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Ezra Taft Benson Quotes About ChristQuotes about: Christ
The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of people, and then they take themselves out of the slums. The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.
Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the [Book of Mormon] to expose and combat the falsehoods in socialism, organic evolution, rationalism, humanism, and so forth.…And our nation will continue to degenerate unless we read and heed the words of the God of this land, Jesus Christ, and quit building up and upholding the secret combinations which the Book of Mormon tells us proved the downfall of both previous American civilizations.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that some Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father. Jesus was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost.
I counsel you, in the words of Jesus Christ, to "watch and pray I always lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat" (3 Nephi 18:18). If you will earnestly seek guidance from your Heavenly Father, morning and evening, you will be given the strength to shun any temptation.
Pride does not look up to God and care about what is right. It looks sideways to man and argues who is right. Pride is manifest in the spirit of contention. Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule. Christ wanted to bring men to where He was. The devil wanted to be above men. Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was not my will, but thine be done
When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. Men and women changed for Christ will be captained by Christ. Their will is swallowed up in His will. They do always those things that please the Lord. Not only would they die for the Lord, but more important they want to live for Him. They stand as witnesses of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places. They have Christ on their minds, as they look unto Him in every thought. They have Christ in their hearts as their affections are placed on Him forever.
The Book of Mormon contains the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ (D&C 20:9). That does not mean it contains every teaching, every doctrine ever revealed. Rather, it means that in the Book of Mormon we will find the fulness of those doctrines required for our salvation. And they are taught plainly and simply so that even children can learn the ways of salvation and exaltation.
He is the way, the truth, and the light, and no one can come back into the presence of our Father in heaven except through him. Christ is God the Son and possesses every virtue in its perfection. Therefore, the only measure of true greatness is how close a man can become like Jesus. That man is greatest who is most like Christ, and those who love him most will be most like him.
The man [who] is greatest and most blessed and joyful [is one] whose life most closely approaches the pattern of Christ. This has nothing to do with earthly wealth, power, or prestige. The only true test of greatness, blessedness, joyfulness is how close can a life come to being like the Master, Jesus Christ. He is the right way, the full truth, and the abundant life.
Ezra Taft Benson
- Born: August 4, 1899
- Died: May 30, 1994
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Re: AP Board of Intermediate Model Papers
Here I am providing the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Board Of Intermediate Education English Model Paper.
I. Annotate any two of the following. 2 x 4 = 8 Marks
a) There he was gladly accepted as a delegate and found himself
lodged with the other oriental delegates to the parliament.
b) You are asking a profound question. Ive no idea who I am ! All
my life I have been trying to find the answer. Are you sure you
know who you are ?
c) He cried out on his mother. Shell never know. You went on and
on hitting. You were horrible. Why did you ?
d) He turned to look at his parents. They were not there, ahead of him.
II Annotate any two of the following. 2 x 4 = 8 Marks
a) .. the work was done _______
How soon my Lucys race was run
b) I will shade in from the heat till he can bear,
To lean in joy upon our fathers knee.
c) I am Indian, very brown, born in Malabar
d) If you can trust yourself, when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too.
III Answer any two of the following questions in about 75 words
each. 2 x 4 = 8 Marks
a) Why arent we ready for an experiment of cloning the whole
world ?
b) What is the condition of the family living in a hut in a valley in
c) What are the different objects that attract the child at the fair ?
d) How did the tiger assure the public about their safety ?
IV Answer any two of the following questions in about 75 words
each. 2 x 4 = 8 Marks
a) Narrate the events that led to the death of the deer in The Tiger and
the Deer ?
b) How does Kamala Das describe her English ?
c) What kind of beauty is reflected in Lucys face ?
d) What does the mother teach the little black boy ?
V Answer any one of the following question in about 150 words
each. 1 x 8 = 8 Marks
a) Who is Jim Hawkins ? Why is he eager to go to sea for the treasure
hunt ? How does he boast of his courage and heroism ? In what
way does Jim help the Squire and the Doctor ?
b) What is the significance of the black spot ? Describe the two
incidents related to it.
c) What do you know about the pirates from your study of the novel ?
Why do they often risk sea adventures ?
Here I am providing the PDF for the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Board Of Intermediate Education English paper, So you can download it from here free of cost.
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New Brunswick Court of Appeal rules that Estate is not entitled to future 'lost income' deceased would have earned.
The recent New Brunswick Court of Appeal case of Higgins Estate v Arseneau, 2014 NBCA 65, will be of interest for anyone involved with fatality claims in New Brunswick. It confirms that in such cases, the Estate of the deceased is not permitted to claim future "lost income" which the deceased person would have earned, had the tort not resulted in their death. In successfully defending the case, David G. O'Brien, QC and Patrick Dunn, of Cox & Palmer, argued that claimable damages in a fatal accident case are limited to claims of dependants, as defined by the Fatal Accidents Act, and claims by the estate under the Survival of Actions Act for "actual pecuniary loss", interpreted so as to exclude post-death loss of income. The Court of Appeal agreed. The Estate's argument, claiming what is essentially the lost "value of the Estate", has been raised previously in New Brunswick cases, but the issue had never before made it to the Court of Appeal. The argument originated with a 1997 decision from the Alberta Court of Appeal, which endorsed such claims. At that time, the Alberta statute wording was the same as the present New Brunswick Survival of Actions Act. The Alberta statute was later changed by their Legislature to expressly avoid such claims. Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland/Labrador Courts have previously ruled on this issue, with the same final result as this most recent Higgins Estate decision from the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. The time to serve and file an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (60 days) has not yet run.


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1997 Honda Odyssey
By on 8/6/13 | Mascot, TN
I just bought mine going on 17 year old Honda Odyssey with 220,000 miles on it. I am an ASE Certified Master Technician and I am very impressed with this van. Of course it is a Honda and they are by far the best vehicles on the road. The only problems this van has are owner induced or just normal wear and tear. If your van does not drive like a brand new Accord then it is time for a new set of struts. My personal recommendation is to use KYB struts. This van has had regular oil changes and timing belt replacements but that is about it on maintenance so I am doing 17 years worth of maintenance to it all at one time. Here is what I've done to mine and my brand recommendations for the greatest performance and reliability based on 20 years worth of experience. It is getting New Bosch IR infusion plugs, Standard/BWD/Belden wires, all new Gates belts & hoses (radiator & heater), complete Gates timing belt set with new tensioners-idlers-water pump, Fel-Pro valve cover gasket & distributor O-ring, KYB GR-2 struts, Beck & Arnley front motor mount, Wagner/Bendix Pads & Rotors, K&N air filter, PCV valve, Standard distributor cap & rotor, flushing all brake fluid and replacing with high quality DOT-4 fluid, servicing transmission 4 times with Honda fluid, oil change with 15,000 mile Mobile-1 & Fram synthetic filter and a new Exide battery. Other than oil changes I don't expect to touch a thing for the next 50,000 then it get new plugs, cap and rotor. When changing plugs never forget to always use anti-seize on the threads and dielectric grease on both ends of the wires. My van runs and drives like a brand new van. I hope these recommendations help someone out there because at this age all these things either have been done or need to be.
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good vehical good gas milage drives a bit like a tank but carries 7 people & heavy load with no problem no issues with this vans engine going one million miles
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I own a 97 honda accord EX and so far for the past year i have had zero problems with it. Not everything works, but for a 13 year old car that is expected. This car was also in a big crash about two years ago and there are dents on every side of the car, but it still drives great. It does leak some oil, i have to put in about a quart every two months but that is a low price to pay for a car that just hit the 200K mark. I really enjoy how it drives like a car, even though the suspention is very soft. This is a great van and for the size gets great mpg, at 18 (city) and about 26 (highway).
