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Typophile launched 12 years ago today. What are your favorite moments in our history? Point out your top threads that have the best entertainment, reference, and/or quotable value.
Happy Birthday everyone!
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Typophile launched 12 years ago today. What are your favorite moments in our history? Point out your top threads that have the best entertainment, reference, and/or quotable value.
Happy Birthday everyone!
Hhp birthday to you!
Happy 12th Birthday, Typophile!
Favourite moments in Typophile history?
At one point being part of what I would call 'The Typophile Type ID All Stars', back in the day. ;)
(And of course valuable insights and views on typography & type design, in general.)
[Dav/formlos — Typophile Member Nr 977, Since 10 Years 8 Weeks]
That crazy one with lesbian philosophers.
BTW, there's something I need to get off my chest, after all these years: I'm really really sorry I missed the first two weeks. ;->
One of the longest Typophile threads spans 9 years and began in October 2002:
Anyway, one of my favourite thread is one in which, unfortunately, I didn't partecipate:
Twelve Ts in honor of our 12th year. #Pinttttttttttterest http://pinterest.com/typophile/found-type/
What Riccardo said – in fact, most of the early type battles where there was a lot of participation.
Happy birthday Typophile :^)
Typophile (Ty·po·phile) place : A safe haven where designers can blissfully obsess about typographic minutiae.
Happy Birthday! Congratulations on your 12 years!
Hyvää syntymäpäivää! This thread suits the celebration:
(Beer lables) http://www.typophile.com/node/49157
Kippis! (Cheers!)
Happy birthday, Typophile!
Next week will only be my fourth year, but I've had a lot of entertainment already. For some reason unknown this thread, for example, appears in my "Recent activity" list: Where do I get Neo Sans Family?.
As with all older threads -- dug up deliberately by some Johnny-come-lately, risen from the ashes because of a misdirected Google search, or brought back to life by a mischievous spammer -- I cannot help wondering if this guy ever found his personal Holy Grail o'Fonts, or just went ahead and became an accountant, woodworker, or Adobe Helpdesk operator, got married, fathered two children, and never thought back on his whimsical post on a Typophile's hangout. (Probably not the part about marrying as that thread is just 2 years old.)
Gerald Giampa annoyed me a lot, but I miss him, he was a big contributor.
From the Neo Sans thread: "If I buy and download only Neo Sans Regular, is it possible that I italicise and bold this font?" Hahaha!
on the web, 12 years is several lifetimes, an accomplishment
I miss, miss giggles :)
@Mike: Well, Miss Giggles spawned 'schools' of lazy students, begging for info and pointers and even ready-to-go papers to present to their professors (why aren't those on Typophile?).
Anyway, this is one of a very select group of sites I visit everyday, in fact several times a day… Must be a reason for that.
I'm quite disappointed not to havegg been around earlier. Not so much to join in the conversions but that some of the old threads are utterly screwed from system updates.
Anyway, yay twelve years! :D Here's to twelve more.
Happy Birthday, and thanks for all the info!
Jason C
Some other good threads:
http://typophile.com/battle20 (this is the one I wanted to link to originally)
And I think one of things typophiles do best is dissecting minutiae:
And critiquing typefaces:
Happy Birthday ... to you.
Happy Birthday ... to you.
Happy Birthday ... Typophile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite thread is the one...
how does your desktop looks like while you work
...but I can't find it right now for some reason.
But, my all times favorite times was the April 1st interface gag (back in '07 ?) - I think most everones was in shock with WTF!!
I have my av from that one saved somewhere on some disk somewhere - I'll try to dig it out.
:D Congratulations and many thanks for those 12 years! Memorable moment? The first answer I received on my first thread – Also, thank you for all the tips, tricks and advice provided by members of Typophile.
Happy birthday. Love the rantings and ravings but the interesting subjects as well. Especially like the "what are you listening to?" very long thread. Lots of groups I have never heard of (too old to follow).
My favorite thread is the one...
how does your desktop looks like while you work
This one? http://typophile.com/node/67320
It's me or Google has become less good indicising Typophile?
Happy birthday Typophile!
Three life-changing Typophile experiences—so far. Here's the first one.
In discussing Caslon back in 2003 with Kent Lew, John Hudson, Gerald Giampa (alas no longer with us), and Hrant, John Hudson pointed out that Adobe Caslon is "Sadly, Adobe Caslon is the only version that is suited to a wide range of typographic application, but it doesn't look like Caslon, so what's the point?"
Being already a "typomaniac," but not a designer, I remembered reading Einstein's Autobiography in the Schilpp volumes, and remembered with fondness its letter press Linotype Caslon Old Face. And I thought "Wait a minute, I know what Caslon looks like. I think I could do that right."
Eventually I bought FontLab, and started drawing type. And among many other activities in my life, I kept drawing, and kept drawing, and kept drawing.
Fast forward to today. My Williams Caslon Text (Font Bureau) is one of the fonts chosen to be in the 10-year retrospective exhibition of graphic design at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City, Now in Production, starting May 26 in New York City. It looks like there will be a 'type night' when several type designers will be talking, including me, but a date is not yet set.
Great story William. (And congrats.)
Thanks, Hrant!
"I miss, miss giggles :)" :-P
Typophile has my deep thanks too.

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car pooling
What is it and how does it works?
Car pooling is a method of transport that consists of sharing a private car between a group of people. It is a way of getting around which ensures optimisation of the available resources: all seats in every car.
The English term car pooling, corresponding in Italian to "group car" or "shared journey", indicates a method of transport consisting in the sharing of a car journey between a group of people. The main aim is to reduce the costs of transport for the team (the group of people travelling) and for the community. For car pooling to function, there must be a driver who is willing to travel and that makes spare seats in his car available to people who have the same travel demands: origin, destination and schedule to people who would have used their own car to make the same journey. The passengers instead of incurring the expense of their own journey using their own personal vehicle, contribute towards the travel expenses, making car pooling an economic solution both for the driver and for the passengers themselves; the reduction in the number of vehicles being driven reduces both traffic and atmosphere-polluting emissions.. The organisation of who forms the members of the team can be done via online systems, in which one's own travel schedule and one's own preferences must be indicated, and where there might be a meeting between the demand for journeys and the supply of journeys.
Car pooling is the sharing of a car journey by a group of people. Its operation is very simple: whoever is travelling in their car offers a lift to whoever prefers not to use his own vehicle.. Through an online system, every driver can publish his own journey plan, while whoever is looking for a lift can through the same system check whether there is any driver who might be able to meet his need for transport. In case of a match between demand and supply whoever is looking for a lift can put himself forward as a passenger and contact the driver; they then jointly decide on the terms and conditions for transport. Thus drivers offering lifts in their vehicles must simply publish their schedules on a web portal or mobile application, while the steps to be followed by a user who is looking for a lift are as follows: look for a lift through a portal or application; find the right driver for his route; agree on a meeting point and on any reimbursement; share the journey while making a saving.
