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A More Comprehensive Art Education Policy
By Keren Veisblatt
The Federal Policy Institute
Teachers College | Columbia University
The "arts", traditionally encompassing the visual arts, literature (language arts, creative writing), the performing arts, graphic design, architecture, and a bevy of other indefinable forms, is an important aspect of human creativity and advancement. The arts not only play an important role in our nation's well-being and foster creativity and innovation, but they also create jobs and prepare our workforce to compete in the global economy.[1] Michael P. Timpane, speaking on behalf of the Aspen Institute Program on Education and Society says, "The 2010's education reforms will be marked by an increasing focus on the need for human capital; the significance of creativity as related to economic performance. In a globalized community, the real edge is in human resources.[2]" Improving access to arts education for all students and strengthening the arts stance within the Federal government and future NCLB authorizations is critical to building tomorrow's creative workforce. As of today, less than 1/5 of all school districts require a music class, less than half of all districts require creative writing, and 3/4 of districts offer the visual arts as an elective-only course[3]. There is not enough access to art education, support for general art education, or agreed upon standards for art education in public schools systems.
On January 25, 2011, President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union speech before the United States Congress where he addressed three areas of concern: federal spending, jobs and education policy. His specifically chosen and planned rhetoric reads, "…Nations like China and India realized that with some changes of their own, they could compete in this new world. And so they started educating their children earlier and longer, with greater emphasis on math and science. They're investing in research and new technologies. Just recently, China became home to the world's largest private solar research facility, and the world's fastest computer.[4]" The President does not mention the arts anywhere in his address to the nation, nor does his administration address the arts in their planned blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Although much of NCLB through ESEA touted the need for a well-rounded and comprehensive education, continually only few subjects are engaged. Federal Education policy in The Elementary and Secondary Education Act as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, most notably focuses funding on Math and English requirements. This funding is based on a series of assessments measuring yearly improvements. In Title 1 of the aforementioned bill, the core subjects are listed as: English, Reading, Mathematics, Foreign Languages, Civics & Government, Economics, Arts, History, and Geography. Although the arts are listed as a core focus, they are delineated eighth on a list of ten items. No Child Left Behind provided the largest federal investment in public education in American history; however this funding is also tied to stringent "Math & English" accountability measures. Title 1 core academic subjects all fight for and share the same monies divvied out by the Federal Government. Title 1 funding also sets a national precedent and educational policy akin to leading by federal example. I believe that by including the arts in the core academic subject matter we are actually doing it a disservice. By including the arts as a core subject matter, in a list of highly researched and "curriculumized" areas, we are forcing ourselves to compete for and justify funding against a "competition of education sorrows". Rather than include support for the arts in federal education acts, I believe that the arts should be left as a state issue. The federal government, constitutionally, does not have authority to determine core subjects for local school districts but, includes the description of such subjects as a proverbial "line in the sky" to guide Department of Education grant makers and applicants in terms of eligibility for funds.
Although there is a compelling national interest in the welfare of students in public schools, the responsibility for kindergarten through 12th grade education rests with the states. States and local districts are the primary source for education dollars and thus should be the primarily targeted concern for arts advocates. State art education funding has fallen significantly since the year 2001, reaching at times a 38 percent decrease. This coincides directly with the reauthorization of NCLB. The United States needs an arts education policy, supported by the Federal Government, not fiscally but, ideologically. By focusing on the need for complementary subjects, wherein mathematics are informed by music, and reading is informed by dramatic literature, the country will truly be supporting a well-rounded education. In order to meet the demand for innovation in the global economic marketplace, we must first begin to teach skills of the imagination, innovation, and creative thought processes in the classroom. The President and his administration must declare the arts central to a balanced education; literacy in the arts is central to an educated citizenry as much as reading, math, and science are considered now.
The arts are not inherently measurable in the same way that objective coursework like the sciences or mathematics may be. We must reframe the debate about the benefits of the arts. Only in a capitalistic society are activities based in the arts suspect unless their monetary value can be shown. The arts cannot be quantitatively measured or empirically demonstrated in the same way that mathematics or readings skills are recorded. According to a survey conducted by Americans for the Arts in 2001, over 75 percent of Americans agree that the arts "are a positive experience in a troubled world, "give you pleasure", and give you an uplift from every day experiences", similarly a report by DiMaggio and Pettit, Sociology Department and Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies at Princeton University, find that close to 90 percent of American parents believe that the arts should be taught in schools and that they are in important part of a well-rounded education[5]. If such overwhelming majorities of American see that the arts as a positive and beneficial experience, why do not school districts? Rather than teaching to accountability standards, and school report cards, we must understand that certain benefits are intrinsic, complex, and incalculable.
The previous federal role in arts education, and art education policy, is simply inadequate. Federal grants, sporadic initiatives, the inclusion of $50 million for employment in the arts in the stimulus package, and continually low sums of money (as compared to discretionary spending), does not a comprehensive federal policy make. At a minimum, no less than nine government agencies currently fund the arts in some capacity: The National Endowment for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Departments of Commerce, Education, State, Agriculture, Defense, and Transportation. As a supporter of all of the arts, I am thankful for the amount of support and funding garnered within the organizations, but in such a bureaucratic, and institutionalized government, there is no cooperation between all of the aforementioned agencies[6]. Rather than combine efforts to support major initiatives, local arts councils, or research, each agency works as a fiefdom within a feudal system. The federal dollars are not functioning in the way intentioned, and art education programs are continually being cut for perceived lack of understanding, necessity, and measurability. To date, there is no central governing art education philosophy or policy. Michael Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington D.C. explains, "As a result, the federal government has been funding arts education in our public schools for decades and we still have not implemented a coherent approach to using the arts to benefit our children.[7]" In NCLB, there is also a section of the reauthorization that deals entirely with Arts Education, Title V, PART D, Subpart 15, Section 5551, this section outlines the purpose of art education, who can receive grants for art education efforts, and how such funds should be used. Such excerpts from the section read, "The funds should be used for…The development of model State arts education assessments based on State academic achievement standards.", "Research on arts education.", "Supporting model projects and programs to integrate arts education into the regular elementary school and secondary school curriculum." This congressional lip service has simply not been enough. Continuing the legislative branches' attention to art education, on June 30, 1999, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) introduced a resolution to designate March as Arts Education Month. The Senate passed the resolution on March 2, 2000. The language mentioned in the resolution strongly supports art education in the classroom and hearkens to the many studies founded by arts advocacy groups and think tanks. Regardless of such open declarations of the benefits of art education at the federal level, the arts are continually undermined when competing for funding against mathematics and the language arts. There has been a major narrowing of curriculum.
