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Kelsey Kathryn Rowden back in March. When I had transcribed the obituary for my great Aunt Lillian I noticed Kelsey's obituary. It's always so desperately sad when a child dies and I had to share her obituary.
I created a memorial on FindAGrave for Kelsey shortly after that post and requested a picture of her tombstone be taken by a volunteer. Recently I received an email letting me know that a photo was posted and the volunteer, Maribel Rivera, kindly gave me permission to share her photos of Kelsey's grave.
What surprised me when I saw the photo was that there was no permanent marker for Kelsey. I wonder if something happened to the original marker or perhaps there was none.
In the second picture you can see an older temporary funeral home marker which would lead me to believe that no permanent marker was ever placed, yet there are flowers left behind for Kelsey. Her first name is spelled incorrectly on the new temporary marker too...or is it wrong in the clipping I transcribed?
The dates are wrong as well. Her obituary has her being born on March 9, 1976 and passing on May 3rd. There seems to be a lot wrong with this new temporary marker. It makes me lean toward the name being misspelled by the funeral home here rather than in the obituary.
Either way, I'm delighted that she is being remembered, but each time I see a grave without a proper marker I wish that I could do something about it. I wish they weren't so incredibly expensive so that cost, at least, wouldn't be an issue for family wishing to place one. Who knows the reasons.

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by Gary Torres
There were a couple of things that shook me up this week. First, this last Friday and Saturday was the annual father-son outing. This is the first year I didn't have a son to take with me. Due to a series of circumstances, alas all my kids are somewhere else.
Second is that as my too kind and loving wife and I woke up Sunday morning… Mother's Day and those same circumstances still had all our kids away from home.
This, coupled with my oldest daughter (Katie, not Nikki) getting married this Saturday and I am reeling from all the changes that are hitting me. I am as wide-eyed as a deer caught in the headlights.
There are no titles given to a man greater than dad. There was a time when I used to wish it away because I had "more important" work to get done. Now, I don't recall what work that might have been; probably something as fleeting as mowing the grass or staining the deck.
I have clear and fond memories of my two boys anxiously waiting at home so we could go to the father-son campout, driving their mother crazy with "When is dad getting home?" and checking the sack full of snacks for the hundredth time. Today, memories were all I had as I moped around the house.
I stopped by the in-laws, thinking that maybe they might invite me to go along as they had two boys and only one dad; surely they could do the math and see that really the father-son ratio was low. Besides they had enough snacks to feed everybody at a Jense Nielson reunion.
But, there is only one requirement for a father-son outing and that is a father and a son. Although, many a wise Bishop has extended the invitation to those that have only sired girls; but mostly, that is so they can have some real man-bonding experiences. Because, face it, you never get to eat jerky or tell your daughter to go play in the creek and try to drown the neighbor's kid at a father-daughter outing.
This is the first father-son outing I have missed in 20 years and I had an emptiness in me bigger than Wyoming. But, it was nothing compared to my too kind and loving wife.
If you could take heartache and loneliness and package it up for food, there would be no hungry in the world as my too kind and loving wife woke up Sunday morning with no one to be a mother to. No white shirt to iron, no missing black Sunday shoe to find, no ears to inspect for dirt. A wash cloth in that woman's hand is a lethal weapon on Sunday morning.
Sure, each of the kids had sent a card and called and they all sounded so happy with their adventures. We couldn't begrudge them their life, their happiness, their opportunities and challenges. But where is the first grade art project that is supposed to hang on the fridge? Where is the Third-grade flower that has been nurtured so carefully at school from a seed?
The flower is usually in a hand painted milk carton and is so proudly brought in at the crack of dawn with a hand touching her face asking, "Do you like it Mom? I made it. It wilted a little because I hid it under the bed."
So, there we are on the deck, looking out on a grand view of the mountain; but, we are looking over the horizon to a place called Yesterday. Both of us a little somber, perhaps pensive, afraid to infringe on the quietness, wondering why we used to always wish that we could have a nice calm and quiet brunch with strawberries and other delicacies.
I can still remember back to when we used to envy our friends that had dogs instead of kids, because they would ask us to a movie or dinner or a nice calm and quiet brunch with strawberries and other delicacies and we always had to decline because we were too busy trying to make dinosaur pancakes, attending a basketball game, or we were going to the annual father-son outing.
Time is as consistent as gravity. Sometimes, I want to slow time down because I have so much to do, but each bright day slips away into gray evening. So if you have kids at home, give them a hug.
In fact, my advice is to skip mowing the grass or staining the deck and instead get grass stains on your knees because you took the time to play with your daughter that is now two years old; because tomorrow she will be getting married.
Because one day, you'll wake up and all you will have is a quiet brunch with strawberries and other delicacies.


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WILSONVILLE, Ore. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 4, 2012 — Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that TSMC will use Calibre® pattern matching (PM) capabilities within its Unified DFM Engine for 20nm litho process checking (LPC). The Calibre PM facility provides fast pattern-based analysis to identify potential litho yield detractors (high-risk features known to be difficult to image) that may be present in the layout.
Calibre PM provides a fast, scalable and robust implementation of layout pattern matching that is seamlessly integrated with the traditional Calibre DRC platform. It also includes a graphical environment for defining and managing pattern libraries in either interactive or batch mode.
"The incorporation of powerful pattern matching capabilities within the Calibre platform provides designers with a comprehensive solution for physical verification and design for manufacturing (DFM) signoff at leading edge nodes," said Joseph Sawicki, vice president and general manager of the Design-to-Silicon division at Mentor Graphics. "Innovative technology, combined with our extensive interface efforts, makes Calibre the touchstone of the IC development process—the common signoff solution for all phases of the IC design process from initial custom development through full chip verification."
"Our LPC Unified Engine delivers high accuracy and fast turnaround by eliminating the need for full chip litho simulation," said Suk Lee, TSMC senior director, Design Infrastructure Marketing Division. "Calibre PM is an important component of this capability because it quickly identifies the suspect patterns that require further analysis, while freeing the rest of the layout from the need for litho simulation."
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last fiscal year of about $1,015 million. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
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Governor Signs Bill Cutting Mortgage Fees
KSCB News - May 14, 2014 10:13 pm
Governor Sam Brownback has signed legislation phasing out the fees paid by Kansas lenders to counties to register home mortgages.
Bankers and real estate agents have argued that home buyers are getting what amounts to a tax break. But county officials fear they'll be forced to boost local property taxes to offset what is expected to be $53 million in lost revenue over the next five years.
The new law will phase out the mortgage registration fee by 2019. The fee is now $2.60 for every $1,000 borrowed, and almost all of the revenues raised go to the state's 105 counties.
The law raises other fees to partially offset the lost revenues.


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If you have a 1986 to 1988 Fiero with a Getrag 5-speed (used on the V6 only) and are looking for the Getrag rebuilding section in your 1986 or 1987 Helm manual, you are out of luck. The rebuilding section is only in the 1988 Helm manual. I have made copy sets of these sections. 43 single sided quality copies.
If you are having any repairs done to your Getrag 5 speed you should supply these instruction copies to the shop that is doing the work. Most shops will not have these. It will greatly help them to do a better job repairing your Getrag 5 speed.
