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The curse of the video game movie
It's finally happened. A video game movie has an Oscar nomination. Sort of.
Disney's Wreck-It Ralph, an animation following the plight of a video game bad guy wanting to be a hero, is brimming with gaming visuals, characters, winks and nods, and was up for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar.
But is Wreck-It-Ralph really a sign that video game movies are finally being taken seriously?
Unlike Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Prince of Persia, it's not an adaptation of a video game IP. But its critical and commercial success arrives at a key moment when the global games industry is beginning its own assault on Hollywood.
Ubisoft has partnered with New Regency on an Assassin's Creed film in a deal which allows Ubisoft to maintain control of key elements of the movie's creative direction".
It is not alone. Rovio is self-financing its own Angry Birds movie in a bid to retain creative control while JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot production company recently signed a deal with Valve to bring Half-Life and Portal to the big screen.
The video game industry has clearly had an impact on its big screen cousin. Visual nods abound in Scott Pilgrim and The Beach, and even indie director Gus Van Sant has taken visual inspiration from Tomb Raider.
But taking on an established games franchise has met with mixed to poor results.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most notorious examples of a big screen adaptation buckling under the weight of a games licence: Super Mario Bros.
Fans of cinema didn't like it, fans of video games didn't like, and fans of Super Mario Bros didn't like it. Even Mario himself – Bob Hoskins – wasn't a fan.
"The history between the two industries is one of two alien cultures trying to prove who has the biggest dick."
Jamie Russell, Author of Generation Xbox
In the years since, nothing much has changed. The Resident Evil franchise has proven itself as a solid money-maker despite regular critical bashing but hopes for Lara Croft becoming a fully-fledged film franchise faded when Angelina Jolie stepped away from the character.
In the meantime, films based on Hitman, Dead or Alive, Doom, Max Payne and Silent Hill have tried to buck the curse of the video game adaptation only to sink like a stone. And these are just the minority that actually got made.
2010 saw the announcement that Uncharted was coming to the big screen, but after going through two directors, the film has entered limbo with only the National Treasure writers on board.
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski then tried to make a BioShock film. But it proved expensive and studios wouldn't touch it.
And the most famous example was the Halo movie, which broke down when Microsoft wanted equal to the film studio on the project.
What it came down to was a struggle between two very different industries that didn't speak the same language," says Jamie Russell, screenwriter, journalist and author of Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood.
One is an engineering culture of hardware and software. The other is all about egos, razzle-dazzle and bullshitting. The history of the crossover between the two industries is a history of two totally alien cultures trying to prove who has the biggest dick."
Michael Fassbender's involvement as both co-producer and star of the upcoming Assassin's Creed film signals a change in the calibre of stars appearing in video game films.
Whilst Van Damme is undeniably a screen presence, he wasn't cast in Street Fighter to steer the film towards Oscars. Mark Walhberg came to Max Payne from Shooter. Timothy Olyphant came to Hitman from Die Hard 4.0.
Fassbender has earned his acting stripes on the indie scene and has managed to make the move to blockbusters without starring in a 'big, dumb' action movie. And whilst hiring Fassbender is no guarantee of critical success, it's a move by Ubisoft that signals intent to treat the license seriously.
In the '80s and '90s movies based on Marvel comics were a disaster," adds Russell. Marvel realised that bad movies hurt its core comic's brand; it set up its own division in Hollywood. Marvel Studios exerted creative control over all the movies that followed. Which is how we ended up with X-Men, Spider-Man and The Avengers."
By following the Marvel example, Ubisoft are looking like dodging a potentially lethal bullet: fan rage. By getting creatively involved, Ubisoft is that rare thing in video game movie production, a studio that knows its characters better than the fans.
"Filmmakers are battling with the studios, and perhaps also audiences, about what they want video game movies to be."
Lisa Purse, author of Contemporary Action Cinema
Lisa Purse, film studies lecturer and author of Contemporary Action Cinema and Digital Imaging in Popular Cinema feels that the best video game movies are those detached from any pre-existing license.
I think filmmakers are battling with the studios and perhaps also audiences about what they want video game movies to be – are these B-movie extravaganzas planted firmly in a fantasy universe or major blockbusters withrobust narratives to match their visual spectacle, or more experimental evocations of the gaming experience?" asks Purse.
It seems to me that a film cannot be all of these things, but many times this is what the studios expect from such films."
Interestingly that feel of a video game has on the whole been much more successfully achieved in films that are not adaptations of video games – I'm thinking of the long mobile takes in Children of Menor Cloverfield, for example, or the sequences of perceptual disorientation in The Hurt Locker."
It's a view backed up by Wreck-It-Ralph director Rich Moore: Had we tried to make this movie about a character like Donkey Kong, there's so much mythology and baggage attached to pre-existing titles that I feel that someone would be disappointed. Someone would be like 'Oh no, you missed the point. He wouldn't do that.'
If you were trying to really please the fans, would it get so unwieldy that people who've never heard of it felt that things were going over their heads?"
Ubisoft and co have a lot to gain if they can pull off a successful video game movie. It could increase brand recognition to a whole new audience on a huge scale.
What we're seeing is the coming of age of video game companies as "entertainment" companies," says Russell.
Ubisoft has already taken Assassin's Creed into novels, comics, short films and they understand that today's consumers want a complete entertainment experience.
We're going to see big changes in the next five years as video game companies step up to the plate and challenge Hollywood to take them seriously, or simply come into their own as entertainment companies and make their own movies. If you're a fan of games and movies, it's an exciting time and it's going to break the curse of video game movies forever."


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Jimmy Fallon's first week as the new Tonight Show host is expected to include at least one powerful political player.
First lady Michelle Obama plans to stop by Fallon's studio during a Feb. 20 visit to the New York City, reports The New York Post.
Fallon, who is moving The Tonight Show back to New York more than four decades after Johnny Carson took the show to California, debuts in his new slot Feb. 17.
Both Michelle Obama and President Obama appeared on Fallon's late, late night program.
Also reports the Post:
"We hear that before taping her segment for Fallon, the first lady will attend a DNC lunch at the Union Square loft of donor Maneesh Goyal.
"A source said the event will include 'about 20 guests' at the swanky apartment who will engage in an off-the-record conversation with Mrs. Obama. Seats are going for $10,000.
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Kotzenbüll (Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Kotzenbüll, a village in the south of the Eiderstedt region, west of Tönning, Germany, early settled by Mennonites because of its favorable location for the Dutch Mennonites; the first proscription took place in 1566. In 1577 other Mennonites were examined by the provost. The "privilege" of 1623, which applied also to residents of the region, gave them peace. Yet they never grew strong; there were only individual families. In 1738 there were still four families. Later Mennonitism disappeared from the region because of families dying out and mixed marriages.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 554.
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Dollinger, Robert. "Kotzenbüll (Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 15 Dec 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kotzenb%C3%BCll_(Nordfriesland,_Schleswig-Holstein,_Germany)&oldid=145627.
