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Wonderfully, there is an entire wall devoted to polar bears. Here you can play explorer with actual live web cams, view cute polar bear pic after cute polar bear pic, and enjoy the zen stroll of a polar bear loping across a snowy terrain. Just watch this bear's peaceful walk: And best of all, explore.org is more than just another repository of blood-pressure-lowering videos. The organization describes themselves as "philanthropic based media to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity and inspire lifelong learning." The site serves as a kind of gathering place for the documentation of all manner of community-minded and good-doing organizations and projects. Which is all well and good, of course it is. But also, how nice, to find another happy place online, devoted to media that actually makes you feel better, that focuses on the beauty of the world—and the peaceful ambling of polar bears. More Blood-Pressure-Lowering Videos: A Surfer Ponders His Place in the World The Gorgeousness of the Aurora Borealis
Rachel Chong has an interesting piece at co.EXIST about volunteerism, and the quandary of how to make it relevant to people. Chong points out that most volunteer opportunities involve things like painting houses and serving food, but these activities don't play to most American's professional skills. In other words, if you're an accountant, why not devote a few hours not to ladling soup but to offering pro bono accounting work for your local shelter? As Chong writes, "When volunteering doesn't result in an impactful outcome, people volunteer halfheartedly or they don't volunteer at all." Sharing your professional skills can not only be more helpful, will probably be more satisfying to you as well. Since MLK Day has been designated a national day of service, there's no time like now to start. Read Rachel Chong's piece to learn about how her organization, Catchafire, can help you to help others —their website can match you with pro bono opportunities that match your skill set in a manner of minutes. Read More: Ways for Kids to Volunteer How to Be a Hero in Hard Times What Kind of Volunteer Are You?
Catherine Edouard Charlot's Brooklyn studio contains a lot of the things you'd expect to see in a designer's workspace: bright spools of thread, stacked copies of Women's Wear Daily, a collage of magazine photos tacked to a bulletin board. Then there are the 691 umbrellas. Stuffed in bins and strewn in piles on every surface, they range from black nylon throwaways to delicate floral parasols. Many are half-dissected, their fabric snipped from its wire skeleton, awaiting transformation into one-of-a-kind raincoats, totes, and Audrey Hepburn–inspired sheath dresses for Charlot's unconventional fashion line. Charlot, 46, calls her designs "upcycled" (a term popularized by William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their seminal 2002 book, Cradle to Cradle), which means they're not just recycled but made more valuable in the process. In addition to discarded umbrellas (Wall Street is a rich hunting ground), she uses old upholstery, canvas, even yoga mats. The idea struck her during a rain-soaked commute in 2002. She'd moved to New York in 1994 from her native Haiti, and worked administrative jobs while taking a class at the Fashion Institute of Technology (she'd learned to sew at age 13 in Port-au-Prince). When she couldn't find a waterproof bag, Charlot made one out of an old umbrella. The gray plaid tote was so eye-catching, it inspired her to launch her business, Himane, in 2004 (naming it for her mother back in Haiti). These days Charlot sells leather clutches and canvas bags at boutiques around New York—but still carries that original plaid tote, frayed seams and all. "I hate to throw things away," she says. "I can't." Read More
Travers and McKenna met the lion by chance, but the friendship they'd built with George Adamson, the legendary gamekeeper and subject of Born Free, while shooting the film proved essential to finding Christian a home in Kenya. These days, McKenna spends her time working on the foundation she helped found in 1984, also called Born Free, rehabilitating animals that have suffered in captivity and returning them to the wild. She took some time out between tending to the organization's rescue centers in South Africa, India, Malawi and Ethiopia to tell us what she remembers about the lion's journey from cramped London quarters to East African bush. See the pictures and learn the rest of the story, and tune in to check out episode 14 of Oprah's Lifeclass for more lessons animals have taught us. What would it take to change your life for the better? It may be
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The Jordan Son of Mars Low "Green Glow" will release on August 31st, 2013. The sneakers take on the same muted palette as the Air Jordan IV did this past week, letting the upper go nearly lights out save for the titular tones. The look is definitely a break from tradition for the Jordan Son of Mars Low, a model that's frequently been dressed up in brighter tones and white bases. Continue reading to see the sneakers in better detail and stay tuned to us for more 2013 Jordan release dates.
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The aim of the present study was to clarify the current work and sleep situations of physicians in Japan and to clarify the association between these situations and excessive daytime sleepiness as well as medical incidents.
A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted among the members of the Japan Medical Association in 2008. The randomly selected subjects comprised 3,000 male physicians and 1,500 female physicians.
Valid responses were obtained from 3,486 physicians (2,298 men and 1,188 women). Mean sleep duration was 6 h 36 min for men and 6 h 8 min for women. The prevalence of lack of rest due to sleep deprivation was 30.4% among men and 36.6% among women; the prevalence of insomnia was 21.0% and 18.1%, respectively; and the prevalence of EDS was 3.5%. The adjusted odds ratio for EDS was high for physicians who reported short sleep duration, lack of rest due to sleep deprivation, and a high frequency of on-call/overnight work. Physicians who had experienced a medical incident within the previous one month accounted for 19.0% of participants. The adjusted odds ratio for medical incidents was high for those subjected to long working hours, high frequency of on-call/overnight works, lack of rest due to sleep deprivation, and insomnia.
In order to facilitate optimal health management for physicians as well as securing medical safety, it is important to fully consider the work and sleep situations of physicians.
Kaneita Y; Ohida T. Association of current work and sleep situations with excessive daytime sleepiness and medical incidents among Japanese physicians. J Clin Sleep Med 2011;7(5):512-522.
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21 May 2009 at 2:40am Last edited: 21 May 2009 2:40am
I have had a lot of requests for the code examples from the original DOM tutorial. These have since been removed from the SVN channel because people were complaining, rightfully so, about all of the extra page types it was creating. For reference, the original code and templates are here:

http://www.carlinowebdesign.com/assets/dataobjectmanager_examples.zip -
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11 June 2009 at 9:51pm
and add this to ResourcePage.php to get it working:
class ResourcePage_Controller extends Page_Controller {
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12 June 2009 at 2:29am
Actually, I just had a look and it's already there. Am I missing something?
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30 June 2009 at 6:29am
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18 August 2009 at 9:01pm
Hi Uncle Cheese thanks for the great work done on Gallery and DataObjectManager. I am currently using both which are fine. I have a request. I am using the resourcepage example which is working fine. I have put catergories in CMS and want to split the PDF datasheets into these categories on the site itself. How would I go about doing this?
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19 August 2009 at 1:40am
I've explained this a number of times. I think it definitely belongs in a sticky.
Try this..
MyResourceHolder_Controller extends Page_Controller
function category()
$resources = DataObject::get("MyResourceObject","Category='".$this->urlParams['ID']."'");
if($resources) {
return $this->customise(array(
'Resources' => $resources,
'CategoryTitle' => $this->urlParams['ID']
return false;
<% control Resources %><% end_control %>
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20 August 2009 at 4:31am
Thank you my good man. Will get this up and running in no time.
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I used eight 1.5 Volt round solar cells (leaves) attached to shrink-wrapped wires and clothes hangers (stems) to create an array capable of producing 5 Volts at about 300mA. I wired two sets of four cells in series (to get the voltage) and then wired the two arrays together in parallel (to get the current). I stabilized the power by building a 5 Volt Regulator circuit, then added an on/off switch, power LED, and female USB connector.
Now you can build one too! Just follow these instructions, then put it in sunlight, flip the toggle switch, and plug in your favorite USB device!
Step 1: Materials and Tools Used
1 - 7805 Voltage Regulator (Radio Shack #276-1770)
1 - Heat sink for the 7805 (Radio Shack #276-1368)
1 - Hea sink mounting hardware(Radio Shack #276-1373)
1 - Red LED(Radio Shack #276-041)
1 - SPST mini toggle switch(Radio Shack #275-0324)
1 - 22uf capacitor(Radio Shack #272-1026)
1 - .01uf capacitor(Radio Shack #272-1065)
1 - 220 ohm resistor(Radio Shack #271-1313)
1 - 4.7k ohm resistor(Radio Shack #271-1124)
1 - 3.3k ohm resistor(Radio Shack #271-1122)
1 - USB extension cable (Male to Female)
1 - Blocking Diode (1N4001)(Radio Shack #276-1101)
1 - Round Proto Board (Radio Shack #276-004)
Materials for Leaves and Stems:
8 - Round solar cells (hacked from solar garden lights) (Lowe's #379421)
8 - Wire clothes hangers
1 - Roll each of red and black 22 AWG wire (Radio Shack #278-1224)
2 - Pkgs of assorted shrink wrap (Radio Shack #278-1610)
10 - Small wire ties
1 - Can green spray paint
Misc Materials:
1 - 6" Clay Plastic Self-Watering flower pot (Lowe's #285869)
2 - Metal angle brackets
2 - Plastic standoffs(Radio Shack #276-1381)
Soldering Iron
Wire strippers
Side cutters
For a more robust design, please take a look at the Solar Shrub II (my second attempt) [http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Shrub-II/] it has more power and an internal lithium battery. So it can store a charge and be used with little or no sunlight. Cheers!
More or less you could add about 6V worth of super capacitor after the 5V regulator (you always want more cap than you'll need). The super caps wouldn't store an insane amount of power, but enough to keep things moving smoothly.
Or add a bunch of AAA rechargeable (5 or 6 of them actually) before the 5V regulator.
Send me a PM. I received a whole bunch of random super caps as samples awhile back and they're just taking up space. I'd be happy to send you a couple for this project.
If you like it, please vote for me in the Green Tech Contest!


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"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is Davis's first time directing a Pitt-Johnstown play. She said that the students' dedication is impressive.
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The 2013 spring theatre performance features a cast of approximately 17 student actors that encompasses freshmen through seniors. Fellow Pitt-Johnstown theater professor John Teacher is serving as set director.
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A Sign of the TimesPosted Sunday, December 11, 2011, at 7:53 PM
Did Eureka Springs finally adopt a workable sign ordinance or was that my imagination? If an old council dropped the ball, which might have been during Nightmare Council #1, then maybe this council needs to look at the sign law for additions and corrections and pass for the New Year.
So much has improved around town, that sign control is yet another decision that would change our overall atmosphere for the better on the outskirts of Eureka Springs, as well as, inside the city limits. There is nothing more disappointing to a tourist than to be bombarded by tasteless advertisement when they are trying get away from it all. In fact, uncontrolled ads can literally ruin a travelers' Mecca. Wisconsin has many lovely tourist attractions; however, two come immediately to my mind as negative and positive traveling experiences. The Wisconsin Dells is a perfect example of a geological wonder that has been cheapened by uncontrolled signage. The Dells used to be a travel experience for visitors who enjoyed driving through verdant miles of farm land, unsullied by huge bill boards advertising junk food and carnival style rides. The area formerly attracted physically fit folks who wanted to experience great hiking trails, and boat tours through the amazing cliffs and hanging rock shelves. That was over thirty years ago. Now, tourists are assaulted by every kind of blatant form of "in your face" advertisement while approaching the Dells. Once there it gets worse. It looks like our short strip on US62 East and West. Many signs of all sizes paper each business. And, yes, they have the attention getting hawkers out on the roads, wearing sandwich boards and silly hats. Fast food chains have taken over the home style cooking establishments and carnival style trinket shops have replaced regional artisans. It's a cheesy midway for the worst type of vacationer. On the other hand, Door County, Wisconsin is a positive example of an area that has remained one of the most popular places to travel in the upper Midwest. The county is located just north of Green Bay and is referred to as the inland Cape Cod. This sweet little peninsula, that juts out into Lake Michigan and forms the thumb of Wisconsin's mitten, has maintained strict controls over what it will tolerate. No obscenely huge billboards advertise Door County for miles in advance of your arrival. Nor will you find a billboard anywhere on the peninsula. There are no fast food franchises in Door County. Only home cooked food is served along the peninsula and in its quaint towns of Fish Creek, Egg Harbor, Elison Bay, etc. The art galleries and craft shops are lovely. A good percentage of the work is created by locals. Sure there are a few tee shirt shops, but nothing overwhelming or truly tacky. And finally, the obvious...the tourists are well-heeled folks who come back year after year and spend big bucks. These are travelers who appreciate fine art, original crafts, good food and the serenity of unsullied landscapes. They are also guests who are in great shape since they use the biking trails all over the peninsula. We could enjoy more of these visitors, if we had the guts to control the use of our beautiful surroundings. Wouldn't it be lovely to drive down Planer Hill without having to gaze at any large billboards advertising Onyx Cave, etc? Wouldn't it be special to have our tourists support our fabulously creative, home grown artists rather than China's commerce? |
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Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels | |
Daniels at the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, January 2010
Born | Lee Louis Daniels December 24, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Occupation | Actor, director, producer |
Years active | 1986–present |
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www.leedanielsentertainment.com |
Lee Louis Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American actor, film producer, and director. He produced Monster's Ball and directed the film Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director; the film won two of the awards. In 2013, Daniels directed The Butler, a historical fiction drama featuring an ensemble cast portraying unique events on the 20th century presidents of the United States at the White House. The Butler received positive reviews and became a box office success.
Early years[edit]
Daniels was born on Christmas Eve, 1959, the son of Clara Watson and William L. Daniels,[1] in Philadelphia. He graduated from upscale, suburban Radnor High School in 1978,[2] and then Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.[3] He couldn't afford film school, so he started in a liberal arts college in Missouri but realized it wasn't for him, and started working as a receptionist in a nursing agency in California. Realizing he could do it on his own, he quit the job and started his own agency. At the age of 21, his company had 5000 nurses affiliated with it. He sold the company and went to work casting actors using his skills from 'casting' nurses.[4] Later, he realized he had not paid taxes on his income, but over time, he did pay them off.[5] He began his career in entertainment as a casting director and manager after a chance meeting with a Hollywood producer, working on such projects as Under the Cherry Moon and Purple Rain. He continued managing talent. The documentary My Big Break features Daniels early in his career when he was managing actor Wes Bentley who starred as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty. In the documentary, a Daniels comments on Bentley's reluctance to capitalize on his newfound celebrity status.
Lee has a sister, Joyce Daniels Fennell,[6] both of them children of former Philadelphia police officer William Daniels, who was, as Daniels says, "killed in the line of duty" when Lee was a teenager, in 1975.[7] Daniels has also been very open about the fact that his father was violent and physically abusive towards him, and even tried "to beat it [being gay] out of me."[8]
Another Daniels sibling is younger sister Leah, a casting director.[9] Lee also has four younger brothers.[10]
Monster's Ball, the debut production of Lee Daniels Entertainment, was a critical and box office success. Halle Berry took home the Oscar for Best Actress; the film was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.[11]
Daniels' 2004 production The Woodsman, starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Mos Def, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[12] It went on to garner three nominations at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards, the CICAE Arthouse Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Jury Prize at the Deauville International Film Festival and a "Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking" award from the National Board of Review.[13]
Former president Bill Clinton persuaded Daniels to produce public service announcements to encourage young people of color to vote. The campaign was launched in March 2004 and featured Grammy winners actor/musician LL Cool J and Alicia Keys.[14]
Daniels' first directorial effort, 2006's Shadowboxer, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. It starred Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Ferlito, Mo'Nique, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Macy Gray.[15] It was nominated for Best New Director at the San Sebastian Film Festival.[16]
Daniels' 2008 production Tennessee was written by Russell Schaumberg and directed by Aaron Woodley (Rhinoceros Eyes), the film is about two brothers, played by Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Peck, who travel from New Mexico to Tennessee to search for their estranged father. Along the way they meet Krystal (Mariah Carey), an aspiring singer who flees her controlling husband (Lance Reddick) to join them on their journey.[17]
His 2009 film Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire told the story of an obese, illiterate, 16-year-old girl (Gabourey Sidibe) who lives in a Section 8 tenement in Harlem. She has been impregnated twice by her father, Carl, and suffers long-term physical, sexual and emotional abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary (Mo'Nique). Carey also appeared, in the role of a social worker. The film screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and went on to garner widespread acclaim.[18] Daniels was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, and the film received a Best Picture nod. It was also a financial success grossing $63 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million.[19]
In 2010 Grace Hightower De Niro, who appeared in Precious, presented Daniels with the Pratt Institute's Creative Spirit Award.[20]
Daniels' directed The Paperboy (2012), based on the 1995 novel by American author Pete Dexter who penned the original script which was further developed by Daniels, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack, and Nicole Kidman. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[21][22]
He directed the historical fiction drama film The Butler (2013), starring Forest Whitaker, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Mariah Carey, Terrence Howard, Alan Rickman, and Oprah Winfrey. The Butler received positive reviews from critics and grossed over a 100 million dollars in the United States against a budget of $30 million.[23]
Personal life[edit]
Daniels lives in New York City. He and his then-partner, casting director Billy Hopkins, adopted Daniels' biological niece and nephew, Clara and Liam.[24][25] Hopkins and Daniels later separated. Daniels was in a relationship with Andy Sforzini. They separated in 2010.
Year | Title | Credited as | |||
Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | ||
1986 | A Little Off Mark | No | No | No | Yes |
2001 | Monster's Ball | No | No | Yes | No |
2004 | The Woodsman | No | No | Yes | No |
2004 | Agnes und seine Brüder | No | No | No | Yes |
2005 | Shadowboxer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
2008 | Tennessee | No | No | Yes | No |
2009 | Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
2012 | The Paperboy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | Yes | No | No | No |
Year | Title |
2009 | My Big Break |
2010 | The Black List: Volume 3 |
- ^ "Lee Daniels: Biography from Answers. com". Answers Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Radnor Alumni Council / Notable Radnor Alumni". Schoolwires, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. "Lee Louis Daniels: Biography". Gale Contemporary Black Biography. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ Iconoclasts http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1737337/
- ^ Fresh Air from WHYY. "A Director's 'Precious' Project". NPR. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Joyce Daniels Fennell Video | Interviews". Online Video Guide. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Reflections for Corporal William L. Daniels...". Officer Down Memorial Page. The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "'Precious' Director Lee Daniels Says His Dad Tried Beating The Gay Out of Him And He Loves Him For It!". Moguldom Media Group. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Leah Daniels- IMDb". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Lee Daniels (I) – Biography". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Exclusive: Precious Director Lee Daniels". comingsoon.ne. October 30, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Woodsman". boxoffice.com. December 24, 2004. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Woodsman (2004)". New York times. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Lee Daniels on 'The Butler,' Working with Oprah, Trayvon Martin, and Race in America". Daily Beast. August 12, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "In 'Shadowboxer,' Murder Runs in the Family (and It's a Turn-On in a Lover)". The New York Times. : July 21, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "ShadowBoxer". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Lee Daniels Explains Why 'Mariah Got The Role Meant for Janet Jackson'". June 14, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (December 3, 2008). "Sundance unveils competition lineup". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
- ^ "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire". Box office mojo. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ 20th Anniversary of Black Alumni of Pratt: A Celebration of the Creative Spirit, Events, Black Tie International, May 26, 2010
- ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced". timeout. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Lee Daniels' The Butler". Metacritic. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ Boykin, Kieth (March 29, 2006). "Shadowboxing with Lee Daniels". KiethBoykin.com. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
- ^ Lynn Hirschberg (October 21, 2009). "The Audacity of 'Precious'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
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