Pink Ladies, Pink Spotlight, Pink Celebrity and Pink Party Guests... WOW that is a lot of {PINK}...
Thanks so much for joining the fun today! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (polka dot), Heidi Swapp (pink lined)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (cupcake Cherrie)
stamp- Verve (sentiment)
ink- Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Hampton Arts cupcake epoxy stickers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Ranger Stickles
Signo White uniball gel pen
Copic markers:
Y02 is the candle glow that I added to the entire image
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- E55, E57, E59
clothes- B00, B02, B04, E44, E47, E49, E40, E41, 0
cupcake- R32, R22, R35, Y35, Y38, YR04, R20, R21, Y02, Y08, Y18
39 comments:
- cowboydutrem said...
Cute cute cute!!!
- October 21, 2010 at 6:16 AM
- Kellie said...
I agree, cute, cute, cute and MORE! I absolutely love the shape and size card you have done, the sentiment looks amazing with her and your colouring is always FABULOUS!
Hugs Kellie xx
- October 21, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Dotty Jo said...
Gorgeous - love all the pink, soooo girly! Amazing colouring, Jo x
- October 21, 2010 at 6:38 AM
- Lelia Pierce said...
EEEEEEEEEEK! Cupcake Cherrie is to die for! Love it!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:10 AM
- chrilvian said...
aaaaaaaaa sweet little girl
- October 21, 2010 at 7:12 AM
- Jessica Diedrich said...
This is SO darling, AMy! Love that pink, your fab coloring and those yummy cuppers :)
- October 21, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Jamie N. said...
Wow! Just when I think you're coloring cant get any better, you amaze me *again*. I just love the way you did the illumination of the candle. Its like...wow. It really does glow! Great job, Amy!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Risa said...
Amy, you are the queen of cute cards! I love your sweet image, totally adorable!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:36 AM
- Nancy Thomas said...
Love this card in all it's pinkalicous-ness!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- kris said...
Awww! She is so so SWEET!!! Love her BIG cupcake!! Love your creation with all those yummies!! =D
- October 21, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Shelby Goolsby said...
I love the shape of the card and all the cupcakes are adorable.
- October 21, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- martina's kaartjes said...
this is really lovely, great card !
greetings, martina
- October 21, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- scrapn_momof2 said...
Totally adorable. Sweet image.
- October 21, 2010 at 8:42 AM
- Lau W said...
So cute with all this pink ! very nice !
- October 21, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Mimi said...
Wow! it really glows! Cute and adorable card, Amy. Love it! ;)
- October 21, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- ~* steph :) *~ said...
oo, so adorabley cute, amy! love your card. the image is a cutie pie. love the colors and the cupcakes are yum. thanks for sharing and have a great day! *hugs* steph :)
- October 21, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- ♥Rach♥ said...
Amy, this is SO CUTE! You know I love all the cupcakes and the stamp is just adorable. Great shape too, totally love this :0)
- October 21, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Tanya said...
She is just too cute! Love your card and the size, I really need to remember to make different size cards, thanks so much for the inspiration.
- October 21, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- donna mikasa said...
Such an adorable card and I love the size! Those cuppie stickers are the perfect touch, too!
- October 21, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- Stamping Cafe said...
Aw... this is too cute for words, Amy!! Those cupcake sticker are so perfect, love love love this!!
- October 21, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...
Love your cute design and Cupcake Cherrie is adorable. Great Color.
- October 21, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- 1LuvnMama said...
Luv the size of this card and the cupcakes are so yummy I could just eat them up! :)
- October 21, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- Danni said...
So, so cute!!!
- October 21, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Kylie said...
Oh Amy! How adorable! I love how you colours Cherrie. A gorgeous card!
- October 21, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- Loz said...
this is WOW Amy! I love it! ♥
- October 21, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Jacilynn said...
sooo adorable. What a great image. I love the long card ;)
BTW, I am going through glee withdrawl this week ;)
- October 21, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- RiNNE said...
You are sooo good with pairing up the best stickers with the stamps! Absolutely cute! Love those cupcakes!
- October 21, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Sue D said...
She is adorable--I like the shape of your card and the cupcakes.
- October 21, 2010 at 5:03 PM
- gobeagirl said...
Oh Amy, she is soooo cute and I love your cupcake! It just looks so yummy. Awesome card too. I can see you are having fun with the long and narrow ones, and I for one love them. :O) Have a great evening. Tomorrow is FRIDAY! YAY! heehee Hugs, Lisa
- October 21, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- Alice said...
awww... Cherrie is so adorable. LOVE your beautiful long card, too. YUM!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- Joy said...
awe...so stinkin' cute! I can't wait to get my hands on these new cuties! love what you did with her and the card is so pretty. hope you have a wonderful weekend!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- slbt17 said...
what a fun, cute card!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Karyn S said...
very cute! I love the bright colours of the cupcakes!