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Dollinger, Robert. (1957). Kotzenbüll (Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 December 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kotzenb%C3%BCll_(Nordfriesland,_Schleswig-Holstein,_Germany)&oldid=145627.
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At that point the family moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she graduated high school with honors. She was recruited as a specialist from Walt Disney Studios to become one of the first women members in the unit known as WAVES to be inducted into the United States Navy, in Washington, D.C. There, she met Chief Specialist Alan Wise, the love of her life. They were married without ceremony, in dress uniform, and within the same year of 1945 were both honorably discharged from the United States Navy.
The couple returned to California where her husband taught her to play golf and they subsequently had two children. Mark Alan Wise, born Jan. 30, 1951 and Karen Edyse Wise, born July 28, 1955. She went on to excel as an amateur championship golfer and the best mother a child could ever know. Upon Alan's retirement, they relocated to Soboba Springs, Calif., where they lived and loved playing golf every day until his death in February 1987.
Soon after, Vonda decided to come back to her roots and spend time with her sister Gwyn, her dear nephews, Bill and Junior Meador and her beloved neice Donna Bronson Reid. She and her daughter Karen returned to Moab in June of 1990. With the voice of an angel and eminent family history, she quickly joined the Valley Voices and Daughters of Utah Pioneers. There, she shared the joy of song and precious pioneer heritage with hundreds of people. All the while, she never stopped playing golf. From 2001 to 2003 she participated in the Huntsman World Senior Games, never coming home without a medal. She won two bronze and a special gold medal just 10 years ago at the age of 82. No small feat for any golfer. Her excellence and knowledge of the game made her a beloved member of the Moab Golf course.
Her contributions to this community and her love of the countryside will not be forgotten. Thanks to those who loved, respected and admired her. She will never be forgotten. A celebration of her life will be held at Moab Golf Course at noon on Thursday, Dec. 6. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Moab Cancer Society and/or the "First Tee," an organization that brings self-respect and dignity to children in need.
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Earlier this summer, Bob Brink paused for a memory from his first days in the General Assembly
"A few weeks before I was sworn into office in 1998 … I took a walk around the Capitol and I stopped outside the House chamber. The curtains were open and the lights were on, and for the first time I saw the vote board with my name on it," he said in a Facebook post.
"I've looked up at that board thousands of times since that night," Brink continued. "But every day, the knowledge that I'm one of a handful of Virginians whose numbers include Jefferson, Madison and Patrick Henry made me think that I must be the luckiest guy on earth."
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CORNING - Powerful storms that dropped tornadoes and hail pounded parts of northern Kansas on Tuesday, a second straight day of violent weather in the region.
No injuries were reported from the outbreak that began in late afternoon with at least two tornadoes in northeastern Kansas' Nemaha County and another that developed later farther west in Ottawa County.
Nemaha County authorities reported at least one home destroyed and another with lesser damage in the small town of Corning. Several sheds and outbuildings also were hit.
In Ottawa County, a large tornado was reported around 5:30 p.m. in the area of Culver and Bennington, about 15 miles north of Salina. Trained spotters for the National Weather Service said the tornado was nearly stationary, and a tornado warning remained in effect for more than an hour.
Sharon Watson, spokeswoman for the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, said two homes and several other buildings in rural areas near Bennington were destroyed. There were no reports of injuries.
Tuesday's storms came as meteorologists put most of north-central and northeastern Kansas under a tornado watch that also covered all of northern Missouri, meaning conditions were favorable for tornado development.
On Monday night, at least four tornadoes hit different counties in northeast Kansas, with no fatalities or serious injuries but considerable damage in the Marshall County town of Marysville.
Bill Schwindamann, Marshall County's emergency management director, said a tornado that touched down about 9:50 p.m. just west of Marysville destroyed a John Deere dealership and a lumber yard and truss company and flattened or damaged 20 to 25 homes.
Some livestock were missing and power lines were down Tuesday morning around Marysville, which is about 150 miles northwest of Kansas City near the Nebraska border.
The National Weather Service warned the county about the upcoming storm and emergency management workers were scrambling to warn residents when it hit, Schwindamann said.
"They gave us a heads up, and we started setting sirens off and getting spotters out and stuff, but it was pretty much on us by then," he said.
Tornadoes also touched down in Smith and Clay counties Monday night, Watson said.
Professional storm chasers in a specially rigged "tornado intercept vehicle" dubbed TIV2 captured video from inside a strong wedge tornado around 7:15 p.m. Monday northeast of the town of Smith Center.
Brandon Ivey and Sean Casey, who appear in the Discovery Channel series "Storm Chasers," captured the footage in eastern Smith County before the tornado ripped instruments from the top of the vehicle. The two said one of TIV2's doors and the top hatch were blown open by the storm but the vehicle stayed on the ground.
Preliminary reports indicated two homes were destroyed northwest of Smith Center but no injuries were reported. The Clay County tornado touched down briefly just west of Edgar but did no substantial damage.
Another tornado in Jewell County caused significant damage to one home near Esbon but no injuries, said meteorologist Ryan Pfannkuch in the National Weather Service office in Hastings, Neb.


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DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 21 March 2012—OCLC is now operating a new data center in Sydney, Australia, to support OCLC WorldShare Management Services for members in Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney center becomes the fourth data center in OCLC's global network. OCLC opened a data center in the United Kingdom in December and maintains its two primary operations data centers in the United States.
The Sydney center employs state-of-the-art technologies to ensure high levels of performance, reliability, scalability and cost-effectiveness. Key facilities features include high performance Internet services with multiple service providers to ensure efficient routing, fully redundant heating and cooling systems, continuous power from multiple sources, and best of breed security controls and practices.
In addition, the new center enables OCLC to comply with access and data privacy requirements in Australia and New Zealand and adhere to technical standards that promote the cost-effective, worldwide sharing of information across platforms, scripts, languages and cultural materials. OCLC recently obtained its ISO 27001 certification which bolsters the position of trust in OCLC-hosted solutions and will assure the security of member data.
"Our infrastructure strategy for global delivery requires that we offer services from multiple data centers," said Gene Oliver, Executive Director, Systems Management, OCLC. "This center allows us to provide cloud-based services in Australia and New Zealand. It also enables us to meet statutory and regulatory requirements and provide the high levels of system availability, security and performance that libraries have come to expect from OCLC. We've brought the best of people, process and technology together to meet our technical requirements while making the operation as green as possible."
"Service and support are two key factors in how Australian and New Zealand libraries choose services," said Chris Thewlis, OCLC Regional Manager, Australia. "This new data center illustrates a commitment to build and connect a larger community of libraries in this part of the world to the OCLC global cooperative."
The new data center will support the introduction of OCLC WorldShare Management Services, a new cloud-based approach to managing library services cooperatively that gives libraries more time to serve community needs. WorldShare Management Services provides the tools to streamline library workflows, reduce costs and provide new opportunities for collaboration—to connect knowledge in new ways from a globally linked network of library collections to today's digitally empowered user.
