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The former Western New England lacrosse goalie also collects awards in the sport he continues to play, having earned MVP honors last fall in leading his master's division team to a championship in the Las Vegas Lacrosse Showcase.
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Part One of Three in Project Inform's "What You Should Know About When to Start and What Meds to Use" Booklet
January 2013
Be Flexible With Your Decisions
Because your life and health change over time, the decisions that you make about your regimen and general health may need to as well. What worked for you when you started treatment may not be the best fit a few years later. Treatment information changes over time; you may find you have another condition like hepatitis C; and your feelings and opinions may change.
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Most people skip a dose of their meds from time to time. This shouldn't be a problem if it only happens once every month or two. If you're missing 2 or 3 doses each month, losing track of when you take them, or going whole weekends without them, then this is when resistance can start. Ideally, you should take 95% of your meds. If you take meds once a day this means missing no more than a couple of doses each month and hopefully not all in a row.
If you miss your dose and remember it within a few hours, then take that dose and stay on your normal schedule. If you don't remember you missed one until much closer to your next scheduled dose, then wait and take the next dose. Do not double-dose. Ask your doctor for advice on this.
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You've probably heard or read about adherence. But what often isn't talked about is the "fatigue" that some people can feel from having to take meds ... keeping them handy, taking them every day, paying for them, etc. People also just get tired of being HIV-positive. For a lot of people, this fatigue comes from living with a long-term condition.
The first part of dealing with fatigue is noticing that it's there. For some people it may be easy to re-commit to taking pills. For others, ask for help. Talking to other HIVpositive people about how they've dealt with these issues can show you new ways to deal with yours.
In the long run, it's much safer to work through pill fatigue than to consider taking a break from your meds (read more). Pill fatigue could also be a sign of depression, so if your feelings persist then let your health care provider know.
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Most iDEN push-to-talk phones are quite bulky, and come in either a clamshell or candy bar design. However, the Motorola Debut bucks that trend. It is the first ever iDEN push-to-talk phone to come in a slider design, which gives it a rather svelte appearance. Aside from push-to-talk, the Debut also has a few basic multimedia features. Though we had a few design issues with the Debut, it's overall a decent midtier offering from Boost Mobile. It's available for $170 without a contract. The Debut is also eligible for Boost Mobile's $50 monthly unlimited text, talk, data, and push-to-talk nationwide.
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Slide the phone up and you'll reveal the number keypad. We're pleased to see it's quite roomy, as most slider keypads tend to be a little cramped. However, the number keys suffer the same problem as the navigation keys: they feel just a bit too spongy when pressed. Still, the keys are raised above the surface and it's easy enough to dial by feel.
On the left spine of the phone are the speakerphone key, the volume rocker, a large push-to-talk key, and the charger jack. On the right is a 3.5-millimeter headset jack, which we're always glad to see with a phone that has a music player so we have the freedom of using our own headphones. There's also a camera lens on the back, but it's only visible when you slide the phone open. The microSD card slot is inconveniently located behind the battery cover.
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You can be forgiven for getting confused when Bombardier starts talking numbers on CSeries development costs - but the figure they want you to remember is $4.4 billion. That is the cost to develop the CS100 and CS300 under the new schedule, which extends development testing into 2016.
How much of an increase that is over the previous development cost estimate is harder to work out. On paper it looks like just over $1 billion, but in reality it is probably more like $500 million. Here's why.
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Since 2007, Bombardier has been saying that development of the CSeries would cost $3.4 billion. But that was calculated using older, so-called "non-GAAP" accounting rules. The new total of $4.4 billion is calculated using today's IFRS rules and the two figures cannot be directly compared, the company says.
But at the press confernece after the CSeries' first flight in September last year, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone caused a bit of a kerfuffle when he talked of the development cost being $3.9 billion, not $3.4 billion. The later explanation was that IFRS rules required the company to include the cost of borrowing money in the total development bill - hence the extra $500 million.
Now Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin says they tried but could not come up with an equivalent "IFRS-standard" figure for the original development cost, before the 12-month-plus delay, to enable an apples-for-apples comparison. But if we use the "IFRS-ish" $3.9 billion figure from last September then we end up with a "real" development cost increase of around $500 million.
That's about half what some analysts forecast the delay would cost Bombardier, but remember - I am no accountant!
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What is confusing to non-analysts like me is the way the company accounts for its costs. What we call development cost, Bombardier calls program tooling - because it is a non-recurring expense, like buying tooling, that is amortized over production of the aircraft on a per-unit based. Program tooling has two components: development spending and capitalized borrowing costs.
By the end of 2013, Bombardier program tooling cost for the CSeries was $3.31 billion. Of that about $300 million was capitalized borrowing costs. From the beginning of this year to early 2016, when the CS300 is to be certificated and CSeries development completed, Bombardier will spend another $750 million on development and capitalize another $300 million in borrowing - for a total of $1.05 billion.
Add that to the $3.31 billion and you get the new cost to develop the CSeries, which Bombardier rounds up to $4.4 billion for those of us who count of their fingers.
Here's a chart from the company's 2013 annual results that shows how much it has spent so far not only developing CSeries, but the Learjet 70/75, Learjet 85, Challenger 350 and Global Express 7000/8000 business jets. And this is a company that essentially halted all product development in the early 2000s to save money.
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In Ohio visit, Somali leader says Kenya attack illustrates global threat from militant group
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Islamic extremist group claiming responsibility for the weekend terrorist attack at a Kenyan mall presents a threat not just to the region or Africa but to "the world at large," the president of Somalia said Monday.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said reports that some of the attackers may have been Somalis who lived in the United States illustrate the global nature of al-Shabab.
"Today there are clear evidences that Shabab is not a threat to Somalia and Somali people only," Mohamud said in a speech at Ohio State University. "They are a threat to the continent of Africa, and the world at large."
Kenyan authorities say dozens of people have died in the attack. Mohamud said he has spoken with the president of Kenya and plans to visit the country.
Mohamud said his government is committed to uprooting al-Shabab. He said maintaining security is his top priority as Somalia rebuilds after decades of civil war and terrorist threats. But a relapse is a possibility, he warned.
In his speech, he called on people from Somalia who are living in Ohio to consider coming home to help rebuilding efforts. Central Ohio has the second-largest number of Somalis in the U.S. after the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., area. The president said his current government has Somalis from the U.S., Australia, Britain, Canada, Sweden and elsewhere. Many more have returned to set up businesses.