- October 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Beth aka BR-T said...
What a fun and darling card Amy! Beth
- October 21, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- stephanne said...
Awwww, this is too sweet!! No, really, it is TOO sweet!! Lol, love the colours and how the cuppiecakes POP, very cute!!
hugs, stephanne
- October 22, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- Jodie from Oz said...
Amy, wozer, so sweet, your card is amazing, I love the colours, design & your colouring with the candle illumination is just gorgeous. Hugs Jodie from Oz
- October 22, 2010 at 11:31 PM
- Leanne said...
O super kewt!! I have to get this set!! Love that this card is a different dimension. You're so diverse. hahaha.. Have a great weekend Amy!! and enjoy your time off. Hugs
- October 23, 2010 at 6:19 AM
- WickedPixie said...
Aaawww, this is sweet as super yummy frosting!! :-)Traci
- October 24, 2010 at 1:18 PM
- Crafty Jenn said...
Super cute! Those epoxy stickers work perfect with Cherrie's cupcake.
<3 Jenn
- October 24, 2010 at 5:32 PM


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Bay Theatre's Love Letters
Love Letters is a simple show about a complex relationship chronicled through 50 years of letters. It needs, playwright A.R. Gurney says, "no theater, no lengthy rehearsal, no special set, no memorization of lines and no commitment from its two actors beyond the night of performance."
If those actors happen to be a couple? All the better.
Bay Theatre's Nigel Reed and Valerie Leonard, married five years and costarring in their fifth production, convey the paradox of opposite attraction in a production that lovers of all ages will appreciate for its honesty.
From their meeting in second grade, Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner are intrigued and supported by each other, even as life conspires to separate them. Thank you notes and penmanship tips morph into confessional missives as their summer camps, prep schools, colleges and careers frustrate their passion and feed their exchange. The bourgeois (him) and the artiste (her) become the other's counselor and critic as they navigate lives where ambition, image and family are never far offstage.
Ensconced in brocade and velvet with soft pink lighting, their cerebral connection is kinetic even as their physical union is denied. Each reads aloud as if alone, while the other reacts as if listening from afar. Letter writing, for Andrew, is rather like modern journaling: a cathartic organization of conflicted thought. Melissa, more comfortable with a paintbrush than a pen, uses it to explain her social ineptness. She would prefer a phone call, but Andrew will have none of that.
Ironic that this 1989 play about the power of the written word began as the author's exercise in learning to use the computer, the parent of e-mail.
Reed, a master of introspective expression, can illustrate the journey through anticipation, disappointment, puzzlement and shock faster than you read this sentence. Leonard is surprising for her ability to produce tears amid manic smiles. Emotions seep from a woman who acts as if she had none. Both will have you reaching for Kleenex by the end.
Despite this show's reputation as a quickie to produce, this team spent nine days experimenting with lines. Does his wife ever catch him off guard with her delivery or reactions? "No," says Reed. "She could never surprise me. I know her too well."
A charcoal sketch by Annapolitan Moe Hanson looms between the lovers onstage. What I mistook for an embrace is the artist's depiction of people journeying through life. Either way, its ambiguity speaks to the surprise of the human condition as Andrew and Melissa know it — as we all know it.
Director: Alan Wade. Set: Dan Interlandi. Lights: Andrew F. Griffin. Costumes: Christina McAlpine.
Showing thru March 4 at 8pm ThFSa; 2pm Su at Bay Theatre Company, West Garret Building, 275 West St., Annapolis. $35-$45; rsvp: 410-268-1333; www.baytheatre.org.


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We don't like to crow at Prop Zero when we're right (because, at the speed bloggers have to react, we're often wrong), but we'll make an exception for this news:
Gov.-elect Jerry Brown wants to extend the temporary increases in income taxes, sales taxes and the vehicle license fee approved by the legislature and Gov. Schwarzenegger in 2009.
Prop Zero predicted Brown would do this back in October in this post. And we first suggested it had to happen, as a matter of budget math (the state's deficit gets about $8 billion bigger the moment they expire at the end of June 2011), all the way back on June 23 in this post.
OK, that's enough gloating for now. Because the extension of such taxes is a heavy political lift. It'll take a two-thirds vote of the legislature just to put measures on the ballot asking voters to extend the tax increases. Republican lawmakers have indicated they'll block the measures. And even if the taxes somehow get on the ballot, it's far from clear that voters will go along.