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This may be the first time I've heard a rock group performing with equal freshness and relevance to what they did way back when ... my all-time fave Teenage Riot is slightly more twee sounding than this rocker, but this is great!
I miss Sonic Youth.
In this video, produced by Pitchfork.TV, we see the band's most recent and, in my opinion, tightest, strongest, best, lineupSteve Shelley (drums), Kim Gordon (gtr/vox), Thurston Moore (gtr/vox), Lee Ranaldo (gtr/vox), and Mark Ibold (bass)performing "Calming the Snake," from the 2009 album, The Eternal.
Michael Lavorgna and I were sitting at the small bar at Great Jones Cafe. We had just ordered the round that would put us over the edge, and I was trying to explain to Mark Ibold what made Sonic Youth so special. Ibold was tending bar that night. This was before the band announced their "break."
I had said something about precision, violence, power, and beauty.
"You see, they need to hear this stuff," Ibold said.
It made no sense. Why would Sonic Youth need to hear my thoughts about their music? Didn't they already know how special they were?
And now I wonder if this was some sort of foreshadowinga small hint that everything wasn't as it seemed. Like a child of divorced parents, now I wonder if the breakup was my fault. Could I have said or done something to keep the band together? If only I hadn't been so shy, intimidated, selfish.
But that's silly.
I miss Sonic Youth. And that's strange because their albums exist, these videos exist, my memories existif not quite accurately, only enhanced by time.
What is it about the live performance that defies every recorded document, even those of the highest fidelity?
This may be the first time I've heard a rock group performing with equal freshness and relevance to what they did way back when ... my all-time fave Teenage Riot is slightly more twee sounding than this rocker, but this is great!
Meh. I've owned all their LP's since the 80's. Actually have never listened to this song before on Eternal, that I can remember. Wish the whole band would do some ambient stuff with guitars, like Frusciante.
Thanks for posting.
Cool to see Ibold with them. They seem to be doing a Branca inspired deal.
here in chicago on the tiny station WVVX, steve albini (who had just started his new band, big black) did a radio show called antidote radio in the early 80's. he played a song called burning spear off sonic youth's first e.p. that i went out and bought. it remains my favorite thing they have ever done, although it is the most hated universally (because it sounds nothing like what they would go on to be). very ethereal dream time music.


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Each year we take a new photo of every child and aging friend sponsored through CFCA ñ more than 300,000 photos. This helps sponsors stay in touch with their friend and keeps our records updated.
Our Bhagalpur project in India serves about 7,400 sponsored children and elderly, many of them living in remote villages. Joachim Hansdak, a CFCA staffer there, recently traveled to take more than 3,000 pictures of sponsored friends. Let's follow him on his journey!
A month before he travels, Joachim prepares a trip schedule in collaboration with the CFCA project coordinator.
His schedule ranges from 15 days to one month, traveling from one CFCA community to another without coming back to Bhagalpur to save time.
After the trip schedule is finalized, CFCA social workers plan to conduct photo sessions in their respective areas.
(Usually social workers communicate CFCA activities such as the annual photo sessions and letter-writing camps to mothers of sponsored children in their monthly support group meetings.)
Joachim prepares to leave after packing his equipment.
Joachim's supplies include:
- Camera to take the photos
- Laptop to identify and name the friends pictured
- Extra batteries for the camera and laptop (because many villages do not have a power supply)
- A list of sponsored friends to be photographed
- Chalk with a slate (more on that later).
The nearest CFCA community is nearly 50 miles (75 kilometers) away from the Bhagalpur project. It takes two hours for Joachim to reach it.
The farthest destination is nearly 220 miles (350 kilometers) away from Bhagalpur.
Public transport is not available in some of the villages. Even if Joachim used public transport to the nearest town or bus point, he would still need to walk to the CFCA communities.
Road conditions provide another reason to use a motorcycle.
"Here the roads are very bumpy," Joachim said. "The more we go into the interiors of the villages, the more the roads become narrower. Only with the motorcycles are we able to go.
"Sometimes when sponsored friends and their families are in hilly places or deep in the forest, it becomes difficult to reach even with the motorcycle. So I walk to those places."
Occasionally he has to walk nearly 5 miles (8 kilometers) from his parked motorcycle to the CFCA communities, Joachim said.
Temperatures range from 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 degrees Celsius) in the summer to nearly 54 degrees (12 degrees Celsius) in the winter.
"Most of the roads are made with mud," Joachim said, "and in the rainy season it will become worse. In those conditions it will be difficult to travel because the vehicle tires will get stuck on the roads."
And let's not forget all the animals that also use the roads!
As Joachim reaches each destination, the CFCA social workers gather sponsored children in nearby schools for their pictures.
(For pictures of sponsored aging friends, Joachim travels to their villages and takes each picture individually.)
Joachim asks the social workers to write the children's sponsorship numbers on the slate he carries. He then takes a picture of the sponsored children with the slate.
Then Joachim takes another picture of the sponsored children without the slate.
"The earlier picture of the sponsored child with the slate helps me to identify the child later once I go back to Bhagalpur," Joachim said.
For some children, 30 seconds is enough for their pictures. Others take longer.
"If the children are not smiling, it can take up to two minutes to take their pictures," Joachim said. "First I make them smile, and later I take their pictures."
If some sponsored children are absent, Joachim plans a second trip to take their pictures. He said it takes two months to get all the photographs.
Thanks to Sreekanth Gundoji, our CFCA communications liaison in India, for this report.
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Man on the Moon
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|Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
|Universal Pictures; R; 118 minutes
|Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love
When Andy Kaufman died at age 35, many folks assumed it was another sly hoax designed to confound. After all, this was the unruly comic who enjoyed wrestling women professionally, who treated his Carnegie Hall audience to milk and cookies, who disdained sitcoms and had to be dragged into his role as Taxi's Latka.
Jim Carrey summons his occasionally formidable talent to portray Kaufman in Man on the Moon. The film is more like a greatest hits album of Kaufman's mystifying and infectious brand of ironic humor than a revealing biography. We get to experience Kaufman's career highlight as trimmed and polished by Carrey, but never receive insight into the enigma that was Andy. "There is no real you," accuses his girlfriend (Courtney Love), and when the film makes no effort to unravel the person behind the comic knot, it seems less from respect than from laziness.


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Date(s) - 11/28/2020
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Ghosts of Gettysburg Tour Headquarters
Baltimore Street Tour:
- Enter a haunted house –The Ghosts of Gettysburg Walking Tours® Headquarters – where disembodied voices have been recorded and a child has been spotted…a century after his death.
- Visit the County Courthouse that witnessed the battle and was filled to over-flowing with wounded soldiers…and now holds visitors from another world.
- See the church where so many amputations occurred they had to drill holes in the floor to let the blood run out and where a spectral undertaker continues to walk to the nearby cemetery…removed decades ago
The tour lasts about 1 hour and 15 minutes and covers about 3/4 of a mile.


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Astros, Porter pay homage to Jackie Robinson
HOUSTON -- Because the Astros were on the road for Jackie Robinson Day on Monday, the club recognized the man who broke baseball's color barrier prior to Friday's game.
Manager Bo Porter was joined by first-base coach Dave Clark and players Chris Carter, Justin Maxwell and Wesley Wright on the field with kids from the Astros Urban Youth Academy.
Porter, who's the second full-time African American manager in Astros history, took advantage of Thursday's off-day by taking his wife to see the movie '42,' which depicts the struggles Robinson had to endure.
"It's a must-see for everyone," Porter said. "They did a great job of presenting the information and really letting the country see all of the struggles in which Jackie Robinson had to deal with, not just from a baseball standpoint, but just from the media standpoint, his teammates, all the different parameters that came with him being the first African American in Major League Baseball.
"It gives you a great appreciation when you really to get see what someone else had to experience, just for a person like myself and many other people to have the opportunity we had. It really makes you take a step back and appreciate it and feel a sense of responsibly."
Porter, who was recognized by the Rangers during his playing days with the Jackie Robinson Award, said the movie brought him to tears.
"To be able to see it played out on the big screen and have a background with it, it was emotional," he said. "It brought tears to my eyes at the end. It was more tears of joy than anything."


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Casino Worker in Trouble for Having Bible During Shift
A New Zealand union claims a casino worker could be fired for keeping a Bible with her during her shift – an action which the casino says is a violation of its uniform code.
Last week Tuni Parata, a tower host at SkyCity Casino in Auckland, received a letter from her employers accusing her of misconduct for having the Bible, the NZ Herald reports. The letter states disciplinary action may be taken because she was seen with a "non-work related material in a front of house work environment."
Parata has been a SkyCity employee for 16 years and now fears that she will lose her job over the issue. Her disciplinary hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
Mike Treen, national director of Unite union, calls the accusations against Parata "absurd." The union has asked the casino not to take disciplinary action against her.
"Since when does carrying a Bible in your pocket become unlawful in New Zealand workplaces?" asked Treen, according to the Herald. Although he acknowledged the need for casinos to have strict policies for workers who handle money, Treen says SkyCity went "overboard" when it called out Parata for keeping her Bible with her.
Grainne Troute, SkyCity general manager of group services, said in a press release that Treen's statements are "alarmist" and as such "do not fairly reflect the situation."
"Different roles have different uniform standards but as a general principle staff in customer service roles are in breach of SKYCITY's uniform standards if they carry items such as personal mobile phones, books and other items which might interfere with their full engagement with their customers," said Troute.
She later added, "A breach of uniform policies such as this is not considered 'serious misconduct' and would not be expected to result in the dismissal of any staff member."
Parata told the Herald that she believes keeping a Bible with her at all times is an important part of her relationship with God, though she chose to say little else until the disciplinary hearing is over.
Christopher Huriwai, a theology student and deacon of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, said in a recent blog post that he thinks the casino acted within their rights but could have handled the situation more gently.
"SkyCity isn't banning Ms. Parata from bringing the Bible to work and reading it during her breaks, SkyCity isn't saying that she must choose between her faith and her job, SkyCity isn't saying that the Bible, in and of itself is the issue," Huriwai wrote. "SkyCity is, however badly, simply enforcing a standing policy in regards to staff uniforms, something they shouldn't be made out to be anti-faith or anti-Christian for doing."
Although the casino may not be seen as anti-Christian, Treen is questioning whether or not Parata's rights are being violated by her employers.
"What happened to freedom of opinion and religion as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?" he asked, according to the Herald. He added, "We do not believe that ordering staff not to carry a pocket Bible is a lawful or reasonable instruction in a workplace in the 21st century."


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(CNN) -- The Obama administration announced this week it is sending hundreds of federal agents and crime-fighting equipment to the Mexican border to try to make sure violence from Mexican drug cartels doesn't spill over into the U.S.
Author John Gibler says the "war on drugs" approach with Mexico policy has been an absolute failure.
John Gibler, author of "Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revolt," appeared Friday on CNN's "American Morning" to talk about U.S. border security efforts.
Following is a transcript of his conversation with CNN's John Roberts:
John Roberts: You spent so much time along the border area there, going back and forth. The last three years, you've been down there pretty intensely. What is the situation like?
John Gibler: Right now, in Ciudad Juarez, as you probably know, more than 7,500 army soldiers have arrived in the city and actually taken over the municipal police force.
And that has obviously dampened the amount of incredible violence related to drug trafficking in the city, but fears on the ground are that simply the warring cartels packed up and left town for the time being or [have] gone underground while the army is out in the streets, and that they will be back.
Meanwhile, the army is doing all of the municipal police force jobs, so they're effectively writing traffic tickets and driving around in cop cars.
Roberts: All right, so you know that earlier this week, Janet Napolitano, the secretary of homeland security, announced this $700 million program, put more border agents and more [Drug Enforcement Administration] agents on the border along with some high-tech surveillance equipment to try to combat the war on drugs there. How effective do you think that plan will be?
Gibler: Sadly, I do not think it will be effective. We're talking about a $30 billion a year industry just moving the drugs across the border. That is way too powerful for three more helicopters or 400 more border agents to really try and address. I think it is a deeply embedded social and economic problem that will have to be addressed with social and economic policy. Watch Gibler give his views on U.S. security efforts »
Roberts: So the president has reserved this idea of putting some troops down on the border there. I know that Gov. Rick Perry in Texas says that he wants to put 1,000 along the border. However, there in El Paso, where you are this morning, the mayor says, "Whoa, we don't need any troops. Things are great here." Who's right?
Gibler: Well, really, the mayor is right in a sense. If you look at 2008, 1,600 people were assassinated in Ciudad Juarez, and there were about 15 homicides that same year in El Paso.
So, this whole idea of the violence spilling over is really, I think, kind of malformed or a bit sensationalizing the violence in Mexico, which is very real but the violence already exists in the United States, even though there isn't a national kind of political understanding or consciousness, if you will, about how that violence is related to drug trafficking and drug distribution.
amFIX: Can the US win the war on drugs?
Roberts: You know, we had Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron earlier this week. And he was talking about this idea of legalizing all drugs as a way to combat the drug war there in Mexico. What do you think of that idea?
Gibler: I think it's time to consider all options, and I think it's evident -- more than evident that the "war on drugs" approach has been an absolute failure. It hasn't in any way stopped the amount of drugs being consumed in the United States or the drugs flowing over the border or the violence related to the illegal drug-trafficking industry.
... It's not that radical of a proposal. Even The Economist magazine led with an editorial about a week and a half ago about legislating or regulating drugs. Three former presidents of Latin American countries, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, recently released a report arguing also for really taking on the debate of legalization.
All About Drug Trafficking • Mexico


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News from the world of Maths
Want to stop your brain from rusting this Christmas? Then visit our sister project NRICH, which received a major make-over this year and now has a beautiful new website. NRICH is aimed at students and teachers of maths of all ages and backgrounds. It offers challenging and engaging activities that develop mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills and show rich mathematics in meaningful contexts.
The Isaac Newton Institute celebrates its 20th birthday this year, having opened in July 1992. To celebrate we had a rare glimpse behind its venerable doors to explore some of the research programmes that have been held there. As you'll see, what started out as abstract mathematics scribbled on the back of a napkin can have major impact in the real world.
Looking for some Christmas reading? Good news! Eureka have published their first ever digital issue featuring authors such as Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, John Conway and more.
This summer, while at a conference in Poland, we were lucky enough to watch Sara Santos and her maths buskers perform on the streets of Krakow. Find out what maths busking is all about!
Don your lycra and lace your trainers... It's time to look back on a summer of sport and, of course, maths!
2013 has been declared as the year for the Mathematics of Planet Earth!
There are prizes behind today's door, from maths to physics, economics to art!
Maths, puzzles, post-it notes and the pub are waiting for you behind today's door!


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Are you unsure about setting up an account on Twitter? Maybe you feel like it's not right for your brand or your line of work, maybe you think that anything you would have to say would fall on deaf ears because your target audience don't use twitter. Maybe you're wrong…
The following statistics will prove that Twitter is fast and furiously becoming the social media platform used by everyone. The stats should show that it doesn't matter if you are female, male, have kids …if you are wealthy, broke, employed or looking for work – you still have an audience on Twitter. Take a look and see for yourself – the stats also show that even if you haven't got a presence on Twitter, people could still be talking about you….so maybe you should be listening?
