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E.O.W. Round 156: Temple at Uppsala
Round 156:
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Temple at Uppsala
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The Temple at Uppsala was a religious center in Norse paganism once located at what is now Gamla Uppsala. Sweden attested in Adam of Bremen's 11th century work Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum and in Heimskringla, written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Theories have been proposed about the implications of the descriptions of the temple and the findings (or lack thereof) of the archaeological excavations in the area.
In Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum, Adam of Bremen provides a description of the temple. Adam records that a "very famous temple called Ubsola" exists in a town close to Sigtuna. Adam details that the temple is "adorned with gold" and that the people there worship statues of three specific gods that sit on a triple throne. Adam describes that near the temple stands a massive tree with far-spreading branches, which is evergreen both in summer and winter. At the tree is also a spring where sacrifices are also held. According to Adam, a custom exists where a man, alive, is thrown into the spring, and if he fails to return to the surface, "the wish of the people will be fulfilled."
The existence of the temple disputed, and there's no historically factual details of what it looked like. There are just two written records - none of the writers ever saw the temple and there are few archaeological records. You can choose to follow the wikipedia briefing or just have at it loosely.
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Last edited by Vulgar`; January 26th, 2011 at 01:01 PM.
very inspiring, hopefully ill get something cool outa this
I gotta give this a try, since living in sweden and all.
May take a field trip to some similar location around my parts..
Now of to bed and think..
Awesome topic, I read about it a while back and it seems cool.
This will be my first E.O.W!
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great topic, here is my try, want to go with a nordic kind of architecture, but does not look like a temple right now, will try to fix that
The subject matter is really dark and eerie, so i wanted to try and paint the setting at day time but still give the uneasy feeling that people portrayed in the writings. Subtle dead bodies in the trees people casually sitting at the waters edge, a decayed arm floats to the top...
Nice pics.
i am just doodleing while watching tv and i don't really know where this is going. But having fun.
Damn, I hate knowing somewhat how the country around uppsala looks Think I´ll drop the realism and go with a totaly fantasy scen.. maby the gods where there.. ??
maby better get some sleep insted.
great work so far..
looking good guys! here is my wip, very quick and still a looong way to go
Last edited by emerging; January 21st, 2011 at 06:43 PM.
Great I like the light. Are you going to have some figures there?
Sean McClain
Nice I like the dramatic landscape. Perhaps you can use the colour and value to separate the mountains in the background from the foreground.
Looking forward to see what you comes up with.
Coming good. I like the temple design. Looking forward to see you render out the temple and let it blend in to the landscape.
Beautiful scene. Gives a impression of a holy place. Perhaps brake up the symmetry a bit more.
I like the mood and the Nordic feeling. Perhaps work out the reflections in the water a bit more.
Why not have some more decorations on the temple
Some inspiration links.
Last edited by JanJager; January 22nd, 2011 at 12:16 AM. Reason: forgot picture
Great stuff so far, nice to see all these different approaches. This is my sketch, still alot to do obviously. Is this also the place where you post your final work or will there be a finalthread like with the Chow?
Gr Thom
ThomD - You can post your finals in here.
Nice work everyone this is coming along!!
That could be interesting for someone.
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thanks for comments guys, this is were I am at right now, will have to change some more stuff but it´s too late now
@JanJager - great thumbnails, personally I like the third most as it has strong composition and awesome atmosphere, but the others could work well too
@Jaunay - JanJager made some good points, maybe you could try to add the tree behind the building and make it lighter and more bluish in order to create some sense of death, right now the tree has a bit too much focus imo, but very nice work so far
@Mitze - very nice mood, the building has a very nice silhouette against the brighter background, the sky looks great too, very excited about your progress
@Sean McClain - great start, maybe you could try to check your vanishing point on the building as it seems not to converge on your horizon
@emerging - very nice mood and lighting, the perspective on the building seems to be slightly off as some lines don´t converge on the same horizon
@ThomD - good start, maybe a bit early to crit
Here is the kinda finished version i think. Bit bored of it now.
Jaunay. Nice pic. A bit more contrast in the foreground might work.
Sean McClain. Nice. Looking forward to the finished version.
emerging. Loving the warm colours.
JanJager . Love all the tumbs, Number 3 on the top or 3 on the bottom would be my choice.
ThomD Great start.
android411. Very nice. Like the fires ligtening up the temple.
