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The last three weeks we've been busy working on issue #5 of our print newsletter, Erowid Extracts. It's in the printer's hands now and will be mailed out to members in about two weeks. Those who become Erowid members before November 1st will get issue #4 in addition to this new issue. This announcement is full of articles from past issues of Erowid Extracts. Check them out to get a sense of what's included.
Obituary: Bob Wallace - The Death of a Friend and Benefactor.
Notes about the issue of accidental DXO production during the extraction of DXM.
A new vault with some basic information about IAP.
A few interesting dates in the history of Flunitrazepam.
We've added 3 new books to the library.
Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets. All testing has been suspended until further funding is found.
Between Sept 17 and Oct 30, results were posted for 19 new tablets.
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2019-04-23T12:43:17Z
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https://www.erowid.org/general/announce/announce35_10-24-03.shtml
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South African President Thabo Mbeki has defended his record on Zimbabwe, while playing down the crisis at a UN debate.
His governing ANC party, however, said it was concerned about the deepening crisis brewing in its neighbour.
Gordon Brown told the UN Security Council no one believed Robert Mugabe won last month's presidential election in the country.
Meanwhile, the opposition in Zimbabwe said 50 supporters were arrested after a strike over delayed poll results.
Mr Mbeki had said there was "no crisis" in Zimbabwe after meeting Mr Mugabe on Saturday.
He defended those remarks in New York, saying dialogue was essential to bring about a resolution to the situation in Zimbabwe, where 18 days after presidential elections, electoral officials have yet to announce a result.
"The solution to the problem of Zimbabwe lies in the hands of the people of Zimbabwe," he said.
"In our engagement with the situation, we needed to talk continuously at all times with both the ruling party and the opposition."
As the UN Security Council met in New York on Wednesday, activists flew a giant banner above the UN, calling on President Mbeki to use his influence with Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe.
Mr Mbeki had called the special meeting to discuss how the UN could work with the African Union to bring peace to Africa's conflicts, from Somalia to Sudan's Darfur region.
And although Mr Mbeki did not mention Zimbabwe during his speech, other leaders took the opportunity to raise their concerns.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the absence of a transparent solution to the impasse could mean the "situation could deteriorate further, with the serious implications for the people of Zimbabwe".
Mr Brown said a stolen election in Zimbabwe would not be a democratic election at all.
"No-one thinks - having seen the results at polling stations - that President Mugabe has won this election," the British prime minister said.
"The credibility of the democratic process depends on there being a legitimate government."
Mr Brown and other Western officials were expected to meet Mr Mbeki privately.
The South African president has also come under pressure from his own party, the ANC, which is divided on the Zimbabwe issue.
Breaking with Mr Mbeki's assurance that there is no crisis, the leader of the ANC, Jacob Zuma, said: "The region cannot afford a deepening crisis in Zimbabwe."
In Zimbabwe, MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said more than 50 people were arrested countrywide during skirmishes in townships around the capital, Harare and Bulawayo.
Police have accused the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of trying to incite violence with their strike call.
Zimbabwean police reported arresting 30 MDC supporters for obstruction and intimidation, apparently including Chitungwiza MP Marvelous Khumalo.
The MDC had wanted people to stay at home until the presidential election results were released, but is now debating whether to continue the strike action.
But most banks, shops and offices opened as usual on Wednesday and armed police and soldiers were on patrol.
MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti has said two party activists had been killed and 200 hospitalised after being assaulted by ruling party militias.
And a coalition of Zimbabwean doctors said its members had seen and treated more than 150 people who had been beaten and tortured since the polls.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says it cannot release poll results until a recount in some areas is completed this weekend.
Independent counts suggest MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the election but took less than 50% of the vote, meaning he would face a run-off.
His party says he will not contest a run-off unless there is a secure environment, with thorough international monitoring.
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2019-04-25T07:53:44Z
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7351755.stm
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uncc
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Visit the RSL Worship Directory for list of local religious and spiritual groups.
Please visit the Dean of Students Office to learn more about how IEE and DSO can assist you with your DACA.
The office offers many books on diversity, identity, and multiculturalism. These books are available for check-out by UNC Charlotte students, faculty, and staff.
For a complete listing of all available books, please see the Book Inventory.
The office offers many media including VHS tapes, DVDs, and CDs that focus on diversity, identity, and multiculturalism. These books are available for check-out by UNC Charlotte students, faculty, and staff.
For a complete listing of all available media, please see the Media Inventory.
The office has subscriptions to several magazines and publications dedicated to diversity, identity, and multiculturalism. Please stop by our office in the Popp Martin Student Union to see what we have to offer you.
What does it mean when I see an “All Gender Restroom” sign?
If you see an “All Gender Restroom” sign, it means the restroom is a single-stall restroom that is for use by anyone on campus, across gender identity, and can be locked to prevent anyone else from entering. Some of these restrooms also have a changing station for individuals caring for infants and children. The presence of a changing station is denoted by an additional sign.
What does the “All Gender Restroom” sign look like?
You may see either of the signs below to denote a restroom is a single-stall restroom available for use by anyone on campus.
Will every restroom on campus be changing to this new signage?
No, only single-use restrooms will have the new “All Gender Restroom” signage. No multi-stall, gender-specific restrooms are changing.
Why did the University make this change?
The University is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion and wants all members of our community to feel safe and welcomed on campus across gender identity. These signs are an extension of that commitment.
Do any other universities in the UNC System have “All Gender” or gender-neutral restrooms?
Yes, other universities in the System have installed similar signage on select restrooms, including UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University.
Where are the “All Gender Restrooms” located?
This information will be available when the installation is complete.
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2019-04-22T22:35:33Z
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https://identity.uncc.edu/resources/daca
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leeds
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A layer of skin covers the body, and is the major external barrier between the outside world and the body. It has important protective functions, and is constantly renewing itself. After covering this topic you will appreciate how skin renews and repairs itself, and the structure and functions of skin, hair, epithelial glands and nails.
The names of the three different layers of skin and their principal tissue components.
The different functions of skin and the ways in which it is modified to perform these over different parts of the body.
How skin becomes pigmented, and the function of this pigmentation.
The structure and function of the epidermis, and of its derivatives - glands, hair and nails.
The components and functions of the dermis and hypodermis.
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2019-04-23T13:58:08Z
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https://www.histology.leeds.ac.uk/skin/index.php
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jamendo
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ccMixter is an international remix community that worked in partnership with Jamendo in the 'Tis the Season Remix Project. These holiday albums are a result of that project! Cheers.
excelente pieza... movida, motivadora... inspiradora para crear!!
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2019-04-20T15:00:17Z
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https://www.jamendo.com/artist/427932/ccmixter-and-jamendo
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chicagotribune
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For Lori Lightfoot, Day 1 as Chicago’s mayor-elect was action-packed to say the least.
Lightfoot started the morning glad-handing with commuters at a downtown “L” stop. Later, she and Toni Preckwinkle shook hands, and then held hands in prayer, at the South Side headquarters of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
Lightfoot made her way to City Hall for a meeting with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, emerging hopeful about their working relationship — which has been frosty — and saying, “No, I didn’t measure the drapes.” Then she was off to a meeting with Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.
Should I run for president? What some Democrats are pondering over the holidays.
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2019-04-21T08:10:21Z
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics-government/david-axelrod-PEPLT007514-topic.html
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wordpress
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January 29, 2012. Tags: @HannahLMSmith, Tescos, Tom Herbert. Uncategorized.
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2019-04-19T16:16:12Z
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https://mamabearwithme.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/mum-dont-read-this-one-i-used-the-word-whispers-orgasm/
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Arts
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Shopping
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wikiquote
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Vanessa Redgrave CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winning English actress of stage, film and television and political activist.
I've been to Sarajevo a few times and have got to know a lot of people there who put on plays during the siege. I wanted to share in that because I knew it was important to them . . . I began to see something of what was going on there in terms of actually keeping up people's spirit to resist - the resistance that causes change - even in the worst imaginable circumstances. And I realized that it paralleled the same spirit that existed during the Holocaust and in the gulag. Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living. That experience changed me, because I realized that if, as actors or writers or directors or designers, we can keep the will to resist alive in as many people as possible, then that's what we are about, and that's what we can do. It's more and more important because of the terrible things that are happening in our cities and the political and economic agendas that various governments have.
Shawn, Wallace (April 1997), “Mission: possible - interview with actress Vanessa Redgrave”, Interview.
As a mother you have got to have a view for now and a view for the future.
Redgrave: Actress and campaigner, (6 December 2002), BBC News. accessed 17 December 2006.
I've come to see through the course of my life that people understand what I've tried to do, however inadequately I do it. I've just found people have come to understand me and be glad that I tried to do what I tried to do. And I do feel very inadequate about it, but I feel I must try . . . I think that any citizen can understand that you must raise your voice and do the best you can to speak out. CNN Larry King Live (June 18, 2005).
This page was last edited on 13 August 2018, at 16:46.
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2019-04-25T18:05:01Z
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https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave
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liverpoolmuseums
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Space Scientist; STFC fellow for public outreach. Photographed in Astrium EAD’s semi-anechoic (satellite) testing chamber, in Portsmouth. Image © Max Alexander.
Here at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, we have added 10 new Black women achievers on to our Black Achievers Wall this March as part of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage.
The new additions include an inspirational list of women from various professions and backgrounds who have been – and are – pioneers.
From the first Black woman to have a film produced by a major Hollywood studio to the first Black woman to sit in the cabinet of the UK government, these achievers have set the bar for future generations to aspire to.
We are also pleased to announce two Liverpool based achievers, Michelle Charters, CEO of the Kuumba Imani Centre and Councillor Anna Rothery, Mayoral Lead for Equalities, who continue to support the BAME communities in the city and actively fight ongoing discrimination and prejudice.
Scientist, educator and science advocate. Maggie Aderin-Pocock is an honorary research fellow in University College London’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. In 2009 she received an MBE for her services to science and education. In 2014 she became co-presenter of the long-running TV programme The Sky at Night.
Brooklyn born politician and educator who became the first Black US congresswoman. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and National Women’s Political Caucus. In 1972 she campaigned for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
Arkansas born founder of the Harlem Institute of Fashion (1966) and the Black Fashion Museum in New York City (1979). The Institute offered free courses on dressmaking, millinery and tailoring. Lane wrote Blacks in the History of Fashion (1982) which dispelled the myth that Black people were newcomers to the fashion industry.
Internationally renowned Kenyan environmental activist and politician. Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement empowering local communities to work together to combat de-forestation and protect their environment and their future. In 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, for ‘her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace’.
Photographer and visual activist. Zanele Muholi aims to use her photography to effect social change. An ardent advocate of LGBT+ communities everywhere, she has become known globally with her series of pioneering portrait photography of South Africa’s LGBT+ communities. Her work is represented in museums and collections around the world.
London born theatre and television director. A former Artistic Director of the Black led Talawa Theatre Company; Paulette Randall has directed and produced numerous productions, including collaborating on the spectacular opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. She received an MBE in 2015 for her services to drama.
Labour Councillor for Princes Park Ward in Liverpool since 2006. Anna Rothery has been active in promoting participation of BAME (Black Asian and Minority Ethnic) communities in civic life. She became the first Liverpool Councillor to speak on the floor at the United Nations in 2012 and was made Mayoral Lead for Equalities with specific responsibility for race equality in 2017.
Euzhan Palcy. Martinique born film director, writer and producer. In 1989 she was the first Black woman to have a film produced by a major Hollywood studio, A Dry White Season, which looked at the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Image © Presidence de la République _ P. Segrette.
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2019-04-21T16:24:03Z
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http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/tag/black-achievers/
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ajc
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Henry County has added $115,000 to the budget of its library system to avoid losing thousands in matching state funds. PHOTO: HENRY COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The Henry Commission amended its fiscal 2019 budget to add $115,000 to the county’s libraries to comply with state regulations that require libraries be funded at the same or greater level than the year before to receive state and federal enhancement funds.
For Henry, failure to meet the standard would have resulted in the loss of almost $3 million in state and federal funds, said Kathy Pillatzki, director Henry Library System Director. The library system includes five branches and had 279,000 visitors in 2018. The Library System did not provide its overall budget.
The funding restoration comes as library systems across the state and the nation have faced cuts in library hours and staff, or outright closures because of budget shortfalls.
Cobb County last year considered shuttering or combining eight libraries before leaders agreed to implement a tax increase that saved the facilities. Macon proposed shutting down its branches — several closed temporarily — before a millage increase eliminated further threats.
Henry has put last minute money in its library system before. In late 2016, the county transferred $500,000 from the general fund to libraries. That followed a funding increase of $1.8 million from the county in the fiscal 2017 budget so that the system would be adequately funded.
“We are just restoring something that we should have had to begin with and I hope that in the future we will look to not have to do those kinds of cuts,” Henry Commissioner Gary Barham said about the decision.
Pillatzki said the state and federal grants pay for a handful of library positions, STEM, technology replacement and renovation, and software that help students with homework or GED preparation.
Henry County funds about $2.3 million of the library system’s annual budget, Pillatzki said. The state warned Henry it could lose funding after the library system lost its funding while the budgets of comparable county “quality of life” departments such as parks and recreation and senior services increased, she said.
“The only way you can cut library funding is if the cuts are consistent with cuts to other county departments. The state looks at how the board of commissioners is funding other county departments that provide comparable types of services,” she said.
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2019-04-22T17:15:16Z
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https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/metro-atlanta-county-spends-thousands-restore-library-funding/cHdcX2X41Csy790BSuYbEJ/
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Post authored by Erin Gernon, marketing assistant for Summer Programs.
Caroline Hisel performs at the Sidewalk Series.
Walking down Boylston Street on Thursday afternoons in the summer, you may stumble across a concert outside the Berklee Bookstore: young, talented musicians performing their compositions in front of peers, the cafe crowd, and the passersby, whose urgent errands fade as they stand transfixed by the music.
These concerts are known as the Sidewalk Series and have been a fixture of the Five-Week Summer Performance Program since 2011. Every Thursday during the five-week program, selected students use the bookstore patio as their amphitheater for an afternoon.
Berklee College of Music may be located in the heart of Boston, but its summer programs attract musicians from all over the world. The Five-Week Performance Program is particularly appealing to international students, who comprised 33% of last year’s participants and traveled from 53 different countries. The student diversity is an extremely compelling aspect of Berklee’s programs for those who attend.
While students find their time at Berklee to be a rewarding and enriching experience, it does pose some challenges.
Summer Programs introduces Jake Tavill from Rumson, New Jersey who came to Berklee last summer to attend the Five-Week Performance Program.
I have been singing for 7 years and playing the piano for 6 years.
Which summer program did you attend and what drew you to Berklee?
I attended the Berklee Five-Week Performance Program. I was drawn to Berklee by the amazing people that have studied there, the renowned teachers, and the amazing reviews.
Summer Programs introduces Ilana Sivachenko, who participated in Berklee’s Five-Week Performance Program. She has been singing since she could talk and has played the piano for 15 years.
What drew you to Berklee’s Summer Programs?
What drew me to Berklee was the ability to experience music fully, to feel it. Growing up I realized that I would not pursue music as a career because I had too many varying interests, but I wanted to give myself one ultimate immersion into music with others that love it as much as I do.
What was your favorite aspect of the program?
My favorite aspect of the program was the sheer passion exuded by everyone there. I firmly believe that nowhere else in the world is there a place like Berklee, where musicians of all different backgrounds with different instruments will break into an impromptu jam session while waiting for a class or a test or orientation. There is no other music school that fosters that kind of a connection between musicians and all forms of music, as well as with all manner of musicians.
Students performing at the Five-Week Vocal Night.
Summer Programs introduces Jean Michel Zayas, a drummer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, who participated in Berklee’s Five-Week Performance Program.
I went to the 2008 summer program when I was 17 years old. The opportunity came thanks to my godfather, who saw potential in me and wanted to show me the experience he had when he studied at Berklee.
What was your favorite aspect(s) of the program?
The atmosphere of just good music and being able to share and learn from musicians who are just incredible at what they do.
What were some of the challenges that you faced during the program?
Basically I had never formally studied music or didn’t know how to read music, so when I went to Berklee I took the studies very seriously. It was a challenge for me to catch up with other students at their level.
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2019-04-24T22:03:27Z
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http://blogs.berklee.edu/tag/five-week-summer-performance-program/
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umaine
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Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus February 25 1977" (1977). Maine Campus Archives. 868.
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2019-04-22T18:19:56Z
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https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/868/
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wordpress
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These are my dev logs while working on my thesis project ‘Robros’ as the AI engineer. The game was made in Unity using C#. I programmed the enemy AI for the game and made three types of enemies in the game, while working on few aspects of player as well.
The following are some AI technologies demonstrated by me. I have a liking for programming AI, and I have been the sole AI programmer on my thesis game. All the demos are made using Unity and in C#.
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2019-04-23T14:17:34Z
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https://iamrohanmore.wordpress.com/2017/02/
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wptv
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Boeing is facing a growing number of lawsuits after 346 people died in two crashes involving 737 MAX planes.
The family of one passenger, 24-year-old Samya Stumo, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company.
“The potential of my sister and 156 others driven straight into the ground because of Boeing’s greed,” said Stumo’s brother, Adnaan, in a press conference.
Kevin Durkin, an attorney representing Stumo’s family, says more than 20 whistleblowers have come forward, including pilots and Boeing engineers, who raised concerns about the plane and pilot training.
Boeing is updating its software to fix the problem detected in both of the 737 MAX plane crashes.
However, it's not just victims' families suing Boeing. The company’s own shareholders just filed a lawsuit, claiming the company put its profits ahead of airplane safety and honesty.
Boeing has declined to comment on any lawsuits, but this month, its CEO promised safety is a priority.
“When the MAX returns to the skies with the software changes to the MCAS function, it will be among the safest airplanes to ever fly,” said Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg.
The 737 MAX was once Boeing's fastest-selling plane, but the company had zero new orders in the month of March for the plane, which remain grounded worldwide.
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2019-04-23T04:36:54Z
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https://www.wptv.com/news/national/legal-trouble-piles-up-against-boeing-as-companys-shareholders-file-lawsuit
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SOUTH SACRAMENTO -- Authorities were at Stockton Boulevard and Mack Road Tuesday investigating a deadly crash involving a car and a pedestrian.
Sgt. Vance Chandler with the Sacramento Police Department said they became aware of the collision around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday.
A driver was going southbound on Stockton Boulevard when his van struck a female pedestrian crossing Stockton Boulevard.
The woman was transported to a local hospital where she died from her injuries.
The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to have played a factor in the crash.
Stockton Boulevard will remain closed between Mack Road and Lenhart Road during the investigation.
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2019-04-25T04:27:33Z
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https://fox40.com/2019/03/19/authorities-investigating-deadly-car-vs-pedestrian-crash-at-stockton-boulevard-mack-road/
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PURPOSE: To report the various types of glaucoma among West African patients presenting to an eye clinic in Ghana. METHODS: A complete evaluation was performed in 198 consecutive Ghanaian glaucoma patients. Main outcome measures included intraocular pressure, visual acuity, gonioscopy findings, visual field, and total number of glaucoma medications. RESULTS: The most common form of glaucoma was primary open-angle glaucoma (44.2%). Open-angle glaucoma suspects also comprised a large percentage of the group (30.5%). Chronic angle-closure glaucoma was diagnosed in 6.6% of the patients. CONCLUSIONS: Primary open-angle glaucoma is the most common form of glaucoma being treated in this outpatient eye clinic in Ghana. Chronic angle-closure glaucoma was the second most common form of glaucoma in this series and was usually undiagnosed due to a lack of gonioscopic evaluation. Gonioscopy is an important diagnostic tool that should be promoted to guide more effective glaucoma treatment in this region. Pseudoexfoliation and pseudoexfoliation-associated glaucoma were not seen in this population.
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2019-04-19T06:17:50Z
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https://scholars.duke.edu/display/pub728340
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Today’s complex health care puts high demands on the skills of nurses. As a student on the Master’s programme you will acquire in-depth knowledge of the Caring Sciences and of scientific methodology. You will also acquire increased knowledge of how several professions in many different areas of knowledge work together within the field of health and welfare.
The programme is based on the nurse’s core competences and professional areas of responsibility as well as on a holistic view of people in need of care. Throughout the entire life cycle the patient and family are in focus in a caring context. Equality and accessibility are emphasised in a person-centred and cooperative approach with regard to relations between caregivers, patient and family as well as within the surrounding community.
You will be studying Caring Sciences with specialisation in Nursing against the background of the broader area of health and welfare. Issues concerning equality and participation, professional knowledge and development as well as creativity and innovation are in focus. You will also develop your understanding of leadership, groups and organisations as well as evidence-based praxis and evaluation. The programme is given in English and you will read the courses in Health and Welfare together with students from other Master’s programmes and research studies. The programme runs for two years but may be completed after one year with a Master’s degree of 60 credits.
You will acquire knowledge which will considerably improve your skills and current or future work within the national and international health and welfare sector. You will be able to work as a manager, with care development or investigative assignments. You will also receive good preparation for research studies. Good knowledge within this sector will also constitute a key factor in all future careers concerning the promotion of health and wellbeing.
A completed bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits within the fields of science of nursing science/caring science or equivalent. International students are required to submit a TOEFL test result, with a minimum score of 575 with a TWE score of at least 4.5 (PBT) or 90 with a TWE score of at least 20 (iBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of at least 6.5 and no band score below 5.5 or equivalent.
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2019-04-26T14:57:09Z
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https://www.mdh.se/utbildning/program/masters-caring-science?l=en_UK
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wordpress
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Live Video Streaming of Indian Premier League 2013: 27th Match – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on April 20th, 2013. RCB vs RR 27th T20 Live Streaming 20-04-2013.
Are you looking for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals Free live streaming links? Then this site is the correct place to watch it. You can watch live online streams of this match right here. You don’t have to look anywhere else. The links for the event appear below. Match scheduled to begin at 20:00 local time (14:30 GMT).
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2019-04-18T23:11:31Z
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https://mycricketbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-rajasthan-royals-live-streaming-20-april-2013/
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Description Newspaper advertisement: "PHOTOGRAPHIC Melainotypes, Gem Pictures, and Photographs. The undersigned will re-main in the town of Den-ton a short time for the pur-pose of making any of the above kinds of pictures that may be wan-ted. Satisfaction given or no charges made for work done. The public generally are invited to call and examine for themselves. ROOM - - First door to the right of Col-lins' store. 15 J. M. HILL."
Artisan or Artist Hill, J. M.
Hill Texas Archive Research Notes Possibly John M. Hill, who is listed in the Tyler tax rolls in the 1860s. This newspaper item with identical text and layout (see image) was published on numerous dates and/or in multiple publications. See source citation for occurrences as noted by our research team.
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2019-04-24T05:10:47Z
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http://texasartisans.mfah.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15939coll4/id/888/
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The Cartulary Of Reading Abbey was discovered by a bricklayer in 1792, in a cavity in a wall at a house in Shinfield, just outside Reading. It was probably hidden for safekeeping during the Reformation, when a secretly Catholic family lived there. 'These are the books which are kept in Reading church', states the rubric at the top of this list. Library catalogues such as this are a valuable source of information about what books belonged to religious houses in the Middle Ages, and they often provide interesting information about who gave the books, where they were stored, and so on.
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2019-04-21T13:11:57Z
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http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/illmanus/egermanucoll/l/011ege000003031u00008v00.html
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fanpop
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Celestia and Luna. . HD Wallpaper and background images in the my little pony friendship is magic club tagged: photo princess celestia luna alicorns.
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2019-04-20T09:27:00Z
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http://id.fanpop.com/clubs/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic/images/37465959/title/celestia-luna-photo
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This manufactured home on 160+/- acres (two parcels) will be hitting the market in the next few weeks. The seller has a few things to finish on their “honey do” list, but here is a sneak peak at the virtual tour.
805-835-3373 (Alicia), 805-550-1078 (Wade), or 831-896-0129 (Tom) .
The adjoining 160+/- acres is vacant land and may be available for purchase if someone would like to buy the whole canyon. And the three 40+/- acre parcels leading up to the property are also available for purchase (listed separately).
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2019-04-24T18:04:59Z
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https://pasoregal.wordpress.com/2018/04/11/coming-soon-63527-cross-road-lockwood/
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Here at A Priority One, we provide excellent customer service. Assuring that each customer is completely satisfied!
Great company, great people! You should definitely consider your next rental from A Priority One!
Posted by J W. on September 29, 2014. Brought to you by yellowpages.
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Posted on November 06, 2016. Brought to you by yellowise.
Since 2010 the company has been providing Rent-a-car Service.
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2019-04-20T22:28:58Z
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https://businessfinder.nola.com/a-priority-one-new-orleans-la-1.html
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The best part of The Poughkeepsie Tapes trailer is how it presents its big twist as some sort of seismic shift: It’s “Shot by the killer himself.” Whoa! That’s decent; the perspective of the villain naturally has a compelling factor. But beside a few horrific moments (the c-section), Poughkeepsie Tapes fails in how it does away with fundamental film elements (a plot arc) for shocks. That and nobody really cares that much about the city of Poughkeepsie. The film never made it to theaters for mysterious reasons, but it made it on to Video on Demand in 2014 — seven years after its intended release.
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2019-04-20T13:08:12Z
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https://www.askmen.com/recess/fun_lists/found-footage-films-that-failed_1.html
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NEW YORK, NY — Well, I visited the “Astor Plaza” Theater last night, although of course it is now the Nokia Theatre. (I know it may hurt, but I believe in keeping with the policy of this website, the name may have to be changed on the site, and Unfortunately, “Astor Plaza” may now have to become the secondary name).
Well, last night was the second night of the new theater. (The Nokia Theater opened Saturday Oct 1, 2005 with Social Distortion playing in the new venue. The new marquee was beautiful. My visit there was sort of bittersweet, as it’s a shame that it is no longer the Astor Plaza…but it is attractive. “Social Distortion” was the first band to open up the new Nokia Theatre, and that’s who I went to see. (they are also playing Tuesday and Wed of this week there).
The escalators look similar to the way it always was, but that’s where it ends. Everything is new, and nothing really remains of the old Astor Plaza. At the bottom of the escalators, is a bar area. Once inside the auditorium, it has been completely redone. The seats have been completely ripped out, and the front two tiers now has hardwood floors. This concert was general admission, so those two tiers are standing room, like most of this type of concerts are.
The rear back tier still has all the seats, but it was closed off from the first two tiers with thick blaock draperies. The only thing I believe remains from the Astor Plaza are four huge round crystal chandeliers, and they were lit when we all came in, and during the breaks between the three bands that played there last night. They were out during the concert. There are also two VIP areas on either side of the stage, that are reached with two stairways on either side, from the second tier.
There is also another bar area down the hall, and a “concession area” selling stuff like chips and Snapple in another area. The hall is lined with attractive floral print carpet.
All told, again, it was sort of bittersweet being there last night, but must say the Nokia Theatre is attractive. At least it’s still some sort of theater, even if a concert venue. It’s better than being cut up into retail space. It’s in good hands, even if not the beloved Astor Plaza anymore.
The Nokia Theater has a pretty well booked line up for the coming weeks alread. Pretty impressive considering it’s brand new. There are only a few nights that the theater is dark.
The Nokia Theater booking has slowed down a little. When it first opened, they had bookings just about every night. Now they are more spread out.
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2019-04-25T20:18:39Z
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http://cinematreasures.org/blog/2005/10/4/astor-plaza-theater-reopens-as-the-nokia-theatre
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From Tre le Champ the ascent is steep and in sections fixed ladders are in place to help over a section of rock.
The path leads to the Grand Balcon Sud, a classic route in its own right the downside being it may be very busy. Eventually a cairn is reached, the route to La Flegere heads straight on, to the right the route takes you up to Lac Blanc (2352m) which is worth a visit if the weather is good although if its a sunny day it will be over run with day trippers.
Camping is not allowed in this area although between sunset and sunrise discrete bivouacking is possible.
Chamois and Ibex are found in this area, are fairly tame and seem to like posing for photos. The path continues along until it reaches La Flegere. Here there is the Chalet de la Flegere (1877m) but if its busy you can take the cable car down into the valley to find accommodation. This is a good reason to start the TMB from here.
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2019-04-25T02:48:05Z
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http://tourdumontblanc.tripod.com/R10.htm
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A postdoctoral position is open in the newly established Computational Biology laboratory of Dr. Crispin Miller. Dr Miller's laboratory conducts cutting-edge research that exploits genomics data to ask how changes to the cancer genome impact upon tumour growth and maintenance.
We are seeking a highly-motivated scientist to investigate how genome organisation exerts regulatory constraints on gene expression, and how these are altered in tumour cells.
A relevant PhD and previous experience working with 'omics data, coding in a mathematical environment such as R, and significant knowledge of genome biology are essential.
At the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, we are committed to increasing the number of female scientists at this level and strongly encourage female applicants to apply. We have recently introduced a highly attractive, innovative maternity policy, which includes providing a postdoc with support and funding so that their projects can continue during their maternity leave.
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http://www.beatson.gla.ac.uk/Postdoctoral-Fellows/cm-gen-org-mar-19.html
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Thanks again to everyone who participated in our Pet Battle Contest. We received nearly 250 submissions and so many of them were fantastic! We had a lot of fun playing and reviewing your pet battles.
As was stated in the contest details, we choose ten (10) entries at random to be judged. We then reviewed those ten and chose a 1st place winner, 2nd place winner, and 3rd place winner based primarily on originality and creativity.
Our seven random runners up are Licus, Matsumi, Mythmage, Orindal, Soadfreak, Tatou and Zarhan.
Congratulations to all of you! If you're one of our winners or a runner up, you'll be contacted via email to receive your prizes. If you don't receive an email within the next 24 hours, check your spam folder or feel free to contact us.
We hope everyone continues to enjoy our Pet Battle Mini-Game and creation tool. Our thanks to Weena for doing such an excellent job creating the game and interface.
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2019-04-23T15:08:03Z
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https://www.warcraftpets.com/news/pet-battle-contest-winners/
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There has been a lot of research that examines the relationship between the quantity of light and student performance. According to the Heschong Mahone Group, for example, elementary school children learn better in classrooms with substantial daylight. These studies provide a general sense that students perform better with more daylight, but the recommendations for light are not specific to tasks or activities. Kindergarten children need different qualities of light for different curricula and tasks. The need involves not the quantity of light, but rather the quality of light. Having chiaroscuro, or different qualities of light, for different tasks in kindergarten makes the space more functional and turns light into a learning tool. This thesis explores the use of daylight as a teaching material associated with curriculum in kindergartens. Light is teaching.
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2019-04-22T06:56:04Z
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https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/profile-detail/?id=17179878776
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A Guest post by Marlene Hielema from www.imagemaven.com.
Several years ago I borrowed my piano teacher’s grande piano and her lovely home for a portrait shoot of an up-and-coming pianist. As I set up my studio strobe lights for the shoot I was inspired by Arnold Newman’s iconic photo of Igor Stravinsky that I had recently seen at a gallery. I wanted to use the piano as a design element, just like Newman did.
The shoot began with my usual warm up roll of film. Just like Newman, I was shooting in black and white. By the end of the session I had shot five rolls of 36-exposure film. I couldn’t wait to get into the darkroom to process it. When I hung my film up to dry, much to my horror, four of the film rolls had thick black bars running across the them. My heart sank.
Somehow when I changed film after my warm-up roll, I must have accidentally caught my thumb on the shutter speed dial and set it on a different shutter speed than what I had started with. In all the excitement I hadn’t noticed.
Black bands like this are caused by the shutter curtain blocking part of your image during the exposure. If you use studio flash or other off-camera flash systems, you might have had this happen to you, and didn’t know the cause. Let me explain.
dSLR cameras use a focal plane shutter which sits right in front of the sensor. A focal plane shutter consists of two curtains that travel from top to bottom that open to reveal the sensor. Think of a wipe transition that you might see in a slide show. In the case of an SLR camera, there are two wipes. One curtain follows the other. The longer your shutter speed is, the more time it takes for the curtains to travel down the sensor.
At some point curtain number one is finished travelling down the focal plane, and curtain number two has not yet started, revealing the whole sensor. That is the point in time at which the flash needs to fire, or you will end up with black bars when one of the curtains covers part of the sensor. See the animation below for a demonstration.
In order to avoid this problem you need to shoot at, or below, your flash synchronization speed. For Canons the sync speed is 1/200s. For Nikons, 1/250s.
Changing to a slower shutter speed will not change the exposure because in the studio when you’re using flash, the ambient light is usually so low that it doesn’t register. Of course there are limits. A really long shutter speed such as 1 second or more, will most likely take in the ambient light coming from the modelling lights, and that will affect how your photo looks as well as the white balance.
Your on-camera flash won’t let you set a shutter speed higher than your sync speed. However, some on-camera flash systems have a setting for high speed sync. In other words you can set a faster shutter speed than the normal sync speed. This setting is useful if you’re using flash outdoors because sometimes 1/200s is too slow a shutter speed, and will result in overexposure on a very bright day even at f22.
If you’re using an older (pre electronic) SLR film camera, the shutter probably travels sideways instead of top to bottom. You can check that by opening the back of the camera, without any film in it, and crank the film advance lever. You’ll see the curtains travel across the focal plane as you reset them. In older sideways shutter cameras the distance the curtains have to travel is longer (the long side of the film instead of the short side) so your sync speed will have to be longer too. For Canons, 1/60s and for Nikons, 1/90s.
Why do these photos show the bands moving from bottom to top if the shutter is traveling from top to bottom?
Your image is actually upside down and backwards when it hits the sensor or film, but you view it right side up and the right way around because of the prism built into your SLR camera. I thought I’d put these photos in here the right way up for this demonstration to avoid confusion.
You never make this mistake twice!
I learned this lesson the hard way after blowing my portrait shoot many years ago. In the days of film I didn’t have the luxury of immediate image playback. The importance of flash synchronization is forever burned in my brain.
My creativity is maxed out when I’m helping people solve their technical problems, especially those involving digital photography. I’m not woo woo or a fine artist, but I get a great deal of joy teaching creative people about the technology of digital photography, and watching how that understanding opens the doors to their creativity.
I teach photography and Photoshop online, in the classroom, for corporate workshops and one-to-one. I’m a camera raw evangelist. I’ve worked with kids, artists, engineers, doctors, and designers, and I’ve helped many photographers in their transition from film to digital. Find out more about what I can help you with at www.imagemaven.com and then let’s connect via Twitter and Facebook.
I cannot thank you enough for this post. I DID IN FACT BLOW my portrait session due to this. It happened a few other times, but it was occasional. I was going nuts! Trying to figure out what I did wrong. I even called our local camera shop and he thought it was the positioning of my umbrellas, which I had thought for sure too, until one instance it happened, I didn't move or touch anything EXCEPT for the shutter speed! I went crazy. I even switched lenses and camera bodies (had the same setting for the other camera too) I almost went out and purchased new lights. I googled it and I knew it had something to do with shutter speed, but no other site explained it in "Patti terms" as I say. I just need a little easier breakdown of it and you nailed it. Thank you so very much for your explanation and your site is wonderful! Will be stopping here more often :) Thank you thank you I can't thank you enough!
I have exactly the same problem, but it's happening even when I'm not using flash. When I shoot outdoor most of my pictures now has the black band at the bottom. Only recently the problem occurred. Is my camera's shutter having some problem since flash speed is not then culprit?
Expanding on this a bit further: My Nikon D7000 has an "e1 Flash sync speed" menu option that appears to be independent of the shutter speed setting. I got my hand on an old Photogenic studio strobe setup and was getting dark photos even with a shutter speed of 1/30. This completely baffled me until I found the Flash sync speed setting which was set to 1/250... dropping this down to 1/125 solved the problem.
What the heck is going on here? My theory, since I have found no technical explanation of what the "e1 Flash sync speed" option is actually changing, is there is the mechanical shutter controlled by the shutter speed setting and there is an electronic shutter controlled by the "e1 Flash sync speed" setting.
If you would like to research this it is called high speed sync and the shutter can go as high as 1/8000 but the strength of the flash is reduced. I know Nikon and Cannon have this available you have to educate your self on how to use it . Have a lot of fun trying this.
I am not sure about Canon or Nikon, but with my Pentax K-x the only way to fire off camera strobes is via a radio transmitter to receiver slaves, with a sync cord plugged into the camera or optical slaves via the on-camera flash or one mounted on the hotshoe. I cannot plug a sync cord into the camera without using a connection (such as a safe sync on the hotshoe) as there is none built into the camera. Therefore the highest shutter sync speed is protecting my work. There is a built in safety on the hotshoe, whenever a flash or safe sync is slid into the hotshoe, a button is depressed which prevents the flash from firing at any speed above the shutter sync speed. Also, if the built in flash is used to optically trigger strobes, it will not fire above the highest shutter sync speed. It is a nice feature that apparently Canon and Nikon have circumvented by placing a pc outlet into their cameras (at least some of them).
Don't throw it all out the window and let the sync speed necessarily limit you however... if drastic times call for drastic measures and you need just a touch more shutter speed over what your camera's sync will allow simply recompose, taking the shutter banding issue into account and crop your shot later in post. Provides you with that little bit of wiggle room if that's what you need.
I miss my D40. I wish I hadn't sold it. Aside from the great sync speed, it was just a fun, lightweight camera in general.
I don't really do much with portrait work and I have never had a problem with flash sync with the few portrait shoots I've done, but this is great information and one of the most informative articles I have read on here!
Did I miss it or is the article completely omitting the point that a solution to these issues is to have a camera supporting leaf shutter lenses? For example Phase One 645DF medium format camera with an IQ140 digital back can perfectly sync flash up to 1/1600s with Schneider Leaf shutter lenses.
Interesting...would love a faster synch speed to capture those action shots in the studio...come on Canon, keep up with Nikon!
Canon Rebels sync up to 1/200s, all Canon lines above XXXD (XXD, XD) allow for 1/250s sync.
as jeremy said, sync speed is not 1/200 for all canons. Sync speed is not brand dependent but more based on models, Usually the better the camera the higher the sync speed goes, however some cameras (like the Nikon D40) had really fast sync speeds (1/500 and some claim up to 1/1250). If needed sometimes I shoot with a faster speed than my native sync speed would be with the intention to crop out the black band. As one gets more comfortable with their camera/flash it becomes more and more intuitive.
Good to know Jeremy! Thanks for adding this info.
As a tip, you can always hold the camera upside-down so the "un-flashed" portion of the image is above the head of the subject. If the sky is the only think not being flashed, it would not show up anyway.
The max sync speed is not 1/250 for ALL Nikon cameras (I don't know about Canon). For example the max sync speed on my Nikon D40 in TTL is 1/500. With wireless triggers I can get up to 1/1000. This is true with the D70, D70S, D50 and D40 because they all use an electronic shutter. Just one of the reasons I will never give up my D40.
FYI, not all Canon's are at 1/200. The Canon 7D is at 1/250 and the 1D M3/M4 are both at 1/300.
this is one of the strength of the Nikon D40. Although relatively inexpensive, it has a sync speed of 1/500. My daughter and I had a lot of fun with the "flying/freezing-in-the-air" photos in our bedroom.
After being a film shooter for 20 years, I carefully researched the ins and outs of digital cameras and studio lights before my first shoot my digital camera. I made sure that I had a new digital slave that would not trigger my strobes when the preflash went off. When I shot my first shot I was horrified that part of the image seemed overexposed. I spent several panicky minutes trying to track down the problem and several shots later i realized that my shutter speed was too fast and my apeture too big. The whole image was actually overexposed and the banded part looked ok. So, thanks to the digital transition I actually did make this mistake twice (the first time was twenty years earlier the first time I used off camera lighting). Fortunately with digital, you can correct the mistake before it gets embarassing and costly.
