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Charlotte Rutherford shot me and Suki Spookwin for a Gogol Philip jewellery campaign. Styled by Soki Mak, what a fun and talented team!
Shoot in Cooler Mag
I shot a fashion editorial for Cooler Magazine, you can find it in newsagents :)
They also interviewed me about the clothes I make (Massive Crush). Check it out on their blog!
Massive Crush
Hi! So all summer long I've been working on hand-painting on clothes and its really fun. I got the chance to meet the band Die Antwoord and gave them a couple shirts I did for them and then Yo-Landi Vi$$er wore it in Rome and posted a pic on their Facebook! How exciting is that!! Then Susie Bubble instagrammed a pic of me wearing one of my shirts (!) and then I got a buttload of orders. So now I've turned it into a brand called Massive Crush! I'm going to start an Etsy shop soon where they can be purchased but for now please check out pics of my work on the blog.
Oh yah and for the moment I'm painting on clothes that I find/buy but I am also working on a long term project that are clothes that I design and then are made into reality by my friend which I will then paint!! I'm super excited!!!
Oh yah and for the moment I'm painting on clothes that I find/buy but I am also working on a long term project that are clothes that I design and then are made into reality by my friend which I will then paint!! I'm super excited!!!
Charlotte Rutherford for LOGO
The other day I took a field trip to Norwich to take pictures of Charlotte Rutherford. She is an awesome photographer who I met when she was doing a shoot for Vice at my house ages ago. She also shoots for us at Logo. It was such fun to take pictures of her! Check it here: Style Profile: Charlotte Rutherford
Style Profile: Charlotte Rutherford
Style Profile: Charlotte Rutherford
Pump it Up - VICE Magazine
Hey! My shoot is in this month's Vice! It's pictures of some babes frantically getting their beach bods ready for summer. See it in 'The World Hates You' issue volume 11 number 5. Full shoot here.
Societe Perrier: Visual Interview
My friend Christian, a Londoner in Seattle, did this visual interview of me for Societe Perrier. He asked me questions and I answered with self-portraits. I'm pretty rubbish at self-portraits but I gave it ago! He said some really nice things about me despite that ^__^
Anna Ryon: The Visual Interview
Anna Ryon: The Visual Interview
Leopold for LOGO
I've been so bad at updating because I've been so busy with EXAMS and other fun exciting stuff! Here is a shoot I did of Leopold for LOGO, which I am now the photo editor of! So stoked to be part of the team!
My halloween costume cuz i really liked it
I was a Ganguro Girl lol. My makeup was super botchy though. I wish I had long blonde hair in real life!! u___u
Below was a party on another day and I didn't feel like doing the orange makeup so I just went as Hamtaro.
If you couldn't tell, Sam was Tobias from Arrested Development. Is it really lame or kind of alright when no one knows what your costume is?
Shrimp Cocktail
Just got Dethbook vol 2 in the post! It's my friend Ozma's magazine. We did this shoot for it when I was in Seattle over the summer. Claire Haranda is responsible for the amazing shrimp-flavoured styling. I always have the most fun doing shoots with Seattle peeps! It is such a fat magazine almost like a Vogue, with all glossy full color pictures, its SO worth buying. Not to mention it is full of really great work. It should be available soon from Actual Pain. SEE THE SHOOT HERE!!
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pics from my birthday!
I turned 21 last month! I think that means I'm almost a grown-up. I had a lovely birthday and my friends gave me SO MANY AWESOME GIFTS including a Totoro cape, a sari from India, a Daido Moriyama book, a Pooh Bear, and like a hundred birthday cards made by Hannah's little children. I have the best fwends :')
Zach from Swim Deep
Here's a shoot my boyfriend and I did for Logo.ec of Zach, who plays drums for Swim Deep. They're a young band from Birmingham who are making WAVES (lol). See the shoot here and the article on Logo.
Some pictures from Japan last summer
|3 generations, all in it together!
|Beautiful Hakone, that mountain has powers
|Shinjuku, on our way to some family karaoke
|Modelled for Vice magazine in a shoot styled by my boyfriend and shot by my favorite photographer Kawori Inbe...it was AWESOME!!
|My favorite shot, see the whole shoot here!
Behind the scenes!
Some cute extra photos from my shoot with Jatinder, featuring his adorable niece.
|So much cuteness going on in the picture
|all smiles :D
...and a nerdy picture of us, (and only pic of my fake uggs!)
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"I still don't want someone to see our bodies naked," the mom is reported to have replied.So, either your privacy gets violated, you get molested, or you get arrested. Where do we live again?
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Friday, October 4: Potbelly Starts Trading Today
Polya Lesova takes a look at which stocks traders will be watching during market action, including Facebook, Union Pacific Railroad, and Potbelly. Photo: AP.
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It helps to have friends in high places, but it's even more helpful if you're cousins. Just ask Irishman Henry Healy, 28, his cousin is the president of the United States.
It all began during Obama's historic first term when an enterprising genealogist uncovered that Heaney was a very distant cousin of the president.
It may have been a moderately diverting news article for most people, but it was absolutely life-changing for the young Irishman. An eight cousin of the President's, Healy was immediately nicknamed Henry VIII.
'I didn't come up with the name, the president started using it,' Healey told the New York Times during an interview at O'Lunney's, a landmark Manhattan Irish bar this week.
The story Of Obama's Irish ancestry originally broke in 2007, when it was discovered that the president had distant relatives in Moneygall, a tiny village of 350 people located in County Offaly in the Irish midlands.
Healy found himself becoming named as a spokesman for the village. 'I'd be known as the talkative one,' by family and friends, he confessed.
To forge connections Healy attended Obama's inauguration in January 2009 and sent the president invitations to visit Moneygall. His lobbying methods even included sending the White House the latest information on Obama's Irish lineage and living relatives.
It worked. When Obama visited Ireland in May 2011, he said in a speech in Dublin that he came from 'the Moneygall Obamas' and that he wanted to 'find the apostrophe that we lost somewhere along the way.'
Better yet Obama actually visited Moneygall, where Healy showed him the house where Falmouth Kearney, their mutual ancestor, had lived. Kearney, who emigrated from Moneygall to Ohio in 1850 at age 19, was the grandfather of Obama's maternal grandfather.
'When he walked into his ancestral home and pounded his foot on the wooden floor, you could see he really became emotional,' Healy told the Times.
Ten months later, Healy met Obama in the White House for St. Patrick's Day last year before taking to the presidential limo to visit a local Irish pub, where the president enjoyed but did not finish his pint.
'In fairness, he said he had work to do, and he didn't want to go back under the influence,' said Healy.
Healy lost his accounting job last year because of economic downsizing, but he reportedly accepted a job offer in June from Ireland Reaching Out, a nonprofit group that recruits volunteers in Ireland to gather genealogical information on people who have left the country and make it available for free to Irish descendants worldwide to foster tourism.
Healy still lives with his mother, a seamstress, in Moneygall and still frequents the local pub, but the Obama connection 'has changed my life, and I'm extremely grateful,' he said.
Healy is in the United States for two weeks to spread word about his employer and he plans on marching in Saturday's parade with the Irish Business Organization of New York.
