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The Friday, April 24 performance is an event of the PALL Dance series sponsored by Pall Corporation, the principal sponsor of dance at Tilles Center. Radio Station WFUV is the media partner for the April 24 performance.
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world's most esteemed dance ensembles, presents "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 50: A Golden Anniversary Celebration," an exciting, fast-paced tour through some of the company's best-known works, at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 24 at 8 pm and Saturday, April 25, at 3 and 8 pm.
The Friday, April 24 performance is an event of the PALL Dance series sponsored by Pall Corporation, the principal sponsor of dance at Tilles Center. Radio Station WFUV is the media partner for the April 24 performance. The 3 pm performance on April 25 is a full-length presentation for families and children.
Under the guidance of Artistic Director Judith Jamison and Associate Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, the company presents an all-Ailey retrospective that reflects the company's artistic goals and achievements over the half century since its founding.
The first act includes dances from the 50s and 70s. Gems like Blues Suite (1958), Night Creature (1974) and Cry (1971) are excerpted and performed in rapid succession. The second act presents masterpieces of the 80s, among them Phases (1980), Caverna Magica (1986) and For "Bird" — With Love (1984), danced to music by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and Jerome Kern. The third act is entirely devoted to Alvin Ailey's signature work — the magnificent, spiritually thrilling Revelations (1960).
Founded in 1958, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater forever changed perceptions of American dance. From the time the company presented its first performances at New York City's 92nd Street Y, it has been devoted to creating links between the unique black cultural experience and mainstream modern dance.
Ailey, a native of Texas whose inspirations as a dancer and choreographer were as diverse as the Katherine Dunham Company and the Ballet Russe, created 79 ballets for his company but he did not envision the company as an exclusive repository of his work. He presented works by other choreographers; in all the company has performed more than 170 works by 63 choreographers.
Judith Jamison, the muse upon whom Ailey created many of his most dramatic dances, became artistic director of the company in 1989. The compelling solo, Cry, is among the roles Ailey created for her. Jamison starred in the hit Broadway musical Sophisticated Ladies. As a choreographer, Jamison's many works include Hymn, a tribute to Alvin Ailey; Sweet Release, a collaboration with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis; and Here…Now, commissioned for the 2002 Cultural Olympiad. Doubleday published her autobiography, Dancing Spirit, in 1993.
Tilles Center has enjoyed a particularly close artistic and educational collaboration with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Since 1983 and through the current season the company has presented 44 performances at Tilles Center. The tradition of every-other-season appearances began in 1988.
Tilles Center is presenting a Performance Plus! event in conjunction with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's April 24 performance. A company member presents a talk at 6:45 pm in Hillwood Recital Hall. Only concert ticket holders are eligible to purchase tickets for Performance PLUS! Tickets are $5 each. They are available by telephone at (516) 299-3100, by fax at (516) 299-3817, in person at Tilles Center's box office or by mail to Tilles Center Box Office; P.O. Box 570; C.W. Post Campus; Greenvale, NY 11548-0570.
Tickets for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at Tilles Center on Friday, April 24 at 8 pm and Saturday, April 25 at 8 pm, are $90, $70 and $50 (seniors: $87, $67, $47). Tickets for the 3 pm performance on Saturday, April 25 are $75, $60 and $40 (seniors: $72, $57, $37).
Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com or tillescenter.org, in person at Tilles Center's box office or by telephone at (516) 299-3100 or (212) 307-4100. The box office is open Monday-Saturday 1-6 pm. All tickets are subject to a $1.50 facility fee. There is a service charge for telephone and Internet orders. There are no refunds or exchanges. For additional information, call (516) 299-3100 or visit tillescenter.org.
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts is located on the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) in Brookville.


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We're all worried about the costs of information overload and we typically associate these problems with new digital technologies. But actually information overload has very deep roots: signs of information overload were present already in the accumulation of manuscript texts in pre-modern cultures and were further accelerated by the introduction of printing (in the 15th century in the case of Europe).
In the Western tradition, complaints about the abundance of books surface in antiquity (in Ecclesiastes 12:12 or Seneca in the 1st century CE). In 1255 the Dominican Vincent of Beauvais articulated eloquently the key ingredients of the feeling of overload which are still with us today: "the multitude of books, the shortness of time and the slipperiness of memory." Vincent's solution was to write a massive book (of some 4.5 million words) in which he gathered the "flowers" or best bits of all the books he was able to read, to spare others the costs (in time, effort and access to books) of doing so themselves.
In the 15th century, printing rapidly multiplied the number of books available and lowered their cost. The experience of overload, which had been limited to a privileged elite, became more widespread as more of the educated could buy more books than they could read or remember. They coped by taking notes to record the best passages from their reading and by relying on aids of various kinds — including people they hired to take notes for them, or printed reference works or, starting in the late 17th century, periodicals which circulated excerpts and book reviews.
Overload is not something that just happened to Europeans in the Renaissance as if they stumbled across ancient texts long forgotten in medieval libraries, or a new continent in America, or a new technology like printing. Overload was born from a drive to accumulate and save which became particularly visible in the Renaissance as individuals and institutions collected copies of ancient texts, exotic natural specimens and artifacts, forming the kernel of libraries and museums that have sometimes endured to the present.
Even well before the Renaissance, for every complaint about overload there were also enthusiasts for accumulation: at the Library of Alexandria (3rd century BCE), or in 1st-century Rome, with Pliny the Elder and his Natural history. Renaissance humanists were especially eager to save their writings and findings given their keen awareness of the tragic loss of ancient learning despite their best efforts to retrieve; Conrad Gesner (1516-65), for example, hailed printing and the growth of libraries as a guard against similar losses in the future.
But saving on a large scale required managing what was saved and providing tools for retrieval, hence the multiplication of finding tools, like alphabetical indexes of various kinds, detailed tables of contents, library and sales catalogs, and bibliographies. Many of these tools had been first developed in the 13th century by scholastics, but printing helped to diffuse them in more different contexts and to a broader range of readers and they have been with us ever since. For example, Diderot and d'Alembert presented their 17-volume alphabetically arranged Encyclopédie in the mid-18th century as the grounds from which civilization could be rebuilt if necessary after a catastrophe, but in fact we have not yet suffered from a massive loss of learning of the kind they envisioned. Of course much has been lost in the process of transmission, some by accident, but also, more systematically, the voices of those marginalized on account of race, class, gender or geography. Nonetheless continued accumulation has been the dominant information regime since the middle ages.
The overload we experience today — millions of Google search results in a fraction of a second — has its costs, but it is also a privilege, the result of the efforts of generations of accumulation before us and of massively increased access to the consumption and production of information in the digital age. Yes, overload creates problems, but it has also inspired important solutions — methods of selecting, summarizing, sorting and storing first devised centuries ago and that still work today, as well as new ones no doubt forthcoming.
Ann Blair is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Harvard. She specializes in the cultural and intellectual history of early modern Europe, and writes and teaches on the history of the book, the history of education and of scholarship, and the interactions between science and religion. She is the author of Too Much To Know: Managing Scholarly Information Before the Modern Age (Yale UP 2010).

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After 26 years under the same title, FERMINEWS ended its run with the June 2004 issue. A new magazine, SYMMETRY, became the successor to FERMINEWS in October 2004. SYMMETRY has a new design and a new outlook, but the same priority of connecting people and science-- the people who do the scientific work of particle physics, and the people who want to know about it.
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Pierre Toussaint was born into slavery in 1766 in what is now Haiti and moved with his family and master to New York where he lived until his death in 1853. The Pierre Toussaint Guild was created to advocate his induction into sainthood. The Collection on the Cause for Pierre Toussaint primarily consists of newspaper clippings describing the life and cause for sainthood of Pierre Toussaint, as well as photographs, correspondence, and mass cards related to Pierre Toussaint.
