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Monday, December 19, 2011
How Art Changes With Us
I recently rewatched the movies "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset," which, if you haven't seen or heard of them, are rather amazing.
In the first, "Before Sunrise," which came out in 1995, two early-twenty-somethings played by Ethan Hawke (Jesse) and Julie Delpy (Celine) meet on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Jesse has one night before his plane leaves back for America and he convinces Celine to spend the night with him wandering around Vienna, where they talk about life, love, dreams, everything.
"Before Sunset," which came out in 2004, picks up after those intervening nine years. Now in their thirties, Jesse and Celine walk around Paris before Jesse has to fly back to the US, and this time they're dealing with the weight of real adulthood and exude a palpable sense of nostalgia and regret.
These very simple premises are held aloft because of the way Jesse and Celine so totally encapsulate that tenuous, rare, and electric connection you can have with some people: when everything aligns just so and you're consumed by the surprise and novelty of finding someone who completely excites you. There are people who are just magical to all of us, and Hawke and Delpy capture that instant familiarity and the rush of falling in love
Then, later, they reconnect after nine years and test the strength of that brief connection.
Place of Change
The first time I watched these movies was around 2004-2005, shortly after "Before Sunset" came out, when I was in my early twenties and still in the exciting early days of a relationship. Of the two movies I naturally identified most strongly with "Before Sunrise," the younger movie of the two. I was roughly the same age as the characters, the world seemed full of endless possibilities, and my future was so excitingly uncertain.
At the time, "Before Sunset" struck me as poignant but also incredibly, almost needlessly sad. The characters were stressed and intense and (SPOILER) stuck in loveless relationships and thinking about what might have been if things had just unfolded differently on the platform six months after they first met.(/SPOILER)
But now, at age 31, I re-watched the movies at a vastly different place in my life and it was like watching completely different movies.
Now "Before Sunrise" was an exercise in nostalgia, remembering how intense conversations felt at that age, the sense of adventure, and the brave early twenties naivety of thinking life will be completely easy because we are the special ones, at long last, that truly get how the world really works.
And now it's "Before Sunset" that I identify with the most, not least of which because it turns out, like Jesse, that this year I was having a novel come out at the same time that I was starting a new life with some of the same weighty thoughts of what might have been. (Though I have not, sadly, done a reading at "Shakespeare & Company" in Paris like Jesse).
That intense melancholy of "Before Sunset" that I once found almost maudlin is something I now see all around me in my peers. It's the quarter-life crisis of reaching a certain point in your life just by doing the right thing and hitting the right benchmarks of college, first job, dating, marriage, before inevitably being beset by forces outside of your control. There's a sense of wandering and uncertainty that sets in when you begin to face the weight of major decisions and choosing the right relationship (or not) or sensing you're in the wrong career.
Your early twenties are the time when you think you have everything figured out; at some point before the end of that decade you realize that you don't.
Changing in Place
What's amazing about these movies is that because they're set nine years apart they thoroughly embody this passage of time and maturation that we all go through, while at the same time retaining that essential magic between Jesse and Celine. Life moves on, we change, we age, and yet something essential remains.
And that's the amazing thing about art. These movies haven't changed at all since I saw them last, that essence hasn't moved a bit. But I have changed, the world has changed, and how we all respond to works of art evolves.
The movies may be the same but they mean something different than they used to and they'll continue to change while remaining exactly the same.
Now it's nearly nine years after "Before Sunset," and Linklater, Hawke, and Delpy are reportedly considering a new installment. I'm so curious to see where these characters are at forty, and dearly hope that if there is a new sequel that it makes the past movies even better and deepens their meaning, as "Before Sunset" did for "Before Sunrise."
But no matter what happens I'm sure my feelings about these movies, so bound up with my own personal history, will continue to change as I revisit them at different stages in life.
That's the beauty of stories. They change with us and always give us something new.
44 comments:
I fell completely in love with these movies a few years back. Thanks for this commentary...
- December 19, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- Lou Belcher said...
I've never seen these movies, but I'm intrigued now. I agree, it's interesting how a movie can have one impact on our life at one age and a completely different impact at another age. Thanks for the nudge.
- December 19, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Laurel said...
What you said. I have had that same experience with both art and reality. Movies that were current for me when I was twenty something felt hip, connected. Now they feel nostalgic.
And the same goes for people who fascinated me at twenty one. I've seen some of them since and whatever connection we had then is...absent. Once or twice the feeling of loss left me thinking I might rather not have run into them again. It knocked the bloom off the memory, I guess.
- December 19, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Noriko Nakada said...
Which is why art is wonderful in its steadfastness. We can revisit the movie, the book and measure the ways we have changed against it. Thanks for the thoughtful post.
- December 19, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
Having only seen the second one, I can't say for certain, but I think I know what you're getting at.
This is why I re-read books. At least my all time favorites. I always find something different, because I'm different.
- December 19, 2011 at 11:05 AM
- Sarah Hina said...
No two movies have impacted my writing more. Thank you for this wonderful post.
- December 19, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- Bittersweet Fountain said...
Interesting. I've never seen these movies but now I want to!
Though as a young twenty-something who clearly knows everything about how the world works (lol), I would argue that the quarter life crisis happens much earlier. Or least it has seem to among my friends. It happens in college, right when you're about to get out and you realize that every decision you make right now will shape the entire rest of your life. Do you move across the country or stay in the safety of your home region? Do you marry that guy/girl? Do you continue on this path that could lead to stability but a cubicle or do you jump at a risk that could lead to adventure and possibly complete failure?
To my friends and me, the quarter life crisis was the whole concept that whatever you chose now can lead to that midlife crisis of "holy crap where did my life go?" And I contend a good quarter life crisis, with the right decisions made, can cause there to be no midlife crisis.
Plus, a quarter life crisis at thirty means you expect to live to 120! That seems a little over optimistic. Seems you have strong faith in our medical industry. lol
- December 19, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- Ross Lampert said...
Terrific illustration, in the context of movies, of something the French literary critic Roland Barth said about books: every book is two books--the one the writer writes, and the one the reader reads. In each case, the reader or viewer brings to the piece their own life experiences, which are inevitably different from the author's/actors'/producer's/director's. And the passage of time, as you've seen, adds to those differences.
- December 19, 2011 at 11:27 AM
- magpiewrites said...
Great post, Nathan.
This happened to me recently with one of my favorite books, Jane Eyre. When I read it in high school, I intensely identified with Jane, particularly in the beginning of the book when she's treated so badly by her guardians. I couldn't believe how unjust they were. Reading it now - with a seven year old drama queen for a daughter - I realize that Jane was having a massive tantrum! I might have locked her in the red bedroom too! Amazing how circumstance changes perspective!
- December 19, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- D.G. Hudson said...
You nailed it, Nathan, our perception changes as we change. It depends where you are on the life horizon. If a movie or book can encapsulate that, we tend to keep that story in our memories.
That feeling of I-thought-I-knew- about-life-but-now-I'm-not-so-sure is the beginning of wisdom.
Very adroit of you, Nathan, to recognize this change in yourself.
- December 19, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- Doug said...
Your early twenties are the time when you think you have everything figured out; at some point before the end of that decade you realize that you don't.
It's true that age destroys one's memory. At age 17 I had all of the answers. Now I often struggle to come up with even a workable compromise.
- December 19, 2011 at 12:01 PM
- abc said...
That was lovely and poignant. I love those movies. Back in my mid twenties I turned down an internship with Richard Linklater's production company to take a "real job" and it was sort of a thing between choosing my dreams (and continuing to be broke) or becoming a "grown-up" with health insurance and a steady income. I have lots of what ifs lingering in the back of my brain.
- December 19, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Michelle said...
This is a beautiful post, and told with insight. I see a subtle wisdom hiding a layer or two down that strikes me as integral to the overall discussion: as artists (writers) we must see the connections between what might seem inconsequential moments but are really more than that, and then translate that into art.
Like a filmmaker, we are drawing the audience's eye to those moments, shining a bit of light on them and saying, "This is important. You should pay attention." If done well, a book can, just like these movies, offer readers a different but equally valuable experience as their lives progress.
Thank you for sharing this. It's causing me to think about how I might better apply this to my own writing. I need to pay better attention so I can recognize these moments of art and capture them on paper, and eventually offer them to readers.
- December 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Allie Singer said...
Nathan, I've been reading your blog for years, and I think this is my favorite post you've written. I've had very similar experiences with art, including with Before Sunrise & Before Sunset, most notably with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - a movie that meant so much to me as a teenager, and changes in meaning with each growing year. Thanks for the insightful and thought-provoking post.
- December 19, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- THIS IS THE END said...
I think that's what Led Zepplin meant, in part, when they said The Song Remains The Same.
- December 19, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- A Serenade for Solitude said...
These are now on my list of to-watch! Thanks!
- December 19, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Serenity said...
Love this post. I once watched Before Sunrise three times in succession in ONE night (TBS marathon or something). I love it so much. I still find Before Sunset so sad, but I agree. We change, and great art speaks a thousand different things depending on where we are in life when we experience it. Pre-twenties I was convinced my writing should change the world a certain direction. I.e., people had to get out of it This Message or That One - whatever I intended with it. Now I just hope to write things that life can speak through. And these movies are such perfect examples of that.
- December 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- Gretchen said...
Wonderful commentary, Nathan. That is the beauty of art, and stories I think in particular: What we get out of them largely depends on what we carry within us. Each person's interpretation of a book or movie is going to be different simply because we are different individuals. In this same way, we are each different people at different stages of our own lives.
I remember when I first began teaching high school English in my mid-thirties. It was the first time I had picked up To Kill a Mockingbird since I was in high school myself. Wow. It was a completely different story!
- December 19, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Very insightful. I've been noticing some of the same things lately, as I round the corner of 30. Who knows what 40 will bring?
- December 19, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- Mira said...
Such a poignant and touching post. Thank you. I was moved by this.
I don't understand why, but it does seem as though grief and wisdom go hand in hand.
And I completely agree that as we grow, we look at art with new eyes. What's really strange to me is when I watch or read something and find I've outgrown it. And then I re-visit it a few years later, and find I've re-grown into it.
- December 19, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- Charlotte Sannazzaro said...
The movie that immediately comes to mind is "Little Women" (1994). When I first saw the movie as a teenager, I fell in love with Laurie and I thought Jo had too. When she told him she couldn't marry him, my heart broke. I just didn't understand how she could fall for that old professor.
When I watched it again probably ten years later, now a married woman, my perspective was different. Even though I still felt for Laurie, I could see that the deeper love she felt for Friedrich was the real deal, and would be ultimately fulfilling. And so romantic! I get butterflies just thinking about it.
- December 19, 2011 at 3:51 PM
I love your thoughts on how art changes as we grow more conscious. As an artist, and as a person who values the arts, I have strongly felt that what one finds in art often grows as they grow. And therein lies one of the pivotal benchmarks of art. A shallower work, (and I am not putting down shallower works, they have their place too), one grows weary of hearing it too often, seeing it too often, etc, because in fact it becomes obvious in its totality and thus redundant, like a skipping record. In a true work of "art", it continues to grow and deepen over time and years, especially with the parallel growth of the observer.
- December 19, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- wendy said...
Fascinating perceptions from you, Nathan, and your readers. Thanks all. Reality is such a tenuous thing, makes me wonder if it's worth/valid getting upset or angry over apparent hurts or slights. Understanding is everything,and I wish I had more.
- December 19, 2011 at 6:35 PM
Agreed!!! Once again, you have reached in and plucked something that I think about all the time from my mind!
The subtle passage of time changes us to the core, yet there is that deeper core--maybe in the deepest part of our souls, that remains hidden until some form of art (a song, a movie, a photograph)fans it's flame when we least expect it.
I really enjoyed this post. Thank you!
- December 19, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- Carol Newman Cronin said...
I just added these two to my must see movie list. Thanks for the recommendation, and the thoughtful post. I agree it's one of my all-time favorites from you.
- December 19, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- Karen Peterson said...
I fell in love with Before Sunrise in 1995. When Before Sunset came out a few years later, I couldn't wait and was so excited to see how much the characters had changed and how much they hadn't. It's a beautiful pair of movies and I'm glad I had the experience of watching them as they were released and when I was in the right time of my life for each.
I don't know how I feel about a third installment, but if there is one, I'm sure I will watch it and love it.
- December 19, 2011 at 7:09 PM
- cgblake said...
Fabulous insight. I never thought about that before. Our perspective changes as we age. When I re-read a novel after several years, I notice things I hadn't before. Thanks!
- December 19, 2011 at 7:13 PM
- Bookish said...
Such great insight. Thanks for sharing. Life is such a great adventure, isn't it?
- December 19, 2011 at 7:17 PM
- Guilie said...
This is a great post--and a very *apropos* reminder for me. I'd forgotten about these movies, but my current WIP touches on some of those issues: how love--that instantaneous miracle of discovering another person--feels like when you're 20, and then later having the experience "restored", like TS Eliot says, "in a different way, beyond any meaning we can assign to happiness." I need to watch these films again.
You know, I have that "art changes with you" thing with books as well--Love In Times of Cholera, for example, is a book I've been reading for--oh, twenty years or so. And every time I come back to it it has more to give, more to find--and those things change over time.
Thanks for sharing, Nathan!
- December 19, 2011 at 7:31 PM
- Andrew Leon said...
The best post by you that I've read.
- December 19, 2011 at 8:28 PM
- Kristi Helvig said...
My friend and I were just talking about this same thing with books. We'll re-read a book and get something completely different out of it than when we first read it. It's amazing to sit with a group of women at book club and see how much our personal histories influenced our interpretations of the book--one book in particular felt like we all read an entirely different book.
Also, these movies have been on my watch list forever, and since I'm already older than the "Before Sunset" age group, I'm curious to see how I'll view it. Beautiful post.
- December 19, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- Kate said...
You've summed it up so well - you know everything in your early 20's, figure out around 30 that you don't. So what happens in your late 30's? You discover that not knowing everything is what makes life worth living. You realize that the prison you made for yourself with all those early decisions is just an illusion after all. You come to understand risk in a entirely different way. You start trying on new identities.
