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alan gebert wrote: > Hi, > >> proof, security, instability, centralization, protocols, etc... > > While it is tempting to focus on the small details: > > My 2 cents: > - RDF can deliver huge value in an intranet scenario today ( > not-quite-open world... you can forget about trust, proof, inference.. > even read/write issues for a while ) > - If we focus on simple applications, people will start using semweb tech > - We will slowly grow a culture > - The private sector will eventually build competitive solutions on top > - They will have it wrong the first time > - And the second... > - But eventually, through natural evolution and open market, the > Semantic IntraWeb will pave the way to the Semantic Web > > So... lets get our hands dirty with what we have and focus on what is > really really missing here: APPLICATIONS. > > One thing that recently made me think... I have been working in > semweb/AI research for a looong time ( 5 years, lurker mode ). So I > should be able to do something valuable with this today, right? > > I mean, I should be able to know what can be done with the tool... > Maybe this gives some ideas: http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/ By no means exhaustive, but gives some directions... Ivan > But it turns out that what I know by heart is what can't be done. > > Will it be John-web-designer that runs into the linked data spec, a > ready to use sparql engine, and sees the light in all its simplified > glory? > > "do what you can, with what you have, where you are" > ( Teo R. ) > > nice quote, its got a lot of WWWs in it > No GGGs yet, you see... that's waaaaaay ahead > > Best, > Al > -- Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ PGP Key: http://www.ivan-herman.net/pgpkey.html FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdfReceived on Thursday, 17 January 2008 10:25:32 UTC
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Sept. 22, 2012
OXFORD, Ohio-One legendary football coach and five others with distinguished coaching careers were honored at Miami University Friday (Sept. 21) celebrating the school's proud tradition as the Cradle of Coaches.
The 2012 Cradle of Coaches dinner celebrated the accomplishments of football immortal Paul Brown, who will have a statue unveiled in the Cradle of Coaches Plaza Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m., and the induction of Randy Ayers '78, Thad Matta, Joe Novak '67, Sandy Pearsall and Sue Ramsey '78 into the Cradle of Coaches Association.
Throughout the sports world, Miami University has the unique reputation as the Cradle of Coaches, including individuals such as Earl "Red" Blaik, Weeb Ewbank, Paul Brown, Paul Dietzel, Ara Parseghian, John Pont, Bo Schembechler and Carm Cozza.
The Cradle of Coaches Association was established in 1971 to acknowledge the role Miamians have played in establishing Miami University as the Cradle of Coaches. While all Miami Alumni who go on to coach or those who have coached at Miami are considered a part of the Cradle of Coaches, the Cradle of Coaches Association began inducting individuals into the Association in 1992 to further recognize their accomplishments. In 1999 and 2000, Miami's Hall of Fame Committee further developed criteria for induction into the Cradle of Coaches to be more inclusive of all sports.
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PAUL BROWN (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991), a 1930 graduate of Miami University and a two-time letter winner (1928-29) for the football team, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967. He was the first coach of the Cleveland Browns, a team named after him, and he later founded the Cincinnati Bengals. Brown began his coaching career at Severn High School in 1931 before becoming the head football coach at Massillon Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio where he grew up. His high school teams lost only 10 games in 11 seasons. Ohio State University then hired Brown and he coached the school to its first national football championship in 1942. Following World War II, he became head coach of the Browns, who won four AAFC championships before joining the NFL in 1950. Brown coached the Browns to three NFL championships (1950, '54 and '55), but was fired in January of 1963 amid a disagreement with team owner Art Modell. In 1968, Brown co-founded and was the first coach of the Bengals. He retired from coaching in 1975 but remained the Bengals' team president until his death in 1991. The Bengals named their home stadium Paul Brown Stadium in honor of Brown. Coach Bill Walsh once called Brown "the father of the modern game of football" and "probably the greatest teacher the game has ever seen".
RANDY AYERS (Miami '78, '81) has been a men's basketball coach at the collegiate and professional ranks for more than three decades. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Miami following an illustrious playing career. Ayers moved on to stints as an assistant coach at West Point (1982-84) and Ohio State (1984-89) before assuming his first head coaching position in 1989-90, guiding the Buckeyes for eight seasons. At the helm of the Ohio State program, Ayers led the Buckeyes to NCAA Tournament appearances in his first three seasons and an NIT berth in his fourth season while boasting a Big Ten Co-Championship in 1990-91 and an outright title in 1991-92. His teams earned two consecutive No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and finished fifth in the final Associated Press poll in 1991 and third in 1992. Ayers was tabbed AP National Coach of the Year in 1991 and earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 1991 and 1992. He began his tenure among the NBA coaching ranks in 1997-98 as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers. As the head assistant, Ayers helped Philadelphia to five-consecutive playoff appearances, including a trip to the 2001 NBA Finals. He held that position until assuming the head post with the 76ers prior to the 2003-04 campaign. Following the 2004 season, Ayers moved on to assistant coaching positions with the Orlando Magic (2005-07) and the Washington Wizards (2007-09) before returning to Philadelphia as an assistant coach in 2009-10. In August 2010, Ayers was named an assistant coach with the New Orleans Hornets and has spent the past two seasons with the organization. He was promoted to lead assistant in June 2011. A four-time All-MAC selection who helped Miami to a pair of MAC Championships in 1977 and 1978, Ayers and the Red and White upset defending national champion Marquette in the first round of the 1978 NCAA Tournament. He was inducted into the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.
Thad Matta spent two stints on the Miami men's basketball staff amidst an impressive career that has spanned more than two decades at six different schools. Matta was an assistant coach with the Red and White during the 1994-95 campaign and again during the 1996-97 season as Miami advanced to the NCAA Tournament and posted 20-win seasons each year. Miami won the MAC regular season title both seasons and captured the MAC Tournament title in 1997, while advancing to the NCAA Tournament second round in 1995. In 12 seasons as a head coach between Butler (2000-01), Xavier (2001-04) and Ohio State (2004-pres.), Matta has amassed a 323-96 record (.771) and compiled eight regular-season titles and six conference tournament crowns. As a head coach, he has guided all 11 eligible teams to postseason play, including 10 NCAA Tournament jaunts. He led the Buckeyes to the national title game in 2007 and a Final Four appearance this past season. Matta has been named MCC Coach of the Year (2001), Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2002) and Big Ten Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2010), while also being named National "Rookie" Coach of the Year in 2001 and being tabbed a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year in 2003. A five-time Columbus Dispatch Coach of the Year (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011), Matta also was named USBWA District V Coach of the Year in 2006. He is just one of two coaches nationally to post 20 or more wins in each of his first 12 seasons as a head coach. In addition to assistant coaching stints at Miami, Matta also was a graduate assistant at Indiana State (1990-91), an administrative assistant (1991-94) and assistant coach (1997-00) at Butler and an assistant coach at Western Carolina (1995-96). Over his entire career, Matta has been a part of 18 postseason appearances, including 15 NCAA Tournament berths.
JOE NOVAK (Miami '67, '68) spent 40 years on the gridiron at the high school and collegiate levels. He returned to Miami as an assistant coach from 1974-76. During that time, Miami won two MAC titles, going undefeated in MAC play in 1974 and 1975, while winning the Tangerine Bowl both of those seasons. Prior to his time at Miami, Novak began his prep coaching career as an assistant at Warren Western Reserve High School in 1968. Elevated to head coach five years later, Novak led Western Reserve to a 12-0 record and Ohio's large school division state title to earn 1972 Coach of the Year honors. He took Western Reserve back to the state finals a year later with an 11-1 record before joining the collegiate ranks. After a combined 22 seasons as an assistant coach at Miami, Illinois (1977-79), Northern Illinois (1980-83) and Indiana (1984-95), Novak assumed the head coaching post at Northern Illinois in 1996 and spent 12 seasons guiding the Huskie program. Novak inherited a struggling NIU program that he guided to four MAC West Division titles (2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005) and two bowl game appearances. The Huskies won the Silicon Valley Bowl during the 2004 season and earned a berth in the Poinsettia Bowl in 2006. He was named MAC Coach of the Year in 2002 and tabbed Region 3 Division I-A Coach of the Year by the AFCA in 2003. Winning the first seven games of the 2003 season, which included the two biggest wins in program history with upsets of Nov. 15 Maryland and No. 21 Alabama, NIU was ranked as high as 12 in the AP Poll and 14 in the Coaches Poll. Members of his final signing class went on to capture the 2011 MAC Championship. Novak finished his coaching career ranked among the league's top 10 for career wins (63) and MAC wins (47). A stand-out defensive end who spearheaded Miami to MAC Co-Championships in 1965 and 1966, Novak was inducted into the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007-08.
