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UW professor's fairytales in clay are from then and now
Many fairy tales begin on an ordinary day. Then, something extraordinary happens.
That's what occurred in the art studio of ceramicist Gerit Grimm in 2010. Grimm, who had long created ceramics with light colored clay and bedazzling glazes, came across some raw, dark clay that somebody had left behind.
She didn't like the darkness of the iron-rich clay, so she began to use it up to get rid of it — first by throwing pots on her potter's wheel and then, by making a little sculpture just for fun.
"I gave the (sculptural) piece to a student to fire, because I didn't even really care" about it, said the German-born Grimm, who was teaching in California at the time and now heads the ceramics program at UW-Madison.
But the sculpture emerged from the kiln in a way that mesmerized Grimm: cloaked in a deep bronze color with an unglazed sheen.
"It looked like my piece was chiseled into a rock," she said. "And it had little ripple lines like water lines on top of it, like when a drop falls into the water.
"I felt like the clay started to breathe, and the figure became alive for me," she said. "I really started preferring that clay. I got rid of all I had in my studio, and just purchased more of that clay, and I went wild."
Many of the works resulting from that discovery are now on display in "Gerit Grimm's Fairytales: In A Time Neither Now Nor Then," at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend through Jan. 14. The show fills MOWA's largest gallery and is the biggest exhibition to date of Grimm's distinctive, often monumental work.
The stoneware sculptures in "In A Time Neither Now Nor Then" are indeed difficult to place in time: They seem at once ancient and contemporary, telling ageless stories. Many were inspired by fairy tales, myths and biblical stories. The death of Grimm's father last year led to a series of pieces about grief, including Jesus' lifeless body being carried from the cross.
The show includes 23 groupings of figures — including two dogs, six horses, seven birds and 155 people, often wearing peasant clothing, or wearing nothing at all. Each bears a detailed, uncanny expression.
"There's quite a lot of ceramics out there that you look at and say, 'Hmm, I wonder who that's by?,'" said Graeme Reid, director of collections and exhibitions at MOWA. "You take one look at Gerit's work and you know it's her work."
Colors ranging from ochre to silver emerge from the natural clay in Grimm's pieces, Reid said. The absence of glaze forces the viewer to concentrate on detail and form.
"The craftsmanship is unbelievable," he said. "The personality of the work, the creativity that goes into it — to be perfectly honest, we thought if we don't get her on our schedule for a major show, somebody else in Wisconsin is going to do it."
Grimm starts many of her works on a potter's wheel, an unusual approach for a sculptor. She relishes complex pieces that present an engineering challenge — sometimes getting them into the kiln with the use of special braces she designs, as she explained on a video made for a show she did last spring at the Wisconsin Academy's James Watrous Gallery in Madison.
Grimm, 44, is the sole ceramics professor at UW-Madison, running the program while also teaching and making art. She also travels a great deal, which has had an impact on her style, said Douglas Rosenberg, chair of the university's art department.
"She's created a particular course of study for herself that has taken her around the world to study really particular areas of ceramic practice that most people don't do," Rosenberg said. "So she's the repository of a number of very traditional approaches to ceramics that she's then folded into her own practice — which I think ultimately gives her work the look that it has."
Historically 'macho'
Grimm also stands out as one of the few women in her field to head a university ceramics department, Rosenberg noted.
"Ceramics has historically been a very macho, male-dominated space," he said. "And Gerit's possibly the only woman in the country, or one of very few, to run a ceramics program.
"Right now I think the (UW-Madison) ceramics program is flourishing in a way that I think it hasn't in quite some time. I think a lot of it — or all of it — has to do with her," he said. "She's put a lot of energy into doing outreach to make herself really visible on campus and around campus."
Journeyman potter
Grimm grew up in East Germany, where she started in ceramics through a pottery apprenticeship, then worked as a journeyman potter in a pottery factory, creating functional objects like teapots and onion jars. Driven to explore more, she went to art school.
"I grew up in Eastern Europe. We weren't exposed to pop art and commercial art, like Andy Warhol and those things," she said. "There weren't even any colors in our studios. It was all brown in the art school, all Bauhaus tradition: 'Form follows function.'"
Then, at a ceramics conference in Amsterdam in 2000, Grimm saw the work of American artists for the first time.
"It was this work with bright colors, extremely large, and extremely in-your-face and bold," she said. "My knees went out. I just felt like butter standing in front of these pieces. It just seemed so freeing to see American ceramicists."
After the conference, "I pushed my pottery wheel out of my studio and started working" on new projects, she said.
Her professors urged her to explore opportunities in the U.S. and Grimm won a German DAAD government grant — the equivalent of a German Fulbright, she explained — that brought her to the United States.
She moved around the U.S. frequently to study and to teach.
"I just really paid attention to where I could go next — because I really fell in love with America, and I wanted to stay," she said. In 2012, she came to UW-Madison.
Tango and sailing
Grimm had lived for awhile in Nebraska, then taught in California and at first wasn't keen on returning to the Midwest. But during her on-campus interview in Madison, she fell in love with the city, she said.
"Once I saw the city and the museums, the Chazen Museum, which is absolutely stunning, and an amazing place of resource, and of course the contemporary art museum on State Street" she was sold, she said.
"The whole city is laid out small, like in a European way. People do sports and are active. They can pursue anything. So this was the top choice for me, to come to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and to teach ceramics."
Grimm revived a childhood love of sailing by joining the Mendota Yacht Club, and now skippers a boat every Sunday in the summer on Lake Mendota. She joined the local tango scene, dancing every weekend that she's not sailing.
Tango is "my winter hobby," she said. "It's a nice way to remove yourself from drama or disappointment, or when things don't work. Because a lot of times, things don't work."
"In my studio I'm all by myself, for hours and hours," she said. "And in sailing and tango, no one talks about everyday life. We talk about sailing, how to make the boat go faster, and in tango, how to improve your skills. You don't occupy yourself with everyday things. It's almost like a vacation for the soul."
As for her latest show, marking 25 years in the ceramics field, "I really like the title 'In A Time Neither Now Nor Then' – with a name like Gerit Grimm," she said.
As far as she knows, her family is not connected with the Brothers Grimm, famous fairy tale authors themselves.
"In Germany there are a lot of people called the name Grimm," she said. "But apparently in America, there is only one Gerit Grimm."


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Matthew 28:19 King James Version (KJV)
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
This scripture is so potent being that it contains the road map to the direction the church should be going as Christ Return is near. Not too long ago a local minister Dr. Larry D. Reid stated, "If your local church doesn't look like the community that your church is in, then your church is a cult." What a strong, but challenging statement. So many times we herd people into our local assemblies that look like us and think like us, and to be honest we are absolutely fine with that. The abovementioned scripture says that we are to go ye therefore and teach all nations. So here is my question: Does your church look like all nations? Here is another question: Does your outreach team touch all nations?
It is a fact that Sunday is the most segregated day of the week, we work together, eat together, shop in the same places, BUT we worship in separate places.
The church that is going to continue to be relevant until Jesus comes back isn't the traditional church that we've been accustomed to up until now. There must be a shift in the consciousness of the parishioners and leadership of the current church.
Are you willing to accept the challenge to witness to someone today that doesn't come from where you are? In fact that is polar opposite of your culture?
It's time to reach the nations!


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I wouldn't go as far as saying I like this tattoo, but I see where Monta Ellis is coming from: A family tree (his son's face is over his heart). The Warriors guard is from Jackson, Mississippi, where people appreciate their unique roots (literally...)
I gotta give some love to my boy, Gilbert Arenas (as you can see from the heart tattoos on his chest), but he hasn't been doing himself any favors recently. First off, he's another street baller from LA, which could explain why he has a lion on his belly. Secondly, he had some weapons ordeal in his locker room, which is one of the dumbest things a guy can do. At least he felt like he shouldn't put tattoos on his arms, you know just in case people think less of him (which I doubt). Take those tats to LA, GA!


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Hiking Deer Mountain with Toddlers
We just got back from another wonderful family vacation in Rocky Mountain National Park. The first day we decided to hike up Deer Mountain which is one of our favorite hikes because of the amazing views. Unfortunately, this time the views were pretty hazy from forest fires in nearby Grand Lake, Colorado.
The mountain hike was still beautiful with wildflowers in full bloom. I'm trying to learn more about the different species we see on the trails. Here is a link to some of the most common flowers in Rocky Mountain National Park.
According to Rockymountaintrails.com, this hike starts at 8,940 ft in elevation at the Deer Ridge Junction. It's 6.2 miles round trip and gains 1,210 ft of elevation.
For us, that's a pretty tough hike with the kids in their carriers. Our girls are 3 and 1 years old, so longer hikes are a great way to help them grow in patience. I'm really proud of them! It is fun for me to look back on times we've hiked this before. Check out past posts:
Deer Mountain – A Family Friendly Summit Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park
Cecy's First Trip to Rocky Mountain National Park
Horseback Riding Deer Mountain
Later in the week I got a fresh perspective of Deer Mountain by taking a 2 hour horseback riding tour with National Park Gateway Stables.
The ride 'follows the Fall River to the base of Deer Mountain and Aspen Glen area into Lil Horseshoe Park and Hidden Meadows.' You can learn more about the tours on their website. They even have pony rides for ages 2-7.
Mom Tips:
There isn't a parking lot, ranger station or toilet available near Deer Ridge Junction, so plan ahead if you can. On trips we keep a potty like this one in our car for our 3-year-old.
We pack snacks, drinks, sing songs and play games to keep the girls entertained during longer hikes. Games include 'tortoise and the hare' where we take turns who is in the lead and who is going slow paying attention to details (or getting distracted by wildflowers). We also play 'bear' where one parent goes ahead with a child and hides behind a tree or rock to jump out and surprise the other parent and sibling.


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Wow! This is ADORABLE. A Size 10 Child's Hudson's Bay Coat in Very Good Condition. It zips shut and has silver toggles on front plaquet for extra protection. A Zip up hood is attached by snaps and can be removed or worn open or zipped. Original Hudson's Bay tag. I don't think it got much, if any , use. Just very light wear and the zipper in the hood sticks a bit. It measures 29 " length from base of collar to hem and 16" across back of shoulders seam-to-seam...


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Thursday, January 29, 2009
London by night
1 comment:
- SweetPeaSurry said...
Ohh ... those are amazing!!! I love aerial photos of just about anything.
Can you imagine how a city would have looked 100 years ago? Without all the streetlights and such?
Of course, then the pictures wouldn't turn out!!!
- January 29, 2009 11:59 pm
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Idris – first impressions
During last few weeks I got a pretty good grip of basics of dependent types and Agda. Programming in Agda is fun but nevertheless I decided to experiment with other dependently-typed programming languages. Back in March I attempted to learn Idris from one of Edwin Brady's presentations, but having no knowledge of dependent types I had to give up after about 30 minutes of first video. Now that I know basics of Agda I decided to give Idris another try. This time it was much simpler. Reading official Idris tutorial and doing some experiments took me about 5 hours. Below are some of my first impressions (I'm underlining that phrase to make it clear that some of these opinions may change in the future).
- Standard library in Idris feels friendlier than in Agda. It is bundled with the compiler and doesn't require additional installation (unlike Agda's). Prelude is by default imported into every module so programmer can use Nat, Bool, lists and so on out of the box. There are also some similarities with Haskell prelude. All in all, standard library in Idris is much less daunting than in Agda.
- Idris is really a programming language, i.e. one can write programs that actually run. Agda feels more like a proof assistant. According to one of the tutorials I've read you can run programs written in Agda, but it is not as straightforward as in Idris. I personally I haven't run a single Agda program – I'm perfectly happy that they typecheck.
- Compared to Agda Idris has limited Unicode support. I've never felt the need to use Unicode in my source code until I started programming in Agda – after just a few weeks it feels like an essential thing. I think Idris allows Unicode only in identifiers, but doesn't allow it in operators, which means I have to use awkward operators like
<!=instead of ?. I recall seeing some discussions about Unicode at #idris channel, so I wouldn't be surprised if that changed soon.
- One of the biggest differences between Agda and Idris is approach to proofs. In Agda a proof is part of function's code. Programmer is assisted by agda-mode (in Emacs) which guides code writing according to types (a common feature in dependently typed languages). Over the past few weeks I've come to appreciate convenience offered by agda-mode: automatic generation of case analysis, refinement of holes, autocompletion of code based on types to name a few. Idris-mode for Emacs doesn't support interactive development. One has to use interactive proof mode provided in Idris REPL – this means switching between terminal windows, which might be a bit inconvenient. Proofs in Idris can be separated from code they are proving. This allows to write code that is much clearer. In proof mode one can use tactics, which are methods used to convert proof terms in order to reach a certain goal. Generated proof can then be added to source file. It is hard for me to decide which method I prefer. The final result is more readable in Idris, but using tactics is not always straightforward. I also like interactive development offered by Agda. Tough choice.
- Both languages are poorly documented. That said, Idris has much less documentation (mostly papers and presentations by Edwin Brady). I expect this to change, as the Idris community seems to be growing (slowly, but still).
- One thing I didn't like in Idris are visibility qualifiers used to define how functions and datatypes are exported from the module. There are three available: public (export name and implementation), private (don't export anything) and abstract (export type signature, but don't export implementation). This is slightly different than in Haskell – I think that difference comes from properties of dependent types. What I didn't like are rules and syntax used to define export visibility. Visibility for a function or datatype can be defined by annotating it with one of three keywords: public, private, abstract. If all definitions in a module are not annotated then everything is public. But if there is at least one annotation everything without annotation is private. Unless you changed the default visibility, in which case everything without annotation can be abstract! In other words if you see a definition without annotation it means that: a) it can be public, but you have to check if all other definitions are without annotations; b) private, if at least one other definition is annotated – again, you have to check whole file; c) but it can be abstract as well – you need to check the file to see if the default export level was set. The only way to be sure – except for nuking the entire site from orbit – is annotating every function with an export modifier, but that feels very verbose. I prefer Haskell's syntax for defining what is exported and what is not and I think it could be easily extended to support three possible levels of export visibility.
- Unlike Agda, Idris has case expressions. They have some limitations however. I'm not sure whether these limitations come from properties of dependently typed languages or are they just simplifications in Idris implementation that could theoretically be avoided.
- Idris has lots of other cool features. Idiom brackets are a syntactic sugar for applicative style: you can write
[| f a b c |]instead of
pure f <*> a <*> b <$*gt; c. Idris has syntax extensions designed to support development of EDSLs. Moreover tuples are available out of the box, there's do-notation for monadic expressions, there are list comprehensions and Foreign Function Interface.
- One feature that I'm a bit sceptical about are "implicit conversions" that allow to define implicit casts between arguments and write expressions like
"Number " ++ x, where
xis an
Int. I can imagine this could be a misfeature.
- Idris has "using" notation that allows to introduce definitions that are visible throughout a block of code. Most common use seems to be in definition of data types. Agda does it better IMO by introducing type parameters into scope of data constructors.
- Idris seems to be developed more actively. The repos are stored on github so anyone can easily contribute. This is not the case with Agda, which has Darcs repos and the whole process feels closed (in a sense "not opened to community"). On the other hand mailing list for Idris is set up on Google lists, which is a blocker for me.
All in all programming in Idris is also fun although it is slightly different kind of fun than in Agda. I must say that I miss two features from Agda: interactive development in Emacs and Unicode support. Given how actively Idris is developed I imagine it could soon become more popular than Agda. Perhaps these "missing" features will also be added one day?
As an exercise I rewrote code from "Why dependent types matter" paper from Agda (see my previous post) to Idris. Code is available in on github.
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> [In Idris], there are list comprehensions
In Agda too (it's just library code)!
There is an interactive Emacs mode for Idris – https://github.com/idris-hackers/idris-mode . It's not yet as polished as Agda mode, but we're working on it. Contributions are welcome!
> Idiom brackets are a syntactic sugar for applicative style: you can write [| f a b c |] instead of pure f a b c
Did you mean [|f a b c|] == f a b c?
Eh, sorry, the HTML seemed to crunch my parens,
I meant that [|f a b c|] == pure f <*> a <*> b <*> c


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The Phoenix Club
The Phoenix Club will be Monroe County's largest and most extensive entertainment center, setting out to establish a one of a kind venue
- Stage Concept Only
- Industry Food and Beverage
- Location Rochester, NY, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded January 2014
- Employees 55
Company Summary
The Phoenix Club will be Monroe County's largest and most extensive entertainment venue. The complex will have over 50,000 sqft in order to entertain people in very unique ways by providing a restaurant, bar, performance stage, bowling, billiards, gamers' room, arcade, play area for young ones and a relaxation lounge for individuals over 21. The Phoenix Club will provide an unmatchable entertainment experience for the residents of Monroe County.
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LaDee' is the Founder/President of The Global Phoenix Group and its subsidiary The Phoenix Club. LaDee' has worked for a major bank and credit Union. She has also obtained a BS in Economics and a BS in Finance. She has held positions within restaurants and a major toy store giving her years of experience within the entertainment industry as well as an education in Finance/Business and years of work experience with banking and investing.
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The United Kingdom has long been a top study choice among international students worldwide. Although the UK is known for having high living costs, British universities have still managed to attract students like a magnet and the truth is, studying in the UK doesn't necessarily mean high costs all the time, anytime and anywhere.
Apart from London and other famous student cities in the United Kingdom, you can fairly manage with a monthly budget of 700 – 800 GBP/month.
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Living costs for students in the UK
Average living costs in the United Kingdom range between 550 – 1,000 GBP per month. These amounts are an approximation of accommodation, food, transportation, and additional costs. Read below for a description of amounts for each individual section.
London has the highest living costs averaging 1,100 – 2,000 GBP monthly, that may get even higher with more expensive accommodation. In smaller cities, you could easily survive with around 800 - 900 GBP/month. Check the examples of these student cities:
Accommodation costs in the UK
Student accommodation ranges from 400 – 1,000 GBP per month, or even higher, depending on the city you will live in and the type of housing you will find. Overall average housing in the UK, outside city centres averages 600 GBP/month.
Especially in the case of London, finding affordable accommodation is more difficult than other international cities worldwide. Make sure you book accommodation well in advance, before coming to study in the country to avoid having to live in a bad neighbourhood or paying too much for accommodation.
Most popular accommodation options in the UK include:
- Halls of residence – rates range between 105 and 250 GBP/week
- Share or rent a flat/apartment – a one-bedroom apartment is around 600 – 750 GBP/month
- Home-stay – around 600 – 700 GBP/month (usually with half board included)
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If you plan to rent in the United Kingdom, you'll also have to pay for:
- utility costs: on average, 140 GBP monthly
- a bond and first month's rent: this could be as much as 1,000 GBP depending on the price of your rent
Food costs
Generally, average weekly grocery shopping would amount to 50 GBP/week. You may get cheaper meals as part of food plans included for students living in residence halls. Regular restaurants are usually quite expensive.
Preparing your own meals will always save you the most money; you can enjoy great discount if you do your shopping at Farmers' Markets, usually held once or twice a week or shop for food late in the evenings when some goods get massive price reductions.
Meals in inexpensive restaurants are between 8 and 16 GBP.
Transportation costs
- One-ticket bus fares are 2.40 GBP per journey, 4.00 GBP per day, and around 45 GBP for a student 4-week travel card.
- You can also use the ISIC youth travel card and can get major discounts.
- In London, Oyster cards can be used on the Tube, National Rail, Buses and Trams and they are the cheapest travel option.
Extra study materials
- You maybe be expected to pay additional fees if you study a resource-intensive course (especially in sciences or engineering).
- Laboratory fees are not uncommon and can come in anywhere from 100 –1,000 GBP per year.
- For books and other learning materials, you would need to spend between 30 and 70 GBP/month.
So studying in the UK may require a good budget planning and keeping track of all your spending, but it doesn't have to be a continuous challenge when it comes to managing your monthly allowance. Always keep an eye on the student discounts, as the social and cultural life in some British cities truly revolves around students, providing them special offers.
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Police are warning drivers to exercise caution on icy roads after coming across an overturned vehicle in Lisburn.
Issuing the advice on their Facebook page, Lisburn PSNI posted: "It's cold, it's frosty and some roads are still pretty ropey.
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"Thankfully everyone walked away from this, you might not be so lucky."


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Lipstick on a pit bull: Gov. Palin rises to Levi's defense
Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of Wednesday countering what she considers inaccurate descriptions of how much education her daughter's fiance has, an effort culminating at the end of the day with her first public statement about her new grandson.
Palin was in touch with a celebrity magazine, a national news service and the Anchorage Daily News to question reports that her future son-in-law, Levi Johnston, is a dropout.
She left a phone message at People magazine saying neither her daughter, nor Johnston, are dropouts. "You need to know that both Levi and Bristol are working their butts off to parent and going to school and working at the same time," Palin said, according to the magazine's Web site.
Palin also e-mailed editors at the Anchorage Daily News on Wednesday, questioning several aspects of the newspaper's coverage -- including printing an Associated Press story that day that included the dropout description.
In October, the AP talked to Johnston in Wasilla and reported that Johnston had dropped out of high school to work on the North Slope as an apprentice electrician.
Palin also told the Associated Press on Wednesday that Johnston is enrolled in a high school through a correspondence program, according to the wire service.
Then at about 4:30 p.m., the governor's issued a statement clarifying the education status of her daughter and Johnston.
"Bristol begins her final semester of high school next week where she'll get her last credit needed to graduate," the statement said. "Levi is continuing his online high school work in addition to working as an electrical apprentice on the North Slope."
In the statement, Palin also commented on the her daughter and Johnston's new parenthood. Her daughter, Bristol, gave birth Saturday to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. The statement ended with Palin's preference to keep the baby a private, family matter.
"We are over the moon," she said about her new grandson.
"The road ahead for this young couple will not be easy, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy," Palin said. "Bristol and Levi are committed to accomplish what millions of other young parents have accomplished, to provide a loving and secure environment for their child. They are both hard workers, they're very strong, and have faith they've made the right decision in setting aside their own interests to make this child their highest priority."
Palin added: "When Bristol and Levi first told us the shocking news that she was pregnant, to be honest, we all at first looked at the situation with some fear and a bit of despair. Isn't it just like God to turn those circumstances into such an amazing, joyful blessing when you ask Him to help you through?"
Palin spokesman Bill McAllister said Palin chose to break her silence on the birth because of the volume of questions coming from the press, and because of "erroneous information that was published."
In an e-mail, McAllister declined to answer follow-up questions.
The statement from the governor's office also quotes Bristol Palin, saying the 18-year-old "obviously discourages" teen pregnancy.
"Teenagers need to prevent pregnancy to begin with -- this isn't ideal," Bristol said in the statement. "But I'm fortunate to have a supportive family which is dealing with this together. Tripp is so perfectly precious; we love him with all our hearts. I can't imagine life without him now."


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Liquidation, favorable crop prospects and a technical break have contributed to pounding cotton futures to new seasonal lows.
Most-active December fell 250 points for the week ended Thursday to close at 74.63 cents, its lowest finish since June 2012 and down 1,011 points, or 11.9 percent, from its May 8 high.
December found some scale-down trade buying around its low of 73.71 cents, just below the 73.79 low posted by the December 2013 contract in late November before it expired.
Maturing July lost 799 points, or 9 percent, to settle at 80.37 cents, its lowest close since early December. It finished down a whopping 1,473 points, or 15.5 percent, from its May high.
July plunged the 400-point daily limit in the fading minutes of the day before first notice day and plummeted 691 points, or 7.1 percent, the next day - the largest daily loss since the massive exodus of 2011 - when trading limits were removed on the spot contract. Daily trading limits now have reverted to 300 points beyond the maturing delivery.
Prices have gyrated wildly around each July maturity period since futures soared to an all-time high of $2.27 a pound in March 2011, damaging cotton in its battle for fiber markets with synthetics.
Open interest fell 23,265 lots to 144,552, lowest since 2011, led by July's 23,190-lot decline to 2,861 going into Thursday's session. Deliverable stocks grew 21,071 bales to 448,798, largest since July, with 17,971 bales awaiting review.
July delivery notices for the first three days of the notice period through Thursday totaled 637 lots, or 63,700 bales. Newedge USA and Term Commodities emerged as the major stoppers.
Traders looked ahead to USDA's U.S. planted acreage report on Monday amid expectations for the July supply-demand report to show a reduction in abandonment from the June estimate and a higher production forecast.
U.S. crop ratings held steady on balance during the week ended June 22, with excellent down a percentage point to 12 percent, good up three points to 41 percent, fair down two points to 35 percent, poor down a point to 8 percent and very poor up a point to 4 percent.
The USDA's crop progress report showed much-improved conditions from a year ago when excellent was 8 percent, good 35 percent, fair 34 percent, poor 17 percent and very poor 6 percent. The DTN cotton crop index was unchanged from a week ago at 137, up from 99 a year ago.
Cotton in Texas was 40 percent good to excellent and 19 percent poor to very poor, against 25 percent and 37 percent last year, respectively.
U.S. squaring advanced 11 points to 25 percent, up four points from a year ago but two points behind the five-year average. Boll setting at 3 percent was even with a year ago but behind 6 percent on average.