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18.10.23 Clothing Types
The items defined below, for the truly unknowing, include blouses, bodices, cravats, doublets, handkerchiefs, hose, jerkins, kerchiefs, kilts, leggings, pants, ribbons, ruffs, shifts, shirts, skirts, slips, snoods, stolas, stoles, surcoats, sweaters, tabards, togas, trousers, tunics, vestitures, vestments, and wimples. There are, necessarily, some OOC references for the sake of brevity and clarity. Blouse ------ A blouse is a feminine shirt which can be sleeved or sleeveless, collared or collarless. Bodice ------ A bodice is either the top half of a dress, or (when worn separately) a vest-like garment that extends from the shoulder to the waist. It is usually laced like a corset, but worn as an outer garment. Cravat ------ When a length of cloth is tied around the neck, it becomes a cravat. It may be long and flowing or neatly tucked into a button-hole or waistcoat, and may be tied in a simply knot or a more stylish bow. Doublet ------- A doublet is a close-fitting outer garment. It may have sleeves or not. It may even have a short skirt, or not. A doublet also refers to quilted clothing worn under armour. Handkerchief ------------ To be used to blow one's nose during boring meetings, or to drop to gain someone's attention. A small rectangle, usually of a softer material and a light colour. Not to be confused with a kerchief, which can be worn on the head. Hose ---- Hose are close-fitting, footed leggings, often worn by men with a doublet and codpiece. They differ from stockings in that they are worn in a similar manner to trousers. A common sight in some places is a jester dressed in particoloured hose, where the legs are two different colours. Jerkin ------ The jerkin is a hip-length, close-fitting jacket without sleeves (or with extended shoulders). Jerkins are usually collarless and belted. Often worn by men over a shirt. Kerchief -------- A triangular or square piece of cloth tied around the head. If square, it is generally folded into a triangle. Basically the same thing as a bandana. Kilt ---- A pleated, knee-length article of clothing that is usually made from wool, but not always. Worn by males mostly, though some are feminine (never to be called a skirt for men: they hate that.) Leggings -------- A lot like trousers, but usually tighter and shorter, and no fastenings at the waist. Do not look good on people with a larger build. Or, they're a leg covering that reaches from the ankle to the knee, worn by soldiers and the like. Pants ----- See Trousers. Ribbon ------ A ribbon (formerly known as riband) is a thin strip, usually of some sort of fabric, usually brightly coloured. Ribbons are often worn as decoration, and sometimes given as awards. Ruff ---- A ruff is a large, ruffled collar worn about the neck. It is considered to be a very formal addition to one's attire. Shift ----- A loose-fitting undergarment similar to a slip or chemise. Shirt ----- Generally worn over your neck/shoulder/chest/stomach or, in short, your upper half (usually excluding your head and often your neck). They are fancy, plain, colourful, dull, sleeved and sleeveless. Skirt ----- An article of clothing that wraps around the waist and can end anywhere along the leg. Some are short, some are long, some are split, some are sensible. Slip ---- A female item of clothing, dress length and with thin straps across the shoulders which is worn beneath dresses or sometimes, in a shorter version, under skirts. Snood ----- A netted hair covering that contains but rarely conceals the hair. In general it is attached at the back of the head, and may be worn with or without a hat. The netting of a snood is often adorned with small beads or jewels. Stola ----- A stola is a long dress sewn from many yards of fabric. It is the female equivalent of a toga. It is usually sleeveless, but not always, and features many pleats and folds, creating significant draping over the body. Stole ----- A stole is a type of narrow shawl that drapes around the neck and hangs down the front of the body. Stoles are a common component of liturgical vestments. Alternatively, fur stoles fashion accessories worn in a similar manner to scarves. Surcoat ------- A surcoat is a garment such as an outer cloak or coat. It can be sleeved or sleeveless, short or long. Sweater ------- A garment usually made of wool in a variety of colours. Often sent to you by your grandparents when you really wanted a short sword, though these varieties usually have a horrid pattern that can cause nausea after prolonged exposure. Tabard ------ A tabard is a loose-fitting garment something vaguely like an overcoat. If you have seen almost any Knight, then you know what a tabard is - like the Three Musketeers wore. Toga ---- A loose, one-piece garment worn usually by males. A toga wraps around the body and leaves one shoulder bare. Trousers -------- We call them trousers here (though some provincials erroneously call them pants), but they're exactly the same as you would have expected them to be: tubes of fabric that cover your legs and fasten at your waist. Come in a variety of styles. Tunic ----- A tunic is a loose-fitting garment much like a shirt or jacket with or without sleeves, and sometimes with a stiff high collar. It is knee length and similar to a surcoat. Vestiture/Vestment ------------------ Usually a robe-like article of clothing that denotes some state of office, or a religious order. Not to be used to blow ones nose during long and boring meetings. Wimple ------ A cloth that covers the neck below the chin and is commonly attached above the ears. It may also cover the head and hair completely, leaving the entire face visible. A wimple is usually worn with a headdress or scarf, as seen in the religious habit of nuns.