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My Odyssey EX was purchased new in February of '97. I had a '90 Accord EX before that. I bought the Odydssey because it was easier to get in and out of, the Accord being very low, and I'm a senior citizen. The Odyssey, however, drives like a car and is very confortable. Only Honda service people have ever serviced my auto. It has had regular check-ups, oil changes, etc. I'm only on my second set of tires since I don't drive really long distances. It's twelve years old but still drives and rides like a new car. It has only 43,766 mi. so far. It turns on a dime and is so easy to manuever. I've enjoyed driving it from the beginning and will be driving it indefinitely.
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Smart Packaging Comes To Market: Brand Enhancement with Electronics 2014-2024
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|智慧型包裝實用化:透過電子產品強化品牌印象 Smart Packaging Comes To Market: Brand Enhancement with Electronics 2014-2024
|出版日期: 2014年03月01日
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"The global demand for electronic smart packaging will grow to over $1.45 billion in the next decade."
Electronics and electrics are already used in packaging, from winking rum bottles and talking pizza boxes to aerosols that emit electrically charged insecticide that chases the bug. Electronic medication packs record how much is taken and when and prompts the user. Reprogrammable phone decoration has arrived. But that is just a warm up. The key enabling technology - printed electronics - often used with other conventional electronics - can make new packaging and product features feasible. Consequently, many leading brand owners have recently put multidisciplinary teams onto the adoption of the new paper thin electronics on their high volume packaging. It will provide a host of consumer benefits and make competition look very tired indeed. This is mainly about modern merchandising - progressing way beyond static print - and dramatically better consumer propositions.
Consumer goods market for e-packaging devices in millions of units*
*For the full forecast data please purchase this report
Source: IDTechEx
This report reveals the global demand for electronic smart packaging devices is currently at a tipping point and will grow rapidly to $1.45 billion within 10 years. The electronic packaging (e-packaging) market will remain primarily in consumer packaged goods (CPG) reaching 14.5 billion units that have electronic functionality within a decade.
E-packaging addresses the need for brands to reconnect with the customer or face oblivion from copying. That even applies to retailer own brands. It addresses the ageing population's consequent need for disposable medical testers and drug delivery devices. Electronic packaging addresses the fact that one third of us have difficulty reading ever smaller instructions.
The rapid growth will be driven by trials now being carried out by leading CPG companies and the rapid technical developments emanating for over 3000 organisations, half of them academic, that are currently working on printed and potentially printed electronics.
The six main factors driving the rapid growth of electronic smart packaging are:
There will also be growth from existing applications such as talking pizza boxes, winking logos on multipacks of biscuits and bottles of rum, compliance monitoring blisterpacks in drug trials, prompting plastic bottles of drugs that prompt the user, testers on batteries and reprogrammable decoration on mobile phones. However, IDTechEx's projected adoption only represents a few percent of CPG packages being fitted with these devices in 2024.
There are still many challenges to be addressed, including creating sustainable e-packaging products rather than one-off projects. Cost and lack of integrators and complete product designers are current limitations.
All of these trends, including detailed ten year forecasts, are covered in this IDTechEx report "Smart Packaging Comes To Market: Brand Enhancement with Electronics 2014-2024". The report reveals many ways in which brands can create a sharp increase in market share, customer satisfaction and profitability. It covers case studies of successes and failures and why.
To gain very high volume, and therefore lowest costs, by selling across all industries, basic hardware platforms such as the very low cost talking label must be developed. These are discussed. The detailed market forecasts, statistics for associated industries, pros and cons, technology choices and lessons of success and failure provide a lucid, compact analysis for the busy executive. There is much for both non-technical and technical readers.
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A new sewer pipeline beneath the Anglesea River is fully operational after a major replacement project.
The project was completed on 22 December 2011, ahead of its Christmas deadline.
The pipeline was fast-tracked to meet the demands of the summer tourist influx in Anglesea. Flows to the Anglesea treatment facility have already increased more than 4-fold in January.
We're now finalising the re-instatement of the construction site and contributing funds to a Surf Coast Shire project to lay new turf in the area.
Barwon Water would like to thank Anglesea residents for their cooperation, patience and understanding throughout this project.
August 2011: Barwon Water staff detected a leak in the original pipeline in August 2010 by checking logs of flows to the Anglesea Water Reclamation Plant. A tear was discovered in the pipeline, beneath the Anglesea River.
The pipe was shut down and sewerage was transported by truck to the treatment plant.
We considered a number of repair options but none proved feasible due to the difficult location of the leak and concern for the surrounding environment. The decision was made to replace the entire river crossing. The Barwon Water Alliance was engaged to undertake the work.
September 2011: A temporary above-ground pipe was laid through walking paths in Coogoorah Park.
November 2011: A drilling rig was set up on the west side of the river to tunnel 12.5 metres below its deepest point. Lengths of pipe were laid out on the east side and welded together to form a continuous 330 metre pipeline.
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cisco, deviating from typically only serving enterprises, has entered the home consumer market in its purchase of linksys, a manufacturer of network products marketed primarily toward home users. cisco will acquire linksys by using us$500 million dollars of its common stock. the deal is expected to become finalized later this year.
cisco sees potential growth in the home broadband market, and will utilize linksys to tap into this market. last year saw $3.7 billion spent by consumers and smbs (small and medium-sized businesses), and that is expected to double worldwide in the next three years. linksys will operate as a separate division under cisco and will still sell products under the linksys brand name.
cisco has been expanding its reach into ip telephony as well through its recent purchase of signalworks (see our previous coverage).
read more on this topic at cnet and reuters.
brian's opinion
cisco is definitely smart to expand its customer base into home networks. cisco has typically put all its eggs in one basket, and has been hurt by that with the recent downturn in the economy. home networks are sure to expand as consumers have better access to broadband.
linksys gains in acquiring cisco's reputation for quality. my personal experience has been that it is not very typical for businesses to acquire linksys networking products over intel and 3com. maybe linksys' new relationship with cisco can change all that. it would be smart for cisco and linksys to team up in marketing to get linksys products used more in businesses.
linksys definitely has a big hold over the consumer segment of the market. this is something cisco was lacking. by moving into the market through an acquisition cisco eliminates the higher risk of starting its own home consumer division.
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|perfect move (12:37pm est fri mar 21 2003)
by purchasing linksys, cisco can sell items at different price points very easy. linksys will be the cheap stuff and the cisco branded stuff will be expensive, enterprise strength. i don't believe that they will even canabalize each others sales.