Over the last 5 years -
- There are 200,000,000 registered Twitter users
- Almost 88% of people have awareness of Twitter and its existence
- There are 450,000 new Twitter accounts created everyday
- Meaning there are 5.2 accounts created every second of everyday
So we can longer claim that's it unknown – there is a huge audience out there, right at your fingertips. That is a lot of people in a short space of time that have been convinced by its power.
- There are one billion tweets posted every week
- 180,000,000 everyday
- 138,888 every minute
- Over 1,650 every second
- Just 5% of Twitter users create 75% of the content tweeted
- There are 1.6 billion search queries everyday
- Meaning that there are 18,000 search queries every second
Still worried that you're too old to be using it or that your brand or company is the wrong sort to be using twitter? Take a look at the numbers then…
- 46% of Twitter users are female
- 54% are male – very equal demographics
- 53% don't have children
- 47% do have children – time doesn't seem to be an issue
- The majorty of twitter users are aged between 30 and 49 - perfect age group
- 43% of people follow a brand on Twitter for special deals/offers
- 75% of users are more likely to purchase from a brand they follow – good headstart
- 67% of users are likely to recommend a brand they follow to other users
Ok….but maybe you're still worried about the freedom of speech that users have. The fact that anyone can write anything about you, your brand, your services or your skills…
- 1,000,000 people view tweets about customer service each week
- 80% of those tweets are negative and critical
- As much as 75% of traffic comes from sources outside Twitter
We'll let you in on a secret – whether you have a twitter account or not people can write whatever they want, whenever they want – they will get heard and it will get commented on and it will get passed on. Surely it's better to be listening in on those criticisms, dealing with them and changing things for the better. Let people know you're listening.
Maybe you don't have a brand or a company or even a job – we've got a stat that should get you tweeting nonetheless
- Up to 85% of companies are using social media as part of their recruitment
Or maybe you don't have the time to be on twitter in the middle of the day and therefore think you would miss out on most activity anyway….
- 5pm is the best time to be retweeted
So no excuses then? Looks like Twitter has an answer for everything….
If you have anything you'd like to add to this blog post – please feel free to send comments our way.


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Love is in the air?
When asked to write a blog posting about 'the romancing habits' of some of the animals in our living collections for Valentines Day I was a little flummoxed. After all the concept of Love and Romance is a very human idea. In the rest of the animal kingdom the drive is purely to successfully pass on your genes, by whatever means are necessary!
Will Harrison our Eastern Box Turtle be buying chocolates and roses for his four lady friends? Absolutely not.
Box Turtles are a solitary species with a small home range. Courtship, which takes place in spring, occurs usually between turtles with overlapping home ranges. Males find females primarily by sight but scent also plays a role. 'Courtship' consists of circling, biting and shoving. Not exactly the stuff of a steamy romance novel! So let us dispense with the term romance and call it what it is – mating. The desire to reproduce. (No blushing now, it is what sustains all species!) Now as a biologist, I feel on slightly more secure ground.
Take for example, our Hermit Crabs.
These fascinating crustaceans scuttle down to the edge of the ocean in large numbers to mate, they slide partially out of their shells and position themselves belly to belly. When her eggs are fertilized, the female will release up to 50,000 of them along the shoreline. When the eggs hatch the initial life stage is a sea dwelling planktonic larvae called a zoeae. This stage lasts about a month before developing into a tiny aquatic hermit crab. The tiny crabs will eventually move onto land, go through a series of molts, each time selecting an empty shell to inhabit for protection before reaching maturity at around two years.
Of course I would be remiss when talking about our collections if I didn't mention that most terrifying of lovers – the Praying mantis. The perfect antithesis to all those hearts and flowers!
Mantises hunt by movement and there isn't much discrimination when it comes to prey. Could this be described as the ultimate dinner date? The female will often eat the male during the mating process and the male is even capable of continuing to mate after he has been decapitated! I did mention that the drive to pass on genes was the be all and end all, even if this means giving up your life! And mantids aren't the only ones who recognize that a well-fed female is more likely to successfully produce viable eggs, some katydid species will actually provide the female with 'gifts' of protein before attempting to mate.
But not all invertebrates have such dramatic courtship.
The Scorpion will attract a mate through vibrations and pheromones (no eharmony for these guys!) Then dancing! The dance takes the form of facing each other and grabbing their partners pedipalps. The dance even has a name – the 'promenade a deux'. (French is after all, the language of love!) The male circles around with the female until he has positioned her over a reproductive package, which he previously deposited on the ground. This process can take from 1 to 25 hours! Once the package has been collected the male beats a hasty retreat to avoid a similar fate to the mantis!
The female gives birth to live young, which she carries on her back until their first shed.
Suddenly sending a Valentines card and box of chocolates seems like a really easy option!


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The winning Fulbright students are:
- Victoria Scholl, a fourth-year imaging science major from RIT's College of Science and a motion picture science major from the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences (CIAS).
- Yasmeen Smalley-Norman, who graduated in 2013 with a BFA in photojournalism from CIAS and a BS in biomedical photographic communications, with minors in environmental science and journalism.
"One of the goals of the RIT strategic plan is to develop practices and opportunities that emphasize the importance of global engagement among our students, faculty, partners and alumni," said Jeremy Haefner, RIT provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. "Our Fulbright students and all of our international scholarship winners—together with the faculty who have facilitated these experiences—represent the growing global learning experiences we're continuing to shape both here at RIT and in many countries abroad."
Scholl, a native of Hudson Valley, N.Y., will work in partnership with scientists at the University of Zürich and plans to apply airborne light detection and ranging technology (LiDAR) processing methods to large regions across Switzerland and adapt them for optimal individual tree detection over a 12-month period. LiDAR allows for efficient forest surveying. These findings may then be applied to other forests around the world as a step toward understanding, forecasting and solving global climate change issues.
Smalley-Norman is the vice president and 3D modeler at The Hydrous, a nonprofit organization dedicated to modeling coral reefs. Originally from Houston and now a resident of Dover, N.H., Smalley-Norman will produce 3D models and photographs to map coral species in the Philippines. Her work will be used to scientifically identify species and update the CoenoMap, a web-accessible map-oriented database of corals in the Philippines. The models will also be used to calculate coral surface area to better understand growth during climate change.
Scholl and Smalley-Norman are among more than 1,900 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2016-2017 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. student program.
It is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries. It is the largest exchange program in the country and provides funds for American students to live in another country for one year to teach English, conduct research or earn a graduate degree.
Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given approximately 360,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
RIT was named a top producer of Fulbright students among master's institutions for 2015-2016. The university has had six awardees in the past three years. The Fulbright competition is administered at RIT through the RIT Global Office. Similarly, 40 international students from 25 countries attended RIT this year through the Fulbright Foreign Student Program.
For further information about the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, go to http://eca.state.gov/fulbright or contact the Office of Academic Exchange Programs at 202-632-3238 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Top 10 Botanical Gardens on the Coast
The Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia
You'd never believe this wonderland of floral displays on a Vancouver Island inlet started as an industrial wasteland. In 1904, Jennie Butchart began landscaping a played-out quarry left by her husband's cement business. Today, more than 1 million bedding plants keep the 55-acre Butchart Gardens in glorious bloom from March into October. Illumination makes it even lovelier on summer evenings; 866-652-4422 or butchartgardens.com.
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Mendocino, California
Big waves provide the backdrop for this 47-acre property, which rambles along a rocky headland above the Pacific Ocean. Expect to enjoy blooming rhododendrons, camellias, daffodils, and Pacific Coast irises―plus the occasional migrating whale; 707-964-4352 or gardenbythesea.org.
Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington founded Brookgreen in 1931, stitching together 9,127 acres of former rice plantations stretching from the Waccamaw River to the Atlantic Ocean. Anna was a sculptor, and during the Depression the Huntingtons became patrons to many struggling artists. Today, the gardens harbor 2,000 species of plants, a wide variety of birds and animals, and an astonishing 550 outdoor sculptures; 843-235-6000 or brookgreen.org.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida
The unusual core collection consists of epiphytes―certain orchids, bromeliads, and other "air plants" that grow attached to trees. You can see thousands of lovely, and sometimes weird, specimens. But alongside Sarasota Bay glittering in the sun, this 11-acre oasis also offers something that's even more rare: a profound sense of peacefulness; 941-366-5731 or selby.org.
Wave Hill, New York, New York
Soul-filling views across the Hudson River to the forested cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades make this a blissful haven amid New York City's bustle. Wave Hill's 28-acre property includes two former "country estate" mansions and an urban woodland. Washes of color from the many flower beds stand out dramatically against green lawns, trees, and shrubs. Everything builds to a peak in autumn, when the plantings are designed to take full advantage of the Palisades' fall foliage in the background; 718-549-3200 or wavehill.org.
The Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Prentice Bloedel, a top executive for a timber company, loved nature. That's not the contradiction that it might seem; his company led the industry in recycling and reforestation. For their home, Prentice and wife, Virginia, shaped 150 acres on Bainbridge Island into an oasis of tranquillity. It's now an arboretum open to the public―by reservation only, to safeguard the serenity. Paths wander along meadows, marshes, forests, and ponds populated with waterfowl. The loudest sound you hear may be your own reverential breathing; 206-842-7631 or bloedelreserve.org.
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kauai and Maui, Hawaii; and Coconut Grove, Florida
Chartered by Congress but privately funded, this organization administers gardens in Hawaii and Florida. It's scrambling to preserve tropical plants, many of which are rare or endangered. The Hawaiian gardens in particular are absolutely stunning. You can just show up at McBryde Garden, Limahuli Garden (both on Kauai), or Kahanu Garden (on Maui; it's the most coastal, with spectacular ocean views). You'll need reservations to tour Allerton Garden (next to McBryde and pictured here) or The Kampong in Florida (call 305-442-7169). The admission charges, and any extra donations, help in the race against extinction; ntbg.org.
Note: Famed 20th-century plant explorer David Fairchild founded The Kampong and stocked it with plants from around the world. For more of his handiwork, visit Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida; 305-667-1651 or fairchildgarden.org.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol, Rhode Island
Sweeping views of Narragansett Bay and Bristol Harbor set off the 33 acres of lawn, garden, and mansion. The original owners loved the water (all the house's main rooms have bay views) and plants―such as an 85-foot giant sequoia known as the "Big Tree"; 401-253-2707 or blithewold.org.
Kingsbrae Garden, St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Kingsbrae―27 acres along Passamaquoddy Bay, compiled from the grounds of several grand old estates―will surprise you. The Scents & Sensitivity Garden, for example, is designed for the blind, with plants chosen for their scent or texture. The Gravel Garden displays plants that grow in gravel. More conventionally, it also features roses, perennials, and plants that attract birds and butterflies. Kingsbrae is open May 20 through October 8 this year; 866-566-8687 or kingsbraegarden.com.
Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas
It began two decades ago as a barn and arena offering horseback-riding therapy for people with head injuries. The complex now includes outdoor and indoor gardens, an aquarium, a hotel, a spa, and a convention center. The best part: the Rainforest Pyramid, a 10-story wonderland of plants, animals, fish, and birds from rain forests around the world. Moody also still offers therapy programs and employment for people with disabilities; 800-582-4673 or moodygardens.com.
McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Florida
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College faculty and staff sometimes face student behavior that challenges their ability to maintain an effective and safe learning or work environment. The following information offers tips on responding to the disruptive or threatening student. Also, various campus offices can support faculty and staff in dealing with disruptive and/or threatening students. Feel free to consult with the campus resources listed below.
If a student behaves inappropriately with you or makes you feel uneasy, it may be helpful to discuss your concerns with someone else. Your department chair or dean may be a resource, along with other college resources. Sometimes just talking with another professional will clarify the issues and help you resolve the problem.
Disruptive behavior is student behavior that interferes with or interrupts the educational process of other students or the normal business functions of the college.
While there are some specific tactics for dealing with disruptive students, faculty may prevent some of this behavior from occurring by creating a positive classroom environment at the outset. Some of these tactics may include: Being engaged with students, willingness to listen to student views, communicate classroom expectations and "ground rules," seek feedback from students, avoid grade surprises, and help students see the value of the course.
Even when you have worked hard to create a positive learning environment disruptive behaviors still might arise. Every situation is unique and each instructor has a unique level of tolerance and preferred style for dealing with student behavior. Below are a few tips that may help in dealing with difficult students:
Usually these students perceive that they are being mistreated and are apt to lodge complaints. They tend to be tense, cautious, and mistrustful and may have few friends. They often interpret a minor oversight as a personal slight or a sign of prejudice against them, and they overreact to insignificant occurrences. They see themselves as the focal point of everyone's behavior, and everything that happens has a special meaning for them. Often they are preoccupied with fairness and being treated equally. Disavowing responsibility for their own behavior, they often blame others for their difficulties. Underneath, they may feel inadequate and even worthless.
Violence in the workplace can take many forms — from a colleague or student who exhibits dangerous or threatening behavior to abusive relationships between partners or family members to random acts of violence by members of the public with no connection to the campus.
When behaviors become intimidating or threatening, you may feel anxious, afraid and concerned for your personal safety. It is important not to manage such a situation alone. Various offices on campus can assist you.
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Make sure that you document threatening behavior for possible future reference. Include name of student, date, time and place of incident, describing the incidents in behavioral terms. Use quotes for verbal threats.
Several CSC offices on campus can assist you in dealing with disruptive, threatening or violent students.
Jon Hansen
VP of EMMSS Enrollment Management, Marketing & Student Services 308-432-6231
The VP of EMMSS can consult with you, meet with a student, and enforce violations of the Student Conduct Code. If a student is disruptive with you, the student is very likely causing problems elsewhere. The VP of EMMSS is able to gather information from a variety of sources and help to decide on a course of action.
Student Code of Conduct: http://www.nscs.edu/Policy%20Manual/Policy%20Manual%20Master/Policy%203100.pdf
CSC Health Services: Crites Hall 344, 308-432-6268 (office)
Health Services and counseling hours are from Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff are available to consult with you about students who are of concern to you, perhaps because they appear to be at risk to others or themselves.
Chadron Police Department: *308-432-0510 *Non emergency number.
For emergencies, dial 9-1-1
The Chadron Police Department can dispatch officers to respond to immediate threats. They can work with you to help create a safe office, department or classroom. They also can consult with you regarding persons who are not CSC students.
CSC Campus Resource Officer: 308-432-6040, firstname.lastname@example.com
The Campus Resource Officer (CRO) is a Chadron Police Officer who is contracted to work full-time on campus during the regular school year. The CRO can also take reports and works closely with several CSC departments, including housing, student affairs, security, etc.
CSC Employee Assistance Program: 1-800-755-7636
The Employee Assistance Program offers no cost, brief, confidential counseling to CSC employees.