Thanks android411 . Took your advice and bumped the contrast. Maybe too much now.
Final version. The small little hut bothered me i think this makes more sense.
Last edited by Mitze; January 29th, 2011 at 07:26 PM.
@Mitze - very nice, maybe work on the overall contrast a bit, I like the idea with the dragon
so here is an update, maybe I´ll manage to go over it the next days
Another sketch, dont know which one I will finish...maybe both.
Finally got around to getting some sketches done this evening.
Benza: very nice sketches! Especially the one on the upper left.
This is what I've done so far, hopefully I have time to finish it.
more sletches, will proberbly not have time to finish this round but trying to stretch the time to get it done.
Thanks for the cheers, guys. wich I could give advise or tips but sure feels like I´m the newbie around here
Last edited by Benza; January 25th, 2011 at 01:25 PM. Reason: wrong image.
found this very inspiring eow topic a bit too late so i've only some very rough thumbs to show, but i'll join the next one for sure!
great posts so far!
Seeing as environments are far more time consuming than designing characters, industrial concepts and creatures, I'm thinking of making the due dates a week and a half to two weeks so everyone can manage to complete the activity on time.
What do you guys think? This activity will be due the 30th or the 31st.
two weeks sounds great for me, especially this eow because i started too late
my progress so far: (the tree is still too big...)
gunna try and attempt this one.... and finish it hopefully. I think I will go with an interior shot just to keep it different and also something with a much more epic scale.
good work so far everyone!
Seeing all the great designs here, I feel a little hestitant to post mine ^^;
More time on this one would be great! I think I like the idea of moving it up to two weeks as well. In the past I've started many EOWs and never finished because I ran out of time (I work full time and I'm a full time student).
Ok, this is a loose start but I have my shot set up now. the strong red light is coming from a stained glass window which is out of the shot, i will push the light intensity in the image later to help control the focal point.
will post another wip once i have defined the shapes better and solved some of the design.
Hey wait a sec... I live there! Better get crackin' on this one; would feel bad if I didn't.
i found some time to work on my entry today and tried to put the tree in the fg:
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- Kerala's share in the national marine fish production is close to 25 percent.
- While there are more than 100,000 men involved in inland fisheries, there are close to 350,000 fishermen engaged in marine fishing operations.
- The Kerala coastline is 590 km long and there are nine fishing harbours and 17 fish landing centres in the state.
- During 2010-11, the export earnings crossed $2.8 billion for the first time in the history of marine product exports from the country. This is also the first time exports have crossed all previous records in quantity, rupee value and US dollar terms.

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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Al-Farouq Aminu amassed 18 points and eight rebounds as the resurgent New Orleans Hornets stopped Boston's season-high win streak with a 90-78 triumph over the Celtics at TD Garden.
Despite the absence of leading scorer Eric Gordon, held out with the team playing on back-to-back nights after recently returning from knee surgery, the Hornets notched their sixth win in seven games with balanced scoring and by dominating the glass.
Robin Lopez chipped in 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Greivis Vasquez put forth a 15-point, 11-rebound effort and Anthony Davis accumulated 10 points and 10 boards to help New Orleans finish with a 48-33 rebounding advantage.
Boston came in having won six in a row -- its longest unbeaten run since a 14- game stretch in 2010-11 -- but made just 4-of-18 attempts from 3-point range and shot a miserable 37.5 percent (6-of-16) from the foul line.
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New facility will nearly double size of School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
MERCED - With the ceremonial scooping of shovelfuls of dirt, the University of California, Merced, broke ground on the Social Sciences and Management Building today (July 21).
"This is an exciting day for UC Merced. This state-of-the-art facility will be the first new academic building since the campus opened in September 2005," said Chancellor Steve Kang. "The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts has great breadth and variety, and we are looking forward to this much-needed expansion."
The three-story structure, which received design approval from the UC Regents in July 2007, will house teaching and research labs, art studio spaces, general classrooms and research lab offices. Once completed, it will nearly double the physical space occupied by the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, from a current 90,000 square feet to 192,000 square feet.
The building will also feature art studios for a variety of media and will be home to the planned Ernest and Julio Gallo School of Management and an entrepreneurship center. Its $38.5 million construction budget is funded by the State of California.
"This new facility will enable us to educate the next generation of leaders," Kang said. "It will give us the space needed to expand our academic programs and attract world-class students and faculty."
A leader in environmental stewardship and sustainability, UC Merced will emphasize "green" design and building practices for the new facility, consistent with its goal of becoming the only university campus in the country to earn LEED Gold or Silver certification for all of its buildings. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) is a program of the U.S. Green Building Council that rates buildings on a wide variety of environmental factors.
"Like all of our buildings, the Social Sciences and Management Building will meet the campus's high environmental standards, using 30 percent less water and 30 to 50 percent less energy than typical construction and using recycled materials in its ceiling tiles, carpets, concrete and furnishings," said Thomas Lollini, FAIA, UC Merced associate vice chancellor for physical planning, design and construction. "The building is also designed to allow up to a half-acre of solar energy panels to be installed on its roof."
Construction of the building is anticipated to begin in the fall, with a projected completion date of spring 2010.


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Although biomedical researchers have been investigating the links between epigenetics and human health for some time, evolutionary biologists are just beginning to take up the subject. Richards, who helped to organize a special symposium on ecological epigenetics at a meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in San Francisco this month, says that the field has the potential to revolutionize the study of evolutionary biology.
Cyclostomes, the living jawless vertebrates including hagfishes and lampreys, represent the most basal lineage of vertebrates. … the phenotypic traits of hagfishes, especially the lack of some vertebrate-defining features and the reported endodermal origin of the adenohypophysis, have been interpreted as hagfishes exhibiting a more ancestral state than those of all other vertebrates. … Here we describe the craniofacial development of a series of staged hagfish embryos,… We also propose a possibility that the pan-cyclostome pattern may reflect the ancestral programme for the craniofacial development of all living vertebrates.
Potential Obesogen Identified: Fungicide Triflumizole Is Associated with Increased Adipogenesis in Mice
Obesogens are chemicals that increase either the number of fat cells in an organism or the amount of fat stored in those cells. Obesogens may also act indirectly on obesity by modulating appetite, satiety, or metabolism. Now researchers have identified a common agricultural chemical that appears to qualify as an obesogen because it nudges gene expression and stem cell differentiation toward becoming a fat cell [EHP 120(12):1720–1726; Li et al.].
A new study suggests that different mixes of intestinal microbes may determine whether people will have heart attacks or strokes brought on by break-away plaque from the arteries. Compared with healthy people, heart disease patients who have had strokes or other complications of atherosclerosis carry fewer microbes that make anti-inflammatory compounds. These patients also have more bacteria that produce inflammation-triggering molecules, researchers report online December 4 in Nature Communications. Inflammation is thought to promote cardiovascular disease.
"Our findings suggest that exposure to helminthes may improve symptoms by restoring the balance to the microbial communities that are attached to the intestinal wall," Loke said. …
They also found that the expression of genes for inflammation had been reduced.
In the spirit of Dante Alighieri's Inferno, this paper takes a humorous look at the fate that awaits scientists who sin against best practice.
The Secrets of Viruses & Bacteria, Evolution to Epidemic
Dr. Shannon Bennett of the California Academy of Sciences discusses the secrets of viruses and bacteria, their evolution and eventual epidemic.
You could almost say that Shannon Bennett's career as a virologist found her after she became infected with parasites while on a volunteer stint in Liberia during her college years. She was fascinated by the experience to the point that she has been on a quest to understand the secrets, the life cycle and evolutionary history of viruses and bacteria ever since. Hear about her research as she discusses fascinating examples from her work such as how the dengue virus continues to evolve and plague humans since jumping over from non-human primates decades ago. Learn how this virus has adapted to humans and the mosquitoes that have in turn become so well adapted to us. With these questions, Dr. Bennett's work broadens the Academy's research scope to include a dedicated focus on viruses and bacteria. As you will discover, she is especially interested in the nature of genetic mutations that give viruses the potential to cause epidemics or switch to new hosts.
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Toxicology generally assumes increasing frequency and severity of effects with increasing dose of a toxin, but:
But what if the Paracelsian presumption is wrong? What if, for a large and potent class of compounds, lower doses pose higher risks? A growing number of academic researchers are making just such a claim for endocrine disrupters, a large group of synthetic chemicals able to interact with cellular hormone receptors. These compounds, which range from the common weed killer atrazine and the plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA) to the antibacterial agent triclosan (used in cleansers) and the vineyard fungicide vinclozolin, don't play by the usual rules of toxicology. On the basis of conventional high-dose testing, regulators have set maximum acceptable levels for each of them that assume all doses below that level are safe. But academic researchers who have studied a wider range of doses, including very low ones found in the everyday environment, say that their experiments usually do not generate the tidy, familiar 'ski-slope' dose-response graphs of classic toxicology. Instead, most endocrine disrupters have 'non-monotonic' dose-response curves, meaning that their slopes change at least once from negative to positive, or vice versa, forming 'U' shapes, inverted 'U's or even stranger shapes that resemble undulating Chinese dragons.
Last week, a group of scientists in France released a study linking genetically modified food with cancer. Journalists who wanted to see an advanced copy of the research had to sign a confidentially agreement that ensured they wouldn't be able to get other scientists to weigh in on the study. Brooke speaks to science writer Carl Zimmer, who says the researchers were trying to manipulate journalists in order to skew the coverage in their favor.
At least eight scientific associations are banding together to oppose the Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act—which aims to limit government funding of conferences and meetings—over concern that it could stifle scientific collaboration.
Attending scientific conferences does not equate to the "team building," Las Vegas boondoggle trips by GSA staff. Nonetheless, this bill passed the House on Sept 11, and is expected to be voted on by the Senate sometime this fall.
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As Dad Savage opens with a Tarantino-esque character monologue, backed by the stirring clatter and strum of The Jam's Going Underground, your cinematic senses might be alerted that something tantalisingly good is about to follow. Something the British film industry can be really proud of. Sadly, that sensation quickly fades as Betsan Morris Evans' debut feature reveals itself to be the latest in a long line of crime thriller clones that ultimately fail to deliver.
The hub of the story takes place in the cellar of a derelict country house after Dad Savage, in a fit of "you've nicked my money" rage, ploughs his truck straight into the building and through the floor. Trapped among the rubble are the luckless Vic and Bob; Savage's trusted employee, H (McKidd); and Bob's sister Chrissie (McCrory). We are left to watch as the truth behind the missing money and the death of Dad's son (Wood), are drip-fed through a constant stream of narrative-enhancing flashbacks, with the action cutting from the dusty confusion in the cellar back to the crime itself taking place.
But this is a tale without heroes, and the underlying problem with Evans' movie is that, because none of the characters have any redeeming qualities, you care little for them, or what's going on. It's a pity, for although the cast give their best (sadly Stewart is never as menacing as he thinks he is), their characters are never allowed to venture beyond two-dimensional caricatures. The whodunnit (or whonickedit) element is kept alive for the best part of the picture, but it's not enough to keep your interest from wandering to the back of the seat, the bloke's head in front of you, the state of your finger- nails, what you're going to have for dinner, or, of course, how you're going to finish your movie review...
Brit-indie flick Dad Savage founders as an all too familiar tale played out through flashbacks and rural accents. But what other movie could offer you the indelible image of Patrick Stewart line-dancing in full County&Western regalia?


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Let me tell you about a kid named Steven
He's slowly running out of things to believe in
Every couple of months his mom leaves him,
for no good reason his step-dad beats him
Not too many friends, only ever had a few of them,
but recently they don't want anything to do with him
Always eating lunch in the bathroom stall,
he just wants to feel normal and be cool again
Always feeling like the outcast,
he's been going crazy ever since his dad passed
He needs guidance and advice but instead
he only has breakdowns and flashbacks of the car crash
It's been getting harder everyday,
if he was still around everything would be ok
Cause his dad was always the light at the end of the tunnel,
but now that same damn tunnel is looking dark and grey
He keeps quiet in the back of the class
and when the bell rings Steven hurries home fast
scared to death the other kids will kick his ass on the long walk home
cause its happened in the past so
He's getting used to the black eyes and fat lips
but all he's got is a fake smile and cut wrists
Wishing he could walk right up to them and show them the scars
and say "look you're the reason that I've done this"
Maybe they would finally understand
and go back to how it was before it all began
But he's just a little different so they taunt him and they beat him
Yeah it's all just fun and games, they don't give a damn
His older brother ain't around, in and out of jail, hanging with the wrong crowd
He's been doing coke, smoking weed, getting drunk all his life he's a shame
no, he's not too proud
Now his habits are rubbing off on his little bro
yeah, but guess what?
Little did he know that everytime he did a line,
everytime he lit a joint,
everytime he took a shot he was sippin mode
So Steven's sitting in his room getting high now
Doors locked, music up, with his lights out
He just takes another tote til his room fills with smoke
5-6-7 hours til he knocks out
Now he started stealing pills from his mom
8-9-10 at a time and now they're gone
and maybe for a moment all his problems seem to fade,
but the high fades too after not too long
and that's when it really sinks in and that's when it hits him
that these god damn drugs won't fix him
Curled up on the floor, can't take it anymore
Now he's talking to God cause he's the only one that gets him
On his knees, looking up, can't stop crying
"God I know we haven't talked in a long time
but this time I really need you. Please God help me, say something
just give me a sign, because now I'm falling apart and
I don't think that I can do it.
Please God, give me the strength to pull through it.
Tell me, Should I give up? I could end it all right now.
I just don't know if I'm brave enough to do it."
Cause there's gotta be a better way than suicide.
Try to wait it out, give it time, you'll be fine.
But it's been so long and I still haven't been able to get rid
of all the thoughts that I feel inside.
So sick, so angry, so mad and to top it off no one even knows that
That's when he stood up, wiped his tears, walked over to his desk
and got a pen and a notepad
He just couldn't see it getting any better
So on a cold dark night in December, Steven knew exactly what he had to do
But first he sat down and wrote a couple letters
One to his step-dad, one to his mother,
couple to the kids at school, one to his brother
Bringing them the pain that they once brought him
tear drops on the paper one after another
"Yeah, I hope that you all feel guilty.
Cause I'm broken now and you can't heal me
And now you're all an accomplice in murder
each and every one of you has chipped in to kill me
So the reason that I'm writing you this evening,
is to say goodbye and to tell you that I'm leaving
But don't hold your breath cause I ain't never coming back
Sincerely yours, Steven"


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Denham was the overall leader in the district with 48.3 percent of the vote while Hernandez trailed with 28.7 percent. Condit held 15 percent of the vote, while Democrat Mike Barkley of Manteca held 5.6 percent, and Patterson's independent candidate Troy McComak trailed the field with 2.3 percent. The top two move on to a runoff election in the fall for the seat.
Denham said Wednesday morning he was happy with the results and would continue campaigning hard.
"We had a strong showing last night," Denham said. "We've got a few more months now to walk precincts, and we'll have some more town halls."
Hernandez — an astronaut originally from French Camp who resides in Modesto while his house is being built in Manteca — said his strategy was to reserve resources for a big battle in the fall.
"We basically ran it the way we planned," he said. "We wanted to make sure we reserved our resources for November. We believed we had enough grassroots resources to overcome any threat (Condit) posed."
Condit, who shunned his former Democrat ties and made no allies with the Republican Party during his independent run, said late Tuesday night he was proud of his campaign in defeat.
"The trend at this point is going against us, but it was a huge task to overcome the two parties from the start," he said. "I had a ball. But let me say this: both major parties better pay attention to the people or a third party movement will come. It's coming."
Condit said no matter who the winner was in November, he wanted to see someone who paid attention to local issues.
"We hope whomever the winner is, they push the district first," he said.
To that end Hernandez listed local jobs as one of his priorities when talking about his differences with Denham.
"There's a clear contrast between me and my opponent," he said. "I'm going to focus on protecting Social Security and Medicare and creating jobs in the district."
Denham said he will focus his campaign and efforts on jobs and water storage — closely linking the two, as he said more water means more jobs for Central Valley agriculture. He also pointed to his Veterans Skills to Jobs Act, which would require their military credentials for skills such as truck driving or medical training to be accepted by private businesses when they return home from service. The bill just got the backing of President Barack Obama last week.
"We need to put our veterans back to work," he said, noting the Central Valley has a lot of highly skilled job openings that veterans should qualify for but don't because their credentials from the military do not transfer to the private sector.
"If you've already got the skills to do the job, you should be working," he said.
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With all of the precincts in early Wednesday, June 6, Jack Mobley and Adam Gray had clinched spots in the runoff election in the fall for the 21st State Assembly seat.
Gray — one of four Democrats in the race — trailed Mobley, the lone GOP member, by more than 12.5 points.
Mobley led the way with 44.8 percent, followed by Gray at 32.3. Democrat Lesa Rasmussen checked in with 10.1 percent and former Los Banos Mayor Tommy Jones, also a Democrat, had 9.5 percent.
Robert Sellers, a Delhi construction contractor trailed everyone with 3.4 percent.
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900 Lb of Mercury Recovered From T-Stats
August 2, 2001
ROSSLYN, VA — The Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) said it has recovered more than 900 lb of mercury from 99,000 used mercury-switch thermostats since it began operation in January 1998.
TRC said it collected 24,362 thermostats and processed 255 lb of mercury from wholesalers in the first half of 2001. This represents nearly a doubling of thermostats and more than a doubling of mercury collected during the same period last year.
TRC is a private corporation established by Honeywell, General Electric, and White Rodgers. Under the program, contractors can drop off used mercury-switch thermostats, no matter what brand, at participating wholesalers.
For a list of participating wholesalers, call 703-841-3249 or visit www.nema.org/government/environment (website).
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It's a standard practice at high schools across the country. A social studies teacher tells kids that they need to register to vote as soon as they turn 18. Some even take it a step further by handing out voter registration paperwork to make sure the kids have access. But as one teacher in Florida found out, that simple act of teaching kids to be good citizens could land you in legal hot water.
Jill Cicciarelli is facing thousands of dollars in fines for daring to start a drive to get her civics students to perform their civic duty. And our forefathers are concurrently spinning in their graves.
The law that Cicciarelli allegedly violated is new -- which explains why she didn't know about it -- and it requires any third party who is registering voters register with the state. They're also required to submit the applications within 48 hours of having them signed.
Way to make it hard for teachers to actually teach! How many groups of teenagers do you know who will all hand in their paperwork on the SAME day so their teacher can easily take one big pile to the voter registrar's office? Yeah, didn't think so.
Passed by Republicans, ostensibly to fight voter fraud, the law is being fought right and left by people who say it will suppress voter participation. I tend to agree. As long as you're telling teachers not to sign up new voters, you're cutting off the lifeblood of a community.
Our kids!
Remember when you were a teenager? When birthdays were still exciting milestones that meant new privileges and new adventures? It's that youthful exuberance that we need to capture to get people signed up to vote. Because once you're registered, you're set. You can vote. And you're more likely to hang in there as a voter again and again.
In a nation where less than half of people 18 to 24 are registered to vote (compared to 73 percent of geriatrics), we need to convince our kids that they need to get their butts in gear. And where better than in a classroom? Teenagers, especially, are often more likely to listen to a teacher than their parents (sigh ... ) when it comes to timely matters. It sounds like Jill Cicciarelli is being screwed for being just the kind of teacher I'd love to have in my kid's classroom: engaging, active, smart.
If laws like these are what it takes to fight voter fraud in adults, there needs to be a clause that separates teachers from the pack. We depend on them to impart lessons on citizenship. How about letting them do their jobs?
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So why not set aside a day to have someone who is already registered with the state come in, do a presentation, answer question, register those who are 18, and that person can go back and take care of all the paperwork? This person could also give information to those who aren't 18 yet so they'll know exactly what to do and where to go to register once they turn 18. It can't be that hard.
^Oh, and I don't think the teacher should be fined in this instance, especially if it's a new law and clearly not a case of intentional voter fraud.
Please. Teachers make lesson plans. THey give assignments on a regular bases. Assignment: Due next Wednesday: A copy of a piece of mail sent to your house. Be sure that you have your driver's license with you, as well. We will be registering to vote.
I read the application, which can be found here. It's five, maybe ten minutes of work, followed by taking the oath, and having your identification checked.
If a teacher can't plan for that, and have paperwork in 48 hours in advance, he or she has no business being a teacher.
A teacher's job isn't to register voters, and I in no way would support a provision for teachers to not follow state law. This is really one of the dumber articles I've read on The Stir, and that's really saying something.
Hell no it's NOT okay! Registering to vote is a personal choice. Once again, yet another teacher overstepping boundaries.
I absolutely agree with LittleFrogsMA!
Oh, and who says the teacher has to register these kids, anyway? I mean, it's a nice service she's providing, it's wonderful that she offers to help, and it's obviously a 'built-in' assignment for her class. But if an 18-year old kid can't take the initiative to register himself, especially if the forms are handed out in school, he certainly isn't going to take the initiative to research the candidates properly. And if he plans to go into that voting booth and casting a vote for the "prettiest" guy, he can stay home. We don't WANT people like that voting. I daresay that's how we got into the situation we're currently in.
Wow. I'm just, wow.
You guys are bashing teachers for trying to do a good thing? Really? A lot of kids/people won't do something without a little help. A teacher encouraging kids to vote and helping them register is allowing them to get a jump on life and set up a good habit, not hurting or coddling them.
And please don't cast all teens as shallow, brainless idiots who will vote for the "prettiest" guy PonyChaser. I was a well informed teen and so were many of the people I knew.


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New 'Star Trek' boldly voyages to Australia for premiere
Sydney: Fans swarmed the red carpet in central Sydney for a glimpse of Chris Pine and co-star Zachary Quinto, who play Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock in the sequel to J.J. Abrams's highly acclaimed reboot of the famous franchise.
"It's a lot of fun. I love Kirk," said Pine, reprising his role as the suave captain in the film, which is due for worldwide release on May 17.
"Kirk's a man of passion who's ruled by his heart. He'll go from crying to laughing to yelling to loving, and I just love his passion."
"Into Darkness" follows the crew of the Enterprise starship as they return to an Earth left in chaos, with Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew, including Zoe Soldana as Nyota Uhura, setting out to capture those responsible.
The classic sci-fi drama, which began almost half a century ago, has spawned six television series and 11 blockbuster films that have racked up more than a $1 billion, according to the website Box Office Mojo.
That's a history that the actors said added to the fun.
"I used to watch Star Trek reruns as a kid. I always enjoyed it," said Karl Urban, who plays Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Kirk's ironic foil. "It's kind of surreal to be a part of this amazing re-adventure."
Abrams, who revamped the franchise in 2009 with 'Star Trek' and is also slated to produce the next "Star Wars" movie, confessed that he had never been a Star Trek fan but used the word "surreal" as well to describe the experience of working with the same stars on the same sets.
"But I think this movie goes further. It's much bigger and much more of an adventure than the last one, and it's a thrill to get to do it."
Asked about 'Star Wars', he said only, "So far, so good. It's still very early days yet."
Hundreds of fans lined up for hours in front of a multi-screen cinema in the city centre, some carrying DVDs, posters and photos for which they sought autographs, shouting and screaming as the stars drew near.
"I've watched Star Trek since I was very young with my grandfather. We used to watch it, the old series," said Lex, an IT employee in his early 20s who wore a classic Kirk tunic from the original TV series and was the only person in costume.
"The rebooted franchise is really good... I think it's opened up a whole new audience."
To date, 11 Star Trek movie installments have grossed more than $1 billion in the United States since 1979, including $256 million from Abrams's 2009 film.
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Fortune 500 companies have such incredible power to reach the masses, do good on their behalf, and generally improve their lives. I'm still attracted to that scale. But if we want to do more with that influence than just fill a media space, if we want to reward more than consistency, if we actually want to be partners with our clients in the creation of something new and amazing that only continues to grow and improve, we must redesign our client's organizations along with our own. And I couldn't do that within the walls of an ad agency.


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Every year we're torn about holiday decorations, as buying a bunch of stuff that we only use once and then add to our storage clutter goes against much of what we're about. There are solutions though; we're digging DIY decor made from autumn foliage and recyclables, for example. Another approach is selecting items that have a holiday feel, but would not be out of place year-long.
These star felt placemats make a nice "starry night" theme, but would also work for Fourth of July or any old day.
Love, Peace and Harmony canisters obviously allude the the Christmas season, but why restrict the sentiment to just one part of the year?
The Not Rudolph coat hook can pretend now, and fit in with bois-themed decor later.
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CLARK CO., Ind. (NEWS RELEASE) – An Indiana State Police trooper stopped to help a broke down motorist on Interstate 65 on Thursday, May 15, which lead to the discovery of meth and the vehicle being stolen.
According to ISP a black 2010 Ford Taurus was parked in the emergency lane of I-65 southbound at the 12 mile marker in Clark County.
ISP said when the trooper, Tracy Spencer, approached the two occupants of the Taurus they said they were out of gas and needed assistance.
Spencer ran a check on the vehicle and it returned stolen out of Louisville.
The male occupant, 34-year-old Richard Shellman, from Cedar Wood Drive in Louisville, was placed in custody, according to ISP.
Police said when Spencer tried to ask for ID from the female occupant, she said she did not have an ID card or driver's license and gave false information. Police said they learned later her identity is Janice Marie Gonzalez, 26, from Powell Drive in Louisville.
According to police, once Gonzalez was placed into custody a search of the vehicle yielded 2.2 ounces of Methamphetamine.
A search of Gonazlez, and her property, at the Clark County jail yielded a digital scale and blue pills.
Shellman is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. Gonzalez is charged with dealing in methamphetamine of more than three grams, possession of meth of more than three grams, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and false informing.


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Forward markets may not decrease market power when capacities are endogenous
AbstractThis paper analyzes the properties of three capacity games in an oligopolistic market with Cournot players. In the first game, capacity and the operation of that capacity is determined simultaneously. This is the classic open-loop Cournot game. In the second game capacity is decided in the first stage and the operation of that capacity is determined in the second stage. The first stage decision of each player is contingent on the solution of the second-stage game. This is a two-stage, closed-loop game. We show that when the solution exists, it is the same as the solution in the first game. However, it does not always exist. The third game has three stages with a futures position taken between the capacity stage and the operations stage and is also a closed-loop game. As with the second game, the equilibrium is the same as the open-loop game when it exists. However, the conditions for existence are more restrictive once a futures market is added. When both games have an equilibrium, the solution values are identical. The results are very different from games with no capacity stage as studied by Allaz and Vila (1993), which have been used to argue that futures markets can ameliorate market power.
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- Le Coq, Chloe & Orzen, Henrik, 2006.
"Do forward markets enhance competition?: Experimental evidence,"
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Elsevier, vol. 61(3), pages 415-431, November.
- Le Coq, Chloé & Orzen, Henrik, 2002. "Do Forward Markets Enhance Competition? Experimental Evidence," Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 506, Stockholm School of Economics, revised 01 Oct 2004.
- Gregory Goering & Michael Pippenger, 2002. "Durable Goods Monopoly and Forward Markets," International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 271-282.
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Tim and Lisa Cretsinger, the owners of the great indie store Groovacious Records in Cedar City, have compiled their best-of picks for 2012.
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2. Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful
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10. Grizzly Bear - Shields
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12. Joe Walsh - Analog Man
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Lisa's 20 Favorite Records of 2012
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Kelly Joe Phelps "Brother, Sinner and the Whale" Black Hen Music
Carolina Chocolate Drops "Leaving Eden" Nonesuch
Kelly Hogan "I Like to Keep Myself in Pain" Anti-
The Walkmen "Heaven" Fat Possum Records
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The Shins "Port of Morrow" Columbia
Andrew Bird "Break It To Yourself" Mom&Pop
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The Sheepdogs "The Sheepdogs" Atlantic
Sean Rowe "The Salesman and the Shark" Anti-
Giant Sand "Tucson" Fire Records
Bob Dylan "Tempest" Columbia
Neil Young & Crazy Horse "Psychedelic Pill" Reprise
Bonnie Raitt "Slipstream" Redwing
Jeff Lynne "Long Wave" Frontiers Records
Beachwood Sparks "Tarnished Gold" SubPop
Father John Misty "Fear Fun" SubPop
Lost in the Trees "A Church That Fits Our Needs" Anti-
Ponderosa "Pool Party" New West
The White Buffalo "Once Upon a Time in the West" Unison Music
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6- The Game "Bloodbath"
7- Maroon 5 "Overexposed"
8- Elle Goulding "Humming by the Flowered Vine"
9- Death Might Be Your Santa
10- Beth Orton "Sugaring Season"
11- Stone Sour "House of Gold and Bones, Vol. 1"
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Description: Are you tired of struggling with your weight? Frustrated with poor results despite following the advice of other experts? Are you dealing with a health challenge or obstacle and having a hard time getting started? No matter what stage you are at,
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Are You "Skinny Fat"?| DRS-88
In this episode of the Dr. Rob Show we answer an e-mail from a listener seeking help in achieving her weight loss goals. Although she is in really good shape she still feels like she is lacking in certain areas. She tells us that %75 of her daily caloric intake was from sugar. After buying [...]
Released January 28, 2013 Original Post » Comments »
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