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I want to get some challenges started in here, but I want to sort a few things out first (good time to get access to the gallery if you haven't already). Take a look at the rules, and tell me what you think. Also, what's a reasonable time frame for a challenge? 1 week, 2 weeks, a month? Anything else I didn't think of?
A few things to sort out first
I think a weekly challenge would be great, especially if its just a max of one layout submission. Maybe we can have it centered on a theme or something? Like a color, design, journal topic, etc?
What about a time frame for voting (or hearting in this case)? Should there be a voting time (and if so how long) after layout submission is closed? Or should people just try and get their layouts up early so there's time for people to heart them?
you can start by proposing a challenging week and if there are too few entries then you increase the time
I think a weekly challenge would be good. You could give everyone a week to post a LO, then another week for voting...but in that voting week there would be a new challenge...that way there won't be any down time and everyone waiting to start again. Does that make sense? I know what I'm trying to say, just not sure it's coming out right
I understand what you're saying Tina. I'm thinking about running the challenge Thursday-Wednesday. Is that weird? Assuming most people do their scrapping on the weekend, this gives you a day or two to think about it. However, maybe people don't do their scrapping on the weekend?
Personnaly I only scrap on the weekend
Weekly is fine as long as there aren't multiple challenges for that week. One different one each week would be good. I don't like voting or rating as newbies or those that are not well known don't seem to get many votes even if their layout is awesome. If there is a prize, random selection is better and fairer.
Challenge options that make us use different methods are really educational and improve our scrapping techniques. For example, making papers by blending in elements at a lower opacity.
I was also considering whether or not to vote on the layouts, I certainly don't want to discourage anyone. But I was hoping that the hearts system would encourage people to vote for their favorite, and also vote for a few that were most improved, or best effort, or whatever you think, since you aren't limited to one vote (so hopefully everyone will get some votes). Also, the main prize will be drawn randomly, so the voting is just like a consolation prize. What do people think? We can always change the rules if things aren't going well.
I think it's a wonderful idea to have a weekly challenge based on a certain subject (in the photo's as well as the lay-out), or scrapbooking-technique. And I guess a week afterwards is indeed necessary for the voting. I also like the fact that you will handout download credits to a participant at random next to the one with the most hearts, since it's often a matter of taste too. I'm already looking forward to the first challenge!
I too, like the idea of one challenge a week... and the voting (hearts) for all the layouts you like... because maybe you really like one for one reason and another for something else. I know I for one would be encouraged by seeing a bunch of hearts on a layout I did if I wasn't sure about how it turned out myself... I say give it ago and tweak it as you learn what's working and what's not.
Once a week is enough for me, maybe even once every two weeks. Since I don't scrap on weekends, I will probably always upload layouts late... late for 'collecting' hearts. I like the heart system, having people heart and comment your layouts is a great way to gain confidence and put a smile on your whole day! But handing out credits as a prize maybe inspires people to start 'collecting' hearts instead of giving them... so I would go with a random prizewinner, and /or give-away credits to everyone for entering, and not for collecting a lot of hearts - that should be a reward on itself, shouldn't it?
Weekly challenges are great, but you may want to consider a monthly one also. This way if someone finds it hard to do a weekly challenge they can still have fun with a monthly one.
I am not a scrapper, but I love designing card,collage,timeline layouts. Could I take a crack at it as well? I would have to do a 12x12 layout correct?
I like the idea of a weekly challenge. I'm undecided about using the hearts for gaining a prize/points.
@Katie: I'm sure you could do what ever size you wanted. I know some people scrap digital in 8 1/2" x 11" because they can print it right from their computer. Others use 6x6 or 8x8 so it's cheaper to print online or in their hometown. For example you could do an 8x8 layout, flatten it to jpg once you were done. Then create an 8x10 template, put your 8x8 at the top and put a couple 2 x 3.5 photos at the bottom for your wallet and only pay $1.29 to have it printed at walmart. The options are endless... I think that's why people love digital scrapbooking so much. SOme people don't even print, they creat slideshows for their family or CD's with all their layouts, and on and on.
@Katie: I don't think the size should matter, assuming you can still follow whatever the idea for the challenge is.
Voting on layouts........I'm thinking that it is important to ensure everyone feels equally valued, so instead of counting the number of collected hearts, I am with Melouise on this one. I would like to see random selections on a challenge, for credits. And perhaps an additional one credit to everyone that uploads to a challenge......So skill levels aren't a part of the mix.
oh... LoL -- sorry Marisa: I didn't realize she was asking specific to the challenges... hee, hee (crawling back in my hole of embarrassment now) I will read more closely next time... promise maw!
@Sunny: GREAT ideas!!! I love the reasoning to eliminate "skill" set as a factor in the "winning" a prize stage of the challenges, that way it puts us all on an equal playing field and will build camaraderie! good thoughts
I like the challenge time frame. Maybe also in the newsletter remind people to vote and post the winners of challenges to get more people excited and in the gallery, forum, and such!
I think for themes here are a few ideas: Monochromatic, to design your own kit and make a layout, word play, days of the week, shapes, layout with NO pictures.. i could go on and on!
Marisa - Just expressing a personal preference regarding time frames for challenges..... I like a weekly challenge, for those of us that are regular scrappers. You can also run a concurrent monthly challenge for those that prefer more time. Personally, I like to be challenged on a more frequent basis - guess I like the pressure (crossing my eyes, here.....) any longer, and I get distracted with other things - like a black bird and shiny objects, I guess!
i really like faith's idea of picking winners at random! i don't really enter contests so i guess that should be considered in regards to my response. i do love looking at entries though because i learn a lot and it helps with getting new ideas. a reason for picking at random is that people can get hurt feeling, even by accident, and a down side of the internet is that anyone can post their opinion immediately without needing to wait or think through what they are saying. this is a VERY positive site and it might make it easier to keep it that way. site monitoring can be boring and discouraging work and this might eliminate some of that work. just an idea....
If there is only one challenge a week that is not bad but if there are several that may be kind of hard. I am not partial to a voting system. I am relatively new to digi scrapping and still have a lot to learn but in a couple of "contests" that I participated in where there were prizes it seemed to go to the more seasoned scrappers. I like getting comments because that makes me feel like I did something right. I would vote for the random selection rewards. Even if I didn't "win" I would feel I would have just as much chance as anyone else, and who knows I might just get something!
I would be happy if we are not limited to square layouts. I personally like 20*30 very much, too.
@Bettina: You can do any size you want.
I like lots of challenges but sometimes it is nice to have a few options to choose from.


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Losses to UWBG Pine Collection
A turkish pine (Pinus brutia) and a Chinese white pine (Pinus armandii) were recently removed from the Canal Reserve area near the Museum of History and Industry. Both trees declined suddenly over the past year and died over the winter. Blue staining was evident in the wood of both trees. We're not sure exactly how these trees are infected with the fungus, but one theory is that a bark boring insect (red turpentine beetle) carries the pathogen into the tree. These beetles appear to be secondary pests, meaning they attack stressed trees. The beetles lay eggs in galleries under the bark and the larvae overwinter in these galleries. The new generation of beetles emerges in warm weather the following spring.
Because these insect pests are secondary, management of our pine collection is focused on alleviating stress through deep root aeration, compost and mulch applications. Dead or severely declining trees are removed and the wood and brush are destroyed immediately to stop the spread of beetle. Persistent monitoring helps staff prioritize which trees need the most help. Over time, we should be able to minimize losses to the collection and keep our remaining pines healthy.

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Inspired by Michaela's Golden Wedding blanket I decided to make them a quilt. So back in April I went through all my books and 100s of Australian Homespun and Country Threads magazines until I'd narrowed down designs to about 15
I wanted something more traditional than my normal style but not old fashioned and I knew I wanted to use these fabrics by Timeless Treasures that I had bought very cheaply a couple of years ago from Hancocks - fortunately I was also able to find a couple more metres in this country so I would have enough.
This was the design that I chose - although I found it really hard to "see" how it would look in my fabrics!
And then I started sewing...................
And then I stopped because I was distracted by a million other things.................
So about 2 weeks ago there was a mad panic as I realised how much I still had to get done!
I decided straight away that there was no way that I could get it properly finished and quilted so I accepted that I would just be giving mum and dad a "flimsy" instead of a finished quilt.
Their party was on Sunday and I finished it on Saturday afternoon in time to take it round for a family meal in the evening.
And they love it.
And so do I!
It's definitely the most complicated thing I've ever made and I am very aware of all the wonky bits and mis-aligned seams and points - but hopefully no one will be inspecting it that closely!
And now for the quilting............................. Anyone got any good tips on what type of quilting I should do???
P.S. Sorry for the erratic quality of the photographs - my normal camera has been "sanded" again by the beach (oops) and the other one is meant to be good but is actually rather rubbish and I can't be bothered to read the instruction manual!


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Miami Heat routs lowly Bucks as reserves get more action
There are plenty of stats, scores and scores actually, of numerical data that explain and put into perspective just how putrid the Eastern Conference really is this season.
But here's one of the best.
The Philadelphia 76ers' inglorious losing streak ended at 26 games on Saturday night, but, amazingly, the Sixers do not have the worst record in the conference. That would be the Milwaukee Bucks, or the team the Heat throttled 88-67 at Bradley Center on Saturday to end its final three-game road trip of the season.
The Bucks are dead last in the horrid East, or first in tanking games for the No.1 overall pick in the NBA. It's all a matter of perspective. Just know this. To tank is to a lose games on purpose for the future benefit of a franchise, and the Sixers and Bucks are competing for the East's tanking championship. The Sixers' marketing gurus coined an official slogan for this season that let everyone know just how serious they were about losing more games than anyone else.
"Together we build" was printed on the press passes in Philadelphia for the first game of the season. It's a euphemism, of course, which, in reality, means "together we tank." But the Sixers got nothing on the Bucks. Milwaukee is the General George S. Patton of tanking NBA teams this season.
With starters Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers and Greg Oden on the bench with injuries on Saturday, the Heat only scored 65 points in the game's first three quarters. But the defending back-to-back champions still led the Bucks by 19 points entering the fourth quarter.
For the second night in a row, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra went with a starting lineup that featured James Jones, Udonis Haslem and Toney Douglas to go along with mainstays LeBron James and Chris Bosh. The group of five played well together against the Detroit Pistons on Friday, but lacked rhythm against the Bucks. It didn't matter. The Bucks are the Bucks, and shot 34.2 percent from the field. Milwaukee, which plays the Heat in Miami on Wednesday, had just 15 assists on 27 field goals.
"There was a good disposition and focus," Spoelstra said. "Coaches probably enjoy these games more than players, having more of a defensive mindset. The shots weren't going, but I liked the way we were shooting. They just weren't dropping on the road, but the defense was good enough to get you a double-digit win and coaches like those type of wins."
One night after his first triple-double of the season, James finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes of action.
It was the second night in a row for James to play just 30 minutes. Like in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Friday, James watched the game from the bench in the fourth quarter against the Bucks.
Wade missed his second straight game with a strained hamstring and Chalmers was out with a bruised thigh. The Heat went 2-1 on its road trip without Ray Allen, who did not travel with the team due to a stomach virus. Douglas started for Chalmers and finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Jones, who started at shooting guard, was 4 of 6 from the field and 2 of 3 from three-point range for 10 points.
"We hope everyone is going to get healthy when we get back to Miami," Spoelstra said.
Haslem, making his second consecutive start, found himself in early foul trouble and finished with four points and one rebound in 15 minutes. Chris Andersen provided enough support off the bench to make up for Haslem's off night. Andersen led the Heat with 14 rebounds and also had eight points.
Bosh led the Heat with 14 points, going 4 of 10 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Rashard Lewis had 13 points off the bench. Heat reserve Justin Hamilton scored the first points of his NBA career with 1:49 left in the fourth quarter. He made a 6-foot running hook shot, drew a foul and converted the and-one free throw. He also made a three-pointer and finished with six points.
Bucks guard Brandon Knight of Fort Lauderdale had 13 points.


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BRISTOL, RI-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's sailing team did not get to complete their action on the first day of their fall season at Roger Williams Saturday.
High winds forced the competition to be suspended.
"Due to sustained winds of 35 miles per hour, the Roger Williams Invitational was suspended following race five," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jerry Jennings. "There were no scores reported. Sailing a strong effort for UMD were "A" team (senior) sailors Shawna Denn (Dracut, MA/Greater Lowell Tech HS) and Michelle Guidotti (West Hartford, CT/Conard HS). The "B" crew of (junior) Maggie McDonald (Douglas, MA/Douglas HS) and (senior) Heather Flimlin (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills HS), despite two capsizes in race four, righted the boat and continued to the finish line."
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following list is the opinion of the scout/writer. An official Top
Prospect list from the event will be posted after all the reports
have been written and grades assigned.
C Reese McGuire (Kentwood HS, Kent, WA): Left handed hitting catcher
with all the tools to be a very high pick in the 2013 draft. Plays
catcher with shortstop- like quickness, has superior blocking skills
and easy plus arm strength.
SS Drew Ward (2014/Leedey (OK) HS: Athletic prodigy who should have
a firm grasp on top prospect status in the 2014 class for some time.
Big time left handed power at the plate and advanced hitting skills.
Likely a third basemen in the future.
3. 3B/RHP Travis Demeritte (Winder Barrow HS, Statham, GA): Very
athletic player, outstanding defensive tools at third base with a
nose for the spectacular play, quick hands at the plate with line
drive gap power. Also threw 91 mph off the mound.
SS Oscar Mercado (Gaither HS, Tampa, FL): 6-1/170 with young body,
long limbs and excellent physical projection. Smooth and easy
defensive actions in the middle infield and the ball jumps off his
bat far harder than you would expect given his wiry build.
SS Andy McGuire (James Madison HS, Oakton, VA): 6-1/180 middle
infielder, makes hard plays look easy on defense due to his athletic
ability and plays with flair and hustle. Strong enough to drive the
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'Dancing With an iPod in Public' Guy Performs 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'
Tis the season to get silly! YouTuber Preston Leathermann, notorious for 'Dancing With an iPod in Public,' released a Christmas edition of his viral sensation.
Clad in a holiday sweater at a mall, Leathermann lip syncs to Mariah Carey Christmas classic 'All I Want for Christmas Is You.' He starts out subdued in the song's quiet intro, his movements mostly relegated to facial tics correlating with Carey's signature vocal histrionics. But once the tempo kicks up, so does Leathermann.
He jumps around a Forever 21 surrounded by pink purses, waves to passers by from a Wet Seal store window, jitterbugs in a department store and imitates a Rockette in front of Hollister and even reaches out to passing shoppers in front of a Christmas tree — and yet the people around him seem mostly unfazed.
Leathermann does garner reactions, though. When he prances around a candy shop, a cashier is visibly amused, if not downright charmed, while later on her coworker and Leathermann exchange high-fives. A small audience congregates in a sitting area, and one gentleman next to him on a bench looks a bit confused.
The only time Leathermann stops moving is for a brief moment where he's enchanted by a lingerie ad … And presses himself against the glass. Typical guy!
As goofy as his moves are, Leathermann's enthusiasm and cheer are pretty contagious. If you can watch this all the way through without breaking into a grin, you're probably a grinch!
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Indoor walking trails for adults and a host of sporting events for children are now available in the Buford area.
With the opening of the new Buford recreation center in August, there are now four centers to serve residents in Lancaster County's four main areas.
The Buford center, located on Hurley Walters Road, has two gymnasiums, two rooms for programs and a meeting room. There are two youth baseball fields, two adult softball fields and two soccer fields.
The open house was held last month.
A 2-year-old boy was hit by a sport utility vehicle in the Wal-Mart parking lot Friday night.
Lancaster police say Dana Michelle Sullivan, 26, of Kershaw, hit the boy about 7 p.m. while driving her 2006 Honda Pilot down one of the aisles in front of the supercenter.
The boy was with his grandfather, James Lee Johnson of Lancaster. The two were putting away a shopping cart when the boy got away and darted across an aisle toward their vehicle, said Lancaster Police Department Sgt. Brian Small.
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County Council will vote Monday to increase taxes due to a "catastrophic event."
Council approved first reading of an ordinance to raise taxes to add .2 of a mill for University of South Carolina at Lancaster and the Kershaw campus of York Technical College at its last meeting.
The ordinance also includes raising taxes beyond a 3.5 millage rate limitation due to a "catastrophic event" – the fire that heavily damaged the Lancaster County Courthouse on Aug. 4.
Recently, and, it appears, belatedly, the Kershaw Historical Society and other preservation-minded community members mounted an effort to convince municipal authorities to reconsider making the former Bank of Kershaw building into the new town hall.
While we appreciate that two years of study and planning have gone into this project and that the mayor, town administrator and council members may have become tired of delays and are now eager for real construction to begin, we asked them to pause long enough to deliberate on what might be best for Kershaw.
Tropical Storm Hanna once again poses a minor threat to Lancaster County.Lancaster County Emergency Management Director Morris Russell said he's not predicting a catastrophic storm for the county, but urges residents to pay attention this af
A historical society exists to help preserve the historical identity of a county, but is this its only function?
In addition to restoring historical markers and preserving historical sites, these societies also work to unite the community through the use of cultural events, and by offering crucial links to the county's history.
The benefits which these historical societies often give frequently far exceed the community's expectations.
WINNSBORO – A Lancaster man received 11 years in prison for a 2006 shooting death on Thursday.
Michael Jerome Funderburk, 19, was sentenced by Judge J.C. Nicholson to voluntary manslaughter, a lesser charge of murder, 6th Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield said.
Funderburk was charged with murder in the shooting death of Elandro Stradford, 19. Stradford was shot on a path behind the Lancaster Creamery on Memorial Park Road on Nov. 11, 2006.
The fresh cherry red paint drew extra attention to a car that already stood out in a crowd.
When Glenda and Jeff Cauthen started up the new Toyota Prius for the first time, the engine was so quiet, they didn't realize it was running.
Jeff Cauthen still can't believe the vehicle is his.
The Cauthens, who live in the Antioch community, are the recipients of a 2008 four-door Prius Hybrid. Glenda Cauthen won the car in a nationwide sweepstakes sponsored by Fetzer Vineyards winery.
VAN WYCK – The community of Van Wyck will be dishing out lots of Southern hospitality Saturday at the annual Celebrate Van Wyck Festival.
Olympic champion Shawn Crawford, a Van Wyck native and graduate of Indian Land High School, is expected to make a quick visit home sometime during the festival, said resident Betty Broome.
Crawford, 30, won the silver medal in the 200-meter race in the Olympic Games in Beijing this year. He won two medals, including the gold medal in the 200-meter race, in the 2004 games.
The state's top judge characterizes the burning of the Lancaster County Courthouse as a "criminal invasion" and "lawlessness."
S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal met with Lancaster County officials Thursday to review security measures at county government buildings in the wake of two fires set by an arsonist at the historic courthouse and the nearby 6th Circuit Solicitor's office last month.
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The table is totally trashed…linen, glasses, cookie crumbs…the post holiday table at it's finest. The only difference for me is that this picture was taken on December 26th, not Christmas night.
Now, my mother has given me much sage advice over the years and she has proven to be 98.76% correct. That other 1.24% includes never go to bed with a messy kitchen.
First off, if I took that advice I'd die of sleep deprivation.
Second, who exactly is harmed when I don't clean up? If the little fairies don't come in during the night, who else will see it?
And if the little fairies do come and they don't clean up then what good are they, anyway?
