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OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Church Calendar)
We're reworking the Church Calendar system so that the feasts of the day can be dynamically included on the Main Page. All 366 days of the calendar need to be worked on. Here's how it works:
Each article dedicated to a particular date (e.g., February 1) is formatted essentially as before, but the feast listing in it is now going to be loaded as a template (e.g., Template:February 1). So the article for February 1 should look like this:
==Feasts== {{February 1}} [[Category:Feasts]] [[Category:Saints]]
The template, however, is a little more complex. It will include a list of the feasts, along with an image. Please always make sure to include an image— if we don't have one for a saint of that day, you can either upload one and use it, or substitute an image of our Lord, our Lady, or the Holy Trinity (such as Image:Pantokrator of Sinai.jpg or Image:Theotokos of Vladimir.jpg or Image:Rublev Trinity.jpg). The template for Template:February 1 should look like this:
<div style="float:right;margin-left:1em"> [[Image:Brigid.jpg|100px|St. Brigid of Kildaire]] </div>Martyr Tryphon of Syria; Martyr Perpetua of Carthage and her four companions; Basil the Confessor, archbishop of Thessalonika; New-martyr Anastasios of Anaplos; Venerable David and Simeon; Venerable [[Brigid of Kildaire]]
Everything about that formatting is vital to the scheme, including the list of saints right up next to that last </div> tag, and the sizing of the image at 100px. Make sure not to add in any other tags in the image link. Also be sure to make the list of saints one continuous line without line breaks (the example above includes line breaks so that it can be easily readable on this page).
Another thing to keep in mind is that we're not likely to create an article for every saint on the calendar (though that would be great!). As such, you may only want to make links for the saints and feasts you think are most likely to have articles on OrthodoxWiki.
If there are also historical events which occur on that day which are not strictly feasts, you may include them by finishing the list of feasts with a period, then following it immediately with:
'''Other events:'''
Then immediately list the events in the same manner the feasts are listed.

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"Chronicle," the latest found footage thriller, stars Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael B. Jordan as three Seattle teens who happen upon a mysterious crystal smoldering at the bottom of a weirdly deep and winding crater. Shortly after inspecting the bizarre object, the boys discover themselves to be in possession of amazing telekinetic powers, able to make objects and people move about with the flick of a wrist.
But as is so often the case when three people come to posses something valuable/powerful, one of them has to drift slowly over to the dark side. And once you can move things with your brain it's a slippery slope from pulling the legs off of spiders to murder.
When "The Blair Witch Project" kick started the found footage movement, part of the genre's charm was watching directors contend with the challenge of getting their story on film while keeping the camera angles at least passably organic. Part of the genius of "Chronicle" is that because the boys are telekinetic, they can just make the camera float wherever it's needed--and because they're melodramatic teens, they tend to do go for things like God's-eye-view shots that help set the appropriate tone. Brilliant.
The film is at its most fun and charming when the guys are just beginning to learn the extent of their powers, doing the kind off dumbass stuff you'd imagine Johnny Knoxville and friends would try. They stab each with forks, terrorize shoppers in a toy store and toss around a football at 30,000 feet, throw rocks at each other's faces... They are essentially superheroes with the imagination and urges of children.
As fresh, clever and fun as much of the film is, director Josh Trank and co-writer Max Landis (son of John Landis), they unfortunately fall prey to some of Hollywood's most tired conventions. Andrew is of course scrawny and unpopular, a virgin, whose mother is dying of (presumably) cancer and whose father is an alcoholic ex-firefighter living on disability checks... Just once, couldn't the kindhearted and beloved class president be the one who goes off the rails? Wouldn't that make for a far more interesting discussion about good and evil, and what compels us to maintain our moral center?
"Chronicle's" climactic battle is a blast, bringing to mind nothing so much as the Times Square boogeydown between Superman and General Zod, as the combatants zip across the sky over Seattle, pile-driving each other through buildings and tossing around cop cars like so many Hot Wheels. Like "Monsters" director Gareth Edwards before him, Trank does an impressive job of making a very expensive-looking film on the cheap.
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John Martin has joined the board of directors of the Tiny Tim Center in Longmont.
Martin is a 20-year resident of Longmont who worked at Micro Motion for 25 years in a variety of roles. More recently he and his wife, Chris, have owned and operated Play It Again Sports in Longmont for seven years.
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Choose your weapon - squirt gun, Evian spray bottle, wet sponge, paintbrush or even a bucket of water. All of these tools can be used to paint on Water Light Graffiti—a new interactive LED installation by Antonin Fourneau in Poitiers, France. Working in collaboration with Parisian Digitalarti Artlab, Fourneau experimented to create a wall of LEDs that lights up when hit with water. The result is an addicting night-time art installation that is totally legal (unlike tagging) and fades away in a few minutes.
Antonin Fourneau worked for weeks in residence at Digitalarti Artlab to create the Water Light Graffiti project. The wall is made up of thousands of LED lights that were engineered to turn on when water hit them. Anything that is wet, your finger, spray bottle, brush, or water atomizer can be used to "paint" the surface. Artists can draw pictures, abstract shapes and words with a result that is glowing, ephemeral and temporary.
Fourneau was aided by Digitalarti Artlab team, Painthouse, a graffiti collective, invited for demonstrations, with engineering by Jordan McRae, design by Guillaume Stagnaro and other assistance from Clement Ducerf and Jason Cook. The art installation was set up in Poitiers, France from July 22nd to the 24th and passersby were encouraged to paint on the wall. Graffiti demonstrations were also performed to the delight of adults and children alike. Fourneau describes the project as "a wall for ephemeral messages in the urban space without deterioration. A wall to communicate and share magically in the city."
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Saint Saturninus of Egypt
One of a group of 37 Christian noblemen who worked together to spread the faith through Egypt. Though there were many converts, the men were attacked in various places around the country. The governor of the region had them all arrested, brought to him, and ordered them to make public sacrifices to show they were good citizens. Each declined. Martyr.
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|Disney Unveils BD Live at Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Event
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|Tuesday, 10 June 2008
To showcase their next generation of interactive Blu-ray disc technology, Disney held a gala event in Los Angeles featuring the forthcoming release of Sleeping Beauty.
To showcase their next generation of interactive Blu-ray disc technology, Disney held a gala event in Los Angeles featuring the forthcoming release of Sleeping Beauty. Not slated for release until October 2008, Sleeping Beauty will be the first Disney movie re-released in its original 2.55:1 aspect ratio. It has been painstakingly restored, including remixing of the original audio tracks into a discrete 7.1 mix.
Disney is quite aware of their target market and is adapting their discs to appeal to the shorter attention spans of children and "tweeners" who are very comfortable at multi-tasking, often chatting on the computer or handheld devices while simultaneously watching movies. Users who have a next-generation Blu-ray disc player connected to the Internet will be able to create a BD Live account and chat with their friends and other BD Live account holders with a computer or PDA/Blackberry type device through a protected Disney Network.
Interactive trivia games can be played against other BD Live members, or the users can play with other members of their households. The final and probably smartest part of the BD Live technology is the ability to record video greetings that are layered on top of a scene from the movie that can then be emailed to the user's friends or family. The person who receives the email will only be able to view their greeting if they own the disc that contains the backing video track. This viral marketing technique will enable an army of young, technologically-savvy children to encourage their friends to buy their own copies of these BD Live-enabled discs.
The chat function may seem excessive and perhaps a waste of time to many, but having it on upcoming discs such as the future editions of the TV show Lost will surely be a hit with the show's intensely geeky fan base. They can discuss the often complicated and surreal plot twists in real time with their fellow Lost buddies.
Movie purists will most likely care less about the chat, video greeting, trivia and other BD Live features, but they will be thrilled to see the spectacular transfer of Sleeping Beauty in its original theatrical aspect ratio. The rich, vibrant colors and extremely clean print were evident on the 20 to 30 Panasonic LCD and Plasma monitors Disney had on hand to display the film.
One BD Live feature that I believe will appeal to even the most hardcore movie enthusiast is the points system that Disney has implemented. Once a user has earned enough points by playing the games on the discs and participating in various BD Life functions, they will unlock exclusive content. An exclusive cut of the trailer for the upcoming Disney DVD/Blu-ray original film Tinkerbell was shown as an example.
October is a long time to wait for this disc, but from the looks of the demo at last night's event, it should be a huge hit with both the current and the next generations of Disney film fans.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) – The county controller says nearly $16,000 is missing from an account holding inmate funds at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, along with two laptop computers and a digital camera.
Controller Chelsa Wagner says she'll refer the matter to police if jail officials can't find the missing money and equipment.
But Warden Orlando Harper, who was hired in October, says he's implementing better controls over the account which contains inmates' spending money and says an internal analysis has already located nearly half the money Wagner says is missing.
Wagner's findings are contained in a 32-page report that examined jail procedures from 2010 through 2012.
The missing laptops and camera were bought with money raised by the prison commissary and fees collected from inmate phone calls.
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KBPI's Uncle Nasty, KBCO's Keefer fired by Clear Channel –updated
KBPI's Uncle Nasty (Gregg Stone) was fired by Clear Channel Thursday from KBPI 106.7 FM and Keefer and others were let go at KBCO 97.3 FM in what has become an end-of-year rite affecting the company's stations in markets nationally. Keefer, who held the 3-8 p.m. shift at KBCO, was let go along with Chris Griffin, the morning producer, long-time KBCO Studio C Engineer Andy Torri; Joe Niko, weekend/swing, adult alternative and a receptionist. Stone and Eddie Barella, overnights/imaging director, were let go from KBPI.
"They eliminated my position. We're already pretty streamlined here," Stone said. "It will all be piped in."
Also shown the door: Julie Hayden (of Channel 31) and her husband Chuck Bonniwell, who will no longer do their Saturday show. "We're disappointed but we weren't doing it for the money," Hayden said. All agree it was "a corporate thing."
In another round of year-end staff reductions, management decided to reduce staff and put more syndicated fare on the air as a cost-cutting measure. Stone echoed the expectation nationally, that Clear Channel intends to rely more on the company's Premium Choice syndicated service, which offers more than a dozen musical formats.


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"Modern Family" returns Wednesday to an increasingly crowded landscape of quirky domestic comedies it helped create, with newcomers that include Fox' "Ben and Kate" (a flakey brother helps his sister raise her daughter), ABC's "The Neighbors" (a family unwittingly moves to a suburban community filled with aliens) and NBC's "The New Normal" (a gay couple hires a surrogate mother, embracing her "Little Miss Sunshine"-like daughter and battling her homophobic grandmother).
"Modern Family," which arrived just three years ago as a breath of fresh air by providing laughs than made it hard to breathe, is suddenly the old normal.
Not that there's any immediate serious challenge to the show's status as TV's top family comedy. "Modern Family" scored its best ratings last season following a strong run that suffered only in comparison to its great initial two outings. Some of last season's episodes came off as gimmicky at times – the trip to Disneyland, in particular, felt forced and perhaps a tad tainted by corporate synergy. Still, the season brimmed with moments of relatable sweetness (the search for Lily's lost stuffed rabbit) and hilarity (Lily's newfound predilection for cursing).
"Modern Family" is at its best when focused on the kids – and on adults acting like kids. Last season ended with Gloria learning she's pregnant. Sometimes the arrival of a new child on a show can be a signal that the shark is awaiting a flyover (see: Stephanie on "All in the Family" and Cousin Oliver on "The Brady Bunch"). But in this case, the additionally jumbled family dynamics (Claire and Mitchell, close in age to their stepmother, will have a half-sibling about four decades their junior) seem like a natural for a show in which the only normal is the mix of love, exasperation and humor than defines any moderately functional family.
