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Thursday, Nov. 17
• Craggie Brewing Company (197 Hilliard Ave.) celebrates two years of brewing and tunes with a weekend of free music that ranges from old-time and folk to prog rock and electronica. Thursday's show features the sounds of Slamming Door Orchestra and Hello Hugo. 7 p.m. Performances run through Saturday. See website for a full weekend schedule. Bring unopened toys, canned goods or gently-used clothing for local charities and receive a $2 pint.
• Kovacs and the Polar Bear's Appalachian harmonies and indie rock sensibilities have earned the band a diverse and devoted following, along with a reputation as the local band most likely to land national success. Last month, the quartet released its sophomore album, Second Sister, and it's been busy performing the new tunes around town ever since. See what all the fuss is about when Kovacs plays at Emerald Lounge (112 N. Lexington Ave.) with Athens' Madeline.
Kovacs & the Polar Bear for My Side of the Mountain, Part III from Jesse Hamm on Vimeo.
Friday, Nov. 18
• Start the holidays early with Biltmore Park Town Square's annual Holiday Lighting Celebration. "This free event includes strolling carolers, magicians, a horse-drawn carriage, visits with Mr. and Mrs. Claus and much more!" reads a press release. "At 7 p.m. Santa Claus will lead a countdown to illuminate the 25-foot Christmas tree along Town Square Boulevard. Bring your camera; all photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus are complimentary throughout the evening." 6-9 p.m.
• "Join the Western North Carolina Alliance and the Astronomy Club of Asheville for a stargaze over the mountains of WNC at the Grasslands Mountain Observatory," invites an event page on the WNC Alliance's website. "The observatory is private and offers an unobstructed 360 degree view of the heavens. Explore the night sky with club president, Bernard Arghiere, and learn about light pollution in our local communities. All ages welcome! Telescopes and hot chocolate will be provided." Groups will meet at 5 p.m. in Asheville to carpool. Free. Info and registration: firstname.lastname@example.com or 828-258-8737.
• "If you thought that bluegrass music had no dark secrets, this night is going to shake you up a bit," teases Bloodroots Barter's delightfully colorful bio. "That's alright. Take a pull from the mason jar on the counter. Sit near the stove and listen. This is bluegrass the way it's played when nobody's looking. It's dirty and desperate, the music that comes out of hollers that don't see much sun. But it's right, and you'll know it. Stay a little while longer, friend. You may know the words to this next one, but they're somehow different … a change of key, sure, a strange harmony, but something else. You can't quite put your finger on it, can you? Here's what it is. It's uncelebrated tradition wrapped in non-traditional grittiness. Something we don't see much. Count yourself blessed. I'm not sure there are many who can do it right." The band leaves the hills of Kentucky for a performance at Jack of the Wood (95 Patton Ave.). 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 19
• Browse ceramics, fine art, jewelry, boutique items, book arts, sculpture and more at the Marshall Handmade Market, a juried show featuring more than 50 regional artists. Local farm-to-table food will also be available for purchase. Hosted at Marshall High Studios on the island in downtown. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• If you thought Santa kept a low profile until after Thanksgiving, think again. Jolly old St. Nick takes over downtown for the Asheville Holiday Parade, featuring "marching, drumming, dancing, prancing, singing, clogging, cycling, skating, riding, llamas, tractors, dogs, horses, angels, snowflakes, reindeer and more," according to a release for the event. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. See website for road closings and a detailed map of the parade route. (Santa photo by Jason Sandford.)
Photo by Jason Sandford
• Still trying to decide which wine to pair with your holiday feast? Look no further than Appalachian Vintner's Thanksgiving Wine Tasting, featuring "a selection of wines offered exclusively at Appalachian Vintner for the holiday table with light hand-made Hors d'oeuvres sourced from local farms …" 4-8 p.m. $5/free with case purchase.
• Enjoy food and fresh produce from local restaurants, poetry, "peaceful vibes" and music by The Caleb Beissert Band, Peace Jones, Pasckie Pascua and Riley Schilling at Occupy Is the Word, hosted by the Flood Gallery (109 Roberts St.). 8 p.m. $5-$7 suggested donation to benefit community projects.
Sunday, Nov. 20
• "Hatched as a grand idea between sets at a late night gig, musicians and band mates Andy Gibbon and Josh Gibbs decided they should provide the Asheville area with truly delicious, locally roasted, organic coffee," reads a history of Dynamite Roasting Company (3198 US Hwy 70, Black Mountain). "After rolling up their sleeves and hammering out a solid plan, they settled on the cozy, yet world-class town of Black Mountain, North Carolina as their base of operations. From their coffee bar/roasting facility set up in an incredibly inviting 1950's craftsman style home, they are now making their coffee available to the world!" This weekend, the java house celebrates its third anniversary with free coffee and espresso all day, along with music by Floating Action, Swayback Sisters and Dave Desmelik. 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Music begins at 2 p.m.


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This is my new barrel sealing coaxial. I made it to be able to take to my friends houses and not be seen with a cannon. Muhahahahaha. The Chamber is 1" SCH40 PVC and the Barrel is 1/2" SCH40 PVC. The total chamber length is an incredible 1 foot! The entire barrel length is an even more incredible 10 inches. The barrel is level with the bushing, which is why you cant see it. The piston is a dowl, with a piece of rubber glued on it. I spent a grand total of $5.79 on this baby. This thing was extremely time consuming, it took about 30 minutes. Let me know what you think.

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College Athletes Take Step Toward Forming Union
CHICAGO (AP) - Football players at Northwestern are spearheading the formation of a first-of-its-kind union for college athletes.
Outgoing Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter joined union leaders Tuesday in Chicago to announce the creation of the College Athletes Players Association.
He says the NCAA currently dictates conditions. He says athletes need "a seat at the table" to guarantee safeguards against injuries and to ensure adequate financial compensation.
The first step is to apply for certification by the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of Northwestern football players. The hope is to be successful, then look toward other schools.
United Steelworkers official Tim Waters spoke alongside Colter. He says the key issue is whether college football players are employees. He says if they're deemed employees, they have the right to organize.


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Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe is no longer mentally ill and should be returned to ordinary prison, psychiatrists have said.
Doctors have recommended that Sutcliffe, 69, is taken out of Broadmoor Hospital, the high-security psychiatric centre in Berkshire, and moved into a specialist prison unit.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the final decision on whether Sutcliffe will be moved would be made by Justice Secretary Michael Gove.
An MoJ spokesman said: "Decisions over whether prisoners are to be sent back to prison from secure hospitals are based on clinical assessments made by independent medical staff.
"The High Court ordered in 2009 that Sutcliffe should never be released. This was then upheld by the Court of Appeal.
"Our thoughts are with Sutcliffe's victims and their families."
Richard McCann, the son of Wilma McCann, Sutcliffe's first victim, said: "If that is what the MoJ decide I am fine with that.
"I can understand why some people want to see him in prison. None of this will bring my mum back and where he is locked up does not really change anything."
Sutcliffe was given 20 life terms for the murder of 13 women and the attempted murder of others in Yorkshire and Greater Manchester after being convicted at the Old Bailey in 1981.
He was moved to Broadmoor from Parkhurst jail in 1984 after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
The former lorry driver, from Bradford, was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper because he mutilated the bodies of his victims using a hammer, a sharpened screwdriver and a knife.
He was to tell psychiatrists who examined him, and gave evidence at trial, that while working in a graveyard in 1967 he heard a voice, which he took to be a divine voice, which eventually told him it was his mission to kill or eradicate prostitutes.
Sutcliffe carried out his first attack on a woman on July 5 1975 - but not all of his victims were sex workers.
Court of Appeal judges dismissed an appeal in 2011 by the serial killer, ruling: "Even accepting that an element of mental disturbance was intrinsic to the commission of these crimes, the interests of justice require nothing less than a whole-life order."
Meanwhile, Broadmoor has previously been rated inadequate by a watchdog, with concerns raised about patients being physically restrained too often.
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission said they did not see convincing evidence that seclusion and restraint were only being used in cases when it was deemed absolutely necessary.
Peter Sutcliffe's killing spree brought panic and fear to the north of England for five years and provoked the biggest manhunt the UK has ever seen.
The lorry driver murdered 13 women and tried to kill seven more between 1975 and 1980 and the desperate police operation to catch him was the most extensive and controversial investigation of the 20th century.
Sutcliffe was 39 years old when he attacked his first known victim, Anna Rogulskyj, 36, in Keighley, with a knife and a hammer in July 1975. She survived.
Three months later, Sutcliffe carried out his first murder when he attacked Wilma McCann, a 28-year-old prostitute and mother-of-four from the Chapeltown district of Leeds.
In January 1976 he murdered prostitute Emily Jackson, 42, battering her with a hammer and stabbing her with a screwdriver and, four months later, Marcella Claxton, 20, survived after Sutcliffe attacked her with a hammer in Roundhay Park, Leeds.
In 1977 - after Sutcliffe killed Irene Richardson and Patricia Atkinson - the case came to the attention of the national press with the murder of Jayne MacDonald, who was only 16.
The young shop assistant was his youngest victim and was not a prostitute. After she was killed in Chapeltown, on June 26, the attacker was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper and huge publicity followed the realisation a serial killer was on the loose in Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire Police increased their investigation to a massive operation, under the command of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield, which was soon swamped with huge amounts of information.
But Sutcliffe continued his killing with the murder of Jean Jordan in Manchester. After this, police traced a £5 note from the scene to his employers and Sutcliffe was one of many men interviewed - one of a number of times he was questioned during the investigation.
In 1978, Yvonne Pearson, Helen Rytka and Vera Millward were murdered and then, after a break of nearly a year, Sutcliffe killed Halifax Building Society clerk Josephine Whitaker, 19, in April 1979.
Three months later, Sutcliffe was interviewed for a fifth time but, despite the suspicions of the interviewing detectives, no further action was taken because his voice and handwriting did not match letters and a tape sent to police by a Sunderland man - known as Wearside Jack - claiming to be responsible for the crimes.
The Wearside Jack messages derailed the investigation as detectives were told they could discount suspects who did not have a Sunderland accent.
Sutcliffe, who was from Bradford and had a Yorkshire accent, went on to murder Barbara Leach, 20, and Marguerite Walls, 47, and attack other women who survived.
The Ripper's final murder victim was 20-year-old Leeds University student Jacqueline Hill in November 1980.
Sutcliffe was arrested on January 3, 1981 in Sheffield.
Police approached Sutcliffe, who was with a prostitute in a car, and took him in for questioning about stolen number plates. Officers later found a hammer and a knife near where he was detained.
At the Old Bailey later in 1981, at one of the century's most high profile trials, Sutcliffe admitted the killings but denied murder, claiming that ''voices from God'' told him to rid the streets of prostitutes.
But he was convicted of 13 murders and seven attempted murders and given 20 life sentences.
In 1984 he was transferred from prison to Broadmoor special hospital suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
Since Sutcliffe's conviction, various reports have indicated he may have killed many more women than those whose deaths featured in the 1981 trial.
The case remains one of the most notorious of the last 100 years and the assessment of what went wrong in the investigation is still having an impact on major police inquiries to this day.
The Wearside Jack messages were finally, conclusively proved to be hoax nearly 30 years after they were sent when Sunderland alcoholic John Humble admitted perverting the course of justice and was jailed for eight years in 2006.


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Last night's Newsnight addressed some vital questions about the giant rotten borough that the United Kingdom has now become, using as a springboard for the discussion the fact of George Galloway's bombshell victory in Bradford, which caught Labour, the Coalition and the Westminster Village media pundits by surprise.
Jeremy Paxman had as his guests George Galloway, Will Self, Diane Abbott and Mark Field. The programme centred around Galloway and Will Self – Abbott and Young effortlessly demonstrated the utter irrelevance of Her Majesty's Coalition Government and Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition to the reality of life in this Disunited Kingdom.
There was no LibDem, since they now don't matter in any real sense, although Will Self oddly seemed to be representing a kind of LibDemmery – "I voted for them – I wouldn't say I backed them!".
Diane Abbott, probably a rich woman now from her long, cosy occupancy of a well-paid media sofa with Michael Portillo on the Andrew Neil show, still fancies that she somehow represents the ordinary people of England in these desperate economically and socially challenging times, living in that strange fantasy political dreamland inhabited by other rich Labour people. Mark Field effortlessly epitomised the other party of privilege, private education and wealth, oozing the easy charm that cloaks the brutal realpolitik of the Tory Party.
I have edited both of them out from my first clip selection: nothing they said mattered – they were the straight men, so to speak in the harsh social comedy duos of the stand-up comics, Galloway and Self, there as foils for the main action. (The full clip follows below.)
The discussion had a delightful opening sequence. Paxman, after a measured and calm introduction, then went for George Galloway in his normal, simplistic attack mode, which relies on politicians being polite and submissive in response, and relying on the advice their image consultants and spin doctors careful crafted for them, which of course results in them being eaten alive.
Interviewees who rely on their own experience, intellect and force of character therefore come as a rude shock to Paxman – one recalls our own First Minister, Alex Salmond reacting with tolerant amusement before demolishing Paxo, and I remember one Welsh academic who ate him alive some years ago by not playing his game.
Having floored Paxman and kicked him around the canvas a bit to demonstrate who was boss, George Galloway then made some vitally important observations, prompted by Will Self's rather despairing but accurate analysis of the limits of Galloway's real influence on the political process.
I would summarise the core of the discussion as follows -
Conventional three-party politics are breaking down in the UK, driven by distrust in UK political institutions caused by scandals on expenses, banking, cash for access, cronyism, corruption in the media and police and the manifest economic, foreign policy and social incompetence of two successive governments.
The growth of alternative forms of direct political action – "new ways of doing politics that don't involve the political parties" - in the form of demonstrations, alternative media groups and campaigning organisations such as 38 Degrees.
The gross inequalities in UK society, and the actions of successive governments that have widened them, rather than narrowed or eliminated them, coupled with active discrimination against the most vulnerable in UK society, and discrimination in favour of wealth and privilege.
The limitations and relative powerlessness of such groups to influence really big issues and legislation, still dominated and controlled by the Parliamentary system and the three big parties plus the unelected House of Lords.
Both Jeremy Paxman and Will Self – albeit driven by very different motives – forced George Galloway to acknowledge what his limitations had been - and would be - in the Parliamentary system. He was compelled to defend his low voting record in his previous incarnation as an MP for Bethnal Green, in the opening acrimonious exchange with Paxo, by acknowledging that his vote wouldn't have mattered, and to admit to Will Self that the same would essentially apply to his new position as Bradford MP.
Will Self referred to the phenomenon of political clan politics in Bradford – Bradree or Braduree, as good old Tammany-style politics, then telling said that there was a Braduree system operating at UK level – the political class offering sinecures in a closed loop. Galloway's response referred to a parallel universe of privilege, wealth and private education, using the affable Mark Field as his example, saying he "might be from Mars to the streets of Manningham". He defended himself against accusations of ethnic politics by citing the fact that the University ward of Bradford West - ethnically diverse and reacting to real issues rather than ethnic politics - had voted for him. But, asked by Self how he was going to reverse the policies, he said he could not reverse them but would "speak out" for his constituents. Will Self's gentle rejoinder was that he would essentially be "sideswiping" Parliamentary politics as a lone MP.
Voices crying in the wilderness do matter, but only democratic politics changes things – that's my firm view. One has only to look at CND, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, now just past the 54th anniversary of its founding. It pains me to say it – and others feel strongly that I shouldn't say it – that despite the huge efforts and personal sacrifice of thousands of people, often at the price of their safety and liberty over half a century, CND has achieved essentially nothing, in terms of its core aim – nuclear disarmament.
Each of the three major UK parties remain committed to WMDs, to Trident and the so-called 'independent' nuclear deterrent as a central plank of NATO.
The UK and the world has remained at risk of nuclear Armageddon since the start of the atomic age on 6th August 1945 – just after my tenth birthday – when the Hiroshima bomb was dropped, followed three days later by the Nagasaki bomb, indiscriminately killing, burning and maiming hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children and leaving a lethal legacy for many more.
In contrast, the independence of Scotland will achieve unilateral nuclear disarmament for Scotland, and may well force the reluctant rump of the former United Kingdom into abandoning their nuclear folly. This can only result in a reduction of nuclear tensions globally, and may well serve as a beacon of sense to the rest of the world.
This, when it is achieved – as it must be achieved, and will be achieved – will have been achieved by the ballot box, by the will of the Scottish electorate engaged in democratic politics and by the Scottish National Party.
(It is worth noting that Scotland and the Scottish National Party's massive victory were treated as a footnote in the analysis offered by this programme.)
Galloway, a flawed, brilliant populist politician, a formidable orator, albeit one who has dissipated his talents, perhaps a bit of a political carpetbagger, nonetheless has his heart in the right place, and has the right human, international values.
He summed up the political system of the UK in his own inimitable way as an arse with three cheeks – The Tories, the LibDems and the Labour Party.
But it should be remembered that Galloway very recently was prepared to stand for election to become a pimple on one of those cheeks – the Labour Party in Holyrood.


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Summer Makeup: Day at the Beach
Summer Makeup: Day at the Beach
There's something about this look that reminds me of the beach, yet it's not exactly beach colors. Oh, well! I wonder if it's totally obvious that I love me some chartreuse green… Happy Monday!