The passengers contribute to the travel expenses of the driver making the car pooling an economical solution for everyone compared to when they use of their private car. There are several ways to manage payments for example a simple cash refund directly between the driver and the passengers and economic transactions carried out automatically between virtual accounts associated to the users (similar to the PayPal account).. For organisation there are several on-line platforms that are growing in size that allow the users to search for and provide rides. Most of these platforms provide the mediation service for free. Such platforms often offer the user the possibility to calculate an advised refund which is calculated on the basis of kilometers traveled together by users and any deviations that the driver must incur. Most of the platforms don't handle the automatic payment but provides users the ability to ask whether or not a refund should be issued. With car pooling the users, from an economic point of view, have the possibility to share travel costs that otherwise have to be incurred alone.
Car pooling services besides operating as a stand-alone transport network, prove to be capable of being easily integrated into traditional transport services such as buses and trains. Central destination hubs for many users (railway stations, bus stations, employment hubs, interchange car parks, etc.) are nodes of the network that allow an interchange with other means of transport. The possibility of specifying in the search windows of fellow travellers, the latest times by which one must arrive at or depart from the interchange node, allows one to immediately identify those drivers who are able to meet the needs of whoever has to use a means of transport at pre-established times.
The advantages of car pooling may be summarised as follows:
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Reduction of travel costs
The reduction of travel costs achieved through the sharing of a vehicle between several people for a transition between two common points allows the user to save in some cases more than 75% of the costs associated with a trip.
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Benefit for the community
The reduction of cars on the road leads directly to the traffic reduction. As consequence of the traffic reduction we have also the reduction of: travel times, emission of pollutant and a greater availability of free parking slots.
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Social integration
Traveling with other people allows travelers to meet and discuss. In this way the travelers are able to expand their social network.


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British boyband The Wanted are backing a new campaign to stamp out online bullying.
The All Time Low hitmakers insist they felt compelled to throw their weight behind the LOLz not Trolls initiative by young person's charity vInspired to ensure their fans avoid being victimised online.
A statement from the band reads, "Through the years we have met a lot of fans, ranging from all ages around the world. It would be horrible to think that these young people are becoming the victims of trolling, or are even trolling themselves."
Harry Styles' ex-girlfriend, TV presenter Caroline Flack, who received online abuse over her relationship with the One Direction hunk, is also supporting the scheme and adds, "If someone walked up to you in the street and said 'You fat ugly s**t', that wouldn't be cool, right?
"Why should trolling be any different? I pledge never to troll, why don't you join me?"


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Welcome to Teesside High School
Teesside High School is a leading, co-educational independent school located at the heart of Teesside, North East England.
Based in the small conurbation of Eaglescliffe in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside High School is recognised as one of the best performing North East private schools, the highest placed of any non-selective school. (The Sunday Times, 2017)
We combine high academic standards, small class sizes, outstanding pastoral care, an exceptional extra-curricular offer and a friendly, caring environment where each individual truly matters. We cater for boys and girls aged 3-18, through Nursery, Prep, Senior and Sixth Form.
Teesside High School boasts a wide catchment area and runs a private bus service throughout Teesside and the North East region, covering Yarm, Hartlepool, Darlington, North Yorkshire and surrounding villages to name but a few.
We welcome you to visit our memorable independent school setting and look forward to hearing from you, or seeing you at one of our open events, very soon.


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Terrorism and Its Policing
in The Oxford Handbook of the History of Crime and Criminal Justice
May 2016; p ublished online July 2016 .
Article. Subjects: Criminology and Criminal Justice; Policing; Violent Crime. 7543 words.
Between its emergence in the 1870s and the beginning of the First World War, public perception of the anarchist movement and the theoretical and legal frameworks used to comprehend and...


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Bye-Bye "Public Option," but So What?
The "public option" — a government-run health insurance plan — may be dead. Or is it? From an editorial in today's Wall Street Journal:
Another path may be to convert private insurance companies into public utilities outright. In a New York Times op-ed on Sunday, Mr. Obama reiterated his plan to regulate who the insurers must cover, how generous the benefits must be and how much they can charge, including a limit on out-of-pocket spending. If Democrats decide to centrally plan the insurance market, in what sense is that different from a public option?
How government mucks around in the insurance market is less important than the fact it does.
Stay Engaged
(Cross-posted from State House Call.)


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MDMA's verbal memory - a LTE
Researchers evidencing illicit club drug harms seemingly ignore Ecstasy's [MDMA] popularity, or the contextual dangers stemming directly from its illegal status. [NZH 29Nov] Nor do they make a comparison with known harms from early use of that other culturally acceptable anesthetic drug, Alcohol. The 'verbal memory' of drunken adults would discourage any thinking teen if the double standards in drug education didn't get in the way.
Gt.Britain's rational and refreshingly balanced response announced recently by UK Professor Nutt, is to downgrade MDMA and LSD. Like Cannabis, 'on evidence' the harms have been largely overstated. The UK Science and Technology Select Committee further advised the principles underpinning 'ABC' drug classification was seriously deficient saying it was about political expediency and criminal status rather than relative harms. NZ could well take on board these points as it considers what to do about medicinal and recreational cannabis. Drug policy must be formulated around informed consent. That is the adult thing to do. Young folk, according to WellTrust have unfettered access to all manner of drugs and in a very dangerous context, a point that prohibition has a lot to answer for. As adults we have an ethical if not moral imperative to fix this, and soon.
Blair Anderson
Director, Educators for Sensible Drug Policy
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If there's one thing I love doing on this blog it's repurposing something old and discarded into something else.
Some call it "repurposing" but I like to think of it as "flexing your creativity muscle."
I just binged on Season 12 of Project Runway and my absolute favorite episodes are their "unconventional" challenges, where they have to make beautiful garments out of the most unlikely thing.
So that's what I had in mind when I saw this scrap piece of railing at the ReStore last week: I was going to make something cool from the most unlikely thing!
It was stuck in this pile of scrap wood.
I felt like a Project Runway designer–only, instead of making some gorgeous dress out of wood chips, I was going to make something to put in my house. LOL
I busted out my power drill and hollowed out the middle.
….made the cutest dangly DIY ornaments from those adorable little spindles!
And then I said, "You know what would be really cool?? Not just to make DIY ornaments, but to make their own DIY ornaments keepsake box!
I still can't believe I made this pretty little thing from scratch!!
I'm sort of like the "let's-just-buy-boxed-cake" kind of girl. But I'm slowly becoming a "we-bakin'-this-from-scratch-yo!" kind of artist. It's pretty exciting.
And it's exciting to think of being able to make someone a DIY ornaments keepsake box.
(FYI, I got the knobs from Rustic Brands).
I wanted to stencil the outside with snowflakes but guess who couldn't find their stenciling materials?? ME <~~ the unorganized crafter/builder! So please excuse the lack of painted stencils! Those will come later!
But here are some other ideas on ways to embellish it:
- Painted stencils on the front (snowflakes, "Happy Holidays," etc.)
- Writing a poem or the lyrics to your favorite holiday song on the inside doors.
- Adding a decorative handle to the top so that you can carry it easily in and out of storage.
- Adding hardware to the back and hanging it on your wall.
- Making something like this to hang on the wall for your jewelry! 🙂
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Six Flying Dragons Episodes 33 & 34 Recap: Betrayal Most Foul
Poeun and Sambong finally break into open warfare, and it is the saddest thing yet in this series. Join Unnichan, Amy, and Taleena as we examine how metaphorical knives drawn become literal knives drawn in Episodes 33 and 34 of Six Flying Dragons.