We consulted the following resource materials in developing this information:
Assisting the Emotionally Distressed Student: A Guide for Staff and Faculty, University Health Services Counseling and Psychological Services, University of California, Berkeley
Dealing with Disruptive Students in the Classroom, The Office of Student Life, Northern Arizona University
Disruptive and Threatening Student Behavior: Guidelines for Faculty and Staff, Division of Student Affairs, University of Southern California
Managing Difficult Student Behavior: Guidelines for Faculty and Staff, The Office of the Dean of Students & The University Counseling Center, University of Utah
Tips For Dealing With Disruptive Students, Counseling Services, University of Missouri – St. Louis


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Maine teen with terminal illness killed in NH crash
Teen's father, Nghia Huynh, accused of driving drunk before crash
A man accused of driving drunk before a crash that killed his terminally ill son was arraigned in a New Hampshire courtroom Monday morning.
Police said Nghia Huynh, 37, was driving drunk on the Everett Turnpike when he lost control, striking the center median concrete barrier. Huynh's car then rolled over into the northbound travel lane and was struck by another car, police said. He is charged with one count of felony aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol and one count of negligent homicide.
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Huynh's 14-year-old son, Kobe, of Auburn, Maine, who was suffering from a terminal illness, was killed in the crash. Two weeks before his death, he was made an honorary member of the Bates College baseball team.
In court, Huynh's eyes were swollen and bruised from the car crash.
Huynh told the judge he regrets what happened and asked the judge to set a reasonable bail. The judge set bail at $50,000 cash or surety.
Under the terms his bail, Huynh can have no alcohol and can't drive.
Kobe was a seventh-grader at Auburn Middle School.
Principal Jim Hand said the school is providing counseling for its students.
Click here for photos as students remember Kobe
"They're writing their goodbyes to him, and some of the things they wanted to make sure everybody gets to hear. If they hear anything, it's how much he's well-loved, and how much they adore his infectious smile, how much everybody wanted to be around him and that he was a really great dancer," said Hand.
The students are writing notes to Kobe on a large piece of paper in the school's hallway.
At Bates College, baseball head coach Mike Leonard said the team was saddened to hear about the loss of their honorary player.
"He certainly came to us not bearing any of the weight of the things he had encountered in his life and was really looking forward to moving forward to the relationship with us as we were with him," said Leonard.
Leonard said Kobe had been through so much, but never let his illness hurt his positive attitude.
Sophomore player Connor Reenstierna said Kobe was an inspiration to many on the team.
"As a team, there's nothing we can do now but keep him in our hearts throughout the season, try to win as many games for him as we can," said Reenstierna.


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The California Medical Board today revoked the medical license of the fertility doctor who treated octuplet mother Nadya Suleman.
An administrative law judge had recommended that Dr. Michael Kamrava be allowed to keep his license but be placed on probation.
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The board decided Kamrava did not exercise sound judgment in transferring a dozen embryos to Suleman.
He had also been accused of grossly negligent treatment of two other female patients --a 48 year old woman who suffered complications after becoming pregnant with quadruplets and another woman diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer after receiving fertility treatments.
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The old road: How to cycle around Beijing
Over the last few decades, many well-to-do locals in China's capital have swapped their Yongjiu (Forever) bicycles for ego-enhancing cars.
But in Beijing today, cycling is back.
The city's youth are hopping back on two wheels -- from road bikes to fixed-gear cruisers -- and discovering that Beijing is one of the best cities in the world to ride.
Here are five of the best biking routes in Beijing.
1. Lama Temple to Hohai Lake 雍和宫到后海
Start: Lama Temple 雍和宫
End: Great Leap Brewing, 6 Doujiao Hutong 豆角胡同6号
Distance: 6.8 kilometers
Lama Temple was the residence of Emperor Yongzheng before he was enthroned in Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty. Occupying more than 66,000 square meters, it's now the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in the city.
From Lama Temple (A in the map), head west through lively Wudaoying Hutong (B), home to dozens of cafés, restaurants and shops.
Veer south to Guozijian Jie (C) and take a quick tour of the Confucius Temple.
Weave your way through the hutongs west of Andingmen Inner Street (D) and stop in Baochao Hutong (E) to relax on The Orchid hotel's rooftop patio. Or grab some of Mr. Shi's succulent dumplings just across the alley.
Cycle past the Drum and Bell Towers (F), which kept time in the city for centuries, and head to nearby Houhai Lake (G).
Stop and chat with the old guys who swim here every day -- come sleet or snow -- then head back east toward Doujiao Hutong (H). Grab a hoppy beer in the quiet courtyard of Great Leap, a local brewery opened by American Carl Setzer.
More on CNN: Beyond the duck: 20 best Beijing restaurants
Lama Temple, 12 Yonghegong Da Jie 雍和宫大街12号; +86 10 6404 9027; open daily 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; admission RMB 25 (US$4)
The Orchid, 65 Baochao Hutong, Gulou East Street, near Nan Luogu Xiang 鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同65号, 近南锣鼓巷; +86 10 8404 4818; rates from RMB 680; www.theorchidbeijing.com
Mr. Shi's Dumplings, 74 Baochao Hutong, Gulou East Street, near Nanluogu Xiang 鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同74号, 近南锣鼓巷; +86 10 8405 0399; open daily 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Great Leap Brewery, 6 Doujiao Hutong 豆角胡同6号; +86 10 5717 1399; open 7 p.m.-midnight (Tuesday-Friday), 3 p.m.-midnight (Saturday), 2 p.m.-9 p.m. (Sunday); www.greatleapbrewing.com
2. Nanluoguxiang to the Forbidden City 南罗故乡到故宫
Start: Nanluoguxiang Hutong 南罗故乡胡同
End: Forbidden City 景山前街4号故宫
Distance: 5.7 kilometers
Take a quick trip down Nanluoguxiang (A). The first commercial hutong in the city, it has dozens of small shops, restaurants and bars. Most bars are cookie cutter and not worth a stop, but Salud and 12 Sq. Meters bar both remain popular drinking spots.
Travel south down Di'anmen Inner Street (B) until you reach Jingshan Park. Stop here and climb the hill in the center of the park for a remarkable view of the Forbidden City.
Ride along the Forbidden City's moat and stop at the ancient palace's front gate -- Tian'anmen (C). Join the legions of tourist groups and snap a photo of yourself in front of the iconic portrait of Chairman Mao.
Head West along Chang'An Avenue (D) to check out the National Centre for the Performing Arts, aka "The Egg," before looping back to Tian'anmen Square.
More on CNN: 20 best Beijing hotels
Jingshan Park, 44 Jingshan W St., Xicheng District 西城区景山西街44号; +86 10 6403 8098; open 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (winter), 6 a.m.-9 p.m. (spring and autumn), 6 a.m.-10 p.m. (summer); admission RMB 2
National Centre for the Performing Arts, 2 Xi Chang'an Ave. 西长安街2号; +86 10 6655 0000; open Tuesday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.chncpa.org
3. Tian'anmen and Dashilan'r 天安门到大栅栏
Start: Tian'anmen Square 天安门广场
End: Qianmen 前门
Distance: 4.5 kilometers
Do a lap of Tian'anmen (A), the largest public square in the world, and marvel at the grandiose Great Hall of the People and the National Museum, before heading south through some of the oldest hutongs in Beijing.
Many this area's alleyways were demolished around the time of the Olympics, but a number of great ones remain. Simply pick and choose which looks the most interesting and get lost in old Beijing.
Make your way to Dashilan'r (B), a once-notorious red light district. The area is now a refurbished shopping street made to look traditional, but it's still surrounded by a few charming, run-down hutongs -- great to explore on bike.
Then head back to Qianmen (C) to see what happens when hutong preservation goes commercial. Located just south of Tian'anmen Square, the traditional neighborhood is now a crowded pedestrian shopping street, featuring international brand stores and a replica trolly.
More on CNN: Beijing's 10 weirdest restaurants
4. Tian'anmen to Andingmen Nei Da Jie 天安门到安定门内大街
Start: Tian'anmen Square 天安门广场
Finish: Fangjia Hutong 方家胡同
Distance: 8.1 kilometers
Cycle east along Chang'An Avenue (A) and stop for a walk up bustling Wangfujing Avenue (B), a major pedestrian shopping area.
