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A nonprofit's archives track the rise and fall of attacks on evolution
When the Missouri legislative session ended on May 16, 2008, House Bill 2554 died, although it was passed by the House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education on April 30, 2008.
Senate Bill 1386, introduced in the South Carolina Senate on May 15, 2008, and referred to the Senate Committee on Education, is the newest so-called "academic freedom" bill aimed at undermining the teaching of evolution, joining similar bills currently under consideration in Louisiana, Michigan, and Missouri. Similar bills in Florida and Alabama died when the legislative session in those states ended.
Writing in the Boston Globe (May 8, 2008), Kenneth R. Miller blasts the creationist propaganda film Expelled, writing, "American science is in trouble, and if you wonder why, just go to the movies.
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This is an activity about the properties and characteristics of Earth's magnetic field as shown through magnetometer data and its 3D vector nature. This resource builds understanding of conceptual tools such as the addition of vectors and... (View More) interpreting contour maps displaying magnetic signature data. Learners will make several paper 3D vector addition models, watch podcasts on how to analyze magnetometer data, and employ 3D vector plots to create a model of the 3D magnetic field in the location of the magnetometer closest to their town. This is a multi-step activity with corresponding worksheets for each step. The activity uses data from the THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) GEONS magnetometer, and requires the use of a computer with internet access and speakers, 2-inch polystyrene balls and bamboo skewers. This is activity 16 from Exploring Magnetism: Earth's Magnetic Personality. (View Less)
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The compact Audi A1 Sportback presents an ideal package for sports modification. The turbo engines are a house favourite and MTM offers a choice of performance variations, 18 inch alloys, high performance breaks and improvements to the under-body of the car, all specially designed to highlight the characteristics of the vehicle.» Pricelist MTM Tuning
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To guarantee a safety paired with fun, MTM is offering a warranty in Germany and in some other european countries for your Audi A1 Sportback optionally. Upon customer's request, all new vehicles can be granted a two- or three-year warranty on all essential assemblies of the vehicle up to a maximum age of 3 years and up to a total mileage of 100,000 km. Quick and easy handling at fixed prices with convincing performances this is what MTM guarantees for all vehicles with MTM refinement. Feel free to contact us via email if you have further questions.
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The spectrum of our tuning modifications and performance kits for the Audi A1 Sportback range from optimized reprogramming of the control electronics through to the complete conversion of the engine unit. Every Audi A1 Sportback engine modification and performance kit has been developed by mtm and thoroughly tested for reliability in road and racing use. Because of the higher peak torque the fuel consumption can be reduced by up to 5 - 20 percent. The engine tuning does not have an negative effect on engine durability. After a performance upgrade petrol engines need min. 98 octane super plus petrol (diesel engines: no biodiesel).
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Ah, Words with Friends. We've waited so long for you to get to Windows Phone and since you arrived, you've been a disappointment. The good news is for all the harsh critiques we throw at Zynga, they are at least trying to get this game right for our devices and that gets some respect from us.
The latest version, 1.1, just hit the Windows Phone Store and is now available seemingly just for Windows Phone 8 devices. Yes, version 1.1. is a native WP8 game meaning we're not sure what will happen with those who bought it and are on Windows Phone 7.
Version 1.1 now has the double wide tile on your Start screen, improved notifications, improved word list, many more crash and stability issues addressed and finally repairs to game/chat-sync events. That sounds all well and good but when we launch the game and head to our Contacts to start a new one, the app immediately exits meaning all those crash-scenarios have not been ruled out just yet. Having said that, it does load faster now and the graphics look a smidge better.
We're still not prepared to tell you to throw down your $2.99 just yet for this game but it's slowly getting there. The good news if you have already bought the game, well you get what seems like a significant update for free and we're hoping it improves your gaming experience. Sound off in comments if you think it's better or worse!
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Former Husker Rhonda Blanford-Green has been included in the latest class of the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame (CHSAA).
Considered the finest female track athlete ever from Colorado, Blanford-Green was a three-sport athlete at Aurora Central, where she still holds the school records in the 100 and 200 meters. At Nebraska she was an NCAA champion in the indoor 55 meter hurdles and the 4×220 yard relay as well as an outdoor champion in the 100 meter hurdles and the 4×100 meter relay. Blanford-Green was also an undefeated Big Eight champion in the indoor and outdoor hurdles and an 11-time All-American. She still holds three individual NU school records and was part of four school-record relay teams.
Following her career at Nebraska, Blanford-Green was a member and team captain for several U.S. teams that competed internationally. She served 14 years as a CHSAA administrator, including two as associate commissioner and is now the Nebraska Schools Activities Association executive director.
She is currently the chair of the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) Citizenship and Equity Committee and NFHS Spirit Committee. She has also served on the Track and Field Committee. She is recognized nationally for her commitment to education in the areas of spirit, equity, and student participation. Blanford-Green was the first minority administrator hired to the CHSAA staff and she is the first African-American female Executive Director in the nation.
Joining Blanford-Green from the participants ranks are Chauncey Billups and Duane Lewis. They are joined by volleyball coach Pam Fagerlund, coach Jim Dorsey and coach Joe Strain, along with public address announcer Frank Palmeri.
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Curious George "Feeling Antsy/Maple Monkey Madness" Feeling Antsy - George loves starting the day off with a big breakfast, but more food lands on the floor than in his mouth. As George cleans up his mess, he spots an army of ants, something the Man with the Yellow Hat warned his messy monkey about. With some help from his friend Hundley, can a monkey and dog come up with a plan to get rid of the unwelcome houseguests or does George have hundreds of new roommates? Maple Monkey Madness - George pours the last drop of maple syrup on his pancakes, leaving the Man with the Yellow Hat with a dry stack of flapjacks. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "The Ol' Shell Game" Ruff gets a phone call from his friend Crush, the sea turtle from Disney's Finding Nemo, who tells him that his turtle friends are in trouble. Ruff sends Marco and Shreya to Florida to learn about turtles and help turtle hatchlings on the beach. He also sends Jay to be a contestant on a mysterious radio game show, which turns out to be a little unfair. D
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Nightly Business Report Getting ready for the next big financial drama in Washington: the fight over raising the debt ceiling. NBR's Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh has more on what could be a long battle ahead. With its reputation already on the ropes, AIG decides not to sue Uncle Sam. D
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Standard packaging consists of a pouch, box or garment bag inside a Burberry box.
If you would like your items to be gift packaged, please indicate that your purchase is a gift by selecting 'Gift Packaging' at the checkout. If you have selected 'Gift Packaging', you will have the opportunity to add a personal gift message to your order.
Our gift packaging consists of a signature Burberry gift box finished with a hand-tied ribbon. Please note that we will always put the condition of your items first and, therefore, we may be unable to offer gift boxes for large items. Due to safety restrictions, we are also unable to offer gift packaging for some of our beauty and fragrance range.
Products will be individually gift packaged.
Selected products on Burberry.com are available to be monogrammed with your initials.
+ - Which Burberry products can be monogrammed?
A selection of Burberry items can be personalised with up to three initials using Roman characters in the Burberry font and/or symbols, which are indicated on the product page if available (up to three characters/symbols only).
+ - How can I monogram my item?
If the option to monogram is available it will be displayed on the product page for the item. You can select and preview your chosen characters and/or symbols for each product before adding it to your basket.
Please note: up to three characters and/or symbols can be monogrammed. Symbols are not available for all products.
+ - Do I have to monogram my item and how much does it cost?
Monogramming is an optional service and you do not have to select monogramming. For some monogrammed items there is a charge for the service, which is displayed on the product page. This will be shown in your basket at checkout.
+ - Can I monogram my item once I have received it, or after I have submitted my order?
It is not possible to request monogramming for your item after the order has been placed or after you have received your item. All monogramming requests must be submitted at the time of ordering and cannot be accepted after your order has been placed. If you have placed an order and need further assistance, please Contact Us.
+ - Can monogrammed items be shipped to all countries?
Certain products, such as fragrances, have shipping restrictions. You will be notified on the product page and when placing an order at checkout, if such restrictions exist for your selected shipping destination.
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Monogrammed items may be shipped separately from non-monogrammed items. Delivery for monogrammed items may take slightly longer, usually one additional day, as a result of the additional time required to create a personalised product. Please see Shipping Destinations, Costs and Delivery Times for more information on delivery times.
+ - When will I be charged for monogrammed items?
Payment will be taken for monogrammed items at the time or shortly after you submit your order and in advance of shipping.
If items are shipped separately, you may be charged separately for items as they are shipped. However, your card or payment account may reflect the authorisation and reservation of funds immediately when your order is submitted and before it is accepted and shipped.
+ - How much duty and tax will I have to pay for monogrammed items?
Please see Shipping Destinations, Costs and Delivery Times for more information.
+ - Can I return a monogrammed item?
If you choose to monogram any item, it will be personalised for you and changes, returns, exchanges or cancellations cannot be accepted. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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+ - What do I do if I have forgotten my password?
Please visit My Account, select 'Sign in' and then 'Forgotten password?'. We will email you a new password. For security purposes, we may request further information to verify your identity.
+ - How will I know that Burberry has received my order?
We will send an order acknowledgement email within 24 hours. Please Contact Us with your order details if you do not receive this email. Please note this is not an acceptance of your order. Your order is not accepted by us until you have received an email from us confirming that the order has been shipped.
+ - If an item is out of stock is there a way I can be notified when it becomes available?
For queries about out of stock items, please Contact Us.
+ - What can I do if an item is out of stock?
You can check product availability in certain Burberry stores by clicking on the 'Find in Store' button on our product page. Selected products will be available to pre-order. Shipping times for these items will be displayed at checkout. This service is not available for all Burberry stores.
+ - What is a pre-ordered item?
Certain products that are not immediately available to purchase may be displayed on Burberry.com. These items can be pre-ordered to secure them once they become available. Payment will be taken when or shortly after your order is placed. Delivery times will be communicated to you before you place your order and when you receive acknowledgement for your order. You can cancel your order at any time up to the item's dispatch. Our usual return conditions apply, provided the item is not personalised, monogrammed or pierced jewellery, in which case the item cannot be returned or cancelled.
+ - What happens if I 'register interest' for an item?
Where certain items are 'unavailable to purchase at present time' on Burberry.com, you may be given the opportunity to 'register interest'.
If you choose to 'register interest', Burberry Customer Service will notify you as soon as the item is available to purchase on Burberry.com. No payment is taken during this process and the product is not reserved for you.
Please note: we are not able reserve items or guarantee size availability.
+ - What does 'online exclusive' mean?
Any product which is described as an 'online exclusive' will only available to purchase on Burberry.com or through the Burberry app (where available) and is not available in any Burberry stores, through any Burberry authorised retailer or on any other website. If a customer has difficulties placing and order through Burberry.com, Customer Service may be able to assist by taking the customers' details and placing the order for the "online exclusive" product over the telephone. 'online exclusive' products ordered online or though Customer Service can be collected from your selected Burberry store using the Burberry complimentary collect in store service, where available.
+ - Can I cancel my order?
Customer Service is unable to cancel or make changes to an order once it has been placed.
Due to the personalised nature of personalised or monogrammed items returns, changes or cancellations are not accepted once an order has been placed. This does not affect your statutory rights. For further information please follow the instructions in Returns & Cancellations.
Your order will be processed and a confirmation email sent on shipping. On delivery, if any items are unsuitable and meet the Return Conditions, please follow the instructions in Returning your Purchase.
+ - Is shopping online with Burberry secure?
Online payment card transactions are transmitted through a secure server using Secure Socket Layering (SSL) encryption technology.
For full details see our Privacy Statement.
+ - Which currency will my purchases be made in?
Purchases and shipping costs are charged in the nominated currency of the shipping destination. Please see below:
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Your card or other method of payment will not be charged until your order is accepted and shipped. However, it may reflect deduction of funds immediately upon order.
+ - Is saving my card secure?
When ordering online, there may be an option to save your card details meaning you can check out more quickly the next time you place an order. Our site uses Secure Socket Layering (SSL) encryption technology to encrypt your payment details.
If you wish to change these details, please visit My Account and click on Account Details.
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- If you pay using PayPal, the PayPal Privacy Policy available on the PayPal website will also apply. This sets out how PayPal collects, retains, processes, shares and transfers your personal data when you use PayPal's services.
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If you receive notification that your credit or debit card or other payment method has been declined, please contact your issuing bank or payment provider. Before doing so, please ensure that:
- The card details or payment information entered are correct. For instance, your 16 digit code is correct and that you have selected the right card type
- The 3 or 4-digit security number is correct
- Your credit card has not expired
If you have saved your card details or payment information we also recommend that you:
- Check that the selected card or method of payment is active and that it has not expired
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- You can edit saved credit card details or payment information by selecting the 'Update Billing Address' button and following the instructions
- Ensure you have supplied a correct three or four digit
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selected card or payment method
- We always re-prompt for this information to uphold the security of your stored details
If you would like further assistance, please Contact Us.
+ - Can I claim a tax refund on purchases made online?
No, tax on purchases made on Burberry.com or through any Burberry app cannot be recovered through the VAT Retail Export Scheme.
+ - When will I receive my order?
Delivery times are estimates and commence from the date of shipping, rather than the date of order. Delivery times are to be used as a guide only and are subject to the acceptance and approval of your order. An estimated delivery time for your order will be available to view in checkout. Delivery can take longer than expected due to customs clearance procedures in certain countries.
The following shipping information does not apply to personalised or monogrammed items. For further information please see the Monogram FAQs section.
Please allow additional time for personalised or monogrammed items. An estimated delivery time for your order will be available to view in checkout.
Please select your preferred shipping destination for shipping options, delivery times, shipping costs and all other information. Please note different Terms & Conditions may apply for different shipping destinations.
Please note: we do not deliver to freight forwarding addresses or PO Boxes.SHIPPING DESTINATIONS
+ - Where does Burberry deliver?
We currently deliver to 44 locations:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (excluding Channel Islands) and United States of America (including US Military Bases). Please see the section above for costs and delivery times.
+ - Can I collect my order in store?
You can now shop online at Burberry.com and collect your order in selected stores as early as the following day. Designed around your lifestyle, the complimentary delivery option also gives you the opportunity to experience our personal in-store customer service. Items can be collected at your convenience and returned using our free Returning your Purchase process.
For more information and a full list of participating stores, please see Collect-in-Store.
+ - How do I ship to another country?
Select your shipping destination at checkout. Purchases will be charged in the nominated currency of the country selected for shipping. More information on purchasing can be found in Payment. Please note different Terms & Conditions may apply for different shipping destinations.
+ - Can I track my order?
- If you have a registered account with Burberry, please select My Account, sign into your account and click the 'Order' tab.
- Once your order has been shipped you can also track it at UPSOpens a new tab using the tracking number located in your shipping confirmation email.
+ - Can I send my order as a gift?
Yes, orders can be sent as a gift.
- At the shipping section of the checkout, indicate the item is a gift to ensure the price is not included on the shipping note.
- During checkout you can enter a gift message to arrive with the item upon delivery.
- Orders can be delivered to an address in any of the locations listed within the Shipping Destinations, Costs & Delivery Times table. Select the destination Country- link to shipping country selection screen, then select the item(s) you wish to send, and enter the recipient's shipping address.
- The recipient is not required to pay the relevant import taxes or duties.
- If the recipient returns the item, the refund will be made to the original method of purchase.
For any further queries, please Contact Us.
+ - Can my order be gift-packaged and/or include a gift message?
Gift packaging can be added at checkout with an optional gift message.
Our gift packaging consists of a Burberry box with tissue paper and ribbon. Please note that we will always put the condition of your garment first and, due to this, we may be unable to offer gift boxes for large items. Due to safety restrictions we are also unable to offer gift packaging for some of our beauty range.
Products will be individually gift packaged.
+ - Do you ship to multiple addresses?
Unfortunately we can only ship your online order to one location. To ship to multiple addresses, a separate order would need to be placed for each address.
+ - How much duty and tax will I have to pay?
You will not be required to pay any import taxes or duties.
For any further queries, please Contact Us.
+ - What are shipping restrictions?
- Certain items such as exotic skins, furs, cosmetics, fragrance and nail polish have strict international trading agreements and regulations to which we must adhere. Unfortunately we are unable to ship these items to certain countries outside of the EU and US and to certain states within the US and countries in the EU.
- There are restrictions on jewellery to Russia.
- You will be notified of such restrictions at checkout.
For a full list, please view Shipping Restrictions or for any further queries, please Contact Us.
+ - Does Burberry ship to Post Office Boxes, Military Bases or Freight Forwarding Addresses?
- Burberry ships to US Military Bases. These orders have specific delivery times and restrictions applied.
- Unfortunately we do not deliver to freight forwarding addresses or P.O Boxes.
+ - How do I return an item I have ordered online?
Free returns are available worldwide for all full-price items within 30 days of shipping and all sale items within 14 days of receipt, provided the return conditions specified below are met. Alternatively orders can be returned for an exchange in Burberry mainline stores within the US.
Please note it is not possible to return personalised or monogrammed items. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Please note it is not possible to return the following items using the free returns service:
- Fragrance
- Nail polish
If you cancel your order for a fragrance or nail polish item and return the item(s) using any other collection or postal service, you will be required to pay the costs of returning the item(s).
Instructions are provided in Returning your Purchase.
- Purchases must be returned from the original shipping country with the original Returns Form.
- Items returned must be in their unused original condition with all Burberry item tags attached and any related accessories or instruction booklets included.
- Incomplete, damaged, worn, soiled or altered returns, or anything Burberry reasonably believes has been used, will not be accepted and therefore sent back to the customer. Where an item is supplied with a hygiene strip, the item can only be returned if the hygiene strip has not been removed and remains intact.
On receipt of a return, we will process the refund as soon as possible. We estimate refunds will be made by the provider of your payment method within 7-10 working days. Working days are Monday to Friday, excluding UK public holidays.
+ - How do I return an order that I have collected in store?
- Free returns are available worldwide for all full-price items within 30 days of shipping and all sale items within 14 days of the receipt, provided the Return Conditions are met. Please note that personalised, monogrammed or pierced jewellery items cannot be returned for an exchange or refund. This does not affect your statutory rights.
- Instructions are provided in Returning your Purchase.
- All Collect-in-Store orders can be collected at your convenience and returned using our free Returning your Purchase process. Our store associates are also on hand to assist with any returns or exchanges. For any further queries, please Contact Us.
+ - What if I am unable to print the returns label?
Please Contact Us and we will arrange for the courier to bring all the relevant documentation on collection of your return.
+ - What if I cannot find a returns label in my parcel?
For Burberry.com orders you can use our collection service at no additional cost to ensure returned items are protected and recorded during delivery. To schedule this service, please Contact Us. However, you may also return the goods to us by any secure means to:
Blyth Riverside Business Park
Coniston Road
United Kingdom
Important: We do not accept liability for goods returned using any method other than our collection service.
+ - Can I return an item I received as a gift?
Yes, unused items can be returned to us within 30 days of shipping for full price items and within 14 days of receipt for sale items, with the exception of personalised, monogrammed or pierced jewellery items. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Please return the goods to us using the free Returning your Purchase process and ensure the Return Conditions are met. Returns will be refunded to the original purchaser via the original method of payment.
Please note that fragrance and nail polish items may not be returned using the free returns service. If you wish to return a fragrance or nail polish item using any other collection or postal service, you will be required to pay the costs of returning the item.
For any further queries, please Contact Us.
+ - Where is the Burberry Cashmere Scarf made?
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What's Tassajara Like?
People wanted to know what Tassajara was like. That's an easy one so I'll tackle that now.
For me, this time, Tassajara was mostly like chopping vegetables and washing dishes. I was invited down by Greg Fain who is the tanto (practice leader) of the place and a good friend of mine. Each summer guest season the tanto and various other staff members can invite people down on a work exchange basis. These folks come to Tassajara and get to enjoy the place for a few days in exchange for doing some kind of work. One guy was a masseuse and gave free massages to residents, one guy was an accupuncturist. I was invited down to give some talks to the students.
The first time this happened was last year. But last year I decided that it was kind of boring just to lounge around for a few days and then give some talks. So I asked Greg if I could enroll as a Tassajara student for a month and give my lectures during that time. He said OK, so that's what I did. This year I did the same thing, but for just three weeks instead of four. I figured I needed a bit more time at home to get ready for my upcoming European tour.
Last year I got assigned to the dining room crew wherein I was basically a waiter most of the time. This year I was on kitchen crew where I mostly chopped and washed (see above).
How Tassajara works is like this. During the Fall/Winter and Winter/Spring its a full-time Zen monastery. Only those enrolled as monastic students are allowed in. They follow a strict monastic schedule, rising at 3:40 AM, sitting lots of zazen, working to keep the monastery running, and studying the classic Buddhist texts.
In the Summer, the place is open to the public as a hot springs based resort. Tassajara was operated as a resort from sometime in the late 19th century until the late 1960s when it was bought by the San Francisco Zen Center. The Zen Center is now funded in a large part by the money brought in during Tassajara's summer guest season.
The costs of running Tassajara are kept down by staffing the place entirely with unpaid Zen students. These students can earn credit to attend the Fall or Spring practice periods free of charge by working as resort staff. There are also other benefits. The students eat great food (albeit not always as great as the guests), get free room and board, and get to experience most of what Tassajara offers its guests.
Students also adhere to a modified version of the practice period schedule. They're woken up at 5:20 AM to sit an hour of zazen and attend a service. There are two other services during the day and a 40 minute period of zazen in the evening. In between they work at various jobs to keep the resort running. They may make beds, clean rooms, fix the gardens, or, like me, prepare the food, among other jobs.
There is no Internet access in Tassajara. Your cell phones won't work. There is one communal telephone, but this is shared with the guests. There's another phone in the porch behind the office that students can use in the evenings. But you risk your call being heard by everyone else hanging around out behind the office playing board games or reading.
Most students have a room to themselves. The rooms are small, but mostly nice. You're almost always going to have a few rodent friends in your room. But Tassajara is deep, deep in the wilderness. You soon learn that you're in their world, not the other way around. It's not so bad as long as you don't leave lots of food laying around your place.
Students are required to follow Tassajara's monastic rules. These are not nearly as strict as the Southeast Asian vinaya rules for monks or even the kind of rules one must follow during training at a Japanese monastery. But there are rules. You're supposed to keep silence during the hours after evening service and before breakfast. You must attend zazen and services. And you can't have sex unless you either enter Tassajara as a couple or both members of the couple have been there at least six months. They don't want their monastery being used as a place to hook-up.
My days were usually spent in the kitchen. The kitchen is run according to the model provided by Dogen in his Instructions to the Cook (Tenzo Kyokyun). Work is done in silence except for functional speech. Each day near the start of work a portion of the Instructions to the Cook is chanted by all members of the kitchen staff in unison. Then the tenzo (head of the kitchen) gives a short talk about the passage and what it means to him or her.
In reality the work isn't done in complete silence. There's always a bit of chatting. But not much. This is a great relief actually. You don't feel the need to constantly come up with things to say. Awkward silences are no longer awkward. It's much easier to pay attention to the work at hand.
If you want to socialize there' always ample opportunity. The work schedule is very humane and you always end up with free time during the day. It's really not that much different from working a secular job in some respects except that the day is much more structured than most people structure their own working days. It's a lot like my days at home actually. Except with less mindless viewing of stupid YouTube clips about cute animals.
I learned to bake cookies. The last time I baked cookies at home for myself it was a catastrophe. But I baked several batches of delicious cookies at Tassajara without burning any of them. The cooks are generally amateurs. This surprised me because I'd always assumed that they were pros. But normally the chief cooks on any given day are pretty new to the job. But there are enough experienced people around to keep things from going terribly wrong.
The main inhabitants of Tassajara, though, are blue jays and squirrels. There are always far more of them than people. The jays are extremely clever and can dive bomb food right out of your hand if you're not careful. The squirrels know they're cute and work that to their advantage. Many of them walk right through the enclosed student dining area and sit there munching on whatever gets dropped on the dirt floor. Mice and rats are a bit more cautious, not having the cute factor to work with.
In addition to my two lectures, I led two services. One was a memorial to the people killed in the shooting incident in Akron last month. I also led evening zazen once. I had to wear robes for that stuff.
I attended dharma talks by several of SFZC's priests. One of those, by Norman Fischer, was about the Garrison Institute's Buddhist conference earlier this year. I found Reb Anderson's talk a bit confusing. It was something about his taking a vow to study delusion. But I never quite got what he meant by that. Linda Ruth Cutts played us a song about the Zen Hokey Pokey.
Loads more happened but that was all internal. Hope that explains things a bit.


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Same here, but I don't know, what is so special about it. It has some geek factor (always good :-)), but does it help in any relevant way to display a smoother picture, better sound, or faster menu?rgdsOliver
Well yes it does... you probably see about a 8-10% performance improvement over 32bit on the same processor. This will improve over time as the 64bit code base improves and expands.
Hello Andrew,Quote from: totallymaxed on January 09, 2008, 12:21:01 pmWell yes it does... you probably see about a 8-10% performance improvement over 32bit on the same processor. This will improve over time as the 64bit code base improves and expands.8-10% is not a small number, but never the less hardly noticeable by the average user, is it? Any particular area where these speed improvements show in the MD? I am currently running 1080p on via ATI 2600XT to a NEC PG 6 (I know, there are better resolutions for the beamer), and I see heavy tearing. The tearing slightly improves if I change deinterlacing from best to something less CPU intensive. The CPU is something like a 4400 x2 AMD. Is this a problem of the ATI driver in general, or a problem with not enough CPU power?rgdsOliver
The benefit of the 64 bit OS shows in very demanding applications like H.264 HD. A place where you need every advantage.
I found the same thing when I plugged my first media director inth the system. It automatiallcy installed as 64bit.This is great however a lot of the packages dont install properly on it.I could notget my mce remote or libdvdcss to install or work on this systemIn the end I rebuilt the image as a i386 and all worked.Thought I would add that incase anyone else is experiencing similar problems.Regards
The ATI drivers are still not performing as well as nVidia's and cause no end of problems currently. We do not build any hardware products with ATI graphics because of this... its a shame as the underlying hardware is certainly more than upto the job... its the drivers.
Currently I would suggest going to an nVidia based card - 6100 (onboard chip), 6150 (onboard chip), 6200 or 7300
I hope so, I just bought the Abit AN-M2HD mobo which has the 7050PV! This is a very nice mobo for a good price - took me months to pick it, only to find out it has just been discontinued! I managed to find a reconditioned one


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The results from the poll in my Help Me Help You post speak pretty plainly in what my readers feel would be more beneficial to them.
A while back I started a series about what loot drops in various instances and started with Ragefire Chasm and Wailing Caverns The post was easy to write and all, but I didn't feel like it really showed anything to my readers that they couldn't find themselves with about 8 seconds worth of clicking around on Wowhead.com.
So I asked the readers and the results came back unquestioningly in favor of breaking the loot lists down by class rather that doing it by instances.
So there will be a new series starting up here pretty soon that will take each class and break down all of the loot that fits that class in particular from each instance. I haven't decided yet exactly how I want to break it down, but my current thought is to break each class down into a three part series covering loot from Pre-BC, BC, and Northrend.
I don't think I'm going to bother with raids in this series since this blog is about leveling your character, not gearing them up once you reach the level cap. I know there are a lot of blogs that have already covered gear lists for starting out in your role at level 80 so I might just link you to those blogs for end game item drops instead.
My thanks to all who participated in the poll and shared your thoughts with me to help drive this blog along.


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Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Potting Station" NULL
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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home "Enclosure" Smith explores the design principle of enclosure. He presents examples at his Garden Home Retreat, a peaceful garden setting at the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, and at Whitehall House.G
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Katie Brown Workshop "Pay It Forward" Katie makes helping old friends, welcoming new neighbors, or going the extra mile easy with simple-to-pack and carry meals like shrimp and cheese casserole and caramel brownies, or homemade gift baskets and fizzy bath balls. D
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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime Bangs sets off for old-world Europe to explore the origins of adventure travel. He searches for what philosophers and poets of the past called "the sublime" from Lucerne to St. Moritz and to Zermatt and the Matterhorn.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Venice Sidetrips" Rick puts on hip boots to wade into the muck of Venice and takes a speedboat tour of the lagoon. He visits Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Ravenna on the mainland.G
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Rudy Maxa's World "Edinburgh & The Scottish Highlands" Rudy attends the Edinburgh International Festival - the world's largest arts festival featuring theater, comedy, dance, music, opera, street performance and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tatoo. Then Rudy heads north to the Highlands where he rides the so-called "Harry Potter Train" and visits the Isle of Skye.G
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In Search of the Novel "Are Novels Real?" Must a novel's setting and characters and the characters' motivations and stories bear some likeness to reality? This program explores how novels connect with readers. Teachers, students, and novelists probe the origins of stories. D
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Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices "Becoming Readers and Writers" Guided by kindergarten teacher Sheila Owen, of Beaumont, California, students see themselves as readers and writers from day one.G
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Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices "Writer's Journal" Kindergarten students in Houston, Texas, practice reading and writing at their own levels at the classroom's work stations. These routines and classroom management techniques provide a consistent structure for student learning.G
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Private Universe Project In Mathematics "Are You Convinced?" Proof making is one of the key ideas in mathematics. Looking at teachers and students grappling with the same probability problem, we see how two kinds of proof � proof by cases and proof by induction � naturally grow out of the need to justify and convince others.G
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Principles for Principals "Creating Communities That Learn Together" With the goal of building learning communities that improve math and science outcomes, this workshop shows several ways that principals can work toward including all voices - teachers, students, parents- in a new dialogue about education reform.G
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Looking at Learning....Again Part 1 "Intellectual Development" Explore the power of the mind and consider the notion that every child can learn everything. Harvard Professor Eleanor Duckworth discusses the importance of teaching for a deep and lasting understanding and explains why it is important to give students time to work through their own ideas and experience confusion in order to achieve such understanding. D
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Hands On Crafts for Kids "Wacky Ideas" Not everything you make has to be useful - sometimes it's all about making the funniest, weirdest craft you can and just being really creative. Today we'll be making an out of this world photo station - the kind you put your face into to take a picture. Then, make some crazy glasses, change your personality, or just change your outlook with crazy glasses. D
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Hey Kids, Let's Cook "Chicken Rice Bowls" Today we're going to show you how to make a bowl with an Asian flair. .Chicken Rice Bowls. D
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Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Seafood Tricks" Jacques pops clams into the freezer for a few minutes to make opening easier for his baked clams Madison. He prepares cod in olive-tomato crust paired with skillet broccoli bits.G
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Time to Grill" Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Grilled Bone-In Pork Roast. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for whole fish baskets in the Equipment Corner. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite summertime kitchen gadgets. D
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Kimchi Chronicles "The Rice Chronicles" Rice, the bread and butter of the Korean table, is explored from Busan, Korea's second largest city, all the way to Seoul. Along the way, Marja and her dear friend, the actress Heather Graham, learn about instant rice, tteok (a pasta-like ingredient made of ground rice) and visit Bibigo, a new chain of contemporary restaurants serving fresh variations of bibimbap. Back in New York, Marja and Jean-Georges create their own version of bibimbap, along with sushi-like kimbap, kimchi fried rice and Jean-Georges' famous ginger fried rice. D
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Roasting" This episode is devoted to roasting, a straightforward and adaptable technique that also works well for meat, fish and chicken. Martha's roast chicken showcases the benefits of this method, with a crisp exterior and moist interior. Because roasting so beautifully concentrates the flavors of the ingredients, it's also well suited to vegetables, and Martha includes a recipe for a delicious roasted root vegetable salad. D
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Ask This Old House "Hanging a Flat Panel TV/Controlling Insects Without Pesticides" Master electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner hang a flat panel television on the wall and conceal all the wiring. Back in the workshop, Scott shows host Kevin O'Connor examples of different types of electrical outlets. Then, Kevin, along with landscape contractor Roger Cook, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks, "What Is It?" Afterward, Roger heads to Miami to help a homeowner control the insect pests in her yard without the use of pesticides. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Dubrovnik and Balkan Side-Trips" From Dubrovnik, a remarkably preserved medieval fortress city, Rick ventures into less-visited corners of the former Yugoslavia. In Bosnia, he visits Mostar. In Montenegro, he sails the fjord-like Bay of Kotor.G
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Equitrekking "Uruguay" Equitrekking host Darley Newman travels to the small South American country of Uruguay to discover gaucho culture by visiting various estancias, riding with cowboys on the beach, taking in the coastal town of Punta del Este and tasting local foods in Montevideo. At an eco-friendly ranch that raises sheep and cattle, Darley learns about the area's mystical vibe on a ride to a section of mysterious stone cones and up to a high point with views of a Tibetan monastery. Over a morning cup of mate, a special tea popular throughout Uruguay, Darley talks with a local about the tradition behind this caffeinated drink and the proper way to prepare it. D
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Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Seafood Tricks" Jacques pops clams into the freezer for a few minutes to make opening easier for his baked clams Madison. He prepares cod in olive-tomato crust paired with skillet broccoli bits.G
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Time to Grill" Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Grilled Bone-In Pork Roast. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for whole fish baskets in the Equipment Corner. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite summertime kitchen gadgets. D
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Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Mexican Microbrews and Pub Fare" Many of us experienced our first Mexican beer on a beach with a squeeze of lime. Now we're happy to see a beer revolution rumbling in the Baja peninsula. Rick takes us from the Tecate brewery, which started in 1944, to the Tijuana brewery, makers of several microbrews. D
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Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Farmers' Market" Caprial and John bring home treasures from local growers. They showcase their finds in fresh crab cocktail with roasted pepper coulis.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Dubrovnik and Balkan Side-Trips" From Dubrovnik, a remarkably preserved medieval fortress city, Rick ventures into less-visited corners of the former Yugoslavia. In Bosnia, he visits Mostar. In Montenegro, he sails the fjord-like Bay of Kotor.G
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Theater Talk "Happy Birthday, Ethel Merman" We discuss the career of Broadway's all-time greatest star Ethel Merman with Tony Cointreau and James Russo. The close personal friends of the late diva, now archivists of her estate, share stories and keepsakes of the incomparable star. D
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Sussex County Habitat for Humanity recently was named the winner of the Collegiate Challenge Host Affiliate of the Year Award for 2012.
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity recently was named the winner of the Collegiate Challenge Host Affiliate of the Year Award for 2012.
SCHFH was chosen to receive the award out of 1,553 Habitat affiliates in the United States.
The agency was nominated by multiple students groups who participated in last year's collegiate challenge, which provides college students with an opportunity to volunteer on Habitat projects in place of traditional spring break trips.
Most of the student groups stay at St. Phillips Church in Laurel, which recently received the outstanding volunteer award for volunteer service from Gov. Jack Markell.
Each day they commute to different job sites and work on Habitat projects throughout the county.
"It was a team effort," SCHFH Executive Director Kevin Gilmore said of the recent honor, "from the parishioners at St. Phillips in Laurel who housed them, to the AmeriCorps Construction team for assuring that each group received proper education, skill instruction and safety rules, to our regular volunteers for their instruction, to our family services crew for assuring that teams met with our partner families, and to both (youth coordinator) Tyler Fitzgerald and (volunteer coordinator) Lyndsay Humphreys, who assured each team had a mission, concrete goals and an experience to last a lifetime."
Fourteen teams are registered to participate in this year's collegiate challenge from February to April, which will focus on two homes in Seaford.


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This is my first post and I thought I'd jump right into it. first off I was at the jets game and my lord did I miss seeing KJ out there. without him we have a VERY mediocre run defense. I know Mike Morgan wasn't awful in his first start but he's nowhere near as fast or as powerful as KJ. Bobby is a stud and he impresses me every game I watch. I have a feeling he's gonna be a hard stick to break, meaning injuries aren't likely heading his way anytime soon, he's a rook and a damn big one at that. Leroy worries me the most though, yeah he has flashes of elite tackling but he misses more than the other LBs and has a REALLY BAD reaction time. I love Leroy because he was on our XL team and he contributed plenty to that season. I hate to say it but he's getting older and slower and he's the worst LB on our team when it comes to man coverage. I think we draft another LB in the second round like Wagner(LBs aren't worth first round picks, i.e. Curry, Keuchly or whatever that pussy cats name is lol). I think the lower we draft the better players we end up getting which seems like a contradiction to the whole use of rounds but I think it's to hype up the players and media. What do you all think? I think one more solid LB and were division champs by far! GO HAWKS! STAY HIGH! STAY FLY!
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Among a group of old photographs given to me a few years ago by a friend, collected by her father in New Hampshire, are several mounted prints of identical size which, judging by the clothing worn by the subjects, appear to have been taken in the first few years of the twentieth century. The prints measure roughly 2¼" x 3¼" (58 x 80mm) and are mounted on card about 4" x 5" (100 x 125mm) in a variety of colours, including white, cream, grey and green. Sadly none of these four photographs have the subjects identified, and the provenance has long been lost, so all I have been able to deduce is that they are probably from New Hampshire or Massachusetts, and that the last two are of the same person.
Unidentified mother and daughter, undated estd. c.1900-1905
Silver gelatin print (83 x 56mm) mounted on card (128 x 102mm)
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The first, rather charming glossy print is in what we would now refer to as landscape format, and is pasted on a gray and white coloured card with an embossed pattern of wavy lines and two series of loops, and with a bevelled edge. The young girl and an older woman, who look alike enough to be mother and child, are kneeling/crouching on a leaf-strewn lawn adjacent to a narrow path which curves along a hedge and behind them under the shade of a tree, and then disappears around a corner. The narrowness of the path suggests a private garden, and the fallen leaves presumably imply that it is autumn. The woman's long skirt, light-coloured blouse with slightly puffy sleeves narrowing at the elbow and pompadour hairstyle, together the girl's large-sleeved jacket and a bow at the top of her head all point to a date in the early 1900s, say between 1900 and 1905.
It's worth noting that there appears to have been some light leakage, either in the camera or during film removal, causing a wavy band of over-exposure - or fogging - along the top edge of the print. The photographer has chosen a good viewing angle so that the sun, to the right of and slightly behind the camera, and already fairly high in the sky (so probably taken in the late morning or early afternoon), casts some shadows on the subjects's faces and clothing, illuminating them with relief rather than flattening the tonal variation.
Unidentified girl with dog, Undated, estd. c.1905-1915
Silver gelatin print (83 x 56mm) mounted on card (128 x 102mm)
Image © and collection of Brett Payne Some Rights Reserved
The second photo, in portrait format, is also marred with a little over-exposure along the upper left-hand edge and in the lower half of the image, although the fact that it is not just confined to the edges suggests that it may be due to a poor choice of lighting angle, rather than careless handling of the rollfilm. The mount is dark greenish-grey coloured card (it looks greener in the scan than in reality, due to my enhancing the rather faded image) with a neatly printed white rectangle framing and drawing attention to the print.
This teenaged girl wears a long skirt and a pouch-fronted top with a sailor-style collar, the broad lapels tied at the front, and a large bow at the back of her head. Although still from the first decade or two of the twentieth century, I suspect this dates from a little later than the first photo, say between 1905 and 1915. She is standing by a staircase leading up to a clapboard house with wooden shutters. A creeper growing up the side of a pillar on the edge of a verandah has very few leaves, so perhaps this is was also taken in autumn. The dog appears to have been caught in mid-scratch, but it's in the middle of the over-exposed bit, so even if I did know more about dogs I probably wouldn't be able to identify the breed.
Unidentified woman and shrubbery, Undated, estd. c.1905-1910
Silver gelatin print (83 x 56mm) mounted on card (128 x 102mm)
Image © and collection of Brett Payne Some Rights Reserved
The next two portraits show the same young woman, perhaps in her mid-twenties to early thirties, posing amongst palms, ferns and succulents, probably originating from a much warmer climate. Despite the external view of a series of second-storey windows in the background, I have come to the conclusion that both snapshots were taken in a conservatory or glass-roofed courtyard, as there is plenty of light coming down from directly above, but it looks too well manicured (one of the potted plants even has a label) to be outdoors. Besides, she appears to be dressed for winter weather, rather than the warm conditions necessary for the cultivation of such fauna. Perhaps this accounts for her slightly unhappy demeanour - the humidity in there is causing some discomfort.
Unidentified woman and shrubbery, by undated estd. c.1905-1910
Silver gelatin print (83 x 56mm) mounted on card (128 x 102mm)
Image © and collection of Brett Payne Some Rights Reserved
Both are mounted on greyish card with bevelled edges, although of slightly different shades and ornamentation - one has a fancy patterned white border around the print, the other a simple embossed, grey rectangular border. The woman's clothing consists of a high-necked blouse, a double-breasted full length coat with velvet collar and sleeves which are wide at the shoulder but tapering towards the elbow. She is wearing leather gloves, a large corsage of roses, and a wide-brimmed hat with substantial floral-style decoration on the top to match the flowers. All of these combine to suggest to me an approximate date of between 1905 and 1910.
Neither photo looks over-exposed, the fuzzy patches of light in the second image probably being due to the dappled sunlight. Both prints have a matt finish, with the slight silvery sheen in darker areas characteristic of many silver gelatin prints from this era, produced by degradation of the emulsion.
"Let the Children Kodak"
1909 Advertisement by Eastman Kodak Co.
Image © and courtesy of Duke University Libraries Digital Collections
Besides the print/mount size and the fact that they were taken in bright sunlight, there is another common feature that the sharper-spotted of readers may have noticed - all four are taken from an approximately waist-high viewing position. With regard to the print size, since by far the majority of photographs were contact printed during the pre-War years, we can assume that it equates to the film size. The 105 and 120 roll film formats produced by Eastman Kodak Ltd., both measuring 2¼" x 3¼", were introduced in 1897 and 1901, respectively, narrowing the type of camera likely to have been used to one or more of the following new models introduced around the turn of the century:
- the Folding Pocket Kodak (1897-1899) & No 1 Folding Pocket Kodak (1899-1915) both used 105 film
- the No 2 Brownie (1901-1933) & No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie (1904-1915) both used 120 film
No 2 Buster Brown box camera, 1906-1923, by Ansco
Image © and courtesy of the Tauranga Heritage Collection
There were also several competing companies which produced similar models, such as Ansco's No 2 Buster Brown box camera introduced in 1906. A feature included with all of these devices was the prismatic viewfinder, which enabled a user to frame a picture by holding the camera at waist level, in either portrait or landscape orientation, and looking vertically downwards, just as the child is doing in the 1909 advertisement for a Brownie above.
"The Brownie Family"
1909 Advertisement by Eastman Kodak Co.
Image © and courtesy of Duke University Libraries Digital Collections
The first Brownie was introduced in February 1900, and was soon joined by a range of models, initially marketed very firmly towards use by children. The No 2 Brownie, ostensiby being operated by the young girl with two bows in her hair, second from right in the above advertisement, was by far the highest selling. First sold in October 1901, by the time the Model F was discontinued in 1933 several million had been manufactured.
"There's no better fun than picture taking ... The Brownie Family"
1909 Advertisement by Eastman Kodak Co.
Image © and courtesy of Duke University Libraries Digital Collections
Kodak advertisements appearing throughout the first decade of the twentieth century reinforced the message that the family of Brownie cameras belonged in your family, and that there was a Brownie for every age and pocket. The No 2 Brownie cost a mere $2.00, and the more versatile No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie just $5.00. For the first time, cameras and photography were within the reach of almost everyone.
No 2 Brownie Model F, 1924-1933, by Eastman Kodak Co
Image © and courtesy of the Tauranga Heritage Collection
This No 2 Brownie from the Tauranga Heritage Collection is a Model F, manufactured a couple of decades after the four photographs displayed above were taken, but the overall design had changed little. The phenomenal success of the Brownie, originally marketed for children in a massive media campaign, meant that within a decade a huge number of American and British families owned a box camera, even if the majority of them were not actually being used by children. The claim that by 1910 a third of all Americans owned a camera (Jenkins, 2005) seems hardly credible, but certainly by 1921 over 2.5 million No 2 Brownies alone had been produced (Coe, 1978), making this by far the most popular of the models which used this film format.
View of river scene with building and boat, undated
Silver gelatin print on Velvet Velox paper (2¼" x 3¼") mounted on embossed "Brownie" brand brown card (4" x 5") with bevelled edges
Taken with No 2 Brownie camera, by an unidentified photographer
Image © and courtesy of Jos Erdkamp
These two images (above and below) show the front and reverse of another example of a mounted print from a No 2 Brownie, displayed by antique camera enthusiast Jos Erdkamp on the web site which documents his collection of early Kodaks. Jos, who very kindly took the trouble to send me detailed scans and gave me permission to reproduce these images, writes:
It is not rare, it is not expensive, it even is not pretty, but it is the camera that recorded our history during the first part of the 20th century. The No. 2 Brownie was made in large numbers: several million and at least 2,500,000 before 1921. Together with the 2A Brownie, which took a slightly larger photo and was also made in several millions, it was the camera that could be found in most families. In all the snaps these cameras have taken, the small and also not so small events of the first half of the last century are documented. For this it deserves a place of honor in camera history.
Reverse of No 2 Brownie card mount (4" x 5")
Image © and courtesy of Jos Erdkamp
The printed text on the back states:
Velox print showing the size and quality of negative made with the No. 2 Brownie Ccamera and No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Camera - Mounted with Kodak Dry Mounting Tissue - Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N.Y.This, together with the text "Velvet Velox" inserted on the print itself, suggests to me that the photo may have been a commercially produced promotion sample, rather than an ordinary amateur snapshot. However, the colour and embossed frame of the mount is very similar to that of the fourth print in my own collection, and was obviously a commonly used design.
No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie, 1904-1915, by Eastman Kodak Co
Image © and courtesy of the Tauranga Heritage Collection
The other camera mentioned is the No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie, the smallest of the simple folding Brownies produced by Kodak in these early years. It is shown being used by a young lad, perhaps 9 or 10 years old (fourth from right), in the 1909 advertisement above, and also took 120 format rollfilm. Along with its predecessor the No 2 Folding Brownie, only 250,000 were produced between 1904 and 1915.
Bullock cart, Philippines, 1898
Silver gelatin print (2¼" x 3¼") on glossy embossed card mount (4" x 5")
Taken with Folding Pocket Kodak camera, photographer unidentified
Image © and courtesy of Jos Erdkamp
Another possibility for the 2¼" x 3¼" format print are the Folding Pocket Kodak (1897-1899) and its successor the No 1 Folding Pocket Kodak (1899-1915), both of which used 105 rollfilm and sold for $10, some 200,000 of which were produced. Jos Erdkamp has a very nice example of such a photograph, taken in the Philippines in 1898, which is mounted on glossy white card conveniently embossed with the words, "Folding Pocket Kodak." The style of mount, using glossy pale grey card embossed with a zig-zag pattern, is similar to that used for the first of my examples above.
During and after the Great War (1914-1918) the range of camera models which used 120 format film expanded dramatically, although the No 2 Brownie continued to enjoy great popularity for many years. At the same time, the fashion for mounting prints appears to have changed somewhat, and it became far more common to supply the customer with loose unmounted prints, which were of course a lot cheaper. However, if you have similar mounted prints dating from before the war, it may also be possible to identify the camera with which they were produced. I welcome contributions, so if you find any in your own family collection, please do get in touch - they may provide interesting material for a follow up article.
I hope to feature more film/print formats in the future, as I feel the matching of prints to cameras is a poorly studied field in photohistory. In the mean time, I expect a visit to Sepia Saturday's other contributers this week will reveal a few more child-oriented themes.
Coe, Brian (1978) Cameras: From Daguerreotypes to Instant Pictures, United States: Crown Publishers, p 89-91, 99-102.
Erdkamp, Jos (nd) No 2 Brownie (1901) and Folding Pocket Kodak, on Antique Kodak Cameras from the Collection of Kodaksefke.
Frost, Lenore (1991) Dating Family Photos 1850-1920, Victoria, Australia: Lenore Frost, 127pp.
Gustavson, Todd (2009) Camera, A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital, New York: Sterling, 360pp.
Jenkins, Karen (2005) Brownie, in Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography, Warre, Lynn (ed.), London: Routledge.
West, Nancy Martha (2000) Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia, University Press of Virginia.


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Leon Danchin, wildlife artist (1887 - 1938)
Born in Lille (France) on 21 June 1887.
Léon Danchin is the second child of the family Danchin. They will be six, but none other than himself would become a painter.
His father Albert took over the family weaving factory. His mother Margaret, receives frequently in them large house in Lille. For centuries, the cradle of the family Danchin is located in northern France, Anchin in Hainaut hence the origin of the name.
Besides the commitment to the North, Danchin share a passion for animals. The grandfather then the father of Leon are passionate hunters and early Leon will observe attitudes of many of the family dogs and make sketches and drawings.
It is at the Beaux Arts de Lille he became student in the workshop of the sculptor Jean Joire who teaches him the study of horses and dogs.
First sculptor, it will send several bronzes exhibitions to Salon of French Artists from 1907 to 1911.
In returning from the war, he becomes engaged to Simone Meesemaecker and married her in 1919
The artist sculpts still on order but was increasingly drawing. It then meeting the best editor of Parisian prints of the time : Devambez.
For ease of working, the family is close to Paris and lives in Chantilly and Leon shape his entire series on horses drawn in Devambez lithography. First works encountered immediately a great success and sold very well in France but also Belgium, the USA and England.
But having homesick of the country, Danchin moved again and settled in Bergues, in the french Flanders.Léon hunting from morning to evening every day.It was during this period that will draw Leon Danchin hunting scenes that will make its celebrity. Like any good hunter is primarily the work of dog he is interested.He now a recognized style and has long been interested in the work of Japanese mastersToyokuni, Hiroshige, Hokusai, among other things, it inspires them to develop sets of engravings of hunting (reeds, shrubs, miniatures, ...)
He died suddenly on 04 August 1938 in Bergues, where he is buried. He was 51 years.
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Trinidad (Cuba)
Trinidad (sometimes called Trinidad de Cuba) is a city in Cuba. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Get in
Viazul [1] buses have a twice daily service from Havana stopping at Cienfuegos, and a daily service from Santiago de Cuba stopping at Holguin, Camagüey, and Sancti Spiritus. There is also a service to/from Varadero stopping at Santa Clara and Cienfuegos that is not listed on the Viazul website. It leaves Varadero at 7:30AM and returns from Trinidad at 2:25PM. Viazul and Cubanacan offer direct buses to/from Viñales as well. You buy Viazul tickets from the air conditioned office right in front of where the buses park, not from the Astro or local bus counters.
Travel via taxi, specifically, unofficial taxis are a great cost effective way to travel to Trinidad as well. Typically only costing double the bus fare for two people, you'll get there in less than half the time, and in much greater comfort. When traveling with children, you might find this the preferred method of travel.
Trinidad has not been connected to the rest of Cuba by train since a hurricane destroyed an essential bridge in 1992. There is a local train running to the Valle de los Ingenios.
Get around
Street names may be difficult to find, although the town is very small. Once you wander around you can find every thing easily. The central part of the town is small enough to explore on foot.
The waterfalls just outside of the town in Topes de Collantes are beautiful. These are accessible either by car or by taking one of the day tours offered by Cubatur. (The local bus service to Topes de Collantes hasn't run in years.)
There is also salsa dancing in the square at night. Check out the colonial homes and furniture too. The houses are open and some of the antiquities are visible from the streets. Check out Casa de la Música: It is an open air location where there is a small platform from which groups perform at night. Usually, there is salsa musica and great salsa dancers there enjoy the music and dance and perform with foreigners. It is great to enjoy a few drinks there as well.
Walk around in the old colonial center.
Go to the beach on the Ancón peninsula, a 5-10 minute taxiride outside the city center. It is well within biking distance from Trinidad; there may also be a local bus running (check at the local bus counter at the bus terminal, located on the left as you enter before the Astro counter). The peninsula is one of the few places in Cuba where you can access a great beach without staying at a resort hotel. Make sure you have mosquito repellent, especially if you intend to stay on the beach in the evening.
The Museum of the War Against the Bandits (Lucha Contra Bandidos) is in a former convent close to the cathedral near the Plaza Mayor in the old colonial center. The War Against the Bandits was the 1961-1969 fight against U.S.-sponsored counterrevolutionaries, who hid out in the nearby mountains. If you don't read Spanish the displays may be difficult to understand, but the piece of the American U-2 spy plane shot down speaks for itself. Also well worth the entrance fee is the mirador (view) from the convent's tower, reached by several flights of wooden stairs, which has superb views across the whole town.
The Archeological Museum is not open.
The cathedral is beautiful inside.
Also the market in the old colonial center which is nice to walk around and look at the handicrafts - drawn thread tableclothes and linens seem to be a speciality. The vendors are refreshingly laid back, you can look around and get virtually no hassle or pressure to buy.
The streets are cobble stones and very irregular and walking could be difficult for older folks. Wear runners for sure. Do not even think about wearing high heels. Your ankles will pay.
Climb the hill behind the town to get a great view. To get there, continue up the hill northeast from the Plaza Mayor. As you walk up the hill you go through poorer neighbourhoods. You may be asked for clothes or trinkets by the local kids. Seems pretty safe during the day but be careful at night. There's a discotheque in a cave near the top of this hill. this is actually the most awesome disco ever. There is no sign or indication that it is there, just a steps leading into a hole in the ground behind a bush! It is in a huge cave with stalagmites and statactites. More tunnels and caves can be seen near the bathrooms. This is where young cubans go to party, the music is mainly reggaton and techno. Fun starts after 11 pm. Very much worth checking it out. Cover charge was $1.
Take one of the day tours offered by Cubatur. These include several options to Topes de Collantes, or a trip to the Valle de Los Ingenios on an old train with a restored carriage (if the steam engine is working ... if not, check back the next day). The train costs $10CUC per person. It is a nice way to spend a day for those with difficulties walking. The smoke from the steam engine can be thick, so watch out if you already have breathing difficulties.
Join a local tour on a horseback ride, the horse should take you into a forest half way and you will need to hike about half an hour into the forest, which leads to an amazing waterfall. Behind the waterfall is a cave you can swim into. In summer times, it is recommended to take a swim in the water fall, afterwards, the horse back ride trip will take you through muddy roads hiking back to the town of Trinidad.
If you want to learn Spanish during your stay in Trinidad you can take an Intensive Spanish course from one week up to four weeks. The classes are held 4 hours per day and give you the opportunity to improve your Spanish quickly during a short time period.
Before you go:
Take cheap, private and professional Salsa lessons for men or women. Call Senora Misladis at 99-4493. She has a private studio in her home
There is a pizzeria, which is refreshing due to the lack of variety of vegetarian food in Trinidad. There are many other amazing places to eat with much fish and chicken cooked in imaginative ways.
Many casa particulares offer dinner, for a fee, which are usually authentic dishes and very well prepared and well worth checking out.
There are quite a few Paladars in the town, which offer quality home cooked style food which is usually served at the back of the hosts Casa or House. Its quite hard to find Paladars if you havent first been taken there by a tout or you have friends that could recommend one. If taken to a Paladar by a tout, be prepared to have their commission added to the bill.
There are several 'so called' peso pizza establishments in the town which allow tourists to purchase Pizza for the national peso price. This usually works out at around 5-10 national pesos or 10c. This is a good idea for travellers on a budget. One of the biggest places in Trinidad is situated on the corner of Frank Pais and Francisco Javier.
In the square at night, there are often events and there is a very good club open until the early hours. It is a lovely town with amazing visitors and inhabitants, and small enough for you to wander and choose your drinking hole. The Mojito's and rum cocktails are great.
There are also places where the locals hang-out and which serve quite decent beer at a very reasonable price. These places usually serve draught beer and stay open just as long as there is beer to serve. When the beer from one place has been drunk, then it's off to the next place or not. Many of the locals drink their beer outside on the street and Trinidad is so small so these places are easy to spot.
There is a beautiful colonial hotel on the main causeway up to the square. It is a little expensive, but worth it as it has colonial rocking chairs and 2 four poster beds.
There are many casas particulares in Trinidad. It is an excellent way to meet the people of Trinidad and see how many live.
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For those of you who aren't familiar with Kinfolk - it's a brilliant, beautifully serene magazine dedicated to celebrating the joy of "small gatherings." The mag is packed with stunning photos and earnest prose (and there's not a distracting ad in sight). When I first stumbled upon Kinfolk a few months back, I was stunned by the beauty and calm of each issue and I knew I wanted to get involved. Go get a copy of their latest edition, you won't be disappointed. (You can find a list of their stockist here.)
Kinfolk hosts one meal each month in a different city around the US. Yesterday, the Kinfolk gang came to SF...
Matt from Heirloom Cafe cooked a springy family-style meal for us all as we sat, chatted, and met new people. I thought I would share some links with you today that are inspired by the talented people I had a chance to connect with at brunch. Check out their work - I think you'll enjoy...
- Laura, a sweet photographer whose gorgeous images are often found in Kinfolk
- Kasey, a new friend of mine whose writing on food and music is fresh and always delicious
- Jill, who does sumptuous natural work with flowers
- Heidi, who is as kind and charming in person as she is on her blog and books
- June, a master jam-maker and teacher from Berkeley
- Samin, a fellow Berkeley dweller, talented chef, and my table mate
- Rachel and her lifestyle blog, packed with design goodies
And of course, thank you Nathan and Julie at Kinfolk!
I promise that a recipe is coming your way next post - I have a duck egg frittata just waiting for you!