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Time to stop and think on stop-and-frisk
It should be said that Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin is being vilified for her ruling that the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program is unconstitutional.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg swiftly charged that the judge had denied the city a fair trial and said he would make this accusation in the appeal. He and other critics have practically accused the judge of murder, saying her ruling could lead to increased violent crime.
At a news conference, he returned to the defense the city has used throughout: that the stop-and-frisk program reduced crime. Under this policy, police made 4.4 million stops over an eight-year period, more than 80 percent involving black and Hispanic people. (In 2.3 million of these cases, police frisked the individual.) The mayor complained that the judge never mentioned in her ruling how much crime rates have dropped during his years in office.
The Daily News hyped this theme with a front page headlined "MURDER, SHE WROTE - Fear over Return to Bloody Old Bad Days," with pictures of the judge and of a corpse being covered at a crime scene.
The mayor's problem is that his effective public-relations strategy – using plunging crime rates to justify whatever the NYPD is doing – doesn't work in court. As the judge wrote, the issue is whether stop-and-frisk is constitutional, not whether it is effective. Coercing confessions may be effective, she noted, but it's illegal.
When it comes to PR, the mayor and his police commissioner are on strong ground. They have big PR staffs and ready access to the media. The judge doesn't.
When it comes to the law, though, tthe city officials are on much weaker ground. The Fourth Amendment requires that stops be based on reasonable suspicion. The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids race-based suspicion.
Sheindlin's incisive opinion lays out a detailed case that stop-and-frisk is riddled with race-based suspicion.
In her decision, the judge gave great weight to the testimony of three police officers who were so fed up with the situation that they secretly recorded roll calls. The tapes reveal how mid-level police supervisors are pushed by their bosses to achieve a sufficient number of stops, no matter what.
Officer Adrian Schoolcraft, a key whistleblower whose story is told in a newly released book, recorded one roll call in which a sergeant urged the cops to make more stops so the precinct can come up with the expected number. It requires filling out a Form UF-250. The judge quotes this in her ruling:
250, how hard is a 250. I'm not saying make it up but you can always articulate robbery, burglary, whatever the case may be. That's paperwork … It's still a number. It keeps the hounds off, I've been saying that for months.
Is the alternative to this type of policing total chaos? That is what Bloomberg wants the public to think. But the lawsuit did not ask for stop-and-frisk to be eliminated, nor does the judge suggest that. It just needs to be conducted within the bounds set by the Constitution, however inconvenient that might be.
To that end, the NYPD would do well to return to a more community-oriented policing it practiced in the early 1990s, when crime first began to drop. Officers with a good sense of the neighborhood will make better stops.
Stop-and-frisk was initiated around 1994 by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton as part of a strategy to get guns off the streets. Bratton, who took office with Mayor Rudy Giuliani, scoffed at community policing as "social work." But since it had been in effect for a few years, the cops in the precincts knew their communities. That, combined with Bratton's innovations, made for some very good policing.
Later, the NYPD shifted to using task forces that flooded high-crime neighborhoods, a strategy aimed at reducing crime numbers. Police brass got the numbers they wanted, but at a high cost to police-community relations. Then they vastly increased stop-and-frisk during the Bloomberg administration, further alienating police and communities.
I don't think cops on the beat like this any more than the people in the communities they patrol do. Judge Scheindlin was right to appoint a monitor - not for the officers on patrol, but for the policymakers who push them into conducting unwarranted searches.
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The mayor should continue the policy of not putting lead into gasoline. That keeps lead out of the air and environment, which keeps it out of the bloodstreams of children, which prevents it from damaging their brains in ways that reduce IQs and increase the likelihood of criminal activity.
As always, Heather MacDonald is worth reading:
Jeffrey Fagan is also worth reading for some of his more candid admissions, before he became Judge Schendlin's favored expert witness:
"But this 'hit rate' analysis can be criticized as unfair to the police, who are 'damned if they do, damned if they don't.'Relatively few of the stops of minorities led to arrests, and thus we conclude that police were more willing to stop minority group members with less reason. But we could also make the argument the other way around: Because a relatively high rate of whites stopped were arrested, we conclude that the police are biased against whites in the sense of arresting them too often."
And this:
"Our findings do not necessarily imply that the NYPD was acting in an unfair or racist manner, however. It is quite reasonable to suppose that erfective policing requires stopping and questioning many people to gather information about any given crime."
For those keeping score at home the statistical model in use was based upon an overdispersed regression analysis.
Andrew Gelman on his early research with Fagan:
"It could well be that a statistical pattern of stops could arise from individual decisions that are not based on race but instead are based on characteristics that are correlated with race. I have no idea what the police are doing—my only experience here is with the numbers."
Thanks, Patrick, for highlighting McDonald's alarmist claptrap. I wonder what part of New York City she lives in. Or you.
Editors - please note that a troll using the name of Grant Gallicho is active in this site.
The columnist you recommend says it may not be too early to look into relocation plans. Where do you think she'd be moving from? And why would you say such drivel is worth reading?
In response to your strange question about which neighborhood Heather Mac Donald lives in, or where I live, I suggest you use your sleuthing abilities and a good GPS. Your questions can be answered without too much difficulty. The skills you develop in the process can be used in the future whenever you want to locate the source of what you consider claptrap and drivel. And who knows, as you move around the city you might expand your mental horizons. It's worth a try.
At the risk of incurring GG's scorn I'd suggest even more links to Mac Donald's work. Unbelievable though it may be to GG, even the NYT has seen fit to publish her. Of course the usual suspects in the usual publications have condemned her and she won't be cited favorably in these precincts anytime soon, so here's a sample of her work:
Back to the original post - Are there any large city police success stories where Judge Scheindlin and her statisticians would find the police not guilty of the charge of "indirect racial profiling?" IMHO, given time and enough data points any good investigator or lawyer can present a case for the existence of indirect racial profiling in any big city, at least as Scheindlin interprets the data. And how to devise procedures that are both effective and not vulnerable to the profiling charge remains a mystery. Don't look to NYC courts or mayoral candidates for an answer.
Just finished my morning coffee watching last night's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [recorded on TiVo because I can't stay awake that late anymore?!?]. Marvelous comedy send-up of the clueless reaction of most white folks to the banal so-called necessity of "stop and frisk" policies of the NYPD whose disproportionate scrutiny and burden falls on young men of color.
