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Chow Down Hong Kong: Yin & Yang
From a hole-in-the-wall tofu shop to the city's best dim sum, chef Margaret Xu Yuan reveals the secrets of Hong Kong's food scene
A LIGHT DRIZZLE descends on Nelson Street market in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. But the weather is no deterrent to the early-morning shoppers, who elbow their way to stalls piled high with carrots the size of cucumbers, mounds of stocky wild-rice shoots, thick layers of bright-green shiso leaves, bags of dried mandarin peel and fiery red chilies from Hunan.
Margaret Xu Yuan weaves through stalls guarded by women in bamboo hats, perching on plastic stools. We come to the fish traders. Mullet flap around in red plastic bowls, and oysters sit, glistening, next to armies of blue swimmer crabs. "Those are very fresh," says Ms. Xu, pointing to a container of jade perch making a fierce bid for freedom.
Follow the Hong Kong Foodie Trail
Ms. Xu, restaurateur and TV chef, opened her restaurant, Yin Yang ( yinyang.hk ), in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district five years ago. A longtime advocate of organic farming, she has two farms in the New Territories—about an hour away from the restaurant—as well as growing vegetables at her house on the beach. Ms. Xu's farm-to-table approach is reflected in Yin Yang's menu, which changes monthly. For example, for just two weeks, when organic litchis are in season, she will have a special menu in which every dish contains the delicate fruit. Her classics, such as Yellow Earth Roast Chicken and suckling pig, are always on the menu, both cooked in a terra-cotta oven that she made herself from plant pots.
Time for breakfast. We stop off at Yan Wo, a tofu shop in the market (Shop E, 3 Nelson Street, Mong Kok). Wobbly mountains of creamy white tofu sit on the counter—with deep red pig's blood cubes for the more carnivorous. Beneath a shrine with an offering of oranges, we are served bowls of bean curd soup—a warm, milky liquid with delicate folds of tofu inside.
'When you bite into the flaky pastry, the combination of spring onions, rich veal goulash and spices is sensational'
Over this satisfying breakfast, Ms. Xu explains how her culinary journey began. Originally an advertizing design director, she ended up doing a lot of food styling, and was increasingly asked to develop recipes. To deepen her knowledge, she learned Thai cooking from Thai friends and northern Chinese from her Mandarin teacher, and she went to live in a Hakka village in Hong Kong (the Hakka are from southeastern China), learning traditional techniques like grinding grains on huge stones. She still makes her tofu this way. After soaking the beans overnight, she grinds them with water: "I don't get mountain water clean enough, so I use Evian," she explains with a smile. "It is fun and great exercise—far more interesting than going to the gym."
For Ms. Xu, cooking was also a chance to do something for her home city: "My food is Hong Kong food....I don't think the world needs another chef but I looked at our food and thought if I could have a restaurant and serve food like this I could start to create an identity for Hong Kong."
For our next stop, we drive to Islam Food ( islamfood.com.hk ) in Kowloon, which has been serving Hong Kong's Muslim population pork-free dishes since 1950. It is 11 a.m. and the restaurant is already heaving—plastic chairs jostle and steam billows from the kitchen counter at the side. Conscious of the food marathon ahead, we order gently—veal goulash pastry buns. When they arrive they don't look like much, but when you bite into the rich, flaky pastry, the combination of the spring onions, rich goulash and spices is sensational. We are momentarily lost for words.
But time is short, so we head in the car to Chong Fat, a Chiu Chow restaurant nearby (60 S. Wall Rd, Kowloon City). Chiu Chow, or Teochew, is a cuisine from eastern Guangdong province, famous for seafood and small, tapas-style dishes.
Here, surrounded by bright pink and yellow menus on the wall, all in Chinese, and past bubbling bowls of tapas laid out on a counter, we take our seats. Roast goose is the specialty, and this comes in melt-in-the-mouth slivers. Alongside are fragrant mustard greens with pork and sticky chive dim sum made with tapioca. Over baby mussels fragrant with garlic and Thai basil, Ms. Xu explains her theory of Hong Kong cuisine. "If you talk about Cantonese or Chinese dishes that come from Hong Kong, it is always fusion," she says. "We were never traditional Chinese here. Lemon and chicken is not Chinese, it is Hong Kong. Egg tarts are not Chinese. But you create your own dishes—you upgrade, make them contemporary, you take the concepts, you take the local produce, and only then do you have a cuisine of your own."
After a short break to gather strength for our next gastronomic mission, we move from the rough and tumble of the previous eateries, where not a word of English is spoken, to the genteel calm of Fook Lam Moon in Tsim Sha Tsui ( fooklammoon-grp.com ). There is a hush as people get down to the serious business of devouring some of the best dim sum in town. Beginning with some slices of barbecued pork, we move on to steamed dumplings—prawn har gow and pork siu mai—and supremely fluffy steamed pork buns, while Ms. Xu is hailed by friends dining at a nearby table.
Afterwards, we take a stroll through the surrounding streets, packed with shoppers, and breathe in the sights and sounds. Last (savory) stop for the day, and another drive away, is a hot-pot place on Canton Road. The setting couldn't be more unassuming, between car-part shops and wholesale bag outlets, but Guang Dong Fan Chong (872 Canton Road, Kowloon) is worth the hunt.
The fish and live crabs and other crustaceans crawling around in bowls are an indicator of the freshness of what's to come. Our host, Liao Liu, dives in the waters around Hong Kong once a week to hand-pick all the seafood himself. In winter, he manages it once a month. With a fan on and our red plastic chairs askew, we wait for the feast. First up, a salad of raw spotted sea urchin—crunchy, with a delicious gingery tang. Then comes a big, steaming pot, put on a hot-plate in the middle of the table. The broth is an energizing pick-me-up made with tomato, ginger and corn. It is sweet and refreshing, and to this we add broken-up crab and whelks, leaving them to cook in the liquid until they are ready to eat and rip apart with our hands, juices flying.
