text: If you want to know how song changes the shape of a finch's brain, science can help. If you want to know how learning a song alters genetic patterns, affects mate choice and ultimately influences populations, you can learn that too. But what if you want to know how a singing bird feels? That, it turns out, is a scientifically uncertain and even controversial question. It's difficult to study animal emotions with formal rigor, and the notion that animals might have rich inner lives was disregarded for much of the 20th century. From the behaviorist perspective pioneered by psychologists like Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner, thinking animals had complex emotions was an unjustified assumption. But from another perspective, it's as much an assumption to think animals don't have feelings. After all, humans are animals, too, and whether big brains and language are needed to experience happiness and sadness is unknown. Read more from Jonathan Balcombe about the inner life of animals in an exclusive excerpt from the new book Exultant Ark."The onus of proof to show otherwise should be on those who deny that animals have these capacities," says scholar and animal advocate Jonathan Balcombe, author of The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure. In the book, published in May by the University of California Press, Balcombe surveys a new generation of studies into animal feelings, especially animal pleasure. Accompanying the scholarship are photographs of animals seeming to enjoy themselves: hippos and flying foxes, zebrafish and sharks, parrots and polar bears, a whole animal kingdom of pleasure. (And, yes, there are kittens too.) Balcombe talked with Wired.com and took us on a photographic tour. Wired.com: You write that "existing evidence, and common sense, supports the conclusion that all vertebrate animals are sentient," capable of feeling pain and pleasure, and of having experiences. "Common sense" is a red flag, though. Isn't that just another term for gut feeling, or even superstition? Jonathan Balcombe: Pleasure is a private experience, well nigh impossible to prove, though of course scientists don't like the word "prove." And there are good reasons for being skeptical of making assumptions that are difficult to prove. But what I'm getting at is everyday experience: the capacity to be empathic in viewing other animals' experiences and comparing them to our own. Nobody denies that other humans are sentient, though it's no more possible to prove another human being is sentient than it is to prove an animal's sentience. We don't accept such solipsism. It would be far-fetched. So let's stop drawing this line between humans and all other animals. We accept, as we should, that we're sentient. Given that as a baseline, we know that sentience and consciousness have evolved. We might talk about where to draw the line taxonomically, but I find it really objectionable when scientists use the solipsist crutch to leave animals outside the circle of moral concern, which is the implication of all this. Wired.com: But humans can score high on tests designed to measure aspects of sentience. Many animals don't. Balcombe: Well, humans designed the tests. We sometimes struggle to put ourselves in the place of another animal. But the science has advanced. I really enjoy the ingenuity of scientists testing optimism and pessimism in starlings, episodic memory in scrub jays and meadow voles, joy in rats. These are rigorous studies. But we shouldn't assume that because an animal does poorly on a test, it doesn't have self-recognition or a theory of mind. It's quite likely we've done a poorly designed experiment. For a long time, people thought chimpanzees weren't good at recognizing faces. Then someone had the bright idea of testing chimps on other chimps' faces, rather than our own. Wired.com: I think many people would acknowledge the existence of animal pleasure, but that's arguably a very simple experience compared to subjective states like happiness or fulfillment. How can you compare those? Balcombe:: I can think of a few studies to address that. One, of starlings, concluded that these birds become optimistic or pessimistic based on living conditions. Another showed bereavement in baboons. Pessimism and optimism and bereavement are not fleeting feelings. Studies like these show that animals' emotional states are not just a series of snapshots. They are beings who have long-term emotional states. Granted, I've only mentioned baboons and starlings, but there you've got a mammalian representative and an avian one. I'd say that's preliminary evidence that many other kinds of birds and mammals are capable. Wired.com: But how do you know these feelings are truly felt? Couldn't it be like what some researchers have claimed of fish — that they have a physiological response to pain, but don't actually feel it? Balcombe: That's the challenge. How do you get a starling to tell you that he or she truly feels pessimistic? I agree that birds being less likely to flip a lid on a box containing an ambiguous outcome doesn't necessarily mean they're feeling pessimistic, but it's what you might expect if they were. Wired.com: How should these insights be applied? Balcombe: The capacity to feel pleasure and pain have large implications. Pleasure is a huge part of sentience, and sentience is the bedrock of ethics. We have a moral code because others have life that matters. If you want to call others "humans," fine: Humans can suffer, they have interests, things can matter to them. But now we're extending that beyond humans. We have to factor that into the calculus. Wired.com: But wouldn't we need to factor feelings into how we judge animal interaction? I recognize the sentience of the mice outside, and also the sentience of the fox. And the fox eats the mouse. Balcombe: I don't perceive that the fox has much choice about what he or she gets to eat. Maybe that's an exemption the fox has. Perhaps the fox isn't a moral agent, and cannot reflect on questions of right or wrong. Though that's an interesting frontier in animal behavior: Can animals show virtue, distinguish good from bad acts? It's controversial. But we can make choices. Maybe that's the burden of being a moral species, of being so intellectual. Intelligence comes with duties. That's where the rubber meets the road, where the science of animal pleasure and sentience meets with how we ought to treat animals. Above: Beluga Whale Dolphins and beluga whales have been seen blowing bubble rings and swimming through them. "It appears to happen much more commonly in captivity," said Balcombe. "That may shed light on why they do it: to relieve boredom. Another theory is that it's play. Those aren't mutually exclusive. My gut feeling is that it's stimulating for them. If you don't see it in the wild, that suggests it's one of the games they come up with in captivity." Image: Hiroya Minakuchi/Minden PicturesBarbary Macaque "Some macaques show an intense fascination with water — its appearance, its movements, and its feel," writes Balcombe. Like a child playing in a puddle, "the attention of this Barbary macaque was held completely for several minutes as she repeatedly splashed, apparently enchanted with the feel of the water and the consequence of the action." Image: Andrew ForsythHoary Marmot A hoary marmot that wandered through a patch of plants in Washington's Mount Rainier National Park, sniffing each flower. Perhaps he was investigating each flower's edibility, though from another perspective he might have been savoring his next meal. "We're gourmands. Are other animals gourmands? I don't know. But I could cite a study of iguana that would leave a warm perch and venture into a refrigerated area to get lettuce, which they presumably consider a treat, even though they had chow right below their perch," said Balcombe. "We could argue that variety is adaptive for nutritional reasons, but the chow had everything they needed. Another explanation is that they wanted a change, something different. We should be guarded before we assume that we're the only gourmands in the world." Image: Nate ChappellAmerican Pika This mountain-dwelling pika is gathering food that will be stored for consumption during cold winter months. It's a hard task, yet studies show that rodents, given the choice, will opt to forage rather than eating the same food from a proffered dish. "We like projects. Animals like their projects as well," said Balcombe. "Why do big cats pace in a zoo cage? It's not like they'll die if they don't. They do it because they're highly motivated to move around. Just because something is a survival behavior, a very serious thing that needs to be done, doesn't mean there's no reward. Because it's crucial, it's probably rewarding." Image: Bill MeikleChimpanzees These chimpanzees, named Teresa and Sheila, live in the Chimp Haven sanctuary, where lifelong care is provided for chimps abandoned as pets or rescued from medical research. As with so many animals, including humans, mutual grooming is important for chimpanzee communication and conflict resolution. Asked about observations of less-salutary behaviors in chimpanzees, including cruelty, Balcombe said, "I believe that for nonhuman mammals with the largest, most complex brains — dolphins, whales, great apes — the argument can be made that they show virtuous behavior, and bad behavior. They may have a moral code, and they may be capable of behaving badly." Image: Amy Fultz/Chimp HavenCommon Blue Butterflies As with many other members of their taxonomic order, mating among common blue butterflies involves surprisingly complex displays of courtship. This is presumably unaccompanied by feelings, "but my general doctrine is to give insects the benefit of the doubt," said Balcombe. "I think that there's more to lose by treating insects badly when they're sentient than by treating them well when they're not. And quite aside from whether they're sentient, they're part of the biotic matter out there. They're beautiful, they're alive." Image: Arthur SevestreBarnacle Geese Barnacle geese are among the animal world's few practitioners of monogamy and lifelong mate unions. What might it be like to be part of a goose couple? Balcombe deferred to the insights of Konrad Lorenz, a Nobel Prize-winning zoologist who studied geese. "He was convinced, not by any repeated scientific study, but by anecdotes based on living among geese for decades, that they fell in love with each other," Balcombe said. "We know that many geese do mate for life, and have a single partner. Evolution should guarantee that they have strong bonds." Image: Jonathan LhoirOystercatchers Non-monogamous animals may have less reason than lifelong mates to develop strong emotional bonds, but that doesn't mean they're incapable of doing so. Studies of starlings suggest emotional attachments between parents and offspring, said Balcombe. "What is attachment? That's a safe, old term that's been used for decades. But what do we mean by it? It's an emotional magnet. I think these birds can feel that." Image: Ken ArcherNorway Rats Scientists have found that Norway rats emit two telltale chirps, one at 22 kHz and the other at 50 kHz, said Balcombe. The latter is made while wrestling, playing and having sex. They also make the chirps when being tickled, as if they were laughing. "I find that pretty compelling, though some scientists don't like it. They suggest that it's not laughter, but the movement of the rats' rib cage against their lungs," Balcombe said. "I feel it emerges very robustly that these animals are experiencing a positive, joyous kind of response." Image: Brandy SaxtonElk Writes Balcombe in Exultant Ark, "A young bull elk engages in an act of playful curiosity commonly performed by young children — sticking out a tongue to catch snowflakes." Image: Mark PetersSwift Fox "I did not choose this photo because it expresses pleasure. Indeed, how are we to know what this fox is feeling as he bounds across a field?" writes Balcombe. "I chose it because it expresses a fundamental value: freedom." Image: Thomas D. MangelsenGray Seal Balcombe often finishes public lectures with this photograph of a gray seal, peering out from a wave as if from behind a curtain. "Seals have large, dark, somewhat human-like eyes, and that makes them all the more compelling," Balcombe said. "It speaks to me of the perspective of another individual." Image: Arthur SevestreSee Also:Whales Might Be as Much Like People as Apes AreSperm Whales May Have NamesChimps: Not Human, But Are They People?A Different Take on Great Ape PersonhoodRudiments of Language Discovered in MonkeysTo Talk With Aliens, Learn to Speak With Dolphins


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BENEFITING: American Institute for Cancer Research
EVENT: The Wipro San Francisco Marathon 2012
EVENT DATE: Jul 29, 2012
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- If you raise…$750 you will receive all of the above and a FREE ENTRY into either the Full Marathon or 1st Half Marathon.
