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Childe of Fyre - Freebies
Hey guys,
I posted a whole lot of individual posts back on the old forum with my freebies and whatnot in them. Given that the old one is archived and new members to the forums here won't likely be able to find the old forum archives, I'm going to just post the general link to the front door of my website so to speak.
Those of ya'll that are familiar with my stuff know that I have things for pretty much a variety of items and figures. For any new folks who might find the forum though, I'm going to stick a couple of pictures in as attachments...
I know I haven't been very visible the last year or so - I've had a lot of nasty stuff going on - just starting to recover from some of that now - and I am prone to dropping from sight and going to ground when things get rough so that I can handle it. I apologize for not speaking up or letting anyone know.
That said - my website is still there, freebies are still up and downloadable as well. The site is still located here : http://www.childeoffyre.com
Oom Fooyat Posts: 0
Thanks! Free M4 textures are not that many and hard to find.
Liung's textures were actually created by Unicornst. The texture in the thumbnail is actually a paid one from Daz. So basically his package is in two parts.
Morphs are under Freebies --> Characters --> LiungM4 (thumbnail will open a new window)
Textures are under Hosted --> Uniornst --> Liung Textures (thumbnail opens a new window)
I hope that helps!
Teresa Tyllo Posts: 141
Lovely freebies, Seliah. Thank you so much! :)
Gosh, I guess I've sort of neglected this thread for a while - sorry, folks. I've got a bunch of new(ish) stuff that's been added to the website in the last few months. I figured I would just resurrect this thread, rather tha posting a whole bunch of individual threads for everything. Anyway, that said... I shut down my Content Paradise store a few months ago, as I've been transitioning to another place. In looking at what I had over there, a lot of it was much older items for things like the Gen4 figures (V4/M4). A lot of these older items are in the process of being moved into my freebies section now. I've gotten three of them moved, and others will come soon as well.
For the sake of convenience, the item names will be links directly to their own individual download pages. Download links are always located at the BOTTOM of my item pages on my website. If you want to actually get to the main door of my website, you can just go right HERE. My site is coded in frames, and while the individual item pages will get you the downloads you want, you won't be able to navigate around the rest of the site without first going back home. I keep meaning to update the item pages with a home link, but well.. after 10 years, it's a LOT of pages to update.... LOL.
A quick note on the navigation of my website:
Those who are familiar with it already know this, but for new folks who maybe haven't seen it before - the category links are all located on the left hand side of the page. You click on the category, and then the thumbnails will load into the right frame. Newer items are always added at the BOTTOM of these category pages, so if you're looking to see if I've added something new, just scroll the category page down and you will see that the younger items are located further down. Item pages themselves, when clicked on from the thumbnails, will open in a new window/tab in your browser, so that you don't lose the navigation of the main site. I know I really need to update my site, but I just haven't had the time, and there is a LOT of pages and such to build/update. It's an undertaking that I just haven't had time or energy to do yet. LOL
My standard Usage Rights/Terms of Use are as follows :
- Commercial renders are perfectly OK.
- NO redistribution of the original zip file contents. (Your own original texture add-ons are fine, of course, since they're your work.)
- NO usage allowed in Second Life for ANY reason, or in ANY way.
- If an item has a different set of Usage Rights associated with it, I'll make a note of it when I post it. Otherwise, you can pretty much assume that the above are what I would expect for any of my items.
So, in the group of things that have been moved into my freebies from the old store content (these are things that I didn't want to completely retire, but just couldn't consider being market quality nowadays for one reason or another) :
1.) Nathaniel for M4
- Full character package. Skin with multiple options, and INJ/REMs for morphs.
- Located under CHARACTERS on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Requires Michael 4 and his Morphs++
2.) COF Village Variety
- This was the commercial pack of the Village Girl dress textures that I did.
- Located under CLOTHING on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Includes 14 dress textures.
- Note : Some will work better than others inside of Studio. These were made back when I was using Poser 7, so some of them do mix in Poser procedurals, and DazStudio artists will need to manually adjust those parts of the materials.
- Second Note : I did, way back when, do a smaller freebie pack for this dress also, which contained four different textures. You can find that older freebie HERE.
- Requires Evil Innocence's "Village Girl" dress. (I've been told the textures work on both the V4 and Cookie versions of the dress.)
And then some of the newly added items...........
1.) Zero Poses for M4, V4, and K4 (Poser Version)
- Includes 17 full and partial utility reset poses for all three of the Gen4 figures.
- Poser format; files are .pz2
- Located in POSES, on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Requires M4, K4, or V4.
2.) Zero Poses for M4, V4, and K4 (Daz Studio Version)
- Includes the same 17 full and partial utility/reset poses.
- Located in POSES, on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- I know Daz Studio has the easy to reach "zero figure" thing in it's interface, but sometimes I just want to rest a single hand, or one leg... so I made these for my own use and I figured I would share them in case others find them helpful.
- Files will only work in DS 4.x; they are in .DUF format. If you use DS3, just grab the Poser version.
- Requires M4, K4, or V4
3.) Zero Poses for Hivewire's Dawn, Dusk, and Baby Luna (Poser Version)
- Includes 14 full and partial utility reset/zero poses for each figure.
- Located in POSES on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Files are in Poser .pz2 format.
- Requires Dawn, Dusk, or Baby Luna.
4.) Zero Poses for Hivewire's Dawn, Dusk, and Baby Luna (Daz Studio Version)
- Includes the same 14 full and partial utility reset poses.
- Located in POSES on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Requires Dawn, Dusk, or Baby Luna.
5.) Christmas Turtleneck for the Genesis Family of Figures (Daz Studio ONLY)
- Includes 1 conformer turtleneck for Genesis 1, G2F, G2M, G3F, and G3M
- Includes 7 textures, multiple opacity presets (they affect ONLY the opacity channel), multiple material zones for customization, and 29 adjustment and fitting morphs.
- I originally made this turtleneck as part of Fantasy Attic's Chrismtas Giveaway this past December. You can find the other Christmas freebies HERE.
- Located in CLOTHING on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Files are in .DUF format
- Requires Daz Studio 4.x, and any one of the Genesis figures.
6.) Christmas Turtleneck for the Hivewire Figures (Daz Studio ONLY)
- Includes 1 conformer turtleneck for Hivewire's Dusk and Dawn. Conversion from the original Genesis family item.
- Includes 7 textures, multiple opacity presets (they affect ONLY the opacity channel), multiple material zones for customization, and 29 adjustment and fitting morphs.
- Located in CLOTHING on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Files are in .duf format.
- Requires Daz Studio 4.x, and either Dusk or Dawn.
7.) Hanging File/Mail Holder (Daz Studio and OBJ)
- Includes one Daz Studio prop, and 1 OBJ, MTL, and UVs
- Located under PROPS in the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- This is a LOW poly prop for background use; it was just practice for me as I keep working on learning how to use Blender.
- Has multiple colors.
- Requires Daz Studio 4.x for the DS prop, or any software that can use OBJ files for the .obj mesh.
- Note for Poser users : The label inverts itself when the prop is brought into Poser, so make sure you select "Flip Normals" in the material room. Also, for some reason, any text I put on the UVmap for the label displays itself backwards in Poser. It does not do ANY of this in Daz Studio, and I have no idea at this juncture on how to fix it.
8.) Tutorial : Saving Pose Presets in DS4
- This is a tutorial that I originally posted on a forum, and have since converted to PDF format.
- Located under TUTORIALS on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Requires DS 4.x, and a figure or pose that you wish to save to the library.
- Level : Beginner
- Usage Rights note : I do allow redistribution of my tutorials, provided the content of the tutorial remains unchanged.
9.) Tutorial : Basic Lights in DS4
- This is another tutorial that I had originally posted on a forum, and have since converted it to PDF format. It covers the basics of working with DS standard/default Infinite and Spot lights.
- Located under TUTORIALS on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Requires DS 4.x
- Level : Beginner
- Usage Rights note : I do allow redistribution of my tutorials, provided the content of the tutorial remains unchanged.