Next on his schedule is the high profile St. Patrick's event at the White House on Tuesday, and then he'll return to Ireland to continue his second term as President Obama's enthusiastic wing man.
'The day after he won re-election,' Healy said, 'strangers were coming up to me shaking my hand and asking if I'd convey their congratulations to the president.'


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Seth's Wine Cellar
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There are always surprises when we sort through Seth's wine cellar – who knows what we'll find!
In this cramped cavern, tucked between boxes of old fuses and a priceless bottle of 1961 Chateau Palmer Margaux, we discover the next generation of atomic clock … the key to how solar storms disrupt your cell phone … nano-gold particles that could make gasoline obsolete … and what NASA's Kepler spacecraft has learned about how our solar system stacks up to others.
Tune in, find out and, help us lift these boxes, will you?
- Chris Sorensen - Physicist, Kansas State University
- Anne Curtis - Senior research scientist, National Physical Laboratory, U.K.
- Jonathan Eisen - Evolutionary biologist, University of California, Davis
- Karel Schrijver - Solar physicist, Lockheed Martin, Advanced Technology Center
- Jonathan Fortney - Astronomer, University of California, Santa Cruz
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If God is an American Idol fan — and that's a big "if," considering where Jennifer Hudson, Ricky Braddy and Pia Toscano have finished over the years — then perhaps Nicki Minaj is the insane, mumbly-mouthed angel sent (ejected?) from above, here to drop harsh truths and a wacky kind of honesty that have been missing from the show for far too long.
Certainly, Nicki's anti-sob story, pro-weirdness, "give us one minute of professionalism" stance injected much-needed energy into Night 2 of Season 12's gender-segregated Hollywood Week, following a Wednesday night telecast that all too often blared like a giant neon sign proclaiming, "Sorry About the Guys! (But Next Week We'll Have Some Really Awesome Female Singers Who Could Give Us a Kelly- or Carrie-Style Sales Boost").
Which isn't to say Nicki is always on-point — just look to Mariah Carey's Clenched Jaw of Barely Suppressed Rage (TM) for confirmation — but at least you get the sense that Ms. Minaj is saying what's on her crazy mind, rather than waiting for a producer to feed her an opinion from underneath the judges' table. And during a quick, one-hour rundown that focused on a selection of the Final 43 guys' solo performances, which were used to narrow their ranks down to just 28 singers, Nicki's bon mots made for good TV.
Speaking of good TV, let's break down the good, the bad and the inexplicably booted from tonight's episode. As I often do on Thursdays — when I've got double recap duty on Idol and Glee — I'm gonna keep things to a Twitter-esque 140 characters or less (whenever possible):
Through to the Top 28
Paul Jolley, "Blown Away" | Can't say I was blown away by the fashion in which Paul pushed his vocal on this Carrie Underwood ditty, even if I appreciated the risky song choice. [Side note: Was there anything more in tune than Nicki's post-performance smackdown about being "really irritated" by Paul taking the stage on the brink of tears and with a decided lack of confidence? "Give us one minute of professionalism!" she grumbled, and then added he needed to take his insecurities off his face. Might I suggest he also consider hanging up that white pants/white v-neck/light gray vest combo from the Miami Vice collection? Just a thought.]
Lazaro Arbos, "Edge of Glory" | We only got a snippet and it sounded perfectly fine. Just don't expect me to get out of my chair or anything, okay?
Curtis Finch Jr., "Jar of Hearts" | Big voice, but the face-pulling and vocal draaahhhmmaa seem as organic as a box of Cap'n Crunch. I'm already exhausted by this gent and we're not even at the live shows.
Devin Velez, "What a Wonderful World" (pictured) | Tried to pack a few too many runs in the opening lines, but once he settled into the melody, he unveiled a voice full of character and nuance. Hate to use the phrase (thanks to Fox's other singing competish) but the kid has the X factor.
Gurpreet Singh Sarin, "Georgia on My Mind" | Only heard a snippet, but his "Jah-jah" pronunciation of "Georgia" negated his solid grasp of pitch. Let's call this round a draw.
Cortez Shaw, "Sunny" | He's a clear and present danger when he doesn't try to do too much with his clear and polished pipes (as was the case here). Never hurts a contestant to be unfeasibly handsome, either, does it?
Jimmy Smith, "Landslide" | An excellent example of how to play around with a classic melody without disrespecting it. Plus, Jimmy has the rare ability to stretch his upper register without sounding in any way strained.
Nick Boddington, "Stars" | His voice is as clear and bright as his piercing blue eyes. Loved the raw emotion he brought (both vocally and at the keyboards), even if his falsetto ending was possibly a wee bit sharp.
Charlie Askew, "Somebody That I Used to Know" |"There was a girl, there always is…," explained the suddenly not-so-awkward teen as he introduced his one-song mini concert. He's got a voice full of character and a distinctive tone, but his occasional flat notes make me worry about a live-show collapse. [Side note: Mariah's request that Charlie "please migrate forward" was a nice shout-out to her own 2008 single.]
Burnell Taylor, "Jar of Hearts" | Winner of this week's "Jar of Hearts" showdown. Sounds better belting than he does in more tender moments, but has some quiet star power, too.
Marvin Calderon, "Jar of Hearts" | Just got a brief snippet, but his enunciation came off a bit too clipped for a big pop ballad.
Also advancing (though not shown): Adam Sanders, Johnny Keyser, Vincent Powell, JDA (in a wacky sheer black veil, after being asked by Mariah to "sashay forward") and Mathenee Treco.
Matheus Fernandes, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | "I'm 22 years old, not 10," said the diminutive former Glee Project contestant as he took the stage for a wobbly-then-scream-y Kelly Clarkson cover. Nicki, however, was not having it. In a speech that should be made every year to Hollywood Week hopefuls, she told Matheus that an intriguing backstory can easily "go from inspiring to you wanting a pity party," and that he needed to merely "be you, be great" and not make constant references to his height. Preach it, Sister Minaj!
Nicholas Mathis, "Locked Out of Heaven" | Things began falling apart when the burly father of two dropped to his knees mid-performance. Still, Keith's comment about waking up on tour busses at 3 a.m. in tears and wondering how you got there, was a great piece of advice about how to compartmentalize on stage, as well as a surprisingly candid confession of the perils of being a professional musician.
Papa Peachez, "You and I" | I wasn't quite sure why Nicki was so offended by Papa's Lady Gaga song choice, but his lazy delivery made him sound like he was halfway through a ride on the Lunesta Butterfly. "I'm completely sure that flame [Papa exhibited in his audition] is now completely burned out," said Nicki, dripping with disappointment at the collapse of her spirit
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Michah Johnson, "I Told You So" | Micah brought so much conviction and honesty — as well as a rich, buttery tone — to the Randy Travis track that I was certain he'd advance with unanimous agreement from the judges. Mariah, though, seemed to imply that the "interesting" song choice and straightforward, melisma-free delivery was problematic. (Wait, don't we like unexpected song choices? And what's wrong with straightforward? I need Jessica Fletcher to come solve this mystery!) Micah, for his part, took the elimination with grace and style. "It's tough to get cut, but I've been through a lot worse," he mused. Shall I start the petition to get him back for Season 13, or do you want to take it on? Discuss!