Once again a great reminder about synch speed. I have made this error myself, but now I use a tethered LCD Monitor for all of my Studio work. Not only does this help me catch oversights like this, but allows immediate feedback to the models. This is beats showing the small capture on the camera back, and helps the models to adjust quickly!
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2019-04-25T12:34:41Z
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https://digital-photography-school.com/understand-flash-sync-speed-so-you-dont-sink-your-photo-shoot/
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Second version! Everything made by me, I might turn this into a How-To someday!
So I've completely remade my Babydoll cosplay! This was completed earlier this year. I've remade the top, skirt, and gun charms; bought new (more accurate) shoes, stockings, wig, and sword; added decals to the gun; and I made my own gun holster and belt out of leather.
Unfortunately, I haven't gotten many good photos in this cosplay!!! The ones from my last photoshoot turned out well, but I'm not completely satisfied yet.
The time that I used to make this project differs so much from my original cosplay, because at this point I already knew how to make the top and skirt; and was familiar with the mistakes I'd made with the original cosplay. So those pieces took less time - but I also made my own pattern for the top, instead of using a shirt pattern like in the first one. The leather work was also intense. I bought it as a raw pelt, dyed it, sealed it, shaped it, glued it, stitched it, and riveted it together. It took A LOT of time, and I would highly recommend using an industrial or leather-specific sewing machine to work with leather, because my mom's old Pfaff almost died.
It looks just like hers!
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Citation: Mcevoy, J.L., Luo, Y., Conway, W.S., Zhou, B., Feng, H. 2008. Potential of E.coli O157:H7 to grow on field-cored lettuce as impacted by postharvest storage time and temperature. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 128:506-509.
Interpretive Summary: Foodborne illnesses due to E. coli O157:H7 contaminations are a major health concern in the United States. A better understanding of how E. coli can serve as a source of contamination and how the bacterium grows on lettuce at field and refrigerated temperatures may lead to better sanitary practices and reduce the number of food borne illnesses. In this paper we report that E. coli can be transferred from a contaminated knife used in the field during harvest to remove the cores of iceberg lettuce heads. We determined that quick cooling of the lettuce after harvesting is critical in keeping growth of any contaminating E. coli to a minimum if pathogen contamination should occur. Consumers of fresh leafy vegetables as well as the produce growing and packaging industries will benefit from this research.
Technical Abstract: A recent development in iceberg lettuce production is field coring where the outer leaves and the cores of the lettuce heads are removed at the time of harvesting in order to reduce shipping waste and maximize production yield. Using a coring knife contaminated with 2 x 105 cells of E. coli O157:H7, the transfer of the pathogen to lettuce heads and subsequent growth of the pathogen and background microorganisms at simulated field and refrigerated temperatures (30 and 5 C) were examined. At 5 °C no significant growth or loss of viability of E. coli, total aerobes or yeasts and molds were noted during an 8 h incubation period. At 30 °C however, significant increases of all three classes of organisms occurred between 0 h to 4 h and 4 h to 8 h. E. coli numbers, regardless of whether the bacteria were cold stressed prior to use as inoculum, increased by approx. 2 logs10 cfu/g at 30 °C from 0 h to 8 h. The numbers of all three classes of microorganisms were significantly higher in the 30 °C samples compared to the 5 °C samples at both the 4 h and 8 h sampling times. A single contaminated coring knife was found to successively inoculate at least three lettuce heads with E. coli as determined following 6 h incubation at 30 °C.
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2019-04-25T12:10:41Z
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https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=221529
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How Can We Become Biblically Literate?
"The Bible is to be read as a single book of progressive revelation moving from the Old to the New Testatment."
Posting about acquiring Biblical knowledge from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
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https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work/340/
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Summer is finally here and you’ll probably be spending a lot more time outside and away from home. But that doesn’t mean the dogs need to be left at home!
Dogs aren’t welcome to indoor venues (yet!) but no one’s telling you your pooch can’t march around Old Market Square. Street performers and musicians put on free shows all day and into the evening. With food vendors surrounding the grassy seating area and port-a-potties in behind your dog won’t have to be left alone at all.
A lot goes on at Assiniboine Park and the pups are free to join! The 2013 Red River Co-op Summer Entertainment Series at Assiniboine Park is already underway with music and ballet performances at the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden and Lyric Theatre. On Friday evening cuddle up with your dog and take in a movie at the Lyric Theatre. Pack yourself some popcorn and her a few treats and chew toys to keep everyone happy.
Manyfest takes place on Broadway and is Winnipeg’s largest downtown festival. This year’s events haven’t been announced, but last year there was a movie night, farmer’s and artisan’s market and a parade down the street where people held candles, glow sticks and other bright items called Lights on Broadway. Your pup is welcome to join in this outdoor festival and would look spectacular with a glow stick collar!
There are many dog-friendly events and spaces in summer. Where will you be heading with your dogs?
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2019-04-23T13:53:20Z
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https://dreamdogrescueblog.wordpress.com/tag/old-market-square/
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Over on H-Podcast there is a growing list of podcasts in academia. It's pretty awesome, but there is only one in their material culture category! That's surprising to me. Material Culture Studies has a pretty active online life, particularly in the blogosphere and the twitterverse. But next to the nothing in the podalaxy?
Can anyone send some suggestions about material culture podcasts that can be added to the H-Podcast list? Or alternatively, offer up any speculation as to why podcasts and material culture don't mix?
I would recommend adding both "99% Invisible", which is an exploration of the built environment and design in general, and "The Memory Palace" which often uses material culture as a jumping off point for an exploration of an idea or historical event. I have used episodes of both of these to teach introductory historic preservation class to help students understand not only the interpretation of material culture, but also the concept of multiple layers of interpretation at any given site.
Dr. Jon Kay--Director of Traditional Arts Indiana and Curator of Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures has been active in producing material culture podcasts. His series Artisan Ancestors has 40 episodes (so far) on a wide range of material culture topics. It can be found in iTunes and at the Internet Archive. He has recently begun hosting the Mathers Museum of World Culture's own podcast series Conversations on Culture. With students associated with Traditional Arts Indiana he has also produced a foodways podcast called Second-Servings.
Thanks for all these great suggestions -- I've added them to the Roundup. Feel free to keep them coming!
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2019-04-24T12:09:51Z
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https://networks.h-net.org/node/7842/discussions/111906/material-culture-podcasts
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"... Clouds commonly store Virtual Machine (VM) images on networked storage. This poses a serious potential scalability bottleneck as launching a single fresh VM instance requires, at minimum, several hundred MB of network reads. As this bottleneck occurs most severely during read-intensive launching of ..."
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2019-04-25T07:48:14Z
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https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/search?q=VMtorrent%3A+virtual+appliances+on-demand
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2016 has been a very successful year for the TCRN; we have been refunded to continue the body of research projects. Under TCRN Director Professor David Goldstein, the TCRN has seen many new collaborations with local hospitals, universities and institutions as well as the local health district.
TCRN Program Manager Stephanie Macmillan will continue to lead the management of the TCRN and its five Flagship Programs.
The TCRN would like to take this opportunity to wish all its members and those who have worked with us throughout the year a peaceful Christmas break and a Happy New Year.
TCRN Members are invited to attend a Lowy presentation by Prof Jack London, which is sponsored by the TCRN.
The TCRN held the annual Consumer Engagement Workshop at the end of November, one of the most anticipated and successful research support services provided by the TCRN.
Whether applying for funding in 2017 or not, all TCRN researchers had a valuable opportunity to engage with consumers and present their research plan to TCRN consumers for feedback.
Thank you to all of our dedicated consumers who have participated throughout the year and assisted many of our members in their cancer research projects.
TCRN Chief Investigator Jane Phillips leads the 2025 Cancer Workforce and Capacity flagship..
Electronic Health Records have become common features in hospitals and offices. However, despite the notion that they will make care safer, many providers and patients have experienced that they have brought more work, less personal interaction, and unfortunately little improvements in safety and quality. Dr Lehmann will discuss his twenty-year experience in making EHRs safer in children through clinical decision support. He will also discuss costs savings and improved outcomes through modification and improvements in EHRs.
For the past 10 years, a multi-disciplined, theoretical approach to risk management and safety has emerged to address the issue of improving safety performance in complex, dynamic-adaptive socio-technical systems. The field is called Resilience Engineering. The health care sector has taken the lead in this initiative to adapt the concepts and methods of this field through conferences, books, and practice to improve patient safety performance through an approach called Resilient Health Care.
Translating evidence-based guidance into improved care in routine practice involves healthcare professionals adopting new, and changing existing, behaviours. Research has demonstrated that changing healthcare professionals’ behaviour is difficult, especially if it involves changing existing routinized ways of providing care.
Sir Harry Burns, Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Strathclyde and former Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, will present the keynote address on health and wellbeing, to SESLHD staff, colleagues and community members alike.
Please share this invitation with your colleagues and community members, and in particular any staff or volunteers who may not have access to a computer.
The Research Strategy and Partnerships Office (RSPO) along with the Cancer Council NSW, are hosting an information session covering tips and strategies for developing a competitive application for the Project Grants 2017 round, for funding commencing 2018.
The RSPO is available to assist with any enquiries - email nhmrc@unsw.edu.au.
The Community of Practice is collecting expressions of interest to join a MDT Network.
If you would like to join the network, you need to register as a Community of Practice member.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) hosts the “NCI Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention” in Rockville, Maryland 2017.
The Curriculum provides scientists and health care professionals training on cancer control, prevention and research.
The Principles and Practice of Cancer Control Course; 10 July – 4 August 2017; focuses on concepts, methods, issues, and applications related to cancer prevention and control.
The Molecular Prevention Course, 7 – 11 August 2017; provides a strong background in the molecular biology and genetics of cancer and an overview of basic laboratory approaches applied to cutting-edge research in the fields of molecular epidemiology, chemoprevention, biomarkers, and translational research.
Missed out on the Cancer Institute NSW 'Innovations in Cancer Treatment and Care' conference in September? You can view all of the presentations online, including the Pilot study by TCRN project manager Dr Mahnaz Fanaian "Patient views of the process of consent for Biobanking in POWH".
The TCRN will be closing in line with the end of year shutdown from 19 December 2016 to 2 January 2017 inclusive.
The TCRN staff will be back in the office from 3 January 2017.
The TCRN wish to thank all of its members for their valuable contribution throughout the year and we look forward to continued success in 2017.
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2019-04-19T02:34:26Z
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http://www.tcrn.unsw.edu.au/newsletter2/944
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Arts
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Health
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ha
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The Homestretch (20th Century Fox, 1947). Folded, Fine/Very Fine. One Sheet (27" X 41"). Drama.
Starring Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Glenn Langan, and Helen Walker. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone. An unrestored poster that displays signs of use. May include slight edge and fold wear, minor fold separations, light creases, pinholes, including torn pinholes, a couple of minute chips and paper lifts, very small tears, or unobtrusive stains and smudges. There are a few small surface indentations in the image. Folded, Fine/Very Fine.
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2019-04-19T14:53:42Z
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https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/movie-posters/the-homestretch-20th-century-fox-1947-folded-fine-very-fine-one-sheet-27-x-41-drama/p/161918-13020.s
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Home
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lensculture
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Lewis Baltz, with his iconic, minimalist photos of suburban landscape, is considered the founder of the New Topographics movement. Reproduced for the first time, his earliest portfolio, The Tract Houses (1971), and his preliminary forays into a minimal aesthetic, The Prototype Works (1967-1976), illuminate Baltz's drive to capture the reality of a sprawling Western ecology gone wild. Together with The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California, this trilogy reveals the indelible importance of Baltz in the development of contemporary photography. 'Baltz turned his camera on the virtually featureless built environment of California . . . He pushed his compositions to an astringent minimum,' writes curator Sheryl Conkelton in an informative essay.
Either available as individual publications or in a handsome cloth slipcase for all three. Includes stunning tri-tone reproductions of Baltz's magnificent prints. Co-published with RAM Publications, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Steidl Verlag, this edition is truly worthy of collectors.
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2019-04-24T14:27:09Z
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https://www.lensculture.com/books/5080-the-tract-houses-die-siedlungshauser
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Arts
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apple
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Vous remercier d'avoir fait ces programmes merveilleux. Les sujets de podcast sont très intéressants.
I have listened to Louis' Daily French Pod for a couple of years to keep my French brushed up for trips to Montreal. I had gotten to where I felt like I needed more of a challenge. Then Louis announced, "If you want to hear me speak at a typical speed, try my new podcast Choses a Savoir." At first these seemed above me, but after two or three days listening, I am getting 75% of what is said on the first pass. This is a wonderful podcast to elevate your skills.
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2019-04-23T10:27:57Z
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/choses-%C3%A0-savoir/id1048372492
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and professor at Columbia University Medical School, frequently appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show before debuting his own syndicated program, The Dr. Oz Show, in 2009. Oz was named to the TIME 100 in 2008. He is also the author of several books, including YOU: Having a Baby.
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2019-04-20T22:39:12Z
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http://ideas.time.com/contributor/mehmet-oz-m-d/
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Reference
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AShampoo Burning Studio is disc-burning software (CD, DVD and Blu-ray) available for Microsoft Windows.
UQ staff and students are able to access AShampoo Burning Studio 6 on UQ-owned and controlled systems. You can self-install the software on UQ-owned computers through UQ Software Licensing. You will need an activation code to install it (UQ login required).
You cannot use AShampoo Burning Studio 6 with a UQ licence anywhere off-campus or on personal computers.
AShampoo Burning Studio can be used at UQ for any purpose. The licence is perpetual (ongoing) and specifically for Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 only, not later versions.
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2019-04-22T00:50:42Z
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https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/information-technology/software-and-web-apps/software-uq/ashampoo-burning-studio
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Computers
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wordpress
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Largely overlooked by visitors, Prasat Kravan is just 500m south of Banteay Kdei and is worth a quick 10 minute stop to explore. Known as the Cardamon Sanctuary, it comprises of a row of five brick and sandstone towers sitting on a low platform in a field.
It’s not a complicated structure, the highlight being the interiors of the towers that house some interesting carvings that remain in very good condition.
The sanctuary was consecrated in 921 A.D. during the reign of Harshavarman I. The central tower is dedicated to Vishnu, and the northern most tower to Lakshmi, wife of Vishnu. The best carving is of the latter, where Lakshmi is wearing a pleated sampot, flanked by two kneeling worshippers.
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2019-04-21T15:22:50Z
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https://kevinstandagephotography.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/temples-of-angkor-wat-prasat-kravan-cambodia/
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There are few hard facts known about Ravenous and his Seekers. It is believed that he originated in the Negative Zone and was recruited by Annihilus. It is unknown whether Annihilus had a hand in his creation. Many of those who have entered the Negative Zone have whispered of the Seekers for years. Recently Ravenous identified as their leader and he has been described as an unstoppable force of nature by those who have encountered him and survived.
While seeking to unlock the possibilities of biological application of the Power Cosmic, Annihilus assigned Ravenous and his Seekers the task of finding the famed Heralds of Galactus. He was to capture them alive for experimentation. The Annihilation Wave destroyed the Xandar Cluster. While Ravenous and his Seekers were sent out through that region of space to find Air-Walker and Firelord, both of whom were former Heralds of Galactus that were native to the planet Xandar.
Ravenous had control of dog like creatures called Currs. The Currs are the Seekers tracking devices. These Currs are attached to the Seekers by glowing umbilical cords. They have no eyes, but they use sensory like tentacles to find their way through the cosmos. Currs appear to come in packs of threes and are conduits of the Opposing Force, increasing the Seekers power and allowing them to track the Heralds through hyperspace with no apparent problems. Upon locating Air-Walker, Ravenous became disappointed that Air-Walker was an android being and thus he terminated him in spite of the Silver Surfer interference.
The Seekers tracked the Silver Surfer to the Skrull controlled Tercera Prime Peripheral System of the Andromeda Galaxy; there they were defeated in a futile attempt to apprehend him. After their defeat, the Silver Surfer fled to the Obada’an Rim within the Badoon, Skrull Neutral Zone. He had been summoned there by his former master, Galactus, who had sensed the magnitude of the Annihilation Wave. Galactus decided to bestow a massive gift of the Power Cosmic to his former Herald, thus increasing his power tremendously. The arrogant Ravenous engaged the Surfer fiercely, but he was handed a humbling defeat by the newly unleashed power of the Herald. However the Ex-Herald Terrax the Tamer, was not as fortunate as the Silver Surfer. He was tracked and captured by the Seekers on star-sleds.
Ravenous appeared with a group of cosmic warriors on the planet of Daedalus 5 which consisted of: Terrax the Tamer (who was under mind control), Paibok the Power Skrull, a giant Mad Thinker android, and the Infant Terrible. They were ordered to attack the United Front. This group was held to a stale mate by Nova and the others. Ravenous noticed Praxagora, a being from the Negative Zone, standing with the United Front. Not willing to concede the battle, he unleashed the Centurions. They were 100 super powered beings from the planets in the Negative Zone. The United Front fell to the overwhelming might of the new attackers. The Front retreated from the planet.
At the end of the Annihilation event Ronan thought it wise to make a pact with Ravenous in order to save many Kree lives. He gave Ravenous sovereignty of much of Kree space including the planet of Kreelar. During his tender as Sovereign of Kree-Lar he has had to face an uprising from member of the Centurions led by Hybelea; Ronan, Wraith and Ra-Venn seeking to activate a forgotten army of Sentries that were housed under his throne; recently he was attacked by the Shi'ar led by Emperor Vulcan. Vulcan dispatched the Strontian, Xenith to secure Ravenous surrender. During her mission Xenith killed Ravenous’ insectoid adviser Orbus and appeared to be on the verge of taking Ravenous' life when he was rescued by Nova Corps member, Robbie Rider.
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2019-04-26T07:52:55Z
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https://www.marvel.com/characters/ravenous
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Science
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wolfram
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Today I'm gonna quickly show off something I made for a friend (and about which I'd been thinking for some time). We're gonna use the YouTube API in Mathematica to do a have some fun (but not too much fun, mind you!).
And we see, sadly, that instead of getting results for my name, Steve Wolfraum, we get them for some random dude name Stephen Wolfram. Not to be deterred, let's at least get something out of this and see a thumbnail for all our results. Tragically, we can't download videos with the YouTube API, but at least we get thumbnails...hooray? To make things more fun, we'll also add a filter to all these results, as the raw thumbnails really aren't all that interesting.
And it seems that people really like the basics and...really like seismic waves?
A YouTube API wouldn't be much of a YouTube API if it couldn't upload videos, of course, so I cooked that in as well.
It depends on what you mean by the URLs. You can’t download YouTube videos with the API, but you can get a link to the actual URL on YouTube where the video will display or use some YouTube downloader with that URL to get the video.
"but you can get a link to the actual URL on YouTube where the video will display or use some YouTube downloader with that URL to get the video." Exactly that is what I want. How to do it?
With a response dataset you can get the ID for the video or list IDs for a list of videos by inspecting the response dataset structure and using the appropriate extractors.
Then you use the request $so["VideoURL", "id"->id] to get the display URL. You can map this over the IDs if you want to get a bunch of URLs.
Thanks for the instruction. I verified that it works on V11.3 win 10.
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2019-04-19T17:11:10Z
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https://community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/1484511
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Abstract: The Antarctic ice sheet during past warm intervals Geological data indicate that there was major retreat of the Antarctic ice sheet during past warm intervals when atmospheric CO2 was comparable to present. Simulating this retreat with coupled climate and ice sheet models has long been problematic due to strong stabilising mechanisms. Here we discuss how new mechanisms have enabled the simulation of Antarctic ice sheet retreat that is consistent with the geological evidence. We also discuss the rates of sea level rise projected by these models under anthropogenic warming.
This seminar will take place on Friday 9th February, at 4 p.m, in Room A2-002.
