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Popular pesticides cause major damage to bees, new study shows
August 19, 2016, 6:20 a.m. by Russell McLendon
Two decades after approving imidacloprid, the EPA is re-examining how it and similar pesticides affect bees.
What is genetically edited food?
April 19, 2016, 2:37 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
The USDA says this method of tampering with a food's genes is not the same as genetically modifying it.
Faith-based groups can now pledge to be EPA Food Stewards
January 19, 2016, 3:02 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
The Environmental Protection Agency spent MLK Day spreading the gospel of food waste reduction to faith-based groups.
What is the U.S. Clean Power Plan?
August 3, 2015, 4:45 p.m. by Russell McLendon
Here are 5 things to know about the EPA's climate plan.
Even at 100, San Francisco City Hall couldn't be greener
June 9, 2015, 11:25 a.m. by Matt Hickman
The palatial Beaux-Arts beauty completed in 1915 is named the oldest LEED Platinum-certified building.
Cheap wines reportedly have high levels of arsenic
March 20, 2015, 3:34 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
Should we be worried, or is it OK to keep drinking (for now)?
Mercury levels in Pacific yellowfin tuna on the rise
February 4, 2015, 11:14 a.m. by Robin Shreeves
Likely caused by pollution, levels of mercury in the fish have been on the rise steadily since 1998. You can limit your exposure by following FDA guidelines for fish consumption.
Cindy Crawford pulls kids out of Malibu school over toxin concerns
August 20, 2014, 3:20 p.m. by Michael d'Estries
Elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in several classrooms have parents worried their children are at risk.
5 things to know about the EPA's new CO2 proposal
June 3, 2014, 9:05 a.m. by Russell McLendon
The new U.S. plan to limit power plant emissions is 645 pages long. Here's what you need to know.
7 expert tips for reducing household food waste before it starts
May 7, 2014, 2:01 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
"American Wasteland" author Jonathan Bloom shares tips for the source reduction of food waste like shopping smarter and keeping foods visible.
The most common pesticide found on U.S. apples is banned in the EU
April 24, 2014, 10:40 a.m. by Robin Shreeves
The chemical's makers can't guarantee Diphenylamine's safety, so the EU doesn't allow its use. Here in the U.S. it's found on 80 percent of conventional apples.
Big trucks, big changes: How new fuel rules and clever ideas are changing the industry
February 21, 2014, 10:46 a.m. by Jim Motavalli
18-wheelers are huge fuel hogs and emitters, but they'll be much cleaner under standards coming from President Obama and the EPA.


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We often get questions about various aspects of the blog. We thought we may as well answer them all at once.
Mikael started the blog back in 2007, along with Copenhagenize.com, coining the phrase Cycle Chic in the process, and quite by accident. Read more about how it all started right here.
We have some friends who blog for us as well. Mary, Andreas, Lars, for example. We also have many visitors who send us guest photos of cycle chic from around the world.
The photos came first. One photo in particular started it all off. Mikael has been involved in street photography for some time and one day he snapped a fellow cyclist in the morning rush hour. All at once a theme, a visual style and a subject was born.
The original concept remains in place. Recording the daily life of Copenhagen's bike culture by shooting street photography while on our bikes. We never ride around looking for subject matter, all of our photos are taken while we are in the midst of a commute to work, to the supermarket, to a party, what have you.
We started out by calling it "Social Documentary in High Heels" - highlighting the stylish streetsmart of Copenhagen women. There was a lot of interest for the photos on various bike groups over at Flickr.com and, when we started the blog, we were surprised to see how many popped by to have a look. Most were bike-related visitors and we soon discovered that Copenhagen bike culture was something people were fascinated by.
It evolved organically into the "Bike Advocacy in High Heels" angle - interestingly enough because that was the angle the visitors gave us. We realised that making urban biking look effortless - which it is in Copenhagen - was an inspiration to people abroad who wished for the same thing where they live.
With that said, there is a streetstyle element inherent in the blog. What are Copenhageners wearing? Denmark has always been a design mecca and fashion is a major export, so we found that many visitors were looking at that. Which is cool.
The original photo was taken like this and the visual concept stuck for while.
There are a couple of reasons for this.
As mentioned we are, by and large, on our bikes while we shoot. Waiting for the light to change, flying along the bike lanes. It's a practical issue, really. It's a tad difficult to take photos backwards while riding a bike.
Besides, we like the aesthetic value of the shots from behind. We are inspired by two specific artistic angles:
One is 'Rückenfigur' - German for 'back figure'. It's a concept often related to romantic painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and aims to make visible what the person featured is looking at.
The other one originates with the Chinese poet Zhu Ziqing and his poem 'Seeing Father From The Back' from 1925. There is a term in Chinese called 'Backsight', meaning basically the same thing as 'rückenfigur'.
With all that said, we now take photos from all angles, looking for shots that sum up the essence of "Cycle Chic".
Good question. What started out as a social documentary of the chic inhabitants of Copenhagen's bike lanes has developed into a kind of streetstyle blog as well as a bike advocacy blog.
We choose to focus on the chic female cyclists of the city - although we do feature many men - because, well, we like chic female cyclists. They embody the freedom of a bike culture. Cycling in high heels to work or a party, skirts a'flowing, hair a'waving. It is the complete opposite of bike 'culture' in other countries.
We like this quote:
"Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammelled womanhood." - Susan B. Anthony, American Suffragist, 1896.
We aim to highlight that bike culture is an effortless pursuit. No lycra needed. No fancy gear. Just get out and ride. Style over Speed. Man or Woman.
It is worth mentioning that we're not alone. We're not the only ones attracted to the sight of women on bikes. It's ingrained in Danish culture.
We have been interviewed a couple of times and you're welcome to read this interview for Fine Art Fashion Blog [you'll have to scroll down or page search for 'copenhagen'].
The same interview is translated into French on the Café Mode blog on L'Express' website.
Then there is a cool interview with Momentum Magazine out of Vancouver which can be read online here.


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UAE designers in focus at Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2010
If your inner fashion snob thought the Dubai Fashion Week last April was an unruly event for loud teenagers and brain-dead socialite wannabes, forever skewing your view on the Dubai fashion scene, then maybe the upcoming Dubai Fashion Fiesta can change your mind.
Now in its fourth year, DFF, an official event of Dubai Summer Surprises, is another exhibition that attempts to realise Dubai's dream of becoming a global fashion capital.
Scheduled to kick off from 22nd to 24th July at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), DFF is set to bring glitz and glamour on the catwalk as 22 fashion designers – established and emerging – unveil their collections with representatives from the global fashion industry.
What we like about DFF is the fact that it goes back to the fundamental motivations of staging a fashion exhibition. The event has aligned itself with a strong trade exposition segment with the intention of furthering the business of fashion in the region. Fashion, when stripped of all its glorious shimmer and glam, is a business after all.
We are going to see a number of interesting shows from names we already know, and ones with which we are very excited to familiarise ourselves. Furne One of Amato Couture, fresh from his stints at Germany's Top Model and the Bench Uncut denim and underwear show in Manila, will grace the opening show with Panache Women of Australia and Archana Kochhar of India.
That's right after the red carpet reception which will welcome a number of Bollywood stars including Celina Jetley, Riya and Raima Sen, if that's your thing. There will be a total of nine shows presenting 24 designers from the UAE and beyond.
John Matthew from Emirates Vision, organisers of the Dubai Fashion Fiesta, said, "This year's DFF will focus on UAE and India. Dubai continues to evolve into one of its largest market in the GCC, supported by key retailers and buyers from countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. It is estimated that the regional market for European fashion brands has grown over 25% and is expected to continue rising despite the prevalent economic conditions – if tapped into with the right kind of collections."
We don't know why the shows will feature Spring/Summer 2010 collections by the designers, seeing as we're smack in the middle of Summer already. We were expecting to see a bonanza of Fall/Winter 2010-2011 collections, as they've already done recently in Berlin and Rome, and earlier this year during the Fashion Week circuit in the world's four capitales de la mode, but oh well.
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Lifetime announced�Monday�that Disney star and popular recording artist�Zendaya�(Shake It Up!) has landed the coveted lead role in the network's upcoming original�movie�Aaliyah: Princess of R&B�(working title).
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Based on the book�Aaliyah: More Than a Woman�by Christopher Farley, the�film�will chronicle the life of the talented actress and R&B sensation who first performed on�Star Search�at the age of 10 and whose rise to stardom was tragically cut short.�The movie, the first based on her life, will film this summer for a fall premiere.
Lifetime is currently working on a movie about another late singer —�Whitney Houston.�America's Next Top Model�alum�Yaya DaCosta�is set to star in the project, directed by Houston's�Waiting to Exhale�co-star�Angela Bassett.
Zendaya, 17, is also known for finishing second on Season 16 of�Dancing with the Stars�last spring. Following the Lifetime movie, she will return to the Disney Channel to headline her own sitcom,�K.C. Undercover, about a high school student training to become an undercover spy.
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"Picking things up off the floor, getting food, things that I used to be able to do independently now I no longer can do," says single leg amputee Mery Daniel, 31, who appears on PEOPLE's cover this week.
In these exclusive PEOPLE videos, Daniel, the mother of a 5-year-old daughter, as well as fellow survivors Adrianne Haslet, Nicole Gross, Erika Brannock, Roseann Sdoia, Marc Fucarile and Celeste and Sydney Corcoran, open up about adjusting to life on crutches and in wheelchairs.
"This has obviously changed me in that now I don't have my legs," says Celeste Corcoran, 47, a hairdresser from Lowell, Mass., who lost both limbs in the blasts.
And yet, her physical transformation aside, says Corcoran, she's happy to be alive for her family, including husband Kevin, 48, son Tyler, 20, and daughter Sydney, 18, who was recently crowned prom queen at her high school.
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The Nano-Viper is a super-powerful commando created during a nanotechnology experiment. He and his armor are infused with nanomites that merged on a biocellular level, producing an ultra-strong fighter with impenetrable armor and unpredictable responses to threatening situations.
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The Nano-Viper is a redeco of the Viper Commando. It is unclear whether the Nano-Viper is a new class of viper created by cobra, or a single unique trooper created in the lab.
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All equipment is completly removeable. He comes with the Viper Commando standard issue rifle, knife and side arm. This figure has no spring loaded missile launcher and instead comes with "Nano-Vines"
This is the 3rd version of the tentacles now cast in a translucent green with silver metalic flakes inside. Its unclear really what the purpose of the vines is. Is it Part of the Nano-Vipers unpredictable powers?
The Nano-Viper is a complete Viper Commando redeco even. The bright green "Nano-infused" armor features a silver dry brushing suggesting the armor is alive yet metal
The Nano-Viper is a little limited in its shoulder articulation due to the shoulder armor but the rest of the figure is solidly articulated.
The figure shares its body construction with the Viper Commando, who in turn utilizes the MARS trooper body which has become the standard for most of Cobra's Viper Corps so far with a few exceptions.
The tentacle "dirt" base now features 2 holes to fit neatly onto the Figure Stand Pegs for all your Anime Tentacle fetish recreations.
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~ Saints Crispin and Crispinian, to Emperor Maximianus after he had attempted to bribe them into renouncing Christ; they were martyred for their faith


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Can you describe the concept behind the exhibit?
Exhibition-making starts with an idea around selected objects rather than with a fixed display plan. In the case of All Sides Considered, which was developed with the intention to highlight and exemplify the research of objects in our Maya collection, we were interested in exploring the many layers of each selected object or case study – the material specifics and cultural signifiers studied by archaeologists, art historians, scientists, and anthropologists. To bring the scholarly and scientific analyses into the display, expansive label text was of the essence; yet, so as not to distract from the aesthetic value of the objects, a display setting had to be created that would be able to bring these two sides into play and keep them in balance.
The solution we came up with was this: approaching the gallery from the museum entrance, the visitor perceives mainly the colorful accentuated pedestals carrying the highlighted objects. Text and further interpretative material comes into sight only after the interested viewer has entered the area. In general, our interest in experimenting with settings is a crucial aspect of the museum's exhibition program to activate the relationship between art, art scholarship, and visitors.
It was important to place the objects in prime locations within the narrow gallery. Set in cases that are positioned perpendicular to the walls, the artifacts are accessible from all sides. At the same time, the placement prescribes a passageway through the display; the visitor walks right up to the artifacts and then is gently forced to 'slalom' around them.
Each case study is equipped with a stool that resembles not unintentionally a lab stool. It invites the visitor to linger and engage with each object and the rather text-heavy information, which includes 'hands-on' items, slide shows, and a movie clip.
What are some new elements that you incorporated into the display?
One of the novel things about All Sides Considered is the interactive nature of the displays. Incorporating the interactive elements into the labels presented several challenges to the museum team. The most difficult elements to incorporate were the iPads. The challenge arose during the design phase of exhibition planning. We needed to come up with a way to incorporate seamlessly the iPads into the labels so that visitors would feel as though they were interacting with the exhibition itself, not with iPads. It was also imperative that the design allowed visitors to use the touchscreens without access to any of the buttons. While we did not want visitors turning the iPads on and off, we needed a display that allowed the museum staff to do so. Similarly, we needed a design that securely held the iPads but made it easy to remove them when maintenance was needed. After many hours of brainstorming and several prototypes, we came up with a successful design. However, it was not until the displays were installed, the labels applied, and the iPads running that we all breathed a collective sigh of relief and stepped back to admire our work. Although the iPads require some maintenance, they are an absolute success. They allow visitors to touch, hear, and explore the Dumbarton Oaks Collection like never before. I look forward to dreaming up new ways to use this exciting technology!
How does the exhibit reflect the current state of/trends in Maya scholarship?
The exhibit showcases several exceptional Maya objects from the Dumbarton Oaks collection that were carefully reexamined by experts over the past three years. It focuses on the objects and the science behind the recent Dumbarton Oaks publication Ancient Maya Art at Dumbarton Oaks. Six case-studies outline recent findings about the Maya, and illustrate some of the epistemological underpinnings of current Maya research.
Much knowledge about the Maya is derived from iconographic analyses, as evidenced in the comparative dating of 2,000-year-old etchings on a greenstone pendant. Careful observation and informed comparison with other objects often leads to new findings, including the discovery that four carved spheres in the Dumbarton Oaks collection are the earliest known Maya bone bells.
For example, experts in the fields of geology, mineralogy, conchology, biology, and physical anthropology contributed scientific opinions and analyses – from radiocarbon dating to X-ray diffraction analysis – to the study of a Maya mosaic mask. New technologies are also helping scholars to better visualize and experience the objects they study. A 3-D digital model revealed subtly carved features on a Maya stela, and X-rays exposed the production process of a rattle bowl with a hollow base.
Mayanists also rely on experimental archaeology to refine their understanding of ancient practices and production techniques. A carving station in the exhibit allows visitors to experiment with tool types used by ancient Maya carvers.
The exhibit is about the scholarly research process – the slow, painstaking work that underlies groundbreaking discoveries about the Maya. As museum visitors listen to a rattle bowl, flip through x-ray images, examine a 3-D digital model, and compare images or specimens, they are taking a scholar's approach – and perhaps gaining a new appreciation of the thrills of Maya scholarship.
Watch this video, in which Chris describes the workstation designed to allow visitors to experiment with tool types used by ancient Maya carvers.]]>
Coins were the most widespread medium for the dissemination of a ruler's portrait to his or her subjects and beyond the Empire's frontier. The emperors' effigies on seals, produced in the same office of the imperial mint, are often similar to coins in their design.
The glory of Byzantium and its rulers were reflected on gold coins for one millennium. Such was their fame that the word bezant (Lat. bisantius) became a common term for gold coins beyond the Byzantine Empire, most notably the Muslim dinar. Unlike silver and copper, which were also used in the variegated and hierarchical Byzantine monetary system, gold does not tarnish; therefore, most of the coins selected for this project are gold.
The exhibition enables the viewer to follow the development from the realistic portrait type, characteristic of Roman art and coinage, to a more idealized and highly stylized representation of the ruler. The specimens illustrated here suggest other major changes that affected the Byzantine coinage over eleven centuries. The most important change was the growing evidence of Christian themes and symbols; first the cross and cross-bearing insignia became more and more ubiquitous, while later on religious figures—initially Christ himself, then the Virgin and saints—dominated the iconography. By the tenth century, religious subjects had taken precedence over the ruler's image. Coins thus exemplify the religious character of Byzantine culture.
The coins are divided into six sections that observe the chronological unfolding of imperial rule and the various governing dynasties. They are placed in a slider and are accompanied with information about their issuing and properties. Clicking on a coin image allows for multiple zoom into the high-resolution images.
For a more comprehensive illustrated introduction to Byzantine coins, their iconography, and the context of their issue, see our online exhibition, Coinage of the Byzantine Empire.
Note: All references are to the Dumbarton Oaks publications of the items, except for BZC.2009.013.
A 260-day calendar was used as a divinatory almanac throughout Mesoamerica, consisting of an internal structure of 20 day names combined with 13 day numbers. This ritual calendar was used in conjunction with a solar calendar of 365 days, a recording of the seasonal year and important for agriculture. When these three reckoning systems are combined (imagine interlocking teeth in three distinct gears) they produce a total cycle of 18,980 uniquely named days, or 52 years.
Both the Aztecs and the Maya recorded time by cycle-building, accumulating little cycles to produce bigger cycles. The 52-year cycle, known as the Calendar Round, was useful for recording recent and continuing events. Because the Calendar Round repeats the same cycle every 52 years, it is not effective for a longer view of time. To create unique dates, Mesoamericans developed a third calendar system, one we call the Long Count. The Long Count begins on August 12, 3114 BCE and counts forward one place for each year.
Sun worship was the most important aspect of Inca religion. The Inca kept time by using solar markers, including stone towers built on hilltops, as well as the landscape features themselves. The sun towers are described by the chroniclers as being built in pairs and were used to mark off a block of time in the Inca calendar. Marking the summer and winter solstices was an important part of Inca religion.
The Inca calendar consisted of twelve lunar months, with the year beginning in December. Throughout the year, the nobility and religious leaders celebrated each month with specialized public rituals and elaborate ceremonies to mark the phases of the agricultural cycle. Among the greatest festivals were those that marked the solstices, the maize harvest, and the beginning of the rainy season.]]>
In former times, when the constitution followed a different system, the order of affairs was also differently arranged. . . . Today, however, everything depends on the wisdom of the emperor, and all things are supervised and managed, with the aid of heaven, by the providential care of his wisdom.Novel 97 of Leo VI
For over a thousand years the Byzantine Emperor sat in his palace, ruling over the empire as God's regent on earth. His was the ultimate authority. The emperor was the font of all law, granter of titles and offices, distributor of largess, master of the Church, commander of the army, head of the bureaucracy, and supreme judge. The decisions of the individual who sat on the throne had repercussions throughout the Byzantine world and far beyond. Decrees, letters, judgments, and commands left Constantinople every day signed by the emperor in red ink and secured with the imperial seal. These seals not only protected and authenticated imperial documents, they also spread the emperor's image and served as imperial propaganda. It is no accident that while one emperor chose to be depicted as a soldier, another chose to be shown as a civilian. Although Christ accompanies one emperor, another might choose St. Constantine, or the Mother of God, or perhaps simply the cross. Was his title Greek, basileus, or Latin, augustus? Did he want to emphasize his family as an imperial asset or assert his position as autokrator, the sole ruler of God's empire on earth? The designs of the imperial seals are interesting for more than their artistic value, they provide an insight into the minds and policies of the rulers whose image they bore; they tell us not only how they wished to be viewed by the recipients of their letters, but also how they viewed themselves. Imperial seals, with their titles, images, and projection of divinely sanctioned authority, show the blend of Roman, Hellenistic, and Judeo-Christian ingredients that went into the Byzantine imperial recipe.
We hope that after visiting this online exhibition you will be inspired to explore the online catalogue of Byzantine seals in the Dumbarton Oaks collection. This project was begun in 2010, and is continually updated as more seals from our collection of 17,000 are catalogued.]]>
Historical and archaeological research into the ancient and medieval periods of the Maghreb must confront the legacy of nineteenth-century colonialist enterprises. In honor of the Byzantine spring symposium, "Rome Re-Imagined: Byzantine and Early Islamic North Africa, 500-800," a rare-book exhibition in the Library invites viewers to reflect on the nineteenth-century authors and publications that contributed to this legacy.
Captain Robert Murdoch Smith (1835–1900) and Commander Edwin A. Porcher (1824–1878), History of the recent discoveries at Cyrene: made during an expedition to the Cyrenaica in 1860-61, under the auspices of Her Majesty's Government. London: Day & Son, lithographers to the Queen, 1864.
Cyrene is one of the most famous ancient cities of North Africa. It was founded around 630 B.C.E. and abandoned sometime after the Arab conquest of 643 C.E. The extensive ruins of the city and its necropolis left a distinctive mark on the landscape. The ancient name for the surrounding territory, Cyrenaica, was still in use in the nineteenth century, when the region was nominally controlled by the Ottoman Empire. The visible ruins of the famed city attracted a handful of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European travelers, who described the necropolis and fountains, produced paintings and book illustrations, and dug in various spots for collectible antiquities. Robert Smith and Edwin Porcher were the first team to approach Cyrene with the expressed purpose of "scientific" exploration and mapping of the ancient city. The British government and the British Museum sponsored their project during the years 1860 and 1861. The museum received many of the finds from their excavations.
Porcher himself produced the drawings and watercolors that were later lithographed by T. Picken and produced for publication by Day and Son—it is worth noting that Day and Son, lithographers to the Queen, was the same lithographic firm (soon to become Vincent Brooks, Day & Son) that in 1852 produced the chromolithographs in Gaspare Fossati's Aya Sofia, Constantinople: as recently restored by order of H. M. the sultan Abdul-Medjid, also in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library. Porcher's original watercolors are now in the collection of the British Museum. The published chromolithographs (one of which is reproduced here) are valuable archaeological documentation of the site before the many excavations and restorations that followed. They also typify the picturesque quality of nineteenth-century images, frequently featuring small details that would increase their charm to casual viewers. In addition, the team used a camera, supplied by the British Foreign Office, but their publication includes only a few black-and-white photographs of statues which were found at the site.]]>
In addition to the six archival documents displayed in the museum from April to June 1012, a wall of black and white photographs of mosaics from the CMT project created an artistic backdrop to the exhibit. These photographs represent the decades of work of the CMT team, and demonstrate the beauty of the Tunisian mosaics.]]>
Historical and archaeological research into the ancient and medieval periods of the Maghreb must confront the legacy of nineteenth-century colonialist enterprises. In honor of the Byzantine spring symposium, "Rome Re-Imagined: Byzantine and Early Islamic North Africa, 500–800," a new rare book exhibition in the Library invites viewers to reflect on the nineteenth-century authors and publications that contributed to the creation of this legacy. Featured items include Alphonse de Lamartine's Voyage en Orient, Charles Tissot's Exploration scientifique de la Tunisie, Nathan Davis's Carthage and her remains, the Beechey brothers' Proceedings of the expedition to explore the northern coast of Africa, Smith and Porcher's Discoveries at Cyrene, and items by Adrien Berbrugger, Stephane Gsell, and other influential nineteenth-century scholars of Roman Africa. The exhibition will be up through July 15 in the Dumbarton Oaks Library.]]>
The exhibit includes selections from the Margaret Alexander Collection in ICFA, and can be viewed in the Bliss Gallery during the Museum's open hours. These archival items date from the 1960s to 1990s and demonstrate the process of the fieldwork and publication of the CMT project. The exhibit was developed to coincide with the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies symposium in April 2012, "Rome Re-Imagined: Byzantine and Early Islamic Africa, c. 500–800."
Robin Pokorski, ICFA Intern
Rona Razon, Archives Specialist
Hillary Olcott, Museum Exhibitions and Programs Coordinator
Christopher Harrison, Senior Exhibits Technician and Cabinetmaker
Exhibited in the "Bliss Case" of the Dumbarton Oaks Museum between April and June 2012, the exhibit presented six archival items and a wall of black and white photographs (click to view) that illustrate the related processes of fieldwork and publication as performed by the CMT team.
Over the three decades of its existence, the CMT project used a variety of techniques to create visual representations, from hand-drawn plans to photographs. The team also had to protect and conserve the mosaics. Conservation work included cleaning and stabilizing the mosaics, pulling out weeds, and sometimes removing the mosaics from their original locations to be displayed in a museum.
The hand-drawn sketch plan of the Basilica of the Antonine Baths documents the dimensions of the site. At the center of the plan, there is a note in French in blue pencil: "cette distance parait insuff" (this distance seems insuff[icient]), which may refer to incorrect measurements.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON THE MOSAICS AT EL JEM, c. 1972 – 1996
Margaret Alexander and her team compiled photographs and bibliographic sources to aid in the identification of the iconography and the dating of the mosaics. The page on display shows a mosaic of men "damnati ad bestias" (condemned to the beasts), as punishment for their crimes, along with sources referring to this iconographic subject.
Two photographs from a 1992 conservation report by the CMT conservator, Edith Dietze, show a mosaic fragment before and after it was cleaned and stabilized with mortar.
After the mosaics had been cleaned, conserved, and documented, the work was not over. The publication process required many steps, including selecting content and designing the layout of each volume.
LETTER FROM GUY P.R. M É TRAUX TO MARGARET ALEXANDER, July 5, 1973
This letter from Guy P.R. Métraux, CMT field director, to Margaret Alexander shows that the publication was a collaborative process. Métraux discusses which buildings at Utica should be included or omitted from the archaeological report. The final report was published at the same time as the CMT volume on Utica, between 1973 and 1976.
PUBLICATION MOCKUP FOR THE CMT, VOLUME II, FASC. 1, THUBURBO MAJUS, c. 1974 – 1980
Part of the publication process included creating layouts of photographs for each volume. This page of a mosaic in the Baths of the Labyrinth at Thuburbo Majus shows Theseus slaying the Minotaur and was included in Volume II of the CMT.
CORPUS DES MOSAIQUES DE TUNISIE, VOLUME II, FASC. 1, THUBURBO MAJUS, Plate XI, Published in 1980
Once the team had finalized the catalog entries and descriptions, selected photographs, and designed the layout, the volume was ready for publication. The mockup on display transitioned seamlessly into this published volume.]]>
From Clearing to Cataloging: The Corpus of Tunisian Mosaics, an exhibit which highlights the Margaret Alexander Collection at Dumbarton Oaks. The collection contains documents and photographs, dating from the 1960s to 1990s, that relate to the fieldwork and publication associated with the Corpus des Mosaïques de Tunisie (CMT), or Corpus of Tunisian Mosaics. The exhibit was developed to coincide with the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies symposium in April 2012, Rome Re-Imagined: Byzantine and Early Islamic Africa, c. 500 - 800.
The Margaret Alexander Collection is comprised of research notes, publication materials, correspondence, photographs, and slides. While the majority of this material is related to the CMT project, ICFA also houses Alexander's dissertation notes, research materials related to projects undertaken during her Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship, and some personal correspondence. The collection, donated to Dumbarton Oaks in December 1998, is available to researchers by appointment. For more information, please contact email@example.com.
All archival documents and photographs are from the Margaret Alexander Collection unless noted otherwise.
On-site Exhibit Team
Robin Pokorski, ICFA Intern (Spring 2012)
Rona Razon, Archivist
Hillary Olcott, Museum Exhibitions and Programs Coordinator
Christopher Harrison, Senior Exhibits Technician and Cabinetmaker
ICFA wishes to thank Hillary Olcott, Christopher Harrison, Gudrun Bühl, Margaret Mullett, Günder Varinlioğlu, Shalimar White, and Anne-Marie Viola for their expertise, time, and generous support throughout the process of creating this exhibit and webpage.
Birds face all directions on this mantle fragment. The tapestry border features small birds with headdresses swimming alongside or riding in fancy boats. They face left, while the rows above and below represents birds in geometric design facing to the right. The brocaded body of the cloth bears a design of diagonal rows of birds facing down.
Each brown rectangle on the body of this tassel bears a schematic bird with long open beak, facing upward. The cloth is woven in two layers—one with birds, the other with wavy lines—that alternately cross through one another. In this way, the birds literally dip under, and emerge above, the waves.
At the top of the tassel, three fantastic creatures face upward. Each has a large eye, tooth-filled jaw or beak, and a crest. A patterned wing and tail suggest that these are supernatural birds, each possibly carrying a staff or banner. The tassel was probably once attached to a long band worn wrapped around the head.
A pattern of birds in spotted diamonds covers this plaque. They pose, symmetrical and upright, as if diving upward. The row of small dots along the top edge of their tails mimics the large dots at the bottom left of the plaque, suggesting a costume or adornment. Birds bedecked in this way were probably also supernaturally empowered.
The plaque itself is part of an ornament in the shape of a shirt. The upper right corner forms part of the neck opening, while the row of large dots on the lower left marks the bottom of the sleeve. The small holes at the edges served to attach other gold plaques, and possibly a textile backing.
Four figures crouch with arms extended on the front of this shirt. At the ends of their arms are big-eyed bird-like objects with ferocious-looking beaks. The objects' bodies look like the tumi knives associated with Andean sacrificial rituals.
The shirt's two central figures have oversize headdresses decorated with many bird heads. Even the tassel-like endings of the lower headdress, collar, and legs look like stylized bird heads. Finally, the spaces around the figures are filled with little birds in different colors. The sheer abundance of bird imagery on garments, props, and background suggests that the fantastic figures, and perhaps by extension the wearer of the shirt, had a special connection to things avian.
Like many cultures, the Romans attributed significant powers of authority to the eagle. This solid-cast bronze example grips a laurel wreath in its beak, a symbol of victory in Greco-Roman antiquity, and stands with its talons splayed over the horns of a bull's head. The hollow interior of the bull's head serves to connect this finial to a pole or staff, and as such it undoubtedly served as a military ensign (insignium) on a standard. Imperial coinage of the third century employed such imagery as a symbol of divine-sanctioned might and victory. The eagle was a symbol of Jupiter, and therefore the bearer of this standard would have boasted the legion's military success, facilitated by the king of the gods.
The handle of this oil lamp comprises an elegantly rendered griffin's head—deriving from pagan mythology—while the dove and cross are symbols of Christian salvation and enlightenment through the Holy Spirit. The griffin, with its eagle's head and lion's body was associated with Apollo, the god of light, but was also widely believed to be a guardian of the divine realm. The griffin, cross, and dove combined Apolline and Christian references into a new, but short-lived cultural hybrid in the period of the transformation of the Roman Empire into a Christian Empire.
The eagle's vast wing span extends over the wolves, its prey. Both pagan and Christian associations on this panel convey the defensive nature of the creature. The eagle's protective powers are amplified with the addition of a bulla or amulet around its neck. Children in antiquity frequently wore apotropaic bulla until adulthood. When featured on the eagle in early Byzantine Egypt, the "eaglestone" amulet provided protection for pregnant women. Likely incorporated into an architectural framework, the decorative panel would have served as protection for the home.
Archangels, according to biblical sources, are celestial beings and intermediaries between God and humankind. Seraphim are the highest order of the angels responsible for protecting God's throne, and they are described as six winged creatures in the Bible. There is, however, no mention of the Archangel Gabriel with wings. The Book of Daniel relates Gabriel's visit in Daniel, 9: 21–22, "While I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight." The angel is a compelling example of the artistic adaptation of mythological characters into the Christian context. The winged goddess Nike (Victory), frequently represented in antiquity crowning emperors, is likely the inspiration for the form of the angel. The angel's ability to communicate is unique, though, and may derive from Mercury, the messenger god who was frequently depicted with wings attached to his feet.
Textiles featuring a jeweled cross flanked by birds are a common arrangement in Coptic Egypt. However, prior to the official declaration of Christianity, weavers were able to incorporate crosses onto garments in only the most unobtrusive way – such as a small cross on the back of the neck or shoulder band of a tunic. In the fifth and sixth centuries, the application of ecclesiastical symbols was encouraged. The cross in this fragment is central, and the four birds circling the arms may be doves or ducks. The dove, when placed within the cross, is often understood as a symbol of the Resurrection. Ducks, however, were extremely popular in Egypt. When applied to a garment, they would have assumed funerary significance.
The emblem of the double-headed eagle is one of the oldest in the world. The Byzantines likely adopted the double-headed bird from Babylonian and Hittite depictions popular in the ancient Near East. Emperor Isaac Komnenos (r.1057–1059) is generally believed to have first used the bicephalous eagle as an imperial emblem. The motif spread to the west, as illustrated by the ring shown next to it. Featured on the silk fragment, the creature is heavily adorned with jewels such as the pearled band at the neck, and the gold crescents with pendants which hang from each beak.
The crescent-shaped gold earrings are like the jewelry suspended from the beaks of the double-headed eagle on the silk textile fragment. The iconography of the peacock, however, places this far from the heraldic tradition. Drinking from the vases, the birds represent the Christian ideal of drinking from the fountain of life. The peacock also symbolized resurrection because of its ability to shed and grow new feathers. The openwork technique is typical of early Byzantine jewelry, and suggests that the earrings may have been produced in Constantinople.
The tri-lobed headdress of these birds easily identifies them as peacocks. The holes near the eyes would have been used to secure the ornaments to a fabric backing. The peacock's association with immortality came from the pagan belief that this bird's flesh did not decay. If these appliqués were affixed to a leather garment, the peacock's pagan symbolism then becomes apotropaic. The workmanship of these pieces is comparable, if not identical, to a sword fragment discovered in Kerch near the Crimea. The production of this luxury metalwork was probably for military regalia.
The bird incised on the bottom of this bowl is most likely a goose, walking towards the right. The green and yellow glazes effectively emphasize the form of the bird encircled by the rinceau pattern of the rim. With some exceptions, fowl were generally not imbued with the deep symbolism of many other birds. The goose is nonetheless appropriately situated in the context of this domestic ware. Various methods of preparation are recorded for the consumption of this fowl, and its movement humorously conveys an attempt to escape its culinary fate.]]>
Other supernatural birds were deities in their own right. With awesome powers of flight, speed, vision, and predation, they impacted the human realm directly and irrevocably. Large birds carrying human heads in their beaks and claws are featured in the arts of Central America and the Andes. Many Mesoamerican gods could transform into their animal selves at will, and any hummingbird, owl, or vulture could be a deity in disguise.
This creature has the hooked beak of a macaw, a vulture's caruncle above the beak, and an owl's tufts above the eyes and ears. In Maya culture, macaws held great significance as solar and regal emblems, vultures as symbols of power and fertility, and owls as messengers of the underworld. When in use on the lid of an incense burner, this piece would emit sweet smelling smoke from the mouth.
This small jade bird holds a head in its claws. The long extension of the beak is suggestive of a hummingbird's tongue, generally used to taste nectar.
Known as the Horrible Bird, the creature depicted on this vessel is well known in Nasca art. Earlier representations are less abstract and show a condor feeding on human parts. Here, a dead human being, depicted in black and white, lies above the creature's belt.
In front of its feline face, the creature on this cup sports the beak of a bird of prey. Feathers on its chest, tail, and wings complete its avian attire. This bird-feline adopts a position similar to that of the staff-bearing birds represented in the art of several later Andean cultures.
Four staff-bearing bird-men appear on this tunic fragment. Each has the head of a raptorial bird, elaborate wings, human-like feet, and hands carrying a staff with a beaked head at either end. Such figures are found in many Andean cultures. Following Wari weaving canons, the figures are wider in the band that was closest to the center of the textile, and more compressed in the band closer to the edge of the cloth.
Man-eating birds animated the myths and folklore of the ancient Andes. They take pride of place on this textile, holding human trophy heads in their beaks. Rows of small birds complete the design. The two large birds are probably pelicans, which appear often in Chimú iconography from Peru's north coast. It is not unusual to see representations such as this, where a monstrous pelican seals the fate of a human victim.]]>
By wearing avian trappings, dignitaries communicated particular affinities with feathered beings. Characteristics of certain species could signal the wearer's exceptional abilities, personality traits, achievements, or occupation. Alternatively, bird attributes could indicate a relationship with specific celestial powers, avian tutelaries, and spiritual helpers. Religious practitioners donned avian costumes to impersonate legendary or supernatural beings in ceremonies, rituals, or reenactments of myths.
These plumes may have been held as fans, worn as tassels, or placed in a headdress. Each feather's quill is folded around plant fibers that are braided and lashed together with a cord. The bright green feathers are from Mealy Parrots, the reddish ones from Greenwing Macaws, and the yellow ones remain unidentified.
Birds were favored as pendants by elites from Costa Rica to Colombia. Their stylized rendering suggests a concern with artistic form at the expense of naturalistic detail. Yet occasional horns, claws, or crests provide diversity and may allude to birds of a specific type or species. Suspended on leaders' chests, these birds were a sign of social distinction, control over precious resources, and possible affinities with certain avian species.
Birds far outnumber other figurative designs in the arts of the cultures of the Intermediate Area of the Americas. The extraordinary diversity of species present in this region of the world, as well as the social disposition of birds, their ability to sing or speak, and above all their unique capacity to fly have stimulated human interest and imagination. Many pendants bear the sharp beak and claws of birds of prey—fitting symbols of strength, power, and majesty.
The Maya lord on this monument carries a feathered shield. He wears an oversize feather headdress in the shape of a hummingbird with a flower on its long thin beak. In Mesoamerica, hummingbirds were associated with the sun, war, sacrifice, and rebirth—fitting symbols for a warrior's headdress.
In the text, a macaw head is part of the second glyph in the third column. Known as mo' in Maya languages, the macaw here represents the syllable mo in the name of the warrior's father, Moch Ahkchamay, who ruled along the Usumacinta River in the 7th century CE. The fact that macaws could talk was surely significant. Several other Maya rulers chose to take the name Macaw because of the bird's powerful associations with the sun, fire, and even sprouting corn.
The figures on this tunic have been described as bird-men. Twelve eagle heads adorn each man's face, headdress, torso, and belt. Another five eagle heads hang off the men's staffs or by their feet. The bird attributes define the men's costumes and personae, possibly animating them with avian powers. The figures' two staffs, embellished with sets of feathers and a dangling human trophy head, further underscore the bird-men's fearsome powers.
The birds represented are harpy eagles with a hooked beak, high nostril, and a raised crown of feathers at the back of the head. The feathers on the staffs have different colored endings, like the striped wing and tail feathers of harpy eagles. Central and South America's largest bird of prey is an apt symbol of power that inspired many ancient images.
The colorful feathers on this figurine once created a bright blue crown, a headband and collar in vibrant red-orange-yellow, a blue-green shirt, and a skirt with five stripes in different iridescent hues. Only the figurine's face, legs, arms, and the human head it holds in each hand were left uncovered. This feather-clad warrior adorned a wall or a high-ranking person's staff at a site on Peru's north coast.
A feather cape and a bird-like tail are part of this lord's costume. The garments are striking, as few full-round Olmec figures are so richly dressed. In addition, the sides of his helmet, the front of his cape above his shoulders, and the three elements at the top of his headdress are incised with profile bird heads—including a round eye, sharp beak, and crest.
Etchings representing tattoos cover the diminutive fist and forearm. Designs include a row of birds drinking from bowls, a row of creatures with shells known as Strombus Monsters, and a row of bird warriors. In Moche art, these creatures are all associated with warfare and human sacrifice, as are the war clubs that decorate the arm and fingers.]]>
Birds carried a rich symbolism in ancient American cultures. Birds of prey like the eagle, hawk, and falcon were metaphors of the sun, cosmological time, and military power. Waterfowl and shorebirds that dive or dip below the water's surface were associated with fish, fertility, and the underworld. Colorful birds, such as macaws and quetzals, were favored for their beauty and claimed as mythical ancestors by some groups.
Sea birds are depicted on many textiles from Peru's central coast. Here, two pelicans are rendered in a geometric style, with large tails and outstretched wings. The long beaks, black-lined necks, and posture are characteristic of the largest sea birds breeding in Peru. Pelicans are also one of the main guano-producing species, and therefore an integral part of human livelihood. Guano was—and continues to be—collected and traded over great distances for use as an agricultural fertilizer.
This gold bird has the striped body, patterned wings, and pointed beak of a falcon. Associated with Andean royalty, falcon feathers are said to have been worn by all descendants of Inka rulers.
A parrot or parakeet stands over a maize plant at the top of this pin. Birds' appetite for corn was a constant concern in Andean agricultural societies, and the pin offers an amusing allusion to competition over food resources.
This tiny spoon was probably used to consume hallucinogens in ritual contexts. In the Andes, the hummingbirds' habit of sucking nectar from flowers was associated with the shamanic ability to conjure visions or spirits.
Water birds decorate finials that once topped staffs held by Sinú dignitaries. The triple-crested bird, probably a type of duck, is hollow and doubles as a rattle. The long neck and curved beak of the second bird are suggestive of an ibis.]]>


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hi ever one . dose any one know when the 2 season of tokko is comming back to scifi? death note is a great show. i wish they would make new Inuyasha**** how about you? well gotta go for now. hope to hear from some one
NeAr2.0another person who is new here but ihave been on here since about 9pm. So whats your favorite anime
hi NeAr2.0 there a lot of them . but if i have to pick it would be wolf rain & Inuyasha. lots more but cant put them all here. :)
i like inuyasha 2unfortunately i cant watch it all tha tyme bcuz i work
inuyasha is good but i dont think ive heard of wolf rain before
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hi k-eva-11-80 thank i will njoy this site. :}
Hi, i'm daisy i've been around for a while here so if you have any questions let me know. About the second season of tokko i think its still in development in Japan so we aren't going to see it on scifi any time soom. i too wish they would make more inuyasha they kinda just ended the series without resolvng anything."Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
HI daisy im wanda. i read what you wrote about bleach . were would i go to watch on line? i just seen eps 70 on adult swim.? hope to talk later.
liveanime.net they had episodes 1-177 all subtitled and they have the first Movie. "Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
I went to this website. Is there a way to hear some of these Anime in English? I dont fully understand how to change it on that site. Thank you!!
everything is just subtitled unless it says eng dub at the end of the title. i have been testing that trough because i know hellsing is in english so i don't know how mnany more are in english and don't say that they are."Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
I really love how you are always so nice.
hello im hannah who are u nice to meet u hope we can talk later:')
hi nice to meet you to. hope you like this site. you will make alot of new friends here. talk later.
so how is ever one doing. thank you daisy .went to liveanime. what is every one doing for the 4th?
I am doing fine. For the forth, since fireworks are illegal, we plan 2 go 2 a indoor hockey, lazer tag, bumper car, ect... place, then throw meat on the grille, and kick back. What are your plans?
Good Morning ( at least here in California it is morning ) I'd like to introduce myself... I just joined in June and have been wathcing anime on Adult Swim for a while now. I started watching Inuyasha and fell in love with anime. It is so much better than a lot of the "american" cartoons. However I think I'll always be a fan of Bugs Bunny & Road Runner & Mickey Mouse. I have a teen daughter who is into anime and we watch Bleach together on her pc...on night we were up until 1:30AM ... LOL! The funny part was that we didn't even realize that it was that late ( or early depending on how you look at the time) becase we weren't tired at all.Anyway, I have been watching a lot of different anime...
...just to name a few. I am also reading a manga for Rurouni Kenshin - Volume 1 - and just about finished with it. I want to watch the anime for this too.Well, I guess that's about it... see you around Manga.com.~Niji Hana~
Hi ever one hope your 4th went well. for ever one that has seen the last Death Note. what did you thank of it? as for me i found it to be just ok. talk later.
i watched it subtitled, but it is better in english. at the same time it was heartbreaking in english. In a langage i can undertand it's emotionally worse for me, i get far too sucked into the anime series i watch. "Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
but thats what makes it more interesting don't you agree."Soon the ashe's of your past shall burn again."
Hell ain't got time for holidays so i was up casting spell and curses, burning some bodies and torturing soulsyou know.... the usual demonic stuff..... well and ...ummm... to answer the question yes and no......kinda got sidetracted by my PS.... The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
episode sucked I didn't think light would die and I didn't want the series to end just yet."Soon the ashe's of your past shall burn again."
i never heard of any new seasons for tokko yet. they like to take there time on a new inuyasha season.


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The State Liquor Authority has revoked the license of a downtown bar where a fight early on New Year's Day led to a shooting outside the establishment, Mayor Byron W. Brown announced Friday.
The closure of the Social Bar and Nightclub in the 200 block of Franklin Street marks the third downtown bar authorities recently shut down following investigations.
"I think this sends a clear message that we will not tolerate crime and violence in the downtown entertainment district and anywhere in the City of Buffalo," Brown said.
Shortly after 3 a.m. Jan. 1, an argument erupted inside the Social Bar, and a shooting followed near Franklin and West Huron streets.
Horace Miller, 19, was shot in the stomach, chest and lower back.
Shortly after the incident, Chemere R. Barclay, 21, of Durham Avenue, was arrested and charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Brown directed the city Law Department to work with the SLA to take action against the establishment. An investigation ensued, and the decision to close down the bar was rendered Friday.
"It had a troubled history and because of that troubled history ... we made the request to the SLA to shut Social down," Brown said.
Problems included admitting underage patrons and fights.
In November, the landlord of the former Big Bad Wolf bar evicted the establishment from its Delaware Avenue location following a series of problems, including two separate shootings in and around the bar's parking lot.
Barcelona on Pearl Street was shut down last year after a series of incidents, including a stabbing inside the bar.
In both cases, the city worked with the SLA and also put pressure on the bar's owners and managers to clean up their act or close down, Brown said.
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LISBON-The Crestview football team found itself in the strange position this week of looking up, not down, at the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. On Friday night, the Rebels made sure their stay in the basement was a brief one.
After being upset by South Range in the conference opener last week, Crestview was able to regroup enough to beat the Blue Devils 48-14 at War Memorial Stadium.
"It feels good to get back on the winning side of things," Crestview tight end Josh McDade said. "We came out with a lot of intensity tonight and were able to execute our gameplan."
McDade helped the Rebels (4-1) take command of the game right away, catching a 32-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Collin Gilbert less than one minute after the opening kickoff.
In a change from his normal role this season, McDade was featured in the Crestview ground attack. The converted offensive tackle ran for 80 yards on nine carries and two rushing scores in addition to three receptions for 58 yards and two touchdown catches. Coming into the game, McDade had one total carry on the season.
"I haven't really carried the ball since fifth grade," McDade said. "It felt great, coach Cusick gave me the opportunity to run the ball more this week and I took advantage of it."
Also getting in on the fun for Crestview was senior running back Trevor Cope. Though he was battling the flu, Cope dashed for 107 yards and one touchdown in the first quarter before being shut down early in the second period. Cope finished with a team-leading 119 yards on seven carries.
"Trevor is really progressing each week," Crestview coach Cusick said. "He's learning how to run the ball. Tonight considering he had the flu he did a great job and helped us get off to a strong start."
Following their quick first touchdown, the Rebels found the end zone again less than one minute later. After Lisbon running back Jason Thompson fumbled on the Blue Devils first play, Cope helped the Rebels breeze into the end zone on five plays, scoring from one yard out to make it 14-0.
A big punt return on the ensuing possession gave the Rebels another short field to work with. A 21-yard run by Cope set up McDade with a two-yard score.
"We did some good things early and were able to break some big plays Cusick said. "It was nice to get off to a strong start and create some early separation."
Down 35-0 late in the second quarter, the Blue Devils mounted their only touchdown drive, moving 80 yards on seven plays and scoring on an 11-yard pass from Quarterback Josh Liberati to Josh Craig. Their other score came on a 78-yard kickoff return by Jason Thompson in the game's waning moments. Running Brandon Barnes carried Lisbon on the ground with 149 yards.
"We did a good job of hanging tough tonight and not quitting," Lisbon coach Jim Tsilimos said. "We were able to move the ball in spots, but just weren't able to consistently block well enough or take care of the football to compete tonight."
The win was not picture perfect for the Rebels however. Crestview continued to be dogged by penalties, getting flagged 16 times for 112 yards including four personal fouls.
"I'm still totally frustrated by the amount of penalties," Cusick said. "I think it's a lack of discipline, and as coaches we need to do a better job of cleaning that up. There is a fine line to balance between playing with emotion and being out of control. We encourage the guys to play with emotion, we just have to do a better job of not getting carried away."
"We have to get that taken care of if we want to make the playoffs," McDade said.
Crestview improves to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the ITCL upper tier, the Rebels host Southern next week.
Lisbon drops to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the upper tier. The Blue Devils travel to Columbiana next week.
Game notes
Nearly half of Crestview's penalty yardage came win the first quarter when the Rebels were flagged seven times for 65 yards.
Linebacker Jake Ferris had a full night for the Rebels. The senior had a 65-yard touchdown run (his career long), a 45-yard fumble recovery, an interception and a sack.
Lisbon inducted six new members into its athletic hall of fame at halftime. This year's inductees were: Dave McCamon, William "Bud" Bucey, Allison Friend, Kenny Stockman, Josh Davis and Tony Krukowski.


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WELLSVILLE - Police Chief Joe Scarabino was visibly upset.
"It's a despicable act," he said. "I just can't understand for the life of me what would possess a person to do such a thing. It's just sickening."
Many Wellsville residents would likely share Scarabino's assessment of the mass vandalism of gravestones that was discovered by Wellsville Police officers at Spring Hill Cemetery the night of Dec. 27. A tour through the cemetery now reveals numerous damaged headstones - some toppled over, others broken into pieces - throughout the graveyard.
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The extent of the damage to Spring Hill Cemetery, which was the scene of a mass grave vandalism incident the night of Dec. 27, is still being cataloged by village officials. (Photo by Richard Sberna)
Cemetery superintendent Mike Lombardozzi has been cataloging the damage row by row in each section of the cemetery since Tuesday. He said that, by the end of work on Friday, he had covered more than 60 percent of the cemetery's 78 acres, and documented 150 damaged gravestones. Casual observation has revealed "at least another 90" damaged stones that have yet to be counted, he said.
Damage extends into every section, with no apparent pattern in the choice of victim. "Whatever they felt they could tip over," Lombardozzi said. With some of the larger monumental stones weighing more than two tons, this would have been no easy task.
Replacing the very badly damaged examples could be even more difficult. "People can't afford to buy stones like this anymore," he said, referring to some broken gravestones dating back to the mid-1800s as "irreplaceable."
Those would include the large, ornate headstones of William Wells, founder of the village for which it is named, and his first and second wives, Ann Clark and Mary Crowl, both of whom preceded him in death.
After the names have been copied off of the damaged gravestones, Lombardozzi will attempt to contact any surviving family members to inform them of the damages. In some cases, he said this process will include studying the cemetery log books and contacting the funeral homes that handled the burial arrangements so that family members no longer in the area may be reached.
Lombardozzi estimates that 85 percent of the toppled headstones at Spring Hill will require repairs beyond just being hoisted back into place. He suspects that, beyond the stones that have obviously broken into pieces, there are many more with hairline cracks or fractures that may come apart when they are lifted. Even the stones that aren't broken will require two to three hours of work each to put back into place.
Village administrator Thom Edgell said the melting snow has made the ground too soft and water-logged to begin any repair work, particularly on the larger stones that will require heavy equipment to right them. At this point, headstones are only being moved if they have fallen face-down and cannot be read. Substantial repair will have to wait until this spring.
"It's unfortunate that the stones have to be down at all, but sometimes, it's better to leave things like that until it dries up and warms up," Edgell said.
One of the accused vandals, Jacob Lowther, 19, of East Liverpool, appeared in Municipal Court on Tuesday and was bound over to the Columbiana County grand jury. A pair of juvenile suspects are also being investigated in connection with the crime.


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BOWLING GREEN - More than 1,200 high school students from across Ohio participated in Buckeye Boys State this week, over 30 of which were local seniors.
Christopher Gates and Hunter Stark, both entering their senior years next fall at Columbian High School, received high government positions.
Gates was elected as Treasurer of State for Madaffer city and Stark was elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives for Waite city.
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Jacob Widman, Hunter Stark, Zachary Dutro, Christopher Gates, Ryan Depinet, Brad Bannister and Bradley Heilman, all of Tiffin; Adam McGinnis and Alec Miller, both of Bloomville; Owen Best Benjamin Frankart of Republic; Ian Roberts and Zachary Clouse, both of Fostoria; John Widmer, Aaron McGinnis of Bellevue; Kennith Standes of Kansas; Jack Raymond and McClellen Flanagan, both of Bradner; Sage Gerbers of Carey; Gannon Ritter and Cohl Gagnon, both of Upper Sandusky; Aaron Reinhart of New Riegel; Alex Reed of New Washington; Kevin Langenfelder, Bryce Chong, Donald Stanley, Kaleb Herrena, Elijah Gibson, Jesse Gonzalez, Isaac Milleson, Tristen Pocock, all of Clyde
Gates has a real interest in government. History has always been his best subject, he said.
"I wanted to come here to learn more about the government and what it entails day in and day out," Gates said. "It has been an experience of a lifetime."
As treasurer, Gates controls all the incoming state funds, reports to the budget management offices, and keeps track of all the money going in and out of the governor's office and funds for any new programs.
"My job is important because I am essentially the bank of the government," he said. "It has given me a better understanding of how the economy and financial sense plays a role in our lives."
Gates plans to go to college after he graduates, to study economics.
"Anyone who has a drive to be involved in something bigger, Buckeye Boys State is for them," Gates said.
Buckeye Boys State began June 9 and will end with graduation today. The first few days the boys campaigned and elected officials and by Wednesday began working in their selected positions.
Stark was selected to go to Boys State with the help of history teacher Todd Edmond.
The first day, Stark was elected to the House of Representatives and then appointed as speaker of the house. His job is to run the sessions, assist in writing bills, vote on resolutions, and make motions, Stark said.
"I have learned a lot so far," Stark said. "I have learned all the procedures and how hard it is to get a bill passed through congress. It is definitely a lot harder than I thought. It is hard to get everyone to agree."
Stark said the language also was something he had to get used to.
"The legal language is very different than normal conversation," he said.
Stark said he also has learned a lot about leadership ability through participating in Boys State. He said that he would like to go to college to study medicine and the communication skills he has learned will help him across all the different areas.
Buckeye Boys State was founded in 1936, and moer than 90,000 boys have participated in the program since, Boys State Director Gerald White said.
"The eight-day program is equal to a years time in the government system. One day is equal to three months," White said. "The boys hold (mock) positions in city, county and state government; the law, newspaper, even the online media."
White describes the program as a "week to shape a lifetime."
Since the program began, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Attorney General Mike Dewine and Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy came to speak to the boys, White said.
Alec Miller of Bloomville is going to take his experience as a Boys State Trooper and further his career in college. Miller plans to study criminal justice once he graduates from Wynford High School. Miller said he also wants to enter into the State Trooper Academy.
"This is an important experience," Miller said. "By being here we gain knowledge of what to do when we are done her, it puts us on the right track."


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Latshaw Pops Christmas Show The Latshaw Pops Orchestra, singers and dancers perform a holiday variety show with Christmas songs and carols, and a special visit from Santa. A preconcert lunch may be reserved at 800 528-7429.12/05/2012
Macbett Is there no one I can trust? And shall I then suspect my brother, my faithful dog, the wine I drink, the air I breathe? Eugène Ionesco's Macbett turns Shakespeare's classic tale into a tragic farce that captures the insanity of war. After subduing a rebellion, the generals Macbett and Banco are promised great rewards by the Archduke Duncan. When Duncan breaks his promise, Macbett is driven to plot Duncan's murder, take his crown, and steal his wife. Ionesco's reworking. Shannon Sindelar directs.12/05/2012
University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plays J.S.Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G, Alberto García Demestres' Genuine Smiles, John Cage's Twenty-three, and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.12/05/2012
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass The much renowned and recorded Pittsburgh Symphony Brass ensemble performs a concert of Christmas music in a small 1882 Gothic church built by the Fox family. The concert is presented by the Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts. Tickets at 412-867-1816. (Adult: $25, Student: $1.) A post-concert reception follows at The Red Brick Gallery.12/06/2012
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Chatham Choir Candlelight Concert The Chatham Choir sings music for the holiday season by candlelight.12/07/2012
Carnegie Mellon Holiday Concert Robert Page leads his final Holiday Concerts with the Carnegie Mellon Concert Choir, Repertory Chorus, and Phlharmonic in seasonal favorites including his own arrangements of Gloucester Wassail and It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Hamlisch's Hanukkah Lights. Page alsoconducts Honegger's Une Catate de Noel.12/07/2012
The Light of Christmas Music has the power to transform this bleakness — to lift us out of the cold and the dark, into the light of the Christmas season. Flutist Josie Kost and oboist Lenny Young will accompany the vocal ensemble, creating musical links between the choral selections. The program opens with "O Blessed Light" by Pittsburgh composer Robert Schultz.12/07/2012
Haydn & Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony Leonard Slatkin conducts the PSO premiere of the charming Symphony #68 by Franz Joseph Haydn. Then hear the world premiere of Composer of the year Mason Bates' Violin Concerto featuring Anne Akiko Meyers, and Saint-Saëns' popular Third Symphony, featuring the organ, wdedicated to the composer's friend, Franz Liszt.12/07/2012
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The Nutcracker The adventures of Marie and her Nutcracker Prince unfold in Terrence Orr's staging with a grand–scale production set in 1912 Pittsburgh, featuring dazzling costumes, a larger-than-life Christmas tree, more than 80 dancers, and Tchaikovsky's timeless music.12/07/2012
Winter Dreams Celebrate the holiday season with Tchaikovsky's Symphony #1 ("Winter Dreams") and Nutcracker Suite, along with Christmas medleys and a holiday sing-along -- Friday, Dec. 7, 8pm, Butler County Community College; Saturday, Dec. 8, 7pm, Shaler Area Elementary School. 12/07/2012
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Tony Capobianco made 23 saves and Kyle Gibbons scored a pair of goals Saturday to lead Canisius to a 3-0 Atlantic Hockey Association victory over Holy Cross at the Buffalo State Arena, its first regular season victory over the Crusaders in five years.
The shutout was the second of the season and third of his career for Capobianco, a junior from Mississauga, Ont.
In Lewiston, Ryan Murphy and Marc Zanette had two goals and an assist each as 17th-ranked Niagara swept its two-game Atlantic Hockey series with Bentley, 6-4.
Gibbons, who leads the Griffs in goals (13) and points (21), scored on the power play at 8:56 of the second period to make it 2-0 and added an even-strength goal at 13:25 of the same period. Preston Shupe opened the scoring for the Griffs at 4:07 of the first with assists from Chris Rumble and Stephen Miller. Cody Freeman had a pair of assists for Canisius.
Capobianco improved his goal-against average to 2.12 and his save percentage to .930 as he won his ninth game against 12 losses and four ties.
Canisius had gone winless in 10 straight regular season games (0-8-2) against Holy Cross since a 2-1 home win Feb. 17, 2008. The Griffs did win a 3-2 game against the Crusaders in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament on March 12, 2011.
The Griffs outshot the visitors, 34-23, including a 17-7 advantage in the opening period.
The teams will complete their two-game series at 2:05 today.
Murphy, Niagara's leading scorer with 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points, tied the game at 1-1 in the first period and put his team ahead 5-3 in the second.
Murphy also assisted on Zanette's first goal which gave the Purple Eagles a 4-3 lead in the second. Patrick Divjak also assisted.
Zanette's second came into an empty net with 16 seconds left. It was the only tally in the third period. Ryan Rashid and Sam Alfieri also scored for NU.
Carsen Chubak made 21 saves in goal for Niagara. Branden Komm (Williamsville North) of Bentley had a much busier night, facing 32 shots and making 27 saves.
Niagara (17-4-5, 16-1-2 AHA) strengthened its hold on first place in the league with eight games left on the regular season schedule, including a home-and-home series with Canisius this week.\
The Purple Eagles have 34 points to lead the Atlantic Hockey standings, 11 points in front of Mercyhurst (11-6-1) and 12 in front of Air Force (9-6-4).
Canisius and Holy Cross, each 9-7-2, are tied for fourth with 20 points each followed by Bentley (9-9-1) with 19.
Niagara and Canisius will meet at Buffalo State on Thursday night and conclude their regular season series on Saturday night at Dwyer Arena.


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EBENSBURG - The man killed in Tuesday's explosion at a Clearfield Township home specifically targeted the homeowner and had previously attempted to kill himself using explosives, officials said Wednesday.
Bradley Gene Kollar, 40, of Hastings was killed after detonating an explosive device outside of a home at 882 Kepshire Road, Patton, shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Kollar specifically targeted the two-story home of William M. Shaner in what police are calling an attempted criminal homicide.
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"During the investigation, we believe a phone call may have been made from the suspect to the homeowner," said Trooper John Matchik, spokesman for the Ebensburg barracks.
Police did not say what the phone call entailed. But shortly after placing the call, Kollar detonated an unknown explosive device from his vehicle outside of Shaner's home.
"The remnants of a vehicle were recovered near the front of the house, and from a preliminary sense, the damage appeared to originate at that vehicle," Matchik said.
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Pennsylvania state police and ATF investigators roped off the scene at the Shaner house.
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Trooper John Matchik, the public affairs officer at the Ebensburg barracks, answers questions.
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Pennsylvania state police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigate an explosion at the Clearfield Township home of William M. Shaner in what authorities called an attempted criminal homicide.
Shaner and his son, a teenage male, were inside the home at the time of the attack. Both were hospitalized, and Shaner remains in critical condition.
Police did not release information concerning the size or type of explosive material used in the attack.
"At this time, we are classifying this particular incident as a criminal attempted homicide," Matchik said.
Kollar was scheduled for sentencing Tuesday in Cambria County court after pleading guilty to vehicle theft and illegally possessing liquid ammonia for nonindustrial or agricultural use. Kollar faced a likely prison sentence, Cambria County District Attorney Kelly Callihan said.
Those charges stemmed from a state police raid last March of 47 acres owned by the Kollar family.
The dead man's father, John Andrew Kollar, 64, was charged with possessing stolen heavy equipment - including a front-end loader - and is awaiting trial.
Callihan said some of the charges against Bradley Kollar had to be dropped or dismissed because it wasn't clear why he had some of the chemicals, many of which have legitimate uses, especially in rural settings.
Still, Callihan said, some of the chemicals could be used to make explosives or methamphetamine.
Kollar was also suspected of making his own fireworks for sale on the black market, Callihan said. Kollar had lost part of his arm, possibly in 2009, from some kind of chemical accident or explosion gone awry, investigators said.
"We did have concerns with Mr. Kollar's mental state after these charges were filed," Callihan said. "Sometime around June of last year, my office petitioned the court to revoke Mr. Kollar's bond because we had concerns that he was suicidal and that he had access to explosives."
John Andrew Kollar, posted the $20,000 cash bond to have his son released from prison, Callihan said.
Prosecutors learned of Kollar's unstable mental state after he was heard discussing a suicide attempt during a recorded phone conversation with an unidentified Cambria County Prison inmate in June 2012.
The Associated Press said the call was with an ex-girlfriend. Kollar reportedly told the woman he was stressed about those legal troubles and lighted the bomb's fuse three times, only to have it fail.
"Three times. When I talk about it, it makes my hair stand up," Kollar said. A transcript of the bomb hearing shows the judge refused to revoke Kollar's bond because he was never charged with making the bomb and didn't threaten to use it on anyone else.
The failed bomb was composed of 1,600 pounds of fuel, Callihan said. The bomb was similar to the one used to blow up the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995.
Cambria County Judge Norman A. Krumenacker III denied the bail revocation petition and ordered Kollar undergo a mental health assessment, Callihan said.
On Tuesday, Cambria County Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski ruled Kollar's death a suicide.
Police did not release a motive for the attack.
"The only thing we can specifically state are that rumors and speculation continue to persist," Matchik said. "But at this time, we cannot confirm any specific motive or possible retaliation."
"That would all be pure speculation."
Shaner is serving a probation sentence in Blair County after pleading guilty to theft charges.
Callihan did not comment if Shaner was a confidential information who testified against Kollar.
"Mr. Shaner was never named formally in any documents" concerning Kollar's charges, Callihan said.
Callihan is related to Kollar's defense lawyer, Johnstown attorney Art McQuillan.
Callihan said Chief Deputy Scott Lilly and Heath Long, first assistant district attorney, handled the litigation petitioning the judge to revoke Kollar's bond.
The district attorney said she may have to recuse herself from the case if additional information warrants it.
"That is certainly a possibility," Callihan said.
Shaner was flown from Altoona Regional to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and remains in critical condition. The male teenager was expected to be released from Altoona Regional Wednesday, Matchik said.
Investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the state police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section and other law enforcement personal continued to comb through the debris Wednesday.
Mirror Staff Writer Zach Geiger is at 946-7535. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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It was the 24th of February and I was trying to get used to my new surroundings in Drugyel High School when I noticed an old man in a parking lot of the girls' hostel.
He could barely walk and he seemed to be looking for something. He had come to meet his daughter but couldn't find her.
I asked him her name and class and set out to find her. It took some time but I eventually tracked her down and took her to her father. The old man smiled and thanked me for my help.
It made me very happy and proud to have made another person happy. I think everyone in this world should help one another.
This was one of the four presentations made by students about their personal experience of volunteering during this year's International Volunteer Day celebrations at the Clock Tower Square in Thimphu on December 2.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest, Her Royal Highness Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck, said that volunteers make positive impacts in all spheres of service delivery, adding compassionate dynamism to developmental initiatives.
"We sincerely hope that the positive energies developed will result in meaningful programmes that help improve the dignity of life of the poor," said Her Royal Highness. "We must take the opportunity of helping others through targetted interventions, using both professional as well as youth volunteers, so that the gap between the rich and the poor is minimised."
Her Royal Highness said that Bhutan has always had a rich tradition of volunteerism, especially in the construction and preservation of community lhakhangs and chortens - as people believe in merit earned from such activities. "While volunteerism is not a new concept for Bhutan, the context, in which it can be made more relevant to developmental initiatives, needs to be looked into."
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Seven international and national organizations put up exhibitions for the general public. The volunteers also presented some cultural programmes in the day-long event. Her royal highness visited the stalls and talked with the volunteers.
B B Misra, a Bhutanese volunteer, said, "What United Nations volunteers are doing to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals, Bhutanese volunteers do to achieve Gross National Happiness."
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HFHGL local partnerships are groups of caring and concerned volunteers that come together to help HFHGL further its mission of affordable housing opportunities in a specific city or town. HFHGL serves 15 Massachusetts cities and towns, and is aiming to build a local partnership in each one. Local partnerships help with the following:
–Fundraising: Local partnerships work to identify local fundraising opportunities within a town. Some examples of past local partnership fundraisers include, charity poker and bridge tournaments, Buy-a-Boards, restaurant benefit nights, and plant sales. HFHGL also looks to its local partnerships to help identify corporate sponsors in their communities, as well as faith groups, civic organizations, and schools that may be willing to hold or participate in a fundraiser.
–Land Identification: Local partnerships help to identify land or homes in need of renovation that could be donated to HFHGL affordable housing initiatives. Local partnerships work exclusively with HFHGL staff to discuss and negotiate land opportunities.
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