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Even in the colonial era, the question of how best to solve the collective problem of lighting our ports, reefs, and coasts through a patchwork of private interests and independent localities telegraphed the great American debate over federalism and the role of a centralized government. As the nation expanded, throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, so too did the coastlines in need of illumination, from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast all the way to Alaska. In Dolin's hands we see how each of these beacons tell its own story of political squabbling, technological advancement, engineering marvel, and individual derring-do.
In rollicking detail, Dolin treats readers to a memorable cast of characters, from the penny-pinching Treasury official Stephen Pleasonton, who hamstrung the country's efforts to adopt the revolutionary Fresnel lens, to the indomitable Katherine Walker, who presided so heroically over New York Harbor as keeper at Robbins Reef Lighthouse that she was hailed as a genuine New York City folk hero upon her death in 1931. He also animates American military history from the Revolution to the Civil War and presents tales both humorous and harrowing of soldiers, saboteurs, Civil War battles, ruthless egg collectors, and, most important, the lighthouse keepers themselves, men and women who often performed astonishing acts of heroism in carrying out their duties.
In the modern world of GPS and satellite-monitored shipping lanes, Brilliant Beacons forms a poignant elegy for the bygone days of the lighthouse, a symbol of American ingenuity that served as both a warning and a sign of hope for generations of mariners; and it also shows how these sentinels have endured, retaining their vibrancy to the present day. Containing over 150 photographs and illustrations, and 8 pages in color, Brilliant Beacons vividly reframes America's history.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Sidney Crosby appeared to put the Pittsburgh Penguins on their way to an easy road win — until the Winnipeg Jets took back their rink.
The Jets shrugged off an early two-goal deficit to beat the Penguins 4-2 on Friday for their first home win of the season.
Captain Andrew Ladd scored the winner in the second period, while Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler, with a late empty-net goal, also scored for the Jets.
"I thought the leadership really did a wonderful job in handling the game," said coach Claude Noel, who has been preaching a tighter defensive style.
It didn't start all that well, after Crosby put on a scoring clinic in the first with two goals to give the Penguins the lead.
"We didn't manage the puck very well," Noel said. "They forced us quickly to play a quick north and south game and we turned a lot of pucks over."
Winnipeg benefited from some great saves by Ondrej Pavelec, and Crosby said he wasn't happy with the way the Penguins performed after the first.
"We got some good chances, put a couple in," Crosby said. "On the road, with a 2-0 lead in the first, that's a pretty good position to be in. . . . I think we got away from the way we were playing and they just stuck with things.
"They kept playing the same way, didn't make a lot of mistakes and ended up capitalizing on ours."
The sellout crowd was loud as the Jets shot for their first home win of the season, but Crosby silenced them at just 4:26.
He raised one past Pavelec's right shoulder on the short side, grazing the post and slipping through a gap.
A little more than 10 minutes later, Crosby skated in front of the net and finessed a soft backhander past Pavelec and Winnipeg defenseman Dustin Byfuglien before either knew what happened. It was Crosby's third goal of the early season.
But it was all Jets in the second, as Kane got the crowd going again just over a minute in on a pass from Wheeler and Byfuglien, right in front of Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun.
Byfuglien evened things up as he slammed one in from the blue line, taking advantage of a holding penalty against Evgeni Malkin.
Ladd then put the Jets ahead for good from the right faceoff circle on a quick pass from linemate Bryan Little at 17:54.
Pavelec credited avoiding penalties — the Jets took just one — as a big part of the Winnipeg win.
"It was one of the biggest keys in this game," he said. "Crosby or Malkin, if you put those guys on the power play, it's going to be a long night for you. I think we did a great job to stay disciplined and to play five on five."
Noel gave Pavelec full marks for his part in stopping some pretty great shots.
"I thought Pavelec was outstanding in the second period," Noel said. "We took some big steps in feeling good about ourselves."
But he said they can't be too pleased just yet. Their next game is Sunday when the New York Islanders visit.

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Giotto di Bondone
From Conservapedia
Giotto di Bondone lived in Italy from 1267 to 1337 AD. He was a typical Renaissance Man, and was especially skilled at painting. He brought unprecedented elements of realism into his paintings, and invented the bell tower for the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence.
The Expulsion of the Demons from Arezzo.


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On October 1st, at 9 am Central Time, I have my first live interview!
I will be interviewed by Sally Sue Ember, whom you may have seen commenting on this very blog. Sally has very kindly asked me to participate in her live show, CHANGES on Google's Hangout. The show lasts for an hour, so I hope you'll be able to join us! To participate, simply click on:
The event will be recorded and uploaded to YouTube:
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September/October 2012
Volume 18, Number 9/10
Table of Contents
Laurence Lannom
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
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In writing these brief editorials I usually try to preview the issue and invite any readers that happen to begin here to keep going. Sometimes I can tie the articles together in a theme, either because we have accidentally hit on one or because it was planned as a themed issue. The current issue has no theme, planned or accidental, but it is an outstanding collection of articles.
The first two articles, OpenAIREplus: the European Scholarly Communication Data Infrastructure by Manghi, et al. and The Data Conservancy Instance: Infrastructure and Organizational Services for Research Data Curation by Mayernik, et al., describe two of the more important infrastructure building projects going on today. OpenAIREplus covers scholarly communication in general, including publications and data, while Data Conservancy focuses on research data curation. These are large collaborative projects and the spread of authorship of these articles reflects that. Anyone wanting to keep up with digital library developments has to keep up with these sorts of large projects. They are pointing the way to library futures.
The next two articles address specific issues in digital information management: A Perspective on Resource Synchronization by Van de Sompel, et al., and Identifying Threats to Successful Digital Preservation: the SPOT Model for Risk Assessment by Vermaaten, et al. Simple synchronization does not cover many of today's use cases and the article does an excellent job of describing the approach taken in the ResourceSync project for the needs of projects such as arXiv.org and Europeana. In the risk assessment article the authors analyze existing threat models for digital preservation and provide a very useful framework, the SPOT Model of the title, for carrying out risk assessment in different repository contexts.
I think you will find the fifth and final article, Fulltext Geocoding Versus Spatial Metadata for Large Text Archives: Towards a Geographically Enriched Wikipedia by Leetaru, interesting, thought provoking, and fun to read, especially if you haven't yet gotten deeply into spatial information, both 'born geographic' and, the main topic here, the spatial indexing of existing bodies of text.
Finally, we have a timely opinion piece by Stevan Harnad. In United Kingdom's Open Access Policy Urgently Needs a Tweak he argues that the UK government is about to put into place an Open Access (OA) requirement that is not really in the best interests of the OA movement. Whichever side of the issue you are on I think you will find it of interest.
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NEWARK, N.J. >> Congregants at the Newark church where Whitney Houston got her start came together Sunday to mourn her sudden death.
Houston, 48, died Saturday at a Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel, authorities said. The cause wasn't known, her publicist said.
The pop star began singing at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark as a child. And while parishioners had fond memories of her many performances there over the years, they said her and her family's longtime membership and service to the church is what they will never forget.
Houston was born in Newark and raised in East Orange, and many said she never forgot her Jersey roots. Her mother, Grammy-award winning gospel singer Cissy Houston, had led the musical program at the 112-year-old church. Whitney's cousin, singer Dionne Warwick, also sang in its choir.
"The pastor asked us to support the Houston family, to share our love and God's love with them and to give them strength in this sad time," said Shawn Cooper, 32, of Newark as he left an early morning service, which was only open to church members.
"I haven't been a regular churchgoer, but felt I should be here today because this is a time for the community to come together," Cooper said, noting the church was full Sunday morning. "The Houston family means a lot to this community, they have done a lot for this community, and being there for them is the best thing we can do as a community today."
Several other parishioners voiced similar sentiments as they made their way into the church, ignoring the bitter cold temperatures and moderate to gusty winds.
A few sympathy cards were tied to a fence post at the church, including one addressed "to the greatest songstress ever." Next to it, a small bouquet of fresh flowers fluttered softly in the brisk morning air.
Speaking outside the church before the service, New Hope's Pastor Joe Carter asked reporters gathered to respect the Houston family's privacy.
"The family shared Whitney with the world, but Whitney was a mother, a daughter, and a sister, and that's the focus we want to keep in front of everyone today. We ask that in this time of grief, you respect their privacy," Carter said.
A former classmate at a Newark high school recalled Houston in a phone interview as a sweet, bubbly yet unpretentious girl.
Dr. Maria Pane said she attended Mount Saint Dominic Academy with Whitney Houston. The two had homeroom together as well as physical education, French and art.
"She was such a beautiful, kind girl and very quiet that to be honest with you, I had no idea there was a star in the making," said Pane, who now lives in Maryland.
Pane said the two rode the bus together after school, and she remembered Whitney's favorite way to pass the time at the bus stop: practicing her dance routines.
In a statement late Saturday night, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called the singer "a true New Jersey treasure" who died too soon.