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|linksys is more innovative than cisco (12:42pm est fri mar 21 2003)
just look at the linksys product line. – by linksys fan
|re: linksys is more innovative than cisco (12:50pm est fri mar 21 2003)
what are you talking about? more innovative? ok, i can see it now, att will start using linksys epuipment for there core routers on there network any day now. – by cisco fan
|netgear? (12:52pm est fri mar 21 2003)
they might have been better off going with netgear – by caffeine free
|hmmm… (2:15pm est fri mar 21 2003)
"my personal experience has been that it is not very typical for businesses to acquire linksys networking products over intel and 3com."
i know you said that your personal experiences saw people pick intel and 3com over linksys, but as an admin linksys is the only brand of nics and routers i purchase. easy to use, configure, and not too expensive. i only use intel for their nice switches. – by bm
|i can't believe that this article… (2:19pm est fri mar 21 2003)
doesn't have alot more post than it does. this is really big news. so many questions come to mind after reading this article. will cisco decide to phase out linksys's name and take over with cisco? will the product line for linksys live up to the functionality and stability of the famous cisco product lines?? this is really awsome, can't wait to see the outcome. – by techwarrior
|re: linksys fan (2:32pm est fri mar 21 2003)
are you kidding? the only thing linksys is innovating is cost cutting of their hardware, their products are shoddy and break without the slightest abuse, i have personaly had 2 routers die, and have know the only 3 people i know with linksys hardware have nothing but troubles (anyways linksys and cisco don't even serve the same markets). hopefully cisco will bring quality to the linksys line. i don't know what small companies use linksys bm but all our hardware is cisco/hp/intel linksys lacks the service systems to take care of problems quickly and efficently. – by next362″
|seems like a good fit (3:08pm est fri mar 21 2003)
i think both of these companies have had great succes at different ends of the market. for linksys, they get access to the tremendous knowledge and capital that is cisco, and cisco gets a top rate company that has done really well in the consumer space. seems like a win-win for both companies.
on a personal note, i just finished my home network(as much as any geek's forays are "finished" when at home!) and found the linksys router a fantastic product to work with. i wish the best of success to both companies. – by businessgeek
|brilliant (1:09pm est sat mar 22 2003)
i think it is a great idea. cisco has historically had a huge dependance on the enterprise market (as other suggested). by diversifying their customer base, they are more likely to ride out swings in the economy.
in response to next362's comments, i've had a linksys 4 port broadband router for nearly 3 years now and it is the most flexible router i've used. i have had up to 8 systems hooked up (through a cheapo hub uplinked) and it hasn't skipped a beat. it adapts very well to a changing network architecture (on a soho level of course). if you have more than 8 systems, and are constantly changing your routing tables, why the hell did you buy a consumer product? you're asking it to do something it wasn't designed for. – by crashless
|no… (6:12pm est sat mar 22 2003)
i have a linksys router at home for my home pc's… i would never think about suggesting a linksys product to my boss to use at work, i am strictly talking about their home networking products, my router worked for 9 months… then it stopped working, reseting the router did nothing but make the leds flash, i returned it and recieved a new one which i happen to be using right now, untill it dies then i will replace it with a netgear, one of my friends has had the identical same problem as be 2 times within the service period. another person has had it happen outside of that 1 year, so out of the 3 of us and these for are the onlyones i know using linksys (befsru series) we have had a total of 4 failures. i do not have any reason to change my routing tables or configure it at all all i ask it to do is work for more than 1 year. agian my problem with linksys is not that it is not adaptable or that it does not have good features, it is solely its reiability. – by nex362″
|re: nex362 (1:07pm est sun mar 23 2003)
i applaud the aquisition. i hope that they completely reengineer the product line, and i believe they will. i hope that the cisco command line interface will come into people's homes. i am excited by this.
|netgear was part of nortel (10:15am est mon mar 24 2003)
nortel spun off netgear back in 2000. it would be real strange for cisco to aquire netgear. i'm not even sure if they could. – by cisco user
|whoohoooo (2:37pm est mon mar 24 2003)
for my names sake this is good. for a long time cisco has been trying to penitrate the home user market but with little success. if they include their ios on it then im in there for sure – by ciscobandit


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Southampton's talisman striker Rickie Lambert has said he is proud of his teammates' attitude to come away from Craven Cottage with a point after falling behind inside 10 minutes in a lively tie against Fulham.
Saints conceded early, with Fulham opening the scoring courtesy of a Dimitar Berbatov strike, but the visitors put the home side under pressure throughout the game and were given their just reward when the ever-reliable Lambert converted a late penalty to lift them off the bottom of the table.
"We're disappointed with the early goal. We came with a game plan and it went out the window," said the forward.
"We showed character and we stayed in the game and as the game went on we got stronger and stronger."
Lambert also revealed the team are starting to believe they can avoid the drop at the end of the season.
"When you're coming away to these grounds and you can see the players in the teams, you've got to believe that you're not only as good as them but that you can take points of them and that's what we're starting to believe game by game."


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Gardening in the Snow
We had our first little snowstorm today. Well, it didn't stick so I don't know if it counts but Kelly (our foster dog) sure was bewildered. Okay, only for about thirty seconds and then she started eating it in the shadowy places where it kinda stuck. I spent part of the morning reading a book on companion gardening and watching the snow out the window. It's a bit frustrating to get excited about gardening on a blustery day.
Luckily, the weather was fair this weekend so we found time to clean our gutters and rake up leaves. We piled a bunch of leaves on the garden plot to become mulch for next season. It doesn't look that impressive in the picture but our garden plot is probably 10′ x 12′ and has about a foot of leaves piled up. It's no mini-farm but I'm a little overwhelmed thinking about what to plant and how to manage it all.
Overwhelmed and excited! I want to have a beautiful garden bursting with tasty food and this place is going to be great for growing. My only concern is that we're dealing with heavy clay soils, a common feature of Monroe County. The garden plot soil needs a lot of TLC and by TLC I mean organic matter. The leaves are a great start but they have a pretty high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio. I need to find a good source of nitrogen. Composted horse manure would be awesome but the only sources I can find are haul-it-yourself, which doesn't seem feasible in a Mazda Protege. Food scraps tend to have a lot of nitrogen but I'm pretty sure putting them out on my garden plot would invite an impressive assortment of wild and feral animals to come strew bits all over the neighborhood.
I'm thinking maybe coffee grinds. We don't drink coffee but there are about a gazillion coffee shops in Bloomington and I hear coffee grinds are pretty easy to come by and full of nutrition. I suspect they might encourage hyperactive plants but I guess maybe that's a good thing? I'm still debating the ethics of accepting coffee grounds from Starbucks; can I feel good about collecting waste from someplace that I don't shop? I had the same internal dilemma about whether or not to collect used vegetable oil from McDonalds for my greasecar but I think in the end, recycling anybody's waste is a net boon to the world.
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Greetings to ever one in western Illinois and all readers of The Quill.
The worst part of the heat is gone but by the time you read this another hot spell is predicted by the weatherman at the time of this writing. But it's affects on an already too dry crop conditions continue to display their harm.
Harvest Season
Some corn harvest has already begun in the southern most part of Illinois and parts of Missouri. Yield results are mixed, with some express'n satisfaction and some disappointment. Silage make'n has begun around these parts. Some corn is test'n 25% moisture.
It's time to get fall harvest'n equipment, along with bins, dryers and tillage equipment in shape and field ready fer seasonal work. Harvest time is approach'n rapidly.
Words of Wisdom
Sandy Bob shared with us men folk some old farmer's words of wisdom we could all live by.....
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
Meanness don't just happen overnight.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about, ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin'' that ain't bothering you
Timin' has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply.
Speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.
Don't pick a fight with an old man. He is too old to fight, he'll just shoot you.
Ben Franklin
After Sandy's wisdom was thoroughly discussed by a group of men folk, Jasper Jinx shared the following quote of wisdom he learned from his fertilizer salesman:
Benjamin Franklin - "I am for doing good to the poor, but....I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer."
And then Bill Jones shared the follow'n Great Truths from various individuals:
Great Truths
1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. - John Adams
2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. - Mark Twain
3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. - Mark Twain
4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. - Winston Churchill.
5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. - George Bernard Shaw.
6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. - G. Gordon Liddy
7. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. - James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
8. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. - Douglas Case, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown
9. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
10. Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat, French
11. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. - Ronald Reagan (1986)
12. I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers
13. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! - P.J. O'Rourke
14. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. - Voltaire (1764)
15. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! - Pericles (430 B.C.)
16. No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain (1866)
17. Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. -Anonymous
18. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. - Ronald Reagan
19. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill
20. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. - Mark Twain
21. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. - Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903).