Now, barely able to move, we say our goodbyes and meander back through the rush-hour traffic, across the harbor to Hong Kong Island. We end up in Wan Chai, heading for milk tea and egg tarts at Honolulu (176-178 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai), a frenetic cafe with hordes of giggling teenagers tucking into these melt-in-the-mouth delights. Somehow we find room for one, fresh out of the oven, and it is heaven. Unable to eat any more, we call it a night.
The next day we head to Yin Yang to sample Margaret's famous Yellow Earth Roast Chicken, marinated in spices and cooked for six hours in her terra-cotta oven. As she serves the tender pieces, she muses on her philosophy of cooking: "I try to do my own stuff. It is like being a musician: I can't play someone else's music as well as they can, but I can play my own songs."
Margaret Xu's Hawker-Style Stir-Fried Clams
TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes. SERVES: 4
1kg fresh live clams
2 tbsp black salted soy beans
2 tsp light soy sauce
½ tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
3 tbsp vegetable oil for frying
6 cloves garlic, chopped
2 red chilies, chopped
20g glass noodles, soaked in cold water until transparent (about 20 minutes)
2 tsp cornstarch
60 mL water
1. In a pot, cook clams in their shells, covered, over a medium heat until they are half-open. Don't add any oil or water—juice will come out of the clams as they open. Drain and set the juice aside.
2. Mash the black beans lightly and add the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar.
3. Heat oil in wok, add garlic and chilies and fry for one minute.
4. Add the clams and stir in the mashed black bean mixture.
5. Stir-fry the clams for 1 minute and pour in the clam juice. Bring to boil, add the sauce mixture and stir until thickened.
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Lovely Central Room in Quiet Street
Size12 m²
Floor No.
- Kitchen
- Internet/WiFi
- Baby cot
- Family/child friendly
- Towels
- Lockable room
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This double guest room is in a centrally located apartment in idyllic location close to the lakes between Østerbro and Nørrebro.
On the first floor there are two bedrooms, this one has a double bed and the other room has two twin beds (see my other listings). This quiet and cozy room has a comfortable double bed, a wardrobe, a cupboard with a TV, two wicker chairs and a coffee table and near the window you will find a counter with two high benches where you can have your breakfast before explore the wonderful city of Copenhagen.
The room is bright and spacious and you can always count on a fresh bouquet of flowers on the table and you also have a nice view of the street and Copenhagen everyday life. There is a small kitchen for cooking and a fridge and freezer (Tea-kitchen and coffee maker are provided). The bathroom is right next to the room on the same floor.
The flat is at walking distance from the city center with shopping and food shops. Although for being so central it is a quiet and friendly street with very little traffic. The four lakes in the city are located only 10 minutes' walk from the main square of the city "The city hall square". This location provides a great opportunity to experience this piece of green city on foot. The States Museum of Art is also within walking distance and is definitely worth a visit. Bus 14 to Nørreport Station and the bus 14 and 40 to Central Station.
Grocery stores are located within 20 meters of this rental flat. This flat is a good place to go on family holiday, since it is possible to borrow a children's cot.
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nice room and well equipped, in a nice house in a nice neighborhood, well located for exploring the city. Ulla is a smiling hostess and good advice. place to recommend.
chambre agréable et bien équipée, dans une jolie maison située dans un quartier sympa, bien située pour découvrir la ville. Ulla est une hôtesse souriante et de bon conseil. adresse à recommander.
Ulla and her husband were so nice to us! You will definitely not regret your visit in Copenhagen if you stay at Ulla's place. We walked our whole weekend in Copenhagen 'cause we live so close by to everything. Our visit was absolutely one of the best so far together. We had such a great time with the concert, weather and our room was beautiful! The street was silent and quiet by night, except for the parrots in the morning in the house next door...
Stay at Ulla's place! :)
We had a very pleasant stay in a lovely appartement and the most splendid street in lovely Copenhagen.
We know where to go next time we plan to visit the city.
Nice room in a good location.
Schönes Zimmer in guter Lage.
Nice apartment on a suberb location. Half star off because of the shared kithcen being connected to room (a door separates the kitchen and the room but the other room uses the same kitchen which will cause some extra "noise").
Friendly wellcome. From Ulla you get good information about the restaurants etc. of this neighborhood. Extra credit for possibility to leave luggage after check out. -jk-
Everything in the description of the room / rooms voted 100%. Nice atmosphere, nice bathroom and very nice and friendly host. I can not give it more praise than that I am sure I will stay there again. Bow
Alt i beskrivelsen af rummet/rummene stemte 100%. Fin stemning, fint badeværelse og meget rar og venlig vært.
Jeg kan ikke give det mere ros end at jeg er sikker på at jeg kommer til at bo der igen.
A nice bright room on the edge of the old town in a quiet side street. Recommended, because you can reach almost all sights on foot and the Nyhavn harbor area is not far away. A really nice hostess, very helpful and friendly!
Ein schönes helles Zimmer am Rande der Altstadt in einer ruhigen Seitenstraße. Empfehlenswert, denn man kann fast alle Sehenwürdigkeiten zu Fuß erreichen und auch die Hafenmeile Nyhavn ist nicht weit weg. Eine wirklich nette Gastgeberin, sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich!
Clean, very nice. Centrally located, yet in a quiet location. The hostess is very friendly and tries to make everything possible. Highly recommended!
Sauber, sehr schön eingerichtet. Zentral gelegen und doch in ruhiger Lage. Die Gastgeberin ist super freundlich und versucht alles möglich zu machen.
Sehr zu empfehlen!
I stayed with my boyfriend for a few days in August 2012 at Ulla's home. The house is very nice and located near the center of Kopenhagen. Your really have to walk only ten minutes to go there. For free parking you need to walk about 20 minutes but you can unload your luggage near the house. Ulla is a great host. Everything was as discribed. Kopenhagen is a really lovely city and we will come again for sure.