Eight Australian libraries will begin pilot testing OCLC WorldShare Management Services later this month.
About OCLC
Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat on the Web at www.worldcat.org. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.
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Orthopaedics: The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). This particular term is commonly misspelled. Orthopedics is how this field of surgery is listed under Physicians & Surgeons in the telephone Yellow Pages in Jacksonville, Florida. This spelling is quite common today. But it is actually incorrect, erroneous, flat out wrong. Orthopedics would relate the term to the foot because in Latin pedis means foot. Orthopaedics is not merely old-fashioned. It is the correct spelling. What was meant by the term orthopaedics when it was composed goes back to its roots: ortho-, straight + the Greek paes, child = the practice, literally, of straightening the child. If the child had a crooked spine (scoliosis), it was the job of the orthopaedist to straighten the child, not just the child's foot. That is why there is no American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery but there is an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery! (And that is also why orthopaedists look after broken bones).
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It happens to most of us single folks at some point or another - we decide to give the dating merry go round another spin. For those of us who'd been in committed relationships a long time, it's hard to know where to begin to date again.
Here are some tips and ideas for starting fresh with a new partner.
1) Before you launch yourself into a new relationship, make sure that you are, in fact, over your last relationship. That means no more pictures of the two of you in Cabo lying around, no more stalking him on Facebook, nothing. Don't rush yourself, just make sure you're ready.
2) Ensure that your communication styles jive. Communication is one of the most vital part of any relationship, romantic ones especially, so make sure you can be open and honest with your new partner, and that your new partner feels he or she can be open and honest with you.
3) Remember - slow and steady wins the race. That means don't start planning future babies names before you're even a couple.
4) No need to jump into the sack to prove to your new partner that you're a wild thang. Get to know one another first. There's absolutely no rush to close the proverbial deal.
5) It's important to remember that while a new relationship is exciting and exhilarating, you must maintain your own life. That means nights out with friends, time spent away from your (potential) mate, and the ability to enjoy being alone.
6) You're a partner, not minder. You don't have to be your new love's babysitter, mother, or his or her everything. Likewise, he or she doesn't have to be yours. Ditch the possessiveness and embrace that he or she has a life to live too!
7) Don't hesitate to talk through any issues you see that may arise. ALL relationships have problems sometimes - there's no reason to think that yours will be any different. Ignoring the problems, can create even bigger ones. Be frank and open about your concerns.
8) Not every partner is "the one." That may sound a little sad because we all want to feel we've found our soul mate, but remember that true love takes time. And not every person you date will be someone worthy of falling madly in love with.
9) Don't pretend to be someone else. As tempting as it can be to morph into your new partner's "perfect mate," you are who you are. It's something to be embraced, not changed.
10) Let go of past hurts and scars on your heart. Just because your last few partners hurt you doesn't mean this partner will. Make sure all old scars are as healed as possible before embarking on your new journey.
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NBN Co has awarded Downer EDI Engineering a $94 million, two-year contract to provide additional construction capacity for the NBN rollout in northern NSW.
The engineering and infrastructure management firm will rollout "passive network from the fibre access node all the way to the box outside the home ready to connect to the network when the occupants order a service from their chosen provider," NBN Co said.
NBN Co's chief operating officer, Ralph Steffens, said he "expected today's announcement to be the first in a series of contract awards over the coming months as NBN Co ramps up construction activity."
NBN Co previously said it planned to add more construction resources over time to meet the needs of the rollout program.
"We have now established key contract terms and conditions to allow us to streamline the process of engaging new contractors as the pace of work accelerates," he said in a statement.
NBN Co's CEO, Mike Quigley, told a Senate hearing earlier this week that the company had downgraded its June 2013 target for the number of premises passed from just under 300,000 to 286,000, due to construction delays from contractor, Syntheo.
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Well, Aiwass said that the key to saving Last Order is Index right? I'm pretty sure Accelerator thought it'll be faster to bring Last Order to Index rather than to first go to Russia, find Index, then bring her back to Academy City to see Last Order. Quite reasonable if you think about it, it's only because we know the full dangers of what's going on in Russia that's why we can tell it's a dangerous plan, but to Accelerator, how many things out there could pose a threat to him?
Maahh~ I don't get why Accelerator joined GROUP in the first place, what were the situation again back in vol 15?
|2009-12-13, 07:47
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The god's right seat would be a threat to him. Though I doubt an ordinary saint can put up against him.
As for Index and LO. In vol 13 index already helps LO so I don't understand why it doesn't occur on accelerator. Though maybe his to beat up to remember it. As for him joining the GROUP his been threaten by the higher ups. With LO in her condition their he can't do anything.
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Etzali beat up his superior back in the Aztec organization and obtain a second copy of Original Grimore. I hope his brain can take it.
Now, how is he going to find Fianma who has th device in Russia that is so big?
How is he going to take care of LO without proper medical support wwhen sh eis already unconscious? The world outside the Academy City is at least 20 years behind in technology, how is Acceleraor going to recharge his special battery for the chalker? Hell, Eiwas even stated that Russia is now turning into a battle ground of "planetery level". How can he just go there so unprepared? Oh, did I also mention when Accelerator left the city, his belly is wide open after getting the crap beaten out of him by Eiwas?
God, that idiot.
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Aiwass... I'm not sure about the details but in terms of hierarchy of celestial being. His higher than fuze=kazakiri an artificial angel. And I think his link on krowley. And the whole reason of mass production of misaka's dna or so called the misaka clown is all in krowley's plan. Because he knew accelerator will be beaten like a pulp and the experiment will be canceled and due to it the clones will be distributed around the world. By doing so increasing the field of AIM. And in the field of aim the so called field where artificial angelic being exist like kazakiri and aiwass. In the anime tsushimikado hinted that krowley is plotting to build an artificial heaven. And in heaven celestial being exist. Those angels.
Maybe aiwass is something like archangel.
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either way i dont think that an importand character like accelarator will die yet
btw is there any info about Aristar Crowley about his power and stuff
and one more think for christ sake someone update the wiki page with newer info much people want to know :P http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...dex_characters
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I updated vol 13. I change its info about accelerator and touma being tag team. And trying to change stuff but I'm really not knowledgeable about all. Let's leave it to the pro of toaruverse.
reading vol 07
Let me correct about ( eiwasu ) or Aiwass. His not some type of archangel but rather the guardian angel that somehow been summed by Crowley and I'm not sure if its been summoned by the aid of the book of methods. The book itself is mystical and can't be read except for ursula aquinas.
I'm not sure about this but the book of methods that can't be decipher is somehow inside index or rather a copy? or they make her read it? But it looks like the original is in Roman Orthodoxy in use for war purposes.. The diabolism books inside her is the book itself. And its undecipherable book. ...............
So how come index has lot's of knowledge about the magic if the books inside her can't be read? I'm confused. And somehow the someone can read it and its ursula.... correct me here if I'm wrong kinda confusing.
Now I'm confused the book of method isn't in vatican library but in a museum in japan due to attracting followers?