I also have these for the other Fiero transmissions in my Fiero manuals section.
I do not offer free shipping.
Because I use postal flat rate boxes for heavy orders there is no program that can add the proper amount of shipping to every order. So all shipping is added manually by myself after you place your order. That is explained here: Shipping added later explanation
When you place an order the shipping amount will show $0.00. Soon after you place an order you will receive an email confirmation that shows the amount of shipping that was added to your order.
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Your ability to stay healthy and to respond effectively will depend in part on your advance planning. If a pandemic occurs, the university may have to evacuate for some period of time. To make sure you are ready to respond, think through your personal emergency plan and address the following considerations.
What should students and faculty prepare to have at home, in the event that the campus is closed, but academic activities continue remotely, through email or other communications?
What should faculty and staff prepare to have at home, in the event that the campus is closed, but continue certain business activities remotely, through email or other communications?
As the university plans are finalized, you should watch for more information on the university home page, www.villanova.edu. Lastly, try not to be overly concerned. The information we share and the preparations we make are intended for more effective response to something we hope will never happen. If it does, you will be ready and know what to expect.


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Consensus Report
Where the Weather Meets the Road: A Research Agenda for Improving Road Weather Services (2004)Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Snow, rain, fog, ice and other inclement weather greatly impair road conditions and contribute to 1.5 million accidents each year. Many parallel advances in transportation and meteorology--such as in-vehicle communication systems and improved storm tracking --could be brought together into new services that help drivers and roadway managers make better decisions in adverse weather. The report recommends that the Federal Highway Administration take the lead in creating a focused, national road weather research program that brings together the transportation and meteorological communities, identifies research priorities, and implements new scientific and technological advances.
Key Messages
- Some states and cities monitor traffic throughout their area and routinely collect data from traffic counters, video cameras, and other sensors. Often these data are used for real-time management of the transportation system but are not quality assured or archived in formats or in locations readily accessible to the research community.
- The committee finds that there are substantial research questions and opportunities in road weather that warrant a long-term national commitment .
- Transportation research and management are currently highly decentralized, largely implemented by states, and meteorological research and operations are spread across several federal agencies, universities, and research centers. The private sector has provided many of the targeted road weather services to date.


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ICC As Apologist For Yoweri Museveni
The fact that the ICC is defending and romanticizing a regime with a very poor record of human rights and liability for war crimes across the Greats Lakes Region discredits the ICC completely and clearly illustrates that it is not justice they are seeking in northern Uganda, but absolution of the Museveni regime and the UPDF
[Op-Ed: Africa]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was allegedly created to have jurisdiction over war crimes, both civil and international: genocide, as defined by the United Nations; crimes of aggression; crimes against humanity; and, crimes established under treaty provisions that may constitute "exceptionally serious crimes of international concern."
But right from its inception it has remained a controversial institution to the extent that only some of its members have ratified its operational document, the Rome Statute--2000. Powerful UN members with veto rights in the Security Council such as the US, Russia and China, have refused to ratify it, weary that it could easily be abused for political motives.
If one doubted the claims of these world's most powerful nations, then one has to look no further than the ICC's conduct in the matter of the UN-neglected 25 years brutal conflict in the northern part of Uganda.
In this matter, the ICC was dragged in unprepared at the height of the conflict as a milito-political tool by the Museveni regime - a party to human rights abuses in the conflict - to fight the Lords Resistance Army (LRA). Imprudently, the ICC fell for the bait, and as more light is being shed on the manner in which they got involved, many observers are beginning to wonder if it was to seek justice and hold to account all those responsible for gross violation of human rights and war crimes against humanity.
Ironically, the ICC has been seeking its "justice" with the support of the hoard of profiteering NGOs, against the critical voices of the local people who have borne the brunt of the 25 years brutal conflict and are only demanding that "all parties to the conflict be investigated and those found guilty – be they on the LRA or UPDF side – be prosecuted. But the ICC, has stuck to its guns that "only the LRA and Kony committed crimes" in northern Uganda.
Instead of advocating for and directing those with evidence to make submissions for investigation, the ICC on behalf of the Museveni government has gone as far as to challenge anyone calling for the investigation of the NRM government and its army the UPDF. This is precisely the kind of abuse that the wise super powers had foreseen when they rejected ratifying the Rome Statute.
The conduct of the ICC bureaucrats at the Hague has not been helped by their milito-political statements; putting them across not as an independent judicial institution, but as the spokesperson for the National Resistanc Movement (NRM) government in Uganda.
One such example is the recent utterance of Uganda's ambassador to the ICC, Mirjim Blaak. While responding to Gulu municipality Member of Parliament Alex Oceng Penytoo's call to investigate both the LRA and Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), the Ugandan national army, over atrocities committed during the war, Ambassador Mirjim said that "there is no way UPDF could have committed atrocities because the Government is very strict on their conduct."
Penytoo had remarked that "Justice must be seen to be done across the board but not leaving the army who also participated in the killing of people."
It was in fact ambassador Jan Egeland, the former United Nations UnderSecretary General for Humanitarian affairs who described the war in the northern part of Uganda, in 2004, as the "world's worst and most forgotten humanitarian disaster of our time." The UN and the Uganda government failed to protect the 1,500 civilians who died per week -according to a World Health Organization report-- in the over 200 UN supervised and maintained concentration camps erected by President Museveni and the UPDF.
Even a layman cannot look at the conduct of the ICC and fail to notice its selective focus. It leaves no doubt that the ICC is a controversial political tool that can only persecute the weak, while unable to prosecute on equal terms those in government. Selective justice as a means to political power is not justice. Justice should not be pursued in a selective or piecemeal fashion.
The ICC claims to have conducted a "thorough investigation" into the atrocities committed in northern Uganda. The victims on the other hand, are skeptical about the fairness of ICC findings in northern Uganda, let alone its neutrality and even-handedness.
Writing in one of the most most prestigious U.S. newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin in "Justice Delayed For Global Court, Ugandan Rebels Prove Tough Test," June 8, 2006, illustrated clearly the kind of political maneuvering that was played in European Cities to get the court out of its predicament and guarantee its first case- –the LRA.
He wrote, referring to ICC Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo; "At a July 2003 news conference, Mr. Moreno-Ocampo announced out of the blue that he believed atrocities in Congo, a member state formerly known as Zaire, could qualify for an ICC investigation. He had provided no advance warning to Congo's government or to any other member countries. 'Diplomats make a deal before they speak publicly,' says Mr. Moreno-Ocampo. 'But I am not a diplomat.'
Mr. Moreno-Ocampo didn't follow up with an immediate investigation. But his remarks worried Congo's neighbor, Uganda, which Congo had accused of invading, committing crimes of barbarity and destabilizing its eastern territory. An attorney for Uganda met with Mr. Moreno-Ocampo in 2003 to deny his government was involved in atrocities in Congo, according to someone familiar with the matter. Discussion turned to Uganda and the Lord's Resistance. Eventually, an agreement emerged for Uganda to refer that matter to the ICC. Uganda's government saw the deal as a way to gain an international ally in its campaign against the Lord's Resistance Army.
Mr. Moreno-Ocampo planned to announce the agreement in a joint news conference with Uganda's President Museveni. But several ICC staff members objected to Mr. Moreno-Ocampo appearing publicly with Mr. Museveni, citing the Ugandan government's reputed involvement in atrocities in eastern Congo, according to one court official. ICC investigations chief Serge Brammertz, a Belgian career prosecutor, 'was going bananas telling Luis not to do this, and he did it anyway,' according to the ICC official. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo appeared with Mr. Museveni at a news conference in London. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo declines to discuss internal deliberations, but says it was vital to get the Ugandan president's cooperation."
Elsewhere, in the same article, Bravin wrote:
"In April 2004, nearly a year after Mr. Moreno Ocampo floated the idea of a Congolese case, Congo President Joseph Kabila referred alleged war crimes within his nation to the ICC. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo set up a separate team to investigate atrocities there, which will likely involve reviewing Uganda's alleged support for Congolese militias. President Museveni of Uganda asked U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to block the Congo investigation, according to one person familiar with the matter. Mr. Annan replied that he had no power to interfere with the court, this person said. A Ugandan government spokesman, Robert Kabushenga, declined to comment on the matter."
This background raises doubts about the impartiality and professionalism of the ICC. The fact that it is defending and romanticizing with a regime with a very poor record of human rights and liability for war crimes across the Greats Lakes Region --as affirmed by the 2005 International Court of Justice ruling in favor of DRC-- discredits the ICC completely and clearly illustrates that it is not justice it is seeking in Uganda, but absolution of the Museveni regime and the UPDF.
Samuel Olara is human rights advocate. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com
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I have a computational problem where I need to derive the differences in divisor pairs in as few cpu cycles as possible.
In particular I am interested in divisors of numbers of the form $x^3+3*x^2*y+3*x*y^2$.
For example, take the number $669910141$, this factors into:
$[127, 1; 151, 1; 181, 1; 193, 1]$
and has divisors:
$[1, 127, 151, 181, 193, 19177, 22987, 24511, 27331, 29143,$ $34933, 3471037, 3701161, 4436491, 5274883, 669910141]$.
The values that I am interested in deriving are then:
$669910141-1, 5274883-127, 4436491-151$ etc.
Obviously, factoring and then recombining the factors to obtain the divisors involves a lot of redundancy in regards to wasted cpu cycles.
Given that I have 50 cpus tied up 24/7 performing this type of calculation, I'm posting this question in the hope that there exists an efficient algorithm for this type of work.
For further background, this forms part of a process used for identifying, potentially high rank, Mordell type elliptic curves.
I finally found a way to get the throughput that I was after. This involved using the FLINT (http://flint.org) library for factoring and a hand coded C program for generating the divisors. This has been effective insomuch as this section of the process is no longer the bottleneck that it used to be.


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In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like David Stern, who, in advance of NBA labor negotiations, is making vague Rovian noises about cracking down on "excessive complaining."
Two days ago, the NBA shared with the media this season's "points of emphasis." There was the standard stuff about policing illegal screens and pivot foots. And then there was this:
The video that covers this component of the rule enforcement which was shown to the media (and that the league is going around and showing to all 30 teams) was entitled "Respect for the Game." Basically what that means is that the league has determined that excessive complaining from the players about foul calls is something they want to greatly reduce, so they're trying to take it down several notches.
And the only way to do that is by calling more technical fouls.
The explanation on what will warrant a technical under the new rules seemed straightforward enough, at least in an off-the-court setting. Any gestures toward an official (or even away from one) that are deemed to be overt or excessive will be grounds for a technical foul. This can include claps or "air-punches" as demonstrations of disagreement against a call, or even excessive discussions with a referee over the course of a game about a multitude of calls.
Aggressively approaching a ref to complain will get a player rung up, as will running across the court at an official, even in a non-threatening manner.
Last night, a 29-year-old referee named Kane Fitzgerald took the new guidelines for a spin, tossing Kevin Garnett in the second quarter of the Celtics' preseason game against the Knicks. (Garnett had been protesting a technical charged to teammate Jermaine O'Neal, who, per ESPN's Chris Sheridan, had "mildly questioned" a foul call.) Adrian Wojnarowski — who no longer sounds like John Hinckley's diary now that he's eased off the frogs-and-locusts stuff about LeBron James — gets this one exactly right:
Don't blame Fitzgerald, because the idea of making an example of someone of K.G.'s stature comes straight out of Olympic Tower, straight out of an agenda that has nothing to do with the wants of the fans, nor the good of the game.
David Stern is doing what David Stern always does come bargaining time: He's summoning the old bogeymen. (Our friend Bethlehem Shoals would strenuously disagree on this count.) The new rule is pure politics, as Wojnarowski notes. It's a dog whistle to the public as we approach what might be the fourth — fourth — lockout on the old union-buster's watch. It insinuates all sorts of things about the players without actually saying anything. This is a league of spoon-banging crybabies, the rule whispers, and the NBA must take whatever measures are necessary to bring them to heel. Never mind that athletes will bitch about calls so long as there are refs around to make them, and never mind that whatever excessive complaining goes on now probably has as much to do with the competence of the current batch of officials as it does with the hot tempers of the players. Since the mid-1990s, the prevailing narrative of David Stern's NBA has remained the same: The punks have run amok; the league has an "image problem"; and the only possible recourse is for the NBA to more closely regulate the players' behavior and thus annex another small piece of their dwindling autonomy. That's how Stern sold the dress code to the public. That's how he sold the last lockout. And that's how he'll sell the next one, too.
NBA whistles while its players work [Yahoo!]
The Works: How Stern Plays the Game; Talkin' Bucks and Spurs [FanHouse]


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Coming on the heels of
one of the most successful campaigns in Institute history, MIT
placed 11th among all Division III schools in the National
Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) annual
Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. This was the highest ranking
for the Engineers in the 14-year history of the program and the
first time they were the best performers in the New England
Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC).
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup honors institutions maintaining a broad-based program, achieving success in many sports, both men's and women's, at NCAA Championship events. At the Division III level, the following sports are factored into the calculation of the rankings: baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, women's rowing, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, women's volleyball, women's water polo, and wrestling.
Below is a breakdown of how MIT's qualifying teams performed in their respective NCAA Championship events.
|Women's Cross Country
Fifth Place
|Men's Swimming and Diving
Eighth Place
|Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Third Place
Field Hockey
|Women's Indoor Track and Field
10th Place
|Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Fourth Place
|Women's Soccer
First Round
|Women's Swimming and Diving
14th Place
|Men's Tennis
Third Round
(Regional Final)
|Men's Indoor Track and Field
17th Place
|Men's Basketball
First Round
|21st Place
(177 schools)
|Ninth Place
(273 schools)
|Final: 11th
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- Complete Division III rankings
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We generally prefer to keep our body lifts as mild as possible, and don't care to go much more than 2 inches on our wheeling rigs. Since body lifts do not alter your suspension in any way they are often an inexpensive alternative to a fully involved suspension system. Body lifts are only designed for body-on-frame construction and are not the same thing as a coil spacer lift. And unlike body lifts of old, most of the new kits raise both your front and rear bumpers to create an overall cleaner appearance.
We recently lent a hand installing a 2-inch Performance Accessories body lift on our friend's '98 GMC Jimmy. Unlike a complex suspension system, the Performance Accessories body lift was an easy driveway install. But while the overall difficulty of the install was low, the time that it took to install was not. Be sure to plan for a solid day's worth of work with help from a friend. One thing that added time to our install was that we opted to shoehorn on a set of 33x12.50 Dick Cepek Mud Country tires. This required a bit of trimming and fender massaging since a 31 is all that's suggested for the mild lift.
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Have your photographer arrange several poses of the entire bridal party extending horizontally along the low steps, making sure to capture the height of the building as it rises above. Then arrange a solitary pose of bride and groom next to one of the marble pillars flanking the steps, allowing the elegant tones to contrast with the romance and intimacy the newlyweds share. After several shots outside the entrance, move into the Hall to orchestrate several more shots integrating the richness of detail and color into your photos.
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Full disclosure, I am a former Democratic state legislator and state ethics commissioner. That said, an idea that I supported in the 1980s has never been more well-timed for our great state. That is, initiative, referendum and recall. Why?
There is an obvious and glaring disconnect in Washington and Hartford between our elected officials and the public. Connecticut is a one-party state, with the largest voter group being unaffiliated voters. What can they do to "change" the status quo, being shut out of the candidate nomination process? At present, the unfortunate answer is little.
With the adoption of initiative, referendum and recall that dynamic would change. People would have some meaningful leverage over their elected officials.
What is initiative, referendum and rrecall? Initiative is the right to make a law by petitioning your government, for example, term limits, creation of a nonpartisan redistricting commission, and stronger ethics laws. Referendum is the right to overturn laws passed by the legislature, for example, Keno. Recall is the right to remove elected officials who have violated their oath of office or engaged in misconduct.
In Hartford, lobbying is a growth industry, growing from $10.8 million in 1990 to $51.7 million in 2012. Yet, our legislature has remained at the same number, 187 members. One asks, "Who is representing the people?"
It is time for people to have a "real voice." The Democratic legislature has refused to even hold a public hearing on numerous legislative proposals to give Connecticut citizens the right to initiative, referendum and recall, a right enjoyed by citizens of 31 other states, including our neighbors in Massachusetts and Maine.
The political class and the special interests in Hartford do not want the public to be able to upset the power system that runs Connecticut.
They cite the "California argument," which blames that state's fiscal woes on the initiative process. That argument is pure hogwash, and totally unrepresentative of how Initiative and Referendum works in state after state, witness Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, South Dakota, to name a few. They don't tell you that the vast majority of California spending initiatives comes from their state legislature, not California's citizens.
The Connecticut political class will argue that big money will impact Initiative and Referendum, here in Connecticut. Didn't we just have two elections where Linda McMahon twice spent $50 million only to be rejected by Connecticut voters? I, for one, trust that Connecticut citizens will use their future initiative powers responsibly.
So how do we get a "voice" and a place at the power table? Connecticut Citizens for Ballot Initiative, a nonpartisan, public-policy advocacy PAC, proposes that the 2014 Connecticut General Assembly pass a law putting an advisory referendum on the November 2014 ballot, asking Connecticut voters, "Do we want Initiative, Referendum, and Recall rights"? My prediction is overwhelming approval, which will be much to the dismay of the political class and their cohorts. But don't count on their giving you a chance to weigh in. After all, this is the "Age of the Disconnect."
John Woodcock is chairman of Connecticut Citizens for Ballot Initiative.


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The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at BYU is seeking qualified couples and individuals to teach at highly respected universities in the People's Republic of China during the 2013-14 academic year.
Although most teachers are hired to teach oral and written English, there is an increasing need for professionals with experience in the fields of linguistics, business, law, economics, science, culture and literature.
While formal teaching experience is recommended, it is not required for placement, nor are Chinese language skills — all classes are taught in English.
Applicants must be active members of the Church, have university degrees, be in a secure financial situation, have excellent emotional and physical health, be age 65 or younger and have no childcare responsibilities. Mid-career professionals in a position to take a sabbatical are encouraged to apply.
Teaching in China is an academic service activity, and teachers are expected to exemplify high moral values, professionalism and integrity.
Assignments are for 11 months beginning August 2013 and include an intense two-week orientation at BYU.
Chinese universities provide teachers with adequate housing and a small living stipend. Airfare is also provided for the participants.
Completed applications for the 2013-14 academic year must be received by Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.
Kennedy Center teacher nominees' names will be sent to Chinese universities around March 1.
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Participants will have a rare opportunity to teach Chinese university students, experience a year living in China, absorb the ancient and modern culture of Asia and contribute to building a relationship of trust between two great nations. Their conscientious service benefits Chinese students, host universities and the teachers themselves.
Teachers are currently placed at 19 partner universities in nine cities in China. More than 1,200 people have participated in the program since 1989.
Applications may be obtained by writing to China Teachers Program, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, Brigham Young University, 220 HRCB, Provo, Utah, 84604; (801) 422-5321; [email protected], or online at kennedy.byu.edu/chinateachers.


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We began our tour at the Ninth Fort which was built to protect the city. It was used as a prison by the Soviets and as an execution point by the Nazis. Even before we reached the site we noticed a large irregularly shaped structure, the size of a tall building. It appeared to be wooden, but on closer examination we observed that it was made of stone. We were told that it was designed to resemble the weathered wood that we see on the outside of traditional Lithuanian houses. It was composed of three parts, representing the victims of the Germans in three poses, standing, falling and lying on the ground. The three parts were positioned so there was a triangular area in the center representing the gateway to heaven.
The sculpture was surrounded by a spacious very green area where many Jews were executed. We followed a path from the sculpture past the museum to the fort. We approached the fort in disappointment assuming it was closed as was the museum. To our surprise we saw a man exiting the building. We entered the courtyard and our guide engaged in an animated Lithuanian conversation with him. It proceeded to get louder. She turned to us and told us that he said there were already Jews in there and would not allow us to enter. We were confused by the communication and found it strange that he would frame it in that way. Our guide turned to us and said she had told him that we aren't Jews, we are Americans. He then wanted a lot of money to let us in. While this heated conversation continued, we observed various tourists entering and exiting the building. Finally several of us pushed past and entered the building. The voices of the man and our guide continued to escalate. The man smelled of alcohol and was quite verbally abusive towards our guide until she threatened that we would report him to the American Embassy. That resulted in a definite change in tone. "No problem, no problem", he repeated.
It felt like a time warp, as if we were back in the 1940s faced with the same prejudices and ignorance that the Jews encountered at that time. The fact that this encounter occurred in the very site where 50,000 Jews were murdered, made this even more disturbing.
The building was used as a temporary holding point prior to executions in adjacent killing fields. If the Nazis didn't complete their murder in a normal workday they held the Jews to murder the following day. We later learned that the Jews were forcibly marched from the ghetto to the fort where they were killed.
We learned that the impetus for the exhibit on the Jewish experience was prompted in 1995 by the indignation of an Israeli Knesset member who came and saw nothing about the Jews. His threat to engage the mass media about this resulted in the creation of this exhibit.
In the fort we saw displays of the artifacts of the Jews that were found in the killing fields and the messages written on the walls prior to their deaths.
We also saw rooms devoted to the French and German Jews who were shipped into Kovno for execution. While most Jews were held for just a day or two, a small group had a more extended stay. This group of prisoners was responsible for digging up the bodies of the corpses and then burning them because the Germans were losing the war and wanted to hide the evidence of their deeds. These prisoners staged a successful escape on Christmas Eve when their guards were off celebrating. We felt as if we were escaping as well as we exited the building.
We stopped at a building that had been one of the three most significant yeshivas in Lithuania. The young men who studied there came from many countries across Europe because of its reputation. When stopping at the memorial at the entrance to the Kovno ghetto we learned that the yeshiva students and teachers lived in that area as it was close to their school.
Kovno is known for its especially brutal murders by Lithuanians, many of whom were university students. The students marched into the ghetto and murdered 1000 people prior to the Nazis assuming control. The nearby yeshiva students were the first victims. In another Aktion the hospital, staff and patients were burned together when the doors were barred shut.
Before making an extended stop at the Choral Synagogue we walked around the city and learned about the Jewish history of the area. One of the facts that we found interesting was that prior to WWII, 74% of the physicians in Lithuania were Jewish. Ironically they were banned from practicing medicine in the Lithuanian hospitals so worked in the Jewish hospitals. We stopped at the Chorale synagogue which was quite beautiful. Its name comes from the fact that it had a choir of boys and men. It had a very famous cantor who also sang opera. It was not damaged during the war as it was used as a storehouse by the Germans for the clothing of Jews who they killed.
We had the opportunity to walk through the city with one of our classmates who is from Kaunas. She pointed out the faded lettering from a Jewish orphanage and a former synagogue which was now an auto repair shop. We asked her when she became aware of the former Lithuanian Jews and the Holocaust. She told us that she did not learn of it until she was a university student. She read a book by a Lithuanian Jew about the town where her family came from and wanted to know more. She had been unaware that Jews had made up almost half of the population of her city. Interestingly she is now studying Yiddish literature. Before our return to the city we did a brief stop at the former home of the Japanese diplomat Sugihara. Sugihara saved the lives of 6000 Jews by issuing visas against the express orders of his government. He was quoted as saying,"I may have disobeyed my government, but if I didn't, I would be disobeying God."
Our return to Vilnius ended on a lighter note as we helped one of our friends celebrate her birthday. We are feeling a strong connection to many of our new friends. Being thrown together as we fumble with the language and grapple with some very emotional topics is definitely a bonding experience.
If you would like to know more about the Ninth Fort you can read about it at http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/einsatz/ninthseventhfort.html. The Kovno Ghetto is discussed at http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/ghettos/kovno.html


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Time is running out for community projects in Aberdeenshire to enter Clydesdale Bank's Spirit of the Community Awards 2017 for a chance to share a funding boost of £75,000 to make a real difference in their local area.
Now in its fifth year, the awards programme was launched earlier this year to recognise and support community projects which are going the extra mile.
Entries for this year's Spirit of the Community Awards must be submitted by Monday, March 6, and the winners will be announced in summer 2017.
Registered charities and not for profit organisations are invited to enter their projects into the awards scheme under one of three categories: projects which help people to have a healthy relationship with money, projects which help people to improve their local environment and projects which help people into employment.
The awards are open to a range of initiatives across the third sector which can demonstrate support for the local community.
This could include projects helping to upskill people for the workplace, ventures promoting healthy relationships with money, or schemes aiming to protect the environment.
Five projects will be selected in each of the three categories and all 15 winners will be awarded £5,000 each.
Commenting, Debbie Crosbie, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks Chief Operating Officer and Chair of the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation, said: "Clydesdale Bank's Spirit of the Community Awards aim to recognise and support the vital contribution that voluntary and charitable projects make to their local communities and there is still time for groups in Aberdeen to enter.
"The standard of entries over the last four years has been fantastic and we look forward to continuing our support for local communities again this year."
Clydesdale Bank's sister organisation, Yorkshire Bank will also award £75,000 to support local projects in England as part of the programme. This brings the total funds available for community initiatives up and down the country to £150,000.
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Just as the Securities and Exchange Commission beefs up its oversight of dually registered advisors, new research from Cerulli Associates finds the dually registered channel is one of the fastest growing.
RIAs and dually registered advisors are the fastest growing channels, with assets under management increasing by 13% and 19%, respectively, Cerulli said Friday.
"With the asset management industry inching forward, advisor transitions, investor choice and organic growth have favored the RIA and dually registered channels," said Tyler Cloherty, associate director at Cerulli, in a statement. "As advisors move into the RIA and dually registered channels, many new entrants will be progressively smaller, but this is contributing to significant growth within the channels."
But Carlo di Florio, director of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, said at the Investment Adviser Association's compliance conference in Arlington, Va., on Thursday that SEC examiners are uncovering "a lot of challenging issues" with dually registered advisors.
The SEC listed dually registered advisors as an "emerging risk" in its exam priorities for this year.
Due to the continued convergence in the investment advisor and broker-dealer industry, the SEC said that examiners would "continue to expand coordinated and joint examinations with the BD Program of dually registered firms and distinct broker-dealer and investment advisory businesses that share common financial professionals."
For example, the SEC said that it was not uncommon for a financial professional to conduct brokerage business through a registered broker-dealer that she does not own or control and to conduct investment advisory business through a registered investment advisor that she owns and controls, but that is not overseen by the broker-dealer. This business model, the agency said, "presents multiple conflicts."
Cerulli notes that in addition to providing growth of assets by channel, its The State of the U.S. Retail and Institutional Asset Management 2012 report also provides in-depth analysis of the dynamics in the retail and institutional channels, and analysis of the preferred investment vehicles in these markets.
"Advisors are migrating into the RIA channel either by starting their own practice or joining existing firms," Cloherty says. "While wirehouse asset market share may be on a decline, assets per advisor there remain the strongest in the industry. Advisors within wirehouses manage nearly double the assets of their competitors in the dually registered and RIA segment."
Cloherty went on to say that "wirehouses are raising the cost of doing business through higher platform fees and more expensive revenue-sharing agreements, which asset managers are willing to pay. At the same time, this is leading some managers to increase their focus on the RIA market due to the lower cost of doing business in the space. However, the sheer size of the wirehouse channel means it will remain a primary target for asset managers."
In its report, Cerulli predicts that assets will remain concentrated among wirehouse advisors. However, "the number of advisors in this channel will continue to dwindle, which will force asset managers to reorganize their wholesaling teams to include coverage of the RIA channel."


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Hosted by the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the biennial Icograda World Design Congress will be held in Beijing, China for the first time. From 24-30 October 2009, some 100 speakers and thousands of delegates from around the globe will gather in a cross-disciplinary Congress, with communication as its central theme, offering five days of exchange and dialogue within the international design community. In the face of a worldwide economic downturn, we now have a chance to look at the energy of design, to share design experiences, and to restore our confidence in overcoming the challenges of this difficult period.
Icograda is the world body for professional communication design. Founded in 1963, it is a voluntary assembly of organisations concerned with graphic design, visual communication, design management, promotion, education, research and journalism. Icograda promotes the vital role of communication design in society and commerce, and unifies the voices of graphic designers and visual communicators worldwide.


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SCBWI-Los Angeles Writer's Days 2013: Diversity! Saturday March 9, 2013 (8am-6pm) and Sunday March 10, 2013 (9am-4pm)
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Los Angeles
SCBWI-Los Angeles Invites You To Join Us As We Explore
DIVERSITY in Children's Literature: Writer's Days 2013
at the Clairbourn School, 8400 Huntington Drive, San Gabriel, CA
Saturday and Sunday, March 9th and 10th, 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013: Registration and bookselling (and coffee!) opens at 8:00am, Program begins at 9:00am
Adriana Dominguez, Literary Agent at Full Circle Literary and former Editor at HarperCollins Children's Books. Keynote: "The Market for Diverse Literature: Challenges and Opportunities"
Daniel Nayeri, Digital Editorial Director of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group. Keynote: "What Diversity Isn't"
Malinda Lo, Award-Winning Author of Ash and Huntress. Keynote: "Cultural Intersections: How I Came to Write What I Write"
Nikki Grimes, Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author of What is Goodbye and The Road To Paris. Keynote: "The Poetry of Patience: How to Create A Classic"
A Crystal Kite Award Ceremony honoring Eugene Yelchin, who won for his illustrations of Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told In Haiku
And A Faculty Panel on Diversity!
The day will also include:
The Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award (SASE) - our region's tribute to a volunteer of the year!
Writing Contests - you can't win if you don't enter!
A few of our faculty have agreed to do a limited number of written critiques. This is a great opportunity to get a fresh pair of expert eyes on your project, and learn how to take your work to the next level!
Catered lunch included. Saturday's events end at 6pm.
Four tracks to choose from on Sunday March 10, 2013 - each packed with five hours of information, access to industry leaders and hands-on exercises! To join as a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators, just vist http://www.scbwi.org and then come back here to register!
Sunday, March 10, 2013: Registration opens at 9:00am, Program begins at 9:20am.
Session 1: Picture Book Intensive Track
with Editor Daniel Nayeri (AM) and Literary Agent Adriana Dominguez (PM)
Editor Daniel Nayeri's 2 1/2 Hour Picture Book Intensive: New Ways of Showing
The course begins with a discussion on the changing forms of picture books in the digital age - from enhanced ebooks to animated films. An example of the editorial process for picture books will be followed by a craft activity, and one picture book manuscript from the audience will be used for a full layout exercise.
Literary Agent Adriana Dominguez's 2 1/2 Hour Picture Book Intensive: So You Think You Know How To Write And Pitch Diverse Picture Books?
Writing and pitching diverse picture books is entirely different from writing and pitching so called "mainstream" books... or is it? In this workshop, we will discuss what every writer should take into account in crafting their work... and when approaching an agent or publisher! A crash-course in writing and presenting diverse picture books that get noticed.
Session 2: Novel Intensive Track
with Literary Agent Adriana Dominguez (AM) and Editor Daniel Nayeri (PM)
Literary Agent Adriana Dominguez's 2 1/2 Hour Novel Intensive: So You Think You Know How To Write And Pitch Diverse Novels?
Writing and pitching diverse novels is entirely different from writing and pitching so called "mainstream" novels... or is it? In this workshop, we will discuss what every writer should take into account in crafting their work... and when approaching an agent or publisher! A crash-course in writing and presenting diverse novels that get noticed.
Editor Daniel Nayeri's 2 1/2 Hour Novel Intensive: New Ways of Telling
The course begins with a discussion on the changing forms of stories in the digital age - from apps to "game books." A craft exercise on dialogue will be our focus, along with Q&A, and workshop. We end with a presentation on the word, "interesting."
Session 3: Poetry Track
Metaphorically Speaking: The ABC'S Of Crafting A Novel-In-Verse
with Nikki Grimes
What exactly is a novel-in-verse? It is, first and foremost, a story with all the prime elements of any good story: character, voice, plot, and story arc. What makes these stories different, though, is that they are told through an intricate web of poems. But how, exactly, is that achieved? This hands-on workshop for poets will explore the basics of storytelling through poetry, beginning with the picture book, and ending with the novel-in-verse. Topics will include character, voice, the marriage of poetry and dialogue, story arc, the use of diverse poetry forms, and the importance of metaphor. Attendees will create a suite of poems for a picture book story, as well as a suite of poems for a middle grade or YA novel-in-verse. The course will combine lectures on craft, writing exercises, and critique. Attendees will also walk away with a bibliography of suggested novels-in-verse.
Pre-intensive writing assignment: Create four fully developed character sketches.
a) two child characters, between the ages of 7-9
b) two teen characters, ages 14-15
Sketches should include family structure and background; place of origin; quirks; interests, hobbies, etc.; basic personality traits; sample dialogue that captures each character's voice; physical aspects, if they inform who the character is, in some way (e.g. if a character is especially short and feels inferior or insecure because of it.) Generally speaking, who a character is inside matters far more than what he or she looks like on the outside.
These character sketches are crucial to the workshop. Attendees will be working on picture book stories and novels-in-verse passages using the characters they have created. There will be little or no time to work on this during the intensive.
Pre-intensive Reading List
Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
Oh Brother by Nikki Grimes
Dark Sons by Nikki Grimes
In the interest of time, Oh Brother will be used as a template for some of the writing exercises. The other titles on the list will be referred to throughout the course, and sample passages studied.
Session 4: World Building Track
Setting As Character: Building Your World
with Malinda Lo
Malinda writes: "During this five-hour intensive on world-building, I will ask writers to consider the common assumptions behind creating fantasy worlds—including sexism, racism, and what constitutes historical accuracy—and then I'll show them how to dismantle those assumptions before they create their worlds. I will also teach writers my five foundations of world-building: rules, rituals, power, place, and food. Finally, writers will have the opportunity to do some writing exercises that reflect on these issues and techniques."
While it's not required, Malinda suggests:
"I will be discussing the following books during the workshop so if folks want to read them in advance, that would be great:
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
White Cat by Holly Black
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon"
Sunday Enrollment is limited.
Catered lunch included.
Sunday's program ends at 4pm.
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* Contest Rules:
1. You must be a currently registered member of SCBWI.
2. You must be registered for the Saturday session of SCBWI-L.A. Writer's Days 2013. (As proof, please attach a copy of your registration ticket in your e-mail. You will receive this ticket by e-mail when you register.)
3. Submissions must state entry category.
4. Submit one unpublished manuscript in manuscript format (Fiction or Nonfiction): Picture Book (text only, no illustrations or dummies), Middle Grade (first 10 pages), Young Adult (first 10 pages), Poetry (a collection of 10 poems on a single theme).
5. Please include the following information in your submission:
a. SCBWI Current Member Name
b. Address
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e. Title of Your Piece
f. Entry Category (Chosen from these Categories: PB Fiction, MG Fiction, YA Fiction, Non-Fiction OR Poetry.)
6. Please e-mail your entry to email@example.com with the subject title: WRITER'S DAY CONTEST 2013
7. Attach your submission as a Word Document/RTF File. If you aren't able to, you may copy your work into the body of your e-mail.
8. All entries must be e-mailed by midnight (PST) on February 11, 2013.
9. An award may not be given if there are fewer than five submissions in a category or judges feel no submission is deserving.
10. Please be sure to follow these submission guidelines. Submissions not in compliance with these rules will not be considered.
11. The judges, while highly qualified, shall remain anonymous.
** Manuscript Critique:
Complete PB ms, 10 pages MG/YA, OR 10 Poems. Must be e-mailed by February 13, 2013. You must be registered for SCBWI-L.A. Writer's Days 2013 and have paid for a critique. (As proof, please include a copy of your registration ticket. You will receive this ticket by e-mail when you register.) Attach your submission as a Word Document/RTF File. If you aren't able to, you may copy your work into the body of your e-mail. Please note that this is an extremely limited opportunity, and will likely sell out.
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More on our Conference Faculty:
Adriana Dominguez
Adriana Dominguez has 15 years of experience in publishing, most recently as Executive Editor at HarperCollins Children's Books, where she managed the children's division of the Latino imprint, Rayo. Prior to that, she was Children's Reviews Editor at Críticas magazine, published by Library Journal. She has performed editorial work for many children's and adult publishers, both on a full time basis and as a freelance consultant, on English and Spanish language books.
Adriana is also a professional translator, and has worked on a number of translations of best-selling and award-winning children's books. She became a literary agent in 2009, when she joined Full Circle Literary as their east coast representative. For more information on her work as a literary agent, please visit the agency's website at: http://fullcircleliterary.com/index.htm
Adriana is mami to a very active and curious toddler who keeps her busy, and makes her exceptionally happy.
Nikki Grimes
New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children.Her distinguished works include ALA Notable book What is Goodbye?, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade, the novels Jazmin's Notebook, Dark Sons,and The Road to Paris (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books).Creator of the popular Meet Danitra Brown, Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California.
Malinda Lo
Malinda Lo was born in China and moved to the United States as a child. Ash, her first novel, was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, the Andre Norton Award for YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult, and was a Kirkus 2009 Best Book for Children and Teens. Her second novel, Huntress, is a companion novel to Ash and is an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Her young adult science fiction duology, beginning with Adaptation, will be published in fall 2012. Formerly, she was an entertainment reporter, and was awarded the 2006 Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Journalism by the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association for her work at AfterEllen. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and has master's degrees from Harvard and Stanford Universities. She now lives in Northern California with her partner and their dog. http://www.malindalo.com/
Daniel Nayeri
Daniel Nayeri was born in Iran and spent a couple of years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow, a collection of four novellas, which have been called, "the writer's equivalent of a singer with a four-octave range". Kirkus called it, "Provocative and deeply satisfying," Bookpage named it "a delightful amalgam of the high and the low, the silly and the sublime," and the BCCB mentioned the "breathtakingly vivid word smithery" in its starred review. He wrote and produced The Cult of Sincerity, a feature film acquired by PBS. In addition to his writing, Daniel is the digital editorial director of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Children's Group. Before that, he was a professional pastry chef. http://danielnayeri.com/
Eugene Yelchin
The first culture shock the Russian-born artist Eugene Yelchin experienced in the United States was a classified page in the Boston Globe. Dozens of ads called for painters. Yelchin was thrilled. What an amazing country, he thought. He was a painter — he'd just had a solo museum show in Russia. Newly arrived to America, Yelchin sadly didn't understand that house painters were needed, not fine artists.
In St. Petersburg Yelchin graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theater Arts. For the stage, he designed sets and costumes for dramas, comedies and ballets. He co-founded a children's theatre in Siberia and he was selected as the Russian representative to the Stage Design Biennial in Prague. However his application to immigrate to the United States was not taken kindly by the Soviet cultural authorities. Somebody else was sent to Prague and every theatrical poster bearing his design credit was reprinted without his name on it. Yelchin became a person non-grata.
After arriving to Boston (and learning that only a certain kind of painter was in demand) Yelchin took his portfolio to a variety of art directors, including one who worked for the Boston Globe, who mistook Yelchin's stage designs for editorial illustrations. Yelchin, understanding little, nodded enthusiastically and soon was illustrating for the Boston Globe. When one of his first pictures was reprinted in Graphis Annual of Illustration, Yelchin became a full-time illustrator.
Since then Yelchin's art has appeared in magazines and newspapers and advertising campaigns. He even designed the original polar bears for Coca Cola. When he earned his second master's degree from the film school of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, he directed TV commercials and designed characters for animated films. As a fine art painter, Yelchin went on to exhibit in museums and galleries in the US and abroad. His paintings are in several important collections of Russian and American contemporary art.
In 2006 at the SCBWI conference in New York, Yelchin received the Tomie DePaola illustration award. His whimsical, expressive and realistic art attracted editors and art directors, and he has since illustrated children's books for HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster, Henry Holt, Harcourt, Clarion Books and the Roaring Brook Press.
In 2012, Breaking Stalin's Nose, a middle grade novel that he had written and illustrated received a Newbery Honor award. Horn Book magazine called Breaking Stalin's Nose one of the Best Books of 2011. In the same year, Won Ton, a picture book he illustrated was named ALA Notable Book. In 2010, the picture book Rooster Prince of Breslov that he illustrated received the National Jewish Book Award. His other books received starred reviews, and were on Children's Choice and the Independent Booksellers lists.
Today, Yelchin speaks pretty perfect English and the only house he ever paints is his own in Topanga, California. He lives there with his wife, Mary Kuryla, an accomplished writer, their two children, Isaac and Ezra.
We hope to see you at our Writer's Days 2013!
Lee and Sarah, your co-Regional Advisors, SCBWI - Los Angeles
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Innovative Approaches to Engaging Hard-to-Reach Populations Living with HIV/AIDS into Care: Training Manual
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- Chapter 6: Conclusion
- Chapter 7: Appendices
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Hendrik Anthony Kramers
Born: 2 February 1894 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Died: 24 April 1952 in Oegstgeest, The Netherlands
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Hendrik Kramers was known to his friends and colleagues as Hans. His parents were Hendrik Kramers, a doctor in Rotterdam, and Jeanne Susanne Breukelman. Hans attended school in Rotterdam, graduating from the HBS (hogere burgerschool) in 1912. He had shown exceptional abilities and interests at school, being deeply interested in literature, language and music in addition to his interests in science and mathematics.
Kramers entered the University of Leiden in 1912 to study mathematics and physics. He graduated with his first degree on 27 October 1914. By this time, of course, World War I had begun and was affecting most of Europe. The Netherlands remained neutral during the war but it still had severe consequences for a young scientist like Kramers. He remained at Leiden after completing his first degree, and in 1916, while still undertaking research in theoretical physics under Paul Ehrenfest, he was appointed as a teacher at Arnhem Grammar School in Arnhem. On 7 June 1916 he was awarded the equivalent of a master's degree from Leiden.
At this point Kramers decided that he needed international experience but this was not easy given the fighting which engulfed much of Europe. On a scientific level he would have chosen to study with Max Born in Göttingen but because of the war this was out of the question. Denmark was, like the Netherlands, neutral so Kramers decided to travel to Copenhagen and study with Niels Bohr. This, however, was not without its problems since overland travel would have required him to go through Germany. Even travel by boat was not ideal since it had to go through waters which were, because of the war, declared unsafe. Nevertheless, travel by boat was the least bad option so Kramers took this route. He arrived unannounced and introduced himself to Bohr.
Now Niels Bohr had only been confirmed as being appointed to a chair of theoretical physics in Copenhagen in April 1916 while he had been working with Rutherford in Manchester, England, and had returned to Copenhagen in the summer of that year, not long before Kramers arrived. Bohr agreed to have Kramers as a student and under his supervision he wrote his doctoral thesis Intensities of spectral lines: On the application of the quantum theory to the problem of the relative intensities of the components of the fine structure and of the Stark effect of the lines of the hydrogen spectrum which he submitted to the University of Leiden. He was awarded his doctorate on 8 May 1919 and, in the same year, he was appointed as assistant to Niels Bohr, becoming Bohr's first assistant. His thesis, although submitted to Leiden, was published in the Memoirs of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. In his dissertation he carried out detailed calculations for the case of a hydrogen atom in an external electric field. This led him to a satisfactory interpretation of the intensities of Stark components (discovered by Johannes Stark in 1913). Kramers also included the effect of fine structure involving corrections for relativistic kinetic energy and coupling between electron spin and orbit.
In 1920 the Institute of Theoretical Physics opened in Copenhagen and Kramers, as Bohr's assistant, played a significant role in its establishment. On 25 October 1920 Kramers married Anna Petersen; they had three daughters and one son. In March 1924 Werner Heisenberg visited Kramers and Bohr at the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen. Einstein was also visiting at this time. The interaction between Kramers and Heisenberg is particularly important as Radder relates in [10]:-
The most significant achievement of Kramers in [this] period ... is his theory of optical dispersion, which is quite generally recognized as an important precursor of Heisenberg's matrix mechanics. At the heart of Kramers' theory are the correspondence principle and the so-called 'virtual field model' of the atom.Kramers returned to the Netherlands in 1926 when he accepted the position of professor of theoretical physics at the University of Utrecht. His inaugural lecture was Vorm en wezen. In addition to this post at Utrecht, he was also appointed professor at the Delft University of Technology in 1931. In 1933 he published Die Grundlagen der Quantentheorie which became a classic text. It was translated into English by Dirk ter Haar, a former student of Kramers, and published as Quantum mechanics in 1957. L Van Hove writes in a review:-
Kramers divided the subject into two parts, one dealing with the foundations of quantum theory and one presenting the quantum theory of the electron and of radiation. The whole volume, however, has great unity and it constitutes one of the very best presentations of quantum theory (nuclear phenomena excluded) every published. One of the attractive features is that the author went at all stages into an explicit discussion of the problems of interpretation and of relation to classical theory which are so delicate but form an essential part of the subject, and of which he had an excellent knowledge. Another fascinating aspect, which is now not only of scientific but also of historical importance, is the discussion of the interaction between electrons and the radiation field, which Kramers had brought at the time of publication of his book to its most advanced pre-war state of development by recognizing the necessity of what is now called mass renormalization. The fact that this masterly book was published as a volume of the Handbook of Chemical Physics, and perhaps also in later years the fact that the book was written in German, account for the lack of familiarity of many physicists of the younger generation with its contents.In 1933 Paul Ehrenfest, who was professor of theoretical physics at the University of Leiden, committed suicide. In the following year Kramers was appointed to succeed Ehrenfest, and he gave his inaugural lecture on Physics and physicists on 28 September 1934. He resigned from his appointment in Utrecht but continued to hold the chair at the Delft University of Technology. World War II began in 1939 and the German forces quickly overwhelmed the Dutch armies in the spring of 1940. Attempts were made to continue to run the country despite the German occupation but the University of Leiden was closed by the German occupational authorities in 1941, because students protested against the dismissal of their Jewish professors. It became clear that the closure was not going to be a short one and Kramers, like the other professors, had to find an income from other sources. He became a consultant for the Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij, one of the biggest companies in the Netherlands formed many years earlier from a merger of the Shell Transport and the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. Kramers went to the company's offices in Amsterdam once a week. In October 1941 the Germans decreed that no Jews could be members of non-profit organisations. Kramers then resigned from the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences in protest against the exclusion of Jews from the Academy.
In March 1943 Abraham Pais, who was Jewish, had gone into hiding in Amsterdam. Pais, who was also a physicist, knew Kramers well and had visited him regularly in Leiden from the autumn of 1939. Kramers learnt about Pais' hiding place in Amsterdam and visited him every Monday evening after he had completed his consultation work at the Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij. Pais writes that on these visits [4]:-
Kramers and I would of course talk physics. In particular we had intense debates on questions having to do with the theory of the electron. Other subjects came up as well. Naturally we argued about the war situation. One day the discussion turned to music. Kramers said that my hiding period would be a good time for me to learn to play an instrument, and he offered to give me instruction on the cello, his personal favourite. I said that sounded great, except that I had no cello. That was not a problem, he replied, he knew a music store in Amsterdam where one could be rented.One day, in November 1943, the Gestapo came to the house where Pais was hiding. Kramers was there at the time. Pais went quickly to his hiding place and, by good fortune, was not discovered by the Gestapo. After they had left, Pais remained in his hiding place [4]:-
... I heard the door to my room, which lay on the other side of my hiding spot, open softly. Someone entered [and] sat down on a small bench [and] began to read, not loud but quite softly. It was Kramers. Earlier he had lent me a volume of Bradley's 'Lectures on Shakespeare'. What this good man was doing now was reading to me from that book in order to calm my nerves.Later Pais was captured by the Germans and Kramers wrote to Heisenberg asking him to intercede on Pais' behalf.
After World War II, Kramers was elected as chairman of the technical subcommittee of the UN Official International Atomic Energy Commission. He also organized the building of a nuclear reactor using Dutch uranium and Norwegian heavy water, and he was one of the main players in the establishment of the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter.
Kramers received many honours for his outstanding contributions, and had he not died at a young age he would certainly have received further honours. Among those he received were the Lorentz Medal (1947), the Hughes Medal (1951) as well as election to the Danish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences. He also served as president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and as a member of the board of the Solvay Conferences. Also in 1975 the University of Utrecht founded the Kramers Chair for Theoretical Physics. The first to hold this Chair was Eugene P Wigner.
Pais, writing in [4], gives this insight into Kramers' character:-
My talks with Kramers showed him to be a man of quite unusual depth in his thinking, not only on physics but also in regard to numerous other aspects of human culture. He was very musical and ... played the cello very well. I remember a story he once told me about music. One evening he was attending a concert of music he was particularly fond of. Suddenly, in the middle of it all, he got up and left, because, he told me, he had found himself sitting there calculating in his head the energy levels of an oxygen atom, unable to concentrate on the music at the same time. That was too much for him. He never went to a concert again but continued to make his own music because that he could do with undivided attention.
Article by: J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
List of References (13 books/articles)
Mathematicians born in the same country
Other Web sites
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography
- Mathematical Genealogy Project
- MathSciNet Author profile
- zbMATH entry


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