It was a very very fine room in a quiet and pretty house and street and near to the famos attractions of copenhagen we enjoied the trip very well and ulla is a very very friendy and sympatic woman allways again we´d like copenhagen
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Check out reviews left by other students or leave your own review. You could win a free scholarship.Add your Review
Brittani from Columbia, IL12/08/2013
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 1 of 4
Categories Comments Food and Dining
There is food around that you can walk to. The cafe at the school is a little small and limited.
Dorm Life
Academic Rigor
It is very hard, and it takes up a lot of time, but it is worth it.
Tips for prospective students
Don't expect to not study and still get by. Put in the work, and you will come out full of knowledge. I have seen so many people fail because they thought they could get by without studying.
In three sentences
This school is very challenging. Also very rewarding. One of the best educations around!
Margaret from St. Louis, MO12/19/2012
Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 2 of 4
Categories Comments Bang for the buck
I am orginally from Columbus, Ohio were my family still lives. About five years ago I moved to St. Louis for an internship at Boys and Girls Town of Missouri. I have a Bachelors degree in Family Studies from Ohio University. At the time I wanted to become a counselor. Instead, I am a nanny/babysitter for a family with three beautiful girls for over four years. My passion is helping others! I have always felt this way as long as I can remember. Becoming an emergency room nurse at a children's hospital would be my dream job.
What to do for fun
I love playing and watching sports. Volleyball is my passion even though I am 5'4. I also play softball in the summer.
Food and Dining
I will not be staying around campus.
Dorm Life
I will not be staying in a dorm.
Academic Rigor
I was told that the Goldfarb accelerated program is extremely tough. There is a lot of information that is taught in a short amount of time. Anything below a 78% is a failing grade, two failing grades and one will be kicked out of the program.
Tips for prospective students
Keep up on readings and studys! Anything below a 78% is a failing grade. Goldfarb offers many resources at the school to help. Nursing school is going to be tough, utilize the help!
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Recently, I attended Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing new student orientation at the new Missouri Baptist site. The new building was equipped with all new state of the art technology. The faculty were extremely nice and helpful.
Kristel from Yorktown, VA07/08/2012
Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 3 of 4
Categories Comments What to do for fun
Barnes Jewish College is located in the Central West End of St Louis -- come enjoy all the fun things this city has to offer!
Tips for prospective students
Apply a year in advance if possible.
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GSON is an excellent school to attend. The facilities, staff, and education is all top notch! So if you are interested in becoming an RN, look into the different programs that Barnes Jewish College has to offer!
Candace from Festus, MO07/04/2012
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Categories Comments Tips for prospective students
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Nutritional Demands During Pregnancy
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Nausea; nutritional needsTips to Help with Pregnancy Nausea
- Lemon candies, scents, gum, or lemonade
- Fresh ginger, ginger tea, candy, or gingerale
- Peppermint tea, scents, and candy
- A very cold drink or Popsicle
- Essential oils that relieve nausea, including citrus, ginger, and lavender scents
- Eat several small meals throughout the day
- Have a carbohydrate snack every two hours between meals
- Keep cookies, crackers, energy bars, or some cereal by your bed to snack on at night
- Have a few bites of these foods when your alarm goes off; stay in bed another 15 minutes
- Keep an icy cold drink at bedside to sip at night
- Avoid strong-smelling food, caffeine, smoke, and garlicky, spicy, or fishy smells
- Avoid fatty or spicy foods
- Avoid large amounts of fluid on an empty stomach
- Try a "Sea-Band" wristband, which works through acupressure points (available at pharmacies)
- If you have a poor appetite, try shakes, smoothies, mashed potatoes, soups, cereal, and frozen yogurt
For exercisers in particular, taking your daily prenatal vitamin is extremely important, as you especially need additional B vitamins, calcium, and iron to support your active lifestyle. Folate is the B vitamin essential to pregnancy. Do not take any other vitamins or supplements not recommended by your doctor, as these can be harmful to the baby. You must be especially careful of vitamins A and K, which at high doses can contribute to birth defects.
Daily Nutritional Needs of Active Pregnant Women
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|Thiamine (B1)
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|18 mg
|Riboflavin (B2)
|1.6 mg
|Pyridoxine (B6)
|2.3 mg (3)
|Cyanocobalamin (B12)
|6 mcg (6)
|Pantothenic acid
|6 mg
|600 mcg
|Vitamin C
|70 mg
|360 mg
|Vitamin D
|400 Iu
|Vitamin A
|2800 Iu
|Vitamin E
|30 Iu
|20 mg
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Is the "Botax" Anti-Beauty?December 17th, 2009
Back on November 19, Democrats proposed enacting a five percent tax on elective cosmetic procedures as a way to raise six billion dollars to pay for the nation's healthcare system overhaul. Immediately dubbed the "Botax" by pundits, the idea drew instant fire from cosmetic surgeons, dermatologists and women who enjoy free access to the cosmetic procedures that enhance their appearances and often their self-esteem.
One of our areas of greatest interest and academic study is the intersection of beauty and the brain. A great deal of research has shown that having cosmetic improvements improves one's mood, self-image and quality of life. It's not known yet whether that improvement is purely due to greater confidence and pleasure in seeing oneself looking younger and more attractive, or whether there is a mechanism that affects brain function (akin to reports from women with Botox injections that they have a harder time crying). What remains clear is that improvements in beauty tend to correlate with improvements in mental state. So what does lawmakers' willingness to tax breast implants and tummy tucks say about our attitude toward beauty?
Let's use other popular taxes as a parallel. The most common tax on elective "lifestyle" choices is the "sin tax" placed on cigarettes and hard liquor in most states. These taxes are levied in part because smoking and drinking are perceived as potentially harmful activities that are basically recreational luxuries; the taxes are, in part, a way of the government saying, "If you're going to do these things and cause potential problems such as drunk driving and lung cancer, we're going to tax you for the privilege." So, by this logic, is Congress saying that cosmetic procedures are equally frivolous and harmful choices made primarily by women (who, by the way, make up only 91 of the 535 seats in the legislative branch)?
