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Washington (CNN) -- Rick Santorum suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday.
The development means that Mitt Romney is now the certain GOP nominee to take on President Barack Obama in November, as Santorum was his main challenger. While Romney still needs to win several hundred delegates to clinch the nomination, Santorum's departure from the race leaves his path unhindered.
Santorum had canceled two events earlier Tuesday while adding an afternoon event that turned out to be a news conference.
Hogan Gidley, the campaign's communications director, said the two morning events were canceled to allow Santorum and his wife, Karen, to "settle in at home" with 3-year-old daughter Isabella after her weekend hospitalization.
Known as Bella, the child was born with Trisomy 18, a serious chromosomal condition that interferes with development. Half of patients with the condition do not survive past the first week of life, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Campaign aides have acknowledged that Pennsylvania, the state he represented in Congress, is a must-win for his candidacy when it holds its primary on April 24.
Santorum's once double-digit lead there slipped to single digits in a recent poll, and the cancellation of campaign events Monday and again on Tuesday morning stoked media speculation that Santorum might drop out in the face of front-runner Romney's commanding lead.
Meanwhile, a new poll Tuesday shows Romney trailing Obama in a head-to-head matchup, though voters remain split on which presidential contender is best equipped to handle the economy.
The survey, from Washington Post/ABC News, showed 51% of Americans would choose Obama if the election were held now, compared to 44% for Romney.
According to the polling data, Americans are divided on which candidate would best handle economic issues: Forty-seven percent favored Romney while 43% named Obama. When asked which man would be better at creating jobs, 46% named Obama and 43% said Romney. Both margins were within the poll's 3.5% sampling error.
Voters were less divided on other key issues. Fifty-three percent said Obama was best poised to handle international affairs, compared to 36% who said Romney. Conversely, when asked which man would do a better job of reducing the federal deficit, 51% said Romney and 38% said Obama.
In terms of likability, Obama held a clear advantage, with 64% of Americans polled saying the president was a more friendly and likable person, a nearly 2-to-1 advantage over Romney, who was at 26%.
The serious gender gap between the two candidates -- also seen in recent Gallup and CNN/ORC polls -- also appeared in the new poll. Obama had the support of 57% of women, compared to 38% who said they backed Romney, while the former Massachusetts governor had the backing of 52% of men, compared to 44% who backed Obama.
Among another important voting block, independents, the poll shows a much tighter race, with 48% backing Romney compared to 46% for Obama, also within the survey's sampling error.
Romney has used a huge advantage in money and organization to build his lead over Santorum and fellow challengers Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul. In particular, the Romney campaign and the super PAC supporting it have spent millions of dollars on negative ads in the run-up to major primary and caucus votes so far.
On Monday, though, Romney's campaign pulled a television ad hitting Santorum while the former senator from Pennsylvania tended to his daughter in the hospital.
The sharply negative ad, which was to begin airing in Pennsylvania, highlighted Santorum's 2006 re-election loss in the state.
Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said the decision was made "out of deference to Sen. Santorum's decision to suspend his campaign for personal family reasons."
Despite Saul's use of the word "suspend," Santorum has not formally suspended his campaign.
Santorum is Romney's closest rival but still has less than half of his delegate total, with Gingrich and Paul trailing far behind. However, the primary races after April 24 include states with conservative and Christian evangelical voting blocs that have backed Santorum so far.
Both Santorum and Gingrich have resisted calls to end their races in the face of Romney's substantial lead.
However, Gingrich admitted Sunday that Romney was the likely nominee.
"I think you have to be realistic," Gingrich said on "Fox News Sunday." "Given the size of his organization, given the number of primaries he's won, he is far and away the most likely Republican nominee."
CNN's latest estimate of the GOP delegate tally shows Romney with 659, Santorum with 275, Gingrich with 140 and Paul with 71. It takes 1,144 delegates to clinch the nomination.
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware vote on April 24, in addition to Pennsylvania. In all, 231 delegates are up for grabs in the five states.
Gingrich has said he will stay in the race until the Republican National Convention in August, despite running a distant third in the delegate count. The goal for both Gingrich and Santorum at this point appears to be preventing Romney from reaching the 1,144-delegate threshold before the convention.
While all but conceding the GOP race, Gingrich said Sunday he won't give up on trying to influence the party's platform that emerges going into the general election.
"I think platforms matter in the long run in the evolution of the party," the former House speaker said. "And the party is more than just a presidential candidate -- it's Senate candidates, House candidates, state legislators."
Gingrich also said he has already talked to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus about working in the fall "to help defeat Obama any way I could -- whatever the team thinks I can do to be helpful, I would do."
Beyond that, he said he wouldn't want to serve in a Romney administration and would rather "go back to a post-political career."
CNN's Kevin Liptak, John King, Peter Hamby, Shannon Travis and Steve Brusk contributed to this report.


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I'm using a computer with very little screen space available. I'd like to be able to hide the top panel on a keypress while I work so I can grab a little extra room for the window I'm using. Is there something like I described? or even a hot-top where mousing over the top of the screen brings the panel back would be acceptable.
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This download contains one car from the September Pennzoil Car Pack: 2011 Citroen DS4. In game credits or Car Tokens required to purchase this car in Career Play. The complete September Pennzoil Car Pack contains eleven cars, including: 2013 Viper #91 SRT Motorsports Viper, 1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. The September Pennzoil Car Pack is also available for purchase.


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Whenever i am changing the language at the time of login,the language in the regional format doesn't change.Why does that happen?.
I am facing a very strange behavior in Ubuntu 11.04, As in normal cases when ever we change language at the time of login its change its locale variable and it use to set that selected language as the default language in "Text" tab of the Language Support up till the Ubuntu version 10.10, But in Ubuntu 11.04 its not the case. When ever we change the language at the time of login at that time the language is not set in the "Regional Formats" of the Language Support.So it is not changing the LANG variable of the "locale" command in th Ubuntu.
So is it a bug or the change in behavior for the Ubuntu 11.04.


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2014 Ed Block Courage Awards
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15 Apr 2012 6:49 PM #1
4.1 RC3 DataView Width is invalid
hi,I changed the desktop DataView Tpl and set the width is 600.it works in 4.1RC1,but it doesn't work in 4.1RC2 and RC3.in RC2 and RC3 the width is 100%,help me.
15 Apr 2012 7:30 PM #2
I think you'll have to wrap the DataView in an extra level of container. Give the container a vbox layout and the DataView a flex of 1 and a width of 600 and it should look the way you want.
Seems a bit odd to give the wallpaper and the DataView different sizes though.
15 Apr 2012 10:04 PM #3
Because I need to group,so I horizontally it,any ideas?
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You're missing the vbox layout on the container. The width needs to go on the DataView, not the container. You can't really avoid the container being stretched to 100% because it's in a fit layout but it should be largely irrelevant if the DataView itself is only 600 wide as the rest of the container will just be space.


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I saw this example which demonstrates how ordering can be controlled with markers added using styling options (graphicZIndex) applied to a vector layer. Due to the limitations in the combination of event listeners that I can apply using this method, I am forced to use the markers layer instead.
There are 100 points with associated data that I need to present both on the map (as markers) and listed below it (as detailed data). The data is sorted with the most important data appearing first. It makes sense that the corresponding marker is also on top of the heap. But by looping through the array, and calling the
addMarkers function while appending data to the bottom of the map, the most important marker would be buried under the heap.
Is there a way to reverse the ordering of the markers without having to loop through the data twice?


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LITTLE ROCK — Federal funding reductions caused by mandatory across-the-board cuts and a reduction in revenue from the state tobacco tax have forced senior centers across Arkansas to reduce hours and meals programs, and some have closed, state human services officials told legislators Thursday.
Members of the Joint Budget Committee heard that general revenue for the senior centers operated by the eight Area Agencies on Aging across the state have had their budgets cut by about $889,000 this year.
About $482,000 was in federal funding and caused by the sequester — the $85 billion in automatic across the board spending cuts approved by Congress in the budget Control Act of 2011 — and $407,000 because of a reduction in tobacco tax collections in the state, said Krista Hughes, director of the state Department of Human Services' Division of Aging and Adult Services.
DHS Director John Selig told the committee that annual collections from the tobacco tax revenues had been dropped from $2.6 million to about $2.3 million since 2010.
"As people smoke less, it's generating less revenue," Selig said. "In this country, smoking continues to drop, which is a good thing overall, but as long as it drops, so will that tax."
Rep. Fonda Hawthorne, D-Ashdown, asked about the budget reductions, saying that the centers in her district had cut staff and reduced meals programs.
"I'm concerned about the centers in my area and all over the state," she told Hughes.
"It has been a significant challenge," Hughes said. "For the first time in our history, we've had senior centers close their doors, and for the first time in our history we have waiting lists for our senior nutrition program."
Hughes said the Area Agencies on Aging "have raised an enormous amount of money with money through fundraising efforts."
After the meeting, Hawthorne said senior centers in Little River and Sevier counties consolidated their directors and now have one director for both counties. Also, meals are now only being cooked at just two of the six centers in the two counties, she said.
"I'm going to try and find them some money," she said, adding she plans to ask the Legislature in the upcoming fiscal session to add some additional funding to the DHS budget for senior centers.
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Also Thursday, the committee heard a request by the attorney general for an additional $334,900 to add up to five employees for a unit that would help coordinate existing school safety programs statewide. No action was taken on the request.
Aaron Sadler, spokesman for Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, said there are no immediate plans to open such a unit.
"First, to clarify, three of the positions being requested for our office are necessary for our ongoing needs," Sadler stated in an email. "Those three include an administrative assistant, a fiscal employee to keep up with online checkbook requirements and a forensic examiner due to cyber crimes caseload."
Sadler said Rep. Andrea Lea, R-Russellville, suggested last year that the attorney general's office would be an appropriate place to house two additional positions to help coordinating school safety programs statewide.
"The AG does not intend to actually fill those positions, if created by the General Assembly, until such time that he could coordinate with law enforcement and education officials to determine how they might be best utilized," Sadler said.


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Hog Fest has successful debut: $24,000 raised for Mobile Meals
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The first-ever Hub City Hog Fest raised more than $24,000 for Mobile Meals Spartanburg.
Brothers Grey and Cal Wicker organized the fundraiser with the help of sponsors.
Grey Wicker said Friday that they initially had a goal of raising $20,000 for Mobile Meals, an organization for which the brothers volunteer.
The two-day event, held in downtown Spartanburg, featured 35 teams that competed in four categories: ribs, brisket, butt and anything butt.
Wicker said an estimated 4,000 people attended the festival.
The Wickers are planning for the second annual Hub City Hog Fest, which will be held about the same time in early spring next year.
"It's a good time for a great cause and we can't wait to do it again," Wicker said.
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I would like to know if there is an option in QGIS labeling engine which would remove all the duplicate labels.
My polygon layer contains a few features with same name. So when labeled it becomes a cluster which does not look good.
Check also if you are using the old labelling engine (the one still available in the vector properties) or if you are using the new labelling engine, available through a button in the toolbar (the icon has the letters "abc" underlined with a blue line). The new engine is much better than the old and there is more control on how/what labels draw.
For polygons, there is an option called "label every part of multi-part features" in advanced labeling settings. Consequently, it is possible to label only one part of a multi-part feature.
If I understand you correctly, your dataset contains multiple polygon features with same labels but the are NOT part of one multi-part feature.
Therefore, you'll have to merge these single-part features into multi-part features based on the label attribute: Vector - Geometry tools - Singleparts to multipart.


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What are good strategies for countering a dominating sniper? What classes, class combinations, and weapons are effective against snipers?
There are 3 general ways to deal with snipers:
People such as soliders and demomen never really bother me as a sniper. I see them coming, and a demo will be mostly dead if not already dead on the way down. Mid-air is a great place to shoot people at that. Scouts are annoying, but them along with any class should generally have a rough time getting to you past your team to be a regular issue. Other classes really shouldn't be reaching you.
Spy, Scout, and Pyro can all be effective, but the class most hated by the best sniper I know (the ridiculous Flippy_D) is actually the Demoman.
Backstabs can be handled with the Razorback. Pyro and Scout by being aware of any back door, but the Demoman has long range, and can easily spam a Sniper's camping spot, at worst keeping him from getting off a good shot, or even killing him. Additionally his damage does not decrease by distance like the Solder does.
