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(12/P52) TRENTON - Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today marked the beginning of Air Quality Awareness Week, from April 30-May 5, by stressing the importance of a combined effort by government and the public to improve air quality in our state.
"This is a priority issue for the Christie Administration which has moved forward on major initiatives to battle air pollution in our state and coming from neighboring states, while championing policies that promote the widespread development of renewable and clean energy -- green, solar, wind energy -- and greater use of cleaner natural gas,'' said Commissioner Martin.
"But we also need individuals to join the battle, to be mindful of how basic changes in their everyday routines can greatly improve air quality for everyone across our state, and improve public health and welfare in New Jersey,'' added Commissioner Martin. "
Reducing air pollution can be achieved by everyone through simple and smart choices. Steps such as maintaining your car, using environmentally-friendly cleaning products, and reducing automobile trips can lessen the impact on the environment.
In declaring Air Quality Awareness Week, Governor Christie noted that public awareness is an important part in reducing air pollution.
Some tips on reducing air pollutants include:
For more tips and information, visit http://www.nj.gov/dep/aqaweek/
Governor Christie has continuously strived to improve the air in New Jersey for the health and welfare of residents statewide. Part of that battle has targeted major out-of-state polluters.
The Christie Administration won a major victory this year with the EPA's precedent-setting approval of New Jersey's Clean Air Act petition that calls for substantial reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions that pour into North Jersey's air from coal-fired units at a Portland, Pa. power plant. GenOn Energy must cut emissions 60 percent by Jan. 1 and 81 percent in three years. The company has announced it would shut down those coal-fired units by 2015.
The DEP also has taken the lead in lawsuits against owners of the Homer City Station plant and against Allegheny Energy Inc., to force installation of pollution-control equipment to cut massive emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pouring from those western Pennsylvania plants.
Other achievements under Governor Christie include:
Commissioner Martin encouraged residents, especially those with health problems, to follow the DEP's Air Monitoring Alert System. This system uses color codes to help residents plan their daily activities around current air quality conditions. Conditions are updated daily on the DEP's Web site, http://www.nj.gov/dep/.
This year, Air Quality Awareness Week coincides with some of the highest pollen counts on record for the past 25 years.
"Pollen is an important trigger for both allergic reactions and asthma attacks," said NJDEP Clean Air Council member and past Chair Dr. Leonard Bielory. "The longer exposures to pollen, especially when combined with pollutants, intensifies the severity of allergic reactions and asthmatic responses affecting children and adults."
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NEW YORK Comcast (CMCSK) said Tuesday that it's buying the rest of NBCUniversal from General Electric (GE) for $16.7 billion, doing so several years early as the company takes advantage of low borrowing costs and what CEO Brian Roberts called a "very attractive price."
At the same time, Comcast Corp. raised its annual dividend 20 percent to 78 cents per share and vowed to buy back $2 billion in shares this year. It is also buying NBCUniversal's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York and the CNBC headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., for another $1.4 billion.
Investors thought the move was good for both companies - GE because it got cash for its stake earlier than expected and Comcast because it is seen as a good use of its cash.
Comcast's stock jumped $2.53, or 6.4 percent, to $41.46 in after-hours trading, following the announcement. GE shares rose 81 cents, or 3.6 percent, to $23.39.
Comcast had bought a 51 percent stake in the company that owns the NBC broadcast network, the movie studio Universal Pictures and pay TV networks such as USA, CNBC, Bravo and SyFy in January 2011. General Electric Co. had the remaining 49 percent. Comcast had planned to take a larger stake in it over seven years, paying for it from operating cash, starting in July 2014.
But Roberts told The Associated Press that the sale of its stake in pay TV network A&E and some wireless spectrum gave it plenty of cash on hand. He also said Comcast got a good deal given that the stock price of media conglomerates has been rising.
"We thought that we would have to pay more later," he said. "We really have known we wanted to buy 100 percent from the beginning of the transaction. We wanted to learn the business ... we feel that now is an opportune time."
The deal, expected to close by the end of March, values NBCUniversal at around $34 billion, and it has about $5 billion in debt. When Comcast bought the 51 percent stake in the company in January 2011, it was valued at around $30 billion.
The company said it would finance the deal with $11.4 billion of cash on hand, $4 billion in debt owed to GE, $2 billion from its own credit lines and $725 million in preferred stock issued to GE.
- Al Jazeera acquires Al Gore's Current TV
- NBC regroups under Comcast with new cuts
- Comcast to use "second screen" app in TV shows
Comcast also posted its earnings results a day early, saying earnings rose 18 percent to $1.52 billion, or 56 cents per share, in the quarter through December. Excluding a favorable income tax adjustment, adjusted earnings came to 52 cents per share, falling short of the 54 cents per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue rose 6 percent to $15.94 billion, also slightly below the $16.01 billion analysts were expecting.
Comcast, which is based in Philadelphia, is the nation's largest cable TV operator with 22 million subscribers.
Comcast had bought the stake in NBCUniversal from General Electric Co. for $6.2 billion in cash and contributed its pay TV networks such as E! and The Golf Channel worth $7.25 billion. The deal closed after a year of regulatory scrutiny. The government imposed conditions intended to prevent Comcast from keeping NBC programming to itself at the detriment of other cable operators and video websites. One condition was that it would no longer have a say in the video website Hulu, which it jointly owns with the parent companies of ABC and Fox.
As part of that deal, GE's stake in NBC Universal fell to 49 percent from 80 percent, but GE had planned to diminish that to zero by being paid out from the venture. Before the Comcast deal closed, GE bought out the 20 percent stake held by France's Vivendi SA for $5.8 billion in order to complete the deal.
As part of Comcast's takeover, NBC Universal changed its corporate logo to NBCUniversal - without the space, the peacock or the globe silhouette. Officially, the company's name is still NBC Universal, but the space-less design was meant to represent the unity of its two main divisions. In December, Comcast appended NBC's peacock logo on top of its corporate name in a new logo of its own.

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Black teen shot after altercation, Missouri police say
FERGUSON, Mo. – An angry crowd of a couple hundred people marched into a suburban St. Louis County police department Sunday morning, demanding answers a day after a police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old black man.
Some in the crowd taunted police with chants of "Don't shoot me" as they held up their hands while walking into the Ferguson Police Department building. Officers stood at the top of a staircase and stopped the crowd without using force.
A news conference was held simultaneously in a different building. There, St. Louis County Police Jon Belmar said the incident began when the officer encountered two men on the street near an apartment complex on Saturday afternoon in a predominantly black suburb a few miles north of downtown St. Louis.
Belmar said one of the men pushed the officer back into his squad car and the struggle began. Belmar said at least one shot was fired inside the police car.
The struggle spilled out into the street where the teenager was shot. Police have not disclosed his name, but family members say it was 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Shell casings found at the scene matched the officers' gun. Belmar said the teen was shot multiple times, but it wasn't yet known how many.
"It was more than just a couple," he said.
Belmar said the officer has been with the Ferguson Police Department for six years and that he wasn't aware of other issues involving the man. The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave.
The protesters chanted "We want answers" and "no justice, no peace," Sunday morning and some carried signs saying "stop police terrorism" and "disarm the police."
John Gaskin, a member of the St. Louis County NAACP, said Saturday the FBI should get involved "to protect the integrity of the investigation."
He alluded to the 2012 racially charged shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a Florida neighborhood watch organizer who was subsequently acquitted of murder charges, as well as the New York man who died from a police chokehold after he was confronted for selling individual cigarettes.
"With the recent events of a young man killed by the police in New York City and with Trayvon Martin and with all the other African-American young men that have been killed by police officers ... this is a dire concern to the NAACP, especially our local organization," Gaskin said.
State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she would ask the U.S. Justice Department on Monday for a formal investigation.
Brown's grandmother, Desiree Harris, said she saw him running in her neighborhood Saturday afternoon. Just minutes later, she heard a commotion and went outside to check on it. She found Brown's body less than two blocks away.
"When I got up there, my grandson was lying on the pavement. I asked the police what happened. They didn't tell me nothing."
Harris said her grandson had recently graduated high school and was looking forward to the future.
"My grandson never even got into a fight," she said. "He was just looking forward to getting on with his life. He was on his way."
Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, had harsh words Saturday for authorities: "You're not God, you don't get to decide when you get to take somebody from here," she told KSDK.


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One stage sourdough bread made the best whole wheat sourdough bread !! But how can I make it a little less sour?
I found this recipe here on the boards. It was called Sourdough Guy's one stage sourdough bread. I used the exact quantities given with whole wheat. It requires so little labour and it actually allows you to soak your flour for long enough that I think it must meet the requirements of the Nourishing Traditions cookbook, but it produces a loaf that is incredibly light. I am so happy because I have been trying to make the healthiest bread possible out of wheat flour and yet I wanted it to be light for sandwiches and buns.
My one problem now is that it is quite sour. My husband loves it and I think we will get used to it, but is there a way to make it less sour?
The recipe:
Take 20-35 grams of active starter and disolve it in 765g of low chlorine or filtered water. Add to the water and starter, 1090 grams of flour and 20g of salt. Mix the salt into the flour first. Stir until all the flour is wet and set aside for an hour. Tip the dough out onto the counter and do a "french fold" or do a "letter fold" 4 or 5 times. Put into a clean oiled container and allow to double. This should take around 16 to 20 hours. After it has doubled turn it out shape and allow to proof 4 hours or so and bake as normal. This recepie makes a 70% dough. I have found that 35 grams of my starter will double after 16 hours on a 70 degree day. I scaled back to 20 grams or so to get the full 20. Cool thing about this is you can throw it together 8 or 9 pm. let it set until 4 or 5 the next day, shape and bake around 9 or 10pm. If you make it with cold water I imagine you could stretch the fermentation time out even longer. I also sometimes give it a second folding the first night if I think it needs it. This bread also has wonderful flavor as well. Hope this helps.
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Tonight (Sunday, November 13 at 7 p.m.) the Symphony collaborates with the United States Air Force Band of the West for a free concert at the Majestic Theatre called Salute to Service. Click here for more details.
This coming weekend (November 18 & 19) is the final Classics subscription concert before we devote ourselves to Holiday Music for a few weeks (The Nutcracker, Handel's Messiah, Holiday Pops and the Holiday Family Celebration.)
The November 18 & 19 concert includes a great romantic symphony by Rachmaninoff and the work I've heard several of the Symphony musicians call "the composition we are most looking forward to this season!."What makes the Berg Violin Concerto so special? Berg was a student of Arnold Schoenberg and one of the earlier composers writing using the 12-tone method. In this technique all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are equal. In traditional tonal harmony, certain notes must resolve to other notes. Berg had a very lyrical approach to composition and was able to create beautiful music in this new system. Berg utilized elements of traditional harmony (especially the interval of a third) with the newer style. In this concerto, he quotes a Bach Chorale called Es ist genug and Austrian folk song.
The score carries this dedication, "to the memory of an angel," which refers to Manon Gropius, the daughter of Alma Mahler Gropius and her architect husband, Walter Gropius. Manon had died of polio during the work's
composition. Click here for some good program notes on the Concerto by violinist Rachel Barton Pine. The San Francisco Symphony's web site also has come good program notes here.
Here is a video of the beginning of the concerto, played Dutch violinist Frederieke Saeijs.
The soloist for November 18 & 19 will be Kolja Blacher. Born in Berlin, Blacher was accepted for study with Dorothy Delay at The Juilliard School in New York as a fifteen year-old. He subsequently completed his studies with Sándor Végh in Salzburg before embarking on a remarkable career as a solo violinist. He has been a professor for violin and chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg since October 1999. Since spring 2009 he has a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Kolja Blacher has appeared as a soloist with important orchestras, including the Philharmonic Orchestras of Berlin, London, Oslo, St. Petersburg, Tokyo and Munich, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the NDR Sinfonieorchester, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO), the Gürzenich Orchester Cologne and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He plays the "Tritton" Stradivari violin from 1730, on generous loan to him from Ms. Kimiko Powers.
November 18 & 19 at 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre
San Antonio Symphony
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Kolja Blacher, violin
Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Berg Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Also, this Monday and Tuesday, the SOLI Chamber Ensemble begins their season. Click here for details.
Jack Fishman
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StarDust: Ryan Gosling Shows Off His Impossible God-Like Abs + More
- Hey girl, let Ryan Gosling show you some amazing abs that may or may not be his. [Celebitchy]
- This is what happens when you let Mariah Carey dress herself. [Bohomoth]
- Milla Jovovich shows off communist Christmas photos from her sad childhood. [Oh No They Didn't!]
- Charlie Sheen gets a facehugger for Christmas, reenacts scenes from 'Alien.' [SeriouslyOMG]
- Katy Perry shares a picture of John Mayer dressed as Santa to ruin the holidays forever. [Amy Grindhouse]
- Rob Kardashian allegedly gets Botox at the ripe old age of 25. Allegedly. [IDLYITW]
- Harry Styles gifts Taylor Swift with a singing telegram of a One Direction hit. The worst. [PopCrush]
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Monday night, former "Real Housewives of New York" star Kelly Bensimon showed her support for the LGBT community by attending the annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares auction. Despite her tendency to pose like a linebacker, the model-turned-reality star managed to look quite lovely in a shimmering sleeveless sheath and suede peep-toes.
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KHS Calendar of Events
The Founders of Kent: Starting from Scratch on the Colonial Frontier
October 14, 2017 –
Seven Hearths Museum
4 Studio Hill Road
Kent, CT 06757
This summer's exhibit will explore the challenges faced by the founders of our small New England town, and make connections to the familiar government and community features of life in Kent today. Featuring Seven Hearths museum as a period backdrop, the exhibit uses maps, images and extensive research into the original 18th century town documents to tell the story of Kent's beginning years.
The exhibit is open to the public Saturdays and Sundays from 11 AM to 4 PM through October.
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I WFH almost 80% of the time and I'll go to Cosi to cop some coffee and people watch. I run into her every now and then at the Cosi. Always the same order: yogurt parfait and tea. She spends about 30 mins just flipping through magazines and starring into the distance. Just a vacant as fuck stare. One time she put down and picked up a different magazine. She was just looking at passerbys for like 5 mins while holding the magazine upside down. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3718925&forum_id=2#34140667)
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LDNeby Robin Waples, last updated 2/24/17, sharing set to public
LDNe is a program for estimating effective population size (Ne) from genotypic data on linkage disequilibrium.
The current Version is 1.31
Authors: Robin S. Waples and Chi Do
Note: The revised and updated NeEstimator V2 (Do et al. 2014; see below for link to the program) includes a new version of LDNe that incorporates the improved method for dealing with missing data proposed by Peel et al. (2013). The new results are identical to old LDNe results if there are no missing data. Check back in the future in this space for an updated version of LDNe that includes this and other new features.
LDNe is a compiled Fortran program with a Visual Basic interface that implements a bias correction for estimates of contemporary effective population size (Ne) based on linkage disequilibrium data. The program can accommodate large numbers of samples, individuals, loci, and alleles, as well as two mating systems: random and lifetime monogamy. LDNE calculates separate estimates using different criteria for excluding rare alleles, which facilitates evaluation of data for highly polymorphic markers such as microsatellites. The program uses the Burrows method, which does not require any assumptions about random mating or information or about haplotypic frequencies. LDNe also introduces a jackknife method for obtaining confidence intervals that appears to perform better than parametric methods currently in use.
Like other methods that estiamte effective size, the LD method makes some simplifying assumptions (markers are selectively neutral and independent; population has discrete generations and is closed to immigration; sampling is random. See below for references that have evaluated sensitivity to some of these assumptions.
LDNe reads genotypic data from input files in two standard formats; GenePop and FSTAT. LDNe was compiled for Windows and DOS operating systems, it was not designed for use on Mac, Linux or other OSs--but check back soon for a Linux version. For Windows Vista and Windows 7, please install LDNe by running setup.exe. After installation, run LDNeinterface.exe from the installation directory. For previous versions of Windows or or to run the DOS version without the graphical interface, no installation is necessary; just run from the command line. LDNe allows batch processing of multiple files through creating a .bat file to pass arguments to the LDNE.exe executable.
Please download the zipped file below (LDNe.zip) and consult the included users manual [LDNE Users Manual.doc] for more detailed documentation.
Related Publications:
Do, C., R.S. Waples, D. Peel, G.M. Macbeth, B.J. Tillet, and J.R. Ovenden. 2014. NeEstimator V2: re-implementation of software for the estimation of contemporary effective population size (Ne) from genetic data. Molecular Ecology Resources14:209-214.
Waples, R.S. (2006) A bias correction for estimates of effective population size based on linkage disequilibrium at unlinked gene loci. Conservation Genetics 7:167-184. [link]
Waples, R. S. and C. Do. (2008) LDNe: a program for estimating effective population size from data on linkage disequilibrium. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8:753–756. [link]
Waples, R. S., and C. Do. 2010. Linkage disequilibrium estimates of contemporary Ne using highly variable genetic markers: A largely untapped resource for applied conservation and evolution. Evolutionary Applications 3:244-262. [link]
England, P.E., G. Luikart, and R.S. Waples. 2010. Early detection of population fragmentation using linkage disequilibrium estimation of effective population size. Conservation Genetics 11:2425–2430. [link]
Peel, D., R.S. Waples, G.M. Macbeth, C. Do, and J.R. Ovenden. 2013. Accounting for missing data in genetic effective population size (Ne) estimation. Molecular Ecology Resources 13:243-253 (doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12049).
Tallmon, D.A, D. Gregovich, R.S. Waples, C. S. Baker, J. Jackson, B. Taylor, E. Archer, K. K. Martien, and M.K. Schwartz. 2010. When are genetic methods useful for estimating contemporary abundance and detecting population trends? Molecular Ecology Resources 10, 684–692. [link]
Waples, R. S., and P. R. England. 2011. Estimating contemporary effective population size based on linkage disequilibrium in the face of migration. Genetics 189:633–644. [link]
Related Programs
LDNe reads input files in the formats used by these two programs FSTAT [link] GenePop [link]
The revised and updated NeEstimator V2 [http://molecularfisherieslaboratory.com.au/neestimator-software/] includes a new version of LDNe that incorporates the improved method for dealing with missing data proposed by Peel et al. (2013)
OneSamp [link] An approximate Bayesian Computation program for computing single-sample estimates of Ne. based on LD and other genetic indices.
AgeNe [link] Computes Ne for species with overlapping generations based on age-specific survival and fecundity. Also will compute Ne for species that change sex.
SalmonNb [link] Implements modification to the standard temporal method for estimating Ne to account for life history of Pacific salmon (semelparous but variable age at maturity). Will provide separate estimates of Nb (effective number of breeders per year) for each year if at least 3 temporal samples are available.


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"Book Reviews," Friend, May 2013, 28
Book Reviews
Fiction for Children ages 5–9
Mercy Watson to the Rescue, by Kate DiCamillo. Mercy Watson is a pet pig who loves buttered toast but hates sleeping alone. When Mr. and Mrs. Watson's too-heavy bed starts falling through the floor, Mercy's search for buttered toast helps her save the day.
Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin, by Cynthia Rylant. Henry likes playing with his big, drooly dog, Mudge. But his cousin Annie is more concerned about keeping her dress and shoes clean. When Annie comes for a visit, Henry wonders if all three of them will ever learn how to play together.
Fiction for children ages 10–12
Burton and the Giggle Machine, by Dorothy Haas. Burton's friends need cheering up, so Burton decides to invent a cure. Follow along as he creates a giggle machine and stops sneaky Professor Savvy from stealing his family's creative inventions.
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship, by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu. How does an orphaned hippo become friends with a 130-year-old giant tortoise? Find out in this story of animal friendship.
Picture Books
Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers. When a boy finds a lost penguin on his front door step, he journeys all the way to the South Pole to take it home, only to discover that the penguin might not be lost at all.
First Day Jitters, Julie Danneberg. It's the first day of a new school year, but Sarah Jane refuses to go! Will Mr. Hartwell ever get rid of Sarah Jane's jitters and convince her to go to school?


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Scheyer returns to Durham
Durham, NC – Mike Krzyzewski added a familiar face to his coaching staff, announcing that former Duke All-American Jon Scheyer will return to the Blue Devils as a special assistant for the 2013-14 campaign.
"I am extremely fortunate to be able to come back to Duke," Scheyer stated."It is a tremendous honor to be on Coach K's staff and it is something I will cherish. I want to continue to learn from the entire staff and bring whatever I can to help the program."
The position Scheyer will be taking over was formerly held by Nate James, who was recently promoted to assistant coach. Among Scheyer's duties will be reviewing game film and helping the coaching staff in configuring game plans.
"What a great addition to the Duke Basketball staff," said Krzyzewski. "Jon Scheyer is one of the amazing champions we've had in this program and he's certainly one of the greatest young men to ever wear the Duke uniform. He's universally loved by Duke fans. It is incredibly exciting to be part of his journey to become a coach. Jon will add all the things he brought to Duke as a player, this time as a member of our staff. We are so proud that Jon is joining us at Duke."
Scheyer played a part in the 2010 NCAA championship as well as two ACC championships during his time as a Blue Devil, lettering from 2007 to 2010. Scheyer earned both First-Team All-ACC and First-Team All-ACC Tournament honors his senior season, as well as being tabbed a Second-Team All-American after averaging 18.2 ppg, 4.9 apg, and 1.6 spg.
Scheyer finished 10th on the all-time scoring list at Duke with 2,077 points. His 144-consecutive game streak is tied for the second-longest in school history and he is third on the all-time list in both free throw percentage (.861) and made free throws (608). Scheyer's 297 made 3-point field goals put him at fourth on the school's all-time list.


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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - [img]First attempt at portrait - early version Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "[img]First attempt at portrait - early version" mr.wontonjunior memberMember #Joined: 22 Jun 2000Posts: 36Location: sf,ca Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2000 3:39 pm Man, u looklike u have a good eye.....Butif you really want to improve ur drwing and values---start on paper(traditional media) Once you've got the basic skills then digital is just another medium. Looks good though! Back to top elammemberMember #Joined: 27 Sep 2000Posts: 456Location: Motown Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2000 3:59 pm I like this too. My only suggestion would be to make the signature a little more discreet. It draws attention away from the portrait, imo. ------------------ Elam ------- "Not all old people are fools. You don't get to be old by bein' no fool. Buncha wise young men, they dead as a muthufucka, ain't they?" Back to top AlloymemberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 71Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 12:11 am Hello again, here is my current project. It's far from done, but I thought everyone here might like to see it. It's taken from a new Dreamcast game, "Shenmue". This is Nozomi and I used a picture of her from the manual as a referance. This is my first attempt at doing a portrait as well as my fifth only project in digital art. There is also a picture I drew of a cute little puppy in my earlier post - please check it out. ------------------ Alloy(Jim Rose) Back to top hydridmemberMember #Joined: 20 Jan 2000Posts: 193 Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 12:19 am Very nice! The only thing I can suggest is that you make the right portion of the face a little more rounded as right now it is kinda flat in the cheekbone area. Back to top mickememberMember #Joined: 19 Jan 2000Posts: 1666Location: Oslo/Norway Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 12:35 am Hi Alloy! It looks pretty good I have some crits: It looks unfinished when it fades out that way. Did you plan making only the face or did you just start with the face? If that is the case i would suggest sketching up everything instead of one part at the time, cause it's easier to see how the whole thing is going to look if you work on the whole piece at the same time. It will also save you a lot of trouble. She also lacks harder and sharper shadows like on the nose. Hope this can help.. Mikael ------------------ Mikael's artwork Back to top AlloymemberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 71Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 12:46 am Thanks for your comments so far. I definately plan on doing a lot of work with the shading. I really have no idea what I'm doing, but after about 500 mistakes, I finally hit on something right. This is actually a cropped version of what I have so far. I have a *very* early sketch of hair, and underneath, she has a full head, but is bald - has no ear and looks creepy(the ear is covered by hair). It seems I will end up studying Enayla's hair tutorial a lot tonight - but she has straight hair! I might even try putting my wacom graphire to use, but I'm so used to a mouse at this point that a pen feels unnatural . ------------------ Alloy(Jim Rose) Back to top AlloymemberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 71Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 6:13 am Pencil? Paper? Traditional medium? Truth is, I never was very good at drawing. Sure, I could make interesting doodles, but my real talent lay in sculpting. Pushing, pulling, smearing, adding and taking away. Oddly enough, this is exactly how I paint. For my last two projects, I started with a big blob of white, I then proceeded to shape it by taking away areas I didn't want, and adding areas I did until I felt it looked right. Once the shape was down, I started adding some shading, and then proceded to "sculpt" my picture out of that. Obviously at some point I add detail, as with this portrait, but it is still just pushing stuff around - only on a much smaller scale. At any rate, I did come to this board for a reason, and that was to take what little talent(and lots of luck) I've had and improve on it. I have taken all suggestions to mind and think they are good. This weekend I'm gonna buy some paper and something to draw with and get intimate with the basics - Thanks Mr Wonton. ------------------ Alloy(Jim Rose) Back to top JIMmemberMember #Joined: 01 Nov 2000Posts: 107Location: MI, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 7:15 am looks good so far man. hey my names' jim also. and i have done a shenmue pic too.(also unfinnished) is it me or is that game addictive? Back to top AlloymemberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 71Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 3:10 pm Well, here is a small update based on some of the suggestions you guys have made. I tried to make her face a little rounder and added some color(more to see how it might look when finally done). The hair is crap, but heck, it's my first attempt and with a mouse. I also redid my signature, so I hope this one is a little less distracting. Thanks for the input ------------------ Alloy(Jim Rose) Back to top sharpejunior memberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 21Location: London, England Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 3:19 pm Great pic! but after you altered it the jaw-bone (right hand side on the screen.) seems to be a little bumpy , the shadow that is.. and not as sleek as the rest of the pic. maybe when you tried to make it rounder ? or is it just me.... love the eyes! ------------------ - on top of the inbetween Back to top EnaylamemberMember #Joined: 26 Nov 2000Posts: 1217Location: Sweden Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 4:48 pm Her eyes and lips are beyond gorgeous! *stares* The colour of the eyes are really nifty The face is sweet looking as well, and you did a nice job with the hair Maybe, just shmaybe, the skin colour is a bit greenish, but I don't know - perhaps you intended it to be? ------------------ ··Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change·· Back to top hydridmemberMember #Joined: 20 Jan 2000Posts: 193 Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 5:35 pm Enayla... you need to get working on that straight hair tutorial And Alloy, thats definitely not bad with mouse! As has been said, the eyes and lips are really well done. I think the shading could be a little smoother around the jaw, but overall, you're really getting there! Back to top ReSistanZmemberMember #Joined: 18 Dec 2000Posts: 207Location: Hoorn NH, The Netherlands Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 7:18 pm Alloy, where can I find your hair-tutorial? Nice work from the both of you!!! Back to top AlloymemberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 71Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 11:32 pm Thanks again guys Enayla: Thanks for so many compliments, I was expecting much more criticism from someone of your caliber. Resitanz: I don't have a hair tutorial, but Enayla has a really good one. It's one of the posts here, and she may have an html version elsewhere, but if so I don't know where. Just search back some pages, or do a search for Enayla and "hair" or something. ------------------ Alloy(Jim Rose) Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Samsung, who is currently locking horns with Apple over various infringements with regard to cell phone and tablet patents, has just opened another retail store. This store is just a block away from Apple's own store in Sydney, Australia and what's more if you walked in without noticing the missing Apple logo outside, you may think you had walked into an Apple Store. Samsung claims otherwise but this store and the last store that Samsung opened in Canada appear to come straight from the Apple book of retail. The latest store details come from a report by The Sydney Morning Herald.
It's a flagship consumer electronics store on Sydney's George Street with smiling blue shirt-wearing sales staff, a minimalist design and smartphones and tablets that invite customers to pick up and play. But according to Samsung, the new store - just a block from Apple's Sydney store - was all its own idea.
Samsung Australia's vice-president of telecommunications, Tyler McGee, said Apple "didn't even come into the equation when we were looking for a location [for the store]". But come on, the layout of the store is pretty similar, right? "Well, if you look at our layout this is the layout that we use around the world and it's about basically giving the consumers the opportunity to interact, learn and play with our devices," McGee said.
Surely Samsung could have come up with at least a few original ideas; they even dress the sales staff in the traditional blue polo shirts worn by Apple Genius staff. The layout of the stores with the light wooden bench tables all laid out with working products is far too similar for it to be classed as an original Samsung idea. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but it's all getting a little bit silly now. Samsung can copy only so much from Apple, at the end of the day, Apple's customer service is second to none, I bet Samsung haven't fully copied that part yet and probably never will.
Take a look at the video below which gives you a brief look around the store. What do you think? Is Samsung trying to deliberately copy Apple's proven blueprint for retail success?
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Fans won't have to wait until opening night to get their first look at the renovated PNC Field.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders officials announced Wednesday they will be holding a "Sneak Peek" of the reconstructed ballpark April 3, one day before the RailRiders christen the $43.3 million park against International League North Division foe Pawtucket.
The event is free and open to the public. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and guests will be invited to experience many of the new aspects of the stadium they'll be getting familiar with over the course of the 72-game schedule.
Fans will even be treated to a workout with the 2013 RailRiders, who will be practicing on the field during the event. Select players will be available for autographs.
The event isn't just limited to baseball, though.
Each of the new concession stands will be open, with menu items available to be purchased. The Family Fun Zone will also be open, complete with inflatables to entertain the children. The new state-of-the-art video board in left field and the 150-foot LED wall in right field also will be on for fans to see.
"We as a staff are just as excited as everyone else to experience PNC Field," RailRiders president and general manager Rob Crain said in a statement. "An event like this helps us guarantee a smoother ride on Opening Night, and gives our guests an opportunity to taste a piece of the amenities and all of the jaw-dropping beauty they will enjoy once the season gets underway the next night."
Complex day
Pitcher Phil Hughes is the latest Yankee headed to the disabled list.
The right-handed pitcher joins Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez on the list to start the season.
Hughes, who is recovering from a bulging disc in his back, looked solid in a start Wednesday against Class A players from the Blue Jays system at the minor league complex in Tampa. He three 81 pitches over five shutout innings, allowing four hits and striking out four.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced the decision after watching Hughes' outing.
Hughes is scheduled to pitch again in a minor league game Monday. He will likely miss his first turn through the rotation, which means fifth-starter candidates Ivan Nova and David Phelps are both likely to start the season in the rotation.
Nova allowed six earned runs on eight hits in five innings of his minor league start Wednesday. He did strike out four.
Catcher Francisco Cervelli went 1 for 5 with an RBI, and Chris Stewart, who caught Nova, went 0 for 2 with a walk.
Reliever David Aardsma threw one inning and struck out two during an intrasquad game.
Out with the new
Dan Otero's tenure on the Yankees' 40-man roster lasted less than 24 hours.
The right-hander, claimed off waivers by the Yankees on Tuesday, was designated for assignment Wednesday.
Taking his place on the 40-man: Right-hander Sam Demel, a former Diamondbacks reliever who was designated for assignment by Houston this week.
The 27-year-old is 4-4 with two saves and a 4.95 ERA in 72 relief appearances with the Diamondbacks from 2010 through 2012. Last season at Triple-A Reno, Demel was 1-4 with a save and a 4.07 ERA in 56 appearances.
This spring with Houston, Demel was 1-0 but allowed 11 earned runs in 2 1/3 innings pitched.
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Fans to get 'Sneak Peek' at PNC Field on April 3
Fans won't have to wait until opening night to get their first look at the renovated PNC Field.


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Saturday, May 14, 2011
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David W. Maurer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
David Maurer's The Big Con is a bona fide masterpiece of pre-WWII American criminal culture. A fascinating insider survey of the confidence game, its discreet folkways and inimitable characters, as written by a streetwise linguist with deep access and an appreciably wry wit. Originally published in 1940, it should be essential reading to anyone with a sincere interest in historical lowlifes or the grift. This is right up there with You Can't Win, Education of a Felon, David Simon's Homicide, or anything by Joseph Mitchell, or even Luc Sante. And now, I need to go re-watch The Sting.
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If you haven't done so already, you may want to check out Melville's classic final novel "Confidence-Man" for a deeply cynical (and thereby deeply amusing) treatment of the subject.
- May 16, 2011 at 11:20 PM
thanks for all of the reading suggestions... even farther back than Melville, I recommend the Decameron of Boccaccio, from 1300's Italy. It is a veritable catalog (told in a sequence of short tales) of the 100 oldest, sneakiest, most effective and most widespread cons, capers, scams, schemes, etc. Highly recommended. In fact, you won't find one trick that he missed, and its an absolute classic for a reason. The book had to have some merit and utility for every last copy not to have been burned or forgotten sometime during the past 700+ years...
- May 17, 2011 at 11:59 PM
I'm glad you like such good music and David Mauer. Love that book. AK Press recently reprinted Yellow Kid Weil's autobiography, which is great. Also loved Henry Tuft's Autobiography of a Criminal, which is revolutionary war era.
- May 20, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- nicholab said...
huge thanks everybody for your expert recommendations. that melville's been on my shelf for quite a while now. its time is nigh. and same with the rest, just as soon as i manage to round them up!
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Semantic Bundle
This page is obsolete. It is kept for historical interest only. It may document extensions or features that are obsolete and/or no longer supported. Do not rely on the information here being up-to-date.
|Semantic Bundle is no longer maintained and the latest version contains very old versions of various extensions, some of which have known security issues.
Semantic Bundle (abbreviated as SB) was a pre-packaged bundle of extensions for use with wikis that are based around the Semantic MediaWiki extension. It can be obtained either through Git or by downloading a single .tgz or .zip file.
Semantic Bundle was a suitable alternative if you could not run Composer to install or upgrade SMW (1.9+) and a number of other extensions that require Composer, such as Maps (3.0+). Do not run Composer if you want to install Semantic Bundle.
The composer version of this project is on GitHub.
Semantic Bundle contains a large number of MediaWiki extensions, and several other PHP libraries. Chief among them is of course:
- Semantic MediaWiki, an extension that enables semantic storage and querying of data
There are also libraries and extensions required by Semantic MediaWiki:
- The DataValues extensions: DataValues, DataValuesCommon, DataValuesInterfaces, Geo and Validators
- Validator - a parameter-handling framework for MediaWiki and extensions
- ParamProcessor - a PHP library used by Validator
Other SMW-based extensions included in this bundle are:
- Semantic Result Formats - defines many additional formats for SMW queries
- Semantic Forms - allows wiki administrators to create easy-to-use editing and querying interfaces for their wiki
- Semantic Compound Queries - allows for displaying multiple queries at the same time
- Semantic Internal Objects - allows for storing compound, "n-ary" data on pages
- Semantic Drilldown - defines an easy browsing tool for the data set
- Semantic Maps - allows for using various map services to display semantic coordinate data and enter coordinates within forms
- Semantic Watchlist - lets users be notified of specific changes to semantic data
- Semantic Forms Inputs - provides additional input types for Semantic Forms
- Semantic Image Input - allows for automatic adding of images from Wikipedia pages via a Semantic Forms input
- Semantic Extra Special Properties - provides extra special properties to Semantic MediaWiki
Finally, there are other extensions included in Semantic Bundle that, though they do not use Semantic MediaWiki directly, are often used in conjunction with SMW. These are:
- Admin Links - defines a special page that serves as a "control panel" for administrative tasks
- Approved Revs - allows for setting a single revision of any page as the "approved" one; if the page contains any SMW data, it's the approved revision's version that is stored
- Arrays - defines useful parser functions for manipulating arrays
- Data Transfer - allows importing data into and out of the wiki via XML and CSV formats
- External Data - allows for displaying data from outside APIs in the wiki
- Header Tabs - allows to convert top-level sections of the page into tabs; often used with Semantic Forms to make long forms more user-friendly
- Maps - allows for displaying individual points and geocoding addresses using various map services; required by Semantic Maps
- Page Schemas - lets users define a schema for each category that can be used to automatically generate templates, forms, etc. for that category
- Replace Text - provides a form for administrators to do a text search-and-replace across the wiki
- Widgets - allows adding widgets to the wiki by simply creating pages in the "Widget:" namespace
Semantic Bundle is not at all meant to be a comprehensive set of useful extensions, and there are many other extensions that are also quite useful, either in conjunction with SMW or in general, that were not included in the bundle. Most notably, there are various extensions that are bundled into MediaWiki, and thus don't need to be included in SB:
- The following extensions have been bundled since MediaWiki 1.18: ConfirmEdit, Gadgets, Nuke, ParserFunctions, Renameuser, Vector and WikiEditor.
- The following additional extensions have been bundled since MediaWiki 1.21: Cite, ImageMap, Interwiki, TitleBlacklist, SpamBlacklist, Poem, InputBox, LocalisationUpdate and SyntaxHighlight GeSHi. (And "Vector" was removed, since it was integrated into core MediaWiki.)
There are many other extensions that weren't included, for technical or other reasons, and we would encourage administrators setting up an SMW-based wiki to look at the wide variety of other extensions available. Some of these other helpful extensions include CategoryTree, Live Translate, Math, OpenID, Push, Semantic Signup, Semantic Tasks and Translate.
Semantic Bundle is available either as a downloadable .zip or .tgz file, or via Git.
Package download[edit]
You can download the current version of Semantic Bundle, corresponding to Semantic MediaWiki 1.9.2, at either of the following URLs:
At either page, select "File > Download" or hit "Ctrl + s" to download the file.
Once you have the .zip or .tgz file, you should move it to the /extensions directory and extract it there. e.g.
tar zxf SemanticBundle-20140514.tgz
Until 2014, Semantic Bundle was available at Google Code. Unfortunately, in early 2014 Google Code stopped allowing downloaded files, which is why the location moved. However, old downloads can still be found at that site.
Downloading using Git (experimental)[edit]
WARNING! This is experimental! You must know what you're doing!
From your extensions directory, run:
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/SemanticBundle.git
The bundle building code will be cloned into
extensions/SemanticBundle. Change into this directory and run the following command:
this will create externals in your
/extensions folder for all the extensions in the bundle and will automatically run svn update to fetch all the components of the bundle.
To check out development releases (trunks) of all the extensions in the bundle instead, run:
make dev
this will modify the externals and run update again switching over to trunk releases.
Note: if your MediaWiki is not managed using Git, you can get the latest version of Semantic Bundle using the Git command above, then type:
make all
which will build a .tgz file which you can extract in your
extensions directory.
Extracting the files will create directories under
/extensions for each of the extensions contained in Semantic Bundle.
If you enter the "
SemanticBundle" directory, you will see
SemanticBundleSettings.sample.php and
SemanticBundle.php, among several other files.
SemanticBundleSettings.sample.php contains calls to include all the extensions that Semantic Bundle contains. By default, the calls to all extensions but Semantic MediaWiki are commented out. Don't un-comment these until after initializing Semantic MediaWiki; see below.
Copy the existing
SemanticBundleSettings.sample.php file to a new file, named
SemanticBundleSettings.php. You shouldn't directly use
SemanticBundleSettings.sample.php (even though it's possible), because any changes you make to the file
SemanticBundleSettings.sample.php will be lost if you ever upgrade to a new version of Semantic Bundle.
Then, include
SemanticBundleSettings.php and
SemanticBundle.php within
require_once( "$IP/extensions/SemanticBundle/SemanticBundleSettings.php" );
require_once( "$IP/extensions/SemanticBundle/SemanticBundle.php" );
It should be noted that
SemanticBundle.php isn't actually required - but it holds version information for Semantic Bundle, which can help with debugging; and it's also good marketing for the Semantic Bundle project - so we ask you to please consider including it.
Initializing Semantic MediaWiki[edit]
The next step is to initialize Semantic MediaWiki. First, make sure that you are logged in as an administrator/sysop, such as the WikiSysop user. Then, go to
Special:SMWAdmin, and click on the "Initialize or upgrade tables" button.
After successful initialization, open up
SemanticBundleSettings.php and uncomment the extensions you would like to use.
Note: it's strongly recommended to initialize SMW before you include (i.e., uncomment) any of the other SB extensions (other than Validator, which is necessary), to avoid potential errors from extensions that require SMW.
For more information on installing the extensions, see the installation and configuration sections for each extension. Of the extensions currently in SB, Approved Revs and Widgets require some additional setup before they can be used.
Semantic Bundle provides a number of important benefits over downloading and installing individual extensions; among them:
- it provides a "best practices" set of extensions around Semantic MediaWiki, based on user experiences
- it simplifies download, especially for those systems that don't have Git, and especially for those extensions (like ParserFunctions) that don't have a standard downloadable version already
- it tries to guarantee working code by using tagged, stable versions of extensions whenever possible
- it simplifies installation by providing a pre-generated list of includes
On the other hand, with individually-downloaded extensions, you may stand a better chance of having fully-up-to-date extensions, since the versions in Semantic Bundle are usually but not always the most recent.
Semantic Bundle was initially created by Sergey Chernyshev and Yaron Koren in May 2008. It was later maintained by Yaron Koren and Jeroen De Dauw. It is currently maintained by Yaron Koren.
Semantic Bundle uses the BSD license.
Each extension in the bundle uses its own license, however: please consult extension pages for licensing details.


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By Gregory Polek
March 28, 2011
In an all-too-predictable development, members of Congress have launched their annual attack on the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, again forcing the Regional Airline Association (RAA) to devote disproportionate energy toward defending a relatively paltry $200 million out of the more than $129 billion in transportation spending the Obama Administration has proposed for FY2012. This time, however, unusually heated rhetoric over budget deficits has raised the stakes for the RAA and the more than 150 communities whose businesses depend on the air service supported by the EAS program's modest largesse. As the RAA and several like-minded alphabet groups have noted, a negative outcome could mean the end of their lifeline to the nation's air transportation network and a descent into further economic malaise.
Happily for the RAA, the Senate tabled an amendment to its FAA Reauthorization bill proposed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would have completely cut the $200 million that funds the program by a vote of 61 to 38. Although the Senate preserved the $200 million funding level, another amendment that did pass limits EAS to locations 90 or more miles away from the nearest medium- or large-hub airport and with 10 or more daily enplanements.
Authored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), that amendment grants the DOT discretion to continue to serve locations otherwise disqualified by the new criteria under "unique circumstances." According to RAA senior vice president of government affairs Faye Malarkey Black, the Senate has yet to detail what circumstances would trigger the so-called hardship provision, "so we expect clarification before conference [May 16 to 19]," she said. "RAA will certainly be working our tails off to make sure any 'unique circumstances' criteria make sense."
Meanwhile, the version of FAA Reauthorization introduced by House Republicans offers a "staggered approach" to reducing and eventually dismantling the program in the lower 48 states. The bill calls for cuts each year until funding dwindles to $80 million in FY2013, after which time it would eliminate EAS service in every state other than Alaska and Hawaii.
Rep. Bill Schuster (R-Pa.) offered and then withdrew an amendment to restore the funding and authority for EAS during a markup of the panel.
According to Black, Schuster withdrew the amendment not because he no longer wanted the funding, but because he expected to take part in negotiations with committee leadership to restore some or all of the EAS subsidies. Indeed, House Transportation Committee chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) suggested that members would reach a compromise on EAS before the bill moves to the House floor, likely via a manager's amendment, said Black.
"Our hope is that the House language will ultimately include only modest proposed cuts to the EAS program, which will then be subject to further negotiations, ideally resulting in full funding, during the eventual House-Senate conference," she added.
"RAA worked this issue pretty tirelessly over the past few months (and years, really)," said Black. "We covered every legislative office on Capitol Hill either in person or through a letter we put together joining various other aviation stakeholders in support of the program. We've met with a lot of support on Capitol Hill. We are optimistic that common sense will prevail and Congress will resist the urge to cut this important program."
This year's efforts not only to cut the EAS budget but to eliminate it completely come as the political rhetoric over deficit reduction has reached temperatures perhaps not seen since the 1980s. Meanwhile, Black noted, the newly elected Tea Party contingency has helped influence a distinct move to the right over funding policy and the role of government. "We understand the need for prudent fiscal policy, but eliminating the EAS program would be akin to placing a meaningless BandAid on our nation's economy while severing an economic lifeline serving small-town America," she concluded.
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Dr. Lars Granberg of Holland, a retired member of the Hope College psychology faculty who held major roles in the administration while at Hope and was also a past president of Northwestern College in Iowa, died on Wednesday, March 2, at age 91.
The funeral will be Monday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at Third Reformed Church in Holland. Visitation will be prior to the service at Third Reformed Church, starting at 10 a.m.
Dr. Granberg retired from Hope in 1984 as the Peter C. and Emajean Cook Professor of Psychology. Through his years at Hope, he founded and directed the counseling center, and served as acting vice president for academic affairs, dean for the social sciences and director of interdisciplinary studies.
Dr. Granberg was born in Egersund, Norway, on May 26, 1919. He immigrated to the United States with his parents and younger sister, Johanna, in 1925. He attended Chicago public schools, and graduated from Lane TechnicalHigh School.
He attended Wheaton College, where he met his future bride, Carol, who survives him, while working in the college dining hall. He graduated from Wheaton College in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science degree in anthropology, and subsequently served in the U.S. Army during World War II, advancing in rank from private to captain from 1941 to 1946. He and Carol were married in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 13, 1943, and she followed him on his in-country assignments until he was sent overseas.
Following his discharge in February 1946, he used the G.I. Bill to further his education. He completed his master's degree in psychology at the University of Chicago in 1946, and his doctorate in psychology, in human development, in 1954.
He joined the Hope College psychology faculty as an assistant professor in 1947 and was promoted to associate professor in 1952, when he became chairperson of the department of psychology.
He accepted a position as dean of students and associate professor of pastoral counseling at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., in 1954. While there, he was a frequent speaker at church retreats and family conferences, as well as a teacher at the Young Life Summer Institute near Colorado Springs, Colo., for several summers.
He returned to Hope in 1960, becoming the founding director of the Student Counseling Services and professor of psychology. With Carol, he served as a member of the committee which organized Young Life in the Holland area high schools. He served as acting vice president of Hope during the 1965-66 academic year.
In the fall of 1966, he accepted the invitation of Northwestern College of Orange City, Iowa, to become the college's president, serving until 1975. At the conclusion of his tenure, NorthwesternCollege presented him with an honorary degree, a Doctor of Humane Letters.
He returned to Hope in 1975 as the Peter C. and Emajean Cook Professor of Psychology. He was dean for the social sciences from 1975 to 1978, and director of interdisciplinary studies--with special responsibility for the college's Senior Seminar program--from 1978 until he retired in 1984.
In retirement, he was a devoted gardener, traveler and insatiable reader. He was also a founding member of the Hope Academy of Senior Professionals (HASP), which was established in May 1988.
His scholarship included multiple articles and reviews as well as the books "Marriage Is for Adults Only" (Zondervan, 1970); "Counseling," of which he was a co-author (Baker Book House, 1971); and, with Carol, "Attaining the Fullness of Christ," 10 studies on the Epistle of James prepared for Reformed Church Women (Reformed Church Press, 1980).
He was an active member of the Reformed Church in America, with service on denominational committees and boards including the Commission on Christian Action, the Permanent Committee on Theological Action, the Board of Christian Education, the Board of Theological Education and the Theological Commission. He was president of the Holland Classis in 1979.
His involvement in professional associations included the American Psychological Association; the Christian Association for Psychological Studies; and serving as a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation. He was also on the board of directors for the Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges from 1968 to 1975, and of Colleges of Mid America, serving the latter organization as president from 1970 to 1972.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Carol Mae (Van Oss) Granberg '62 of Holland; three daughters and their husbands, Barbara Granberg '67 Joldersma and Dan Joldersma of Holland, Karin Granberg-Michaelson '70 and Wesley Granberg-Michaelson '67 of Kentwood, Mich., and Linda and Wade Popovich of Burke, Va.; six grandchildren, Dirk Joldersma '95 (spouse Lisa Meengs '95 Joldersma), Kevin Joldersma '98 (spouse Kelly Bush '98 Joldersma), J.K. Granberg-Michaelson '04, Karis Rose Granberg-Michaelson '10, Sarah Popovich-Judge '08 (spouse Matthew Popovich-Judge) and Michael Popovich; seven great-grandchildren, Oscar, Garett, Anneka, Henry, Ella, Celia and Natalie Joldersma; his brother- and sister-in-law, Paul and Barbara Van Oss; and seven nieces and nephews, including Jonathan Van Oss '85 (spouse Sarah Smith '85 Van Oss). He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Bergitte (Tonnesen) Larsen Granberg, and his sister and brother-in-law, Johanna and Fred Swanson.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Lars Granberg Psychology Student Research Award Fund at Hope College.
Third Reformed Church is located at 111 W. 13th St., on 13th Street at Pine Avenue in Holland.


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To accompany Paulo's build, a small translated extract from Ewald's out-of-print memoir "Wo wir sind ist immer oben " - I'm not sure whether this was a self-published volume or whether it was produced by the Traditionsgemeinschaft JG 52 (Falk Klinnert) but if anyone has a spare copy I'd love to hear from them ! Thanks to David Williams for the text extract !
Shot down by German flak - 01 March 1945 !
Veszprem - Alarm ! scramble !- Eduard 'Edi' Pitzl, Gerd Hauter, Anton Kellmeier and myself, Heinz Ewald, get airborne. Over Stulhweissenburg we come under fire from Russian and then German anti-aircraft artillery. Something's up!
"Achtung", I call over the radio " viele Indianer vor uns ! Frage Victor? " - " lots of bandits up ahead of us, do you copy?" For heaven's sake Esau, I think to myself, there's at least twenty silver birds, dark American stars on the wings and fuselage, right in our path. "Esau to Edi, take your wingman and climb for altitude and don't attack until you have height advantage - we'll split up now, copy. I get a 'Roger' back - Roger! Esau, I say to myself, no doubt some of these 'Boys' (sic) will try and get in behind us and " reise- resise machen ". My wingman Paul Slodczyk was already covering me and we now climbed in a north-westerly direction in order to get into a position to dive down on the Amis. While we were straining for height I called up 'Jumbo' our controller and reported contact with a large group of Americans in the hope that they might be able to launch another Schwarm but we were out of luck - it was just the four of us against more than twenty of them...combat against superior numbers had become our daily bread and so it would be today. The Amis were now over Lake Balaton at around 3,000 metres. They were getting closer to our field. They were visibly not too concerned about us, which I was glad about. I had cut off their retreat and was now about 2,000 metres higher up and almost directly over the top of them. At the same time as I called out " Pauke, Pauke" I threw my kite over onto its wingtip and dove down into the attack! Almost simultaneously Edi Pitzl dove down and opened up on the Mustang flying on the left flank of their formation - a hit; the silver bird spun away out of control streaming smoke and a chute billowed out. I confirmed his victory and congratulated him just as 'my' 'Sibervogel' loomed large in my sight! Closing rapidly from astern I opened up - my first salvo streaked wide as the Mustang pilot threw his stick forward just as I squeezed the firing button! My wingman also over-shot. Couldn't be helped! My "Me" (sic) was now half-way over on its back pulling hard into a tight curve. This was no firing position but I was managing to stay on my opponent's tail. Suddenly a volley of tracers split the air ahead of us - another mad Ami was letting go with all he'd got right into our circle. It turned out that this Texas 'cowboy' - who no doubt practised his sharp shooting on whiskey glasses in the saloon bar - must have scored some hits as a short while later my engine started to cough and misfire. Meanwhile the Mustang pilot was pulling a tighter and tighter turn still with two Messerschmitt 'boys' on his tail, juddering on the edge of the stall and streaming contrails from their wingtips. I gave him another salvo and then another and saw a couple of lightning flashes on his machine. Then suddenly he pulled up and in a fraction of a second I pulled back hard on the stick, my Me shuddered, and I got off two more short bursts. The Mustang's controls had been damaged - he went into a gentle turn and now all my rounds were walking into his fuselage and wings. As I broke off- almost ramming my wingman - there was an explosion in the Mustang's engine, pieces of cowling and metal skinning whirled off into the slipstream and he streamed a trail of thick dark smoke. "Esau - Abschuss!" But now the other Americans were circling at a watchful distance - like laughing hyenas. Up to now - apart from the Texas shooter - they had - thank God - not got involved in the fight......"
Three P-51s chased Ewald's G-10/U4 (WNr. 610964) as far as Veszprem. At the controls of his lame and smoking "Me" Ewald's thoughts turned to comrade and 99-victory RK-holder Ltn Fönnekold who had been finished off by P-51s as he had tried to carry out an emergency landing in Hungary. He let down to low altitude hoping that the P-51s would be scared off by the flak - his manoeuvre resulted in his Messerschmitt coming under fire from the airfield defences! With his aircraft taking hits and suddenly feeling nose-heavy Ewald had just enough altitude to bail out over the side of the cockpit, immediately tugging on the ripcord. Even in his chute he came under fire - German troops disembarking from a train in the vicinity of the airfield opening up on what they thought was a Russian pilot swinging under his chute, as he was later told by eye witnesses. He came down some four kilometres from the airfield in a hard landing. Even spread-eagled on the ground, Ewald's ordeal was not over - he was approached by Hungarian workers shouting " Ruski kaputt !" " Man Esau - die wollen dich umbringen !" I drew my service revolver and started firing wildly over their heads..." As his comrade Sachsenberg put it; " you poor little sod Esau - first shot down by your own flak, then shot at by German troops, even our Hungarian allies were looking to knock your block off with their pickaxes!.."
During this combat Uffz. Paul Slodzyk's Bf 109 G-14/U4 (WNr. 512613) was shot down in flames south-west of Veszprem while Fj Uffz. Helmut Rudzinski managed to force land his G-6 (WNr. 442047) at Plattensee. Fw Eduard Pitzl successfully bailed out of his G-10 (WNr. 610955) over Lovas.
Ltn. Heinz Ewald, Veszprem, December 1944


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Making this brought be back to my childhood! I use to make this every year and my impatience to get to the last ring was as bad then as it is now. Cindy isn't old enough to help with making the rings so this year I made it myself and starting tomorrow we will pull off one ring at a time.
I got this poem from a MOPs meeting I went to last year where they shared different ways to bring Christ back to Christmas. I love what the rhyme says and want to read it every night. I want Cindy to grow up knowing that the reason we celebrate Christmas is because Jesus was born to be the savior of the world. Not the presents or all the other stuff.
The colors aren't that festive but I think it turned out okay. I do love the yarn star though! Another thing you can do with this simple advent is to write a verse on each ring. Each ring telling a little more about the story of His birth until you get to the last one. I plan on doing that with her next year when she understands it more.
There are so many other Advent ideas out there! Another one we are going to do this year is the 25 books until Christmas. I surprisingly have a hefty lot from my teaching days. Check out Dana's post on this. She also gives a great list of Christmas books!
I have already started my advent book wishlist for next year. Hoping to replace some of the okay ones from our collection now. It is a family tradition of ours [one my hubby and I started our first Christmas married] to read the Nativity story after breakfast before opening gifts. This is a great way to continue the tradition with Boo Bear. Each morning we will read one book and on Christmas morning we will read a book telling the story of His birth. I ordered The Christmas Story for the last book. I haven't read it yet but it got good reviews. Will let you know when it comes in!
But I think her favorite Advent will of course be the candy. Being guaranteed a piece of chocolate everyday is a kids dream come true. Thanks Titi!
We are keeping it simple this year. A book after breakfast, candy after lunch, and taking a ring off before bed. The countdown starts tomorrow! Are you planning on doing an advent calendar this year?


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Morenci Superintendent of Schools Kyle Griffith knows there's no guarantee results will be repeated next year, but he's not about to this achievement go by unnoticed.
When results of the ACT testing were released by the state education department last week, Morenci stood as the third best in Lenawee County and above the state average.
This year's senior class took the exam last spring—the first year the college entrance test was required for all juniors. The average score of the 60 Morenci students came in at 19.25, ahead of the state average at 18.79. Eight county school districts scored below the state average.
"A lot of effort was put into that throughout the year," Griffith said, but he looks back farther for the complete picture.
The success is shown at the high school level, he said, but it reflects on the district as a whole.
"Skills are built one upon the other from pre-K to graduation," he said.
Griffith admits that each class has its own characteristics and test results don't hold steady from year to year.


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dude4life wrote:No it doesn't. In fact, sadly enough, I haven't even seen the movie yet.
theJudeAbides wrote:but that's really only happens on days ending in "y".
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Former Bachelor "winner" Vienna Girardi is moving on with her life following the very public and nasty split with ex-fiance Jake Pavelka.
Immediately following the airing of her volatile interview with Jake last week, Vienna tweeted, "Thank you for all your support, the truth will always prevail. I'm so glad people see what I have been going through. Love you all." Oddly enough Jake also tweeted a thanks for the support message to his fans.
What is clear is most people are Team Vienna following the joint interview. However, rumors of Vienna cheating with an ex-boyfriend hit the net last week. The said ex-boyfriend is Brian Lee Smith, who was actually arrested and charged with harassing Vienna back in 2009.
One of the fake emails from Vienna to Brian Lee read "You are my life. I love you so much and can't wait to be in your arms again." Lee then replied to Vienna, "u are all I want!!!! I want to sex u up so bad baby!" Yes he really fake wrote "I want to sex u up so bad.'
Vienna has denied the emails are real and has threatened to sue over the fake emails. Sources close to Vienna also say she has had no contact with Brian since his 2009 arrest.
RadarOnline also interviewed Vienna this past weekend as she partied in Hollywood. "I"m moving on with my life and I'm not looking back," Vienna told Radar. "I'm happy to have my smile back, it's been a long time and I'm really ready to live my life again," she said.


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TV bosses behind James Gandolfini's final small screen project are in talks to recast the role following the actor's death last month.
"The Sopranos" star filmed a pilot episode of an HBO show called "Criminal Justice" before he died of a heart attack during a trip to Italy.
HBO president Michael Lombardo has now revealed producers hope to continue with the project, and they are looking into the possibility of re-shooting the pilot with a new actor in Gandolfini's place.
Speaking during HBO's presentation to The Television Critics Association on Thursday, Lombardo said, "Jim's passing took the wind out of our sails at HBO. I can't imagine us airing the pilot with James in
it, but we're having conversations with (producer) Steve Zaillian about how to proceed.
"It's hard to think about replacing him. The conversation would be about re-shooting the scenes that Jim had already performed in, and recasting going forward."
Criminal Justice is an adaptation of the 2008 BBC series of the same name, which starred "Skyfall's" Ben Whishaw and late actor Pete Postlethwaite.


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Many of us at Red Door will never forget Fozzy, the first abandoned Easter Bunny of 2011. Fozzy was left out by the dumpster in the cold rain on Easter Monday. Luckily, he was spotted by a caring neighbor, who immediately called a friend for help. That friend indeed was Erin, who is a Red Door volunteer.
"When I got there, the poor thing was shivering from being out in the cold rain for hours. I immediately wrapped him in my coat and put his cage in the car. I turned the heater on high and sat him in my lap for the ride home. By the time we got home, he was warmed up, but obviously still shaken up by the events of the day. I wrapped him in a blanket and turned on the wedding music CD I had been listening to earlier. As it turns out, he loves classical music and immediately perked up and began to relax."
Fozzy's story touched many hearts, and was even featured on the blog of the Make Mine Chocolate campaign.
One of the hearts that Fozzy touched most was Erin's, and she ended up adopting him. "We couldn't help but love this unusually furry rabbit who was loving and friendly to everyone, despite his ordeal ... After a few days, and seeing how sweet he was, there was no way I could let him go, so he became a part of our family."
Fozzy not only has a great home now - he even has a girlfriend! They met while "bunny-dating" at Red Door. "Tulle was very sweet to him when they first met, and he was obviously very nervous. He kept stamping his feet and running away."
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Lipscomb Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson announced Wednesday that Jim Allen, Beth Willis Dolente, John Friend and Farrell Gean will be inducted as the latest members of the Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Nov. 5 on the Lipscomb University campus.
The Hall of Fame presentation will begin with a congratulatory reception at 11 a.m. in the Allen Arena Hall of Fame room followed by the induction luncheon at noon on the Allen Arena floor.
Tickets to the event are $15 per person and are available by contacting Rhonda Lehmer at 615-966-5899 or email@example.com.
The 2011 Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
Jim Allen (Meritorious Service)
Jim Allen is a long-time friend of Lipscomb athletics and has served the Lipscomb community for many years, first in the administration and now as a Trustee. Allen and his wife Linda have also helped to shape the campus in significant ways funding the construction of the Allen Bell Tower as a memorial to their son, Michael, and making the largest single gift in Lipscomb history to build Allen Arena.
Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson on Jim Allen:
"Many inside and outside the Lipscomb community know about the impact that Jim has had on the Lipscomb campus through his work on the Board of Trust, his time here as vice-president of business affairs and his generous support of the University throughout the years. And while the Allen Bell Tower and Allen Arena are certainly iconic features on the Lipscomb campus, what many don't see is the heart that Jim has for the students and the University as a whole. No one has been a bigger, more engaged supporter of Lipscomb Athletics 'on the field' than Jim has, and no one has stayed with us, win or lose, more than he has. Even more importantly, every step of the way, Jim has been behind Lipscomb's efforts to help our programs excel in the classroom, in the community and in their efforts to live out Lipscomb's Christian mission, and it that dedication to all parts of the Lipscomb Athletics mission that have made him such a worthy inductee into our Hall of Fame."
Beth Willis Dolente (Athlete)
Beth Willis Dolente played on the Lady Bisons basketball team from 1990-94 leading the team to a 75 percent winning percentage over her career and an appearance in the NAIA Championship game in 1994. She was a first team All-American in 1993 and an honorable mention All-American in 1994. Willis finished her career among the top five in program history for both scoring (2,258) and rebounding (911) and at the conclusion of her junior season, the NAIA awarded her the Emil S. Liston Award honoring her scholarship, character and playing ability.
Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson on Beth Willis Dolente:
"There are some athletes who could have played for Lipscomb in any era and Beth was one of those. She was a talented and fierce competitor and she raised the bar not only for her teams and teammates around her, but also for the women's basketball players that have followed since then. While her national accomplishments and honors certainly merit her inclusion in our Hall of Fame, her resume is made all the more impressive by her outstanding work in the classroom and in her professional life since graduation. When Lipscomb's women's basketball holds up past players as examples of the types of student-athletes we're looking for, Beth is certainly one of those at the top of the list and we are thrilled to recognize her as a part of this special group."
John Friend (Athlete/Meritorious Service)
John Friend was a member of the Bison basketball team from 1954-57 playing a leading role in Lipscomb's march to the VSAC tournament all four years, including the championship game in 1956. He served as director of athletics at Purdue University-Calumet from 1980-2001 and was the conference commissioner of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. His athletic accomplishments have been acknowledged by his selection to six Halls of Fame: Purdue Calumet, the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the National College Football Coaches Association, the American Football Coaches Association, the Indiana Football Hall of Fame, and the NAIA Hall of Fame.
Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson on John Friend:
"As a student athlete at Lipscomb, John was a leader on and off the floor, and he has continued to lead ever since then. He has made a positive and lasting impression on every team and program of which he has been a part, and his having already been inducted into an incredible six different sports Halls of Fame across the nation attest to the tremendous work he has done over the years. John has been a winner and helped to build winning organizations wherever he has gone, but it is the humility and class which he has displayed in his many different roles that has served as such a great representation of the type of servant-leaders that Lipscomb strives to produce. We are happy to add one more Hall of Fame to his resume as we welcome him as a part of the 2011 Hall of Fame class."
Farrell Gean (Athlete)
Farrell Gean attended Lipscomb from 1968-72 where he achieved the rare accomplishment of lettering four years in both basketball and baseball. Gean averaged 15 points per game over his career and was team captain in 1972. He was just as accomplished on the baseball diamond where he played a leading role in the program's ascent to national prominence. In 1971 and 1972, Gean helped lead the "Miracle Bisons" in their first trips to the NAIA World Series. During his career he set school records in hits, doubles, home runs, and RBI's. He has dedicated his career to education, first as a professor in Lipscomb's School of Business and for the past 30 years as Professor of Accounting at Pepperdine University.
Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson on Farrell Gean:
"During his days at Lipscomb, Farrell was living proof that the terms 'student' and 'athlete' were not mutually exclusive. Farrell's exploits on the diamond and hardwood were well-known, but it was his hard work and ability in the classroom and his engaging manner around campus that helped him make such a lasting mark on the Lipscomb landscape. Equally impressive, since his days as a baseball and basketball standout and Lipscomb's Bachelor of Ugliness, Farrell has truly 'paid it forward' by continuing to share his gifts and abilities in the classroom and communities of which he has been a part, and it is for all of those reasons that we are delighted to welcome him into the Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame."