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Folllowing on from my original post of the 20th Nov (would-be 35mm user) I have a Pentax P30n with a Pentax A 28-80 lens coming next week. . It was very cheap so I can afford to have it serviced if necessary, as pointed out.
I originally intended to get a prime 50mm lens, 1.7mm as advised. However on looking up the prices of this lens I find that the ones in good condition are about three times what I've paid which strikes me as odd. Anyway, I wonder if there is another make and model of prime lens that will fit my P30n and be cheaper? Just to get me under way, you understand.
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Do you still use Film?Yes
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Not yet
What are the advantages/disadvantages of Digital and Film?
-Film forces me to think BEFORE I shoot, which is about the best thing to do if one wants to learn photography. When I know I have just about 37 shots in a roll, I start avoiding the shots that don't seem interesting. With digital, more time is spent shooting than thinking.
And of course, as others have mentioned, with film there's the advantage of archival.
-Digital is good if you want to keep changing ISO for every shot or move immediately from B/W to color.
Can you, do you use both?
I can but don't. I shoot just film, and occasionally borrow a digital from friends to shoot an image or two.
Do you use Film then scan the negs before printing?
I get prints AND scanned images. Prints are for me to see and show some close friends when we meet, scanned versions are for fb/flickr etc.
Do you think that film offers more chance of producing art by mistake / happy accident?
Nope. With film you always think before shooting so by the time you release the shutter, you know pretty well what you'll get.
Have you any other thoughts as to why film feels different/worse/better/more precise / clumsier?
-Feels different because it is.
-Doesn't feel worse at all, in fact film has a unique look to it that digitals don't.
-Feels better because of tangible results (prints and negatives or slides) and also the fact that there's an element of surprise involved from the time I shoot to the time I see the prints in hand.
-Precision I think has more to do with the superb build quality of cameras and lenses from older days than the ones in market today. It's great to know I can shoot a camera made in 1978 and still get results that are upto today's standards technically. With digital, it's rarely beyond half a decade.
-Clumsy: Occasionally, yes. If I've to stop and change rolls in broad daylight or dusty areas it bothers me a bit.


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Many Greeks are only seeing one way out of the economic crisis in their country: moving abroad. A Greek family shares their hopes about moving to Italy.
A suffering Greek family
A profile of a family in Greece, caught in a situation where their world is changing dramatically for the worse in a very short time period.
Greeks mull over possible voter referendum
Many Greeks are starting to believe no one is listening to their protests, no matter how loud and dramatic. But they might get a chance to shape some financial reforms in a voter referendum later this year.
Second bailout leaves Greeks in the cold
Greece is getting another $155 billion in bailout money, but average Greeks are still scratching their heads as to how to pay their bills
Greece passes tax hike package despite violent protests
Thousands of Greek citizens took to the streets today to protest parliamentary passage of new, tougher austerity measures. Joanna Kakissis explains from Greece.
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Prime Minister George Papandreou is appealing for support ahead of tomorrow's vote to keep the government in power, and this week's visit from international finance inspectors.
Greece strikes over austerity measures
Greek labor unions are planning a general strike and mass protests today against the country's economic austerity measures. Joanna Kakissis explains.
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localMore medical offices on the way to Lawrenceville LAWRENCEVILLE - New medical offices keep rising across this city. Cardiovascular Group P.C. is the latest to announce it will expand to another location in Lawrenceville. Dr. Manfred Sandler, part of the 15-member doctors group, led a ground breaking ceremony Tuesday for the new 31,000-square-foot project on Walther Road. It will be the flagship building for Cardiovascular Group P.C., which also has offices in Fulton and Forsyth counties. Over the past year, new Lawrenceville medical offices have also been launched in the commercial district surrounding Gwinnett Medical Center on Wellness Way. Lawrenceville Mayor Bobby Sikes, also on hand for the ceremony Tuesday, said the city continues to expand its health care options. "I can remember when we had only three doctors in this town - and I knew every one of them," Sikes said. "It's so good to have more medical people here. One day, I hope we can have heart surgery in this town." Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce to present 2005 economic forum The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce will present its 2005 Economic Development Forum on Thursday. The event, held at Gwinnett Technical College's George Busbee Center, brings together the economic leaders from the county's public and private sectors. The forum, which lasts from 7:30 a.m. to noon, will cover the top economic development issues facing Gwinnett County. Discussions will include a county economic outlook, the emerging biosciences/technology sector and work force development. state Marine Corps awards $4 million to FATS Inc. ATLANTA - FATS Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at more than $4 million from the U.S. Marine Corps for new virtual training systems as well as spares and components to support their currently fielded systems. Delivery, installation and training will begin in as early as June 2005. - From staff, wire reports
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Filmed over short periods from 2002 to 2013, Boyhood is a groundbreaking cinematic experience covering 12 years in the life of a family. At the center is Mason, who with his sister Samantha, are taken on an emotional and transcendent journey through the years, from childhood to adulthood.
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I am running my Xbox with a Xenium chip, and can FTP any game into my computer and transfer it to the Xbox without problems. I recently did the same with the Clone Wars/Tetris game, and simply doesn't work.
It gets stuck on the Loading if I try either game. Am I supposed to do something with this game before I send it to the Xbox??? Please help!!!
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have you tried clearing your cache yet? follow the 'game freezing' link in my sig for other culprits to your issue.
Posted 14 December 2005 - 04:23 AM
Wow, the first thing that I noticed was my IGR. It only resides under misc, and it's completely missing from the other 2 places. Will try that first. Thanks for the help.
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The Washington Post is urging Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to change the name of his football team.
The Post brings up the point that the controversy will never go away and only get worse if Snyder doesn't change the name of his franchise.
If that's the case, Mr. Snyder should be prepared for the controversy never to end. The clamor for change only grows with time. In addition to the letter from the aforementioned members of the Congressional Native American Caucus urging a change, some noted sportswriters — Sports Illustrated's Peter King and USA Today's Christine Brennan — have announced they will no longer use the name. Members of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin plan a protest at Sunday's game with the Green Bay Packers.
We understand that changing the name is not a trifling matter. There is a cost (estimated by some to be as high as $20 million), but surely the owner of the NFL's third-most valuable franchise can afford it. There is a recognition of the importance of tradition to many fans who mean absolutely no offense.
Perhaps there is even a fear that fans will desert or turn against the team if it changes its name. We think that underestimates Washington fans and their deep feelings for this team. We urge Mr. Snyder to have more faith than that in his fan base and to listen more carefully to those who love the team and hate the ethnic slur.