That might be overstating, but it's clear that the message being sent is that Botox and the many other procedures upon which women (86 percent of patients are women) spend billions per year are a somewhat frivolous luxury primarily enjoyed by rich people with too much time on their hands. This could not be more wrong. First of all, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 60 percent of women who get work done have household incomes between $30,000 and $90,000 a year. These are not the idle rich, and a five percent levy would have a real impact on their lives.
More importantly, while a small minority of cosmetic procedures may be playthings for desperate cougars trying to defy time, most women are simply trying to look and feel their best, correct what they see as defects, and enhance the quality of their lives. Beauty matters; it shapes our self-image, our relationships and our career opportunities. It is not an idle luxury nor a socially costly habit like smoking two packs a day, and it should not be forced by a tax into the "sin" category. Beauty, and the doctors and patients who pursue it, should be given their proper respect.


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Well this is the time of year when we think about moving south...but then March come along and we start to see slight glimpses of springtime...and we forget about our winter troubles...Here is what we had to deal with the last two days.Its very cold and our electric went out. After a quick call to the outage center at the Elec Co-op...we found out that it was on our end. But our breakers were fine...my husband went down to the electric pole and those breakers were off...he reset them, but he had to figure out why it turned off. To make a long story short...he discovered that the pipe to the submersible pump split because of the cold. Even though it is down below the frost line. Our well is quite a distance from the house, down in the middle of the woods....he nearly froze repairing that...the pump was continually pumping, but because of the split pipe, it couldn't get enough water to the house, so that caused the hot water heater to blow up. And then when the electric was out, some of our water pipes in the house froze. (we keep a small electric heater in the basement to keep them from freezing.) (emphasis added)
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Ballet in Animation
Posted 18 January 2009 - 02:33 AM
My name is Lex and I'm an animation student and about to start my honours year. The animation that I want to make incorporates a lot of ballet movements or at least ballet inspired movements. Of course, I know pretty much nothing about ballet. Nothing a few books can't fix! Now where did I leave 'Ballet for Dummies'? ...Haha, just kidding, don't hate me.
Seriously though, I would like to ask for a bit of advice from people who do know about ballet. Namely you guys. So here are a few questions to start me off.
Do you feel that ballet is misrepresented in cartoons and animation and if so, why?
How do you like ballet to be represented?
What sort of particular ballet moves do you like to see?
Hm, that's all I can think of for now.
Here's the blog for my upcoming animation: http://viola-animated.blogspot.com/
Posted 19 January 2009 - 08:33 PM
Not animation, but I'm a huge fan of the famous 1970s Japanese manga (comic book series) Swan by Kyoko Ariyoshi. Most of it is translated into English--it's about a young ballerina but is a pretty realistic view and has amazingly drawn scenes of ballet dance which give the illusion of movement.
Posted 19 January 2009 - 11:05 PM
I don't know how to put this into words, but my problem with animated ballet has to do with physics.
Dancers in animation have no mass, no weight. They just seem to float up and around much too easily. They don't defy gravity so much as they ignore it. They have no real contact with the floor, even when the animators put in little shadows to suggest that their figures are actually standing on a floor or leaping from it.
I realize that ballet dancers attempt to create the illusion of weightlessness in the air, to disguise as much as possible the preparation for their turns, etc. But they can go only so far. The drama and beauty of the leap comes from the viewer's sense that this IS an illusion. Of course physical effort is masked as much as possible, but it is always there in real life.
For me, the success of the hippos in Fantasia comes from my sense that they are overcoming -- or trying to overcome -- the handicap of their size and weight. The fact that they appear to be oblivious to this handicap merely adds to the charm and makes you love them. They overcome the handicap by illusion and the skill of the animators. Similarly, the success of the ostriches comes from their slightly desperate attempt to overcome their physical limitations, especially the awkwardness and unreliability of their limbs.
Posted 20 January 2009 - 01:48 AM
I'm trying to think of some other examples of ballet in animation, but I'm blanking...
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Bart: Thanks for the comment, it was very helpful. As an animator, weight is one of the first things that we learn. I really want to portray a sense of weight in my animation, it's very important. Weightlessness is something that occurs in bad animation and it's definately something I want to avoid. I would like moments of weightlessness, when is is en pointe perhpas, but only moments. For the most part I want a real sense of mass. I've been watching ballet, real life and on dvd and I want to be able to show which parts of the body are carrying the most weight in particular movements, when it transfers and all that sort of stuff.
Thanks for the link innopac, that was very helpful as well.
Posted 29 January 2009 - 06:04 PM
And I'll have a look around for that Manga too...
You might want to go over to Ballet Talk for Dancers and search on anime and manga. There are a few threads there. Here is one.
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Thanks EricMontreal22, I'll definitely have a look into Fantasia, I had totally forgotten about that scene. And I'll have a look around for that Manga too, I want to absorb as much as possible.
You're welcome. As a kid obsessed with Fantasia, I remember my mother who was into ballet saying how great she found the Dance of the Hours because it mocked so many ballet conventions (as a kid I thought she might not like it because it seemed to be basic fat/skinny mockery--but I see it for so much more now).
Swan, the manga, has some sample pages here and a review by a friend of mine who works for Viz comics http://shaenon.livej...663.html#cutid1 There's an even better loved manga from the era in Japan that hasn't been translated, Arabesque by Riyoko Yamagishi but the art isn't quite as breathtaking inhow it uses montage. But the way ballet has impacted Japanese comics by women for women/shoujo in inescapable. The Queen of shoujo manga, Moto Hagio (sadly, barely translated despite all her awards and fame in Japan) did her own series, Flower Festival in the late 80s and has done others--even travelling to Russia and Italy to capture dancers.
Posted 07 February 2009 - 10:15 PM
Wow, thanks so much for that link, it looks incredible!
I don't know if it would be helpful to you or not, but there's a blog for animated dance:
And thanks to all of you for your help.
Posted 02 March 2009 - 07:30 PM
Right--but I'd say one reason the Dance of the Hours is a success is because the animated forms DO appear to have weight (or lack of), etc. When dancers were simply rotoscoped to be Gene Kelly's partners in Invitation, even though rotoscoping is just tracing over real dancers, for some reason there is a complete lack of sense of weight--this is why it's not a success for me.
I'm trying to think of some other examples of ballet in animation, but I'm blanking...
Thanks for those examples, Eric, and I agree with you on both counts.
I seem to remember a Bugs Bunny cartoon with a ballet theme, but it's been aeons and I could be wrong.
And thanks to all of you for your help.
Thank you for the great topic. In recent years we've seen the virtual abandonment, on the big screen anyway, of hand drawn animation in favor of computer animation, although the former still has some advantages over the latter. I think that dancing characters can look quite good in hand drawn animation, but movement in CGI can still be very clunky. And classical music can go very well with cartoons.
Posted 02 March 2009 - 07:51 PM
Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation
about Disney animation. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but it looks gorgeous -- very handsomely produced, with lots of illustrations. (And Aloff is an excellent writer, of course, with an affinity for the subject, so it should be excellent.)
Posted 02 March 2009 - 08:51 PM
What always gets me about those movies or just ballet in general in cartoons is the lack of properly using turnout and pointing of the feet. These are things a dancer pays attention to whereas a "normal" person may tend to brush over. Hands as well and the por de bras I feel is also often overlooked. When there is no shape even to the finger tips it bothers me dearly!
I hope when you make your animation, you can pay attention to the details of the hands and feet and actually having the ballerina using her pointe shoe box correctly. And yes, make the guy actually lift the girl with some strength.
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A: Your day care center director is correct. The poison ivy rash is not contagious. When a person touches the poison ivy leaf, a substance on the surface of the leaf (a resin) rubs off. Over the next 48 to 72 hours the skin reacts to the resin by becoming red and developing bumps and blisters at and around the site where the resin was. It can be very itchy and uncomfortable, especially for children, but will eventually go away, though it may take weeks. Sometimes prescription creams or medications are given to help it resolve faster.
The fluid inside the blisters is not contagious, and will not cause poison ivy if another child touches it. The "spreading" of poison ivy on one person that you are describing, is due to different factors. When the resin touches the skin or clothing it sticks there until it is washed off. Often, people do not know that they have touched poison ivy, and may end up spreading the resin to other parts of their body with their hands or their clothing over the next day, until they've washed their hands or taken a bath. Since the rash doesn't occur until two or three days later, it can appear as though successive crops of blisters are developing over a one or two day period, all from that same exposure to the resin of the poison ivy plant.
There are some things you can do to prevent poison ivy: First, know what the plant looks like, and try to avoid it; next, wear clothing that will protect the skin if you know you will be in area where poison ivy is present; and last, wash up well as soon as possible after coming in from being out in the woods, including washing of the clothing that you wore. The less time the resin sits on the skin, the milder the reaction is likely to be.
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I'm preparing for a test for real analysis and I came across this problem in Royden's book:
Let $\{f_n\}$ be a sequence of real valued functions on $[a,b]$ that converges pointwisely on $[a,b]$ to the real valued function $f$. Show that $TV(f) \leq \liminf ~TV(f_n)?$
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Committee members voted 2-1 in favor of recommending the full council adopt the ordinances, which will be presented for consideration at Monday's city council meeting.
The dissenting vote was cast by Ward 7 Councilman Terry Weigel, who renewed his concerns there are too many unknowns in the city's budget picture for 2013-14 to risk a pay raise now. Weigel said without knowing how much the city will have to pay for employee health care coverage, he can't in good conscience commit to a pay hike.
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The potential for a higher health insurance tab "is not a factor in what we do in negotiations," she said.
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As a part of the registration prgress of my app, the user can select a profile picture. My first idea was to store the picture in my database, but I read this isn't a good idea. I think the other solution is to upload the image to the filesystem and store the path in the db. Is this the right way to do this and is it save to store an unknown file in my system?
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April 4, 2015, Saturday
Richard III Gets a Kingly Burial, on Second Try
The archbishop of Canterbury presided over the service on Thursday, but critics said the notorious monarch should not have been given such honors.
March 27, 2015, Friday
Richard III, Previous Visit a Bust, Is Warmly Received 530 Years Later
Officials said that the crowds in Leicester, England, were heavier for the procession of King Richard III's remains on Sunday than they were in 2012, when Queen Elizabeth II visited the city.
March 23, 2015, Monday
England's F.A. Charges Mario Balotelli Over Racist Posting
Balotelli faces a five-match ban after the latest high-profile episode involving racist language by a prominent Premier League figure.
December 6, 2014, Saturday
Amid Little Fanfare, Americans Lose in London
American fans were notable mainly by their absence as the United States lost to Colombia, the world's third-ranked team, in an international friendly.
November 15, 2014, Saturday
Jurgen Klinsmann, Back in London, Sees Exhibition as Important Test for U.S. Men's National Team
Klinsmann is set to coach a young United States team as it challenges Colombia in a friendly international match that he says could be a steppingstone on the path to the next World Cup.
November 14, 2014, Friday
No-Shows and Strapped Teams Cloud Formula One's Future
The Formula One road show has arrived for its race in Austin, Tex., in a depleted, demoralized and deeply fractious state, more uncertain of its future than at any time in recent memory.
November 2, 2014, Sunday
A Player Convicted of Rape Hopes to Return to Soccer
Ched Evans's stated desire to play professional soccer after serving half of a five-year prison sentence has set off a debate in Britain.
October 24, 2014, Friday
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How can I change dialog size for Android Facebook SDK? It's almost fullscreen which is OK for phone, but not OK for tablet. I would like to have different dialog size for tables and phones.
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
Why not instantiate it, or the pieces you want, in a Fragment?
Here is the doc for Webview Fragments http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebViewFragment.html
Now Facebook does have some native Fragments integrated into their SDK, like the Picker Fragment: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/android/3.0/PickerFragment
This is what the webfragment would look like when you place it in your
You should be able to Fragmentize what you need for Tablets. Justin Breitfeller posted this code on stackoverflow: How to detect 7" Android tablet in code
I have used this in the past to make a different view for 7" and above screens in the past effectively. Then, you can call a different layout using different fragments or having fragments change size dynamically to effectively fit a screen based on type.
