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The Dauphin Island Sea Lab's (DISL) mission encompasses the pursuit of excellence in marine science education, marine research, coastal zone management policy and educating the general public through the Estuarium, our public aquarium.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab was founded in 1971 by the Alabama legislature to provide marine science programs for many of the state's colleges and universities. Today, 23 member institutions partner with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to provide studies to undergraduate and graduate students. Since 1971, the DISL mission has expanded to include K-12 education, professional development, and a public aquarium.
The Alabama Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (MESC) is comprised of 23 public and private colleges and universities. The Presidents of each school make up the MESC Board of Directors. The Program Committee members consist of one faculty member, appointed by the President, from each of the member institutions.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation (DISLF) supports the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in its mission, "to provide wise stewardship of the marine environment through education and research". The foundation provides funds to sustain the activities of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Foundation is also continuing to build the George C. Crozier Endowment as well as the DISLF Endowment for the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
Discovery Hall Programs marine education programs include K-12 students, teacher training/ enhancement programs, and public outreach. It promotes conservation through education, research, and outreach.
The K-12 School Year Programs are available through Discovery Hall Programs. These programs are available September through May, and are by reservation only.
The Discovery Hall Programs offer a variety of programs for your children during the summer, ranging from single-day programs to residential camps and academic courses.
Discovery Hall Programs strives to provide current and relevant continuing education opportunities for teachers and informal educators through hands-on workshops.
Discovery Hall Programs has developed a variety of activities focused ROVs, to take advantage of K-12 students' interest in robotics, marine biology and oceanography.
The BayMobile is DISL's science classroom on wheels, whose mission is to visit underserved schools in the state of Alabama which do not have the opportunity or the means to visit the Dauphin Island Sea Lab on a field trip.
University programs at DISL consists of two parts: our Summer Undergraduate programs and our year round Graduate Programs.
While the DISL serves as the focal point of graduate education in marine science in the state of Alabama, it is not a degree-granting institution, and graduate degrees are offered through ten of the 22 DISL Member Schools.
Over three sessions DISL offers over 25 marine science courses of varying amounts of credits for undergraduate students.
The focus of the REU Program is to provide participants with the opportunity to carry out an independent research project while working under the direction of a faculty mentor.
See what you can expect when you come to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab for Graduate and Undergraduate coursework.
Since 1971, Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) personnel have collected valuable environmental and ecosystem level data as part of research and monitoring efforts in the fields of oceanography and ecology. These data are highly valuable to researchers, educators, managers, policy makers, and the general public.
MyMobileBay.com is freely accessible by the public with ten sites monitoring the water quality. The information is updated every half hour and is gathered from eight water quality sampling stations that are located around coastal Alabama, including a new site off-shore.
Since 1971, research personnel at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) have collected valuable environmental and ecosystem level data as part of research and monitoring endeavors.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) has been a practicing member of American Academy of Underwater Science since 1992 and currently provides scientific diver training and oversight for all participating schools within the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (MESC).
One of 12 consortia funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) and led by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, ACER is comprised of 17 research scientists from nine universities investigating how biodiversity influences an ecosystem's resilience. Specifically, the ecosystems of the northern Gulf of Mexico to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
DISL hosts a year round seminar series on our campus. Those seminars are also streamed to our YouTube channel.
Find all the information you need to make the most of your visit in our public aquarium. Hours, Pricing and even our live streaming webcams can be found here!
The Estuarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab hosts a number of events for the public. The free, twice-monthly Boardwalk Talk program offers the public a chance to engage with the experts at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Summer Excursion program takes visitors into the habitats studied by our marine scientists, researchers and students at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
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Make your next function a memorable event for you and your guests at this beautiful and unique location.
Join the Friends of the Sea Lab and you will receive the opportunity to the visit the Estuarium year round for just your yearly membership fee. There are many other amazing perks as well!
Discovery Day is the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's open house for the public. Once a year, the public is given a tour of our research facilities to learn about our coastal environment and the research our team is working on.
Discover an authentic Gulf Coast experience at The Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Our 5 unique venues combine on-point technology and amenities to keep you focused.
The ArtSeaLab Festival is a collaboration between Art Does It (ADI), a nonprofit arts organization, and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL). ArtSeaLab's mission is to enhance the public's understanding of the ecological challenges facing the northern Gulf of Mexico and its coastline through the dialogs of art, science, and folk life.
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Original ArticlesDistribution, Seasonality and Abundance of King and Spanish Mackerel Larvae in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico (Pisces: Scombridae). By J. D. McEachran, J. H. Finucane and L. S. Hall
1Observations on Fishes Previously Unrecorded or Rarely Encountered in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. By J. T. Williams and R. L. Shipp
17Eight New Species of Poeciliid Fishes of the Genus Limia from Hispaniola. By L. R. Rivas
Short Papers and Notes
Sub-Thermocline Maximums of the Dinoflagellates Gymnodinium simplex (Lohmann) Kofoid and Swezy and Gonyaulax polygramma Stein. By D. Kamykowski
Changes in the Submerged Marcrophytes of Lake Pontchartrain (Louisiana): 1954-1973. By R. E. Turner, R. M. Darnell and J. Bond
First Record of the Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus L., in the Gulf of Mexico. By V. D. Vladykov and E. Kott
51Spawning of the Bluefish, Pomatomus saltator, in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. By J. H. Finucane, H. A. Brusher and L. A. Collins
57Ageing Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechenus, with Otoliths, Scales and Vertebrae. By S. A. Bortone and C. L. Hollingsworth
60On the Occurrence of Sphenocarcinus corrosus Milne-Edwards (Brachyura: Majidae) in the Gulf of Mexico. By G. D. Goeke and J. K. Shaw
64Some Factors Influencing the Distribution of the Snail Neritina reclivata. By H. K. Lehman and P. V. Hamilton
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Caleb Followill: Lily Aldridge is Pregnant!
Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill and his wife, model Lily Aldridge, are expecting their first child together, a rep for the band confirms.
"We are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child together," the couple said in a statement to JustJared.com. "We can't wait to meet the new addition to our family."
Lily is reportedly three months along. Can't wait to see the little one – the baby's going to be so cute!
Caleb, 29, and Lily, 25, got married at San Ysidro Ranch on May 12 in Montecito, Calif.
Caleb's younger brother – and KoL bassist – Jared Followill tweeted about the good news: "So excited to be an uncle! Congrats Caleb & Lily! If it's a boy, we gonna be hitting da club together every night! If it's a girl….church."

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The Snapshot wrote:farnham16 wrote:I understand that. But your goalie is apart of the of the team as well. Vokoun should never have started tonight. Bylsma needs to answer for that and he's very lucky the Pens pulled this one out.
They showed solid heart tonight and never stopped working. I will say that.
OK but you didn't say Vokoun shouldn't have started, at least not what I read. That is the same argument as last playoffs in my eyes, because the goalie stunk - yet everyone wants to blame the coach and the D IN this game, and it is dead wrong.
You cannot coach around terrible goaltending and the team never packed it in on the road, in a tough building, against a good team, against their old coach and missing two extremely important players. Guys stepped up offensively in their elevated roles too. The rookie Dman played a Norris Trophy caliber game tonight.
This place is negative. Almost like most here want them to fail because Bylsma is still the coach.
I didn't say Vokoun shouldn't have started in this thread you are correct, I said it in a different thread before the game.
Yes, the goaltending was bad tonight and it was bad against the Flyers, but you can't honestly say that the defense and coaching were not a problem.
They still have the same issues. You can only blame goaltending so much. MAF was really good the other night against the Canes yet the team gave up 4 goals. The team defense was really bad tonight IMO. They gave up 16 goals on this roadtrip. That should be completely unacceptable and someone should have to be accountable for it.
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Everyone wants to have 2 babies and carry on their legacy. but we cant afford the population we have now. same for kiting.
Wow Yuri, you always find a way to link global socio-economic issues to kiting. But in this case your facts are not quite on for the US. The US population is actually in decline not taking into account immigration. More and more people are choosing not to have kids or having one. Without immigration the population would decline, and the economy would shrink. If you think we're in a bad time now, just think what decades long recession would do. At least gas would be cheaper since there would be less people to buy it-- but wait China will take up all the slack anyway.


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WATERVILLE, Maine – MIT men's swimming and diving continued its dominating campaign with a convincing win at Colby College on Saturday. The Engineers outscored the Mules, 214-71, while winning 15 events.
MIT (4-0) opened with a dominating victory in the 400 medley relay and never looked back. Anchored by senior Laurent Charpentier, freshmen Tim Stumbaugh, David Parrell, and Brett Boval comprised the rest of the lineup.
Stumbaugh had a flawless afternoon as he out-dueled fellow rookie Ryan TerBush to win the 100 back in 54.66, and the 200 back in 1:59.17. Freshman Jim Griffin, who finished first in the 200 IM, secured a 1-2-3 finish for the Engineers in the 200 back.
MIT's rookies continued to dominate on the afternoon. Perrell picked up a victory in the 100 breast, while Matt Chapa swam 17:14.60 to grab first place in the 1650 free. Alejandro Dos Reis, who capped a 1-2-3 sweep for MIT in the 200 IM, split 2:15.51 to edge out teammate Deke Hu for first place in the 200 breast.
Chapa earned his second victory of the day in the 100 fly, where he split 52.57 to beat out sophomore Toomas Sepp. Despite conceding the top spot in the 100 fly, Sepp secured a victory of his own in the 200 fly. Chao He put the finishing touches on Tech's first-year dominance after finishing first on the three-meter board.
MIT received a pair of wins from Luke Cummings and Michael Dobson. Cummings, who split 21.75 in leading off the Engineers' winning 200 free relay, won the 50 before leading a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100. Dobson controlled the middle distances, swimming 1:46.40 to win the 200 free, while leading another 1-2-3 sweep for MIT in the 500.


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Magic Mile Power Rankings: Martinsville
In one of the most back-and-forth battles we've seen this season, Kurt Busch held off another dominant day from Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville Speedway to win the STP 500 for the 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of his career. The Outlaw took down Six-Time, making him the sixth different driver in the first six weeks of the season to find a spot in Victory Lane.
Here's a look at the MMPR heading into Race 7 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - His fourth top-three finish in the first six races of the season, last week's third at Martinsville has to keep Junior Nation appeased after two sub-par weeks at Bristol and Fontana.
Previous ranking: Second, +1
2. Carl Edwards - It was a rough weekend at Martinsville for Cousin Carl, who clipped Matt Kenseth on pit road and spun out untouched late in the race before falling to 13th. Look for a big rebound this weekend at Texas.
Previous ranking: First, -1
3. Jeff Gordon - A 12th at Martinsville might as well be a last-place finish for Gordon, who remains tied with Jimmie Johnson for the most wins at the Paper Clip.
Previous ranking: Fourth, +1
4. Matt Kenseth - It's hard to believe that Kenseth has yet to find Victory Lane, especially when you consider that there have been six different winners so far this season - and the fact that he led the series with seven wins in 2013. A sixth at Martinsville should give him confidence heading to Texas.
Previous ranking: Fifth, +1
5. Brad Keselowski - It's safe to say that Bad Brad was mad at Martinsville after a run-in with Kurt Busch. He says there won't be any carryover, but with those two explosive personalities it's a safe bet there could be a duel at TMS.
Previous ranking: Third, -2
6. Jimmie Johnson - The six-time champ has led 400 of 706 total laps the last two weeks. And yet, no wins. Something's got to give.
Previous ranking: Ninth, +3
7. Joey Logano - His third fourth-place finish of the season, Sliced Bread looks back on track after a pair of bad weeks. Expect him to contend this weekend in the Lone Star State.
Previous ranking: Eighth, +1
8. Kurt Busch - Now that's what NASCAR was hoping for when it put the new emphasis on winning this season. Busch didn't want to settle for a "good points day" and instead pushed past JJ for the big victory.
Previous ranking: NR
9. Kyle Busch - After starting on the pole, a 14th has to be highly disappointing. Then again, Martinsville has always been a mystery for Rowdy.
Previous ranking: Sixth, -3
10. Kyle Larson - Hanging by thread is the rookie, but no need to send him packing yet.
Previous ranking: Seventh, -3
Wave Around: Marcos Ambrose - That's two fifth-place finishes at short tracks (Bristol and Martinsville) for the Aussie this season.
Out of MMPR: Ryan Newman
Previous MMPR No. 1s
Week 1 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Week 2 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Week 3 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Week 4 - Brad Keselowski
Week 5 - Carl Edwards
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Fox Responds To 'Piracy Surge' By Answering A Different Question
from the you-didn't-answer-the-question dept
The TorrentFreak blog post is a little over the top. The story indicates that we 'took this drastic step in the hope of getting more people to watch shows live and thus make more revenue.' Nothing could be further from the truth.The issue of watching "live" or not is really a side matter, and was perhaps a bit of hyperbole from TorrentFreak. What those guys clearly meant was that this is a weak effort by Fox to keep people watching via TV or via a big cable/satellite provider. And, I'm sorry, but this line is pure bull:
Authenticating viewers is not about making sure they only watch live...in fact, quite the opposite—we support a 'TV Everywhere' proposition and are working with our distribution partners to benefit our businesses. It's about receiving fair value so we can continue to produce this expensive and high quality programming. We are pursuing a strategy where the 90+ million households who pay to watch our programming via cable/satellite/telco will ultimately receive maximum benefit. They can watch live, via DVR, on VOD, online, or through one of the various tablet apps that allow in-home viewing.
We are actively in negotiations with all cable/satellite/telco providers regarding authentication of their customers. We hope to announce several more agreements before the start of the new television season in mid-September.
We are pursuing a strategy where the 90+ million households who pay to watch our programming via cable/satellite/telco will ultimately receive maximum benefit.Anyone who claims that to offer maximum benefit to one set of people, you have to take away features from others isn't being particularly honest. To offer maximum benefit, you offer maximum benefit. Could Fox offer new additional features to such subscribers? Sure. That would be interesting and perhaps a good strategy. But taking the content away, when it's so readily available via unauthorized means doesn't help provide maximum benefit to subscribers at all. It drives more people to unauthorized means of access (where Fox gets no money at all), and actually takes away value from those subscribers. That's because one reason why people watch hit shows right away is so they can discuss them with friends. Fox has now made it more difficult to discuss with friends because it's that much harder to watch its shows.


