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Three Decades of Sharing the Walmart Story
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The Birthplace of Walmart: The Ideal Showcase for the Walmart Story
What better place to share the story of Walmart than where it all began?
In 1950, Sam Walton opened Walton's 5&10 on the Bentonville Square. Forty years later, the Walmart Museum opened with Sam Walton's support and the efforts of a dedicated team of associates.
The First Incarnation: The Walmart Visitors Center
The Walmart Museum, known as the Walmart Visitors Center (WVC) until 2012, was designed and operated with a focus on memorabilia and artifacts presented in cases created by Walmart carpenter Gene Lauer. It featured a large, elevated greeting desk in the lobby and a small assortment of souvenirs. For a time, the greeters, as they were called then, wore gray vests as part of their uniform until a more business-casual approach was taken later on.
Sam's Passing and the Famous Pickup Truck
Then, in 1992, after Sam Walton's passing, the WVC was expanded to include Sam's famous pickup and more exhibits. Nobody wanted to risk driving Sam's truck into the museum from the outside, but Betty Holmes got behind the wheel without hesitation and drove it inside. It remained there until 2010, when it was removed to undergo a process of conservation—not a restoration—to halt deterioration but include all the original dents, dings, and scratches.
Meeting the Needs of a Downtown Renaissance
In 2009, with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and a renaissance about to get under way in downtown Bentonville, the Walmart Museum moved around the corner into a temporary home on West Central Avenue. The time had come for a renovation and update to the exhibits and interactive experiences.
Discovery During the Remodel
Many things were discovered during the renovation, which took the original 5&10 building and the building it connected to—the Terry Block Building—down to its bare, original brick walls. During this phase, it was discovered that the 5&10 building is the oldest building on the Bentonville Square, dating back to the mid 1800s.
Welcoming Visitors by the Thousands
With its grand re-opening in May of 2011, the museum's rebirth came just months before Crystal Bridges' opening in November the same year. As traffic increased to Northwest Arkansas and businesses around the square began to experience a renaissance, a new spotlight was on Walton's 5&10 and Walmart's history. Since then, annual visitor traffic has grown to 6 times what it was prior to the grand re-opening, and the 5&10 and Spark Café Soda Fountain have become popular locations for both tourists and the local community. Shopping at Walton's 5&10 and gathering at the Spark Café have become part of everyday life for residents and visitors from nearby towns in the region.
Why the Name Change?
Sam had originally planned to name the museum The Walmart Museum. But after a trip to the Hallmark Visitors Center in Kansas City, he liked what they had done and decided to emulate their naming convention as well.
Over the years, however, the term "visitors center" was more widely adopted by state and local tourism offices than corporate museums. With Bentonville's own visitors center right across the street from Walton's 5&10, the move to change the museum's name to "The Walmart Museum" came naturally. The name change made it crystal clear that it was a museum, clearing up a lot of confusion for out-of-town visitors. Approved by the Walton family and Walmart's senior leadership, signage was created by Walmart's internal sign shop—the same shop that creates the signs that light up on the fronts and sides of Walmart stores in the U.S.


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WATCHING A THRILLING FLICK, or a weepie, or a combo thriller-weepie, can take the vim and vigor right out of a film goer. Of course, we don't mind, because we expect, and hope, that the vim and vigor will be deftly swept away by a sweeping cinematic experience. No one likes to walk out of a theater completely unchanged after two hours in the dark, after all; we want to feel slightly tired, slight energized, slightly something. This change in our personal weather is often followed by a meal or snack, which not only fortifies us and brings our vim and vigor back to their factory setting but gives us the chance to discuss what we've just watched with a companion. This powerful urge -- to dine and discuss -- grows even more powerful at a film festival, when fans are out in talkative force and the cinematic topics swirl around every venue and panel and Q&A. To keep everyone well-fortified and well-energized and to honor the tradition of eating after the credits, there is the Santa Barbara Film Feast, a complementary partner to the star-filled, movie-lovely Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The February flickful fun is getting ready to roll, and eateries around the American Riviera shall take part in the bustling movie-seat-to-restaurant-seat action.
FEB. 3 THROUGH 13... are the upcoming dates for the 2016 Film Feast, which will "explore the best plates and pours throughout Santa Barbara's many theatre districts during SBIFF." Special fest-related menus at spots like Opal Restaurant and Bar, The Dining Room at Belmond El Encanto, and Olio Crudo Bar are part of the feasty fun, as are lodging specials at stayovers like Hotel Santa Barbara and Ramada Santa Barbara. And a Red Carpet Red estate pinot noir is the spotlight-centered libation of the film festival. It's all a lively reminder that enjoying movies isn't simply about enjoy movies but the other pleasures that go hand-in-hand with attending a festival, such as dining out, sipping a nice vino, and finding a good place to bed down. If deals and special menus and other extras are part of that food/hotel extravaganza, so much the better. Santa Barbara, and the fest-adjacent Film Feast, are really onto something.


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愛-Vey! Before the First Note
While we were getting misty-eyed at the bedecken ceremony, our guests were beginning to arrive at our ceremony site on the marina. But don't let the fancy phrase "on the marina" fool you: our ceremony site was a glorified tennis court.
Oh well. When the hotel gives you tennis court . . .
just direct the guests' eyes upward by means of colorful lanterns and hope that it gets dark fast enough that no one notices the tarping and the green floor! While in Hong Kong over the summer, I bought seven dozen paper lanterns on the cheap from a vendor that was happy to get rid of off-season products. (No one uses lanterns there until the Mid-Autumn Festival in the fall.) I made throwies (using Mrs. Tiramisu's instructions) and Angel painstakingly tied the throwies onto the lanterns, then the lanterns onto monofilament for hanging.
Since we had to delay our ceremony long enough to allow us to sign our ketubah (marriage contract) after the end of the sabbath (remember our timing snafu??), we were worried that our guests would get restless and grumpy. I've been Chewish long enough to know that nothing good comes of keeping Chinese people and Jews away from the promise of a good dinner! But from the photos, it seems like they were placated by the non-alcoholic beverages, the musicians tuning up, and the opportunity to catch up with each other. Though the more adorable guests did seem less than impressed with the pre-ceremony entertainment.
Some guests occupied themselves by signing our guest book, while others wrote beautiful wishes for us and hung them on the branches of our chuppah. Ah to be married beneath an awning of good wishes!
Speaking of the chuppah, our florist Kate did an amazing job translating my Chewish vision into reality. I wanted to construct a Jewish wedding canopy out of recognizably "eastern" materials. The branches of the chuppah were made of cherry blossom branches, on which were hung delicate candles and crystals. And the base of each leg of the chuppah was filled with gorgeous peonies.
What was most special about the chuppah, though, was that its roof was made from a tablecloth that Mr. HC's maternal grandmother embroidered. Bubbie was an expert knitter, sewer, and embroiderer, and this tablecloth -- a gift from her to Mr. HC's mother -- was what she was working on around the time she passed away. This beautiful, half-finished tablecloth was a reminder of her and a symbol of possibility and loss.
While our guests were schmoozing, FFIL HC was giving Mr. HC a final pep talk -- "Okay, son, put your left foot down, then your right foot." -- or, more likely, the two doctors were chatting with each other about some esoteric study that just got published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Hot Grandmama Cocoa and Hot Mama Cocoa were lining up and getting ready to walk their amazingly youthful, unfairly photogenic selves down the aisle.
And my truly fantastic bridal party were cozying up to keep me warm. Notice that Grandpa HC seemed to be enjoying their closeness even more than me! Yowza!
And then the first few breathtaking notes of the wedding processional that Mr. HC composed began, and all fell quiet . . . .
Photos by Leigh Miller Photography, Luna Photography, and Della Chen Photography.


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Psalm 22
New Life Version
A Cry of Fear and a Song of Praise
22 My God, my God, why have You left me alone? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words I cry inside myself? 2 O my God, I cry during the day, but You do not answer. I cry during the night, but I find no rest. 3 Yet You are holy. The praises Israel gives You are Your throne. 4 Our fathers trusted in You, and You saved them. 5 They cried to You and were set free. They trusted in You and were not ashamed.
6 But I am a worm and not a man. I am put to shame by men, and am hated by the people. 7 All who see me make fun of me. They open their mouths and shake their heads, and say, 8 "He trusts in the Lord. Let the Lord help him. Let the Lord take him out of trouble, because he is happy in Him."
9 But You brought me out when I was born. You made me trust when I drank my mother's milk. 10 I was in Your care from birth. Since my mother gave birth to me, You have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near. And there is no one to help. 12 Many bulls have gathered all around me. Strong bulls of Bashan stand around me. 13 They open their mouths wide against me, like a loud, hungry lion. 14 I am poured out like water. And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like a melted candle within me. 15 My strength is dried up like a piece of a broken clay pot. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. And You lay me in the dust of death. 16 For dogs have gathered around me. A group of sinful men stand around me. They have cut through my hands and feet. 17 I can tell how many bones I have. The people look at me with wide eyes. 18 They divide my clothes among them by drawing names to see who would get them.
19 But You, O Lord, be not far from me! O my Strength, hurry to help me! 20 Take me away from the sword. Save my life from the power of the dog. 21 Save me from the lion's mouth, and from the horns of the wild bulls You answer me.
22 I will make Your name known to my brothers. In the center of the meeting of worship I will praise You. 23 You who fear the Lord, give Him praise. All you children of Jacob, honor Him. Fear Him, all you children of Israel. 24 For He has not turned away from the suffering of the one in pain or trouble. He has not hidden His face from him. But He has heard his cry for help.
25 My praise will be from You in the big meeting of worship. I will keep my promises to Him in front of those who fear Him. 26 Those who suffer will eat and have enough. Those who look for the Lord will praise Him. May your heart live forever! 27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will worship before Him. 28 For the holy nation is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations. 29 All the proud ones of the earth will eat and worship. All who go down to the dust will fall to their knees before Him, even he who cannot keep his soul alive. 30 Future children will serve Him. They will tell of the Lord to their children. 31 They will come and tell about His saving power to a people yet to be born. For He has done it.


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The area around my town is potato country. That's right. Next to Idaho, the San Luis Valley of Colorado grows the most potatoes in the United States. It's (I believe) our main source of income. Now ye give tat a tink, will ye' knowin' tat sum a yer Irish ancestor's arrived in America during the starvin' and ye might be a bit worried. All 'at remains is a lurkin' fear tat a potato might betray me…
I don't like them much, except French fries, my Aunt Martha's potatoes fried with onions and the occasional hashbrowns which do business in Switzerland as a thing called Rösti.
But the festival is great. My friend Lois and her developmentally disabled son, Mark, came down from Colorado Springs to partake in the wonders of Heaven (Monte Vista).
I didn't take pictures, but my friend did. I'll let them round out the thousand or so words I might have written extoling the wonders of it all. BUT I did have a couple of great experiences myself.
Something rather personal. I am a tiger. I guess it's my totem. I didn't pick it; years ago my therapist said, (in a French accent because she was French) "Martha you are a tiger. You see what you want or need and you go do it." She was right. I then learned about tigers and was surprised at the similarities. They are solitary. They like to live in cold, snowy places (I am a Siberian tiger). They find relationships dangerous because (in the case of the female) they can die in the mating process. There are other similarities, but I'll stop there.
Of course, as this was a country fair, there was face painting. As we were leaving I saw a little boy — 3 years old? — with his face painted perfectly as a tiger. I said, "It's a tiger boy!" He turned around, looked at me, and roared and took a paw swipe. I roared back. We roared at each other for quite a while and did some paw swipes. It was wonderful. I said, "It takes one to know one," by way of explaining to his mother who was laughing.
After that, I actually felt lighter in my heart. It's good to find a kindred soul.


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Limerick brings home a great bounty of winners from the Fleadh
Padraig Harnett of Ahane who came first in the Piano, age 12 to 15 category Picture: Loretto O'Loughlin
LIMERICK'S musicians, singers and dancers made their mark at the Olympics of Irish traditional music and culture, Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann, which ended in Ennis at the weekend.
Team Limerick brought home a great bounty of medals, 23 in all, shared among six different craobhanna or branches of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.
There were seven All-Ireland champions, with seven second place wins and nine third place wins.
A total of 6000 contestants took part in the 180 competitions and the Fleadh was, by any reckoning, one of the most exhilarating fleadhanna ever and marked a return to Ennis after almost four decades.
President Michael D Higgins made a special visit to this, the 64th Fleadh and an estimated 400,000 celebrated the nine-day event which was packed with competitions, concerts, ceilithe, sessions and lots more. Scoil Éigse, the official summer school organised by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, ran throughout the week.
The 'Sharing Clare' programme, put in place for visitors, meant others towns and villages in Clare also benefitted. And it's back to Ennis again in 2017.
- For a full list of Limerick winners, see the print edition of the newspaper


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A Note: One of the goals of ServeINC is to Proclaim the Gospel. As we prepare for this years service project we'll be posting some blogs about Evangelism, to help you get more comfortable sharing the Gospel with friends, neighbors, co-workers, and any who might ask you why you'd spend a Saturday serving your community. […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on Sharing The Good News
We are in the process of gathering wall leaders. We need 12 wall leaders in Albany and 16 in Jefferson. As wall leaders start to sign up we will fill their names in the places. Please send your name and e-mail address to Mike Dedera if you're are interested in helping ServeINC in this way. […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on Looking for Leaders
What are we planning on completing in a day? We are planning on painting the exterior to Waverly Elementary school in Albany and the interior to Jefferson Elementary school in Jefferson. In addition we will do a landscaping project at Waverly Elementary What school will I be at? If you are a landscaper you will […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on 2012 Frequently Asked Questions


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This is a classic view of Paris from the Solferino footbridge which leads to the Tuileries gardens. Full Exif data and location coordinates. I am beginning to wonder whether I don't love HDR best when used in black and white.
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The second view is that of a Paris bridge with the HDR black & white technique is that of the Bir-Hakeim bridge, which links the left to the right bank and leads, and leads tourists (and locals) from the Eiffel Tower to the Trocadero. The area (a classic example of Art Nouveau architecture, i.e. of the beginning of the twentieth century, is also remembered for being the location of many a scene of Bertolucci's last tango in Paris (starring Brando and Schneider).
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MUCEM, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, is the flagship project in Marseille's ongoing architectural and cultural renaissance, a monolithic marriage of glass and reinforced concrete by Algerian-born French architect Rudy Ricciotti.
It took successive governments 10 years to put together the project, so when it finally opened its doors last June, local residents were more than eager to visit it. The MUCEM is located on Marseille's seafront next to a 17th century stronghold, Fort St Jean, that once guarded the entrance of the harbour basin. Built on the Greek and Roman vestiges of the antique city-state, the Fort is charged with history and includes a chapel going back to the days of the Crusades in the 12th century.
Rudy Riciotti has come up with a classic design built around a perfect square. Each side is 72 meters long to make up a total surface area of 45 000 m². Another inner square of 52 m per side forms the heart of the museum and comprises the exhibition and conference halls. As one approaches the building, one begins to understand its complexity: its inner structure in steel and glass has been covered with a delicate ornamental skin of filigreed concrete. The same innovative material has been used to make the 308 tree shaped pillars that form the vertical structure of the building which rise to more than 8m high. Ricciotti says his Museum is "open to the sea, to draw a horizon where the two shores of the Mediterranean can meet".
It's a sentiment expressed in the transparency of the building which is open not only to natural light, but also to the sea. The marine atmosphere pervades the entirety of the inside of the building as well. The lace veil of concrete on the outside of the building creates intricate shadow patterns that can be seen as "a projection of the bumpy and irregular sea bed" adds Ricciotti.
The Museum is organised on three levels: the ground floor and first floor are dedicated to the Gallery of the Mediterranean which presents all the major events in the history of the civilisations of the Mediterranean basin within an exhibition area of more than 1,600 m². The permanent exhibition will be revisited every three years. The second floor offers another 2,000 m² of exhibition space dedicated to temporary exhibitions focusing on topical, social or cultural issues related to the Mediterranean. The Museum also includes dedicated workshop areas for children, an auditorium on the second floor with 325 seats, and a bookstore. Because cooking is an intrinsic part of Mediterranean culture, the Museum includes two rooftop restaurants managed by local cooking celebrity Gérald Passedat. Customers can sit out on the new terrace which offers panoramic views to the sea and harbour basin whilst they taste new flavours of Mediterranean cooking. At night lighting effects designed by Yann Kersalé create shades of blue and turquoise which makes the atmosphere on the terrace all the more magical.
The top floor roof decking showcases an innovative use of wood, namely heat treated American ash. The deck spans across a width of 24 meters and covers an area of 1600m². The heat treated ash was supplied by Bingaman Lumber Co. in Pennsylvania. The decking is laid on a traditional system of boarding joists to allow the insulation membrane directly under the wooden decking to be well ventilated. The boards were nailed and not screwed. "Nailing is a technique that takes you back to traditional crafts but nevertheless we had to set up a small research program before we found the right nail / hammer / wood combination in this early 21st century," says Tilman Reichert, the project architect.
The pedestrian route does not end at the roof terrace. An inclined walkway of 115m bridges out from the roof of the building to cross the harbour basin and link up with Fort Saint-Jean – the stronghold which will house a further 15.000 m2 of museum exhibition space. Furthermore the open public spaces around the Fort have been redesigned to offer a unique botanical collection of Mediterranean plants along a landscaped promenade of 15,000 m². Visitors can then walk towards another footbridge leading to le Panier, the oldest and most typical neighbourhoods of Marseille with its narrow streets and steep steps.
Project facts & figures
Client: French Ministry of Culture
Architects: Rudy Ricciotti
Associate architect : Roland Carta
Landscape architects: In Situ
Fluids engineering: Garcia Ingéniérie
Structural engineering: SICA , Lamoureux & Riciotti
Quantity surveyor: CEC
Acoustics: Thermibel
Surface area : 15510 m²
Timetable : 2009-2013
Cost : 68.2 M€ HT
Main contractors: SPIE (foundations & earthworks)
Dumez/Freyssinet (structural work and roof cover)
Interior fittings: Barreau
Interior finishes: Jolisol/SCPA
Roof deck supplier: Roofmart
Elevators: Otis
HVAC & plumbing: Viriot Hautbout
Electricity: SPIE South East


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What Is Game Art and Design?
Any time you've played a video game, you've used a product created by someone in the field of game art and design. Game software development combines artistic talent with programming skill to create video games for entertainment, education and training purposes. Continue reading for more details about this field.
Game Art and Design
People interact with video games through many different means today. People commonly play video games on console systems, hand-held and mobile devices, arcades, and computers. Games have come a long way from the days of Pong and Pac-Man, with technological advances paving the way for new developments in the fast-paced game-production industry.
Important Facts About This Field
|Key Skills
|Artistic Ability, Creativity, Computer Skills, Teamwork, Time Management
|Entry-Level Education
|Bachelor's Degree
|Average Salary (2018)*
|$78,230 (for multimedia artists and animators)
|Similar Occupations
|Art Director, Computer Programmer, Graphic Designer, Web Developer
Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Game Art and Design Programs
Game art and design programs offer a variety of concentrations, but nearly all require basic instruction in areas including computer programming skills, creative writing, storytelling, artistic techniques and visual arts. Some programs specialize in the technical aspects of the field, and you'll need to become proficient in advanced computer programming. Meanwhile, other programs forgo programming instruction and allow you to use existing software applications to create video games.
Some programs focus on games played purely for entertainment; others concentrate on instructional games, including educational games for children, training games for corporations and multimedia simulations for specific industries, such as the fitness industry.
Careers in Game Design
According to the Entertainment Software Association, 65% of households in the U.S. play video games. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), demand for multimedia artists and animators, including those working in gaming, is expected to increase by 8% between 2016-2026. Entry-level positions in this field include the following:
- Animator
- Background and environment creator
- Character developer
- Game tester
- 2D artist
- 3D modeler
- Multimedia developer


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Optimize space and time at practice to keep players active on the defensive side of the floor!
with Bob Hurley,St. Anthony's High School (NJ) Basketball Coach;45 year career as head coach of St. Anthony's - from 1972 until the school's closing in 2017;Distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2010);4x High School National Champions; 3x USA Today National Coach of the Year ('89, '96, '08); 28x State Championships;2017 ESPY Award for 'Best Coach';83-game win streak (2010-13);back-to-back MaxPreps National Champions in 2010 & 2011; Compiled an astounding career record of 1,184 - 125 (90.5)
Legendary St. Anthony's basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. has amassed 28 state championships in his time on the sidelines. He has coached hundreds of players and has taken great lengths to study today's game to become one of the most knowledgeable coaches in the world. In this video, you'll get the opportunity to learn a smorgasbord of defensive drills and skills from a great coach and excellent teacher.
Coach Hurley has built an essential list of daily habits that he requires his players to use. By teaching and modeling these habits, his teams are able to build extraordinary consistency. These daily habits along with the expectation of making practice harder than the game set the tone for a successful season. You will see how Hurley sets the tone and gets his players to work on their weaknesses early in every drill to push them out of their comfort zone.
Beginning with a solid foundation, Hurley demonstrates how he starts every year teaching the basics of defense. Skills such as stance, footwork, and hustling after a loose ball have helped his teams achieve great success in high school basketball.
Mastering the basics of rebounding, positioning, two hands on the ball, and attacking the glass are all elements a player needs to be a successful rebounder on both ends of the floor. In the Superman Rebounding Series, Hurley demonstrates five different drills you can use in your practices to build a superstar rebounder, no matter if the player is a post or a guard. Each drill makes athletes focus on using two hands, being strong with the basketball, and using a shot fake after getting an offensive rebound.
In 6 Man Closeout, your defense must be able to contest a shot and be ready for the drive as a post player sprints out to set a ball screen. Through this drill, you'll be able to teach ball screen defense or a combination of different ball screen defenses that will help prepare your players for game day.
Rounding out the video, Hurley demonstrates how to eliminate offensive celebrations and encourage your team to get back on the defensive end of floor. Once the offense scores, a new offense is ready and waiting to push the ball right back, forcing your defense to sprint and contain the ball in the open court.
Coach Hurley knows a thing or two about the defensive side of the game. By winning 28 state championships, he has demonstrated that his teams are ready to lock up and shut down some of the best offensive talent on the floor. Whether you are a first year coach or a veteran coach, you will benefit from watching and listening to Hurley explain the finer points of playing defense!
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'Jam' debut something to build on
An official attendance number for Happy Valley Jam, the July 8 concert at Beaver Stadium, has not been announced by Penn State or promoters, but all involved probably should be happy with estimates of 30,000 that were shared and supported the night of the event.
A little more than 24,000 tickets were actually scanned at the stadium gates.
Even by counting band members, complimentary tickets, the media and no shows, finding a way to make the math reach 30,000 could be a challenge.
Still, it looked like a decent-sized crowd — especially once the sun went down, it got darker and fans were encouraged to squeeze down the sideline seating areas from other sections.
In general, the event seemed like a success.
There were issues with post-game traffic and trash in some parking lots. Plus, crowd movement in the stadium seemed tight at spots, especially if those present were less than a third of the stadium's capacity.
How officials weigh all those factors against time and resources invested, as well as impact on the stadium surface, and make a decision about the future will be interesting.
New Fox voices
Apparently the "out" door at ESPN pretty consistently leads to the "in" door at Fox Sports.
Count NFL analysts Mark Schlereth and Ray Lewis as high profile recent examples, although they found their new homes by slightly different routes.
Schlereth was proactive with his move, somewhat of a surprise departure, while Lewis had already lost favor and opportunities at ESPN when he was signed by the rival sports network.
Schlereth was a valuable contributor, appearing on a variety of shows on both radio and TV.
During his 16-year tenure with ESPN he held multiple roles and enjoyed both highs and lows in terms of exposure and opportunity. He was a consistent, reliable contributor. He'll bring credibility to Fox Sports.
Lewis joined ESPN immediately after his Hall of Fame career and found a prominent position in support of "Monday Night Football." Getting his impact and personality to transfer from the field to the analyst's role was not always easy, though.
Maybe ESPN's oversized "MNF" crew did not allow him enough space or time to develop, but he did not become a must-hear or must-see analyst. That could change with Fox Sports.
Either way, both certainly come to their new positions with experience, thanks to ESPN, and with strong potential.
Dale's departure
Departing NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., whose on-track career will end when this season ends, has been in contact with both Fox and NBC about working as a TV analyst as the next step of his career.
It's doubtful his presence would translate into much of a viewership bump for either network, but his popularity would be valued by either network.
It's easier to envision Fox making room for Earnhardt by possibly moving Darrell Waltrip but because neither network's ratings are strong, a personnel change at NBC would not be beyond the realm of possibility either.
Earnhardt is making the move, wisely, after missing much of last season because of concussions and concussion-related symptoms. He knows he needs to get out of a car for his personal safety.
It's also easy to believe his personality, and relative youth, would translate well to TV opportunities.
Shulman's Sundays
Play-by-play man Dan Shulman recently announced he would be leaving "Sunday Night Baseball" after this season.
It's his decision, he's not being nudged by ESPN officials, and he would continue to work postseason baseball games on ESPN Radio as well as a full slate of college basketball games on ESPN.
He told Sports Illustrated he was making the move to "strike a better balance between my personal life and my professional life."
Legandary Jon Miller was the initial "Sunday Night Baseball" play-by-play man, working from 1990 to 2010. Shulman took over in 2011.
Tracking Tebow
While former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow has enjoyed a solid couple of weeks as a baseball player after being promoted to a higher Single-A team in the New York Mets' system, his long-term future probably remains on television.
He signed an extension with ESPN in the spring to serve as college football analyst on "SEC Nation," the SEC Network's traveling weekly pregame show.
And thanks to his performances on that show, his work on other ESPN college football shows and his work on "Good Morning America," expect Tebow to be prominent with almost any ESPN-related college football coverage once his baseball season ends.
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n This week's MLB All-Star Game was watched by 9.4 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox Sports GO — pushing it 7 percent ahead of last year's combined audience. Not surprisingly, Fox touted the event as the most-watched program of the summer.
n ESPN2 announced it would carry as stand-alone hour of "The Paul Finebaum Show" at 2 p.m. daily beginning Aug. 16. The TV-only hour of the show will run through December, giving ESPN2 an extra hour of college football programming and complementing the simulcast of Finebaum's show that airs on ESPN Radio and the SEC Network.
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The IASB discussed the proposed amendments to IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements arising from the exposure draft published in December 2011. On the basis of the comments received from respondents, the Board tentatively decided to finalise the following amendments:
Thirteen Board members agreed and one was absent.The Board also discussed whether similar transition relief should be provided for first-time adopters of IFRS. It was noted that the issues raised regarding retrospective application were not specific to IFRS 10 and should be considered more comprehensively. The Board asked the staff to examine the issue for future consideration by the Board.The Board also tentatively decided to provide additional transition relief in IFRS 10, IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements and IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities:
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George Monbiot meets … Fatih Birol (video)
In the latest in the ground-breaking interview series, Britain's leading green commentator tackles the International Energy Authority's chief economist, who reveals for the first time a startling and worrying prediction for the date of peak oil
(15 December 2008)
If you don't see the video at the above link, look at Monbiot meets ….
George Monbiot conducts an aggressive, substantive interview with Fatih Birol. At the end, Monbiot asks if the IEA will apologize to peak oilers for a 2005 statement by the IEA director in which they were called doomsayers. -BA
When will the oil run out?
George Monbiot, Guardian
George Monbiot puts the question to Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency – and is both astonished and alarmed by the answer
Can you think of a major threat for which the British government does not prepare? It employs an army of civil servants, spooks and consultants to assess the chances of terrorist attacks, financial collapse, floods, epidemics, even asteroid strikes, and to work out what it should do if they happen. But there is one hazard about which it appears intensely relaxed: it has never conducted its own assessment of the state of global oil supplies and the possibility that one day they might peak and then go into decline.
If you ask, the government always produces the same response: "Global oil resources are adequate for the foreseeable future." It knows this, it says, because of the assessments made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its World Energy Outlook reports. In the 2007 report, the IEA does appear to support the government's view.
… So the IEA had better be right. In the report on peak oil commissioned by the US department of energy, the oil analyst Robert L Hirsch concluded that "without timely mitigation, the economic, social and political costs" of world oil supplies peaking "will be unprecedented". He went on to explain what "timely mitigation" meant. Even a worldwide emergency response "10 years before world oil peaking", he wrote, would leave "a liquid-fuels shortfall roughly a decade after the time that oil would have peaked". To avoid global economic collapse, we need to begin "a mitigation crash programme 20 years before peaking". If Hirsch is right, and if oil supplies peak before 2028, we're in deep doodah.
So burn this into your mind: between 2007 and 2008 the IEA radically changed its assessment. Until this year's report, the agency mocked people who said that oil supplies might peak. In the foreword to a book it published in 2005, its executive director, Claude Mandil, dismissed those who warned of this event as "doomsayers".
… "Although global oil production in total is not expected to peak before 2030, production of conventional oil … is projected to level off towards the end of the projection period." These bland words reveal a major shift. Never before has one of the IEA's energy outlooks forecast the peaking or plateauing of the world's conventional oil production (which is what we mean when we talk about peak oil).
But that is as specific as the report gets. Does it or doesn't it mean that we have time to prepare?
(15 December 2008)
Beyond laissez-faire
Editorial, Guardian
When the cabin crew admits to anxiety, it is time to panic. The International Energy Authority has always brushed off claims that oil will soon dry up, adopting the tone of a nonchalant air steward guiding jittery travellers through turbulence. This morning, however, the organisation's chief economist, Fatih Birol, tells the Guardian that he expects global production will stop growing in around 2020. It is a remarkable turnaround for the IEA, which only three years ago was insisting that there was no fundamental reason why oil should not continue to grease the cogs of the global economy.
The news will give an edge to the London summit of oil producers and consumers due at the end of the week. It is, however, only one of many reasons for overhauling the marketopian thinking that has long exerted a peculiar hold over British energy policy…
(15 December 2008)
Global oil supply will peak in 2020, says energy agency
Terry Macalister and George Monbiot, Guardian
Global oil production will peak much earlier than expected amid a collapse in petroleum investment due to the credit crunch, one of the world's foremost experts has revealed.
Fatih Birol, chief economist to the International Energy Agency, told the Guardian that conventional crude output could plateau in 2020, a development that was "not good news" for a world still heavily dependent on petroleum.
The prediction came as oil companies from Saudi Arabia to Canada cut their capital expenditure on new projects in response to a fall in oil prices, moves that will further reduce supply in future.
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Summary: New generation sequencing data is allowing us to understand the proximal mechanisms by which genomes shape the evolution of organisms. Supergenes are a good example of this, as molecular data is providing evidence of the potential role that they could be playing in the evolution of complex phenotypes such as social behaviour. Indeed, a supergene has recently shown to control colony polymorphism in the red fire ant Solenopsis invicta. This ant species displays two social phenotypes, as colonies can either have a single or multiple queens. This result in a range of phenotypical differences between social forms which are fully linked with a supergene referred to as social chromosome.
Theory predicts that the social chromosome will accumulate mutations which are beneficial for either colony phenotype, thus avoiding evolutionary antagonism. This assumption is based on the idea that social chromosomes evolved as sexual chromosomes did. To test this, the project will apply approaches used for studying evolutionary antagonism in sexual chromosomes by comparing transcription patterns between S.invicta social phenotypes. The results will elucidate whether social chromosomes do actually resolve antagonism. Ultimately, this project will shed light on the evolution of supergenes and on their role in determining social behaviour.


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Planning with Preferences using Logic Programming
This page contains the source codes presented in the paper "Planning with Preferences using Logic Programming". The codes are changed frequently and you might experience some problems because I keep changing the predicate names to better reflect the role they play in the program. Please contact me if you have any questions and comments. To avoid conflicts with built-in predicates in SMODELS, some of the predicates in the source files have different names than what we have in the paper, for example, 'isand' and 'isor' stand for 'and' and 'or', respectively.
Here are the encodings of some examples from the paper. I am working on a translation from formula of the form desire(j) (respectively, preference(j)) where j is a desire (respectively, preference) written in the prefix notation (in PROLOG) into the set of atoms Õj encoding j and the set of rules computing w(a,n). Please check back in a few weeks. Below are the encoding of some of the preferences described in the paper.
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North Atlantic Plankton Bloom Seen from VIIRS
[04-Jan-16] Each spring, the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean host a huge natural bloom of phytoplankton - microscopic, plant-like organisms that are important for carbon cycling and also could influence clouds and climate. Blooms occur in the North Atlantic in fall as well, but the typical weather can make them difficult to observe. This NASA image was created using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Read more here.
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You're lonely, I'm lonely: We are created for communion
Could loneliness be as contagious as the H1N1 virus? Is loneliness dangerous to the public's health? Usually we think of "infection" or "contagion" only in relation to medical viruses and define lonely people as those who keep their feelings to themselves.
Yet in a ten-year study researchers have found that loneliness is contagious and that it spreads through social networks. A lonely person can affect people as many as three degrees of separation away. If someone directly connected to me is seriously lonely, for example, I am 52 percent more likely to be lonely. A second degree of separation leads to a 25 percent increase; a third degree, 15 percent. I may be affected by the emotional reactions of my co-worker's spouse's brother.
Joseph Cacioppo, one of the researchers of the study, argues in his book Loneliness that people who are lonely tend to view things as more threatening than they really are. Apparently the part of the brain that processes feelings of loneliness also processes physical pain. So those who are feeling lonely can easily convey to others feelings of fear or threat as well as feelings of pain.
We experience loneliness because we have felt rejection or shame or been physically or emotionally wounded, or as the result of our sin. We carry around with us a complex set of reactions to our woundedness and wrongdoing. As poet Michael O'Siadhail wonders, "How many faces must a wound wear?"
Feelings of loneliness can be intensified by illusory descriptions of human life, a tendency in a country where we subscribe to a myth of individualism and underplay the significance of family, friendship and community.
Often we confuse being alone with being lonely. Loneliness is not the same thing as introversion or of spending one's time with a few or no other people. Many introverts are comfortable spending time alone; their happiness depends on having alone time.
Conversely, the presence of many other people does not preclude loneliness. Loneliness is perceived social isolation, and that can occur even when one is surrounded by people. The issue is the quality of relationships, not the quantity. Facebook and other social networking media can enhance relationships, but they don't necessarily prevent loneliness or offer a remedy for it.
In the New York Times, Nicholas A. Christakis, another of the study's researchers, observes that "like pulling a single thread could unravel a sweater, a lonely person could destabilize an entire social network, spreading loneliness to others before moving to the periphery of the group." Christakis argues that it is in everyone's self-interest to pay attention to those on the fringe of a group.
Reading about this study led to both "aha" and "oh no" moments. The "aha" was the discovery that experiences of loneliness are contagious, and that we need to pay attention to the larger social ramifications when people express fear or show other signs of loneliness. Contagion has enormous implications for how we think about social networks as well as such issues as planning neighborhoods, constructing front porches on houses and creating other social gathering spaces. My own university is creating and re-creating physical "common rooms" and other social spaces when undergraduates can gather. High-tech young people adept at social networking also long to be "high-touch" interpersonally. We can either construct common areas and intentionally foster community or we can construct additional buildings for counseling and other treatments of the consequences of loneliness.
I also experienced an "oh no" feeling. Why do we need a longitudinal study from social-scientific researchers to reveal something that is central to Christians? How have we bought into myths of American individualism, "me and Jesus" as well as "me and my personal feelings" spiritualities, and failed to recognize the consequences of our own woundedness and sin? Why have we trivialized the gospel's invitation to discover that we are created for communion with God and with others, and that we are neither wholly victims nor unredeemable sinners but rather people called out of ourselves into transformed community as the body of Christ? Why have we underemphasized practices such as forgiveness and reconciliation and hospitality and mission, practices that are as contagious in cultivating holy friendships as loneliness is infectious?
I discovered the loneliness study the same day I was pondering the Advent lectionary reading from Philippians 1:3–11. I was struck by the profound connections between Paul and the Philippians, even when Paul is in prison and physically separated from his friends in Philippi. He emphasizes the importance of their common life and expresses joy and gratitude for their relationships. The contrasts to the loneliness study were striking. Once again I felt the call to cultivate contagious friendships.


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Illustrations by Michele Melcher
When Philadelphia-based illustrator Michele Melcher turned to Kickstarter to launch The UnSelfie Project on May 1st, she hoped to strike a chord with people, but the public's enthusiastic reaction to her campaign has by far exceeded initial expectations. With time to spare, Michele has already made nearly three times her initial fundraising goal of $4,500.
Michele's mission is to bring back the art of the portrait and replace the ubiquitous (and often thoughtless) selfies that have overtaken our social media feeds like an unstoppable digital kudzu.
I met Michele while recruiting artists for ArtCorgi.com (a website where people can easily commission personalized illustrations from up-and-coming artists for use as avatars, wall art, gifts, etc.) and had the pleasure of asking her about her experience with this project, her thoughts on selfies and commissioned art, and her insights on being an illustrator in today's modern and constantly-evolving commercial art world.
Through this project, Michelle has found that the art of the portrait is not as lost as we might imagine. People like supporting creative artists. People like the idea of having an artist turn their photos into something more. People like the statement they can make with original art. And they're eager to snap up some of their own.
Thankfully, the rise of platforms like Kickstarter and ArtCorgi make it possible to do so. Michele's Kickstarter campaign runs through the end of May, after which you will be able to order selfies through ArtCorgi.com, as well as Michele's personal website.
Simone Collins (SC): What inspired you to kick off the Unselfie Project?
Michele Melcher (MM): As an illustrator I have always been fascinated by old portraits; the original avatars. I believe that the selfie has really made the special, unspecial. I want people to see the value in representing themselves in an artistic way that makes a statement about who they are as individuals. I want to take the portrait back and get rid of as many lame selfies as possible.
SC: How do you think illustrated versions of selfies are different from normal photographs? What value does an artist's rendition of a photo bring to the table?
MM: I think that illustrated versions of selfies bring back the creativity of the portrait in a fun way, kind of like the "rock star" version of the portrait. It is also an affordable piece of art which is appealing to customers on many different budgets. You don't have to be super wealthy in order to commission an Unselfie!
SC: Why do you think selfies have become so popular?
MM: I think that selfies have become super popular because these days everyone is online and has a phone at their disposal that can take a somewhat decent photo. Not to mention all of the filters that make a bad photo look a little bit better. You have a zit or a wrinkle? No problem! Just filter it out!
Everything is able to be uploaded at the touch of a finger. It's a quick way to communicate how you want to represent yourself. (But please, duck face should never be the way that you would want to represent your self!)
SC: What do you enjoy most about creating portraits of those who commission your work?
MM: I enjoy drawing for a living because it's what I was meant to do...It's in my blood. I've drawn since I was a small child and it's always been my passion. I remember drawing pictures for my mom and being so excited to show them to her... I still get that same feeling of excitement and anticipation now when I illustrate something and share it with the world. It's very fulfilling for me. Especially drawing people.
I love creating portrait commissions because every single one is different - it doesn't get boring! You never know who or what you will end up drawing. I like capturing the personality and expression of the person and transferring it into a drawing. It always feels like a small victory when I do it.
SC: Let's say I want to snap a selfie of myself so you can illustrate it- do you have any tips on what I can do to create a great selfie for you to work with?
MM: Yes and Yes.
If you can get someone else to snap the selfie for you, please try to do that. When the camera is too close, even turned around at an arms length, it will distort your face and you won't look like yourself. Ever wonder why many of the selfies that you take that way look weird? That is why. I am drawing from the photos that you supply me with and if you don't look like yourself, your avatar won't look like you either.
Try not to shoot in a place that is too dark because your image will come out blurry. If I cannot see what you look like, I will not be able to work from the photo and will request that you send another.
On the other hand, try not to shoot in a place where there is too much light - photo ends up being blown out and I cannot see the detail to draw from. Same deal, if I cannot see what you look like, I will need to request another photo to work from.
As tempting as it may be, please try to refrain from using filters. For pretty much the same reasons stated above. I need to see what you look like!
Last but not least...try not to give me a photo that is too far away. If you are too tiny, I will not be able to work from your photo.
SC: What are the biggest differences (in terms of process, feel, result- whatever) between creating small, personal works of art for everyday people and doing large illustration jobs for companies?
MM: I work for large many large companies as well as smaller clients but I treat each job using a similar process. A proposal is written, a contract is signed and then we begin the sketch to final art phase. Depending on the client, this can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. An illustrator always has to be on their toes in order to deal with any surprises that might happen.
SC: You have a delicious illustration style- very bright, bold, colorful, and playful. How has it evolved over the years, and where do you seek out inspiration?
MM: All artists have a style but I do believe that it evolves over time. This is a healthy thing. If you keep doing the same thing over and over you get bored and stagnant and it reflects in what you do. My style has changed over the years from strictly watercolor, to pen and ink and watercolor to completely digital. I used to be a die hard traditional medium type of girl who raised an eyebrow at digital art. It is personally fulfilling to me to put a pencil to paper and actually draw or paint. I considered digital art to be lesser art. I was completely wrong.
In order to be competitive and successful as an illustrator, you need to be quick and accurate. I love watercolor, but it is a very unforgiving medium. It is also a lot slower. I found the pressure sensitive Wacom tablet to be something that works really well for me. It allows me to draw I can make revisions on the fly. I sleep a lot better at night now knowing that if a last minute change comes up I'm on top of it! And I can can also pick and change colors in the blink of an eye so it's a much more efficient way for me to work.
For personal work, my inspiration might come from what is going on around me, or what I might be "in to" at the moment. It could be a specific place I visited, music I heard or an idea that I have been thinking about. If I am working on a commissioned piece for a client, I will try to find out as much about the subject as possible in order to get a "feel" for what it is that I am asked to draw. For instance, If I am a drawing a certain musician or band, I might listen to their music while working on sketches in order to get a vision of where I want the sketch to go. If it's another celebrity, or personality I might watch a movie or a television show or read an article about them, etc. I think it is very important to know your subject, even if just a little bit. And, As cliche as it sounds, inspiration is everywhere!


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The wine-making traditions of Champagne and Burgundy recognised by UNESCO
UNESCO has added the "climats" of Burgundy and the hillsides, houses and cellars of Champagne to its World Heritage list.
The 1,247 "climats" in Burgundy and the hillsides, houses and cellars of Champagne are now part of the "developing French cultural landscapes", proof that they offer exceptional universal value, according to the international organisation.
For UNESCO, the hillsides, houses and cellars of Champagne represent the "areas where the method of producing sparkling wines was developed".
Three very specific sites have been added to the World Heritage List:
- The Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, which is home to the major champagne houses and cellars;
- Saint-Nicaise hill in Reims, where the underground cellars are used for wine production;
- The hillsides around Epernay, especially in Hautvillers (the abbey here was once home to the monk Dom Pérignon who gave his name to the famous champagne).
The vineyard parcels of Burgundy
The "climats" of the Burgundy vineyards are precisely delimited vineyard parcels on the slopes of the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. Each of these parcels produces a unique cru, including some of the world's most famous wines (Romanée-Conti, Montrachet, Vosne-Romanée etc). Their inclusion recognises the exceptional heritage of these regions, their diversity, as well as the traditions and savoir-faire of wine-producers in Burgundy and Champagne.
France now boasts 41 "properties" on the UNESCO World Heritage list, including the Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (Burgundy), the Canal du Midi (Midi-Pyrénées) and the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, to mention just a few.
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I spent about three hours talking to my sis today. To me, she is the perfect mom. I like the way she deals with her kids – and I like how her kids are turning out.
For example, her older one – who's already 20 – is awesome. He has wonderful relationship with his parents. He shares a lot with them – for he knows they will never disclose it to anyone else or judge him. He never even went through that teenage phase of conflict! It went all smooth. It says something, right? He even offered me to introduce me to his girlfriend a couple years back when I was visiting.
The younger one, she's 5, is also a very calm and nice child, no unreasonable tantrums, no nothing.
So I recently started asking lots of questions on raising kids.
Granted, it's still too early for any of the disciplining or anything for me (my baby isn't even born yet!) – but I want to wrap my head around the concept. And it looks like it all is coming down to respect. What my sis does so differently from our parents – and many other parents I know – is treating her kids with respect. I'll give you a few examples.
Example 1.
It's late evening, time to go to bed. My niece is watching a cartoon. There's about 10 minutes left. My mom (her grandma) simply says "ok, time to bed" – turns everything off – my niece throws a tantrum, everyone is unhappy, although my niece gets in bed right on time (whether she falls asleep easily is a separate question). What does my sister do? She says: "okay, honey, it's time for bed. I see that you're watching something really interesting, so let's finish watching it and then quickly get to bed". That's it. No tantrums, no hysterics. When the cartoon is over, my niece quickly undresses, brushes her teeth and goes to bed.
And that's the way it has always been – if, for example, my niece watched short cartoons and asked for "one more" – my sister usually would say "okay, but just one" – and after that, firmly but gently get my niece to bed.
She always respects her wishes, her interests. You can't – or at least shouldn't – just force someone to do something.
Example 2.
My parents bought my niece a new toy – huge plastic horse. The horse isn't too sturdy, so they kept telling her and disciplining her "don't climb on it, don't knock on it, don't do this, don't do that". And complain to my sister that she doesn't listen. It all ends up with a horse's broken leg. My niece is, of course, in tears. What do my parents do? They say "see? told ya!" – over and over. To really drive home that this all happened because my niece wasn't listening to them. My niece who's already in tears because her favourite horse is broken, gets even more hysterical.
What does my sister do? She tries to calm her down. Tell her that they will go and look at the horse. Let's put the blanket over her, while we look for the first aid kit. Let's see if we have bandages to fix her leg. My niece calms down.
My sister believes that once she bought her daughter a toy – the toy belongs to her and she's free to do whatever she wants with it. My sister respects that. Of course, she'll warn her daughter that if she handles the toy this way, it might break – but she will never force or forbid her anything. If it breaks – the girls will still learn her lesson.
My sister believes that restrictions should only be used in situations where her daughter can harm herself – like touching an iron or an electric jack.
Example 3.
There's a need to bring my nephew to the dentist. My sister consults my nephew: when would you prefer to go? When is it convenient for you? She tries to work a time that suits all of them.
My mom gets impatient: why do you even ask him? Just grab him and go!
But no, my sister respects the fact that he might have his own plans and does her best to schedule the dentist trip around it.
I really want to learn from my sister. And because deep inside I am programmed to follow my parents' model, I will have to consciously work on it. So I am starting to learn from my sister – and keep notes of her words of wisdom here. For my future use.
And how do I know that my parents' model sits in me? From my first marriage. I behaved just like my mom. A lot. Which really, really wasn't good for our relationship. That's not why the marriage didn't work, but I learned my lesson – and I changed my ways.
I hope I will be more successful with changing for raising kids – from the first try.


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Koroit co-coach Carly Pulling to miss Hampden game with Big V basketball finals
KOROIT co-coach Carly Pulling says teenager Isabella Baker will play wing defence in her absence against Terang Mortlake.
Pulling will miss the Hampden league round 16 match with Big V basketball commitments.
The Warrnambool Mermaids guard will travel with the team to Mildura for game two and, if needed, game three of its semi-final series.
Pulling is confident Baker, who is still eligible for the 15 and under competition, will slot into defence with ease.
Baker has played goal attack and wing attack for the Saints' top team this season.
"We know what she's like in goal attack and how she can play, so we want to work with her in different positions," Pulling said.
"We're playing (bottom-placed) Terang and no disrespect but taking me out of the side with the form we're in at the moment, we should be OK."
Koroit jumped to second on the ladder with a percentage-boosting 62-24 win over fellow finals contender Port Fairy on Saturday.
Pulling put the strong performance down to defence, in particular co-coach Jess O'Connor.
"Jess is just amazing. She's still one of the best, if not the best, defender in the league at this point," she said of the reigning Hampden league netball best and fairest winner.
"She's incredible to watch and play with. I wouldn't want to play against her."
Pulling said the Saints were rapt to be consolidating a spot in the top three after jumping into second.


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I found this multicolored yarn at Big Lots this weekend! They were $1 a piece. I love the colors. What should I make with it?
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Lovely Yarn
Posted by daperfectmix at Tuesday, April 03, 2012
2 comments:
- Mindy said...
Ooh! That's great yarn!
Can't wait to see what you make--I'd go with matching hat/scarf combo or something like that --a fun accessory. ;-)
- April 3, 2012 at 7:03 PM
- Sharon Marie said...
Oh no! I see a trip to Big Lots in my future LOL!
- April 3, 2012 at 10:01 PM
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SpiceJet slumps 12.8%, Kingfisher falls heavily - defers A380 again
SpiceJet slumped 12.8% on reports India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the purchase of a strategic stake in the carrier by Sun TV promoter Kalanithi Maran. The airline's shares have slumped to their lowest level in at least 12 months and have fallen by around 48% since early Nov-2011.
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Kingfisher delays A380s again?
Kingfisher fell 8.8% on Friday. The carrier has reportedly revised its medium-term fleet plan, which will see it double in size from 66 to 137 aircraft by 2015/16, with six A320s, two A330s and one ATR to be delivered next financial year. The airline is reportedly not planning to add A380s (five on order) or A350s during the period to 2015/16.
Previously Kingfisher had deferred the A380s to 2014. It is not clear if the new plan represents another deferral of the A380 aircraft by Kingfisher.
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Samantha Cantell, a middle school science teacher at the Folsom School in South Hero, is doing some great things with the STEM Challenge Grant she received in 2017. Sam used the Challenge Grant to support the purchase of Sphero Education SPRK+ packs for her STEM In the Classroom project. Sphero is an app-enabled sphere-shaped robot that connects to a computer via Bluetooth.
The app allows the user to program and teach the Sphero to do things like navigate obstacles courses, play arcade-style games, and many other things, limited only by the user's creativity and imagination. The Sphero system is designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and invention through connected play and coding, and is an ideal choice for STEM educational opportunities.
Sam's STEM in the Classroom program takes place in the Folsom School Science Room. Students use the Spheros to learn basic computer coding skills by employing block coding methods. This coding style is very visual, and it allows students to learn trial-and-error techniques. The objective of Sam's Coding project is to teach kids computer programming skills, and the hope is that students will reach Beginner and Intermediate stages. Sphero provides an outline curriculum that teachers can use to help students progress through these various stages of learning. So far, Sam is finding that students are spreading out in various ability levels. She notes that most students master the Basic commands associated with the Beginner stage within two sessions. Of the more than 50 students participating so far, approximately 15-20 are in the Beginner Stage, and these are the students that typically need some extra help and guidance. Roughly 25-30 students have reached the Intermediate Level of coding, and the remaining 5 or so students are just absorbing any challenge that comes their way.
Regardless of ability level, Sam says that one thing is common among all the students… "They simply cannot get enough Spheros!" Her students are really enjoying their work with Spheros, so much so that they keep asking questions like, "Can we work with Spheros today? How about tomorrow?" They are also motivated to take their learning to another level, and they make comments like, "I don't like how this turned out, maybe we should try it a different way." This way of thinking about how they can improve their work based on prior experience was a big paradigm shift in her students' learning styles. Sam noted that at the beginning of the project, it was common for students to get frustrated when things didn't work out the way they expected. She thinks this attitude is rooted in typical learning styles that reinforce the idea that something must be "right" in order to pass. However, in computer programming, as in many STEM fields, mistakes and mishaps when things don't go as expected are very common occurrences. The Spheros project is helping students to learn this approach. The most significant success in Sam's mind so far, is when her students have the "I got it, come check it out!" moment, because this indicates that the student is learning how to apply knowledge gained from past trials to make improvements on future outcomes. Sam notes that at these times, she sees the students acting, talking, and building like real scientists and engineers without the stress of getting a passing grade looming over their every move.
Going forward, Sam says that she wants to expand the Sphero Program that is part of STEM in the Classroom at the Folsom Educational Center. She sees this program expanding into the lower grade levels at her school, and hopes that there is also district support to get a collaborative expansion going to other middle schools in the District. The District is a large one, covering Alburgh, Grand Isle, North Hero, South Hero, and Isle La Motte, and this geographic challenge is one of the most significant barriers to expansion. However, Sam is working with her Curriculum Coordinator to get Professional Development time with other educators in the district to help expand this program.
The STEM Challenge Initiative wishes Samantha Cantell much success with her STEM Education Efforts!


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Mississippi Children's Museum (3 hrs from Memphis)
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From the minute you drive up to the Mississippi Children's Museum it looks like it'll be a lot of fun! The building is large and painted in bright colors of blue and lime green, and there is a splash fountain in front. Here you can look out on a pretty view from up high on a hill.
There are tons of things to do inside! Kids can play with toy cars on a race track, or move model trains around a little town. There is a farm house where kids can milk a cow and real water comes out! The cow says moo every once in a while. A large ship with rope climbies and tunnels allows for energetic play. Super fun imaginative play emerges in the basement area where it looks like you're underground and you can crawl through tunnels. There is a stage where kids can perform to music from a jukebox. This is a ton of fun for those with rock star ambitions! There is a piano, chimes, and xylophone kids can play. Kids can also climb inside a turtle and poke their head out, or build a house with a big crane. The fishing and water play activities are a blast, and you can build your own boat and race it. Older and younger kids both enjoy this museum.
Next to the museum is a park with a huge colorful wooden playground and rows of beautiful trees with benches between. If the weather is good, you can combine a visit to the children's museum with some running around in nature.
The neighborhood you drive through to get to the museum is pretty and hilly, though the road has a ton of potholes.
For more places to beat the heat, there is also a Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson where kids can play dodge-ball and hit the gopher on huge electronic game boards.
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Three-Five Systems Appoints New Chairman
As part of its annual meeting of shareholders, Three-Five Systems Inc. (Tempe, AZ) announced the election of David Malmberg as a non-executive chairman of its board of directors. He replaces David Buchanan who, as previously announced, did not stand for re-election to the board due to his pending retirement. Buchanan will continue is in his current role as acting president and CEO until a new CEO is named.
Malmberg has been an outside director of Three-Five since April 1993. He is currently chairman of the company's compensation committee, leads the board's CEO search committee, and also serves on the audit committee. Malmberg is currently president and CEO of Fieldworks Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN), a manufacturer of ruggedized computer systems.


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Wireframe Lamborghini
This is for all the 3D artists out there. It's hard to tell from some of the photos, but what you're seeing is a real model and not a computer generated wireframe. Benedict Radcliffe crafted this model of Lamborghini's iconic Countach supercar from steel tubing. It's incredibly detailed, right down to the Pirelli text on the tires. I can't imagine the time that went into this, it would probably take me a year just to make this in Maya. There are a bunch more photos over at Jalopnik.


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Lees Ferry Report
Personal Trip
October 14, 2012
Another stellar day at the Ferry. The constant 8000 CFS is still in effect and thousands of fish are up shallow on every bar. I used a double nymph/ indicator set up on the first spot of the day and did very well but didn't have but 2 fish in the 14 inch range. I probably landed over 15 fish here. I motored upriver 3 more miles and pulled in just as Natalie Jensen from Lees Ferry Anglers was pulling out. I've been guiding for LFA for over 15 years now. So I knew that these fish had been hammered on all day. The fish were still on the bite big time! I fished for a short time with the nymph rig but I was still seeking bigger fish. I rigged up a 6 weight with a 15 foot sink tip and a gray bugger. Switching to a bugger often leads to bigger fish. So true again. I started at the very top of the riffle at the point and was immediately sticking fish in the 14-15 inch range. I proceeded to cast across and swing the bugger across the current while twitching the line, stepping down stream about 6 feet every 3 casts. I didn't keep track of how many fish I landed but it was more than the first spot. Many times I had consecutive hookups on 5 or more casts! The biggest fish of the day went 18 inches and many were 16-17. The dam will get back to fluctuating flows November 1st.


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Gypsum for Plants
Gypsum provides plants with much needed calcium and sulfur by conditioning certain types of soil. When used on saline soils gypsum improves the soil structure, fertility and replaces salt content with calcium. This leads to healthier plants. According to Puyallup Research and Extension Center, PREC, with Washington State University, Gypsum effectively changes the structure and fertility of heavy clay soils as well. However, when applied to sandy or non-sodic soils gypsum can actually have a negative impact on plants and the soil system.
What is Gypsum
Gypsum is a sulfate mineral that is mined in a number of states including Oklahoma, Texas and Nevada. The School of Environmental and Natural Resources at Ohio State University states that, gypsum has been used in agriculture since early Greek and Roman times. Today gypsum is used primarily to manufacture sheet rock, plaster, cement, paint fillers and fertilizers. As a fertilizer gypsum offers plants an abundant supply of calcium and sulfur which are used to process other nutrients and produce protein to help plants grow.
Sodic Soils
Sodic soil refers to soils that are poorly drained and tend to crust on the upper-most layer of dirt. The Colorado State University Extension states that sodic soils often contain a high level of exchangeable sodium but low levels of total salt. This leads to toxicity in sodium sensitive plants as well as nutrient deficiencies in most plants. Gypsum is the most common form of calcium used to improve the soil content, CSUE states.
Clay Soils
According to Fine Gardening, an online garden resource, some clay soils contain excessive sodium, similar to sodic soils. "The absorption of sodium by clay particles can cause aggregated clay particles to disperse or come apart, destroying friability and tilth," the web site states. The typical remedy for this is to apply gypsum in an attempt to displace the sodium content.
When to Use as Fertilizer
In addition to amending soil content gypsum can be applied directly to plants as a fertilizer. Plants suffering from a calcium or sulfur deficiency will generally have stunted growth, wilted or curled foliage as well as tip burn. Gypsum fertilizer can be applied either to the soil or directly on the plant.
Effects on Sandy and Non-Sodic Soils
According to PREC, gypsum can cause the leaching of phosphorus, copper and zinc in sandy soils as well as iron and magnesium when applied to acidic or non-sandy soils. This can cause stunted growth, root diseases and negative effects on plants and young trees.
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"The Next One Will Be The Big One"
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By Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com
"I don't see how anyone could say the financial system is stable. The facts say it is anything but well-balanced and steady. The Western world is in crisis with Europe leading the way over the financial cliff. Pick a country in the EU. France, Greece, Spain or Italy are all capable of causing the next financial panic. I can't tell you how many times I've heard or read the word "collapse" in reporting on this spiraling financial crisis. On Monday, German media giant Der Spiegel ran a headline that read "Investors Prepare for Euro Collapse." The story said, "Banks, companies and investors are preparing themselves for a collapse of the euro. Cross-border bank lending is falling, asset managers are shunning Europe and money is flowing into German real estate and bonds. The euro remains stable against the dollar because America has debt problems too. But unlike the euro, the dollar's structure isn't in doubt." (Click here for the complete Der Spiegel post.) If the Euro goes down, the dollar will follow probably after a short spike. This is just one of many recent examples of the fragility of the financial system.
There is too much debt and not enough growth or taxes to service it. It's the same problem almost everywhere on the planet. Governments are just printing money to try and make the problem go away. Egon von Greyerz, founder of Matterhorn Asset Management ($5 billion in assets), said this week, "This is why money printing is guaranteed in Europe, the US, UK and Japan. History teaches us that a nation which runs large deficits and increasing debts could never create wealth in the long-run. Wealth has never been created by printing money, and this time, like it has before, it will lead to a financial crash. This time the financial crash will be of a worldwide magnitude." (Click here to read and hear the complete interview from King World News aka KWN.)
Nigel Farage, outspoken Member European Parliament, also fears another approaching calamity. Just last week, he said, "It isn't the euro that scares me anymore. What scares me is the sheer level of indebtedness, and the fact that so many of our banks in the Western world are just in such serious trouble that we could face a situation where even if governments wanted to bail them out, the problem may become bigger than them. So I do not discount, at some point, a really dramatic banking collapse." (For the complete KWN interview click here.)
The next collapse will make the 2008 meltdown look like a day at the beach. According to Professor William Black, it looks like a mathematical certainty. Black is a former top bank regulator who helped unwind the Savings and Loan scandal. He is also a professor of both law and economics and studies why we have "reoccurring and intensifying financial crises." In an interview this week, he told me, "...each crisis is becoming bigger by an order of magnitude. The savings and loan debacle was $150 billion roughly. The Enron era frauds and collapse of the high tech boom was six to seven trillion dollars. Just the household sector (in the 2007-2008 meltdown) lost $11 trillion dollars." (Click here for the complete Professor Black interview.) If you add in $700 billion of TARP, more than $800 billion in stimulus, zero percent interest rates through 2014, FDIC deposit insurance for investment banks, the implicit guarantee of the "too big to fail" banks by taxpayers and the $16.1 trillion pumped out by the Fed to bailout the world–you have one colossal crisis. The next calamity will get bigger than the last by an "order of magnitude" because bankers, according to Professor Black, "can commit these frauds with impunity." (Black is referring to liar loans, security fraud of bundling those loans, ratings fraud, and the forgery and perjury of foreclosure fraud and many others.)
It is mostly the fault of greedy bankers who bought off corrupt politicians that allowed all the debt and bailouts to explode. You would think the politicians would make the stability of the financial system a top priority. After all, it is the cornerstone of retaining power. Look at Libya's Gadhafi. You may not like him, but there was a reason he stayed in power for 40 years. He couldn't have done it without a stable financial system. (He was also was sitting on 144 tons of gold. That's a lot of security, especially for a country the size of Libya.) So, whether you are a dictator or a democracy, you want a rock solid system with zero chance of collapse. Professor Black says, "We are rolling the dice every day to have the disaster." In short, the next one will be the big one, and it can happen at any time without warning."
- http://usawatchdog.com/