SANDY PEARSALL spent six years (1992-98) guiding the Miami softball program before being hired to start the Louisville softball program where she has spent the last 13 years amassing a 506-261 record (.659). The Cardinals are coming off the best record in program history with a 55-5 mark, including a 20-2 BIG EAST record, en route to conference regular-season and tournament titles. The coaching staff also was tabbed 2012 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Pearsall has guided Louisville to five conference titles (C-USA regular season 2005; BIG EAST regular season 2006, 2012; BIG EAST Tournament 2007, 2012) and nine straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2004-12). She also was named 2000 Conference USA Coach of the Year in her first season guiding the Cardinals. At Miami, Pearsall mentored nine All-MAC selections and 16 Academic All-MAC honorees in addition to seven academic all-district selections. She spent three seasons prior to guiding the RedHawks as head coach at Colorado State. While at CSU, she was successful in developing the Rams into an annual contender for the Western Athletic Conference championship. Her 1990 squad captured the league title and earned Pearsall Conference Coach of the Year honors. Her construction of the Louisville program is the second time she has built a program from the ground up. In 1988, Pearsall headed the newly-formed Florida A&M team and led the squad to 36 wins in two seasons. Prior to FAMU, she took the San Francisco softball team from the bottom of the conference to second place in just three years and earned NorPac Conference Coach of the Year honors. Pearsall began her coaching career as the outfield coach at Pacific from 1984-85. She has been a collegiate head coach for 25 years and owns a 756-595 career mark (.560).
SUE RAMSEY (Miami '78) completed her 25th year as a collegiate women's basketball head coach this year, and it was a banner campaign. Ramsey, who has guided the Ashland program for 17 seasons, led the Eagles to a 33-2 record and the 2012 Division II National Championship game. AU won its first GLIAC basketball championship in school history and went undefeated in conference play in 2011-12. The team won 33 consecutive games during the season, which was the longest Division II active string in the country at the time for men or women. She was named the WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year and also was the GLIAC Coach of the Year, while earning the WBCA's Carol Eckman Award, which recognizes commitment to the game of basketball. Ramsey has compiled a 287-195 record (.595) at Ashland and a 382-326 mark (.540) as a head coach. She guided the Eagles to three straight GLIAC South Division titles from 2004-06 and has posted four 20-win seasons at AU. In 2011, she was awarded the FCA Kay Yow Heart of a Champion Award. Prior to Ashland, Ramsey spent eight seasons guiding the Dayton Flyer program (1986-94). Additionally, Ramsey was an assistant coach at Cincinnati (1984-86) and Miami (1983-84) and a graduate assistant coach at Illinois State (1982-83). Her coaching career began at Noblesville (IN) High School in 1979-82 where she twice was selected as the county coach of the year. In addition to her basketball duties, Ramsey is also Ashland's senior woman administrator and is an assistant athletic director. Ramsey is currently on the board of directors for the WBCA and is serving as the Division II legislative chair. She also served four years as a member of the NCAA Division II women's basketball committee. Ramsey played one year at Miami (1977-78), serving as co-captain, after transferring from Indiana where she was the first woman to receive a basketball scholarship.
Weeb Ewbank
Bob Kurz
Bill Narduzzi
John Pont
Paul Brown
Mel Knowlton
Ara Parseghian
Bill Arnsparger
Paul Dietzel
Jack Llewellyn
Jack Faulkner
Joe Codiano
Bill Mallory
John Brickels
Hal Paul
Dick Shrider
Jerry Hanlon
John McVay
Frank Shands
Carmen Cozza
Marvin Morehead
Ernie Plank
Dick Crum
Darrell Hedric
Lou Kaczmarek
Rich Voiers
Walter Alston
Earl Blaik
Leann Davidge
Woody Hayes
Raymond Ray
George Rider
William Rohr
Peggy Bradley-Doppes
Denny Marcin
Marvin McCollum
Nick Mourouzis
Jim Rose
Ron Zook
Rodger Cromer
Carol Clark Johnson
Clarence McDade
Ron Niekamp
Bo Schembechler
George Dales
George Gwozdecky
Danny Hall
Bob Kappes
Dr. Stephen R. Strome
Randall Whitehead
Terry Hoeppner
Randy Walker
Jerry Angelo
Elaine Hieber
Dave Jennings
Rob Patrick
Gary Quisno
Pam Wettig
Randy Ayers
Thad Matta
Joe Novak
Sandy Pearsall
Sue Ramsey


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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Here comes Santa Claus...
Good morning friends! Today is a bright new day and I am feeling much better. Thanks for all of the get-well wishes. :) I'm settling in for a weekend of hanging out with friends and lots of card making. It's getting close to that exciting time of the month when the brand spankin' new Anya stamps get previewed and I need to finish up all my cards for that. I can't say much because I don't want to spoil the surprise but OMG... Marie has been a busy girl making wishes come true! ;)
Until then I hope you don't mind getting another sneak peek of one of my digi images coming out on Monday. This is Cookie Break Santa and he's just grabbing a quick snack before flying off to the next house. I know some of you have asked if these will be available in rubber as well and as far as I know right now they are only planned for digi. Maybe if there is enough interest in them they will see rubber eventually... who knows? I'm definitely a rubber stamp girl if I have a choice so I'll be keeping my fingers crossed too. :)
Let's see what else was I going to say... oh yea, don't forget that you still have until tonight to get your name entered into my final Sweet November candy for this release. Check out this post here. Tomorrow I will post a winner!
Okey dokey I think I'll wrap things up for the day, have a wonderful weekend!
Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse and GP
paper and sentiment sticker- Scenic Route (Roxbury)
digi stamp- Sweet November Stamps (Cookie Break)
Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Ranger Stickles
Signo Unibal white gel pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, R20
beard/clothes- E40, E41, YG03, YG17, YG67, R05, R08, E07, E18, E51, E53, E55, Y15, Y21, Y35
25 comments:
- MicheyMoo said...
Amy....so glad you're on the mend!! Yay!!
I can't wait for more sneak peaks....though my bank balance has taken such a whack recently. There are so many new stamps and sets being released at the moment that I have rubber flying to me from all over the world at the moment!!
I'm not usually a big fan of Santa images for Chrissy cards - doesn't fit with the hot Aussie summer weather we experience at this time of year - but your guy is so-ho-ho cute!!
You're a marvel with these images. I'm gonna have to check 'em all out on Monday when they're released.
I haven't really done the digi thing yet....one because I've not set up my printer at home and I'm not sure the ink would be permanent enough for colouring with Copics. I could print on my work laser printer....but then I have to remember to take my 'special' paper to work with me....and its the last think I'm thinking about when I in the Clinic, to be honest.
Anywho.....I def need to go to bed now.....its way late over here.
- November 7, 2009 at 6:24 AM
- bluepoohbear75 said...
Glad you're feeling better. I love your cards. Great papers and cute Santa image.
- November 7, 2009 at 6:46 AM
- GobeaGirl said...
