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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Autism awareness and the blue light special
But so what?
Does it really matter?
In a world full of wristbands and ribbons and tinted avatars and status updates that that try to inspire through belittlement – "Most people won't have the courage to post this as their status for even one hour..." – is the Light It Up Blue campaign just the next phase in our slacktivist culture? Is it simply another version of posting a bra color for breast cancer awareness or a favorite cartoon character to combat child abuse?
I've thought about it a lot. And I'll tell you the truth: I'm not sure.
But I don't think so.
I had a great conversation about it with my friend Wonderfriend today. Wonderfriend does not have a child on the spectrum, but as a Speech Language Pathologist, she is a fierce advocate for the cause and she works tirelessly with her clients with autism. She's also smart and media-savvy, and as such, she eyed the flurry of blue light bulbs through a lens of healthy skepticism.
We held our conversation in a somewhat public forum – via our Twitter streams – and we got good feedback from mutual friends who had seen it. Too often, I think, we folks in the autism community approach controversial issues from one of two postures: offensive or defensive. And all too often, regardless of the outcome of the conversation, we feel exhausted by the battle itself - defeated, sometimes, even in our moral victories.
But I don't think it has to be that way. I was so glad to have an opportunity to talk through my perspective with Wonderfriend – a woman I know to be smart and thoughtful and committed to the cause. I appreciated the gentle challenge and the opportunity to try to give shape to my thoughts – and, to some extent – to clarify for myself what it is that I think.
With Wonderfriend's permission, I am posting our exchange here. It is, of course, written in 140-character chunks and, therefore, like most Twitter exchanges, it reads more like haiku than like conversation. And since we weren't always logged in at the same times, the flow isn't always there. But the open exchange of ideas is there. The respect is there. The thoughtfulness is there.
And really, isn't that what any awareness day should be about?
Here it is:
wonderfriend Friends, help me understand...are the blue lightbulbs for autism different than stating your bra color for breast cancer? Trying to get it.
16 hours ago
wonderfriend I keep thinking of @whymommy's essays (here & here) about social media awareness events. I feel uncomfortable.
16 hours ago
wonderfriend Everyone's heard of autism now, where do we go next with awareness/education? Resources, orgs that are doing good research?
16 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I think it's different from bra meme, which was FB only. This is FB promotion of real-life campaign.
13 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend More akin to pink ribbons for breast cancer.
13 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I don't think the awareness is really there yet. In some circles it is, of course. But not as widely as it needs to be...
13 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...in terms of it translating into choices at the ballot box. House of Reps here just voted for MAJOR cut in services. Devastating cuts.
13 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I think the outcry would be greater if people truly understood the impact. It starts w/ knowing just how many kids are affected.
13 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend On a more personal level, it felt pretty great when one of my staff members texted me to ask where she could find a blue bulb.
13 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend It gave her a tangible way to say "I'm with you."
13 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos Yes, this makes sense. Good examples of the difference. I feel more comfortable about it. Thank you!!
12 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos Were you at protest rally yesterday? My friend was there with a UU contingent.
12 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos I fear these cuts are coming in every state, from what I'm hearing. Social services, education, disability services. Devastating.
12 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos I just think it's so serious that I'm probably overly concerned/sensitive about where our energies are placed right now.
12 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I wasn't at the rally because it was during the work day. SO grateful to those who were. One of the most unsettling aspects...
5 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...was the pride House GOP seemed to take in passing their cuts in the face of protests. Almost frightening.
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I hear you re: energies. I think of it this way: the best candidate in the world can't accomplish anything unless s/he gets...
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...elected. So while big money for campaigning seems ill-spent (i.e., why not redirect it to people who really need...
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...it), it's actually an investment toward a much bigger goal that will ultimately be more far-reaching in its effect on...
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...people's lives. I think the blue light campaign is similar. Blue Empire State building = Springsteen at an Obama rally.
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I did write to my House reps before the vote, & was delighted to see they both voted against the cuts. Will follow w/a thanks.
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos This is the kind of connection that makes sense to me. I wish that in the [few] references I've seen to the blue lights...
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos ...there was more of a connection made as to its political or bigger-picture goal. I looked at it and was not sure what ppl want.
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos I don't love Autism Speaks, so raising more $ for them isn't enough for me personally.
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos thanks for having this conversation with me, I didn't intend to challenge anyone's intentions but I think it's so important
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos ...to look carefully at some of the "post this for one day", "share your bra color!", "turn your twitter avatar green", etc...
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos ...kind of "soft activism" that I am extremely wary of. I'm not a pink ribbon gal, either. I get this better now, appreciate it!
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend Absolutely. Pseudo-activism can lead to complacency. Feeling like you're doing something is not the same as doing something.
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos That's it. And when I see a large group of ppl putting a lot of energy into sthg that is temporary in nature I get nervous.
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I don't love Autism Speaks either, but the reality is, they have the spotlight. I can either lobby the House reps I have or...
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...I can sit home and hope for a better outcome in the next election. So far, lobbying has been more effective.
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend Same with Autism Speaks. I try to partner, but shift the conversation (had a blog post yesterday aiming to do just that).
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos Lobbying House reps is hugely important. If this blue campaign gives ppl a platform to do that & increases that then I get it.
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos These are the types of things that reach more ppl and are very effective, I believe.
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I think the FB platform can be really helpful. I have FB friends who are not in my everyday life - people from grammar school...
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...etc. They don't know my son and they may think they don't know anyone w/autism, so 1 in 110 may not mean much. This helps...
