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POPLARVILLE – Registration at all campuses of Pearl River Community College has been scheduled for the summer term as follows:
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Forrest County Center in Hattiesburg.
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Hancock Center in Waveland.
• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 16, through Thursday, May 30, at the Poplarville campus.
New students need to complete the admission process prior to registering by going to https://prcc.edu/admappl.php. Notification will be sent to all new students regarding orrientation.
Summer night classes begin May 20. First-term day classes begin May 28. On-line classes begin June 3. Second-term day classes begin June 27.
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While fleas are annoying and unsanitary; preventing the diseases they spread is a much more important reason for flea prevention for both the cat and for their families.
Fleas feed on blood and breed very quickly and effectively. Young kittens are most at risk for developing anemia simply from being fed on by large numbers of fleas. It is important to address flea infestations early in young cats.
Fleas are the intermediate host for tapeworms and when a cat grooms, it ingests fleas and flea feces resulting in infection. The tapeworms develop into adults in the intestines. Tapeworms can cause no symptoms with very mild infestations to severe malnutrition and death with severe cases. Humans can also become infected with tapeworms through the flea.
Haemotrophic mycoplasma is a bacterial disease transmitted during the feeding process of the flea. It infects the red blood cells in cats and stimulates the cat's own immune system to destroy those red blood cells. Infection can result in a severe and fatal anemia without treatment. Mycoplasma is most common in areas with lots of cats because the fleas transmit it cat to cat, however. Even cats that don't socialize are at risk.
There are many flea prevention options available from your veterinarian. The most common are topical preparations applied one time monthly, however, there are other options including injections that last for months and oral medications. Some flea prevention kills adult fleas, others prevent fleas from breeding. It is important to discuss your individual cat's options based on his or her lifestyle and needs. It is also important not to use homeopathic/ herbal preparations without first discussing them with your veterinarian.
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The Center for African American Studies this week unveiled its new home in Stanhope Hall, which has undergone a complete renovation that has transformed the 204-year-old building into a light-filled space that reflects many historical details of its time period.
"You sense the generations of history in the building," said Valerie Smith, the director of the center, which was launched in September 2006 to serve as a model for teaching and research on race in America. "Our location in the center of campus makes visible the importance of research and teaching about race to a liberal arts education, and announces the University's commitment to African American studies as a field of study to the campus and to the world outside."
The prominence of the center's location on the front campus also means that it will be a draw for faculty, students, staff and members of the public, she said. "We want people to be drawn to this attractive destination," said Smith, who also is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature in the English department. "Once they're here, we hope they'll be open to the flow of ideas. And faculty, students and visiting scholars who research and teach about issues of race now have a gathering space for intellectual exchange."
The move to Stanhope coincides with the center's expansion of its faculty and its programs. The center is welcoming three new faculty members, including Wallace Best, a leading scholar of African American religious history who has been appointed a professor of religion and African American studies. He has been a professor at the University of Virginia and Harvard Divinity School.
"There are many reasons why I was drawn to Princeton from Harvard, but the three principal ones are its legendary robust collegiality, its true commitment to the highest ideals in the academy and the new Center for African American Studies," Best said. "I believe the center to be one of the most significant developments in African American studies in recent years and that it will be the focal point in the discipline for many years to come."
Also joining the center are Tera Hunter, a professor of history and African American studies, and Angel Harris, an assistant professor of sociology and African American studies.
A scholar of African American women's history, Hunter came to Princeton from Carnegie Mellon University, where she had been an associate professor and had served as the associate director of the Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy. Harris, who studies public policy analysis, race and ethnicity, previously was an assistant professor at the University of Texas-Austin and a research fellow at the University of Michigan.
In addition, the center's first distinguished visiting professor arrived this fall. Imani Perry, a professor at the Rutgers University School of Law, specializes in cultural studies and law and society. The center also is launching a postdoctoral fellows program which, starting next fall, will bring junior scholars who have held a Ph.D. for fewer than three years to campus for one year to teach, pursue their research and take part in the intellectual life of the center.
The center plans to expand its offerings by creating new freshman seminars and introductory and advanced courses, as well as collaborations with other interdisciplinary fields and disciplines in the humanities, the fine arts and the social and biological sciences. The center's predecessor, the Program in African American Studies, was established by the University in 1969 and was located in Dickinson Hall.
Remaking Stanhope Hall
The renovation of Stanhope was conducted to reflect the original historical period of the building and to open up the interior to allow for as much natural light as possible. Stanhope was erected in 1803 with the United States' first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, said to have participated in the design. In 2004, the University brought in the Chicago-based architectural firm Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, which specializes in historical preservation and renovation, for the project. The firm was not able to find the original plans for the building's interior, so the renovation was not a re-creation of how the building once looked. The architect's goal was to match the original spirit and design intent of Latrobe.
The sandstone exterior walls were left intact, but the inside was completely gutted. The dramatic arched windows were restored, with the original glass retained wherever possible.
"The architects gave Stanhope a sense of openness with an abundance of natural light," said Tim Haas, who was the University's project manager for the renovation. Those entering the building from the Nassau Hall side are greeted by a set of grand wooden stairs and a view all the way through to the restored windows in the back of the building. "There's now a symmetry in the building, which is likely more in keeping with how Latrobe designed it," Haas said.
Stanhope now has two seminar rooms and 10 offices for faculty members on its three floors. The first-floor seminar room is furnished with American colonial tables and chairs, typical of the turn of the 19th century. According to Bill Mahalko, the project architect/manager from Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, the firm looked at other Latrobe buildings that would have been contemporary with Stanhope and chose simple wood trim details and paint color palettes similar to Latrobe's other work in that period. Tinted storm windows were installed inside to reduce energy costs. An elevator and a wheelchair-accessible ramp also were built. On Oct. 2 the center held an open house for members of the University community to visit its new home.
In the next few years, the center's primary focus will be establishing a means for students to major in African American studies, recruiting new faculty and developing new programs and collaborations.