Ousted without any performance clips/explanation: Gabe Brown, Sanni M'mairura and — what in the name of editing hell is this all about? — Nate Tao! [Side note: I'll never understand why Uncle Nigel thinks it's okay to kick an audition round front-runner to the curb without showing us any video footage of said singer's fall from glory. I mean, cut 30 seconds of Randy speaking and help us understand what happened to Nate. Come ON!]
Anyhow, with that gripe expressed, let me turn things over to you. What did you think of Night 2 of American Idol Season 12 Hollywood Week? Is Nicki making the show more entertaining? And did any of tonight's singers sound like potential winners to you? Sound off in the comments, and for all my Idol-related news, recaps, interviews and videos, follow me on Twitter @MichaelSlezakTV!


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8 Apps That Help Reinforce a Christian Lifestyle
Smartphones are designed to help us keep in contact with the people we love the most— our friends and family. But this small device can potentially also help us be closer to an even greater love: God. There are several apps available that can encourage us to do the Lord's bidding on a daily basis. That said, below are some of the best (and most reasonably priced) smartphone apps that can help solidify your values and practices.
Jessica McMann is a writer for Christiancolleges.com, a site that helps students locate colleges that meet personal values and spiritual beliefs. She encourages your questions and comments.


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The Oscar-winning Coen brothers film Fargo could become an FX TV series. Variety is reporting that FX is in very early conversations with MGM, who produced the film, about a potential Fargo TV series – though it's not clear if any writer is in mind for the project yet. FX emphasized to Variety that no deal is currently in place for the series.
Frances McDormand won an Academy Award for her lead role as Marge, a very pregnant police chief investigating an increasingly grisly (and darkly comic) case. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen also won an Oscar for their screenplay.
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A Friday report from the Orange Police Department states that a 29-year-old man was beaten near Park Avenue and Mill Street, and the victim left lying on the sidewalk as three men took off in the man's vehicle.
According to the report, Orange police officer C.D. Cowart found the victim lying on the sidewalk, bloody and bruised with visible wounds on his face and forehead. The victim told Cowart a man waved him over for a ride and when he stopped, three men pulled him out of the car, beat him up and drove away.
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SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - Despite heading into the Mount Holyoke College Invitational without its top seven runners, MIT swept the top 10 places en route to a dominating victory on Saturday in South Hadley, Mass. Senior Kevin Brulois enjoyed a great afternoon, winning the race in convincing fashion with a time of 26:43.
The Engineers orchestrated a perfect team score, closing 46 points ahead of second-place Babson. The Beavers earned the runner-up spot after finishing three points ahead of third-place Clark. Framingham State College also participated in the race.
Sophomore Yermie Cohen broke the finish line in 27:19, 36 seconds behind Brulois but easily good enough for second place. Freshman Archi Stuk closed in third, with junior Chris Wong and rookie Sandy Spicer grabbing fourth and fifth, respectively.
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In most cases, water and electricity don't mix. The combination could lead to dangerous or even fatal consequences for anyone or anything caught in the middle.
But for Wade Allen, balancing water and electricity is a daily routine, and one he excels at to boot.
Allen – a sophomore sprint freestyler in Gregg Wilson's swimming and diving program – is registered in a major that few would even attempt to tackle: electrical engineering.
While training in a swimming program as successful as UCSB is not for the faint hearted, undertaking one of the most difficult majors at one of the most prestigious universities in the country is a whole other monster.
"Being an electrical engineering major while also being an athlete is definitely pretty difficult," Allen admitted. "I'll have practice, then have classes right after. A lot of times, my whole day is devoted to swimming and school."
The Davis, Calif. native has found success in the pool and in the classroom despite the long days and the early wakeup calls. He was named a Mid-Major All-American Honorable Mention in 2012 after improving dramatically throughout the year – he recorded personal bests in all of his events at the PAC-12 Championships and was part of a 200-freestyle relay team that set a school record time.
The nature of competitive swimming – with nearly
year-round training required – makes it so Allen is almost
always occupied, but his already robust schedule becomes full-on
overloaded at certain times during the year.
"There are a couple times a year where I'm studying for exams at the same time that I'm training for important meets," he said.
The grueling nature of a student-athlete's schedule is not lost upon UCSB swimming and diving head coach Gregg Wilson, who was incredulous when he first heard of Allen's plans to petition into the electrical engineering major.
"Coach looked me at and said 'are you sure?'" Allen remembered "When I told him that I did want to enter the major and that electrical engineering was what I wanted to do, he said 'go for it. I support it."
To be sure, copious amounts of support would be necessary for anyone attempting to undertake this draining feat. Allen points to his family and to his teammates as his emotional and spiritual pillars when he is feeling weary.
"My family is so supportive in everything I do," he said. "They just told me to go for it. My two older brothers also chose difficult majors, so maybe I was following in their footsteps a little bit."
Though it may take much out of his body, Allen looks to the water for mental clarity and a way to keep his spirits up. He specifically draws inspiration from his teammates, with whom he shares the pool everyday.
"I get so excited when my teammates do well," Allen said. "I focus on pushing them hard in the pool instead of focusing on the individual aspect."
The perpetual naysayers discount the team aspect of swimming, but – being such a team player – Allen is not buying it.
"Especially in college, there is such a greater team feel," said Allen. "Pushing each other is what it is all about."
Though his swimming career will not last forever, Allen does plan on taking some of the values he has learned as a student-athlete into his post-collegiate life. After UCSB, he plans on enrolling in business school and finding a way to make the electrical engineering major unique to him.
If his short time at UCSB so far is any indication, nobody should be shocked if Allen finds greater success – both with the Gauchos and beyond.


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2012 Rulemaking on
Appliance Efficiency Regulations
Commissioner: Andrew McAllister
Docket #12-AAER-2
The Energy Commission conducted a public workshop in August 2011 to discuss and seek comments from interested parties regarding the scope of future proceedings to amend the Appliance Efficiency Regulations.
The 2011 scoping workshop was held to obtain public feedback regarding possible new appliance efficiency standards under Title 20. Potential top priorities under a new 2012 Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) are to meet the appliance efficiency mandates established in Assembly Bill 1109 (Huffman, Chapter 534, Statutes of 2007), Assembly Bill 32 (Núñez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006), and to support the goal of achieving zero net energy (ZNE) building standards by 2020 for residential buildings and 2030 for commercial buildings.
The Commission is seeking public input regarding possible new or amended appliance efficiency standards that offer significant energy savings which could be developed subsequent rulemakings under the new OIR. This OIR is proposed to cover a three-year period: 2012-2014.
Order Instituting Rulemaking Proceeding (OIR) (March 14, 2012)
Scoping Workshop Documents (August 31, 2011)
For questions about this proceeding, contact:
John Nuffer
California Energy Commission
Buildings and Appliances Office, MS-25
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
Additional Information
For questions about the Appliance Efficiency Program, please call the Energy Standards Hotline.
For members of the news media, please contact the Media and Public Communications Office at 916-654-4989.


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Photo Coverage: SOUL DOCTOR, ROCK OF AGES & More Visit Broadway in Bryant Park! High Res Photos
Featured in this week's event were the casts of Soul Doctor, Avenue Q, Storyville, Gazillion Bubble Show and Rock of Ages. BroadwayWorld brings you full photo coverage below!
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Religion Under Siege: The Roman Catholic Church in occupied Europe (1939-1950)
Lieve Gevers, Jan Bank
Isd, 2007 - History - 346 pages
The stance taken by the Catholic Church in occupied Europe during World War II remains a significant focal point of historical research. In the last ten years we have been confronted with a resurgence of the so-called 'Pius-war', the frequently emotional polemic surrounding the justification or absence thereof of the role of Pope Pius XII, the head of the Catholic Church at the time. The work presented here, however, focuses on the role of the local churches rather than that of the Pope and the Vatican. Its goal is to shed light more specifically on the position maintained by the Catholic bishops, clergy and faithful in a variety of European countries under occupation throughout the war. The local churches are approached from a political-social, institutional and ideological perspective. This collection of essays represents the results of a research project established under the auspices of the European Science Foundation entitled 'The Impact of National Socialist and Fascist Occupation in Europe' (1999-2005). Within the broader framework of the project, research into the aspect of Church and Religion was scribed more specifically to Team 2 'The Continuity of the Churches'. The team strove to reach as broad a spectrum possible, both with respect to the churches and religions in Europe (Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodoxy, and to a limited degree, Islam) as the various regions of the European continent (North, West, Central and (South) East). The present volume contains the research results presented in relation to the Catholic Church. Developments in Central and Eastern Europe are given priority, in particular in Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland and Lithuania. In addition, a number of articles endeavour to shed light on developments in Western Europe as in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Austria. The goal of the present volume is to stimulate an ongoing comparative study of the attitude of the Catholic Church during the Second World War from a European perspective. Together with a parallel volume that deals with the Protestant and Orthodox churches, this approach can be extended to include other ecclesial denominations and religions in Europe. While significant differences exist between the various countries and denominations, several similar patterns of approach are also strikingly evident.
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This page contains notes, plan and other information relevant to Larisa's GSoC project for attaching Animations to Styles in Impress
If page should be named differently or moved to another wiki, or if you have questions I can be contacted by e-mail
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Currently there's not an easy way to give the same animation to all the elements of a certain style. Sometimes we just think that all our important titles, besides the big bold Heading1 style, also deserve a big entrance with a swivel, a orange to pink colour change effect, and a boomerang exit. This project would allow for easier, more generic animation adding to our presentation parts.
Project plan
Make it possible to a user to attach the same animations to all objects of a certain style. Expand each style to contain an animation property and also make a UI to support this.
Bonding period
- Analyze how styles are represented in OOo.
- Analyze how the animations are represented in OOo.
- Think of a way to bring them together :)
Before mid-term
- Make an ?ItemProperty representing one animation style, but as an atomic property (for now).
- For starters, make a default setting for that property and hardcode it to one of the styles.
- Attach the appropriate UI for a user to be able to do this.
- Experiment with nested styles.
- Test, test, test.
After mid-term
Separate the ?AnimationItemProperty into more atomic properties describing one animations - to support assigning parts of an animations to objects when they get nested styles applied, and also more flexible animation assignment. I expect more things to pop up when I dive into the project a bit deeper.
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I'm a second year student at Faculty of Mathematics in Belgrade, and also a 2010 GSoC student for OOo!
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Law School Alumni Relations
Hon. Betty Roberts Women in the Law speaker: Judge Diane Wood
Date: 5:30pm PST February 21, 2013 Location: Legal Research Center
Legal Research Center
The Law School will welcome Circuit Judge Diane P. Wood of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Judge Wood attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning her B.A. in 1971 (highest honors), and her J.D. in 1975 (Order of the Coif).
After graduation from law school, she clerked for Judge Irving L. Goldberg on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1975-76), and for Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the U.S. Supreme Court (1976-77). She then spent a brief period at the Office of the Legal Adviser in the U.S. Department of State. In 1980, she began her career as a legal academic at Georgetown University Law Center. She moved to the University of Chicago Law School in 1981, serving as a full-time professor until 1995 and as Associate Dean from 1989 through 1992. In 1990, she was named to the Harold J. and Marion F. Green Professorship in International Legal Studies, becoming the first woman to hold a named chair at the school.
From 1993 until she was appointed to the Seventh Circuit in 1995, she served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Judge Wood is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and is on the Council of the American Law Institute.
Event Details
"The Evolving Law of Sovereign Immunity"
When: Thursday, February 21, 2013 @ 5:30PM
Where: Legal Research Center, Lewis & Clark Law School, 10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97219
Cost: Free and open to the public
CLE Credit: 1 OSB CLE Credit will be sought.
Contact: For more information, please contact Anh Le at (503) 768-6912.
The Hon. Betty Roberts Women in the Law Program is made possible through a generous endowment by Williams Love O'Leary & Powers, P.C.


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Customer of such determination in accordance with the timelines set forth in Section 4.3
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UN supports the re-establishment of core public services in Central African RepublicJun 25, 2014
Bangui, CAR -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), working in partnership with the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) and the World Bank, has taken steps to resume the payment of salaries of civil servants in the Central African Republic.
As part of its efforts to safeguard core government services in the capital Bangui, UNDP transferred half of the USD 4.6 million from the United Nations Peace-building Fund to the Bank of Central African States, which will cover 3,417 police and gendarmerie salaries from May to August. In parallel, the World Bank will be paying the salaries of the rest of the civil service.
The sectarian violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), compounded by a complete breakdown in security, State authority and the rule of law, has resulted in thousands of deaths, forced hundreds of thousands to flee and created a burgeoning humanitarian crisis.
"If police aren't on a proper payroll, the chances they will help to maintain law and order are very slim. In the present situation, which is extremely volatile, making sure they get a salary payment is a good start," said Aurélien Agbénonci, UNDP Resident Representative in the Central African Republic.
The payments are being made through a UNDP-managed multi-partner trust fund, following a verification exercise jointly undertaken by UNDP with the World Bank in May 2014, which produced a payroll of approximately 20,000 vetted civil servants.
The gendarmes and police officers are patrolling the streets of Bangui with the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) and French Sangaris troops helping to reinforce law and order in the streets of the capital.
The effort follows United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's appeal, in February, for immediate global action to stabilize the security situation, finance the new Transitional Government and lay the basis for the restoration of the justice sector and eventual reconciliation.
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has also underscored the importance for the UN to quickly help the Transitional Government to re-establish civilian law and order.
In May, the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, Andre Nzapayeke, welcomed the payroll, saying it was "dictated by the need to respect the basic rules of good governance."
Police trainings will be expected to take place in the fall of 2014, building the capacities of police officers and gendarmes to investigate and prosecute crimes in collaboration with the judicial branch. This will build on the material support already provided by UNDP and the Peacebuilding Fund, including vehicles for conducting joint patrols of the capital.
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For my daughter, Sophie, it was like finding the goose that laid the golden egg. "Today was a Fairytale," Taylor Swift was singing from the stage at Staples Center, and Sophie, age 11, was singing every word along with her, waving a colored light stick back and forth above her head. Her grin was electric, her attention sharply focused; she wasn't missing anything.
For the last year or so, Sophie has been a Taylor Swift obsessive ("I am Taylor's No. 1 fan!" read the sign she brought to the concert with us), which made the show April 16 its own kind of happily ever after — or, as Sophie informed me, "the most important night of my life."
Partly, this had to do with Swift, who Sophie likes both because of her music and "because she's not afraid to talk about what happened in her life." Partly, it had to do with the fact that we were not just seeing the concert but reporting on it, and were therefore invited to a backstage meet-and-greet.
Sitting in the hospitality room deep in the belly of Staples Center, Sophie looked as if she couldn't quite believe where she was. Normally, she's a chatty kid, full of excitement and stories. But waiting for the main event, she was quiet, watchful, taking it all in. Then Swift entered, wearing a simple yellow dress, to thank us all for coming, and Sophie's face uncurled.
Sophie is a big fan of pop music. Last summer, I took her to see the Jonas Brothers, and she listens to Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, all the Disney stars.
But there's something different about her feelings for Swift, something I recognize from my early days as a music fan. Beginning when I was not much older than she is, I was a rock 'n' roll fanatic: first, the Beatles, and later everything from the Grateful Dead to Led Zeppelin to the Clash, as if, in the intersection of all those clanging guitar chords, I might learn some lesson about how to live.
For my daughter, Swift offers a similar connection, one that transcends fanhood for identification instead. At Staples, she laughed when the stage patter turned toward bad boyfriends, and shrieked when Swift played songs such as "Should've Said No."
It doesn't matter that Sophie's still too young to have a boyfriend; in her eyes, all this makes Swift a figure of empowerment, a role model in a certain sense. "I like that she writes songs about her boyfriends," Sophie told me. "It shows that she was sad but she got over it."
I don't want to make too much of this, although in our culture of flash and excess, there are worse messages for Sophie to internalize. But I don't want to minimize it either, for I remember how I used to feel about the musicians I idolized. Because of that, I can relate to her devotion, to the idea that seeing this concert felt like the most essential, vital thing she'd ever done.
That's why on Friday night, I watched her as much as I watched the action on the stage. Our seats were close. You could almost feel like you were part of it, which is, of course, the essential illusion of pop. You connect with a performer through the music, and yet at the same time, that performer remains just the slightest bit distant, just the slightest bit larger-than-life.
For Sophie, that is part of the attraction; she was there for the show. She liked the costume changes, liked the fact that Swift kept changing her guitar. When Swift opened with "You Belong With Me," Sophie admired what she called her "band-geek outfit," a kind of majorette costume that she shed partway through the song to reveal a sparkly dress.
Yet most of all, she liked the music, which, even I'll admit, is not half-bad. What Swift has over the other performers to whom Sophie listens is an understanding of the art of songcraft; she's like the Sheryl Crow of the tween set. I was astonished to see a lot of older people at the concert — not just teenagers and college kids, but adults my age, couples out on a Friday night. This says something about her sustainability, and also about her appeal.
As for the performance, I'm going to leave that to Sophie, since she's the fan. Swift played most of Sophie's favorite songs, including "Forever & Always," "Fearless" and "Teardrops on My Guitar." She spent a while in the middle of the show singing from out in the audience, which Sophie thought "shows she wants to meet her fans."
Throughout the evening, there were videos that served as connective fiber, mock interviews and skits. The sets, Sophie thought, "were really cool," and if she wished there had been a few more costume changes, her only real regret was that Swift didn't play enough from her first album.
But then again, Sophie prefers the second album, "Fearless," because it has a better mix of styles.
Sophie told me all this after the concert, chatty again in the car. As she talked, I felt as if I had found the golden goose myself. It may have started out as Sophie's evening, but driving home, I understood that I had been given something irreplaceable and rare.
"Today Was a Fairytale," Swift had sung. And listening to my daughter, I knew that she was right.
For my daughter, Sophie, it was like finding the goose that laid the golden egg. "Today was a Fairytale," Taylor Swift was singing from the stage at Staples Center, and Sophie, age 11, was singing every word along with her, waving a colored light stick back and forth above her head. Her grin was electric, her attention sharply focused; she wasn't missing anything.


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Dr. Otis Lansa wrote:(seriously.... what is up with wearing shoes in the house?)
It's so you won't hurt your feet on the loose rounds the kiddies have left on the floor! Get with the program, eh!
For the record, I have never fired a firearm, dislike them, own one gun and possess two more, usually carry at least two knives, never lock my doors, my youngest son and my brother both are military (one US, the other UK), more of my friends are gay than straight, I admire LLR, and I was trained by lesbians. I also have dogs. And I drive a large SUV.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 28th Jun 2007 18:50 UTC, submitted by Punktyras
"Hans Reiser is waiting for me, standing on the other side of an imitation-wood table. The room is small, the concrete walls bare. A guard locks the steel door from the outside. There is no sound. Reiser is wearing the red jumpsuit of a prisoner in solitary confinement, though he has been allowed to meet with me in this chilly visiting room. There was a time when he was known as a cantankerous but visionary open source programmer. His work was funded by the government; he was widely credited (and sometimes reviled) for rethinking the structure of the Linux operating system. Now he is known as prisoner BFP563."
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IRVING, Texas Standing on the sideline, scowling and gingerly holding his bandaged right arm, all Brett Favre could do was watch Tony Romo impersonate him.
The kid was good. Too good for Favre and the Green Bay Packers.
The Wisconsin native who spent all week denying Favre was his childhood hero sure played a lot like a young No. 4 Thursday night full of moxie and joy, but needing a bit of a high-wire act to send the Dallas Cowboys past the Packers 37-27 and into the lead for home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Romo threw four touchdown passes to send the Cowboys (11-1) to their sixth straight win. The Packers (10-2) ended a six-game winning streak and are now essentially two games behind Dallas in the chase for the conference's top spot with only four games left.
The bigger concern for Green Bay is Favre's health.
Favre injured his right elbow in the second quarter and didn't return, perhaps jeopardizing his run of 249 consecutive starts, a record that's about six seasons longer than the next-best by a quarterback. He has 10 days to heal before the Packers play again, Dec. 9 at home against Oakland. The injury could be similar to a banged-up nerve in his right elbow that knocked him out of a game last November.
Backup Aaron Rodgers, who spent the week pretending he was Romo in Green Bay practices, provided the kind of rally Favre usually specializes in. He threw the first touchdown pass of his three-year career, but wasn't able to lead a Favre-esque rally.
The excitement of facing Favre brought out the best in Romo as he led the Cowboys to scores on their first five drives, capping the last three with touchdown passes. But once Rodgers came in, Romo lost his mojo, and so did Dallas.
A 27-10 lead frittered to 27-24, in part because of a failed fourth-down conversion when the Cowboys could have tried a field goal to stretch their lead to 30-17. Dallas really looked like it might blow it when Terrell Owens juggled a pass in the end zone and wound up flipping it over his head to cornerback Al Harris for an interception.
Green Bay's bid for a go-ahead tying touchdown ended quickly, then Romo drove right back for a lead-stretching touchdown to Patrick Crayton, not Owens.