- If you raise…$1,000 or more you will receive all of the above, a FREE ENTRY and cool prizes from AICR.
TeamAICR is partnering with Crowdrise for the beautiful and challenging San Francisco Marathon in 2012!
We can't wait to grow our team and share our mission with more people around the country.
Why run for TeamAICR? Because we are the cancer research charity that funds research specifically on the links between nutrition/exercise and prevention and healing of cancer.
Scientists estimate that about a third of the most common cancers could be prevented by eating a healthy diet, being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight. We know marathon runners are committed to these goals, which makes YOU and US perfect partners.
Run the race! Fund the Research! Spread the Word!
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*update* My site has been transferred, so you should be able to type www.susanbrown.net and get my new site (aqua background). If you are still seeing the old site (black background) you will need to refresh your browser and hopefully the new site will appear.Thanks!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
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Authentic Thursday week 7
I want to conclude the story of my life this week. Of course it's not the whole story, just an abbreviated version. I'll be getting into the subject of "god" and that has me a little anxious. In the book, "Living Buddha, Living Christ", Thich Nhat Hanh writes, "Discussing God is not the best use of our energy." I agree. With that in mind, all I can do is share my experience regarding the spiritual/emotional side of life.
In September 2001, during a time when the US experienced a horrific attack, I was experiencing my own emotional breakdown. Things were ending for me. My dad had died the year before, my relationship was ending. I had left my religion, marriage and friends a few years before that, and ultimately had no God to turn to. I had started therapy but it wasn't working fast enough. Plus I didn't have the resources (money, health insurance) to get much of that kind of help. I was in absolute terror about my financial future and the future in general. My sister brought me to a 12 step meeting and when I saw and heard the word "God", I knew there was no hope for me. If having a god in my life was the solution, I was screwed because I thought I knew all there was to know about such things.
I heard people sharing about "a god of your own understanding" and I thought "oh yeah, as if you can just decide for yourself who god is." I didn't believe it was possible to let go of my ideas and beliefs regarding this. I thought my god and religion were the only truths, absolute, set in stone. I didn't want to go back to my religion, but I didn't know how to move forward.
I really, really REALLY didn't think I could go on living because I was so terrified. At the same time, I was afraid if I killed myself I would be transferred to another realm of eternal torment…not very promising. This is what you might call a spiritual crisis. I wanted desperately to be put in a hospital where I could be pumped full of drugs to shut off the chatter in my head.
I stayed up all night after that first 12 step meeting, (Friday September 28, 2001) just spinning in my head. I called my mom the next morning and informed her that I really couldn't go on in this world, "you know how sad I've always been" I said, and she agreed. My sister lived downstairs from me and she came up and talked with me, and listened to me all day. I didn't realize how much fear I had carried around most of my life. I shared with her a few things that had happened when I was a teenager…just a lot of fear and depression.
She could see how my current belief in god was keeping me in fear, and suggested that I find a new god. I wasn't confident that I would be able to do this, but I did feel better by the end of the day. Not completely recovered, but better. The next day I went to another 12 step meeting and felt really connected to the group. By the end of the day I felt so peaceful. I thought maybe there was hope for me. That was September 30, 2001. The evening was really warm. I stood outside and looked at the stars and the moon and felt such utter and complete serenity, an absolute connection to the universe and all living things. At some point, in my state of new found bliss, I prayed. I asked this new god, whomever that might be, to review my life with me and show me where he (still patriarchal in beliefs) had been present in my journey. Suddenly I was terrified of what I had asked…I had opened a door to something new and "outside the box" of safe parameters that I had been accustomed to. Exactly who was I now praying to? The possibilities were endless. I quickly wanted to shut that door, but it would not be shut. I said I'm not ready for this. This new god said "yes you are."
Ok, so I thought I would conclude this week, but look how much I've already written and there's still a whole lot more to this conversation. Plus my arm is ready to fall off, carpal tunnel stuff.
I must leave you in suspense…next week for sure!
Much love,
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Monday, January 24, 2011
*update* My site has been transferred, so you should be able to type www.susanbrown.net and get my new site (aqua background). If you are still seeing the old site (black background) you will need to refresh your browser and hopefully the new site will appear.Thanks!
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Temporary Detour
I'm in the process of transferring my domain to a new hosting site. In the meanwhile, here is a temporary url link to my new site. Click on the image over on the right sidebar that says "temporary detour" Hope you love it!
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thank you to those of you who have emailed me and acknowledged my little endeavor to be authentic. This is the week I'm supposed to be posting about my big spiritual experience (you know, my conversation with god.) I want to share in a way that moves and inspires, unfortunately I don't think my energy is equal to the task. I have been on this computer all day putting the finishing touches on my new website so I can launch in the next few days...my eyes won't stay open. There are still a few more issues to be resolved before I've completed it. Ugh!
My apologies...hopefully I can conclude my journey soon.
Happiness and Love,
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever, but is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these the spirit blooms timidly and struggles to the light among thorns. ~ George Santayana
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
Without Her
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Authentic Thursday week 6
If you've been following this mini series, you'll know I've been sharing (on a somewhat personal level) a sort of memoir. I've been dreading this week...actually, I'm feeling like backing out completely. Why you ask? Ok, maybe you don't ask :) but here's why; lots of yucky stuff!!! Also, I have to tread delicately in this area as the information does involve those of my loved ones.
Some good stuff too though~
Here's something I deliberately left out of my last segment: part of what prompted me to leave my marriage, religion, etc. was an infatuation with another man. More like an obsession. Let's put it this way...listen to my cd. Most of the songs on there were written during that period of my life.
Due to the tenets of my religion of that time, I was cut off from the congregation for being an adulterer. I felt like a murderer. I knew I had hurt my husband...badly. It was a tremendous shock to all those in my life.
I moved out of my home and into the artist loft I was renting in downtown Long Beach. This was in 1997. I spent the next 4 years painting, writing songs, and being in a relationship that was passionately painful.
Since I had left my beliefs and friends behind, my love/romance became my new religion.
In February of 2000 my father died. In September 2001 my romantic relationship ended and I had my conversation with God. I will wrap this up next week.
Much happiness,
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Playing with dolls
Why did I ever stop playing with dolls? Oh I remember, I was
anxious to grow up. Typical of me ;)
Life has been coming at me and I'm slightly overwhelmed, but fear not, come hell or high water, I will be posting again this Thursday.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Miss Pettigrew Soundtrack- 14 If I Didn't Care
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Alexander Chalikiopoulos
I am currently following a Bsc Molecular Lifesciences at Wageningen University & Research Center.
I have been using linux since 4 years now and after trying Fedora products (core 4, 5 and 6) briefly and without succes in the past, last summer Yaakov convinced me to try Fedora 9. Since then I have used Fedora on my workstation and I am very impressed by the community behind the distribution and would like to contribute to it in the future.
In my spare time I like to work on video-art at concerts and parties and I am currently involved with the developers of Dyne.org in enhancing their FreeJ software.
I also work for a dutch company called OGD (Operator Group Delft) where I met Jeroen at two workshops he organized (software packaging and OGD's two-day Advanced Linux Course). I plan to get my LPIC-I and II certificates next year and if I continue to work there I might apply for RHCE in the future.
- Email: email@example.com
- IRC: 'dreamer' on a variety servers and channels. Among others #fedora-nl, #fedora-science and #fedora-multimedia on Freenode.
- Fedora Account: Dreamer
Activities within Fedora
For now I'm just lurking and getting oriented, but I plan to package and test science/chemistry and multimedia (FreeJ) related software.
I am also gcing to be an Ambassador for Fedora within the Netherlands at events such as HAR2009.


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945.Is work performed for community service programs for older Americans covered by Social Security?
Community service programs for older Americans are generally assisted by State and local governments to provide services to older Americans. The Older Americans Act makes no provision regarding Social Security coverage. Social Security coverage questions are dependent on:
The identity of your employer (whether or not the State or local entity has coverage provided under a Federal-State Section 218 agreement); and
The application of the common-law test (see §§802-823). This will determine if an employment relationship exists between you and the agency for which you work.
Last Revised: Jun. 30, 2004


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These festive cranberry muffins will be the star of your breakfast table or gift basket!
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Yield: 20 x muffins
MUFFINS: Combine cranberries and chopped star fruit with 1/4 cup sugar; set aside.
Combine remaining sugar, flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add combined buttermilk, egg and orange juice concentrate, mixing until just moistened. Fold in cranberry mixture.
Spoon into lightly buttered medium-sized muffin cups. Top each with one star fruit slice. Bake at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve with Cranberry Butter.
CRANBERRY BUTTER: Combine sugar, butter and orange juice concentrate, mixing until well-blended. Stir in cranberries. Chill.
* Original recipe calls for 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut up (butter is not included in the nutritional analysis).
For a holiday gift idea, wrap the muffins in colorful cellophane wrap and ribbon! (Note: If gift includes the cranberry butter, keep chilled)


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Jan. 8, the cost of stamps goes up to 39 cents. What does an agent do come January, when she gets to her piles of queries after spoiling herself on ginned up eggnog...maybe she hasn't gotten to reading some queries from as far back as, uh, November? December? And the SASE has only 37 cents? Do you add a two-cent stamp? Do you toss it to Killer Yapp for dessert? And if you cut people a break, how long do you do it? One month?
Postage increases chap my saddle.
I invest in penny stamps, usually about a hundred. I'll spot you the two cents for about ten days which is my query turn around time. After that, I throw them in the mailbox and let you pay on your end, cause yanno, the increase wasn't exactly embargoed news till 1/8/6.
What REALLy annoys me are the people who put MY address on the return portion of the envelope rather than their own. This means if there is a problem with the mail it comes back to me instead of you. I usually cover it with a sticker that says "wise up bucko". I know people do this so they can keep track of who is responding but a better way is to write something on the back of the envelope.
If you're sending out query letters, use the new rate on your SASE starting 1/1/6. Do it cause you're a pro.
Here's the link to the post office rate sheet for more info.


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Looking for all the Cyber Monday deals? We've got you covered, but how about the best deal—that serendipitous confluence of price and product that makes fools of all the poor suckers who diddled around for hours on Black Friday to get half the bang for a few more bucks? Got that right here for ya, too.
Paul's TV—through Buy.com—has a 40" Samsung LED Home Theater bundle for $999 (briefly $970) that sort of defies logic and economic theory and I'm pretty sure the fundamental laws of the physical universe. Here's the rundown: A 40" 1080p LED 120Hz SmartTV ($1200), with a Blu-ray home theater system ($400), and slim-profile wall mount ($200). That's $1800—almost half-off and way within the I-bought-this-while-drunk-please-forgive-me territory. And Samsung's Smart TV line is totally, incredibly gorgeous. Just buy it. It's great—even by Cyber Monday standards. Buy it now and stop reading the words that I'm writing. Seriously—go away. Go away and buy this thing. [Buy.com]


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| 15.8°C Dublin
A shoe box full of images capturing life in India at least a century ago has been discovered in one of Scotland's national collections.
One shows buildings in the city of Calcutta lit up over the Lal Dighi body of water, commemorating a British royal visit, while another depicts ships arriving at the Chandpal Ghat, the main landing site for visitors to the city along the Hooghly River.
All 178 of the plate-glass negatives were found inside a size-nine Peter Lord shoe box by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in Edinburgh.
They are said to have been taken in the country at the time of the British Raj and it is thought the negatives were untouched for almost 100 years.
Archivists at RCAHMS have already confirmed that some of the images were definitely taken in 1912, when King George V and Queen Mary visited Calcutta. It was the only visit by a British monarch to India as Emperor of the subcontinent.
Little else is known about the images and the photographer, prompting a search for clues as to his or her identity. RCAHMS hopes that members of the public and photography enthusiasts might be able to shed more light on this discovery.
They also approached John Falconer, curator of photographs at the British Library, who helped to identify some of the locations and remarked on the high quality and beauty of the images, but so far the identity of the photographer remains a mystery.
Claire Sorensen, RCAHMS architectural historian, said: "We don't know for sure how they came to be in our collection because we receive archive material from countless different sources, ranging from the archives kept by architectural practices to generous public donations.
"Sometimes we take in large amounts of material at once, and often documentation for historical deposits does not exist. Over time all this new material will be inspected and catalogued as part of our collection - undergoing conservation work where necessary - and then made available to the public.
"It's fantastic that a small shoe box contained such a treasure-trove of photographic imagery, but in some ways it's not unusual. Our experience as an archive has shown us that some of the most interesting discoveries can be made in the most unlikely of places."
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Thanks, Sparko, for telling how I add the link here!
Ah yes. Good to know that Pope Hans has shown up to give us his opinion.
Tell you what. How about you go and get married first and then tell the rest of us how we're all doing it wrong?
2) I was not giving my opinion on what is Christian, but my Christian faith.
3) If I get married, you can start figuring out what some are doing wrong when you count my children ten or twenty years after marriage.
4) Popes have a right and duty (my not being one is no excuse for my not knowing that) to give the full Catholic doctrine of marriage to married people even while not being married themselves.
Your comment reminds me how bishop Clemens August von Galen in and of Münster was treated by two National Socialists after a sermon. He had condemned eugenicism in it. They told him "celibates should not pronounce themselves on procreation" and he answered "I forbid you to insult the Führer" (who was of course unmarried himself).
I am sorry I can't repeat his retort : the people you are following in your views, unfortunately had the opportunity to misuse marriage. At least according to what they are preaching.
Thanks, Sparko, for telling how I add the link here!
I only really use facebook these days...occasionally visit Tweb
I have to say I have learnt a lot in the past years from mistakes...at one time I would post everything and anything, I thought being open and honest was the way to go.
I have learnt better over the years.... I tend to question myself as to whether something would offend others (yes everything is bound to offend someone :rolleyes:) then I question as to how offensive something is and if someone who might be offended by it matters to me. sometimes I may post something that I had no idea would be offensive and if after it's explained I think the person has a valid point I might delete it.
I refrain from posting anything too sexual (as in memes etc)
I still probably post too much when I am angry or hurt at times though these days I might blog it on a site that I have no followers on just to vent.