Hi Amy, I am glad to hear you are feeling better. I love your little Santa..He needs to get a snack or two in on Christmas Eve. Lots of work to do and all.lol...I can not wait for the new releases either. I am not sure that my kids really need gifts for Christmas.lol...Mommy needs all the stamps in the world.lol... :D Have an awesome day. I am off to work at 8, but when I get home after 1 I am going to town on my cards.....Yay me! Have fun, Lisa G
- November 7, 2009 at 6:53 AM
- the whimsical butterfly said...
Adorable! So awesome that you have stamps avail in rubber and digi! Love your card-it makes me smile! And makes me smile to know you're feeling better, too! Hope you weekend is restful!
- November 7, 2009 at 7:26 AM
- Tasha said...
How sweet is this santa card - love the image its wonderful and the papers are lovely
love tasha xx
- November 7, 2009 at 7:32 AM
- Claireabelle said...
Amy he is just fabulous!!!
- November 7, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- Angie said...
Of course we don't mind seeing another sneak! We LOVE your sneaks! Can't wait to see them all!
- November 7, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Vicky said...
Such a fab card Amy, funky colours and patterns. Love this cookie santa as well! I don't have a printer so I am definately more of a rubber girl! Lol!
Hope you're having a great weekend!
Hugs, Vicky ~X~
- November 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- donna mikasa said...
Cookie Break Santa? That's my kind of Santa! Too cute, Amy!
Glad you're feeling better!
- November 7, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- Kris said...
ooh i like that Santa!!! he's very fun looking! i'm very picky when i ink up any Santas but i just adore yours! awesome girl! i think it will become rubber! =D hugs, Kris
- November 7, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Ria said...
Oh i love what you did with the Cookie Santa :) He looks so great :)
hugss Ria
- November 7, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Sparkle said...
Such a darling card!
- November 7, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Randi said...
So adorable!! Love that Santa image! Great layout!! You are such an amazing artist!! You know my vote is rubber!! I'd probably buy EVERYTHING in your rubber line!! ;o)
- November 7, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- Kelly Booth said...
LOVE this Santa Amy and your card is perfect....Glad your feeling better...we have a busy week ahead!!
- November 7, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Tracey Feeger said...
Oh gosh what a wonderful looking Santa and the card is so fabulous. I am looking forward to the TGF release but just bought all the limited time digi's this weekend. Oh so many things going on and things to buy. Enjoy your time with friends.
- November 7, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- crafty amy said...
He is so sweet of course we don't mind seeing your creations!!!! I LOVE to se them :D please keep 'em comming.
Amy xx
- November 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Biscuitlid said...
glad you're feeling better Amy, no fun being run down.
this card is fab and you're such a tease about the new Anyas can't wait!
- November 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Tonje said...
Super cute santa. He looks so kind and cuddly... Your card is beautiful! Gorgeous DP.
I'm glad you're feeling better.
- November 7, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Rachel said...
AHHHHH!!! That is TOO CUTE. I really just love this one, I thought the angel was my fave but he totally moved the top of the list. Just adorable, you are so talented Miss Amy!
Hope you are feeling better!
- November 7, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- Jackie Thomas said...
Firstly, I'm glad you are feeling better and secondly, this card is gorgeous. I love everything about it. Keep getting well. xo Jackie
- November 7, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- Alice Wertz said...
so cute! such a lovely Santa!! can't wait for Monday's release!!
- November 7, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- itsabrt said...
What a fun Santa his shape is quite whimsical! I am still keeping my fingers crossed for your drawing tomorrow! Beth
- November 7, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- Angela said...
Amy, this Santa is just too adorable. And he looks like he's so much fun to color. I perfer rubber or clear stamps, but I still love my digi's too. Being able to make them the size I want to always a good thing. Love all your images. They are all so sweet.. Glad you are finally starting to feel better..
- November 7, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- RiNNE said...
Such a cute card!! Your jolly Santa is adorable!! His coloring is just magnificent!
- November 7, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- Tammi said...
So glad your feeling better! This is adorable, love his coat! Fun sentiment with that image! :) And I can't WAIT to see what the wish is!!
- November 8, 2009 at 8:28 AM


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On a treacherous world with a tortured history the meagre remnants of humanity live in awe of a misconceived past, haunted by forgotten gods and fearful of the very ground they tread. A vast sprawling underworld ever present below their feet, baleful demons lying in wait. Thaumaturges, people with powerful psychic abilities, have abandoned their once benevolent nature turning to cruel and dark activities in their quest for ultimate power. Awoken by impending threats, an abandoned and damaged being gives rise to its ancient weapons who now walk amongst the people again.
Sui Generis is set in a dark, hostile mediaeval world pervaded by intrigue and treachery. A completely original work evolved over many years, the Sui Generis universe is the product of many rare moments of inspiration. It encompasses a vast and rich history spanning aeons and galaxies, not as vague mythology but actual chains of events leading to the current situation. In Sui Generis you will get a sense that everything is connected and exists for a reason. You won't just be fed the history in a cutscene or book and you may never know the full story. You will enter a mysterious, unfamiliar world and as you learn its secrets you will discover that nothing is what it seems...
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After the end of the Kickstarter campaign you will receive a survey that will ask you questions so that you can explain how you would like the add-on money assigned.
Note: All add-ons require the base pledge to be at the £10 tier or above. Any pledge that ends up including a physical reward will require you to add £5 for international shipping, unless it has already been included in the base pledge (i.e. £80+). You will only have to pay this once no matter how many physical items are included.
Digital Add-Ons:
Digital Soundtrack +£5
Extra Digital Copy of the Game +£10
Extra Three Digital Copies of the Game +£20
Extra Digital Copy of the Game Including Beta Access +£15
Extra Digital Copy of the Game Including Alpha Access +£30
Exclusive Downloadable Videos +£30
Physical Add-Ons:
Audio CD Soundtrack +£15
Extra Collector's Edition Copy of the Game +£60
Sui Generis T-Shirt +£20
Bare Mettle Hoodie +£40
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Insider forum
In this forum we will interact closely and openly with you to discuss features and development of the game. We will tell you what we're doing and how we're doing it, discuss ideas before they are final and listen to what you have to say.
Exclusive videos
You will be able to download frequent exclusive high quality HD videos showing and explaining new features and content as we develop them. This may include new powers, combat skills, creatures and characters, environments and more.
Collector's edition
Although a little unclear from our reward description (sorry about that, can't change it now!), this is a limited edition copy for our supporters only and we do want it to be something special. If there is ever a retail boxed version it will be through a publisher and be a standard copy. So... What will be in the box? The game itself will come on a printed USB memory stick, not an optical disk. The soundtrack CD will come in a jewel case. There will of course be a printed manual too. We're only reluctant to include a map because we may want to expand the game world after release, for free of course, but we're happy to take feedback into consideration on that one. We also promise to include an extra surprise in the box!
Terrain design
As we all know, a picture speaks a thousand words!
One hour VOIP call
Have a direct one to one conversation with Madoc Evans, get answers to all your questions, tell us what you think and just talk about any aspect of the game or it's development.
Day with the team
Spend a full day with us at our (yet to be) offices in the beautiful Siena province. You can bring a friend or your better half. Get a look behind the scenes, interact with the team and if you like try your hand at creating something to be featured in the game using our full blown toolset. End the day by having dinner with us.
Delivery times are given as the planned release date of the game, but we will deliver any part of a reward as early as possible. We've allowed ourselves 18 months for development and we're confident that we can deliver a complete product by that date.
