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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Brenda Lott (Maggie Brendan) and Free Books!
Before we meet today's featured novelist, I want to announce that the winner of Amy Deardon's novel, A Lever Long Enough, is:
runninmama@. . .
Congratulations! I'll contact you today for your snail mail address, and we'll get your book to you right away. I encourage readers to keep commenting and/or subscribe at right in order to participate in future book give-aways!
And now let's meet novelist Brenda Lott, writing as Maggie Brendan, author of No Place For a Lady (Revell, January 2009).
Maggie Brendan is a member of American Christian Writers and the American Christian Writers Association, and is a contributor to www.BustlesAndSpurs.com,, a website for inspirational romance set in the old West. No Place for a Lady is her first novel.
Tell us a bit more about the plot of No Place for a Lady, Brenda.
Longing for a new start, Crystal Clark arrives amid the splendor of the high country in June 1892. After the death of her father, Crystal is relieved to be leaving the troubles of her Georgia life behind to visit her aunt's cattle ranch. Despite being raised a proper Southern belle, Crystal is determined to hold her own in this wild land--even if a certain handsome foreman named Luke doubts her abilities.
Just when she thinks she's getting a handle on the constant male attention from the cowhands and the catty barbs from some of the local young women, tragedy strikes. And saving the ranch from a greedy neighboring landowner means Crystal must take charge of a cattle drive, ready or not. Can she rise to the challenge? Or will she head back to Georgia, defeated?
Which character in your novel most interested you while you wrote? Why?
That would definitely be Crystal! She is a strong southern lady with charming manners and a belief in God. Though a Christian, she has her flaws like most of us. She uses her wit to cover for any weakness that she has but must rely on her faith to see her through.
Why will readers enjoy your novel?
I think the readers will relate to Crystal's emotional phases in love, adventure and tragedies and how she handles them, along with a bit of humor to survive.
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
Mmm. I'm not good at remembering actor's names. Crystal, the heroine would be someone with a southern drawl, about 5'2", with dark hair and green eyes. Luke, the hero, would be quite tall, with rugged good looks and a mustache. Dark hair and blue-grey eyes.
Hmm, maybe if we employed some color contacts . . . maybe Evangeline Lilly for Crystal? She looks a bit like your cover girl.
And maybe Gerard Butler for Luke? Granted, he'd have to hide his accent, but I think he's worth the risk, don't you?
What facet of the writing craft comes easiest to you? Explain.
I love to describe the scenery, from smells to visuals. I love the outdoors and mountains, so it comes easily to me. I can find beauty in just about everything.
What do you struggle with in your writing?
Allowing myself the freedom to write everyday. I almost feel guilty spending so much time with my face in front of the monitor. I have a lot of interest and other things tend to pull me away, so I have to make a committed segment of time to write. I like to have a neat and fairly ordered house, too.
Isn't it funny how that joy you feel when you're writing can actually trigger guilt if you don't pay attention to why you're doing it? I catch myself at that, too. It truly is a blessing when God lets you do something you enjoy so much. Okay, Brenda, now choose an inanimate object to represent you. Explain what you have in common with that object.
I'd have to say an oak tree! Strong and determined.
Other than your writing, what is something about your life, right now, that thrills you?
Seeing God's beautiful magnificent world around me down to the smallest blade of grass inspires and thrills me. I love the sky with its constant, changing clouds and the sun, moon, and stars. I feel like so many people take this incredible world that we have around us for granted. It simply amazes me!
What is the last book you read that impacted you? How did it affect you?
Jim Robinson's Prodigal Song, A Memoir. His personal story is heartbreaking of Jim's total surrender to God. It made me have a clearer and sharper understanding of God's mercy and grace. I did a review of the book on my blog about six months ago in case anyone is interested. It was a very well-written memoir, and I highly recommend it.
What are you working on now?
I just recently completed book 2 in Heart of the West, The Jewel of His Heart, and I'm working on my 3rd novel for Heart of the West, Kickin' Up the Dust! Of course that title could change, but I hope not.
Where else can readers find you or your writing online, Brenda? Please include the link for purchasing your book!
My book can be purchased at Amazon.com and wherever books are sold.
And here's the link to Jim Robinson's site. www.jamesrobinson.com
Thank you, Brenda, for telling us about yourself and your books. Readers, Brenda has offered to sign a copy of her book for the winner of our drawing on Thursday, January 29. To enter, leave a comment for Brenda, below. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com. If you subscribe to my blog, at right (or if you're already subscribed) you'll be entered an additional time to this drawing and all future drawings.
Check back on Monday, when we'll draw the winner of Cecilia Dowdy's novel, Milk Money. You can still enter for that drawing, below.
21 comments:
- ladystorm said...
would love to win this book.
- January 22, 2009 at 8:04 PM
- conarnold said...
Thanks for sharing the interesting interview, Trish, and I appreciate having a chance to win.
- January 22, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- Carole said...
I've been reading about Maggie's book and would love to win a copy. Thank you as always for your giveaways.
cjarvis [at] bellsouth [dot] net
- January 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM
This looks great!
I'm also a follower of your blog. Thanks again!
- January 22, 2009 at 10:40 PM
- windycindy said...
Hi! Enjoyable interview. I find her a very interesting person! The cover of her book is great and I agree that "Kate" favors the heroine. Please enter me in your drawing for this book. Many thanks! Cindi
- January 22, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- A J Hawke said...
I want to read this book.
Hopefully, I'll win a copy.
Thanks for the good interview.
A J Hawke
- January 22, 2009 at 11:20 PM
- squiresj said...
Sounds like a book I would live to win and write reviews about. May God continue to annoint you and use you in your writing. May he meet all your finances.
jrs362 (at) hotmail (dot) com
- January 23, 2009 at 1:28 AM
- Theresa N. said...
As a Southern Belle myself I'd love to read your book, she sounds very feisty.
Theresa N
- January 23, 2009 at 6:17 AM
- Jessica said...
Your book sounds great! And who is that Gerard guy? Wow...
Thanks for the interview and congrats on the book. Hope I get to read it soon. :-)
- January 23, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- mez said...
I love spunky Southern ladies, this sounds great. Please include me for the drawing, thanks.
- January 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Cheri2628 said...
I am also a Southern Belle, and I love to read romances about the old American West. I especially like that your book is about faith, love, and discovering your strength and confidence in yourself. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
- January 23, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- brendalottakamaggiebrendan said...
I'm honored and grateful to all of you who've commented on my first book and my personal interview. I think Trish made it fun! I wish I could afford to send each and everyone of you a copy! Good luck in the drawing! :)
- January 23, 2009 at 4:27 PM
This sounds like a wonderful new series. I look forward to reading the book! Please enter me for a chance to win!
ldneuhof at hotmail dot com
- January 23, 2009 at 8:23 PM
- Trish Perry said...
I'm so glad to see everyone's interest in Brenda's book, especially since there are two more in the series!
Jessica, Gerard "wow" Butler was one of the actors in the Hilary Swank chick flick, "P.S. I Love You," which is based on Cecelia Ahearn's novel of the same name. He was also in that abysmal waste of screen time and airbrush paint, "300," but we'll forgive him that, because he's just so stunning.