Trailing 34-24, Rodgers was only able to get a field goal to get the Packers within a touchdown. They needed a stop from the defense, but with Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and cornerback Charles Woodson inactive with injuries, the unit wasn't up to the task. A clock-draining drive resulted in Nick Folk's third field goal and a 10-point lead with 1:03 left and with Favre nowhere in sight.
He ran back to the locker room with 2:23 left.
Romo was 19-of-30 for 309 yards. His four TD throws give him 33 for the year, smashing the club record. He tied another club mark by throwing a touchdown in his 16th straight game. Better yet, he did it not only in front of Favre, but also honorary captains Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.
"I don't play for individual records," Romo said. "That's a testament to our team."
Owens caught seven passes for 156 yards and a touchdown. He tied a team record with his 14th TD catch of the season and tied another mark with a TD catch in seven straight games. Crayton caught two of the touchdowns and tight end Anthony Fasano had the other.
Dallas extended the best start in franchise history. With four games left, the Cowboys already have their most wins in a season since going 12-4 in 1995 their last Super Bowl season and they're two wins from matching the franchise record.
The Packers are still in great shape for at least the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye because their next three opponents have losing records. And the idea of starting Rodgers next week may no longer be as dreadful to fans who have wondered if he was a wasted draft pick. In the most extended action of his career, he was 18-of-26 for 201 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers.
His numbers were a lot better than Favre's 5-of-14 for 56 yards with two interceptions, one that looked like a punt and another on the play he was injured. At least two other heaves could have been picked off. The Packers' only touchdown during his action came on a 62-yard run by Ryan Grant.
Favre already considered Texas Stadium a miserable place, half-joking earlier this week that he was hoping "it would be gone before I got back there." This was his ninth loss in as many starts under the hole in the roof.
As if to remind him of his previous eight losses, the Cowboys honored their 1992 team at halftime, so Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and friends were here for this game, too.
The game ended with Romo taking a knee, then going off toward the Green Bay sideline to shake hands with his fellow quarterback. He found Rodgers but not the guy he really wanted to see.


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News - 2013
For the latest news and information about the MoMA Series visit the blog.
|25 November 2013
Open Letter from Stefano Carboni - MoMA/AGWA series concludes
In June 2012, the Art Gallery of Western Australia embarked on an exciting six-exhibition series in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA). Since the series launch, the exhibitions have been enjoyed by a large number of Western Australians and have positively reinforced the Gallery's international standing and cultural reputation.
While support from the State Government, sponsors and the community has been significant, I am disappointed to announce that the MoMA Series will finish at the end of this current exhibition because it is no longer financially viable.
I would like to thank all those who have been incredibly supportive of this initiative, and encourage everyone to take advantage of this last opportunity to view splendid works from The Museum of Modern Art, New York before the current exhibition Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond closes on Monday
Download the full letter here.
*Refunds for tickets purchased for the remaining exhibitions can be arranged through the Gallery's Box Office. The Box Office is open from 10am - 4.30pm Wednesday to Monday (Closed Tuesday). Please be aware that we expect the Box Office to be very busy for the closing week of Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond and suggest waiting until Wednesday 4 December to arrange your refund.
|August 2013
AGWA Associate Curator of Historical Works on Paper, Lucy Harper is leaving the sanctuary of AGWA to cycle from Perth to Sydney to raise critical awareness and funds for Parkinson's NSW for research into Parkinson's disease (PD). Leaving Perth on 7 August, Lucy aims to ride into Sydney on 21 September.
Visit Lucy's website cycling4parkinsons.com to follow her journey and for details on how you can donate.
An annual exhibition for Australian artists aged 35 years and younger is celebrating its 22nd edition in 2013. Curator of Modern and Contemporary Photography and Design at AGWA, Robert Cook, will be curating this year's showcase.
For more information on the eight selected artists and the exhibition opening at the MCA on 12 September please visit mca.com.au.
|12 April 2013
Desert River Sea: Kimberly Art Then & Now has grown from extensive community consultation and research undertaken by the Gallery with art centres, elders and community members across the region. This consultation phase was also enabled through support from Rio Tinto who, "took a leap of faith in supporting the Gallery's vision," according to Joanne Farrell, Board member of the Rio Tinto Community Investment Fund.
At the core of the Desert River Sea initiative is a commitment to bring together artists and art centres from across the Kimberley, providing more opportunities to connect with each other and with the Gallery, and to celebrate the diversity of Indigenous culture in the Kimberley. Desert River Sea will also develop an Emerging Leaders program designed to support emerging artists and foster continued opportunities for artists in the region.
Through the Gallery's Kimberley Indigenous Community Liaison and Project Officer, Chad Creighton, the Art Gallery of WA will work side by side with selected art communities who already have an established arts practice. The focus is on digitally documenting their work through film and photography, capturing the region's current and emerging art practices, and helping develop communication networks.
An online portal will be established to create a central hub for the initiative. It's anticipated this site will become a working resource for Kimberley community arts centres; a welcomed place for discussion and practice, as well as providing an evolving source of information about Kimberley Indigenous arts.
Read the Gallery's Media Release
Artwork credit:
Photo credit: Courtney McAllister
|22 February 2013
Tribute to former curator, Michael O'Ferrall
The Art Gallery of Western Australia is saddened by the passing of former curator, Michael O'Ferrall.


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Related Post: Work in Progress: Strange But True (Part 1) and Work in Progress: Strange But True (Part 2).
Here are some finished panels from my one-page comic entitled Strange But True that was featured in Magic Bullet #10. Magic Bullet is "…Washington, D.C.'s free comics newspaper published by D.C. Conspiracy, a comics creators' collective in the capital region." Eventually, I'll share the full page with you! 🙂
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A Christmas Carol
A creative retelling of the holiday classic, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 13-14, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 15, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 16, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2 and 8 p.m. $65. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
The Irish Tenors
Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns and Ronan Tynan share holiday favorites in their "Christmas Spectacular," Thursday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. $29.50-$69.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Eric Bogosian's drama about a group of aimless twenty-somethings, presented by Nassau Community College's Department of Theatre and Dance, Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 13-15, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. $9, $7 seniors Nassau Community College's Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. 572-7676.
Comedy-thriller involving a seemingly mild-mannered philosophy professor who is driven to murder to protect his reputation and career, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players, Vanderbilt Museum Carriage House Theater, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
42nd Street
The musical homage to the Great White Way, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 16, 2:30 p.m. $25, $23 seniors, $18 students, $14 youths 12 and under, $28 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Hofstra Chorale and Chamber Choir
David Fryling directs the ensembles in an eclectic choral program, Friday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. $10, $8 seniors andstudents. Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City. 463-6644.
Pat Cooper and Tony Danza
The comedian is joined by Tony Dana for an evening of standup, involving an Italian Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. $49.50-$69.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
The Off-Broadway comedy about the lives and friendships of three Texas cheerleaders, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. $20 $17 seniors and students Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Oceanside Chorale
The Chorale presents "A Winter Festival," Saturday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. Program includes Christmas and Hanukkah favorites. $8 in advance, $10 at door. Merle Avenue School, 145 Merle Ave., Oceanside. 764-2787.
Adelphi Dance Showcase
Department of Dance students perform their own original choreography, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Free admission. Reservations suggested. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000 or www.aupac.adelphi.edu.