"We want to give students the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of the study of race, not only to change ideas about race and racism but also to craft solutions to the persistent problems of racism and inequality," Smith said. "As we expand our offerings, we'll be looking for support from individuals, institutions and foundations that share Princeton's commitment to the idea that African American studies is central to a liberal arts education."


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Yippee! It's National Library Week! Every day, I'm highlighting a library thing, baking something and giving something away. It has been so inspiring to read your comments about your local library and your sweet memories of librarians. I hope you take some time to recognize the awesome information professionals in your life!
The Library Thing:
Yesterday, I was the Food Librarian Fairy and delivered assorted baked goods to friends at two different special libraries. What's a special library? Special Libraries include, but are not limited to, corporate, museum, law, newspaper, medical, and private company libraries. These librarians can get data out of Lexis Nexis faster than anyone, and help you find a treasure in a museum's special collection. When you think of librarians...don't just think storytime. Think way beyond that...to someone with a law degree, PhD or a medical background in addition to a Master's degree in library science or information studies. In short, special librarians are special!
The Baking Thing:
What else?! Scones!! I think scones are the best! They quickly come together and you can make them in one big bowl and your little fingers. You can even make them the night before, pop in the freezer and bake off in the morning.
I really like the square scone because it is really easy to form and you can just go at it with a knife or bench scraper. Cream is brushed on top and sanding sugar or raw sugar is sprinkled on top. I used mini chocolate chips because you get a bit of chocolate in every bite!
Adapted from Karen DeMasco's The Craft of Baking (Amazon or your library)
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1 Tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon hot water
1 cup heavy cream
2 Tablespoons heavy cream
Sanding sugar or Turbinado sugar
Note: The cookbook's instruction include using a KitchenAid with paddle attachment. I made my scones by hand. Please get this lovely cookbook The Craft of Baking and see page 24 for the chef's instructions.
1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add the butter pieces to the bowl. Place the bowl in the freezer for 5 minutes.
2. In a measuring cup, mix espresso powder with 1 teaspoon hot water. Mix to dissolve. Add 1 cup cold cream and combine together.
3. Remove bowl from freezer. Using your hands or a pastry cutter, cut in butter until it is pea size.
4. Toss in chocolate chips.
5. Pour the espresso-cream mixture over the flour mixture and blend with your hands or a spatula until dough just comes together.
6. Remove dough onto floured surface. Gently knead a couple times, but don't overmix. Form into a circle for wedges or a square, about 3/4 to 1 inch thick.
7. Place the pieces on a baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for 15 minutes, or chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
8. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
9. Brush scones with cream and sprinkle with course sugar.
10. Bake scones until edges and bottom are golden and they are firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
11. Enjoy!
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Ignite the Calvary Spirit
History of Early Reunions
St. Lawrence College Alumni Association
In 1901, alumni of St. Lawrence gathered at their alma mater for a reunion. During the reunion the alumni felt called to form the St. Lawrence Seminary Alumni Association. Since 1901 the Alumni Association has sought to aid SLS alumni in maintaining their connections with St. Lawrence and with the spirit that they experienced while at the seminary, to aid the alumni in maintaining their bonds of brotherhood with one another and with the Capuchins, and to aid the Capuchins in ensuring that St. Lawrence Seminary High School is able to continue shaping the lives of young men and preparing them for an active response to God's call to minister to His people and the world.
Today, the Alumni Association carries out this work through gatherings, including a biennial reunion, through the publication of The Laurentianum magazine, through annual fund-raising campaigns and its website.
"Today's are dull, and so we wend our ways, back to the beautiful yesterdays."
First Reunion
One of God's happiest gifts to man is doubtless memory. To look back over the 'dim distant past," to envisage its ideals, its struggles, its conquests, to thrill to its chords of happiness, to smile at its youthful pranks, is truly to relive the sweet without the bitter. Memory we might say was in the final analysis, the motive and inspiration of the St. Lawrence College Alumni Association. "Oh," writes Msgr. Haxmeier in one of his affectionate invitations,
"To be a boy once more! No, not I – yet I am aware that this makes me appear singular. Nevertheless, no one can enjoy it more than I to return to old St. Lawrence on the hill top. At each recurring visit there vibrates through my very bones a rejuvenating impulse, my step is quickened, my mind relieved – young once more by listening to the fascinating story teller of old, with whom I prayed and toiled, with whom I played, quarreled, vied. Professor, stern and unrelenting, scholar slow and much pretending, now on equal standing ground – what a revelation!"
The memories that welled in the heart of the Rev. Frank J. Jansen, in particular, might be considered the proximate occasion to which the organization owes its birth. There had been very pleasant reunions formally, but no concerted action until the late days of October 1901, the falling leaves perhaps inspired Father Jansen with a longing to see old faces and hear loved voices. But let us hear his own account.
"The preparation for this reunion was made in less than ten days. A number of alumni residing in the State of Indiana arranged to pay a visit to their Alma Mater. They were desirous of meeting old friends and classmates and communicated with Wisconsin alumni. At once invitations were sent out to as many alumni as were known to those interested in the reunion. The response to this invitation exceeded all expectations.
The first meeting was held in the evening of November 5, 1901. It was there decided to organize an Alumni Association, and a committee was elected to draft a constitution. In the morning of the following day Rev. J. Baker celebrate High-mass, assisted by Revs. John Berg as Deacon, and John Schiffer as Sub-deacon, Rev. Thomas Jansen acted as master of ceremonies.
Second Reunion
The provincial organization gave way to a permanent one on July 23, 1902. The rekindles fires of affection for the Laurentianum were manifested by the increased number that attended the reunion. Every alumnus who had been present on November 6, 1901 must have been busy encouraging others to join the association. Many of the older men were present, and although they had reunions of a few congenial men in years long past, they enjoyed this visit above all, for they became acquainted with young men, who resolved to emulate their example in filial devotion to the Alma Mater on Mount Calvary.