There are myriad benefits from all forms of art. The arts have been linked to feelings of motivation, self-fulfillment, and citizenship behaviors; demarcated art forms each purport separate findings: Music - Improves math achievement and proficiency, improves memory, reading and cognitive development; boosts SAT verbal scores and skills for second-language learners, Visual arts – Improves content and organization of writing; promotes sophisticated reading skills and interpretation of text, helps with reasoning about scientific images and reading readiness, Dance- Helps with creative thinking, originality, elaboration and flexibility; improves expressive skills, social tolerance, self-confidence and persistence., Drama – Helps with understanding social relationships, complex issues and emotions; improves concentrated thought and story comprehension.[8] Exposures to the arts have also been linked to equity in socioeconomic status, in special education, and less of a chance of dropping out during K-12. "If they're worried about their test scores and want a way to get them higher, they need to give kids more arts, not less," says Tom Horne, Arizona's state superintendent of public instruction. "There's lots of evidence that kids immersed in the arts do better on their academic tests." Children who regularly participate in a comprehensive arts program are four-times more likely to be elected to class office; four-times more likely to be in a math or science fair, and four-times more likely to win an award for writing, according to research published by Americans for the Arts. The RAND Corporation, in a book entitled Gifts of the Muse, also talks about the long-term effects of a successful art education policy; this indirectly translates into economic benefits for communities whose citizens are highly motivated, talented, and economically aware consumers[9].
The arts experience molds our students into more empathetic, communal, social, and mentally healthy citizens. The arts are innately multicultural and force viewers to contemplate life from pluralistic approaches and contexts. Because of this, the RAND Corporation asserts that daily exposure to the arts lessens bullying behaviors, narrow-mindedness, and fosters tolerance. Curriculum based in the visual arts has also been proven to greatly help at-risk youth in avoiding drug and alcohol use and improving self-respect. Aside from the indirect economic benefits that the aforementioned promises, the arts also provide for a large sector of American jobs. Americans for the Arts President and CEO Bob Lynch writing for the New York Times, pointed out that the arts support 5.7 million jobs in the United States that generate about $30 billion in taxes, nearly $13 billion of which goes to the federal government and continued, "If they're [the federal government] is serious about jobs and they're serious about income, they would invest more in the arts.[10]"
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). This initiative marks the first time in American history wherein states have pooled resources in order to develop consistent, clear, evidence based content in which to base state standards. Forty-three states and two territories have already adopted these common standards. Although the standards only address English Language Arts and Mathematics, I believe that the advent of a "national" state-led education policy is the best way to direct education. Parents, teachers, school administrators, and state politicians should push to form a comprehensive, state-led art education policy to be adopted nationally. We must expand our preconceived notions on education. We can no longer rely on the federal government to direct the paths of learning that effect the citizens of tomorrow. Only 8.3 percent of total education funding in the United States comes from the Federal government[11]. With that in mind, we should only let the Federal government affect 8.3 percent of our curriculum. Judy Wurtzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education states, "Every student should have access to music, art, and exciting social studies."[12] Some standards in the CCSS already include art education highlighted and synthesized within subjects where the arts could be well integrated. By connecting a work of literature to a piece of music or a unit on geometry to the drawings of Dubuffet, students use the art as a codec for understanding. This is a step in the right direction, wherein art education is seen as a supportive and complementary subject.
Art has been labeled a core academic subject since 1994. Yet funding has been decreased. Eric Waldo, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Education, explains, "I've never heard a wealthy family ask 'how does soccer or ballet help with enrichment', it is assumed."[13] The first step to having states and localities implement the arts into their curriculum is to design and agree upon a common set of standards, identifying important skills and lessons to be learned. The arts should also be taught as a complementary form of education, a subject that can help students to understand mathematics, language, and other topics. Usable lesson plans should be included with both the arts being taught as their own worthy subject, and as a companion subject. Partnerships that can advance arts education for every student in a state are especially valuable.
The relationship among a state's arts agency, department of education, and alliances for arts education are particularly important. The arts have many supporters; Arts Education Partnership, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Assembly of State Art Agencies, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, American for the Arts, The Alliance for Arts and Culture, state arts councils, and private funding. The aforementioned entities are too variegated in their approach to improving art education. The organizations should foster communications, share workloads, share research, and expand their funding bases in order to gain the political clout necessary to make far reaching changes. The agencies will have an easier time doing the aforesaid task by creating a national vision based on a common art education curriculum; in music, the performing arts, the visual arts, etc. Forty-seven states have arts-education mandates, forty-eight have arts-education standards, and forty have arts requirements for high school graduation, according to the 2007-08 AEP state policy database[14]. Yet, just as seen on the national level with the implementation of NCLB, a touting of the positives of art education and the actual implementation of standards are two entirely separate things. In short, there is simply not enough money to implement such far reaching standards, not enough qualified art teachers, and not enough of a focus on anything but testable results.
There are many opponents to art education; those who see the arts as a drain on the national budget. According to the U.S. Department of Education, by teacher, by subject, the most expensive things are music and art education in classrooms. In many ways, the innumerable groups advertizing their support for the arts are cutting the marketplace pie, and forcing audiences to compete for funding and human resources. In Congress, conservative House Republicans aim to reduce spending by cutting money given to the arts, including abolishing The National Endowment for the Arts. With the reauthorization of NCLB looming, if the arts are not given a major focus in the new funding, and if they remain stagnant as a "core subject", art education will suffer. Certain districts are doing art education well, New York City's mayor Bloomberg recently moved all museums under the auspices of the state Department of Education, allowing a sharing of the city's numbered cultural resources. In Dallas, with the support of Big Thought and The Wallace Foundation, more than sixty art and cultural institutions partnered with the school district to help fulfill 45 minutes minimum of weekly art education. The districts that are succeeding are forging partnerships that allow for a long-term pooling of resources, not curriculum based on the whims of budget cuts and yearly appropriations.
The National Endowment for the Arts, an independent agency of the United States federal government, offers policy support, research libraries, and funding. The agency should come up with a comprehensive plan to empower State Departments of Education, suggest each have an Art Education Department, and create an internal network of listservs, websites, and resources for arts educators. When local arts agencies, state agencies, and federal agencies partner to support art education there will be equity in funding. Combined organizations will also help with the dissemination of research findings, opportunities, and knowledge. State Department of Education and Arts Councils should also promise to meet yearly in order to form a "State of the Arts" address and plan. These organizations should vie for partnerships with not-for-profit organizations within the state; cultural institutions, zoos, museums, historical societies, etc. By realizing the multitude of low-cost sources and forging partnerships, art education can become a cheaper reality. The organizations should also use group numbers to garner political and corporate support to continue to fund the arts. State Departments of Education and state arts council should also agree on a set of curriculum standards, best practices, skills, and teachings methods which most readily teach the arts.
[1] Americans for the Arts. "Americans for the Arts News." Arts & the State of the Union. Americans for the Arts, 26 Jan. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://www.artsusa.org/news/afta_news/default.asp#item9>.
[2] Timpane, Michael P. "The Federal Policy Institute, Teachers College | Columbia University." Interview. Education and Society Program | The Aspen Institute. 20 Jan. 2011.
[3] Business and School Leaders See the Arts as Key to Preparing Students to Be Creative Workers for the Global Marketplace. Issue brief. Americans for the Arts, 2010. Web. 24 Jan. 2011. <http://www.artsusa.org/pdf/get_involved/advocacy/research/2010/ready_innovate2010.pdf>.
[4] Obama, Barack. President."TRANSCRIPT State of the Union 2011: Obama's Full Address – ABC News."ABCNews.com: State of the Union 2011 Live Coverage, Breaking News, Politics, World News, Good Morning America, Exclusive Interviews – ABC News. 25 Jan. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-of-the-union-2011-full-transcript/story?id=12759395>.
[5] DiMaggio, Paul. 1991. "Decentralization of Arts Funding from the Federal Government to the States." Pp. 216-52 in Public Money and the Muse: Essays on Government Funding for the Arts, edited by Stephen Benedict. New York: Norton
[6] Axelrod…, David, and Michael Kaiser. "Michael Kaiser: Needed: A Federal Arts Policy." Needed: A Federal Arts Policy. Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post, 6 July 2009. Web. 25 Jan. 2011. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kaiser/needed-a-federal-arts-pol_b_226041.html>.
[7] Ibid.
[8] "Publications." Study: Arts Education Has Academic Effect. Arts Education Partnership, 25 Mar. 2009. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/index.htm>.
[9] See Table 1.1, attached in appendix.
[10] "Republicans' Budget Solution? Kill the NEA and Other Arts Funding, Of Course." ARTINFO. 21 Jan. 2011. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/36785/republicans-budget-solution-kill-the-nea-and-other-arts-funding-of-course/>.
[11] U.S. Dept. of Education. "10 Facts About K-12 Education Funding." ED.gov. The U.S. Department of Education, 2007. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html>.
[12] Wurtzel, Judy. "The Federal Policy Institute, Teachers College | Columbia University." Interview. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education 20 Jan. 2011.
[13] Waldo, Eric. "The Federal Policy Institute, Teachers College | Columbia University." Interview. Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education. 20 Jan. 2011.
[14] Smith, Fran. "Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best | Edutopia." K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies That Work | Edutopia. Feb. 2009. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development>
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How the Arts Create Indirect Economic Benefits
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The city is so nice with lots to do and see but sadly stinks like hell because of the geothermal area.
Insider Tip:Mitai-Maori-Village
Rotorua is a beautiful (smelly tho) nice place with lots of hotsrings and vulcanic areas. Go to mountainbiking and visit to the maorivillages.
Insider Tip:The Puia, geysirs are too overpriced.
Rotorua and it's volcanic attractions are really cool. We started our stay with the Kuirau Park, a free park in the centre of the city. Next day we visited Waimangu Volcanic Valley. Beside seeing crazy volcanic activities you can have a nice walk/hike there.
Insider Tip:Rafting on the Kaituna River at Okere Falls. Great!! Down a 7 m waterfall.
Nice little city but not a lot to do. Very quiet so nice if you want to relax. If you're at a loss of what to do I'd recommend the GOvernment Gardens, the Polynesian Spa, looking at the Maori Church and haing a sit by the lake. Other than that most things involve leaving the city but the tourist information site is easy to find and they have plenty of information on what to do outside the city.
The town was decent ... there were some cute shops and restaurants. The hot springs and Polynesian cultural aspects were cool, but since it is near a bunch of hot springs, it smells very strongly of sulfur.
Insider Tip:Go to the Polynesian Spa ... great deal for a private adult pool!
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Eight years of magic, love and laughter with the Huxtable family come to an end.
Cliff invites a host of relatives and friends to celebrate Theo's graduation from NYU.
Clair begs Cliff to just hand over his receipts and let her and the accountant thrash out the tax return.
Latin Jazz stars Mario Bauza and Willie Colon guest-star in this special musical episode.
Sondra and Elvin want to provide for the twins in their will.
Clair hosts a group of Hillman College alumnae who have gathered to plan a testimonial for a much-loved professor.
Preparing for a school project, Olivia seeks out a more reliable source after Cliff tells her a bunch of outrageous stories
Russell arrives with gossip about Vanessa; supposedly, Vanessa and Dabnis have finally set a wedding date.
The moving van is loaded, but Cliff still has his doubts.
Knowing Cliff's penchant for junk food, Clair searches Cliff's favorite hiding places.
Eager for extra cash, Pam fills in for Cliff's regular assistant.
Pam decides tohelp when a group of senior citizens complain of the higher prices and poorer quality at the supermarket chain store.
Even with his job at the community center, making ends meet is still hard for Theo.
`Tis the season to hang Christmas lights and bake Christmas cookies.
Kenny arrives to "console" Rudy with a huge smile on his face
Olivia is upset because Martin is leaving for the Orient.
From their brownstone in Brooklyn , Cliff and Claire Huxtable watched over their family with style, wit and wisdom. They juggled their successful careers in medicine and law while raising five children who constantly test the limits. With humor and insight, which only comes with experience, the couple guides their children through the peaks and pitfalls of everyday life. Opting for reality-based humor instead of slapstick comedy, The Cosby Show provides a warm-hearted look at the complexity of human behavior.
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Bill Cosby also helped write the shows theme song title 'Kiss Me.'
Cliff and Claire have their own prom in the living room.
Cliff, Martin & Elvin bet on who can buy the most romantic present for their wives. Martin gives Denise a time capsule full of heart warming mementos he has been saving.
Cliff invites a former college rival "Tail-Wind Turner" to be on his team at the Penn Relays for charity.
Rudy suits up for her first pee-wee football game.
Denise really wants a new car, but Cliff and her seem to disagree on some minor details.
Claire's exhausted from a rigorous day of working out so Cliff taunts her with guacamole.
Elvin volunteers to give presents to kids at the hospital, quickly becoming Elfin the Elf.
Cliff agrees that it's time for a new generation to wield the carving knife.
It's been a very wet Thanksgiving for Cliff.
The Huxtables sing "Night Time is the Right Time" by Ray Charles for their grandparent's 49th anniversary.
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for joggers, slow runners, run/walkers and newbies
Btw, it took me two months of working with Jasper and Coco almost every day as above to settle them with each other.
I would also try here:http://www.cats.org.uk/cat-care/care-leaflets/essential-guides/ to see if there is anything else that might be useful, DL.
we've always had 2 cats (replace the dead one!) and never had any trouble, they always end up "pals" The current 2 wash each other then end up fighting which is funny
Well hoorah and falderee - I thought this morning, that someone had cancelled Monday and neglected to tell me.
Meant to say well done to the taming of the Shrew sbury gang -surprised that the number of hills ddn't engender more swearing.
Thanking you kindly for the cat advice Coco - you suggested a website fir anything else that might be useful. Sadly it doesn't sell guns.
Onwards and upwards - or in my case leftwards and a rolly chair to the desk
You'd have to teach them how to shoot first, DL. The lack of opposable thumbs might be problematic and then they might end up taking a pot-shot at you.
I think a lot of it depends on personalities and temperaments of the cats. My brother tells me that my cats "have issues", which may be true as they are both rescue cats.
I certainly have issues with Jasper today - he landed on me 3 times in the night with no warning. There's a limit to how much heart failure one person can tolerate in one night
The younger you can introduce them to each other, the better - cats are pretty much fully socialised by 6 months so if they're older than that it's going to be harder. Jasper was 6 months when I got him but Coco was a year so it has always been a bit touchy between them.
But don't give up hope!
I wouldnt trust mine with a gun, he does enough damage with the arsenal he has got alreadyYes, I too was landed on in the middle of the night several times and then when he is comfortable and I have the audacity to move IN MY OWN BED I then get a huge great sigh and then he has to go through the whole process of ablutions again until he is comfortable
love cats
Dear old Hamish does t move very far anymore
DL, I think I was SO well behaved!!
I can't remember if I've entered Stratty or not! I've had to e mail them to see if they have a list!!
What the heck is Nadal up to!!?
Is it bed time yet!?
Meldy it's not YOUR bed, as you very well know! It's HIS bed but he allows you a portion of it for the night-shift...Never underestimate your cat's generosity
How very true that is !!!
Evening all. Back safe and sound and reasonably clean and dry! Managed to get packed up yesterday between "showers" ... that's a euphemism! Had to take stuff to the car as it got too wet to be allowed on the camping field, but it wasn't far. Managed it all while a deep black cloud moved away and rained elsewhere. Then I looked windward (?) and said "that one might rain on us though" and we just got to dive under an awning and order our veggie curries as it came down like stair rods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great music - Proclaimers (you'll have heard of them) Show of Hands and the Oysterband!! Last two are two of my top live bands! Rotten drive there with heavy slow traffic, but empty motorway on the way back. Haven't seen Pippette for ages. She got back from Rome while we were away and left us a note. We crawled into bed in the wee small hours, went to work. She went later and is still there. There is a congratulations card for her so I have my fingers crossed she has got through the first part of her selection process ....
The tiredness is hitting but I have to make some maths work as someone is visiting the class tomorrow (only internal and not really serious - but ...you do want it all to work well!.)
Pippette's note says MiL is thinking of moving back this part of the country ...
Only swore once, Spence - what? starting at the start line and ending at the finish?
I love The Proclaimers!
Yeah, but the Oysterband knock their socks off!
(or you could fill in your own expression from your varied and colourful vocabulary - allegedly ...)
Well done to the Shrewsbury 2.
Beleated Happy Adversity wishes to DragonLady and HWMBT
Any news of FIL from the Noggmeister?
Coco, your advice is reassuring as it matches with what I have already been given regarding introducing a new cat into the house. Alfie is around 18 months (and lived with his sibling for his first 10 months or so), new cat is somewhere around 10 years and has amicably shared space with MILs cat when needed. Mind you, new cat hasn't been delivered yet...
(((DL))) this might be a blessing in disguise.
(((Podds))), the problem (as I see it) is that you need to enter events in order to get any sort of motivation as you don't really enjoy exercise - but you could really do with a break from events and be able to 'exercise' for the fun of it... Maybe look at something different such as orienteering or geocaching?
Glad that you had a good time and didn't get washed away, Pippi.
Slept really badly last night and have felt pretty rough today. Managed to sleep for about 3 hours this arvo though, so that has helped
WAIST well xxx
Ah, pussy talk When does the new girl get delivered, sluggy?
Welcome home Pippi. Sounds like a great weekend. Fingers crossed for Pippette
So DL what is the rock. Is it a change or more of the same?
((((Podds))) hashing?
I'm sure you have plenty of miles in the bank to get a 55 min 10k , m.....eldy
Decided to be proactive n contact club sports terrorist for an assessment on my hip/back before it stops me running. He is on holiday. How very dare he.
Am watching the man with the 10 stone testicles on telly. Actually its rather sad.
Off home shortly I hopeFGO in the morning and then I shall see what I feel like doing for the rest of the day!
Yums, I think that many of these programs show people who have very sad lives. I don't tend to watch them as it feels a bit like a freak show...
Cleo, as we have decided to call her, arrived an hour or so ago and is now ensconced in SB's room. She seems quite happy and is purring nicely. Alfie is in the lounge where he will spend the night, as usual.I'm not sure that either have yet realised there is another cat in the house!
Anyone want a 3rd cat. HC is on thin ice, 4 TIMES I got up with him last night, a claw in my toe at 1am scared the crap out of me, then he started attacking something around the house, I threw him out at 3am and bloody OH let him back in at 5am, when he decided to hide in the quilt cover that was drying over bannister and attacking it. He decided to get on the bed at 5.45am for a sleep.............15minutes before my alarm went off. Little sod
Is DL going to Mars????
well my sparkley new week took a turn for the worst, 2 people leaving, 1 is a vital team member, so I'm right in the shite. Need to mull over options and come up with a plan before everyone else goes off with stress!
Work is right interferring with my WAISTer time!
Did a nice gentle 4.4k with the neighbour, took 36mins of run/walk. Wednesday i'll be doing out for a 7k, (would like a 10k but I only have 50mins in the morning so thats impossible!!!) Thursday a neighbour run again, and the weekend I'm going for it....................the big 14k. That'll be the furthest i've ever run! (stop sniggering!)
Brilliant Snaily!
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It's one of the most closely guarded trade secrets, supposedly only known by a handful of executives.
But a website claims to have uncovered the precise formula to make Coca-Cola.
The exact ingredients of the popular soft drink, invented by a medicinal chemist called John Pemberton in 1886, have always been shrouded in mystery.
The details of the recipe are said to be kept under 24-hour guard in a vault in Atlanta, Georgia
But now Thisamericanlife.org claims to have uncovered a list, in a 1979 newspaper article, showing the ingredients and quantities used to make the drink.
The February 8 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a photo of someone holding open a book showing a recipe which is purported to be an exact replica of Pemberton's.
The U.S. website has also published a similar list by Joe Jacobs, owner of the pharmacy where Coca-Cola was first served.
However, Jacobs's list has extra ingredients such as prune juice and clover.
Coca-Cola contains a number of essential oils and it is the precise way that these are blended together that is responsible for the drink's unique flavour.
This blend makes up the secret ingredient, known as Merchandise 7X, which comprises less than one per cent of the formula.
In 1993, author Mark Pendergrast published an exposé of the cola industry, For God, Country & Coca-Cola, and included what he said was the original formula.
The ingredients and quantities on this list are very similar to those seen in the photo, although the company has always said that Pendergrast's recipe is not the same as the one it uses.
The soft drink, which was first sold in Atlanta in a single pharmacy in 1886, can now be bought in more than 200 countries around the world.
In 2010 Coca-Cola had become the first brand to top £1 billion in annual UK grocery sales.


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Grant Writing Resources
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have provided links to the following websites and hope they are helpful. However, the State Regents cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or content of these sites or guarantee full access to them.
PowerPoint Presentations
Proposal Review Services and Mentoring
Writing Resources
External Evaluators
NOTE: These PowerPoint presentations are available for your use without permission. Feel free to download and use for training and personal use.