Hop back on your bike and meander through the hutongs in the Di'anmen (C) and Meishuguan (National Art Museum) neighborhoods until you hit Jiaodaokou. Here you'll find Mao Mao Chong on Banchang Hutong (D), the best cocktail bar in Beijing.
Continue north up Andingmen Inner Street (E) until you hit Fensiting Hutong (F). Stop for some delicious dandan mian -- chili oil, Sichuan pepper, minced pork and scallions served over noodles -- at Zhang Mama, a ridiculously popular hole-in-the-wall serving some of the best Sichuan fare around.
Head directly east to Fangjia Hutong (G) and stop in at El Nido, a tiny bar owned by affable young Chinese entrepreneur Xiao Shuai ("Little Handsome") with fridges full of imported beer. El Nido is the de facto home of the "hutong hipsters," a growing breed of expat in Beijing.
More on CNN: Insider Guide: What to do in Beijing
Mao Mao Chong, 12 Banchang Hutong 板厂胡同12号; +86 10 6405 5718, 86 138 1035 1522; open 7 p.m.-midnight (Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday), 7 p.m.-1 a.m. (Friday-Saturday); www.maomaochongbeijing.com
Zhang Mama, 5 Fensiting Hutong, Andingmen Inner Street 安定门内大街分司厅胡同5号; open daily 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
El Nido, 59 Fangjia Hutong 方家胡同59号; +86 10 8402 9495; open 4 p.m.-late
5. Lama Temple to the Bird's Nest 雍和宫到鸟巢
Start: Lama Temple 雍和宫
Finish: Olympic Forest Park 奥林匹克森林公园
Distance: 11.3 kilometers
From Lama Temple (A), bike across the ring road to Ditan Park (B). Stop here and buy a ticket to one of Beiing's best public parks, home to the Temple of Earth.
Head north along Heping West Street several kilometers until you hit the north fourth ring road (C).
Bike west until you see the unmissable site of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Bird's Nest (D) and Water Cube (E) stadiums are still as impressive as they were four years ago.
Head north until you reach Olympic Forest Park (F).
Here, you'll find Beijing's serious bikers, who meet in the evenings to cycle laps on the open road circling the 6.8-square-kilometer park. It's fast, fun and free of traffic -- a rarity in Beijing.
More on CNN: New parts of Great Wall of China to open to tourists
How to rent a bicycle in Beijing
1. Bike shops around the Drum and Bell Towers and other tourist areas rent bikes for approximately RMB 50 for two hours, with a deposit of around RMB 200. Most hotels and hostels in the area also have bikes for rent. Check out the bike rental rules and tips by Beijing government.
2. The city is currently installing public bike rental meters, similar to those found in Hangzhou.
3. Bicycle Kingdom, a bike tour and rental company, organizes several city bike tours.


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The Palestinian Popular Struggle Committee organized three buses, all of which were full, to bring supporters from Ramallah to Al-Walaja for the demonstration.
Upon arriving to the village, protestors gathered at a tent set up by the Badil, a resource center focusing on the rights of Palestinian refugees inside and outside of mandatory Palestine. An exhibition of photographs was organized in the tent, showing various images of the Israeli occupation.
This year Palestinians commemorated the 66th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba. The Nakba, or 'Catastrophe' in English, refers to the forcible displacement of approximately 700,000 to 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and land. The expulsion was undertaken by the Zionist forces between November 1947 and the ceasefire agreements with the Arab states in 1949. Around 80 per cent of the Arab inhabitants,of what is now Israel were evicted.
Protestors on Thursday carried the Palestinian national flag, the Right of Return flags and placards in the shape of keys. The key and the right to return flags represent the right of return for those displaced during and since the 1948 Nakba. The Right of Return is a basic human right according to Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and thus, Israel is violating international law from preventing refugees from returning to their rightful homes. Israeli authorities have historically been against the Right of Return in any shape or form.
Baha' Hilo, an organizer of the Nakba commemoration in Al-Walaja, told the Palestine Monitor that the day's purpose was to remember those who had been "expelled, oppressed and punished for the mere fact of [Israel's] existence." Nakba demonstrations are undertaken to be a reminder of "of the occupation of us (Palestinians)".
The demonstration took place on a hillside upon which ran a long trail of barbed wire fencing – a physical barrier meant to separate Israel proper and the West Bank. For the residents of Al-Walaja, the barbed wire fence marking the so-called 'Green Line' is a point of dispute. The Green Line demarcates the 1949 armistice line created after the war 1948 that led to the creation of the state of Israel. With a population of around two and a half thousand people, the village used to own 18 square kilometers of fertile land. During the war in 1948, residents fled across the Green Line that eventually became the border between the newly formed state of Israel and the Jordanian controlled West Bank. Today, Al-Walaja has just six square kilometers of land two-thirds its original area. As a result of the Six Day War in 1967, Al-Walaja was placed under Israeli occupation. During the 1993 Oslo Accords, the village was divided in two; the residential area was placed in Area B, under joint Israeli and Palestinian control, and the agricultural land was placed in Area C. Area C makes up over 60% of the West Bank. Israel controls all civil and military affairs in the area.
Two large settlements, Gilo and Har Gilo, with a combined population of around 40,000 inhabitants, sit adjacent to Al-Walaja. Israel has plans to construct its 'Separation Barrier' directly through the village, annexing a great deal of vital farmland.
Within minutes of protestors straddling the hilltop and marching downwards towards the barbed wire fence, the Israeli military began firing tear gas in an effort to disperse the crowd from the area. Less than an hour into the demonstration, the Israeli military had advanced towards the main throng of protestors at the top of the hill. The continual use of tear gas and rubber bullets resulted in the demonstration's disintegration as the participants sought refuge in Al-Walaja. No major injuries were reported to have taken place.
Another year passes with little prospect of resolution. However Mohammed Eliyan, head of the Committee to Commemorate the Nakba, remains positive, stating: "This May 15, as we observe this sad occasion, we say that we are stronger and more determined to stand up to Israeli government's policies to continue to dispossess Palestinians," according to Al Jazeera. The Right of Return is fundamental for the Palestinian people and Nakba day will continue to be commemorated and used as an opportunity to demonstrate collective Palestinian to the occupation.
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A thread wherein we shall post pictures of ourselves and our friends dressing up as anime characters.
I feel this is a good idea for a "Cosplay and Cons" forums. Not sure if images are enabled here, but if not, links to costumes by you would be nice too. Finished, in progress, cool pieces of costumes, whatever. Post 'em up, I'm interested in seeing them.
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Hall was a rough and tumble defenseman in professional hockey's early days but at times he regretted his violent outbursts, saying once that he was "giving a dog a bad name." He played with the Stanley Cup champion Quebec Bulldogs during the 1911-12 and 1912-13 seasons and had developed a nasty feud with the Montreal Canadiens star forward Newsy Lalonde since the early days of the National Hockey Association.
When the National hockey League formed from the ashes of the NHA in 1917 the Quebec team took a sabbatical for financial reasons and their players were offered up to the four remaining NHL clubs through a dispersal draft. Hall's services were picked up by the Canadiens and the old adversaries, now teammates, roomed together and became the best of friends.
In the spring of 1919 the NHL champion Canadiens headed to Seattle, Washington, to take on the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion Metropolitans in a best-of-five Stanley Cup final. The series stood at two wins each and a tie when health officials cancelled the deciding game because of the influenza epidemic that had spread to many parts of North America.
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This is the second installment from the series of posts that will describe my thoughts and technical insights from selected works included in our newly released book, "Not Far from Home"….Enjoy!
