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Conquer Crisis Communication at PRAdvanced: #FuelTheFuture
We've all been in some sort of crisis situation where we've wished that we had a prior plan to handle it. PRAdvanced: #FuelTheFuture is bringing highly renowned speakers in the public relations industry to present their most useful advice for for managing a crisis. This Saturday, hear from American Red Cross's Donna Morrissey, presenting on crisis communication and managing social media presence.
Speaking on the panel is lifelong Bostonian Donna Morrissey, Director of Communications for the Red Cross. Morrissey was director during the crisis and aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. In response, the organization provided trained mental health workers to help families, handed out food, water and relief items; and held a blood drive.
With how social media and technology has advanced, businesses need to be active and need to implement strategies to prepare for crises that are likely to hit; and even prepare for those that are unlikely. There's no better opportunity to not only learn how to prepare for a crisis, but also to prepare for your own future career and interests.
Haven't registered for PRAdvanced: #FuelTheFuture yet? Register here!
Fuel Your Future with Sports Marketing
We've all been guilty of being fixated to our televisions this past week watching the Winter Olympics unfold. While you probably realized your secret lifelong dreams of becoming a gold medal winning figure skater, curler, or skier might not come true, perhaps you've uncovered your real life calling- sports marketing/PR.
At PRAdvanced this Saturday, hear from Founder/President of Activate Sports & Entertainment, Jim Delaney. A 20+ year veteran of the pro sports and arena industry, Delaney has previously handled the marketing and public relations for TD Garden, the FleetCenter, and seven seasons with the NBA's Washington Wizards. His impressive track record also includes countless awards such as winner of the Social Media Icon Award, the National GIGI Award, and inductee of the Event & Arena Marketing Hall of Fame.
Also speaking at the Sports Marketing panel is Patrick Nelson, Marketing and Promotions Assistant with the Boston Bruins Game Night Staff. Nelson is responsible for acting as a goodwill ambassador during all home games and assisting the Marketing, Boston Bruins Foundation and Community Relations Departments in enriching the fan experience, as well as executing community events.
There's no better time to get in the game and prepare for the fast-paced world of sports marketing/PR. You just might discover that you can fuel the future of sports from the sideline.
Get the ball rolling and start follow Activate on Twitter! Haven't registered for PRAdvanced: #FuelTheFuture yet? Register here!
PRAdvanced: 5 Things To Bring to Conference
PRAdvanced: #FuelTheFuture is just around the corner. In order to get the most out of this great networking and learning experience, you need to be prepared. We've compiled a list of things you don't want to forget on February 15th!
1. Your résumé. Our career fair attendees include some of the best brands and PR agencies – this is the time to network. Get names, business cards, and information about internship and job opportunities.
2. Business cards. Have your own business cards already? You're ahead of the game! This is the perfect opportunity to put those puppies to good use. If not, consider printing some up before conference with your contact information. It's good to have a recruiters' information, but it's even better that they have yours.
3. Business casual attire. Dress your best to make a good impression. One of these professionals could be your future supervisor.
4. Questions. Expand your education beyond the classroom. This isn't "Intro to PR," this is real advice from professionals who are well versed in working in, and adapting to, the dynamic communication industry. Prepare some questions ahead of time that you would like answers to about the industry – these are the people you'll want to ask them to!
5. Your networking game. It's not everyday you'll likely have this many PR professionals and students in one room. Get contacts, make connections, and start building your network. These people could be your future bosses, and will be your future colleagues.
See you February 15th, and get ready to #FuelTheFuture!
Introducing PRAdvanced: #FuelTheFuture
Conference is just a few weeks away, and while we are planning out the final details we will let you ponder this…
"What can you do to challenge what you think you know about something?" –Tamsen Webster
Check out the video below to hear what else Tamsen Webster and Professor/Boston University PRSSA Faculty Adviser Steve Quigley have to say about why they are excited to #FuelTheFuture.
A Review of PRAdvanced
If you had to miss PRAdvanced last Saturday, you truly missed out. It was an amazing day filled with honest advice and new perspectives all surrounding the theme of "Embrace the Possibilities". This post is a quick wrap up of the event, a mix of what I learned from the conference and what the speakers said which really inspired me. However, you don't even have to read this post to know what happened because almost every person that attended the conference was live tweeting, using #PRAdvanced.
The day began with a riveting talk from the keynote speaker, Rob Flaherty, CEO of Ketchum PR. With giant props, pictures from his own PRSSA days and videos showcasing examples of great marketing, Mr. Flaherty's address was fun, but still incredibly informative. Here are a few of his great quotes that I had to live tweet:
– "Think of the new definition of news as something important enough to find me."
– "We're increasingly in the content creation business."
– "Our business is about helping our client do the right thing."
– "Perspective is one of the most important things in business and in life."
Following Mr. Flaherty's opening address, we broke into small groups for breakout sessions ranging from video skill featuring Steve Garfield, Author of Get Seen and Founder of Boston Media Makers, to Corporate Social Responsibility with Simon Bowers, Account Supervisor, Sustainable Business Practices, at Cone Communications. The breakout sessions are designed as a more intimate gathering with only about 20 people in the room so it gave listeners an opportunity to ask questions and really engage with the speaker.
We took a short lunch break after that where we had the pleasure of hearing Dean Elmore, the Dean of Students at Boston University, give a talk about networking, connecting to industry professionals and how it's similar to flirting. Dean Elmore described, "We know good flirting when we see it" and when networking with the person that just might get you that dream job, you definitely want to be a good flirter.
Finally, we ended the day with the much anticipated career panel, let by moderator and BU professor, Dr. Edward Downes. The panel consisted of Susan Baba, a Male Grooming Communications manager for Procter and Gamble, Rachel Leamon, Client Executive, Technology Practice Burson-Marsteller, Lauren Reilly, professor at Simmons College and Laura Oggeri, Director of Communications for Senate President Therese Murray. Each woman gave a thoughtful response to the questions asked of her by Dr. Downes representing corporate, agency, non-profit and governmental public relations. Although their answers were not always similar they had a common theme: you never quite know where an opportunity will arise. The women all agreed that no two days are similar in their industry and that similar regret was that they did not follow up with contacts they should have prior to the job search. They didn't quite expect to have the careers they have today, but urged students to keep an open mind and take advantage of what comes their way.
As the career panel finished up and we headed to the career fair, I felt very inspired by the amazing speakers I had heard throughout the day. Sometimes from a student's perspective public relations can seem like an overwhelmingly large field with so many paths and directions to take that it's hard to narrow down. I don't think the theme could have been more appropriate to calm many students' woes.
Although the conference is over, keep the conversation going using the hashtag #PRAdvanced.
Weekly Meeting: Résumés, Networking, and more!
With less than two weeks to go until our annual professional development conference, the Executive Board would like to share some tips and tricks on how you can be prepared to get the most out of the day. Haven't brushed up on your résumé lately? No problem. Not sure whether to bring business cards? We can answer that. Do you find networking awkward? We can help with that, too.
As always, we'll meet in SMG 222 at 5pm. See you then!


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Southern Methodist University has joined Baylor and Iowa in offering LC Kirkpatrick, the 6-foot-3, 255 pound defensive lineman from Houston, a full scholarship to attend their school.
He continues to hear from Iowa on daily basis and Baylor and Southern Methodist two to three times a week.
Also, he's been hearing from Louisiana State, Miami, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Colorado, Colorado State, USC, Missouri, Michigan State, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Clemson, North Carolina State, Kentucky, UCLA, Arizona State and Vanderbilt.
LC said, "I want to go to a school, where I can get a great job after graduation. If you go to Texas A&M, you have a great chance, just because they rank high academically."
As far as the football program, Kirkpatrick said, "I'm looking to be coached well by someone, who can push me to fulfill my potential as a player."
LC Kirkpatrick has 15 tackles on the season so far in a one win and one loss season. His last game was a 34 to 6 win.
He will probably make official visits to Nebraska, Iowa, Miami, Louisiana State and what might be his favorite, Texas A&M.