Trans Siberian Orchestra's The Lost Christmas Eve
The progressive rockers present their acclaimed rock opera, Saturday, Dec. 15, 3 and 8 p.m. $37.50-$77. Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Duo L&L
Cellist Lionel Cottet and pianist Louis Schwizgebel in concert, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Nassau Pops
The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra performs its annual holiday conconcert, with the Mineola Choral Society, Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. Program includes classics and traditional Christmas favorites. Free admission; donation of an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots is requested. Chaminade High School, 340 Jackson Ave., Mineola. 565-0646.


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Role of emergency managers in the hands of voters
On Nov. 6, Michigan voters will decide on Proposal 12, a referendum on Michigan's emergency manager law.
If the majority of voters choose "yes," then Public Act 4, signed by Gov. Rick Snyder in 2011, will be reaffirmed. If a majority votes "no," Public Act 4 will be repealed, and, according to state officials, replaced by the law that came before it.
"If the referendum were to be supported by a majority of the voters, (Public Act 72) would also come back," said Michigan Department of Treasury spokesman Terry Stanton. "That's the opinion that has been shared with us by the Michigan attorney general."
The three school districts and four cities in Michigan that have emergency financial managers are already operating under Public Act 72, which dates to 1990. Public Act 4, which changed the title of emergency financial managers to emergency managers, was suspended until the election on Aug. 8, when the State Board of Canvassers certified Proposal 12 for the ballot.
"It probably makes very little difference for Pontiac," said Mayor Leon Jukowski of the November vote.
"All of the union contracts that could be revised by the use of Public Act 4 have been revised, so going forward, the (emergency financial manager) would continue to have supervision over the city's financial decisions, so I don't really think most people will notice much of a difference at all," Jukowski said.
Proposal 12 was certified for the November ballot at the direction of the Michigan Supreme Court.
The State Board of Canvassers had previously deadlocked on certifying the petition for the Public Act 4 referendum, submitted by the group Stand Up For Democracy, on the question of whether the group's petition language was printed in the font size required by law.
The issue was heard by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which issued a favorable ruling that was then challenged by the intervening group Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility, taking the case to the state's high court.
After Public Act 4 was suspended, Lou Schimmel was reappointed as Pontiac's emergency financial manager under Public Act 72.
The Pontiac City Council then passed a resolution seeking to restore the powers it and the mayor had before Pontiac's finances came under state control. Jukowski vetoed the resolution; the council voted to override his veto on Aug. 30.
Pontiac's finances have been under state control since 2009; since then, services such as police and fire protection and the building department have been privatized, and city-owned properties such as the Pontiac Silverdome have been sold.
Lasts year's Public Act 4 had expanded the power of state-appointed emergency managers, adding the ability to break labor contracts, overrule elected officials and more. Schimmel is Pontiac's third emergency manager, following Fred Leeb and Michael Stampfler.
The impact
on schools
"Right now, I'm David and the Governor's Goliath," said Detroit Public Schools Superintendent John Telford.
He was appointed to the position by the Detroit Board of Education in June.
Telford, 76, who has worked in Oakland County school districts including Berkley, Madison Heights and Rochester, is taking a salary of $1 a year at Detroit Public Schools.
Wayne County Circuit Judge John Murphy said in a ruling that the district's Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts is a "financial manager only" until the November election, and said the Detroit Board of Education will control "certain areas of pure academics."
Telford said he's in control of academics "on paper."
Roberts has significantly reduced the district's deficit, said spokeswoman Michelle Zdrodowski.
"In 15 months, the district's deficit has been reduced from $372 million to approximately $75 million," she said.
The emergency financial manager is "following the judge's recommendations," Zdrodowski said.
"We're doing what we can to follow the letter of the law that he set out and working to collaborate with the board, where it makes sense." The state's other two school districts under emergency financial management, Highland Park and Muskegon Heights, recently contracted with charter schools operators.
Muskegon Heights will be run by Mosaica Education, Inc., and Highland Park will be operated by The Leona Group, LLC.
Under Public Act 72, an emergency financial manager would need a school board's approval to charter a public school district, Michigan Department of Treasury spokesman Stanton said.
"Under Public Act 4, an emergency manager had authority to take the step him or herself, as they had authority over all issues, financial and academic," Stanton said.
Zdrodowski said there are no plans at this time to charter Detroit Public Schools.
Contact staff writer Dustin Blitchok at 248-745-4685 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @SincerelyDustin.


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Clarkson University PT Profs Receive NIH Funding for Fall Sensors for Shoes
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Two Clarkson University physical therapy professors have received funding from the National Institutes of Health for the development of an innovative fall sensor, which can be worn in the shoe.
Clarkson University Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy George D. Fulk and Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Stacey L. Zeigler will receive $94,884 from the NIH over two years for the Automatic Longitudinal Assessment Risk Monitor (ALARM) device, which will evaluate fall risk in real time during activities of daily living and identify the exact activities when fall risk for a specific individual is at its greatest point.
Video feature with Professors Fulk and Zeigler
While current balance assessment tools have proven effective for predicting fall risk, the tests are most commonly performed in a clinical environment and at isolated times during an individual's day.
The proposed Automatic Longitudinal Assessment Risk Monitor (ALARM) device will fill in the gaps in assessment by evaluating fall risk in real time during activities of daily living and identify the exact activities when fall risk for a specific individual is at its greatest point.
ALARM will be based on conventional footwear and require no extra effort to operate. It will also enable patient monitoring during an intervention, providing data on activity patterns, compliance with the prescribed exercise and evaluation of the intervention's effectiveness.
"We anticipate that ALARM will find research, clinical and even consumer applications -- for example, as a preventative device for elderly," says Fulk. "As the immediate focus, we envision that ALARM could be used as part of a community-based falls risk reduction and prevention program for use in rural communities that have limited access to healthcare providers
"Data collected by the shoe-based sensor will be able to identify behaviors and postures that may place the individual at risk of a fall and provide assessment of risk of falling comparable to that of commonly accepted clinical tests. This information could be reviewed by the individual's physical therapist. The physical therapist would then develop a home-based exercise program designed specifically to improve postural control during the activities and postures that were identified through the shoe-based sensor as placing the individual at risk of a fall."
ALARM is based on cutting edge technology, which in 2009 was recognized as Bluetooth Innovation of the Year. It utilizes miniature and lightweight sensors in one's shoes to very accurately recognize postures and activities and estimate intensity of these activities.
The ALARM device consists of a small clip-on attached to the subject's footwear. The clip-on contains a 3D accelerometer, a processor and storage, and Bluetooth wireless circuitry. A pressure-sensitive insole is connected to the clip-on device through a USB connector. In the future, all these components can be integrated into the user's own shoes or insoles. The ALARM unit is small and lightweight – the same size and weight of a remote keyless entry device.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy George D. Fulk (left) and Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Stacey L. Zeigler have received funding from the National Institutes of Health for the development of an innovative fall sensor, which can be worn in a shoe. Shown above is the sensor and a smartphone. The sensor consists of an insole that has pressure sensors and a small box, which houses an accelerometer, that clips on to the side of the shoe. Pressure and acceleration data are sent to a smartphone via Blue Tooth.