I have discovered that what would take me 2 hours at night will only take 30 minutes in the light of the next day.
I was not struck by lightening last night. All that happened was a good night's sleep.
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Volunteers needed for Monday morning park cleanup in Lake Worth
Volunteers are needed Monday to clean the Tropical Ridge Fitness Park at 211 N. H St.
The cleanup is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.
Volunteers will rake and bag leaves and trim vegetation in the small park that features outdoor exercise equipment. Participants should wear hats, gloves and sunglasses and bring rakes and shovels if available.
The park is just north of Second Avenue North on H Street.
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Sydney Woman Describes Parents' "Putrid Acts Of Torture"
The horrifying abuse a Sydney woman suffered at the hands of her parents has been heard at Sydney's District Court.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, described the 14 years worth of "putrid acts of torture" her mother and father inflicted on her; from the age of five, she was locked in a shed and in a tiny box, was raped, hit and mutilated and was regularly threatened with death.
At Thursday's sentencing hearing - following the father's July conviction of 73 child sex offences and the mother's 13 counts of acting indecently towards her own child - the woman and her sister, who was also abused, delivered their victim impact statements to the court.
"My father inflicted evil," the daughter who had suffered the most abuse said. "He abused me in such ways that I thought I was going to die.
"My mother didn't stop him and did not protect me. My childhood was lost and I can never get it back."
She continued: "My focus, my goal throughout my childhood was to survive and to satisfy [my father's] needs so that he wasn't angry.
"If that meant [competing at sport] or pleasing him sexual ways, that is what it meant.
"Now, on this day and every day for the rest of my life, I have to find some way to move on from his abuse."
During the trial, which has been described by those involved as the "worst case of child abuse" they had ever heard, the court heard how the eldest daughter, who had been a promising athlete, had first been molested while her mother was in hospital giving birth to her sibling.
Her father would regularly tie her up, leaving her inside the northern NSW property's chicken coop for days at a time; during the periods of torture, she would be forced to sleep on the floor, would not be fed and missed school.
The court was also told that, at first, she was surrounded by barbed wire to keep her still but, as she got older, was instead locked in a tiny box usually used for storing sporting gear.
During the abuse, her father repeatedly told her "all I've ever wanted is to be a good father" and that "I can do what I want to you. I own you."
Judge Sarah Huggett will sentence both parents in October.
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In the 'Breaking Bad' porn parody, Walter White sets out on a full-blown scumbag retreat to legalize porn after the state of California imposes fiendish legislation that leads to the prohibition of smut films. However, Walter cannot take on the ultra-conservative consensus on his own. So, he recruits former film student Jesse Pinkman and transforms him into a meat slinging adult film star.
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Test Your Knowledge For Chemistry Week!SOCORRO, N.M. October 17, 2011 – The Chemistry Department at New Mexico Tech is celebrating two important events this week: National Chemistry Week, an annual event, and the International Year of Chemistry, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of Mme. Marie Curie winning the Nobel Prize.
| Chemistry Club member Laura Montoya holds a can of 7-Up and asks second-graders if they think it will float. (It does). The demonstration was one of several that Tech students presented to show children how chemistry is applied in real life. The Chem Club hosted this demo Monday, Oct. 17. Other visits are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 19,
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|Dr. Michael Heagy oxidizes a gummy bear to show students the sugar energy contained in snack foods.
"We're trying to do what we can to arouse interest in chemistry and a chemistry magic show is a fun way to do it," Heagy said.
This year, the Chemistry Department has put together an online, interactive quiz for the Tech website. Click here to take the quiz, which will be new every day this week.
This year, the Chem Club is hosting 120 second-graders on special visits to the department's laboratories in Jones Hall, many of which have been renovated over the past two years.
Tech students will conduct experiments that produce interesting reactions, Heagy said. In the "Halloween Reaction," Tech students will mix three clear solutions that will turn orange after 5-10 seconds, then turn black after another 5-10 seconds.
"We'll do some ooh-and-aah chemistry," Heagy said. "We'll also oxidize a gummy bear to show them how much energy is in sugar. That also illustrates that you should not snack on sugary candies too much."
The main mission is to get younger students interested in the world of chemistry.
The theme for this year's National Chemistry Week is "Chemistry – Our Health, Our Future!" The annual week honors the positive impacts of chemistry as it relates to nutrition, hygiene, and medicine.
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Also, 2011 is the International Year of Chemistry, a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of culture and society. Under the unifying theme "Chemistry: Our Life, Our Future," the international celebration offers interactive, entertaining, and educational activities for all ages. The Year of Chemistry is intended to reach across the globe, with opportunities for public participation at the local, regional, and national level.
The goals of the International Year of Chemistry are to increase the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting world needs, to encourage interest in chemistry among young people, and to generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry. The year 2011 will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to Madame Marie Curie – an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women to science. The year will also be the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies, providing a chance to highlight the benefits of international scientific collaboration.
IYC 2011 events will emphasize that chemistry is a creative science essential for sustainability and improvements to our way of life. Activities, such as lectures, exhibits, and hands-on experiments, will explore how chemical research is critical for solving our most vexing global problems involving food, water, health, energy, transportation, and more.
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A Chinese professor believes he can charge folks a whooping $69,000 for tea made from Panda poop because it might help fight cancer.
Sichuan University professor An Shi has been awarded a patent for a tea that uses panda feces as fertilizer. Since the panda bears only digest 30 percent of the bamboo they consume — and bamboo has cancer fighting properties similar to green tea — the beverage's hook would be its health benefits. The high price is due to the fact that pandas are such a rare species.
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After setting moderate fractions, Saravas Wild Again kicked away to a three-length advantage with an eighth of a mile to run, then held Keen Bidder safe. The final margin was three-quarters of a length. The time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:41.85.
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The Forests Dialogue's Initiative on Forests and Climate Change brought together more than 250 representatives of governments, forestry companies, trade unions, environmental and social groups, international organizations, forest owners, indigenous peoples and forest-community groups in a series of meetings over 10 months. For the first time, the group has agreed on five guiding principles for climate change negotiators. (see attached one page summary.)
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"He's at the point, he's coming off a major injury where you see progression throughout the week," coach Mike McCarthy said. "The padded practices is actually what he needs, is probably where he looks the best, it has a chance to loosen up. He just needs more time. I thought he progressed each week and even within the week he got better."
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Nothing that happened on the field is going to comfort the Chiefs.
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A day after one of their own committed murder and then suicide, the Chiefs held on for a 27-21 win over the Panthers.
The Chiefs played a clean game from start to finish, with Brady Quinn completing 19-of-23 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Coupled with a 127-yard day for running back Jamaal Charles, it was the kind of game Kansas City fans haven't enjoyed much.