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The latest Al Koleon "Whole Lot" video has been building a strong following in the Chicagoland Area,New Jersey,New York,M.I.Yayo& Indiana!! Al Koleon also known as Kushworldkoley/The Heart of the Streets has been putting down his ground work for quite some time now.. After being released from prison in 08 He began putting out banger after banger rebuilding his reputation as a heavy hitter bar spitter,Safe to say the Kid done came a long way!! Outfitt Music Presents the 2012 Street Anthem,"Whole Lot"!! Enjoy!!
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What a TOTALLY cool prospect! When you bought or rented the house did the Realtor or holding company mention that there were reports of strange sounds or occurrances? I know Realtors are obligated to tell perspective owners but not sure if that's the case with rented property :-/
I'm not really experienced, but I can make some suggestions, 'Migos, get an infrared thermometer to check out the cold spots and start documenting where they are, temp and what not. Another good idea is keeping a compass with you (Such entities are a disruption in the electro-magnetic field, so the compass needle will go wild). Pick up a mini recorder from Radio Shack or Walmart and try talking to her. Do you feel a presense, or a sudden decrease in temp? You may want to leave the recorder running in an "active" room (its a good idea to get a voice or sound activated one) to see what pops up. Also try asking her if you could take a picture of her.
Let us know how things progress in the investigation
Hope that helps ;D
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I hope that you can see it in the upper right. I made a little oops when marking it the first time and marked a reflection on the computer screen. I then deleted the pic out of the computer and haven't re-scanned it. This was taken with my 35mm. This was from the same roll of film that I got the orbs in the "hibbing Chisholm childhood orbs & mist" that is in encounters. I used my diving camera which was the first one I had near me when I took the pics. It is stored in a plastic air tight case for diving and the lens was cleaned prior to use. No dust on the lens anyway. ;D
Posted 07 May 2003 - 03:52 PM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
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Since you asked,I see my Mum's face :-X Anyway, thanks
for the enlarged copy. If I can ask...what did you see, my friend?
Posted 09 May 2003 - 07:26 PM
Truthfully it is kind of like an ink blot test. 50 different people can look and see different things. Have fun and see what you make of it!! When I get a good EVP or some more photos I promise to share them here first!! ;D
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but can they read minds to assume the form of someone that's crossed over from our own lives to catch our attention??
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Stephanie - posted on 09/22/2012 ( 1 mom has responded )
Hello, my daughter is 6, almost 7, months old. I had breast feeding her for the first 5 weeks of her life. I stopped because I had to pump everything into bottles because she would not take the breast. I have been thinking about it, and have been try for about 5-6 days now and have a few drops coming out into the bottles again. I really want to give her some more of my milk for a few different reasons. I mean I would have to keep giving her her formula and baby foods, but I also want to give her more of a boost in anyway I can. Even if I can only give her an oz or 2 a day it is something. I was only pumping 2-3 times a day and eating more then I was. Now I am trying to eat and drink more, pump a little more, and I take a multi-vitamin, iron, and now fenugreek. I have been trying to get my Milk back for about a week now. I keep getting tired like I did before when I did have my Milk, and my Breast keep feeling like they are full and heavier at times, but nothing had happened. Does anyone have any ideas or anything? thank you


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BREWSTER Last week marked the American Legion Auxiliary's fourth year of a new tradition, delivering Christmas presents to veterans living in local facilities.
Thirteen veterans received gifts this year from Thea Nilsen, who started the project through the Post 97 Auxiliary.
Every year around mid-December, she shops for staples such as shirts, robes, pants and socks, wraps them and drops them off at Harmony House Health Care Center and Northstar Adult Family Homes, 130 N. Star Road.
One veteran, a woman, lives in Northstar and receives a Snuggie and slippers, Nilsen said.
"They can always use stuff like that," she said. "In nursing homes they can't use much besides clothes, because everything else is provided to them.
"We put little notes on each package. 'Thank you for your service to our country. From, the American Legion Auxiliary.' Then we put candy canes on the packages, to try to make it festive for them."
Waiting in Harmony House last Thursday to meet with a few of the veterans, Nilsen received warm greetings from nearly everyone who passed by, staff and residents alike.
"I give them a little bit of company, too, sometimes," she said of the residents. "It makes you feel really good, and most of them appreciate it. It makes them feel a little bit special, too."
One veteran at Harmony House, Melvin Sears, served in 24th Infantry Division in the U.S. Army, which was formed during World War II and saw action in Korea and Operation Desert Storm. As with two other veterans who met with Nilsen and The Chronicle, he couldn't quite recall when he had served, but remembered his fellow soldiers.
"I guess my crew come out pretty good," he said. "And I come out lucky. I usually try to forget about it rather than think of it, because a lot of them didn't come through it."
Jo Fancher said she had been a registered physical therapist in the U.S. Army, and David Settle was a sailor in the U.S. Navy.
"I'm just thrilled to have veterans in our facility," Harmony House owner Jerry Tretwold said. "They hold a special place in our hearts; the things they've done to look after us, and now it's a great honor to be able to look after them."
The veterans were set to receive their gifts during a Christmas party, one staff member said. If any more veterans move in before Christmas, Nilsen makes sure they also get a gift.
"Probably eight or nine of them were there last year," she said. One had gone home, and two died.
Giving gifts to veterans has largely been a solo project, but Legion member Monte Butler pitched in last year, and this year Nilsen had help throughout the process from Bridgeport resident Pat Pittman.
"This is the first year I've had help shopping," Nilsen said. "I used to pull two carts around in Walmart."
She had planned to purchase gifts for veterans in the Lake Chelan area as well, but ran out of time with her other Auxiliary duties. Instead, she delivered a $400 donation to the Legion post there.
"We used to ship all the money to the (veterans) hospital in Spokane. I think we should keep our money local," Nilsen said. "We may as well take care of our community first, and that's what we're there for."
Money for veterans' gifts comes from the Auxiliary's annual holiday bazaar and other fundraisers.
"I'm just thrilled with the initiative that she's taking, because there are very few who stand up there down at the posts, and she is by far at the top of the list when it comes to volunteering and getting things going," Legion Post 97 Commander George Pearson said.
He said Nilsen also raised nearly $2,000 recently to send a Legion member suffering from cancer on a trip to Reno.
"The things that Thea does like that – she sees the ball, she takes it and she runs with it. That's what I've always liked about her," Pearson said.
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Probably not but it's not as far-fetched as it sounds. The other day I was browsing through Apps on my iPad and came across one called Explore Flickr (also available for the iPhone). The description of the app says that it will allow the user to browse hundreds of the top daily images on Flickr, find beautiful wall paper and lock screen images, view photo details and browse photo comments right on Flickr.com from within the app. And then there was this one other feature that really caught my eye, "Download high definition images direct to your iPhone or iPad photo library". This last item seemed a little curious to me so I downloaded the app to check it out. It was free after all.
After installing, I opened the app and was greeted by a screen full of thumbnail images fed by Flickr.
I have to admit that there were a lot of great looking images and I was enjoying tapping on the individual images and seeing large, beautiful versions of them. After all, the iPad does have a kick-butt screen. As I explored the images, I noticed that there was a small gear symbol up in the corner so I gave it a tap and up popped a couple of actions; one said Save to Photo Library and the other said View Photo on Flickr.
I also noticed something on the particular image I had opened. There, at the bottom of the image there was writing, which read Danny Irvine Photoraphy ©. Seeing that, I couldn't help but wonder why it was that I could just download the image and use it if Danny had clearly marked it as copyrighted. I decided to use the option to view the photo in Flickr, which opened up the Flickr web page for this image. When the page opened I discovered two things. First, Danny Irvine is an extremely talented landscape photographer. Second was this statement below his images, which read "All images are © Danny Irvine Photography, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my written consent"
So if it plainly states that Danny's images can't be used for any purpose without his permission, how is it that I was able to download it directly to my iPad? It's actually due to the Flickr API. For those that don't know, an API is an Application Programming Interface, which allows a software program to interact with other software. In this case, the Explore Flickr program is using the Flickr API to locate and display images from the Flickr pool. The problem is that this app, like so many others that use the Flickr API, can bypass the photographer's wishes by ignoring copyrights.
So how can you fight this sort of problem? Well, the first thing you should do is to make sure that you have asserted your rights within the Privacy & Permissions section of Flickr. Under the Defaults for New Uploads section you can set your license to All Rights Reserved.
Next, and probably most importantly is to set your download permissions. Under the Global settings section you should set the Who can download your stuff option to Only You.
If you have this option set, the only one that can download your images is you, while signed into Flickr. This was apparent when I selected a different image on my iPad and saw the message below.
With so many many stories of folks having their Flickr images used without their permission, it only makes sense to lock them down as tight as possible so that they can be enjoyed but not taken.
By the way, I want to give a huge thanks to photographer Danny Irvine, who gave me permission to use his image for this article. You can check out all of his work on his Flickr page or visit his website to see more of his fantastic photos.


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TRAINING: Our training is always different. My coach keeps the same method used by the Cuban National team. It is what I have been doing all my life and it has given me great results. We are just adding the new aspects of MMA, but for the most part it is the same style of training.
When and why did you start training for fighting? Three years ago
What ranks and titles have you held? I have had almost every medal in every wrestling tournament I ever entered, from World championships to Olympic games; also Pan Am championships, World cups, and many, many other international wrestling tournaments and invitationals. Won Silver medal in freestyle wrestling in the 2000 Olympics
Do you have any heroes? Jesus Christ.
What does it mean for you to fight in STRIKEFORCE? Is a very big step in my sports career, also a great start to a better life to my family.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Bachelor degree in Sports science
What was your job before you started fighting? Just wrestling in the German league.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: None, but I will become a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black belt.
Favorite grappling technique: I love them all - I love Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Favorite Striking technique: All of them.
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Charlie Hunnam & Rinko Kikuchi: 'Pacific Rim' Hollywood Premiere!
Charlie Hunnam suits up while attending the premiere of his latest film Pacific Rim held at Dolby Theatre on Tuesday (July 9) in Hollywood.
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by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:31 pm
I'll be thinking of reading it in the shop.
by malcolm reynolds » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:57 amBatman and Robin #1
The new series Batman and Robin starts this week, and appeals to just about every inch of geek in me. From the Bat-Mobile with a bat symbol as a windshield to the para-capes; this was a stellar set-up for the series to come.
I know a lot of people either love or hate Morrison, but there very much seems to be two sides to his writing. And I find when he collaborates with Quitely, he can do no wrong.
In summation the first issue, shows us the new Batman and Robin and introduces two new very different villains. One frankly scares the crap out of me and one just reminds me of campy Batman from years gone by. However, one thing can be said, the Mr Toad chase scene was not only a great way to introduce the new flying bat-mobile, but one of the most kick ass/ well designed sequences I've seen in a long time. I think it's great how Morrison doesn't feel that he needs to use the Joker all the time to write a good bat-story.
I always thought there was no need for Damien, there was already enough heirs' to Wayne/ Batman Family in general without introducing another character. He struck me as overly whiny and pointless. I think I might be about ready to change my mind. This book is the perfect place for Damien. It creates a place where the character can be redeemed, and hopefully learn some humility. The banter between Damien and Dick definitely paints a different Batman and Robin than the ones readers are used to.
What can't be said about how great the art was in this issue? Quitely has one of the most individual styles I have ever seen. The splash pages were amazing, I sat and stared at the Paracapes page for a good minute.I can't fault the art at all apart from the overly baggy costumes our heroes seem to now wear.
This book reminds me of All Star Superman for obvious reasons. In this Issue Morrison reminds us what it is to read a great Batman Book.
A new status quo and a fresh start, 'Batman and Robin together again, for the first time.'
Story – 9
Art - 9.5
Overall – 9.25
I loved this book and I'm usually one of the strongest haters of Nightwing, lucky for him he's Batman now.
by Daringd » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:31 pmBatman & Robin: Morrison/Quitely DC $2.99
Yeah Baby! Wow! God I hope this ends up being as good as All Star Superman. If this first issue is any indication it will be. I really don't know where to start other than, Dick and Damien make a great Batman and Robin. I have always hated Robin as a character Damien makes Robin a punk ass and I love it. Dick as Batman is great the line about feeling as if the costume is a shroud chills. I am very impressed with this issue can't wait to see what these two do on the book. Even if Quitely is only doing 6 issues of it.
Sorry about missing the last weeks I've been busy
by Mr_Batman » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:29 pmidk if I'll review Spider-Man. I wouldn't want to just jump into the middle of the arc like that
by Punchy » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:10 amI've started reviewing this 3 times now, and I'm too hungover to get it right.
by 48THRiLLS » Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:26 am
Heh... and I thought you were a professional.
by Punchy » Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:29 am
I am! That's why I'm not writing a half-assed hungover review, I only write when I'm in my prime. I am a champion.
by GLX » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:04 pmOMG! MORRISUCK AND QUITELY ARE RUINING MY COMIX!!!!
In all seriousness, this comic delivers the goods. Great writing. Great art. What more could I want?
8.3* out of 10*
by Jess Nukem » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:48 pm
I agree but I hate that it takes him so long to do. Especially when there's other artists that can do the same amount of details and action in their scenes on a monthly basis. If I ever became a billionaire, the third thing I'd do after making sure my family and friends were set for life and charities would have their coffers overflowing, I'd commission Quitely to draw all the issues he didn't do in Grant's run on the X-Men.
by Jess Nukem » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:54 pm
Except his slowness is the same as the Image artists.
Except for Erik Larsen. I know he's late now, but back then he was the only one who was still doing his comic after five years.
by Jess Nukem » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:43 pm
I wish I had his drive. Although I know he used to trace panels from his Spider-Man run in the earlier issues. Which was more funny than just cheating like a certain artist on Uncanny who tries to cover it up.
Anyway, I know I shouldn't derail the thread as seeing how I'm not a member of this esteemed stew of bitchiness. I read the comic to check it out, reading in the mindset of it being a part of the All-Star line. I don't know how I missed that it was in regular DCU continuity. I had thought that All Star Batman had relaunched and was going about it correctly since Quitely wasn't exactly a monthly grinder. The All Star line seemed to really tailor to his perchant of blowing deadline yet still delivering killer artwork. I'll be the one of the first in line when DC releases that ASS omnibus.
by Punchy » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:28 amBatman And Robin #1 - 'Batman Reborn Part One: Domino Effect' - Morrison and Quitely
Story - Grant Morrison is that most frustrating of creators, the mad auteur with brilliant ideas, but so often, his execution of those ideas is sorely lacking, his recent work, with the exception of All-Star Superman has been very poor indeed, Final Crisis started out well, but soon spiralled into a crapstorm of epic proportions, the same can be said of his Batman run, and the pure unfettered badness that was RIP, so by all rights, I shouldn't be excited for this new book, it's the second Chapter of Grant's Bat-plan, it should be just as confusing and infuriating as before, but it isn't. There's one important difference, and he's probably the reason why ASS was so much better than it's contemporaries, Frank Quitely. I have more to say about him in the art section, but it's safe to say that he brings out the best in Morrison, and Batman and Robin #1 is a totally different animal to Morrison's recent embarassments, it's actually good!
The set up for B&R #1 is simple, Bruce Wayne is dead (or in the past, or something, let's say he's dead) and now Dick Grayson, the original Robin, and previously Nightwing is the new Batman, and Bruce Wayne's son, Damian, also the son of Talia Al Ghul, is the new Robin, and they fight crime together! Biff! Zap! Pow! I really think this is a good concept, and progression for the Batman concept, for the last 15 years or so, Batman has become stagnant, Bruce is Batman, Tim is Robin, Dick is Nightwing, they continue to have meaningless adventures, but this shake up here was sorely needed. I know Nightwing has his fans (his poor, deluded fans), but for me, that identity has always been pointless, but now that Dick is Batman, he actually seems more interesting, he has the weight of his predecessor and mentor on his shoulders, and has finally achieved his potential. Damian as Robin is also interesting, Tim Drake is an excellent character, but he was never really Batman's sidekick was he? Most of the time he was off having his own Spider-Man-lite adventures, he never worked with Bruce as a regular team like Dick and Jason did, plus, he was a bit too old to be Robin, now that Robin is a crazy 10-year old, he needs to be monitored, and it's a return to the more interesting duo set-up. Of course, it's also an inspired reversal of the classic Dynamic Duo, we are used to a grim, violent Batman, and a lighter, more fun Robin, with this, it's flipped, Damian is the darker character, and Batman is slightly lighter, it's a fun twist on an old concept, and it can keep the book going for a while.
But as I said, Morrison's concepts are good, but his execution can often be not quite there, it doesn't matter how many interesting character progressions or 'inspired reversals' there are if the comic is a confusing mess. Fortunately, this is a very well-told, straight-forward action book that zips along at a brilliant pace, it moves quickly, but not at the expense of the story, like Final Crisis for example did. We open with a chase sequence, a new villain, Mister Toad is fleeing from the new Batmobile, which can fly! Yeah man, flying Batmobile, pretty cool. Dick and Damian catch up with him, and find out he's been paid in dominoes, which is kind of odd yeah? After pulling a classic fake out trick on him, they head back to their new HQ, an awesome skyscraper. I much preferred when Batman was based out of the tower in I think the 70s, as it made sense for such an urban hero to actually be in an urban environment, rather than out in the country. The Dark Knight movie used the same idea, and this fresh new Batman and Robin team deserve a more interesting base than Wayne Manor. We are then introduce to a second new Villain, Mister Pyg, who is creepy as hell, and it is there the issue ends. The book is light on story, but it doesn't really matter, because what is there is just bursting with fun and energy, the new villains, something sorely needed in Batman are interesting, the action scenes are strong, the dialogue is sharp, and the characters compelling.
Even if like me, you've been sorely disappointed with Grant Morrison's recent work, I recommend you check this out, it's a sea-change from his other Batman work, in fact, it's so new-reader friendly, you may as well forget all that crap ever happened. This is a fresh new take on a hoary old franchise, and I would like to see Dick and Damian as a team for quite a while, even if, in all probability Bruce will be back within the year, 2 years tops, because DC have no balls, but it'll be fun while it lasts.
Art - Frank Quitely! The name that strikes terror in the hearts of Jim Lee loving fan boys everywhere! Has there ever been an artist so divisive in comics? You seem to either love him or loath him. Me, I fall firmly in the love camp, I don't see how anyone could read ASS or We3 and not be amazed at what he does, there's more invention and ideas in his pencil than in most artist's entire body of work. One thing I like about Quitely is how is work is slightly different for each project, and this is no exception, he's using a slightly different style here than he did for Superman, it's darker, more scratchy, more suitable for Batman, Quitely also tries out some new tricks here, most notably the sound effects, he's working them into the art, so when there's an explosion, it makes a 'BOOM' in the smoke, and when there's a splash, the water makes a 'SPLASH!', it's fun, and it seems to me to be much more palatable than normal sfx, which have been the bane of Batman's life since the TV show. I also particularly liked the page showing the Bat-Tower, and the panels cutting into it, showing Alfred's progress down, as a kid I was very interested in stuff like this, images showing the structure of buildings, cut outs, dioramas etc, and this was a nice example of this, and a good example of something that only comics can do, and the kind of innovative structure Morrison and Quitely play with. Also, that aplash page of Batman and Robin jumping out of the Batmobile was the tits. Good stuff, and I just hope Morrison can keep up his writing without Quitely.
Best Line - 'Batman and Robin. Together again for the first time'
by Eric Ratcliffe » Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:04 pmBatman and Robin #1
So here we go again huh? Though this time it feels like something fresh. We have a whole crap load of hints to the new villian who we meet at the end of the issue, who was actually pretty damn disturbing.
Grant is able tow eave in nice little character moments and continuity beats that manage to make me smile. Dick is very stoic while in the batcave as alfred talks to him about how bruce would be proud, which I liked a lot. Oh and damian being the little shit we've all come to know and love was great too.
Oh and Frank's art is really strong here, this is at the same level of allstar superman. Oh and it seems Grant decided to take a play out of Geoff Johns book with the preview page at the end.
Grade: Solid 8
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Religious forces in the Middle East and in the United States are complex. While Muslim, Jewish, Catholic and Orthodox perspectives are widely known, account is often not taken, however, of the strong millennial movement in the evangelical subculture, which assigns a special theological significance to the State of Israel and its role in Christian end-time thinking.
This volume provides a very helpful historical and theological analysis of the significance of a Protestant Christian theology of history that gives special importance to the end-time ingathering of the Jewish people, their evangelization and the ultimate destruction of the majority of them, who do not convert to Jesus. This "dispensationalist" view of biblical prophecy has been a recurrent theme in Christian reform movements, most notably in the Middle Ages under the Cistercians and Franciscans. The Catholic Church, however, set aside this eschatological urgency at the Fifth Council of the Lateran (1517), but it survived among some of the Reformers, was revived by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren in England and became popular in the American revivalism of the late 19th century.
In this view of history, Christ will take his elect with him into heaven in the "rapture," made so popular today in the Left Behind series of novels. During a period of tribulation there will be other signs of the coming 1,000-year reign, the rise of the Anti-Christ, the ingathering of the Jews, an intensification of evangelism especially targeted at the Jews and, for some, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. This way of thinking is not a dominant motif in American Christianity, where only 36 percent can be considered biblical literalists. In times of uncertainty, though, such as after Sept. 11, 2001, polls show that 59 percent of Christians expected the events recounted in the Book of Revelation to come to pass.
On the Road to Armageddon provides the history of how this dispensationalist view came to the United States, how it was popularized in the evangelical subculture and the specific ways in which historical events are interpreted in the light of this view of Scripture's prophetic passages. Weber devotes two chapters to the complex relationship of this view of God's plan to the Jewish people, and demonstrates how some dispensationalist evangelicals were supportive of Zionism long before it was welcomed by American Jews.