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Safety, standards, after-sale service and market acceptance concerns were and still raised by different decision makers about how far the industry can further promote such option and whether end-users and servicing sectors can safely handle it. This Webinar will try to shed light on those concerns through presenting feedback from industry, institutions and governments; start considering potential options taking into account associated challenges and expectations.
Mr. Atul Bagai, Regional Network Coordinator, OzonAction, UNEP CAP ROAP
Mr. Bagai joined OzonAction Branch in 2000 before being appointed as the Regional Officer (Networking) for South Asia in 2002, he worked as the Ozone Cell Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests, India. Prior to joining UNEP, he worked in a variety of field and policy level assignments at both federal and provincial levels in India. As Training Officer, his work included organizing training workshops for refrigeration technicians and customs officers in South Asia, South East Asia and CEITs. At present he is part of the CAP ROAP team assisting countries under UNEP's reoriented Compliance Assistance Programme.
Mr. Ayman Eltalouny, Programme Officer, OzonAction, UNEP CAP ROWA
Mr. Eltalouny joined UNEP in 2003. He holds Mechanical Engineering Degree from Cairo University, and specialized in the field of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning. Before joining the UN he spent 10 years in the Refrigeration Industry and 4 years as Technical Advisor for the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) for the implementation of Montreal Protocol. Mr. Eltalouny is currently responsible for the implementation of phase-out plans of ODS in West Asia region and is closely working with West Asian governments to eliminate the use of ozone depleting refrigerants in different refrigeration and air-conditioning industrial and servicing sectors as well as combating illegal trade in ODS and ODS-based products.
Mr. Bernhard Siegele, Programme Manager, GIZ Proklima International, Germany
After graduation as an engineer for materials and environmental technology and eight years of lecturing and consulting in Austria Mr. Siegele worked in the Czech Republic, France and Ukraine on institution building and waste management, in Egypt and the Philippines on industrial development, before he joined Proklima in GIZ head office in Germany in 2009. Proklima is a global programme at German International Cooperation (GIZ) for integrated ozone and climate protection.
"Hydrocarbons: Efficient, Safe and Climate-Friendly – the Responsible Technology Choice for AC Equipment"
Presentation slides [Mr. Bernhard was not able to join the event, he kindly accepted to share his presentation]
Mr. Ole Nielsen, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Graduated from Technical University of Copenhagen in 1988 as mechanical engineer specialized in energetics and refrigeration. Worked in the Danish refrigeration industry until 1996. Acted as independent technical consultant on Montreal Protocol project formulation and implementation until 2003. Returned then to the private sector as sales manager for refrigeration equipment. Joined UNIDO in 2011, as Chief of the Refrigeration and Aerosols Unit within the Montreal Protocol Branch. Involved in Montreal Protocol since 1993 through consultancy, private sector and lately through an implementing agency; with specialty in refrigeration sector.
"Hydrocarbons as Alternatives to HCFC-22 – A Cool Solution?"
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Dr.Tingxun Li, Associate Professor at San Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
A member of the RTOC of UNEP, Dr. Li has been involved in phase out of CFCs since 1993, and provides consultation on alternatives to HCFCs to air-conditioner industries as an expert of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection. As the project manager, Tingxun Li is responsible for the Demonstration Project for Conversion from HCFC-22 to Propane at Midea Room Air-conditioner Manufacturing Company since 2009.
"Can R-290 Replace R-22 in Unitary A/C ?"
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Ms. Zhou Xiaofang, Chief of Division III, FECO/MEP, has worked in ODS phase out field for more than 15 years.
Mr. Zhong Zhifeng, refrigeration team leader of Division III, worked for the ODS phase out in refrigeration sectors. (Division III is the PMO for Montreal Protocol in China).
"New Progress of HC Refrigerant Development and Application in Room Air Conditioning(RAC) Sector of China"
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Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2013
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Shanghai 2013 - 3rd Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow and Industry Roundtable
8 -10 April 2013, Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). As a follow up to the well-received Beijing 2012 Roadshow and Roundtable, and to further bring latest greener technology information, UNEP and CRAA jointly organizes the 2013 Ozone2Climate Roadshow as part of the CRH 2013. Read more | Download flyer | Download Roundtable agenda | UNEP Press Release (9 April 2013): 2013 Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow Highlights HCFC Alternatives to Safeguard Ozone Layer
"Can HC Replace HCFC/HFC in Unitary A/C Applications?" – Part 1
Events News - 2013-04-18 - http://www.hydrocarbons21.com/news/view/4123
On 10 April UNEP OzonAction organised the first of its webinars in the "RefTalk" series, titled, "Can HC Replace HCFC/HFC in Unitary A/C Applications?" Presentations from UNIDO, Chinese Government representatives and university researchers were followed by a Q&A during which hydrocarbons21.com asked panellists about the anticipated future success of R290 room air conditioners (RAC). Part 1 of our reporting looks at presentations by Ole Nielsen and Tingxun Li. Read more...


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It was a long walk for a 4-year-old.It happened in 1966. My older sister, Krissy, eager to get me out of her hair, gave me a coin she'd made from a piece of cardboard. "You can buy candy with it," she said. Candy was a rarity in our home, but I knew where to buy some. I slipped out the back door and made my way through the woods and onto Diane Drive. It was another 200 yards to the "little store," the mom-and-pop shop at the bottom of the hill. I entered the store and reached my grubby hand above my head and set my fake coin on the counter. Beneath the counter, through the glass, was a spectacular display of penny candy. I stood there mesmerized by the incredible potpourri of sweets. Unbeknownst to me a great hullabaloo was taking place at my house. Krissy and Kathy, 7 and 9 respectively, had been instructed to keep an eye on me while my mother went downstairs with a load of laundry. When my mother returned a few minutes later, I was nowhere to be found. Kathy, apparently, had gone upstairs to her bedroom. Krissy and I were left together for only a few minutes -- just enough time for her to cut out the coin and give it to me (though I don't think she expected her runt brother to walk all the way to the little store). Panic overcame my mother as she searched the house, though she'd soon have the situation under control. This story came to mind as I read a recent article in The New York Times on kids and walking. Today's parents are in such a state of worry, most won't let their children walk anywhere alone. It's routine for parents to drive their kids to and from school, even if they are 10, 11 or 12, and even if the school is only a few blocks away. At some schools, there is a rigorous process for picking children up. Parents display their kids' names on their dashboards. A school official radios to the building and the kids are escorted, one at a time, to the cars. Parents who attempt to buck our worry-prone culture -- one lady allowed her 10-year-old son to walk a mile to soccer practice -- face the wrath of family, neighbors and local authorities. When a police officer saw the boy walking alone, he stopped him and drove him to practice. The officer reprimanded his mom and told her she would have faced child endangerment had anything happened to her son. To be sure, we're an uptight, control-freak culture these days. Our paranoia is stoked by sensationalistic news stories and 24/7 coverage about children who have been abducted, but our fears are not entirely warranted. The Times offers an interesting statistic: There are roughly 40 million elementary-school-age children in America. Each year, 115 children are abducted -- but more than 250,000 are in car wrecks. Which shows how times have changed, and not necessarily for the better. When I was 10 in 1972, I was permitted to roam all over the place, so long as my mother knew where I was going. I am certainly sympathetic to the challenge parents face today. A friend of mine is determined that both her children experience some of the freedom she knew as a child. She allows her kids to go into the woods to play, but she is filled with terror as she attempts to monitor them, unnoticed, from the window. In any event, on the day I disappeared in 1966, my mother finally got my sister, Krissy, to fess up. Shortly after I arrived at the store, my mother pulled our station wagon into the store's parking lot and rushed inside to hug me. Lucky for her this happened in 1966. Had it happened now, she'd have to deal with the police and child welfare officials, and maybe even an embarrassing report on the evening news. Tom Purcell, a humor columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. E-mail him at email@example.com.
