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Tamron Prize Challenge: Travel and Nature
Challenge #1 in the Tamron Prize Challenge series. Hosted by Tamron Challenge, Simon Joinson.
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Give us your best Travel or Nature shot and you could win a superb SP 17-50MM F/2.8 Di II XR VC LD Aspherical (IF), which sets high-performance DSLRs free with SP engineering, F/2.8 maximum aperture and Tamron VC. To find out more about this highly praised lens check out http://tamron-usa.com/lenses/prod/1750_vc_b005.asp. The winner of this challenge (as decided by public vote) will receive a Tamron SP 17-50MM F/2.8 Di II XR VC zoom lens (in Canon EF-S or Nikon mount). If the winner is a full frame user, we will substitute the SP 28-75mm F/2.8. No other substitutions will be offered. No cash alternative is available. Prizes are non transferable and non refundable. Competition open to any registered dpreview.com member, anywhere in the world.
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Monday, 3rd October, 2011 (GMT)
Monday, 3rd October, 2011 – Sunday, 23rd October, 2011 (GMT)
Monday, 24th October, 2011 – Sunday, 30th October, 2011 (GMT)
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|Thursday, 13th October, 2011 18:49 (GMT)
|Thursday, 26th May, 2011
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Entry comments
I love this image, and I bet I am not the only one. I'll take it over yet another sunset lake or a soulful old man close-up any day.
Rock on, Goami. Haters gonna hate and all that. You won fair and square.
Just joined DPR and this is a first comment on a Thread/Forum..
A Great Man once said "All's fair in love and war"
The rules has nothing mentioned on Vote-Rigging, soliciting, or any other means.. Hence, the winner has done all that to win the "FREE" stuff.. though through his/her 0 post/galleries seems like a insider who desperately wanted to win this lens. LOL :)
Few points..
1. It is also sad that a challenge which has "FREE PRIZE" gets 3028 entries.. while other interesting challenges gets full within few days of annoucement.
2. Most of us spend hours capturing images in this beautiful world and share with millions.. and participate in challeges to learn and see where you stand.
I would encourage challengers not to promote soliciting since it gives a fare chance to every1.
3. There is a joint winner .. please read .. http://www.dpreview.com/news/2011/11/23/siteupdatesandwinners
Congratulations for winning the challenge from 3000 images?!
I feel sorry for the great images I have seen later in this challenge!
Good effort, it is a beautiful picture.
Please do not let the ethical question about the voting system damage your confidence as a photographer or define you as a person. I don't know you, but I guess you are young and you have a good taste for pictures. In my view you did not break any rule by having lots of 5 stars votes and friends; on the other hand you do realize that there were much better pictures and photographers that could have won this contest, if your friends didn't help you. Please post more comments on forums, learn from the comments of others and show everybody your progress in your photographs by posting the best ones you can take in other challenges.
If you want to be sure you are indeed a good photographer, it is more important that your work be recognized by your enemies rather than by your friends! :-)
And for dpreview, please, make sure to improve the voting system, many good suggestions below, to keep the "challenging" aspect of the challenges...
Congratulations Goami. You and your friends won this without cheating. Good luck with that lens, whichever it is, I don't envy you for it. The image is... well, not very interesting. I'd call it "Framed sky with some clouds". I am glad I did not participate in this one, I'd be pretty upset as well if this image would have beaten mine.
We don't know who you are, joined Jan 3, 2010 but posted nothing during this time, no discussions no images in gallery and never participated in any other challenge (no money to make, so you are not interested) so you can't have a huge interest in photography or forum participation, but that is not required here, so you are safe. Anyway, you are right in one point, it is important to have many supporters "friends" who will help you in real life, though if you always rely on them you might find yourself in big trouble the day you need to work on your own... Good luck, I guess you will learn as the years go by.
100% agree
Love it...
Interesting to look at the voting of the top ten...
When you look at n°5, well, n°5 has less friends on Internet...
Nice pic all the same, and well done on rounding up friends!
There are a number of beautiful photos in this challenge and really it is a person's aethetic sense of an individual to like one of them most, but from my little knowledge of statistical probabliti, I would certainly say that the vote distribbution for such a high cardinality voting should be more Gaussian distributed, even if the submitter urged his "friends" (!!) to vote for him. This not a 100 entries challenge with 500 votes! It looks fishy! Also, someone joining on Oct 24, 2011, no photos submitted but still very vocal raises doubts (nastek).
Very nice!!
Lots of 12-year-old sore losers here, I see. Just because you don't have enough friends who give a crap about your hobby to support you, there's no need to hate on those who do.
While I normally prefer to appreciate the heart and artistic effort of everyone who contributes to this site and its challenges, I will note that none of the super-loud whiners in these comments had much to say before this last week, and none of their challenge submissions will ever exactly make it into National Geographic.
Goami, this is a nice photo, and I congratulate you. Enjoy the prize.
Nice photo, Yes, but did it deserver to win, No.
Anyway.., because of this contest dpreview will now change their rules.
So, offending other people is the way you consider best to contribute to this site and its challenges. I see...
Btw, this is not a "race to friends" site, neither National Geographic.
Hi umstbkddng,
Here you don't appreciate the heart and artistic effort of everyone who contributes but prefer to be like a 12-year-old and congratulate someone (your buddy?) who had more Internet friends yet less talent?
And then you slag off other's photos? Have another look at your three challenge entries... Ouch!
Look at n° 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 here and and blush and learn !
Umstbkddng, I disagree.
Not sore losers, but folks who know photography and would like to see as much intregrity to this site as is possible.
So count me among your "whiners", but one who's had much to say on dpReview (over 5000 entries), had my work published, and had a number of first place challenge entries (without ever asking one person to vote for me) that all had believable Near-Gaussian vote distributions.
(The only fraud I've seen in voting on my entries, were a few .5 or 1.0 votes on winning entries that others had voted much higher).
Sure it's a nice photo, but the ballot box stuffing that allowed it to beat way better entries is obvious.
In this case, there is a prize awarded that has monetary value, making the offence more offensible
I bet Goami is asking his "friends" to come into here and "like" his comments, that's how he's getting 2 or 3 likes, surely no reasonable person would like his comments. H is just blabbering like an idiot about nothing and making excuses.
Though ultimately it is DPreview's fault for not drawing up better rules for this contest to prevent ethical zeros like Goami from hijacking it.
waiting for the first vote-rigger to withdraw but not holding my breath.
Their non-action is just reinforcing the negative public perception they have garnered in regards to their character. Such hollow 'victories' but they still accept them.
I did not enter this contest because of the great number of fantastic images submitted ...and I was really surprised to see the winner and I spontaneously also felt that number 2,3,4 and 6 without being bad had a much higher ranking than one would have ever expected...interestingly the votes for all these particular photos had a statistically incredible distribution…
DPR should change the voting system for prize challenges, at least.
If the voters will be forced to leave a comment to argue their vote, maybe the results will be less outrageous.
P.S. It has nothing to do with the above picture; I did not participate in the contest and I did not vote.
DPR have already made a comment on this issue . . .
" . . . to disqualify entries after the challenge has ended - including the winner - would be unfair, as they have broken no rules (there's nothing to stop any entrant roping in friends and family to vote under the current rules)."
Note: "they have broken no rules"
Canvassing for votes is not ethical ? You had better have a word with your political representative and ask them to get the Law changed . . . I looked but couldn't find a country where political canvassing was banned.
It's time for DPR to change the rules and specifically ban canvassing/soliciting for votes.
This is not vote-canvassing. It is vote-rigging.
say a politician wins an election by hastily registering his clan of relatives and friends just before the election, some of whom do not live in the district but have borrowed addresses (may be legally, say by staying there for one night) to become eligible voters.