"Her terribly premature death is an awful loss for her family and the incredible New Jersey musical family. Her soaring talent put her in the pantheon of great New Jersey musical talents like Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Bruce Springsteen. Our prayers are with her family."
Some of Houston's fans came to the church Sunday as a way of dealing with their grief. Among them was Charice Crawford, a 34-year-old Irvington resident who said the singer's music became the soundtrack to her life.
"This is where I needed to be this morning," said Crawford, who does not belong to the church. "I understand why I couldn't attend the service, but being here helps ease the grief of her passing."
When she was a child, Crawford said she and her younger brother would pretend they were Houston and ex-husband Bobby Brown, singing their songs to entertain family members.
"I always wanted to be her when I was little, and I always bought her albums the minute they came out, Crawford said. "It's so sad to think she'll never sing again."


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Well, this is my 40th year, coming up, of winemaking. I started with big wineries and my ultimate goal was to have my own place.
Yeah, I discovered wine when I was still in High School….
<laughs> Yeah! True. So I fell in love with wine from an early age, and my parents moved to Davis, California, and so everything fell into place from there! From the day that I stepped out of class, graduating with a degree in Fermentation Science from UCD, then BOOM that was it, I went forward into winemaking. I'm so old that people don't even remember the wineries I used to work for.
I left the corporate winemaking world in 1991, and started the Tom Eddy brand. And from the beginning, in 1991, my goal was just to make hillside, mountain-grown, Cabernet wine. We started with 200 cases in 1991.
No, no at all. When I moved to Napa Valley to work for a couple of large wineries, I discovered all these incredible mountain vineyards, and I kept finding out that these wines were, out of the barrel, so much better. There was so much more flavor, the structure was great, ageability, texture, and tannin all were perfect. So it turns out that grapes grown in the mountain, where you've got a higher elevation with colder nights, a thin, minerally, volcanic soil etc…the grapes have to work much harder! So they're highly concentrated, with small berries; it's just worlds apart in terms of character and quality.
Well, fruit from the valley-floor tends to be fatter, juicier, fruitier, and softer, because it doesn't have the structure of mountain-fruit. It also doesn't have the tannin; so oftentimes, wines made from valley-floor fruit can be a lot more approachable.
Yes, but I wanted to have my cake and eat it too. I wanted all the best components of grapes grown on the valley-floor, combined with the elegance of mountain-fruit. I want a wine that's big and powerful and structured, yet elegant. So, one of the things we do that's different with our wines is that we age them in oak much longer, in new French oak, with 3 years in the barrel and 2 years in the bottle. That gives us an "iron fist in a velvet glove" approach.
Oh, absolutely! And a lot of the guys, with today's wine critics, they're looking to make a huge statement! They release their wines in a very raw and powerful state, and in a blind tasting they get the big "wow-factor." But these aren't the wines that you want to lay-down and age. We have a derogatory terms for the those wines….<laughs>…but I won't divulge that here…
The influx of people coming from outside industries, with money, that want to make their mark. They have to have their own label…it's an ego thing of course…and most of them have no experience or any kind of real passion for winemaking. They buy whatever grapes they can, they hire whatever consultant they can, and they have to make the biggest splash in the press that they can.
We went from 14 wineries in Napa in 1963, to 758 wineries today. What it does is that it drives the price of the wines up, because now everybody's competing for the best fruit and having to pay more money to get it. Because of that, my growers are pushing me to charge more for the grapes. So what happens is that the small, craft, artisan winemakers are being pushed out. I don't have to be a millionaire, but I have to survive.
We're a small family operation. We live on the ranch. We take out our own garbage on weekends. It's a different world. The Chinese in particular are buying for image and prestige. They're not buying because they have a passion for drinking wine. In-fact, some of the greatest wines in the world that end-up on corporate boardroom tables, at special meetings and events, are just thrown-back with a shotglass for a toast. I have the classic example, with something that happened to me:
I spent 12 years developing a vineyard on Pritchard Hill, that was going to be my ultimate reserve vineyard for the rest of my life, for a client that had a lot of money. And the client, was never as passionate about winemaking as me, but I helped him make a nice profit. In return, he let me buy some of the really special blocks of Cabernet and Malbec on this ranch.
So one day, he woke up; and because this guy's a businessman worth a couple of billion dollars, said "You know….I really never loved 'the wine thing that much'…let's sell it." Well, the only buyer that would meet his price were the Chinese. So they flew in, and within 45 days, the deal was closed, and that was it. They moved in their family to run it, they kicked everybody out. No more grapes. End of the story. No-one has heard from them since. They hired an International winemaking consultant, just so they could use his name…
Correct. And that's it. I lost something I worked on for 12 years. And I know what's going to happen. They're probably going to turn-around in 10 years and decide farming isn't for them, and move on.
It's on Pritchard Hill. A property next to Colgin, Ovid, David Arthur, Chappellet, just a prime property. So now I'm on the lookout for a new mountain-vineyard property.
We're using a custom crush facility at the moment, but we're building a winery, which is pretty exciting! We started many years ago, and had to fight-off a lot of pressure from the neighbors on the Sonoma-side that didn't want us to build, and we couldn't convince them in court that it was a small family winery. We finally got a permit. We've got the vineyard in, we've got the roads finished, and this year we're starting the cave. We hope to have it finished before this harvest. We're going to make wine right outside the cave door.
It'll be very private. By appointment only. You know, since 1991 in Napa Valley, they passed a law that any new winery must be "by appointment only" and cannot be public.
What happens, as a consumer coming to Napa, you don't notice it. If you knock on a winery door and ask for a tasting, the winery has to say: "Yes, but you need an appointment."
And the consumer will say: "Well, it's 5:10pm right now, what time can I make an appointment for?"
The winery will say: "You can make an appointment for 5:10pm," and then let them do a tasting that way. It's pretty silly, but it works.
For guys like me, we don't want a tour bus pulling in to our winery, looking for a tasting. We want people that are passionate about wine, that understand wine and who will buy wine that will come to our ranch. Remember, we have to live here. This is our home. We try and screen people a little-bit. If I'm not here, they can't come up, because I personally want to take them and show them around the vineyard.
We ask them about 3-4 questions. First, we'll ask them how they found out about us. If they can't remember, they're out. If they say they bought the wine at the grocery store, and the wine was 10 years old, and they got it for $19 and it was the best wine they ever had, then they're out.
We'll also ask what wine you drink, and if you reply "Sutter Home White Zinfandel," then you're out.
The last question we'll ask is: "How big is your cellar?" If they reply with "3,000 bottles," we'll say "Well, we'll send a car to pick you up." <laughs> If they say, "We don't have a cellar, but we have 2 wines in our refrigerator," then chances are they're not serious about wine.
It's not that we don't enjoy people; but as I said, we live here and it's like having house guests 24 hours a day.
Once we get our new winery open, I plan on doing a Chardonnay…mainly because of pressure from my wife. I'm going to make a Chardonnay to keep our marriage alive!
<laughs> It's a real secret program that I've been hiding for years, and it's something that I hate to even tell you because it might not happen!
Years ago I made sparkling wine, in the true Champagne-style, for a big company. I actually made a batch for our wedding, and disgorged it right before our wedding. Did everything by hand. So I'm thinking it would be really special to make a Champagne-style sparkling wine.
New Zealand, without any hesitation. I'm already doing quite a lot of winemaking there already. Any winemaker that has been around in California will eventually end-up making Sauvignon Blanc, so it seemed like a perfect fit for me. I got to know several Kiwi winemakers over the years. Guys who are working in California for big companies. They helped me connect with some grape growers back in New Zealand. We got a growers license and a permit from the government, and we've been making wine there and shipping it back over here. I love New Zealand.
We're doing something tonight actually, in time for the Super Bowl. We take a flank steak and marinade it for 24 hours in lemon and lime juice and garlic. The acid gives it a little "zing." It pairs perfectly with an older Cab, because the tannins can cut the acid from the marinade, but you've still got the meat coming through. It's a beautiful combination.
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Some of you folks may have tried to listen to The Legend of Hoot's Panhead last week, but Odeo presented us with
total, maddening failure some technical difficulties on the sound playback. Not to worry! Good ol' YouTube to the rescue...
My uncle Tom- aka Dirty Duck- was an old-time Minnesota biker and British-car mechanic who taught me most of what I know about wrenching (and also tried to convince me that MGs were good daily drivers, but that's another story). In addition to being the best mechanic I've ever seen in action, he was a world-class storyteller who'd been everywhere and seen everything, ya know. He died on the road nearly 20 years ago- in a Super Cobra Jet 428 Torino- but before he left (ideally, to an afterlife featuring Jaguar V12s that never need spark plug changes) he had me record one of his thousands of stories, delivered in that great St. Paul accent. The Legend of Hoot's Panhead is set in 1967 Los Angeles and features till-tapping Seconal-addicted AWOL Marines, rival motorcycle clubs, a pillowcase full of quarters, and- of course- a '48 Harley Panhead. It seems like a good
Friday Monday sort of story, so enjoy. Warning: NSFW (if you work in the kind of place where the word "motherfucker" coming from computer speakers makes your boss get scary facial tics, that is).
