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The influence of a tentative diagnosis on the identification of features from patient appearance
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Professor Lee R. Brooks
The clinical signs that a physician can identify from the appearance of a patient represent an important source of information, upon which the diagnostic decision is nominally based. Most of the research in medical education emphasizes the organization of medical knowledge or the reasoning processes based on these signs. This emphasis carries the implicit assumptions that identifying features is not the major problem and that evaluation of the clinical signs occurs largely independently of consideration of the diagnosis. However, there is accumulating evidence to suggest that the identification of these clinical signs can be influenced by the diagnosis being evaluated. The studies in this thesis contribute to this body of research by investigating the underlying processes by which the diagnosis being considered influences feature identification. Participants in these experiments were asked to identify the clinical signs from photographs of patients or electrocardiogram strips after having been biased towards the correct or an alternate diagnosis. It was found that the availability of a diagnosis served both to change the probability of reporting relevant clinical signs as well as to influence the identification of ambiguous signs. Manipulating the credibility of the suggested diagnosis, subsequently suggesting a second diagnosis, or decreasing the size of the pool of alternatives available to the diagnostician had a large impact on diagnostic conclusions, but produced relatively small effects on the features reported. These results suggest that changing the degree of focus that a clinician places on the suggested diagnosis has a small effect on the identification of the features by comparison to the substantial effect of merely suggesting a diagnosis. Furthermore, it was found that the subsequent suggestion of a competing diagnosis did not lead to a reinterpretation of the data. This indicates that once clinicians have seen the evidence one way, they are unlikely to see and label it differently. The implication of these findings for research on medical decision making, the mental organization of medical categories, as well as medical education are discussed.
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LeBlanc, Vicki R., "The influence of a tentative diagnosis on the identification of features from patient appearance" (2000). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2463.


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Q&A: My 9-month-old will not eat chunky baby food. Suggestions?
I am having a problem moving to third-stage baby foods. My daughter is 9 months old and refuses to eat any food with texture. What can I do to ease her into textured foods?
There is tremendous variability among infants in how readily they accept new tastes and textures. By nine months, infants aren't growing as quickly as they did and are preparing to show the more independent behavior of toddlerhood: this can mean choosier behavior.
The main difference between stage two and three foods is the complexity of tastes (from single to combined foods) and texture (to more chunkier foods). But there's no reason why a child has to master stage three before progressing to table food. Your daughter may be more interested in food off your plate (cottage cheese, bananas) than from a jar, since imitating you will become more important to her as a young toddler.
Continue to offer her a variety of foods—some old stand-bys as well as new more complex ones—with more and more table food integrated into her diet. Then, leave the choice up to her, but let her eat at the table, while the rest of the family is eating many of those same foods.

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Copyright alert: not all these characters are mine, but Jack, Kianna, Marcello, and (of course) Cassy are. If you want to use them in one of your stories, please consult me first, and please don't copy my ideas; that's called Plagarism, and it's not very nice... If you want to make a story with a similar plotline to mine, with a different ending, that's fine, but again, please talk to me before you do something like that. :)
Okay, this is now officially a saga!!! :D If you haven't already, read about Cassandra's other adventures so you know what's going on. This one will have a lot more action in it, though it may be a bit shorter than the others, and it is going to be the last one. It does have war involved (obviously), so consider yourself warned if you don't like violence (like me). I'm not used to writing stuff quite like this, so I hope you enjoy it. Without further ado, I give you Cassandra's most exciting adventure yet. :)
Chapter 1
"Okay, here's what we need to do," I said, brushing my hand over the drawing of Volterra in front of me. "Somebody will need to go down into their lair and gain their trust. This may take a few days, but if it's someone Aro really wants on his side, he'd be too happy getting his way to be suspicious. To help that along, that person's going to give him some 'information' leading his best guards down to the Bermuda triangle. We'll need to try to get at least Jane and Alec down there, and Demetri as well, no doubt. Hopefully even Felix if we're lucky. Anyway, they go down to the islands to find an ambush waiting for them…"
"Their talents will be useless," Kianna chimed in. "I have seen it before. The one called Demetri has tracked me to the triangle in the past, but never to the correct island. This interference will no doubt affect the twins as well, so it should be easy to take them down." Jack nodded.
"Meanwhile, in Italy," he continued, "the pack, the herd, and everyone else who isn't on the islands will be hiding in the background, waiting for the perfect time to strike. We'll all need to sneak in little bits at a time. We can't have the whole group going at once; it'd be too conspicuous. Cassy will probably have to use her talent to help us travel around. It works out well that she was part of the Volturi for a week, so she knows everything about the palace." Kianna looked at me in alarm, not knowing this particular piece of information about me.
"It was really more against my will than anything," I told her, shaking my head irritatedly. "They took me away from Jack. I would never want that to happen. Back to the topic at hand, I DO know of a good room for everyone to hide out in while we wait. Before that pretty little feeding room that everyone's grown used to, they had a different one, dank, slimy, and in a very desolate place on the bottom floor. They had problems getting humans down there, so they built a different room with more ambiance. Nobody ever goes to that other place anymore; in fact, they hardly even go on that floor anymore, so it should be easy to sneak in. After we get everybody inside, we'll need to wait for a signal from whoever swears their loyalty to Aro. Then, we attack."
I looked around at the crowd in front of me. It had only been a day since we got back from our honeymoon, and already everyone we needed was right here in front of us. The wolves, the unicorns, the Cullens, the Denalis, everyone. Naturally, the group was too large to fit into our humble little house, so we were having our meeting in the clearing where my wedding had taken place less than a week before. This place was going to have a lot of memories by the time our lives settled down.
"We figured the wolves would roam all around the building sniffing out loners while the rest of us went to face Aro," Jack said. "The, uh, unicorns will be just outside the room getting rid of anyone who tries to stop us. We may want one or two of them inside with us, of course, in case we need some extra help, but if all goes well, they won't have to do much." Everyone looked around at each other, grinning and whispering excitedly. We might actually pull this off.
"But who will be the one to interact with Aro?" Carlisle asked. "They're the one who sets everything in motion." At this I glanced at Edward before looking back down at the picture in front of me.
"Well, at first I had suggested that I be the one to do it," I said cautiously, "but I wouldn't be able to lie to Aro; he would know everything that's going on with one touch of his hand. There's really only one person who would be able to pull off such a lie…" I looked slowly up at Edward to see his reaction. He had stiffened as soon as he read my thoughts, and I could tell that he wanted to say no with every cell in his body, but he knew just as well as I that Bella was the only one who could pull this off.
"She won't actually be in any danger at first, Edward," I said quietly, turning my gaze to her. She had caught on to what I was hinting immediately.
"I can do it," she said. "he won't have any idea what's really going on."
"I have no doubt in my mind that you can do this, love," Edward murmured, looking into her eyes. "I simply don't want you to cross paths with someone as dangerous as Aro. You know what he's capable of."
"I'll be fine," she assured, touching his cheek. "He can't get into my mind. As long as I know what to say to him, he'll be forced to believe me. And then we can deal with him together when the fight begins." I shifted my weight awkwardly.
"Yeah, about that…" I said, glancing at Jack and Kianna. "We kinda planned that out too. The only way we could think of that would convince Aro to send his best fighters anywhere was if-"
"I were the reason they needed to leave," Edward finished for me, reading my thoughts again. His gaze seemed tortured. "He knows Bella and I are inseparable. If she tells him she'll only stay if I join as well, he would immediately send somebody out to get me. And if she makes it perfectly clear that I would never give in without a fight, he would be forced to send some of his better minions, including Jane."
"But how would we get Alec there?" Bella asked. "This plan won't work unless he's gone."
"We've thought of that too," I replied, looking at Jack.
"Naturally, Alice would have seen Bella's betrayal," he said, "so she went to the islands as well to warn Edward, with a few extra allies to fight off the hunting party. Alec would be forced to help get rid of them. As much as Aro wants Edward, he wants Alice probably twice as much, and he would never skip an opportunity as rich as this one."
"He also believes that I am still on the islands," Kianna added. "Trust me, he will not be able to resist such a tempting crowd, despite the magic of the area."
"Who will be part of the ambush party, other than Alice and Edward?" asked Esme. I watched the crowd as they discussed amongst themselves.
"Rose and I'll go," Emmett practically yelled, grinning broadly. "I've gotta give Demetri a piece of my mind."
"I've always been dying to give Jane a taste of her own medicine," Kate said thoughtfully. "I may not actually be able to do that, but I'm certainly not giving anyone else the privilege of ripping her to shreds." I tried to hide my disgusted expression; even though the Volturi were dirty rotten parasites, I just couldn't bring myself to enjoy the thought of killing them off, one by one. From what I understood, Carlisle felt the same way, but at least he had more experience with this kind of thing. There was no way I would actually be able to rip somebody apart, no matter how much pain they caused me.
"Well then of course I'm going too," Garrett said, wrapping his arms around her waist. She smiled up at him slyly.
"I'll go with my dad," Renesmee piped up, looking at Edward. "I won't be much help with Momma." He nodded slightly.
"Marcello and I could go," Tanya offered, glancing at her new mate shyly. He smiled.
"Sorry Tanya," I said. "Marcello's talent would be quite useful up in Italy. We could use another translator like Kianna, or another one of me, dare I say it. You can still go to the islands with Kate if you want, or you can go to Italy with us. It's your choice." She frowned and nodded.
"They'll need me more on the islands," she sighed. "I'll go with Kate."
"Esme and I can go," Carlisle said, "for safety purposes. It's unlikely that they'll send any more than eight people, but it would be good for us to have a majority advantage." I turned to watch Jasper, who was sitting quietly next to Alice. He was really the only person who hadn't offered to be part of the ambush, which surprised me.
"Aren't you going to want to go with Alice?" I asked him hesitantly.
"Of course I want to go with Alice," he said, "but you'll need me more up in Italy. Caius could use an attitude adjustment." He chuckled humorlessly. I just shrugged."Okay, so all of those going to the islands will leave at dawn tomorrow," Jack announced. "The rest of us will leave at noon. Good luck, and down with the Volturi!"
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Chapter 2
I watched everyone chattering excitedly and sighed. They were all so happy to finally be going up against the Volturi. Why couldn't I be one of them? After everything that had happened because of Aro, why couldn't I be glad to get rid of him?
Jack was talking with Kianna about battle strategies, about what he would do if he got his hands on the Volturi's leader. He was certainly in the spirit of things. I almost decided to join them- after all, I had a few ideas of my own on how we could win- but I just couldn't bring myself to become part of such a violent conversation. It wasn't in my nature to talk about killing a living, breathing creature (well, I guess technically we weren't living, but I still didn't like the idea). So I silently faded into the background and stepped into the woods, unnoticed.
I was wandering aimlessly through the trees at an unusually slow speed when I heard the sound of leaves crunching behind me.
"Cassandra?" my follower asked, "are you there?" It was Carlisle.
"Yeah, I'm here," I sighed, allowing my form to reappear so he could see me. I sounded depressed, even to my ears.
"Edward heard your thoughts as you left the clearing," he explained. "Perhaps I can help?" I smiled slightly and shook my head. I knew Carlisle was compassionate, and hated hurting people about as much as I did, but I couldn't see how he could help.
"Have you heard about our encounter with the newborn army four years ago?" he asked, inviting me to come closer so we could talk.
"Yes," I said, stepping towards him tentatively. I knew he hated the idea of killing the vampires who were created to kill his family, but he did it anyway, which was more than I could say for myself. If I were somehow trapped in a room with Aro, I knew I would be far too chicken to kill him.
"So you understand my point of view?" I nodded. "They didn't deserve to die; they didn't know any better. That's why it was so hard for me to hurt them. I even tried to spare one of them, if you recall that particular section of the story." I grimaced; I knew all about Bree and how Jane had brutally murdered her. "As much as I hate to admit it, Cassandra, the Volturi isn't the fair ruling class that it used to be. Even if they may not deserve to die, they don't deserve to rule any longer either. You don't have to kill anyone if you don't want to; simply help us overthrow them." I looked up at him with a weak smile. I knew how hard it would be for him to go up against his former friends. If he could do it, then certainly I could help. Like he said, I didn't have to actually kill anyone.
"Okay," I said softly. "Thanks Carlisle."
"You're welcome," he replied, returning the grin sorrowfully. "We should get back to the clearing. The others may wonder where we've gone." I nodded and turned back the way we had come, keeping in step with the doctor all the way back to the crowd.
"Hey Cass," Jack said cheerfully, "where'd you go? One second you were standing right behind me, edging everyone on, the next you're nowhere to be found." He paused a moment to look at my face more closely. "Cassy, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing," I mumbled. "I guess I'm just not as excited about the fight as everyone else." His smile faded as he thought about this.
"I'm sorry Cass," he said, wrapping his arms around me. "I forgot you were kind of a pacifist. It'll be over in a few days, a week at most. But we have to do this; Aro has threatened every one of us for far too long." I sighed again and looked down at the grass.
"It's not just because of the fight," I admitted, refusing to meet his gaze. I felt terribly embarrassed to point this out, but I wanted him to know exactly what I was feeling.
He waited for me to continue, but I just kept looking down at the grass. How could I explain my emotions? It was so petty to be thinking about something so insignificant when there was a war about to take place.
"Cass." His hand ran up my arm and moved my chin until he could see my eyes. I trembled at the motion.
"You said our honeymoon would last two weeks," I muttered, "maybe more. It only lasted three days, Jack, all because of this stupid fight. And what's worse…" I stopped, biting my lip; I was being absurd. How could I even think something so silly? But the doubt still clouded my mind.
"Yes?" His tone was gentle, his eyes probing and completely hypnotizing. I could tell he wished he had Edward's talent right now.
"You seemed perfectly fine with leaving early," I whispered. "You preferred the fight over me. Ever since Kianna mentioned the Volturi, all you've been able to talk about is how to destroy them. At the islands, on the plane, even here…" He cut me off with a single kiss, making my mind go blank. I looked up into his eyes longingly.
"Never say that Cass," he said softly. "Of course I didn't want to leave early. Why on Earth would I choose Aro over you?" Well, putting it like that made my theory sound even more stupid. "The only reason I agreed to leave is because I know he has to be stopped. He's after the Cullens, the wolves, Kianna, YOU. Probably even the unicorns, if he knows they exist. I can't just sit back and relax when I know you could be in danger, even if it's our honeymoon." I continued to look up into his eyes, a small smile forming on my lips. "When this is all over, we can go on a different honeymoon, in a completely different place if you want. We can go to the Bahamas, or Jamaica, or Los Angeles. Or if you really liked the triangle, we could go there again and not have to worry about our skin showing. We can go wherever you want, just as soon as the Volturi is put in its place." I nodded and stood up on my toes to kiss him again, wrapping my arms around his neck. He was very persuasive.
"I don't think anyone wants to see this," I murmured into his ear, sneaking a glance at the crowd from the corner of my eye. Many of our guests were either turning away from us awkwardly, or giving us funny looks occasionally while they talked. "Maybe we should go back to the house?" Jack gave me a mischievous grin.
"Of course," he said, sweeping me off my feet. "Anything for you." I giggled as he carried me away from our friends, from the clearing, from my sorrows, and into the world where nothing mattered except the two of us. I knew this was a glimpse of the world we would create in the fall of the Volturi.
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I love your work, Calody!!! It doesn't matter how long the chapters are, just as long as you keep posting them!!!!! <3 <3 <3
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:) yes, you may. I've been a bit slow typing these chapters, but my career is trying to take off and it's leaving me behind, so I need to catch up on my real life work before I can zone out into my fantasy world... Oh well, here's the next chapter.
Chapter 3
We came back to the clearing a few hours later, just as the sun was setting. Everyone had cleared the chairs and the tables out of the way and were now preparing to learn more fighting techniques from Jasper, who was currently talking with Bella. A few of the wolves had transformed to make fighting easier, while a few of the others lounged around lazily on the grass. It was, ironically, a pretty peaceful scene at the moment.
"Okay, we only have about 14 hours before we leave," Jasper spoke up, "so let's get started. I trust most of you remember the tips I gave you about fighting the newborns?" Quite a few nods from the group. "Well they aren't going to work here." It didn't look like anyone had been prepared for that. "The Volturi are an ancient coven of vampires that have seen every form of attack I know from the wars in the South. We're fighting on their land, so they have the home-town advantage, and they know all about the shapeshifters. We're going to need to be even more unpredictable, even more united, and have every element of surprise we can get. Thankfully, it seems that we have that last part covered." He looked at the unicorns appreciatively. "The other two… We might need to work on." He stepped out into the middle of the field and motioned for Emmett to join him. His brother gave him a big, devilish grin.
"It's your funeral, little brother," he snarled eagerly, crouching down. Jasper's lips curved up at the edges ever so slightly as he watched his sibling get ready. Once Emmett was settled into a good position, he lunged for his brother with every ounce of strength that he had. But before he could reach him, he slowed down, his eyes drooping the tiniest bit. His target moved out of the way and smiled as he slammed into a tree, then slumped to the ground. We all watched in amazement.
"Use your talents to your advantage," Jasper said, his eyes still on Emmett as he lifted out of the haze. "Aro does that often, but without Jane or Alec there, he won't have the privilege. He has a lot of bodyguards though; don't underestimate them. They know how to fight, they know what they're doing, and they will kill you in less than a second if you give them the chance. Use your talents, overuse them if possible. Don't let them get near you if you can help it, and if you can't help it, be as unpredictable as possible. Don't let them get the better position." At this he motioned for Jack to come over, ignoring Emmett as he grumbled under his breath and walked away.
"I'm not a very experienced fighter," Jack warned, stepping up to our friend.
"I know," he replied. "This is a good time for you to learn. Don't worry, I'll use normal battle tactics on you." Yeah, that was comforting.
Jack crouched down uncertainly and eyed Jasper for a moment before attacking. He lunged for his neck, but Jasper moved before he could reach him. He tried again, and again he missed. After a few more tries of this, Jack realized this wasn't going to work, so he tried something else. Stalking up to him slowly, Jack watched for any sign of movement; Jasper was utterly still. He lunged for his neck again, but then jolted to a stop and pinned him to the ground instead. Jasper grinned and nodded. Jack stood up victoriously and walked back over to me.
"See what you have to do?" Jasper asked, getting back on his feet. "But you'll have to be better than that, unfortunately. I didn't even attempt to fight him; Aro and his guards will be much different. You need to be on your toes and make those decisions quickly, before they have time to react to them. Otherwise, you'll be dead pretty quickly." A glance at everyone in the clearing. "We don't want to lose anyone in this battle. Take precautions, keep yourself safe. Don't let Aro get the upper hand." This time he motioned for one of the wolves to come forward. I watched as Jacob stepped to the clearing, a big wolfy grin on his face. Though he couldn't actually speak English in his animal form, I could tell he was pretty confident without his sarcastic comments.
Jake didn't waste any time. As soon as he had stepped away from the crowd, he lunged for Jasper, aiming for his throat as Jack had. This time my distant brother stood to fight, though, instead of using his talent to his advantage. He just wanted to give us a taste of what Aro's guards might do without Jane and Alec there.
They actually fought pretty well, neither one holding back, neither one making a fatal mistake. Just when I thought one was down, he sprung back up again and pinned the other. Or just as one got his arms around the other's neck, he was shaken off and thrown to the ground. I knew that if Jacob and the other wolves could just catch the vampires by surprise, it would be easy to kill them off. If we were truly this evenly matched, I could see where the element of surprise would come in handy.
"Good," Jasper said, almost sounding tired. "You might just be able to survive this." Jacob grinned and loped back to where Renesmee and Her parents were standing. Then Jasper turned his eyes on me.
"You could be a very good weapon against the Volturi Cassandra," he pointed out. "They can't fight what they can't see. Even if you don't kill them, we could use your help fighting them off. Maybe you could even catch anyone who tries to get away." I shuddered involuntarily, but nodded. He could sense my emotions on the subject no doubt, so he knew just how hard it would be for me to fight, but he did have a point; anything I did would be immensely helpful, even simply keeping everyone in the room until we were done with them.
Instead of asking me to come forward, however, my friend turned to Jack and beckoned to him again. I felt my eyebrows furrow, trying to figure out what he was up to.
"I think we should try this with a team scenario this time," Jasper announced, glancing at me slyly before looking around at the group again. "Emmett, Jacob, Rosalie, you'll fight with me. Bella, Renesmee, Cassandra, you'll stand with Jack." These teams seemed pretty unfair to me; he picked all the new, inexperienced vampires to stand by Jack. I stepped towards them carefully. It almost seemed like a game of dodgeball, only much more deadly. The other girls walked over as well, looking just as confused as I was.
I noticed Edward had stepped closer as well, but not in a protective way; more like, an observative way. He was looking at me.
"Get ready," Jasper growled. Emmett and Jacob smiled and leaned into a hunting crouch. And then they were off, lunging at us from every direction. Jack was actually pretty good at first, fighting with Jasper and keeping him away from us. But then he looked like he was starting to get tired, and I noticed Jasper smile.
"Bella, use your shield!" I said quickly, turning to my friend. She looked at me and nodded before going back to Emmett. I glanced at Jack just long enough to make sure had been restored, then searched out Rosalie. Renesmee was distracting Jacob, Bella was entertaining Emmett, and Jack was wrestling Jasper, so I knew Rosalie and I were the only ones left without someone to fight. I saw her flash by and run up a tree, teaming up with Emmett against Bella. Well, I wasn't having that.
I lunged for the spot just above Bella's head, the place where I knew Rosalie would be in just a few seconds, and blended into the background simultaneously. I hit my target full force and pinned my distant sister to the ground.
"What the-" she spluttered, looking up at my face, though obviously seeing nothing. "That's not fair!" I grinned and let her see my face for just a fraction of a second, then jumped off the ground and headed for Bella. Emmett and she had somehow managed to get into an arm-wrestling fight, which I knew would never happen in Italy, but he still held a grudge for all those times she'd beaten him as a newborn.
"You're going down, little sis!" Emmett growled, smiling wickedly. Bella just rolled her eyes.
"I might not," she replied calmly. "Maybe I'll beat you again, like I did every day for an entire year." He growled again and set his elbow on a nearby rock. She took his hand and pushed with all her might. I could tell Emmett was going to win- Bella's arm was sinking backwards every few seconds- so I figured I'd have a little fun while nobody could see me.
I gently touched Bella's shoulder to let her know I was there, then put my hand on top of hers and pushed. I saw her smile as we both sent his hand crashing into the boulder. He looked appalled.
"What? How did you…?" Bella smiled and I reappeared to pat his shoulder sympathetically. He stared up at me for a moment and burst into laughter.
At this point our fight wasn't really a fight anymore. Rosalie was grumbling over by Emmett, who was making fun of Bella for cheating, and Renesmee and Jacob were pretty much in their own world lying in the grass. Only Jasper and Jack were truly fighting, and I could see it was almost over.
"Gotcha!" Jasper huffed, pinning Jack to the ground. My mate was flustered. I turned invisible one more time and ran over to the boys, shoving Jasper onto the grass and pulling Jack to his feet. Jasper smiled as he stood up himself, knowing what happened, and looked in my general direction.
"Very good," he said. "We might just be able to pull this off."
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When Baltimore school officials lobbied state lawmakers to fund an ambitious $1 billion, 10-year plan this year to modernize facilities, no one understood having a decade-long vision more than Sen. Catherine Pugh.
It was about 10 years ago that Pugh felt a spark on a New York City street corner as she watched the hustle and bustle of students heading into the High School of Fashion Industries. But when she spoke of replicating such a school in Baltimore, her idea was met with veiled skepticism.
"No one thought I was crazy; they just sort of looked at me and said, 'OK,'" she said with a chuckle, mimicking a stoic smile and patronizing nod. "So I took those OKs and ran with them."
As the school year starts in the city and other school systems around the area, city and state officials will celebrate on Monday the opening of the new Baltimore Design School. The $26.85 million transformation of a vacant, century-old building into a modern-chic school is emblematic of what the district hopes to accomplish with the $1 billion — building schools that support a 21st-century education.
Interim CEO Tisha Edwards said the school's building and instructional program, which focuses on architecture, fashion and graphic design, "represent the innovative spirit of city schools" that she is encouraging in the new school year. "The Baltimore Design School is affirmative evidence of what's possible for our children and our communities," Edwards said.
Beaming at the former Lebow Bros. clothing plant on Oliver Street — where antiquated sewing machines and irons line the top of library shelves, and an old freight elevator serves as the backdrop for student work displays — Pugh recalled how she tapped her fight, faith and friends with resources to design her dream into reality.
The long-vacant, 110,000-square-foot building in the heart of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District, where men's suits were once produced for high-end retailers, will house the first design school in the country to serve middle and high school students. The building had been vacant since 1985.
Ninth-grader Ariel Chamblis, who wants to be a fashion designer because she "doesn't like walking around looking like everybody else," said she looks forward to attending school in a building that doesn't look like any other school in the city.
The ninth-grader said that drawing, originally an outlet for her anger, led to a dream of being a fashion designer. She thought the first time she'd be able to explore her talent would be attending design school after high school in someplace like California.
"I imagined going to art school in the city, but I didn't think it would happen," she said. "It's different than regular school. You can be yourself. If you want to be a unicorn, you can be a unicorn and no one makes fun of you."
The school, co-founded by Pugh and Maryland Institute College of Art President Fred Lazarus, was a source of inspiration for former CEO Andres Alonso's push to overhaul the city's dilapidated school infrastructure by pursuing creative financing.
The rehabilitation of the Lebow building was funded through a combination of public funding, tax credits and private bonds.
"What this says to me is if you really believe in something, and you keep fighting and surround yourself with the right people, anything can happen," said Pugh, a Democrat who represents District 40, where the Design School is located. "I really believe that in doing this, we laid the groundwork for the money that's coming to the city."
Using the Design School as an example, Alonso persuaded a hesitant city school board to conduct a $1.4 million study of the district's school buildings in 2011, in hopes of securing public and private funding to help the system overhaul the oldest school infrastructure in the state.
The study, which found about $2.4 billion in need, served as the blueprint for the district's "21st Century Buildings for Our Kids" master plan that will kick into high gear this school year.
The city's plan, which garnered national attention and an unprecedented financial commitment from the Maryland General Assembly this past spring, will raise $1 billion and guide the closure of 26 buildings and the renovation or rebuilding of 136 others by 2023.
At least one suburban district, Baltimore County, has followed the city's lead in crafting a long-term plan to update its facilities. The county school system, which has the second-oldest school infrastructure in the state, entered into a $500,000 contract this year to take an inventory of its facilities needs.
Pugh said she doesn't think she could have created the Design School if it weren't for Alonso, who upon hearing her idea said in his terse, trademark style: "Just do it."
The Design School was approved in January 2010 to operate as a program serving middle and high school grades. Since 2011, it has operated out of the former Winston Middle School building. This year, 350 students in grades six to nine will attend the school, which will expand to grade 12 by 2016.
Lazarus, who will retire from MICA this year and will serve on the Design School's board of directors, recalled how he turned Pugh down at least three times before deciding to partner with her on the school.


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Game Recap: Cubs 2, Pirates 0, Yarrr, another sweep
If Jason Marquis is a blind squirrel, then shutting out the Pirates is a nut he found. I guess it was bound to happen. Marquis went 7 strong innings, throwing 95 pitches, striking out 3 while walking 0 and surrendering 5 hits. However, in a turn of pure irony, while Marquis battened down the hatches and held the Pirates scoreless, the Cubs offense floundered and managed to only score 2, one from unlikely hero Ronny Cedeno, and the other from a sacrifice bunt by Henry Blanco.
The Cubs offense actually accounted for 7 hits - including doubles by Soriano, Theriot, and DeRosa - and 2 walks, but for the most part they just couldn't finish what they started. Fortunately, it turns out that the Cubs don't always need to score 12 or more runs in a game to win.
For me, perhaps the funniest part of the game is how, in 2 innings pitched, Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol combined to strike out more Pirates than Marquis managed in 7. Not that Lou had it planned that way, but maybe it actually works out to the team's benefit to replace a soft throwing righty with two flame-throwers who derive pleasure from throwing pitches with ungodly break to them. Regardless, the Cubs won again, and when they eventually lay claim to the NL Central Championship, while their thank you speech should have 10 minutes dedicated to the Pirates, let the detractors remember that the Brewers played Pittsburgh just as often.
Series Recap: Another road series sweep. Just two months ago, the Cubs were a team with a glaring weakness - they could not regularly win on the road. However, after having gone 13-1 in their last 14 road games, the Cubs now have one of the best road records in baseball to help compliment their overall standing as - wait for it - The Best Team in The Game. Chicago is now 34-31 away from home. Similarly, the Phillies share that road record, the Brewers are 36-31, the Angels top all of baseball with 40 wins and 25 losses, and the Cardinals are actually 37-29. Maybe it's no coincidence that the Cubs have turned things around after releasing Scott Eyre, who was apparently depleting his teammates of energy by eating his - and their - share at all the pre-game buffets.
Before this month started, I predicted that they should win 17. They have; in fact, the Cubs have now won 18 this month. I also said that they could win 20 if all the cards fell the right way. At this point, 20 wins seems very likely. Some people are going to look to this upcoming 4-game set against the Phillies as a Series With Implications. I'm not so severe in my way of thinking, but it certainly would be nice if the Cubs could step on the Phillies's throats for 4 games and make it clear to them that they won't have what it takes come October.
Current Record: 83-50
Position in the NL Central: 1st place, 5.5 games in front of Milwaukee and 10 ahead of St. Louis
Best Possible Record: 112-50
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Where's your Marquis du Suck NOWWWWWWWWWW?
um, yeah.
It was just the Pirates. I'll check myself now.
How you feelin' about these
How you feelin' about these guys nowadays, Rob? I know you weren't really feeling it a few weeks back, but I have to believe that they've swayed you, at least a little.
Marquis' seven excellent innings make Zambrano's crap start yesterday look even worse. Speaking of which, today's start reminded me of when Marquis outpitched Harden a day after Rich's poor start a month or so ago. Maybe Marquis just likes to keep things interesting and do the opposite of the guy before him?
Unfortunately our starters are usually pretty good.
Well, for my sake lets hope
Well, for my sake lets hope we can continue to dominate. I have a rather large wager on this upcoming series with a poor delusional soul who thinks Utley is God. Go Cubs!
-Oh and I am playing MLB 07 the show and just traded Jaque Jones for Jim Edmonds straight up. Tards, haha. And I just went 4-5 and a cycle with good ol Jimmy against the Cards in his first game.


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Who can make a worthwhile contribution on TED conversations?
It seems to me that it takes all kinds of people to make the sorts of exceptional conversations that we find here at TED conversations. Please tell me what kind of person you think makes a real contribution. Who sparks your thinking and why and how? Tell me anything you think is relevant.
I loved this TEDx talk and starting at about 3:30 it gets pretty profound to me.
I often think it has something to do with the ying and yang around courage.
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Aug 24 2012: Courage is something that those who fear must muster. But when one learns how to walk through fear, and how easy it is to do so, courage isn't necessary. (This comment inspired by your YouTube link)
As to the rest - diversity is strength. Anyone who has developed at least basic cognitive thinking skills is valuable.
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Aug 25 2012: Dear Barney,
Are you afraid of spiders? Or what they might do to you? They actually don't bother humans too much, although, as we know, some can. As mother nature planned, however, they are beneficial to the ecosystem, so I like them. They feed on unwanted insects, in the gardens, like aphids for example:>)
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Hi Barney,
Your fear is not irrational at all....lots of people are afraid of spiders! I totally agree with you....difficult to accept them crawling across the face.......although.......this reminds me........
While hiking in the mountains of So. America years ago, we came into a little village, and the first person to greet us was a little boy (maybe 9-10yrs. old) with a HUGE black hairy tarantula perched on his shoulder.
He obviously got a kick out of introducing his pet spider to people, and he was very enthusiasticly trying to get us to hold the tarantula, which was as big as my fist!!! Finally, I said....ok.....if this little kid is brave enough to have a tarantula for a pet, it might be kind of fun to be brave enough myself!!! So, I let the kid put the spider in my hand. The spider immediately, slowly walked up my bare arm, which felt really weird, but not bad, and it perched on my shoulder....just like it did with the kid! It was very cool actually:>)
My life adventures include facing fear head on, so to speak....
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face...do the thing you think you cannot do..."
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Linda Taylor 50+Aug 27 2012: I love this story! It reminded me of my family:) My family comes from a tropical area and it is not unusual for a tarantula to get in the house or find them in the garden. My aunt taught me that you can get rid of a tarantula by singing to it. One got in a spare room and she said just watch. She closed the door and sang a little song about how the tarantula needed to go home and take care of her children. And when she opened the door, the tarantula was gone.
Maybe it was the song or not, but the memory of the magic was welcome:)
Aug 27 2012: I love your story too Linda!
I was curious, and I remember wondering, as the tarantula was walking up my arm, what a bite might be like. I never even thought about it again until just now, so I looked it up.
"They do bite, and their bites are venomous. However, for most species, the toxicity of their venom is much like that of a bee or wasp. It is most likely to cause a nasty local reaction incluidng pain, redness, swelling. However, people can have a an allergic or anaphylactic reaction to spider bites in the same way that some people react to bee stings, and this reaction can be fatal. Also, there are few species which have a stronger venom that could potentially be fatal, or at least make the bite victim quite ill. So while tarantula bits are unlikely to be fatal, you still want to avoid being bitten, and the best way to do this is to learn about spider behavior and treat the spider accordingly. Tarantulas are wild animals, and need to be treated with respect. As a rule, however, most spiders would rather retreat than bite."
Looks like spiders behave like humans at times.... I'm sure glad I was respectful of that tarantula.....LOL!!! Feel better Barney?
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When grilled by Senator Claire McCaskill, who accused DeGiorgio of repeatedly committing perjury, Barra, quoted in the Detroit Free Press said, "The data that's been put in front of me indicates that, but I'm waiting for the full investigation. I want to be fair."


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A man being held in the random murders of three people at Jewish centers near Kansas City has a track record of extremist activities here in the Carolinas.
The suspect, 73-year-old Frazier Glenn Miller is a former Grand Dragon with a North Carolina Ku Klux Klan group.
He and his members held a rally in Lexington County back in 1984 and WIS was there.
So what's happened with Klan organizations in the Palmetto State since then?
In 1984 WIS reported the Klan was essentially defunct in the Midlands based on turnout for that rally. It later became clear there were still active Klan organizations but their numbers appear to have declined since then.
Today the State Law Enforcement Division told us the Klan presence in this state is currently "very small and very scattered."
Certainly it's been a long time since we've seen any chapter of that hate group goes public like one did nearly 30 years ago.
Glenn Miller came to Lexington County in late September 1984 bringing with him other members of the White Patriot Party, a group previously known as the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
It was at least in part, a recruiting trip.
But while they managed to sign up a few new members, a heavy federal, state and county law enforcement presence may have kept others away.
Miller wasn't happy about that.
"You'd think we was in Russia or something," Miller said in 1984. "You know where they stick their foot on your head and they and push you back down when you try to rise up in these communist countries. And it's becoming the same way in our country today. When white people try to rise up to unite and organize."
Miller ran for North Carolina governor that year.
A few years later, federal authorities in Missouri arrested him. He went to prison and the White Patriot Party fell apart.
By then another Klan group was getting media attention in the Midlands.
The Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan led by a Pelion area man named Horace King. King and his group held a series of marches in smaller towns and meetings at King's home.
In the mid-90's a wave of Klan-inspired black church arsons brought national attention to South Carolina including a visit to Greelyville by then-President Bill Clinton.
One church sued King and the Klan winning a $38 million judgment that left the church in possession of King's house.
He died in 2002.
More recently former Lexington County resident August Kreis the third was linked to several extremist groups including the Klan and Aryan Nations.
In February of this year authorities in Richland, Kershaw and Lexington Counties accused Kreis of sexually assaulting a girl and distributing child pornography.
Today the Southern Poverty Law Center which tracks hate groups identifies just three Klan organizations in South Carolina in the Abbeville and Spartanburg areas.
The SPLC says Glenn Miller was involved in a plot to murder the law center's founder Morris Dees.
Miller's history of racial violence also includes his participation in the 1979 killings of five anti-Klan protesters in Greensboro, the event that became known as the Greensboro Massacre.
The murders for which he is now being held in Overland Park Kansas took place at Jewish centers.
But authorities say none of the victims were in fact Jewish.
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Last year, Denver, Oakland and San Diego all won eight games and Kansas City won seven. Normally you would say that makes the AFC West a wide open division, but with Peyton Manning now playing in Denver, you have to think the Broncos have the greatest opportunity for fast improvement. Next you would think Kansas City has a chance to jump with their best running back, tight end and safety all back from injury. But will age catch up to Manning? Can Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel work his motivational magic again? Will Dennis Allen of the Raiders be the next Mike Tomlin? Will Philip Rivers regain his efficiency? There are a lot of questions in the AFC West still to be answered.
Denver Broncos: I wonder if Peyton Manning signed in Denver because it was the best team out there with the best chance to take him to a Super Bowl. Some would say San Francisco was a better bet, but the Niners are an NFC team and Manning apparently wanted to stay in the AFC. I think he looked at John Fox and realized he has already taken a team to a Super Bowl (Carolina). Then he looked at Von Miiler and Elvis Dumervil and saw them as newer versions of Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney. Also, Ryan Clady and Orlando Franklin are good offensive tackles, just like Tarrik Glenn and Ryann Diem were back in their prime with the Colts. Even the altitude in Denver is an advantage when it comes to throwing deep.
So if Manning wants to win and win with an AFC team, Denver may truly have been his best choice. He has played there before and knows that its challenges as a visitor – which will now be his advantages as the home quarterback.
The key for Denver is to find or develop a new Edgerrin James or Joseph Addai within the offence to help Manning. Is it present with Willis McGahee? Manning may be the best play-action passer in football, but he must have a solid running back to make it work.
In a way it all makes sense. Denver fans will embrace Manning . Over 41,000 showed up for an in-stadium practice. That is PRACTICE, not a game. Practice! In one move the Broncos have gone from having the worst QB in the division to having the best. It has to make a difference. Denver will win the AFC West.
Kansas City Chiefs: If you take three of a team's top players out of the line-up from game one on, that team will likely have a poor season. That is what happened to the Chiefs last year as they lost TE Tony Moeaki, SS Eric Berry and RB Jamaal Charles at running back by the end of Week 1. The C dopped their first three games, but they did recover to finish 7-9.
After a poor season, the pressure will be on QB Matt Cassel to get back to the form he showed in 2010. Last year the Chiefs were 31st in scoring offense, and failed to top 20 points in 12 of 16 games. The most interesting player to watch could be RB Payton Hillis, the former Cleveland Brown. At 6'2" and 250 pounds he is a fullback with halfback speed and elusiveness. If his attitude is right, he is a great compliment to the extremely explosive Jamaal Charles and Dexter McCluster. Hillis has the potential to be the next Mike Allstott in this offence.
Defensively the Chiefs have strength down the middle. First round pick Dontari Poe is amazingly quick despite topping 350 pounds. Linebacker Derrick Johnson is a first round pick from seven years ago and Eric Berry at strong safety was a number one pick two years ago. If all three live up to their physical potential, the Chiefs can compete with any NFL offense - including the one in Denver.
Crennel is 26-41 in the regular season as a head coach, which is not very impressive. But I always think of how Bill Belicheck struggled as a first time head coach in Cleveland as well. Now Belichick is the best in the business, so it will be interesting to see if Crennel can continue the upswing in his second crack at head coaching in the NFL.
Kansa City is one of those teams that could finish anywhere from first to fourth in their division. It's possible, but unlikely, that they will have so many key injuries again. They should finish second to the Broncos.
San Diego Chargers: After two 8-8 seasons, the pressure is on for the Chargers to not only make the playoffs, but to make the most of that opportunity. With both Norv Turner and A.J. Smith back as head coach and general manager, there are no more excuses about learning curves and new schemes to learn. It is pretty much the same team with only a few new players.
Something was wrong with Philip Rivers last year when he threw 20 interceptions and lost five fumbles. The rumors persisted all season that he was not 100 per cent. That being said, the center exchange fumble in Kansas city that set the tone for a very self-destructive season was all on him. Rivers has to get his mojo back.
The other issue that requires improvement is third down defence. When the season ended the Chargers were 32nd and dead last in third down efficiency. It was probably why they hired John Pagano as the new defensive co-ordinator and made their top three draft picks a linebacker, defensive lineman, and a safety.
It was an odd season for the Chargers last year. Historically they have fought slow starts, but they always managed a strong finish. That was always the pattern. But in 2011 the Chargers went 4-1 to begin the season, then dropped six straight before finishing 4-1 over the last five – the only loss in the latter stretch courtesy of a good Detroit team.
The bad news is that the Chargers are no longer playing in one of the weaker divisions. Denver and Kansas City will be better and Oakland will have Carson Palmer right from the beginning of training camp. Add games in Atlanta, in New Orleans, and in Pittsburgh, and you get a tough schedule. Their final game, at home against Oakland, might just be for respectability within the division. The Chargers will finish third in the much-tougher AFC West.
Oakland Raiders: For the first time I can remember, ever, a preview of Raiders football will not feature Al Davis. After his death on October 8, everyone knew there would be change in Raider Nation. And so begins the Reggie Mckenzie and Dennis Allen era as the new masterminds for the silver and black.
In free agency, 11 former Raiders left, and eight new Raiders came into the fold. The draft was not as generous, as Oakland did not have a pick until the third round, so there are no key stars to anticipate over the next year or two. The Raiders are just going to have to win with what they have and hope they can develop their late picks quickly.
What they do have is number one runner Darren McFadden. After 7 games last year, averaged over 100 yards a game. When he suffered a foot injury, the season went south and Oakland struggled to an 8-8 finish. You have to think that if McFadden could have stayed healthy last year, a 10-6 season was possible, which would have won the division. After that, who knows?
The Raiders are one of those teams that are good for the league. They have a mystique about them, which was developed and embellished by Davis. But Davis is gone, Manning is in Denver, the Chiefs are healthy and Philip Rivers is still in charge of the Chargers. Oakland will have to dominate in non- divisional play to get ahead of that group. With a new coach and a new system, I am not sure even QB Carson Palmer can keep the Raiders out of 4th in the AFC West.
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KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --It was a winter storm but once again for the most part, the Kalamazoo area dodged the snow.
This time the worst of the weather went up north where it not only knocked out power to tens of thousands, it lit up the faces of northern Michiganders who really depend on snow this time of the year for their economy.
Tony Kaly who runs the Sugarbowl Restaurant in Gaylord says they have been without snow until now and business has been down.
In southwest Michigan, we won't even get a White Christmas out of this storm and while that will make travel for the rest of the holiday easier, some would put up with a little inconvenience just for tradition's sake.
To the south in Cass County it was a much sadder story whereShawnette Baker found her aunt trapped in the rubble of her home after a huge tree blew over onto the home near Niles. She was screaming for help. Firefighters were able to free the older woman who suffered serious injuries and remains hospitalized. Baker says it's the second tragedy the family has suffered this week.
Her dad died last weekend and they have been having trouble raising the cash for a funeral. Everyone else in the home at the time managed to escape unharmed but two puppies remain missing.


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Not likely. Business model is flawed as Insurance costs to cover risks were not anticipated. Insures will demand higher premiums from Hospitals for any new procedure that might be more risky than before.
It will make a new low with a serious market correction 20%.
Take some off the table.!
Sure but networking is a different ball game. You got to know blood lines and family links and wants. With that one can then establish a position. That takes time and a lot of entertaining etc.!
TCS and INFY are on a roll as outsiders are now sidelined.
Yes; but that will be due to the new infrastructure preferred scrip.
Correct . MT cannot break out b4 2019. There is a steel glut & a large handful of obsolete Steel plants which cannot be shut down as they are job protected.!
What about the huge demand for Surfactin from the surfing community.!
Because of the new Govt, his network of contacts has ben made redundant. Further the local Cos. INFY & WIPRO are getting most favoured status for large I.T projects that are now at the RFP stage. IT will take two years to get a new network going and the price can be steep.!
In the first place they will have to find an Indian replacement.
Are they giving small Investors like us a free Lawsuit.? Thx.
Not quite. Insurance Cos are not keen to enter any long term contract wrt Gene Testing.
They may now be in the drivers seat.
That's far fetched. Has a better chance of making a new low during the traditional OCT sell off
Hard to manipulate steel until its heated. Its cold now.!
Strange; yet most westerners say two heads are better than one.!
The Building has its own certification, additionally each product has an approved protocol , standards of personnel, tests etc. Every shift and unforecasted issue has to be logged in detail.
Appears QA needs a major tune up & head roll.!
Good news but no mention of its problems in the East. Because of the change in Govt in India it has lost its networks and links . The new Govt is more inclined to favor their locals WIPRO ad INFY.It will take 2 years for them to establish new networks which is the basis of all work in Asia.
I expect their revenue growth will be problematic for 2014/15.
I hope you are right. A 3 day downdraft pattern is not uncommon.
Hedge fund shorts have been piling in with increasing vol. This indicates they plan to take it down further b4 they cover. My guess is we will see selling continuing for a couple of days.
Intend to dollar average nr $40.
Not likely. The Mittals are not related to the TU TU's.
Not quite. Next Q is not looking good. Margin squeeze in the food industry thanks to drought and transport costs.
DEc may prove the best time to buy FWM as it starts to climb up.
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Hydrogen is the lightest element so why not use it.
We know of H2O turbines and Hydrogen Gas but I propose a new invention call Hydro-Flotation. If you can use gravity to spin wheels to Alternators and Motors would you be able to use flotation as well?
What would you use this new technology for?
Best of all it is all natural.
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It be like an upside down clock instead of energy from gravitation it would float.
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May 27 2013: If you have pure hydrogen gas how long will it last contained in a capsule? Can that capsule be connected to a cable thatruns down in to a pully and back up to a wheel? Connect that wheel to sprokets and another wheel that has a pully at the same length above the water for a gravitational weight.
1. Weight to pull a cable by gravity
2. Wheel to spin an alternator
3. Flotation to pull the cable by flotation
When the weight touches down a trigger pulls to let the float rise.
When the float rises it pulls the weight back up and the flotation device sinks.
The wheels would need to create more energy then it takes to sink and pull the weight.
The best part about this system is the wheels can make more energy then the initial system uses.
The longer the cable on any end the more power to pull the weight up and sink the flotation device.
It leaves the rest of it's power for use as electric current to charge.
I thought about this from watching this video and I figured out it could be reversed and upside down with flotation.
I don't know if it is possible but it is an idea and I hope that is enough to trigger creativity of inventors.
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Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 – 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense colour.[1]
Maurice de Vlaminck was born in Paris to a family of musicians. His father taught him to play the violin.[2] He began painting in his late teens. In 1893, he studied with a painter named Henri Rigalon on the Île de Chatou.[3] In 1894 he married Suzanne Berly. The turning point in his life was a chance meeting on the train to Paris towards the end of his stint in the army. De Vlaminck, then 23, met an aspiring artist, André Derain, with whom he struck up a lifelong friendship.[2] When de Vlaminck completed his army service in 1900, the two rented a studio together, the Maison Levanneur which now houses the Cneai,[4] for a year before Derain left to do his own military service.[2] In 1902 and 1903 he wrote several mildly pornographic novels illustrated by Derain.[5] He painted during the day and earned his livelihood by giving violin lessons and performing with musical bands at night.[2]
In 1911, de Vlaminck traveled to London and painted by the Thames. In 1913, he painted again with Derain in Marseille and Martigues. In World War I he was stationed in Paris, and began writing poetry. Eventually he settled in Rueil-la-Gadelière, a small village south-west of Paris. He married his second wife, Berthe Combes, with whom he had two daughters. From 1925 he traveled throughout France, but continued to paint primarily along the Seine, near Paris. Resentful that Fauvism had been overtaken by Cubism as an art movement de Vlaminck blamed Picasso. During the Second World War de Vlaminck visited Germany and on his return published a tirade against Picasso and Cubism in the periodical Comoedia in June 1942. A practiced story teller, de Vlaminck wrote many autobiographies, marred little either by lack of confidence or adherence to the truth.[6]
De Vlaminck died in Rueil-la-Gadelière on 11 October 1958.
Artistic career[edit]
Two of de Vlaminck's groundbreaking paintings, Sur le zinc (At the Bar) and L'homme a la pipe (Man Smoking a Pipe) were painted in 1900.[2]
For the next few years de Vlaminck lived in or near Chatou (the inspiration for his painting houses at Chatou), painting and exhibiting alongside Derain, Matisse, and other Fauvist painters. At this time his exuberant paint application and vibrant use of colour displayed the influence of Vincent van Gogh. Sur le zinc called to mind the work of Toulouse-Lautrec and his portrayals of prostitutes and solitary drinkers, but does not attempt to probe the sitter's psychology—a break with the century-old European tradition of individualized portraiture.[2] According to art critic Souren Melikian, it is "the impersonal cartoon of a type."[2] In his landscape paintings, his approach was similar. He ignored the details, with the landscape becoming a mere excuse to express mood through violent colour and brushwork.[2] An example is Sous bois, painted in 1904. The following year, he began to experiment with "deconstruction," turning the physical world into dabs and streaks of colour that convey a sense of motion.[2] His paintings Le Pont de Chatou (The Chatou Bridge), Les Ramasseurs de pommes de terre (The Potato Pickers), La Seine a Chatou (The River Seine at Chatou) and Le Verger (The Orchard) exemplify this trend.[2]
Artistic influences[edit]
De Vlaminck's compositions show familiarity with the Impressionists, several of whom had painted in the same area in the 1870s and 1880s. After visiting a van Gogh exhibit, he declared that he "loved van Gogh that day more than my own father".[7] From 1908 his palette grew more monochromatic, and the predominant influence was that of Cézanne.[5] His later work displayed a dark palette, punctuated by heavy strokes of contrasting white paint.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Freeman, Judi, et al. The Fauve Landscape, pp.13–14. Abbeville Press, 1990. ISBN 1-55859-025-0
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Melikian, Souren. "Vlaminck: Expressing mood with color", International Herald Tribune, 11 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ^ Freeman, page 319.
- ^ Cneai
- ^ a b Freeman, p.319.
- ^ Freeman, pages 123, 319
- ^ Freeman, pp.15-21
External links[edit]
- Maurice de Vlaminck on artnet
- Maurice de Vlaminck - Biography
- Works by Maurice de Vlaminck (public domain in Canada)


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Ex NASCAR Racer Dick Trickle….and more importantly…WISCONSIN LOCAL RACING LEGEND…..committed suicide! He was 71. Super sad, sources close to him said he was ill and depressed….he did leave a note…..but they obviously haven't released it and quite possibly never will. Thoughts to the family.
Teen Mom star and terrible mother example Farrah Abraham has her eye on buying a 3.3 million dollar pad in the exclusive hood that Justin Bieber and other celebs live in………I guess her adult film cool Million put her just over the edge to be able to purchase 3 million dollars houses. All is well, until her daughter finds out how her mom made all the money.
Tonight, NBC airs the final episode of"The Office"….big deal for some and not a big deal at all for others….let's be honest, the show has to end….the final episode is airing on the two-year anniversary of the show's final laugh.


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