Third Reunion
This reunion was called for July 19, 1905; it was a great success in every respect. Article VI of the constitution was amended by changing the annual dues from $5.00 to $1.00.
Fourth Reunion
This was planned as part of the Golden Jubilee of the Capuchin Province, June 25, 1907. The Provincial Father Antonine, cordially invited the alumni, for "a reunion would be a very appropriate feature to help us sing our jubilee anthem for the many blessings that have crowed the labors of our beloved and venerable Founders. One of these is still with us and we anticipate for him on this occasion the pleasure of reviewing the golden harvest of the humble foundation."
Fifth Reunion
On July 9, 1909 the fifth reunion took place. Thirty-one alumni were present and made the old halls ring with the cheer of the old Calvary boys.
Sixth Reunion
This gathering was held on July 4, 1911. The evening train brought a large number of alumni which increased the next day to fifty-six.
Seventh Reunion
On the evening of June 30, 1913, an informal gathering of alumni took place on the campus. It was a feast of continuous song and hilarity. The Revs. Peter Emer and George Wessling inspired all with enthusiasm, until sleep overpowered tired eyelids. The evening's entertainment was highly enjoyed, for able men like Revs. Emer, Wessling, Kommers and Mr. Haslach rendered solos, duets and trios of every kind, and the speeches of Revs. Kleser, Weyer and Bender thrilled and convulsed the audience.
Eighth Reunion
The favorable results of last year made this meeting possible on July 30, 1914. The greater number of participants (50) had arrived with the evening train, and supper had been taken, the college grounds rang with rollicking cheer of animated talk and stirring melody. At 8:00 all gathered in the college hall where several classic films of motion pictures alternated with songs and amusing selections on the stage.
Ninth Reunion
If success is to be measured by the number of members present and the enthusiasm shown then the ninth meeting of July 19, 1916, was a grand success. The dinner hall was filled by ninety-six alumni. Fr. Salesius pleaded for his wireless and received a contribution of $60.00. The historian's report was then read. He had sent out questionnaires which did not bring the expected help. "History must be collected, it cannot be fabricated," he emphatically stated.
Tenth Reunion
On account of the war and the 'flu' the reunion of 1918 was suspended and called again by the president for July 14, 1920. "When we recall the splendid faith of the 'Fathers,' how who with scanty means erected an institution, then we feel that each of us owes a debt of love and loyalty to them and the college, which we cannot repay but by paying a brief visit to the scenes of our happy youth," thus reads the appeal of the president to the alumni.
Eleventh Reunion
The biennial meeting of the Alumni Association was held at the College on July 18 and 19, 1922. A select choir of alumni sang Gruber's Mass in honor of St. Frederick. Although Calvary alumni number over two thousand, and although the Laurentianum has produced over five hundred priests, it is sad to know that so few, particularly so few laymen, join the ranks of the association. What a glorious band they would make, those Calvary boys!
We quote our President, Rev. Father Herb: "Living in an age in which progress and efficiency are the watchword and speed has become synonymous with them, people working continually at high tension are in danger of becoming and sometimes do become moral wrecks; physicians therefore recommend a back-to-nature cure. Calvary boys have an exceptional opportunity for getting back to nature, for their Alma Mater has always fostered the simple life.


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You remember Eleanor Roosevelt's line about how you should do something every day that scares you? The game was my Scary Thing for yesterday.
I know. Especially if you're American, you're thinking, scary? What the hell could be scary about something as squeaky-clean, family-oriented and apple pie-esque as a night at the ballpark?
Well, I'm a little gay man who was once a little gay kid. Here's a partial list of things I associate with ballparks based on my personal experiences:
- Being yelled at for not wanting to go to the ballpark.
- Being yelled at for wanting to bring a book to the ballpark.
- Being yelled at for not understanding the game. (I still don't.)
- Being yelled at for not having a great time at the ballpark.
- Being called a faggot.
- Being called a wimp.
- Being called a nerd.
- Being called a pansy.
- Having a beer thrown at me for inadvertently wearing the colors of the visiting team.
- Watching drunken men in the Fenway Park bleachers simulate anal sex with an inflatable doll in a Yankees jersey.
So I was nervous. Yeah, there would be 300 knitters, but there'd be thousands of non-knitters. And I've seen people I love get weird at sporting events. Belligerent. Especially when they felt I was letting down the team but not knowing what was going on (see "faggot, wimp, nerd, pansy," above).
I am happy to report that last night, I emerged unscathed and unmolested. I even, dare I say it, had fun, although at no point did I actually watch the game–which is probably one of the reasons I had fun. And you know what? The White Sox fans were pretty nice people, and so was the stadium crew.
I had my camera, so here's a little souvenir scrapbook. It was awesome, as always, to see familiar faces and meet stitchers I haven't met before. I even got a chance to talk to Gianofer Fields of Chicago Public Radio, who was there interviewing folks–she's the one in the headset, learning to cast on from Kathy of Arcadia Knitting.
Many thanks to the Chicago committee who put all this together, even though they also all run knitting shops and have way too much to do as it is.
PS. If you go see the White Sox, spend the extra money on the kosher hot dogs, it's worth it.
PPS. The red Stitch 'n' Pitch baseball caps are wicked cute. I will be wearing mine a lot.


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As summer nears, Great American Hecklers are being spotted all over the place.
You can see them — and hear their calls — at commencements, sporting events, political gatherings. Hecklers on the right and hecklers on the left.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was rudely interrupted by hecklers — reportedly shouting "warmonger" and "war criminal" — during commencement at Colby College in Maine. An anti-abortion heckler appeared at Georgetown University's graduation ceremony, to razz Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.
Hecklers loudly assault musicians in bars, preachers on street corners and athletes everywhere — even during oh-so-quiet-please Professional Golf Association tournaments. At the recent Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., for instance, unruly spectators ridiculed golfer Kevin Na for his quirky style of play.
Hecklers in Hackensack, N.J., hectored city officials — verbally — during a council meeting. Mitt Romney was halted by a heckler in New York City a few weeks ago, and President Obama has been heckled here and there, from Ohio to California.
At one point or another, all of us have spied a Great American Heckler.
Hey, Weeks! Who says YOU can write a story about heckling? You don't know jack sprat about hecklers! You've never heckled anybody in your life!
Anatomy Of A Heckler
Heckling, as California psychologist Pamela Rutledge points out, is not something you can do alone. A heckler needs someone to heckle.
Rutledge, who blogs about human behavior for Psychology Today, says that "heckling can be seen as a disruption or a challenge to power."
The heckler, she says, may want all the attention and the power. Or the heckler may believe he has a legitimate right to express a dissenting opinion. "In any public arena," Rutledge says, unexpected and targeted shouting "shifts the communications from a unidirectional flow to an exchange. By breaking what we might think of as the fourth wall, it disrupts the barriers and often encourages others to join in."
When that happens, the interaction between heckler and writer, er, performer becomes participatory and a collective experience, Rutledge says. "The disruption breaks the fusion between the performer and the audience, and the ability to reconnect rests with how the performer is able to handle the heckler."
In other words, all heck might break loose.
Rutledge attributes the abundance of contemporary heckling to the shifting communications landscape, from a traditional, top-down, mass-media, one-directional model to an Internet-driven, troll-baiting, many-to-many, anybody-can-say-anything-to-anybody model that "has increased individual beliefs in the ability to speak up, be heard, and to expect not just a response but a two-way exchange."
Hey, Weeks! Take an ear of corn and shuck it! Amirite?
How To Handle Heckling
Comedians get heckled so often they develop strategies for dealing with the disrupters. Erin Jackson, a semifinalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2008, has been booed off the stage — and Jumbotrons — at the National Mall in Washington.
And she's seen hecklers aplenty. On one occasion, during a political bit (with some offensive language) she even had a heckler apologize.
"When I'm heckled," Jackson says, "the first thing I usually do is to repeat what the person said so that everyone in the showroom knows what happened, and understands what I'm responding to."
No comedian wants to unleash a zinger back at a heckler unless the whole audience knows what the heckler has said to deserve the putdown. "You want to get the crowd on your side against the heckler," Jackson says. "If you can't shut them up immediately, getting a couple hundred people to turn on them can help a lot.'
And if that doesn't work? Allyson Jaffe, who runs DC Improv, where Jackson has performed, says that if a heckler can't be persuaded to hush up by the club's staff, "we will ask them to leave and escort them out of the building."
A few times, Jaffe has had to call the cops. "These are rare occasions," Jaffe says, "and last-resort options."
Hey, Weeks! There's a taxi outside waiting to take you to Scramsville! Get off the page!
Let's Hear It For Hecklers
Is a heckler protected by the First Amendment? This is up for debate — depending on where and how and why the heckling occurs. Heckling at a hockey game is not considered the same as heckling at a campus lecture. Organized disruption is often treated differently from individual outbursts.
According to the National Lawyers Guild, "Although the law is not settled, heckling should be protected, unless hecklers are attempting to physically disrupt an event, or unless they are drowning out the other speakers."
On the other hand, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education maintains that if free speech is protected, it should also be protected from disturbance and interruption.
Comedian Jackson has another take on heckling altogether. "I actually think we need to work together as a society to create more opportunities where we can heckle each other," Jackson says. "Why should comics get to have all the fun? A Segway tour where people just roll around and disturb other folks while they work. Or one of those double-decker tour buses where you could ride down the street drinking beer and shouting at strangers."
That, she says, would be an improvement.
Yo, Weeks, are you FINALLY done? That's five minutes I'll NEVER get back!
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Marc Evans' latest film, Patagonia, looks at the idea of homeland, history and belonging through a parallel narrative.
On first impressions there's a glaring disparity between the bleak hills of rural Wales and the vast landscapes of Patagonia, but as a lonely settlement in a far off land, for Welsh schoolchildren the southerly region of Argentina remains something of a legend, played out by their own people across the globe. For many Europeans their legacy of colonialism is a given. For the English it is manifest in the dominance of American culture on television, in the banking call centres in India, and in the ease of travel when the "international language" is your mother tongue. For the Welsh there is no such legacy, and so the distant land of Welsh-speaking gauchos and rolling plains is a source of endless fascination, something Marc Evans chose to harness in his spectacular road movie, Patagonia.
Evans' previous films include Resurrection Man (1997), My Little Eye (2002) and Snow Cake (2006), but Patagonia is his first film in his native language, as the dialogue flits between Welsh and Spanish throughout the film. As a Welsh-speaker, he reiterates the unique appeal of Patagonia: "The existence of Welsh speaking cowboys riding the desert plains of Argentina has an obvious romance, especially as the history of the Welsh abroad has generally been inconspicuous … To hear the language spoken, especially with an enchanting Spanish lilt, by Welsh Patagonians is quite extraordinary." While taking on a challenging duel narrative, language lies at the heart of this film – it is through preservation of language that the Welsh came to Patagonia, as a place where they could go about their customs with ease, and with the language (or its loss in the case of elderly Patagonian Cerys) the viewer gains "a sense of its history, the political struggle that has kept it alive and a sense of belonging to an older rural culture where the language was more dominant and central to everyday life."