- January 23, 2009 at 10:01 PM
- Carolynn W. said...
The book sounds wonderful, thanks for the chance to win!
carolynnwald at hotmail dot com
- January 24, 2009 at 10:01 PM
- Martha A. said...
i would love to win it!!! martha(2)lclink(dot)com
- January 25, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- Deborah said...
please enter me!
- January 26, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Cheryl said...
I would love to win a copy of this book. Please enter me in the drawing. My email address is shryackmom[@]charter[.]net
- January 26, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- Katie said...
PLEASE enter me!!!!! thanks
- January 26, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- shirley Kiger connolly said...
No Place for a Lady...Hmm. That sounds like just the book I'd like to read (in my spare time...whatever that means)
Loved the interview.
Please enter me too, if it isn't too late.
Blessings Shirley Connolly
- January 27, 2009 at 5:50 PM
man, this book looks great. can't wait to rea it. please enter my name,
sarahwoll at hotmail dot com
- January 29, 2009 at 1:27 PM


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Carol Oates, the Roger Berlind '52 Professor in the Humanities, received the Public Humanities Award from the New Jersey Council of the Humanities this fall. Her short story collection, "Faithless: Tales of Transgression," won the Distinguished eBook Award for Fiction at the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Grey's Anatomy Season Finale Promo: We Are Going to Die!Steve Marsi at . Comments
The stunning end of last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy and the promo for next Thursday's season finale certainly made clear what the dark, complex thing Shonda Rhimes teased consists of.
In the aftermath of the crash, the doctors must battle to stay alive while trying to save the lives of their peers, as the shocking turn of events last night could mean devastating consequences.
Take a look at ABC's first promo for "Flight" and get scared now:
Also in the eighth season finale, Bailey and Ben make a decision regarding their relationship's future, Teddy is presented with a tempting offer, and Richard plans a special dinner for the residents.
As always, the Grey's Anatomy season-ender is not to be missed. Even with the original cast now under contract for next season, there's no telling which characters might pay the ultimate price.
For an in-depth discussion of this week's penultimate Season 8 episode, read our review of "Migration" from earlier. We've updated our Grey's Anatomy music section with last night's tracks, as well.
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Hope's Kara VandeGuchte of Hamilton, Mich. (Hamilton HS) has been named the outstanding Division III freshman volleyball player in the Great Lakes Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
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VandeGuchte had an outstanding first collegiate season on a team that posted a 24-9 record, including 14-2 in the MIAA. She topped the MIAA in hitting hitting percentage with a .370 average. For the season she led the team in kills with 304 over 101 games. VanderGuchte and junior Nora Slenk of Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian HS) received all-region honorable mention recognition.


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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
There were scenarios this week that could have got the Rebels to Nashville for the Music City Bowl, but when the dominoes began to fall, those scenarios did not work out.
Ole Miss will face Pittsburgh at noon on Jan. 5 at Legion Field in the Compass Bowl, which will be broadcast on ESPN.
The Panthers should know the area and the BBQ joints well. It will be their third-straight trip to the Compass Bowl.
This from SI's Stewart Mandel on Twitter earlier: RT @simandel Pitt RB Ray Graham yesterday: "Any bowl, except Birmingham. 3 times in a row. I think they may not even allow us in there."
A quick look at Pitt. The Panthers are 6-6 overall, 3-4 in the Big East. They have wins against Virginia Tech and Rutgers and a notable loss, 29-26, at Notre Dame.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said he didn't talk about it publicly but began thinking about a bowl game after the Rebels broke a 16-game SEC losing streak by beating Auburn 41-20 on Oct. 6.
"In my mind, initially, when we were able to beat Auburn, that gave us a fourth win. I knew we would have a shot at Arkansas and with Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. I thought we were playing a little better football. I didn't talk about it, but I would not be totally honest if I did not say that's when, in my mind, I started thinking that, 'We've got a shot here in Year 1 to get to bowl-eligibility.'"
The bowl website lists ticket prices at $50 and $30.
"The commitment we have to sell is 10,000. With our alumni numbers, the proximity, we're going to push for a stadium record attendance. The record is 42,600 or so. I think we can break that. I think we can hit a home run and break an attendance record for the Compass Bowl," Ole Miss AD Ross Bjork said.
More from Bjork: "I think it's great coverage with ESPN, that's terrific. It's one of the last bowl games of the season. The Mobile Bowl is a day after that, then the national championship game on Monday night. It's a great window for us. It's a Saturday. Fans can travel on Friday and experience Birmingham then drive home after the game. It's a great location, and the time is ideal."
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The winners of our second-ever 15th Annual Haiku Contest
By Steven Robert Allen
Beginning this fall the bulk of New Mexico will begin using the new area code 575. This doesn't include the Albuquerque-Santa Fe corridor or most of the northwest quadrant of the state. Still, it certainly tickles our fancy to have this new area code correspond so gloriously with the formal requirements of haiku composition. So, in honor of this very special coincidence, we are even more enthused to present you with the winners and runner-ups in our 2007 Haiku Contest.
Special thanks to Christie Chisholm, Amy Dalness, Marisa Demarco and Laura Marrich for helping me judge this contest. Every winner will receive two free passes to the Guild Cinema (3405 Central NE, 255-1848), a $10 gift certificate to Gold Street Caffé (218 Gold SW, 765-1633), a $25 gift certificate to Bumble Bee's Baja Grill (3423 Central NE, 262-2862) and a DVD movie starring famed Mexican film star Pedro Infante (either Ustedes Los Ricos, Nosotros los Pobres or Pepe El Toro).
Now, on to the winners!
Best Traditional Haiku
Carol Moscrip has been the master in this category for years and she once again comes out on top. Kudos, too, to Albuquerque High School student Kimberly Carter for coming up with a doozy.
spider spins the air
with boundless tension, braving
threadbare dimensions
—Carol Moscrip
Honorable Mentions
Black Widow, your web
is frayed from desolation.
Your hourglass fades.
—Kimberly Carter
slips from magnolia
bowl's nectared cream lip a bee
drenched in summer's trance
—Carol Moscrip
six-fingered wings spread,
dark-headed cranes thrash the marsh
with a mambo beat
—Carol Moscrip
Best Albuquerque Haiku
Florence Card's haiku has given us all nightmares for days. Beep, beep—indeed.
backyard roadrunner
blood lust, sharp beak, crazy eyes
approaching quickly
—Florence Card
Honorable Mentions
Mountains dressed to kill
Whassup wit dat bling sky thing?
Albuquerque, yo!
—Dee Worley
"Burque Burn"
Peeling chile, then
carelessly rubbing your face.
That's the "Burque Burn"
—Tommi Tejeda
Best Haiku About Zombies
Do you typically sport a forlorn expression on your decaying face? Do you dress in rags? Do you shamble? Perhaps you're a zombie. If so, these haiku are for you. Enjoy!
Cold, hungry actor
willing to work long, hard hours
for warm flesh and brains
—Steve Bishop
Honorable Mentions
"Morning traffic"
Half asleep, I drive,
Brain on autopilot, ride
of the living dead.
—Ben M. Angel
Arms out legs real stiff
let's all do the zombie twist
It's quite infectious.
—Pablo Omar Cox
Single white zombie
seeks fleshling for fun and bites.
Fatties only, please.
—Christopher Jones (Rev.)
I fell in love with
A zombie. But he only
Loves me for my brains.
—Rebecca Roland
Infectious virus
Spreads dread, creates mindless dead
Fox News coverage.
—Larry Elmore
Best Movie Review Haiku
Now that you mention it, Bob, Matt Damon does have a nice ass.
"Bourne Baby, Bourne"
Matt Damon's okay.
His ass looks good on a bike.
Butt he's no James Dean.
—Bob Rakoczy
Honorable Mention
"Karate Kid" (1984)
Skeleton mask teens
Rough up shy boy on a bike.
Crane kick practice time!
—Eric Johnson
Best Personal Ad Haiku
Quite frankly, most of the submissions in this category were too filthy to print, even by Alibi standards. That's why we liked Sue Essen's good, clean, spending-
Crossword fanatic
seeks Scrabble-minded soul for
wordplay, maybe more?
—Sue Essen
Honorable Mentions
Lonely ape seeks Jane
Bring jumper cables and guac
Must like hand grenades
—Terrence L. Maldonado
Werewolf seeks same for
a lycanthropic nightmare,
any bar downtown
—Kelly Green
Blonde, thin, fit, smoker,
seeks kind, happy, rich smoker
for stinky kisses.
—Kristen Sandoval
Left-handed female
turned ambidextrous by choice
to please the ladies
—Kalisha Weidemann
Jaded romantic.
Ambivalent! Hopeful? Hurt.
Please do not respond.
—Larry Elmore
Spotted you in court
wearing shackles and a scowl.
Call me when you're free.
—Sue McGilpin
Best Haiku About the iPhone
About half the submissions in this category would've made for fine iPhone commercials. That's why we're not printing them. Congratulations to Ms. Green for her brief little dose of reality.
iPhone ePhone if
it were free phone I wouldn't
stand in line for it.
—Laura Green
Honorable Mention
Don't do that again!
I didn't spend 6 hundred
to be hung up on!
—John Bicknell
Best Campaign Slogan Haiku
Hey, voters, let's not get ahead of ourselves. There's a City Council election on Oct. 2—just a few short weeks away. Worry about the presidential race next year.
Stop electing these
rich, white, greedy assholes who
always steal our land!
—Dan Otero
Honorable Mentions
"Mitt '08"
Every embryo
deserves the chance to become
a murdered soldier.
—Sue McGilpin
Don't worry ... I'll just
Blame it on the previous
—Miela Kolomaznik
Best Slang Haiku
We didn't get many entries in this category. Is this because Alibi readers are too hyper-literate to use slang even where required, or because the category was stupid? You decide.
"Lake Whoa-Doggone"
Fishun fer bullheads.
Heckuva deal, ubetcha.
Mac-n-cheese-wiz bait
—Bob Rakoczy
Best Text Messaged Haiku
Didn't get many entries in this category either, and almost all of the ones we did get came from high school kids, like this harsh little ditty from Albuquerque High School student Laz Romankiw.
o hey bbycaekz
lol im dumping u
talk 2 u l8r!
—Laz Romankiw
Best Miscellaneous Haiku
Everyone loves miscellaneous. Everyone wants to be miscellaneous' friend, to have it over for dinner, to invite it for long walks in the park. That's because with miscellaneous, you know you'll never be bored. This year, Stephanie Tacker understood this enduring truth better than anyone.
Tiny unborn child
tap-dancing on my bladder
Can't wait to meet you
—Stephanie Tacker
Honorable Mentions
"Here, catch!" I look back
The ball arcs across the sunbeam
And smashes my nose.
—Cynthia Savino
I really like beer.
It gives ephemeral strength,
and makes me handsome.
—Jason Zsemlye
You look edible,
Arms like bread rising, eyes to
drop a penny in.
—Vanessa Abbott
Empty like an egg
sucked dry—I gingerly slide
my shell into bed.
—Vanessa Abbott
"bloody monday"
my uterus is
obviously trying to
annihilate me
—Florence Card
I buy my dogs the
best organic food and treats
yet they prefer poo.
—Tommi Tejeda
Don't yank the bunny!
That's a load-bearing rabbit.
Ceiling collapses.
—Christopher Jones
Whatever you do,
don't pet that beaver. It is
someone's vagina.
—Allison Howard
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I think ML semantics could be implemented in Forth, the main concept that would be needed is a local envrironment. Forth, at least the one I use, only has a global environment.
Map in Ocaml:
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a would be the apply function. {l f} would denote a binding, binding the top stack element to l, the second stack element to f. In colorForth, :, {}, ;, could be replaced by color.
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The Florida Supreme Court, on its own motion, is considering amending the Code of Judicial Conduct, the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators, and various rules of procedure to no longer allow senior judges to serve as mediators. Since first authorizing senior judges to serve as mediators, in In re Code of Judicial Conduct, 643 So. 1037 (Fla. 1994), and reaffirming the practice in In re Report of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy Committee on Senior Judges as Mediators, 915 So. 2d 145 (Fla. 2005), the Court has been mindful of concerns about the propriety of such dual service and has continued to monitor the practice. The Court is considering this change because of continued concerns about the ethical implications of the dual service. The Court is especially concerned about the potential that a senior judge who serves as a paid mediator could be seen as exploiting the judge's judicial position or lending the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interests of the judge or a mediation firm with which the judge may associate, or otherwise running afoul of the Code of Judicial Conduct. The Court invites all interested persons to comment on the amendments under consideration, which are reproduced in full below, as well as online at http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/proposed.shtml. The Court specifically seeks comments from the conferences of judges, the senior judges, the Supreme Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy Committee, the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, and the various Florida Bar rules committees whose bodies of rules are affected by the proposed change. All comments must be filed with the Court on or before November 15, 2013. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Portal in accordance with In re: Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb 18, 2013). If filed by a non-lawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or hand-deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee 32399-1927; no additional copies are required or will be accepted.
IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT; THE FLORIDA RULES FOR CERTIFIED AND COURT-APPOINTED MEDIATORS; THE FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE; THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION; THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE; AND THE FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE —SENIOR JUDGES AS MEDIATORS, Case No. SC13-1732
Canon 5. A Judge Shall Regulate Extrajudicial Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with Judicial Duties
A. – E. [No Change].
F. Service as Arbitrator or Mediator.
(1) A judge shall not act as an arbitrator or mediator or otherwise perform judicial functions in a private capacity unless expressly authorized by law or Court rule. A judge may, however, take the necessary educational and training courses required to be a qualified and certified arbitrator or mediator, and may fulfill the requirements of observing and conducting actual arbitration or mediation proceedings as part of the certification process, provided such program does not, in any way, interfere with the performance of the judge's judicial duties.
G. [No Change]
Canon 5A – Canon 5E(3). [No Change]
Canon 5F(1). Canon 5F(1) does not prohibit a judge or senior judge from participating in arbitration, mediation or settlement conferences performed as part of judicial duties. An active judge may take the necessary educational and training programs to be certified or qualified as a mediator or arbitrator, but this shall not be a part of the judge's judicial duties. While such a course will allow a judge to have a better understanding of the arbitration and mediation process, the certification and qualification of a judge as a mediator or arbitrator is primarily for the judge's personal benefit. While actually participating in the mediation and arbitration training activities, care must be taken in the selection of both cases and locations so as to guarantee that there is no interference or conflict between the training and the judge's judicial responsibilities. Indeed, the training should be conducted in such a manner as to avoid the involvement of persons likely to appear before the judge in legal proceedings.
Canon 5F(2). Canon 5F(2) no longer allows a senior judge to serve as a mediator. The purpose of the
Canon 5G. [No Change]
Application of the Code of Judicial Conduct
This Code applies to justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the District Courts of Appeal, Circuit Courts, and County Courts.
Anyone, whether or not a lawyer, who performs judicial functions, including but not limited to a civil traffic infraction hearing officer , court commissioner, general or special magistrate , domestic relations commissioner, child support hearing officer, or judge of compensation claims, shall, while performing judicial functions, conform with Canons 1, 2A, and 3, and such other provisions of this Code that might reasonably be applicable depending on the nature of the judicial function performed.
Any judge responsible for a person who performs a judicial function should require compliance with the applicable provisions of this Code.
If the hiring or appointing authority for persons who perform a judicial function is not a judge then that authority should adopt the applicable provisions of this Code.
A. [No Change}
B. Retired/Senior Judge
(1) A retired judge eligible to serve on assignment to temporary judicial duty, hereinafter referred to as "senior judge," shall comply with all the provisions of this Code except Sections 5C(2), 5E,
(2) If a retired justice or judge does not desire to be assigned to judicial service, such justice or judge who is a member of The Florida Bar may engage in the practice of law and still be entitled to receive retirement compensation. The justice or judge shall then be entitled to all the rights of an attorney-at-law and no longer be subject to this Code. A retired justice or judge who serves as a mediator is subject to the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators.
(a) – (f) [No Change]
(a) – (d) [No Change]
(e) Senior and Retired Judges. A senior judge may not serve as a mediator. If a mediator who is a
[No Change]
(a) – (i) [No Change]
(j) Appointment of the Mediator.
(1) Within 10 days of the order of referral, the parties may agree upon a stipulation with the court designating:
- (A) a certified mediator; or
(B) a mediator
(2) – (3) [No Change]
(k) [No Change]
(a) [No Change]
(b) Education Requirements.
(1) – (2) [No Change]
(c) – (e) [No Change]
(a) – (d) [No Change]
(e) Appointment of the Mediator.
(1) [No Change]
(2) Party Stipulation. Within 10 days of the filing of the order of referral to mediation, the parties may agree upon a stipulation with the court designating:
(A) another certified dependency mediator to replace the one selected by the judge; or
(B) a mediator
(f) – (q) [No Change]
(a) [No Change]
(b) General Procedures.
(1) – (5)
(6) Appointment of the Mediator.
(A) Within 10 days of the order of referral, the parties may agree upon a stipulation with the court designating:
- (i) a certified mediator; or
(ii) a mediator
(B) – (C) [No Change]
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Eli Lilly (LLY) is the hottest pharmaceutical stock out there right now, as its experimental Alzheimer's drug solanezumab is generating quite a bit of buzz. Lilly was upgraded to Neutral today by Goldman Sachs as solanezumab "provides a backbone for the recent 'hope trade,'" wrote analyst Jami Rubin.
Lilly reached as high as $53.55 per share today, its highest level in more than four years.
About 30% of patients with early-stage of Alzheimer's showed benefits to memory and after taking solanezumab in a recent study, researchers announced at a conference on Monday. the drug hasn't been approved by the FDA, and the company has not yet discussed the steps it will take to attempt to win approval.
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4.2: Graphs of Linear Equations
Learning Objectives
- Graph a linear function using an equation.
- Write equations and graph horizontal and vertical lines.
- Analyze graphs of linear functions and read conversion graphs.
You're stranded downtown late at night with only $8 in your pocket, and your home is 6 miles away. Two cab companies serve this area; one charges $1.20 per mile with an additional $1 fee, and the other charges $0.90 per mile with an additional $2.50 fee. Which cab will be able to get you home?
Graph a Linear Equation
At the end of Lesson 4.1 we looked at ways to graph a function from a rule. A rule is a way of writing the relationship between the two quantities we are graphing. In mathematics, we tend to use the words formula and equation to describe the rules we get when we express relationships algebraically. Interpreting and graphing these equations is an important skill that you'll use frequently in math.
Example 1
A taxi costs more the further you travel. Taxis usually charge a fee on top of the per-mile charge to cover hire of the vehicle. In this case, the taxi charges $3 as a set fee and $0.80 per mile traveled. Here is the equation linking the cost in dollars to hire a taxi and the distance traveled in miles .
Graph the equation and use your graph to estimate the cost of a seven-mile taxi ride.
We'll start by making a table of values. We will take a few values for (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4), find the corresponding values, and then plot them. Since the question asks us to find the cost for a seven-mile journey, we need to choose a scale that can accommodate this.
First, here's our table of values:
And here's our graph:
To find the cost of a seven-mile journey, first we find on the horizontal axis and draw a line up to our graph. Next, we draw a horizontal line across to the axis and read where it hits. It appears to hit around half way between and . Let's call it 8.5.
A seven mile taxi ride would cost approximately $8.50 ($8.60 exactly).
Here are some things you should notice about this graph and the formula that generated it:
- The graph is a straight line (this means that the equation is linear), although the function is discrete and really just consists of a series of points.
- The graph crosses the axis at (notice that there's in the equation—that's not a coincidence!). This is the base cost of the taxi.
- Every time we move over by one square we move up by 0.8 squares (notice that that's also the coefficient of in the equation). This is the rate of charge of the taxi (cost per mile).
- If we move over by three squares, we move up by squares.
Example 2
A small business has a debt of $500,000 incurred from start-up costs. It predicts that it can pay off the debt at a rate of $85,000 per year according to the following equation governing years in business and debt measured in thousands of dollars .
Graph the above equation and use your graph to predict when the debt will be fully paid.
First, we start with our table of values:
Then we plot our points and draw the line that goes through them:
Notice the scale we've chosen here. There's no need to include any points above , but it's still wise to allow a little extra.
Next we need to determine how many years it takes the debt to reach zero, or in other words, what value will make the value equal 0. We know it's greater than four (since at the value is still positive), so we need an scale that goes well past . Here we've chosen to show the values from 0 to 12, though there are many other places we could have chosen to stop.
To read the time that the debt is paid off, we simply read the point where the line hits (the axis). It looks as if the line hits pretty close to . So the debt will definitely be paid off in six years.
To see more simple examples of graphing linear equations by hand, see the Khan Academy video on graphing lines at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UrcUfBizyw. The narrator shows how to graph several linear equations, using a table of values to plot points and then connecting the points with a line.
Graphs and Equations of Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Example 3
"Mad-cabs" have an unusual offer going on. They are charging $7.50 for a taxi ride of any length within the city limits. Graph the function that relates the cost of hiring the taxi to the length of the journey in miles .
To proceed, the first thing we need is an equation. You can see from the problem that the cost of a journey doesn't depend on the length of the journey. It should come as no surprise that the equation then, does not have in it. Since any value of results in the same value of , the value you choose for doesn't matter, so it isn't included in the equation. Here is the equation:
The graph of this function is shown below. You can see that it's simply a horizontal line.
Any time you see an equation of the form " constant," the graph is a horizontal line that intercepts the axis at the value of the constant.
Similarly, when you see an equation of the form constant, then the graph is a vertical line that intercepts the axis at the value of the constant. (Notice that that kind of equation is a relation, and not a function, because each value (there's only one in this case) corresponds to many (actually an infinite number) values.)
Example 4
Plot the following graphs.
(a) is a horizontal line that crosses the axis at 4.
(b) is a horizontal line that crosses the axis at −4.
(c) is a vertical line that crosses the axis at 4.
(d) is a vertical line that crosses the axis at −4.
Example 5
Find an equation for the axis and the axis.
Look at the axes on any of the graphs from previous examples. We have already said that they intersect at the origin (the point where and ). The following definition could easily work for each axis.
axis: A horizontal line crossing the axis at zero.
axis: A vertical line crossing the axis at zero.
So using example 3 as our guide, we could define the axis as the line and the axis as the line .
Analyze Graphs of Linear Functions
We often use graphs to represent relationships between two linked quantities. It's useful to be able to interpret the information that graphs convey. For example, the chart below shows a fluctuating stock price over ten weeks. You can read that the index closed the first week at about $68, and at the end of the third week it was at about $62. You may also see that in the first five weeks it lost about 20% of its value, and that it made about 20% gain between weeks seven and ten. Notice that this relationship is discrete, although the dots are connected to make the graph easier to interpret.
Analyzing graphs is a part of life - whether you are trying to decide to buy stock, figure out if your blog readership is increasing, or predict the temperature from a weather report. Many graphs are very complicated, so for now we'll start off with some simple linear conversion graphs. Algebra starts with basic relationships and builds to more complicated tasks, like reading the graph above.
Example 6
Below is a graph for converting marked prices in a downtown store into prices that include sales tax. Use the graph to determine the cost including sales tax for a $6.00 pen in the store.
To find the relevant price with tax, first find the correct pre-tax price on the axis. This is the point .
Draw the line up until it meets the function, then draw a horizontal line to the axis. This line hits at (about three fourths of the way from to ).
The approximate cost including tax is $6.75.
Example 7
The chart for converting temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius is shown to the right. Use the graph to convert the following:
a) Fahrenheit to Celsius
b) Fahrenheit to Celsius
c) Celsius to Fahrenheit
d) Celsius to Fahrenheit
a) To find Fahrenheit, we look along the Fahrenheit-axis (in other words the axis) and draw the line up to the function. Then we draw a horizontal line to the Celsius-axis (axis). The horizontal line hits the axis at a little over 20 (21 or 22).
Fahrenheit is approximately equivalent to Celsius.
b) To find Fahrenheit, we just look at the axis. (Don't forget that this axis is simply the line .) The line hits the axis just below the half way point between −15 and −20.
Fahrenheit is approximately equivalent to Celsius.
c) To find Celsius, we look up the Celsius-axis and draw the line along to the function. When this horizontal line hits the function, we draw a line straight down to the Fahrenheit-axis. The line hits the axis at approximately 85.
Celsius is approximately equivalent to Fahrenheit.
d) To find Celsius, we look at the Fahrenheit-axis (the line ). The function hits the axis just right of 30.
Celsius is equivalent to Fahrenheit.
Lesson Summary
- Equations with the variables and can be graphed by making a chart of values that fit the equation and then plotting the values on a coordinate plane. This graph is simply another representation of the equation and can be analyzed to solve problems.
- Horizontal lines are defined by the equation constant and vertical lines are defined by the equation constant.
- Be aware that although we graph the function as a line to make it easier to interpret, the function may actually be discrete.
Review Questions
- Make a table of values for the following equations and then graph them.
"Think of a number. Multiply it by 20, divide the answer by 9, and then subtract seven from the result."
- Make a table of values and plot the function that represents this sentence.
- If you picked 0 as your starting number, what number would you end up with?
- To end up with 12, what number would you have to start out with?
- Write the equations for the five lines ( through ) plotted in the graph below.
- In the graph above, at what points do the following lines intersect?
- and
- and
- and
- and the axis
- and the axis
- and the line
- and the line
- and the line
- At the airport, you can change your money from dollars into euros. The service costs $5, and for every additional dollar you get 0.7 euros.
- Make a table for this and plot the function on a graph.
- Use your graph to determine how many euros you would get if you give the office $50.
- To get 35 euros, how many dollars would you have to pay?
- The exchange rate drops so that you can only get 0.5 euros per additional dollar. Now how many dollars do you have to pay for 35 euros?
- The graph below shows a conversion chart for converting between weight in kilograms and weight in pounds. Use it to convert the following measurements.
- 4 kilograms into weight in pounds
- 9 kilograms into weight in pounds
- 12 pounds into weight in kilograms
- 17 pounds into weight in kilograms
- Use the graph from problem 6 to answer the following questions.
- An employee at a sporting goods store is packing 3-pound weights into a box that can hold 8 kilograms. How many weights can she place in the box?
- After packing those weights, there is some extra space in the box that she wants to fill with one-pound weights. How many of those can she add?
- After packing those, she realizes she misread the label and the box can actually hold 9 kilograms. How many more one-pound weights can she add?
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If there is scientific evidence to support it then I have no issues with it being presented to students. After all, it sounds far more credible than believing blue whales, bacteria, finches, elephants, sharks, humans, and mosquitos are all somehow blood relatives. If the evidence is really on your side, as you claim it is, the students surely would benefit by being exposed to being allowed to weigh the evidence in its totality. Censorship helps no one.
The dating methods that we use today can verify without a shadow of a doubt that the Earth is older than 6,000 years old. That is all that needs to be said to refute your claims.
This is what we call an assertion; it proves absolutely nothing, now if you want to actually back it up with something Id be more than happy to examine your evidence. Merely asserting all dating methods do support your position isnt going to cut it with me though.
I don't know why anyone latches onto this 6,000 year old thing anyway because the Bible doesn't give specific dates on any of this. All of this was simply surmised by adding up the ages of all the generations of men listed in the Bible. That is a rather UNSCIENTIFIC method to date the Earth.
Actually its greater than scientific evidence, scripture is infallible, and science is fallible. Ill take evidence of the infallible nature any day of the week. However, there is scientific evidence to support an Earth that is only 6-7,000 years old.


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Cuba's premiere beach destination, Varadero is on the long, skinny Hicacos Peninsula and is technically an island on the northwest coast of Cuba. If you keep heading north, you'll hit Florida. It is 140 km east of capital city Havana (about a two-hour drive away).
Twenty kilometres long and only one kilometre wide, Varadero sprawls with 60-plus big hotels, most all-inclusive resorts. It's flat, filled with scrubby brush, palm trees and dense mangrove, all framed by the shimmering sea glowing in the distance. The Bahía de Cárdenas is on the south side. The Gulf of Mexico and all of the resorts are to the north. A wide autopista (highway) goes up and down the length of the city. Resorts are clustered on the east side, becoming progressively fancier as you head east. The town of Varadero itself is to the west.
An island archipelago, Cuba is famous for its stunning beaches, with Varadero considered its crown jewel. Varadero has been a popular vacation and resort destination since as early as the 1870s.
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Stop me if you've heard this one: "That turkey is out there every day."
Sure he is. Well, maybe every other. Or maybe several days before the season. Or perhaps someone saw a turkey there once during winter. If you've hunted long enough, you'll realize that second-hand turkey info isn't the most reliable. However, it's put enough gobblers in front of me that I never discount it.
That's where I was one April morning. A good friend had reported hearing loads of turkeys at a field edge in the northwestern corner of a large farm we hunted. When I had scouted the place, I'd heard only one bird, and he'd been in the southeastern corner.
"I'm telling you, go to the northwestern corner," my buddy said. "It is a sure thing. I'm not kidding."
I trusted my friend, so I went to the field edge the next morning. And I sat in the rain for two hours, never seeing or hearing a turkey. When the downpour stopped, I did a brief walkabout on the property but never struck or bumped a bird. That wasn't surprising considering the weather, but it didn't give me anything to go on for the next day.
That was the problem: I only had one more morning to hunt before driving to Missouri. The weather was supposed to clear, and I wanted to get on a bird quickly.
My friend remained adamant that the northwestern field edge held the key to success. However, the only bird I knew about held court on the opposite edge of the property. Did I listen to the advice of a trusted pal or go with my limited scouting?
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At the visitor center a short film will introduces you to the mysteries of this site. Then you'll visit a luxurious ancient bathhouse with a dressing room, two steam rooms, a furnace and a 210-foot-deep well. At the top of the city, you'll discover a third-century guard tower with a Greek inscription, and a Nabatean shrine to their god Oboda (after whom Avdat was named). This temple eventually became a church, whose pillars frame a magnificent Negev desertscape.
Considering the surrounding desert, you'll be amazed to find a wine-press here, revealing agricultural skills that tamed their harsh surroundings by harvesting every precious drop of water into a complex system of channels and cisterns. From the top of the hill, you can see the Ben Ari Farm research station, where today's Negev farmers have studied ways to emulate these ancient achievements.
Avdat's homes once covered not only the visitor path you now walk, but the entire slope below, now part of the 518-acre Avdat National Park. Once you've experienced Avdat, you'll know why its ancient cultural, social and economic impact on the region has placed it, together with its Negev sister-cities of Mamshit and Shivta, on UNESCO's prestigious list of World Heritage Sites.


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Jimmy Westlake's Celestial News column appears monthly in the Steamboat Today.
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Raise your hand if you're an Ophiuchan.
Hmm … I'm not seeing many hands out there. Perhaps you are an Ophiuchan and you don't know it. Allow me to explain.
Ophiuchus is one of our 88 official constellations, and a big one at that, covering nearly 1,000 square degrees of our summer sky. He represents the great mythological witch doctor Aesculapius, who learned from a serpent the secret of raising people from the dead. In fact, it was Aesculapius who brought the great hunter Orion back to life after he was mortally wounded by a scorpion's sting. Hades, the ruler of the underworld, became concerned that he would no longer receive any new souls once the secret to eternal life was known, so he convinced Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, to strike Aesculapius down with a lightning bolt. To honor the great witch doctor, Zeus placed his image in the heavens, holding a serpent and standing on top of the scorpion to symbolize his power over the scorpion's deadly sting.
You can spot the gigantic house-shaped outline of the constellation of Ophiuchus high in the southeastern sky at about 11 p.m. in early June. Look for him holding onto his pet serpent just above the fishhook-shaped pattern of Scorpius the Scorpion.
Now, most people have heard of the 12 signs of the zodiac, and almost everyone knows their astrological sun sign, the sign of the zodiac occupied by the sun on the day they were born. What most people don't know is that the signs of the zodiac and their related constellations no longer match up in the sky. They did 2,600 years ago when astrology was first invented, but because of the wobbling of the Earth on its axis, the signs of the zodiac and the constellations of the zodiac now are off by as much as two constellations. A Libran today who thinks the sun was in the constellation of Libra when they were born is wrong. The sun actually was passing through the stars of Virgo.
To make matters worse, the sun does not just pass through the 12 familiar constellations of the zodiac, but it also spends nearly three weeks of the year passing through the stars of Ophiuchus, the 13th constellation of the zodiac. If you were born between Nov. 29 and Dec. 18, then you are really an Ophiuchan.
Now, once again, if you are an Ophiuchan, please raise your hand.
Ah … that's more like it. Be proud you're an Ophiuchan!
Jimmy Westlake teaches astronomy and physics at Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus. Check out Westlake's astrophotography website at www.jwestlake.com.


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Scott Stanford, 47, has been with the Steamboat Pilot & Today since May 2001, serving as editor, advertising director and director of sales and marketing before being named the newspaper's general manager in October 2010. He previously worked as a reporter and editor for 10 years at newspapers in Texas including the Corpus Christi Caller-Times (2000 to 2001), the San Angelo Standard-Times (1993 to 2000) and the Kingsville Record (1991 to 1992).
Scott grew up in Camden, S.C. He earned an English degree from the Naval Academy and did coursework in journalism at Texas A&M University-Kingsville before starting his newspaper career. Scott and his wife, Kelly, have two daughters, Maggie and Libby. When he is not at the newspaper, Scott enjoys hanging out with his kids, playing basketball and golf and listening to country music.
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Scorching hot and very fuckable actress Olivia Munn bares it all in her new book. In addition to being a co-host of the nerd-nirvana TV series "Attack of the Show!" and a new correspondent for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Olivia has just written the memoir "Suck it, Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek". Olivia's often naughty autobiography immediately started climbing the bestseller charts; the book is No. 26 on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction list.
And wouldn't you love to stick your dick into her soft, warm geek pussy? The exotic Olivia Munn is a nice sexy mixture of Chinese and Caucasian, she recounts in her book a childhood that left her struggling to fit in. "It was the sort of childhood that makes you either desperate and suicidal," she writes in the introduction to the heavily illustrated book, "or makes you see the humor in almost every situation. I chose laughs." If you want to see more Olivia Munn naked photos, just click on the link.
Olivia reaveals that they moved around a lot when she was a kid: "I was never the ugly kid. I was never overweight and had tons of acne. But I was always the new girl, and it was really hard," Munn says. "Do your own thing. Don't feel bad that no one is talking to you, that no one sees you. Because you'll realize it doesn't matter."


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Contingent is made of eight banner-like elements that hang from the ceiling. Each of these elements consists of a large rectangular stretch of latex-covered cheesecloth embedded at each end in a translucent field of fibreglass. The banners hang parallel to each other and at right angles to the wall.
Eva Hesse began work on Contingent in November 1968.1 'I started the piece before I got sick', she told Cindy Nemser in an interview early in 1970. 'It was latex rubber over a cloth called ripple cloth which resembles another version of cheesecloth. It has a more interesting weave (I guess I have some kind of interest in material) and reinforced fibreglass — clear.'2
In making the first experimental forms in this material Hesse was helped first by Douglas Johns, a partner in Aegis Reinforced Plastics, and after January 1969 by Martha Schieve, a student assistant from the Great Lakes Colleges Association, who offered her assistance to Hesse after seeing her sculpture Sans 11 exhibited at the Whitney Annual in December 1968.3
A number of test pieces were made using different kinds of cheesecloth and latex.4 Although the test pieces, were already under way in January 1969, Hesse took the unusual step, for her, of putting down her ideas for the work in drawings. She discussed one such drawing, dated 15 January 1969, with Cindy Nemser.5
It was one of the first ideas for the piece. This was the original idea and I changed it. It's the same piece but it's got all sorts of subtle variances. The pieces were much thinner and on either end they had wire mesh underneath the fiberglass and they were going to be on hardware that turns. There were going to be many in a row … I did a whole group [of drawings] at one time — in one or two weeks. I did ten sketches and I think I worked then all out or they are being worked out — every one of them.6
Five pencil drawings on yellow lined paper, now with the Eva Hesse Archives at the Allen Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, are clearly related to Contingent.7 One of these drawings, extensively annotated suggest that Hesse may once have thought of the sculpture as a single piece hung from the wall. Her annotations consider various possibilities: '(1) stand up on lower section holes to attach to wall not necessarily straight can come forward (2) center rubber clutched together with rubber wires or cord, string or mixed [?] nothing form however it becomes naturally (3) top held up or fallen over, either way'. There is also a large drawing, in pencil and ink wash, which shows the arrangement of Contingent close to its final form.8
Hesse was working on Contingent when, on 6 April 1969, she collapsed. She was admitted to New York Hospital and on 18 April was operated on for a brain tumour. She was back in hospital in August undergoing a second operation for the tumour. She emerged from hospital on 15 October. Although too weak to continue her part-time teaching at the School of Visual Arts, she was determined to finish Contingent in time for the exhibition 'Art in Process IV', which was to open at the Finch College Museum of Art in December, less than two months away.
A group of students from the School of Visual Arts came to help: 'Two of the girls sewed pieces of cheesecloth together, because they were too narrow, and the boys rubberized'.9 More regular assistance came from Bill Barrette and Jonathan Singer, with Douglas Johns providing technical advice such as the correct amount of ultraviolet inhibitor to be added to retard the deterioration of the latex. They made five or six of the pieces in October-November, which they added to the previously made pieces, bringing the total to eight. According to Bill Barrette, Hesse 'had planned to have the work consist of at least nine irregular sheets of rubberised cheesecloth and fibreglass, but there was only enough latex for eight'.10 There were already differences between the earlier and later pieces, but these individual differences pleased Hesse:
There are eight of them and they hang fairly regularly but there is great divergency from one to the next … They are geometric but they are not. They are the way they are and the way the material and fiberglass worked out. Maybe a little self-conscious — maybe that was not so good. They are all different sizes and heights, but I said 'Well, if it happens, it happens'. One was too long and I could have cut it off but I said, 'No'. So it will stand different.11
Hesse's health began deteriorating again. She spent eleven days in bed before finally installing Contingent at theFinch College Museum of Art. She managed to attend the opening of 'Art in Process IV' on 11 December 1969, and was delighted with Contingent: 'Anyway, did go to Finch', she noted in the manuscript describing the course of her disease and hospitalisation, 'and it was an opening and I was told how great my piece was. I enjoyed [myself] despite feeling lousy.'12 But she was back in hospital over Christmas and New Year. On 30 March 1970 she underwent her third operation for a brain tumour. In May 1970 an image of Contingent filled the cover of Artforum. But this sudden recognition was, for Hesse herself, brief. She died in New York Hospital on 29 May 1970, aged thirty-four.
For the exhibition of Contingent at the Finch College Museum of Art Hesse wrote the following catalogue statement:
Rubberised, loose, open cloth.
Fiberglass-reinforced plastic.
Began somewhere in November-December, 1968.
Collapsed April 6, 1969. I have been very ill.
Resuming work on piece,
have one complete from back then.
Statement, October 15, 1969, out of hospital, short stay this time,
third time.
Same day students and Douglas Johns began work.
Piece is in many parts.
Each in itself is a complete statement,
together am not certain how it will be.
A fact. I cannot be certain yet.
Can be from illness, can be from honesty
irregular, edges, six to seven feet long.
textures coarse, rough, changing.
see through, non see through, consistent, inconsistent.
enclosed tightly by glass like encasement just hanging there.
then more, others, will they hang there in the same way?
try a continuous flowing one.
try some random closely spaced.
try some distant far spaced.
they are tight and formal but very ethereal, sensitive, fragile.
see through mostly
not painting, not sculpture, it's there though.
I remember I wanted to get to non art, non connotive,
non anthropomorphic, non geometric, non, nothing,
everything, but of another kind, vision, sort.
from a total other reference point, is it possible?
I have learned anything is possible, I know that.
that vision or concept will come through total risk, freedom, discipline.
I will do it.
today another step, on two sheets we put on the glass.
did the two differently
one was cast-poured over hard, irregular, thick plastic;
one with screening, crumpled, they will all be different.
both the rubber sheets and the fiberglass.
lengths and widths.
question how and why in putting it together?
can it be different each time? why not?
how to achieve by not achieving? how to make by not making?
it's all in that.
it's not the new, it is what is yet not known,
thought, seen, touched but really what is not.
and that is.
Michael Lloyd & Michael Desmond European and American Paintings and Sculptures 1870-1970 in the Australian National Gallery 1992 p.390.


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These days, retailers better deliver the goods–or else. Beat earnings estimates, and your stock will be rewarded. Miss, and there will be no forgiveness.
That's the lesson the market has been giving to investors today. Take Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). The teen retailer has plunged 18% to $38.33 today after missing second-quarter earnings estimates and guiding current quarter forecasts lower. Janney's Adrienne Tennant and Gabriella Carbone, who cut the stock to Neutral, explain what happened:
On August 22, 2013, before the market open, ANF reported a 2Q13 EPS of $0.16 (excluding one-time items), versus the Street at $0.28 and management guidance in the range of $0.28 to $0.33. Management had not negatively preannounced, giving both us and the Street a false sense of security about the quarter, in our opinion, so the magnitude of the miss comes as a surprise…The company guided 3Q13 EPS significantly below the Street expectations to a range $0.40 to $0.45, versus the Street at $1.10, on comps down slightly more than 2Q13. The company has also withdrawn all future guidance given lack of visibility in the current environment. Due to lack of visibility on the turnaround, our negative overall view of the Softlines sector, pressure on the Teen consumer, and an unclear impact of the strategic direction taken by management, we are downgrading ANF shares to Neutral from Buy. We no longer have confidence that the cost savings initiatives are sufficient to bolster top-line and have lost faith in the turnaround.
Children's Place Retail Stores (PLCE), however, has gained 7.4% to $55.19 after the company reported a loss of 42 cents, not including the cost of closing stores, better than the 53-cent loss forecast by analysts. More importantly, its management has been able to do what it said it would do. That doesn't necessarily mean it's worth buying, however. Stifel's RichardJaffe and team explain why they're remaining on the sidelines despite the solid report:


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March 21, 2013 | Jennifer Gibbons, director of State Government Affairs at the Toy Industry Association (TIA), is slated to speak at the Prop. 65 Clearinghouse Green Chemistry Conference on April 9, 2013 in San Francisco, CA.
The conference is designed to prepare its audience of legal, business, state government and NGO representatives for a shifting regulatory environment due to California's Green Chemistry Initiative (CGCI), as well as similar regulations reflected both nationally and internationally. CGCI is a six-part initiative aimed at creating a framework process to prioritize and regulate the use of "chemicals of concern" in consumer products. While two of the six parts were passed in 2008 and are currently being implemented, four parts remain a discussion item on the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's agenda.
Gibbon's presentation will reiterate the toy industry's position that a state-specific approach to regulating the use of chemicals of concern in consumer products becomes problematic when that approach conflicts with existing strict federal requirements.
"Of concern is the potential for the Green Chemistry Initiative to result in complex and costly compliance procedures that increase costs for companies, consumers and the state and threaten California jobs, which would ultimately undermine any benefits the regulations hope to provide," says Gibbons.
Similar programs have been adopted by Washington State and Maine, and green chemistry legislation is being considered in Connecticut, Minnesota and Oregon. TIA advocates that any green approach must take into account accepted exposure and risk criteria for chemicals of concern, and foster the creation of new "safer alternatives" that are commercially feasible and guarantee the same safety and performance levels currently achieved.
Gibbons will address the challenges these new state regulatory programs pose for the toy industry during a breakout section panel entitled "States' Green Chemistry Regulations: What Businesses Need to Know to Survive This Piecemeal Approach." She will be joined on the panel by Diana Graham of Keller and Heckman LLP; Tim Shestek of the American Chemistry Council; and Ken Zarker from Washington State's Department of Environment and Conservation. The discussion will be moderated by Maureen Gorsen of Alston + Bird LLP.
The conference will be held at the City Club of San Francisco from 9:00 to 5:30pm, with the "States' Green Chemistry Regulations" panel scheduled from 5:00 to 5:30 pm. For those interested in attending the conference, registration is now open. For more information, visit the Prop. 65 Clearinghouse website or contact TIA's Jennifer Gibbons (916.594.9432).


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Dr. Knight earned a B.S. in Psychology (1976) from Western Illinois University; a M.S. in Psychology (Clinical/Community Mental Health; 1978) from Western Illinois University; and Ph.D. in Psychology (with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology; 1991) from Fielding Institute. Dr. Knight's dissertation was entitled: "Client Role Preferences, Complementarity and Attraction in the Initial Psychotherapy Session." Dr. Knight is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Illinois.
Dr. Knight teaches PSY 570 Systems of Psychotherapy; PSY 577 Pre-practicum; PSY 587 Practicum: Basic Interviewing Skills; PSY 602 Professional Experience; PSY 604 Internship in Clinical/Community Mental Health; PSY 575 Diversity Issues and Psychological Services; PSY 600 Psychopharmacology for Community Mental Health. Dr. Knight also spends a significant portion of his time as coordinator of the psychology clinic, delivering direct therapy services, supervising psychological assessments, and supervising graduate students enrolled in the clinical masters program.
Dr. Knight's primary research interest is in qualitative research of clinical issues. Within that area, Dr. Knight focuses on clients' theories of change, intern clinical development, and effects of the diagnostic process.
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Knight, T. A. (in press). Psychiatric diagnosis as cradle and cage. Journal of Psychological Practice.
Knight, T. A. & Suttles, K. S. (2011). Interns' self-perceived growth: A qualitative study of reflective logs. Journal of Psychological Practice, 16, 26-46.
Knight, T. A. (November 12, 2011). Reflective logs in clinical internships: Potentials for training and research. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Council of Applied Masters Programs in Psychology (CAMPP), San Diego, CA.
Knight, T. A. (2011). Earlene. In D. Wedding & R. J. Corsini (Eds.), Case studies in psychotherapy, (6th ed., pp. 46-50). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. (Excerpt from Knight, T. A. Showing clients the doors: Active problem-solving in client-centered therapy. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 17, 111-124.)
Knight, T. A. (November 4, 2011). The clinical intern's journey: Qualitative insights. Paper presented at the Western Illinois University Department of Psychology Colloquium, Macomb, IL.
Knight, T. A. (April 16, 2011). Humanistic Psychology and the Clinical Internship. Paper presented at the national conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology (APA Division 32), Chicago, IL.


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Tour at a Glance
Tour Overview
Your tour begins with a short boat transfer to the landing pier of the "Mushi Mushi," a 40-foot sailing catamaran equipped with a platform and stairs for easy access in and out of the water. You'll sail for approximately 45 minutes in the Bonaire Marine Park. Your captain will select a swimming and snorkel site. After receiving snorkeling equipment, a snorkel vest and a briefing, you'll enter the water to explore the coral reef alive with a spectrum of tropical fish. If you prefer, you're free to swim or stay on board and bask in the warm Caribbean sun. Complimentary beverages, including rum punch, beer, juices and soft drinks are yours to enjoy. After an hour at Bonaire Marine Park, you'll board the "Mushi Mushi" for a relaxing cruise back to the pier.Read more
Special Notes
In-water supervision is not provided; therefore, all participants must know how to swim. Bring a towel and adequate sun protection. Only soft soled shoes are allowed on the boat. Snorkeling equipment including snorkel vest are provided and must be worn. Complimentary beverages are included. This tour is not recommended for those with heart conditions, asthma or walking difficulties, and/or those recovering from surgery.
Child Price:
12 & under reduced
Medical Restriction:
No participants with walking disabilities, leg injuries, chest injuries and/or recovering from surgery. No amputees or physically challenged individuals.
Number of Steps/Walking Distance:
For information on walking distances and/or the number of steps at each stop, please see the detailed itinerary above.
Wheelchair Accessibility:
For information on wheelchair accessibility, please see the detailed itinerary above.
Camera/Video Restrictions:
For information on camera/video restrictions at each stop, please see the detailed itinerary above.


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