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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Mind. Business.
Baby baby baby
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goodbyes gone
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Nothing to do here
Keep moving along
Nothing to see
rest shadows, exit.
August 18, 2011
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We're obsessed with enhancing our bodies and tuning up our brains; already, our pop culture is full of heroic, cyborg megamutants. But what does it all mean? A seminar in Irvine, CA aims to find out, by exploring "biopolitics."
Caveat: I am a speaker at this seminar, so naturally I'm pretty excited about it. If you're in the Orange County, CA area on Friday, consider coming out to see luminaries like David Brin, Natasha Vita-More, Jess Nevins, and Jamais Cascio (and me!) discuss transhumanism and "The Biopolitics of Popular Culture." Organized by transhumanist braniac James Hughes, the conference will address our biotech future as a meme in pop culture as well as scientific development. Here's a description from the program:
Popular culture is full of tropes and cliches that shape our debates about emerging technologies. Our most transcendent expectations for technology come from pop culture, and the most common objections to emerging technologies come from science fiction and horror, from Frankenstein and Brave New World to Gattaca and the Terminator.
Why is it that almost every person in fiction who wants to live a longer than normal life is evil or pays some terrible price? What does it say about attitudes towards posthuman possibilities when mutants in Heroes or the X-Men, or cyborgs in Battlestar Galactica or Iron Man, or vampires in True Blood or Twilight are depicted as capable of responsible citizenship?
Is Hollywood reflecting a transhuman turn in popular culture, helping us imagine a day when magical and muggle can live together in a peaceful Star Trek federation? Will the merging of pop culture, social networking and virtual reality into a heightened augmented reality encourage us all to make our lives a form of participative fiction?
During this day long seminar we will engage with culture critics, artists, writers, and filmmakers to explore the biopolitics that are implicit in depictions of emerging technology in literature, film and television.
Here's a full list of speakers and a program.
Cost for the day is $150, or $100 for students, and includes lunch. For those who can't make it, the event will also be streaming live here, and a complete video record of the seminar will be posted online later.
Also, the venue for the conference is EON Reality, where engineers are researching 3D projections and other nifty virtual reality/augmented reality tech. There will be a demo!

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American Eagle Flights in Tyler Affected by Widespread AA Computer Problems
American Airlines is having computer problems forcing a ground stop until 4 p.m. Tuesday, and causing delays nationwide. Some passengers are stuck on planes while others can't make reservations.
Davis Dickson, Tyler Airport Manager, said afternoon American Eagle flights into Tyler Pounds Field have been canceled. Dickson added the airport may have some other flights diverted to Tyler because of the failed reservation system.
Passengers are using social media to flood the airline with complaints.
American Airlines spokesman Kent Powell said the airline is trying to resolve the issues as quickly as it can.
On Twitter, American is sending out apologies but not offering customers much information about when the problem will be fixed.
As of midday, American had canceled seven flights and was experiencing delays on more than 50 others, according to the flight-tracking service FlightStats. The Federal Aviation Administration says it's holding arriving flights to Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago's O'Hare Airport, and New York's LaGuardia Airport "due to airline automation."


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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Lovely Cheri sent me an article to read about Camille Bidault Waddington's closet and I couldn't help but admire her blue-purple hydrangeas. She makes them look fresh again. For a second, I almost caught myself thinking of them as too old-timey/wedding-fancy, then again, how hip and young fancy they look in Camille's beautiful home...
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Before and after! Happy Saturday!
(Can we please take a second look at just how adorable V.V. is in my car, waiting patiently with the flowers...sigh)
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Some beautiful pictures that I came across from master photographer and capture-er of light, Richard Avedon. The movement and energy in these are token.
(Sorry if there is a bit of a light glare on some of them: I took them with my phone inside the library)*
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Spirited Away
I had an entry all ready to go to share with you today of some of Richard Avedon's brilliant work that I picked up from the library yesterday until something much more dear and magical came through the mail...and so I decided instead to ask you this: Do you have a friend who is so close to you, her spirit so intertwined with yours that you can feel the connection from an ocean or two away? A friend that you only get to spend fleeting moments with and yet those moments are so full of life, zeal, love, light and enchantment that they imprint your soul forever to come? It's like we're spirit twins. Members of the same tribe with only mountains and clouds keeping us physically apart. We send each other smoke signals that travel great distances usually in the form of letters, oh but when they do arrive what beautiful suspension of time spent reading and re-reading each others messages and thoughts and aspirations! Other than that, I am always there having lunch with you. In whichever magical little park you can find us, I am under your tent. Thank you...kindred spirit.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
I went to Malibu early today for a photo assignment and this is all I could think of: pretty darn graceful.
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Petit arrangements
I have a serious problem: I can't throw away flowers unless they're really, really dead. I'll make an arrangement last until all the petals fall off. My trick is to take the still living flowers and cut them down some (or a lot) and throw some wild greens and/or cut herbs in them. I love throwing some purple basil or oregano or mint in these teeny arrangements too. I think they're intimate and sweet and they smell really good. You can put them in a tiny vase or glass and put them somewhere that needs a little pick-me-up or a kiss of color. Try it and tell me what you think!
The last picture is of Osa, our latest member to join the farm. Elijah rescued her from an insanely busy street and after a good bath and some food, she was purring away and our hearts melted. Seriously, when you've already got three cats and a dog, what's one more, right...right?! Plus, how cute is her face. I'm such a sucker for animals. Wait until we get some land: it'll be fully on! Cows, chickens, a horse or two, V.V. and the cats, maybe some bunnies and a goat too.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
A.P.C. Bag
I know, I know, I'm supposed to write about nature and wildflowers and photography. But I really like this bag. A lot. The color, the style, the 'coolness' it oozes...geez. What's gotten into me?
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Ines Amd Photography
Aren't these images both nostalgic and captivating? They are from a wonderful (and young!) photographer named Ines Amd and if you want to escape for a little while go and visit her. I really appreciate work like this because it reminds that simple can be so beautiful. She manages to capture such a delicate light too. I especially like her use of shadows in the very first picture.
Thank you Lauren*
Thank you Lauren*
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Eden Project
Have you heard of or been to The Eden Project in Cornwall, England? It's a global garden that was built in an unused clay mine to inspire and educate people! It's so much more than a garden too. It houses concerts and art shows, sometimes using the plants and gardens as canvases, it grows food and brings people together from all across the world. My dear friend Cheri goes and visits about once a year and she always holds it in such high esteems. It's time for Elijah and I to go I think!
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Being Spain's largest city, I didn't manage to explore the entire city of Madrid during my two days stay there. Still, it was beautiful place, particularly the atmospheric and colourful sights at Plaza Mayor, which I spend most of my time there taking pictures during my last day stay in Europe.
1. Plaza Mayor is usually packed with people throughout the day and night. Built in the 17th century, the place was traditionally used as a market but has since turned into a major tourist attraction with many festivals, street markets, performers held there.
2. A talented street performer was playing music by rubbing his fingers along the rims of wine glasses filled with water along the street of Madrid.
3. A lady dressed in a silver costume was seen posing as a maid cleaning the 'floor'.
4. Another street performer dressed up as a goat at Plaza Mayor which caught the attention of many tourists.
5. It is a customary practice to give some money to these performers before pictures can be taken. I tried to shoot this particular 'Spider-man' before he turned his back on me and said "No money, no picture." Note: There was also a miniature Spider-man in between his legs.
6. This headless man in a black suit was a real eye catcher. I took this shot using a long range lens while he was walking down the street.
7. It was amazing to see how this man made huge bubbles using only two sticks attached to a string.
8. A military man in copper red giving me a salute when I dropped a few cents into the can.
9. Plaza de la Villa or Town Hall Square is located not far away from Plaza Mayor. Till today, the town hall still retains its 16th century Gothic architecture.
10. Some random shots taken around the city of Madrid.
11. A wide angle shot of Palacio Real de Madrid or The Royal Palace of Madrid.
12. A headless man was seen sitting outside the palace.
13. This photographer uses his wooden box camera to take portrait pictures in black and white print in front of the Royal Palace. Scores of tourists were waiting in line for their picture to be taken.
14. Another shot of the photographer in front of the Royal Palace.
15. Each picture takes around 30 minutes to be ready by rinsing the film with water inside the blue bucket on the left. The photographer's wife was helping a tourist to pose in front the camera.
16. Another headless man sitting along the street in front of the palace.
17. Statue of a Gothic King built at Plaza de Oriente.
18. The best way to explore Madrid is by walking its street. One can also explore the city by joining the numerous walking tours organised by the municipal tourist office or alternatively, hopping onto the city tourist bus as seen at the bottom right of the picture.
19. Located at Plaza de Cibeles, the Madrid City Hall is an iconic symbol of the city.
20. 'Superman' standing boldly among the crowd near Plaza Mayor.
21. Spongebob SquarePants was spotted selling balloons along the street.
22. This 'bronze man' was sitting without any visible support.
23. Another shot of the bronze man from side.
24. A man dressed up as a monster standing in front of Burger King.
25. A group of people in costumes were parading along the street at Plaza Mayor during Sunday morning. Apparently, street parades are common on Sundays where tourists gather at the plaza to watch these colourful performances. There were also marching bands, dancers and musicians joining the rest of the ensemble.
26. Some other shots taken at the street parade.
27. This man was attempting to do a 'teh-tarik' stunt using a cup and a bottle of liquor.
28. A man with red plastic hair wig was walking towards the plaza while checking his text messages.
29. A man dressed up as Mickey Mouse was seen selling balloons during mid afternoon.
30. Two woman walking from the Plaza Mayor Arch towards the street market.


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For a while there, it looked as if the Preakness was shaping up to be a runaway victory for Kentucky Derby winner Orb.
Then came the post-position draw. Suddenly things got very interesting.
Orb's pursuit of the Triple Crown received an unexpected jolt Wednesday when trainer Shug McGaughey's horse drew the rail for Saturday's race. McGaughey tried to brush off the development as a mere inconvenience, but he couldn't entirely mask his disappointment over starting inside eight other horses in the smallest Preakness field since 2007.
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"Obviously, if I was going to pick it out, I wouldn't have picked the 1," McGaughey said. "But with only nine horses in there to run a mile and three-sixteenths, with a rider like Joel (Rosario), he's going to figure out what to do. He'll have him in the right spot."
That's the plan. Yet, if Orb doesn't get in front early, he risks becoming pinned on the rail or pushed to the back of the field. The inside post is even worse in the Derby, where this year there were 19 horses in the field.
"If it had come out the 1 in the Derby, you'd almost have felt like you needed to go home," McGaughey said. "But I don't feel that way here."
Still, history suggests Orb's advantage in this race has dwindled, even though he was made the even-money favorite in the morning line. Only twice since 1950 has a horse won from the No. 1 post — Bally Ache in 1960 and Tabasco Cat in 1994.
So the rest of the field has a little bit more hope than it did before Orb got stuck on the rail.
"Out of the nine numbers, the 1 is probably the one you want the least," said Al Stall Jr., the trainer of Departing.
Mylute, who will start from the No. 5 post as the second-favorite at 5-1, trailed Orb for much of the race in Kentucky. This race could develop quite differently with Orb inside.
"We need to make up three or four lengths, and that may be one of the factors that helps us," said Todd Quast, general manager of GoldMark Farm, co-owner of the Derby's fifth-place finisher.
Soon after the draw ended, Mylute jockey Rosie Napravnik said on Twitter, "Perfect draw! super excited!
Quast said, "We're ecstatic about it. With this horse, it doesn't matter as much, but it sure is nice being inside, a little bit toward the middle, and then having Orb inside us and Departing inside us, the two big threats. It's great to be outside of them."
Departing, a bay gelding, won the Grade III Illinois Derby on April 20 and skipped the Kentucky Derby because Stall did not think the horse was ready. The trainer thinks it might be an advantage at the Preakness.
"In this day and age, the modern thoroughbred seems to like a little time in-between races. I don't know why," Stall said. "So we're fortunate enough to have 28 days between the Illinois Derby and now. It gave us time to improve and he really has improved. You can see it on a day-to-day basis when you train him."
Stall is among those who believe the rail won't be a hindrance to Orb.
"The post doesn't really matter in this type of race, this type of track with a nine-horse field," he said. "It's just a good party to come to."
Orb won the Derby by 2½ lengths and has won five straight races, so he's certainly worth of being the favorite in spite of his starting position.
"I don't know that the rail's all that bad," said Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has three horses in the race: Oxbow, Will Take Charge and Titletown Five. "Orb is still the one to beat."
The field, from the rail, with odds in parenthesis: Orb (1-1), Goldencents (8-1), Titletown Five (30-1), Departing (6-1), Mylute (5-1), Oxbow (15-1), Will Take Charge (12-1), Govenor Charlie (12-1) and Itsmyluckyday (10-1).
Lukas was delighted with the post positions drawn by his trio of entrants.
"I love mine. I thought it was real good," he said. "Oxbow for a change got inside a little bit. He'll be forwardly placed. We shouldn't have any trouble. I'm going to have to come up with a different excuse when we get beat."


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I am a new teacher, and I'd like to conduct a bit of a survey. My history is such that I have had little formal grammar education. I know enough to teach the building blocks and a few more elaborate concepts. However, as an English teacher, I am disappointed with my lack of grammar background. I feel that I've locked down all of my literary and content-oriented lessons, but my grammar lessons are way too weak and infrequent. If you wouldn't mind, please take time to answer any of the following questions on here or via private message.
Is there one resource (text or online) that I should be looking at for grammar instruction? I'd prefer something that is a bit more user-friendly and can easily be adapted into lessons for 10-12th graders.
Excluding basic sentence structure, what five grammar concepts do you consider absolutely crucial?
What exercises/lesson plans do you find to be the most effective in maintaining student involvement and interest when teaching grammar?
Do you teach grammar as a condensed, individual unit or as a semester/year-long series of miniature units? Why?
What, in your experience, is the biggest weakness of English-speaking high schoolers in terms of grammar?
What percentage of your graded papers does grammar account for?
Thanks so much in advance. I'm trying to improve myself as best as humanly possible and I appreciate the input. Know that any advice is assisting in the growth of a young teacher and, through extension, goes to the benefit of all of my future students.
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What is a corneal ulcer?
First, a little information about the cornea. The cornea is the clear, glistening dome at the front of the eye. It is like a pane of glass, being a barrier to the outside while letting light into the eye. Although it is clear, the cornea consists of many layers of cells. The layers are divided into three regions:
Epithelium - the thin membrane on the outer surface of the cornea
Stroma - the layers of cells between the inner and outer membranes
Descemet's membrane - the thin membrane on the inner surface of the cornea
Injury to the cornea that damages only the epithelium is called a corneal abrasion. Injury that extends through the epithelium and into the stroma is called a corneal ulcer. A deep ulcer that extends down to Descemet's membrane can result in a descemetocele [des-met-o-seal]. This structure develops when the fluid in the eye causes the exposed part of Descemet's membrane to bulge through the ulcer, forming a little bubble. If the descemetocele ruptures, or if the corneal injury was deep enough to damage Descemet's membrane, the fluid inside the eye leaks out and the eyeball may collapse.
What causes corneal ulcers?
The most common cause of a corneal ulcer is trauma. Common examples include a blow to the eye, a cat scratch, and rubbing at a painful or itchy eye. Irritating chemicals, such as dips and shampoos, can also damage the cornea. Less commonly, bacterial or viral infections can cause corneal damage.(In addition, bacterial invasion of an already damaged cornea can worsen a corneal ulcer or slow its healing.)
What are the signs of a corneal ulcer?
Corneal injuries are very painful, so the dog may keep its eye closed and rub the eye with its paw or on the carpet. The eye may produce excessive tears that spill over the eyelid and wet the face below the eye. The cat will resist if you try to look at the eye, so these signs may be all you see. If you get a good look at the eye, you may see that the normally clear cornea is cloudy or milky. This indicates corneal edema, or swelling of the cornea with fluid as a result of inflammation.
How is a corneal ulcer diagnosed?
Large or deep ulcers may be visible just by looking at the eye. In other cases it is necessary for the veterinarian to use a special stain (fluorescein dye) to detect corneal damage. The dye does not stain the undamaged epithelium. When the epithelium is damaged, the fluorescein dye stains the exposed stroma an iridescent green, which highlights the ulcer.
If the ulcer has been present for some days, or if it is very deep, the veterinarian may sample the damaged cornea to check for bacteria or fungi before staining the eye. Sampling the damaged cornea involves gently swabbing the ulcer or gently scraping some of the damaged tissue with a tiny blade. The swab may be sent to a laboratory for bacterial culture and identification.(This procedure can be important in selecting the appropriate antibiotic.)The tissue scraping may be examined under a microscope in the veterinarian's office.
Note: If there is a chance that the ulcer is infected, it is important that you do not put any drops or ointment into the cat's eye until the veterinarian has examined it. If the medication contains antibiotics, the culture results may be misleading.
How are corneal ulcers treated?
Treatment depends on the degree of corneal damage, and on how long it has been since the injury.
Corneal Abrasions
Corneal abrasions require little treatment and generally heal within 3-5 days. Your veterinarian will probably prescribe some antibiotic eye drops or ointment to prevent infection. The medication must be placed in the eye 4 to 6 times a day. Eye drops are often easier to get in the eye than ointments, but they are quickly diluted and washed from the eye by normal tear production. To be effective, antibiotic eye drops must be put in the eye every hour or two, which is impractical for most owners.
If the eye seems quite painful, your veterinarian may also prescribe atropine eye drops or ointment. This medication dilates the dogs pupil. Constriction of the pupil is a common reaction by an injured eye, and it can add to the pain of a damaged cornea. The effects of atropine last for several hours, so this medication is given only twice a day, whether as drops or ointment.
If the dogs eye is still quite painful after 2-3 days of medication, call your veterinarian. The corneal injury may be more serious than it first appeared, and may need more intensive treatment.
Corneal Ulcers
Superficial ulcers may be treated as described above for corneal abrasions. Deeper ulcers require more intensive treatment. In addition to antibiotics and atropine, your veterinarian may decide that the cornea needs to be protected while the ulcer heals, to prevent rupture of the eyeball. If there is already a descemetocele, there is no question; if the eye is to be saved, it must be protected.
Protection of the damaged cornea involves surgically covering the area with a piece of the eyelid lining (the conjunctiva) or suturing the eyelids closed. After several days, the veterinarian reverses the procedure and examines the ulcer. Depending on how well the ulcer is healing, the veterinarian may do one of several things: "freshen up" the edges of a slow-healing ulcer to stimulate healing; cover the ulcer again for a few more days; or leave the eye open and the healing/healed ulcer uncovered.
The best way to be sure the cornea has healed is to restain the eye with fluorescein. For deeper ulcers that were covered surgically, your veterinarian will probably perform this test when the dog returns for reexamination. For superficial ulcers that did not require surgery, your veterinarian may recommend that you make an appointment for 5–7 days' time so that the eye can be reexamined and stained.
Corneal Lacerations
Another type of corneal injury is a corneal laceration. Like a cut elsewhere on the body, corneal lacerations can be superficial or deep. Superficial corneal lacerations are treated like corneal abrasions. Deeper lacerations are treated surgically.
Are there any side effects of the medications?
Eye drops and ointments that are specially prepared for use in the eye (ophthalmic preparations) are very safe and cause few problems. If your dogs eye seems more painful after you have put the medication in, discontinue treatment and contact your veterinarian.
Overuse of atropine may slow bowel activity and cause constipation. So use the atropine only as advised by your veterinarian.Because atropine keeps the cat's pupil dilated, the cat may be sensitive to light and may keep the eye closed in bright sunlight. The pupil may remain dilated for days after treatment has ended and the cornea has healed, but this is not a problem. Atropine has a very unpleasant taste. If any gets into the dogs mouth, it may cause drooling for a few minutes. But this, too, is not a problem.
Are there any long-term consequences of a corneal ulcer?
You may see some red streaks tracking across the cornea toward the ulcer after a few days. These are tiny blood vessels that grow in from the outer edges of the cornea to supply the damaged area with white blood cells and substances that promote healing. This process is called neovascularization (which literally means production of new blood vessels).It is most likely to develop with deep ulcers, especially if the ulcer is infected.
Neovascularization can speed healing of an ulcer. It may leave dense pink or white areas in the cornea that persist long after the ulcer has healed. These areas do not cause discomfort, but they can obstruction the cat's vision if they are in the center of the cornea. To limit this process, your veterinarian may prescribe eye drops or an ointment that contains cortisone. Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory drug. However, it can delay healing of a corneal ulcer, so cortisone is not used until a fluorescein stain test indicates that the surface of the cornea is completely healed. If, at any time during treatment with cortisone, you notice that the dogs eye seems painful again, discontinue treatment and contact your veterinarian.
Deep corneal ulcers may leave a white scar in the cornea once they have healed. As with neovascularization, the scar may impair the dogs vision in that eye. Unlike neovascularization, scarring cannot be resolved with cortisone. It is permanent.
If the ulcer is so deep that the eyeball ruptures, or if the pain is severe and cannot be controlled, your veterinarian may recommend removing the dogs eye. Fortunately, this is a very uncommon necessity. The good news is that most cats function very well with one eye, and when the procedure is performed because the eye is so painful, the relief is instant and dramatic. Dogs that were not eating because of the pain begin eating immediately after the surgery and quickly return to normal activities and behavior.
The keys to successfully treating an eye injury and preserving vision are these:
early assessment
appropriate treatment
monitoring of healing
Any pet with a painful eye should be examined by a veterinarian immediately. If you are undecided about whether to call your veterinarian, just consider what you would do if it were your child with a painful eye, and act accordingly.
It can be difficult to put drops or ointment into a dogs eye, especially if you have no one to help you. Also, in working households it may not be possible to medicate the cat's eye during the day. It is important that the dog receive the medications as prescribed. If you are having trouble treating your dog's eye, ask your veterinarian for some suggestions.The veterinarian may recommend hospitalizing the pet for a few days so that the hospital staff can medicate the eye several times a day.


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Perioperative fluid and hemodynamic management within an enhanced recovery pathway.
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Goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) seeks to improve outcomes through individualized optimization of oxygen delivery using IV fluid and vasoactive infusions. Trials of GDFT show clinical benefits over traditional liberal ...


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Spare cycles to write some posts
Starting this week I am going to spend the next couple of weeks in Panama City, Florida on business working with the 1st AF here at Tyndall Air Force Base. In my down time, like right now while I copy over hundreds of MBs over a slow VPN connection, I plan on catching up on some blog ideas I have been wanting to write.
Here is my goal:
- Discuss and promote our iPhone app BorrowMe
- Multi-part series on security. For the past two sprints I have written about 6 lines of code, but I have learned a ton about securing our web based application using LDAP+Active Directory and SmartCard authentication or CAC (Common Access Card) authentication as referred by in the DoD. (U.S. Department of Defense), Apache, SSL, and OpenSSO.
- Talk some more about Ubuntu JeOS


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From Away 2012 is a traveling exhibition of 28 works by members of the Fibre Art Network. "From Away†is a Maritime expression meaning "Not from around hereâ€. As a Western Canadian group our art reflects individual style, perspective/experience and our personal journeys with fibre medium.
The show opened in May 2012 at the Canadian Quilters Association Show in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was very well received. It has now been to 12 venues.
For more information about the From Away exhibit, or to arrange a showing in your area, please contact the show organizer, Thelma Newbury - email@example.com


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The loss of a man whom many believe to be one of Canada's greatest champions set off a wave of profound public grief.
Social media sites were transformed on Monday into digital memorials as Canadians, by the hundreds of thousands, held vigil for Jack Layton on their computers. Video tributes flickered across television sets like old home movies. And at an Ottawa cafe, a young couple wept openly as they awaited their morning coffee.
Though the national outpouring is thought, by some, to be a mawkish case of mourning sickness, one of the world's best-known lecturers on grief says otherwise.
"There's a belief that knowing someone means you're in their physical presence. We forget that in our modern society, we 'know' Oprah. We 'know' our leaders, and our movie stars. We know them as being part of our lives," says David Kessler, longtime collaborator of death-research pioneer Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. "So it is, actually, a real loss for people."
Kessler, co-author of On Grief and Grieving, says the collective mourning is simply a modern incarnation of what was historically done around campfires or in town squares. Though people might not have known Layton personally, they were personally invested in that which he represented.
"Jack clearly had a dream that people bought into," says Kessler. "But maybe that dream wasn't for him. Maybe it was for the rest of the people."
Some say the national response, in fact, strikes at the heart of what makes Canada worthy of Layton's tireless love of country: that connectedness has no political affiliation, and that we all belong to each other in some way.
"People will remember him as Jack," says Kathy Brock, professor in the school of policy studies at Queen's University. "When people call a leader by their first name, and that name only, it shows a profound attachment — that they've owned him."
Layton's Toronto home, constituency office and Parliament Hill have been deluged with flowers — even cans of Orange Crush — since his death from cancer early Monday. Candlelight vigils have been held in cities across the country. And a Facebook group memorializing the politician's life, which drew 30,000 members in its first six hours, now boasts a membership topping 130,000.
"A gentle inspiration and a legacy of compassion," wrote Jen Salm, in a post typical of the thousands posted to the site. "Thank you for showing us what's possible."
Mebs Rehemtulla, who works for a software company, learned of Layton's passing not through social media or the news but rather the gentle sobs of a couple he encountered in his local cafe.
Though not supportive of the NDP, the Ottawa man says he feels the gaping hole left by its longtime leader's absence.
"I always respected his optimism and the fact he was never scared to get into a skirmish," Rehemtulla says. "It's a real loss for the Canadian political landscape."


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E.T. and Wall-E might have more friends out there.
There could be more than one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, many which are capable of sustaining life, experts say.
Dr. Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution of Science told audience members at a conference yesterday that these worlds exist but have not yet been detected by telescope.
Boss said that each Sun-like star in the universe has at least one Earth-type planet and could be inhabited by bacterial lifeforms similar to humans from billions of years ago, the BBC reports.
"Not only are they probably habitable, but they probably are also going to be inhabited," Boss said.
NASA missions should begin to see the planets in the next few years thanks to increased technological capabilities, Boss said.
Billions of Earth-Like Planets in Galaxy: Scientist
We're not alone in the universe, an expert says
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Kim Kardashian could join John Travolta in the movie he is making about the life of mobster John Gotti.
The reality TV queen is in talks for the role, which would star her as the daughter-in-law of legendary Gambino boss John Gotti, according to US weekly. Travolta has signed on for that role in the film, which is being produced by Junior Gotti and is based on a book he wrote.
"Kim is in talks to do the movie," a source told the magazine.
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Kardashian's resume is a bit light on dramatic roles, however. She has guested on TV's CSI: NY and played a cheerleader alongside Vanessa Minnillo in 2008's big-screen spoof Disaster Movie.
Nick Cassavetes, who wrote "Alpha Dog," is currently rewriting Gotti's script and would direct the biopic, according to TMZ.com. Cassavetes is the son of late actor and pioneering indie film director John Cassavetes.
Travolta, Gotti and a host of hangers-on and Hollywood types met at an LA restaurant to talk about the project, and Travolta reportedly agreed to bring Gotti, who died in prison in 2002, back to life. Travolta, 56, could be joined by Oscar nominee James Franco, who is under consideration to play Junior, according to Fiore.
Gotti, whose double-breasted suits and ubiquitous diamond studded watch earned him the nickname "The Dapper Don," was convicted of 13 murders and a long list of other crimes in 1992.
Junior Gotti, 46, sold the rights to his screenplay to Fiore last year. The Gambino leader's son was himself tried four times since 2005 for racketeering, with each trial ending in a hung jury. He was released from prison in December, 2009, after serving nine years in a previous racketeering case. He has said he left organized crime in 1999.
"This is not a movie; this is part of American history. We have the exclusive story for first time ever told by John Gotti Junior and his family," Fiore said. Fiore's website says the movie will have a budget of $15 million.
Last year, in a rare interview with The Associated Press, Gotti said he would be very involved with the making of the film.
"It's going to be filmed in New York, I've been working on it in New York, we can be an active player in the situation from start to finish," Gotti said. "They were willing to hear my thoughts and they assured me the script would be absolutely accurate, the script would be fair.
"This is not a mob story. That's one misconception," he continued. "This is a father-son story."


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Click here to read the College of the Ozarks Response to Novel Coronavirus
College of the Ozarks, in its long tradition of excellence, offers a traditional four-year professional baccalaureate degree in nursing (B.S.N.). As a result of rigorous training and hard work, AMSON graduates have an exceptional record of success on the NCLEX-RN® licensure examination. Students are highly recruited by health care facilities for entry-level RN positions prior to graduation.
After acceptance to the College and completion of at least one year of nursing program pre-requisites, the student may apply to the Nursing major. Prior to acceptance to the Nursing major, a series of academic and physical assessments are required.
Admission to the B.S.N. program is competitive and selective and not all who apply can be accommodated. Applications for program admission will be reviewed beginning March 1 in the year prior to fall admission.
Enrollment in 200 level Nursing courses will be permitted only if the student has:
1. The student may continue to progress in the nursing program according to the curriculum plan if they:
a. complete all prerequisite courses prior to enrollment in any nursing course;
b. earn a minimum grade of C - in BIO 214 and MAT 143. Students may only repeat one D or F grade (including transferred credit) in a required science or mathematics course;
c. earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all nursing major courses;
d. maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0;
e. demonstrate satisfactory performance of designated nursing skills;
f. earn a satisfactory grade in both the theory and clinical components of the nursing courses - in the event that the earned clinical grade is unsatisfactory, the course grade assigned will not be higher than the letter grade of D;
g. pass the medication calculation competency test at 90% accuracy each semester;
h. demonstrate full compliance with all standards of the nursing profession as defined by the ANA standards of practice, the ANA Code for Nurses, and Missouri Nurse Practice Act;
i. maintain current health requirements/CPR;and
j. provide satisfactory random drug and/or background screens; and
k. provide additional health-related information prior to clinical placement (as required by agencies).
2. If a student fails or withdraws from any nursing course, they may submit a written petition to the Admission and Progression Committee of the Department of Nursing requesting readmission.
3. Students having withdrawn from or earned less than a C (2.0) in a nursing course may be re-admitted to the program one time only.
4 Students are accountable to follow all policies in the current Nursing Student Handbook.
5. All program requirements must be completed within five (5) years of initial enrollment in NSG253. Science courses up to 10 years old are accepted by the nursing department for transfer credit.
6. A student not progressing in the program in a continuous manner may be required to complete additional courses (or audit courses) based on curriculum changes.
Baccalaureate program policies that describe standards for progression are outlined in detail in the department's Nursing Student Handbook. The handbook is updated and distributed at the beginning of each academic year. It is the students' responsibility to obtain a copy of the policies and to be familiar with them. The policies are a guide as the student progresses through the program.
2. Prior to final enrollment in the nursing course, the student must demonstrate competence with expected level of nursing knowledge, psychomotor skills, medication calculation, ATI benchmarks, and culminating simulations. A fee may be charged for this process.
Failure to achieve any of these progression requirements will constitute reason for the student to be dismissed (withdrawn) from the program. The faculty and administration of the Department of Nursing reserve the right to dismiss any student enrolled in the program for unethical, dishonest, unprofessional, or illegal conduct that is inconsistent with the ANA Code for Nurses and the College's Honor Code.
The Department of Nursing acknowledges the responsibility of readmitting only those students who, in the judgment of the faculty, satisfy the requirements of scholarship, health, and professional suitability for nursing. Students requesting readmission must apply in writing to the department Admission and Progression Committee. Each student situation is reviewed on an individual basis. Requests for readmission for fall must be submitted by February 1 of the year in which readmission would occur in the fall, or by October 1 for readmission which would occur the following spring. Readmission cannot be guaranteed to any student. Students following the curriculum plan without interruption are given priority for course enrollment.
Specific guidelines for readmission include the following:
A. Course repetition policies
B. Students may appeal decisions based on course repetition policies in writing to the Department of Nursing Admission and Progression Committee with the concurrence or recommendation of the academic advisor or course instructor. Decisions on appeal requests are the responsibility of the Admission and Progression Committee and may be approved or denied based on individual circumstances and an evaluation of the request.
C. Any student readmitted to the program will be required to:
D. A readmitted student will be expected to meet graduation requirements in effect at the time of readmission and to follow the baccalaureate degree nursing policies in effect for that academic year.
E. A student must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 to be considered for readmission.
F. Students must complete all program admission requirements prior to readmission.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree is granted by College of the Ozarks to those candidates who have completed the credit requirements as described in the Nursing curriculum course plan and who have met all degree requirements of College of the Ozarks. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate from College of the Ozarks' Nursing program.
Students intending to graduate should file a graduation check (audit) application with the Registrar at least three semesters before they expect to graduate. The student is responsible for assuring that their academic record is in order.
Prior to Department of Nursing approval for the candidate's licensure (NCLEX-RN® ) application and release of transcript, an exit interview (Program Synthesis Portfolio defense) with the Department of Nursing is required. Additionally, all student accounts must be cleared and all clinical name badges returned to the Department of Nursing Office.
Completion of the program does not guarantee eligibility to take the NCLEX-RN® exam (refer to Section 335.066 of the Missouri Nurse Practice Act) as reviewed in NSG253 and NSG473 (included in the Nursing Student Handbook and as delineated, in part, below).
335.066 Denial, revocation, or suspension of license, grounds for, civil immunity for providing information--complaint procedures.
1. The board may refuse to issue or reinstate any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license required pursuant to chapter 335 for one or any combination of causes stated in subsection 2 of this section or the board may, as a condition to issuing or reinstating any such permit or license, require a person to submit himself or herself for identification, intervention, treatment, or rehabilitation by the impaired nurse program as provided in section 335.067. The board shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal and shall advise the applicant of his or her right to file a complaint with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621, RSMo.
2. The board may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621, RSMo, against any holder of any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license required by sections 335.011 to 335.096 or any person who has failed to renew or has surrendered his or her certificate of registration or authority, permit or license for any one or any combination of the following causes:
(1) Use or unlawful possession of any controlled substance, as defined in chapter 195, RSMo, or alcoholic beverage to an extent that such use impairs a person's ability to perform the work of any profession licensed or regulated by sections 335.011 to 335.096;
(2) The person has been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution pursuant to the laws of any state or of the United States, for any offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions or duties of any profession licensed or regulated pursuant to sections 335.011 to 335.096, for any offense an essential element of which is fraud, dishonesty or an act of violence, or for any offense involving moral turpitude, whether or not sentence is imposed;
(3) Use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or bribery in securing any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to sections 335.011 to 335.096 or in obtaining permission to take any examination given or required pursuant to sections 335.011 to 335.096;
(4) Obtaining or attempting to obtain any fee, charge, tuition or other compensation by fraud, deception or misrepresentation;
(5) Incompetency, misconduct, gross negligence, fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty in the performance of the functions or duties of any profession licensed or regulated by sections 335.011 to 335.096;
(6) Violation of, or assisting or enabling any person to violate, any provision of sections 335.011 to 335.096, or of any lawful rule or regulation adopted pursuant to sections 335.011 to 335.096;
(7) Impersonation of any person holding a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license or allowing any person to use his or her certificate of registration or authority, permit, license or diploma from any school;
(8) Disciplinary action against the holder of a license or other right to practice any profession regulated by sections 335.011 to 335.096 granted by another state, territory, federal agency or country upon grounds for which revocation or suspension is authorized in this state;
(9) A person is finally adjudged insane or incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(10) Assisting or enabling any person to practice or offer to practice any profession licensed or regulated by sections 335.011 to 335.096 who is not registered and currently eligible to practice pursuant to sections 335.011 to 335.096;
(11) Issuance of a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license based upon a material mistake of fact;
(12) Violation of any professional trust or confidence;
(13) Use of any advertisement or solicitation which is false, misleading or deceptive to the general public or persons to whom the advertisement or solicitation is primarily directed;
(14) Violation of the drug laws or rules and regulations of this state, any other state or the federal government;
(15) Placement on an employee disqualification list or other related restriction or finding pertaining to employment within a health-related profession issued by any state or federal government or agency following final disposition by such state or federal government or agency;
(16) Failure to successfully complete the impaired nurse program.
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The suspect in a Seattle double homicide may have lured the gay men he allegedly killed through a M4M mobile "hookup" app such as Jack'd or Grindr, according to court documents released Wednesday.
Thirty-year-old Ali Muhammad Brown has been charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder in connection with the June 1 deaths of 27-year-old Ahmed Said and 23-year-old Dwone Anderson-Young, reports The Seattle Times.
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Police said Anderson-Young and Said were hanging out at RPlace, a gay Capitol Hill nightclub, on May 31 and met up with a man identified as a friend of Said's outside the club. One of Anderson-Young's friends, who saw the stranger, told police that he was "creeped out" by Said's friend and declined Said's offer of a ride home, police wrote in charging documents.
Another friend of Anderson-Young said Said "continually talked about meeting someone outside the club later." The friend told police that at the club that night, Said appeared to be texting over Jack'd or Grindr, two gay social networking sites, charges said.
After taking a look at the stranger, that friend also declined Said's offer for a ride home, charges said. Police say Brown, Said and Anderson-Young drove to Anderson-Young's house, where Brown pulled a gun and killed the two men then drove off in Said's car. It was later found abandoned in South Seattle. Police said they linked Brown to the slayings after finding his fingerprints and three spent 9mm shell casings inside Said's car.
Police and prosecutors have not offered a motive for the killings but a disturbing new theory has emerged in recent days. Brown allegedly "underwent [Islamic] jihadist training in California in April and they believe the two men were attacked simply because [of] their sexual orientation," reports Seattle's FOX 13.
There is a nationwide manhunt for the suspect. Brown is a native of East Orange, New Jersey and is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a coffee shop last Sunday, reports the New York Daily News. "Brown is also wanted for failing to register as a sex offender. An Ocean County judge issued a $500,000 arrest warrant for Brown."
Be careful out there, boys. Everything that looks good may not be good for you. Watch KIRO-TV's and FOX 13's reports AFTER THE JUMP ...


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This story first appeared in Cult of Mac Magazine.
Your game may be great, but languish in a cobwebbed corner of the iTunes store. That was almost the fate of Little Inferno, an original downloadable game launched in 2012 by indie outfit Tomorrow Corporation. They made some mistakes — big and small — that all devs hope to avoid.
One of the many cool things at the Game Developers Conference each year is the post-mortem talk, a look at what a game did well, or not so well, by the developers who made the game. This year, we were lucky to hear a talk about Little Inferno and the mistakes the team made along the way.


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Call of Duty: Ghosts is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on November 5, 2013, an Activision press release confirms. The announcement also notes that the game will be available "for next-generation platforms," though no specifics are provided regarding which ones and when those versions will be released.
The game kicks off another chapter in the Call of Duty series, with Infinity Ward set to deliver an all-new story with a new cast of characters, all of which will be realized using a brand new engine. The freshly released teaser trailer offers no information on any of that, but it sure does feature a lot of masks.
A more complete reveal will follow on May 21 at 10am PT, on Xbox.com, Xbox Live, and Spike TV. This happens to be the same day as Microsoft's next-gen Xbox reveal. Given the timing and the fact that the reveal will be premiering via Xbox channels, it's a safe bet that the next-gen version of the game is coming to Microsoft's new platform.
"Everyone was expecting us to make Modern Warfare 4, which would have been the safe thing to do," Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin said in a prepared statement. "We saw the console transition as the perfect opportunity to start a new chapter for Call of Duty. So we're building a new sub-brand, a new engine, and a lot of new ideas and experiences for our players. We can't wait to share them with our community."
Hype for today's reveal began building this morning when a teaser image appeared on CallofDuty.com, and a tweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter feed asked users to retweet "if you're ready to see the next generation of Call of Duty."
Starting today, fans can pre-order Call of Duty: Ghosts from retailers worldwide.
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I've had four deep what-is-life-all-about conversations this week with different people. About faith and motherhood and marriage and vulnerability and writing and family and hardship and change and what makes us tick. The kind of conversations that get me all passionate and heart-racing and voice-raising and I want to preach it. I want to take it to the streets because hell yeah, I believe it. It's not even the "it" that really matters–I'm not hung up on preaching about issues that divide people or arguing over a viewpoint different than mine (unless your viewpoint is judging people–I will have a smackdown over judging. You wanna defend your judginess? I'll meet ya at the roller rink, 10:00. Your judginess is about to get its ass kicked 'cuz Love Wins.). I'm more interested in the passion behind it–these topics that get us riled up in a good way. It's that riled up feeling that becomes a catalyst and makes us want to do something. Help someone, help ourselves, be more, write something good, say something meaningful, do something worth doing.
A: Get passionate about something important. Bring your passion to the table. Do something about it. Talk about it.
I realized in every one of these conversations that the things I am most passionate about are often the things of which I know the least about. Areas where I struggle.
I can't put my finger on my faith and I have a gazillion questions and frustrations over what it is I really believe and yet at the same time I feel so passionate and confident about my questions and frustrations–it's what makes my faith strong. That vulnerable place feels so absolutely comforting to me.
And parenting? I make mistakes and then I fix them and then I make some more, and I wonder what my kids will say twenty years from now about how we raised them. Half the time when making parenting decisions, I don't know what the heck I'm doing, but that newness, that uncharted territory–it is thrilling. I don't have all the answers, but I have good instincts and I love my kids something fierce. That combination fuels me to be an absolutely amazing mom.
B: Accept that you don't know jack about a lot of stuff. The minute you admit that, you'll start to know jack.
Lainey came home from school today talking about a girl who's pretty. She has "blue eyes and really pretty hair and she's in another teacher's class" and I don't know much else about her except, I get it–she's "really really pretty." And my protective, validating husband immediately pipes up with "you know you're pretty too, Lainey."
Except Lainey answered, "No I'm not. I'm not pretty, Daddy."
And I see the "Holy-red-flag, shooting flares, call-a-therapist" look in Brett's eyes.
The girl crap begins.
And I sort of love that I don't have the answers because I get to think about what those answers will be. What an opportunity to teach my daughter. While we handled her comment instinctively with whatever came to our mind at the time she said it ("Of course you're pretty! Why do you say that? People are pretty in lots of different ways!"), I am anxious to return to the conversation tonight at bedtime when we have those feel-good, you'll-remember-this-later conversations. I can't wait to ask her what she thinks makes someone pretty, and I can't wait to tell her what pretty means to me. I have good questions to ask her, and her Female Confidence savings account is about to get a hella good deposit.
Yes, part of me wanted to freak out. Call a Family Intervention Meeting. Why is she saying this? We're not hung up on pretty! Or are we? What did we do? Oh my God, we screwed up. It's a Code 6852: She's talking who's pretty and who's not at FIVE!
Three girls in my life whose confidence I care very much about
C: Don't freak out. Figure it out.
There's oodles of stuff out there about raising girls and talking about pretty and the relationship between praise and confidence, etc. I read this stuff and a lot of it stays with me, but I learn the most by doing. By throwing up my hands and thinking "I don't know exactly what to say but here I go." I'm going to rely on my natural instincts and my vulnerabilities and my love for my girl and I'm going to figure it out.
This is parenting. When we don't know exactly what to say, that's often when we say the most meaningful things. The same goes for life. When we admit we don't know the answers, when we are humble and kind and open to learn, that's usually when we are the most powerful.
Tonight, my girl and I are going to talk about pretty. It will be a memorable conversation–the fifth what-is-life-all-about conversation for me this week. It will be good. Of this I am sure.
Welcoming Walls is joining ETST in sponsorship this month, bringing a collection of vinyl wall art that adds a personal touch to your home.
With a number of different fonts and styles and a variety of sayings and quotes, Welcoming Walls makes it easy for you to quickly decorate a wall, a front door, a window or a space in your home that needs a little something extra.
I love the simply stated "boo." for the upcoming holiday. We have it on several windows and our front door. I also love the "I love you because" that we've added to Lainey's chalkboard fridge.
Nella smeared my answers. Boo.
Check out the many other designs in Welcoming Walls, and find a simple way to display your love in your home.
I never thanked you for all those wonderful wishes you gave Baby Boy last week. Thank you. This son thing is sinking in, and I love saying that…I have a son.


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Stefano Antonucci
Italian baritone Stefano Antonucci began his career as actor, followed by song studies at Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini in Genoa. In 1988 he made is debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan as Marcello in La Bohème and has since then performed at opera houses in Turin, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Berlin, Münich, Vienna, Brussels, Paris, Monte Carlo and Saint Petersburg among others. He has worked with conductors such as Georg Solti, Lorin Maazel and Daniele Gatti.
Focusing on the Italian repertoire, Stefano has sung roles such as Germont in La Traviata, Rodrigo in Don Carlos, Ford in Falstaff, Count Luna in Il Trovatore, Don Carlo in La forza del destino, Renato in Un ballo di maschera, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Tonio in Pajazzo, Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Valentin in Faust and the title roles of Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra and Macbeth.
The recent seasons include La Traviata in Santiago de Chile, Montpellier, Genova, Bologna, Teneriffa and Torre del Lago, Rigoletto in Zürich, Tel Aviv, Terme di Caracalla in Rome and Genova as well as Michonnet in Adriana Lecouvreur and Marcello in La Bohème in Florence.
He recorded Mercadante's Virginia for Opera Rara (2008) and Donizetti's Adelia for BMG-Ricordi.


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So on Saturday I got a message from a friend of mine who works at the zoo, asking if I was still alive. I usually spend at least two Sundays at the zoo every month (if not ever Sunday) as well as popping by occasionally during the week when I've had a particularly bad day. As it happens I had been thinking about her that morning (weird huh?) and so I replied straight away to say that I wold be there on Sunday.
And it was awesome! I hadn't realised how much I'd missed the zoo - from the crazy people I know there to the weird puddle that you should NEVER step in, to the fact that ever visit involves me doing completely different things! The monkeys gave me a huge welcome as usual, although at one stage Thandi freaked out about something and got very aggressive to me, and then proceeded to evacuate her bowels all over the zookeeper. Oops.
Fortunately nobody works at the zoo without keeping several changes of clothes handy and so after appropriating a clean t-shirt from a vet and meeting a very charming new vet student (who had the girls squabbling over him almost immediately) and having lunch with a bunch of people (including some who thought I'd been away on fieldwork because it's been so long...) and feeding the crocodiles (for the record, giant piles of meat drip! and f your friend happens to be bending over to grab some as you lift it up... blood in hair is so not cool!
So anyway after all that I was taken to meet one of the new monkeys. This one has been raised as a brother to the little spider-monkey who was born last year, although he's a Mona Monkey (and he is also convinced that a teddy bear is him mother) and he's very mobile and super-cute!
The main problem is that he is so active already - with the monkeys before they were always quite nervous and would hang on to me while I walked around and did whatever - wit the last two I wold literally put them under my jacket and zip it up and they'd hold on and go to sleep while we did whatever needed doing around the zoo. This little guy is totally fearless and won't stay with anybody for more than a few seconds. At the beginning he was asleep in his basket with his teddy, but that barely lasted five minutes and then he was very much awake!
So the rest of the day involved me catching up with people as we drove from place to place, rescuing one of the education ladies from a cranky boa (not the feather kind) and keeping the monkey occupied. A lot of that included being left in the zoo vehicle trying to stop him from eating everything that wasn't tied down - they have pouches, so if anything gets into his mouth you have to get your fingers in and pull it out - did I mention he bites?
By the end of the day he and I were getting along pretty well, he didn't squeak too much whenever I picked him up (usually to stop him from shoving something else in his mouth) and I figured out that swinging him around in his basket made him settle down and stay still(ish) and I had a lot of fun attacking hi with his teddy bear and playing with him.
The only problem is that the general public tend to notice him and swarm around you, and the first thing you hear is "Oh CUTE! Kyk hierdie apie! ag mommie! He's wearing a nappy!!" EVERY time! Sometimes they manage to get me to respond (I avoid making eye contact at all costs) and generally I get asked about how long he has to wear a nappy. i usually respond honestly - "Once he's in a cage and I don't have to worry about being crapped on."
Seriously, how about mentioning his amazingly long tail, or how tiny and perfect his fingernails are, or how his noises sound like a squeaky dog-toy... nope, how amazing he's wearing a nappy.
Next time I see a human baby I know I'll be tempted to say "how cute! He's wearing a nappy!" and see exactly how excited the mother gets...
Monday, March 02, 2009
It's wearing a nappy!
So on Saturday I got a message from a friend of mine who works at the zoo, asking if I was still alive. I usually spend at least two Sundays at the zoo every month (if not ever Sunday) as well as popping by occasionally during the week when I've had a particularly bad day. As it happens I had been thinking about her that morning (weird huh?) and so I replied straight away to say that I wold be there on Sunday.
Posted by Helen at 1:23 pm
Labels: animals, special people, zoo
7 comments:
- Thomas said...
Ha ha that's awesome, sound like he'd get along pretty well with my kitten:)
Did you see the Polar Bears? Polar bears are the best.
- 5:05 pm
- Anonymous said...
I love the word "nappy." We use boring old diapers. It makes the narrative that much more fun.
- 5:21 pm
- SuvvyGirl said...
You have to get pictures!!! It would be so cool if I lived anywhere remotely close to a zoo. The closest one is a 3 hour drive. Baby monkeys aren't really much different then human babies. I have been telling Lily that she is a little monkey lately, always trying to eat everything and climbing all over. Wait til he figures out how to take his nappy off while he's with you. I have a little nudist on my hands which would be fine if she were potty trained already. :P Your day at the zoo sounds wonderful!! I'm jealous.
- 7:53 pm
- Candice said...
Aw... He sounds so cute! And for the record, I would likely comment on his tail or his gangly limbs (that's what I liked the most about Oliver)!
Glad that you had a good time! :)
- 8:17 pm
- sarah said...
i really really miss the zoo... i think one of my favourite times was in honours when you guys were doing your zoo project and i got to come along... even just thinking of that makes me warm and fuzzy inside!!
- 2:43 am
- Kath Lockett said...
Please can we have pictures? Pterry please?
- 4:25 am
- Tamara said...
That's an awesome way to spend your Sundays.
Seeing I spend many weekdays with a bunch of monkeys (clients, generally), I'd probably head over to the small cats section. I heart them. And they're sometimes more active than the big cats or poor hot polar bears.
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== '''2011 GSoC Proposal''' ==
== '''2011 GSoC Proposal''' ==
'''About Me'''
'''About Me'''
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2011 GSoC Proposal
Short Description Currently, control points between pairs of photographs must be added by users manually or "guessed" using a sifting algorithm. This project aims at a sort of hybrid for straight lines. The user draws straight lines on a pair of images, and the computer then automatically adds and refines control points along the given path. Such a method will allow quick and simple alignment of photographs with straight lines in them.
About Me
My name is Steven Williams and I am in my fourth year studying undergraduate mathematics at Walla Walla University. I have taken classes in data structures using C++. I have been an amateur photographer for about six years and own a Canon Powershot A620 and Canon Digital Rebel XTi. The only special equipment I have is a Manfrotto ball head tripod, but I shoot mostly handheld. Some of my photographs, including panoramas I have made using Hugin, can be found on Flickr and Panoramio. I also use Hugin to align images for exposure blending using qtpfsgui or enblend/enfuse.
Coding Skills
I have been writing in C++ for three years. I became interested in programming in high school, and wrote a Mastermind clone in TI-Basic on my TI-89. I have a little experience with C# and recently Processing. My current primary computer is a homebuilt quad-core desktop running Windows 7 with Ubuntu in a virtual machine.
Recently I wrote a program to visualise and interact with 2D IFS fractals as part of a senior seminar project. It is on Git here.
My only previous interaction with the Hugin project is as a user. I have been using Hugin for several years to stitch panoramas.
For this project I would like to take up the Straight Line UI proposal from here. This is also blueprint on Launchpad. I have had some experience from my IFS program working with user input and object manipulation and am excited to develop a new tool for Hugin that will enable users to match their photographs quickly and easily.
I propose a system that will take a line drawn by the user in the quick preview window, and using a corner detection algorithm "snap" it to the nearest edge detected for more precise straight line input. Once this is done for the same line in matching images, the program will scan points along this line and automatically match control points in each image.
I plan on spending at least 40 hours per week on this project. University graduation happens around June 10, so I may not be able to spend as much time during the two or three days around that weekend. Here is a (very) tentative schedule:
May 24-June 3 Finalize inputs/outputs for new straight line tool, get
June 6-17 Write line input methods for user interaction and rough algorithm for guessing/sifting control points on the given lines.
June 20-July 1 Implement edge detection for given lines, test on lots of images
July 4-8 Clean up and test for mid-term evaluation
July 18-29 Refine control point guessing procedure
August 1-12 Extra week for bugs/slow progress/etc.
August 15-19 Finalize/improve documentation


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2014 Programme: The Place and The Work
Making art works in relation to place is the focus of our Conference and Master Classes this year; acknowledging how artists and their work connect to their surroundings, landscape, architecture, history and social context.
CLASS 1: Petr Stanicky
The Unique Genius Loci of the Space.
27th August – 4th September. Cost: £895 (9 day class – includes course fees, materials and evening meals)
"A reflection of the unique genius loci of the space. Sculpture, objects or installation. The idea is to let the unique qualities of North Lands' surroundings influence the art works. Be open to nature, face new qualities of light, scale and let all of this influence artworks.
This will be a unique opportunity to access the hotshop in the middle of a remote landscape and to work with all kinds of techniques which hot glass offers. It will be an ideal situation to create, discover and open new paths in an artist's work."
Hot glass techniques will be experimental and developed according to the concepts of the class participants. Work will be researched in different media such as drawing, photography and model making. Some experience in hot glass techniques is beneficial. There will be a gaffer to realise ideas into glass for those with limited hot glass experience.
About Petr Stanicky:
The breadth of Petr Stanicky's work is reflected in his rich and diverse studies in the Czech Republic and the USA. At the AAAD in Prague he studied sculpture, specialising in stone carving and glass in architecture; he graduated in 2000. By 2007 he had been teaching sculpture at the arts academy for 4 years when he decided to immerse himself in a study of the figure, joining a masters program at the New York Arts Academy. From there he gained experience working on sculptural projects in Jeff Koons' studio. On returning to the Czech Republic he chose to lead a new masters program in glass at Tomas Bata University in Zlín. He describes the ethos: 'Working in the studio makes students perceive the unity and the close relationship between human beings and nature. It helps them perceive and understand the substance, the colour and the space. It helps students exceed the limits of their perception beyond the entity designed and delimit it within architecture.'
Stanicky is an artist working from a wide material knowledge and extensive skill base. He allows himself the freedom to move between representational and abstract art, traditional and non traditional materials but always with academic rigor. His work has been widely exhibited in Europe and debuts in the UK this May at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland.
CLASS 2: Helen Maurer & Angela Moore
The Lie of the Land
30th August to 4th September. Cost: £650 (6 day class – includes course fees, materials and evening meals)
"Over the course of six days we'll be looking at the relationship between images and objects, setting up a series of exercises using glass, light and the landscape to generate material. Expect to be projecting into fog, distorting the landscape though glass and working with the elements. The emphasis will be on using low-fi production methods and experimentation.
Participants will need to bring their own camera and to both document experiments and produce images as the final outcome. There'll be opportunities to collaborate within the group, to share skills and generate new ideas. In our experience this has been surprising, taking us to unknown territories and now to the Highlands and beyond!"
This class is site specific open to glassmakers and artists of all media.
About Helen Maurer:
Helen Maurer's early studies were in Visual and Performing Arts at Brighton University. Later she studied glass at Central St Martins School of Art and the Royal College of Art. She is represented by Danielle Arnaud gallery London and also works on site specific commissions. She collaborates with other artists, choreographers and musicians. Maurer was awarded the Jerwood Prize for Glass in 2003 for her unique approach to glass. "Where possible I like reconfiguring existing things, finding participants for the scenes that I create, almost like auditioning actors for parts, objects are brought in and out of my constructions. Ideas come from experimenting with materials, for example projecting light through objects to create shadows." Her work often starts with a tableau of varying scale which is projected into static or moving image, defining the space it is placed in. Recently her work has been developed by filming the optical effects discovered during its construction and projecting this as part of the work.
About Angela Moore:
Angela Moore is a photographer known for her high profile campaign photography connected to the art and design world. Her work is used in magazines worldwide and includes highly innovative projects for Frieze Art Fair, Vitra, Kvadrat, SCP, Tord Boontje, the Design Museum and Modus. Her sensitive understanding of the contemporary image and culture has led to the current demand for her work. She has photographed cookbooks for Heston Blumenthal, Canteen and Nigel Slater and extensively for Swarovski's Crystallized publication. Angela's work has been exhibited in Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and Monat der Fotografie, Vienna. She studied design at Goldsmiths College of Art in London, the city in which she still lives and works.
Helen and Angela first worked together on a commission for the Pump House Gallery where they started their 'Bad Magic' project. They went on to create work for the Swarovski magazine, Crystallized, which involved visually interpreting the 'Trends' pages. They share an interest for illusory and distorted images, a quirky low-fi aesthetic and an interest in the effects of light and projection.
CLASS 3: Kristiina Uslar
Influences, Layers and Columns.
9th September- 17th September. Cost: £895 (9 day class – includes course fees, materials and evening meals)
Estonian artist Kristiina Uslar will lead a class focused on pâte de verre: "In my class I would like to teach how to make multilayered glass objects using the pâte de verre technique and to introduce different layer connections using columns. The result should be a combination of fragility, airiness and strength. The soul of the object should be influenced by its surrounding environment, individuals and emotions. Our surroundings shape the person inside us.
Glass – such a versatile and contradictory material – large and light, small and heavy, strong and frail, transparent and opaque. For me it is the most suitable mediator between wonderland and reality. Exploring this, participants will make their own works in pâte de verre. They will take inspiration from the area, its cultured scenery and nature." For this class a basic understanding of mould making and kiln working in glass is necessary.
About Kristiina Uslar
Kristiina graduated from the Estonia Academy of Art in 2003 where she later taught in the glass department. She completed an MA in 2007 in which she focused on the construction of Roman cage cups, this open net structure is evident in her own works. Using pâte de verre she takes a historical process with qualities she describes as tender and fragile, and subverts them by making bold and decisive forms with an industrial reference; organic and mechanical at the same time.
"My intention and goal was not to restore the technique but to study and develop it toward artwork and through this to gradually unfold the variety of ways in which the technique can be innovated." The unexpected transformation of material also takes us from the historical to the contemporary. Kristiina Uslar is a glass artist who, by reinventing a process, has brought new life to it. She describes glass as "the most suitable mediator between wonderland and reality."
She lives and works in Estonia and has been exhibiting her work in Europe, the USA and Japan since 2001. Her work has been acknowledged in various glass awards and is held in many major collections.
CLASS 4: Richard William Wheater
Are You Experienced?
9th September – 17th September. Cost: £895 (9 day class – includes course fees, materials and evening meals)
"A Jimi Hendrix Album title? A prospective employer's question?
A game changing challenge! Set by an artist to participants of a 9 day workshop.
Expect what was stationary to be on wheels. Expect the four walls of a studio to be cut like an umbilical cord. Expect adventures in hot glass and neon. Expect to fail, many times."
This class will be a unique opportunity to work with Richard William Wheater to combine furnace glass and neon. Participants will work in the studio and in outdoor locations. Some experience in hot glass techniques is beneficial.
About Richard William Wheater:
Richard William Wheater gained notoriety for an ambitious project in 2008 titled 'Them and Us'. Touring the UK with his mobile furnace he hot sculpted indigenous glass birds in their natural habitat, he then released them into the air in a ritualistic act, which both freed and destroyed them. An artist/performer committed to the act of making and the science of materials, his work is also ephemeral transitory art, involving place and people. It is always beautifully recorded. In recent years an in-depth study of neon has involved equally image and media aware events such as '12 months of neon love', in which a highly visible neon bill board announced declarations of love, lines from popular songs which changed once a month. Other neon works made and put into action with groups of people aim to unite people with landscape as did his recent 'Land to Sea' project. Installations have been both site specific and gallery based. Wheater might start with making an object but it extends further.
As a communicator, designer and artist he wants clarity and accessibility in the medium. He is highly qualified in glass making, art and teaching. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art, Alfred University USA and the University of Sunderland. He lives in Wakefield, UK.
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Catherine (1671)
Françoise (1673)
Jean-Baptiste (1675)
François (1676)
Marie-Florence (1678)
Catherine-Élisabeth (1682)
Anne (1685)
Louise (1687)
Pierre-François (1689)
Michel (?)
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Omer LAMBERT and his wife, Anne ROY,
Ludger/Léger LAMBERT and his wife, Célina BERGERON,
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