- December 20, 2011 at 1:50 AM
- Meghan Ward said...
Thanks for this post, Nathan. It's so true that we can revisit books and movies as we age and experience them completely differently.
I saw half of Before Sunrise in the 90s but never finished it and never saw Before Sunset. Now I want to sit down and watch them back to back. Celine and Jesse also made an appearance in Waking Life in 2001, but I can do without seeing that movie again.
- December 20, 2011 at 3:19 AM
- Julia said...
Too true. I love these films - and the characters - intensely. Thanks for the post. Julia
- December 20, 2011 at 9:13 AM
- Khanada said...
Very nice post! It's been quite awhile since I've seen those movies, and I think I'd like to try them again.
- December 20, 2011 at 9:15 AM
I too have never seen those movies, Nathan. However, seeing that I am twice as old as you,(four years shy of seventy), I would probably react differently to them. At age 18 I married my first true love and stayed immmensely and intensely enamored of her for thirty-three years. Now I am six years into my second marriage which is as intense as the first, though in an entirely different way. Might we hear from you again on these movies forty years from now? If possible, should prove interesting. Thanks for the thought-provoking read today.
- December 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM
I used to be so much nicer in my 20's :)
- December 20, 2011 at 11:46 AM
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- December 20, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- elephanta said...
This post is so perfectly on mark with how I've been feeling lately. Thanks for posting!- And I will have to see these flicks now. You're awesome Nathan.
- December 20, 2011 at 3:19 PM
- Saumya said...
Having just turned 25, I relate to this post so much. I am constantly laughing about the "quarter life crisis" and even placed it in my novel. It really is everywhere. Along the same point, even when I rewatch Disney movies now, I realize how much I missed as a little girl!
- December 20, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- Deniz Bevan said...
That's a lovely post Nathan. All the more so because I can identify with it all so well, now that I'm in my 30s, whereas I'll bet if I'd been 25 and reading this I would have dismissed it saying "nonsense! it's all in what you choose to do!"
- December 21, 2011 at 10:18 AM
The ending to the second movie was baffling to me.
In the first movie, Jesse feels he must get on the plane and fly back home, which he does. But as with most people of that age, his sense of commitment is exaggerated. In reality, he has no responsibilities, and no commitments to anyone other than himself - essentially, he doesn't actually have to get on that plane. He's young, and can afford to make the 'wrong' decision, which in reality might be the right one.
The only thing that forces him to get onto the plane is an idea he's planted in his own mind: "I'm a busy person... I have people to see, places to go, things to do."
In the second movie, however, he's married, and has a young child. He now has responsibilities.
Here's the part that baffles me: in the second movie, at the end, he doesn't get on the plane.
That, to me, was just wrong. I would have much preferred it if he had said to Celine: "I'm only realizing it now... ten years ago, I didn't have to get on that plane. I didn't have to go back home at all. I could have stayed with you in Vienna."
I wanted Jesse to realize that he can no longer make that decision, that he now has to get onto that plane because people back home are depending on him. He's not that young kid anymore who can go anywhere and do whatever he wants.
This is kind of how life works. You look back in regret at the decisions you made. Today, however, even though you've acquired wisdom, you're no longer in the position to make the decision you should have made if only you had known then what you know now.
Essentially, you now know which decision is the right one, but you can't make it, because the circumstances of your life have changed drastically.
I'm presently thinking of a quotation from Shakespeare. (Did you watch Survivor this season? Coach Wade pulled out this quotation during one of the episodes. Charmingly, he misquoted Shakespeare, by replacing the word 'shallows' with 'shadows'.)
"There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat and we must take the current when it serves or lose our ventures."
I just felt that the ending was wrong. Jesse should have acknowledged that in the first movie he made the wrong decision, but is no longer in the position to make the right one. (Of course, if he had made this acknowledgement, he would have realized he was a character in a film, which would have been extremely awkward?)
Any thoughts on this, Nathan?
I own both of these movies on DVD, and have been meaning to watch them again on my iPad. But wow, these movies take a lot out of me. I felt drained when I watched Before Sunset.
Also, I'm still extremely angry at you for rejecting my work. But that's okay. It's only a matter of time now before the world recognizes my talent and gives me the Nobel.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Say hi to your mom for me. Don't forget to tell her all the things you're thankful for. :)
- December 25, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Also, shouldn't the title for this blog have been: "How we change with art?"
It's not the art that's changing?
It's our own interpretation that changes. The art is always the same.
- December 25, 2011 at 2:37 PM
- Loz in Transit said...
That is a wonderful sentiment, how maturity and experience "deepens the meaning" in art.
Its a revelation I've recently come to, listening to comedy or watching movies there's a new resonance to it because I can relate to the feeling in my bones rather than just identifying with them intellectually like I might have when I was less experienced.
The third one will be devastating. I can't wait. haha.
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I want to install KDE desktop environment in Backtrack GNOME 32 bit so that I can use both as per my need. I am very much acquainted with GNOME while I have started using linux so I like GNOME. But for my project I need to use KDE. However, downloading and installing BT 5 KDE will be very unwise. Can anyone please tell me how to install KDE and GNOME together in BT 5 R2 GNOME 32 bit.
I want the process to be like this:
1. Logging in backtrack through CLI
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By Melissa Slager Herald Writer
Edmonds School Board members on Tuesday discussed a proposal to allow individual schools to start requiring student uniforms.*
The board did not like the wording on the proposal, and asked district staff to return to a future meeting with a rewrite. When that happens, they will reconsider adopting a change in policy.
Nothing will change unless the school board votes to adopt a new dress code policy.
Parent groups at two Lynnwood elementary schools expressed interest last year in allowing their schools to require uniforms, sparking the conversation.
"I think people have this idea when they hear 'uniform' they think a Catholic school-type uniform with a navy blue blazer with insignia. That's not remotely what's been discussed," said Scott Spears, incoming chairman of the Citizens Planning Committee, which drafted the initial proposal.
The group is proposing that schools be allowed to set specific dress codes, which could require uniforms. Parents would be able to opt out of the uniform requirements.
Uniforms of nationally recognized youth groups, such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and clothing worn in observance of a student's religion, such as headscarves, would not be subject to the dress code policy.
Some board members still have concerns about the procedures that would be needed to put such a policy in place.
"They don't feel there's a hurry because nobody's going to process this and do it for next year," school district spokeswoman DJ Jakala said.
District administrators were not available at an earlier meeting to answer school board members' questions and came ready with answers at Tuesday's meeting. For example, more than three-quarters of parents at a school would need to approve of uniforms for the idea to move ahead.
School board members on Tuesday asked for more explicit language that would send schools through the school board for final approval on dress code policies.
"That was our main concern," board member Diana White said.
School leaders stress that the proposal isn't seeking to make uniforms a requirement for the entire district.
"It sets up the groundwork if a parent group is interested enough to pursue that," White said. "I feel like it's a long way off. But the steps are there if they want to take them, and I admire any group that wants to take it on."
Principals from College Place Elementary and Cedar Valley Community schools last year had asked about school uniforms after hearing feedback from parents. The school board asked the Citizens Planning Committee in September to draft a policy, since none currently exists. A subcommittee of the group discussed the topic and wrote and rewrote the language. The proposed policy was then read and approved by the full planning group twice and forwarded on to the school board for consideration in January.
Many parents at Cedar Valley Community School remain interested in school uniforms, a topic they've researched and discussed for a year and a half. Current principal Charlotte Beyer is retiring this year, however, and a new principal would need to officially poll the school.
Cedar Valley has a large population of low-income and non-English speaking families. Many families come from countries where school uniforms are the norm.
"All parents naturally want to kind of level the playing field. It's also something a lot of people are used to and they wonder why we don't," said Kelly Guillaume, incoming president of the school's PSO, a parent group.
Parents also see school uniforms as a tool to help improve achievement by setting a tone, Guillaume added. "It signifies that they're ready to work, they're ready to learn."
"There's enough parent support at Cedar Valley that it will continue to be a topic of discussion," she said. "At the initial meetings it was very, very positive. But polling a whole school is different than just people who come to a meeting."
In the nearby Everett School District, students at Whittier Elementary School for 17 years have been required to wear uniforms unless their parents opt out. There is no district policy on school uniforms in Everett. Instead, the policy was set by the school and approved through a resolution by the Everett School Board in 1996.
The idea has sparked a lot of conversation in the Edmonds district.
White noted that she was surprised that high-school students who advise the school board liked the idea. "They surprisingly said yeah, that would make it easier. But then I've also talked to other people who are definitely not supportive."
Spears said the topic generated a lot of conversations for the Citizens Planning Committee and beyond. "The parent meetings that I go to, it was the one that everybody was interested in," Spears said.
Correction, June 13, 2013: A version of this story posted Wednesday night incorrectly described what transpired at the Edmonds School District board meeting on Tuesday. No decision was made on whether to allow schools to require students to wear uniforms.


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McKissick Museum to present 'Worth Keeping! Traditions in the Permanent Collection'
An exhibition of Southern folk-art materials and culture from the University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum holdings is underway through Aug. 1, in the museum's north gallery.
The exhibition, "Worth Keeping! Traditions in the Permanent Collection," is free and open to the public.
"Like other regions of the United States, a number of our traditions are intrinsic to Southern culture," said Lynn Robertson, director of McKissick Museum. "They are both enduring and evolving. Some are like sedimentary rock, with each generation adding something to the one before, while others are fluid like a river. But they are all 'worth keeping.'"
More than 40 objects from McKissick's holdings in Southern folk-life materials and culture will be on display. They range from quilts and baskets to pottery, and displays and text panels will bring other traditions, such as music, cooking and storytelling, to life for visitors.
Poet T.S. Eliot wrote, "A tradition without intelligence is not worth having." McKissick curators are known for their knowledge of Southern folk life and for creating traveling exhibits that share South Carolina's history and culture with communities around the country.
Drawing from that curatorial knowledge, McKissick curators will bring objects in the "Worth Keeping" exhibit to life by exploring the history of folk traditions, how they have passed down through the generations and how they have shaped Southern culture.
McKissick Museum exhibits are free and open to the public. The museum is located on the University of South Carolina's historic Horseshoe and is open from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday. The museum is closed on Sundays and holidays.
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These had lost severely, and among the fallen was Scharnhorst, whose wound proved to be mortal.
The Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau were armoured cruisers of 11,600 tons.
We were nearing the Scharnhorst and began firing for all we were worth.
The Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau now concentrated their salvos upon the Glasgow.
Shots were hitting us repeatedly, and the spray from the splashes of their shells was hiding the Scharnhorst from us.
The Scharnhorst was firing heavily, but I could see she was in a bad way.
The Scharnhorst presumably read this and pondered, for Fiji was left alone.
Scharnhorst defined it as education, gallantry, and intelligence.
Scharnhorst, the peasant's son, was made a noble, and was retained in office until he died.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team had a chance to win Saturday's game at Wagner in regulation, then a chance to gain a late lead in overtime, but were off the mark both times and the Seahawks were able to escape the Quakers, 68-63.
Penn fell to 2-9 with the loss, while Wagner improved to 6-5.
Both teams played the game without their leading scorers, Fran Dougherty (illness) for Penn and Jonathon Williams for Wagner. The result was a game that was ugly at times, exhilarating at others, and certainly long on drama.
The score was tied, 54-54, when Penn got the ball with 36.5 seconds left in regulation. The Quakers got the ball to Miles Cartwright -- a good decision, considering he had 17 points at that juncture. The junior tried to get inside, but Wagner defended him well and he could only manage a long three-point attempt that was off the mark as the buzzer sounded.
In the OT, Penn was down 62-60 but had the ball inside of 30 seconds (knowing there was plenty of difference between the shot clock and the game clock, so Wagner would get a possession). Out of a timeout, Steve Rennard came off a screen at the top of the circle, took a pass from the right side, and squared to take a trey of his own. Again the shot was off the mark, Wagner grabbed the board, and the Seahawks' Kenneth Ortiz went 6-of-6 at the foul line in the final seconds to land the knockout punch.
Cartwright finished the game with 19 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jamal Lewis had arguably the best all-around game of his young career with 16 points, five boards and four assists; he went 3-of-3 on three-pointers. Henry Brooks scored 12 points and had six rebounds and three steals, while freshman Darien Nelson-Henry battled foul trouble but showed his potential with seven points, a team-high seven rebounds, and four blocked shots.
For Wagner, Ortiz had game highs in points (23), rebounds (10) and assists (6). Latif Rivers added 15 points and was the only other Seahawk player to score in double figures.
As it had in its previous game at Delaware, Penn got off to a quick start Saturday. The Quakers scored the game's first five points and were up 11-2 before the game was five minutes old. Wagner responded with a seven-point run, before Penn had another mini-streak to go up by nine (22-13) with six minutes to go in the half. The host Seahawks twice got within a point before the break, but could never match the Quakers, and Penn went into the locker room up 31-29.
Wagner scored the first three points of the second half to finally get its first lead, and the tone was set for a period that saw six ties and 12 lead changes. Wagner scored seven straight points to go up 39-34 and then 41-36, but Penn scored six in a row from there to get the lead back, 42-41. In the game's final 11 minutes, no one held a lead larger than two points.
Brooks hit a jumper from the foul line with just over three minutes left to put Penn up, 49-48, but Latif Rivers was fouled as he took a three-pointer on the Seahawks' next possession. He made all three foul shots to push Wagner back ahead, before Cartwright hit a foul line jumper and was fouled as the ball went through the basket. He hit his free throw, and Penn was back on top 52-51 with 2:32 to play.
Nelson-Henry blocked Ortiz's layup, but Josh Thompson got the rebound and the ball again ended up in the hands of Ortiz. This time he was able to make the layup, and Wagner was back on to 53-52 as the clock went inside two minutes.
Brooks calmly stroked a jumper from the top of the circle to push Penn back in front, but Wagner got three chances at the basket on its next possession and that eventually turned into a foul that put Orlando Parker at the line. He missed the first but made the second, setting the stage for Cartwright's attempt to win it.