4 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...start the conversation. People tend to be more open-minded w/real-life contact.
4 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos Right. But Devil's Advocate: does posting abt this campaign help more/differently than you posting your amazing blog posts on FB?
3 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I think so. Tho I'd like to believe everyone rushes off to read all my posts, I don't think they do. But if 30 of their FB...
3 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...friends have a blue light avatar, maybe they will today. Hundredth monkey and all that.
3 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I only have a lot to say abt this bc I come from a similar perspective & have been having this internal dialogue for a while.
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos I can't tell you how helpful the conversation is for me!
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos I'm only seeing references to it thru you guys, my online friends. Not at all in my client community, and I've missed any...
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos ...references to it in local media. I see no blue. I think such a small proportion of parents are taking an activism role.
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos But perhaps if it's done year after year more ppl will catch on and take the time to do it.
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos I'm sure communities with strong leadership are more active. Here, it's *crickets* abt it so I prob don't have good sense of...
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos ...how big it is.
3 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend I think it will. I resisted it last yr, but then my colleagues came to work wearing blue on 4/2. Moved me so much, and made...
3 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend ...me understand the power behind the symbolism.
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos That's beautiful! I didn't know it existed last year. Ok, gotta walk this dog & get this party started!! Thx again! xoxo
3 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend Enjoy your day! (Wear blue!) ;)
3 hours ago
wonderfriend @momnos Ha! My internal rebel is not ready for that! But I'll work my ass off for autism every damn day!!!! :-)
3 hours ago
momnos @wonderfriend Yeah, that'll do. :)
3 hours ago
My thanks to my good friend Wonderfriend - for her tireless efforts and advocacy for our kids, for a great conversation, and for her gracious permission to re-post it here.
My thanks, also, to my district's members of the state House of Representatives – one a Democrat and the other a Republican – who both voted against the devastating budget cuts that won wide approval in the House this week. I'd written to both of them about a month ago, urging them to vote against the cuts, which would significantly diminish support to children and adults with developmental disabilities. I read today that my Representative was one of only twenty Republicans in the state who voted against the cuts. He was quoted in the newspaper saying that his first priority was to the people in his district, his second to the people in the state, and his third to his party.
I wrote both of my Representatives again today – World Autism Awareness Day - to thank them for their votes. I also thanked my Republican Representative for his courage, acknowledging that in the current climate, it is a risky act to vote against one's party. He replied personally within a half hour, saying he shared my disappointment, giving me hope that the tide might turn in the Senate, and encouraging me to keep the faith.
And I am keeping the faith – but I'm also Googling the e-mail address of my state Senator, so that I can make sure that he knows where I stand.
Because, yes, I believe that awareness is important today – World Autism Awareness Day.
But I think it might be even more important tomorrow.
17 comments:
Amazing post. I saw Wonderfriend's note about it on FB and came over to read about the blue lights. I hadn't heard about the 4/2 events, but I do remember the campaign to turn the White House blue last winter.
I love that you question HOW this campaign is linked to action. In BC as well as autism, it is time to move beyond awareness and into action. How can we help the cause today?
(and thanks for the shoutout- I was not expecting that!)
- April 03, 2011 11:11 AM
I agree with Susan. I think it's time to move beyond awareness. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who isn't AWARE of autism, people know the word, they are aware of the word, but they have no idea what it means. (If the autism community can't even agree on the subtleties of the definition, how do we expect the general public to understand?)
I think education is so important now. And maybe education is awareness. But I think we need more than blue lights. I'd vote for greater efforts on real honest to god education, which comes, in part, from sharing our stories. Blog posts and memoirs and FB statuses that do more than ask people to buy a blue light.
I admit to a lot of mixed feelings about all of it, and so appreciate Wonderfriend having the courage to question it and you having the thoughtfulness to respond. :-)
- April 03, 2011 11:50 AM
- MOM-NOS said...
I hear you, Kristen. But on the other hand, even the most thoughtfully written blog posts and memoirs are powerless if nobody reads them. I think that's where awareness campaigns play a critical role. I do think that everyone has heard of autism; I'm just not convinced that everyone thinks it matters. Politically speaking, I mean.
And TOTALLY with you on Wonderfriend. The name definitely suits her.
- April 03, 2011 12:01 PM
- Lapin d'Indigo said...
Thanks for the post - very thought provoking. I think that in this day and age, any campaign to combat a disease, condition or even political injustice has to have a "Slacktivist" element an easy way for people to dip their toes in and think that they are contributing and to help take advantage of this country's celebrity culture.
The trick is how to move from that low level of activism/color of the month into real education and cultural progress. I have seen so many organizations try to carbon copy Komen and the breast cancer community's approach that I fear that people are filtering it out like they learned to do with advertising. (I swear there is a standard "Awareness Walk" package that you can pick up at City Hall. With Breast Cancer, MS, Alzheimer's, Autism, Mental Illness and others doing the same walk route at the same location within a few months of each other, you can show up on any given Saturday during spring in Tucson and "participate" in a cause).
For my part, I am fighting to ensure that there is true inclusion in the schools - start the education with the younger generation. I am optimistic that the kids will educate their parents - because I have seen my son's classmates do it.
- April 03, 2011 12:10 PM
And yes, definitely agree on educating the younger generation. I've also seen huge gains with my son's classmates, all of which stems from a school-wide approach that speaks to awareness, inclusion and education.
We need to teach our kids that there is no "us" and "them", it is only "us".
- April 03, 2011 12:36 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Blogger should have a "like" button. I really like these comments.
- April 03, 2011 12:40 PM
- Maddy said...