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Rapid, workshop-based, HCD methods for complex systems
Human Centred Design (HCD) for the fast-moving world of web/mobile products has developed tools and methods that offer value to the complex systems sector, but which have still to be applied. This paper reports on preliminary work to transfer these methods. There were three motivations:
1. Reduce the time and cost of HF methods to encourage uptake. To some extent, this can be achieved by tailoring recent methods, but mostly this requires replacing potentially exhaustive analytical approaches with methods to support iterative issue-driven design. Not necessarily anything new technically, but different packaging into events or activities that can drive an HCD programme.
2. Use workshop methods to improve stakeholder input. Methods such as those by Indy Young enable HCD activities to be undertaken in a group, supporting the multi-disciplinary teamwork of HCD, and reducing the elapsed time of the activity.
3. See how far the framework of User Experience (UX) can be translated to complex systems. This proved englightening, bringing the context of design into focus in a useful way, once the translation had been made.
The context for adapting the methods was to provide exercises for practicing HCD craft skills on a mini-course for Naval Architects and engineers. It had been assumed that such methods would be readily available, but so far as can be seen, this is not the case. Developing the materials identified a number of holes in the HF toolset, as well as some under-used assets. A generic issue was the treatment of regulations e.g. how and when to check compliance without a compliance culture. The approach to discussing human error potential in a design context and at the early stages of design needed simple categories with sufficient scope.
Methods included:
A workshop to use the context of use to identify and prioritise design issues for the HCD programme. The aspects of context of use to select was important, given the large number of potential considerations. The workshop needed sufficient engineering input to inform technical discussion.
A workshop based around a 'user journey'. The format was adapted from the normal UX approach. Pain points for e.g. online banking were replaced with points with risk of Efficiency Thoroughness Trade-offs (ETTO), using Klein's RPD criteria. The channels were replaced by the 'enabling systems' that support a system in use.
A workshop using different graphical approaches to explore user requirements; largely to obtain agreement on the difficulty of specifying them, and on identifying a way ahead.
Sets of criteria for assessing console design, team working, user/customer experience for use during observation of operation.
Acknowledgement: The work reported here was undertaken as part of the EC FP7 Project CyClaDes on Crew Centred Design and Operation of Ships.


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Sound installation (related to sound art and sound sculpture) is an intermedia and time based art form. It is an expansion of an art installation in the sense that it includes the sound element and therefore the time element. The main difference with a sound sculpture is that a sound installation has a three dimensional space and the axes with which the different sound objects are being organized are not exclusively internal to the work, but also external. A work of art is an installation only if it makes a dialog with the surrounding space. A sound installation is usually a site-specific but sometimes it can be readapted to other spaces. It can be made either in close or open spaces, and context is fundamental to determine how a sound installation will be aesthetically perceived. The difference between a regular art installation and a sound installation is that the later one has the time element, which gives the visiting public the possibility to stay a longer time due possible curiosity over the development of sound. This temporal factor also gives the audience the excuse to explore the space thoroughly due to the dispositions of the different sounds in space. Sound installations sometimes use interactive art technology (computers, sensors, mechanical and kinetic devices, etc.) but we also find this type of art form using only sound sources placed in different space points (like speakers), or acoustic music instruments materials like piano strings that are played by a performer or by the public (see Paul Panhuysen).
Kim Kichul has continuously been working with sound, against more traditional, visual forms of art. To Kim, sound itself is the subject rather than an added element that composes a part of the whole sculpture, and it is a continuum already inherent with a meaning.
Kim first started using sound in his work through an experience he had while listening to the radio. He experienced temporal-spatial qualities of sound, and felt as though he were looking at the actual physical sound coming from a radio. His work 11-Faced Avalokitesvara presented in his first solo exhibition in 1993 departed from the word Avalokitesvara, which explains feeling the subject as if to see it. Kim was deeply moved by a verse from Bomunpum, the 25th chapter of The Sutra of the Lotus, which stated that if Sattva, in their suffering, chanted the Avalokitesvara with a simple concentration, they could reached Nirvana. By placing 10 statues of Avalokitesvara on radios each tuned to different channels, he presented a compositional method of observing sound through synesthesia.
It's clear to see that sound itself is Kim's main subject of interest especially through his earlier work Sound Looking (1999), which visually materializes the properties of sound dependent on the auditory senses. In this work, particles in a clear tube move according to the waves of the generated sound, and all things visible are mobilized in order to reveal the invisible sound.
Sound Looking-Rain
Sound Gear, Rain drop Sounds, Eight Channel Speaker
"Sound Looking – Rain" is a sound installation that investigates the nature of perception and representation in relation to the Buddhist concept of emptiness. Suspended from the gallery ceiling is a matrix of audio speakers, wires and monofilament, the audio that fills the space is a sound collage of falling rain. Kim's sound landscape induces us to float between the opposing forms of sight and sound. Kim also references a formal minimalism as we experience the shifting relationships between sound, speakers, the gallery space and our bodies.
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Wooden Bell, Sound Gear, Water Drop Sound, 2000 Seoul, Korea
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Sound Gear, Voice Activated Servo Controller, 2006, Seattle, WA


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What is a Birthstone or Birth Stone?
A birthstone is a gemstone made of precious material that symbolizes the month of birth in the Gregorian calendar. It is sometimes also called birthday stone.
Many countries have their own list of birthstones, so many lists are inconsistent. However, the American National Retail Jewelers Association, American Gem Society, and the National Jewelers Association established an official list of birthstones in 1952. There are a total of twelve birth stones, one for each month of the year.
List of Birthstones
Following is a list of the twelve birthstones, one for each month of the year:
- January – Garnet
- February – Amethyst
- March – Hematite or Aquamarine
- April – Diamond
- May – Emerald
- June – Pearl or Moonstone
- July – Ruby
- August – Carnelian or Peridot
- September – Sapphire
- October – Opal or Tourmaline
- November – Topaz or Citrine
- December – Turquoise or Zircon


