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RIDGWAY ŌĆō County commissioners on Tuesday approved an $11.3 million spending plan that features no new taxes highlighted with a 3-percent wage increase for bargaining and non-bargaining county employees.
"The 2012 budget was presented to the public at our meeting earlier in the month," said Elk County Commissioner Daniel R. Freeburg. "We went into the public participation and review process, it's been on display online as well as physically in our office, and I don't believe we've had any comments on it."
Officials of the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission [NCPRPDC] are looking forward to the new year as applications are being looked at by state government for PREP [Partnership for Regional and Economic Performance] funding.
During Wednesday's board meeting, the commission's executive director, Eric Bridges, reported that NCPRPDC has complied with the Department of Community and Economic Development's [DCED] requests for a single application for approved funding under PREP.
The family of Staff Sgt. Ken VanGiesen of Kane is trying to cope with the brave soldierŌĆÖs death, especially during this Christmas season.
A member of the Pennsylvania National Guard detachment based in Kane, VanGiesen-- because of his special skills-- was deployed with another unit in Afghanistan when he was killed in July.
To deepen the heartache of the loss, that unit returned to the U.S. just two weeks ago.
The soldier's parents are Tom and Sue VanGiesen of 137 Lincoln St., Kane.
In just four days, excited Kane area children will be waking up Christmas morning in their homes to see what wonderful gifts Santa Claus has delivered this year.
Three young Kane boys at this point don't have a home and may be waking up Christmas morning in a motel room.
A fire Thursday night forced the boys and their guardians to flee the house they rented at 629 Park Ave., Kane. They've been staying at local motels ever since. Unless the family finds a new house to rent in the near future, it appears Santa will be dropping off Christmas gifts at their motel.
MT. JEWETT ŌĆō Acting at a special meeting Sunday, the Mt. Jewett Borough Council voted 4-0 to adopt a 2012 budget that calls for a 1-mill increase in the property tax rate.
Council President Chuck Paar joined with Councilwoman Linda Berry and Councilmen Don Martyna and Brett Morgan to approve the spending plan. Councilmen John Keesee, Chip Lannen and Wil Antrim did not attend the meeting. Antrim returned home recently after undergoing heart surgery at UPMC Hamot Hospital in Erie.
Charges against a Kane man who is accused of driving under the influence (DUI) of marijuana have been bound over to McKean County Court following a preliminary hearing earlier this week.
Charles Henry Sherwood, 47, of 117 Welsh St., Kane, appeared at the hearing before Acting Kane District Court Judge Michael Fedora.
The defendant is accused of operating a green 1995 Ford Explorer while under the influence of marijuana, according to court documents.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Mt. Jewett man who is charged with seven felony counts linked with an alleged sexual assault involving a girl who was 13 years old at the time.
Roger Merle Crate II, 21, of 24 Chestnut St., Mt. Jewett, is accused of having sexual contact with the girl between Nov. 28, 2009 and March 30 of this year.
Pick up a copy of the Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2011 edition of The Kane Republican for more.
More improvements are being planned for Evergreen Park in Kane.
The ŌĆ£Friends of Evergreen ParkŌĆØ group has been concentrating its efforts on repairing the wooden Creative Playland, which had been targeted for demolition.
The organization is widening its scope to include improvements to other area of the park.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a great park,ŌĆØ Dick Bly, president of the ŌĆ£Friends of Evergreen Park,ŌĆØ told the Kane Borough Council earlier this week. ŌĆ£We want to make it better.ŌĆØ
SMETHPORT ŌĆō Outgoing McKean County Commissioner Judy Church said Tuesday that she won't support a 2012 county budget that calls for a half-mill increase in the property tax rate.
The budget proposed last week calls for raising the county property tax rate from 8.25 mills to 8.75 mills.
"Unfortunately, the budget will require a property tax increase," County Commissioners Joe DeMott and Al Pingie said in a statement that accompanies the proposed budget. The tentative spending plan is on public display at the county courthouse in Smethport.
SMETHPORT ŌĆō "I think it's going to work fine."
That's how McKean County Treasurer Nancy Evans describes a new program on the acceptance of credit and debit cards for payments at the county treasurer's office in Smethport.
Under the new program, the treasurer's office will accept "plastic" for virtually every payment such as county property taxes and per capita tax. The office even will accept credit cards for the purchase of dog licenses, fishing licenses and hunting licenses.
In some cases, a "convenience fee" is added to the payment.


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Countdown to first Pitch: 11 days
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 7, 2011) -The ETSU baseball team begins the 2011 season Friday, Feb. 18 as the Marist Red Foxes come to town. Every day, leading up to the first pitch, different members of the 2011 squad will check in with Buccaneer fans. Today junior John Long is letting ETSU fans get to know him a little better.
John Long (junior right-handed pitcher)
Birthday: January 28, 1990
Hometown: Anderson, S.C.
High School: T. L. Hanna High School
What's on TV: Jersey Shore
What I drive: White Ford F-150
What's in my iPod: Rap and Country
Bookmarks (websites): google.com, bass pro shops, Cabela's
Favorite class at ETSU: Machine Tool Technology
Pet peeve: Loud people
On my wall: Ducks and deer
Love to trade places for a day with: Chipper Jones
Talent I'd most like to have: Play the guitar
First job: Lawn maintenance
Favorite meal: Steak and baked potato
Favorite athlete to watch in another sport: Lebron James
Favorite team growing up: Atlanta Braves
For more information on Buccaneer baseball or any other athletic news, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com
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I'm still waiting on my NIKE ID low dunks I created. I made them 2-3 weeks ago. So they should be here soon and I will post pics.
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The biggest movie star in the world is coming to The Social next week. On Tuesday. You should take the day off work. Because there may never be a more famous name on our show. Who? Miss Piggy. OBVIOUSLY. Oh My God, Piggy is coming. It's because she's promoting the new movie, Muppets Most Wanted. Full Story
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Yesterday Angelina Jolie, the mother, took her kids to Legoland in Berlin. They shut the place down for a private experience. Today in Berlin, Angelina Jolie, UNHCR ambassador, met with the German Foreign Minister. Tomorrow Angelina Jolie, movie star, will screen her film In The Land Of Blood And Honey at the Berlinale. Full Story


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Here's Marko welding a giant sports car rotisserie using the solar welder.
These panels charge the cart at about 3 amps. Welding or driving draws up to 150 amps, but only in short bursts.
To my surprise I have to disconnect the panel after a day or two to keep from overcharging the pack. I probably only charge one day a week. I better add an inverter so I can power my office and other tools from this thing.
This thing is so damn cool you'll smile too much and hurt your face.
I probably should have put the cover back over the batteries before he started welding, cuz batteries can make hydrogen which can go pop.
You're smart kids, you can figure out other safety warnings for this thing.
Step 1: The Panels
To my surprise most of the panels worked okay and the seagull poop cleaned off pretty well, althought the aluminum frames were pretty corroded.