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2019-04-18T19:08:14Z
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https://ulsites.ul.ie/macsi/antarctic-ice-sheet-during-past-warm-intervals
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Science
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oreilly
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You can think of ergonomics as a way of designing tools and equipment to suit individual needs. For a number of years, there have been efforts to improve ergonomics, primarily in manufacturing and product design. But improvements can also be made for office workers.
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2019-04-22T19:46:02Z
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https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/administrative-assistants-and/9780814433522/xhtml/chapter18.html
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Arts
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Business
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lambiek
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The world-famous comic strip, restored and collected for the first time in its entirety! The second of four exclusive volumes, authorized by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate that collects the entire run of the legendary Tarzan comic strip by one of the most influential artists of the 20th-century, Burne Hogarth, reprints the final groups of strips written by Don Garden, who also collaborated with Hal Foster. The restorations are by the renowned comic strip restorer, Peter Maresca, who also worked on Titan's critically acclaimed Flash Gordon volumes. The volume contains an illustrated introduction by comics artist Thomas Yeates, who worked on Tarzan: The Beckoning and recalls his meetings with Burne Hogarth and the inspiration Hogarth gave him. Collects the stories "Tarzan and the Peoples of the Sea and the Fire," "Tarzan against Dagga Ramba," "Tarzan and the Fatal Fountain," and "Tarzan and the Barbarians," originally published between 1940 and 1943.
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2019-04-19T08:38:22Z
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https://www.lambiek.net/shop/series/burne-hogarth-s-tarzan/63046/versus-the-barbarians.html
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Arts
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Arts
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Temptation of a Monk is a treat for those viewers who value character development and self discovery. The movie is the story of a army general who strives to transcend the trappings of his position, social expectation and his current state of existence. He enters a monastery which shakes his social foundations (an elder brother monk, 10 years old ordering an ex-general around), but the teachings are ineffective because of his hidden motivations in joining the monastery. After a traumatic event, he moves on to another monastery, where his life begins to change. His newfound learnings and knowledge are again tested to determine whether he perseveres.
The subtlety of the plot and the gradual development of the character is wonderful, much like the metamorphosis of a caterpillar. This is the strength of the film, enticing viewers to watch on to find out whether the protagonist perseveres. The contemporary style of the costumes is another feature of this film adding to the beauty of the landscape. Overall, Temptation of a Monk is an oriental treat -- displaying both the beauty of the land and of the human soul.
Joan Chen had her head completely shaved for the role of Qingshou (Violet).
General Shi Yan-sheng: The Master Abbot sent you?
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2019-04-23T19:40:43Z
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https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0108630/?ref_=m_nm_knf_act_t56
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Arts
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Arts
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wikiquote
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7 Age of the author as a factor?
12 Tweets, blogs, chatrooms, &c.
BD has made a good start, but there are still quite a few loose ends.
We have enough problems with "notable", let alone "very notable, moderately notable, barely notable. We often use the criterion that there is a WP article. We can't say that there is very, moderately or barely an article. (We could say "is the article a stub", but that seems a poor guide.) This could be important if there is a BLP issue - the quote is justifiable if the person is famous; he's famous in Britain but not America.
Do we mean notable or famous? There are plenty of people who are notable without being famous, such as (at least in England) top judges and civil servants, Oxford professors, some top businessmen. And people may be much more famous in some countries than others.
Narrow and mundane: there's a new article hippopotamus, which is not far from porcupine but most of the quotes there (I declare an interest) are high quality and by people notable by any standard. Would a collection of that standard about porcupines be acceptable?
Do we distinguish between quotes by and about the subject: would we demand the same standard for a quote by Tchaikovsky about Brahms in the Tchaikovsky article as in the Brahms article? Again, this could make a difference in BLP cases.
"It may be a very difficult and very subjective determination to say that one quote is "quotable" while another is not." Having been thinking about this for close to a year, I'm convinced that it's impossible to get agreement, even among friends (and I hope all the regulars are friends).
Notability of person: suppose there is a famous quote that is generally accepted as originating from an otherwise little-known person. Would we refuse to have an article about that person? Could we argue that the quote suffices to make the person notable for our purposes?
That's quite a bit of food for thought. I am thinking of notability in terms of fame more than impact or influence. With respect to the level of notability, I can't enunciate a clear test (perhaps someone else can do a better job with that), but there are certainly people who are highly notable in an almost universal sense of both fame and impact (Mahatma Gandhi, George Washington, Simon Bolivar), and there are, on the other hand, people of limited notability (Kathy Griffin, Thomas Gold, Dan Gable). Among the people of limited notability, some are at least noted for what they say (e.g. Griffin) or write, as opposed to mathematical or athletic ability.
With regard to the narrow and mundane, I would have no objection to an article on porcupines if there were a collection of particularly clever or meaningful quotes (I suspect there are). The hippopotamus entry is an example of that - not a grand theme, but the quotes are good. However, a quote by Dan Gable expressing his opinion on porcupines in terms that are not particularly clever or meaningful would not gain entry (under either the person or the theme). A much better argument could be made for the same observation coming from Gandhi. The point of this portion of the proposal is that a quote on a broader subject is more likely to be sufficiently quotable to merit inclusion on a person's page.
Regarding the quotes by versus about the subject being on the author's page versus the subject's page, I think each evaluation has to be done independently. There may be circumstances where, for example, Shakespeare says something about porcupines which is just not worth mentioning in the Shakespeare page, but which could be included in the page on porcupines simply because it's a quote on porcupines coming from Shakespeare. The same applies to a quote on Brahms coming from Tchaikovsky - maybe it belongs on one page but not the other. For example, if Tchaikovsky names seven or eight major influences (or composers he thinks are over-rated), and Brahms is among them, it's not really so much "about" Brahms. Conversely, if Tchaikovsky said something pointed about Brahms, it may deserve to go on the Brahms page, but may for some reason not belong on the Tchaikovsky page. Of course, both Brahms and Tchaikovsky are highly notable (in my book, at least), so it's a different level of inquiry than if Dan Gable had something to say about Thomas Gold.
Now, about the "single quote" making one notable for our purposes, my mind instantly flashes to "Don't tase me, bro!". On the other hand, there are people like William Pitt (ship-builder), whose single work is recollected in volumes down through the ages, which is where the test of time comes in, and perhaps examination of the quality of the quote itself. I know there will be qualms about weighing the quality of a quote, and I think that's just sort of a gut-check thing that we have to do. Certainly there is no quality to "Don't tase me, bro!" other than the freak incidence of it being bandied about in the national consciousness for a few weeks.
I'd suggest to split this into chunks, e.g. paragraphs with specific topics, to make the discussion possible.
Age of the author as a factor?
As a newcomer (prospective member really) I have a few observations on these evolving standards. I offer them for your consideration as potentially useful suggestions, and also to gauge whether Wikiquote's evolving mission fits my own interests.
Quality - The preamble to Wikiquote is a fine statement of intent with bearing on quality. Notwithstanding that it is indeed very difficult to be prescriptive about something so subjective, I think the present "witty, pithy, wise, eloquent, or poignant" is a fine beginning that ought to be expanded and given greater prominence.
Structure - I think the general characterization of quality ought not be structurally subordinate to "by or about." Where specific sections make qualifications or exceptions they should be relative to a main section. That said, "who said it" is indeed a major determinant, especially when it is seminal, insightful, or even surprising.
A "smell test" - Quotations by their very nature are taken out of context. It would be wise to point this out in the policy because so much remarkably unremarkable material is apparently added without considering whether "you had to be there."
Memorialization - The presumption that every theatrical release contains memorable dialog is correct in the sense that those who saw it may well remember, particularly where it is reminiscent of a plot point or character trait, but many productions really have nothing that passes the you had to be there test. The Wikiquote community may have a purpose in memorializing such lines, but I would apply another smell test: "Would a reviewer quote this as an indication of merit in the work?"
Verifiability - I fully endorse the draft policy. Were a quote not sourced nor reliably attributed, I should look the fool to use it.
BD2412 did a great service by getting this guideline started, and it is already a valuable resource. However (surely you knew there was going to be a however here), I still believe that much of what is currently covered under Quotes by or about individuals should be hoisted into the lede and/or a first section about what makes a particular choice of words quotable.
I think the current guidance for Quotes from specific forms of media under-prescribes because the best bits of guidance about what makes a quote quotable are found in a section that applies to persons, and expressly not to works. Aside from some generalizations about expectations for various media and genre, the only real guidance here is to try to discern memorability. Someone who is very interested in a work may find every bit of it memorable (even for reasons that have little to do with the words themselves). Without some relatively more objective guidance for looking at the words from a perspective beyond the context of the work, applying this guideline to remove indiscriminate contributions must at times seem like arbitrary discrimination.
I also think the guidance on media over-generalizes, or rather, over-emphasizes generalities. It is worth noting general expectations for different media and genre, but exceptions abound (in both directions) and the important issue is discerning what makes something quotably exceptional.
Can we please (I'd be bold, but I'm a little scared of touching a guideline) put a fairly strongly worded sentiment in the section "Length of quotes" against having whole scene transcriptions in film articles, and huge chunks of dialogue?
Thinking about it, maybe I'll just be bold.
Wow; that's beastly! Those would be pages of printed material! When I have more time, I'll try and help you with this guideline. :) . . . Maybe we can split the "Length of Quotes" into two subsections, so we can separately address the issue you have, and the film issue (which is also serious!).
Fine, I think current practice reflects an existing consensus to do this, except when quoting unoriginal usage or plagiarism in order to correctly attribute a widespread misattribution. (I recall a recent discussion in which someone argued, essentially, that "if he said it then it's a quote," regardless of originality. In that case there are many brilliant quotes that could be attributed to such persons as, e.g., yours truly – a position that makes no sense.) As with other aspects of quotability discussed above, I think this should apply to productions as well as to persons.
Speaking of video games, there are some articles such as Rome: Total War and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri that contain large numbers of quotes attributable to historical figures. I don't think quoting re-quoters like this is appropriate, but there appears to be some dissent. The same thing happens to a lesser degree in film and television articles, usually without attribution. I appreciate that such quotes contribute to the interest of these works, but it is not really Wikiquote's purpose to exhibit such qualities. Associating famous quotes, which are widely repeated by definition, with works or persons that repeat them runs counter to the core principles of traditional compendia of quotations.
I do not think we should be including quotes from such places unless they are notably quoted in reliable sources outside the chattersphere.
I have no problem with contributor judgment, subject to consensus, in selecting quoteworthy passages from sufficiently notable works, lest we sacrifice a lot of good literary quotes and at least 90% of film and TV quotes (although the latter might be a good thing!). However, I think that, in general, if notability of the work is not demonstrable in reliable sources then quotability of the quote ought to be. Otherwise, we assume every public utterance of a notable person is inherently worth memorializing for posterity as long as it appeals to some nobody like me.
But there's the rub, on 121a0012's other hand. Who is going to remove them when some contributor evidently thought they were quoteworthy? We already have "quality of the quote" and "fame of the quote" in the guideline, but these are being trumped by notability of the author. Holding discussions to reach consensus on whether each individual bit of chatter is trivial would be a recipe for wasting a great deal of time on trivialities.
No one is proposing to put these new media off limits, but I am striving for a way to make "who actually quotes this?" a more significant consideration when the quoted work is not itself notable. Perhaps "quoted in reliable sources outside the chattersphere" is too strong a requirement, but simply saying "nobody quotes your blog" is not going to cover things that are repeated only in a small, insular echo-chambers (not to mention puppet theatres).
That is a good point, and has come up in several cases. However, I want to avoid introducing too many changes of substance into a single proposal.
I noticed we have a proposed guideline on placing limits on the number of quotes from non-PD works we can put on a page on Wikiquote. While it has been flashed around as "policy", the reason why I think people aren't following it and cramming too many quotes into one page, is because people aren't following Quotability. I actually think we should merge this with the Limits on Quotation guideline to make one, firm set of rules on what should be placed in a page on Wikiquote. Gloss over the legal aspects, and focus on ensuring that we only focus on the best quotes.
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2019-04-23T14:20:29Z
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https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote_talk:Quotability
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Arts
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Reference
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wordpress
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“We may go to a teacher or to a book for guidance and help along the way, but we cannot go to a teacher or to a book for God. For that, we have to go to our own Soul, to the innermost depths of our own being. No man, woman, or book can reveal God to us. All any one of them can do is to show us the path along which we may travel until we get back into the kingdom of our own being, the kingdom of our own Soul, and there find God.
“So he found his way into the next room, and after entering this second room, he began to breathe more freely. But as before, when he familiarized himself with the surroundings, he saw that he was once more in an empty room except for a crystal statue of the Jehovah God. He felt the lightness of the crystal; he felt the lightness of the atmosphere of the room, and said to himself, ‘This is more like it.’ But after a while he realized that this, too, was not It.
Joel S. Goldsmith, an excerpt from “The World Is New,” pages 87-88.
Book excerpt from “The World Is New” © by Joel S. Goldsmith, first published in 1962. Photo gratefully used from Wikimedia Commons. All 2009-2019 rights of Zane Maser and SunnyCat Astrology reserved worldwide.
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2019-04-22T07:07:45Z
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https://zanemaser.wordpress.com/2019/02/25/heavens-realm-is-within-you/
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Arts
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Arts
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tripod
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Novelty Bingo Daubers, 9. Gold Strike and Nevada Landing (Jean, Nevada): Signature/Signature Elite Memberships The two casinos permitted their best players to write their own comps. They also received a free 3-night stay each week without redeeming any of their comp dollars.
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2019-04-22T09:01:10Z
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http://deep--bingobugle.tripod.com/bingo-1073-articles/novelty-bingo-daubers.htm
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Arts
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Reference
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thecolonial
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Ghost Light is a haunted comedy about the absurd, but very seriously regarded, superstitions of the theatre, specifically those surrounding Shakespeare’s Macbeth. When a disgruntled and arrogant understudy tempts fate by uttering the forbidden name of the “Scottish King” on stage, the sorcery of the Bard’s witches overwhelms the production leading to chaos, misfortune and death. All’s well that ends well... but not for everyone.
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2019-04-20T00:23:52Z
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https://tickets.thecolonial.org/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1105.html
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Arts
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Arts
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worldcat
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Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, ©2001.
Examines the life and contributions of the English mathematician and inventor, whose work with calculating machines caused him to be called the father of the modern computer.
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
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library:placeOfPublication <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1086559#Place/chicago_ill> ; # Chicago, Ill.
schema:isPartOf <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1086559#Series/groundbreakers> ; # Groundbreakers.
schema:location <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1086559#Place/chicago_ill> ; # Chicago, Ill.
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2019-04-26T05:55:38Z
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https://www.worldcat.org/title/charles-babbage/oclc/43952109
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Arts
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Computers
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livejournal
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This statue ("Super-sized David Garden Sculpture by Design Toscano") is for sale on Amazon and is being made much of in several "weird things" blogs. As a public service, here it is minus all of the negative commentary it comes with in other blogs.
This entry was originally posted at http://firecat.dreamwidth.org/765623.html, where there are comments.
Can think of at least 3 potential gift recipients for this, thank you!!!
He looks so frowny! I feel like he'd be making disapproving comments on everything in his line of sight.
I see thoughtful, not frowny. And the original is far too much of a gangly adolescent to be attractive. Lovely to look at, yes, but not appealing.
This one however ... wonder if Amazon UK has him.
Looks a bit more like Dionysus than David to me, but I like it!
Yep, that's why I didn't link to any place that discusses or offers the item. I hope they listen to you.
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2019-04-25T03:45:05Z
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https://firecat.livejournal.com/756235.html
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The completed Sutton Road Solar Farm became operational April 13.
Bring on the sunshine: Cornell University’s new Sutton Road Solar Farm, a 2-megawatt energy facility that will offset nearly 40 percent of the annual electricity demand at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, New York, became fully operational April 13.
Construction of the solar farm, a 17-acre facility featuring 9,120 photovoltaic panels located off Sutton Road in Seneca, New York, started last spring and is Cornell’s second megawatt-scale solar project. In September 2014, the university opened the Cornell Snyder Road Solar Farm with 6,778 photovoltaic panels on an 11-acre plot that adjoins the Tompkins County Regional Airport in Lansing, New York. Adding the new Geneva array to the Lansing facility’s output, the university will produce about 5,700 megawatt-hours of electricity annually.
“Moving from the natural gas-dominated heating and electric system to renewable energy is necessary to meet Cornell and New York state’s goal of decarbonizing energy,” said Bert Bland, associate vice president for energy and sustainability in the university’s Infrastructure, Properties and Planning division.
Construction workers assemble solar panels at the new Sutton Road Solar Farm during the late fall 2015.
In September 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced NY-Sun awards for large solar electric projects that will increase the solar energy capacity in the state by more than 214 megawatts, a 68 percent increase over the amount of solar installed. The NY-Sun Initiative strove to expand the state’s renewable energy market to bring down the costs of the technology.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority administers the NY-Sun awards, and it contributed about one-third of the project’s capital cost, while private developer Distributed Sun and Building Energy Asset Management LLC will own and operate the Geneva array. Jeff Weiss ’79 is co-chairman and managing director at Distributed Sun. Cornell will purchase the solar farm’s electricity through an agreement with the company.
Utilizing solar power is just one of many actions the university is taking to reduce its carbon footprint. Cornell’s Senior Leader Climate Action Group has been charged with prioritizing initiatives that will help the university become carbon neutral. The group will submit recommendations and their associated costs by Sept. 1.
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2019-04-21T16:26:34Z
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http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/05/cornells-sutton-road-solar-farm-opens-geneva
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Former Guantanamo detainee arrested in U.K.
LONDON —Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg was among four people arrested in Britain on Tuesday on suspicion of terrorism offenses related to the war in Syria, British police said.
Begg, 45, was arrested at his home in south Birmingham on suspicion of “attending a terrorist training camp and facilitating terrorism overseas,” the West Midlands Police said in a statement.
Besides Begg, police arrested a 44-year-old woman, her 20-year-old son and a 36-year-old man on “suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas.” Police said their homes, all in the area of Birmingham, Britain’s second-largest city, were being searched, along with their vehicles and electronic devices.
British authorities are increasingly concerned about the threat posed by Britons returning home after becoming radicalized in Syria. In 2013, British police made 24 arrests related to Syria; in the first three weeks of January 2014, they made 14.
In an unusual step, a West Midlands Police spokeswoman named Begg as one of the four arrested.
“We are confirming this name as a result of the anticipated high public interest,” she said, adding that “our naming does not imply any guilt.” The three others were not named.
Shaun Edwards, detective superintendent of the West Midlands Police counterterrorism unit, said the four arrests were connected. “They were pre-planned and intelligence-led,” he said in a statement.
Begg spent nearly three years in U.S. custody at prisons in Afghanistan and in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before being released in 2005 without charge. Begg, who was born in Britain to Pakistani Muslim parents, was arrested in Pakistan in 2002 on suspicion of being an al-Qaeda member and was turned over to U.S. authorities.
Since returning to Britain, Begg has become a well-known campaigner for the rights of detainees and their families. He is the director of outreach for Cage, a London-based advocacy group formerly called Cageprisoners, and frequently speaks out on Syria.
Writing on the group’s Web site in December, Begg detailed the two trips he made in 2012 to Syria, where he said he was investigating allegations of U.S. and British complicity in rendition and torture, and visiting refugees.
“I witnessed the squalid refugee camps, I visited the wounded — young and old, some of whom I buried, I saw the carnage of [President Bashar al-Assad’s] killing machine and I saw the beautiful young faces of children aged beyond their years,” he wrote.
He also said that officials from MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, reached out to him before his second trip to discuss his views on Syria, and that MI5 assured him that he would not be “hindered” in returning to Syria.
But British authorities later seized his passport over his Syria trips, he wrote.
British police have a maximum of 14 days to release or charge Begg.
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2019-04-23T06:51:49Z
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/former-guantanamo-detainee-arrested-in-uk/2014/02/25/809def4c-9e27-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html?wprss=rss_world
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You asked for it so here she is -- the Natalya pattern. I will probably make a separate page for this later, but for now I'm just linking to the PDF. If you have any questions or problems don't hesitate to ask. And if you do make up a pair and like them, let me know that too!
Thanks for the pattern. :) Good luck with Paul's sweater!
Thank you for the pattern, It's my next thing to cast on.
They look gorgeous, but the link doesn't seem to be working? I'd love the pattern!
DOH! I came into this post on a link from someone else's blog - once I actually read your newer entries, I found the link to the pattern. Thanks for sharing the pattern, I am off to try it!
I just started knitting in May and have become quite addicted to it. I just finished a wonderful scarf (Here and There Cables, Norah Gaughan) and decided to embark on the Natalya Gauntlets, which i've been wanting to try for a while now. Well i started it and i think it's actualy looking great (What an AWESOME pattern! I can't wait to wear it!) except for the fact that i might have screwed up the Gussett (I stopped here when i realized i didn't have 15 stiches between markers). Would you mind if i emailed you some specific questions to try to figure out where i might be doing wrong? I wasn't sure if i was following the gussett instructions correctly (I'm still learning to read patterns) but i decided to just keep going with it and see where it got me. (This has been my process with other projects...trial and error...this is the first time i got stuck enough that i'm reaching out for help.) HELP??
I was trying to click on your link for the gauntlets, but it doesn't seem to be working. Is the pattern still available? I don't want to take up too much of your time, but if you could just drop me a line with a yes, it's available and it's at this link, or no, it's not available anymore, I would really appreciate it!
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2019-04-20T19:18:29Z
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https://savannahchik.typepad.com/knitting/2005/01/natalya_pattern.html
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers Master’s and PhD degrees in Physics, and all students admitted to our graduate program receive full financial support—including a tuition waiver and generous living stipend. We offer exciting research opportunities in atmospheric physics, condensed matter physics, gravity, high energy physics, and physical acoustics. The University of Mississippi carries the R1 Carnegie designation reserved for doctoral universities with the highest level of research activity.
Admission to the graduate program is based on standardized tests (GRE and, for students from non-English-speaking countries, English proficiency tests), undergraduate academic performance (GPA), and recommendation letters, but we also try to make sure that there is a good fit between the students’ interests and our research groups based on the applicants’ personal statements. The goal of the admissions committee is to identify students who we believe have the skills and temperament to succeed in a research-oriented environment. The department offers guaranteed financial support for all graduate students who are admitted and maintain a good academic standing, through a combination of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and non-service Honor Fellowships. This support is provided for the nine-month academic year, and additional sources of funding are usually available for the summer months.
Each entering student must take a preliminary examination (based on undergraduate physics) to aid the student and the graduate adviser in selecting a course of study.
All students must teach laboratory or lecture sections for at least two semesters.
Students who are present on campus during the Fall and Spring semesters are required to enroll in Phys 510, the Physics Colloquium.
A Doctor of Philosophy degree requires 54 hours of graduate course work, including 18 credit hours of dissertation research (Phys 797) and a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate courses. Of the 36 required classroom hours, up to six may be in a related field, such as mathematics, chemistry, or engineering; 30 must consist of courses in physics at the 700 level.
Ph.D. students must pass the five core courses and three chosen from the pool of breadth courses.
Students in the Ph.D. program are required to pass a Comprehensive Examination covering standard physics material at the introductory graduate level. It is very common for students to begin research before they have passed the Comprehensive Examination (“comps”), but students do not achieve official Ph.D. candidacy until they have done so. The comps must be attempted no later than at the first opportunity after four full semesters (Fall or Spring) as graduate students in physics at UM—usually the end of year two. In order to remain in the PhD program, students must pass the comps no later than at the first opportunity after six full semesters in our graduate program—usually the end of year three.
The five core courses serve as preparation for the comps and demarcate the set of topics that are covered on the written examinations. Master’s students typically take many courses from the core as well. Most students will also take Physics 651 (Mathematical Methods of Physics I) in their first year.
Students must recruit a professor to serve as research advisor for their dissertation research, and must also form a faculty committee to guide them during the research. Ph.D. students must submit and defend a prospectus that outlines the research they propose. The prospectus cannot be defended until the comprehensive examination has been passed. Students are advised to defend the prospectus as soon as possible, for a student may not defend a dissertation in the semester of the prospectus defense.
A Master of Science degree requires 24 hours of suitable course work, at least 12 of which must be from graduate lecture courses in physics at the 600 level or above. There are no specific required courses. M.S. candidates must recruit a professor to serve as research advisor, complete at least 6 credit hours of Thesis Research (Phys 697), and succeed in the oral defense of a Master’s thesis.
A Master of Arts degree requires 30 hours of suitable graduate course work, at least 15 hours of which must consist of graduate lecture courses in physics at the 600 level or above. There is no thesis requirement. Instead, M.A. candidates must pass an oral examination.
For more information please see the complete graduate catalog at the academic programs web page.
Master’s students must complete all work towards their degrees within six years. Graduate assistantships for Master’s students are normally available for three calendar years. In order to have their assistantships renewed, Master’s students should be on track to finish all required coursework and pass their MA oral exam or MS thesis defense within this period.
Ph.D. students must complete all requirements—including the written dissertation and its defense—within five years of passing the comprehensive examinations or within seven calendar years of their arrival at the University of Mississippi. After passing the comprehensive examinations and achieving official Ph.D. candidacy, students must assemble an advisory committee and begin work on a dissertation prospectus. The prospectus is a plan of work for the Ph.D. research that will be carried out. It should be defended within a year of passing the comprehensive examinations.
These awards are available to either masters degree seeking students or doctoral degree seeking students. Nominees would have to be enrolled during the current academic year (August and December graduates are eligible). Nominees must have satisfied all conditions of their admission and have been admitted in Full-Standing.
You can schedule a visit to the department or request a department brochure from this address.
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2019-04-25T19:52:28Z
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http://physics.olemiss.edu/graduate-program/
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Naming the Fishes is all about names, a site that is dedicated to finding new gems and reminiscing with old ones. Ranging from the eclectic and quirky to the humble and classic you may find what you are looking for may it be a future baby name, character for a story or if you are like me (just for fun). There should be content almost every week, so keep posted!
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2019-04-25T08:27:25Z
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https://namingthefishes.wordpress.com/gents/
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smithsonianmag
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© Erica Buffington. All rights reserved.
A giant pink hibiscus flower that’s bigger than my hand. I had to put my hand in the photo to truly capture the size of the flower. There were tons of blooms all around and they were beautiful!
Date Uploaded: Aug. 11, 2018, 11:28 p.m.
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2019-04-23T12:46:41Z
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/detail/natural-world/giant-pink-hibiscus/
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A day to be remembered and cherished forever!
I covered the 5th Gentri Youth Summit that took place in the auditorium of LPU-Cavite on Decemeber 14,2016 for ‘The Laurel Leaf’ (my campus journalism organization). The event aims to inspire youth-leaders to continue going on in the promising journey they’re currently taking on as role models in their communities.
To be honest, when I heard that it’s all about ‘leadership’, I quickly lose the enthusiasm to cover it- not just my thing! But as soon as the symposium started, I was stunned by the first guest speaker named Jason Lo, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author. He is a master in his career and most especially in dealing with people. Every joke received loud applause! He captivated the audience! His story is really inspirational. He is really amazingly successful! It is because of him that I eat my words back and realize that my time is really not wasted (not saying that I don’t give significance and value to my job in The Laurel Leaf… I love being a journalist! I’m just talking about my line of interest here).
I skipped the first part of the talk of the next speaker because I was very hungry. When I came back, Board Member Kirby Salazar is quite near to the end of his discussion. Then the highlight of the day approached! Escorted by policemen, army, and the rest of her entourage, Leni Robredo came. The Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines delivered a short but powerful message to the youth of General Trias and of its neighbor cities.
People started to recognize him, and as they look at him and they saw me on his place, they’re like, “What the hell is she doing there?” HAHAHAHAHA. Namatay sila sa inggit! Charot! They begun requesting for selfies. Too bad I wasn’t able to approach him! I was so shy, and I think he’s somewhat tired so I just concentrated on admiring my idol from my seat.
P.S. I saw him recording the speech of the Vice President through his phone, so I put out my phone and did just the same too! HAHAHAHA!
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2019-04-24T14:26:23Z
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https://teensyweensygal.wordpress.com/2016/12/15/george-carino-of-umagang-kay-ganda-and-how-we-both-covered-a-youth-summit-just-one-seat-apart/
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^ New Face: Daniel Stern Off the Sofa and Onto the Movie Screen in 'Breaking Away'; 'But It Was Cheap Rent'. The New York Times. August 31, 1979 [April 30, 2010].
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2019-04-22T21:39:12Z
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B9%E5%B0%BC%E7%88%BE%C2%B7%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9%E6%81%A9
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When SoCal natives move out of the state, they normally miss two things: weather and In-N-Out.
That proved particularly true for Ryan DeForeest of Norwalk. On a visit home from film school in New York, he's eaten at In-N-Out not once, but five times.
Last week, he was enjoying a late-night dinner at the restaurant with his friend. When they walked back to his car after dinner, DeForeest paused to admire the design of the restaurant's logo. He then thought that capturing his friend in front of the logo would make for a beautiful image.
"Honestly, I know it sounds nerdy, but ever since my high school graphic design class, I've always appreciated a well-designed logo or sign," he said.
DeForeest used an iPhone 6 to make the image on Jan. 6.
Follow Ebony Bailey on Instagram and Twitter.
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2019-04-21T21:26:00Z
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https://www.latimes.com/local/moments/la-me-scm-in-n-out-20150112-story.html
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cuny
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Through the Study Abroad Peer Advisor Program, the Center for Global Engagement provides leadership and professional development opportunities to our returnees. The Center also benefits from student voice and representation to promote the message of the Center. Additionally, the Study Abroad Peer Advisor program fosters increased awareness of study abroad opportunities, benefits, and scholarships to the CSI community, and allows for future study abroad participants to gain firsthand knowledge of the programs.
Those students who are selected to be Study Abroad Peer Advisors will complete an initial two-hour training and then be required to participate in monthly meetings throughout the academic year. The time commitment, including training, meetings, and regularly scheduled peer advising hours will be approximately 2-5 hours per week, depending upon students’ availability and the schedule of activities and/or events. While not required, Study Abroad Peer Advisors are strongly encouraged to attend events held by the Center, including International Coffee Hours and World on Wednesday (WOW) lectures. Upon successful completion of the Program, including participation in program evaluation, Study Abroad Peer Advisors will be recognized with a certificate of completion from the Center for Global Engagement.
Study Abroad Peer Advisors, who must be study abroad alumni, are recruited prior to the start of each academic year. After submitting an application, qualified applicants will be asked to participate in an interview with the Education Abroad Staff, after which a small group of exemplary candidates will be chosen as Study Abroad Peer Advisors.
If you are interested in becoming a Study Abroad Peer Advisor or have questions about the program, please contact 718.982.2100.
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2019-04-23T01:05:31Z
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https://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-life/student-services/center-global-engagement/study-abroad/study-abroad-peer-advisor-program
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10news
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SAN DIEGO - A sedan smashed through a front window and into an interior wall at a Clairemont veterinary clinic Thursday, causing extensive damage and leaving the driver with apparently minor injuries.
The accident at Ark Animal Hospital in the 6100 block of Balboa Avenue occurred about 2:45 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
Medics took the motorist, who was alone in her car at the time of the crash, to Kaiser Foundation Hospital for an evaluation, SDFRD spokesman Lee Swanson said. Her condition was not released. No other injuries were reported.
Receptionist Beth Jamison called the accident terrifying.
"We just had a car plow into my work. We were behind the counter and heard a very loud screeching of tires, a huge thud and glass and we ran and this car plowed right up to the front area. It was terrifying," she told 10News.
Kathy LeBarron, the driver's daughter, said, "Nobody was hurt! That's the good thing. Thank you, God! Nobody was hurt. It could have been terrible!"
A structural engineer was called in to evaluate the extent of damage sustained by the building, Swanson said.
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2019-04-18T16:36:15Z
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https://www.10news.com/news/vehicle-crashes-into-kearny-mesa-animal-hospital-012116
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One board-approved bylaws change is on the 2019 Board Election Ballot.
Five OWAA members are running for three seats on OWAA’s Board of Directors. The candidates have provided short biographies and answers to five questions with their vision of OWAA and board service.
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2019-04-23T05:00:51Z
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https://owaa.org/members-area/
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diynetwork
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Considering a bathroom remodel? Find decor ideas and how-to instructions for bathrooms and budgets of any size.
Why stick to the norm when you can make a bathroom vanity out of most anything? We'll show you a few of our favorite creations.
Today’s tile possibilities can be overwhelming. We've spotlighted fresh tile trends that represent the best of what the market has to offer.
But she's still a little goth.
See how a "builder's minimum" got a maximum shot of personality.
Learn how to increase water pressure, boost the fan's power and other quick repairs.
Has a blue bathtub and pink tile got you down? We've got solutions.
Be daring! A small bath is the perfect place to go bold.
Keep the family safe from toxic chemicals and sprays.
Make the most of every square inch — with style.
Jeff gives options for walls that spice up a bathroom without paint.
Jeff suggests ways to add warmth and style to any chilly bathroom space.
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2019-04-24T13:52:23Z
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https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/packages/bathroom-how-to
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Arts
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Shopping
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pem
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Abstract: This collection contains correspondence and photographs pertaining to Helen Jaques' doll collection and interest in doll collecting.
This collection contains correspondence and photographs pertaining to Helen Jaques' doll collection and interest in doll collecting. Many of the photographs are annotated as to the dolls' history.
The correspondence spans the years 1941 to 1948 and details Helen Jaques' avocation as a collector of antique dolls, toys, accessories, and paper dolls. There are about 150 letters and many additional notes. Many provide details about the dolls' origins, costumes, and construction. Other letters document the activities of Helen Jaques and her fellow doll collectors. Much of the correspondence is with Alice R. Andrews (Mrs. Earle E.), Hattie E. Johnson (Mrs. Henry E.), or Jennie S. Abbott, all of whom were members of The Doll Collectors of America, Inc. While most of the letters pertain exclusively to doll collecting, one letter of interest in 1944 refers to a spy named Dickinson who infiltrated the group and used the doll hobby as a cover before being arrested by the FBI.
Over 70 photographs depicting dolls in Helen Jaques' collection are also included. Many were likely prepared for publication by The Doll Collectors of America. Several are annotated with respect to the history and costume of the doll portrayed.
Helen Woodbury Downing was born in either 1892 or 1894, the daughter of Charles Q. and Charlotte V. Dowling. She married Rupert Ward Jaques (b. 1886) in 1914 and resided in Marblehead, Massachusetts, for many years until her death in 1976.
Helen W. Jaques (1894-1976) Papers, MSS 241, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
This material was donated to the library on January 17, 1978 by the estate of Helen Jaques.
Collection processed by Lee Jacoby, June 2013.
Richard W. Withington, Inc. Auction catalog: The nationally known collection of dolls, toys, accessories, and paper dolls of the late Mrs. Helen W. Jaques of Marblehead, Mass., September 29 & 30, 1977 and November 17-19, 1977.
Richard W. Withington, Inc. Auction catalog: Important doll auction: The nationally known collection of dolls, paper dolls, and accessories of the late Mrs. Helen W. Jaques of Marblehead, Mass., September 29 & 30, 1977.
Description This collection contains correspondence and photographs pertaining to Helen Jaques' doll collection and interest in doll collecting.
Provenance This material was donated to the library on January 17, 1978 by the estate of Helen Jaques.
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2019-04-21T00:46:21Z
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http://phillipslibrarycollections.pem.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15928coll1/id/1469/
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artistsnetwork
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James Toogood comments on Thomas Eakins' watercolor painting John Biglin in a Single Scull.
watercolor (and gouache?), 19 5/16 x 24 7/8.
Museum of Art, New York, New York.
One of the first things that I find interesting about this watercolor is that the artist subverts some conventional compositional tenets, namely that one should not put the horizon line or the subject in the center of the canvas. Here, Eakins has placed the horizon line in virtually the middle of the composition, the center of interest begins a quarter of the way from the bottom, and he's centered it from left to right as well. The figure's head, with his red bandana, is smack dab in the middle of the composition, almost like a big red bull's-eye. What has he done to counterbalance all of this, and to give the composition movement? These questions make looking at this painting very interesting.
He's created a sense of balance by placing another scull very close to the main subject—John Biglin—up and to the left of the main scull. Biglin's oar is pointing directly at another group of scullers off in the distance, moving your eye to the background. Then your eye goes to the little sail that is bisecting the horizon line on the left. Your eye then follows the horizon line toward the right to see another sailboat, some trees, and another sailboat on the far right.
Note also how Eakins suggests a strong sense of light, primarily through the cast shadows at the center of interest. He reserved the white of the paper for the sculler's back and has used very little color for the skin tone—just a slight tint so you have a difference between skin and shirt. Additionally, by reserving the brightest lights and deepest darks for his center of interest, Eakins has enhanced the feeling of depth, and put the emphasis on his focal point: the scull, and in particular, the sculler, John Biglin.
The artist was well known for his ability to depict anatomy well, and this is a great example. You can actually see the strength in the sculler's legs, and especially his arms. You see the veins popping, you see the muscles flexing—you really get a sense of the power of this individual. Eakins was also known for his unusual way of applying paint. Typically he used very small marks; he very rarely utilized broad washes. You can see that he did some wet-in-wet painting at the upper part of the composition, but mostly he painted around clouds then went back into them. In addition, the medium listed is watercolor, and most of it seems to be applied transparently, but there seem to be a couple of opaque passages suggesting some use of Chinese white, such as on the sails of both boats in background, in the far right and far left. For the clouds nearer the horizon line he added a bit of color, and he decreased the contrast difference between them and the sky in that area to make the clouds recede. In general there's a strong sense of atmospheric perspective—look at the darks in the background land compared to the darks on Biglin.
When we look at the river, we are reminded that Eakins took a scientific approach to painting the water. For example, he did a perspective drawing for this painting and determined where all the reflections were going to be. Indeed, all the reflections—Biglin's back, the oar, and the boat—have all been very carefully placed in the water, including the big sailboat in the distance, and the building just behind Biglin's head.
One of the charming things about this painting is the sense of tension. He's captured this one particular moment—the oar is out of the water, and you see the rivulets pouring off the oar and back into the water. It's one of the little details that make this painting absolutely exquisite.
James Toogood will be giving a lecture about his work at the National Academy School of Fine Arts, at 5 East 89th Street, in New York City, on October 2 at noon. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call (212) 996-1908, or visit www.nationalacademy.org.
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2019-04-18T10:34:30Z
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https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/watercolor/watercolor-looking-at-watercolors-john-biglin-in-a-single-scull-by-thomas-eakins/
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An exciting world awaits you at Louisiana State University!
If you’re seeking an education from a university that has nationally and internationally recognized programs, Louisiana State University is the place for you. LSU is one of only a handful of universities in the United States that are designated as a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution. LSU is also the only university in Louisiana with a “very high research activity” designation by the Carnegie Foundation.
If you’re searching for affordability, LSU continually stands out as the most-affordable university among its peer institutions.
If you’re hoping to learn about a rich culture and history, Louisiana’s is influenced by our Spanish, French, African and Caribbean ancestry. From our food and music to our architecture and lifestyle, we are a people and culture of vibrancy and color.
If you’re looking to make friends that will last a lifetime, you’ll have numerous opportunities to do so in your classes, near the scenic lakes that are on campus, at a sporting event (LSU has 20 different athletic teams) or while visiting the habitat of LSU’s live mascot, a Bengal/Siberian mix tiger named Mike VII.
With about 30,000 students – including nearly 1,600 internationals from more than 100 countries – LSU offers more than 200 academic fields of study.
Join us at LSU and see how far you can go!
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2019-04-21T20:01:30Z
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https://www.lsu.edu/intlpro/is/prospective-students/prospective-students.php
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Sports
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theatlantic
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The passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came from all walks of life, from a leading AIDS researcher and a Dutch senator to families and tourists from around the world.
Of the 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 – a death toll increased from 295 after the airline reported three infants on board –108 were delegates headed to an international AIDS conference in Melbourne, Australia.
Among them, Joep Lange, a well-known AIDS activist and former president of the International AIDS Society, had been headed to the conference to chair a panel Sunday afternoon. Lange was the author of more than 350 papers and spearheaded the fight for the availability of affordable AIDS treatment in Asia and Africa.
The IAS released a statement saying the conference, scheduled to run from July 20 to 25, will continue.
The International AIDS Society, convenors of the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), is continuing to work with the authorities to clarify how the tragic loss of Malaysian Airlines flight MH 17 impacts our conference delegates, our conference partners, and our community as a whole.
In recognition of our colleagues' dedication to the fight against HIV/AIDS, the conference will go ahead as planned and will include opportunities to reflect and remember those we have lost.
Another prominent Dutchman, Sen. Willem Witteveen, was among those onboard, the Dutch Senate confirmed. Witteveen was a member of the Labor Party, and had begun his second term in January 2013. He served his first from 1999 to 2007.
In fact, more than half of the passengers on board hailed from the Netherlands, the airline reported Friday. To put it in perspective, MH17 claimed a bigger share of the small country's population than 9/11 did in the United States, according to Vox. Kiev residents have created a tribute with flowers and candles outside the city's Dutch embassy and a similar tribute has started in Moscow.
But like any international flight – and one of dozens that travel the popular route airway L980 – many passengers came from various countries and unique backgrounds.
Indonesian-born 56-year-old passenger Ninik Yuriani, for example, was on her way to visit her 86-year-old mother. Nick Norris, a yachting enthusiast, was returning home from a European vacation with his three grandchildren just before the new school semester began in Western Australia. Akmar Mohamad Noor, the sister of a Malaysian passenger, had been waiting at the Kuala Lumpur airport to welcome her sister home after five years apart.
And in the Melbourne suburb of Sunbury, Australian Kaylene Mann lost another relative to a Malaysia Airlines disaster. Mann's brother and sister-in-law were on board Flight 370, which vanished in March. Her stepdaughter, Maree Rizk, was killed on Flight 17.
"It's just brought everyone, everything back," Mann's brother Greg Burrows told the Associated Press. "It's just ... ripped our guts again."
Four passengers' nationalities have not yet been verified. The airline said in a press conference Friday morning it will provide $5,000 compensation to immediate next of kin.
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2019-04-22T14:29:23Z
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https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/07/in-memoriam-the-lives-lost-on-malaysia-airlines-flight-17/374658/
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Arts
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designobserver
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We are conditioned to understand that a photograph is an honest record of an object, time, and place.
Without Clive the world will be a little less colorful.
This conceptual approach of the “fused metaphor” combines symbol “A” with symbol “B” to produce a new result.
The design profession and all of us lost a treasure last weekend when Margo Chase died.
Sean Adams extolls the virtues of a narrative told with minimal means and a strong ideas.
These are not systems to be messed with.
Historic design work, linked to the cultural standards of its time, is often unacceptable now. Does that make it bad? Should the creator be vilified? Should the offending design work be eliminated from a classroom or book?
Color is subjective and emotional.
In the age of the art director Harris Lewine was without equal.
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2019-04-23T00:23:04Z
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https://www.designobserver.com/profile/seanadams/399/
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Arts
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Arts
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kotaku
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In this behind-the-scenes piece on Uncharted 3, we get a look at how actor Nolan North literally becomes series hero Nathan Drake.
An in-depth feature on the PlayStation Blog is going into the process of motion-capturing the game's actors, revealing just how much work - and equipment - it takes to turn a man jumping around in a black suit into a video game character.
The short answer is: a lot of work. A slightly longer answer is it takes 86 cameras to get all the actor's movements to a level of detail sufficient for the game's needs.
And an interesting, slightly unrelated answer is that actors like North don't just perform their own character's moves. "This might surprise some people, but we don't just play Drake and Sully" says North. "Sometimes I'm mocapping the guy whose neck I'm breaking! Sometimes we play as the bad guys…in UNCHARTED 2's train sequence, you'll notice that one soldier runs with a bit of a limp. That's me, chasing me, and getting blown up by propane tanks."
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2019-04-20T03:19:23Z
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https://kotaku.com/how-to-turn-a-regular-guy-into-uncharteds-hero-5804469
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Games
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nytimes
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That was the intention of some members of the Food and Drug Administration advisory committee that called for the packaging alert, known as a black-box warning.
But the recommendation and concerns about growth in the use of these drugs may force us to think about the disorder, known as A.D.H.D., in new and different ways, from an evolutionary and contextual standpoint.
The term attention-deficit disorder turns out to be a misnomer. Most people who have it actually have remarkably good attention spans as long as they are doing activities that they enjoy or find stimulating. As Martha B. Denckla of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore has noted, we should probably be calling the condition something like "intention-inhibition disorder," because it is a condition in which one's best intentions — say, reading 50 pages in a dense textbook or writing a 10-page paper in a timely fashion — go awry.
But a more fundamental societal accommodation would be highly beneficial — to recognize that each child and adult learns and performs better in certain contexts than others.
As Arthur Levine, president of the Teachers College at Columbia University, has noted, future teachers will be able to individualize and customize the education of students.
Some children and young adults with attention disorder may need more hands-on learning. Some may perform more effectively using computers and games rather than books. Some may do better with field work and wilderness programs.
If it is indeed a context-driven disorder, let's change the contexts in schools to accommodate the needs of children who have it, not just support and accommodate the needs of children with attention-surplus disorder.
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2019-04-23T10:11:19Z
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https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/07/health/07essa.html
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Computers
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blogcritics
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Two recent works by composer Gity Razaz received inspiring performances at Brooklyn's trendy new-music venue National Sawdust.
Brooklyn’s trendy new-music venue National Sawdust hosted a concert by its first composer in residence, Gity Razaz, whose work I first heard in 2014 on an album by cellist Jeffrey Zeigler. “Shadow Lines” is scored for cello, prerecorded cello, and electronics, including delay effects, a format Razaz is clearly comfortable with: The first piece on Friday night’s program, “Legend of Sigh,” was a longer exploration of the same configuration.
This work added visual projections created by Carmen Kordas. These ranged from abstract psychedelic-style swirls to footage of women walking slowly or gazing pensively at nothing. Though artfully shot and edited, they contributed only modestly to my enjoyment and appreciation of the music, which is tonally and lyrically inventive, pleasingly melodic, emotional but firmly in control of its passions.
Cellist Inbal Segev, whose Bach videos we premiered last year here at Blogcritics, is as adept at and comfortable with technically demanding new music as with Bach. She lived and breathed the stormy and eerie passages, aggressive pizzicatos, and shivery tremolos called for in Razaz’s score. Her refreshingly unpretentious stage manner contributed to the impression she gave that it was all easy, which it surely is not.
The piece’s single movement whirled through a series of strong statements and moods that felt fully lived and earned. They locked in well, if abstractly, to the video images, which suggested the Azerbaijani folktale that inspired the composer, about a mysterious being who appears out of nowhere to rescue anyone who sighs. But I enjoyed the music immensely without reference to the legend or the projections. And that reminded me how visual the culture of music has become. Do artists and promoters of new concert music feel an urgency to supplement the sonic with the visual just as the pop world does?
The second and longer piece demanded more of the listener. “The Call Across the Valley of Not-Knowing” sets a series of poems by Galway Kinnell to music scored for baritone, soprano, clarinet, cello, and piano. Its movements flow artfully into one another, each with a distinct form and flavor. Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya led the ins and outs with remarkable smoothness.
It’s fitting, then, that the parts are sung by the vocal “opposites,” soprano and baritone. Through the fine voices of Debbie Lifton and Jesse Blumberg the “story” became operatic, Lifton’s warm voice clear and assured, Blumberg’s tone alternately pealing and silky.
The strength of character in this music first declares itself with an unexpected half-step rise in the melody of the first poem. As Lifton sang the phrase “letting/a single flame go free” the music jolted towards freedom.
Similar programmatic gestures continue to turn up. Sparkles of sound flew from pianist Michael Smith’s fingers as Blumberg described the speaker’s wife’s “hair glowing in the firelight.” A dissonant scowl ends the description of a painful separation at the close of the poem “Aristophanes.” Chords reminiscent of Rachmaninoff open the poem “The Misfit,” sharpening into accents to express the pain of being an outsider as the title word is sung.
“The Call Across the Valley of Not-Knowing” is an exciting piece that asks for sustained attention and offers many rewards – with no visual backdrop needed.
New York-based cellist Inbal Segev continues to expand her range. The quality of the music in her latest program ranged from exhilarating to predictable. But her technique and sensitivity revealed all the works in advantageous light.
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2019-04-19T01:23:34Z
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https://blogcritics.org/concert-review-music-of-gity-razaz-nyc-2202016/
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diynetwork
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The first step in joining pipe together is to measure the long lengths of pipe.
Measuring the pipe correctly is important to ensure there will be enough pipe inside the fitting to make a good connection -- touching the fitting shoulder. Pulling the joint to make the pipe fit will stress the joint, increasing the risk of failure.
Mark the pipe, and then cut the pipe using a pipe cutter. It's crucial that the cut is square; therefore, don't use a hacksaw for cutting copper pipe. Using a pipe cutter is simple. Adjust the wheels so the blades push into the pipe, but be careful not to over tighten or you could pinch the pipe -- bending it out of round. Turn the cutter around the pipe (Image 1), tightening it slightly after every two or three turns. The pipe will eventually come off. The edges of the pipe will be sharp, so be careful. The same rules of measuring used for copper pipe apply with CPVC. Always leave enough pipe for the fitting to fit snug into the fitting's shoulder (Image 2). PVC has its own tools for cutting. Note: The cut should be square, or it could create a weak spot in the joint. A ratchet cutter is one of the best options for cutting PVC. Open up the tool, put it into position, and then squeeze the handle until the blade comes into contact with the pipe (Image 3). Make sure the blade is straight, and then squeeze the handle until the blade goes all the way through.
When it comes to joining copper pipe, like anything else, metal oxidizes. The metal reacts with the air and deteriorates over a long period of time. This makes it difficult when soldering because it won't adhere as well. In this case, clean the pipe before soldering. Use a piece of emery cloth or a wire brush that fits around the entire pipe. Scrub the pipe past the area where the fitting will be placed, and then slide the brush tool onto the pipe and rotate several times. The area should be shiny when finished. You'll also want to clean the insides of the fitting, and then coat it with flux using a brush designed for this purpose. Flux cleans the area and etches the surface so that solder will adhere better.
After a cut has been made, remove the burrs from the inside and outside of the pipe. If this isn't done, it could compromise the integrity of the joint. A file or small knife should do the job. With CPVC, make sure that everything is as clean as possible. Wipe the pipe and the inside of the fitting clean. Do a final cleaning by applying a coat of PVC cleaner primer. The cleaner primer will remove any excess dirt and any manufacturer printing on the pipe. Wipe the brush around the pipe and inside the fitting a few times until everything is clean.
Soldering or sweating a joint is the next step. Note: Make sure all safety gear is in place, such as a fire extinguisher, soldering pad and safety glasses. If you're working inside of a wall, you may want to use a mister to wet the area around the torch. Using lead-free solder, you'll need a really hot flame, especially with 3/4" or larger pipe. Mapp gas would work great in this situation. It's a combination of acetylene and propane, which burns consistently hot. These cylinders can be purchased at local home centers. Light the torch by opening the gas, and then pressing the igniter button. Adjust the flame so that the blue flame is maximized.
Spool out about 1' of solder, and then move the flame back and forth on the joint. To help ensure uniform heating, keep the flame moving around the fitting. The color of the pipe will determine when it's time to apply the solder. The copper will take on a shiny appearance, and the flux will melt. Touch the lip of the solder to the pipe; f it's hot enough, the solder will melt and get pulled into the joint. Make sure to solder around the entire joint.
Always try to work from the lowest part of the joint to the highest. The high side will stay hot longer, so you will have enough time to apply the solder. If the joint cools off too much, pass the flame of the torch back and forth, being careful not to over heat the area. Wipe the joint before the solder cools. Shut off the flame on the torch, and then give the pipe plenty of time to cool. Always test the joint by charging the line with water or air before you close up the area.
Once the primer has dried, apply a thick coat of cement around the pipe, and then inside the fitting. Immediately put the fitting onto the pipe and make a 1/4 to 1/2 turn. This motion ensures that the cement will be evenly distributed inside the joint. Hold the fitting in place for a few seconds to keep the two pieces from pushing apart. There should be an even bead of cement around the joint. Let it dry one to two hours. Note: Use cement specifically for CPVC because it's designed to work with pressurized lines.
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2019-04-20T11:19:06Z
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https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/skills-and-know-how/plumbing/how-to-join-pipe
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fanpop
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have آپ guys ever seen the video of Harry and Louis singing barbie gurl. hilarious!!! theres a funny part where louis is like in a really deep and loud voice" c'mon barbie, lets go party, haha. and harry stops him.
i am so happy!i love this spot so much,i was expecting a die hard but OMG..
The دن Harry Zayn Niall Louis and Liam became brothers and their شائقین became family.
From Torn to their last song.
آپ guys dont know how important آپ are to me!!You deserve the best things!
Yeah! Finally! Happy Birthday 1D!!! I'm sooo Proud For آپ Guys!
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2019-04-22T12:55:28Z
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http://ur.fanpop.com/clubs/one-direction/wall/32
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Arts
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News
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mnhs
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The Minnesota Historical Society has announced two winners of the 2017 Student Volunteer Scholarship.
Jagath Naithani graduated from Eastview High School in June 2017. He became an MNHS volunteer in December 2014 and has contributed more than 63 hours of volunteer service. In his volunteer role, he provided customer service support for a number of special events. He said the biggest thing he learned while volunteering with MNHS is the value of good customer service and communication skills. He said he is confident that these skills will help him with his career goals. Naithani plans to attend the University of St. Thomas in the fall and will be studying business and marketing.
Zac Wright graduated from Southwest High School in June 2017. He became an MNHS volunteer in April 2014 and has contributed more than 186 hours of volunteer service. Wright served as a member of the Fifes and Drums Corps at Historic Fort Snelling. While volunteering with MNHS he learned about various drumming techniques and historic music styles. He said one of the things he valued most about his volunteer work is that it provided a very different experience from his other school and extracurricular activities. Wright plans to attend the University of Minnesota-Morris in the fall where he will study music or environmental science.
Each year MNHS recognizes the volunteer contributions made by high school seniors with a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship program encourages young people to become involved in history education and to recognize the benefits of volunteerism. The students will be presented to their award at the annual scholarship reception on June 27, 2017.
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2019-04-18T19:26:14Z
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http://www.mnhs.org/media/news/8639
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Arts
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Business
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nsw
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Guyra Home Support Services provides a range of services in Guyra and Tingha for people over the aged of 65 (50 for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders) to assist them to remain living comfortably at home. Services include meals on wheels, group social support, transport and individual social support.
A weekly group day, called Nicholii House, is held every Wednesday at the Home Support Services building, 162 Bradley Street Guyra. Clients meet between the hours of 10:00am and 2:00pm, with door to door pick up from home on the service bus from 9:30am. Group social support provides an opportunity for clients to get together and enjoy the company of others over morning tea and lunch. An afternoon activity is offered for those who wish to participate.
Group Chair Based Exercises – these are held weekly every Wednesday prior to Group Social Support, commencing at 9:00am. Pick up and drop off is available via the service bus. The exercises are gentle and suitable for many fitness levels. Clients should consult their doctor prior to commencing.
Regular bus trips are offered to places of interest, within three hours drive of Guyra. The trips include door to door pick up, morning tea, lunch and visits to local attractions. During the warmer months barbeques or picnics to local places of interest are also very popular.
Hot weekday meals are delivered Monday to Friday in both Guyra and Tingha by volunteers. Clients can select any or all days to receive a hot meal and they have a choice of mains, dessert, soup or juice.
Transport to and from medical appointments in the service car with a volunteer driver. Transport to medical appointments takes priority over all other transport requirements.
Friday Access bus to Armidale from Guyra. The bus departs promptly at 8:30am with pick up in Guyra from 8:00am. Return to Guyra is at 1:00pm. Priority is given to clients of the service, however community members are also welcome to travel on the bus providing there are seats available.
Limited support with transport can be provided to community members who are not clients of the services. These trips are limited to medical trips and the service can only offer assistance if the client is considered transport disadvantaged and does not have family or friends to assist.
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2019-04-20T09:20:42Z
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https://www.armidaleregional.nsw.gov.au/community/community-support/guyra-home-support-services
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Arts
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Health
| 0.725038 |
dvdtalk
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An increasingly rare commodity by the early 1960s, Kid Galahad (1962) is a movie starring Elvis Presley as opposed to an Elvis "vehicle" built around him. Most of Presley's movies were resolutely star vehicles with limited ambitions, fashioned to have Elvis do Elvis stuff: sing a half-dozen songs, ride around in a race car or on a surfboard, get into at least one fistfight and, of course, find time for romance.
Kid Galahad, however, is decent enough that one doesn't have to be enamored of Elvis to enjoy it. A remake of Warner Bros.' 1937 charming boxing melodrama about a boxing manager (played in the original by Edward G. Robinson) and the manager's girlfriend (Bette Davis), the remake casts Gig Young and Lola Albright in those roles, with Elvis assuming the part originally played by Wayne Morris. The remake expands Morris's supporting part to accommodate Elvis's star stature, but even so Young's character still dominates the story.
The Idyllwild, California locations are attractive, Elvis's songs are good, and the supporting cast is well above average, especially Charles Bronson, who dominates every scene he's in.
After being discharged from the army, Walter Gulick (Presley) returns to his hometown, Cream Valley, in upstate New York. (The Southern-accented Gulick explains that while he was born in New York, he was actually raised in Kentucky. Right.) Having no luck finding work as a mechanic, he agrees to spar with an up-and-coming boxer at Willy Grogan's (Gig Young) training camp. Gulick's boxing impresses trainer Lew Nyack (Charles Bronson) while his polite manner and gentlemanly ways earns him the nickname "Galahad" from Dolly (Lola Albright), Willy's long-suffering girlfriend. Willy, it seems, is something of a loser, heavily in debt with his bookie and under pressure from an assistant district attorney (an uncredited Ed Asner in his second film appearance) to testify against gangster Otto Danzig (David Lewis, in a part played by Humphrey Bogart in the original version). Matters are complicated further when Willy's sister, Rose (Joan Blackman), falls for Galahad.
Somewhat peculiarly, many of Elvis' movies from this period cast him either as angry (and often irritating) young men types, homogenized James Deans forever picking fights, whining about their troubles, and badly treating those who try to help, particularly woman in love with him; or as care-free ne'er-do-wells, living fast and dangerously with a gaggle of girlfriends until one comes along with the patience to tame him. Galahad is neither of these: Elvis' character is simply a decent chap that plays very close to the kind of person Elvis apparently really was off-screen. Modest, unpretentious, and well-mannered, "Galahad" is old-fashioned in the good sense, the kind of young man any girl would be proud to bring home to Mom and Dad, even if he does swivel his hips when he sings.
The result is both Elvis and his character come off as eminently likable, while the story's plot and conflict are driven mainly by Willy's problems with the gangsters and his fed-up girlfriend. The former is generic and overly familiar, and David Lewis is no Humphrey Bogart though Richard Devon is very good as one of Danzig's torpedoes. Willy and Dolly's weary relationship is likewise a cliché, but the actors make it work for the most part. Albright brings to her part a Barbara Stanwyck-esque worldliness, she all too aware of her boyfriend's shortcomings and ready to bolt.
Young, who really carries the film on his shoulders more than Elvis does, had played breezy romantic leads (or third wheels) for years but casting directors eventually tapped into a darker, melancholy facet of the actor, put to best use in "Walking Distance," a candidate for the best-ever episode of The Twilight Zone, and culminating with his deeply disturbing role in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). In Kid Galahad, the slightly darker nature of that character is unintentionally accentuated by Young's real-life personal problems (his marriage to actress Elizabeth Montgomery was ending) and especially his alcoholism: he's very clearly intoxicated in some scenes (most obviously his initial confrontation with Lewis's gangster), slurring his lines and unsteady on his feet, though Young tries to hide it. In another scene all of Young's dialogue is looped (rerecorded), probably because his on-set line readings were unintelligible. Though the character he plays barely touches a single mug of beer, the story of Willy's salvation benefits from Young's prolonged, tragic decline.
The real surprise for some watching Kid Galahad is the quietly understated support of Charles Bronson, who during this time flirted with but never quite attained stardom, despite knockout supporting parts in movies like The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963). Billed fifth, Bronson's enormous screen charisma takes command of every scene he's in, even those opposite Elvis. The script offers the actor several chances to show what would eventually make him a huge star in Europe and, some time later, the U.S. One sequence especially anticipates Bronson future roles: when Danzig and his men threaten him, tough guy Lew allows his hands to be broken rather than cede to their demands.
Director Phil Karlson was generally a hack who got his start helming low budget dreck for Monogram before graduating to bigger if similarly unambitious studio product. Still, he handles the boxing scenes quite well, even incorporating a hand-held camera for some energetic angles, somewhat unusual in 1962.
Twilight Time's Blu-ray, licensed from MGM, is a big improvement over the latter previous enhanced widescreen DVD. The added clarity of Kid Galahad, in 1080p and its original 1.85:1 widescreen, enhances the performances and shows the picturesque mountain resort locales to excellent advantage. Optional English subtitles are included with the 1.0 mono DTS-HD Master Audio, which is excellent. Region-free and a limited (3,000 units) edition.
The Blu-ray offers a trailer that was absent from the DVD release. Also included are an isolated music & effects track, and Julie Kirgo's usual booklet essay.
Kid Galahad is a pretty good film, different enough from the original to stand on its own merits. The old-fashioned story (sentimental even by 1937 standards) is as engaging as are its likeable characters, and the climatic bout is exciting even though there's no doubt how it'll all end. Highly Recommended.
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2019-04-19T09:02:37Z
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https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/72406/kid-galahad/
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Arts
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Reference
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wordpress
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I have forgiven Helen Hen.
I forgive her for trying to put herself at the top of the pecking order by “attacking” Hannah Hen each time she came out for her broody breaks.
I forgive her for coming inside my house and leaving a dropping on my carpet.
I forgive her for not looking out for her sister when her sister was being chased away from the treats by the others.
I have even forgiven her for being so mean to my chicks.
She hasn’t laid an egg for three months.
But her tail feathers are starting to come back.
Maybe she will come out of her moult soon.
Maybe her comb will grow nice and big and red again soon.
Maybe her feathers will become glossy again soon.
Maybe she will lay me another egg soon.
Helen Hen is on the right in the photo.
You can see her pathetic looking comb.
Hilda Hen is on the left. She started laying again a few weeks ago. Her comb is large and red.
Hannah Hen is in the middle. She never stops laying, unless she is broody of course.
Categories: Helen Hen | Tags: Chickens, Chooks, Hens | Permalink.
Yes, be nice to her. She may not be perfectly well behaved but she’s moulting and so she deserves a bit of TLC. I hope she bounces back quickly.
I hope she is back soon. It has been 3 months since she has laid. I’m not worried about the eggs but I am worried about her being off her lay for so long.
Poor Helen! Is it normal for them not to lay for 3 months?
It can be but it is quite a long moult. Particularly when she doesn’t really look as thought she has lost many feathers. But I notice tonight that she has put on a bit of weight so that is a good sign. She may not lay until spring but that’s ok.
Us ugly, scruffy chooks deserve great sympathy!
She seems to have put on weight this last week, so she is ugly, scruffy and starting to get fat!
Joking of course. She is beautiful, as all we scruffy ones are.
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2019-04-26T02:03:10Z
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https://mytinybroodofbackyardchooks.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/i-have-forgiven-helen-hen/
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Arts
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Health
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fanpop
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Lego stella, star Wars. . HD Wallpaper and background images in the stella, star Wars club tagged: lego video game.
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2019-04-22T08:58:33Z
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http://it.fanpop.com/clubs/star-wars/images/41384/title/lego-star-wars-wallpaper
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Arts
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Games
| 0.825983 |
typepad
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Almost every time I’m with a group of Asian-American lawyers, the talk inevitably turns to the Harvard University admissions case in which the Big-H was accused of discrimination against Asian-American applicants. The headline-grabbing trial took place this fall, but what’s the upshot?
Rest assured, it’s still alive. It’s in a quiet phase, as both sides await federal judge Allison Burroughs’ decision, which is expected sometime in the spring or summer of 2019.
As you might recall, Harvard got hit with a lawsuit by Students for Fair Admissions, a group that’s against race-based admissions. (The group was founded by conservative Edward Blum, who’s behind several suits challenging affirmative action.) SFFA’s central argument is that Harvard discriminates against Asian-Americans by setting a higher bar for them in order to gain admission.
As an Asian-American and a parent of a child in the throes of applying to colleges, I’m naturally intrigued by this case. So I decided to go directly to the source to get the inside scoop: the lawyers who argued the case.
How did you—an intellectual property litigator—get tapped to represent Harvard on this high-profile trial? Harvard had hired my partner Seth Waxman for the case because it might go the Supreme Court. But [then-president of Harvard] Drew Gilpin Faust called me and said, “Bill, why don’t you handle the trial part?” I had been involved with Harvard for a number of years: I was a senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, then chair. During the trial, we had an old Chinese guy, an old Jewish guy, a young woman partner [Felicia Ellsworth] and an African-American partner [Danielle Conley]. The other side had four Clarence Thomas clerks—all white!
This case is full of hot-button racial issues. Some say the case is an attempt to destroy affirmative action by pitting Asian-Americans against other minorities. Do you see it that way? It’s a risk that could occur. But, you know, the Asian-American response is not monolithic. Some feel that they’re being used as a vehicle to attack other minorities. Others feel differently. What it shows is that Asian-Americans are diverse, robust and open to different views.
So you don’t see a nefarious intent behind the lawsuit? I don’t think there’s nefarious intent. But I do think the people bringing the suit would like to return to a day that’s long passed. The same people who might have thought it odd for Harvard to offer me a spot back in 1968 are probably the same ones who want to drastically decrease the number of African-Americans and Hispanics at Harvard today.
I think Asian-Americans are struggling with this case. Many support diversity and affirmative action, but the information that came out of the trial suggests that Harvard holds Asians to higher standards. For instance, it came out that a white high school junior from a rural area with a 1310 on the PSAT will get invited by Harvard to apply, while an Asian girl needs a 1350 and an Asian guy needs a 1380. [Opposing counsel] was being unfair. They picked one year in which sparse country whites had lower scores than Asian-Americans. They also ignored the fact that it’s the ACT not the SAT that students in that group tend to take. In other years, the scores for Asian-Americans were lower than whites. You have to look at the evidence carefully.
What about the fact that Asians get consistently low ratings from Harvard on personality? Doesn’t that suggest bias? The personal rating is based on the student’s essay, recommendation by the guidance counselor, other recommendations, alumni interview or staff interview and faculty review. The personal rating is based on input by a variety of people.
But doesn’t that low personality rating go to the stereotype that Asians are not outgoing or likable? Asians came out ahead in academics and extracurricular. And their score on personality was not that different from whites. I don’t think the personal rating requires you to be outgoing. I don’t know where that idea comes from. Just walk around Harvard Yard, and you’ll see students who are outgoing, and some who are quiet and contemplative—and that’s true for all ethnicities.
Wow. Well, at least this person didn’t say “stupid, little Oriental.” Any blowback from Asian-Americans? I have an Asian-American friend who calls you a traitor. She asked me, “How can Bill Lee undertake such a representation?” I’ve had discussions with [Asian-Americans] who disagree with me, and I’ll be happy to talk with your friend. Look, each application that comes in is read, first, by the person assigned to that region, then it goes to a committee of seven people, then it goes to the full committee where 40 people are sitting in a room. Folks calling me a traitor would have to believe that a process that involves voting by 40 people results in discrimination against Asians.
Are you feeling upbeat that you’ll prevail in this case? No, not upbeat. I think the case raises an important issue—one that’s now being discussed openly. The question of whether race can be used in college admissions is a critical one. We asked for a trial so that facts would be on record. Harvard wanted a trial because we think facts count. It’s important that people base their conclusion on facts, particularly in this current climate. I think Harvard has been honest and open. What’s missing is generous listening.
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2019-04-20T22:40:22Z
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https://thecareerist.typepad.com/thecareerist/2018/12/bill-lee.html
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bartleby
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The Research Problem This study works to examine the use of sexual objectification of women in music videos today. The primary purpose was to examine the differences between genres, specifically hip-hop and country. I tested the following; Women are more likely to be sexualized in hip-hop music videos than in country music videos.
Videos not containing a female were accounted for and removed from the sample pool, leaving a total of 50 (25 hip-hop, 25 country) videos used for the final analysis.
Data Collection Sexual objection and non-sexual objectification were mainly measured in body exposure and body movements. The different areas of a woman’s body being displayed were used to operationalize the idea of sexual objectification. Similarly, camera angles such as panning down bodies and shots down shirts were tallied to create a solid definition of “sexualizing” for the purpose of this research. (see Appendix A and B) Each video was watched twice, to ensure that no characteristics were missed. Videos were analyzed through the use of sexual characteristics and non-sexual characteristics tally sheets. When a specific characteristic was present it would only be marked down once per video. Because the focus of this research was on sexualization of women, only females were identified and coded.
Justification of Research Method The strategy of secondary analysis was chosen for this research because it is cheap and timely in comparison to other forms of research. Using data collected by other reliable sources increases the validity of secondary data analysis research.
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2019-04-21T10:11:48Z
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https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Sociology-Sexual-Objectification-of-Women-in-Music-Videos-F39MWYS5HKG4Z
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Water flow measurement device manufacturer Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE: BMI) revealed its second-quarter 2018 earnings on Wednesday, and the company relayed credible top-line progress. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based organization also booked a healthy advance in earnings per share -- after adjusting for a significant charge taken during the quarter.
Data source: Badger Meter, Inc.
What happened with Badger Meter this quarter?
Badger Meter followed up a slightly disappointing sales result in its last reporting period with record revenue in the second quarter, nearly hitting double-digit growth against the second quarter of 2017.
Management attributed the top-line strength to brisk domestic sales of its core flow measurement products for municipalities. The organization also benefited from a bump in international sales, which were concentrated in the Middle East.
Within product lines, the company singled out fast growth in its E-Series Ultrasonic water meters. The E-Series Ultrasonic is a "smart water meter" aimed at the residential and light commercial markets. The device provides water flow measurement data via an LCD display attached to its metering component.
Badger Meter also reported attractive demand for its Orion Cellular LTE Endpoint, another smart water meter reading system, which uploads data to an online dashboard at predetermined, fixed intervals.
From an industry perspective, management noted that domestic sales of flow measurement products picked up in the water, wastewater, petrochemical, and oil and gas markets during the second quarter.
Operating margin dipped nearly 2 percentage points against the prior-year quarter, to 14.3%. Higher brass costs and a tilt in the selling mix toward international water meter sales (which carry a lower margin than domestic meters) both impacted gross profit. Higher healthcare costs, selling expenses, and research and development expenses weighed on the selling, general, and administrative expense category.
Though the decrease in operating margin was slight, net income dropped by double digits as the company took a charge of $8 million as part of a multi-quarter initiative to terminate its pension plan. This earnings drag was reduced by a $4 million benefit in the form of a lower provision for income taxes against the prior-year quarter, due to last year's U.S. tax legislation.
Adjusting for an impact of $0.21 per share due to the pension-termination charges, comparable diluted earnings per share of $0.42 marked an increase of 17% against Q2 2017. Management stated that all pension settlement charges would be complete by the end of next quarter.
Close-up of water pipelines running through a water treatment plant.
Our opportunities for 2019 and beyond include Phyn, a joint venture between Belkin International, Inc. and Uponor Corporation, which utilizes our D-Flow ultrasonic technology in a smart water monitoring system for residential use. Our ORION Cellular products will be ready with LTE-M chips in the first quarter of 2019. These are the next generation chips for business-to-business cellular communications, allowing us to provide additional features for our customers while also improving our cost position. And our inclusion in AT&T's Smart City Alliance will allow us to explore new ways our smart water solutions can join forces with their industry-leading cellular networks to help water utilities better benefit from smart water metering solutions. ... We believe the ongoing acceptance of our products, continued operational efficiencies and an unrelenting eye on innovation bodes well for our future.
Badger Meter doesn't provide forward earnings guidance. However, as sales volumes have firmed up, the company may well continue to exhibit top-line momentum in the second half of the year. In the earnings release, CEO Bockhorst observed that management was confident about the remaining two quarters of 2018, citing "continued interest in [the company's] flagship products" as well as a growing order backlog. In addition, Bockhorst noted that copper prices have recently started to moderate. As I've previously explained, Badger Meter uses brass, derived from copper, across most of its manufactured meter products. In recent quarters, copper price increases have sometimes hit the double digits, so any easing on this front will provide a welcome earnings tailwind.
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2019-04-24T20:59:01Z
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/badger-meter-sales-firm-second-154500361.html
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bookbrowse
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John Paul II has systematically addressed every major question on the world's agenda at the turn of the millennium: the human yearning for the sacred, the meaning of freedom, the glories and challenges of human sexuality, the promise of the women's movement, the quest for a new world order, the nature of good and evil, the moral challenge of prosperity, and the imperative of human solidarity in the emerging global civilization. By bringing the age-old wisdom of biblical religion into active conversation with contemporary life and thought, the Pope "from a far country" has crafted a challenging proposal for the human future that is without parallel in the modern world.
The Marne, Tannenberg, and Verdun; the Battle of Britain and Midway; Stalingrad and D-Day's Omaha Beach - according to the conventional wisdom, these were the decisive battles of the twentieth century. Only Poles and professional historians remember the August 1920 Battle of the Vistula, or, as pious Poles insist, the "Miracle on the Vistula." Yet much turned on this, including the destiny of a three-month-old infant named Karol Jozef Wojtyla, born in the small provincial city of Wadowice the previous May 18.
A singularly important and comprehensive book [that] will encourage the kind of dialogue and debate among friends that characterizes the life of Pope John Paul II....The definitive work.
An extraordinary biography of an extraordinary man....With polished prose and impeccable scholarship, Weigel introduces us to the man who, refined in the crucible of the darkest days of the twentieth century and sustained by unshakable faith, offers the world a message of hope and peace for the twenty-first century. I highly recommend Witness to Hope to any who would know the person and personality of Pope John Paul II.
Whether you are religious or not, you will be moved by this book, a vivid portrait of a deeply feeling and intellectual Church leader who is also a worldly mystic....One of the best and most intriguing biographies I have ever read.
At last, a biography worthy of the man of the century. George Weigel's graceful writing, meticulous research, political sophistication, and theological understanding make this a matchless portrait -- not only of John Paul II, but of the world and the Catholic Church entering the third millennium.
A fascinating biography of an extraordinary figure.
A spectacular biography about one of the twentieth century's monumental figures....Learned, fast-paced, deeply insightful, and genuinely inspirational. An extraordinary accomplishment.
Witness to Hope is, to put it succinctly, the best book on the remarkable life of a truly historic figure.
This is simply the best book that I have ever read. Not only did it moved me, it transformed me!
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2019-04-19T04:56:25Z
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https://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm?book_number=528
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Set of different sports balls in a heap isolated on white background. Equipment for football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis and golf. Vector illustration.
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2019-04-26T11:06:41Z
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https://stock.adobe.com/images/set-of-different-sports-balls-in-a-heap-isolated-on-white-background-equipment-for-football-basketball-baseball-volleyball-tennis-and-golf-vector-illustration/219335564
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Suitable for cooking and pies.
Hybrid of Kobacha(buttercup type). Yellow-orange, thick, dense, and dry flesh. Oblate shape with shallow ribbing. Avg. 3-6 lb. Avg. 8 fruits/plant. Hybrid of 2 other squash.
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2019-04-19T21:24:07Z
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http://clara.vrx.palo-alto.ca.us/works/pumpkin/Colors/multicolor/speckled_hound/
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After being a finalist on Season 3 of NBC’s “The Voice” (on Adam Levine’s team), rising Gospel recording artist Michelle Brooks-Thompson is releasing her EP later this year.
Today, Singersroom premieres her new single, “When I Think,” a jamming tune about the realization of blessings. “When I think of your goodness, when I think of your mercy / When I think of all the things you’ve done / Lord I’m blessed I praise you,” she sings on the first verse.
Michelle was born into a family of musicians, starting with her mother, the late Barbara Gayle Brooks, who with her sisters formed a female group in the 70's called the "Wallace Sisters." Michelle started singing at an early age in the choir at her grandfather’s church and later in a trio Gospel group with her mother and aunt. From the age of 14 through 22 she served as Minister of Music for her grandfather’s church, Miracle Temple COGIC.
Since leaving “The Voice,” the Springfield, MA singer offered a rousing rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" at several events, including Boston Red Sox games, at Gillette Stadium for the New England Patriots 2014 AFC game, Major League Soccer playoff games and she performed at the last game for legendary MLB player Derek Jeter, as part of the Boston Red Sox's pre-game ceremony to honor Derek Jeter as he retired.
Last November, Michelle won her first Gospel Music Award for “Single of the Year” from the Angelic Awards in Boston, for her single “He Will Do It”. Also, she has landed a starring role in the electrifying International Gospel Musical Stage Play “When the Child Cries” written by Lee A. Harris. Michelle is currently headlining as one of the main gospel artists on the Take Over World Peace Movement Tour.
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2019-04-26T05:38:42Z
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https://singersroom.com/content/2015-06-08/premiere-the-voice-finalist-michelle-brooks-thompson-releases-new-single-when-i-think/
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With ready-made practice plans and hundreds of new and innovative drills, the Basketball Practice Planner App will help you plan your next practice in 7 seconds or less!
As a basketball coach, have you ever wanted to have your drills organized perfectly so you can find them easily and plan your practice in seconds? With a drills library, intuitive animations and audible time reminders, Practice Planner will help you do all of that from your iPhone!
With drills from coaches such as Dell Curry and Brian McCormick, we’ve designed Basketball Coach Practice Planner to be a place where you can learn hundreds of new drills as well as plan your practices in a few clicks.
• Quickly glance at your wrist to see your practice plans.
• Works even without your phone nearby.
The Coachbase Practice Planner has helped me achieve all the above. In addition, I was able to write practices on the fly allowed me to look professional in front of the parents who were sitting in the stands!
Coachbase is Nike+ accelerator company, featured in Kevin Durant's "Thunderstruck" movie, as seen on Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Techcrunch and Bloomberg business week.
New apple watch app! Quickly glance at your apple watch to see your practice plans. Just tap on your complication once to open up your practice plans.
I will get off of the Apple Watch argument and ask about some common features that should be implemented.
Cloud sync does not work properly. The only way to get devices to sync is to sign out and back in.
There should be an external monitor mode or the ability to change orientation. This is a simple fix that hundreds of other apps have available.
The network unavailable comes up frequently as well which can only be resolved by signing out and back in.
All apps these days should be universal with iPhones and iPads. You came out with a quote app and have not addressed the inquiries in the current apps you have. Great concept but continuity of the app is lacking.
Instructive, informative and very clear!!!
I have 3 teams an 18u 16u and a 4th grade team. And I love drills from here and it’s free and there is nothing negative I could say about this app.
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2019-04-18T15:11:21Z
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id985491490?mt=8
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Arts
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wordpress
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Genesis Cinema is a family run, independent cinema and arts venue situated in London’s vibrant East End. We are committed to exhibiting the best in independent and mainstream cinema, supporting local artists and filmmakers, and providing an enjoyable and valuable cinematic and artistic experience for the local community. We are also an art gallery, café and bar.
Our site has been used for entertainment purposes since the mid nineteenth century. In 1885, the Paragon Theatre of Varieties opened (where our Bar Paragon gets its name!), which welcomed many stars on its stage (now our beautiful Screen 1), from Charlie Chaplin to Laurel & Hardy. To learn more about our incredible history, visit this page for an interview with owner Tyrone Walker-Hebborn – and our post here to see old photographs of us!
We are also writing 140 characters on film on Twitter, posting pretty pictures on Instagram and sharing our events on Facebook.
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2019-04-22T14:45:06Z
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https://genesiscinema.wordpress.com/about/
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Arts
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Arts
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noaa
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Who may attend NOAA Diving Center courses?
The content listed below has been tagged with the topic "Aircraft Operations." Explore other topics to discover additional exciting content.
On August 5, 2018, NOAA Corps officers Capt. Kristie Twining and Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Waddington became the first all-female team to pilot a NOAA aircraft during a hurricane mission.
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2019-04-21T08:08:31Z
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https://www.omao.noaa.gov/topic/operations/aircraft-operations
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wordpress
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On a personal note, I spent 2018 growing a new right hip thanks to Platelet Rich Plasma therapy, an incredibly painful miracle. I’m not back on skis yet. But I’m learning to love snowshoeing — which I hate.
My husband Tod and light-of-our-lives Odin have been my companions and support through this difficult process. I know they will be there for me in 2019, as I go through rehabilitation toward a more normal life. Here they are grooming trails up on the West Elk trails.
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2019-04-24T14:17:25Z
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https://fromthestyx.wordpress.com/2019/01/01/happy-new-year-2019/
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Recreation
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mandy
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Lindsay Posner/ Tom Attenborough Theatre Royal Bath Production.
Jack Lynch LynchPin Theatre co.
James McCarthy Odd Man Out Prods.
Gavin Davis English Repertory co.
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2019-04-18T17:04:59Z
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https://www.mandy.com/actor/profile/jon-house
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Arts
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chron
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For cross country ski poles, the basket must be aligned with the front of the pole.
The plastic disc at the pointy end of your ski pole is called a basket, and it keeps the pole from sinking too deep into the snow. Large baskets are for powdery snow, while small baskets work best in groomed and hard-packed snow. Interchangeable basket kits are available if you plan to ski a wide variety of conditions with your favorite ski poles. Replace your baskets when they become worn, broken or lost.
Wrap a strip of tape to the ski pole just above the basket. Mark the tape in pen with a line along the front of the ski. This is for baskets that require alignment with the front of the pole. Note which way the old basket is facing.
Heat the basket end of the ski pole with a blow dryer to melt the existing adhesive.
Heat a glue stick with a lighter until the end begins to melt.
Rub the melted glue around the ski pole where the basket goes.
Slide the pole into the new basket and align the basket with the front of the pole using the tape marking as a reference. If necessary, heat the new basket with a blow dryer to get it into position.
Let the glue dry for 10 minutes.
Is It All Right to Eat the Stems of Portobello Mushrooms?
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2019-04-23T22:03:50Z
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https://livehealthy.chron.com/replace-baskets-ski-poles-2036.html
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digital-photography-school
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You’re spinning through our solar system on a gorgeous blue marble which offers jaw dropping views of an astronomical phenomenon we call The Milky Way. Wait for our marble to line up just right, and you’ll have a perfect opportunity to create awe inspiring images that harness that galactic chandelier hovering over your head.
My students are often delighted to learn that capturing spectacular images of The Milky Way is easy, once you know a few essential tips. Planning when and where to do Milky Way photography is just as important as the techniques and equipment you’ll be using.
If you want to get truly majestic shots of The Milky Way you’ve really got to consider your location and timing. I’ll tackle that first, before we move on to the shooting technique.
The full galactic core is only visible during certain months, at certain locations. You can see the rest of The Milky Way throughout the year, but for truly eye-popping results it’s the galactic core that you’ll be hunting for, so let’s discuss the best times of year to see it in all its glory.
Parts of The Milky Way are visible all year round but the galactic core is present only from late April to late July and can be seen in the southeastern to southwestern sky. That’s when you’ll get to see what I call The BIG C. As the summer progresses, you’ll see the core move west so that by the end of summer it appears to rise in the southwestern sky.
You have no chance of seeing the galactic core in winter.
Photographers who live in the southern hemisphere are lucky because they get to see the core from February right through to October, with peak visibility being in June and July. I’m rather jealous.
For super clear Milky Way photography you’ll need minimal light pollution, which means you’ll want to avoid a bright moon. However, I’ve actually captured good shots of The Milky Way even with a first quarter moon in the sky (so don’t feel like it’s not worth shooting when the moon is present) but obviously a full moon is to be avoided.
The other thing to consider is the position of the moon in relation to The Milky Way. For example , a first quarter moon isn’t such a problem if it’s way off in the west while your Milky Way appears in the southeast. But, if the moon lines up dead centre in the Milky Way, it could be too bright, right where you don’t want it.
How do you know where The Milky Way is going to be?
There are a multitude of phone and desktop apps that can help you to plan your Milky Way shoot but my favourite is the free app called Stellarium. There’s a phone and desktop version, I prefer the latter to plan my shoots.
You can enter a location and time to see when and where things are going to line up. You’re mainly looking to see where the galactic core is present during a darker lunar phase. Stellarium will show you a picture of The Milky Way, and its position, at the times you specify. You can also see where and how bright the moon will be.
Check out some of the other popular apps like; The Photographers Ephemeris and Starwalk.
Purists will say that you MUST be in a dark sky area and of course that will give you a much clearer shot, but don’t let a little bit of distant light pollution stop you from shooting The Milky Way. If you can see it, you can shoot it. The image I shot below in Death Valley shows light pollution from two large cities and I honestly think it adds to the contrast in the image. That glow on the horizon adds a great separation of earth and sky.
If you want to discover the best dark sky locations, the International Dark Sky Places site is a great resource.
Most landscape shooters love clouds and hate blue skies. Once you get into shooting nightscapes, you’ll quickly reverse that thinking.
In this shot of Mono Lake the small clouds actually added a little interest to the shot, without obscuring too much of the galactic core.
A blanket of cloud is bad news if you want to get clear shots of The Milky Way, but don’t be put off by the presence of light cloud cover. Sometimes a few clouds can add drama and framing to a Milky Way shot so it’s still worth shooting if the clouds aren’t completely blanketing the entire sky.
For me, the most awe inspiring Milky Way images are those that show the galactic core in relation to earthly locations and objects. Something as mundane as a person on a camp chair can look really dramatic when framed by the phenomenon of The Milky Way.
Think hard about what you’d like to put in the foreground of your Milky Way shot. If you get perfect conditions and execute perfect technique you’ll still get a boring shot if you don’t put something else in your frame to ground the viewer. Pick an interesting foreground feature and maybe try a little light painting to make your Milky Way shots truly awesome.
That could be anything from an interesting rock formation like a sea stack or arch, right through to a derelict shed, or an interesting tree. Think about locations that feature a point of interest and then consider how that place lines up with The Milky Way.
While there’s something to be said for using the gear you’ve already got, night photography is something of a challenge because of the absence of light. You’ll need a fast lens that ideally has a maximum aperture of f/2.8, or even brighter like an f/1.4.
Super wide angle lenses are ideal for shooting nightscapes because they don’t usually produce much bokeh. By that, I mean that even when set to maximum apertures of f/1.4 you’ll still be able to get a great deal of your image in focus – if you focus correctly. The last thing you want is a sharply focused Milky Way with a foreground that is completely blurred in soft, creamy bokeh, so leave the lovely Sigma 85mm f/1.4 at home.
The other great thing about super wide lenses is that you can fit a lot of The Milky Way into your frame, and there’s less magnification which allows for longer shutter speeds before the stars in your shot begin to trail.
It’s not the end of the world if you’ve got a standard, all-purpose, kit lens that isn’t very fast. You’ll still get some decent Milky Way shots because you’ll be using long exposures and high ISO settings to maximize your camera’s sensitivity to light.
On the left we have the Rokinon/Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ($549) which costs a third of the price of the Canon 24 mm f/1.4 ($1549).
If you really get into shooting nightscapes you’ll be glad to learn that some of the most popular wide angle lenses for nigh photography are actually quite affordable.
Rokinon (AKA Samyang/Bower) offer two lenses that have something of a cult following among night shooters with their 14mm f/2.8 and their 24mm f/1.4 lenses. The build quality is atrocious but as long as you treat them with kid gloves (carefully), they usually perform well.
These are popular because they offer sharpness, speed, a wide field of view, and much less coma than other more costly lenses. Coma is the amount of elliptical aberration around stars in the corners of the frame. Some more expensive lenses, like the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8, have really bad coma on stars in the corner of the frame, which isn’t the end of the world, but it’s not ideal.
With night photography you’ll be forced to use high ISO settings during your long exposures so it’s vital to have a camera that can operate at ISO 3200 and above, but more importantly still produce good image quality. No matter what camera you use, the image quality will take a major hit when you start to crank up the ISO numbers, that’s unavoidable.
Camera sensors have come a long way in the last couple of years so even if your camera isn’t top of the range you might be pleasantly surprised at the image quality of your high ISO images.
The Sony A7S has become something of a legend among astrophotographers but it isn’t cheap.
Some of the best performers of the last couple of years have been the Sony A7R, Nikon D810 and the absolutely brilliant Sony A7S, which is known for its amazing low light capability. These are all full frame cameras, and will deliver the best image quality as they typically offer better noise performance. But if you’re rocking a MFT (micro four thirds) or APS-C sensor, don’t let that stop you from going out and getting some Milky Way action.
Don’t feel that you absolutely MUST have the most expensive gear. Work with what you’ve got, then upgrade when you become addicted, and can’t resist the temptation to splurge.
The one thing you’re going to really need your camera to have is a good Live View screen or an EVF (electronic viewfinder). You will use this to focus and compose your shots.
It’s dark, you’re going to be doing long exposures, and that means you have to use a tripod. Read my article on the reasons why a good tripod is essential for any kind of outdoor photography. For night photography a tripod is obligatory.
NOTE: For now you’ll want to turn off your in-camera noise reduction, as this will just slow down your test shots.
You want full control over every aspect of your shot so set your camera to Manual mode. This allows you to control the ISO, the shutter speed, the aperture and white balance. Always shoot in RAW.
This is where we’ll set our focus. Make sure you switch auto-focus OFF as we’ll be focusing manually. Before we do this you need to crank your ISO up to something like 5000 to make your sensor really sensitive to light.
Set your aperture to the widest, fastest setting it can achieve (smallest number such as f/2.8). This wide aperture will expose your sensor to the maximum amount of light.
Using your camera’s Live View or EVF, point it at the brightest star you can see until a small dot of light appears in the centre of your view. Zoom in (magnify the view NOT zoom the lens) so that you see that tiny little dot as large as possible. Now turn the focus wheel on your lens until the star becomes a sharp, tiny pin-point of light. Try turning the focus wheel passed that point until the star blurs again and you’ll have gone too far, so just back it up until you’re able to get the star as sharp and small as possible. Don’t rush this, take your time and get it right.
If your camera has a feature called Focus Peaking or Focus Assist, that can sometimes help you to determine perfect focus on a star. If you’re into calculating hyperfocal distance, you could do that too, but I prefer this method.
Whatever you do, don’t blindly set your focus to infinity by cranking your focus wheel until it reads Infinity (?), you’ll just end up with blurred images.
Now that you’ve focused your lens on the brightest star, it’s time to compose your shot. Use your headlamp to illuminate the scene so that you can see what you’re looking at in your Live View. If your camera has a digital level for perfect horizon lines use that – if not, you might want to invest in a bubble level for your hot shoe attachment.
Set your shutter speed to about 10 seconds (at ISO 5000 if you have it), and take a test shot. At this point all you’re doing are some rough test shots to get your composition sorted, so there’s no point in shooting a full 30 second exposure and waiting around while you take a whole bunch of test shots.
Once you’ve finished taking test shots and made your final tripod adjustments for the perfect composition, it’s time to dial in your camera settings.
When shooting The Milky Way I prefer to shoot with my White Balance set to Incandescent (aka Tungsten) which I believe is Sony’s version of Tungsten. I like the blue hue and it also displays a lot of contrast in my camera’s EVF so that I can clearly see The Milky Way. When I process my images later I often reset the White Balance back to Auto (AWB) mode for a more realistic neutral color temperature.
This RAW file was shot with Incandescent White Balance. You can see how it looks in Adobe Camera RAW when set to Auto.
I advise you to experiment with different WB settings to get the colour temperature you like best. Shooting with the Incandescent/Tungsten prest will almost always produce good, neutral results, which you can change later in Lightroom or Adobe Camera RAW.
You used ISO 5000 for the test shots so that you could compose your shot quickly. But, for your actual Milky Way shot you want to use the lowest ISO setting you can get away with so dial it down to ISO 2000 and see if that gives you good results. You can always increase it to ISO 3200 after a few more test shots. I personally rarely go above ISO 3200 as my RAW files tend to degrade significantly at that point.
From this point on you’re going to be juggling your shutter speed and ISO setting to get the most light sensitivity, while still having a shutter speed fast enough to avoid getting star trails. Star trails are great if you’re going for the that effect (read my star trails photography tutorial here) but even a very small star trail just results in a Milky Way shot that lacks clarity. That may just be okay for web images, but for prints you’ll want more sharpness.
Try to limit your shutter speed to a maximum of 15 seconds so that you can keep the stars in your image sharp and trail free.
As you can see, the 30 second exposure on the left has a motion trail on each star. The 15 second exposure on the right has sharper stars, although it is darker.
With a shutter speed of 15 seconds, take a look at your camera’s light meter reading. If it’s telling you that the image is overexposed you might be able to dial your ISO number down a bit, or shorten your shutter speed to 10 seconds.
Sometimes I like to overexpose the image and ignore my light meter reading entirely. When shooting the Milky Way I’m guided more by what I see in my test shots than what my light meter is telling me to do. With my Sony cameras I use Multi metering mode, for what it’s worth.
After your shot is complete and you’re reviewing it, be sure to zoom in and check the details.
I know I just said to keep your shutter speed to a maximum of 15 seonds but I always like to take an additional shot with a 30 second exposure to capture a much brighter Milky Way. I do this if I’m planning on publishing a web-only (low resolution) image because the slight star trail caused by the longer exposure won’t be very evident in a low-res web image. The stars will still look sharp enough but will have a much brighter appearance than a 15 second exposure. For prints, I’ll almost always use the 15 second exposure version for the extra sharpness.
Some cameras do a great job of processing and reducing noise reduction. But, this will double the amount of time it takes to complete your shot, so it’s always a good idea to switch this function off, at least temporarily. If you like the results of your in-camera noise reduction you can always switch this function back on once you’ve finished all of your test shots.
I personally prefer to do my own noise reduction in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop which gives me more control and allows me to shoot faster while on location.
Okay, so now you know how to get gorgeous clear photos of The Milky Way. I hope you get some great results and have as much fun as I do when shooting this awe-inspiring sight. If you’d like to learn how I process my Milky Way shots please post a request in the comments and if there’s enough interest I’d be delighted to share my techniques.
** NOTE ** If you’d like to know more about this subject, learn more about our brand new course on night photography (by dPS author Jim Hamel) here, so you can take stunning photos too!
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2019-04-23T00:31:32Z
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https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-do-milky-way-photography-a-comprehensive-tutorial/
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE -- Earlier this month, Perry and his wife, Francine, a retired teacher and Ballet patron who came to learn about Hartley and Stillwell and appreciate the value of these letters, donated the whole batch of 200 to San Francisco State, where some are on view in the 29th annual Stillwell Student Exhibition, along with various Stillwell satyrs, Degas-like dancers and randy centaurs.
“It belongs there, in San Francisco, where Leo lived. They have everything else of his,” says Perry, who was contacted by people from the University’s Fine Arts Gallery several years ago after one of the students working on that year’s Stillwell show found some of the letters online.
Photos by Sreang Hok. Images of Stillwell’s art courtesy of the Fine Arts Gallery.
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2019-04-18T10:21:38Z
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http://lca.sfsu.edu/lcanews/2016/11/14/815505-decades-old-letters-donated-sf-state-show-artists-passions
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I’ve often wondered what starts young women down the road of bulimia or anexoria. Can they not see the harm they are doing to themselves?
But…I’ve discovered that as I check my weight/BMI, it’s easy for that information to become a center of attention. The numbers are staying pretty consistent currently, and I’m okay with that. I feel good where I am–and it’s a healthy weight/BMI.
However, a few weeks ago, as I was focusing on losing a few pounds, I realized I needed to be careful! I was intrigued in watching the line on the graph go down–and found myself thinking, “I wonder how much further down I could get it to go…”. Not good! So I’ve had to intentionally refocus on why I’m checking that information–and to realize that it’s just a tool, not a goal.
My personality, though, tends to have at least some obsessive-compulsive elements in it…and it’s certainly helped me to realize how easy it is to get sucked into situations that could create significant health problems–especially in light of all the emphasis on what it means to be “beautiful” in today’s culture.
I’m not sure what the answer is, except to somehow help people realize that true beauty comes from the inside.
What time would I live in?
I love going to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival every year! Last year I played for the apprentice graduation–and this year I played for the coronation and will again play for the apprentice graduation.
I’ve sometimes thought that I would love to live during that time period. And in many ways, that’s true.
I love the costumes that the members of the royal court wear. But when it’s hot–as it can be in Missouri in August–they can be miserable! (Especially since the costumes that they wear are made to be as authentic as possible!) It takes a long time to get dressed in them–and it’s hard to run and play as I like to… And to be a woman in the court meant walking a very fine line when it came to love and marriage!
The castles are fun to explore–but there was a reason for all the wall hangings–to try to keep the cold out. Fires were nice (and I love a good fire)–but that meant you roasted on one side and froze on the other.
Besides that, not everyone in the medieval period could be a member of the royal court! There were far more people who were peasants. Granted, those costumes would be more bearable in the Missouri heat–but not so comfortable in damp, rainy weather! And those poor folks really had no rights…especially the women.
It’s fun to dream…but I’m just as happy to be living in this time period. It’s so easy to look back and romanticize what I didn’t live through–I wonder how future generations will romanticize the 20th century??
And yet, I don’t think I’ve really thought through what it means.
Our grandson is now home from his time with his mother. He hasn’t been gone all that long–only a month–and yet I can see so many changes in him. He looks taller (even if he really isn’t!), and while he still has some childish ways, I can see him the beginnings of maturity. I know that this next year, as he moves into middle school, we will undoubtedly alternate between wanting to be a child and wanting to be seen as “grown-up”–and that will be difficult at times. Yet I can rejoice in his part in the circle of life.
Last night, I picked up my mother to take to a special church service–and seeing her part in the circle of life is more difficult. She is beginning to lose some of the “adult-ness” and is becoming more child-like in many ways. This is a difficult time for her, because she is aware of some of those losses and is unsure how to deal with them. At times she weeps because of the difference between who she is now and who she remembers being.
Nobody ever said that the circle of life was easy…and role reversal is part and parcel of it. I could fight against it, but it wouldn’t change anything. And so the best I can do is continue to struggle with living the reality that is, not the reality that I might wish for.
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2019-04-21T20:38:48Z
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https://pkkid.wordpress.com/2009/08/
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The Library of Congress > Chronicling America > The Stilwell express.
Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 43 (Feb. 28, 1973).
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2019-04-23T18:41:46Z
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn95076052/
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