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text: Nov 15 0 The Rise of the Cybrarian By Lisa Fish | Uncategorized | No Comments I was sitting in the lobby of my dentist's office waiting for my appointment to begin. A few people were flipping through magazines and chatting. One lady looks over and notices my employee badge and asks me where I work. I tell her I am librarian in a middle school nearby (this was last year). She smiled in surprise (and a little condescendingly) and said, "I didn't know we had librarians in our schools any more . . . with the internet and all." Read More

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Welmedix's First Degree taps into burn cream market
LUTHERVILLE, Md. — Welmedix's First Degree therapeutic burn cream, pictured here, provides a unique solution for minor burns that the company suggests is an unmet need at retail.
Sold almost exclusively through Walgreens for the past year, the burn cream is beginning to expand distribution through such grocers as Pathmark and Food City, as well as regional pharmacy operators Kinney Drugs and Kerr Drug.
American Greetings launches Opening Acts for Valentine's Day
CLEVELAND — Highlighting lovable pairs this Valentine's Day, American Greetings has introduced Opening Acts.
Opening Acts is a collection that pairs cards with specially designed envelopes that play a song or sound when opened, offering consumers a fun and unexpected way to show the ones they love how much they care.
American Greetings' Opening Acts line is available at stores nationwide.
Walgreens continues supplier diversity initiative
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is continuing its Community Corner Initiative by showcasing products manufactured by African-American suppliers, in line with Black History Month.
The drug store chain on Monday said that the supplier diversity initiative, now in its second year, will recognize African-American vendor partners through print advertisements, in-store announcements, in-store product demonstrations and on Walgreens.com. Companies featured this year include Anika Labs, Johnson Products and Namaste. Community Corner products also can be purchased online at Walgreens.com/cc.
Gleatha Glispie, Walgreens director of supplier diversity, said the program serves a diverse, savvy customer base and the chain has "received a tremendous amount of good feedback, and we're building on that momentum as we look forward to again driving stronger awareness, trial and loyalty for even more brands this year."
Walgreens plans to expand the program to feature products from businesses owned by Native Americans, Asian-Americans, veterans and other categories of diverse suppliers at different points throughout the year.


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Karen Anderson spoke at the Twin City Tea Party candidates night Monday.
When the Subject of the DCF came in Q & A you can see this was a subject that moves her.
As was evidenced by her answer to my question
her web site is here.
'Donald trump on DaTechGuy's reporting "…It's nonsense nobody reports that, but you do that's why I like you"
Karen Anderson spoke at the Twin City Tea Party candidates night Monday.
When the Subject of the DCF came in Q & A you can see this was a subject that moves her.
As was evidenced by her answer to my question
her web site is here.
On Monday I covered the Twin City Tea Party Candidates night. One of the candidates I covered was former state rep Rich Bastien who is running to regain the Worcester 2nd Seat he lost in 2012.
Before his speech I spoke to him about the oddity of an election where you can directly compare the records of two state reps.
You can find out more about Rich Bastien's campaign here.
If you want to know why the GOP has done so well lately, it's because we have candidates like Susannah Whipps Lee.
Anyone who spends 5 minutes with this woman will see she has incredible potential, but more interesting is that she is running a business that employes a ton of people. She could be doing that and living fine, instead she is heading to the state house to serve.
(and yes she will win her election)
If you want to help her across the finish line you can kick in here.
This is how we change Massachusetts, one district at a time.
If you want to find out why there is a tea party movement take a look of this interview:
Listen to the arrogance described and his amazing story of being voted out of a public event because his presence made his opponent "uncomfortable".
Multiply that attitude in districts all around the nation and violá, you have a grass-roots candidates springing up all around the nation.
Chuck is running in the 3rd Middlesex district in Massachusetts his website is here.
Justin Brooks former president of the Twin City Tea Party and candidate for state rep held a meet and greet at the Luxury Box in Leominster mass.
Fedora Fans were in evidence
But the star of the show was the candidate who spoke to me at the event.
It was not long ago that many of these seats would have been uncontested, but although Massachusetts managed to duck the big red wave on the national level in 2010, on the state level the GOP is now stirring to life.
How much life is there in the Grand Ole Party? We will find out in November.
State Senator Jen Flanagan (D) and State Rep Kim Ferguson (R) spoke at the twin City Tea Party tonight at the Border Bar and Grille to talk about Redistricting.
They spoke mainly about the process and spoke a lot about the Federal requirements concerning majority minority districts.
They answered a fair amount of questions and I have plenty of video that I will update with as soon as they are uploaded.
Continue reading "State Senator Jen Flanagan and Rep Kim Ferguson at the Twin City Tea Party 11-28-11"
Well it took a lot of lawyers, cracked and broken election boxes, and some interesting handling of ballots during a recount but the Democratic machine managed to get the result they were looking for:
A Worcester Superior Court judge is ordering a new election for a contested Massachusetts House seat after ruling the November contest ended in a tie.
The ruling by Justice Richard Tucker means Democratic incumbent Geraldo Alicea of Charlton will again face off against Republican challenger Peter Durant of Spencer.
An earlier recount of had placed Durant one vote ahead.
But Tucker ruled a single uncounted vote for Alicea should be included in the official tally, ending in a tie.
Of course the democratic legislature might just choose to steal the election outright:
Representative Michael T. Moran, a Boston Democrat who co-chairs the Legislature's Election Laws Committee, said the judge's ruling would now be reviewed by a special House committee of two Democrats and one Republican.
The committee will make a recommendation about next steps to House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, he said. "The strongest option is to have a reelection,'' Moran said. "But you have to look at everything.''
"It's fair to say this is extremely, extremely rare, and it poses a whole set of different issues and problems,'' Moran said.
The correct answer for Moran would have been, "we have asked the Secretary of State to schedule the election for as early a date as possible." He did not say that. Leaving the door open to the seating of Alicea.
Speaker Deleo and the rest of the Legislature should know that we the people of Massachusetts will march on the State House if they pull this again. As recent events in the Middle East have shown 2011 is a whole lot different than 2000 or 2001. Through the internet we can easily organize demonstrations, and they will be held.
This is what happens when you have a one party state. Remember we have done this to ourselves.
11:52 p.m. predicted the big red wave
11:39 p.m. Talking the why's of why people are angry.
11:22 p.m. Talking about local electoral action
11:14 p.m. John Weston has rejoined us.
11:12 p.m. Talking about Term limits some disagreement on this among the panel.
11:08 p.m. Bill Campbell (r) for Sec of State now on the air
10:55 p.m. Pension reform now his topic.
10:49 p.m. Grossman talks about making more information available to the voter if elected.
10:36 p.m. Steve Grossman candidate for State Treasurer now on the air,
10:34 We just plugged the alyssa_milano $1 challenge for LA children hospital on the air and mentioned Stacy McCain.