If you'd prefer to just download the MP3 in non-streaming .zip format, go here.
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When I first saw the trailer for the film I'm reviewing today, I could not wait to see it.
It took some time, but "Robot & Frank" now is on home video. The film is set in the near future, but don't let that intimidate you. Life scarcely has changed.
Frank Langella stars as Frank, an aging former jewel thief struggling with depression and dementia. His two children are Madison (Liv Tyler), a globe-trotting philanthropist, and Hunter (James Marsden), a family man too busy to consistently visit his father.
During one visit, Hunter delivers a solution to the problem. He brings a robot "butler" to take care of Frank. Stubbornly, Frank does not cooperate at first with Robot's attempts to feed him healthy food or give him stimulating new hobbies.
As their unique relationship develops, however, Frank's mind is stimulated by teaching Robot the finer points of cat burglary.
"Robot & Frank" is an elegant film, not too heavy and not too light. Before you know it, the characters are tugging at your heart strings. Langella's work is effortless and nice to watch. Peter Saarsgard voices Robot and makes us fall in love without ever deviating from being a robot. Though Saarsgard isn't onscreen, this has got to be my all-time favorite role of his.
Robot and Frank are darling together, but I don't want you to think this is a cutesy story, because it's not. In the hands of the wrong director, it could have been sappy. But newcomer Jake Schreier does a bang-up job. The ending was a little bittersweet; I might have handled it a bit differently myself. Though I'd characterize the picture as a drama, there were many funny moments.
It could be a little slow-moving for some tastes — but not for mine! I'm a fan.
When I first saw the trailer for the film I'm reviewing today, I could not wait to see it.


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After reading the story about the guy whose internet was shut off for a year by Comcast as punishment for breaching their data cap, reader Brian tried to check out his Comcast bandwidth meter. He did not want to have the same fate befall him. However, when he got to the screen, all the data and graphs that had been there months before were gone. Comcast told him that the bandwidth meter isn't working for some customers but gave him a number to call if he needed to check on his data consumption. [More]
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Yesterday, all charges were dropped against a University of New Mexico football player who was thrown off a plane and arrested by a US Airways pilot last month for wearing pj's that sagged off his posterior. Today his attorney says that Deshon plans on suing US Airways over how he was treated. [More]
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After reader DFCL's story about how TCF Bank wouldn't close his checking account with $.05 left in it, preferring to charge $149 in fees instead, went up on Consumerist, something good happened. [More]
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Reader PJ sued a bunch of harassing debt collectors and won $5,000, and Google Voice made doing it really easy. Someone had put down his work cellphone number on their credit applications and ran up a bunch of debts and collectors started calling him multiple times per day. He told them he wasn't the guy and asked them nicely to stop, but that only made it worse. [More]
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The following is a press release courtesy of Iowa State athletics communications.
FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 14 Iowa State women's basketball team (12-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12) took down TCU (9-3, 0-1 Big 12) by a score of 71-49 on Thursday night. With the win in their Big 12 opener, the Cyclones matched a school record for the best start in program history at 12-0.
How It Happened:
The Cyclones did the majority of their damage on the offensive end from beyond the three-point line. Iowa State made a season-high 15 treys in the game, while shooting at a 40 percent clip from three-point range. Nikki Moody got the Cyclones long-range barrage started to open the game as she had Iowa State's first nine points on 3-3 shooting beyond the arch.
Kidd Blaskowsky followed suit from there, canning six more treys of her own before halftime, including three in final three minutes of the half to help give Iowa State a 38-30 cushion heading into the intermission. Thursday's game was the second game in a row that the Cyclones have made 10 treys in the opening half.
The Cyclones also had a season-best night on boards, outrebounding the Horned Frogs, 55-25. Iowa State was led in rebounding by freshman Seanna Johnson with 13 boards, including four on the offensive end. It was the Brooklyn Park, Minn. native's fifth game of the season with at least 10 rebounds.
Game Ball Goes To…
Kidd Blaskowsky. There were several worthy candidates with Moody's well-rounded outing, as well as double-doubles from both Hallie Christofferson and Johnson. However, Blaskowsky gets the nod here after finishing 24 points and nine rebounds while shooting 8-16 from the field. It was the second-highest scoring total of sophomore's career.
Quick Hits:
*With 10 points and 11 rebounds, Christofferson recorded her fourth double-double of the season, and the 15th of her career.
*Fifth game this season for Blaskowsky with at least three three-pointers, including each of the last three games.
*ISU's 12-0 matches the best mark in school history. The 1995-96 and 2001-02 teams each started 12-0.
*ISU's 15 three-pointers are its most since Feb. 13, 2010 (16 vs. Baylor).
Next Up:
The Cyclones will finish up their two-game road swing in Norman, Okla. as they take on No. 25 Oklahoma on Sunday at 1 p.m.


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Under the direction faculty members Phil Galdston, Ron Sadoff, and Glenn Frey, co-founder of the Eagles, Steinhardt student songwriters, Tiger Darrow, A.J. Smith, and Peter Wise, opened for the famous act at the first NYU Steinhardt Vision Award Gala. The inaugural event raised more than $1 million. Funds will be used for Steinhardt student scholarships.
Last night served as a final exam for three student songwriters in course MPATC-2090, the 2012 fall Songwriters Forum, offered through the NYU Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions.
Under the direction of NYU Steinhardt faculty members Phil Galdston, Ron Sadoff, and Glenn Frey, co-founder of the American rock band, the Eagles, sophomore Tiger Darrow, senior A.J. Smith, and junior Peter Wise opened for the famous act at the first NYU Steinhardt Vision Award Gala. Darrow, Smith, and Wise performed their original songs, "How to Love Someone," "Kings & Crowns," and "Our Ship Has Sailed," respectively, while the NYU Steinhardt Orchestral String Ensemble joined the Eagles for hits "Desperado" and "Take it to the Limit."
The inaugural event raised more than $1 million. Funds will be used for Steinhardt student scholarships.
"I've gone through so many emotions," Darrow explained. "The initial shock from being asked to open -- complete pre-show stage fright and nerves, then back to 'oh my goodness…this really happened.'"
Darrow continued. "What's really fantastic about working so closely with Professor Sadoff, Professor Galdston, and Mr. Frey is that it feels more like a collaborative effort rather than a 'class' or 'lesson.' They've all said that they are not here to teach us how to write songs, but to give us tools and new ways of thinking to help us become better songwriters."
Musicians Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, and Joe Walsh, along with philanthropists Judy and Michael Steinhardt, were the first recipients of the Vision Award, which recognizes individuals whose creativity, passion, and innovative thinking have shaped the American experience.
"We honored the Eagles for their distinctive musical vision, which continues to inspire NYU Steinhardt students, and for making music that has become the soundtrack of our lives," said Dean Mary Brabeck. "We honored the Steinhardts for their contributions that have strengthened American Jewish life, supported education and the arts, and enriched the academic culture of NYU and the school that bears their name."
Following his appearance as a featured guest at NYU Steinhardt's third Songwriters Hall of Fame Masters Sessions, Frey emerged as one of the primary instructors in the fall 2012 Songwriters Forum. The Forum is a core seminar of NYU Steinhardt's new songwriting program.
"Glenn has been an invaluable resource, a wonderful partner, and a loyal supporter," Galdston explained. "He's gone way beyond his celebrity and stature as a member of one of the world's greatest bands, and is playing a significant role helping us to forge an academic path that's truly distinctive. As the outstanding collaborator that he is, he is digging in deep with me this term as a dedicated teacher."
About the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development prepares students for careers in the arts, education, health, media, and psychology. Since its founding in 1890, the Steinhardt School's mission has been to expand human capacity through public service, global collaboration, research, scholarship, and practice. To learn more about NYU Steinhardt, visit: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu.


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For today, we have just a very quick glimpse at a few ETS 2 truck configurations...
Friday, June 22, 2012
Euro Truck Simulator 2 trucks
For today, we have just a very quick glimpse at a few ETS 2 truck configurations...
288 comments:
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 11:13 PM
So nice to hear, THANKS...ReplyDeleteReplies
Scania R420 HighLineDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 3:57 PM
where is the new mercedes actross euro 6??????the truck of the year 2012???????????????????+Delete
too late to make a new model and go ask for licensesDelete
Finaly something new, thx SCS, can`t whait to play the game :X.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 11:19 PM
people need to leave them to it. time it takes to create the videos etc is time wasted on the game. Just wait until its released.ReplyDelete
Anyway SCS Great job. Keep up the amazing work.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 11:20 PM
I have to say, that Volvo looks strange...But I don't care about it. The premiere of the ETS2 has to be on august ! SCS c'mon !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 11:27 PM
magnifique vivement la sortieReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 11:28 PM
I hope I can configure my CSR Elite pedals to work in ETS 2 unlike Scania Truck simulator where I have to have my pedals plugged into my wheel for the game to see my pedals. Scania Truck Simulator is the only PC sim that I play that wont recognise my pedals if they are plugged into the USB and not my wheel. Please change this in ETS 2.ReplyDelete
I haven't seen a development team who focuses so much on customer feedback than you guys.ReplyDelete
Don't take the impatient comments personally :)Replies
Agreed, Tarc. I hope the added engagement results in more publicity and sales (and as already noticed, an improved gaming experience, based on user feedback).Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 9:34 PM
Yeah i really respect you SCS for putting all this information here and on youtube! compared to other game developers that doesn't say a word :)Delete
Thank you SCS , respect.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 11:50 PM
Where are the Ivedo, Dav, MAN?!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Mark DJune 23, 2012 at 1:26 PM
The are in the game, but not this video.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Iveco Daf ManDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 11:52 PM
LOL WAITING for a 57 Seconds Video HahahahahaaaaaaaaaaReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 12:05 AM
I really hope they make CrossFireX work in this game since I've noticed that the Scania simulator dosn't.ReplyDelete
SCS, it is awesome comparing with ETS 1. i'm waiting for the game.. Keep it up!ReplyDelete
Where is the MAN, IVECO, DAF ...ReplyDelete
This video is a very small, not shows a great deal, such as would be the trucks with 6x2 and 6x4 axle, in a particular with Scania V8 engines, the Volvo FH16 750...
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someone blog and from the sb 2 euro truck that works 6GB system memory ram 750 hd and video card Intel (R) Core (TM) i3-2310M firstname.lastname@example.com (4 CPUs), ~ 2.1GHz to please anyone knows if it works reply me thanksReplyDelete
- InfinityJune 23, 2012 at 12:59 AM
Oh, comon guys...where all the trucks and configurations of them? Part 2 or smth? Perhaps you could show us some gameplay once?ReplyDelete
Love truck models anyway. Looking forward for release.
I think the front of roof on Scania's normal cabin (not highline neither topline) could be a bit lower; at least for me it seems to be right between normal cab and highline cab's height.ReplyDelete
I'm waiting anxiously for the upcoming videos and pictures, specially the sound recording with Actros.
For future projects, I'd like to suggest adding other range of trucks like P and G series by Scania, FM series by Volvo and also Axor by MB.
Great job, SCS!
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 1:09 AM
Volvo FH( not XL ) ? And new Mercedes ?ReplyDeleteReplies
The Volvo FH Globetrotter XL does have the video, try to pay more attention.Delete
But the Mercedes Benz Actros The New MP4, I think it will hardly be, since the news of this new truck is very little of time, you could not create another truck license and ask the MB in time for the game's release. Unless they create the future that truck and put on some patch they launch.
Sorry my english, using Google Tradutor.
What about movies about trailers ? :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 3:12 AM
The new graphics has had me interested, and when I looked through some of the older blog posts and saw the new management coming, it made me super excited for Euro 2. The more I looked back, the more interesting and excited I get. This game looks so awesome.ReplyDelete
I played a little UK and it was a constant struggle trying to configure the sensitivity on the gamepad just right, and then I'd have to make changes when a newer truck went faster. What I'd like to see would be optional driving aids for those of us without an expensive steering wheel. Small things, like adjusting the sensitivity of controller input based on context. When on a highway, most of the input of the controller should go into very minor course adjustments, such as staying in the lane, changing lanes, and following the turn. Trying to take a turn at highway speeds while surrounded on both sides by vehicles and needing micro-degree precision where the slightest twitch of my thumb can send me crashing into a vehicle is not the most enjoyable way to drive.
For example, the first 25% of the available motion on the gamepad would go towards 5% of the turning. This would make it easier to do subtle maneuvers.
I imagine players without even a gamepad would have greater difficulty. My brother loves driving games, but he only has a keyboard & mouse to play with.Replies
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:16 AM
Well i played UKTS and GTS quite easily on a wired xbox for windows controller and also tried it out with the Scania demo with no problems .Delete
it was just a case of playing with the sensitivity etc until i got it right for me .
In Rignroll 3 the truck's wheel was getting less sensitive at higher speed, making driving more comfortable and precise.Delete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 11:31 AM
I played GTS, and there is just a steering wheel bug when you have a steer of 180 degrees. But I played Trucks & Trailers and it works fine :)Delete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 1:28 AM
I've been playing ETS1 for 6 months and i think it works fine with keyboard + mouse controls. I'm always using the cruise control on the highways , and i can drive smoothly with the mouse , so i don't think i need a steering wheel.Delete
How about you do you use the cruise control often? I think it's very useful , hope it is in ETS2 :))
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:14 AM
I hope they do a part two and show that there are Daf Iveco and MAN ingame as well .ReplyDelete
Also plenty of new trailers and different company names from UKTS and GTS .
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:17 AM
i cant wait any longer till i get ETS2 delivered from amazon :) preordered it there since it is in their available to preorder. the new managment system looks so amazing so far, much better then the old one and the new graphic just fantasic!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:24 AM
Well SCS at least I am not one of the people to say that you are not focusing on ETS2. Your work is absolutely excellent, simply breathtaking! I can't wait to drive in this game!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Anyone else has noticed that when you stop the truck blocking one lane, but with the alarm lights on, the cars behind you don't overtake you!ReplyDelete
Can you plz fix it SCS?
ETS 2 Trucks VideoReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 9:08 AM
thanks scs at last ets2 news can there be traffic jamsReplyDelete
Video's quite short, but very cool as well as the game itself will be.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 9:30 AM
very cool video, nice trucks, I like the details, like the Aerial on the roofs!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Please add the new Mercedes Benz Actros. It's so awesome that it should be in this game.ReplyDelete
Can't wait! SCS, ETS2 will be awesome.ReplyDelete
I've sent an e-mail with some things to the Scania Driver game support.
I can't find the music in this video :( Does anybody know the name? THXX.ReplyDeleteReplies
good SCS, congratulationsReplyDelete
- Ares_60June 23, 2012 at 10:36 AM
IVECO ?ReplyDelete
- Ares_60June 23, 2012 at 10:38 AM
this is that there will be IVECO ?
Awesome scs, i hope that you forget DAF amd IVECO.ReplyDeleteReplies
Its DAV and IVEDODelete
The real ines are DAF And Iveco.......Delete
Yes but in the game its Dav and ivecoDelete
No, in the game its DAF and IVECO. We're talking about ETS2.Delete
edward, he is talking in the way that scs only has 4 licenses and all 4 of them are shown in this video so it is DAV and ivedo in this gameDelete
Oh. I thought they've got them for all of trucks.Delete
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Only 3 trucks ?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 11:04 AM
dear scs team. i have a problem with 18 wos extreme trucker 2 and scanaia tds.i can't play in fullscreen because every time i open the game there are 2 black bars on both sides of the screen( top, bottom) i tried to change the resolution(1280x1024) refresh rate but nothing. HELP!!! cause i am sure ets2 will have the same bloody problemReplyDelete
Please add more things :ReplyDelete
1. Real fuel tank capacity.
2. More body parts to choose :
a) Spoilers for cabin (not only side skirts)
b) Fuel tanks / Spare wheel
And of course where is Iveco, Premium and MAN ?
We shall wait and see.
"quick glimpse at a few ETS 2 truck configurations..." .. some people just don't read ! .. Great work SCS, but I do agree with some people asking for more customizing parts like spilers, fuel tanks and so on .. Great work so far, keep up !ReplyDelete
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WHERE IS MAN TGX,IVECO STRALIS,DAF XF105 AND RENAULT PRENIUM THAT YOU RECORDED THE SOUNDS?ReplyDelete
READ IT UP!! They said "FEW configurations" not "all" and not even "half"! Again LEARN TO READ!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Relax, Who said they could not read? They are just asking where they are. They do not state that they think they are missing from the game..Delete
If they ask were they are, then it means they can`t read :| or they don`t have a logic.Delete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:40 PM
I know, but some should still relax. Not all in here are equal mature.Delete
:((((((( NOT MANReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 1:20 PM
In ETS 2 will it be possible to sleep just 4 hours or 8, not 10? I think it should add the possibility to sleep less than 10 hours. Sometimes you can't deliver in time if you sleep 10 hours, even if you sleep before you take the cargo.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, I completely agree, we should be able to choose how long we sleep.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 2:50 AM
They have set the hours to ten as that is the minimum by law you have to rest for when really driving trucks . i also hope they make it so we have to take out weekly rest periods and not drive 6 days a weekDelete
10 hours is more realistic. In the game, you also eat.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 9:07 PM
Yeah hah that would be nice!Delete
Great SCS, but we want to hear something about licenses. What real brand trucks can we expect to see in the game?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 3:45 PM
In an earlier post they said they had 4 licences. So judging by the fact there's 4 teal branded trucks in this vid. 2 which is known they have licences for Scania & Renault, one that they have just finished a sound recording session with, Merc and one which they realeased a promo for as they had a meeting to discuss a licence deal, Volvo. I think it's safe to say there's your real brands right there in this vidDelete
What ?! Where is DAF ? Where is MAN ? Where is IVECO ?ReplyDelete
Real Nice !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 2:27 PM
Just drove from Prague to Lisbon in ETS 1, and I must say I hope that ETS 2 will be a big improvement. I did the trip I mentioned in about 15-20 minutes, so the scale of the map should be much, much bigger, but other than that I hope you have looked at the AI-cars. They are really annoying in ETS 1. Suddenly on the highway they stop, like 110-0 km/h in a second, and the result is me crashing in to them. Why do they do that??ReplyDelete
And also, why do they "stay" in the left lane when there is no other cars around? Of course when I'm right up there ass, they should be changing lane so I can overtake them in the "fast lane", or whatever it's called. This is actually a huge problem with the first ETS, specially when the AI-cars drive at 50 km/h on a 90-100 km/h road.