John Oliver (summer host for the DSwJS) and regular "correspondent" Jessica Williams [reporting from a high crime district of NYNY, Wall Street, the 'Harlem' Business district] - exquisite choice to do this comedy bit because she is African American - were so brilliant in demonstrating the racism and perpetuation of stereotypes [the real origins of racial profiling] inherent in Bloomberg's policies that result in the roughing-up and abuse of young men of color.
If the police were molesting Bloomberg's buddies there on Wall Street [God knows, Bloomberg is certainly a creator of Wall Street], like they do African-Americans and Latinos, since all those white guys on the Street are the ones who sabotaged and wrecked the world economy, fit the profile of white collar criminals, all this "stop and frisk" nonsense would evaporate like water on hot griddle.
Regarding the MacDonald column ... the data show that relatively few of the stops police made were based on a description of a suspect - about 13 percent. If it is a reasonably detailed description, that provides police with the constitutional basis to make the stop. But if the suspicion in the cases MacDonald cites extended to all young black men, that's not a reasonable basis for a search. That's racial profiling.
I've heard from my students at Brooklyn College what it's like to be stopped by police, over and over, for no apparent reason. It's nerve-wracking. It creates anger and distrust of the police. And I don't think most officers like doing this. That's why the bosses have to force them to do it.
Patrick Molloy: Stop and frisk makes rich white people feel good about living in a big bad city. But it makes poorer brown people feel racially profiled. Because they're being racially profiled. Sleep well.
I take it that Grant has made up his mind. GG locutus est, causa finita est. I accept his gracious wish that I sleep well.
In turn I can only wish him to have pleasant dreams. May they provide a welcome relief for him for all the claptrap and drivel he has to put up with during his waking hours.
An interesting discussion from the New Yorker of the statistical issues that are likely to be contested in the future (until the new administration inherits the monitor mess):
"In explicitly basing at least part of her ruling on complicated statistical analyses that most ordinary jurors wouldn't understand, Judge Scheindlin has raised anew the question of what sort of weight should be put on academic testimony in cases of this sort."
In the coming battle of experts this is wise advice: "One thing that experts know, and that non-experts do not, is that they know less than non-experts think they do."
(It seems I've been misreading this whole discussion.) Is the issue whether or not the police can stop some young black and Hispanic men even when there has been *no recent crime* reported in their area?
This is from today's NYT:
At another point, Judge Scheindlin noted that Mr. Kelly had said, according to a state senator who was present for the conversation, that young black and Hispanic men were the focus of the stops because the commissioner "wanted to instill fear in them, every time they leave their home, they could be stopped by the police."
The fact is, police also stop whites. What the judge is challenging the city to do is to make the basis for stopping minorities more in line with the basis for stopping whites. The white stops, it should be noted, are far more likely to result in arresting people who are suspected of crimes. Obviously, the police are using a more discerning set of criteria for those stops, a set of criteria that is focused on behavior and circumstances rather than skin tone. The notion that every time you step out of your house you become a suspected criminal because your skin is dark and you live in a high crime area is just wrong (and the judge also found that skin color was actually a better predictor of being stopped than presence in a high crime area). You're law abiding? Well so were the vast majority of the black men who were stopped. Their rights are just as important as yours. If people are so perturbed by the prospect that equal treatment of people of color under law threatens their safety they should move.


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Ormet workers' health care coming to an end
October 25, 2013
CLARINGTON - Frank McCaslin and Pete Gray are among hundreds of laid off Ormet Corp....
Luckily, thanks to the messiah that most of them voted for, they can BUY obamacare (if Barry ever figures out the glitches!)....for about what their former employer used to pay!!!....of course, obama promised you job security too, didnt he???.....another wise investment by the working man in the democratic party!
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Tsk,tsk turley - Not a compassionate conservative? wink wink Funny how people get what the voted for. The Conservatives should run hundreds of 10 second commercials nationally. Just have the word Obamacare on the screen and 5 seconds into the commercial have the voice over say, "Now do you understand why conservatives fought against Obamacare?" fade out.
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I wonder how many miners and other steel workers lost their insurance? It's a shame...but what do you think is going to happen when the company you worked for is bankrupt...maybe a raise?
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The union drove the metal industry out...along with negligent CEOs and and expensive energy brought on by the union's choice for President. Petition another union to buy the plant, I don't want to bail it out....better yet, start your own company...
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So Cera and Gentile get a pass because they sit down with these workers and say I feel your pain? Its about time these reps stood for something isnt it? Obviously they cannot tell the truth to these guys since that would be biting the hands that feed them power.
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As I read your comments about how the union (ormet employees) are to blame, it makes me wonder , why would the employees want the plant to close? I also wonder how much salary the top executives of ormet took home over the last 25 years? How much did Mr. Boyle make during his reign of terror? I also wonder how much the top executives at AEP took home?
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The workers are the victims Ben. They wrongly relied on the poor advice of their leaders. When a company dies no one wins. And save your breath quoting what the CEO salary or company profits were. If both the owners and employees wanted to be open they would be open. To blame politicians is to give them more power than they are due. They didn't create Ormet and it's out of their power to save it.
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Helen Dorothy Jones, 90, of Belleville. Formerly of Viola, died Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Funeral services are 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Lutheran Church in New Windsor. Burial is in the Calvary Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 AM until time of services Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Calvary Lutheran Church or the Hope Church in Belleville. Peterson Wallin Knox is in charge of arrangements and online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com
Helen was born Sept. 25, 1922 in New Windsor to Edwin and Dora Vanstrom Peterson. She married Marlin F. Jones Sept. 4, 1943 in New Windsor. He died Nov. 2, 1992.
She was a lifelong, active member of Calvary Lutheran Church in New Windsor, and in recent years was an active participant and attendee of Hope Church in Belleville.
Helen is survived by two sons, James (Bonnie) Jones of Belleville, Edwin (Laura) Jones of Blacksburg, Va., seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, sister-in-law Katherine Jones of Aledo, and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband, infant daughter Alma Kay and brothers Herbert and Harland Peterson preceded her in death.
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Hi I am a 3rd year computer science student and I have create a my 3rd year project in java on netbeans and I now want to deploy it onto a virtual machine with windows azure. The point of this is that I would like to be able to use this application as is on any computer connected to the internet simply by accessing the cloud and without having to install the program every time (something like how you can play any game on steam on any pc). The question now is, is it possible and if so how do I do it Thanks in advance
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.
As a member of Cloudify development team I would like to recommend the following:
Cloudify for Azure provides just that. It was created to allow you to easily on board any Java application on Azure.
Cloudify is a free Open Source project maintain as part of the CloudifySource org.
Today we announced the support for Deploying Java Web Applications on Windows Azure Websites - http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/web-sites-java-get-started/ - check it out.
Yes! With Windows Azure you're not limited to .NET. You can use Java, Python, Node, PHP ... There are a few good tutorials to get started on the official Windows Azure site.
Besides that you might want to take a look at the Interoperability Bridges website.
You can also try the Azure Runme project. From what I know, there are commercial projects that use this project to run their Java apps on Azure.


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Second-Seeded Trojans Edge Carson-Newman in SAC Tourney OpenerApril 24, 2014
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Second-seeded Anderson escaped a two-out bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning to claim a 4-3 win past No. 7 seed Carson-Newman in opening-round action of the 2014 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament, Thursday afternoon at Lincoln Memorial's Dorothy Neely Field.
Anderson (39-10) won its fourth straight and has claimed 15 of its last 16 outings, as the Trojans advance to face third-seeded Wingate, which defeated sixth-seeded Brevard, 6-0, earlier in the day. First-pitch from Neely Field on Friday is set for 10 a.m.
Carson-Newman (32-17) saw its win streak halted at two and with the loss, the Eagles drop into the tourney's elimination bracket and will face Brevard on Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the Middlesboro (Ky.) High School field.
Carson-Newman out-hit the Trojans, 12-8, on the afternoon, but the Eagles stranded 10 base runners over the seven-inning contest, while the Trojans countered with four extra-base hits in their eight-hit tally.
Senior first baseman Danielle Swygert continued her hot hitting by going 2-for-3 at the plate and scored once, while junior Rebecca Martin added a single and a walk in three trips to the plate. Senior catcher Laura Jansky posted a run-scoring double in the fourth inning and walked in the sixth, with junior Bri Cason belting a two-out, two-run triple in the second frame. Senior Charlotte Sieber drove in the eventual game-winning run with a two-out double in the fourth inning.
Junior hurler Katelynn Howser (16-5) has won eight of her last nine decisions and earned the complete-game win by allowing just three earned runs on 12 hits. The right-hander struck out six and walked just one.
Carson-Newman threatened in the top of the first inning, as the Eagles loaded the bases with no outs, but Howser worked out of the jam by retiring the heart of the Carson-Newman order.
Junior second baseman Jessica Neidigh answered for the Trojans by leading off the bottom of the frame with a single and promptly swiped her league-leading 25th base of the season. But the AU threat was erased when Neidigh was thrown out at third trying to advance on a pitch in the dirt.
The Eagles threatened for the second time in as many innings, but were unable to capitalize on a one-out error, while Swygert led off the bottom of the second inning by going the opposite way with a single through the left side, and one out later, Martin beat out an infield single to the right side to put runners on first and second. Two batters later, Cason followed with a clutch two-out triple to the fence in right-center to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead.
The Eagles quickly countered by leveling the score at two apiece on shortstop Brittany Hefner's one-out homer to left in the top of the third, while Martin drew a one-out walk in the fourth and crossed the plate for the second time of the afternoon on senior Laura Jansky's double down the left-field line. The Trojans increased their lead to 4-2 when Sieber doubled to the fence in right-center to plate Jansky, while Sieber was thrown out at third to end the inning trying to stretch her double into a triple.
C-N threatened again in the top of the fifth, and took advantage of a double and a pair of singles to trim Anderson's lead to 4-3 on Caitlyn Lance's single to center. Swygert led off the bottom of the sixth with a double and moved to third on Martin's fly out to right, while Jansky followed with a two-out walk to put runners at the corners, but Carson-Newman escaped with no damage.
The Eagles' Elayna Siebert and Sara Kelley opened the Carson-Newman seventh inning with back-to-back singles to get the tying run in scoring position with no outs on the board. Freshman Jeanie Marie Perrucci came in to pinch run for Siebert and was out at third when Hefner bounced to Cason at the hot corner. Kelley went to third on junior Hayley Taylor's two-out infield single, giving C-N the tying run at third and the winning run at second. But Brittany Bass lined out to Swygert at first to give AU its first conference tourney win since defeating the Eagles in the 2012 tournament.


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Selenium does function across both of those platforms using different drivers. But only for browser functionality.
For Android, there is support for a native automation using a tool very similar to Selenium, called Robotium: link They have some decent tutorials, example code and .apks and more there. It does take more foresight during development and doesn't really sit "on top of the AUT" like Selenium can.
There is also the built in "Automation" tool within X-Code that will run code from Instruments directly against the device or emulator, but I have little experience with it to steer you toward or away from it. link


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What's your word for 2013?
I don't like New Year's Resolutions. I think that, by & large, they set us up for failure. Lose weight, clean the garage, change spending habits...they don't address the underlying crap that prompted those woes.
A few years ago, I did a fluffy leadership program & one thing that stuck with me was choosing a "word of the year" rather than a list of resolutions. The word should resonate with you as a "missing link," to address whatever the external manifestation of your issue is: weight gain, disorganization, wacky spending, etc.
Obviously, you have to check in with your word, like a fitness regime or your budget, but you're looking at it all from a deeper perspective.
I'm still pondering my word. And it may not be for everybody. But as I'm creating some year-end content, I thought i'd float this as a way of sharing how I am looking ahead.
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A bit more symbolic rather than literal, but it makes sense to me.
Great. This is a thought-provoking question! Is it OK if I get back to you in a day or two, you know, after my brain actually kick-starts again and I can think about it?
Let's help spread the word!
more gray hair
The divine kind, not the movement kind. Something I need to think about from time to time.
@conanthelibrarian: "BIRD"...is ALWAYS the word!!
Change. Not just change, but "positive change". Is there a single word for that?
@conanthelibrarian: Hm... a certain ornithological piece you say:
Game over, there IS no other answer.