22. There is no distinctly Native American criminal class, save Congress. - Mark Twain
23. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. - Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)
24. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson
25. We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
Not to be outdone Buster Jigs enlightened us fellers with his opinion of 5 best wisdom sentences.
Five Best Sentences
1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work, because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation!
Thar ya has it then - enough wisdom fer this weeks column.
Happy 91st birthday fer Jack Brokaw!!
The misses and I is a hope'n to see youn's in church thank'n the good Lord fer all your'n many bless'ns and seek'n His wisdom in all your decision make'n.
In the meantime...
Keep on Smile'n,
Catch ya later,


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Readers React: Sustainability Standards Still Necessary
Leonardo Academy isn't the only entity to respond to ag's withdrawal en masse from the Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee. A few Greenhouse Grower readers reacted with comments online at GreenhouseGrower.com.
Greenhouse Grower edited the comments for clarity. Here is a sample:
–Posted by Scientific Certification Systems: "It is disappointing to see the formal withdrawal of agricultural representatives from the ANSI sustainable agriculture standards process. As global population continues to grow, the need for a sustainable agricultural standard remains urgent. The VeriFlora standard is independent from this process and stands as an example that an inclusive standard is attainable."
–Posted by KMW: "Here is to hoping big ag does not forget to include small ag, or it will be no better than the reason for them leaving this process. I am talking the 5- to 50-acre small farms, not the delusional set point for the industry that thinks small farmers are [25,000 acres or less]."
–Posted by MRW: "Work on sustainability will continue, but hopefully it will be a process designed by farmers to work for farmers instead of the contrary. Yes, world population is growing. If we are going to feed them, we will have to increase food production. We have to do this while reducing inputs like water, fossil fuels and land.
"If we don't want to feed them, well, there isn't much of an issue. We could cut back on production, increase food prices and let nature sort things out. I don't even want to imagine the far-reaching social implications of this. Care to revisit the food riots of 2007?
"There are two lines of thinking when it comes to sustainability: Those who think nature can provide sufficient food if only we reverted to natural cycles of nutrient management and pest prevention. Good luck. The other believes maximizing production while mitigating external impacts will allow more food to be produced on less land.
"Agriculture is not natural; it is an invention by man that is in constant conflict with nature. If we want to produce sufficient food, this is a reality we must accept. Maximizing production per unit of land while seeking to limit inputs with external consequences is the only way we can maintain the stability of the system."
Want to read Leonardo Academy President Michael Arny's reaction to ag's withdrawal en masses?.


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Alumni Profiles & Testimonials
"Our professors showed us how films touch on every aspect of the human experience, why certain films have such cultural relevance, how they inform how we live." —Jane Miller '04, playwright and screenwriter
Film and media studies majors pursue diverse careers that draw upon the ideas and concepts they discussed and debated over their four years of undergraduate study. Their creativity and critical thinking ability, which they developed through their course work, has prepared them to address real world challenges.
Here are some of the many extraordinary alumni of Johns Hopkins University's Program in Film and Media Studies, in their own words.
Shayna Bordy
- Current Position: Adaptive Studios, Culver City, CA
- Class of: 2011
Deciding to join the Film and Media Studies program at Hopkins was one of the easiest decisions I have made so far. From the second I stepped foot on campus I knew it was the right place for me. I was able to learn about not just the making of film but where it came from and because of this I have been able to see, first hand, where it is going. After Hopkins I moved home to Los Angeles to work for a talent agency called William Morris Endeavor where I was able to use my knowledge of film and media and learn about the business side of the industry. From there I went to work at Walt Disney Studios in the Live Action Motion Picture Development department under executives who oversaw films such as Maleficent and Into the Woods. This was a completely different side of the business but with my background in a wide variety of films I was able to be a part of one of the most iconic movie studios in Hollywood. I am currently working at a small startup studio called Adaptive Studios. We are on the forefront of combining the old school studio model with the new world of digital media. Hopkins prepared me for a company like this by focusing the FMS department on more than just how to make film but teaching us the art of storytelling. Through my career so far I have learned that no matter what the company name or the medium used, success in the entertainment industry is all dependent on a good story and the art of being a fantastic storyteller. I really feel that the Hopkins FMS program breeds fantastic storytellers.
Alexandra Byer
- Current Position: Independent Producer
- Class of: 2011
The most important thing about the Film & Media Studies Program at Hopkins is that its professors care about and believe in their students. My teachers were not just my educators, but also my mentors and friends. They challenged me when they knew I could achieve more, supported me when I became frustrated, and most importantly had enormous trust in my capabilities as a filmmaker. FMS propelled me into production in ways I was often uncomfortable with, which tested my capabilities. But without that I could have never confidently gone into the industry. When I left Hopkins and moved to New York, diving directly into the independent film landscape that I was completely unfamiliar with, the thing that allowed me to stand out (and still does) was that I studied film at Johns Hopkins. The filmmakers I work with immediately understand the level of seriousness and commitment that I will bring to my work—Hopkins taught me that. But it is the Film & Media Studies Program that gave me the confidence and conviction to never disappoint them.
Lauren Carney
- Class of: 2011
For my first two years as a blue jay, I was a Writing Seminars major. I loved my classes, my professors, and the fact that I could escape into new, dramatic, interesting worlds simply with my words—and get academic credit for it! Even with all those "perfect" elements though, something was definitely missing.
So, in my junior year, I finally took the plunge—with only a few screenwriting courses under my belt, I added the Film and Media Studies major to my list of goals for my undergrad career. And that is when my experience at Hopkins came alive. To have ideas floating around in my head, then actually have the tools to produce those images for real so others could explore them with me – that was incredible. Almost immediately I looked at storytelling in a different, more complex, more personal way, all because of the new techniques and perspectives I learned in my film classes. Considering my raw passion for writing and entertainment, Writing Seminars/Film and Media Studies was the perfect pair for me to get the most out of my college experience. I still can't believe how much I learned—and how much I grew—in just four years.
I credit the FMS program for helping me merge my interests into one fulfilling, creative college experience that continues to help me even today. After college, I moved to New York City and currently work in television. In the past year I've gone from being an executive assistant to working with writers and researchers, learning so much along the way from people who have "made it" and, thankfully, have not lost their sense of creative adventure in the process. Being present in the control room and on set during taping, plus working alongside the writers and learning what it means to write for a viewing audience? It's finally the perfect mix of everything I love—and FMS at Hopkins helped me realize that these two passions really can go hand-in-hand.
Christen Cromwell
- Class of: 2009
When I switched my major from Writing Seminars to Film & Media Studies, I was very intimidated by the number of students that already knew so much about the film production process and had seen every film you can think of. I was just a theater geek that wanted to learn more about filmmaking! I never imagined I would be inspired to become a teacher while sitting in Lucy Bucknell's "Women in Hollywood Film" and "Gangster Films" classes my sophomore year. Dissecting scenes in writing and during class discussions was an absorbing experience that I am excited to share with my own students one day. I learned a variety of tenets from film theory, criticism, and consciousness in Bucknell's courses that I become aware of no matter what I'm watching.
Ed Cuervo
- Current Position: Assistant Audio Engineer, Duotone Audio Group
- Class of: 2008
I have to thank the Film and Media Studies Program at JHU for introducing me into the world of film and media production. The courses that I took provided me with both the tools for analytical discussion and the utmost appreciation for the craft of filmmaking. My favorite memories at Hopkins include spending long nights in Gilman Hall shooting my final project with a 16mm camera, a wide assortment of lighting equipment, and several of my dedicated classmates who were equally enthusiastic to stay up. This hands-on experience with film directly contributed to my passion for music in film and multimedia, which grew as I began to understand the role music plays in film. Although I have discovered my calling in the world of music production for movies, TV shows and advertisements at Duotone Audio in NYC, I have only my utmost appreciation and respect for the faculty members of FMS (Profs. Mann, DeLibero, Bucknell) that inspired me along the journey. Cheers!