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Recently, I gave blood at the local American Red Cross Blood Drive. The news briefs that precede these events speak to how perishable blood is and the need to replenish reserves. However, for whatever reason, supplies at this time were critically low. The bold headlines caught my attention and I realized the time had come for me to resume my routine of giving regularly.
For the last 10 years I have made it a habit to donate. Six times a year I manage the 5-6 day schedule into my work routine. I take time off if necessary but usually I can squeeze in as one of the final afternoon donors. Arriving late as I do the staging area always possesses a bustling, cheery weariness. The volunteers and staff have had a full day but do not miss a detail in concluding the drive's efforts. And so it was in late September when I appeared at the National Guard Armory 15 minutes before the closing. It had been exactly one year since my last donation but the same ambiences prevailed. There were many new donors whom I did not recognize. But what I looked for and found were the familiar faces of those whose work and family schedules allowed them late afternoon opportunities. These are the other regulars with whom I was acquainted and I was about to re-establish my fellowship.
I cannot recall what prompted me to give my blood for the first time. There was not a friend or family member in need. No one encouraged me with a direct appeal. Initially, I am sure, it was an impulsive act. However, since that first time, excepting the last year, I missed few opportunities to donate. Perhaps I am just a creature of habit. Perhaps I felt a debt for my blessed and uncomplicated existence, for the extraordinary health of my family and myself.
Whatever, I digress. Donating became a part of my normal routine. Each time I received a pin for my contribution I was proud as a kindergartner with a star on their finger-painting. I was not changing the world but giving definitely made me feel good.
This time I again found comfort in the familiar ritual and protocol of donating. I completed the lifestyle questionnaire. I was attentive to my blood pressure and pulse readings. I watched anxiously as a droplet of my blood was immersed in a solution to measure hemoglobin. When finally it was my turn and following the needle's stick, I was left alone for the 10 to 15 minutes as my blood was drawn.
This is the stage I had most missed. My tiny gesture has reached it culmination. For a brief moment in time I have finally done all that I can do. There is no way to know who or how many might benefit. Giving has a way of extending beyond the recipient. I take satisfaction in the fact that there is no recognition for this small anonymous gift. My reward is the right to indulge in some vanity. That and maybe, just maybe, I can momentarily answer the underlying question at the root of all this self-congratulatory musing: Do I make a difference?
The reason for the lengthy break in my giving blood is not a happy story. Every routine in my family's life has been altered in the past year. Our oldest son, Noah, was seriously injured in a vehicle accident while returning to the University of Oregon after Thanksgiving.
He was left paralyzed and quadriplegic. Noah was the innocent victim of another driver's mistake in judgment. Nothing in my life or that of any family member has been the same. It never will be.
There will always be a time before the accident and a time after the accident. Spinal cord injury is the most domineering force I have ever encountered. Paralysis rolls over all you hold familiar like a hurricane rolls over a trailer park.
In an instant, all the structures you assembled and nurtured for years to protect your child are leveled. Families stagger out of the ruins unable to recognize anything in this new wasteland. There is no solace in memories, for the pain of what may be lost is too much a part of them. Exhausted with grief, you sleep dreamlessly, only to awaken to a nightmare that will not end.
No, I have not found the opportunity to give of myself in the last year. The many details of care and recovery have consumed our lives. However, I have had much cause to reflect on the nature of giving. In fact, I have arrived at an epiphany: People simply want to give. We are a species that is hard-wired for compassion. We give because we are. And I can say this in spite of the horrendous mayhem we inflict on one another with our wars, both international and domestic. The mystery of this duality is that life's horrors are the fertile soil from which hope and faith spring. Giving is the flower that blossoms amidst the violence.
Only now that I have suffered the need to receive can I begin to understand humankind's intrinsic need to give. We are the beneficiaries of giving to a degree unimaginable prior to Noah's accident. He did not need blood for his surgery but people in our community and beyond gave of their emotional blood. They gave of their spiritual blood. They gave the blood of their time and service. It flowed copiously without our asking. It poured forth in quantities that made me wonder whether we, or anyone, is worthy of such generosity. Noah received a virtual transfusion of care and concern. Every single drop has been needed and deeply appreciated.
Our search for old routines and familiar activities continues. The early devastation we felt has yielded to a determination of carrying on with hope for and faith in a better future. Slowly, my family and I pick up the pieces and try to rebuild.
Occasionally, a rogue wave of grief still catches me unawares and drowns my composure. Nonetheless, we go forward. We go forward because you chose to give. You have made a difference. Things are not normal but we are beginning to do normal things. Things such as giving blood.
P.S. Noah's health is good. He has started to drive a car adapted with hand controls. He is taking a class online with the university. Eventually he may return full-time and complete his degree. His primary goal is to walk again. He is pursuing an intensive exercise regimen toward that end at a facility in Provo, Utah.
For more information on Noah and his progress, visit his Web site, www.noahsmith.org.
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The investigative bloggers at Brazil's Folha Online say Zynga confirmed keeping half the money in certain fundraising campaigns linked to Haiti relief. Zynga says it's been open about this all along. But these aren't questions the company behind Farmville relishes.
After all, Zynga's already pulled some advertisements from its games amid a class action suit, embarrassing video and reports it earned a big chunk of money advertising misleading commercial "offers" to gullible consumers. Now comes a dust-up in Brazil.
The Brazilian blog Folha, which made its name investigating Madonna's South American philanthropy, has been issuing stories saying Zynga misled would-be Haiti donors about where their money was going. When the company responded with an official statement, Folha wrote that it "confirmed" some allegations and sidestepped others. The story was picked up in Social Media Today, which has since removed its summary of the situation from its site.
Folha quotes a Zynga spokesperson confirming that a campaign last year sent 50 percent of its proceeds to Haiti — a spokesperson tells us this percentage was always disclosed to donors, see below. Zynga also told Folha that a chairtable campaign this year sent 100 percent of proceeds to Haiti, if donors bought virtual "white corn" within Farmville as stipulated in the campaign. Folha's point seems to be that Zynga didn't make this requirement clear, and in fact misled people in some of its message dialogs (see the screenshots in this Folha post) into thinking they were making donations when in fact they still needed to complete another step, buying virtual white corn, and that if they failed to do so the money would stay with Zynga. Also, if you donated more than $10 it wasn't possible to put it all toward Haiti, Folha wrote.
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The company sent us the statement below, which says Zynga clearly disclosed it was keeping half the money in its first campaign: "This was noted in the description of the campaign very visibly." Zynga pointed to this screenshot:
But there's still the question of the more recent campaign, of which the blog Folha wrote (Google translation):
In January, days after the earthquake of Haiti, there was an icon in Farmville that, when clicked, inviting players to donate $ 10, $ 20, $ 30 or $ 40 for the victims. The window still wondered: "How much do you want to donate?". And then arose options to spend $ 10, $ 20, $ 30 or $ 40. After making the payment by credit card, the player discovered that was not contributing directly to Haiti, but the money buying virtual game.