These are 20 watt panels that produce an open-circuit voltage of about 18 volts. That's about right for a 12 volt battery, which is what they were made for. We wired up three of them to charge the 36 volt golf cart battery bank. Then I wired another three the same way to double the amperage. I tried them all in series, but it didn't work nearly as well. Only about half as many amps flowed.
Holy crap that is a dangerous setup in the picture you have. Hydrogen gas, open batteries and sparks.
Wouldn't it be safer to leave the cover off? By leaving it on, you concentrate the hydrogen in one place, and a stray spark bouncing into the box could ignite it. By leaving it open, the gas can rapidly rise away, and any breeze will disperse it.
Our electric truck has a camper shell over the bed and batteries, and when charging we always open the rear window to vent any hydrogen. We feel that we should try to catch it and install a fuel cell to extend the range.
The reason why your lead-acid batteries produce hydrogen, is because your over-charging the battery, or not, just by charging it normally, it creates hydrogen gas, over-charging produces more H in less time. Over-charging "EATS" your batteries.
As for the fuel cell, it won't do anything but subtract from your MPG
It might work but it will waste more energy then it produces
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And I was joking about the fuel cell. They're useful in spacecraft, but pretty dumb in cars.
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The International Codes Council (ICC) recently approved sweeping changes to the residential chapters of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the national model code that is the basis for many state energy codes.The revised residential energy code replaces chapters 3–6 of the previous code. It shrinks the IECC code book by more than half, resulting in a code that will be easier to read, understand, use, and enforce.
The changes will become the 2004 Supplement to the 2003 IECC and the corresponding energy chapter of the International Residential Code. Here are some highlights of the revisions:
• Redefined climate zones (see above). The new code defines climate zones geographically, reducing their number to 8. (The previous code had 19 climate zones, defined by degree-day ranges.) Compliance and enforcement will be simpler because the new climate zones honor political boundaries, such as state and county lines, and attempt to keep metropolitan areas together.The redefined climate zones also do a better job of integrating cooling considerations into the code—a key improvement, given that air conditioning is a rapidly growing residential load.
• Simpler prescriptive requirements. Glazing requirements are independent of window area percentage, eliminating the vast majority of the calculations needed to show compliance and significantly reducing the time required for plan reviews and inspections. Each climate zone has a single, stricter, U-factor for windows, regardless of glazing percentage.
Other changes include caps on window U-values when performancebased design is used; requirements for sealed air handlers; vapor barrier changes; and elimination of unused, redundant, or conflicting definitions.
Because of the extensive changes, the 2004 Supplement will include a printed copy of the entire IECC, rather than just the changes.The 2004 Supplement can be ordered through the ICC Store at www.iccsafe.org.
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Human domination of the biosphere: Rapid discharge of the earth-space battery foretells the future of humankind
Earth is a chemical battery where, over evolutionary time with a trickle-charge of photosynthesis using solar energy, billions of tons of living biomass were stored in forests and other ecosystems and in vast reserves of fossil fuels. In just the last few hundred years, humans extracted exploitable energy from these living and fossilized biomass fuels to build the modern industrial-technological-informational economy, to grow our population to more than 7 billion, and to transform the biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity of the earth. This rapid discharge of the earth's store of organic energy fuels the human domination of the biosphere, including conversion of natural habitats to agricultural fields and the resulting loss of native species, emission of carbon dioxide and the resulting climate and sea level change, and use of supplemental nuclear, hydro, wind, and solar energy sources. The laws of thermodynamics governing the trickle-charge and rapid discharge of the earth's battery are universal and absolute; the earth is only temporarily poised a quantifiable distance from the thermodynamic equilibrium of outer space. Although this distance from equilibrium is comprised of all energy types, most critical for humans is the store of living biomass. With the rapid depletion of this chemical energy, the earth is shifting back toward the inhospitable equilibrium of outer space with fundamental ramifications for the biosphere and humanity. Because there is no substitute or replacement energy for living biomass, the remaining distance from equilibrium that will be required to support human life is unknown.
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Midday naps are associated with reduced blood pressure levels and prescription of fewer antihypertensive medications, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Manolis Kallistratos, a cardiologist at Asklepieion Voula General Hospital in Athens, Greece.
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The 195-nation UN climate talks resume Monday when rank-and-file diplomats gather in Bonn to lay the foundation for a global climate pact to be inked in December.
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As the reality of global warming starts to hit home, people may ask: "How will it affect my livelihood?"
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'The entities that were most resilient were the ones who are best at preparing for the worst'
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Here's one trend California is behind on: rising sea levels.
US to raise issue in Paris climate talks and call for more research as concern grows over climate change-induced warming on marine life
Here's why.
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Six in 10 voters support Obama's climate rule for power plants, the poll found.
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Even a three-foot rise in sea level, combined with local subsidence, could threaten Louisiana plans for coastal restoration, and reduce the effectiveness of hurricane storm surge levees, scientists say.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Africa mustharvest its rain to cope with droughts and irrigate crops for a"green revolution" to feed its growing population, experts tolda global water conference in the Swedish capital.
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Where once the Arctic was an almost eternally frozen region, global warming has created vast changes. Scientists now estimate that in just a couple of decades, the area permanently covered by ice all year, will be dramatically reduced to a tiny fraction of what it once was. World Wildlife Fund-Canada and National Geographic have teamed…
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If you want to change the culture, you have to get your message spread by "trusted advisers." Then get them to repeat themselves a lot.
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The number of rhinos killed by poachers in South Africa continued to climb this year, with demand for rhino horn in Asia pushing the slaughter ever higher, the government said Sunday.
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Diplomats gather in Bonn from Monday to thrash out the draft of a climate-rescue pact to be adopted at a year-end UN conference in Paris.
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Hundreds of feet beneath the Black Hills, a team of scientists and researchers snake through dark, narrow and silent corridors of ancient rock to reach their goal: what is thought to be some of the purest water on Earth.
Vaccine skepticism has often been associated with the political left. But is that really right?
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Scientists have no shortage of ideas about how to stop tick-borne illnesses. What is holding them back?
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The clean energy revolution is facing an old enemy again.
The meltdown caused by global warming brings expanded access and geopolitical tensions
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The White House yesterday escalated an ongoing feud with billionaire conservative brothers Charles and David Koch over energy subsidies and the oil and gas industry's role in influencing politicians.
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Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are likely to rise in the next 15 years, missing by a wide margin a target proposed for United Nations talks on global warming, a team of researchers said.
Water, Climate, Energy Intertwined with Fight Against Poverty in Central America | Inter Press Service
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Central America's toolbox to pull 23 million people – almost half of the population – out of poverty must include three indispensable tools: universal access to water, a sustainable power supply, and adaptation to climate change.
"These are the minimum, basic, necessary preconditions for guaranteeing survival," Víctor Campos, assistant director of the Humboldt Centre, a leading Nicaraguan environmental think tank, told IPS.
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In a clear sign of global warming, thousands of walruses have left their home on dwindling sea ice and hauled themselves onto the Alaskan coast.
Some have called it the "pause", others the "hiatus". Now it seems neither description is accurate, given that the three hottest years on record have all occurred in the last five years and that nine out of the ten hottest years have all been in this century.