Sam likes the picture proving he has excellent eyesight!
10:32 p.m. Marty Lamb (r) ma-3 now on the air
10:24 p.m Sam hits it out of the park "Why are we democrats while in power not solving the problems?"
10:20 p.m. Talking about candidates accountable, asks about what is the biggest spin. Say Sheriff's office has no power on immigration. Mentions that he has addressed Tea Party events
10:14 p.m. He talks about the choices of sitting on his stoop and not get involved or getting involved. He talks about his own 26 year pay-in to the pension.
10:08 p.m. Sam asked the question about Pensions and dipping, Foley talks about his long record in law enforcement.
9:58 p.m. Asked about the power of the Sheriff office, and the lesser power in Massachusetts. He answered that there is a lot of local power held outside the position. He doesn't consider that a problem as running the prison and coordinating with State and local police is more important that just a question of power.
9:52 p.m. Talks about a good idea to have a law enforcement presence on the Gov Council.
9:49 p.m. The argument is concerning the advantage about keeping long term congressmen.
9:44 p.m. I have video of this candidate from a Twin City Tea Party meeting here
9:39 p.m. Tom Foley (d) now in candidate for Sheriff
9:37 p.m. Talking about if independent candidates have a chance to win
9:35 p.m. A lot more of the lets play nice stuff, I don't subscribe to that myself, politics should be played hard but honest
9:33 p.m. Carolyn Kamuda (u) one of 4 candidates for this office, State Rep, 1 Dem 1 Rep, 1 Ind 1 Unenrolled (Carolyn)
9:31 p.m. Now defending the bailouts and the president, that won't earn many votes in Fitchburg/Leominster but then again its a local race
9:29 p.m. Ford declares he doesn't vote the straight party ticket, voted for Weld and Paul Cellucci
9:21 p.m. Talks about changing the rules so they are not required to meet only in Boston, have the hearing in the jurisdiction where the appointee will serve
9:16 p.m. Talking a bit about voter anger
9:15 p.m. Fran giving some background on himself.
9:10 p.m. Fran Ford (d) candidate for Gov Council now on the air
9:00 p.m. staying for the Rosen and Rosario show
8:55 p.m. Tom talks about the outsourcing attacks
8:51 p.m. Neil remains on the attack
8:49 p.m. Apparently Congressman Neil ducked a Thursday Debate , but did show up for Friday but couldn't talk to each other.
8:47 p.m. Tom Wesley now on
8:45 p.m. "I'd like to see judges who believe illegal immigration is illegal" Paul Caruccio
8:31 p.m Paul Caruccio running for Governor's council now on the air
8:17 p.m. We are so loaded with great guests tonight!
8:12 p.m. Jim Henderson on now, Tom Wesley (r) ma-2 is in the studio
8:05 p.m. Interviewed Paul Caruccio during the break candidate for Gov council 6th district
7:59 p.m. Soon to come on the air Jim Henderson (I) candidate for Sec of State likely after the top of the hour
7:58 p.m. Sean stayed till the top of the hour
7:51 p.m Talking about cuts and asking about Cap and Trade
7:44 p.m. Sean Bielat stays through the break. Asked him about the info in this post by Stacy concerning the net loss for Mass.
7:35 p.m. Talking about the danger of cap and trade and the uncertainties of costs
7:28 p.m. Sean Bielat about to go on the air
7:24 p.m. Talking about business climate and why run?
7:12 p.m. First guest Peter Durant (r) running for 6th Worcester
7:10 p.m. Quoting Hughey Woodring you can find my interview with him here
7:05 p.m. Opening speech from Mike about the conservative candidates and supporting them
This afternoon I interviewed Jim McKenna (R) who ran an successful write-in/sticker campaign to get on the ballot to face Martha Coakley in the fall elections:
DTG: A write in campaign is tough, in a primary doubly so and would be considered impossible for a Massachusetts republican before this year. What happened?
JM: Experienced political people told us we couldn't do it but the people got involved, there seemed to be more homemade signs and individuals pushing the candidacy than we ever expected. Between myself and Guy Carbone another fine write-in candidate we know at least 20k went to the polls motivated for this race. I've never seen people so involved.
I think this is the most significant event from election day INCLUDING the O'Donnell victory in Delaware.
I'll explain in some detail later today on WCRN 830 AM between 4-6 p.m.
…it is that a Write-in / Sticker campaign for Jim McKenna to get on the ballot so Martha Coakley would not be unopposed succeeded and he will be on the ballot this fall.
The state republican party did not run a candidate to oppose her, in a year like this it is in excusable.
James did this through tea party after tea party and managed to win the day.
Run this though your head. Sticker campaigns are notoriously difficult, a Republican one even doubly so.
Yet the headline on James campaign site is WE DID IT!
Those on the left and in the media who are trying to convince themselves that last night was a good sign for them in November…
..be afraid, be VERY afraid!


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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Guest: Syrie James
Syrie James' last novel, The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, was a Discover Great New Writers Selection of Barnes and Noble, and was named a Best First Novel of 2008 by Library Journal. She's a best selling author and a great friend. Please give Syrie a warm welcome to the convertible. One super lucky commenter will receive a copy of her latest novel, so chime in, Top Downers.
Did you enjoy the novel JANE EYRE? Have you ever wondered who Charlotte Brontë was, and what inspired her to write that remarkable masterpiece? I did. I must have read JANE EYRE a dozen times. I wanted to know and understand the woman behind it—so I researched her life in depth.
I'm now thrilled to announce that my new novel, THE SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË—the dramatic story of Charlotte's life and romance—is on the shelves. Written from Charlotte's point of view, the book begins with an impassioned proposal which throws Charlotte's entire household into confusion. Charlotte takes up her pen to examine the truth about her life: her deepest feelings and desires, her triumphs and shattering disappointments, her relationship with her family, her evolution as a writer, and her scandalous, secret passion for the man she can never have—the man who was the basis for all the heroes in Charlotte's books, including the infamous Mr. Rochester.
Above all, it is the story of Charlotte's real-life romance. Her father's curate—the tall, dark, and handsome Arthur Bell Nicholls—lived right next door to the Brontës for more than seven years and carried a silent torch for Charlotte all that time, before he had the nerve to propose. Charlotte at first greatly disliked him, but her feelings eventually changed to deep and abiding love. (I knew that would make a fabulous story—and it had never been told!)
I had such fun researching Charlotte's life and writing this novel. The process took about two years. I was astonished to discover how many parts of Charlotte's books were inspired by her own experiences. What a story! Charlotte lived a secluded life in Victorian England in the wilds of Yorkshire. She was a feisty, independent thinker—one of the original feminists—yet she had no social connections whatsoever. Her father was going blind. Her brother became an alcoholic and a drug addict. Her sisters Emily and Anne were also very talented writers.
After a chance discovery brought out the fact that all three women were writing in secret, they encouraged each other and began working together. Despite the difficulties of their circumstances, all three became published authors at the exact same time. Charlotte's JANE EYRE and Emily's WUTHERING HEIGHTS are considered to be among the greatest works ever written in the English language. I can't think of any other family in history who have achieved a similar literary feat!
To research my book, I read dozens of Brontë biographies. I studied their art. I read all of the Brontës novels over and over, hundreds of their poems, Charlotte's juvenilia, and more than four hundred of Charlotte's preserved letters. The letters not only helped me to hear Charlotte's true voice, they gave me great insight into her most intimate thoughts, beliefs, daily struggles, and personal relationships.
I also visited the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, England—which is the house where Charlotte and her family lived almost her entire life, and is filled with their possessions. It was such a thrill to walk through the rooms where Charlotte lived and worked, to walk the lanes she walked, and to see the wild expanse of moors that she and her sisters loved to roam.
I was even granted a private tour of the former Roe Head School which Charlotte attended, and which I featured in my novel—where the legend of a mysterious attic dweller, the Ghost of Roe Head, still lives! It was invaluable to have those images in my mind when I wrote the book. It was such a thrill to recreate the historic moment when Charlotte was inspired to start writing JANE EYRE, that I got chills down my spine when I was writing it.
For those of you who enjoyed my last book, THE LOST MEMOIRS OF JANE AUSTEN, I hope you will love THE SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË just as much, if not more—for it is truly a work of my heart!
And please do visit my website at www.syriejames.com. You'll find lots of fun stuff, including photos of my research trip to Brontë country, portraits of the Brontës, excerpts from Charlotte's correspondence, and selections from their art and poetry.
And now, back to the question which began this blog: Did you enjoy the novel JANE EYRE? If so, why? When did you first read it? Why do you think JANE EYRE is still so adored and revered more than 160 years after it was first published? Which movie version do you like best? How do you feel about WUTHERING HEIGHTS? What do you like best about historical fiction? Are you excited to learn more about Charlotte and the Brontës?
I'll be giving away a free copy of my new novel to one lucky commenter!
19 comments:
- Betina Krahn said...
Welcome back, Syrie! Congratulations on all the kudos and success of "Jane Austen". . . and best wishes for "Charlotte"!
It sounds like you had a wonderful time researching the book and putting yourself into the mind and heart of Ms. Bronte. And I LOVE your picure of the Yorkshire countryside. Don't you find it kindof amazing that such wild and beautiful country remains relatively unpopulated, while so many places in the UK are so people-dense?
- lois greiman said...
Syrie, thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us. Yorkshire is one of my favorite places, and historical fiction continues to fascinate me because of its endless ability to ignite our imaginations.
Best of luck with your new novel.
- Cindy Gerard said...
Hi Syrie and welcome back. the book sounds fantastic. I can't imagine having the opportunity to research in such great depths. Wonderful and amazing.
Thanks for joining us and much luck with the book!
- I Heart Book Gossip said...
Hello Syrie!
Great interview. Good luck with everything!
Please count me in.
cindyc725 at gmail dot com
- Margay said...
I am just fascinated (if not more so) by the lives of historical writers as I am by their work, so I'd love a chance to read this new book. I think it's interesting to read about how they lived and to compare that to what they wrote to see if any of it crept into the prose.(I have The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen and enjoyed it.)
- traveler said...
Welcome Syrie. Congratulations and much success on Charlotte. Austen was wonderful. I read Jane Eyre many years ago and adored this novel. The characters and the plot captivated me. This novel was compelling in everyway. I loved the setting, the era and the descriptions. I became immersed within the pages of this tome. I watched the first version of this movie and adored it. Jane Eyre is such a classic and that is missing from our lives in this day and age. Classics continue on forever and give us romance, hope and love. I love historical fiction for its period characters, settings, dialogue and beauty which is unique and special.
- Helen Brenna said...
Welcome back, Syrie!
Oh, gosh, I read Jane Eyre so long ago I can't remember how young I was, but I loved it!
I just watched the Masterpiece Theatre production with Toby Stephens and really enjoyed it.
- Kathleen Eagle said...
Hi Syrie!
I loved JANE EYRE. I love a tortured hero--always have. The impossible relationship, the fire (ahem) that never dies. Ah, the angst. Ah, the woman who loves him through it all, and, oh yes! the true love makes the impossible finally possible.
The women who wrote and published stories about women back in the day--against all odds--have always been heroes of mine.
Thanks for giving them new life!
- Kylie said...
Welcome, Syrie! What an intriguing idea for a book! Best of luck with it.
- Virginia said...
Hi Syrie, I don't think I ever read Jane Eyre, I am a shamed to say! It sound like you had a wonderful time doing research on your book and it sounds like a great read. I would really love to read it.
- catslady said...
I think it's time for me to read that book again. I read it in high school (a long, long time ago) and can only remember that it was a book I enjoyed. I love your premise and think it would be a fascinating read.
- flchen1 said...
Hi, Syrie! I know I read both in high school but that was ages ago! I recall seeing a movie version of Wuthering Heights in class after we'd read the book, and I think I was bothered because the casting wasn't how I'd expected it to be after reading... that started me down the whole "can't watch the movie after reading the book" path! I'd definitely be curious to learn more about Charlotte and the Brontes now!
- My Writer's Attic said...
I didn't read Jane Eyre until a few years ago, but now it's one of my favorite books. I love that Jane was a strong woman. She may have had a hard life but she didn't let it leave her bitter. She triumphed and found not only herself, but the love of her life. It's a romance in the truest sense of the word. I can't wait to read both THE LOST MEMOIRS OF JANE AUSTEN and THE SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË. They sound amazing and I know you had a wonderful time researching them.
- Debra Dixon said...
Syrie-- Welcome! I did very much enjoy THE LOST MEMOIRS OF JANE AUSTIN!
This new one sounds great as well. I'll have to put it on my list.
Damn you. (g)
Jane Eyre is one of those books I've read over and over since the first time I read it in fifth grade (Mom was an English teacher, so I read lots of stuff before I had any idea what was really going on). I love the character of Jane and her ability to get through a horrible childhood — not unscathed — but without coming out a bitter shell of a person either. And I heart Mr. Rochester. Even as I've grown older and realized what a tool he can sometimes be — particularly in the way he treats some of the important people in his life — I can't help but fall in love with him right along with Jane every time.
I'd have to say my favorite movie version is the BBC production that aired on PBS' Masterpiece Theater a few years ago — I own it and actually watched it again not long ago. I think it was perfectly cast, although the way it glosses over takes away from it a bit.
- Syrie James said...
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your comments. I was delighted to "ride in the convertible" with you today. Sorry I didn't get a chance to stop by earlier. I have been working 24/7 on my next book, which I just this minute finished and turned in to my editor (at 1 AM.)
It's entitled DRACULA, MY LOVE. It's a retelling of Bram Stoker's Victorian novel from the point of view of the heroine, Mina Harker... the untold story of Mina's secret, scandalous passion for the man who is not her husband: the young, gorgeous, charismatic, intelligent, fascinating Count Dracula, who she deeply loves, despite herself. This is a Dracula unlike the one we have formerly seen in film and print; a vampire with a heart and soul, who struggles against the evil within him, and whose past actions have been misunderstood.
The book is an thrilling romantic adventure, and will be published by Morrow in hardcover in 2010. I had such a blast writing it...
But back to "Secret Diaries"! I do hope you will fall in love with Charlotte Brontë and Mr. Nicholls, and Emily and Anne, as much as I did-- and that their story will touch your heart. It was crucial to me to remain true to Charlotte's spirit and due her justice, for she was a truly remarkable woman. Think how much she touched the world, with her novel JANE EYRE. It made her immortal!
- Margay said...
It's funny you wrote a book about that, Syrie. I always thought it would be fascinating to read Dracula's story from Mina's point of view. I'll be looking for this book!
- robynl said...
sorry to say I've never read the books; Charlotte seems an amazing woman of her time.
I'm sure you knew Charlotte quite well after all was said and done.
Could you feel her, so to speak, as you researched her home, etc.?
- Syrie James said...
Hi Robynl,
Yes! After all my research and immersing myself in Charlotte's life and letters, I felt as if I was walking in her shoes, channeling her spirit, and writing as if I was her. When you read the book, I hope you feel the same way.


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The Lucas Museum bought Norman Rockwell's "Shuffleton's Barbershop" from the troubled Berkshire Museum.
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Displaying Rockwell's celebrated style, this remarkable work is a well-executed preliminary study for his iconic illustration in the July 15, 1944, issue of the Saturday Evening Post. The scene is somewhat unique in this legendary American illustrator's oeuvre. Known more typically for his charming portrayals that characterized the humor in the everyday American experience, this large work expresses a more weighty commentary regarding the effect of World War II on the country and its citizens. In it, we see a man standing before the volunteer ration board, pleading his case and asking, presumably, for extra rations of essentials such as sugar or gasoline. The wartime economy was of primary concern to all, rich and poor, male and female, old and young. Rockwell understood its historical significance, and as in many of his best works, this painting dutifully captures the concerns of the entire nation.
Norman Rockwell led a very long and incredibly successful career as an artist. His first commission was painted when he was only 16 years old, and his irresistible paintings of American life made him the foremost American illustrator of the 20th century. Rockwell said himself, "Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed." For much of the 20th century, his poignant paintings became the visual identity of The Saturday Evening Post with 322 of his works featured on the cover, plus numerous others used for illustrations. Nearly all major magazines of the day called upon Rockwell for his outstanding compositions, including Literary Digest, Life, Country Gentleman, and Look. Rockwell's distinguished career earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, the highest honor bestowed upon an American civilian.
This study for Norman Rockwell Visits a Ration Board is mentioned in Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Volume II, by Laurie Norton Moffatt, page 782.
Canvas: 20 1/4" high x 36 1/4" wide
Frame: 29 1/4" high x 45" wide
Signature: Signed "rough color sketch for my friend Bill Loos sincerely Norman Rockwell" (lower right)
This study for Norman Rockwell Visits a Ration Board is mentioned in Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Volume II, by Laurie Norton Moffatt, page 782.
Salute to Norman Rockwell, The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, October 7-31, 1976;The Allentown Art Museum, November 20 to January 2, 1977;Mississippi Museum of Art "Norman Rockwell: The Great American Storyteller," March 3 to May 15, 1988References:
Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Volume I, 1986, L. Norton Moffatt
Who Was Who in American Art, 1985, P. Hastings Falk
Few artists are as closely tied to the American identity as Norman Rockwell—though the idealistic images of happy families, playful school children, and humble towns he created during his 47-year career at the Saturday Evening Post were nostalgic even in their day. "The view of life I communicate in my pictures excludes the sordid and ugly," the artist said. "I paint life as I would like it to be." To create these detailed slices of life, Rockwell created meticulously planned photographic studies. After leaving the Post in the 1960s, his paintings took a more political turn, and he spent the last decade of his life creating works that dealt with issues such as civil rights and the fight against poverty.
American, 1894-1978, New York, New York, based in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
The Lucas Museum bought Norman Rockwell's "Shuffleton's Barbershop" from the troubled Berkshire Museum.
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Berkshire Museum members vowed to fight an agreement between the museum and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office allowing the sale of several works from its collection.
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Can an Artist-Run Super PAC Be More Than a Gimmick?
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Andy Rubin, who helped propel Android to the behemoth it is, has been hard at work on a new smartphone, which could see the light of day this year.
Bloomberg reports that Rubin, along with a team of around 40 from companies like Google and Apple, are part of a company called "Essential" and they have a new, high-end smartphone on the way. Citing unnamed sources, the report states the upcoming handset will feature a display bigger than 5.5 inches, but that its footprint will be smaller than similarly-sized handsets (like the iPhone 7 Plus) because the new device will feature a "lack of bezels."
The new device may also feature a pressure-sensitive screen, also like the iPhone 7 Plus. It will be housed in an industrial design with metal edges and the back of the handset will be made of ceramic, similar to Xiaomi's Mi Mix. Essential will be positioning the high-end smartphone in the same price category as Apple's and Google's flagships, which means it will likely be priced around $649.
Unfortunately, it's not known whether or not this new handset will be based off Android.
Nothing is finalized just yet, but the report also sheds light on a proprietary magnetic connector that will charge the upcoming handset and also expand the device's functionality. Rubin is working on one accessory is reported to be a 360-degree spherical camera.
The other major focus will be artificial intelligence, with this smartphone being the centerpiece to a variety of different consumer products being planned for launch later this year by Essential. What exactly that entails remains to be seen, however.
Finally, Rubin apparently spoke with a variety of different wireless carriers at CES earlier this month, with Sprint specifically name dropped. However, nothing is official just yet.
AI is a huge movement in the technology industry, so it's not surprising to hear that Rubin is diving in with a new smartphone and a suite of new consumer products to work with it. However, a modular smartphone is a far more risky endeavor, with other companies trying to make it work but nothing really catching on just yet.
What do you think of this rumor?


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Planned 5k hike through the wilds of Ste Anne's and Kirkland. Challenged by barbed wire, numerous flooded trails, sharks, and darkness (good thing the leaders didnt go ..... :-) the Explorers found their way back to civilization. Wet, muddy, tired, and full of stories - a good hike was had by all.Read More


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Lectures will probably be less familiar to you than any other learning situation in the university; they differ from high school classes most obviously in terms of size, but also in terms of function. At first, these two features of lectures might feel problematic to new students.