We are a small team of 5 people who have been working in their spare time whenever possible. We are scattered across different cities and even countries. We started work on the game just over a year ago and it's been a difficult journey but we've reached the point where we are able to make it. To complete the game we need to all work full time and together as a team. We didn't know about Kickstarter until recently. We did know, however, that we would need to raise money in order to complete our game. We have always taken a great interest in crowd funding and believe that gamers will be able to appreciate what we are trying to do. Investors are unlikely to share our aims and their involvement could have a negative impact on our game. We also dislike some of the business practices adopted by the games industry in recent years. We want to stick with a simple approach that we consider honest and let the quality of our product determine it's success. We believe that making games should be a craft, not a business. When we discovered Kickstarter we thought it was a perfect fit for our project. We hope that you agree, that you will share some of our excitement and help us see this adventure through to its conclusion. Give us this opportunity and we will prove our mettle.
Our target goal here on Kickstarter will allow us to focus our efforts on making the game, to work together and to cover basic expenses. We are however a small team and no matter how dedicated we are, there are limits to what we can accomplish alone. With sufficient additional funds we would be able to recruit people and improve the quality and quantity of content and features.
We have not set specific stretch goals. We are not a large studio with specific knowledge of what resources we can allocate to the project. We will do our best to deliver everything we consider important for the game regardless of whether we meet some monetary goal. Our game design supports almost limitless content and we will provide as much we can. Some of the important features that we hope to include are a multiplayer version on at least LAN and support for Mac and Linux platforms. There are also numerous game features and technologies that are not essential but can contribute to making the world more interesting and realistic.
As a team we have a unified vision of our game and its design is a collaborative effort. We all play an important role in expressing that vision and populating our world with wonderful things, both conceptually and physically. Our more specialised skills and talents are what allow us to function on any level and meet all of our needs.
Risks and challenges
Though as a team we have professionally developed numerous advanced applications including educational games, we are not a successful game studio with a history of commercial products. Nothing is more important to us than seeing this project completed and we believe we are resourceful people with a comprehensive set of combined skills and talents.
Over the last year we have worked hard in a difficult situation to reach the point where we have proven that this game can be made the way we imagined it. We have not only developed all the core technologies and prototyped the game, but have developed a truly vast and impressive set of tools to ease development and the content production process. We have tried our hand at everything that we thought could pose a challenge and achieved what we believe are excellent results.
Our target funding goal will allow everyone on the team to work full time and, very importantly, in close proximity, as well as covering some basic expenses. If we do not exceed this initial goal there is a very real possibility that we will not be able to produce the quantity and variety of content that we would like to see in an initial release of the game. If this situation arises we plan to continue expanding and improving the game even after release. We will do whatever it takes to make this the game it's supposed to be.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Thursday, May 14
Nutrition Education at Fairground Senior Apartments at 1:00 p.m.
Milton City Commission meets at 7 p.m. at the Milton Municipal Building.
Friday, May 15
Senior Citizens Relay for Life Yard Sale and Baked Goods from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
Thurs.-Fri., April 30, May 1
ALS Benefit Yard Sale at 4597 Hwy. 421N, Bedford from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to the Kentucky Chapter ALS. Items for sale include furniture, bedding, toys, home décor, Coach purses, dishes, tools and other numerous items.
Saturday, May 2
Sunday, April 26
Community Backyard Bible Club from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., for elementary age children, will be held at The Well Community Church, 226 Church Street, Bedford. There will be a bible story, games, crafts and food.
Tuesday, April 28
The Trimble County Public Library presents "Civil War Book Talk" at 6:30 p.m. We will discuss A Rebel Wife by Taylor M. Polites. Copies are available at the library.
Saturday, May 2
Saturday, Mar. 28
Mt. Herman Baptist Church will host a Community Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. at the church, located at 3415 Palmyra Road. Children through the age of 12 years are welcome to participate. If you have questions, call 502-221-5497.
Wednesday, April 1
Providence Baptist Church will present a Living Last Supper at 7:00 p.m. Communion will follow the service. All are welcome to attend. For more information call Leslie Chilton, 502-532-6321.
Thursday, April 2
Thursday, Mar. 12
Milton City Commission will meet at the Milton Municipal Building at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Mar. 13
Trimble County Board of Elections will meet at 9:00 a.m.
Monday, Mar. 16
Trimble County Fiscal Court will meet at the Trimble County Judge-Executive's office meeting room at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 17
Bedford City Commission will meet at the City Hall in the Morgan Community Center at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Thursday, Feb. 12
The Milton City Commission will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Milton Municipal Building.
Monday, Feb. 16
Trimble County Fiscal Court will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the meeting room of the Judge-Executive's office.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Trimble County Board of Education will meet at 6:00 p.m. at the school administration building on Wentworth Ave.
Thursday, Feb. 19
Sunday, Feb. 1
Bedford New Life Assembly of God Church would like to invite the community to join them on SUNDAY mornings at 10:30 am. (The church is located next to the Trimble County Courthouse in the old Public Library.) Come check out our vision for the community and learn about our Core Values such as Generosity of Spirit and Spirit-Empowered Believers. (Worship God.)
Monday, Feb. 2
The Trimble County Board of Education will meet at the school administration building on Wentworth Avenue in Bedford at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Thursday, Jan. 1
The Albert Pike Scottish Rite Club cordially invites all Master Masons in Trimble County to attend a New Year's Day Reception from Noon to 3 p.m. at Fortitude Lodge #47, Main and Walnut Streets in LaGrange.
Monday, Jan. 5
Work Ready Community will meet at the Trimble County Public Library at 6 p.m.
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Program Type: Technology
Age: Adults
No appointment necessary! LibraryGeeks are available at our Inspiration Bar located in the front of the Library. They can help with your computer, phone or handheld device on a first-come, first-serve basis. These 15 minute drop-in sessions are available to Westhampton Free Library cardholders only and are informational. We do not do repairs.


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by Catalin Cosoi , on 30.06.2012
As you may have noticed, as of today at 4:46 PM PST, Clueful is no longer available on the Apple App Store. read more
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The Wall Street Journal's revelation that Nortel Networks Ltd., the Canadian former telecommunications giant, suffered attacks that gave hackers access to pretty much any company documents they wanted for nearly 10 years read more
by Catalin Cosoi , on 03.02.2012
Securing the Android Market is a good idea. But it doesn't eliminate the need for a security solution installed directly on the device. According to our stats, only 0.5% of known malicious apps were found on Google's Android Market. Because people will always search for the best choice, they are likely to install applications from other third-party markets as well - which means they are still at risk from malware. read more
by Catalin Cosoi , on 02.02.2012
"The Company as an operator of critical infrastructure is frequently targeted and experiences a high rate of attacks. These include the most sophisticated form of attacks, such as APT (advanced persistent threats) attacks and zero-hour threats, which means that the threat is not compiled until the moment it is launched, making these attacks virtually impossible to anticipate and defend against." read more
by Catalin Cosoi , on 01.02.2012
The story that broke in the last few days on what was claimed to be the largest malware wave yet to target the Android platform raised an interesting question: What do we class as malware? read more
by Catalin Cosoi , on 11.08.2011
As of yesterday, business social network LinkedIn has introduced a new feature that exposes profile information, including names and photos as illustrations for third-party ads. The feature has been turned on by default across the platform without either asking for users' consent or sending an announcement note in advance. read more
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Smartphones and corporate environment read more
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A short recap of the modern history of Android apps' trials and tribulations. read more
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Capitalizing on large customer database is the name of the game read more
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Not even 24 hours have elapsed since Google's announcement about the Gmail incident involving military US officials and select members of Asians government that another data breach targeting Iran's government servers. read more


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NEW PATIENT INTAKE APPOINTMENTS WITH DR. Timothy Bowes
This page is for patients invited to schedule a new patient intake appointment with the above physician. A link to this page is normally sent to you by email after you complete our standard registration process. If that's the case for you, please read through all of this information (we know there's a lot, but it's important!), and then use the button at the very bottom to schedule your first appointment.
If you have not been invited to schedule an appointment, but would like to enroll as a patient, please complete our registration form on our registration page, and we will be in touch as soon as possible by email.