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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Hillside 10/15/2011
No time to work as we r blessed with more company, so I thought I would just post some autumn light at 10am in the country.
The chores and projects are stacking up, so please feel free to sign up for a work day soon...just bring your work clothes and an appetite...
Posted by brock street at 11:08 AM
6 comments:
- ARTPOP said...
Will work for Gouda.
- October 16, 2011 at 12:32 AM
- red ticking said...
should i add a couple more days to the visit? xx
- October 16, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- 24 Corners said...
Forget the work...just have fun and keep playing around with your camera...I love this shot!!
xo J~
- October 16, 2011 at 4:11 PM
- brock street said...
in the noir - ha, ha, ha. that would be an easy payment plan.
ticking - of course....bring your Kevlar suit and i will send you up the hill to take out some poison oak :). it will be fun.
24 - hee, hee. i took this with my phone and even blogged from it too. i feel so modern. :)
- October 17, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- primjillie said...
I love painting, but I probably wouldn't want to leave.....
- October 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM
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Some of the best memories come from student travel. Whether it's glee club, Model UN, a formal debate or a spontaneous spring break, traveling with classmates lets students get to know each other better as they share new experiences.
Throughout the world, Marriott brand hotels offer outstanding student travel accommodations, with everything you need for a great night's sleep and easy access to healthy meals and snacks. There are also swimming pools, exercise facilities, and comfortable places to meet and relax. Not to mention, Wi-Fi wherever and whenever you need it.


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Does 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' Promote Bullying? [VIDEO]
A Long Island University doctoral professor claims that Rankin/Bass' Christmas special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" inspires children to bully their peers. And here we thought it just raised awareness for misfit toys.
Dr. George Giuliani, a professor of special education and author of the book 'No More Bullies at the North Pole,' that takes the perennial holiday special to task. He suggests that 'Rudolph,' which has run on television every year since 1964, teaches kids some "wrong messages" and includes overtones and incidents of "sexism, favoritism, exclusion and hypocritical behavior" committed against Rudolph and Hermey the elf who wants to become a dentist.
Giuliani appeared on 'Fox and Friends' to defend his theory about the special with easily agitated conservative comedian Brad Stine. Watch below and decide whether Rudolph makes kids prejudiced against their red-nosed and elvish peers.
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Some causes are worth fighting for and Net neutrality is one of them. Last week, a bill was introduced in Congress that would require Internet service providers to "not block, interfere with, discriminate against, impair, or degrade the ability of any person to use an Internet access service to access, use, send, post, receive, or offer any lawful content, application, or service through the Internet." Congress has shot down similar measures twice before. This time we should make it stick.
Since the early days of the Internet, we as software developers have assumed the neutrality of network access as a matter of principle. Internet service, the assumption goes, is a utility like electric power. We pay for the amount of bandwidth we use, not what we use it for. Our Internet service providers should have no more say in what applications we choose to run than the power department should have a say in what kind of devices we plug into our wall sockets.
[ InfoWorld's Paul Venezia calls for a Technology Bill of Rights. | The debate over bandwidth: Why the Internet's future may be in danger. ]
In recent years, however, major telcos have pressured lawmakers to take a different viewpoint. As the Internet has assumed an ever-greater role in business and our daily lives, ISPs claim they have the right to adopt an active role in shaping the traffic that flows over their networks. They claim such interference will benefit network security, improve customer experience, and stimulate the free market. But if we want to see what the Internet would look like if the telcos get their way, we need look no further than the current situation on mobile networks -- and it's not a pretty picture.
iPhone app bans: A vision of things to come?
Smartphones are the hottest thing in mobile devices today. The advent of 3G networks and advanced mobile operating systems has transformed simple handhelds into full-fledged, Internet-enabled computing devices. As mobile apps grow in number and sophistication, we're seeing the history of the PC industry replaying itself in the mobile market, albeit in miniature.
That means we get the bad as well as the good. The dawn of the PC era meant a computer in every home, but it also saw the rise of Microsoft as the dominant platform and application vendor for desktop PCs. In the process, Microsoft's anticompetitive practices became the familiar litany of software developers everywhere. The tables may be turned in the smartphone market -- the iPhone is the leading platform and Microsoft is an also-ran -- but if you thought Apple would be above using its dominant position to bring the hammer down on independent software developers, think again.
One example is the ongoing tête-à-tête between Apple and Palm. Palm claims its much-ballyhooed Palm Pre handset can sync music tracks with iTunes; Apple says otherwise. The official story is that "Apple does not provide support for, or test for compatibility with, non-Apple digital media players," but Apple might as well just have said it does not approve of such players. As if on cue, Apple issued a software update that killed the Palm Pre's iTunes sync functionality, barely a week after the device shipped. Palm responded with a fix, but this story surely isn't over.
Even more troubling, however, is Apple's decision to block the Google Voice mobile application from the iTunes App Store. Here is a truly useful piece of third-party mobile software -- it's already available on the BlackBerry and Android platforms, and my colleague Tom Yager says every phone needs Google Voice -- but Apple forbids its use on iPhone devices on the basis that it duplicates existing iPhone functionality.
But that may not be the whole story. Critics claim that the decision to block Google Voice wasn't entirely Apple's, and that AT&T, the exclusive mobile network provider for the iPhone, played a role. The exact reason for AT&T's objection is the subject of speculation -- theories range from lost text-messaging revenue to a blanket ban on VoIP -- but the allegations are evidently concrete enough for the FCC to take an interest.
Don't think it can't happen here
Mobile network providers have long maintained a higher level of control over their services than traditional ISPs do -- because they can. Only certain devices work on certain carriers' networks, and carriers routinely disable features on those devices if they don't like their implications. And it's all perfectly legal.
By comparison, Congress has taken an active hand in the regulation of terrestrial networks since the breakup of Ma Bell in the 1970s, when lawmakers sought to curtail monopolistic practices in the telecom sector. But existing regulations were designed mainly for voice calls. Unless Congress takes specific measures to limit the powers of ISPs soon, expect the telcos to move steadily toward a service model like the one the mobile carriers enjoy now.
ISPs have already demonstrated a willingness to limit network access for specific applications. Typically they claim they do it because the applications consume an inordinate amount of bandwidth, in violation of network usage policies. But last year, the FCC found that Comcast had engaged in widespread blocking of the BitTorrent protocol, even in cases where no network congestion was present. In the absence of specific guidance from Congress, such cases will only proliferate, and the FCC's authority to regulate them will continually be called into question.
Imagine now what would happen if Comcast had the same free hand that AT&T has over its mobile network. In addition to being an ISP, Comcast is also a major provider of cable television and recently moved into digital phone service. Why shouldn't Comcast limit network access to a specific streaming video application if it "duplicates existing functionality"? Why should it permit Google Voice on its network if AT&T doesn't have to? And where does it end? Comcast offers its customers Web-based e-mail and a portal site, as well. Why should it have to provide equal access to its network to companies like Google and Yahoo if they compete directly with its own products and services?
The answer is that ISPs should not be allowed to pick and choose which services and applications are allowed access to their networks because a free and open Internet is in the public interest. The information economy has become one of the most important sectors in American industry. By no means should the keys to this revolutionary market rest in the hands of a few self-interested private businesses. As application developers, we rely on a free Internet as the foundation of innovation and progress. Write to your Congressional representatives and encourage them to vote in favor of network neutrality by supporting H.R. 3458, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009.