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French movie star Depardieu to renounce citizenship, accused of tax evasion
"I don't ask to be approved, but I could at least be respected!" Depardieu wrote in an open letter to Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, adding: "All those who have left France have not been insulted as I have been."
His sentiments were mirrored by who said the actor's decision was a "real shame".
His words referred to Ayrault`s comment in which the Prime Minster Jean Marc Ayrault called Depardieu`s decision to leave France "pathetic", accusing the actor of trying to avoid taxes. Earlier it was reported that Depardieu had acquired property in the Belgium village of Nechin.
"I find it quite pathetic, everyone loves him as an artist but paying your taxes is an act of solidarity and patriotism." Mr Ayrault said.
The French culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti has also said he disappointed by Depardieu decision to renounce his French citizenship.
He also remarked that many of those who have decided to leave France like Depardieu have done so not because they are worried about becoming poor but so they can get even richer.
Depardieu, who is known for his passionate temperament, was outraged by the minister`s reaction. "Who are you to judge me in this way?" he asked, stressing that he had always paid his taxes.
"I'll give you back my passport and my social security that I have never used. We no longer have the same country," the actor concluded in an angry letter published in the weekly newspaper le Journal du Dimanche.
On Thursday it was also announced that Depardieu is set to sell his historic Paris mansion. Reports say the property is listed at $65 million.
Depardieu`s decision to seek Belgium residency has been seen by many as an attempt to evade fresh taxes introduced by President Francois Hollande.
The new measures include a wealth tax, starting at a rate of 0.25%, targeting French citizens with assets over 1.3 million euros, and a 75% tax on income exceeding one million euros.
Belgium does not imposes any additional taxes on its rich citizens, making it a lucrative destination for French millionaires to settle.
The latest in the list of tax exiles is French mogul Bernard Arnault – the country`s richest man , who applied for Belgian citizenship three months ago. Although Arnaul denied that his move was connected to the freshly imposed taxes, his decision inspired a wave of criticism in the French press.
The mayor of the small Belgian village, Neshen, where Depardieu has moved has confirmed that the actor has asked for Belgian citizenship.


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We have a special tool that we use in the Office of Admission when the drives get long and the layovers are frequent. It comes in the form of a CD, and it includes selections from all 10 admission officers. Who among us rocks out to Gangnam Style in a hotel room and who prefers to listen to Eric Clapton as they drive through the fall foliage? See if you can guess! Check out what we've been listening to over the last few months:
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2) Free–Ben Kweller
3) Brick House–The Commodores
4) Bright Side of the Road–Van Morrison
5) Chelsea Dagger–The Fratellis
6) Who Loves You–Four Seasons
7) Goodbye Porkpie Hat–Charlie Mingus
8) Into the Mystic–Van Morrison
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10) Autumn Leaves–Eric Clapton
11) Ain't No Sunshine–Betty Wright
12) Mad Season–Matchbox 20
13) Madness–Muse
14) The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down–The Band
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Every time someone puts on sunglasses and utters a pithy remark, a "Won't Get Fooled Again" scream gets its wings.
This video Chris made may have required reverse-engineering a clip from the latest trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, but hey, the clip was kind of begging for it. For full effect, picture David Caruso saying that line instead of Ali Hillis.
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Montezemolo "Today a dream comes true" – Ferrari World Abu Dhabi press preview
Yas Marina, 27 October – Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the first ever theme park dedicated to the Prancing Horse, was presented this afternoon as a preview exclusively to the international press. Today's planned soft opening to the public was put back to a future date to be decided in sign of mourning for the passing away of Sheik Saqr bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah.
"First of all I would like, on behalf of both myself and everyone at Ferrari, to express our sincere condolences to the government and the population of the United Arab Emirates for their tragic loss," – said the Chairman of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo. "Then I would like to thank the nation and all those who made it possible to make this dream – a unique theme park dedicated to the world of Ferrari – a reality. Congratulations to everyone involved."
"The park just 4 years ago was a project, an idea, maybe even a too ambitious idea, is now a fantastic reality. Everyone at Ferrari is grateful to the people who have worked without rest for the last two years to make it happen.
Abu Dhabi is a great city that constantly looks to the future, and we are very proud of our partners who share with Ferrari the same passion, the same vision, the same will to go beyond.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain won the Republican primary in New Hampshire.
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"It's been all about getting here and this has got to be considered my firewall," he continued. "I've got to do very well here if not win here. And, you know, there's no question about that. And I will stake my ground in South Carolina."
In November, one state poll had the former Tennessee senator in a virtual tie for the lead with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. A month later, eventual Iowa caucus winner Mike Huckabee came on strong, leading or sharing the top spot in three other surveys.
Analysts and even Thompson supporters say he must do well in the Republican primary here to continue a viable campaign through Feb. 5, when more than 20 states hold primaries or caucuses.
"If he does not do well here, it's pretty much over," said South Carolina state Sen. Larry Grooms, a regional chairman for the campaign.
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
The urgency is not lost on either the candidate or his backers. On Tuesday, Thompson supporter Chris Rush asked the candidate how to gain more media attention.
"Win South Carolina," Thompson shot back.
Bus-tour strategy to the South
The bus tour strategy worked well in Iowa, where Thompson finished ahead of the fourth- or fifth-place slot that had been predicted, said Thompson campaign spokesman Jeff Sadosky. A good finish in South Carolina, Sadosky said, could help boost Thompson's prospects on Feb. 5.
Recent polls in South Carolina show Huckabee leading, with Thompson's support tough to read. He placed second in one survey; in two others, he placed fourth and fifth.
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37 thoughts on "Marks & Spencer Are New Addition to the 'Feminisn'ts' List"
How bland and moronic of Steven, reminded me never to shop here again, not EVEN for pants
Wow, was there ANY need for that dig at intersectional feminists at the bottom of the article? Given intersectional feminists are just trying to include EVERYONE, it's kind of shitty to portray us in that way.
You seem to have made the same mistake that M&S did, and failed to google or do even the minimal amount of research on what you're talking about. A quick glance at the Wikipedia page for Womanism would make it quite clear to you that womanism is essentially an intersectional ideology, the one which you take the time to slam for no seeming purpose other than Mean Girl giggles at the end of your article.
How do you know what genitals Steven Sharp has? Why is it relevant to his job? Why do you want M&S to have a PR manager with a vagina? What does this have to do with anything?
Do you just mean you'd rather see a woman in the job? If that's what you meant, why not say so?
Just speaking from experience.
Remind us whose splitting the movement again?
Ah, gotta love the tense-sounding 'hi' at the beginning of the comment.
We know what womanism means. We're not lambasting the idea of womanism. We're lambasting the PR's reinvention of it as something to do with clothes and being pro-women. And yes, we're having some mean girl giggles at intersectional feminists too. As the comments here show, some of you don't half take things seriously.
We're not in the movement, Sarah, we're a humour website with feminist leanings. You're welcome to the movement. We've already seen on Twitter how 'strongly' you feel about it. We're just here for a laugh, and if we change some people's opinions while we're doing it, then great.
Well heck, feminism without excluding people is kind of a serious issue.
It's a satirical comment on the fact that, if the male PR doesn't actually understand what feminism is (and it seems that he doesn't), then maybe replacing him on this campaign (which is female-led) with a woman might lead to some progress.
We never said it wasn't. But I don't think anyone is immune from a bit of piss-taking, however worthy their cause may be!
Such a pity that an article about a pretty poor ad campaign (I mean "ladies")is ruined by the two huge chips the writer has on their shoulder, firstly that biology defines gender, and secondly, a very strange attack on intersectional feminism. Can we have an explanation of what is wrong with understanding different people face different forms of oppression? Oh and they might like to know if was a term coined by women of colour, since they are so upset about appropriation.
Would you like a spade, or are you fine to keep digging with your hands?
This has made me sad. Come on children, lets play nicely?
OK, so why didn't you say you'd like to see a woman in his role then? "Having a vagina" is NOT a synonym for being a woman.
I know you're aware of this because you've been reminded of it countless fucking times.
No, I refuse to "play nicely" with bigots like the Vagenda team.
Ooh, I'll be their new PR guy! I may not be a woman, but I'm equipped with a vagina, which is clearly qualification enough to handle issues relating to women's equality.
I think you are mistaking digging for merely highlighting the relevant points in the article, because you don't seem to have read them that carefully. I find it tiresome that, having found yourself blocked on Twitter, you have now decided to come to the blog instead. Perhaps it's time to accept that we will never see eye to eye and that no matter how many angry tweets you send or comments you leave, that will remain the case.
It's cool, a couple of these people have previous. And if they start anger spamming, they'll get booted off.
Yay let's ALL beat each other about the head with clubs because we disagree with one another! Let's not engage in thoughtful debate.
I THINK it's important to encourage people to talk about all aspects of feminism and I'm pretty sure attacking other people or defensively shouting things isn't particularly conducive to talking about this like grown-ups. The debate has been opened, how do we all feel about this, constructively? Perhaps that's a good way to approach an argument or disagreement.
Imagine if a 13 year-old girl, just starting to get into thinking about these issues, came on here and saw people mud-slinging rather than engaging in informative debates. I'd run a mile.
I feel like my mum.
I'm 30, and I come on here and read these arguments, and I feel like running a mile. More to the point, I feel as though I'm not allowed to hold an opinion, no matter how thoughtfully I express it or how open I am to others' points of view, without someone yelling at me about privilege checking. I certainly don't feel included.
I feel a bit like my mum too, only less scary as I haven't yet hit the 'I am a menopausal woman and I will say whatever I think because just don't care' stage which all the women in my family go through.
I actually think that this M&S ad campaign is a positive step in the right direction, despite the fact they fall short of calling it a feminist campaign and perhaps misuse the word 'womanist'.
Just moving onto clothes for a moment, does anyone else find that M&S clothes always look ok in the adverts, but when you actually go to one of their shops you find nothing but Per Una stuff which is normally lurid green, pink, or both, and covered in more frills, sequins and bows than an your average carnival float? Why is this?
I agree, intersectionalism is incredibly important way of understanding how feminist issues affect women differently dependant on other cutural factors like race and class BUT I feel that the movement often ends up isolating those who voice an opinion that they don't agree with by shouting them down instead of giving contructive criticism. I don't often comment on debates like this for this reason.
'More to the point, I feel as though I'm not allowed to hold an opinion, no matter how thoughtfully I express it or how open I am to others' points of view.'
This is a big, big problem and one we're trying our hardest to distance ourselves from. Mostly the comments on here are cheerful and kindly, and if people don't agree with one another it's usually discussed maturely, although of course a bit of snark is in the nature of the website. If you're feeling like running a mile then this is bad news, but not unsurprising given the abuse we've received from small corners of the internet since starting this HUMOUR (and I feel like I keep having to put it in caps, because a few people sometimes REALLY don't seem to realise) website. Not cool, and I know lots of other people feel the same way. The question is: what do we do about it?
It's one of the mysteries of life.
Oh indeed, and I generally feel these comment threads are a good place to debate in a grown-up(ish) manner. But it is a problem when people feel as though various issues are not up for discussion, or that they aren't 'allowed' to hold an opinion on certain issues.
Ultimately (here comes the spirit of my mum again), what is needed is surely people being, well, polite to one another. Rather than shrieking immediately ('SPLITTER!'), a more reasoned approach explaining why you disagree with someone's opinion and pointing out things they may not have considered would perhaps be a more constructive way of dealing with disagreements?
