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P resident Barack Obama's campaign has taken frequent shots from Republicans for those jaunts to Los Angeles to raise oodles of cash from what GOP leaders have called the "limousine liberal Hollywood elitist crowd."
Dem fund-raisers don't seem to care and now are focusing on some high-profile younger Hollywood stars.
Next up: a June 29 "Gen 44" fund-raising bash for under-40 Obama supporters in L.A., chaired by Jared Leto — backed by a committee that includes Connie Britton, Johnny Galecki, Pete Wentz, Zach Braff, Maria Bello, Darren Aronofsky and David Fincher.
MORNING SHIFT: Commenting on the expected departure of Ann Curry as "Today" co-host, a veteran NBC insider said Thursday, "This isn't personal, it's business," explaining it was NBC's own private research that supported the morning show's honchos' "gut feelings about Ann: She was the weak link in 'Today's' on-air talent."
Recent challenges to the No. 1 morning show by ABC's "Good Morning America" (which snared top ratings for several weeks this spring) convinced "Today" executives that Curry must go.
She never secured the audience affection enjoyed by Meredith Vieira or Katie Couric, and Curry's on-camera persona "strikes too many people as too sweet, often gushy and touchy-feely" during interviews, added the source. While co-host Matt Lauer personally is fond of Curry, sources indicated he told his NBC bosses he wanted a new partner when he inked his recent long-term renewal of his "Today" deal. "They just never quite clicked on-air," said one NBC veteran.
"Many people around here — most who love Ann dearly — agree that she represents the latest example of the 'Peter Principle,' " added the source, referring to her being solid in her previous role as "Today" newsreader but not strong enough to tackle the anchor desk responsibilities.
My primary source also said the change would now come fairly quickly as the long-whispered buzz about Curry "has become red-hot, thanks to the New York Times story" Thursday, outlining her expected departure.
"Right now many people think [third-hour anchor] Savannah Guthrie will get the job, but I wouldn't count out ['Today' newsreader] Natalie Morales," said the source. "Natalie has a lot of friends in high places around here."
† Curry may be already out of her "Today" anchor chair by the time the August issue of Ladies Home Journal hits newsstands July 10. In the cover story, Curry says, "I've been at 'Today' for 15 years and I'd love to make it to 20."
LEGAL EAGLE: Top Chicago attorney Karen Conti has a lot on her plate. Along with her busy practice, Conti now has a regular segment on ex-Chicagoan Don Lemon's CNN show on Saturday evenings, and she's a regular contributor for Nancy Grace on HLN.
† On Saturday, Conti will conduct a Q&A after "The Gacy Play" at the Sideshow Theatre Company's production at the Wit Theater — talking about her representation of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
PLAY BALL: After throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at U.S. Cellular Field Sunday night, Dick Allen — joined by Rich "Goose" Gossage, Roland Hemond and Jay Johnstone — will head to 94 West Steak & Seafood in Orland Park for an autographing session to help raise funds for the proposed Chicago Baseball Museum.


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The stats on this 2 head removal are '84 GTV6 Motor - 1, Me - 0.5. I gave myself a half point for a fairly quick brake booster removal. But the driver's side head is stuck in a big way. I didn't even lay my hands on passenger head yet. Here's my wonderings...
1. I removed 8 head fasteners and exhaust manifold. Is there something that I forgot to remove that is holding this head on the block?
2. I saw a nice slot on front (radiator) side of driver's head for a crowbar. Is there a similar slot for passenger head?
3. I can move driver's side head with crowbar, and it moves a centimeter or so, but the rear of head is stuck real good. Is it possible to warp the head with this prying?
4. I saw the front (radiator) 4 head bolts move with respect to head when I pry with crowbar. But the rear (firewall) 4 head bolts do not move when I pry with crowbar or with wooden pry-bar at rear (firewall) side of head -- see attached photo. There's a white powder around these 4 rear head bolts, so I think this is the main stuck part, but the head gasket might be adding to the stuck-ness. How do I unstuck these bolts and get this head off?
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Cumulative trapezoidal numerical integration
Z = cumtrapz(Y)
Z = cumtrapz(X,Y)
Z = cumtrapz(___,dim)
Z = cumtrapz(Y) computes an approximation of the cumulative integral of Y via the trapezoidal method with unit spacing. To compute the integral with other than unit spacing, multiply Z by the spacing increment. Input Y can be complex.