@luvche21: I think it used to be Obama but it didn't work out. So lets go with Pemberducky?
Clusterf......I can't say that, right? Or type it?
Transition. Just because it sounds cooler than just plain change.
Right now, it seems like the word is "craphammer"
I also propose "cheeky" or "kerfluffle."
Gumption, most definitely. And balance. I tend to get depressed and see the negative side of things. I'm hoping to start a jar that, for every complaint I have about life, I need to write down any silver linings or things to be happy about or thankful for and add it to the jar.
@kllangellier: Sometimes a hard lesson to learn: there's ALWAYS an upside, it's just not always for you. But by golly, it's there.
@havocsback: Exactly, I just need to remind myself of this fact, lol. Thankfully when others (typically friends) are happy it helps lift my mood instead of making me envious or jealous. I just need to use this to my advantage so I can remind myself of the good things instead of all the bad. I need to feel more balanced, as my emotions are all over the place, especially as of late.
Vigilance. As in "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
In everything. Finances, personal relationships, work...
I've gotten a jump start on it and decided that if I started at the beginning of December and could stick through the holidays, then maybe I could make it a lifestyle change instead of a "diet".
I want to be fit, not gasping for air. I want my close to fit nicely without buying XL. I want to fit in with a group of people and not be "that" guy that is always overweight. I want to fit very comfortably in my seat on a plane.
That about sums it up for me.


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Rev. Doug Baker and Elaine Baker have been PC(USA) mission workers for more than two decades. Although their roles have changed over the years of their ministry in Northern Ireland, their ministry has always served the cause of peacemaking and reconciliation. Doug is now the PC(USA)'s regional liaison for Ireland and the United Kingdom.E200310
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The story of ancient Southwest cultures can be told through the pottery they crafted. While a constant for Pueblo people, ceramics evolved to reflect the historical and cultural circumstances of their lives.
A new exhibition featuring 100 rarely exhibited ceramics from the extensive collection at CU-Boulder's Museum of Natural History will take visitors through more than 1,000 years of Southwest history (A.D. 500-1600).
The exhibition condenses a millennia of what Steve Lekson, curator of anthropology, describes as "glorious, messy and complicated human history," into a coherent and enlightening experience that challenges conventional views of the ancient Southwest.
According to Lekson, who also is a professor of anthropology, there is much more to the history of the ancient Southwest cultures than archaeologists have traditionally thought.
"This exhibit offers a new history of the ancient Southwest based on recent research and new insights," said Lekson. "I want visitors to come away excited and asking questions. I want to show how dynamic the past was. This isn't the Southwest they think they know."
Lekson presents a controversial interpretation of Southwest history in his book, "A History of the Ancient Southwest." Published in 2009, the book is a fresh look at events that Lekson says include rises and falls, war and peace, kings and commoners, triumphs and failures, and large populations changing locations based on political or religious reasons and not because of weather changes.
His book is the basis for the exhibition titled "Ancient Southwest: Peoples, Pottery and Place."
"The ancient Southwest has traditionally been viewed as a static place, where few things changed," said Lekson. "But when Native Pueblo people tell you their histories, it's all about movement and change. The striking pottery on display illustrates the remarkable range of native societies and their dramatic stories."
A.D. 1300 was a watershed, according to Lekson. Before 1300, Pueblo people had one kind of society—after 1300, another. That change is reflected in their pottery: pre-1300, black-on-white, rigid geometric designs. After 1300, polychrome designs (red, yellow, black and white) in bold, dynamic, asymmetrical layouts.
Seven primary cultural groups represented
The exhibition is divided into seven areas representing the primary cultural groups that define the ancient Southwest: Hohokam, Early Pueblo, Chaco, Mesa Verde, Mimbres, Casas Grandes and Pueblo.
"These areas represent seven major events that took place in the Southwest," said Lekson. "One of those events was 'Mesa Verde,' which everyone in Colorado knows about. But we're not showing photos of Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings. We're showing the regional center of Aztec Ruins National Monument—the capital during Mesa Verde times, which may be unexpected."
The core of the museum's Southwest ceramics collection of approximately 5,000 ceramic pieces is the Earl H. Morris Pottery Collection. Morris was a renowned archaeologist with undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as an honorary doctorate from CU-Boulder.
Ancient pots were decorated using a yucca leaf to apply pigments made from boiled bee plant, tansy mustard and crushed minerals. Pottery held a sacred place in ancient Southwest culture and its function was ceremonial as well as utilitarian.
To provide a frame of reference for the landscape where the pottery originated, photographs of Southwest ruins taken by noted aerial photographer Adriel Heisey will be displayed.
Two years in the planning, the Ancient Southwest exhibit required considerable behind-the-scenes preparation.
As senior exhibit developer at the museum, Charles Counter manages the exhibits department and provides hands-on expertise in designing and building the exhibition.
Research expertise drives exhibit concepts
As with the Ancient Southwest exhibit, all exhibit ideas are based on research expertise from within the museum, on campus and beyond. Concepts are tested with the public through evaluation tools such as focus groups to gauge the appeal of a proposed exhibit and how well it communicates the concepts.
"The process itself takes quite awhile, from idea to the exhibit," said Counter. "The three-dimensional design of an idea includes the experiential components of color, form, objects, space, lighting, presentation, and video when appropriate. Design sets the stage for an emotional and intellectual connection to the subject matter for the viewer."
When the museum team begins planning an exhibition, two important considerations are security for the collection and conservation, which includes environmental controls and lighting levels. Pottery is a fairly stable material, but these ceramics are quite old, rare and fragile.
To fully appreciate the ceramics, visitors need a 360-degree view of the pottery. That consideration determined the manner in which the collection is displayed. The exhibit hall will feature freestanding casework, designed and built in-house, that people can walk around.
An animated map and educational materials will provide visitors with a robust learning experience based on Lekson's research.
The "Ancient Southwest: Peoples, Pottery and Place" exhibit at the Museum of Natural History opened Feb. 21. The opening reception will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a curator's lecture at 7 p.m. The exhibit will run until Feb. 14, 2014.
Photo: Charles Counter installs exhibit at CU-Boulder Museum of Natural History.


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It's a Woot-off! ARRRGHGHHHH!
What piratey thing be you searchin fur!?
And bonus: The woot logo is perfect. Great change (even if it's temporary)
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Arrrrrr, matey. That it be. A woot-off of pirate booty!
Great, just what I needed while my car is broken down, a way to spend money I should be spending on car repairs...oh well.
Avast! ... Pro Antivirus.
Some pictures of Land Ho!s that make my Cockswain a Jolly Roger.
Beef jerky is a little too on the nose.
Davy Jones Armoire?
I got the lucky work schedule this week... day off before the woot off and day off after the woot off... no days off during the woot off... save some of that pirate booty popcorn for me.
Today is my birthday. I am, & you can use your imagination here, now officially the title of a song from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Nope, not Lucy. I wanna know, Woot: Do you still need me? Will you still feed me?
I think Woot! should get into the spirit of September 18 and send me a Bucket of Carrots. That is all.
Oh. Oh my goodness. A woot-off. What a surprise. That woot. They are so sneaky. Only if they would just tell us in advance the exact dates of such an event
@gertiestn: For the benefit of mister Kite, there will be a woot tonight.
Still holding out for a Jumby coupon...Even that little $5 boost gets me started since I don't have to pay for shipping....then I will have free shipping all day and it's downhill from there :)
Woo hoo!
Aarrrgg!! Apparently you have me confused with someone who gives a crap! (pun intended) I'll pass. :-)
Not really interested in woot! off's anymore....
I'm thinking there might be something on the macbook currently up that is worth digging into
There's another Caption This up if anyone is interested:
Yarr and stuffz.
@dmaz: Yeah, I kinda wanted the cake pans so I went over to my mail folder and found a couple of unused $5 coupons, so I went ahead and got the cake pans. Now I am hoping for at least one other thing that I might like to use up the other coupon and take advantage of the free shipping.
@gertiestn: Happy Birthday to me and you too (i.e. us)! Speaking of the Beatles, you know the song Birthday was "[...]largely written during a recording session at Abbey Road Studios on 18 September 1968 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. " according to Wikipedia... Fun bit of birthday fact I learned a few years ago.
@the18thtee84: Hey, I had no idea & I'm glad to know this. Thanks!
@the18thtee84: Happy birthday! Glad to see that you haven't changed logos. :) WPS


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WEIRTON - Harrison Central quarterback, David Miser, threw four touchdown passes in the first half to lead his Huskies to a 46-14 win over Weir High Friday night at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
The Huskies, hurting after a tough 7-6 loss a week ago, took out their anger on the Red Riders to even their record at 1-1.
Meanwhile, the Red Riders were losing their second of the season and 12th straight.
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HUSKY HUSKIE — Harrison Central running back Nico Williams runs for positive yards during the first quarter of the Huskies' 46-14 victory over Weir High Friday at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
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TRIO — Weir's C.J. Reed (88), Cody Enrietti (13) and Nick McCartney surround Harrison Central quarterback David Miser in the first quarter of the Huskies' 46-14 victory.
"Things kind of went our way tonight," said Huskie coach Justin Kropka. "Weir High kind of ran into an angry football team after last week when things didn't go our way."
The Huskies sort of got off to a slow start getting one first period touchdown on a 10-yard Miser to Nico Williams pass, but they turned it on in the second period scoring five unanswered touchdowns to put the game away early.
"We were saying all week that this is a business trip and we weren't going to get too emotional about it just like we would've if things had gone our way last week," Kropka explained. "People seem to forget that Miser took a year off last year, but he'll get better and so will this team. We're such a young ball club."
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Harrison Central 46, Weir 14
Harrison Central 6 33 7 0 - 46
Weir 0 0 7 7 - 14
HC: Williams 10 pass from Miser (bad snap)
HC: Olmstead 16 pass from Miser (fumble)
HC: Olmstead 42 interception return (kick failed)
HC: Stenson 20 pass from Miser (Pecar kick)
HC: Stenson 45 pass from Miser (Pecar kick)
HC: Williams 22 run (Pecar kick)
HC: Risley 5 run (Pecar kick)
WH: Larch 1 run (Shingle kick)
WH: Larch 8 run (Shingle kick)
RUSHING: HC 38-204-2TD. Stenson 8-39; Williams 4-38-TD; Risley 3-28-TD; Maykowski 6-12; Logsdon 12-31; Johnson 8-19; Miser 2-9; Arbogast 2-27. WH 22-142. Larch 11-92; Hartman 4-45; Davis 7-5.
PASSING: HC 11-12-220-4TD (all by Miser); WH 1-16-2INT (all by Larch).
RECEIVING: HC Olmstead 4-86-TD; Williams 2-25-TD; Rutter 1-14; Sproul 1-14; Stenson 2-65-2TD; WH Spencer 1-29.
It will take a lot of Miser to get any better than he was Friday. The senior signal caller completed 11 of 12 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns.
"Sometimes we make a lot of dumb mistakes as evidenced in the first half, but those are correctable things," Kropka continued. "Overall, the effort has always been there, so we'll correct the little things and as long as we still keep getting the same kind of effort we'll be fine."
The Huskies shut down the Red Rider offense in the first half to the point where the only yardage gained was 60 yards on the ground by junior quarterback William Larch. He carried the ball eight times in the first half with his big gainer being a 33-yard scamper. He wound up leading Weir High with 92 yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns.
"We didn't play very well early and it kind of got away from us," said veteran Red Rider coach Tony Filberto. "And it just kept going, deteriorating and deteriorating. In the first half Harrison Central just totally separated from us. They were better than us."
Miser found senior wide receiver, Nate Olmstead in the left corner of the end zone on a crossing pattern to begin the second quarter onslaught to make the score 12-0.
As Kropka said, the Huskies made some fundamental mistakes incurring 10 first half penalties for 73 yards, but that was about all that stopped their offense. Harrison Central also had some trouble in the kicking game missing point after kicks on the first three touchdowns.
Olmstead stepped in front of a Larch pass at the Red Rider 42 midway through the second quarter and returned the football to the end zone. Olmstead got a second interception with three seconds left on the first half clock.
Miser connected with sophomore running back Travis Stenson three minutes later for a 20-yard touchdown. By this time, Harrison Central kicker, Geoff Pecar, got things corrected and split the uprights to give the Huskies a 25-0 lead with 3:30 left before the half.