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Rangers Let Game 1 Victory Slip Away in 2-1 OT Defeat
WASHINGTON—It all ended so quickly: a turnover, a pass, a blur of a slap shot that Alexander Semin released with such speed and force that Henrik Lundqvist barely reacted to it.
In the first act of what might yet be a lengthy piece of drama, the Rangers had a victory in their hands in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, and they couldn't hang on to it.
They lost to the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Semin's overtime goal, leaving the Verizon Center on Wednesday night bearing the burden of an opportunity missed.
With this loss, the Rangers—the eighth and final playoff team in the East—failed to strip the top-seeded Capitals of home-ice advantage and, theoretically, a significant measure of confidence heading into Friday night's Game 2. If anything, Washington had to be experiencing a bit of déjà vu for most of Wednesday's contest: Last year, the Capitals were also seeded first in the conference, and a marvelous display of goaltending from Montreal's Jaroslav Halak led to a stunning seven-game upset of a Washington team that had championship aspirations.
The same narrative appeared to pick up where that one had left off—this time with the Rangers and Lundqvist playing the underdog roles.
Defenseman Matt Gilroy, in his first NHL postseason game, had given the Rangers a one-goal lead less than two minutes into the third period, and Lundqvist had kept his outplayed team within striking distance until then.
But Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin muscled the puck through Lundqvist and into the net off a net-mouth scramble with 6 minutes, 16 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and set up overtime.
The goal was not without a modicum of controversy: The Rangers' net lifted off its moorings amid the chaos in front of Lundqvist, but officials confirmed that the puck had crossed the goal line before the net moved.
There was no small amount of justice in Ovechkin's tying goal, for the Caps had the edge in play for most of the night.
If there was an upshot to the Rangers' hesitant performance in the first two periods, though, it was this: Lundqvist offered reminder after reminder of why he may be the most important player in the series. He made 23 saves and allowed the Rangers to survive their ragged play.
In the first period, the Capitals outshot the Rangers 9-5; Lundqvist twice stopped point-blank shots from the Caps' talented defenseman Mike Green. Over a 19-second span, Washington players rang two shots off the crossbar that had beaten Lundqvist cleanly, one by Semin and one by Jason Arnott.
In the second, Lundqvist gloved a slap shot from the left circle by Marco Sturm, then sealed off the lower part of the net when Nicklas Backstrom tried to backhand the puck through the goalie's legs on a breakaway.
Finally, just 1 minute, 56 seconds into the third, Gilroy, a second-year player with only seven regular-season goals in his career, stunned a fevered Verizon Center crowd into silence.
The sequence that led to the goal began behind the Capitals' net, where Washington defenseman John Erskine failed to fend off a check from Ranger left winger Brandon Proust. After Proust freed the puck from Erskine, the Rangers' Wojtek Wolski swooped in, swirled around the net and slipped a soft pass to Gilroy, who hammered a low shot under Neuvirth.
For a long while, it looked like that single goal might hold up. Then Ovechkin burrowed himself into the Rangers' crease and shoveled the puck into the net.
And 18 minutes, 24 seconds into overtime, Jason Arnott intercepted a Rangers clearing attempt and fed Semin, who ripped that shot past Lundqvist.
The Capitals had escaped. The Rangers had let them.


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There are twelve casinos along Casino Drive, and I don't thin there is a casino between the Golden Nugget and River Palms...was there one that was demolished before? If not, then maybe you are referring to the "old" River Palms which used to be the Gold River Hotel. After the name change, the hotel theme also changed from the previous Old West-Gold Mining motif to a Pirate theme with several Palm trees (hence River Palms).
The Aquarious Casino used to be Flamingo Hotel, but it is north of both Gold Nugget and River Palms.
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John L. Watkins
About John L. WatkinsI'm primarily a business litigation attorney which includes experience in appeals, arbitration and mediation. I have handled almost all types of business litigation, and currently concentrate on insurance coverage and insurance bad faith matters for policyholders, trade secret and confidential information cases, corporate and LLC disputes (including member and shareholder disputes) and contract disputes. A lot of my cases involve technology issues. I work with a lot of international companies or their U.S. subsidiaries, particularly manufacturers. I also handle negotiating and drafting equipment supply contracts, non-disclosure agreements, terms and conditions and other business contracts. I'm active in the German American Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce, and the international business community in Atlanta. I am also a registered mediator and have a mediation website.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Insurance Claims
- International Law
- Products Liability
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- Insurance Bad Faith
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|Partner, Thompson Hine LLP
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|Shareholder, Chorey, Taylor & Feil, A Professional Corporation
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|Associate, Of Counsel and Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
|Attorney in the Litigation Department. I handled a wide variety of commercial litigation, including managing tort litigation for a utility, insurance coverage, commercial contract, product liability, and intellectual property matters.