For vectors, cumtrapz(Y) is a vector containing the cumulative integral of Y.
For matrices, cumtrapz(Y) is a matrix the same size as Y with the cumulative integral over each column.
For multidimensional arrays, cumtrapz(Y) works across the first nonsingleton dimension.
Z = cumtrapz(X,Y) computes the cumulative integral of Y with respect to X using trapezoidal integration. X and Y must be vectors of the same length, or X must be a column vector and Y an array whose first nonsingleton dimension is length(X). cumtrapz operates across this dimension. Inputs X and Y can be complex.
If X is a column vector and Y an array whose first nonsingleton dimension is length(X), cumtrapz(X,Y) operates across this dimension.
Z = cumtrapz(___,dim) integrates across the dimension of Y specified by scalar dim, using any of the input arguments in the previous syntaxes. The length of X must be the same as size(Y,dim).
Y = [0 1 2; 3 4 5]; cumtrapz(Y,1) ans = 0 0 0 1.5000 2.5000 3.5000 cumtrapz(Y,2) ans = 0 0.5000 2.0000 0 3.5000 8.0000
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z = exp(1i*pi*(0:100)/100); ct = cumtrapz(z,1./z); ct(end) ans = 0.0000 + 3.1411i


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Unique Video Resource
We've just launched a unique online resource that enhances the printed textbook: a listing of all the Web links in the book, with embedded thumbnail versions of video links.
Instructors and students may now sample virtually all the video clips from a single Web page:
Television: Critical Methods and Applications is the first media-studies textbook, to my knowledge, to shorten all the book's video links to make them much easier to type into a Web browser. For example, you can browse to an All My Children clip by entering the following into your browser:
And you don't have to struggle through the full URL:
- http://criticalcommons.org/Members/jbutler/clips/allmychildren.mov/view
Instead, that short URL bounces you over to the clip's location. Easy peasy.
The listing of all these shortened links–with embedded video–on a single Web page makes it even simpler for instructors and students to check out Television's video resources.
We hope this will enrich your experience of Television. Please contact us if you find a broken link.
P.S. Thanks go to Lily Wang for helping prepare the embedded video.
Companion Website Launched
Television's companion Website has been launched at:
Please note, this link is different from the one originally advertised and the one printed in the book itself. (Hopefully, this will be corrected in future printings.)
The Television companion website offers a full array of online resources for both students and instructors.
Student Resources
- A Do-it-Yourself Video Editing Exercise allows students to rearrange the order of shots from a TV commercial using video editing software to see how shot order has an impact on the story.
- A Do-it-Yourself Sound Exercise allows students to apply different music clips to a TV commercial to show how sound impacts images.
- Tutorials on capturing stills from video and high-definition video, and a clip-DVDtutorial.
- Glossary of key terms used throughout the book.
- Interactive Flashcards help students to learn key terms.
- Full-color Image Gallery of nearly 300 images in the book.
- Video Links that correspond to the links highlighted in the book.
Instructor Resources
- PowerPoint Presentations provide lecture outlines for each chapter, and include every image in the book.
- Sample Chapters from the Third Edition and Fourth Edition.
- Sample Syllabi help instructors design their course and incorporate the text into their teaching.
- Sample Student Papers, including narrative analyses and critical analyses of popular television shows.
TV:CM&A Development Blog Discontinued
Now that Television: Critical Methods and Applications has been officially released, the development blog will be discontinued and replaced by this author's blog.
However, if you wish to look back at a blow-by-blow account of the development of Television, please browse to:
The Fourth Edition Has Arrived!
Television: Critical Methods and Applications has been called the "best textbook on television available today" (Ellen Seiter, USC). Its main goal is to encourage readers to think critically about TV. Written by Jeremy G. Butler and originally published in 1994, its fourth edition was released in December 2011.
Videography, editing, acting, set design, lighting and sound are analyzed and explained in terms of how they are used to tell stories, present news, and sell products to TV viewers.
This student-friendly text provides critical and historical contexts, discussing how critical methods have been applied to the medium and highlighting the evolution of television style through the decades.
Television is illustrated with hundreds of frame grabs from TV programs. A companion Website, hosted by Routlege, presents color versions of these black-and-white figures and augments them with video clips, sample student papers, syllabi, and other material. It is available at:
Highlights of the fourth edition include:
- New chapter and part organization to reflect the current approach to teaching television—with greatly expanded methods and theories chapters.
- An entirely new chapter on modes of production and their impact on what you see on the screen.