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Taleena: Jumping right into it, there were two scenes that made me legit cry this week. Sambong crying as Poeun uses a long held confidence to impeach him, and that darn Green Mountain theme playing over Boon Yi confronting her Moomyung Mom.
Unnichan: Once again, I'm with Boon Yi on this one. For the only thing I felt during that moment between she and Moogook was that I don't work in half truths. And while I could get behind how Moogook presented herself, I wasn't for half of her advice. Much like with Jung Mong Joo, for we could smell betrayal in the wind for weeks, how this was done, cuts so deep, there is no return of understanding or justification. He lied to sow discord and disgrace and set out with murderous intent with his words and actions, his hypocritic self-righteousness, perched on his so called loyalty induced righteous indignation. Sambong spoke about death and the Poeun is gone.
Amy: Yep. Bang Won was right not to fully trust Poeun and Boon Yi was right about her mom too. I can't imagine what it would feel like to be broken by a person I trusted so much. I don't think it will be easy for Sambong to overcome the grief of losing a close friend.
Taleena: No. Do Jeon was prepared for harsh political opposition. He was prepared to give up his life. He was even prepared for Poeun to be the one to make that happen, but he was not prepared for the utter betrayal from Poeun. It was as if he saw Poeun was a completely different person who surrendered personal honor. What made it sad was that Poeun had to drive himself to it, and cried about it the night before. Poeun felt like Judas and once that step was taken, he knew that he couldn't do things by half measures. Especially when General Dad didn't immediately support him but resigned.
Amy: General Dad is having a hard time too. Everything is happening so fast to him that it is hard to accept all of the changes. I can't say that I blame him. The citizens' support is important and when you don't have it I'm sure it is daunting to think about making so many changes no matter how good they will be in the long run. Well, now that he is badly injured everyone is clamoring to get their way. He'll be okay but I am curious about what will happen next.
Unnichan: What concerned me the most had to be the General's nightmare. Not because I believe it but that he does. And even if we can blame his current conviction on delirium, will it set in once he's healed? What are we to think and look forward to concerning his mindset? It's true that he's hurt and disillusioned but what will (can) set him back on track? Or will he return with a completely new outlook altogether? Then hearing Bang Won's declaration? The General, more than anything, wants his family, those that trust him, to remain hands clean and right now, practically no one is in compliance.
Taleena: I just don't know. It's so hard to know how to size up a situation with so many moving parts. What is interesting to me is now it makes sense how the line of succession works, with the General's oldest son out of contention. Boy! That was another rough part, where the oldest son saw himself from a long line of dishonorable traitors, and was determined to end it with himself.
Amy: Oh yeah! I totally forgot about that part! For a society that places so much emphasis on honor, especially for a military family it has to be hard for the oldest son to know that his family has traitors. Sometimes I have to remind myself how important honor and place in society is. For General Dad to hear that too. Man. So much heartache this week. Even the king went through it doing what Poeun told him and sending his lover to assassinate General Dad.
Unnichan: Bang Woo's trajectory was the thing that had me in tears this week. I was absolutely devastated and won't recover any time soon, but there has never been a time I didn't understand Bang Woo and his stance. Then to see it in full view from where he was standing, well what can you say? And of course, drama created a reason Bang Hwa gets the crown and it all makes sense narratively. One thing I've loved consistently about this world is drama being unafraid to explore real and true opposition, for rational, human reasons and Bang Woo is staunch example.
Taleena: On the opposite side of the spectrum is Bang Won who has not only bought into the revolution, but now sees no other way forward but with blood. Yikes. Further, he has Pretty Pretty Princess egging him on and for some unknown! reason he is not being caught up in the detention of key helpers. Poeun knows Bang Won is Do Jeon's student. Knows it. Why did he leave Bang Won to run around and figure a way to wriggle free of the trap? Bang Won's table full of help had a finger in -or directed - every single one of the power bases. Dumb Poeun. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Amy: Right? I think that everyone is underestimating Bang Won and they definitely shouldn't. He has been right numerous times now and his plans are getting better and better. I think that Pretty Pretty Princess wants power and so does her dad.
Unnichan: I'd have to agree with you there. Jung Mong Joo has limited Bang Won to a little puffery pupil, stalking him, idolizing Do Jeon and talking nonsense. He doesn't know what we know, that Yi Bang Won is ruthless, methodical--- a killer. The moment he laid eyes on Jung Mong Joo, after Sambong's arrest and dropped the honorifics, I knew a brand new tree had erected his woods and unfortunately, regardless of what happens, Bang Won is going to cut it down. But even with all that, Jung Mong Joo honestly has too much on his plate. His mental maneuvering has to move quicker than ever before, desperate to bring his ideas to fruition, so he probably just plain forgot about him, completely disregarding the world Do Jeon was creating and yet again, proving Goryeo can never sustain the ideals he claims to desire to implement.
Taleena: I like that they showed Ha Ryoon trying to speculate on Bang Won's situation as everyone is called back from exile. I expect to see him soon since he is tight with Papa Min. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Bang Won use him against Poeun. Also, I just want to say that I can not get enough of that White Ninja Assassin look and I wanted to see her fight Moo Hyul a little more. Part of my brain says that Moo Hyul will discover the weakness in her sword work, where Gil Seon Mi could not. Mostly because Moo Hyul learned sword work from his instructor AFTER the instructor was a servant in the house. Whereas Gil Seon Mi was his student BEFORE his turn as servant.
Amy: I was so disappointed that they didn't fight more but Moo Hyul probably wasn't quite ready for that yet. I think that Moo Hyul will be able to beat her too and it is not just my Moo Hyul crush saying that. Taking what you said into account and the fact that his style is so different from her's it is a definite possibility. I can't wait to watch them fight again!
Unnichan: She's gorgeous in her "uniform" and I was all prepared for her die this week, but looks like Moo Hyul recognized her, so that is something else. He's a character that that has grown exponentially and continues to reveal what a wonderful, thoughtful guy he is. I've always said he was simple and I admire that he has been able to stay grounded in that, while being exposed to daily malice. I still contend he will find his fame, the one moment he's not vying for it and Yoon Rang has all the legend and clout to give it to him. My thing is I'm thinking Gil Seon Mi is asking the wrong question, therefore, Moo Hyul may not need to recognize the weakness in the art, but in the artist.
Life Lessons Learned:
- You can never have too many diversionary palanquins
- Ninja White is a look I can get behind
- When striking a hydra, get ALL the heads
- Never discount someone who grows Revenge! trees
Want more Drama Club?