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The book is an engaging read, sympathetic and accurate while critical of the theology and approaches to history that operate in these Christian communities. It also provides information that will help the reader engage in understanding conversation, if not in dialogue, with people who firmly hold to these convictions.
This sort of thinking is not leading to the forced conversions and open persecution to which it led in the pre-Reformation period. Nevertheless, it does provide fuel for geopolitical imbalance in an American culture that is notoriously influenced by religious ideas and theologies of history that legitimate one policy or another in the nation's dealings with peoples of the world. For that reason alone, it will be a useful book for Americans as they try to understand their own cultures and for the rest of the world in its efforts to understand how some Americans think and act.


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Two suspects charged in the deaths of a registered sex offender and his wife had something to say to reporters Monday as they faced a judge on additional charges.
Jeremy Lee Moody, 30, and his wife, Christine Moody, 36, both of 213 S. 1st St., Lockhart, were charged Monday by the Union County Sheriff's Office with first-degree burglary and two counts each of kidnapping and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, Sheriff David Taylor said.
The Moodys were charged last week with two counts each of murder in the deaths of Charles Marvin Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen Dawn Parker, 51, at their home at 2809 Furman Fendley Highway, Jonesville. Both Parkers were shot and stabbed, investigators said.
Authorities say Charles Parker was targeted because he was a registered sex offender, and that Jeremy Moody has admitted planning to kill another registered sex offender, had he not been arrested.
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As Christine Moody was being led in to her bond hearing Monday before Judge Arthur T. Sprouse, she said of the victims: "These were pedophiles."When asked whether the killings were connected to the white supremacy group Crew 41, she replied: "I'm a supporting member of Crew 41. This had nothing to do with Crew 41."
Sprouse explained the additional charges to Christine Moody at the hearing. She admitted that the chance of receiving bond was pretty slim."God is good all the time, but he's not that good, your honor, she said. "You're going to PR (personal recognizance) me, aren't you?" she added with a laugh. "Because we go way back."
Near the end of the brief hearing, Moody asked Sprouse whether she would go to court on Oct. 8 with her husband.
"I'd like to see my husband again," she said. "I love him very much."
As she walked out of the hearing, a reporter asked whether she felt Charles Parker deserved to be killed.
Christine Moody stopped, looked straight into a TV camera and said, "He was a demon."
Jeremy Moody was less talkative with Sprouse. But as he came out of the hearing, he gave reporters a thumbs up.
A reporter told Jeremy Moody that his wife had called Charles Parker a pedophile and a demon.
"He's all of those things," Jeremy Moody said. "He deserved what he got."
Jeremy and Christine Moody are being represented by public defender Eric Delaney. Delaney has met with the couple since their arrests last week, but did not appear with them in court Monday.
Taylor said the Moodys had cooperated with investigators in giving statements and other information about the killings, so the additional charges were delayed.
Taylor said he has learned that white supremacists sometimes target sex offenders, even if they're not of a different race. He wouldn't comment on whether the killings would be classified as a hate crime.
"We're still working with the FBI," Taylor said. "We're still working this case. I see no timeline on when it may be over."
The FBI defines a hate crime as a "traditional offense like murder, arson or vandalism with an added element of bias," according to the agency's website. In order to collect statistics, Congress defines such crimes as "a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation."
In 2011, according to the most recent FBI figures, 1,944 law enforcement agencies reported 6,222 hate crime incidents to the agency, involving 7,254 offenses.
Jeremy Moody has a prominent "skinhead" tattoo across his throat, along with the words "white power" tattooed on the top of his bald head. He also has an eagle and swastika, "Made in America" and other tattooed symbols associated with skinheads.
On their Facebook pages, Christine and Jeremy Moody use the last name Mengele, the last name of German physician Josef Mengele, who was known for his inhumane medical experiments on twins and other prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Christine Moody's page contained posts last week in which she appeared to be trying to recruit new members for Crew 41 and used racial slurs, but those posts had been removed by Monday.
Taylor said investigators are still gathering intelligence on Crew 41, a white supremacy group that according to Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil-rights group, is less than a year old and claims to have chapters in Nebraska, Utah and South Carolina.
According to Southern Poverty Law Center statistics, there are 1,007 known hate groups in the U.S., including neo-Nazis, Klansmen, white nationalists, neo-Confederates, racist skinheads and black separatists. That number includes 21 documented groups in South Carolina. Of those 21, five are based in the Upstate, including an anti-gay group and a white nationalist group in Spartanburg County.
Despite the Moodys' apparent ties to white supremacy and Crew 41, Taylor said investigators think they were acting independently of the group.Last week was a learning process for the sheriff and local investigators, who have rarely dealt with hate and white supremacy groups, Taylor said.
"I learned a lot, more than I knew last week," the sheriff said.
The Moodys are scheduled for their initial appearances in general sessions court Oct. 8.


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In addition, 16 hours of the WGSS major must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
Upon completing the 2000-level foundational sequence, WGSS majors will be asked to declare a three-course concentration, or focus area, in the subject of their choosing. The concentration is designed to encourage coherent inquiry into an issue, period, field, discipline, thematic, critical problem, or research question in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
WGSS majors may choose from a list of standard options for the concentration or design one of their own (with the approval of the WGSS director).
Concentrations may include (but are not limited to):
FYS courses that provide approved elective credit for the WGSS program.
Currently approved course:
FYS 1000 Women and Leadership (4 hrs) *
This course introduces key leadership issues and concepts for women. Topics include emerging feminist approaches to leadership, models of campus, civic, and community leadership for women, and the role of social justice and agency in leadership initiatives that are directed by and for women.
COMM 4100 Gender and Communication (Kerry Strayer, 4 hrs) *
For over three decades, scholars have been systematically determining whether there are clearly differentiated regularities in mens' and womens' speech. While it appears that there are often 1) more similarities among men and women than differences, and 2) greater variability of style within the groups than between them, it remains that there is a general difference. This difference has an impact on how we are perceived by others, how we negotiate relationships, and how we succeed in the public and the work place.
This course will consider: 1) the historical forces which helped shape perceptions of gender and appropriate communicative behavior, 2) the impact of socialization on the construction of gender, 3) contemporary institutions and their impact on understanding gender roles, 4) how gender expectations and differences can impact relationships, and 5) the available theoretical lenses which may be used to interpret the consequences of these differences. Additionally, we will look at how different systems of gendered communication have developed around the world and the impact on those cultures.
WGSS 4022 The Foundations of Patriarchy (Allan Cooper, 4 hrs) *
This course explores the works of political philosophers that have addressed patriarchy, or the ideology and practice of male supremacy, as well as the work of philosophers that have advanced theories of beauty and aesthetics that support and normalize patriarchy. The course will correlate these philosophies with historical practices that have caused violence and hardship for women, including but not limited to genital mutilation, foot binding, witch trials, corsets and cosmetic surgeries, rape, and serial killing.
WGSS 4026 Female Trouble: The Pathologies of Femininity, Femininity as Pathology
(Tammy Birk, 4 hrs) *
Mad, sick, and unpredictable women: they seem to be stock trade in narrative, film and media, the arts, and cultural mythology. As a result, it is hard not to conclude that there seems to be something unwell about femininity itself. In this course, we will examine the disordered and diseased women that both symbolize and stand in for the excesses and deficits of femaleness: the hysteric, the anorexic, the agoraphobic, the depressive, the cutter, the invalid, the sexually promiscuous, and the sexually averse. In the course of the semester, we will consider the way that these ―troubled women‖ are represented and contained within a wide range of texts and artifacts: personal memoir, the narrative arts, psychological tracts, performance art, film and media, and popular cultural references. Feminist critical scholarship will inform our study and help shape the questions we ask about the easy and seemingly inevitable relationship between pathology and femininity.
INST 3501 Inscribing the Body: Sexual Identity in Contemporary German Women's Fiction
(Amy Strawser, 4 hrs) *
This course will explore the works of German women authors in English translation who have made significant contributions to the fields of women's studies, literature, intellectual history, and/or popular culture. Works by contemporary authors as well as writers from earlier historical periods may be included. The course will investigate the thematic concepts and aesthetic merits of the texts and their implications for both literary and feminist scholarship and history and will include selections from several literary genres, including prose fiction, drama, poetry, autobiography, journals/letters, and essays/creative nonfiction.
FMST 3281 Studies in Film and Culture: Media Q: Screening Sexuality (Suzanne Ashworth, 4 hrs) *
Glee. Hedwig. The L-Word. Brokeback. Queer as Folk. Capote. Modern Family. Diving into mainstream television and film, this class will immerse itself in queer media, exploring the worlds and selves they create. Together we will engage questions of representation, spectatorship, and meaning-making, grappling with the psychosocial power of small and large screen depictions of sexual identity. What defines queer media? What narratives of sexuality and selfhood do queer media create? How do queer media depict glbtq bodies, psychologies, relationships, histories, and subcultures? What acts of defiance, resistance, activism, or transgression do they encode? What paradoxes of visibility or dilemmas of identity do queer media expose? How do queer movies and television shows (re)write the principles of "intimate citizenship" and "sexual democracy"? As we watch, think, read, write, and dialogue, students will encounter the work of groundbreaking directors and cutting-edge theorists, including Lisa Cholodenko, Gus Van Sant, Todd Haynes, Cheryl Dunye, Lee Edelman, Eric Savoy, Vito Russo, and others.
INST 4011 Sex as Art: Sex and Sexuality in Visual Art (Jim Bowling, 4 hrs) *
Can art be sexy? Is sex art? What is the dividing line between pornography and artistic expression? Representations of sex and sexuality in visual art can challenge our perceptions of both art and sex. This course will address and examine representations of sex and sexuality in 20th and 21st century visual art. Students will examine and discuss art's influence on and reflection of cultural attitudes toward sex and sexuality, challenge personal and cultural attitudes regarding representations of sexuality in art, and develop an appreciation for the artists' intent in works addressing sexuality. Topics will include: gender representations in art; politics, art and sexuality; homo vs. hetero eroticism in art; feminist and queer sexuality in art; cultural morality and private practice.
Required Core Courses (8 hours) WGSS 1100 - Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (4 hrs)
choose one:
WGSS 2001 - Theories and Methods: Feminisms (4 hrs) or
WGSS 2002 - Theories and Methods: Gender and Sexuality Studies (4 hrs)
Elective Courses (12 hours)
See information about the elective courses above.
Four hours of the WGSS minor must be on at the 3000 or 4000-level.
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February 04, 2013 08:00 ET
Music Teachers to Demo Live Online Music Lessons at Brooklyn Launch Party
Music Teachers to Demo Live Online Music Lessons at Brooklyn Launch Party
BROOKLYN, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 4, 2013) - LessonFace today announced that the company will launch its online video platform for face-to-face music lessons by showcasing live demos during a party this Thursday, February 7 at the LessonFace headquarters in downtown Brooklyn. After six months piloting its technology for live online music lessons, LessonFace is ready to bring music lessons to online students in an innovative way -- by enabling live, face-to-face interaction with highly qualified music teachers.
"We've concentrated on making the live audio and visual experience of the lessons as great as can be -- because these elements are crucial for experiencing and learning music," said LessonFace CEO Claire Cunningham. "We're excited to showcase the experience in our headquarters next week."
There will be demos throughout the evening with teachers, including: master vocal trainer Lalana Martin from New York City's SoHo, who will join the party via video conference from Los Angeles, where she is traveling to attend the Grammys. Lead guitarist Dave Heumann will school party attendees remotely from Baltimore, just before he leaves on a tour of Europe to promote his band's (Arbouretum) newly released album. Berklee grad Eric Kalver, who will teach drums, also will tune in from sunny Los Angeles.
"Music is about connecting and being social and fun, so we felt a party -- with food, drink, and of course actual instruments -- was the best way to kick things off," said Brandon Simes, LessonFace director of marketing.
For more information about the launch party and to RSVP, please visit www.lessonface.com/party.
How it Works
LessonFace puts music students and teachers together for live lessons, which happen directly through a computer or a tablet. Teachers set their own rates and availability. Students choose their teacher and schedule. All that is required is a computer or tablet (iPad, Android, etc.) with a webcam and an internet connection.
About LessonFace
LessonFace, founded in 2012, offers live music lessons online for children, beginners, intermediates, and experts in over 85 categories, from guitar, drums, and trombone to beatboxing and improvisation. With teachers sporting Grammys, hundreds of years of combined expertise in music lessons, and both mature and budding recording and live careers, LessonFace allows students to find the absolute best teacher to meet with face to face, without leaving home.
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Cambridge, Mass. -- After helping the Engineers swimming team kick off the new year with a victory, Colby Dunn has been named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) swimmer of the week for January 3-9.
Dunn, a freshman from Weston, Massachusetts, was one of four Engineers to score multiple event wins in this week's victory over Wheaton College. Dunn sprinted to victories in the 50 yard (21.15) and 100 yard freestyle (46.99) events after starting out the meet as part of the winning team in the 200 yard medley relay, with a time of 1:35.97. Dunn closed off the meet in similar fashion, joining other Engineers to capture the final event of the night, the 400 yard freestyle relay, in 3:15 flat.
The Engineers defeated Wheaton College by a score of 219-78 on Thursday night. They have now won all three of their dual matches this season and took first place in the six-team MIT Invitational. Men's swimming will next compete on January 15th when they travel to Colby College.


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Spectroscopy SV nearing completion
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10 June 2004
We are nearly complete with the Science Verification (SV) of the near-infrared spectroscopy mode of Altair. During the three nights of June 8-10 (UT), we performed some engineering work and took the first observations using this mode. A few minor problems appeared concerning the tradeoff between spectral line profile and image quality, as well as a need for an improved flexure compensation model as detailed below. These problems are fairly minor and overall, the verification of the f/32 spectroscopic mode of NIRI+Altair appears successful. Periods during the night without SV observations were used for observations of the NIRI/Altair imaging queue and NIRI only queue.
The first half of the first night, June 8, 2004 (UT) was spent doing some engineering tests before any SV observations:
- Daytime: flexure compensation model updated.
- Use of nssetup for spectroscopic setup was tested and changes noted (x = displayed y, y = - displayed x)
- Tested guider timeout that occurred during the Classical run, fix required from Victoria
- Tested flexure compensation for long spectroscopy sequences
The flexure model proved to be inadequate and we realized that the original flexure compensation algorithm inside Altair was made for NIRI in the up-looking port, so a new model needs to be constructed for the side looking port with help from HIA. Additional flexure data were obtained during the daytime for a complete model to be implemented. Data on one SV program was collected on the night of June 8. Flexure issues were not terrible, but 30 minutes was about the maximum length of time before objects start drifting out of the slit. NIRI queue was done for the remainder of the night. Changes to nssetup were implemented in the daytime for spectroscopic acquisition on the next nights.
The remaining two nights, June 9 and 10, 2004 (UT) were mostly filled with SV Altair spectroscopy. Several non-sidereal targets were observed as well as sidereal targets. Different observing modes were also tried including one source far from the guide star, a few sources requiring spectroscopic mapping and one binary source (see images below). Typically, a centering check was required every 30 minutes or so while taking spectra, although this was somewhat dependent on the sky position and the specific program (as some programs require more strict slit placement than others). Performance seemed in line with expectations including the resolution of narrowly separated components.
One issue that was noted early on is the use of the order-sorting filter. This is a particularly important issue for the H band. If the H-order sorting filter is used for f/32 Altair spectroscopy, the image quality along the slit suffers because with the H-order sorting filter, the NIRI internal focus is set for maximum line profile quality (ideal for high-resolution spectroscopy). If the H filter is used rather than the H-order sorting filter, image quality is maximized at the expense of line profile shape (ideal for low-resolution spectroscopy). The extent of the image versus line-profile tradeoff and what to do about is going to be further examined during daytime. In the mean time, it is probably best to use the H filter for low-resolution spectra and the H-order sorting filter for high-resolution spectra. In J and K band observations, the sorting filters work well and should be used normally.
Some images:
Above: Spectroscopy of a binary source. The primary and secondary are separated by about 0.4", with about 3 magnitudes of flux difference. The instrument alignment angle was rotated to put the slit across both the primary and the secondary and the spectra were easily resolved. This screenshot is from a 30 second exposure in K-band using the K-order sorting filter.
Above: First image: a marginally resolved object. This object is known to be about 155 mas across with an elongated appearance. Convolving 155 mas with the ~65 mas point spread function yields an apparent expected size of 168 mas. The full width at half maximum of the point spread function is outlined in red, and is about 131 mas x 175 mas (6x8 pixels), consistent with expectation. Second image: the slit has been placed across the short axis of the object. Note that there is some scattered light in the slit image. We believe this is due to light scattering off the inside surface of the slit, which is an uncoated metallic material (matte coating was applied to slitmask before slit cutting).
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If your MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro has a Sleep Indicator Light (SIL), the following behaviors occur. These behaviors also occur on some iMac and Mac Pro models, though not all Macs have a SIL.
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
If the SIL flashes one or more times after you press the power button to turn on the computer, and the pattern repeats after a brief pause, the computer may not have successfully passed POST.
- If your computer encounters hardware issues during POST, the computer may use on a combination of audible tones and blinking SIL behavior to communicate POST issue codes.
- To determine the cause of a POST issue, observe the SIL blinking pattern and refer to Intel-based Mac Power On Self Test RAM error codes.
When you press the power button to turn on the computer, the SIL will also turn on. As the computer starts up, the SIL stays on until the processor (GPU) has initialized and the display turns on. When the GPU initializes properly, the display will turn on and the SIL will turn off simultaneously.
Running and display sleep
While the computer is started and running, the SIL remains off. If the computer enters Display Sleep while running (the display turns off but the computer remains running), the SIL turns on and does not blink. It remains like this until the display turns back on, at which time the SIL turns off again.
You can enable Display Sleep via Apple menu > System Preferences > Energy Saver, or by pressing Control-Shift-Eject.
Computer sleep
When the computer is in the Computer Sleep state, the SIL pulsates on and off slowly. You can enable Computer Sleep via Apple menu > System Preferences > Energy Saver.
On notebook computers, if the battery is completely depleted and the computer goes into Safe Sleep, the SIL doesn't illuminate at all.
Shut down
When you choose the Shut Down command, OS X first turns off the GPU. This causes the display to turn off. When the display turns off, the SIL turns on. During the few seconds of shutdown, but before power is removed from the main logic board, the SIL remains on and will not blink. When the computer is fully shut down, the SIL turns off.
Diagnostic uses
- You can use the SIL as a diagnostic visual to determine whether the computer is getting power at startup.
- If the SIL of a MacBook Air (Original, Late 2008, or Mid 2009) flashes five times when starting up or after waking from sleep, and the pattern repeats after a brief pause, the computer's battery may require service.


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This chapter details Scheme 48's command processor, which incorporates
both a read-eval-print loop and an interactive debugger.
At the
> prompt, you can type either a Scheme form
(expression or definition) or a command beginning with a comma.
inspection mode
the prompt changes to
: and commands
no longer need to be preceded by a comma; input beginning with
a letter or digit is assumed to be a command, not an expression.
In inspection mode the command processor prints out a
menu of selectable components for the current object of interest.
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The gauge of your pattern determines which weight of yarn you should select. Generally, you want to choose a yarn that is in the same weight category as the yarn recommended in your pattern [example: category 4 (also called medium/worsted/aran) or category 5 (chunky/bulky)]. For a list of the Lion Brand yarns filterable by weight, please click here. (Please note that you should also consider texture when substituting yarn; if you substitute a smooth yarn for a pattern originally in a textured yarn or vice versa, the results may look quite different.)
The best and most accurate measure for calculating amounts is yards, and all Lion Brand yarns give yardage for that reason.
First, calculate the total yardage your pattern calls for:
Example: Your pattern calls for 2 skeins of Fishermen's Wool, which are each 465 yards. The total would be 2 skeins x 465 yards = 930 yards
Next, divide the total number of yards needed for your pattern by the number of yards in each skein of your substitute yarn.
Example: Your substitute yarn is is Wool-Ease in a solid color, which has 197 yards per ball. 930 yards needed for your pattern ÷ 197 yards = 4.72 balls. You round up to 5 for the closest whole number of balls, and that is how many balls of Wool-Ease you will need to buy.
Once you have your substitute yarn, be sure to make a gauge swatch and check your gauge carefully, using whatever size hook or needle is needed to obtain the gauge of the pattern. Make sure to match the gauge in your pattern with your new yarn (adjusting hook or needle size as needed) so as to ensure that you get the right-sized finish item. Also, be sure you are satisfied with the fabric that results; it should be neither too stiff nor too loose.
NOTE: Yardage versus Weight (oz/grams) If you are working from a pattern that doesn't give yardage, you will have to rely on the weight, but, in that case, far more margine for error needs to be left. Because of different fibers and spinning techniques, there can be as much as 100 yards difference between 8 ounces of one kind of, say, worsted weight yarn, and another -- enough to really mess up a project. When you think about it, when you knit or crochet, what's going through your fingers isn't how heavy it is but how long it is.
For example, one Pound of Love is 16 ounces, 1,020 yards. To use Fishermen's Wool in a pattern calling for one Pound of Love, one would look at the yards in Fisherment's Wool: 465 each. 1,020 divided by 465 = 2.19. Each Fishermen's Wool is 8 ounces, so you can see if you just bought 2 Fishermen's Wool (to equal 16 ounces), you might well come up short, depending on whether the designer used the entire amount of Pound of Love for the design.
Finally, please note that since you are using a different yarn, your project will not look exactly the same as that pictured with the pattern.