- Discussions integrated throughout on the latest developments in television's on-going convergence with other media, such as material on transmedia storytelling and YouTube's impact on video distribution.
- Over three hundred printed illustrations, including new and better quality frame grabs of recent television shows and commercials.
- A companion website featuring color frame grabs, a glossary, flash cards, and editing and sound exercises for students, as well as PowerPoint presentations, sample syllabi and other materials for instructors. Links to online videos that support examples in the text are also provided.
With its distinctive approach to examining television, Television is appropriate for courses in television studies, media criticism, and general critical studies.


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Self-Employed Software Distributor Wins $1,000,000 on the New Empire State Millionaire Instant TicketFifty-five-year-old Claude Barcos of Mineola, Nassau County is an occasional Lottery player who was in the right place at the right time. Barcos stopped at a 7-Eleven for his afternoon coffee and used a winning Empire State Millionaire instant ticket to buy his cup o' joe and a four more of the same ticket. The third ticket made him an instant Lottery millionaire. "I called my wife right away and all she could do was cry. They were tears of joy of course," explained the self-employed educational software distributor.
Barcos purchased his $1,000,000 winning Empire State Millionaire ticket at the 7-Eleven on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola on April 1, 2011 and he claimed it that very day. Barcos opted to split the prize with his wife Christina. Each will receive an annual payment of $25,000 ($16,507 net) for 20 years.
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Levittown Grandmother Takes Store's Advice; Buys Three Minute To Win It Scratch Off Tickets, Hits $1,000,000 JackpotOn March 5th, Teresa Meyers, 69, of Levittown, Nassau County was running her weekend errands, which included picking up her husband's weekly Lottery tickets. She had a $15 winning ticket in her pocket and asked the store clerk for three more tickets. The clerk suggested the popular Minute To Win It instant game.
"I brought them home and scratched them Sunday night. I saw the jackpot symbol, but still didn't really believe I was a winner," said the processor for an insurance company. "I brought the ticket into work with me the next morning and showed my boss who knew immediately it was a winner. I took the rest of the day off and claimed it that afternoon."
Meyers purchased her winning ticket at EPB Stationery/Sealed with a Kiss on Hicksville Road in Bethpage. She will receive her $1,000,000 prize as $50,000 a year for the next 20 years. Her annual net check will total $33,015 after required withholdings. "People like me don't win things like this so it's all still setting in," said the grandmother of eight. "I will certainly share it with my family and then decide what I'll do for myself. I enjoy traveling, and Hawaii and Italy have been on my list of places to visit. I'll be crossing them off that list very soon."
Sweet Million Promotion Prompts Massapequa Father of Three to Purchase $1,000,000 Winning TicketThirty-eight-year-old Joseph Zaccaria from Massapequa, Nassau County noticed the Lottery's Buy $5 Get $3 Free promotion for the Sweet Million draw game and decided to give the game a shot. Zaccaria matched all six numbers from the March 14th drawing. After realizing he won, Zaccaria's biggest question was how to break the life changing news to his wife.
"I checked the numbers and when I realized I just won $1,000,000 my head was spinning," said the general contractor and father of three. "My first thought was 'how can I surprise my wife with such wonderful news.' I was trying to come up with a plan to surprise her, but in the end I couldn't keep it to myself. I just went home and blurted it out!" Zaccaria purchased his winning ticket on March 12th at Neelkanth on Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh. He claimed his prize on March 15th. He will receive his $1,000,000 as a one time lump sum payment totaling $660,300 after required tax withholdings.
The winning Sweet Million numbers for March 14, 2011 were 5 – 8 – 13 – 15 – 25 – 30
"I'm still in total shock over this huge win. I have a lot of plans for the money but right now I'll pay off my mortgage and then take the family on a much needed vacation. We already booked the trip to Florida," said Zaccaria.
Coram Man 'Cashes' in on the Lottery's $1,000,000 Cashword Instant TicketJesse Sones, 31, of Coram, Suffolk County plays Lottery scratch offs on his lunch break to help pass the time. His games of choice include the popular Cashword and Bingo instant tickets. On March 22nd, Sones ordinary lunch routine turned extraordinary when the homecare provider hit the top prize on a $1,000,000 Cashword game.
"I like the Cashword tickets because they take a little more time to scratch off. When I scratched my winning ticket I initially thought I won $100," said Sones. "I took it to the store to scan it and a weird message came up. That's when I realized I won $1,000,000. It was quite the shock to say the least."
Sones purchased his winning $1,000,000 Cashword ticket at the Amphora Exxon on Motor Parkway in Brentwood on March 22nd. He claimed it that very next day at the Lottery's Customer Service Center in Garden City. Sones will receive his $1,000,000 as a one time lump sum payment of $660,300 after required withholdings
"This is all still a little overwhelming," explained Sones. "I've been toying with idea of going back to school so the money with help with that. I just started learning how to play guitar so I might upgrade the one I have now."
Twenty-Four-Year-Old Queens Woman Wins Lottery Prize of a LifetimeNavneet Kaur of South Ozone Park, Queens hit the jackpot of a lifetime when she scratched off three 'Life' symbols on the Lottery's popular Win $1,000 a Week for Life instant game. The win guarantees the twenty-four-year old a minimum payout of $1,000,000. "I scratched the three life symbols and then read the instructions on the ticket," said Kaur. "I started jumping up and down and screaming," continued the part-time restaurant worker. "I signed it right away and brought it to the Lottery office the very next day. It's very exciting knowing I'll get $1,000 a week for the rest of my life!"
The jackpot winning ticket was purchased on March 22nd at the Jastic Mart on Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hills. She will receive a minimum of 19 annual payments of $52,000 (net $32,320) each and a 20th payment of $12,000 (net $7,459). Once she has realized her $1,000,000 minimum prize, Kaur will continue to receive an annual net check totaling $32,320 for life.
"The best part about winning on this ticket is it pays for life. I am only twenty four so I plan on winning for many more years," said Kaur. "I don't know exactly how I'll spend the money, but I have the rest of my life to figure that out!"
Minor League Baseball Prospect Plays the Lottery's Sweet Million Game for the First Time and Hits the $1,000,000 JackpotPlaying on the big leagues ahs always been a dream for Joel Torres, originally from the Bronx with family now living in Queens. The 24-year-old minor leaguer can't remember the last time he played the Lottery, but recently, while home visiting his mother in Queens before heading off to Spring Training, something told Torres he was due for a lucky break. That break came on February 24th when the center fielder scored a $1,000,000 win for matching all six numbers drawn in the February 24th Sweet Million drawing.
"I never really play the Lottery but something told me try this game," explained Torres. "I checked the results at the store and I jumped up and down until I was out of breath!" Torres purchased his winning ticket on February 24th at Compare Foods on Linden Boulevard in Elmont. He claimed his prize on February 28th. The $1,000,000 prize on the Sweet Million game is paid as a lump sum. Torres will receive a one-time net check totaling $660,300.
The winning Sweet Million numbers for February 24, 2011 were 03 – 04 – 10 – 14 – 25 – 30
"The first thing I plan to do with the money is buy my mom a new house," said Torres. "The rest of it I'll make sure to spend wisely."
The New York Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing over $3 billion in fiscal year 2010-2011 to help support education in New York State. The Lottery's aid represents over 15 percent of total state education funding to local school districts.
Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district's size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.


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Thanks for all your wonderful care of Freddy Smith and for your excellent communication with us and updates on his condition.You are all angels.
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BROOKLYN, New York – The End Is Near tattoo parlor in South Park Slope could pass for one of the neighborhood's upscale boutiques.
Local artwork covers the light blue walls. Ornate body jewelry fills a glass showcase. A stuffed badger greets visitors. There's just one thing that gives the parlor away – the unmistakable electric hum of a tattoo needle.
"We're not the seedy underground that used to be," said Trischa, the shop's one-named manager, whose fair skin, revealed by a black tank top, is almost completely painted with ink.
As tattoo shops turn chic, ink's allure has spread into the mainstream. Despite the well-known risks of infection, allergies and scarring, an estimated 45 million people in the United States – including 36 percent of adults in their late 20s – have at least one tattoo, according to estimates by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a Harris Interactive Poll.
Although sleazy "scratcher shops" with unskilled artists and dubious safety records are becoming a thing of the past, scientists are growing concerned about what's going into tattooed skin, not just how it got there.
New research has turned up troubling findings about toxic chemicals in tattoo inks, including some phthalates, metals, and hydrocarbons that are carcinogens and endocrine disruptors.
Tattoo ink trouble is nothing new. The inks, which are injected into skin with small needles, have caused allergic rashes, chronic skin reactions, infection and inflammation from sun exposure, said Elizabeth Tanzi, co-director of the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery in Washington, D.C.
Now a new study published in July suggests that phthalates and other chemical ingredients may be responsible for those problems.
More concerning, these newfound chemicals raise unanswered questions about more serious, long-term risks such as skin cancer.
One of the chemicals found in black tattoo inks – benzo(a)pyrene – is a potent carcinogen that causes skin cancer in animal tests. Dermatologists have published reports in medical journals on rare, perhaps coincidental cases where melanomas and other malignant tumors are found in tattoos.
Could these chemicals increase the risk of skin cancer in people with tattoos?
"It's possible and definitely warrants additional investigation by the FDA," Tanzi said.
Recently, the FDA launched new studies to investigate the long-term safety of the inks, including what happens when they break down in the body or interact with light. Research already has shown that tattoo inks can migrate into people's lymph nodes.
For now the long-term health risks – if any – from tattoo inks remain murky.
"The short answer is we don't know if the chemicals in tattoo inks represent a health hazard," said Joseph Braun, an environmental epidemiologist at Harvard University in Boston, Mass., who was is not involved in the new studies.
In July, scientists reported their discovery that the chemical dibutyl phthalate, a common plasticizer, along with other substances, are found in black tattoo inks. In the study of 14 commercially available inks, they found low levels of dibutyl phthalate in all of them.
"The substances found in the inks might be partially responsible for adverse skin reactions to tattoos," wrote the dermatologists from Germany's University of Regensburg.
For phthalates, which can mimic estrogen or disrupt testosterone, exposure of fetuses and infants is the major concern. In infant boys, prenatal exposure to dibutyl phthalate has been linked to feminization of the reproductive tract. In men, phthalate exposure has been linked to sperm defects and altered thyroid hormones.
But phthalates in tattoo inks may not carry the same risk.
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- You can imagine Chivas Guadalajara fans everywhere screaming at the TV during the team's 0-0 away tie against relegation rivals Veracruz on Saturday.
"Just stick the ball in the back of the net!" would be the essence of the cries.
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AngioDynamics Reports Fiscal 2013 First Quarter Financial Results
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- GAAP net loss of $0.02 per share; Adjusted (Non-GAAP) net income of $0.10 per share, a YOY 25% increase
- Integration of Navilyst Medical yielding significant cost savings
- Vortex Medical acquisition to strengthen peripheral vascular portfolio
ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AngioDynamics (Nasdaq:ANGO), a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, today reported financial results for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended August 31, 2012. Financial results include Navilyst Medical in the fiscal 2013 first quarter.
Net sales for the first quarter were $83.4 million, a 53% increase over the $54.4 million reported a year ago. Compared to prior year first quarter pro forma net sales, which include Navilyst Medical and exclude LC Beads sales, total Company net sales decreased 1%; U.S. net sales decreased 4%; international net sales increased 16% (18% on a constant currency basis); Vascular net sales decreased 2%; and Oncology/Surgery net sales increased 15%. Net sales by product line are presented on a pro forma basis in a table at the end of this press release.
The Company reported a first quarter net loss of $721,000, or $0.02 per share, compared to net income of $1.4 million, or $0.05 per share, a year ago. First quarter results include costs relating to the Navilyst Medical acquisition, the subsequent restructuring of the Company and the Quality Call to Action Program. Excluding the aforementioned costs, which are set forth in the attached reconciliation table, adjusted (Non-GAAP) net income was $3.6 million, or $0.10 per share, compared to $2.0 million, or $0.08 per share, a year ago. Diluted average shares outstanding increased to 34.7 million in the first quarter from 25.2 million in the prior year period due to the additional shares issued in conjunction with the Navilyst Medical acquisition.