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When it comes to Indian ethnic wear, the first outfit comes in our mind is salwar suit. A few years ago, Salwar suit was outfit of Punjabi and North Indian girls. But now a day, these are one of the favorite outfits for girls of every state of India. The main reason behind its popularity is its simplicity and comfortability. Women in all over India can wear designer salwar suits and kurtis, it does not support any kind of exposure and promotes simplicity. Salwar suits are not only comfortable and relaxing but look elegant too. This is the reason why a majority of Indian women wear it.
Salwar suits are available in tremendous designs and patterns. Women can choose from numerous designs according to their requirement. The basic pattern of this outfit has not changed more, but there is a difference in the designs and cost of the outfit. With the time, the cost of the outfit has increased with the richness and heaviness of the suit. Moreover, if the outfit is being designed by a celebrity designer, its cost automatically increases a bit. A variety of suits are available depending on the occasion and purpose. There are office suits, party suits, wedding suits and festival suits etc. Branded salwar suits have their own style and uniqueness and this is the reason for their high prices and a different look. Different combination of colors and patterns make it more beautiful and unique. Bright colors are more liked by girls than dark and dull colors.
There are various styles of salwar suits available in the market.
Few of them are:
Anarkali Style: This style was popular in the Mughal empire. Their queens were used to wear this type of salwar suit in their time. This is basically a frock style salwar suit with an ethnic look.
Short Kurta Style: In earlier times, women were used to wear long length kurtas, but now short kurtas have taken their place. They look good on girls with slim body.
Western Suit Style: Western salwar suits include skin fit legging and knee length kurta. Most of the girls prefers this outfit in their lives as it reduces the headache of dupatta.
Previously, only Indian women were fond of wearing salwar suits, but now foreign women have also started showing their interest in this outfit. It is a matter of pride for the whole country that the popularity of this Indian outfit has reached to foreign countries.


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Thursday, January 31, 2008
I was trying to play with the idea of speed...I dunno if it works that well or not. In any case, it's an interesting image I think.
Have a GREAT Day!
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Coming soon ......
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The Bridge
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Ok.. this is one is totally weird, even for me.
I have NO idea where that came from, but, what the heck....it's still a sketch, and an interesting one at that.
Have a GREAT Monday.
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Monday, January 21, 2008
Where the wild things go
Hey hey hey!
I've been founding it increasingly more difficult these days to do a sketch of the day that is of quality. Just too much work going on, too much other things as well, ( all GOOD things too (^_^)), so, I might , once again, slow down and, maybe turn this into a sketch of the week.
On a different note.
I went to see Cloverfield yesterday.
Before the movie, I was trying to not read any of the reviews, nor hear anything from the movie, which I found really really hard to do if you have any connection with the internet.
Still, I managed to get in there and only know it was a monster movie and the statue of liberty gets beheaded pretty early on.
I must say that I was very pleased with the movie. I actually liked it a lot. I thought it was much more a character movie than an actual monster movie. We do see the monster, we don't get cheated on that ( NOT at all in fact), but I enjoyed how it all focused on the character's development. Even if at some times, i would wonder why this decision or this one had been made, it proved to be a solid good, SHORT film.
One thing though..the first ten to fifteen minutes of the movie are hard to get into. The shakiness of the camera is pretty strong. It keeps going on throughout the movie, but the first part is really the hardest. Once you get over that, you're good.
Have a GREAT day!
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Friday mini sketch
These days, I'm just SO short on time that I really do a bare minimun of the sketch of the day..but, it sometimes turns out to be an interesting experiment, if nothing else.
Have a GREAT Friday and weekend everybody.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
In a world of supers....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I tried a different approach here. It may not look much different to anybody else, but it actually is done in a different way.
Anyhow..... have a GREAT DAY everybody.
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Monday monday monday
I like both versions...the close up and the wide shot, two different feelings.
you guys should all check out this GREAT French series from Ankama productions.
Beautiful stuff!
Have a GREAT Monday everybody
Posted by pascal at 7:27 AM 2 comments:
Friday, January 11, 2008
Friday animation...Back to the basics
Click on this LINK
I missed doing actual animation and I thought I would practice a bit, and someone had just asked me about the Door piece I did a while back, so I figured I'd do a retake on that.