10.) Tutorial : Using the Gen X Plugin for Daz Studio
- This is a very big tutorial. Comes in two formats : Screenshot JPG's, and a very long .RTF text file. Screenshot version will be faster; rtf text file is a LONG read.
- Covers the following : CR2 export, Converting from V3/M3 or V4/M4 to Genesis 1, Converting from Genesis 1 to G2F/G2M, Converting from G2F/G2M to Genesis 1, Converting morph dials only.
- Located under TUTORIALS on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Requires DS, the GenX plugin, and any additional add-on packs for the conversions you wish to do.
- Level : Beginner, possibly on the lower end of Intermediate.
- Usage Rights note : I do allow redistribution of my tutorials, provided the content of the tutorial remains unchanged.
11.) COF Earthen (Merchant Resource)
- Includes 6 raw photos, 6 seamless tile versions of the photos, 6 bump maps (for seamless tiles only), and 6 normal maps (for seamless tiles only)
- YES, these can be used for commercial products, as part of a UV map
- YES, these can be used for FREE products, as part of a UV map
- Located under MISC. TEXTURES on the LEFT hand side navigation menu.
- Requires any image editor that can work with jpgs, pngs, etc.
Whew! Okay, uhm... I think that pretty much catches up with everything I might or might not, have or have not remembered or not remembered to post in here. LOL. Some of these items are newer than others. Sorry, guys. I'll try to stay more up to date with this thread in the future. LOL
The item names will take you straight to the item's own download page. I attached the main item images for a few of these freebies.
My main website, for those interested in what else I have beyond the things listed here, is located here (just click past the splash image) :
Have fun, folks. :)VillageMainPromo.jpg900 x 900 - 194KNathanielPromo2.jpg800 x 800 - 145KCOF-TNeck-PromoMain.jpg800 x 800 - 206KCOF-HangingLetter-MainPromo.jpg800 x 800 - 272KEarthenMainPromo.jpg659 x 620 - 228KCOF-SavingPoses-MainPromo.jpg700 x 700 - 218KPost edited by Seliah (Childe of Fyre) on
Divamakeup Posts: 8,245
Wow! Looks like lots of fantastic stuff here and on your website! Thank you so much for all the great freebies! I look forward to downloading them and doing some renders with them! :)Post edited by Divamakeup on
You're welcome! I have stuff that dates all the way back to Victoria 2 on the site. I've been at this for quite some years, yes. LOL Hope you have fun with them. =)Post edited by Seliah (Childe of Fyre) on
Hi, folks. There's a new update here. I recently picked up Bluebird's After 5 outfit for G3M. I love the clothing, but the 3delight materials that it came with were a bit too shiny for my own personal tastes. So, I made a new set of 3DL materials to use with the item, and figured I would share those settings/presets with everyone in case someone else finds them useful.
NO TEXTURES are in this.
These are JUST material presets to apply the stock texture maps and my settings, to the clothing for use in 3Delight.
COF 3Delight Materials for the "After 5" Outfit
- Includes 4 .duf material presets for each piece of the outfit.
- Located under CLOTHING on the LEFT hand side navmenu.
- Files are in .duf format.
- Requires Bluebird 3D's "After 5" outfit for Genesis 3 Male.
Usage Terms :
Commercial renders are OK.
No redistribution of the zip file contents in any way, for any reason.
Sorry, but I do not allow any use of my content in Second Life in any way, for any reason.
Alternate Downloads Locations :
-- My ShareCG Account
-- My DeviantArt Accountcof-after5-RENDO-th.jpg300 x 350 - 50KPost edited by Seliah (Childe of Fyre) on
Thank you for sharing your work.
Question: could you tell me more about your promo character? Please? Textures, morphs, hair? Pretty please?
Kerya said:
Question: could you tell me more about your promo character? Please? Textures, morphs, hair? Pretty please?
The promo character in this case? He's one of my own personal characters from my storyline - Seamus Stormwind.
He's built on a Genesis 1 figure, but he uses a lot of Zev0's morphs, some of the Die Trying morphs, quite a few Mike3 and Victoria 3 morphs that I ported over to Genesis via GenX, some of the Genesis ethnicity morphs, the Mike 5 morph, and scattered other morphs as well.
His skin is my own work, built off of a Michael 4 merchant resource.
The hair in use here is 3DCelebrity's "Kaylum Hair," though again, I've done some editing on the textures and shaders to give it the right look for Seamus.
And obviously the clothing is the Bluebird3D newly released G3M outfit. Yes, I bought it to specifically use on Genesis 1. :) Almost any clothing I buy these days is still for use on Genesis 1.
I might at some point release the skin once I've fleshed it out with other options and such, but if I do, it will have to be a paid item, as the resource I used in this case does not allow for freebies. I would not be releasing these morphs, though... this is a very personal character, and he relies on so many additional 3rd party morph packs, that it would be un-marketable.Seamus-SkinTest01.png800 x 747 - 780KPost edited by Seliah (Childe of Fyre) on
Thank you!
I see and understand - personal characters are ... personal. He sure looks good!
Thanks. ^_^
Some of my characters are willing to share themselves with others (Blake, Hannah, Caris, Sophia, just to name a few). But some of them just won't play nice with the other kiddies on the playground. Seamus and his little sister are in that second category. LOL
If you're after a similar styled shape preset, though, I'll see what else I can do on the dials, ok? Not sure exactly when I'll be able to get it done, as I'm in the middle of a couple of commercial projects right now, too. But I'll give it a go and see what I can do with it.
Take your time - you are so generous with sharing anyway! Thank you!
It's not a problem at all. The morph would probably end up being done on Genesis 1. Is that a problem, or would you rather have it on a newer figure? I say this, because from what I've been able to do, to date Genesis 1 is still the most versatile for morphing. G2's and G3's have HUGE glaring gaps in what their morphs can do when it comes to doing my own characters, and that's a big part of why I still mainly use G1.
You could probably just Gen-X him over to the G2's or G3's if you wanted him on one of those, I suppose. But I'd most likely end up doing the actual shape preset on G1.
I like all of my dolls. :o)
Kerya said:
I like all of my dolls. :o)
LOL - Duly noted. :) Alrighty then. It will be a little while, but I'll give it a whirl and see what I can put together for you once some of my commercial projects have calmed down. ^_^
This is a migrated package item. I used to sell it over on Content Paradise. I closed that store down some time ago when I switched marketplaces, and I've been slowly migrating some of that content into my freebies. Mostly the things I migrate over are items that I don't feel represent my current quality levels well enough to continue to sell, but are still good enough that they might be useful to people in other ways. I just don't want them in my storefront, and I don't want to completely retire them, either.
Anyway - this is a set of textures done for the old Uzilite M401 clothing that was made for Michael 4 many years back. It was originally uploaded to Content Paradise back in 2011 as a sale item, and the base clothing was already a couple of years old by that point. So this gives you an idea of the age. Some of the textures are definitely showing their age, some of them are putting my inexperience with texturing (back at that time) on very painful display. LOL But overall, I thought some people might be able to get use out of these somewhere, even if just for background filler in larger sccenes. I think Michael 4 is still used by Poser artists, anyway.
Included Files :
10 Button Shirt Textures
10 V-Neck Sweater Textures
10 Shoes Textures
10 Ties Textures
10 Slacks Textures
1 Shirt Transparency Map (Not pictured - makes the button shirt into a short-sleeved shirt.)
1 V-Neck Sweater Transparency Map (Not pictured - makes the V-Neck into a sleeveless vest/sweater.)
1 Good laugh at just how horrible my texture skills were back in 2011... ;)
Required Files :
Uzilite's M401 package (Daz3D)
Michael 4 to wear the base clothing.
File Size :
22 mbs
File Format :
Poser MAT pose files (.png, .pz2, .jpg)
Daz Studio users should expect to have to adjust materials in the Surface tab by hand.
Usage Rights :
Commercial renders are OK.
You may NOT redistribute the included files in any way.
No, my items may NOT be used in Second Life in any way, or for ANY reason. Sorry.
