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A compilation of QNAs with Jordin Sparks from People (and here) and Entertainment Weekly.
So what is it like to follow in Kelly Clarkson's footsteps?
Jordin Sparks: Oh my God... really amazing. I hope I can be as successful as she is. Her being here tonight was so cool.
Have you been thinking back to when you were 12 and watching Kelly win in the first Idol finale?
Yeah, and I got a little choked up when I started singing the song because it's what I've always wanted to do. When I was 12, I remember the show was just starting out. We were actually watching the finale and I was just like, ''I want to do that, Mom.'' I said I wanted to do it, and now I've done it. It couldn't have been more perfect.
Did you first audition in Seattle?
I auditioned in L.A. and didn't make it past the first round. They told me no, so I was like, Okay, something obviously has to happen. Something else is in the works. So I went home and I did an ''Arizona Idol'' competition. I won that and they sent me to Seattle.
What did they tell you in L.A.?
A producer made me sing a couple songs. And she was like, ''I really like your voice, but there's something missing.'' And I was like, ''Are you sure?!'' [Giggles] And they were like, Yeah, sorry, sweetheart, maybe try out in another city. And I was like, ''Well, I'd love to try out in another city, but the next city is kinda far away.'' So when I went back home and I did the ''Arizona Idol'' thing, when they said they were going to send me to Seattle, it was just this blessing in disguise.
What was going through your head after you sang ''A Broken Wing'' and Simon said it was the first time he could see you winning the competition?
Oh, during country week! It was one of those moments where I was just like, Did he really just say that? I mean, seriously, you never think he will say that to you.
We spoke during the Top 12 party, and you told me you wanted to win because you're young and you want someone young to win this year. So how does it feel to be the youngest American Idol ever?
[Covers mouth, eyes water] OH MY GOD! Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about that. [Pause] Oh my gosh, really? I am?! I'm the youngest one? [Closes eyes, pumps arms] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yesssss! That's so cool. I LOVE it.
What was going through your mind right before Ryan announced that you won?
I was standing up there and Blake was holding my hand and he was like, "I love you, sweetheart." I was like, "I love you too." He squeezed my hand and I knew whatever happened I'd be okay and everything would be fine. He's such a great supporter and so encouraging of me. I'm one of his biggest fans and he's one of mine. It turned out pretty cool, I guess!
You became very emotional during your last song, 'This Is My Now.' What were you feeling then?
It was a mix of a lot of things. I can't believe that it's over. It seems like years ago that I auditioned in Seattle, but at the same time it's gone by so fast. It was a mix of everything was ending and I don't know – the song is just so amazing. I looked up at all the people and I saw my parents sitting there and I realized that what I said I wanted to do a long time ago, I was doing it. And it just totally overcame me.
Did you know you had such fan support going into the finals?
I've been in a bubble, so I didn't. When I went home I got so much support there, but that was my home state. I had no idea what everybody else was thinking. I love the love, what can I say?
Are you ready to record your first album?
I might be getting some material during the [Idols Live] tour and then I guess right after I'll start working on that.
Will you write your own songs?
I would love to write. I've written a couple of songs but I don't know if they'll go on the album. But I've written and I hope I can write a little bit on my album.
Now that you've won and have a singing career ahead of you, how does college factor in?
I haven't graduated [high school] yet. I'm only a junior. I'm still working on it. During this whole process I've been doing at least three hours a day because that's what I'm required to do and it's been really cool. It's kept everything pretty normal. I'll do my school and then I'll go sing; I'll do my school and then I'll go get fitted in amazing dresses. It's so crazy. I would love to go to college one day, but I'm kind of just thinking about the now. But education is important and I'm still getting it. I actually get out of school tomorrow!
Do you have a favorite performance?
I have no idea. I loved each and every performance that I did. There were some that I liked more than others. I think that I tried to top myself every performance. I liked them all. I don't regret anything.
Did you speak with Simon after tonight's show?
He was like, "Congratulations, Jordin. You deserved it." And I was like, "Thank you." And he gave me a hug and it was like, "Oh my God! Simon Cowell is hugging me!"
You had so many costume changes. Describe your personal style and what complements you best.
I think corset-y tops fit. Baby doll tees like this are better because it's very flattering on the side. It was so crazy doing all the costume changes. I've never done that in all my life. I'm learning more and more about myself as this goes on because now I have to look good! So now I'm like, "Okay, so the stylists are helping me out." Badgley Mischka designed those gorgeous dresses that you saw. They designed the reveal gown. It's so beautiful. It was one of a kind. I think I get to keep them all!
What part of this process has prepared you most for your career?
You know when you see celebrites and the paparazzi follow them? That actually happened to us a couple of weeks ago. We had three cars following us and it was so crazy. And I was like, "What have I gotten myself into?" But I think it's prepared me because I think I've become a better person and a better performer throughout all this – like interacting with fans and being able to convey my emotions better. Thank you to everybody who kept me around!
How do your parents feel?
I've been watching the show since I was 12 and I've always wanted to do it and I've always told my mom every year at the finale or during the show, "I want to do that, Mom. That's what I want to do. I want to be able to sing on that stage and whether I win or not, I want to be there." And now I'm actually doing it. I know she's proud of me and I know my dad is and my brother. And we're just going to take it one step at a time.
Have you gotten your driver's license? And are you a good driver?
Yeah, I have my driver's license. I actually got it July of last year, so it was about before I went and auditioned. So, I'm ok, I haven't gotten any tickets or anything yet. I'm all right.
How did you do on your driver's test?
Well, my driver's test I think I did pretty well. The permit test, I kind of had a problem with, but then I went and studied and I passed – so it was good.
How do you think will handle the pressures in Hollywood to be super thin?
Oh, that super thin stuff? Hollywood needs to get over it, but I don't know. I've got a really good family around me and I love the people that I've got around me and I'm pretty sure they'll keep me grounded – I know they will because they're always like, "Don't let it go to your head, Jordin." And I'm like, "Okay." And I know that my mom, and my dad and my grandparents – as long as I got them with me I'll be okay.
How did you emotionally handle the shows various pressure throughout the season?
It's cool because since I am a minor I have a guardian with me and so I had my mom or my nana, because they would switch off. I would have them with me throughout the season, so it was cool to have them to lean on.
Who is your celebrity crush?
I'm going to have to say Brad Pitt.
I don't know – he's just really cute. I don't know him so I don't know anything else except he's just really good-looking.
What was your greatest moment before winning Idol?
Oh my gosh, you're going to laugh at me but getting my braces off. I'm just a normal quirky 17-year-old girl and getting my braces off was awesome. I did get my license and that was cool. And then just making it through the first round of auditions I was just – it amazed me because I didn't think that I had a chance because so many people auditioned.
Watch video of Jordin Spark's interview with CNN right after her win:
A compilation of QNAs with Blake Lewis from People and Entertainment Weekly.
Blake Lewis may have lost the title of American Idol to Jordin Sparks but he's perfectly fine with his second place finish.
"I never looked at it as winning and losing. I just tried going out and performing really well each day," the 25-year-old says. "In a sense, I'm kind of glad I didn't win just for like contractual reasons. I think if you're first you might have to come back for like three years or something.
"American Idol is such an amazing show and experience," he adds. "I honestly didn't care one bit [about] winning or losing, because I call myself a winner just by getting into the top 10."
Many Idol watchers – including the judges – say that Lewis' fate was sealed by the final song, "This is My Now," an emotional ballad that clearly suited Sparks' powerful voice over beat-boxer Blake.
Lewis agrees. " 'This is My Now' is definitely not my style, a song I would never sing if I didn't have to," he says. "It fit [Jordin] like perfectly. And I honestly think they should have had two songs that were tailored to both of us, but I'm so happy with being second place."
Instead he's focusing on the future, which he hopes includes acting as well as performing music. "If acting comes calling and I get the right opportunities and the right script, or just to do voiceover work for maybe like a Pixar or DreamWorks movie – I think that would be a plus," he says. "I love being goofy, I love doing different voices. I've been doing it since I was a kid."
In the meantime, Lewis will focus on his singing career and he has a specific type of music in mind for his first album.
"My music. I've been making it for seven years," he says. "[It's] very electro-pop, hip-hop music in a sense of Duran Duran [and] Michael Jackson. I'm a child of the '80s, so it's definitely going to have very advanced thing to it with more of a melodic jazzy, like Maroon 5, Jamiroquai, but definitely more on the hip-hop and electronic kind of thing."
Asked which previous American Idol has a career that he would like to emulate, "None of them," says Lewis. "I want to set my own path."
How did you deal with having to perform ''This Is My Now''? It seemed so... not you.
Blake Lewis: [When I first heard it] I was like, really? All right. I gotta sing this song, shake hands with it, make friends with it. And hopefully perform it well. It's definitely not my style. That track would never be on my album.
Did you think about rearranging it?
They wouldn't let me do that, because it was the song that won the contest. If it had been a song for me and a song for Jordin, I think that would've been a lot different. They could've picked two songwriters.
Did you want to speak out?
I don't care — it is what it is. You have your good, your bad, and your in-between.
Moving on to the songs that you were allowed to rearrange: How did you decide to remix ''You Give Love a Bad Name''?
They say ''make it your own,'' so from a producer's standpoint I just remixed a song if I felt like the piece needed it. I'd do that with my own songs, whether I was on Idol or not. After you've been singing for a couple years, you want to revamp them and make them fresh. So I just tried to be true to myself and let my creativity take hold.
Do you think that taking those chances mostly helped you or hurt you during the competition?
I honestly never looked at it that way. I did what they told me. They told me to make a song my own, and that's all I tried to do. So I don't think it was taking a chance. See, they contradict themselves a lot, the judges. With ''You Keep Me Hanging On'' [during Diana Ross week], I totally revamped it and kept the main ingredients of the song, but they gave me some criticism about that. So you never know — you can't win, you can't lose.
So what's next for you?
I did some work with Nick already — a song I had written and another that he and Kevin Griffin from Better Than Ezra put together for me and I improvised over — which is like a dream come true. [Producer] BT is my other main inspiration. If we could get together and create a song, I'd be like a kid in a candy store.
One of the highlights of the finale was watching you and Doug E. Fresh together on stage ...
Hip-hop on American Idol, you can't beat that! The experience has been so amazing, I can't even explain in words. It's bittersweet right now, because it's over. Two seconds before I got on stage, it was like, ''It's done — this is the last time I'll step on the Idol stage.'' The journey was truly a blessing.
PAUL McCARTNEY SLAMS 'IDOL' RUMORS
The UK's Metro reports that Paul McCartney's representative has dismissed Internet rumors that McCartney ducked out of appearing on the "American Idol" finale.
According to the rumors, Macca supposedly pulled out of the show at the last minute because his ex Heather Mills was there.
But his spokesperson told TMZ.com, "Paul was never scheduled or approached to appear on the Idol finale." The rep added: "Even if he were [invited to appear], he likely would've needed to decline as he is in the throes of promoting the June 5 release of his new album. With that in mind, it would likely make it difficult to refer to him as a no show."
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Lancé le lundi 4 septembre, l'appel BEST RUP vise à soutenir des projets de conservation de la biodiversité dans les 6 Régions Ultrapériphériques (RUP) françaises : la Guadeloupe, la Martinique et Saint-Martin pour la région Caraïbes, La Réunion et Mayotte pour la Région Océan Indien et la Guyane Française pour la Région Amazonie. Les porteurs de projets ont jusqu'au 2 octobre 2017 pour déposer leur première note de concept.
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A 3-year project 'BEST RUP' started on 15 January 2017. Its aim is to implement the pilot project 'inventory of species and habitats and environmentally sensitive areas in the French Outermost Regions (ORs)' submitted by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Younous Omarjee.
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Sunday was the last day of Beit Shocair days. Definitely an experience that can't be forgotten, not only for the youth, but for the volunteers, sponsors and organizers. Marlene is the one who should be gven credit as this is her idea. The theme was: one love one heart one hand one big family
Simple, yet has a very strong message that we are all one, we share the same country, the same dreams, the same obstacles and we are here to remove these barriers.
Would like to announce that the youth and volunteers of the Beit Shocair will join our Ramadan Iftar for orphans this Wednesday. They will provide support to our kids by spending time with them and playing music and singing.
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Situated on the first floor of the oft-overlooked Orchard Gateway, the open-concept stall gets a fair bit of foot traffic flowing from the 313 Somerset connector. Peak dining periods will see Kanshoku Ramen brimming with the teeny bopper set, but turnover is fast, and service, efficient.
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A must-try and a signature here, the Black Truffle Ramen ($16.90) centered around an Ajitama ($2) was sublime. Served tepid, the thin chewy noodles were warmed by the runny egg (poke it and swirl it through for the full effect). This was intoxicatingly delicious, kept refreshingly light by the lack of a broth. The luscious pork belly was beautifully charred, which smoky accent countered its sweet undertones.
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For quite a while (read "way too long") I've relied on a simple batch script that uses xcopy to throw my file up on to my NAS box. This had some pretty significant drawbacks- one being that every time the script ran it wrongly determined the age of the source files to be newer that those on the NAS box and would copy all 4ooGb up again, taking forever. Another serious issue was the lack of deleting files on the NAS when the ceased to exist on the source PC, meaning the NAS slowly filled up as I moved, deleted and renamed files on my PC.
Windows Vista and 7, XCopy has been replaced with Robocopy. Robocopy is a slightly better XCopy which supports deleting files on the target when they no longer exist on the source. Sadly, Robocopy still had serious issues understanding the file ages and still copied everything each time it was run.
Robocopy has some more advanced cousins, such as RobocopyGUI and RichCopy but by this point my patience with Microsoft file copying solutions was over and I decided to give some freeware a try.
First up was AllwaySync. This is a perfectly capable windows tools which a decent UI but the free version limits the amount of data it will sync each week. This meant that one weeks editing particularly large files would mean other folders couldn't be synced- a crippling issue as far as I was concerned. The paid version wasn't too expensive but I decided to be cheap and press on for a free solution. For the record, I like supporting small developers and will often pay for pro versions, just not when the software does something I consider too trivial to warrant a paid solution!
I was pointed to Syncback. It has a free version and, whilst not being the prettiest software in the world, it does a fantastic job of keeping folders synced up with tons of options. It can automatically sign in to your protected SMB shares, schedule backups and has a lot of options to get it to do just what you want. I'm currently using it for my windows back up and can't fault it. Recommended for those times where Windows is pretty much the only choice.
There is something I prefer to Syncback when using Linux though: rsync. rsync is a popular and widely used tool for both one off synchronisations and regular backup jobs; it is used in industry for some hefty syncing and, when combined with a cron job, becomes the ultimate way of syncing large amounts of data short of a hardware or file system solution. I won't go into the setting up of it now but there is plenty of tutorials (this one is especially good), well worth looking into if you have a lot of stuff to sync/copy/move.
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LONDON (AFP) - Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson admitted in court on Tuesday to approving a payment to a royal policeman for information, despite warnings it could land him in jail.
The 46-year-old, who later became Prime Minister David Cameron's communications chief, said he simply "rubber-stamped" the request by the royal editor of the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid.
Giving evidence in his trial on charges of paying public officials and phone hacking, Mr Coulson also repeatedly denied that he knew that journalists were illegally accessing celebrities' phones.
In particular, he denied an accusation from a former colleague that he had been played a hacked phone message left by actress Sienna Miller for James Bond star Daniel Craig.
The Old Bailey court in London was told about an email exchange in 2003 in which the News of the World's then royal editor Clive Goodman asked Mr Coulson to sign off on a cash payment for a story.
Mr Goodman said he wanted to buy a royal contacts book for £1,000 (S$2,114) from a policeman assigned to the royal family, but warned that if they were caught the officer "could end up on criminal charges, as could we".
Mr Coulson, who earlier told the court that Mr Goodman was prone to creating "unnecessary drama", said he signed off on the cash.
"I didn't believe Clive was paying policemen, I still don't believe it. I think what I did was failed to address it properly with him," he told the jury. "But I didn't (address it), I rubber-stamped it."
Mr Coulson resigned from the News of the World after Mr Goodman and private detective Glenn Mulcaire were jailed for phone hacking in January 2007.
But he denies charges of conspiring to hack phones and paying public officials for stories.
A former colleague, Dan Evans, has already pleaded guilty to hacking and claims Mr Coulson knew about the practice.
He said that in September 2005 he played Mr Coulson a voicemail left by Ms Miller on Mr Craig's mobile phone that exposed their secret affair, which the then editor said was "brilliant".
Mr Coulson was asked by his defence lawyer if such an incident took place, to which he replied: "No, it did not."
He said had no reason to believe the story of Craig and Miller came from phone hacking because his journalists had good contacts with celebrities.


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Just another cynical observation today, but it seems that with the election out of the way, and all of us settling into a routine of living in the world of our current "Great Depression," it's time to trot out the tired old tropes of the social media punditry world.
They're only trickling in now, but I'm starting to see the resurgence of the blog post on the "A-List" and "B-List" blogs that follows the format…
- Pick some well established and known aspect of social media or Web 2.0 that's a primary focus or recurring topic for the blog they're writing on..
- .. talk about how poorly it's monetized or harp on every single failure that company has had over the year(s)…
- .. and then somehow tie it into cynical overtones of how there's a culture of stupid with a trite quote mangle like "Dude, where's my business model?" or "Honey, I Shrunk the Payroll!"
I'm not naming names, but I'll be honest, there are very few people in my business that have earned the right to write articles like that. Most of the ones who tend to write these articles either live and participate in the Silicon Valley culture…
You know what? Skip that thought. The irony is that these people don't realize that they absolutely require high levels of technology euphoria to continue in perpetuity if they want to keep collecting paychecks. The thing that they lazily work to undermine every day is what's responsible for their lifestyle.
That never seems to prevent them from jumping on the bandwagon every single time Steve Rubel puts up a blog post with the Kool-Aid guy in it, though.
As a total aside to the point of this blog post – did anyone ever stop to ask what the hell Steve was trying to alude to when he made that post? The title was "The Web 2.0 World is Skunk Drunk on Its Own Kool-Aid." What does that mean? Is it an allusion to cults? Like Jim Jones, drinking the Kool-Aid? Is it saying that the Web 2.0 world is hick-ish or redneck-y (skunk drunk is a southern or rural colloquialism).
Does Steve even know the answers to these questions? Everyone just started quoting it (including me) as if it made any sort of sense.
To try to bring it back to my original point, I think that form of "critical opinion piece" is the laziest form of editorial (and I know a little bit about lazy – and editorials). It's essentially setting up a straw man, something easy to knock down, but for the purpose of no greater cause.
In debate, a straw man fallacy is typically used to prop up some sort of overarching point or position, but too often I see it used just as a way to sound like they're adding analysis to a story.
"Oh look, YouTube is putting full length movies up but guess who forgot to set up a business model!" And then comes the "Oh, when will Google start making money?"
Anyone who's ever, I don't know, looked at a Google quarterly income report or even a traffic report on YouTube.com knows that the company is probably making more than any two or three other video purveyors on the net combined. Is it a perfect business model? No. Are they best utilizing their assets? Probably not.
But actual analysis is too hard for these people, so they just toss up a couple lines about how Web 2.0 is known for not having business models and call it a day.
This isn't me calling out insightful cynics like Steven Hodson, Sean Aune, Loren Feldman or even (on occasion) Drama 2.0. All of these folks either work in the actual trenches of this business or have the age and thus the perspective to make these sorts of calls. I'm talking about the pundits for which this bubble/bust cycle is their first rodeo, and the ones that don't seem to have any particular area of expertise yet still talk about all aspects of Web 2.0 as if they know everything.
It's annoying as hell. Heck, I know I'm wrong on occasion, and I know I annoy a lot of folks. My goal is generally to stick to criticizing things where I know what I'm talking about though – and I wish it were a rule more people stuck with.
I'll put it another way, and then I'll stop banging this drum: I remember a time when the blogosphere's most highly read blogs and indie news sites were places where you could find accurate and informed information – stuff that put to shame the Old Media stuff. I mean, those of us doing this five or ten years ago would look at what would pass for tech news at the New York Times, CNN or on MSNBC and generally laugh our asses off.
These days, I'm even seeing local Dallas network TV and newspapers doing tech news that rivals in quality what shows up in parts of the supposedly "respected tech blogosphere."
That's something to think about, if you do this for a living.
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Media as the 4th branch of government: the #gov20 way
SeeClickFix is one way for the media to play in the Gov20 space and strengthen their original charge as the 4th branch of gov.
Our Partner Doug Hardy, at the Journal Inquirer, has been using a SeeClickFix Pro account to acknowledge and track issues in the Hartford, CT region. Not only does the Journal Inquirer embed the SeeClickFix map, but Doug also follows up on issues himself and makes sure that they are being listened to by officials.
The Journal Inquirer introduced SeeClickFix to much of the Hartford region adding a layer of accountability to local gov that previously did not exist. Doug now uses the citizen reports to scoop stories on issues like traffic safety and other community concerns.
This kind of accountability has more back-up than a pen and a delivery route though. Doug's new posse is a crowd of users that can speak and vote publicly on the issues he is reporting. Doug can not only report on the issue but he can display the raw data of citizen voices on SeeClickFix.
In East Hartford, CT it appears that this new form of accountability is quite effective at creating fixes. Doug was kind enough to let me post his article on East Hartford and SeeClickFix below.
This is a true testimony to the magic of a system that allows for open communication and collaborative problem solving around public concerns. You can really see how media, industry, government and private citizens can work together to improve their communities:
SEECLICKFIX: Problems getting solved in East Hartford
By Doug Hardy
Journal Inquirer
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:52 AM EDT
Some good things have been happening as a result of your reports on the SeeClickFix portion of the Journal Inquirer's Web site. Three issues have been solved recently in East Hartford, where Mayor Melody A. Currey and public works personnel have taken an active approach and decided to monitor SeeClickFix for your reports. This is a good thing for everyone, as youâll see below.
"EH Citizen" reported that there has been a deer crossing sign covered in graffiti for more than five years on Oak Street near Farnham Drive.
"It's an eyesore and you can't even see the photo on the sign in an area where deer often cross to access Porter Brook. Is this fixable?" EH Citizen wrote, adding that the town had been notified years ago but the sign had yet to be scrubbed clean or replaced.
Fortunately, the East Hartford Public Works Department has built its own watch area on SeeClickFix -- which you also can do for free if you want to get involved in solving problems in your community. Within 15 days of reporting the graffiti online, EH Citizen returned and posted this message: "Thanks so much this issue has been fixed. The sign was replaced and looks great now! Thank you!"
You can thank East Hartford for being on the ball. We didn't need to ask on your behalf. Meanwhile, across town at Main Street and Silver Lane, the pedestrian crossing signal was reported to be too fast, leaving slow-moving folks at risk.
"For pedestrians and bicyclists crossing Main Street at Silver Lane, the time from when the icon turns white and the audible beep starts is barely 10 seconds," ROC wrote. "This is a wide street, and even on a bike you barely make it. This traffic light should be lengthened so people can cross without fearing for their lives. It's called a crosswalk for a reason, should favor the crosser."
After suggesting that the state Department of Transportation be contacted directly, within about a month ROC reported that the signal time had been lengthened appropriately. Kudos for your effort, ROC.
A third issue that was closed in East Hartford was reported by Bob Hobbs -- a dead tree was menacing the power lines on Bodwell Road near Burnside Avenue. He provided a photo. Hobbs posted the issue directly on East Hartford's Web site -- which is always advisable if you want anything to get done -- and got a response from Public Works Director Billy G. Taylor:
"The tree is privately owned," Taylor wrote. "Consequently, the town cannot simply lawfully remove it. Under authority given to me by town ordinances, I sent a letter to the owner of record ordering the tree's removal. The letter has just been returned by the USPS marked 'undeliverable.â Having never removed a tree on private property without delivering the owner the notice required by ordinance, I do not know what authority I have to remove it. In any case, the Public Works budget is insufficient to allow removal of trees on private property and I do not have the authority under the town charter to overexpend the budget."
So no progress there. Town records list three names on the property card, but I was told all three were renters.
Then we got some help from Jon Searles, an East Hartford resident whose brainflation.wordpress.com blog describes him as both a concerned citizen and chairman of the 6th District Committee of the East Hartford Republican Town Committee. He also is a Town Council candidate in the municipal election.
Searles either reported the tree directly to Connecticut Light & Power himself or he found an existing report. He provided a report number for CL&P's Web site, and we then found that the utility company visited in September and noted that the tree was "overhanging the lines," But the report then said, "RESOLUTION -- No Trouble Found."
Based on that, it didn't look like CL&P was going to take action.
But about two weeks ago -- and after more than 20 comments and e-mails between residents, town officials, and myself -- Hobbs reported that the tree had been cut back and the lines were no longer threatened.
Somone had taken it upon themselves to chop off the top of the dead tree. Whoever you are, thanks for helping to improve the community.
Doug Hardy is an associate editor of the Journal Inquirer. He can be reached at dhardy (at)journalinquirer.com or 860-646-0500, ext. 305.
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On the big screen, the text is spread over a great distance. This raises concerns for visitors to read.
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The 2nd version had a more professional appearance and it was a real turning point for InformatiWeb that has appeal to many visitors. This design was fixed but regulated the many problems of the previous version..
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Look what i found on the way to the boat post
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Premiered October 5, 2013.
"You ruined my Halloween, so smell my feet!"
-Spider-Man to Dracula
It's Halloween Night,Spider-Man (Drake Bell) and his fellow teenage superheroes are meeting a S.H.I.E.L.D. contact. They're clowning around in a cemetery, telling "scary" stories, jumping out of the shadows and startling each other.
|Nova(Logan Miller) scares Spidey & Iron Fist (Greg Cipes) with a "Doctor Doom" mask.
Their fun is broken up when the team is attacked by vampires! The vamps have the upper hand, but the battle is joined by a sword-wielding man who calls himself Blade (Terry Crews), who helps the heroes.
|Blade slashes at some vampires.
Blade is the world's greatest vampire hunter. Spider-Man objects to Blade "killing" the vampires, but Blade tells him they were "shadow vampires, undead drones, never alive".
|Blade & Nick Fury have a heated discussion.
They reconvene on the Helicarrier,where S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury (Chi McBride) and Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) fill them them in on their mission. The heroes learn that Dracula (Corey Burton) is trying to take over the world. The king of vampires is seeking an ancient Egyptian artifact called Tekament's Ankh. Blade has the other half.
If Dracula captures both halves, he will be invulnerable, able to walk in the sunlight, immune to any of the usual vampire weaknesses. The other half is kept at the American Museum of Natural History. Fury tells the teen heroes that Blade will go to the museum alone, his mission is out of their depth. But they tail Blade until he reluctantly allows them to tag along.
|Dracula decks Blade!
The heroes gather at the museum to protect the other half of the ankh. Dracula and his minions appear and attack. He hypnotizes everyone but Blade and Spider-Man, the heroes teleports them away and takes them prisoner.
|Spidey hits Drac with some artificial sunlight, just as effective as the real thing.
Blade and Spidey return to the Helicarrier where Fury tells them it's time to bring in the big guns:The Howling Commandos! They consist of Werewolf By Night (Ross Lynch), Frankenstein's Monster (Kevin Michael Richardson), N'Kantu, the Living Mummy (Oded Fehr)...
...and last-but-not-least, the macabre Man-Thing! The monsters will join Spider-Man and Blade in their battle against Dracula.
But they take a minor detour. Dracula learns that Spidey has an aunt in Queens, NY and sends his drones to capture her. Blade, Spider-Man and the commandos save Aunt May, defeating the drones.
During the fight, the wallcrawler learns that Blade had been a member of the Howling Commandos, but they had a falling out.
Spider-Man and the commandos then prepare to attack Dracula's castle in Transylvania. Can they free the other heroes and defeat Dracula? Even if they're able to stop the vampire, another enemy is waiting in the (bat?) wings!
J.A. Morris says:
It should be noted that "Blade & The Howling Commandos" premiered as an hour-long special on the Disney Channel. Since then, on tv and home video, it's been broken up into two episodes, one titled "Blade", the other called "The Howling Commandos."
If you've read either of my comic book blogs, then you know I'm a huge fan of Marvel characters, especially Spider-Man. But the Ultimate Spider-Man series has been somewhat disappointing. This iteration of Spidey isn't very likable and it has too many cut-away gags, reminiscent of shows like Family Guy.
Having said that, this is the strongest episode of the series. The presence of the monsters gives it a fun "Universal Horror" atmosphere. I appreciated the scene where Spider-Man made a point of telling Blade that he doesn't kill, which is consistent with the character's history. The webhead's interaction with Aunt May, where he unmasks, was funny. Dracula's plan to conquer the world is good megalomaniacal villainy, and Tekament's Ankh is a good MacGuffin.
One of the coolest things about Marvel comics and animation is that the stories take place in "real" cities (instead of Gotham City or Metropolis). So it was nice to see a battle take place New York's American Museum of Natural History.
The voice actors are all well cast. Blade is portrayed by guest star Terry Crews, best known for his rolls on Brooklyn 99 and Everybody Hates Chris.
If I have a problem with it (besides the usual cut-aways), it's Dracula's appearance. I realize that Dracula has been depicted in various ways since he was created. But the long, white hair and red armor just doesn't "look like Dracula" to me. But he acts like him and makes a good villain, especially in a Halloween episode.
"Blade & The Howling Commandos" may never become a classic, but it's full of action and Halloween-themed fun. Recommended to audiences of all ages, especially fans of Marvel Superheroes.
J.A. Morris' rating:
3 Jack o'lanterns.
RigbyMel says:
This is an amusing Halloween-themed offering from an otherwise mediocre series.
The monster spin on the Howling Commandos was inspired, as was their mode of transport -- a "Monster truck." *rimshot*
As J.A. Morris mentions above, there are some great moments in this installment of the series, my particular favorite involves the fact that Agent Coulson has a super-secret all access pass to the Natural History Museum (of COURSE!!!) and that he even gets a moment to do some Indiana Jones-ish Halloween cosplay. It's also great that Clark Gregg -- who plays Coulson on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. tv show and various other Marvel movies -- voices the same character on this series, which does give it a little boost in terms of cachet. (Clark Gregg seems to make most things he's involved in better by being in them!)
|"Indiana" Coulson gives our heroes some ankh exposition
Unlike J.A. Morris, I don't really have a problem with Dracula's appearance in this episode, sure he doesn't look like Bela Lugosi, but his gear certainly has a sort of updated Eastern European warlord feel to it, which works ok even if it isn't "traditional."
The main problem I have with the episode is an issue I have with the whole Ultimate Spider-Man series, most specifically the characterization of Spider-Man/Peter Parker. Spidey comes off as a lazy, jerk.
Spidey's smart alecky sense of humor was always something I enjoyed about the character, but he has to be SMART for it to work. Unfortunately, Ultimate Spidey comes off as more willfully ignorant than smart. Peter Parker may be a teenager and make mistakes, but he'd NEVER skip out on studying up on things scientific or otherwise. Moreover, he would probably know that Transylvania was a real place before being told! Spidey is supposed to be the hero, but I find it difficult to enjoy him in this iteration.
|Aunt May is unimpressed with Petey's "lame" Spider-suit costume
So this episode gets kudos for Halloween fun and the inclusion of Clark Gregg, but major deductions for bad hero characterization (and annoying jump cutting).
RigbyMel's rating:
2 and a half Jack o'lanterns


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NCEMS Thunder Boys Played Three Exciting Games With Frankfort
By: Korbin Macke
December 18, 2017
At Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School on Thursday, December 7, the Nemaha Central Thunder boys basketball team played the Frankfort Wildcats.
For the B-Team, the game started off with Jacob Heinen tipping off. The Wildcats won the tip-off. The Thunder were off to a rough start and found themselves down 4-8 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Thunder team got shut down by the Wildcats on offense, while giving up 7 points to the Wildcats. At halftime, the Thunder were down 4-15. The Thunder went into the locker room and discussed what they were doing wrong and what they were doing right. They were also going over plays to do to break the Wildcat defense. In the second half, the boys returned to the court all fired up and ready to play some basketball. Stopping the Wildcat offense and working as a team were the goals of the Thunder team for the third and fourth quarters. In the third quarter, the Wildcats again outscored the Thunder team adding 14 points to their score and holding the Thunder to just 6 points. The fourth quarter rolled around and the Thunder team was looking to improve their game. Both teams played hard in the final quarter and were able to score 5 points each. The final score was 34-15. With this loss, the Thunder B-Team is now sitting at a 2-2 record on the season.
Treyvan Enneking said, "It was a rough game and we had poor defense. If we could have had better defense the score of the game would have been a lot closer."
The C-Team played two quarters after the B-Team boys game. Brendon Feltner was tipping off for the Thunder team. The Wildcats won the tip-off. The Thunder fought hard during those two quarters and the final score was 17-17. This is the second time the C-Team ended their playing time with a tie. The Thunder C-Team has been improving since the beginning of the season and hopes to win the next time they face an opponent.
"I think that if we would have put another minute on the score clock that we would have won," said Chase Korber.
The last game of the night was the A-Team boys game. In the A-Team game, Marcus Beck tipped off for the Thunder and the Thunder team won the tip. The Thunder boys had an explosive first quarter with a lead of 13-4. In the second quarter, they started to slow down on offense, but they didn't let the Wildcats close taking a 19-7 lead at halftime. The NC boys went into the locker room with a good feeling, but they knew they had to keep playing the best they could so they wouldn't get behind. They came out of the locker room ready to keep playing.
The Thunder boys had a slow start in the third quarter only scoring 9 points and allowing Frankfort 9 points also. The score at the end of the third quarter was 28-16 with the Thunder team in the lead. Both teams added a few points to their score in the fourth quarter and the game ended with the final score of 33-22. With this Thunder victory, the A-Team boys are now 4-0 on the season.
Kurtis Beck said, "I think that it was a very good game and most importantly we did it as a team."


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Arsenal Transfer News: Khedira deal edges closer as Gunners prepare to cash in on star
ARSENAL have moved forward in their quest to sign Real Madrid star Sami Khedira.
The Gunners have moved a step closer to bringing Sami Khedira to the Emirates Stadium this summer after Real Madrid bosses stepped up their efforts to offload the German ace.
The World Cup winner has been the subject of strong interest from the Gunners all summer, while Bayern Munich and Chelsea have also been linked with an approach.
Khedira has grown fed up with a perceived lack of faith and respect from top brass at the Bernabeu, and wants to quit the Champions League winners.
Barcelona could be poised to beat Manchester United to sign Thomas Vermaelen.
The Arsenal captain, 28, is out of contract at the end of the season and doesn't want to sign a new deal.
The Gunners have rejected a £7m enquiry from United while Napoli want the Belgium star too.
But Barcelona are ready to steal a march on their rivals and complete a £10m deal.
Alisher Usmanov believes the club can enter a new golden age with the Emirates Stadium starting to reap rewards.
The Gunners took on debt in order to finance the project and Usmanov, whose Red & White Holdings group own roughly 30 per cent of Arsenal, feels the club's nine-year trophy drought could have been avoided had alternative financial streams been sought.
However, the Uzbek-born Russian billionaire believes the club are entering a trophy-laden "new era" due to their recent financial power which provided the big-money signings of Mesut Ozil for £42.5m and Alexis Sanchez for £35m.
Arsenal have secured the future of teen sensation Daniel Crowley.
The midfielder, who has just turned 17, has been dubbed 'the next Jack Wilshere'.
He's got huge fan admirers at the Gunners, including Wilshere himself.


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Monday, November 8, 2010
Local Control and Democratization in Iraq
Iraq has experienced very difficult times recently. It is still without a government over 8 months since last March's parliamentary elections. Violence, while still contained, has increased throughout the country over the past several months. Especially disturbing is the random nature of many of the bombings in urban areas that are designed to disrupt efforts to return life to some form of normality. The purposeful killings of Christians on November 1, who were attending mass at Our Lady of Salvation (Sayyidat al-Najat) Syriac Catholic Church in Baghdad's Karrada district, is part of a systematic and brutal effort to prevent Iraq from creating a pluralistic and tolerant society.
While the nation's political elite continues to demonstrate its inability to address Iraq's pressing problems, Iraqis at the local level are using their new found power in the form of provincial legislatures to promote issues they consider important. In this posting, I want to discuss three initiatives taken by provincial councils and other legislative bodies. One calls for allowing provinces to establish offices in Iraqi diplomatic missions abroad. The second involves an attempt to fight an increase in electricity rates mandated by the Ministry of Electricity. And the third entails protests against federal oil and natural gas policy in two of Iraq's provinces.
One of these issues, which I mentioned in a previous posting, concerns the effort of the al-Najaf Provincial Council to force the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow the province to open offices representing its commercial, educational and tourist interests in Iraqi embassies abroad. After the al-Najaf Council voted to support this effort, claiming that provinces had the constitutional right to open offices in Iraq's diplomatic missions, the Babil Provincial Council followed suit with a vote of its own.
While Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have both objected to these efforts in arguing that they are not in fact allowed by the Iraqi Constitution, they point to an example of al-Najaf and Babil provinces using their new found legislative power to assert a local agenda, namely promoting their commercial and tourist interests. This is an important development since, in the Arab world, power flows from the center to the periphery, rarely the reverse.
Another example of the provincial councils using their power to try and offset that of the central government is the vote by the Karbala' Provincial Council to not accept proposed increases in electricity rates. Indeed, the local government has called upon Karbala's resident and those in administrative districts that make up the greater Karbala' region not to pay the increases.
Residents of Karbala' and the surrounding region argue that current electric supplies are sporadic and that they as consumers should not have to pay more for a service that is already in short supply. Further, local economists and businessmen argue that the increases would place an onerous burden on local industry and agriculture which are already having a difficult time competing in local and regional markets. As for the legitimate need for the Ministry of Electricity to invest in upgrading Iraq's outdated national electric grid, residents reply that the government could find ample funds if it would seriously confront the extensive administrative corruption that permeates the ranks of the state bureaucracy. Clearly, local residents are much more able to protest what they consider to be unjust actions of the central government when they are organized and have the support of local governmental institutions.
But perhaps the most impressive evidence that Iraqis in the provinces are taking their local power seriously is the vote by both the al-Anbar and the Basra provincial councils demanding that the central government consult them in the development of oil and natural gas resources in their respective provinces. Basra is the most energy rich province in Iraq while large amounts of natural gas have recently begun to be developed in al-Anbar Province. Both provinces have rejected Baghdad's unilateral actions in concluding contracts with foreign energy companies without including them in the bidding process and in the plans to develop the local oil and natural gas fields.
It is noteworthy that both Basra and al-Anbar provinces have invoked Article 112 of the Iraqi Constitution that requires that the federal government cooperate with local provinces in the development of any hydrocarbon resources. In Falluja, once the site of extensive violence and attacks against US forces (such as the killing and burning of 4 Blackwater private security guards in 2004), protests have been peaceful with demonstrators carrying placards in parades down the city's streets demanding that Iraq not sell the rights to its oil and natural gas to foreign energy consortia.
Whatever one thinks of the issues in these three cases, the use of local legislative institutions to challenge the central government's prerogatives is extremely limited in the Arab world. In Iraq, citizens elected local legislative councils throughout its Arab provinces in January 2009 and those councils are beginning to represent their constituents interests.
In the case of protests against the central government's oil and natural gas policy, we see how economic interests can cross-cut ethnoconfessional differences. al-Anbar Province is the quintessential Sunni Arab Province while Basra is predominantly Shi'ite. That these two provinces have come together around an issue that affects them both - namely the disposition of their respective hydrocarbon resources - demonstrates possible future areas of cooperation among Iraq's different ethnic groups and regions.
While Iraq continues to face enormous political, social and economic problems, not all the news is bad.
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Aubyn Stahmer, Principal Investigator. Exploring Multi-level System Factors Facilitating Educator Training and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices (EBP). U.S. Department of Education.
Alice Wuermli, Co-Investigator. MacArthur Foundation funded study of Sesame Street programming for low Income children in conflict-afflicted countries in the Middle East.
Yuuko Uchikoshi Tonkovich, Principal Investigator. Bi-lingual and Socio-Emotional Development in Dual Language Learners. NICHD.
Jakeem Lewis, along with Adrienne Nishina and Alysha Ramirez Hall (UC Davis), Christy Byrd and Jason Dyer (UC Santa Cruz) and Shaun O'Grady (UC Berkeley) was awarded a seed grant by the UC Consortium on the Developmental Science of Adolescence for the following project: A Mixed Method Investigation of Cross-Ethnic Friendships in College.
Jennifer Falbe, Reducing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Young Adults: A Point-of-Selection Experiment. NIH NIDDK K01 Research Scientist Development Award.
Julie Schweitzer and Amanda Guyer. Developmental Changes in Neural Processes Underlying Inattention, Impulsivity and Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health 2017-2022.
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Vilgis, V., Gelardi, K. L., Helm, J. L., Forbes, E. E., Hipwell, A. E., Keenan, K. & Guyer, A. E. (In press). Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex activity predicts later emotion suppression and depression in adolescent girls. Child Development.
Schriber, R. A., Rogers, C. R., Ferrer, E., Conger, R. D., Robins, R. W., Hastings, P. D., & Guyer, A. E. (In press). Do hostile school environments promote social deviance by shaping neural responses to social exclusion? Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Weissman, D. G., Gelardi, K. L., Conger, R. D., Robins, R. W., Hastings, P.D., & Guyer, A. E. (2017). Adolescent externalizing problems: Contributions of community crime exposure and neural function during emotion introspection in Mexican-Origin Youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence. doi: 10.1111/jora.12358
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Shields, Rebecca (July 2018) Feasibility and Validity of the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery Flanker Test in Intellectual Disability. Poster presentation at the National Fragile X Foundation International Fragile X Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Mashash, Meital (July 2018) Associations between RSA Change and Performance on the Stoplight Task Across Time. Bay Area Affective Science Annual Meeting, Palo Alto, CA.
Chahal, Rajpreet (June 2018) GIMME-Derived Functional Connectivity Biomarkers Predict Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescence. Poster presentation at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Singapore.
Ugarte Pfingsthorn, Elisa (May 2018) Vagal Flexibility Moderates the Relationship Between Environmental Risk and Adjustment Problems in Childhood. Poster presentation at the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Mashash, Meital (May 2018) Associations between RSA Change and Performance on the Stoplight Task Across Time. Poster presentation at the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Lawrence, Amanda (April 2018) Apps before Naps? Mobile Screen Media Use and Self-Regulation among Young Preschoolers. Symposium talk at the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
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Buhler, Andrea (April 2018) Partner Hostility, Depressive Symptoms and Sleep in Young Mexian-Origin Mothers. Poster presentation and flash talk at the Society for Affective Science Pre-Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Shields, Rebecca (April 2018) Predictors of Reliable Change in a Parent Mediated Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presentation at the Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA.
Nelson, Sarah (April 2018) Maternal Psychological Profiles and Child Language Outcomes in a Parent-Implemented Spoken Language Intervention for Fragile X Syndrome. Paper symposium at the Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA.
Catalan Molina, Diego (April 2018) The Development of Growth Mindset in Early Adolescence. Poster presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Parra, Luis (April 2018) Integrating Intersectionality in the Developmental Sciences: Advancing Developmental Theory, Methods, and Science. Invited participant for a Roundtable at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Peiffer, Shannon (April 2018) Daily Impact of Mindset on Major Satisfaction and Self-Esteem in Late Adolescent STEM majors. Poster presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Lewis, Jakeem (April 2018) The Impact of the election on Ethnic Identity and Cross-Ethnic Friendship during the Transition to College. Paper symposium at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Morgan, Elizabeth (April 2018) Invited participant for the SRCD TriCaucus Preconference at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Ribeiro, Julia (March 2018) A Model for a Research-Based STEM Engagement Program Serving Underrepresented Minorities. Poster presentation at the Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Science Careers, Baltimore, MD.
Catalan Molina, Diego (November 2017) The Development of the Teaching Mindset Practices Observation Protocol. Evaluation 2017, Washington, DC.
Morgan, E., Stahmer, A., Mandell, D., Smith, T. and Kasari, C. (2017, November) African American parents' Journey Through Autism Diagnosis and Treatment. Poster presentation at the National Council on Family Relations 2017 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Chernenok, Mariya (November 2017) Emotional Facial Expressions and Visual Exploration of Novel Objects. Poster presentation at the Cognitive Development Society, Portland, OR.
Johnson, Elliott (October 2017) Precursors of Uncertainty Monitoring. Poster presentation at the Cognitive Development Society, Portland, OR.
Parra, Luis (October 2017) Social Support from Friends Buffers Against the Effects of LGBTQ-related Peer Victimization on Depression Symptoms in LGBTQ Emerging Adults. Poster Presentation at the American Psychosomatic Society, Berkeley, CA
Chernenok, Mariya (October 2017) Attention Shifting in Young Children with Fragile X Syndrome. Poster presentation at the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, DC.
Handman, Rebecca (September 2017) Harnessing the Power of Postivie Attention in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: The Link Between "Catching" Good Behavior and Child Compliance. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy International Convention, Traverse City, MI.
Johnson, E.G., Leckey, S., Hembacher, E., & Ghetti, S. (2017, April). Associative recognition in toddlers: Evidence from a visual comparison procedure .Oral presentation at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
Sutter, C., Taylor, J. C., Nishina, A., & Ontai, L. (2017, April). The Role of Parenting in Youths' Autonomous Eating Behavior during School Lunchtime for Elementary Age Students. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Lewis, J. A., Nishina, A., Bower, A., & Ramirez Hall, A. (2017, April). Cross-ethnic friends and friendship satisfaction: Associated ethnic and interpersonal characteristics. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Chahal, R., Rhoads, S., Marek, S., Keenan, K., Forbes, E.E., Hipwell, A.E., & Guyer, A.E. Brain network architectural development is associated with pubertal timing and tempo. Poster presented June 2017 at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping in Vancouver, Canada.
Chahal, R. Childhood economic disparity and alterations in white matter integrity in late adolescence. Talk given April 2017 at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, in Austin, TX.
Chahal, R., Vilgis, V., Grimm, K. J., Keenan, K., Forbes, E. E., Hipwell, A. E., & Guyer, A. E. Pubertal timing and tempo: effects on white matter maturation. Poster presented March 2017 at the annual meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society in Los Angeles, CA.
Nelson, S., Banasik, A.,Tempero Feigles, R., McDuffie, A., & Abbeduto, L. (2017, March). Inferential Language Use by School-Aged Boys with Fragile X Syndrome: Effects of a Parent-Implemented Spoken Language Intervention. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, San Antonio, TX.
Morgan, E., & Stahmer, A. (July 2017) Webinar for the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Summer Institute 2017 series: "Access to Services and Services Across Diverse Communities". UC Davis MIND Institute, Sacramento, CA.
Morgan, E. panel presentation for the UC Davis MIND Institute Summer Institute 2017 series: "Reaching Historically Marginalized and Underserved Communities". Link: https://youtu.be/8_VqC0xeMJo?t=27m34s
Gail Goodman, Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate), University of Oslo, Norway, 2017; American Psychological Association's 2017 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Interest (Senior), 2017
Jakeem Lewis – 2017 Millennium Scholar, Society for Research in Child Development
Elizabeth Morgan – Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship, UC Davis 2017-18
Carolyn Sutter, National Council of Family Relations Student Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Family Field.
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Mrs. Cook's opened in 1976 on Sandpoint Way in Seattle WA. In those days, Sandpoint Way was a great neighborhood with lots of friendly small businesses -- some destined for greatness. Next door to Mrs. Cook'sa little real estate office where the agents hung out and enjoyed wine on Friday afternoons. The "little" real estate company was the original Windemere office. A neighborly acquaintance is what brought Mrs. Cook's Manger and Buyer, Amy Pomp Laurette into the business. Next door to Windemere was a hardware store and interior design company whose owner was friends with Amy's father. He'd stop by to swap fishing stories and bring Amy along. When the neighborhood beautification committee decided a block sweeper was needed, and Amy was elected. From there she began working at Mrs. Cook's as a gift wrapper and later promoted to part-time sales. She held that position through high school and college. When the store relocated to the University Village, Amy was there. As the store moved and expanded and the Village morphed from a sleepy neighborhood to the world class shopping center, Amy was there. It could be said that Amy and Mrs. Cook's grew up together and remain best friends.


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If Vincent Van Gogh where alive today, we think he would be proud to see his Starry Night on the face of Andy Alcala. The young artist has been painting representations of famous masterworks from his torso up for a while now and shows no sign of stopping. Can you imagine the patience required to paint these backwards in a mirror on your own face?
The Scream Edvard Munch (1893)
Alcala notes that "One: No. 31″ by Jackson Pollock was the hardest to paint: "Going with the spirit of Jackson Pollock the canvas (my face) for this picture was on the floor with the paint being dripped on from above. You'd be suprised how hard it is to make this drip affect when you're the only one working on it. I had to think of creative ways to get the paint to act like it would with Pollock because simply using a brush and the paint wasn't working."
One: No. 31 Jackson Pollock (1950)
Campbells Soup Can Andy Warhol (1962)
Composition II in Red Blue and Yellow Piet Mondrian (1930)
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The drought in China's major wheat production area is continuing, and now approaches the worst in two centuries. China may not be able to feed itself. If China is forced to import wheat, this will put still more pressure on global food prices, already at a record high.
The floods in Australia contributed to the rise in prices, but more significant was last summer's heat wave in Russia.
Russia issued a ban last summer on grain exports because of their drought, which slashed the wheat harvest by 40% and damaged soils to such an extent that 10% of Russian wheat fields could not be planted this year. The Russian heat wave of 2010 is now estimated by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters to be the deadliest in human history, with 55,736 deaths.
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Local History Grant for Cohuna A.P. & H. Society
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The, triumphs, hardships and characters that make up the history of the Cohuna Agriculture, Pastoral & Horticultural Society (AP & H Society) will live longer and reach more locals thanks to the Victorian Government's Local History Grants program.
The AP & H Society has received a $9,159 grant to create a multifaceted project which celebrates the contribution of the AP & H Society including a book publication, oral history recording and digitization component.
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the judging panel agreed on the importance of highlighting and documenting the significance of the institution of the local agricultural show in rural Victoria.
In congratulating the AH& P Society Mr Walsh said their success in the Local History Grants Program recognized the tremendous efforts of the current committee who worked hard to put together such a good submission.
"It is wonderful acknowledgment too of the importance of the agriculture and horticulture industries on which the community has been built."
Mr Walsh said the grant will ensure that many amazing stories of our past are preserved and shared with the generations to follow," Mr Walsh said.
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NAIT and City of Edmonton collaborate on groundbreaking solar energy research project
The new solar panels on NAIT's roof are being used to evaluate the potential of the sun to produce green energy in Edmonton, one of the sunniest cities in Canada. The information generated by the solar photovoltaic (PV) reference array system – the only one of its kind in Alberta - will serve as a guide for the construction industry, homeowners and others interested in using solar energy.
"Alberta is an energy superpower. This project builds on that history and capitalizes on an area where we have yet another natural advantage – capturing the sun," said NAIT President and CEO, Dr. Glenn Feltham. "As one of Canada's leading polytechnics, we pride ourselves on our applied research capabilities and exploring different forms of alternative energy production. We are excited to be working with the City of Edmonton to provide the information that will lead to greater adoption of solar energy technology."
Natural Resources Canada has ranked Canadian municipalities on their yearly potential for producing solar energy. Edmonton is ahead of Canadian cities like Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto and international locations like Beijing, China and Washington, D.C.
"The City of Edmonton is pleased to support this solar reference array project in cooperation with NAIT," said Edmonton Coun. Ben Henderson. "Increasing our knowledge about, and adoption of, renewable energies is one of the goals of The Way We Green, our city's environmental strategic plan. The students who use the information provided by the array will be the experts who lead our adaptation to renewable energies in the future."
The data from the solar reference array will benefit homeowners and industry, becoming a reference for solar PV potential in the Edmonton area and surrounding communities. With this information, a homeowner could accurately determine how much power a residential system would generate, based on location and angle. The array could serve as a model for similar systems through western Canada and the north.
The reference system consists of six PV modules arranged at fixed angles on the roof of the Shaw Theatre at NAIT's Main Campus, near the corner of Princess Elizabeth Avenue and 106 Street. The angles correspond to those typically used for solar installations in Edmonton. Each of the six modules is paired with a duplicate module placed at exactly the same angle. During the winter months, snow will be cleared from half of the modules. By pairing modules at exactly the same angles, researchers will be able to compare the effect of snow clearing versus snow cover on energy production.
Energy produced by the modules will be tracked and measured. This data will be made available to students in NAIT's Alternative Energy Technology program, researchers within the NAIT Centre for Renewable Energy Technology, the City of Edmonton and the project engineers at Howell-Mayhew Engineering Inc., who, along with the Solar Energy Society of Alberta, acted as consultants on this project.
"This is a unique municipal post-secondary collaboration that will greatly benefit our students," said Dr. James Sandercock, chair of the Alternative Energy Technology program. "The design and system evaluation associated with this project mirrors the type of work our graduates will do in solar, geothermal and other alternative energy technologies. We're very excited about all the possibilities this presents."
The City of Edmonton has created a web page that provides useful information about solar PV systems. In time, data from the array will be shared through this portal.
The total capital cost of the project is $50,400, with approximately half coming from NAIT and half coming from the City of Edmonton.
To download photos of the solar reference array suitable for publication, please visit NAIT's Flickr page at www.flickr.com/nait and search "solar reference array."
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