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- Primary prevention (30 minutes)
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Robert Bresson | |
Born | Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France |
25 September 1901
Died | 18 December 1999 Paris, France |
(aged 98)
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1933–1983 |
Spouse(s) | Leidia van der Zee (m.1926) Marie-Madeleine van der Mersch |
Robert Bresson (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛsɔ̃]; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999)[1] was a French film director known for his spiritual, ascetic and aesthetic style. He contributed notably to the art of film and influenced the French New Wave. He is often referred to as the most highly regarded French filmmaker after Jean Renoir.[2] Bresson's influence on French cinema was once described by Jean-Luc Godard, who wrote "Robert Bresson is French cinema, as Dostoevsky is the Russian novel and Mozart is the German music."[3]
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Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth (née Clausels) and Léon Bresson.[4] Little is known of his early life. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and turned to painting after graduating.[5] Three formative influences in his early life seem to have a mark on his films - Catholicism, art and his experiences as a prisoner of war. On his beliefs, Bresson had called himself a "Christian atheist".[6][7]
Initially also a photographer, Bresson made his first short film, Les affaires publiques (Public Affairs) in 1934. During World War II, he spent over a year in a prisoner-of-war camp - an experience which informs Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (A Man Escaped). In a career that spanned fifty years, Bresson made only 13 feature-length films. This reflects his meticulous approach to the filmmaking process and his non-commercial preoccupations.[citation needed] Difficulty finding funding for his projects was also a factor.
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Bresson's early artistic focus was to separate the language of cinema from that of the theater, which often relies heavily upon the actor's performance to drive the work. With his 'actor-model' technique, Bresson's actors were required to repeat multiple takes of each scene until all semblances of 'performance' were stripped away, leaving a stark effect that registers as both subtle and raw, and one that can only be found in the cinema. Some feel that Bresson's Catholic upbringing and belief system lie behind the thematic structure of most of his films.[8] Recurring themes under this interpretation include salvation, redemption, defining and revealing the human soul, and metaphysical transcendence of a limiting and materialistic world. An example is his 1956 feature A Man Escaped, where a seemingly simple plot of a prisoner of war's escape can be read as a metaphor for the mysterious process of salvation.
Bresson's films can also be understood as critiques of French society and the wider world, with each revealing the director's sympathetic if unsentimental view on its victims. That the main characters of Bresson's most contemporary films, L'Argent and The Devil, Probably (1977), reach similarly unsettling conclusions about life indicates to some the director's feelings towards the culpability of modern society in the dissolution of individuals. Indeed, of an earlier protagonist he said, "Mouchette offers evidence of misery and cruelty. She is found everywhere: wars, concentration camps, tortures, assassinations."[9] In 1975, Bresson published Notes sur le cinématographe (also published in English translation as Notes on the Cinematographer), in which he argues for a unique sense of the term "cinematography." For Bresson, cinematography is the higher function of cinema. Whereas a movie is in essence "only" filmed theatre, cinematography is an attempt to create a new language of moving images and sounds.
Bresson is often referred to as a patron saint of cinema, not only for the strong Catholic themes found throughout his oeuvre, but also for his notable contributions to the art of film. His style can be detected through his use of sound, associating selected sounds with images or characters; paring dramatic form to its essentials by the spare use of music; and through his infamous 'actor-model' methods of directing his almost exclusively non-professional actors. He has influenced a number of other filmmakers, including Andrei Tarkovsky, Michael Haneke, Jim Jarmusch, the Dardenne brothers, Aki Kaurismäki, and Paul Schrader, whose book Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer includes a detailed critical analysis. Andrei Tarkovsky[10] held Bresson in very high regard, noting him and Ingmar Bergman as his two favourite filmmakers, stating "I am only interested in the views of two people: one is called Bresson and one called Bergman".[11] In his book, Sculpting in Time, Tarkovsky describes Bresson as "perhaps the only artist in cinema, who achieved the perfect fusion of the finished work with a concept theoretically formulated beforehand."[3]
Bresson's book Notes on the Cinematographer (1975) is one of the most respected books on film theory and criticism. His theories about film greatly influenced other filmmakers, such as the French New Wave directors.
French Cinema and French New WaveEdit
Opposing the established pre-war French Cinema (Tradition de la Qualité) by offering his own personal responses to the question 'what is cinema?',[12] and by well-formulating his ascetic style, Bresson gained a high position among Founders of the French New Wave. He is often listed (along with Alexandre Astruc and André Bazin) as one of the main figures who theoretically influenced the French New Wave. New Wave pioneers often praised Bresson and posited him as a prototype for or precursor to the movement. It must be ceded, however, that Bresson was neither as overtly experimental nor as outwardly political as the New Wave filmmakers, and also that his religious views (Catholicism and Jansenism) would not be attractive to most of the filmmakers associated with the movement.[12]
In his development for Auteur Theory, François Truffaut lists Bresson among the few directors that the term "Auteur" can genuinely be applied to, and later names him as one of the only examples of directors who could approach even the so-called "unfilmable" scenes, using the film narrative at its disposal.[13] Jean-Luc Godard also looked back at Bresson with high admiration, comparing his position in French Cinema with that of Dostoevsky in Russian Literature and Mozart in German Music ("Robert Bresson is French cinema, as Dostoevsky is the Russian novel and Mozart is the German music."[3]) Screenwriter and director Alain Cavalier describes Bresson's role as pivotal not only in the New Wave movement, but for French Cinema in general, writing, "In French cinema you have a father and a mother: the father is Bresson and the mother is Renoir, with Bresson representing the strictness of the law and Renoir warmth and generosity. All the better French cinema has and will have to connect to Bresson in some way."[2]
"My movie is born first in my head, dies on paper; is resuscitated by the living persons and real objects I use, which are killed on film but, placed in a certain order and projected on to a screen, come to life again like flowers in water." -Robert Bresson[14]
"When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration." [15]
"The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine." [15]
"Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing." -Robert Bresson [15]
"Don't run after poetry. It penetrates unaided through the cracks."