The files can be downloaded in any of these three places :
Website (download link is in text at the very bottom of the page) :
ShareCG :
DeviantArt :
http://childe-of-fyre.deviantart.com/art/COF-Every-Man-s-Closet-Poser-671986474?ga_submit_new=10:1490921461&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1&ga_recent=1Post edited by Seliah (Childe of Fyre) on


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In my opinion D. Sparkes is quiet clear minded to think that employing hackers could encourage people to hack in order to be employed to secure companies!
I'll be interested to know if some ppl in AO follows that philosophy: Hack for their CV!
For me, I never be a hacker & I will not , I'm just a telecom engineer with security background learnt on the field.
Full article here
A hacker has more of an insight into the minds and workings of another hacker," he said. "Personally I think it would be a great asset to a company to have a hacker as a security consultant, or even as an administrator for security."
However, not all respondents were of the same opinion. David Sparkes, a systems integration engineer working in the telecoms sector, expressed concerns about the messages it would send out - suggesting many may come to think of hacking as a career move, something which they can later put on a CV.
"If you employ hackers then you are actually encouraging more people to become hackers," he said.

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(CNN) -- Bayern Munich maintained their unbeaten record in the Bundesliga with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola's side endured a desperate start to the match, going behind to a goal from Adrian Ramos in the fourth minute before seeing both Tim Kroos and Arjen Robben go off injured with only a quarter of the match played.
The two Mario's -- Mandzukic and Gotze -- came on in their place and immediately set about changing the course of the match.
Croatian striker Mandzukic equalized in the 29th minute heading home a Franck RIbery's free-kick before adding a second headed goal six minutes into the second half.
Gotze's first Bundesliga goal for Bayern doubled their lead in the 54th minute only for Anis Ben-Hatira to pull one back for Hertha four minutes later thus ensuring a tense final quarter of the match.
Bayern held on and maintain a one-point advantage at the top of the table over Borussia Dortmund who recorded a 3-1 win away to Ruhr valley rivals Schalke.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put the visitors ahead in the 14th minute with Nuri Sahin doubling the lead six minutes into the second half.
Max Meyer halved Schalke's deficit in the 63rd minute before Jakub Blaszczykowski sealed three points for Jurgen Klopp's side with a 74th minute strike.
"We got off to a dream start in this really intense match," Klopp said.
"A brilliant second goal and wonderful counter-attack for the third adds up to us deserving this victory."
Third-place Bayer Leverkusen kept pace with Dortmund after beating Augsburg 2-1 while Wolfsburg moved up to fifth and level on 15 points with Hertha following a 3-0 win against Werder Bremen.
After a shocking run of one point from six games, Mainz finally scored a win, beating bottom side Braunschweig 2-0 to move up to 11th in the table.
Hoffenheim recorded a thumping 4-1 win at Hannover to move up to 9th.
Meanwhile in Serie A, Inter Milan move up to fourth after a 4-2 win against Hellas Verona at the San Siro while Sampdoria recorded their second win on the bounce beating seventh-place Atalanta 1-0.
Roma will look to continue their 100% start to the season when they travel to Udinese on Sunday. Second-place Napoli entertain mid-table Torino, Juventus host Genoa, sixth-place Fiorentina are away to second-from-bottom ChievoVerona and AC Milan travel to Parma.


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ROSEMONT, Ill. — R.A. Dickey captured too many constituencies to lose this campaign.
He convinced the saps with his rags-to-riches tale of perseverance. He romanced the eccentrics by developing not just any knuckleball, but one thrown exceptionally fast.
The geeks accepted the invitation to his party thanks to his high innings pitched and strikeouts, which led to impressive scores in the sabermetric categories. And finally, Dickey won over the wins crowd — or the luddites, as they prefer not to be called — by hitting the magical 20 wins mark.
The Democrats and Republicans both could learn much from Dickey's ability to nail down so many bases. And those bases, the Baseball Writers Association of America's voters, deserve credit, too. Dickey is a most worthy recipient of the 2012 National League Cy Young Award, a development we learned yesterday, and merits inclusion with Tom Seaver (1969, 1973 and 1975) and Dwight Gooden (1985) as the only Mets honorees.
Writing as a representative of the geek lobby, I can assert that Dickey excelled the most in the categories he could control the most. He led the NL with 233 2/3 innings pitched and 230 strikeouts. That he walked just 2.1 batters per nine innings while fanning 8.9 in the same span further boosted his candidacy.
"We're all judged on how many innings we throw," Dickey said, correctly, in a conference call following the announcement. "You really would have to perform well to throw that many innings."
His narrative, wins totals and pitching style do nothing for me. They did something for plenty of others, though, which is why Dickey won by a comfortable, 113-point margin. As Dickey noted, voters "didn't see [the knuckleball] as an illegitimate weapon that wasn't worthy. … They had the imagination to see beyond the old-school mentality."
You could make a strong case for the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw, the 2011 NL Cy Young Award winner who finished a distant second. Dickey ranked as just a tick better than Kershaw for me because of the innings pitched and strikeouts.
Washington's Gio Gonzalez, the third-place finisher, could win only if you bought into the idea that his starts meant more because he pitched for the NL East champion Nationals. Which isn't fair to a pitcher like Dickey, who wasn't at all responsible for the Mets' final record. Well, except that they would've been even worse without him.
We've been talking plenty about whether the Mets should sell high on Dickey, who turned 38 after the completion of the regular season. Whether they should trade him with one year and $5 million left on his contract, add some much-needed outfield offense in a return and let some other club roll the dice on whether Dickey can live up to the slow-aging precedents set by the Niekro brothers, Tim Wakefield, Charlie Hough and Hoyt Wilhelm.
That's a worthwhile debate, and it will continue. For a moment, however, Dickey and the Mets have earned the right to celebrate this significant accomplishment in franchise history without such discussion underlining it. And the BBWAA can know that it did well on this one.
"It was an honor to work with R.A. throughout the year and have a front-row seat to his historic season," Mets manager Terry Collins said in a statement. "R.A. is a great teammate, fierce competitor and even a better human being. No one deserves this award more than him."
That's laying it on rather thick for The Post's liking. But on this we can agree: No one deserves this award more than Dickey. There haven't been too many blowouts for Dickey to enjoy since he joined the Mets in 2010. This is one easy victory he can cherish forever.


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Back in the day when Lalit Modi was ruling not just the Rajasthan Cricket Association but was 'Super Chief Minister' for the whole state, one of his initiatives was to develop local cricket talent in the state.
True to his style, it was not local talent he relied on, but the more high profile services of Greg Chappell, who was invited to set up an academy in Jaipur designed to find, train and hone talented young cricketers from the region. As this story I did at the time should indicate, Chappell brought his trademark theories to the job — but apparently forgot that in the final analysis it is about human beings not chalkboard theories, about empathy not impatience…
Those thoughts occurred while reading Aakash Chopra's quick take on why Rajasthan went from the absolute bottom to the very top of the domestic table. Relevant clip:
The emergence of Chahar and Menaria isn't a mere coincidence either. Chahar was ignored by Greg Chappell and it was Sinha who brought him back into the fold. Menaria's season was as good as over after his groin injury, but RCA didn't leave any stone unturned to get him up and running in double-quick time.
From the Indian Express, this on the RCA's talent director Tarak Sinha:
It was Sinha who had spotted Chahar in the district of Hanumangad during the RCA's state-wide 'talent search programme.' "Here was an extremely talented fast bowler who almost ended up being wasted. We just had to iron out a few flaws after which he was a complete product," explains Sinha.
Aakash's piece is a mini primer on how a state association serious about developing the game can — should — function.
Rajasthan had identified both its personnel and their roles way back in August while most teams were not even thinking about the season yet. You would be surprised that the squad which defeated Vadodara in the Ranji finals is almost identical to the one which played in the Buchi Babu tournament in August. This shows consistency in the selection process which not only provides continuity but also stability. Due credit should be given to president C P Joshi, who allowed things to run its course and never interfered.


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Metaphors help us describe, visualize, and make sense of the world around us. For example, a possible metaphor for the brain is a computer. The images this metaphor creates help us to make sense of something complex -- many would consider the brain, like the computer, to have intelligence, memory, and organization, and perhaps even to be user-friendly.
Teaching is also something that is very complex. Metaphors offer a great way to help create images for others of what teaching means to you. For example, the metaphor of an octopus might evoke the image of a teacher with many "arms" reaching out to the needs of many students; the metaphor of a sheep herder might create the image of a teacher who is guiding a "flock" of students in a particular direction; the metaphor of a social director might form the image of a teacher who offers students a wide range of activities to interest them; and the metaphor of a decathlete might produce the image of a teacher who is required to be talented in many events in order to be successful at his/her job. As you can imagine, just as the role of a teacher changes though the day, so does his/her metaphor. And, just as every teacher has his/her own style of teaching, every teacher's metaphor for teaching is different.
Not only are metaphors a wonderful way to portray your understanding of teaching to others, they are a helpful way for you to focus on your own teaching style. By studying your own teaching metaphors, you can reflect on the methods and practices that accompany particular metaphors and how they impact your classroom. Further, you may find that using a different metaphor that you believe represents a new teaching style is an effective way to implement change in your classroom.
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This photo shows an "angel" of light Chelsea's mother saw at Presbyterian Hospital in November. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLLEEN BANTON
Jane Duckwall / Charlotte Observer
December 23, 2008
Proving them wrong was the first miracle for Chelsea, now an Independence High School freshman.
"She spent the first four months in a neonatal intensive care unit," recalls her mother, Colleen Banton of Mint Hill.
Before Chelsea was 2, she was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia, the first of several dangerous run-ins with the illness that have made her a familiar face in Presbyterian's pediatric intensive care unit.
Among other health problems in her medical history: hydrocephalus, requiring a shunt in her skull and, later, several shunt revisions; life-threatening viruses; and, this past July, fluid retention that required more than a week's hospitalization and three liters of liquid to be drawn from her body.
Prayer has helped sustain the whole family.
"We had been praying every day, my oldest daughter and I and Chelsea," Colleen Banton said. "…Praying for a miracle."
That miracle, Colleen believes, came Nov. 5 – seven weeks after Chelsea was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia.
What originally seemed like a bad cold nearly killed her.
"She was on life-support from the moment she got there," her mother said.
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That was Sept. 21. Over the next six weeks in the hospital, Chelsea faced one threat after another: pneumonia in her left lung, then her right lung, then sepsis, blood clots, staph infections, E. coli, a collapsed lung and feeding problems.
In late October, doctors met with the family to discuss "a plan of action," Colleen said. One of the decisions she had to make was whether she would take Chelsea off the ventilator. Earlier, doctors had removed Chelsea from the ventilator several times, but had replaced it when the struggle to breathe became too difficult for the teen.
But a family meeting Oct. 31 was a turning point.
"At that point, the family… agreed that when she did come off the ventilator again, (they) weren't putting it back in," Colleen said. "Whatever happened, would happen."


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Ole Miss Football 2012 Highlights from Ole Miss Rebels on Vimeo.
Ole Miss' 2012 season highlight video, which you can see above, was named FBS video of the year by FootballScoop.com. The six finalists were evaluated by a voting panel consisting of Andy Staples (Sports Illustrated), Adam Kramer (Bleacher Report), Chris Brown (Smart Football) and Brian Floyd (SB Nation), and you can read their comments on the video in the linked FootballScoop.com story.
Chris Buttgen, Ole Miss' assistant director of sports video, produced the video in collaboration with the Ole Miss Sports Production staff, led by Micah Ginn, director of creative services.
Buttgen said his job primarily is to do the creative side of things, the post-production work for football, such as promotion videos, recruiting videos, motivational videos, position videos and even wedding videos. He also shot this Vine of head coach Hugh Freeze and the Ladies' Football Forum Locking The Vaught this past Saturday.
"Since I have more access to football I shoot a lot of stuff here in-house that a lot of people wouldn't see like meeting, and I'll mic up the coaches, and stuff like that," Butthgen said. "And on game day, we have another one of our staff members that shoot on the sideline, and I shoot the sideline and inside the coaches' box.
"I have full access to the locker room. I'm flying with the team, riding with the team, so I'll shoot some hotel stuff. Then Rebel Vision, the job they do and the equipment they have, between the cameras and the great shots, we combine our resources. You'll see my shot in their videos, and you'll see their shot in my videos."
Buttgen said they never got to watch the video as a team but have seen it on Twitter, and they love seeing it. Buttgen also said they showed it on their recruiting weekend and continue to show it to recruits. Rebel Vision released its most recent video, "More," on July 10, and Buttgen said they have some great videos on the way.
"We have done some green-screen stuff, and Micah has done some shoots," he said. "The preseason is when they really shine. They do a lot of preseason videos with ticket promotions and everything. The 'More' video that came out, we have several other kinds of videos that will be hitting the airwaves soon.
"The intro video this year for Vaught-Hemingway is going to be amazing, from what I can tell. I can't even see all of it yet because a lot of it was green screen. It's going to be real cool. I plan on taking my pregame motivations to a whole nother level. I got some new equipment coming in and I got some new ideas I heard about this year."
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VEAL is the meat obtained from a young calf killed when six to eight weeks old. Veal from a younger animal is very unwholesome, and is liable to provoke serious gastric disturbances. Veal contains a much smaller percentage of fat than beef or mutton, is less nutritious, and (though from a young creature) more difficult of digestion. Like lamb, it is not improved by long hanging, but should be eaten soon after killing and dressing. It should always be remembered that the flesh of young animals does not keep fresh as long as that of older ones. Veal is divided in same manner as lamb, into fore and hind quarters. The fore-quarter is subdivided into breast, shoulder, and neck; the hind-quarter into loin, leg, and knuckle. Cutlets, fillets (cushion), and fricandeau are cut from the thick part of leg.
Good veal may be known by its pinkish-colored flesh and white fat; when the flesh lacks color, it has been taken from a creature which was too young to kill for food, or, if of the right age, was bled before killing. Veal may be obtained throughout the year, but is in season during the spring. Veal should be thoroughly cooked; being deficient in fat and having but little flavor, pork or butter should be added while cooking, and more seasoning is required than for other meats.
Veal Cutlets
Use slices of veal from leg cut one-half inch thick. Wipe, remove bone and skin, then cut in pieces for serving. The long, irregular-shaped pieces may be rolled, and fastened with small wooden skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; dip in flour, egg, and crumbs; fry slowly, until well browned, in salt pork fat or butter; then remove cutlets to stewpan and pour over one and one-half cups Brown Sauce. Place on back of range and cook slowly forty minutes, or until cutlets are tender.
Veal may be cooked first in boiling water until tender, then crumbed and fried. The water in which veal was cooked may be used for sauce. Arrange on hot platter, strain sauce and pour around cutlets, and garnish with parsley.
Brown Sauce.
Brown three tablespoons butter, add three tablespoons flour, and stir until well browned. Add gradually one and one-half cups stock or water, or half stock and half stewed and strained tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and Worcestershire Sauce. The trimmings from veal (including skin and bones) may be covered with one and one-half cups cold water, allowed to heat slowly to boiling-point, then cooked, strained, and used for sauce.
Veal Chops Bavarian
Wipe six loin chops and put in a stewpan with one-half onion, eight slices carrot, two stalks celery, one-half teaspoon peppercorns, four cloves, and two tablespoons butter. Cover with boiling water and cook until tender. Drain, season with salt and pepper, dip in flour, egg, and crumbs, fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. Arrange chops on hot serving dish and surround with boiled flat maccaroni to which Soubise Sauce is added.
Fricassee of Veal
Wipe two pounds sliced veal, cut from loin, and cover with boiling water; add one small onion, two stalks celery, and six slices carrot. Cook slowly until meat is tender. Remove meat, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, and sauté in pork fat. Strain liquor (there should be two cups). Melt four tablespoons butter, add four tablespoons flour and strained liquor. Bring to boiling-point, season with salt and pepper, and pour around meat. Garnish with parsley.