"The government will prepare the ground for you to come," Mohamud said.
The president pledged to continue the policy of creating a unified country bringing together all regions. He also promised free elections in 2016. The key to success, he said, is a country stable in all ways.
"Stable in terms of security, stable in terms of politics and stable in terms of economy," Mohamud said.
Mohamud started his U.S. visit in Washington, then planned to travel Monday to New York for a speech at the United Nations.
Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday praised Mohamud's efforts building a government.
"There's work yet to be done in Puntland and Somaliland, and we encourage you to continue the work of reaching out, of reconciliation and rebuilding the democracy, and I know he's committed to that," Kerry added.
Outside Monday's university event and at another speech Sunday night, a few dozen Somali protesters challenged Mohamud, saying he was not committed to the constitution or creating a unified country, and he was siphoning too much international aid to the capital of Mogadishu.
"We would like him to unify the country, not separate the country," said Liban Abdi, who runs a health care business in Columbus and has lived in the city for 14 years.
Andrew Welsh-Huggins can be reached on Twitter at https://twitter.com/awhcolumbus.


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*Whoa, here's a shocker announcement. Sort of.
After denying for months that she is engaged, we find out on a promo video for Lifetime's new "The Houstons: On Our Own" reality TV series, that Miss Bobbi Kristina has been untruthful all along.
"We're engaged," Bobbi Kristina awkwardly announces during a family meal in a snippet from the series premiere.
(Watch it here at E!Online)
The groom-to-be is of course Nick Gordon, who the late Whitney Houston adopted as Bobbi's brother. A fact The Houstons don't simply accept.
"The family has me out to be a bad person," Gordon says during a confessional after a scene featuring Gary Houston (Whitney's brother) chastising the newly engaged guy airs.
Alrighty then, it's about to be on and poppin'! Check out some more scenes from the new series below. "The Houstons: On Our Own" debuts on October 24 on Lifetime.


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This Birthday I decided to have an Italian Party.
For the past year or so my family have been getting together every couple of months
with a group of friends and we have been having International Dinners.
We try our hand at cooking different cuisines from around the globe.
In this particular instance some of the foods are authentic and others are a fun party take
on what is traditionally known as Italian.
|Tomato Macarons - Flavoured with Chocolate Ganache
and Salted Caramel.
| I have started with Dessert for this Blog post.
I couldn't help myself as it is my favourite part of the meal.
|Spaghetti & Meatballs Cupakes
|I have made these before.
Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing piped for Spaghetti,
Strawberry Jam for the Tomato Sauce,
Ferrero Rochers for the Meatballs
topped with grated White Chocolate for the Parmesan Cheese.
|Pizza Sugar Cookies
40 Individually Decorated and Boxed.
|Special Delivery by Leonie's Pizzeria - Personalised Pizza Cookie Boxes.
|ITALY - Sugar Cookies
Gelato, Moustaches, Chefs Hats & ITALY
|Italian Moustache
Sugar Cookie Moustaches on Sticks.
|Your Glass for the Night for whatever
Tastes Right. Mason Jars and Stamped Tinned Lids.
|Maraschino Cherry Bombs
Rolled in Red Velvet Cake and Dipped and Drizzled in Chocolate.
Made my little Brother Michael.
|Tiramisu Cake........... Bellissimo and my Favourite!
Made by Andrew & the beaters licked by Renee (LOL)!
|Personalised Pizza Boxes with Take Home
Decorated Pizza Sugar Cookies for each Guest.
A Collage of Italy - Party Style
|Italian Food - Party Style
Spaghetti & Meatball Cupcakes, Tomato Macarons, Pizza Sugar Cookies
Italian Moustaches & Italian Sugar Cookies
because I am still a big kid at heart.
|Canolli's filled with a Traditional Ricotta and Custard Filling
with a dash of Chocolate made by Rebecca
Drizzled with Chocolate and a Dusting of Icing Sugar.
|Traditional Amaretti Biscuits all the way from Italy.
Italian Antipasto, Pizza & Pasta
|Antipasto - Crustini, Meats, Olives, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts,
Roasted Capsicum and Eggplant, Italian Cheese
|Tomato, Basil and Baby Mozzarella Balls
drizzled in Balsamic Vinegar.
Made by Lisa and Michael.
|Antipasto Platter
Made by Natasha & Andrew
|Spaghetti Bolognese and White Sauce and Cheese Bake
by Kathy
|Prosciutto and Meat Platter - by Pete & Yvonne
Caesar Salad by Cheri & Stu
Make Your Own Pizza
|Make a Wood Fired Pizza
Roll the Dough, Choose your toppings
Buon Appetito!
|My creation of a Pizza which included a bit of everything.
With the exception of anchovies - YUK!
|My son Ethan's favourite,
Tomato Pesto, Garlic and Cheese Pizza.
This pizza is just the right size for him. So Cute!
Thank you to my lovely family and friends
all of you contributed to making my Birthday a lovely night.


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It's less than two weeks before the Celtics take the floor for their first-round playoff series against likely the Knicks or Pacers, and during that time they need to find cohesion.
The team decided to rest Kevin Garnett (ankle inflammation) for two weeks, and Paul Pierce also needed a break to rest his gimpy ankle. But sooner or later, the Celtics have to get their core on the floor at the same time, and Sunday night was it.
The combination of Pierce and Garnett, with the welcomed help of the resurgent Brandon Bass, led to a 107-96 win over the improving Washington Wizards. If only the shorthanded Celtics had played with the same energy Friday as they did on Sunday, they would have made it easier on themselves in their quest for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.
This is a critical stretch for the Celtics, who don't want to match up with the Knicks, winners of 12 straight games after beating Oklahoma City on the road Sunday without Amar'e Stoudemire or Kenyon Martin. Moving up to sixth — they trail Atlanta by 1½ games — likely would set up a first-round series with the Pacers, who were soundly beaten by the Wizards Saturday, and the Thunder the previous night.
With five games remaining, the Celtics very much have something to play for besides remaining healthy. They have 10 days to gather cohesion, get Garnett back in premium playing shape, and get accustomed to the big lineup that now features Jeff Green.
Sunday night was a good start as Garnett looked nimble in his 24 minutes as the Celtics won the rebounding battle, 38-36, as veteran Washington big men Nene and Emeka Okafor combined for just 14 boards and the Wizards scored just 10 second-chance points.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers has attributed the team's defensive woes inside to the absence of Garnett. That's a lot of pressure to put on the future Hall of Famer, the sole responsibility of the interior defense, and he doesn't need to be such a force every night at age 36 if Bass, Shavlik Randolph, and Chris Wilcox contribute rebounding.
What Garnett does is stabilize the defense. The players feel better when they hear his voice — even the four-letter words — calling out demands, screaming coverages. Washington shot 41.7 percent in the second half, with 13 of its 44 points coming from backup point guard A.J. Price. The prowess was back, but the Celtics have to remain consistent and passionate over these final five games.
This is who the Celtics are, a Rajon Rondo-less club that will be spearheaded by Garnett, Pierce, and Green. And it was encouraging that the Celtics scored 107 points and shot nearly 56 percent with Green scoring just 8 points, none in the second half.
The Celtics can be a formidable playoff opponent, even for the Knicks, but all of their standouts have to play like standouts.
"The consistency is the thing I always like to point out," Garnett said. "So we can make sure consistently we don't just do it for a game or against Washington, but against everybody else. That's what we're trying to get to. But so far, so good."
The effect Garnett has on his teammates was apparent. After scrambling for the last couple of weeks because of injuries, the band is back. And the Celtics have to gain chemistry, avoid injuries, and win in the next 10 days to avoid the Knicks.
"I love playing with Kevin," guard Avery Bradley said following his 10-point performance. "His intensity. He just makes everything easier. He talks the whole game. Our team is very deep, especially when we're executing our plays, we're very hard to stop because on defense we know what to expect, especially with Kevin back now. He's the leader of our defense and he gets everybody fired up and going."
The Celtics are back to normalcy, but that's when things usually go haywire. This group has to stay focused, consistent, and blend into their roles despite changes around them. When Garnett was playing before his ankle injury, Green was coming off the bench and the Celtics were playing with a smaller lineup.
They're best with a bigger lineup. They are more formidable when Green is on the floor, Pierce is the distributor, and Garnett is getting into the heads of mentally weaker opponents. The resurgence of Bass, who is averaging 16 points and shooting 57.4 percent in the last four games, has been a pleasant surprise.
The next 10 days are critical for the Celtics because they have spent 77 games being maddeningly inconsistent and erratic, and they have to embrace good health and all-around production with wins as well as improved cohesion.
"It's good to be playing the best basketball at the right time, and right now is the right time going into the playoffs for some guys to get their confidence going and start having some big games," Pierce said. "Kevin healthy finally, I'm coming along . . . so we're going to need these next few games to really prepare for the upcoming playoffs no matter who we play. And right now is the time for us to start hitting our stride."Gary Washburn can be reached at email@example.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @gwashNBAGlobe.


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Author Notes: Cornbread is one my favorites to tinker with. I like to take it in different directions with different flavor combinations. This one includes spicy chorizo, fresh corn, and in the interest of keeping the fat calories somewhat reasonable, cottage cheese rather than a hard cheese. A square of it is heavenly split in half with a poached egg perched on top. —boulangere
Food52 Review: This is not a cake-like, prissy, Northern-style cornbread. It is a dense and delicious version more akin to Southern-style cornbread. The chorizo, onion, and corn contribute to create a hearty flavor and texture. The cottage cheese helps bind it all together, and makes it moist even the next day. It's perfect with a poached or fried egg and salad for a complete dinner, and if you have leftovers, it makes a great breakfast all by itself. —hardlikearmour
Makes: 9" x 9" pan
1/2 pound bulk chorizo, browned, drained, cooled
1 yellow onion, 1/2" dice, sautéed in the chorizo fat, drained and cooled
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup cornmeal or polenta
1 teaspoon salt
6 ounces buttermilk
8 ounces (1/2 pint) cottage cheese, 4% or 2%, but please not non-fat
2 large eggs
Corn kernels stripped from 2 cobs, or 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line the bottom of a 9" x 9" baking pan with a piece of parchment cut to fit. Pan spray the sides.
- Warm a skillet over medium heat. When hot, break up the chorizo into small chunks and cook until gently browned, continuing to break it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. When done, use a slotted spoon to lift out onto a plate lined with paper towels. Set aside and sauté onion in the chorizo fat until it has softened, turned translucent, and has begun to brown some on the edges. Also use a slotted spoon to lift out onto the plate holding the sausage.
- Place a sieve over a large mixing bowl. Measure into it the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Sift into the bowl. Use your fingers to press through any lumps. Add the polenta or corn meal last, as neither will pass easily through the sieve, and as such, aren't prone to clumping as the flour and leavening agents are.
- Add the buttermilk, cottage cheese, eggs, corn kernels, cooled sausage and onions. Please don't use drained canned corn. It has a "cooked" taste that is not good when re-cooked. Stir to blend. Stir just until all dry ingredients are hydrated.
- Use a rubber spatula to scrape the mixture into your prepared pan. Place pan in oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until top is golden brown, and is springy when you tap it. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve warm, of course.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish with Meat as a Flavoring
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The Ghost of SCO Dogs IBM Again
Jun 17, 2013 3:34 PM PT
Like Carrie, whose hand emerged from the grave to grab Sue by the ankle in Sue's nightmare, SCO has reemerged from its grave to revive its lawsuit against IBM, 10 years after the case was first filed.
A court has granted SCO's motion for reconsideration and reopening the case, Groklaw reported.
The case had several twists and turns: The SCO Group sued former customers Autozone and DaimlerChrysler; Novell denied it had sold the Unix copyrights to SCO, triggering a lawsuit from SCO for slander; and both IBM and RedHat filed suits against SCO.
SCO had sought US$1 billion in damages from IBM.
"The reopening of the case is simply an administrative step to move along the process of getting rulings on some remaining issues. The move is uncontested," said Alison Preece, spokesperson for Boies Schiller & Flexner, counsel for The SCO Group.
"The party is the old SCO, currently in Chapter 7, under the direction of the bankruptcy trustee," she told LinuxInsider.
"What was never resolved was the extent of the actual IP SCO received from Novell," Bill Weinberg, senior director at Olliance Consulting, a division of Black Duck Software, told LinuxInsider. "It will be interesting to see how they will be able to clarify separation of the assets."
IBM "is likely wanting to appear fair," commented Raymond Van Dyke, principal at Van Dyke Law. "Assuming there is no new evidence to confer code ownership on SCO, IBM probably hopes to put a stake into the matter."
IBM did not respond to our request to comment for this story.
What SCO Now Wants
The latest motion was filed earlier this month by Boies Schiller & Flexner. Judge David Nuffer asked both parties to essentially assume he was not familiar with the case and provide him with sufficient detail in their briefs to reach a decision.
SCO must file a brief statement identifying the claims that it agrees have been shut out by the judgment in SCO v. Novell, where the court ruled that Novell did not transfer the copyrights for Unix to SCO back in 1995, according to Groklaw.
IBM can file a new motion for summary judgment on the remaining claims and counterclaims. Once this motion is decided, the court will set up a process and schedule for both parties to identify summary judgment motions filed previously that they still want Judge Nuffer to rule on.
Outstanding motions that were not officially decided before SCO filed for bankruptcy are a SCO motion for reconsideration pending, an objection to an earlier ruling, and a motion to supplement its list of materials it claims were misused by other companies. SCO also filed a motion for reconsideration of the court's ruling denying its claim that IBM was guilty of spoliation of evidence.
Who's SCO Now?
SCO, which had filed for bankruptcy in September 2007, filed a memorandum of understanding between it and Stephen Norris Capital Partners in 2008 under which SNCP would pay it up to $100 million subject to Bankruptcy Court confirmation, but that proposal eventually fell through. In June 2009, SCO announced an agreement with Gulf Capital Partners for funding to pay off its debts and continue its lawsuits through the sale of its Unix division. It's not clear what happened to that deal.
In 2011, UnXis purchased SCO's software product business, and SCO filed amendments to its certificates of incorporation and was renamed "TSG Group."
TSG Group remains in the shadows, but UnXis, which has renamed itself "Xinuos," claims on its website that it was created by SNCP and MerchantBridge Group in April 2011 to acquire all the operating assets and intellectual property rights of The SCO Group.
However, Xinuos "acquired certain IP rights and operating assets formerly owned by The SCO Group, pursuant to an order of the federal bankruptcy court in Delaware on April 11, 2011," Sean Snyder, Xinuos' president and COO, told LinuxInsider.
Xinuos "has no knowledge about [SCO's motion] nor does it have any interest whatsoever in such proceedings," he said.
What's Coming Up
IBM is likely to file a summary judgment motion on whatever SCO proffers as evidence of Unix code ownership, Van Dyke told LinuxInsider.
However, it's "very doubtful that [SCO has] any relevant new evidence or any evidence worthy enough to resurrect the case," Van Dyke said. "This is a blast from the past and SCO's case cannot last."


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Ryan Blaney and his father, NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney, discussed one particular point of emphasis before Saturday's Pocono Mountains 125 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Pocono Raceway.
"We actually talked about restarts and choosing the right line," said 19-year-old Ryan, who grabbed the lead from rookie German Quiroga on a restart that began the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish and held on to win the fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race stage at the 2.5-mile triangular track.
"It was pretty funny that we were talking about restarts before the race, and that's what it came down to."
Driving the No. 29 Ford owned by Brad Keselowski, Blaney, 19, beat Miguel Paludo to the finish line by .271 seconds to earn his first victory of the season, his first at Pocono and the second of his career in the Truck Series. Blaney gave Ford its first victory in the series since Colin Braun won at Michigan in a Roush Fenway Ford on June 13, 2009.
The runner-up finish was a career best for Paludo.
Quiroga, who lost three spots on the restart and regained one before the checkers, finished third, followed by Joey Coulter--last year's Pocono winner--and Ross Chastain, Blaney's teammate. Ron Hornaday Jr., Darrell Wallace Jr., series leader Matt Crafton, Brendan Gaughan and Brennan Newberry completed the top 10.
Newberry's top 10 was his first in 21 Truck Series starts.
With a push from Paludo, Quiroga had taken the lead from Blaney on a restart on Lap 50. After the fourth and final caution of the race, Quiroga chose the inside lane for what turned out to be the final restart, and Blaney took command entering Turn 1.
"It's hard to keep the lead on a restart if you're the leader, but we were fortunate enough to be on the front row on that last restart and capitalized on it," Blaney said.
Quiroga, on the other hand, felt he had little chance to keep the lead when the race went green for the final time.
"Everybody that started first, they lost a lot of positions on every restart," said the rookie from Mexico City. "I would say (the inside lane) was a little bit better than starting on the outside. We just have to learn a little bit more."
After a spin by Ricky Ehrgott on the opening lap, the race was caution-free until Lap 42 of a scheduled 50, when NASCAR threw a yellow because of debris on the track.
Todd Bodine, driving in a one-race deal for Turner Motorsports, held the lead at the time, but during a scramble for the lead in Turn 1 after a Lap 47 restart, Bodine spun after contact from James Buescher's Chevrolet to bring out the third caution.
Contact between the trucks of Ty Dillon and Johnny Sauter, as Dillon moved up the track believing he had a clear lane to the outside, caused the final caution on Lap 50 and extended the race four laps beyond its posted distance.
Crafton extended his series lead to 52 points over second-place Jeb Burton, who finished 12th Saturday. Blaney gained five spots in the standings to third, 62 points behind Crafton.


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BOSTON — A lawyer for a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge Tuesday to lift an order that keeps most court documents against the friend hidden from public view.
The lawyer for the friend, Azamat Tazhayakov, argued during a hearing in U.S. District Court that the order is overly broad and that prosecutors haven't shown it is needed. He said the order prohibits him from publicly discussing any materials that prosecutors have given to the defense.
"The defendants have basically been muzzled," said attorney Nicholas Wooldridge.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney John Capin said the order is needed to protect Tazhayakov and another Tsarnaev friend from adverse pretrial publicity.
Prosecutors allege that Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both friends who attended the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth with Tsarnaev, removed evidence from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the marathon bombing. They have pleaded not guilty to charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. A third Tsarnaev friend, Robel Phillipos, has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to authorities.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler did not immediately rule on the request to lift the protective order.
Lawyers for Kadyrbayev and Phillipos both told Bowler they are working on an agreement with prosecutors that would loosen the restrictions of the order so that the suspects' family members and defense experts can have greater access to the materials.
Authorities allege that Tsarnaev, 20, and his brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, planted two pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the marathon on April 15, killing three people and wounding more than 260.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev died following a gun battle with police four days after the bombings. Authorities have said Dzhokhar ran over his brother during a chaotic getaway attempt.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to a 30-count federal indictment charging him with using a weapon of mass destruction. He faces the possibility of the death penalty.
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Throughout the diaspora of modern games, female characters are not rare. There are many games with females as main playable characters as well as supporting roles, yet it is not uncommon for female audiences to find these characters unlikable and difficult to relate to. They are often hyper-sexualized, with generic, young faces and outfits that are more revealing of their bodies than a personality. These female characters are stark contrasts to the aesthetic goals of the male characters which encompass a much larger range of body types, costumes, and facial features.
The video game industry is comprised largely of male developers, as well as is its largest target audience. The desires of this demographic are clearly understood by those who create the games, and both male and female characters reflect this. However, the game industry is always expanding and changing, and more diverse groups of people are becoming interested in video games. Girls may find video games very boy-centric and become alienated from them as a result. This field review explores the aesthetics of female game characters and different ways that they can be designed. If it is possible to create female characters that are more universally attractive, unique, and likeable, the video game industry would be tremendously helped with its efforts to reach out to a broader range of audiences.
Video games span a wide range of genres, and the characters that fill their worlds come in all shapes, styles and levels of abstraction, from cartoonish to hyper-realistic. Because of the variation in possible visual styles, artists are able to use their creativity in countless ways to create appealing and unique characters for their games.
Valve Corporation's first person shooter, Team Fortress 2, is a strong example of character variety in a video game. Each one of the nine classes was designed to be instantly recognizable by their silhouette, and to appear visually clear, even when seen from a distance. "The body proportions, weapons and silhouette lines as determined by footwear, hats and clothing folds were explicitly designed to give each character a unique silhouette. In the shaded interior areas of a character, the clothing folds were explicitly designed to echo silhouette shapes in order to emphasize silhouettes, as observed in the commercial illustrations which inspired our designs" (Dhabih, Franke, Mitchel, 2007). As a result, the game appears lively and diverse, and a distinct sense of personality emerges from each of the characters.
For example, the Medic class of TF2 is portrayed as a German doctor. His outfit is an original design, but it suggests connections to the Nazi uniforms of World War II through elements such as his dress boots, trousers, even his hairstyle. His posture is rigid and militaristic as well, and these features go a long way in defining the personality of a character that has extremely little official background.
Figure 1 - The Medic class of Team Fortress 2. Valve Corporation, 2007.
Another example from TF2 is the design of the Heavy Weapons Guy (Heavy) class. The minigun he carries is immense, and his huge frame seems completely suitable for carrying such a weapon. His top-heavy frame suggests great upper-arm strength, while his tiny legs don't get in the way of the bulk of the gun while he carries it. He is extremely large and overweight, rather than overtly muscular. His character is tastefully designed, expanding on the stereotype of fat characters, rather than mocking it.
Figure 2 - The Heavy Weapons Guy class of Team Fortress 2.
Figure 3 - The nine classes of Team Fortress 2
Figure 4 - Team Fortress 2 silhouettes
Although female characters are abundantly found in video games, the way their designs are typically approached is in stark contrast to the characters of Team Fortress 2.
The majority of game developers and the target audience for many popular and successful games are male. Therefore, it makes sense from a profit-oriented standpoint to create female characters that are, above all else, overtly sexual by design. The idea that "sex sells" is very common, and is applied to nearly every facet of the entertainment industry. Video games are well known for reflecting and following the trends of pop culture, especially action movies. For decades, movies have cast women in roles that are based solely on the characters' sex appeal. While many male actors continue to perform lead roles into their 60's and 70's, women lose their lead roles at much earlier ages, and are no longer considered sexy or ideal. This way of thinking is very prevalent in the entertainment and marketing world, and has strongly influenced the way video game development is viewed. Despite this fact, many girls and women who enjoy playing video games, even the ones with very male-oriented themes.
As well-crafted and standard-setting as the TF2 cast is, there is something missing: female characters. While the game industry is filled with famous fictional women, they tend to lack what the TF2 guys, and a lot of other groups of male characters, have: variety. Even in games with a well-rounded male cast, the ladies tend to look like dress-up dolls with a few different sets of clothing and wigs. (Pickens, 9)
As well-crafted and standard-setting as the TF2 cast is, there is something missing: female characters. While the game industry is filled with famous fictional women, they tend to lack what the TF2 guys, and a lot of other groups of male characters, have: variety. Even in games with a well-rounded male cast, the ladies tend to look like dress-up dolls with a few different sets of clothing and wigs. (Pickens, 9)
If female video game characters were designed with more subtlety, variety, and gender-neutral appeal, perhaps more girls would be interested in trying out and enjoying genres of games that normally only accommodate the male gender. Just as many female gamers find the TF2 characters unique and charming, diverse and compelling. Additionally, female characters need not turn off or alienate male gamers.
The issue this project will address is the homogeny of female game characters. The kind of deficit of uniqueness in question refers to the character's visual design, how it relates to the game world and how the character's visual design supports personality and adds depth and overall appeal. While the character's in-game personality is influenced strongly by non-visual factors such as her voice, attitude, actions, etc., her appearance plays an over-arching primary role in how she is received.
For example, the male characters in the game Gears of War (Epic Games, 2006) reflect the dismal, harsh post-apocalyptic world they fight in. The art style of the game is highly dramatic, and accentuates the damage inflicted on a once-normal society. The masculinity of the characters is exaggerated by their huge, battle-scarred forms, and they seem almost as intimidating as the monsters they are fighting. On the other hand, Lieutenant Anya Stroud is the only female character in the game. She is young, presumably in her early 20's, with a flawless appearance. While not overly-sexual by design, she shows no scars, age, or other features that relate to the world that the men are so physically tied into. Her personality is calm, her background is undeveloped and she seems very detached from the game, as if she were included only to represent a pretty face. The bombed-out buildings and cars have more of a sense of history than Anya Stroud. Could a female character, perhaps older, with a few battle scars, or some gritty humor added to her appearance, be suitable for Gears of War? If such a character were designed, could she possibly appeal to potential female gamers and males as well? If she were portrayed with the same respect and visual interest as the rest of the cast, females may be more inclined to give a game like Gears of War a chance.
Figure 5 - Battle-hardened main characters of Gears of War. Their figures are exaggerated and stylized to fit the dismal post-apocalyptic setting of the game. Epic Games, 2006.
Figure 6 - Anya Stroud, Gears of War. Epic Games, 2006.