It's a Work in Progress. I'm thinking that if I work on it here and there throughout the year, I could have another short by August or so.
Anyhow, have a Great Friday and a great weekend.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Hang on
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
More of the same
I'm in a rush this morning, so didn't have the time to come up with anything new. This is a retake of yesterday's.
Still, have a GREAT day everybody!
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Hard Day
I've been having issues with my internet connection, and I've missed a pretty important call because of that. I'm just realizing how we are already so Dependant on the internet now. Interesting.
Oh well, one of those things.
Meabwhile, have a GREAT day.
Posted by pascal at 9:35 AM 4 comments:
Monday, January 07, 2008
Monday Monday
Hope you all had a pleasant weekend.
We started watching the"Blue Planet" Dvd's last night. WOW! Talk about spectacular scenery! I had never seen nature captured that way and made SO engaging, even if sad sometimes! I highly recommend you to rent or buy the DVD's!
Have a GREAT Monday
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Friday, January 04, 2008
Rainy Friday
It's pouring rain here in Beautiful San Francisco, and it's Friday!
Just makes me want to go see a movie, come home and snuggle under a blanket on the couch rewatching the complete first season of Heroes on DVD...and eating Indian food...hmmmm
Have a GREAT Friday!
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
The sleepover
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The History of His Holiness the
Dalai Lama's Summer Residence,
Leh Ladakh
by Ven. Losang Samten
This is a brief history of the summer residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama: 'Garden of Peace'. The English translation begins on page 62. The book is best viewed on a desktop computer, or phone in horizontal mode.
Ancient Teachings in Modern Times: Buddhism in the 21st Century
by Ven. Losang Samten
Excerpt from the back cover:
Each page of this book is filled with gems of wisdom that illuminate the path towards discovering greater joy and peace within oneself through the teachings of the Buddha. Without feeling overly technical or onerous, Losang''s friendly storytelling nature draws the reader into a delightful journey through the complexities of Buddhism and spirituality for everyday life, all the while preserving the profound essence of the teaching. He masterfully weaves together the story of how the teachings of the Buddha can help anyone of any culture or faith achieve greater peace and joy by practicing loving-kindness and compassion. He affirms the potential that lies within each of us to realize the Buddha within and to become free from suffering through the wisdom that lies within these Ancient Teachings in Modern Times.
From the Author:
When I first sat down to write I was only planning to draft a few pages to share at retreats in the United States and Canada. I am amazed that this simple idea developed into this lovely book that offers the essence of the teachings of the Buddha relevant to everyday life in the 21st century. Writing this book is a wonderful opportunity to share what I have learned from growing up in a Buddhist family, studying for 20 years in a monastery, and living for over 20 years and teaching in the West.
I feel that this book is special, because it shares a unique perspective resulting from the diverse experiences I have had and is inspired by the wonderful people I have met. When I travel to create sacred sand mandalas, it is wonderful how children, adults and elders share their joy and questions about spirituality with me. It is incredible how similar their delight and concerns are, regardless of the religious or spiritual tradition they may follow. I feel fortunate that I have the chance to meet so many wonderful people who are all unique and special. Through this book I hope that everyone comes to see themselves as unique and special, and to recognize the beauty and gifts that we all possess.
Ancient Teachings in Modern Times: Buddhism in the 21st Century is now available. Cost including shipping and handling is:
Canada: $40.00 USD
Please use the drop-down menu to specify shipping. For shipping to all other locations, please contact Losang directly: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Radio Interview
You can go here to listen to an interview with Losang on Sante Fe Radio Cafe. The interviewer is Mary-Charlotte and it was recorded on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Scroll down to the 21st for Losang's interview. Enjoy!


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I might be a little slow on the draw here, but The Parson's Department of Photography at the New School has loaded Luc Sante's lecture on Real Photo Postcards given in conjunction with publication of his book Folk Photography: The American Real-Photo Postcard. The link here is a rare opportunity to watch and hear an entire lecture by an important scholar (and see plenty of the images from his book) Link and text following is provided by Exposures, the Aperture blog. The video is presented in two parts.