You will need the following…
- Eyes: NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base (neutral eyeshadow base), MAC Sour Lemon Eyeshadow (chatreuse), MAC Samoa Silk Eyeshadow (peach), MAC Vibrant Grape Eyeshadow (red-toned purple), MAC Orb Eyeshadow (matte highlighter), MAC Femme-fi Eyeshadow (shimmery highlighter), Urban Decay Flipside 24/7 Liner (teal), MAC Plushlash Mascara (black)
- Face: Make Up For Ever HD Foundation (140), Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder (translucent)
- Cheeks: Benefit Sugarbomb Powder (pinky-peach)
- Lips: MAC Capricious Lipstick (muted purple-plum), MAC Springbean Lustreglass (sheer green-gold)
- Brushes: 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 116 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes:
For eyes, start by applying Smudgeproof as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. Using the 239, apply Sour Lemon eyeshadow on the lower lid. Lightly blend Samoa Silk eyeshadow from the lower crease to above the crease with the 239. Next, apply Vibrant Grape eyeshadow into the crease with the 226. Blend Orb eyeshadow with the crease shade and highlight the brow bone, then lightly tap Femme-fi eyeshadow right beneath the brow for shimmer. Bring everything together by applying Flipside liner on the lower lash line. Finish by sweeping lashes with Plushlash mascara.
For cheeks, apply Sugarbomb blush on the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116.
For lips, apply Capricious lipstick first, and then layer Springbean lustreglass for a complementing lip.


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Previously: Preseason; Week 2; Week 3; Week 4; Week 5; Week 6; Week 7; Week 8; Week 9; Week 10; Week 11; Week 12; Week 13.
Note: if you see last week's poll it's a cache thing, I think. Refresh should cure it.
Hurray, that's the poll hurray. If you're interested, you can see all the individual ballots here.
A BlogPoll salute to the Mountaineers, who saw the chaos of last week's rankings and promptly fixed the problem by losing to South Florida.
Risers: USC didn't move up a spot but they did solidify their hold on #2 by whomping Notre Dame. Last week we had a virtual tie at #2; this week USC has a 0.6 PPB lead.
Fallers: Voters were brutal to last week's losers: ND down seven, West Virginia down six, Texas down six, Georgia Tech down seven, and BC down eight and hanging on by the tippiest tips of their tippy toes to #25. Only Arkansas was given some grace.
Wack Ballot Watchdog:
- The Atlantic Coast Chronicles freakin' hates Auburn: #19. He hated them more last week: they're up a spot.
- Somebody is very wrong about Boise State. We have voters throwing them everywhere from #5 to #24.
- EDSBS gets the most outstanding flippity-flop this week, dropping Georgia Tech 14 spots after remembering that Reggie Ball is the quarterback.
- Um... Pitch Right has Wisconsin, Boise State, and Oklahoma ahead of Florida. The Sooners are #4, which doesn't hold water even if you credit them with a win in the infamous onside kick game.
- Black Shoe Diaries is still holding on to Oregon.
- Eagle In Atlanta has Virginia Tech seventh. Um.
Now on to the extracurriculars. First up are the teams which spur the most and least disagreement between voters as measured by standard deviation. Note that the standard deviation charts halt at #25 when looking for the lowest, otherwise teams that everyone agreed were terrible (say, Eastern Michigan) would all be at the top.
Ballot math: First up are "Mr. Bold" and "Mr. Numb Existence." The former goes to the voter with the ballot most divergent from the poll at large. The number you see is the average difference between a person's opinion of a team and the poll's opinion.
Mr. Bold is FSU's Tomahawk Nation. By this point in the season the really weird stuff has been hammered out on the field and the winners in this category usually have a large number of teams slightly off instead of massively weird opinions on specific teams. This is the case here: Corey has Boise and Rutgers three or four spots high, Auburn and Arkansas low, etc. Definitely weird opinions are Nebraska #12, up nine after clubbing a 2-10 Colorado team, Hawaii #15, and Notre Dame way down at #19.
Mr. Numb Existence is Double Extra Point for the third time this year, which is a BlogPoll record. (This is like holding a D-I record at Florida International, granted, though you don't have Ned watching your back.)
Next we have the Coulter/Krugman Award and the Straight Bangin' Award, which are again different sides of the same coin. The CKA and SBA go to the blogs with the highest and lowest bias rating, respectively. Bias rating is calculated by subtracting the blogger's vote for his own team from the poll-wide average. A high number indicates you are shameless homer. A low number indicates that you suffer from an abusive relationship with your football team.
The CK Award is the property of Texas blog Bevo Sports for keeping Texas #15 in the face of two straight losses, albeit with a starting quarterback who either warn't playing or warn't right.
Straight Bangin' Award has only one contender this week, -- the other four entrants are noise -- Burnt Orange Nation, which is of course also a Texas blog. Our most gung-ho positive and kill-me-now negative voters both support the same team.
Swing is the total change in each ballot from last week to this week (obviously voters who didn't submit a ballot last week are not included). A high number means you are easily distracted by shiny things. A low number means that you're damn sure you're right no matter what reality says.
Mr. Manic-Depressive ... holy crap. That's a lotta movement on Eagle In Atlanta's ballot. Former #8 WVU plummets out of the poll entirely, which has to be an oversight, right? No offense to the fine bloody-eyed folks at TCU, but when they're in the poll and WVU isn't it looks like someone pulled the old Herbstreit. Even aside from the Mountaineer drop, EIA goes nuts: VT #7, up six. UL #8, up 9. Rutgers #9, up five. Green and red all over the place. Um. Yow.
Mr. Stubborn is ND's Catholic Packer Fan, who serenely moved Georgia Tech up a spot after their loss to Georgia, left Arkansas at #6, and gave light slaps on the wrist to most other losers. He's about forgiveness.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College baseball team (14-9, 7-5 PBC) lost two games to Francis Marion University (12-8, 7-5 PBC) 15-6 and 12-8 Saturday, as the Patriots took the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) series from the Bobcats 2-1.
The Patriots led throughout game one after a five-run third.
Georgia College pulled within one at 5-4 after the fourth, again making it tight at 10-6 in the seventh, but each time the Patriots responded with multi-run innings to push it back out of reach.
Designated hitter Steve Hazel (Kentwood, Mich.) was 3-for-3 with two runs, while Jeremy Donaldson (Winder, Ga.), Ryan Sabalaskey (Carol Stream, Ill.) and Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) each posted two hits. Rightfielder Jake Sandlin (Evans, Ga.) added a three-run home run.
Gary Ashcroft (3-2) picked up the win in five innings of work, with John Rossi getting a four-inning save. Matt LaMothe (Troy, Mich.) took the loss (3-2) in a four-inning outing. Michael Wilson and Jacob Golliday each hit home runs for FMU, Golliday finishing 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs.
Game two was an extra-inning affair, with FMU picking up four runs in the top of the 10th to seal the win. The Patriots had a three-run ninth to tie the game as well.
For the Bobcats, Donaldson went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, while Sandlin added another three-run shot among his 2-for-4 effort, driving in three and scoring one. Sabalaskey added two more hits in three trips, scoring one and driving in a pair. Bick and Taylor Hinshaw (Winder, Ga.) chipped in to the offensive effort with two hits apiece.
Rossi (2-1) got the win in game two, tossing two scoreless innings. Bobcat reliever Christian Bragg (Augusta, Ga.) took the loss (1-1). Will Chandler hit two home runs as part of his 3-for-6 effort, driving in five and scoring four.
The Bobcats are back in action Tuesday, March 19 at 3 p.m., hosting North Greenville University in non-conference action.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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This exhibit explores the poetic world of Bay Area poet and avant-garde film maker James Broughton.
From his involvement with the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance in the 1940s to his gay love inspired poems of the 1990s, Broughton's vision and voice was unique and slyly alluring. Fusing whimsy, paradox and an exhilarating use of the English language, James created masterpieces of poetics. Along the way he partnered with lover Kermit Sheets to found The Centaur Press, helped to create American avant-garde poetic film making, and worked closely with Bay Area gay publisher Manroot Press. All three of these aspects of his work are looked at in this exhibition along with a generous helping of his poetry.
Related Event: Hooplas: A Celebration of James Broughton
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
6 PM, Main Library, James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center
- Show Us Your Spines
- 星期四, 2019年10月17日, 7:00 pm
- Gallery of Illustrious Queers: Portraits by Jordan Reznick
- 星期二, 2019年10月22日, 6:00 pmMain 總圖書館, Hormel 中心
- Queer Latinx History of the Mission's 16th Street Corridor
- 星期三, 2019年10月23日, 6:00 pmEureka Valley 分館 , Eureka Valley 公眾範圍


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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday's child: Clara
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Noticed you were following my blog....thank you for reading. Just popped in to see your blog. I've always been intrigued with gravestones. I'd like to place a link to your blog on mine if you don't mind. I'll definitely be a regular to your blog.ReplyDelete
Hi Talon...thanks for stopping by --and thank you for adding me to your blog list! Your entry "Third Time's a Charm" struck a note of familiarity with me. This is my first attempt at starting a blog, but sometimes I'm more of a starter than a finisher. I may be writing a similar blog post a few years from now myself.ReplyDelete
I just found your blog, and I love the photography. I'll have to follow your example and not just photograph the gravestones, but get in close for some of the details!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Heather! Sometimes, if I study the up-close photo, I can read something at home that I couldn't figure out in the field. But maybe that's because I have more patience indoors with air conditioning than outdoors with heat and mosquitoes.ReplyDelete


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OXFORD, Ala. -- Golden Eagle senior John Greene took first place individually in the men's race and the Tennessee Tech cross country teams both finished in third place at the Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational Saturday morning.