We (as in women, generally) certainly aren't going to get anywhere if we spend more time arguing amongst ourselves than we do fighting for change. The sad thing is, I half expect to get shouted down just for saying that!
It's so sad isn't it, one of the problems I have day to day as a lady (I'm one with a vagina) is that I'm not taken seriously. I don't want to then read an interesting article that I may or may not agree with then get shouted down for agreeing or not agreeing with it. Obviously just letting people snark (great word) at each other whilst the grown-ups go and debate at the adult's table is one way of ignoring these people but the louder they shout the more they can drag people into their own argument. Ignoring people can sometimes make it worse (not unlike catcalling, which would be so much more inventive if it t'were done in Monty Python style).
I'd hate people to feel they can't contribute to any kind of debate or restrict a freedom of speech but I'd also hate anyone to feel they weren't welcome somewhere because it's become just another place to troll.
Also, just as an aside, there's an e-mail address all over this site and on twitter. If people are that bothered why don't they pick up a pen and write an informative, friendly and hopeful article on the mistakes we are making (in their own informed opinion) and then it can get published and we can all see how lovely and balanced these people are when they are allowed to have their say.
What I'm saying, I think, is at least the Vagenda have picked up their bloody pens to DO SOMETHING to draw awareness to these issues.
As a lady with boobies I spent a long time boycotting M&S (apart from their food aisle because who can live without their wrapped vine leaves?) because they made bras over DD and charged more for them.
But not for size 10 and 18 dresses.
I can choose my tummy size a LOT more than I can choose my breasticle size.
Everything Rainbowmouse said . . . yes.
Yes, we try and make clear that we have an open door submissions policy, and that provided your piece is well-written, and preferably funny (although we will run the occasional first person piece that isn't, but it needs to have a bit of sass( then it will probably get published.
However, none of the clique who have been so quick to criticise us have ever emailed or pitched us anything – surprise surprise
I agree- think it's a good campaign, just a shame about the PR cock up!
I'm not part of any clique but I too think that the jibe at womanism was in bad taste. It seems like you think that it's part of the "funny-cause-it's-true" humour category. Or something? I'm not sure what the point was in that.
If you truly want feminism to be inclusive and to have comments with polite debates then making a "joke" which looks like it came out of an MRA handbook is probably not the way to go.
"Oh look it's the hysterical feminists" has just been replaced with "oh look it's the hysterical womanists".
It left a bad taste in my mouth after a pretty funny article.
Also feels with the trans people for the "vagina" comment.
Yeah, the thing about taking jabs at intersectional feminism – which is about acknowledging the experiences of queer, trans*, black, disabled or otherwise marginalised women – is that it's punching down rather than punching up. Which is the same reason many feminists have a problem with rape jokes that make fun of the victim and privilege the PoV of the rapist.
And also, suggesting that their "methods may be alienating" – isn't this really just another form of tone policing that most feminists had to deal with? I know I'm incredibly sick of being told to be more pleasant and reign in my anger or speak gently and smile at the people who are telling me my lived experiences are not a real thing. Hence, it seems like major bullshit and also hypocrisy to then turn around to women who also experience oppression because of their race/sexuality/etc and tell them they need to be more polite if they want white cis straight able-bodied feminists on board (and, as a result, a lot of them don't).
So yeah. Punch up, not down… or I guess in this case, across at a group of people who are largely working from the same belief system.
I stopped read for a few months and hoped it had improved, but I've just read several articles that have convinced me otherwise. The subject of most articles is great, but so often it ends up being snide, having a little dig, or saying something that makes me think 'sigh… that is why I get crap for being a feminist.'
I will definitely start submitting articles for consideration, I didn't know that was possible before, so that makes me happy. However, the comment addressing that was still really, I don't know… immature and mean. "However, none of the clique who have been so quick to criticise us have ever emailed or pitched us anything – surprise surprise" Maybe they're not writers, maybe they don't feel confident submitting to a well known blog, maybe they (like me) didn't know it was possible. The Vagenda used to be my 'safe place' on the internet, it made me laugh, and it let me share fantastic feminist opinions with others without them feeling they were having my ideology thrust upon them. But now it's starting to feel like I've gone back to college, and everyone is a teenager who thinks that belittling others for the sake of making their friends laugh is excusable.
Appreciate everything mentioned above. Succinctly put. -_-


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- A Portal Committee was commissioned by Provost Nieman in January 2013 to review and recommend the University's options regarding a portal. The committee will soon recommend that the campus proceed; but executives will have to decide on the level of resources, and hence the level of features, that will be incorporated in the portal effort. Single sign-on will be a feature of the portal.
- Develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between University Police and the City
of Binghamton Police to define emergency police response to downtown campus facilities.
This may well require continuous review of the MOU with possible dynamic modifications
relevant to the growing relationship between the two law enforcement agencies. (University Police) (100 percent complete – updated annually)
- Create a volunteerism program for Binghamton University retirees where they can return
to the campus, share knowledge and make new contributions. (Human Resources) (The retiree program is in full swing and an Advisory Committee
has been established)
- Partner with the University Center for Training and Development (UCTD), Human Resources, and
other stakeholders to develop and implement a mandatory online training program to
improve mandated compliance across campus. (Risk Management) (100 percent complete – online training is ongoing)
- Create new and additional workshops for interested faculty in how to design and deliver
online courses. (University Center for Training and Development) (100 percent complete – ongoing)
- Enhance ways to support growing numbers of international faculty and staff in terms
of visa processing, permanent residence petitions and other personnel related and
required actions. Research feasibility of combining State and RF resources. (Human Resources) (ongoing and have partnered with the Research Foundation)
- Enhance student involvement in educational enrichment on campus. Current examples
include Environmental Studies majors who tour the Central Heating Plant each semester, Res
Hall Energy Reduction Contests for the students, Res Hall Recycling Contest, and Earth
Day. (Physical Facilities) (100 percent complete – ongoing)
- Enhance our proactive approach to educating Binghamton University's international
students by offering training and orientation opportunities in issues such as American
laws, American customs and American law enforcement. The goal would be to help students
feel more comfortable with the role of the police in this country. (University Police) (100 percent complete – ongoing)
- Continue to offer employment opportunities to our international students. Diversifying
our student workforce will assist the University in achieving higher comfort with
the police force and students. (University Police) (100 percent complete - ongoing)
- Upgrade the Blackboard course management system, and add Portfolio Management and
Content Management modules to better support faculty and student users. (Computing Services) (100 percent complete)
- Complete work on the Information Commons and laboratories on the second floor of ITC,
providing cutting edge learning, teaching and research facilities. (100 percent complete)
- Utilize best practices to develop alternative forms of the HR benefits orientation program to assist with recruitment and retention at all levels. (Human Resources – DVD and streaming video for new faculty and professionals) (100 percent complete)
Strategy #2: Enhance Engagement and Outreach
- Investigate new ways to provide the high level of service that our community members
have come to expect. Research the viability of using technologies such as the Mobile
Data Terminals, or wireless network access capability in our patrol cars, thereby
rendering field level service more efficient. Investigate application of new construction
or electronic technology to extant facilities to enhance personal safety. (University Police) (100 percent complete – ongoing)
- Implement safety and security technology at University Downtown Center (UDC). This
includes use of CCTV, electronic access control systems, and fire suppression and
monitoring systems. Certain systems may need adjustment and/or modification to accommodate
technological or security demands. University Police continues to be involved in the
personal safety issues relative to the UDC as well as to the ITC. Our continuous
review of security challenges evolving from the use of the UDC and the ITC will be
reflected in an on-going series of security and staffing enhancements as necessitated
by the needs of time. (100 percent complete)
- Continue collaboration with the Engineering Department related to lab safety training
for lab occupants and potentially use the resulting process as a model for other campus
departments. Offer use of newly created online lab safety module to departments as
a secondary delivery method when deemed appropriate. (100 percent complete)
- Review content of program offered to students referred to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) via Judicial process to ensure meaningful completion of safety-related community service hours. Content of program has been reviewed. After four years in temporary space, we have moved to our current location and will finally have room to begin accepting Judicial student referrals again.
- Assemble/chair a working group to investigate potential strategies for reducing nuisance
and cooking-related fire alarms on campus, thus reducing the number of calls for the
Vestal Volunteer Fire Department. This group will include representatives of Residential
Life, EHS, Physical Facilities, University Police and an invitation will be extended
to the Vestal Fire Department to utilize their experience and expertise in developing
potential solutions. (100 percent complete)
- Refine the Residence Hall Facilities Capital Plan to meet future campus needs. Plans
have been developed to schedule and secure funding for full renovation of College-in-the-Woods
(CIW) and Hinman. This project is proposed to begin upon completion of Phase 4 of
East Campus Housing and includes renovating a residence hall in CIW and a residence
hall in Hinman for a full year. (100 percent complete)
- Replace the aging campus web server and ensure that the campus has an alternate Web
presence in case of failure of the main server. (Information Technology Services) (100 percent complete)
- Update Design Team Manual and Design Standards to meet and follow new trends, such
as flexible space; train designers and staff to design such spaces and educate customers
about the advantages. (Physical Facilities) (100 percent complete and will update as deemed appropriate)
- Pursue a variety of ways that faculty and staff can access important HR and personnel
information on the Web, via the portal, online, self-service, etc. Find ways to meet
our customers where they are and provide service. (Human Resources) (100 percent complete and will be upgraded in the future)
- In partnership with others, treat all faculty and staff as lifelong learners and assist them in this quest with a variety of University-offered seminars, classes and programs to stimulate thinking, rekindle spirit and advance skills. (Human Resources) (100 percent complete - ongoing)
Strategy #3: Create an Adaptive Infrastructure to Support our Mission
- Develop and enhance design standards coupled with value engineering of projects to
ensure high quality, safe and reliable facilities, and efficient use of resources.
(Physical Facilities) (Pre-construction checklist established to mitigate impacts
on campus quality of life)
- Develop a University cell phone policy governing cell phone use for phones paid for
by the University along with recommendations for what plans departments should buy,
if needed. (Information Technology Services) (100 percent complete)
- Expand implementation of Core Data software program to organize custodial operations
with effectiveness and efficiency. The program will now be rolled out to the residence
halls beginning with the new East Campus Housing. (Physical Facilities) (Core Data program continues to be implemented for other operations)
- Develop an Information Security Plan for compliance with SUNY's "Information Security
Guidelines, Part 1." (Information Technology Services) (100% complete)
- Redeploy a professional staff member to serve as the campus "Energy Conservation Manager"
to further enhance the campus's energy conservation efforts and to support the University
and President's "Climate Commitment" document. (Physical Facilities) (100 percent complete)
- Enhance the hardware and storage environment to meet campus needs. (Information Technology Services) (ITS has acquired an additional 18 Terabytes of
storage capacity in the past year and is planning its needs for the coming year)
- Evaluate the results of a recent Customer Satisfaction Survey to determine where Facilities
is performing well and where we need improvement. Establish and benchmark and continue
to distribute the survey twice a year to measure improvements. Develop grounds/building
quality control programs to enhance services across campus. (Physical Facilities) (100 percent complete and ongoing)
- A component of the "connect-from-anywhere" and "work-from-anywhere" environment is
a wireless network that covers outdoors areas of the campus as well as buildings.
Develop a cost plan to facilitate decisions on how far and how fast this environment
should be developed. (Information Technology Services) (90 percent complete – Wireless coverage now includes
all buildings on campus and most outdoor areas)
- Study, evaluate and update underground high voltage electric distribution system.
This is vital to the everyday safe, efficient and reliable operation and support of
the campus infrastructure. (Physical Facilities) (Phase I work is completed and Phase II is in progress.)
- University Police will continue to make recommendations and implement security measures
to ensure the safety of the University infrastructure. Enhance opportunities by seeking
alternative funding opportunities (University Police) (ongoing progress)
- Expand licensing/marketing of Binghamton University products off campus. (Human Resources) (100% complete - ongoing)
- Install a new, high-speed, color-capable printer in Computing Services, providing
new options for users and saving on printing costs for offices with color-printing
requirements. (Computing Services) (100 percent complete)
- Complete more than $4.3 million in construction projects. Manage another $44 million in construction. Design another $12 million worth of projects. (Physical Facilities) (100 percent complete)
Strategy #4: Foster a Campus of Diversity, Respect and Success
- Work to ensure access to technology for students with special needs. (Information Technology Services) (Assistive packages have been upgraded and additional
enabled workstations were added to the pods – ongoing)
- Improve the use of Project Management Methodologies in IT projects, particularly those
approved by the AISRC committee. As part of this project, implement a time-tracking
system for programmers and technical support who are involved in software development
and implementation projects. (100 percent complete)
- FM909 AISRC to provide detail on revenue collections from Banner for campus reporting
and management. Used by all departments that have revenue. (100 percent complete)
- Assist in obtaining the financing necessary to construct future dorm buildings that
meet LEED standards. (May 2013 - All of East Campus Housing financing has been obtained, the project is
complete and the financial position of the dormitories has been stabilzed.)
- In partnership with HR, EHS and University Police, explore acquisition of an online
learning package to bring the campus into compliance with Right-to-Know and workplace
violence prevention training requirements. (University Center for Training and Development) (100 percent complete)
- As Binghamton University grows, the Office of Internal Audit will provide professional,
well-trained and a motivated internal audit team in the delivery of audit services
and consulting. (Internal Audit) (Key personnel have attended conferences and classes to stay well
- Create innovative dining facilities and dining options as well as other opportunities within Auxiliaries that will exceed student expectations and enhance the quality of student life in support of the living/learning environments developed on campus. Examples: the newly renovated Chenango Room featuring made-to-order stations, salad bar and buffet; "piloted" the Chenango Room After Hours, a lounge-style atmosphere for cold beverages and light fare menu items; opened Einstein Bros Bagels (Summer '12), offering a quick, convenient alternative for the "to go" population; a new glass-enclosed deck at Jazzman's (February '12), constructed in the Library Courtyard, connects to the Jazzman's Café in the Library Tower and allows for additional seating; The MarketPlace, opening January '14, will offer a range of international foods in addition to a deli, salad bar and a Starbucks Café (24 hrs?) and will include a small student coffeehouse stage/space to support both impromptu and planned programmed activities.
- Create a new mission for the training center, re-evaluate roles of staff members,
and maximize service opportunities to the University. Plan a first retreat for training
center staff. (University Center for Training and Development) (100 percent complete)
- Create a University leadership program to identify, cultivate, support and provide
future University leaders with the skills required for success. (University Center for Training and Development) (100 percent complete)
- Design, develop, coordinate and deliver Oracle training programs for financial, business
and HR modules to assure that University staff who need these skills can obtain them.
(University Center for Training and Development) (100 percent complete)
- Enhance professional development training opportunities for faculty and staff in the
Technology Training Center with several new training programs available. (University Center for Training and Development) (100 percent complete)
- Conduct a University-wide needs assessment to guide professional development offerings (Human Resources) (100 percent complete)


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Moving Into a Different World a bib by Marianne Ramsden
Article in Adult Nonfiction, Biography, Setting, and Personal Picks
508 Siebert, Charles. Wickerby: An Urban Pastoral. 1998
- Leaving a tumbledown Brooklyn neighborhood, the author leaves for an old collapsing log cabin in the woods of Canada. Upon entering the cabin he saw: "A tiny red bulb twittered to my immediate left. I shined the flashlight. It was one of those sonic pest-control devices...It looked rather ridiculous there on top of Wickerby's refrigerator, covered in mouse droppings."
508.716 Hays, Daniel. On Whale Island: Notes From a Place I Never Meant to Leave. 2002.
- With his wife and her son, the author moves to a rugged, windswept island off the Nova Scotia coast. They spend a year in a small house and each keeps a diary. "DAY 62: It was a blowy night. The house trembled and it was as if we'd put a quarter in the slot of a vibrating hotel bed. It was a board-game sort of morning, so we had Monopoly with our coffee..."
636.3 Ellison, Joan Jarvis. Shepherdess: Notes From the Field. 1996
- Wanting a career change, the author segues from biochemist and full-time mother to buying sheep and becoming a shepherdess. "I worried when we first bought sheep that our dogs would kill them, and we carefully latched the gate every time we went through. Then one day we forgot. I looked out the kitchen window and saw the sheep ravenously eating lettuce. And the sheep- killing dogs? They were in the pasture ravenously eating sheep manure."
814 Perrin, Noel. First Person Rural: Essays of a Sometime Farmer. 1978 (Followed by Second Person Rural: More Essays of a Sometime Farmer and Third Person Rural: Further Essays of a Sometime Farmer)
- Transplanted from New York City to a Vermont farm, the author gives us delightful vignettes about rural living, farms, farmers and farming."The difference between 'a place in the country' and a farm is chiefly the matter of livestock. You can own 200 acres, you can pick your own apples, you can buy a small tractor—and you're still just a suburbanite with an unusually large lot. But put one cow in your pasture, raise a couple of sheep, even buy a pig, and instantly your place becomes a farm."
914.49 Drinkwater, Carol. The Olive Farm; A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil in the South of France. 2001
- A young couple buys a run-down farm on ten acres in southern France. After a fair amount of trials and tribulations they turn it into a thriving business. At the first visit to the farm house: "we are moving through a sea of cobwebs. A deep musty stench takes our breath away. Walls hang with perished wiring....Strips of wallpaper curl to the floor like weeping silhouettes. Tiny shriveled reptiles crunch underfoot....There is an ambiance."