Folha's screenshots, which it says prove the above point:
Zynga's full statement:
Hey Ryan-saw your post I'd like to bring some clarity around this asap. There's confusion surrounding two very separate campaigns – one before the earthquake and one campaign that ran FOR the earthquake.
In our efforts to help Haiti during the recent tragedy, FarmVille users could purchase a virtual good, white corn, of which 100% of the proceeds went to the World Food Programme (WFP) to benefit Haiti.
The only way to donate to Haiti within the FarmVille game was through FarmVille cash which is the in-game currency our players use. Players who already had FarmVille cash could purchase the white corn and 100% of the player selected amount was donated to the WFP for Haiti. The amount was deducted from their account. The campaign was visibly promoted on the FarmVille site and players could see it as soon as they signed on.
If players did not have enough FarmVille cash in their account, they could make up the difference by purchasing additional FarmVille cash with a credit card or Paypal account. Players would then use the desired amount of FarmVille cash to buy the special corn of which 100% of the proceeds went to the WFP.
Immediately after the purchase, players got a message thanking them for their purchase as well as the virtual corn that never withered to use on their farms. Zynga communicated the amounts that had been raised to date. Later on, FarmVille players received a message thanking them for the amount the community raised, telling them how much was raised and giving them a free virtual gift.
The FarmVille campaign was mirrored in some of our other games and, in total, Zynga players raised $1.5 million for the WFP for Haiti.
Prior to the campaign for the earthquake, we ran programs where 50% of the proceeds went to organizations in Haiti for the welfare of women and children. All of these campaigns had a time limit to them. These campaigns raised an additional $1.2 million and the amounts raised were communicated to our users in the game and photos of the results of their donations are at our web site. In total, Zynga players have raised $2.7 million for Haiti.
No doubt it is disappointing to us as a company to hear anyone question the monies raised when a UN program is verifying it.
SO-what's happening here, is people are getting our two very separate campaigns mixed up.
To summarize:
1. In 2009, before the earthquake, Zynga raised $2.4 million dollars. 50% of these funds went directly to Haiti, which was $1.2 million. This is a larger percentage than most corporations and causes donate to organizations. It was at this time that 50% of the donations would go to Haiti. This was noted in the description of the campaign very visibly when players bought Sweet Seeds and they were aware that Zynga would donate 50% of the proceeds to Haiti.
Please see this link and screenshot for reference: http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/10/07/farmville-users-grow-virtual-goods-raise-320000-for-charity/
2. When the earthquake hit, in 2010, Zynga ran another campaign specifically for earthquake relief. This was an entirely separate campaign. At this time, we raised $1.5 million over 5 days. Hundred percent of the proceeds went to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the benefit of the Haiti earthquake victims.
3. In 2009, the donations were sent to two organizations-FATEM.org and Fonkoze.org. In 2010 for the Earthquake Relief Fund, the donations went directly to the World Food Programme (http://www.wfp.org/content/zynga-players-raise-over-15-million-haiti-five-days)
Please let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to jump on the phone.
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Great Goggles!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Nice, comfy, great quality. The lenses are dim enough for a sunny day and not too dark for night skiing - tried both! Definitely recommend!
Mad Peripheral!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've had these googles for quite a long time and they have held up in all conditions, from warm sunny spring days to the frigid cold dumping days. I like my googles somewhat large on my face, I feel that I can see more and these goggles do that for me. I haven't had problems with fogging either. Even in this picture I posted (after a crash). The lens I had, I used for most conditions from sunny to overcast days. I once used it for night riding but I wouldn't recommend it, the lens is too dark in my opinion.
If you have any questions on gear or this goggle, hit me up!
Excellent product
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This item fits perfectly with my Smith helmet. Hi-Viz Yellow works great on overcast, low/flat light, and night skiing. It is made for those with a medium to large face. Worth the money!
Sick goggles, works OTG too
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Got these as a pair that would fit over my glasses, and they do that and better. Looks amazing from the outside (I have the blue mirror lens with blue/black strap) and the field of vision is massive and they never fog. Great for anything from a bluebird pow day to heavy clouds. The Prizim lenses are epic - no glare, no fog, totally worth it. Oakley might be expensive but they make some darn good goggles and these are excellent.
March 27th Pow Day!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This is my second pair of Canopy goggles I bought after the first ones were stolen. I use them every single day either at work or skiing. Great fit over my glasses and never fog up. Glasses will fog up only in the most challenging conditions. I also have the HI Yellow lens that I usually use on low light days like this.
Absolutely perfect!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I used these for 2 out of 3 days on my trip to Breckenridge. Most days were anywhere from 5-25 degrees outside. Used the fire iridium in all conditions from overcast to sunny. Almost never had issues with fogging. I wore them with my Giro Seam helmet and they fit perfectly.
These fit and worked better than the Giro Onset I purchased.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Item shipped superfast just as described and in perfect condition. A+ service, highly recommend.
Love it!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Great googles! The previous ones I had were much cheaper (I don't even remember the brand), so for me it's a great improvement in quality. Definitely better and wider view and they look so stylish. I don't mind the size (they are pretty big, so get ready to look like a bug on a slopes:), and this frame look even cooler in real life!
Great goggles.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
First of all this is the first pair of goggles I've ever had that felt great even after wearing them all day. Add to that the unbelievable view, plus they never fog no matter the conditions. I wore Smiths for years. The lense quality in these Oakleys is just far superior, a whole different league. These are like wearing an enormous pair of Maui Jims.
Large & Charge
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I purchased the Oakley Canopy Midevil Blue & Dark Grey Lens, and am so happy with my purchase. The goggle really sits well on my face with the large spherical frame & lens, giving the wearer so much more visibility. I'm coming from a crowbar which were a little narrow for my face, to a larger setup like the Canopy and couldn't be happier. Will likely purchase a Prizm Jade Iridium lens in the future for lower light days.
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Best goggle on the market.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
These goggles are by far the best, most incredible pair I have ever had in over 40 years of skiing. They even fit over my glasses and do not fog up here in the Pacific Northwest where we get some pretty sketchy wet weather. The field of vision is incredible and the two lenses that come with the goggles cover the range. I had to retire my other year old Oakley's and may never use then again.
Never go back!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The first time is skied in the Oakley Canopy it was game changing. The oversized lens in this goggle gives you an unreal field of view. After using this goggle, whenever i use a more standard midsize goggle it feels so small and all i notice is how much of the goggle I actually see while skiing. Once you use the canopy it will be hard to ever go back to a midsize goggle again.
a good value
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I bought these goo ogles because they are OTG and I am very happy with my purchase. In fact, I have purchase two additional replacement lenses (different tints) for skiing. I did need to modify the frame with an exact knife to change lenses due to the fit (too tight) but this was a minor issue and I am very happy with the result.
very disappointed
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
This is the second pair of so called over the glasses goggles I have purchased from Backcountry. Both have in no way fit over the glasses. I even chatted online and the recommended goggles--these DO NOT FIT OVER GLASSES. They don't even have the cutouts for them. I blame my online helper, not the goggles. Not at all helpful and now I have to go mail them back. And I still don't have any new goggles.