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|Attorney in Commercial Litigation Department handling a wide variety of civil litigation matters.
|University of Georgia School of Law - University of Georgia
|Honors: First Honor Graduate (summa cum laude); Jessie and Dan MacDougald Award; Isaac Meinhard Award, Class of 1933 Torts Award; American Jurisprudence Book Awards in several classes
|Activities: Georgia Law Review (Editorial Board, 1980-81); Intrastate Mock Trial Team
|Mercer University
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|AV Rated Since 1997, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
|Georgia Super Lawyer in Business Litigation 2008-2013, Law and Politics and Atlanta Magazine
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|Master, Bleckley Inn of Court
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|Member, Board of Directors, Boad of Directors, Construction Section, Atlanta Bar Association
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An Insider's Guide on Hiring a Business Attorney
Ocelot Atlanta LLC
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Mediation: Everything Really Is On the Table Litigation and Uncertainty: The "More Than Twenty Percent Rule"? Effective Mediation: Widen the Frame of Reference The Mediator's Proposal When Is the Right Time to Mediate? Know Thyself (or Your Client) What Does the Casey Anthony Verdict Remind Us About Mediation? The Difference Between Mediation and Arbitration A Good Mediator Needs Iron in the Pants The Dark Side of Mediation: How a Mediator Can Lose Credibility
Latest blog post on cyber insurance coverage. http://www.policyholderlawblog.com/1/post/2015/07/does-your-insurance-cover-cyber-liabilities-better-check.html— John L. Watkins (@johnlwatkins) July 14, 2015
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Tiger Transit Bus Service Between Campus & East Glenn Administration Center
Once spring semester classes start on Jan. 14, Tiger Transit will provide a transportation alternative to university and private vehicles for faculty and staff needing to travel between campus and the East Glenn offices of the new Auburn University Administrative Support Facility, which now houses offices for Human Resources and Payroll and Benefits.
Two buses running approximately 20 minutes apart will depart and return to the Mell Street station on campus every class day, Monday-Friday, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.The route, which was also used during fall semester, turns north on Dean Road to East University Drive, with its final stop at the new administrative center on East Glenn. The trip to that point takes approximately 25 minutes. The nonstop return trip goes directly from the East Glenn center to the Mell Street station in about 10 minutes.
National Student Employment Week and Student Employee of the Year
Each year Auburn University celebrates National Student Employee Appreciation Week during the second full week of April. While part-time jobs offer students career enhancing opportunities, students as employees make substantial contributions to the operation of the University and the local community. The Career Center encourages Auburn University departments, colleges and offices as well as Auburn/Opelika area businesses to celebrate student employee contributions during Student Employee Appreciation Week. Student Employee Appreciation Week enables us to thank Auburn students for the contributions they make as employees to the University and the surrounding community.
The Student Employee of the Year Awards is a hallmark of National Student Employment Week. The awards are a part of a larger, national competition which includes any college or university who wishes to participate. Students employed both on and off campus, as well as their supervisors, can be nominated for their outstanding job as student employees or supervisors and potentially win one of three awards - On-Campus Student Employee of the Year, Off-Campus Student Employee of the Year and Supervisor of the Year. Please read below for criteria and the nomination process.
The annual awards ceremony will be hosted during National Student Employment Week in which all nominees and nominators will be invited to attend. Refreshments, recognition of nominees, and awards will be given. Student winners are eligible to continue on to the Regional and National Level competition at which monetary prizes are awarded. Auburn University hosted the National On-Campus Student Employee of the Year in 2013!
Nomination forms are now live for all three awards! Nominations close at 5pm on Friday, February 6, 2015. Please submit your nominations by then for them to be considered for the awards.
Please visit www.auburn.edu/career/seoty for all the details and how your office can participate!
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, January 19, 2015.
Employees who are not
scheduled to work on those dates, but who are eligible for holidays (i.e. Regular nonstudent employees), should be
afforded equivalent time off as close to the holiday date as is practical. The 2015 Holiday schedule is summarized here.
Human Resources Development Student Employment Processes Training
New to Student Employee hiring or want a refresher course on best practices and new policies and procedures? Attend the "University Student Employee Services" training offered twice this Spring on January 27, 2015 from 2:30p-4:30p and again on April 1, 2015 from 2:30p-4:30p. Register for the course on the Fast Train page.
HRD Releases Spring 2015 Schedule
Human Resource Development's "Schedule of Courses for Spring Semester 2015" is now available online at the HRD home page http://www.auburn.edu/administration/human_resources/hrd/index.html . The paper copy will be distributed via campus mail during the week of January 5-9, 2015. Registration for spring courses is now open.
FREE Tax Preparation!
Auburn University is partnering with community organizations to offer free certified income tax preparation services. These services are available for households earning up to $52,000 with one or more children, or up to $20,000 without children.
Call 1-888-99-TAX-AL for an appointment. Appointments begin mid-January, and can be scheduled at Boykin Community Center in Auburn or Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Opelika.
Changes to Student Employment Paperwork Submission
If you complete and submit paperwork for new student employee hires for your unit, please be advised that documents should now be sent to Human Resources by interoffice mail, with the envelope addressed to "Human Resources - 1550 East Glenn Avenue." Human Resources and Payroll & Employee Benefits have consolidated into a combined office, and are now located at 1550 East Glenn Avenue.
On-campus drop locations for HR related paperwork are being established; more information will be forthcoming.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Student Employment process please contact Alexandra Reiner, Student Employment Coordinator, at 334-844-3867 or email@example.com.
We are pleased to announce that, beginning this semester, all Human Resource Development classes to include computer training will be held in the East Glen administrative support complex, located at 1550 East Glenn Avenue. Go to http://www.auburn.edu/administration/human_resources/hrd/hrdmap.htm for a map to the location. Parking is readily available, and there is a bus route, the North Auburn line departing the Mell Street Station, that swill bring you to the facility. Sign up for a class and come see our brand new facility.
Welcome to Lindsey Johnson
Lindsey Johnson recently joined Human Resources. She is an Admin Support Associate II - Admin, and is assigned to our Employee Relations unit.
Lindsey graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Psychology and she is in the process of completing her Master's in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Lindsey is originally from Albany, GA. She and her husband, Seaborn, an Auburn Alumni in Building Science, have been residing in Auburn for 5 years. Lindsey and Seaborn, have a baby boy named Rief Scott who was born on July 26, 2014. Rief attended his first Auburn football game during Auburn's Homecoming against Louisiana Layette. Lindsey and her family are on campus every football home game tailgating in their 1969 Airstream. When it's not football season, they are camping, golfing, fishing, or traveling to the beach. Before having a child, Lindsey would also spend weekends barrel racing. She hopes to get back in the saddle soon and she looks forward to teaching her son how to ride.
Prior to working for Auburn University, Lindsey was a HR Manager for Koch Foods in Montgomery, AL where she worked for four years. She brings with her a wealth of information that will be very valuable working in Human Resources. Lindsey is very excited to be a new member of the Auburn Family and we are happy to welcome her!
Requirements of Alabama Child Labor Law
During the summer months, a number of our local youth start looking for jobs with the University. The state of Alabama requires employers to purchase Certificates to allow us to hire minors ages 14-17. These Certificates are purchased under the auspices of Temporary Employment Services; therefore, employees in these age groups can only be hired thru TES.
For any department wishing to place a minor under the age of 16, an additional form is required to be completed by the student's school. This is the Alabama Child Labor Eligibility Form, and it can be found on our Forms web site at:
Minors under the age of 18 are restricted as to the type of work they can perform; minors under 16 have even stricter restrictions. You may access the State's brochure covering the Alabama Child Labor Law at the following link: http://dir.alabama.gov/docs/guides/UC_ChildLabor_ChildLaborBrochure2012final.pdf
Nominations Sought for Spirit of Excellence Award
The Department of Human Resources is seeking nominations for the Spirit of Excellence Award. Each month the award is given to an employee from each of the following employment groups: Service and Maintenance, Secretarial and Clerical, Technical and Paraprofessional, and Administrative and Professional. To nominate an employee, a form must be completed and sent to the Spirit of Excellence Award, Department of Human Resources, 332 Foy Hall. To print a form, go to this link. For more information, contact Sonya Dixon at 844-7612 or email@example.com.
Each month AU presents Spirit of Excellence awards to four employees for outstanding service.
Do you know a fellow AU employee whose performance is consistently beyond what is expected? One who exemplifies professionalism and routinely puts forth extra effort? One whose contribution to the department's or university's mission is significant? If so, that person would be a perfect nominee for AU's monthly Spirit of Excellence award. You can link to the nomination form at http://www.auburn.edu/administration/human_resources/forms/spirit.pdf.
Moving? Want to Continue your Career In Higher Education?
The Department of Human Resources routinely receives position announcements from other colleges and universities. These are maintained in notebooks in the lobby of our department in 332 James E. Foy Hall. Please feel free to come by to review these during our lobby hours of 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m, Monday through Friday.
Subscribers to the HR Newsletter receive a brief email alert message, and a pointer to this newsletter on the web, whenever the newsletter is updated. You can read the newsletter without subscribing, of course -- just visit http://www.auburn.edu/administration/human_resources/hrnews.htm.
To subscribe to the HR Newsletter, send an email to email@example.com. The text of the message should read "subscribe hrnews" (without quotes). To cancel your subscription to the newsletter, send a similar email to firstname.lastname@example.com with the message "unsubscribe hrnews". Or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Christoph Waltz really owes Quentin Tarantino. Waltz won his second supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for a Tarantino film, this time as a genteel bounty hunter in the slave-revenge saga "Django Unchained."
In a choked voice, Waltz offered thanks to his character and "to his creator and the creator of his awe-inspiring world, Quentin Tarantino."
A veteran performer in Germany and his native Austria, Waltz had been a virtual unknown in Hollywood when Tarantino cast him as a gleefully evil Nazi in 2009's "Inglourious Basterds," which won him his first Oscar.
Waltz has since done a handful of other Hollywood movies, but it's Tarantino who has given him his two choicest roles.
Oscar host Seth MacFarlane opened with a mildly edgy monologue that offered the usual polite jabs at the academy, the stars and the industry. He took a poke at academy voters over the snub of Ben Affleck, who missed out on a directing nomination for best-picture favorite "Argo," a thriller about the CIA's plot to rescue six Americans during the Iranian hostage crisis.
"The story was so top secret that the film's director is unknown to the academy," MacFarlane said. "They know they screwed up. Ben, it's not your fault."
William Shatner made a guest appearance as his "Star Trek" character Capt. James Kirk, appearing on a giant screen above the stage during MacFarlane's monologue, saying he came back in time to stop the host from ruining the Oscars.
"Your jokes are tasteless and inappropriate, and everyone ends up hating you," said Shatner, who revealed a headline supposedly from the next day's newspaper with a headline reading, "Seth MacFarlane worst Oscar host ever."
The performance-heavy Oscars also included an opening number featuring Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum, who did a classy dance while MacFarlane crooned "Just the Way You Look Tonight." Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt then joined MacFarlane for an elegant musical rendition of "High Hopes."
Fans have pondered how far MacFarlane the impudent creator of "Family Guy," might push the normally prim and proper Oscars.
MacFarlane may be a wild card, but as for the show itself, predictability could be the Academy Awards' middle name. This time looks the same, with clear favorites in the main categories.
So Oscar organizers hope they've assembled a show that will be good time on its own performance merits, with wily, bawdy writer, director, animator, singer and all-around vocal talent MacFarlane as host and a ceremony packed with song and dance.
The awards themselves do hold some potential firsts and other rarities.
Affleck's "Argo" looks like it will be an uncommon film to claim best picture without a directing nomination, while "Lincoln" filmmaker Steven Spielberg and star Daniel Day-Lewis are favored to join exclusive lists of three-time Oscar winners.
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Scotland 22-51 New Zealand
Scotland (17) 22
- Tries : Visser 2, Cross
- Cons: Laidlaw 2
- Pen: Laidlaw
New Zealand (34) 51
- Tries : Dagg, Savea 2, Jane, Hore, Smith
- Cons: Carter 6
- Pens: Carter 3
The All Blacks stretched their unbeaten run against Scotland to 29 Tests with a comfortable win at Murrayfield, but the hosts can be proud of their efforts.
Scotland wing Tim Visser scored the first of his two tries early on as Andy Robinson's side made New Zealand sweat for periods of the first half.
But the All Blacks' superior cutting edge saw them kill the game with three quick-fire tries before half-time.
Man-of-the match Dan Carter had a hand in three of New Zealand's six tries.
Scotland, who have never beaten New Zealand in 107 years of matches between the two countries, managing only two draws in that time, also became the first side to score three tries against the All Blacks in 2012.
"Dan Carter was imperious. The top players in any sport look they have time to spare. Scotland fell off a few tackles but his awareness and execution were outstanding. It was a pleasure to watch. He has not got a weakness in his game, and there are not many players you can say that about in international rugby. He influences a game more than any other player."
Robinson's side came into this fixture with three straight victories behind them, including one over Australia down under in June.
But while Scotland's defeat of the Wallabies was achieved in a near monsoon in Newcastle, blue skies in Edinburgh, and barely a breath of wind, provided the ideal platform for running, 15-man rugby, the All Blacks' stock in trade.
The vistors were on the scoreboard from their first attack, Carter popping over a penalty after Ross Rennie was penalised for hands in the ruck.
Carter, earning his 93rd international cap, had a chance to double his side's advantage on nine minutes after prop Geoff Cross collapsed a scrum but the All Blacks fly-half pushed his effort wide of the posts.
And shortly after Scotland were ahead, Matt Scott intercepting a pass from Carter and releasing giant Dutch-born winger Visser to score his third Test try.
However, it did not take long for Carter to make amends, unpicking the Scottish defence with an extravagant dummy and shrugging off a weak tackle before offloading to Israel Dagg to score New Zealand's first try.
But Scotland were a match for a disjointed New Zealand outfit for the first half an hour and were level when Greig Laidlaw landed a penalty from right in front.
Official match stats
|N Zealand
3 (2)
Scrums won (lost)
8 (0)
11 (4)
Line-outs won (lost)
7 (1)
Pens conceded
Turnovers conceded
Rucks won
Possession kicked
71 (21)
Tackles made (missed)
114 (11)
Line breaks
(provided by Opta)
Centre Tamati Ellison very nearly fashioned a try when he carved through the Scottish defence, only for Carter's long pass to go awry, but Carter did restore the visitors' lead after Scott was penalised for not rolling away.
Julian Savea went over for the visitors' second try after a marauding run down the opposite wing by Victor Vito and some slick handling from the All Blacks' backs and, just like that, Scotland found themselves down by 10 points.
More sensational handling from the All Blacks three-quarters put Cory Jane over in the opposite corner, after an initial break by scrum-half Piri Weepu, and with six minutes to go in the first half the early optimism had receded.
The game was effectively over as a contest when Hore went barrelling over just before the break to make it three tries in eight minutes, although Scotland's spirit had not been extinguished.
Scott thought he had scored in added time only for the video referee to rule he had not touched the ball down but Scotland did get just reward for a period of sustained pressure when Cross burrowed over to reduce the deficit to 34-17 at half-time.
New Zealand flanker Adam Thomson was sin-binned shortly after the restart for standing on Alasdair Strokosch's head at a ruck and Visser went over for his second try after Ellison became isolated in his own 22 and Laidlaw booted the loose ball ahead at the breakdown.
Carter added another penalty before Thomson re-entered the fray but Scotland kept coming in waves, eschewing kicks at goal for kicks to the corner. But New Zealand stood firm in defence and Scotland were unable to find a way through.
In contrast, the first time Carter had the ball in an attacking position in the second half he made something happen, lolloping through a delightful cross-kick and finding Savea, who stepped inside Stuart Hogg before galloping home for his second try of the afternoon.
Centre Ben Smith scampered over for his second Test try with four minutes remaining and Carter's conversion from out wide - his ninth successful kick from 10 - saw the All Blacks pass the half-century, remarkable given they were below par for long periods.
Despite the defeat, Scotland will go into next Saturday's match against South Africa with much to be optimistic about and high hopes of causing an upset.
Steve Hansen's side, meanwhile, head to Italy, who could reap the whirlwind now that the All Blacks have shaken off any autumnal ring rust.
Scotland : 15- Hogg, 14- Lamont, 13- De Luca, 12- Scott, 11- Visser, 10- Laidlaw, 9- Blair; 1- Grant, 2- Ford, 3- Cross, 4- Gray, 5- Hamilton, 6- Strokosch, 7- Rennie, 8- Brown (C)
Replacements: 16- Lawson (for Ford, 65), 17- Jacobsen (for Grant, 67), 19- Kellock (for Hamilton, 58) 20- Denton (for Rennie, 19), 21- Pyrgos (for Blair, 75), 22- Jackson (for Laidlaw, 67), 23- Evans (for De Luca, 65). Not used: 18- Traynor.
New Zealand : 15- Dagg, 14- Jane, 13- Smith, 12- Ellison, 11- Savea, 10- Carter, 9- Weepu; 1- Crockett, 2- Hore, 3- Franks, 4- Romano, 5- Whitelock, 6- Thomson, 7- McCaw (C), 8- Vito
Replacements: 16- Coles (for Hore, 62), 17- Woodcock (for Crockett, 72), 18- B Franks (for O Franks, 62)), 19- Williams (for Whitelock, 67), 20- Cane, 21- Kerr-Barlow (for Weepu, 62), 22- Barrett (for Dagg, 26). Not Used: 20- Cane, 23 - Nonu.
Sin Bin: Thomson (44).
Att: 67,144
Ref: Jerome Garces (France).
Comment number 233. Posted by abrugbydocon 13 Nov 2012 22:48
Let the crowd boo. It clearly didn't bother Dan Carter. Let people continue to have a go at McCaw. It just makes him play better and better. Let the Northern hemisphere accuse ABs of cheating. It just makes them strive to beat everyone. Name a team that wouldn't want McCaw in their side?
Comment number 232. Posted by Deerguton 13 Nov 2012 20:44
Name the top 5 Scottish tacklers last Sunday.......well 3 will do. Then rate them from 1 to 10 for tackles made. As a bonus who were the ones who fell off the pace and missed the most tackles?
Strokosch is usually a reliable tackler and Denton but it seemed to me that Grant put in more work than these two and Rennie the most till he went off then look what happened.
Comment number 231. Posted by Donohugeon 13 Nov 2012 19:54
Re j Davies whining about booing, that facet of the game originated in his beloved Wales. First heard 6 years ago at the millennium stadium, i hate it but its very much a case of pot calling kettle. Pipe down and get off my telly
Comment number 230. Posted by JDandfrieson 13 Nov 2012 16:31
All about opinons isnt it. Personally I think he tried to knee him, I am not the only one, of course neither of us will ever know, only he knows, so neither of us can be proven right.
I agree with you that he is undoubtedly one of the finest players i have seen.
Comment number 229. Posted by Moon Monkeyon 13 Nov 2012 16:10
I really like Johnathan Davies
Comment number 228. Posted by fallingTPon 13 Nov 2012 15:43
227. McCaw's record is clean. he is one of the cleverest, instinctive rugby players I have ever seen. Why on earth would he take such a risk so early in the RWC final with danger of being carded? It makes no sense. Watch the video & you would note McCaw was seeking to cleanout; his eyes were on getting the ball, Parra lifted his head & there was an unfotrtunately contact. There was no malice.