Creating Dimension…. when to use color temperature or value to turn the form.
One of the more important questions we face in creating the illusion of form with a two-dimensional painting is the dilemma of whether to use value or color temperature within a simple shadow or light shape to turn form. As we survey the subject and clearly identify a form change, many times our default seems to be to use a value shift. Often this is the case and a value change is necessary, but we must be sure that this is what we visually perceive or the painting will lose the solidity of mass and the beautiful airy quality that we are seeing. Many times it is a color change that is defining the transition and it is so important to utilize the appropriate means to show the form.
The guideline I follow to best discern the transition is …. what am I seeing when I squint. Squinting forces me to see the value shifts more clearly, reducing the distractions of the reflected lights and darks and color changes. As I am squinting , the question going through my mind is, is it VALUE OR COLOR that is turning the form. If when I am squinting I see no visible value shift, then I must open my eyes to see the color transitions within the simple shape to describe the turning of form! See the painting below and notice the simplicity of values in the light side and shadow side of the girl's face. We must keep the lights and shadows separate to maintain the strength of form. We can achieve this by using color temperature shifts and not value shifts. This is very obvious in the black and white. The light side of her forehead and cheek has no changes in value. But in the color photo, notice how the forms appear more dimensional because they are warmer on the top plane and cooler as they spin around the form. Notice also Bud's collar, in the black and white, the shape seems very flat, but in color, we see a top and side plane. Again, what is very important here is clearly defining the light side and shadow sides of a form and keeping the two separate.
"A Moment to Reminisce 36″ x 48"
The beauty and true asset of this approach is that in doing so effectively, we conserve the values using color temperature to show variation in form within each specific light or shadow side without destroying the simplicity of the shape. Why is this so important? So in the end, our paintings have simpler masses and more graphic appeal, while still reading as fully dimensional. Keep Squinting! (We will address the proper squinting technique on the next post…stay tuned).
Other paintings in the book that illustrate this point clearly are… "Beginning" pg. 149,"Hind's Feet Study" pg.52 and "Gentle" pg.70 among others.
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I ALWAYS wanted to go to camp when I was younger. Now I finally get a chance!! This summer I'll be at Timberlake Ranch Camp. No, I won't be a camper, I'll be a Cabin Leader. But that's even cooler! My first year at camp, and I'll be at the top of the food chain. :P
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I'm pretty sure no one will see this blog until I have a few more things worked out, so I'm free to wait on putting up my picture. Ha!
The reason I started. Because my mom did it? And then all my friends started doing it? No. Mostly because I figured out that it's a lot more fun journalling online. I don't care if people read my thoughts, I'm kind of an open book. Plus through the summer, I know I'm going to need a place to show off my pictures and brag about the guy I'm dating and write random things that will make you blink.
So if you think you can keep up with the whirlwind of weirdness that is me, then please! visit my blog all the time. From a present standpoint, I can say that I plan on posting here a LOT. Whether it's worth reading, I can't say. But usually my stuff is!
Blogging world, welcome to me!!! (I sound really full of myself!lol I'm not.)
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Whotopia - Issue 21
In this issue:
- Nicholas Courtney & Elisabeth Sladen Tributes - Michael S Collins, Gary Phillips, Bob Furnell, Thomas Willam Spychalski and Claire Chaplin pay tribute to two fo the series' most acclaimed actors.
- Jean-Marc L'Officier Interview - Jez Strickley talks to the author and translator about the original Doctor Who program guide, French comics and a certain Docteur Omega...
- Music for Ming Mongs - David MacGowan takes us on an innovative tour of Doctor Who by way of the indie rock band, the Gossip.
- Wholife: Dressing Up - Grant Bull joins Whotopia's team of columnists with an ireverent look at dress sense in Doctor Who.
- Dalek's Advocate: In Defence of Michael Grade - Jon Arnold don's the mantle of Skarosian lawyer to defend former BBC Controller Michael Grade.
- The Fanzine Corner - With the world of fanzines at his fingertips, Bob Furnell spotlights one of fandoms enduring features in the all-new column.
- They Think It's All Over - Michael S. Collins mind turns to a tournament of galactic proportions.
- Audio Tomb - Matthew Kresal explores the audio version of The Tomb of The Cybermen with an eye on its TV counterpart.
- Who's Catchphrase Craze - Emily Jones considers how certain catchphrases have come to define the new series.
- Sarah Jane Adventures: Series Four Reviews - Jon Arnold, Grant Bull, Brendan Kennedy, Dan Rushton, Thomas Willam Spychalski and Ian Wheeler tell us about the latest offerings from the successful spin-off series.
- K-9 Series One Review - How did the much-anticipated K-9 series fare? Gary Phillips tells all.
- Target Trawl - Wirrn and Axons are on the menu in another lively instalment from our resident Target books reader, Nick Mellish.
- Screwdrivers, Scaries and Scarves: The TARDIS - A look at the Doctor's longest-standing 'companion' by Jez Strickley.
- Sacreligious Thoughts - Bob Furnell offers explanations why he's not in love with Doctor Who like he use to be.
- A Christmas Carol Review - Just how special was Matt Smith's first Christmas outing? Gary Phillips gives us his view.
- Fiction: The Thoughts of a Time Machine - New original fiction from British writer Martin Hearn.
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- Doctor Who's Big Fat Gypsy Massacre!
- Jeff's Internet History Lessons
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- Fan Fiction - The Silent Space
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- TMT exclusively interviews Baelcolour and Aquatics64, two highly regarded fan film creators about their life, their craft and their future
- Memorial is a tragic and moving strip about grief and loss. Find out what makes it so succesful in the Archive
- And in another comic strip feature, TMT investigates the incredible world of the Doctor's comic strip companions in the Fundamentals
- We review the first two episodes of Series Six and find out what makes these episodes work in Who's Views
- In an incredible exclusive we interview Rich Morris, the creator of the incredible comic strip The Ten Doctors in the first part of our Serialised Comic
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As a member of the Maryville College community, you will have access to all campus facilities and services. Below you will find information on some of the major support services at Maryville College. Click on the titles to link you to more information and to help you begin browsing the MC website and exploring the variety of ways Maryville College will make your stay here an enjoyable and fun experience.
Center for International Education
Located in the International House, the CIE staff is here to help international and exchange students with a variety of questions or problems ranging from immigration and work to student advising and host families. You should come to the CIE for the following services:
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Residence Life is in charge of room assignments, dorm maintenance, and activities for students who live on campus. Resident Assistants are assigned to each dormitory, and there is always someone on duty in your hall if you have a question about a roommate, your room, getting involved on campus, or simply adjusting to life at Maryville College.
The library is not only a quiet place to study but also features many useful resources. There are three levels of books and materials for students to browse or borrow that range from popular fiction and DVDs to research materials. Sixty computers and thirty laptops provide access to the campus network, printers, email, Internet, and software for class work.
Internet/E-mail Service & Support
Information Technology will assist you if you have trouble accessing the Internet or the Maryville College campus network, setting up your e-mail, and other computer support.
Learning Center
The Learning Center teaches students learning strategies, note-taking skills, test preparation and test taking, and also offer tutoring and supplemental instruction review session, as well as offer disability accommodation services.
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Writing Center consultants can provide individual help and offer suggestions for improvements with all stages of the writing or speech preparation process.
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Maryville College Security is made up of five Tennessee State Licensed Security Officers who patrol campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and are always available to assist you by calling 865-981-8112.
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The CCM is the home for the Spiritual Life and Volunteer Service programs at the college. Open Christian worship services are held every Tuesday. For more information on volunteering visit the CCM web page.
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Previously here at the SQL Server Pro BI Blog, we've shown you methods of using Web Page reports in PerformancePoint Services in SharePoint 2010 (PPS) to add Power View reports into your dashboards. In that posting, I also introduce you to methods that allow you to use PPS filters to change the Power View report context so that your dashboard can remain interactive. Some of the primary reasons to use PPS for your BI dashboards in SharePoint is so that your Web parts work together in a cohesive manner for your users with interactive filters and from individual reports that are built from different reporting tools. PPS provides that single cohesive dashboard view for your users within the context of SharePoint so that you can also take advantage of SharePoint's collaboration capabilities, search, content management, etc.
In the case of Power View, what you have is essentially the most exciting BI reporting tool available from Microsoft with interactive graphics that enable powerful data visualizations. So you don't want to keep those from being added into your PPS dashboards. Even though Power View appears within the framework of SSRS and an RDL (RDLX) language, Power View reports do not fit within the SSRS server mechanisms and require other methods to include them into your dashboards.
What I want to do here is to introduce you to a new method available in SharePoint 2013 and Excel 2013 where you can build the latest Power View reports natively in Excel and then publish the embedded Power View report through Excel Services:
Step 1: Build your PowerPivot model and create a Power View report from that model
Step 2: Publish just that worksheet to SharePoint 2013 from Excel 2013:
Step 3: In PPS Dashboard Designer, create an Excel Services report for that Power View worksheet. Note that in the previous article that I wrote for including Power Views in SharePoint, we had to use Web Reports. That's because prior to Excel 2013, the only way to create and share Power View reports was from a Web URL in SharePoint.
Step 4: Now that we have a report type using Excel Services, PPS can include that report type in your PPS dashboard and it will only show that Power View worksheet. Using Excel Services is a very nice way to make Excel 2013 your one-stop shop for creating BI reports and using PPS to build a dashboard with those reporting assets.
One final note: If you want to try the latest SQL Server 2012 Power View CTP (aka beta) here, you will find that Microsoft has added new and improved support for URL parameters when calling Power View via Web URL, which will help with the filtering and controlling of Web Parts in SharePoint & PPS that use the Web Report method from the previous blog link at the top of this posting, instead of the Excel Services method that I demonstrate here.


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Kuku ínova School's dining hall was built during the 1970s and when Vopex received the request for information about the easiest way to seal the leaking roof and fix the inadequate roof insulation, the solution was fairly straightforward. "We proposed Lindab Roof to the technical consultant, Stavoprojekt Poprad, who immediately saw the possibilities that came with it," explains Gejza Zurko, owner of Vopex company. "Since the technical documentation was missing for the dining hall, this required more extensive planning and reparation, but once this had been done we were able to present an economic and quickly fitted solution in the form of Lindab Roof."
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Chelsea Clinton: We Must Protect The Children On The Internet
from the oh-come-on deptAdam Singer points us to a silly and vapid op-ed piece from CNN written by Chelsea Clinton (daughter of Bill) and James Steyer (founder, boss of Common Sense Media, an operation that has done some good, but lately is getting the reputation of being anti-internet) entitled is the Internet hurting children? Just the fact that it would lead with such a ridiculous question gives you an idea of how problematic the entire piece is. It's written as if they haven't been aware that such a "debate" has gone on for ages. Take this, for example:
We urgently need a public conversation in our country among key stakeholders: parents, educators, technology innovators, policymakers and young people themselves. The dialogue must focus on the ways social media and technology enable our kids to give up their privacy before they fully understand what privacy is and why it's important to all of us. We should also discuss how social media can help empower kids to find their voice, find their purpose and potentially create the next technology revolution.Every few months, we see basically the same announcement from some somber-looking-concerned-person-of-importance who seems to feel they just discovered the internet. Suddenly, this person realizes that, you know what, not everything on the internet is appropriate for children, and then, suddenly, "we need to have a conversation." You know what? That conversation has been going on for ages, and there's tons of great research being done already. Don't ask for a conversation in a silly paternalistic tone. How about you go talk to researchers like Danah Boyd, who has done some really fantastic work in the space that involves (*gasp*!) actually going and talking to kids and seeing how they use the internet, rather than making that concerned pouty face about the need for "a conversation."
All adults know that the teen years are a critical time for identity exploration and experimentation. Yet this important developmental phase can be dramatically twisted when that identity experimentation, however personal and private, appears permanently on one's digital record for all to see.
Even worse, after admitting that they haven't been a part of the ongoing conversation, Clinton and Steyer immediately jump to the "but we need laws!" as the answer. Notice that it's the very first thing they suggest:
We need legislation, educational efforts and norms that reflect 21st-century realities to maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks for our kids. Only then will we be able to give them the safe, healthy childhood and adolescence they deserve.We've gone through this dozens of time. No, the internet is not perfectly safe for kids, but neither is walking down the street. In some cases, you don't let your kids walk down the street alone, but as they get older, you teach them how to have a basic sense of street smarts, and you give them more power. None of that required special "protect the children!" laws. It does seem clear that kids need to learn some "internet street smarts," but that shouldn't require legislation. We've already seen how "protect the children" legislation has backfired in a big bad way.
For example, we already have COPPA, which basically makes it very very very difficult for companies to offer services to kids under 13-years-old. But this artificial barrier means that parents lie to help get their kids online. It's not clear how that "protects" those kids. It doesn't keep them offline, but it does teach them that lying is a good idea.
So rather than rushing to regulate, and acting all "concerned" about children -- most of whom do a pretty good job on their own figuring out how to stay safe -- perhaps we shouldn't just look at the exceptional cases and jump to legislation, but figure out what a reasonable response should be by taking more typical usage into account. You're never going to stop kids from doing stupid things. It's part of growing up. We can certainly help to educate kids, but taking on a totally paternalistic role is bound to backfire.
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Re studley castle we quite agree Warners have done a lovely job of updating it. There is plenty to do,yet it has a tranquil air and very relaxing.
Lots of places to visit including Cheltenham and Stroud.
I've never been away for that long @Kay9 so can't talk from personal experience but I did find this on the web
It implies that you can buy separate cover but the link in the text to compare quotes didn't seem to work. Perhaps if you go through a house insurance quote there will be an option on the later screens. The other thought is to find a broker who will do all the leg work for you. Please let us know how you get on.
It's not only travel insurance that seems flawed. Trying to find house insurance cover for over 60 days is difficult. Having no relatives able to stay overnight we were treated as though the house was an empty property or the cover didn't include pipes bursting,flood or theft.
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Our house was to be checked at least weekly, the heating left on at 15c and is on the road through the village.
What exactly is being insured??
If any reader can advise we'd be grateful.
The first cruise was on C.T.C. converted ferry Leonid Breschnev (Russian President) It was supposed to be the most basic of all cruise ships. But we found it as good as any other later ships. We enjoyed plenty of vodka and caviar and lived the life of (Riley!) or Kings. We were spoiled in every way, visiting all the Spanish and Portuguese islands and the mainland too. We learned some Russian, ( language, dances and songs).
Unfortunately, neither the company nor it's ships survive to-day! A great pity!
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I'm glad you had a good time at the Hogs Back Hotel. Why not write a more detailed review in the review section of the site. I'm sure other members would love to read more about your experience.
Hogs Back hotel we had a lovely stay there the food was great staff were really helpful would highly recommend it
I have not been on a ship for a cruise but would love to the freedom of seeing sites and places would be great exspand the mind
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This is the Aidamar…
…at Southampton's City Terminal last Monday (19 November).
And what's more interesting is that the Germans are still cruising the Northern European waters in November: long after the American 'cherry pickers' have headed back to the Caribbean.
I would love and enjoy a holiday like this one. To to walk in the company and other colleagues. Sound fantastic. Will be glad to win it. Thank you'


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