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A woman from Monterey County was arrested yesterday afternoon after leading police on a high-speed chase, which started in Monterey County and ended in Morro Bay. According to the CHP, a woman wouldn't pay for the gas she had just put in her car. The chase started through Monterey and then south on Highway 1 through Carmel and Big ... Read More »
Montecito Firefighters Establish Fund To Aid Families Of Hot Shot Crew Killed In Arizona
The Montecito Firefighter's Charitable Foundation is establishing a fund to assist the families of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hot Shots. Nineteen died this past weekend fighting a blaze in Arizona. To make a donation: make checks out to the "Montecito Firefighter's Charitable Foundation." The Tax I.D. number is: 204817396. In the "memo" please reference "Nineteen Lost." Submit donations by mail ... Read More »
Police Continue Search For Female Suspect In Nipomo Bank Robbery
On 6-27, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office received a report of a robbery in progress at the Coast Hills Federal Credit Union in Nipomo. A woman entered the bank, demanded money and then left on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. A weapon was mentioned, but none was seen. Witnesses described the suspect as an Hispanic female, ... Read More »
Suspect Sought After Stealing 18-Pack Of Beer From SLO Circle K
On July 1, at approximately 2:20 am, San Luis Obispo Police Officers responded to the Circle K located at 158 Higuera after receiving a 911 call reporting a robbery had just occurred. The investigation revealed that the suspect entered the store and walked directly to the beverage cooler and selected an 18 pack of beer. The suspect then walked ... Read More »
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The family of Supervisor Paul Teixeira has announced the date, time and location of Paul's memorial services. There will be a funeral mass on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church on 298 South Thompson Avenue in Nipomo. Reception to follow at the Alex Madonna Expo Center at approximately 12:30 pm. 100 Madonna Road. The ... Read More »
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The Hunting Art Prize Announces 2013 Jurors
HOUSTON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunting PLC announced today that three respected members of the national arts community will serve as jurors for the 2013 Hunting Art Prize.
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Members of the jury will select the finalists and winner of the $50,000 prize through a two-tiered process that begins in January. The 2013 jurors are:
- Karlota Contreras-Koterbay, Curator at Slocumb Galleries in Johnson City, Tennessee.
- Jeanne Klein, Collector and Advisory Council Member of the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas.
- Margaret Winslow, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington.
The Hunting Art Prize, which is open to artists throughout Texas who are at least 18 years of age, is historically the most generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing.Entries are judged through an evaluation of digital files, where jurors select individuals to move on to the second tier. Those chosen as finalists are asked to submit the original artwork represented by their digital file for consideration in the selection of the winning piece. The 2013 winner will be announced at the Hunting Art Prize gala on May 4 in Houston. At a separate event following the gala, Hunting PLC will present a charitable contribution on behalf of the competition to New Danville, a self-sustaining, master-planned community supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This is the second consecutive year the nonprofit has been selected as the Hunting Art Prize charity. For more information on the prize, visit www.huntingartprize.com. About the 2013 Hunting Art Prize CharityNew Danville is a self-sustaining, master-planned community where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can live, learn, and work with their non-disabled peers. By bringing together like-minded individuals through educational programs and enrichment activities, the charitable organization provides a safe and caring environment that encourages independence and personal growth. For further information, visit http://newdanville.org/. About Hunting PLCHunting PLC is an international oil services company providing support solutions to the world's largest oil and gas concerns. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company, traded on the London Stock Exchange. For further information, visit www.hunting.plc.uk. SOURCE Hunting PLC
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Vt. farmers hit by rains, urged to report damageBy LISA RATHKE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | July 12,2013WILLISTON In his 40 years of dairy farming in Vermont, Don Pouliot has never seen weather like he has this spring and early summer.
His fields of feed corn on the Browns River in Westford and Essex have been under water five or six times this year. Typically, they flood once a season and dry out, but the onslaught of heavy rains has left them in water and wet silt for long periods, killing or rendering much of the crop to feed his cows useless. Pouliot estimates hes lost 75 percent of his crop.
Two years after Tropical Storm Irene flooded crops and carried away farmland, Vermont farmers are getting drenched again with unprecedented rains.
Its affected every single sector of the ag economy: our dairy farmers trying to grow silage, trying to grow hay, grow feed; its affected our berry farmers, our vegetable farmers, our beef and meat farmers. Theres no one whos escaped some damage, said Gov. Peter Shumlin as he and Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross visited a dairy farm in Williston on Thursday.
They urged farmers to document the damage with photographs and records for possible future aid. They also advised reporting damage to federal Farm Services Agency offices there are nine in Vermont that are collecting data on the weathers impact and are expected to seek an emergency disaster declaration after harvest. A declaration could make loans available to farmers.
Farmers who have crop insurance should contact their insurance agent about the damage and those with coverage through the noninsured crop disaster assistance program should report crop losses or potential losses to their local office, the officials said.
Since the end of June, Vermont has had a near-constant barrage of thunderstorms that has caused flash flooding in many communities. The heavy rains have hit all parts of the state.
In the worst case scenario, Lorenzo Whitcomb of Whitcomb Farm in Williston estimates hell lose 25 percent of his corn crop for his dairy cows. Of his 300 acres of corn, about 50 acres were directly affected by high water or rain and 10 acres of that is likely dead.
Whitcomb is now trying to maximize what he has, adding fertilizer to the fields and hoping the crop will be of high nutrient value.
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This testimony discusses our work on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) actions to enforce the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978 (HMSA), as amended, which prohibits the inhumane treatment of livestock in slaughter plants and generally requires that animals be rendered insensible--that is, unable to feel pain--before being slaughtered. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for enforcing HMSA. Concerns about the humane handling and slaughter of livestock have increased in recent years, particularly after possible HMSA violations were revealed at a slaughter plant in California in 2008 and one in Vermont in 2009. This statement summarizes our report being released today that (1) evaluates USDA's efforts to enforce HMSA, (2) identifies the extent to which FSIS tracks recent trends in FSIS inspection resources for enforcing HMSA, and (3) evaluates FSIS's efforts to develop a strategy to guide HMSA enforcement. To perform this work we, among other things, conducted a survey of inspectors-in-charge--those responsible for reporting on humane handling enforcement in the plants--from a random sample of inspectors-in-charge at 257 livestock slaughter plants from May 2009 through July 2009. Our sample allowed us to make estimates about the observations and opinions of all inspectors-in-charge at U.S. slaughter plants. We obtained responses from 235 inspectors-in-charge, for an overall survey response rate of 93 percent. We also examined a sample of FSIS noncompliance reports, suspension data, and district veterinary medical specialist reports in all 15 of FSIS's district offices for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
Our survey of inspectors at slaughter plants and analysis of FSIS data suggest that inspectors have not taken consistent actions to enforce HMSA. In responding to our survey, different inspectors indicated they would take different enforcement actions when faced with a violation of humane handling requirements. In addition, our review of noncompliance reports identified incidents in which inspectors did not suspend plant operations or take regulatory actions when they appeared warranted. The lack of consistency in enforcement may be due in part to the lack of clarity in current FSIS guidance and to inadequate training. Second, FSIS cannot fully identify trends in its inspection funding and staffing for HMSA, in part because it cannot track HMSA inspection funds separately from the inspection funds spent on food safety activities. FSIS also does not have a current workforce planning strategy for allocating limited staff to inspection activities, including HMSA enforcement. Last, while FSIS has strategic, operational, and performance plans for its inspection activities, they do not clearly outline goals, needed resources, time frames, or performance metrics. Nor do these plans provide a comprehensive strategy to guide HMSA enforcement. In our report, we recommend, among other things, that FSIS take actions to strengthen its oversight of humane handling and slaughter methods at federally inspected facilities. In commenting on a draft of the report, USDA did not state whether it agreed or disagreed with our findings or recommendations, but it stated that it plans to use them in improving efforts to enforce HMSA.
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Fighting at Christmas, And Why Your Target Audience Isn't Necessarily Like You
When most advertisers create media campaigns or television commercials, they usually assume the target audience is similar to them. Church, ministry, and nonprofit communicators often do the same. But a recent story in the Wall Street Journal reminded me just how different people are – and why it matters for sharing our message. For instance, we normally think of Christmas as a time of love, sharing gifts, and loving the time spent with family. But recently, the journal reported a survey conducted by British hotel chain TraveLodge: Read the full article »
Christmas Eve Services: Remember About Doing Unto Others…
This is a great short video from CBS Sunday Morning about what happens at far too many Christmas Eve church services:
My Favorite (and most creative) Christmas Short Film This Year
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Hey – it's Christmas! What are you doing reading my blog? Now shut down the computer and get back to your family, friends, or whoever. Read the Nativity story in the gospels. Watch a classic Christmas movie. Spend time with people you love – even if it means your mother in law or crazy uncle Bob. Go. Shut down cyberville and enjoy the real meaning of Christmas.
Jesus Toasters are Here in Time for Christmas!
If you've ever felt sad that you never found the face of Jesus on a piece of toast, then worry no more. Thanks to Jesus Toasters, you can have it happen every day of the year. And if you order now, you might get it in time for Christmas! Read the full article »
Worst Nativity Scenes of All Time
OK – I'm totally stealing this from Mark Oestreicher. This is his list of the worst nativity scenes of all time, and I have to agree. Check it out at Mark's blog. The penguin nativity scenes to the left is great, but the maybe the best award goes to the bacon nativity. Let me know your thoughts: