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Proper way for server to save world data while active?
belgreth replied to belgreth's topic in Networking and MultiplayerHm, writing to a MemoryStream then sending that off sounds like a solution, thanks hplus. As far as world data, it's split into cells and players can change most aspects of it so I have to save everything, at least the active cells. You bring up a good point about item duplication...but I'm not at that hurdle yet. My server/client is small scale (think minecraft). It's aimed for 2-8+ people to play together in a persistent world. I'm trying to stay away from having to deal with databases like mySQL as I'm mostly illiterate in that area. If I can just keep everything saved in binary, that would be ideal.
Proper way for server to save world data while active?
belgreth posted a topic in Networking and MultiplayerI'm not too sure how to go about this. I'd like to have the server save the game world and client data every so often but how would I do this while server is running and clients are connected to the server? Currently everything is saved in binary which I hope to keep doing. The world file + clients is roughly 160mb currently. I'd rather try to spin off a thread to slowly save everything instead of stopping everything for a few seconds for it to do its thing, however I'm not sure if that's the best way or how I can do this without adding locks around every code that changes client/world data. Any tips?
Issue with scissorrectangle
belgreth replied to belgreth's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingI don't believe so. Isn't that what SpriteSortMode.Deferred means? No z sorting, just draw everything on top of each other in draw call order? Plus I'm not specifying a depth when drawing any element i.e. [source lang="csharp"]sb.Draw(mapBiomeColorTexture, mapRect, new Color(1, 1, 1, 0.2f)); [/source]
Issue with scissorrectangle
belgreth posted a topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingI'm stumped on how to fix this issue. I draw the map using a scissor rect during spriteBatch and later I draw my paperdoll however the scissor rect for the map is cutting off the paperdoll model somehow. Here's an example of it: http://imageshack.us...2/scissor1.jpg/ http://imageshack.us...3/scissor2.jpg/ I'm drawing part of the map via: [source lang="csharp"]sb.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, BlendState.NonPremultiplied, SamplerState.LinearWrap, DepthStencilState.None, scissorRS); scissorRect.X = mapElementRect.X; scissorRect.Y = mapElementRect.Y; scissorRect.Width = mapElementRect.Width; scissorRect.Height = mapElementRect.Height; // Make sure rect doesn't go out of bounds of screen if (scissorRect.X + scissorRect.Width > screenWidth - 1) scissorRect.Width = screenWidth - scissorRect.X; if (scissorRect.Y + scissorRect.Height > screenHeight - 1) scissorRect.Height = screenHeight - scissorRect.Y; sb.GraphicsDevice.ScissorRectangle = scissorRect;[/source] The paperdoll is drawn after the map. I believe it has to do with depth as setting device.DepthStencilState to none draws the model fully but of course it's inside out at that point. However I set depth to none when drawing the map. Any ideas? EDIT : Ok I feel silly. After combing my code for the past two hours there was one line when drawing the map outline that was setting DepthStencilState to Default during spritebatch.Begin() that I kept missing. Case closed!
My lock()s don't appear to be working.
belgreth replied to belgreth's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingI decided to put the received message processing back into the main thread. I am unsure why I originally had a separate thread that only processed incoming messages from the server. I'm also unsure what I was thinking when I put the whole draw call into the lock when I could've just held the lock long enough to copy the world variable into a temp matrix and then call draw... I already have 2 threads for networking, one that only listens, and stuffs the packet into a list and immediately goes back to listening and another thread that just decodes the packets into messages. My locks for those things seem to be working as I haven't had any race conditions or out of index errors yet. In fact there's no need for the second thread as well, I can stuff that into the main thread too. I agree, keeping it simple is best. I am not aware of polling so I'll definitely be looking into that. Thanks for the reply rip-off. EDIT: Well after putting the message processor in the main thread I was still having the same issue so apparently the locks weren't the problem to begin with! The direction wasn't getting normalized for the player when calling unitContainer.otherPlayers[index].Direction.Normalize(); It works when I did: unitContainer.otherplayers[index].Direction = Vector3.Normalize(unitContainer.otherplayers[index].Direction); If anyone has any idea why the first one didn't work I'd love to know.
My lock()s don't appear to be working.
belgreth posted a topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingI was fairly sure I had my locks correct until I had my network thread update the direction of players during state changes. So whenever players turn they get distorted for a bit when changing directions. My setup is briefly as follows: [source lang="csharp"]public class UnitContainer { public static readonly object OtherPlayersLocker = new object(); // i tried non-static as well List<Player> otherPlayers; // ... }[/source] I pass the unitContainer to all the classes that contain threads so they can access the player list and any time a thread accesses and/or modifies player data they call the lock (such as) [source lang="csharp"]lock (UnitContainer.OtherPlayersLocker) { unitContainer.otherPlayers[index].Direction = msg.messageList.direction; unitContainer.otherPlayers[index].Direction.Normalize(); }[/source] The problem goes away when I normalize the direction before setting it to the otherplayer. But regardless, the way I have it set up, it shouldn't matter if I do or not. My guess is either the Draw call is drawing while the world variable is being updated, or the world variable is being updated after direction was set but before it was normalized. However if everything is in that lock (including draw call)..how are the two threads modifying/accessing the player data at the same time?
Thanks for the replies jeffery, that might actually fit my needs. I dont need elevation, more symbolic than anything topographic-wise. I'll try generating a low rez version of the world and use an orthographic camera and see how that works out. This'll even let me do some lighting so it's not plain looking.
Hm, that won't work for viewing the whole world (as it would be too much to draw) however I do like that idea for a local 'radar' type map *adds to todo list*. I'm looking for a decent looking full world map that can be zoomed and scrolled around and possibly have highlightable icons on it. The icons and zooming/scrolling I can figure out, I just need something that isn't plain and boring to look at.
In-game map techniques?
belgreth posted a topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingI'm having difficulty searching for any sort of tutorial for drawing interactive in-game maps as any search with "map" usually comes up with terrain and game level stuff. As the game world is procedurally generated I can't pre-fab maps so they'll have to be created during world generation. Currently I just have a boring biome map being generated but I'm hoping for something with more pizzazz. http://www.imageshack.us/photo/my-images/254/biomemap.png/ (Tried to make an image link but didn't seem to work) Eventually other markers such as towns and forts would need to be drawn on the map as well. The map will start out with a fog-of-war and will fill in as the player moves around in the world. Does anyone know of any popular techniques/shaders for drawing in-game maps?
Using both TCP and UDP?
belgreth replied to belgreth's topic in Networking and MultiplayerThanks for the responses guys, I'll just stick with UDP only then and keep it simple. hplus, your answer is great but it also makes me go "Now why didn't I think of that!?", especially considering the terrain generation is still on the client side as I was testing it there to get it all working first... ugh ! samoth - I guess I was first looking for an easier answer to trying to send all that data instead of creating a way to handle breaking the cells into parts and getting them all to the receiver and reassembling them. Thus my first thought was TCP since I can just pack the cell in one large array, stream it and let TCP handle the breaking and re-assembly and at receiving end just expect a certain size. Plus that's good advice about players hanging close together, I'll be keeping that in mind. Thanks again everyone.
Using both TCP and UDP?
belgreth posted a topic in Networking and MultiplayerTo learn both protocols I had recently made two server/client models each using the UPD/TCP to practice interpolating movement and chat message packet handling. Now that I understand both protocols more I'm curious how best to go about my actual game server architecture. The server generates the world procedurally and will need to send large chunks of data: when a player first logs in, or when a player moves to a new cell and needs that cell's height for vertices, and static models, etc. (Cells will be saved on client's computer once downloaded) While making the two test server/clients I came to really like UDP more however I can't just stuff 80k+ worth of data into a single packet and I need reliablity for the packets. So I figured instead of trying to implement a layer over UDP to make sure I get several packets' worth of data for a single cell, I could use TCP for those packets and just stream the data. However, I prefer UDP for movement and other details that are time sensitive so my question is - Can't I just use two separate ports, one for TCP traffic and one for UDP traffic? Have the client send requests for cell data on TCP port, and clients/server communicate over UDP for position, action responses, etc? Is there some none-obvious hurdles I might come across?
Problem with binaryreader causing boxing/GC issue on XBOX
belgreth posted a topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingHello everyone! I've run into a big problem and had no idea how bad it was until I started tackling the GC. I have my terrain in chunks and I load in new chunks as the player walks around in another thread. During the loading, and I've narrowed it down to when using binaryreader, I see massive amounts of boxing. This causes the GC to be called about 16 times in a row. This problem only exists on the XBOX and when testing it on my PC, my PC and CLR profiler doesn't show any problems. My google fu has failed me as I can't find much anyone else talking about using binaryreader with xbox. I tried using xml earlier in the development but the files ended up being huge. I have to really crunch the data down so it'll all fit. Anyone got any ideas or leads? Appreciate your time! (Btw, pic of remote performer during the 3-5 seconds when loading data, and a link to a portion of my loading method if anyone is curious) http://pastebin.com/cTUvaUA8
How to prevent Filestream/BinaryReader garbage?
belgreth posted a topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingHi everyone, I have all my game data in binary format and as the player moves around the world, the game will load in chunks for the terrain. Now, the loading is in a separate thread but the game can stutter due to the garbage collector being called numerous times while I'm loading in the new data. The gc is apparently being called when I do : [font="Courier New"]using (FileStream inFile = File.Open(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)) { using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(inFile))[/font] { etc. } } I've located all other instances of when the gc is being called and got rid of all but 2 of them and when I'm not crossing chunks gc is only called around every 15 - 20 seconds. Is there a way to load the data when needed without having the gc called? I'd love to just have everything loaded during the whole game but I believe the terrain data alone will exceed the xbox's memory eventually.
How to move to a far corner of a game world w/o losing depth precision?
belgreth replied to belgreth's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingI think I got it! My character's face no longer has cracks in it. You're correct, I didn't have to touch the original positions of my terrain. In case anyone was curious, all I did was: Create view matrix with position zero instead of absolute position so camera is zero point. Then when drawing my terrain/models, i created a transform by Matrix.CreateTranslation(Vector3.Zero - camera_abs_pos); and passed that along to the shader as the world. That was a lot easier than I was anticipating. Thanks for your help Nexuskill!
How to move to a far corner of a game world w/o losing depth precision?
belgreth replied to belgreth's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingWow thanks for the replies guys! Radikalism - I have the terrain scaled by 5 so I guess that'd be 5units for 1 meter? I'm really trying to figure out how to scale everything that works best. Each terrain chunk has a coord with coord 0,0 being at the 0,0xz absolute position. I only stay in the positive quadrant just to make data managment easier. So I was putting my character in an arbitrary far bottom right corner to see how things worked. Currently, I just take my character's absolute position, figure out which coord the character is in, that ends up being the center chunk and i draw 8 chunks around that chunk. Everything is in absolute positions. braincell - That chart is pretty awesome. I did notice pushing the near plane up to 6 or 7 really helped the z-fighting but at that point, my camera would start clipping through the terrain and I could see through the terrain. I guess I could increase the distance the camera could get to the ground but it already seemed big enough. (Camera freely rotated around the player's character) nexuxskill - I think that's what I was trying to figure out how to do. You are right on how I set up each chunk's vertices. Instead of using the center of each chunk, could I use the upper left (0) vertex of each chunk? (The vertices aren't stored in a 2d array, just a single array) I'm having trouble mentally figuring how to set this up. Currently the vertex positions are in absolute. I would need to instead just set their positions to "local" position based on the upper left vertex? Which would make the position for vertices in every chunk the same actually. So then, if I'm correct so far, I need to determine the transformation matrix for each chunk based on that chunk's 0,0 position to the camera's position? I'm using XNA so would that be something like: Matrix transform = Matrix.CreateTranslation(chunk's_upper_left_abs_pos - camera_abs_pos); And when sending the "World" effect parameter just send that transform instead of Matrix.Identity ? Would that be correct? Again, thanks for the replies guys, gave me some mental food to munch on.


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I downloaded the Toolbox and tried it in a simple application. Thank you for offering it for free. My question is what is the easiest way to get an input from a field. I tried to tag on Field Change with no success. I tried to tag on Field Enter but that event happens when I enter (not exit) the field.
The way I do this in Windows programming is to tag on a message called WM_KILLFOCUS, which returns the ID of the field that just lost focus and simply get the text of that ID. This could be implemented as Field Exit event in EHAND.
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YORK, PA – The York College wrestling squad finished seventh of ten team at the loaded New Standard Corporation Invitational hosted by the Spartans at the M&T Field House in York. The Spartans accumulated 56.5 points.
The tournament featured four of the top 15 teams in Division III. Fourth-ranked Ithaca College edged 12th ranked College of New Jersey 140.5 to 139. Brockport finished third with 124 points while the 11th ranked Merchant Marine Academy was fourth with 120 points. Williams College, who is ranked 15th in Division III, finished fifth with a team score of 107.5. Elizabethtown finished in front of the Spartans with 90 points while Apprentice School placed eighth followed by Gloucester CC and UMBC.
The tournament, which draws one of the deepest fields of any in-season tournament on the East Coast, featured 30 returning Division III All-Americans.
The Spartans were led by a trio of top finishers. Sophomore Alex Martocello (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) placed second at 184 while John Starcevich (Pennsville, N.J./Pennsville Memorial) placed fourth at 197 pounds. Senior Jerrid Hartman (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) was the third Spartan to earn a top six finish as the 125 pounder placed fifth in his weight class.
Martocello continues his outstanding second campaign in the Green and White. The sophomore, who entered the day with a record of 6-2, began his tournament run with a 19-3 tech fall win over Gloucester's Adam Baales. He then edged Williams' Nate Shippee 3-2 to advance to the semifinals. In the semis, Martocello posted a 16-6 major decision win over Brockport's David Manzueta, punching his ticket to the championship bout. In that bout against College of New Jersey's Mike Denver, Martocello got caught and pinned at the 4:38 mark. The loss in the championship did not dim the prospects for Martocello as he continues to make great strides for the Spartans. Denver entered the tournament as the number two seed at 184 pounds.
Starcevich is one of the Spartans' talented newcomers. He began his day with a pin fall win over Gloucester's Anthony Wilson. Starcevich, who was seeded fifth at 197 pounds, moved to the semifinals after he pinned TCNJ's Kyle Falzone in a mere 40 seconds in the quarterfinals. Starcevich fell into the consolation bracket with a 15-6 major decision loss to Elizabethtown's Bill Meaney. He bounced back to earned a 10-2 major decision win over Ithaca's Thomas Heckman. Starcevich dropped his consolation final, falling to Merchant Marine Academy's Eric Vincent 6-2 in a hard-fought contest.
Hartman battled all day long after having his nose broken early in his first match of the day as he defeated Elizabethtown's Kevin Aspril 9-4. He followed that with an 8-3 win over TCNJ's Dan Hughes in the quarterfinals. Elizabethtown's Will Bently defeated Hartman 7-3 to kick the Spartan senior to the consolation bracket. Hartman dropped a tight and hotly contested 6-4 decision to Williams' Josh Mattana before he bounced back to defeat Merchant Marine's Preston Graham 15-5 to earn the fifth place finish.
The Spartans return to action next Saturday when they host a five-team meet in Charles Wolf Gymnasium. York faces PSU-DuBois at 11:00 am followed by a 12:30 match against Muhlenberg. The Spartans then face Thaddeus Stevens at 2:00 pm and then conclude the day with at 5:00 pm match vs. Wilkes University. Those meets conclude the Spartans' fall semester portion of the schedule.
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Several members of the Chevington Woods Kingfish swimming team were disappointed when they heard that coach Seth Bower won't be able to return next summer because he plans to be in Africa working for the Peace Corps.
Several members of the Chevington Woods Kingfish swimming team were disappointed when they heard that coach Seth Bower won't be able to return next summer because he plans to be in Africa working for the Peace Corps.
The Kingfish were able to give the fifth-year coach a proper sendoff last Thursday at the Canal Winchester Municipal Pool by winning the Tri-County Aquatic League championship for a fourth consecutive season.
"It's really special to see our team do so well in what will be my last meet with them," said Bower, who shares coaching duties with Stephanie Donley. "Our team has a really special bond, and this was one of those meets where the kids had tremendous performances across the board. I've been a part of this team the past 10 years as a swimmer and then a coach, and this is the perfect way to finish."
Chevington Woods scored 3,666.5 points to finish ahead of Valley View (1,906), Lancaster Country Club (1,734.5), Huntington Hills Froggers (1,358), Bexley Blue Marlins (1,308), Canal Winchester Swim Team (1,250.5), Moundbuilders Swim Club (892.5), Groveport Fighting Fish (679.5), Baltimore Sea Lions (585), Stingrays (445), Millersport Barracudas (391.5) and Pataskala Area Swim Team (383).
Setting meets records for Chevington Woods were Paul Hintz, Ben Witosky, Justin Mathews and William Grodesky in the boys 13-14 age group 200-meter freestyle relay (1 minute, 55.97 seconds), Paul Huey (15-18) in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.86), Janel Woods (13-14) in the50 breast (35.44), the girls under-8 100 free relay (1:14.69) of Emily Borchers, Rachael LeMay, Janessa Mathews and Alicia Donley, Andrew Donley (U-8) in the 25 free (17.34), Janessa Mathews (U-8) in the 25 breast (22.26) and the girls U-8 100 medley relay (1:24.1) of Gracie Kane, Janessa Mathews, Alicia Donley and Borchers.
"We have 170 kids, and most of them aren't year-round swimmers, but they're all improving," Donley said.
"The kids push each other to get better, but the key is we keep it fun. We had 80 kids on the team when Seth and I started coaching together, but they're enjoying themselves and are numbers keep improving."
Jay Schuh, a junior at St. Charles Preparatory School, won three events and was second in another. Competing in the boys 15-18 age group, Schuh won the 50 free (25.41) and 100 backstroke (1:02.6) and joined Huey, Billy Ross and Justin Shotwell to win the 200 medley relay (1:52.95).
Schuh's time in the 100 back broke Zach Fisher's meet record of 1:03.85, set in 2003; and Chevington Woods' 200 medley relay beat its own record of 1:55.91, set in 2004.
Chevington Woods' boys 15-18 200 free relay of Billy Ross, Shotwell, Huey and Schuh was second (1:43.78) behind the Stingrays (1:43.75).
"Our medley relay was the highlight for our team here," said Shotwell, a senior at St. Charles. "It was a great day for Jay. Someone gave him a cookie cake for his birthday and he ended up sharing it with his teammates. Jay and I were a part of the St. Charles team that won the (2008 Division I boys) state championship. This is more for fun than high school swimming. There's not much pressure to win, but we still had a great time."
The Blue Marlins won the Division II team title ahead of runner-up Canal Winchester. It was sweet revenge for Bexley, which lost to Canal Winchester in a dual June 25.
"We were nervous coming into today," assistant William Lesser said. "This is the third year in a row that we've finished first in Division II, and it's just as meaningful as the first two. This championship is the culmination of a perfect season."
Placing first for Bexley were Kate Marshner (15-18) in the 100 breast (1:16.14) and the 15-18 200 medley relay (meet-record 2:11.37) of Sam Mossman, Marshner, Rachel Leeds and Ranen Jones.
"We had a ton of time drops," assistant Sarah Hughes said.
"We're really proud of all the team records that we set here."
Canal Winchester was led by William Rosler, who set 13-14 boys meet records in the 100 individual medley (1:03.56) and 50 back (30.33).
Winners for the girls team were Kori Pastor (15-16) in the 100 free (1:03.96), Miaya Green (9-10) in the 25 back (20.79), Makayla Blankenship (9-10) in the 25 breast (19.95), the girls 9-10 100 free relay (1:07.9) of Blankenship, Kylie Harper, Maddie McCoy and Green and the 9-10 100 medley relay (1:18.27) of Green, Blankenship, Harper and McCoy.
"We were hoping to finish first in Division II but a lot of our kids broke their personal records, and they all had fun, so it was a good meet for us," coach Renee Blankenship said. "Our 9-10 girls medley relay finished the season undefeated. Another big highlight was Blake Fry, who is only 6 years old, learned the breaststroke in three days so that we could have a boys (U-8 medley) relay for the first time. Blake did great with that stroke, too."
Also setting meet records were Moundbuilders Swim Club's Abby Stone (11-12) in the 50 butterfly (31.59) and the Valley View girls 15-18 200 free relay (1:58.28) of Sara Weigel, Morgan Dewey, Melissa Davis and Morgan Smith.