Gwen and Rhys are a young Cardiff couple, struggling to conceive and deal with the strain that Gwen's (secret) infertility is placing on their otherwise loving relationship. When Rhys, a studious and dedicated photographer, sets off on an assignment to capture the Patagonian Welsh chapels Gwen tags along on his trip, hoping for the escapism travelling adventures often promise, but seldom deliver. Evans acknowledges this as part of the mystical pull of Patagonia, whereby "it has a flag but no boundaries. It can, in a sense, be what you want it to be, a template for the imagination." Accompanied by the rough and ready Patagonian cowboy Mateo on their excursions, Gwen's desire for a relaxing break clashes with Rhys' work commitments and their relationship disintegrates at an alarming rate. Meanwhile, the elderly and headstrong Cerys departs from her rural village for Buenos Aires under the pretence of having a cataract operation. Accompanied by her young, reticent neighbour Alejandro, the operation soon emerges as a disguise for her plans to return to her ancestors' home-farm in northern Wales, a land of equal mysticism, on which she has never set foot. Henceforth journeys dominate the narrative, while stunning and contrasting landscapes dominate the cinematography, and Patagonia becomes simultaneously an epic love story to the land, and an intimate unearthing of two women's discoveries of their sense of self.
Producer Rebekah Gilbertson, Evans and Nia Roberts (Evans' wife and the actress who plays Gwen) originally travelled to Patagonia to follow in the footsteps of the first Welsh settlers and here the ideas of travel and belonging collided for Evans into the concept of two narratives. With the initial concepts for Patagonian and Welsh travellers stemming from here, Laurence Coriat was drafted in to write the screenplay, the basis of which immediately appealed: "Marc already had the set up in place: the two parallel stories and the themes and ideas. I liked the idea and rhythm of the two stories and the way they fed off each other. I don't necessarily write in a conventional way with a three-act structure, so this was interesting to me."
With two disconnected narratives, "the film is made in the edit," and although they remain separate entities throughout the film, there are strong parallels between the two stories, particularly between the female protagonists. "They are both missing something in their lives: Cerys a sense of where she's come from and Gwen a sense of where she's heading." Furthermore, both Cerys and Gwen represent a very particular time, "their problems seem emblematic of their respective eras," and together they confirm the eternal struggle to know oneself through the importance of history for Cerys, and making mistakes for Gwen. In their relations with others, the two women present further contrasts – Cerys the resignation of one who is often overlooked in society but determined to have her way, and Gwen the vanity of playing for male attention as a qualification of her worth, but still led by and submissive to, a rotating duo of suitors. As unlikely travelling partners, Cerys and Alejandro forge a comforting, if predictable dynamic, because Cerys is so willing, in spite of it being her journey home, to place the emphasis on the young man. Constantly urging him to discover more, be open to adventure and find himself many romances, Cerys dreads the concept of his wasted youth and exerts a wisdom equal to her years in breaking down the clunky symbolism of him re-reading the same book in warm and witty asides. Cerys drives the Welsh narrative, while Gwen is driven by the nostalgic masculinity of Patagonia and its native romeo in a manner reminiscent of modern womanhood: "She has had many more freedoms and made more choices than her forebearers, but finds herself trapped and isolated in a different way to Cerys." Patagonia is an intriguing exploration of the feminist debate over autonomy.
Running alongside the focus on Cerys and Gwen however, Alejandro's adolescent transformation, from introverted, unsure and sombre teenager, to Argentinian adventurer, bedding the local girls and keen for more explorations is wonderfully pared down, in spite of its potential to be over-acted: "In a sense, the end of Cerys' journey is just the beginning of Alejandro's." With a cameo from singer Duffy, Alejandro opens up in a romantic escapade of his own, of a more obvious hue. While neither story in Patagonia is particularly unpredictable, and Alejandro's coming-of-age even less so, the character transforms heart-warmingly through Nahuel Perez Biscayart's acting. He is quietly brooding in stark contrast to the vivacious Mateo, and the stiff, British Rhys, and embodies a kind of rural naïvety that has been almost lost in the UK by virtue of our repeated exposure to popular culture. Cerys' resignation to old age and the manner in which she looks instead towards Alejandro's future creates a real sense of the cycle of existence: "We very much wanted to enjoy that idea of an old person's view of the world influencing a young person's and for the journey to be a rite of passage for Alejandro as they travel further into the Welsh interior." The warm and unexpected focus on Alejandro is a product of the organic nature of the film's making. "The story is not complicated. We wanted a feeling of freewheeling and the freedom of a road movie and to try and get the oxygen of the place in the film to allow us a bit of a leeway to be a little less conventional with the narrative. It's as much about travelling as arriving." This freewheeling nature reflects itself in the revelations of the supporting cast. Alejandro's growth is mirrored in Rhys' passion and anger at discovering Gwen's infidelity, and again in his unlikely alliance and banter with a local homeless man. Only through stepping away from his camera does Rhys see the beauty and lessons of the Patagonian desert, as if its mighty presence is too big to be confined to a lens.
Indeed the dramatic landscapes of both Wales and Patagonia take centre stage in the film, aided by breathtaking cinematography, and a dedication to capturing the lands that have enchanted Gwen and Cerys in turn. Shooting took place over seven weeks, in the Patagonian autumn, then straight onto the Welsh spring. Gilbertson explains: "The landscapes are so majestic in Patagonia, you go from the dust and the desert to the Andes and snow-capped mountains. We wanted Wales to look as impressive. I grew up in Snowdonia and we shot part of the film there and it is absolutely breathtaking. The dusty landscapes of Patagonia and the industrial towns of Wales going up to the mountains of the Andes and Snowdonia are both fantastic."
At the hands of Robbie Ryan, Director of Photography, the cinematography underlines the film's romantic allusions. With sweeping shots of expansive pampas, interspersed with homely rows of Welsh terraces, grey slate glistening in the rain, and soaring snow-capped Andes above the plains, Patagonia's scenery is breathtaking, and enough to help viewers overlook both the clunky comedic pairing of the Welsh narrative, and the all-too-easily disintegrating relationship of the Patagonian narrative. As it turned to winter during the Argentinean shoot: "It all started looking a little too arid. Luckily it rained just before we started shooting so the snow returned to the peaks of the Andes while the trees were still golden and the fields ochre in hue. We worked very hard to capture the dusks and dawns that bring the landscape to life on film and having felt that we'd captured this beautiful transition between two seasons in Patagonia we returned to Wales to shoot in June fearing the worst, weather-wise. Luckily that spring was both wet and sunny in equal measure so the hoped-for contrast between the two countries was there for the taking. Wales was green and sunny and Snowdonia was covered in rhododendrons. We lucked out."
As a film, Patagonia is both moving on a human level and aesthetically epic. It's difficult to strike a balance between the intimate human stories and the surrounding landscapes, with the spectacular scenery frequently taking over in the starring role where an actor should be. However, this is unique amongst British film, so much of which, as Evans acknowledges, is "often confined to interior spaces and constricted by bad weather and grey skies that it was just wonderful, as a long-suffering 'British filmmaker', to tell these stories in such beautiful places and against such wide horizons." He admits: "If I'm honest, the landscape came first, and we wove the stories around that."
As the landscapes mirror and contrast with each other, Joseph LoDuca's score provides a further seam binding the film together, in a manner that highlights the easy-going nature of its production. "Joseph decided that he would only use portable instruments in the accompaniment to the film; he had an idea of this Patagonian café orchestra being ever-present along the journey, stealing tunes from both cultures and improvising around them." Here the fusion of cultures is exemplary, played out in a two hour film to portray years of cross-culturalisation and tension – "the harp talks to the charango, the squeezebox dances with the crwth."
This tension creates an incredibly accessible film. The stories of the protagonists are engaging enough – Cerys is beautifully endearing as the wayward grandma, and Gwen is emotive and irritatingly self-centred and insecure in equal measure, but while engaging at the time, it's possible the stories are easily forgotten, and the stunning backdrop will prove to be Patagonia's legacy. "I was always aware of a slight tension between the character-based dramas in the film and the two freewheeling road movies that I was splicing together. It's not an experimental film by any means, but nevertheless, like most of my films, it was an experiment of sorts. I didn't really know what film I was making until I had made it … and that was part of the fun of making Patagonia as well as the risk."
Patagonia was showing at cinemas nationwide from 4 March 2011. www.patagoniamovie.com.
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This page introduces the Fedora Remix, which is a combination of Fedora software, with or without add-ons, that can be created by any community member at any time to produce interesting and compelling products.
What is a Fedora Remix?
A Fedora Remix is a combination of Fedora software, with or without third-party software, that any community member can create at any time. You can use a Fedora Remix to:
- Target a specific hardware platform like a netbook, router, or other device
- Provide an appropriate combination of software for a specific interest group, like artists, musicians, software developers, educators, craftsmen, et al.
- Demonstrate a layered product using the Fedora platform as the underlying operating system
- Build a portable, bootable environment for a classroom
- Offer promotional materials to customers inside a fully customizable OS
- Or any of countless other applications...
Fedora is a completely free and redistributable computing platform that can be "remixed" into different combinations of software. It can also be combined with other, non-Fedora software to produce interesting and compelling products. A Fedora Remix product may contain some software that is forbidden to include in Fedora itself.
How do I remix Fedora?
You can use the remixing tools that come with Fedora, including:
- for creating bootable and installable Live media for CD/DVD/USBpungi
- for creating install-only mediarevisor
- a flexible alternative for creating installation medialivemedia-creator
- a new way to create live media (included with lorax)
Most Fedora Remix creators want to use the Live media creation tools, since they create a complete bootable environment ready to distribute to users. To read more about how to use the Live media creation tools, look at How to create and use Fedora Live CD.
Including other software
The Fedora Remix allows you to combine non-Fedora software with Fedora, but you must observe the appropriate trademark guidelines, which include removing the fedora-logos, fedora-release, and fedora-release-notes packages and replacing them with equivalents. We provide the generic-logos, generic-release, and generic-release-notes packages for these purposes, but you may also create your own. Additional guidelines may apply, so please read them, and the following section as well, for more information.
Are there other legal requirements?
Laws concerning software differ by region, so the Fedora Project can't advise everyone on how each region works. The tools for creating a Fedora Remix give you everything you need to make a Remix; it's up to you to decide how you want to put the software together.
You can call your product a Fedora Remix without even asking -- just go ahead and do it! We also provide complete guidelines and a logo you can freely use to label your Fedora Remix. Those guidelines cover the use of the Fedora Remix mark so you do need to understand and follow them, but they're pretty simple, and as long as you do that, you don't need any special permission to use the Fedora Remix mark.
There are trademark requirements on just using the word "Fedora," or the official Fedora logo for your remix. These requirements help to protect the value of the Fedora brand. We reserve the official "Fedora" name and trademarks for the official products we publish straight from the Fedora Project. You may not use these without permission, except as written in our trademark guidelines. When naming or referring to your Fedora Remix, for example, you may not separate the words "Fedora" and "Remix."
Can a Fedora Remix have a different branding?
Yes. You can call it by a completely different name, and have different artwork and logos that do not use the Fedora trademarks or the Fedora Remix marks. You are free to choose whether or not to use the "Fedora Remix" name or logo.
Are Remixes and Spins different?
Yes. A Remix can be created by anyone with our tools, and labeled with the special "Fedora Remix" mark as set out in that logo's guidelines page. A Spin, on the other hand, contains only 100% Fedora software, not combined with any other third-party software, has been approved by the Fedora Spins_SIG, and granted the "Fedora" name by the Fedora Council. Spins are usually carried on our BitTorrent server and official mirrors.
What Fedora remixes are available?
There are several out there and the Fedora Project has no affiliation with any of them. Some of these are documented on the List of Fedora remixes page. These remixes may include multimedia codecs, drivers etc from third-party repositories.
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You can find documentation at the following places:
- https://opensourceforu.com/2010/01/roll-out-a-fedora-remix/ [formerly linuxforu.com]
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHa1YHxc_bY [Screencast by Scott Dowdle of montanalinux.org]
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Logos are vector based built in Illustrator software. They are fully editable and scalable without losing resolution. Improve your visibility… Get a professional and effective logo. Here's the files included in the main package.
- .ai (illustrator CS)
- .eps (illustrator 10)
- .jpg (white background)
- .png (transparent background)
- .txt (links to the free fonts)
For a scalable and vector version for web, open the .AI or .EPS version and «save as» the logo in .SVG
- Full vectors
- 100% editable and scalable
- Editable colors
- RGB colors
- Print ready
- Free fonts
The preview mockup is not included in the download file. It's only for presentation purpose. Contact me via my profile page if you need assistance.
Thank you for you purchase and your trust in my designs. Enjoy!
Appreciated on October 29th, 2018


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Report Corrections Here
Stanley County Circuit Court
8 E 2nd Ave, PO Box 758
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Phone: 605-223-7735
Fax: 605-223-7738
Fax: 605-223-7738
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Resources for the Stanley County Circuit Court as well as online resources applicable to courts generally in Stanley County, South Dakota, and resources applicable to all courts in South Dakota.
Search court case records
Court Case Records
View information on how to obtain civil and criminal records. This is a fee-based service; online searching is not available except for civil money judgments.
Search Civil Judgments
Search the South Dakota Unified Judicial System's civil money judgment database on a pay-as-you-go system or by subscription. Registration is free.
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View and download an application, supporting forms, and instructions to request a pardon and other types of executive clemency for criminal offenses in South Dakota.
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View and download South Dakota court forms including civil filing statement, confidential information, domestic protection order, stalking protection order, record search request, name change, and various small claims, divorce and child support forms. Instructions for some forms and a toll-free help line for assistance with forms are also available.
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I'm sorry but I'm having a hard time concentrating on anything other than this budget travesty. We'll get back to medicine soon enough. But, my God. What just happened this week? President Obama just got done spending over a trillion dollars of money he doesn't even have yet.
But the thing that pisses me off is the faintly scolding tone to his rhetoric. We hear about how now is the time to rectify past sins, now is when we will atone for the profligate ways of the "rich" over the past 10 years. Listen to his words:
"There's nothing wrong with making money," Obama's budget document said, "but there is something wrong when we allow the playing field to be tilted so far in the favor of so few."
Now what exactly does this mean? What is the implication here? That the unequal distribution of wealth in the United States exists because of nefarious, unfair tax codes? Really? In all seriousness? You mean the disappearance of the American middle class has nothing to do with de-industrialization and the failure of our nation to come up with some sort of transitional paradigm that would replace those steady, well-paying blue-collar factory jobs that got shipped off to Mexico or Asia? That all we have to do is take more chunks of money from those lucky enough to find themselves in the upper echelon of earning potential and everything will be just fine?
President Obama, despite all his avowed intellect and perspicacity, is making an irrational leap of induction that goes something like this: since we have entered a down cycle unlike anything we have seen in this country since the 1930's, capitalism must be fundamentally flawed and the solution is now to transition as quickly as possible to a nanny state and an unabashed redistributionist tax policy. The crisis we face is presented in overly simplistic, either/or terms-- either you are an avaricious, selfish champion of the sort of capitalism practiced by Americans for a hundred years and obviously led to our current dire straits or you now see the light and realize that only the federal governement can protect you, only the federal government can judiciously decide how we allocate our capital. For all of Obama's supposed "nuance" and "pragmatism", this sort of presentation isn't nuanced or complicated at all; it's pure propaganda for a leftist state.
Read through his opening remarks on the 2009 budget. After breezily running through examples of the intransigence of individuals left to their own devices he says, "at this particular moment, government must lead the way", as if there are no other options. You screwed up America. Now Daddy is here to put us all on the right path. Daddy will figure it all out, don't you worry. And the brazenness with which he brandishes his Big Government entreaties is utterly shocking.
We need to put tired
ideologies aside, and ask not whether our Government
is too big or too small, or whether it is the
problem or the solution, but whether it is working
for the American people. Where it does not, we
will stop spending taxpayer dollars; where it has
proven to be effective, we will invest. This is the
approach, for example, we have begun in allocating
funds to education, health care, and national
Again, he disengenuously presents himself as Pragmatist (i.e. "whether it is working..."), and then follows it up with actions that are ideologic rather than truly pragmatic. Read the second two sentences in the above blockquote again. The implication is that this regime will spend and spend and keep spending and later on, when the results trickle in, maybe they'll stop throwing around tax payer coin on those things that didn't work out so well, come what may. That's astounding. He's saying, "we're going to throw billions of your money around, some of it may stick, some may be wasted, we'll just have to see", and calling himself a pragmatist while he does it. What the hell, it's your money anyway, he seems to be saying. It's false and misleading and if you disagree with him, then you'll be held accountable for the impending "catastrophe" (which apparently is avoidable only if you fall into line with the Plan).
Listen, I'm not a Sean Hannity/Rush Limbaugh-esque conservative. I hate those guys. I'm not old enough or curious enough to know how a Conservative is "supposed" to act and think. All I can do is interpret the events of my life and form political opinions based on some sort of fusion of subjective and objective data. That's how I function. The Bush Presidency was an unqualified disaster on many fronts and certainly bears a large share of responsibility for our current state of affairs. I'm not advocating for The Republican Party. My stance on most social issues leans rather leftward. The neo-cons and the flapping jaws on FoxNews who have seized the mantle of "Conservative Gatekeeper" have alienated so many younger, upwardly mobile people from my generation who, from a fiscal standpoint, would seem to represent the future of the GOP, but are turned off by a party now fronted by Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter. It's sad, really.
With wealth comes great responsibility. Obama is correct on that count. Society falls apart if life degenerates into a relentless, Hobbesian battle for the spoils between competing individuals and factions. We need schools and safety net health care and adequate roads and a strong national defense and our federal government is best suited to provide them. But why is it that this administration equates a man's obligation to society with how much he gives to the federal government. It's a "New Era of Responsibility", he says. By giving more, the rich will finally fufill their responsibilities. Why is this the only option? Why would anyone in their right mind think that the federal government is best suited to efficiently and cost effectively solve all the problems of mankind? Where in history is this evident?
What about the "rich" man who is a doctor in the community and provides free care to all the late night ER admits that end up on his service. Or the local attorney who gives thousands of dollars to the public library for the creation of a new children's reading room? Or the bank vice president who endows the local symphony? How will charity and local endowments be affected by this new tax code? You want to arbitrarily define "obligation" as 40% of what I earn, fine; but let me at least direct 10 percent of that to a charity or needy cause of my choice. Sending more to fund this wasteful morass in Washington DC is simply imtolerable.
You see, this isn't just a tax hike. What's happening now is epochal. It's societal reconfiguration. It could potentially change us on an ontologic level for generations, in terms of how we define success and obligation and our relationship to the at-large society. I know, that sounds like outlandish hyperbole. But listen to the content of the words coming out of Washington. Insidiously (and I say insidious because our President was elected under the guise of being the 'pragmatic centrist'), this brand new Administration has launched an all-out assault on the very form of capitalism that allowed this country to ascend to its heights of power, wealth, influence, and innovation. We're going all in with Keynesian economics. There's no turning back after this budget. Time will tell if it's justified.


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Blog Candy from Just Rite Stampers
I don't usually play along with blog hops, but my dear friend and one of our Regional Instructors, Sharon, invited me to join them for the Just Rite blog hop this week, so I figured I'd play along. I am busy getting ready for the Portland Certification class this week, so if you'll be joining me, I am really looking forward to coloring with you! Leave a comment today for your chance to win (see below).
Beautiful Blossoms Tag
Everything on the tag today started out white. The tag, the paper, the ribbons- they all began life white, and with a little help from Copic they changed.
First of all, my flowers come from the new Beautiful Blossoms oval set from Just Rite. I stamped it in Memento, London Fog onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# coverstock. Then I used whatever colors caught my eye to blend this beautiful tag. In this case, I did NOT follow Natural Blending groups, which proves that you can get something to look great without following the rules :)
The image is so tiny that it is very easy to blend, and coloring took only a couple minutes. I started with BV00 for the centers of each flower, then blended in RV00 to create the base tone for the image. To blend, I simply colored in circles over each petal until the BV00 softened out into the pale pink.
For contrast, I added E04, then softened it in with a bit more BV00 and RV00. My leaves were a simple base of YG11, then I added G85, since it is a nice earthy green that is not too vibrant. I went back with the YG11 to blend in the G85. On the final image I darkened any areas that blended out too much by adding a touch more of the G85. This helps keep strong cotrast in my image, and contrast is what makes things look interesting.
Then I scribbled some W3, Y11 and W1 around the image for a soft background (not pictured in this diagram) and blended it out with my colorless belnder, again by scribbling.
Carefully, I tore out my flower image, then antiqued it using a Memento, Sand stamp pad.
Next, I took my favorite white ribbon and colored it with G85, E04, and BV00 to add to the tag.
Now look at the closeup of the final tag. I colored the background of the tag as if it were wood (see this old post for complete directions) however, I used colors that I had already used in coloring my main image. I streaked in W1, W3, and added darker streaks with E04. I added streaks of Y11, and faded everything with more W1. I added some faint streaks of RV00 to tie in that color as well, then carefully with the tip of my marker I added a few tiny dots of each color. Click on the image to get a close-up on the faux-wood background. I also added more of the Sand stamp pad to the background to break up the pattern as well.
I layered everything together, and I think I am ready to use this fun tag on an upcoming gift. I hope you feel inspired to try something a little different today as well, but before you do, leave a comment for your chance to win...
Just Rite Blog Hop Details:
30 designers, FIVE shopping sprees each day. No one knows where the prizes will be! Each day of the hop JustRite will have five Mystery Blog Candy Prizes hidden along the hop with a total retail value of $600. JustRite will randomly select five mystery blogs each day of the hop and randomly allocate each of the shopping sprees. For your chance to win, simply leave a little love (a comment) on each designer's blog including the JustRite blog. The more designers you leave comments with, the better your chances of winning. Each day's comments will remain open for three days. A winner from each of the mystery blogs' comments will be randomly chosen using Random.org. Consult the listing of designers at the JustRite blog each day (each day's designers will be different) and start out on your way! Beginning Friday, March 26, summaries of all the winners will be posted on the JustRite blog. Good luck to everyone and enjoy all the JustRite eye candy along the hop!
Today during the JustRite Mega March Blog Hop (Day Two) JustRite and its sponsors will be giving away the following five prizes:
· $200 JustRite Shopping Spree
· $100 Spellbinders Shopping Spree
· $100 Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Spree, and
· Two additional $100 JustRite Shopping Sprees!
Blog comments for Day Two will be open until Friday at 6pm EST. On Saturday, JustRite will announce on their blog which five blogs have the mystery candy for Day Two. You will need to go to the JustRite blog to determine where you need to go to find out if you are one of the five lucky winners.
Now, take this chance and go check out the other fabulous blogs on the hop for more inspiration, and more chances to win!JustRite Inspiration Blog
Sharon Harnist
Sankari Wegman
Marianne Walker
Michelle Wooderson
Linda Duke
Barb Schram
Eva Dobilas
Liz Weber
Jeanne Streiff
Lori Craig
Sharon Johnson
Michelle Woerner
Sherry Cheever
Keri Lee Sereika
Lauren Meader
Michele Boyer
Lucy Abrams
Janine Blackwelder
Edna Morrisedie
Deb Saaranen
Melody Rupple
Charmaine Ikach
Michelle Giraud
Amy Crockett
Lydia Fiedler
Kelly Landers
Amber Hight
Margie Higuchi
Mary Pfaff
Debbie Seyer