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I guess many of you have already known that Apple has set iWork suit free with the release of new generation of Mac computers and iPad Air. Any people who purchased the new generation of Apple devices can get the Pages, Numbers and Keynote for free once they visit AppStore.
And the iWork can also be installed without a dime for those people who purchased Mac computers or iOS devices after Octover 1, 2013. I guess that would be a huge pity for a person just bought an iMac on Sep. 30.
But now, all the Mac computer users can get the iWork suit for free no matter you bought the Mac in 2011 or after Oct.1 2013. There is only one premise: You must upgrade your OS X to 10.9 Mavericks. And the trick is based on a bug in Mavericks, but don't worry, you won't be punished by using this bug, as Apple said: "Enjoy it."
OK, let's rock.
1. Download this zip file, unzip it you will see the iWork and iLife app, in fact they are just sort of "empty shells". Now copy these "fake apps" into your Application folder.
3. Restart computer.
4. Click the Apple icon in the top bar and choose "Software Update...", you will see the iWork and iLife suits can be updated.
6. Enjoy it.
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While the major metropolitan areas in the state have tilted toward Democrats, Texas is still a solidly red state. Our governor-turned-presidential candidate Rick Perry hasn't had to court the African-American vote, since he's won three elections and become Texas' longest-serving governor without it.
Perry hasn't ignored black Texans. He's routinely taken part in the United Negro College Fund's "Governor's Luncheon" and been the commencement speaker at both Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University in recent years. While his remarks usually remain generic, he did point out at Texas Southern last year that African-American enrollment in Texas higher education increased by nearly 20,000 students between 2008 and 2009.
But astute observers could see that he was more than ready to pick a fight with the nation's first black president. For the last couple of years, Gov. Perry has positioned himself as an antagonist of President Barack Obama. Perry has railed against the "stimulus" and sparred with the White House over whether the state was due emergency federal assistance for wildfires this past spring.
And when he greeted the president at the airport as Obama was making a trip to Austin, before the president could say "What's up," the governor handed him a letter asking the federal government to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops along the Texas-Mexico border. While many black Texans have viewed Perry's actions and tone as disrespectful, he's still got his fans.
Texas' Black Republicans Support Perry
Texas has its share of African-American conservatives, and many of them have had the governor's back and even echoed some of his criticism of the president. Michael Williams is in that number. He's a Republican who served as Texas railroad commissioner for more than a decade, up until March of this year.
During that time, he was the highest-ranking African-American elected official in Texas, a state where there are still no Democrats in office who have won a statewide election. Williams is now running for a seat in the U.S. Congress. His Twitter stream reads like that of any Texas Republican.
@michaelwilliams Just left lunch w/ Gov. Hailey and George Will. Now waiting for Gov. Perry. It's electric in here.
@michaelwilliams Obama turns his back on our oldest Middle East friend and reverses decades of US policy. http://tinyurl.com/3nn6tzw
@michaelwilliams President Obama just landed in TX for 2 big fundraisers. Donate now to send a conservative Texan to DC to stop Obama. http://bit.ly/lJTbWB
Edward Okpa has supported Rick Perry since meeting him in 1999. The Nigerian-born Okpa had an unsuccessful bid for mayor of Dallas earlier this year and considers himself a Republican. "I think [Perry] will be someone who will create excitement in the Republican Party," Okpa says. "He will give Obama a good run."
Okpa held two fundraisers for Perry last year when Perry defeated former Houston Mayor Bill White in the Texas gubernatorial election. He says African Americans in Texas could work more closely with Perry if only they made an effort. "Given the way he has treated me, he is accessible and approachable," Okpa says, explaining how the governor refers to him by his Nigerian name.
Okpa says black Texans have let politics get in the way of building a better constructive working relationship with the governor. "I don't think African Americans are comfortable approaching the governor's office," he says. Okpa cites Perry appointees Aaron Demerson (executive director of the governor's Economic Development and Tourism division) and Bill Jones (former president of the Texas A&M Board of Regents) as examples of black Texans who have worked successfully with the governor.
Perry and the Stimulus
Governor Perry has a peculiar relationship with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka "the stimulus." When Perry announced his candidacy in South Carolina last week, he referenced the ARRA as the "failed stimulus plan." But as Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson points out, that same plan helped balance the Texas budget.
Now that stimulus dollars have dried up, Texas will have to make some tough choices as Perry touts his fiscal accomplishments. "Without further federal investment, the state Legislature is poised to make severe cuts to schools, colleges, health care and social services by balancing the state budget on the backs of the most vulnerable Texans," says Johnson.
Perry and the Death Penalty
As was the case with his predecessor, former President George W. Bush, Perry has not been shy about enforcing the death penalty. There have been 230 executions since Perry took over as governor in 2000. From 2000 to 2009, the state put 101 African Americans to death. While many states have instituted a moratorium on the death penalty, even the thought of Texas putting an innocent man to death hasn't changed Perry's views.
In 2004, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed for the murder of his three young children by arson. Willingham maintained his innocence up until his death. An hour and a half before Willingham was to be executed, Perry's office received a five-page fax from arson expert Dr. Gerald Hurst. Hurst concluded that there was no evidence of arson in the Willingham case.
"Most of the conclusions reached by the fire marshall would be considered invalid in the light of current knowledge," Hurst wrote. Perry was not moved. All appeals for clemency were denied, and Willingham was executed by lethal injection.
In 2009, an investigative report by David Grann of the New Yorker brought the Willingham case back to light. That same year, as the Texas Forensic Science Commission looked into possible missteps in the investigation of the 1991 fire, Perry removed three of the commissioners from their post. When asked about the situation, Perry said, "Our process works, and I don't see anything out there that would merit calling for a moratorium on the Texas death penalty."
This year the same commission released a draft report that examined how evidence in Willingham's case was gathered. They noted that indicators once thought to clearly point to arson "are subject to numerous variables that require study and evaluation."
With Rick Perry, what you see is what you get. While that works in Texas, there will be states where he'll have some 'splainin' to do. The Willingham case, comments about secession and his executive order mandating that girls entering the sixth grade receive the Gardasil HPV vaccine will cause many independents to pause. And most African Americans will find Perry hard to stomach, but as we know, a former Texas governor can find his way to the White House without them.
Shawn Williams is the publisher and editor of Dallas South News, a nonprofit news organization that focuses on underserved communities.

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16 jumbo shrimp, unpeeled, legs removed (about 1 3/4 pounds)
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon grated peeled ginger1 teaspoon hot paprika
Sea or kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 medium zucchini, cut into 2 1/2-by-1/2-inch sticks
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsleyToasted sourdough bread, for serving.
Preheat the broiler. Use a sharp knife to make a slit through the shell along the back of each shrimp. Remove the vein, leaving the shell intact. Rinse and pat dry, then transfer to a large bowl.
Whisk 1/4 cup olive oil, the ginger, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl.
Add half of the dressing to the bowl with the shrimp and toss. Add the lemon and zucchini to the remaining dressing and toss, then spread on a large foil-lined baking sheet. Broil until the lemon and zucchini begin to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the shrimp and broil until the shells are pink, about 3 minutes. Turn the shrimp, lemon and zucchini and broil 3 to 4 more minutes.
Whisk the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, the parsley and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Divide the shrimp, lemon and zucchini among plates and drizzle with the parsley oil. Serve with bread.
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After stuffing yourself with burgers, brats and loads of potato salad over the 4th of July weekend, this light dish may be just what the doctor ordered. Rather than broiling, we wrapped the veggies in tin foil and tossed them on the grill so we could enjoy a hot summer night outside (rather than broiling ourselves to heat stroke in our un-air-conditioned apartment). If you don't have hot paprika on hand, you can substitute sweet paprika and a little cayenne pepper instead. After cooking the zucchini/lemon toss for about 5-7 minutes, we added the shrimp to the foil packet and continued grilling until the shrimp turned its tell-tale pink. We grilled slices of sourdough until lightly browned during the last few minutes of cooking and this was absolutely delicious. Pairs perfectly with a nice dry white wine. I also recommend starting with the Grape-Leaf Wrapped Goat Cheese.


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General Off-Topic Board / Re: NYC LSDfest« on: June 11, 2006, 10:21:10 PM »
Chica, how much did the flight/hotel set you back?
*also, handcuff story??
*also, handcuff story??
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that avatar is ridiculously mezmerizing, ivan
Drunken Chica is a blast.
I wish we were all still in NYC too, Cady.
Although then I wouldn't have the fantastic story about the airport security and my handcuffs.
I wish we were still in NYC
They didn't let you in?? Should have told them you left your card at the bar. That usually works.
We looked rough, but a win's a win.
Superstar (and disco queen) Peter Crouch could be the surprise that England needs. When Rooney comes back don't be surprised to see Owen sit down.


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text: rural hospitals Curriculum Changes Should Be Good For WWAMI Students By Bob Beck • Sep 22, 2015 University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming is looking to find more space for the WWAMI medical program. The program is run by the University of Washington and trains students from Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho to be doctors. House Reduces Hospital Assistance Money By Bob Beck • Mar 3, 2015 Credit Raif via Flickr A bill that would provide funding to help hospitals pay for charity care has been reduced. The bill started at ten million dollars in the Senate, but the House on Tuesday voted to cut funding down to one million dollars. The money will now be targeted for small hospitals with under 25 beds. Several Representatives say all hospitals need help, but Cheyenne Republican Bob Nicholas countered that, without a study, it's impossible to say what amount of help larger hospitals really need. House Debates Hospital Funding By Bob Beck • Feb 27, 2015 A bill that would help hospitals pay for charity care is making its way through the House of Representatives. It would give hospitals 5 million dollars to help cover the cost of unpaid medical bills. Senate Continues Debating Hospital Funding Bill By Bob Beck • Feb 10, 2015 The State Senate continues debating a bill that would provide money to public hospitals in the state to help pay for uncompensated care. Senate Appropriations Chairman Tony Ross tried to reduce the 5-million dollars in the bill down to two-point-five million, but the Senate rejected that amendment. Supporters say many hospitals are struggling with so-called "charity care", but Ross worries that the bill may open the door to a long term commitment. CMS Launches Rural Healthcare Demonstration Project By Erin Jones • Feb 7, 2014 In an effort to increase medical services to rural communities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are now accepting applications for the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (F-CHIP). Transparency is key for hospitals, doctor says By Irina Zhorov • Jul 2, 2013 A doctor who will be speaking at the Renaissance Weekend in Jackson this week says transparency at hospitals can lead to better healthcare for patients. Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital and author of Unaccountable, a book about hospital transparency, says the lack of transparency at many hospitals stems from both data and historical attitudes. Technology improves health care in rural hospitals By Bob Beck • Nov 2, 2012 Bob Beck Figuring out cost effective ways to upgrade rural health care is the goal of all hospitals and medical providers in the state. But it's especially tough for the smallest rural facilities. The numbers of doctors are small which can lead to mistakes and specialists are at a premium. But thanks to electronic records and other forms of telemedicine… things are starting to improve. Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck reports. (sound of hospital)


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Bartenders and servers have won a cash settlement for back wages from a local bar after suing the company in federal court. 533 Short North LLC, which operates Park Street Patio at 533 Park St., has agreed to pay $150,000 to former and current employees who worked at Park Street and three other bars.
Bartenders and servers have won a cash settlement for back wages from a local bar after suing the company in federal court.
533 Short North LLC, which operates Park Street Patio at 533 Park St., has agreed to pay $150,000 to former and current employees who worked at Park Street and three other bars.
Employees must have participated in a tip pool with a �head bartender� or worked more than 40 hours a week at any time between May 8, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010, according to court documents. The money will be divided according to the hours each employee worked and how much each was paid.
Former bartender Victoria Zwerin filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Columbus in June 2010. It charged that employees were forced to share their tips with managers and thus sometimes did not receive minimum wage. Forcing minimum-wage employees to share tips with managers is illegal in Ohio.
The lawsuit was not certified as a class-action suit, but 16 other former and current employees joined as plaintiffs. Court documents say that more than 100 bartenders and servers work for Park Street Patio and other establishments run by the same owners.
One of the plaintiffs, who asked to remain anonymous because the settlement has not been released, said he expects to collect a few thousand dollars.
�They really took advantage of people,� he said.
The settlement requires 533 Short North to pay attorneys fees of more than $100,000 for the plaintiffs, according to a court document filed yesterday.
In addition to 533 Short North, defendants in the suit were Chris Corso and Michael Gallichio, who own and operate the Patio, and Jennifer Pepper, a former bartender who sometimes acted as a manager.
James P. Conners, the attorney for 533 Short North, would not comment about the contents of the settlement or whether the bar�s tipping practices have changed since the case was filed.
�My clients have always complied with all applicable federal and state law,� he said. �The case has been resolved amicably to the satisfaction of everyone.�
Former Park Street manager Grant Dziak, who joined the lawsuit, said that he had to share his tips when he was a bartender, according to court documents. He received a portion of pooled tips when he was a manager even though he also was receiving a weekly salary.
He also said that bartenders and servers regularly worked more than 40 hours a week but never were paid for any hours above 40.
Zwerin could not be reached for comment. Her attorney, Andrew R. Frisch, said he�s happy with the settlement. �Wage theft,� the practice of sharing tips with managers, is common across the country, he said.
Similar lawsuits have been filed nationwide in recent years with the help of Frisch, a lawyer from Davie, Fla.


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I believe that President Obama has been a notable failure in most ways as President, but he is a champ in regard to abject, groveling apologies to those who hold us in contempt:
President Barack Obama apologized to Afghans on Thursday for the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base, trying to assuage rising anti-American sentiment as an Afghan soldier gunned down two American troops during another day of angry protests.
The U.S.-led military coalition says the Muslim holy books were sent by mistake to a garbage burn pit at Bagram Air Field and the case is under investigation. The explanation and multiple apologies from U.S. officials have yet to calm outrage over the incident, which has also heightened tension between international troops and their Afghan partners.
Thousands of protesters, some shouting "Long live Islam!" and "Death to America!" staged demonstrations across Afghanistan for a third day. Protesters climbed the walls of a U.S. base in the east, threw stones inside and adorned an outside wall with the Taliban's trademark white flag.
At other sites, demonstrators burned tires or American flags. Afghan police and international troops fired guns in the air to disperse the crowds.
Such apologies simply play into the hands of the enemies of the US who use mock outrage as an excuse to go on murderous rampages. Two US soldiers were murdered by an Afghan government soldier during the current on-going riots and of course no one has apologized for that true outrage. There is a time for diplomacy and there is a time for blunt speaking. Time, past time, for some blunt speaking to our enemies and our "friends" in the Islamic world. In that regard, I believe this is an appropriate apology from Kira Davis to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. (Content advisory: harsh language and refreshingly undiplomatic sentiments.)


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As I was saying yesterday, every morning I go for a walk in the woods near here with our dog Saydee. This morning after viewing some gorgeous black and white photos on facebook of the Loire Valley in France by
that were taken with the Lensbaby Composer Double Glass optic, I was inspired to bring my camera and lensbaby lens.
I also developed a renewed interest in Black and white :)


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Not exactly a cookbook, although it does contain about 50 recipes, "The Perfect Setting" is a book that makes you want to pitch out all your china and linens and start from scratch. It's a book that will be right at home on a cocktail table, yet will provide plenty of wonderful ideas for making mealtime a beautiful visual experience.
The book offers creative suggestions for table settings and decorations for meals of all types, from patio dining and upscale picnicking to delicious-looking buffets. The recipes are uncomplicated, yet interesting. But they are really simply a nice adjunct to a beautiful book on table settings.
Wolfman, a graduate of the Parsons School of Design, and Gold, a commercial still-life photographer, have combined their respective talents ably in a book that activates the reader's own creative juices. If you're bored with the same look to your dining table day after day, "The Perfect Setting" is loaded with wonderful ideas that you can borrow with equanimity.


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Feedback first stepped into Satellite Ballroom in February 2002. Plan 9 Music had just moved into the Anderson Brothers Building and a slew of performances were taking place in the adjacent room, then known as the "Outer Space," to celebrate the new location's grand opening. We rocked out to one of our favorite local bands, Order of the Dying Orchid, who joined the Hackensaw Boys, Rah Bras, Mando Mafia, The Carlsonics, John Mayer (yep) and more for the week's kickoff festivities. And now, this weekend, following four solid showcases of local bands, we'll step out of Satellite for the last time, as a CVS pharmacy prepares to take over the building.
Satellite's first official show under that name, which featured Boston's Devil Music Ensemble performing a live score to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, didn't take place until April 2004, but the spirit of the Ballroom was born during that first week of performances in 2002. Over the next couple of years, the space hosted a variety of small events, many of which were organized by Plan 9 employee Danny Shea. "I was able to put on something like a film event or some little musical event," he says.
Satellite Ballroom booker and promoter Danny Shea has helped bring live music to the Corner venue since 2002.
And eventually, with the help of Michael's Bistro owner Chuck Adcock, the room congealed into a formal music venue. Shea took up double duty, booking shows at Satellite and continuing to work at Plan 9, and for over four years he and the rest of the Satellite crew have helped provide Charlottesville with a broad selection of live music.
"I've said many times that I think Sharon Jones is probably my proudest accomplishment," Shea tells us. "It was such a wide-reaching kind of show, and just infectious. I felt privileged to help introduce her to this town. Not many people really knew who she was the first time she played here." People found out, though, and by the time Jones and her Dap-Kings rolled through town for their third Satellite visit this past January, they were greeted by a sold-out, booty shakin' crowd. "Come on up here, Danny," Jones said towards the end of the show, pulling Shea onto the stage to dance with her and snag a much-deserved moment in the spotlight.
We don't have enough fingers and toes to count our memorable moments at the Ballroom. We've sipped on countless Red Stripes while being wowed by everyone from the Silver Jews and Yo La Tengo [C-VILLE review]to Mogwai and Acid Mothers Temple. We watched The Extraordinaires perform in a makeshift fort in the middle of the room, felt the sweaty condensation drip from the air ducts during Animal Collective's sold-out show [C-VILLE review] and danced on the stage with Bonde Do Role and Girl Talk [C-VILLE review]. And that's just off the top of our heads.
What made Satellite special? "I feel it was because of the autonomy that we had," says Shea. "It was just a small group of people making decisions, and it was very empowering that way. Having the luxury, almost to our detriment sometimes, where we were almost booking for ourselves, our own interests, and feeling like that's how we learned the business, doing it from what we knew. I don't necessarily think it was a self-serving business plan, but I think when you kind of embrace what you know, you end up making better decisions."
Shea cites the Tokyo Rose, which closed at the end of 2004, and its booker Darius Van Arman as one source of inspiration. "[The Tokyo Rose] changed the kind of bands you could find here, so I tried to extend that on a larger scale," he says.
And, without an immediate replacement for Satellite, many of those bands will find it difficult to return to town. But the hunt is still on to find a new spot, and in the meantime Shea is looking to other spaces as potential hosts for shows. "I've talked to some local venues and we're trying to work out some kind of avenue," he says.
Don't miss your last few chances to catch some tunes in the current incarnation of Satellite, though. The final four nights will provide an impressive and diverse selection of Charlottesville music. "Pretty much anybody who's ever enjoyed going to the Ballroom will find at least one of those nights appealing," says Shea.
On Wednesday, May 21, local rappers Q*Black and the Illville Crew and GeT (a.k.a Ghetti) will join North Carolina's Endless Mic for a night of rhymes. Thursday, Charlottesville bands The Nice Jenkins, Truman Sparks and The Invisible Hand, Richmond's Marshall Costan and The Awesome Few and the Valley's Cinnamon Band will bring the noise. Friday, "hybrid-rockers" Trees on Fire, royal neighborhood rockers Kings of Belmont and longtime local hip-hoppers Beetnix will perform. And finally, on Saturday, Lance Brenner's Acoustic Mafia festival, with Paul Curreri, Shannon Worrell, Andy Waldeck and The Cvillians, Helen Horal, Sarah White, Jim Waive, Morwenna Lasko and Jay Pun and the Acoustic Groove Trio, will provide the last swan song for so many great nights of tunes at the Ballroom.
|C-VILLE Playlist
What we're listening to
"JPG in the Sun," by Hot Lava (from Lavalogy)—This infectious jam from the Richmond band satisfies both our nerdy Photoshop-savvy tendencies as well as our sentimental, summer fun-lovin' side.
"Center of a Galaxy," by Marshall Costan and The Awesome Few (Live at Satellite Ballroom)—An epic and groovy tune, complete with horns, "na na"s and hot guitar licks, recorded during the group's opening slot for The Walkmen.
"Black Man," by Stevie Wonder (from Songs in the Key of Life)
"1984," by Anais Mitchell (from Hymns for the Exiled)
"I Will Not Apologize," by The Roots (from Rising Down)
We'll miss the place, but we look forward to what's next. In the words of George Harrison, "The darkness only stays the nighttime / In the morning it will fade away /Daylight is good at arriving at the right time / It's not always going to be this grey."
Change of address
Since we're talking farewells, the 214 Community Arts Center will also be saying so long to its current home on Rugby Road at the end of May, when Westminster Presbyterian Church, which owns the building, takes the space over for its own use. "We're not closing or shutting down," 214 board member and local musician Pete Vigour tells us. "We're just changing locations." Vigour says that they have a couple good options for a new home, but likely won't reopen in a new space until September.
And longtime local goth night The Dawning, currently at Outback Lodge, will also be looking for a new venue after its May 31 night with Synthetic Division and Myotis. Check back next week for more on that move.


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OvaRex® MAb for Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer May Extend Remission Following Favorable Surgery and Chemotherapy
U.S. Researchers Seeking New Standard of Care for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
BOSTON (April 4, 2005) - For the majority of patients with advanced ovarian cancer, the current standard of care and front-line treatments - surgery and chemotherapy - are not enough to control the high recurrence rate. Researchers at clinical centers throughout the United States are further evaluating OvaRex® MAb (oregovomab), an investigational therapy, to determine the extent of remission in patients who have a favorable response to surgery and chemotherapy.
They are also assessing survival, quality of life, immune response, and safety. Women with stage III or IV ovarian cancer, who qualify to participate in the ongoing clinical research, must begin taking the study medication within four to 12-weeks of completing their last dose of initial chemotherapy. For more information and pre-screening, visit www.OvarianCancerStudy.com.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Because it is usually detected at an advanced stage, the disease is difficult to treat and most patients relapse within two years of front-line treatment.
"The biggest challenge we face with advanced ovarian cancer is the recurrence rate," says Dr. Carolyn Runowicz, director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center, president-elect of the ACS, and an investigator on the OvaRex® study. "In order to make progress in treating this very aggressive disease, we must conduct a variety of research studies. In turn, patients with advanced ovarian cancer must understand that participating in a clinical trial, to supplement their current standard of care, is far better than doing nothing."
Results of the most recently completed OvaRex MAb clinical study were published in the September 2004 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). In a study of 145 women with advanced ovarian cancer, researchers identified a subset of 67 patients who responded more favorably to surgery and chemotherapy. These were patients with remaining tumors of two centimeters or less, following surgery, who had no conclusive evidence of disease during and after chemotherapy. Within this "successful front-line treatment" group, patients who received OvaRex MAb experienced a longer period of remission - double the time - when compared with those patients who did not receive the investigational treatment.
"Weve learned so much about OvaRex MAb but we now need to confirm these observations with new clinical data," said Dr. Jonathan S. Berek, a gynecological oncologist at UCLAs Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and a lead researcher of the study published in the JCO. "This biological therapy is in a class of investigational treatments, known as monoclonal antibodies, which hold promise as the next important incremental advance for the disease."
More than 80 percent of all ovarian cancers release excessive quantities of a surface protein, or antigen, called CA125 into the bloodstream. Researchers developed the OvaRex MAb infusion to act with CA125, stimulate the bodys immune system, attack the protein, and kill the tumors.
"If you can imagine the classic arcade game, it helps the immune system act like Pac-Men eating the foreign proteins and fighting the tumors," said Dr. William McGuire, director of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute in Baltimore. "Thats the best way to visualize how this therapy could potentially help patients with advanced ovarian cancer," continued Dr. McGuire.
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Fridays here usually involve cake and silliness. Last Friday added something new to the mix, when Chief Exec. Craig Dean and I ended up going to the Oldham Schools Music Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. As a company, we pride ourselves on placing great value in passionate people, including people with passion for extra-curricular activities such as sporting and musical pursuits.
A keen pianist since a young age, Craig always enjoys watching musical performances – he recently fan-boyed at Take That Live – and before handing out certificates to all the excellent performers, he spoke of the shared traits that successful software developers and musicians tend to have. Chief among these traits are meticulous attention to detail, a love of learning, an ability to spot a pattern, and an excitement when creating something new.
Speaking of shared traits, did you know that when Albert Einstein wasn't busy being a theoretical physicist he was an avid pianist and violinist? It has been said that many of Einstein's early theories were first written whilst he was sat at the piano in his modest flat. Craig recalled a quote by Einstein, alleging the genius of Mozart, saying the composer was 'not of this world'.
The school bands putting their talents on display played arrangements from an incredible range of genres, from Bach to The Beatles, The Proclaimers to Purcell and everything in between. The adjudicator for the festival described his pleasure at witnessing such variety in the performances, and noted the consistent "bright tone" of the ensembles that took to the stage from schools across the region.
It's hard to capture the essence of a week of musical performances in 7 seconds, and my Vine skills are still in development – however, we live in a world where everything must be bite-size, so here it is, The Oldham Schools' Music Festival, the condensed version.
On behalf of the company, I'd like to say a massive thank you to Gerard Booth of the Oldham Music Service for his assistance with the sponsorship, and congratulations to all schools and institutions involved. See you next year!


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10 foods you can grow in your house or garden
If there's one thing we love more than cheap food, it's free food! Especially free food you've grown with your own fair hands.You might think tending to a garden or allotment is something only retired people do, but growing your own produce at home when you're a student can save you a tonne of cash (and it's actually pretty fun too).
And the best part is, you don't even necessarily need a garden to grow your own food - you can easily grow a few of your staple edibles indoors.
There's an additional sense of satisfaction that comes with cooking up something you've grown yourself, and it makes you appreciate your food a bit more before you scoff it.
We've compiled our top ten greens you can easily grow in your garden (or house!) and added a few pointers on how to get started too.
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Where can I grow food in my house?
First things first, we'd like to point out you don't need to have a lush green garden to grow all sorts of tasty delights for you and your flatmates.
A little bit of space on a window sill will work just fine for small things like herbs, lettuce and cress, and you can grow smaller veg like tomatoes in plant pots in the kitchen.
If you do want to venture outside but you have limited room for planting, a hanging basket can give you above-ground growing space - and only costs about a fiver.
If you're lucky enough to have a garden with some soil and space for digging, by all means go ahead and start planting (but perhaps check with your landlord and neighbours first!).
You can also grow things like tomatoes, strawberries or potatoes in grow bags, as long as you have some outdoor space. They can cost as little as £3, and will have all the nutrients your plants will need.
For more deep-rooted vegetables such as carrots or potatoes you can also try using a garden dustbin. Sounds stupid? Totally works.
Finally, you could always see if your university has an allotment you can use. More than 20 different institutions have signed up to the NUS StudentEats programme where you can grow your own fruit and veg, and local councils may also have shared allotments you can hire too.
What do I need to grow food at home?
Gardening might sound like a hobby that comes with a whole host of expensive kit, but you really don't need much to get cracking on growing food.
If you're growing indoors, you'll really just need some appropriate pots, seeds and good quality soil, but that really is about it.
If you're growing outside then you might want to invest in a watering can or some wooden stakes and garden wire for things like tomatoes (as they grow upwards on a vine).
A spot of fertiliser will help speed up growth and keep your soon-to-be-scran at its best. You could use Babybio for this, but it's a bit expensive so a regular dry fertiliser (such as 'Growmore' or 'blood, fish & bone') is decent for any veg, and only needs to be used a few times a year.
You'll only need to invest in hardcore things like shovels or trowels if you're going to be putting stuff in the ground of your garden, but you can get these fairly cheaply on Amazon too.
10 foods you can easily grow
Onions and garlic
As the ultimate staple ingredient to...well, just about everything really, growing garlic and onions at home can save you loads of cash.
Not only are they super easy to grow at home, but if you store them correctly, onions can last up to eight months and garlic bulbs will keep for months in the freezer (you can break off just one clove at a time to use).
To grow these at home, all you need to do look out for those green shoots that normally mean your bulbs need binned, and plant them as whole onion bulbs or single garlic cloves in well-drained soil (either in the ground or in a large growbag).
Try to make sure they're in soil by round spring or autumn and leave them to do their thing (remembering to water of course).
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Roast 'em, boil 'em, mash 'em and all sorts, these beauties are a staple of all sorts of yummy stuff and you can easily grow then in an old garden dustbin.
The great thing about potatoes is that they're happy to grow just about anywhere so long as you have a few basics covered.
Fill an old bin, a growbag or even an old potato bag/sack half full with compost. Then, plant one or two whole potatoes in there - the trick is not to plant too many, as they need a lot of space for the roots to sprout and grow, so if they're too packed in, this won't work.
Once you start to see the green shoots emerge above the soil, cover with a bit more compost and wait until they emerge again, and repeat.
Continue this process until the bag/bin is full, and 10-20 weeks later, your potatoes will be ready for eating (when the foliage starts to wither, they're ready to be dug out). Remember to keep those babies well watered!
Make sure your bin/bag is propped up on top of some bricks to allow water to drain out, and if you're growing them inside, cover the bottom of the bin with stones first before you add your soil so excess water will drain to the bottom.
Fresh herbs can make even the most boring of meals super tasty, but the problem is they can cost a fair bob and are difficult to keep fresh long enough to get your money's worth (although these nifty storage tricks should help!).
Having a nice selection of herbs in a window box, outside in pots or in a hanging basket will be a great addition to your cooking essentials.
You can either grab some seeds from a gardening centre, or even buy a potted herb plant from the supermarket (you can often find slightly peaky-looking ones in the reduced section - take them home and replant in your window box and they'll come back to life!).
Basil, chives, parsley and sage will grow happily in a sunny window box or in a plant pot by the window, and oregano, thyme, mint and rosemary will all do well both indoors and outside in a garden.
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Who doesn't love a juicy strawberry in their breakfast cereal, on porridge or sliced up in a gin and tonic?
You can plant strawberries in pots, growbags or the garden, as long as they don't get too waterlogged.
The bonus here is that if you look after them they'll keep producing fruit year after year.
Salad leaves
The great thing about salad leaves is that you can pretty much grow them all year round if you pick different varieties according to seasons.
Grow it in the ground if you have the space, or in a window box if you have a loose leaf variety. To spice up your salads, you can also grow spring onions and radishes in plant pots too.
Another amazing thing about salad is how quick the leaves grow - plant seeds in the summer months and you will have leaves big enough to put on your sandwiches in 3/4 weeks!
If you find the slugs are eating if before you do, some crushed eggshells or salt around your plants will help ward them off.
Chillies & Peppers
Hot or not, peppers and chillies are a great way of spicing up any dish, and they're pretty easy to grow. The plants will do just fine in a small pot by your window.
You can grow a variety of different types by seeds - just stick to one a pot and water them little and often. Easy peasy.
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Celery is one of a few mind-boggling veggies that can reproduce if you just eat what you want then stick their roots in some water when you're done.
All you have to do is put the root in a shallow bowl or cup of water by a window sill, making sure it's not totally submerged (but spraying the top with water occasionally so it doesn't dry out).
A good idea is to stick some cocktail sticks in the sides and rest them on the bowl edges so the top doesn't go under water.
Amazingly, after about a week a new little celery head will pop up, and at this point, you can transfer it into some soil in a pot of growbag. You'll have a whole new edible celery within a few weeks!
There are loads of other foods you can regrow from scraps, such as avocados, spring onions and ginger.
Tomatoes are a student staple, so why would you not want to grow them... and then stick little googly eyes on them of course.
You can either buy tomato seeds and plant them, or opt for a young plant that already has a vine if you want them to start producing sooner.
Once they're of a decent size, you can transfer them to your growbag, or you can buy special varieties for hanging baskets too.
You might have to use a wooden stake and tie the vine to it with garden wire so the plants stay upright, and investing in some tomato fertiliser will keep them happy and healthy.
Once they've started to turn red, pick them (it's fine if they're still a bit green/ unripened) and pop them on your window sill so they ripen up. Putting your tomatoes in the fridge is a storage no-no!
For the ultimate in easy-growing, you really can't get much quicker or easier than cress.
All you need to do is grab an old cress pot leftover from one bought previously at the supermarket, or a cheap and shallow plastic pot and whack in some soil and seeds. Pop it in a sunny spot by the window and keep it watered. Bingo.
Cress is so easy to get going that you could even plant some in an old yoghurt pot, or an empty egg-shell if you're feeling really creative.
Rhubarb is great. You can boil it up to make pies, crumbles or just whack it with some custard and it tastes great (although never eat it raw or you will be left with a serious stomach ache!).
The easiest way to grow rubharb is to get some young plants from the garden centre and plant them either in part of your garden or in a large pot.
They do need top-notch soil, so this is where you might have to spend a bit of cash, but ruhbarb tends to grow in abundance once it gets going so you should get your money's worth!
There are loads of other things you can attempt to grow, so don't stop here! Make sure you send us some pics of your crops on Twitter @SaveTheStudent and we'll retweet the best ones.
Once you've started building your edible empire, make sure you work out how best to store your food so it lasts longer too.


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History of Oromo Social Organization: Gadaa Grades Based Roles and Responsibilities
Title: History of Oromo Social Organization: Gadaa Grades Based Roles and Responsibilities
Author: Dereje Hinew Dehu
Published: Science, Technology & Arts Research (STAR) Journal Volume 1, Issue 3, 2012, pp. 97-105
Language: English
Keywords: Oromo, Social organization, Gadaa, Luba, Gogeessa
The major purpose of this manuscript is to depict how membership to gadaa grades determined the social-political and economic roles and responsibilities of individuals in the Oromo society, and show the viability of values of Gadaa in democratic culture. The Gadaa system is a special socio-political organization of the Oromo people that has its origin in the age-system of the Horn of Africa. In the system, male individuals were grouped into grades known as gadaa. As an age-based social organization, the Gadaa system provided the mechanism to motivate and organize members of the society into social structure. Various socio-political rights and responsibilities are associated with each group. Accordingly, the system provided a socio-political framework that institutionalized stratified relationship between seniors and juniors and egalitarian relations among members of the grade. Initiation into and promotion from one gadaa grade to the next were conducted every eight years. The fundamental quality of the Gadaa system is that it has segmentation and specified social functions for its members that helped the members to develop a consistent and stable sense of self and others.
Gadaa system is one of the main themes studied by scholars of different disciplines. Scholars that studied Gadaa system at large gave attention to the nature of the institution, the socio-cultural performance in Gadaa system, calendar, and the political aspect of the Gadaa system. Asmarom produced the most comprehensive ethnographic study on the indigenous Oromo socio-political organization based on the people's oral historic records (Asmarom, 1973). However, none of the scholars studied the age-grade privileges and responsibilities of individual members and clearly depicted the training, knowledge acquired and the rights and duties attributed to the members.
Historical Significance of Odaa with Special Reference to Walaabuu
Title: Historical Significance of Odaa with Special Reference to Walaabuu
Author: Dereje Hinew Dehu
Published: Science, Technology & Arts Research (STAR) Journal Volume 1, Issue 2, 2012, pp. 81-90
Language: English
Keywords: Waaqaa, Odaa, Gadaa, Caffee, Qaalluu, Galma
The aim of this paper is primarily to investigate the significance of Odaa (the holy sycamore tree) in the Gadaa System and to underscore the significance of Madda Walaabuu in the socio-political and religious life of the Oromo. In the history of the Oromo people, the general assemblies for socio-political and religious purposes are held at the Caffee under the shade of the Odaa tree. The whole set of Gadaa political activities, including Gadaa rituals, initiation, the handover of power ceremony, revising and enacting customary laws and judiciary practices, are held under the shade of the Odaa tree. As a result of its significance, the Odaa tree is honored, as symbolically, the most important of all trees. The close examination of people's oral tradition and the use of available written materials help us to reconstruct the history of such a theme. Written sources related to the theme were gathered and about fifteen elders of different regions in Oromia were interviewed to recollect reliable traditions related to the topic. The sources recorded were analyzed based on the historical research. The minor finding reveals that there is a deep-rooted and wider range of socio-cultural and historical interpretation to Odaa (the sycamore tree). Odaa is customarily believed to be the most respected and the most sacred tree, the shade of which was believed as the source of tranquility. Shade of the Odaa was both the central office of Gadaa government where the Gadaa assembly met, and was a sacred place for ritual practices.


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Teach Like A Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students On The Path To College
Imagine a classroom where the same students who, moments before, were unruly and undisciplined suddenly take their seats, pull out their notebooks and as if by magic, think and work like scholars. In a time of massive education budget cuts and layoffs, this scenario seems unlikely. Yet in classrooms around the U.S. there stands one teacher– an artisan whose techniques and execution differentiates her from her peers. What is this teacher's secret? Does she possess an innate talent for the trade, or can her craft be learned?
Featured as the cover and full length feature story in the March 7th issue of the New York Times Magazine, Teach Like A Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students On The Path To College (Jossey-Bass; 978-0-470-55047-2; April 2010; $27.95) by Doug Lemov offers effective teaching techniques to help any teacher become a champion in the classroom. The New York Times article, "Building a Better Teacher" solicited over 600 comments online shortly after it ran, prompting an interview with Anderson Cooper "AC360" and NPR's "Talk of the Nation."
For over ten years, teacher, trainer and administrator Doug Lemov has observed hundreds of classrooms, analyzing outstanding teachers who have transformed at risk students into achievers. What he found was that there is a tool box for success, and they are techniques that can be learned and employed by any teacher. As a result of Lemov's Techniques, West Denver Prep students (93% who are qualified as low income) demonstrated the highest academic growth at any middle school in Denver for the third consecutive year in 2009, with median growth percentiles of 90% in Math, 85% in Writing, and 66% in Reading. Below are some examples of Lemov's "champion" techniques:
Technique #5: Without Apology. If teachers aren't on guard, they can unwittingly apologize for teaching worthy content. Kids respond to challenges, so instead of apologizing, say: "lots of people don't understand this until they get to college, but you'll know it now. Cool."
Technique #22: Cold Call. In order to make engaged participation the expectation, call on students regardless of whether they have raised their hands. Cold calling is an engagement strategy, not a discipline strategy.
Technique #45: Warm/Strict. Teachers must be both: caring, funny, warm, concerned, and nurturing – and strict, by the book, relentless, and sometimes inflexible. Teachers send the message to students that having high expectations is part of caring for and respecting someone.
Along with these 49 techniques, Teach Like A Champion also includes a DVD of 25 video clips of teachers demonstrating the techniques in the classroom. You can also the view video clips of some of the techniques on NYTimes.com.
"A few teachers may be born with an intuitive gift for teaching, but when I watch a great teacher I see mostly hard work and attention to detail," summarizes author Doug Lemov. Teach Like A Champion is essential reading for teachers who intend to make every moment count in their classrooms, it is a set of tools they can use to become successful in the world's greatest profession.


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The performances of the Latino comedy troupe Culture Clash range from sketches to full-length plays, charged with political and social satire. The company is known for its irreverent approach to topics ranging from social justice to Greek playwright Aristophanes' The Birds.
Culture Clash was founded in 1984 in San Francisco. The ensemble, now based in Los Angeles, includes Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza.
On Friday, June 18, as part of the Theatre Communications Group conference in Los Angeles, Sigüenza emceed a Playwrights' Slam at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel. Engine28's Laura Spencer caught up with the Culture Clash co-founder during a short break.
Engine28: The theme of this year's TCG conference in Los Angeles is: "What if…?" — a question to encourage theater professionals to examine and discuss the future of theater.
What's your "What if…" question?
Sigüenza: We (Culture Clash) have been doing theater for 27 years. And we've seen all the "What ifs." Since we began in 1984, theater always seemed like it was on the verge of extinction because of TV, MTV and radio … technology always threatens us.
But technology is actually helping us now because now we're using the technology in our pieces. For example, we just did a piece called American Night: The Ballad of Juan José (2010). I just did a piece called A Weekend With Pablo Picasso (2011). We used a lot of video images, and high-tech digital sound in new and exciting ways; it really enhances the theater experience. Theater adjusts with the technology. I don't think it's going any place because you really can't substitute a live performance.
I think theater has to keep up with technology and keep it very entertaining. Of course, content is very important. I believe in a theater that has content, thas something to say that you don't get in Hollywood, that you don't get in TV. I think theater is really the last soapbox where we can actually get up there and say something that's honest, that's urgent, that people want to hear ultimately.
Engine28: Culture Clash has been together for 27 years. What's sustained the group for that long?
Sigüenza: I think what's kept Culture Clash relevant is our society, unfortunately. The themes that we were dealing with in 1984 when we started are still with us: immigration, high school dropouts, teen pregnancy, racism, xenophobia. All of these things are still in our society, if not more.
When we started, it was 1984 and Reagan was in office. And people put Reagan up as a god, but I remember Reagan invading El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua. These were our Iraqs back then. These were wars that we waged in Latin America. And now we're waging them in the Middle East. And our society is paying for it. Our middle class is paying for it.
When you've been around as long as we have, you see the patterns, the patterns of governments coming in, invading countries, feeding the machine – the military machine. You see the middle class going down, you see gas prices going up. So I've seen all this. Nothing really worries me. It's going to get better before it gets worse.
Engine28: The current mayor in Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, is Latino. And the Latino population of Los Angeles is growing (note: according to the 2010 census, white: 49.8 %, Hispanic or Latino, 48.5%). Do you feel that your relationship with Los Angeles changed?
Sigüenza: Yes. After 27 years of being in the business in theater and living here in Los Angeles, Culture Clash has become an institution. We didn't set out to become an institution. But after a while, you do become an institution and you do have a legacy.
The city of L.A. has been really nice to us. They just donated a home to us: the Westlake Theater, which is in MacArthur Park. And it will take maybe a couple of years to renovate it, if the funds are there from the state. But the city of L.A. has embraced us, although we were founded in San Francisco. They have really embraced us as their group. And a couple of us (in Culture Clash) are commissioners, mayor-appointed commissioners. (Siguenza is on the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commission).
I'm very proud to be an Angeleno. I think Los Angeles is a very exciting city because it's on the Pacific Rim. We get all those influences. We get influences from the south, from Mexico, from South America. And influences from Asia. So it's a very great influx. There's another energy, there's another point of view here in California that you just don't get on the East coast.
And it's a theater town. We have over 200 non-equity theaters here. And that's something to celebrate.
Engine28: Did you attend the recent discussion hosted by the Los Angeles Times: "Is Los Angeles a theater town?"
Sigüenza: I did not attend that. But I know that L.A. is a theater town. I've been doing theater for 20 years and I've been making a living. Culture Clash has to tour out of the state to make money to sustain us. But have had successful runs here in Los Angeles.
Unfortunately, the shadow of Hollywood is always looming. And so I think that influences the work a little bit. I think that people are looking for a job. They'd rather go to another audition, to audition for TV rather than a play. So it has a big influence on the scene here.
But at the same part, it's very refreshing when you see experimental theater here in L.A. And it's very experimental. It's probably more experimental than other cities.
Engine28: Could you talk a little bit about Pablo Picasso? You wrote and performed in the one-man show A Weekend With Pablo Picasso earlier this year, which included painting on stage. Reviewer Philip Brandes called your ability to paint credibly as Picasso "a visual tour de force as the commissioned artworks come to life."
Sigüenza: This year, Culture Clash took a sabbatical so we could work on other things. And I wrote a play called A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, which was produced at San Diego Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre and the Los Angeles Theatre Center… . I had an opportunity to do my play there (LATC) and it was a big hit, a great hit. And it was real different from the Culture Clash stuff. This was about Picasso, a European, a Spaniard living in Europe painting. A master of 20th century art.
As an artist I was very influenced by him and inspired by him, and so I wanted to write a play about this man. That's something that I couldn't do with Culture Clash, but that's fine. We have to branch out and do whatever is on our minds.
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History: county track and field champs from 1964
The Glengarry Archives regularly shares historical items on its Facebook page, including sports posts, such as this one.
The Glengarry Archives regularly shares historical items on its Facebook page, including sports posts, such as this one.
Char-Lan DHS student-athlete Brennan Seguin won the senior boys pole vault event at East Regionals track and field last week, earning a berth at OFSAA. We have the details in the June 6 edition of The Glengarry News.
Our May 16 edition of The Glengarry News features photos, selected results, and notes from the recent SD&G and Prescott-Russell high school track and field championships, held in Ottawa.
Complete results are available via the following links:
At last week's SD&G high school track and field championships in Ottawa, Holy Trinity CSS won the overall school title, with 454 points, ahead of Tagwi, which had 418.
L'Heritage was third, followed by St. Joseph's, CCVS, North Dundas, Char-Lan, Glengarry, Seaway, St. Lawrence, and la Citadelle.
For photos, results, and the full story, be sure to check out this week's edition of The Glengarry News.
Here's a photo gallery of Tagwi Warriors athletes (intermediate school) competing in track and field.
Two Tagwi athletes competed this morning at OFSAA track and field, in Belleville.
Annie Bender placed 12th overall in the junior girls high jump. Rylan Iwachniuk captured 9th in the midget boys discus.
This afternoon, Le Relais' Eric Cumberbatch will compete in the midget boys triple jump, and Char-Lan's Brennan Seguin will battle the province's best in the senior boys pole vault.
We will have the full story of all local athletes and their OFSAA results in the next edition of The Glengarry News.
Competing in the midget girls 400 m race, Glengarry DHS' Kady Jeaurond placed sixth in the province, finishing with a time of 59.46 seconds. The race winner crossed the line at 56.68 seconds.
A number of other county athletes competed today at OFSAA track and field in Belleville too. We will have the full story in next week's edition of The Glengarry News.
Three athletes from the county were in action at OFSAA track and field in Belleville, yesterday.
Char-Lan DHS' Jake Vanderburg competed in the midget boys pole vault, placing 9th.
Another Char-Lan athlete, Julie Richard, who qualified for two events, finished 13th in the junior girls triple jump yesterday. She will also compete in junior girls long jump.
And GDHS' Kady Jeaurond completed her heat run in the midget girls 400 m run, placing second to advance to the final. She will also be running in the 200 m event.
The track and field meet continues today and tomorrow.
The May 31 edition of The Glengarry News includes a story about local high school athletes who have qualified for OFSAA track and field, which will be held later this week in Belleville.
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Will you have her clasp your knees as a suppliant? it is no maid's part; yet if it seems good to you, why, come she shall with the modest look of free-born maid; [995] but if I shall obtain the same end from you without her coming then let her abide within, for there is dignity in her reserve; still reserve must only go as far as the case allows. Achilles
Do not bring your daughter out for me to see, lady, nor let us incur the reproach of the ignorant;
for an army, when gathered together without domestic duties to employ it, loves the evil gossip of malicious tongues. After all, should you both supplicate me, you will attain a like result as if I had never been supplicated; for I am myself engaged in a mighty struggle to rid you of your troubles.
One thing be sure you have heard; I will not tell a lie; if I do that or idly mock you, may I die, but live if I preserve the girl.
Bless you for always helping the distressed!
Hearken then to me, that the matter may succeed.
What is your proposal? for hear you I must.
Let us once more urge her father to a better frame of mind.
He is something of a coward, and fears the army too much.
Still argument overthrows argument.
Cold hope indeed; but tell me what I must do.
Supplicate him first not to slay his children; and if he is stubborn, come to me. For if he consents to your request, my intervention need go no further, since this consent insures your safety. I too shall show myself in a better light to my friend,
and the army will not blame me, if I arrange the matter by reason rather than force; while, should things turn out well, the result will prove satisfactory both to you and your friends, even without my interference.
How sensibly you speak! I must act as seems best to you;
but should I fail of my object, where am I to see you again, where? Must I turn my wretched steps and find you ready to champion my distress?
I will keep watch to guard you, where occasion calls, that none may see you passing through the army of Danaids
with that scared look. Do not shame your father's house; for Tyndareus does not deserve not to be ill spoken of, being a mighty man in Hellas.
It will be so. Command me; I must play the slave to you. If there are gods, you for your righteous dealing
will find them favorable; if there are none, what need to toil? Exeunt Achilles and Clytemnestra.
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Saturday, December 01, 2012
Pricing the "Ring of Life"
[Ring of Life under construction in Fushun, China | image source]
The prevailing view of the object's (lack of) function is summed up at Gizmodo: "According to Fushun Municipal Government's officials, this titanic structure does absolutely nothing except serve as an elevated sighting position." [Italics in original.] It seems that people are using a fairly narrow definition for the term, ignoring that symbolic function can be just as important as practical function. And clearly the description quoted recalls a historic precedent that also serves to only present an elevated sighting position—the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Of course, close to 50 years after the completion of Saarinen's design, very little criticism is levied at the purposelessness of the "gateway to the west." (And didn't Aldo Rossi write about the importance of monuments—of which the Ring of Life clearly is one—not having a function?)
So what about the cost of the project, which is reportedly $16 million? Gizmodo, again, talks about that figure in these terms: "The Chinese media has been harsh about the building after a blogger posted [some] photos on Sina Weibo, which is the country's 'largest microblog platform.' Not surprising, since this thing costs $16 million." Is this to say that $16 million is a lot of money to spend on the monument? It seems to be worded that way to me, but I think that figure is very low for a construction of this scale (515 feet/157 meters high).
In comparison, Wikipedia quotes the cost of realizing the Gateway Arch at $13 million in 1960s U.S. dollars, approximately $96 million today. The arch in St. Louis is about 100 feet taller, but the variance is nevertheless clear. While some of the difference can be ascribed to China's relatively cheap labor, that doesn't really explain why people are making a big deal about the cost of the Ring of Life. Compare the $16 million Ring of Life with the $220 million China pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, which one could argue is just as purposeless, and was temporary, to boot. It seems like the Ring of Life is a pretty good deal after all.
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- AnonymousSunday, December 02, 2012 6:36:00 PM
It is so expensive because it is Stargate 1!ReplyDelete
It was Adolf Loos that said that architecture and art can only coincide under two programmatic distinctions, both of which are inherently "functionless": the tomb and the monument. The history of building these "functionless monuments" is older than recorded history, and indicative of the creative human nature of building itself. The fact that we now consider such construction "iconic," perhaps due to its design by the Goddard Group and not a "starchitect," is fairly irrelevant. Icons are signifiers of importance, and like many mid-sized Chinese cities (read massive metropoleis in China that do not include Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and perhaps Macau or Guangzhou), Fushun is in the midst of an identity crisis relative to its population (compare with similarly-sized cities of international fame such as Vancouver, St. Louis, and Havana). We should not be afraid of the creation of identity in places that have yet to establish it, but we must process critically the function of "iconic" structures for their cultural relevance, sustainable impact, financial implications, and architectural polemics. Ultimately, the issue of cost is moot as well, since the China Pavilion at Shanghai and St. Louis Arch vastly outweigh them in that category. The crux of this criticism is that we now know about Fushun and are intellectually stimulated by the problem they confront: another indication of the succès de scandale.ReplyDelete


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The sun shone and crowds flocked to the 21st Buchanhaven Charity Harbour Open Day last weekend.
There were a host of stalls and entertainments provided throughout the day, with those attending also enjoying the unfamiliar sight of the sun.
And combined with the smell of freshly cooked kippers, burgers and pancakes, it proved to be a hit with all who went along.
Buchanhaven Harbour chairman Arthur James, told the Buchanie:
"I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped on the day and who helped in the planning of the event.
"It's a lot of work but it's well worth it. I just hope everyone had a great day out whether it be down for a kipper fae George Wyllie and Stanley Forman or a trip out on the boat or just to sit down and have a cup of tea and a fancy piece.
"The Buchan Queen and princesses were also down and presented vouchers to George Wyllie, to mark his retirement from the committee, and a bouquet of flowers to his wife Janette.
"The committee would like to thank them both for all the hard work they've put in over the years.
"I'd also like to thank Love RaRa, who had the characters on the day, and Ronnie Arthur/Buchan Community Radio for the music and announcements .
"Above all I'd like to thank everyone who supported us as if it wasn't for them we wouldn't be able to do this every year and raise a lot of money for Buchanhaven Pier and local charities."