It would be helpful if you gave us a bit more detail about what exactly you are trying to do.
In the Android Facebook 3.0 SDK make sure the LoginActivity Activity declaration in your manifest looks like this:
Setting the theme like this still starts the facebook activity as a fullscreen activity, but the entire activity is transparent so it looks like only a dialog appears.
I guess this is more of a hack than anything else, but that's how Facebook does this in the Scrumptious sample project.
If anyone cares - Facebook doesn't support this out of the box. You have to hack the code with some special cases, using calculations similar to childofthehorn's to check if the device is tablet or not, and then resize it manually.


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MASTERFUL: Joann Shorac, a sales associate with Century 21 Greathouse Realty in Weirton, has been recognized as one of the system's top producers nationwide.
Shorac was a diamond level Century 21 Master's Award winner. Diamond level status is awarded to agents who have closed a minimum of 50 transactions within a calendar year. A gold-plated lapel pin with diamond accents is awarded to those agents, in addition to a trophy and an opportunity to attend a Century 21 top agent retreat.
A lifelong resident of Weirton, Shorac has been a real estate professional for more than 33 years and is a member of the West Virginia Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. She has been a Multi-Million Dollar Producer for many years as well as a top producer for most of her career, earning her the National Excellence Award for Realtors placing in the top 1 percent across the U.S. During her years with Century 21 Greathouse Realty, she has earned the 2008 and 2009 Masters Ruby awards, the 2010 and 2011 Masters Diamond Award, 2010 Preferred Agent Club for outstanding sales production, 2010 Readers' Choice Award and 2011 Pacesetter Platinum Award.
Century 21 Greathouse Realty is a full-service brokerage specializing in residential and commercial properties, with locations at 2889 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton, and 444 Carolina Ave., Chester.
CELEBRATING: Bradley Partnerships, a leading regional human resource consulting and coaching firm, is celebrating its 10th year in the Pittsburgh area business community.
Bradley has been providing a diverse array of personalized human resources services and training to businesses in Pittsburgh and the Tri-State Area.
Lois Bradley, founder and president, pointed out many members of her staff were born and raised in the region. "We've seen the changes that have taken place here, and we know the unique challenges that local businesses face, whether due to the economic, political or staffing environments in which they operate," she said. "We offer solutions that strike the right balance between a company's needs and its budget."
The company plans to expand into West Virginia, Ohio and New York this year.
GREEN: Ohio-based Tremco Inc. recently received an award for excellence in environmental, health, safety and security performance from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council for its headquarters renovation.
Tremco President Randy Korach said their renovation was unique among the projects honored because of its scope, integrating multiple elements of sustainability and environmental stewardship within the business planning cycle.
"We appreciate the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council's recognition of our renovation, and thank them for presenting us with an award of excellence," Korach said. "Our hope is to inspire other companies to look beyond such traditional improvement projects as upgrading factory equipment and embrace the 'whole building' approach in which a building is considered a system, with multiple enhancements working together to achieve high performance."
The goal of Tremco's comprehensive, foundation-to-roof renovation of its circa 1970 headquarters building was making it a sustainable showcase - a high-performance, energy-efficient facility requiring less water, using renewable energy sources and substantially reducing operating costs. Results to date show major decreases in gas, electric and water consumption. Among the many sustainable solutions used in the renovation are a wind turbine, vegetated and photovoltaic roofs, a water capture and reuse system and energy-efficient facade and windows.
Tremco is based in Beachwood.
To learn more about the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council, visit www.ohiochemistry.org.


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Football scoreboard for Dec. 13
Friday's results
Class S final
Ansonia 51, Woodland 12
Woodland 0 6 6 0—12
Ansonia 14 14 8 15—51
A—Arkeel Newsome 6 run (Witold Gul kick), 7-0
A—Gul 27 fumble recovery return (Gul kick), 14-0
W—Tanner Kingsley 14 run (kick failed), 14-6
A—Newsome 2 run (kick failed), 20-6
A—Newsome 8 run (Newsome run), 28-6
A—Tajik Bagley 4 run (Thomas Majchrzak pass from Jai'Quan McKnight), 36-6
W—Kingsley 5 run (pass fail), 36-12
A—Marjchrzak 11 pass from Newsome (Bagley run), 44-12
A—Newsome 3 run (Gul kick), 51-12
Individual stats
Rushing: Woodland—Sean McAllen, 17-66; Tanner Kingsley, 9-50; Joe Poeta, 2-2; Taylor Tucciarone, 2-minus 2.
Ansonia—Arkeel Newsome, 34-259; Tajik Bagley, 5-48; Jai'Quan McKnight, 7-54; Hugh Jackson, 2-5; Saiheed Sanders, 2-3; Jack Williams, 1-minus 2
Passing: Woodland—Tanner Kingsley, 11-21, 2 interceptions, 140 yards. Ansonia—Jai'Quan McKnight, 1-1, 29 yards; Newsome, 1-2, 11 yards, 1 TD, 1 interception
Receiving: Woodland—Joe Poeta, 3-75; Taylor Tucciarone, 2-4; Jack Pinho, 3-37; Sean McAllen, 1-5; Mike Kenney, 2-19. Ansonia—Tajik Bagley, 1-29; Thomas Majchrzak, 1-11.
Records: Ansonia, 15-0; Woodland, 12-3.
Today's games
Class LL final
at Arute Field, CCSU
Southington vs. Fairfield Prep, 1:35 p.m.
Class L final
at Boyle Stadium, Stamford
Darien vs. New Canaan, 11:05
Class M final
at Arute Field, CCSU
Brookfield vs. St. Joseph, 10:05 a.m.
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Sutton Coldfield Celebrates Royal Occasions
Swarming a pole, Sack Racing and Collar Grinning: Sutton Coldfield Celebrates Royal Occasions
June 2012 sees the celebration of 60 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II.
