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"Trust me, the games here are not for nice, sweet girls."
|The Gorilla Club
|Season 3, Episode 2
|First Aired
|February 4th, 2012
|Production Code
|Dan Schneider and Warren Bell
|Steve Hoefer
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The Gorilla Club is an episode of Victorious. It aired on February 4, 2012. It is the 2nd episode in Season 3, making it the 36th episode overall. It was about Tori trying to take risks so that she could be more fearsome and get accepted in a play.
Tori is working to try out for a film role, however due to her "good girl" nature, others laugh at her acting, saying that it is hard to believe that she could portray the aggressive, trouble-making character. Sikowitz tells her that she needs to take risks as an actor in order to not play the scene too safely. As a result from her friends , Tori tries to test herself at an underground club called the Gorilla Club with rigorous and daunting physical challenges, like dodging 40-pound swinging metal balls, fighting a guy in a gorilla costume, and a bunny that you can ride. Her friends accompany her to keep her safe and offer their support; it is obvious, however, that none of them believe that she can truly be a "risk-taker" as she claims. Tori fails at The Balls of Pain at first, with Cat easily winning. The next day, she does a great job in it. She also progressively improves in her acting role as a result. Jade still mocks Tori that she still not a risk-taker because she haven't done the 'Big Gorilla Challenge'. Later, Tori attacks and beats the big gorilla, with Jade being too upset about it. But when the gorilla strikes back, both of Tori's arms are broken, much to Jade's amusement. She attends her film audition where she impresses the producers, but unfortunately due to her injuries, they could not grant her the role.
After losing a bet to Jade in a card game, André and Robbie are forced to dance like M.C. Hammer on command. She purposely bothers them during inappropriate times, such as class time or when André is trying to ask a girl out. At the end of the episode, the boys' dancing inspires Tori to beat the gorilla and win the challenge.
Subplot 2
Trina buys a pair of 10-inch Fazzini platform heels and has trouble walking in them. She later decides to go jogging in them, causing her to get severely injured.
Tori: YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT MAKES ME SICK?!?
Cat: Is it eating tuna fish on a Ferris wheel? ...Cause I did that once and I threw up on a bird.
Manager: (hands Tori, Beck, André, and Cat clipboards) Here. Sign 'em!
Tori: Why do we have to sign these?
Beck: It just says that if you try any of the challenges here, you won't sue the place if you get...dead.
Tori: But I wanna take a risk!
Beck: Just being here is a risk.
Tori: But...
Beck: Trust me, the games here are not for nice, sweet girls.
Cat: (on the bunny, excited and laughing happily) I'm riding a giant bunny!
Manager: (talking about Cat) She's not supposed to be laughing on the bunny!
André: Well what do you want me to do?
Beck: Who's a rock star?
Tori: Me!
(High-five each other)
Tori: Tori Vega beat the big bad-
Gorilla: (attacks Tori)
Jade: (imitating Beck) Oh, I'm Beck, I know about acting, I say words.
Trina: Why don't you call my butt!
Jade: Turn off your speaker phone.
Trina: Why don't you turn off your butt?
André: What's with her and butts?
Robbie: Canasta!
Beck: ...We're not playing canasta.
Robbie: Oh, well then I lost bad!
Trina: I don't see the (gets hit with her package)
Tori: Your package is here.
Jade: Don't tell me, tell the gorilla.
Tori: Why don't you tell my butt?
Trina: That's my thing!!!
Andre: (to Alesha) Listen, a few of my friends might be going to the gorilla club later, and I was thinking maybe you and me-
Jade: (walks up to them smugly) Hammer time!
André: Not now, I'm trying to-
Jade: STOP! Hammer time. (She plays MC-Hammer-style music on her pearphone. He starts dancing and Alesha runs off, weirded out of their dancing)
André: Hey, wait, Alesha! Don't run away from a man while he hammer dancing! Alesh- aw!
Jade: Hey! Move.
Robbie: Why should we move?
Andre: We were here first.
Jade: Okay. HAMMER TIME (to DJ)!
DJ: Yeah! (plays the song. Reluctantly, the boys begin to dance in the middle of the floor. Jade watches them happily for a moment before taking their spot)
André: Can we stop hammer dancin' now?
Robbie: Please!
Jade: No!
Tori: *fake-gasps and points in a direction*
Beck: *looks in that direction*
Tori: [Runs back into the gorilla cage]
- Starting from this episode, Tori started wearing make-up.
- This episode was first confirmed through a DanWarp video.[1]
- Later, the air date and name was confirmed by a TV Guide Listing.
- This episode is very ironic because Tori went to the Gorilla Club so she can get the film role. However, due to events at the club, she didn't get it.
- This is the second time a severe injury occurs. The first was to Beck's dad in Jade Dumps Beck.
- This is the first time that a main character is in two casts.
- They are seen playing an altered version of poker again, just as in Wok Star.
- This episode is most likely the last Season 3 episode that was filmed in 2011.
- As of this episode, when Ariana Grande is shown in the opening credits, instead of the shots of Ariana in A Christmas Tori and Blooptorious on the set of Freak the Freak Out, it shows Cat riding the giant bunny and her in a vehicle (from Driving Tori Crazy).
- This is the first time Jade imitates Beck's voice.
- Although this comes before The Worst Couple, Jade and Beck already broke up, since it was filmed after, and Jade and Beck don't seem to get along in this episode.
- Tori mentioned that there was a long line in the girl's bathroom, so she went to the boy's bathroom. This is a reference to what Moze did in an episode of w:c:Nickelodeon:Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide:Ned's Declassified: School Survival Guide (another Nickelodeon show).
- When Tori is practicing her lines with Sikowitz after they go to the Gorilla Club, there's a quote from Lady Gaga on the white board. It says "I live half way between reality and theater at all times. And I was Born This Way."
- It could be considered Jade's fault that Tori didn't get the part in the movie since she pressured Tori into going back to the Gorilla Club and face the gorilla.
- Cat has a new stuffed giraffe. (The first one appeared in a Slap video with André and in Prom Wrecker). This one is purple and smaller than Mr. Longneck.
- 'Hammer time!" is a reference to the song "U Can't Touch This' by MC Hammer and to Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Joel Hanrahan whose nickname is the Hammer.
- However, the song Jade plays when making André and Robbie do the hammer dance is not "U Can't Touch This" in tune or lyrics.
- Tori successfully completed only two out of the three challenges: The Balls of Pain and The Gorilla (although in the end the Gorilla still knocked her down). Cat also completed two out of the three: The Bunny and The Balls of Pain.
- Ending Tagline: None.
- This is the only episode that had no ending tagline.
- This is the second time Tori auditions for a film role, the first being in Beck Falls for Tori.
- This is the second time that Tori had to take risks. First being Beck Falls for Tori.
- This episode could be the writers' reaction to some of the fanbase's claims that Tori is a "goody-goody" or a "Mary Sue."
- The movie role Tori auditioned for may be a reference to Girl Interrupted.
- Canada is once again referenced.
- Alexandra Shipp starred as "Alesha". She would later end up potraying a main character in another Nickelodeon produced TV Show, "House of Anubis".
- During the card game at Tori's house, everyone is sitting on the same side of the table, which was obviously done for camera purposes. In reality, the sitting position would be awkward since one side of the table was crowded and yet, on the other, there was a big gap.
- When everyone is playing the card game, Cat's candies are heart-shaped. She puts a few in the middle and makes the heart incomplete. A few seconds later, when you see the heart again, the heart's complete again. The last time you see the heart about 3 or 4 candies are missing again.
- The contracts they signed would have been invalid considering that they are minors; however, they could've used fake IDs to get in.
- In the beginning, after Tori threw Cat's purple giraffe, pulled down Sikowitz's pants, and left the classroom, Cat ran outside to get her purple giraffe from the bushes outside. However, in the next shot when André walks in, Cat isn't seen anymore. It is possible that she fell in the bushes as you hear screaming and the bushes are still moving.
- In the Gorilla Club when Tori was hit by the Balls Of Pain, She fell to her right. But when she was hit, the Balls of Pain swung to her left and fell to her right.
- In the Gorilla Club when Cat went up for the Balls Of Pain, her head just hit the Balls of Pain but didn't fell. If she was hit in the head she would've been hospitalized in a serious condition.
- When Cat plays the Balls of Pain, she runs across and only grabs 2 rings, then she runs back and wins even though she didn't grab all 3 of the rings.
- If everyone said Tori couldn't handle the Gorilla Club, then Cat shouldn't have been able to handle it either.
- In the scene where they were playing a card game, Jade had a bunch of blue candies in a corner. In one scene they go missing, but they came back in the next.
- It is highly unlikely that a club would be permitted to let humans be in the same area as a live gorilla.
- When Jade made the bet with Andre and Robbie, she said they had to do the hammer dance at school, but she makes both of them dance in the gorilla club, which is unfair to them. Although because Jade can be very pushy and bossy, she obviously would have done this on purpose in order to humiliate them.
- Jade never said that they only had to dance in school. She just said= anytime she sees them and says "hammer time", they have to do the dance.
- Sikowitz was criticizing and approving whether or not Tori was good for the movie role. However, in the episode The Bird Scene, he was teaching Tori that she shouldn't care about other's approval when making her own decisions.