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The Panthers (3-9) problems were with a defense that couldn't stop anyone, ruining another in a string of positive games for quarterback Cam Newton, who threw for three touchdowns, with no turnovers.


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DVD RE-RUN INTERVIEW: Music and Collaboration, Agnes Jaoui Talks About "Look at Me"
by Erica Abeel
[EDITORS NOTE: Erica Abeel spoke with Agnes Jaoui about "Look At Me" for indieWIRE, the film will be released on DVD this week (August 9, 2005).]
They co-write the script and co-star in the film, which she then directs — and to judge by awards reaped and delighted viewers, Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri have a good thing going. The multi-gifted pair came to notice with the Oscar nominated "The Taste of Others," a delicious comedy of manners about two unlikely lovers who leap economic and cultural barriers. Now comes the second Jaoui/Bacri venture, "Look at Me" ("Comme Une Image," but the French title resists translation), which arrives with some fanfare after capturing best screenplay at Cannes and opening this year's New York Film Festival.
Another finely calibrated comedy of manners, "Look" also focuses on a father-daughter story. Lolita (Marilou Berry) is a zoftig twenty year old, who's tyrannized by the whippet-thin feminine ideal, and carries a grudge against the world for making her invisible. Above all, she yearns to register in the vision of her father Etienne (Bacri), a grotesquely self-involved publishing macher married to a slender (but good-hearted) beauty not much older than his daughter. Lolita finds some fragile sense of worth in studying voice with Sylvia (Jaoui), the wife of a novelist who's struggling to break out his book. Though Sylvia is the film's moral center, she finds herself sucked into promoting Lolita's artistic ambitions, once she learns Etienne's can boost her husband's.
Part Chekhov, part Woody Allen, and all French, "Look" is primarily an investigation of star-fucking, the whole thing lubricated by classical music, from Monteverdi to Mozart to Schubert. The film plumbs the world of publishing, yet this wry comedy could be set in any elite sub-culture where people grovel and suck up as they mount the status chain.
indieWIRE interviewed Jaoui, when she was here for the NYFF — and suffering from a nasty cold — in the shabbily charming, sadly defunct Mayflower Hotel, which has long welcomed foreign filmmakers. Though it's often rumored that Jaoui and Bacri were at one time romantically involved, Jaoui declined to discuss the subject, calling them "creative partners."
indieWIRE: What was the starting point for the script of "Look at Me"?
Agnes Jaoui: We'd been wanting for some time to deal with a father/daughter relationship. And there's a personal element: my father had a wife who was roughly my age. We also wanted to talk about power – not from the hotshot's perspective, but those who grovel and tolerate it. During a film festival in the States, I once spent time with Guillaume Depardieu, son of Gerard – and you've no idea how rude people were. Not a minute passed without their saying, your father this, your father that, etc. It was ghastly and I really sympathized with him. It was as if he didn't exist.
iW: Have you yourself been on the wrong end of that dynamic?
AJ: Absolutely. When I met Jean-Pierre, he was famous, I was not. Really, people were treading on my toes to get to him. I didn't exist. Now the same people who ignored me are all over me.
iW: One of the striking aspects of your film is that it doesn't merely use music on the soundtrack – the film itself plays like a form of music. How did you achieve that?
AJ: I'm delighted by your question because, as you might suspect, I adore music. And in this film I wanted to share that. I find that what writing, directing and acting all have in common is a sense of rhythm. It's no coincidence that the greatest actors, especially comedians, are also musicians. Chaplin, Woody Allen. In France, Louis de Funes. Jean-Pierre [Bacri] sings very well.
The plays of Eugene Labiche [a 19th century writer of light comedy] read like scores that gave the actors precise notes to mark the rhythm. His writing was so musical, it went ta — da da da DA, ta — da da da Da. What distinguishes great directors from the mediocre ones is a personal rhythm – like that of Fellini or Nikita Mikhalkov — that you recognize, as you would listening a great conductor's.
iW: What's your own connection to music?
AJ: I've been performing music since I was seventeen. I wouldn't have had the discipline to become a professional singer – it's like sports: you can't drink or smoke. But for the past three years, I've been working with the vocal ensemble that's in the film. I use their voices in the choral scenes — and my own — but Marilou Berry is dubbed. I didn't want too perfect a sound and didn't want to clean up the imperfections, since we're amateurs. In fact, I find the imperfections moving.
iW: The way your film is edited also suggests a piece of music.
AJ: I used a new editor, Francois Gedigier, very refined and sensitive, who completely understood the musical aspect. He was a lot more pro-active than the editor on my first film — even bossy. At moments I felt it was becoming his film. We fought at times. I was moved to see him so involved, but [she laughs] — it was my film after all.
iW: How was working on this second film different from the first?
AJ: The script was harder to write than the other. In "Taste" I maybe cut one sentence; in this one I cut twenty minutes from the page. I was also a better filmmaker than before. I knew it was possible to shoot more than I was going to use, and that we'd adjust it in editing. I adore editing — it's my favorite moment in the whole process. Because it resembles writing. At the same time, it's very painful the first time you see your movie. It looks like a monster, all flaws and missteps. It's not alive. Every director goes through that experience. You just want to go out and get drunk.
iW: When do you start to edit?
AJ: While we shoot, after three weeks. Then, of course, there's the final edit. I found in this film there was too much music, I had to cut a lot. I discovered the right balance by screening the film for friends.
iW: You have a somewhat consistent persona from one film to the next. Manie from "Taste" and Sylvia from this one both form a sympathetic compassionate center. What attracts you to that role?
AJ: Actually, Sylvia's a lot more wily than Manie. She's so ambitious for her husband she forgets her values. I guess each time we write a part like that, I can't help but choose it.
iW: Because you're naturally decent?
AJ: Oh no. I'm very egocentric and narcissistic, but I'm working hard on it. Maybe it's the person I'd like to be… I don't know. Maybe it's because I can't trust another actress to convey what I want to say in the film.
iW: Could you describe your writing process with Jean-Pierre Bacri? Do you sit down at the same computer?
AJ: We don't have computers – don't even know how to use one. Truly! We work with notebook and pencil.
iW: What's the hardest part of directing yourself?
AJ: Trying to avoid exhaustion.
iW: The character of Etienne is funny, because predictably odious. Did you try to find a "softer" element to counterbalance the film's darkness?
AJ: I think it's the civilizing effect of music. Usually I'm suspicious of groups, they can have a brutalizing effect. But music brings out what a human group can do best. When you sing with others, there's harmony — true harmony — and you produce something sublime.
