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Learn about Violetta, heroine of La Traviata, in an article by Lyric dramaturg Roger Pines.
Arin Arbus, who debuts at Lyric Opera with La Traviata, spoke during spring 2013 with the company's manager of media relations, Magda Krance. (Edited by Lyric dramaturg Roger Pines)
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Right Knee Healing Well, Cat Zingano May Now Have a Tear in Her Left Knee
Damn."Cat is now three months out from her right knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction," he stated in a video Zingano posted on her Facebook page. "She's three months out; her knee looks great. She's got almost perfect motion, she's got great strength, she's got excellent stability. She's about three months from getting back in the ring and starting to spar."
The bad news, however, is that Dr. Kvitne believes Zingano may have a torn meniscus in her left knee.
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A POLITICAL row has broken out over a public debate about plans to build a biomass power station in Barrow.
Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock has arranged for a public meeting to be held at The Forum from 6pm until 8pm next Friday,(18/5) amid growing public concern over Centrica's plans to build a biomass power station at Roosecote.
The panel at the meeting will include representatives from Centrica and Barrow Borough Council and will be chaired by Mr Woodcock.
Anti-power station group Furness Opposes Biomass (FOB) was invited to sit on the panel but the group said they had been unable to arrange for an expert to attend with only two weeks' notice.
Now FOB member and Conservative borough councillor Ray Guselli has questioned whether the MP is impartial enough to chair the debate, given Mr Woodcock's previously stated support for the biomass plan.
Cllr Guselli said: "Mr Woodcock has already come out in favour of the power station so how can he possibly expect people to see him as an independent chair for the meeting? As an elected MP, John Woodcock's job is to listen to what the public say and represent their views, but in our opinion, he hasn't done that.
"He is happy to support the parents campaigning against Stagecoach's price increases and the Remploy workers losing their jobs because he sees an opportunity to make it a political thing, but he won't support us."
In his letter inviting residents to the meeting, Mr Woodcock said he was keen to discuss the proposals "in a way that doesn't scare people unnecessarily".
He told the Evening Mail: "Many local residents have contacted me about the plant in recent weeks and I appreciate them sharing their views.
"I think that the jobs and investment that the power station can provide will be good for the local economy – provided strict environmental standards can be met.
"There are a number of concerns that need to be addressed, which is why I am looking forward to hearing different perspectives on the issue at the meeting." Centrica's representative on the panel will be Tony Jarvis, head of thermal projects, who will be in charge of the new-build if the power station is given the green light by the government.
A Centrica spokesman said: "We think Roosecote is a great investment opportunity for Barrow and engaging with the community is important to us and that's why we are happy to take part in this meeting.''
Barrow Borough Council leader Dave Pidduck will also sit on the panel.
On the plans Cllr Pidduck said: "At the end of the day the council is only a consultee and the final decision will be made by the government.
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Southampton Biomass rejected! http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/business/9704411.Campaigners_reject_biomass_plans/Here is the dynamite bit. Are you listenig Labour Council Leader Dave Pidduck? Labour group leader Richard Williams, whose party pledged to oppose the plan in its manifesto, dubbed the latest design as âgreen washâ. He said: âIt is cosmetic and does not change the underlying rationale of the development. It is environmentally wrong, it's socially wrong and it's a purely opportunistic development.â Any comment Dave? What is going on in Barrow? Why are these politicians so for it?
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What is it about guys named Morgan turning into serial killers?
First there was Dexter Morgan and now Johnny Morgan, the modern-day Bloody Face, played by Dylan McDermott. At least Dexter saves his dark passenger for deserving victims.
As Johnny tells a psychiatrist about his experience skinning cats and his compulsions to hurt woman, we learn that Johnny Morgan isn't who he said he was.
"You see, my name isn't Morgan," he tells the psychiatrist. "My name is Thredson. I'm the son of Bloody Face."
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Lana and Kit concoct a plan to trick Thredson into giving a confession. This involves Lana confronting the sociopath and telling him about the baby while Kit hides in the corner with a recorder.
"This monster you planted inside me, I'm getting rid of it," Lana says. "No baby should have to know that his father is Bloody Face."
"You know I have great determination," Thredson pleads. "I can change."
We get a nice explanation of Thredson wanting to kill one of his victims because her "skin was fuzzy like a peach" and he "wanted to feel it."
That's change you can count on. Thredson probably envisions father-son bonding time as the kind of day that revolves around dissecting birds and skinning cats.
"I always wanted to know what it was like inside the mind of a killer," Lana says, thinking the abortion worked. "Now I know."
Lana and Kit get their confession, but Thredson has the last laugh as Sister Mary Eunice frees the doctor and tells Lana, "Your attempt to murder this child was unsuccessful. And I know something else. It's a boy."
Monsignor Timothy Howard brings a guest to see Sister Jude. The fallen nun is the newest Briarcliff patient after testimony from bad Santa, Dr. Arden and the monsignor paints her as Frank's killer.
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Why are you posting this crap in a thread about a Windows 7 Classic Shell skin? This is not a "I can make my desktop look like Windows XP" thread. Maybe you should take this to the Classic Shell thread?
But don't forget Windows Vista. Classic Shell also works on Windows Vista.
As you know there is the Classic Windows 98 start menu on Windows Vista but the Microsoft one has limited functions. As you can see in my picture. But the Classic Shell Classic Start menu is much more customisable than Microsoft's one.
In the Classic Shell Classic start menu you can enable the search bar and change the folder names. And also you have the Windows XP start menu,which looks nice on Windows Vista. And also a classic version of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 start menu,with the expanding programs menu.
And Classic Shell also has Classic Explorer which puts classic toolbar buttons in Windows Explorer. Classic Shell also has Classic IE9 which I never installed and I have never upgraded to IE9 on Windows Vista or Windows 7. I have got IE8 and I have uninstalled IE10 from Windows 8.
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My current setup includes two side-by-side monitors and I think it's perfectly sized workspace. However, I recently aquired another LCD and I don't really need the expansion of the workspace. However, what interests me, is if there's some way to use the third monitor for something like monitoring network/server/torrent/PC... performance? That is, hooked to the primary computer, but in a way that wouldn't allow me to ''jump'' form Monitor 1 to Monitor 2 to Monitor 3, but rather kep expanded worksapce on 2 monitors and the 3rd would be accessible only via some other method.
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In the world of weekend racers and backyard mechanics, the home garage becomes more than just a place to park your cars. It is transformed into a fabrication facility, a body shop, or whatever else may be needed to complete the task at hand. Though the rough beginnings of some projects would send people who don't understand the passion we have for our cars running for the hills, the satisfaction of turning something a little less beautiful into the incredible, makes all the late nights well worth it.
Maryland's Jim Wingo is a retired Verizon engineer and an avid home mechanic. Over the years, many projects have been started and finished in his home shop and the path to his garage is well-worn, bearing proof to his time invested. As some of his new projects rolled (or were dragged) into the backyard, even Jim wondered if he had lost his mind, but he always found the means to revive what seemed unsalvageable.
All it took was a ride in a Z06 Corvette and the groundwork was laid for his newest endeavor. Blending '60s muscle with the latest technology became the focus and Jim set out to find his car. His search came to an end when an ad in the local paper netted him a '69 Chevelle 300 sedan. "I love the old `post' muscle cars," Jim explains. "There's something about that cheap body style, but with a lot of power."
Although Jim's Chevelle had a bent frame from a prior accident, the rest of the car was solid and a donor car with a straight frame and a 12-bolt rear accompanied it. Having completed many frame-off rebuilds in the past, Jim was no stranger to swapping the rails, and after the donor frame was stripped and painted, the 300 body was fitted and bolted down. Jim installed new floors and quarter-panels to ensure everything was strong and straight. In preparation for the hi-tech powerplant that would soon sit under the hood, the Chevelle was taken to S&W Racecars in Pennsylvania, where a roll bar was installed to add a little extra rigidity and keep Jim safe. As soon as the car returned, a few coats of PPG paint were laid on to protect the new bodywork.
Turning his attention to the soon-to-be heart and soul of his project, Jim picked up a 6.0L, Gen III mill at the local junkyard. In the search for more power, Jim turned to Bub Whitaker at Burtonsville Performance Machine in Maryland, and after planning out the build, Whitaker machined the block and installed fresh internals. The 4.005-inch bores were filled with Wiseco pistons and Scat connecting rods, which used the stock crankshaft to set it all in motion. A Z06 camshaft from GMPP was installed and Jim took his new engine home to finish the assembly. The LQ4 cylinder heads were reinstalled and the build was almost complete. To add an old-school touch to this new-school powerplant, an LS Victor Jr. intake and Holley 750cfm carburetor were installed.
Once the powerplant was resting comfortably between the frames rails, Jim started installing the Corvette accessory drive and D1SC supercharger from ProCharger. ATI Performance Products set Jim up with an 8-rib balancer and crank pinning kit. In order to maximize the D1SC snail, Jim sent his Holley carb to Carburetor Solutions Unlimited in Fontana, California, where it was prepped to accept the 13-pounds of boost the ProCharger was ready to pump out.
The exhaust gasses exit via a set of Hooker headers and Flowmaster 50-series mufflers. Power is transferred to the transmission through a PAE switch-pitch 400 converter. "My plan was to use a 4L80E overdrive transmission, but I always wanted to build a switch-pitch Turbo 400," Jim tells us. The 1300/3000-stall converter transfers power to the Turbo 400 gearbox, which flawlessly handles the gear changes.


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Bard College at Simon's Rock senior Olivia Stransky was awarded a 2010-2011 Fulbright Scholarship to the Slovak Republic, where she will teach English to BA and MA students at Comenius University Bratislava. The Fulbright—America's flagship exchange program—fosters international research and collaboration, and funds scholars who demonstrate exceptional leadership potential.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for Olivia," Bard College at Simon's Rock faculty member John Weinstein remarked. "It will afford her the opportunity to live in a part of the world where she has deep interests and to work closely with young people, teaching them about her own culture, and learning about theirs."
Stransky is the second Simon's Rock senior in three years to have been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship—an exceptionally strong track record for such a small institution. A Fulbright alum himself, Weinstein said, "I hope that this success demonstrates just how competitive Simon's Rock students are in pursuing major national fellowships."
The Fulbright adds to the many awards and honors that Stransky has accumulated while enrolled at Simon's Rock and to her credentials as a dedicated international volunteer.
The Fulbright Program was established in 1946, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 270,000 participants with an opportunity to observe each others' political, economic, educational, and cultural institutions, to exchange ideas, and to embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world.


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Set 9632 review
With the advent of the LEGO NXT, I was hoping that LEGO would release a simple machines set that incorporated studless beams and other elements from the NXT set. It's my contention that these elements are not as familiar to most students who have built with LEGO retail sets, and thus there is a big jump from ordinary LEGO play to building with the NXT.
The Science and Technology Set 9632 is a new set from LEGO Education aimed at elementary students ages 9 and up. The curriculum guide points out that it was designed to be used by non-specialist teachers. It's low-tech, and the curriclum guide seems very user-friendly.
I've been previewing a set for a couple of weeks. It's been fun to build the models. They are sturdier than similar models with studded beams. Last weekend, I was able to watch a group of kids play with the set for the first time. They had a blast. Most of them built one model from the booklets and then went on to free play -- mostly making cars that rolled down a ramp and across the room.
The set comes with 25 booklets. The first provides a general overview of building techniques and simple machines. The other booklets provide directions for 12 different models. Wait a second, you say. There are 24 booklets for 12 models? That's right. Each model has two booklets.
The projects are set up so that students can work in pairs, with each building part of the model. LEGO calls this "Buddy Building." Booklet 1A is the chassis for the street sweeper (it looks a little more like a lawn mower) and booklet 1B is the sweeping mechanism. Once each part is built, the two sections are joined together.
The best part is that each model comes with some great ideas for modifications that will extend the activity and lead to further inquiry. What happens, for instance, if the gears that drive the sweeper are switched? What happens if the sweeper has more arms? What happens when the gear drive is replaced with a belt drive?
One of the model cars has a flywheel mechanism. It was funny to watch the kids put that on the ramp and wonder why it rolled down so slowly. The extensions for that model include directions for replacing the flywheel with wheels of various sizes, along with directions for an off-center flywheel.
By building the models and doing the related activities, students will cover gears, pulleys, levers, cams, friction, kinetic and stored energy, magnetism, and more. Measuring is a key skill for science, and the activities lend themselves to developing this skill. The extension activities lead to a lot of "what happens if . . ." questions.
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- Jim Kelly said...
When I was in high school, I had a physics instructor who made it a point to have a visual representation for every theoretical concept we covered. It stuck with me throughout college and I realize now that the best teachers are those who are able to take a concept (such as gravity) and demonstrate it in an effective and easy-to-understand way.
I remember learning about gravity, and this teacher had this contraption he built himself. On the left side of the room was a metal pole with a magnet on top. A tin can with a piece of paper covering the open end was secured with a rubber band. The can was empty and about 6-7 feet above the floor with the covered opening facing the right side of the room.
On the right side, the teacher had small airgun that fired a ball bearing across the room. When the gun was fired in the direction of the can, the magnet would release the tin can and it would fall to the ground.
Using mathematics, he was able to demonstrate how knowing the launch speed of the ball bearing and the pull of gravity on the "bullet", we could determine the proper distance between the gun and the tin can so that the ball bearing would break the paper covering and a loud "BANG" would be heard with the ball bearing hitting the inside of the can.
I've never forgotten that demonstration. And he had TONS of them... light wave, sound, electricity, etc.
Science kits like the one you write about are what gives me hope that kids will still find science and math interesting as possible career pursuits.
- Nov 3, 2006, 4:09:00 AM
Not sure how old this post is.. But..
Does it 'really' make a difference what the parts are if the child (or OLD adult like me) loves to TRY it!
Even if it didden't work and held together.. IT WAS great!
I still remember my first Erector Set.. I got the BIG one. Huggers MOM.. I do not think I could read anything yet. In my mind (as I remember now) I'm not sure how it turned out. BUT in my mind I see this really tall Parachute tower and it did not topple over and hurt anybody. I remember cuts from the metal parts and I remember my Mom yelling 'Do NOT use you teeth'..
By the way, I was a EXCELLENT Tank Mechanic in the Army. Gee, I even got Pro Pay then.. Army at the time gave hardly anybody EXTRA money! (No electronics then)
- Nov 11, 2006, 6:42:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I absolutely LOVED my Erector Set... it came in a bright yellow carrying case (very rugged) and a set of blueprints to build about 20-30 vehicles and devices... I would love to have those blueprints today to frame and hang in my office... but by the time I got done with the kit, they were worn out, torn, faded... sign of a good "toy"
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Mars Base Alpha mat in B&W plus news...
Thanks to LEGOmom for sending me the B&W image of the challenge mat for Mars Base Alpha: Plan B. I was worried that printing out the mat in B&W would wash out some of the areas that were intentionally done in light gray (the areas where the mission models are placed, for example). Apparently those areas are still visible on the white background. I'll definitely be providing future challenge mats in both full-color and B&W PDF options.
Mars Base Gamma is coming together nicely and is still on for an August 2008 release- one of the missions has turned out to be somewhat difficult (but not impossible) and I'm considering replacing it... but I might leave it in for Bonus Points. To those who are running the Mars Base Alpha challenge, would you prefer easier or harder missions as options in future challenges?
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- Rick Rhodes said...
Seeing your "Mars Base Command" stuff makes me wish my son were three years younger.
The materials look great.
- Jul 7, 2008, 5:31:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Younger!?? You're never too old for robots, Rick!
- Jul 7, 2008, 8:16:00 AM
Thanks Jim! The mat is actually whiter than shown here but it was a cloudy day. I should have fixed the white balance but you get the idea. It looks fabulous in real life and I don't miss the color at all.
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Please resubmit your comment - I will be deleting it shortly for inappropriate language but want to give you time to copy the text and resubmit.
Thanks for the feedback - I had no problems in testing with the collector staying upright when using double-sided tape to hold it firmly in place - no glue required.
Originally the playing field was almost double what it is now - but a few test participants didn't like the increased size - so mileage is going to vary on this subject.
I create the missions with a goal of providing a spread of easy-to-hard missions - I need to provide easy ones for the rookies and those with less experience, but I also have to provide one or two difficult missions for the pros... I'll continue to do so - since this isn't a real competition (you're only competing against yourself really and the goal is learning, improving, modifying, etc) I provide a scoring system that participants can use to judge their improvements.
Not all future modules will use the same playing field size, but I don't expect many to be too much larger.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Presented by Minnesota Street Rod Association, Back to the 50's is held the third weekend in June and features over 11,000 vintage vehicles from throughout the United States. Street rods with attitude to coupes with class -- most from 1964 and older -- transform the 320-acre fair grounds into a celebration of the car from when cruisin' meant riding up and down Main Street with your buddies. (Entrance fee is $10 for adults; kids 12 and under are free.) A variety of bands play 50s-style music, adding to the retro vibe.The moment you spin through the turnstile, you know you have entered an automotive paradise. Pristine vintage cars are everywhere, from the fair ground's birthing barns to the grass boulevard gently wedged between trees. Just beyond the vehicle, you will most likely see the owner sitting in lawn chair. Most are eager to talk, and often the owner will open the hood and so you can take a peak inside. The streets are left open to allow a constant parade of old vehicles room to chug, roar and squeak by. This is the Louvre of cars: It's impossible to see every car in a single day --but people try. Regulars (and there are many annual visitors) line up their lawn chairs and coolers in any available space to chat and to watch the ever-changing parade. There are over 350 vendors selling fuzzy dice, cat-eye sunglasses, men's shampoo that comes in what looks like an oil container, vintage car parts and cellophane-wrapped owners' manuals. Luckily, some of the Minnesota State Fair food vendors are on hand, too. Peterson's pork chops on a stick, great church-lady pie and communal pots of coffee for around $5 are served at the Hamline Church Dinning Hall, along with a bucket of warm Sweet Martha's chocolate chip cookies.Insiders know that the Back to the 50's weekend usually kicks off the Thursday night before at the Cottage-View Drive-In theater in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, about a 30-minute drive from the Minnesota State Fair Grounds; that's when MSRA members and old-car enthusiasts bring their rides and rods out to the movies. Surrounded by vintage cars, rolling hills, darkening sky and teens hanging out by the light of snack shack, it's easy to lose track of time -- and decade.


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The culture of Kodak: It's hard not to fall when you're on top of the world10/04/2011
Kodak is an iconic company – almost synonymous with film and photography.
It may soon become synonymous with major collapse as well: the epitome of a once invincible company that couldn't keep up.
In the wake of predictions that Kodak may file for bankruptcy, economists will likely go over the company's business decisions for years to come. But over at the Rethinking Complexity blog, Dennis Rebelo asks: what if Kodak's problems were cultural?
Kodak reached a pinnacle where it could afford to be insular – and did. "By sequestering itself, the organization created the anti-culture of success," Rebelo writes. "The culture it carved out disabled "fresh," innovative thinking. Product development, for example, requires market engagement. Kodak didn't even attend the Consumer Electronic Show (or CES) until 2004—amazing evidence of their lack of consumer orientation."
To prosper at the top, he suggests, companies and individuals must move from striving for security to finding value in creation and innovation for its own sake – a process Abraham Maslow called "Theory Z."
It's a fascinating essay. Read it here.
Louis Hoffman named President Elect of the Society for Humanistic Psychology10/03/2011
Dr. Louis Hoffman, a member of Saybrook University's psychology faculty, has been named President-Elect of the Society for Humanistic Psychology.
He began the role in August of this year, and will become President of the society in August, 2012.
Learn about the global peace movement09/27/2011
Saybrook University is pleased to co-sponsor "Taking Stock of Peace: Inspiration from Peace Movements Worldwide," featuring presentations from some of the leading academics studying peace in our time.
Peace Movements Worldwide is the largest scholarly examination of the global peace movement in history. This three volume anthology, co-edited by Saybrook faculty member Marc Pilisuk, is a comprehensive exploration of peace movements across cultures and times, focusing on successful strategies for implementing local and global change.
"Taking Stock of Peace" will feature presentations from the following contributors to Peace Movements Worldwide: Daniel Ellsberg, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Stephen Zunes, Kavita Ramdas, Mitch Hall, Cynthia Boaz, Peter Phillips, Mickey Huff, Cris Toffolo, Donald Rothberg, Angel Ryono, and Melissa Anderson-Hinn.
"Taking Stock of Peace" will be held Sunday, October 30th at Berkeley Society of Friends (2151 Vine St. in Berkeley, CA) from 2:30-6:30pm.
You are not a job09/26/2011
Futurists like Jaron Lanier have been warning us that the same thing that happened to assembly line workers in the 20th century is going to happen to knowledge workers in the 21st: machines will come in to do the jobs faster and cheaper.
Of course, in the 20th century it was robots – while in the 21st century it will be software, but the impact will still be the same. This week in Slate, Farhad Manjoo is reporting from the front lines of software automation … and he says he's terrified by what these programs can do.
Most people are focused on the economic questions this raises: how will millions of people earn a living?
Over at The New Existentialists, however, they're asking a different question: what will a culture where self-esteem and social standing comes from work do if work becomes the province of machines?
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Catch "Connected's" premiere - and discuss what it means to be human in a digital age09/11/2011
During Saybrook's Fall 2011 Residential Conference, we were thrilled to be able to offer interested students a sneak peak at Tiffany Shlain's upcoming documentary "Connected" – an examination of human life in a digital age.
Student feedback was overwhelmingly positive – and now "Connected" is making its public debut for Bay Area audiences this Friday.
"Connected" is a film that speaks to one of the central questions that Saybrook addresses every day: what does it mean to be human in the 21st century? Shlain – who is a founder of both the Webby awards and The National Day of Unplugging – asks how we have changed the way we relate to the technology we use every day, and how that technology has changed us.
Shlain's love/hate relationship with technology serves as the springboard for a thrilling exploration of modern life…and our interconnected future. Equal parts documentary and memoir, the film unfolds during a year in which technology and science literally become a matter of life and death for the director. As Shlain's father battles brain cancer and she confronts a high-risk pregnancy, her very understanding of connection is challenged at every turn. Using a brilliant mix of animation, archival footage, and home movies, Shlain reveals the surprising ties that link us not only to the people we love but also to the world at large. A personal film with universal relevance, Connected explores how, after centuries of declaring our independence, it may be time for us to declare our interdependence instead.
Connected will be premiering at San Francisco's Landmark Embarcadero Theater on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7:20 – and Tiffany Shlain will be available to answer questions after the show.
Shlain will also be attending screenings in Mill Valley at the Sequoia Theater (Saturday, 9/17, 7 p.m. show), and The Berkeley Shattuck 10 Theater (Sunday, 9/18, afternoon show)
For more information visit http://connectedthefilm.com
Tell us your RC experience!08/26/2011
This week hundreds of Saybrook students, many new, will be coming to San Francisco for the fall Residential Conference – connecting with faculty, attending intensive workshops, and going to classes.
The connections that get made, the community that is formed, and the experiences they have are life changing. Here are a few we've been told about:
"Saybrook rattled me to a core," said psychology alumna Monica Dixon, "and I loved every minute of it. It was the very thing I was seeking ---- a different way of operating. I began to question everything, and that has never stopped. I'm just asking bigger questions now."
"I'm always so impressed by the things that people are doing," says psychology and social transformation student Gianina Pellegrini. "At other schools people have jobs that are just getting them by, and then I go to Saybrook conferences, and I sit with other students who are on peace committees around the world and have done all this amazing work in different countries, and I'm so impressed, and I'm really motivated: I always think, this is what it's all about."
"Saybrook was the first time that I could really pursue anything that I was really passionate about pursuing," said Human Science student Nick Rorbers. "I look at the Residential Conferences like they're a vacation."
Now, what's your experience? Use the comments section below to tell us about your fall 2011 Residential Conference experience. Good, bad, or just plain interesting, we want to know.
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"To thine own self be true" is a creative manifesto08/26/2011
What does it mean to be authentic? What standard do you go by? What external standard can there possibly be, if authenticity is being true to the inner self? How do you know?
Christina Roberts has some answers. Her Saybrook dissertation was a study of creative older individuals, and she found a clear link between their creative work and their sense of having lived an authentic life.
It may be, she suggests, that living authentically is itself a creative act.
She writes about her finding at The New Existentialists. It's a must read.
Organizations repeat themselves (over and over)08/25/2011
Ever notice that your workplace has patterns?
Of course you have - every organization does. In fact, understanding the "systems archetypes" of an organization -- common and usually reoccurring patterns of behavior -- can be a key to curing organizational dysfunction.
Each archetype has its own distinct storyline, and being able to change that storyline is a key leadership skill.
At the Rethinking Complexity blog, Saybrook Organizational Systems PhD student Jorge Taborga has gone over the research involving systems archetypes, listing some common types and explaining how to manage them -- even plan for them.
It's worth taking a look.
Fear doesn't build character in kids08/25/2011
To say that trying to get kids to do the right thing by scaring them is "common place" is like saying Christmas is a holiday. In fact, it's EVERYWHERE.
We try to scare kids about the dangers of drugs, about the dangers of gangs, about what will happen if htey don't get an education, about what could happen if they talk to strangers, about drinking, about driving, about drinking and driving ... you'd almost think we enjoy scaring kids, we do it so much.
But it's effective, right?
At The New Existentialists, Saybrook psychology student Makenna Berry has gone over some of the evidence -- and it turns out that "scared straight" style interventions do little to no short-term good and negative long term impacts.
Uh oh.
Fortunately, there are better approaches we can take to help children navigate a world full of pitfalls.
Why do we medicate first and ask questions later?08/09/2011
It's a common assumption among medical professionals that biochemical conditions must involve biochemical treatments -- you need to pop a pill for your depression and take medication for your blood pressure.
But that doesn't necesarilly follow. High blood pressure is often best treated by diet and exercise, and depression -- even assuming it is a biochemical condition -- is frequently better addressed by talking with a therapist and changing your life.
Writing at The New Existentialists, Sarah Kass notes that a recent study has shown that practicing yoga "helps to calm the schizophrenic mind."
And why wouldn't it? While the benefits of yoga have only been acknowledged by western medicine relatively recently, it has thousands of years of history behind it as an aid to meditation and a way to help unify mind and body. The notion that this is inferior to a pill because ... because ... wait, why exactly? Oh right, because it isn't "medicine." Well, that's a notion that doesn't make any sense.
Healthy approached that take the whole person into account should be medicine of first resort, not last - especially since practicing them is still a good idea when you're already healthy. Unlike medication, the "side effects" of yoga are all positive if you do it right. It can even serve as preventative medicine - the best kind.


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Book Review - Salons: the Joy of Conversation - Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope
by Andrew EngelsonSep 30, 2002
- Reviews - Salons: the Joy of Conversation by Jaida N'Ha Sandra, Jon Spayde and the editors of Utne ReaderTurning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hopeby Margaret Wheatley
Book Review - Is There No Other Way? by Michael N. Nagler
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Book Reviews : Take It Personally, The Global Activist's Manual, Global Backlash.
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Book Review - The Power of Partnership by Riane Eisler
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The Creative Commons
by Molly Van HouwelingSep 30, 2002
- Public Domain for creative works by Molly Van Houweling
Letter From the Editor
by Sarah Ruth van GelderSep 30, 2002
- This issue of YES! reveals that in fact there are workable alternatives to corporate rule unfolding before our eyes.
The Boy Who Kissed the Soldier
by StarhawkSep 30, 2002
- a story of travel in Palestine by Staarhawk
Fairness In a Fragile World
by Wolfgang SachsSep 30, 2002
- F Jo'burg Memo. Tewolde Eghziaber, Paul Hawken, Hazel Henderson, Ashok Khosla and Anita Roddick developed what may be the most comprehensive policy statement for the Johannesburg summit.
The Page That Counts :: Fall 2002
Sep 30, 2002
- Percent increase in paper consumption after an organization adopts e-mail, and more...
Building a New Force
by Michael N. NaglerSep 30, 2002
- Nonviolent intervenors transform our response to conflict. Building a new force by Michael n. Nagler, an article on the Nonviolent Peaceforce. YES! A Journal of Positive Futures,
Money's Conversations
by Camy MathaySep 30, 2002
- Money's Conversations by Camy Mathay - MadHOURS, madison hours, alternative currency, local currencies
Responses to Fran Korten's "We're All Hyphenated
Sep 30, 2002
- YES! A Journal of Positive Futures, Responses to Fran Korten's "We're All Hyphenated Americans"
Of Land And Hope
by Anna LappeSep 30, 2002
- of land and hope, by Frances Moore Lappe & Anna Lappe, Landless Workers Movement, MST, YES! A Journal of Positive Futures,
We're all Hyphenated Americans
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- Fran Korten's column, We're all Hyphenated Americans
Economies For Life
by David KortenSep 30, 2002
- While the ruling elites occupy themselves with seeking to restore faith in the pathological institutions on which their power and privilege were built, the rest of us can embrace this moment of economic failure as an historic opportunity. Through our individual and collective choices, we can grow into being the economic institutions, relationships, and culture of a just, sustainable, and compassionate world of living economies that work for all.


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Last year we saw record-breaking involvement from our faculty and professional staff. This year, with the addition of the Academy of Natural Sciences and the integration of the College of Medicine, we are proud – but by no means surprised – to see that we are able to come together once again to repeat our past successes.
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•1778 - 1st treaty between the US & Indian tribes signed (Fort Pitt)
•1850 - Great fire in San Francisco
•1872 - Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires
•1899 – Birthday/Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (b. 1842)
•1911 - 1st transcontinental airplane flight, NY-Pasadena in 82 hrs 4 min
•1947 - US Department of Defense forms
•1953 - 1st successful separation of Siamese twins
•1954 - Film and theater actress Shirley MacLaine (20) weds Steve Parker in New York City
•1962 - Justice Dept files 1st suit to end segregation in public schools
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Climb through the EcoSystem from the bedrock all the way to the uplands. Our indoor climbing wall is fun for all ages. We supply the harness and ask that you come with shoes having covered toes. Saturdays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. The cost is $5/person and free to members. Memberships are available at the front desk or join on line under our membership tab. All climbers need to have a Climbing Waiver. Additionally, all children under the age of 18 must also have a Youth Waiver. For more information, please give us a call 435-649-1767 or e-mail us firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Yes it is going to. print jobs are huge, and they aren't compressed. a 2 meg word file could be a 100meg raw file (which is what gets sent to the printer), it depends on what they are printing. fix this issue by having local printers or by finding a way to transmit the print job compressed over the vpn to the printer network end and uncompress there.
We have done this with terminal servers being accessed over the vpn for years with the use of universal print servers like uniprint, screwdrivers, thinprint, etc. Basically you print on the terminal server, it compresses the print job to your client and it uses your client printer to expand and print the job locally. This worked great for dial up users trying to print locally when using rdp connecting to the server at the office. It saved a ton on bandwidth and kept printing quick vs waiting 30 min to print a job.
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I just printed out a 2.9MB pdf. Watching the spooler it was a 800+MB raw file being printed. You can easily see that if I were to print that over the internet it would take a lot of bandwidth and it would take forever to print on a slow connection.
Does he print to the printer there, is that were you are seeing this or does he print to his printer next to him and that is where you are seeing it?
If he is printing next to him through a remote desktop connection or someone is send him a job over the internet, oh yes it will take every bit of that and is absolutely no surprise to me. Just think, how many times I would have to print that to reach your total...maybe 8 copies?
The only way around that is to compress it and get it to spool locally.
Ok, if you aren't printing, how are you monitoring this on your network? Ignore the above if you are sure the end users aren't printing.
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November 15, 2015
Stroudsmoor Country Inn invites you to a Bridal Sampling on November 15, 2015 by reservation only. The purpose of this event is to acquaint couples with some of the inn's famous hors d'oeuvres and most frequently chosen menu selections; to offer them a preview of each of the five event facilities located on the 350 acre property; to introduce them to the inn's floral designers and spa staff; and to tempt them into tasting a variety of mouthwatering wedding cake selections. Each guest will experience first-hand the ambiance of a Stroudsmoor Wedding, and understand how the inn is a quintessential element in the planning of an unforgettable wedding celebration.
Meeting our client's needs is paramount at Stroudsmoor; therefore, our Event Planners are well versed in the execution wedding ceremonies from around the world – working with officiates from Priest to Pandit, Rabbi to Swami. Additionally, meeting specific dietary tastes is vital. Stroudsmoor's team of chefs are trained and certified in the art of preparing international cuisine – including but not limited to classic American, Italian, Latino, Asian, Indian, Vegetarian, Pescatarian and Vegan. Lastly, we are an advocate for our couples, striving to ensure all their needs are addressed; they experience stress-free planning and enjoy, thoroughly, the excitement of their wedding celebration. To this end, we offer the following services all under the "Stroudsmoor Roof".
Stroudsmoor Floral and Décor Team features exquisite and affordable works of art. Master Designer, Susan Bernadette, and her team will be present at the sampling event to answer floral and décor questions, present table enhancements, house structures with and without floral embellishment, and offer suggestions to create the perfect environment for your wedding day. As the inn's dedicated floral designer, Susan Bernadette will meet any challenge to ensure every decorative detail executed. Stroudsmoor suggests all attendees contact The Floral and Décor Department at 570-421-6431, Ext. 446 to arrange for a private consultation after visiting the Bridal Sampling.
The Stroudsmoor Photography Studio is available to handle all your photographic needs from engagement through reception. Our photographers will work with you to create the perfect photographic package – capturing all the special moments of your celebration, while taking into consideration your budget. Visit our lead photographer, John Blancato, at the sampling to see samples of "images that will last a lifetime".
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On March 25, 1975, Alexandria City Council passed the
Alexandria Human Rights Ordinance, one of the first in Virginia. The Alexandria Human Rights Commission was created to administer the provisions contained in the Ordinance. The Commission has the power to receive and mediate complaints alleging unlawful discrimination, negotiate settlements, conduct studies and hold hearings, and advise the City Council or City Manager on human rights issues affecting the City.
The Commission has 14 members, each appointed by City Council. Nine members are "at large"; the remaining five represent the Commission on Aging, the Economics Opportunities Commission, the Commission on Persons with Disabilities, the Commission for Women and the Landlord Tenant Relations Board, respectively.
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Enforcement of the Ordinance is the responsibility of the Office of Human Rights, which receives, investigates, makes findings and conciliates complaints of discrimination brought under the Ordinance or Code and applicable federal and state laws. The Director of the Office of Human Rights serves as the staff liaison to the Human Rights Commission and works closely with the Commission in implementing its programs and carrying out its duties and responsibilities. The Office was designated in 1975 as a Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA), and has been under contract with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 1978 to receive and investigate complaints brought under federal antidiscrimination laws.
The Office of Human Rights also houses the ADA Program Manager who addresses the rights of persons with disabilities and their advocacy efforts; conducts legal research and analysis and interprets the impact of disability-related laws and rulings on persons with disabilities; educates the public on the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended; and refers persons with disabilities to the appropriate and available community and legal resources at the local, state, and federal levels.
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The original Ordinance, which became effective April 21, 1975, prohibited discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodation, credit, health and social services, education and city contracts on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or physical handicap.
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155th Jackson County Fair
July 30 - August 3, 2014
Jackson County Fair Park
Black River Falls, WI
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Gate Admission:
Adult - Season Button: $8.00 - Daily: $3.00
Children 8-13 - Daily: $2.00
Huge Carnival by
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Click here for Carnival Specials - EVERYDAY!
Yes! There will be beer and music in the Beer Garden
Tuesday, July 29th
6:00pm: Miss Jackson County Coronation, Milt Lunda Memorial Arena
Wednesday, July 30th
10:00am: Dog Obedience/Showmanship/Agility Show, Animal Arena
4:00pm: Food Show
7:00pm: Horse Pull, Grandstand
Thursday, July 31st
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1:00-4:00: SafeAssured ID, Lunda Arena
5:30pm: Pie Eating Contest
7:00pm: C.C. Bull Riding and Barrel Racing, Grandstand
Rodeo Tickets - $10.00 in advance
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8:00pm: Music in the Beer Garden - Rewind Society
Friday, August 1st
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6:00pm: Antique Tractor Pull, Grandstand
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The clone wars: New Star Wars film coming next month
So last week, I decided to build one of my favourite Star Wars droid: The Hailfire. The IG-227 Hailfire, was a droid tank constructed for the InterGalactic Banking Clan prior to and during the Clone Wars.
If you got a NXT retail kit, two universal joins and the two green wheels from the Green devastator, you can build your own wheel droid. You can find the instructions on LEGO NXTLog. The model also has an optional dual missile launchers (controlled by NXT) and an RFID sensor to identify other droids.
And talking of NXTLog, LEGO have just introduced a new account system. So while you are there check out the new stuff.
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- Fay Rhodes said...
I can't find the Devastator with those cool green wheels for sale on the LEGO site anymore. Are there any other models for sale that use them?
- Jul 2, 2008, 12:17:00 AM
- BlueToothKiwi said...
I dont think so. I did a quick search ad found this link for you, snce I dont have this model (I just got the green wheels given to me).
According to it, the Set # 8108-1: Mobile Devastator not only have the Green wheel, but also some cool weapons including the Technic Competition Cannon, Competition Arrow with Hollow Black Rubber End and the Technic Bionicle Weapon Zamor Sphere Launcher and Zamor Spheres.
- Jul 2, 2008, 12:32:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
This is great!
As the Hailfire Droid Set is no longer available (and anyone who possesses one will never give it away again), this model of yours if veeery welcome!
- Jul 2, 2008, 1:16:00 AM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
I like your Hailfire...the wheels are nice but the lime-green is a bit non-threatening. The 8108 is the only set so far that contains the lime wheels...but I think another color is coming soon (although, no more 'threatening' than the lime color).
I'm really intrested in how everyone is making the hub attachements to the Lime wheels. I've come up with a couple of handy ways. Maybe a good design 'contest' might be cool here..?
I think the Lime wheels can also be used as large gears and can mesh properly at several angles.
I won't tell you how many copies of the 4481 Star Wars Hailfire Droid I have stashed away. Only that the Hailfire wheels are the largest wheel/gear elements produced and very useful. There is a neat use I'm going to blog about soon.
- Jul 2, 2008, 1:49:00 AM
- BlueToothKiwi said...
Chris / MP, Thanks for your kind words.
For those of you who want to know what Chris is referring to - check out this picture with Chris in outer space with his Hoop Rover.
- Jul 2, 2008, 4:21:00 AM
- BlueToothKiwi said...
> "I'm really interested in how everyone is making the hub attachements to the Lime wheels..."
Believe me I have spent lots of hours figuring that out my self. I will do a subsequent post soon - and sharing with the readers some alternative ways as well.
The lime wheels are probably one of my most favourite and overused set of wheels in my entire LEGO collection - despite its colour. Everyone in our house love playing with it - including the 1 year old toddler.
- Jul 2, 2008, 4:28:00 AM
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- Jul 2, 2008, 6:11:00 AM
- BlueToothKiwi said...
Hi Scribe,
I deleted your comment as you have posted detailed stack trace.
However, I have replicated the same error and I have escalated the details to the management at LEGO.
I just retried it from Firefox, and it worked fine - and this time it took me through an activation process.
So if you got an urgent NXTLog entry to update, please use Firefox in the mean time.
- Jul 2, 2008, 6:16:00 AM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
Almost BT! As the filename might suggest...The man in that linked photo is retired NASA Astronaut Dr. Daniel Barry. He flew a LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX Space Shuttle Robotic Arm into space and was one of the MDP. That photo was from an interview LEGO published in their BrickMaster Magazine (I think it is posted online, I'll look). The LEGO illustrator thought my HoopRover looked like a space station and added it in for the shot. So, that's my LEGO over Dan's head.
Though, he and I do look kinda similar only he's my Dad's age.
- Jul 2, 2008, 11:03:00 AM
- BlueToothKiwi said...
I am sooo sorry, Chris. No offence intended. Now that I look at the picture carefully - I can see what you mean - though you must admit Mr. Barry does look young for his age - It must be all that NASA training!
- Jul 2, 2008, 12:46:00 PM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
No Sweat! I've aged more than the 10+ years I've worked at NASA.
Since my kids like things that roll...I seem to be making a lot of vehicles these days and those green wheels are big and handy. You're right, my 2 year old loves the color too. Well, there you go...it looks like the littlest kids win with the vote for the wonderful bright color!
- Jul 2, 2008, 2:17:00 PM
I guess I lucked out when I bought two of those Devastator kits for my boys from Wal-mart in the 50% clearance aisles shortly after Christmas.
- Jul 3, 2008, 2:44:00 AM