Kindly note that you will not be Dr. Bowes patient until the patient intake appointment has been completed (e.g. you will not be able to schedule a regular medical appointment). One of the purposes of the initial intake appointment is for you and Dr. Bowes to meet and to see if you are a good fit for each other, and then to take it from there. Additionally, to be clear, you will be enrolling as a patient of Dr. Timothy Bowes (practicing through Dr. Timothy Bowes Medicine Professional Corporation) and not of Magenta Health Inc. more generally.
This appointment is not meant for providing medical care, but to let you have a chance to meet Dr. Bowes , to learn about our clinic, to complete all necessary forms and sign-ups, and for a comprehensive medical history to be taken.
Our physicians work very hard to keep to their schedule and do not double book appointments. Nevertheless, there may be times when they are running behind, for example, if a previous appointment runs long due to an unexpectedly complex issue. Kindly keep this in mind when scheduling appointments and give yourself some buffer time.
Magenta Health is a fragrance-free clinic. For more information please see our policy.
You will be sent by email a link to an intake form. If you're able to complete this form in advance, please arrive 5 minutes early to complete a couple additional forms. Otherwise, please plan on arriving 15 minutes early to complete the form in person. Unfortunately, to help our doctors stay on schedule, if you arrive late for your appointment, there is a possibility that you will not be seen, or that you will be asked to wait until the next break in the schedule.
Two specific ways that this will affect your patient experience is that
- you will be able to communicate with the clinic and your physician through email, with a view to eventually use a secure online messaging portal once available; and
- you will be able to book appointments online anytime, even when the clinic is closed.
As compared to a traditional clinic that primarily communicates by phone, we feel that these communication tools will enable us to reduce errors, protect patient privacy, automate our processes, and improve patient care - so much so that we will be re-directing patients who phone into the clinic to submit their message or book their appointment online instead.
Lastly, we'll reiterate that one of the unique aspects of our clinic is our emphasis on leveraging technology to improve patient care, make us more accessible to patients, reduce the overall burden on the Canadian health care system, and enable our physicians to safely and competently provide care to more patients in our community.
In other words, by and large, you will be asked to communicate with the clinic almost exclusively online or in person. For more details regarding our communication policies, please click here. You can also read more about our reasoning in respect of technology, and phone calls in particular, here.
Thank you for taking the time to review the above! Please proceed to schedule your appointment ...


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The Knights dropped an 82-79 thriller to Genesee CC Saturday night in the first game of the Cougar Classic in Batavia, NY. With the loss the Knights fall to 8-4 on the season.
After Genesee took a 48-42 lead into the half, the Knights came out flying in the second half, turning up their defensive intensity and gaining their first lead of the game, 59-57, with 14:26 left in the game.
The two teams battled back-and-forth until the Knights established a 74-68 lead with just 5:32 to play.
However, the Knights weren't able to hold that lead for long, with the Cougars clawing back and taking a 77-76 lead with 2:06 remaining on the clock.
Down one, 80-79, with 17 seconds left, the Knights had a costly turnover that forced them to foul. Genesee made their free throws to ice the game.
That was really the difference in the game, as the Cougars outscored the Knights 31 to 10 from the charity stripe, with Genesee more than doubling CCRI's free throw attempts for the game, 40-17.
The Knights were paced by Anthony Jernigan (East Hartford, CT) and Patrick Marchand (Cranston, RI). Jernigan led CCRI with a double-double on 17 points and 11 assists, while Marchand scored a team high 27 points and pulled down a game high nine rebounds. Kevin Marmolejos (Queens, NY) also had a nice game for the Knights, chipping in with 14 points, including a game-high four 3-pointers on 4-8 shooting from long range.
Genesee's Naquil Jones led all scorers with 29 points, making 13 of his 15 free throws from the line.
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Law School Building and Library Hours
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Simple Stellar Population Modeling of Quasar Host Galaxies with Diffusion K-Means Test Results
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|Gregory Mosby, E. A. Moravec, C. A. Tremonti, M. J. Wolf
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|Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
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|AAS Meeting #221, #339.41
|January 1, 2013
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|In the last decade, the correlation of the masses of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their host galaxy stellar spheroid velocity dispersions (the M-sigma relation) was greeted as clear evidence for the co-evolution of host galaxies and their SMBHs. However, studies in the last five years have posited that this relation could arise from central-limit properties of hierarchical formation alone. To address the question of whether and how often the SMBHs evolve with their host galaxies, it is necessary to look at galaxies whose SMBHs are actively growing—quasars—and determine the host galaxy properties. The central nuclei of quasar host galaxies complicate this type of study because their high luminosity tends to wash out their host galaxies. But, by using 3-D spectroscopy with the integral field unit (IFU) Sparsepak on the WIYN telescope, we have shown that the quasar light can be mostly isolated to one fiber in order to obtain the spectra of the quasar and the host galaxy concurrently. We can then model simultaneously the scattered quasar light and the stellar populations in the host galaxy fiber using a new simple stellar population (SSP) modeling method called diffusion k-means (DFK). The objectives of the research presented in this poster are to model synthetic quasar host galaxies using a DFK basis and a more traditional basis, compare the accuracy of both modeling methods, and test the affects of various prescriptions for masking the quasar lines in the host galaxy fiber. We present results from our SSP modeling and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) results for DFK and traditional modeling schemes using synthetic data. By determining and then using the more robust stellar population modeling method, we can more confidently study quasar host galaxies to answer remaining questions in galaxy evolution. This work was partially supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (NSF Grant DGE-0718123) and through the NSF's REU program (NSF Award AST-1004881).


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Law Firm Fired Employee Because of Her Lymphatic Condition, Federal Agency Charges
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, a law firm with offices primarily in the southeastern United States, unlawfully refused to accommodate a disabled employee and subsequently discharged her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Charlesetta Jennings was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2008, and received treatment for the cancer which included the removal of some lymph nodes. At the time of her diagnosis, Jennings worked for Womble Carlyle as a support services assistant, a position that required her to perform copying, scanning and other duties in the law firm's copy rooms. The EEOC's suit charged that in or about November 2009, Jennings developed lymphedema - a physical impairment caused by cancer treatment where the lymphatic system is damaged and/or lymph nodes are removed. The condition substantially limits a person's circulatory and/or immune system.
In June 2010, Jennings' lymphedema was exacerbated by lifting boxes, and she suffered swelling in her shoulder, neck, arm, thumb and finger. At this time, Jennings provided Womble Carlyle with a doctor's note which stated that she was unable to lift more than 10 pounds because of her history of breast cancer and risk of lymphedema. However, the EEOC said, Jennings was able to perform the essential functions of her job. Nevertheless, Womble Carlyle expressed concerns that Jennings could not do her job based on the lifting restriction. On or about Feb. 1, 2011, Jennings provided a follow-up doctor's note stating she could lift up to 20 pounds. Instead of providing Jennings with a reasonable accommodation, Womble Carlyle informed Jennings that she could not work until her doctor completely withdrew the lifting restriction. Womble Carlyle placed Jennings on disability leave on or about Feb. 10, 2011, and fired her on or about Aug. 9 of that year.
This alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which protects employees from discrimination based on their disabilities and requires employers to provide disabled employees with reasonable accommodations. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP; Civil Action No. 1:13-CV-00046) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The EEOC seeks back pay and compensatory damages and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief.
"The law requires employers to collaborate with disabled employees and grant reasonable accommodations that will allow them to continue working," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District, which includes the EEOC's Greensboro Local Office, where Jennings filed her discrimination charge.
Tina Burnside, supervisory trial attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District, added, "It is a violation of the ADA to refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation when one is available, and to fire the employee rather than implement the accommodation."
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. More information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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I Don't Know Him, But I Do Know He's Alive
I just want you to know, if you're out there and if you hear this, I'm glad you're alive and I've been thinking of you.