I also think awareness can be just soft activism. I'm also not so sure that EVERYONE has heard of autism. Even now, after all these years I'm caught short by someone who clearly has not heard about autism.
Budget cuts seem to indicate that we're up against the wall politically too. There are so many needs and so few cents [even in the richest country in the world] - sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now.
- April 03, 2011 2:53 PM
- Kelly said...
Thanks for the food for thought, particularly the "bigger picture" perspective. I blogged about this yesterday, but from a personal, inward focus. I hadn't thought much about it outside of that.
- April 03, 2011 8:51 PM
- Stimey said...
I think this is such a great conversation to have because I am also on the fence about the blue lights. Yesterday I was in Seattle and saw local coverage of some building that had been lit blue, which was great, but the story was more about the fact that something was blue, rather than what autism is.
I wish the story was, "Building XYZ lit up blue to remind parents to check for these early warning signs" or "in support of legislation to fund IDEA" or something action oriented. Or even to remind people that "autism is a developmental delay affecting 1 in 110. Be nice to the different." Mostly I just heard, "lit up blue for autism awareness."
This, of course, speaks more to the failure of any in-depth coverage at all by the media.
Anywho, I think blue is cool especially when coupled with activism and information.
- April 03, 2011 9:07 PM
- Kim said...
Thanks for sharing this conversation. I actually still meet people who have NO idea what autism is, haven't heard the word, or if they have it went in one ear and out the other. I just wish there was more education with the awareness. Being aware that autism is affecting so many people is one thing, what to do about it/how can they change things is another.
- April 03, 2011 10:16 PM
- kim mccafferty said...
Awareness, particularly at this stage, is just as crucial as action. I admit I would have liked to have seen more media on this, with action-oriented steps linked to the stories. Ideas for next year...
- April 04, 2011 11:13 AM
- 2 Puzzlepiece Mom said...
Awareness is crucial at this stage. Most who dont live with autism think everyone on the spectrum is either rainman , the kid from st elsewhere , or Temple Grandin. They don't see the millions of "shades" of autism and to them its invisible. The blue light shows them just how many are affected by autism and makes it a little bit less of on invisible disability. I'm alright with arm chair activism for a few years to get people to see the light, then we can work on getting them up and moving towards enlightenment.
- April 04, 2011 6:05 PM
- mama chron said...
Hello! First let me start by saying thanks for all of the thought provoking posts - and this one truly was. As autism awareness month quickly approached, I kept wondering how I could do my part to make people aware. Yes, those of us living in the autism community are very aware - yet to many there is little to no awareness. It's the classic case of being on the outside and looking in - many don't understand.
I decided this year I wanted to educate people, so I started with those around me: my neighbors. One weekend in late March, I spent the day knocking on doors and talking to my neighbors - talking to them about Emma - my nine year old daughter, about autism, about autism awareness month and about the light it up blue campaign. 44 out of the 48 homes on my street turned their lights blue on April 1st and 2nd - many of them still have them shining... day and night!
Basically, my personal campaign snowballed into an entire community becoming aware, news stories being run and a week devoted to autism on the local news.
I do believe it makes a difference - because through awareness, we are beginning to educate those looking in!
I have posted this story in detail on my blog, as it was truly amazing how one person can make an impact. if you would like to read the story, please visit - although i think you will have to type in the url to find it. (www.fastenherseatbelt.com)
- April 06, 2011 3:51 PM
- You're My Unsung Hero said...
Hey MOM-NOS.
It even got a mention over here in Australia. We lit up our Sydney Opera House blue! ;)
So, it's getting the word out there... I guess it's juts "lucky" that because it affects so many - now there's probably no-one who could say that they DO NOT know someone on the spectrum.
- April 07, 2011 9:13 AM
- Meg said...
9.It is one of the reasons why I too now don't like the Autism Awareness Month. My life is alot more than autism. I explaned it here:
- April 22, 2011 2:19 AM
- Lisa Nelson RD said...
As an FYI there's a teleclass this Thursday (August 18th) you may enjoy participating in. Dr. Shelby-Lane and Dr. Flynn will be discussing autism - http://conversationswithdrshelbylane.com/
All the best,
- August 15, 2011 5:53 PM
I think awareness is really important, especially when it comes to autism. I knew close to nothing about autism until my daughter was diagnosed two years ago, providing a reason for her not talking. As we encourage my daughter to see the importance of conversation, I find that sites like http://onlineceucredit.com/edu/social-work-ceus-pcs provide good information about autism and advice on handling these kinds of situations at home.
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"Manopause: Your Guide to Surviving His Changing Life" (Hay House) is a decidedly female-centric book.
The subject, though, is all men all the time — specifically men greeting midlife with less than open arms.
"Aging for today's men is a somewhat unique experience," says co-author Lisa Friedman Bloch. "As recently as 1900, the average male life span was a mere 48 years. Because of that, many of the physical and psychological challenges faced by midlife men today simply didn't exist."
And now? "Men are aging out of the workforce, and facing pressure to be lifelong providers and unfailing sexual partners," she says.
And this is a woman's issue, because …
"Every woman who has a close relationship with a man — be it as a mate, a father, a brother, a co-worker or friend — will be dealing with manopause as well," says co-author Kathy Kirtland Silverman. "Understanding men's physical and mental changes at midlife, and the underlying causes of some of their symptoms, allows women to share their knowledge and to give constructive help to the men they love. Properly handled, this life passage can be a time of rediscovery for men and rebirth for relationships, as men re-evaluate what is important to them and make positive changes."
Following is an edited transcript of our interview with the co-authors.
Q: What is the average age for "manopause" onset?
Bloch: Typically men begin gradually losing testosterone at the rate of about 1 percent a year, starting around age 30. This means that in most cases, by the age of 50, men begin to recognize both physical and psychological signs of their cumulative hormonal loss. This is not a sudden change. It takes place over years, even decades, and the extent to which it is experienced is individual to each man.
Q: You say the midlife adjustment is as powerful as adolescence. How so?
Silverman: A change in hormone levels, whether it is a surge or a drop, brings on confusion as a man's body and thought processes begin a transformation. Surging hormones can drive teenage boys toward risky behaviors and unfamiliar sexual desires. Declining hormones can be equally confusing to mature men, who don't understand why their bodies, drives and energy levels are changing. Since men equate manhood with the physical strength that testosterone helps to support, it's no wonder they both fear and fight this decline.
Q: What are some common "manopause" behaviors?
Bloch: Mood swings, irritability, hypersensitivity or frustration. These are often related to their resistance to accepting their hormonal decline. Other signs may include declining energy, sleep interruptions and less interest in sex. And sometimes men experience depression, since testosterone is a natural antidepressant. On a positive note, due to their decline in testosterone, evolved manopause men can become better listeners and companions, more patient, more emotionally in touch and communicative.
Q: You mention changes in sexual desire and performance a lot. What's the biggest message you want men and women to take away on that topic?
Silverman: A decline in testosterone brings on certain changes in a man's sexual characteristics and abilities. But sex at midlife and onward can be the most satisfying sex in a man's life, for both him and his partner. A manopause man is experienced, both in and out of bed. He has moved beyond a need for instant gratification, and has the patience and staying power to give his partner her greatest sensual satisfaction. He can communicate what he wants, and is willing to listen to what his partner wants. And happily, in cases where there are physical and psychological issues, today's medical treatments can fine-tune performance.
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What is Thunderbolt 3?
Thunderbolt™ 3 is the latest version of the Thunderbolt standard for connecting computers and electronic devices. It is capable of the following:
- Total bandwidth up to 40Gbps. Data transfer speeds are dependent on the other features that you are using in your setup.
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 support.
- 4K 60Hz video on one or two separate displays.
- 5K 60Hz video on a single display.
- A 10 GbE network connection between two Thunderbolt 3 compatible computers.
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For the first time ever, scientists working in the Brazilian Pantanal have documented the birth of a giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus). These solitary creatures, which can weigh as much as 110 pounds (50 kg), are so elusive that some consider them more myth than reality. But when a team of biologists suspected that a female under observation was pregnant, they set up a camera trap — and their patience paid off.
Back in 2011, the researchers noticed a male hanging out near the female's den. Actually, he was so smitten that they even observed him visiting his girlfriend's unoccupied burrows. Eventually, the two moved in together, but after a few days the male disappeared (hmmm, this whole thing sounds suspiciously like my last relationship).
Five months later, this little guy made an appearance:
The researchers believe the baby giant was about four weeks old at the time.
Zoologists now know that giant armadillos give birth to one baby at a time — which is not good news for this low-density species. Giant armadillos are already listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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After Anytime Fitness clubs closed unexpectedly in India, the Hastings, MN-based company cut ties with the master franchisee in that country.
The decision to end the agreement with Chandan Lunawat, chairman and managing director of Anytime India Fitness Private Limited, was made at the beginning of May, according to Anytime Fitness President and Co-Founder Dave Mortensen.
"We are extremely disappointed to learn of the recent closings of Anytime Fitness clubs in India," Mortensen said in a statement. "This is an unfortunate development for the Indian fitness industry and for Anytime Fitness."
All four Anytime Fitness clubs in India have closed, but the company considers them temporarily closed as it seeks alternatives to reopen them. Those alternatives include an acquisition by another club company or the assumption of the leases by a new master franchisee, says Mark Daly, company spokesperson.
According to an article from an Indian website, Lunawat closed his club in Kalyaninagar, India, on May 1. A notice posted at the club said the club would be closed for a week due to maintenance, but it has not reopened.
Lunawat announced his franchisee agreement with Anytime Fitness in December 2009. Since that time, however, Lunawat took liberties with the Anytime Fitness model and deviated from the company's systems despite Anytime's warnings, Mortensen said.
"As a result of these breaches, we delivered a notice of termination of our agreement to our master franchisee," Mortensen said. "Regrettably, we were unable to apply resources from overseas to protect the numerous individuals that have been affected by this problem, including club members, staff, landlords, vendors, respected financial institutions and a prominent Bollywood celebrity."
Any new Anytime Fitness clubs that open in India will be jointly owned and operated by Anytime Fitness and the new master franchisee, Daly says.
"We're operating very successfully in 10 different countries currently using the standard master franchisee agreement," Daly says. "This is the first time anything like this has ever happened where a master franchisee has not used the Anytime Fitness business model. We're convinced that the Anytime Fitness business model can work in India."


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- User Name: Pierrot Le Fou
- Member Since: Saturday, January 25, 2003, 1:44 PM
- Name: Mark Osborne
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Below are hotels nearby including their star rating*, rates and walking distance to the venue. You can find these and other hotels on Booking.com, Hotels.com, Kayak.com. Prices vary based on the area of Paris and you can travel easily with the Metro. Check Metro tineraries.
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) or Orly Airport (ORY)
Buses: «Le bus direct» leaves from the airports and stops at different places in Paris. From CDG (line N2 stop Porte Maillot direct traject 45min) stops just on the side of the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile. They also stop in different places in Paris and around other hotels.