Comment number 227. Posted by JDandfrieson 13 Nov 2012 15:20
Yes I find it almost inconceivable that someone of his skill could accidently knee someone; of course i don't view him in the obvious awe that you do, but then again I don't wear blinkers.
His openside play is no different to others (they all there play largely on the line of legal and illegal), he is just better at it than most; which means he gets away with more.
Comment number 226. Posted by fallingTPon 13 Nov 2012 14:56
"McCaw accidently kneed someone"
Well that's what happened & most commentators agreed; the only person to make a noise was Inverdale
No your views are repugnant. Degree of voilence put in McCaw's direction has been a disgrace. As for his open side play you seem just another Jonny who indulges in conspiracy theories. It's simply amazing refs are so gullible & you are so erudite!
Comment number 225. Posted by JDandfrieson 13 Nov 2012 14:24
Falling TP
I am not naive enough to think that McCaw accidently kneed someone in the head, if you are then thats your opinion.
My views are just different to yours, it doesnt make them worthless; opposition players simply take teh laws into their own hands, because he gets away with murder even for an open-side, and appears to have been born off his feet and on the wrong side of the ball
Comment number 224. Posted by fallingTPon 13 Nov 2012 13:09
"Real old school All Black play."
Ever heard of Jim Mills? Most appalling incident of "All Black play" i've ever witnessed.
Or may be your beloved Danny Grewcock? Arguably the player with the worst discipline record in the history of rugby.
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The Game of My Life: The Seattle Seahawks
Brian Blades: Live Through This
Brian Blades runs in a game for the Seahawks. Herald file photo
The spotlight was on him again, only this time Brian Blades cringed at its glow. So many times, he stood beneath the lights and basked in the attention that came with them. He had played in so many big games at the University of Miami, had delivered in the Seattle Seahawks' most important game of his rookie season, had become one of the NFL franchise's greatest receivers of all time. And yet now, with all eyes upon him, Brian Blades was uncomfortable with the attention and scared for his life. Three days earlier, a jury had found him guilty of manslaughter following the accidental shooting death of his cousin, and now Blades was drowning in the middle of a media frenzy. He stood before a judge, expecting to hear the details of his looming sentence.
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Family has been at the center of Brian Blades's life for as long as he can remember. When he started boxing as a 6-year old, it was because he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, Freddie. When he played college football, it was as a teammate of younger brother Bennie, who would go on to face him as an opponent in the NFL. Long before those family ties got frayed, before Brian Blades would go to trial for the manslaughter of his cousin, the relationships of relatives were what pushed him to make the most out of his athletic ability. Of course, Bennie was the one who pushed Brian the most. Just 14 months younger than Brian, Bennie Blades brought out the best in his big brother.
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Brian Blades makes a small gain on a pass play during a game for the Seahawks. Herald file photo
Going into the meetings on Wednesday of that week, they gave us the game plan, and I knew I was going to have a lot on my shoulders. I was looking at the plays we were working on in practice, and I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of plays on the practice field. After we got done with practice on Friday, I called my mom and said: 'I'm going to have an opportunity to make some plays, and I just hope I don't disappoint the organization.' She said: 'Just go out and be yourself and have fun. Don't worry about what's on the line. Just look at it like it's another game. Go out and have fun.' As it turned out, I was a big part of the game plan that day. Me, as a rookie, being a big part of the game plan in a game we knew we had to win was kind of special. You come in as a rookie, and just to get an opportunity to play is good. But to be a part of the game plan when the game is on the line and the season is on the line, I just didn't want to let those guys down. I wanted to go out, do my best and make the plays I was afforded to make. I just wanted to make the best of it. Fortunately, I did. I caught four passes for 123 yards, with a pair of touchdowns. They gave me the opportunity, and I made the most of it.
I remember when I first got there, you go through the things where they tell the rookies to get to the back of the line. But I was always running to the front. I always wanted to be a part of the team and to make plays. I was their first pick because they didn't have a first-round pick, so going into camp, my main objective was to learn as quickly as possible. I wanted to make sure I got into training camp as soon as possible so I could learn the offense and give myself a chance to be a part of the offense once the season started. That was my main concern. Coming into the league as a rookie and just having an opportunity to play against the Raiders down there, with an opportunity to win a division title, was special for me. Growing up, you knew about the Oakland Raiders, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Dallas Cowboys. Those were the kinds of teams that, during their Super Bowl runs, when you go outside as a kid and pick up the football, you try to emulate. So that was exciting for me. And just to play with the guys I was on the team with: you're looking at the Jacob Greens and the Steve Largents and the Dave Kriegs. Those guys kind of took me under their wings. Just to be a part of that team, and to have some kind of impact on the game, it was special for me. Just having the opportunity to play against the Raiders, growing up watching Al Davis, and the mystique, that was exciting. I was just excited to be in the league, to make the most of the opportunities and to do what I could and, for an organization that took a chance on me, I wanted to prove that they made the right decision. Going into the Oakland game, it was a must-win for us. Just to be a part of the game plan was exciting, but it was a lot of pressure for a rookie. I didn't want to let the guys down that had been there for awhile. It was an opportunity for them to get back to the playoffs. So I just wanted to go out there and make as many plays as I could. I had two touchdowns in that game. Dave Krieg went to me a lot. My number was called quite a few times. I scored in the first quarter to give us a 14-7 lead, and I added another touchdown at the beginning of third quarter to pull ahead 30-17. We held on to win 43-37. Fortunately, I made the plays I had an opportunity to make, and that gave us an opportunity to win. That game helped us clinch the first division title in franchise history. I was just a rookie, so I thought it would be the first of many. But looking back, that was the only season I went to the playoffs. That was the highlight, my rookie year. As far as the team, in my 11 years, it was very disappointing. I was hoping we would have more opportunities to be in the playoffs, to play in the Super Bowl. I played in one Pro Bowl, and that was great, but I felt like I could have played in more. You have no control over that. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. You can't lose any sleep over it. I often wonder why we didn't have more success, but I still can't put my finger on it. It was a lot of things. I really don't know. I played for three different coaches in my 11-year career. It's kind of hard to say.