Well, there's a few things I really hate as a sniper. (Keep in mind that although I do have my moments, I'm not an excellent sniper by any stretch of the imagination, so you may wish to take this advice with a grain of salt.)
1): Enemy classes getting into my sniping spot. Nothing irritates me more as sniper then being blindsided by an enemy while I'm looking for headshots. There are two ways to do this. You can either just rush me (scout, or a rocketjump/stickyjump), or sneak past my sniping spot and flank me (which almost any class can do, if you know the map.)
2): Better enemy snipers Yep, the biggest threat to a sniper is another sniper. If you're faster and more accurate, enemy snipers can be some of the easiest kills in the game. (Probably not what you're looking for, but I thought I'd mention it) Also, try sending some rockets/flare gun shots/ stickies towards my hiding place. When I'm scoped in, I don't always notice, and you might get an easy kill.
3): Zig zagging enemies As a sniper, what's harder to headshot? The guy that moves in a straight line towards you, or the guy zig-zagging, bunny hopping, just meandering randomly all over the place? Move left/right and up/down in addition to forwards and you'll reduce your headshot deaths a lot.
4): Spies These deserve a special mention. Although rushing/flanking enemies can be held off if the rest of your team is playing well, often a spy can sneak past them anyway, and just backstab me. Don't be afraid of razorbacks, as a couple of revolver shots will do the trick nicely. (Although, since most spies tend to shy away from razorbacks, I use the item anyway. :P) As a side note, the headshot hitboxes of each class are indeed different, so it's tricky to headshot disguised spies even when they're obviously enemies.
So, which class would I use against an enemy sniper? (Assuming I couldn't outsnipe him)
1)Spy: Snipers are the easiest backstabs in the game, if you can get to their hiding place. Which equipment you use is a matter of choice, but the ambassador can be excellent against snipers (They stay very still when scoped, making for some easy ambassador headshots).
2)Scout: You're vulnerable to charged bodyshots, but you're very difficult to headshot if you move around erratically, and you have a good chance at reaching their hiding spot. The force of nature helps by allowing you to triple jump, and bonk atomic punch will let you rush past enemies to get there. Also, the sandman has a shot at some ridiculously long range stuns.
3)Soldier/Demoman: These are purely for the additional movement allowed by rocket/stickyjumping. You can really zoom around the map when you use it correctly, which can really surprise a sniper. I'd suggest the default kits for both of them (aside from equalizer for soldier).
Other class ideas: Don't even think about heavy unless you're planning to use the fists of steel. Also, brass beast is a HUGE mistake. The movement penalty makes you a sitting duck.
The engineer doesn't have too much long-range capability, although a wrangled sentry is definitely a possibility.
Medics are a high priority target for snipers, although the crusader's crossbow might work.
And finally, flare gun pyros can nail inattentive snipers. Don't forget to use your flamethrower when crossing open spaces, you can mask your head in the flames to confuse snipers.
Well, that's all of my experience regarding sniper hunting, hope it helps.
The three classes most suited for killing Snipers are:
If you must engage, go pyro with flaregun or scout with the sandman. These classes can get close to a sniper.
If you go pyro, remember you can just spray flames around and strafe randomly to make it harder for them to hit.
If you go scout, well, then you are really fast. A sandman hit (or even a miss) might scare them away from their spot. You can use either a bonk or a shortstop after having used the sandman. It will be hard for the sniper to counter the fact that your bonk makes you invincible, and the shortstop is massively overpowered.
Many people would probably recommend a spy. Here is my opinion: A spy can often take out any single target, but will it be worth it? Remember it's called Team Fortress. Taking out one man is not a sensation.
In my opinion if you want to kill easily a dominating sniper I would suggest use the Spy equipped with Ambassador.
This give you the chance to avoid backstabbing him, if wearing Razorback, and hit directly with a nice headshot. Headshot + single body shot is a sure kill.
If you are not an expert spy or the situation around the sniper is really caotic, you can equip Cloak & Dagger so you can hide in a safe corner and wait the right moment to get your revenge.
He will call you lamer, but this is TF2, a rock paper scissors game where all classes have their nemesis (or maybe more than one).
Avoiding open spaces is one way. Go the other way.
Playing as scout and moving erracically can stop most snipers from hitting you. Just get close and give him a meatshot.
If I'm really bothered by a sniper, I might go sniper to beat him, but that's because I'm a good sniper and usually hit him first.
Never underestimate the speed of a sticky jumping demo or a rocket jumping soldier. Just be aware when stick jumping that the sniper can aim right above where you plan your sticky to jump with.
If you want to learn how to counter a sniper as a sniper yourself, I wrote a small tutorial a long time ago here http://www.sniping.chimoosic.co.uk/Tutorial.php It's slightly outdated but contains a lot of the basics. Another good thing to do is practice against really good snipers, which can be found on all sniper servers. Look for maps such as 2fortsniper and maps beginning sn_ in the map list. If you're interested in a more up to date description of a few techniques, give me a shout.
Sticking with the Pyro is a pretty safe bet, as [s]he is the shortest.
Note that yes, the Engineer (second) and Scout (last) both keep below the white line, but neither of them are standing perfectly straight
Happy Hunkering!
I'm pretty unstoppable at Sniper with the huntsman and jarate, the one thing that bothers me a lot is a Soldier at close range.
Close range rockets can almost always mean a quick death. The best tactic is to run, dodge and put some distance between you, unless your jarate chop is ready and the soldier is unaware.
Also Scouts can be deadly if the scout player is highly skilled, though clever tactics can take away a scout's advantage by using bottleneck points to time attacks.
Finally, a skilled sniper at long range with the rifle will usually beat a skilled sniper with the bow, unless one attacks from different positions constantly. Also the bow usually trumps the rifle at close range and they are somewhat even at medium to long range.
An effective counter to a good sniper is the Croc-o-Style Kit. It prevents being killed by headshots, which gives you ample time to kill the enemy sniper even after they headshot you.
The downside to this set is that you cannot deal headshots, however your rifle coats enemies in jarate (in addition to the 150+ damage dealt). If your target is in battle, either you'll finish them off or your teammates will with your mini-crits.


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I know that every child is different and each advance at their own age. So the question is not "How old" but what should I be looking for in behaviour, maturity, coordination, and physical control to give me a good guide into knowing that it's time to try transitioning the little one from the trike to the bike (with training wheels)
Here is another option: use a 'run bike' to help your child learn balance. This makes it easier to know when they are ready.
A run bike (aka 'balance bike') is essentially a bicycle with no pedals. There is a good New York Times article about balance bikes. Unlike a tricycle, a balance bike teaches balance, which is really the limiting factor for children learning how to ride.
Once they can cruise around on a balance bike, it will be easy to see when they are ready for pedals. My son started walking his around at the age of 2, and can now run with it (at 2.25 yrs and warm weather), although he hasn't gotten the balance part yet.
There are some good questions and answers over at bicycles.stackexchange.com that include a discussion of different methods that can be used to teach a child to ride a bike.
You definitely can't go wrong with a balance bike. They put the learning in the hands (and feet) of the child. After a long struggle trying to teach my older daughter how to ride a bike that lasted 3 years, we went with a balance bike for my younger daughter. She is nearly 4 and ready to ride a pedal bike but she loves the freedom of her Kinderbike so much, we haven't pushed her to make the transition.
She's an absolute daredevil on it, riding off road, down steep hills and for some reason she really likes trying to ride the curbs. This has resulted in a few spills but the bikes are low to the ground and lightweight so even a fall is no big deal.
My wife and I love and believe in this method so much that we built an online store specializing in the bikes. There is no doubt this is the best way to teach a young child to ride a bike.
If you have an older child still trying to learn, you can remove the pedals and lower the seat to allow them to gain confidence balancing first. Find a gradual hill and let them coast down it. Once they get the balance down, put the pedals back on and watch them go.
I also think its a matter of wanting to learn. My next door neighbor kid (5) isn't all that interested while mine (4) has been wanting to for about a year...I also think the ability to listen is key...(Stop, Stay out of the street, etc).
Also be willing to do 5-10min sessions of "practice" several times a day..seems to be working so far for us.


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Wrestling on tap at Big Red
STEUBENVILLE - The OHSAA Division II Regional Team Wrestling Tournament will be held at 7 p.m. today inside the Crimson Center at Steubenville High School.
Steubenville Big Red will take on Claymont for the Region 12 title and the right to head to the OHSAA quarterfinals Saturday in Columbus.
Entry is $7 per person as set by the OHSAA.
The Bill Hinegardner OVAC Dual Meet Championships will be held at Big Red Thursday for Class 4A and Class 2A/1A semifinals, finals and consolations. Those matches also will begin at 6 p.m.
Class 4A semifinals feature Steubenville against Martins Ferry and Harrison Central vs. Oak Glen. In Class 2A/1A, Shadyside will battle Toronto, while Caldwell faces Steubenville Catholic.
The winners will wrestling approximately 20 minutes after the semifinals.
Pleasant Hill to hold sign-ups
PLEASANT HILL - The Pleasant Hill Baseball and Softball League will hold registration from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Feb. 21 at Pleasant Hill Elementary and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Feb. 23 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Registration fees are to be paid at time of registration. A copy of the player's birth certificate is required.
For information, call (740) 381-1866.
Smithfield to hold registration
SMITHFIELD - The Smithfield Little League will hold sign-ups from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Smithfield Firehouse for T-ball (ages 5-6), Pinto (7-8), Mustang (9-10) and Bronco (11-12). Cost is $40 per child of $60 per family.
Softball sign-ups will also be held for ages 10-and-under, 14-and-under and 18-and-under. Fees are $50 per child and $10 for each additional family member.
For information, contact league president Mike Watt at (740) 733-9956.
Bergholz sign-ups announced
BERGHOLZ - Sign-up for Bergholz baseball and softball will be held at the Bergholz Volunteer Fire Department from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 23.
It is open to all boys and girls in the area with T-Ball for ages 5-6; coach pitch (7-8); and baseball/softball (9-14).
The cost is $40 for the first child in the family and $30 for each additional child in a family. The fee is payable at sign-up.
For information, contact Dick Law at (740) 543-3461.
Softball tryouts to be held
STEUBENVILLE - The Steubenville Girls Softball League will hold tryouts for girls ages 8-15 from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Steubenville High School commons area. The cost is $40 for the first child and $20 for each additional child.
For information, contact Butch Brown at (740) 497-3792 or Jeremy Groves at (740) 424-2859.


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September 16 and 17, 2011
7:00 PM Alice Austin Theatre
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The TE'A Project, Under the Veil, focuses on the issues of being Muslim and non Muslim in NY, post 9/11. Set in New York City, Under the Veil is timely, provocative, and constructive. It uses theatre, music, and spoken word to dramatize the everyday clash of cares and threats that divide Americans from each other in the wake of 9/11. But beyond dramatizing those barriers, it also functions dramatically to foster the curiosity, insight and compassion that audience members need to transcend them. Following this interactive performance, the audience will participate in the "third act," a facilitated dialogue that inspires curiosity and challenges our ways of thinking about and relating to each other.
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I shoot through window screens, netting, and scrims, creating grid patterns that become the sharpest focal element of each image. I employ these grids and barriers in order to dissect, pixelate, filter and flatten landscapes and space. Subjects and figures are broken apart and reconstructed in such a way that they are both integrated into their environments and isolated within them. None of the subjects in my photographs have any discernible features; rather they are faceless characters whose identities are defined by their surroundings. Although the photographs originate from 35mm negatives, I hope to reference both video technology and painting techniques.
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Matthew lives and works in New York City. He earned a BA in filmmaking and photography from Sarah Lawrence College. In 2007, he had a solo show at the bobparsley Galerie in Berlin, Germany. His work has also been exhibited at Real Art Ways, HEREart, Organization of Independent Artists, Viridian Artists and Gen Art. His photographs have been included in exhibitions juried by Jennifer Blessing and Robert Rosenblum of the Guggenheim Museum. In 2005, Matthew was a Spring Hot Shot! Jen Bekman Gallery. He is a recipient of a Van Lier film grant from Film/Video Arts and was a finalist for the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Project. His work has been published in Photographer's Forum and the book Exploring Color Photography.