Beginning Grant Writing (PPT, 223k)
Budget Preparation for Grant Proposals (PPT, 28k)
Collaboration: Gaining Partners, Support and Commitment for the Grant Project (PPT, 40k)
CRA: Budgeting and Accounting (PDF, 335k)
CRA: Electronic Submission: CRA Exam Body of Knowledge (PDF, 68k)
CRA: Ethics and Professionalism: Financial Conflict of Interest (PDF, 124k)
CRA: Human Subjects (PDF, 625k)
CRA: Proposal Development (PDF, 276k)
Developing the Grant Proposal Idea (PPT, 51k)
Dissemination: Communication, Public Relations, and Propaganda (PPT, 81k)
Ethics in Grant Projects and Research (PPT, 91k)
Evaluation Programs for Grant Projects (PPT, 148k)
The Funding Picture: 2008 (PPT, 859k)
The Funding Picture: 2007 (PPT, 664k)
Getting and Making Money With Grants and Grant Writing (PPT, 171k)
Grant Assistance 2007 (PPT, 541k)
Grant Writing 101: How to Write a Grant Proposal and Like It! (PPT, 120k)
Grant Writing eTraining in Oklahoma (PPT, 3m)
Grant Writing Workshop: Beginning Grant Writing (PPT, 10.2m)
Grantsmanship for Community College (PPT, 841k)
How to Get Started in Research (PPT, 79k)
How to Review and Become a Reviewer (PPT, 83k)
How to Write a Successful Grant Application (PPT, 2.6m)
i2E: Turning Innovation Into Enterprise (PPT, 668k)
Indirect Costs (PPT, 30k)
Myths of Grant Writing (PPT, 315k)
NCURA International Research Fellowship, October 2013 (PPTX, 5.6m)
NSF in Brief (PPT, 269k)
NSF for Community Colleges (PPT, 7m)
OCAST: 2007 Summer Grant Writing Institute (PPT, 5.4m)
OCAST: Building Partnerships (PPT, 553k)
Oklahoma Economic Development Federal and State Initiatives Grant Writing Workshop (PPT, 915k)
Oklahoma Education Information System (OEIS) Web Site and Other Useful Sources of Information (PPT, 849k)
Oklahoma EPSCoR's New Research Infrastructure Improvement Grant (PPT, 872k)
Oklahoma Higher Education Grantsmanship: EPSCoR's Involvement (PPT, 1.5m)
OneNet (PPT, 4.5m)
OSRHE State of Funding 2007 (PPT, 544k)
Preparation (PPT, 415k)
Plain English: Writing User-Friendly Documents (PPT, 104k)
The Power of Undergraduate Research (PPT, 1.3m)
Promoting an Undergraduate Research Culture (PPT, 7.9m)
Search and Select (PPT, 717k)
Time Management for Grant Writing (PPT, 463k)
Title III and Title V Symposium (external link)
UG Internal Controls (PPTX, 178k)
UG Intro: Shreddies (PPTX, 544k)
UG Purchasing Changes (PPTX, 120k)
UG Some Quick Basics (PPTX, 119k)
UG Subpart C: Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (PPTX, 159k)
UG Subpart E: Cost Principles (PPTX, 161k)
Writing More Effective NSF Proposals (PPT, 491k)
Proposal Review Services and Mentoring
Grant Writers Seminars & Workshops LLC., Los Olivas, Calif., Stephen Russell and David Morrison
Oklahoma State University Regents Professors (no fee) (PDF, 25k)
Writing Resources (external links – open in a new window)
- All About Grants (tutorials from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases [NIAID])
- Bar-Ilan University Research Authority (Ramat Gan, Israel), Persuasive Proposal Writing
- Can We Talk? Contacting Grant Program Officers (PDF, 72k)
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Center for Nonprofits
- Columbia University Graduate Class in Grant Writing (syllabus and PowerPoint presentations on grant writing refer to NIH as the basic agency example; also useful for CRA prep)
- Common Grant Application Format by Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
- Common Proposal Form by Associated Grant Makers
- Council on Undergraduate Research Publications: The CUR Quarterly and "How To" Series
- CRA: Deciding if You Have A Subcontract, Vendor or Consultant (PDF, 50k)
- CRA Exam Study Resource List (PDF, 64k)
- CRA Exam Training Agenda, Aug. 5, 2014 (PDF, 102k)
- CRA Legal Requirements (PDF, 21k)
- CRA Math (PDF, 194k)
- CRA Practice Exam (PDF, 171k)
- CRA Practice Exam Answer Sheet (PDF, 176k)
- CRA: Quick Facts About Grant Expenditures and Allowable Costs, OMB Circular A-21 Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (2 CFR 220), Oklahoma State University Agriculture (external PDF)
- CRA Study Aids (PDF, 193k)
- Doctors Without Orders, Highlights of the Sigma XI Postdoc Survey
- Educational Needs Index*
- EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), National Institutes of Health, Institutional Development Award Foundation NIH IDeA
- EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), Oklahoma
- EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- EPSCoR - Writing From the Winner's Circle, A Guide to Preparing Competitive Grant Proposals (This booklet is about writing and submitting competitive grant proposals. It is addressed to colleagues who feel they may benefit from a quick look at the granting process.)
- Faith-Based Innovation Data
- Federal Construction Funding (PDF, 12k)
- Federal Register
- Facts and Factors - Alphabet Soup and Grant Writing Acronyms
- FirstGov, the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
- FirstGov for Nonprofits
- The Foundation Center
- The Foundation Center Cooperating Collections of Oklahoma
- The Foundation Center Proposal Writing Basics in Spanish: Principios de la escritura de propuesta, Proposal Writing Short Course (available in English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) and Proposal Budgeting Basics (available in English and Spanish)
- The Foundation Center Short Course in Proposal Writing (Part 1)**
- The Foundation Center Short Course in Proposal Writing (Part 2)**
- Getting and Managing a Construction Grant
- Glossary and Definitions of Grant Terms
- Government Grants and Foundations: Free Videos
- Grant Planning Form (PDF, 14k)
- Grant Proposal.com (grant writing resource site)
- Grant Proposal Review Form (PDF, 29k)
- Grant Proposal Scoresheet (PDF, 24k)
- The Grantseeker's Checklist (PDF, 155k)
- The Grantsmanship Center Magazine
- Internet Resources for Nonprofits
- Lessons in Evaluation: How Serving on Grant Panels Could Make You a Better Writer
- Library Grants Blog (and community organizations and schools)
- Matching Evaluation to Your Project and Organization - Part 1
- Matching Evaluation to Your Project and Organization - Part 2
- Methods of Evaluation for Grant and Research Projects
- Michigan State University Library***
- National Council of University Research Administrators
- National Grants Management Association
- National Science Foundation Award Search (NSF Search page for NSF funding programs, grant awards, research articles, news releases and NSF publications)
- National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Guide
- National Science Foundation Guide for Proposal Writing
- National Science Foundation Merit Review
- Non-Profit Guides: Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations
- Office for Human Research Protections
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
- Office of Research Integrity
- Oklahoma Department of Homeland Security / U.S. Department of Homeland Security****
- Oklahoma Rural Health Institute (statistical data about health needs and services in Oklahoma)
- PIRS (Project Information Resource System)*****
- Plain Language
- Plain Language: Writing User-Friendly Documents PowerPoint Presentation (PPT, 78k)
- Postdoctoral Appointments: Policies and Practices, Report On A NSF Workshop, November 2004
- Proposal Writing: Internet Resources from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Grants Information Collection (includes tutorials, samples, outlines of grantwriting steps)
- Recommendations for Postdoctoral Policies and Practices (one document, among other resources available from the National Postdoctoral Association)
- Report and Recommendations on the Enhancement of Grantsmanship in Oklahoma Higher Education to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education From the Oklahoma Higher Education Grantsmanship Task Force (PDF, 59k)
- Simpler Words and Phrases List from the Plain Language Web Site
- 2009 SRA Annual Meeting in Seattle - Meeting Presentations
- UG Articles and Case Studies (PDF, 228k)
- UG COGR Guide to the OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements,
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (PDF, 620k)
- UG Cost Principles (PDF, 11k)
- UG Frequently Asked Questions for the Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 CFR 200 (PDF, 704k)
- UG General Audit Findings (PDF, 15k)
- UG Internal Control Audit (PDF, 179k)
- UG Resources (PDF, 151k)
- U.S. Department of Education Press Room (fact sheets, press releases and other resources)
- U.S. Department of Education Tutorial, "What Should I Know About ED Grants?"
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Video Tutorial, "Understanding SAMHSA's Grant Writing Process"
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs: A Tool Kit for Community-and Faith-Based Service Providers
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- University of Maryland Training Materials for Electronic Submission
- University of Texas Medical Branch Research Services Information (good resource for grant writing)
- Web-Based Toolkit for Prospective Department of Labor Applicants (PDF, 24k)
*Made public in early 2006, the index shows a county-by-county breakdown of various education, economic and social factors. Please note that several Oklahoma counties are found to be in the "most critical" need for higher education. Information on this site could help in prioritizing institutional activities and grant writing.
**This course is prepared by The Foundation Center for non-profit organizations. It is well organized and useful for college and university proposal writing, too.
***The Michigan State University Library system has created this collection of 519 listings on all things grant-related.
****The Oklahoma Department of Homeland Security is the single point of contact for all grants submitted to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 74 O.S. Supp. Section 51.1 (E) lists duties of the Oklahoma Homeland Security Director including, "Coordinating the Homeland Security efforts within the State of Oklahoma, including working with the Governor and Legislature, state agencies, and local elected officials and local governments, emergency responder groups, private-sector businesses, educational institutions, volunteer organizations, and the general public. State agencies receiving federal funding for homeland security purposes shall report the amount and intended use of those funds to the Oklahoma Homeland Security Director to ensure efficient use of funds and to avoid duplication of efforts."
*****National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education Programs - Through this system you can access updated information about DUE projects that is provided and maintained by individual principal investigators. A text search of these records will produce a list of NSF DUE-funded projects which match your input.


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Facebook has now racked a grand total of users in excess of 1.2 billion (and counting), but where are you and your friends in this massive crowd?
Freelance designer Natalia Rojas has created The Faces of Facebook. At first glance it looks like a page of multi-coloured static (and it does at second glance, too), but zoom in and it becomes a chronological record of Facebook's 1.2 billion users. And it's pretty damn cool.
Facebookers in the crowd
It could take you the next ten years to find yourself on the page without a little help. Thankfully, you can log in with Facebook Connect and the site will highlight your position and the positions of all of your friends.
Natalia Rojas stresses that the site is just a bit of fun. It isn't breaking any Facebook rules or infringing upon anyone's privacy as it stores no personal data and simply accesses public profile information available to anyone.
Predictably, young Mark Zuckerberg's the very first pixel on the page, but who was your first friend to join Facebook? Who was the last? Where in the list do you sit? And is your position inversely proportional to the magnitude of your geek-hood? Let us know in the comments below.
More after the break...
Submitted by Trud on Mon, 2013-09-30 16:45.
Ditto. Good idea though. However think people will want more security clarification.
Submitted by jamesbneilson on Mon, 2013-09-30 11:21.
Think it is suffering glitches with Facebook authorisation.


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Northpoint has given me the opportunity to learn about myself, get accepted to a university with a scholarship, and know my strengths and weaknesses. Most kids do not get the opportunity to go deep into themselves in order to fully understand themselves and how they can use both their strengths and weaknesses to their advantage. Thanks to Northpoint I have had these opportunities, and also had the chance to grow not only physically, but mentally, socially, and personally.
Now, I can walk into a room full of strangers and not be scared to approach someone. This I account to Crew because of all of the initiatives we do, being forced to get uncomfortably close, or have trust in someone you just met really puts you out of your comfort zone. When this happens over and over, it allows me to just be comfortable with everyone, even that I don't know. -- ERIKA
Throughout my years in high school I have grown more independent. I have also learned to step out of my shell and feel more confident in myself. --CAILIN
Each wilderness orientation has a similar story of rain, challenges and also great accomplishment. Each year I learned something new about the people around me and myself. I learned that I have great strength within me that I can use to support the people around me that need it; I learned that I can offer comic relief when it is needed most; but one of the most important things that I learned about myself is that while I have lots of wonderful things to offer to other people I still need to make sure that I get my own physical and emotional needs met and that I can only do that when I surround myself with people that are capable of offering that.
From the entire experience I learned that perseverance can really pay off and that if Plan A fails Plan B can turn out to be even better than Plan A. --ANDY
High school has definitely changed me for the better. Some teens, when they enter high school, tend to be molded into someone they don't want to be. I think at Northpoint I never once lost myself. I only had room to grow to truly find who I really am. When I came to Northpoint I though I wouldn't like it because I wasn't someone who liked being outdoors. After my first hike I actually liked it. I really didn't know anyone who was hiking with me so I kept to myself. After this trip I started growing out of my bubble. I found myself showing people who I really am instead of letting them think that I'm this quiet girl who wants to be alone.
My attitude towards everything has changed. Instead of thinking "what's the point of this?" I think about " how this is making me a better person" --JACINDA
You would think that school is a place where students sit for seven hours a day in their own bubble and occasionally interact with others on a surface level. That is what I expected, but Northpoint changed that. From being drenched from rain in the middle of the woods in a failing tent to all coming to the realization that this would be our last year together in the deep canyons of the Colorado river, crew has changed me as a person. It has changed me socially, morally and emotionally. --HANS
This school has offered me so many great opportunities that I would not have had if I did not attend Northpoint. It has also opened my eyes to new ideas and a different, and I believe a better, way of learning.
I feel that this school has prepared me the best that I could be for the real world. It has taught me the skills that I will need to be successful in the real world, when I am alone. I came to Northpoint because I did not do well in traditional school while I was in middle school. The choice to come here has only benefited me. The hands on learning, is what is best for me. I strongly believe that I would not be a good student, and I would not know nearly as much as I do now, if I went to a different school. --LINDSEY
My name is Lindsey and I have attended Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy for all four years. It has truly been a life changing experience. When I first came as a freshman I had very low self esteem and I was shy. I came to Northpoint just because my two best friends were going and because it had smaller class sizes which was less intimidating. Northpoint has taught me to open my mind and stand up for what I believe. The teachers have given me information necessary to form an opinion on relevant issues that are happening in our world today. They have taught me to be aware of what is going on because ignorance is never an excuse. I have learned a lot about myself by attending Northpoint. I am a very visual and hands on learner which is exactly why I do well at Northpoint. Sophomore year I was inspired by the Tipping Points expedition and decided to create my own group called Change the World Club. As a group we looked at issues locally, nationally, and globally. We planted trees and painted a mural at a park, we organized fundraising events to raise money for World Children's Relief Fund and Save the Peaks, and we did a lot of community service.
I believe crew has really helped me prepare by helping learn how to build positive relationships in a community. Going to a new place will be exciting but I will always miss Northpoint's community. I plan to visit whenever I come up to Prescott because this school has changed my life for the better.--LINDSEY
At Northpoint I have been able to be the kind of person I want to be, and every step of the way I have been supported in that.
Before going to Northpoint I would have rather died then make a speech in front of strangers. I will always have fears that I'll do something unforgivably embarrassing, but when need be I'm ok with public speaking, which is leaps and bounds beyond where I ever imagined I would be.
Northpoint has always been about teaching us how to go out and be ready for the real world, and the idea of this senior project was a great way of doing that.
Being able to go out and truly do the kind of work that I was good at and interested in showed me a whole different way of being in school. This I think really helped to prepare me more for what I should expect in college. Although college students don't always make their own classes, they have much more freedom on what topics they want to study. When we were in New Orleans we were also able to visit Tulane University and use their libraries for our research, which I'm pretty sure made all of us feel very mature and ready to go out to the world. --MAYA
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Philip C. Cooley
Senior Fellow, Bioinformatics and High-Performance Computing
Philip C. Cooley is a principal scientist with more than 45 years of experience developing computer models for the study of environmental health and disease transmission scenarios. Cooley recently designed and implemented a series of influenza transmission models for the study and management of pandemic flu. His current research includes an assessment of statistical methods for biomarker explorations in the context of genome-wide-analysis studies. He created a database of genes with known genetic inheritance properties that constitutes a "truth set" to support statistical association explorations. Cooley has authored or co-authored numerous reports, professional journal articles, and book chapters, and has reviewed for Science, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and the AIDS and Related Research study section for the National Institutes of Health. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is on the editorial board of Computers and Human Behavior.
MS, Operations Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Post Graduate Diploma of Numerical Analysis and Automatic Computing, University of Sydney, Australia; BS, Mathematics, Northwestern University.
Latest Publications
- Biostatistics
- Data Capture Technologies
- Bioinformatics
- Optimization Methods


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Maria Callas
Alagna, Roberto - Tenor CD£14.99The incomparable Roberto Alagna sings with many of the world's greatest artists in this selection of his finest opera performances.
Alagna, Roberto - Verdi Arias CD£16.99French tenor Roberto Alagna's CD of Verdi arias from Il trovatore, Otello, Aida, Ernani, Macbeth and lots more.
Bartoli, Cecilia - Misson CD£16.99Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the hidden musical treasures of early-Baroque composer Agostino Steffani.
Bartoli, Cecilia - St Petersburg CD£16.99Cecilia Bartoli explores the musical treasures of Tsarist Russia sung in Italian and Russian.
Beczala, Piotr - Heart's Delight CD£14.99Polish Tenor Piotr Beczala sings the songs of Richard Tauber with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Lukasz Borowicz.
Beczala, Piotr - Verdi CD£14.99Verdi arias from Polish tenor Piotr Beczala accompanied by the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lukasz Borowicz.
Bonitatibus, Anna - Semiramide CD£12.99Anna Bonitatibus sings arias and scenes from Porpora to Rossini, including fourteen World Premiere recordings.
Bostridge, Ian - Britten Songs CD£12.99Released in honour of Britten's 100th birthday, this recording features songs by Benjamin Britten accompanied by Antonio Pappano.
Brownlee, Lawrence - This Heart that Flutters CD£12.99Lawrence Brownlee's Rosenblatt Recital, accompanied by Iain Burnside on piano.
Callas, Maria - At Covent Garden 1962 & 1964 CD + DVD£16.99Callas live at the Royal Opera House which includes extracts from Norma, Don Carlo, Tosca and Carmen.
Callas, Maria - Mad Scenes CD£8.99Remastered recording from Maria Callas featuring Mad Scenes from Anna Bolena, Hamlet and Il Pirata.
Callas, Maria - Puccini Arias CD£8.99Callas sings arias from Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, La bohème, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot.


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Quick question:
What is the difference in the longevity of regualr fat grafting versus "pearl fat" being grafted. It seems that the larger size of the pearl fat would do better in areas that require more volume, but does it "take" as well in moving areas?
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Posted by : Anchit Pandey
If you want to save, sync or share your files online, Dropbox is definitely one of the best solutions. Reliability and simplicity have kept it outstanding among its competitors. Dropbox has over 50 million users and ever increasing. The free version can store up to 2GB of data, expandable to 16 GB through premium accounts.
But as the Internet, everything is ten times faster; we are not immune to a crash or a bankruptcy. Here are the 10 best alternatives to Dropbox.
Top 9 Best Alternatives to Dropbox
1. SugarSync
It's definitely one of the best alternatives available in the market. A system exactly like Dropbox, but with 5 GB free (expandable with an affiliate link). SugarSync's file sync, online backup, and file sharing service gives you ease to stay connected. Get free, secure cloud storage for all your files.
2. Box
Box usually offers 5 GB of free disk space, but they have launched a promotion offering 50 GB free to all those who download the application for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Android. I recommend this as the Best Alternatives to Dropbox.
3. iCloud
Latest from Apple that propose 5GB of free storage to backup contacts, calendars, photos, music, books, apps and more in the cloud and access them on all your devices. It will be available in iOS 6.
4. Mimedia
Mimedia offers a bit more space than its competitors. 7 GB will be offered free of charge on site registration. It provides online Storage & online backup. MiMedia provides automatic online backup and sync giving you the best of both worlds.
CX presents you with 10 GB free, the opportunity to choose one or more directories on your PC, share files with friends. A new way to find, share, collaborate and discover files, photos, music, movies and more! This is the best alternatives to dropbox.
6. DropCanvas
This is one of the best free online tool where we can share files with friends and family. It also provides drag and drop feature like Minus. No registration is required, simply post and share! DropCanvas can provide space up to 5GB.
7. Ge.tt
Really, I feel that you have selected online services offering the famous drag and drop features! Besides this option, you can start with 2 GB without registration, but the files are stored as 30 days. Ge.tt lets you share images, documents, videos, and files with one click.
8. Pastelink
Pastelink.me is one of the best website where no signups required, no software installation required. no hassle. You can send files up to 2GB for free. The founders of Pastelink played on simplicity and speed. Free registration allows you to share up to 2GB
9. Droplr
Droplr is a site offering a beautiful interface. Add to that Mac applications, iPhone or Windows, and you have a very good online storage service. A maximum file size limits of 25mb for free accounts. This is really bad but this can be least consider alternatives to Dropbox.
If you know more such services which you think can be potential alternatives to Dropbox then share with us via comments below and we will add them in the above list.
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Rx&D: Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies
Rx&D is the association of leading research-based pharmaceutical companies dedicated to improving the health of Canadians through the discovery and development of new medicines and vaccines. Our community represents the men and women working for more than 50 member companies which invest more than $1 billion in research and development each year to fuel Canada's knowledge-based economy, contributing over $3 billion to the Canadian economy. Guided by our Code of Ethical Practices, our membership is committed to working in partnership with governments, private payers, healthcare professionals and stakeholders in a highly ethical manner.
The following is a listing of Rx&D member companies as of November 26, 2014
General Manager and Vice-President: Helen JordanWeb site: www.amgen.ca
Bayer Inc.2920 Matheson Boulevard EastMississauga, OntarioM9W 1G6Tel: (905) 282-5550Fax: (905) 282-5733
BioContact QuebecP.O. Box 23, Station BQuebec, Quebec G1K 7A1Tel: (418) 694-8778Fax: (418) 694-0614
Conundrum Solutions517 Eagle Harbour RoadWest Vancouver, BC V7W 1P6Tel.: 778-231-2500
Dalton Pharma Services349 Wildcat RoadToronto, Ontario M3J 2S3Tel: (416) 661-2102Fax: (416) 661-2108
Ferring Pharmaceuticals200 Yorkland Boulevard, Suite 500Toronto, Ontario M2J 5C1Tel: (416) 490-0121Fax: (416) 493-1692
Forest Laboratories Canada Inc. 610 Applewood CrescentSuite 302Vaughan, ON L4K 0E3Tel: (289) 695-4700Fax: (905) 660-6306
GLyPharma Thérapeutique Inc.1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 2001Montreal, Quebec H3B 2CRTel: (514) 876-4220Fax: (514) 866-2115
InterMune Canada Inc. 4145 North Service RoadSuite 200Burlington, Ontario L5L 6A3Tel: (905) 315-6840Fax: (905) 315-6841
President & General Manager:Michael CloutierWeb site: www.intermune.com
JSS Medical Research Inc.9400 Henri-Bourassa Blvd. WestSaint-Laurent , Quebec H4S 1N8Tel: (514) 934-6116Fax: (514) 934-9913
Chief Executive Office & Chief Scientific Officer:Dr. John SampalisWeb site: www.jssresearch.com
Les Laboratoires BNK Canada inc.500 Cartier Boulevard WestSuite 205Laval, Quebec H7V 5B7Te: (450) 688-4432Fax: (450) 688-7566
NutraSource Diagnostics Inc.120 Research Lane, Suite 203Guelph, Ontario N1G 0B4Tel: (519) 341-3367Fax: (888) 531-3466
Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc. (OCPI)2250 Alfred-Nobel Blvd. Suite 301Saint-Laurent QC H4S 2C9Tel: (514) 332-3001Fax: (514) 332-3107
President:Mark J. LievonenWeb site: www.sanofipasteur.ca


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Nasturtium Pesto
When I first made nasturtium pesto I thought I'd had a flash of sheer genius and my name would go down in the culinary annals of history. I was wrong of course, a quick Google brings up any number of variations, but I still think mine is the best! Nasturtium leaves and flowers have a lovely warm peppery flavour and make a fabulous addition to Spring, Summer and Autumn salads as well as giving depth to this pesto sauce. Stir it into pasta or cous cous or mix it with a little balsamic vinegar to make a delicious drizzle to pour over risotto, serve with veggie burgers or anything else you fancy!
I grew these beauties from seed last Spring and, thanks to the mild winter, they are still going strong!
I have a recipe up my sleeve for the flowers but, for today, on with the nasturtium pesto!
- 1 cup tightly packed nasturtium leaves
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 1 large garlic clove, peeled and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup vegetarian parmesan (or hard cheese of your choice)
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Wash and dry the nasturtium leaves
- Toast the pine nuts in a small saucepan over a low heat until just browned
- Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a food processor and whizz until smooth
- Spoon into a clean jar
- Keeps in the fridge for about 10 days
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love it! can't beat home made pesto but who'd have thought to use nasturtium – certainly not me!
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This looks delicious, I may have to grow some nasturtiums especially.
You are super genius. Am very impressed. The colour is amazing.


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As a fully accredited Lighting Consultant, specialising in interior design, Obaid is highly trained in the art of lighting design with a keen eye for innovation and creativity.
Whether it's an entire home or business, Obaid can transform any space.
In his own words, "I have a passion for originality. I form ideas for my customers based on their own unique character and personal taste, which means every client has an idea exclusive to them."
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oh **** ya. i was looking for some cheap ass jordans. sweeeeeeet.
Since this sounds like a scam, I deleted the links. The quality thread gets to stay, though... The other one is merged here.
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oh **** ya. i was looking for some cheap ass jordans. sweeeeeeet.
i love this ****. give me more!
hell yeah bro, do you get commission?
I don't **** around. But when I do, I don't **** around.
I had the special edition Jordan's that were teal and purple when he was #9 for team USA.... do they have those anymore?
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I thought AB was like public television, supported by generous donors -- no advertising????????
i'm looking for some WNBA tube sox....help? link?
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Thank you for your thoughtful first post, NikeFri. It was very informative.
I know some of these are discontinued, but can you get me these in a 10.5? My kid's birthday is coming up. If not too much trouble, switch out the laces for black ones, please.
Also, he would like a date with Taylor Swift.
I need another pair of these:
Converse are not on the list, but I could look in my garage for you.
Used to live in those ... and Keds.
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Barefaced Beauties - Celebrities Without Makeup
We can't help but do a double take when Hollywood's hottest celebrities decide to cast aside the cosmetics to flaunt the beauty they're born with. Check out Drew Barrymore, Beyoncé, Jessica Alba and many more all-natural stars as they hit the streets makeup-free.
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Ubuntu – unable to see desktop iconsJanuary 4th, 2010 by Martin
From time to time I was facing strange behaviour of my Ubuntu Gnome desktop. After some action (e.g. drag'n dropping object on desktop while cleaning up mess) all my icons and desktop objects disappeared only background image left. It was not so frequent, but it was definitely not a good experience ;). Finally I found a simple solution to work around it.
Just restart nautilus and my desktop was restored.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Through the Sparks
We've been thrilled to watch Birmingham cultivate a formidable, rejuvenated local music scene over the past decade or so. In April we profiled Wooden Wand for his recent album with a Birmingham collective dubbed the "Briarwood Virgins," of which Through the Sparks frontman Jody Nelson is a member. Through the Sparks has become a Birmingham indie-rock staple, and their latest EP, Alamalibu (Skybucket Records), is a fun, mostly lighthearted listen.
That's not to say they don't show considerable range. Alamalibu is decidedly more along the power-pop vein than previous releases have been, but there are plenty folk-rock elements that Through the Sparks and many of their Birmingham contemporaries are known for. The group's been together for nearly a decade now, and we'll look forward to the next full-length album. Here's to one of the groups keeping The Magic City rockin'.


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The Palestinians missed a rare chance by delaying a vote on the Goldstone report which accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza, a senior Qatari foreign ministry official has said.
Sheikh Khaled bin Jassem al-Thani, the ministry's human rights department head, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the Palestinian representative to the UN Human Rights Council had requested a delay until the next meeting in March.
"We won't be more royal than the king," he said.
"The Palestinian decision was based on their wishes ... and member states could not take unilateral measures contrary to the wishes of the Palestinian Authority (PA)."
"There were many countries that supported [the report and a vote] ... it could have been adopted, but I think that an opportunity was missed and it may not come back."
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, under pressure from the PA's executive council and the central committee of his Fatah party, has launched an investigation into the delay.
But there appears to be no respite for him from the barrage of criticism from Palestinians.
Resignation urged
A senior member of Hamas has demanded that Abbas resign for supporting the postponement of the vote.
Mahmoud al-Zahar told Al Jazeera on Monday that Abbas was guilty of "a very big crime against the Palestinian people" over the PA's support to defer endorsing the report.
"He is encouraging the Israeli military leaders to attack Gaza, to kill Hamas, and to kill people because they voted for Hamas; to postpone a very important report concerning the Israelis committing crimes against human beings," al-Zahar said.
"He should resign and he should seek a fair trial. He is not representing any of the Palestinian people."
The comments came as hundreds of people in the West Bank city of Ramallah protested against the delay in the vote on the report by Richard Goldstone, a former South African judge.
Protesters waved placards at Monday's events, saying the delay "insults the blood of the martyrs and wounds our people".
Protests were also held in Jerusalem, where pro-Palestinian activists demanded an apology from Abbas.
"If the government had anything to do with the decision we want it to resign," Muhammad Jadallah, the head of the Coalition for Jerusalem, said.
Thirty-two Palestinian groups in Europe also called on Abbas to immediately step down from office.
In a statement, the groups said "the step to delay the endorsement was not less dangerous than the atrocities committed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza".
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