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For whatever reason, the Seahawks posted just one winning record over the final 10 years of Blades' career. During an 11-year career that brought plenty of individual success but not as much good fortune for the team, Blades caught 581 passes to rank second in franchise history. He went to the Pro Bowl in 1989, became the first Seahawks receiver to catch 80 passes in a single season and recorded 1,000-yard seasons four times. But the latter years of Blades's career were marred by controversy. And after the 1998 season, he was released as the team headed in a different direction. "Things ended not the way I wanted it to end," he said in 2007. "But I understand the business. There are ways you do things. I thought that I had done enough to not get a phone call from someone other than the coach. That left a bitter taste in my mouth." During his career, Brian Blades played five games against a Detroit Lions team that included a safety named Bennie Blades. "I was 3-2," Blades said of his won-loss record against his younger brother's team. "The first time we played, it was exciting. We had our whole family there. It was our first time playing on opposite teams. He was a talker, like most defensive players. It was something I had to deal with. His corners that I played against couldn't talk, so he did the talking. It was very exciting just to play against your brother and be in the league with him."
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A new documentary, The Desert of Forbidden Art, which reveals masterpieces of avant-garde Russian art and the difficult lives of their creators, is making its way around film festivals in Europe and the US
"The work of art is a scream of freedom," said Christo, the Bulgarian-born American artist whose experience of growing up in a Communist country left a deep mark on his creations.
In Russian art, there have been many "screams of freedom," especially during the repressive Stalin and Brezhnev years, when artists who didn't paint in the accepted Social Realism style (think smiling factory workers and singing proletariat marching arm in arm) were shunned, sent to mental institutions and exiled to labor camps.
This shameful legacy is chronicled in a new documentary "The Desert of Forbidden Art," currently making its way to film festivals around the world. In the film, directors Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev tell the story of one man who dedicated his life to hunting down works by forgotten Russian Avant-garde artists, amassing one of the largest collections in the world in the process.
The collector, Igor Savitsky, born into a bourgeois family shortly before the Russian revolution, went on to collect more than 44,000 artworks and open a museum, which today is the second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art in the world after the Russian State Art Museum in St. Petersburg.
"We wanted to awaken the curiosity of the collection…it really is a treasure trove for any art historian," said Pope, who teaches at the University of Southern California School of Cinema. "But the film is also about the price of being a prophet for your culture, for which artists often are."
The film features the works of formerly unknown artists such as Aleksander Volkov whose art now commands millions of dollars. But what is most astounding about Savitsky's museum is that it was built in Karakalpakstan, a dusty autonomous republic in Uzbekistan, where most people still scratch out a living as cattle herders or farmers.
The remoteness of the location is precisely what made it possible for Savitsky to create a museum, which today draws visitors from around the world. Ironically, Savitsky was able to secure the support of a local Communist Party boss to receive government funds for his collection of what many considered "anti-Soviet" art.
The film, which has already gotten rave reviews, is based on interviews with Savitsky's friends, artists' relatives and extensive archival footage acquired from the Moscow State Archive. Both the access and what the filmmakers found there was astounding, they say.
"The government had all kinds of wonderful photographs and film that had never been opened," said Pope, adding that archival material from the film would be donated to USC's Institute for Modern Russian Culture.
Although a film about art, "Desert of Forbidden Art" is ultimately about the tragic history of Stalin's reign over the Soviet Union, when all vestiges of pre-revolutionary Russia, such as churches, were destroyed and millions of people were killed for not toeing the Communist Party's ideological line.
The film tells the story of artists like Mikhail Kurzin, who fused Soviet training with the colors, history and traditions of the East, but whose works authorities deemed inappropriate. Kurzin, for example, was sentenced to 10 years in a Siberian labor camp for "anti-Soviet" statements.
Another artist profiled in the film is Yevgeny Lysenko, whose bewitching masterpiece "Fascism is Advancing" captured the mood of the times with a blue bull with eyes "like the barrel of a gun." Despite his talent, Lysenko was sent to a mental institution and is not widely recognized in Russian art history.
Since the "discovery" of the museum, its masterpieces have attracted collectors from around the globe. But despite subsisting on threadbare funding, the museum's director Marinika Babanazarova, whom Sativsky appointed on his deathbed, has refused to sell any pieces, convinced that doing so would spell the beginning of the end for the one-of-a-kind collection.
The masterpieces may have been saved from the long reach of the Soviet propaganda machine, but their future is still threatened, this time from Muslim extremists vying for power in the former Soviet republic and the anti-Russian sentiment that remains strong in the region.
"Unfortunately, due to political and economic conditions in Central Asia today, the Savitsky collection could cease to exist in its present form in any time," Pope and Georgiev say. "We hope this film will function as an advocacy tool and a catalyst to protect this unique 20th century cultural institution."
- "The Desert of Forbidden Art" will be shown at film festivals in Martha's Vineyard and Cambridge, Mass., San Francisco and Vancouver in the coming months. In 2011, it will be broadcast on PBS's Lens program. For more information about the film, including upcoming screenings, visit www.desertofforbiddenart.com


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CSUCI honors Virginia Tech shooting victims
In a 32-second moment of silence, CSU Channel Islands students, faculty and staff Wednesday remembered those who died when Seung-Hui Cho went on a shooting spree at Virginia Tech on April 16.
Organizers set up 32 chairs representing each victim at the South Quad of the campus, and as the full names of each were read second by second, students one by one sat on a chair.
Wearing red shirts, the 116 participants formed a "VT"' for an aerial photograph that will be sent to Virginia Tech students.
A scrapbook signed by students and donations also will be sent to the school in the next few weeks. Buckets will be placed throughout the campus for two weeks to collect donations for the "Coins Because We Care Campaign" to support the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund.
"Today we gathered to recognize the tragedy, but most important to celebrate the lives of wonderful people," Gregory Sawyer, vice president for student affairs, said at the ceremony.
"We need to support one another ... we need to believe in one another," he added.
David Boubion, an English major, said he was affected and scared by the tragedy. "I've always been a student who cares about other students," he said.
Boubion works as an academic adviser. He said he now feels closer and more connected to all the students.
"I try to help students as much as I can," said Boubion, who aspires to be a college professor. "We have to treat everyone as a family."
He was one of the students sitting in the 32 chairs, and said that when his turn came to sit down, he had an awkward feeling.
"It was a really sad feeling because I thought how my family would react if that had happened to me," Boubion said. "I think that we should learn and treat each other as if we were family."
For Dallas Carter, a junior liberal studies major, the tragedy at Virginia Tech was an eye-opener to all students.
Carter said that when she heard the names of each victim, it hit her hard. "If you can imagine those people in your chair ... it hits home, when you see the faces of those who you know were taken one by one," she added.
"I think that it is important to have a college community," student Marissa Allen said, adding that it's important to show Virginia Tech students that someone in California cares about what happened to them.
The deaths of innocent people affected how she sees students and friends, Allen said. "It just makes me reach out to people; it makes me approach new people and talk to them."
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