PLEASE, improve this if you haven't allready.
And also, release it soon :))
Thank you, SCS. :)Replies
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Lol play STDS instead for the time being!Delete
It's all improved much, but the traffic is still doing 50 km\h, where they can do 90.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 2:10 AM
I definately agree with you! Those are big problems. Hope they improve that in ETS2.Delete
Scs you have to make the cars go faster on the "non-highway" roads, as you call it. I never take those roads because it's so damn boring driving behind 10 cars thats driving in 50 km/h..
And i don't feel like over take them cause it's not that realistic to pass 5 cars on a small country road with a big truck, unless you're on cocaine or something.
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 2:47 AM
if you were playing it realistically you would not be in the third lane as ALL trucks over seven and a half tons are banned from that laneDelete
Read old blog posts BEFORE commenting.Delete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 1:08 AM
WHAT?! did you drive from prague to lisbon on 15 - 20 minutes ?!Delete
Is your truck flying ? :O
I just did the same trip and it took me 1 hour 12 minutes , and i was driving in about 85 km/h all way , and stopped for resting 3 times , refuelling 4 times.
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 1:18 AM
By the way im never driving in the third lane , im always driving in the first. Im only using the second when i want to over take , change file because there's another road ahead , or when im in a hurry.Delete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Lol it was too short!!!ReplyDelete
But i hope that his video means that they have license for the trucks shown in that!
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:44 PM
Why do many people always only see the negative in news. Many scream for more trucks in this video. Why not be positive and scream YES see 4 trucks with real names. See that is something.ReplyDelete
48 days to go I surpose.. This is going to be nice.Replies
I completely agree! They ask for something, then complain!Delete
"please can we have ETS 2 news?"
SCS: "here's some news for ETS 2"
"where is IVECO, MAN DAF etc?"
It's starting to get on my nerves.
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 9:01 PM
I think the best thing would be if SCS closed all commenting on this page , so u only can read the news. Everybody is just arguing about everything..Delete
I mean we are here for one reason and that's because we love your games SCS!
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 4:57 PM
wheres the Mercedes Benz Actros MP4??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 5:10 PM
date of post ets 2ReplyDelete
Still the same old garages. New garages please.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Where is MAN and DAF?
DAF and MAN are nice too would be really nice to see them in the game :) :)
Iveco needs nobody :DReplies
- Ares_60June 23, 2012 at 5:51 PM
everyone has the right to choose its brand me is IVECODelete
Stop asking about the trucks that are in the game. CAN`T YOU READ? A FEW TRUCKS, not all of them, OMG. 80% of comment on this topic are about where are MAN, IVECO, DAF.Delete
They are in the game but this is only a teaser, they are showing a few of them, it`s that hard to understand a simple thing?
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 1:50 AM
Are u the boss around here, S7efan?Delete
Do u work for SCS?
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 2:44 AM
Nope, but he sure thinks so.Delete
Dudes, if you haven't followed the blog from long time like me and S7efan better not talk, you look stupid !Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Do you have a problem? Go cry to your mother instead of writing your crap here. Same for you S7efan.Delete
You are so thick. You are the people that slow down SCS. You are nothing.Delete
And yes, you all look like you can't read. Why would SCS show us all the trucks when they have in previous videos?
Read old posts BEFORE commenting.
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Me , slowing down SCS? Me , nothing?Delete
Im sorry mark but i can't stand those guys above calling me stupid. Why are you defending them?
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 9:52 PM
Listen people , I agree with you that the people who's asking about other trucks and stuff are pretty annoying but i think there's no reason to shout at them " are you stupid? can't you read? " maybe they have bad english?Delete
If they don't understand anything that's not your problem. You don't have to "clean" this page up and explain it to everybody.
For bad english there're translators dude. And becouse of people asking the same questions all over again in every post SCS'll soon stop reading them, and belive me there're posts they must not miss ! That's the only reason we're trying to explain them everything, becouse they're slowing SCS down with all those "old" questions !
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 8:05 PM
dobro veće SCS i have soome good ideas for scs :ReplyDelete
1.a spar tyer as deeq said
2.sometines have a puncher when your dirving and buy tyers from garage
3.windows that open up and down on your truck
4.more traffic on the road
5.croatia on the map!!!
sorry for my bad englis
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 10:58 PM
keep it up guys , nice work :)ReplyDelete
Can you paint your truck in matt black?ReplyDelete
that would look really awesome :)
- AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Looking good!ReplyDelete
While on the subject of truck configurations, I noticed in STDS that in ETS 2, you need to improve the steering lock of the trucks and also increase the rotation of the truck's steering wheel. EU trucks can turn on a dime unlike US trucks.Replies
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 2:43 AM
Really ? Which ones are those as any i have driven do not especially with a trailer attached which would jacknife themDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 4:02 AM
lol no they dont, spent 10+ years going with my dad in his truck's as a boy, and i see them every day at workDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 12:46 AM
Good for you i spent 15 years driving them until i had to stop through having a heart attack so i know full well trucks do NOT turn on a dimeDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 12:49 AM
To the other anonymousDelete
10+ years going in your dads trucks ? Yeah right .
So your dad did not care that he was making the truck insurance illegal by carrying unauthorised passengers .
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 1:27 AM
SCS pls add more trucks, like Iveco Stratos, Scania Torpedo, Volvo NH, DAF XT, i am sure everyone want this trucks in game!ReplyDeleteReplies
They are in game :|Delete
Nope, they're not. But i don't know, who wants them, they're not very pretty, sort of american-like europeans.Delete
- Dannyboy1861995June 25, 2012 at 1:20 AM
Stratos, Torpedo, Volvo NH, and Daf XT. Are the one with the "noses"Delete
Scania Torpedo.
Daf XT
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 1:28 AM
Why isn't there any low cab mercedes ??ReplyDeleteReplies
Those are a FEW COSTUMIZATION, can`t you read ppl? COSTUMIZATION, A FEW OF THEM.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 6:44 AM
Are you a moderator in here S7efan "the SCS policeman"...! Im not sure but i dont think he asked that Q for you to answer???Delete
AnonymousJune 24, 2012 6:44 AMDelete
And are you stupid ?.. Can't you read ? The text with the video clearly says those are FEW from all possible customizations in ETS2.. If you followed the blog you'd know if there're more and what are they !
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Can you please shut up ArmoredLKW? Stop saying that everyone's stupid and they cannot read. There are no stupid questions just stupid answears..Delete
2 more things that's really stupid is you and S7efan.
No stupid questions?Delete
"Here are a FEW FEW FEW FEW trucks in ETS 2.
"where is....."
Not all.
And how's telling people what SCS have said a "stupid answer"?
Another thing, they're not moderating the blog, they're stopping spammers like you and answering your stupid questions. They're the only people who have actually used their common sense.
Do SCS have to say "this is a truck"
"we'll post more trucks later"
"To comment, Press comment"
To view the video, click it."
I'd actually like to see SCS do this. We've separated the stupid from the intelligent, now we have to separate the stupid from the people who need to go to a lesson on "how to have some common sense".
I agree with S7EVAN.
well said markDelete
You get to see low cab Merc in the video only about the Actors. http://youtu.be/uOZJjyTr2lYDelete
If you were following the SCS blog, you'd know what are they doing. You can just come and start whining about something you don't know.
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Oh im so sorry Mark, sure ArmoredLKW and S7efan can go on thinking they own this page and tell everyone they are 10 years old and stupid. I am so sorry i stood up for my opinion.Delete
By the fucking way im not a spammer. Ive commented a lot on this page about how good scs team is working and how i love their games, and im so excited for Ets2 . This time was the first time i was agressive cause someone had to be rude and answear kid's questions in a very immature way. Im sorry.
Very immature way ?! .. Is it mature to ask the same thing more than once and even SCS answered some of the questions wich are in every one of their posts ? I'm sorry if I offended but it's getting some people nervous when they have to read all the same things again and again, and people posting without following the blog from the beggining!.. And I'm not 10 -,-.Delete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 12:59 AM
I didn't say u were 10 , i said that u are telling everyone else that they are 10 and stupid..Delete
I know it's kinda annoying when everybody ask the same question over and over again ^^
Sorry let's just forget this , we don't have to start world war 3 :-)
Btw how old are u?
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Scania Truck Simulator now has mods.
Get them here
Where is Renault Premium ?ReplyDeleteReplies
Serious? ... I give up :|.Delete
ETS 2 will have just those trucks, there will no be Renault, Man, Daf, Iveco. :| They aren`t in the video, for you it means they will no be in the game. If you read above the video you`ll see this.
"For today, we have just a very quick glimpse at a few ETS 2 truck configurations..." Few configurations, what this tells you?
There is Renault in the video, LoLDelete
he means the renault premiumDelete
It's stupid to ask about the trucks that we've already seen in other videos from SCS. There you go - http://youtu.be/bBqUlJNjsEM Here's PremiumDelete
Btw, it's nice to watch those videos again.
PEOPLE, PLEASE LISTEN.ReplyDelete
SCS has said in this post that these are a FEW of the CONFIGURATIONS in this game, so SHUT UP about some trucks not seen in this video, please go look at all the posts of scs if you are new to this blog because you make yourself look stupidReplies
Michael, they won`t read your post, i repeated myself so many times in this topic. The problem is because they don`t read what SCS said, it`s easy to post a stupid comment.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Yes please don't repeate your self anymore. You are not admin here and you do not need to reply to everyones question.. Thanks.Delete
you have to shut up anonymous, you make yourself look like an idiotDelete
and also, use a name instead of anonymous IDIOTDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 12:42 AM
actually michael you make yoursellf look even more stupid by replying to the comments and acting as if you own this webpageDelete
Thanks for that little teaser, SCS, looking good. Enjoying Scania TDS while waiting for this gem to be finished (take your time rather than rushing it).ReplyDelete
To those complaining about not getting to see enough, not seeing this, that or whatever -- not that you will read this -- be happy they share what they do, not many companies do.
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 12:08 PM
ETS is also in 2 MAN truck with a limited edition "Czech Twenty"ReplyDelete
- Roli, HungaryJune 24, 2012 at 12:21 PM
STDS ---> ETS2 progress!ReplyDelete
-Dynamic shadows: Very good.
-Weather conditions: rain, fog is very good. But the snow is missing.
Force-feedback: Much improved, but has not felt in various trailer weights (all alike)
AI Traffic: Much improved, but the bend of the AI cars ugly and lacking in AI, Buses, trucks and dolly.
-Environment: Moving plants, varied scenery is very good. However, if the truck goes into the water wave at you.
-Wildlife: Some people in restricted traffic areas, and moving animals is very good. But the bike is missing.
-Map: a realistic distance (km) is very good, varied locations, and construction is very good. However, missing the forest with tree cutting, as in Extreme Trucker 2, and the mine than in GTS.
-Governance: Good. But only a button for starting the engine, no throttle. And H exchange arrangement. 1,2,3,4,5,6 / 7,8,9,10,11,12 not good. 1,3,5,7,9,11 / 2,4,6,8,10,12 good.
-Other: headlights flash is very good.
Mirror adjustment, and sure lights are switched separately. Tuning will be safe, but the three-axle truck on the skirt is missing (Error).
The state government could straighten out a little faster for the sake of those who only play keyboard.
The rest should be changed like in PTTM.
Too bad that there are still double-trailer or dolly trailer, but at least I hope we get an opportunity like ETS.
Be the purchase of the rights of countries, transport, and start in one country only, such as ETS.
SCS Software continue the excellent work!
we really need to get rid of the text on the volvo fh cab, the "globetrotter" text. since there isn't any "topline" text on the scania. it ruins the look of the truck, we should have the choice of haven it or not.ReplyDeleteReplies
How does it ruin it? And what does it have to do with Scania? I don't remember seeing any Scania trucks with topline or highline written on them during the trip I've done yesterday, but I've seen a lot of Volvos with "globetrotter". But you're probably right about the possibilty to choose.Delete
I think it makes it look better. I don't know if I'm just not observant, but I've only ever seen a few Volvos without the "Globetrotter".Delete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 12:39 AM
It would be cool if we have the option to put our companies name there when we play instead of globetrotterDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 3:12 PM
We are also giving away 1 copy of Scania Truck Driving Simulator.ReplyDelete
Sign up now. www.trucksimulationmods.comReplies
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Yes you are for sure desperate...Delete
Nice site, the 6x2 scania thats on there is a beauty, shame there is not many members on it, but I guess it will grow, 6x2 scania pic's hereDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Why is not there Tatra.ReplyDelete
It's the best Czech truck and has won many awards now mainly Tatra Phoenix.
You could put it there
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 4:25 PM
how about he new actros ?ReplyDelete
its very awesome cool bro....
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 7:33 PM
Please ETS2 was replace the bad tipper trailer!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 7:47 PM
The Aero-dependent dynamic trailer ugly (too wide). Please do something with it. Could be replaced by animal transport trailer.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 8:35 PM
hahaha which of the trailers was ugly you said???Delete
think the second link
no hy right the earo trailers ( http://s14.radikal.ru/i187/1001/0f/3c15a7c2edd6t.jpg ) are to with in stds!!Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 8:00 PM
It is sad that in 2012 a truck simulator, only one semi-trailer can be towed, while in other games also can be combined with more trailers and semi trailers just do not. I hope the following sections, this problem is solved!ReplyDelete
If SCS added this, you'd see it very often. Too often, as they are not very common on the road, it'd be rather unrealistic.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 8:15 PM
And those kind of trucks only exists in sweden and finland. And those countries are not in the game.Delete
You can see that truck is swedish, on the side it says "arla" and its a swedish company. Under it says "närmare naturen". (yes im swedish) :P
- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 8:24 PM
are you going to make ets3Delete
Also in Holland we hev longer truck-trailers.Delete
they are 25.25 meters. and may take 60 tons cargo
In sweden they experiment with 32 meters and 90 tons cargo!!
those are the only country´s in europe that drive those longer truck-trailers.
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 2:25 AM
I hope to see this truck and trailer configuration in ETS2 http://www.utahmc.com/trucking_guide/img/low/chapter_14/truck-trailer-combination.jpgDelete
I think that the trailer back they must have mudguards.The game then will be very realistic and the trucks and the trailer more beautifull.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 3:04 AM
DAF (Dav) CF please !ReplyDelete
só espero q voçes nao falem , em relaçao nas batidas do caminhao, deixa elas mais reais !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 11:36 AM
SCS Software you are making the best truck sim ever but could i ask you if you raise the speed limit from 90 to 100 km/h please :) because i hate driving 90 on contry roads and on highways because highways should be fasterReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Trucks are limited to 90km/hDelete
No diference for trucks between country roads and highways
Limiting all to 90km/h is not so cool .. maybe they could make it if you make a good progress to make it around 92-93 so you could show how good your truck is .. also not all the AI trucks must go on 90.. they should be able to do 93-94 (max 95km/h), depending on how good the tractor is.Delete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 12:47 PM
load composition with 40tons can reach on downhill more that 140km/hDelete
- Dannyboy1861995June 25, 2012 at 2:21 PM
ArmoredLKW, European trucks are limited to 89KM/H.Delete
They could at the option to remove the limiter so the truck can go faster. Also it might not be cool, its realistic. Im liking it in SCANIA Truck Driving Simulator.
Actually it's 80km/h, but there're smth like 10% from the Police to get it to 89km ..Delete
- Dannyboy1861995June 25, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Does any one know if you could make the SCANIA like this?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 2:45 PM
I would like to see ways of Iceland in this gameReplyDelete
I fins that look good and can hardly wait for him
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 3:11 PM
I want this truck in ETS2 http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2012-Mercedes-Benz-Actros-front-angle-image.jpgReplyDelete
really nice
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Bulleit Distilling Company is set to fire off a new rye whiskey on March 1st. The release of Bulleit Rye Whiskey will be marketed and sold nationally in the US. It will have a suggested retail price of $27.99 per 750ml bottle. It is being referred to as"Bulleit 95 Rye" and reads as such on the label. Bulleit Rye is a Straight Rye Whiskey, offering a 95% Rye Mash Whiskey and 5% Malted Barley, which makes it among the highest ryes available in the market. It is aged and matured between 4 and 7 years, bottled at 90 proof, 45% (ABV) and is produced in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. BourbonBlog.com confirmed this information with Tom Bulleit today. Be sure to check out BourbonBlog.com for more info and a recipe that includes the new Bulleit Rye.
For the readers that are unfamiliar with rye whiskey, it a brother to bourbon whiskey. The main difference is that rye contains at least 51% rye, while bourbon contains at least 51% corn. Most ryes contain some corn, however, Bulleit Rye will be 95% rye and not contain any corn. It will be interesting to taste this whiskey and see if it stands out. As always, if you get a taste of this juice anytime soon, be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you think. Cheers!


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Join SugarCRM at IBM Smarter Commerce in Nashville!
Next week, SugarCRM will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the IBM Smarter Commerce event in Nashville May 21-23. The event is a great gathering of business leaders from around the world, with a focus on improving customer-facing processes and technologies to enhance the buying experience.
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SugarCRM and IBM have similar views on enabling customer centricity inside our clients' organizations, as evidenced by our well-aligned messages during SugarCon in April.
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Susan Saladoff, producer and director of Hot Coffee
Susan Saladoff (Producer, Director) spent twenty-five years practicing law in the civil justice system, representing injured victims of individual and corporate negligence. She stopped practicing law in 2009 to make the documentary, HOT COFFEE, her first feature-length film. She began her career as a public interest lawyer with the law firm of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, now known as Public Justice, an organization that, for the last 25 years, has been at the forefront of keeping America's courthouse doors open to all. Susan was recognized by her peers as an Oregon Super Lawyer for five consecutive years from 2006 to 2010. She is a graduate of Cornell University and George Washington University Law School, and has frequently lectured at the state and national levels on the importance of the civil justice system. Copies of the DVD at hotcoffeethemovie.com or queue the film on Netflix.
This episode originally aired on October 9, 2011.


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When should I book an urgent care visit or go to an urgent care clinic?
Urgent care allows you to check in with a doctor about a non-life-threatening condition. Addressing a condition or symptom early can help your doctor craft a treatment plan that works for you and addresses your symptoms. Urgent care is suitable for conditions that, while uncomfortable, do not require emergency room care.
If you're experiencing a life-threatening condition, call 911 immediately. Urgent care is not appropriate for life-threatening symptoms.
Speak with a licensed urgent care doctor on Sesame today for a simple, upfront, cash price - with no unexpected charges or copays.


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Thousands greet Flyers in 1st day of training camp
The fun started early in the morning. Dressed in unmistakable orange and black colors, homemade signs in hand, Philadelphia fans showed unwavering support for their favorite NHL team the biggest way they could: They showed up.
Boycott? The Flyers? Not these fans.
At least 2,000 fans on Sunday stuffed the Flyers' New Jersey training facility for the first day of training camp. With an overflow crowd forced to stand on tables and sit on shoulders for a peek at routine drills through the lobby windows, Flyers fans sure were in a forgiving mood over the lockout.
By the time defenseman Kimmo Timonen led the Flyers on ice, the die-hards were primed to burst into a ''Let's go, Flyers!'' chant.
''A nice, warm reception makes us feel a little bit better about what happened to the fans and being locked out so long,'' Flyers All-Star forward Scott Hartnell said.
Cars were eventually turned away from the parking lot and fans were forced to find alternative parking in the area. At one point, an announcement was made telling fans they'd be towed if they were parked illegally.
But they kept filing into the rink, finding some nook to squeeze in, during the two-hour practice.
The Flyers raised a ''Thank you, fans'' banner at the rink and had other fan-friendly activities in the lobby. Forget standing room. It was more like standing on. The sign that read ''Tables for snack zone customers only'' was hidden by the scores of fans who hopped on top of them for a better view.
Late arriving fans who tried for a bleacher seat were denied entry because the area was over capacity.
While attendance records aren't kept at the public facility, long-time officials said it was easily the largest crowd for the rink that opened in 2000. More than Stanley Cup finals practice. More than when Eric Lindros returned last season for a Winter Classic alumni game practice.
''It was like we were walking into a home game,'' coach Peter Laviolette said. ''To be honest, we kind of expected this from Flyers fans.''
Maybe fans will boycott or express disgust over the three-month lockout in other cities. Philadelphia is as much a hockey-mad city as any in the league. They were third in the NHL last season in attendance with 837,754 fans (20,433 average) over 41 games.
Adam Silver, of Cherry Hill, N.J., left the gift shop with a game-worn Matt Read jersey for $85 (''Worth every penny'') and a free Flyers tote bag for making a purchase.
''They said the lockout would keep fans from coming. But it's not,'' he said. ''These are the true fans. No matter what the league does or what they throw at them, they're the ones that are going to show up.''
As part of their goodwill effort toward fans fed up with the labor strife, the Flyers will hold another free, open practice Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Flyers' freebies will end soon enough. The Flyers start the regular season Saturday against Pittsburgh in a rematch of last season's opening-round playoff series. The Flyers eliminated the Penguins in six games before they were beaten in the Eastern Conference semifinals by New Jersey.
Oh yeah, real hockey. Remember those 60-minute games? The live action is one reason the fans turned out Sunday in record numbers.
''They don't want to see us in the business page worrying about labor disputes,'' said Peter Luukko, president of Comcast-Spectacor, which owns the Flyers.
The Flyers were busy making transactions, signing free-agent defenseman Kurtis Foster and acquiring goalie Brian Boucher from Carolina. Foster had four goals and 14 points in 51 games with Anaheim, Minnesota and New Jersey last season. The 36-year-old Boucher has spent most of his 14-year NHL career as a backup and begins his fourth stint in Philadelphia's organization. General manager Paul Holmgren said Boucher would head to the minors.
Holmgren said injured Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger was expected to attend training camp. Pronger still suffers from lingering effects of multiple concussions and has not played for the Flyers since Nov. 19, 2011. Holmgren again said it was ''highly unlikely'' the 2000 NHL MVP will ever play again. Pronger, the Flyers' captain, has kept busy by scouting players via video.
''He tells it like it is,'' Holmgren said.
Pronger was a key reason the Flyers reached the Stanley Cup finals in 2010. They lost that series to the Chicago Blackhawks and haven't hoisted the Cup since winning consecutive championships in 1974 and 1975. Win the Stanley Cup this season, and Sunday's crowd will be dwarfed by the number of fans who will party down Philly streets for an overdue parade.
''I think today proved it's all about the Flyers,'' Luukko said, ''They're Philly's team.''


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On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month, the Reverend John Brooks, a professor of theology at the College of the Holy Cross who shared Dr. King's dream of an integrated society, drove up and down the East Coast searching for African American high school students to recruit to the school, young men he felt had the potential to succeed if given an opportunity. Among the twenty students he had a hand in recruiting that year were Clarence Thomas, the future Supreme Court justice; Edward P. Jones, who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for literature; and Theodore Wells, who would become one of the nation's most successful defense attorneys. Many of the others went on to become stars in their fields as well.
In Fraternity, Diane Brady follows five of the men through their college years. Not only did the future president of Holy Cross convince the young men to attend the school, he also obtained full scholarships to support them, and then mentored, defended, coached, and befriended them through an often challenging four years of college, pushing them to reach for goals that would sustain them as adults.
Would these young men have become the leaders they are today without Father Brooks's involvement? Fraternity is a triumphant testament to the power of education and mentorship, and a compelling argument for the difference one person can make in the lives of others.
This book, without scholarly pretensions, nevertheless may be of interest to scholars of constitutional law, race, and legal history. As the description indicates, Justice Clarence Thomas is discussed in the book. Thomas is one of the work's most fascinating figures partly because of his vocal opposition to race-conscious admissions in higher education. See Grutter v. Bollinger (Thomas, J., dissenting). Yet Justice Thomas fondly recalls his time at Holy Cross and the mentoring of Father Brooks, which, in some sense, was race conscious. The Holy Cross story is proof positive, Thomas's critics assume, that the jurist is a hypocrite. So implied a tired Wash. Post tagline for its review of the book: "Did Clarence Thomas Get into College Because He's Black?" (used in the print version)
I'm not so sure, however, that the varieties of affirmative action practiced today at many large universities bear anything other than a passing resemblance to the kind of recruiting and outreach that Diane Brady describes in The Fraternity. Prior to the admission of Thomas and the other black men, the college discriminated against blacks on a systematic basis. That is, it excluded blacks from Holy Cross on account of race. Then one individual, Father John Brooks, a Jesuit priest, initiated the Holy Cross outreach program, partly to remedy past discrimination, and made it work. The book celebrates the power of a dedicated individual to affect others' lives, explains the social context in which that exceptional individual found inspiration for his deeds, and extols the priest's proteges for maximizing their potential.
By comparison to Father Brook's small recruiting effort at Holy Cross, today's race-conscious policies might seem impersonal and mechanical from the perspective of a Justice Thomas. The diversity rationale under which these policies are justified might appear amorphous and boundless, as compared to Father Brook's search for students with great potential who also happened to be black men.