Sutton Coldfield Reference Library has a large collection of photographs and ephemera. We have put together a collection of recently digitised material to illustrate how Sutton Coldfield has celebrated Royal events in times past.
In 1952, the Proclamation of the Accession was made from a balcony of the Council Office by the then Mayor, Alfred Owen, watched by a large crowd.
See larger version of Mayor Alfred Owen addressing a large crowd
Sutton Coldfield has a fine tradition of celebrating Royal occasions. A souvenir brochure produced for the Coronation of the present Queen's grandfather, George V, recorded the Town's celebrations for Queen Victoria's Coronation in 1838. A general collection was agreed, and celebrations included a procession, a public dinner, sports in the park and fireworks. 500 medals were provided, at a halfpenny a piece, for the children. £23. 6. 8 was spent on meat for 800 people, and £50. 0. 0 on ale, to be split between dinner on 20 tables in Coleshill St., and the festivities in the Sutton Park. £5. 0. 0 was to be spent on tea drinking, and a committee was appointed to manage it!
The sports, amongst which we find pole swarming and collar grinning, included prizes of waistcoat pieces and smock frocks.
Celebrations for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, pictured here, included Maypole Dancing and Tree Planting in Sutton Park. Larger versions of Diamond Jubilee celebrations
This programme from Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation reveals that sports, tea parties and fireworks were still popular 125 years later. Larger version of Coronation Programme
Sutton Coldfield's celebration of the Coronation of our Queen's father, George VI is well documented in the Local History Library. See larger versions of Sutton Coldfield Coronation Celebrations ephemera.
The Silver Jubilee celebration was in 1977. Street Parties were popular, and remained so for subsequent Royal Weddings in the 1980s. Sutton Coldfield was no exception. Do you recognise anyone from these pictures?


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Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial was completed in 1917. Inspired by the designs of Greek temples, there are 36 columns representing the number of states in the union at the time of Lincoln's death. Two murals by Jules Guerin and the famous seated statue of Abraham Lincoln are found inside the building.
Fun Fact: The statue of Lincoln was carved from 28 blocks of white Georgia marble.
Photo source: Carol M. Highsmith
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Details: Extended care for gymnastics camp:
Gymnastics Camp
You must be registered for the above camp to register for extended care.
Note: base registration is for 5 days of extended care. If you require fewer days please register, then contact the office to update the registration to the appropriate number of days
Start Time: Jun 16, 2014 09:00AM
End Time: Jun 20, 2014 04:00PM
Event Location: The Cave
Member cost: $150.00
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NO2ID is a campaigning organisation. We are a single-issue group focussed on the threat to liberty and privacy posed by the rapid growth of the database state, of which "ID cards" were the most visible part. We are entirely independent. We do not endorse any party, nor campaign on any other topic.
We aim to publicise the case against state control of personal identity among the general public, in the media, and at every level in government. NO2ID's members are from all sorts of backgrounds and hold all sorts of opinions on other questions. They almost certainly include people much like you. Please support us.
National ID cards are gone. But the infrastructure survives as the biometric permits for foreign residents. Mass-surveillance has not disappeared. The coalition's promises to "roll back the database state" are ineffectual. Indeed official demands for personal information are multiplying:
And …
NO2ID identified the dangers of "the database state" back in 2004. It is still the only organisation specifically dedicated to tackling it. Some people think it is all over. But privacy needs defending more than ever. We will continue to oppose dangerous new schemes, but also press for positive changes:
We have done much in the last six years. We can do more. But we need your help. If you think privacy is worth fighting for, then please support us.
The 'database state' is what we call the tendency to try to use computers to manage society by watching people. There are many interlocking government plans that do this. Together they mean officials poking into your private life more than ever before.
The list of database state initiatives on which NO2ID is campaigning, along with a wide range of other organisations, is here.
There was a lot of confusion about the government's proposed National Identity Scheme, and it didn't help that the Home Office often gave misleading information. Our summary of the scheme is here.
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Steubenville-area churches have announced the following sermon themes for their Sunday services:
-- Bell Chapel United Methodist Church, Steubenville: "Love's Invitation."
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Steubenville: "The Wonderful Facets of Communion," the Rev. David Massimi, guest speaker.
Finley United Methodist Church, Steubenville: "Remember," morning service; "Why Choose Death When You Can Choose Life?" evening service.
First Christian Church, Disciples, Steubenville: "Spiritual Exercise," with guest speaker the Rev. Carol Vaccariello.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Steubenville: "Are Sin, Disease and Death Real?"
First United Methodist Church, Toronto: "Growing in Christ - Through Remembrance."
First Westminster Presbyterian Church, Steubenville: "Hope Grows Here."
Harmony United Methodist Church, Mingo Junction: "So Abram Went, The Story, Chapter 2."
Quinn Memorial AME Church, Steubenville: "Divine Roots Produce Good Fruits."
Second Baptist Church, Steubenville: "The Heart of the Matter."
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Steubenville: "Holy Brother."
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Steubenville: "Blameless and Upright."
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Steubenville: "Your Love Is Before My Eyes."
Starkdale Presbyterian Church, Steubenville: "Elect From Every Nation."
Tiltonsville United Methodist Church: "Better Than Angels."
Toronto First Presbyterian Church: "In the Breaking of the Bread."
Two Ridges Presbyterian Church, Wintersville: "Called to Be Peacemakers."
Zion United Church of Christ, Steubenville: "Enfolding Love."


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Examples of GIS Visualisation
[This is a community wiki post, you are inviting other members of the community to edit it - not just to correct spelling or improve formatting]
Example: Dr. John Snow (1813-1858), a legendary figure in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology created one of the first uses of geographical analysis on a static map to solve a problem of stopping the spread of cholera through Soho, London, England.
The first two cholera cases in 1848 occurred in the same room but a week apart at No. 8, New Lane (in red) near Gainsford Street in the community of Horsleydown... water pumps were causing the spread and over a period of time it was found after collating deaths and visualising them.
Good Examples can be ancient, historical or cutting edge.
source: http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/1859map/snowindex.html


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Azarenka Beats Li to Win Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia—Belarussian tennis player Victoria Azarenka on Saturday secured a second Grand Slam title and retained her No. 1 ranking by defeating China's Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a drama-filled Australian Open final.
The 23-year-old top seed, who won her first major tournament in Melbourne last year, burst into tears after she successfully defended her claim to the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, becoming one of only eight women, including Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis and Serena Williams, who have done so.
Li, who also was chasing a second major title, found herself in early control of the first set, which alone included seven breaks of serve. Despite failing to close out the set at 5-3, China's most-accomplished tennis player clinched her fourth set-point opportunity on Azarenka's serve, courtesy of a double fault.
With Azarenka leading 3-1 in the second set, Li hurt her left ankle and fell as she reached for a backhand, requiring medical attention. The 30- year-old Li fought back to even the scores at 4-4. But Azarenka won eight of the next nine points and the set, as the sixth seed Li made six of her match total of 57 unforced errors.
At 2-1 in the decisive set, play was suspended for nine minutes for an Australia Day fireworks display. In the first point back, Li injured the same ankle and hit her head as she fell, silencing the Rod Laver Arena crowd, which wondered whether it would witness what would have been just the second retirement in a Grand Slam women's final since 1968.
"[For] two seconds, I couldn't really see anything. It was totally black," Li later explained. She added that the outcome of the match could have been different had she not fallen twice, but otherwise refused to dwell on the past.
Though play resumed, and Li continued to amass winners—she made 36 during the match, double Azarenka's 18—it was the latter who raced to match point, sealing it as a forehand from Li sailed past the base line.
"In these kind of matches you always have to take the opportunity of the important moments," said Azarenka. She added that she had expected a poor reception from the crowd because of a controversially timed off-court medical timeout in her semifinal against 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens, which was miscommunicated as a panic attack, rather than a rib injury that impaired her breathing.
"I was expecting way worse, to be honest actually. What can you do? You just have to go out there and try to play tennis in the end of the day," she said.
Speaking about the spotlight and the expectations that attended her as defending champion, Azarenka said she enjoys pressure, and uses it to her advantage. "I take it as a positive, something that will push me forward to improve, to get better, and the outcome is out of my hands."
With the win, the Belarussian joined Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova as the only active players who have won two or more major tournaments.
Li, who turns 31 next month and will rise one place to No. 5 in the Women's Tennis Association rankings on Monday, joked that she felt like she was at the China Open, because of the number of Chinese flags and cheers, both in Mandarin and English at the arena. "I know I'm not young, but I still have to say [I'm] very looking forward to next year."
It was a case of déjà vu for the most successful tennis player to have ever represented the world's most populous nation. In 2011, Li secured the first set at the Australian Open final, but proceeded to lose to Kim Clijsters 6-3, 3-6, 3-6. Four months after that loss, she captured her first major, the French Open.
"I wish I can [do] the same this year, as well," she smiled, before reminding the press that French Open's winners in 2008 and 2012— Ana Ivanovic and Sharapova—bounced back from finishing as runners-up at the Australian Open that year to win the coveted title in Paris.


text: How about another creepy zombie to add to your monster collection? This time I will show you "how to draw a cartoon zombie" step by step. In the past I have uploaded different types of zombie characters and although they are cool, they are not the easiest things to draw. I wanted to do a lesson on another zombie that was easy enough for everyone to accomplish. I mean lets face it, who doesn't like to draw cartoon style zombies once in a while right? Anyway, I drew this zombie live yesterday and from what I am gathering everyone loved it. Again it was supposed to come out looking like a chibi version, but for some reason I got sidetracked and drew a cartoon version instead. I like this zombie more than the other ones I drew because it is detailed, but yet so simple. Once eye is popping out of the socket and the other eye is just voided out. He still looks very creepy and scary, which makes this cartoon zombie a character that will be good enough to draw on Halloween or even today. Have fun with this tutorial peeps on "how to draw a cartoon zombie step by step". Peace out and happy drawing!


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If you visit any admin/franchise/clients sites, these sites always have logo on the left top corner. What is the golden rule for admin site logo height? as i have build a logo with 50px height but its looking quite tall, because there is some old printed images which increase the height of logo and i can not change these images height. i need your suggestion about admin site header and logo.
There is no golden rule. Marketing wants it twice as large. The UI designer wants it twice as small. So just go somewhere in between.
Hard to visualize the problem you have. Not sure there's a golden rule to logo height - but 40 to 70px sounds about right, probably including padding, but it depends on the rest of the content and whether it's wasting space right along the top. Look at this very page for example.
[Edit] Added some examples below. If you are forced to have a 15px padding top and bottom, then a 30px logo looks too small, between 40 and 50 looks better. Depends on your colour scheme, aspect ratio of the logo, and what else you have in the same horizontal panel as the logo...?
50px does not seem unreasonable at all. Any size that is at least legible but not obtrusive should work.


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- Financing a SLU Education
Scholarship/Financial Aid Programs
There are are two main ways to help finance a Saint Louis University education:
1.) Institutional Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, talent, service, leadership and other factors.
2.) Other External Financial Aid comes in the form of grants and loans, some of which may have to be repaid.
Institutional Scholarships
Four-year merit-based scholarships, ranging from $3,000 to $18,000 per year, are available to incoming freshmen. The Billiken, Ignatian, University, Deans' and Vice President (Provost) Scholarships do not require a separate scholarship application - your application for freshman admission automatically qualifies applicants for consideration.
SLU also offers two merit-based scholarships for first-time freshmen that require separate applications: the Presidential Scholarship and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship. For more information about these opportunities, please contact your admission counselor.
The policies, regulations, procedures, and fees are subject to change without prior notice, if necessary, to keep Saint Louis University policies in compliance with State and Federal laws and/or with rules and regulations of Saint Louis University