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House Panel OKs Bond to Expand South Dakota Tech Schools
PIERRE- A South Dakota legislative committee has approved a bill that would allow an extra $35 million in bonds to be sold to finance expansions in programs at two of the state's four technical institutes.
The measure would increase the bonding limit for the technical schools from $105 million to $140 million. Bonds would be issued to expand education programs at Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls and Western Dakota Technical Institute in Rapid City.
Student fees are used to pay off the bonds.
Officials say the bond money will be used to expand auto body and diesel programs at Southeast Tech and to expand construction technology, agricultural science and diesel programs at Western Dakota Tech.
The Education Committee voted unanimously Friday to send the bonding measure to the full House.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Saturday reviewed "potential options" for a U.S. and international response to use of chemical weapons in Syria, the White House said.
The president was presented with the list of options during a meeting of the National Security Council in Washington, as Syrian state media reported government troops have found "chemical agents" in tunnels in Jobar, a rebel stronghold near Damascus.
The official Syrian Arab News Agency reported an undetermined number of soldiers experienced "suffocation," with some hospitalized in critical condition, the Los Angeles Times said.
The Syrian report did not provide details on how the soldiers were exposed to the reported chemical agents.
In a statement, the White House said Obama convened the National Security Council meeting to review what the U.S. intelligence community has been able to confirm about the reported use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government Wednesday.
"The President also received a detailed review of a range of potential options he had requested be prepared for the United States and the international community to respond to the use of chemical weapons," the statement said.
Citing an official source it did not identify, The Hill reported Obama will "act very deliberately" as the United States investigates the allegations.
"Once we ascertain the facts, the president will make an informed decision about how to respond ... and we are going to act very deliberately," the official said after the NSC meeting.
The meeting came one day after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters Obama has asked commanders to prepare military options for Syria, with U.S. Navy ships slowly moving toward the Syrian coast.
The Pentagon is planning an attack on Syrian government forces with cruise missiles, and is waiting on Obama's approval to strike, CBS News reported.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was expected to present options for such a strike during Saturday's meeting at the White House, CBS reported.
The potential U.S. involvement in the Syrian conflict comes after a report this week more than 1,000 men, women and children died in what is believed to be a chemical weapons attack by the forces of President Bashar Assad.
The attack also s under investigation by the United Nations and others.
Speaking aboard a military plane destined for Malaysia, Hagel said the Pentagon was "still assessing" the "specific option" of military force.
"If, in fact, this was a deliberate use and attack by the Syrian government on its own people using chemical weapons, there may be another attack coming," he said. "A very quick assessment [by the international community] of what happened and whatever appropriate response should be made."
The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said three hospitals in the Damascus area had reported receiving about 3,600 patients early Wednesday "displaying neurotoxic symptoms," including convulsions, blurred vision and respiratory distress, the Los Angeles Times reported. Of those patients, 365 were reported to have died, the group said.
Doctors Without Borders cautioned that it could "neither scientifically confirm the cause of these symptoms nor establish who is responsible for the attack." But the circumstances "strongly indicate" exposure to a "neurotoxic agent," the group said in a press release.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said 104 people, 20 of them children, were killed in violence across Syria Saturday. The organization said 29 were killed in and around Damascus, 27 in Aleppo and 18 in Idlib.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Sooner or later, the Los Angeles Lakers will move on from the pain and suffering associated with the brief Dwight Howard era — later being the operative word here. Because once again, the drama is being stirred by someone in the Lakers' camp in regards to Howard and just how authentic a Laker he was in his one season in L.A.
Lakers executive vice president Jim Buss fires the latest verbal shot at Howard in an article in The Hollywood Reporter by Ric Bucher that examines the fabled franchise and their current state of affairs in the post-Dr. Jerry Buss era. Times have certainly changed:
Jim insists he's just following his father's blueprint, but the Howard situation suggests he missed a page. Instead of Jim spending time with Howard, the team launched a widely derided media campaign that implored "Stay" on billboards. After Howard bolted, Jim turned on his former star, saying he wasn't surprised or dismayed. "He was never really a Laker," says Jim. "He was just passing through."
Those close to Howard say the Lakers could have persuaded him to stay. Even Jeanie believes that if her father had not been sick, he would have sealed the deal like so many before it. "It's disappointing that Dwight isn't here," she says. "I feel like we failed him."
Clearly, Jim, Jeanie Buss, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Phil Jackson and anyone else who has ever been associated with the franchise is being asked about Howard incessantly. A simple no comment is in order now. The continued examination and assault on Howard's character has bordered on ridiculous for weeks now.
Bottom line: the Lakers aren't doing themselves any favors by answering every question about Howard. He's moved on to whatever the future holds in Houston. The Lakers need to move on as well. They need to let him go, set themselves free from this drama and concentrate all of their effort on the very real rebuilding campaign that needs to be begin with training camp.
And for the record, they knew that there was a very real possibility that Dwight was "just passing through" when they acquired him via that blockbuster trade last summer. There was always that inherent risk with a player with Howard's track record. Their miscalculations, their choices (Mike D'Antoni over Jackson to replace coach Mike Brown) are what made the situation untenable for Howard when free agency hit. So blaming him in hindsight for not falling for the disingenuous "stick around, we love you" campaign is weak.
This talk now is just as beneath the Lakers as the whole billboard campaign was when they were trying to convince Howard to stay.
To her credit, Jeanie Buss takes a much more measured approach to this whole thing and it is her words, her tact and, ultimately, her voice that should rule the day inside the franchise on Howard. I'm sure her sensibilities were offended when Howard spurned the Lakers for the Rockets. But you can tell by her response. She insists that the Lakers somehow didn't handle their business the way should have, the way they would have if her father was spearheading the recruiting charge.
She's right. Things likely would have been different.
But the Lakers cannot dwell on what might have been anymore. They have to move on and get back to the grind, the same way Howard has in Houston with Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin McHale.
The Lakers need to let Dwight go once and for all.


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Remember all that voting you did this week?
I'm not talking about the election; I'm talking about "The Voice." Well, we got to see the results tonight, and I have to say, I'm a little disappointed in you, America.
A results show means a lot of filler, but I'm gonna cut straight to the chase here because I'm angry. The deal was this, America: You got to save two people on each team, while Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton got to save one.
Team Adam
Saved by America: Amanda Brown and Bryan Keith
Saved by Adam: Melanie Martinez
Eliminated: Loren Allred, Joselyn Rivera
In this case, it's Adam I'm mad at — you're good for now, America. (And trust me, it's hard to be mad at Adam while he's wearing that cardigan and those remarkably tight jeans.) Really, Melanie was probably the best choice — her rendition of "Hit the Road, Jack" Monday was weird and sultry and jazzy and almost cool, but I'm angry at Adam's predictability in saving her.