I've never liked sand, or the beach. That feeling of the roughness. Or you know, after you do go into the ocean and walk on the sand, it sticks to you. It's a feeling you can't get rid of for the rest of the week.
It was 2002 and I was in Barbados with my family. I was 12 years old. My mom had dragged me out of my room, "If you're going to read at least be outside." I had finished all of my books and was now on to a novel I had picked up at the airport. Oprah's Book Club, it said on the cover. "Well then, it must be good," I thought to myself.
Begrudgingly, I left our apartment, my head not leaving the pages of the book. Someone was about to get hung from a tree, I had no idea why. I flipped back 4 pages and started reading again. I bumped into a parked car. "Jesseeeeeeeeeee!" my mom called out, 15 steps ahead of me. I put my thumb in my book and jogged ahead, my flip flops echoing my running, slap slap slap slap.
I hear the beach before I come to it. Not the waves, but people talking, chatting, having so much fun. We walk further down the beach, away from the noise. With each step, sand seeps in. My flip flops kick it up my legs. I walk slower. It doesn't help.
Our blanket is set up about 15 feet from the ocean. There is one small group snorkeling, and other blanket a little bit down the beach. It's quieter here. I retreat back into my book and breathe. I could be anywhere, but the wind flicking sand on to the blanket and rustling the pages reminds me. I finally settle into my zen state. Minutes go by, maybe an hour. This book is confusing. Suddenly, I have all these images in my head of this character in the tree. I snap my book shut and look up.
I'm still at the beach. There are more people in the water now. They look like they are standing in a circle. "MOM! LOOK!" They are holding a body, trying to carry it out of the water. My mom and I run up. "Jesse, don't look at his face" my mom says to me, "just don't look at his face." We both try to help carry him. My hands are supporting one of his arms.
It's that unspoken rule: The minute you are told not to do something, that's all you can think of doing. I try not to look. But as soon as I try, my eyes involuntarily flick towards his head. I look at his face. It was purple. Not just redish purple or purplish red. This was the royal purple, the purple of grapes, the purple of cabbage or beets. Though we are still working to carry his body, my mind freezes and takes a mental snap shot of his face. I can't even describe his eyes. I think there are some things your mind knows you don't want to remember.
I see his face and I know what I need to do. I let go of his arm and I run. I run. I run.
I also yell.
"Hellllpppppppp. Please! Somebody help!!!! Emergency!!! Ambulance!!!! Helllppppp!!!" I run and I yell all the way down the beach. This time they don't sink in. The sand doesn't slap the back of my legs. My feet barely touch the ground.
I find someone in a uniform. I tell him. I think he said he'd call an ambulance. I run back to the blanket, the people, my mother. I say I called for help. I say that an ambulance is coming.
My mom and I pack up and walk. Again, I hear the chatter of beach-goers. It gets quieter as we get closer to our place. I hear the wind. I don't hear an ambulance.
I sit in my room. Nothing. My feet are rough with sand, but I am still waiting. Twenty minutes later the ambulance comes.
I don't ask if he's alive. I'm sure he is. I know he is.
I walk to the bathroom and start to wash the sand off my feet. I take a deep breath and cry.
I know he's alive. I'm sure of it.


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Oct 3 (Reuters) - General Electric Co will recall 62,000 GE Profile front-loading clothes washers after receiving 19 reports of the washer basket breaking loose during the spin cycle, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
No injuries have been reported from the incidents, which affected washers sold at retail prices between $1,199 and $1,599 at retailers including Best Buy Co Inc , Lowe's Cos Inc , Home Depot Inc and Sears .
"Product safety is a top priority, and we stand behind our products," said Julie Wood, spokeswoman for the largest U.S. conglomerate, whose wide range of products also encompasses light bulbs and jet engines.
GE's appliance unit generates about $5 billion in annual revenue.
GE shares were down 7 cents at $22.84 in post-market trading, from a $22.91 close on the New York Stock Exchange.
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BOSTON – When Donald Trump recently praised Frederick Douglass as "an example of somebody who's done an amazing job," he highlighted an historic figure whose significance is worth remembering.
Given the head-scratching that followed Trump's words, the exhibit "Picturing Frederick Douglass: The Most Photographed American of the 19th Century" is particularly timely. Douglass, an escaped slave, 19th century abolitionist, orator and author, posed for photos nearly everywhere he traveled, not out of vanity, but because he saw the potential of the new art form to present an alternative to demeaning images of African Americans.
"He instantly recognized photography as a crucial aid to his vision of a free, democratic and egalitarian society," explains the introductory panel in the exhibit at the Museum of African American History in Boston. "To Douglass, photography was the great 'democratic art' that would assert black humanity and counter racist minstrelsy caricatures that had come to define public perceptions of what it meant to be black."
Curated by professors John Stauffer, of Harvard University, and Zoe Trodd, of the University of Nottingham in England, the exhibit is based on their recent book "Picturing Frederick Douglas." In addition to dozens of photographs from 1841 to 1895, the nearly 100 items include Douglass' books and speeches, as well as newspaper and magazine articles, interpreted for visitors with engaging graphics and text.
"Frederick Douglass was innovative and used photography as we use social media today," said L'Merchie Frazier, director of education and interpretation at the Museum of African American History. "He wanted to project the integrity and strength of African Americans, and he left a legacy for us to continue to use art for social justice."
To Douglass, photographs revealed the truth, while sketches and paintings reflected the bias of the artist. He believed "a camera remained objective even in the hands of racist whites."
The exhibit also offers an interesting overview of the early days of photography, showing its development from the silver-plated copper sheets of daguerreotypes in the 1840s to the film cameras of Eastman Kodak in the 1880s.
By the mid-1850s, photography had become so popular that studios existed in every city and county of the free states. Many professional photographers sought out Douglass, who traveled throughout the free states promoting the dignity and rights of African Americans. Telling his own story about his escape from slavery in Maryland and free life in New Bedford, he urged leaders and citizens to oppose slavery, and after abolition, to create an egalitarian society, for women as well as African Americans.
In portrait photographs, Douglass looked dignified, stern, and unsmiling, a deliberate contrast to the popular depiction of blacks with wide grins. He wore a white dress shirt, black coat and neckpiece, and often looked straight ahead. Along with his high cheekbones and intense gaze, his most prominent feature was his facial hair, which ranged from a goatee, full beard with moustache or walrus moustache.
His face and upper body fill the entire photo, which in most cases has no background image or props. A notable exception is an 1870 photo by George Schreiber where Douglass holds the cane of President Lincoln, given to him after Lincoln's assassination by his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. As explained in the exhibit, Lincoln met with Douglass three times at the White House, and expressed his respect when he said, "There is no man in the country whose opinion I value more than yours."
Douglass was, in some ways, the nation's first black celebrity because millions of Americans recognized him. His 1845 and 1855 autobiographies, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" and "My Bondage and My Freedom" were best sellers.
In 1883, Harper's Weekly, one of the most popular papers in the country, put his portrait on the cover. As seen in the exhibit, he is photographed in partial profile directly his gaze slightly to the side, with his long hair ending at his fully-bearded jaw. This contrasts with photos before Emancipation, when Douglass often had clenched fists and stared directly at the camera.
A number of exhibit items reveal Douglass at historic moments. He stands near Lincoln in a photograph of the second inauguration, and he exhorts the crowd in a Winslow Homer etching depicting "The Expulsion of Negroes and Abolitionists from Tremont Temple" in Boston in 1860.
There's a rare photo of Douglass writing at his desk and another of him smiling, the last known photo of him taken in New Bedford in 1894 shortly before his death in 1895.
In his remarks about Black History Month, Trump also said that Douglass "is being recognized more and more, I notice." Millions of American recognized Douglass in the 19th century, and the current exhibit should raise his profile in Boston. But what Douglass wanted more than recognition is printed on a large window shade in the exhibit. He told members of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in 1865: "What I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice."
Jody Feinberg is a staff writer at our sister newspaper in Quincy, The Patriot Ledger. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow her on Twitter @JodyF_Ledger.
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WHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through July
WHERE: Museum of African American History, 46 Joy St., Boston
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Ruth Riter of Decatur, Ga., was recently ordained into the ministry by Pastor David Barkley and River Gate Church, Rockwood.
"River Gate recognizes the call of God in Ruth's exceptionally gifted teaching of the Word of God and her dedicated support of the work of the church," said Dee Mann, River Gate Church secretary.
"She has ministered at River Gate Church, various other churches and on the mission field."
Riter is a professor in the Chemistry Department at Agnes Scott College in Decatur.
The Rev. Benjie Blakney was called as pastor of Cardiff Baptist Church, Rockwood, earlier this month.
The church will have a luncheon welcoming Blakney and his wife, Melanie, after the morning worship service on Jan. 25.
The church is at 2170 N. Gateway Ave.
Blakney was called to preach in November 1987.
He was ordained into the ministry in April 1992.
With more than 10 years of pastoring experience, Blakney said he is looking forward to the great things God has in store for Cardiff Baptist Church.
A cancer support group aimed at helping anyone affected by the disease will start up in February.
The group will meet at 11 a.m. each Saturday in Asbury Chapel United Methodist Church at 1717 Eureka Road, Rockwood.
"This support group is designed to help anyone that has had cancer impact their lives," said Asbury Chapel Pastor Sam Reese.
DeWayne Howard started evangelizing as a child, spreading his message at churches around Roane County.
The then-pint-sized minister, known by so many as the Moped Preacher because he got around on a white Moped, is all grown up and back in Roane County after being gone for 20 years.
He's returned to start up churches in his home county, beginning with Impact Church at 2903 Decatur Hwy., Kingston.
"For me, it is good to be home," Howard said. "I'm really glad God sent us back to Kingston."
Heaven Bound of Florida will be the featured guest performers at the monthly Saturday Singing in the City.
The gospel duo of Randy and Patty Simmons will sing at 6 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Rockwood Event Center at 116 W. Rockwood St.
They will join host singers Victorious of Rockwood, as well as other singers, including Sandy Shelton and Stephanie Wilson.
Refreshments will be available in a dinner-style setting.
Admission is free, but a love offering will be taken.
Call Dudley Evans at 245-8152 for details.
A little more than a decade ago, Doug Hallock owned a successful insurance business in Arizona.
But beneath the veneer of stability, he had a secret: Hallock was a heroin addict.
"It seemed like I had been a drug addict all my life," he said.
Blessedly, those closest to him decided to stop being fooled and to stop him from fooling himself any longer.
They held a classic intervention, and Hallock began to receive the treatment he needed.
The Kingdom Heirs Gospel group will give a benefit concert for Midtown 1st District Volunteer Fire Department on Jan. 9 in the Princess Theatre, Harriman.
Doors open at 6 p.m.; the concert starts at 7.
The Kingdom Heirs, whose pianist is Harriman's Andy Stringfield, has been the resident Gospel group at Dollywood for almost three decades.
Tickets for this benefit concert are $20 for the lower level, $15 for the balcony.
Bethel Presbyterian Church, Kingston, will showcase unique displays of Nativity scenes from around the world during its Festival of the Nativity at 2 p.m. Dec. 28.
Groups are welcome to view the displays.
Cookies and hot cider will be served.
The church is at 203 S. Kentucky St.
Call 376-6340 for details.
Benchmark Church, Oliver Springs, will open its doors on Jan. 4.
The church will be at 961 E. Tri County Blvd. in the Norwood School zone.
Benjamin Blankenship, a multi-ple-award-winning Southern Gospel artist, will be the church's pastor.
"Come to a great new church with a profound emphasis on Southern Gospel, country Gos-
pel, Bluegrass Gospel and praise music in worship," Blankenship said.
Thomas "Tom" Scandlyn of Harriman will be organist and provide lead vocals for the Carols and Lessons planned for Christmas Eve at St. Anthony's Anglican Church.
The service will begin at 7:30 p.m. CST in the church at 9828 Hwy. 70 East, Crab Orchard.
Scandlyn, a St. Anthony's parish member, is organist for a number of area churches. He has agreed to put together a list of carols specifically for St. Anthony's, said John Moore, the church's junior warden.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
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Author: Octavia E. Butler
Title of work: Parable of the Sower
Using critical pedagogy, Cathie Wright-Lewis encourages students to connect current events with fiction. In this lesson, Wright-Lewis provides perspective on Octavia E. Butler's novel Parable of the Sower by asking students to make connections between newspaper articles and issues Butler raises in the book. Drawing on these texts, students then project how the world might change and how they can shape that change. Finally, Wright-Lewis encourages students to involve themselves politically by writing letters that call for social justice.
To prepare for the lesson, view The Expanding Canon video program 7, Part I. Online, review the Session 7 theory overview, strategies, information about the authors and literature, resources, and the downloadable print guide. Read Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.
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Teachers may want to show students the interview with Octavia E. Butler from The Expanding Canon video program 7, Part 1.
1. Cathie Wright-Lewis begins her lesson with a discussion about Chapter 11 of Parable of the Sower with the whole class. Wright-Lewis asks questions such as:
4. Each group compiles recent newspaper articles that describe current events in their news area. Students list news items on their charts, along with any ideas they may have about the trends they're tracking. Some of the questions that Wright-Lewis asks the class to consider include:
6. Students write a report using evidence from newspaper articles to demonstrate how contemporary American society might become like the society in Parable of the Sower. They consider some of the following questions:
8. After students have begun to draft their letters, Wright-Lewis asks them to share portions with the class. Students finish these letters as a homework assignment.
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Kelly Kowall is one of those rare individuals capable of turning tragedy into a wide-reaching good. As the mother of an active-duty soldier in Afghanistan, Kowall was aware of the possibility of losing her son, but no doubt that foreknowledge did not make the news that Army Spc. Corey Kowall had been killed on September 20, 2009, any easier to bear.
While such a loss is enough to break many people, Kowall sought to find a way to honor her son's memory through a means that had brought them together while also providing a way to help others deal with their grief from the death of a military soldier. Her answer? Boating. As a Florida-native she and Corey had enjoyed getting out on the water when he could be home.
After attending Corey's funeral services in Tennessee, Kowall saw a Typhoon deck boat for sale, and decided she would buy it, not just for her, but for all military personnel and those who lost loved ones in war. After a lot of work, Kowall finally brought F.A.V.E. together-Families of the Fallen, Active Duty, Veterans, Enlisted.
The concept is simple: Kowall and a small staff of volunteers contact eligible individuals and families through organizations like Gold Star Wives of America (for women who lost husbands on the battlefield), Gold Star Mothers of American (for mothers who grieve the death of a son or daughter who served in the military), TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) and various veteran's associations. F.A.V.E. then offers to host a fully-paid boat trip, anything from a morning fishing excursion to a day journey to an island off the coast of Florida.
"We're trying to do a minimum of one trip every month," Kowall said. "So far we've exceeded that goal. Funds dictate a lot of how many trips we can do."
Kowall reports F.A.V.E Boating Expeditions has served 22 families through April, 2011, a family being defined as anything from a mother/daughter group to a diverse group of individuals (soldiers, veterans, Gold Star family members or any other person that has been affected by the death of a soldier) of six or more.
Meals are provided through Tasty Dinner Solutions in Riverview, Fla. Kowall wants to be sure to provide a first-class experience on the water, and Tasty Dinner's home-cooked-style meals are always a big hit.
"The passengers are military, or come from a military background, so they always want to help," Kowall said. "But it's like 'No, this is your day of honor. Just get on the boat, sit back and relax; we want to take care of you.'"