Ben Frazer
- Current Position: Freelance Video Editor
- Class of: 2006
I discovered my love of video editing thanks to the Johns Hopkins Film and Media Studies Program. The major's history and theory classes provided context for our production work, which allowed us to see what element of the filmmaking process we enjoyed most. For me, it was sitting down in the Digital Media Center with our footage to discover what kind of experience could be created. The university's connection with Bloomberg and Motion Picture Enterprises in New York then facilitated in finding a post-production internship, which eventually led to work on shows such as LA Ink, Say Yes to the Dress, Jersey Couture, and House Hunters International.
Clients include NBC Universal, Discovery Communications, and Scripps Networks. Reel available at http://bfrazer.net.
Josh Gleason
- Current Position: MFA in Film Directing, CalArts
- Class of: 2012
The FMS Program's greatest real world strengths are probably its perceived weaknesses. It's a small program. It isn't in a major filmmaking hub. It's at a large, science-oriented research university. But these things actually help young filmmakers. They can build strong relationships with faculty mentors and talented classmates. They can build their own filmmaking identities in a great city that nurtures young artists. And they can engage in ideas outside of filmmaking and film theory with some of the brightest students and faculty in the world. Even though the program is now expanding into the Film Center, limited resources facing most smaller film programs can help students improvise and learn how to use the tools at hand to make the best product, a vital skill in the independent film world.
I would also say that there is an openness to experimentation for those who are so inclined. Students can feel free to subvert assignments, rules, and expectations. They are encouraged to do so actually. And they can know that they are safe in that process. They may fail, as I know I sure did on occasion, but daring to work in unconventional or non-traditional ways is always met with utmost encouragement and excitement.
Elizabeth Goodstein
- Current Position: Executive Assistant to Board Member WWE│IMG
- Class of: 2013
The interpersonal nature of the program is one of its greatest strengths. Indeed what makes the Hopkins film program so special is the access students have to their professors and each other, which fosters an undeniable sense of community. The intimate class sizes (in the upper level courses in particular) also compound this feeling of community, which cultivates intellectually stimulating debate, knowledge sharing, and learning in a uniquely special academic environment.
Students are encouraged to make the program their own. It's not just about committing oneself to production or writing, exclusively. By not having to exclusively commit myself to one aspect of film and media studies, I was able to explore a variety of subjects — from the business of film, to shooting on 16mm, and everything in between.
Jonathan Groce
- Current Position: Director of Talent Development, Cartoon Network Adult Swim
Two-time Emmy Award winner
- Class of: 2004
The Film and Media Studies Program at JHU is an island of creativity, lifelong friends, and sage advisers that saved me from becoming one of the also-ran medical professionals which I ostensibly wanted to be. While Johns Hopkins can be a sea of yes men and women wanting to be the next big thing in medicine, programs like FMS really taught me how to think creatively, interpret the world with careful abandon, and analyze all problems with a certain appreciation for the creative and human process. While others teased we were simply inflating our GPAs with easy courses on horror films and Hitchcock, we learned how to view the world of cinema through the social lenses of race, gender, and politics, and my world view was forever changed.
Practically speaking, FMS led me to my first job out of JHU. It was my professors who offered me the right contacts to those first few job interviews, and I would not have been afforded those contacts without proving myself as a man of integrity; a man who could write a 30-page paper on musical reflections in Hitchcock's early British films, or write television comedy scenes reflected from a careful beat by beat viewing of Frasier. As with any discipline, I could have learned these values at other places, but in Baltimore and with these devoted professors (and yes, mentors), I was given a new way to discipline my thinking and my social skills by coming from an outside the norm place, which would prove beyond instrumental in tackling NYC and Los Angeles.
So after getting that diploma in '04, I worked in NYC for five years, winning two Emmys while producing a hit game show. I learned how to interact and cast reality and scripted television. Then in 2009 I moved to Los Angeles to manage casting for MTV. After three years of that, I am now head of Talent for Adult Swim—the primetime block of programs on Cartoon Network, which wins its demo of 18-34s in its time slot every night. My life is filled, and feels fulfilled—and without the Film and Media Studies program teaching me how to take the world and interpret it in a way that is both a creative process and a business, I would not be able to process my own career.
- Current Position: Director of Talent Development, Cartoon Network Adult Swim
Danielle Hendrix
- Class of: 2010
The Johns Hopkins Film and Media Studies Program developed in me an unyielding instinct to always think critically about the media around me. And it gave me a great reason to never feel guilty staying up late watching films and TV. I cannot thank Lucy, Linda, and John enough for helping me find my voice and passion.
Jason Hoffman
- Current Position: Digital Production Coordinator, Sesame Workshop
- Class of: 2010
Currently, I am employed at Sesame Street as a Digital Production Coordinator, a job I love, and I still make films with my former classmates whenever we get a chance. But with just a few years of insight, it is easy for me to identify what was most valuable about my experience at Hopkins. The Film & Media Studies Program breeds a spirit of collaboration and energy, not isolation and conformity. I think differently than many of my colleagues, and it has afforded me creative opportunity. For that, I am sincerely grateful.
Brendan Kamm
- Current Position: Senior Vice President, Sales Director at ORION Trading Worldwide
- Class of: 2003
The Film & Media Studies program at Johns Hopkins allowed me the freedom to develop my own course study structure, but taught me the value in working collaboratively toward my goals with teammates, classmates and colleagues. I was heavily influenced by the media and pop culture coursework, more so than the film study that the majority of my classmates favored at the time. My independent study with Professor DeLibero (developing and implementing a media and marketing campaign for the Johns Hopkins Men's Basketball Team) directly led to my first job after graduation as an Assistant Media Planner with an ad agency in New York City.
Today I still work in the world of media planning and buying as a Sales Director for ORION Trading. My job is to find ways for some of the largest companies and brands in the world to part-fund media expenditures with their assets—generating cash flow savings and eliminating potential losses on asset disposition. It's a long way from "Introduction to Cinema," but I would not be where I am today without the foundation I received from my studies at Johns Hopkins.
Sohyung Kang
- Current Position: Producer, MTV News
- Class of: 2004
While most of my Hopkins colleagues were busy burying their heads in their organic chemistry textbooks, I decided to take a slightly off-beaten path towards career nirvana. I wanted a "fun" job, one that I'd be happy going to every day, rather than one that just added zeroes to my bank account and that I'd probably loathe. And because I loved movies, I majored in Film & Media Studies.
I was mistaken to believe that it was just a "fun" course of study. I quickly realized that the Film & Media Studies Program gave me so much more than a list of movies to watch. It was a much more personal and challenging experience than I had ever imagined, and my professors armed me with the appropriate tools and guidance to go out into the real world and find myself a job that would permit me to express myself creatively.
I first landed a small stint in talent management, which I call the "dark period" of my life, as much of my job consisted of things like scheduling meetings, answering phones, picking up laundry, and plenty of other humbling administrative tasks. This gig proved to be somewhat effective, as soon afterwards in 2005 I procured a producer job at MTV News, a TV brand that I'd grown up watching, since the days of Kurt Loder and the Week in Rock. Most of my job entails producing digital content, as well as content for MTV's major tentpole programs, the Video Music Awards and Movie Awards. All of my job entails amazing, frequent run-ins with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Ryan Gosling.
Since I stepped through the doors of MTV News eight years ago, a lot has changed—my job has evolved greatly due to emerging technology trends—but one thing has remained: the experience I had developing my creative side through FMS has been invaluable and instrumental in getting me to where I am today.
Andrea Massaro
- Current Position: MFA Producers Program at UCLA
- Class of: 2015
I remember like it was yesterday when Film and Media Studies professor John Mann told me, "You'd make a great producer." FMS was crucial in giving me the confidence to pursue a career in film and television. With amazing instructors, creative challenges, and incredible support during my four years in the program, I felt prepared to tackle anything the industry threw my way. I was fortunate to attend the MFA Producers Program at UCLA, have turned in the first draft of my thesis, and am set to graduate in June 2017. In the last two years, I've produced six projects ranging from a feature to a web series to a music video, and I've had the opportunity to meet and work with several high-level producers. I currently intern in development and production at 2.0 Entertainment on the Sony lot, working for a producer I admire who, in turn, admires my ability to take on anything he asks with a positive attitude. I've also started a filmmaking collective with three other FMS graduates here in Los Angeles. We focus on producing content we're passionate about. I wouldn't have had these opportunities without Hopkins Film and Media Studies. Because of FMS I have a strong sense of who I am and what I want to do, and I still hope to become a great producer one day.
Emily Mayer
- Current Position: Senior Vice President of Development, Maverick Television
- Class of: 2004
Being a film and media studies major at Hopkins was a huge differentiator for me when moving out to LA to work in television. Agencies, networks, and production companies knew of the intellectual prowess of the school and it was Professor Mark Friedman who helped me to get my first job through his own Hollywood agent. Close production work with Professor Mann and analytical writing and reasoning with Professor DeLibero helped me to excel in such a creative business. There's simply no replacement for being given the chance to cut actual 16mm film on a flat bed and tape it back together to tell a story.
Christopher McMullen
- Current Position: Student, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Class of: 2009
Film is a reflection of the human experience. By learning how to analyze film, I learned to analyze the world around me. Writing my own stories and creating my own characters taught me that microscopic details and subtleties matter, and in fact, are what make people so fascinating. Since graduating the Film and Media Studies Program at Johns Hopkins I've found these skills invaluable and continue to use what I learned every day.
Jane Miller
- Current Position: Playwright and Screenwriter
- Class of: 2004
I'm a bi-coastally produced playwright and screenwriter. My full-length play Feedback is currently being performed at the Lyric Theater in Los Angeles. And, I'm working as a Communications Writer at Avon Products.
Besides being generally inspired by my FMS classes at Hopkins, I learned critical skills that translated to every discipline. Our professors showed us how films touch on every aspect of the human experience, why certain films have such cultural relevance, how they inform how we live. In particular, I loved learning why and how films made me feel a certain way. We became attuned to how cinema was working on us, without losing the pure joy of watching a good movie. Our professors were passionate and that passion translated to us. I loved my production classes because they were really tailored to my vision and goals, and no one tried to push me to make commercial films. I also felt a part of an artistic community. Some professors let us in on the work they were doing as artists and that was amazing and special–to be treated as equals with valuable insight. Also, feeling a part of their lives as people. I will always remember having dinner with John Mann and his family.
Especially at a school that has a reputation for being so science and numbers oriented, I was blown away by how strong the program was. FMS takes film seriously, and at the same time, the classes didn't suck the life out of films by overly-intellectualizing them. In fact, they did the opposite. I graduated feeling invigorated by the professional world I was entering into.
Sarah Napier
- Current Position: Coordinator, Entertainment Conde Nast
- Class of: 2007
I chose to attend Hopkins because of its Film & Media Studies Program. I was drawn to the variety of classes that JHU offered, each dedicated to such a specific world of film: an exploration of Tim Burton, the seduction of Film Noir, the classic Gangster Film, the Femme Fatale. The FMS program brought film to life; movies were no longer a static idea or generalization, but rather each was a world to become a part of, characters to empathize with or admonish. The faculty were true scholars who taught us film can be more than entertainment; they taught us appreciation. I spent four years learning everything from the development of story and character to the physical production of a film, but I realized that I wanted more—more time within these worlds, more time with these stories and characters. The FMS professors challenged me to find my own niche. My journey started in Professor Bucknell's class, as I watched my first screwball comedy (Bringing up Baby), and led me to where I am today, working in television.
Emily Needell
- Current Position: Production Assistant, Comedy Central
- Class of: 2012
The "entertainment industry," as it's referred to in Los Angeles, is a demanding one that requires paying your dues in some sort of underpaid and overworked position, yet if you want to be a part of the privileged "above the line" talent, you must create original work constantly. And boy, is it exhausting. What best prepared me for this tumultuous, busy world has to do directly with the Film & Media Studies Program at Johns Hopkins. Most importantly, the FMS Program advocates independent study. At Hopkins, you had to be self-motivated to make short films, especially since the film production track required all students shoot films on celluloid; making a short was not a simple venture. On top of the hard work required to make short films during busy academic semesters, the FMS theory courses were also incredibly insightful and unique. One of my favorite courses of all time was Experimental Film Theory taught by John Mann. I had, prior to the class, regarded experimental film as pretentious and boring, but after watching the brilliant documentary experimental films "Night and Fog" (Alain Resnais) and "La Jetee" (Chris Marker)—the inspiration for the science fiction film "Twelve Monkeys"—I gained an understanding of how film can communicate ideas, emotions, and stories unlike any other medium.
Kimberly Parker
- Current Position: Independent Filmmaker
- Class of: 2007
The Johns Hopkins Film and Media Studies Program led to my first paid film job: I was hired as a second AC/loader, thanks to Prof. John Mann's hands-on 16mm production classes. This began a lucrative and fun freelancing career: I led the camera team on Spike Lee's Red Hook Summer, I pulled focus for Bulgari and Animal Planet, and I have traveled to France, Trinidad, Costa Rica, and all over America on shoots. After a few years in the camera department, I recently began transitioning into producing. I was the line producer on the feature film, Tar, produced by James Franco's production company, Rabbit Bandini. I was also a cinematographer on the feature documentary Kink, which premiered at Sundance in 2013. I am currently attached to produce a feature adaptation of the memoir The Adderall Diaries, which was a 2013 Sundance Screenwriters Lab Project. The Johns Hopkins film program was my first step toward all of these amazing experiences and jobs, and it was the best decision I've made in my life.
Samantha Ruff
- Current Position: Student, Hofstra-NSLIJ School of Medicine
- Class of: 2011
When I started at JHU I knew that I would get a good science education, but what I did not expect was a well-rounded cultural education. The film professors welcomed me into a community that encouraged discussion and fostered creativity. Every paper, professor, and class discussion challenged me to use what I learned and form my own opinions. I was taught to think for myself about the cultural arts. A couple of months ago I went to a dinner with four well-respected physicians who would be my mentors for the next two years. At first I was nervous about making the right first impression. By the end of the evening we had discussed our mutual love of Cary Grant, books, recent Broadway plays, and movies from the 1970s. I attribute my comfort level in these situations to my FMS education. Culture is the common denominator in the world—whether it revolves around books, movies, television, theater, or the news.
Karina Schumacher
- Current Position: Affiliate Channel Manager, OSN (Orbit Showtime Network), Dubai
- Class of: 2005
Film and Media Studies helped define my interests and tweak my analytical skills such that when I finally ventured into the film industry I was well equipped with the ammunition necessary to take it on. Not only did the program enlighten me during school and give me the tools for the future, it cushioned me with a strong network of fellow alums in the industry.
Since graduating from JHU in 2005, I've worked at the Weinstein Company in London, the New York offices of ICM and Endeavor on the literary and talent side, and finally at WME Entertainment in Los Angeles, working in Global Finance and Distribution of independent films.
I pursued a business degree in Europe, after which point I moved to Dubai. I now work in finance and pursue film projects on the side. I'm also doing freelance writing for Variety Arabia.
Daniel Schwartz
- Current Position: Writer/Associate Producer at Filtered Communications Co.
- Class of: 2010
Hopkins taught to me admire film for the rigor of its inquiry. I remember combing the Homewood campus for something worth shooting. Beauty, it seemed, would yield itself to you only if you looked hard enough. And this was precisely what the camera encouraged. Through it I discovered things to which I had never paid attention before—that "sudden light," for instance, "that transfigures a trivial thing, a weathervane, a windmill…the dust in the barn door." For me, like for Walter Pater, film was a way of interrogating nature.
Anjuli M. Singh
- Current Position: American Film Institute
- Class of: 2006
As a Film and Media Studies student at Johns Hopkins University, I had the opportunity to explore different facets of the film industry through my coursework, ranging from film history and theory to film production and stop-motion animation. It was through Hopkins' rich alumni network that I was able to connect with alumni working in the entertainment industry, many of whom gave me great advice for beginning a career in film. And when I moved to Los Angeles, I found the wealth of knowledge I had accumulated while at Hopkins allowed me to speak the "language" of Hollywood, thereby making me an invaluable asset to the production teams with which I worked. This varied and diverse exposure to cinema has benefitted me throughout my career and continues to be applicable to my work today as an employee of the American Film Institute and as an independent film specialist.
Debra Sondak
- Current Position: Doctoral Student, UMass Amherst
- Class of: 2006
I'm currently at UMass Amherst studying toward a PhD in Chemistry. I've been here for about two years now and my research is focused on testing new carbon-based materials for use in electronics like solar cells, LEDs, FETs, batteries, etc. While I'm not actively studying film, I believe I continue to use the analytical skills I learned in my FMS classes. I think that taking FMS classes helped me see alternative ways to look at problems and find answers. What we learn from studying films is that things aren't always obvious on the surface. Oftentimes, you need to look closer and deeper to find the true meaning. I definitely need to think of that on a daily basis (especially now that I'm writing up my research to present to my thesis committee for approval).
George Telonis
- Current Position: MFA, Film Production, Florida State University
- Class of: 2007
I started out at Johns Hopkins as a chemical engineer. It took me a very quick year and a half to realize it wasn't the life for me. In my search for a new major I happened across a Russian cinema class. It changed my life. The Film and Media Studies Program was so kind in immediately taking me in and making me one of their own. Suddenly I was up to my eyeballs in screenings, experimental film, lost and found film editing, and shooting 16mm film. Hopkins isn't where I fell in love with film, but it is where I realized that film and I could be in a long-term, loving relationship. There's no sense doing something other than what you love in life. For me, the Johns Hopkins Film and Media Studies Program showed me that. The program cares, the faculty care, and your fellow peer filmmakers care. You can't ask for more than that.
Jason Tyler
- Class of: 2005
I took my first film class only fortuitously, working toward an anthropology degree and intrigued by the idea of American cinema as my own culture's myths. But I took a major's worth more only because of the culture I found. In short order, I was welcomed into a genuine community both challenging and supportive. My then-professors and classmates disciplined me in the rigors of theory and inspired me to take creative risks. In doing so, they became my now-mentors and colleagues. While my career has progressed from Homewood to Hollywood and back again as a lecturer in film finance and entertainment law, I still feel endowed by the energy, enthusiasm, and elan of those special few who comprised the Film & Media Studies Program.
Carlos Valdes-Lora
- Current Position: Freelance Videographer/Editor
- Class of: 2010
"Sometimes the best way to see is to look differently."
This was one of many aphorisms I learned during my time at Hopkins as a film and media studies major. While most were similarly inspiring, eye-opening, game changing observations on the acts of creation and perception, I've carried this particular statement about our relationship with the visible and non-visible world into almost all of the film and video work that I do. While the program did teach me very concrete skills, such as how to operate both analog and digital cameras, shape light, compose frames and tell a story through the visual grammar of narrative film, it would not have been enough had the coursework simply stopped there. What happened at Hopkins for me and for many of my peers was a systematic overturning of expectation and convention. I was introduced to the extraordinary potential of the medium to say something meaningful, exciting, and new about the human experience and more specifically, about the real need for individuals to restore their connectedness to the natural world and to one another.
In four years time, selflessly and without pretense, my mentors guided me through the process of sharpening my skill set. They taught me how to begin to explore and articulate the ineffable—and how to make the unseen visible—through the art and craft of filmmaking. During that time, filmmaking transformed from a personal aspiration into a full-blown vocation. This realization was a real gift.
Peter Vale
- Class of: 2010
My time with the Hopkins Film & Media Studies Program encompassed some of the finer moments of my undergraduate education. I was a film and economics double major, and although I now work in investment banking, I use film everyday. Not in a direct sense, however—I pull from memory an ever-growing library of scenes, catalogued over the years, which I use to motivate and enrich my everyday life. It is a tool and perhaps quirk of the film-oriented mind which is a wonderful and surprising take away from studying and creating this art form.
Chris Viemeister
- Class of: 2009
Let me begin by saying that I began as a Physics major at JHU, from which I promptly ran away to Economics and the E&M minor. Film began for me as a hobby which would supplement my more "practical" Hopkins career pursuits. However as I progressed further in the department this hobby began to consume me and, after taking my first production course, it became my passion.
So much so that at graduation I found myself turning away from the call of finance and government because sitting at a desk was no longer an option. I find myself today, in New York, still struggling, on my way to Brooklyn to be a Production Assistant on a small commercial, a one-day job a friend called me for over the weekend. I do not know where my next pay check will come from. I do not care.
I started as an intern, working twelve hour days on the indie film Happythankyoumoreplease (yes, all one word), and from there it became a networking game. It took a while but I got to the point where work was consistent enough and they began to pay me for those twelve to fourteen hour days.
I've worked for movies, television, commercials, even spent a few months at a camera and lighting rental facility learning equipment. After some twists and turns, figuring out what I wanted to do but always in entertainment, I settled into an acting career. That's what I'm working toward now with who knows how many odd-job W-2 forms I'll have to file next year.
FMS didn't exactly prepare me for what it would be like on a professional set. I honestly don't think anyone could, you just have to do it. What it did do was inspire me to have such an appreciation for film, for what it takes to get that shot, for the deeper meaning behind a scene, that I'm pursuing a career in a passion I love. I enjoy what I do for a living.
I am able to do so because my education sets me apart. When I have a suggestion about the look of a film or a shot, it's taken seriously because it usually makes sense and there's logical reasoning to back it (thank you lighting courses and thank you to all the scene analysis I have done). When there's a problem on set that needs solving, I think quickly and efficiently (thank you production courses). I'm a reliable person to have on set (your success in this industry will greatly depend on this fact). I have learned so much and come so far because I can not only think like a Hopkins graduate, but because I can draw from the knowledge and experiences of the film program.
My production courses prepared me for everything that can go wrong, the tools you need to fix it, and the glory that comes when you watch what goes right on the screen. The multitude of study courses I have taken, (e.g., the Films of the '70s: the Fall of the Code; the Westerns of Ford, Leone, and Peckinpah) have taught me what it means to tell a good story.
A friend of mine and I, amidst our inconsistent, sporadic, never ending job search, borrowed a camera and some cheap equipment and cataloged over a hundred hours of footage we turned into a feature length documentary. Give and Take has won two awards and screened at over five festivals including the Big Apple Film Festival at the Tribeca theaters. Without the Film and Media Studies Program at Hopkins, this doesn't happen for me.
So I've made a documentary. I have IMDB credits which I think is so cool. I'm slowly building an actors reel and some of my shorts have gone to festivals, which I also think is pretty exciting. I've got a screenshot of me on Gossip Girl. I've worked behind the scenes with actors like James Caan, Blythe Danner, Adrien Brody, Lucy Liu, Malin Akerman and many more. I'm having the time of my life and it all started in my Intro to Film Study class, as a hobby.
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Michael Wyszomierski
- Current Position: Google
- Class of: 2006
What I really appreciate and was surprised to find with the Film & Media Studies program was how much I learned that I didn't expect to. I expected to learn the essentials of production and how to evaluate a film in a critical essay, and the program met those expectations. But it also exceeded them. The best way that I can think of to put it is that I learned that it's not necessary to act under artificial constraints. A film doesn't have to be a three act narrative. It doesn't even need to be captured with a camera. Courses like Experimental Film, Lost and Found Film, and Écuslömötl taught me that. Now I'm able to take this same principle and apply it to things I do outside of film, especially at work where it's so easy to fall into the trap of doing something a particular way simply because it's how everyone else has done it before.
One of the most fun projects I worked on in the program was a film called "Foolproof" which was framed as an instructional video for operating a blender. I was not only able to learn about production; I also got to exercise my sense of absurdity. To this day I continue to notice the absurd in daily life, from a label on a bottle of marinara sauce labeling it as "industrial strength" to a bottle of contact lens cleaner which contains this warning: "If you are allergic to any of the ingredients in this product, do not use."
I didn't go to Hollywood after graduation, but I still ended up in California, where I work at Google. Even though I was hired for a role completely unrelated to video, it wasn't long after I started that I first made use of my production skills, and have since created (and continue to maintain) one of our YouTube channels which has millions of views.
One of my favorite memories is of sending an email to John Mann on April Fools' Day explaining that I was dropping the film major and going to law school. He had to call me to make sure that it wasn't true, and I still have a copy of the voicemail.


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Christmas is a special time for all, but especially for children. The most important part of the Christmas experience for a child is their visit to the Jolly old man with the red suit and big white beard who we all fondly call Fr Christmas or Santa Claus. It is not only a visit to tell him what is wanted for Christmas, it's a visit to confirm how good the child has been or how good they need to be, it is a time to acknowledge that they need to think about preparing for the night of Christmas eve. The Christmas experience starts here for the child, the magic and the memories for the future. Adults will tell you of good and bad experiences of their memories of visits to Fr Christmas. These same adults want to make the experience for their children even more magical than their own experience.
Not all children cope well with the visit despite planning it well. Children with additional needs such as autism can find the visit to see the Jolly old man in the red suit and big white beard to be stressful rather than magical. The queue with other excited children becomes too much, the noise, the numbers, the organisation of the queue, the unfamiliarity of the whole thing. Questions that don't get asked such as why are we queuing, what for, when will it be our turn, how long will it take, who are we going to see. This process is difficult for all children but for some these questions are enough to become overwhelmed and for the whole trip to be abandoned with families returning home frustrated. Some families would not even attempt a trip of this sort.
At Aunty Agatha's in Kenilworth some of the issues highlighted were considered during the sunshine months when the thought of Christmas to most was a long way away. They wanted to create something that was not just a visit but an experience that was all inclusive to children regardless of whether they had additional needs or not. A focus group was consulted and the question asked 'What makes a successful visit to Fr Christmas?' The responses were interesting and included short queues, the environment needed to be relaxed and big enough to fit a family, with interesting things in the room to see and to explore. Fr Christmas had to have a good quality suit and beard with a 'back' story as to why he's there in the first place.
So the concept of Fr Christmas' control room began. Fr Christmas was looking for somewhere to set up and following some work completed on the shop during October, he chose Aunty Agatha's in Kenilworth to set up camp. The store room was transformed into a room with easy chairs, a fire place, cushions and throws to sit on and feel. Draws with pom poms, keys, shapes, wood, pine cones in to feel, explore and touch. CCTV of the North Pole so that Fr Christmas could keep an eye on the reindeers and Elves. Pictures of the Elves on the wall along with clocks with differing time frames across the world. Lights of different types some fixed some twinkling. A real Christmas tree with small bells on in front of a light curtain. The room is wheelchair friendly and big enough to fit a family of 3 or 4 children, parents and grandparents. Queuing was out of the question so appointments were made via the web site, 20 mins on a Saturday and up to 30 minutes on a Sunday. A short questionnaire is requested which asks some questions about the children and their individual needs.
Fr Christmas himself had to try on several suits before the outfit was agreed upon and the timings were discussed. What will Fr Christmas do for 20- 30 minutes?
The time is tailored to meet the needs of the children who start off with the option of exploring the room with or without Fr Christmas present. Everyone sits down with a mince pie or biscuit while the magic book is consulted and Fr Christmas and the Children talk about the information in the book which is unique to them. If the children find communication difficult, Fr Christmas talks about his elves and reindeer and the love of his life Mrs Christmas. Some are amazed that Fr Christmas knows so much about them, some expect him to know this. After asking what he should bring them for Christmas, he moves on to Christmas eve preparations and that's when Fr Christmas talks them through the Christmas eve pack.
Last thing is the photo opportunity; parents can take as many pictures as they like in any part of the room so that they can secure what we hope is a magical memory.
Aunty Agatha's have worked hard to try and see the visit to Fr Christmas through the eyes of the children to ensure that all regardless of needs have the opportunity to have a magical experience. Fr Christmas has a great responsibility to ensure that he helps the children to have a unique experience and maximise their enjoyment to keep the magic alive not only for the 20 – 30 minutes he is with them but all the way through to Christmas eve as they remember the visit while making the cookies and ringing the bell before bedtime. Hopefully the children, parents and grandparents will want to re-visit the experience with Aunty Agatha's for many years to come.
Aunty Agatha's


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How do I design an on-board programmer using a serial port for Synergy MCUs?
Latest Updated:09/19/16
How do I design my own on-board programmer using a serial port for Synergy MPUs?
You can refer to the below Renesas Flash Programmer sample circuit for programming by using a PC's serial port. This is in the process of being tested out and will be published in the Oct 2016 timeframe, but you can use the circuits and firmware in the below doc. The circuit "type C" is the currently recommended approach. Once published a new link will be added to this article.


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Hi all, its been a while since i was last here and in need of some advice.I an fighting the battle to control my levels. I am on the most tablets that can be prescribed and how much I have tried my levels cannot get below 8.2 and my pancreas isnt playing fair.I have an appointment with the doc on Friday where its predicted that I will have to go on a combination of insulin & tablets.so is there any advice or information which can help me get around this??
My diet is fairly good, I gave a 2 week food diary to the nurse and apart from eating more fish and veg on the whole its good.I am on the highest limit of tablets, however the doc has removed the 100mg of Stiagliptin and replaced with 100mg of canaglifozin. the new one is suppose to remove access sugars through the urine.I must admit that since ive been taking it my sugars have averaged 7 over the past week with no side affects so fingers crossed
I asked about the meds - my apologies, I missed reading your sig:4 x 500mg Metformin per day4 x 80mg Gliclazide per day1 x 100mg Stigliptin per dayThe doc should review the need for the glic and the sitagliptin if you add insulin.
Hi Alan,My typical daily diet consists of the following:Breakfast - Porridge, unsalted and unsweetenedLunch - Home made bread (so I can control salt and sugar portions), meat and salad, Tortilla crisps and fruit like green banana and apple.Dinner - Meat, mixed veg, 3 small potatoes (sometimes no potatoes)Supper - May have some dark chocolate or a small treat.Booze - Guinness (depending if im out) or a bottle of wine at weekends. Hope this helps