- Tori technically cheated when she won at the Balls of Pain because she ducked underneath the balls. Obviously, that should be against the rules because then it would be too easy to win.
Running Gags
- André and Robbie doing the Hammer dance.
- Trina saying sentences involving "butt".
- Cat completing the dangerous challenges easily at the Gorilla Club while laughing/giggling.
- Characters referencing Robbie's lob-sided toosh.
Click here to see the photo gallery for The Gorilla Club.


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FAIRBANKS — After having the highest utility costs in the nation in 2011, it looks like Fairbanks is paying even more this year.
Fairbanks paid 143 percent more than the typical U.S. household for its utility costs in the third quarter of 2012, according to a national survey of 304 urban areas in the country. Alaska's second-largest city had the distinction of paying the highest utility costs last year, with prices about 112 percent above average.
Fairbanks suffers from a dependence on oil for both heating and electric generation. As oil prices have risen, local utility costs have mirrored those increases in the Interior.
The cost of heating oil hit its highest point this year, according to statistics collected by the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The price of No. 1 fuel oil has averaged $4.06 in 2012, about 13 cents more than last year. A decade ago, fuel oil prices averaged $1.21 per gallon in Fairbanks.
The Council for Community and Economic Research, which conducts the nationwide price survey, warns against making direct comparisons with previous results because the mix of participants changes with each survey.
The most-recent survey does, however, indicate that the gap between Fairbanks' utility rates and the amount paid in other Alaska cities is growing. Juneau had the second-highest rates in the third quarter of 2012, at 69 percent above average, 5 percent higher than in 2011. The rates in Kodiak during that time went from 52 percent higher than the U.S. average to 64 percent above average.
Anchorage, which benefits from a cheap supply of Cook Inlet natural gas, had utility rates that were nearly 6 percent lower than the average U.S. urban household in the third quarter of 2012. Its utility rates were 2 percent below average in 2011.
Those growing utility prices have contributed significantly to a rising cost of living in Fairbanks. Overall costs in Fairbanks were about 40 percent above the U.S. average in the most recent survey, higher than Anchorage (26 percent above average) and Kodiak (30 percent above average).
High housing costs made Juneau the most expensive Alaska city, at 42 percent above average.

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Deep Fried Chicago: Fat Rice Brings Macanese Food to Logan Square
Fat Rice, the highly anticipated brick and mortar restaurant from Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo, opened late last year in Logan Square to generally high acclaim. Though originally slated to serve peasant dishes from around the world under the name "Flour & Bones," the pair instead decided to focus on Macanese, a fusion blend of southern Chinese and Portuguese cuisine.
Fat Rice's menu is one of those heavy-on-the-ingredients-light-on-the-cooking-method-descriptors. When I asked my server to point out the dishes with deep fried components, his concerned "dietary restrictions?" was heartening. Yes sir, but not in the way you're expecting. He was beyond patient, walking me through each and every fried aspect of the menu, and with his help, I was able to cobble together a completely deep fried meal.
The Pork & Shrimp Potstickers ($10.00) are unlike any I've ever had. The dumplings proper are herbal and toothsome, with a slick exterior and a nice fat to lean ratio in the filling. The show stealer, though, is in the presentation. Cooked using a hybrid steam/fry method (read about it here), the dumplings arrive to the table bottoms up with the crisp, connective, salty, lattice membrane front and center. The black vinegar garlic scallion chili sauce (with sambal and dried kimchi thrown in for good measure), is great on its own, but for some now-you-see-it-now-you-don't spiceness, stir in the included ghost chili sauce. The heat eases in slowly, but when it does...
Speaking of spice, our server felt wont to warn of the dangerously high levels in the Shaken Chili Whitefish ($15.00). In reality, the stir fry of breaded and fried fish nuggets and shisito peppers is relatively mild and respectable—unless you choose to bite into one of the red pill Sichuan peppercorns. Then the dish gets plain wacky. Just as your mouth numbs completely, the flavors intensely amp. The floral soapiness of the mild peppers is offset by the sharp fishiness of the crunchy fish, but if you want your mind blown completely, try a fermented black bean chaser. The dish never reaches the level of Lao Hunan's perfect take, but I'll be back regardless, if only for the complete loop it threw me.
The Caramel Catfish Claypot ($18.00) is a dish of contrasts. Flash fried and braised, the soft tofu and catfish yield willingly to the fork, while the carrot nubs and Thai eggplant quarters are cooked just enough to take off the raw edge. The salty, crispy shrimp puffs render the dish dippable, but the generous puddle of sweet caramel sauce make it ideal over the included coconut rice, especially on the cold, snowy night I tried it.
Said Coconut Rice ($3.00 as a side, or included with large entrées) is exactly as its name promises, no more, no less. The fried shallots that top the coconut scented mound add a pleasant crunch, though the first bowl was light on flavor and warmth. Thankfully, the second bowl was heavier on both.
Though the prices are a little high for dishes that are intended to be part of a multi-coursed, shared meal, I'm looking forward to delving deeper into Fat Rice's offerings. Along with a number of (admittedly not fried) clay pots, there's the eponymous dish, and a healthy smattering of pickles. Pass them amongst friends, and be thankful for the bountiful cuisines Chicago has on offer.
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Louise A. Tilly Biography
Louise Audino Tilly has been a pioneer in the study of women, work, and family life in 19th-century Europe. She earned her PhD in 1973 from the University of Toronto. Tilly's dedication to social and women's history has opened the study of history to the lives of the common folk, and has paved a pathway for women in the profession. She has taught at many history departments across the U.S. and in Europe, and has been the recipient of several important fellowships and grants. Tilly is author of Politics and Class in Milan, 1881-1901 (1992).
The rebellious century, 1830-1930, by Charles Tilly, Louise Tilly, and Richard Tilly. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1975.
Women, work, and family, by Louise A. Tilly and Joan W. Scott. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978.
Class conflict and collective action. Louise A. Tilly, Charles Tilly, editors. Beverly Hills: Published in cooperation with the Social Science History Association by Sage Publications, 1981.
Feminist re-visions: what has been and might be, edited by Vivian Patraka and Louise A. Tilly. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Women's Studies Program, University of Michigan, 1983.
Women, politics, and change. Louise A. Tilly and Patricia Gurin, editors. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1990.
The European experience of declining fertility, 1850-1970: the quiet revolution, edited by John R. Gillis, Louise A. Tilly, and David Levine. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1992.
Politics and class in Milan, 1881-1901, by Louise A. Tilly. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
European integration in social and historical perspective: 1850 to the present, edited by Jytte Klausen and Louise A. Tilly. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997.


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Huzur cited verse 17 of Surah Al Maidah, the translation reads;
"Thereby does Allah guide those who seek His pleasure on the paths of peace, and leads them out of every kind of darkness into light by His will, and guides them to the right path."
Huzur said thus is the God of Islam Who sent the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at a time of intense darkness and through him had it declared that when darkness will fall again, a devout servant of his will be raised from the latter-ones to once again present his teachings to the world.
For the peace and guidance of the world the Living God of Islam sends His special people in every age and grants guidance to pure souls to follow these people. Huzur presented an insight into some incidents of acceptance of faith to exemplify how God guides.
Tufail bin Amr was a wise poet at the time of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). He belonged to the tribe of Dos [from Yemen] who once happened to visit Mecca and was warned by the Quraish of Mecca to stay clear of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). They incited him that the Prophet was (God forbid) creating discord among families, that he was a magician who was bewitching the Meccans with his mesmerising words. Huzur said this was like the current attitude of maulwis, who incite people to protect themselves from Ahmadis lest the Ahmadis bewitch them with their magic. Huzur said the documents of the 1974 proceedings [of the National Assembly of Pakistan] have not been released because they know that these would reveal the truth about the Ahmadiyya belief.
Tufail bin Amr decided to steer clear of the Prophet and decided not to even let his voice to reach him, for this purpose he stuffed cotton wool in his ears. One day Tufail bin Amr went to the Ka'ba where the Prophet was performing Salat. The sound of the Quranic verses that the Prophet was reciting fell in his ears and he rather liked what he heard. He thought he was a sensible poet he should listen to the message of the Prophet and decide for himself. When the Prophet finished his Salat and started walking towards his house, Tufail silently followed him. As the Prophet was about to enter his house, Tufail addressed him and said the Meccans had misled him to the extent that he had put cotton wool in his ears to avoid listening to the Prophet, but he had just then heard the Quranic recitation and found it most fine and wished to hear more. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) told him about Islam and recited more Quranic verses. Tufail was extremely moved and accepted Islam.
Tufail bin Amr told the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) that he was the chief of his people and he hoped that his tribe would listen to him if he took the message of Islam to them. He asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to pray for his success and give him a sign. As he rode back to his tribe he felt a glow on his forehead and prayed that the sign be shown elsewhere. The same glow appeared on his horse-whip and his tribe saw it. When he met his father the next day Tufail told him that he was severing ties with him because he had accepted Islam. His father asked him about Islam. Tufail told his father to first bathe and cleanse himself. When he did this Tufail told him about Islam. His father was moved and accepted Islam. The same scenario took place with his wife who also accepted Islam. His tribe however was opposed to Islam. On his next journey to Mecca Tufail asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to imprecate/curse his people. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) raised his hands and prayed, 'O Allah, grant guidance to the tribe of Dos.' Tufail returned home and continued to spread the message of Islam. Meanwhile the migration to Medina took place. Tufail also went to Medina with seventy families of his tribe. Hadhrat Abu Huraira was also from his tribe. Huzur said Allah had an appointed time for the acceptance of the prayer of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) that he had made for the guidance of Tufail's people.
Huzur said in the incident of Taif angels offered to punish the people of the city for their terrible treatment of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) but he only sought prayer for their guidance.
In this age when the opposition of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) increased God showed the outbreak of the plague as a sign to those who opposed him. Despite Divine assurance of protection for him and his Community the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) would be extremely restless for the suffering of humanity in general. He would supplicate to God with extreme anguish in the middle of the night to save mankind from the ordeal of the plague.
Maulwi Raheem Ullah sahib, from among the companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), was a great believer in the Unity of God and found everyone he went to for spiritual enlightenment to be embroiled in shirk (associating partners with Allah). Due to his extreme piety he was enabled to experience visions while fully awake and had had the privilege of sighting the blessed personage of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and other Prophets of God. He had a vision about the Messiah and the Mahdi. He performed Istakhara and was shown a palanquin coming down from the sky, when he looked inside the palanquin, he saw the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). This is when he took his bai'at.
During the second Ahmadiyya Khilafat, Christianity was most popular in Fiji and people awaited the second coming of Jesus. This was before Ahmadiyyat got established there. A Bashir Ahmad Khan sahib was also considering joining Christianity when in a dream he met with a holy person who told him to come to his senses and that the one he was looking for was not from Christianity and had in fact come. Huzur said by this time Ahmadiyya missionaries had arrived in Fiji. After the dream he was inclined towards Ahmadiyyat and eventually took his bai'at.
Also during the second Ahmadiyya Khilafat, a Fatullah sahib from Sierra Leone had an extraordinary dream. He dreamt that he is working on a grassy patch outside a Maliki mosque in a village. When he got tired he went under the shade of a tree to rest. As he stood there he saw a person coming towards him carrying the Bible and the Qur'an and asked to see the Imam of the mosque. He then saw the stranger standing in the mehrab inside the mosque telling the Imam that he had come to teach him the proper method of Salat. The next day he related the dream to his friends. A week later, while working outside he stopped to take some rest under the shade of a tree. A few minutes passed when he saw a person approaching him. This was our missionary Al Haaj Maulana Nazir Ahmad who greeted him and enquired about accommodation. This was a fulfilment of the dream, Maulana's outfit was also similar to the one in the dream. Fataullah sahib took the guest to his own house and told his Muslim friend that his dream was indeed fulfilled. The holy person had arrived. He accepted Ahmadiyyat after a few days.
Huzur said these incidents are from many decades ago. God continues to guide people today. Someone in Algeria saw a person in a dream in 2004 who took him to see the blessed person of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). He saw the Prophet who smiled. There was an olive skinned person present in the dream, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said he is a prophet of God. Four years later, in 2008, this person saw a photograph of the person he had seen in the dream; this was a photo of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace).
An Egyptian lady Hallah had a dream that the Imam Mahdi and his Community was walking on water. When she wished to join them she was told they would take her along on their way back. Following this dream the lady looked into Sufisim but was not satisfied. One day at home she happened to see MTA Al-Arabiyya on which she saw the photograph of the person who was walking on water in her dream. This was indeed the Promised Messiah (on whom peace).
A Abdul Raheem sahib from Iraq dreamt that the Imam Mahdi tells him to take his bai'at.
Huzur said off the coast of Mauritius is a small island called Rodrigues which is mainly Catholic. Ahmadi missionary visited the family of a Christian young man in the island. His maternal grandmother said she knew the Ahmadiyya message was true. She had earlier seen a revealing dream about this which she had related to her entire family. When the missionary went for the second visit they took some books and the Holy Qur'an for the family. On their third trip they took bai'at forms. Seeing the forms tears welled up in the eyes of the lady. She said she had seen a dream the previous night in which she had seen the exact papers of the bai'at form. She said her family were a witness to this dream as she had already related it to them. Huzur said Rodrigues is a small island and Huzur has visited it. He said gradually Ahmadiyyat is spreading there.
In USA five people of Mexican ethnicity recently came into Ahmadiyyat. A lady who was from a Catholic family but did not practice the faith fell ill. She prayed to God for her health. She said she always prayed to One God. In a vision she saw an image of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), she touched the image and supplicated for healing. From that day onwards she was healed. Later, she met another lady of Mexican origin who was an Ahmadi and she saw a photograph of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) which was exactly the same image she had seen.
In Bulgaria a wife accepted Ahmadiyyat but her husband did not. Even though he came to the UK Jalsa Salana with his wife but he did not convert. Suddenly he expressed his desire to accept Ahmadiyyat quickly. When asked what the hurry was he said he had seen Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V in his dream who had said to him 'you do not come to us so I have come to you'.
Huzur also related similar incidents from Kuwait, Moscow, Burkina Faso, Norway and Bosnia. Huzur said there are countless such incidents – some he relates in the Jalsa addresses. He had intended to recount some at the Qadian Jalsa but the opportunity did not arise. Allah thus continues to guide people as a sign of the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). May He always show the world the guided way and also keep us firm on guidance.
Huzur cited a few prayers for guidance and said that one prayer for guidance that he had included in the Centenary prayers was indeed verse 9 of Surah Al e Imran. Huzur said he is sometimes asked if the Centenary prayers should be continued. He said they should be continued more than before, the earlier specific instruction was simply to make saying of prayers a regular practice. Another prayer that Huzur wished to stressed on was the prayer the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) made at the Battle of Uhad when his Companions in fact asked him to imprecate the enemy. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) instead prayed, 'O Allah grant guidance to my people for they do not know me.' Huzur said this prayer was also taught to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and the Community should also say it. In particular the people of Pakistan should say this prayer as opposition is mounting there. Huzur said the perpetrators do not seem to realise what is happening to them or what is to happen in future. May Allah have mercy. Compassionate prayers should be made for them. Although human life has no value in that country anymore but Ahmadis are martyred because they have accepted the Imam of the age. Two days ago one of our murrabi sahibs in Pakistan was shot at in his legs by unknown persons on a motorbike as he stood at a bus stop. May Allah grant him healing and may He give sense to the nation. The leaders of the country are dishonest and to make it worse they are in the control of the mullah. May Allah have mercy.
Next Huzur announced funerals in absentia of the following that he said he would lead after Friday Prayers.
A Mubasher Ahmad sahib was martyred in Karachi on 22nd February. He leaves behind two sons and a daughter. His widow had taken bai'at, may she be in Allah's care.
An eminent elder Munir Hamid sahib, an Afro-American passed away on 21st February. He was an extremely sincere Ahmadi who had taken his bai'at at the age of fifteen. He was the first Qaid of Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA and was the president of the Philadelphia Jama'at for more than thirty years. Currently he held the position of naib Ameer of USA. Huzur said his parents were not Muslims, his mother a practising Christian. From ten siblings he was the only religious one. At the time of his bai'at the rule was to have the bai'at form attested by a family elder. His mother refused to attest his form but acknowledged that he was the most spiritual among all her children. At that time he also wrote to Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II (may Allah be pleased with him) and said the reply he received changed the course of his life. Huzur said he had met him and found him to be most courteous. His ardent love for the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was such that each time he mention his name he would be in tears. He had great love for the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and devotion to the Khulafa. Huzur said the first time he met him he was on his way to attend Jalsa at Bangladesh. On his way back to USA, he met Huzur again and said that after the Jalsa in Bangladesh and meeting with Huzur he was recharged. Huzur said he could not attend the USA Jalsa last year due to ill health. Huzur said had he known the detail of his illness he would have made time to visit him at his home. He leaves behind a widow, two daughters and a son. Huzur said he was one of those people who are especially guided by Allah.
A Dervish of Qadian who passed away on 25th February. In his steadfast and content nature he was an exemplary dervish. He had travelled from Sheikupura to Qadian in his young age and had dedicated his life.
Saeeda Yusuf sahiba, wife of Kamal Yusaf sahib passed away on February 25th after a long battle with cancer. She was from the Scandinavian Jama'at and had immense love and honour for Khilafat. She leaves behind her husband, two daughters and a son.
Amtul Hai sahiba and Bashir Ahmad Sialkoti sahib, husband and wife passed away a few days apart in February. They were the parents of Zahoor sahib of the Private Secretary's office. They were both devoted, sincere people and were one of the first settlers in Rabwah. They leave behind one daughter and five sons.
Huzur prayed for the elevated status of all the deceased.


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Interview: Everyday Shooter Creator Jonathan Mak
After impressing Sony execs at this year's Independent Games Festival and taking home two awards, Sony decided to publish the Toronto native's game, dubbed Everyday Shooter, as a downloadable title on the PlayStation Network. Shacknews previewed this art-house dual-joystick shooter at this year's E3. Now flush with cash and partaking in the usual debauchery of the young and famous, Mak has left his day job and moved out. Shacknews caught up with the 25-year-old rapscallion long enough to learn what being Canada's biggest celebrity is all a-boot.
Shack: What was your vision for Everyday Shooter, and why did you want to make it?
Jonathan Mak: My game before that was this game called Gate 88. It was like the precinct assault portion of Future Cop: LAPD. It's like SubSpace but you can also build bases, and it was multiplayer. The way I designed it, it was just a really complicated mess. So when I decided to work on the new game, I still had this sort of arrogant view that I knew what I was doing when it came to game design.
Shack: What were some of your inspirations for the game's aesthetic?
Jonathan Mak: Kenta Cho's PARSEC 47. That game was like the game. Before I played his work, I was sort of like the amateur professional. I was trying to make it in the industry. I was trying to do all the right things, like making design docs and crap. And then I played his game, and it was like, "Wow." You can use code to make things look amazing, and you don't call it program design, it just looks fucking cool.
I'm not done with freeware. I want to make freeware and Sony knows this. Where would I be without Kenta Cho?
Part of the aesthetic was, how can I make the most batshit crazy thing happen on the screen with the least amount of effort from the player? That's why the explosions are totally over the top. When you break gameplay down to its essentials, it's not just interaction, it's an action and a reaction. And what's fun is when you do an action and you get this spectacular reaction.
Shack: What about the guitar-only soundtrack?
Jonathan Mak: I was really into doing guitars mixed with synthesizer stuff, but I wasn't a very good synth programmer. I just couldn't make them gel properly. And then I thought back to the original goal of making a really simple game, and just thought, why don't I use all guitars? There was also this thing that [composer] Steve Reich did called the Electric Counterpoint, which was 11 guitars dubbed on top of each other. It's just something that I really like.
Shack: How did the deal with Sony come about?
Jonathan Mak: Warren Currell, my agent, he just called me up one day and said, "Listen, Sony's interested. We should go meet them in LA." Hearing Rusty's side of the story, he's the producer--I think he said that during GDC they were walking around the IGF booth, looking for indie games that needed to be showcased. I guess they chose Everyday Shooter.
Shack: Can you talk about the specifics of the deal?
Jonathan Mak: I can tell you I'll have enough money to live, or else I wouldn't...well maybe I would still. But yeah, I have enough money to live now.
Shack: How was your experience taking your PC title and using Sony's tools to make it work for a downloadable PSN game?
Jonathan Mak: Technically it was fairly straightforward. It ran in about 3 days. So, I keep saying the hardest part was the widescreen. The way I work on the game is I fucking tweak the hell out of it until it works perfectly. And I had it working perfectly on 4x3. So once you make it 16x9--there's all this extra space, it's kind of different. And I didn't just want to throw more enemies in. It kind of changes the soundscape. It just seemed like a really cheap way to retweak it for widescreen. So a lot of time was just spent trying stuff but also worrying about what the hell I'm going to do, to make it happen.
Probably the hardest part was that--anyone who went to IGF knows that the game was practically--all the levels were playable. It was sort of hard to get the energy to do it. The game was kind of, I don't want to say "done," but I had to sort of tread back a bit and do the finishing the game process. Obviously it was totally worth it.
Shack: For the money?
Jonathan Mak: Not for the money, but just thinking about how many people are going to see this game now. It's coming out on this console, so it's kind of--yikes.
Shack: Will the game be available for PC as well?
Jonathan Mak: All I can say right now is that it's coming out on PS3. It's going to be available on PS3. That's the only plan so far.
Shack: How long has the porting process taken you?
Jonathan Mak: I'm so close, man. I can't tell you how close I am, but I started at the end of May.
Shack: Any idea of when the game will be finished?
Jonathan Mak: I hate deadlines. I don't understand how people work on deadlines. All they do is they stress me out. At E3 we were saying late summer. For me it's ASAP.
Click to the next page for more about Mak's future endeavors and why he can no longer sleep at night. _PAGE_BREAK_ Shack: Have you started working on any other projects?
Jonathan Mak: There's collaboration work I'm doing with this musician, but that's sort of on hold since I'm trying to finish this game. And there's all these ideas I have, but I'm really burnt out. I'm really fucking tired here. The only plan I have is sort of getting sleep again. I don't think my lifestyle is really healthy right now. I really can't sleep.
Shack: This came after you started to work on the original freeware game or after the deal with Sony?
Jonathan Mak: It is self imposed. It's not imposed by Sony. I really want to get this game out. It would be good to get back to a regular sleeping schedule, and also clean up the house. I have a PS3 but I have no furniture to put it on, so it's just sitting on the box that it came in. I have this widescreen TV to test the game, but it's sort of on a milk crate on a chair because I don't have a table to put it on. And I can afford it now, which is great, I just need time to go and buy furniture.
Before I was like, "If you don't get it, fuck you..." But that's stupid. I want people to play my game.
Jonathan Mak: No. It's not a business goal. I'm lucky this great business opportunity happened, but the goal is to just make games that I want to make.
Shack: Do you have a goal of even making commercially available games?
Jonathan Mak: That's a sticky question. This is something I battle with a lot. The question of accessibility. I'm sure every artist sort of battles. Part of it is wanting people to experience your work. For people to want to experience your work, you have to make it accessible somewhere. And if people want to experience your work, it's commercially viable.
A lot of it is sort of discovering how accessible I want the work to be, and recently I've been discovering, yeah, I want people to play my game. That's not crazy. Before I was like, "If you don't get it, fuck you. Go play your whatever game." But that's stupid. I want people to play my game.
Shack: Would you consider having other projects published on the PlayStation Network in the future?
Jonathan Mak: Yeah, I'm sort of forging this relationship with Sony. Particularly the Santa Monica guys, because they're just really fucking cool.
Shack: Would you develop for any other platforms?
Jonathan Mak: I'm not done with freeware. I want to make freeware and Sony knows this. Where would I be without Kenta Cho? If I didn't play that game, none of this would have happened. I sort of feel indebted to it.
Shack: What are some games you've played recently or heard about that you've been impressed with, independently developed or otherwise?
Jonathan Mak: There's a backlog of amazing indie games that I haven't even touched yet. [Daisuke Amaya's] Cave Story, Kenta Cho's new one which is old now, the Knytt guy--Within a Deep Forest. Just shitloads of games.
I read that John Woo's treating Stranglehold as the sequel to "Hard Boiled," and when it comes out on PS3 it's going to come with "Hard Boiled" on Blu-ray. I just have to see this, just to see what he's up to. There's just possibly a lot of comedy in the context of how huge a fan I was when I was a little kid. Maybe that's not funny. I think it's funny.
Shack: Have you played flOw? Kind of a similar situation--an independent game published on PSN.
Jonathan Mak: I finally played flOw, but I played it on my crap-ass TV with the most garbage speakers. I played the PC one ages ago. It was really cool. It's such an easy game to get into. It's sort of like a couple guys having a beer, except instead of drinking beer and being stupid, they play flOw.
Shack: Thanks for the interview. Good luck on finishing up the game. Get some sleep if you can.
Jonathan Mak: That's a cruel joke.


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from Think Aloud to Participatory AnalysisNielsen, Janni (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Think Aloud is cost effective, promises access to the user's mind and is the applied usability technique. But "keep talking" is difficult, besides, the multimodal interface is visual not verbal. Eye-tracking seems to get around the verbalisation problem. It captures the visual focus of attention. However, it is expensive, obtrusive and produces huge amount of data. Besides, eye-tracking do not give access to user's mind. Capturing interface/cursor tracking may be cost effective. It is easy to install, data collection is automatic and unobtrusive and replaying the captured recording to the user and probing about her actions and thoughts open for participatory analysis. Keywords usability test, cost effective, unobtrusive, TA, eye and cursor tracking, user experience, participatory analysis URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6501
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Interessetilkendegivelse vedrørende oprettelse af et tværinstitutionelt center for grundforskning i "Læring i virtuelle miljøer"Danielsen, Oluf; Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Lone; Fibiger, Bo; Nielsen, Janni; Sørensen, Birgitte-Hom (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6512
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A case study on collaboration with clients, in community interaction and learning designØrngreen, Rikke N.; Nielsen, Janni; Levinsen, Karin (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract In this paper the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Research Group reports on the pre-phase of an e-learning project, which was carried out in collaboration with the client. The project involved an initial exploration of the problem spaces, possibilities and challenges for an online accredited Continued Medical Education (CME) programme at the Lundbeck Institute. The CME programme aims at end-users, which are primarily general practitioners, but also specialists (psychiatrist and psychologists), from all over the world. The assumption was that it would be possible to identify and build on resources and competencies already existing in the client organisation. We asked: What is it we know? Uncovering the prerequisites and background of and with the client allowed us concurrently to identify: What do we not know? Working iteratively in collaboration with the client, allowed us to build on existing resources and networks, suggesting a design, which also included end-users community needs and work-context. Our argument is that if a preparation phase both seeks to confirm knowledge and contemplate what is not yet known, giving attention to the context and need of the client (i.e. not only end-users,) then it is possible to build on existing resources within the client organisation, leading to grounding of design decisions and a match between the e-learning environment designed and the capabilities of the client. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6469
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A global perspective on ICT and illiteracyNielsen, Janni (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The process of globalization is opening new windows for Danish initiatives. The requirement for innovation and development of new areas as a consequence of the globalization will lead to radical changes and the IT businesses need to take active part in the development. But in order to understand and explain the globalization process we also have to understand the limitations. One such limitation is found in the global digitalization of information- and communication processes. This global development requires, from the world citizens, literacy in use of computers. The majority of the world populations are illiterates, they are not only technical illiterates but also illiterates in the traditional sense: they cannot read and write, however, the global ICT development largely disregards the problem with illiteracy and cultural differences. It seems that a future area of growth for the Danish IT business with their specific competencies may be to strengthen the user oriented and interdisciplinary approaches to design and development of ICT applications - targeted to specific cultural groups and the illiterates - in developing countries and also to large groups of immigrants in the developed world. India is an example of the global structural changes. India has developed an impressive ICT industry and has a very high level of expertise in software engineering. India's government has a vision for e-democracy and have implemented e-government systems, which also address the rural populations. But the Indian population is very large and the potential users are highly diverse groups of which many are illiterate. Denmark has an IT industry that supplements India's, e.g. a strong expertise in e-government, and ICT for the agriculture. Denmark has a long tradition for cooperation between IT developers, researchers and users and is strong in interdisciplinary approaches to development and design of ICT applications. Denmark also has a tradition for a human centred design, and usability is seen as a competitive factor. In India usability is on the agenda in only few IT companies, and it is also new to the academic world (Pradeep Y. 2004). Copenhagen Business School, department of Informatics has for the last 18 months been involved in the establishment of a Euro-India Centre. The departments research group on human-computer interaction(HCI) has prioritized HCI work in the Asian world for the last 4 years (Clemmensen 2004, Nielsen Janni 2004, Nielsen, Clemmensen and Yssing 2002, Levinsen, K. 2002, Nielsen, Lene and Gregers Koch 2003). The wish for a collaborative network has come about as a result of meetings and discussions between researchers from especially India and Denmark and also from Great Britain and Sweden. The first Indian conference on HCI in December 2004 and the initiative from CBS, department of Informatics in May 2005 where an Indian – European workshop was held, created the basis for this network application. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6464
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et design perspektiv på repræsentationer af mennesket i Informationsteknologiens metoder og teknikkerNielsen, Janni; Ørngreen, Rikke; Levinsen, Karin; Yssing, Carsten; Clemmensen, Torkil; Nielsen, Lene (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
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Nielsen, Janni; Yssing, Carsten (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Thinking Aloud Thinking Aloud is the most commonly used technique used to test users´ interaction with computers. The assumption is that Think Aloud gives access to what goes on in the users´ minds. However, interfaces are multi modal and play heavily on user´s visual perception. Reflecting upon Think Aloud (TA), we ask the question: what happens when users are required to verbalise their visual perceptions and interactions? We argue that TA may have a disruptive effect, suggesting that other techniques be considered. With a theoretical distinction between focal and subsidiary awareness and a focus on the sense making process, we develop a frame for test of user´s visual interaction which rely on the coordination between hand/mouse and eye/cursor. Author Keywords: Think Aloud, visual perception, interaction, test URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6485
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Designing for the "cultural other"Nielsen, Janni; Yssing, Carsten; Levinsen, Karin; Clemmensen, Torkil; Ørngreen, Rikke; Nielsen, Lene (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Differences in cultural contexts constitute differences in cognition, and research has shown that different cultures may use different cognitive tools for perception and reasoning. The cultural embeddings are significant in relation to HCI, because the cultural context is also embedded in the techniques and the tools that we apply. We lack a framework for discussing what and who we are, when we talk about a person as the user of an ICT system that has to be designed, developed and implemented. As a framework, we suggest a theory of complementary positions that insists on solid accounts from all observer posi-tions in relation to perspective, standpoint and focus. We need to develop com-plementary theories that embed complexity, and we need to reflect critically upon forty years of dominance by rationalistic, empirical understandings of the user as illustrated in the literature and practice within the HCI paradigm in system development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6454
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the influence of movement on user's visual attentionPetersen, Helle; Nielsen, Janni (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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visual communication and interactionNielsen, Janni (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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from visual communication to visual interactionNielsen, Janni (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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An HCI Study with the Lundbeck InstituteØrngreen, Rikke N.; Nielsen, Janni; Levinsen, Karin; Stanley Christensen, Elise; Mortensen, Ole E. (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This working paper presents the first results of a close collaboration between the HCI-Research Group, at the Department of Informatics, CBS and the Lundbeck Institute.This report contains the resulting descriptions of analyses, investigations and evaluations carried out in the pre-phase. The working paper is written considering both the current and future context of the Lundbeck Institute and what we (in the HCI Research Group) know and need to know more about with respect to the future users of the e-learning activities. Another of our concern has been to investigate the Lundbeck Institute current activities and raise questions that the Institute needs to consider when contemplating a relatively large e-learning project. However, we find that the concepts investigated and the processes we have been through have a general relevance. We are thus grateful to the Lundbeck Institute for allowing publication of these pre-phase results. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6450
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Tools, techniques and methods for developmentNielsen, Janni; Nielsen, Lene; Jespersen, Mikkel; Smith-Hansen, Ole (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The project on Personalisation of Self-service Solutions across On-line Platforms (POSS ON-LINE) focuses on users, clients, and self-service solutions. It is based on the understanding that clients and users are different and have different goals, and that self-service takes place in different contexts, on different platforms, and within different applications and this requires development of complementary approaches and solutions. Traditionally the tools used to predict user behaviour build on users leaving traces of their actions. However, new application and developments for existing applications do not gather traces, and new ways of profiling the user is needed. To digitalise e.g. public services such as TOLD & SKAT to meet citizen's needs is a huge challenge because the user's context has to be taken into account. As the tracking tools are not sufficiently refined (1,4,14) pushing of information to users with the aim of increasing sales, e.g. AMAZON, still leaves much to be wished for. Despite the fact that the user profile, which the system generates, is continuously updated through user's interaction with the system (15), e.g. myyahoo.com. Personalised application may both service the client and the user. The system gathers data about the user, which enables the client to push information to the user. Personalisation enables graphic user interface design that is personalised and relevant to the individual user and invites the user to get access to information with less strain. Personalisation of self-service solutions is promising and IT companies are experiencing an increase in the clients' demands. At the same time the development of solutions moves within a shorter and shorter time span. Hence the process of innovations is paced and there is an increasing need of new ways of looking at the process of development. However, we lack methods to predict user behaviour without having to deal with huge amounts of data and data from both quantitative data as well as life world observations are required. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6476
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Ansøgning om støtte fra e-læringspuljenJensen, Anna B.O.; Levinsen, Karin; Nielsen, Janni; Tscherning, C. C.; Yssing, Carsten; Ørngreen, Rikke (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
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On concurrent usability testingNielsen, Janni; Yssing, Carsten (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: ABSTRACT Working with usability techniques, with focus on how a given technique enables data capture made us ask the question: What kind of information is it an HCI expert want from the user when conducting a usability test? We answer the question by discussing two techniques both relying on concurrent data. Think Aloud is one of the most frequently used techniques and almost an institution in itself. Eye-tracking is new in usability testing and still at an experimental level in HCI. We reflect critically upon the two obtrusive techniques. We discuss the usability of concurrent data capture, suggesting participatory analysis and retrospective verbalisation as a possible step in usability testing. Keywords Concurrent data, usability test, Think Aloud, Eye-tracking, mind, participatory analysis and retrospective verbalisation URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6465
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Time and Space: Upon Meeting a Survivor of the Killing Fields
December 31, 2009
In the southwest of the city, trees were covered in hoar frost, Christmas lights shone through halos of dense fog and there were patches of black ice on the bridge across the Bow. My mind was far away even as I listened. I had googled Cambodia before we went to the dinner invitation, but nothing could have prepared me to meet this survivor of the "killing fields." This gifted scientist, with an unshakable belief in God, was the sole infant who somehow miraculously clung to life while hundreds of mothers' babies lay lifeless beside him, around him, under him. He rejects the label of miracle child, preferring to travel the globe to study, to learn and to share, to either help or do no harm . . . with an intensity that can be vertiginous.
A group of Vietnamese-American immigrants compiled the following list of cultural differences (1978) shortly after arriving in the United States when they were living between two worlds. Dr. Douglas K. Chung, Professor at Grand Valley State University School of Social Work, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1992) included this comparison to enhance understanding of cultural shock that Indochinese refugees experience in Western countries.
|We live in time.
|We live in space.
|We are always at rest.
|We are always on the move.
|We are passive.
|We are aggressive.
|We accept the world as it is.
|We try to change it according to our blueprint.
|We like to contemplate.
|We like to act.
|We live in peace with nature.
|We try to impose our will on nature.
|Religion is our first love.
|Technology is our passion.
|We delight to think about the meaning of life.
|We delight in physics.
|We believe in freedom of silence.
|We believe in freedom of speech.
|We lapse in meditation
|We strive for articulation.
|We marry first, then love.
|We love first, then marry.
|Our marriage is the beginning of a love affair.
|Our marriage is a happy end of a romance.
|Love is an indissoluble bond.
|Love is a contract.
|Our love is mute.
|Our love is vocal.
|We try to conceal it from the world.
|We delight in showing it to others.
|Self-denial is a secret to our survival.
|Self-assertiveness is the key to our success.
|We are taught from the cradle to want less and less.
|We are urged every day to want more and more.
|We glorify austerity and renunciation.
|We emphasize gracious living and enjoyment.
|Poverty is to us a badge of spiritual elevation.
|Poverty is to us a sign of degredation.
|In the sunset years of life, we renounce the world and prepare for the hereafter.
|We retire to enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Dr. Douglas K. Chung, Professor at Grand Valley State University School of Social Work, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1992) included the following comparison to enhance understanding of cultural shock that Indochinese refugees experience in Western countries. A group of Vietnamese-American immigrants compiled this list of cultural differences shortly after arriving in the United States when they were living between two worlds.
Webliography and Bibliography
Chung, Douglas K. Taoism: a Portrait. http://origin.org/UCS/sbcr/taoism.cfm
Chung, Douglas K. 1992.
Filed in AFlicktion, Ethnography, History, hospitality, memory, Power and everyday life, slow world, social cohesion
Tags: courage, culture shock, East-West, ethical topography of self and the Other, genocide, information-knowledge-wisdom, killing fields, Memory Work, social cohesion


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Rio Tinto calling shots in Gove gas supply talks
Northern Territory Chief Minister Terry Mills says he feels he is being held to ransom by mining giant Rio Tinto in talks about supplying the Gove alumina refinery with gas.
The Territory Government is in negotiations with Rio Tinto about securing a gas supply for the operation so the company can move away from expensive diesel power generation.
Rio Tinto is reviewing its refining operations at Gove, more than 990 kilometres east of Darwin, amid what it calls tough market conditions.
Mr Mills says the Government has to make sure it evaluates the risks involved in striking a deal to supply gas.
"Rio are calling the shots here," he said.
"I will not leave the Territory exposed.
"That is the focus of our work, to secure our future, to secure our energy supplies."
The Gove operation is run by a Rio Tinto subsidiary, Pacific Aluminium.
Pacific Aluminium chief executive Sandeep Biswas says the refinery must switch from expensive diesel to gas for power generation to survive.
He says that hinges on two decisions beyond Pacific Aluminium's control: the Territory Government negotiating a long-term gas supply and the Federal Government underwriting the construction of a gas pipeline, estimated to cost about $900 million.
Mr Biswas says failure to secure gas would have major consequences.
"There is a high likelihood, in my view, that we would curtail the refinery operations and switch over to a bauxite only, export only operation," he said.
Rio Tinto is expected to make a decision on the refinery's future at the end of the month.
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So far I haven't been able to find the original Bose 901 review on the Internet - the review which contained the phrase "Bose is best, big or small, high or low." I've always wanted the 901, just like I always wanted a set of Klipschorns. But getting the best that either of those systems are capable of (and the only reason to have them) requires a listening room the likes of which I've never had.
Bose 901 loudspeaker
Perhaps the most important single factor in the 901's sales is its awesomely spacious sound, which makes other systems in a showroom sound a bit trivial, as if the Bose is the Truth and the Light, and the others are just playing around. The 901 sounds fantastically open and spacious, with a big, fat low end and a socko you-are-there presence that seems to put the performers right in the room, surrounded by the original auditorium.
We were duly impressed by these qualities, too, and reported this in our preliminary report in the last issue. But we were less impressed by some other qualities of the 901, one of which was not altogether the fault of the system.
We have observed in the past that some loudspeakers seem to be more critical than others of placement in the room, and while we have never definitely established what it is about a speaker that affects its room sensitivity, we do have some ideas on the subject.
Standing waves, which determine to a major extent a small (in comparison with a concert hail) room's acoustical coloration, are most effectively set into resonance by soundwaves originating from the room corners. The fact that, in a living room of typical size, the strongest standing-wave resonances usually occur at low frequencies, is the main reason why putting a speaker in a corner will produce the most bass-heavy sound. Once we get out of the corner, though, the efficiency with which each standing wave is stimulated will depend on the speaker's precise location relative to the room corner. Two feet out from the corner, and it may only "tickle" the major resonance in the room. That peak then will be less severe than with the speaker cornered. Three feet out, and that particular resonant mode may not be excited at all—the response may be perfectly smooth there but another resonance, which may have been completely suppressed two feet from the corner, may now be fully excited, producing a peak at another frequency.
The larger the room, the less critical the speaker placement is likely to be, but in many typical listening rooms, a change in speaker placement of as little as a foot can make the difference between a sodden, suffocatingly heavy low end and a tight, well-defined one.
The crucial factor seems to be the location in the room from which the woofer(s) are feeding energy into it. Thus, it is often (usually, in fact) possible to obtain flatter overall response with a single relatively small woofer, which radiates from a small area, than from a multi-woofer system whose low end radiates from a general area that may be several feet wide.
By the same token, loudspeakers which radiate their lows in one direction (they are nondirectional after they leave the speaker) seem less prone to excite all the room resonances than ones which radiate from front and rear or front and sides. True omnidirectional (360-degree) bass radiators make it harder still to control standing waves, and that appears to be one of the problems with the Bose 901.
The 901 is neither an omnidirectional radiator nor a true doublet (front-and-rear) radiator. Most of its energy comes from a broad angle at the rear; a single driver in front delivers but a small fraction of the total radiated energy. The entire audio spectrum is radiated from both front and back, with back output predominating. The back wave is then supposed to be reflected from the wall behind the speakers, and these reflections "spray" the sound all over the listening room. The effect, as far as bass frequencies are concerned, is that the room is being stimulated, not by a pair of small surfaces, but by a pair of very broad areas. And the result is that, if there are any standing waves possible in that room, they will all be stimulated to the fullest. And although the 901 speakers are less critical of room placement insofar as stereo imaging is concerned than are most other systems, their approximate locations are nonetheless circumscribed by the requirements of a nearby rear wall and the usual dictates of symmetrical placement in the room, so their bass performance ends up being more dependent on the vagaries of the room than on the inherent capabilities of the speakers.
Thus, some 901 installations will have deep, tight, and quite well-defined bass, while others (in the majority) will exhibit uncontrolled bass resonances at frequencies which are entirely a function of the room dimensions. This no doubt explains the very widely conflicting reactions of different listeners who auditioned the Bose 901 in stores or purchased them for use at home.
The 901 equalizer (which connects between preamp and power amp) does have a switch position that attenuates the range below about 50Hz (for reducing "turntable rumble and other low-frequency disturbances") and this can help to alleviate the situation in many cases, if used. But since bass attenuation is a dirty word to most audiophiles, fewer people use it than don't, which is hardly the fault of the speaker. The filter cannot, however, cope with resonances above 50Hz.
I've had some BOSE 901s since 1999, and they ROCK when set up in my front yard. With the complete ABSENCE of room resonance, and connected to an ACURUS linear power amplifier, they SOUND LIKE WE ARE ATTENDING A LIVE CONCERT! I have rocked my entire neighborhood with Wagner's Ride of the Valkyrie, and the original BOSTON album! I think that the BOSE 901s are, with the addition of a LOT of horsepower ala a linear power amp, sound WONDERFUL. Our house is made of concrete blocks, and we have a solid rock veneer wall, and when we set up the BOSE 901s to reflect off of this heavy, rock-hard surface, the amount of sound that is projected is worth WHATEVER it costs! WE LOVE OUR BOSE 901s ! Gerry K in Arizona
I know a lot of people want to get their audio system sound like they are at a concert. The problem is that concerts don't have really good room acoustics or sound systems. Obviously, if the recording is a live recording, we hope that it sounds like we are at the concert, but having the speakers basically rely on bouncing audio from the back as the main source is actually bad. Some people like omni directional speakers like MBL, or others that are simlar in design, but they don't rely mostly on bouncing the sound from the rear. With the 901's, you are actually listening to what you want less of, reflected sound.
I had an acoustic engineer come to my home to take some measurements and give me his recommondations for room treatment as my room measurements were probably the worst you could have. a square room with a pitched vaulted cieling with a drastic slope to it. He explained to me that it's good to have reflected sound, but you don't want too much as it removes detail and coherancy from the music.
When companies like ASC and others work with a client to measure room acoustics, they work with Articulation measurements of the room and they measure the direct sound compared to the reflections and they want to create a natural room sound rather than having it too dead, too live where the reflected sound is as loud as the direct sound coming from the speakers.
The 901's just simply do it wrong. If the front had a bunch of drivers and the rear sides had only one driver, that might be better.
One thing to note. When you walk into a Bose dealership or Bose Store, don't let them use those CDs that are produced by BOSE. I talked to a dealer that carried BOSE for a short period of time and they explained to me that BOSE produced demo CDs that were mastered to sound good on BOSE systems, but when you listened to the same CD on another, they sounded like crap so those demos they use to sell the speakers mislead the consumer because most of the recordings you listen to weren't mastered specifically for BOSE speakers. The local dealership that told me this doesn't carry BOSE anymore and the only reason why they carried the line is they got a lot of people asking for BOSE because of BOSE marketing and they seccumbed under the pressure of customers, and in the process, they got ribbed by their higher end customers like myself, but in the end, they dropped the line as people would actually walk into a higher end store and once they started listening to companies like Paradigm and others, they became disinterested in BOSE and then sales started to wain.
Best advice I can give someone is use your own CDs, and go to a variety of audio stores (not the big box stores) and start REALLY listening to a variety of speakers, there are plenty of really good products on the market that walk all over BOSE. Paradigm is just one of many, there are Martin Logan, and many other small companies that make nice affordable products these days. If I wanted the omni directional sound, but couldn't afford MBLs or something in that price range, I would be looking at Martin Logan, Magnapan and a few others that sound so much better than 901's.
@dalethorn - try here: http://www.tonepublications.com/review/we-review-the-bose-901/
I do not understand the claim in the review that single small woofer system results in flatter response than multi-woofer system.
Contrary to that claim, we can achieve flatter in room response by increasing the bass radiating area. That is because we can make the dip (cancellation null) in bass in the frequency response curve less deep. Some designers utilize large bass radiation area. Real world product examples include PSB T3 that was reviewed in Stereophile. PSB T3 has multiple woofers for frequencies below 450Hz. Moreover, the woofers are placed apart, not as close to each other as possible.


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Bluetooth SIG launches TransSend app
Grab bits of data and send them to your phone
The Bluetooth SIG has today launched its TransSend application, allowing websites to embed a chunk of data, such as an address or map, in a web page and have it copied to a mobile phone at the click of a mouse.
Of course, the (Windows) desktop computer will need Bluetooth, and to be running Internet Explorer, but the process is painless and the range of compatible handsets impressive. A small client application is needed on the desktop, which can be downloaded free from the Bluetooth SIG website and works with just about any Bluetooth-equipped handset.
Should a site lack a special TransSend link, any text or image can simply be highlighted and a right-click allows it to be sent to the phone, which should encourage users to download the client application.
If you've ever searched for a pen to write down an address while hurrying to leave, or wished there was an easy way to take a map with you without printing it out, TransSend would seem ideal: but we'll have to wait for Firefox compatibility before it's really useful. ®
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Rogers Communications, the company that owns the Blue Jays, wants to bring its costs under control. The Blue Jays have said they don't have to deal Halladay, who has over $20MM left on his contract, for financial reasons.
Halladay wasn't traded so his contract is still on Toronto's budget. The same is true for the Vernon Wells contract.


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Quickies: Krita, Trolltech, Lindows, Beagle-2, KOrganizer
We noticed that Everaldo,
Not what I'd call a figurehead...
Anyway: Nice that Krita is somewhat back to life
Re: Beagle-2?
Are there any screenshots of krita anywhere?
By JohnFlux at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Beagle-2?
By Anonymous at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Beagle-2?
Most of the notes in my blog on my progress with Krita this week have a screenshot or so-- in fact the link above points to one of them. It might be a bit slow, though, since my server is behind a slow ADSL link.
Re: Beagle-2?
I should have asked maybe. Didn't know that. Dot.kde.org can still mirror the image if you would like that.
PS You live in the Netherlands, if so are you going to Fosdem maybe?
By Fab at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Beagle-2?
It's no problem for me -- I don't have to wait for the images to load :-). And judging from the little knetload graph most people only have to wait a second or two before getting the image.
I thought about going to Fosdem, but I already had other commitments, maybe next year.
Krita again
BTW: Is there some info on how to compile
Re: Krita again
Try to use KDE's inst-apps system.
Create in the top directory of koffice a file inst-apps and on each line of it add the top subdirectories that you want to compile.
For Krita, I suppose that you need lib and krita. (Sorry, no guarantee that it will work.)
Have a nice day!
By Nicolas Goutte at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Krita again
Well, if you have installed KOffice (and all headers, of course), you could try to checkout the koffice cvs module, do a make -f Makefile.cvs && ./configure -- and then cd into the krita subdir and do a make from there. I'm not sure it would work, but it's worth a try.
Re: Krita again
OK, if anyone else is interested:
Re: Krita again
Well, I think that you'd get a KOffice built sooner than that I can get Krita into even alpha shape... I mean, even on my seriously underpowered Powerbook G3 it only takes four hours or so :-)
Re: Krita again
Oh, and I forgot to say: you really need both ImageMagick and LittleCMS to compile Krita. SUSE provides development packages for both, as does Debian.
Now, Korganizer nears a "killer-app" status. It's nice to see it present in dot news, as a start for a good PR campaign. Congrats to the hardworking PIM team.
By Inorog at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
Can Korganizer be intregrated with Plone?
By Andre at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
If you explain what you mean by "integrated" and what would need to be done for that, I might be able to give you an answer.
By Cornelius Schumacher at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
I would love to see this as well. I am not the original poster, but I'd love to seethe ability to save calendar data and integrate it into plone's calendar or maybe create a module for plone that would interface with korganizer.
By Eu at Mon, 2004/01/26 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
Is it possible that you are looking for "kandy" (http://pim.kde.org/components/kandy.php)? It may be limited but until "kitchensync" is finished it's quite nice...
By birdy at Mon, 2004/01/26 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
Nothing kills an application faster than a horrible user interface. Look at the icons in Kontact/KOrganizer's sidebar - they are horrific. The KMail and the phone/contacts icon just has to go. It is just simply ugly to look at.
KOffice had ugly icons for a long time (bold, italic, underline), but they've fixed it. Time for Kontact to follow suite.
By rizzo at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
What do you think is missing in KOrganizer that would finally make it a "killer-app"?
By Cornelius Schumacher at Sat, 2004/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
IMO the only major thing I'm missing is the ability to
By Mike at Sun, 2004/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
You can turn a mail into a todo item by dragging the mail in Kontact onto the todo list icon.
At the moment you can only attach URIs to events, what's wrong with that (other than URI being a term not understandable by almost every user ;-)?
By Cornelius Schumacher at Sun, 2004/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
Ah! Drag&drop functionality is very cool indeed. Thanks for the hint.
By Mike at Sun, 2004/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
Stability? Stress-testing?
I was just trying KDE 3.2rc1 and I managed to crash KOrganizer after only 1,5 minute of playing around with it, creating a couple of random overlapping meetings, resizing the window, opening and closing some windows and things like that..
By Per Wigren at Sun, 2004/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
Please report the problem at http://bugs.kde.org so that we get a chance to fix it. Don't forget to include detailed instructions how to reproduce the problem and a backtrace of the crash.
By Cornelius Schumacher at Sun, 2004/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Korganizer
I don't have any non-stripped non-omit-framepointer binaries around so I don't think that wouldn't be of much use..
The first thing I do when I test a program for stability is to abuse every single feature I can find... If there is a button I will click it 20 times... If there is a checkbox I will enable it... AND disable it ;) If it wants an image I give it an executable. I will try to save to the CDROM ;) I will cut and paste text and data between all fields I can find.. And so on...
By Per Wigren at Mon, 2004/01/26 - 6:00am
Great upgrade
BUT - there's still one thing I find oddly missing. Not every event that needs to be tracked is something scheduled for a future date. Often, keeping an organized journal of events that have *occurred* is just as important - conversations with clients for example. Currently you can kludge this by entering the same value for both the start and end dates, along with the "No time associated" option, but then this suggests a "duration" of at least one day. I'd like to see a journal section added - the entry from would include, at minimum: Summary, Date, Time, a text field (for the journal entry itself), and a category. It would also be useful to view the entries in a list format that can be sorted by date/time, summary, or category. A search function would be nice as well.
By Tom at Fri, 2004/01/30 - 6:00am
SCOS 2000 upgrades to SuSE8.2
FYI The Beagle 2 control software used 7.8 and 8.0. Release 3.1 of ESAs mission control software framework SCOS 2000 runs on SuSE8.2 and Solaris 8. Release 4.0 (due 1st quarter of '05) is targetted at SuSE9.0 and Solaris 9.
By Stewart Hall at Thu, 2004/03/04 - 6:00am


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A lot going on in this page. Would have like to show more but it was longer than I (and Reza) prefer already.
As dawn approaches Xenon and Daven return with the scout Daven killed. He's identified as a Mimian by Mili, an unexpected and worrisome discovery since they aren't supposed to be this far west.
Durlyn gives some exposition, because lack of space basically. Not enough panels to show it.
Then the mimians manage to get at least one sniper close enough to the ship to target people onboard. Khanzalika, who was currently manning the ballista take a serious but non-fatal shot to the upper chest.
Tohya, a wrench and repair kit in hand, drops it in surprise while Vars reacts by shouting orders and putting up a mana shield for himself (which isn't clear by the page, but he does ).
Meanwhile at the Nal outpost a targeting light is shone at a section on the wall. The shot fired by the ballista in the last leader page hits home, creating a breach in the wall (it was suppsoed to be large enough for troops to get through, looks a little smaller in the actual page).
The leader of the outpost, Dan'iira, is now organizing the defences. In time to make a difference thaks to Powder brining her the message.
Sil'thara an her group found the dell where the other group of attackers were hiding. The only problem is that they are ten warriors and two mana specialists against around fifty mimian enemies.
In an effort to take out the rods that marks targets for the ballistas Sil'thara puts together two strike treams, hoping to do a quick hit and run attack and get the mana specialists close enough to take out or damage the towers.
Both Na'wyn and Tar'issa manage to overload the towers (who were fairly unstable to begin with, producing such a strong and large light) but at a high price. (More details later.)
Finally, Brooke and Mirtis run into a very troublesome mimian scout. One accompanied by a huge tiger. Brooke has a crossbow bolt in her stomach (her armor made it a serious injury instead of a slowly fatal one), a deep cut in her thigh and one gauntlet has been torn off by the tiger, her forearm scraped and bruiseed.
Mirtis has several deep gouges from the tigers claws, a broken leg and one ear patially torn off.
This time Vars gets to do the exposition instead of Durlyn, again because of lack of space.
The sniper who shot Khanzalika was not alone. Gultyrr led a sortie to take them out and was successful but was shot in the hip and chest with a crossbow (lower ribs, which helped keep the injury fairly shallow, was a bitch to get the head ot though since it was stuck in the bones). Three other tei'kaliath were also injured, including a bad cut to the arm that nicked an artery. The female who took that wound is stabilised but weak from blood loss.
The golem armed with the automatic crossbows was used a little but since the mimians kept away from the open area in front of the ship the shots were pretty much wasted.
The healers are having their hands full and will likely need help once the other wounded start coming back.


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Nezhmetdinov's Best Games of ChessProduct Code: B0008CA
Publisher: Caissa Editions
Author: Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Year of Publication: 2001
Pages: 182
Notation Type: Algebraic (AN)
Book Description
Although Rashid Nezhmetdinov (1912-1974) was not widely known in the West, his games have a great reputation among connoisseurs of attacking play. Among his many distinctions in chess are his score of six wins, nine draws and five losses against World Champions.
As former World Champion Mikhail Tal wrote: "With the passage of time tournament tables tend to lose interest, but some games played in these tournaments live forever, and in this respect Nezhmetdinov is one of the most richly endowed players. I have played four games with the Tatar master and the score is 3-1 in his favor."
David Bronstein also sang his praises: "Rashid Nezhmetdinov is a virtuoso of combinational chess."
Both Tal and Bronstein acclaimed the Russian editions of this work, now translated into English for the first time. Containing over 100 of Nezhmetdinov's best games with his own annotations, this book will be welcomed by all lovers of imaginative chess.
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Morenci's board of education is reluctantly increasing student lunch prices again this year by a nickel to meet federal requirements.
A recent review by auditors recommended a 10 cent increase, but the board's Building and Site committee went with the minimum five cent increase. Another five cent jump is likely next year, said superintendent Michael Osborne.
All schools receiving commodities through the national school lunch program are required to meet a minimum lunch price.
Board trustee Phil McCaskey asked if the district is taking a proactive approach in notifying parents of free and reduced price lunch eligibility.
Income guidelines for eligibility are probably lower than most people think, he said, and a parent can be unemployed for only a short amount of time and still qualify. Even if both parents are working in low-wage jobs, income guidelines would probably make the children eligible. Currently, about half of the district's students receive free or reduced price lunches.
With many people there's an issue of pride, McCaskey said, and he went through it when he was unemployed. It's easier for students with the current lunch payment process, he said, because other students can't tell who is getting the discounted meals.
Teacher Melissa Elliott said she wasn't aware of all the details. If teachers learned more about the program, they could mention it to parents during the October parent-teacher conferences.
Board president Scott Merillat said he's heard complaints from middle school students that there isn't enough food when it's their turn to eat. Teacher Sally Kruger added that it's the fifth and sixth grade students who are the last ones through the serving line.
It's not a case of being completely out of food, said assistant principal Phil Stark, but the main item of the day sometimes runs short before everyone is served.
Osborne said he would talk to the food service staff about the quantity of food available.
RADIOS—Like law enforcement agencies across the country, schools that use radio communication are also facing the need to replace old equipment with new radios. The existing radios will no longer function at the end of the year due to a Federal Communications Commission mandate known as "narrowbanding."
Replacing the radios used on Morenci school buses is expected to cost at least $10,000.
Radios are used frequently, said district finance director Erica Metcalf, when drivers are keeping track of "latchkey" students, when students get picked up by a relative and aren't on the bus, when students have drop-off schedules that vary through the week. It's not as simple as it was when board members were riding the bus, she said.
Due to the cost, McCaskey said, he would like to find out more about how often they're used and if any alternatives exist.
Cellular phone reception is very spotty, Metcalf said, and three different carriers might be needed for one bus route. It's illegal for bus drivers to use a cell phone while they're driving, Merillat added.
"We need to provide a way for drivers to communicate with the school," he said.
PARKING LOT—Several holes in the high school parking lot were patched, which should last over the winter, and any additional holes will be filled with cold patch. The overall condition of the lot is not bad, Merillat said, but a repaving project would have to wait until a school bond was passed by voters.
Metcalf told the board that members need to continue thinking about a bond proposal to cover the school's physical needs. She's spoken with some staff members to collect information on work that needs to be done and purchases that need to be made.


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Registration and Important Notice
CLICK HERE to RSVP for the April 16th Marineland Lecture.
Registration for Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 begins Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Please arrive by 9:45 a.m. at the gift shop so that we can escort you to the classroom. If you attend the lecture, you'll also receive free admission to Marineland to enjoy the park afterwards.
What to Expect
This program is one of an ongoing lecture series presented on the 3rd Tuesday of the month by the GTM Research Reserve and Marineland Dolphin Adventure. The series is designed to help learn more about your coastal natural world. These events are FREE. However, limited seating is available. Tickets must be purchased online. Please bring your ticket to the Marineland gift shop at 9:45 a.m. on the day of the scheduled presentation to gain entry. Participants without a ticket will not be allowed entry. Tickets for the following month will not go on sale until the conclusion of the current month's event.
Lecture Location
Marineland Dolphin Adventure, 9600 Ocean Shore Blvd., St. Augustine
Cat Eastman- "Sea Turtle Research and Rehabilitation in Northeast Florida"
- Do I need a reservation to attend? Yes, please register online by following the links provided above.
- If I can't make it, how do I cancel my reservation? Upon making the reservation you should have received an email confirmation. There is information about canceling within the email. Since a lot of our guided family programs are full, we strongly encourage you to cancel (as opposed to just not showing up) so that we may accommodate another person/family.
- What is the lecture about? On the calendar of events, the description of the lecture is given for each month. Click on the day of the lecture to view the details. CLICK HERE to view the calendar.
- What should I wear? The event is indoors, therefore seasonal attire is appropriate. You will be able to tour the facility after the lecture, so wear comfortable walking shoes.
- What should I bring? Please bring a reusable water bottle, camera, and your printed off ticket.
- Where should I turn in my ticket when I get there? CLICK HERE for a Google Map. Bring your ticket to the Marineland gift shop on the day of the scheduled presentation to gain entry. Please arrive by 9:45 a.m. at the gift shop so we can escort you to the classroom.
- Are there any fees? No. However, you are welcome to donate to our Citizen Support Organization (Friends of the GTM Reserve) for which in turn supports all of the efforts of the GTM Research Reserve (including this lecture series).
- Is there anything else to see afterwards? If you attend the lecture, you'll also receive free admission to Marineland to enjoy the park afterwards.
- When can I sign up for another Lecture? Marineland Lecture Series tickets open at 2:00 p.m. the day of a lecture. Therefore, if the lecture is on Tuesday, tickets for the next lecture will open at 2:00 p.m. that afternoon.


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Television's leading ladies stepped out Friday night to celebrate at Variety and Women in Film's annual Emmys soiree.
Emmys parties like this one — a fancy affair at an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills — impress Jane Lynch.
"They are totally glamorous," the "Glee" star said on the white carpet outside. "Everybody is dressed up and wearing their finest. It's kind of cool to look around and see people you admired on television and maybe who you never thought you'd get to meet in your lifetime."
Actresses like Roma Downey, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Laura Prepon were there too, mingling under clear glass ball decorations that hung from the ceiling and white orchids on side tables. The event honors the female nominees for Sunday night's Emmy awards.
Sarah Hyland of "Modern Family" lamented that Emmy week parties in Los Angeles are crowded.
"It's very hard to move," she said, wearing a red lace dress.
And Prepon, wearing white high heels with intricate black detailing, talked about her Netflix show "Orange is the New Black," promising surprises in the second season. The series tells the story of women serving time in federal prison.
Prepon even shared tricks of the trade.
"They taught us how to make a razor out of a toothbrush," Prepon said. "That was an easy one."
Netflix earned Emmy nominations this year for its original drama series "House of Cards" starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. Prepon said she doesn't know if the same fate is in store for "Orange is the New Black." But she says "hopefully people on the show will be nominated next year."


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This event runs from 11:00am on the 13th June 2015, to 4:00pm on the 14th June 2015 and will take place at Lee Memorial Hall, Lee, Ilfracombe, North Devon, EX34 8LW. It is being organised by Fuchsia Valley Quilters , Margaret Hill .
Patchwork and quilting exhibition of members' work, cream teas with homemade cakes, sales table with locally handmade items, as well as raffle tickets for a quilt made by West Country Embroiderers.
All profits in aid of the North Devon Hospice.