Team Blake
Saved by America: Terry McDermott and Cassadee Pope
Saved by Blake: Michaela Paige
Eliminated: Liz Davis, Julio Cesar Castillo
Blake, too, was so predictable it was boring. Of course he's going with Michaela; he loves this little girl — it used to be annoying, but now it's a little cute. Besides, her faux-hawk is less overwhelming when it is demurely coiffed! But Cassadee Pope? I AM DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, AMERICA. This is step backward for us — there's a reason emo fell out of style (and I'm allowed to say that, I still have a studded belt somewhere and Warped Tour ticket stubs to back up my cred). Forward, guys. Forward.
Team Christina
Saved by America: Dez Duron and Sylvia Yacoub
Saved by Christina: Adriana Louise
Eliminated: De'Borah, Devyn DeLoera
Shame on you, America. In a perfect world, you would have saved Dez and De'Borah, and Christina would have saved Sylvia, because she's pretty cool. But NO. You sent home the coolest lady who ever stepped foot on that stage, and my anger toward you is only rivaled by my anger for Christina right now. And then Adriana started hyperventilating and crying from joy and had to basically get carried off the stage by Dez and Sylvia. Here's a tip: never sob with a microphone on. It's unseemly. And still, I cannot tell Adriana apart from Devyn, so here's another thought: diversify your team, Christina.
Then Christina started talking about how even though she didn't win a talent show when she was younger, that didn't stop her. And America, I know you all paused with confusion as I did, because no one remembers "Star Search." No one.
But seriously, America, good job with Dez because …. well, for obvious reasons: thank you.
Team Cee Lo
Saved by America: Trevin Hunte and Nicholas David
Saved by Cee Lo: Cody Belew
Eliminated: Diego Val, MacKenzie Bourg
America, you're exhausting me. Why could you not save MacKenzie? Why? There are only three things more adorable than MacKenzie: puppies whose best friends are kittens, baby elephants, and the Abominable Snowman from the clay-mation "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." And on top of all that adorableness, the kid can sing.
The coaches were right after Wednesday's performance of "That's What Makes You Beautiful," because they wanted to see something showing more depth and vulnerability on MacKenzie's part. And now we'll never get to see that, America. I hope you're happy.
But thanks for getting rid of Diego, and Nicholas is pretty awesome, so I think I'll forgive you in time.
The Filler:
Told ya, there was a lot of it. Team Adam and Team Blake paired up for an opening performance of "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and NOTHING will ever make me hate this song. Not even Melanie.
Later, Team Cee Lo and Team Christina sang "Drive By" by Train, and we were reminded that Train exists. But, the song opened up with what I'm called the parade of goodness, with featured vocals from MacKenzie, followed by Cody, then Dez … then Diego, who slid down some slide — seriously, set design, stop being clichéd — and I lost interest.
Adam also took the stage with Maroon 5 to debut a new single, "Daylight" which I think is supposed to be sexy, wistful and romantic, but I just kind of found it arrogant and depressing. I know he's singing about holding his lady all night, loving her passionately, but "in the daylight, I'll be out the door." Jerk move. Don't care how upfront you are about it.
And finally, the last thing to note about the night was a performance from last season's winner, Jermaine Paul, and for a second, I thought he was singing that song from The Wanted ("I'm Glad You Came"), that's how similar the beats were. That's really all I can contribute on this front, because while I hate to be this person, but upbeat anthems that are positive for positivity's sake are mostly lost on me.
And I would be remiss if I didn't bring up Cee Lo's outfit. Like Buddha's pajamas, if Buddha wore jammies. But it paled in comparison to Wednesday night's Patriotic Hipster Grandmother crocheted red-white-blue shawl. God Bless America.


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Scotty McCreery to Attend North Carolina State University
Scotty McCreery is a legitimate country superstar at the tender age of 18. He won Season 10 of 'American Idol' in 2011 and was just awarded a platinum plaque for 'Clear as Day,' which celebrates a million copies sold. He's performed on several late night TV shows and has embarked on major tours. But underneath it all, he's still a country boy at heart who plans to further his education. He confirmed to CMT Radio (thanks, mjsbigblog) that while he was accepted to all four colleges that he applied to, he will be attending North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
The 'Water Tower Town' singer and ACM nominee likely picked this particular learning institution because it's his father's alma mater. He is also considering transferring to a school in Nashville after two years at NCSU in Raleigh.
Plenty of celebrities have attended college in the middle of their careers with no negative consequences, so McCreery's decision to hit the books and earn a degree despite having a red-hot career is not surprising. He certainly honed his multi-tasking skills on last summer's 'Idol' tour, recording his record in between gigs, promotional appearances, interviews and more. So he can obviously handle college and a career.
Congrats to Scotty McCreery on another rite of passage. Perhaps he can perform concerts on campus for his classmates.


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London's 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
One of my favorite things about summer in London (besides the approximately 10 days of sunshine we're blessed with) is checking out the pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park. The contemporary art gallery, next to the park's Serpentine lake, has had a different architect design a temporary structure every year since 2000.
The annual commission is meant to showcase the best architects and design teams worldwide who have not (at the time of the commission) had a building constructed in England, as well as provide a free space for London's park-visiting public to hang out, take shelter and interact with modern design.
The structures are only open for four months, from June to September, and are also designed in a hurry: architects are only invited to design their space three months prior to this. Previous architects chosen include Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind and Ai Weiwei.
Every year the space is new, unique and inspiring, and this year's pavilion, by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, is no exception. The cloud-like grid is constructed of 20mm steel tubing, glass surfaces on which to sit, and acrylic discs to keep the rain off. It's designed as a flexible social space, with a café inside, and visitors are encouraged to sit, climb, and explore. I haven't checked it out personally yet, but I'm looking forward to doing so sometime this month.
Check out more photos of this year's pavilion on Dezeen, and explore previous years' commissions on the Serpentine Gallery website.
(Images: Dezeen)


text: Echols County, located on the Georgia/Florida border, is one of the state's least populated, with more than 90% of its lands forested and under contract to private companies. Established in 1858 and developed from portions of Clinch and Lowndes counties, it owes it name to Robert M. Echols, a member of the General Assembly for 24 years and a Senate president, who died fighting as a brigadier general in the Mexican War. Previously known as "Troublesome," Statenville, the county seat, remembers Capt. James W. Staten, the resident who built the first store in the town.


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WAG, Province Unveil Quilt Honouring Manitoba's Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG), in partnership with the Manitoba Government, will hold a ceremony April 12 at 2pm to unveil a quilt created by the families of Manitoba's missing and murdered aboriginal women. The quilt will be on display this weekend as part of the WAG exhibition Off the Beaten Path: Women, Violence and Art, which runs until April 20.
"The pain these families have endured over the years is hard to understand for most Manitobans", said Minister Robinson. "The Provincial Government feels it is important that these families be honoured."
"Through the language of art the WAG has shed light on the difficult subject of violence against women," said Stephen Borys, WAG Director & CEO. "We are proud to partner with the province in providing a community forum to commemorate these women."
The idea for the quilt was conceived at "Wiping away the Tears," an annual meeting where families of victims gather to heal, and spearheaded by Nahanni Fontaine, the Province's Special Advisor on Aboriginal Women's Issues. As part of the healing process, family members designed their own patches that were made into a quilt.
"We are pleased to partner with the Winnipeg Art Gallery as part of their international exhibit Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art " said Fontaine, noting the quilt will travel to several communities following its display at WAG.
Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art is a compelling exhibition curated and organized through Art Works for Change, an organization whose mission is to harness the transformative power of art to promote awareness, provoke dialogue and inspire action. Through this exhibition, Art Works for Change is bringing much needed attention to the violence experienced by women world-wide.
Blankets are traditionally given to grieving families as a symbol of community support, caring, and love in moments of mourning and loss. This particular quilt wall hanging will give members of the public a glimpse into the families' trauma, pain, resiliency and unconditional love for their honored missing or murdered loved ones.
"The Government of Manitoba will continue to stand with these brave families who have used art as a way to both heal their pain, and to bring light to this national tragedy," said Minister Eric Robinson. "We commend the Winnipeg Art Gallery for its support in ensuring visitors to this important exhibition this weekend will have a chance to see the quilt and contemplate the stories of tragedy and healing behind it."
After the unveiling, guests are more than welcome to visit the Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery for free.
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Nanotechnology's Strengths Take Center Stage at Kusch Lecture
April 28, 2014
Dr. Ray Baughman (left) established the George A. Jeffrey NanoExplorers Program, which brings high school students into UT Dallas labs and introduces them to nanotechnology. Doctoral student Carter Haines (right) started his research career through NanoExplorers.
Dr. Ray Baughman, a pioneer in nanotechnology and a prolific inventor, will be the featured speaker at the annual Polykarp Kusch Lecture at UT Dallas on Thursday.
Baughman is the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry and director of the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute at UT Dallas, where his research involves engineering materials and systems at the molecular scale. He is especially known for his work with carbon nanotubes, which are tiny cylindrical structures made from sheets of carbon atoms. Carbon nanotubes are very strong and have unique electrical and mechanical properties that make them useful for many applications.
Among its many accomplishments, Baughman's research group has used carbon nanotubes to make artificial muscles that are 100 times stronger than natural muscles, and has demonstrated that carbon nanotube sheets can be used to make objects appear to vanish. In addition, he and his team recently discovered a way to convert ordinary fishing line and sewing thread into powerful artificial muscles.
Polykarp Kusch Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Ray Baughman
When: 1:30 p.m., Thursday
Where: Clark Center Auditorium (CN1.112)
About the series: Polykarp Kusch was the 1955 Nobel laureate in physics. He joined UT Dallas in 1972 and was a UT System Regental Professor. When he retired, the University endowed a program of annual lectures with the theme "Concerns of the Lively Mind" in his honor.
Baughman's talk, "Nanotechnology for Fun and Profit: From Artificial Muscles and Sonar Projectors to Textiles that Harvest and Store Energy," will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Clark Center Auditorium (CN1.112).
"In this presentation, I will talk about the great fun we are having at UT Dallas in making team-based discoveries, and how these discoveries might benefit our society," Baughman said. "Some of the advances I will describe include artificial muscles with superhuman capabilities, clothing that harvests and stores energy, and sound projectors that make things seem to disappear."
Baughman joined the UT Dallas faculty in 2001 after a 31-year career in industry. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas. In addition, he is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Institute of Chemists; an Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences; and an honorary professor at four universities in China.
With collaborators all over the world, including Australia, South Korea, China and Canada, Baughman holds 70 U.S. patents and is an author of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications. Among his numerous professional honors, Thomson Reuters ranked him 30th among the Top 100 Materials Scientists of the Decade (2000-10). His team's research breakthroughs have earned a spot in the Scientific American 50, recognizing outstanding technological leadership, and in Time's "50 Best Inventions of the Year."
In 2002, Baughman established the George A. Jeffrey NanoExplorers Program, which brings talented high school students into UT Dallas laboratories and introduces them to nanotechnology. The program is named for Jeffrey, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh who gave a high school-age Baughman a chance to conduct research in a lab. In 2011, the NanoExplorers Program earned a Tech Titan of the Future Award from the Metroplex Technology Business Council.
Kusch Lectures are free and open to the public.
Media Contact: Amanda Siegfried, UT Dallas, (972) 883-4335, [email protected]
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Abuela Passed This Morning
Her only child was at her side, reading her loving letters written to her from around the world, translated into her native Spanish. With each letter, her breathing slowed and became more labored; she was not in pain.
After her son, my former husband, read the letters, he put the Classical Channel on Pandora and put headphones on her. As soon as the music was to her ears, her breathing eased, but continued to slow. I like to imagine she melted into the notes and melodies she loved so much, her breath becoming lighter and softer, eventually ceasing.
Her beautiful, wonderful, full heart continued beating, slower and slower, for another five minutes. Her son held her hand and talked her through the end of of her journey.
There is a saying: Be kind to the children for they are close to the other side. Today, it is a joyous day for those children on the other side, to have Abuela to sing them, play with them and to cook them their favorite dishes.
While the tears flow in our family, we are thanking the powers that be... God, the Universe, fate... that we had so much time with such an amazingly strong woman. She will always be an inspiration of strength and power in my mind and heart.
As I wept this morning, I did take a moment to think about what a broad range of experiences she had in her lifetime. Being born into a family with 16 children, living in a house without indoor plumbing for many years and then, as she died, listening to Pandora on the Internet on her son's Smart Phone. I just sat for a few minutes and marveled at it all.
Thank you to everyone who has cyberly kept vigil with us. Your thoughts and prayers were/are most welcome.
Her dear son Bolivar (Bo) created a memory page for his mama, Jacoba Lora , and we will fill the site with love and memories for all that knew her. Selfishly, I want the site to be a place where our kids can go to remember and continue loving the woman we all admired and loved... their Abuela.
Aimee holding Abuela's hands a couple of weeks ago.