Finding Peace
Every boater knows what it feels like to step off the dock and leave his worries behind. While the therapeutic value of boating has not been officially recognized, there is definitely something about the rocking of the waves, the smell of the water and the feel of the sun on your face that can make a big difference to someone who is suffering.
Army Staff Sargent Forsti Miller is currently stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He has served several tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, and had the opportunity to go on a day trip with F.A.V.E. last year.
"I honestly didn't expect much, but it was great just to relax and enjoy the day," Sgt. Miller said. "It was neat to do something you don't get to do every day."
Sgt. Miller's comments are echoed by scores of other military personnel and families who have taken a trip with F.A.V.E.
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One focus of the organization is women in the military. Often women are forgotten as being an important part of our nation's defense, and Kowall seeks to make them realize they are remembered.
Anne Hasler is a long-time friend of Kowall's and was instrumental in getting F.A.V.E. off the ground.
"Kelly has worked with all kinds of women involved in the military life," Hasler said. "Active duty, retired, Gold Star women, she really wants to help them especially."
In addition, Kowall wants to make sure veterans of past wars are not overlooked.
"The very first trip Kelly took was with some Vietnam veterans," Hasler said. "They were surprised someone would want to do something for them. It was a great experience."
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To further enhance the benefits that come with the program, Kowall is planning to bring volunteer PTSD and grief counselors onboard in the near future.
"Being out on the water helps them to open up, even if they've been in counseling or groups before," Kowall said. "It's just a different situation that these boating excursions provide: a relaxed setting and a safe environment in which healing can begin through communication, mentoring, counseling and sharing of stories between those who have experienced the pain that stems from the death of a military service member and those who understand that pain."
F.A.V.E. currently works out of Apollo Beach in Florida, about halfway between Tampa and Sarasota. Kowall does have offers from people closer to Sarasota to use their boats, and the group has already organized and conducted kayaking trips as far north of Tampa as the Weeki Wachee and Crystal rivers.
As the program has grown, more and more people have offered the use of their boats, and donation money is used to fund trips and go towards a boat building fund.
"Right now, all work done for F.A.V.E. is volunteer," Kowall said. "Fifty cents of every donated dollar goes into the operating account to help fund the excursions and the other 50 cents goes to the boat-building account."
The boat-building account goes toward getting a houseboat from Destination Yachts, a real goal for Kowall. "One of the hopes with the houseboat is that we'd be able to go all along the Gulf and Atlantic coastline, offering these expeditions. It would also allow us to do longer overnight excursions," she said. "The biggest dream would be to have a second boat to do trips up the Pacific coastline."
Destination Yachts has committed to building the houseboat at cost once the proper amount of funds has been raised.
How To Help
F.A.V.E. Boating Expeditions has a 501 (c) (19) designation from the federal government, which is reserved for non-profit organizations dealing specifically with the military in some way. With this new designation, interested people can turn any donation into a 100 percent tax write-off.
"Even a dollar makes a difference," Kowall said. "If I can get 50 people to donate a dollar, that's a trip for at least one person we are trying to help."
Obviously the cost of each trip varies quite a bit, depending on the price of gas, the length and weight of the boat, and other expenses incurred due to the boating activity that is planned.
"Although we hold fundraisers and solicit for donations to help fund this endeavor, I really prefer to find ways to raise money that can also be a benefit to others" Kowall stated.
That is why she and a few volunteers are contacting qualified companies, associations and organizations about an opportunity that could possibly provide them with a refund from their utility company.
And who is qualified? Any company, organization or association that is paying commercial or industrial utility rates for electric, gas and/or telephone can benefit.
This includes, but is not limited to, manufacturers, plants, factories, processing facilities, commercial printers, boat builders and companies that manufacture products for boats, churches, hospitals, non-profit organizations, villages, townships, school districts, federal, state, county and city governments.
"What makes this truly a win, win, win, situation is that there is absolutely no out-of-pocket cost to any qualified company, organization or association unless they receive a refund," Kowall said. "Just a simple fax from them to ICG guarantees that F.A.V.E. will receive a $50 minimum referral donation. No commercial or industrial account is too large or too small for this opportunity," Kowall said. "It's always exciting when an entity just trying to help us out with this referral donation finds out that they are going to be getting a refund. Although they are often surprised, they are always thrilled. I would love for any person who may be reading this article and wants to help us receive one of these referral donations to contact me directly."
To learn more about F.A.V.E., visit www.favebe.com or call 813-321-0885. Kowall also welcomes emails at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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�Taser, Taser, Taser!� shouts a security forces member as a subject drops to the ground. While under the effect of the stun gun, the belligerent subject is handcuffed and separated from the scene where he threatened to harm his frightened wife.
�Taser, Taser, Taser!� shouts a security forces member as a subject drops to the ground. While under the effect of the stun gun, the belligerent subject is handcuffed and separated from the scene where he threatened to harm his frightened wife.
This was one of the scenes created during annual domestic violence training which is held in multiple sessions during March.
In order to sharpen security forces members� skills, they received annual domestic violence training in the classroom and hands-on running scenarios in the Domestic House. The Domestic House is located in base housing and presents security forces with real scenarios, ranging from verbal altercations to brawls that they may encounter when responding to a domestic violence call.
�This training shows them what to look for and what to listen for,� said Paul Bur-gess, training instructor of 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron. �The training they get from the Department of Children and Families and Family Advocacy is very important information too because one of the most intimidating things is going to a domestic that involves a child. That�s hard for me and I know it�s hard for some of our cops too.�
Security forces members also learned the importance of preparation in order to be able to best respond when those calls come in. Burgess suggests all patrolmen make binders with information on base housing locations and home layouts; these details can speed response time and make entry into a home safer. Proper communication procedures for those Airmen who work in the base defense operations center emphasize the teamwork in relaying what�s occurring at the scene, which is critical to creating a smooth response.
�The key thing I have to teach these guys is that in the law enforcement world no two situations will ever present themselves the same to you,� Burgess said. �No cop can ever tell how they�re going to react to a situation until the situation is presented to them.�
In addition to increasing the safety of the base population, the training was essential to ensure that security forces members know how to safely address a domestic violence incident.
�Besides traffic stops, [domestic violence] is the top cop killer - because domestics can go from just a verbal dispute to someone pulling out a gun, a knife or another type of weapon,� said Airman 1st Class Lorenzo Garcia, an installation entry controller of 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron. �It�s good to have experience so you know how to verbally control the situation to talk them down. But if they have a weapon, you know how to use your less than lethal forces like the asp and the Taser.�
While the morning was spent in the classroom learning about signs of child abuse and how to best conduct interviews to garner accurate information, the afternoon was dedicated to getting security forces to put their knowledge into action by responding to challenging domestic violence scenarios.
�Different people learn in different ways,� said Tech. Sgt. Adrian Bray, a flight ser-geant of 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron. �For [me] I�m a real hands-on type of person. The classroom portion is fine, but once you add in the additional learning environment out here with the hands-on portions it increases learning.�
While the Air Force Security Forces Center mandates the core lesson plans of what must be taught in security forces training, the domestic violence training at Hurlburt went a step beyond it by placing cops in real life scenarios so they can practice their responses.
�Since I�ve been teaching this class, we�ve had [to respond to] domestics and not one cop has been hurt,� Burgess said. �I take pride in that.�
To guarantee that the lessons learned don�t fade from memory, all of the scenarios were filmed so security forces members may review them and learn from their mistakes.
Though some of the scenes did result in physical scuffles, the teamwork required at the scene to manage such physical altercations was also an important lesson for security forces.
�I�ve not yet had to respond to a domestic, but personally, with this training, I feel like I would be able to help out a lot more than without it,� Garcia said. �I know I can trust all the other guys on the flight to watch my back and they can trust me to watch theirs.�


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