Greene finished ahead of the pack among the 18 runners in the "Red" division, posting a time of 26:30.55 over the 8K course. Sterling Smith was Tech's next finisher, placing seventh in the division in 27:21.58. Matthew Bishop was two runners behind, placing ninth in 27:43.99. Frshman Sam Lariviere was fourth for the Golden Eagles, placing 13th in 28:34,47, while freshman Jordan Roth completed the Golden Eagle lineup, finishing 15th in 29:25.28.
Mercer won the "Red" men's race with 33 points, followed by Jacksonville State with 42 and Tech with 45.
Four runners set new career-best marks for the Golden Eagles and a fifth established a personal mark in the women's race. Rebecca Cline led Tech, finishing ninth in the time of 19:18.95. Yeshi Dohrmann was next for the Golden Eagles, placing 10th in 19:32.35 for the first Tech's career-best numbers.
Peri Winborne was 12th in 19:45.43, followed by Amelia MccCoy in 14th with a career-best time of 19:55.16. Meghan O'Donoghue was 22nd in 21:19.16, followed by freshman Claire Cashin with a career-best 21:29.10 for 24th place. Elizabeth Mitchell also posted a personal-best with a time of 21:33.98 for 26th place. Sarah Wilson, running in her first race for the GoldenE agles, was 28th in 21:51.69.
Jacksonville State won the team title with 25 points, followed by Mercer with 39, Tech with 59, and Alabama A&M with 115.
The next action for the Golden Eagles, and the final meet of the season before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, will be the Evansville Invitational, Oct. 19.


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An initiative limiting the deployment of national guard members, defining Governor's authority and nullifying federal law.
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An initiative related to the national guard; amending Title 46, Idaho Code, to authorize the Governor to bring members of the Idaho National Guard home from international deployment; adding a new Section 4, to exempt Idaho National Guard from deployments absent an explicit authorization for use of military force or a declaration of war by the U.S. Congress. Defining Governor's authority, limiting federal authority and nullifying federal law.
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SECTION 1. PURPOSE. Under the U.S. Constitution, each state's National Guard unit is controlled by the governor, but can be called up for federal duty by the President, provided that the President is acting pursuant to the Constitution and jaws of the United States. The War Powers Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-148) specifically limits the power of the President of the United States to wage war without the approval of Congress. In October 2002, the U.S. Congress adopted the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq (Public Law No. 107-243) (AUMF), a law enacted in response to a presidential request consistent with the War Powers Act. The Iraq AUMF stated in relevant part that the President was authorized to use the armed forces of the United States in order to (1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq and (2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq. U.S. forces, including members of the Idaho National Guard and guard members from other states, have long since addressed the purposes recited under the AUMF, to wit, Iraq does not pose a continuing threat to the national security of the United States, and there are no relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq yet to be enforced. The Iraq AUMF has therefore expired by its own terms, and other than the AUMF, there is no authority under the Constitution or the laws of the United States for the continued presence of Idaho National Guard members in Iraq. The maintenance of Idaho National Guard members in Iraq beyond the time and scope set for in the AUMF has resulted in significant harm to Guard members and their families, including death and injury, loss of time together, and financial hardships. Therefore, the purpose of this act is to authorize and direct the governor to bring members of the Idaho national guard home from unconstitutional and illegal international deployments such as the current deployment of national guard troops in Iraq.
SECTION 2. That Section 46-101, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
46-101.NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT -- DEFINITIONS. The state of Idaho does hereby accept the benefits and provisions of the national defense act, and it is the intent of this code to conform to all laws and regulations of the United States affecting the national guard, unless such laws and regulations violate the United States Constitution.
SECTION 3. That Section 46-107, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
46-I07.CONFORMITY OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TO FEDERAL LAW. The governor is authorized and it shall be his duty from time to time to make and publish such orders as may be necessary to conform the national guard in organization, armament and discipline, and otherwise, to that prescribed and authorized by the national defense act and other laws of the United States and the regulations issued there under for the national guard. The governor, however, shall not be obliged to make any effort to conform to any terms of the national defense act or other laws and orders of the United States which exceed the authority vested in the federal government by the United States Constitution.
SECTION 4. That Chapter 8, Title 46, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of NEW SECTION, to be known and designated as Section 46-805, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
46-805. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GUARD FROM UNLAWFUL DEPLOYMENTS. (1) The Idaho National Guard shall only be sent into national service for deployment pursuant to a declaration of war or other congressional enactment that expressly authorizes the use of military force in a country or region and specifically describes the mission for which the national guard troops are to be deployed.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. If a part of this act is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of this act is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications.
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These days, it's much harder to get rid of a problem employee. Workers are more aware of their rights under the law—and they're more likely to seek the advice of an attorney if they think they've been wronged by their employer. The result: A lot of workers are getting even by suing their employers for wrongful discharge or discrimination.
The lesson: Fire away, but do it the right way. Use this special report, How to Fire an Employee the Legal Way, as your guide on proper procedures to exercise your right to fire at will, lay the groundwork with progressive discipline, avoid wrongful termination lawsuits, and conduct termination meetings and exit interviews.
Termination Guidelines #1
Employers' rights
Under the law in most states, if there's no employment contract, workers are employed on an "at-will" basis. That means employers have the right to fire employees at any time for any reason or no reason at all, and, conversely, employees have the right to leave the organization at any time.
If an employee is under contract, though, the terms of the contract apply. A written contract may specify the reasons you can terminate the employee, while an oral contract usually implies that termination can occur only for cause. That means the employer can terminate the worker only for poor performance, dereliction of duty, an act of dishonesty or insubordination, or because the company needs to eliminate the employee's position.
At-will limitations
Over the years, the employer's right to fire at will has been limited, as courts have recognized exceptions to the at-will doctrine. Here are three major exceptions:
Exception 1: Discrimination.
Under federal law it's illegal to terminate workers because of their age, race, religion, sex, national origin or a disability that does not influence their job performance. Some states add other limitations—for example, in many states, you can't fire someone over sexual preference.
Exception 2: Public policy.
You cannot legally terminate an employee for reasons that violate public policy. That means you can't fire one of your engineers for informing the EPA that your company has been dumping toxic waste in the river. By the same token, if a court orders you to garnish the wages of a worker who's behind on child support, you can't fire him merely to save yourself the hassle of additional paperwork.
Exception 3: "Just cause" promise.
If you tell your workers that they will be fired for cause only—or otherwise establish guidelines that spell out how and when terminations will be handled—you may be creating an implied employment contract.
Termination Guidelines #2
The right way to fire
Lay the groundwork
It's a lot easier to discipline a worker if you've made your expectations clear from the beginning. Each employee should have a job description that lists the tasks you expect accomplished daily or weekly. Make it clear, however, that these tasks are subject to change depending on the organization's needs.
If you have rules specifying how certain tasks should be performed, post them in the work area. That helps workers do their jobs correctly and helps you point out when a rule is broken. Some employers state clearly in their handbooks that employees are subject to firing without cause. Some companies ask employees to acknowledge this by signing a form. There's a trade-off here: Signing such a statement won't endear your workers to you and the company. A policy of firing only for just cause is more likely to build loyalty, but it might subject you to judicial review.
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Termination Guidelines #3
Avoid wrongful termination suits
Use progressive discipline policy
While no federal or state law requires you to create and follow a progressive discipline policy, courts often come down hard on employers that promise progressive discipline but fail to deliver it. In fact, many employee lawsuits stem from the employee's perception that he or she didn't receive a "fair" deal.
That's why the most reliable way to protect your organization from wrongful termination charges is to establish a progressive discipline system and make sure your supervisors enforce it.
An increasing number of lawsuits have been filed in which terminated employees complain that employers have violated their own progressive discipline policies by firing the employee before working through all the rungs on the progressive-discipline ladder.
That's why your policy should include language allowing you to skip progressive discipline and fire employees right away for particularly egregious behavior.
While it's usually your right to terminate at-will employees at any time for misconduct or lax performance, a progressive discipline policy lets you make clear that problems exist and need improvement.
How it works: Your policy simply increases the severity of a penalty each time an employee breaks a rule. Typically, a policy progresses from oral warnings to written warnings, suspensions and then termination. That way, employees won't be surprised when they reach the end and are fired. By taking the surprise out of the firing, you lessen your exposure to a wrongful termination lawsuit.
Termination Guidelines #4
Beware of constructive discharge
Constructive discharge occurs when employees claim their working conditions were so intolerable that they were forced to quit. Employers must stay within federal employment laws so they don't contribute to factors that trigger constructive discharge claims, and don't heighten the risk of employee lawsuits.
1. What do the courts look at when it comes to claims of constructive discharge? What types of actions can lead to such a claim?
Here's how one state supreme court defined constructive discharge: "An employee who is forced to resign due to actions and conditions so intolerable or aggravated at the time of his resignation that a reasonable person in the employee's position would have resigned, and whose employer had actual or constructive knowledge of the intolerable actions and conditions and of their impact on the employee and could have remedied the situation, but did not, is constructively discharged."
What falls into the intolerable or aggravated category? Think: actions intended to humiliate (e.g., demoting a vice president to janitor overnight); actions intended to harass (e.g., requiring a black employee to work extra hours for the same pay as white co-workers and punch a clock while others do not); actions intended to destroy the employee's career or guarantee job loss (e.g., sudden, unexplained drops in performance ratings, skipped promotions, forced demotions, pay cuts).
2. What other types of factors contribute to a constructive discharge claim?
Factors that may contribute to a constructive discharge claim—either singly or in combination—include whether an employee suffered:
- a demotion
- reduction in salary
- reduction in job responsibilities
- reassignment to menial or degrading work
- reassignment to work under a younger supervisor
- involuntary transfer to a less desirable position
- badgering, harassment or humiliation by the employer
- offers of early retirement or encouragement to retire
- offers of continued employment on terms less favorable than the employee's former status
- a threat of violence or actual physical assault
- a threat of termination
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Termination Guidelines #5
Termination meeting: Choose 'firing words' carefully
The time has arrived … You've evaluated all the reasons why an employee should be terminated. You've run the decision through an employment law audit and made sure you have appropriate records and documentation supporting the decision. Now it's time to tell the employee that he or she is about to become a former employee.
How you break the news to the employee is key: Follow basic rules of legal and business etiquette to allow the employee to leave with dignity—and not return with a lawsuit.
If the employee's manager, rather than HR, is designated the bearer of bad news, at least have an HR rep present at the meeting to answer questions the employee may have and to help reduce the risk of legal exposure by keeping both sides focused on the matter at hand. Also, it helps to have a witness, in case the employee challenges the termination later.
Briefly deliver the news by summarizing the well-documented, job-related reasons for the termination. That way, while the employee may not like it, he or she will have little to dispute. Allow the person to offer his or her side of the story—and even vent a little emotion—without interruption.
Also, avoid using any harsh words during termination meetings that would serve only to inflame the issue. Stick to the facts; don't make generalizing statements.
Termination Guidelines #6
Conducting exit interviews
Many employers think that conducting exit interviews with employees who have been fired is a waste of time. After all, angry or bitter ex-employees would not be motivated to do something beneficial for the organization that just let them go. And if they're harboring negative feelings toward the company, how helpful could their feedback be?
Exit interviews, whether with an employee who has been fired or who has resigned, can be a valuable resource. Information learned in an exit interview can pinpoint areas of concern and provide a foundation for implementing changes.
Use the Exit Interview Form (Involuntary Termination) included in this report as a guide for asking questions, or give it to the employee to complete during an exit interview.
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The great awakening: How lay people have shaken up the church
The Second Vatican Council unleashed a wave of lay participation in the church—and there's no turning back.
Joan Higgins remembers when things began to change at her San Francisco parish. "It was 1968," she says. "We had a new young pastor who was very forward-looking. He turned around the altar, moved the tabernacle to one side, and instituted a moment of collective silence for reflection after communion." The young priest also introduced another innovation: a parish council.
"Then he left to get married," says Higgins with a laugh. "We got a new pastor who was very conservative. He moved the tabernacle back behind the altar, got rid of the moment of silence, and abolished the parish council."
A few decades earlier, the changes instituted by either of the new pastors might have been met by a collective shrug of the parish's shoulders. In those days, Catholics--mostly second- and third-generation immigrants--were more concerned with putting bread on the table for their families than debating the placement of the tabernacle. In the heady years after the Second Vatican Council, however, Catholic laypeople were more inclined to give voice to their desires for and disappointments with the church.
"My husband, Bob, who served on the parish council, was very upset about it being abolished," says Higgins. "He held a meeting at our house with a lot of men from the parish, and they had a long conversation about what to do." Higgins, for her part, was at least as concerned about the elimination of the moment of silence after communion. "I thought it was very important for us to reflect on what had just happened at the Mass," she says. "So I wrote the pastor a letter to complain. He actually called me up to talk about it, and we had a good conversation."
A growing ferment
It is an exaggeration--but not much of one--to say that the role of the laity in the Catholic Church has changed more in the last 75 years than the last 750. Seventy-five years ago, when this magazine was first published, the Mass was in Latin, and laypeople did not read from scripture or distribute communion. "Religious education" consisted of classes in Catholic schools taught primarily by sisters wearing habits.
Nevertheless, to suggest that laypeople had no role in the life of the church of that time would be mistaken. Catholic parishes had a rich network of lay associations--confraternities, sodalities, service organizations--that played an important role for a church of immigrants seeking a foothold in American society.
"These associations served a useful purpose," says Jay Dolan, author of The American Catholic Experience (University of Notre Dame Press) and professor emeritus of history at Notre Dame. "Catholics weren't necessarily well regarded by the broader culture. They were able to develop a sense of confidence by joining and participating in these organizations," says Dolan.
By the mid-20th century, however, it became clear that many lay Catholics were seeking a broader role in the life of the church. After the Great Depression and World War II, church leaders encouraged laypeople to help rebuild their societies. Catholics were obtaining college degrees and entering the ranks of the professions. They were reading and talking about their faith.
"The theology of the mystical body was enormously important," says Dolan. It stressed that every Catholic was a member of the Body of Christ and was called to make Christ present in the world. In 1943 Pope Pius XII embraced this theology in an encyclical, Mystici Corporis (The Mystical Body), where he wrote that laypeople "ought to have an ever-clearer consciousness not only of belonging to the church, but of being the church."
The most significant lay movement of this period was the Christian Family Movement (CFM), founded in 1949 by Patricia and Patrick Crowley. While the name might suggest a support group for married couples, the CFM's actual focus was on Christian social action in the world. CFM encouraged the formation of small groups of married couples who would use a three-part method: observe, judge, act.
"The people involved in CFM believed that they had to make it easier for people to have good family lives," says historian Jeff Burns, the author of Disturbing the Peace: A History of the Christian Family Movement (University of Notre Dame Press). "They understood that economic and social conditions in the broader society had a large impact on family life."
By the early 1960s, notes Burns, more than 50,000 couples were involved in the Christian Family Movement. Because couples tended to cycle in and out of the group, the actual impact was much larger. CFM eventually went international, becoming particularly strong in Latin America.
More than three lines
Shortly after his election in 1958, Pope John XXIII announced his intention to call an ecumenical council, a gathering of the world's bishops that quickly became known as Vatican II. In a 1962 letter to the pope, Cardinal Léon-Josef Suenens of Belgium called "for a major statement on the position of laypeople in the church. The Code of Canon Law devotes a mere three lines to them!"
As it turned out, the laity received far more than three lines at Vatican II. "Almost every document deals with the laity in some way," says Dolores Leckey, author of The Laity and Christian Education (Paulist Press). Sancrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy), for instance, called for reform of the liturgy in order to promote the "full and active participation" by the entire assembly. The council also adopted Apostolicam Actuositatem (Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity), which called the laity to discern the gifts given to them in baptism and to use them in service of the church's mission.
The council members tried to balance their desire for greater engagement by the laity with preserving the church's hierarchical structure. The council's principal document on the church, Lumen Gentium, speaks of the whole church as the "People of God" before it discusses the roles of clergy, laypeople, and religious orders, each of whom received a separate chapter. At the same time, Lumen Gentium reaffirmed the hierarchical structure of the church and enjoined the laity to accept the decisions of their pastors and bishops with "Christian obedience."
The issue that most clearly dramatized these tensions was contraception. Pope Paul VI had removed the issue from consideration at Vatican II and had established a separate commission to review it. Among the lay members of the commission were Patricia and Patrick Crowley of CFM. Their survey of CFM members suggested strong support for a change in the teaching.
The Crowleys were not inclined to defer to clerical members of the commission. When Father Marcellino Zalba asked what would happen to "the millions we have sent to hell" if the teaching was abandoned, Patricia Crowley responded, "Father, do you really believe God has carried out all your orders?"
Pope Paul VI hoped his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae would put an end to the debate. Instead, it sparked a backlash that led some Catholics to leave the church and others to reassess their respect for church teaching. As the church moved into the 1970s, it was clear the Catholic laity had come a long way from "pray, pay, and obey."
New roles, struggles
The bishops who gathered at Vatican II ultimately returned to their dioceses, eager to use the council as a means of renewing their local churches. Many were interested in harnessing the talents of a newly energized laity.
The liturgy was one of the first areas where the laity took on new roles. In 1972 Paul VI issued the document Ministeria Quaedam, which allowed laypeople to serve as lectors, assist the priest within the sanctuary during Mass, and distribute communion.
Al Cattalini, a retired Coast Guard captain, remembers his experiences as a lay eucharistic minister--now called extraordinary ministers of communion--at a military chapel in Hawaii in the mid-1970s. "There was a Saturday evening folk Mass conducted by our chaplains. It was rich with Hawaiian pageantry and music and attracted a lot of tourists, some of them with their beach clothes still on. I still raise eyebrows when I tell people I distributed communion to gals in bikinis!"
The American bishops struggled to keep up with the changes happening at the grassroots. In 1977 they established the Secretariat for the Laity and installed a lay woman, Dolores Leckey, as its first director.
"At the beginning we didn't have a paper clip," says Leckey. She spent her first year working with New Ulm, Minnesota Bishop Raymond Lucker to put together a committee of bishops interested in the topic. "There was a lot of enthusiasm, though," says Leckey. "None of them ever missed a meeting."
The secretariat's work eventually produced the U.S. bishops' first major document on the laity, Called and Gifted, which was issued in 1980. The document called the laity to a faith that expressed itself in service to the church and to the world. In particular, the bishops spoke positively of lay men and women who were preparing themselves professionally to work in the church, a phenomenon they termed "lay ecclesial ministry."
Church of the world
Even before Called and Gifted was issued, however, there were critics asking whether the focus on lay ministry was leading to a neglect of the "lay apostolate," the specific vocation of the laity to live out their faith, in the realms of family, work, politics, and culture. In 1977 a group of laypeople, priests, and religious based in Chicago issued A Chicago Declaration of Christian Concern. The declaration argued that "while many in the church exhaust their energies arguing internal issues . . . the laity who spend most of their time and energy in the professional and occupational world appear to have been deserted."
The signers of the declaration formed the nucleus of a new organization, the National Center on the Laity (NCL), whose mission was to encourage lay Catholics to bring their faith into the places where they lived and worked. "There had been so much attention paid to lay ministry and the renewal of parish life," says Bill Droel, current editor of NCL's newsletter. "There was a concern that the idea at the heart of Vatican II--the church as the People of God in service to the world-was being lost."
Russell Shaw, a longtime spokesperson for the U.S. bishops and the author of Catholic Laity in the Mission of the Church (Requiem Press), agrees with Droel. "Most parishes have 'ministry fairs' where they strongly encourage parishioners to sign up to do something in the parish. There's nothing comparable in terms of the lay apostolate in the world."
The election of Pope John Paul II in 1979 brought into office a pope who shared some of these concerns. In 1988 the pope issued a document, Christifideles Laici (On the Lay Christian Faithful), that expressed concern about the "clericalization" of the laity and stressed that the primary mission of the laity is to evangelize the secular realms of culture, politics, and economics. That concern has found its way into a number of more recent Vatican documents, such as liturgical directives that strongly suggest that lay Eucharistic ministers be used only when there are an insufficient number of priests and deacons available.
Leckey believes there is no evidence that the expansion of lay ministry has come at the expense of the lay apostolate. "It's a spurious argument," she says. "What I've seen time and again is that people who become lectors or lay Eucharistic ministers begin to deepen their faith and start asking questions about how to apply it in the world."
Power to the people
The historical role of the bishop in the Catholic Church has been to "teach, sanctify, and govern." With laypeople moving into teaching the faith and playing a more active role in the celebration of the sacraments, it wasn't long before laypeople were wondering about their role in church governance.
In the 1970s many parishes began to introduce parish councils, and a few bishops established diocesan councils. At the time, the canonical status of the councils was unclear, as was their scope of influence. "In too many cases, the people on the parish councils were just friends of the pastor who rubber-stamped his decisions," says Shaw.
A number of Catholics had a more expansive vision for a lay role in church governance. To mark the American bicentennial in 1976, the U.S. bishops convened the Call to Action conference in Detroit. The conference brought together 2,500 priests, religious, and laypeople to inaugurate what Cardinal John Dearden, archbishop of Detroit, called "a new way of doing the work of the church in America."
The conference delegates quickly ran ahead of the bishops, approving resolutions calling for re-evaluations of the church's teaching on birth control, clerical celibacy, homosexuality, and women's ordination. Even some relatively sympathetic observers, such as the sociologist Father Andrew Greeley, thought the conference went too far.
Many of the attendees, though, were not deterred and went on to found a new organization, dubbed Call to Action (CTA), to advocate for reform within the church. Since that time CTA has become more liberal while the church's hierarchy has become more conservative, making any effort to find common ground increasingly difficult. The CTA's current priorities focus on supporting gay and lesbian Catholics and defending employees of the church who have been fired because of their personal views on church teaching.
Jim Fitzgerald, CTA's executive director, seems resigned to the group's limited influence with the bishops. "Historically, change rarely comes from people at the top," says Fitzgerald. "We have to be the church we wish to see rather than waiting for those in power to bring it about."
Some Catholic reformers take a different view, arguing there are many things the church could do to reform its governance without overturning traditional doctrines. The clerical sexual abuse crisis that roiled the church in 2002 led to the formation of a new organization, Voice of the Faithful (VOTF), whose motto is "Keep the faith, change the church."
Dan Bartley, president of VOTF, believes he is fairly typical of the organization's members. The CFO of an electronics manufacturer in Long Island, Bartley and his wife are involved in marriage preparation for couples at their parish and are graduates of a diocesan school for pastoral ministry. Angered by the clerical sexual abuse crisis, they became active in the Long Island VOTF chapter. "I joined VOTF to help our church become a community that our children and grandchildren will still want to belong to," he says.
In addition to supporting victims of clerical sexual abuse, VOTF has also made proposals for structural reforms that would not require any changes in church teaching. The organization has urged bishops to consider ordaining women to the diaconate and recently proposed a set of reforms for increasing lay input in the selection of bishops.
Despite what would appear to be a moderate agenda, VOTF has struggled to overcome both the opposition of many bishops and the apathy of many laypeople who otherwise agree with its positions. While VOTF experienced a surge of membership during the worst months of the sexual abuse crisis, membership leveled off soon after, and the organization recently went through a financial crisis. While Bartley and his team have stabilized the group, it remains an open question whether VOTF can recapture its earlier momentum.
"The issue of governance is going to take a long time," says Leckey. "Catholic ecclesiology sees bishops as very central. We are organized hierarchically." She suggests focusing on the grassroots, where a lot can be done to increase the sense of shared responsibility for the governance of the local church. "Catholic schools are a good example, because you have the precedent of the bishop delegating responsibility for Catholic education to laypeople and religious."
Baptized for mission
Over the past 75 years, the role of the laity in the Catholic Church has undergone a dramatic transformation, thanks in large part to Vatican II. Yet challenges and conflicts remain. Some Catholics perceive that church leaders are retreating from Vatican II's commitment to empowering the laity.
Theologian Richard Gaillardetz, co-author of Ordering the Baptismal Priesthood (Liturgical Press), believes that the problem is in thinking of the realms of "church" and "world" as somehow mutually exclusive, with the ordained focused on the former and the laity focused on the latter.
"All the baptized, lay and ordained, are called to share in their baptismal vocation to be disciples to the world," says Gaillardetz. "It's a mistake to think of liturgical ministries as 'churchy' ministries distinct from the church's mission in the world. It's better to think of the liturgy as the action of the church by which, nourished by the word and sacrament, we are all sent forth into the world in service of God's reign."
Gaillardetz suggests that we have much to learn from the growing churches in Africa and Asia. "I think it's significant that the churches of the global South would not even raise the issue of the laity as central to their concerns," he says. Many of these churches are more engaged with pressing social questions, such as the spread of HIV/AIDS, genocide, and abject poverty, notes Gaillardetz. "They see these issues as concerns of the church entire, and they call for a response from the whole church, lay and ordained."
This article appeared in the August 2010 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 75, No. 8, pages 12-17).
Image: Photo by Karen Callaway/Catholic New World


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As many of you know, the AAA has begun a monthly webinar series exploring the many facets of anthropology– both in professional development and topical studies. We're taking a little break for the summer, but look to start up again sometime in the Fall. The professional development webinars have been pretty much ironed out, we'll be dishing out advice on publishing your first journal article, presenting at the annual meeting, utilizing SPSS (and other quantitative software) in grant proposals, and developing a field blog (as well as many other useful topics).
However, we'll be implementing something new in this phase: two webinars a month. The second webinar will focus on topical subjects, and we need your help to determine areas of interest. I've set up an open ended survey on All Our Ideas. What does this mean? It means, the AAA staff had a few ideas we thought would work out pretty well, but obviously the possibilities are endless, so if you want to see something happen, write it in, and other people will be able to vote on it just the same.
Since we're basically setting up an open Mic, I would ask that people remain cordial and serious in this endeavor, no profanity in potential webinar titles. We'd rather not take any ideas down, but if absolutely necessary we will. These choices should also be more thematic realms, rather than specific ideas– as once the voting is completed, we'll then have to go search for someone interested in doing a webinar on the subject. It is not the AAA's responsibility to track down your favorite anthropologist for a Q&A, but we'd be happy to run a webinar about the field of anthropology he or she works in.
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More data are becoming available that support earlier reports of gender differences in viral load (WISE Words #3). In addition, two new findings that add dimension to this emerging picture were presented at the recent Women and AIDS conference.
First, women with a history of injection drug use had significantly lower viral levels than women who hadn't used injection drugs. More research is needed to determine the cause of this difference. It could be due to a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) issues around modes of HIV infection (e.g. sexually or directly into the blood through the vein) or lifestyle factors linked to a history of intravenous drug use.
Second, when comparing race-ethnic groups within the study, women of color had significantly lower viral loads than white women. These findings are contrary to another study that found viral loads among African Americans were higher than whites. Nevertheless, the possibility of racial or ethnic differences in viral load and disease progression may exist and needs further study.
Do Women Respond Better to Anti-HIV Therapy?
Another study reports there may be gender differences in CD4+ cell count responses after beginning combination anti-HIV therapy. In this study, after eight months of therapy, the average increase in CD4+ cell count was greater among women than men (34% vs. 26% increase). These results were not explained by either CD4+ cell counts or viral loads at start of therapy. Further study is needed to determine if immune recovery (noted by increased CD4+ cell count) is different between women and men.
Do Hormonal Contraceptives Affect Viral Levels?
Hormonal contraceptives do not appear to affect viral load in women, according to the Women's Interagency HIV Study. The study compared HIV levels in women using hormonal contraceptives (i.e. oral contraceptives, injectable Depo-Provera® or Norplant®) to women not taking them. After 20 months, no differences were found between the two groups. In addition, there was no connection between viral load changes and the type of hormonal contraception used.
These results may ease some women's concerns about using hormonal contraceptives. However, unanswered questions still remain about the interaction of hormonal contraceptives with particular anti-HIV therapies and HIV disease itself.
Testosterone Therapy in Women with Wasting, Loss of Periods
Women naturally produce testosterone. However, women with AIDS-related wasting (weight loss without a clear cause) have lower than normal levels of it. A break or decline in the frequency of menstruation is one of many symptoms connected with AIDS wasting in women.
Results from one study suggest that women who receive a replacement dose of testosterone (a dose that brings the hormone to a normal level in blood) experienced weight gain, return of menstruation and improved quality of life. Testosterone replacement was well-tolerated, and no negative effects occurred on lipid levels or liver function tests. However, more studies are needed to measure the effects and safety of testosterone use in HIV-infected women, particularly as a possible means to manage lipodystrophy and menstrual disorders.
Unique Issues Among Older Women
An increasing number of "older women" are becoming infected with HIV. At the same time, with better strategies for HIV care (including anti-HIV treatments), women are living longer, healthier lives.
An important presentation at the conference discussed the unique issues of older women (defined as over 45) living with HIV. Some of these issues are physical conditions common among older people in general. These include high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, heart and liver disease, and cancer.
Women over 45 should remind their doctors about age-appropriate health screening. Doctors can sometimes be so focused on treating and managing HIV that they forget to deliver age-appropriate health screening that includes monitoring for all the conditions noted above.
Depression is also a common issue among older women. While obvious psychological and social factors can increase rates of depression among positive older women (including fear of disclosure and loneliness), there may also be a physiologic basis for depression.
After menopause, women produce less of the chemical serotonin. Low levels of this chemical are associated with depression, though this doesn't necessarily mean that low levels cause depression. Hormone-replacement therapy may lessen incidence of depression by raising serotonin levels. However, more studies are needed to determine if this is a direct benefit of hormone-replacement therapy.
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copyright, David Drebin.
This striking and filmic still is from David's book Room with a View (inspired from the eponymous Conde Nast Traveler column). It was taken in the NY Standard Hotel, 12th floor, and created with 2 lights.
Camera: Canon 5d Mark II with a 28mm lens, set on a tripod 8 feet back. Shot at 1/125, f8, ISO 100.
Lighting: The key light is a white beauty dish with grid at f8 1/2 positioned high and out of frame to camera left (up against the window). Another white beauty dish with grid at f4 is placed high and out of frame to camera right (also up against the window and aimed almost straight down). The background is a separate plate shot without strobes at 1/2 second, f8 then composited together in photoshop.
Comments: The model received special "hazard" pay because this was shot while the Standard was still under construction. The glass window panes had not been installed yet. The casting specs for this project read, "blond, around 30, not afraid of heights. And preferably without suicidal tendencies."


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By Basilian Father Chris Valka
One in a series
As a young priest, I am often asked to speak on the topic of vocations to the priesthood. As a result, I spend a fair amount of energy thinking and conversing about the issue, and was recently encouraged to put a few ideas in writing. There are, of course, numerous thoughts, books, conferences and opinions concerning the cultivation of vocations. So, while I do not believe these ideas to be innovative, I do hope they serve as good reminders about the support each person makes to the "vineyard."
Perceptions of holiness
Most people believe that the largest obstacle to the priesthood in the minds of young men is celibacy. However, I have not found this to be true. As far as religious life is concerned, the vow of obedience is much more daunting to a very independent generation. Yet, even more than any notions concerning the vows, are ideas that stem from ignorance about the personhood of a priest. In a recent survey by my own community, we discovered that many young men in our schools have "seriously considered" the priesthood, but do not feel that they are "holy" enough. We concluded that when priests served in greater numbers, young men had greater opportunities to know the man behind the collar – as a man who struggles with prayer and service as much as most people. Thus, it seems one task of everyone who promotes vocations is to demystify the preconceived notions of priestly holiness, allowing for priests to be seen as men who are devoted to the spiritual life, but are quite far from holy. Admittedly, many believe the recent scandals have over-humanized the priesthood, but I have not found this to be true. Young men seem to know the exceptions when they see them and still place the office of the priesthood on an almost unreachable altar.
A choice among many
The second challenge I have found concerns the choices afforded to those who may consider the priesthood. In my own community, many of the elder priests entered because that is what a friend was doing or because they did not see many other options available to them. Many of these men confess that they stayed because they felt called, but their original reason was not as special as some may think. This is a very different scenario for modern men who are often afforded more options than they know to handle. Thus, the priesthood must be promoted as one of many choices. While it is a call, it is often difficult to hear in the beginning. If men are to hear God's voice, then the priesthood must be promoted as the best choice over the others. In the beginning, I believe this requires a pragmatic and inspirational line of reasoning to capture their mind in addition to their heart.
A family affair
While it is important to speak to young men (and women) about vocations, my parents often remind me that I am not the only one living my vocation. As a religious-order priest, my parents have a whole new family of Basilians, whom are often quite close to them. Of course, they did not expect this; in fact, they did not know what to expect. While many people spoke to me about priesthood, no one talked to them. My parents have since spoken to other parents about what it is like to have a son as a priest, and the response is quite positive. Simply put, parents have as many concerns as those considering the priesthood, and while they want to support their son, they often do not know how. My encouragement to pastors has been simple – bring young priests, and their parents, to the parish. If we are to encourage the families to promote vocations, give the whole family a reason to talk about it.
In closing, I hope you share your thoughts on this topic – successes, concerns and hopes.
Father Chris Valka, CSB, was ordained a priest for the Congregation of St. Basil last May and is teaching at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Michigan.


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Andrew Gray necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 94 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
BankBlunders.com + RefundRecoverySystem.com
Our company sells a system for consumers to find overcharges in their bank statements and get their money back from the bank. We are very focused in this one area and not wanting a complicated website that distracts the reader from the message. The visitors are not there to be entertained but to learn about this problem and ideally decide to our our solution so we are wanting to build trust with our readers.
We are targeting home owners with a mortgage. This is your classic "mom and dad" audience. Age 27+, possibly with kids.
Ultimately the audience is sceptical about this problem of bank errors as they never imagine it can happen so our copy uses a lot of proof based elements for them (government statistics etc.) We want the image to say "we know what we are on about" to the audience so they feel comfortable and can know they are in the right place.
I do NOT want the design to be the dominant visual image.
Clearly the site is based around direct response advertising so the dominant image must be the headline. This is much more critical for the BankBlunders.com website. The RefundRecoverySystem.com website is less critical on this front as it is post purchase.
Much like the 99Designs logo at the top of most pages on this site, it is there and you see it but it doesn't distract from the purpose of the page.
This is why I am after something clean, crisp, modern but not too radical (the audience is 27+, not teenagers). At the end of the day we want to send the subconscious message of trust, reliability, accuracy, official source, consumer watchdog. We are dealing with home mortgages, money, banks and finance. Having said that I don't want to be old fashion and "stodgy" like a 200 year old bank with Corinthian columns out the front.
I am guessing some kind of logo with domain name included. Possibly include the tag line "Find errors in your bank statements guaranteed" ... I don't want to direct design too much as I am clearly not a designer.


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Photographer's Note
Connaught Place : This image was taken at the center of Delhi and one of the most famous shopping areas in Delhi.
Sometidbits about Connaught Place :
Connaught Place is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centres in Delhi, India. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. It was earlier the headquarters for the British. Its surroundings occupy pride of place in the city, counted among the top heritage structures in New Delhi. It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi featuring a Central Business District. Named after H.R.H. Field Marshal The 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the construction work was started in 1929 and completed in 1933. The Inner Circle of Connaught Place was renamed Rajiv Chowk (after the late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi) and the Outer Circle was renamed Indira Chowk by Union Home Minister S.B. Chavan.
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pajaran (90752) 2014-02-18 4:59
Dobar dan, popodne.
Interesantan i dobar teskt o Connaught Place, sa opisom ...
Lep pogled na mesto i arhitekturu ..
Dobar trenutak snimka, ostrina i kontrast, lepo pokazana mesto i arhitektura.
Lepo popodne i sve najbolje.
Good afternoon, this afternoon.
An interesting and good text block of Connaught Place, the description ...
Nice view of the place and architecture ..
Good time recording, sharpness and contrast nicely demonstrated place and architecture.
Nice afternoon and all the best.
imageme (1790) 2014-02-18 5:01
Hi Farhat, Nice point of view of this shopping area in Delhi. The commercial building in the BG has a unique structures with nice windows and columns. The little car on the right side looks like a taxi which similar to the one I saw in Cuba. A lot of city activities in the street. I wonder if this image would have been better in colours. Best regards
Sergiom (114415) 2014-02-18 5:07
Bonjour Farhat,
J'aime beaucoup l'impression de mouvement de cette prise au coin d'une rue très occupée. J'aime aussi l'utilisation du noir et blanc qui donne un petit côté reportage très intéressant.
snunney (130965) 2014-02-18 5:49
Hello Farhat,
Lots going on in this well presented composition which really suits the conversion to black and white. The background architecture is very intersting and has much charm.
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-02-18 7:57
Hello Farhat,
well taken picture of Delhi's every day life.
The white building in the background is quite interesting, but what amazes me the most is the traffic on the street which seems to consist of every possible way of moving, including cars, tuk tuks, cyclists and pedestrians. Well captured from good POV.
Properly given sharpness and contrast.
Enjoy you evening!
ikeharel (97976) 2014-02-18 9:03
I guess that the B&W format is due to unbalanced light conditions, Farhat.
The result is an exquisite sharp image, with details of the edifice shown beautifully, and by itself most impressive building.
People, cars and bikes on the scene gave a fine dynamic scale.
Good evening,
UlfE (14641) 2014-02-18 10:59
Hi Farhat,
Very nice B&W photo. Your inclusion of the cyclist and the man and woman in the foreground is great and makes the photo much more interesting. I guess it but quite crowded here. TFS and have a nice day!
Kind regards,
holmertz (82240) 2014-02-18 10:59
Hello Farhat,
So many many times I have walked in this area, once staying in a hotel in one of these old buildings, other times staying not so far away. Apart from the modern cars this view looks very much like 40 years ago. The B&W conversion helps me to get that 1970's feeling. I have a suspicion that although lots of Indian streets are renamed after famous politicians and local heroes, the old colonial names remain the most widely used.
Kind regards,
berek (50508) 2014-02-19 21:40
Hi Farhat,
interesting architecture . i like b&W and active view.
Burak Erek
Miguel82 (34218) 2014-02-20 8:51
Fabbs, this is a place I know with many contrasts are visible between poor and rich people in Delhi, Palika bazaar and Picadelly cinema are interesting to visit, good b&w street view with high definition, greetings
photoray (13981) 2014-02-20 15:06
Howdy Farhat,
Your low contrast monochrome view of Connaught Place has the feel of the 1930s, and the architecture is colonialism. Good resolution is a bonus.
Thanks for sharing,
mirosu (16313) 2014-02-20 18:27
Hi Farhat,
You have captured this beautiful building from excellent perspective. The people in front add nice life to the scene. Monochrome conversion works very well here. Excellent street snapshot.
Very well done.
Subhogen (4067) 2014-02-21 1:32
Hello Farhat,
Good DL shot from the famous crossroad of Delhi. Nice conversion to B&W. Thanks for sharing.
jhm (189897) 2014-02-21 2:55
Hello Farhat,
Your picture has a nice subject but I miss the colour.
I see that the biker his wheels turn, this is very important for these picture.
Sharpness and clarity make these picture attractive.
Excellent captured, nice presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice day,
omid266 (6762) 2014-02-21 6:08
** Salaam Farhat,
Thanks for sharing this nice image ,
very nice view , nice text , with people walking,
Keep sharing ,
God Bless ,
Regards , Omid-I.R.I
jurek1951 (42198) 2014-02-21 11:19
a beautiful b&w atmosphere and attractive composition, a splendid view,
Silvio1953 (189357) 2014-02-21 11:19
Ciao Farhat, lovely B&W, nice scene, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio
adramad (62062) 2014-02-21 15:16
Hi Farhat.
Beautiful composition with this beautiful colonial building, viewing on B & W, gives the image a timeless air, with the charm of the street life.
A bright image with optimum clarity.
Good job. I love it.
Enjoy a good weekend.
Best wishes.
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2014-02-22 3:29
hello, I like this shot a lot. Nice presentation in monochrome. Good to see that fabulous architecture as background. Very well done. Tfs.
PaulVDV (48594) 2014-02-22 3:51
Hello Farhat,
I stayed in a hotel in one of the sidestreets of this busy square. In my memory it was actually busier than on the picture. I remember also more auto rickshaws and less cars but ... memories can sometimes give a wrong picture.
Your choice for black & white creates a nostalgic feel.
Best regards, Paul
rychem (66871) 2014-02-22 8:46
This is a beautiful architecture photo it has a touch of the Indian atmosphere , we can see a rickshaw and a car Tata, very nice scene from life of Delhi
mcmtanyel (53194) 2014-02-23 6:13
Hi Farhat,
It is refreshing to see a nice, crisp B&W photograph. B&W is also appropriate to emphasize the timelessness of the place. Well done and TFS!
elenimavrandoni (0) 2014-02-23 10:06
great choice the monochrome, it makes it look like an image from the old times..the 3 wheeler on move is a great element of the culture!
kind regards
Schnappilic (9692) 2014-02-23 11:47
Hello Farhat,
Nice street picture with a real atmosphere of the city. I like it!
Best regards,
Apurba20 (984) 2014-02-23 23:50
Hi Farhat
The B&W brings out the white so well.
Don't remember CP being so excellent. You have got it so right.
Gigidusud (21669) 2014-02-24 11:09
Hello Farhat,
A daily life scene well captured with a nice architecture on BG. Good choice for the B&W version and great framing. Well done!
Best regards.
krzychu30 (15512) 2014-02-24 23:59
Hello Farhat,
B&W in this case makes we feel like we were looking at some old photo.And I have to tell you I love this old "retro" look and feeling of this image.Nicely created my friend and also the composition itself is well considered and executed!
Have a nice day
kato (11630) 2014-02-25 3:43
Hello Farhat,
You're capturing well this architecture by a good composition and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the Connaught Place with elegant structure, many windows and strong pillars. And, it's impressive in street spectacle.
Kind regards,
mohammad_H (10178) 2014-02-25 19:23
Right angle, beautiful,
black and waith
a nice view of the light management
Best wishes to you
nikkitta (17070) 2014-02-26 7:48
Hola Farhat
Good POV to show the building, along with informative note
Like the place left at the front showing the caotic trafic in this part on ND
In a sense you risk your life standing there, the W&B gives a sense of old capture in contrast with the modern vehicles
Well done, tfs
cornejo (60806) 2014-02-26 11:35
Hi Farhat, interesting daily life scene with interesting building in the background, very well captured with good photography in black and white, with good sharpness, depth and light. Very good and nice job perfectly done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.
Good morning and happy rest of the week.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
Hi Farhat,
very nice b/w picture. good p.o.v. and interesting building and street scene.
Cricri (176) 2014-03-01 7:11
Hi Farhat
Le choix du N/B qui fait penser a une ancienne image, pleine de vie, bien cadrer et composer
Belle journée
tenretin (3096) 2014-03-02 13:56
Nice shot, black and white gives depth to the image and the composition is interesting, and the note.
Well done!.
delpeoples (60288) 2014-03-03 1:26
Namaskar dear Farhat
This photo looks like it could be from the 1970s. I like the conversion to B&W, giving that sense of timelessness. I think you could have increased the Contrast a little and perhaps darkened it. When I get some time, I'll do a Workshop to show you what I mean. Nice work, thanks for sharing
ourania (51103) 2014-03-03 2:41
Hello Farhat,
the building is elegant and impressive and your choice to present it in monochrome has exalted its style with a rhythmical repetition of geometrical patterns. It's well placed in the background of your frame, the people and the traffic in the foreground offer vividness and interesting daily life reference, they add information without distracting at all. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
Photo Information
- Copyright: Farhat Abbas (fabbs99) (17179)
- Genre: Lieux
- Medium: Noir & blanc
- Date Taken: 2013-04-12
- Categories: Vie quotidienne
- Camera: Canon PowerShot S100
- Exposition: f/8, 1/320 secondes
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Versions: version originale
- Date Submitted: 2014-02-18 4:54