text: Football 8/30/2013 12:00:00 AM Georgetown Football Opens Season at Wagner on Saturday Aug 30, 2013Georgetown vs. Wagner Game Not The Georgetown University football team travels to Staten Island, N.Y. to open the 2013 season against Wagner College on Saturday afternoon. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m., at Walt Hameline Field at Wagner Stadium.Saturday's game will be the fifth meeting between the Hoyas and Seahawks with GU holding a 3-1 series advantage, including a 13-10 victory during last season's game at Multi-Sport Field. Fans can listen to the game live on the Georgetown Athletics official website - www.guhoyas.com - with Chuck Timanus providing the play-by-play. In-game updates will also be available through the Hoyas official twitter account: @HoyasFB. Fans can also find streaming video at NECFrontRow.com. Georgetown returns seven starters on offense and seven starters on defense, as well as last season's placekicker and punter senior Matt MacZura (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Central Catholic).WHARTON CONTINUES HOYAS STRONG DEFENSIVE TRADITION...The Hoyas defense once again promises to be strong with seven returning starters. The group is led by 2013 Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year LB Dustin Wharton (LaVale, Md./Allegany). A two-time All-Patriot League selection, Wharton is looking to become the first player in GU history to record 100 tackles in three straight seasons. Wharton is the second consecutive Hoya to earn preseason PL Defensive Player of the Year, following Robert McCabe in 2012. Wharton will look to become the third Hoya to earn postseason defensive player of the year honors following Andrew Schaetzke in 2011 and McCabe last season.HOYAS BOAST DEPTH ON THE DEFENSIVE FRONT...The Hoyas defensive front four could be the team's deepest unit, returning eight players who have seen extended playing time on the Hilltop. The unit will be led by senior captain and No. 35 Joe Eacobacci Memorial Jersey recipient Sean Campbell (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South). Campbell, an preseason All-Patriot League selection had 47 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in 2012. Campbell will be joined by junior defensive tackle Jordan Richardson (Watkinsville, Ga./Athens Academy), who has been an impact player from his first day on the Hilltop and junior Alec May (Wrenthem, Mass./King Phillip), who finished second on the team with 5.0 sacks last season.Isaiah Kempf BACK UNDER CENTER...QB Isaiah Kempf was awarded a medical redshirt after being lost for the season in GU's opening game at Davidson a year ago. The redshirt senior captain earned the starting job with an impressive training camp and will get a second chance at his final season when GU opens at Wagner. Kempf has seen the highs-and-lows of the GU football program. He is the only player remaining from the Hoyas 0-11 season, but also helped GU to a PL Championship Game appearance in 2011. He is 163 pass attempts, 79 completions and 2,721 yards away from breaking J.J. Mont's program records in each category.DEEP BACKFIELD A REASON FOR OPTIMISM...Georgetown returns four of its top five top-rushers from a year-ago, including two-time All-Patriot League running back Nick Campanella (Roselle, Ill./Montini Catholic). Campanella led GU in rushing and has been among the Patriot League leaders in touchdowns over the past two seasons and is currently eighth in GU history with 15 rushing touchdowns. Senior Dalen Claytor (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody) was second on the team in yards (306) and led the Hoyas, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. Claytor the team's most dynamic option is recovering from a knee injury. Senior Brandon Durham (Mesquite, Texas/Dallas Christian) and two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week, Jo'el Kimpela (Kinshasa, D.R. Congo/Euless Trinity) give GU several options in the running game.ABOUT WAGNER...The Seahawks won its first NEC Championship and became the first NEC team to win an NCAA FCS Playoff game last season, when they defeated PL Champ Colgate, 31-20...Wagner is led by fifth-year senior RB Dominique Williams, a Preseason All-America selection, who averaged 102.54 yards/game last season. He has rushed for 100 yards in 20 of his 32 career games...Head Coach Walt Hameline was named the 2012 NEC Coach of the Year and was tabbed as one of the finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award...Wagner is 11-8 all-time against the Patriot League.Print Friendly Version Players Mentioned #1 Isaiah Kempf QB 6' 3" 195 lbs Redshirt Senior #10 Nick Campanella RB 6' 0" 223 lbs Senior #11 Dustin Wharton DB 6' 0" 213 lbs Senior #21 Brandon Durham RB 5' 7" 168 lbs Senior #23 Dalen Claytor RB 5' 8" 170 lbs Senior #35 Sean Campbell DL 6' 3" 238 lbs Senior #99 Matt MacZura K/P 6' 2" 225 lbs Senior #4 Robert McCabe LB 6' 2" 234 lbs Senior #22 Jo'el Kimpela RB 5' 11" 195 lbs Junior #90 Alec May DL 6' 4" 255 lbs Senior


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Our Artists
Richard Allen (tbc)
Wildlife Artist
Stuart Anderson (1967)
Stuart Anderson studied sculpture at Winchester School of Art, followed by Royal College of Art. He is best known for his bronze sculpture of figures, horses, greyhounds and other animals.
Edward Ardizzone CBE RA (1900 - 1979)
Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA was an English painter, print-maker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children
Ted Atkinson R.E., FRBS (1934 - 2016)
Sculptor and printmaker. Initially best known for his international architectural sculptures sited in Britain, Germany, Holland and USA. More recently he focussed on printmaking. Ted represented the UK at the Venice Bienale.
Duffy Ayers (1915 - 2017)
A painter who enjoyed painting figures. She is known as one of the Great Bardfield artists
Dan Baldwin (1972)
Dan Baldwin is a Contemporary painter/printmaker and ceramicist. He is part ot the new Young British Artist movement. His artworks the ethereal and poetic, undulating between abstract and figurative images reflecting life and culture today.
Charles Bartlett RWS RE ARCA (1921)
Charles Bartlett is one of Britains foremost talented watercolour artists and printmakers. His artworks illustrate his love of the light in East Anglia, the flat landscape and the estuaries.
Richard Bawden RWS, NEAC, RE (1936)
The son of Edward and Charlotte Bawden. Richard is a very versatile artist - a noted printmaker and watercolour artist from Suffolk. He has also worked on commissions, book illustrations, murals, glass-engraving, cast-iron furniture design and taught printmaking
Edward Bawden CBE RA (1903 - 1989)
Edward Bawden, CBE RA (19031989) was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture.[1] .
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder RSA, RSW, RA (1931)
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder is widely known for her amazing images of cats and flowers. Her work can be seen at the Tate Gallery, Museum of Modern Art in New York and has appeared on a series of postage stamps.
Sir Peter Blake OBE (1932)
Sir Peter Blake is acknowledged as The Grandfather of Pop Art plus designed Beatles Sergeant Pepper album.
Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake is best known for illustrating some of Roald Dahls legendary books, such as BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, in addition to classics of world literature by authors such as Dickens, Carroll, Orwell and Waugh . He also creates his own fine art works of own strange creatures and people
Sandra Blow RA (1925 - 2006)
Sandra Blow RA was one of the leading lights of the abstract art movement of the 1950s in St. Ives, Cornwall.
David Britton (1937)
Simon Carter (1961)
Simon Carter, studied Art at North East London Polytechnic and still lives and works in North Essex today. Living close to the coastline Carter continuously makes records of observation in drawings, which are later transfigured into paint back in his studio
Patrick Caulfield CBE RA (1936 - 2005)
Best known for his bold colours, black outlines and pioneering minimal way of expressing his subject
Marc Chagall (1897 - 1985)
A Russian-French artist of Jewish origin. An early modernist, associated with Paris and the art forms of Cubism, Symbolism, and Fauvism, and the influence of Fauvism gave rise to Surrealism, whose work was one long dreamy reverie of life in his native village of Vitebsk
Chloe Cheese RCA (1952)
Chloë Cheese began work as an artist and freelance illustrator after leaving the Royal College of Art in 1976. She wanted her work to feel informal as though drawn directly onto the printed page. She rarely drew figures. Chloë's personal work always concerns her view of the world around her which she interprets according to her own observation and sensibility.
Bernard Cheese RCA R.E. (1925 - 2013)
Cheese, who was married to Sheila Robinson. Strong connections with Great Bardfield in the 1950s. He studied at the Royal College of Art, where he was influenced by Edwin La Dell. printmaking at St Martin's School of Art from 1950 to 1968, then at Goldsmiths College from 197078, and Central School of Art and Design.[1]
Henry Collins (1910 - 1994)
A colchester based artist who worked as a designer, painter, and Art Tutor
Ben Coode-Adams (tbc)
Artist, Sculptor, Project Manager, Blacksmith, Builder, Forester, Farmer, Janitor,
Eileen Cooper RA (1953)
Well known as a printmaker and painter, her stylised work is characterised by the use of bold linear figures encompassing a playful narrative.
Michael Coulter (1937)
Michael's observation of people, birds and the ordinary are portrayed skilfully with a light touch and quirky charm. Coastal and estuary settings of Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk regularly feature in his work.
Clare Curtis (00)
Stunning printmaker & Illustrator who lives and works in East Anglia
Alan Davie RA (1920 - 2014)
James Alan Davie was a Scottish painter and musician. He was born in Grangemouth in 1920 and studied at Edinburgh College of Art in the late 1930s. An early exhibition of his work came through the Society of Scottish Artists
James Dodds RCA (1957)
James Dodds trained as a shipwright in Maldon, but is better known for his distinctive linocuts depicting coastal towns and nautical myths and his large unique and beautiful paintings of boats.
John Doubleday (1947)
His international reputation is more for public sculpture, howeever both his personal paintings and sculpture have a strong mystical sense as he contemplates ones journey through life.
Tracey Emin (1963)
Tracey Emin is one of the so-called Young British Artists (YBAs). She is known for shocking the public with her intimate works of art - in particular her piece My Bed, which was part of the 1999 Turner Prize exhibition, and other works of a sexual nature.
Andrew Fawcett (1960)
An Essex Artist whose paintings lovingly observes how buildings decay and change over many years
Mary Fedden OBE RA (1915 - 2012)
Mary was born in Bristol and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. She developed her own unique style of painting imaginative bold quirky and colourful still lives, flowers, people reminiscent of artists such as Matisse and Braque.
Peter Firmin
Creator of The Clangers (jointly), Bagpus & Noggin the Nog & Ivor the Engine is a master of printmaking
Hannah Firmin (tbc)
Hannah is a graduate of the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art. Since leaving college she has worked as a freelance illustrator and printmaker doing work for a wide range of clients including many magazines, newspapers, publishers and advertising /design groups.
Sir Terry Frost OBE (1915 - 2003)
Frost is a well known St. Ives artist recognized for his minimal exquisite bold colours, circular forms and abstract compositions.
Anthony Frost (1951)
is an English painter noted for his abstract works consisting of brightly coloured prints and collages.
Eric Gill (1882 - 1940)
English sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement
Moira Goodall (tbc)
Moira walks along a beach, and her eye is often drawn to a particular stone or shell. Insprired by texture and form with soft edges feel warn away by the years of tides and waves all telling an individual story are represented in these subtle smoke fired ceramics
Anthony Gormley OBE (1950)
Turner Prize winning artist, best known works include the Angel of the North, a public sculpture in Gateshead in the North of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected ...who expresses a particular interest in the human body. Its physical extension in space, skin as its uttermost point-but also for the sensation of the body as a place to inhabit: where do we begin and where do we end? At our skin?
Maggi Hambling CBE (1945)
A very successful versatile, honest dynamic and bold artist committed to her subject. Arguably best known for her steel scallop shells installed on Aldeburgh beach.
Richard Hamilton (1922 - 2013)
Richard Hamilton was the founder of Pop art and a visionary who outlined its aims and ideals. A lollipop from one of his early collages furnished the movement with its title. His visual juxtapositions from the 1950s were the first to capture the frenetic energy of television, and remind us of how strange the vacuum, tape recorder, and radio must have seemed for the first generations that experienced them. "Pop Art" the British artist declared, would be: "Popular, transient, expendable, low-cost, mass-produced, young, witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous, and Big Business."
Angela Harding (tbc)
British birds and wild life have inspired Angelas images since her student days, in particular her love of familiar garden birds, and also Sea birds found in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cornwall. Working mainly in lino/vinyl and silkscreen, she illustrates her passion for line, combining atmosphere, sense of place and strength of form.
Mark Hearld (1974)
Hearld is fascinated by nature and its inhabitants. Foxes chickens, cattle and a array of plants and fauna regularly feature in his art works
Stephen Henderson (1956)
Carved wooden sculptures of Birds and Fish usually found along the Essex Marshes where he lives and works
Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (1903 - 1973)
Known as one of the leading St. Ives artists and sculptor
Patrick Heron (1920 - 1999)
Recognized as one of the great St. Ives artists. Heron was devoted to the analysis of natural forms and colours as a way to express the pleasure of sight believing it to be one of the most important human senses.
David Hockney (1937)
David Hockney is arguably the best known painter of his generation worldwide. Notorious for his large colourful paintings reflecting life in California, recently enjoying a major exhibition at The Royal Academy, London.
John Hoyland RA (1934 - 2011)
John Hoyland studied at Sheffield School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. His work is represented in public collections including the Royal Academy of Arts, Tate and the Victoria & Albert Museum. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1991.
Walter Hoyle ARCA (1922 - 2000)
Painter printmaker and illustrator who became known as one of the Bardfield Artists
Edward Hughes ARCA (1923 - 199)
Studied at St. Martins and Royal College under Edward Bawden. He particularly enjoyed printmaking especially linocuts
Olwen Jones
Owen Jones expresses her passion for the natural world with simply exquisite watercolours. Drawn to conservatories and green houses full of flowers, foliage and an abundance of natural sunlight.
Heidi Jukes (tbc)
Painting from a perspective of capturing the wilderness of the lonely Essex coastline her paintings give a glimpse into a fleeting moment where the commonplace becomes sublime through a translated perception
Anita Klein PPRE
Anita Klein's paintings and prints are often autobiographical, incorporating reoccurring themes such as angels and wine or humorously celebrating the small moments in everyday life.
Karolina Larusdottir (1944)
Karolina was given honorary status in 2014 to the Royal Etchers & Engravers and Royal Watercolour Society.This artist creates a world of her own, with imaginary people maybe from memory or ideas which often involve floating angels and strange scenarios all wrapped up in a surreal and timeless atmosphere.
Kit Leese
Kit is an Essex based artist and is an experienced landscape painter who specialises in gouache and watercolour. He is also a printmaker and one of the founding members of Twelve PM
Martin Leman (1934)
Known worldwide for his cat paintings but is also an excellent painter of still life which often containing stones with a sense of St. Ives about them. Martin has had many one man shows in London, and has also shown regularly in St Ives.
Joe Lichtenstein
A young artist
Jennie Mace
Essex based Artist
Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)
A pioneer of the Fauvist Movement he unashamedly wanted his work to fill peoples lives with colour, lift them up and make them feel optimistic about life. Regarded as one of the defining artists of the early 20th century.
Bruce McLean (----)
Initially a sculptor who likes to convey sculptural objects now mainly in 2D form. Best known for his bold atmospheric predominantly abstract compositions.
Sir Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)
He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. The most famous British Sculptor in living memory, noted for his large bronze abstractions of the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures.
Elizabeth Morris
Liz is a printmaker who enjoys islands and the sea. Sea and sand patterns, shapes of stones, textures, imprints in mud and tracks of birds, fish, gulls - and most recently sea myths and biblical stories with sea references, are all used as starting points for her etchings
Paul Nash (1899 - 1946)
IMAGES COMING SHORTLY Paul Nash was a British surrealist painter and war artist, as well as a book-illustrator, writer and designer of applied art. He was the older brother of the artist John Nash. His patterns still inspire contemporary design, and are used in a variety of ways, including on packaging.
John Nash CBE RA (1893 - 1977)
John Nash was a British painter of landscapes and stilllifes, and a woodengraver and illustrator, particularly of botanic works. He was the younger brother of Paul Nash,
John O'Connor RCA RE RWS (1913 - 2004)
John O'Connor was born in Leicester in 1913. He studied at the Royal College of Art under Eric Ravillious and John Nash. He illustrated many books and had his work in many exhibitions. From 1948 to 1964 O'Connor was Head of Colchester College of Art. His work is held at the Arts Council, The Tate Gallery, and British Museum.
Bill Orchard (1940)
In the 1960's & 70's Bill became a major part of the British Pop scene albeit behind the lens of a camera, capturing The Beatles, The Stones, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Michael Jackson along with many other famous people.
Dione Page R.W.A (0000)
Dione enjoys weaving together still life with landscape and seascape painting with gouache and mixed media. Her main influences are Mary Fedden and Edward Bawden
Joyce Pallot (1912 - 2004)
Joyce lived and worked in Colchester for 60 years with her husband, artist Henry Collins. She was best known for her Industrial images and later the use of pattern created by ink oil and water.
Shanti Panchal (1951)
Shanti Panchal is a leading London-based Indian artist with an international reputation. Painting with watercolour building layer upon layer, he employs an earthen palette depicting his early years spent in a village in Gujarat, Western India.
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi KBE RA (1924 - 2005)
One of the earliest British Pop Artists and artist. He major figure in the international art sphere who collected fragments and created his own interpretation and vision of the modern world.
Victor Pasmore (1908 - 1998)
Perhaps the most influential abstract artist in Britain and leading abstract painters & printmaker of our time
Barbara Peirson (tbc)
Barbara is an Essex based artist who mainly paints in acrylics. She is interested in figures landscapes and estuary Life in addition to Still life. She is a member of the esteemed Contemporary British Painting group.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet Best known for Cubism, SurrealSchool of Paris painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramist and designer, who has had enormous influence on 20th century art and worked in an unprecedented variety of styles.
John Piper RCA (1903 - 1992)
Considered an important British Artist of 20th Century. Famous for his atmospheric images of ruined churches, castles and Stately Homes around the UK.
Patrick Procktor RA (1936 - 2002)
Patrick Procktor RA was a prominent English artist of the late 20th century who had an exquisite sense of colour and design.
Sally Pudney (tbc)
Her work is mainly of East Anglian coastal scenes, especially Mersea Island which she has known well since childhood, seeking to capture the particular character of spaciousness and subtle colour in the sea, the dramatic skies, the small boats and the mud! Other coastal paintings focus on North Norfolk and the Suffolk coast.
Barbara Rae CBE RA (1943)
Rae's imagery combines influence of travel & sun drenched colour with human traces and patterns in the landscape to successfully create exotic abstract and semi abstract compositions.
Dame Paula Rego (1935)
An artist interested in a powerful narrative who often draws from folk tales and stories told to her in her childhood which resonate today.
Ray Richardson (000)
Richardson is best known for reflecting London Characters or American culture often with bull terrier in hand. Always viewed with dry humour and a critical eye.
Bridget Riley CBE (1931)
Riley is famous for being the pioneer of Op Art. Known for her geometric patterns which give a sensation to movement to move to the eye. In 1960's her black and white patterns greatly influenced the fashions and designs of the day
Jo Rizzato
Jo Rizzato's background is textile design and printing although she has always been passionate about painting. She takes herinspiration from walks along the Stour and Colne rivers and uses colour, shape and light to capture the emotional content and beauty of the surrounding Essex countryside.
Michael Rothenstein RA (1908 - 1993)
Early Pop Artist and pioneer of British printmaking. Also known as one of the Bardfield Artists
Paul Rumsey (tbc)
Paul Rumsey works predominantly in charcoal on paper preferring tones rather than lines.
Pam Schomberg (tbc)
Pam lives & works in North Essex. She specializes in constructed and hand-built porcelain and stoneware.
Anne Scwegmann-Fielding (tbc)
Anne Schwegmann-Fielding is an internationally renowned British sculptor and mosaic artist. She has been creating artworks using predominantly recycled materials for commission and exhibition since the early 1990's. She is based in the Roman capital of Britain, Colchester, UK
Maurice Sendack (1928 - 2012)
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963 Also the prize-winning author and illustrator of more than 100 books,
Arabella Shand
Using oils Arabella employs a delightful spectrum of seductive gentle colours with engaging compositions to lead the eye around the painting. Her main inspiration starts with domestic interiors and family life.
Michael Smee (1946)
Michaels paintings reflect his interest in bar/cafe and pub life and the interaction of people within. Capturing a very British Culture which is slowly disappearing
Tessa Spencer Pryse RBA (tbc)
Tessa is based in Essex, East Anglia and her foremost talent is her successful capturing of light and colour as it bounces, reflects and highlights. Seascapes, estuary views of Essex, French vistas, cafe scenes, Venice markets and the occasional still life fill her canvasses. Her work is influenced by the French Impressionists and Scottish Colourists
Catharni Stern (1925 - 2015)
A sculptor and painter who lived and worked in Essex.
Stephanie Stow
Stephanie is an abstract artist who paints using beautiful colours to convey her feelings towards nature and its ever changing patterns and moods.
Ursula Stroh-Rubens (tbc)
Ursula creates unique, hand built sculptural vessels, which are first biscuit fired and then Raku fired or smoked.
Philip Sutton RA (1928)
Philip Sutton, RA is a British artist active since the 1950s, best known for large and highly coloured paintings of landscape, flowers and people. Wikipedia
Atkinson Ted (1928 - 2016)
Ted trained as a sculptor at Liverpool College of Art and the Slade School. He taught sculpture, initially in Exeter and later at Leeds and Coventry. He represented UK at the Venice Bienale in the 1950's
Glynn Thomas RE (1946)
Glynn Thomas specialises in Etchings of locations around the UK especially of places such as Walberswick, Southworld, Cambridge and London - which all mean something to him. He loves detail and uses additional perspectives to enable him to include even more in his pictures.
Valerie Thornton R.E. (1931 - 1986)
painter and printmaker, was born in London on April 13, 1931. ... In 1944, she returned to London where her art studies began in 1949 at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting.
Joe Tilson RA (1928)
Originally associated with the Pop Art movement, Joe Tilson now uses hand worked wood and metal in works which aspire to transcend time and cut across cultures, to communicate the sacred in nature via references to pre-classical mythology, the North American Indians,
Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Julian TREVELYAN was a Painter and engraver of Surrealist and Expressionist. He was also a poet.
Charles F Tunnicliffe OBE RA (1901 - 1979)
Much of Tunnicliffe's work depicted birds in their natural settings and other naturalistic scenes. He illustrated Henry Williamson's Tarka the Otter.[7] His work was also used to illustrate Brooke Bond tea cards and as a result was seen by millions of young people in the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s. He also illustrated a number of books, including the Ladybird books
Gavin Turk (1967)
considered to by one of the young British Artists.
Leon Underwood (1890 - 1975)
Leon Underwood (born 25 December 1890 in Shepherds Bush, London, died 9 October 1975) "The precursor of modern sculpture in Britain" was a noted British sculptor, painter, draughtsman and engraver as well as a writer and illustrator, scholar, teacher, philosopher and stained glass and furniture craftsman. He attended the Slade School of Art and founded the magazine The Island in 1931. His work was influenced by African and Cycladic designs.
Nicholas Ward RE (1950)
Nicholas creates elegant detailed petite etchings often of forgotten landscapes old power stations, trains motorbikes converting expressing charm in unlikely places.
Chris Wenlock (1947)
Belinda Worsley (1963)
Artist and Illustrator who has illustrated the latest Topsy & Tim books for Ladybird. Belinda also enjoyes creating mixed media collages with a strong surrealist element.


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Many believe the media focus on the negative at the expense of the positive.
Of course, a case could be made that this is exactly what the public wants. The top 10 most read stories on our website last year all were decidedly negative – among them, a murder in Amboy, the indictment of Rita Crundwell and a resident charged in a prostitution sting.
Then again, we in the media give some indisputably positive stories short shrift.
On a recent day, the federal government released statistics showing that the percentage of students at public high schools who graduate on time reached its highest level in nearly 40 years.
That's impressive during sluggish economic times. If anything, one would expect more students to drop out and enter the work force to help their families make ends meet.
Where was this good news in the newspaper? In the Chicago Tribune, a small story made the bottom of Page 11.
Our focus is local news, so we didn't run the national story on the graduation rates. But maybe we should give more attention to local graduation trends. According to state reports, Sterling High School's 4-year graduation rate increased from 78.6 percent to 80.4 percent over the last dozen years, while Dixon High School's went up from 75.5 percent to 79.9 percent and Rock Falls High School's from 80.5 percent to 84.2 percent. The national rate is now 78.2 percent.
The dearth of positive news isn't limited to education. In all the clatter about crime, one fact is usually missing in the media: You're less likely to be a victim these days. The crime rate is at the lowest point in decades.
This positive trend contradicts conventional wisdom, which has it that crime spikes when the economy heads south.
Why is the opposite occurring? The answer is probably a story that needs to be told.
David Giuliani is a reporter for Sauk Valley Media. He can be reached at dgiuliani@saukvalley or at 800-798-4085, ext. 525.


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Meta, the augmented reality technology company, has captured the attention of the gadget world with the launch of the Meta Pro, the $3,000 headset that aims to bridge the gap between fully immersive virtual reality tools such as the Oculus Rift and (relatively) more subtle wearable devices such as Google Glass. Meta's CEO and founder Meron Gribetz showed us how the glasses can be used in place of traditional CAD software to design a 3D printed object using only your hands.
Kickstarter Backers, Thank You
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The Meta 1 Developer Kit has shipped, and is now in the hands of AR enthusiasts around the world. This was made possible by our Kickstarter backers, who invested in our vision very early on. This video is a love note from the team at Meta to everyone who was part of the Kickstarter campaign. We are so grateful for your support.
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The Meta 1 Developer Kit has shipped and is now in the hands of AR enthusiasts around the world.
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Meta 2 is making augmented a reality
Published on Mar 2, 2016
This week I had the chance to dive into augmented reality to poke at orbs, observe fantastically high-def 3D models and set up a virtual 12 monitor workstation on the 88 degree field of view headset. Meta opened up pre-orders today of the developer kit the Meta 2 which will cost $949 and ship later this year.
Meta 2 Development Kit - launch video
Published on Mar 2, 2016
We are proud to unveil the most immersive augmented reality on the planet for the developers, creators, makers and artists who want to change the world.
The Meta 2 Development Kit offers the widest field of view, the most intuitive access to digital information and direct hand interaction with holograms. All for only $949!
Hands-On with Meta 2 Augmented Reality Glasses!
Published on Apr 28, 2017
We visit the headquarters of Meta, the company making augmented reality glasses and already shipping their second product. The Meta 2 is a tethered HMD that can track and display holograms in any environment--we go hands-on with the developer kit and chat with Meta VP Ryan Pamplin about how their AR technology differs from the Hololens and other products. Plus, in-depth impressions!


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- MIT swimmer Wyatt Ubellacker has been named to the third team of COSIDA's Academic All-America program. As a swimmer, Wyatt earned a spot on the at-large team, the most competitive group as it includes student athletes who compete in a variety of sports, including swimming and diving, men's volleyball, tennis, lacrosse, field hockey and fencing. He was first named to the First Team All-District, which includes all New England states, New York, and several Candian provinces.
Ubellacker, a sophomore from Georgetown, Kentucky, comes off a season where he was named NEWMAC men's swimming Athlete of the Year.
At the NCAA Nationals,Wyatt set an MIT record with seven All-America honors, given to the top eight finishers in each event. The sophomore's best finish was in the 100 butterfly, where he took third overall, setting a new MIT and NEWMAC record in the process with a time of 48.24. Ubellacker also earned All-America in the 50 free with a fifth-place finish and the 100 free with an eighth-place showing, as well as in four of the relays.
Ubellacker also raced in the 400 free relay, which placed second overall, the best result for an MIT relay and only the second time MIT men's swimming has had a runner up showing, and the 200 free relay, which placed fourth at Nationals.
As a sophomore, he owns five MIT swimming records and this season was named both NEWMAC Athlete of the Week and CollegeSwimming.com National Swimmer of the Week. At the conferencechampionship meet, Ubellacker was first team All-Conference in five events, helping MIT to its third straight NEWMAC crown.
Out of the pool, Wyatt worked as a hardware engineer at Lexmark International, Inc., where he designed and implemented a system that increased reading speed almost twenty-fold. He attended the Kentucky Governor's Scholars program and took second place in the Governor's Cup Championship Science Assessment. A major in mechanical engineering and economics, Ubellacker has maintained a 3.68 GPA.
Wyatt is the second straight MIT swimmer to earn Academic All-America recognition, following Jeff Zhou, who was named to the first team last year.


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Quick History: The Anglepoise and Jieldé Task Lamps
There are so many different kinds of task lamps on the market, it's hard to believe that two of the most popular ones are design classics that have been around for decades! Both were instrumental in popularizing an industrial look for domestic spaces. But they were designed about 20 years apart. If you were to guess which came first, which would you choose, the Jieldé or the Anglepoise?
If you guessed the Jieldé, that's what I would have guessed — and we're both wrong! The Anglepoise came first, designed in England in 1932, and the Jieldé is a French design from around 1950.
The designer of the Anglepoise was George Carwardine, an automotive engineer who owned a factory that made suspension systems for cars. In his workshop, Carwardine invented a new kind of spring that was very flexible and yet would stay in tension when held in position. It took him a while to figure out what to do with this invention, but he was soon making prototypes for a task lamp for workers in his factory using 4 of his new springs. He then licensed the design to a manufacturer, who started producing the lamps for a wider population in 1934 using only 3 springs (image 2).
Carwardine initially wanted to call his lamp the Equipoise, but this name was rejected by the Patent Office for duplicating a real word, so he came up with Anglepoise. The lamps were immediately successful, and within a couple years, Carwardine was producing different models with minor aesthetic tweaks to best appeal to a domestic consumer.
The Jieldé lamp was also developed by an engineer for industrial use. Jean-Louis Domecq was a machinist who was frustrated by the lack of heavy-duty task lamps for his work. He wanted something that could articulate into a range of positions without interfering with electrical wiring (which was often a fire hazard in articulating lamps), and that could also withstand the conditions of an industrial workshop.
In 1950, Domecq created a mechanism for the articulating joints of his lamps that actually eliminated wires (image 7). He spent a couple years drawing up plans to industrialize production, and then launched his company, Jieldé, which is just his initials, JLD, pronounced in French (zhee-el-DAYH). In 1953, he began selling his Standard lamps, a floor model and a desk model, and they were quickly very popular in an industrial context.
Jieldé released the Loft lamp in 1987 and the Signal lamp in 2006, variations on the original that added color and also made the lamps a little smaller in scale in order to appeal to a more domestic consumer (images 8-10). Ironically, Anglepoise went in the opposite direction, and in 2004 produced the Giant Anglepoise (image 5).
Which one is your favorite?
Images: 1a, 2, 3 neatspace.ca; 1b edition20.com; 4 The Colonies; 5 Tatielle; 6 Vintage Jieldé from Sarlo on 1st Dibs; 7 Jieldé USA; 8 & 9 Desire to Inspire; 10 Shop Horne.
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Twins to Sign Pitcher, Mike Pelfrey
The Twins have agreed to sign right-handed starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey to a 1-year $4 Million contract with a possibility to earn another $1.5 Million in incentives. Pelfrey is coming off Tommy John surgery and is expected to be ready to return during spring training.
Pelfrey is a 29-year old 7-year veteran who pitched his entire career with the New York Mets. He has a career record of 50-54 with a 4.36 ERA. He was 0-0 with a 2.29 ERA in 3 starts in 2012.
The Twins starting rotation is taking shape but the Twins are still expected to pursue 1 more starting pitcher. The starting rotation projects to include the following; Kevin Correia, Vance Worley, Scott Diamond, and Mike Pelfrey. The 5th spot could include Kyle Gibson, Cole DeVries, Sam Deduno or others.


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Minsmere RSPB Bird Reserve - 2 miles away from The Westleton Crown
Minsmere is rated as one of the top bird sanctuaries in Europe and is the RSPB's flagship European nature reserve. Minsmere supports an enormous range of bird species, it is particularly famous for its avocets, bitterns and marsh harriers; you might catch sight of its otters as well. May and June are particularly good months with nightingales and nightjars providing the greatest interest. With its boundaries being less than 500 yards away, sleeping with your windows open at The Westleton Crown could lead to nightingales and nightjars disturbing your sleep!
RSPB Minsmere nature reserve is a short walk or cycle ride from The Westleton Crown though you can of course take the car if you prefer. Look out for red deer and a variety of woodland and heathland wildlife on your way.
The Minsmere visitor centre is the perfect starting point for your visit. Staff and volunteers will direct you to the best places to spot wildlife each day, and you can recharge your batteries in the excellent cafe or browse the RSPB Shop. Many items on the cafe menu are homemade using local, Suffolk products. The Wild Zone is the perfect place for families to explore and discover nature as they climb through sand martin tunnels or build a den.
There's a choice of countryside walks offering fantastic scenery and wildlife. The Scrape is a shallow coastal lagoon where you can see breeding avocets, gulls and terns in spring and summer, migrant wading birds in spring and autumn and huge flocks of ducks in winter. The reedbeds are home to rare and elusive species such as marsh harriers, bitterns, otters, water voles and bearded tits. With luck you might spot some of these. In the woodlands, listen for nightingales and warblers in spring or watch flocks of tits and finches throughout the year, and keep your eyes peeled for a muntjac or red deer. There's a superb variety of flowers, butterflies, dragonflies and insects during spring and summer.
Entry to Minsmere is free to RSPB members. There is a charge for non members, which is refunded if you join on the day of your visit. The visitor centre is open daily 9 am to 5 pm (closes 4 pm November to January). There are guided walks and family activities throughout the year.
12th BBC Springwatch series have returned to Suffolk, the third season that this popular TV programme will be broadcast from RSPB Minsmere just across the road from us at The Westleton Crown hotel. Find out more here >


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Apartment Therapy Interviews: Scott Frances
While Scott's images have filled the pages of luxurious coffee table books for the likes of Mariette Himes Gomez, Alexa Hampton and Million Dollar Decorator Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, in a career spanning 25 years and including 18 years with Architectural Digest (which took him, among other places, into the homes of Jennifer Aniston and Steve Jobs), MonoVisioN is Scott's very first volume documenting his own journey behind the lens.
And boy, this is one book that really can't be judged by its cover. Inside the understated gray linen lies a rich array of images that reward, teach, and tantalize. It's also a who's who of architects, designers, iconic buildings, exotic locales and fleeting moments. If you believe Scott's life-changing mantra "You are what you shoot," he's made quite a definition for, and of, himself.
Scott has been photographer of choice to minimalists like Steven Harris and maximalists like Mario Buatta. "At first glance, it seems a disparate group, but they've been very successful marriages," Scott notes. What makes these marriages work? Scott finds the decorative in the architectural, and the structured amid the decorative. Stark architecture is softened with light and people, color play and natural pattern, while ornate interiors are shot with order (often head-on symmetry) and precise geometry. "My eye errs towards organizing and simplifying and making an easy journey for the viewer. And I think that really helps, in a room like Mario's," says Scott. "Conversely, with the work of Richard Meier, it can look very antiseptic if it's photographed in a cooler more detached way."
Scott's ability to warm up modernism has made a convert even of hard-edged Meier (an account he inherited from legendary mentor Ezra Stoller) through a fog that settled in on a shoot day. Instead of postponing until Meier's signature bright blues, blinding whites and grass greens could be coaxed from sunnier skies, Scott saw the fog as a way of humanizing and romanticizing the residence. The image has proven to be a favorite of Meier's. "It's changed the way he sees his own work, and the way he wants his work to be seen. I think he's come to realize that it should be warm and accessible..." He adds, emphatically, "Modernism can be romantic," and that fog-cloaked building provides a compelling illustration.
In addition to bridging Meier's shift in thinking, Scott's career has spanned the industry's shift from film rolls to pixels. He speaks fondly of the migration, not with a geek's fascination, but a painter's reverence. "Digital is, counter-intuitively, a way for photography to merge back into the old arts, the drawing and the painting."
It's also, according to Scott, a more accurate way to capture in an image what the eye naturally sees. "When we walk into a room, we can see that the room is lit, even a large room, by one candle. It may be very dim, but our eyes can adjust and see it. A film camera could never do that."
"With digital, I can expose for the candle, I can expose for the table near that candle, I can expose even more, on another exposure, for the far corners of the room, and then I combine these three or four files together into one great file. I'm actually able to capture the real essence and spirit and atmosphere of a room now."
Working digitally has also created shoots that are more about subtraction than addition to Scott. "I no longer 'light,' but I do eliminate light in photos. I travel with large sheets of black plastic, (the) ground cover to keep weeds down in the garden. It comes on 10 x 25 foot rolls, very inexpensive, extremely low tech," he chuckles.
Technology (pixels or plastic) not only lets Scott paint with light, but lets him do what he half-jokingly calls his "time space continuum," a process that allows him to overlap the fleeting moments that make a space, whether the Metropolitan Museum or Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, come alive with people who share it, although not simultaneously. With multiple exposures and an artist's appreciation for the palettes and layers of Photoshop, Scott handpicks the players in much the same way Old Masters chose studies from sketchbooks before committing an image to canvas.
In doing so, Scott has come to fully appreciate what people add to his shots, and the architecture he seeks to help explain. "We all know how big a chair is or how big a bed is or how big a coffee cup is, so those are little clues that can give scale. But with a monumental building, whether it's on the interior or not, without a person in it, it can be very difficult."
Scott deftly uses the words and wisdom of architects and painters, but his personal and educational background created the heart of a storyteller. This son of journalists, and journalism graduate from Midwestern University, appreciates photography's ability to tell a tale. His work for magazines like House & Garden taught him the need for speed. "I learned very quickly that a photo needs to tell one story really well, very quickly, or else someone will just turn the page. And if you succeed in telling that story quickly, and you grab their attention, then an even better photo goes on to tell maybe a couple more stories, and a viewer can start looking around, and choose to see other things."
For Scott, doing so stems from a basic understanding of what makes an architectural shot work: "You need to force the viewer's eye to travel through a photograph." To make that happen, virtually every image of Scott's is built on a structure of foreground, middle ground and background. "It may sound obvious, but that's just a very simple technique for creating depth." While that provides the structure, it's light and focus that help you achieve it. "Your eye will always go to the brightest and sharpest thing in the photograph. So you want your foregrounds to be darker and softer, and then a little brighter in the middle ground, and then brightest and sharpest in the background…. obviously the windows should be brighter than the room. That's a terrible look, when the room is brighter than the windows!"
Knowing where to focus was also an issue when Scott assembled the images for MonoVisioN, to best represent his dual success as interior and exterior photographer. You'd think the hardest part of culling an entire career down to 112 pages would be picking the images, but it wasn't. "It was the Thank You's on the last page! I always feel overwhelmed with gratitude for all the people that have helped me in my career, taught me about architecture and interiors and about color and composition and how to see, and I really struggled with trying to remember them all. It's been a long journey, and a lot of people have been very kind." It's a debt Scott seems more than happy to pay forward, sharing six tips on how to improve your own interior photography:
1) Shoot with natural, or naturally occurring, light.
2) Get a tripod.
3) Shoot wider than you think. You can always crop in later.
4) Don't ever have light coming from behind the camera.
5) Make sure each photo has a foreground, middle ground, and background.
6) Use light and focus to make your eye travel through the photo.
Storyteller? Artist? Journalist? Romantic? Teacher? Yes, yes, yes, yes and you betcha. And all with a singular vision.
MonoVision by Scott Frances is available from Pond Press, and the exhibit at New York's D&D Building is on view through August 19th.
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Big, Big Loss For Righthaven: Reposting Full Article Found To Be Fair Use
from the vegas-smackdown dept
Apparently, the judge was not satisfied with Righthaven's attempts to explain why this wasn't fair use. The judge, James Mahan, said both that he found the use to be fair, but also that there was simply no harm in having CIO repost the article, claiming that the market is not the same one. On top of that, the judge also pointed out that Righthaven is in an even weaker position on such cases, because it's not actually using the copyrighted content itself. In other words, if the Las Vegas Review-Journal had sued, it might have a stronger argument. In fact, the judge pointed out that Righthaven seems to be trying to abuse copyright law to stifle free speech:
"Righthaven is not using the copyright the same way the R-J used it. Righthaven is using it to support a lawsuit," Mahan said.Can't wait to see how some of the Righthaven defenders in our comments -- the same people who have been insisting that there simply is no First Amendment issue in enforcing copyright law -- will respond to that.
This type of copyright use has a chilling effect on free speech and doesn't advance a purpose of the federal Copyright Act, which is to encourage and protect creativity, Mahan said.
Of course, the judge wasn't done there either. He also noted that Righthaven's position was made even weaker by its own failure to mitigate the problem by issuing any sort of takedown, but instead going straight to court.
Basically, this is a near complete smackdown of Righthaven on a variety of points raised by others. It's not binding on other judges, but hopefully they will pay attention. Not surprisingly, Righthaven indicated that it plans to appeal this ruling. If it does so, this one should be interesting to watch. A ruling that supports the district court here could be precedent setting, and could be a very important fair use/copyright ruling that protects some basic free speech rights. Definitely one to watch.


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by Grayson » Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:42 pm
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers - Over the weekend, I found myself with a little bit of store credit at a local comic shop that I don't ordinarily frequent so I decided to cash it in for this book. I'm just going to go ahead and get this out of the way, this book was not worth $24.99. For twenty five dollars, I expect to get a little more than 4 issues and some material that was and is still free on the internet. Now that I have that out of the way, I will say that I liked this arc a little bit more than I thought I would but just as Bendis started to piqued my interest, it just ended. Bendis' Guardians of the Galaxy series may have some promise, even though he demonstrates that he doesn't really know the characters very well, but this collection was poorly and possibly hastily assembled. If I had paid for this, I would have been pissed.
by Arion » Tue Nov 05, 2013 1:26 pmI thought those HCs had 5 issues. I hate how Marvel's HC are so expensive anyway. Even with 5 issues, originally priced at 3.99, you are still paying 5 extra bucks for it. Why would anyone want to wait for a collected edition is something I might never understand.
by Grayson » Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:25 pm
If you count the material that was a free to download on-line through Marvel's Comic app, you could consider the Guardians of the Galaxy hardcover to have 5 issues. However, even though the material happens prior to the main story of this collection, they place it in the back of the book which could make it confusing to newer readers. I love hardcovers but all things considered, this one is easily the most disappointing.
by Arion » Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:40 pm
If that material was free, then I would have felt ripped off.
Anyway, at least it had nice McNiven art, right?
by Grayson » Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:55 pm
Yeah, it definitely had that going for it. So between the issue I bought for Francesco Francavilla's art and this collection, I have now been buying the current Guardians of the Galaxy series solely for the art.
by Keb » Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:36 pmThe Marvel NOW HCs are a rip-off at full price. Buy them online where you can get a discount, otherwise you're better off buying single issues.
by Grayson » Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:46 pm
In my defense, the store that I had store credit for isn't exactly known for their selection so I didn't have a lot of choices. If it were any other comic store in the area, I would have bought something else.
by Chocolate Chips » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:22 amThis is interesting. I don't read reviews, but I assumed other readers liked GotG as much as I do. Apparently not. I buy through Amazon and if you start a series in trade or HC (such as I have this and all the Fables trades) it's nice to keep getting them in that format. Basically I buy super hero stuff monthly and other stuff in trades and HCs.
by Keb » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:24 am
Should've just told them to give you your money back or else you'd call your boy with the bald head and big beard.
by Grayson » Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:05 am
After we moved into our new place, we just had a lot of random junk that we didn't need anymore like an old X-Box and a bunch of PSone games. This store was the closest store that bought used games, so I don't feel like I lost out on anything. Although, considering how disappointed I was with the actual hardcover itself, I may still go back and demand my credit back just on principle alone.
It's not that I don't like the current Guardians of the Galaxy series. It's flawed and it's definitely not as good as the previous Guardians series but Bendis does set up some interesting ideas. The problem is that this hardcover was poorly assembled and over priced. There are so many good collections out there right now, that it kind of surprises me that anybody would put such a disappointing book on the shelves.
by Arion » Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:37 pm
Nothing wrong about that. I always buy some titles because I love the artist, if the story is bad at least I know I'll enjoy the artist's work.
by Keb » Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:13 pmWell Sakie, at least it didn't cost you anything big.
Did you get the new Manhattan Projects book today?
by Grayson » Wed Nov 06, 2013 6:58 pm
No, I have been buying the single issues of Manhattan Projects since the second volume was released. I did pick up the Hawkeye hardcover though.
by Arion » Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:50 pm
Discounts are the only thing that allows me to buy comics each month.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:54 pmI read Logjam: The Best Fucking X-Man Ever from Mysterious Transmissions, a raunchy minicomic that bootlegs the X-Men and some early Lee/Kirby stuff. Logjam doesn't fight with the rest of the young mutants, he lives on the fringe doing sordid things like dealing to Toad or jerking off to TV news anchorwomen.
Yep, just a fun, dirty little comic...except what if it's meant to be read on another level as well? What if it's meant also as criticism of all the people making money off of comics without really contributing anything to the medium? In case you might miss the message, it's underscored by the quote at the end by Moebius about all the "agents" who don't do anything or make anything, but always get their cut.
And there's a lot of talk recently in indie comics circles about those sorts of people and organizations that make money off of the artists and cartoonists who barely get by and struggle to make a meager living in the creative fields. It's a valid concern, but it's also a sign that the medium itself isn't thriving economically at least. If it were, it would make sense for a non-creative structure to grow around it and thrive as well. (And Fantagraphics wouldn't have to resort to Kickstarter to fund next year's line.)
I love the irreverent nature of the minicomic, and the way the artist makes use of cutting and pasting the Lee/Kirby X-Men strips.
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A post by Guest Blogger, Sarah Martin, College Relations and Social Media Recruiter, Garmin International
Twitter: @workatgarmin
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/SarahMartin1I had the privilege to attend 3 workshops on Day 1: Setting Standards for the Candidate Experience, Professional Standards for University Relations and Recruiting, and Effectively Utilizing Mobile Technologies. Conferences tend to be information overload, so I'd like to share my quick take-a-ways from each workshop.
Setting Standards for the Candidate Experience:
• Build your own business case with numbers and dollars
• Audit yourself
• It's critical to seek feedback from your candidates (and not just those you end up hiring)
• Match your medium to your audience
• Be truthful when answering candidate questions
• Deliver what you promise
*Presenter: Gerry Crispin, CareerXroads
Professional Standards for University Relations and Recruiting:
How many of you knew there were URR standards published in 1976? Did you realize those standards were recently updated for the first time?! Thank you #NACE13! The updated standards are currently available through the NACE13 app and will be on the NACE web site within the next couple of weeks. I'm impressed that 40+ individuals came together to "get it right." This document is sure to help employers across the country assess the current state of their College Recruitment programs, as well as, provide guidance for a lasting, successful future. I'm eager to take a closer look at the details!
*Presenter: Jeff Goodman
Effectively Utilizing Mobile Technologies:
Not surprising: Nearly half of all 18-29 year-olds who access the Internet on their phones, do the majority of their online browsing on their mobile device. Surprising: Many companies utilize text messaging as a successful medium for recruitment. We have a list of avenues in which we intend to reach out to our candidates, but text messaging hasn't even been on our radar. The numbers don't lie, though. The case studies presented in this workshop provided insight to several successful campaigns. The biggest take-a-way for me: mobile is where the action is! If you don't have your hat in the ring, you are missing out on quality candidates. When communicating with candidates through mobile technologies, it's essential that you are concise, relevant, and professional. We are all aware that we have a very short period of time to make an impression on our candidates… and mobile technology shortens that timeframe even further. Now, time to strategize and get a plan in place.
*Presenters: Lindsay Stanton, Job Search Television Network and Jay Floersch, PeopleScout Inc.
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Exotic dancer injured in fall from club balcony
Exotic dancer injured in fall from club balcony
Police say a 22-year-old exotic dancer was seriously injured when she fell from a second-floor balcony while performing at a club in Cleveland.
The Plain Dealer newspaper reports that a witness told police the woman was dancing for him when she tried to perform a move or jump and fell over the rail head first.
The dancer was in critical condition at a hospital following the Wednesday morning incident at Christie's Cabaret near downtown.
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"Shattered!!!!" (粉砕!!!!, Funsai!!!!, Viz: Demolition!!) is chapter 598 of the original Naruto manga.
Charging forward, Naruto attacks Tobi using a giant chakra arms which Tobi simply phases through, chiding the boy of thinking that he could defeat him on his own. As Guy tries to snap Kakashi out of the shock brought on from Tobi's revelation, they see the masked man send three giant shuriken hurtling towards Naruto from the other dimension. Catching two of them on his tentacles, one of B and Gyūki's tentacles is cut by the third but is stopped by Naruto who retorts Tobi's earlier remark by telling he's never truly alone as he has Kurama and the others supporting him. Now motivated by Guy to act, Kakashi notes that he had to time the next use of his Kamui perfectly, despite Tobi chastising his "borrowed power" and stated intentions of showing him Kamui's true potential. Acting immediately, Tobi jumps into the air and sends out a number of chakra receiver stakes which pierce B and Gyūki. Warning Naruto not to let them touch him as it sealed off the tailed beasts' power, Naruto creates a shadow clone while being protected by Gyūki. While a clone charged forward with the Rasengan, the original prepared the Tailed Beast Ball. As the clone prepares to attack, Kakashi seemingly warps away the Rasengan again while Tobi — seeing the same attack pattern — decides to attack the clone with one of the stakes, rather than having him go through him. With the clone seemingly dispelled, Tobi phases through the Tailed Beast Ball, and fully enters the other dimension. There, Tobi is shocked to see Naruto and realises that Kakashi had warped the clone there to wait for him. Declaring that he had nowhere to run, Naruto slams the Rasengan into Tobi's face, shattering the mask with Naruto asking his enemy who he is.
- Interestingly, the way Naruto hits Tobi's face with the Rasengan breaking his mask in the process, mirrors the first time Naruto accessed Kurama's chakra early in the series, and punched Haku, also breaking his mask.


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Dayton Won't Fight Loss in Child Care Union Case
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he won't fight a court ruling that blocked a unionization vote he called for home-based child care workers.
Dayton said Tuesday that he disagrees with the April decision but opted not to appeal it. A Ramsey County judge said the Democratic governor had overstepped his bounds by calling the election via an executive order rather than going through the Legislature.
The development further stalls a collective bargaining push by unions trying to organize child care providers. The election was supposed to take place in December, but a judge first halted balloting and later quashed the Dayton order altogether.
President Lisa Thompson of AFSCME Child Care Providers Together says Dayton "respects our democratic right to decide for ourselves whether or not we want a union."
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WAPFour-disulfide core domains
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|Interpro abstract (IPR008197):
The four-disulfide core (4-DSC) or WAP domain comprises 8 cysteine residues involved in disulfide bonds in a conserved arrangement [(PUBMED:6896234)]. The four disulphide core containing Whey Acidic Proteins (WAP) are the major whey proteins in the milk of many mammals and are considered to be the prototypic members of the family. However the WAP domain is not exclusive to WAP proteins, but it is found in many other proteins, a number of which have been shown to exhibit antiproteinase function [(PUBMED:11965550)].
One or more of the WAP domains occur in the WDNM1 protein, which is involved in the metastatic potential of adenocarcinomas in rats [(PUBMED:3136918)]; Kallmann syndrome protein [(PUBMED:1913827)]; caltrin-like protein II from guinea pig [(PUBMED:2324101)], which inhibits calcium transport into spermatozoa; and elafin, a serine elastase inhibitor which belongs to MEROPS inhibitor family I17 [(PUBMED:2394696)].
|GO component:
|extracellular region (GO:0005576)
|GO function:
|peptidase inhibitor activity (GO:0030414)
|Family alignment:
There are 3247 WAP domains in 2155 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.
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- Evolution (species in which this domain is found)
Taxonomic distribution of proteins containing WAP domain.
This tree includes only several representative species. The complete taxonomic breakdown of all proteins with WAP domain is also avaliable.
Click on the protein counts, or double click on taxonomic names to display all proteins containing WAP domain in the selected taxonomic class.
- Literature (relevant references for this domain)
Primary literature is listed below; Automatically-derived, secondary literature is also avaliable.
- Kirchhoff C, Habben I, Ivell R, Krull N
- A major human epididymis-specific cDNA encodes a protein with sequence homology to extracellular proteinase inhibitors.
- Biol Reprod. 1991; 45: 350-7
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The amino acid sequence of a major human epididymis-specific protein was deduced from the nucleotide sequence of its cloned cDNA. The encoded product showed characteristics of a secretory protein, with a signal peptide followed by a small (approximately 10-kDa), acidic (pI 4.3), and cysteine-rich polypeptide. The positions of half-cysteines suggested that it was a two-domain member of the family of 'four-disulfide core' proteins to which a number of proteinase inhibitors belong. Southern blot analyses of human genomic DNA showed that the transcripts originated from a single copy gene. Northern blot and in situ transcript hybridization specifically localized the HE4 (human epididymis gene product) mRNA to the epithelial cells of the epididymal duct, predominantly within the distal sections. A possible function in sperm maturation as indicated by amino acid similarities to extracellular proteinase inhibitors of genital tract mucous secretions is discussed in the context of its tissue-specific transcription.
- Legouis R et al.
- The candidate gene for the X-linked Kallmann syndrome encodes a protein related to adhesion molecules.
- Cell. 1991; 67: 423-35
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Kallmann syndrome associates hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia and is probably due to a defect in the embryonic migration of olfactory and GnRH-synthesizing neurons. The Kallmann gene had been localized to Xp22.3. In this study 67 kb of genomic DNA, corresponding to a deletion interval containing at least part of the Kallmann gene, were sequenced. Two candidate exons, identified by multiparameter computer programs, were found in a cDNA encoding a protein of 679 amino acids. This candidate gene (ADMLX) is interrupted in its 3' coding region in the Kallmann patient, in which the proximal end of the KAL deletion interval was previously defined. A 5' end deletion was detected in another Kallmann patient. The predicted protein sequence shows homologies with the fibronectin type III repeat. ADMLX thus encodes a putative adhesion molecule, consistent with the defect of embryonic neuronal migration.
- Araki K, Kuwada M, Ito O, Kuroki J, Tachibana S
- Four disulfide bonds' allocation of Na+, K(+)-ATPase inhibitor (SPAI).
- Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990; 172: 42-6
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We have recently reported the primary structures of the three unique peptide inhibitors (SPAI-1, -2, and -3) against Na+, K(+)-ATPase which contained four disulfide bridges in common (Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 164, 496 (1989)). The disulfide connectivities of SPAI were determined by the combination of amino acid analyses with the direct application to a gas-phase sequencer of its proteolytic fragments. The disulfide bond was identified by detection of phenylthiohydantoin derivatives of cystine and its decomposed product dehydroalanine. The four cysteine pairs were disclosed to be Cys20 to Cys49, Cys27 to Cys53, Cys36 to Cys48, and Cys42 to Cys57, all linked by disulfide bridge formation. The allocation pattern of these disulfide bonds was the same as that recently reported for human mucous proteinase inhibitor (EMBO J. 7, 345 (1988], though SPAI showed no proteinase inhibitory activity at all.
- Coronel CE, SanAgustin J, Lardy HA
- Purification and structure of caltrin-like proteins from seminal vesicle of the guinea pig.
- J Biol Chem. 1990; 265: 6854-9
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Two different small proteins that cross-react with the antiserum against bovine caltrin (calcium transport inhibitor) have been purified from the seminal vesicle contents of the guinea pig. The primary structure and some molecular characteristics of the pure proteins are reported. The two proteins interact with concanavalin A indicating the presence of carbohydrates in their molecules. Chemical deglycosylation with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, after reduction and carboxymethylation, results in complete loss of affinity for the lectin. Removal of sugar components from the structure destroys the ability of caltrin-like proteins to react with antibodies to bovine caltrin. The protein moving faster on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is designated guinea pig caltrin I, the other is II. They contain 45 and 55 amino acids, and the molecular weights of the peptide portions are 5082 and 6255, respectively. Although they have entirely different amino acid sequences, they share some common features: recognition by rabbit antibodies to bovine caltrin, the predominance of basic residues and the presence of 3 cysteine residues in fraction I and 8 in fraction II. The proteins have pI values of 9.5 and 10.2, respectively, which are consistent with the amino acid composition. The two pure fractions are approximately equally effective, on a weight basis, as inhibitors of 45Ca2+ uptake by guinea pig spermatozoa. The data presented reinforce the hypothesis that caltrin-like proteins are responsible for the previously reported (Coronel, C.E., San Agustin, J., and Lardy, H.A. (1988) Biol. Reprod. 38, 713-722), calcium-transport inhibitor activity detected in reproductive tract fluid from adult male guinea pigs.
- Wiedow O, Schroder JM, Gregory H, Young JA, Christophers E
- Elafin: an elastase-specific inhibitor of human skin. Purification, characterization, and complete amino acid sequence.
- J Biol Chem. 1990; 265: 14791-5
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A potent inhibitor of human leukocyte elastase (EC 184.108.40.206) and porcine pancreatic elastase (EC 220.127.116.11) was purified to homogeneity from human horny layers. It inhibits human leukocyte elastase and porcine pancreatic elastase in a 1:1 molar ratio and shows equilibrium dissociation constants of 6 x 10(-10) M and 1 x 10(-9) M, respectively. Inhibition of plasmin, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, and cathepsin G was not observed. This inhibitor proved to be an acid stable basic peptide with an isoelectric point of 9.7. The complete amino acid sequence appears to be unique with 38% homology to the C-terminal half of antileukoprotease. The sequence shows that the inhibitor is composed of 57 amino acids and predicts a Mr of 7017. The high affinity as well as the apparent specificity for elastases suggests a functional role in preventing elastase-mediated tissue proteolysis. It is suggested that the term "elafin" be used to designate this inhibitor.
- Dear TN, Ramshaw IA, Kefford RF
- Differential expression of a novel gene, WDNM1, in nonmetastatic rat mammary adenocarcinoma cells.
- Cancer Res. 1988; 48: 5203-9
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Subtractive hybridization was used to investigate differences in gene expression between a metastatic clone and nonmetastatic clone of the rat mammary adenocarcinoma line DMBA-8 which differ 100-fold in their metastatic behavior. Several differentially expressed highly homologous mRNAs (600 to 900 base pairs) were identified from the nonmetastatic line which are expressed at a level 20-fold higher than in the metastatic clone. Available sequence data show no homology to published gene sequences. There is no difference between the metastatic and nonmetastatic clones regarding DNA restriction fragment sizes or copy number of the gene. Expression of this newly described gene, named WDNM1, may be an important correlate of nonmetastasis in this tumor model.
- Hennighausen LG, Sippel AE
- Mouse whey acidic protein is a novel member of the family of 'four-disulfide core' proteins.
- Nucleic Acids Res. 1982; 10: 2677-84
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Unlike in other mammalian species, the major whey protein in mouse is not alpha-lactalbumin, but a cysteine rich, acidic protein with a molecular weight of 14.0 kDa. We have deduced the amino acid sequence of this mouse acidic of whey protein from the nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNA. The positions of the half cysteines suggest that mouse whey acidic protein (WAP) is a two domain protein, very similar in structure to the plant lectin wheat germ agglutinin and the hypothalamic carrier protein neurophysin.
- Structure (3D structures containing this domain)
3D Structures of WAP domains in PDB
PDB code Main view Title 1fle CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF ELAFIN COMPLEXED WITH PORCINE PANCREATIC ELASTASE 1udk Solution Structure of Nawaprin 1zlg Solution structure of the extracellular matrix protein anosmin-1 2rel SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF R-ELAFIN, A SPECIFIC INHIBITOR OF ELASTASE, NMR, 11 STRUCTURES 2z7f Crystal structure of the complex of human neutrophil elastase with 1/2SLPI 3ngg X-ray Structure of Omwaprin 4doq Crystal structure of the complex of Porcine Pancreatic Trypsin with 1/2SLPI
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The Stuttgart native is an award-winning photographer and has taught several photography courses over the years.
Are you looking for a new hobby or just want to try a new experience? Well you can do all of these and much more with an introductory photography class at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA)-Stuttgart campus.
Eric Maynard, the director of the Gov. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluff, will instruct the class. The Stuttgart native is an award-winning photographer and has taught several photography courses over the years.
"I enjoy doing these classes because of the students," Maynard said.
Maynard, who has been teaching for over 10 years, said the introductory or beginning photography classes are utilized mostly for students to become familiar with the camera — learning the use, where the buttons and symbols are and how they are used.
"I teach the beginning classes with portraits and landscapes," Maynard said. "I want to teach more than the point and shoot technique to the students."
"He is a great teacher and teaches a lot of detail," Melanie Baden, who has taken a photography class from Maynard, said. "He knows how to use a camera because he is an excellent photographer."
Tiffany Rogers, director of continuing education classes at PCCUA, said PCCUA is fortunate to have Maynard teaching the photography class. His expertise in photography enables him to work with participants at any level.
"Eric makes the classes fun while learning a new hobby or expanding on an existing interest," Rogers said. "There are many people on the Grand Prairie who have taken his classes over the years."
The classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday from March 26 to April 30 in the B113 classroom at PCCUA-Stuttgart campus.
There is a cost for the class. To register for the class, contact Rogers at (870) 673-4201 Ext. 1801.


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Texas cotton acreage likely will slip significantly in 2013 as farmers try to capitalize on better pricing opportunities with grain.
The Texas Blacklands and the Upper Gulf Coast regions may see the biggest percentage of cotton acreage reduction, says Texas AgriLife Extension state cotton specialist Gaylon Morgan.
Morgan, in an interview during the recent Texas Plant Protection annual conference in Bryan, Texas, said the Rolling Plains and the Coastal Bend areas "may see less of a drop. The Valley could go either way, depending on the water situation. But a lot can happen between now and planting time."
He said weather and price will be determining factors, but the Blacklands and the Gulf Coast, especially, "have good opportunities for grain crops, especially corn and grain sorghum. We've also seen more wheat planted in the Blacklands and the Rolling Plains," he said.
"The High Plains cotton acreage will remain fairly stable," Morgan said. "They follow a pretty steady routine — one year in and one year out, or continuous cotton. I don't anticipate a big drop in cotton acreage in the High Plains. But a 10 percent reduction there amounts to substantial acreage."
Morgan said some dryland cotton farmers may continue to plant cotton because insurance coverage is better than for other options. He said moisture will play a significant role, especially in areas such as the rolling Plains where farmers have already planted a lot of wheat and some may be considering grain sorghum.
But if conditions remain dry, cotton may be the best option. "Some dryland farmers could stay with cotton because of coverage," he said. "That all could depend on moisture between now and planting time. But, cotton could be the best option for the bottom line."
He said wheat is also vulnerable to drought stress, but that growers will need to decide whether to certify acreage soon if they anticipate planting another crop. "I don't have a good feel for what wheat acreage will do," he said. "The devil is in the details and I just don't have the details yet."


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Michael Nielsen, in his ongoing series on the principles of effective research, talks about problem solvers and problem-creators as two models of research:
The problem-solver: This is the person who works intensively on well-posed technical problems, often problems known (and sometimes well-known) to the entire research community in which they work. The best problem-solvers are often extremely technically proficient and hard-working. Problem-solvers often attach great social cache to the level of difficulty of the problem they solve, without necessarily worrying so much about other indicators of the importance of the problem.
The problem-creator: This is a rarer working style. Problem-creators may often write papers that are technically rather simple, but ask an interesting new question, or pose an old problem in a new way, or demonstrate a simple but fruitful connection that no-one previously realized existed.
In an interesting coincidence, Chandra Chekuri just pointed me to Tim Gowers' (the 1998 Fields Medallist) website. There, Prof. Gowers has an article titled 'The Two Cultures', where he talks essentially about the same schism in mathematics, between problem solvers, and theory builders.
It is interesting to compare the two reflections. Nielsen feels that the 'problem-creator' style is rarer, and "less popular" than the problem-solver mode. In Gowers' view, theory builders look down on problem solvers (for example, people who do combinatorics) because of a perceived "lack of depth" and other such reasons.
The two polarities are not quite the same; but read together they provide a thoughtful perspective on the kind of schisms that we all face in our research work. I can definitely attest to feeling the kinds of conflicts they talk about, between 'solving problems' and 'building theories'.
Somehow writing a blog itself seems to fly in the face of Hardy's dictum:
There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds..
Browsing the amazing list of expository articles at Gowers' website, it is comforting to see this shibboleth too go by the wayside.


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Moenchengladbach fans attacked in Rome
Three Borussia Monchengladbach fans were stabbed in Rome ahead of the club's Europa League match with Lazio on Thursday, a club official confirmed.
The attacks come just four months after Tottenham supporters had been attacked in a pub in the city ahead of their Europa League match against the Italian side, with one supporter of the London club sustaining life-threatening injuries to his head.
However, upon making their way to the Olympic Stadium three Foals supporters were knifed by as-yet-unknown assailants in different locations.
"I can confirm the attacks," Volker Kluttmann, head of Monchengladbach security, confirmed to Rheinische Post on Friday. "Fortunately, they got off lightly. The fans got outpatient treatment, but have not been injured severely."
"Nobody is in a serious condition. We are in contact with them and they are doing well," Monchengladbach press officer Markus Aretz added. "One got a blow in the calf, another one in the thigh. Fortunately it is not dramatic."
According to the paper, Rome police were looking for the perpetrators among Lazio fans. Lazio president Claudio Lotio regretted the incidents but questioned if the attackers were from the Lazio camp.
"The police still needs to confirm that the attacks were made by fans or if they are isolated case that have nothing to do with Lazio-Tifosi," he is quoted in Rheinische Post. In German tabloid Bild the Lazio president added: "We should not cry wolf. The first two weren't really stabbed and the third one has a scratch at his gluteal muscle."
Lotito's sentiments were not echoed by Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno, who said: "We cannot accept that three German supporters were injured by hooligans of the opposition club."
Some 10,000 Gladbach supporters had followed the club to the Italian capital in their bid for a place in the Europa League last-16, having drawn the first leg 3-3 at home.
However, Lazio won the return fixture 2-0 to progress and book a tie against another German side, Stuttgart, in the last-16.


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I just recently started doing some research on my dad's side of the family which is Walker. My dad is Leonard Allison WALKER. He was born in Welsh, Louisiana, which is where I was born, also.
He was married to Mary Ida POWELL. I just learned that her father was Jacob Walker born in Louisiana. His wife's name is (here goes with the spelling)Fedelize/Fedalise Fidallie/Fedarlies BERGERON. Everything that I have managed to find on Fedelize states that she was born in Louisiana. I had a cousin tell me yesterday that she (Fedelize) was from France and spoke no English.
I have found some census records that indicate that Jacob's father was from Germany. If true, I sure was not expecting to learn this.
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Day Before Patent Reform Was Signed, Mad Dash By Trolls To Sue: 51 Cases Against 680 Defendants
from the in-under-the-wire dept
Groklaw noted a bunch of last minute patent troll lawsuits being filed right before the bill was signed into law, naming three such trolls that brought 12 cases against 222 companies, but also noting that this didn't represent all such cases. In fact, the folks at RPX contacted us with more data on this, noting that 85 cases against over 800 defendants were filed in the two week period before the bill was signed into law... and that includes 51 cases against 680 defendants the day before the bill was signed into law. This is in comparison to an average of about 160 companies sued in a "normal" week for infringement.


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Ann Mercer CROSS of Lancashire, England
Im having trouble finding information on Ann Mercer CROSS b.1853 Rainford, Lancashire
Her father is supposedly William Grapel Cross & her mother may be Ellen Christine Johnson/Parker.
Ann was born in Rainford, Lancashire around 1853. I can find no other info on her.
William Grapel Cross was b.~1831 in Prescot, Lancashire.
Ellen Christine Johnson was b.~1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire.
Ellen is also known as Christina Parker.
Any pointers on info regarding Ann Mercer Cross would be greatly appreciated.
William & Ellen had 4 other children (that l know of):- James b.1856 Prescot, Jane P. b.1857 Liverpool, George b.1859 Prescot & William b. 1860 Prescot.
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Okay, maybe it's just me. I certainly take no joy in seeing
I am no real believer in Karma.
I do appreciate many of the concept of Hinduism and the theory of the Transmigration of Souls, but for me the traditional Hindu belief of Karmic destiny restrains free will and the hope of atonement for past wrongs without overwhelming consequences. I much more prefer the 'Karma-Light' version of the concept that most Americans who have no real concept of Hinduism espouse, that is: What goes around comes around.
The basic theme of Karma, which is cause and effect of deeds, be they good or evil are universal. Biblically we can see this theme in Galatians 6:7, "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. "(NKJV)
This universal rule can also be generational as seen in the Ten Commandments, the second commandment being: "You shall not make for yourself a carved image: any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments." Exodus 20:4-6 (NKJV)
Now according to Jesus , the greatest commandment (Which means literally the most important) is: " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 22:37-40 (NKJV)
As spiritual people we are commanded to love God and to live in peace with one another. If we do not do so there are consequences.
The early European Settlers and their leaders were Christian in name and belief.
They swore loyalty to God and King.
But they had a little problem with the 'loving your neighbor' part.
It usually started with a little dispute that escalated into violence by one part or the other.
In taking a honest look into historical texts neither side had unstained hands, as a whole.
But then the Government stepped in and under the auspices of God and Country made oaths and promises to the Native Americans who were usually the ones who held the losing hand in the final deal.
And over time and circumstances that made rich men richer, and the poor and impoverished either dead or MORE impoverished, the politicians rescinded on their promises and tried to renegotiate the treaties and oaths their forefathers made so they could make a tight profit on the land and blood of those whom they had once pledged before the almighty.
The Ponca Tribe Treaty of 1865
Metlakatla Indian Community v. Egan, 369 U.S. 45 (1962)
Under the auspices of God and through signed vow of man the
The ungodly practice of stripping the land from the poor and selling it to the highest bidder in order to line the rich man's coffers has been standard practice of Governmental Ascendance from the foundation of this country.
And it stands in stark contrast to the individual pilgrim who by sheer will power, ingenuity and faith forged a path in the wilderness to reach out in love and faith to others who might not share the same skin color as they do, but still have a love for faith and kin.
At the writing of this article
It started with the hopes of raking in mass profit from the poor and working class in the area of land ownership.
The rich would get richer by exploiting the poor and their innate desire to have a place to dwell.
A home.
And the end result is a nightmare that dares to tear apart the very fabric of what we as Americans rely upon most as our daily world view: free market capitalism.
It was torn apart by those who dared to exploit those who had little more than faith to rely upon. And as greed and corruption spread by the wealthy to exploit the poor who had no real way of financially fulfilling their hopes and desires, I truly believe God's Judgment has been poured out on the iniquity of the privileged few.
Now I am not a socialist.
Socialism is just the Government in more control, and the Government has been the problem since the foundation of civilization.
Or as the adage says, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I am actually a Conservative in many ways.
I am actually a Liberal in many ways.
Am I a Moderate?
I'd rather be called Wishy Washy.
I am a person of Conscience and Principle who loves God and strives to love his fellow man.
Probably a lot like you.
And we are the ones who are unfortunately caught in the middle.
Is there a curse upon
There were many who strove or even gave their lives to reach out in love to the indigenous peoples of this continent without the fleeting consideration of exploitation.
But still there were those who made a fortune in land stolen from the naïve and downtrodden of this country.
And I feel their sins have found them out.
Are we in the End Times, and is this but one of the knells of Doom for both
Only God knows.
All I know is the solutions that are now being presented by those who are in power for the current financial crisis is going to make an America that in the future will be hard to recognize as the one that I grew up in, let alone the one that our forefathers fought and died for.
Reflect upon the following and pray about it:
Are they real?
While factual accounts may vary the psychological burden upon us shows a reality that there is a spiritual debt to be repaid by our Nation as a whole, one that has not been acknowledged by those who sit in the power elite.
Let the bowl be poured out, and may all that have an ear, let them hear.
God help us all.
May God Bless
Remember, the blessings begin with YOU.
Until next time,
Pastor Swope