Minuten Fleisch
lbs. veal cut in thin slices
cups Brown Stock
Salt and pepper
Juice 1 lemon
cup claret wine
2 sprigs parsley
Pound veal until one-fourth inch thick and cut in pieces for serving. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, put in bakingpan, pour over wine, and let stand thirty minutes. Drain, dip in flour, arrange in two buttered pans, and pour over remaining ingredients and wine which was drained from meat. Cover, and cook slowly until meat is tender. Remove to serving dish and pour over sauce remaining in pan.
Loin of Veal à la Jardiniére
Wipe four pounds loin of veal, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dredge with flour. Put one-fourth cup butter in deep stewpan; when melted, add veal and brown entire surface of meat, watching carefully and turning often, that it may not burn. Add one cup hot water, cover closely, and cook slowly two hours, or until meat is tender, adding more water as needed, using in all about three cups. Remove meat, thicken stock remaining in pan with flour diluted with enough cold water to pour easily. Surround the meat with two cups each boiled turnips and carrots, cut in half-inch cubes, and potatoes cut in balls. Serve gravy in a tureen.
Braised Shoulder of Veal
Bone, stuff, and sew in shape five pounds shoulder of veal; then cook same as Braised Beef, adding with vegetables two sprigs thyme and one of marjoram.
English Meat Pie
Knuckle of veal
Blade of mace
1 slice onion
2 teaspoons salt
1 slice carrot
lb. lean raw ham
Bit of bay leaf
4 tablespoons flour
Sprig of parsley
4 tablespoons butter
12 peppercorns
2 doz. bearded oysters
Remove meat from bones. Cover bones with cold water, add vegetables and seasonings, and heat slowly to boilingpoint. Add meat, boil five minutes, and let simmer until meat is tender; remove meat and reduce stock to two cups. Put ham in frying-pan, cover with lukewarm water, and let stand on back of range one hour. Brown butter, and flour, and when well browned add stock; then add veal and ham each cut into cubes. Let simmer twenty minutes and add oysters. Put in serving dish and cover with top made of puff paste. It is much better to bake the paste separately and cover pie just before sending to table.
Roast Veal
The leg, cushion (thickest part of leg), and loin, are suitable pieces for roasting. When leg is to be used, it should be boned at market. Wipe meat, sprinkle with salt and pepper, stuff, and sew in shape. Place on rack in dripping-pan, dredge meat and bottom of pan with flour, and place around meat strips of fat salt pork. Bake three or four hours in moderate oven, basting every fifteen minutes with one-third cup butter melted in one-half cup boiling water, until used, then baste with fat in pan. Serve with brown gravy.
Fricandeau of Veal
Lard a cushion of veal and roast or braise.
India Curry
Wipe a slice of veal one-half inch thick, weighing one and one-half pounds, and cook in frying-pan without butter, quickly searing one side, then the other. Place on a board and cut in one and one-half inch pieces. Fry two sliced onions in one-half cup butter until brown, remove onions, and add to the butter, meat, and one-half tablespoon curry powder, then cover with boiling water. Cook slowly until meat is tender. Thicken with flour diluted with enough cold water to pour easily; then add one teaspoon vinegar. Serve with a border of steamed rice.
Veal Birds
Wipe slices of veal from leg, cut as thinly as possible, then remove bone, skin, and fat. Pound until one-fourth inch thick and cut in pieces two and one-half inches long by one and one-half inches wide, each piece making a bird. Chop trimmings of meat, adding for every three birds a piece of fat salt pork cut one inch square and one-fourth inch thick; pork also to be chopped. Add to trimmings and pork one-half their measure of fine cracker crumbs, and season highly with salt, pepper, cayenne, poultry seasoning, lemon juice, and onion juice. Moisten with beaten egg and hot water or stock. Spread each piece with thin layer of mixture and avoid having mixture come close to edge. Roll, and fasten with skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, and fry in hot butter until a golden brown. Put in stewpan, add cream to half cover meat, cook slowly twenty minutes or until tender. Serve on small pieces of toast, straining cream remaining in pan over birds and toast, and garnish with parsley. A Thin White Sauce in place of cream may be served around birds.
Veal Loaf I
Separate a knuckle of veal in pieces b sawing through bone. Wipe, put in kettle with one pound lean veal and one onion; cover with boiling water, and cook slowly until veal is tender. Drain, chop meat finely, and season highly with salt and pepper. Garnish bottom of a mould with slices of hard-boiled eggs and parsley. Put in layer of meat, layer of thinly sliced hard-boiled eggs, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, and cover with remaining meat. Pour over liquor, which should be reduced to one cupful. Press and chill, turn on a dish, and garnish with parsley.
Veal Loaf II
Wipe three pounds lean veal, and remove skin and membrane. Chop finely or force through meat chopper, then add one-half pound fat salt pork (also finely chopped), six common crackers (rolled), four tablespoons cream, two tablespoons lemon juice, one tablespoon salt, one-half tablespoon pepper, and a few drops onion juice. Pack in a small bread-pan, smooth evenly on top, brush with white of egg, and bake slowly three hours, basting with one-fourth cup pork fat. Prick frequently while baking, that pork fat may be absorbed by meat. Cool, remove from pan, and cut in thin slices for serving.
Broiled Veal Kidneys
Order veal kidneys with the suet left on. Trim, split, and broil ten minutes. Arrange on pieces of toast and pour over melted butter seasoned with salt, cayenne, and lemon juice.
Veal Kidneys à la Canfield
Trim kidneys, cook in Brown Stock ten minutes, drain, and cut in slices. Arrange alternate slices of kidney and thinly sliced bacon on skewers with a fresh mushroom cap at either end of each skewer. Broil until bacon is crisp and arrange on pieces of toast. Pour over sauce made from stock in which kidneys ere cooked, seasoned with salt, cayenne, and Madeira wine.
Minced Veal on Toast
Prepare as Minced Lamb on Toast, using veal in place of lamb.
Blanquette of Veal
Reheat two cups cold roast veal, cut in small strips, in one and one-half cups White Sauce I. Serve in a potato border and sprinkle over all finely chopped parsley.
Ragoût of Veal
Reheat two cups cold roast veal, cut in cubes, in one and one-half cups Brown Sauce seasoned with one teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce, few drops of onion juice, and a few grains of cayenne.
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino's top planning aide said Tuesday that Boston is unlikely to allow large numbers of micro-apartments in the next few years, citing the need to protect living standards and ensure the units are reasonably priced.
Chief planner Kairos Shen, an influential voice in city housing policy, said Boston has permitted construction of about 195 smaller units in the South Boston Innovation District. But he also noted that the first units to hit the market, some as small as 355 square feet, are commanding $1,700 a month or more.
"There are questions about what are the appropriate standards and whether these units lower costs and allow more people to move into the city," Shen said at Suffolk University, which hosted a forum on micro-units Tuesday. "Increasing the density of housing is a good thing, but we have to be careful."
The city's program in the Innovation District allows some units to be built below the current minimum of 450 square feet, but Shen said officials are not ready to expand it to other neighborhoods.
He encountered pushback from micro-housing supporters Tuesday who argued that the higher rental costs are being driven by the city's refusal to allow more of these compact units to be built. Developed in greater numbers at the right sizes, they argued, prices would be closer to $1,200 a month.
"If you take the unit sizes down to 300 square feet, suddenly it starts to look more approachable," said Tamara Roy, an architect with the firm ADD Inc., which has become a chief advocate of micro-apartments. The firm has designed dozens of compact units under development at Pier 4, 399 Congress St., and 319 A Street in the Innovation District.
"They are not cheap," Roy said of those units. "But they are the cheapest units in the district."
Cities from San Francisco to Seattle to New York are exploring construction of apartments as small as 220 square feet to provide more housing for young professionals who are flocking to cities for jobs and the conveniences of urban living. These units are significantly smaller than traditional studios, but they also reduce the high price of being downtown.
To help moderate housing costs, Menino announced a plan on Monday to build 30,000 new units by 2020, saying Boston must accelerate production to accommodate young professionals as well as seniors and middle- and low-income families.
During Tuesday's forum, an executive with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said construction of more compact, lower-cost housing will help the company attract and retain skilled young scientists near its new headquarters on the waterfront.
"The talent war that we all talk about is a very real thing," said Michael Glass, head of learning and organizational development at Vertex. He said the company risks losing young scientists if they cannot find affordable housing nearby. "We think [micro] housing is a big part of the solution for us."
The company, which employs about 2,000 people, is moving to an $800 million office complex under construction at Fan Pier in the Innovation District.
Shen said the city is working with the Rappaport Institute at Harvard University to study the economic effects of allowing smaller apartments in the Innovation District. In addition to the effects on the housing market, the study will examine whether these units help to fuel more collaboration and entrepreneurial activity among residents.
Shen said he is reluctant to expand production of micro-apartments until the city has a chance to review the results of that study. "We want to take a measured approach to this," he said. "Some of our standards need to be reviewed, but we don't want to change our regulations unless we can be sure they will benefit the entire community."
'We want to take a measured approach to this.'
Roy said, however, that the city is already facing a critical shortage of housing for young professionals as well as middle-class families. She believes that the city's prescribed units sizes should be reduced in all categories — allowing studios to be as small as 300 square feet and two- and three-bedroom apartments to be 700 to 850 square feet.
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Hope College Commencement
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Holland Municipal Stadium
By Dr. J.A. Montaño
Associate Professor of English, Hope College
Here is the beginning. So President Bultman walks into my office and says, "Can I have a word with you?" And I start thinking, "Oh man, what did I do?" or better yet, "What do they have me on?" The next thought is who can I pin it on? The good TA (Elizabeth) or the lazy TA (Carl)?
Actually, the visit was to ask me to do this address. And I am thinking, what am I going to say. I am not the touchy-feely kind of speaker. I usually have bad news: racial reconciliation is hard, literature is hard, life is hard, the bread at Phelps is hard.
So I thought and thought, then I started talking to students. And they said, just get up there and tell stories, maybe a few of jokes.
Okay, so here is the real beginning. I have two stories. One about my father, one about me, then I hope to tie it all together. Now would be the time to place your bets on whether I can pull it together or not.
It is ironic that my father has become one of the main characters in my stories, mostly because this was not always the case and for a long time I insisted it not be. If we flash to a long time ago, when I was young and it seemed the world was still yet settling into its present form, my father would tell me stories, at almost every opportunity but more prevalent on long road trips. He told stories of the time of heroes, or at least it seemed to me, of young men who would throw caution to the wind and risk everything in a common dare that began first by taking a step across a national border, walking several days into that new nation, finding employment in the agricultural fields, and the rest an almost Beowulfian string of dreams having to do with fame and fortune as well as their shadows, which are courage and determination. If you can imagine, picture a 1970's pickup truck, in a Chevy light green, one with the old fashion radio where you had to pull out the button to set the station and one with a crack on the windshield, long changed to a greenish tint from the omnipresent and stark sun, and one with the little side window that just had to be opened and closed in between the story pauses as my father would shift from a story full of sadness and misery to a light-hearted one, filled still with sadness but where you laugh with incredulity at the many manifestations of human ingenuity, and its opposites. His stories never went from here to there; they were more of a sibylline dream, voices and stories vying for time and attention as if magic would happen, life engendered in the simple act of telling the story so that those long dead would once again taste the sweetness of air and more important so that those long dead moments would once again taste the sweet air of youth, when life was only about finding fame and fortune, with courage and determination tested if not forged.
The truth is I never knew why my father would tell me these stories, of walking from one horizon to the other, in a land strewn with cacti and yucca, with ever present danger of falls and slips on rocks and boulders as they made their way up one side of the mountain to climb down the other, with their only reward being a blue sky filled with sun by day and stars by night, that is to say a sky of such wonder that those who were rewarded in such would wonder for years if their memories were real or dreams and if they were dreams why they had all dreamed the same dream and if real how incomprehensible it was to move under such a sky and more important to move under such a sky from abject poverty to men of success through only hard work and will power and hope.
The truth is I never knew why my father would tell me these stories, why he told me in the way he told me, of the labyrinthine plots that seemed to have too many dead ends and deaths, of the word choices he would make, sometimes using a word over and over and each time changing only a bit with context, or of his long, long sentences that seemed to roll over and over much like a tumbleweed in the desert that goes as long as there is wind from one horizon to the other collecting things along the way and will finally stop, much like the period at the end of the sentence.
The truth is that for much too long I made sure these stories died. And the answer to that truth is found in my second story.
In a perfect world, I would tell you about the time I stole Richard Frost's couch or about the stein that saved my life or I would rail about paying your dues, about how not knowing where you will be in a score's time is the best of worlds, about how you are living in the time of many and big dreams. This is not a perfect world, so here we go.
Never trust a story of success if it has success in it. More important never trust anyone who tells you to be true to yourself, who dares you to be you, unless they have walked that long and twisted road strewn with failure and its shadow, anger. Flash back to 2003 and its short thereafter, and you will find me, and the me is very different than the me you see now - that me is dressed in the professorial male uniform, khaki pants (Dockers for the poorer members and LL Bean or Land's End for the gentrified), a light blue Oxford shirt (Polo preferred), and black loafers with tassels. In many ways the outside was a true representation of the inside. I was trying to fit in.
The problem was that I was failing miserably at the endeavor. The problem was that all the "acting the part" was slowly killing me. The problem was that I was quickly making everyone around me miserable, and that showed in the classroom. In those days I could not even fill a Cultural Heritage class. I had an English class with only seven students in it. I stunk, badly and in many ways. I keep one of the books from that class close to me, a reminder of how dark those days were and a ready reminder of how close I came to not remaining at Hope and from that how I would have been happy with that ending.
What changed it all? I had a daughter, who was growing up, finding her place in the world and finding that her father was a professor, had a PhD, was called doctor. She was well on her way to knowing only a part of me and the least of me. So I told her the stories that needed being told. A story about how I used to work in the agricultural fields as a child and because of that how I would walk from one horizon to the other and because of that how I came to understand the glory of God because even though the work was hard, I was walking under the blue sky and because of that how I bought a camera so I could show the world that there was a reward for those who toiled - it was not a big reward, only the blue sky and the red earth and a few clouds that slowly moved across both. A story while we were sitting in a restaurant that had an advertising for the Terlingua Chili Festival and I mentioned to her that they did not have a chili festival there on the days we were hiding out from the law and so the story was about how it came to pass that we were found out one day and we were deported that same day because we were illegal aliens before they deported us, as well as after, which meant that I was an illegal alien for most of my childhood and that I was deported in 1976 as our country was celebrating its bicentennial and as such meant that I had a really good story to tell at a restaurant. A story about how my first day of school was a real bummer because my name was changed from Jesus to Jesse, which as John Cox always reminds me they took me from the New Testament to the Old, but how it came to pass that I did not mind that much because we were living in Pecos, Texas, and we lived in a run down home, that the farm workers are allowed to borrow, that had a tin roof that was musical when it rained and a concrete floor that was heaven in the heat of the summer and most important that had a really old screen door that led to the backyard where we raised chickens and a small garden and where there also was a clothesline and what boy could ever wish for more than helping raise chickens and a garden and playing on the t-bar to the clothesline even if his name was changed.
Okay. Breath. Last chance to make a wager.
If you guessed that this speech is about remembering where you came from, stories of dad and mom, then you are right. If you guessed that this speech is about being yourself, even when that goes against the current, then you are right. The question, though, is why are they together?
Well, here is the bad news. Or the hard news. You know those stories you look forward to, the familial histories and the personal histories? You know that special food you look forward to when you go home? You know that family tradition that brings the family together? Mark this day, because now it falls upon you to carry them forward. From this day on, it is your duty, your responsibility at times and your privilege at others and your burden at still other times, to carry them to the next generation. Whether it is making fufu (Jide), mummu (Geoff), sweet potato pancakes (Val), banket (Tyler), kluskies (Alexis), peanut butter cookies (Danielle), oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (Laura), butternut squash soup (Holbrooke), zucchini bread (Thomas), puppy chow (Ashley), and perhaps washing it down with Hummers (Ben Hertel), it is your job now. Whether it is making your mom's beer-broiled beef brisquet (M.Igell) or your father's cheesecake (Aja) or your grandmother's fried rice for Thanksgiving (Laura) or making tree shaped cookies (Erin) or cutting down a tree for Christmas (BP) or playing Bingo and waiting for B4 to come up (Elizabeth) or shooting peas out of your nose (Robert G) or drinking grandpa's Super Bowl half-time warm-up (Andrew), all those things will now be up to you.
For a long time I thought a story was just a way to chronicle our lives, that food was just sustenance. What I did not know was that if you distilled my father's stories to their essence they are simply about the American Dream. What I did not know was that my stories that I so closely guarded are at their essence about the power of the imagination in the making of a good and true human being. What I did not know was that stories come in many forms, some are made of words and some are made of photographic images, and many others are made of music or paint and canvas and yet others are made of food and many more are made of the little things we do and therefore if you distill the stories about food they are simply about the love and if you distill our traditions you find that they are simply about something called family and therefore what I came to know was that if stories are about the founding dreams of our nation and about finding out how to become a better human being and about love and about family then what else could there possibly be under this blue sky and therefore stories must be all we have to hold us together and therefore if that is the case, stories need to be told.
For a long time I thought that a story was just a way to pass the time along, little did I know that stories were the best vehicle for passing along the best of ourselves, that is our inheritance, all that stuff that comes from the farthest reaches of time when the world was still settling. Mark this day. Your task is just beginning. Many tests are yet to come, many days await you, how you fulfill your mission will say all about you that needs ever be said. I have faith in you, your professors who sit beside you know this to be true: you came to Hope because education is important, because degrees are important, and because there is something much more to be said about what education and what degrees mean: that how you lead your life, what you accomplish in life must be done with grace and courage as well as with honor and humility, and what you leave to future worlds is most important because Hope as an institution and as an idea was not built for you and only you: it was forged in deep beliefs before you were you and it must continue as such for many future days. And for that reason, for all we hold valued at Hope, stories need to be told.
We mark this day as both a day to remember how far you have traveled and to celebrate who you have become. Your task is just beginning. The world to come for you will at times be harsh and at times fair. Many tests are yet to come and how you fulfill your mission will say all about you that needs ever be said. Many days from now, at another event like this one, you will be sitting in another area of this arena, and your children, the next generation, will sit much like you do now and then and only then can it be said, all that will ever have to be said about you, that you took the torch in days of darkness and light, in times of sorrow and joy, and you carried forth to that new generation a beacon whose light is a message that love is important, that family is important, and that what you accomplish in life must be done with grace and courage as well as honor and humility. On that day many days in the future you will look at that new generation and tell them, "We mark this day as both a day to remember how far you have traveled and to celebrate who you have become. Your task is just beginning."
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Violent crimes decreased in Huntington Beach in 2012, but property and overall offenses have increased, according to statistics provided by Huntington Beach Police and the FBI.
The number of property crimes — burglaries, larceny, vehicle thefts and arson — rose from 4,610 in 2011 to 6,153.
This increase of offenses can be traced to the police department's shrinking staff, according to Capt. Dave Bunetta.
"During the past five years, the police department's staffing levels have steadily declined due in part to budgeting constraints," he said in an email.
Currently, Huntington Beach has 206 sworn officers, the same number the city had during the mid-1970s, Bunetta said.
Because of short-staffing, officers had to be reassigned to different beats — traffic, gangs and investigations, to name a few. This made maintaining a consistent level of protection more difficult for the department, he added.
Larceny — which includes bicycle thefts, vehicle part thefts, shoplifting and stealing without using force — accounted for the majority of the increase in property crimes.
There were 4,996 reports of larceny in 2012, an increase of 1,451 compared to the previous year.
Bunetta said this is due to the allocation of officers to different crime units.
"The majority of staffing reductions in detectives have been in the property crimes unit, and unfortunately that has been where the majority of crime has been increasing," Bunetta said.
Besides larceny, there have been increases in burglaries (44), vehicle thefts (68) and arson cases (19) in 2012.
Though the number of property crimes rose, violent crimes decreased in 2012.
The city reported 314 violent offenses — homicides, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — a reduction of 92 cases compared to the 406 in 2011.
"Our strategic plan is dealing with the staffing reductions included maintaining maximum staffing in the Crimes Against Persons unit," Bunetta said. "This enabled the department to actively investigate those incidents and pursue criminal filings."
Chief Ken Small has given the green light to fill 41 vacant sworn-officer positions, Bunetta said.
"We are conducting an aggressive recruitment process to fill these positions as soon as possible," Bunetta said.
Other efforts are being taken to reduce the number of crimes in the city.
The police department uses its Neighborhood Watch program, which includes monthly newsletters to the community.
Social media outlets Facebook and Twitter are also being used to inform residents of current crime trends, Bunetta said.
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Subject: Mobile | April 26, 2012 - 12:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: mobile processor, mobile cpu, Ivy Bridge, intel hd 4000, Intel, i7-3720QM
Matt was not the only one who had a chance to play with a notebook based on the new i7-3720QM, Hardware Canucks received an engineering sample of the ASUS G75VW-3D which contains the Core i7-3720QM and an impressive 16GB of DDR3-1600. Their testing agreed with Matt's as they saw improvements across the board when comparing this system to a similar SandyBridge based machine on general GPU computing and an even larger increase when testing the HD4000 graphics engine on the chip. Catch their full review here.
"With such a big deal being made about the introduction of Intel's Ivy Bridge lineup on the desktop side, their new mobile chips deserve a chance in the spotlight as well. In this review, we take a closer look at the new i7-3720QM notebook processor which promises to be a significant step forward for the mobile product space."
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It would be an understatement to say that Intel's had a good streak as of, say, the last five years. If life was commented on by the announcer from Unreal Tournament, Intel's product releases would now be followed by the scream of "M-M-M-MONSTER KILLLLLLLL!" This is particularly true in the mobile market. Atom aside, Intel's processors have repeatedly defeated AMD and its own preceding products.
Many companies in this position might feel it's time to take a breather, but Intel has reached this point precisely because it doesn't. The "tick-tock" strategy of constant improvement has made the company and its products stronger than ever before. Even the Pentium-powered Intel of the mid-90s seems weak compared to today's juggernaut.
And so we come to the launch of Ivy Bridge. This is not a new architecture but instead an update of Sandy Bridge – however, that does not mean the under-the-hood revisions aren't substantial. There's a lot to talk about.
The reference system provided for our review is an ASUS N56VM, but this is not a full review of the laptop. That will be published later, after we've had more time to look at the laptop itself. Our focus today is on the new Intel hardware inside.
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Hughes Wants Huskers to Win, Mora to Excel
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Saturday night's Fox Sports national telecast of Nebraska-UCLA in the Rose Bowl has countless story lines in terms of tradition, NCAA offensive rankings and which fans will have the most impact – the home team or the visiting team. But few fans watching the game – live or on television – will be as conflicted as Tyrone Hughes will be.
Hughes still holds Nebraska school records and NFL records for kick return yards, plus he's an official first-team member of the Nebraska All-Century Football Team. He made that elite team as a kick returner because 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers made the same team as a receiver.
Let the record show that Hughes will be pulling for the Huskers to win Saturday's 6:30 p.m. CT game that will be shown on Fox local affiliates across the country (the main Fox Network that features the NFL and The Simpsons). Hughes is bullish on the Huskers winning, so they can preserve their Top 15 national ranking and gain the momentum necessary to win their first conference championship in 13 seasons.
Mora Jr. His First NFL Coach and a Father Figure
At the same time that Hughes will be rooting for his alma mater, however, he also will be hoping that UCLA Coach Jim Mora Jr. walks off the field smelling like a dozen fresh Rose Bowl roses. Yes, Hughes wants Nebraska to prevail as the best team Saturday, but he wants his first NFL coach, who's still a father figure to him, to gain the kind of traction that will help his Bruins compete well in the Pac-12 this fall.
"I know it sounds weird, and I certainly mean no disrespect to Bo Pelini because I have a great deal of respect for the way he's turned Nebraska around. But you have to understand what Junior (Jim Mora Jr.) has done for me and all that he's done for my family," Hughes said. "He's a good guy, a good coach, a good man and the kind of person you just can't help but root for."
Wednesday night, on his Huskers Sports Nightly radio show, Pelini echoed Hughes' thoughts. Having known "Junior" when he was a defensive coordinator and in a couple of head coaching stints, Pelini said Mora does a great job. "UCLA did well in hiring him, and I think he'll do a heck of a job in moving that program forward," Pelini told Greg Sharpe. "He's had a lot of success in his career, and I think he put a good staff around him, so they'll do a heck of a job out there."
Pelini Envisions Mora Jr. Turning UCLA Around
With a home stadium in the Rose Bowl, the ultimate destination for every Big Ten and Pac-12 football team, Pelini sees UCLA as a program on the rise. "USC's been hot since Pete Carroll got there and got it going, and UCLA's been through some coaching changes in the last five or 10 years," Pelini told Sharpe. "They've had some success and some great football tradition at UCLA. It takes time to get it going when you change coaches, but I think if there's a guy that can break that, I think Jimmy will do a good job in bringing that back and getting the recruits they need and moving that thing forward."
Hughes had no idea that Pelini knew Mora Jr., but he's not surprised the two connect. "Junior is a lot like what I hear about Bo," Hughes said. "Players like Junior because he's firm but he's also fair. Nebraska players say the same thing about Bo. He's very firm, but very fair. I know one thing. I could not have broken into the NFL any better than I did when I ended up playing for (assistant coach) Jim Mora Jr. and the New Orleans Saints as a rookie in my hometown."
From 1989 to 1992, Hughes played offense, defense and special teams at Nebraska. He finished his career as the school record-holder in kickoff returns and No. 2 in career punt returns. He led the Big Eight Conference in kickoff returns for three seasons and became the first Husker in 26 years to play offense (split end) and defense (cornerback) in same game (against Missouri).
A Corner with Only Five Games of Experience
"I was mostly a receiver and a return man at Nebraska," Hughes said. "I only played in five games as a defensive back, and that's what the Saints drafted me to be – a corner. I had a great relationship with Junior as a coach and as a man. He wanted me returning kicks, and he went out of his way to make sure I learned how to play in the secondary. He went above and beyond every day that I was around him."
The Saints got more than just a healthy return on their investment. Even though he was overall pick No. 137 in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft, Hughes was named a Pro Bowler, a rare honor in a rookie season. He appeared in all 16 games and returned 37 punts for a league-leading 503 yards and two touchdowns. His 13.6 yards per return was another league best. He also averaged 25.1 yards on 30 kickoff returns and scored another touchdown. A year later, he started five games in the Saints' secondary, making 31 tackles, intercepting two passes and returning two fumbles for touchdowns.
Hughes played four seasons for the Saints and led the NFL in kickoff returns for three years. He also signed a lucrative free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears in 1997 and finished his six-year NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys. An Achilles tendon injury ended his career, but he will never forget the compassion and humanity Jim Mora Jr. showed his family even when he was no longer a Saint.
Six Airline Tickets and One Recreational Vehicle
"Junior was with the Atlanta Falcons when Hurricane Katrina hit my hometown of New Orleans," Hughes recalled. "I couldn't get there for two weeks when they lost their home, but he (Mora) flew right into action. He bought six airline tickets for my mom, daughter, two aunts, a cousin and a godson, so they could fly from New Orleans to Atlanta. Then he rented a huge recreation vehicle for them to use for two months while the wreckage was being cleared so they could start rebuilding.
"Man, I didn't ask Junior for help. He just did it, on his own, because he thought it was the right thing to do," Hughes said. "Everyone I know understands why Junior's a leader, a teacher and a giver. Nebraska's my alma mater, and I will never root against the school I played for. But I'll never root against Jim Mora Jr. either ... only his team and only when they play Nebraska."Send a comment to firstname.lastname@example.com (Please include current residence)
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What a great read. I too, went through the devastation that was Hurricane Katrina, as I lived on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. We are the forgotten victims of Katrina, but to America's credit, we had help from all 50 states in one way or another, and reading stories like this really reaffirms one's faith in humanity. I always look forward to reading what you come up with, so keep up the great work, and I do believe that very soon Nebraska will once again be hoisting the National Championship Trophy. GO BIG RED!!!!! Bryan Hightower, Stateline, Nevada, Husker Fan for Life
This was an exceptional piece and reminded me of the great Jim Murray, in that I was smiling with tears in my eyes upon reading it. Saturday's game at the Rose Bowl produced an amazing game by two terrific teams, and Tyrone Hughes' words gave a nice window through which to gain insight about the Bruins' new coach. Your writing certainly added another dimension to coach Mora's takeover of the UCLA football program and inspires further confidence in his coaching ability as well as his personal involvement with his team. I thought this was the best story yet that I've read on Jim Mora, and considering the number of columns in the LA Times directed his way, I congratulate you on an excellent story. Being only the second game of a new season, each team has a long way to go and many more challenges to face, yet I know your writing will enhance the Huskers throughout the season. Sean Holland, Los Angeles, California


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Armando -. Arturo 4/30/2007 2:06:26 PMBeautifully done Christopher. #647065
David Whitcher 4/30/2007 3:39:49 PMWonderful in every way!!! #4232501
Melissa Papaj 4/30/2007 3:47:06 PMVery beautiful shot!!! #4232525
Toni Hopper 4/30/2007 10:45:44 PMBeautiful! You've managed to hold the detail and capture a great moment. The lighting is awesome! #4233580
Christopher G. Jamison 5/2/2007 5:42:41 PMthank you all very much for the kind comments! :) #4240417
Sherri Gorman 5/3/2007 6:48:42 PMGorgeous!!! Awesome lighting!!! #4244489
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Stephanie Thibaudeau 5/24/2007 8:08:48 AMHey Chris! Congrats, this is so gorgeous, perfect lighting! Way to go. HOpe all is well with you :-) #4324037
Christopher G. Jamison 5/26/2007 4:53:14 PMThank you guys very much for the congratulations! I'm honored to be amoung the finalists! #4333920
Sheila K. Floyd 6/18/2007 10:54:40 AMBelated congrats on your finalist! #4409424
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Crystal L. Craig 9/12/2007 7:05:14 PMAnother WOW Christopher! Your work is simply amazing. I love the serenity in this capture, the light, the framing, the grace ... beautiful. #4783496
Filomena C. Larson 9/27/2007 7:23:13 PMI can see why it is one of your favorites, Christopher. It is gorgeous!!!!!! Beautiful work again!
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The Pushpa Publishing House established in 1993 presently publishes 22 journals in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering and Computer Science. Some of these journals are entirely devoted to specific fields covering various aspects of current development with thrust on applications in science and technology such as Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Control Processes, Numerical Methods, Fuzzy Sets, Discrete Mathematics, Wavelet Theory, Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Biostatistics, Materials Engineering and Technology, Solids and Structures, Electronics and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Information Science and Computer Mathematics, while some are devoted to core topics in Mathematics, such as Algebra, Number Theory, Geometry, Topology, Functional Analysis and Fixed Point Theory.
Other academic activities by Pushpa Publishing House
The International Conference on Mathematics of Date organized by Pushpa Publishing House, Allahabad was held at Allahabad, India during December 31, 2010 - January 04, 2011; attended by about 125 participants from 18 countries including USA, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Nigeria, Spain, Australia, Fiji, Iran, Egypt, Italy and some others. For details please visit our website (with pictures) : http://www.pphmj.com/index.php?act=show_conference_list