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Makeshift hospitals for the wounded, private homes turned into battle headquarters, and more memorials than one can count - a wide variety of structures and sites were either directly affected by the Civil War, or later built in commemoration of it. And not surprisingly, as the caretaker of America's treasures, including battlefields and military parks, hundreds of the sites that still remain are today located within the National Park System.
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This beautiful 2 bedroom, and 2 bath Moose Hollow condo, sleeps eight, is ideally located at Wolf Creek Resort.
Just inside the door, is a family living area with a sofa sleeper. A gas fireplace and TV/DVD in the living area provide entertainment and relaxation. The living room is open to the kitchen, which has a fully equipped kitchen and offers everything a cook can dream of: skillets and pots, a pasta pot, great knives, cake pans, a mixer and blender, as well as cute moose silverware. A crock pot is provided so you can have a hot meal waiting after your long day on the slopes. The western feel is enhanced by granite counters and slate floors.
The main floor bedroom has a Queen bed, TV and DVD player and private balcony overlooking the pool/hot tub area.
Upstairs you will find a western style master bedroom with an enormous King-sized bed and down comforters with western flair. Also, a comfortable futon sofa provides an additional sitting space, which easily converts to a full sized bed, which would be great for your kids.
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This condo has free Wi-Fi, cable TV, and local phone calls free of charge. A washer and dryer are also provided.
Air conditioning, Wireless Internet, Dishwasher, DVD player, Fireplace, Freezer, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Telephone, Toaster, Cooking Utensils Provided, Balcony, Fully Equipped Kitchen, Blender, Garbage Disposal, Iron/Ironing Board, Linens, Satellite/Cable Television, Wireless Internet free of charge, Local Calls Included, Washer, Dryer, Community Pool, Community Hot Tub, BBQ Pit, Coffee Maker
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- Common area hot tub (outdoor)
- Fitness center
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- Volleyball court(s)
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- Complimentary wireless Internet
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- 100% non-smoking
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- In-room sprinkler system
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Should Tenant wish to cancel this agreement, notice of cancellation must be in writing and mailed, faxed or e-mailed to Lodging Manager. It is Tenants responsibility to verify receipt by Lodging Manager. If cancellation is received more than thirty (30) days prior to check-in date, Lodging Manager will refund 100% of the sums paid, less a 10% cancellation fee. If the notice of cancellation is received within 30 days or less prior to check-in date, Lodging Manager will refund 50% of the rental rate. If the notice of cancellation is received less than 15 days prior to check-in date, Tenant will forfeit the all rent sums paid. There will be a $50 processing/handling fee for all changes to your reservation. There are no refunds for early departures, delayed arrivals, inclement weather or reduction in the number of nights reserved for any reason. Travel insurance is highly recommended. If the subject property becomes unavailable or unsuitable for rent for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to, casualty loss, construction delays, physical deterioration or loss of utility services, the Lodging Manager may substitute a comparable property or cancel the reservation, the Lodging Managers liability will be limited to the return of all monies paid on account at the time of cancellation. In the unlikely event Manager cancels your reservation; every attempt will be made substitute the rental with a like-kind or all monies received will be refunded to Tenant within 5 business days of cancellation notice.
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Lottery vs. "The Lottery"
In Cameron's TED talk, she roughly equates being beautiful to "winning a genetic lottery".
Most times when I listen to this talk and I hear the word "lottery", I think of the Powerball and winning it is something good.
However, there are other times when I listen to this talk and I hear the word "lottery", and I think of "The Lottery", the short story by Shirley Jackson.
Are beautiful people (those that win the genetic lottery) as fortunate as we perceive them to be?
and perhaps I should add:
Are "successful" (success within a profession) people as fortunate as we perceive them to be?
Note: we don't chose our own appearance, and also, we alone don't chose our own "success" (success within a profession).
Ex: A fashion model does not chose their appearance, and the fashion industry, not the fashion model, chooses who they, the fashion and "beauty" industry, view as "beautiful" or good "modeling material".
IMO, if everything really is"okay", then why is a woman who is intelligent and pretty, honestly admitting that she feels vulnerable, when she should arguably be one of the more confident and secure people in society?
adesh saxena
May 13 2013: Winnig a genetic lottery is one thing but how to encash it determines your success.
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The knowledge that you donot have one such lottery often makes you work hard to achieve your dreams.
I think more important thing in life is to have motivation to work hard to achieve your dreams than any thing else.May 3 2013: This topic brings out some insights that tempts me to place my own experiences and look out which, I am afraid, may be a little off topic.
All my adult life, I had no appreciation for the 'made up' woman. I always liked them, earthy, strong and raw. It felt so outrageously uncommon in the female stereotype of 'beauty' that I had to keep my thoughts very private. I revolted every time my mother used to train my sister how to sit. And surprisingly my sister never revolted. Women are mentored by women how to be femininely beautiful. And men are mentored by men how to be masculinely beautiful.
The genetic lottery that Cameron describes to have won is misjudged. Her ticket will not open any gate in a Masai society. Her feet may be construed as too large for traditional Chinese society and her contours may seem uninterestingly flat for Indian sense of beauty.
But we have slowly created a standard of female/male beauty, thanks to Western media, over decades. Fine tuned, that yields thin, size zero female forms and hairless six-pack abs male forms as ideals. As a result people live with guilt as long as they cannot conform to the standard.
People who defy this meme are dabbed weird.May 4 2013: This is a more dynamic phenomena than most realize. Incurring "fortune" or "misfortune" through random acts of genetics (or anything else random, for that matter) is highly subjective and often carries unforeseen downfalls or advantages that do not reveal themselves until the subject meets with various circumstances.
Imagine a "beautiful" individual who also happens to be an introvert (to borrow from another great talk on here: http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts.html). Such an individual will be inundated with unsolicited attention and admiration that he or she must contend with, whether it is wanted or not. If the individual becomes overstimulated - as introverts tend to do - from the influx of demands for his or her attention, he or she will face backlash for withdrawing and may be branded as "stuck up" or a "snob". If an individual possesses two or more traits that conflict with society's expectations of how someone with these traits should be, this person may face repercussions and be at a disadvantage. Beauty and intelligence are sometimes seen as mutually exclusive, and this can serve as a disadvantage as well.
Conversely (to use a more common example), a person who does not possess conventional good looks will be forced to earn more for himself or herself without any of the so-called "perks" that sometimes come with being good looking. As unfair as this may seem, a person who cannot find success by capitalizing on the admiration of others is forced to be more creative and/or charismatic. Unlike physical beauty, character is not guaranteed to diminish with age, and a person who is successful by way of hard work and innovation will have more options and control over his or her fate as he/she ages.
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May 14 2013: Kate,
When you mentioned Elvis, I thought of movie stars. Skimming through list is interesting.
Rhona Pavis
May 14 2013: jealousy
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Scot Wilcox
Apr 30 2013: An interesting question. I've never really bought into the western world's version of "beauty." I was raised where I didn't watch much TV, I didn't see that many movies, and I've never watched porn in my life. So the skinny, symmetrical, painted face has never had much appeal for me since I wasn't trained to view it as attractive. Our version of a woman's beauty is a product of the beauty industry, nothing more. I'm marrying a woman who's a little plus size, and I couldn't care less. What I do care about is what society has done to her perceptions of herself even though she's a moderately healthy individual that's just built a bit more curvy than most. It's tragic. I think women who buy into fake beauty do more to hurt the cause of women than any man ever did. They're shooting themselves in the foot by constantly worrying about what others think of them, their weight, and paying for the latest whatever-it-is. I don't think there is a genetic lottery. Every woman ( and man) has their own beauty. Take the time to really look into their face and you'll find it.
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May 2 2013: Hi Scot,
it's true - they say 'men look at women, and women look at women'. I consider myself a pretty unconventional female. I've never gone on a diet or jumped through hoops to look other than how I naturally look. I am more uncomfortable in the midst of a group of scrutinizing women than a group of men. I agree wholeheartedly with your statement, " I think women who buy into fake beauty do more to hurt the cause of women than any man ever did".
It's saddening to hear about women (and especially young women, or even young girls) who do succumb to society's ideal... which we all know on some level to be temporary!
May 3 2013: "It's saddening to hear about women (and especially young women, or even young girls) who do succumb to society's ideal..."
That's where that "statistic" about girls between the ages of 13 and 17 who don't like their bodies really hits the worst! (I'm uncomfortable using the word statistic here because I feel like I am referring to people as if they are numbers)
May 3 2013: I know what you mean, Casey - but using statistics is pretty much the only method we have to learn about ourselves.May 3 2013: " I think women who buy into fake beauty do more to hurt the cause of women than any man ever did".
Do you think this effects gender equality at all?
May 3 2013: Yes, I really do!
I believe men are not as scrutinizing when it comes to a woman's appearance, than a woman is.
By maintaining an unrealistic, artificial and superficial appearance, women themselves are maintaining the idea that how they naturally look, isn't good enough. It keeps fashion magazines in circulation, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries in business, plastic surgeons off the streets and inspires people to invent even more unnecessary tel-sell products...!
Most importantly of all, by striving for the ideal outward appearance that is determined by society (read: commercialism), women themselves are keeping those stereotypical stigmas intact, like 'It hurts to be beautiful' (as opposed to, if it hurts to be beautiful, you're doing something wrong) and 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' (as opposed to acknowledging your own natural beauty) and, 'Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's Maybeline'... no comment.May 14 2013: And would you also say this effects confidence and self esteem for women?
I'm thinking of the example: men have trouble with finding motivation, whereas women have trouble with confidence. With the way the majority of daughters are raised and the way media tells them how if they don't look like "this" then they aren't good enough, then it should seem fairly obvious what some of the major contributing factors to women's and girl's lack of confidence are.
May 15 2013: Casey, I thought of this conversation when I heard this on the news:
"CEO, Mike Jeffries, 'doesn't want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people'".
This guy is turning into the Hitler of the fashion industry! Appalling!!!
Although men often have the power when it comes to how a brand is represented, it is the social aspect among women that plays such a big role in this. The pressure within a group of females to look 'as good' or be 'as pretty' is incredible, especially when women are young and vulnerable.
I would argue, for men, it is often just as bad. More muscles, a better '6-pack', a good head of hair, ... don't these things play as much a role in acceptance for men, as for women?May 15 2013: "CEO, Mike Jeffries, 'doesn't want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people'". Woah. That's disturbing. Really disturbing.
"I would argue, for men, it is often just as bad. More muscles, a better '6-pack', a good head of hair, ... don't these things play as much a role in acceptance for men, as for women?"
I don't know if "more muscles, a better '6-pack', a good head of hair play, and those kinds of things" play as big of a role in having "acceptance" by other guys. Certainly it does within certain social groups of men, and the same can be said for women, that there are groups where women will only be friends with other women if they look a certain way.
I agree that men face the same kinds of "pressures" as women do to look a certain way. It certainly seems to effect how men think women view men? And what about gays and lesbians? But, I think there is a key difference between men and women and how they view themselves and others. I think men aren't as scrutinizing about themselves and other guys as women can be of themselves and of each other when its about appearance. But when it comes down to how men and women view members of the opposite gender, I think both sides can be awful.May 15 2013: From within the industry. Kind of mean...
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Apr 24 2013: Wow, Casey,
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I have so much to say on this topic, I started three different comments and erased them all.
I am going to sleep in this and get back to you!
Thank you for starting this topic!
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Apr 29 2013: Thank you ZX Style!!
Did anyone see the "Real Beauty Sketches" experiment by Dove?
A forensic illustrator drew a portrait based on someone's own description of him/herself, and then another based on a description of the same person by someone else. The differences are painfully clear and definitely makes one question, is beauty indeed only in the eye of the beholder?
I have known beautiful men and women in my life, who were anything but pleased with how they looked. One girl I went to school with never had a date for a single dance, even though she was just stunningly beautiful and everyone thought so. Because of her 'legacy', the boys assumed she already had a date, so no one bothered to ask her. She was admired and lonely.
I really admired Cameron for her candid, honest talk. A lot of what she said, I had figured to be true. Someone like her, who 'won the genetic lottery', really tend to have only one option - utilize their looks to earn a living. Seems a sort of sad thing to me. She said, to people why say they want to become models, "Why?! You can be anything!"
Society sends the message that being 'beautiful' (read: symmetrical) will automatically lead to being 'successful' (also according to society, not to the individual) through the media and sadly, we all believe it to be true.Apr 24 2013: Casey,
Great post. I don't think anybody is "gifted" because they look good. That disappears around a certain age anyways. All you are left with...is you. So I think the "gifted" people are the ones who realize how capable they are with or without a "pretty face".
Intelligent people with passion succeed...period. I have the face of a caveman. That will not hold me back. I could care less how pretty the next guy is. I will succeed because I want it and will make it happen.
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Blogger/Business Management ConsultantApr 24 2013: I don't think beautiful people are as fortunate as we perceive them to be. Physical features like shape and look do not offer a person real beauty unless the person earns intelligence, character and well defined values of the society. I know some extremely good looking people suffered because at times good looks (particularly for women) can be a disadvantage also.
Do you know that certain professional examinations have two rounds, like prelims and finals? If one won a genetic lottery, it can be of help to get past the prelims. There still remain the finals.
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By beautiful I assume you mean what we see in ads because that seems to be a social standard for "what beauty is".
Genetically I think it depends on where you've come from. The odds of having certain features is kind of hit of miss when it comes to humans. A mans eye color or nose shape isn't guaranteed to show up in it's offspring.
Unlike breeding animals where people have selected only certain features and exploited them, people don't. In that sense, yes genetic features are like a lottery though what the odds are is anyone's guess.May 23 2013: Real beauty is very close to vulnerability - when we appreciate beauty we open up our hearts and minds. It is creative.
And in existence nothing is created without it´s opposite, it seems.
The ugliness, the strength, the urge to attack and destroy.
When you grow older you might accept this play of opposites and feel more happy, just letting it happen.May 13 2013: I was just looking at that wikipedia article because I saw the movie The Hunger Games and it reminded me of Jackson's story.
I've had the privilege of knowing very well a women who had dramatic weight loss surgery, and became more classically beautiful according to our society. I think such people are in a rare position to truly see both sides of this issue from having lived both sides. Men pay more attention to her now, they will hold the door open for her now, and people generally treat her better.
A curse of a beautiful (model) woman I know, is that she feels the attention she gets is hard to trust, that people do not see the real her, and that she comes to rely on the attention she gets as a measure of self worth. If the attention wanes on a bad day, that is why she would not feel confident and secure.
You ask if beautiful or successful people are as fortunate as we perceive them to be.
Here is a recent study showing beautiful people are happier than plainer looking people, essentially because they are able to earn more money: http://ftp.iza.org/dp5600.pdf. And you have another study showing that lottery winners are happier: http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_bib/freetexts/tunney_rj_2006.pdf. I am sure you can find studies showing no difference too.
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May 14 2013: I hear you about lottery winners wasting their money. The "lottery curse" strikes many a lottery winner. The problem there, I think, has to do with the sudden change in fortunes.
I think winning the lottery is different from someone born beautiful, although you could argue going from the awkward teen phase to beautiful can happen pretty quickly.
I find fascinating the study comparing the happiness of lottery winners and accident victims: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/690806. Much of our happiness, I think , is due to comparing our present situation to something else: other people, or our past selves
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May 2 2013: I think everyone at some point in their life is a victim of being judged by how they look. But, I think the people that are considered least good looking, and those that are considered to look the best, get the most attention.
Who has loot?
May 3 2013: The loot is opportunity, money, success... All the things that Cameron was not completely honest about when asked directly.
A better question is indeed, were the ugly victims?
May 22 2013: Where the loot resides...
After doing some research, it appears that a majority of the major European "beauty" industry brands are run by OLD WHITE MEN. Needless to say, its no wonder the demographics within the industry are so lopsided and disproportionate. Change isn't likely if THAT trend stays the same.May 14 2013: Why do we call some people "ugly"? Isn't that really harsh and unfair?May 14 2013: Yes. The "ugly" are most definitely victims too.Apr 26 2013: Just ask the question would I be better off if I had much better looking features. Clearly most people would say yes. I would be interested in hearing the nay sayers opinion.
Apr 27 2013: Brian,
Hearing the "nay sayers" opinions would be interesting. However, I think it would be just as interesting to understand WHY most people say "yes" to the question. Assuming that most of the people who answer "yes" don't know from experience what it is like to be a person with "good looking" features, then HOW is it they are arriving at such a conclusion, maybe even assumption, and from what basis of knowledge do they get it from?Apr 28 2013: Perhaps more importantly would be to understand why so many people think they aren't "good looking".
And interestingly, some people that are "pretty", don't consider themselves to be "good looking" enough.
Apr 29 2013: I think everyone does the comparison game. I may be beating some in looks but feel envious of other people's features. Would you agree that people constantly judge one another?
Apr 30 2013: I would agree that people constantly judge one another.
Do you think it does anyone any good?
Making judgments of ourselves and others doesn't change the way we look. But, it does change how we think and feel, and depending on which end we're on can make us feel "better" or "worse". Again, I would come back to the purpose of it all. It seems to me that a "better or worse mentality" does more harm than it does good.Apr 30 2013: Probably not. Maybe this is why the Amish and other religious sects make an effort to keep everyone's attire as plain and not revealing as possible.Apr 25 2013: Unless I am severely mistaken, it seems to me there is a connection between women that are "beautiful" (in the broadest sense) that have success in their professional life, and women that are "beautiful" (in the broadest sense) that have problems in their personal life.
Apr 25 2013: I think you are not mistaken at all.Apr 24 2013: Specificity in communication the issue here. Definition of terms is necessary when words are imprecise. In this case we have a nearly meaningless word. . . "beautiful". The word has been used to describe everything from physical attractiveness to devastating victories in battle. There are 7-billion beholders on Earth who use their eyes to determine what is beautiful. Even though her fame and fortune is entirely the result of her physical appearance, or beauty, Ms. Russell speaks of a different beauty. We need more than one word to make sense of it all. Are you using the word beauty to indicate physical appearance as defined within a society?


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12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
- Submission deadline: September 1, 2011
- Online competition from October to December 2011
- Opening event in Hamburg, Germany
- Closing event in Bangalore, India
For the 12th time the Bitfilm Festival invites digital filmmakers to participate in its online film competition. All films will be screened over the Internet. Film fans from all around the world may decide on the Bitfilm Awards by casting their vote online in these three categories:
- 3D SPACE: entirely computer generated Films made with 3D animation software
- FX MIX: Films which mix various techniques digitally, eg. 3D animation, 2D animation and live action
- MACHINIMA: films which are shot live inside a computer game or a virtual world like Second Life
The Bitfilm Festival will commence with an opening event in Bitfilm's hometown Hamburg, Germany's media capital, which will take place in the Passage Cinema on October 17, 2011. Like every year since 2003, Bitfilm is supported by the Hamburg's media authority.
The closing event, which includes the award ceremony, will take place in India's hi-tech metropolis Bangalore on December 3 to 4, 2011. With the support of CG Tantra, India's leading portal for computer graphics, and the Goethe Institute Bangalore, Bitfilm will show the most popular films of the competition. Film makers,
animators and visual effects specialists will talk about their work and exchange ideas across cultural borders.
Films for the competition may be submitted for free until September 1st, 2011, under
Best regards
The Bitfilm Network team
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
The Bitfilm Festival will be the first film festival worldwide which pays the prize money in Bitcoins, the new digital currency.
Bitcoin is money that is generated by a sophisticated mathematical process on the Internet without the need of a central bank.
It is designed to be as rare as gold and will therefore not be subject to inflation. Its value has risen from a few cents to over 20 US Dollars in the last months. More than 2000 products and services can be bought with Bitcoin and its acceptance as a means of payment is constantly rising.
The Bitfilm Festival's prize money will be raised through a crowd sourcing process. Participating filmmakers and film fans who like to watch Bitfilms on the Internet are asked to transfer Bitcoins (or small fractions of it) to Bitfilm's wallet. The result will be split between the award winners in our three award categories.
Read more here: http://www.bitfilm.com/festival/prizemoney.php
Best regards,
The Bitfilm Network team
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
We have postponed the submission deadline for the Bitfilm Festival to September 11, which gives you 10 extra days to finish and submit your film to this year's festival, which will take place in Hamburg (Germany), Bangalore (India) and on the Internet.
We are also introducing a new and simple way to submit your film. If your film is already on YouTube or Vimeo, you may just add the video ID and we will embed it into our festival site - no need to upload it to our server!
Of course you may still use our upload service. Your film will then be visible in our YouTube channel.
Feel free to submit your film one way or the other. We are looking forward to watching your film!
Best regards
The Bitfilm Network team
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
Sunday September 11, 2011 is the last day to submit your film to the Bitfilm Festival.
As some of you have encountered technical problems in uploading your films to our YouTube channel, we have now simplified our submission procedure.
If your film is already on YouTube or Vimeo, you may just enter its ID to submit it. This is how it works:
1. Make sure you have registered and logged in to Bitfilm.com.
2. Choose on of the three categories (3D SPACE, FX MIX, MACHINIMA).
3. Fill in all the meta data of your film (title, lenght, director etc.)
4. In the next step "Upload your film" just click on "Add new video file". Thiswill bring you to a form where you can either upload a file or enter the YouTube or Vimeo ID.
If you have tried to submit a film but had problems uploading it, please enter your data again and use this method.
We are looking forward to watching your film!
Best regards
The Bitfilm Network team
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
We cordially invite you to the opening of the Bitfilm Festival, which will be a part of India Week Hamburg this year.
The Bitfilm Festival is specialized on films that use digital technology in a creative and innovative way. In 2011 it will take place on the Internet, in Hamburg and at the Goethe Institute Bangalore.
Venue: Passage Cinema, Mönckebergstraße 17, Hamburg, Germany
Date: October 17, 2011
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
1. Reception with snacks and drinks from India
2. Lighting of the "festival lamp"
3. Selected digital films from the three competitions:
3D SPACE - three dimensional computer animations
FX MIX - films that mix different techniques digitally
MACHINIMA - films produced inside computer games
Please register here:
http://bitfilm.wufoo.com/forms/registra ... -festival/
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Aaron Koenig
Director of the Bitfilm Festival
The Bitfilm Network team
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
Please keep in mind: The deadline for the online vote of this year's Bitfilm Festival is November 17, 2011. 59 films compete in three categories for the Bitfilm Awards. You can watch them online and decide which films will win.
Vote now! http://www.bitfilm.com/festival
If you like our films: please donate some Bitcoins for our prize money!
Here is a report about the festival's inauguration in Hamburg:
Hope to see you at our closing event in Bangalore!
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
The deadline to vote for the Bitfilm Awards is November 17 - so the race is still open:
If you want to be the first to know who are the winners, please join us for the Bitfilm Award Show.
It will take place at the Goethe Institute Bangalore on Friday, December 2nd at 7 PM.
Please register here:
http://bitfilm.wufoo.com/forms/registra ... bangalore/
If you are a journalist and want to report about us, you may apply for an accreditation here:
http://bitfilm.wufoo.com/forms/accredit ... bangalore/
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The Bitfilm Network team
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
If you want to support our film project on the money system and Bitcoin, you may support it by becoming a fan at this German crowd funding platform:
The information on the film is in German only for now, sorry.
You may still vote for the Bitfilm Festival until November 17, 12am CET:
Best regards
The Bitfilm Network team
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Only 2 days left and would like to cast me vote at that site http://www.bitfilm.com/festival.
Re: 12th Bitfilm Festival - Entries by September 1 '11
Produce a Machinima film in just one day at the Bitfilm Festival! Machinima filmmakers may do this at the festival venue in Bangalore, India, or from
hereever they are.
The MachiniMarathon will start on December 3, 2011 at 3pm (Indian time), the deadline is December 4th, 3pm (Indian time).
You may prepare a story from now on, but shooting may only start at the official kick-off. To make sure that nobody cheats, we will then tell you a few things that have to appear in the film at the kick-off.
Please register here:
http://bitfilmbangalore.wufoo.com/forms ... imarathon/
FINAL CALL FOR BITFILM AWARD SHOW ON DECEMBER 2nd
If you haven't registered for the Bitfilm Award Show, which will take place at the Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan on December 2nd at 7pm (Indian time) please do so now, we are nearly booked up:
http://bitfilm.wufoo.com/forms/registra ... bangalore/
There will be a warm-up with some films at Jaaga, Bangalore on Wednesday, November 30th. More info at: http://www.jaaga.in
If you want to donate some Bitcoins to make the award winners happy, you may still do so: http://www.bitfilm.com/festival/prizemoney.php
Best regards
The Bitfilm Network team
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2nd - 4th December 2011
Max Mueller Bhavan / Goethe Institut, 716 CMH Road, Indiranagar, Bangalore (India)
http://www.bitfilm.com/press (with pictures in printable resolution)
For the 12th year in a row, the Bitfilm Festival presents films that use digital technology in a creative and innovative way. This year it has started with an opening event in Hamburg, Germany on October 17, and carried on with a global Internet-based film competition. Its climax will be the closing event, which will
take place for the first time in India's hi-tech metropolis Bangalore.
It will start with the award ceremony on December 2nd, where the most popular films of these three categories will be screened:
3D SPACE: entirely computer generated Films made with 3D animation software
FX MIX: Films which mix various techniques digitally, eg. 3D animation, 2D animation
and live action
MACHINIMA: films which are shot live inside a computer game or a virtual world like
Second Life
The winner films in each category have been chosen by Bitfilm's worldwide audience
in an online vote.
Bitfilm was the first festival worldwide with a Machinima competition for game-based films. In Bangalore it will also host a worldwide Machinima Marathon, bringing together game-based filmmakers from across the globe. Participants of this contest are required to produce a Machinima film over a span of 24 hours.
"We are really happy to reach out to the wonderful Indian audience, and we are looking forward to engage with young and creative Indian minds", says Aaron Koenig, Director of the Bitfilm Festival.
The Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology has taken responsibility to help in hosting the 12th Bitfilm festival in collaboration with the Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore. Christoph Bertrams, Director of the institute says: "It's a great privilege for us to bring the Bitfilm Festival to India, as it has been quite a success in Hamburg, Barcelona, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and other cities".
Please register here to get your press accreditation:
http://bitfilm.wufoo.com/forms/accredit ... bangalore/
Press contact: Aditi Dash - 87 92 38 90 03 or
Shaivalini Kumar - 96 63 37 65 63
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Bangalore, December 2, 2011: The results are out! The global Bitfilm audience has chosen the winners of the Bitfilm Festival 2011 through an online vote.
In the category 3D SPACE (computer generated 3D animations), the award goes to Kasi Medidi from Hyderabad (India) for the short film "Feel the Punch".
In the category FX MIX (digitally composed hybrid films) the award goes to Alexander Gellner from Berlin (Germany) for the short film ?One Minute Puberty?.
In the category MACHINIMA (films shot live in computer games or virtual worlds) the award goes to Philipp Scheifelbein from Frankfurt (Germany) for the short film "Tales of Crusade".
The Bitfilm Awards were conferred on the winners this evening at a ceremony held at the Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore. The most popular films in each category were screened, to the tune of live music from Banglaore?s sound artist Yashas Shetty.
The Bitfilm Festival 2011 began with an Opening Night in Hamburg (Germany) in October 2011. After a month-long global online voting session, Bangalore hosts the Closing Event and climax of the world?s leading online & live festival for digital film.
The Bitfilm Festival continues on December 3rd and 4th (Saturday and Sunday), with all 59 nominated films from this year?s Festival being screened at the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan. There is no entry fee. All are welcome!
On Saturday December 2nd there will be a party at the same venue with DJs Nikhil (Bicycle Days, Bangalore) and Andres (Argentina) with live visuals. Entry is Rs. 200 only per head - 9.00 p.m. onwards.
Caf? Max on the rooftop of the Goethe-Institut is the venue for talks by filmmakers, animators and digital artists. Please check http://www.bitfilm.com/festival for the details.
This Festival has been organised by Bitfilm in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan and the Srishti School for Art, Design and Technology Bangalore and is a part of the Year Germany and India 2011-2012 Infinite Opportunities.
More information is available on the Bitfilm website: http://www.bitfilm.com/festival.
Press photos can be downloaded from: http://www.bitfilm.com/press
Press contact: Aditi Dash - 87 92 38 90 03 or
Shaivalini Kumar - 96 63 37 65 63
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These are the winners of the Bitfilm Festival 2011:
1st place: "Feel the Punch" by Kasi Medidi (Hyderabad, India)
2nd place: "Hugo vs Lino" by Debasis Senapati (Hyderabad, India)
3rd place: "Cubism" by the Cubism Team (Stuttgart, Germany)
1st place "One Minute Puberty" by Alexander Gellner (Berlin, Germany)
2nd place: "Freak Out" by Nupur Bhargava & Hitesh Kewalya (Mumbai, India)
3rd place: "Secular Quarter #3" by David Gidali (Jerusalem, Israel)
1st place: "Tales of Crusade" by Philipp Schiefelbein (Frankfurt, Germany)
2nd place: "Clockwork" by spyvspyaeon (Lisbon, Portugal)
3rd place: "Stop, Rewind" by Harrison Heller (New York City, USA)
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|This Success Story was completed before the signing of the 2002 Brownfields Legislation. The Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Pilot Project is now called the Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Program.
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Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of CT at grand opening with Owner Fritz Blau.
Newly Renovated Motorcycle Showroom
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Linda Garczynski, EPA's Director of Outreach and Special Projects at the Grand Opening.
In July 1998, the City of Stamford was recognized nationally as a Brownfields Showcase Community. In 1999, the City of Stamford, CT was awarded $750,000 to capitalize its Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) to make loans facilitating the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields properties.
The 575 and 579 Pacific Street properties, totaling 0.672 acres, are located in a mixed use area of commercial, industrial, and single and multiple residence dwellings. The site housed a variety of commercial operations since the late 1890's. Two dilapidated brick buildings occupied approximately 30% of the site. Blue's Brother's, LLC, purchased the properties as well as 3 contiguous abandoned lots with the goal of building a motorcycle shop, maintenance facility, and a parking lot. Owner and President, Fritz Blau, borrowed $160,000 from the BCRLF to defray from the total cost of abatement and removal of contaminated material and became the 3rd project in the nation to receive BCRLF assistance. The loan was signed in November 1999. It was signed for 15 month repayment plan at 6% interest. If repayment was made within 12 months, no interest would be assessed. However, if the repayment was not paid upon maturity, the interest rate would go to 12% until the loan was paid in full. For the $1.5 million redevelopment project, Mr. Blau worked with the residents in the neighborhood of the South End and took their comments and suggestions for cleanup and redevelopment.
The City of Stamford Community Development Office was the lead agency, responsible for ensuring compliance during cleanup with all applicable laws and regulations and to ensure funding was used for authorized purposes. The Army Corps of Engineers provided site management through an Interagency Agreement with EPA. Hygenix, Inc. completed the Phase I and II assessment by May of 1999. Approximately 3,000 tons of soil contaminated with chromium, lead, cadmium, petroleum hydrocarbons, PCB's, and arsenic were removed by October 1999. The pollution was most likely the result of previous industrial uses, including plastics manufacturing and foundry operations. The site was cleaned to residential standards to maximize options for future use. One of the existing brick buildings was renovated for use as a motorcycle showroom and office.
On December 1, 2000 the community celebrated the grand opening of the Harley Davidson / Buell Dealership of Stamford. The project reduced public exposure to toxic pollutants and created 7 to 10 new jobs for community residents. The project was also unique with respect to the strong partnerships formed between City, State and Federal agencies, the local business community, and the local residents. Demonstrating the true essence of a Showcase Community, these partnerships demonstrated how strengths and resources were brought together to effect positive change in the community.
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Today, as a thriving and diverse community, Reston's reputation is widely known, and it sits on many national 'top' lists as a sought-after place to both live and work. But in its infancy in the 1960s, many early marketers who tried to sell the concept of the unique utopian village to prospective buyers initially had a rough time of it.
Sales of original Reston homes were transacted through Reston itself and not through traditional realtors, so the community had its own sales, marketing and public relations staff.
"It was my job to tell people why they wanted to drive 17 miles from D.C. and then two more miles down a dinky two-lane road to Reston; to live in a high-rise with no one else in it yet," said Houston Park, an early Reston marketing and public relations staff member who spoke along with others last week as part of the Reston Historic Trust lecture series.
Park said he moved to Reston in 1967 when he was 23 years old. "I bought here before I began to sell here, so it was almost like that [Remington] razor commercial where [Victor Kiam] says 'I liked the razor so much I bought the company," he said. "I just had to convince others about it."
Chuck Veatch, an even earlier resident of Reston, moved to Reston in 1964, only one year after it was established, and began trying to sell homes.
"The first model homes in Reston opened that year," he said. "Our goal was to sell 80,000 homes by 1980, but we were trying to sell the concept of Reston, and homes that were a little more expensive, at a time that homes were sold strictly by a square footage standard. It was initially a tough sell."
John Siddall, another early Reston marketer, remembers the outside perception of Reston at that time.
"Reston in the early years was a young, intellectual community made up of 30 and 40 year olds," he said. "And there was a perception that the people in Reston were weird. Some thought we were communists, and even the rest of Fairfax County thought we were a strange group of folks."
Other factors worked against the sales team as well.
"Because Reston in the 1960s was an 'open' community within a segregated state that had no fair housing laws, we had a hard time with market resistance in terms of blacks," Veatch said. "We in Reston had no issues at all, but because realtors did not sell our homes there was some resentment, and the real estate brokerage community used the race card against us, to sell against us and tell people they didn't want to live in Reston."
Veatch said that by the early to mid 1970s, management determined that to just break even, Reston needed to sell 1,000 homes a year, something that it was having a hard time doing.
"We only had about 100 people a week coming through to look," Siddall said. "So we would have to sell to 20 of them each week to be able to make the 1,000 sales for the year. We had to do something to get more people here looking."
The team had an idea. They approached Bloomingdale's department store which had just opened a location in the county, and asked — as a joint marketing venture — the department store would decorate a model home in Reston.
Bloomingdale's agreed.
"The Bloomingdale House was responsible for bringing 50,000 people through Reston in four months," Siddall said. "Sales skyrocketed as a result."
"It was tough but a whole lot of fun, too," Siddall said of those early years. "The early Reston marketing team was a group of young geniuses, all under 30, who were young enough to not yet know what they couldn't do. Anything was possible, and Reston today is the result. Reston is not the norm in America. Kids can grow up here, go to school here, work here, marry and have their own kids here and retire here. It is the apex of the term 'quality of life.'"


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Relatively modern creation, of uncertain origin. It had a temporary vogue following the Battle of Alma (1854), which is named from the river in the Crimea by which it took place; similarly, Trafalgar had occasionally been used as a girl's name earlier in the 19th century. Nevertheless, the historical event seems only to have increased the popularity of an existing, if rare, name. Alma is also the feminine form of the Latin adjective almus 'nourishing, kind' (compare the term alma mater 'fostering mother', denoting an educational establishment). The name was borne by Alma Bennett (1889–1958), American vamp of the silent screen. In Tennessee Williams's play Summer and Smoke (1948), a bearer of the name explains that it is 'Spanish for soul', but this seems to be no more than coincidental.
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(aka red marks, brown marks, purplish marks, macules, psuedo scars, fake scars, inflammatory pigmentation)
Disclaimer: The information below is provided as a courtesy to address general questions. As we are not medical professionals, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. By reading this information, you agree not to hold us liable for any damages that may result in your use of this information. This information should not replace information that your Doctor, Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon provides you.
Q: Are red/brown/purple marks scars?
No. Red marks left on the site of old acne lesions are usually temporary (see picture below). Red marks are simply a normal remnant of the skinââ¬â¢s inflammatory process - Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH). Pigmented areas will fade unassisted, though they can take up to 2 years to disappear.
A quote from SkincarePhysicians.com
Macules or "pseudo-scars" are flat, red or reddish spots that are the final stage of most inflamed acne lesions. After an inflamed acne lesion flattens, a macule may remain to "mark the spot" for up to 6 months. When the macule eventually disappears, no trace of it will remainââ¬âunlike a scar.
Post-inflammatory pigmentation is discoloration of the skin at the site of a healed or healing inflamed acne lesion. It occurs more frequently in darker-skinned people, but occasionally is seen in people with white skin. Early treatment by a dermatologist may minimize the development of post-inflammatory pigmentation. Some post-inflammatory pigmentation may persist for up to 18 months, especially with excessive sun exposure. Chemical peeling may hasten the disappearance of post-inflammatory pigmentation.
(Please note - If treating acne scarring is of concern please also read FAQ on Scar Treatments)
Q: What causes PIH?
Inflammatory Acne lesions. Generally the deeper the original acne lesion or more prolonged the infection, the darker the resulting PIH. The darker the PIH the longer it will take to fade.
Q: What can I do to prevent PIH?
Manage and prevent acne from forming. Do not touch or pick acne lesions as this can worsen infection and inflammation.
Q: What can I do to hasten the fading of PIH?
With all topical and laser treatments for PIH there is a some risk of causing new outbreaks, new pigmentation problems and possibly even new scarring. Risk of these occurences will probably grow with increasing strength or invasiveness of topical or laser procedures. Some treatments are NOT suitable for people with active acne, sensitive skin or darker skin tones. You should investigate and weigh possible side effects against possible benefits. And discuss with your derm or doctor. There is no single treatment that works for everyone. The effectiveness of each treatments varies and treatments may have to be used in conjunction with each other.
If you are on Accutane you should not be using any topicals treatments except under the supervivion of your dermatologist.
Firstly - avoid sun exposure. Ultra Violet light can cause hyper-pigmented areas to darken further and thus prolong them. Use non-comedogenic facial moisturisers or facial sunscreens which contain a high SPF of at least 15+.
Topical Treatments for PIH
Typically treatments for PIH bleach pigment OR block pigment formation OR accelerate the rate of exfoliation OR a combination.
Bleachs pigment OR block pigment formation
Hydroquinone - works by inhibiting the enzyme (tyrosinase) which causes tanning/pigmentation
Kojic Acid ââ¬â i.e. Vita K for Blotchy skin
Topical Retinoids ââ¬â Tretinoin i.e: Retin A, Renova (It also stimulates faster cell proliferation and has been clinically proven to be an effective acne treatment)
Azeliac Acid (It also stimulates faster cell proliferation and has been clinically proven to be an effective acne treatment)
Accelerate the rate of exfoliation.
The Tape Method of Exfoliation
The Vinegar Method of Exfoliation
Alpha Hydroxy Acid (i.e. Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Fruit Enzyme etc.)
TCA (Trichloroacetic acid)
Beta Hydroxy Acid
Mandelic Acid
Many new generation topical treatments combine several agents from the list above in a single topical preparation i.e. TriLuma, Paula's Choice Clearly Remarkable Skin Lightening.
A topical approach usually prescribed by dermatologists is a Retinoid (i.e. Retin-A) & Hydroquinone.
If you want to research other peoples opinions or recommendations about topical PIH treatments and suppliers you could try the following links
http://www.makeupalley.com (registration required.)
Non-topical Treatments for PIH
Some non ablative lasers are being marketed specifically for treating pigmentation problems. These treatments may be unsuitable for people who suffer from active acne. Be aware that laser treatment is generally expensive and carries a risk of causing new acne, PIH and scarring. We recommed that you research options throughly and discuss with your Doctor or Dermatologist.
Here are examples and links to information about them:
÷ N-Lite: http://www.wrinklereduction.com
thread on acne.org: http://www.acne.org/...=9443&hl=n-lite
÷ CoolTouch II: http://www.cooltouch.com/products.html
÷ IPL: http://www.intensepu.../equipment.html
V Beam Pulse Dyed Dye Laser
Q: How long does it take to see results from treatment?
Results and times will vary widely from one person to the next and from one treatment type to the next. As a very general guide for topical PIH treatments ....
In the case of peels (i.e: lactic acid) visible improvement may occur within 4-6 applications (spaced at least a week apart).
Q: Who should be cautious about treating PIH?
PIH and active acne?
If you are on Accutane you should not be using any topicals treatments except under the supervision of your dermatologist.
Preventing the formation of inflammatory acne will prevent the formation of PIH. Some topical treatments have attributes which mean they can help active acne AND PIH...particularly topical retinoids, Azelaic Acid, BHA (aka salicylic acid), and some ahas. There are some potential negative interactions between PIH treatments and other conventional Acne medications (e.g. Retinoids and Benzoyl Peroxide, Hydroquinone and Benzoyl Peroxide) Research otc topicals thoroughly and discuss your use/planned use of all prescription and otc topicals with your dermatologist or doctor. Generally invasive peels or procudures are NOT appropriate for people who still have active acne.
PIH and darker skin colours?
People with darker skin tones have a greater prediposition to experience PIH. They are also at a greater risk of reacting adversely to agressive treatments with further pigmentation problems. Treatments typically sited by users and dermatologists as being well tolerated are Mandelic Acid, Lactic Acid, Hydroquinone, combination topicals like TriLuma.
PIH and sensitive skin?
Some topicals for PIH can be irritating for people with sensitive skin typically those sited by users as causing irritation are Topical Retinoids, Glycolic acid, TCA.
Some topicals for PIH typically sited by users as less irritating are Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid.
Before posting a new thread, please go to the top of this page try doing a Board Search it is very possible information you want is already here.
Useful Links
Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
Acne Scarring - (Overview which explains the differences of PIH and Acne scars)
Treating PIH in darker skin tones
Understanding Exfoliants
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