It's not clear to me that such distinctions should unduly affect one's thinking about current race-conscious admissions policies, which must be analyzed under recent precedent. But I can understand why these differences might make a difference to others (not to mention in cases such as Richmond v. Croson and other precedents on "remedial" affirmative action programs).
For more on The Fraternity, read an excerpt from the book here, read reviews in the Boston Globe and Fortune, or see Brady discuss the book on CSpan's BookTv.


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Family keeps volunteering tradition amidst hospital move
SAUK PRAIRIE, Wis. — Sauk Prairie Hospital first opened its doors in 1958, and since then, one family has called the facility their second home.
Marilyn Hirschleb and her aunt Kay Accola are volunteer managers at the hospital gift shop. Hirschleb started her volunteering career 25 years ago, Accola 22 years ago.
However, both women served before then on the Auxiliary Board.
The two women sat together in the current hospital gift shop, known as Sunshine Patch, piecing together their volunteer careers. There was a humorous disagreement over when Accola started.
"I moved here in 1951 and probably started beign active in the hospital in 53 or 54 soon after I moved here," said Accola.
When she was reminded the hospital opened in 1958 Accola laughed and said, "Oh well I don't know. Okay whenever it opened I was here. I'll be here for the other opening."
"I was here in high school when the hospital first opened," said Hirschleb.
The family's involvement didn't stop there. Hirschleb's and Accola's sister-in-law, Carroll Accola, also served the hospital since it opened in the 1950s. She was the president of the hospital's auxilary board.
During an interview at her home Carroll Accola, 96 years young, said working for the hospital was just something you did if you had the time.
"Being the hospital here, it was just one of those things you take pride in," said Accola.
As Hirschleb and her aunt sat together in the gift shop they talked about the Sauk Prairie Hospital's move into a brand new 44,000 square foot, $50 million facility.
"Change is always a good thing. So I think everybody is looking forward to it," said Accola.
The women have experienced plenty of change in the hospital's history. They say the biggest change was transitioning to a computerized cash register.
As they flipped through the hospital's historical scrapbooks the two reminisced about charity balls, quilt shows and other fundraisers they helped put together.
These days the pair come in at least once a week to manage the gift shop, and fill in when necessary.
"Sometimes we get called because somebody else can't make it. We still go," said Hirshleb when asked if it ever got old.
"I've never felt that it was a chore even getting up that early in the morning, except this winter has been exceptional with the cold weather, but you just do it because its your job and you like it so you go," said Accola.
Accola will retire from her volunteering career when the new hospital gift shop opens. Hirschleb will continue to stay involved.
Sauk Prairie Hospital will host an open house March 22. There will be a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. and tours will run 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.


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Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui and Co. and a consortium led by Canadian portfolio management firm Fiera Axium Infrastructure will each buy a 30% stake in the new joint venture.
GDF Suez's Canadian portfolio includes 363MW of operating wind facilities, and a further 297MW of wind and 20MW solar capacity expected to start commercial operation by the end of 2014. All have long-term PPAs.
GDF Suez will retain a 40% interest and continue to operate the assets.
As part of the deal, the joint venture has raised C$1.1 billion of project finance from Japan Bank of International Cooperation, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company.
The transaction will reduce GDF Suez's net debt by C$1.3 billion (€1 billion), says the power company.
GDF CEO Gérard Mestrallet said: "This transaction represents an excellent example of monetising value created through our investments, alongside retaining the upside from future renewable developments and from our operations and maintenance experience."
ERG buys Italian and German assets
Last week, Italian energy group ERG agreed to acquire 636MW in wind farms from GDF Suez in a deal that will not only make it Italy's largest wind producer but also give it a foothold in Germany.
The enterprise value (debt and equity for 100% of the company) of the deal is €859 million, ERG said, or about €1.35 million per megawatt of installed capacity. ERG already had 488MW of installed wind capacity in Italy.


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The shirt is far from being finished (I added a bit of embellishment to the front, and I'm making French seams again) but I'd like to show you how I treated the shirt placket.
Regarding the placket, I know that some bloggers find it difficult, therefore I'd like to point you to two extremely useful tutorial (at least they were for me):
- Kathleen Fasanella's tutorial: part 1, part 2, part 3 (I've tried this tutorial and loved it, it works great and it is easy)
- Rusty Bobbin's tutorial for a shirt placket with continuous lap: I haven't tried this one but am looking forward to trying it. It looks easy, logical and the result is beautiful. Her method inspired me for the placket treatment that I'm showing today.
- I'm waiting for David Coffin's Shirtmaking. It's going to be here soon. As a parenthesis, I bought a few books lately and am currently reading them (Claire Shaffer's Couture Sewing Techniques and High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World's Best Designers: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More, Roberta Carr's Couture: The Art of Fine Sewing and Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket). When I buy a sewing book, I read it page by page. I then re-read it many times, by sections, according to the project I'm working on and the information that I need.
Not your usual shirt placket
First, cut a piece for the placket. This needs to be cut on grain, the width is 1' (approx. 2.5 cm), the length is twice the length of your placket slit plus 1' (approx 2.5 cm).
On the wrong side of the sleeve, draw around the slit a rectangle, adding 1/4' on each side of the slit and a supplementary 1/4" at the top, where the slit stops (see my picture below; look at the indigo lines, drawn with my vanishing marker. The white chalk marks are the original pattern marks. And sorry for the wonky lines, they are actually straight, but I moved the silk by mistake before taking the picture).
Now cut your slit open with really sharp scissors. You cut a straight line which is the length of your original slit (without the additional 1/4" at the top) and then, at the top, you cut diagonally to the top of the rectangle, like you would for a welt pocket.
You can see the cut below. I spread the sleeve so you can see accurately how I cut.
Now, take your placket and fold 1/4" on one long edge. Press.
Put the placket's right side (the unfolded edge aligned to the slit) to the sleeve's wrong side , and sew continuously: one side of the slit, the cut triangle, the other side of the slit. See the result below (the circle points you to the sewn triangle).
Press your seam allowances towards your placket. It should look like this:
Now fold the placket and wrap it over your seam allowances, bringing the pre-folded edge to the right side of the sleeve (make sure you cover the stitching).
Press. At the top of the rectangle, form a peak with your finger and press in place. It should look like this:
Now you're ready to sew. Edgestitch (an edgestitching foot helps) the placket and you're done.
Finished placket
Wrong side of the placket


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The Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholars at New York College of Nursing (NYUCN) is made possible by a grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence funded by the Jonas Family Fund. This award will support one PhD and two Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students for the coming two years.
The Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholars at New York College of Nursing (NYUCN) is made possible by a grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence funded by the Jonas Family Fund. This award will support one PhD and two Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students for the coming two years. The annual $5k scholarships from the Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program will be matched by NYUCN. The monies will go to help to prepare three NYUCN nurses with doctoral degrees to assist in combatting the national nursing faculty shortage as advocated by the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
"While much discussion about the nation's nursing crisis focuses on clinical practice, it is faculty development – particularly at the doctoral level – that is critical to ensure appropriate education and training for the next generation of nurses, said Deborah A Chyun, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, Associate Professor and Interim Executive Associate Dean and Director, Florence S. Downs PhD Program in Nursing Research and Theory Development at NYUCN. "The Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program is the largest program addressing the nation's dire shortage of nursing faculty. We at the College of Nursing are deeply appreciative of the Program's generosity and mission," Dr. Chyun said.
"Our mission is to improve healthcare through nursing, and by reaching all 50 states, we can improve healthcare for all Americans," said Darlene Curley, Executive Director. "Enthusiastic support from our donor and education partners has made all the difference as we built this innovative way to support future nurse leaders to improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs."
According to Curley, in addition to growing the ranks of nursing faculty (as graduates are expected to teach), Jonas scholars will also expand the number of advanced practice nurses who can serve as primary care providers and health care leaders – a vital role as the nation's health care system is undergoing sweeping transformations.
A full list of partner colleges and universities is available on the Jonas Center's web site. Scholars in states that don't have doctoral nursing programs are able to study in nearby states; for example, the University of Colorado – Denver is hosting a Wyoming scholar and the University of Connecticut is working with one from Vermont.
"We wanted the Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program to dramatically change the landscape of nursing education and, ultimately, the future of nursing and healthcare," said Donald B. Jonas, co-founder. "We feel we've made great strides towards the first goal and look forward to the impact these remarkable men and women will have on the healthcare of future generations.
About the New York University College of Nursing
The College of Nursing is one of the leading nursing programs in the United States. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Master of Arts and Post-Master's Certificate Programs; a Doctor of Philosophy in Research Theory and Development, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. For more information, visit www.nyu.edu/nursing.
About the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
Founded in February of 2006, the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence (www.jonascenter.org) is supported by the Barbara and Donald Jonas Family Fund. Its mission is to advance professional nursing through grant-making and programs that improve nurse recruitment and retention; increase ethnic diversity among the nursing workforce; promote innovative practice models; and improve practice settings in New York City and beyond.