As part of the Parsons Department of Photography at The New School Lecture Series, writer and critic Luc Sante gave a talk at Aperture Gallery last November on his new book, Folk Photography: The American Real-Photo Postcard, 1905–1930, which was recently excerpted in Aperture magazine, Issue 196. The full version of this talk is now available to view on our multimedia page divided in two parts.
This clip below is an excerpt from the event where Luc Sante explains how he started collecting postcards thirty years ago. He then reads the introduction to his book going through the development of photo postcards with the dissemination of pocket cameras in the first half of the 20th century and the particular style of this non-academic American vernacular art.
To watch the full version, click on these links below:


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The U.S. Census Bureau last week closed the book on the first decade of the 21st century. We now know, after Thursday's release of Census survey data for 2009, exactly how Americans fared over the decade that began on January 1, 2000.
Average Americans, the new annual Census data make plain, didn't fare particularly well — even before the Great Recession.
The middle fifth of America's households opened the decade averaging $52,547, after adjusting for inflation. In 2007, just before America's economic meltdown, this middle fifth of households averaged $51,691. Last year, after two years of Great Recession, that middle class average stood at just $49,534.
Our new century has begun, as Harvard economist Lawrence Katz noted after the new Census figures appeared, with a "decade of decline."
And this decade of decline comes after a generation of income stagnation. America's average incomes rose consistently in the decades right after World War II. But those crisp increases ended in the 1970s. Between 1969 and 1999, the Census data show, incomes of households in America's middle fifth increased by an average of only $315 a year, less than 1 percent annually after inflation.
Incomes at the top have fared considerably better. America's most affluent 5 percent, the new Census data document, have seen their incomes rise by 81 percent after inflation since 1969.
These official Census numbers actually understate just how well America's most affluent have been doing — and significantly so.
Reason one: The Census income totals include all the revenue streams that flow into average American households, everything from paycheck earnings and pension income to disability benefits and Social Security. But the Census doesn't tally any income that households make from selling stocks and other assets.
These capital gains, according to analyses of IRS data, made up 14 percent of top 5 percent income in 2008, the latest year with numbers available. At America's economic summit, capital gains count for even more.
In 2008, these capital gains made up 26 percent of the income that went to America's most affluent 1 percent, 34 percent of the income for the top tenth of 1 percent, and 45 percent of the income for the top hundredth of 1 percent, taxpayers who averaged $27.3 million. None of this capital gains income shows up in the Census figures released last week.
The second reason why the Census figures understate the income of America's most affluent: Census researchers, to protect privacy, "top code" their data. That is, above certain levels, they stop counting income. Income from an employer carries a $1.1 million Census top code. The income of a CEO who makes $10 million goes down on the Census tally sheet as $1.1 million.
The result? We know from the Census figures how many Americans make between $50,000 and $60,000. But we don't know how many make between $50 million and $60 million.
Census officials, to their credit, do highlight the growing inequality in the data they do collect. They compare, for instance, income at America's 10th percentile — "the income level at which 10 percent of the households have income below it" — and income at the nation's 90th percentile.
Between 1967 and 2009, Census analyst David Johnson observed last week, "income at the 90th percentile increased by 63.0 percent, about twice as much as the 32.4 percent increase for income at the 10th percentile."
And the Census researchers, also to their credit, collect data on more than just raw incomes. The report they released last week gives a sense of how the Great Recession is changing how Americans live. More families, the Census Bureau informs us, are doubling up on their living arrangements.
Over the last two years, the number of households in the United States has grown by only 0.6 percent. The number of households with multiple families in them, by contrast, has jumped by 11.6 percent. And 13.4 percent of adults aged 25 to 34 are now living with their parents.
But the most troubling figure in the massive new Census data flow lies elsewhere: Over 20 percent of America's children under age 18 now live in poverty.


text: This project uses cloth and stitch to make a small concertina display book, which will be filled with your own designs and flights of fancy. You will begin to build and decorate the individual pages, and also learn ways of joining them together. I will provide all the base materials for the structure of the book, and you will need to bring along all those wonderful scraps of fabric that youve been saving, your colourful threads, delicious beads, and attachments of all sorts. Then you can go wild with imagination and create your own phenomenal phantasy.