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BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BULLETIN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAIlOLlNA CALENDAR Summer Sesaion 1947 June 30 . Aug 23 First Semester Sept. 17 . Feb. 4 Second Semester Feb. 12 . June 16 Summer Session 1948 date! to be announced
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|Black Mountain College Bulletin/ Bulletin-Newsletter, Vol. V, No. 3. April 1947
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|Announcements 1947-48
|Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)
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|This original college publication includes information about "education in the modern world" general information about the college, and lists faculty, students (1946-1947 school year) and other groups associated with BMC.
|Original bulletin that includes an introductory essay on "education in the modern world" followed by: the organization of the college; the year round program; the work program; admission to the student body; graduation requirements; general information about the school; information about the fields of study available including a list of classes offered during the 1946-1947 school year; a list of faculty members, including those on leaves of absence; lists of Board of Fellows members, student officers, and administrative staff; discussion of fees and financial assistance; lists of students for the 1946-1947 school year and the Advisory Council members. Released by Emily R. Wood.
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|BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BULLETIN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAIlOLlNA CALENDAR Summer Sesaion 1947 June 30 . Aug 23 First Semester Sept. 17 . Feb. 4 Second Semester Feb. 12 . June 16 Summer Session 1948 date! to be announced EDUCATION IN THE MODERN WORLD Issued five times a year, in F · ebruary, March, April, May, and Novemlber. Entered as second- class matter Novemoor 4, 1942, at the Postoffice at Black - Mounta. in, North Carolina, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Black Mountain College Bulletin V()! ume V Number 3 April 1947 To educate today, then, must mean to broaden outlook and to provide a setting where theory can be confronted with evidence, a laboratory where thought can be tested by action. Black Mountain College as a community is such a laboratory. The College, from its beginning, has recognized and sought to develop the special functions that a community can serve in general education. While carrying on the traditional disciplines of college education, the College seeks to combine. the cultivation of imaginative thought with training in accurate reasoning; it attempts to develop foresight by emphasizing the search for fundamental principles that underlie transitory forms, and to show that knowledge must be linked with a will to act. It can reveal to what ends cooperation and competition each lead, and · bring into balance work directed toward inJividual development and work done in the general interest of a group. As a liberal arts college Black Mountain College is necessarily concerned with the essential problems of the times. Today these problems are world- wide. They have grown beyond the horizons of individual, group or nation. But they must be understood by individuals and solved by individuals. This generation will have acute need of both vision and practical competence. 1 2 ORGANIZATION The College is one of the few in the United States to be owned by its faculty and entirely controlled by its teachers and the student body. The faculty has ultimate control of College property and educational discipline. The College has neither trustees nor the usual administrative officers, such as president and deans. The faculty elects from its membership a Board of Fellows which administers the finances and makes faculty appointments. Student officers attend faculty meetings dealing with the general affairs of the College. The chief student officer, the moderator, is a legal member of the Board of Fellows during his period of office. As such he has full voting power and an equal voice with the other eight members. Community problems are occasionally brought to the general community meetings for discussion, and in so far as possible, for settlement. The meetings, attended by all members of the staff, their families and the students, are in character much like the New England town meeting. Questions that come up in connection with the daily life of the total community are referred to a Community Council, representing faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the community. YEAR ROUND PROGRAM The year at Black Mountain College is divided into specified academic tenns and into free periods at Christmas, Easter, and the beginning and end of summer. Continuity in the life of the community is maintained year round in work on the fann, general maintenance, and administration. This means that a portion of the community arranges to remain during vacations to keep the plant going, also regarding these periods as valuable opportunities for independent work and study. The first semester will begin at 8: 30 a. m., September 17, 1947. Christmas free period will extend from noon December 13, 1947, to 8: 30 a. m., January 7, 1948. The first semester will end February 4, 1948. The second semester will begin 8: 30 a. m., February 12, 1948. The spring free period will extend from March 27 to April 5, 1948. The second semester will end June 16, 1948. Summer session dates to be announced. COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM All members of the community devote some of their time to practical work. This includes the routine tasks of maintenance plus such work as planting, tending and harvesting crops, and the clearing of forest land for pasture. Some experience leading to the acquirement of skills in building and construction is obtainable through activities in connection with necessary maintenance and repair. The College anticipates building soon; and lumbering, surveying, and building of models have been engaged in. Students contribute to and are responsible for many aspects of running the community. 3 ADMISSION TO THE STUDENT BODY The College has never had fixed regulations concerning the age or scholastic background of applicants for admission, since it has preferred to consider each individual case upon its merits. As a rule the prospective student presents college preparatory credits, five references, and a transcript of previous work. If grades are low, there must be some compensatory evidence. The Admissions Committee, which is composed of both faculty and students, looks for seriousness of purpose in the applicant. Experience shows that. students who have arrived at a desire for self- directed work, as well as for a certain freedom of pace and sphere within which to study, are the people who benefit most from Black Mountain College. In the student body there are usually a number with . specific aims who have transferred from other colleges. In the case of such transfers it is often found that Black Mountain College asks more of the student in terms of self- discipline and capacity for sustained work than his previous college experience did. Each applicant states why he wants to come to Black Mountain and what he expects to get from it. His desire to contribute to community life is always a consideration. A faculty advisor is appointed for each entering student. After the first semester the student may choose his own advisor. A comprehensive examination is made available each year to those students who wish to find out how they stand in general knowledge and maturity, as evaluated by the' faculty. At the time the student presents his plan of work toward graduation, he is given a detailed examination of his total preparation for the undertaking. Admission to candidacy for graduation is granted upon approval of the graduation plan if the student meets high standards of competence in academic work, initiative and responsibility in community work, and sensitivity in the arts. GRADUATION When a student has completed his plan of study, he asks to be examined for graduation. If the Faculty find the student's work satisfactory, they invite an outside examiner to the College. The examiner usually requires seven three- hour papers covering the student's field of study. These are followed by oral examinations. One of the papers concerned with a special problem may be presented in thesis form. In the arts, exhibitions or performances may take the place of some of these papers. Graduation is decided upon by the Faculty. The decision is based upon the report of the examiner and the student's entire record. Black Mountain College confers no degree. The work demanded for graduation is equivalent to that required for a Bachelor of Arts degree at colleges and universities of long established standing. In the past, outside examiners have come from Duke University, Columbia, Bryn Mawr, University of North Carolina, Princeton, St. John's Col- 4 lege, Harvard, Yale, Antioch, University of Wisconsin, and other institutions. GENERAL INFORMATION Black Mountain College is situated in the heart of the Great Craggy Mountains of Western North Carolina, a section noted for its climate and scenery. Because of the altitude - 2,400 feet - the summers are usually cool, particularly at night. The College campus with its farm and a little lake is just off U. S. Highway 70, three miles from the town of Black Mountain. The railroad station, Black Mountain, is on the scenic Southern Railroad Line from Salisbury to Asheville. Direct Pullman cars run from New York to Black Mountain. The City of Asheville is fifteen miles from the College. The college lake is bordered on the south by the dining hall, with a dining porch; on the north, by the Studies Building erected with student and faculty labor. The living quarters of the college students include two dormitory buildings with bedrooms for two, three and more persons, and four temporary housing units supplied reo cently by the government. Members of the Black Mountain College community take care of their own rooms. At Black Mountain College teachers and students live on the campus. They have their meals together in the dining hall. Thus there is a constant personal contact of students and teachers. The college farm supplies milk, meat, and vegetables to the college kitchen. Clothing appropriate for walking in the mountains and for working outdoors should be provided, as well as ordinary city clothes suitable for this climate. Evening dresses are worn at dances and concerts. FIELDS OF STUDY Each year study is conducted in the four broad fields of the Arts, Language and Literature, Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies. Specific courses vary from year to year according to faculty in residence, student demands, and needs. These courses are supplemented by tutorials and informal study groups, which handle materi · al not included in the formal schedule. Training toward independent and self · directed work is an aim of Black Mountain College. Students are advised to make a schedule that will give them time to do outside work on their own. They are also advised, at least in a long range way, to balance their programs between reading, making, and doing. The following courses were given during 1946 · 1947. They represent, within limits, the area covered during a year. Courses for 1947- 1948 will be announced shortly before 5 the heginning of the fall term. Students interested in taking certain courses at a certain time should inquire whether such courses are to he given. In the Arts, work was conducted in Painting, Drawing, Woodworking, Voice, Piano, Ensemhle, Introduction to Music, Harmony, Counterpoint, Prohlems of Musical Form and Structure from Gregorian Chant to Bach, A Capella, Chorus, Bookhinding, Weaving, Writing. Spontaneous groups of interested students and faculty studied Art History, and conducted play readings. In Languages, French and German were cultivated through contact with foreign- hred faculty and students; elementary Latin was provided in the curriculum. Courses in Literature included American Literature hefore 1860, Shakespeare, Literary Criticism, Thomas Mann, Modem Prose Fiction. Mathematics and Science stressed hoth theoretical and lahoratory considerations: Mechanics and Mathematical Analysis, Mathematics, Physics of Maintenance Work, Statics, Introduction to Theoretical Chemistry. Courses in Social Studies were given in psychology, sociology, economics, history, philosophy: Human Relations, Psychology of Social Issues, Dynamics of Learning, Cultural History of the Greek Wodd, Cultural History of the Medieval Wodd, Race Prohlems, Comparative Religion, World Today, Historical Introduction to Present- Day Economic Analysis, International Economics, Introduction to American Lahor, Seminar in Economics, American Civilization, Foreign Policy of the United States since 1900, Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, Prohlems of Philosophy, History of Extraordinary Communities. Study of Farming, hoth theoretical and practIcal, was conducted under the supervision of the two college farmers. Shorthand and typewrItmg were taught informally at the college office. The faculty at Black Mountain College teach what they wish, considering need as well as preference; therefore curriculum can be only approximately predicted. Study is not wholly a matter of participation in the courses scheduled for any given term. There is the opportunity to engage in work of a widely various kind, depending upon the initiative of the student and the facilities availahle. Also it is a part of the life here for people who are interested to get together, and, for example, to read plays or to conduct additional experiments in psychology, or to dance, or to experiment with printing at the college print shop, or to do research in Commuity. These things are 6 not provided in advance; when they happen it is because the individuals who are here create them. Classes are conducted in a variety of ways at Black Mountain College: by laboratory practice, by lecture, by discussion, by seminar, by tutorial, by connection with the operation of the place itself. Instructors differ widely in approach and personality. But it seems to be true that though materials and methods differ, there is a kind of common gain from the close and loving pursuit of different subjects. So the quality of study, rather than the number of COUNes, measures the development of taste, judgment, workmanlike habits of thinking and producing, dexterity, thoroughness, imagination, confidence. FACULTY • ANNI ALBERS Textile Design Art School, Berlin; Kunstgewerbe School, Hamburg; Bauhaus, Weimar; Bauhaus Diploma. With Weaving Department of Bauhaus, 1925- 1929. Work in weaving exhibited in Europe and the United States. Weaving in permanent collections of National Museum of Munich, and Textile Museum, Zwickau. Black Mountain College since 1933. · On leave of absence 1946- 1947. • JOSEF ALBEBS Art Royal Art School, Berlin; Kunstgewerbe School, Essen; Art Academy, Munich; Bauhaus, Weimar. Positions in German public schools; at the Bauhaua, Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin, 1923- 1933. Title of Professor conferred by the Government of Anhalt, 1930. Works exhibited widely in Europe and the Americas. Represented in public and private collections. Guest Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1936 · 1941. Visiting Instructor, spring semester and summer school, Harvard University, 1941. Summer courses at Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943, and Lowthorpe School, Groton, Mass., 1943, 1944. Black Mountain College since 1933. · On leave of absence 1946 · 1947. ILYA BOLOTOWSKY Painting and Drawing illustrator for the Bakkavrosta ( the Baku Caucasus Russia Telegraph Agency Wall Newspaper), 1919, USSR. College St. Joseph, Constantinople, Turkey. National Academy of Design, New York. Numerous prizes at the NAD. Scholarships to the Tiffany and the Yaddo Foundations. Studied the old masters in France, Italy, Den · mark, and England, 1932. Exhibited widely in the U. S. since 1929. Charter member of the American Abstract Artists. Charter member and one of the three founders of the Federation of Modern Artists and Sculptors. 7 Murals at the New York WorId's Fair, 1939, the Hospital for Chronic Diseases, N. Y., the Williamsburg Housing, N. Y., the Theodore Roosevelt High School, N. Y. Represented in the Philadelphia Museum, in the Museum of Nonobjective Paintings, in the Phillips Memorial Gal · lery, Washington, D. C., in the Miller Company Collection, Meriden, Conn., Indiana Museum of Abstract Art, Mrs. George H. Warren, Jr., George L. K. Morris, the Pinacotheca, the New Art Circle, Phillips Steel Co., and other collections. In the Who is Who in American Art, Who is Who in the East, etc. Visiting professor Black Mountain College 1946- 1947. DAVID R. CORKRAN American History and Literature Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, A. B.; Harvard University, M. A.; University of Chicago, Columbia University. Positions as Head of English Department, LoWville Free Academy, Lowville, New York, 1923 · 1925; Head of Eng. lish Department, North Shore Country Day School, Winne* a, Illinois, 1926- 1944; Instructor in Winnetka Graduate Teachers' College, 1932.1944; Demonstration Teacher in Summer Institute for Teachers, United States Indian Bureau, Chilocco, Oklahoma, summer 1937; Acting Headmaster, North Shore Country Day School, 1935- 1936; Assistant Headmaster and Dean of Boys, North Shore Country Day School, 1936- 1944. Contributor to Progressive Education Magazine and the English Journal. Black Mountain College since 1945. MAX WILHELM DERN Mathematics University of Grettingen, A. M., Ph. D. Assistant in Geometry and Analysis, Technische Hooh · 8chule, Karlsruhe, 1900- 1901; Privat Dozent in, Mathematics, University of Muenster, 1901.1911; Professor Ti · tularius, 1905; Professor Extraordinarius of Mathematics, University of Kie1, 1911.1913; Professor of Mathematics, Technische Hochschule, Breslau, 1913- 1921; Profes80r of Mathematics, University of Frankfurt, 1921.1935; Acting Professor of Mathematics, Tekniske Hoiskole, Trondhjem, 1939 · 1940; Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Phi · losophy, University of Idaho ( Southern Branch), 1941! · 1942; Visiting Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1942.1943; Tutor, St. John's College, 1943 · 1944. Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science, Oslo. Honorary Member India Mathematical Society. Taught Graduate Courses in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, fall semester 1946. Black Mountain College since 1945. - TRUDE GUERMONPREZ Weaving Graduate Realgymnasium Cologne; studied Textile Design and Weaving at Art School Cologne and Halle; graduate Berlin. Worked for six years as textile designer in Holland, Het Paapje and DePlueg, handweaving factory. · Visiting consultant in weaving 1946 · 1947. I 8 THEODORE DREIER Mathematics Harvard College, A. B.; Harvard Engineering School, S. B. in E. E. Positions with General Electric Company, 1925- 1930; Rollins College, 1930 · 1933. Black Mountain College since 1933. • JOHN EVARTS Music Yale University, A. B.; Yale Music School; private instruction, Munich; Hochschule fuel' Musik, Berlin; composi. tion with Hans Weisse, New York; Concord Summer School of Music. Position at Milbrook School for Boys, 1931.1932; Assistant Music Critic, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1932- 1933. Black Mountain College since 1933. · On leave of absence. MARY GREGOBY Woodworking B~ nnington College, A. B. Position in Art Department, Cambridge School, 1937 · 1941. Black Mountain College since 1941. RITZ HANSGmG Chemistry and Physics University of Graz, Ph. D. Research Chemist with Fanto Oil Company, Austria; founder of Electrothermic Company, Switzerland; honorary lecturer of Applied Chemistry and Electrothermic Processes at University of Mining and Metallurgy, Austria; consulting engineer and Vice · President, American Mag. nesium Metals Corporation; Vice · President, Japanese Magnesium Company; Consulting Engineer for Permanente Corporation; designer of Henry J. Kaiser magnesium defense plant at Permanente, California. Inventor of many industrial processes, including carbothermic magnesium reduction process. Black Mountain since 1942. JOHANNA JALOWETZ Bookbinding and Voice. Studied voice in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, and Vienna. Studied bookbinding Cologne, and New York. Black Mountain College since 1939. HERBERT A. MILLEB Social Science EDWAIlD E. LOWJNSKY Music FRANZISKA MAYEll Weaving Diploma Johanna Brunson's Weaving School, Stockholm; workshops in Denmark and Germany; designer for in · dustrial department Grenfell Association, Labrador, 1938; workshops, New York City. '. . Black Mountain College since 1946. l.: 1 Dartmouth, A. B., A. M.; Harvard, Ph. D. Positions as Professor of Sociology, Oberlin College; Ohio State University; gave courses at Yenching University, Peiping, China; lectured at universities of China, India, Syria; Professor of Social Economy, Bryn Mawr; survey of immigrant conditions and school facilities for immigrants, Cleveland, Ohio, for Russell Sage Foundation; division chief, study of immigrant heritage, Carnegie Corporation; Visiting Professor, Temple University; Beloit College; Penn State College; Director of American Seminar for Refugee Scholars, summers 1940- 1943. Author of The Schoal and the Immigrant; Old World Traits Translated; Races, Nations and Classes; The Be · ginnings of Tomorrow. Black Mountain College since 1943. Dartmouth College, A. B.; University of Chicago, A. M., Ph. D. Instructor in Philosophy, Dartmouth College, 1935.1937; Assistant Professor, 1938- 1941; Research Associate in the Social Sciences, Cooperative Study in General Education and Assistant Professor of Education, University of Chi · cago, 1942 · 1944; Assistant Professor of Social Sciences, 1944- 1945. Editor of Logic of Language. Author: Rational Belief, The Social Studies and General Education, articles and reviews in Ethics, Psychoanalytical Review, The Journal of Higher Education, and Educational Forum. Black Mountain College since 1945. . Hochschule fuer Musik; University of Heidelberg, Ph. D.; Concert accompanist; teacher of piano and theory at Konservatorium,' Stuttgart; private music teacher in HoI · land; teacher of theory at YMHA music school, New York. Music Teachers National Association and Musico · logical Society of America. Author of Book of Children's Music, Monograph on Orlando di Lasso, Secret Chroma. tic Art in the Netherlands Motet. Guggenheim Fellowship, 1947 · 1948. Black Mountain College since 1942. ALBERT WILLIAM LEVI Social Science 9 10 KAlIL H. NIERYL Economics Institute of Technology, Hannover; University of Paris; University of Berlin; University of Frankfurt, M. A.; Lon · don School of Economics; University of Wisconsin, Ph. D. Positions in hanking and steel husiness; research London School of Economics, 1933 · 1934; Research Fellow, Uni · versity of Wisconsin, 1934.1935; Research Assistant, Uni · versity of Wisconsin, 1935 · 1936; Instructor in Economics, Carleton College, 1936 · 1938; Assistant Professor of Economics, Carleton College, 1938 · 1940; Advisor on Monetary and Fiscal Policies, Advisory Commission to the Council on National Defense, Consumer Division, Washington, D. C., 1940.1941; Associate Professor of Economics and chair · man of Graduate Department of Economics, Tulane Uni · versity, 1941 · 1943; overseas service with U. S. Navy, 19441945; Professor of Economics, University of Texas, sum · mer 1946. Editor of Review and Forecast, Chicago, 1943 · 1944; Author: Studies in the Classical Theories of Money, articles in: Harvard Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economics Review, Journal of the Philosophy of Science, Science and Society, Southwestern Social Science Quarterly, The University Review, Schmollers Jahrbuch, Journal of Capital Management, Ekonomist. Black Mountain College since 1946. MARY CAROLINE RICHARDS English Reed College, A. B.; University of California, M. A., Ph. D. Positions at University of California, 1938 · 1942; Central Washington College of Education, 1943; University of Chi · cago, 1945. Black Mountain College since 1945. THEODORE BONDTHALER History University of North Carolina, A. B.; Princeton University, M. A. Positions as Instructor in English, University of North Carolina, 1920 · 1921; Reading Fellow, Princeton Univer · sity, 1922- 1923; Head of English Department, Hun School, Princeton, 1923- 1924; Head of Latin Department, Salem College, Winston- Salem, 1925 · 1927; Teacher of History and Principal, Clemmons Consolidated School, Forsyth County System, North Carolina, 1929 · 1944. Black Mountain College since 1945. CIIABLOTl'B SCHLESINGER Music Hochschule fuer Musik, Berlin, 1925 · 1930, Composition; Beethoven - Prize Pedagogical Seminar; State Examination Teaching Diploma, summa cum laude. Instructor Hochschule fuer Musik, Berlin, 1930; Assistant Professor, 1931.1933; Vienna Conservatory, 1933- 1934; Kiev Conservatory, USSR, 1935- 1938; Fomollow School, Lenox, Massachusetts, 1938 · 1946. Black Mountain Colle~ since 1946. JOHN LOUIS WALLEN Psychology Harvard University, B. S., magna cum laude in Psychology" 1940; Ohio State University, M. A. in Psychology, 1941; Harvard Graduate School, M. A. in Psychology, 1942; Ohio State University, special student, 1944. Research Assistant, Harvard Psychological Clinic, 19411942; experience in counseling cases in private practice'; Psychological Assistant, Psycho. Res. Unit No. 1, Nashville Army Air Center, Tennessee; Teaching Assistant, Ohio State University, 1944; Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 1944. Co- author of Counseling With Returned Servicemen; Author, " Unwanted - Liberal creative sound educational living by complacent, sedate, well- established college", Motive, Nov. 1945. Black Mountain College since 1945. Rector Treasurer Secretary Registrar Assistant Registrar Librarian Nurse Dietitian Hostess Farm Managers Lawrence Fox, Moderator Fanny Hobart Julius Scheir Richard Spahn STUDENT OFFICERS Josef Albers Theodore Dreier Lawrence Fox Mary Gregory Fritz Hansgirg Albert William Levi Edward E. Lowinsky Theodore Rondthaler John L. Wallen Albert William Levi Theodore Rondthaler John L. Wallen Herbert A. Miller " David Corkran NellA. Rice Cbrista Noland Margaret Brown Annette Stone Raymond Trayer Clifford Moles ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BOARD OF FELLOWS 11 FEES Veterans planning to attend undar the provisions of the G. I. Bill should write for details. * An increase of 15 per cent over the year ' 46-' 47, to meet increased costs; subject to change only if necessitated by further increase of costs. $ 5.00 $ 25.00 $ 25.00 $ 10.00 $ 10., 00 the balance $ 200.00 3/ 5 of balance Application fee Contingency deposit Examination for graduation Fee for late payment of any bill Community Council assessment, not to exceed On admission, to complete financial contract On entrance, September 17, 1947 Opening day of second semester, February 12, 1948 The application fee must accompany application for admission to the College and is not refundable. The Contingency Deposit is due on entrance, and must be maintained while a student is in attendance; but any unused portion of it is refunded upon graduation or withdrawal. Bills are payable on the date of the bill and if not paid within ten days are subject to the fee for late payment. The Community Council assessment, expended at the discretion of the Community Council in the general community interest, varies with needs, but in no case exceeds $ 10.00. As stated above, the inclusive fee of $ 1600 is intended to cover all of a student's expenses except those that are purely personal, and the following occasional items: Students who are unable to pay this fee are referred to the section below on financial assistance. It is the specific desire of the College that students otherwise qualified should not be excluded for financial reasons.' The College cannot guarantee that a place will be reserved for any student unless $ 200.00 has been deposited with the College at the time the regular Financial Agreement is signed. This Agreement, signed both by the student and by the person responsible for payment of fees, completes the admission and makes it effective. The deposit is not refundable except at Faculty direction if the student withdraws later. Black Mountain College charges one inclusive fee for tuition, room, meals, use of laboratories, studies, music and art lessons, lectures and concerts. This fee is $ 1600 for the regular academic year of two semesters.* It is intended to cover all of a student'os expenses except those that are purely personal, and certain occasional items lis1: ed below. It is payable as follows: 12 13 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Believing that a cross- section of American life, economically as well as geographically, contributes to the educational value of the College, and realizing that ability to pay the full fee is in no sense a criterion of the student's desirability, the College tries to make financial assistance available to qualified students who need it. Ideally, and in so far as possible practically, admission to the student body is made to depend upon personal merit. The Admissions Committee decides upon each applicant, in the first instance, quite independently of financial considerations. Unfortunately, lack of endowment and limited resources do not permit full expression of this principle, since a certain gross income must be maintained from student fees in order to meet the operating expenses of the College. Those who can are required to pay full fee. Others pay as large a share of the full fee as they can reasonably afford to, the deficiency being made up chiefly from gifts to the College. In order to arrive at a fair figure, those who cannot afford the full fee of $ 1600 are required to make an annual confidential statement of their financial resources on a blank furnished for the purpose by the College. On the basis of this statement the Student Fees Committee grants assistance up to a maximum amount of $ HOO; that is to say, under no circumstances should the prospective student expect that his net fee will be less than $ 500. There is no provision for students' working their way through College. No distinction of any kind is made between students on the basis of what they pay. All work done by students is voluntary and without reference to their financial status. OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION Each applicant, before his admission can become effective, must submit a satisfactory Financial Agreement, signed both by the student and by the person responsible for payment of fees, and accompanied by the regular deposit of $ 200.00. A new Agreement must be signed in advance each year that the student remains in the College. The College reserves the right to alter the fees from one year to the next in the light of changed circumstances. No student may enter or remain in residence while any financial arrangements for the current year are pending. For personal expenses students should have $ 30 to $ 45 per semester exclusive of transportation. There are available a few tuition scholarships whereby a limited number of students who cannot pay the minimum fee are enabled to attend the College for less. The College is not responsible for loss, theft, or damage to students' property arising from any cause. 14 STUDENTS 1946- 1947 Adams, Henry B. Adamy, Edward N. Albright, Neil K. Amero, Richard W. Asawa, Ruth A. Atkinson, Stuart E. Bailey, John M., Jr. Baker, Vera Banks, Anne F. Belcher, Jeanne A. Bergman, Henry P. Bergman, John W. Bernstein, Bernice Blaine, Lorna Blanchard, Warren Boyce, Charles P. Brame, Thomas H. Brody, Albert P. Brown, William Cable, Herbert A. Christoph, Willa S. Cole, Dorothy L. Cole, Louise C. Cox, Kendall B. Curley, Francis M. Dreyfus, Charles Dunn, Nancy C. Fein, Anita M. Fiore, Joseph A. Fogelson, Florence J. Foster, Francis A. Fox, Lawrence Fullman, Delores A. Geissbuhler, Mirande R. Gellhorn, Elizabeth C. Girsh, Sylvia A. Gonzalez y Zayas, J OBe Green, Dawes Gropius, Beate E. Hahn, Hannelore Heling, Janet C. Hobart, Fanny Hult, Martha E. Irwin, Sidney . Jackson, Alice W. Jackson, Luther, Jr. Jaeger, Henry H. Johnson, Raymond E. Joseph, William W' Kadden, Lore Kitzmiller, Virginia S. Kremen, Irwin Kutsche, R. Paul, Jr. Lane, Mervin L. Lynch, Patsy G. Markoff, Jene A. 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The pouch of many things can easily be worn attached to a belt and weighs a mere half pound. Normally one would consider storing about a fifth of a cubic feet. This pouch however is not the best place to store items, as there is but a small chance the item may be found again.
The pouch seems to mock the wearer and never to return what you hope for, though in some cases items do turn up that seem to be most practical or fun. No magic user will identify the true nature of its magic, but most adventurers will find out what the pouch is all about in just a few days.
Magical Properties:
The following items may be returned from the pouch: (roll a d20 to determine)
Random item stored by user. If none stored, roll again.
1d3 chocolate cookies
A masterwork sling bullet
A piece of white cloth (4*4 inch)
1d8 copper pieces
A small, fragile glass figure of a butterfly
A 20 ft length thread of wool (getting it out takes 1d4+1 rounds)
an apple
1d3 pine-apple cones
A handful of grain
1d3 chocolate cookies
Some cow-dung
A wooden spoon
A silver brooch worth 2 gp which disappears after 1d8 hours
A small bronze key
A wooden fork
A 10ft branch from a oak tree, including leaves
A gallon of water
A dinner knife (damage is 1d2-1, breaks on a critical hit)
DM's choice
The wearer will find the pouch is always empty if he or she tries to take something from the pouch while still in the possession of the last item created by the pouch. (Items stored in the pouch by the wearer are considered not to be created by the pouch.)
The pouch normally creates items out of thin air, but in some cases may turn up a item that was nearby. Needless to say that in this case some people may be inclined to believe the wearer of the pouch stole the item.
If any one else but the user tries to take something from the pouch, it always seems to be empty. When the pouch has grown fond of its owner, it will even remain empty if not worn by its owner.
The pouch will create no more then two items per hour and no more then a total of eight items per day, including items stored by the owner.
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The Arizona Cardinals aren't ready to write off Jonathan Cooper's rookie season as a complete loss.
Cardinals coach Bruce Arians told reporters Monday that Cooper is out of surgery to repair a broken leg and could return to action in 10 to 12 weeks in a best-case scenario.
That timetable would allow Cooper, the seventh overall pick in April's draft, to play in the team's final six games of the regular season. Cooper was injured during the Cardinals' 24-7 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Saturday night.
Arians said Daryn Colledge will kick over to left guard with Paul Fanaika sliding into the right guard spot.
Given their investment in Cooper, it's safe to assume the Cardinals will exercise proper judgment here. The Cardinals could get more conservative if they fall out of the playoff picture.
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"Borgate tra le Malghe" is a project involving three families dwelling in the hamlet of Marmolada, not far from the centre of Falcade, for a long time devoted to the rental of apartments. We've decided to work in synergy organising a perfect example of widespread ospitality. "Borgate tra le Malghe" is an innovating idea of hospitality which opens the doors of our houses to you to live the experience of a familiar welcoming warmth. You can rent a flat for few days or for longer periods, but above all you can choose to spend an holiday in complete freedom. If you prefer to do it by yourself, in the apartments you can find everything you need to cook; if on the other hand you'd love to enjoy a complete relaxing holiday you can book our half-board or full-board treatment in collaboration with Farmhouse Piccola Baita. Furthermore, you can taste our healthy dolomitic breakfast before exploring our beautiful Biois Valley! "Borgate tra le Malghe" aims to offer an alternative to traditional tourism based on welcome, typical products, wellness, tradition, environment surrounded by the pure nature of the Dolomites; our intention is to offer an unforgettable and unique holiday. Farmhouse Piccola Baita is only 1 km far from our apartments, in Sappade; it offers tasty dishes based on traditional recipes and typical products produced by the owners themselves. Its modern wellness centre, at your disposal, completes an unbeatble offers which combines high-class gastronomy, sport and nature, rest and relax.
Apartment Palmina is located just 5 minutes by car far from the departure station of the ski lifts of the San Pellegrino ski area (Falcade - Passo San Pellegrino) in the hamlet of Molino; from here, the guests of Falcade can reach easily the centre of the Trevalli ski area, a modern ski resort of the Dolomiti Superski straddling the regional border between Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol that offers more than 100 km of perfectly-groomed ski slopes and 24 modern ski lifts. The Alpe Lusia-San Pellegrino (the former Trevalli) ski area, composed of the ski resorts Falcade, Moena and Passo San Pellegrino in the Municipalities of Falcade, Moena and Soraga, offers 3 snowparks, amusing boardercross and timed slopes, a huge inflatable mattress at the Sanpe Snowpark, warm and cozy mountain refuges and après-skis, ski kindergartens with training grounds and babysitting service with professional and qualified instructors, sledge, snowtubing and bobsled tracks, the amazing "Col Margherita Freeride Park" (the only official backcountry ski area in the Dolomiti Superski) the suggestive "Skitour delle Emozioni" and the amazing "Pista degli Innamorati" (10 km), one of the longest ski slopes of the Dolomiti Superski that starts on Col Margherita at the remarkable height of 2513 m and ends in the centre of Falcade (1140 m). Falcade, in addition to the decennial tradition connected to the alpine skiing, offers a wide range of proposals as for the cross-country skiing: on the "Piana di Falcade", the wide plain in the centre of the village, is located the efficient Pietro Scola Cross-Country Ski Centre that offers more than 10 km of cross-country ski tracks, 2 of which are equipped with a modern lighting system that allows the practice of this sport at night; nearby the cross-country ski centre, guests can enjoy also an amusing ice skating rink. In the Gares Valley there is furthermore another cross-country ski centre with 5 km of tracks that wind through the wonderful woods of this untouched natural paradise. Falcade and the Biois Valley feature also a wide range of cultural proposals and places of interest: near the departure station of the ski lifts in Falcade there is the Murer Museum, a permanent exhibition set up in the atelier of Augusto Murer (1922-1985), one of the most important artists of the Italian Postwar Art. In Falcade Alto, guests can admire the ancient church of SS. Fabiano and Sebastiano, an exquisite example of alpine gothic architecture. In the hamlet of Caviola is located the ancient church of the Madonna della Salute, included in the list of the artistic heritage of the Belle Arti Accademy of Venice. In Vallada Agordina, guests can visit the thousand-year old church, an Italian national monument since 1894. In Canale d'Agordo is located the Pope John Paul I's Museum and the most ancient building of the valley, the "Casa delle Regole"; don't miss a visit to the beautiful Gares Valley with its Biotope, the ancient village and the impressive Comelle Waterfall. Falcade and the Biois Valley feature furthermore more than 300 original barns, the so-called "Tabià"; this small architectural masterpieces are literally scattered throughout the territory in such a high quantity that this valley as no equal in the whole Dolomites. In summer, Falcade and the Biois Valley offer a wide range of hiking paths, Via ferratas, climbing walls and mountain bike trails; the nearby mountain passes San Pellegrino and Valles makes Falcade a popular destination also for cyclists and bikers.
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The master thread in InnoDB is a thread that performs various tasks in the background. Most of these tasks are I/O related, such as flushing dirty pages from the buffer pool or writing changes from the insert buffer to the appropriate secondary indexes. The master thread attempts to perform these tasks in a way that does not adversely affect the normal working of the server. It tries to estimate the free I/O bandwidth available and tune its activities to take advantage of this free capacity. Historically, InnoDB has used a hard coded value of 100 IOPs (input/output operations per second) as the total I/O capacity of the server.
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (16 August 1951 – 5 May 2010) was the President of Nigeria and the 13th Head of State. He served as governor of Katsina State in northern Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 28 May 2007. He was declared the winner of the controversial Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007. He was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). In 2009, Yar'Adua left for Saudi Arabia to receive treatment for pericarditis. He returned to Nigeria in 2010, where he died on May 5.
Yar'Adua was born into an aristocratic Fulani family in Katsina; his father, a former Minister for Lagos during the First republic, held the royal title of Mutawalli (custodian of the treasury) of the Katsina Emirate, a title which Yar'Adua inherited. He started his education at Rafukka Primary School in 1958, and moved to Dutsinma Boarding Primary School in 1962. He attended the Government College at Keffi from 1965 until 1969. In 1971 he received a Higher School Certificate from Barewa College. He attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria from 1972 to 1975, obtaining a B.Sc. degree in Education and Chemistry, and then returned in 1978 to achieve an M.Sc. degree in Analytical Chemistry.
Yar'Adua married Turai Umaru Yar'Adua of Katsina in 1975; they had seven children (five daughters and two sons). Their daughter Zainab is married to Kebbi State governor Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari. Their daughter Nafisat is married to Bauchi State governor Isa Yuguda. Yar'Adua was married to Hauwa Umar Radda as a second wife from 1992 to 1997. They had two children.


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Learning responsibility today will open doors for you tomorrow.
You may have noticed a new standard in the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet called "Work and Self-Reliance." This section focuses on the importance of learning to work hard and care for yourself while in your youth. Youth around the world share why they know it's important to develop self-reliance now.
What does it mean to be self-reliant?
The For the Strength of Youth pamphlet states that you are self-reliant when "you use the blessings and abilities God has given you to care for yourself and your family and to find solutions for your own problems" ([2011], 41).
Matthew W. of South Africa says, "I think you are self-reliant when you don't need your parents to do everything for you because you know how to take care of yourself."
Self-reliance is important for everyone. When you are self-reliant, you can depend on your own skills to support yourself and to help others in your family and community.
Why do I need to work?
For the Strength of Youth says, "Idleness can lead to inappropriate behavior, damaged relationships, and sin" (40). Work is the way to live a productive and meaningful life. Ben M. from Yorkshire, England, recognizes this. He says, "When you learn to work, then you understand that you have to work for things even in the Church. You don't just get there. You've got to study."
Some people believe they should be given certain privileges such as money or food even though they don't work to receive it. This sense of entitlement is dangerous because it makes people less productive and causes them not to see the value of work. For the Strength of Youth states, "It is false to believe that you can get something for nothing" (41). Without work, you cannot lead a happy, successful life.
When do I need to become self-reliant?
Becoming self-reliant starts now. When asked why youth need to start learning these skills early in life, Cassidy B. of Utah, USA, said, "There are so many things to learn. You can't just expect to learn self-reliance in one day. It's step by step."
Six Things You Can Do Today
1. Create and follow a budget to save money for a mission and school.
2. Cook dinner once a week for your family.
3. Learn a new computer skill that would be helpful in the workplace.
4. Practice working hard by striving for good grades.
5. Help your parents with food storage or emergency kits.
6. Cheerfully fulfill your responsibilities in the family.
For the Strength of Youth states that "learning to work begins in the home" (40). Parents play a big role in helping you become self-reliant. The best time to form good habits and learn new skills is in your youth. Jayde and Sheridan C. from Leschenault, Australia, share how they have learned in the home. "Every family home evening," Jayde says, "we set up a list of jobs to do for the week." Then, says Sheridan, "during the week we help around the house and finish the chores on the list." Jayde knows this is important for the future. "Some people don't know how to cook or clean, but in our house we've learned. We've always helped our mom since we were little."
If you feel you need to learn more about self-reliance in your home, ask your parents to help you. Help your mom or dad plan and prepare a meal,or ask your parents to help you start a budget and save money for a mission and school. And make sure you're always willing to do chores without complaining.
How do I make myself do things I don't want to do?
Self-discipline is an important part of learning to work. Without it you won't get very far. Self-discipline is your own inward motivation and drive. It's what helps people work hard at things even when they don't enjoy doing them. Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has said, "You control to a large degree your own destiny. You control your own life. … When we apply the ingredient of self-discipline,there is not much that any one of us … could not accomplish. … If your other goals are righteous, … go for them. Make them happen" ("DoThings That Make a Difference," Ensign, June 1983, 70–71).
The best way to develop self-discipline is simply to put your mind to it. Choose to be strong and to never give up. Anyone can choose to work hard.
What blessings come from learning to work?
For the Strength of Youth mentions two specific blessings: an ability to"contribute to the world in which you live" and an "increased sense of self-worth" (40). That second blessing seems unexpected, but think about how you feel when you've worked hard on something and done your best. Now compare that to how you feel when you've sat on the couch all day doing nothing productive. When you accomplish good things, you see how you can make a difference.
Although the specific blessings you gain from working hard and becoming self-reliant may be different for you, you will be blessed for your efforts.
James M. of Kenya shares his experience with work. "We're living with my grandma and my sister," he says, "so I often help them, along with my personal studies. Work keeps me busy and helps me avoid bad influences."
Cassidy shares additional blessings: "Because I have learned to work hard,I'll have more doors open, more options, and the potential to lead a happier life."
Although the specific blessings you gain from working hard and becoming self-reliant may be different for you, you will be blessed for your efforts.
Does self-reliance mean doing things alone?
For the Strength of Youth says, "Self-reliance does not mean that you must be able to do all things on your own. To be truly self-reliant, you must learn how to work with others and turn to the Lord for His help and strength" (41). Self-reliance doesn't mean not asking for help. It means doing everything you can and then getting the assistance you need.
Self-reliance is for you.
Self-reliance will be crucial in your life. You will need it as you go on a mission, go to college, move away from home, and begin a family of your own. Start learning the skills and attitudes you need now—in your youth. You will be greatly blessed as you turn to the Lord and ask Him to help you develop those skills and attributes you'll need in the future—and today! And as you look forward to your future, you will feel prepared and excited for the next stage of your life.
Care for others
"All people are happier and feel more self-respect when they can provide for themselves and their family and then reach out to take care of others. I have been grateful for those who helped me meet my needs. I have been even more grateful over the years for those who helped me become self-reliant. And then I have been most grateful for those who showed me how to use some of my surplus to help others" (Henry B. Eyring, "Opportunities to Do Good," Ensign or Liahona, May 2011, 25).
Do your best
"Our Heavenly Father asks only that we do the best we can—that we work according to our full capacity, however great or small that may be" (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Two Principles for Any Economy," Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2009, 56).
Live principles of self-reliance
"Self-reliance is a product of provident living and exercising economic self-discipline. From the beginning the Church has taught that families—to the extent they can—need to assume responsibility for their own temporal welfare. Each generation is required to learn anew the foundational principles of self-reliance: avoid debt, implement principles of thrift, prepare for times of distress, listen to and follow the words of the living oracles, develop the discipline to distinguish between needs and wants and then live accordingly" (H. David Burton, "The Sanctifying Work of Welfare," Ensign or Liahona, May 2011, 81).
Six things you can do today
- Create and follow a budget to save money for a mission and school.
- Cook dinner once a week for your family.
- Learn a new computer skill that would be helpful in the workplace.
- Practice working hard by striving for good grades.
- Help your parents with food storage or emergency kits.
- Cheerfully fulfill your responsibilities in the family.


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VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 19, 2013) - Metanor Resources Inc. ('Metanor') (TSX VENTURE:MTO) is pleased to announce that it recently poured a 868 oz gold bar, it's most important to date. This pour represents a weeks' worth of gold production from the Bachelor Project. Since the conversion of the Bachelor mill from the Merryl-Crowe technology to Activated Carbon technology, the ore recovery has averaged 97% since Metanor poured its first bar in May 2012.
Ghislain Morin, President and CEO stated: "The Bachelor Project is well underway to become the next gold producer in Québec. We are very thankful for the effort of all our workers in attaining our objective of reaching commercial production in a secure environment."
Metanor is pleased to announce the nomination of Mr. Claude Imbeault as the General Manager of the Bachelor Project. Mr. Imbeault reintegrated the company in October 2012 after leaving the company in October 2010.
Claude Imbeault, Mine General Manager, stated: "The competence together with the hard work of all our workers has enabled the company to accelerate the safe development of our underground infrastructure and the ramp up of many stopes allowing a steady tonnage at the mill."
About Metanor
Metanor is a Canadian based gold mining company with a focus on adding value per share through efficient production, exploration, and development of it properties. Maintaining a low risk profile through a strong operating team, sound financial management, and operating in secure jurisdictions like Quebec are key priorities for Metanor's management team.
Qualified Person
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Jim Parsons Message to Dwight Howard
July 5, 2013
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Behind the Shoot with Kunal Nayyar
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July 2, 2013
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The much anticipated film adaption of Larry Kramer's play, The Normal Heart, has assembled a star studded cast to retell the story of a New York gay activist who attempts to raise HIV/AIDS awareness during the early 1980s. Director Ryan Murphy has begun filming in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Fire Island.
Jim Parsons reprises his role of gay activist Tommy Boatwright from the 2011 Broadway revival.
Cast Shares Their Favorite Season 6 Moments
May 23, 2013
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JIM PARSONS (Sheldon)
"I did really enjoy the episode where Amy was sick. Her lassoing Sheldon into taking care of her goes to my point of Sheldon doing almost anything that is justified in the name of science or reason. In that case, she was sick enough that she needed to be bathed; she needed to have something rubbed on her bare chest; and by the end, she'd done so wrong that when Sheldon found out that she'd lied that she needed to be spanked. The young lady gets exactly what she wants by a young man who's doing it for different reasons. It's really brilliant."
MAYIM BIALIK (Amy)
"The spanking episode. That was fun largely because it was supposed to be off-camera, and at the last minute, Chuck Lorre decided to film it. That was really fun and awkward, right in front of the audience letting it come alive."
JOHNNY GALECKI (Leonard)
"Penny telling Leonard she loves him is pretty big. We didn't play it as a watershed moment. It was played as if she's always known this. It was touching. I also love the moment when Leonard says, 'I know I propose a lot,' and then promises that he won't. It's one of my favorite Leonard lines to say. To put his own desire aside and say, 'You tell me when you're ready, despite what I want in my life right now and with you right now.' That's unconditional, selfless love."
KALEY CUOCO (Penny)
"When Penny said, 'I love you' to Leonard. It took her more than five years to say it. That's why now you know with Penny that whatever she does is real. You know when she said it she truly meant it. That's why now Leonard is OK with going away and knowing that they're going to be OK. We did that in one take. Steve came out and said, 'We're really happy with that. Do you want to do it again?' We didn't want to; it felt perfectly right. I told Johnny: 'It was so weird — I became Penny in that moment.' There was no audience, just Leonard and Penny. It was a moment I'll definitely never forget."
KUNAL NAYYAR (Raj)
"I'll always remember this season. This is the season where these guys are getting to the point in their lives now where their priorities are not, 'Let's have video game night.' It's, 'I want love. I want a family. I want a relationship. I need a partner in my life.' That is the season for me; watching them shift from, 'Let's buy a time machine,' to, 'Am I going to get married to this girl? Am I going to ever find love? Am I ever going to find a partner?'"
SIMON HELBERG (Howard)
"Sheldon and Amy deciding to get physical — but in the context of Dungeons and Dragons. It's a really brilliantly constructed scene where they're rolling the dice to figure out which article of armor, or clothing, comes off. It's really an amazing moment and a microcosm of the show. It is the reality of these characters, yet it's very universal. It's real to them and what maybe is a small step to other people, is as big of a step to these characters as you can find."
MELISSA RAUCH (Bernadette)
"The letter episode was so special. I really loved how they showed that aspect of Howard and Bernadette's marriage. It showed the emotional component of marriage and how Howard was going through this really traumatic event, and they did it together. They've always done a good job of showing the love between Howard and Bernadette — even though they bicker and they don't always see eye to eye at exactly the same time. I just loved how that was a dual effort of helping them come to Howard's resolution and him talking it out with her."
"I can't pick one.
- Leonard and Penny saying, 'I love you'
- Raj's speech in the comic book store about how they're all a community, if they have each other
- Sheldon making Amy his emergency contact
- Howard coming back from space. Every character has had these incredible moments this season.
- Raj standing in the hall convincing Lucy to go out with him because he swears he's messed up in the head.
- The end of the closet episode when they all tell Howard what might be in the letter and one of them is true."
May 23, 2013
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The Big Bang Theory and American Horror Story: Asylum are Most Nominated Programs.
• The Big Bang Theory – CBS
• Louie – FX
• The Middle – ABC
• New Girl – FOX
• Parks and Recreation – NBC
• Veep – HBO
• Don Cheadle (House of Lies) – Showtime
• Louis C.K. (Louie) – FX
• Jake Johnson (New Girl) – FOX
• Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
• Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory) – ABC
• Max Greenfield (New Girl) – FOX
• Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Alex Karpovsky (Girls) – HBO
• Adam Pally (Happy Endings) – ABC
• Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
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• Melissa Leo (Louie) – FX
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Sometimes, writing a dissertation can be exhilarating. There is nothing like that day that you check something major over the ToDo list. On other days, however, it can be lonely and/or boring. On those days, it really helps to reach out to others who have been where you are. Here are links to a few of those blogs:
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The California Coastal Commission has given conditional approval for a bikeway village project, catering to bikers and walkers in Imperial Beach.
The project site, near 13th and Florence streets, would convert two existing warehouses into an eco-tourist destination that includes a two-story 50-bed hostel, commercial retail/cafe, bike shop, public restrooms and community room on a 2.12-acre site near the Bayshore Bikeway.
The approval was given June 12.
"The Bikeway Village Project is a perfect example of a private development that expands public access and provides visitor-serving and commercial amenities in the coastal zone," county Supervisor Greg Cox stated in a letter of support for the project.
On April 3, the Imperial Beach City Council passed an ordinance that approved modifications to the commercial and recreation Ecotourism Zone.
Coronado resident and entrepreneur Rex Butler purchased the land with big plans to turn the location into a small-scale commercial development area that preserves coastal views, promotes ecotourism and pedestrian activity.
"It could have been 14 homes on the site but I think it's better for the city to have some sales tax revenue coming in," he said in April. "We're creating an intersection that would slow the traffic down and providing some public restrooms for the bikers."
The project is anticipated to produce sales and property taxes that would contribute to the fiscal health of the city in tax revenue.
Butler said the concept for the project is to enhance the beauty that's already there.
"It's a very unique spot," Butler said. "We think it will be the jewel of Imperial Beach."
The Bayshore Bikeway is a 24-mile bicycle facility around the San Diego Bay. Currently, about 13 miles of bicycle paths are in use. The rest consists of on-street sections designated as bicycle lanes and bicycle routes.
Assistant City Manager Greg Wade said the village would be the only rest stop on the southern part of the loop.
"I think it will be a great benefit for anybody on the bike path," Wade said.
Wade said negotiations for a development agreement that could provide about $1.8 million in funding to the project and available through redevelopment bond money would begin next month.
Major Coastal Act issues associated with the project include protections for adjacent sensitive upland and wetland habitat, including water quality and ensuring that public parking is protected and expanded.
To address these potential adverse impacts, the commission staff recommended specific conditions, including an open space restriction on the corner adjacent to the South Bay Wildlife Reserve, final building plan submissions, drainage and landscape plans, landscape and water quality improvements and overall efforts to ensure coastal resources would not be impacted.


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It's popular these days to have a love-hate relationship with Facebook … or maybe just a hate-hate. The IPO was underwhelming, and no one likes the new timeline or that annoying ticker that flows to the right of the screen. People worry about how their personal information is being stored and used. They even made fun of Mark Zuckerberg for being flummoxed by an ATM during his honeymoon.
But you can't say a bad thing about Facebook to me. Nothing will convince me it's not the best thing ever.
I always wanted to fall in love, find a man who would adore me and stay with me forever. But after years of flirtations and crushes, bad dates and one long-term misadventure, I'd come to the conclusion that love of the romantic sort wasn't for me. My life would be full of a different kind of meaning. I'd find fulfillment elsewhere — by returning to school, in my writing, in my yoga practice, in teaching. I'd find love of a different nature — family, friends and, maybe someday, a child.
Then a funny thing happened, one of those annoying snippets of conventional wisdom — when you stop looking, when you stop trying to make love happen, it will happen — actually came true.
We weren't strangers. In fact, we'd met before, when we were 15. It was the 1980s, and we were theater geeks at our private school in the San Fernando Valley. He had Flock of Seagulls hair and rolled the bottoms of his uniform pants into stylish pegs. And he had an unusual name: Ravi. There was something exotic about him.
I had big Brooke Shields eyebrows and defiantly wore boxer shorts under my plaid uniform skirt. I wrote long essays on Shakespeare and Ray Bradbury, sang in the chorus, acted in plays, was homecoming queen and got good grades. I wasn't ready for boys.
In my high school memories, he was always smiling and giggling with his friends. He was a year ahead of me, and after his graduation, he was gone. Over the years, I heard he traveled to India, and someone saw him playing upright bass in a park downtown. He'd taken a different road than the one that was expected of us: college, job, marriage, family.
I did too. After 13 years in school, being the perfect student and all-around good girl, I was bored and wanted to sample some "real life." After I graduated from high school, I traveled to Europe to model, returned home to be an actress, took a brief detour into real estate in an attempt to "be a grown-up," chucked adulthood for teaching yoga and eventually earned a master's in creative writing from Antioch University.
It was there that I reluctantly joined Facebook as a means for communicating with classmates. How silly, I thought. This is something kids do. But immediately I was friended by everyone who'd ever met me. Including Ravi.
We messaged about all we'd been up to for the last 20 years, and I looked at the photos he'd posted of travel and gigs. He looked more like a man than a boy, and his hair was darker and no longer so painstakingly coiffed. But in one photo, he looked up into the camera with an expression that I remembered from high school — full of mischief, fun, intelligence and kindness.
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That night, he asked me out again. By the end of our second date, I was a goner. He was all I never thought I'd have. And we met by such serendipity, by the thinnest of margins. Twenty-two years after first meeting in school, we were ready for each other in ways we'd never have been if we'd reconnected sooner. It was exactly the right moment.
Four years later, we are still falling in love. So I have nothing bad to say about Facebook.
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Megan McCord is a writer of fiction, working on her first novel, and teaches writing at Antioch University.
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A federal prosecutor in Texas is under investigation by the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility for asking a racially charged question during a trial, and drawing the ire of Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor as well. During a drug trafficking trial the prosecutor asked the defendant:
"You've got African-Americans, you've got Hispanics, you've got a bag full of money. Does that tell you — a light bulb doesn't go off in your head and say, This is a drug deal?"
The case itself was up for review by the Supreme Court, which denied cert (meaning they won't hear the appeal). But Sotomayor took the opportunity to blast the prosecutor for that statement nonetheless:
"By suggesting that race should play a role in establishing a defendant's criminal intent, the prosecutor here tapped a deep and sorry vein of racial prejudice that has run through the history of criminal justice in our Nation," Sotomayor wrote."It is deeply disappointing to see a representative of the United States resort to this base tactic more than a decade into the 21st century," she continued. "Such conduct diminishes the dignity of our criminal justice system and undermines respect for the rule of law. We expect the Government to seek justice, not to fan the flames of fear and prejudice."
The appeal that the court denied did not deal with that specific question, it was about errors made by the defendant's attorney (who, oddly, did not object to the question above). But I think this incident is a glimpse of the racist assumptions at the core of our entire criminal justice system, especially when it comes to the war on drugs. Blacks, Latinos and whites buy and sell drugs at almost exactly the same rates, but blacks and Latinos are many times more likely to be arrested, convicted and imprisoned for it.


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"Japan Whisky Reviews" is a blog devoted exclusively to tasting notes of Japanese whiskies and it is, really, the only quality blog exploring this field. It's the work of Michio Hayashi, who was born in Japan, but moved to Germany when he was two. His first contact with the amber liquid was in the form of Irish whiskey and then Islay whiskies. It wasn't until he saw "Lost in Translation" that Michio decided to give Japanese whisky a try. Upon seeing the movie, he remembered the bottle of Hibiki had bought on a whim – it just happened to be a good deal – a few years before. He recognized his bottle in the movie, opened it and that's when his interest in Japanese whisky really took off. Michio has grown particularly fond of Yamazaki and reckons the 1986 Yamazaki Mizunara for LMdW is his absolute favourite.
The Japanese whisky industry is notoriously secretive, so for a rare look behind the scenes, the following three resources are particularly useful:
- Chris Hoban of the "Edinburgh Whisky Blog" did an in-depth interview with Marcin Miller of No 1 Drinks. Parts 1, 2 and 3 are up already; the last instalment is under way.
- Tim Forbes of The Whisky Exchange has written a multi-part (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and more to come) account of his trip to Karuizawa and Chichibu early last year, when the Karuizawa partners (TWE, LMdW and Magny (Taiwan)) were over to check the remaining stock. Tim is taking his time, but his posts – part travel log, part reflections on various aspects to do with the reception of Karuizawa abroad – are well worth the wait.
- A few months ago we wrote about a special bottling to celebrate the Welsh writer C.W. Nicol's 5 decades in Japan. He's written a fascinating piece about his involvement with Nikka since the early 80s for the Japan Times entitled "All aglow with the 'water of life'". Read it online here.
We hope you'll enjoy these excursions and hope to welcome you back with us tomorrow for our feature about the launch of the Karuizawa 1960 (including exclusive interviews with the people who made it happen).


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