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Dear friends and readers of this little blog,
It is with joy, gladness and thanks to Almighty God and Mary, Queen of May, I am able to announce that His Lordship Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB, Bishop of the diocese of Aberdeen, has made provision for the Traditional Mass to be offered on a regular monthly basis in the city of Aberdeen.
The first Mass will be on Sunday 15th June at 11:00 am at the Sacred Heart Church, Torry, Aberdeen (http://www.sacredhearttorry.com). Masses will be offered by priests from The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer based on the island of Papa Stronsay in the Orkneys Isles. Thereafter Mass will be offered on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 11:00 am.
We give thanks to Fr Patrick, the parish priest, and his parishioners in making the church available to those who wish to give glory to God in the Forma Extraordinaria.
Please feel free to pass on this news but I ask that this be done in charity and thanksgiving.
Please pray for Bishop Hugh, the parishioners and priest of the Sacred Heart, the community of the F.SS.R and all the faithful who have worked towards this day.
Christ has Risen, alleluia, alleluia


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A Sweet Treat to Eat, Bauducco's Panettone Available in U.S. Grocery Stores
Panettone – a sweet, specialty cake typically incorporating raisins, dried fruit and candied citrus peel – has been enjoyed for centuries during the holiday season in Italy. Now, Bauducco Foods, Sao Paulo, Brazil, the largest maker of panettone in the world and exporter to 80 countries, introduces Bauducco Panettone into grocery stores across the U.S. Made in the authentic Italian fashion, it incorporates Sun-Maid raisins and, in a new take on tradition, Hershey's chocolate chips.
"In Italy, panettone is a staple from late November through New Year's, served as a dessert, at breakfast with coffee, and even in recipes like French toast," says Lucinda Scala Quinn, author of "MAD Hungry: Feeding Men & Boys" and "Lucinda's Rustic Italian Kitchen" and an expert in Italian culinary traditions. "With its subtle sweetness and light texture, panettone is more versatile than traditional cakes. I like it on its own or topped with ice cream or powdered sugar. It pairs well with dessert wines or Champagne for an after-dinner treat, or with coffee or hot chocolate in the morning."
While there are different versions of the history of panettone, all of them begin in northern Italy, near Milan. One story centers on a baker's helper named Toni, who accidentally knocked raisins into a bowl of bread dough, and then tried to remedy the situation by adding more dried fruit, sugar, butter and eggs. He baked it and gave it to his employer, who hailed the new creation and named it pane di Toni (Toni's bread, in Italian). In another legend, Toni the baker is deeply in love and concocts the recipe to win the respect of his beloved's father. In reality, Romans, who made bread enriched with fruit similar to panettone, invented the recipe.
In addition to being served to friends and family throughout the holiday season, panettone is also typically given as a hostess gift in many countries, in lieu of flowers or wine. "It's such a lovely and, at least in the U.S., unexpected gesture to give a panettone," says Scala Quinn. "I give it decoratively wrapped, and attach a card with a serving idea or two on one side and the story of panettone written on the other."
Suggested retail price for a 17.5-oz package is $4.99.


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A quiet Saturday morning in Huntington Beach was quickly filled with the voices of nearly 400 volunteers as they moved in to help spruce up the Oak View neighborhood.
Organized by OneOC, volunteers from 16 different companies from Orange County and residents of the Oak View neighborhood came out to conduct a slew of beautification projects in the square-mile community.
"The secret sauce for [Saturday's] event is we have people working together as part of one community," OneOC President Dan McQuaid said. "The neighbors here are participating and they're going to work side-by-side with volunteers from companies. That just shows you that if you work together, great things can happen."
At Oak View Elementary School, volunteers from Pacific Life repainted classrooms, Disney volunteers painted murals and school mottos on handball walls while the Oak View community group El Viento planted trees.
"I found out that this was really close to where I lived. [Oak View] is kind of its own little community," said Mike Burns, a Huntington Beach resident who works in guest relations at Disneyland. "With this small town feel, even though we're in such a populated place, I thought it was it was a good idea to come and support [this community] as much as possible."
OneOC is a nonprofit consulting group that brings businesses and communities together. McQuaid said Saturday morning isn't a one-and-done project, but more of an introduction to the community.
"We really want this not to be a done-in-a-day event," McQuaid said. "This is where people get to know other people, within their companies, the business community and also within where people live. And by working together, we can make a more vibrant Orange County."
OneOC connected Oak View with the Corporate Volunteer Council of Orange County, a group within OneOC made up of 26 businesses looking to contribute back to the community, with this project being their first.
"Volunteerism has been very important to the Walt Disney Company for 30 years," said Diane Killeen, manager of cast initiatives with Disney. "This is our first initiative as a council. We're coming together as a collaborative to try and make a huge difference in an area that needs some revitalization."
Oak View is a square-mile neighborhood bordered by Warner Avenue, Slater Avenue, Gothard Street and Beach Boulevard.
Latinos make up the majority of the community's compacted population, said Iosefa Alofaituli, the executive director of the nonprofit group Oak View Renewal Partnership, which aims to close the gap between those in Oak View and the rest of Huntington Beach.
"We've made some tremendous strides," Alofaituli said. "We're moving the needle, but there's still a gap that exists between Oak View and the rest of Huntington Beach."
The Corporate Volunteer Council heard there was need in the Oak View community and talked with Alofaituli to see if Oak View Renewal Partnership would be interested in working on a project.
"Synchronicity: Things just line up at the right time," he said.
More than 100 residents of Oak View came out to help with the beautification work, including some who are part of the Oak View community group El Viento.
The group helps the youth of Oak View get through school and into college, but also guides them through life, said chief operating officer Zayda Garcia.
"The beautification here is only one day, but it's the first day of forming relationships with all those corporations getting to know our residents and community and seeing how they can be a part of that change in our community," she said.
Oak View Elementary was the most impacted by the project, with nine different improvements done on the campus.
Principal Laura Dale-Pash was excited to see so many volunteers help improve the school.
"There's just so many projects that we haven't had the manpower for and the time," she said. "They're coming in and doing all of those things. I've been here a year and a half and there's so many things that we got started and now they're all coming into existence."
Oak View resident Hiram Morales, whose daughter is in El Viento, thought helping to improve the community was the least he could do.
"I like to set an example for the kids," he said. "I grew up here and live here and I'm trying to make a difference and set an example for the rest."
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As Key West race week winds down, and the pork is slow cooking in the oven for my favorite East Carolina barbecue as the centerpiece for the last of our nine nights here, I'm suggesting a good sipping rum in honor of the sailors I cook for, rum being the ubiquitous choice amongst the crew.
And also because we, or I anyway, rarely think of drinking a good rum with ice. Jeff Haase, above, a carpenter and project manager not far from me in Ohio, who crewed on the lovely little J70, insisted I try his favorite rum, Pyrat. He's something of a pirate spirit, always good company, and I agreed and found it to be a great pleasure. This rum has more complexity and depth than I rarely think of rum having. Rum is easily varied with mixers—with tonic, with Coke, with ginger beer—but this one sipped is deeply caramel-tasting with lighter vanilla notes.
I was sent a bottle of Brugal 1888, an aged rum with equal and different complexities and spice notes.
So today, in honor of sailors, and with a busy cooking afternoon to get to, I suggest a good rum cocktail.
The problem here of course is the just-one part.
Why do I believe them, after dinner with the kitchen magically cleaned? "Come on, Michael. Duval Street. Just one."
Race results just in! Huge congratulations to the J111 Spaceman Spiff!!! They won it! Going be a happy night!
Rum on the Rocks
- 2 ounces Pyrat, Brugal 1888, or other good rum
- Ice
- Combine in a lowball. If you're able, enjoy balmy breezes. If you're in the frigid Midwest, it warms the insides just as well.
Other links you may like:
- My past posts that include rum: Dark and Stormy, Man About Town, and Sour Cherry Daiquiri.
- Try making your own rum at home.
- Portside Distillery in Cleveland makes various types of rums, and Cleveland Whiskey makes bourbon; small spirit companies are booming throughout the country.
© 2014 Michael Ruhlman. Photo © 2014 Donna Turner Ruhlman. All rights reserved.


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Imagine a world without computers or smartphones, television—or even color photography. Now, imagine seeing one of the Museum's habitat dioramas, such as the Alaska brown bear diorama, in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals.
Would they inspire you to be more environmentally aware? That was one objective of the creators of the original dioramas at the Museum; learn more in this video.
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Panetta throws open doors to combat for women
The LA Times reports that, on his way out his own door, Leon Panetta opened the door for women to serve in combat-related jobs.
The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units. Panetta's decision gives the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women.
A senior military official says the services will develop plans for allowing women to seek the combat positions. Some jobs may open as soon as this year. Assessments for others, such as special operations forces, including Navy SEALS and the Army's Delta Force, may take longer.
Yeah, well, whatever. If history has taught anything, the services had better keep the standards for combat jobs regardless of sex. As I've always said, the bullet isn't forgiving and doesn't discriminate. I've also said that I've known women who could handle the job, but they're not all suited for it – I've known men who weren't suited for the job. I see lots of women on Facebook celebrating this ill-considered decision, but none of them are currently in the military. If we're doing this to make the military better, fine, but if we're doing it just to beat our collective chest and show how just we are, then that's how a lot of body bags are going to get filled.
I've never subscribed to the theory that women in combat will distract from the job being done, but rather I've opposed this because the sociologists will force square pegs into the round holes, with a hammer, if needed. But, I'm sure between allowing the gays to serve openly and allowing women into combat jobs, the recruiters must be amazed at the target-rich environments in which they're operating. Yeah, that's sarcasm.
Thanks to everyone who filled my inbox with the news while I was typing this.
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Almost six years ago, as Mitt Romney prepared to enter the 2008 presidential campaign, his team believed that Romney's business experience would be a huge plus. According to my sources, Romney and his staff saw a public that yearned, in the aftermath of President Bush, for a super-competent leader. Given Romney's enormous sucess at Bain and with the 2002 Winter Olympics, he seemed to ooze super-competence.
Things didn't go according to plan in 2007-2008. For the most part, Romney failed to connect with those who participated in Republican primaries and caucuses. His competence didn't sway them, perhaps in part because they didn't subscribe to the narrative that President Bush was incompetent.
When he entered the 2012 campaign, Romney must have thought that his business success would be deemed highly relevant this time around. After all, the campaign was always going to be about economics and jobs. Surely, Romney's success as a business turnaround guy could not help but resonate favorably.
In the primaries, however, Romney's Republican rivals attacked Romney's record at Bain Capital, citing instances in which Bain's control of companies led to the loss of jobs for Americans. And once Romney's nomination was assured, Obama made a fetish of this line of attack, going so far as to run an ad in which a woman tried to connect Romney, through Bain, to the death of her husband.
Obama's Bain-centered attack ads were part of an ad campaign that seemed to drive Romney's numbers down, particularly in swing states. Romney wasn't on the airwaves much during this period, and to the extent that he was, he focused, understandably, on attacking Obama's record.
At the Republican Convention, Romney's experience at Bain was presented in an affirmative light during the final day, when viewership was high. But the Convention seems not to have produced very much of a bounce for Romney.
Now, however, as voters get serious about deciding which candidate to vote for, Romney's experience at Bain seems to be a plus. Frank Luntz's post-second debate focus group of undecided voters in Nevada showed a strong movement to Romney. When focus group members explained their decision, they talked repeatedly about Romney's business record, repeating the candidate's refrain that he's worked in the private sector and understands the job creation process.
Even some left-of-center voters seem impressed by the fact that Romney thrived in the private sector. When interviewed by Greta Van Susteren, the guy who asked Obama the Libya question turned out to be pretty much a liberal Democrat. He agrees with Obama on social issues and, unlike most voters, strongly supports Obamacare. Although (speaking for a bunch of guys who work with him) he asked about Libya, he was clear that Libya would not drive his vote.
Why, then, is he still undecided, even after the debate? He cited Romney's success in business and with the Winter Olympics.
As for Obama, he took a few Bain-related swipes at Romney. Yet, as the debate closed, he made a point of paying homage to the private sector.
What Obama did not explain, and what voters seem to be wondering, is this: If the big issues is jobs and if job creation is overwhelmingly about the private sector, why not vote for the guy who thrived there for 25 years instead the guy who has no business experience at all?
I still don't know who will win this election, and I don't discount the possibility of some very nasty last-minute Bain-oriented ads in states like Ohio. But as we come down the home stretch, it looks like Romney is winning the Bain wars.


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Do you see me?
Caroline von Grone, January 2010
Frank Höhle, Portrait I, 2008
Oliver Godow, VIP 212, 2005
Melanie Manchot,
Film Stills, 2009
Do you see me?