Wagner scored twice quickly in the extra session, first when Ortiz fed Mario Moody for a dunk and then when Thompson finished a layup off a Moody steal. Penn came right back after the second basket, Lewis feeding Greg Louis for a layup, and then both teams stagnated for a few possessions before Rivers hit a difficult fallaway from the right side to push the Seahawks back up by four, 60-56, with 2:42 left.
Cartwright was fouled on his shot during Penn's next possession and hit both free throws, but Penn was unable to get a stop on the next Wagner possession. Ortiz put up the layup that was blocked by Nelson-Henry, Moody got the rebound but had the ball knocked out of his hands as he tried to go up, but then another putback bounced in off the hands of Ortiz. There was 1:36 to play.
Penn again got within two, Lewis feeding a cutting Nelson-Henry for the layup with 1:29 to play. Nelson-Henry then again blocked Ortiz's drive to the basket, and the ball fell to Cartwright. That set up the Quakers' possession that ended with Rennard's trey attempt.
Penn returns to action next Wednesday at Butler's famed Hinkle Fieldhouse; the Quakers and Bulldogs will tip off at 7 p.m.
Game Notes: The game was Penn's first overtime game of the 2012-13 season; the Quakers fell to 45-46 all-time in OT games ... Penn had three players score in double figures (Cartwright, Lewis, Brooks), the first time that has happened since the season opener against UMBC on November 9 ... For the fourth time this season, and first time in five games, Penn had fewer turnovers than its opponent (Penn 16, Wagner 19) ... Penn had nine steals in the game, a team high since collecting 10 against Delaware on November 12 ... For the first time in five games, Penn (.400) had a better shooting percentage than its opponent (.389) ... Penn tied a season team high with four blocked shots, all of them coming from freshman Darien Nelson-Henry ... Freshman Jamal Lewis doubled his season/career high in points (16) and also set season/career highs in assists (4), three-point baskets (3) and minutes (41) ... Junior Miles Cartwright scored 19 points to lead Penn in scoring for the second time in three games, the third time in five contests, and the fourth time this season ... Cartwright has scored in double figures seven times this season (tied with Fran Dougherty for the team lead) and 40 times in his career, tops among active Penn players ... Cartwright hit his first three free throws, giving him 21 in a row over a five-game span, before missing two in a row; he ended the game 7-of-9 at the charity stripe ... Sophomore Henry Brooks had 12 points, one shy of a career high, for his first double-figure scoring game this season and fourth at Penn ... Brooks also set career highs in steals (3) and minutes (43) and tied his career high with six rebounds ... Nelson-Henry season/career highs in rebounds (7) and blocked shots (4) and tied his season/career high in points (7) ... Nelson-Henry led Penn in rebounding for the second time in three games.
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Grasping at Straws: Right-Wing Media Say Government Jobs Led To Unemployment Rate Drop
Research ››› ››› REMINGTON SHEPARD
Right-wing media claim that the recently reported drop in unemployment was caused by a high rate of public sector hiring. In fact, private sector job growth far outpaces public sector employment.
Jobs Report Shows Unemployment Rate Fell To 7.8 Percent
Bureau of Labor Statistics: "The Unemployment Rate Decreased To 7.8 Percent In September."According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the September Jobs Report showed a decrease in the unemployment rate to 7.8 percent, and an increase in the civilian labor force:
The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 114,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health care and in transportation and warehousing but changed little in most other major industries.
Total employment rose by 873,000 in September, following 3 months of little change. The employment-population ratio increased by 0.4 percentage point to 58.7 percent, after edging down in the prior 2 months. The overall trend in the employment-population ratio for this year has been flat. The civilian labor force rose by 418,000 to 155.1 million in September, while the labor force participation rate was little changed at 63.6 percent. [Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10/5/12]
Right-Wing Media Credit Public Sector Hiring For Drop In Unemployment Rate
WSJ's Stephen Moore: "We Did See A Big Increase In Government Employment." On Fox, The Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore credited the drop in the unemployment rate to public sector job growth, saying: "We did see a big increase in government employment. And that makes one wonder what's with the big surge of government hiring right now?" [Fox News, America's Newsroom, 10/5/12]
Breitbart.com: "Jobs Numbers Boosted By Broke Governments." A Breitbart.com post claimed that "Cash-strapped state governments and the federal government added thousands of jobs in July, August and September, boosting overall jobs numbers." [Breitbart.com, 10/5/12]
Dana Loesch: "Unemployment Problem? Just Create Government Jobs." Dana Loesch tweeted a suggestion that the unemployment rate fell because of the creation of government jobs:
[Twitter, 10/5/12]
In Fact, Less Than 10 Percent Of Jobs Added In The Past Month Were Public Sector Jobs
Bureau Of Labor Statistics: "Total Private Employment Rose By 104,000" In September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported: "In September, total private employment rose by 104,000, bringing the year-to-date gain to 1.3 million." [Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10/5/12]
By Contrast, The Public Sector Expanded By Only 10,000 New Jobs. According to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the public sector expanded by 10,000 jobs in the last month. According to the St. Louis Federal Reserve, 4,000 of these jobs were in the federal government. Public sector job growth accounts for a little more than 9 percent of job growth over the last month. [Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10/5/12, St. Louis Federal Reserve, accessed 10/5/12]
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Best lenses for Df: Prime and Zoom lens overviewBy Kevin Carter - Friday January 31 2014 Lens Recommendations
Following on the from the lens recommendations for the new mid-range DX format Nikon D5300, we've now completed the assessment of the full-frame Nikon Df. We've tested the camera with more than 90 Nikkor and third-party prime lenses and zooms to assess image quality. Read onto find out which of these lenses perform best when paired with the new camera.
Introduced to a mixed reception, the Nikon Df is the company's answer to the plethora of models on the market with mechanical controls.
The design is derived from Nikons of yesteryear – though there's no one model it closely resembles visually, other than perhaps a mix of the company's first multimode 35mm SLR, the FA from 1983 and the N2020 (F-501) from 1986. Internally, the Nikon Df is a combination of the firm's current digital models with the glass pentaprism and FX format 16-Mpix CMOS sensor borrowed from the flagship Nikon D4 and the 39-point AF system and shutter mechanism from the Nikon D610.
This both empowers and at the same time restricts the capabilities of the Df. On the one hand the sensor offers the same superb low light capabilities of the D4 with sensitivity running from ISO 50 to 204,800 (extended) but the shutter has only tops 1/4000th sec while the flash sync is just 1/200th sec.
Neither can the Df boast the same continuous burst rate of the D4 at 5.5 fps but has a viewfinder with close to 100-percent coverage and a large (0.7x magnification) image. To the rear it has a 3.2-inch (921k dot) high-resolution LCD panel for stills only. There's no video capture option despite a fairly hefty $2749 ticket.
Like the earlier cameras from the 70s and early 80s, the Df is available in black and chrome finishes. It's the smallest and lightest full-frame model in the firm's line up, measuring 5.6 x 4.3 x 2.6" (143.5 x 110 x 66.5 mm) and weighing 1.56 lb (710g)
Our labs have carefully analyzed the optical quality of over 90 models on the Nikon Df, including models such the ultra-wide DX format Sigma 8-16mm (12-24mm equivalent) f4.5-5.6 DC HSM and Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8G ED through to the highly acclaimed Art series 35mm f1.4 DG HSM from Sigma and the AF-S Nikkor 85mm f1.4, and the super-telephoto models such as the AF-S Nikkor 200mm f2.0G ED VR II and 400mm f2.8G ED VR.
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PINE RIVER JOURNAL VOLUME IV NUMBER 15 THE PINE RiVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, NOA ^MBER 24, 1938 SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outelde NEWS BRIEFS OF INTEREST FROM 'ROUND THE STATE FAIR GUIDE BETTERS PAY ELECTION BET ,St. Charles.—Because Stassen was elected Governor of Minnesota, two local lads are paying off a bet, made in the heat of the campaign. Tom Hildebrand and Harold "Skinny" Stassner were the betters, and now! Skinny demands satisfaction of the bet. So, beginning at two o'clock, some afternoon soon, the gentlemen will pay off. Tom has to push Skin- ney on a wheelbarrow north on White water street, and Tom must wear a bathing suit, regardless of the weather: The procession will be preceded by the German Band under the able direction of Skipper Smith. Needless to say, the two participators have been in for a lot of kidding, especially Tom. THE TALE OF TWO HUNTERS Forest Lake.—This story* is being told in the hope that it may compensate In a small measure for the discomfort that Herb Taurman and, Re- ub suffered one afternoon. Roy <Bix- by is to blame for the whole unfortunate affair, and maybe you think he hasn't heard plenty about( it! A .bunch of the fellows were going duck * hunting along the Mississippi. Roy rowed the boat, found a shallow spot ta the right of the main channel where Herb figured he'd like to hunt, found another spot across the channel for Reub, and then rowed farther up where he left the boat, planning to return later and pick the' boys up. About quitting time they-began looking for Reub and Herb, since Roy | had the idea all the time that they. could reach the boat. (Roy had joined some of the other hunters.) But Reub and Herb couldn't reach the boat. There they sat on each side of the river, a deep channel separating them from the boat. They shouted words of comfort back and forth until the. chill of evening had theiri to numb to move. Finally the other hunters in' the party decided to hire a motor boat and cruise down the river looking1 for the lost battalion. They found them, each huddled around his own fire, resigned to a night in the open. Were Roy's cheeks pink. When you visit the New York World's Fail 1939 you will find fair Fair girl guides in natty costumes ready to furnish information or even escort you around. The fair Fair guide above is a fair sample of the service the Fair will give Fair visitors. PTA To Give Play At School Fri. Dec. 2 COURT HOUSE CLOCK STOPS; BLAME PIGEONS Sleepy Eye.—The courthouse clock in Fairmont, faithful arbitor for time as far as its big hands can be seen, stopped at 12 minutes to nine the other morning and there wasn't anything wrong with the works either. Joseph Sharph, custodian, lays the blame on pigeons, dozens of them, who make their home in the courthouse tower. The birds, John explain ed, sit on the minute and hour hands and either stop the hands or interfere with their running properly. John threatened to turn pigeon hunter fo ra few days and has already borrowed a BB gun. The rollicking, humorous comedy packed full of mirth, amusing and exciting events in three acts, to be presented by the PTA under the di- .rection of Miss Isaacson, is sure to be 'a big hit of the year. :. .Mrs. Barlow, the boarding house keeper, played by Mrs. Cromett and ;her charming daughter, Miss Sielitz are well portrayed. Mr. Haskins, Clifford Gardner, does his best to ruin the tourist trade at the boarding 'house by erecting a huge board fence obstructing the view of her homo from the road. His plans are frustrated by Mr. Dougherty, and then the complications arise. The play is packed with laughable incidents and exciting events all through, assuring everyone a good time. Miss Hill, Miss Torske and John Haack take the main character parts. The art department at the school is working on outdoor scenery for the stage, which promises to lend a pleasing background for the play. Christ Hoffman returned to his home from the Brainerd hospital on Tuesday. Actual Deer Stories of '38 by Local Hunters "I got mine the first shot!" "I shot three times and then my gun jammed." "I emptied my gun at a buck and missed( this was an honest hunter.) The next day I went out again and when I was ready to shoot a nice doe, found Ii'd forgotten to jre-load my musket—not so good! "I ran into a bunch of eight of them ( —and just dropped my gun!" | "I killed mine in two shots—bu«: could easily done it with one for he: was only 80 rds. away and going in-j to the brush." "I went to sit on an old log und found two deer lying on the ground. The surprise was so great all 1 could do was watch them." "My partner and I were out where' no one lived and after tramping for; hours in the woods, he said, Lookitl that dog over there, now what in the world would a dog be doing way out here." I looked, and the dog was a nice doe just going into the brush." M waa up on an- old stump and spi-j ed a dandy coming my way. I shot until my gun was empty and found that in my excitement, instead of shooting I had ejected all the shells from my gun. I was so mad I just picked them up and went home. "There were eight of us in camp and we got three deer—I shot most of them." "I could've killed him easy but my hands were so cold I couldn't shoot." "I didn't get one myself but my partner gave mo half of his—and the Mulligan Stew Is most as good as if I'd shot it myself." There were four of us in our camp and we all got our deer before Saturday. Hated to break up camp so early but had our limit." "Oh well, we had one between the six of us—it will be a taste and that's all we wanted anyway." "No I didn't get any. We don't care for venison much—I just hunt for the fun of it anyway." "It was sure great sport shooting it, but a dickens of a job dragging it a mile back to camp." SOB-ZERO WEATHER HITS PINE RIVER TUESDAY Old Man Winter, after being lenient for some time, called on this vicinity with a nice surprise this week. Snow began falling Sunday afterno#i and continued thioughout the night and all day Monday, accompanied by a high wind, 'rhe mercury dropped to an unofficial 12 below Tuesday morning, the coldest this winter. However, roads are in good condition and as this is written (Wednesday afternoon) the sun is shining bright, and the mercury has risen well above the zero mark. CATHOLIC AID TO HOLD BAZAAR AND SUPPER School Notes Christmas Seals are now on sale by school children, with Miss Isaacson in charge. Students have started a new game, "loop tennis," played on the school grounds Tuesdays. It is something different and very exciting. The two dramatic clubs presented an assembly program Wednesday afternoon. Supt. Haack met with the Bungo school board Monday evening. Scalloped potatoes, ham loaf, cabbage and pineapple salad, rolls, pickles and pie or cake and coffee is a sample of the menu prepared by the Catholic Aid for their hot plate supper at the Bazaar Dec. 3. Serving will begin at 5 o'clock and luncheons will be served cafeteria style thru- ouVfhe afternoon and evenng. The Bazaar will be held in the Lounge Rooms of the Marlow Theatre. With the Christmas season at hand, you'll enjoy making your gift selections from the handi-work articles on display at the bazaar. A gift for every purse. Many articles needed in the home will be offered. There will also be a home-made candy booth, fish pond and a splendid assortment of baked goods for the busy housewife to chose from. Announce Wedding Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Farnam announce the wedding of their daughter Helen, to Mr. George Snook of Newton, la., The wedding will take place at noon today (Thursday) with Rev. Huss reading the ceremony. A wedding reception will be held at the bride's home following the ceremony. Lewis Farnam, a brother of the bride and Miss Levine Dahl will bo the only attendants. Mr. Snook is a former resident of Jenkins, and a graduate of the local high school. He is employed by a lumber concern in Newton. STRAWBERRIES IN NOVEMBER SPECIAL THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL AT TABERNACLE Rev. AViens of Mildred, called at the Journal office Tuesday, and informed us that he had picked a ripe i strawberry last week, and that on Nov. 3, he had picked several quarts. With all these ripe fruit reports coming in, we don't know but what some day soon someone will walk in with a stalk of nice bananas raised in Pine River—anyway, most anything seems possible these days. HARRIET Mrs. Shepard, Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Les Shepard ana Ethelle, were guests at the Olson home Sunday evening. Mrs. Les Shepard, and Lucille and Ethelle, were guests at the McNames home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Jack Marsh has been staying with the Henselin girls while Mr. Henselin is on a hunting trip. Mr. and Mrs. Les Shepard and children were dinner guests at the Sam Harpham home Sunday. Mr. Wilhelmy and Dora Aszman of St Paul, spent the week-end at the Thiers home. They are brother and sister of Mrs. Thiers. Word was received Tuesday, that Mrs. Henselin's mother had passed away in Minneapolis. The sympathy of the entire community is extended. The Norway Lake Farmers Club will give a pie social Friday evening, Nov. 25, at the club house. Ladies are asked to bring pies, which will be auctioned off to raise money for the club. On Thursday evening, November 2*; a special Thanksgiving service wil! be held at the Tabernacle. The Misses Margaret McMillan and Vera Ludlaiii, Canadian evangelists, who are |ow at Emily, will be in charge. This will be an unusual and interesting service with special music.appro- priate for the occassion. Yon are invited to join us in this special Thanksgiving Festival. INSTALL OFFICERS ..The Rebekah Lodge elected the following officers for the coming year Tuesday evening of last week: Mrs. Dale Dubbs, Noble Grand; Mrs. Grant Bergstrom, Vice Grand; Mrs. Chas. Siebel, Secretary; and Mrs. Oscar Kolb, Treasurer. Installation services will be held some time in January. true—at least it didn't at Lamberton one night recently. The cat in question1 had only one life, but it caused a lot of excitement losing it. The feline pet climbed the fenced-in enclosure at the power plant at the wee hours of the morning and was electrocuted at the top of the transformer. Lights went out and for a few hours the village was without electricity. PATROL CHIEF WARNS OF WINTER DRIVING P. R. WINS OPENER FROM MOTLEY Both the Pine River "A" and "B" teams were victorious over Motley in the opening game of the season Tuesday evening, at the local gym. The "A" team won 41-10 while the Jr. High team defeated Motley's V"B" team 17-8. Following is the lineup for Pine River : Paul MacKinney, left forward Vernon Basore, right forwara John Riley, center Don Young, left guard Bill Cromett, right guard Substitutes— Ellsworth Houg Leland Freeman Lyle Dougherty Floyd Stanley Richard Dubbs i ion is "cut down speea." He also warned all drivers to beware of the subtle and deadly carbon monoxide and to cut off the motor the moment they, entered the garage. CAT ELECTROCUTED: LIGHTS GO OUT Sleepy Eye.—That old adage about cats having nine lives doesn't hold With snow, ice and sleet in the offing, M. J. Murray, chief of the highway patrol, asked all drivers to take into consideration the change in consideration the change in conditions and to drive carefully. His suggestion for the best precau.- Mrs. John Sparks entertained Mrs. Delia Teicher and daughters, Bernice and Beatrice, Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Jones and children and Miss Alma Anderson and Ruby Dibble of Pequot, at a dinner party Sunday evening. Miss Anderson was a week-end guest at the Jones heme and Miss Dibble was a week-end guest at the Sparks home. When a Dollar Goes Farthest By Albert T. Reid "ZOic/erStiM*- *Hav€We Missed ANYONE? You knov there is Nothing more IMPORTANT THAN THIS BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS; IT'S A NOBLE CAUSE With the slogan "Protect your home from Tuberculosis," an army of more than 10,000 Christmas Seal workers start an intensive fund raising and educational campaign throughout the state Thanksgiving day. Leaders representing government, business, labor, church, and other groups have all endorsed the campaign. President Roosevelt says: "Our goal can be nothing else than the complete eradication of this scourge of tuberculosis from our nation. Through the power of the Christmas Seal everybody can help." Dr. Thomas Parran, U. S. surgeon general says: "It is essential that the present activities, made possible by the sale of Christmas Seals, be continued. Future effort against tubercu losis must be wide-spread and greatly accelerated." Arthur Hays Sulzberegr, publisher of the New York Times, says: "Once a year those of us who have escaped tuberculosis are brought face to face with its ravages through the efforts of the National Tuberculosis Association's Christmas Seal Campaign One cannot endorse such a campaign anymore than one can endorse decency, and light and cleanliness. One can-however-one must support it." William Green, president, American Federation of Labor, says: "In contributing to this cause we are not only extending a helping hand to those that have oecome victims of this dread disease, but we are arming ourselves against further inroads by tuberculosis among our people." Archbishop John G. Murray of St. Paul says: What has been achieved in the reduction of the rate of mortality from this dread disease is the most convincing recommenation for further co-operation by all the forces in our community to eliminate the White Plague entirely." LeRoy Baughman Returns Home From Hosp. LeRoy Baughman, the 12 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Baughman, who was accidentally shot in the leg about two months ago, necessitating amputation, went home for the first time in two months, this week, when his father brought him home from the local hospital. He has been a brave little lad, bearing the pain like a man, and is now well on the road to recovery. His many friends welcome him home with a big hand. CARD OF THANKS We wish in this way, to express our sincere thanks to our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and thoughtfulness and for all their help, the lovely reading material, books, candy and fruit, also the beautiful cards and letters LeRoy received while in the hospital. We have certainly appreciated everything. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Baughman Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baughman Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Holm Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Baughman and Lewis, Ernest Charles, and Edmund CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks to our friends, relatives and neighbors for their kind deeds towards our father, Ole Hauggarde. We also wish to thank the young folks for their lovely songs and the minister for his comforting words. Oscar Hauggarde and family LOCAL BOY IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT BRAINERD HOSP. Louis Wilson, 11 year-old son of Mr and Airs. Ed Wilson, is in the Brainerd hospital suffering from an Infected arm. His condition is considered serious. The lad has been crippled for several years, due to infantile paralysis. He fell recently, injuring his arm, and because of his poor physical condition, the infection developed. Sell It With A Want Ad
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,St. Charles.—Because Stassen was
elected Governor of Minnesota, two
local lads are paying off a bet, made
in the heat of the campaign. Tom
Hildebrand and Harold "Skinny"
Stassner were the betters, and now!
Skinny demands satisfaction of the
bet. So, beginning at two o'clock,
some afternoon soon, the gentlemen
will pay off. Tom has to push Skin-
ney on a wheelbarrow north on White
water street, and Tom must wear a
bathing suit, regardless of the weather: The procession will be preceded
by the German Band under the able
direction of Skipper Smith. Needless to say, the two participators
have been in for a lot of kidding, especially Tom.
Forest Lake.—This story* is being
told in the hope that it may compensate In a small measure for the discomfort that Herb Taurman and, Re-
ub suffered one afternoon. Roy
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(Cleveland) - A Cleveland Police Department vice officer has been indicted for obstructing justice and other charges. Officers say he tipped a grocer that food-stamp fraud investigators were about to serve a search warrant.
Detective John Hall, 49, is assigned to the city's fourth police district. He turned himself in Thursday afternoon and was taken to the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
The indictment, which was returned by the Grand Jury Thursday and was sealed until after Hall was in custody, charges the 19-year police veteran with one count each of Obstructing Justice, Tampering with Evidence, Intimidation of a Witness and Bribery.
Also indicted was Jamal Hanini, of Strongsville. Hanini was charged with one count each of Intimidation of a Witness, Bribery, Obstructing Justice and Perjury.
The indictment resulted from a two-year investigation by the Cleveland field office of the FBI, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office and the Cleveland Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit.
The indictment charges that Detective Hall shared confidential knowledge about the impending execution of a search warrant.
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NORTHFIELD, IL -- Mondelez International, formerly Kraft Foods, is launching its newest teen-targeted gum -- iD Gum by Stride -- and promoting it through an innovative social media campaign.
The new gum comes in folding packs with a semitransparent cellophane wrapper that hints at what's inside. Once unwrapped and unfolded, the pack reveals 18 versions of original hand-drawn art by emerging artists from around the world.
Each piece in a pack features a different swirl design on the surface of the gum, which comes in peppermint, spearmint and berry melon flavors.
Creating fanfare around the gum's launch is iD ArtCade, an interactive gallery and video arcade featuring 18 games for Facebook, tablets and smartphones. It uses the packaging design to help players unlock and heighten the experience of some of the games, which include Snowhoarding -- described as a hybrid of "thrashing" and " "stashing," as players collect sneakers, shopping bags and other junk while snowboarding.
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The 1960s were a time of change for much of American society. Racing was not spared the winds of change. Innovations, often through simple trial and error, found their way onto race tracks around the country.
Such is the case of the 1964 Hurst Floor Shift Special, which has been called the strangest car to ever compete in the Indy 500. Resembling a torpedo with a sidecar, Smokey Yunick's car was among the first to pay serious attention to aerodynamics. It was powered by the four-cylinder Offenhauser engine, which sat in the center of the fuselage. The driver hung out in his own pod on the left side of the car. After practice laps at more than 150 mph, driver Bobby Johns was taking some final qualification runs on what would have been his first Indy 500 when he spun out and hit the retaining wall, which deemed it too unsafe to drive. It never raced again. It ended up in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum and is on loan to LeMay: America's Car Museum.


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From HaskellWiki
1 Potential projects
Looking for something to work on? Try one of these!
- Figure out an infrastructure for including animations in the gallery and/or user manual
- Improvements to paths: lengthening/shortening, arrowheads, etc.
- Controlled creation of splines using an API like the one in MetaPost.
2 Backends
2.1 Cairo
Officially supported backend using cairo.
- github repo
- Status: active development
- Participants: Brent Yorgey, Ryan Yates
2.2 Native SVG
A Haskell-native backend generating SVG. The intention is for this to eventually replace cairo as the "out-of-the-box" diagrams backend.
- hackage
- github repo
- Status: active development
- Participants: Deepak Jois, Ryan Yates, Felipe Lessa, Brent Yorgey
2.3 Native Postscript
Very similar to the Cairo backend but only outputting EPS.
- github repo
- Status: active development
- Participants: Ryan Yates
2.4 HTML5 canvas
- github repo
- variant ported to work with blank-canvas
- Status: active development
- Participants: Andy Gill, Brent Yorgey
2.5 LaTeX/TikZ
- original darcs repo by Scott Walck
- updated version by Malte Harder on github
- Status: active development
- Participants: Scott Walck, Malte Harder
2.6 POV-Ray
A POV-Ray backend for 3D diagrams.
- github repo
- Status: proof of concept only, needs someone to take it over!
2.7 Wanted backends
- OpenGL
3 Related packages and tools
3.1 command-line/interactive
See also an earlier project in a similar direction:
3.2 Build service
diagrams-builder is a library providing the ability to dynamically interpret diagrams code snippets, including utilities for creating temporary files etc. as needed. Useful for making preprocessing tools for embedding diagrams code in other document formats (e.g. LaTeX).
3.3 Fonts
The SVGFonts package implements Haskell-native font support (for fonts in the SVG-font format) that can be plugged into diagrams.
4 Other projects
4.1 gtk-toy
Michael Sloan's gtk-toy project is a framework for creating interactive gtk/cairo applications. gtk-toy-diagrams provides tools for using diagrams in conjunction with gtk-toy.
4.2 LaTeXgrapher
LaTeXGrapher is a project by Ryan Yates providing a domain-specific language for producing mathematical graphs, backed by the diagrams-postscript backend.
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'It was the second victory in overtime in the series for Buffalo, which also posted a 4-3 victory in Game Two. The Sabres have won six of the last seven overtime games between the teams in the postseason.'
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Some Darwinists maintain that moral understanding is a pre-existing concept in living things, that they possess it from birth, and that there is therefore no need for belief in Allah in order to be ethical (surely Allah is beyond that). As proof of this, they cite examples of self-sacrifice in various living things. But the fact is they are gravely deceived.
At the same time, however, man is created with selfish desires as part of that nature. As revealed in the Qur'an, "I do not say my self was free from blame. The self indeed commands to evil acts – except for those my Lord has mercy on. My Lord, He is Forgiving, Merciful." (Surah Yusuf 53)
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Ion have now dropped some weight to gain more muscles, i guess he is walking around 108-110 kg right now.
Baby Fedor
They guy who invented Burpees , is a secret child molester
the guy is a legit freak of nature, look at him at 18. He will be making waves in a few years time
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind and share it with your big mouth!
It sucks that he was DQ in Cagewarriors, and the fight before that it was the opposite. Atleast he knows how to fight in a cage after this, he is still 19-years old.
In one of those pics he was wearing socks on the mats. I wouldn't tell him off face to face though. Lol
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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star Baltimore bed & breakfast in Canton with free breakfast
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Located in Canton, this bed & breakfast is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Korean War Memorial and within 3 mi (5 km) of National Aquarium in Baltimore and USS Constellation. American Visionary Art Museum and M&T Bank Stadium are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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This smoke-free bed & breakfast features a bar/lounge, conference rooms, and concierge services. Free full breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided.
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A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
Inn at 2920 is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 5
- Bar/lounge
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- DVD player
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