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Bring the wilderness to your own home with the Log Collection. With your choice of a ponderosa pine, dark barnwood, and honey pine, you'll have all the options you need to bring the elements of nature to your cabin, lodge, or lake side retreat. The collection offers everything from king, queen, full, twin and bunk beds to dressers, nightstands, benches, dining room furniture, and occasional tables. Each piece features clean log lines and a simple form that stays true to the authentic style of western and rustic design. A variety of techniques can be found on each piece to add to the collections character, such as scalloped carvings, peeled logs, and a laser accent application. These exceptional solid wood pieces were made in America by skilled craftsmen, so the highest quality and attention to detail is always top priority. Give your cabin retreat the make out it deserves with this raw, welcoming, and nature inspired collection.
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This new Ozeri Ultra 42″ Tower Fan comes with various powerful features. Its precise engineering delivers far more air velocity than competing models. Together with the 3 whisper-quiet speed settings and oscillates 90 degrees for timely relief in extreme summer months. One user says this is an attractive fan and super quiet even though it moves a lot of air on the lowest of three speeds. Another user says even half the slow speed would still move a lot of air. It is quite powerful and ensures a more comfortable and cooler summer. Continue reading "Ozeri Ultra 42 Inch Wind Fan – Adjustable Oscillating Tower Fan With Noise Reduction Technology" »
Honeywell HY-048BP Fresh Breeze Tower Fan with Remote Control – 3 speeds
Compared to the tower fan from many other competent models, this Honeywell HY-048BP Fresh Breeze Tower Fan pushes a lot of air quietly and oscillates in a wider angle. It is still very powerful on breeze and low settings. This unit is extremely effective at cooling down a room, decreasing the amount of time the air conditioning needs to be on in the summer. Perfect for summer. Continue reading "Honeywell HY-048BP Fresh Breeze Tower Fan with Remote Control – 3 speeds" »
Bionaire BW2300 Twin Window Fan – 3 Speed Settings With Remote Control
This Bionaire BW2300 double window fan draws in fresh, cool air from the outside or exhausts stale, hot air from inside. Even more, the two fans can be set independently to draw in or exhaust out simultaneously. It features a programmable digital LED thermostat, allowing you to set the optimum temperature level to the
degree from 60-80 degrees. Besides, the fan will
automatically turn OFF and ON in reaction to the
ambient room temperature. This unit just works great,
even on hot humid nights it gives a cool breeze. Continue reading "Bionaire BW2300 Twin Window Fan – 3 Speed Settings With Remote Control" »
5 Best Misting Fans
The misting fan can be used in a closed environment like a greenhouse to cool the general area and provide humidity for thirstier plants. It can also be used in a large outdoor event like a football game, and it can be up to 40° Fahrenheit cooler than the ambient temperature. A misting fan has also gained high popularity by people for home use. They enjoy the cooling effects brought by these misting fans. Continue reading "5 Best Misting Fans" »
5 Best Lasko Fans
Made in USA, Lasko fans feature a variety of innovative design and high quality, making them rated quite well. Besides, their affordable prices allow you to install them easily. And compared to an air conditioner, it will cost you less electricity bill. Lasko has been providing durable, satisfactory products for 100 years. These functional and reliable units will not let you down. Continue reading "5 Best Lasko Fans" »
5 Best Interesting And Cute Battery Powered Fan
A battery powered fan shows its unique abilities when there is a natural disaster or power outages since it is operated with batteries. Besides, battery powered fans are usually compact and portable, so you can bring it along when you have a travel or use it as a personal fan in your home or in the office in hot summer days. This battery powered fan will bring you a lot of convenience. Continue reading "5 Best Interesting And Cute Battery Powered Fan" »
5 Best Axial Fans
The axial fan features a simple machanism. It works by sucking up the hot and stale air inside a house. Axial fans follow the Navier-Stokes equation. Instead of creating the streamlined flow of the centrifugal fans, they create turbulent airflow which can be quantized using the Navier-Stokes equation, making them ideal for factories or workshops. There are various types or axial fans available on the market, you can select one the best suitable for you. Continue reading "5 Best Axial Fans" »
5 Best Electric Wall Fan Heater
Electric wall fan heaters need a small amount of energy to drive the fan and this energy is converted to kinetic or mechanical energy rather than heat energy. Therefore, electrical wall fan heaters are not 100% ¨C but are actually more effective than standard heaters. However, it may be more expensive and less eco-friendly than burning gas at home. Continue reading "5 Best Electric Wall Fan Heater" »
5 Best Dual Blade Twin Window Fan
A double window fan is able to draw in fresh, cool air from the outside or exhaust stale, hot air from inside, and even more, it can do both simultaneously since its two fans can be set can be set independently. Multiple design allows you to use on a desk, table or mount to a wall. It operates with less noise and high efficiency, making it ideal for living room or bedroom use.
Here are some different types of dual blade twin window fans. Continue reading "5 Best Dual Blade Twin Window Fan" »
5 Best Belt Drive Whole House Fan
Usually located in the ceiling of an interior hallway, a whole house fan is a simple and inexpensive resolution of cooling a house. Compared to direct-drive whole house fans, belt-driven models are quieter and more efficient, making them ideal for medium and larger homes. Pick one of these highly efficient belt drive whole house fans to provide excellent ventilation and lower indoor temperatures. Continue reading "5 Best Belt Drive Whole House Fan" »


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Tag: green energy
Energy Efficient Windows
It may feel like Old Man Winter is finally loosening his grip – but installing energy-efficient windows will save you money year-round. Simply put, older windows can cause heat loss in winter and heat absorption in summer that increases the cost of air conditioning. In winter, energy-efficient windows reduce heat...
The Ottawa Green Expo & Climate Control Solar Blinds
The Ottawa Green Expo will take place March 19th and 20th in Lansdowne Park. This free event offers hundreds of exhibitors for all things green. Home and garden ideas, eco-friendly food and clothing, transportation options, organic food and cooking, and guest speakers– there will be lots of ideas for greener...
Soy. It's Not Just for Tofu Anymore — How About Insulation, Furniture and Urinals?
Soy, a crop that's grown in our own backyard, is being turned into, well, just about everything. From countertops to urinals, soy is not only the food of the future, now it's the building material of the future too.
IIDEX and Green Building Fest Round-up
A review of a few of the items from IIDEX (the International Interior Design Show), including a review of Dufferin Concrete, Accoya Wood, MADE Design, and ReOrient.
LEED for Homes Certification Announced By The Canada Green Building Council
The Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council invited a few of us media types to the Kortright Centre's new "Archetype Sustainable House" to hear about the launch of its latest program: LEED Canada for Homes.
The Pros and Cons of Tankless Hot Water Heaters
From time to time we invite experts in their field to contribute to our Homestars blog. Debra Fenwick of Fenwick Design Group has been advising her clients on the "green" renovation options for a few years now. One of the subjects that comes up frequently is whether or not the client...
Smart Home Automation Systems Promote Energy Efficiency
If you've ever dreamt of a smart home where your security, HVAC, audio and video systems were controllable at the touch of a button, Brack Electronics is one of the companies that does this work. Now, however, they've taken their system integration knowledge a step further and have made it...
Energy Efficiency Products For Your Home Brought To You by Village Energy
At the Fall Home Show I met Jup Bhasin from Village Energy. Village Energy has all kinds of products that will help your home become more energy efficient — just in time for your winter heating bills. I thought I knew quite a bit about curbing energy bills, but after...


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Can you guess the JavaScript tech used?
I was experimenting the other day and came up with this demo. I want to find out if anyone can guess the JavaScript technology used. If you have an idea comment at the bottom of this page or go to Twitter or Facebook to join the conversation.
Thanks for visiting this page. To this question the solution has already been found and been published under: Predict hand distance with the JavaScript device light API
6 thoughts on "Can you guess the JavaScript tech used?"
Either he used the proximity sensor or his ring is activating the magnetic sensors. Or it's fake.
I would of said HTML5 getUserMedia() possibly checking the brightness of the data from the webcam by drawing to a canvas and reading pixels?
As it looks like you're using Firefox, I'd take a stab at saying its using the devicelight event
I agree with Marcus. Camera with getUserMedia() + canvas drawing. Years ago flash developer use some technique call "Image difference" to see if something has cahnged between two images, one taken "now" and another 10 or 100 ms latter. Maybee this is a clue .
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Hanoi: The Street Is A Stage
The streets of Hanoi are full of life and vibrancy. Whether people are shopping, eating, or simply walking from A to B, the city streets are like a stage, with everyday people fulfilling the roles of actors playing their part. When I visited Hanoi, simply walking around the streets and
Hanoi Food Guide
Hanoi, Vietnam, just like most of the cities in Vietnam, offers a wide variety of food to those who visit it. Much of what I discussed in my Ho Chi Minh City Food Guide applies to Hanoi. You can read my thoughts on why you should eat street food and


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My friend emailed me this note: "If you haven't signed up for the "quirky" woman blog you must not miss this one. What a dream these people are living!! Oh, to be young again, or have a 'do over' !"
The "quirky woman" of whose blog she speaks is this artist named Laurie Fox Pessemier who, with Blair Pessemier, left Seattle in '93 for Paris. Their website, www.paintfox.com, features both their art, and these Suck You In blog posts. The ones I've read thus-far have sucked me in, at any rate.
Like the one from Tuesday, Artnotes: Spaghetti, in which she shared their recent trip from Paris to Italy. It's the kind of writing that makes you at least glad you can read about someone else's travel stories, even if you are currently designing websites in a Greensboro suburb on a Thursday afternoon instead of driving from Paris to visit your American friend who just rented an Italian villa.
A snippet for you:
We drove around Rimini seeking the Malatesta temple, but never found it. We drove up the coast, Harika playing with a number of Italian dogs on the beach, to see St. Apollinaire in Classe, a Byzantine cathedral from 549 CE. It was impeccably restored, with gold and glass mosaics of sheep and the sky: happy motifs before the punishment phase of Christianity. I could hardly believe someone stood and looked at the same marvelous art as I was, 1461 years earlier. Before Columbus, before Ghengis Kahn, before Charlemagne, before Mohammed; I might have looked like a giant, but would have been dead by 55 surely.
It was hard, though, to decide which piece I wanted to share with you here. There was so much. The food. The views. The part where they parked their car in a no parking zone and, wipers on "mist" painted what was before them before continuing on.
Just go read it for yourself. Take a wee break from your own lovely but perhaps also non-traveling rhythms and just go read. And look at the paintings they did on this trip. Not completely unlovely.


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1. Then I said, What means this blessed land, all these lofty trees, and the accursed valley between them?
2. Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who were with me, replied, This valley is the accursed of the accursed for ever. Here shall be collected all who utter with their mouths unbecoming language against God, and speak harsh things of His glory. Here shall they be collected. Here shall be their territory.
3. In the latter days an example of judgment shall be made of them in righteousness before the saints: while those who have received mercy shall for ever, all their days, bless God, the everlasting King.
4. And at the period of judgment shall they bless Him for his mercy, as He has distributed it to them. Then I blessed God, addressing myself to Him, and making mention, as was meet, of His greatness.


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Banana and Hazelnut Breakfast Muffins (Dairy Free)
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
In my life, milk is a pretty big thing. I have milk in my cereal, in my tea, in my cooking and in my glass with a healthy side of cookies. In fact I can't imagine a better way to eat a chocolate brownie than with a tall glass of frosty milk on the side. I'm a milk fan. I could totally do the next Got Milk? campaign. This ode to milk is leading somewhere, I promise.
So anyway, a few weeks ago when I thought I might be lactose intolerant I was devastated (slight overreaction, right?). Dairy free living just wasn't on my schedule but it did make me realise that I needed to seriously shake up my eating habits and my blog content. Firstly I find it a bit disturbing that we can practically eat as much of one substance as we want by just popping to the supermarket - and seeing food intolerance can be developed, this on its own is a good reason to add a little variety to your diet. Secondly, how frustrating must it be to hop over to a blog and never see a post mindful of a food intolerance?! How annoying. Answer: variety!
So with variety in mind I contacted Alpro who kindly sent me over some lactose milk alternatives to experiment with (keep your eyes peeled for a dairy free milk comparison post soon!). I found that in the most part dairy-free life was manageable (besides the breakup with cheese - what is life?) but breakfast was a right ol' palaver. I wasn't sure how I felt about soy milk on my cereal and I didn't really want to eat toast everyday. Luckily I'm a BIG believer in cake for breakfast and these Banana and Hazelnut Muffins were born (and we FINALLY reach the point of this post!).
We all know that bananas and oats are all over the slow release energy but hazelnut milk has loaded of benefits that will make your body happy, too. Not only is it naturally low in saturated fat but it also is a source of vitamin B12, which helps reduce tiredness - just what we need in the morning. Alpro drinks also use less land and less water and generate less CO2 than dairy milk, so great for eco friendly eating, too!
You can make 12 of these bad boys in under an hour and they're super straight forward! Then you'll have a couple for breakfast each day and perhaps then treat yourself to a bacon sandwich on Sunday?
Ironically I'm actually not lactose intolerant, but I'm loving shaking up my eating habits and exploring new options and flavours. But enough milk chat, let's make muffins!
For Banana and Hazelnut Breakfast Muffins (Dairy Free) you will need (makes 12):
200g plain flour
80g oats, plus extra for sprinkling
100g light brown muscavado sugar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
175ml hazelnut milk
75ml sunflower oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
250g ripe/overripe mashed bananas (about 2 large bananas)
20 hazelnuts
Begin by lining a muffin tin with 12 cases and preheat the oven to 200c.
The combine the oats, flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, baking power and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
Then in a large bowl beat your egg, add the mashed banana, sunflower oil and hazelnut milk.
If you're not interested making a dairy free version, you can use regular milk here or soy milk if you're not a fan of hazelnut.
Combine thoroughly until you have something that looks a little bit like this...
Attractive, eh?
Gradually add in the flour and oats mix.
Stir until combined and looking a little like porridge.
Divide into muffin cases. This mixture should make about two and a half tablespoons per case.
Sprinkle oats over the muffin, the roughly chop up the hazelnuts and scatter them over the muffin too. These can be optional but add great flavour and a killer crunch.
Bake for 18-22 minutes until risen and delicious looking. You should be able to poke a skewer in and bring it out clean.
Leave to cool for about 10 minutes and stack decoratively for an instagram.
Way better than a flimsy piece of toast, right.
Tuck in, friend!
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Danny Briggs turns the screw for Hampshire after joining select club
Simon Katich, the Australia batsman, is preparing to return to Hampshire after what will be a seven-year gap next season and events today may have a significant bearing on whether he rejoins the county as a first or second-division entity.
Failure to defend a target of 233 would be a significant setback on a pitch that has helped spin bowlers throughout from one end and provided variable bounce for pace at the other. In the final hour last night Danny Briggs gave Hampshire the advantage going into the final day.
Briggs, who turned 20 at the end of April, joined select company — including Derek Underwood, Bishan Bedi and Daniel Vettori — in claiming his 100th first-class wicket before his 21st birthday when he had Murray Goodwin…


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Researchers Pinpoint Link Between Appaloosa Coloring and Night Blindness
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Appaloosas with coat patterns indicating they are homozygous for LP, the main gene responsible for Appaloosa spotting, are affected by congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB), according to new research by Lynne Sandmeyer, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVO, associate professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
CSNB is an inherited disorder that is present from birth and does not progress over time. Affected horses suffer from a complete lack of night vision, yet their day vision is normal. In the late 1970s W.A. Witzel first published his research on the subject, demonstrating that a form of CSNB occurs in the Appaloosa breed. However, no subsequent research had been performed to determine the prevalence of CSNB in the breed or its mode of inheritance.
Seeking to expand the understanding of this disease, Sandmeyer, Carrie Breaux, DVM, MA, Sheila Archer and Bruce Grahn, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, Dipl. ACVO, joined forces in 2005 and 2006 to study CSNB in the Appaloosa. With financial assistance from the Equine Health Research Fund, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan team was able to conduct a large scale, comprehensive study. They aimed at investigating a possible association between CSNB and the leopard complex of white spotting patterns. They also sought to further characterize the clinical and electroretinographic aspects of CSNB in the Appaloosa.
The results of this study have just been published in the November 2007 issue of Veterinary Ophthalmology, the journal of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. The researchers confirmed a direct relationship between type of coat pattern and the presence of CSNB in the Appaloosa.
"Horses with homozygous coat patterns are affected by CSNB, while those with heterozygous coat patterns have normal night vision," Sandmeyer explained.
This diagram shows the full spectrum of patterning observed in Appaloosas. The horses in the upper row have coat patterns that indicate they are are heterozygous for LP, and therefore are not affected by CSNB. Note that they have white patterning with moderate to plentiful dark spotting. The lower row of this diagram shows Appaloosas with coat patterns that indicate they are homozygous for LP, and therefore affected by CSNB. Unlike the upper row horses, these have white patterning with few or no dark spots.
Coat patterning is classified according to probable genotype with respect to LP, the main Appaloosa gene. Coat patterns associated with homozygosity for LP typically have few or no spots in white areas, and include snowcaps and fewspots. Coat patterns associated with heterozygosity for LP have numerous spots scattered over white areas, and include spotted blankets and leopards.
Sandmeyer and associates also confirmed Witzel's observations regarding the structure of the inner eyes of affected horses, which were found to be normal in all respects. However, abnormalities found in affected Appaloosas during ERG recordings (recordings of the electrical activity in the retina in response to light stimuli) support the hypothesis that CSNB is caused by a defect in neural transmission through the rod pathway involving the inner nuclear layer.
There is good news associated with this last finding--the defect that causes CSNB in the Appaloosa is an excellent candidate for gene therapy.
"We may eventually be able to provide those cells with the material that they need to activate the physiological process and allow them to work at night," Sandmeyer said. "That's many years down the road, but someday, we may have the means to help these horses."
Meanwhile, the search for the causative mutation continues. Led by chief molecular biologist Rebecca Bellone, PhD, this effort will ultimately confirm the nature of the relationship between Appaloosa spotting and CSNB. The LP mutation, responsible for Appaloosa spotting, may also be what causes CSNB. When the genetic mechanism that causes CSNB has been determined, a DNA test will become available and the development of a gene therapy treatment can begin.
What does this mean for Appaloosas and their owners?
"CSNB-affected horses are healthy, viable and useful horses," Sandmeyer said. "This is a manageable condition, and if owners know their horses are affected by this disease, they can put measures into place that keep their horses--and their families--safe."
Co-researcher Sheila Archer adds, "Most owners who participated in the CSNB study were surprised to learn their horse was affected. This tells us that these horses are very well adapted to their state. With a little help, we can make their lives even easier and safer."
For additional information on this new research and on CSNB in the Appaloosa, visit www.appaloosaproject.info. Here breeders and others interested in the topic will find resource information pages freely accessible to the public that include FAQs about CSNB, inheritance diagrams, management guidelines for affected horses, and background information on the study. Persons who wish to address questions directly to members of the research team are invited to subscribe to the site's electronic classroom.
About The Appaloosa Project:
The Appaloosa Project is a research initiative being conducted by a team of researchers from Canada and the United States. It is a long-term effort designed to identify and isolate the main genes responsible for Appaloosa patterning, and to investigate key physical traits associated with these genes. By finding the genetic mechanisms involved in the Appaloosa's physical traits, The Appaloosa Project contributes to worldwide efforts to study the genome of the horse. For more information see www.TheHorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=9480.
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Fernando Alonso has made it clear to Ferrari that he needs a quicker car - fast - and he is hoping the recent shake up within the team's technical department will turn a disappointing season around.
Ahead of Sunday's Formula One Grand Prix in Monaco, the two-time former F1 champion had only managed to finish on the podium once in five races - underlining that the 150 Italia car was clearly lagging behind Red Bull.
"We need a quicker car immediately to fight for the championship," Alonso said. "At the moment we are struggling too much to be a title contender."
The Spaniard did get a glimmer of hope in Thursday's first two practice sessions, finishing just behind defending champion Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull in the morning and beating the German to post the quickest afternoon time.
Alonso narrowly lost the championship to Vettel last year, having to make up too much ground late on.
"Next year we need to start with a better performance" he said. "Because in 2010 and this year we seemed to lose too many points at the beginning of the season."
Perhaps anticipating the growing concerns of Alonso, who recently signed a new contract until 2016, Ferrari's president Luca di Montezemolo and the team principal Stefano Domenicali oversaw key changes this week.
The most significant saw Aldo Costa ousted as technical director, with Pat Fry coming in to take over chassis development.
"We trust what the team does and we have full confidence in Stefano's decisions, and what is best for Ferrari," Alonso said. "We saw the difficult start to the season, we saw the difficult performance from the car and we need a reaction, we need something to make (a) direction change."
Things reached crisis point for Ferrari at last week's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, where Vettel won for the fourth time in five races so stretch his lead to 41 points over Lewis Hamilton - and to 67 over Alonso.
Alonso started brilliantly in Spain, led for 18 laps, but then faded into fifth. Worse, his teammate Felipe Massa slid off the track and retired. That was the last straw for Domenicali.
Alonso still thinks runaway leader Vettel can be caught - providing Ferrari gets some big points on Sunday.
"No one can say bye-bye to the championship after race five," he said. "We need to be confident that we can improve the situation."


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|Reviews for The End
| Flawed Imagination chapter 2 . 1/24/2007
Yo. Nice chapter. Man, do I feel sorry for Neji! Poor kid. Anyways, keep up the good work!
| Deleted or Deactivated chapter 2 . 1/24/2007
I am waiting for updates for this! It is good, and it leaves me wondering how they lost their eyesight, if they will get it back, and what is instore for them. You are really good y'know I hope you update soon. *hugs and hands cookies to you* For your hard work. They are NejiShika MPreg cookies X3 (Shika being the preggy one X3) Well, I really like where this is going, and I hope you can write the next chapter soon
| firefly12 chapter 1 . 1/18/2007
Poor Neji, I wonder what's wrong...Please update soon!
| outsidegalaxy chapter 1 . 11/10/2006
Again, cough drops dude. I liked it though, hmm how did they lose their sight?
| XXIntoxicXX chapter 1 . 11/8/2006
| Kichino Sarafu chapter 1 . 11/8/2006
I'm confused as to the positioning of Neji and Shika. How is Shika rubbing circles on Neji's back, and Neji touching the back of Shika's neck?
| brevityofwit chapter 1 . 11/8/2006
Very cool! It's short but awesome. I like the premise a lot and I can't wait for more. And multi-chapter fics are fun, I'm sure you'll do well!
| Deleted or Deactivated chapter 1 . 11/8/2006
I like it so far, but what is wrong with Neji? Ooh I can't wait to see what is next! *hands you cookies*


text: With Wii U still very much in its infancy stage, there obviously aren't many games to review for the console compared to the Xbox 360 and PS3. Nevertheless, Metacritic has published their "Best Video Games of 2012" list, with Bioware's Mass Effect 3: Special Edition taking the number 1 spot for best reviewed Wii U game of 2012. Here are the list of games and their respective scores: 1. Mass Effect 3: Special Edition – 87 2. Assassin's Creed III – 85 3. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition – 85 4. NBA 2K13 – 85 5. Darksiders II – 85 6. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – 85 7. Trine 2: Director's Cut – 84 8. New Super Mario Bros. U – 84 9. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition – 83 10. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 82 Did your favorite Wii U game make the cut? What are the top 10 Wii U games, according to you? local_offer bioware mass effect 3 Nintendo wii u stars Further Reading Nintendo loses patent appeal, ordered to pay Nintendo was brainstorming about Switch when Tim van Broekhoven Not even Nintendoland? Ben Vangenechten Woow, European box sides look cooler. 😛 Akia Rahming I really thought SONIC & ALL-STARS RACING TRANSFORMED would have made the list, or at least NINTENDO LAND. Both games are amazing. Genesect4ssb4 yeah liek wtf metacritic! Sonic all stars is like the best wii u game ive ever played. BCphoton Scribblenauts Unlimited should be on there too. Gabe Hoffman No Scribblenauts Unlimited 🙁 I am surprised though that ME3 was at the top of this list. Celtics_For_Life NBA 2K13 FTW Alienfish All I gathered from this list is that people who posted scores probably all would tell you they are 'hardcore' gamers and that Nintendo only makes kiddie games… but they still like Mario. I've actually heard real people say this too. Ashman97 so have I but I disagree just look at metroid,fire emblem and even zelda: m.m Alienfish Yeah and those same people will go on to tell you that every franchise from Nintendo is rehashed. None of them have played the games they bash either. I do hope Nintendo announces all the big guns along with a new IP this year though. Matthew Ponthier Shame all of them are just ports really, except NSMBU. fireheartis1 My top ten would be: 1. New Super Mario U 2. Assassin's Creed3 3. Mass Effect3 4. Batman Arkam City; Armored Edition 5. Tekken Tag Tournament Wii U Edition 6. Might Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition 7. Chasing Aura 8. NBA 2k13 9. Nintendo Land 10. Tank Tank Tank yk Black Ops Telmo Couto Not having Nintendo Land in the list shows just how much attention reviewers payed to the best Wii U launch game, dismissing it as a mere minigame compilation, while it is so much more than that. Wayne Kenvyn nintendo land deserves to be above 5 on this list its so much fun i can spend hours playing pikmin ,yoshi ,DK and link Destructonator 101 100% correct. Mass Effect 3 is definitely the best game so far, until Pikmin 3. BellsGhost Pikmin is for little kids. uPadWatcher I'm extremely shocked to see Mass Effect 3: Special Edition as the Metacritic's #1 Wii U game of 2012. At least developer Straight Right have done an awesome job on an improved version of ME3. Clem Lol the four games that I have for Wii U just happen to be side-by-side in this picture… ZombiU, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Nintendo Land and Assassin's Creed III. Sunile Doal FIFA 13 🙁 Billy_Perry This is a huge problem that Nintendo faces. Even the games that were designed for Wii U are not being recognising as 'good' games. Games that are being released as multi-plats are just assumed to be better, Nintendo games don't have the prestige that they used to have. Even last year, when LOZ SS got near perfect 10 scores across the board, It wasn't recognised as one of the games of the year, simply because it was a Wii game. I thought that the Wii U would be able to shrug the 'casual' and 'joke' image that the Wii had, but I'm starting to think that the Wii U is increasingly becoming just like the Wii. uPadWatcher Never underestimate Nintendo, Billy. Genesect4ssb4 U just wait for Smash Bros, Pokemon, Zelda, and Metroid, as well of a slew of 3DS hits (we already had Kid Icarus Uprising) ButcherChop Nope. Im enjoying it a lot. Pameliza my favorite isn't there, and it comes with the deluxe system! Poor, poor Nintendo Land ): Benny Otto mass effect 3 at #1? awesome. Kind of laughing at all the people who thought nintendo land would make the list. Yeah its fun but its not nearly as robust as the games the list. and fellow gamers if you haven't bought ME3 yet please do so! I really want dragon age 3 on wii u :#3 BellsGhost DA 3 wont be on Wii U. speedypetey007 I like how everyone follows the crappy reviews for ZombiU, it really is a great game but just because a douche bag critics scored it low, everyone thinks that it's a poopy game. In fact its better than yet another COD game and pretty great as an FPS survival, DayZ might be the best survival there is but ZombiU is a great one for the general public ButcherChop Love ZombiU. I don't know what the critics were on when reviewing this one hell of a scary game. Hoypaloy ZombiU. Without doubt the best launch title. One of the games of the year on any platform in my opinion. BellsGhost Lol! Zomie U sucks. ME3 is way better than that crapfest. james whitcomb What about ZombiU? BellsGhost Sucks. linkenski As good as Nintendo Land is, it lacks proper online support, and the price tag is way too high for the content you get. ButcherChop ZombiU got robbed and was trashed way early on. It is absolutely one hell of a game. I was NOT going to buy it because of the reviews, but really glad I did. I haven't had so much fun playing a game like this since Batman, Bioshock and Left 4 Dead 2. I highly recommend it. You will soil your pants. 🙂 BellsGhost Cause it sucks? Tim van Broekhoven I just got mighty switch force hyper drive edition, I really love it!


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Discussion in 'General Parenting' started by compassion, Jan 18, 2009.
In my research of what works with conduct disorders, this came up. Any thoughts?
I don't really have experience with conduct disorder. Just a AS kid with severe oppositionality.
We tried social skills training. If the child is not participating or doesn't process the need, it's like organized play dates. in my humble opinion. My difficult child just didn't get it. Your child may be different.
Fran has a valid point. Like any typical person, your difficult child has to be open to whatever you are trying or offering. Many times our difficult children are resistant to learning and disrespectful to authority figures.
In therory, social skills training is a fabulous thing for our difficult children. The reality is you don't know until you try. And if you are like most of us here, you'll try anything once!
Keep us posted.
For what it's worth (since my difficult child is young and not considered CD), I've given up trying to find a social skills group for my difficult child. He had a child psychologist working with him for a while and she had social groups. She thought that difficult child wouldn't be a good fit for any of them. Ironically, his behavior was better than the other children's in her groups and she thought difficult child would only learn worse behaviors.
difficult child has a good pal (who also has issues) so basically husband just carefully monitors them on playdates and intervenes when behavior goes out of bounds. I'd love it if I could get him in a group with a professional who would presumably be quicker to identify triggers and help teach more appropriate responses. Good luck!
I think exposure has worked best for manster. His school psychiatric had social skills classes last year that he attended and he enjoyed them though I don't know how much he learned. He needs patterning and role playing. If someone says "hi" it's nice to say "hi" back. I have tried to teach basic things like telephone etiquette. He's a quick learner. But, he will most likely always have some level of discomfort in social situations that are new and experienced for the first time.
My difficult child 2 needs help in language pragmatics and social skills in general. His IEP this year is giving him social skills training for 30 minutes twice a week with the school Speech Language Pathologist (SLP). I think it's helping a bit. But there are still a lot of things he needs to work on.
Case in point, last night the two difficult child's were on the couch watching a movie. difficult child 1 has a new board game he just bought, sitting in his lap and he is looking at all the parts. A slow spot in the movie comes up and difficult child 2 loses interest briefly, looks over at what difficult child 1 has and grabs the game board from him while simultaneously saying, "What is that? I want to look at it."
Of course difficult child 1 is incensed and a fight ensues. difficult child 2 gives the board back but is upset that difficult child 1 got so angry with him. I had to get difficult child 2's attention and walk him through what he just did, asking questions to get him to think about difficult child 1's perspective on what he just did to him. Then explain the better way to deal with his curiosity and desire to see the game. He got it after my explanation, but these are things that most people just intuitively "get" without explanation.
Our hope is that the social skills classes (and our sometimes exhaustive parenting) will eventually get difficult child 2 to a place where he can make better choices about his behavior.
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Florida International University's College of Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) Alumnus Andy Senor Jr. to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award at Torch Awards Gala
MIAMI, FL – March 17, 2015 – Florida International University's (FIU) CARTA alumnus Andy Senor Jr. will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 14th annual FIU Torch Awards Gala. The event will take place on Saturday, March 28th at the Fontainebleau, with the cocktail reception starting at 6:30pm and the program/dinner starting at 7:30pm. The Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize graduates who have had a positive impact on their profession, the community and the university. These outstanding individuals are Torchbearers, leaders who exemplify the best of FIU and serve as an inspiration to all.
Senor was born and raised in Miami. As a child, he grew up surrounded by legends of Latin music, raised in a family that worked professionally in the entertainment industry. A 2013 graduate, he holds a BFA in Theatre from Florida International University and further trained at the Public Theatre Shakespeare LAB where he appeared in All's Well That Ends Well.
Senor made his professional debut in the Tony Award-winning musical Rent as "Angel," playing the role on Broadway, London's West End, and US National and International Tours. He later became the Assistant Director to Michael Greif on the Rent revival Off Broadway, and went on to re-stage the production in Tokyo, Japan. Also, he directed the historic production of Rent in Cuba, in Spanish, which received global accolades and extensive international media coverage.
Recently, Senor worked with Jeffrey Seller as assistant director on the new musical Fly at Dallas Theatre Center and is currently Associate Director to Jerry Mitchell on the Broadway-bound Gloria Estefan musical, On Your Feet. He is the Artistic Director of the District Stage Company in Miami. His film and television credits include Dummy, Lola, Ed (NBC), appearances on Regis and Kelly and The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and as a presenter on the Latin Billboard Music Awards, as well as many commercials and music videos.
The Torch Awards Gala was founded by the FIU Alumni Association in 2000 to honor their most outstanding alumni. Proceeds from the event will support the future construction of the FIU Alumni Center, which will serve as a central gathering space for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of FIU, as well as FIU's First Generation Scholarship Fund. More than 50 percent of FIU undergraduate students will be the first generation in their families to earn a college degree. The Fund is matched by the State and 90 percent of Fund recipients are minorities, making it a critical priority for the institution.
For more information on the Torch awards, please visit http://fiualumni.com/torch/
About The College of Architecture +The Arts:
The College of Architecture + The Arts engages our local and global communities by deploying the power of architecture + the arts to create, innovate, and inspire solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems. Offering 9 graduate and 8 undergraduate degrees within 7 academic departments, our more than 2,500 majors have the unique experience working with our award-winning faculty, in nationally ranked programs in the heart of Miami — one of the country's most vibrant, diverse, and creative cities!
For more information, visit us at http://carta.fiu.edu/
About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers, including FIU Downtown on Brickell, [email protected], and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports.
For more information, visit us at http://www.fiu.edu/
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The Radiation Safety Act 1975 and associated regulations impose a number of restrictions for the use of radioactive substances, high powered lasers, x-ray or neutron emitting apparatus and UV transilluminators. All such substances and instruments must be registered and most can only be used under the supervision of a suitably qualified individual with an appropriate WA government issued licence. All projects at Curtin University using such materials and instruments must be approved by the University Radiation Safety Committee before work commences.
University Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
The University RSO is responsible for instituting and maintaining a system of radiation safety at the University. This system is monitored by the University Radiation Safety Committee. The University RSO can offer assistance and advice on all matters related to radiation safety including registration and licensing requirements.
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Clem Blazewick: My Story
Clem Blazewick of White Hall, Pennsylvania was drafted into the army in June 1965, departed San Francisco for Southeast Asia on Christmas day, right before the big build up of forces in Vietnam. Narrowly escaping duty as a medic with the Marines near the De-Militarized Zone (DMZ), he was assigned to be a medical laboratory technician at the 93rd Evacuation Hospital in Long Bien, about 20 miles north of Saigon.
Clem worked on wounded servicemen, and every day he saw serious casualties. On occasion he assisted in autopsies of dead servicemen. One soldier that stands out in his memory is Charley from Colorado, who miraculously survived after losing both legs, parts of both arms, and receiving 66 pints of blood.
It's just one of many fascinating stories Clem shared with the students of Pittsburgh's Winchester Thurston School, where we teach high school students about the veteran experience and the importance of oral history from those who lived it–in their own words.
Below is another first-person account written by Mr. Blazewick.
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Your Teen's Room
One of the more common sources of frustration for parents of teens is figuring out an effective way to get them to keep their rooms clean. Sometimes this revolves around simply getting the beds made, putting laundry in the hamper, and getting the large amounts of debris cluttering the room picked up and put away. It's not uncommon for a fifteen year old boy's room to smell more like the inside of locker room, or for a girl's room to be so littered with clothes that you can't find the floor.
Other times the struggle revolves around disagreements on what posters should be up on the walls, what colors the room can be painted, or even who's allowed in the room and under what restrictions. In general, the struggle between parents and adolescents over the teen's room seems to take several distinct shapes. These are (1) the issue of keeping the room clean; (2) how the room can be decorated; and (3) issues around privacy. In order for you to come up with rules and strategies that are reasonable for both you and your teen, it is helpful to first gain an understanding of the significance of this hallowed space for adolescents. The question is "How does the teen's room contribute to the basic developmental tasks of adolescence?"
Functions of "The Room"
Most of you who grew up in the heyday of the Beachboys will remember a song called In My Room. This song captured well the feeling that an adolescent has about the sort of private retreat quality that they ascribe to their rooms. It is a place where they can be alone with themselves and ponder those deep and distressing emotional ups and downs that they confront in the world, especially those involving their relationships with parents and peers. It is a place were one can have privacy with feelings and thoughts, as well as a mental space for resolving conflicts, making plans, or just allowing one's mind to drift and daydream about future possibilities. It is the oasis in the desert as well as the hidden attic where solitude is found.
A teen's room has another very special significance that is directly related to the primary developmental task of adolescence, which is building a personal identity. As the child moves into adolescence, the room becomes more and more like an extension of the self in which various expressions of the self appear. It is like a lab where the teen can visually and actively experiment with various identities as well as locate oneself within one's particular culture. You might see a whole wall covered with pictures of models, popular musicians, sports figures, or other icons of the teen world to which your teen may either aspire to be like, or that represent something that is considered desirable. The adolescent boy that is playing basketball may have posters of Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan plastered all over the walls. Or a teen girl may choose supermodels or movie stars. On a more negative note, however, a teen who is becoming involved in regular marijuana use may have pictures of drug abusing rock stars, or paraphernalia that is associated with drug use. The point is, the choice of decoration, style, and items for display are extensions in some way or another of the identity your teen is formulating, or at least considering, and the culture in which he is negotiating his identity.
One other important function that the teen's room serves is that it supplies the first individual space that the teen can call his own and that has boundaries which separate it from the rest of the house and family. It is a private space in this regard that is both the responsibility of the occupant, and the place where special interactions with others take place. A conversation that occurs in this room is going to have a somewhat different quality than a conversation that occurs in the living room, kitchen, or other part of the house. This is the private space where friends visit and intimate conversations can take place. This privacy, however, comes with the price of responsibility. The upkeep of the space also belongs to the occupant. Moreover, the privacy and ownership of the space implies a mutual trust between the occupant and the landlord (parents). What goes on in the room must meet the requirements of the landlord, and the upkeep and cleanliness must also meet their approval. Let's move on now to our discussion of the three areas of conflict regarding the teen's room that were outlined in the introduction.
Issues of Cleanliness
There are two parts to this discussion. The first has to do with how the parents define cleanliness, what the expectations are around cleanliness and neatness, and how this translates into daily cleaning, weekly cleaning, etc. The second part of the discussion is focused more on how to gain your teen's cooperation in meeting the expectations you have outlined. Let's take a look.
Generally, parents seem to fall into one of several categories. One group of parents likes their kids' bedrooms to be kept clean and neat on a daily basis. They want the beds made everyday, clothes put away in the hamper, and all extraneous items kept in locations that have been designated for them. This means books on the bookshelf, clothes hung in the closet or folded in the drawers, etc. A second group of parents allow a certain amount of messiness and disorganization to occur over a week's span, and then require a thorough cleaning and picking up of the room once a week (generally on the weekend). Often the teen's room is cleaned in conjunction with an overall weekly house cleaning. A third set of parents are somewhat oblivious to the way the room is kept. Their attitude is that it is their teen's private space and if it gets messy enough so that they can't find things, they'll clean it without prompting.
We suggest that you include your teens in an initial planning discussion so that they participate in defining of the expectations. This doesn't mean that you don't have the final decision, it just means that teens who are involved in the planning process are much more likely to live up to their part of the bargain. It is important that the expectations are spelled out in great detail. If you decide on the weekly cleaning, then you will need to be very explicit on how messy the room can be during the weekly interim. Is food allowed in? Can dishes be left around? Can dirty clothes be piled on the floor? Or maybe you would prefer no food is taken in the room and dirty clothes must be kept in the hamper, but general messiness can occur such as leaving items in disarray (school books, video games, etc.). When cleaning is to be done, again you must be very specific. Does it include vacuuming, and does this mean vacuuming only visible space or under furniture also? Does the room have to be dusted? The closets cleaned out? You get the idea. Together with your teen, define the expectations and rules. Be sure that everyone is on the same page and in agreement. This prior agreement is very important as it supplies the basis for reinforcing the agreement down the road.
Our general advice is to steer away from extremes. Not allowing any mess can inhibit some of the more exploratory needs of the adolescent who is developing an identity. At the same time, allowing total chaos and irresponsibility is never a good practice, and doesn't teach the necessary lessons for living with others or organizing one's life. It makes sense to require at least a weekly cleaning. This teaches a certain respect for one's space, as well as skills in organization, planning, and of course housekeeping. It is also important that respect for personal property is instilled along with a respect for organization that allows one to function successfully on a daily basis. As much as possible, the rules for the teen's room should mirror those of the overall household, although some relaxation may be appropriate at this age. Messy teens very often turn into good adult housekeepers, particularly if this is the atmosphere in which they have grown up.
Reinforcing Expectations
Now that you have an agreement in place regarding the expectations and rules, you need to define logical consequences to be enforced if the agreement is broken. Let's say you and your teen have agreed that they don't have to keep their room in perfect order during the week, but they must put dirty clothes in the hamper on a daily basis and dirty dishes are not allowed to be left in the room under any circumstances. Further, once a week the bed needs to be changed, all items must be put away, the room vacuumed (visible floor only), and everything dusted. You need to spell out a time frame for the cleaning. You might say it must be completed by 3 PM every Saturday. That allows the choice of doing it Friday afternoon or evening, or on Saturday morning. If not done by the appointed time, social plans made for Saturday will be cancelled. Then, give your teen a chance to get it done on Sunday in order to continue with social plans on Sunday, but again, if it is not done, social plans for Sunday will be cancelled. Another logical consequence might be that clothes not placed in the hamper would not be washed and therefore not available when your teen needs them to wear. You might give the total responsibility for washing and drying clothes to your teen, which not only teaches him to be competent in taking care of himself, but gives him an opportunity to learn from his mistakes, i.e., clothes are simply not available when desired. Whenever possible, make the consequence a natural or logical consequence. Further, when you need to enforce it, do it without the "I told you so's." In fact, you can empathize with the painfulness of having to learn and bear consequences of one's own making while yet maintaining the limits you have set. Above all, don't participate in arguments. If the expectations are agreed on ahead of time, along with consequences, then there really is no room for argument. Simply carry them out.
Decorating the Room
In general, teens love to decorate their rooms. Decorating usually involves the arrangement and selection of furniture, color of the walls, wall coverings such as posters and pictures, and display of favorite items. Some teens are very conservative and prefer a more standard decorating scheme that is very functional and ties in with the rest of the house. At the other extreme is the teen who wants little to no furniture, or very different looking furniture (like sleeping on the floor on an air mattress, blow up furniture, waterbeds, etc.) They may want the walls to have more than the standard posters. I've known teens who paint murals and scenes on their walls that flow into the ceiling area, or they hang numbers of items from the ceiling, have different types of lighting, and so forth. The extent of deviation from regular house decoration schemes is a point of discussion for you and your teen. Our general advice is to allow a good deal of flexibility. Two rules of thumb can be used to help you decide how far from the norm you will allow your teen to stray in choosing decorations. First, the desired decorations should not fall far from your general family values and/or norms for behavior. In other words, putting up posters of related to drug use, symbols that advocate violence toward others, or other provocative expressions of antisocial behavior are most likely going to go against the values you have tried to instill. If your teen seems particularly interested in these types of decorations, discuss what it is that she finds interesting. It is important to know what your teen is thinking, feeling, and how she is trying to locate herself within her peer group and culture. Her choice of decorations often can be very telling and offers an opportunity for frank discussion and problem solving. Second rule of thumb is to set a budget for decorating that includes your part and her part. Assist your teen with this task and participate in helping her come up with ideas that are economical.
Issues of Privacy
Privacy is a strong need for teens. They need room to try out the various aspects of their personalities, select traits that help build an identity, and test ways to participate in the culture. One of the ways teens can experiment with privacy in a fairly safe manner is within the space of their own rooms. We suggest that you allow your teen the experience of being alone with himself while being able to maintain boundaries against intrusion by others, including you. The general suggested rules are that teens are allowed to close their doors while alone, or with friends or siblings. You might make one exception to this rule and that is in regard to members of the opposite sex. That is up to you and may depend on your level of trust and frank discussion with your teen regarding sexuality. Secondly, it is important that anyone who wants to enter the teen's room knock first and wait to be invited in before entering. This is a very important one. Many parents knock, but they enter while in the process of knocking which is close to entering with no warning. None of us like that sort of intrusion and we generally react with anger. Give your teens the same courtesy you expect from them. As budding adults, teens need both emotional and physical privacy. If this rule is observed at all times, then there will be no need for locking doors. Locking doors is not suggested as it is important that access be maintained in case of an emergency.
Now, what do you do if you find that your teen is involved in behaviors in his room you do not approve of such as drinking. This is an issue that needs to be discussed frankly and you may remove privacy privileges temporarily until trust has been reestablished. Privacy is important, but it does imply responsibility. Teens don't tell their parents everything, nor should they. At the same time, a general sense of trust along with limits that protect teens from danger must be facilitated. Your best bet is to spend a lot of time getting to know your teens, discussing their ideas as well as problems, and establishing a strong bond that is based on caring and understanding. This will promote an atmosphere where both closeness and privacy can be maintained at the same time, very much like the teen's room that is nestled in the warmth of the family home.


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Sunday, December 8, 2013
Pine Buff, Arkansas
Here in LA (lower Arkansas) we are experiencing a blast of winter weather atypical for the locale. We've had a few days of blustery winds, subfreezing temperatures, and frozen precipitation — all of which throws the average denizen of LA into panic.
Schools close, meetings are cancelled (perhaps a benefit), shops shutter their doors, and the courthouse suspends civic business. Now, all of those people suddenly have nothing to do — so they head to the supermarkets, strip the shelves of bread, empty the dairy cases of milk, and gather-up an array of other items they deem necessary for survival in these imagined artic isolation terrors.
The frenzy breaks out in conditions that our brethren and sisters up north would consider a balmy winter day. Hmm, let's see…. It's too dangerous to drive to work, but driving to the store is OK — and store employees are exempt from winter fantasies. Go figure.
The pelicans who pay us a visit in the winter months are not that easily fooled. They go about their business, swimming around the lake and doing their pelican thing. If they get a bit chilly, they will sally on over to the pelican huddle and stay awhile. Once warmed, they will individually return to the lake and do pelican puttering about.
The upshot is, the lakeshores are relatively free of onlookers because all the rest of the people are at the store, giving curious photographers a golden opportunity to record callous pelican disregard for alleged threatening conditions.


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