In some first-year courses, you may be one of several hundred students sitting in a big lecture theatre, listening while the lecturer talks for 45 minutes, often about things you've never heard of before. Some students find it very difficult to learn in this situation, where they are anonymous and feel distant from the lecturer; they might end up feeling bored or frustrated. Some find it tempting to bunk lectures, knowing their absence will not be detected.
Although lectures can be easy to skip and hard to follow, it is very important to attend them! Think about what lectures are for, and this will give you some ideas about how to get something out of them. Start by considering what the lecture can do for you that can't be done in any other way:
Lectures are, by definition, not interactive, although some lecturers will allow time for questions during or after the lecture. Lectures are delivered by the lecturer, to the audience. This implies a degree of passivity, but there are ways to be an active listener, which will enhance your learning experience in lectures. The following sections will offer some ideas about what to do before, during and after the lecture to achieve this end.
Although you are not expected to "perform" or "participate" in lectures in the normal sense of these words, or in the same way that you would in your tutorials, you should still prepare yourself for your lectures. The most important thing to do is to focus your mind before the lecture. Here are two possible steps in this process.
Read this riddle:
The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end
And the end of every place
Without an answer or title you can gaze at these lines for hours (or give up in frustration) without being able to say what they mean. It makes no sense, although you "understand" each word and the whole thing is perfectly straightforward on some levels. Now, if you knew before you saw the riddle, that this was a verse about the letter "e", your reading of the verse would be more like this:
The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end
And the end of every place
With this new information, you would understand each word and phrase in relation to this title with the greatest of ease on the first reading, because you would be mentally prepared to take advantage of every clue.
This principle also holds for your lecture preparation. Try, before each lecture, to remind yourself what the topic of the lecture is. You could find this out by looking at the course outline the lecturer gave out at the beginning of the course. The course outline might have the title of each day's lecture listed, or it might be blocked out in weeks, or according to the different sections being handled by various lecturers. In any case, it should be possible for you to use the course outline to orient yourself and know in advance the topic of the day's lecture. As in the riddle example given above, you will then be able to make sense of the new information delivered in the lecture in relation to the topic.
You could also consult the notes you took in the previous lecture or lectures. You could find out, for example, if the new lecture will be a continuation of the section handled previously, or a new section. Being aware of the context will allow you to ask yourself the next important question.
2. What do I already know about the topic?
Having said, in the section above, that lectures are the place where NEW information is provided, it might seem strange to suggest that you ask yourself what you already know about the topic. It can be explained by referring to the way human beings learn. Although there are competing theories about it, it is generally accepted that learning builds upon what is already known.
It is easier to learn something that can be connected to something you already know, or something that you have experienced. By the time you reach UCT you have already accumulated a multitude of skills and vast quantities of general and specific knowledge. It is important that you use what you already know to create a "hook" for the new knowledge to hang on to. You could also think about it as using what you already know about the topic as the foundation, which will support the new understandings you will build up, using the new information in the lectures.
Once you know what the topic of the lecture is, spend a little time thinking about what you already know about this topic. Do you recall having studied this or a closely related subject at school? You may have read something in the newspaper, heard about it on the radio or seen a programme on television that referred to some aspect of this topic. You might also be able to exchange ideas and experiences with a fellow-student or read over a relevant section in the textbook or course reader in anticipation of the new topic. Your lecture notes from previous lectures might also help you to realise what you already know about the topic.
Knowing what the topic is, and recalling what you already know about the topic will help to focus your mind, and allow it to take in the new knowledge in the lecture. In this way your experience in lectures will be part of building up new understandings, instead of simply overwhelming you with unfamiliar and apparently disconnected facts.
Some practical hints
From a practical point of view, there are some useful preparations, too.
Try to arrive early for your lectures, so that you have time to organise your writing materials and your mind before the lecture starts. If you miss the introduction to the lecture you are probably missing the main point which would have helped you to make sense of all the subsequent details.
Arriving early also means that you can choose a seat from which you will be able to hear the lecturer clearly, and that will allow you a clear view of the board or screen. This means that you can concentrate without being distracted by people coming late, or the struggle to see or hear the lecturer. It is also possible that the lecturer will respond to your reactions if s/he can see you, and this could be very useful. For instance, if you were looking worried or puzzled, the lecturer might repeat an important point.
Make sure that you get any handouts that are distributed at the beginning of the lecture, and glance over them if you have time before the lecture starts.
Note taking in lectures is difficult, but the difficulty is more complicated than just not being able to write fast enough to write down everything the lecturer says. This is why it is important not to give in to the temptation NOT to take notes. If you are a new student, struggling with note-taking, there are many excuses that seem attractive:
"My own notes are, in any case, inferior to what is written in the textbook, so why bother?"
"I'm sure the handout will remind me of what happened in the lecture"
"I have my sister's notes from when she did the course last year, and they look pretty good. Why do the same work twice?"
"I've never heard half of these words before - it's impossible for me to write them down!"
These commonly heard responses to note-taking presume that it is the job of the student attending lectures to copy down faithfully whatever is said in the lecture. Is this true?
We have said that lectures are occasions on which lots of new information is provided, new ideas are introduced and new concepts are explained. This means that simply listening to the lecture is hard work. On top of this, many students believe that they have to record all this new information in its entirety. This is not only hard, it is impossible. It is also, luckily, misguided. Even the most complete set of notes, that captures every word uttered by the lecturer (for example, a full transcription), is not the best set of lecture-notes. This is because it is not possible for knowledge that is in the lecturer's head to transfer itself in a solid block to your head. The way you will gain knowledge is by processing what you hear in lectures, finding a place for it in your own scheme of knowledge, by somehow making it your own. This is why a tape-recording of the lecture (something that often seems to be a perfect solution!) is actually not as good as a set of good notes that you have made for yourself.
The notes you take in lectures will provide the "raw material" with which you can construct your own new understandings. They will also provide the "raw material" for many of the things you'll be asked to produce, like assignments, essays and test and exam responses. The quality of your written work and ultimately your success in your courses will probably be related to how well you have taken notes in lectures.
Note taking is important, and lack of skill in this area can have bad consequences, BUT do not panic if you can't come up with a brilliant set of notes in your first week of university. It takes time to get used to the pace of the lectures, the unusual accents you will be hearing and, perhaps, the level of language you will have to keep up with, especially if English is not your first language. Note-taking is a skill that will improve with time and practice.
1. Select the keywords and main ideas. Don't include anecdotes, jokes, little stories and illustrations. How to detect the main ideas is, of course, the difficulty, but the lecturer's outline (sometimes displayed on overhead projector, or board) can help. The language used in the lecture can also alert you to main points.
You will know that something the lecturer repeats, or writes on the board, is a main point. Sometimes he or she will restate the same idea in a couple of different ways; this is also a sign that this is an important point. A point that is illustrated by an example or two is probably also important. A rhetorical question is often also a sign that the lecturer is going to make a significant point. Sometimes the structure is revealed in the language, for example, "Today we are going to discuss the three major philosophical approaches to knowledge. Firstly ...." This will help you to select the main points, and arrange the supporting ideas around them. If you miss the main point, take down whatever you can and then try later to reconstruct the main point.
2. Abbreviate. Use accepted abbreviations like i.e., e.g., viz, etc. And create your own. If your lecture is about the revolution, and this word occurs in every sentence, you might write "rev" or even just "r". Make sure that you can decode your own notes later on!
3. Organise. Your organisation will probably be related to the structure of the lecture, which can usually be seen in the lecturer's outline or preamble. She might say, "Today we will deal with the three major causes of ...", so you will know that there will be three major sections. There are several ways of organising your lecture notes. People do have individual learning styles, so the "best" style is the one that best suits your own learning style. See the section on note-taking for more information on taking notes in lectures and from books.
It is always advisable to read over your notes after the lecture. Reflect on any questions they raise for you and use the opportunity to add to your notes and anticipate what is to follow in the coming lectures. Discuss any issues that arise with your fellow students or in your tutorials.
Organising your notes
You may work very hard on your lecture note-taking skills, and you may produce impressive notes in the appropriate style, but if you lose them, or can't find quite the ones you want, you will not be able to use them when you need them. Retrieval of your notes is just as important as their creation.
There are different methods for keeping track of all the new information you are gaining. If you are taking notes on loose, lined sheets of paper, or an examination pad, then you should file them each evening in ring binders, preferably one for each course you are taking. There are many details to be considered here: For example, in most courses you will have lectures and tutorials every week. Do you divide your ring binder into two sections, one for lecture notes, and one for tutorial notes? Or do you file everything chronologically, in the order in which it happened? This would mean that this week's tutorial notes would be filed with this week's lecture notes, last week's tutorial notes with last week's lecture notes and so on. There are advantages and disadvantages to either system and it is up to you to decide on the one that suits your purposes. You may decide to divide each ring binder into sections representing different sections of the course, different lecturers, the four academic terms, or whatever, using coloured plastic or cardboard dividers. Whatever you choose to do, make sure that you are CONSISTENT, and that you label sections, dividers and binders properly.
It is very easy to spend a lot of time setting up a system for your notes, and tempting to spend money on beautifully coloured ring binders, plastic sleeves and so on, but remember that the point of making notes, filing them and retrieving them is to use them to construct and demonstrate your new knowledge in essays, assignments, tests and exams.
No matter which faculty or department you are in at the university, lectures will not be the only formal learning opportunity offered. You will be required to attend some other class, which will be smaller than the lecture, and have some different purposes. These classes might be any of the following:
Tutorials are typically small discussion groups which meet to discuss matters arising from lectures, work not covered in lectures, essays or other tasks that have been set or some aspect of the readings. Tutorials are generally referred to as "tuts", and are led by a tutor, who may be a senior post-graduate student or a member of staff. Tutorials are usually the same length of time as a lecture, i.e., one period, or 45 minutes long.
Practicals differ according to faculty, but in general, a practical is an opportunity for students to test and apply their understanding of the concepts and ideas introduced in lectures. "Practicals" are called this because they are the place where the "theoretical" knowledge gained in lectures and readings is put into practice. In the Science Faculty, practicals would take place in a laboratory, and students might work in pairs. In the Social Sciences and Humanities, students attending practicals would do individual work in the presence of tutors, who would help and supervise the exercises.. Practicals are usually much longer than the normal lecture or tutorial period, often about 3 hours long.
Workgroups/ workshops are an opportunity for students to work in small groups, focusing on certain sections of the work. The purpose here is to develop skills, as well as to work on the concepts related to the course. These workshops or workgroups occupy a longer time than the 45 minute period, usually a double period.
All of the smaller group learning situations referred to above are included in your curriculum because of the idea that learning is an ACTIVE, rather than a passive, process. In the section on Lectures, we said that taking notes during the lecture is the beginning of this learning process, where you work out where this new knowledge fits into your own existing schemes of knowledge. As you place and integrate this knowledge, you are making it your own. You are creating your own understanding of the concepts and ideas.
This view of learning is called the "social construction of knowledge" and it is worth thinking about. You will probably agree that humans have to learn almost everything they know - as we grow we learn our language and our behaviours from those around us. But there must be more to it than just taking over what those older than us already know. If we ONLY learn exactly what is passed on to us, then how do new ideas and discoveries come about? This puzzle can be answered if we change our idea of what learning is to include not only the things we receive from others, but also the unique way in which we receive and use that information. At school, where you probably had to learn lots of facts and get them right in examinations, the idea of "constructing" your own knowledge might not have been very useful - in fact, it might have landed you in a bit of trouble! University is, like school, a place where knowledge is stored and transmitted to new students, BUT it is also a place where the creation of new knowledge is highly valued as well. This means that part of your job as a student is to listen, learn, read and understand the knowledge being presented to you in lectures and books, but it is also important to question and challenge that knowledge and try to work things out yourself, making new connections with your own previous understandings. One of the most fruitful ways of doing this is by discussing ideas with your fellow students, and this is why the small group learning situations are very important to your development.
You will learn most from active participation in your tutorials, but many students avoid this for various reasons:
In order to get past these reasons for NOT participating actively, remember the benefits to be gained by the interchange of ideas:
Getting all the details of your tutorials, practicals and workshops sorted out will be a big job. It will probably be confusing at first, as your tuts, pracs etc will take place in different venues and in different time-slots from the main lectures in the course. Your times and venues will also be different from those of many of your fellow students, as the groups do not all meet at the same time. You will not always be in the same small group as your friends, so don't rely on them for this information. Go to the departmental notice-boards, the departmental office or your lecturer to find out which group you are in, and when and where they meet. Once you have this information, fill it in on your timetable (see "Organising your time" in the section on Preparing to Study).
Attendance is usually compulsory at these small group meetings, and the tutor or supervisor will take the register. If you do not attend the required number of tutorials, you may be refused a "dp", the "duly performed" certificate that allows you to write your final examinations (see p. 3 of the Introduction to this book).
There will always be some preparation for tutorials and other such meetings. This might be the completion of a reading task, a writing assignment or something else. It is very important to do the preparation properly so that you can get the benefit of the discussion. Going to a tutorial without having done the preparation will contribute to the feeling of not wanting to say anything, and make your participation in the discussion less useful than it should be.
Your tutor or facilitator or supervisor will probably have "consultation hours" every week. This is a time when she or he will be in an office or other appointed room, and available for individual discussions. If there are things that you don't understand and that you feel you can't bring up in the tutorial, then go and see your tutor during this time to talk about it. If you always have another lecture or meeting during the consultation hours, then ask the tutor if you can make an appointment to see him or her at some other time.