914.4 Mayle, Peter. A Year in Provence. 1990 (Followed by Toujours Provence and Encore Provence)
- A month-to-month account of the charms and frustrations that the author and his wife experience during their first year while restoring a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the south of France.
914.55 Mate, Ferenc. The Hills of Tuscany: A New Life in an Old Land. 1999
- A true-life adventure of a couple who did what most of us only dream of doing: they gave up the big city life for a new life in Tuscany. "We fell into the abyss of the infamous Italian bureaucracy...we were [in the office] to procure a coidice fiscale, a sort of financial number without which—as any dead-eyed civil servant will be thrilled to tell you—it is assolutamente impossible to have your electricity hooked up or telephone connected, or indeed to purchase any object larger than a shoe."
914.55 Mayes, Frances. Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy and Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy. 1998, 1999.
- Mayes buys a decrepit house in a small village in Tuscany and although she is not a year-round resident spends all vacations there. The books are filled with friendship, festivity, and food. "All over a valley of almond tress and wildflowers stands a mind-boggling array of remains from an ancient town, from temples to sewer pipes. You could stay for days and not see everything."
917.552 Holland, Barbara. Bingo night at the fire hall: the case for cows, orchards, bake sales, & fairs. 1997
- The author inherits a summer cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains, quits her job, says good-bye to friends and starts a new life stoking wood-stoves, learning to live with bears, and the people whose families have always lived there. During her first heavy snow: "I feed the stove, light the lamps, and walk from bookcase to bedroom and back to bookcase. I reflect bitterly on friends I used to have who collected oil lamps as ornaments. Antiques. Décor. Groping in the kitchen's bosky gloom I set my sandwich in a puddle of lamp oil but don't notice until I've taken the first bite."
917.58 Blackmarr, Amy. Going to Ground: Simple Life on a Georgia Pond.1997
- A five-year journal of life in a falling-down fishing cabin mixed with views from a previous life in a large city. "The wood floor humps up in summer and sinks in winter and it's going soft in places. One day when the weather is cold I'll get up the nerve to crawl under the cabin among the rattlesnake nests and figure out how to shore up the floor."
92 Korda, Michael. Country Matters: The Pleasures and Tribulations of Moving From a Big City to an Old Country Farmhouse. 2001
- When he decides to take up residence in an eighteenth-century farmhouse in upstate New York, Korda discovers what country life is really like. "When eventually a Dunkin' Donuts opened in Pleasant Valley, I took to going there in the morning to pick up a cup of coffee for myself....That too brought me face-to-face with most of the people I wanted to see—the plumber, who still hadn't come round to fix a leaking faucet, the oil heat service guys who were supposed to have cleaned the furnace but never showed up, the electrician, the painter, whoever...."
92 Laskas, Jeanne Marie. Fifty Acres and a Poodle: A Story of Love, Livestock, and Finding Myself on a Farm. 2000 and The Exact Same Moon: Fifty Acres and a Family. 2003.
- Laskas, who is a Washington Post columnist, buys Sweetwater Farm and moves in, initially with just a poodle and a boyfriend. Later, they marry and adopt two daughters. Their life is tumultuous, touching and full of adventures and Laskas tells of their country life with humor and warmth. "Joe Crowley's garage is a few miles down the road. When I called to make a truck appointment, Joe said we didn't need an appointment. He said we should knock on the kitchen door and he'll come out. 'A kitchen door at a garage?' Alex asks. 'That's what he said.' When we pull up to Joe's, we see that his garage is, well, a two-car garage attached to a house. 'Hey, the wife made pancakes,' Joe says, emerging wiping his mouth on his sleeve."
92 McMullen, Jeanine. A Small Country Living Goes On. 1992
- The setting is a mountain farm in Wales full of wacky personalities, odd crafts, and rare breeds of domestic animals. The book is an engaging collection of lively country tales, which were broadcast, by the author, on BBC radio. "Prince was a little whippet which we'd rescued, years before, from an appalling fate. He'd been bought cheaply by a farmer's son for rabbiting, been tired of, replaced by a couple of terriers, and left to starve to death in an old pigsty, still full of muck. They couldn't be bothered to waste a bullet on him."
92 Ogilvie, Elisabeth. My World is an Island. 1950, 1990.
- The author tells of her life on an island off the Maine coast beginning in the late 1940s. Deciding to move into an old house on Gay's island: "...we agreed the most sensible plan would be to clean the house thoroughly before we thought of moving into it. It was inch-deep in dust, hung magnificently with cobwebs, and tinted everywhere a lovely, furry Oxford-gray tone with soot. The furnishings—kind word for them—left behind by earlier tenants would have to be thrown out before we could put anything in."
92 Reiger, Goerge. Heron Hill Chronicle: Self-sufficiency and Stewardship on a Salt Marsh Farm. 1995
- Reiger, a world-savvy New Yorker, gives up a lucrative career in midlife and moves to a farm in coastal Virginia. He falls in love with the salt marsh and offers a full and rich portrait of a coastal farm and way of life. Throughout, he writes passionately of stewardship and conservation explores our relationship to the physical world. "My favorite mammal in the marsh is the otter. Thanks to the convergence here of two watersheds, two pairs of otters sometimes frequent the upper marsh. A less productive habitat would be fortunate to have a single pair merely wander through."
92 Wharton, William. Houseboat on the Seine. 1996
- This is an account of how the author buys a crippled wooden burned-out hulk in the Parisian river and transforms it into a habitable houseboat for himself and his family. "First I build up that side with the water sloshing in. Then I clean out and scrape or scrap all the charred interior. This involves, among other things, replacing forty-five small mullioned window panes."