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It happens to so many runners, and in all likelihood it's happened to you: You start running. You push your body faster, farther, and start to dream about PRs, six-pack abs, and pairs of skinny jeans. Suddenly, you see possibilities that you never had the courage to dream about.
Then WHAM! Something stops you right in your tracks. You get hurt. You get busy. You get tired or burned out. And suddenly the gains in mileage, pace, fitness, and confidence disappear as quickly as they materialized.
So the question becomes: How do you get moving again after being sidelined? The strategies below will help you get going. And be sure to visit The Starting Line for all the tips, training plans, and support you need to stay on the road.
Related: Learn how to make your miles more efficient so you can run stronger in less time with Run Less, Run Faster.
Get some perspective. What happens in your body when you stop running? There's a decrease in blood volume and mitochondria (the power plants in our cells), plus your lactate threshold falls, says coach and exercise physiologist Susan Paul, author of the For Beginners Only column on runnersworld.com. In general, the longer you have been training, the more quickly you'll be able to get back into it after a layoff, she says. So, in general, someone who has been running consistently for 15 years, then has a layoff of a year, will have an easier time returning to running than someone who has been running a year, then is off for a year. Why is that? The longer you've been running, the bigger your foundation of aerobic strength, says Paul. You'll have a much higher level of mitochondria to produce energy, more red blood cells to deliver oxygen to the running muscles, and more metabolic enzymes than someone who just started working out. So while your fitness falls during a layoff, it won't fall as low as if you had just begun running since you're starting at a much higher fitness level. In general, here's how much of your maximal aerobic capacity—or cardiorespiratory fitness—you lose with time off, according to Paul:
- 2 weeks off: lose 5–7% of VO2max
- 2 months off: lose 20% of VO2max
- 3 months off: lose 25–30% of VO2max
Also, you lose conditioning in your muscles, tendons, ligaments, and connective tissues. It's difficult to assess how much conditioning you lose, or how quickly you lose it. But it's the weakness in the musculoskeletal system that causes so many people to get injured when they return to running. This is why running slower, reducing mileage, and allowing rest and recovery days are so important.
Walk before you run. Before returning to running, you should be able to walk for at least 45 minutes (without pain if returning from an injury) says Paul. Walking re-conditions soft tissue (muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, connective tissue), preparing them for the more rigorous demands of running, she says.
Practice patience. Start where you are. Don't just pick up where you left off. Too many times a race or other goal encourages a runner to do more than they ought to too soon after injury, says Adam St. Pierre, an exercise physiologist with the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and expert with The Starting Line. Even if you've been cycling, swimming, or doing other cross-training to maintain your aerobic fitness, remember that depending on the injury and the length of the layoff, it can take weeks or even months for your muscles, tendons, bones, and ligaments to get strong enough to handle running again. It takes the legs much longer than the lungs to adapt to new stresses, St. Pierre adds.
How To: At first, stick with short, easy runs, and take walk breaks. Start with three to four short runs per week so that you're running every other day. Try five to 10 minutes of running at a time, or alternate between running and walking. (Find our Start Running Plan here.) "Too often people get it in their head that they need to run for 30 minutes every day, or run and not walk, in order to make progress," St. Pierre says. When starting after a long break, you need to check your ego at the door. Let your body adapt to the stress of a workout before you start adding more stresses!" Use the following guide from Paul.
|If you're off...
|Start right here
|1 week or less
|Pick up your plan where you left off
|Up to 10 days
|Start running 70% of previous mileage
15 to 30 days
Start running 60% of previous mileage
|30 days to 3 months
|Start running 50% of previous mileage
|3 months
|Start from scratch
Remember the 10 percent rule. If you've been off for three months or more, don't increase your weekly mileage or pace by more than 10 percent, week over week. Increase it less if you need to.
Get strong. Strength training can help you tolerate a higher volume of running if done properly, says St. Pierre. But that's only if you do it right, and if you specifically strength train your body to ready it for running again, says Colleen Brough, a physical therapist at the Center for Musculoskeletal Care at the NYU Langone Medical Center. "The key to having the hard work of a home exercise program payoff is carryover," she says. "You might get strong in important target areas like the glutes and the lower abs, but you have to learn how to use this newfound strength during the run." Once you do exercises in a sitting or lying-down position, then add drills that mimic the components of running to help improve muscle coordination, timing, and biomechanics, so you don't get injured and sidelined again.
How To: Do these drills as running "homework" during the first mile of your first runs. Repeat them again midway through the run and any time fatigue sets in or you hit the hills, Brough says. "We see running mechanics fall apart as we push the pace or distance," she says. "These drills are an excellent way to correct that."
- Glute Push-off Drill: As the foot hits the ground, squeeze the glute (or butt) and drive the run forward by pushing off with the glute muscle. Do this for 20 yards.
- Midfoot Strike with Forward Lean: So many runners overstride, with their heels striking too far in front of their centers of mass. This increases force through the foot, ankle, and knee and has been linked to injuries, Brough says. To correct it, while you're running, lean slightly forward while keeping your chest up, and think about landing less on your heel and more toward the ball of your foot or gently on a flat foot. You might pick an object about 20 yards away to aim for—say, a tree or a lamp post—and do the drill until you reach that target, says Brough. Another option is to do the drill for, say, two minutes at a time.
- Cadence Drill: Increasing cadence or leg turnover seems to shorten the stride length and minimize the impact with which the foot hits the ground. Increase your cadence by switching to a quicker pace, or use a metronome app in place of music for about 20 yards.
Stay safe. Avoid just hitting the road again right away, says Paul. The track allows you to walk or run without getting too far from your car in the event that you need to stop. It's a controlled, confined, flat, traffic-free area for a workout. Starting on the treadmill can be helpful, too. The surface is forgiving, and you can control the pace and incline to suit your needs.
Don't overmedicate. Over-the-counter painkillers might make you feel better in the short term, but they can mask pain that tells you that you should stop. And studies show that painkillers can actually do more harm than good, by causing gastric distress, and they may even detract from the benefits of a hard workout. You can read more here. If you can't run through pain, don't run. Walk or rest instead.
Cross-train. Working out every day will help speed up your cardiovascular fitness. But that doesn't mean you need to run. Add two or three days of cross-training to your routine. Check in with your doctor to make sure that the particular mode of working out—cycling, rowing on a machine, swimming, or using an elliptical trainer—doesn't worsen any injury. (Read about the 10 lawas of injury prevention here). Also, yoga, Pilates, weight training, and core exercises can help you get stronger. That said, if you have done no exercise at all for three months, wait for two to three months before you cross-train; take rest days between your runs instead. That will ensure that your aerobic system gets enough recovery between workouts.


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Horn of Blasting, Greater: This horn functions as a horn of blasting, except that it deals 10d6 points of sonic damage, stuns creatures for 1 round, and deafens them for 4d6 rounds (a DC 19 Fortitude reduces the damage by half and negates the stunning and deafening). Crystalline objects take 16d6 points of sonic damage as described for the horn of blasting. A greater horn of blasting also has a 20% cumulative chance of exploding.
Strong evocation; CL 16th; Craft Wondrous Item, greater shout; Price 70,000 gp;Weight 1 lb.
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