Episodes 3&4: When dragons start feeding wolves
Episodes 11&12: The Shadow Knows
Episodes 13&14: Mouths Moves as Hearts Speak
Episodes 15&16: Bang Won's Growth
Episodes 19&20:Kings Reign Black Horses
Episodes 21&22: Nemesis Nursery Rhymes
Episodes 23&24: Ghosts of the Past
Episodes 25&26: Dragons Sleep with One Eye Open
Episodes 27&28: Hope, History, and Convictions
Episodes 29&30: A Heritage of Swords
Episodes 31&32: With Pyre and Vice
Enjoy what you read? Please check us out here:
Taleena: As the Kimchi Turns|Past Drama Clubs| Neighborhood Hero
Unnichan: with.subtitles.please (Blog|Instagram|Tumblr) |#SixFlyingDragons_DC|Drama Club


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In geomorphology, the resistance of a rock mass to rupture under stress. Strength varies with, in order of importance: the spacing of joints, the cohesion and frictional force of the rock, the dip of any fissures, the state of weathering of the rock, the width of fissures, the movement of water in or out of the rock mass, the continuity of the fissures, and the amount of infilling of soil within the fissures. See Jackson (2002) GSA Today 12, 9 on the 'jelly sandwich' view of the continental lithosphere; see also Townend and Zoback (2000) Geology 28, 5 on the way faulting keeps the crust strong.
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Welcome to the Division of Continuing Education!
Our division serves as the educational link between the university's nationally recognized academic resources and the community in delivering life-long learning opportunities. We provide a variety of programs designed to improve the skills of the workforce, enhance societal and cultural understanding, facilitate healthy lifestyles, and address personal development and enrichment needs.
Included within the division is the English Language Program (ELP), a non-credit bearing program. This program offers an active, student-centered approach to learning. Students of the English Language Program are immersed in the same hands-on learning environment as an enrolled student at Georgia Southern University. In addition to providing students and program participants with the opportunity to gain entry into Georgia Southern University's credit-bearing classes, student participants learning through ELP can also apply these same skills to professional and personal growth. Our goal is to help participants who are a part of the English Language Program to engage in academic curriculum and activities that result in the pursuit of further education at Georgia Southern University and on-going life-learning opportunities.
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The Red Wings' playoff streak ended at 25 straight seasons, yet the debate about the merits of merely making the field as a bottom seed, if anything, has been enhanced.
The reason: The Nashville Predators.
The Preds reached the Stanley Cup finals as the second wild-card seed from the Western Conference. It was the equivalent of the eighth seed previously.
Nashville had 94 points this regular season, just one more than the Red Wings in 2015-16, their most recent playoff appearance, which was with the second-lowest point total of any team in the playoffs. Unlike the Red Wings, who lost in five games to Tampa Bay, the Preds swept Chicago four straight in the first round. Subsequently, Nashville's course to the finals was set.
It provides more strength to the premise the Stanley Cup playoffs are a crapshoot. Just get in, the theory goes, and you have a chance to win it.
Look at the 2012 Los Angeles Kings. They won the Stanley Cup as an eighth seed. The 2012 Kings, by the way, garnered 95 points in the regular season.
It sounds good in theory, yet would be unwise to apply to the Red Wings.
The basis for the Preds to shock the world is similar to the Kings in 2012.
While neither team was loaded with firepower upfront, each was strong in goal and on defense. Those areas, especially defense, are decided Red Wings' weaknesses.
Nashville's Pekka Rinne is one of the best goalies in the world. Jonathan Quick was, too, at the time for the Kings.
More importantly, the Preds have a superior defensive corps. One of the Red Wings' all-time draft mistakes was passing on Swiss defenseman Roman Josi in 2008. They selected goalie Thomas McCollum instead at 30th overall pick instead. Josi went eight picks later to the Preds who according to The Hockey News, rank second to the Red Wings in number of European players selected in the NHL Draft since 2002 (43 percent to 41.4 percent). How did the Red Wings' legendary European scouting system miss on Josi? Also, the Red Wings passed on goalie Jake Allen, who was taken 34th overall that year by St. Louis. While McCollum played just three games for the Red Wings and is out of the organization, Allen had the best save percentage of any goalie in this year's postseason (.935 in 11 games).
It's an example of why, even though it doesn't get nearly the same attention as the NFL and NBA drafts, the NHL Draft is certainly as important. The consequences just take longer to evolve.
In addition to Josi, the Preds have an extraordinary puck moving defensemen in P.K. Subban,
Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Ellis.
The Red Wings' defensive corps pales in comparison. Can you even imagine what a first-round series between the Red Wings and Blackhawks would have been like?
And neither of Detroit's goalies, Jimmy Howard and Petr Mrazek, remotely compares to Rinne.
If you look back at the Kings, they not only had Quick in net, but an extraordinarily solid lead defenseman in Drew Doughty, who has not only been a stellar playoff performer, but excelled internationally for Canada on the glaring Olympic stage.
This figures to be a busy off season for the Red Wings. They hold the ninth overall pick in the NHL Draft, and the expansion draft to stock the Las Vegas Knights should open plenty of opportunities to re-tool their roster.
But it wouldn't be wise to suggest, "If they just get in, the Red Wings could be like the Predators and the Kings."
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"Make no mistake, Simone is half athlete and half artist—which is what you need to be if you want to be an opera star. There's no question about her big talent."
Canadian soprano Simone Osborne has been hailed as "a joy to hear" (Los Angeles Times) with "a sweet and clear sound, sensitive phrasing and gleaming sustained high notes" (New York Times). Ms. Osborne was one of the youngest winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was a member of the Canadian Opera Company Studio Ensemble. She is one of Canada's most sought after sopranos. She describes herself as a "young Canadian soprano traveling the world to sing high notes." Born in BC, Osborne is a rising star who has her whole career ahead of her.
Simone will be joined on stage by Canadian pianist Anne Larlee. Their program will include songs of Mozart, Shumann, and award-winning Canadian composer Matthew Emery.


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Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley said any fears or concerns that gambling revenue targeted for education will be shifted elsewhere in the future are unfounded and unnecessary. If expanded gambling is approved in November, the governor says that by statute, 48.5 percent of slot machines and 15 percent of table games goes to the education trust fund. O'Malley points out that slots have already generated roughly $180 million for Maryland schools- and despite significant budget cuts in recent years, the state has consistently increased its overall commitment to education funding…
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Today the kids and I were rushing through the Dunkin Donuts drive thru on our way to dance class. It was a busy Monday morning but a very good one. After watching the news on Haiti and all the devastation I felt very blessed to be able to rush around our home, take a hot shower and get a coffee with donuts! My family is safe and together. The kids were giggling in the back seat and anxiously waiting for their frosted donut (yes I am that kind of mom).
As I paid for our yummy breakfast I told the woman at the window that I would like to pay for the car behind me as well. She gave me a very confused look and glanced up at the car in back of me. Then she looked at me again. I asked what the order was and if I could pay for it. The Dunkin lady said the car behind me ordered a hot chocolate and 2 donuts. I smiled and said ok, I would like to pay for that.
I don't know if she was just confused or irritated but she closed the window and started talking to another woman who worked there. Now the other woman was looking out the window at me with a look that surprised me. I would like to think it was just confusion but I don't know. Was I bothering them?? I smiled and waved. The woman nodded her head and allowed the other woman to ring it up. She coldly gave me back my change. I smiled again and said please just tell that woman behind me to have a wonderful day. She looked at me blankly and said, "I will."
A random act of kindness. Nothing big but I hope it put a smile on someone's face this morning. I would like to think it did but all I can picture in my mind are the scrunched up faces of the ladies working this morning.