Is that ethical? It may be legal but certainly not ethical, at least not to the majority of DPR members judging from the backlash.
Those who argue that this is OK because no rules were broken are clearly in the minority. The reason for all this negative response is that vote-rigging is not compatible with the sensibility of most of us. It is as simple as that.
Guys, let's wait for an official results... If dpreview will decide to withdraw my photo, then no problems, i will not be dissatisfied... (although i'll be susprised, how the rules can be easily changed)... I think it will be better to stop unobjective flooding until that...
Hey Goami,
the "withdraw" button is at the bottom right underneath your image. Easy to see.
Go on, surprise yourself. One small click. it might make you feel a lot better.
Already done Goami. Withdraw this fraud, or you will continue to show the world that you have zero ethics.
Never seen this much reaction in other challenges, cause let's be honest this is not the first image that goes to the number one spot when it shouldn't be up there, only because you can win a lens there this much fuzz about it. I'm not saying that's the right way to win but hey life isn't fair get used to it -P photo nr 5 is THE REAL NR 1
you know, it's getting boring to read the same comments... "you are cheater, cause you are cheater, and you are cheating"... nobody cares that no rules were broken, nobody cares that no fake accounts were created, nobody cares my previous messages... you always have 10 words for my one ("cheater, cheater, cheater etc...)
people, i'm totally agree, that creating fake accounts is cheating, and i'm totally agree that voting 1 stars for all others is disgusting... but no fake accounts were created by me, and i'm sure that my friends didn't do that way...
i don't even know, why if dpreview allows you to invite new people to the voting why don't you do that way? more than that, i thought that it is target of creating this challenge... i think we just do the same things, guys, by different ways, and you call my way "cheating"...
by the way, administration still didn't contact with me about the lense, and i will be realy happy, if they will not :)
If you don't want them to give you the lens, then head them off and withdraw the image from the contest. It's not too late, and until you do, you're just giving lip service. You know that you did not EARN the lens. Getting your 'friends' to vote for you is not earning a victory. Be a man and withdraw.
oh, and of course i should ask dpreview to present lense to iMac, therefore iAm...
don't forget, that the main judge is dpreview team, and not me or you... so let's wait for final word of organizers of this challenge, i'm sure that it will be fair...
and what is MORE important - if i withdraw, the lense will be presented to #2, not #5 (or you)
You are lying when saying nobody cares, because a lot of people have already said it's a nice photo, no rules were broken and it's DPs fault these kind of vote can happen.
You are lying when saying you would be happy if DP doesn't' contact you about the lens, because you have the opportunity to demonstrate that. Often people don't walk the talk. That's your case.
Who knows what else are you lying about. You pretend to be a victim, presenting a false image of yourself.
As I already said, stop behaving like a child and accept the consequences of your acts, whether you like our comments or not.
again and again i read the same message but wroten by another words... could you write something realy different?
i have two tamrons 17-50 (although one of them works bad=), and winning the lense wasn't the only target, so if dpreview won't present it to me, i'll not be disapointed, realy =) especialy now, when i'm feeling sick because of all this unobjective and embittered post.. =)
somebody wants me to withdraw my photo... guys, do you realy want to see picture #2 on the first place?
As I understand you, it seems we should feel sorry for you because:
1) you're not feeling well after reading all these posts;
2) you already have two identical lenses, despite one is broken;
3) you're feeling pressure to withdraw your photo.
Just some ideas I came across, maybe it will make you feel better:
1) stop reading the comments, nobody forces you;
2) offer the lens to whom you recognize its merit, may be the author of the image #2, #5 or anyone else you might consider worthy;
3) start agreing it other folks here and judge fairly your photo, promote a different voting system and help the community to improve itself.
Objectively speaking, you have the freedom, the power and the responsability, so don't blame us.
Hi Goami,
Don't withdraw unless n° 2, 3 & 4 do also, as they did the same as you (called many friends).
It's a system that means it's the one with the most friends that wins, not the one with the best photo.
If you really want to correct that, you could have a noble gesture and offer the prize to to your favourite in the following : 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 who obviously didn't get to those positions through friends voting... (check out the votes).
That would be pretty cool.
Unfortunately for you, winning with obvious friends votes is going to get you a lot of stick here...but never mind, nobody died...
I just found this one from a previous post.
The image is worlds better (in all aspects) than the 1st place winner.
51 5 star for this shot .... , compare this shot to other fantastic shots in this challenge and we will see IT IS Cheating.
The shot is interesting. However, I don't think it fits the Challenge description. It should go in an architecture challenge.
I agree with many of the other posters.
Based on the vote distribution... something is fishy here. DPR and Tamron should have judged this one.
There are many other submitted photos that are worlds better than this one.
I hope DPR and Tamron look at these comments and post a response.
This is what I posted underneath the 5th placed entrant:
Tamron should give you a prize. Perhaps some thing that is more valuable than what will be given to the "First Prize winner" (who, by his own admission, rigged votes by asking his friends to vote for him).
Hey, the people at Tamron. I am not charging you for this piece of public relations advice. Just acknowledge it.
The winner won fair and square by the rules, that is true. However, being legal, staying within the rules, doesnt mean it is righteous.
When this challenge was announced. I was sure that vote-rigging will happen. It would be interesting to see which other high-ranking entries has such a lop-sided skew in the number of 5 sat votes.
Goami won fair and square. He did not break any rule. Stop bickering.
I didn't vote anyone by the way. I don't have the patient to check & judge the thousands of submitted pictures. I didn't even check how my own picture was doing. My own fault for not telling people to judge it.
Goami congratulation! Your picture is fine.
Well, this backfired.
And Goami is really the biggest loser of all. So sad that he can't even see himself for what he is.
No participation, no community contribution, no galleries. Bet it wasn't even his own photo. Just in and out, a few easy bucks. No web presence, no other photos under his name anywhere in the world. Hey, steal a photo, bribe a few guys, win a lens.
But I guess Tamron and DPR are the real losers. Imagine the ill-will they've generated. Why even bother to vote if the contests are full of cheaters?
IMO this cheater should be disqualified
You know, after all spiteful comments i'm not realy glad to see my picture on first place... Of couse it would be destiny of any photo on 1st place... Always will be people dissatisfied by any situation... I just never thougth, that attraction of my friends to the voting could be recognized as cheating... Why? Cause it is opened internet voting, and you can promote your pictures where you want, you can even create web-site with advertising of your work, you can promote it in social networks and other web-resourses... It is not forbidden... Every could make that way, i don't see any cheating here... Do you really think that i persecuted my friends with this photo and forced them to vote 5 stars? According to some opinions in comments some people think that way =) But i didn't... I asked to make vote for my photo, if it good enough. I didn't asked "You should vote ONLY for my work, and ONLY 5 stars..." I really really don't understand many of guys, posted here...
No it would NOT be the destiny of any photo in 1st place; a legitimate winner gets the laurels it deserves. By having your 'friends' vote up your image deprives you of a true unbiased knowledge of where your photo rates. But hey, you got a new lens out of it, that's what's important, right? Apparently the only satisfaction that the other contestants can take is the knowledge that the community recognized that the best photos were outscored only due to voter manipulation and that they came together to point out the sham that your victory is.
Oh, so you think that dpreview made this contest, cause they wanted to present lense to somebody? Or because tamron has one extra lense and they don't know what to do with it? Man, challenges like this made for promotion of brand, or for increasing attendance of resource... Why don't you say that tamron are cheaters, or dpreview are cheaters, cause they promote themselves?
At least you won't be able to use this contest to promote yourself - it will only expose your lack of ethics.
Goami, you will be hard pressed to win this argument.
Your date of joining the forum is Jan 3 2010.
Number of posts to any forum: 0
Your only activity since joinging has been entering this challenge, and leaving comments on it. May be thats why you have the difficulty realating to everyone else. The challenges are a joy, friendly honest competition, and it is then a joy to come and look at the winning images and enjoy some good images and be inspired. Your image is better than 2, and 3, but would not make even the top 50% judged by people other than your friends. DPR usually has rules on who is allowed to vote, but I commend you for being clever enough to somehow bypass the rules, and the spirit of the rules, and have your cronies vote for you. Thats a cheat, legal or not. By self rightously trying to defend yourself (and half of top 40 cheats), you are only attesting that you are ammoral rather than immoral. You cant even comprehend morality, so cant be asked to act on it.
What a joke.
Do not buy Tamron people.These lenses are soft. Nikon or Canon produce much higher quality. If you put a Tamron lens on Nikon or Canon body do not expect for automatic correction of distortion or chromatic aberration. In addition there are other anomalies that many photographers know what I mean.
Generally you get what you pay.
In this case the winner is who has made several accounts and voted himself. It has nothing to do with artistic creation.
I never expected this competition to go to voting to decide the winner, seems too easy to manipulate the result. I just expected Tamron would decide their winner themselves.
But, that said, while I don't agree with the methodoligy chosen by the winner to achieve the number of votes, he didn't cheat. He just worked the system.
Bit like how Mayweather beat Ortiz.
Many challenge entries have been DQ'd for similar voting anomalies. And considering this was for a valuable prize, it IS fraud.
This puts Tamron in a rather unfortunate position as they likely have to award the prize, but doing so will upset no end of potential customers. No doubt the next competition will have a different voting system.
Edit: What's more it's a great shame that this website's readership took the time to place 73,151 votes, the vast majority of which never had a chance of counting.
Good point about the wasted votes! I voted for every picture and carefully reviewed my top 500 votes several times for consistency and fairness.
For me, the loser here is actually Tamron! I don't have much experience with Tamron, but this challenge will not improve my opinion of them or their equipment. Any company who would award the prize to someone who has obviously manipulated the votes, is not a company I will respect or do busy with!
Do what I did and contact them directly and let them know. Between pressuring Tamron and DPReview I fully suspect we will see a new winner in this challenge in the next few days.
Its insult of photography....lets give the prise to the number 5. This is the most beautyful picture i have ever seen. My pic is at number 492 and i know it could be atleast at no 100 if it were a honest contest.
Said the guy who just signed up Oct 24, has NO gallery photos, and has ONLY commented on photos in this thread to defend voter fraud. (this is a reply to nastek)
... but I didn't say he's a false identity of Goami. I presented facts and you can draw your own conclusion ;-)
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001027558797 every other guy who voted can show you, policemen,the existing page! Goami has lots of friends who loves his works, cus it iы totally new and fresh,it is the art of the future, and you, guys are certainly "the past"
2 xvalenta. it means that tastes differ and if you don't like the picture it doesn't mean it is bad! by the way, have you ever seen the picture like this elsewhere? P.S: thanks God you have The Style.....
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001027558797 every other guy who voted can show you, policemen,the existing page! Goami has lots of friends who loves his works, cus it iы totally new and fresh,it is the art of the future, and you, guys are certainly "the past"
Yes, there's a photo exactly like it, yet much better here:
:-) I just spoke to Tamron Marketing Director Mr.ToyVote about this.
He told me that, due to the bitter reactions from dpreview users they are going to scrap this contest and he is going to keep the lens himself, and Gaomi is not going to get this prize. He further told me that those 51 fresh members who voted 5 STAR for this will be give each 16$ each (price of prize/51).
He added that he is hiring Gaomi as CSO(Chief Strategy Officer) in Tamron marketing with salary of 170,000,000 Yen, plus perks including annual trips to Poland with joining bonus of array of Tamron lenses.
Bloomberg just reported that Tamrons share prizes are up by 3.81% this morning after this strategic move by Mr. Toy Vote.
True, I was a stand-up comedian. But in an on-the spot "funniest stand-up comedian" contest, there were 4 other stand-up comedians competed with me. Though I deserved first place, another guy networked with his friends, facebook, out sourced voting to China, Poland,Philippines and got 51 times more vote than all ohter comedians. Later it was found that he was not even a comedian but a photographer that was invited to the contest. After that incident, I was wrecked and stopped doing comedy.
the picture deserves the prize, that is for sure,and those comments just show that you,guys are jealous.
Ok, Nastek: you are an HAPPY friend of Goami ;)
Jokes apart, I'm starting to believe thet you are a sincere friend of Goami...
If it is so, don't let your friendship blind yourself: it is CLEAR, and not a matter of taste, that Goami's picture is nice, but not the best of the 3028 pics posted!
Dear Nastek if u can Read and u understand english then tell me the relation of this pic with Nature or Travel...
The Cheaters Friends R just like him!
So so so...
Thanks to this voting system, it is more like big advert than serious competition. If Goami did not created new accounts by himself, then it is not against rules, no meter how fair are those rules. Winning this challenge does not make author a good photographer and we all know it.
I have additional gift for Goami: I let play him a nice song from Lily Allen in our local radio: the song is well known from her cd "It's Not Me, It's You" and it is called "F.ck You" :)
So once again best wishes from DPR users!
Its a very good image, but there is obviously cheating involved. This is just pathetic.
This picture Sucks !!!!!!!!!!!! If u are relating it to travel photography then it must be a well known structure of poland in the world otherwise u cant relate it to travel photo....thats all
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Melamine, a common plastic previously linked to urolithiasis in children and adults, was detected in urine after ingestion of hot noodle soup served in melamine tableware, a small trial found.
Twelve young adults in a randomized, crossover trial showed significantly more melamine in urine after eating soup from melamine bowls than when they ate from ceramic bowls, according to Chia-Fang Wu, MS, PhD, of Taiwan's Kaohsiung Medical University, and colleagues.
Total 12-hour melamine excretion was 8.35 mcg (SE 1.91) after eating from the melamine bowls, compared with 1.31 mcg (SE 0.44) when ceramic bowls were used, the researchers reported online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The difference, 7.04 mcg (SE 1.62), was statistically significant (P<0.001).
"Although the clinical significance of levels of urinary melamine concentration has not yet been established, the consequences of long-term melamine exposure still should be of concern," Wu and colleagues wrote.
Melamine sickened thousands of infants in China in 2008 after baby formula was adulterated with the chemical. Fears of melamine contamination in the U.S. led to numerous recalls.
However, human melamine exposure may not be restricted to such incidents, Wu and colleagues asserted, noting that the material is commonly used in bowls and other tableware in Taiwan.
In the current study, Wu and colleagues recruited six men and six women ages 20 to 27, all reported to be healthy, in Taiwan. They were told not use melamine tableware for the three days prior to testing days.
On the actual study days, participants were instructed to fast for 8 hours overnight, then given bowls of 500 mL of noodle soup, heated to 90°C, to eat over 30 minutes as breakfast. Half the participants used melamine bowls and half used ceramic bowls. Participants' urine was collected before soup consumption and then every 2 hours for a total of 12 hours.
After a three-week washout period, the procedure was repeated with each participant using the other type of bowl.
In analyzing the results separately for each bowl type on each study day, Wu and colleagues found no significant difference between the two melamine-bowl groups in urinary melamine (P=0.78).
But melamine excretion in the two ceramic-bowl groups differed significantly (P=0.02), with the higher level seen in participants who ate from melamine bowls on the first testing day and then crossed over to ceramic. In fact, their melamine excretion was about double that of the participants who ate first from ceramic and then from melamine.
Wu and colleages posited that the finding stemmed from a "carry-over effect," insofar as participants assigned to ceramic bowls showed relatively high melamine excretion even in their pre-consumption baseline urine samples. The estimated half-life of urinary melamine elimination was approximately 6 hours, the researchers indicated.
In an invited commentary published with the study, Pertti J. Hakkinen, PhD, of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Clinical Toxicology, cautioned that studies like this need to be read closely for their limitations.
In this case, Hakkinen suggested, the number of participants was small. Also, Wu and colleagues failed to mention several previous studies that had addressed leaching of melamine from tableware into foods.
Readers would be better able "to critically evaluate studies about everyday chemical exposures" by seeking additional data, Hakkinen wrote.
Wu and colleagues, for their part, noted that they used a single brand of melamine bowl. "The amount of melamine released into food and beverages from melamine tableware varies by brand, so the results of this study of one brand may not be generalized to other brands," they wrote.
No conflict of interest was reported by study authors or by Hakkinen.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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JAMA Internal MedicineSource Reference: Wu C-F, et al "A crossover study of noodle soup consumption in melamine bowls and total melamine excretion in urine" JAMA Internal Med 2013; DOI: 10.1001 /jamainternmed.2013.1569.
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JAMA Internal MedicineSource Reference: Hakkinen P "New studies about everyday types of chemical exposures: What readers should consider" JAMA Internal Med 2013; DOI: 10.1001 /jamainternmed.2013.2133.


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Hi paul,
I'm a friend of Garrett's from a ways back (cooooorect me if i'm wrong Garrett).
We were just talking about this game project, because I make things in Unity3D and was hoping to collaborate with Garrett again on something.
I'm kind of a shitty programmer, but have a CS degree and small amount of experience with Unity3D projects.
My day job is making custom multimedia solutions for the various online courses offered here at Oregon State University. (mostly animations and flash exercises).
anywho. I sent you a facebook friend request (is that the best way to talk?).
Curious if/how I can help out with this project.
p.s. some Unity poop i've made at work:
- 2 minigames a tour, to show our biology department what I could do: https://courses.ecampus.oregonstate.edu ... layer.html
(gave up on simulating some of the harder physics of light, and wasted a lot of time trying to pretend that the blurriness has anything to do with the various lenses)
- a board game for a "difference power and discrimination" course, which was cancelled. artwork is borked. gameplay isn't finished. but. clearly some time was wasted on it:
https://courses.ecampus.oregonstate.edu ... ddies.html
(still hoping to go back and polish the art/ models here a bit. but. lots of other work has jumped in to take it's place).
uh, and there is other stuff. but. just wanted to throw down some sort of "i have xp in unity" example.
anywho. look forward to chatting in some form.


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Over this summer our 11 year old cocker spaniel has had a series of problems, when on their own they don't seem like much but now they're tallying up. She's become increasingly affectionate since we returned from a two week holiday abroad, we think that's just because she missed us. We took our two dogs on a walking holiday which I think our senior found quite hard so we slowed up on walks. She became tired quite quickly but also stopped eating, she almost had a panic attack at home in which she was wheezing quite violently- we stopped it by holiding her very close and comforting her for about 10 minutes and since then there hasn't been a repeat. This morning she woke up with extremely droopy eyes, she had surgery this year to correct ingrowing lashes and we manually provide tears for her eyes, following the vets description. She seems absolutely fine apart from that, very happily pottering around the garden. But we also found some sick which we think was hers. She's back to eating, not her normal amount (she leaves at least half of it in the bowl) but she does have two meals a day as our other cocker suffered from AIHA and the affects of the medication means that she needs two meals a day to keep her acidity levels low. Should we be worried or is this all due to being an older dog?
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Zavadnikov's 'Team Synergy' Conquers Gaeta Edition Of 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series
14 April 2013
Gaeta, Italy - From the moment that Valentin Zavadnikov's Team Synergy with tactician Tommaso Chieffi arrived on the Gulf of Gaeta they commanded the event. As the final day of racing unfolded, Zavadnikov held off attacks from a combative, second place finisher Andrea Pozzi on Bombarda alongside of tactician Lorenzo Bressani to take the overall win. Zavadnikov, in addition to Chieffi were accompanied by Anton Sergeev, Pavel Mshenski, Konstantin Besputin, Alexander Ekimov, Valeriy Zatsarinskiy and Filippo Ardito as crew.
The 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Gaeta edition was organized by B-Plan Sport&Events in full collaboration with the International Melges 32 Class Association, Melges Europe and Yacht Club Gaeta EVS. It was a first class event that in the end, separated the overall winner and the rest of the fleet by one point after a fully completed schedule of eight races.
Rounding out the top three was 2011 Series Champion Lanfranco Cirillo aboard Fantastica. Spain's Marc de Antonio's Bribon Movistar finished fourth, followed by Carlo Alberini's Calvi Network in fifth. Deneen Demourkas on Groovederci closed the event in sixth.
It was a very disappointing day for Edoardo Lupi on Torpyone and Edoardo Pavesio's Fra Martina and as they fell from top three positions overnight to end the event in seventh and eighth.
The next Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series event takes place in Porto Ercole on May 10-12, and promises to summon a higher number of participants. The arrival of more teams from the United States as well as Europe and abroad are expected to attend.
The season will then continue with Portoferraio (May 31-June 2), Torbole (12-14 July) and the 2013 Melges 32 World Championship in Porto Rotondo on 16-22 September.
The Sailing Series continues its test drive tradition in 2013. At every event, the Audi Quattro Instructors will be available to guide all those interested in experiencing some of the most recent Audi models. The Audi A3 SB, RS5, SQ5 and S6 Avant will be available in Gaeta. For more information and test drive bookings, please call 345.3472530 or send an email to the Audi Quattro Experience.
In addition to title sponsor Audi, the 2013 Sailing Series is supported by official sponsor AstiHour, a very refreshing fruit cocktail that will be served during happy hours at the Audi Hospitality Village. Other sponsors include Kuehne+Nagel, Yeykey, Helly Hansen, and SimBroker e Nacora.
B-Plan Sport&Events is committed to greater visibility and appeal of the 2013 Audi Sailing Series. The event has 3 newly renovated websites: www.audisailingseries.com, www.audisailingteam.it, www.bpse.it – and a new Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AudiSailingSeries. Updates are also being posted as the racing happens at the Official Facebook Page of the International Melges 32 Class Association too!
Press releases are distributed in three languages – Italian, English and German – written and released at the end of each day. All photos will be posted online at melges32.com thanks to a renewed collaboration with Studio Borlenghi. Zerogradinord will produce interviews and video highlights available on the Official Audi Sailing Series YouTube Circuit Channel.
TOP TEN RESULTS (FINAL, After eight races and one discard)
1.) Valetin Zavadinkov/Tommaso Chieffi, Team Synergy; 3-1-3-8-3-6-4-[15] = 28
2.) Andrea Pozzi/Lorenzo Bressani, Bombarda; [10]-3-6-7-6-2-1-4 = 29
3.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; [12]-11-1-9-4-3-3-7 = 38
4.) Marc de Antonio/Gustavo Martinez Doreste, Bribon Movistar; [13]-12-7-4-8-1-7-3 = 42
5.) Carlo Alberini/Flavio Favini, Calvi Network; 2-14-9-11-2-[15]-5-1 = 44
6.) Deneen Demourkas/Mark Mendelblatt, Groovederci; 6-2-16-6-[16]-5-2-8 = 45
7.) Edoardo Lupi/Branko Brcin, Torpyone; 1-10-8-2-7-11-9-[14] = 48
8.) Edoardo Pavesio/Chris Rust, Fra Martina; 4 (ZULU)-4-2-3-11-13-[16]-12 = 52
9.) Vincenzo Onorato/Gabriele Benussi, Mascalzone Latino; 8-5-13-[15]-1-10-6-10 = 53
10.) Naofumi Kamei/Manuel Weiller, Mamma Aiuto!; 7-6-12-5(DPI)-5-8-8-[16] = 54
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Thanks again for sending the stubs from the Houston game. As some may know I have been trying to complete a collection of ticket stubs from every regular season game ever played by our beloved Seahawks. At last count I was a little over halfway there. Away games are the toughest to track down so Pmedic920's gift was much appreciated.
In the course of compiling the collection I have ended up with a ton of duplicates and stubs from other teams games. I finally came up with a good use for the extras this fall while we were reworking our family room and used them to redo my bartop. Thought you guys might get a kick out of it. Heres some pix.
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Avalon's Nechalacho Project Feasibility Study on Track for Completion in Q2 2013
January 29, 2013 (Source: Marketwire) Toronto, Ontario — Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL)(NYSE MKT:AVL)(NYSE Amex:AVL) is pleased to provide a progress report on the Company's Feasibility Study and related work on the Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements Project at Thor Lake, NWT (the "Project").
Feasibility Study
The Feasibility Study ("FS") for the Project, including the operations at Thor Lake and Pine Point, NWT and Geismar Louisiana remains on schedule for completion in Q2 2013. The following key elements of the FS have been completed:
- Environmental Baseline work at Nechalacho and Pine Point;
- Underground Mine plan and development schedule;
- Tailings Facility;
- Paste Backfill Plant;
- Nechalacho Flotation Plant designs; and
- Geismar Separation Plant designs.
Capital and Operating cost estimates are largely complete for those components of the Project where engineering design work is finished. Design criteria for the Pine Point Hydrometallurgical plant have been prepared and design work is now advancing on schedule.
Product Marketing
Avalon continues its efforts to secure product off-take agreements and in this regard, the Company is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an Asian company for the sale of its Enriched Zircon Concentrate ("EZC") product. The EZC contains most of the zirconium, tantalum, niobium recovered and approximately 15-20% of the rare earths. Samples of the EZC were initially sent to this prospective customer in August 2012 and successful processing tests led to the signing of this MOU in January 2013. The revenue from the EZC is expected to represent a significant percentage of the total revenue from the project. Negotiations for off-take agreements for the sale of separated rare earth oxides and carbonates are progressing.
Metallurgical Testwork
The Hydrometallurgical plant testwork program is virtually complete except for some minor impurity removal and kiln optimisation investigations. Mintek SA in Johannesburg, RSA is in the process of optimising final impurity removal processes ahead of completing a mini pilot plant campaign for the rare earth separation and refining operations. Process optimisation testwork for the flotation plant continues as opportunities to improve flotation performance are investigated. Various alternative reagent combinations will continue to be evaluated in an effort to reduce reagent consumption and enhance recoveries.
Definition Drilling and Resource Estimates
A brief definition drilling program is planned to commence on February 5th. The objective of this program is to complete additional in-fill drilling near the planned underground crusher location, within stopes designed to be mined in the first few years of mine life. The program is anticipated to be completed by mid-March, with an updated resource estimate expected by mid-June. This program will also provide additional sample material from the Basal Zone for on-going process optimization.
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Sustainability, Aboriginal Engagement and Permitting
Preparation of the 2012 Sustainability Report is underway and scheduled for completion in Q2 2013. Avalon has contracted with an independent third party to provide an assessment of its sustainability performance, identify the most relevant sustainability issues and provide an assessment of its performance in these areas. Initial findings indicate that Avalon's Sustainability performance is strong relative to its peers.
An accommodation agreement has been negotiated with the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, which now awaits formal ratification from the community, while negotiations with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation are continuing.
The environmental assessment process is proceeding as anticipated following the August 2012 Technical Sessions held in Yellowknife. Updated technical reports were submitted on November 30, 2012 and Avalon provided responses to several items in a submission to the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board ("MVEIRB") on December 19, 2012. Public hearings are scheduled for Yellowknife and Fort Resolution between February 18-26, 2013 and closure of MVEIRB's public record is scheduled for March 21, 2013.
The qualified person for the purpose of this news release is Donald Bubar, P.Geo. (Ont), President.
About Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
Avalon Rare Metals Inc. is a mineral development company focused on rare metals deposits in Canada. Its flagship project, the 100%-owned Nechalacho Deposit, Thor Lake, NWT, is emerging as one of the largest undeveloped rare earth elements resources in the world. Its exceptional enrichment in the more valuable 'heavy' rare earth elements, which are key to enabling advances in green energy technology and other growing high-tech applications, is one of the few potential sources of these critical elements outside of China, currently the source of 95% of world supply. Avalon is well funded, has no debt and its work programs are progressing steadily. Social responsibility and environmental stewardship are corporate cornerstones.
Shares Outstanding: 103,621,986. Cash resources: approximately $20 million. To find out more about Avalon Rare Metals Inc., please visit our website at www.avalonraremetals.com.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "scheduled", "anticipates", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "scheduled", "targeted", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements contained herein include, without limitation the expected timing for the completion of the Nechalacho feasibility study; anticipated higher operating costs based on preliminary estimates; and the expectation that the mine plan design will maximize the exploitation of higher grade resources in the early years of mining. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Avalon to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made. Although Avalon has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from expected results described in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: Avalon's ability to secure sufficient capital to implement its business plans, Avalon's ability to complete its FS within the timeframe anticipated; the final results on which the FS will be based on; uncertainties associated with Avalon's resource and reserve estimates; uncertainties regarding global supply and demand for rare earth materials; the results and estimates set out in the separation plant prefeasibility study proving to be inaccurate; and uncertainties associated with unanticipated geological conditions related to mining. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Such forward-looking statements have been provided for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company's plans may not be appropriate for other purposes. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Avalon does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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The Youngstown Lions Club will hold its annual white cane sale outside Melloni's Marketplace and Rite Aid Pharmacy in Youngstown on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who donate will receive a small white cane with a red band (and a big thank you).
"Blind and visually impaired people in many countries use the familiar white cane with a red band at the bottom. Lions help increase awareness of this 'symbol of independence,' " said Lion John MacArthur.
Those unable to visit can send donations to Youngstown Lions Club, P.O. Box 405, Youngstown, NY 14174.
All donations received by the Lions are given back to the community. Free events such as the Children's Easter Egg Hunt and the Christmas baskets for the needy are among the group's causes.
In the photos, Youngstown Lions are shown volunteering at the "Tour de Cure" June 8 at Fort Niagara State Park. The lions provided 133 bicyclists in the 100-mile and the 62-mile routes, with food and drink at the first rest stop, 17 miles from the race's start at Niagara County Community College.


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Katy area teen reports man ordered him into truck
A teenage boy told Fort Bend authorities that a man recently ordered him to get into his pickup truck, officials said.
A 13-year-old boy was riding his bicycle about 6:30 p.m. Jan 31 near Debra's Trace and Oxford Bend Lane, in the Katy area, when a man approached him, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office. The intersection is close to Beck Junior High School.
The man stopped his truck and ordered the boy to get in, but the boy sped off on his bike. The man then sped away, the boy told investigators.
The boy described the man as a chubby Hispanic 40-year-old with short, thick black hair and a mustache. He had a tattoo on his left cheek, the boy said. The vehicle is a beige or brown older model single cab pickup truck with a dark tinted rear window. The boy told investigators a sticker was on the back window, but he could not see what it said.
Anyone who may have seen the truck or the incident is asked to call the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Dispatch at (281) 341-4665.


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I teach from the earliest beginner through adult. My violin students are currently performing for different schools and ensembles. When students are performing with orchestras, much time is spent working on that music as well as their regular music.
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Music has been an important part of my life. It represents so much that is good in life and I do my best to communicate this to my students. I am training my students not just to be musicians but to love music for life.
*** Lesson Details ***
I treat each student as an individual since everyone is different. For some I might use a traditional approach, some just the Suzuki approach and others a combination of techniques. Whatever produces the best results. My goal is not to make strictly classical musicians but to train students to love music and carry this love throughout life. My repertoire consists of everything including traditional, Suzuki, Disney, Showtunes, etc. I have taken students to perform little concerts at the White House, schools, hospitals and concert halls to get the real feel of performing. I view lessons as a three way relationship between myself, the student and the parent so that the parent is not left out. I even have a small group called Musical Magic which incorporates magic into music. I feel I am laid back but am able to accomplish my goal through positive reinforcement. Every child or student wants to feel good about his/her playing. If you believe in yourself, anything is possible. If you want online lessons, please contact me through Take Lessons since I have additional availability to teach online. In the past six months my students have performed for the National Humane Society at their animal ball, a multi teacher recital on a local stage, and just two weeks ago seven of them performed at Strathmore. This summer I have two more concerts planned. Coming up will be an all instrument graduation with several other teachers where students receive medals for their performances. No student is required to perform but if they want to the opportunity is there. All students are required to have an instrument prior to beginning lessons. If students need to rent a violin, I will provide you with the name of a violin dealer that both rents and sells string instruments. Piano students must have a piano or keyboard.
I have also started a toddler music appreciation program geared for the 1-4age range. The purpose of this program is to expose very young children to the fun of Music through instruments, songs and play.
*** Studio Equipment ***
I teach at home and have both a grand piano and electric keyboard in addition to a harp and violin.
*** Travel Equipment ***
When my students have to travel to perform, I make sure they have everything they need.
*** Specialties ***
Traditional and Suzuki approaches for both violin and piano. I also teach children with learning disabilities.and have extensive summer programs to help students with auditions for youth orchestras and school orchestras.
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Diane G.
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Melodies in your head and a song in your heart, but your voice isn't so great, or maybe it is. I can teach your to connect the physicality and express yourself with a Violin or Viola. (soprano or Alto). The tough part is learning hold to hold the violin properly. It takes a couple months to train the muscles a new stance. With my help your posture and breathing will become as one with the music It's not a myth, the violin is the most complex instrtument to learn. Having said that You will consider what joy it is to enjoy the music and dance. Comprehensive program with ear training and reading the music.
About Raycurt
Native of Washington, D.C. began playing music at the age of seven on the piano. Singing in church choirs with family members and participating with the D.C. Youth Chorale.
Began instruction on the Viola in the D.C. Youth Orchestra program.
Auditioned and attended the Duke Ellington Performing Arts High School in the inaugural year. 1976.
Awarded with a Full Scholarship for vocal studies at the
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York
Music is the universal communicator, educator, healer, and conflict mediator.
We naturally expose our children to music to incite awareness and stimulate self-motivational learning practices within. Music, as a hobby or passion, you will discover the connection to other practical disciplines,
Mr, Ray's comprehensive 3 step courses.
1. Learn the basics of the music language, reading and writing.
2. COUNTING. keeping time, the ruler of motion in music.
3. Learn how to create beautiful melodies and syntax of song to discover the process of creativity with a structure toward musical thought.
Also. effective personal practice techniques and the basics of Improvisation and Composition.
It is well documented that exposing children to music and the creative arts is a prerequisite to fundamental logical thought processes and schematic reasoning.
Music is organic FUN for kids of all the ages! 4 years to 104. Lol
Recordings with artists and celebrities throughout the U.S. and Europe. Presentations of jazz and classical ensembles with rotating artists for hire of various genres of music.
You may consider me a Triple threat as they say, Singer, Dancer and Entertainer.
He has performed with notables such as Stevie Wonder,
Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, and Carmen Mac Cray.
Akademisches Festival Orchestra, Leipzig,
Kammerorchester de St. Laurentius, in Dessau, Germany.
National Gallery of Art Orchestra, and the
American University Symphony.
Howard University Community Orchestra
La Fete Musique, World-wide Busking Society.
MTA-Music Under New York
resently D.C. Concert Orchestra and DC Strings workshop
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Raycurt J.
Raycurt J.
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Read and play music, improvise and appreciate violin music, including classical and jazz.
About Lisa
*** Lesson Details ***
Guitar: Strum and play chords, chord progressions and songs. Singing, finger picking, basic theory, reading music, composition. Violin: technique, reading music.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Dedicated music room, room for parents to wait.
*** Specialties ***
I teach classical violin using the Strictly Strings Music Book and Essential Elements 2000 with improvisational violin and creative composition, as well as some Suzuki methods. I also teach rock violin. Students may bring their own pieces.
I teach folk guitar and singing, playing chords and note reading, composition, music theory, history and appreciation. Students may also bring songs of their choice.
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I enjoyed my lesson with Lisa. I learned so much and had fun doing so.
Looking forward to my next lesson.
Lisa B.
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I have been playing violin for 18 years and teaching for 8 years. I have been in schools orchestras, the Washington Youth Foundation orchestra where we have gone on to play at the Kennedy Center, and the Carnegie Hall in New York. I am also currently in the Washington Metropolitan Gamers Symphony Orchestra where we have performed at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Performance Theatre. I teach beginner and intermediate violin.
About Anne
I have already gotten my background check through Montgomery County Public Schools, so I am available to teach students under 18.
Besides being able to teach piano, ukulele, violin, I can also teach basic elementary subjects, such as math, reading, and writing.
I am very patient, understanding, and I meet your child where he or she is and we work together to meet our goal.
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Anne L.
Anne L.
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My ultimate goal as a teacher is to educate and inspire my students, provoke and develop their interest and love to music and the violin. While not solely using a single method or school, I use a combination of all knowledge I earned as a pedagogue on the multiple continents. I guide each student into the discovery of the most natural, relaxed technique and develop a set of skills necessary to be able to understand, analyze and interpret music of various styles and genres.
About Dr. Tatiana
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Dr. Tatiana C.
Dr. Tatiana C.
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I have been teaching violin for six years. Though I am classically trained, my interest in music goes far beyond classical music. I am constantly listening to various genres of music and consider myself a forever learner, loving everything in music from Prokofiev to the Flaming Lips. It is my job to help guide my students through their musical journeys, whether that is helping them get into their regional orchestra or teaching them that one song they've always wanted to learn. I teach out of the Essential Elements or Suzuki Method books. Though my lessons are fun and relaxed I will always give my students that extra push when needed. My goal is to help each student reach their personal success and to instill a love for playing music.
Tools for lessons:
Music Stand
Shoulder rest or sponge
Previous method books (if you are not a first time learner)
About Phoebe
As a performer, I have performed in professional opera and musical theatre orchestras as well as on my own in solo violin recitals. I love working on various genres of music with a special place in my heart for contemporary classical music. I have worked with students between the ages of 6-adult, abilities ranging from beginner to advanced players. F
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Working with Phoebe was GREAT. She was very easy to work with and really saw to improving my skills. She was encouraging and very positive. When I had troubles with parts (which was often), she would always have multiple suggestions as to how to practice them to work through the difficulties. She also gave me nudges along when I didn't think I could do certain things too. All in all, I had a great experience working with Phoebe and would have loved to continue to work with her if she was still in my local area.
If you're wondering why not 5 stars, that's more from my lack of experience than any issue with her. The guide says 5 stars is the "best teacher ever". She probably was the best teacher ever for me, but I'm somewhere between beginner and intermediate. Is she a good fit for an advanced student, I'm going to guess that, yes, she is, but I don't know that info personally so I went with 4.
Phoebe S.
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I have over 15 years of experience teaching students of all ages, abilities and needs. I know how to tailor lessons to meet the goals and expectations of students. I want the process of learning music to be pleasurable, and I actively demonstrate everything that I teach my students by playing with them so they can train their ears and learn proper technique. I teach the Suzuki method, which encourage students to listen to the pieces they are learning. I believe that learning music should be enjoyable, and I am here to aid in that process. In addition to teaching you the instrument, I will also teach how to read music, the elements of music theory, rythm and sight reading.
About barbara
I focus particularly on developing students' technique, ear training and music reading. I use classical music and the Suzuki method to build up a student's repertoire. I am also happy to supplement that with popular music and songs that a student requests.
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barbara B.
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As a student of mine you can expect to improve your playing skills week to week. I can teach from the very first lesson on. Students will learn techniques to improve their playing and will play fun music. If you are interested in learning improvisation, I can help with that, too. I enjoy teaching violin, viola and cello.
I am most passionate about teaching students to become independent, critical thinking musicians who will be able to rely on their own knowledge to learn new music as they go along. I stress music reading, ear training, and strong fundamentals in playing. I am very encouraging, love spreading my love of music.
About Melissa
I studied music performance and music education in college and I have a bachelors degree in both. I have played professionally in orchestras, quartets, as a soloist, and in many rock and folk settings. I have even put my violin and viola through a distortion pedal and a wah wah pedal in heavy metal/punk music. I have over 17 years of teaching experience and am a licensed teacher in the state of virginia. I have taught in a classroom as well as privately, and have also taught students with autism.
As a student of mine you can expect to improve your playing skills week
I am most passionate about teaching students to become independent, critical thinking musicians who will be able to rely on their own knowledge to learn new music as they go along. I stress music reading, ear training, and strong fundamentals in playing. I am very encouraging, love spreading my love of music.
Melissa M.
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Hello future students! I am a B.S. in music major (second year) at Towson University who is currently looking for students. I have been playing since the fourth grade and am looking to teach beginner and intermediate students to further my understanding of violin pedagogy. I also have played in the Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra and the Towson Symphonic Orchestra.
I look forward to working with you!
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Joy U.
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Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Velasquez of Austin, Texas, was 17 when she discovered someone had made an eight-second YouTube video about her that went viral. More than 4 million people viewed it, and there were thousands of comments, most of them mean and hateful.
"They said that I should do the world a favor and kill myself," Velasquez told Our Sunday Visitor. "Can you imagine someone calling you the ugliest woman in the world? Or calling you 'it' or a 'monster'? It makes you feel like the world is ending. It broke my heart, and it broke my spirit. I cried my eyes out. It was more than an eye-opening experience of how cruel the Internet can be."
Velasquez, now 25, courageously turned that hurt into a determination to show others that they can survive bullying, define their own self-worth and let their true beauty shine.
She achieved her goals of graduating from Texas State University with a degree in communications and became a writer. She also wanted to become a motivational speaker and became internationally recognized in December when a presentation she gave was live-streamed by TEDxAustinWomen. It was seen at 220 TEDx events in 58 countries and has since received more than 9 million total views on the Internet — more than twice the views of the video that cruelly made fun of her eight years ago.
The next major project is a documentary celebrating her life and her commitment to make online interaction more positive.
Her strength, she said, comes from the support of her family, her friends and her Catholic faith.
"They have all come together to help build the personality and the person that I am today," she said.
Velasquez was born prematurely with an unidentified syndrome that only two other people in the world are known to have. It possibly is a form of neonatal progeroid syndrome, which causes accelerated aging, tissue degeneration and loss of fat from the face and body. She cannot gain weight and has never weighed more than 62 pounds, with her website saying she weighs 58 pounds. She lost sight in one eye and has limited vision in the other.
Her father, Guadalupe, is an elementary school principal and her mother, Rita, is a parish secretary. Lizzie was their first child, and another daughter, 19, and a son, 16, do not have the syndrome.
"When I was born, the doctors told my parents that I would never crawl, walk, think or do anything by myself," Velasquez said. "The first thing they told the doctor was, 'We want to take her home and love her and raise her to the best of our abilities.' And that's what they did. They raised me 150 percent normally."
She didn't realize that she looked different until children stared at her on the first day of kindergarten. She smiled at one little girl who reacted, she said, "like I was a monster, like I was the scariest thing she had ever seen in her life."
Velasquez wondered what she did wrong as the day got worse. At home, her mother explained that she had a syndrome that made her smaller than the other kids, but said, "It's not going to define who you are. Smile and keep your head up."
Velasquez made friends and found support from many people in her community, parish and school.
"From Day 1, I was born with a strong Catholic foundation from my parents and extended family," she said. "I was very involved with the Church while growing up and had different people help me with my faith. And my parents always reminded me of the positive."
Still, there were many challenges in her life. Some children bullied her and strangers stared. Velasquez recalls hating to get up in the morning and looking in the mirror, wishing and praying the syndrome and her struggles would go away.
Seeing the hate-filled video put her at a crossroads. She wanted to fight back with anger at those who had been so mean to her online. Or she could leave it alone.
"I started realizing that my life was in my hands," she said. "I could either choose to make this really good, or I could choose to make this really bad. I could be grateful and open my eyes and realize the good things that I do have and make that what defines me."
Velasquez used the negativity as a ladder to climb to her goals of graduating from college and writing books. The first, "Lizzie Beautiful," (Epigraph Publishing, $19.95) is the story of her struggles and includes entries from her mother's journals.
"When I read them, I realized how much of a superwoman she really is," Velasquez said. "In the face of so many questions, she had so much faith and was ready to see where God was going to take us."
"Be Beautiful, Be You" (Liguori Publications, $14.99) is an inspirational story for young adults and chronicles her journey to find beauty within. Her next book, "Choosing Happiness," (Liguori Publications, $15.99) is scheduled to be released Aug. 1.
Velasquez has spoken to numerous groups and has been interviewed for news and talk shows and for print media. She has followers on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, her own website (aboutlizzie.com) and other social media. Her visibility skyrocketed after her appearance with TEDx, a set of global conferences designed to spark conversation on a variety of topics. Her powerful testimonial was entitled "How Do You Define Yourself?"
That video was produced by the media group Women Rising, which is also behind the currently untitled documentary about Velasquez's life.
"I am the girl with the wild dream, and the fact that the world is rallying around me is just the most wonderful thing in the entire world," Velasquez said.
The documentary will be produced by Alexis Jones and Ngoc Nguyen, who worked with her on the TEDx project. One of the team writers is Michael Campo of Grassroots Films, which in 2008 produced "The Human Experience" that won 30 film awards.
Velasquez wants to use the documentary to let people know how hurtful bullying is, and she wants to make social media a safer place. But it's not about fighting back. The message is about taking the higher road.
"One of the biggest things that we all need to keep in mind whenever we come in contact with someone who is not being nice is that we don't know what's going on in their lives," she said. "They might be hurting themselves and feel the need to hurt other people. If we are consciously aware of that, we will go down the path of not bullying the bullies and not becoming mean back.
"Saying something negative back is not going to accomplish anything. Say something positive instead of fighting back with negativity. Being kind to one another can go further than you think. Just a simple smile to a stranger and looking someone in the eye and acknowledging them as a human just like you can affect somebody's life more than you can imagine. We just don't know what's going on in their day-to-day life."
Velasquez's faith is forefront in her message. God has been present through every one of her struggles and every aspect of her life, she said, even in times when she didn't understand that.
"God knew what he was doing when he made every one of us very different and unique," she said. "If we were all the same, it wouldn't be exciting. We have something to look forward to in bringing our different personalities to the table."
Her best advice?
"Whenever people find their purpose, everything in life will fall into place," she said. "Their eyes will be open to a world of blessings that they have, just waiting to be discovered."
Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes from Pennsylvania.
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There are a few things it's fun to imagine Newt Gingrich doing: sitting in a dunk tank, riding in a hot air balloon with family of goats, or having to take a nap on a display bed in a crowded IKEA, for example. And there are a lot of things we'd rather not see him do—governing the country is the first thing that comes to mind. But at the very top of the list of things we absolutely do not want to envision Newt doing is anything that involves marital relations, which is why this little comment he made at a campaign event tonight is so disturbing. When asked what his Valentine's Day plans with Callista were, he answered,
All I can promise is that I believe she will be quite happy tomorrow night. I think for the first time in a while we have a private dinner and hopefully [can] exchange gifts, and reconnect a little bit.
He then paused while the crowd "chuckled" before closing with,
No more details.
People in the room cheered, I guess because everyone wants a virile leader—and nothing says virility like screwing a new woman before you're even done with the old one. But people outside of the room are now left to shudder in horror. Best of luck enjoying your own romantic evening now that you know somewhere there's a plastic blonde bob being transformed into bedhead while a red-faced power fiend is in the general vicinity. (I know sex requires more than just being near each other, but that's as far as my brain will let me go.) Happy Valentine's Day from the Gingrich campaign!
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The Supreme Court on Thursday declined the petition by Sohan Roy - the producer and director of film DAM 999 - challenging a ban on the screening of the film in Tamil Nadu.
Even as the court was told that the constitutional rights of the petitioner producer-director could not be violated by the ban, the apex court bench of Justice P Sathasivam, Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice Vikramajit Sen said that it needed to "see things from the point of law".
The court declined the plea by the producer-director and told his counsel Deepak that already one month has passed since the imposition of the three-month ban, and it was just a matter of another two months.
The Tamil Nadu government said the film centred on the Mullaperiyar Dam controversy. The Tamil Nadu government had justified the ban on the screening of the film on the ground that the film could increase tension between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over Mullaperiyar Dam controversy.
Unconvinced by the plea by counsel Deepak, Justice Sathasivam said: "We have to take over-all view of the law and order. We can't close our eyes to that."
Roy described Dec 19, 2012, order of the Tamil Nadu government banning the screening of the film for three months as "arbitrary, malafide, without jurisdiction, illegal, null and void being violative of the principles of natural justice and the provisions of Article 19 of the constitution".


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Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee, will be the subject of a "E! True Hollywood Story next Wednesday at 10 p.m.
From the Orlando Sentinel:
Does Casey Anthony rate an "E! True Hollywood Story"? Well, she's getting one at 10 p.m. Wednesday on E!, of course.
Those interviewed include journalists, former Anthony boyfriends, a former high school friend, former defense attorneys and Zenaida Gonzalez, who is suing Anthony for defamation. Gonzalez says her life was ruined when Anthony linked her to the disappearance of Caylee Anthony. Casey Anthony was acquitted of murder in July in the 2008 death of her daughter.


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Why The Healthcare Industry Doesn't Want Electronic Medical Records
from the it-would-reveal-the-business-model dept
Andy Kessler, who's been thinking an awful lot about these issues (and whose book The End of Medicine hasn't received nearly the attention it deserves) has an interesting article discussing why the industry has resisted the move to e-healthcare records. While it would save some money, he notes, it would also expose the entire scam of the healthcare system: which is that they make a ton of money from inefficiencies baked into the system, which are totally hidden from view. It's a massive boondoggle for the industry, and e-healthcare records would actually make it easier for people to understand that the healthcare system profits from people being sick and not from having them be well.
The incentives are totally screwed up for everyone.
Healthcare providers make more money the sicker you are. Pharmaceutical companies make easy money with gov't monopolies limiting the ability to spread useful drugs. The actual costs are nearly totally hidden from most consumers, so they don't make smart choices at all. There's a lot of built in artificial scarcities in the system, and opening up the flow of information changes that.
Of course, in the grand scheme of things, this is dumb. Focusing on preventative care and actually keeping people healthy would actually provide a massive economic benefit not just to the healthcare industry, but to the economy as a whole. More healthy people contributing to production, output and consumption can do quite a lot for the economy. The numbers on some studies are staggering (we're talking trillions of dollars). If the incentives could be aligned such that people paid for staying healthy, rather than having illness treated, then there's a ton of money to be made without resorting to the old inefficient mess that is today's healthcare system.
But rather than tackle any of that, we get attempts to fix the cough in the terminally ill patient -- and the patient likes the morphine drip so much that he'll do anything to avoid getting healthy. It's time to fix the healthcare system. And while I don't necessarily believe that a small step like electronic medical records is all that meaningful, if Kessler is right and it actually drives some awareness to the underlying mess, perhaps it's at least a good start.


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Monday, March 7, 2011
52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History: Disasters
The picture above was taken in 1931 in Glendale California. California a place with it's share of natural disasters. My grandparent's Charles and Graciela Forgey settled in San Pedro California in 1925.
My grandmother Graciela (pictured left back row, see above) being a native of disaster prone Nicaragua often talked about the Volcano Momotombo which erupted in 1905 when she was a teenager. She remembered the ash raining down. However my favorite story was related to an earthquake she experienced when she was a teenager. My grandmother tended to be a high strung person (a trait I inherited from her). So I can imagine her panic when the earth started moving violently. She was in her family's home when the quake struck. When everything started coming down around her she began running for the door; the only thing she could grab was a picture of the Virgin Mary from the wall. When everything calmed down she noticed it was NOT a picture of the Virgin Mary after all , it was a picture of Simon Bolivar :D. Her family wondered of all things why would she save a picture of Simon Bolivar? They had a great laugh about it. I have always wondered what she did see in that picture? Was it some kind of apparition???
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- Annette Berksan said...
Great story and photo. Thanks for the smile! :)
- March 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM
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Thanks Annette for the nice comment :)! Nice to hear from another Annette :)!
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Weakened Karen Will Still Bring Heavy Rain To New Jersey
Former Tropical Storm Karen, now a just a remnant low pressure after disapating in the Gulf of Mexico, will still bring heavy rain to New Jersey on Monday afternoon and Tuesday.
What was Tropical Storm Karen is now just remnants, drifting in the Gulf of Mexico. And things are looking pretty good in parts of Louisiana that were bracing for flooding. A spokeswoman for Plaquemines Parish says there's been some rain but no street flooding, and officials have closed a shelter where more than 80 people had taken refuge yesterday.
The weakening storm system had maximum sustained winds of 30 mph It was about 165 miles (270 kms) west-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River before dawn.
As the remnants approach New Jersey, they will become part of a cold front also approaching the area. The latest briefing issued by the National Weather Service's Mt. Holly office still expects 1-2 inches of rain to begin falling in all of New Jersey on Monday afternoon and last through the evening.
There could be some areas with 2-4 inches of rain and wind gusts of 25-35 MPH from strong thunderstorms leading to areas of localized street flooding in poor drainage areas.
High tide on Monday and Tuesday morning could bring minor nuisance tidal flooding.
River flooding is not expected to be a problem because of our recent run of dry weather.
Get the latest on Karen's track and expected effect on New Jersey by texting WEATHER to 89000 for updates.
NJ 101.5 SMS Alerts (Max 8msg/mth); T&C and Privacy Policy at 89000.mobi. Reply STOP to opt-out or HELP for help. Msg & Data rates may apply.
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