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and former Research Scientist at the Center for Water and the Environment in the Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering dept of the Cockrell School of Engineering
Research Fellow at the Center for Integrated Earth System Science, a collaboration of the Jackson School of Geosciences and the Cockrell School of Engineering
Former Director of Interoperability Programs for the
Various roles in NSF EarthCube research, governance & outreach:
Early history, 2011-2014
Leadership Council, 2015-2016
iSamples Research Coordination Network, 2015-2016
My life goal is to help nurture networks of people and ideas across domains and institutions, to advance the study and shared understanding of Earth system sciences. I've worked in several distinct fields, with more than 35 years of graduate study and professional experience including:
My publications are also on a separate page.
Links to details below:
For brevity, I use MLA's (multi-letter acronyms) throughout. These are all explained on the Acronyms & Links page. Let me know if I missed any.
My Journey
Professional Affiliations
Teaching Experience
Professional experience details
See also my brief bio sketch with selected accomplishments and my publications on other pages.
April 2012 – Present: University of Texas at Austin
Research Fellow, Jackson School of Geosciences (4/12 – Present)
Research Scientist & Fellow, Cockrell School of Engineering (10/12 – Present)
UT Center for Integrated Earth System Science (CIESS) director Dr. Liang Yang and associate director Dr. David Maidment invited me to be Research Fellow in this new research center, formed in 2011. Goals are to support and help organize interdisciplinary research in geosciences, engineering, and public policy across UT schools and departments; conduct seminars and webinars for outreach; and support UT's access and influence in international standards communities. Due to my level of activities by 2014, I was appointed as Research Scientist in June 2014.
Participated in NSF EarthCube, started while OGC staff:
Managed two NASA grants to develop applications for public use of NASA's Land Data Assimilation System (LDAS) model outputs of soil moisture, evapotranspiration, runoff, and other variables at national and global scales. These have resulted in a web application called the Data Rods Explorer, now hosted on the HydroShare platform.
2013: started coordinated endowments for the Jackson School of Geosciences and the Information School, to advance research and applications in digital preservation of physical geological and other collections in Earth sciences.
2013: Completed my role as co-chair of the Standards and Interoperability Forum (SIF) of GEOSS, started while OGC staff. The SIF helps develop and educate on use of the GEOSS infrastructure.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Information (1/13 – 12/13)
Taught graduate-level GIS Introduction course for two semesters in 2013. Could not continue after Fall 2013 due to other work commitments.
Research Fellow, School of Information (3/14 – Present)
Continuing my relationship with iSchool by connecting other faculty with EarthCube and OGC projects, and with endowment activities.
July 2012 - Present: Research/Academic Advocate, Open Geospatial Consortium, Austin TX
This is an outreach role that runs in parallel with my positions at UT Austin. The goals are to stimulate greater use of OGC and related standards for "locatable-data exchange" within the broader research community, and to strengthen the contributions from these communities to influence and advance the evolution of OGC's process and standards. See also staff bio page at OGC website, and my blogs on OGC .
June 2008 - June 2012: Director, Interoperability Programs, Open Geospatial Consortium, Austin TX
My primary responsibility was to organize and lead sponsored test beds (OWS-6, OWS-7, OWS-8) to advance standards, best practices, and cyberinfrastructures for sensor web, geoprocessing workflow, security & event architectures, visualization, and decision support, each resulting in a set of reports & demonstrations (OWS-6, OWS-7, OWS-8). I also initiated and led development of these videos: About OGC and OWS-8 Demonstrations Overview.
August 2006 - May 2008: President and Chief Technology Officer, OGC Interoperability Institute, Austin TX
Directed the OGCii program for education and outreach to advance the interoperability of digital scientific data collections in the geosciences and for institutional spatial data infrastructures (SDI). Helped plan and conduct technical workshops and pilot studies to develop and test systems for interoperability across multiple application domains. Helped identify and recruit government, academic, and commercial partners for specific projects, helped write grant proposals, and the technical and executive reports of these projects. Key project during this period was for requirements analysis and architecture of the Pennsylvania Map SDI (PAMAP). Also helped convene sessions on interoperability and open science at AAAS conferences.
February 2000 - July 2006: Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Interoperability Engineer, Austin TX (1/05 – 7/06)
Represented Esri in the Open Geospatial Consortium technical committee, serving as co-chair of three working groups. Have written position papers and edited standards specifications. Main accomplishments were to catalyze the completion and adoption of the GML Simple Features Profile specification, and to bring about the addition of elevations and measures within the Simple Features for SQL specification. Have also conducted one-day geodatabase design workshops at URISA national conferences, Esri International User Conferences, GeoTec and Geo-Alberta annual conferences.
Product Specialist, Austin TX (2/02 – 1/05)
Coauthored the book,
Designing Geodatabases: Case Studies in GIS Data Modeling (Esri Press, 2004). Assisted
in quality assurance program for distributed geodatabase technology
development. Also conducted one-day geodatabase design workshops at URISA and Esri
Data Architect, Redlands CA (2/00 – 2/02)
Developed system requirements, architecture and database designs, and led development of domain-specific data models for use with ArcGIS products, particularly for Defense/Intelligence projects and applications. Was lead data architect in a project to build data warehouse for Defense/Intelligence community. Collaborated, coordinated with technology partners on development projects. Prototyped application interfaces with COM/Visual Basic. Wrote technology white papers and conducted workshops on object-oriented GIS at URISA national conferences.
December 1999 - February 2000: Principal, DKArctur Consulting, Sterling VA
Provided systems engineering and other support for interoperability testbed projects and other standards development initiatives for geospatial information software with the OGC. Advised clients in the areas of geospatial information technology, trends and standards.
April 1996 - November 1999: Chief Scientist, Laser-Scan, Inc., Sterling VA
Director of research and development activities for the US subsidiary of a UK-based GIS software company. Management responsibilities included technical strategic planning and US-UK coordination, software development hiring & management, and collaboration/coordination with other technology partners.
Activities and accomplishments included:
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The Senate yesterday expressed worry that the 2012 budget implementation is still below 50 per cent, 41 days to the end of the 2012 fiscal year.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije and his counterpart in the Committee on Housing, Land and Urban Development, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim, expressed the disappointment of the Senate over the development.
The lawmakers spoke separately at the 2013 budget defence of the Ministries of Education and Housing, Land and Urban Development in Abuja.
Chukwumerije noted that while it was commendable that the level of allocation to the education sector for 2013 went up, it was regrettable that the level of implementation of the 2012 budget remained below 50 per cent.
He said while the scenario holds true for all the sectors, its impact on the education sector is most severe.
Chukwumerije said it is of importance that the executive arm of the government appreciates the imperative of releasing funds in time.
He said the oversight visit of his committee to a number of institutions identified the three main deficiencies in the areas of infrastructure, faculty and content.
The lawmaker noted that while funding may not be adequate to deal with the deficiencies, it is the intention of the committee to evolve and find a solution to the contents and access to content problem.
According to him, the ultimate goal of an academic institution is to deliver effective content.
The total budget allocation proposed for the Education sector in the 2013 budget estimate is N427.515 billion, as against N409.531 billion allocated to the sector in the 2012 budget.
This amounts to an increase of about N17.984 billion for 2013.
But Senator Chukwumerije regretted a decrease of N6.692 billion in the proposed capital estimate of the Education Ministry, saying the sharp decrease is not healthy for a sector that needs improved funding to address decayed infrastructural facilities, renovation of dilapidated hostels, classrooms and laboratories in tertiary institutions.
