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Monday, June 30, 2008
On the Street….Mr. Valentino Ricci, Florence
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I hope I dont have to eat my words, but I like a smooth line from shoulder to sleeve. I know the shoulder construction indicates that is has been done by hand. The suit looks great on him. I kind of agree with 4:24 on shoes but yet I like them with this outfit, especially as brogue-type shoes are classics and you are certain to get your money's worth. Jorge from W Palm Beach
It seems like a lot of blue, purple, and oranges in Italy. All the clothes and fits are amazing. I'm jealous.
what is going on with his shoulders? are the ruched?
something looks very very wrong to me…
Che bello!!!
He looks very well put together. I think the cuffs on his pant legs add a nice twist to a well tailored suit. The beautiful shoes tie the whole look together.
The tie knot is "fat" is a result of the width of the tie itself.
Not happening for me. Shoes don't match the outfit and that haircut (or lack thereof) is really distracting. He looks like David Bradford from the 70′s show "Eight is Enough."
A well dressed guy! As for me i'd rather wear black shoes and lower the trousers.
The overall slim fit is a must!
There is an exhibition of the history of street photography on at Tate Modern in London at the moment. I was wandering around it today and thought you would be fascinated by it given your current pursuits. Everything from Brassai at night in Paris to documentary evidence from New York, 1880 to 1970.
I know you don't get to London much, but it may well tour. And it's on until the end of August.
Particularly loving the men.style.com postings at the moment. If you ever make a book of your favourite photos, can I ask that you do a separate mens and womens one? If you did I'd buy one for me and several as presents.
Keep it up
Love LOVE the suit (and the shoes). This is the perfect color blue, and it is becoming more readily utilized in clothing I have seen. It's obviously not a "business suit blue", but to me, this begins to challenge the traditional color palette menswear is accustomed to and changes it just enough.
Scott- is that a roped shoulder I see, or just the way he was holding himself?
J'adore! He is uber-fantastic. I love the contrast of the shoes against the suit. And the trouser length is perfection.
Great shade of blue. I like the high collar and the bold stripes on the shirt.
Looks like there's too much roping at the jacket's shoulders. Maybe it is just the way he is standing, but the shoulders don't look right to me. It's particularly jarring because Italian suits are famous for softer shoulders, and this seems to be quite the opposite.
I like the brown shoes with the blue suit, but not the black socks.
I like it but can someone explain the brown shoes and black socks with this blue suit? I don't think it looks that out of place but it's not the first thing I would've thought of.
Pants are too tapered, especially towards the ankle. The shoulders are also excessively roped – quite feminine. Overall, the effect is a little "Austin Powers."
God, I love those pants.
Beautiful. So much blue, but it works. Love the short, narrow pant leg, and the shoes. Not loving the haircut so much, however.
Oh nooooooooooooooo, that hair is all wrong. Everything else is right. He's showing enough cuff and pocket square. The pants I prefer to break a tiny bit farther but that's just me. The hair the hair!
Greaty Navy!!!
WOW, killer roped shoulders. This is the way to do shorter length on pant, with trim cut. Tie a bit wide therefore a bigger knot. He's got the goods for a Florentine sartorialist. Great shoes.
the shoulder roping seems over the top on that jacket. is it just the way his arms are folded? otherwise it's a nice, natural, and stylish outfit. i really like the patch pockets and tall collar.
i actually love this outfit. this man looks like the imaginary boyfriend i always picture in my head when someone asks to describe a good looking guy. and i know that some are bothered by the short pant leg and brown shoes, but i feel that that is what makes this outfit interesting. the contrast of the shoes draw attention to his person, much like michael jackson and his want for white socks to highlight his feet while dancing in music videos. this outfit is spot on, i adore it. love, beck
pants strangely tapered and too short. And the visible black socks not good either.
I realize the right shoulder is bunched up but still, that's some serious roping.
I love his smile and the look in his eyes. Those two things, for me, make him all the more charming.
Agree with comment on shoes. Not the color but something somewhat 'lighter' might have been better.
I just discovered your blog. I have to look through your archives.
I recently moved to Rome from L.A. One of the many things I love about this city is seeing men like Mr. Ricci. ha.
His outfit is perfect. Love the hair.
lovely color suit, lovely smile. the chunky shoes work with the deep trouser cuff. i like the way he keeps everything else simple.
wow. Does anyone make a beautiful off the rack suit for women? or are women just screwed and have to resort to getting something made to measure….
I thought thom browne's woman's line would be my saving grace – but the suits looked awlful on me…I am 5 2′ size 2
maybe women are just too many different shapes to get it right off the rack?
Come to think of it – I've never seen a woman in an amazing suit on these pages….(the woman you featured hailing a cab in thom brown was too literal/editorial for me… )
Perfect blue worn with confidence! i'm in love with him…
I would never have thought of electric blue as a good color for a man's suit, but it works on this guy at least. He looks perfectly comfortable and unself-conscious in it (could an American pull this off?). You picked the perfectly colored wall as a background too–the light yellow goes well with the blue. He could use that as a shirt color for this suit next time he wears it.
Love the color and fit of the suit, especially the slim, high water, wide cuff pants. The shoulder tailoring looks a little sloppy, unusual for an Italian. The shoes could be a little darker and a little slimmer. But so what? If I looked like Nacho Figueras' kid brother, I'd be grinning too!
I'm totally feeling the ease and effortless flow of Mr. Ricci's style: He looks absolutely put together and yet never contrived (unlike a certain individual in a similar blue silhouette with the croc manbag…). Everything from his hairstyle to his stance gives such an air of genuine relaxed elegance.
Thank you for sharing Sart!
Wow….I think he looks terrible (At least in the context of this site).
I hate the length of the pants as well as the tapering (which is fairly pronounced given that this gentlemen does not appear to be a whispy model). I also dont like the shoulders – and I dont care what they say about the construction of the suit.
Oh well, to each their own.
I believe the shoulder style is more of a southern Italian look that you don't see from northern Italian designers / tailors
~ Blaumax
Very nicely done indeed!!! btw i love those shoes i think they look absolutely wonderful with the suit
Ahhhhhhh…I am drooling over this man. All I can do is look at the trouser cuffs. And his hair. And his warm brown eyes. Italian men… ;) Yes, I want to move to Florence. Whenever I'm there I sneak pictures of the men. They collect in deliriously well-dressed groups outside shops and on the street during lunch. They really do! It's like a mecca for sartorialist man-watching.
another gorgeous guy in a great suit! love evrything about this look apart from that odd shoulder thingy..?
may be forced to go live in italy at this rate!
the shoulder is his signature. he is a tailor.
as i know mr Ricci as my tailor, i can tell this suit is completely handmade using vitage fabrics of highest quality, the shoulder is without any padding and fit is inspired on old moviestars suit…
http://www.sciamat.com will tell you more
Very nice suit indeed! The fit also perfect! The suit reminds me of what Romeo Gigli used to make, what Mr. Gigli doing now?
love the suit. the color is gorgeous!
love everything about it. it's a bit off beat. but I appreciate it being that way.
It looks like International Klein Blue!
I think the broad brown shoes with the slim short leg make it too…
I I love the roped shoulders. I have never ever seen any shoulder like that on a man's suit!!! But it works very well.
I can see and feel that this man really owns his look and his suit. Great example of a man's clothes reflecting his personality/overall style aesthetic.
The shoes are a bit too flat and don't really finish the line of the pants well but are still beautiful.
needs monkstraps
i love it
honestly can't find a thing wrong with it, he embodies florence! divine.
Lovely suit. If only the trousers fit…
he look like soft George Harrison,cool


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Five people have filed for three places up for election on the Northside ISD Board of Trustees.
The 48th annual NISD Special Olympics Track and Field Meet is scheduled for Feb. 27 – March 2 at Gustafson Stadium.
The 20th annual Los Leones Student Arts Festival has something for everyone. This family-oriented event will be held Saturday, Feb. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes an art show and sale with more than 2,500 pieces of high quality student artwork by NISD students.
"LibraryPalooza, That Author Thing!," an author festival for teens, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Brandeis HS. This year's event will include authors Jay Asher, Faith Erin Hicks, Lauren Kate, Alex London, Lauren Oliver, and Lisa Yee.
It's a bird…it's a plane…it's a Northside Education Foundation (NEF) Superhero 5K! Attention Northside community, it's time to unite for a special operation benefiting NISD staff and students on Saturday, May 6 at SeaWorld.
Northside ISD celebrated the 100th day of school with many fun and educational lessons throughout the District. At Franklin ES, students dressed up as if they were a decade old, made crafts with 100 items, and enjoyed many other activities focused on the number 100.
The 44th Annual Walter Gerlach Livestock Show and Sale proved to be a record- breaking year, raising more than $900,000 in scholarships for Northside ISD students. The week-long event turned out nearly 800 entries to include pigs, goats, lambs, rabbits, poultry, steer, and mechanical agriculture products.
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For 44 years, the Walter Gerlach Livestock Show and Sale has been a Northside ISD tradition that has quietly raised nearly $15 million in college scholarships for students. This year's event has 795 entries which will again draw hundreds of students and livestock bidders.
A new campus organization for male students at Villarreal Elementary School is teaching the students to be respectful, set goals, and how to dress for the occasion.
Middle school students at Ross MS (and all NISD middle schools) have a chance to learn more about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) using LEGOs and robots in a fun, after school environment. Click here to learn more about the Ross MS LEGO Robotics team and their upcoming regional competition against fellow NISD middle school teams.
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David Stockdale would be open to a move back to Ipswich Town after Fulham No.1 Mark Schwarzer returns from injury.
Stockdale was called back to Craven Cottage from Portman Road on Wednesday following news that Schwarzer will be sidelined for six weeks with a neck injury.
The 26-year-old had featured in 18 of Ipswich's 21 Npower Championship encounters this season, including last weekend's 5-3 win away at Barnsley.
He will now, however, have to compete for a starting berth at Fulham against Neil Etheridge as the Cottagers look to move away from the relegation zone.
And, although Stockdale is fully focused on the job in hand in west London, he would consider rejoining Ipswich in the New Year, should the opportunity arise.
"There may be a chance of me coming back," Stockdale told Ipswich's official website. "That's not really up to me and at the moment I just want to concentrate on getting back and doing my best for Fulham.
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"Fulham have got some big games coming up - especially Man Utd and Chelsea - so I want to do well and show people what I've learned at Ipswich and show what I've been doing in games and training, working along some great coaches such as Malcolm Webster.
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Where will you go if the universe ends?
(This is a column I published in the Canadian tabloid, Maranatha News, October 1, 2005. I don't usually do religious rants, but it is Sunday, and regular readers may want to know what I would sound like when ranting about religion. )
The idea that the present universe will end someday is commonly supposed to be a religious idea. For example, we hear about "end of the world" sects, the popular Left Behind series, and so forth.
Not all religious teach that the world will end. As I pointed out in By Design or by Chance? , traditional Hindu cosmology holds that the universe recreates itself every 8.62 billion years. On that view, things don't really end, they just repeat themselves. But is that a correct statement about our universe?
Present-day science theory agrees with the Bible that the universe will indeed end. According to current theory, our world had a beginning with the Big Bang, about thirteen billion years ago. But the expansion which started with the Big Bang is thought to be accelerating. This was the top science discovery of 1998, according to Science Magazine. Also, the rate of star formation is thought to be slowing, as part of the normal aging of the universe. So things are running down. But not to worry. Our universe is supposed to be good for another 100 trillion years (Time Magazine, June 25, 2001).
Amazingly, that is not enough time for some people. Some physicists are actually trying to find another universe to move into when this one ends. "The universe is out of control, in a runaway acceleration," announces a breathless article in the current edition of Prospect magazine (February 2005). "Eventually all intelligent life will face the final doom the big freeze. An advanced civilisation must embark on the ultimate journey: fleeing to a parallel universe."
Actually, we don't know that there are any parallel universes out there. God could make more universes if he wanted to, but we have no way of knowing whether he did. Or whether we could get to them. Or whether, if we did, they would be places where we could live. Anyway, the Prospect article suggests a whole shopping list of speculative ideas about how to reach the next universe over: extra dimensions, black holes, wormholes, and baby universes. But with 100 trillion years to go, aren't these physicists rushing things just a bit?
This might be a convenient time to revisit the Christian view of the end of all things, or as it is commonly called in Christian literature, the last judgement. The great twentieth-century Christian teacher C.S. Lewis describes what the end of the world will be like in his essay, "The World's Last Night":
"Christian Apocalyptic offers us no such hope [as an eternal cycle]. It does not even foretell, (which would be more tolerable to our habits of thought) a gradual decay. It foretells a sudden, violent end imposed from without; an extinguisher popped onto the candle, a brick flung at the gramophone, a curtain rung down on the play Halt!'"
Yes. When the playwright steps out on the stage, the play is over. Your role was whatever you made it.
If Christians are right, those speculating physicists can save themselves the trip to another universe. Because there will be a new heaven and a new earth anyway. As the book of Revelation in the Bible says, "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away " (Revelation 21:1)
So the main thing to think about is not how you can get to another universe but, if this one suddenly stops, will you be proud of what you are doing? If not, what do you plan to do about it?
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New Zealand glacier skiing
New Zealand's glaciers are the hidden jewels of Southern Hemisphere ski touring. With unlimited snow and terrain, all you need is a sense of adventure.
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For keen skiers, springtime in New Zealand means one thing, glacier skiing. Once the days get longer and the snowpack begins to settle down, the glaciers of New Zealand offer world class ski touring and ski mountaineering. From late September until early December the glaciers are an alpine playground for skiers and snowboarders.
New Zealand has an excellent hut system operated by the New Zealand Alpine Club. With huts strategically located on most of New Zealand's major glaciers, ski touring requires skiers to be familiar with how to navigate crevasses and to be prepared for the variety of weather conditions that an island environment generates.
This type of ski touring is quite different from the usual lower elevation tours close to the commercial ski areas. A few of the differences would include:
• Glacier Travel – skiers need to be experienced in crevasse rescue and navigating in whiteout conditions. Roped up travel is common.
• Equipment – ski touring skis, skins and ski crampons are used with skiers usually wearing a harness in case of crevasse rescue. Skiers need to carry crampons in case hard snow is encountered.
• Access – The majority of glaciers are accessed by helicopter. While some glaciated areas can be reached on foot many are either too difficult or far to be feasible.
For these reasons many people prefer to use a backcountry guide. A professional guide can allow you to maximize your time in the mountains. With wide variations in weather and conditions using a guide can mean the difference between being stuck in the valley and a successful trip.
Aspiring Guides in Wanaka runs glacier ski touring trips on the west coast on the famous Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers as well as on the eastern side of the mountains on the Tasman Glacier. With snow hundreds of meters thick these vast oceans of snow offer skiing for all abilities.


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While the United States has always been a center for custom motorcycle fabrication, a biker renaissance is currently underway on Spanish soil. It shouldn't surprise us that one of the largest and most rabid places for motorcycling is fostering some of the most beautiful motorcycle masterpieces in the world, this is after all the same country that brought us Dalí, Goya, & Picasso.
Of course you have seen Madrid's Radical Ducati gracing our pages, but some of our most favorite work comes from the folks over at Sbay. Truly two-wheeled artistry, our love affair first started with the Sbay Flying 1800, but we find ourselves in serious motorcycling lust with the firm's latest creation: the Sbay Jerry.


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03 April 2012
So Long, Marianne
Wardrobe: Summerland, Photography: Anja Verdugo, Model: Skye Velten, Styling, hair & makeup: Megan Hart
You've probably already seen these photos floating around on other blogs, but I couldn't help joining the fray. The photos are from the spring 2012 editorial for Summerland, a Portland based shop that stocks independent designers as well as vintage finds. The photos were taken by Anja Verdugo of Clever Nettle. I get so excited seeing a fellow blogger having so much success and transcending the personal-style-blogger rut that so many of us (I'm guilty!) fall in to. Way to go Anja!
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- Cat said...
These remind me so much of Aubin & Wills' spring campaign with Irina Lazareanu & Alex James - really gorgeous photos, I wish my house was so photogenic, I'd love to copy-cat some of these! Thanks for sharing!
Cat xxx
- April 03, 2012
- Ashley said...
I love the look of these! And not just because I have two of those dresses! :)
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- marmarvintage said...
Yeah her looks are enduring....I am in love one of those dresses
Maria from MarMarVintage
- April 04, 2012
- pinkmate said...
great looks! i love all the editorial in this post!
- April 04, 2012
- ariana said...
Nice dresses and amazing haircut!
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- Aïcha said...
the yellowish dress (before the last one) makes me want to travel. can't explain that, but it is really beautiful ! xx
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- sweet harvest moon said...
Love this! Perfect for Spring!
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- daisymay aka Chantele said...
This is a beautiful lookbook. the photos are fashion are both brilliant!
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(CNN) -- Two couples rooted in the American mainstream. Two spouses who were nearly killed by mentally ill gunmen.
The comparisons are striking.
Jim and Sarah Brady were loyal Republicans entrenched in Washington politics: she, the daughter of an FBI agent, and he, a Midwestern Eagle Scout. As Ronald Reagan's press secretary, Jim Brady took a bullet from a would-be presidential assassin, leaving him with a debilitating head wound.
Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords could be considered the ultimate Washington power couple of the 21st century. She's a former red-state Democratic congresswoman, a gun owner and a defender of the Second Amendment. Her ex-astronaut husband is a combat war veteran and the son of retired police officers.
It's been two years since a gunman shot Giffords in the head and killed six others outside an Arizona grocery store in what police called an attempted assassination.
The Bradys have spent almost three decades battling America's powerful gun lobby, eventually winning passage of laws requiring background checks for some firearms and bans on some military-style weapons.
Now, Giffords and Kelly are joining that fight, spurred by the December 14 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
Virtually unknown on a national level until the Tucson shooting, Giffords became a household name after her remarkable recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. That fame provides a bright spotlight for her new crusade.
Accusing political leaders of being afraid and of doing nothing, they've formed a political action committee against what they call an "ideological fringe" that uses "big money" to "cow Congress into submission."
Just as the Bradys blazed a trail for the nation's gun control movement, Giffords and her husband are poised to be the next wave.
Outrage and sorrow from Newtown have made this the most opportune time in more than a decade for the passage of new gun control laws, activists say. "We certainly can't allow ourselves to continue down this road when this happens almost now as a regular occurrence," Kelly told CNN's Piers Morgan on Thursday.
"On issues like assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and universal background checks, we differ with the (National Rifle Association) leadership," Kelly said. "But in fact, I think a lot of our positions on this subject are much in line with the NRA membership."
There's no doubt that when Giffords and Kelly hit Capitol Hill, they'll be stirring up a hornet's nest of gun owners who believe that background checks and bans on military-style weapons violate their constitutional rights.
But Sarah Brady says Giffords and Kelly are the right people for the task.
"You kind of need a public face -- and public faces certainly help," said Brady, longtime leader of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. "But the most important thing is a really committed, wonderful team, and that's what we had during those battles."
'No-nonsense people'
Pam Simon remembers the day Giffords first became a victim of gun violence. She remembers it well because she herself was among the victims, suffering wounds to her chest and hand. Simon was also there the day her longtime friend decided to take a stand on the issue.
Simon stopped by Giffords' Tucson home the day of the Newtown massacre, greeting her and then asking delicately, "Have you heard the news?"
" 'Awful,' " she recalled Giffords responding, overcome by the weight of the tragedy.
Just a few months earlier, Simon had said to Giffords, "Your job is to inspire people, on a whole variety of issues." Now, she thought, the task at hand couldn't be clearer.
Giffords' toughness and tenacity, said Simon, would be effective tools to keep firearms out of the wrong hands.
"Mark and Gabby are both no-nonsense people," Simon said. "If there's a problem, they get it done. Gabby has always had a true moral compass. And Mark, I mean, he's an astronaut. Astronauts see a problem, and they get it fixed."
No doubt about it, Kelly has a unique résumé, spanning an eye-popping assortment of jobs from ambulance driver to Merchant Marine cadet to combat naval aviator and, finally, to shuttle and space station astronaut.
He's one of twin brothers (his brother, Scott, is also an astronaut) born to police officers in Orange, New Jersey.
"I think going to the public school kind of made me what I am today," Kelly said during a NASA interview. He filled the time between classes with baseball, swimming, track and football.
Winning a spot at the Merchant Marine Academy, Kelly, now 48, worked on a grain carrier ship as it inched its way across the Pacific. "I thought, 'Boy, this is way too slow,' " he said. "That's when I started thinking about flying airplanes in the Navy."
Years later, after flying the final mission of the space shuttle Endeavour, Kelly said, he realized that his Navy and NASA training had prepared him to help his wife after she was shot.
"I did see, you know, some parallels between what I had to deal with in flying airplanes and flying the space shuttle and what I had to deal with in handling this situation," Kelly told Morgan in 2011. "I would think about these things in the context of, you know, what information do I have ... what kind of decision do I need to make, and do I need to make the decision right now, or can this wait?"
Giffords, 42, grew up in the same city where her life nearly ended on January 8, 2011. The daughter of a Tucson school board member, she attended Scripps College in California and later at Cornell, where she studied regional planning. She entered politics in 2000, winning a seat in Arizona's legislature and later in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Kelly and Giffords met during a 2003 work trip to China. They reconnected again a year later after Kelly -- who had been married with two girls -- divorced his first wife. They started a long-distance relationship between Houston and Tucson, and by 2006, Giffords and Kelly were married.
The Tucson shooting didn't change Giffords' personality; it amplified it, Simon said. Giffords has relied on her resilience, Simon said, to recover from wounds that have left her with a brain injury, partial blindness and a paralyzed right arm. She resigned from Congress a year ago to focus on her recovery.
"Her speaking is really coming along," Simon said.
Kelly has spoken about some of the most personal ways that the Tucson attack has changed him. Until the shooting, he said, he hadn't been a "big believer in faith."
"I thought the world just spins, and the clock just ticks, and things happen for no particular reason," Kelly said.
'Willing to put herself out there'
The couple's visit last week to Newtown may have revealed their lobbying strategy: more personal. Less public.
The media were not invited as Kelly and Giffords met privately with parents whose children had been shot to death by a 20-year-old armed a military-style weapon, as well as two handguns.
The "first couple that we spoke to, the dad took out his cell phone and showed us a picture of his daughter, and I just about lost it, just by looking at the picture," Kelly told ABC News. "It was just very tough, and it brought back a lot of memories about what that was like for us some two years ago."
"I have a lot of regard for her," said Pat Llodra, a Newtown community leader who also met with Kelly and Giffords. "She was harmed, and she was still willing to put herself out there to make a change."
Simon expects to see and hear a lot more from Giffords in the coming months. "She and Mark intend to work together as a team," she said.
What Giffords and Kelly share with the Bradys is their movement toward activism through the power of their own personal tragedies.
Brady has held off reaching out to Giffords and Kelly out of respect for their privacy. "I would love to speak to them now and just thank them for stepping up to the plate and wanting to help on this issue."
They're both heroes, she said.
"None of us were activists until the shootings happened."
Sarah Brady didn't enter the gun control fray until four years after her husband had been wounded. That's when Jim Brady's injuries and the horror of seeing her 6-year-old son, Scott, accidentally handling a handgun crystallized her mission one night in 1985. "It just hit me like a ton of bricks," she said. "So I asked Jim if he felt comfortable with me speaking out, and he said, 'of course.' "
After that, the Bradys made it their business to be gun control activists.
Despite budgets that were just a fraction of the gun lobby's, the Bradys and their colleagues helped pass federal and state laws, including Maryland's 1988 ban on cheap handguns known as Saturday night specials, 1993's Brady Law requiring background checks on certain kinds of gun purchases and a ban on manufacturing and future sales of some military-style firearms, which lasted from 1994 to 2004.
Three decades after John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan, Jim Brady and two others outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, Brady, now 72, has had a tough year, his wife said. "He no longer can stand. He has lost his sight, and he is in some pain. But his mind and everything else is perfect."
Lessons learned
The Bradys' victories may offer winning strategy ideas for Giffords and Kelly.
"Far be it for me to give them advice," said Sarah Brady, now 70. But she's found it helpful to "let members of Congress who are straddling the fence know that public opinion is with you. Make it an embarrassment if they don't do the right thing."
The Brady Law has kept deadly firearms out of the hands of more than 2 million people who failed background checks, according to Brady's group.
Giffords and Kelly say they want Congress to expand the law to require background checks for all gun buyers. Brady agrees.
"We can pass something very, very quickly in the area of background checks," Brady said. "But there are a lot of things that could derail it. With so much of the media everywhere and so many things going on all the time, none of us have the attention span we used to have to stay on one subject. If something new happens, then the discussion will move somewhere else. We've got to stay focused and stay on task and do it quickly."
Brady is optimistic that Congress will vote to expand background checks on firearms purchases. "I think it can be done," she said. "Do I think it's going to be done? I'm not sure. It's going to depend on people like Jim and me and Gabby and Mark."
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|2009-02-17, 11:22
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Polishing Weapons...Btw,read "Until Death Do Us Part" ^_^
I ship them...Yeah she's twelve...I am not a perv! When she grows up when she grows up....
Ah you saw the chapter with teeth? (that was gangsta right) He's not a good guy, he's just doing a job. He doesn't have any guilt ---I LOVE THAT. I already have a tortured hero I fan girl.
Haruka's level of maturity makes you forget she's kid...she's also a great asset in battle...precog sensor with kick ass blind guy
Did you get past chapter 16? You find out the reason behind the name of the manga.
Did you see the chapter where he stabs the kid in the hand and was like "I was just playing..."
A true Bad Ass...and he has a kick ass character design---One bad ass Blind dude....spread the word so we can get more translators to get the chapters out faster!
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|2009-02-17, 11:43
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Reached 30, they just had to cut it at the best part! But yeah, if I gotta compare, Mamoru is a hell of a lot more intimidating than Kira (both got this sick sense of justice by "punishing" petty thieves).
|2009-02-17, 12:49
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Location: Polishing Weapons...Btw,read "Until Death Do Us Part" ^_^
Yeah it was the best part...I am impatient so I looked at the raws, I know how the fight ends ^_^
Each chapter just gets better and better...
So you know why the manga is named "Until Death Do Us Part"--to tell you the truth. I figured as much. LOL ...they are funny in later chapters.
I love Kira...but I don't think Mamoru is like that at all...He sees himself as a criminal, he is just doing a job. Unlike Kira he doesn't try to blanket his crimes with "Justice"...Although that's what I liked about Kira...because the guy was a killer and crazy as loon but thought he was a do-good-er. That very thing about him, I like ...I love the fact that Mamoru isn't like that at all. He is what he is...Hardcore. He is intimidating but I like those bad ass anti-hero's
Spoiler for spoilerish for non readers:
I also like his fighting style...I watch a lot of Kung Fu movies---The real ones not those Crouching Tiger, phony shits---SHAW BROS> than all
So his style is kick ass...He's like poetry in motion when he fights. I mean I love this guy! That's why I am trying to get the word out. This manga has been in circulation for over a year and is virtually unheard off.
It kicks KuroKami's ASS! (Although I like the Gramps and Stiener...they're my faves)
Spread the Mamoru love!
Keep reading...He just gets scarier and scarier--unless he's with Haruka.
(I said when she grows up, I am not a perv!)
Edit: Keep your eye on GENDA...he's not one to fuck with, either
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|2009-02-17, 13:07
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When she grows up he will be old enough to be deaf AND blind
But yeah, that clean cut was awesome, you could see the bones n everythin! Quoted from the manga:
|2009-02-17, 14:29
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Another one!: SR? what's that? Isn't he Hard core GAR GAR GAR! *I am choked up about it*
I am almost ashamed at my level of devotion since---I feel like I am betraying my favorite character *I have 2-D Complex and Issues and attachment to certain characters*
I read a lot of action manga. I prefer Seinen's because --they are more adult they are full of violence ,blood, and death. I am coming to find they also contain a LOT of romance. (That's WIN for me) Looking for a good action Seinen... I stumbled on this manga, and lol after the 1st chapter I was hooked.
I like the story, I love the artwork! Hijikata's character design is full of WIN! He is amazingly sexy!
It just so happens that my weapon of choice is the sword. (Even Giant Robots with a sword. I love Mech! ) All my favorite characters have one. Even the Archer... Mamoru's sword is ill...
His ability + Character Design (A+) + his bad ass attitude+ the way he fights= My Instant Devotion! It's almost scary
Can I ask you a few questions?
(Trying to keep it active so the manga gets more notice)
1 How did you find this manga?
2. Do you prefer the artwork, the story, or do you like both?
3 Who is your favorite character so far? (I don't think there is a question of mine )
4. How do you rate this manga?
5. What elements of of the story, do you enjoy the most?
6. Your thoughts on the the Hijikata X Haruka paring? (I'm down with it. When she grows up..)
|2009-02-17, 15:39
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Oh the dark hair chick is cute too...I don't know her name (can't read the raws but she's hawt)
If you like chicks that is...She's just as hard core as Serena, but so far Serena kicks more ass! She whines a bit to much for my taste...I much prefer the sass of Haruka.
Spoiler for size:
Does anyone think Haruka's abilities is the result of genetic engineering?
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|2009-02-17, 16:04
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Yup, she musta got nanomachines in her DNA or something!
|2009-02-17, 16:14
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I'm loving the series so far especially for something i found accidentally. I still think it would make a pretty good anime if adapted straight from the manga and maybe if they took a few liberties. An anime about a blind swordsmen and precog girl sounds interesting to me.
|2009-02-17, 16:19
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Location: Polishing Weapons...Btw,read "Until Death Do Us Part" ^_^
You want a panty shot of Serena...Full body? Be right back!
As long as they don't do what they did to Kurokami Oh god please no...
I am hoping it gets animated. So there were people who read it here....how come no one made a thread before?
Anyway...I am hoping that some group will pick it up and the chapters will be released faster...because just staring at raws....isn't the same
|2009-02-17, 20:47
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Presently there are 44 raw chapters that have yet to be translated into English. I think there are more because it's about 11 volumes (or 15...I have to check since I read by chapter and don't really note the volumes unless there is a new cover) The thing is nobody was really translating it.
I put the "O" in obsessive and there was hardly anyone talking about it. I searched everywhere (When I fan Girl I fan Girl) I found it by accident because Seinen is my first choice of Manga---the more fighting/action--- the better.
A release group was wondering why nobody picked it up since...Who doesn't like a blind guy who with a sword and removes people teeth,--- jawbone and all with a sword that slice can through anything? And has a Hardcore attitude to boot....
The thing is right now it's release status is irregular, but once a new chapter is released every couple of weeks...at least 3 to 5 more follow it in that week....or something like that.
There is a place that has whole raw volumes and chapters from 1-74. Some Translations, for some of them. Then they have the scans up to chapter 30 in English. I can't read the raws but I am obsessive so I have looked at every one of them...I just can't read Japanese.
(There is a full body shot of Serena in her bra and panties-she's built like a brick shit house)
I actually started this thread, because I was horrified there wasn't one for it ...and I was hoping some nice release group that hangs around here, would take a interest, or there would be a demand for it---so some nice release group would take an interest, pick it up and help the other nice guys who can't do it as fast
|2009-02-17, 22:03
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Oakland, Ca
I like the series a lot the character are awesome and the fighting is pretty gory but then again what fight with swords and guns dont end up being gory. I would love to have that cane sword. Being able to cut molecules is just plain awesome.
|2009-02-17, 23:19
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Polishing Weapons...Btw,read "Until Death Do Us Part" ^_^
Like I stated previously sword is my weapon of choice. (Followed by Axes, Daggers, and staffs) I love his sword abilities....I am also digging the Shades---But I am glad he's not totally dependent on them (You learn that in later chapters, from what I gathered from the raws)
I am glad to see so far this manga is getting a good reception, and the people who were already reading it are coming out of the woodwork because we need more chapters translated!
(If anyone wants images view my album)
|2009-02-17, 23:45
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Age: 32
And I blame this image entirely (and hakisak's sig had a little influence). It's better than I expected it to be (series with epic action usually aren't my manga of choice), and I love Hijikata. I'm oh-so-pleasantly surprised.
And totally shipping Hijikata with the loli.
|2009-02-18, 00:04
|Link #38
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Polishing Weapons...Btw,read "Until Death Do Us Part" ^_^
This manga is what I call a sleeper....
That image is kick ass! I had to have it colored. I have a lot of panels from later chapters that haven't released in english yet (that image is one of them)
He's sexy as hell right? You got great taste for man-candy
I am glad you like it, it has something for everybody!
|2009-02-18, 11:05
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Polishing Weapons...Btw,read "Until Death Do Us Part" ^_^
Spoiler for BEHOLD...SERENA'S PANTIES:
Spoiler for For Chick I bet you will will eventually like more than Serena --She's HARDCORE!(Panties included):
Spoiler for preview of future cat fight:
I will take those cookies now...
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text: Hello Python lovers, I have just released Shed Skin 0.0.5.9. It's almost where I want it to be for 0.0.6. What remains to be coded is some kind of connection to the standard library (probably a simple one at first: working only for 'opaque handlers'). I also want to improve cases where ints and floats are mixed, since this is quite common. Some major changes: -basic exception handling (support for custom ones, and for some builtins such as ValueError, KeyError and AssertionError; this will allow for implementation of iterator objects later on) -some basic inheritance (no multiple inheritance yet, or weird stuff; this enabled me to add the 340-line pygmy raytracer to the test set. it becomes about 40 times faster here..) -keyword arguments (this has not been tested very well yet - let me know about any problems) -many missing minor 'set' features, thanks to reports by bearophile (it should be practically complete now. the whole set of builtins is nearing completion :D time to start optimizing stuff..) -many, many bugfixes again, again mostly thanks to bearophile I added four new 'big' programs to the test set that (with some minor modifications) work now: a tic-tac-toe player for arbitrary size boards, a simple genetics algorithm, a linear algebra program and the mentioned raytracer. Finally, the README has been improved again, though it's still pretty bad. After the release of 0.0.6 I plan to create a web site with performance comparisons between CPython, Psyco and Shed Skin (perhaps even PyPy :P), because quite some interesting programs compile now, and Shed Skin is usually a lot faster than Psyco, except when Python builtins are the bottleneck. I guess some more STL magic is required here.. Let the small code fragments that fail flowing! Mark. -- "Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window" - Steve Wozniak


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Bruins' Rask continues dominance over Panthersby Matt Kalman
BOSTON -- Tuukka Rask continued his dominance of the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
The Boston Bruins goaltender received a rare cushion from his teammates to back up his 23-save performance in a 4-1 win at TD Garden that improved his all-time record against the Panthers to 9-1-0.
Rask started the night with a career 0.98 goals-against average and .968 save percentage against Florida.
The Bruins (9-5-1) had gone six games without scoring more than three goals. They improved to 6-1-0 against Atlantic Division foes, and they have two more games against division opponents coming up as they continue their five-game homestand.
"It makes it easier," Rask said of the offensive support. "But then again, it's 3-0 and then they get a goal, it's still a two-goal game and anything can happen. So, I just try not to get too comfortable out there and keep my head cool, and try to keep the puck out of the net and play those last minutes."
Florida has not won in seven games (0-3-4). The Panthers were 0-for-4 on the power play.
Florida coach Kevin Dineen wasn't totally disappointed with his team's performance.
"There's not much to say. I think the score is probably not overly indicative of the hockey game," he said. "At the end of the day, there's only one thing that matters and that's the two points at the end of the night. We're going to continue to search for a way to find a complete game that'll make a difference.
The Bruins broke a streak of allowing the first goal in four straight games when they got on the scoreboard first in the second period. Zdeno Chara teed up the puck for a David Krejci one-timer from the blue line that deflected off the left post and into the net at 7:17.
Boston hung onto that lead until the period ended. Rask made a couple of impressive saves to preserve the lead, including one post-to-post move that denied Jonathan Huberdeau on a wraparound with less than two minutes remaining before intermission.
Brad Marchand's first goal in 13 games doubled the Bruins' lead at 4:09 of the third period. It was one of the easiest goals Marchand will score, as Dennis Seidenberg's shot from the left point was tipped by Loui Eriksson and squeezed through Scott Clemmensen, allowing Marchand to tap it in from behind the Florida goaltender.
"It's really nice to finally get one," Marchand said. "It's been a while and I forget what it felt like, but it's only a lucky goal like that and it's nice to get the monkey off the back."
The goalless drought was obviously on Marchand's mind. After he scored, he reached his right hand to the top of his back and made a throwing motion as though he was removing the proverbial monkey.
The Marchand goal was also a breaking point for the Panthers, according to Clemmensen.
"That was obviously a turning point of the game, that second goal for them," the goaltender said after a 26-save performance. "And it gave them some momentum and it puts us back on our heels with just 13 minutes or 14 minutes -- whatever it was -- left to play. So, obviously, that was just the turning point."
Torey Krug put the Bruins ahead 3-0 at 8:57. Chris Kelly stopped on a dime at the top of the left circle and found Krug as the late man for a wrist shot from the high slot that beat Clemmensen high to the glove side.
Florida (3-9-4) ended Rask's shutout bid with 5:35 left in regulation after Nick Bjugstad ripped a shot on the rush off the Boston goaltender's right ear. Jesse Winchester swooped in and batted in the rebound to cut the Bruins' lead to 3-1.
Rask said he had some ringing in his ear for a few minutes. Overall, though, the Bruins helped him out defensively as much as they did offensively.
"I mean, compared to the other past couple games we've played, I thought the quality of chances we gave up today was not even as close to being as bad as it's been in the past couple games," Rask said. "So I think it's good. We're trying hard, and today I think our D boxed out their forwards and blocked a lot of shots too. So it helps a lot."
Reilly Smith put the Bruins back ahead by three by scoring with less than two minutes to play.
The Panthers, who haven't won in four games in Boston dating back to Dec. 8, 2011, have two games remaining on their road trip. They'll visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday and the New York Rangers on Sunday.
The Bruins' homestand continues with divisional games against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The Maple Leafs' visit should be particularly emotional because of how the Bruins ended Toronto's season with a comeback from three goals down in the third period of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
"Yeah, well, we really haven't looked at the Toronto game at all. We can't do that with the way we're playing right now," Marchand said. "We want to focus one shift at a time and really put a good effort in [Thursday night's] game. I think we did that. It wasn't pretty the first period of the game, but we came along and we played pretty well towards the end. So, now we can focus on Toronto, and it's really nice to get a good win under our belt going to that game because it will be a very tough game. They're a really good team and playing well right now."


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7 Habits of Highly Effective Catholics
Aggie Catholics draws on Steve Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" to compile a useful list of attributes and aspirations for Catholics.
Habit #1 – Participate in the Sacraments Regularly.
Sunday Mass is a given. To be effective you must also participate in a regular habit of Confession (once a month is a good start) and regular daily Mass, when possible. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament can be tagged on to this as well.
**"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." -Acts 2:42
Habit #2 – Dive Deep into Prayer.
Prayer is the link between God and man. We cannot expect to be good Catholics if we aren't in a personal relationship with God. The foundation of this relationship is a personal daily prayer life.
**"Pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." – 1 Thes 5:16-18
Habit #3 – Build Virtue and Root out Vice.
What virtues do we lack? These are what we need to focus on. Pick one virtue you need to improve and work on it. If we can improve in one virtue, then it generally helps raise up others. While doing this try to root out any vices you have, especially those that control you regularly.
**"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." -Phil 4: 8-9
Habit #4 – Know Scripture and Church Teachings.
The more we know about Christ and His Church, the more there is for us to love. The more we can apply to our lives concretely. But, it starts with educating ourselves and knowing what he really taught, not just what we think he taught. This is a life-long process.
**"All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work." -2 Tim 3:16
Habit #5 – Practice Joy No Matter the Circumstance.
Easier said than done. Joy is a disposition, not a feeling. Don't confuse Joy with happiness, which comes and goes. We can practice joy through an act of the will and when strengthened by grace. How could Mother Teresa continue to serve the poorest of the poor even though she suffered in the depths of her soul? Joy.
**"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." – Phil 4:4-7
Habit #6 – Spiritual Direction.
We should live in a constant state of discernment, asking – what does God want from me now? This puts a high value on living in the moment with an eye on combining our will with God's. A good spiritual director is invaluable at helping accomplish this. They can be an objective observer of our lives and the movements of the Holy Spirit.
**"Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him." – Acts 8:30-31
Habit #7 – Share Your Faith.
To keep something as treasured as the truth, goodness, and beauty of Christ to yourself is a selfish attitude. Effective Catholics evangelize regularly through their words and deeds to all. Pope Paul VI said, the Church "exists in order to evangelize."
**"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age." -Matt 28: 19-20


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How important was Colorado's opening-game win over Colorado State?
Extremely. Especially if, as most predict, CU becomes a bubble team for a bowl-eligible .500 record.
I compare it to a Major League baseball team entering a tough three-game series while fighting for a playoff spot – like the Colorado Rockies, for example.


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We've outlined a great drive for every part of the foliage season in the Northeast, from the most northern parts of Maine to southern Pennsylvania. Driving is the most popular way to view fall foliage, so keep in mind that you may hit traffic along some routes. As you plan your leaf-peeping trip, be sure to check out our guides to traveling by car, choosing a B&B and planning a fantastic road trip.
Last Week of September
Follow the Foliage: Northern parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Great Drive: Start in Bangor and drive through Ellsworth to picturesque Mount Desert Island. From there head to beautiful Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, where from the summit on Cadillac Mountain you can be the first to see the sunrise in the Northeast. The lighthouse in Bass Harbor is another highlight of the trip, as are the fishing villages of Deer Isle and Stonington.
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About Us > Newsroom > National Jewish Launches Study to Understand Food Allergy
Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center are launching a comprehensive study of food allergy in children. Researchers hope the five-year study will help them predict which children will develop allergies and which children will outgrow them. It should also offer insights into what has caused the alarming rise in food allergies and possible ways to prevent or cure them.
"The prevalence of food allergy alone has doubled in the past decade," said researcher Andy Liu, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at National Jewish. "Yet we know very little about the biological, genetic or environmental factors that cause food allergies to develop. This study will provide invaluable information about those factors and their role in food allergy."
Researchers will enroll 400 infants ages 3 to 12 months of age with a milk and/or egg allergy. Approximately 20 percent of those children are expected to develop peanut allergy. Twenty-five to 50 percent are expected to outgrow the milk and egg allergies.
In partnership with the child's family physician, the researchers will observe the children for five years, watching closely for the development of peanut allergy as well as the decline in milk, egg or peanut allergies. The researchers closely monitor food and other environmental exposures, and periodically take blood samples to better understand genetic and biological factors suspected in the development of food allergies.
"We have numerous suspects in the food allergy mystery," said researcher Donald Leung , MD, PhD, Head of Pediatric Allergy-Immunology at National Jewish. "This study will give us a chance to evaluate the potential candidates. In time, we believe that information will lead to treatments and cures for food allergy."
An estimated 11 million people in the United States have food allergies, and an estimated 150 people in the United States die each year from allergic reactions to food. Peanut allergy causes the most concern because it causes severe reactions more often than other foods, accounting for an estimated 15,000 emergency room visits each year.
The study is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and is the first in a series of food allergy studies that will be conducted by the Consortium of Food Allergy Research. In 2005, the NIAID awarded a $17 million grant to the consortium to develop therapies to treat and prevent food allergy. Other institutions in the consortium are Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Arkansass Children 's Hospital Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, and Yale University School of Medicine.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Unit 3.6 Radioactivity
This unit emphasizes the importance and difficulty of understanding
concepts related to radioactivity. Ways to facilitate students
understanding are presented.
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Teaching about radiation
"I think it is the same as Mme.
Curie said: that nothing is to be feared, only understood.
What I try to make the students aware of on the first day
of a nuclear chemistry lecture course is that theres
a whole continuum of radiation, and its a natural
thing. We go all the way from radio waves which are long
and not so energetic, through micro waves through infra-red,
through UV through X-rays, through gamma rays, through cosmic
rays. This is a natural thing thats been going on
for billions of years. Since the synthesis of the elements
in our solar system, uranium and other naturally radioactive
isotopes have been decaying, so theres less radioactivity
now than there used to be."
Dr. Darleane Hoffman
Professor of Chemistry, UC - Berkeley
Venable, M.H (1998)' Reviews a Book: A Devotion to Their
Science: Pioneer Women of Radioactivity (edited by Marlene
F. Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham), 'Journal
of Chemical Education, Vol. 75, No. 2, pp: 151.
Half-life and M&Ms activity
Kelly Rottmann teaches half-life in an activity where M&Ms
are used as analogies to radioactive elements.
Hughes, E.A.; Zalts, A.(2000)' Radioactivity in the Classroom,
'Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 77, No. 5, pp:
Measuring radioactivity
"This is the kind of little
solid state detector we use for alpha and fission counting.
They are surface barrier detectors, and they have a thin
gold coating on the top. On this kind of detector, we turn
the sample and count and then we evacuate the chamber and
we record it through these various amplifiers, and we can
count both alpha particles, which, as I said, are the nucleus
of the helium atom and most of the heavy elements decay
by alpha emission, and sometimes spontaneous fission, which
is similar to the neutron-induced fission in reactors, and
so forth."
Dr. Darleane
Professor of Chemistry, VC - Berkeley
Wiesner, E. and Settle, F. Jr. (2001)' Politics, Chemistry,
and the Discovery of Nuclear Fission, 'Journal of Chemical
Education, Vol. 78, No. 7, pp: 889-895.
Dagani, R. (2000)' Small-Town Iowa Girl Makes Good, 'Chemical
And Engineering News, Vol. 78, No. 13, pp. 31-35.
Radioactive sources laboratory
Veatta Berry presents a laboratory about measuring radiation
and shielding from radioactive sources.
Hutchison, S. G.; Hutchison, F. I. (1997)' Radioactivity
in Everyday Life, 'Journal of Chemical Education,
Vol. 74, No. 5, pp: 501-504.
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Plumeria (Frangipani)
Echinacea Pollination
A honeybee collects pollen from a purple coneflower at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Passion Flower (passiflora)
As soon as I saw this flower, I realized I had seen it somewhere before: http://youtu.be/990bH0cXbsI
Black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia hirta)
Sweet Gum Tree Leaf
Yellow Prairie Coneflowers (ratibida pinnata)
Sunflowers at Dusk
The sunflowers at the entrance of Domino's Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan are backlit by the evening sun.
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