Hey Amy!
Thank you for the feedback. I want to say sorry for the frustration and confusion here. Oakley has designed these goggles to fit over glasses, but higher profile glasses may not fit within the chamber. I'm so sorry these didn't work out for you.
Amy, from my knowledge I think the O2 XL by oakley would be a better goggle, and even have notches around the nose area for glasses.
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I've rocked Oakley goggles for many seasons now, so when I gave these as a gift I knew that they would be solid goggles. After talking with my brother after he used them several times he absolutely loves them. The field of vision is incredible on these as well as the fact that they simply don't fog up. The only issue he ran into with them is that they don't fit his Bern helmet as well as he would like, so if you wear a Bern model, beware. Otherwise these goggles have been nothing but spectacular for him overall.
Great Goggles
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Great Goggles, work very well as OTG. I find that my glasses will fog up though at the bottom of the run, while the goggles won't be, which is annoying but usually resolves on the chairlift. They can be kind of hard to fit to a helmet without getting a helmet gape.
Killer goggles
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Love these! I got the fire iridium lenses and they are unreal! super comfortable and extremely compatible with eye glasses. Definitely worth every penny
Goggles are D0pe
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These goggles are F******* amazing, they have a great lenses that did not fog up once and I used the blacked out Canapy's all day and partially into the night and never once could I not see depth. Unlike Splice's that I have used in the past they do not make my eyes sweat, they have a very nice venting system. All in all best pair of goggles for the price I have ever used. OAKLEY > ANON
These goggles rock!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
These are Oakley's answer to the oversized google craze sweeping the ski and snowboard community. Oakley has delivered! The field of view is amazing and they are crazy comfortable. These are now my favorite Oakley goggles.
is this a OTG goggle?
Hey there! Yes this goggle is designed to fit over glasses.
How important are polarized lenses? I've been reading the reviews on the Canopy's and I'm impressed. My last pair were Zeal polarized that I liked very much. That's the only thing keeping me from ordering the Oakley's.
I've had a pair of Canopy's for two seasons now and have not had any problems with glare. I have very sensitive eyes and wear the Emerald Iridium lenses on bright days and have not had any issues with eye fatigue. A lot of my friends wear Oakley's and I've never heard any complaints.
Does anyone know if these goggles will fit most Giro helmets?
Yeah they will! This is a pretty massive frame, but as long as that is comfy on your face you should be good to go wearing these with any giro helmet!
does the matte black/ fire iridium come...
does the matte black/ fire iridium come with another lens?
The matte black (frame) / fire iridium (lens) will only come with the one fire iridium lens.
If you need a second lens, I'd check out item # OAK3535 and see if there is a color lens that works for you.
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I was hoping these would fit since they...
I was hoping these would fit since they look pretty sweet, but i've got a small/medium sized dome and figure these will be too big.
Any rad suggestions outside of the Ambush and Elevate models? Anybody with smaller faces found that some of the big models work anyway?!?
Hey Todd, I'd say I have a medium sized face (definitely not small) and I think the Canopy is a good fit, despite the seemingly large size. In my experience though, the Crowbar will definitely fit smaller. I used them for a couple days and I found they were more narrowly curved both side to side as well as in the nose. If you have a small/medium face, I'd give them a try for sure!
The Oakley Canopy Matte Black/Black Iridium...
The Oakley Canopy Matte Black/Black Iridium And Persimmon. Are the two lens'es included?
Yes, the 2 lenses included for that specific pair will be Black Iridium and Persimmon.
Now you have digi camo black W/VR50 pink...
Now you have digi camo black W/VR50 pink & VR28 on stock?
What is the meaning of 'Discontinued'?
Discontinued means the product is no longer produced. So the color may be last years color and the color was not made again for new production.
Hello, I am looking for some goggles to...
Hello, I am looking for some goggles to wear while hunting in blizzard like conditions. I would like for them to be eyeglass compatible. I would only be wearing them under cloudy/overcast conditions. One more thing, I'd like to only spend around $50. Do you have any goggles you'd recommend?
you need to man up and be willing to spend more
Canopy or Crowbar? I have a fairly big gap...
Canopy or Crowbar? I have a fairly big gap to cose in my black helmet.
Hey there, both have the same frame shape/style, so both are going to fit the helmet about the same as far as the "gap" is concerned. The canopy is quite a bit larger all around so it will fill the helmet face hole a lot more and extend toward your ears more. So it is going to come down to which goggle fits your face better, if you have a small-medium sized head, the canopy will probably be to big. Both work good for me but I have been rockin' the canopy with my Giro Omen helmet without "gap issues.
How do these compare to the electric eg2?...
How do these compare to the electric eg2? Bigger, smaller? Better fit with helmet?
They look outright boring from the outside, but the horizontal view is a titty-bitty wider than EG2. Still, I find these boring as hell and will either stay with EG2s or buy another Splice/Airbreak, but not this piece of crap.
Thanks. Yeah, they do seem quite bland for looks. I've been on a few sets of crowbars for years now, just want to try something new with a bigger field of vision
Any word as to when the replacement lenses...
Any word as to when the replacement lenses will be available for the canopy?


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Astatic necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 96 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
Aspirix - Information Architects
Start-up looking for a logo design that shows professionality aswell as reliability, but without being too stiff.
The company name itself it based on the verb "To Aspire" with a hint of the biggest star in the open-source community,"Linux".
Simply explained, we aspire to deliver the best open-source solutions.
Corporate decision takers, retailers , economists, IT-people
Main logo name: Aspirix
Tagline: Information Architects
* Notes on logo:
- It would be nice if the logo symbol could be corporate looking, without the stiff boring part as mentioned earlier.
- It could have hints of: forward looking(avant-garde?), professionality, web2.0.
- Different but easy to recognize, positive feel.
* Format:
It should be possible to use it on a web page aswell on a business card.
and it should look good with or without the tagline.
* Colours we like (but not restricted to):
Purpleish, blue, light grey, black. Any other colour that mixes well with these, or with the logo notes above
* Classic Logos we like(but not restricted to):
The simplicity of the quiksilver logo: the forward wave, with the mountain background.
Anything similar to this artist (but not restricted to):
We are using 99Designs instead of a professional design company, because we believe that we can find more creative minds with this type of media.
we wont provide any more hints on the design, because it up to you to create something amazing. ;-)
Looking forward for your creation!
Good luck!
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Andalusia, also spelled "Andalucia," is a region in the southern part of Spain and is one of the country's most popular vacation destinations. With towering peaks rising into the majestic sky, beautiful beaches, and countless traces of the area's Moorish heritage spanning the countryside, Andalusia makes for an exciting and enchanting vacation. It also rewards travelers who venture off its beaten paths with outstanding cuisine, quaint towns, and striking architecture.
Some of the places in and around Andalusia you should visit include:
- Seville: Andalusia's capital and largest city is also the birthplace of flamenco dancing, and the city's residents fiesta with legendary fervor. Seville is also home to beautiful cathedrals, excellent galleries, and winding neighborhoods ripe with distinctive Spanish charm.
- Costa del Sol: This popular area's name, literally means "sun coast," and for good reason. This is the stretch of Andalusia with the best beaches, so if you're coming to southern Spain to soak up the sun, Costa del Sol merits, at the very least, a stop of a few days.
- Gibraltar: This British colony lies just off the southern coast of Andalusia, and the famous rocks of Gibraltar are definitely worth a look if you're in the area. Gibraltar's mysterious web of winding caves and tunnels makes for excellent spelunking.
- Sierra Nevada: Comprising the loftiest peaks in the entire Iberian Peninsula, the Sierra Nevada region offers excellent hiking and nature trails. If you're visiting in winter and want to go skiing, you're in luck; this is also where continental Europe's southernmost ski resorts are located.
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Choosing a vacation rental instead of a crowded hotel is a wise idea for travelers who want a spacious place to relax after enjoying Andalusia's many charms. Options are many, ranging from mountain chalets and cabins to beach villas and apartments in the cities.
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A Keeseville man has been arrested in connection with the early morning robbery of the Stewart's Shop on Cumberland Head on Jan. 9.
New York State Police in Plattsburgh arrested David A. Brown, age 49, of Keeseville, in connection with the robbery of the Stewart's Shop on State Route 9 at approximately 5 a.m. that same day.
State Police Lieutenant Brent Davison said a clerk at the Stewart's Shop remembered the license plate of the vehicle used by the suspect. A witness then notified police of the abandoned car on Pine Street in Keeseville later that morning.
After police located the dark gray 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt on Pine Street, a State Police K9 tracked from the vehicle to Brown's residence in Keeseville. Davison said Brown was taken into police custody at 8 a.m. Search warrants were obtained for the vehicle and Brown's residence and evidence collected led to his arrest at about 6 p.m. the same day. Davison said he could not disclose what evidence was found.
Brown was charged with first-degree robbery, a class B felony, and third degree criminal possession of weapon. Brown was arraigned in the town of Plattsburgh court before Justice Kevin Patnode and was remitted to the Clinton County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash, $40,000 bond.
In an earlier interview with Davison he said the armed robbery suspect and the vehicle used at the Plattsburgh Stewart's Shop matched the description of a similar robbery at the Peru Stewart's Shop on Jan. 2.
At both crime scenes the suspect was described as a white-male, with a black handgun, who wore a dark face covering, stole an undisclosed amount of money, and fled the scene in a small dark-colored vehicle with a rear spoiler.
"The suspect descriptions of approximate weight and height are similar, as well as the description of the car — a small dark sedan," Davison said. "But at this time we have no evidence to say the two robberies are connected."
Police are asking anyone that has information regarding these crimes to contact the New York State Police in Plattsburgh at 563-3761.


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Since the mid-80s, the traditional, electromechanical hard disk drive (HDD) has been the standard in non-volatile data storage for personal computers. And despite the rise in popularity of solid state drives (which store data via NAND flash or RAM chips), HDDs are still found in most modern desktops and servers. With that fact in mind, it's important that IT pros know the difference between the various types of traditional HDDs. So, I've put together this short quiz!
Note: Unfortunately, our poll tool, which I use to create each pop quiz, doesn't let me indicate a correct answer after each question. To keep from giving away the answers before everyone has a chance to test his/her knowledge, and ruining all the fun, I've published the answers on the second page of this blog post. I encourage everyone to answer all the questions before looking at the second page or using your favorite search engine to find the answers.
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Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie
Presenting sponsor for this exhibition is the H. Lee and Carol Gendler Charitable Fund.
Major support provided by Douglas County.
Additional support provided by Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie
is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and is made possible thanks to a generous lead gift from Joan and Irwin Jacobs.
EXTENDED through June 9!
Jennifer Steinkamp's multi-channel, synchronized video work,
Madame Curie,
2011, presents a sixty-foot wide projection of swirling, intertwined flowers that glide across the gallery wall in a seemingly endless procession. Inspired by Steinkamp's research into atomic energy and explosions and the effects of these forces on nature, this recent work takes its name from the scientist Marie Curie (1867–1934), who is best known for receiving two Nobel Prizes for creating the theory of radioactivity and discovering the elements radium and polonium. Curie was also an avid gardener. Drawing from a list of over 40 flowering plants that appear in Curie's biography, written by her daughter Eve, Steinkamp created realistic depictions of apple blossoms, daisies, fuschia, periwinkle, rambler rose, Virginia creeper, and wisteria, among others. Employing a complex computer algorithm,
Madame Curie
becomes an enveloping, panoramic world of interwoven branches and blossoms that strike a taut balance between the natural world and computer-generated imagery. Originally commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,
Madame Curie
is presented at Joslyn in a three-channel format for the first time since its original installation.
Steinkamp, born in Denver in 1958 and now based in Los Angeles, is one of the most respected digital video artists working today. Her animations utilize powerful digital projectors to engage architectural spaces in ways that either emphasize or dissolve the character of the sites where they are presented. Inspired by the west coast Light and Space artists of the late 1960s and 1970s, who sought to capture subtle atmospheric effects through minimalist gallery installations, Steinkamp asks her audiences to contemplate their surroundings as not simply a matter of space, but also as factors of time, perception, and memory.
Madame Curie
will undoubtedly delight with its vibrant spring colors that challenge the gray days of the Midwestern winter, as well as by testing the ways we perceive history, science, and our relationship to nature.
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Jennifer Steinkamp (American, born 1958),
Madame Curie,
2011, multi-channel, synchronized projection, Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Museum purchase with funds provided by Joan and Irwin Jacobs. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.
Click the Pinterest link to explore Joslyn's board of 18 flowering plants as they appear in nature that were at one time represented in Marie Curie's garden and listed (along with 22 others) in her biography. Jennifer Steikamp's realistic depictions of these flowers and plants comprise her video work,
Madame Curie.
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Thursday, February 14 — Impress Your Sweetheart with an Evening of Sweet Art!
The extraordinary, sensuous work of Jennifer Steinkamp is at the heart of this Valentine's Eve event.
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This event will be held at Slowdown in Omaha's North downtown. Executive Director and CEO Jack Becker was a featured Science Café speaker in November 2011. For more about UNMC's Science Cafés, including other past topics and speakers,
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Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie.
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For all the ranting that goes on against breastfeeding support (cue Whoopi , stage right) as a guilt-inducing form of peer-pressure that leaves formula-minded moms feeling like failures from the start, a new study points to that support as critical to breastfeeding success for those moms who want, and plan, to breastfeed. These are the moms for whom that support is intended, of course, and although some of you have shared your experiences of feeling pressured, and judged, when you chose not to breastfeed, or when it didn't work out for you (totally valid experiences that should be shared, especially as hospitals figure out how to best serve all moms and babies!), other commenters among you have detailed your desire for support in the early days of breastfeeding. And what you've shared is consistent with what this recent study from the journal Pediatrics shows: for many new moms, the availability of early support -- or the lack thereof -- either makes, or breaks, their prospects for breastfeeding success.
In fact, although many moms plan to exclusively breastfeed their babies for at least three months, only a third of those moms succeed in doing so. The Pediatrics study showed that the most statistically relevant factor in this equation was whether babies received supplemental formula while still in the hospital. Of course, some babies receive supplementary formula because breastfeeding actually isn't working out, and moms change their game plans due to their own unique circumstances. (I thought I'd breastfeed exclusively for three months, for sure, but ended up supplementing with organic formula very early on; it was the first of many ways in which I'd discover that parenting in general requires flexibility above all.) Some percentage of moms who plan to breastfeed will probably end up supplementing because they need to, due to latching issues or whatever, no matter what. But, many breastfeeding challenges – latching issues among them –that lead to some moms' calling it quits on breastfeeding entirely don't necessarily need to. Adequate, early support can help many of these moms work through the issues, and move on to exclusive breastfeeding success, as planned. This is where in-hospital breastfeeding support becomes important. It's also why the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative , launched in 1991 by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, is needed; hospitals not prepared to offer the right kind of support to moms who want to breastfeed may offer supplemental formula instead, inadvertently curtailing breastfeeding success rates among moms and babies who exit their doors.
The AAP's new breastfeeding guidelines (six months breast-only is best) were issued along with recommendations for hospitals, pediatricians, workplaces and communities for how to best support nursing moms in breastfeeding for as long as they intend to. As this mom and doctor writes in her Boston.com column, the four key reasons moms stop breastfeeding (a rough start; concern that baby isn't getting enough; discomfort with nursing in public -- the reasons for behind this one are obvious ; and challenges associated with returning to work) can all be dramatically offset by… yep, support. And as the AAP's report and recommendations proved, this support doesn't only benefit moms and babies, either; high breastfeeding rates have far-reaching positive implications, even for economies. But, breastfeeding can be truly difficult (and costly! ) for the moms working to do it, which is why speaking up against public harassment and scrutiny (or, for breastfeeding moms of all kinds, as these military moms did by participating in an on-base, pro-breastfeeding campaign) is so necessary. Most breastfeeding advocates aren't addressing, or judging, formula-feeding moms; they're pushing for social and structural support for moms who want to nurse.
I wasn't able to get the in-hospital support I wanted while I recovered from childbirth and began breastfeeding, after delivering my son; several months later, I wrote a letter to the hospital letting them know what my experience had been like, and how it disappointed, and in some ways failed, me. I'd moved on from the experience -- it wasn't keeping me up at night (Kaspar was all over that job) -- and I thought it pretty likely my letter would land in a pile of trash as soon as it was delivered, but I wrote it anyway. I received a response a few weeks later, detailing the ways in which the hospital had addressed my concerns and would change some of their practices going forward. (I don't know if anything actually changed, but I sincerely hope I made a small difference for another new mom like myself.)
I've been amazed, in reading your comments and stories here on Natural Parenting, at the range of hospitals' policies and practices across the country, and on the impact these respective practices have on new moms. Since this recent study confirms that in-hospital support makes a measurable impact on breastfeeding success rates, and since hospitals' approach to childbirth in general has recently opened up new debate, discussion and possibilities for serving families better in terms of both safety and satisfaction, now seems like an ideal time to direct feedback not at each other ("How dare you pressure me to breastfeed!" vs. "How dare you censor my breastfeeding!"), but toward the hospitals (and insurance companies, etc.) themselves, constructively. If you felt pressured to breastfeed and were mistreated when you decided not to, tell the hospital how your experience could have been made better. If you wanted to breastfeed and couldn't get a lactation consultant in the room, or you felt knowledgeable, success-oriented support was lacking, tell the hospital how your experience could have been made better. (The WHO and UNICEF compiled ten steps for healthy breastfeeding to accompany the Baby-Friendly Hospitals initiative— why not add to this list and send it along?). Had an awesome experience all around? Tell the hospital!
It's fantastic when people in public office make family-friendly policy changes , but we can also encourage this in a way that specifically addresses the changes that are needed in the (vastly different) hospitals where we have our babies. As studies continue to demonstrate that support is key to moms being able to parent in the ways we want to, we – moms, parents – can take that as our cue (center stage) to guide our hospitals, workplaces, and communities (granted, social stigmas may be the most challenging to change-- check out some of the comments on this post ... Whoa) in providing that support. Social media gives us glimpses into what's working in different settings around the globe; we can incorporate some of those ideas as we work to improve circumstances for moms and babies in our local institutions, and communities, too.
Have you gotten the support you needed and wanted in breastfeeding, or some other aspect of parenting? Did support make a (positive or negative) difference to your breastfeeding success? What do you think all hospitals should do to support moms and babies? Have you ever written a feedback letter, like I did (to a hospital, or another institution)? If you gave birth in a hospital, what's the number one suggestion you'd make to that hospital, in retrospect?


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A residents' group plans to fight a proposal to build 110 homes on the last remaining green space in Matlock.
Developer Richborough Estates has submitted a planning application to Derbyshire Dales District Council to build the homes on land off Asker Lane.
A residents' group was formed at the beginning of 2013 when the site was earmarked as a potential site for development in the district council's Local Plan. Following a successful campaign, the group was delighted when the site was designated low priority for housing by councillors.
Now the group plans to object to the planning application.
Carl Owen, who lives in Chesterfield Road and is a member of the residents' group, said: "It's such as shame because it brings so much pleasure to so many people.
"It's inside the town and it's not like their building on a new little area, this is within the town and it's used by hundreds of people and has been for years – that's where our sentiments lie.
"It's not really about building – whether they should or shouldn't – it's going to have to come down to whether the people of Matlock want a housing development on the last bit of land left that is green."
The residents' group is currently awaiting the outcome of an Open Spaces application to give the land 'village green' status, which would been it could not be developed upon and would still have public access. Richborough Estates received 126 responses to a public consultation it carried out on the proposals last year.
A consultation report published by the developer states: "The majority of the responses disagreed/objected in varying degrees to the proposals.
"Whilst we understand whys some residents so not wish to see the site developed, Matlock is the largest settlement in Derbyshire Dales and as such has to be the focus of new development because of it's sustainability credentials.
"We are of the view that with a high quality sensitive design the proposals can be successfully assimilated into the surrounding area."
Commenting on the Mercury's Facebook page, Daz Lacey said: "The use of brownfield sites would be favourable over building on greenfield sites, but what brownfield sites are available for a development of around 100 houses in the Matlock area."
Graham Lane added: "This is terrible. Such a beautiful area of natural beauty. I always enjoy walking there when holidaying with my daughter every summer.
"Please keep this place untouched. God bless Matlock."
To view and comment on the planning application online, search for reference '14/00089/OUT' on the planning section of the council's website, www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk