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The Lip Flapper : Volume 20 - Pink Haze
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The Lip Flapper : Volume 20 - Pink Haze
Disclaimer: These interviews are not associated with A-M-V.org or its administration. The Lip Flapper is not meant for interstellar travel. You may end up in an alternate carnival universe.
Welcome to the Lip Flapper! Each week, we delve deep into the community and get a look into both individual members as well as group discussions on various issues that surround our hobby.
This Week in "The Lip Flapper"
This week, we speak with newly retired editor Pink Haze, who is a highly regarded editor in terms of concept/storytelling.
Interview Spotlight
Pink Haze has made two very highly acclaimed videos in the past few years. Dead Moon Masquerade and Trial By Drowning, both of which were VCA contenders.
The Interview
Q: Thanks for joining me today Pink Haze. How about we start things out and let you introduce yourself and let us know a little bit about how you like to edit?
Thanks Code~ I'm Zara Stanley in San Antonio, TX. I've been video editing for about four years.
In real life I'm writing for a comic/manga illustrated by my sister Allison Stanley (pink nib on a-m-v.org). ~So my perspective on video editing has been heavily influenced by my interest in art and storytelling, especially what I've learned from the sci-fi/fantasy art industries. I like to plan things out, and edit with some scratch paper on my desk where I can sketch storyboards and brainstorm ideas.
Q: So what got you involved in editing AMVs?
Technically I 'got involved' back in '04. Pretty much from infancy I've always had my hands in arts & crafts of all kinds (see my dragon helmet? =P). Add anime fandom to that and you have 15-year-old pink haze's foray into AMVs.
Also add stubbornness. You see, I had no editing program at the time--wouldn't for a few years--but I did all I could without one: gathered footage, wrote up detailed planning documents, searched through anime and wrote down timestamps for the clips I wanted, read theory guides, etc., and built a lot of castles in the air. I didn't have the resources, but it was something I really wanted to do. ^^
Q: I noticed that you seem to have a group of siblings that edit with you? What's it like having people so close to work with you in the hobby?
It's what sisters do! =O You blaze new frontiers and give your siblings all your second-hand life experience! And all your prepared footage.
Ya, my three sisters have edited on occasion. I don't let them work with me on my own projects though (actually, pink nib did beg me to let her edit a section of Trial by Drowning once; I deleted all her work without mercy). But teaching the younger two has been a learning experience--they say when you teach once you learn twice! ^_~
It's interesting watching someone work using a completely different style and method than your own. It's changed the way I look at beta-testing quite a bit--now the first things I want to know when I critique a WIP is, what is the editor's unique style, what is their past work like, what is their vision for the project and their goals, how can I help them play to their strengths?
Q: Something I read from you in a journal of yours (which I found interesting) stated "After all, art is creativity, bringing ideas that only exist in your mind to life. Artists in all fields need to know how to increase their skills, find motivation, get exposure, etc., regardless of their medium." Care to expand on this a bit, and offer some advice on how you think AMV editors can improve their skills and find new motivations?
Ah, wonderful question~! Here are a few ideas to consider that I don't hear suggested very often:
Look at the experts:
One thing aspiring creatives always want to know is, how did the experts do it? You look at your heroes and try to learn their tricks. Further, you look at your heroes' heroes--who inspired them and what did they learn from when they were at your level?
But with AMVs there's a little catch. Humans have not been making AMVs for very long; this is a young medium. Further, while it's often competitive, it's noncommercial, and kind of underground because of the legal ambiguity. So you don't have a lot of true experts--no one whose work is in museums or who's made a living doing it all their life.
That is why I encourage people who really enjoy the creative aspect of video editing and who want to improve their craft to search for knowledge in other fields as well as AMVs. You might not be writing or painting, but writers and painters deal with a lot of the same problems you do. For example, all creatives face creator's block. They all have to deal with time-management and critique. What do professionals say about these things?
Here are some neat interviews with visual artists from a variety of industries:
And of course, don't be afraid to talk to people you admire. ^^
Use Reference Material:
Begin to build a collection of material you can look at for reference while you're working. It's a given that you should watch a lot of AMVs and constantly expose yourself to excellent video editing and related works--so whenever you run across something you like and can use for inspiration, keep it. Have a directory where you save everything so you can find it easily when you need it.
In my AMV ref folder I have graphics, clips from movies, movie credits, anime & cartoons, music videos & other AMVs; anything that'll give me ideas for effects, sync, directing techniques, etc.
Also, whenever I start a new project I'll create a project-specific ref collection for it and add to it as I go along. I'll make an extra timeline in my project file where I drop all that material so I can look at it as I edit.
I didn't always do this. ^^; But at some point I looked over at Allison doing her ink drawings and noticed how she'd fill her monitors with a giant collage of reference images & photos, and have a pile of artbooks at hand, and I remembered the interviews I'd seen with professionals who did the same thing. And I'm like, "Why don't I do that?!"
Be ambitious:
If you have a dream project but you know you lack the skills for it, don't be afraid to tackle it anyway!
Be aware of your current weaknesses and limitations, but have faith in your potential and believe that you can find ways to overcome obstacles. And even if you don't succeed, you'll learn much more than if you just try to take on projects that only require the skills you currently possess.
Think of a way to make every AMV a learning AMV.
Q: I hear that you're actually retiring from AMVs to pursue working on a manga. Care to talk a little bit about this, and if we can expect to see from you again? Maybe a little information about the manga?
Indeed, as of April 2012 I've dropped video editing. I don't have time to do it right anymore, and it's too much of a distraction. I've traded PCs with pink sugar. She has all my footage and programs; now I CAN'T be tempted.
As for the manga I'm writing, we're in pre-production so it won't be out for a while. Here's a sample page:
Our goal is to make a fairy tale that adults can enjoy, where every page is an art piece you'd want to hang on your wall.
Check out my artist's website:
We're exhibiting at conventions, so you might catch me tabling in the Artists' Alley. ^^
Q: Your most recent work was Dead Moon Masquerade, which was well received throughout almost all of a-m-v.org. What made you want to put this combination together, and what inspired such an artistic piece?
The song was an obvious choice for Queen Nehelenia--the materialism and vanity from the "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" lyrics; its extravagant and chaotic performance on stage in Moulin Rouge!--even the Hindi singing, mostly nonsense about dancing and flirting, fits the Sailor Moon SuperS villains surprisingly well (not that I made any attempt to lyric-sync). Also, the vocalizing reminds me of Nehelenia's theme music.
One thing I look for when I'm editing is an anime's visual symbols. Since we usually only work with video and discard the original audio, anything in a series that already carries a lot of meaning visually is very handy.
And I've always loved Sailor Moon's imagery. Mirrors, cobwebs, circus performers--it all reminds one of the way Nehelenia is putting on a show, trying to look beautiful forever and never age. She's like this insatiate spider with the world caught in her web, devouring her own subjects.
...Hm, no doubt I was thinking of Tolkien's Ungoliant.
Anyway, I mostly just channeled Sailor Moon.
Even used the old borrow-effects-from-the-series ploy (if you're making an anime-centric AMV and want a fitting effects scheme, looking at the series' original effects can be helpful).
About the jellybeans-in-a-blender climax...
Ever since I watched I really liked chaotic overlays, and introduced me to the aforementioned chaotic seizurific climax. Evangelion Opus has one. FMA and Death Note do it at key points; the American remake of Pulse has a nice specimen when someone gets eaten by an internet zombie.
That editing technique is just undeniably cool. o_o It has a legitimate reason to be so hectic that it cannot all be taken in at once, so on subsequent views it continues to entertain (provided it is executed well enough to be entertaining the first time).
~Trial by Drowning has one too.
Q: A while back you also created Trial By Drowning, which was a powerful piece that showed viewers all about divine judgement of guilt and innocence. What inspired this AMV, and how'd you manage the visual effects in the AMV so well?
Eheh, I don't know if people got that message exactly. ^^; ~But I'm quite content if viewers understand it on an emotional level, even if they feel like they haven't the foggiest idea what it's about.
What inspired it?
I shall not subject you to a lengthy, spoilerific analysis of Casshern Sins' themes. Anyone who wants the long answer may refer to my
Trial by Drowning planning document
In short, I wanted to advertise the series. --Without giving anything away, if possible. That had a big effect on the vid's look and feel.
Hence the mountain of overlays; it keeps people's eyes from settling on anything for too long. I avoided using too much raw footage--seldom used clips from the same episode next to each other--threw most of the big dramatic spoiler scenes out the window--stuck faithfully to the show's message and style but butchered its timeline.
I treated it a lot like collage graphic art (which I do occasionally dabble in for AMV posters & such). Collages are supposed to take existing material, alter and rearrange it into something new and different. I constructed samples of some of the more complicated sequences in Photoshop using screenshots, then recreated them with the same effects in Premiere using footage. ~It's nice to see a shot of what the video's going to look like before you go through the work of editing it.
Which brings me to the effects...
You know the beginning of Whisper of the Beast where it shows this scratchy, abstract jumble of red text? That's not an effect, it's a clip from KareKano with some effects on it.
Now see that long list of "additional footage" in Trial's video description? Some of the parts that look like effects are actually just footage I went out and found or already had collected, though they're all pretty heavily edited. Like the TV grain (from Blame!, Gankutsuo & The Ring). It's just a matter of making the footage look natural together, like in any various AMV.
Besides those two techniques, I managed the effects with much trial and error and watching of tutorials and generally doing it the hard way, because I didn't know much when I started and had to learn. ^^;
Here's my take on the whole subject:
Using effects is kind of like being a magician. Your tricks are a lot more magical when people haven't seen them before--or when they have but don't know how they work--or when they do but they're too distracted by your performance to think about it, or too entertained to care.
The last is the approach you can always count on.
Q: You seem to have very conceptual AMVs that are very story driven. Is there a particular reason you prefer this type of AMV genre?
I am going to quote poetry at you now.
They are blind and they are dead:
We will wake them as we go;
There are words have not been said;
There are sounds they do not know.
We will pipe and we will sing--
With the music and the spring,
Set their hearts a wondering.
They are tired of what is old:
We will give it voices new;
For the half hath not been told
Of the Beautiful and True.
~George MacDonald, Robert Falconer, Book 2, Ch. 9
I'd like to show people something beautiful. ^^ For now, telling stories is how I know to do it, and AMVs were one way to go about it.
Q: Anything you'd like to say to the a-m-v.org or editing community in general.
Use more synthpop music plz. *_*
Q: Thanks for being with me this week Pink Haze. Any last thoughts you might like to share with editors around the globe?
I'm going to steal a tweet from Bobby Chiu: 'You have the most potential at becoming exceptional in the things that you love to do.'
And some advice from my mom: 'It's much easier to pull an all-nighter working on a project you care about.'
So pick the projects you love the most! People want to see that love coming through your work~
Next Week On "The Lip Flapper"
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I first found out about Pink Haze because she drew something totally awesome for one of my Op Exchanges.
And then I found out she made pretty cool AMVs as well! I'll call myself a fan.
A multi-talented person, and a pretty cool interview.
And then I found out she made pretty cool AMVs as well! I'll call myself a fan.
A multi-talented person, and a pretty cool interview.
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CodeZTM wrote:Q: I hear that you're actually retiring from AMVs to pursue working on a manga. Care to talk a little bit about this, and if we can expect to see from you again? Maybe a little information about the manga?
Indeed, as of April 2012 I've dropped video editing. I don't have time to do it right anymore, and it's too much of a distraction. I've traded PCs with pink sugar. She has all my footage and programs; now I CAN'T be tempted.
....this makes me so sad yet at the same time I'm happy that you found something worth giving up editing for because I'm having a similar problem myself where I have so many different things I want to do but I just don't have enough time to do them all. It keeps me incredibly busy and sometimes makes me really frustrated but I can't find the heart or the resolve to quit or retire from one to work on another so I admire you for being able to make such a solid decision.
Anyway that sample page looks FANTASTIC. I loved Trial By Drowning and Dead Moon Masquerade and while it pains me a little that I don't get to look forward to your videos anymore, at least I have a pretty manga to read sometime in the future! ^^ Best of luck with it! ^^
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Fall_Child42 wrote:A multi-talented person, and a pretty cool interview.
I agree, this was very good and very insightful. Probably my favorite lip flapper interview yet. ^^
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Interesting read, a bit complicated for a non-native English speaker like me lol
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Yay it's up!
I agree with the statement above; it was one of the most interesting Lip Flapper interviews that I've read yet. Pink Haze seems to be in connection with her artistic self :3
Working on it, working on it...
I agree with the statement above; it was one of the most interesting Lip Flapper interviews that I've read yet. Pink Haze seems to be in connection with her artistic self :3
Q: Anything you'd like to say to the a-m-v.org or editing community in general.
Use more synthpop music plz. *_*
Working on it, working on it...
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CodeZTM wrote:Q: Anything you'd like to say to the a-m-v.org or editing community in general.
Use more synthpop music plz. *_*
I'm trying -- not enough time. I've got ideas for Parralox and Ashbury Heights, not to mention the chapter 2 to "A Raven's Pride" that I said I would post if I got enough reviews...
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That's a really pretty drawing, prolly be 10x prettier colored. Hope you will give us orgers a discount on it when its published. If its got more artwork like that, I'd be interested.
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Scintilla wrote:Ashbury Heights
Don't you be stealing mah ideas
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Emong wrote:Yay it's up!
I really enjoyed reading this interview... it's inspiring and makes me want to edit like, right now
While it's sad to see such a talented person leave the community, you've got to pursue your passions. Editing is an immensely time-consuming activity, and balancing it with your other interests can be quite difficult; speaking personally, I've got a towering stack of books, games, movies, etc. that are still shrink-wrapped and waiting for me to get to them. I've resigned myself to the fact that I probably will never be able to experience all of them. You have to choose how to spend your time wisely.
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MimS wrote:Interesting read, a bit complicated for a non-native English speaker like me lol
what do you mean? I'm also a non-native speaker and I got everything
Interesting. Perhaps we haven't talked yet but you were the first editor I faced into the finals of an amv contest. Trial by Drowning was just an elegant video
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Sad to see you go, Pink Haze, but glad you found something you really like to do. =3
Good read. You are and always will be one of my favorite editors.
Good read. You are and always will be one of my favorite editors.
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Gaaah, Im kind of considering taking an extended break/retiring from AMVs to follow other goals and I wish people like you and Castor would stop reminding me of that B|
In all seriousness, great read! Hope the manga is going well, considering what you made with other people's sources, an all-original creation from PinkHaze should be pretty awesome~
In all seriousness, great read! Hope the manga is going well, considering what you made with other people's sources, an all-original creation from PinkHaze should be pretty awesome~
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Check out Mocoloco's coverage of kid's designs at this year's ICFF in NY. They have an eye for great design, and design shows like ICFF can give you a good glimpse into what might be hot in the stores in the next few months. Just like a big car show, most things at ICFF are either new or in production, while other pieces are conceptual prototypes to show off a designer's vision (which may or not make it into actual production). What's even more amazing is the continuing growth of modern-designed options that are available to design-conscious parents these days.
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In January of 2013, we chose 10 films we thought would be the Riskiest Box Office Bets of the year – i.e., films we thought would have the hardest time finding success, either financially or critically. Now it's time to take a look back and see just how accurate – or off the mark – we were.
To determine if the reward was worth the studio's risk we'll take into account a couple factors: Listed Budget Compared to domestic and international box office returns, as well as Rotten Tomatoes/IMDb/Screen Rant ratings.
Each film will receive a "Worth It" or "Not Worth It" risk assessment and then we can discuss (or argue) in the comments about how right or wrong we were.
Budget: $50 Million
Domestic: $58M – Foreign: $170M – Worldwide: $226M
Ratings: IMDb: 6.1 – RT: 54% – SR: 2 Stars
Everything about Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters should have been a failure – a January release, over-stylized hyper-violence, making a fairy tale more "adult" – but oddly enough, it turned out to be a lot of fun to watch.
The movie isn't without its flaws – which explains its average review scores – and it barely managed to clear its production budget domestically. But if it weren't for the saving grace of the foreign box office, there most likely wouldn't be a sequel in the works.
Budget: $6 Million
Domestic: $9M – Foreign: $21M – Worldwide: $30M
Ratings: IMDb: 4.4 – RT: 25% – SR: 2 Stars
Movie 43 was the occasionally funny, raunchy-for-the-sake-of-being-raunchy, early season comedy we all pretty much thought it would be.
If this film would have released in the Spring or Summer, it's not likely it would have made its budget back – which proves how invaluable release dates can be to a film's financial success.
Still, even with lackluster reviews, it managed to somehow rake in a box office five times its production budget – so it isn't a complete failure.
Budget: $215 Million
Domestic: $235M – Foreign: $258M – Worldwide: $493M
Ratings: IMDb: 6.4 – RT: 59% – SR: 3.5 Stars
Disney spent over $200 million dollars making a movie that only managed to squeak out $20 million profit domestically (a flop by Disney's standards), along with lackluster reviews.
We enjoyed the film a bit more than most, but even with a talented director like Sam Raimi at the helm and the latest CGI effects, the cast and story just couldn't get over the rainbow with most viewers.
Thank the 3D upcharge and impressive international box office receipts for this film's salvation.
Budget: $130 Million
Domestic: $123M – Foreign: $253M – Worldwide: $376M
Ratings: IMDB: 5.8 – RT: 50% – SR: 2 Stars
While the first film was a guilty pleasure to watch in 2009, the sequel suffered from bad dialog, flat characters and over-the-top action – even for a movie based on a comic book.
Regardless of what critics thought, though, the worldwide appeal of G.I. Joe was enough to more than double the studio's investment and green light a third installment.
Budget: $103 Million
Domestic: $112M – Foreign: $239M – Worldwide: $351M
Ratings: IMDb: 5.9 – RT: 45% – SR: 3 Stars
The Hangover's impromptu (and unnecessary) trilogy mercifully came to an end this summer, but not before more than tripling its production budget – with help from the international box office, of course.
The box office reflected how audiences quickly grew tired of the Wolf Pack and their outlandish antics – $254 million from Part II compared to $112 million from Part III. If they tried to make Part IV it would most likely fail at the box office.
Budget: $225 Million
Domestic: $291M – Foreign: $372M – Worldwide: $663M
Ratings: IMDb: 7.4 – RT: 77% – SR: 4 Stars
Man of Steel may be the only true "Worth It" film on our list. It received generally high marks from audiences and critics alike, easily recouped its giant budget without help from the international market and was even proclaimed to be the Best Superhero Film of the Year by some.
It's not a perfect film by ANY means – I could go on at length – but generally speaking, it's the best Superman installment audiences have seen since Superman II in 1980.
Budget: $190 Million
Domestic: $202M – Foreign: $338M – Worldwide: $540M
Ratings: IMDb: 7.1 – RT: 73% – SR: 3 Stars
Even though much of Max Brooks' apocalyptic horror novel was changed for the movie adaptation of World War Z, the movie still turned out to be solid performer with both critics and at the box office.
Even though the entire third act went through extensive reshoots, WWZ was entertaining to watch – thanks in part to the solid performances of Brad Pitt and relative newcomer Daniella Kertesz as Segen.
Budget: $215 Million
Domestic: $89M – Foreign: $171M – Worldwide: $260M
Ratings: IMDb: 6.6 – RT: 56% – SR: 2 Stars
Disney learned three very important lessons from The Lone Ranger:
1) Just because a movie has Johnny Depp in some outrageous makeup doesn't mean a film will be successful.
2) Modern audiences don't care much about 60-year-old TV shows.
3) No Western action/comedy movie should ever cost $200+ Million.
Budget: $190 Million
Domestic: $102M – Foreign: $306M – Worldwide: $408M
Ratings: IMDb: 7.1 – RT: 78% – SR: 3 Stars
For months, we were super-hyped to see the giant robot carnage the Pacific Rim trailers promised us – and for the most part, director Guillermo del Toro delivered that, and more, in spades.
It's bewildering that domestic audiences didn't warm up to the action flick, but international audiences loved it, and that's the only reason the studio's investment was ultimately "worth it".
Budget: $30 Million
Domestic: $2M – Foreign: $2M – Worldwide: $4M
Ratings: IMDb: 4.9 – RT: 44% – SR: 3 Stars
Most fans of acclaimed Korean director Chan-wook Park's Oldboy knew that a Spike Lee/Hollywood remake wasn't going to be very successful. However, no one knew that it would be THIS unsuccessful.
It appears that American audiences just weren't interested in seeing this remake in theaters. It's possible the film does better in DVD sales, but to rank behind films like Top Gun 3D and The Wizard of Oz 3D is embarrassing, to say the least.
Out of the 10 films we focused on, only one failed to at least meet its production budget, so almost all of them could be called successful on some level. But if not for the international market, four films would have failed financially, while three others would profit less than $10 million.
Such is the power of the modern international audience – a lesson we won't forget in 2014.
You can read our original predictions HERE and then make your own decisions about which movies flopped and which movies didn't.
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Companions of the Order shall be entitled to wear a white scarf about the left shoulder or tied above the left elbow.
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I would be less than lukewarm to all of the above, though each may have some individual deeds worthy of praise. I consider them left of moderate Republicans.When you say Republican, I think of Ed Rawlins, Charlie Crist, Dick Lugar, Bush the elder, etc.. They are decent folks and if the ran the local bank, I could leave my money with them. Certainly, I'm not philosophically in sync with them all the time, but I like to hear their viewpoints.
Being a nice person does not excuse a lack of fiscal competence (Read My Lips) or failure to be a good manager when in higher office. I personally like Jon Kyl who was included in the list of 6 Senators & something like 50 Representatives who scored 90% or better on Club for Growths Fiscal Responsibility list. BTW - Ron Paul, the darling of the uninformed, was in the 65% range so he is not as anti spending as he would want one to believe.Steve Forbes, Editor of Forbes & former POTUS candidate is what I would call a bright moderate Republican. Having read the magazine pre-Steve until now, he is a true spokesman for most of what is good about business in America.When you say conservative, I think of William F. Buckley. Certainly a learned and articulate spokesman for conservatism. I am not from the same social class, so my starting point is different than his, but I found him quite thought provoking.
I truly enjoyed National Review with Buckley at the helm, it appears the magazine is continuing that tradition of high quality written articles. One should subscribe for nothing else other than to improve their vocabulary. Many of the articles are thought provoking though they may be somewhat contrary to one's established train of thought. I expect to read "God & Man at Yale" when my table clears somewhat.
My own personal thought process, though trending more conservative yearly after having voted for Stevenson in '52 (didn't believe a military person should be POTUS), really came about while reading "Conscience of a Conservative" by Barry Goldwater in the early '60s. It allowed me to be exposed to a sensible approach to governing & what has transpired since then says Goldwater was correct. This would be a different world today had the election gone differently.These people are entertainers, the mention of his name probably drives Limbaugh into ecstacy, but when he is not patting himself on the back he can be very informative & would have to be considered the best of the radio babblers. You have to admit he is stuck on himself. But he drives a large audience & moved McCain in the right direction during the campaign for POTUS. McCain went from unacceptable to somewhat so because of that move, John just wasn't comfortable with it. Mrs. McCain would have made a better POTUS than any of them.Then there is Limbaugh who people call a Republican, and says he is not, he says he is a conservative. To me he sounds more like a bitter, mean barroom blowhard that is impressed with the sound of his own voice more than with the sound of his thoughts.
I listen to very little radio or watch little TV - Sports & the market are what interest me - occasionally a sitcom. & Yes I do try to do a little dog training though distances to acceptable training areas make that harder to accomplish all the time.
The rest - Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter, et al are pseudo conservative, they'd be liberal if there was any money in it. Their worthy of little comment.
Who I do like to read are Thomas Sowell, Michael Barone, Mona Charen, Virginia Postrel (former editor of Reason) & on occasion Michelle Malkin though she can go where I'm not interested in going. Anything by the 1st 4 is worthy of one's time.I'm not sure what I've posted will be helpful but it is a subject that is hard to put into words. There probably is no perfect Conservative Republican, the closest has probably been Goldwater. & he had a libertarian streak which is admirable.Can you help me out here Marv. Which is which?


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Honey/platinum blonde
This is the fly that I entered into the saltwater swap.
Honey / Platinum Blonde
This is a fly type that was developed by the late Joe Brooks. It has appeal for all types of saltwater gamefish, particularly when they are in relatively shallow water. The tail is tied in at the bend of the hook and adds length to the fly, but also helps to prevent the wing from fouling around the hook. The wing is tied in at the eye of the hook and cocked slightly upwards, giving the fly depth in the vertical dimension.
Hook: Stainless 2XL streamer, size 2 to 3/0 (here, a size 2)
Thread: Yellow 3/0 Monocord
Tail: White bucktail
Flash: A few strands of pearl Flashabou
Body: Silver mylar
Wing: Yellow bucktail
1. Secure the hook in the vise and start the thread behind the eye. Wind an even layer of thread down to the bend of the hook and about half way back.
2. Select a sparse bunch of white bucktail for the tail. It extends about one and a half to two times the length of the shank beyond the bend of the hook, and should be secured on the hook up to about one third behind the hook eye. The base of this tail clump will be used to create the incline of the wing. Secure the tail fibers in place by winding from the base of the clump down to the hook bend and back again. This will create a smooth, even base for the mylar.
3. Add about half a dozen strands of Flashabou, layering them so that they extend just beyond the tail.
4. Tie in the mylar just ahead of the base of the tail. Wind it evenly to the hook bend and back, then tie it off and trim the excess. Each successive wrap should cover a part of the preceding wrap. This will ensure a smooth body.
5. Select a sparse bunch of yellow bucktail for the wing. Traditionally, the recipe calls for the wing to extend to the same length as the tail, but I prefer to shorten it up just slightly so that the pulsing during retrieval of the fly is more pronounced. Once the wing length is determined, tie it in with several secure thread wraps.
6. Build up a thread head and whip finish. A dab of Softex or Zap-a-Gap seals the deal.
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Toast nuts in a 350°F oven about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Or, sprinkle nuts in an ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium-low heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until browning begins, then stir constantly until golden brown. Watch carefully, time varies greatly between gas and electric cooktops.
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We're coming up on the best time of year . . . the time for presents! I'm sure you're busy buying presents for siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins (lions, tigers, and bears, oh my!). And they're all happily buying presents for you.
But, enough about that. I don't want to know what you're *really* buying for people (or should I say, buying for real people). Instead, I want to know what you'd get for those best friends of yours that live inside the pages of a book.
What presents would you get for the characters of your favorite books this holiday season?
I'll start with . . .
Jamie Kelly (from Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton)
Glitter pens to make her (dumb) diary sparkle
The Cullens (from The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer for ages 12 and up)
A baseball bat, because you've got to break a lot of bats when the balls you hit break the sound barrier
Hermione Granger (from Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling)
Books! (No explanation needed)
Now it's your turn. Leave your gift list in the comments!
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Symphony, musicians reach agreement to end strike
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Symphony and symphony musicians have announced they have reached an agreement, bringing to an end a four-week long strike.
The announcement was made at a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday at The Fox.
Musicians went on strike in early November after contract negotiations with the symphony failed to yield a new contract to replace the one that expired on Aug. 30. Both sides have been to the bargaining table several times trying to hammer out their differences.
One of the biggest points of contention between musicians and management was salary cuts; management proposed a two-year contract with a 13-percent pay cut, which the musicians rejected, saying they would be willing to take a six-percent pay cut.
The new contract, ratified by both the Spokane Symphony Board and symphony musicians, included an agreement on two key issues, guaranteed services and an expanded leave policy.
The announcement of the joint press conference comes at the deadline for musicians to start rehearsing for the first performance of the Nutcracker, scheduled for Thursday evening. They will now perform live at Thursday's performance as well as all future performances.
Musicians needed to start rehearsing Tuesday in order to have a live musical performance Thursday; if they didn't start practicing Tuesday, audiences would see the performance with recorded music.
"We are very happy to have reached agreement with the musicians, whose time and talent we greatly value. It's been difficult for all involved. Now more than ever is a time when understanding, collaboration and support will be necessary in order for all of us to move forward," Spokane Symphony Board President Peter Moye said in a written statement posted to the symphony's Facebook page.
"After receiving such overwhelming support from so many wonderful people in the Spokane area, and from other places all over the country, the musicians simply could not turn our backs on this terrific community for the Christmas and holiday season. Our goal since the beginning has been to preserve and maintain artistic excellence, and we're confident that the amazing community support we've experienced will ultimately lead to a brighter future for both the musicians and for the organization." Adam Wallstein, chairman of the Orchestra Committee, added in the same statement.
Nearly a half dozen performances were cancelled during the musicians' strike.
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In order to get people familiar with the HRC Upland event which the club plans to run in conjunction with our November test, Prado Basin HRC is setting up an Upland club event on May 18th.
As a new HRC club and one of the very few HRC clubs on the west coast we are looking to provide the HRC experience most of you enjoy across the rest of the country.
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For 22 years, the lobby at the Feld Entertainment corporate headquarters, in Vienna, Va., hosted a two-story, 22-foot-by-42-foot mural featuring iconic Sarasota Ringling Circus performers from the 1970s to 1980s.
In 2012, crews began the extensive removal of the mural from its wall in Virginia. Kenneth Feld decided to donate the mural when Feld Entertainment relocated to Ellenton from its Virigina headquarters. "The Greatest Show on Earth's" new home, at the Ringling Museum's entrance to the Tibbals Learning Center, is a significant contribution representing the modern circus legacy of Sarasota.
The mural would have been out of place in Virginia, if Feld Entertainment were not the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
Commissioned artist William Woodward featured Feld as the Ringmaster in the mural, placing him among familiar-faced jugglers, clowns and aerialists such as Dolly Jacobs, Peggy Williams, the flying Padillas and Lou Jacobs.
Woodward began the six-month process to paint the acrylic mural in 1989 and finished it in 1990. For two decades, Feld would pass by the mural that captured the excitement of the circus, and he would greet each of the painted figures as if they could talk back to him.
But more excitement took place Jan. 17, at the museum, with the Sarasota unveiling of "The Greatest Show on Earth," one of the largest circus murals ever painted. Woodward, Feld, his employees and supporters of the museum and circus attended the event.
And, as the mural's white-curtained cover was slowly pulled back, the performers featured in the painting, also in attendance, were recognized. It was a special ceremony reuniting many of the famed performers and celebrating Feld Entertainment's move to Sarasota.


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AniDB wrote:As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Develuke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Yuuki Rito) continue to escalate, the situation spirals even further out of control. When junior princesses Nana and Momo transferred into Earth School where big sister Lala can (theoretically) keep an eye on them, things should be smooth sailing. But when Momo decides she'd like to supplement Rito's relationship with Lala with a little sisterly love, you know Lala's not going to waste any time splitting harems. Unfortunately, it's just about that point that Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students! All of which is certain to make Rito's life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic. Unless, of course, a certain semi-demonic princess can apply a little of her Develukean Whoop Ass to exactly that portion of certain other heavenly bodies! It's Wham, bam, thank you, Space Ma'am time once again in To Love-Ru: Trouble - Darkness!
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Getting a dog through swimby and water force is generally an unpleasant experience for dogs. You are there to get the lessons through to them as well as win several key battles over the course of about a week.
Any mending of attitude that may be needed as a result is addressed subsequently.
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You should try getting him to return like Pete say on a skinny piece of land with the rope. Perfect it and move on to the larger area you are using.
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I just think you're over concerned about a newbie handling a rope that's all.
I also think the benefits of the rope out weigh the minimal risk.
It only takes making 1 big rats nest and you'll be a better bait caster.
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Does anyone shore break their dog?
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I have done swim by on 6 dogs and am about to start the 7th, and I have never used a rope. Never seen any program that does. Before I do swim by, my dogs have had a lot of straight forward out and back marks to encourage them to come straight back. Pat Nolan has some great ideals about teaching parts of the swim by first as does Bill Hillman. There are some nice video clips on Both of their websites. Although some corrections are going to be necessary, keeping the dogs attitude up during this drill is very important to me. I don't want a dog to fear the water. This drill should make it clear to the dog what is expected but not by beating it into them.
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I believe that if your FTP and STP and T work is solid, Force to water is relatively easy. Swimming by should be taught and then reinforced so should also not necessarily be "unpleasant"
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Personally I've never used a rope during swim by. My dogs have been doing up and outs back through the water before swim by every time. I do however use a rope on short water marks if that issue presents itself. I find it's easier to hammer out that bump in the road before we get to swim by. USE THE ROPE


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CLINTON – Rafael Vidana, take a bow.
Pontotoc's junior forward scored three goals – a hat trick – and recorded three assists Saturday to power the Warriors to a 6-2 victory against West Lauderdale in the MHSAA Class 4A state soccer championship match at Clinton High School football stadium.
"I've been training for this since the seventh grade," Vidana said. "I had 27 goals last season and 26 coming into this game. I wanted to break my season record.
"We came out and played our game … and it's to win."
The state championship was the first for Pontotoc (19-3-1), which was making its first appearance in the title match. The Warriors lost in the state semifinals last year.
First-year Warriors head coach Michael Loden gave all the credit to his players.
"I've set the bar pretty high for myself," Loden said, then smiled. "It wasn't me. I'm just the bus driver for the team."
Pontotoc played the first half without midfielder Fredy Gutierrez, who served a first-half suspension after receiving a red card in the state semifinals match against Florence.
Gutierrez's impact was felt early in the second half when he scored on a pass from Vidana in the 43rd minute.
"I hated being on the bench," Gutierrez said. "I felt like I had let my team down. I was ready to go in and score."
stiffling defense
Pontotoc's defense – Piercen Burchfield, Luke Littlejohn, Deven Moore, Ty Morphis, Nathan Tidwell and keeper Daniel Harrell – was stifling on West Lauderdale offensive stars Lyle Daughtrey and Tyler Germany.
"Keeping slowed down was the difference in the game," Loden said.
Added Burchfield, "Defense has always been a strong suit for Pontotoc. There's no one place on the field where we are weak."
Vidana's first score and a goal by Brayden Timmons gave the Warriors a 2-0 lead. The aggressive Warriors took 11 shots on goal in the first half while holding the Knights to only two.
West Lauderdale cut the lead to 2-1 prior to halftime, but the Warriors answered on goals by Gutierrez, Vidana and Burchfield to build a 5-1 advantage.
Vidana later answered the Knights' final goal to record his hat trick.
"This means a lot; this is history for Pontotoc," Gutierrez said.


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Posted March 28, 2001; 01:14 p.m.
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Posted March 27, 2008; 12:44 p.m.
Josh Marshall, a Princeton alumnus who founded the popular political blog Talking Points Memo, will speak on the current political scene at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in McCosh 50. He will be joined in the discussion by Anthony Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History.
Marshall began publishing Talking Points Memo in November 2000 during the Florida recount in the U.S. presidential election. His website features a mix of original reporting, commentary and consolidation of other news reports. In February, Marshall received a prestigious George Polk Award for legal reporting for coverage of the firing of eight U.S. attorneys by the Department of Justice, which led to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Marshall, who graduated from Princeton in 1991 and holds a Ph.D. from Brown University, has written for The American Prospect, Washington Monthly, The New Yorker, Salon.com, The Atlantic and the New York Post.
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The Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) provides national and international education programs in public health for health professionals and the promotion and delivery of trans-disciplinary research into health and health care.
Founded in 1981 the CCEB is acknowledged for its pioneering role in offering postgraduate programs in public health via distance education. Its health-focused research and postgraduate programs are highly regarded internationally. The opportunity to undertake postgraduate study with the Centre has attracted many high quality health professionals, who have benefited from career enhancement and increased research opportunities.
The CCEB is a multi-disciplinary centre situated within the School of Medicine and Public Health, part of the Faculty of Health and Medicine within the University of Newcastle and provides the majority of the School's postgraduate curricula and research in public health. The CCEB is an integral part of community medicine and clinical epidemiology, public health health behavioural science, and clinical pharmacology research and teaching within the School.
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PR-B School board shcedules special meeting on levy for August 13
The Pine River-Backus School Board cancelled their finance committee meeting to make time for a special board-approved levy discussion meeting at 5 p.m. Aug. 13.
The 2013 legislative session marked a big change in the way operating levies are handled by school districts, when it was decided that school boards would be able to approve an operating levy of up to $300 per student without voter approval. The PR-B School District currently has an operating levy of only $1.02 per student, so this authority could mean big changes for PR-B.
Jolene Bengtson, PR-B Business Manager said that the Aug. 13 meeting would be dedicated to discussing the district's levy options, but not to make any decisions.
"We'll be talking about what type of revenue that could mean for our district," Bengtson said.
She also explained that the board would be discussing the possible reinstatement of programs that were recently cut as well as the implications for local year round property owners.
In addition, some board members will be attending a July 23 training session in Bemidji in order to learn more about the board's options and the actual cost this could mean for district taxpayers.
The school board is required to make a decision before Sept. 30. The Aug. 13 meeting will serve as an opportunity for those living within the school district to voice their concerns regarding the possible increase in the operating levy. More information will be available in this paper in the following weeks.
In other business, the board:
• Approved the hiring of Erica Norman as varsity volleyball coach for the 2013 fall season.
• Approved the hiring of Tracy King as assistant volleyball coach for the 2013 fall season.
• Approved the hiring of Shari Kamholz as assistant volleyball coach for the 2013 fall season.
• Approved the hiring of Kay Sawyer as junior high volleyball coach for the 2013 fall season.
• Accepted the resignation of Rachel Jacob, ECSE Teacher, effective July 25.
• Changed the starting time for remaining 2013 regular board meetings from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Approved the hiring of Tammy Ott as elementary teacher effective with the start of the 2013-2014 school year.
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Beautiful Boulder: By the Rockies, a city almost too good to be trueSeptember 8, 2013 8:00 AM
BOULDER, Colo.-- As we visited this city by the foothills of the Rocky Mountains for a few days last month, this is what we saw:
• Throngs of cyclists going every which way on well-maintained -- and wide -- bike paths along roads, through parks, under intersections and across elevated pedestrian/bike crossing lanes. On some roads where cyclists did have to ride on the road, they were separated from cars by a painted 4-foot buffer zone -- a measurement that has become a bone of contention in Pittsburgh's auto-bike conflicts.
• Hordes of hikers of every age and skill level traversing mountain trails that reached deep into the neighborhoods and close to the city center.
• A bustling independent bookstore crammed with 150,000 titles along the vibrant Pearl Street pedestrian mall filled with shops, outdoor cafes and myriad street entertainers. Trash receptacles were designated for recycle, landfill or compost.
• All shoppers toting reusable bags at the grocery store (and it wasn't even a Whole Foods).
• Perhaps the largest number per capita of aging hippies, including lots of white people with dreadlocks.
• Medical marijuana dispensaries -- even on its premier shopping street -- in a state that last November also legalized marijuana for recreational use.
Could this place be real?
For years, I had wanted to visit what has earned accolades as one of the healthiest, most bike-friendly cities in America. (In 2012 it received a renewal by the League of American Bicyclists of the platinum award -- the highest rating at the time -- of being a bicycle-friendly community.) TripAdvisor named it one of the "Top 25 Destinations in the US" and one of the "Top 100 Destinations in the World." It also offers acres of open space and mountain parks for hiking and a lively food scene.
If you go ... Boulder, Colo.
- Getting there:
United, US Airways and Southwest offer nonstop flights to Denver, a more than three-hour flight from Pittsburgh, and less than three hours back.
- Accommodations:
Chautauqua Park, a National Historical Landmark. 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO 80302; 1-303-442-3282; www.chautauqua.com.
Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, CO 80302; 1-800-433-4344; www.boulderado.com.
Read more on things to do in Boulder
An added bonus is that it is just a 40-minute drive from Denver International Airport, a nonstop airline destination from Pittsburgh. And from Boulder, it's about an hour to the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park and its endless possibilities for observing wildlife, bird-watching, picture-taking and hiking.
This city of 100,000 people with clear skies and crisp air is home to the Celestial Seasonings tea company, founded here in 1969, as well as to natural food industries, satellite offices of Google and other tech companies, many entrepreneurial startups, a national atmospheric research station and the largest university in the state -- the University of Colorado with more than 30,000 students. The sun shines for more than 300 days of the year, and when it snows, residents say, the white stuff melts by the next morning.
Often such places don't live up to the hype, but Boulder met all of my expectations and more.
My family, however, wasn't too sure. Boulder to them felt just a little too perfect.
On my first trip here last fall for a reunion with some high school buddies, we stayed in a cottage at Chautauqua Park, a National Historic Landmark that was part of the Chautauqua movement of the late 19th century. It was just footsteps from hiking trails that led into the Flatiron mountains.
Like its New York counterpart, the Chautauqua concept is based on lifelong learning, a love of nature, voluntary simplicity and appreciation for arts and music.
The Boulder settlement was started by the Texas Board of Regents, which was looking for a place in a cool climate to establish a summer school for teachers. Officials of Boulder, which had been founded in 1859 by gold prospectors, wooed them here by offering land and facilities.
Originally called the Texas-Colorado Chautauqua, it opened July 4, 1898, and is the oldest Chautauqua site west of the Mississippi in continuous operation.
It draws more than a million visitors a year to its grounds for retreats and relaxation. With its location next to the Flatirons, Chautauqua Park enthusiasts helped create the network of hiking trails that cover the city's surrounding hillsides, according to the book "Boulder Hiking Trails" by husband and wife Ruth Carol Cushman and Glenn Cushman.
The Chautauqua Climbers Club was formed and eventually incorporated as the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club and started building trails.
"We had no trail in those days ... we just clambered around like mountain goats," one member wrote at the time, according to the book.
Another group, The High Hikers (no snickers, please), also constructed trails throughout the county. These eventually became the Boulder branch of the Colorado Mountain Club, the premier hiking club of the Rockies that also advocates for preservation and access to recreation.
Unlike with so many American cities, the layout of Boulder and its preservation of open spaces have been well-planned. Boulder City Council got this started in 1898 when it purchased 80 acres on the east slope of nearby Flagstaff Mountain for open space.
Then in 1908 Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. came to town. The noted landscape architect was the son of the man who designed New York City's Central Park.
Olmsted, according to an article in the Boulder Daily Camera, was invited to Colorado by the Boulder City Improvement Association, a group of private citizens. He rode around the town on bicycle, noting changes he wanted to see. He later presented a 106-page plan for city improvements.
Among these, he:
• Urged for the planting of a variety of trees.
• Suggested that every home be at least 1/4 mile from a park.
• Discouraged advertising billboards and heavy manufacturing.
• Pushed for the creation of parks throughout the city.
City leaders didn't implement all of his suggestions, but his views helped shape a city vision. He returned in 1923 to help plan the development of the five-mile Boulder Creek Path, which runs through the center of the city and connects to its popular network of bike trails.
Later, in 1959, Boulder's Open Space Program pushed forward the Blue Line Ordinance, which, to deter development and preserve the mountain backdrop, created a boundary at an elevation of 5,750 feet above which the city would not provide water and eventually sewer service.
In 1967, voters passed a small sales tax to be used for greenbelt acquisition. With these efforts and others, more than 45,000 acres of open space have been preserved. The city itself has 60 urban parks.
Today there are several wheelchair-accessible trails and paths. Most trails are well-marked, and at all times of the day you'll see hikers and what are likely members of the cross-country teams -- girls and boys -- of Boulder High School or University of Colorado running along these sometimes narrow rocky trails at a fast clip.
Among other initiatives, Boulder has been pushing to become a zero waste community. It has placed compost bins among other recycling receptacles on Pearl Street as part of a pilot program toward this effort. And a law that took effect July 1 imposes a 10-cent fee for disposable plastic bags at all large grocery stores in Boulder, encouraging people to bring reusable bags.
While Boulder is a fun vacation spot for outdoor lovers, the cost of living is expensive. A bike store employee who rented us bikes went on and on about how great Boulder is, but later acknowledged he couldn't afford to live within the city limits.
Boulder Magazine was marking its 30th year in its summer edition and asked longtime residents their impressions of their city.
"Things are always changing, yet it feels that nothing seems to change," said one.
Some lamented the proliferation of chain stores on historic Pearl Street (Steve Madden, Patagonia, American Apparel, to name a few) but among the 1,000 businesses roughly 85 percent are locally owned and operated, city officials say.
A longtime Realtor noted about Boulder, "I do wish there was more diversity -- economically and culturally." She was right; it was probably one of the least diverse communities I had ever visited.
Still, it's a model of what other communities could become as they try to incorporate bikes and more outdoor activities in a city's daily life.
A relative, who owns a condo in Boulder, said she loves the town but acknowledged that even though she's spent time there for years, she's still in search of the "authentic Boulder," even though she's not quite sure what that is.
As we drove out of Boulder on our last day last month, I asked my family members what they thought. My daughter seemed to sum up the rest of the family's views.
"It's pretty, but it isn't reality."travel
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The other day while I was training new Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters, we were discussion the Troop Organization.
I asked if people in the room knew who the Chartered Organization was for their units, some did, most did not.
The Chartered Organization is an important part of the Troop, Pack, or Crew.
A Chartered Organization plays a key role in the Council. The Boy Scouts of America, through the local Council grants a Charter to an organization. This could be a Church, a School, a Civic group, or many other groups that want to support Scouting and deliver a Scouting Program to the youth of a community.
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Conduct Scouting in accordance with its own policies and guidelines as well as those of the BSA.
Include Scouting as part of its overall program for youth and families.
Appoint a chartered organization representative who is a member of the organization and will represent it to the Scouting district and council, serving as a voting member of each.
Select a unit committee of parents and members of the organization who will screen and select unit leaders who meet the organization's leadership standards as well as the BSA's standards.
Provide adequate and secure facilities for Scouting units to meet on a regular schedule with time and place reserved.
Encourage the units to participate in outdoor experiences.
I was surprised to know that many Scouters are unaware of the Chartered Organization, their Chartered Organization Representative, and how this part of Scouting affects their unit.
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1.6: Women and People of Color in Science
This woman is playing a flute in what appears to be a cockpit. But why are her feet strapped to the floor? And why is her hair standing on end? The woman in the photo is astronaut Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D., and she's playing her flute aboard the space shuttle Discovery. The straps prevent her from floating into the air in the zero-gravity ship. The lack of gravity also explains her hairdo. In addition to being an astronaut who has flown several space missions, Dr. Ochoa is a leading research scientist and an inventor with several patents to her credit.
Biases Against Women and People of Color
Dr. Ochoa is one of just a few dozen female astronauts in the U.S. She is also the first Hispanic woman in the world to go into space. Although females make up more than half of the U.S. population, fewer than 25 percent of U.S. astronauts are women. Women are also under-represented in science, especially physical sciences such as chemistry and physics. What explains this?
Throughout history, women—and also people of color of both genders—have rarely had the same chances as white males for education and careers in science. Cultural, social, and economic biases have made it far harder for them than for white males to excel in this area. This explains why there have been fewer scientists among their ranks.
Contributions of Women and People of Color
Despite their relative lack of opportunities, women and people of color have made many important contributions to science. Several have won Nobel prizes for their discoveries. Just a few of their contributions to physical science are presented in Table below. You can learn about more of their contributions at these URLs:
- http://www.inventions.org/culture/science/women/index.html
- http://www1.umn.edu/ships/gender/giese.htm
- https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
- http://library.thinkquest.org/20117/
Marie Curie (1867–1934)
|Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel prize—and she won two of them! She won the 1903 Nobel prize for physics for her discovery of radiation. She won the 1911 Nobel prize for chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium.
C.V. Raman (1888–1970)
|C.V. Raman was an Indian scientist who won the 1930 Nobel prize for physics. He made important discoveries about how light travels through transparent materials. He was also made a knight of the British Empire for his work.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906–1972)
|Maria Goeppert-Mayer was a German-born American scientist who won the 1963 Nobel prize for physics. She helped to develop a new model of the nucleus of the atom. She was just the second woman to win a Nobel prize for physics, after Marie Curie.
Ada E. Yonath (1939–present)
|Ada E. Yonath was a co-winner of the 2009 Nobel prize in chemistry. She made important discoveries about ribosomes, the structures in living cells where proteins are made.
Mario Molina (1943–present)
|Mario Molina is a Mexican-born scientist who won the 1995 Nobel prize for chemistry. He helped to discover how the ozone layer in the atmosphere is being destroyed by pollution. He has received more than 18 honorary degrees for his contributions and even has an asteroid named after him.
- Cultural, social, and economic biases have made it far harder for women and people of color than for white males to excel in science. This explains why there have been fewer scientists among their ranks.
- Despite their relative lack of opportunities, women and people of color have made many important contributions to science, and several have won Nobel prizes for their discoveries.
Watch this video about three young female scientists at NASA, and then answer the questions below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-ZNyFVat4 (6:45)
- What are some of the contributions that the three NASA scientists have made to science and engineering?
- What advice do the three scientists give to girls who want to become scientists or engineers?
- What factors explain why women and people of color are underrepresented in science?
- Identify two female scientists and state their contributions to science.
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text: Willem de Kooning was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on 24 April 1904. In 1916 he was apprenticed to a commercial art and decorating firm and also began attending night classes at the Rotterdam Academy of fine and Applied Arts, eventually graduating in 1925. In 1926 he arrived in the United States as an illegal immigrant and by 1927 had settled in New York. There he supported himself through a variety of jobs while meeting other artists such as John Graham, Stuart Davis and Arshile Gorky. In 1935 he was employed on the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration but was obliged to leave when it was discovered that he was not an American citizen. He first showed his work at the group exhibition 'New Horizons in America', at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1936. In 1938 he met his future wife, Elaine Fried, and began his early paintings of women. He continued to support himself through a variety of commercial art jobs and occasional commissions. He designed the costumes and sets for Nini Theilade's ballet Les Nuages (The Clouds), presented by Les Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo at the Metropolitan Opera in 1940, and later designed a backdrop for the ballet Labyrinth, performed by Marie Marchowsky and Company at the New York Times Hall in 1946. At the same time he participated in a number of important group exhibitions such as 'American and French Paintings', chosen by John Graham for McMillan Gallery, New York, in 1942, and the touring exhibition 'Abstract and Surrealist Art in the United States', organised by Sidney Janis in 1944. In 1948 he had his first solo exhibition at the Egan Gallery, New York. He was represented at the Venice Biennale in 1950 and again in 1954. De Kooning began work on Woman I in 1951 and exhibited the series of Woman paintings at Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, in 1953. In 1958 he participated in the European travelling exhibition 'The New American Painting', organised by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He became an American citizen in 1962. In 1963 de Kooning moved his studio to Springs, Long Island, and began a new series of paintings of women. A retrospective of his work was held at Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1965, and a second, which toured Amsterdam, London, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, was organised by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1968. In 1969 de Kooning began making his first sculptures, and in1970 he began a series of lithographs at the Hollander Workshop, New York. A major retrospective was organised in 1983 by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in co-operation with the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, which then travelled to Berlin and Paris. De Kooning lives and works in Springs, Long Island.


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