Miser found Stenson open again on a swing pass that covered 45 yards for a touchdown at the 1:32 mark and 31 seconds later Williams blasted up the middle from 22 yards out for another score.
That one was set up when a Red Rider muffed Pecar's kickoff after Stenson's first score. The loose football was recovered by Austin Porter at the Weir High 38.
When the blitz was over, Harrison Central went to the locker room with a comfortable 39-0 halftime lead.
Using reserves throughout the second half, the Huskies scored just one touchdown and it came on their first possession of the third quarter. Harrison Central drove 62 yards in eight plays with sophomore fullback, Anthony Risley, going in for the score on a five-yard blast through the middle.
Weir High finally got some offense going as Larch completed his only pass of the game in 16 tosses, a 29-yard connection with freshman speedster, Donovan Spencer. Junior Matt Hartman followed with a 25-yard run that got the Red Riders their deepest penetration into Harrison Central territory.
With the ball at the Huskie 17, freshman fullback, Cody Enrietti, bulled his way for four yards and Larch got 12 more on a keeper that put the ball at the one from where Larch blasted into the end zone on a quarterback sneak. It was the first rushing touchdown for the Red Riders this season.
Senior kicker, Alyssa Shingle booted the extra point.
Then in the fourth quarter, Larch scored again this time on a keeper around the right side from eight yards out. Again, Shingle split the uprights to cap the scoring.
Larch finished the game with 92 rushing yards on 10 carries while Hartman gained 45 yards with four rushes. Sophomore Cameron Davis got Weir High's other five yards carrying the football seven times in the game.
Weir High continues its home stand with a matchup against Edison Local next Friday while the Huskies get their first home game entertaining Western Reserve.


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The Heroes of the Republic have just saved the galaxy from the evil Darth Malak. The Republic Network is proud to present the awards ceremony and interviews of these fine, upstanding citizens. Stay tuned for more!
Bob: Hello everyone! This is Bob Costalot, official newscaster for your source for intergalactic news, The Republic Network. Im here today with our reporter-in-the-field, Julie Caputaero, for the event of the millenniumhonoring the Heroes of the Star Forge Battle.
Julie (waves): Hi everyone!! Its great to be here with you!
Bob: Were bringing to you a live feed of the fantastic celebration on an unknown planet. Julies just flown to the Outer Rim where a number of men, women, and sentients have just saved our Republic from certain destruction from the evil Darth Malak.
Julie: Were just so excited, Bob! Its hard to believe that only a couple days ago, the Republic was totally doomed by the evil Sith Lord. Its a new day for all of us!
Bob: We share your excitement, Julie! Tell us a little about the planet youre on for all our viewers out there.
Julie: Get this, Bobits the Unknown Planet! It has palm trees, beautiful white sand, warm water, a couple thousand Gizka, a bunch of wrecked ships scattered artfully here and there, the occasional rancor lumbering by, and these unusual sentients who bear an uncanny resemblance to the Coneheads.
Bob: Fantastic! You couldnt ask for a more descriptive planet name. Stay clear of those rancors, Julie!
Julie (bobbing her head up and down): Oh, I will Bob, I will!
Bob: So, Julie, tell our viewers about this building that theyre seeing.
Julie: Its a big thing made of stone, Bob!
Bob: Thats a fascinating portrayal of the Rakatan Temple, Julie. Anything else?
Julie: I have to tell you, Bob, that it was really creepy until they got all those dead Dark Jedi and piles of destroyed droids out of that temple this morning.
Bob: Didnt it serve as the force field generator for the Star Forge?
Julie: It sure did. Now that the Star Forge has been blown to bits by the brave Admiral Dodonna and her fleet, its future is a bit unclear. Some of the natives want to invoke the historic landmark preservation laws and keep it as a museum. However, Czerkas very interested in purchasing the site and converting the temple into a bunch of condos or possibly a vacation resort. The western face of the temple has a divine view of the ocean. I bet those condos would go for prime credits!
Bob: No doubt, Julie. Tell our viewers whats happening at the temple right now.
Julie (holding the earpiece tight to her ear): Bob, bear with me. The crowd just got very noisythe cheering is tremendous and I can hardly hear you. Im waiting to speak with our Republic heroestheyve just received the coveted Cross of Glory! Oh, I just cant stand the excitement!
Bob: Thats the highest honor the Republic gives. And well deserved! Congratulations to all of them!
Julie: Im wading through some of the crowd to get to them right now, Bob.
Bob: I see you managed to catch up with one of our heroes. Who do you have there, Julie?
Julie: Bob, I have here with me Revan, formerly known as Darth Revan, who has now returned to the Light Side and saved the Republic from utter doom. And might I add, she has great hair! How does it feel to be a hero, Revan?
Revan: Thanks, Julie. Thank the Force we all made it through safe. I dont feel like a hero, to be honest. I have to give the credit to all my teammateswithout them, I wouldnt be here.
Julie: Thats a very humble answer for someone who wanted to dominate the galaxy only a short time ago. Youre a new woman now.
Revan: Well, Julie, love and friendship can carry you through a lot of hard times. We worked together. None of us could have done this alone.
Julie: So, what did you feel when you stuck that lightsaber into Darth Malak for the final time?
Revan: Uh, his weight.
Julie (looks disappointed at that answer): Ohhhkaaay. Lets move on. What are your plans for the future now that the Star Forge is gone?
Revan: Im going to relax some, take some time to get to know Carth better, just be a couch-Jedi for a little bit. Its been a long few months since the Council erased all my memories and sent me on this quest to take out Malak. I really need some down-time for a few weeks.
Julie (waggles eyebrows): Oh, any plans in the future for the good Captain Onasi?
Revan: Youll just have to wait and see, Julie!
Bob: Revan, its Bob Costalot of The Republic Network. I want to express the gratitude of the entire Republic for saving our galaxy.
Revan: Thanks, Bob.
Bob: After your well-deserved break, whats next? Does the Council have any plans?
Revan: Theyll probably debate it for the next hundred years. Im thinking of just stealing away in the dead of night without anyone except T3M4. Ill fly to the Unknown Regions to stop an even greater threat to the galaxy.
Julie (laughing): Oh, youre such a jokester, Revan! Anything else youd like to add for our viewers?