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text: The advisor's path to a 3000% return A UK brokerage firm has produced a model "momentum" portfolio that would have delivered investors a stunning 3,000% return over 20 years between 1995 and 2015. FundExpert took the best performing mutual fund from the previous six months leading up to September 1995 and invested in that particular fund repeating the process 39 more times over the next two decades. FundExpert dubs the portfolio "Bonkers" because no one in their right mind would initiate such a risky investment strategy, especially not financial advisors. "It's an example to prove a point, rather than something people should necessarily consider," said Brian Dennehy, head of FundExpert. "People still need to be able to sleep at night and be comfortable with the risk they are taking." Interestingly, the longer one sticks to this type of approach the more likely the chances of success despite the unbelievably high level of risk. Only one fund was found to have been held for two six-month periods in a row and that was between September 2003 and September 2004. Single-country funds such Russia and India were very popular over the 20-year span with volatility almost double the typical UK mutual fund. A $200,000 investment in the Bonkers portfolio in September 1995 would be worth $6.3 million today, an annualized return of 18.8%, almost 1100% better than the FTSE All Share Total Return Index, which incorporates between 98-99% of the UK market cap. With the exception of the first three years of the 20-year test on no occasion did the Bonkers portfolio trail its benchmark indices. How many active managers can say the same? SHARE


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In my 7 quart crock pot today: Minestrone
3 16oz cans "Italian style" diced tomatoes
1 16oz can dark red kidney beans (drained)
1 16oz can cannellini beans (drained)
2 c (16oz) water
4 c (32oz) chicken stock
1 & 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
leaves from 3 stems oregano - tossed in whole
1 tsp chopped basil
about 1 handful fresh spinach torn into strips
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1&1/2 tsp minced garlic (equal to about 2-3 cloves)
3 med-lg size bay leaves
6 red potatoes, par boiled 10 minutes, cut into half-moons
3 shakes sea salt
Turn crock pot to 4-6 hours, depending on when soup needs to be done. Switch to warm when desired. Store in fridge and heat when you're hungry.
I freakin love this broth! It tastes pretty amazing :) The husband and I went to Olive Garden a few days ago and I ordered their Minestrone just to compare, and wow was I happy! Mine is way better ... in my own humble opinion, of course.
My local Dillons grocery store has a delish seeded garlic bread they make fresh daily. Perfectly paired!
My next soup-venture will be gnocchi chicken. Please share your recipes with me if you have any you'd like to pass on!


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The artist Henry Rankin Poore begins his famous frieze at the far right by identifying the colony as the "School of Lyme" and flanking the words with a bottle of "MASTIC" on one side and a bottle of "RYE" on the other.
A misnomer at best, the term "school" does not refer to a teaching institution, since most of the affiliated artists were trained professionals by the time they came to Old Lyme, but rather to a group of like-minded artists coming together to a common place with a common purpose. In other words, an art colony. As one artist put it, the members of the Lyme Art Colony shared "a kindred feeling and common understanding as to matters and methods relating to art."
Journalist, Anthony H. Euwer, 1904
During the last decades of the 19th century and into the 20th century, painting colonies developed across America in such diverse places as Laguna Beach, California; New Hope, Pennsylvania; and Provincetown, Massachusetts. In each instance, the location of the colony provided the same necessary elements: desirable subject matter, access from the city via reliable transportation, inexpensive lodgings, a charismatic leader, and a sympathetic innkeeper.
As one boarder put it, "Her optimism was unquenchable and her personality so persuasive that everyone who went there came under her spell." Indeed, the Lyme Art Colony was to become one of the largest and longest lived of the American art colonies.
Artist Frank Vincent DuMond, 1907
The bottles of "MASTIC" and "RYE" are clever references to the two main activities of the artists while in Old Lyme, namely painting and relaxing.
The nearly full bottle of mastic refers to a natural resin that would be mixed into the artists' paints. The nearly empty bottle of rye refers to rye whiskey, an American-made liquor popular at the turn of the 20th century. Note that the bottle of mastic is corked, whereas the bottle of rye is shown open.
Bottle of Mastic – Artists at Work
In either case, they were confronted by the immediacy of nature.
The artists would filter down from their various rooms at breakfast time, usually seven o'clock, to large pots of coffee, plates of eggs and bacon, and bowls of oatmeal, all fortifying ingredients for a day of studio work or outdoor painting. Then they would head off by foot, bike, carriage, or automobile in all directions in search of subject matter.
When autumn turned leaves crimson and gold, they might make their way into the rocky forest. Others would set up just outside the house, where "easels and umbrellas are likely to be found anywhere on the spacious grounds" to capture the sunlight on the river or the many flowers hidden among the tangled vines of Miss Florence's gardens.
Depending on the weather, they would bring an umbrella for rain or a parasol for sun, along with their sketchbooks. If their subject was beyond the sound of "Whistling Mary's" lunchtime horn, they would cajole the cook to pack them a picnic lunch and be away for the entire day. If the day was rainy, they might paint from a window, work inside their studio, or wait out the weather with a book.
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Artist Willard Metcalf
Painting En Plein Air
By the end of the 19th century, an artist's direct and immediate impression of a natural scene was often favored over their re-creating a landscape in their studio from sketches and memory.
To be closer to the desired subject matter the artists left their studios in the city and headed out to the country. Once there, they tended to congregate in the inns and boardinghouses available in the small villages and rural outposts. Old Lyme quickly became a preferred destination for many of these artists, and the Griswold boardinghouse and the surrounding grounds were perfectly suited to their needs.
Make-shift studios were fashioned out of barns and other outbuildings. Despite their tumbled-down appearance, these reclaimed buildings provided the necessary space where the artists could store their materials, stretch canvas, prepare panels, pack paintings for shipping, and even work on days not suited for painting outdoors.
Journalist Anthony H. Euwer, 1904
They set up painting stations outfitted with their portable easels (ingenious contraptions that unfolded to full size and could be leveled on uneven terrain), paint boxes filled with squeezable tubes of paint, tins of solvents and oil, collapsible stools, and retractable parasols.
Often the paint boxes were outfitted with grooves to hold the panels in place without smudging the wet paint while the artist was in transit. Visit the "Artists' Tools & Technique" icon to learn more. The ease of such ventures was equally attractive to art students who, according to one report in 1904, "with umbrella and easel . . . seem to grow on meadow or hill, in the wooded paths or rocky slopes."
Journalist Anthony H. Euwer, 1904
Painting in the Studio
Both Henry Ward Ranger and Childe Hassam, leaders in the Lyme Art Colony, had studios in an artist co-op located on West 67th Street in New York next to Central Park.
The studios had high ceilings and north-facing windows with spaces for sleeping and living. Unlike the contemporary notion of an artist's studio, these spaces were often richly decorated, filled with carpets and domestic furniture, artistic knickknacks, and giant paintings in ornate gold frames. The situation was much different once the artists traveled outside the city to paint.
Artists staying with Miss Florence could request studio space to use during their visit. The studio rent was as low as $5 a month. During a recent archaeological dig, the site of the studio that was often used by Childe Hassam was discovered to the northwest of the gardens.
Long-term boarder William Robinson also had his own studio on the property. Today, the Hartman Education Center stands on the site of an earlier barn structure that was also used as studio space, complete with a large north-facing window.
Despite the fact that the Impressionists, both in France and America, championed the notion of painting en plein air, or in the open air, most eventually returned to the controlled environment of the studio to complete a work of art, as well as to frame it or crate it. The first artists to stay in the boardinghouse worked outdoors but primarily with the intention of gathering visual information in a sketchbook or a painterly oil sketch.
"The object of study and sketching out of doors is to fill the memory with facts," remarked one Tonalist Lyme painter. Likewise, Henry Ward Ranger, who is photographed on Mason's Island painting beneath the trees, paradoxically remarked that "he painted in the studio because he could get closer to nature that way than by painting out of doors."
The studio of American Impressionist William Chadwick (1879-1962), a member of the Lyme Art Colony, has been preserved on the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum.
Although not original to the property (the studio was moved to its present location in 1992 from elsewhere in Old Lyme), it demonstrates how an artist might organize his creative space. The studio has three main areas: workshop, studio, and loft. Originally an icehouse, the workshop area is filled with tools, canvases, frames and shipping crates. The studio portion was made homey with an area rug, wood stove, and desk with lamp. Chadwick was known to hang a sign on the studio door that read "resting" while napping on the soft daybed.
Chadwick was a talented figure painter as well as a landscapist, who worked in a high-key Impressionist style. Chadwick's easel stands in the middle of the room displaying one of several facsimiles of his paintings.
Bottle of Rye – Artists at Play
Depending on the time of day or the weather, the artists would relax on the grounds or enjoy an excursion away from the property. Often, leisure activities would take place indoors, specifically in the front parlor after dinner.
The boarders would also host track and field days and award medals, fashioned out of paper, at such events as the "fat man" races and shooting.
Using one of the artist's motorboats the painters and their guests might venture up the Connecticut River and into Hamburg Cove for a moonlit summer evening picnic where they would eat sandwiches and grill chops on a campfire on the shore.
Willard Metcalf's wife Marguerite had grown tired of her husband's nighttime hobby of collecting moths by candlelight.
Instead, she spent several nights floating in a canoe about the marsh with one of her husband's students, the young and talented Robert Nisbet. She and Mr. Nisbet fell in love and ran away together in July of 1907 causing "a great scandal in the house."
Often after supper, the guests gathered in the parlor for games and impromptu musicales. Music was an important part of the colony. Miss Florence played the piano, artists Harry Hoffman the flute or banjo, and Lewis Cohen the mandolin. Henry Ward Ranger was an accomplished organist. He had his organ shipped to Old Lyme from New York one season to add to these evening concerts. Unfortunately, Miss Florence's English harp, a gift from her seafaring father, had been damaged and was not playable during the years of the art colony.
Card games such as poker and bridge filled these leisure hours, as did spelling bees, charades, and amateur theatrics. The artists also devised their own parlor game called the wiggle game, a creative endeavor that championed their artistic skill and clever wit.
The rules were simple. One player began by drawing several curvy lines, or wiggles, on a sheet of paper, using colored pencil. The second player would use the lines to create a funny cartoon-like drawing.
The images the artists conjured out of the random squiggles range from caricatures of the artists themselves to fictional characters such as a cowboy, debutante, farmer, and even Santa Claus.
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Just as our team in Zaragoza, the one in Barcelona can speak at length about changing and moving. In a way, the story of our office in Barcelona is a return to our origins. Marina started with a small office in calle Casanova, where she designed and produced her first weddings. But these few square feet grew small to the large amount of weddings she had to shape. She then moved to an office in Av. de Roma, where the team stayed until one day Ricky discovered the office we show you below and then, they moved again. Curiously the office you can see in the pictures below, which is where our team works now, is located just a few numbers away from the office where everything started.
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Air Force officials say the first enlisted soldier assigned to the Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Army's Signal Corps will be honored in southwest Ohio.
The 88th Air Base Wing commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will attend the ceremony Monday at Corporal Edward Ward's gravesite in Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Pine Knott, Ky., native was sent with Private First Class Joseph Barrett to a balloon factory in July 1907 to learn about balloon maintenance. They were ordered the next month to create the Aeronautical Division, but Barrett soon returned to the Navy.
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West Long Branch, NJ – The Sacred Heart women's soccer team bounced back in a big way Friday afternoon with a 2-1 victory at Monmouth. The Pioneers improve to 5-7 overall and 2-2 in the NEC. The Pioneers desperately needed a win after a couple heartbreaking defeats last weekend.
The Pioneers got the scoring started early; Sophomore midfielder Jillian Picinich (Bellmore, NY) put one behind Monmouth goalkeeper Jocelyn McCoy in the 8th minute off of a free kick from junior defender Alyssa Brandofino (East Northport, NY). Sophomore midfielder Kristin Verrette (Saugus, MA) slipped passed the defense for the second goal. Verrette scored a breakaway goal in the 71st minute to give the Pioneers a 2-0 lead. The Hawks cut into Sacred Hearts lead in the 79th minute when Monique Plescia scored a breakaway goal. The Pioneers would hold off the Hawks in the final minutes to take home the 2-1 victory.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Labor costs dropped 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter as gains in productivity outpaced gains in compensation, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
Productivity, defined as output per hour, rose at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the quarter, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
. Economists had predicted a gain of 2.5 percent.
Labor costs, in turn, dropped further than expected, falling 1.6 percent compared to the 0.5 percent drop economist had forecast.
The gain in productivity included a strong 4.9 percent gain in output and a 1.7 percent gain in hours worked.
The bureau said hourly compensation, the other contributing factor to labor costs, rose by 1.5 percent.
With a 3.2 percent gain in productivity and a smaller gain -- 1.5 percent -- in compensation, the cost of labor per unit of productivity went down.
The bureau said manufacturing productivity rose by 2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, as output rose by 6.6 percent and hours worked increased by 4.4 percent.
Productivity rose 3.4 percent for durable goods and 1 percent for non-durable goods, the bureau said.
In the fourth quarter, unit labor costs for the manufacturing sector fell 1 percent quarter to quarter. From the fourth quarter of 2012, unit labor costs dropped 0.9 percent, the bureau said.


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Criterion's Burnout series did something few racing games can do: it brought something new to the genre. With a special focus on gratuitous crashes and harrowing near-misses, the games were suddenly about more than just getting to the finish line first ... it was about surviving to the finish line, pushing your skills to the max to eke that extra bit of boost from a near-collision and then boosting away unscathed. Now, under the guidance of new publisher EA, Burnout 3: Takedown will take that carnage to the next logical level. In Burnout 3, you're not only looking to trade paint with your opponents -- you're looking to run them right off the road. In other words, it's like driving in Europe.
Burnout 3's emphasis on all-out aggression makes for some very intense racing. There are only six competitors per race, but knocking one out of commission offers only a temporary respite. The same goes for you; it's easy to crash out, but it's not too hard to recover after your car respawns back on the road. That's assuming, however, that your car can respawn. For example, one mode, called Road Rage, gives you but a single life, and you have to spend it trying to take away your opponents'. Keeping careful track of your car's damage level is of primary importance, and it becomes a grueling test of endurance to end up as the last man standing. It's Burnout meets Destruction Derby.
The main reason to take competitors out is to earn more boost, which is the sweet mana that'll take you from the back of the pack to the pole position. One of the awesome things about boost is that once you burn a bit, you'll pretty much maintain your elevated speed until you either brake or hit something. In effect, every little boost raises the risk factor just a bit more, as soon you'll be careening down the road with a full head of speed, making proper dodging and weaving all the more difficult ... especially when driving against traffic!
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When you're tired of racing you'll want to give Crash Mode a try. The most popular feature of Burnout 2 is back and indisputably better than ever. If you're not familiar, Crash Mode basically gives you one of 100 pre-set scenarios, usually at an intersection, and challenges you to create the most spectacular crash possible with only your car and possibly a ramp with which to set things in motion. Each wrecked car is worth a certain amount of cash, so the idea is to setup chain reactions of crashes to take out as many vehicles as possible.
Burnout 3 adds a number of new elements to Crash Mode, the most obvious of which are the power-ups. Carefully placed throughout each intersection are 2x, 4x, Heart Breaker (this ruins your score), Crash Breaker (your car instantly explodes, causing massive collateral damage) and bonus money pick-ups. To get the highest scores, you'll absolutely need to aim for that 4x multiplier, while avoiding the Heart Breaker at all costs.


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Friday, July 16, 2010
Amelia Earhart
The final resting place of Amelia Earhart may yet remain a mystery, but the city of Atchison, Kansas is proud to claim her beginning. Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in the home of her maternal grandfather, Alfred Gideon Otis, a former federal judge and president of the Atchison Savings Bank. The daughter of a railroad attorney, Amelia and her younger sister "Pidge" spent much of their childhood in various towns, including Atchison and Kansas City, Ks. She attended six high schools in four years, finally graduating from Chicago's Hyde Park High School in June 1915. Earhart always considered Atchison her hometown. The house in which she was born now houses the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, which claims to represent "the most tangible remaining link with the famous female aviator." The Gothic Revival cottage, which looks out over the west bank of the Missouri River, is open year round to visitors.
According to the official Amelia Earhart website, maintained by her family, Earhart was not impressed the first time she encountered a plane at age 10. But a decade later, she took her first flight and was hooked. Six months after her initial flying lesson on January 3, 1921, she bought her first plane. With her second-hand Kinner Airster two-seater biplane she nicknamed "Canary" for its bright yellow paint, she set her first women's aviator record by flying to an altitude of 14,000 feet.
In the years following, Earhart continued to set records. In May 1932, she became the first woman, and only second person, to fly solo across the Atlantic (see news report in the Atchison Globe). With this flight, she also gained recognition as the first person to cross the Atlantic twice by air nonstop and for setting a record for the fastest Atlantic crossing. It was the longest distance ever flown by a woman. For this feat, she received several awards, including the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society, presented to her by President Herbert Hoover, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, being the first woman so honored. Her second book, The Fun of It, came out later that year (read an excerpt).
The following years included more record setting flights, lecture tours, celebrity status, and even fashion design. In the fall of 1935, Earhart joined the faculty of Purdue University as an adviser in aeronautics and as consultant in the Department of the Study of Careers for Women. Purdue University Libraries now houses the world's largest collection of Amelia Earhart papers, photos, memorabilia and artifacts. The Library has digitized more than 3,500 scans of photographs, maps, and documents relating to Earhart. These can all be viewed online, including a manuscript draft of a prenuptial agreement by Earhart to George Putnam expressing her "reluctance to marry."
On July 2, 1937 Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan took off from Lae in Papua New Guinea with Howland Island as their intended destination in their celebrated flight around the world, "just for fun". Their last known position report was about 800 miles into their flight near the Nukumanu Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Itasca was on station at Howland and was assigned to guide Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E to the island once they neared the area. However, radio and weather difficulties caused the plane to lose radio contact. Earhart's plane never arrived at Howland, and despite a massive search by the U.S. government, no trace of Earhart, Noonan, or their plane has yet been found. Earhart's husband, George Putnam, continued the search at his own expense until October 1937. On January 5, 1939, Amelia Earhart was declared legally dead in Superior Court in Los Angeles.
The whereabouts of Earhart and Noonan remains a mystery, and continues to the subject of much speculation and controversy. Numerous books and movies have been produced with theories as wide ranging as capture by the Japanese as prisoners of war to being marooned on an island and later returning to the US to live in anonymity (see Discussion section of the Amelia Earhart Wikipedia article for sample).
Earhart's memory is kept alive by the controversy, but also by women and men alike who admire her courage and accomplishments. One such group is the Ninety Nines, an organization of women in aviation, of which Earhart was a charter member and first president. The Ninety Nines maintain the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchison, as well as the International Forest of Friendship. Located at Warnock Lake, the forest is a living memorial to the history of aviation and aerospace. A statue of Amelia Earhart and a tree from her grandfather's farm are located there.
The community of Atchison also keeps alive the memory of Amelia Earhart with an annual community celebration, held this year on July 16-17. The celebration includes an awarding of the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award from the Cloud L. Cray Foundation, which provides a $10,000 women's scholarship to the educational institution of the honoree's choice. This year's honoree is University of Kansas basketball great, Lynette Woodard.
Other sites of interest:
Amelia Earhart Earthwork at Warnock Lake Park, Atchison, Kansas. Stan Herd created the 1-acre landscape mural in 1997 from permanent plantings and stone to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Earhart's birth.
Kansas State Historical Society tribute
Meet Amelia at the Atchison Library! And other festival events at the Atchison Public Library
See live videos of Earhart at biography.com
See the trailer for the 2009 movie "Amelia," starring Hillary Swank and Richard Gere at Rotten Tomatoes
A partial bibliography of books and more books
This article was written by Diana Weaver, Director, Atchison Public Library
Please use the "Comments" link/box below for questions and comments.
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- AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Just watched the movie with Hilary Swank as Amelia. What an amazing person. This is a very nice article on her life. Thanks for writing it and keeping her memory alive! dmReplyDelete
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The 'VoterPal' app is the work of Austin, Texas-based company Think Voting which hopes to make US voter registration an easier endeavor. With voter participating in the Lone Star State being one of the lowest, the 'VoterPal' app looks to streamline the process and get voters registered in just 15 seconds.
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I certainly do think this was one of the most fabulous birthdays I have had!!
After the day trip out to Banff, the actual birth day was spent having a lazy morning, meeting one of my birthday twin friends for lunch at a yummy little restaurant in Kensington, meeting another delightful friend for a facial (with the complimentary make-up touch up which left me looking like I was celebrating Halloween rather than about to head out for a yummy dinner) and then quickly freshening up and changing before heading to a yummy restaurant Alloy for dinner with Jimmy. The only thing missing was seeing all of my friends and family scattered elsewhere around this beautiful world of ours.
Wednesday was a mini bday celebration with my beautiful dinner club girls at another yummy restaurant, Sugo, in Inglewood. It was the first time we had seen Kari since she had little Zander and she is looking absolutely amazing. And it was likely the last dinner club before Sarah gives birth (girl girl girl girl - really hoping if I wish and pray and hope and think it will come true) and she is also looking absolutely amazing. It as always, was a night full of laughter and many crazy stories!!
Thursday, I headed to the hockey game with C. Ann. She is one of the fantastic girls I used to work with and Entero annndddd she also just happens to be Jimmy's cousin thereby being the reason he was working at Entero to begin with and thus kind of a little bit the reason as to how I met him. She is a crazy cat who is incredibly entertaining and a delight to be around so it made the ugly loss a little easier to swallow. And as always, what is a night on the town without a moment of craziness. So . . .
C picked me up at my apartment and we headed downtown for a bite to eat before the game. This also put us in a perfect position to take the c-train down rather than try to navigate parking on site. After our meal we quickly dashed to the train platform and almost forgot to purchase our tickets. We quickly scanned for the ticket dispenser when we heard someone directing us around a shelter structure. As I was about to put my money into the machine, a guy offered us a ticket.
To help put some context to this story I do want to tell you that this isn't an unusual habit on the platforms. Many people tend to beg for money for train fare and often people (myself included) will give them train tickets instead. They then sell these tickets for the price you would pay for a single. I don't tend to take the tickets from these guys but I was in a hurry, he had his hand out for the change which impeded me from putting the cash into the slot and he was already shoving his ticket into the validation slot.
As C was handing her money to the guy, I took a closer look at my ticket to ensure everything looked kosher. It was then that I noticed that we had been scammed . . . this individual had found a packet of used tickets in the garbage can, he then used some of spare change to purchase whiteout to cover up the previous validation stamp. Curses!! By this time, a gentleman behind C also fell subject to the same fate.
Friday saw us tapping our toes to a local Nova Scotia band, the Trews. And I must admit that their concert was too much fun. They are touring with their new acoustic album and they certainly have some great songs on it. And for anyone curious - a yam and a sweet potato are two very different products!
Saturday I invaded Jimmy and Clairise' place with my Christmas decorations and managed to put up the majority of the Christmas tree (of course I was short lights for the top of the tree because two of my light strings burnt out! Argh!!!) . Sunday I watched the Riders run the ball to victory, snuggle little Zander, and hang out with the girls at Sarah's house stocking her freezer with all sorts of delicious meals!
And don't you worry, there will be pics of dinner club and the Christmas festivities to post sometime soon!
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Box Office: 'Jurassic World' Breaks Records With $204.6 Million Debut
Jurassic World has revived the Jurassic Park franchise, delivering a domestic opening that exceeded even the loftiest expectations, as the movie opened to a record-breaking $204.6 million in North America and $511.8 million worldwide. This tops the $191.3 million debut of Avengers: Age of Ultron last month, although it falls just short of the $207.4 million opening of The Avengers in 2012. Regardless, this is easily the year's top opening so far.
Hell, before it's all said and done, Jurassic World could prove to be the year's most profitable release. At a production cost of $150 million, Jurassic World has already recouped that investment for Universal, and then some. Worldwide, the movie is not only the largest weekend debut in history, it's also the first film to ever reach $500 million in a single weekend. This bests the worldwide weekend debuts of some of the biggest global franchises of all-time, from Star Wars to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and even the Harry Potter saga. The biggest film in that series, 2011's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, topped out at $483.2 million.
Jurassic World kicked off the weekend in North America with an impressive $120 million, but by Sunday, that had ballooned to over $200 million, riding a wave of nostalgia from older moviegoers, and a hearty influx of younger audiences who apparently aren't as worn out by dinosaurs as the audiences in the movie itself. Overseas, Jurassic World was the big winner in China with $100.8 million, with the U.K. and Ireland delivering strong returns as well ($29.6 million). In fact, showings were strong across the board in territories such as Mexico ($16.2 million), South Korea ($14.4 million), France ($12.5 million), Australia ($12.1 million), Germany ($11 million) and Russia ($9.4 million). Combined, these grosses were enough to push Jurassic World over the top in terms of worldwide box office earnings for the weekend.
But this isn't just good news for Universal, it's great news for Chris Pratt. Between this, The LEGO Movie, and Guardians of the Galaxy, the dude is now a bonafide box office draw. I suppose you could argue that the Jurassic Park nostalgia, the Marvel Cinematic Universe intrigue, and the LEGO brand were responsible for those movies being hits, respectively, but Pratt is the common denominator in all of them. And that counts for a whole hell of a lot in Hollywood, particularly in an age where not as many people are going to the movies as before. When a star like Pratt comes along, and the audience responds to him in a huge way, it makes sense to capitalize on that. And I expect Hollywood is going to be paying out the wazoo (even more so than they are already) to do business with this guy.
Ultimately, no other new movies opened this weekend, because it would have been sheer lunacy to try and take on Jurassic World. But the summer movie season is in full swing, and it'll be interesting to see just how well Jurassic World holds.
That said, how did the other movies hold at the weekend box office? Check out the Top 10 movies for this weekend below:
1. Jurassic World ($204.6 million)
2. Spy ($16 million)
3. San Andreas ($11 million)
4. Insidious: Chapter 3 ($7.3 million)
5. Pitch Perfect 2 ($5.9 million)
6. Entourage ($4.3 million)
7. Mad Max: Fury Road ($4.1 million)
8. Avengers: Age of Ultron ($3.6 million)
9. Tomorrowland ($3.4 million)
10. Love & Mercy ($4.7 million)


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Engaging First-Year College Students in Primary Source Research
The Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) is proud to announce Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA), a three-year, US Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) grant that will create a replicable pedagogical model for collaboration between archives and institutions of higher learning.
Over five semesters, BHS will work with eighteen partner faculty from three neighboring schools: Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus; New York City College of Technology; and St. Francis College. Participating faculty are affiliated from many different departments, including English, History, Religious Studies, Architectural Technology, Fine and Graphic Arts, and American Studies. With SAFA staff, they will integrate BHS's rich archival collections into their first-year undergraduate courses.
During the first academic year (2011-2012), the SAFA project will bring over 800 college students into BHS's beautiful Othmer Library, designated a New York City interior landmark. Students and faculty will utilize archival material in assignments, projects, and class visits, and produce a class website chronicling their learning experiences. Students selected for SAFA's summer internships will also have the opportunity to curate a physical exhibit featuring materials from BHS's remarkable collection.
By introducing students to archival research, SAFA aims to develop students' research and critical thinking skills, leading them to greater academic and professional success. The project will track and evaluate the impact of SAFA participation on key inquiry and archival literacy skills, student engagement, and retention.
By 2013, the final year of the grant, partner colleges and cultural repositories from other states will model similar collaborations on the Brooklyn cohort. In this way, SAFA will introduce a nationwide group of students to archival research and exhibition development.


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The Eclipse
Erich Geoppinger
Sadeepan Rahmahan and his family are pure Indian descent. In fact, all his relatives (6 older brothers, 3 sisters, 6 uncles, and 34 cousins) still live in India except for his younger sister Viaron who moved to California to attend college but disappeared shortly thereafter.
Within weeks of her disappearance, Sadeepan and his parents moved to California to aid in the search for Viaron. A small, almost frail young man, Sadeepan had spent years searching to no avail. His parents had all but given up hope and almost lost the small family restaurant they opened until the morning that Sadeepan mentioned a most unusual dream he had wherein he flew ghost-like around the city searching for Viaron throughout the night. It was this dream that confirmed for his parents that the ancient myth of heritage had finally come true.
It had been told for generations within the Rahmahan family that there had once been a great power bestowed upon the first Rahmahan – also named Sadeepan. It was said that the ancient Sadeepan had mystical power to turn his body non-corporeal and to share this ability with any he was in contact with. The legend also spoke of a host of powerful items that Sadeepan commanded that controlled sound waves, permitted flight, provided reserves of energy, controlled the lightning, etc. Legend had it that Sadeepan's 6 sons fought over who would inherit the items of magic so on his deathbed, Sadeepan willed that none would possess the ability to use the items until a 7th son gave birth to a 7th son – the time would then reveal itself when the items could be claimed.
Being the first "7th son of a 7th son" in the lineage of the ancient Sadeepan, his parents always believed that he was destined to lay claim which is why they named him after his ancient relative. they waited patiently for the day when the time would be revealed but after Sadeepan's 18th birthday came and went, they began to lose hope. Once Viaron disappeared, any thought of the myth was all but forgotten until that fateful morning. They realized that it was no dream… Sadeepan flew like his ancient relative. Without hesitation, they produced the strange box that was believed to hold the items of power. In 21 generations, none had been able to open this box with no lid. Unsure what to do with it, Sadeepan held it on his lap and simply willed it to open. The magic within Sadeepan activated whatever ancient mystical lock and the box faded away revealing the circlet and ring (both of onyx).
Sadeepan returned to India for 6 months to study anything he could about the ancient mystical arts. He learned anything he could about his lineage and learned how to activate the circlet (permitting flight) and the ring (generating sonic pulses). He was also able to master his ability to project astrally and discovered within himself additional abilities to control light, fly without the circlet, and to affect the electric spectrum while in astral form.
Because the legends tell of slightly different abilities granted to the Elder Sadeepan, the young Sadeepan is uncertain as to whether the 2 items convey different abilities to different "owners" or if there are other abilities yet unlocked. He has discovered that the legend also spoke of an Onyx Necklace that seems to have disappeared through the years.
Sadeepan then returned to California to once again take up the search for his sister – now better equipped. Another year has passed without any success but Sadeepan has taken it upon himself to use his new abilities to help others while he continues his search. He also continues to study the mystical arts to better understand his abilities (and his items) and whether any other abilities can be unlocked. While not actively searching for the necklace, Sadeepan keeps an eye open for it during his research in case it shows up somewhere in history. It was last seen around the neck of an Egyptian Pharaoh but that tomb was plundered so the necklace could be anywhere.
Sadeepan chooses to roam the city as Surge in a simple "costume" of jeans, black shirt, leather vest, boots and "Zorro mask" when in physical form but when he prepares to go astral, he chooses to emulate his ancestor and wear the flowing hooded travelling robe that the elder wore. He even translated the elder's "ghostly" name into its closest English term "Static"
Now a probationary member of the Eclipse, Surge (Static) continues to help the citizens of California while still searching for his sister


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Anyone who's ever tested positive for an MRSA infection will know what I'm talking about here. I'm curious to know when if ever, you can be declared free of this dreaded superbug? The standard procedure seems to be to aim for three consecutive negative screening swabs. Is this really enough to give you the green light for all-clear? Or does a requisite time-frame have to elapse before a recurrence/repeat recurrence can be ruled out? It's been my own personal experience to discover that the medical profession does not seem to want to know or care about the reality of recurrence. Once you've been labelled with an MRSA status, it seems that you are forever more to be viewed as a 'threat' to mankind and believe me, it produces some 'interesting' reactions.
A close friend of mine (with a very good sense of humour) was admitted to hospital this week to have some neurosurgery performed on his back. He recounted to me the following discussion which took place between him and the admissions nurse.
Question: Have you ever had an MRSA infection?
Answer: No, but I have a good friend who has.
Question: Have you been in close contact with your friend?
Answer: Yes, but if you mean have we had sex – the answer is No! (Ha!Ha!)
Question: (asked with zero humour) Have you been in recent contact?
Answer: Yes, I have – our families meet regularly.
The interrogation terminated at this stage and my friend was then subjected to a full screening for MRSA prior to his surgery. He rang me this evening to tell me what had happened and we shared a good laugh about it together. I have had two reactions to this scenario.
Firstly, it's good to know that patients are being screened whenever there is any doubt about the possibility of MRSA contamination. However I'd like to point out that the logic for screening in this instance seems to have been as a safety precaution for the hospital rather than for the patient. My friend was admitted on the day of his surgery and therefore the result of the screening would not have been known prior to his operation. Secondly, my friend was not asked for any details about my present status. It seemed to be a case of "once an MRSA risk – always an MRSA risk".
My situation is that I contracted MRSA osteomyelitis of the frontal bone of the skull following surgery two years ago. I underwent intensive intra-venous antibiotic therapy to eradicate the infection and eventually got the all-clear some three months later following repeated MRSA screening. However my MRSA infection recurred 'out of the blue' nine months later and required further intensive antibiotic treatment plus extensive surgery to remove the diseased bone. I have not had any screening since the most recent surgery and yet it appears that I am still to be tarnished with the same 'leper' status acquired two years ago. I have been subjected to many strange reactions over the years. I'm aware that a huge amount of ignorance exists around having a positive MRSA status and therefore I can laugh at the consequences – I've no doubt that others are hurt and offended by the reaction received. There is a question that remains unanswered here however – "when can someone who has a history of recurrence of MRSA infection, be considered to be risk free?". I've never been able to elicit a confident reply to this question from the medics. I suppose it's a bit like the uncertainty faced by people who've survived cancer – no doctor can tell them with utter confidence that they will remain free of the disease. My conscience has taught me to stay clear of anyone who has had recent surgery or is immuno-compromised and I also avoid newborn babies for the same reason. I otherwise go about life quite normally without undue worries. However, the legacy lives on and I'd love someone to be able to tell me that I can leave it all behind.
Have you got any views on this?


text: What is a good source for cheap unique keyword specific articles (no spinning, no PLR etc). I tried elance.com but that tends to be pretty expensive. It doesn't have to be stellar, it just needs to make sense and be on topic. I've also heard horror stories about Craigslist. I did search around with the search bar and got lost reading about tons of cheap items... no articles though. Thanks, Dave


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Winter Driving Tips for Horse Owners
Follow these driving safety tips so you stay safe on winter roads.
February 3, 2013
From AQHA Corporate Partner USRider
With winter upon us, USRider – the national provider of roadside emergency assistance for equestrians – reminds those who travel with horses to be careful when traveling and invest time doing routine preventive trailer maintenance to enhance their travel safety.
It is imperative to make sure your vehicle is ready for winter driving. Be sure to maintain your vehicle according to the manufacturer's service schedule. It's also important to take your vehicle to a trusted mechanic.
"When it comes to vehicle maintenance, especially heavy-duty vehicles towing precious cargo, it is better to be proactive than reactive," says Bill Riss, general manager of USRider. "If you have not already done so, establish a relationship with a trusted Automotive Service Excellence mechanic. It is essential that you do this before your vehicle breaks down on the side of the highway while towing your horse trailer."
USRider recommends that you check tire pressure before each trip. This is especially important with temperature changes. If you are traveling from a warm climate to a cold climate, the air pressure
in your tires will drop. On the other hand, when traveling from a cold climate into a warm climate, the air pressure will rise.
With an American Quarter Horse Association membership, you get America's Horse magazine and hundreds of dollars in discounts and savings each year. Learn more about what your membership can do for you!
A weak battery will usually reveal itself during cold weather. If your battery is more than a couple of years old, be sure to check it prior to cold weather setting in. Otherwise, you will most likely be inconvenienced on some cold morning when the battery fails to start your vehicle.
When driving, a good rule of thumb to follow on the road is "rain, ice and snow – take it slow." Before setting out on a trip, take the time to check weather reports and plan accordingly. Be sure to allow extra time for inclement weather. Mother Nature doesn't care that you need to be somewhere at a certain time.
Always drive with your headlights on during inclement weather – even if it is not dark. USRider recommends that horse owners drive with headlights on anytime when trailering horses, regardless of weather, because of the increased visibility it gives you.
Also during inclement weather, be sure to increase the distance between vehicles to allow more stopping time. USRider recommends that you double the normal distance between vehicles when towing a horse trailer.
"Stopping on snow or ice without skidding and/or jack-knifing takes extra distance. Use brakes very gently to avoid skidding," Bil says. "If you begin to skid or jack-knife, ease up on the brakes and steer into the skid to regain control."
During winter months, traction tires are recommended. In order to qualify as a traction tire, tires must have at least an eighth of an inch of tread and be labeled Mud and Snow, M+S, All-Season, or have a Mountain/Snowflake symbol. Since tire performance can vary, a trusted area dealer may be able to advise you on the best tires for your vehicle.
Since it's difficult to know what road conditions you may encounter during the winter, make it a practice
to re-fuel when your vehicle fuel gauge drops below the halfway mark. In many states, you can dial 511 for travel conditions and road closures.
By joining the American Quarter Horse Association today, you'll get access to discounts from our Corporate Partners, like Ford, John Deere and SmartPak.
In some states, vehicles over 10,000 gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), including some passenger trucks, SUVs, RVs, and vehicles towing trailers, must carry chains on certain highways November 1 through March 31. Check with the Department of Transportation or Department of Motor Vehicles for information on the states you will be traveling through.
USRider provides roadside assistance and towing services along with other travel-related benefits to its members through the Equestrian Motor Plan. Standard features include flat-tire repair, battery assistance and lockout services, towing up to 100 miles, roadside repairs for tow vehicles and trailers with horses, emergency stabling, veterinary referrals and more. For more information about the USRider Equestrian Motor Plan, visit www.usrider.org or call (800) 844-1409.
For additional safety tips, visit the equine travel safety area on the USRider website.


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You will often hear us refer to BSL. What the heck is that you might ask. Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) is a law that prohibits or restricts a particular breed or a few breeds deemed "vicious" rather than holding all dog owners and their dogs to equal and consistent standards.
Breed Specific Laws may ban a breed(s) outright or place restrictions on them. Restrictions vary; some require muzzles when in public, liability insurance, a certain fence height, a certain way to contain the dog when the owner is not home and so on. Such laws often apply to mixed breeds that have the same characteristics similar to the "restricted" breed. Please check your local legislation to see what applies to you and your dog(s). For the most up-to-date alerts on BSL, please visit http://www.animalfarmfoundation.org/pages/BSL-Map OR http://stopbsl.org/
Locally we have done some research on "Pit Bull" type dogs to see what the legislation is in the Greater Cincinnati area.
**We will not adopt dogs to the following cities/counties with bans**
The City of Cincinnati is officially 'Pit Bull Friendly' after lifting the ban in May 2012.
The City of Fairfield (zip codes: 45014 & 45018) Banned.
Carlisle Restricted
City of Cheviot Restricted
Evendale Restricted
Golf Manor Banned
City of Hamilton Restricted
Lockland Restricted
Reading Restricted
Springdale Restricted
Lincoln Heights Banned
Elmwood Place Banned
Amberley Village Banned
*Due to the strict muzzle law restrictions in Covington (KY), we will not adopt to this area at this time.
Alexandria Banned
Bracken County Banned
Butler Banned
City of Walton Banned
Covington Restricted
Crescent Springs Restricted
Dayton (KY) Banned
Elsemere Banned
Erlanger Restricted
Falmouth Banned
Ft. Thomas Banned
Lakeside Park Being Considered
Latonia Restricted
Ludlow Banned
Maysville Restricted
Newport Restricted
Pendleton County Restricted
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Writers Club (Malta)
Hi there,
I moved to Malta last September and am hoping I can interest some members in joining a writers club I am setting up. I am a published author and have contacts outside of Malta in the publishing industry. I am currently working on a book and I am sure there are many others here who are in the same situation. The club is for all writers, whether published or not and whatever experience. The goal is to encourage new writers with advice and help from the more experienced. I have access to a publishing site where I give a voluntary service as the Serial Manager and participating writers from around the world have their chapters published on the company site. If you are interested and would like to know more please drop me a line at Protected content Thank you.


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Speeding drivers are today urged to 'imagine the pain' of hit-and-run victim Jasmyn Chan's family before they break the limit on the Sheffield road where she was killed.
Jasmyn, aged 14, died on Normanton Hill, Intake, last May as she bravely saved the life of friend Tia Tucker by pushing her out of the way of the collision.
Speeding driver Naseeb Ellahi was travelling at double the 30mph limit when he hit Jasmyn – and since then more than 1,200 motorists have been caught breaking the law at the same spot.
Now campaigners have again pleaded with drivers to slow down after councillors agreed detailed plans for the £440,000 'Jazzy's Crossing' to be installed at the entrance to Richmond Park.
Sandra Bradley, who collected more than 12,000 signatures on a petition calling for the crossing, said: "To all those people who are still speeding on Normanton Hill – please think why it is a 30mph road.
"Imagine you are in the shoes of Jasmyn's parents and what every day means to them, the pain they go through – how would they feel if it was their daughter?"
Marie Gratton, Tia's step-grandmother, said: "There are children waiting to use Jasmyn's crossing with pride, why can't drivers use the road with pride as well."
Work on the new signal-controlled crossing is set to start in June, after detailed plans were agreed at a Sheffield Council highways decision meeting yesterday.
Coun Leigh Bramall, cabinet member for highways, said it was 'probably one of the most complex crossings that we have ever done, because it is a difficult site.'
A new access road to homes and allotments will be created and a bus stop moved by 15 metres, which raised some concerns during consultation.
Council officers said they 'appreciated' elderly people would have further to walk to the bus stop, but it had to be done to ensure children used the crossing.
The meeting heard residents had wanted action for 'decades' on the road, which surveys have shown is crossed by more than 330 people each day.
Sandra told the meeting: "Something has to be done to ensure no family goes through what Jasmyn's has had to go through."
Marie also said that, at the opening of a memorial garden to remember three teenage girls who have died in the area, it was said the tragedies had made the community 'like family', by bringing it together.
The garden is in honour of Jasmyn, Ellie Taylor-Ward and Lauren Walker.
Sandra and Marie thanked councillors for working with them on the project.
Ellahi, who admitted snorting cocaine on the day of the collision, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years.


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"Peaceful Gem"
Everything that is Nantucket to us is found at the 'Sconset Cafe. Away from the crowds, excellent food, exceptional attention to service. Buy a bottle of wine at the store next door, and be treated to the supremely fresh food and over-the-top friendly owner and staff at this peaceful gem.
Reviewed June 20, 2011
The perfect Sconset style restaurant for the eastern-most tip of the island. The food is fresh and lively, and the atmosphere is the closest to a neighborhood feeling you're likely to find. Charming, with ever-changing exhibits of local artists, this BYO (with package store next to it) makes for a relaxing evening (and breakfast) on "island time".
Reviewed by pacadinski on 10/23/2008
Restaurant, Casual - Nantucket
Hidden away on the eastern end of the island, the Sconset Café isn't fancy and serves no alcohol (has a BYOB setup), but it's got one of the best little menus around. Entrées change often, and depending on the season might include salmon in saffron-tomato fish broth with ciabatta or grilled chicken with garlic and scallion mashed potatoes. If you're fortunate, the knockout lemon tart with homemade lime cream will be available. You'd be wise to order it, even if you think you're stuffed.
Cozy up or take out!: This place rocks! Cute and cozy eat in restaurant which is PACKED in the evenings... and rightly so... walk down, make a reservation, they'll call you when your table's ready... I'm telling you...this is a fantastic evening... BYO folks! grab a bottle next door at the "Bookstore" (no kidding) or bring from home. Take out it excellent too... Good folks... candles on the table, soft jazz, artwork on the walls... could anything be sweeter?


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I have been with Delta Zeta for almost three years now, and I know my college experience wouldn't be close to the same it is now without my sisters. Delta Zeta from the minute I walked in to their rush event was warm, inviting, and above all, genuine with every conversation I had. What I saw was what I got and I had never had a stronger gut feeling that this was something I was meant to be a part of.
Our Chapter is so incredibly diverse with culture, different personalities, and different strengths that everyone truly is an important piece that makes this organization what is today. We love one another dearly, and being president of the organization I looked up to for so long is truly surreal. My name is Mackenzie Langley Glava, and I am a DZ for life.
Go Greek!
Delta Zeta Love and Mine,
—Mackenzie Glava, Chapter President