He noted that although the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETF) is assisting in intervening in the funding of special projects in tertiary institutions and Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in basic education and secondary institutions, there is need to increase the capital cost of institutions.
The committee, he assured, "hopes to look into this unnecessary shortfall in capital cost to reposition our institutions in world ranking and provide an enviable learning environment for our children."
Chukwumerije appealed to the executive arm to complement the intended early passage of the 2013 budget by the release of the amount appropriated by the National Assembly.
Senator Ibrahim said from the document available to his committee, what has been released to the Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development is N18.3 billion.
The amount, he said, is below 50 per cent of the total allocation to the ministry for 2012.
Ibrahim lamented that going by the submission from the ministry, the budget performance is only 43 per cent.
He said he wondered how the budget performance of the ministry would be improved when it remained only 41 days to the end of the fiscal year.
He alleged: "The Minister of Finance keeps lying that the budget performance is 56 per cent.
"But Madam Minister (referring to the Minister of Housing, Ms Amal Pepple), you will agree with me that your budget performance is 43 per cent.
"The Minister of Finance keeps lying to Nigerians about budget performance.
"The Ministry of Finance is a big magician. It fiddles with figures.
"Those in the Ministry of Finance think they know everything when they don't know anything."
The committee was not comfortable that the ministry spent N85 million on trips to allegedly supervise a project meant to cost N20 million.
According to the committee, the ministry should have reduced the number of trips to save money for the project.
The committee was informed that the ministry has over 40,000 land cases.
Head, Legal Department of the ministry, Bose Bakare, also said the ministry has nine lawyers to handle the cases.
She told the committee that the court cases are mostly scattered in Abuja, Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Enugu and Oyo states.


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Difference between lifestyle of farmers in u.s.a and india?
There is a heaven and hell difference between the living styles of farmers in USA and Amerika. The employment and income from agriculture is small in USA compared with the position in India. Very small percentage of population in Amerika depends on agriculture unlike in India. This is because very few people are required to produce agricultural, horticultural, fishing and dairy and animal husbandary work in Amerika. The reason is that these activities are managed by largescale operations with the most advanced technology, equipment and research support. Naturaally, the productivity of American farmers are many times those of Indian farmers. Given the high productivity of a farmer, the farmers earn quite a lot unlike in India where most farmers are poor, illeterate, operate small farms, cannot apply high technology associated with commercial farming. Since American farmers are rich and agricultural labor is subject to high minimum eages prevailing in US (as compared to about $2 a day, American minimum wage is above $6 an hour), their life styles are different. They have good houses, ride automobiles, have electricity, fridge, TV etc at home. Have access to medical AND HEALTHCARE AS ARE AVAILABLE TO URBAN AND CITY DWELLERS. fARMING FAMILIES ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO BEST EDUCATION. Employment
In 1870, half of the US population was employed in agriculture. As of 2006, less than 1% of the population is directly employed in agriculture. In 2004, of the 145 million employed workers in the US, 834,000 of them held jobs as agricultural workers. 83% of these jobs were as farm workers. The median hourly income as of May 2004 was $7.70 for farmworkers planting, growing and harvesting crops, and $8.31 for farmworkers tending to animals.
Now some data about American Agriculture:U.S. agriculture has a high yield relative to other countries. The yield was (in 2004):
Corn for grain, average of 160.4 bushels harvested per acre (10.07 t/ha)
Soybean for beans, average of 42.5 bushels harvested per acre (2.86 t/ha)
Wheat, average of 43.2 bushels harvested per acre (2.91 t/ha, was 44.2 bu/ac or 2.97 t/ha in 2003)
The major livestock industries in the United States are:
Dairy Cattle
Beef Cattle
Swine (also called hogs or pigs)
Inventories in the United States at the end of 1997 were:
403,000,000 chickens
99,500,000 cattle
59,900,000 hogs
7,600,000 sheep
Goats, horses, turkeys and bees are also raised, though in lesser quantities. Inventory data is not as readily available as for the major industries. For the three major goat-producing states (AZ, NM, and TX) there were 1,200,000 goats at the end of 2002. There were 5,300,000 horses in the United States at the end of 1998. There were 2,500,000 colonies of bees at the end of 2002.
Nine common types include:
Cash Grains includes corn, soybeans and other grains (wheat, oats, barley, sorghum), dry edible beans and peas, and rice.
Other Field Crops includes peanuts, potatoes, sunflowers, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, broomcorn, popcorn, sugar beets, mint, hops, seed crops, hay, silage, forage, etc. Tobacco and cotton can be included here if not in their own separate category.
High Value Crops includes fruits, vegetables, melons, tree nuts, greenhouse and nursery crops, and horticultural specialties.
Poultry and Eggs
Agriculture is both a federal and a local responsibility with the United States Department of Agriculture being the federal department responsible. Agriculture is an extremely powerful interest group in American politics and has been since the founding of the USA. Government aid includes research into crop types and regional suitability as well as many kinds of subsidies, some price supports and loan programs. U.S. farmers are not subject to production quotas and some laws are different for farms compared to other workplaces.
Labor laws prohibiting children in other workplaces provide some exemptions for children working on farms with complete exemptions for children working on their family's farm. Children can also gain permits from vocational training schools or the 4-H club which allow them to do jobs they would otherwise not be permitted to do.
A large part of the U.S. farm workforce is made up of migrant and seasonal workers, many of them recent immigrants from Latin America or aliens working under work permits. Additional laws apply to these workers and their housing which is often provided by the farmer.
A farmers life, no matter in what country is easy. The main difference between these two countries is that USA is a developed country with a GDP per capita of $45000, while India only has $3000. There is more help in America with machinery, while the farmers in India, rely on lower class people to do some of their field work. Then when it comes time to sell, American farmers usually have a better outcome, as compared to India based on value and competition. In addition, the weather in these two countries differs as well.
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It's no secret that Common Core math has stirred up a lot of controversy and emotion. Letters, videos and critiques of Common Core math regularly show up on social media, with many posters complaining that Common Core math is unnecessarily confusing and not at all helpful.
But solid research into how kids learn suggests that the Common Core math standards, which emphasize understanding over rote memorization, are actually more kid-friendly than traditional math instruction.
Still not convinced? Here, two educators share their views on why Common Core math is good for kids, and how you can make the transition to Common Core math easier for you and your students.
Common Core math emphasizes mastery of essential concepts
Previously, teachers complained that older math standards were a mile wide and an inch deep. The need to cover massive amounts of material in a short period of time meant that educators glossed over concepts.
Not so with Common Core math. "The game has changed," says Barry Saide, a fifth-grade teacher and ASCD 2014 Emerging Leader. "Now, the emphasis is on teaching to mastery."
In practice, this new emphasis means that teachers have fewer concepts to teach — and more time to teach them — in any given school year. In fourth grade, for instance, the only geometry-related math standard students have to master is "Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles." Teachers and students can spend the entire year exploring those concepts, instead of rushing through lines and angles on the way to coordinates and graphs. (Students, of course, will also spend time adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing and learning about fractions and measurement.)
Diving deeply into concepts won't come easily or naturally to teachers (and students) used to skimming the surface. Saide says teachers need to have patience and emphasize learning over grades.
"Deep understanding of material does not happen overnight, and grades are not always indicative of understanding," Saide says. "A grade is simply indicative of where a student is in the learning process. So we need to be willing to set aside those letters and percentages and focus on what truly matters, which is learning."
Of course, most schools still require teachers to issue grades to students, and most parents still believe that an A is better than a C, even if the C is earned though effort and improvement and the A is achieved with no effort or real learning. It's up to teachers to help parents understand the learning process and value of struggle and perseverance in learning.
Common Core math is open to alternate methods of problem solving
Remember when you were a kid? Remember being frustrated by math teachers who insisted you "show your work," even though you knew, instinctively and automatically, what the answer was? Ever lose points on a math problem because your way of solving it was not the same as the teacher's preferred method?
For years, American students have been taught to solve math problems with algorithms, without really understanding how or why the algorithm works. That approach works for some students, but not for all students. Common Core math pulls back the curtain, so to speak, by showing students multiple ways of arriving at an answer.
"Now, it's 'let's teach it a number of different ways so students can find a strategy that makes sense to them,'" Saide says.
Showing students different approaches to problem solving also helps them understand why math equations work, and equips them to use those approaches in real-life settings.
Today, it's not uncommon to "see kids who are not able to apply their knowledge in various situations," says education consultant Cray Francis. "If you ask a kid who has learned area and perimeter in school, 'how much carpet do I need to carpet a room in my house that is nine feet by ten feet,' you'd be surprised by how many kids can't figure that question out," says Francis, a former dean of instruction in New York City public and charter schools. "Teaching students alternate strategies gives them the ability to take math and apply it to every day, real life situations."
Common Core math offers opportunities for differentiation
Because Common Core math is open to alternative approaches, the one-size-fits-all approach to mathematics instruction is, by definition, a thing of the past.
"If anything, Common Core has embedded differentiation of instruction, because the expectation is that you're going to find out what your learners need and then meet them at that level," Saide says.
Simply handing out different versions of the same worksheet will no longer work as a differentiation technique. Instead, teachers will be challenged to "truly tailor instruction to what students know, what they do not know, what makes sense and what doesn't," Saide says. "Teachers will need to tweak their teaching to make sure they're giving students what they need to be successful."
It's not easy to provide individualized instruction in a classroom full of kids, especially when teachers are used to teaching the group as a whole.
"This is a really heavy shift," Saide says. Teachers who haven't had much education or experience in differentiation strategies may need to seek professional development to beef up their skills.
Common Core math invites subject integration
Common Core math emphasizes real-world applications, so it easily and naturally leads to subject integration. Math concepts can (and should) be explored in science, social studies, language and other classes.
If you're used to thinking of math as something to be taught during math class, by a math teacher, this shift toward integration can be disconcerting. "So often, I hear teachers say, 'I teach social studies' or 'I teach science,'" Saide says. "But we teach kids. We just happen to use science or social studies as the driver to reach the kids we have in class."
Keeping the focus on kids and learning — instead of narrowly focusing on subject matter — can ease the transition to the more holistic approach Common Core takes to math. You can do your part by emphasizing the role and utility of math in other classes, by assigning projects that cross subject boundaries and by collaborating with teachers in other disciplines.
You can also move math instruction outside the classroom. "Common Core allows us to bring in sources other than a textbook. It's forcing us to go out into the world," Francis says. "So a math teacher may take kids to a museum that deals with aeronautics, so kids can see how what they're learning is going to apply later on."
Too often, that kind of real-world integration has been lacking in mathematics instruction. "Many times, as educators, we don't make connections for children. We don't say, 'you learn this math now, here's what you can do with it later,'" Francis says.
Transitioning to a new way of teaching and learning can be uncomfortable. It will take teachers, students, parents and community members time to adjust to a new style of instruction. And that's OK. Recent research suggests that the inherent struggle is an essential — and valuable — part of the learning process.
"I help parents understand that struggling during learning is actually good. It's an opportunity to teach them to be independent, to give their best effort and to talk about how they can grow from that," Saide says. "Not only will students learn math, but they'll learn that they can struggle and it's not the end of the world."
Jennifer L.W. Fink is a freelance writer who frequently writes about education, health and parenting. See her work at www.jenniferlwfink.com and www.buildingboys.net.Learn More: Click to view related resources.
- "Mathematics Standards," Common Core State Standards Initiative
- "Grade 4: Geometry," Common Core State Standards Initiative
- Charlotte Alter, "Dad's Rant About Common Core Math Problem Goes Viral," Time.com


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Skin Cancer Risk: Don't Forget Your Eyes
The scary fact of the day comes from the Skin Cancer Foundation:
Skin cancers of the eyelid, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and melanoma, account for five to 10 percent of all skin cancers. Left untreated, these tumors can cause significant injury and even blindness.
The foundation says early warning signs include:
– A lump or bump that frequently bleeds or does not disappear
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– Newly acquired flat or elevated pigmented lesions that have irregular borders and growth
– Unexplained loss of eyelashes
Prevention is easy. Wear sunglasses – the bigger and darker, the better. And apply sunscreen intended for the eye area.


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Miran (Xinjiang)
Miran is an ancient oasis town located on the southern rim of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, Northwest China. It lies on the famous trade route known as the Silk Road where the Lop Nur desert meets the Altun Shan mountains. Two thousand years ago a river flowed down from the mountain and Miran had a sophisticated irrigation system. Now the area is a sparsely inhabited, dusty region with poor roads and minimal transportation.[1] Archaeological excavations since the early 20th century have uncovered an extensive Buddhist monastic site that existed between the 2nd to 5th centuries AD, as well as the Miran fort, a Tibetan settlement during the 8th and 9th centuries AD.
Stupa at Miran
|Coordinates: 39°15′N 88°49′E / 39.250°N 88.817°E
Lionel Giles has recorded the following names for Miran (with his Wade-Giles forms of the Chinese names converted to pinyin):
- "Yuni, old capital of Loulan [Former Han]
- "Old Eastern Town" ; "Little Shanshan" [Later Han]
- Qitun Cheng ; Tun Cheng [Tang]
- Mirān [modern name].[2]
During the period of Tibetan occupation (mid-8th to mid-9th centuries), the area was known as Nop Chungu (nob chu ngu).[3]
In ancient times, Miran was a busy trading center on the southern part of the Silk Road, after the route split into two (the northern route and the southern route), as caravans of merchants sought to escape travel across the harsh wasteland of the desert (called by the Chinese "The Sea of Death") and the Tarim Basin. They went by going around its north or south rim. It was also a thriving center of Buddhism with many monasteries and stupas.[1][4][5] Buddhist devotees would have walked around the covered circular stupas, whose central pillar contained relics of the Buddha.[6]
Miran was one of the smaller towns in Kroraina (also known as Loulan), which was brought under the control of the Chinese Han Dynasty in the third century.[1][4] After the fourth century the trading center declined. In the mid eighth century, Miran became a fort town because of its location at the mouth of a pass on one of the routes into Tibet. This is where the Tibetan forces crossed when the Chinese army withdrew to deal with rebels in central China. The Tibetans remained there, using the old irrigation system, until the Tibetan Empire lost its territories in Central Asia around the middle of the ninth century.[1]
The ruins at Miran consist of a large rectangular fort, a monastery ('the Vihara' in Stein's accounts), several stupas and many sun-dried brick constructions, located relatively close to the ancient caravan track to Dunhuang, running west to east. The many artifacts found in Miran demonstrate the extensive and sophisticated trade connections these ancient towns had with places as far away as the Mediterranean Sea. Archaeological evidence from Miran shows the influence of Buddhism on artistic work as early as the first century BC.[7] Early Buddhist sculptures and murals excavated from the site show stylistic similarities to the traditions of Central Asia and North India[8] and other artistic aspects of the paintings found there suggest that Miran had a direct connection with Rome and its provinces.[9] This Romanesque style is thought to be the work of a Buddhist painter known as Tita (Titus), who was perhaps a Roman artist who traveled east along the Silk Roads in search of employment.[10] Several artefacts have been found at the Miran site, including bows and arrows.[11]
Expeditions and visitors to the siteEdit
- 1876: The first person to mention the ancient site was Nikolay Przhevalsky. After his second expedition to the region, he wrote about a very large ruined city near the Lopnor lake, which, judging from its geographical position on his map, must have been Miran.[12]
- 1905: Ellsworth Huntington, an American geologist, the first to examine Miran, identified the fort, the monastery, and two stupas during a short visit, and recognized the Buddhist character of the site.
- 1906-1907: Aurel Stein visited and excavated Miran fort and surrounding sites during his second expedition to Central Asia, carrying out a thorough excavation of the fort, uncovering 44 rooms (site numbers M.I.i - M.I.xliv). He excavated other sites in the area, mainly to the north and west of the fort (site numbers M.II - M.X), including several temples containing well-preserved Buddhist fresco and stucco images.[13]
- 1902 and 1910: Count Ōtani Kōzui sent missions from Kyoto to some Taklamakan sites, among them Miran, to bring back Buddhist texts, wall paintings and sculptures.[14]
- 1914: Aurel Stein returned to Miran on his third expedition, excavating other sites in the area (site numbers M.XI - M.XV), which were ruins of stupas and towers. The objects found in these included more stucco images and wooden carved objects.[15]
- 1957-8: Professor Huang Wenbi lead a team from the Institute of Archaeology, CASS, spending six days at Miran, and a report was published in 1983 describing the fort and two stupa/temple sites, and a number of finds.
- 1959: A team from Xinjiang Museum spent ten days in Miran examining the fort, temple site and dwelling areas. A report of their considerable findings was published in 1960.
- 1965: Rao Reifu, an engineer, investigated the remains of a substantial irrigation system in the Miran area and published his findings in 1982.
- 1973: Another team from the Xinjiang Museum visited the site an investigated the fort, temples and irrigation system. The excavations and the artefacts found in these sites were discussed in an expedition report by Mu Shunying in 1983.
- 1978-80: The most extensive investigation of the site so far was carried out by Huang Xiaojing and Zhang Ping of the Xinjiang Museum. Their 1985 report discusses the fort, 8 stupas, 3 temple sites, 2 beacons, dwellings, tombs, a kiln area and a smelting site.
- 1988: The archaeological team of XJASS visited the site and published a report, containing little new information.
- 1989: Professor Wang Binghua visited several of the temple sites.
- 1989: Christa Paula visited Miran, and published a description with photographs.[16]
- 1996: Peter Yung visited Miran recording his experiences in words and photographs.[17]
See alsoEdit
- ^ a b c d The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ Giles (1930-1932), p. 845.
- ^ Thomas, F.W. (1951). Tibetan Literary Texts and Documents, Volume II. London: Royal Asiatic Society. pp119–166.
- ^ a b "Southern Silk Road". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ Hill (2009), pp. 89-90, 93, 98, 137, 269.
- ^ Hansen, Valerie (2012). The Silk Road, A New History. Oxford.
- ^ Henri Albert van Oort (1986). The Iconography of Chinese Buddhism in Traditional China. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ "Silk Road Trade Routes". University of Washington. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ "Ten Centuries of Art on the Silk Road". Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ Richard Foltz (2000). Religion of the Silk Road. Basingstoke.
- ^ Hall, Andrew (2008). Bows and Arrows from Miran, China. The Society of Archer-Antiquaries, #51. pp. 89–98.
- ^ Przhevalsky, Nikolai Mikhailovich (1879). From Kulja, across the Tian Shan to Lob-Nor. London: Sampson Low.
- ^ Stein, Mark Aurel (1921). Serindia. Oxford: Clarendon.
- ^ Sugiyama, Jiro (1971). Central Asian Objects brought back by the Otani Mission. Tokyo National Museum.
- ^ Stein, Marc Aurel (1928). Innermost Asia. Clarendon Press.
- ^ Paul, Christa (1994). The Road to Miran: Travels in the Forbidden Zone of Xinjiang. London: HarperCollins.
- ^ Yung, Peter (1997). Bazaars of Chineses Turkestan: Life and Trade Along the Old Silk Road. Hong Kong, Oxford University Press.
- Giles, Lionel (1930-1932). "A Chinese Geographical Text of the Ninth Century." BSOS VI, pp. 825–846.
- Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4392-2134-1.
External linksEdit
- Along the ancient silk routes: Central Asian art from the West Berlin State Museums, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material from Miran
- Some Aspects Of Jataka Paintings in Indian and Chinese (Central Asian) Art
- Mīrān Fort - Placename Information on the Digital Silk Road website


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Mingers, John and Rosenhead, Jonathan (2004) Problem structuring methods in action. European Journal of Operational Research, 152 (3). pp. 530-554. ISSN 0377-2217
This paper provides a review and evaluation of the use of problem structuring methods (PSMs) in practice. It starts by describing the origins of PSMs, the type of problem situation for which they are suitable, and the characteristics of some leading methods. An overview of the practice of PSMs is provided from a number of angles, including case studies and surveys of applications. A number of issues in the application of PSMs are discussed, in particular an account of the debate about evaluation of the success of PSMs; the selection of an appropriate method; multimethodology; and a variety of aspects of the maintenance of relationships with the client organisation(s). Finally, some possible future developments are suggested, especially through productive interactions with similar or related practices.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
In 1931 at the age of 44, Karloff took on the role that made him a star: Frankenstein. The part had been offered to Bela Lugosi, but Lugosi passed. The Frankenstein costume had a heavy back brace and 4-inch platform boots weighing 13 pounds each. The bulky costume caused Karloff back pain for the rest of his life but it also brought him immediate fame. "My dear old monster," Karloff said. "I owe everything to him. He's my best friend."
During production, director James Whale was afraid that 7-year old Marilyn Harris, who played the little girl, would be terrified of Karloff in costume. When she first saw "the monster" at the crew hotel, Marilyn ran from her car to Karloff, took his hand and asked, "May I drive with you to the set?" Karloff responded, "Would you darling?"
Karloff reprised the monster role in Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein. During production on the latter film, Karloff's only daughter Sara was born. He rushed to the hospital in full costume and makeup to witness her birth.
Karloff and Lugosi were Universal's top horror stars in the 1930's. Though they were not close friends, their legendary "feud" was merely a publicity stunt. Off screen, Karloff was a kind gentleman who gave generously to children's charities. He was one of the original twelve founders of the Screen Actor's Guild and he spoke out about hazardous working conditions for actors. Suspicious of film studio anti-union tactics, Karloff always carried a role of dimes so he could conduct union business on pay phones. (He was convinced his home phone was tapped.)
Karloff played key roles in The Mummy, The Mask of Fu Manchu and Scarface where his character was gunned down in a bowling alley. In 1941, he starred as a homicidal gangster in the stage version of Arsenic and Old Lace. Karloff turned to radio and television in the 40's and 50's. He did a parody of Frankenstein with Vincent Price on the Red Skelton Show and his final appearance as Frankenstein came in a 1962 episode of Route 66.
Though he worked in the US for more than half his life, Karloff never became a naturalized American citizen. He also never legally changed his name to "Boris Karloff." He gained new fame in 1966 as the narrator in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He was also the inspiration for the first illustration of The Incredible Hulk and his voice was the basis for Kellogg's Tony The Tiger commercials.
Karloff lived out his final years in England battling arthritis and emphysema. Despite three back surgeries, he always remained grateful for Frankenstein. "You could have heaved a brick out the window and hit ten actors who could play my parts. I just happened to be on the right corner at the right time."
Karloff died of pneumonia in 1969. He was cremated in Surrey, England. Four low-budget Mexican horror films which he made late in life appeared after his death. Take that Tupac. (4" x 6", black ink print)
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Great woodcut, and a perfect kick-off for the Halloween season. Karloff was in the original stage play version of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, but his character was actually played by Raymond Massey in the Capra film, with jokes about Karloff thrown in as allusions to the stage production. He's also really great in Val Lewton's RKO horror films, like BEDLAM and THE BODYSNATCHER!ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous work. One of my favorite horror characters ever, but I have a thing for the outcasts.ReplyDelete
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Second Battle of Fort McAllister
The final obstacle along General Sherman's march to the Sea
|CSA (Confederacy)
William B. Hazen
George A. Anderson
Forces Engaged
2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee
Fort McAllister Garrison
Casualties and losses
24 killed, 110 wounded
14 killed, 21 wounded
The specifications for the fort where done by Capt. John McCrady [CS]. Company A of the 1st Georgia Infantry ("DeKalb Rifles"), under the command of Lt. Alfred Hartridge, who was detached and ordered to build the fort July 7, 1861. The fort was built using available materials, primary sand and mud.[4] The main armament was one rifled 32-pounder and one 8 inch columbiad.[5] After the capture of Hilton Head, S.C. in 1861 and a visit by Robert E. Lee to the site to review its defenses, the fortifications of the area were strengthened and the obstructions were placed in the Ogeechee River. In 1862 Union forces occupied Tybee Island, blockaded the port of Savannah and captured Ft. Pulaski in April of that year.
NO. 21. Report of Brig. Gen. William D. Hazen, U.S. Army, commanding Second Division Hdqrs. Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, Savannah, Ga. January 9, 1865
On December 1 the march was resumed in the direction of Statesborough, along the right bank of the Ogeechee River. The remainder of the march was impeded by low, broad marshes, which it was invariably found necessary to corduroy. From Summerville to the Cannouchee River, which was reached the 7th, the Third Division, General John E. Smith, with my own, formed a separate column under my command, and was somewhat exposed to annoyances from the enemy endeavoring to reach Savannah from the west before us. On the 3d the Fifty-third Ohio lost by capture a foraging party of 1 officer and 11 men. On the 4th, near Statesborough, the foragers met a brigade of the enemy cavalry endeavoring to join Wheeler; were attacked by them and driven to the main column, losing by capture 27 and by wounds 8. The enemy lost 2 killed and 2 captured. The enemy defended the crossing of the Cannouchee with infantry and two pieces artillery, having burned the bridge. During the night of time 8th the enemy retired; and the bridge being repaired, at 11 a. m. the 9th the brigades were crossed -- one pushed to Kings Bridge, the other to a point on the Gulf railroad, about six miles from Kings Bridge, which was reached and much of the road destroyed toward the river by night, including the bridge. On the 10th the division recrossed the Cannonchee, moving to and crossing the Ogeechee at Dillon's Ferry, and proceeding to near the Anderson plantation, nine miles from Savannah. On the 12th the division moved back to Kings Bridge, it having received orders to cross the Ogeechee there and move down its right bank to Fort McAllister and capture it. At daybreak the 13th the troops were put in motion, reaching the vicinity of McAllister at about 11 a.m. About one mile from the fort a picket was captured, revealing the whereabouts of a line of torpedoes across the road. Some time was lost in safely removing them, when leaving eight regiments at that point, nine were carried forward to about 600 yards from the fort and deployed, with a line of skirmishers thrown sufficiently near the fort to keep the gunners from working their guns with any effect – those firing to the rear being in barbette. The grounds to the right of the fort being marshy, cut through by deep streams, rendered the deployment of that part of the line slow and difficult, and was not completely effected till 4.45 p. m., at which time, every officer and man of the nine regiments being instructed what to do, the bugle sounded the forward, and at precisely 5 o'clock the fort was carried. The troops were deployed in one line as thin as possible. The result being that no man in the assault was struck till they came to close quarters. Here the fighting became desperate and deadly. Just outside the works a line of torpedoes had been place, many of which were exploded by the tread of the troops, blowing many men to atoms, but the line moved on without checking, over, under, and through abates, ditches, palisading, and fighting the garrison through the fort to their bomb-proofs, from which they still fought, and only succumbed as each man was individually over- powered.
Our losses were 24 officers and men killed, and 110 officers and men wounded.
Capt. John H. Groce, Thirtieth Ohio, an officer of many rare and valuable qualities, and who led the first assault on Vicksburg, was killed, and Col. Wells S. Jones, Fifty-third Ohio, commanding brigade, severely wounded.
The regiments most conspicuous in their gallantry were the Seventieth, Forty-seventh, and Thirtieth Ohio; all the rest performed their duty equally well.
After the proper commander of the second Brigade fell, Col. James S. Martin, One hundred and eleventh Illinois, assumed command of it, led it in the assault, rendering distinguished service. Col. A. C. Parry, Forty-seventh Ohio, and Lieutenant-Colonel Philips, Seventieth Ohio, were also conspicuous in their performance of duty.
Maj. Thomas T. Taylor, Forty-seventh Ohio, acting judge-advocate of this division, preferring to serve with his regiment on the campaign, was severely wounded while fighting in the fort.
The captures were as follows: The garrison, including killed, 250 men and officers, 24 pieces of ordnance, with their equipment, 40 tons ammunition, a mouths supply of food for the garrison, the small-arms of the command, all the animals and equipments of a light battery, the horses of the officers, and a large amount of private stores placed in the fort for safety.
To my entire staff especial praise is due for their faithful and efficient conduct during the campaign.
After the frill of McAllister the division was directed to destroy the Gulf railroad for a distance of twenty miles west of the Ogeechee, which it proceeded to do in the most thorough manner, completing the work December 21.
I would respectfully call attention to accompanying reports of brigade commanders; also, to drawings of Fort McAllister,** and a map of the country passed over.
The supply train of this division on leaving Atlanta consisted of eighty-three six-mule wagons. I transferred to other commands after reaching the vicinity of this place 22,000 rations.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant W. B. HAZEN, Brigadier-General of Volunteers ASST. Adjt. GEN., FIFTEENTH ARMY Corps
Special Hdqrs. Mil. Div. of the Miss., Field Order In the Field, near Savannah, Ga. No. 131 December 13, 1864
The general-in-chief announces with pleasure that to-day at 4.30 p.m. the Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, assaulted Fort McAlister and carried the place, capturing its entire garrison and armament, giving him full communication with the fleet and the army of Major-General Foster.
By order of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman: L. M. DAYTON, Aide-de-Camp
Abatis (land side of fort) Hospital Barracks
Drawings of Fort McAllister
Source: OR Series 1 - Volume 44; page 112
Chapter: LVI - Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. November 14-December 31, 1864.
More Information:
- History.Com Sherman Closes in on Savannah - Union forces assault Fort McCallister, the key to Savannah and the final obstacle along General Sherman's march to the Sea. [Video]
- Fort McAllister State Historic Park
- Our GA History - Fort McAllister
- Wikipedia – Battle of Fort McAllister I
- Wikipedia – Battle of Fort McAllister II
- 7th Georgia Cavalry History
- Wikipedia – Hilton Head SC - Early history
- CSS Nashville - Civil War Confederate Naval Ship
- Wikipedia – Samuel Francis Du Pont
- ^ Fort McAllister State Historic Park [Online]
- ^ Evans, Clement A. (editor) Confederate Military History. 18 vols. Extended Edition. Wilmington: Broadfoot ©1987. (reprint of 1899 edition) pg 201
- ^ Our Georgia History - Our GA History - Fort McAllister [Online]
- ^ Our Georgia History - Our GA History - Fort McAllister [Online]
- ^ Evans, Clement A. (editor) Confederate Military History. 18 vols. Extended Edition. Wilmington: Broadfoot ©1987. (reprint of 1899 edition) pg 201


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Metallica, Morissette just weren't enough to stop a Warner Music Group sale
Warner Music Group has once again changed hands, but Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield can rest assured that they appear to have done everything in their power to boost WMG's profitability. Metallica's self-titled 1991 effort, also known as "The Black Album," remains the bestselling album of the Nielsen SoundScan era.
The media research firm began tracking sales data in 1991, and as of Jan. 2, 2011, the Elektra-branded "Metallica" had sold more than 15.6 million copies in the U.S., giving it a hearty lead over any competitors. WMG has one other album among the top-selling of the SoundScan era, and that honor goes to Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill." Her Maverick/Reprise effort has sold more than 14.6 million copies in the U.S. since its 1995 release.
But WMG posted a net loss of $143 million in sales last year. Worse, if one takes a more narrow look at recent sales history, WMG didn't have the strongest of showings.
In Nielsen's end-of-decade-data, for the period running Jan. 1, 2000, to Nov. 1, 2009 -- only one WMG artist had a spot in the top 10. Linkin Park's 2000 Warner Bros. release "Hybrid Theory" placed at No. 7, having sold more than 9.6 million during the 10-year period.
What do all three albums have in common? They were issued by WMG prior to the Edgar Bronfman Jr. era. Bronfman Jr. purchased the company in 2004, and recent history hasn't been kind to the major. For two years running, the label has posted a net sales loss of $100 million or greater, and neither in 2009 nor 2010 did WMG have one of the year's bestselling albums.
That being said, WMG had something of a banner year in 2008, when releases from the likes of Kid Rock, Metallica and T.I. were among the year's bestselling albums. The label in 2008 had a market share of 21.4%, which placed it third among the four majors. In 2010, WMG's market share dipped to 20%.
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Access Industries acquires Warner Music Group for $3.3 billion
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Chevron to Sell Fuels Marketing Business in Brazil to a Subsidiary of Ultrapar Participações
SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 14, 2008 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced that two of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Ultrapar Participações S.A. (Ultrapar) to sell Chevron's fuels marketing business in Brazil for approximately $730 million plus a working capital adjustment. The final amount will vary based on exchange rate fluctuations and the actual working capital sold.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ultrapar will acquire a network of approximately 2,000 service stations operating under the Texaco brand, an equity interest in associated terminal operations, and Chevron's commercial and industrial fuels business. Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
"The proposed sale of our retail fuels marketing operations in Brazil is consistent with our ongoing effort to concentrate downstream resources and capital on strategic global assets," said Mike Wirth, executive vice president, Global Downstream, Chevron. "By restructuring our worldwide portfolio, we intend to reduce capital employed, deliver stronger returns and achieve more profitable growth."
"Brazil remains an excellent country in which to do business. We plan to continue growing our presence there by focusing on our lubricants and upstream operations," said Shariq Yosufzai, president, Global Marketing, Chevron.
Texaco is the fourth-ranked fuel brand in Brazil by sales volumes. Under the Texaco brand, Chevron sells an average of 120,000 barrels per day of fuel in Brazil.
Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business across the globe. The company's success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of approximately 59,000 employees who operate across the energy spectrum. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops and commercializes the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Some of the items discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements about Chevron's activities in Brazil. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward- looking statements. The statements are based upon management's current expectations, estimates and projections; are not guarantees of future performance; and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the company's control and are difficult to predict. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech software engineering class in 2009 was discussing world problems and how computer science might offer solutions when a student piped up with a personal gripe.
"You know what I hate?" the student said, according to assistant professor Eli Tilevich, who was teaching the class. "I never know when the bus is coming."
As Virginia Tech and other universities train a new generation of computer scientists, professors are asking students to create programs that address real-life problems, often through handy, smartphone-ready apps. It's a break from traditional coursework such as sorting lists of numbers or re-creating programs that already exist.
The shift comes as the demand for computer engineers outpaces the number of computer science graduates. Today's students grew up with computers, yet many view computer science and code writing as dull and unglamorous, professors say.
The Virginia Tech student's concern about buses, Tilevich said, offered a chance to show students that coding can be relevant. By the end of the semester, the advanced software engineering class had partnered with the city transit system to obtain data from Global Positioning System devices on dozens of city buses. An algorithm soon was predicting arrival times and beaming the information to a prototype mobile application.
"Sometimes as faculty members, we have to step back. We have to let them run wild," said Tilevich, a former professional clarinet player who blogs about his teaching experiments.
Computer and math fields are expected to add 785,700 jobs between 2008 and 2018, a growth rate twice the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Computer science majors also will earn higher-than-average salaries.
Yet at Virginia Tech's computer science job fair last year, there were more open jobs than graduating students, said Barbara G. Ryder, head of the computer science department. "And I don't think that we're unusual," she said.
It wasn't always like this. In the late 1990s, computer science and computer engineering saw an explosion in enrollment nationwide. Between 1995 and 1997, the number of new computer science students doubled, then continued to grow.
During the 1997-98 school year, there were about 10,000 computer science graduates. By 2003-04, that number was up to nearly 21,000, according to the Computing Research Association's annual survey of computer science and engineering programs. But then came the dot-com bubble burst and news of technology jobs being sent overseas. By 2006-07, the number of graduates was down to about 12,500. Numbers have ticked up since then, but not by much.
Despite the celebrity of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, computer science is sometimes associated with the boring, humorless programmers in the cartoon strip "Dilbert" or the forgettable ones in the Facebook movie "The Social Network," who wire themselves into computers while ignoring the world around them.
The problems start in high school. In many districts, computer science is taught through vocational departments, often along with shop class. The NCAA doesn't recognize computer science as a core course when determining the academic eligibility of student athletes. Computer science also was among the least-taken Advanced Placement tests, with fewer than 19,400 students taking it in 2010. (Chemistry, biology and calculus had test takers in the six digits.)
"The sky is falling in a sense that we're not engaging kids that we could be engaging," said Jan Cuny of the National Science Foundation, who is helping to formulate a new AP course. While the current program focuses mostly on Java programming, a new class being piloted at several colleges would focus on problem-solving and creating technology instead of just using it.
"We'll have no problem interesting kids in doing these things," Cuny said. "The tough part is getting into the schools."
For the past few years at Virginia Tech, the computer science department has sent faculty members and undergraduates on high school recruiting trips across the state and hosted workshops for local teachers. The university also organizes engineering summer camps aimed at girls and underrepresented minority students.
The bus project grew out of an advanced undergraduate class in which Tilevich gave this goal for the semester: Create something incredible. Either everyone was going to get an A, or everyone would fail.
The bus tracker app received an A, although it was a prototype when the semester ended, prone to crashing when more than two people tried to use it at the same time.
But then one of the students went to the student government to ask for funding to turn it into a user-friendly program. A candidate for the 2009-10 student presidency, Brandon Carroll, made the bus tracker one of his campaign promises. Carroll won, and the student government voted to give the project $34,800 from a T-shirt fundraiser.
Tilevich and Webb recruited two undergraduates to develop what became the user-friendly VT Bus Tracker. It was released at the beginning of this school year as a text-messaging service, a Web site and apps for three types of smartphones. (An included trick: Text "Let's go," and the system replies, "Hokies!")
The bus tracker app receives about 40,000 hits a day, Tilevich said. It also won undergraduate research awards. The developers became campus heroes for saving fellow students from waiting in the elements for longer than necessary.
"The first couple months, when we showed it to people, their jaws dropped," said one of the developers, Alex Obenauer, a junior computer science major from Woodbridge. "This is such a great way to show what computer science can do."


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I'd been living at my brother's place for a couple of months before I noticed the coffee shop.
The end of something is never easy. Separation, divorce… even when it's been a long time coming, when it comes as a relief rather than a shock, it still isn't easy. Something ends, and everything changes. And change brings its own challenges.
Which is how I found myself living in a single room, all my worldly possessions in a pile in the garage. New suburb, new area, new routines. It was only supposed to be for a short time, while I started untangling the strands of my old life, but life doesn't stop for new beginnings. Life goes on.
My daily commute took me to and from work by a new path now. Different surroundings, and I was still coming to terms with this change in direction; my train rides passed by as a blur. But one afternoon, I noticed the little coffee shop in the row of shops near the station as my train pulled in. Not a bad idea, I thought. I took to dropping in there on my way to the station in the morning, two or three times a week, buying my coffee for the ride in to work. Just another new routine.
One morning, there was a new girl behind the counter of the coffee shop. That morning, I didn't just start my day with coffee; I started it with conversation.
People are, by nature, social animals. We like to connect; you could say we need to connect. From the moment we're born we interact with others, forming friendships, relationships… embedding ourselves in our social network. We've been doing it for thousands of years, long before MySpace and Facebook and Twitter; long before "social network" became a buzz phrase.
People need each other. It's no accident that we have always congregated in numbers; from villages to towns to cities, we are drawn together by the need to be with others. To be a part of a community. We socialise, making new friends and keeping up with old ones, constantly redefining and affirming who we are in the context of our relationships with others.
For some, however, the social network is broken. The connections can be made but they rarely, if ever, connect deeply. There's a sense of separation, of dislocation; a fundamental disconnect with everyone they know. You'd never know it, but it's more common than many realise. Such is loneliness.
Many people choose to be alone. For one reason or another they see their place in the world as standing apart, and they embrace that position. But loneliness has little, if anything, to do with being alone. Many choose solitude; no one chooses to be lonely.
In the following weeks I became used to starting my day with coffee and a chat. Tattoos, comic books, music… a broad range of topics we were both interested in, my coffee girl and I. Five minute bursts of connection that I grew to look forward to more than my daily caffeine fix.
This is not a love story, nor is it a tale of obsession. But when your connections are few, you recognise the value of the ones you have, the ones you make. They leave their mark on you, as my coffee girl did on me. My days became better for knowing her. That's what friendship is.
Loneliness is not about how many people you know, or how few. It's not about hiding yourself away from the world, and you can't defeat it by surrounding yourself with friends. It's inside.
Yet while the human condition is naturally a social one, loneliness is spreading. Our world is moving further and further along a path of convenience and speed, at the expense of the same interactions that made us a community in the first place. We touch so many people these days, but oh so fleetingly.
Everything is bigger, brighter, and easier. We shop in supermarkets and department stores, finding what we want under a single roof, but not what we need. We have drive-through and self-serve checkouts; we have online shopping and home delivery. We commute in streams of unspeakingness, plugged into our iPods or reading the news on our smart phones. And our opportunities to meaningfully connect continue to diminish.
Society has become disconnected, and the impact is rippling through us all. Some embrace the new way of life, while others notice no difference… but the lonely are growing in number, as that disconnection takes hold.
There is no solution for this; I'm not proposing a cure. For while many people crave contact, we also crave convenience, and convenience is carrying the day. So long as we as a society keep choosing the easy path, the quality of our lives will continue to take second place.
Quality of life isn't measured in download speeds. It isn't defined by one-stop shopping. It's not the hours in each day that we save that gives our lives quality; that comes from what we do with that time. And the world keeps shrinking, compressed by global communication that expands our social network and brings every country, every person within our reach… but it's superficial. There is no depth.
Such is loneliness.
Time never stands still, and life must go on. That's its way. I've finally moved again, from the coast to the mountains, to a place I can truly call home and a space where I can continue to rebuild my life. New suburb, new area, new routines. I have more room, and more importantly, I have the opportunity to stand on my own two feet again and move forward. You'd have to say that's a good thing.
But I miss my coffee girl.
This article was originally published in The King's Tribune.
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I was recently conducting an interview with a couple of colleagues of mine at KJR and encountered probably one of the worst moments of throwaway gender inappropriateness I've experienced.
I'm a passionate advocate for addressing gender discrimination in the workplace and have been for many years. If I trace it back to the essence of my career, having started in publishing, it probably derived from having a reasonable emotional intelligence, a skerrick of moral fibre and working in a company that was actually largely populated by women (roughly 10 women to each man). It was a wonderful company and really gave me an insight into how men and women in senior management helped balance the conversation in both strategy and execution. My previous company, as a callow journalist, was pretty blokey and dominated by apex predators in the board room which, in my opinion, led to a number of decisions being made through hubris and not necessarily with great results.
Since then, I've been fortunate enough to work on a number of boards and celebrated the success of the ones with a reasonable gender balance, if not gender parity. These boards have undoubtably been the most productive of my business life. I've even been lucky enough in recent times to be afforded the chance to lecture on board diversity and talk about it in the context of genuine business benefits rather than just its moral rectitude.
Which highlights my general ideology and brings me back to the interview…
The person in question sat down as we politely enquired about his weekend and the conversation unfolded as follows:
Him: "Yes, great. Just hung out and played with our kids."
He directed his next question at me:
"Do you have kids?"
Me: "Yes, I do. A boy and a girl."
His next question directed at my male colleague:
"And you? Do you have kids?"
My male colleague:
"Yes, one, a daughter."
His next question to my female colleague:
"What about you? Any kids yet?"
My female colleague:
"No. Not yet."
His response:
"Oh, you're still practicing…"
A leaden silence hung in the air as I, and my two colleagues, really sat dumbfounded at what the interviewee had said. It was, at best, a gauche comment to a woman. Given the work context though, it was the casual sexual inference to a professional that just made it wholly out of order.
I have to say, that in the complete shock of the moment, I didn't react as I wanted to in hindsight and, certainly, as I believe I would if I encounter something like it again.
My actual response was, when I recovered a second or so earlier than my two colleagues, "Well I think we should probably just get on with the interview." At which point my female colleague took over the questioning (as we had agreed beforehand).
I sat half-listening to the guy's responses over the next five minutes of so recognising simultaneously that he didn't really have quite the right fit of skills we were after in the role AND that even if he did, there was no way on this planet that we would hire him given the horrendous faux pas.
As the interview continued, I really came close to just stopping it altogether but at that point I felt that it would just make us appear rude, so we continued for another 45 minutes with me, at least, thoroughly disengaged.
I reflected upon it with my colleagues after the interview and actually apologised to my female colleague for not stopping the interview on the spot. She was gracious enough to accept that apology and was glad that at least I'd raised my disappointment with the comment immediately after the interview.
For my part though, I'm not so lenient on myself. Whether I was in a state of utter brain-freeze or not, I'd have to say that I wish I had stopped the interview once I had recovered my wits. I'm sure there are some people who would say that I should have and the fact that I didn't gives an impression of the acceptance of such commentary; and yet others will probably say that I'm over-reacting entirely.
For me, I'm just resolving that if I ever encounter a similar scenario, then I won't bother with continuing a meeting or interview with someone I can't truly have any respect for and will also do them the courtesy of explaining why so that they have the chance to potentially rectify their thoughts, words and deeds in the future.
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Youthlinks third annual I Pity The Fool fundraising dance is gearing up to be the most awesome yet. Café Miranda is once again co-sponsoring the '80s themed event that will support the free after-school programs of Youthlinks. Live music will be provided by the Nikki Hunt Band, back by popular demand from last year's event. This year's dance is on Saturday March 31 at an exciting new location, the beautiful downtown gallery Yvette Torres Fine Art.
Event and prize sponsors are being sought. Last year over a dozen great prizes were awarded in categories such as best outfit and best hair. Businesses wishing to participate can contact Joelle Albury at Youthlinks 207-594-2221 or email email@example.com.
Tickets for the event will go on sale in March. For more information find us on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/groups/ipitythefool/.
Youthlinks is a program of Broadreach Family & Community Services located in Rockland that provides youth with community service, leadership and enrichment opportunities. These programs help youth learn skills, build self-esteem, cultivate social responsibility, develop leadership abilities and connect to their peers, to adult mentors, and to their communities. Youthlinks is funded primarily by state grants and the generous donations of individuals, businesses, and foundations. All Youthlinks programs are free for participating youth. For more information, visit www.youthlinksonline.org, or call 207-594-2221.


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One of the biggest challenges school districts face is determining the level of tech support they need to adequately manage their computers and networks-and how much they can afford. Of course, from a Total Cost of Ownership perspective, if a school district does not provide adequate tech support, the district will pay the price somewhere: in a reduction of teacher productivity when teacher have to solve their own computer problems, in the need for additional staff training when teachers decide they can't rely on the network to be up, in the cost of wasted time and labor when administrative functions can't be managed reliably on the district's network.
From 1983-1991, IBM Corp. and Digital Equipment Corp. worked with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop a formula for calculating the number of staff needed to support a distributed computing environment. This effort, known as Project Athena, came up with this formula:
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A Vince Clarke Treasury
A Vince Clarke Treasury is a huge collection of Vince Clarke's fanwriting compiled and edited by Dave Langford in 2015. It is now available as an ebook at Ansible Editions.
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Here we had the chance to design and Build custom Millwork that integrates into a wonderful modern building. The minimal context posed both challenges and opportunities to incorporate shelving and cabinets that met our clients needs while knitting into the architectural context.
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Letter from Wiremu Kingi Tutahuarangi to McLean (with translation), 9 Oct 1870
Reference Number: MS-Papers-0032-0694E-05. Object #1030610
2 copies of contemporary translations only advising McLean of problems in mobilising Maori and Pakeha to produce crops and the Hauhau
5 pages, related to Wiremu Kingi Tutahuarangi, Torere and Ngaitai.
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To celebrate the theme for this year's summer reading program "Dig into Summer Reading," children at Queens Library at Long Island City created pet rocks. We talked about the essentials of pet care and what makes a good pet. Using rocks that were donated by the Materials for the Arts we decorated our pets.
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Nowadays, knowing what's going on on the Internet is essential if you want to be up to date and there is no better reference than discussion forums and groups. Using them with a phone browser can be a chaos but lucky enough you can download Tapatalk. It is an application conceived to access more than forty thousand Internet forums from your iPhone in an enhanced manner.
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Raúl A. Reyes: Leave Justin Bieber Out Of The Immigration Debate
With one raucous night of partying, Justin Bieber succeeded in turning the public's attention back to immigration policy. On Thursday, he was arrested for allegedly drag racing in a residential Miami Beach neighborhood. Cue the media frenzy. News outlets from ABC News to CNN to USA Today weighed in on whether Beiber, a Canadian national, should be deported. The New York Times compared Bieber's latest brush with the law to the plight of undocumented immigrants.
Not so fast. Bringing Bieber into the immigration debate only clouds the issue. His status is unique and not at all illustrative of legal or undocumented immigrants. Using "The Biebs" to make points about immigration policy is a mistake.
There are hundreds of thousands of immigrants deported for much less than Bieber's offenses, from the single father targeted for a missing license plate screw to the Arizona man who was tased at home while sleeping.
First of all, Bieber is not an immigrant. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he is here on an O-1 visa, which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service specifically designates a "non-immigrant visa." Think of it as an elite guest worker permit. O-1 visas are only available to individuals "with extraordinary ability or achievement." Whatever you think of Bieber's "ability," his hit records and sold-out concerts qualify for him for this visa (Other recipient of O-1 visas include talk show host Piers Morgan and soccer superstar Pele).
Secondly, Bieber's alleged crimes do not make him eligible for deportation anyway. As Zeke Miller of Time Magazine rightly points out, "under federal law only violent crimes and sentences longer than one year result in a re-evaluation of visa status." Bieber was charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest, and driving without a valid license, none of which would trigger such a re-evaluation. While Bieber has already hired celebrity lawyer Roy Black to defend him, most foreign nationals do not have anywhere near his financial resources. That's why the knee-jerk response of deportation to any alleged crime by a foreign national can be so dangerous. It disregards the presumption of innocence, one of the cornerstones of our legal system. Even if we are talking about Bieber, playing into the mind-set of "deport them all" simply does not serve justice.
In The New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal opined that Bieber's situation "is in a small way emblematic of the capricious, unbalanced and racially charged way in which immigration policy is conceived and enforced in this country." Not really. There are hundreds of thousands of immigrants deported for much less than Bieber's offenses, from the single father targeted for a missing license plate screw to the Arizona man who was tased at home while sleeping. These undocumented immigrants are far more emblematic of our broken immigration system than a 19-year-old international pop sensation. Yet because they are not celebrities, their stories are often ignored. Meanwhile, the Obama administration continues to deport an estimated 1,100 people a day.
True, nearly anything Bieber does generates headlines, and news organizations cannot be faulted for covering his antics. What is missing is an appropriate context for his behavior. Bieber's situation is his own, the same as any other foreigner or immigrant. There are immigrants who commit heroic acts, like the New Mexico man who saved a child from kidnapping, and there are immigrants who commit horrific acts, like the New York man accused of killing his wife and children. No one person should be used as a symbol of all foreigners or immigrants, and certainly not a famous teenager who seems to be out of control.
Besides, consider the critical questions surrounding immigration that deserve our attention. Should Congress pursue comprehensive reform, or a piecemeal approach to overhauling our immigration system? Should undocumented immigrants be granted a path to citizenship? How can we stem future flows of unauthorized migrants? Focusing on Bieber's transgressions threatens to crowd these questions out of the public arena at a time when we desperately need consensus on policy solutions.
Justin Bieber did not ask to be the celebrity face for immigration reform, and he should not be turned into it. Let's leave him out of our immigration debate.