Portrait in Painting, Photography and Film
Caroline von Grone
Frank Höhle
Oliver Godow
Melanie Manchot
12 May – 4 August 2010
Opening on Wednesday, May 19th at 6 pm with Lisa Le Feuvre
The exhibition is part of
next 1 – discussing photography
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From 17 to 22 May, six institutions in the Ruhr Valley will play host to encounters between artists, critics, curators, educators and the public.
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Do you see me?
Lisa Le Feuvre
In his short story The Adventures of a Photographer Italo Calvino recounts the plight of Antonino Paraggi, a young man who stridently disbelieves photography's ability to capture an accurate sense of a person. He is obsessed by the impossibility of reducing an individual to a single image, convinced the relationship between photography and memory is rooted in failure. All attempts to make an image reflect a person he knows seems to Paraggi to bear no correspondence to his own recollections. Calvino's subject watches his friends become determined to possess the present through the camera. Correspondingly, Paraggi becomes progressively more agitated by the activity of making portraits. He worries that photography implies that events not imprisoned by the camera will become lost, with these uncharted moments forgotten as if they had never existed, to become wiped from memory. A portrait represents forgetting as much as it does remembering.
On being asked to photograph two friends Paraggi retorts, camera in hand, 'what drives you two girls to cut from the mobile continuum of your day these temporal slices, the thickness of a second'. For him, the desire to represent is a momentary lapse of engagement with the world. Eventually, in spite of himself, Paraggi tries photography for himself, but in seeking to create the ideal portrait he found himself yearning for a remembered past, posing his subject to fulfil his own ideals as if 'trying to photograph memories, or a rather vague recollection surfacing in the memory'. He finally believes he has succeeded in capturing an accurate portrait when he turns to re-photograph the very images he had rejected for their inability to communicate. Our subjectivities cloud what we see and what we understand. Looking is both personal and political.
Every portrait is subjective and fails in its representation. The formal properties chosen to construct an image, be it colour, composition or reference to typologies within the history of art, are indicative of ways of perceiving. Every image reveals a very particular kind of looking, concurrently pointing to what already exists and to potential imagined and projected stories. The portrait is a complicated affair relating to the subject, its means of capture and the subsequent release into the unpredictable public realm. This exhibition with Caroline von Grone, Frank Höhle, Oliver Godow and Melanie Manchot asks the question 'do you see me?' to interrogate the operations of the portrait across painting, photography and film. Looking involves taking, giving and refusing permissions – a process predicated on control and inscribed within tangible and intangible structures.
In addressing the question 'do you see me?' these four artists point to the portrait as an exchange of ideas constructed through unreliable acts and encounters of communication and memory. Gertrude Stein spoke of the continuous present: a notion concerned with experience and knowledge, as well as knowledge of experience and experience of knowledge. Rather than creating constancy, these repetitions make every experience unique and extended into space and time in a process that sharpens attention. Von Grone's works are as much a portrait of their maker as they are of their sitter; as much about distraction as attention. By painting portraits in the exact place where the results are displayed she collapses process into presentation, drawing time and space into the portrait, just as Paraggi desired. Manchot's films return to chance encounters of passionate exchanges in public places drawn from fragments of the artist's memory. She rearticulates the past into the present by interrogating the space between memory and its representation, like von Grone, through the double. In Höhle's repeated actions, that replicate the most ordinary poses using a changing arrangement of sitters, differences speak the loudest. These are studies of looking and being looked at. Godow's photographs also are ruminations on the ways in which the world around us is, and can be, perceived. He narrates a fragmented story through the details that have caught his own processes of looking, embracing subjectivities to propose a reformulation and re-evaluation of the assumptions of seeing.


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|RS Senior
|Phoenix, Ariz.
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|Xavier College Prep
2005 XC Recap: Red-shirted her senior year but raced unattached. She finished 5th at the prestigious Stanford Invite and then a few weeks later not only won the Cal Poly SLO Invite but set a 5k course record (17:22). Competing at the USATF Club XC National Championships, she would finish 10th amongst an accomplished group of women.
2005 Track & Field Recap: Rothstein set a personal best17:04.08 for the win at the Long Beach Classic before being plagued with another track season injury in mid April. Intense cross training kept her in shape to come back for the Conference Championships a month later where she took 4th in the 10,000m final...
2004 XC Recap: Stephanie came off of winter and spring injuries to have another great cross country season. In her third year, she helped lead the Gauchos to their second consecutive NCAA Championship birth. Steph finished 4th at the Big West Championships in a personal best 6k time of 20:47.7. She then went on to grab All-Region honors for the second year in a row, finishing 12th after finshing 23rd a year earlier. At the NCAA Championships she finished 40 spots higher than in 2003 finishing 88th in 21:45. For the first time all season she had outdistanced both of conference rival Idaho's top two runners.
2004 Track & Field Recap: Unable to compete due to injuries in her second season.
2003 XC Recap: Stephanie became just the second Gaucho woman in school history to win the Big West Individual Championship, covering the hilly 6k, San Luis Obispo course in 22:14.8 and leading a UCSB sweep of the top four spots...was also the top Gaucho finisher at the West Regional, taking 23rd to garner All-Region honors with a 6k best 21:05...finished 123rd at the NCAA National Championship as Santa Barbara's #3 runner...placed 3rd at the UCSB Lagoon Open running her personal best on the 5k course of 18:04.
2003 Track & Field Recap: Stephanie won the Cal Poly Dual Meet 5,000m in a personal best 17:47.01.
2002 XC Recap: Rothstein was the #3 runner for the Gauchos, finishing 15th at Big West Conference Championship as a freshman and helping UCSB to 2nd place, their highest team finish since 1996.
High School Notes: Runner-up at 2002 Arizona HS State 1600m with a time of 4:58.47.
Personal Bests
1500m: 4:32.00
3000m: 9:50.21
5000m: 16:44.00
10000m: 33:27.85


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New Orleans Firefighters Pay Back Katrina Aid
Associated Press - November 27, 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Fire Department is returning the help given to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina by firefighters and other emergency workers from New York.
Spokeswoman Carlene Barthe says the first of three groups of New Orleans firefighters was heading out Tuesday to help New York emergency workers with Hurricane Sandy recovery work. The third group will leave Dec. 15.
They're calling it "Big Easy to the Big Apple."
Fire Superintendent Charles Parent says they're heeding Mayor Mitch Landrieu's call to pay it forward. He says Southwest Airlines is donating round-trip flights for the firefighters.


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