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Facebook: Friend or Foe?
Linda Charmaraman is a research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College and a former National Institute of Child Health and Human Development postdoctoral scholar. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Connections grantee, examining the potential of social media networks to promote resiliency in vulnerable populations.
If you were stressed out and wanted to vent to your friends about it, how would you let them know? Would you pick up the phone and talk, or text? Would you set up time to grab coffee or go for a brisk walk? Or would you post to Facebook why your day just couldn't get any worse?
As I logged into the recent RWJF/NPR/Harvard School of Public Health-sponsored Stress in America discussion, I identified with the panelists who were dispelling stereotypes about "highly stressed" individuals being high-level executives or those at the top of the ladder. Instead of finding work-related stress as a top concern, as is often played out in the media and popular culture, the researchers were finding that individuals with health concerns, people with disabilities, and low-income individuals were experiencing the highest levels of stress. The panelists talked about the importance of qualities like resiliency and the ability to turn multiple, competing stressors into productive challenges to overcome, and the integral role of communities in shaping, buffering, and/or exacerbating stress.
We often consider our communities as living, working, playing in close physical proximity. But what about the online spaces? What about our opt-in networked friendship circles ... our cyber-audience who sign up to read our posts with mundane observations, proud revelations, and the occasional embarrassing photos?
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A Closer Look at Contributors to Stress for Latinos
Gabriel R. Sanchez, PhD, is an associate professor of political science at the University of New Mexico (UNM), executive director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Center for Health Policy at UNM, and director of research for Latino Decisions. Yajaira Johnson-Esparza is a PhD Candidate in the UNM department of psychology and an RWJF Fellow at the University.
A recent survey conducted by RWJF, NPR, and the Harvard School of Public Health focused our attention on the burdens that stress poses for Americans. We want to focus our attention in this blog post on factors that may be leading to stress among the Latino population. Although the experience of stress is very common, the experience and burden of stress is not uniform across people in the United States.
One of the main findings that emerged from the recent RWJF/NPR/Harvard survey was the strong role of health problems in stress in the United States, with 27 percent of respondents noting that illness or disease was a major source of stress over the past year. In addition to the direct impact of being sick, the financial burdens associated with needing medical care can generate a lot of stress. We have found support for this finding in some of our own work at the UNM RWJF Center for Health Policy. For example, a recent survey we helped produce found that 28 percent of Latino adults indicated that because of medical bills, they have been unable to pay for basic necessities like food, housing, or heat, with 40 percent indicating they have had trouble paying their other bills. The financial stress associated with illness can have a devastating impact on Latinos.
Latinos in the United States also face unique stressors from other Americans due to their language use, nativity, and experiences with discrimination. Being followed in a store, being denied employment or housing, and being told that you do not speak English well can all lead to stress for Latinos.
Federal Government Sets Aside Funds to Boost Access to Primary Care
The federal government announced on July 7 it had awarded more than $83 million to expand access to care by training hundreds of new primary care providers.
The money will be used to support primary care residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, geriatrics, and general dentistry at 60 health centers across the country. The expanded residency programs will help train more than 550 residents in coming academic year—about 200 more than were trained in the previous academic year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funds will also be used to boost the number of states with teaching health centers from 21 to 24.
"This program not only provides training to primary care medical and dental residents, but also galvanizes communities," said Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, head of the Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of HHS. "It brings hospitals, academic centers, health centers, and community organizations together to provide top-notch medical education and services in areas of the country that need them most."
Building a Culture of Health at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
At this year's AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, held in San Diego, California June 8–10, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) hosted "Building a Culture of Health: An RWJF Leadership Reception." More than 100 RWJF scholars, fellows, and alumni representing 14 RWJF Human Capital programs joined with colleagues and friends of the Foundation for the gathering at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. There, health providers, clinicians, researchers, and graduate students made and renewed the important professional connections that RWJF facilitates.
Among those attending the reception were RWJF Health & Society Scholars alumnus and RWJF Clinical Scholars Associate Program Director (University of Pennsylvania program site) David Grande, MA, MPA, who presented his paper, "How Do Health Policy Researchers Perceive and Use Social Media to Disseminate Science to Policymakers?," at the meeting; RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars Lusine Poghosyan, PhD, MPH, RN, and J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, APRN, who chaired and served as a panelist, respectively, at a health care workforce session; and Clinical Scholars Tammy Chang, MD, MPH, MS, and Katherine A. Auger, MD, M.Sc., who were both chosen as recipients of the AcademyHealth Presidential Scholarship for New Health Services Researchers. This scholarship provides financial support to attend the meeting, and recognizes early-career researchers who demonstrate leadership ability and potential to contribute to the field of health services research.
RWJF Scholars in the News: Gun violence, suicide, 'structural' versus 'cultural' competency, and more.
Around the country, print, broadcast, and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni, and grantees. Some recent examples:
An NPR story quotes RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alumnus Andrew Papachristos, PhD, citing his extensive research on gun violence. Papachristos criticizes the lack of context in media coverage of violence, noting that incidents such as the series of shootings over the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago tend to be treated simply as a long stretch of violent incidents. "Treating Chicagoland violence as merely a tally necessarily dehumanizes its victims, but it also obscures so much of the larger story about that violence. It's data without context." Not only is the murder rate steadily declining in Chicago, but there is a massive disparity in victims of these crimes: "Eighty-five percent of violence—any shootings—happens among 5 percent of people," Papachristos says.
In an article about libertarianism and state laws related to guns and other topics, the Economist cites a study about the social costs of gun ownership by RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research recipients Philip Cook, PhD, and Jens Ludwig, PhD. It finds that "more guns empirically lead to more gun-related violence, largely because legally purchased guns somehow end up in the hands of criminals via theft," gun shows, and online sales, which are largely unregulated. To address these issues, Cook and Ludwig suggest making it costlier to buy guns in high-crime areas, and improving the records used to screen gun buyers by including more information on possible mental-health problems, among other proposals. (Free registration required to view article.)
A study co-authored by RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alumnus Alexander Tsai, PhD, MD, finds that men who are more socially connected are half as likely to commit suicide as men considered loners, NBC News reports. The study looks at data on nearly 35,000 men, ages 40 to 75, and finds that those who are more isolated are at greater risk, even if they are not mentally ill. "Public health practitioners think about things like cardiovascular disease as warranting public health attention," says Tsai, suggesting that suicide may also need attention.
Fourteen Nursing Schools to Receive Grants
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has announced the first 14 schools of nursing selected to receive grants to support nurses as they pursue their PhDs. Each of the inaugural grantees of the Future of Nursing Scholars program will select one or more students to receive financial support, mentoring, and leadership development over the three years during which they pursue their PhDs.
The Future of Nursing Scholars program is a multi-funder initiative. In addition to RWJF, United Health Foundation, Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and the Rhode Island Foundation are supporting grants this year.
The program plans to support up to 100 PhD nursing candidates over its first two years.
In its landmark future of nursing report, the Institute of Medicine recommended that the country double the number of nurses with doctorates in order to support more nurse leaders, promote nurse-led science and discovery, and address the nurse faculty shortage. Right now, fewer than 30,000 nurses in the United States have doctoral degrees in nursing or a related field.
The Impact of Seasonal Birth-Rate Fluctuations on Measles, Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Audrey Dorélien, PhD, is a 2012-2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health & Society Scholar studying demography, infectious diseases, and maternal and child health.
Reoccurring outbreaks of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases are a major killer of children, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2012, more than 226,000 cases of measles were reported worldwide, with a little less than half of those in Africa.[1] For the World Health Organization to meet its global measles eradication goal and implement more effective supplemental vaccination programs, public health officials will need a better understanding of the mechanism driving seasonal and episodic outbreaks.
Infectious disease ecologists have demonstrated the importance of human demography, and in particular the influence of the birth rate on the dynamics of acute childhood immunizing (ACI) diseases. For instance in London, in the few years prior to 1950, the city experienced annual measles epidemics, but the dynamics changed to biennial epidemics as a result of a decline in the birth rate between 1950 and 1968.[2] How can the birth rate influence disease outbreaks? An outbreak can only occur when the fraction of the susceptible population exceeds a critical threshold. In the case of ACI disease, the majority of the susceptible population are young children; therefore the birth rate influences the rate at which the pool of susceptibles is replenished.
Breakthrough Leaders in Nursing
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action has announced a new program to honor nurse leaders who are making a difference in their communities and to develop their leadership skills. The Campaign will be accepting nominations for its Breakthrough Leaders in Nursing award through August 15th.
Nominees must be licensed registered nurses engaged in a state Action Coalition of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. Nominations can come from any member of a state Action Coalition, the Champion Nursing Coalition, or the Champion Nursing Council.
The ten nurses selected for this honor will receive national recognition and a Leadership Development Program scholarship from the Center for Creative Leadership, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Study Highlights Role for Non-Physicians in Preventing Childhood Blindness
A leading cause of preventable blindness in premature babies can be successfully identified by trained non-physician evaluators working remotely, according to a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology. The number of ophthalmologists who conduct screenings for the condition, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), has declined in the United States, while countries in parts of Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe have long-standing ophthalmologist shortages that contribute to high rates of childhood blindness caused by ROP.
"This study provides validation for a telemedicine approach to ROP screening and could help prevent thousands of kids from going blind," lead investigator Graham E. Quinn, MD, MSCE, said in a news release from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he is a pediatric ophthalmologist.
The study involved retinal images taken by neonatal intensive care unit nurses and transmitted to trained image readers at a central location. Ophthalmologists had also examined the infants, and the image readers identified 90 percent of the infants the ophthalmologists had flagged as needing further evaluation.
"Telemedicine potentially gives every hospital access to excellent ROP screening," said Quinn.


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PBS Digital Studios examines the sight of the famous painter who was half-honeybee. Claude Monet had a very unique eye, and it can teach us a bit about the science of vision.
Ruckus: April 24, 2014 VIDEO
This week, Mike Shanin and the Ruckettes discuss how recent violence in the metro impacts the city's image, the Kansas Board of Regents' social media policy, Rex Sinquefield's influence on Missouri politics and Michael Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety program. Related Articles: Kansas City is living down to its high-crime reputation Kansas regents stick with social media policy for universities Kansas City officials: Missouri investor trying to rekindle business border war Voters, not big-money donors, still have the final say in politics NRA members need to step up on ending gun violence
Latest KCPT Event Meet and Greet photos available for Antiques Roadshow, The Elders and The Mavericks
Thanks to all the KCPT members who joined us at special concerts and events this spring. Find your photos below to download, print and share. Visit KCPT's events calendar for more opportunities to enjoy world class arts and entertainment from the best seats in the house.
The pale white walls and beige cloth desk chair pretty much sum up the decor of the medical director's office at the Shared Care Free Clinic of Jackson County in Independence. Yet just inside the doorway, underneath a seat for visitors, sit two bundles of fluorescently colored socks. The director, Dr. Bridget McCandless, keeps the ankle-highs there because some people come in sockless. For patients like Andrea Squires, 44, of Grandview, McCandless epitomizes the type of care provided at the clinic, which is scheduled to close in July after nearly a decade and a half of caring for uninsured adults…
Are you more of a tycoon or a trendsetter? Do you prefer perfume or profit margins? Take the Mr. Selfridge personality quiz and find out which of the series' beloved characters you're most like. Then share your results with friends and fans! Mr. Selfridge Season 2 airs Sundays, March 30-May 18, 2014 on MASTERPIECE.
Choreographer Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty marks the choreographer's return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete his acclaimed reinterpretations of the composer's trio of masterworks that began in 1992 with Nutcracker! and followed in 1995 with Swan Lake. This timeless fairy tale about a princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years was adapted into a ballet by Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa in 1890. In a highly theatrical production, Bourne takes this date as his starting point, setting the story at the height of the fin de siècle epoch when fairies, vampires and decadent opulence fed the gothic imagination.…

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Set against gentle nature ambience (bubbling water, birdsong, crickets), Oldfield constructs a tapestry of airy winds, cello, harp, guitar and synthesized atmosphere that fills the listener with quietude and aids in the release of tension – truly an embrace of the healing power of music. August 2014 | DailyOm Read More from DailyOm Read More […]
Review of Oldfield's 'Sweet Awakenings'
Sweet Awakenings marks the return of Terry Oldfield solo after several albums in which they served other instrumentalists to accompany his compositions; is the case of his wife Soraya Sorayaswati those years ago, and his brother Mike in the album Journey Into Space . In this new album, Oldfield is based on the sound of […]
Sweet Awakenings
Sweet Awakenings
In Sweet Awakenings, Terry Oldfield brings you to a state of relaxed awareness. The melodies that come out of Terry's flute come from a space of emptiness that creates a timeless landscape where you can let go into a field of healing and relaxation.
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Sweet Awakenings
Terry Oldfield's Sweet Awakenings represents those precious moments when everything falls away and we find ourselves melting into the source of everything which is pure love.
Review of Anando's 'Sleep Deep'
A former personal assistant and student of the revolutionary meditation teacher Osho, Anando grew up in Australia and worked as an actress, dancer, and lawyer before a visit to India and a meeting with Osho awakened her soul and sense of higher purpose. Since then she's traveled the world doing workshops, speaking on the health […]
Review of Oldfield's 'Reiki Healing Energy'
The flute is a versatile instrument that has come to help define the parameters of New Age music with its gentleness, range, and emotional breath. It can cry like a hawk in the desert or sparkle like an animated flourish of color in a tropical forest, alive with delight, even whimsy, while at the same […]
Review of 'Beyond'
Beyond words and imagination, beyond the margins between different faiths, there is a place where compassion and joy and enlightenment meet. On Beyond: Buddhist and Christian Prayers, three strong women gather in that place to unite the devotional hymns of two cultures into a single offering of peace and faith. One of them, Dechen Shak-Dagsay, […]
Review of 'Crystal Chakra Healing'
Punya and Daya from Osho News review the latest release by New Earth Records. On the CD cover we read the names of Waduda, Prasanna & the Mystery. Waduda is the co-founder of New Earth Records who did the research, Prasanna Bishop is the musician and producer of the album, and 'the Mystery' must mean […]
Tibet Shakti
In Al Gromer Khan's Tibet Shakti, the Tibetan singing bowls resonate harmonic overtones creating a vibrational environment that soothes and heals.
Review of Oldfield's 'Dancing through the Chakras'
Flautist and composer Terry Oldfield and his wife, Australian–born Soraya Saraswati, have spent years traveling across the globe, giving workshops that combine music with meditation and holistic healing. Dancing Through the Chakras is a single-track CD, a long, beautiful path to the ecstasy of increased mind-body-spirit awareness through dance and focus on our bodies' seven […]
Mandala: Circle of Chant
As the Vajrayana Buddhist monks create detailed and beautiful mandalas from single grains of sand, this entrancing album is in and of itself a mystical and spiritual mandala created from sound and ancient Sanskrit texts.
Review of Parijat's 'The Healing Path'
Parijat (classical guitar, electric sitar, piano, percussion, keyboards, and synth programming) takes the listener on a supremely relaxing voyage down The Healing Path, another excellent recording from New Earth Records. The artist has become one of the most consistently reliable in the New Age genre for soothing soundscapes ideally suited for massage, spa, and other […]
Tibet Shakti
The Tibetan singing bowls resonate harmonic overtones creating a vibrational environment that soothes and heals.
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Review of Deuter's 'Spiritual Healing'
There's a kind of minimalist, ambient music that never strays far from a simple two-chord structure, even as it coasts over numerous inner land- and seascapes on pillows of floating clouds. It's the kind of music that makes you feel safe and glad to be home, while you watch the rain out the window and […]
Live Performance in Germany, Terry Oldfield
Review of Kamal's 'Zen Mama'
Something about Kamal's music has a universal appeal. Perhaps it's the fact that the globe-trotter was born in Germany and now lives in Australia. Or perhaps it is that not only is he a classically trained guitarist but also equally versed in the world of synthesizers. Both make for an artist who has much experience […]
Crystal Chakra Healing
This album is an experiment of sonic vibrations in action–an alchemical transformation of crystals through light and sounds.
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Review of Parijat's 'Prayer to Love'
Ever since his first album, Offerings, we've been enchanted by the music of Parijat. In Prayer to Love he offers six sublime compositions played on classical guitar, electric sitar, Chinese harp, piano, percussion and keyboards–music he calls "prayerful journeys" inspired by mystical and musical traditions around the globe. Journey to the Center begins this odyssey […]
Review of Chinmaya's 'Land of the Buddhas'
The odyssey that would lead British musician Stephen Dunster to his spiritual name of Chinmaya began during a post-college jaunt through Afghanistan and India, where he studied local music, eventually becoming enamored of the sarod (a kind of cross between sitar and guitar) at a performance by Amjad Ali Khan. Dunster spent the next 13 […]
This CD incorporates a global mixture of instruments, including the Chinese erhu, Japanese shakuhachi flute, East Indian tamboura and Tibetan bowls, as well as shimmering keyboard textures.
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Reiki Hands of Light
Long sonorous tones and an underlying rhythmic pulse create a gently supportive, ambient soundscape. An essential addition to any healing collection.
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An Introduction to the Local Community
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Two months after being charged with his wife's murder, a Waynesboro man is headed to West Virginia. It's the latest update in Thomas Neal Tait's case, dating back more than a decade.
As of late Tuesday afternoon Tait, 62, is no longer behind the bars of the Middle River Regional Jail. Court officials in Greenbrier County West Virginia say he'll make his first court appearance there Wednesday for an arraignment on a first-degree murder charge.
Police from Waynesboro and West Virginia went public in November with the case against Tait. The Waynesboro man is accused of killing his wife in September 2002.
The body of a "Jane Doe" was found in a state forest just west of the state line, but nearly a decade passed before she was identified as 23-year-old Karen Santillan Tait. At the time of the alleged murder, Thomas and Karen Tait and a young child were living a duplex on Fairfax Avenue in Waynesboro. It wasn't until nine years later, during an unrelated investigation, that Waynesboro police learned Karen was missing, and had been for years.
Investigators say Thomas Tait told them that his wife had simply left, presumably to return to her previous home in the Philippines. When a search for her turned up no trace, police entered her as a missing person, and DNA from her family members led to the still-unidentified body in West Virginia.
West Virginia authorities charged Thomas Tait with first-degree murder, and issued a fugitive warrant for his arrest. Tait was not hard to track down. He's been jailed since July on 20 charges of possessing child pornography. Tait pleaded guilty to those felony counts in Waynesboro and was awaiting sentencing when the murder charge came down. The outcome of the child pornography case may have to wait until the more serious charge works its way through the West Virginia courts. The body's discovery puts the court of jurisdiction in Greenbrier County West Virginia.
Investigators have not offered any clues about cause of death or a possible motive.


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Renewed appeal after nightclub assault (From Evesham Journal)
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Renewed appeal after nightclub assault
5:48pm Monday 3rd February 2014 in News
A RENEWED appeal has been made to find an attacker who left a clubber with serious facial injuries.
The 18-year-old victim sustained a shattered cheek bone and eye socket, a broken jaw, missing teeth and extensive bruising following the attack in Play nightclub on Blueschool Street in Hereford between 2am and 2.45am on Sunday, January 12.
He picked up the injuries having been pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the face.
He was thought to have been separated from his friends at the nightclub and went to use the toilets when he was attacked.
A police spokesman said: "This was a vicious, and we believe, unprovoked attack by complete stranger that has caused serious facial injuries.
"We still firmly believe the young man was helped by a number of people following this incident and we are very keen to speak to anyone who believes they may have helped this man on the night in question.
"There is the possibility that people who helped the victim may have seen what happened and could possibly provide a description of the attacker. We would also like to hear from anyone else who witnessed the assault, or any of the events that led up to it.
"We want to stress that this was an extremely nasty incident – not some minor scuffle – which has left a young man with some very serious and extremely painful injuries."
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Space weather
Geomagnetic storm in progress, auroras visible at high latitudes
August 28, 2014
Plasma cloud unleashed by M-class solar flare on August 22 reached our planed early Wednesday, August 27. Wind speeds increased from near 280 km/s to 340 km/s while density remained primarily between 5-10 p/cc (protons per cubic centimeter).Active to minor storm (G
Geomagnetic storm reached G2 levels, amazing auroras photographed from ISS
August 20, 2014
A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) unleashed by solar filament eruption on August 15 started interacting with Earth's magnetic field around 07:00 UTC on August 19 causing, at first, only a minor instability.As the Earth passed through the plasma cloud the effects in
Flight of the Aurora - Time-lapse video by InFocus Imagery
June 26, 2014
On June 5, 2014, a giant filament erupted on the Sun. It released a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) which left the Sun at 1.2 million mph (512 km/s). Although majority of plasma cloud was directed away from Earth we were still hit by a small part, a glancing blow.The i
Geomagnetic storm reaching G2 - Moderate levels in progress
June 08, 2014
Solar filament eruption on June 4th unleashed a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) which partially hit Earth's magnetic field at 16:57 UTC on June 7, 2014. The impact sparked minor geomagnetic storming which increased by the morning of June 8th. Geomagnetic K-index of
Subsiding geomagnetic and solar radiation storms
April 21, 2014
Geomagnetic storm sparked by a combination of CMEs from last couple of days is now subsiding. We might still see uptick today but it will most likely remain below G1 levels.At 10:57 UTC on April 20, a 24 nT geomagnetic sudden impulse (interplanet
Geomagnetic storming in progress, bright auroras formed around the Arctic Circle
April 12, 2014
During the late hours of April 11 the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) tipped south and opened a crack in Earth's magnetosphere. Our planet is now under the influence of coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). CH HSS effects are expected to begin subsiding
Pair of coronal holes, old sunspot regions coming back to Earth side of the Sun
April 10, 2014
A coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS) from a pair of coronal holes straddling the Sun's equator is predicted to become geoeffective beginning around midday on April 12 with an increase in solar wind speed expected along with enhancements in the In
CME impact causes minor increase in geomagnetic activity
March 26, 2014
A geomagnetic sudden impulse, indicating the arrival of the March 23 CME, was observed at the Hartland magnetometer (23 nT) at 20:09 UTC on March 25. The geomagnetic field is expected to be at unsettled to active levels (below G1-Minor) early on March 26 as CME
Glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field expected late on March 25
March 24, 2014
Active region 2014 (S14E20, Dsc/beta-gamma) produced a long duration C5 solar flare on March 23, 2014 at 03:48 UTC. This flare lasted several hours and thus produced energy equivalent to much stronger flares. A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) associated with this event
Near X-class solar flare and geomagnetic storm - M9.3
March 13, 2014
Near X-class solar flare reaching M9.3 erupted from departing Sunspot 1996 on March 12, 2013 at 22:34 UTC. This decaying sunspot is located near eastern limb and generated CME was not geoeffective, however, it produced a R2 (Moderate) Solar Flare Radio Blackout
THEMIS discovers new process that protects Earth from space weather
March 08, 2014
In the giant system that connects Earth to the sun, one key event happens over and over: solar material streams toward Earth and the giant magnetic bubble around Earth, the magnetosphere helps keep it at bay. The parameters, however, change: The particles streaming in
Aurora borealis photographed in Slovenia, rare blue aurora in Norway
March 03, 2014
Aurora borealis is a normal event at high latitudes during geomagnetic storms but when they are seen as low as Slovenia (Zagarjev vrh, N46.03, E14.65) you know the event is rare and stunning for the observers. The following image was captured in Slovenia on
Subsiding geomagnetic storm sparked bright auroras over northern Europe, Greenland and Iceland
February 28, 2014
Coronal mass Ejection brushed Earth's magnetic field causing G2 (Moderate) Geomagnetic Storming late on February 27, 2014. The event was associated with the R3 (Strong) Solar Flare Radio Blackout event caused by February 25th X4.9 solar flare. A
Geomagnetic storming in progress, M3.0 solar flare from western limb
February 20, 2014
As forecasted yesterday Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field around 03:00 UTC today. That's a second CME impact within 24 hours, and another round of auroras. SWPC issued Geomagnetic K-index of 6 (G2 - Moderate) alert at 05:28
Genesis of a Lunar Halo - Time-lapse video by InFocus Imagery
February 20, 2014
This short time-lapse was captured on February 19, 2014. At approximately 02:00 UTC an unexpected CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) impacted our planet's magnetosphere. The aurora display was fairly active peaking at G2 storm levels. A large portion of the display
Unexpected geomagnetic storming underway, reaching G2 (moderate) levels
February 19, 2014
Earth is currently under the influence of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) and G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storming has been observed. According to SWPC, this is likely the result of what was expected to be a near miss from an event originally observed on
Cassini gets a 360-degree view of Saturn's auroras
February 16, 2014
While Hubble Space Telescope, orbiting around Earth, was able to observe the Saturn's northern auroras in ultraviolet wavelengths, Cassini spacecraft, orbiting around Saturn, got complementary close-up views in infrared, visible-light and ultraviolet
Multiple CMEs observed from central region on the Sun
February 12, 2014
Solar activity was at moderate levels in last 24 hours (12:30 UTC). Region 1974 (S13W05, Fsc/beta-gamma-delta) continued to exhibit growth and separation in the intermediate spots, and was responsible for the majority of the flare activity throughout the
Sky Dance - Time-lapse video by InFocus Imagery
February 11, 2014
Found a little bit of Aurora on Februaty 8/9, 2014. There was a very subdued show. Conditions on Friday were blowing snow, -22 deg C with a 15 km/h wind from the north. I thought that was pretty cold until I headed out again on Saturday night when it was crystal clear
Solar activity increased again - M5.2 from central region on the Sun
February 04, 2014
Region 1967 (S13W12, Fkc/beta-gamma-delta) produced three moderate solar flares in last couple of hours. M3.8 was detected at 01:23 UTC, followed by M1.2 at 03:06 UTC and an impulsive M5.2 at 04:00 UTC. This region is almost directly facing our planet,
10 M-class solar flares erupted in last 2 days, all from one big region
January 29, 2014
In last 2 days, since it announced its comeback to Earth view on January 27, Region 1967 (S15E60, Fkc/beta-gamma-delta / formerly known as Region 1944) produced 10 M-class solar flares. Current location of the region is not favorable for Earth directed
Minor geomagnetic storming, first auroras of 2014 - moderate solar activity to continue
January 02, 2014
High speed solar speed is creating brief periods of geomagnetic storming. High latitude skywatchers should be alert for auroras. Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the most of the day. There are 8 active sunspot regions on the Earth side of the
Geomagnetic storming sparked by coronal hole high speed stream in progress
December 08, 2013
Earth is now under the influence of a stronger than expected coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storming has been observed and continued low-level storming is possible over the next 24 hours as Earth remains under the influence of
Auroral Tempest - Time-lapse video by InFocus Imagery
November 20, 2013
This time-lapse was captured on the morning of November 11, 2013. It is suspected that two CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections) on November 8th and 10th from two separate X-class solar flares combined to form one cloud of plasma. The interaction of this energy with
Solar activity at moderate levels today - two M-class solar flares
November 16, 2013
In last 24 hours solar activity was at moderate levels due to two M1 flares at 04:53 UTC and 07:49 UTC from Region 1900. No Earth-directed coronal mass ejections were observed. There are currently 10 numbered sunspot regions on the
Unsettled geomagnetic conditions expected as solar activity picks up
October 29, 2013
From the start of October, Sun erupted 28 M-class and 3 X-class solar flares, sending the material into the space. Solar activity is still raising with major X1.0 flare on October 28, 2013 and four moderate M-class flares. While our geomagnetic field is
Elemental Iceland - stunning timelapse video by Stian Rekdal
October 14, 2013
Norwegian photographer Stian Rekdal drove nearly 5 500 kilometers on his last month's trip to Iceland and took over 40 000 photos on the way. 3 500 of them were used to create this showcase of Iceland's natural beauty. The glacier lagoon
Interplanetary shock wave hit Earth's magnetic field - geomagnetic storm in progress
October 08, 2013
An interplanetary shock wave from yesterday's CME hit Earth's geomagnetic field at 20:23 UTC today. At the time, Boulder station measured magnetic field Bz component deviation of 62 nT. A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm is currently underway. High
Sunday's CME sparked moderate (G2) geomagnetic storming
October 02, 2013
A G2 geomagnetic storm is now in progress following CME impact on Earth's magnetic field early on October 2, 2013. The ACE spacecraft detected a solar wind increase to above 600 km/s and the Bz component (IMF) initially tipped sharply south to -19nT.
Six years of observing the Earth's magnetosphere
September 27, 2013
There is still only a handful of spacecraft to watch for solar and magnetic storms but the number of observatories has been growing over the last six years. Today, these spacecraft have begun to provide the first multipoint measurements to better understand space
High-speed solar wind speed buffeting Earth's magnetic field - G1 geomagnetic storm in progress
August 16, 2013
A high-speed solar wind stream from a geoeffective coronal hole is buffeting Earth's magnetic field and causing geomagnetic storms around the poles. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is rotating between north and south pointing
Solar wind stream buffeting Earth's magnetic field
August 05, 2013
During last 24 hours solar wind stream buffeted Earth's magnetic field causing geomagnetic storms around the poles. Geomagnetic conditions were short lived reaching G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm levels (Kp=5). At those levels weak power
G1 geomagnetic storm in progress (July 15, 2013)
July 15, 2013
A minor geomagnetic storm is currently in progress due to slow-moving CME that erupted on July 9, 2013 and swept past Earth on July 13, 2013. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) tipped sharply south late on July 14,
How epic solar winds make brilliant polar lights
July 13, 2013
Lesson by Michael Molina and animation by Franco Barroeta explains the phenomena known as polar lights. Source: EdTED Featured image: Polar light illustration (Credit: Franco
Incoming CME to spark geomagnetic storming on July 13, 2013
July 12, 2013
We saw increased geomagnetic activity for past two days as Kp index reached K=5, G1 geomagnetic storming level, on July 10. A minor CME hit Earth's magnetic field on July 9, 2013 at approximately 20:30 UTC and peaked during the early hours of
Strong G3 geomagnetic storm in progress (June 29, 2013)
June 29, 2013
As Earth passes through a new coronal hole high speed stream, backed by unidentified CME shock, a prolonged interval of south-pointing magnetism (southward Bz) is having a strong impact on Earth's geomagnetic field. On June 29, 2013 Planetary K-index
Weak CME impact and filament channel eruption on the Sun
June 28, 2013
An interplanetary shock wave hit our planet's geomagnetic field on June 27, 2013 at approximately 14:20 UTC. Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse was registered at 14:40 UTC. The impact was relatively weak and has not caused a geomagnetic storming so far.
Solar wind stream buffers Earth magnetic field
June 23, 2013
Earth is currently inside a solar wind stream flowing in from the massive coronal hole on the Sun's northern hemisphere. Elevated solar wind speed (above 600 km/s) combined with a south tilting Bz component of Interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is responsible
Moderate geomagnetic storm in progress (June 7, 2013)
June 07, 2013
A moderate G2 Geomagnetic Storm (Kp=6) is currently in progress due the arrival of the fast flow from the low-latitude coronal hole at the northern hemisphere. Bz component of Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) has been tipping sharply
Geomagnetic storm still in progress (June 2, 2013)
June 02, 2013
The arrival of an interplanetary shock wave on May 31, 2013 caused geomagnetic storming that reached G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on NOAA/SWPC storm scale during June 1, 2013. The solar wind speed remains elevated above 650 km/s. Currently, geomagnetic


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Wide receiver Peter Warrick caught one touchdown pass and threw for another, and Florida State's defense did not allow Florida to convert a single third down all game as the fifth ranked Seminoles defeated the fourth ranked Gators 23-12 in Tallahassee. The victory extended FSU's home unbeaten streak to 40 games and kept UF coach Steve Spurrier winless at FSU for his coaching career.
Marcus Outzen, who was starting just his second game at quarterback, completed 13 of 22 passes for 167 yards, including the 32 yarder to Warrick that gave FSU a lead they would never give up at 13-12 with 3:29 left in the third quarter. Travis Minor led a potent FSU ground game with 127 yards on 30 carries.
Florida's only points came in the first half on a 50 yard TD bomb, a safety and a 22 yard field goal following the safety.
FSU's defense held UF scoreless in the second half and allowed the Gators just 204 yards of total offense, the lowest output for the Gators in eight years. Quarterback Doug Johnson was just 13 of 36 and threw three interceptions.
Sebastian Janikowski drilled two field goals in the first half to offset Florida's 12 points, giving the Seminoles hope although they trailed 12-6 at halftime.
FSU's first lead came on their first possession of the second half when Outzen's pass deflected off a Florida defender and into the hands of Warrick, who snaked the remaining 32 yards into the endzone.
The Seminoles grabbed momentum for good early in the fourth quarter. Travis Minor's 46 yard touchdown run was called back for holding, but on the next play Warrick took a reverse and threw a 46 yard touchdown strike to Ron Dugans to give the Seminoles a 20-12 lead with 13:30 left to play.
Janikowksi sealed the win with a 41 yard field goal with 4:31 remaining. The win gave the Seminoles an 11-1 regular season record.


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---- — Each time we visit a supermarket, convenience store or pharmacy, we generally face one of American life's most basic decisions: "Paper or plastic?"
Now, some town residents and Manchester Essex Regional School District folks think that Manchester shoppers and business operators should no longer have that choice — that those retail plastic bags with the little handles should be banned from use throughout the town. But before the town's selectmen place this proposal on the Town Meeting warrant to go to voters this April, they should also consider what impact this proposal will have for the town's business community and customers alike.
There is no doubting the best intentions of those pushing for this proposal — which would only affect the types of retail bags described above, not plastic trash bags, not smaller market produce bags. And the measure now making its way toward Town Meeting in Manchester is not doing so in isolation; indeed, state Rep. Lori Ehrlich, D-Marblehead, has filed similar legislation that would ban plastic bags throughout the state in retail establishments with space of 4,000 square feet or more with three locations under the same ownership, in retail pharmacies with at least five locations under the same ownership, or a supermarket with gross sales over $1 million.
In Manchester, the push is coming from students who are part of the Manchester Essex Regional Green Team, and from folks like town resident Gary Gilbert, who petitioned to get the article on the warrant and is set to discuss the issue with the selectmen at their meeting of Feb. 25.
Yet the proposal as currently written already includes a scale of fines — $50 for a store's first offense, $100 on the second and $300 on a third or subsequent offense. Gilbert has also suggested retailers utilize reusable bags, or anything biodegradable, most notably paper. And while that would clearly add an expense to local businesses, Gilbert is suggesting that retailers could sell more multi-use bags and could charge customers a nominal fee of 5 cents for paper bags in order to offset their costs.
Look, cleaning up the environment is everyone's goal, whether through better education on issues such as this, or perhaps promoting deals for customers who do choose paper bags when they go to their favorite stores. But while officials and residents weigh their options, they may also want to think about another basic aspect of all this:
Do we really need town government — or any level of government — telling us we have no longer have a choice of even "paper or plastic?"


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Lynda Carter Offers NYC Concerts April 26-27
By Andrew Gans
Lynda Carter, the singing actress best known for her work on the TV series "Wonder Woman," performs in concert April 26-27 at The Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
The 7:30 PM concerts, entitled From the Heart, also feature Carter's All-Star Band: Blue Lou Marini, Paul Liem and Luis Conte. The new show, according to press notes, includes Carter's "unique (and quite different) take on songs from Adele to Hank Williams, Jr. to Bruce Springsteen to Motown with several original tunes mixed in as well."
Lynda Carter has been singing since she was 14 years old, and was first recognized globally as a singer in the late 1970s when she released her first album, "Portrait," and sang two of its songs in the 1979 "Wonder Woman" episode, "Amazon Hot Wax." In the same year, she sold out the London Palladium within hours of tickets going on sale. She released her second solo album, "At Last," 30 years later, which reached number six in the US Billboard charts, and has recently toured the US playing venues including New York's Feinstein's at Loews Regency and Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. In addition, she has produced and starred in five Emmy Award-winning TV specials.
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USS Wasp - Overview:
- Nation: United States
- Type: Aircraft Carrier
- Shipyard: Fore River Shipyard
- Laid Down: April 1, 1936
- Launched: April 4, 1939
- Commissioned: April 25, 1940
- Fate: Sunk September 15, 1942
USS Wasp - Specifications
- Displacement: 19,423 tons
- Length: 741 ft., 3 in.
- Beam: 109 ft.
- Draft: 20 ft.
- Propulsion: 2 × Parsons steam turbines, 6 × boilers at 565 psi, 2 × shafts
- Speed: 29.5 knots
- Range: 14,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
- Complement: 2,167 men
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USS Wasp - Design & Construction:
In the wake of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the world's leading sea powers were restricted in the size and total tonnage of warships they were permitted to build and deploy. Under the treaty's initial terms, the United States was allotted 135,000 for aircraft carriers. With the construction of USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Enterprise (CV-6), the US Navy found itself with 15,000 tons remaining in its allowance. Rather than permit this to go unused, they ordered a new carrier built that possessed approximately three-quarters the displacement of Enterprise.
Though still a sizable ship, efforts were made to save weight to meet the treaty's restrictions. As a result, the new ship, dubbed USS Wasp (CV-7), lacked much of its larger sibling's armor and torpedo protection. Wasp also incorporated less powerful machinery which reduced the carrier's displacement, but at a cost of around three knots of speed. Laid down at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, MA on April 1, 1936, Wasp was launched three years later on April 4, 1939. The first American carrier to possess a deck edge aircraft elevator, Wasp was commissioned on April 25, 1940, with Captain John W. Reeves in command.
USS Wasp - Prewar Service:
Departing Boston in June, Wasp conducted testing and carrier qualifications through the summer before finishing its last sea trials in September. Assigned to Carrier Division 3, in October 1940, Wasp embarked US Army Air Corps ,P-40 fighters for flight testing. These efforts showed that land-based fighters could fly from a carrier. Through the remainder of the year and into 1941, Wasp largely operated in the Caribbean where it participated in a variety of training exercises. Returning to Norfolk, VA in March, the carrier aided a sinking lumber schooner en route.
While at Norfolk, Wasp was fitted with the new CXAM-1 radar. After a brief return to the Caribbean and service off Rhode Island, the carrier received orders to sail for Bermuda. With World War II raging, Wasp operated from Grassy Bay and conducted neutrality patrols in the western Atlantic Ocean. Returning to Norfolk in July, Wasp embarked US Army Air Forces fighters for delivery to Iceland. Delivering the aircraft on August 6, the carrier remained in the Atlantic conducting flight operations until arriving at Trinidad in early September.
USS Wasp - World War II in the Atlantic:
Though the United States remained technically neutral, the US Navy was directed to destroy German and Italian warships that threatened Allied convoys. Aiding in convoy escort duties through the fall, Wasp was at Grassy Bay when news arrived of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7. With the United States' formal entry into the conflict, Wasp conducted a patrol into the Caribbean before returning to Norfolk for a refit. Departing the yard on January 14, 1942, the carrier accidently collided with USS Stack forcing it to return to Norfolk.
Sailing a week later, Wasp joined Task Force 39 en route to Britain. Arriving at Glasgow, the ship was tasked with ferrying Supermarine Spitfire fighters to the beleaguered island of Malta as part of Operation Calendar. Successfully delivering the aircraft in late April, Wasp carried another load of Spitfires to the island in May during Operation Bowery. For this second mission, it was accompanied by the carrier HMS Eagle. With the loss of USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea in early May, the US Navy decided to transfer Wasp to the Pacific to aid in combating the Japanese.
USS Wasp - World War II in the Pacific:
After a brief refit at Norfolk, Wasp sailed for the Panama Canal on May 31 with Captain Forrest Sherman in command. Pausing at San Diego, the carrier embarked an air group of F4F Wildcat fighters, SBD Dauntless dive bombers, and TBF Avenger torpedo bombers. In the wake of the victory at the Battle of Midway in early June, Allied forces elected to go on the offensive in early August by striking at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. To aid this operation, Wasp sailed with Enterprise and USS Saratoga (CV-3) to provide air support for the invasion forces.
As American troops went ashore on August 7, aircraft from Wasp struck targets around the Solomons including Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo. Attacking the seaplane base at Tanambogo, aviators from Wasp destroyed twenty-two Japanese aircraft. Fighters and bombers from Wasp continued to engage the enemy until late on August 8 when Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher ordered the carriers to withdraw. A controversial decision, it effectively stripped the invasion troops of their air cover. Later that month, Fletcher ordered Wasp south to refuel leading the carrier to miss the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. In the fighting, Enterprise was damaged leaving Wasp and USS Hornet (CV-8) as the US Navy's only operational carriers in the Pacific.
USS Wasp - Sinking
Mid-September found Wasp sailing with Hornet and the battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55) to provide an escort for transports carrying the 7th Marine Regiment to Guadalcanal. At 2:44 PM on September 15, Wasp was conducting flight operations when six torpedoes were spotted in the water. Fired by the Japanese submarine I-19, three struck Wasp despite the carrier turning hard to starboard. Lacking sufficient torpedo protection, the carrier took severe damage as all struck fuel tanks and ammunition supplies. Of the other three torpedoes, one hit the destroyer USS O'Brien while another struck North Carolina.
Aboard Wasp, the crew desperately attempted to control the spreading fires but damage to the ship's water mains prevented them from having success. Additional explosions occurred twenty-four minutes after the attack making the situation worse. Seeing no alternative, Sherman ordered Wasp abandoned at 3:20 PM. The survivors were taken off by nearby destroyers and cruisers. In the course of the attack and attempts to fight the fires, 193 men were killed. A burning hulk, Wasp was finished off by torpedoes from the destroyer USS Lansdowne and sunk by the bow at 9:00 PM.


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On Monday night, there were two collisions between cars and deer within hours in the city of Savage, Minn. With the most dangerous time of year fast approaching, FOX 9 News found some tips for drivers.
Minnesota ranks in the top 10 when it comes to deer-car collisions per year with a one in 80 chance for a deer encounter. Furthermore, October and November are the months that bring the highest risk.
Carissa Wetch often works late shifts as a server, and that means she drives home in the dark. That's not an ideal time to be on the road, especially this time of year.
"I wasn't texting or changing the radio station," she told FOX 9 News. "I was paying attention and they just came out of nowhere."
The "they" she is talking about were deer -- five of them in the middle of Highway 13 in Savage. In a split-second, Wetch needed to make a life-saving choice.
"It was go over the median, hit the other car or go for the deer," she recalled. "I went for the deer and my car took it."
Wetch told FOX 9 News she was surprised the animal didn't crash through into the car, saying it "bounced off the front" of her car before it "landed in" the windshield. In the end, she was fine -- but her car was totaled.
Just a few hours earlier, another collision occurred in a residential part of Savage. In that crash,the driver hit the deer, which flew up and landed in the back of a 17-year-old's truck.
"About 20 percent of our accidents are deer-related -- if you can believe that, especially in October and November," said Troy Thompson, with Pinnacle Insurance of Minnesota.
Thompson said most motorists know not to swerve when they see a deer -- unless, of course, they're on a motorcycle. In that case, they should hit the brakes and try to avoid the animal.
"I know Bambi is cute, but when you swerve into a semi, it's a lot worse situation than just hitting a deer," he said.
What many drivers don't know is that if they do collide with a deer, they should pull over and call police immediately.
"The deer could be on the road, which could cause [additional] accidents," Thompson explained. "It's always nice to have a paper trail and proof of the accident for your insurance company."
As for insurance, not everyone is covered when it comes to hitting a deer.
"Things like hail, flood and hitting an animal is covered under comprehensive," Thompson said.
When it comes to whether or not insurance rates will rise after reporting a collision, it depends on the company and how many crashes a driver has been involved in.
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Paris is an incredibly exciting place to live in and make films. It is the birthplace of the movies, and the city that still loves them the most. A century after the first experiments with motion pictures took place there, and almost 50 years since the French New Wave changed the way we look at movies, our students continue the tradition of capturing this city and the stories it generates on film. We have found that New York Film Academy students thrive in Paris, and for many it becomes a second home. The Academy will conduct its Four and Six-Week Filmmaking, Digital Filmmaking and Acting Workshops at the French National Film School of France (La Fémis), one of world's most elite film institutes.
In our filmmaking workshops, each student writes, directs, shoots and his or her own short 16mm films and edits them digitally. By looking at the communities of Paris in dramatic and visual terms, students come to their own understanding of the world's most popular city.
La Fémis is located in the historic Pathé Studios in the 18th arrondisement (district). It provides us with spacious classrooms, meeting spaces, shooting space, state of the art screening rooms, and most important, a student lounge with an excellent café au lait machine. La Fémis is in Montmartre, which has always been the neighborhood of choice for young artists and actors. It is within walking distance of Sacre Coeur, the glorious cathedral with a hilltop view of all of Paris. Superior fruit markets, bakeries, and brasseries and restaurants abound in the neighborhood. Students may choose to live at the Citadines Paris Montmartre which offers comfortable furnished apartments with kitchens, cable, internet, and maid service. The other great neighborhoods, museums, and sites of Paris are easily accessible from Montmartre.
EnrollmentThe New York Film Academy has an open enrollment. Serious students from all backgrounds are welcome to apply. No previous experience is required. However, all New York Film Academy Workshops are extremely intensive. Students who enroll should be prepared to live and breathe their work during these workshops. Given the nature of filmmaking and the necessity of working in crews, students must be willing to devote themselves not only to their own projects, but to their classmates' projects as well. As space is limited, we recommend early application to guarantee a place in the workshop of your choice.
LanguageAll courses are taught in English. However, interested students should take the opportunity to work on their conversational French during the program. This will enrich their understanding and enjoyment of France.
Daily ScheduleEvery workshop is full-time, with classes or shooting organized nearly every day of the week. The schedules are rigorous; however, students will have the opportunity to explore Paris.
Extra-Curricular ActivitiesStudents should take time to explore the historical sights, great boulevards and romantic neighborhoods of Paris. They will enjoy exploring the galleries and shops of Place des Vosges in the Marais district, or taking the metro out to the Mésnil-Montant district; both neighborhoods shelter burgeoning communities of artists. Students should also stroll through the boutiques of the Left Bank or go shopping at the world-famous flea markets.
Historic sites are scattered throughout the city's arrondisements, from the Louvre and Notre Dame, to Sainte Chapelle on the Ile de la Cité on the Seine. For the film lover, Paris has more cinemas than any city in the world. Screenings of an incredibly wide range of work are shown throughout the city, where classic silent films play alongside avant-garde and contemporary work.
To relax, students can gather at Café Les Deux Magots where Hemingway, Cocteau, Sartre and Picasso had café au lait and croissants.
EquipmentStudents in the Filmmaking Workshops shoot 16mm film on Arriflex-S cameras and portable Lowel lighting packages for every shoot. Students in the Digital Filmmaking Workshops shoot on digital video. Six-week students may shoot on film and digital video. All students edit digitally using digital editing software. The equipment our Film Academy students use is comparable to that of the leading degree programs in the United States.
InstructorsIn all our locales, our eclectic faculty is comprised of experienced instructors and professional filmmakers who have Master of Fine Arts degrees from the most prestigious film programs in the United States. These include New York University, Columbia University, the University of Southern California, and UCLA.
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NEW ORLEANS — No Anthony Davis. No Austin Rivers. No Eric Gordon.
The end result?
A franchise low for points in a game.
The Hornets couldn't find a legitimate offensive option Wednesday and, because of it, lost to Philadelphia 77-62.
"I've told our guys since we've been here that there's one way that we play and there's one way that we're going to be successful, especially when we have guys out," Hornets coach Monty Williams said. "We have to play with more force. I didn't see that tonight. Then, you have 24 turnovers."
New Orleans' previous all-time franchise low was 63 points, set in a playoff loss against Denver in 2009. The Hornets twice scored just 65 points in a regular game.
Everything that had gone right in the previous two games, both wins, went wrong against the 76ers (2-2). New Orleans (2-2) turned the ball over 24 times while making only 23 shots. New Orleans shot just 33.3 percent for the night.
"That's rough," Hornets forward Jason Smith said. "That's rough. On our point we can't do that as a team. We can't play like that. We have to play as efficient as possible. 24 turnovers on our part is just almost giving away the game."
Five 76ers scored in double figures, led by Jrue Holiday and Evan Turners' 14 points. Holliday added 12 assists.
Only Al-Farouq Aminu scored in double figures for the Hornets, recording just 10 points on 3 of 10 shooting. He added a career-high 16 rebounds – little solace when the team was historically bad.
"They slowed the game down," said Smith, who finished with eight points and five blocked shots off the bench. "They ran their sets. Shots weren't falling for them just like they weren't falling for us. But they changed it around in the second half and they were more aggressive than us."
In spite of hitting just 14 of 37 shots in the first half, including 1 of 8 from 3-point range, the Hornets went into the break up 37-36. They did so by forcing 14 Philadelphia turnovers and not allowing the 76ers to get to the free-throw line.
But the opening third of the fourth quarter changed everything.
New Orleans started the second half by turning the ball over five times and going 0-for-3 from the floor. While Philadelphia was only 4 of 10 in that same four-minute stretch, the 10-0 run was enough to put the Hornets away.
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There are numbers, numbers, and more numbers flying around Harrisburg in the push to privatize liquor.
Four-thousand state store workers, billions in sales, millions in taxes; just to enumerate a few.
But one important number is $90 million. Over the past five years, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board averaged $90 million in profit after expenses and transfers.
Pennsylvania is in the booze business and business has been good. It turned $103 million in profit last year.
That's the number many lawmakers will focus on when trying to decide whether to sell off the state stores, as House Republicans are proposing. So what's the selling price of an asset that brings in $90 million a year?
Senate hearings this week estimated the House plan would generate $550 million in licensing fees.
"That's a bad deal," said Senator Chuck McIlhinney (R-Bucks/Montgomery), the chairman of the Law and Justice Committee.
That's a bold statement from the Republican who's currently crafting the Senate's privatization plan. He admits he's hesitant to dump a $90 million a year sure thing for $550 million.
"There's gotta be a better way to divest of an asset, without just giving it away over the next few years, for a windfall that could be spent in just a few years," McIlhinney said.
The conservative Commonwealth Foundation strongly supports privatization and strongly disagrees with McIlhinney's assessment.
"The PLCB isn't making money any more than the IRS makes money," said CF's Nathan Benefield. "It collects money from consumers and taxpayers."
Benefield argues that turning liquor sales over to the private sector would more than make up for that $90 million. He says there would be more liquor licenses, more booze sold and more tax dollars generated.
But does the average drinker care where the money ends up? Poll numbers suggest that most consumers want the ability to purchase beer and wine at grocery stores. They also want to buy six-packs at beer distributors. Currently, they can only buy beer by the case at distributors.
Make those two changes and much of the complaint about Pennsylvania's system goes away, the theory goes.
McIlhinney agrees with that theory and intimated that he'll craft legislation that will create more outlets and more convenience while keeping Pennsylvania in the state store business. He wouldn't give specifics, but promised a bill within two weeks.
"Selling it outright right now, I don't think is something you're gonna see in the bill," he said.
There is a philosophical argument, and it's frequently made, that state government has no business being in the booze business. It's a valid point.
But for some lawmakers, like McIlhinney, it's completely besides the point.
Arithmetic is more important than philosophy. Does the math work? Is the plan that's on the table add up to a good deal for Pennsylvanians?
Those are questions a lot of lawmakers will be asking themselves in the next few weeks.
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City Council members in Glendale, Ariz. are set to vote on a proposed lease agreement with prospective Phoenix Coyotes owner Greg Jamison thanks to a decision in Maricopa County Court Friday morning that cleared a roadblock from watchdog group Goldwater Institute.
Goldwater had hoped to block the vote on the grounds that the City had not provided proper documentation to the public regarding the sale, a contention the City denied. The Court agreed and after a day of deliberations and public questions, the Council will vote on the proposed $325 million lease agreement Friday afternoon.
The agreement is not a deal for the team, rather an agreement between the City and prospective team owner Greg Jamison to operate the City-owned Jobing.com Arena, home of the Coyotes. According to the Arizona Republic, the 20-year lease agreement will pay Jamison's group $325 million to operate and make improvements on the arena.
It's expected the deal will pass the Council vote. Jamison has a tentative agreement with the NHL to buy the Coyotes, currently owned by the league, once a lease agreement is reached with the City.
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