"The eye solicited alone makes the ear impatient, the ear solicited alone makes the eye impatient. Use these impatiences. Power of the cinematographer who appeals to the two senses in a governable way. Against the tactics of speed, of noise, set tactics of slowness, of silence."[16]
Awards and nominationsEdit
Robert Bresson was given the Career Golden Lion in 1989 by the Venice Film Festival
- Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951) - Diary of a Country Priest
- Venice Film Festival International Award Winner
- Venice Film Festival Italian Film Critics Award Winner
- Venice Film Festival OCIC Award Winner
- Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956) - A Man Escaped
- Cannes Film Festival Prix de la mise en scène Winner
- Pickpocket (1959) - Pickpocket
- Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Nominee[17]
- Procès de Jeanne d'Arc (1962) - The Trial of Joan of Arc
- Cannes Film Festival Special Prix du Jury Winner
- Cannes Film Festival OCIC Award Winner
- Au hasard Balthazar (1966) - Balthazar
- Venice Film Festival OCIC Award Winner
- Venice Film Festival Jury Hommage
- Mouchette (1967)
- Cannes Film Festival OCIC Award Winner
- Venice Film Festival Pasinetti Award Winner
- Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971) - Four Nights of a Dreamer
- Berlin Film Festival OCIC Award Winner[18]
- Lancelot du Lac (1974)- Lancelot of the Lake
- Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize Winner (Bresson refused this award)
- Le diable probablement (1977) - The Devil Probably
- Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.[19]
- Berlin Film Festival Interfilm Award Winner
- Berlin Film Festival OCIC Award Winner
- L'argent (1983) - Money
- Cannes Film Festival Prix de la mise en scène Winner
Feature filmsEdit
- Les Anges du péché (1943)
- Angels of Sin
- Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)
- The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne
- Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951)
- Diary of a Country Priest
- Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)
- A Man Escaped
- Pickpocket (1959)
- Procès de Jeanne d'Arc (1962)
- The Trial of Joan of Arc
- Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
- Balthazar
- Mouchette (1967)
- Une femme douce (1969)
- A Gentle Woman
- Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)
- Four Nights of a Dreamer
- Lancelot du Lac (1974)
- Lancelot of the Lake
- Le diable probablement (1977)
- The Devil Probably
- L'argent (1983)
- Money
Short filmsEdit
- Les affaires publiques (1934)
- Public Affairs
By Robert BressonEdit
- Notes sur le Cinématographe (1975) – translated as Notes on Cinematography and Notes on the Cinematographer in different English editions.
About Robert BressonEdit
- Robert Bresson: A Passion for Film by Tony Pipolo (Oxford University Press; 407 pages; 2010) pays particular attention to psychosexual aspects of the French filmmaker's 13 features, from Les Anges du peche (1943) to L'Argent (1983).
- La politique des auteurs, edited by André Bazin.
- Robert Bresson (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, No. 2), edited by James Quandt
- Transcendental Style in Film: Bresson, Ozu, Dreyer by Paul Schrader
- Robert Bresson: A Spiritual Style in Film, by Joseph Cunneen
- Robert Bresson, by Philippe Arnauld, Cahiers du cinema, 1986
- The Films of Robert Bresson, Ian Cameron (ed.), New York: Praeger Publishers, 1969.
- Robert Bresson, by Keith Reader, Manchester University Press, 2000.
- "Robert Bresson", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book Babel
- "Spiritual style in the films of Robert Bresson", a chapter in Susan Sontag's Against Interpretation and other essays, New York: Picador, 1966.
- Robert Bresson (Revised), James Quandt (ed), Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, 2012 (752 pages) (ISBN 978-0-9682969-5-0)
- Neither God Nor Master: Robert Bresson and Radical Politics by Brian Price (University of Minnesota Press, 2011, 264 pages).
See alsoEdit
- ^ "Robert Bresson". Les Gens du Cinéma. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2014. (French) This site uses Bresson's birth certificate as its source of information.
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ a b c [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ Robert Bresson (1901-1999)
- ^ Bert Cardullo (2009). The Films of Robert Bresson: A Casebook. Anthem Press. p. xiii. ISBN 9781843317968. "A deeply devout man—one who paradoxically described himself as a "Christian atheist" — Bresson, in his attempt in a relatively timeless manner to address good and evil, redemption, the power of love and self-sacrifice, and other such subjects, may seem to us, and perhaps was, something of a retrogression."
- ^ James Quandt, Cinémathèque Ontario (1998). Robert Bresson. Cinemathèque Ontario. p. 411. ISBN 9780968296912. "Around the time of 'Lancelot du Lac' (1974), Bresson was said to have declared himself "a Christian atheist.""
- ^ James Quandt, Robert Bresson (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1998), 9.
- ^ Dictionary of Films: ISBN 0-520-02152-5 page 228.
- ^ Le Cain, Maximillian. "Andrei Tarkovsky".
- ^ [4]
- ^ a b [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ Notes sur le cinématographe, Gallimard, Paris 2007, p.25.
- ^ a b c [7]
- ^ Bresson, Robert. "Notes on Sound." Translated by Jonathan Griffin. In Film Sound: Theory and Practice, edited by Elisabeth Weis and John Belton, 149. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Pickpocket". imdb.com. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Four Nights of a Dreamer". imdb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Berlinale 1977: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
External linksEdit
- Robert Bresson at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert-Bresson.com: Resource dedicated to Bresson's films
- A Bresson bibliography (2008)
- Article about the cinema of Robert Bresson
- RobertBresson.org: Videos, Books, Notes... (French)
- Interview with Bresson (1970)
- Interview footage with Bresson from French TV in 1960
- Inside Bresson's L'Argent: Interview with Crew-member Jonathan Hourigan, by Colin Burnett

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According to Steve Benen of the Washington Monthly, the Republicans are still trying to derail Kagan's nomination by painting her as evasive. It's already a cliche to point out that Supreme Court confirmation hearings are a charade in which the nominee's job is to reveal as little as possible about her judicial philosophy.
Republicans are unlikely to summon much public outrage against Kagan for playing by the rules. The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Kagan next Tuesday, and the leadership wants a full vote before Aug 6.
Ending the CPC bait-and-switch
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) has re-introduced a bill to stop false advertising by so-called crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), as Noelle Williams reports for Ms. Magazine's blog. CPCs are anti-abortion propaganda outlets ("ministries") that try to pass themselves off as storefront women's health clinics. Some CPCs advertise in the abortion services section of the phone book alongside real providers. They've even been known to set up shop across the street from a real clinic.
The phony "clinics" lure women with promises of free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and referrals for abortion and contraception services—but that's just a prelude to a hard sell against abortion. A Congressional investigation found that CPCs routinely give false information about the dangers of abortion. Maloney's bill would end the bait-and-switch. The Stop Deceptive Advertising Women's Services Act (SDAW) would crack down CPCs that falsely advertise that they provide abortion services or referrals.
Contraceptives covered under health reform?
Thanks to health care reform, insurers may soon be offering contraceptives at no extra cost. However, as Monica Potts notes at TAPPED, the women's groups clamoring for free birth control are facing an uphill battle against the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and other conservative groups. The USCCB is trotting out the old line that contraceptives aren't preventative health care because fertility is not a disease. Potts notes the age old irony that groups so fiercely opposed to abortion are still fighting birth control.
UN addresses gender equity
In international news, the United Nations announced the launch of a new umbrella agency to promote women's rights and gender equity. Vanessa Valenti of Feministing explains that the UN is actually merging four existing women's rights bodies into a single organization. Valenti is concerned that local concerns will get lost in a new monolithic bureaucracy. However, she notes that the groups in the merger seem very happy about the prospect of joining forces.
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What can I say. I'm a grown woman living in London but I'm obsessed with a teenage wizard and his friends. Am I mad? Probably Do I care? Hell no!
EDIT: Grown? Um, probably not
For my first foray into the realms of fanfiction I've chosen to write about the Marauders. I'll always stick fairly closely to canon as I think JK knows best. Although I've enjoyed reading about other ships I, personally, don't think I could write with conviction about Ginny/Crabbe or Hermione/Mclaggan relationships.
EDIT: ha ha ha ha ha - How I have changed! I'm now firmly in the rare-pair, SSP, and things that aren't quite conventional camp, although I still loves me some James/Lily.
My second chaptered fic (Apparently Asleep) has started a love affair with Tonks/Remus and confirmed my obsession for all things Sirius. *sigh*
I am indebted to Terri (mudbloodproud) for being a great beta and all round amazing person. If it hadn't been for her encouragement I would have thrown in the towel many months ago.
EDIT: I have made a lot of wonderful friends during my past three years on MNFF, including (in no particular order) Natalie, Kara, Hannah/Bob, Jess, Gina, Lea, Lori, Julia, Minna, Emmahhhh, and the fantabulous BB.
I hope Mugglenet and you enjoy reading my words as much as I've enjoyed writing them. Huge thank-you to my niece, Amanda, for being one of the first to catch the Harry Potter bug and nagging me into reading them.
I've written a variety of stories, so here is them arranged in categories. Some are cross- referenced. So a James/Lily may appear in Marauder or Canon Romance
A Second Chance
Contemplating Lilies
Dancing Queen
First Date Disaster
Flying, Fair Play and the Need for a Firm Hand
It Takes a Wolf to Prank a Dog
Learning to Fly
March Madness
O.W.L.s, Quidditch and the Added Distraction of Sirius Black
Peace in Heaven
Ribbons, not Strings
Sixth Time's the Charm
Thank you for your time, Professor
The Lions of Gryffindor
The Lions of Gryffindor
The Sum of the Whole
Who's That Girl?
Wormtail on the Hogwarts Express
Canon Romance
'i'before 'e' (Percy/Audrey)
A Prize Above Rubies (Isla Black/Bob Hitchens)
Acorns (Bill/Fleur)
Apparently Asleep (Remus/Tonks)
Birthday Girl (George/Angelina)
Bound in the Beating of Each Other's Hearts (Narcissa/Lucius)
Coup de Foudre (Bill/Fleur)
Dancing Queen (James/Lily)
First Date Disaster (James/Lily)
Five weeks (Remus/Tonks)
Forces of Nature (Ron/Hermione)
Forever Dancing (Alice/Frank)
In The Stars (Draco/Astoria)
Key of the Door (Ron/Hermione)
Kissing the Joy as it Flies (Seamus/Lavender)
March Madness (James/Lily)
Not Quite Perfect (Bill/Fleur)
Reconnaissance (Remus/Tonks)
Sixth Time's the Charm (James/Lily)
Snowball Fights (Teddy/Victoire)
Until Death (Eaters) Do Us Part (Draco/Astoria)
Veils (James/Lily)
You Dance Divinely (George/Angelina)
Non (or rather tweaked) Canon (apart from one story, these don't break any canon.)
Better than Chocolate (Charlie/Tonks)
Heat of Life (Harry/Katie)
Her Tomorrows (Harry/Parvati)
High (Scorpius/Lily)
Lavender, blue- A Gryffindor True (Lavender/Blaise)
Love At First Strike (Angelina/Terry)
Mirrors (Charlie/Penelope)
Misperception (Oliver/Cedric/Daphne)
Orphans of the Storm (Seamus/Parvati/Dean)
Passion Among the Primroses (Arthur/Mafalda)
Predictions of Love (Gilderoy/Sybil)
Ribbons, not Strings (Remus/Rosmerta)
Shrouds (Hermione/Draco)
Snapdragons (Charlie/OC)
Stars or Carousels (James/Dominique)
Summer's Heat (Sirius/OC)
Swans (Mollyjnr/OC)
Teenage Witch (Charity/Myron Wagtail )
The Happy Couple (Harry/Ginny, Blaise/Lavender)
The Only One (Lavender/Blaise Teddy/Victoire)
The Untrodden Path (Draco/Hannah)
Where We Started From (Dean/Ginny)
Same sex Pairings
Apple-bobbing ( Lisa/Susan)
Close Your Eyes (Hermione/Lavender)
Drowning, not Waving (Oliver/Cedric)
Eyes That Know Me (Scorpius/Hugo)
Forbidden Colours (Tracey/Demelza)
Fracture (Theo/Justin)
Monochrome (Sirius/Remus)
The Dance We Do (Bellatrix/Amelia)
The Hat that Thinks it's a Chair (Justin/Theo)
Truth Or Dare (Cormac/Zacharias)
Aberforth Dumbledore: A Love that Dare not Bleat its Name
Lockhart, Sprout and Two Smoking Goblets
Passion Among the Primroses
Predictions of Love
The Bacchus Book
Vampire - Ghost Child!
A Prize Above Rubies
Aberforth Dumbledore: A Love that Dare not Bleat its Name
An Outstretched Hand
Shadows Deep
Others (General, D/A, Post Hogwarts, Next Gen)
A Tangled Web (D/A)
All in the Genes (NG)
Chasing the Scoop! (Post Hogwarts)
Christmas on the Outside (General/Trio era)
Dean Thomas and the Reiver Curse (Post Hogwarts)
Diavol (Remus Trio Era)
Every Breath You Take (Post Hogwarts/Next Gen)
Forever Dancing (Alice/Frank)
Friends in Unlikely Places (Post Hog. Hermione)
Growing Old Disgracefully (Post Hog)
High (NG)
Lavender, blue (Trio Era)
Mere Wisps of Light (Post Hog. Draco fic)
Muggles, Magic and Misconceptions (Next Gen)
My Funny Valentine (Post Hogwarts)
Staring into the Fire (Trio Era)
The Waiting Game (D/A)
Whispers from the Past (Next Gen)
The Foolhardy Boys and Parvati, too
Who's that Girl?
Xanthe Interrupted
As They Watch
Beyond Beseeching
Celestina's Songbook: Christmas Edition, Volume 1
Cold Dreams
Draco's Journey
Fairytale of Hogwarts
Flying High
Forever France
Frozen Silence
Hey, brother
I Believed in Lily Evans
Master Barty Regrets
Phoenix Flames
Queen of My Heart
Sirius, Baby
The Daydream Pedlar's Song
The Four
The Labyrinth Mind
Key of the Door by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 9]
Summary: At the age of twenty, Ron Weasley has a good career, a wonderful girlfriend and a flat of his own. But when he wakes up one morning, shortly before his twenty-first birthday, nothing can quite dispel the gloomy cloud that's been stalking him.
Could a long lunch in the Leaky Cauldron rid him of this malaise?
This story has been written as a twenty-first birthday present for Hannah/Bob (coolh5000) who is one of the most wonderful people in the world.
Thank you to Natalie for beta'ing, Kara for the line about the Knight bus and Julia for the 'firecrotch'. (I hope you like Ron's revenge for the slur)
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling. She has the talent; I have the temerity to nick her characters.
Hey, brother by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: How desperate were the last days of Regulus Black's life? With a girlfriend in danger, and an increasing dread for his fate, he turns to the only one who can help him.
But will Sirius listen?
This poem/rap was written for the MC Kreacher challenge set by the wondrous Julia (the opaleye). I chose to base the form and feel of the rap on Stan by Eminem featuring Dido. It probably helps if you know the song, but basically there are three voices in this.
Disclaimer: JKR - nope, not me.
The Only One by Equinox Chick
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 14]
Summary: Victoire Weasley is in her third year studying to be a Healer. She is beautiful. She is bright. But she's alone. Since splitting up with Teddy Lupin, only one person has come close to disturbing her dreams.
Unfortunately, he happens to be the professor standing in front of her. She knows he has a partner, but she also knows that he's distracted.
This story is a prequel to my Next Gen fic High. It is not necessary to read that to understand this, but reading Lavender, blue - A Gryffindor True might help, although you should get the gist.
Happy Birthday. Ariana (lucca4) You are an incredible writer. (She also left me a shedload of reviews when I deleted the whole of High.)
Thank you, Natalie. You are a stellar beta and a wonderful friend.
Disclaimer: I am not JKR, but I make fab spag bol.
Fracture by Equinox Chick
Rated: Professors [Reviews - 6]
Summary: Theodore Nott lives his life in pieces. The various fragments of his life are tidied away under a cover of fierce intelligence and distance. But on the first of September 1994, Theo discovers he is not alone in seeing Thestrals, and his carefully compartmentalised life begins to shift.
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff writing for the Great Hall Bannermaker's Challenge. The banner used was Fracture by T M Wandstick..
The rating for this is based on one particular scene, everything else is fairly mild.
Thank you Gina (gmariam) for beta'ing this story. Thank you Toni, for the banner.
Disclaimer: I am not JKR - you all know that - but I do make a damn good spag bol.
Her Tomorrows by Equinox Chick
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 6]
Summary: Since the Battle, Parvati struggles to feel.
Since the Battle, Harry feels too much.
Can a chance meeting help them heal?
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling, so don't bug me about Pottermore!
This story is for Ariana (lucca4) because she set the prompt in SBBC and she's one of the most talented writers on the site.
The Four by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: For me, the start of my grand love affair with the Potterverse didn't begin with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. No, it started with Prisoner of Azkaban because of the Marauders. This poem is about them and my attempt at a goodbye to four people who inspired me. (Well, Peter - not so much)
Thank you, Julia, for the challenge and for teaching me about villanelles.
Disclaimer: I am not JKR, or Julia, or anyone with talent.
Monochrome by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 9]
Summary: Remus Lupin is an outsider by the very nature of his condition. But whilst his friends dream in colour, his nights are monochrome. It doesn't disturb him much, it's just the way he is.
Then a late night conversation changes his mindset in a way that scares him and makes him wonder what he actually 'is'. He cannot feel that way - not about Sirius Black.
OMM&P This jointly won BEST SSP QSQ at the 2011 awards. Thank you. And yay for Ariana who wrote Two to Tango - the other winner.
I am not JK Rowling, in fact I'm not even sure I'm Equinox Chick at this moment ...
This story is for Gina (Gmariam) who is celebrating her 21st birthday. :) It is a measure of how much I adore her that I'm writing this pairing for her.
Thank you very much, Kara (Karaley Dargen) for beta'ing this story for me.
Thanks also for teh flist for sticking by me when I was haranguing them. I owe you.
Due to an MNFF glitch, I have lowered the rating on this to 3rd-5th so people can read it. However this is normally a Professors rating. You click at your own risk.
The Foolhardy Boys and Parvati, too by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 21]
Summary: Staring out of her dusty office window, Parvati Patil - now running a detective agency with Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas - is surprised when the glamorous Karis Flint arrives. Why would a rich society woman hire such an inexperienced firm? But when Karis explains that the Cordalis Diamonds have gone missing, along with her son, they know they have to take the case. For Karis' son is Blaise Zabini, the Slytherin from their year currently involved with Lavender Brown.
With Jonah Flint threatening to call in the Law Enforcers, can they find Blaise and the diamonds before the day is out?
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff and this is my entry into the Great Hall Mysterious May Challenge - Prompt #3 - The Private Detective.
I am not JK Rowling, whoever told you that defamed her dreadfully.
Thank you Hannah/Bob (coolh5000) for beta'ing this story.
All chapter titles are songs from Elvis Costello. I'm not him either.
Xanthe, Interrupted by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 5]
Summary: Ten years after her mother's death, Luna Lovegood decides to ask her father what her mother was brewing. Unsatisfied with his reply, she turns to one of his employees, Lavender Brown, and asks for help to investigate the truth.
Lavender is unsure this is a wise course of action, but like Luna, she doesn't quite believe Xenophilius' version of events.
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff and this is my entry in the Mysterious May Great Hall Challenge - prompt Extra Credit.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling. That shouldn't surprise anyone.
Thank you so much, Gina (Gmariam) for beta'ing this tale and whipping Luna into shape. You are zechadly amazing!
Thank you, Natalie, for suggesting Xanthe's maiden name.
Orphans of the Storm by Equinox Chick
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 10]
Summary: On the run for nine months, Dean spent his time deliberately not thinking of his friends as he struggled to survive, but he could not control his thoughts at night.
In his final year, Seamus longed for release from the daily torture of the Carrows' regime.
In her room, Parvati had made a list of all the things she wished to do if she survived, but wasn't sure she could carry it through.
After the Battle, the three of them relax by the lake.
Who knew their thoughts had been so intertwined?
Disclaimer: I am no JKR, JFK, J-Lo or whatever initials are famous.
Jess (ToBeOrNotToHaveTheLongestUserNameOnTheBoard), this is for you. Happy Birthday, mate.
Ta, lots, Gina, for the speedy beta job and Emma for the Irish help.
Who's That Girl? by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 12]
Summary: As Head Girl, Lily Evans is used to the odd things that happen at Hogwarts. Very little fazes her – especially when it comes to the Head Boy and his gang. But when she discovers there's a new girl at Hogwarts, who has entranced all her friends, she's determined, along with James, to find out the identity of the mystery witch.
After all, since when has Hogwarts accepted American Exchange Students?
And just why has Peter stopped eating sausages?
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling and if I was I wouldn't admit it and put my name to this piece of silliness.
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff writing for the 2011 Mysterious May Challenge in the Great Hall, Prompt # 1.
I also dedicate this to all those of you who love a good MWPP cliche.
Thanks Nat-a-tat (hestiajones) for the beta job especially in the last chapter.
Zeitgeist by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 12]
Summary: She was the Zeitgeist Girl – the face of the Spirit of the Age. Beautiful, talented and engaged to one of the most famous men in the wizarding world. Astoria Greengrass had it all – except now she was dead.
Oliver Wood, ex Quidditch professional, is the detective in charge. Tough and experienced, he can break the most hardened criminal, but how will he manage to prise information from the Malfoys?
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff writing for the 2011 Mysterious May Challenge in the Great Hall, Prompt #2.
This is also Carole of a house in London writing a mystery especially for Kara, a visitor to this fair land, because it's her birthday (and not because she's the judge).
Thank you Natalie (hestiajones) for beta'ing this story.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling. She would probably come up with something far more original.
All in the Genes by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 18]
Summary: When Lily Potter is humiliated by her brother, she sees her chances of a date with the lush Greg Cadwallader disintegrate. But rather than hide away in the kitchens, she decides this time that James has gone too far. She wants revenge, but how does she get the punishment to fit the crime?
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling or have any drop of Weasley pranking blood in me.
This story is for Olivia (Apollonius) who likes a certain ship as much as I do, and has written the odd prank in her time. Happy Birthday!
Forever France by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: This was a war she'd had little part in. But her duty lay towards her husband and her adopted country.
How does Fleur Weasley feel when she's departing for battle?
This poem was written for The Copycat Challenge on the MNFF beta forums. The idea was to take inspiration from a favourite poem. I chose The Soldier by Rupert Brooke.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling or Rupert Brooke (who died far too young in a foreign land).
Unreconciled by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: Not everyone recovers from the Battle.
A poem about loss and the tragedy for those left alive.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling. I doubt I would have had the courage to kill so many.
Nominated for a 2011 QSQ for Best Poetry, Thank you
Flying High by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 5]
Summary: What happens when Scorpius Malfoy takes on Lily Potter in the air?
Based on my fic 'High', this sonnet was originally written for The Diamond Challenge in Poetry, Anyone? over at the MNFF beta boards.
Timing by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 10]
Summary: For Remus Lupin, Easter has always been his favourite time of year. It has nothing to do with chocolate, he tells his friends, and everything to do with timing...
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling or the Easter Bunny, but here's a little Easter gift for everyone at MNFF.
Thank you Natalie (hestiajones) for beta'ing this story and for being all round a ... a ... amazing.
Beyond Beseeching by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: Sometimes leaving someone is the only thing you can do ...
Disclaimer: The only thing I have in common with JK Rowling, is that neither of us can drive.
Better than Chocolate by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 9]
Summary: It is the Easter holiday at Hogwarts and Charlie Weasley has decided to stay at school instead of going home. He told his mother that he needed to study, but Charlie has something, or rather someone, on his mind.
Maybe this year a certain Metamorphmagus will become more than a friend?
Thank you to Natalie (hestiajones) for beta'ing this story.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling. She is far richer, far taller and is far more talented.
Happy Easter, MNFF'ers.
Mirrors by Equinox Chick
Rated: Professors [Reviews - 21]
Summary: It's 2012 and for Charlie Weasley, life in Romania with his dragons is good. Okay, his mum doesn't stop nagging him about his love-life, but at least she's not attacking his hair with scissors. The only cloud is the Ministry of Magic's threat to slash their funding. What Charlie needs to do is charm the visiting Ministry official. Unfortunately, he hadn't expected it to be his brother's prim ex-girlfriend.
Will she slash his budget? Or can he make her change her mind?
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff and this is my entry in the April Fool's Challenge ~ Prompt #3 Next Gen.
A huge thank you to Sarah (SapphireatDawn) for beta'ing this at record speed.
Inspiration for this pairing came from Julia - she features in the fic ... sort of ...
Disclaimer: You must know by now that I'm not JK Rowling.


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Marlins demote Carlos Zambrano to bullpen, move Wade LeBlanc into rotation
Monday, July 30th, 2012Right-hander Carlos Zambrano has been demoted to the bullpen, his spot in the rotation going to lefty Wade LeBlanc.
"I think we need that," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I think we need to take a look at LeBlanc for a couple starts. It wasn't an easy move."


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March 4-9, 2013
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A non-refundable $750.00 deposit is due at time of registration. The remaining balance is due 30 days prior to the camp and will be billed automatically. The credit card information used for your deposit will be billed unless otherwise arranged with the CTS accounting department.
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We recommend you arrive by 1pm on Monday, March 4th, 2013. Bike assembly and camp registration will be from 2:00pm-5pm on Monday, March 4th. The conclusion of the camp will be Saturday, March 9th after the final dinner and check out is on March 10th. We will guarantee transportation to and from the Santa Barbara airport on the 4th and 10th only.
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If you are shipping your bike, please make sure it arrives at CTS-Santa Ynez by March 4th. Our professional SRAM mechanics will gladly assemble it and have it waiting for you.
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During the camp we will be staying at the Santa Ynez Inn across from CTS. Should you need to book an extra night or two, just let us know and we can set it up.
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Due to the nature of this camp, and for the safety of all of the athletes and staff, time trial bikes and aero bars are not allowed for this camp. Your bike must be equipped with a standard set of road bars and brake levers. If you have questions about your bike setup, please contact the camp manager.
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Western Kentucky defensive end and national sacks co-leader Quanterus Smith is done for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Saturday against Louisiana-Lafayette.
Smith is tied with Texas A&M's Damontre Moore for the lead in sacks (12.5) and is first in sacks per game (1.25). He's third in sack yardage (84).
Smith's 24 career sacks are tied for the Sun Belt Conference mark and he's just half a sack off the league's single-season record (13). He has drawn interest from NFL scouts who have attended Hilltoppers practices this season.
Sophomore T.J. Smith and freshman Gavin Rocker will see time in Smith's place for WKU (6-5, 3-4 Sun Belt) in Saturday's regular season finale against North Texas (4-7, 3-4).
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I met Jed years ago at one of the many winter outdoor shows I used to man a booth at. I recall our discussing sweet spots on pools we had both found fishing independently. Before long we were on the water together, dissecting new pools with jerkbaits, tubes and small swimbaits.
Jed's not only my fishing buddy, he's also about to become my tattoo artist. In this trip, we take photos and plan for a tattoo that represents the objects of my addiction: merging the profile of a kayak angler with the scale pattern of a smallmouth. That project will come to fruition later this winter.
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Kraft's Athenos ad criticized for grandma's 'prostitute' remark
By Lewis Lazare Media & Marketing Columnist March 2, 2011 12:28AM
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Who knew a plain-talking Greek grandma could spark such a furor?
Yiayia (Greek for "grandmother") is the centerpiece of the first-ever TV ad campaign for the Athenos line of Greek foods. And she doesn't mince words in any of three new TV spots from Droga5/New York that debuted Monday.
But in the commercial that has prompted the most heated discussion, Yiayia tells a young woman who is serving Athenos hummus to a group of friends that she dresses "like a prostitute." The startled young woman doesn't think she's heard correctly, so Yiayia repeats the word "prostitute," this time even more emphatically.
Maria Anagnostopoulos, a program director at the Greek Institute, slammed the campaign in a USA Today report for being inappropriate "from a Greek perspective." And a writer at the website Walletpop.com suggested the Athenos ads mixed shock value with Greek stereotyping.
But even as the debate raged online and in print, Northfield-based Kraft Foods, parent of the Athenos brand, was standing solidly behind the ads on Tuesday. Observed Athenos brand manager Marshall Hyzdu: "We think Yiayia is very relatable; she offers old-school views on modern society." Hyzdu said consumers would tell Kraft how they want Yiayia to be used as the Athenos campaign unfolds.
Before the advertising's debut, Athenos and Droga5 said they went to considerable lengths to make sure the TV commercials properly reflected Greek culture. The spots were cast and shot in Greece, and real Greek grandmothers auditioned for the role of Yiayia.
Athenos even retained Katherine Boulukos, a founder of the Greek Museum in New York, to assess the campaign from a Greek point of view and offer feedback on the portrayal of the Yiayia character.
The controversy sparked by the Athenos campaign is something relatively unknown to parent Kraft Foods, which for decades ran formulaic ads for all its brands that were designed solely to push product benefits and avoid anything provocative.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider challenges by Guantanamo Bay prisoners against their years-long detention at the U.S. military base in Cuba, an issue that prompted a landmark ruling four years ago.
The high court sided with the Obama administration and rejected appeals by seven detainees who lost their bid for freedom in cases before U.S. federal judges in Washington, D.C.. The court issued no statement with its order and no justice publicly dissented.
In its 2008 decision the Supreme Court ruled the prisoners h ad a legal right to go before a judge in challenging the legality of their detention and in seeking their release.
Attorneys for the prisoners in the latest appeals challenged the admissibility of certain evidence, including U.S. government intelligence reports and other hearsay evidence based on second-hand information. They said the evidence was unreliable.
The attorneys said a U.S. appeals court incorrectly ordered trial judges to use a standard that has been too accepting of the government's evidence. They said the appeals court denied the detainees what the Supreme Court promised in its 2008 ruling - a meaningful review of the lawfulness of their detention.
U.S. Justice Department attorneys opposed the appeals and told the Supreme Court sufficient evidence existed justifying that each of the detainees should remain in military detention.
In one of his first acts on taking office in January 2009, P resident Barack Obama, a Democrat, vowed that within a year he would close the Guantanamo prison, which had drawn broad international condemnation including from U.S. allies. Republicans in Congress objected and the prison, which is at a U.S. military base in Cuba, is expected to remain open indefinitely.
The prison was set up in January 2002 to hold foreign terrorism suspects captured mainly in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks. At one point during George W. Bush's presidency, it held nearly 800 suspected al Qaeda and Taliban operatives. It now holds 169 detainees.
In New York, Vincent Warren, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which has represented many of the prisoners, said on Monday he was extremely disappointed by the court's action and called on Obama to fulfill his promise to close the facility.
A Justice Department spokesman has said there are about 90 remaining unresolved cases of prisoners seeking their release. He said 32 prisoners have been ordered released while 27 have had their petitions rejected after the appeals court acted.
Nearly all release orders occurred early in the litigation, including 17 members of China's Muslim Uighur minority.
One case the Supreme Court turned down on Monday involved Adnan Latif, a Yemeni man captured near the b order of Afghanistan and Pakistan in late 2001. He claimed he went to Pakistan for medical treatment.
The appeals court ruled the trial judge failed to give sufficient weight to U.S. government intelligence reports that Latif probably was seeking military training in an al Qaeda camp. The trial judge initially ordered Latif's release.
The appeals court ruled the reports in Latif's case should be presumed to be accurate unless there was clear contrary evidence. His attorneys challenged that finding and said the appeals court was improperly substituting its own analysis of the evidence for that of the trial judge.
Another case involved Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman of Yemen, who initially was ordered released in a decision the appeals court overturned. The appeals court cited a "plethora of damning circumstantial evidence" that he was part of al Qaeda.
A third case involved Hussain Salem Mohammed Almerfedi, another Yemeni held at Guantanamo since 2003. The appeals court again overturned the trial judge and ruled he could be detained based on his al Qaeda ties.
The high court denied all the appeals without any comment.
The Supreme Court cases are Tofiq Nasser Awad al-Bihani v. Obama, No 10-1383; Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman v. Obama, No. 11-413; Hussain Salem Mohammed Almerfedi v. Obama, No. 11-683; Adnan Latif v. Obama, No 11-1027; Fayiz Al Kandari v. United States, No. 11-1054; Musa'ab al-Madhwani v. Obama, No. 11-7020; and Moath al-Alwi v. Obama, No. 11-7700.
(Reporting by James Vicini; Editing by Howard Goller and David Storey)
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By Tom Cheatham
My goals for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS) include
A change in college culture
A greater role in improving education in K-21 in the disciplines housed in the college
A college that is the first-choice resource for middle Tennessee
I will elaborate on each of these goals and tie them to the MTSU Academic Master Plan (AMP) and President McPhee's goals for MTSU. I believe many things can fit under these three general goals for the college , and, clearly, we may not accomplish all that needs to be done under any one of these during one academic year. I believe that working to reach these goals will make the college better.
College Culture
In many ways, CBAS has operated as nine (9) independent departments. I would like to see this culture changed and see the college operate more like a unit. First, we must get to know and trust each other. Some progress is being made with initiatives begun this year, including (1) the first-ever state-of-the-college address, (2) a monthly Chair's meeting during which each department chair/school director has a chance to describe his/her department/school to the other chairs/directors, (3) monthly college-wide innovation seminars with up to two faculty from each department, (4) monthly college-wide research seminars during which each department/school will have a chance to describe current research projects in that unit and, (5) the upcoming Basic Highlighter CBAS Magazine. We are just beginning to get to know each other. Last year, as Interim Associate Dean, I arranged for three teams of public relations students to study our college and make recommendations on how we might improve internal communication. Several good ideas from their study have yet to be implemented due to budget constraints. Better internal communication and awareness will allow the college to develop more interdisciplinary programs at the borders of science, medicine, and technology (AMP strategy), help develop a more student-centered environment with college-wide mentoring programs (AMP Goal 3), and make it easier to develop partnerships inside and outside the university (AMP Goal 1).
CBAS has many rich traditions including (1) a faculty committed to teaching who care for and give individual attention to students, (2) graduates who are well equipped to contribute to their profession as well as to society, (3) programs that are current and cutting-edge, and (4) excellence in service to the university and the community. The CBAS I envision would care no less for students and teaching, but would attach greater importance to research and grantsmanship. To improve our image in the broader academic community we must increase our research and expand our grant-related activities. I would like to see college faculty win enough external grants and contracts so the indirect costs would equal 20% of the college budget. This would provide enough money in the college budget to keep faculty computers current and allow us to purchase one major piece of equipment ($200 K) for one of the departments each year. We can reach this goal in five (5) years.
I would like to see a change in the culture of the academic-business relationships to the point where faculty members are developing ideas into products and starting companies in which the faculty member and the university are stakeholders. This cultural change is related to my third goal of being a resource for the mid-state region.
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There is a national shortage of K-12 science and math teachers, and particularly in Tennessee, there is concern about the performance of K-12 math and science students on national exams. CBAS should be a leader in meeting this national need and improving science and math education (Dr. McPhee's goals for academic excellence, partnerships and AMP Goal 2). The new NASA Center for the Enhancement of Science, Math, and Technology Education will help build partnerships that will bring success to our efforts in this area (AMP Goal 1). Working with the College of Education, CBAS should be able to win many grants to help improve science, math, engineering, and technology (STEM) education in K-16. We already have a nationally recognized program in Aerospace, but it can be better, and the faculty and students can engage in pilot training research to help develop the curriculum for the next generation of pilots. With the addition of the Miller Coliseum, the USDA funded Horse Science Center, and two chairs of excellence in equine science, our horse science program is poised to become a national leader.
It takes dedicated faculty interested in undergraduate education to keep our programs current. The work being done by the Physics and Astronomy faculty to help develop a new national model for the introductory physics sequence is a good example of what we can do. At the masters level, we should find a way to combine several of our education-oriented programs under one college-wide umbrella with department concentrations, decreasing the problem of low-producing graduate programs in the college. A similar approach at the doctoral level would be best for the college—a Ph.D. in science education with concentrations in Chemistry Education, Biology Education, Mathematics Education and, if desired, Computer Science Education and Aerospace Education. MTSU trains more teachers than any other university in the state. CBAS should be a national leader in improving STEM education at all levels. We must work diligently to attract and retain minority and disadvantage students in the STEM fields. Existing efforts such as the NSF Scholarships in Computer Science, Math, and Engineering Technology, the wonderful Expanding Your Horizons Program, and the NSF STEM Gender Equity grant are making a difference. The Tennessee LSAMP program (joint with TSU and others) to double the number of African-American graduates in STEM is encouraging.
While I feel individual faculty members in the college do a good job of advising, I believe we can improve and I would like to see more mentoring of students, especially in relation to undergraduate research. I would like for undergraduate research to become a hallmark of the college experience for good undergraduate students.
First-Choice Resource for Middle Tennessee
Bill Rawnsley, President of Procon Products, likes to say that MTSU is "an extension of Procon's resources."; Through the partnership with Biology professor Dr. Marion Wells, MTSU has been the "first-choice"; when Procon has a problem beyond their employee's expertise. I think such partnerships are critical to small companies in the region and central to our mission. An ad hoc Partnership Committee for the college is looking for ways to cultivate such win-win partnerships that match faculty expertise with community needs. The committee has planned a series of monthly breakfasts where focused corporate/industry groups can learn what CBAS has to offer and how such partnerships have been helpful to other similar companies. The Russell Chair in Manufacturing Excellence is also exploring ways to build stronger partnerships with manufacturers. A Center through which faculty and students provide solutions to technical problems for business and industry in the region would foster long-lasting partnerships and allow CBAS to serve the region.
We are equally equipped to be the resource of first-choice for K-14 schools in the state, and for the government. The NASA "Linking Leaders"; program that will be developed through our new NASA Center will provide great visibility for our programs and talented faculty. The new NASA program to provide "just-in-time"; technical support for NASA projects should allow CBAS faculty and students to build valuable partnerships with NASA researchers. Knowledge gained by students working on real-world projects is a powerful tool.
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Detained Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Sparks Debate In Germany
The arrest of Ai Weiwei, one of China's most prominent artists, has triggered protests internationally.
Leading cultural institutions have been showing public solidarity for the detained artist. Berlin's Academy of the Arts organized a debate with representatives from Germany's art world, including China scholar Tilman Spengler.
"I am not so sure whether the present Chinese government or the leaders of the party are so terribly impressed by what people on the streets of Berlin do," Spengler says, "but of course history has shown that some people are in danger of being forgotten. We put a stop to the possibility of forgetting, not only Ai Weiwei, but all the others that are imprisoned or God knows where."
The disappearance of Ai Weiwei coincided with the opening of "The Art of Enlightenment" at Beijing's National Museum, an exhibition organized by Germany's three biggest art museums, primarily financed by the German Foreign Office.
On display are nearly 600 artworks which exemplify the ideas of European Enlightenment - an era that laid the ground for liberal values and human rights.
Since Ai Weiwei's arrest, members of the German Bundestag have called for a premature end to the exhibition in Beijing; a kind of protest that is not shared by Tilman Spengler.
He says he feels the gospel of Enlightenment should be spread and points out that in the last five years, the situation for artists in China has become harsher.
"This realm of culture, be it literature, be it music, or paintings is being driven into an area where not many people take notice of it. It's not a minority occupation, but it's somewhere in the outskirts of public interest."
Chinese art historian Cheng Yang, who lives in Beijing and Berlin, appreciated the debate at the Academy of the Arts, but she says she finds the European discussion on China polarizing.
"I do see the big picture, that we are either not close to the truth. We are not close to anywhere we can trust each other, where we can establish a mutual communication in a proper way," Yang says.
Meanwhile, Ai Weiwei's solo exhibition "Rock" and "Tree" has opened at the Berlin gallery Neugerriemschneider.
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on October 26, 2012 @ 8:34 am (Updated: 10:29 am - 10/26/12 )I know you're annoyed by all the calls and the ads, but do you realize what it's like in Ohio, where voting has already started?
They have voting patrols.
"Anyone need to vote? Anyone need to vote?" shouted the head of the local Democratic party, cruising the streets of Youngstown, Ohio offering to drive people to the polls.
The Romney people are busy too.
"Sometime this week, we will have eclipsed our 6 millionth voter contact," said campaign director Scott Jennings.
Six million is more than half the population of Ohio. Probably annoying to Ohioans, but the rest of us are feeling a little left out. Barack Obama has been to Ohio 22 times. He woos her like a lover.
"I need you Ohio," Obama has said. "America needs you Ohio."
Poor Michelle. Mitt Romney he's been there 35 times, seventeen times in the last 30 days.
"We need to make sure that Ohio is able to send a message loud and clear," said Romney.
And you know why this happens? Because Ohioans are smarter than the rest of us. When the pollsters call up Ohioans and ask, "Who you gonna vote for?" Ohioans say "I dunno." "No idea. Gotta mull it over." "I'm undecided."
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"This election is not about me. It's not about the Republican party," said Romney.
It's about Ohio.
In fact, it may be about Tuscarawas County, which is officially a swing county. In fact, it may be about this woman, Laurie Chapman who was interviewed in Tuscarawas County.
"I always vote. I never miss a chance to vote. But I'm going to go out and vote especially this year because I want my vote to count," said Chapman.
Don't worry, Laurie, your vote will count. It's the rest of us I wonder about.
Maybe there are two states in America. New Hampshire nominates the people Ohio elects. The rest of us can go suck it.
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Multi Cam with Video Switcher to ADVC110 and Single Audio
Please help. Is it possible to achieve low audio/video sync delay with this setup using Livestream for Producers, or Procaster: 1) Connect 4 SD AV Cameras to a cheap Video Switcher such as the RDL RU-AVX4 (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...G&Q=&A=details) or a cheaper RCA VH911 (http://tinyurl.com/rcavideoswitcher) 2) Connect only the Video Switcher AV Video Out (Yellow) to the Canopus ADVC110 Video In (Yellow)? (Do not connect the Audio L/R ports yet) 3) Connect, from an audio mixer Main Out, the L/R Red/White cables to the Canopus ADVC110 Red/White Audio IN. 4) Connect the Canopus via Firewire to a macbook pro. 5) (Optional) Connect another external USB microphone (Yeti) to the laptop and mix that in with the Canopus audio source in the Audio mixer of the Livestream for Producer or Procaster settings. So, here's a picture (attached). Q1) Is this possible? Q2) If I skip step 5, will the audio mixer sound and the video sound have a minor, but manageable delay? Q3) If I also include step 5, will the audio coming in from the USB microphone not sync well with the audio coming in from the mixer? I guess it would help, if I could plug in a microphone straight into the mixer, then right? Last edited by chitownlounge; 27th March 2013 at 14:20. |
I wouldn't be able to confirm whether you can maintain a low audio latency with this type of setup since you are essentially using 3 intermediary devices which will process audio differently. Ideally, you would bring your audio and video into 1 device before the canopus in order to reduce latency: Audio Mixer + Cameras --> RDL device --[RCA]--> Canopus --[Firewire]--> Computer I would skip the additional USB microphone since that would introduce additional latency.
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A tough Irish economy is becoming something of a dividend for rugby clubs in Massachusetts, as a small but influential influx of rugby players is bolstering teams in the area. The economy has meant that semi-pro or amateur clubs, as well as professional clubs, are either unable to pay players, or even unable to find those players rapidly-disappearing jobs. As a result, Boston has signed on some Irish players, and another is expected soon. And the Boston Irish Wolfhounds has landed a couple of players, also, with Darren O'Keeffe and Tom Walsh are expected to populate the Wolfhounds midfield at 13 and 12, respectively. "There are a lot of Irish guys in town," said BIW Head Coach Fergal Hehir. "It's a logical destination for them, especially for the players who have US passports." The player the 'Hounds are leaning on even more, though, might be former USA U19 star Owen Collins. Back playing for his club, Collins is one of the more popular athletes on the team. He is an running flyhalf, and when he takes the field, it seems old boys come out of the woodwork just to see him play. "We go to play South Shore and when old boys hear Owen is playing, they make the trip with us, it's amazing," said Hehir. "He's just a really exciting player." Collins will not be playing this weekend as the Wolfhounds take on a Middlesex team chastened by Boston last week. Boston, meanwhile, has another stern test in Mystic. Mystic is 2-0, but against Amoskeag and South Shore, not two of the stronger teams in the competition. Certainly Head Coach Declan O'Riordan will want to see a more precise performance this week. New England DI Club Matchups:
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