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During Child Passenger Safety Week, September 19-25, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood held a press conference to showcase the current state of child passenger protection and urge families to have their CRs checked. He announced that NHTSA's 2009 fatality/injury data showed a three-percent drop in fatalities due to traffic crashes (including bicycle- and pedestrian-vehicle incidents) among children under age 15, compared to the year before, as shown in Traffic Safety Facts 2009: Children. Crash injuries to children also decreased overall, by 7 percent.
An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study summarized in the September 8, 2010, issue of Status Report shows that usage of tethers for forward-facing child restraints has not increased in recent years. The report, based on observations made this summer of more than 1,500 child restraints, found a 43 percent overall tether usage rate. When looking only at the vehicles made in 2001 and after, when factory-installed tether anchors were required, 47 percent of tethers were used, but even this higher number dropped by 4 percent when counting only those that were tightly adjusted. The researchers stressed the need for more attention to tethers in public education, whether CRs are being installed with lower anchors or with seat belts.
A new NHTSA study, "Children Injured in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes," analyzes the frequency of incapacitating crash injuries to children, as well as the most common types of injuries that occur. The research looks at children in three groups: under age 1, ages 1 to 3, and ages 4 to 7. The real-world data verify that significant injury is far more common among unrestrained children and in certain types of crashes, and that child restraints reduce the likelihood of incapacitating injury for all three age groups. The head was the most common region of injury for all children, but the type of head injury varied by age group, as did types of serious injury to other body regions.
Transport Canada recently updated its website to include the findings of CR crash test research it conducted between 2003 and 2009. Included along with the research description and findings are many crash test video clips. The videos depict a wide range of CR models and dummy sizes crashed in a variety of vehicle models. Tests were done for both LATCH (UAS, or Universal Anchorage System, in Canada) and seat belt installations, with and without tethers.
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(UAL) United Airlines Unveils New Lounge
The wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) – United Airlines – launched the new United Club in Concourse A at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The 6,096-square-foot United Club – the second lounge to be designed as per the airline's new concept – displays a new interior and offers passengers more comfort with new and improved furnishings along with views of the Cascade Mountains, a refreshed bar and lobby overlooking the United terminal. There are also the facilities of additional workstations and power outlets.
With the first United Club being opened last year in Terminal 2 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, the airline is planning to unveil the next Club in Terminal 2 at San Diego International Airport later this summer.
All the United Club members will receive complimentary snacks, beverages and Wi-Fi connectivity. Further, throughout 2013, select United Clubs will bestow members a complimentary guided tasting of Glenfiddich.
On the same day, United Airlines announced the restructuring of its operations at the Seattle-Tacoma airport. The company shifted the gates to Concourse A and relocated its ticket counters to the south end of the main terminal. This will provide flyers easy accessibility to gates, making their journey smooth.
United Continental remains focused on improving its level of services in the air and on the ground and aims to invest over $50 million in 2013 renewing several of the airline's 49 United Club locations.
In the coming days, the Chicago based carrier will open the new Terminal B at the south concourse in Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. In the pipeline, there are plans to retrofit its gate areas in Terminal 2 and commence a new customer service center at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
United Continental – which has business tie-ups with Embraer S.A. (ERJ) and The Boeing Company (BA) – currently holds a Zacks Rank #3, implying a Hold rating. Earlier this week, United Airlines entered into a deal with partner SkyWest Airlines – an affiliate of SkyWest Inc. (SKYW). Per the deal, SkyWest will run the 40 E175 aircraft under the United Express brand.
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Hours of operation:
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Calendars, special event planning, and more.
Keeping George Washington's promise, our office manages the generous gifts that people make to the college.
Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
The Barbara and George Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning supports a culture of sharing expertise, experiences, and best practices to support the mission of the Washington College and to meet the needs of our students.
Administers the college's study abroad programs, provides programming and services to international students that are specific to their international status, advises faculty on overseas activities, and develops initiatives to further internationalize the campus.
The Office of Intercultural Affairs is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment essential for all students' cultural development and academic success.
Office of Student Financial Aid
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Phone: 410-778-7810
Office: Lower level of Wicomico Residence House
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Helping our students along their paths, from interns to executives.
College Relations and Marketing
We tell it, share it, and show it! College communications HQ, including media information, branding and Web guidelines, and official downloads.
The Office of English Language Learning supports English-language learning students throughout their academic careers. It also facilitates their adaption to the American educational system and strives to alleviate cross-cultural misunderstandings that occur between students and faculty.
Health Services is an on-campus health clinic that provides healthcare and education to our full- time college students on an appointment basis.
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Phone: 410-778-7261
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Friday: 8:00 -10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
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The Planning Committee participates and involves the College community in the development and implementation of College priorities and plans.
The Quantitative Skills Center provides peer tutoring for all courses that have a quantitative component.
We can help with all your computer needs!
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The Center for Environment & Society at Washington College supports interdisciplinary research and education, exemplary stewardship of natural and cultural resources, and the integration of ecological and social values.
Providing and arranging campus services for outside groups and individuals.
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OIT is responsible for the College's core data networks, telephone services, technology purchasing and administrative data processing systems.
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The mission of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is to enhance institutional effectiveness by providing information that supports and strengthens decision-making and planning processes at Washington College. The central objectives of the Office are to provide systematic, objective, timely, and accurate research in support of the College's goals, planning, and decision-making.
The Office of Student Engagement contributes to the holistic education of Washington College students by providing co-curricular opportunities focused on enhancing personal, educational, leadership, and social development.
Our office manages grants and academic services, and also oversees campus events.
Our office home to all the homes! Find hall details, floorplans, forms and checklists. Meet your Resident Advisor!
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Is your teenage daughter or son experiencing a lot of hair loss these days? Are you trying out several ways to prevent it but just cannot seem to end it? Well teen hair loss is a common problem and is faced by several teenagers around the world. There could be many reasons behind this such as poor diet, lack of proper hair care, stress, hormonal fluctuations etc. If you wish to help your teen deal with teen hair loss, then the following are the top 6 ways to do so:
1. Proper Oiling and Hair Care
One of the best ways to deal with teen hair loss is to provide hair with a lot of day to day care.The hair care routine of your teen must include proper oiling with good natural oil such as jasmine oil, olive oil, almond oil or coconut oil etc. besides oiling, the teen must shampoo hair using a shampoo or conditioner which does not contain too many chemicals aschemicals can lead to falling of hair. Dry hair must not be washed too often but oily hair may need regular washing.
2. Nutritious Diet
Diet plays a major role in the strengthening of hair and their overall quality. Make sure your teen gets a well-balanced diet full of nutrients and vitamins. Opt for a protein rich diet that includes foods such as eggs, milk, yoghurt, green vegetables and lentils etc. good eating habits can easily reverse the effects of hair loss and may lead to promotion of hair growth.
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Another way to deal with teen hair loss is to avoid the use of too much hair styling like hair blow drying, hair straightening, hair curling etc. teach the importance of naturally beautiful hair to your teenager daughter who may be influenced by modern day hair styling methods. Too much heat can damage the hair and make the hair strands brittle and hence moreprone to breakage.
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If your teenage son or daughter is in the habit of regular hair coloring or streaking, then you must explain to them the damage this can do to their hair. Such hair coloring products are often full of harmful chemicals that can again make the hair brittle and the roots weak. This may lead to hair fall and hence should be avoided as much as possible.