Cotton generally has been growing slowly and is behind normal thus far on the Texas High Plains, says Apurba Barman, extension entomologist at Lubbock.
The good news is that the crop hasn't experienced significant thrips populations, he said in a Texas AgriLife Extension Service report. Thrips pressure has been negligible in cotton south of Lubbock.
"Our scouting efforts indicate that thrips numbers in cotton are really low and much below economic threshold levels, even in cases where cotton is planted next to wheat fields," he said.
However, moderate thrips numbers have been noted in some areas of the northern High Plains, such as in Hale and Swisher counties, and producers have applied insecticides, the cotton entomologist added.
Although seeds with insecticide treatment should protect cotton plants from thrips for two to three weeks, prolonged periods to germinate and attain desired growth may reduce this "period of protection" and allow cotton to become vulnerable to injury, Barman said.
Cooler temperatures following recent rains facilitated development of seedling diseases and poor root and upper plant growth. Other cotton has been recovering from hail and blowing sand and some fields have been replanted, either back to cotton earlier or lately to alternative crops.
Once cotton moves beyond the four-to-five true leaf stage, plants can sustain thrips injury without significant economic loss, Barman said.
Weeds are growing profusely, he said, noting that some weeds - such as Russian thistle and sliver leaf nightshade - can attract other such insect pests as fleahoppers and Lygus bugs into cotton fields.
As cotton enters the squaring stage, producers must keep an eye on square retention, the entomologist pointed out. Cotton fleahoppers will be of primary concern during early squaring of the fruit-set stage.
While many producers generally wouldn't turn down another rain, they welcomed forecasts for clearing, warmer weather late in the week. The crop needed sunshine and heat units to achieve optimum benefits from recent widespread rainfall. Moisture or lack of it year-in, year-out is the biggest yield-determining factor in this semi-arid region.
Statewide, 15 percent of the cotton was squaring, behind 18 percent last year and 19 percent on average.
Weak U.S. weekly export sales weighed on sentiment, though a sizable downturn had been expected. Sales of 4,600 bales for shipment this season and 24,100 bales for next season were down from the prior week's 155,200 bales and 103,500 bales, respectively.
Shipments edged up to 138,100 bales from 132,000 bales the week before and were near the weekly average of roughly 140,000 bales needed to reach the USDA estimate.
Meanwhile, trend-following funds bought a net 1,372 lots - they covered 1,720 shorts and liquidated 348 longs - to raise their net long position by 9.8 percent to 15,406 lots during the week ended June 17.
Index funds bought 1,581 lots to boost their net longs to 63,690 lots, while small traders sold 1,020 lots to cut theirs to only 130 lots, according to government data. Commercials sold a net 1,933 lots, liquidating 9,724 longs and covering 7,791 shorts to hike their net short position to 79,225 lots.


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This would only be true if businesses had no clue about either how much they pay their top executives or their ordinary workers. While it certainly seems to be the case that the top management of many corporations is not very competent, it is difficult that so many people earning 7 and 8 figure salaries could be that incompetent.
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22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 levitra reviews I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one."
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"Six Years" is a great stand-alone thriller from Harlan Coben. It is one of those books that is difficult to put down because each chapter unveils new surprises which advance the plot but leave you in suspense until the very end.
"Six Years" ago Jake Fisher falls madly in
love with Natalie and they spend three idyllic months together in a
remote retreat. Jake is stunned when Natalie suddenly ends the
relationship and within days marries another man she claims she has
known for a long time. At the wedding Natalie tells shattered Jake to
leave her and her new husband alone and never contact them again.
the last "Six Years" Jake has become a successful college professor but
has never recovered the loss of the only love of his life. He keeps his
promise not to try and contact Natalie again until he reads that her
husband has died. Jake attends the funeral in the hope of meeting
Natalie again - but is stunned to see that the grieving wife is not
Natalie and has 2 teenage children.
This starts Jake's quest to
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Coben is at the top of his game writing a suspense
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Well, the site is a fortnight old, or thereabouts, and I think it's getting close to Launch time. It's had a bit of "beta testing", it's been fiddled with, pushed and pulled, and importantly various issues have been squashed. I really should get back to actually playing with RailWorks rather than just writing about it sometime…
I hope you enjoy what I've been able to put together, and I hope to be able to improve the site over time. In particular, there are various videos available in vimeo that I'd like to reference here when time permits, and there are a lot of screenshots just crying out to be made more visible.
If you aren't careful I'll start a logo competition, too!
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Rhubarb isn't exactly sure whether it's a fruit or vegetable. Although widely considered the latter, a New York court decided in 1947 that since it was used in the Unites States as a fruit, rhubarb should be counted as such. (This reduced rhubarb tariffs, which were higher for vegetables than fruits.) It closely resembles celery, but with a pinkish green or even deep magenta hue that clearly sets it apart. Use raw stalks in fresh, crisp dishes for a strong, almost sour taste. Rhubarb's tart flavor also makes it a perfect ingredient in desserts, complimenting the sweetness of crisps and pies. For this, it boasts the title of world's favorite "pie plant".
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In Season: Rhubarb
When to Buy: Bright red, slender "hothouse" rhubarb is available almost year-round, but the traditional greener variety can be found at markets in mid-spring. Its season varies depending on your region, but you can usually find it beginning in April or May until September. Buying from farm stands or farmers markets is your best bet, as rhubarb in supermarkets is sometimes shipped in from far-away locations.
What to Buy: Buy stalks that are crisp, with shiny skin. Steer clear of rubbery and dry stalks.
Prep & Storage: Wash the stalk to remove any dirt, then trim off ends. If they haven't been removed already, make sure to discard the leaves, as they contain oxalic acid and other toxins. Store in a loose Ziploc in the crisper drawer. When chopping the stalks, keep the skins on to maintain as much color and flavor as possible.
How to Cook: Rhubarb stalks are often cut into 1-inch pieces and stewed in boiling water or baked with sugar. Through this process, its taut fibers break down and its juices thicken into a gelatinous sauce. The result is a delicious jelly-like consistency perfect for jams, chutneys, and compotes, but this reddish mush isn't the prettiest thing you've ever seen. Instead of displaying it for all to see, I like to hide its appearance in pies, crumbles, and crisps.
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Rhubarb Salad with Goat Cheese
This simple salad incorporates textured ingredients and complementary flavors. A great way to use raw rhubarb!
Pork Chops with Rhubarb Cherry Sauce
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Rhubarb Iced Tea
A refreshing summery drink that will blow regular lemonade out of the water.
Hannah Doolin is a magazine journalism major at Syracuse University. She's ecstatic that barbeque season is upon us so she can make summery treats like rhubarb crumble for months to come.
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A satire of has-been Vegas magicians, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone mirrors the career trajectory of its star Steve Carell. Burt is a talented, handsome man who's biggest star turn is playing an unlikeable jackass (Michael Scott from The Office ) who has found his career floundering because he keeps playing the same role (the divide between Burt and Michael is only a question of degree). Like many of Carrell's output as of late, the cute but entirely standard riches-to-rags-to-riches fails a bit more than it should because of a stellar supporting cast that's allowed to have a bit more fun than its de facto star.
This is a thoroughly safe affair for Carell who is funny only because he's Steve Carell and he makes that…face, you know, that Steve Carell face so darn well. He may be the reason we're coming to the theater, but we stick around for the cast, namely the criminally underused Jim Carrey as new wave street magician Steve Grey. The previews would have you believe this is some modern age The Prestige , a duel between two magicians but the film is more focused on trying to turn Wonderstone from a complete jackass to a slightly less complete jackass.
To the film's credit, it succeeds fairly well in this regard but rarely does it get the blood going. At least, rarely does Carrell get us smiling and chuckling; Carrey, the non-existent in the previews Steve Buscemi, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde get us laughing harder than the stilted Carrell, who's trying to channel too much of Michael Scott in the role.
The film never gets into a good groove pacing wise. It fluctuates between quick and funny scenes and long droughts where the movie screeches to a halt, especially during the second act after Carell has torpedoed his career and friendship with his magic partner Anton (Buscemi). The problem with having a jackass as your main character is that jackasses are often best portrayed around other people, and when it's just Burt on screen, the movie is never as funny as it thinks it is. Carell is too dry, too unapproachable in the role as if his heart isn't really into it and he's collecting a paycheck and falling back on what made The Office so successful.
Jim Carrey has been in a bit of a rut these days, he's had flop after flop in recent years and we've been itching for some classic, zany Carrey. Director Don Scardino, a non-entity if ever there was one, knows enough to just let Jim Carrey do what he does best. Steve Gray, freed from the need for a real character arc is a perpetual thorn in the side of Wonderstone, a great distraction and a hilariously over the top scathing of "magicians" like Criss Angel. Carrey, having flirted with more serious roles, has come back to embrace what made him so amazing in the first place, only now he gives it a little edge, a little more darkness. Gray's an asshole, you want to see him fail, he does, and Carrey never even tries to make him likeable. All the better!
The question to ask of any comedy is: was it funny? The Incredible Burt Wonderstone does have some laughs, quite a few chuckles, but the energy is turned down low. The jokes are objectively funny, they're simply delivered in a tired, almost bored way. Jay Mohr (yeah, remember him?) plays a failing comedy-magician whose every single scene seems to fall a little flat. Carell hits more than most people, but only because he has the lion's share of the zingers. When Carrey walks onto the screen we breathe a sigh of relief, 'At last,' we exhale, 'we can be wowed.' Because what are movies if not magic in and of themselves? And even a silly, ridiculous kind of magic deserves a good showman and Carrey is all of that and more.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone , while not the funniest thing Carell, Carrey or any of the players has delivered in their career, is still a charming little distraction, a safe and entertaining Sunday matinee film. The story is familiar, the characters and jokes are, too, but there is something to be said about going to a familiar thing. The movie will not last. Another week and it will be forgotten, and no amount of sleight of hand will ever bring it back to the public's eye. Like Wonderstone the character, Wonderstone the movie has already moved past its prime.


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- Paul Slade said...
I look forward to seeing what Mr Ger (short for Gerald?) Hard has to say for himself.
- 16 November 2014 at 02:28
- Gabe McCann said...
Surely you jest.
Everyone knows his surname is On
- 16 November 2014 at 04:58
- Sean R said...
Well, maybe it's early to say, but I don;t put a lot of stock in a potential documentary that announces its film before interviewing either of their principal participants. And, say, incorrectly identifying the name of one of said figures in their announcement.
- 16 November 2014 at 10:05
- Sean R said...
However, I definitely dig the logo. FWIW. :)
- 16 November 2014 at 10:06
- Jake said...
One of the worst names for a production company I have ever seen. I can't imagine anyone would cooperate with these people. I would have a hard time taking them seriously. They are either trolling or oblivious.
- 16 November 2014 at 12:50
- Jake said...
One of the worst names for a production company I have ever seen. I can't imagine anyone would cooperate with these people. I would have a hard time taking them seriously. They are either trolling or oblivious.
- 16 November 2014 at 12:51
tHERE webSYTE IS full of grammar and speling mistakes
- 16 November 2014 at 15:18
Really curious to see how this works out. It's a story that would make for a great documentary, but a really difficult one, too, if they want Dave to sign off on it/participate. Not that it couldn't be done without him- that Ditko documentary from Britain was quite good.
-Wes Smith
- 18 November 2014 at 02:48
- Jeff Seiler said...
If u look closely at their not-too-well executed website, at the bottom of the home page it says that Half Breed Films is "brought to you by Ida Ladouceur and the Riel Rebellion of 1885".
As in Louis Riel. And, a quick internet search puts Ida Ladouceur in northern Minnesota during the time of said Rebellion.
Methinks these "half-breeds" might have better luck doing a documentary on Chester Brown.
Or, perhaps they already approached him and found him to be so much of a misanthrope that Dave seemed like a far more approachable sort. ;)
Or, maybe they thought they could get to Chester through Dave. Heh.
Regardless, they seem pretty fly-by-night.
- 26 November 2014 at 19:19
- Jeff Seiler said...
Just watched their sample commercials. These are amateurish at best and laughable at the worst.
One example is the ad for Water Pure and Simple (or, WPS), which has a voiceover describing the products they offer. At one point, the voiceover tells us that WPS also offers their special brand of coffee, while the camera is panning across a visual of a case of CoffeeMate, ready for shipping.
Also laughable in that commercial is that all the scenes of workers (or, "workers") at WPS are shot in sped-up motion, a la Benny Hill.
Their camera work is of the now-standard hi-def digital quality and, so, passes muster. It is the writing, acting, direction and editing, however, that is amateurish.
There is one face that pops up over and over again in some commercials and in at least one or two of their photography samples, as well as their demo film. It seems like that person is an investedperson, perhaps an owner or part owner. If so, he seems quite young to have adequate experience or skill to pull off writing, filming and producing a documentary of the calibre that it would take to do justice to Dave Sim, his work and his career.
If Dave were to give serious consideration to this (highly unlikely), and if he were to put it to a vote of Cerebus readers (a la the Cerebus 3D project), my vote would be a resounding NO! And, I would canvas others voters to cast their votes likewise.
- 26 November 2014 at 19:49


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FEB 22 UPDATE: Please refer to this new post for the most recent update regarding a rollback to an early release of New Box View
Original Post Below From Feb 21 ---------------
Your concerns and frustrations are definitely being heard with regards to the critical bugs introduced this week and we're actively working towards a resolution. Since I'm receiving reports of NBV bugs through various channels, I wanted to use this post as the main location to document the individual issues, shared workarounds and provide updates on timing. I do apologize for not having a timeline resolution at the moment, but Box is actively working on providing those to me after additional discussions today.
- Highlight Tool: When the resolution is low (below 1600*1200), the browser window is zoomed in or not maximized, the highlight tool disappears.
- Resolution Timeline: TBD
- Workaround: See silent recording here: Video Link
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- Drawings: Once you have added a drawing, the delete tool is missing.
- Resolution Timeline: TBD
- Workaround: Submit the assignment to save changes, then go back into the attempt, expand the iframe and THEN you can select drawings to delete them.
- Comments: When adding a comment, the cursor doesn't automatically appears in the "write a comment" text box.
- Resolution Timeline: TBD
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- No hardware stylus functions properly (thanks: Amy Eyre and Aderemi Artis) (Was "iPad Pro: Stylus input has stopped working on iPad Pro.
5. Trash Bin Icon
- Resolution Timeline: TBD
6. Comment Box Panel
- While Box categorized the change in display to be more responsive and currently functioning as designed with the long panel showing to the right, there may still be some inconsistencies in the experience. I'm reading through various threads to see if I can tease out any underlying issues.
I also wanted to re-share the document Amy put together as others are finding it helpful. Thanks Amy Eyre!
New Box View - Staff - "Small Screen" Workaround Guidance - Google Docs.
While there are still outstanding issues that need to be solved, the focus right now is tackling any new critical items found with the update this week as quickly as possible. I am compiling a list of any outstanding bugs and enhancements to start tackling next.
2/22 Update: While we don't have timelines yet, I wanted to share an update on the status for a portion of the items. The ability to delete annotations (#2) is actively being worked on by Box engineers. The missing highlight capabilities (#1) and the cursor automatically populating in the text box (#3) are still being investigated further. Regarding the trash bin icon (#5), the current behavior is expected to better match other Box behavior, however they are discussing reverting the current behavior.
Thanks everyone for all your comments and feedback to this post so far. I am reviewing all of them to capture additional bugs and feedback for Box.


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I have enjoyed drawing for as long as I can remember. This is me at 4 years old drawing at my chalkboard with my little brother. Note that I also drew on the walls behind me. My passion for drawing just couldn't be contained!
I enjoyed drawing for others. I became quite good at drawing Pepsi trucks for my Pepsi-truck-obsessed brother. Soon, everyone I knew became victim of my drawing ambushes, whether they wanted a Janet Original or not. My parents and teachers wound up with huge collections.
|"Dear Mom: I drew (jroo) this picture only for you. Love from Janet" (about age 5)
One of my inspirations for my drawing and cartooning, I have to admit, came from my love of Archie comics. I must've collected hundreds of them over the years, and to this day I could still kick butt at an Archie trivia game, should one exist. I enjoyed their realistic portrayal of teen life, including how a guy might get a summer job as a bikini rater, or how he might cope when having accidentally made a movie date with two girls at the same time. Watch out, Archie!
|Drawn at the age of 10
From my teaching experience, particularly teaching cartooning workshops, I can attest that most kids love to draw, but many don't keep up with it over the years for whatever reason. They maybe either get discouraged when their work isn't realistic enough for their liking, or they just move onto new interests. I was just one of the few kids that kept loving it and kept going with it.
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It was brrrrrr weather this morning as the team bundled up for hangar time. Braving the elements were an early arriving Steve Wallace, Von Armstrong, Les Holm, Ed Shadle, Keith Zanghi, Chris Greene, Rich Pengelley, Sam Yellowbird and Jon Higley.
The Alvord map as it hangs in the hanger
The Alvord Desert test runs, though trashed by harsh weather and limited numbers, provided some significant data that is being addressed. They also pointed out the need for further system improvements. That is why they are called test runs. Team NAE is all over those needed improvements. So the beat goes on.
Today the data acquisition compartment was pretty much torn asunder. Technology advances so quickly these days that keeping up is hard to do. Steve began some serious work in that regard. Old wiring runs and components that worked very well when first installed are being replaced by new and better, thanks to the help provided by our newest sponsonsor,National Instruments. Steve's upper torso remains buried in the electronic bay, hard at work.
Our newest team member, Les Holm, is a confirmed and proven veteran gear head who worked with Chris Greene today. Chris is getting a hands on and unique opportunity to learn by doing, while being mentored by those with long years of experience. They worked on installing a new valve that increases water flow to the braking cooling system. Another problem identified in test runs.
The aerodynamic / engineering team has identified a potential for the rear axle to have a rotational twist upon accelleration. Though very minimal, it was a cause for concern. Give Ed and Keith a cutting torch, some steel and a plan, and they are happy. They fabricated a pair of braces that tie the axle to the fuselage support ring. After approval from the engineers, we will install them on the car.
Rich Pengelley made his long commute run south to the hangar and decided to spend his time on his back, under the mid wheels. The panel cover damaged in the Alvord is being replaced with a new one. Rich spent his day doing a final fit prior to re-installing the panel next week.
Sam Yellowbird has been working in his shop at home on a new hydraulic filling machine. It will be used to charge the front steering pump while in the field. He brought it in today for a critical design review before finishing it.
Von, as Keith is wont to say, left early to work "virtual" at home, sending him pictures and this update on his electric computer. Done.
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Long time sponsor on the North American Eagle™ is Geomagic Software. Ping Fu, CEO, is on a nation wide book tour and was on Bloomberg TV recently…twice! Click on the images above for the Jan 4th and 7th broadcasts. 3D Systems has announced the purchase of Geomagic Software and she was on the show to talk about it. If that wasn't enough, travelers flying on Southwest Airlines this month can reach into the seat pocket for Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine and read about Ping in the Business Lesson page. We got word now that Delta Airlines has also published an ariticle in their inflight magazine!
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Ping Fu, Founder and CEO of Geomagic, has a new book
Ping Fu (next to Ed) and her sister Hong – Their story is in Ping's new book, Bend, Not Break.
"Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking, capable of adapting to any circumstance. It suggests resilience, meaning that we have the ability to bounce back even from the most difficult times. . . . Your ability to thrive depends, in the end, on your attitude to your life circumstances. Take everything in stride with grace, putting forth energy when it is needed, yet always staying calm inwardly."
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Ping Fu knows what it's like to be a child soldier, a factory worker, and a political prisoner. To be beaten and raped for the crime of being born into a well-educated family. To be deported with barely enough money for a plane ticket to a bewildering new land. To start all over, without family or friends, as a maid, waitress, and student.
Ping Fu also knows what it's like to be a pioneering software programmer, an innovator, a CEO, and Inc. magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year. To be a friend and mentor to some of the best-known names in technology. To build some of the coolest new products in the world. To give speeches that inspire huge crowds. To meet and advise the president of the United States.
It sounds too unbelievable for fiction, but this is the true story of a life in two worlds.
Born on the eve of China's Cultural Revolution, Ping was separated from her family at the age of eight. She grew up fighting hunger and humiliation and shielding her younger sister from the teenagers in Mao's Red Guard. At twenty-five, she found her way to the United States; her only resources were $80 in traveler's checks and three phrases of English: thank you, hello, and help.
Yet Ping persevered, and the hard-won lessons of her childhood guided her to success in her new homeland. Aided by her well-honed survival instincts, a few good friends, and the kindness of strangers, she grew into someone she never thought she'd be—a strong, independent, entrepreneurial leader. A love of problem solving led her to computer science, and Ping became part of the team that created NCSA Mosaic, which became Netscape, the Web browser that forever changed how we access information. She then started a company, Geomagic, that has literally reshaped the world, from personalizing prosthetic limbs to repairing NASA spaceships.
Bend, Not Break depicts a journey from imprisonment to freedom, and from the dogmatic anticapitalism of Mao's China to the high-stakes, take-no-prisoners world of technology start-ups in the United States. It is a tribute to one woman's courage in the face of cruelty and a valuable lesson on the enduring power of resilience.
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Jon Gray gets deep with Dodgers for a career-high K's; Rockies' rookie is getting better
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"Tonight was the biggest stage I have ever been on," Rockies rookie right-hander Jon Gray said, after earning his first career loss, a 4-1 defeat to the Dodgers.
Gray (0-1, 5.00) reached a career-high 92 pitches for a career-high eight strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings.
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Microsoft Patches SMB Networking Holes
Two of the three vulnerabilities are rated critical for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; the third is rated Moderate for those platforms. Two are rated Moderate for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, and the third does not affect those platforms at all.
The first vulnerability, SMB Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2008-4834), is a frightening one: an unauthenticated networking bug. This is the one that doesn't affect Windows Vista or Server 2008, but on 2000, XP or Server 2003 an unauthenticated user could invoke a remote code execution over the network. Microsoft says that most attempts to invoke this bug will result in a denial of service, but that remote code execution is theoretically possible. This being SMB, a firewall could very well block it, depending on the configuration. So it's not likely that users would get attacked directly over the Internet, but if one system inside a network is compromised through some other exploit, it could then attack other vulnerable systems from inside the network.
The second vulnerability, SMB Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2008-4835), is very similar to the last one: an unauthenticated network vulnerability that can theoretically allow remote code execution, but more likely denial of service. This vulnerability also affects Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, although not in the default configuration, thus they are rated "Moderate."
The third vulnerability, SMB Validation Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2008-4114), is rated Moderate for all platforms. A specially-crafted network request could cause the system to stop responding and then restart. Once again, this does not affect Vista or Server 2008 in their default configurations, and a firewall may provide protection.Originally posted to the PCMag Security Blog.


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If you are currently using the Reddit Unity Scope on Ubuntu, you should consider disabling it. The reason for this is that a Reddit admin pointed out that Ubuntu user dash searches were ending up in Reddit's server logs.
This is happening because the Reddit Unity Scope uses a URL that does not have SSL configured so instead redirects those queries to HTTP plain text. The good news is a fix is already under way on a bug I filed and Reddit's API documentation explains how to properly use SSL when making queries.
But until then, please consider disabling the Reddit Scope so your dash searches do not end up on a third party server
or better yet eavesdropped by someone using wireshark on the same network as you.
For what it's worth Reddit should probably do a better job of linking to their API Documentation and that this was just a small oversight but not really anyone's fault in particular
Edit: I did not realize scopes are no longer local but instead on Canonical's server because of this any potential eavesdropping locally is unlikely. The security bug is still valid though as it leaks queries to Reddit and the scope does not do certificate validation in any case which would allow a MITM Attack.


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MILAN – the spring 2014 season in menswear has brought about a new angle of vibrance for the house of fendi. as one of italy's iconic labels, i've always rooted for them. i've always been drawn to fendi, remembering the first time i seen mary j. blige don a pair of white fendi shades on the cover of her 1997 release, share my world. i've long loved clean menswear, and this season that simplicity was well rounded with a powerful palette and imaginative runway set. the sand covered catwalk was perfectly conceptualized aside the ombré collection tops. perfectly styled, thoughtfully designed and in a way that is both commercially acceptable and desirable for real men. often times, considering the heavy restrictions society seems to place on menswear as a market and art form, labels to push the envelope to far to experiementation. though entertaining, to a certain degree, what real consumers need is great design with true function. the milky earth tones were contrasted well against the bursts of orange and yellow, which were weighed through balance of the use of deep plum. volcanic in some senses, the collection used leather in a few spots, and overall the vision of this collection was full. there was never a moment of imbalance, but at the same time, there was no sense of push. there were no challenges of perception, no challenge of creative nature- which fashion can be distracted from in most cases. while other collections might challenge more of how we view fashion, or style for men- this collection played it safe in the smartest of ways, creating a collection that was masculine, young and fresh. completely surprised at how well this collection showed, as i haven't been as thrilled with fendi's menswear collections for the past several years.
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I would warn against constructing an entire painting by using dividers and a color checker. I think they're great tools to check your work, but put yourself into it, and don't let the devices make all your decisions.
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