Revan: Thanks for believing in us. We couldnt let you down when we knew we had the support of the entire galaxy behind us.
Julie: Thats wonderful, Revan. Lets move on to Bastila. Tell us, Bastila, how does it feel to be a hero?
Bastila: A Jedi does not seek to be a hero. I was just glad that we all survived the encounter. The Force was with us.
Julie: We thank you for your amazing work just the same. Now, I understand you survived Malaks torture. What has the experience taught you?
Bastila: It taught me that Force Lightning is a shockingly bad way to torture someone. However, Revans belief in my good nature was inspirational, and I can only thank her for redeeming me.
Julie: What will you do next? Its a new beginning for everyone!
Bastila: I do hope the Council will wipe my memories of my torture, but barring that, Ill work on the issues with my mother and try to keep Revan from falling to the Dark Side again.
Julie: Thanks again for joining us, Bastila. Its a real pleasure talking with a hero like you.
Bastila: Saving the galaxy is all in a days work for a Jedi.
Bob: Bastila is certainly a princess among Jedi, Julie.
Julie: She sure is, Bob. Next I have with me Zaalbar, the Wookiee. Tell me, Zaalbar, how does it feel to be a hero of the Republic and a savior of the galaxy?
(Zaalbar issues a series of growls, howls, and grunts)
Julie (looking confused): Im not quite getting what hes saying, Bob. Im afraid I dont speak Wookiese.
Bob: Something about a ceremonial blade and doing something with a bunch of Czerka guards. Well wait for a translator. Thank you for helping save the galaxy, Zaalbar! Julie, lets move on to our next hero.
Julie: Well, Bob, I have a treat for you, the fine feline Juhani. Tell me, Juhani, how does it feel to be a hero?
Juhani: I give all the credit to my teammates. The Force was with us. I finally feel at peace with myself.
Julie: Oh? What troubled you so?
Juhani: I had a difficult time resolving my temporary fall to the Dark Side. Revan helped me see that redemption is always possible. If a former Dark Lord of the Sith can turn back to good, so can I.
Bob: Thats terrific, Juhani. Thanks for all the work youve done saving the galaxy. What are your plans now?
Juhani: I will take on an apprentice, and at a vulnerable time in my apprentices life, I will pretend to be mortally struck down by him or her. That way, I can teach my apprentice the same way my master taught me.
Bob: Should be very instructive, Juhani. Let us know when that happensitll make a great interview.
Juhani: I will do that, Bob. Thank you.
Julie: I see we have some droids to talk to, Bob.
Bob: Ask them how it feels to be heroes, Julie!
Julie: Ill do that Bob!
(T3M4 beeps and makes a wolf whistle at Julie):
HK-47: Statement: T3 would like to express his appreciation of your meatbag anatomy.
Julie (pats T3 on the top of his head): Aww, arent you a cute droid?
(T3 rocks back and forth and beeps some more)
HK: Statement: He wishes to inform you that he is not cute, he is magnificent. As am I.
Bob: I understand youre HK-47 and T3M4? Congratulations on the victory and thanks for saving us from the evil Darth Malak. What are your plans for the future, HK and T3?
(T3 beeps and whistles)
HK: Statement: The bucket of bolts wishes to follow Revan wherever she goes, even if its into the Unknown Regions. Extreme loyalty to our meatbag owners is part of our programming, as you know.
Julie: What about you, HK? Youve got such a big gun, and your eye lights are so menacing. Should we be worried about whats in store for you?
HK: Statement: My programming is to facilitate communications and terminate hostilities. No one will have to worry unless they threaten my master, and then I can happily blast them into a million meatbag parts. I do wish they would hurry up and try to attack her, though. My transistors ache at the lack of work.
Julie (slowly backs away from HK): Ah, yes, thank you, HK and T3. Moving right along, I see we have Canderous Ordo up next. Canderous, tell our audience how it feels to be a hero.
Canderous: Were not dead. Malak is. Cant ask for better than that.
Julie: Um, okay. What are your plans for the future? Anything new for you?
Canderous: Im a Mandalorian. What the hell do you think Im going to do? Prepare for more war, like usual.
Julie (backing away from Canderous, bumps into Jolee): Oh, sorry!
Jolee: About damn time you got to me. A tach could have eaten me by now.
Julie: Bob, this is Jolee, one of the Jedi that saved our galaxy from death and destruction!
Bob: Thank you for helping save the galaxy, Jolee! Tell our audience how it feels to be a hero.
Jolee: What? Oh, its an interview with the media. Here I thought you had free food or something. Where was I? Oh, it feels great to be a hero. I have the adulation of billions and pretty young things like you crushing me for interviews. Revan thinks Im the greatest thing since sliced gizka. I have this cross-shaped piece of cheap metal-covered plasteel pinned to my chest, and it weighs a ton. Maybe now we can afford to pay someone to clean out the food synthesizer more often than once a century. Then we can finally get some real beds in the Ebon Hawk dormsthose things are hard as rocks. Might be nice to have a few more chairs to sit on, too. I get tired of standing all the time, you know. Whose brilliant idea was it anyway to put only two seats on the whole ship? Talk about design flaws. Wait, what was this about?
Julie (laughing): Oh, Jolee, youre so funny. We wanted to know how it feels to be a hero.
Jolee: Oh, yeah, its fabulous. I cant tell you how much Im looking forward to the avalanche of insightful interviews like this.
Julie: Thank you, Jolee! What are your plans now that the Star Forge is gone?
Jolee: Im going to go any place that doesnt have kilometer-tall trees and do anything but be a kit factory. Now that Im past my guilt over letting my wife fall to the Dark Side and kill a bunch of other Jedi, the Council can make me a master. Then I can train a bunch of Jedi that love is good. If Im lucky, theyll all get married and name their firstborn children after me. Heh-heh.
Mission (walks up and stands between Jolee and Julie): Right, old man, thats if you dont die of old age first.
Jolee: Whos old? Im just well-pickled.
Julie: Thanks, Jolee, for taking the time to talk with us. Mission, wed like to take a moment of your time for an interview.
Jolee (walking away, shaking his head): Sure. Cute blue Twileks always get more airtime. And they didnt even bring me a sandwich!
Mission: Sure! What did you want to know?
Bob: First, Mission, we want to express our gratitude at all the work you did to help save the entire galaxy!
Mission: Gee, thanks!
Julie: What are your plans now, Mission? Youre young, and youve got a long future ahead of you.
Mission: HeyI aint no kid!
Julie: Of course not. I meant youre young at heart. So, whats next for you?
Mission: Well, Im going to take Zaalbar to someone who can do something about those chompers. Then Im going to make a bunch of security tunnelers for my friends, because you never know when well need some more credits. After that, Im going to go find Griff and yank his headtails off for being terminally stupid. How could he ruin a perfectly good Tarisian ale recipe? Thats like a major sin!
Julie: Im sure youll get it all worked out, Mission. Who is this joining us?
Mission: Him? Oh, thats just Carth. Hes an old geezer, so hes boring.
Julie: Captain Onasi! Weve been just dying to interview you!! Were all very grateful for your efforts to prevent Darth Malak from taking over the galaxy.
Carth: Oh, thanks. What do you need?
Bob: Captain, tell our viewers how it feels to be a hero of the Star Forge Battle and receive the Cross of Glory.
Carth: Its quite an honor. I couldnt have done it without all my teammates. I have to give them a lot of credit for hanging in there. When it looked like we were losing badly, they really rallied and found that little extra something down deep inside to pull it out and put one in the win column. They showed true courage in the face of total evil. It was inspiring.
Julie: Oh, thats wonderful! What are your plans now? I understand theres a little something going on between you and Revan?
Carth (blushing): She, ah, well, its like this .shes going to take me shopping so I can get something to wear besides this orange jacket.
Julie: Im sure she has great taste. Just dont get anything in eye-searing red!
Carth: No maam. Thats about as likely as me making admiral.
Mission: Come on, Carth, you know youre going to be the Big Man in the Navy someday. Sheesh.
Julie: Any other plans, Captain?
Carth: Well, ah, I have to get over all this angst about Sauls betrayal. Theres also, ah, this little trouble I have resolving the fact that the woman I love was once the Dark Lord of the Sith and technically responsible for my wifes death. However, Revans happy to work with me on that, and were proof that love conquers all.
Julie: Oh, how romantic! As handsome as you are, who could blame her for wanting to work it out with you? Congratulations again, and good luck in the future, Captain Onasi!
Carth: Thanks, Julie.
Julie: Well, Bob, that wraps up the interviews of our heroes!
Bob: Great job, Julie! Im sure our audience loved hearing all their insights.
Julie: Thanks, Bob! This is Julie Caputaero, signing off and sending you back to our Coruscant office on your source for intergalactic news, The Republic Network!
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Mission: Yeah, Jolee?
Jolee: Make sure you give Julie back
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Excellent! Very funny and well done. I was a little disappointed that Revan was female, but I guess it's just different with everybody. I had trouble reading everything after HK-47 and Jolee because I was laughing too much. I could hear the old coot's voice so clearly.
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This is your funniest Fic so far Jae. I kept laughing with the chatter this Bob and Julie kept having. Will you do one for TSL?
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I visited the Design Indaba on Friday March 26 and found that the attractions that bring visitors to our city also inspire those in the creative industry.
2010 FIFA World Cup™ inspires soccer fever
The buzz and excitement about this event, starting in just 101 days, could be felt in many of the designs on show. My favourite was the vuvuzela and soccer ball light displayed at the Cape Craft and Design Institute stand. This stand displayed work by emerging and well-know creatives supported by the institute.
I also really liked the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ official art posters. There is a great selection of posters by established and emerging artists from around the world. They include posters by South African artists William Kentridge, Robert Slingsby, Kay Hassan, Cameron Platter and Marlene Dumas.
Environmental sustainability impels responsible design
Responsible tourism is on the rise in Cape Town and many people travelling here want to reduce their carbon footprint. There were many examples of items being recycled at the indaba. I really liked Heath Nash's beautiful lights made from plastic bottles.
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When you think of Shutterfly, you probably think of baby or family books. A whole new world was opened up to me recently as I discovered their Home Decor line…. which is fun because you can customize family pictures, art work, quotes that have personal meaning and etc. I wanted to capture my kids hands and personalities at this age in their lives. My oldest is almost 10 and my baby is 3 1/2… I realize there is limited time where they not only WANT to craft with mom but also that their cute hand prints would look good displayed on our wall. It's like catching a moment in time, literally; their hands will never be this small again, (sniffle.) Take a peek at how they chose to transform a simple hand print into kids hand print artwork!
I grinned that mini-me 9 year old craft diva went for the detailed peacock, my rough 'n tumble 7 year old jock chose the scary monster while his 5 year old sensitive animal loving brother created a squishy squid and their sweet baby sis captured the loveable giraffe.
Curious how I made these? We did a Sunday afternoon art project using pure white card stock and acrylic paint. I was really, really, really careful about my littles not getting paint anywhere else on the paper… I gave them a separate piece of paper to get their doodles out After the paint dried, we used a Sharpie marker to make the pictures come to life through the cute little details:
Although they're not true to size (which is another fun option) I love the stage of these characters that my kids are into right now. Each one describes their individual personalities that will last for years to come.
From there I scanned their prints, uploaded to Shutterfly's site (which is super easy to use, btw!) selected which Home Decor item I wanted it to be printed on, (for this fun project I selected 12×12 canvas prints,) positioned the hand prints and added it to my cart! Easy peasy. Promise! I'm sure you remember a sign or two displayed in your parents homes growing up and I want my kids to remember one growing up in my home that is both pretty and meaningful…
I chose to have it mounted to dress up my simple printable that Kristi whipped up [freebie coming soon!]. It was easy to mount and yes ladies, I did it without my husbands help It's stable and is quite the conversation starter!
I am really liking the fun polka dot element mixed with the classy brushed nickel. It's a fun mix of my eclectic personality and I love that Shutterfly can accomodate that!
We are big on birthdays around here (3 of our 6 are in December!) and this dishwasher- safe plate and matching cup set was too cute to pass up. I was able to personalize the middle image, which happen to perfectly coordinate my older sons monster hand print and the matching cup was a must-have. Love it!
To polish off my new turquoise kitchen cabinets, I chose a simple "EAT" plate to fill the empty space above my stove to match the kitchen colors. If anything splashes it while cooking, I can simply wipe it off or toss it in the dishwasher.
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