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Improper combing can also lead to damaged hair and a lot of hair fall. It is important to teach teens to comb their hair properly and avoid combing them when they are wet since wet hair ismost brittle and prone to breakage. Also, too much combing can also be harmful for hair. A comb with thick bristles spaced apart must be used rather than a brush which tends to break more hair.
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A postdoctoral position in "Biophysics and Computer Science" is available at the Center for Life Nanoscience at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (CLNS@SAPIENZA, Rome, Italy).
The post doc will work on a project that aims at investigating the occurrence of emergent behavior within morphogenetic events occurring in vitro and in vivo in cell populations derived from single human stem cells. The project involves the use of long-term time lapse microscopy and other advanced microscopy tools. The detailed analysis and modeling of migratory and replicative behavior of single cells will be later integrated with single cell analysis of transcriptome and epigenome. The time lapse will be used to reconstruct the genealogical tree and the movements of the cells using an automatized computer code.
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A recent Businessweek article featuring Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz should be required reading for REALTORS. Its main point – that the Starbucks that told its employees "do anything you feel like" has finally met the cold reality of customer expectations. With sales dropping and stores closing, the Seattle-based giant has had to wake up and smell the coffee. Gone are the boom years, when Starbucks opened a store a week, hired "partners" not employees, and left it up to them to "organically" figure out how to pour coffee and make customers happy. Turns out that was a stupid business model. Not unlike another industry that was only profitable during a credit boom.
When credit was cheap, customers would drink anything, as long as it was chic. Much like the housing business, much of it has turned out to be lukewarm. Today $4 cups of coffee alone can't capture enough customers, no matter what the "experience" is like in the store. Moreover, many stores' experience isn't all that great, exactly because it has been left to untrained people with no specific process. Again, not unlike the real estate industry that hires recently licensed "agents," sticks them on the phones or at open houses, and wonders why so few customers are converted into deals.
Starbucks, at least, is learning to grow up. Critically, it is learning that process matters. Much like the dot-coms eventully learned that profits matter, Starbucks has to become more than just image-centric. Consumers desire consistency of outcomes and dependable value – which only comes from managing people operating sound performace processes. All of which parallels the real estate brokerage business that's learning it has outgrown the mom-and-pop model, even with big websites and electronic lock boxes, where anything and anyone goes…
Not, says the consumer, any longer.
Ironically, most REALTORS earn about the same as Starbucks coffee shop employees. After taxes and without Starbuck's basic benefits like health insurance, vacation and stock options, 75% of REALTORS actually fare worse. As for the customer, with plenty of alternatives, it turns out both industries require more than just a "people business" operating model that both tradionally mouthed.
Customer value means more than just nice people. And that's where both industries have much to learn about process.
Starbucks started out there, but 16,000 stores later found that without specific production processes and active managers, they lost control of the "experience." REALTORS also used to control the experience, mostly when they had tight control of information; with their strangle-hold gone, agent-personality alone just isn't enough to sustain customer loyalty in the future.
And less than 30% of customers use the same REALTOR again the second time to sell their home. Or third. Or fourth.
Both industries are grappling with this change: The need to create business models that go beyond the truism that it's all about people. It may be true; but it's not enough. For consumers, good people, high service and honest relationships are the beginning of the value equation. Consistent outcomes, understandable processes and reasonably determined fees must also factor into any service business proposition. When these things remains uncertain for millions of transactions annually, it's no wonder either industry faces challenges when consumers are watching their spending more closely.
The parallels are perfect. Starbucks was renowned for being the place where "… most of its existence was fast-growing and free-flowing, a place where the experience was everything. A place where the boss led by instinct, where authenticity was what counted." This is the very model of most struggling (and failing) real estate companies today, who have left their success up to managers who work from the gut, and agents who wheel-and-deal the experience mostly with the customer's dreams and money. The focus – and marketing – is about the "experience" rather than the actual outcomes.
And customers won't buy that any more. Not, at least, without a discount. And neither industry can afford a price cut.
Most of the Starbucks experience was created by the customers, not the company. The "sit and sip on sofas" experience depended entirely upon which other customers were in the shop at the time, not the employees interacting with the customer. Employees could barely keep up with the long lines – because their process was too "free flowing" it took 8 minutes to pour a cup of coffee. No time left to create experience, really. And once the grunge-group youth hit their credit card limits, the only customers left making the experience were soccer-moms trailing kindergarden kids and retirees. The experience changed because it was completely out of the control of the company. And Starbucks core-customer, the Gen X buyer, simply decided it wasn't the experience they wanted any longer.
Just like today's real estate office.
When the customer experience changed, all that was left was competition on price and service. Starbucks' Gen X customers decided to just buy cheaper coffee, once all the seats in the shop were occupied by kids and grandparents. It was no longer their 'scene' so the drive-through at Dunkin Donuts was an equivalent substitute: Long lines, poor service and no desire to sit around with those customers either, but half the price.
The same lesson is being learned at real estate companies. Their customers are left questioning the price, since the experience is so unpredictable. Core Gen X buyers and broke Baby Boomer sellers are suddenly asking why it costs $36,000 to sell a $600,000 home, as much as they paid for the Honda hybrid. Neither offers their loyalty automatically any more, certainly not to the bank-owned agents who won't call you back, even after you put a full-price offer in on their foreclosure. And forget about Gen Y buyers getting an agent to communicate by text messages. If you want them to leave a voice mail, Gen Y is going to go look at FSBO's by themselves. At least they don't have to pay a commission for a bad experience.
When customer start to give up – walking out of the coffee shop or waiting for an agent to text them back – the writing is on the wall. Perhaps that's why Starbucks' CEO also said, "We got swept up," Schultz says. "We stopped asking: How can we do better? We had a sense of entitlement. And I'm here to tell you that's over." Is anyone saying that in real estate brokerage? Maybe, but certainly not loudly. While Starbucks seems to have understood that process matters, the real estate industry can't seem to get the message. Too much recruiting still claims it's "all about the agents." Too few companies even know how many customer inquiries go un-answered each day. Even those with the best technology aren't making the process changes necessary – to training, management and quality controls – to get customers to come back regularly.
Instead, customers are walking away, while agents are still preening in the mirror. While Starbucks is learning how to pour a cup of coffee all over again, too many REALTORS are just waiting for their entitlement days to return again.
The bad news is that too few will be around to see them return; The good news is that at least Starbucks will still be hiring.


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(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline's blog. If you are interested in participating in this or any other Circle blog salon, email Gus Schulenburg.)
Diversity & Inclusion blog salon: Disability in the American Theatre
JACQUELINE LAWTON: First, tell me about the work you do as a theatre artist or administrator.
ANN MARIE MORELLI: I have been a professional actress for 25 years both in NYC and regionally. Currently, in addition to performing, I am an administrative assistant with Theater Breaking Through Barriers, formally Theater By the Blind, a theater dedicated to advancing the careers of performers with disabilities. We are an integrated company of disabled and non-disabled people working together seamlessly. We are one of the few theaters dedicated to working with Performers with Disabilities and the only professional Off –Broadway Company of its kind in NYC. In my administrative capacity, I am in charge of new play research and development. I also help to find new talent and coordinate special projects. In fact, right now we are preparing for a special performance at the UN in NYC. We have been invited to perform at the opening ceremonies on Dec. 3, 2013 for International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This is our second invitation from the UN in 2 months. We also performed on Oct. 10 to help raise awareness for Disaster Risk Reduction while another branch of our company travelled to Zagreb, Croatia to perform at the Blind in Theater Festival, an international theater festival which brings together blind and low-vision theater companies to share works and exchange ideas.