I dont post any photos that may be embarrassing to my kids or husband.
most of my posts these days are information that has come up in my feed I find useful and think others might too or updates for friends and family like the reno's happening in our house
1. I don't allow profanity and foul language on my post or timeline. I either delete them or hide the posts.
2. When someone wants to challenge me to a debate, I direct them over here to Theologyweb.
3. When all you post is selfies on your page I will block and remove you. I'm referring to those who post 100's of them a day just to spam the timeline.
4. Trolling with get you banned from my page.
5. Don't advertise your business on my page.
1. No anonymous profiles. That is profiles that have no avatar, cover or information. I reject contact requests from these.
2. I reject contact requests from members that have their walls filled with anti Christian and immoral content.
3. Trolling - instant ban from my page.
4. Spam and advertisements will get you removed.
5. Flooding my PM box with forwards will get you booted.


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Peters looks to fall matchup with Bilbray
Congressional candidate Scott Peters said Wednesday it was apparent he would finish ahead of fellow Democrat Lori Saldaña in the race to determine a challenger to Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray of San Diego.
Peters' lead over Saldaña grew to 737 votes after the Registrar of Voters counted all but 13,500 of the 133,000 ballots that remained countywide after last week's primary election. The race for second place had been too close to call since Peters ended election night leading Saldaña by 645 votes out of the nearly 109,000 cast.
Bilbray had 41 percent of the vote. Peters had 22.62 percent and Saldaña had 22.12 percent, according to unofficial results Wednesday.
"This is a critical election and the voters now have a clear choice," Peters said. "They can choose a Washington insider who votes to guarantee tax breaks for oil companies instead of guaranteeing Medicare for our seniors. Or, they can vote for a common-sense, problem solver who will protect Medicare and Social Security and has a track record of creating jobs and standing up for working families."
Bilbray's campaign consultant accused Peters of being the candidate out of touch with constituents.
"Scott Peters is on the record on KUSI news favoring tax hikes and cuts to Medicare and Social Security," Duane Dichiara said. "The father of the pension crisis is back, and he still can't tell the truth."
As the final tallies were being completed, Saldaña congratulated the winners in all the primaries and said she was looking forward to supporting fellow progressives that would continue their efforts into the fall. She stopped short of endorsing Peters.
"I ran because Congressman Brian Bilbray has assisted in the dismantling of the middle class and I still urge his defeat this fall," Saldaña said. "But I also encourage every candidate to reject shortsighted 'reforms' that actually hurt working people and commit to the more challenging task of creating long-term, systemic change at every level of government.
"This is what is needed to help middle class people today and to ensure that more people will join their ranks in the future."
The 52nd Congressional District is one of a handful races statewide being targeted by House Democrats. Party leaders believe they have an outside chance of regaining control of Congress' lower chamber.
California is home to several competitive races, including a 26th district matchup between Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Oak Park, and state Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Moorpark and a rematch in the 7th district between Elk Grove Democrat Ami Bera and Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Golden River.
In San Diego, the state's once-a-decade redistricting exercise shifted the North County-based 50th district south. The redrawn 52nd district stretches from Poway through Clairemont, La Jolla, downtown San Diego and Coronado.
The Republican registration advantage has dropped to less than three percentage points. Bilbray and Peters are already courting independents.
Bilbray has so far stuck to bipartisan messages such as job creation, energy independence and eliminating "job-killing" regulations in Washington.
Peters, a port commissioner and former president of the San Diego City Council, has sought to appeal to voters as a consensus builder with a track record of getting things done. Among his arguments was helping to create thousands of jobs at the Port of San Diego.
Peters is now working to capture voters that spurned him in the primary.
On Wednesday, he congratulated Saldaña for running a tough, dynamic campaign.
"It absolutely helped sharpen our focus for the bigger fight ahead," he said. "We share a common goal of replacing Brian Bilbray, and together, we've proven with our combined votes, it's doable," Peters said.
Peters outspent Saldaña about five to one to emerge from the low-turnout primary. That included the $1.25 million he contributed.
The spending helped him withstand a barrage of attacks. After sitting out much of the primary, Bilbray sent a late mailer casting Saldaña as a liberal Democrat who opposed cuts to Medicare and describing Peters as a "1 Percenter" who supported such cuts, a characterization he strongly refutes.
Peters also was criticized by Bilbray and Saldaña for refusing to release his tax returns (He provided financial disclosures detailing his family's income and investments) as well as his role in the city's pension crisis.
The double-barrel attacks seemed to indicate Bilbray favored a head-to-head matchup with Saldaña.
Bilbray said he identified with Saldaña's grassroots campaign and added that any incumbent would be concerned about running against "a guy who could write his own million-dollar check."
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Libya, getting it right: a revolutionary pan-African perspective
There is no possibility of understanding what is happening in Libya within a Eurocentric framework. Libya's system and the battle now taking place on its soil stands completely outside of the Western imagination. The battle that is being waged in Libya is fundamentally a battle between pan-African forces on the one hand, who are dedicated to the realization of Qaddafi's vision of a united Africa, and Libyan Arab forces who look toward Europe and the Arab world for Libya's future.


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[S]ingle issue groups have hijacked [the Democratic Party] for their pet causes. So suddenly, Democrats are the party of abortion, of gun control, of spottend [sic] owls, of labor, of trial lawyers, etc, etc., et-frickin'-cetera. We don't stand for any ideals, we stand for specific causes. We don't have a core philosophy, we have a list with boxes to check off....It seems to me that both parties make too much of the abortion issue. Both parties hold lots of attraction for voters who disagree with their position on abortion.
Problem is, abortion and choice aren't core principles of the Democratic Party. Rather, things like a Right to Privacy are. And from a Right to Privacy certain things flow -- abortion rights, access to contraceptives, opposition to the Patriot Act, and freedom to worship the gods of our own choosing, or none at all.
Another example of a core Democratic principle -- equality under the law. And from that principle stem civil rights, gender equity, and gay rights. It's not that those individual issues aren't important, of course they are. It's just that they are just that -- individual issues. A party has to stand for something bigger than the sum of its parts.
We have confused groups that are natural allies of the Democratic Party for the party itself. And the party has ceded way too much power, way too much control, to those single issue groups.
Personally, I like the idea of seeing privacy and equality as fundamental. Actually, I think both parties should accept these things as so fundamental that there is nothing to fight over. They ought to need to look elsewhere for issues.
ADDED: What strikes me about Kos's statement and made me want to quote it at length is that it would put libertarian values at the center of the Democratic Party. There are plenty of people with libertarian values who don't feel at home in either party. But if the Democratic Party really were committed to this more abstract ideology, it would have an entirely different feel. The reason I broke out the quote I chose for the title was because I don't believe it. I think the party begins with its politically useful defense of the right to abortion and that Kos's effort to derive a "core principle" is motivated more by the desire to make the abortion right more appealing than by an interest in understanding what motivates the party to try to distinguish itself with abortion-centered political activity.
UPDATE: I note that part of what Kos is saying here is nearly the same thing Howard Dean said on "Meet the Press" yesterday:
Here's the problem--and we were outmanipulated by the Republicans; there's no question about it. We have been forced into the idea of "We're going to defend abortion." I don't know anybody who thinks abortion is a good thing. I don't know anybody in either party who is pro-abortion. The issue is not whether we think abortion is a good thing. The issue is whether a woman has a right to make up her own mind about her health care, or a family has a right to make up their own mind about how their loved ones leave this world. I think the Republicans are intrusive and they invade people's personal privacy, and they don't have a right to do that....
But when you talk about framing this debate the way it ought to be framed, which is "Do you want Tom DeLay and the boys to make up your mind about this, or does a woman have a right to make up her own mind about what kind of health care she gets," then that pro-life woman says "Well, now, you know, I've had people try to make up my mind for me and I don't think that's right." This is an issue about who gets to make up their minds: the politicians or the individual. Democrats are for the individual. We believe in individual rights. We believe in personal freedom and personal responsibility. And that debate is one that we didn't win, because we kept being forced into the idea of defending the idea of abortion.


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"Uncle Frank" Potenza, former New York City police officer, security guard for "Jimmy Kimmel Live"," and host Jimmy Kimmel's uncle, passed away at the age of 77.