(Adapted from Stella Clark, Studying at University: A Guide for First Year Students, 1998. ã Academic Development Programme, UCT)
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text: Epic Adventures Borneo - the wild island By Condé Nast Traveller 08 Apr 2013 share-facebook share-twitter share-pinterest share-whatsapp share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest An introduction to Borneo The far-flung island of Borneo now has a smart new beach hotel with the raucous rainforest right on its doorstep, so you can go from trekking and zipping to cocktail sipping in one wild trip, says Timothy O'Grady.Borneo. What does it invoke in you? I called a few European friends. 'Primeval', 'mysterious', 'wild'. What about the people? 'Loincloths and pot bellies', 'headhunters and pirates!' 'Is it a country?' To some, it was a place from an unreachable time, a Garden of Eden, to others an incarnation of the id better left unexamined, with little in between. As a child I feared the Mad Bomber, the Axe Lady and the Wild Man of Borneo, with the last needing no psychosis to be terrifying.Pictured: a beachside hammock at Gaya Island Resort share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest The history of Borneo Perhaps Borneo is little known in the West because the European powers came to it relatively late. Magellan's ships paused at Brunei in 1521, and the Dutch and British had some early short-term settlements, but it wasn't until the mid-19th century, with the White Rajah James Brooke (fictionalised by Conrad and Kipling) and the British North Borneo Company, that colonialism became entrenched. The Chinese had been trading porcelain for camphor, gold, hornbill ivory, dragon's blood and such aphrodisiacs as rhinoceros horn, birds' nest and the gallstones of monkeys (how did they find out?) since 700AD, but they only wanted to trade. British private enterprise, backed by the military, established it writ, set up a timber industry and rubber plantations and built cricket pitches. Then they decided to tax the natives. This was too much for Bajau leader Mat Salleh, who burned down the British base on Gaya Island. Colonialism finally ended in 1963, and Borneo, the third largest island in the world, now has just short of 20 million people on it, divided among the independent nations of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.Pictured: rice farm workers share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest Sabah province, Borneo I went to Sabah, a Malaysian province in the island's north-east. Seafarers call it 'the land beneath the wind', because it just escapes the typhoon belt. People come to Sabah now to walk around the markets, see the water villages, experience a place where a diverse tribal culture lives on - and to do things, sometimes highly taxing things, in natural settings full of beauty and mystery. There are the warm emerald and turquoise seas, the freezing peaks of Mount Kinabalu (a two-day trek), the strange shapes and startling colours of the coral reefs and, above all, the million-year-old rainforest. This is nature for the vigorous, the sybaritic and those in search of solemn awe.Pictured: Malohom Bay share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest The rainforests of Borneo Wood is at the heart of Borneo's history. For millennia it was a source of food and shelter to its wildlife and its tribes, and then it began to be cut down and sold. Wood from Borneo built Beijing's Temple of Heaven and today provides half the world's annual tropical-timber harvest. What was once an enormous rainforest ringed by mangrove and golden sand now looks from the air like a head with a strangely receding hairline.Pictured: the Danum Valley of Borneo share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest The Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo I started my time in Sabah where the wood is the tallest, oldest and most dense - the Danum Valley Conservation Area - arriving at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge after a flight from Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu and then a two-hour drive over old logging roads. The valley is a sanctuary at the borders of which the Malaysian government finally called 'halt!' to loggers. Within it are a research centre for scientists and the lodge for visitors, both owned and run by the government, with support from the World Wide Fund for Nature, Britain's Royal Society and various corporations and NGOs. The rest is pristine, seeming to touch the beginning of tiem, with large swathes of secondary rainforest beyond on a long, slow trek back to its original state.Pictured: an orang-utan in the Danum Valley share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest Wildlife at the Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo I found the valley a surprisingly dynamic and cacophonous experience. There are the cicadas, with their varying calls for different times of day (a sleepy enquiry in the mornings, rising to a screech like that of a V2 rocket at twilight), percussive woodpeckers, the trilling of 320 bird species, falling trees, swinging gibbons, croaking frogs, crashing waterfalls, thunderclaps - all these and many other sounds made it seem as vibrant as a Spanish fiesta. White mist wafts, rain pounds, steam rises. You smell the damp, rotting leaves, soft billows of jasmine, the acrid body chemicals of orang-utans. All around, vines and fig trees strangle, limbs reach for light, termites eat, fungi erupt - the whole rainforest in a continuous visible and audible spectacle of dying and being born. Standing still in it you feel very busy.Pictured: a waterfall share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest The Sabahan jungle, Borneo My guide in the Danum Valley was Calixtus. He was born in the Sabahan jungle and, after a brief and demoralising time as an office worker, has returned to what he loves. He showed me how mimosa disappears when you touch it; he knew statistics of oxygen production, which fungi the Chinese covet, which trees the jungle dwellers buit their coffins from. He spotted a small camouflaged frog through waterfall spray sitting in a rock crevice 30 metres away. He was euphoric when we saw a slow loris, his first in three years. He told me orang-utans use banana leaves as umbrellas. Everything I encountered in the forest was amplified and deepend by Calixtus.Pictured: a sambar deer share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest The rainforest and the Danum River, Borneo I saw the rainforest by day and night, from a canopy walkway suspended nearly 30 metres over the jungle floor, along the boar tracks emanating from the lodge, and even floating down the Danum River in an inner tube. On a steep, steamy walk, I stopped for a lunch which lodge staff had set up at the edge of a natural pool, swam out to a waterfall and then let fish nibble at my feet. This is a beautiful and deeply affecting place. You feel you have travelled far into an interoir where you are brought face to face with something timeless and elemental, a continuously dramatic spectacle of destruction and creation such as we hear exists at subatomic and galactic levels but which we are oblivious of in cities. You leave more inclined to silence than when you arrived.Pictured: a walkway at Borneo Rainforest Lodge share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest Gaya Island Resort, Borneo It was strange then, a few hours after leaving the forest, to find myself in a place of cocktails and infinity pools, high-end dining and high-concept rooms linked by iPhone to the spa and reception desk. But this, I learned, is how it often is for visitors here. You give yourself to the rainforest; you collect yourself at the beach.I was on Gaya Island, one of a cluster off Kota Kinabalu. It was here, you may remember, that Mat Salleh burned out the British. Gaya is a microcosm of what Borneo as a whole once was, a rainforest ringed along its shoreline by rock, mangrove and sand. On it now are a clamorous water village populated in the main by Filipino and Sabahan fishermen and their families, and three hotels, the newest of which is Gaya Island Resort - from Malaysian-owned YTL, the group behind Pangkor Laut Resort.Pictured: Gaya Island Resort, Borneo share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest Things to do at Gaya Island In an industry inclined to overuse the word, the Gaya Island Resort genuinely offers a bespoke experience, and to an unusual degree. You can visit the island's water-village school, hike or bicycle on the mainland, be dropped off on your own deserted island, have dinner on a yacht at sunset, meditate, receive tribal massage treatments, be told stories, deep-sea fish or learn to cook Sabahan food.Pictured: the pool at Gaya Island Resort share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest Snorkelling in Borneo As in the Danum Valley, the experience here is transformed by the guides. There are two, one for the land and the other for the sea. Justin Juhun, raised, like Calixtus, in the jungle, leads nature walks into the rainforest, and he is also, at hotel expense, developing a conservation area and carrying out a study of proboscis monkeys (red-nosed and pot-bellied, they put Borneans in mind of the Dutch, but they could also suggest dyspeptic British colonial officials). Scott Mayback, a marine biologist from New York who has learned to speak Malay, takes people around the islands to deep-sea fish and snorkel over the reefs. I was with him for some hours one morning, losing myself in the surrealist dreamworld of brain and cabbage shapes in purple and gold under the water, intermittently surfacing to ask questions and to hear in return compact treatises on such topics at the use of electricity to stimulate coral growth. YTL, which appears both eco- and staff-conscious, is also letting Mayback run with his own ideas for a marine conservation area, which it will finance.Pictured: a rainforest bloom share-facebook share-twitter share-whatsapp share-pinterest Getting to Borneo They were wonderful complements to one another, the rainforest and the sea - steam and sea breezes; the symphony of cicadas and the gently falling waves; dense, green verticality and the far, flat, pale blue horizon. If you have the change, I suggest you end your stay with a seafood dinner at a table set out on its own on the white-gold beach, ringed with lanterns, your bare feet on the cool sand as you watch the sun go down and the light fade from crimson to pink to blue. As it got to violet on my last night and I ate the scallops prepared so beautifully by chef Len Osmund, a wild bearded jungle pig galloped like a racehorse along the shore.GETTING THERECleveland Collection (020 7843 3531; www.clevelandcollection.co.uk) can arrange an eight-night holiday in Borneo from £2,155 per person sharing. This includes flights, transfers, one night's B&B at Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa in Kota Kinabalu, two nights' full board at Borneo Rainforest Lodge in the Danum Valley, with guided jungle activities, and five nights' B&B at Gaya.Pictured: a map of BorneoPublished in Condé Nast Traveller April 2013.


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GERARD HOULLIER spoke of his desire to see Celtic go all the way and win the UEFA Cup after Martin O'Neill's side earned a 2-0 victory at Anfield last night.
Alan Thompson scored on the stroke of half time (above) and then John Hartson grabbed the killer goal with nine minutes left to give the Bhoys a 3-1 aggregate scoreline and a place in the last four of the competition.
And a downcast Houllier said afterwards: "I am, like my play-ers, very hurt by what has happened.
"But I hope they now go on and win the cup. Good luck to them."
Houllier added: "The first half could have gone our way, we had a couple of decent chances, but when their goal came it was at the best time for them and the worst time for us.
"It was the turning point, they were a functional, very clever, efficient side and all credit to them.
"I didn't think we deserved to be behind at the break, and their keeper saved them in the second period.
"He made fine saves, particularly one from Stevie Gerrard, and we just couldn't get back at them. They played well, and reached a level of energy that we couldn't match.
"We are disappointed because we were just three games from the final but there was no over-confidence from us."
Thompson's late first half strike changed the game dramatically, and Houllier admitted that conceding so close to the interval was a sucker punch for his players.
"We knew Celtic can score away from home," Houllier said. "But I don't think they deserved to be ahead at half time.
"The goal came at the best possible time for them and the worst possible time for us.
"I thought my team looked a little nervous in the first half and I was looking forward to the break to speak with them, but the goal changed that.
"It was a fantastic game of football. I feel sorry for my players because they showed great commitment.
"I was very pleased with the response in the second half, but it was difficult to create chances when Celtic have all 11 men behind the ball."
The Frenchman also vowed to drag the Reds out of their European nightmare to claim a Champions League spot.
Liverpool tasted the bitterness of a European exit for the second time this season last night and Houllier will desperately want to avoid the hangover Liverpool suffered when they were dumped out of the Champions League in November. The Reds then went the next 10 Premiership games without a victory.
Houllier said: "Let's hope we can bounce back like we did last season when we were beaten in the Champions League last eight by Bayer Leverkusen - after that game we went to Sunderland and won the next match.
"Our next match this time is against Leeds on Sunday and it's a vital game for us now."
And he finished: "A Champions League spot will make up for failing in the UEFA Cup.
"We have eight games to go and we know what we need to end our season the right way."
Celtic became the first Scottish team to beat Liverpool in competition and move into the last four of a European event for the first time in 29 years.
And, although some of Europe's top sides lie in wait, O'Neill was just ecstatic to be through.
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Network map is ok prior to pc sleep. After sleep map shows a ? mark and wireless pc shows as wired. Disable/reenable network adapter restores correct map until next sleep. See attachments. Can this be fixed?
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If you do a search around these forums, you'll find a lot of issues relating to Windows 7 and sleep mode. I would personally suggest simply shutting the machine down and powering it back on, rather than putting it to sleep.
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I never turn it off, it goes to sleep on its own and I'd like to keep it that way.
I just thought there would be a fix. It's not a big issue but bugs bug me.
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For the general health of the machine, I would suggest turning it off from time to time, for extended periods of time (i.e: before you go to bed). In the long run, it's a lot easier on the hardware of the machine than leaving it continually running.
However, I'm afraid that, to the best of my knowledge there's no real solution to your predicament.
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Thanks, I'll keep looking.
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In further evidence that so far this year really hates me and is getting off to an absolutely terrible start (I'm not even exaggerating) my weight loss plans didn't quite go according to, well, plan. I didn't totally expect them to but I had a small shred of hope you know? For some reason I keep that tiny sliver of hope alive inside somewhere.
As I said my efforts didn't quite pay off. I put on weight; a lot at that. A whole six pounds and I don't even know how. Well, I do. I ate a lot more than I should and I know everything that went wrong. The trick is to make sure they don't go wrong again and to not let this get me down. To be honest though right now I'm so fucking depressed it's unreal. I'll be hitting the gym again today because I made a commitment. That's one upside to having a gym buddy. Guilt makes you go. I don't want to fall off the wagon but fuck, I'm such a mess inside right now.
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Don't despair. Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint.ReplyDelete
Also...not only guilt, but Ex-Lax makes you go. And fiber.
You're welcome.
Don't despair. Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint.ReplyDelete
Also...not only guilt, but Ex-Lax makes you go. And fiber.
You're welcome.
Mark, don't give up, it's really a lifestyle change of eating habits. Goodness knows I can only eat so much salad for so long. One thing I try to watch is my carbs, so for an adult male you shouldn't exceed say 8 slices of bread or equivalent per day.ReplyDelete
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