JL: Where do you live? How has your community addressed issues of disability for its theatre artists and administrators, and also its audience? How has this impacted your work?
AM: I live in Midtown Manhattan. I am very fortunate, because I live at Manhattan Plaza, a housing complex dedicated to performing artists. It is completely accessible to me. In fact, most areas are because of A.D.A. rules. Our company, by our mission, is dedicated to being accessible to people of all abilities. Generally, public areas are accessible. We just need to get to the point where facilities are made accessible for performers as well as audience. Since we unfortunately do not own our theater space, we as a company have purchased ramps to make back stage areas accessible to our wheelchair users. We also have tricks to make the stage more accessible to blind and low vision actors, like using rope or raised areas on stage that they can feel with their feet so that they can navigate the space easier and have created sound cues that have multiple frequencies to help our hard of hearing actors hear cues.
JL: Do we need disability based theaters and programs? What is gained by having stories of a certain community told by artists of that community? What is lost?
AM: We should not need. We are all people. We all have stories to tell. No two people have the same experience in life, so as theater artists, we need to tell our story from our own perspective.
We have made great strides in racial equality in the arts, though, of course, there can be more. Disability is the next prejudice we need to conquer.
I was "able-bodied" for most of my life and I know the fear that is attached with the prospect of disability. I believe that fear is the real reason for discrimination of any kind.
We need to recognize that and once we do, then I think that then we can overcome it.
JL: What practical action steps and/or resources would you recommend to local, regional and national theatre companies who would like to address issues of accessibility for its artists and administrators, and audiences?
AM: We should see that if a person is qualified to do a job, they should be given the opportunity to do it. We can't say that a person is less than without seeing what they can do. Every person disabled or not has strengths and weaknesses. Focus on peoples strengths.
JL: Why is it important that we continue to have these conversations to address issues of disability in theatre?
AM: 15% of the world is living with a disability– that is over 1 billion people and as life expectancy gets longer, more and more people are becoming part of that number. No person wants to be defined by one single characteristic. I can no longer walk and I use a wheelchair to ambulate. I didn't start using a chair until about 7 years ago. What makes anyone think that it is all I am? I have never wanted to be an advocate for PWD's, but circumstances in my life even before my own disability, have made me realize that disability is something that most of us have to deal with in some way in our lives and that it does not define a person.
JL: As an advocate of disability in the theatre, can you recommend plays that I should be reading or playwrights I should be following?
AM: There are of course the plays of John Belluso, Lynn Manning, David Freeman and others but rather than looking to do plays by and for people with disabilities, I think that it is our obligation to broaden our perceptions of casting and realize that with certain exceptions, (physical limitations to play a character) a PWD should be given a level playing field. Granted you wouldn't cast a man in a wheelchair to play Jessie Owens (unless it's a man who thinks he's Jessie Owens, in which case all bets are off) but why not a blind Willie Loman or a wheelchair using Hermia ( which I did)? Theater is about creating your own world, so anything should be possible.
Ann Marie Morelli is an actress and administrative assistant with Theater Breaking Through Barriers, a professional Off-Broadway theater company in NYC. TBTB established in 1979 as Theater by the Blind, is an integrated theater company that works with artists, writers, designers and staff with and without disabilities. She studied theatre at Marywood University and The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. She has worked in NYC, regionally and internationally for over 20 years.
Jacqueline E. Lawton received her MFA in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James A. Michener fellow. Her plays include Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-tied; Deep Belly Beautiful; The Devil's Sweet Water; The Hampton Years; Ira Aldridge: Love Brothers Serenade, Mad Breed and Our Man Beverly Snow. She has received commissions from Active Cultures Theater, Discovery Theater, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History, Round House Theatre and Theater J. A 2012 TCG Young Leaders of Color, she has been nominated for the Wendy Wasserstein Prize and a PONY Fellowship from the Lark New Play Development Center. She resides in Washington DC and is a member of Arena Stage's Playwrights' Arena. jacquelinelawton.com


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Mum's Dead Daughter Speaks from the Spirit World
'When we drove our young daughter Kalle to hospital on Easter weekend 1992 we had no idea what horrors were to await us over the next few days. As far as we knew Kalle had nothing more than croup." says her mum Karen Kopec from Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire.
'Kalle had just celebrated her birthday and the bright early morning light reminded me of the time, four years ago, when my husband Stan drove me to the
hospital to give birth to her.
'Our gentle mood turned to horror when Kalle began to choke at the hospital. She had epiglotitus caused by the hib virus- a similar illness to meningitis- that causes severe swelling in the throat- and her attack was so severe that soon she was on a life support machine with all its intimidating tubes, screens and wires.
'Kalle lay in intensive care for three days. The doctors broke the news to us: our bright little girl would never recover. The machine was keeping her alive and, in the unlikely event that she would ever regain consciousness, she would be little more than a vegetable. The machine needed to be switched off.
And there was another painful decision to make" says Kalle's dad, Stan, 'Which one of us would hold her as they switched off the life support? We both so much wanted to hold our little girl. Karen had brought her into this world so it seemed right that Karen should hug her tight as she left.'
'As the bleepers, monitors and lights became still I saw the light fade too from our little princess" says Karen "I knew that she had gone and what limply lay before me was not our sweet girl any more. We knew it was now over and at the same time Stan and I simultaneously heard a clear voice in our heads: "I'm not there now, mummy and daddy, please go home."'
Stan and Karen Kopec were left in a state of shock. Everyone else could express their grief, the house was full of family, friends, and neighbours shedding tears, but the couple were numb with unspoken pain. 'I don't know how we could be so strong' continues Karen 'It almost made me feel guilty and, in some ways, frustrated to have to comfort everyone else.
'Now I look back, I feel that Kalle knew that she was going to die- even before she became ill. The day she first became poorly I saw a competition in a magazine for children to draw their ideal house so I suggested that Kalle occupy herself by drawing one. Kalle was normally a very talented four year old artist yet she produced a strange picture that, in retrospect, may have been a premonition of her future'
Karen showed me the drawing. Kalle had drawn a large, square, white building with a flat roof that looked like a hospital. Outside of this she drew herself playing in the pink and blue flowers which Kalle had said was her now. Through the window on the left was a little girl ill in an iron bed with bars. This was surrounded by boxes with wires- a picture that represented her future in hospital perhaps? To the right was another large window but inside there was nothing. Maybe Kalle was saying, this is me now, this is me in the future, but the last room, her death, she didn't understand so in this she drew nothing.
'Another strange thing was that Kalle believed that at night she was be visited by a man called Michael who she used to talk to in front of me. She loved the music of Michael Jackson and I wondered if this was a fantasy about him. On her headstone we put some of the words from his songs and now if I listen to the words of 'Heal the World' and 'Will you be there?', her favourite songs that she sang before her illness. The words now seem particular poignant as they talk about how beautiful the life is hereafter.'
The first communication that Karen and Stan had from Kalle's spirit came in the form of another drawing. A psychic artist, who had never seen a photograph of Kalle, sent the Kopec's a coloured pencil sketch of how Kalle's spirit looked now. Comparing it to a photograph I could see that there was a striking resemblance- the artist, Mave from Liverpool, had even drawn the small mark on Kalle's cheek.. 'The one thing that the psychic artist had got completely wrong though," says Karen "were the eyes- Kalle had brown eyes not blue ones as the picture showed.'
Prior to her reading with myself Karen had briefly met another medium 'He said that he wanted to tell me something from a little girl on the spirit side' says Karen '"She says that she's got big blue eyes now!"'
Karen and Stan felt that Kalle had been trying to communicate with them in other ways too. 'We used to see spiralling blue lights in our room and at other times smelt a overwhelming scent of flowers and a feeling of warmth when we talked about her- a smell that used to follow us then disappear as quickly as it came.' says Stan. 'After she died our doctor friend in Australia received a phone call saying Kalle had died a few hours earlier, he said he knew something had happened because he had seen her figure stood in his bedroom- he didn't even know that Kalle had been ill.'
It was at a psychic fair at Ocean Village in Southampton, where I was giving Tarot readings, that Karen first came for a sitting with myself. 'We only went along because it was raining and we had nothing better to do' says Karen 'little did I know that it would be a life changing experience.'
'Craig lay out the tarot cards but soon pushed them aside saying that he wanted, with my permission, to work with me mediumistically. Although he was tired and the noisy conditions were difficult to work with, there was a lady and a little girl insisting that they talk with me. The lady he described was my aunt who Craig said was helping with the communication. "Your little girl is worried about your mum" said Craig "she's taken her granddaughter's death very badly"- which was quite true. When I spoke to mum immediately after the reading I realised that her depression over Kalle was far, far more serious than I had realised.
'Craig proceeded to give me proof of Kalle's survival of death. He said that she died when she was four but would be six now and that she died covered in tubes and wires in intensive care on the 23rd April. She had, he said, a swollen throat, a bad stomach and passed over just after her birthday of the 23rd March. (her birthday was the 22nd March).
'I was stunned as Craig reeled off the facts about Kalle's passing. He said that her name sounds something like Sally but it was the little things that clinched it. A reading that was supposed to be ten minutes went on for an hour. This was the first time I had got a really positive link with my child and Kalle wasn't going to let Craig go. Tears were running down Craig's cheeks as he made this emotional link.
'Craig described her long brown hair that I had stroked as Kalle lay dying, her favourite red wellies. He talked about her treasured hat with a flower in the middle, her toy helicopter, her racing car with only three wheels, her allergy to cheese and the old teddy, that used to have a red bow, and which had been put in the coffin with her. There was a little pink teddy with her too communicated Kalle- one that her friend gave her at the hospital.
Kalle sent her love to her dad and the my 'dead' aunt interjected to say to stop worrying about the tax bill. Craig said she was talking about Nana Nana with the bad legs and how she lived next door to the pigs. (Nana, Nana was her pet name for Karen's Grandma who I found out later had recently started suffering from her legs) Kalle also expressed her love for her baby brother Luca and said that a new baby brother who looked just like her. He had just been born and she said that there was a little baby sister to come in the near future.
'Craig said that Kalle was showing him an unfinished dolls house that her Dad had made with its pretty pink furniture and how her brother Stefan likes to now play with her toys particularly her helicopter. He described a horse in the mud- a horse had stood on her foot but the soft mud had prevented any bones being broken.'
"Kalle went on to say how she loved her brother Luca and her baby brother Stefan. And she said she would soon have a new baby sister.
"I thought there was no way that could be true. I had been told that I should not have any more children, even though I was desperate to have another little girl."
Karen had already had two Caesareans, while an ectopic pregnancy had left her with extensive scarring. A consultant had said another pregnancy would be very risky, as Karen's womb might not be able to hold the baby.
By the time Stan appeared, Karen was in pieces. "He wondered what had been going on, but I said that I'd tell him when we got home," she says. When they talked later both found it hard to come to terms with what had happened. But, during another session with me, I told Karen that she was pregnant with a baby girl.
Although Karen felt this could not possibly be true, she nevertheless found comfort in the sessions. "They gave us strength because, for the first time, we felt as if Kalle was still with us. Her death nearly ripped the family apart; now we felt we could carry on."
But soon after, to her great joy, Karen found out she was pregnant- and a scan confirmed it was a girl. The astounded family eagerly awaited the birth of a very special baby.
Kodie was born in November 95 "This is a dream come true," says Karen. "But although it's wonderful to have another little girl, this doesn't mean that we'll forget about Kalle.
"When she died, I was so low that I thought I'd never get back up again. But we're slowly getting there.
"And I know Kalle is still with us. Just the other night, I asked her for a cuddle and felt her arms around me."
In conclusion Karen says of her brush with mediumistic communication: 'Craig and now Spiritualism has given Stan and I the courage to carry on. Our mutual suffering has brought us even closer together. Most of all I like to think that Kalle's over there and, although our time together was short, she may think to herself "I've had two nice parents who adored me".
'Her tragedy has given me an insight into the values of life and if my story of hope in darkness helps just one mother who feels the way I do I will be so happy. There is something far better and far greater that's just that little distance away.
'Kalle has gone home but I know she's always there if I need her.'
Karen is one of the bravest mum's I've met who conquered adversity with dignity and compassion at the loss of her little angel Kalle. For Kalle is indeed an angel for angels are spirits. Constant in every account of angels throughout history is that they are both messengers and companions to humans. Spirits become angels when they are sent. It is the nature of their office to bring messages of the highest hope, inspiration and comfort to those who suffer on earth. Kalle brought this message. She has no wings but she is an angel nonetheless.
Our work as mediums is dedicated to proving that there is life after death. Together, with my wife Jane, who is also a medium, I believe that we have brought comfort and inspiration to many desperate people like Karen who desperately need to know that there is more to this world than just the common place. Jane and I are not New Age gurus and we certainly don't have all the answers to life's many perplexing questions. Sometimes our clairvoyance and mediumship is accurate and precise but there are also times when the clear signals from beyond are clouded by our own thoughts.
I hope that the stories you are about to read may uplift your heart if you are bereaved and inspire those of you who are in search of spiritual truth. In addition I have brought together in this book some of the many incredible stories that I have researched for the British national papers. You will read of the strange stories that have happened to ordinary people who make no claim to having psychic powers. I hope that you will come to realise as you read this book that psychic powers are no just the possesion of the few but may indeed be an ancient ability that we have somehow lost as we have become 'civilised'. I hope that this book will open your mind to these powers, encourage you to observe your own sixth sense in action and perhaps even inspire you to unlock and enhance your own latent powers.
I am a reluctant medium. Like many people I had no intention of developing psychic powers, they were thrust upon me. That events of my life sometimes seemed to conspired to push me along this path. It has brought me both joy and woe and, most importantly, shown me that beyond the winding pathways of life lies my spiritual homeland.
You can read more about Mediums Contacting Loved Ones in my book: PSYCHIC ENCOUNTERS
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