Taxis: Outside the airport (official taxis have a sign on the top of car), & fixed prices are: From CDG: 50€-55€, 45min-1h & from Orly 30€-35€, 30-45min. You can also pre-book your taxi HERE
Underground: From CDG- RER B & From Orly: Train Orlyval takes you to RER B Antony. The Metro to the venue is Line 1.
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James L. Wescoat, Jr. earned his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Louisiana State University and practiced landscape architecture in the U.S. and Middle East before returning to graduate study in geography at the University of Chicago with an emphasis on water resources. He taught courses on landscape research, geographic theory, and water resources at the University of Chicago and University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was a member of centers for South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Public Policy studies.
His research has concentrated on water systems in South Asia and the US from the site to river basin scales. For the greater part of his career, Professor Wescoat has focused on small-scale historical waterworks of Mughal gardens and cities in India and Pakistan. He led the Smithsonian Institution's project titled, "Garden, City, and Empire: The Historical Geography of Mughal Lahore," which resulted in a co-edited volume on Mughal Gardens: Sources, Places, Representations, Prospects , and The Mughal Garden: Interpretation, Conservation, and Implications with colleagues from the University of Engineering and Technology-Lahore. These and related books have won awards from the Government of Pakistan and Punjab Government. The overall Mughal Gardens Project won an American Society of Landscape Architects national research merit award, as did a project on The Moonlight Garden: New Discoveries at the Taj led by Elizabeth Moynihan. This work has been generously supported by fellowships from Dumbarton Oaks, the Freer and Sackler Galleries of Asian Art, and the American Academy in Rome.
In 2002, Professor Wescoat became head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois t Urbana-Champaign where he taught courses on "Landscape Experience, Inquiry and Design," the "Theory and Practice of Landscape Architecture," and design studios on urban ecological design in Chicago. Together with colleagues and students at the University of Illinois he contributed to a cultural landscape heritage conservation project at the Champaner-Pavagadh World Heritage Site in Gujarat, India, for the Baroda Heritage Trust. More recently, he has organized a garden and waterworks conservation workshop at the Nagaur palace-garden complex in Rajasthan for the Mehrangarh Museum Trust; and a workshop on the "Three Shalamar Baghs of Delhi, Lahore, and Srinagar" with colleagues from those cities.
At the larger scale, Professor Wescoat has conducted water policy research in the Colorado, Indus, Ganges, and Great Lakes basins, including the history of multilateral water agreements. He led a USEPA-funded study of potential climate impacts in the Indus River Basin in Pakistan with the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). More recently, he led an NSF-funded project on "Water and Poverty in Colorado." He is currently conducting comparative research on international water problems. In 2003, he published Water for Life: Water Management and Environmental Policy with geographer Gilbert F. White (Cambridge University Press); and in 2007 he co-edited Political Economies of Landscape Change: Places of Integrative Power (Springer Publishing) for LAF Landscape Futures Initiative.


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Monday, April 02, 2012
The Demise of International UFO Reporter
4 comments:
- cda said...
"...many consider the best English-language UFO publication in history."
Possibly. Many might also consider the UK 'Flying Saucer Review' the best.
Does anyone know if FSR is still publishing? As a Brit I ought to know but have long since lost touch with it.
- April 3, 2012 at 2:55 AM
- KRandle said...
Given that Mark has worked on the magazine since the mid-1980s, don't you think he's allowed a little hyperbole? Besides, he might be right.
- April 3, 2012 at 9:35 AM
- DCLedger said...
Actually this might give the IUR a new lease on life. perhaps their funding could be used in part to beef up their website which would provide blogs and the e-magazine. It will certainly pick up more readers if it gets out there in the rushing rapids of the internet.
It has and will be a trusted magazine for the reporting of the UFO phenomenon. It could link to YouTube, perhaps support ads (tasteful ads of course)which promote UFO writers and their books.
Just throwing out some ideas here.
The thing is, the IUR has a great reputation. Those that received the IUR knew they were getting well researched material and the fringe of the phenomenon was ignored.
I really think this could work out for IUR, Mark, if you want to put up with the headaches.
Don Ledger
Nova Scotia
- April 4, 2012 at 10:55 AM
I really have mixed feelings about this. It's hard to summon a lot of sympathy for a group that ignored changing times and a changing communications landscape. After all, you may make the best 8-track tape on Earth - but who wants it?
I just find it a little ironic that a UFO journal was done in because it failed to recognize the value of superior technology.
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Flash Challenge: May 2017
You have control of every person in the world. How did this happen? You can create a back story or it can just be accepted that you have technology in your possession to control every living person on the planet. No more free will…except for you.
Now, what are you going to do with this power.
Some options might be…
- Bring about world peace.
- Make every person on the planet serve your every whim.
- Take revenge on your defenseless enemies.
- Help people fix their problems.
- Make your spouse or lover please you endlessly.
- Start global wars to reduce the world's population.
- Make yourself the greatest 'whatever you want' of all time.
- Make everything right with the world and return control back to humanity.
How long would it take for you to become unhappy with a life without variables and no resistance? What kind of world can you create with this powerful technology?
We're about to see.
(1) It is hereby your challenge to write a story about your main character coming into possession of technology to rule the minds of everyone on the planet and to show what kind of life you've created for our readers.
(2) The story must have a word count of 1,000 words or less, counting every word being submitted, including title, author's name and the words "The End" at the end.
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Leave an extra line between paragraphs.
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Sun has launched JavaFX using JavaFX Script which is a RIA kit for Java. I will have to look further into this for a few specifics like 3d support but there is another great Java library for effects called processing. But an RIA tool using Java applets may seem mid-ninties-ish but Java applets have been having some success online including many 3d viewers, games like runescape, mini apps, financial tools and ftp toolkits on their limited desktop and web usage.
Market Direction?
This seems to confirm that the market is currently headed towards RIA applications with the three big development companies introducing new toolkits for RIA and interactive web apps (Microsoft Silverlight, Flash9/AS3, now Sun JavaFX).
This RIA kit is Open (Source) for Business
There is an open source community for this development at openjfx.org. This could be one of the first results of the open sourcing of Java recently.
Additional Competition Possibly
I like this because its open source and because it will put pressure on the competition of Adobe vs. Microsoft possibly. Adobe will be launching Flashlite 3 soon with FLV video support which is quite a race on the mobile side. Most importantly, Java has a full consistent package now which may help its adoption since it spans mobile, tv, web, desktop. Historically Java kits have been all over the place. Adobe may eventually be pressured into opening up Flash at some point if this gains traction and advances quickly. Or this could be a dying flare thrown up in Java's demise. Personally now that it is open, I think that Java has only just started and gaining a second wind.
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Poor Bailey!
Yes, we know the Grey's Anatomy doc accidentally killed two people, but we can't imagine the hospital without Bailey (Chandra Wilson) — which could happen if the CDC investigation doesn't go in her favor. But will the rest of the Grey-Sloan Memorial docs be there to support her? You may be surprised to discover that not everyone will be on her side in our exclusive first look at Thursday's episode. Check it out below:
Which interns should stay on Grey's Anatomy?
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Customizing languages
The month and day names that display on the calendar
can be customized to fit most any language requirement. Just use the Setup Manager and
edit the names which are on the Languages page then click Save Changes.
The Event Manger also support language packs. Several are included in the calendar distribution. You can modify them to fit your needs by editing the files in the languages directory.
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What is the format of the dates in the database?
Julian Day Count http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.gregoriantojd.php
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Is there any way to do that?
Because when it reads a line. It goes to the next one after that. So is there any way to go to a previous line?
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Chat here about the Amateur Radio bands from 137Khz to the Gighertz bands, or modes including CW, PSK, RTTY, APRS, Digi-modes, SSB, AM or FM & more.
Forum to discuss Digital Modes (D-Star, DMR, C4FM, P25, etc)
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Happy Saturday Everyone! It's time for another quick recap. We're moving quickly towards our next big target of 1000.
If you don't already know we upload new phrases on to both our Facebook and Twitter pages a few times a week.
We post a new useful words or phrases which we hope anyone studying Korean, living in or just visiting South Korea might find useful.
These phrases don't really follow much of a pattern but are often linked to changes in the weather, events, holidays, sports, news, everyday life and more.
Here is what we've posted recently, phrases 941 to 950 enjoy 🙂


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bare (one's) soul(redirected from bared her soul)
bare (one's) soul
To share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with another person. I don't know Adam that well, so I was surprised that he bared his soul to me. There are very few people I would bare my soul to.
bare one's soul (to someone)
Fig. to reveal one's innermost thoughts to someone; to tell another person exactly how one feels about someone or something. Mary bared her soul to Jane and Jane told Mary her problems also. You don't have to bare your soul to me. Just tell me why you are crying.
bare one's soul
Reveal one's most private thoughts and feelings. For example, Teenagers rarely bare their souls to their parents; they prefer their peers. This figurative use of the verb bare, which literally means "make bare" or "uncover," dates from a.d. 1000.
bare your soul
If you bare your soul to someone, you tell them all your private thoughts and feelings. We all need someone we can bare our souls to, someone we can confide in. He seemed to feel no embarrassment about baring his soul in public.
bare your ˈsoultell somebody your deepest feelings: Finally she bared her soul to him, saying she had always loved him.
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The Accordance Podcast on your iPhone
Most of you are probably aware by now that we have a Video Podcast in iTunes, Lighting the Lamp. Since we announced it back in May we've added several new episodes including one dedicated to the ESV Study Bible, and are currently in a multi-part series on Commands and Symbols.
Last week Apple released the newest evolution of their iPhone, the 3Gs, along with the 3.0 OS. One of the many enhancements now available in the OS is the ability to subscribe to, and download a Podcast directly from the iPhone (or iPod Touch).
For those who have an iPhone or iPod Touch, here's a few quick steps to help you subscribe to our Podcast. From the home screen touch the iTunes icon. After launching, touch the Search icon at the bottom of the screen and type in 'Lighting the Lamp' (or Accordance Bible; Bible Software, etc.), ours will be the top on the list.
From here you can browse the different episodes, and download those you are interested in.
After the download just hit play and that long wait at the dentist office, flight delay, or break from class will be filled with the joy of learning to master your favorite Mac Bible software!
If you've already taken advantage of the Podcast and have enjoyed them, why not let others know…add a comment or review in iTunes to help spread the word.
Also, for those who don't use iTunes we have also created a page on our main site that gives a description of each episode with links to download.
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bob evans
forget a podcast - i find them mostly a waste of time - how about an iPhone app to utilize my existing Accordance modules (I am a full time pastor and have hundereds if not 1000 or more dollars invested in Accordance modules and Bible versions). Accordance is a very powerful study tool and I\'d love to have the function on the fly (or when I travel internationally and may not want to carry my computer). I\'d rather not have to invest more in a different compay\'s iPhone apps to get simiar (but less) function.
C Davis
I'm concur with Bob. Work on the iPhone app and then my iphone and laptop can work together
ditto to the above..holding off spending any more money awaiting iphone app..accordance is too visibly absent in the apps store..
Jeff Foster
It would be terrific if an app for iPad and iPhone exists. I like Olive Tree's and Laridian's but they both lack the power of Accordance which rivals Logo in many ways. iPad is a great platform for students and Pastors.


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Newspaper comic strips have inked out their place in American art and history. Now, residents of Malden, Mass., can take pride that they have a link to that tradition in cartoonist Keith Knight.
Newspaper comic strips have inked out their place in American art and history. Now, residents of Malden, Mass., can take pride that they have a link to that tradition in cartoonist Keith Knight.
Knight is a professional cartoonist whose work has appeared in publications both local (The Weekly Dig) and national (Mad and ESPN magazines).
On May 5, one of his strips, "The Knight Life," made its syndicated debut. It appears in The Washington Post as well as newspapers in Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Ore., and Las Vegas.
"It covers everything: cops, homeless, kids, Vegas, supermodels, talk radio," Knight wrote in an e-mail interview a day after his strip went daily. "All the weird stuff that happens to myself, friends and family."
Knight signed a deal with United Features Syndicate to run "The Knight Life" on a daily basis. He said that syndicates have courted him for years, and that after he won the Harvey Award in 2007 for his cartooning achievements, he felt this was the right time.Finding a voice on ink and paper
These days, Knight lives in California. He called San Francisco his home before relocating to Los Angeles. But he's proud of his hometown back east.
"I'm happy to be part of the rich history of Malden," Knight wrote. "Extreme. Jack Albertson of 'Chico and the Man.' Converse All-Stars. Take pride, Maldonians. Medfa ain't got nothing on us (Besides Tufts)!!"
The self-described "horribly skinny, wimpy kid" kept himself busy, attending "the smarty-pants majorworks program with my twin sis' at Salemwood on Salem Street" and playing "for the greatest Little League team of all-time, your 2007 champion Dolphins."
He honed his drawing skills, both at school (sometimes as class reports in cartoon form) and at Faneuil Hall (where he worked on caricatures). Then, he moved to San Francisco.California dreamin' (and achievin')
Knight's cartooning career flourished in California. Not only has he seen his strips "th(ink)" and "The K Chronicles" appear in publications nationwide, he has imparted his skills to others interested in creating worlds on paper. Knight has taught classes at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, chatting with students afterward and offering support and encouragement.
The tools Knight uses are a Micron Pigma marker and smooth Bristol board. Completing a strip may last an hour, he wrote, "but that's after the long process of coming up with an idea, sketching it out, sending it in for approval, tweaking it if necessary, and then doing the finish."
Many influences inform his work. Knight calls it "a mixture of Bill Watterson, MAD magazine, Warner Bros. cartoons, Doonesbury, Peanuts, Pete Bagge, and Parliament/Funkadelic album covers."
Topics of Knight's strips include politics, especially critiques of President Bush and African-American issues, on which he is a thoughtful voice.
"The only sense of responsibility I have is to succeed," Knight wrote. "The only thing I can do about moronic editors who won't run my strip because they think only black people read it is to succeed despite their ignorance."Exciting times
"The Knight Life" debuted at an auspicious moment — May 5 is both Cinco de Mayo and National Cartoonist's Day. Knight is nearing another milestone: His wife Kerstin, who is from the Black Forest in Germany and who met her husband when he was working at a youth hostel in San Francisco, is expecting the couple's first child. She's due on July 1.
Cartooning is a harsh field. Knight wrote that rejection "is a way of life for the cartoonist," but he has found acceptance and validation for the work he enjoys.
"I love what I do," he wrote. "'Been doing it for 40 years in one way or another. I've always found that the most interesting thing to do is tell personal stories. I've got great storytellers in my family … I'm just continuing the tradition in (a) unique way."
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With the economic crisis affecting families across the nation, not even the Jones can keep up with the Joneses. Luckily, it's now trendier to save than to splurge. Gail Cunningham, spokeswoman for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, shares some budgeting tips you can stick to throughout the year.
Take stock
It's impossible to know where you're going until you know where you are, Cunningham says. The first order of business in creating and implementing a budget is tracking your expenses, down to the last dollar. This requires you go beyond tracking last month's utility bills and track your daily needs and wants.
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Whether it's a pack a day or a six pack a day, nixing unhealthy habits can be better for your health and your pocketbook.
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Even if it's buying one latte instead of three, making healthier choices will add to your income and keep your budget on point.
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The average American is about $9,000 in credit card debt, says Cunningham, who has three recommendations for digging out of the red:
1. Make it a priority to tackle the debt that is doing the most damage. Pay down the credit card with the largest balance and the highest interest.
2. If the biggest bill is too daunting, power-pay your old debt. Cunningham says that when you pay older, smaller bills — like an old medical bill – you can then use that feeling of accomplishment to get motivated to tackle bigger balances.
3. Never use more than 30 percent of your credit card's limit. You'll avoid fees and prevent spending money you don't have.
Slash the incidentals
Start to look for hidden money in your budget by either trimming or packaging extraneous costs, which means taking a realistic look at your daily habits.
Ordering pizza two nights a week instead of three can reap some real financial results, Cunningham says.
If you only watch a fraction of the channels in your cable plan, consider downgrading your package. Another option: Bundle your cable with your cell phone, landline and Internet. The company will likely cut you a deal.
Examine payments you put on automatic pilot, like Netflix or a gym membership. Within those services, make sure you're not paying for all the bells and whistles. For example, don't pay for the texting option on your cell phone plan when you don't know how to text.
Get rainy-day ready
Millions of Americans have no savings and are flying without a financial net. Start putting money away for emergencies and the future.
Cunningham suggests saving at least one month's salary for an emergency, such as for a flat tire — not a shoe sale. In addition, aim toward putting three to six months of your monthly income in a separate savings account.
Wondering where you're going to find all this extra income? When you're putting together your monthly budget, divide it into categories. If you have 15 spending categories, cutting $10 from each will save you $150 a month.
Cunningham suggests lowering your utility bills by using less water or putting on a sweater instead of cranking the heat.


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Recently, I have been reflecting on, discussing and writing about open source. After the publication of an article on the Wired web site, one of my colleagues, Kristofer Joseph, came to me and essentially said: "I think there is something about open source that your article does not cover, that is important and that people often miss". Of course, Kristofer had my full attention with that introduction. So we talked more and Kristofer went on to explain that he felt that the 'working in the open' part of the open source culture was either overlooked or not understood. I think he is right so, let's talk about that. Why open source often means working in the open (it should)? Why is it important?
Raising standards
When you work in an open source project, your code is visible by anyone. Not only your source code, but every single code commits you make and every interaction (comments, issue tracker, mailing list) you have with the community. There is no hiding in open source. Your contributions and interactions paint a living memory of your persona.
You have to show your true color and that is why open source is a meritocracy and not a status based culture. Your work speaks for yourself. That typically makes people raise their standards, strive for excellence and I am convinced that the open collaboration explains a large part of the open source software's success.
Get early and constant feedback
If you work in the open, you can interact with people as you develop your code. In a way, it is related to the lean start-up model that is geared towards early customer feedback that allows quick iteration and course correction. Transposed to an open source project, working in the open is letting you be lean: your customers, people who might use your project, can see on-going project, try early versions of the software and comment. You can also reach out to them to ask for opinions, preferences or guidance. You can experiment fairly quickly and validate or invalidate hypothesis you have.
A great example of early and constant feedback is the work that Kristofer and his team do on the Topcoat project. By working in the open, we have made a lot of design choices and course correction, thanks to the feedback we got from our bleeding edge users.
But working in the open has its traps. As Kristofer mentioned, it is not always understood.
Working in the open means good and bad work in progress is shared
People not familiar with open source sometimes have the expectation that it should be like a product from a commercial company. So if I get code from the project, and if it is not perfect, then there is disappointment.
This is where open source project are usually careful at setting expectations and try to guide their users, making it clear where to get a stable build, versus a development version or a beta build. For example, you can get nightly builds of WebKit and by the design of that version of the project, it is clear it is work in progress.
The best open source projects use continuous integration to get natural quality assurance on their code for building, testing, coverage and performance regressions, which helps maintain high standards even for in-progress work.
Working in the open means that you can implement your own wishes!
Another thing which sometimes happens is that people would expect that they can interact with an open source project like they do with a vendor. If there is a feature that I want, they I should demand that it be added. It works a bit differently in open source.
Of course, projects typically welcome suggestions or requests for features. That is part of getting feedback and guidance from the users. But if you really want something to happen on your schedule, the best approach is to actually contribute to the project and start engaging and contributing to the effort. A lot of individuals and companies do that routinely with a lot of success, for example around the Eclipse open source project.
So, why work in the open? Not just for open source!
Working in the open makes your project run like a start-up trying to get constant feedback, reacting to demand quickly and adjusting course as needed. It makes you and your team raise your standards. It means that you have to set expectations properly too, but that is ok. And it also allows you to welcome contributions to your project, making it more valuable than you could on your own. So Kristofer is right, this is all important!
A final, important point: working in the open can also be done for non 'open-source' projects. It is an approach you can take for internal project and even very large companies such as SAP have been able to implement that successfully, as Dirk Riehle described in his research.


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I'm already a follower!!! Posted you giveaway blink on my blog and posted about the DT call! http://scrappinnhappy.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-site-lets-get-sketchy.htmlReplyDelete
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I'm a follower and I've just applied for the design team too. I've posted the give-a-way and the design team call on my blog!ReplyDelete
Now off to facebook and twitter to help promote you! I love to spread the word.
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added giveaway to my blog side panel
and have previously posted about your new site.... so excited to see it start..
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I also posted your blinkie on my blog; http://denayslittlecorner.blogspot.com .ReplyDelete
The blinkie is located just under the "About Me" section on the right-hand side bar.
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Just clicked the follow button and will also spread the word!! So happy to see a new sketch challenge blog!! Thanks for the chance to win!!ReplyDelete
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I've also just posted on my blog and on my FB about your DT Call. =)
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I've added your giveaway into my blog and been a follower.ReplyDelete
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I am a follower, have applied for the DT and have bragged about you on Facebook :) Good stuff going on here, nice sketch blog!! I just have to add your blinkie to my blog and announce the giveaway :)ReplyDelete
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...and, the upcoming opening of "Let's Get Sketchy!"
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I'm a follower of your fun new blog! Loving the sketches! I also blogged about your giveaway on my blog MY CREATIVE ENDEAVORS at http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2012/02/great-new-sketch-site.htmlReplyDelete
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I added a post about Let's Get Sketchy and your giveaway on my blog. Have a great day!!
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And I'm a follower now as well!ReplyDelete