"It is with great sadness that the staff and crew of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' mourn the loss of 'Uncle Frank' Potenza," ABC said in a statement. "He was beloved by his co-workers and considered an uncle to all. His kindness and humor will be missed by everyone he touched."
Kimmel himself took to Twitter to confirm the sad news.
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"Thank you for your kind words about a very kind man -- my Uncle Frank -- who passed away this morning," he wrote.
Kimmel made Potenza a semi-regular part of his show starting in December 2009. In addition to being a former police officer, Potenza once acted as the personal security guard for Frank Sinatra.
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For two, victory-filled regular seasons, the focus remained squarely on basketball.
The Bulls won games — plenty of them — and a professional locker room featured solid responses off the court as well.
That will change Monday when the Bulls stage their media day in advance of the opening of NBA training camps Tuesday.
Though amicable talks continue, Tom Thibodeau and general manager Gar Forman could be answering questions about a lack of a contract extension for the 2011 Coach of the Year, whose club option for this season was picked up earlier. And Derrick Rose's knee will be a more popular topic than his skills.
So the Bulls will be dealing with off-the-court issues for the first time in Thibodeau's tenure. Here's a look at those issues and two others facing the Bulls, who will go 46-36 this season — unless they don't.
So what's up with Thibodeau's extension?
It would seem the biggest no-brainer in offseason history, particularly when the Thunder provided a comparable example then they signed Scott Brooks to a four-year, $18 million deal. The Tribune reported on draft night in June that the sides differed on years and money and little has changed, though the gaps have closed. Both sides continue to indicate they would like the relationship to continue.
Brooks and Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle coached out their last contracts before re-signing. One guarantee is Thibodeau won't let it distract his singular focus. And expect short answers from him on the subject come Monday.
When will Rose return?
Feb. 21 against the Heat. Or maybe Feb. 22. Or maybe the next game. The point is: Nobody knows. And despite an insatiable desire from fans to know exactly when, this isn't a daily update type of story.
By all accounts, including Rose's, the rehabilitation from anterior cruciate ligament surgery in his left knee is going well. After the May 12 surgery, team physician Brian Cole said Rose would be sidelined eight to 12 months. What does seem certain is Rose will play at some point, as much for mental as physical reasons.
To lessen the distraction, Rose will busy himself with rehab rather than traveling to all road games. And Thibodeau will call him day-to-day all season.
What can be expected of the Bench Mob?
For starters, there will be a new nickname because Taj Gibson is the only returnee. Arguably the team's second most important commodity the last two seasons behind Rose, the bench was dismantled.
Ronnie Brewer and C.J. Watson only signed minimum deals with the Knicks and Nets, respectively, and now Brewer is out with an injury. The biggest loss likely will be Kyle Korver, whose shooting and heady play landed him with the Hawks.
Management believes it upgraded the team's athleticism with Marco Belinelli and he and Vladimir Radmanovic can combine to fill the shooting void. The loss of Omer Asik will hurt, though Nazr Mohammed and possibly Kyrylo Fesenko — if he is signed for good in November — will fill the fourth big man role.
Gibson's role will increase, with Thibodeau saying over the summer he could play some backup center in smaller lineups.
The Bulls will sign a 14th player in late November, and if it's not Fesenko, figure another point guard. Marko Jaric has worked out for the team recently.
How's the health besides Rose?
Luol Deng remains on track to fulfill his goal of either avoiding surgery on the torn ligament in his left wrist or postponing it until after this season. Joakim Noah, who worked with Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the offseason, is back from his ankle injury. Richard Hamilton has had a strong offseason following his injury-plagued first season with the Bulls. And Kirk Hinrich, who spurned the Bucks to re-sign with the team that drafted him, has been working out at the Berto Center all summer, confident the injury woes that plagued him in Atlanta are gone.
With just 13 players to start the season, the Bulls will need to stay healthy. A regular 82-game schedule could help.
Let the games begin.
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The latest phase of actor Shia LeBeouf's career has been as a prolific performance artist. He watched all of his movies back-to-back for three days, gave a famous motivational speech in front of a green screen, jumped rope in "Meditation for Narcissists" and wore a paper bag over his head.
In his latest move, the star is joining forces with Vice and hitchhiking around the United States in the name of art. Audience engagement is usually part of the deal, and this time LaBeouf is giving you an opportunity to meet up with him and his collaborators, Rönkkö & Turner, over the next 30 days.
You can find the trio using the GPS coordinates LaBeouf tweets or the #TakeMeAnywhere website. If you do happen to run into them, you'll be able to give them a ride to the place of their choosing. In other words, plug in those coordinates and make it there before anyone else can swoop them up. The #TakeMeAnywhere site also tracks the trio in real time.
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The project is being commissioned by the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art as part of The Finnish Institute in London and MediaLive 2016. In addition to Vice, the work is also backed by Frame Contemporary Art Finland.


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Has it ever occurred to you, as it just did to me, that there is a similarity between oil for our cars and oil in our diets? We tend to over-consume both. Even if our butts get fatter or our wallets get thinner, we just can't resist the power packed energy source called OIL.
Both are such rich fuels, and both are so tempting that it's hard to stop. We are hard wired to go hog wild in the face of fats, because they are rare in nature, we never know when or where our next supply will be, so we chow down and stock up. It used to be that we didn't need a stop signal for consuming fat because it was not that available. "Go" helped us survive.
Speaking of nutrient dense fare, this blog post packs a lot of ideas in the least words possible. I'll keep unpacking these concepts in the weeks ahead – blogging and teaching.
BO – before oil – the human population was constrained by what our muscles could muster. If it costs more energy to hunt than the calories we get from our prey, we waste away. If it costs more energy to plow than the calories we get from the crop, same thing. Our numbers and impact were minimal, and our appetite for rich energy sources appropriate because we didn't have the technology to overconsume.
Our discovery of oil exploded our population, our industrial capacity, our technologies and our communications, bringing us to a point of being the most creative and self-destructive species this earth has probably seen.
One of those industries is agriculture, and gaining control of our food supply has allowed us to be eaters without being producers (farmers, fishermen, hunters, ranchers).
The wonder of the human is that we don't take "no" for an answer. We keep chasing those energy sources and when up against a wall, we evolve, rapidly and creatively, because we can reason, imagine and experiment.
Okay, now couple this love for oil and fat with another invention of the modern era: fiat currency. Fiat means faith. we have faith in the dollar because others will take it for trading, It's a good means of exchange and store of value because we believe it is. There are no pigs or sheep to back it. There is not gold. At this point even all the Kings resources and all the Kings labor couldn't back the current number of dollars out there. Yet it allows us nonetheless to exploit resources. To dig, mine, till, and pump.
We end up with an apparently endless supply of oil (and fat) and no inner signals of constraint. Our environmentalists (doctors for our bodies, scientists for our technologies) warn us about the result of overconsumption, but our bodies and minds have a different idea. Consume and hoard in the presence of rich energy sources because you never know when they'll come around again.
This is where "enough" comes in as a keynote for our times. We need to develop a taste for "enough" that is greater than our taste for oil and fat. We have to see "enough" as a formula for surviving and thriving and "more" as a formula for perishing.
This is a monumental shift for the human and once we make it, all of our agriculture and money and technology and science will be devoted to this elegant restraint, to this glorious freedom of "enough." In the absence of a taste for "enough" we ping pong between self-denial and self-indulgence, between trying to be good and trying to get away with being greedy. But "enough" isn't a virtue to correct for a vice. It is freedom from thinking that "more is always better."


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Habitot Children's Museum "Back to the Farm" An interactive exhibit gives children the chance to wiggle through tunnels, look into a mirrored fish pond, don farm animal costumes, ride on a John Deere tractor and more. "Recycling Center" Lets the kids crank the conveyor belt to sort cans, plastic bottles and newspaper bundles into dumpster bins. $4 adults; $6 children age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under. Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day) Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue 647-1111 or www.habitot.org
Judah L. Magnes Museum "Telling Time: To Everything There Is A Season" through May 2002. An exhibit structured around the seasons of the year and the seasons of life with objects ranging from the sacred and the secular, to the provocative and the whimsical. 2911 Russell St. 549-6950
The Asian Galleries "Art of the Sung: Court and Monastery." A display of early Chinese works from the permanent collection. "Chinese Ceramics and Bronzes: The First 3,000 Years," open-ended. "Works on Extended Loan from Warren King," open-ended. "Three Towers of Han," open-ended. $6 general; $4 seniors and students age 12 to 18; free children age 12 and under; free Thursday, 11 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 642-0808
UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Lobby, Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley "Tyrannosaurus Rex," ongoing. A 20 by 40-foot replica of the fearsome dinosaur made from casts of bones of the most complete T. Rex skeleton yet excavated. When unearthed in Montana, the bones were all lying in place with only a small piece of the tailbone missing. "Pteranodon" A suspended skeleton of a flying reptile with a wingspan of 22-23 feet. The Pteranodon lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. Free. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 642-1821
UC Berkeley Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology "Approaching a Century of Anthropology: The Phoebe Hearst Museum," open-ended. This new permanent installation will introduce visitors to major topics in the museum's history. "Ishi and the Invention of Yahi Culture," ongoing. This exhibit documents the culture of the Yahi Indians of California as described and demonstrated from 1911 to 1916 by Ishi, the last surviving member of the tribe. $2 general; $1 seniors; $.50 children age 17 and under; free on Thursdays. Wednesday, Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Kroeber Hall, Bancroft Way and College Ave. 643-7648
Lawrence Hall of Science "Math Rules!" A math exhibit of hands-on problem-solving stations, each with a different mathematical challenge. "Within the Human Brain," ongoing. Visitors test their cranial nerves, play skeeball, master mazes, match musical tones and construct stories inside a simulated "rat cage" of learning experiments. "Saturday Night Stargazing," First and third Saturdays each month. 8 - 10 p.m., LHS plaza. Space Weather Exhibit now - Sept 2; now - Sept 9 Science in Toyland; June 21: 6 a.m., Solar Eclipse Day Computer Lab, Saturdays 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. $7 for adults; $5 for children 5-18; $3 for children 3-4. 642-5132
Holt Planetarium Programs are recommended for age 8 and up; children under age 6 will not be admitted. $2 in addition to regular museum admission. "Constellations Tonight" Ongoing. Using a simple star map, learn to identify the most prominent constellations for the season in the planetarium sky. Daily, 3:30 p.m. $7 general; $5 seniors, students, disabled, and youths age 7 to 18; $3 children age 3 to 5 ; free children age 2 and younger. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Centennial Drive, UC Berkeley 642-5132 or www.lhs.berkeley.edu
924 Gilman St. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted $5; $2 for year membership. All ages. June 22 Hoods, Fall Silent, Clenched Fist, Osiva, Hellcrew; June 23 The Hellbillies, The Fartz, The Tossers, Roundup, The Fightbacks; June 29 Barfeeders, Pac-Men, Hell After Dark, A.K.A. Nothing, Maurice's Little Bastards; June 30 The Cost, Pg. 99, Majority Rule, 7 Days of Samsara, Since by Man, Creation is Crucifixion 525-9926
Albatross Pub Music at 9 p.m. unless noted otherwise. June 26 Mad & eddie Duran Jazz Duo; June 28: Keni "El Lebrijano"; June 30: Larry Stefl Jazz Quartet; July 3: 9 p.m., pickPocket ensemble; 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473
Anna's Music at 8 p.m. June 23:The maestro Rich Kalman & His Jazz Trio; June 24 The Joe Livotti Sound; June 26: Tangria; June 27: Bob Schoen Jazz Quartet; June 28: ConFusion; $2 weeknights, $3 weekends. 1801 University Ave. 849-ANNA
Ashkenaz June 24, 8 p.m.: Babatunde Olantunji; June 26, 9 p.m.: DP & The Rhythm Riders; June 27, 8 p.m.: Fling Ding/Circle R Boys/Dark Hollow; June 28, 9 p.m.: Monkey/Stiff Richards/ Go Jimmy Go.1370 San Pablo Ave. 525-5054 or www.ashkenaz.com
Berkeley Arts Festival June 24: 7 p.m. "A Beanbenders' Reunion" Gems from the Vault, Daniel Popsicle, Ben Goldberg's Brainchild, The Toychestra and Graham Connah's Jettison Slinky. June 25: The Just Friends Quintet- donations requested; June 26: Donald Robinson Trio; June 28: Con Alma Vocal Jazz Sextet; June 30: 7:30 p.m. Marvin Sanders and Vera Berheda, plus Mozart, Beethoven, Hadyn and Fuare in the gallery; All shows at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted Donations requested 2200 Shattuck Avenue 665-9496
Freight & Salvage All music at 8 p.m. June 22: Sourdough Slim w/ Blackwood Tom; June 23: Lara & Reyes; June 24; Darryl Purpose, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammar; June 26; Freight 33rd Anniversary Revue; June 27: Dilema, Hookslide; June 28: Jim Campilongo; june 29: Don't Look Back; June 30: Jim Hurst & Missy Raines, Due West. 1111 Addison St. www.freightandsalvage.org; 548-1761
Jupiter All shows at 8 p.m.,June 22: Realistic; June 23: Wayside; June 26: Bruno Pelletier Trio; June 27: O Maya; June 28: Beatdown w/ DJ's Delon, Yamu & Addi; June 29: Zoe Ellis Quartet; June 30: Go Van Gogh 2881 Shattuck Ave 843-8277
Live Oaks Concerts Berkeley Art Center, June 24: Stephen Bell; July 1: Matthew Owens; July 15: David Cheng, Marvin Sanders, Ari Hsu; July 27: Monica Norcia, Amy Likar, Jim Meredith. all shows at 7:30 unlice otherwise noted Admission $10 (BACA members $8, students and seniors $9, children under 12 free)
Julia Morgan Center for the arts June 23: 8 p.m., "Celebrating Rumi with Persian Classical Music" by Mohammed Reza Lofti. $25 adults, $23 others ; July 1: 1 & 2 p.m., "Kourosh Taghavi: The Beauty of Iranian Music and Stories of its Origins" Adults $10, Children $5. 2640 College Ave. 654-0100
Kalanjali in Concert June 22, 7 p.m. Kalanjali concludes its celebration of its 25th year in Berkeley with a special recital. Experienced dancers and young students, with guests from India including dancer K. P. Yesoda and the musicians of Bharatakalanjali. $6 - $8 Juia Morgan Center for the Arts 2640 Collage Ave. 925-798-1300
"Cymbeline" Through June 24, Tues. - Thur. 7:30 p.m., Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m. Opening of the California Shakespeare Festival features one of Shakespeare's first romances, directed by Daniel Fish. $12 - $146. Bruns Memorial Amphitheater off Highway 24 at the Shakespeare Festival Way/Gateway Exit. 548-9666 or www.calshakes.org
"The Laramie Project" Through July 8: Weds. 7 p.m., Tues. and Thur. -Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Written by Moises Kaufmen and members of Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Moises Kaufman. Moises Kaufman and Tectonic members traveled to Laramie, Wyo., after the murder of openly gay student Matthew Shepherd. The play is about the community and the impact Shepherd's death had on its members. $10 - $50. The Roda Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2015 Addison St. 647-2949 www.berkeleyrep.org
"Kid Kaleidoscope and the Puppet Players" June 24: 2 p.m., Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. The Puppet Players are a multi-media musical theatre group. Their shows are masterfully produced to thrill people of all ages with handmadesets and puppets. Adults $10, Children $5, 2640 College 867-7199
"Romeo and Juliet" Through July 14, Thurs. - Sat. 8 p.m. Set in early 1930s just before the rise of Hitler in the Kit Kat Klub, Juliet is torn between ties to the Nazi party and Romeo's Jewish heritage. $8 - $10. La Val's Subterranean Theater 1834 Euclid 234-6046
"A Life In the Theatre" Runs through July 15. Wed. - Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. David Mamet play about the lives of two actors, considered a metaphor for life itself. Directed by Nancy Carlin. $30-$35. $26 preview nights. Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant 843-4822
Berkeley Film Makers' Festival, June 23, 1 p.m. Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery. Presnetation of Six films: The Good War, and Those Who Refused to Fight it (Judith Ehrlich and Rick Tejada Flores), Just Crazy About Horses (Tim Lovejoy and Joe Wemple), Los Romeros: The Royal Family of the Guitar (L. John Harris and Bill Hayes), In Between the Notes (William Farley and Sandra Sharpe) and KPFA On The Air (Veronica Selver and Sharon Wood). 2220 Shattuck 486-0411
Pacific Film Archive June 22 Three by Aurthur Peleshian 7:30 p.m., Ivan's childhood 9 p.m.; June 23 7 & 9:10 p.m. I can't Sleep; June 24 The Ruined Map 5:30 p.m. & Summer Soldiers 7:50 p.m.; June 26 7:30 p.m. San Francisco Cinematheque: 40 Years in Focus; June 27 7:30 p.m. Nature vs. Nurture; June 28 7:30 p.m. The Beginning of an Unknown Era; June 29 Molba 7:30, Shadows od Our Forgotten Ancestors 9:10; June 30 7, 9:10 p.m. Nenette and Boni. Pacific Film Archive Theater 2575 Bancroft Way (at Bowditch) 642-1412
Constitutional Shift, Through July 13, tuesdays - fridays, noon - 5 p.m. Kala Art Institute. Permanence and personal journey link Hee Jae Suh, Ursula Neubauer and Marci Tackett. Korean-born Suh explores an inner psychological world with a dramatic series of self-portraits. Neubauer explores self-portraiture as a travel map of identity with multiple points of view. Tackett explores Antarctica's other-worldly landscape in a series of stunning digital photographs. 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977
Tyler James Hoare Sculpture and Collage Through June 27, call for hours. The Albatross Pub 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473
Ako Castuera, Ryohei Tanaka, Rob Sato Through June 30, Tues. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Group exhibition, recent paintings. Artist's reception June 9, 6:30 - 9 p.m. with music by Knewman and Espia. !hey! Gallery 4920 B Telegraph Ave., Oakland 428-2349
"Watershed 2001" Through July 14, Wednesday - Sunday Noon - 5 p.m. Exhibition of painting, drawing, sculpture and installation that explore images and issues about our watershed. Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893
Rachel Davis and Benicia Gantner Works on Paper Through July 14, Tues. - Sat., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Watercolors by Davis, mixed-media by Gantner. Opening reception June 13, 6 - 8 p.m. Traywick Gallery 1316 Tenth St. 527-1214 www.traywick.com
"The Trip to Here: Paintings and Ghosts by Marty Brooks" Through July 31, Tues. - Sun. 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. View Brooks' first California show at Bison Brewing Company 2598 Telegraph Ave. 841-7734
Bernard Maisner: Illuminated Manuscripts and Paintings. Through Aug. 8 Maisner works in miniature as well as in large scales, combining his mastery of medieval illumination, gold leafing, and modern painting techniques. Flora Lamson Hewlett Library 2400 Ridge Rd. 849-2541
"Musee des Hommages," Masterworks by Guy Colwell Faithful copies of several artists from the pasts, including Titian's "The Venus of Urbino," Cezanne's "Still Life," Picasso's "Woman at a Mirror," and Boticelli's "Primavera" Ongoing. Call ahead for hours 2028 Ninth St. (at Addison) 841-4210 or visit www.atelier9.com
"Geographies of My Heart" Collage paintings by Jennifer Colby through August 24; Flora Lamson Hewlett Library 2400 Ridge Rd. 649-2541
Images of Portugal Paintings by Sofia Berto Villas-Boas of her native land. Open after 5 p.m. Voulez-Vous 2930 College Ave. (at Elmwood)
"Queens of Ethiopia: Intuitive Inspirations," the exceptional art of Esete-Miriam A. Menkir. Through July 11. Women's Cancer Resource Center Gallery 3023 Shattuck Ave. 548-9286 ext 307
"The Decade of Change: 1900 - 1910" chronicles the transformation of the city of Berkeley in this 10 year period. Thursday through Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m. Now - September. Berkeley History Center, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St. Wheelchair accessible. 848-0181. Free.
Freight & Salvage, June 23, 10 a.m.-noon Diane di Prima, beat poet and author of "recollections of My Life as a Woman".
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts June 29: 7:30 p.m., "Berkeley Stories" by local Celebrity Artists. 2640 College Ave. 549-3564
Weekly Poetry Nitro Mondays 6:30 p.m. sign up, 7 - 9 p.m. reading. Performing poets in a dinner atmosphere. June 25 Steve ArntsenCafe de la Paz 1600 Shattuck Ave. 843-0662
"Berkeley in the Sixties" Berkeley Arts Festival presents free speech Veterans Kate Coleman and Michael Rossman leading a tour from Sather Gate Friday June 29, 3 p.m.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Free. University of California, Berkeley. 486-4387
Berkeley City Club Tours 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley. The fourth Sunday of every month, Noon - 4 p.m. $2 848-7800
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Nanoelectronic Devices, With an Introduction to Spintronics
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Nanoelectronic devices are at the heart of today's powerful computers and are also of great interest for many emerging applications including energy conversion, sensing and alternative computing paradigms. Our objective, however, is not to discuss specific devices or applications. Rather it is to convey the conceptual framework that has emerged over the last twenty years for understanding current flow on an atomic scale. This is important not only for the design of novel nanoscale devices, but also for the conceptual insights it affords into some of the long-standing questions of transport theory and quantum physics
Lecture Notes for Datta Lectures
The Datta lectures for this course are for the most part chalkboard lectures. A select number of slides were projected during the lectures. These slides are provided as a collective set of notes.
Lecture Notes 1a, 2-6 and discussions
Part 1: Bottom-up view of nanodevices
Historically our understanding of current flow has progressed from large resistors to molecular conductors and this top-down development is reflected in the standard approach. Here we describe an alternative bottom-up approach that is not only pedagogically effective but also provides a unique perspective that even seasoned researchers may find useful:
Lecture 1a: Atom to Transistor: A semiclassical view
Lecture 1b: Nanotransistors: A Bottom-up view
Lecture 2: Quantum of Conductance: Resistance and uncertainty
Part II: Nanoscale energy conversion
Converting heat into electricity is an important practical problem and its relation to the second law of thermodynamics is of fundamental significance. The bottom-up approach provides a clear perspective on both:
Lecture 3: Introduction to NEGF
Lecture 4: Bottom-up Approach to Thermoelectricity
Part III: "Spin Transistors" and beyond
Recent experiments in nanodevices involving the spin of electrons not only raise the possibility of new paradigms for information processing but also shed light on the subtleties of the quantum world and how it transitions to the everyday macroscopic world.
Lecture 5: Electron Spin: How to rotate an electron to control the current
Lecture 6: From Spins to Magnets: How quantum objects turn classical
Supriyo Datta received his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India in 1975 and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1979. In 1981, he joined Purdue University, where he is (since 1999) the Thomas Duncan Distinguished Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He started his career in the field of ultrasonics and was selected by the Ultrasonics group as its outstanding young engineer to receive an IEEE Centennial Key to the Future Award and by the ASEE to receive the Terman Award for his book on Surface Acoustic Wave Devices. Since 1985 he has focused on current flow in nanoscale electronic devices and is well-known for his contributions to spin electronics and molecular electronics. Datta's most important contribution, however, is the approach his group has pioneered for the description of quantum transport far from equilibrium, combining the non-equlibrium Green function (NEGF) formalism of many-body physics with the Landauer formalism from mesoscopic physics as described in his books Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems (Cambridge, 1995), and Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor (Cambridge, 2005). Datta's unique approach to the problem of quantum transport has not only had a significant impact on nanoelectronics research but also on graduate and undergraduate curriculum development in the area. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) as well as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and has received IEEE Technical Field Awards both for research and for graduate teaching. Mark Lundstrom is the Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He was the founding director of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology and now serves as chairman of its Executive Committee. Lundstrom earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1973 and 1974, respectively and joined the Purdue faculty upon completing his doctorate on the West Lafayette campus in 1980. Before attending Purdue, he worked at Hewlett-Packard Corporation on MOS process development and manufacturing. At Purdue, he has worked on solar cells, heterostructure devices, carrier transport physics, and the physics and simulation of nanoscale transistors. His current research interests focus on the physics and technology of energy conversion devices. Lundstrom is a fellow the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the American Physical Society (APS), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has received several awards for his contributions to research and education and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
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i was looking at the project of the week and was wondering how do you guys learn all this stuff? I am 16 and dont have a "father figure". I got the car "bug" two years ago and have read more magazines than I can count. I learned alot but I dont know if I could do it. I am trying my hand at fibergalssing soon so that should be interesting.
Hey BaNe... I can't speak for everybody, but I read books, magazines, watch shows on the subject, talk to other rodders, visit bodyshops and upholstery places, talk, talk, talk...!!! Sometimes they tell you to get lost, other times they tell you all they know!! Then you go home and practice, practice, practice!!! Collect tools, collect parts, even if they aren't for a car you have, like say an old hood or door, and tear it apart, fix dents, prime and paint, etc. Don't start with the attitude you can't- have confidence and go at it knowing you CAN!!! Anything is possible if you have the ambition and confidence to try. If it doesn't turn out to your satisfaction... try again!!! Good Luck learning- in the Hot Rod hobby there are many, many differnt aspects and you don't have to be good at them all!!
I don't know where you are from, but if you still go to high school, some school systems have excellent vocational "magnet" schools that you sign up for and get on a waiting list. Also, many community colleges offer non-credit courses in repair and auto body.
Just do it! I never welded a single thing until I was 44. Now it is second nature. I bought a Sam's Club buzz box and got some scrap metal. It came with a video and I was on my way to burning shoes and wrapping fingers in cold cloths.
You mentioned fibre glass. There are countless kits out there to start with. You can get them at parts stores and Hel-mart. The first time, don't listen to anybody. Just do what the manufacturer instructions say. Just like cooking, follow the rec. the first time, and the second time you can venture a bit.
Don't get frustrated. It will work.
Nessesity is where I got it. My dad was noticably absent around that time of my life. I hit 16 and needed a vehicle, and found a 1974 duster with a very strait arizona body (good thing in NYS). Well my desire for a car overruled my brains and I bought it for about $300. Later found out the block was cracked. The last owner drove it up from AZ with just water in the radiator and parked it for the winter.
I worked to earn a motor for my car, after $200 more bucks got a nice 318 out of an old short bus. Fired it up, and the transmision slipped something fierce..
Replaced transmision, (about $60) Got some time out of it, but it shook bad at certain rpm's. (Found out later I forgot in my haste to connect the two bolts that hold the tail of the trans in place..
Short while later, got a rebuilt trans for about $200. Ran pretty decent. To fast for me.. Got some tickets with it.
Went to college with me.
I learned to rebuild the carb on it.
Got it a paint job, commercial coatings black. (The stuff they paint catapilars with)
Basically I learned what I needed to know to keep a car on the road. Was to poor to afford good vehicles. I read books, chiltons, motors manuals. I asked friends and family. But basically I just did it.
Did I make mistakes? Heck yes!
Was it hard? Heck yes!
Did I have fun? Alot of the time.
Was I proud of the car I had basically built? Damn right.
Good luck with the fiberglass projects. You fabricating something new or fixing something broken?
Stick with it have fun, and remember it's great to say, "I made that." Also think of the stories you'll have.
win-win situation
Go at Rodding with the attitude you will learn as you go. You have nothing to loose by trying to do anything. I Rebuilt my first trans because it was there and I had the money for a rebuild kit. I Also had a Good Book. Collect good quality tools and build your Library with every manual you can afford, new and used. Don't count yourself short, half the battle is wanting to do it, the other half comes with experience.
Rat Rods Rule!
talk and read.
this board has more info than I can hold in my little head, and i, like yourself, read as much as i can on anything car related. if you have a second hand bookstore nearby, check it out, they usually have manuals, how-to's etc. on alot of stuff, cheap.
DragonJ made a good point, pick up what you can, buy an old hood or fender off a anything, and work it. every which way you can.... and collect tools. Dave E Shank has a great tip, if you find any craftsman or any other name brand WARRANTED tool, for cheap in not to great shape, grab it. take it back for a new one. pawn shops, garage sales, swap meets.
and if I can do it, anyone can.
just remember, you won't get there over night, it is a lifelong journey.
I got the bug from my Dad. He was around but not to patient. I just sat in the corner and watch. I know I was blessed just have him around and Love him for that. I also am just starting and learning. I have learn a ton of stuff just reading the knowledge base on this site.
Look at my photo album. I have pictures of my first welding job there. Ive since welded in between the tack welds and am getting it ready for priming. All learning by the seat of my pants and have fun with some frustration from not knowing how to do some things.
The biggest thing to remember is you wil never know if you can do it if you do not try. You will get more confidence as time goes. Try building confidence a little at a time. I started on carbs. Took one apart that my dad had in his garage. Q-jet, I did not now they had so many parts and were did that little be-be come from. Dad had a fit at first then calmed down and made me put it back together I was just 12.
Oh I have Chilton books that I do not even have cars for and probably never own, But I have read them and learned from them. I found most at garage sells and second hand stores oh yeah E-BAY.
Great to know there are future hotrodders in the works!
It sounds like these guys have given you great advice. Just remember that you will learn the most from the problems that come your way. So if you want to be good at anything in life (especially hotrodding) learn to look at these problems as an opportunity to learn.
Just find yourself something cheap and do it!
thanks yall for all the advice and encouragement. I found a power Disc brake kit I plan on getting but it is $1000 the best part is that the compan has videos that you can get so you can follow step by step! now its time to SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
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I succumbed to the 21st century yet again. I now tweet. It will be mainly parish-focused, because I don't think I have any individual reasons to be on Twitter.
If you have any suggestions or comments, let me know. They asked for my name, and I was honest. But maybe I could have listed my "name" as STA Liturgy. I don't know what the acceptable protocols are for this kind of thing. I'm not afraid to put my name out there on stuff. And my parishioners know who serves as their liturgist.
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Fuel City: The Best Taco in Texas?
"Do you have a favorite taco in Texas?"
Some four years ago in the December 2006 issue of Texas Monthly, the publication's food editor Patricia Sharpe had the gumption to crown the best taco in Texas.
Along with her five anonymous food writer cohorts on "Team Taco," they scoured the state for three months before declaring a winner. Though time has rendered Sharpe's list of the 63 best Texas tacos almost obsolete (considering restaurant closings and the ebb of chefs and menus), I suspect the list was a foolhardy enterprise from the outset.
Certain omissions are unforgivable—the barbacoa at Gerardo's Drive-In (Houston, opened 1977) and the birria at El Borrego de Oro (Austin, opened 1995)—but everyone will find something to grumble over.
I can't really argue with most of the list, partly because it gets many places right, and mostly because I only relocated to central Texas in early 2009. Maybe the brisket taco at Matt's El Rancho deserved such accolades back then. (Not today.)
Conceivably the picadillo at the Fuel City gas station taco window in Dallas really was the best taco in Texas four years ago. When I tried that star creation on two occasions in April of this year, it tasted no different than countless other picadillos I've had. Ground beef, seasoned potato, mild red sauce. So what?
Looking back at Sharpe's article, she never really explains why the picadillo tops the other tacos at Fuel City, let alone the proceeding 63 on the list. She backwardly compliments the green chile salsa, calling it "superfluous and irresistible," and praises the "amazingly tender" beef fajita.
But most of the write-up concerns itself with the kooky gas station setting, and the fact of its round-the-clock service. All the excitement seems to have muddied Team Taco's judgment.
When I visited Fuel City in April, and again this past weekend, I found their barbacoa taco to be far and away the best—dripping with its own fatty juices and textured like fine chopped beef, with a sweet, chocolatey aftertaste. The small white-corn tortillas are thin and slightly greasy, soft without breaking apart. The salsas suffice, but Sharpe nailed it in calling them superfluous.
Fuel City's barbacoa does hit the spot, but it still falls short of the aforementioned Gerardo's, among others.
Do you have a favorite taco in Texas? What else did Sharpe and Team Taco miss?
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I didn't much like the squad-based shooter set in Resident Evil's hometown when it came out last month. But some of you all did. You're in luck, then as Capcom's announced new add-on content that lets you play as ORC's would-be heroes.
The U.S. Spec Ops characters— Harley, Dee-Ay, Tweed, Willow, Shona or Party Girl— will be getting seven new missions, along with four new versus mode maps. The game's main campaign mode tells the story from the perspective the evil Umbrella Corporation's mercenary squad and this new DLC tells the story from the Spec Ops team's point of view.
The first new mission is free and will hit PlayStation Network and Xbox Live next week. However, if you like that first free taste, you'll need to shell out cash for the DLC missions that follow it.