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TAPS 21N: The Idea of Virtual Reality
What is virtual reality and where is it heading? Was there VR before digital technology? What is the value of the real in a virtual culture? How, where, and when do we draw the line between the virtual and the real, the live and the mediated today? Concentrating on three aspects of VR simulation, immersion, and interactivity this course will examine recent experiments alongside a long history of virtual performance, from Plato's Cave to contemporary CAVEs, from baroque theatre design to Oculus Rift.
Last offered: Winter 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
TAPS 40N: Family Drama: American Plays about Families (AMSTUD 41N, ENGLISH 41N)
Focus on great dramas about family life (Albee, Kushner, Shephard, Vogel, Kron, Nottage, Parks). Communication in writing and speaking about conflict central to learning in this class.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Phelan, P. (PI) ; Eacho, D. (TA)
2018-2019 Autumn
3 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II |
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Tue, Thu 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM at Lathrop 298 with Phelan, P. (PI); Eacho, D. (TA)
Axess Enrollment will open for students on September 1st.
Instructors: Phelan, P. (PI); Eacho, D. (TA)
Notes: Introductory Seminar. Preference to first-year students; sophomores admitted if space available. Advance sign-up process and deadlines at http://introsems.stanford.edu.
TAPS 41N: Inventing Modern Theatre: Georg Büchner and Frank Wedekind
The German writers Georg Büchner (1813-1837) and Frank Wedekind (1864-1918). Many of the most important theater and film directors of the last century, including Max Reinhardt, G. W. Pabst, Orson Welles, Robert Wilson, and Werner Herzog, have wrestled with their works, as have composers and writers from Alban Berg and Bertolt Brecht through Christa Wolf and Thalia Field. Rock artists as diverse as Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Duncan Sheik, and Metallica have recently rediscovered their urgency. Reading these works in translation and examining artistic creations they inspired. Classroom discussions and written responses; students also rehearse and present in-class performances of excerpts from the plays. The aim of these performances is not to produce polished stagings but to creatively engage with the texts and their interpretive traditions. No previous theatrical experience required.
Last offered: Winter 2014 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
TAPS 133T: Transgender Performance and Performativity (FEMGEN 133)
This course examines theater, performance art, dance, and embodied practice by transgender artists. Students will learn the history and politics of transgender performance while considering the creative processes and formal aesthetics trans artists use to make art. We will analyze creative work in conversation with critical and theoretical texts from the fields of performance studies, art history, and queer studies.
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
TAPS 139M: Ten Music Videos That Shook Design
This course uses commercial music videos as a springboard for teaching fundamental concepts in visual design. Students analyze popular music videos for key design elements (such as color, texture or light) and then explore these ideas through interactive assignments both in and out of class. Through class discussion and two written papers, students will build upon these core visual elements to discover meaning and value in the video as a whole. Students will learn a practical design vocabulary as well as visual research methods including online databases available through Stanford.nnCourse Objectives and Learning OutcomesnnIn this course, students will:nn1. Become familiar with fundamental design principles (such as color, texture and shape) through class discussion, group projects, individual creative projects and short written papers focused on a select group of music videos.nn2. Compare and contrast the use of these design principles in specific music videos.nn3. Justify the intellectual validity of pop culture by explicitly connecting music videos to broader historical, political and cultural themes.nn4. Learn how to use the resources of Stanford¿s Art & Architecture library, including the digital collections, to find historic photographs and art images for academic and design projects of any type.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors: Flatmo, E. (PI)
2018-2019 Spring
3 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Tue, Thu 4:30 PM - 6:20 PM at Memaud126 with Flatmo, E. (PI)
Instructors: Flatmo, E. (PI)
TAPS 151: Dramaturgy (TAPS 315)
This class examines the role of narrativity in live performance. Class topics range from the classics, to contemporary theater, dance, new media, performance art curatorship, and beyond, to grand social narratives. Integration of scholarship and practice is one of basic principles of dramaturgy, and this class follows in that spirit. Exploration of dramaturgical techniques is aimed to help students prepare to work on production dramaturgy. To that end, they will have an option to complete their final course assignment by serving as production dramaturgs on one of TAPS shows.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors: Jakovljevic, B. (PI)
2018-2019 Spring
4 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE |
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 2
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Tue, Thu 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM at ROBLEG139 with Jakovljevic, B. (PI)
Instructors: Jakovljevic, B. (PI)
TAPS 151C: Hamlet and the Critics (ENGLISH 115C, ENGLISH 215C, TAPS 251C)
Focus is on Shakespeare's Hamlet as a site of rich critical controversy from the eighteenth century to the present. Aim is to read, discuss, and evaluate different approaches to the play, from biographical, theatrical, and psychological to formalist, materialist, feminist, new historicist, and, most recently, quantitative. The ambition is to see whether there can be great literature without (a) great (deal of) criticism. The challenge is to understand the theory of literature through the study of its criticism.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Lupic, I. (PI)
2018-2019 Winter
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 5
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Mon, Wed 4:30 PM - 5:50 PM at 160-323 with Lupic, I. (PI)
Instructors: Lupic, I. (PI)
TAPS 151T: Global Great Books: Dramatic Dialogues (COMPLIT 151T, COMPLIT 351T, TAPS 351)
The most influential and enduring texts in the dramatic canon from Sophocles to Shakespeare, Chekhov to Soyinka. Their historical and geopolitical contexts. Questions about the power dynamics involved in the formation of canons. This course counts as a Writing in the Major course for TAPS in 2016-17.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Menon, J. (PI) ; Tyrrell, A. (TA)
2018-2019 Spring
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 10
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Wed 9:30 AM - 12:20 PM at ROBLEG139 with Menon, J. (PI); Tyrrell, A. (TA)
Exam Date/Time: 2019-06-08 8:30am - 11:30am (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Menon, J. (PI); Tyrrell, A. (TA)
TAPS 153M: Mechanics of the Theater: The Technologies of Stagecraft
This course explores the history of technologies vital to the theatre: traps, lifts, lights, and sounds have been crucial for creating stage illusion. Divided into three main sections, Mechanics and Machines, Lighting and Projections, and Acoustics and Sound, we will examine the history of technological innovation and theatrical experimentation from the Enlightenment to the present. We will also be conducting case studies for each section with a core text or texts. We will cover Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ibsen's Ghosts, Chekhov's The Seagull, and Dreamgirls, The Musical. n nTechnologies such as mechanical traps, electrical lights, and sound machines have been used to create stunning illusions and spectacular theater. Many of these technologies were also significant for the histories of industrialization and modernization. We will ask: How did theater makers develop and innovate using technological innovations? What role does technological aesthetics play in understanding human culture? What are the relationships between theater, technology, and society? In class, we will be reading, experimenting, and performing with various technological artifacts. We will be conducting experiments alongside our reading practice to better understand our historical subjects.
Last offered: Autumn 2017 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
TAPS 154G: Black Magic: Ethnicity, Race, and Identity in Performance Cultures (AFRICAAM 154G, CSRE 154D, FEMGEN 154G)
In 2013, CaShawn Thompson devised a Twitter hashtag, #blackgirlmagic, to celebrate the beauty and intelligence of black women. Twitter users quickly adopted the slogan, using the hashtag to celebrate everyday moments of beauty, accomplishment, and magic. In contrast, #blackmagic is used to describe everything from the uncanny to the personal. This course examines the discursive phenomenon of "black magic" and its permutations throughout Anglo-American histories. We will investigate the binaries of black/dark, white/light magic that has entered our contemporary lexicon, reading material on religion, magic performance, and theater.
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
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In 2013, Penn State will return eight starters, including leading scorer Maggie McCormick (Eldersburg, Md.), who led the Nittany Lions with 59 points (29g, 30a) as a freshman en route to IWLCA All-West/Midwest First Team and All-ALC Second Team honors. Midfielder Tatum Coffey (Toms River, N.J.), who was the nation's only freshman to earn IWLCA All-America honors (third team) in 2012, led the team with 53 draw controls and ranked third in points (40).
Additional returnees include senior midfielder Katie Guy (Whitby, Ont.), who was one of three Nittany Lions with double-digit draw controls (30), ground balls (23) and caused turnovers (13), and sophomore midfielder Kelly Lechner (Silver Spring, Md.), who collected 25 points (20g, 5a) as well as 23 ground balls and 20 draw controls.
Redshirt senior Colleen Shea (Baltimore, Md.), who ranked third on the team with 27 ground balls, will help anchor the Nittany Lion defensive unit, along with sophomore Cat Layne (Downingtown, Pa.). As a freshman, Layne started Penn State's final eight games and collected 10 ground balls.
Penn State, which Inside Lacrosse tabbed at No. 9 in its preseason rankings, will look to build off a successful 2012 campaign that saw the program earn its most wins since 2005 and third straight double-digit win season. The Nittany Lions compiled a 12-7 mark as it advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals and defeated five ranked opponents, including three top-10 teams. Penn State also registered eight road victories, the most by a Penn State squad since the 1989 national championship team.
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DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey, who was found hanged today in what authorities claim was a "suicide," not only asserted that she would never commit suicide, but also thought the alleged suicide of one of her former call girls was possibly murder.
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Brandy Britton was an employee of Palfrey before the D.C. Madam's prostitution ring was busted. She was found hanged after allegedly committing suicide in January 2007 days before she was set to go to trial.
Asked if the suicide was in fact murder, Palfrey told the Alex Jones Show in July last year, "Well we don't know about that, there's two schools of thought – one says yes one says no,"
Asked what the circumstances were that made people question the alleged "suicide" of her former call girl, Palfrey responded, "People say that she was a very upbeat person, a very positive person that she was going into court, she was ready to fight them, that she absolutely was not going to give in and all of a sudden a few days before she was to go to trial she committed suicide and her family members and friends say this was extremely abnormal."
"She was not in a frame of mind to commit suicide, you know perhaps she knew something, there's been a lot of speculation about that," said Palfrey, "She had very little to lose, she wasn't going to go to jail, she'd been charged on a prostitution case," added Palfrey, noting that individuals involved in the call girl scandal possibly thought Britton was about to name names.
According to a Post Chronicle report, Palfrey and Britton's alleged "suicides" bear similar hallmarks.
During several recent appearances on The Alex Jones Show, the most recent being in July last year, Palfrey conceded that she was at risk of being killed and that authorities would make it look like suicide. She made it clear that she was not suicidal and if she was found dead it would be murder.
"No I'm not planning to commit suicide," Palfrey told The Alex Jones Show on her last appearance in July, "I'm planning on going into court and defending myself vigorously and exposing the government," she said.
"Blanche Palfrey had no sign that her daughter was suicidal, and there was no immediate indication that alcohol or drugs were involved, police Capt. Jeffrey Young said," according to an AP report.
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Spearheading this year's initiative are Cook, Mazda racer Steve Strickland, and Josh Smith, Mazda's newest hire tasked with building Mazda Motorsports' competition parts selection and being a liaison between racers and the manufacturer. After the first couple 2018 race weekends, Smith said a lot has been learned.
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Matt Tieger wrote:Fellow Cybertronians,
Ever since releasing War for Cybertron, High Moon Studios has been hard at work creating THE Transformers experience for 2012: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. The strong early response to our announcement for our new game has been really inspiring to the team, and to say "thanks" we're proud to present you with this early look.
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This isn't an Autobot story. This isn't a Decepticon story. This is a Cybertron story, set in the darkest hours of the most legendary rivalry of all time! The Transformers' home world is dying, and players will experience just how desperately each side is fighting to save their home planet Cybertron - and themselves - from extinction.
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- And I'm the other one. Tonight we bring you a special report on Decahex, and the increasing levels of violence in the region that may or may not be as a result of the collapse of Cybertrons last remaining energon mine. We now pass you over to Hazard, our expendable reporter who we only send to the really dangerous places:- Hazard there, reporting bravely from a long way way behind the front lines.did I do to deserve this? Last time I sign anything Psychout tells me t-*Gah! That was close!* What?? Oh, I'm here on the outskirts of Decahex mine 4 which, until last week, was the last remaining active mine on Cybertron. Accident investigators have now fled the scene, but their initial findings point to a deliberate act of sabota*AAARGH!!*. Phew. Despite the mines extensive security and the region being demilitarised many centuries ago it is certainly clear that whoever was able to get in here had high level clearance and good knowledge of explosives. Naturally, both factions want to ensure that whatever remains of the mines ore is taken for their purposes and so there has been fierce fighting all over the zone with many casualties, mostly accident investigators. Outposts from both factions have now called for reinforcements and the way tensions are escalating it would appear- *WOAH!! that was too close! Someone tell these idiots to stop shooting at u-* Ahem. Now, nowhere is safe in this region. Both factions have fortified various entrances to the mine and have dug in deep in preparation and are heavily armed. It is going to be a long battle, and *HEY! WATCH IT, JOURNALIST!!*
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- With the destruction of Mine 4, most supply routes across Cybertron have been heavily disrupted so we decided to check in on Iacon's barracks, where various Autobot commanders have reported in after last weekends neural upgrade request. We now go live to Prowl as he gives his soldiers another briefing on the situation...- Ah, we'll just leave that there.As you all know, the field test will in Decahex next week and these units will be fitted in the next few days. You will relieve the security and investigation teams, allowing them to establish exactly who is responsible for the mines destruction, hopefully by recovering the real security tapes and not the faked one those idiots at WarPorn News have been broadcasting. No one here thinks it's a coincidence that only a 'senator' would have access to the mine schemat
- And finally, we have a statement from Starscream, who has taken time out from his usual deliveries to bring us this message:- So there you have it - 4 days left to report in for the upgrade, and reinforcements will be deployed in a week. Hmmm. Does any one here think that not broadcasting all these details publicly might prevent a lot of the bloodshed and violence or could maybe help bring peace to our crippled planet?Decepticons, you have 4 days left to to upgrade your Neural Scanners before we head out to take what's left of Decahex for the Decepticon empire. I don't need to tell you how important this mine is to our cause. So remember, Megatron does not tolerate failure and neither shall I!
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Gamecentral wrote:GC: Shockwave is one of our favourite characters, we openly wept when we saw what they'd done to him in the last movie.
MT: (laughs) He's pretty different in the game. He's a very pivotal story character. So here's the way I look at the Decepticons, I think of the four main characters in the Decepticons: Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave. By the way, which is incredibly confusing to non-Transformers fans because everybody starts with an 'S'. But think about it all in terms of loyalty. Starscream is loyal to Starscream, right? Soundwave is loyal to Megatron, and Shockwave is loyal to Cybertron.
So each of those characters and the things that they're doing is really based on loyalty in this game. Starscream, all things he does is all about Starscream. Soundwave all the things he does is all about Megatron. And Shockwave everything he's doing… he happens to be a Decepticon because that's the most logical choice at this point but really his loyalties lie towards Cybertron.
So he hatches this plan, he discovers this ancient, long forgotten technology - space bridges. The ability to open up wormholes in space, it's how the ancients used to travel and it's kind of a lost technology. Well, he's the mad scientist. He uncovers that technology and starts looking around the cosmos. Energon, I believe, is not just energy. It's not just crude oil, it's life force. It is a combination of raw energy and life.
So he's looking through the cosmos, he's trying to find more energon sources. Because what he wants to do is find enough energy to reboot Cybertron and get it back online. That's what he cares about. He spies Earth. The Earth that he spies, 65 million years ago is when dinosaurs are still stomping around. He doesn't find the Earth when humans are around, he finds primordial Earth, ancient Earth. And what he finds is this planet teeming with life and he can basically suck all that life energy out of the planet, killing the Earth and rebooting Cybertron. Which again comes back to what his loyalty is to Cybertron. He has no compunction about destroying a planet to save his own.
And in his investigations he sends probes through and he sees these lifeforms, these dinosaurs. He's also, as I've said, the mad scientist. So he captures a few Autobots and frankly he experiments. In this cosmology he's the progenitor of the Insecticons. There are some denizens of Cybertron in the below ground areas that he then converts into the known Insections. The next evolution of that is that some Autobots get captured - Grimlock and his team - and get converted into these dinosaur forms.
And the reason he does this is his philosophy is, 'I'm going to remove a lot of their brain processing power and put it all into raw combat power and therefore control them.' Obviously that never works, right? But what it does do for me personally is it gives a really great explanation for why Grimlock, who is the strongest of them, has the most work done to him and also has the problems vocalising his thoughts.
He's not stupid, he's not a dumb guy in anyway. I think of Grimlock as a person with a really bad stutter. It has nothing to do with how they think, it just has to do with getting the words out sometimes.
GC: As you implied earlier there is no single universe or canon in Transformers, it's a very fractured thing. My perspective coming from the UK is that the comics were the most important background for the characters, not the cartoon - which I think is the reverse of the situation in the US. But particularly in the early UK comics the Dinobots were this sort of elite commando squad. Grimlock never spoke funny, he wasn't stupid. But it seems like you've taken the later comic book approach where he's fully intelligent but he still has the vocal tick?
MT: You've actually nailed it. We really talked at length about it and the cartoon Grimlock was just… almost unloveable.
GC: Exactly, as kid I hated him. Why… how could a robot be like that?
MT: Yes, so now we have Shockwave trying to control him and him breaking out of that. His power, turning into the… he's a unique character in the game. One of the things in this game that's really special is the variety of what you can do. And we've really embraced the characters and made their abilities inherent in them. Grimlock is the only character in the game that you can't transform whenever you want.
The reason that is, is that he builds up rage. When he kills enemies - this is a very common game mechanic, right? - when you kill enough enemies you absorb some energon and then you go into rage and that allows you to trigger your transformation when you want to, when it's full.
But thematically what that does for me is that it ties it back into he's not entirely in control of himself. He's a bit of a Hulk character, you know? And so that also for me ties back into he's… where he has difficulty processing is a little bit in the emotional side, not in the cognitive reasoning side.
He's smart, he's tactical, he's intelligent. He just… his rage gets a hold of him sometimes. And on occasion he'll say things like, 'I can't process….' I'm paraphrasing here, something because of what Shockwave did to him. That is a much more adult, much more interesting, in my opinion…
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I was upstairs getting ready and realized it was quiet down stairs. If I was eating ice cream for breakfast I would be quiet too. Guess who now asks daddy "can I please have a little bit of ice cream for breakfast". It's pretty hard to resist her cute little face. She now thinks every day is Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day :) Not a bad idea!
Naughty Dad!
Thursday, July 28, 2011 | Posted by Brodd Family at 4:51 PM 1 comments
7.5 Week Update
Today was Violet's first visit with her pediatrician in Woodbury. While she has been poked, prodded, inspected, and measured by doctors every day since she was born, today she finally got a "normal" doctors visit.
Since moving to Woodbury, we have only had to go to the clinic once, for Sylvia's 2 year checkup, but we were happy with the Dr. then. Today was no different. While to wait was a bit long to get in, mostly due to paperwork, the appointment itself was pretty painless.
So now the stats.
The put Violet on the Premie curve, so these numbers were a bit shocking.
Height - 20 inches - 95th percentile
Weight - 6# 3.5 oz - 80th percentile
Head - 13.5 inches - 94th percentile
As a point of reference, Sylvia was hovering between the 3rd and 5th percentiles her entire childhood. It will be interesting to see the differences in these two girls as they grow.
Monday, July 25, 2011 | Posted by Brodd Family at 7:27 PM 2 comments
Happy Monday!
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We're Home
At just under seven weeks old, Violet is home! It was quite the process, but the time went by pretty fast. We were joking with the nurse yesterday that Jamie and I didn't even get in a stress-related yelling match... Much better than most couples in our situation said the nurse. I guess we will wait for the stress related issues to start once we add sleep deprivation on top of it.
To be allowed to take her home, she needed bolsters in her carseat. Seems like an infant insert would be easier to use, but that was a 'no no'. Oh well, that will change soon!
While she is about 1# lighter than Sylvia when we came home, they look like they fill out the car seat about the same. (see post from 3 years ago - link)
I am sure we will have many stories to share over the next few days, but bottom line is she is home! Yeah!!!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:27 PM 6 comments
6 Week Update - Big Sister Visit
Violet is six weeks old today. She continues to grow and get closer to coming home. She currently weighs 5# 12oz, which is much bigger than her 3# 4oz birth weight, but still quite tiny as you can see compared to dad's frame.
Since Sylvia hasn't seen Violet yet, and it is possible that Violet is coming home next week, we wanted to let Sylvia get to see her little sister at the place she has been growing up the past six weeks.
At first she didn't really know what to do. We had to talk in quiet voices, make sure our hands were washed multiple times, and become aware of all the equipment, wires, and beeps.
The visit was short, about 15 minutes total, but we think that is was good for Sylvia to see her little baby gouda. Next steps are getting Violet home and teaching Sylvia her sisters 'real' name!
Friday, July 15, 2011 | Posted by Brodd Family at 8:46 PM 1 comments
Violet 5 1/2 weeks
Quick update on Violet.
She continues to grow - up to 5# 8oz already. She has been doing much better on the O2 and body temp regulation. Still working on eating, but since she had her first bottle a bit over a week ago, that isn't too much of a surprise.
No certain timeline on when she will be coming home, but could be as early as next week.
Pictures of the little one...
Finally, I had to chart her weight gain since birth. The recent spike in weight over the last two weeks has slowed a bit... mostly due to the change from "forced" feeding to attempts with Jamie and bottles.
We will continue to keep you all updated.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 | Posted by Brodd Family at 8:21 PM 3 comments
Happy 3rd Birthday Sylvia!
Today is Sylvia's third birthday... can we now mention the cliches that everyone says about children - "Don't blink or you'll miss it" and "Enjoy it while it lasts, your kids will grow up way too fast." While they may be cliches, they sure are true.
This past Saturday, we had some family over to celebrate Sylvia's birthday a few days early. The weather was great, the food was great, the Costco cake was awesome!
It sure is amazing the difference one year makes. This year she sat like a "grown up" and enjoyed her cake and ice cream without smearing it all over her face (or her cousins face)!
Present time was also enjoyable... The main difference this year was fewer toys and more educational "games". It is never too early to start learning - and learning is fun, right?
Happy 3rd Birthday Sylvia!
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I'm a Little Turkey
As we prepare for Violet to come home, we are going through old bins of baby stuff. Jamie came across a bag of Ginny dolls that Megan was going to toss out when she moved to San Fransico. If you don't know about these dolls, they are more of the collectable, stick'em on the shelf type dolls. Not the typical kids play doll.
Well, Sylvia did a great job of gentle play (for about 2 minutes), but then the clothes started coming off, and the body parts didn't have a chance! (notice the look on her face)
Sylvia was acting very similar to the Honey Badger. For those who are not aware of the honey badgers powers, you should click on the name above to learn more.
Have a great day... another update on Violet soon (including graphs!)
Friday, July 8, 2011 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:14 AM 0 comments
4th of July / 4.5 Week Update
The Celbration was smaller this year than in years past, but the weather was absolutely perfect. Of course the island was calling, and the children being one year older enjoyed it even more... The Willards, Stracks, and Brodds made this years party - I guess this is the calm before the storm, as next year marks the 10th anniversary.
As mentioned the weather was great, food was good, and no major injuries to report, so all in all it was a good day.
Changing gears to Violet. Since we missed posting her 4 week update, we will go with a 4.5 week update instead. After an up and down 10 days or so, she is off the O2 again. She needed a small dosage of steroids to help with the lung development, but it seems to be doing exactly what they are supposed to do.
The nurses keep calling her "chubby" (which is a good thing when you are in NICU) and today she weighed in at 4# 15oz, so just about to the 5# mark! A couple of days last week she was growing 2 ozs a day!
While it may not be obvious from the pictures, she does open her eyes from time to time. She has been making good strides towards wanting to nurse. The doctors will start to try bottle feeding soon to see how that works. Since that is one of the gating items to coming home, it is a good thing to get going on that.
She is in great hands and had a great weekend. She continues to grow, is sleeping in a crib, and breathing room air. Next year, she will be able to take part in the celbration in person!
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Post With the Most @ Gay Sports Blog
My post with the most "hits" ever (ok, that's only since February '09, but it's still notable) has also just found a home over at gay.com's Gay Sports Blog. Clearly peeps just can't get enough of Johnny.
My originally titled "Pop Star on Ice" @ The Castro Theatre is now enjoying a second coming here: Review: Johnny Weir's "Pop Star on Ice". (Special thanks to Aaron. Hey, I scratch your back…you scratch mine!? jk)
It's always lovely to reach an even broader audience.
Keep an eye out for a screening near you!
"Pop Star On Ice" @ The Castro Theatre
When my friend booked my ticket to "Pop Star on Ice" at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, I knew the flick would dish up plenty of bitchy humor and celeb-style entertainment, and figured it would reveal Johnny Weir as a fascinating, but also superficial and narcissistic personality. Instead, he thankfully comes out looking disarmingly and utterly real, complex, insanely and innately gifted, and truly one-of-a-kind. And, the documentary itself is a lovingly crafted piece, telling the story of his life, not just to frivolously entertain, but also to enlighten and inspire.
I've always rooted for Johnny, especially when pitted against Evan (Lysacek). My tendency towards the underdog, and his vulnerable, straight shooting (pardon the pun) personality has always drawn me to him. Clearly, as 3-time National Champion one could hardly call him an underdog, at least a few seasons back, but the traditional expectations and desired mold purported by the US Figure Skating Federation and community against which he has had to push qualifies him as such, in my mind.
I will try not to divulge too much detail about the movie, as I'd hate to steal any of the thunder of your experiencing it fresh, but I want to at least help tout this excellent film by dangling a few carrots.
The opening titles are accompanied by critical sound bits about Johnny, narrated in multiple dialects/accents, with hysterical comedic flair: flamboyantly gay, Paris Hilton Valspeak, Minnesotan housewife, Russian, and so on. At the end we discover that this is not the voice of just any narrator, but Johnny himself…yet another skilled and entertaining facet of this performer and personality. If you don't mind a spoiler, of sorts, watch this intro segment here.
One of the opening scenes sets the tone…clearly Johnny does not take himself too seriously (off the ice), and is just as willing to make fun of himself as others, which is very endearing. He sits naked (presumably) in a frothy bubble bath with his best friend Paris Childers, wearing a campy blond wig, whilst interviewing him in a thick Russian dialect. He asks him questions about Johnny (himself), and Paris answers in queeny fashion. Johnny says they're so close, "we're like a married couple without the sex". Wait, married couples have sex? jk!
The story-telling of the documentary is crafted along a graphic timeline (complete with illustrated icons!) of Johnny's skating career, and the three primary locales in which he has lived (Quarryville, Pennsylvania; Newark, Delaware; Lyndhurst, New Jersey). It moves back and forth along this timeline to give you a perspective of a competitive season, but also a bigger picture of an athlete's progress over a longer span. This technique helps build drama, as we see Johnny train, and then how he holds up in competition (although the results are of course not a surprise, it makes the story more interesting).
We soon meet Priscilla Hill, Johnny's coach from age 12 to 2007. Interestingly, he was drawn to her because she too was a clockwise spinner/jumper. Their relationship is just as complex as Johnny himself is. They clearly have/had a great love and admiration for one another (one part mother/son, one part fag hag/fag), and she helped make him what he has become, but also they had reached a point where they perhaps knew each other too well, and were steeped in some bad habits, which was leading to unsuccessfully training and poor competition results. As with any artist, sometimes one just needs freshening up, a new setting, and/or a new team to collaborate with. I even feel this in my profession, where every 5 years or so have found it best to move on to new horizons, and change things up a bit (of course, economic-related lay-offs have helped this along!). You learn different things from different people, and it would foolish to expect one person to be able to offer everything one would need in such an evolving sport.
It is moving to see Johnny return to his childhood home, where he has both sentimental memories, as well as anxiety, as he is hardly the Quarryville status quo. His first-grade teacher Tawn Battiste is a big fan, and they share a mutual admiration. He visits her current class, and poses for a photo with them.
Other skaters Evan Lysacek, Brian Joubert and Stephane Lambiel have a presence in the film, and some are even interviewed. Johnny's realness is magnified when contrasted with interviews by Evan, who feels much more calculated, and as if he is carefully measuring what he says, likely to please. Although I have nothing against Evan, think he has much to offer, and certainly believe he deserved to be '07 National Champion, I was highly amused by (and shared in) the audience hisses at The Castro Theatre, anytime he appeared on screen. He comes across as a villain/antagonist-of-sorts in this film, which is exacerbated by the general media's highlighting of their "rivalry".
Given that Johnny was inspired to start skating in his backyard, after seeing Oksana Bauil win the '94 Olympic Gold, it feels particularly fateful, and fortuitous that he leaves Hill to train with Galina Zmievskaya, Bauil's former coach. Her more demanding approach, less "friend" or "mother" than Hill had become, appears to be a smart move for Johnny, at least for his '07-'08 season.
More than any other source I've experienced, this film really allowed me to symphatize with the trials skaters and athletes must push against, and the roller-coaster ride of ebbing and waning commitment, passion, connection to one's sport/art, etc. It is unbearable to watch Johnny train for the '07 Nationals. We see a quickly edited succession of his multiple jump attempts (and frequent falls). The toll this takes on the body is so easily understood when seen in this way. We see him distracted, without focus, looking quite underweight, and also struggling to work well or even communicate with Hill. It was clear the outcome would not be good.
Perhaps I should find it more frustrating that Johnny does not "come out" even in this context, but after watching this film, I feel he is withholding little about his life. Some notion of his romantic life would have been welcome, and the lack of it leaves him looking a bit asexual, but frankly, that is his business, and perhaps is better fodder for his tell-all autobiography (in 2020?).
The question of whether Johnny is a Pop Star, or not, is answered in that he is indeed one in the eyes of "Johnny's Angels", and his fans throughout Russia, Asia, and yes, even America. But, as to whether he's a true, mainstream Pop Star, not yet…once his competitive career is over (after Vancouver, I presume), I'm sure he could be easily launched into that ether, if he so chooses…as he has all the makings of one, and will have more time to nurture his "brand".
I was heartened to discover that this same directing team of David Barba & James Pellerito will be involved in the upcoming 8-part reality series about Johnny's quest for Olympic Gold. At the end of the film there was a Q&A with them. Their involvement in the reality series compelled me to ask the following (to paraphrase): "Since training for the Olympics is such a grueling process, how do you remain transparent to Johnny so that your filming, or the "celeb" aspects of being in a reality series are not a distraction for him?"
The director's responses were that they remain pretty invisible to Johnny and his team, and have developed a good relationship with him/them, so that if they felt their presence wasn't welcome in a given context, they could give him/them space. But, Johnny and the team got so used to them that they weren't playing for the camera, or really noticing them in the training contexts.
The reality series, which will pick up where this documentary left off, will air early next year on the Sundance Channel, building up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics!
"No one is Jesus" —Sparkly Boy
Pop Star on Ice
Saturday, June 27, 11:00am
Castro Theatre, San Francisco
SF International LGBT Film Festival
"How many other Olympic athletes would let themselves be filmed in a bubble bath and blonde wig gleefully play-acting the Russian interviewer to another naked man (in this case, "best friend" Paris)?" — Jeff Campbell
I am sooooo there!


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I dressed it up a bit and left those big bulky sweaters in the closet.
A little arm party with my new BaubleBar bracelet as the guest of honor!
I picked it up on a steal while in NYC last month.
We tried this wine and it was really good! I believe it was a gift so I'm not exactly sure
where it was purchased. However, it is big, bold and a tad earthy.
All the typical qualities of a cab. I would definitely have it again.
There could be worse things, though. Right?
it was just what we needed after a crazy work week.
What did you do this weekend?


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This was also a big year for personal accomplishments - I wrote the longest chapter for Neil Snowdon's WE ARE THE MARTIANS: THE LEGACY OF NIGEL KNEALE (a book still forthcoming), about the screenwriter's neglected literary career, I also wrote some entries for Marcelline Block's French film encyclopedia (still in the works); I was invited to join the Board of Directors behind Huston Huddleston's Hollywood Horror Museum project; and the record shows that I provided nine (9!) different audio commentaries for different Blu-ray releases this year, with another four (4!) still awaiting release - five, if you acknowledge that VALENTINO is coming out from two different companies on either side of the Atlantic. So this was an extremely busy year for me, though my time was ultimately more addressed to side projects than than to what is mine - which is, frankly, something I need to change. Mind you, I still managed to do all that we were able to do with VIDEO WATCHDOG, and the issues we produced this year - if anything - continued to exceed our usual high standards. I wrote nearly 60 new entries for this blog.
On a more personal note, Donna and I had to bid a sad farewell to our beloved Blabber (aka Mr Blab), who succumbed to renal failure at the ripe old age of 18 - and then, in one of those blessings I mentioned, Janie came to live with us, sitting on my chest and tummy every day to be adored and always taking her leave with such sudden, unpredictable force that I now carry a red, haphazard tic-tac-toe grid on my abdomen.
Next year is already looking better and giving rise to certain hopes, but I can't talk about that yet. My resolution for 2016 is to try to better address my own projects, my own needs, my own life, and my own health. Happy New Year to all of you who have followed this blog over the past 10 years! Celebrate responsibly this evening, and stay tuned.


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The biggest step to this (after many years of no progress) seems done:
Dec. 2011: In progress : native support of the SVG graphic format in Apache OpenOffice.org - Jan. 2012: Native SVG support for Apache OpenOffice 3.4 (Incubating)
I'm very happy about it!
I use mainly Inkscape to edit (various software exports) and to create SVG files and think it is the "state of the art" SVG software and available on all platforms under GPL. By this I strongly wish and support Inkscape SVG file support from AOO. To help in the analysis of the current status I have created a test file (SVG-Test-File-2013a-Inkscape.svg) and done some tests with current software versions. Here the screenshots of the test file from the software (all in Win7x32):
Inkscape 0.48.4 r9939 & PDF export (PNG export PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.207)
AOO 3.4.1 & PDF export (PNG export PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.207)
Firefox 18.0, Chrome 24.0.1350, IE 9.0.8112
Some issues in the AOO SVG handling. I would like to open a bug report if I feel comfortable in understanding the problem and AOO seems involved (I'm not a programmer or SVG code expert):
- Line thickness (in Inkscape Stroke Style Width) is not exported correctly to PDF: only a "hairline", except some maybe correct case. Reproducible by using an older test file (2012). Major showstopper for PDF-Export.
- gradients differ from all other renderer interpretations: new file shows different linear gradient, in old 2012b file obvious radial gradient difference and also for linear gradient.
- Cloned Tiles (masked) seem to be rasterized by PDF exporter maybe depending from resolution.
- some text/links seem to be showed not on the correct place and/or comments show up?
- blur filter is not supported (as announced). This filter maybe should be supported as first both by renderer/exporter (rasterized in PDF by export setting like in Inkscape/cairo).
- "Hidden" objects in SVG seem to be showed by the renderer/exporter (see 2012b file, blue lines). This could maybe also a problem of Inkscape saving ("display none"?) in the test file or settings?


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Last week I presented at the Front Range PHP User Group on getting started with Flex and PHP. It was a really awesome group and I had a great time presenting. Thanks guys for having me and for sticking around for drinks afterwards. If you were at the meeting (or just want to take a look) I just posted my slides as well as my demos from the event. The slides are embedded below and you can grab the demos from my DropBox account. There isn't much documentation on the demos, but hopefully they're semi-helpful.
Slides and Demos from my Flex-PHP Talk at the Front Range PHP User Group
Getting Started with Flex and PHP
View more presentations; from Ryan Stewart.


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2014 NEA Friend of Education: Malala Yousafzai
In October 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai, a student and education activist in Pakistan, was gunned down by Taliban militants determined to ban girls from attending school. Malala survived the brutal attack and emerged more resolute than ever. An inspiration to millions around the world, she has been a tireless and passionate advocate for children and education around the world.
This year, the National Education Association honored Malala with the Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award and the 2014 NEA Friend of Education Award.
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Christmas is still a few months away, but it's almost September and as soon as the sales end the shops are going to be kitted out with their christmas ranges. Chocolates, cards and plenty of treats will be available for the festive celebrations, which consequently means time to start thinking about what christmas gifts to get for Auntie Sally, the next door neighbour and your third cousin's children!
Are you fed-up of wasting time buying the same old things; socks, smellies, ties and chocolates? If you feel like having a change for Christmas 2008 and wish to avoid spending hours and hours in queues, pushing past people trying their best to find unique and original gifts, but at the same time trying to get it all over with as soon as possible , why not try buying Christmas presents online?
Purchasing christmas gifts for friends and family needn't wait until Christmas Eve! You can bypass the queues, put your feet up and even drink cup of tea whilst browsing leisurely the array of online stores offering special, original and personalised christmas gifts from today.
To lead you upto Christmas, you might need some chocolate advent calendars, I'd recommend Sweet Temptations (www.chocolateadventcalendars.co.uk) who have a wide range of fairtrade chocolate advent calendars. Or, for something a little more upmarket, try (www.storkgifts.co.uk/ginatadventcalendar.htm) for a giant felt advent calendar with Christmas decorations and pockets, guaranteed to make any house look festive over the Christmas period.
A surprise gift often loses all meaning, especially if the recipient has to trek to an out-of-town post office to collect it. Geneiva Chocolates (www.geneivachocolates.co.uk) and its sister company Hotel Chocolat specialise in chocolates by post. Not only do the firms offer an impressive range of boxed chocolates, the special chocolate postal packs have been designed to fit through a standard letterbox.
You can give chocolates for every occasion under the sun, and perhaps you have?! It's now time to try something different, if this will be you're first time ordering online, you might as well continue with the theme! Why not try looking at personalised gifts, as really special gift ideas? Find a unique christmas gift for each member of the family and all your friends, at affordable prices, which won't break the bank!
Flowers: Obviously, you've got Interflora, who you know are probably going to do a great job at getting your flower gifts delivered, but other online florists who also deserve a mention include (www.flowersdelivereduk.com), they do some amazing personalised roses! You can choose silk roses or fresh roses to add your personalised message onto and (www.serenataflowers.com), they have a fab range of flowers, often with some good deals.
Will you be, or have you been invited to someone's house over the festive season or a you looking for a wonderful looking group gift? Hampers are a wonderful gift idea, they can contain an assortment of food, condiments and treats, and the container itself is often highly desirable. Good quality hampers needn't cost the earth, either. Harrods (www.harrods.co.uk), for example, have hampers from as little as £30. Thorntons www.thorntons.co.uk, also offer a Corporate Christmas Party Box which is filled with party poppers, indoor sparklers, balloons and wine as well as delicious snacks, such as chocolate, turkish delight, toffee, fudge, truffles and even a model chocolate santa and Rudolph. It's a beautifully-designed gift idea!
Alcoholic gifts are well received at any time, especially Christmas and most suppliers have a price range which is flexible enough to suit any budget. Specialist firms despatch everything from a single bottle of wine to cases of top Champagne costing many thousands of pounds. (www.sparklingdirect.co.uk) have a brilliant range of champagne, cristal champagne and champagne gift packs.
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Christmas gifts are an annual "problem", it can get tiring and expensive, gifts of specialist foods and wines are a great idea, particularly at a time of year when people celebrate with family and friends. The websites and gift ideas offered here, will hopefully make it easier for you to find something extra special for your loved ones this year, taking away unnecessary hassle and tension during a time that's supposed to be full of happiness and good will.


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SOMATOM Definition Flash
"Geleneksele sıkışıp kalmak" yerine "Standartları yeniden tanımlamak" – En iyisinden azıyla yetinmeyin
Redefining standards in Cardiology
When performing a cardiac scan, the main challenge is often posed by the time and effort it takes to prepare the patient. With a scan time of only 0,6 s and a full temporal resolution of 75 ms, the new SOMATOM Definition Flash allows scanning the entire heart and evaluating its morphology and coronaries without any beta blockers. Patients suffering from irregular heart rates or atrial fibrillations benefit from high-end cardiac scanning only taking 250 ms to perform – about a quarter of a heartbeat. Redefining your standards in cardiology with the new SOMATOM Definition Flash will expand your institution's clinical capabilities, increase outcome quality for your patients, and help you streamline workflows significantly.
"With the SOMATOM Definition Flash, we can routinely scan patients with high and irregular heart rates without the need to prepare the patient, due to dual source technology's native temporal resolution of 75 msec which allows many options for motion-free image capture."
Brian B. Ghoshhajra, M.D.
MGH Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Redefining standards in Pediatrics
A key challenge in pediatrics is to get these young patients to hold still. That's why today's standard procedure includes intense preparation, sedation, and after-care.
The Flash Spiral scan mode combines a scan speed 458mm/s and a temporal resolution of 75 ms – reducing the average examination time to only 0.49 s, in effect allowing you to routinely perform pediatric scans without hazardous sedation. Flash speed and FAST CARE technology make pediatric imaging both easier to use and more patient-friendly – for example, FAST 3D Align automatically optimizes the field of view. Increase your institution's competitiveness and improve patient outcome by making Flash speed and Dual Source your standard.
"With the Flash, we can lower the dose without the need of sedation for patients under five (because of the speed of the scan)."
Marilyn J. Siegel, MD
Pediatric Radiologist, Washington University, USA
Redefining standards in Oncology
In order to provide precise diagnoses, oncology examination is all about recognizing lesions, and visualizing and quantifying tissue. With Dual Source Dual Energy scanning – the only modality that enables DE scanning at doses comparable to a conventional 120 kV scan –, you will be able to get all the information you need in a single scan. Creating virtual non-contrast images based on the Dual Energy information will help you and your institution save time and resources. Dual Energy Optimum Contrast achieves images with very low noise at high contrasts. Enhance your institution's clinicial capabilities by standardizing dose-neutral Dual Source Dual Energy CT – introducing "two-in-one" CT scanning for all your patients, and turning imaging information into imaging intelligence with syngo.via applications.
"From our perspective, any institution with a SOMATOM Definition Flash can start using Dual Source DE protocol for head and neck tumors from one day to the next."
Hirofumi Kuno, MD
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
İlgili Ürünler, Servisler ve Kaynaklar
1In clinical practice, the use of SAFIRE may reduce CT patient dose depending on the clinical task, patient size, and anatomical location, and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist and a physicist should be made to determine the appropriate dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task. The following test method was used to determine a 54 to 60% dose reduction when using the SAFIRE reconstruction software. Noise, CT numbers, homogeneity, lowcontrast resolution, and high contrast resolution were assessed in a ammex 438 phantom. Low dose data reconstructed with SAFIRE showed the same image quality compared to full dose data based on this test. Data on file.


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Doctor of Valor: "On Call In Hell"
From treating the traumatic wounds of critically injured Marines on the battlefield during some of the most violent days of the war in Iraq, to selflessly volunteering to put himself in the middle of enemy fire to care for others, American Naval surgeon Richard Jadick is credited with saving the lives of thirty United States military members during the Battle of Fallujah in Iraq in 2004. For his service, he earned the Bronze Star with a Combat V for valor.
Now, he'll bring his heroic and patriotic story to Columbia to be the keynote speaker at a Lexington Medical Center Foundation dinner on Wednesday, September 11, an important day in our nation's history.
The dinner and talk with Richard Jadick, DO, will take place at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Lincoln Street at 7:00 p.m. on September 11. Tickets are $75 per person. All proceeds benefit the Lexington Medical Center Foundation. You can order tickets by calling 791-2540 or visiting LMCFoundation.com.
In 2004, Dr. Jadick, a lieutenant commander in the Navy who had never experienced real war, volunteered to be a doctor with the First Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment. He shipped out for Iraq five days after the birth of his first child. His service took him to Fallujah, the Iraqi city that was seeing some of the heaviest fighting of the war.
Dr. Jadick's philosophy was to be as close to the fighting as possible in order to treat wounded service members quickly and increase their chances for survival. He is credited with setting up a makeshift emergency room in the middle of the battlefield by establishing an aid station in the prayer room of an old government building. He treated critically wounded young men with horrible injuries that were at times beyond fathomable. It has been called the worst urban fighting involving Americans since Vietnam. To this day, some of the stories of the men who died bring Dr. Jadick to tears.
Overall, he treated hundreds of wounded Marines and it's estimated that he helped save 30 lives. Dr. Jadick's fellow service members say he exemplified courage and bravery like never before in a military doctor. When Dr. Jadick returned home to his family and civilian life, he wrote a book about his experience called "On Call in Hell."
Importantly, the "Doctor of Valor" event at the convention center on September 11 will also honor first responders and military members.
Table sponsorships are available for $1,000. In addition to corporate sponsorships, sponsors can purchase a table for first responders, military members, police, firefighters and EMS.
The Lexington Medical Center Foundation fills important community needs by supporting a variety of hospital and community programs including a cancer care fund, a boutique for breast cancer patients, nursing scholarships, LMC's doula program, an outdoor garden at Carroll Campbell Place, health care internships, a mobile medical unit, pastoral care and prescription assistance.
For more information on Doctor of Valor or the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, visit LMCFoundation.com.


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The holidays can be stressful, and once the Christmas season hits, free time is precious.
Thus, in the holiday spirit of selflessness, here is our top 20 (of the 35 games) to help you best adjust your calendar around the holidays.
20. Holiday Bowl, California (7-5) vs. Texas (7-5), Dec. 28: Both coaches have been at their schools forever, and the loser is going to hear a lot of grief in the offseason. Actually, considering each team was so inconsistent, the winner is going to get some grief this offseason too.
19. Military Bowl, Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), Dec. 28: Neither plays all that much defense, so there should be points aplenty. And if you're going to be watching a game on a Wednesday afternoon, you want to see points aplenty.
18. Belk Bowl, Louisville (7-5) vs. North Carolina State (7-5), Dec. 27: Louisville tied for the Big East regular-season title, while N.C. State was an ACC also-ran. In short, this is another important game for the Big East.
17. Sun Bowl, Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), Dec. 31: Both teams run well. Neither throws well. Thus, this could be the only bowl that takes less than three hours to finish.
16. Chick-fil-A Bowl, Auburn (7-5) vs. Virginia (8-4), Dec. 31: Auburn is No. 82 in scoring offense, Virginia No. 88. But both have some top-flight offensive personnel, so this could end up being a high-scoring game.
15. Gator Bowl, Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), Jan. 2: Two premier programs, but this has a car-wreck quality to it, as in, "Man, these teams aren't that good — but I can't turn away." Florida is trying to avoid its first losing season since 1979; the Buckeyes haven't had a losing season since 1988.
14. GoDaddy.Com Bowl, Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), Jan. 8: This is the last pre-title game bowl, and there should be a ton of points. Considering the defenses that will be on view the next night in New Orleans, this very well could be your final chance to see a touchdown in a college football game this season.
13. Sugar Bowl, Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), Jan. 3: Or, to be more apt, the "Neither Truly Belongs in the BCS Bowl."
12. Insight Bowl, Iowa (7-5) vs. Oklahoma (9-3), Dec. 30: After the 1998 season, both schools were looking for new coaches. The assumption was that Bob Stoops, Florida's defensive coordinator at the time, would take over at Iowa, his alma mater. Instead, he spurned the Hawkeyes and went to Oklahoma. Iowa hired Kirk Ferentz. This will be the first time they meet.
11. Armed Forces Bowl, BYU (9-3) vs. Tulsa (8-4), Dec. 30: Both have good records, but neither has beaten anyone special. BYU owns one victory over a bowl team, and Tulsa has two. So, are the good offensive numbers for both teams legit or a result of beating up on overmatched opponents?
10. Champs Sports Bowl, Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), Dec. 29: Two of the bigger brand names in college football (even if both have lost a lot of luster in recent seasons).
9. Orange Bowl, Clemson (10-3) vs. West Virginia (9-3), Jan. 4: An intriguing meeting of the (offensive) minds between WVU coach Dana Holgorsen and Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris. Each defense has been inconsistent, so there could be a lot of points. A subplot: This is the ACC champ vs. the Big East champ.
8. Alamo Bowl, Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), Dec. 29: This likely will be the final game for Baylor QB Robert Griffin III, a junior who seems NFL-bound. Washington QB Keith Price has had a good season too, with 29 TD passes. Both secondaries are suspect, so a game in the 30s (or even 40s) is possible.
7. Cotton Bowl, Arkansas (10-2) vs. Kansas State (10-2), Jan. 6: Both teams depend heavily on their quarterbacks. Kansas State's Collin Klein can't throw but heads a powerful rushing attack. Arkansas' Tyler Wilson leads the SEC in passing. K-State's pass defense was torched often this season — but the Hogs' rushing defense hasn't been that good either.
6. Capital One Bowl, South Carolina (10-2) vs. Nebraska (9-3), Jan. 2: Both teams have been inconsistent on offense and neither wants to have to throw. This is all about defense and the running game. And each coach, Nebraska's Bo Pelini and South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, should be good for a dozen or so sideline shots of anguish.
5. TicketCity Bowl, Houston (12-1) vs. Penn State (9-3), Jan. 2: This will be the final college game for Houston quarterback Case Keenum, who will graduate with almost every important NCAA passing record. He is 4-4 vs. Big Six opponents in his career. Penn State is the team no bowl wanted (with good reason), but the Nittany Lions' defense will be the best Keenum has seen in a long time. Can he go out with a flourish?
4. Outback Bowl, Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), Jan. 2: The Big Ten runner-up vs. the SEC runner-up. Michigan State was smoked by Alabama in last season's Capital One Bowl. Will the Spartans have a better showing this time?
3. Title game, Alabama (11-1) vs. LSU (13-0), Jan. 9: Alabama gets its second bite at the apple, this time away from home. Obviously, the defenses will be at the forefront again.
2. Rose Bowl, Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), Jan. 2: Wisconsin's brute force likely will work well against the Ducks. Conversely, Oregon's sheer speed likely will work well against the Badgers. In short, this is a fascinating study of contrasting styles.
1. Fiesta Bowl, Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. Stanford (11-1), Jan. 2: Both lost in November to end their national-title hopes, and this will be the final game for each team's stud quarterback.
You have to think that at some point during the game, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck will gaze wistfully at the field and wonder what kind of numbers he could have put up with Oklahoma State's wide receivers.
At the same time, you have to think Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden will gaze wistfully at the field and wonder what it would have been like to play on a team whose defense ranks 25th nationally instead of 107th.


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During an interesting Facebook exchange Tuesday evening, Defense of Liberty PAC chairman Eric Brakey made a serious charge against legislators in Augusta. The conversation, which was centered around the Governor Paul LePage re-election fundraiser with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, featured a public debate between Brakey and Washington County State Committeewoman Violet Willis. When Willis noted that Brakey attacked her for voicing her concerns about the Bush fundraiser, Brakey dropped the charge in defense of his character.
Brakey stated:
"Violet, I am in Augusta several times a week pushing liberty issues. In the last week, I have received threats of physical violence from legislators for raising attention to their bad votes. Please don't question my integrity."
Requests for comment and further clarification were ignored and at the end of the evening, Brakey removed the comment.
A great deal of mystery surrounds this allegation. Brakey did not offer the names of the legislators or how they threatened physical harm. He also did not clarify whether the police was contacted to file a report.
Since coming to Maine with the Ron Paul presidential campaign in late 2011, Brakey has been a controversial figure in Maine politics. At the tumultuous and chaotic Republican State Convention in May 2012, he was the State Director responsible for the Ron Paul ground game. Although the Paul supporters would secure the National Delegation and hold the majority that weekend, the battle was far from over. As the primary wrapped up that summer, Brakey launched the Defense of Liberty PAC. Also that summer, outgoing National Committeewoman Jan Staples and Mitt Romney presidential campaign State Chairman Peter Cianchette would file a challenge against the National Delegation with the RNC, resulting in another Paul vs. Romney battle.
So far in 2013, Brakey has integrated well with the Republican leadership that has long opposed the libertarian grassroots. He is a member of the Maine Republican Party Rules Committee and is preparing a State Senate run against Democratic State Senator John Cleveland.
Who threatened physical violence against Brakey is anyone's guess, as he has made friends and enemies across the political spectrum. The issue is still of great concern. It has long been apparent that the partisan tensions in Augusta are excessive and politicians frequently are more concerned with winning a war over the other party, rather than improving the lives of Mainers. The revelations of intimidation tactics against those participating in political processes is significant, however.
A lot of questions still stand. Did Brakey pull the comment out of fear of retaliation against him? If this is the case, than the police should be consulted or names should be revealed. Regardless of party affiliation or position on the political spectrum, we should all be vigilant against attempts to intimidate and inflict violence. Furthermore, regardless of personal or political feelings regarding Brakey, all should be concerned about this stunning development.
This should not be allowed to pass, though. If any legislators are indeed threatening Brakey for criticizing their votes, a common event in the political arena, they are likely doing the same to other individuals who simply wish to participate in the political process. Thus, it is the best interests of not only his own personal safety but those of all Maine citizens, for him to take the stand.
Although initially refusing to comment and pulling the post, we can only hope that the Defense of Liberty PAC chairman will not continue to sit on this information. There is no excuse for threats of physical violence, especially when it comes from elected officials who citizens send to Augusta to represent their best interests. These figures need to be exposed for their acts of intimidation and be met with justice, before they threaten anymore political opponents in Augusta.


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Soph let one of her good mates Jack Dickinson, vocalist / guitarist of Stubb and owner of Peanut Butter Customs; loose on her guitar and the photographs above are the end result. Jack did a completely freehand custom job on the guitar, all Soph did was choose the colour scheme. Jack also had the awesome idea of painting John's initials on the back.
Once the final touches are in place (strings, new pick ups and switches), the guitar will have it's first live outing during Alunah's set at custom bike and psych festival The Trip Out on Scald End Farm in Thurleigh, Beds on Friday 5th September. Jack will also be there with Peanut Butter Customs.
Peanut Butter Customs will pretty much consider painting anything from something subtle to super psyched out like Soph's guitar. Bike helmets (like those on the left), guitars, and other small items are their speciality.
Email firstname.lastname@example.com, visit www.peanutbuttercustoms.com or www.facebook.com/PeanutButterCustomPaint and let him loose!