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Spring 2014
Art and Art History Event Calendar
Life Model Sessions
Every Tuesday Starting February 4
8:30-10:00 PM, Montgomery Hall
45th Annual All Student Show
March 5th, 4:45 PM, Boyden Gallery
Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Sachs
Sarah received her BA in Studio Art from St. Mary's College of Maryland in 2006. In 2008, she received her Masters of Art in Digital Art from Maryland Institute College of Art, and in 2009 she received her Masters of Fine Art in Photography and Digital Imaging, also from Maryland Institute College of Art. Through her fine art work, Sarah explores the dichotomy between human and digital memory, how the two influence one another, and how they are affected by natural and technological elements of decay. She hopes to create a dialogue about the relationships between personal memory, society's collective memory, and collective cultural identity.
Our Graduates / Where are they now?
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Matthew Bachtell (art history, 2000) completed his master's degree in Information and Library Science with a concentration in information management at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is currently the research assistant/webmaster of the Sloane Art Library at UNC, Chapel Hill.
Keith Backhaus (art history, 2004) received his creative writing M.F.A. from Goddard College. He is the founder of Empty City Press, an independent, collaborative creative community in Baltimore, MD.
Michael Bargamian (studio art, 2013) is currently employed by the Howard County Department of Planing and Zoning and works in their print shop. He will also being interning at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden during the course of their new exhibition entitled Damage Control, which runs from October 2013 until February 2014.
Letitia Baylor (studio art, 1999), is currently working and living in Los Angeles. After working as a photographer, she shifted to the entertainment industry, and is now an executive assistant for the vice president of a television production company.
Melissa (Missy) Beck Lemke (art history, 1992) is the cataloguer of Italian Art for the Library Image Collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Mariel Berry (art history, 2005) is a development officer at San Diego State University, where she specializes in arts and culture initiatives.
Elizabeth Botten (art history, 1999) is an Archives Technician at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., where she assists researchers with primary documents and artworks.
Allison Bryan (studio art, 2000) is working as a freelance photographer in Los Angeles, doing headshots, fashion, promotional and interior shots. is working as a makeup artist in the industry and loving it. Her work can be seen at her web site Allibimakeup
Hannah Piper Burns (studio art, 2006) achieved her MFA in 2009 from the San Francisco Art Institute. She currently lives and works in Portland, OR as a freelance art writer, communications director for the Museum of Pocket Art, and a social media and blog coordinator for artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson. Her recent work can be found at www.hannahpiperburns.com.
Diane Burroughs (studio art 1974) completed a Masters degree in Pastoral Theology from Washington Theological Union in Washington DC in 2000, with a thesis entitled Artistic Expression of Spirituality. She currently works full time as staff chaplain for Hospice of Marion County in Ocala FL.
Ken Castelli (studio art, 2006) currently lives and works on Tangier Island, a Chesapeake Bay island off the coast of Virginia. From 2007-2010, he served as the Artist-in-Residence on Tangier Island, VA (through the Tangier History Museum and Interpretive Cultural Center), a program he helped establish. During his first two years as the Artist-in-Residence, Ken helped with design and construction of the museum displays. He also taught art classes and has become involved with the community. His work has been shown at the Carla Massoni Gallery in Chestertown, MD, and he has also been a visiting artist for "Art in the 'Toon Age" at the Delaware Art Museum. See more of his work here.
John Deamond (studio art, 2006) is attending the low residency program at Parsons, The New School For Design in pursuit of his MFA in photography. He is also an instructional assistant in the Department of Visual Arts & Design at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, MD. John recently created a book for Transformer Gallery's "Sketch" exhibition that he plans to publish in a few years. His work can be viewed athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/
Maggie Dimock (art history, 2007) is working toward an M.A. in the History of Decorative Arts at the Corcoran School of Art and Design. She is currently working as an Admissions Supervisor at the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.
Jen Dohne (studio art, 2002) recently completed her MFA in the sculpture program of the School of the Visual Arts in New York. She is living and working in Brooklyn. Jen returned to SMCM in fall, 2005 as artist in residence at the Artist House.
Shonne N. Farrell (studio art, 1994) completed a graphic design certificate in 2000. Since then she's been working as an independent graphic designer, illustrator, and teacher.
Fishel (studio art, 2001) completed an MFA at Maryland Institute College of
Art in 2010. Originally interested in painting, Matthew has expanded his
practice to include animation, video, installation, and digital imaging. He is
a frequent contributor to RedStarKGB, an ongoing collaboration of filmmakers in
Baltimore. His own film, "A Short Film Regarding Possibilities", was
selected by the Maryland Film Festival in 2006. Recent reviews of his work include Rental Wonderland - Visual Art - Baltimore City Paper and Smörgåsbord Reviewed by Baynard Woods at City Paper
See his work at http://www.matthewfishel.com
Remina Greenfield (studio art, 2012) is an Interpretive Guide and Graphic Design Intern at the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. She recently gave a gallery talk on artist Ai Weiwei.
Gina Gwiazdowski (studio art, 2000) is a graphic designer for Booz-Allen Hamilton here in southern Maryland. She handles the formatting and graphics for briefs, slick sheets, and multimedia presentations, and in her spare time walks her puppy.
Alexis Hill (studio art, 2009) is currently working at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, MD as an exhibits information technician with the Center for National Archives Experience located in Washington, DC since January 2010. During late summer and fall 2009, Alexis worked as a visitor service representative at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. She currently lives in Mitchellville, MD.
Amanda Gearey (studio art, 2003) completed a Masters of Architecture at RISD in 2007 and now lives and works in Naples, FL. She is currently in the process of becoming a registered architect and starting her own design firm.
Katie Hammond (art history, 2000) is the director of Library Services at The Perkiomen School, a 6-12 coed boarding and day school in PA. She completed her M.S. in Library and Information Science in 2008.
Corkey (Hay) Desimone (studio art) created and runs the Gentle Giraffe Press, an educational publisher that develops books, websites, and interactive teaching tools for children, parents, and teachers in Bethesda Maryland http://www.gentlegiraffe.com/
Gabriel Hodge (studio art, 1993) is an architect with Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects in Pennsylvania. Since his time at St. Mary's he has worked on a variety of design projects including the St. Mary's College campus master plan, and a new student center for Catholic University in D.C.. He is also pursuing interests in graphic design and is writing and illustrating a children's book. Gabriel lives in Wilkes-Barre with his wife, Lisa (Chaney, SMCM '93) and their two sons, Aidan and Cohen.
Anna Huttel (art history, 2003) lives in Chicago. In 2010, she completed her M.A. in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, , and she now works for the architectural and design consulting firm dbHMS.
Tara Hutton (Studio Art 2011) is currently working at Bowdoin College as the Visual Arts Technician. Before she moved to Maine, Tara worked in various jobs as an art instructor, freelance graphic and web designer, and gallery assistant. She also was the St Mary's College Studio Assistant from 2011 to 2013.
Meredith Johnson (art history, 1999) completed an M.A. in Curatorial Practice at CCAC (California College of Arts and Crafts). She is currently Curator and Director of Consulting at Creative Time in New York City.
Mike Johnson (studio art, 1996) Mike Johnson is an audio-visual technician at University of Baltimore and an adjunct professor at George Washington University in DC, where he has taught classes in video installation and photography. Mike continues to make both electronic and object based art, including assemblage, experimental electronic music, video installation, performance, and photography. Most recently, Mike's sound pieces "You Are Not Alone" were included in The Department of Ecology, Art, and Technology's "Wild Information Network" site-specific installation and his video work was included in the exhibition "Dynamic Field" a group exhibition curated by SMCM alum Jayme McClellan at the Warehouse Arts Complex in DC.
Timothy Johnson (studio art, 1999) is currently in Boston reading, thinking, and making art. He plans to return to New York to pursue work at the Studio School, where he spent the summer of 1999.
Karley Klopfenstein (studio art, 1997)
lives in Brooklyn where she continues to
create sculpture (http://www.karleyklopfenstein.com/) and is the development
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in New York. She returned to SMCM as an artist in residence for the fall 2010 semester and exhibited her work in a two person exhibition at the Boyden Gallery.
Anastasia Krylova (studio art, 2008) has been teaching 5th and 6th Grade Special Ed. at Carmody Hills Elementary in Prince George's County and taking night classes through the Prince George's County Teaching Fellows Program for the last year and a half. She will receive full certification by summer '11 and hopes to keep teaching in a high-need urban school in the New York City area.
Franny Kupersmith (art history minor, 2011) currently works for the Pink Line Project, a new online initiative to boost, promote and connect the DC-area arts community.
Amanda (Lamont) Link (art history/psychology, 2005) completed her master's degree in Clinical Psychology at Towson University in 2007. She is currently a special education teacher in the Preschool Therapeutic Autism Program at The Forbush School (Sheppard-Pratt) in Towson.
Jennifer Lamar (art history, 2010) worked as a Collections Database developer at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA. She is currently pursuing a Master of Education in art education at Kutztown University.
Angelia Lane (Murray) (studio art, 2005) is currently completing an MFA at SUNY New Paltz in painting and drawing. View Angelia's web site
Jacob Lewis (art history, 2002) received his PhD in Art History from Northwestern University in Fall, 2011. He earlier received his MA in Art History from the Williams/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art at Williams College. While completing his degree, Jacob also held fellowship positions in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Department of Photographs and the National Gallery of Canada. He currently lives in Brooklyn where he teaches art history at the Pratt Institute and the College of Staten Island.
Emily Macenko (art history, 2005) worked for several years as Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations in the Development Office of the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. She recently completed the Master of Arts Program in Visual and Critical Studies at the California College of Art in San Francisco and now works in the development office of the Oakland Museum of California.
Erica Maust (art history, 2009) worked as the Art and Art History Department assistant for two years. She is currently pursuing her MS in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.
Katie McAfee (art history, 2011) is presently a graduate student in Art History at Florida State University, where she is focusing her field studies in their interdisciplinary Visual Culture of the Americas program track.
Jayme McClellan (art and english, 2004) is the Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects in Washington, DD. Prior to Civilian, she served as the Director of Development for the District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC). She sits on the executive committee for the D.C. Chapter of ArtTable, a professional women's leadership association in the arts, and the Advisory Council of Artworks Projects and Transformer Gallery in Washington DC. She is also adjunct faculty at the Corcoran College of Art & Design, leading a class on professional practices for emerging artists.
April Morgan (studio art, 2009) completed her Master's of Arts in Teaching through St. Mary's College of Maryland's MAT Program, where she was awarded the Dallas P. Dean Teacher Education Award. She is currently an art teacher at McDonough High School in Charles County, MD.
Ama Mills-Robertson (art history, 2002) completed an M.A. in art history at the University of Denver. She is Coordinator of Programming & Fictions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, CO.
Erika Myers-Bromwell (studio art, 2002) is the Director of the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art in New Harmony, Indiana.
Ya Haddy Njie (studio art, 2009) lives and works in Johnstown, PA where she is a web content and eMarketing specialist for a biotechnology company, ITSI-Biosciences (a site authored by Ya Haddy).
Elizabeth Nittler (studio art and anthropology, 2008) has started her M.A. in Archaeology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Caitie Occhipinti (art history and political science, 2010) is working toward an M.A. in International Affairs at the School of International Service, American University, where she is specializing in US Foreign Policy, Latin American cultural patrimony and transnational art crime.
Julia Oldham (art history, 2001) is a video artist whose performative work combines scientific inquiry with elements of experimental movement and dance. She travels frequently to participate in residency programs around the country, and has shown her work in exhibitions and festivals internationally. Julia received an MFA from the University of Chicago in 2005. Visit her portfolio at www.juliaoldham.com
Koko Olszweski (studio art 2012, MAT 2013) is currently an AmeriCorps National member with Habitat for Humanity in Vancouver, WA where she gets to drive a truck and teach others how to build life-sized, functional sculptures- commonly referred to as houses. Koko graduated from SMCM in 2012 with her degree in Art and Art History with minors in sociology and education and from the MAT in 2013 with her masters in K-12 Art Education.
Kevin Patrick (studio art, 1992) is an adjunct professor of art at Alabama State University. He earned an M.F.A. in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001. In addition to teaching, he is "attempting to create the great American graphic novel."
Kate Pollasch-Thames (art history, 2010) is pursuing a dual M.A. in Modern Art History, Theory and Criticism and Arts Administration and Policy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Katherine Rizzo (studio art and biology, 2002) completed graduate work in the Scientific Illustration program at UC Santa Cruz in 2003. She is currently the Art Director and Managing Editor for The Equiery, a regional equestrian multimedia publication. Katherine also teaches part time and continues to do freelance art/illustration/ photography for various clients such as the Smithsonian's Museum of National History, Trust for Public Land, and Waredaca.
Julia Robey's (studio art, 2000) work has been displayed in numerous Art League juried exhibits and she has done illustration work for Voice of the Hill newspaper and The Parishoner. In June 2002, her family purchased and renovated an old restaurant on H Street, NE turning it into what is now the H Street Playhouse, a full-scale theater. The Playhouse is home to Gallery H, of which Julia is the Director and Curator. The first exhibit in this new space was "Shift," a series of works by fellow St. Mary's Art graduate Julia Oldham. In her spare time, Julia sings and plays keyboards for the jam-band Serious Lee and for a side project, 33 1/3 and she writes a monthly column for Voice of the Hill newspaper. Julia lives just outside of DC in Mt. Rainier, MD.
Tessa Sabol (art history, 2007) completed her M.A. in Museum Studies at George Washington University. During Graduate School she worked as a Collections Specialist at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Department of the Treasury. She is currently Assistant Registrar at the Textile Museum in Washington DC.
Sarah Sachs (studio art, 2006) recently completed her MFA in Photography and Electronic Media from Maryland Institute College of Art and is currently a part time professor of art at MICA and AACC. Visit her website at www.sarahsachs.com.
Laura (Salzman) Rozengota (studio art, 2001) completed a Masters in Art Education at MICA and has taught art in Calvert County Public Schools for the past 10 years.
Kirk Saunders (studio art, 2003) is getting his masters in a program called eco-dwelling at the New College of California in San Franscisco. He is also working with an organization called City Repair doing community organizing and resource localization in the Bay Area and co-developing a prototype disaster relief home for victims of natural devastations. His email is email@example.com
Amy (Sehman) Odem (studio art, 1998) earned a second bachelors in Art Education from Towson University right after St. Mary's. She is currently getting a masters in "Curriculum and Instruction: Integrating the Arts" from Lesley University. She lives in Limerick, Maine and has been an elementary art teacher for two schools in South Portland since 2000. She'd be happy to correspond with St. Mary's students who have questions about becoming an art teacher.
Brittany Sigley (art history, 2011) worked as the gallery assistant at Civilian Art Projects in Washington DC immediately following graduation. She is now a staff member in the National Portrait Gallery's Education Department, where she specializes in developing and leading Youth and Family Programs.
Teresa Slobuski (art history minor and english, 2008) completed an M.L.S. in Library and Information Science at Rutgers University, with a specialization in art information. While in graduate school, she was president of SOURCE, Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere. In fall 2011, she began a tenure-track appointment as Academic Liaison Librarian at the San Jose State University Library.
Kim Thorpe (studio art, 1994) presently lives and works in Washington D.C., where she has exhibited in several important group shows. She went straight from undergraduate to graduate studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she earned an M.F.A. in 1998. She has also been a resident artist at the Vermont Studio Center.
Vanessa Vizcarrondo (studio art, 2007) is currently teaching art to students in Pre-K thru 6th grade at St. Michaels Elementary School in St. Michaels, MD. Her most current body of work is based on her recent studies of the Hensche color theory, inspired by her studies with Camille Przewodek in the summer of 2009. Most recently, Vanessa has been focusing on plein air painting out in the landscapes of the Eastern Shore. Of her new body of work she says, "I find it refreshing to go out into the landscape and capture nature's beauty with the bright and bold colors that I can create with my palette knife."
Jae Rossman (Williams) (studio art, 1995) currently resides in New Haven, CT, where she is the Assistant Director for Special Collections at the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University. She holds a M.S. in Library and Information Science from Simmons College and she is currently pursuing a M.A. in History at Drew University.
Beverly Wise (art history, 1995) completed a master's program in Decorative Arts at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Lauren Wolf (art history, 2006) is a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security
Jess Wolfley (art history, 2003) served as Public Relations Manager for Visions and Avalon Theaters in Washington DC. She is currently Interactive Project Manager at Discovery Channel Communications.
Many of these alums are happy to chat with current students about careers and the world out there-contact the Career Development Center for a list of former art and art history majors who have signed up as career mentors!
Are you an alumnus or alumna? E-mail us to tell us what you're doing or update your info!


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Today, a lone visitor parks his car on the concrete parking lot and walks into a grove of trees protected from modern society's expansion. While only eight acres in size, the wooded glen provides a welcome respite from the travails and commonality of suburban life.
On this warm fall day, the visitor is drawn by the trickling sound of water dripping down the glen's double waterfall. It's easy to imagine a time in the not-so-distant past when the visitor would also have tuned his ear to the step of a Native American, probably from the Wyandot tribe, which founded the haven.
Today, the visitor to Indian Run Falls Park in Dublin, Ohio, is more likely to hear the steps of a fellow hiker, the barking of a neighborhood dog, or perhaps the click of a bicycle lock. But thanks to the pervious concrete parking lot by the road, this visitor, along with those who will follow, can share in natural history.
When community leaders opted to upgrade the park enabling more visitors to enjoy the natural setting, they faced a challenge. Indian Run Falls, along with its calming setting, is also a conservatory and a significant natural link to central Ohio's rich past. The park is home to the creeping rock cress. This unique plant is dependent on natural ground-water seepage through the valley's limestone cliffs to survive. Without that groundwater, there wouldn't be the run, and without the run, the fauna.
What the visitor may not realize are the benefits of a parking lot paved with pervious concrete. Stormwater that would have normally been directed away from the park toward the municipal stormwater collection system now drains directly into the park's soil, feeding the natural setting.
In the last few years, the same people who once berated concrete as the source of society's woes are coming back to take another look at the material. There is perhaps no better time than now in the history of concrete production and sales. Parks, bikeways, and trails could be the next boom market for concrete.
Americans are rediscovering biking and hiking trails in a big way. For some, it's an economic decision, their personal way to combat higher fuel costs. For others, it's a plan to a return to simpler ways of transportation. And for community leaders and planners, it's a measured response to ensure a more sustainable lifestyle.
Fueled by this popular groundswell of support, the potential for growth is tremendous. A recent national survey conducted by a consortium of biking associations indicated that about one-third of all Americans take a bike ride each year. While this seems high, the actual number of trips is relatively low. Most experts indicate that biking and walking account only for about 10% of all trips.
Why don't more Americans hike, bike, or even walk? Many experts believe that government officials have failed to allocate enough construction money to build and maintain paths. For example, in recent years, hiking and biking trail construction has received only 1% of federal transportation funds.
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Dear Paul and Simon,
As I understand it, the Church neither accepts nor denies apocatostasis. What the Church did condemn were certain parts of Origen's speculations that went along with this idea, such as the pre-existence of souls.
We cannot even pretend to know what God's will is here; it would be presumptuous to suppose we did. The Church has had pastoral problems with the doctrine of apocatostasis because of the obvious misreadings that can be made of it. But again, as I read things, we are not dispensed from the need to live a Christian life because of the possibility that all will be saved; by the same reasoning, all might not be - although on this I am with Simon, that that would be because of their inability to accept what theosis means.
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In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:10)
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PLAP 3160: Special Topics in American Politics: The Politics of Food [3]
Paul Freedman, Associate Professor
How and what we eat is basic to who we are as individuals, as a culture, and as a polity. This course looks at the production and consumption of food to a political context. Food politics and policy in the United States is a topic that has received increased attention in recent years. Legislation, regulation, and subsidies for particular products and practices have critical implications for the environment, for health (including the dramatic rise in obesity, diabetes, and drug-resistant infections), and for other budget priorities.
This course looks food politics through a series of "food fights." We will examine controversies over agricultural subsidies, labeling requirements, issues relating to food and health (and the famous Food Pyramid), and international food aid. Along the way we will examine the ways in which food politics represents a distortion of fundamental democratic principles.
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PLAP 3420: Virginia Government and Politics [3]
Ken Stroupe, Chief of Staff, University of Virginia Center for Politics
The purpose of this class is to give students an understanding of the law and practice of Virginia government and politics at both state and local levels. The concentration in this syllabus is on the basic and most important topics, and the reading load for each topic is substantial. The dedicated student should finish the course with a thorough preparatory background in Virginiana -- perhaps enough to offer a tentative answer to Guy Friddell's query: "What Is It About Virginia?"
In addition to discussing the institutions of government, we also will spend ample time discussing the modern Virginia politics and the individuals (governors, state legislators, congressmen) who have shaped the Commonwealth. We will explore in-depth the recent gubernatorial and legislative elections, comparing those elections to past statewide elections to evaluate the trends and changing demographics of the Commonwealth.
At the outset, a word of warning is in order: this is not a course limited to current events in Virginia government and politics. On the contrary, the student will be expected to equip himself/herself so as to be able, for example, not only to understand the reasons for the long entrenchment of the Martin and Byrd organizations but also to account for the revivification of first the Republican Party and then the modern Democratic Party, as well as the winds of change at work in the governmental and political life of the state. The aim here is to gain some competence in the intricacies of the Commonwealth's governmental and political life for use not only as an intellectual exercise but also, in some instances, as an aid to a possible future political or governmental career.
The class sessions will include a visit to The Moton Museum in Farmville Saturday, January 4 and a trip to Richmond is planned for January 7, requiring students to be available for both entire days. Grading will be determined by quizzes, a short team paper, and a final exam.
Departmental permission and an additional nonrefundable $120 fee are required to enroll.
PLCP 3240: Post-Soviet Political Challenges: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, Separatism and Irredentism [3]
Yuri Urbanovich, Lecturer
UVa Today Interview on the crisis in the Caucasus
The end of the Cold War coincided with a wave of national revivals that spread across Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and became one of the notable consequences of the collapse of communist regimes. This course will focus specifically on the origins of nationalism, separatism, secessions, and irredentist claims in the Russian Federation and other former Soviet republics. This course will focus specifically on the origins of nationalism, separatism, secessions, and irredentist claims in the Russian Federation and other former Soviet republics.
PLIR 3500: Counterfactuals and Conflicts [3]
John Setear, Professor
This course rigorously explores two related methodologies outside the mainstream of contemporary international relations theory: counterfactual analysis and conflict simulations.
Any statement of causality or contingency implicitly posits a counterfactual situation (in which, absent the cause or contingent event, the effect or some subsequent events do not occur). Yet explicitly counterfactual analysis is rare both for theorists of international relations and historians. This course examines counterfactual analyses by political scientists and historians; it also develops a typology of such analysis, focusing on considerations of the plausibility and the impact of the counterfactual assumption. The course also examines the techniques and historical accuracy of a variety of complex (but non-computerized), multi-player simulations of large-scale conflict. Counterfactual analysis and conflict simulation dovetail in the course's examination of whether conflict simulations can helpfully generate and illuminate counterfactual analysis of those conflicts.
The course concludes with an assertion that traditional methodologies and the more unusual methods explored here are interdependent: good counterfactual analysis and simulations of conflict depend on a broad and deep understanding of history, and good causal explanations and narratives can generally benefit from the kinds of scrutiny undertaken by authors of counterfactual analysis and the designers of conflict simulations.


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Maya Skirt
~ Errata ~ it has come to my attention that there is a mistake in the instructions for the back shaping. The first line should read: "Knit in pattern up to row 14 of chart B. Work row 14 in pattern…". The first line of the next paragraph should read: "Knit in pattern up to row 28 of chart B. Work row 28 in pattern…"
My first attempt at designing my own garment resulted in this mini skirt: knitted sideways in one piece and shaped with short rows.
As an exercise in pattern writing, I turned my project notes into a more-or-less formal pattern. It's presented strictly as-is, in just the one-size-fits-Carmine. An experienced knitter should be able to adapt it to other sizes.
The name of this skirt was inspired by a few lines from Maya Angelou's poem Still I Rise. Look it up if you have a chance, it's beautiful.


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The Obama administration made a terrible mistake last week by dropping proposed rules designed to protect young children under age 16 hired as farmhands. Caving to public pressure from Big Agriculture and Republican lawmakers puts kids' lives on the line.
Even for adults, farming remains one of the nation's most dangerous occupations. A tragedy near Center City, Minn., over the weekend serves as a sobering reminder. Cole Gustafson, 56, an agricultural economist at North Dakota State University, died Saturday after a tractor accident on his parents' farm. Tractor accidents are the leading cause of farm fatalities.
The Labor Department was on the right track last year when it proposed 15 new rules to keep young hired farm laborers safe. Many of the suggested safety measures were practical, such as seat belts for tractors and rollover bars on farm vehicles in which children often are hurt.
Nearly 40 years have passed since the rules were last updated, and farming has changed dramatically. The Labor Department rightly wanted to ban young children from jobs such as handling pesticides or working in manure pits. And they were right to say kids shouldn't work in grain bins, where far too many have fallen and suffocated.
Studies of farm accidents and fatalities bear out that some jobs are just too dangerous for the young.
Admittedly, some of the proposed rules overreached and needed to be abandoned or modified. But to abandon the entire safety reform effort because of public outcry from special-interest groups put political gain above children's well-being, and that should never be the case. GOP lawmakers who denounced the changes as an attack on family farms are also guilty of jeopardizing child workers.
The rules were never meant to apply to children working on their own families' farms, as some critics claimed. Unfortunately, as with too many issues, when the rhetoric gets heated and the outcry is large, the Obama administration caves.
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Readers choose the most enlightening fare for Judith Miller.
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Trish Stetson argues for looking at the bigger picture with The Usual Suspects: "As any good investigator knows, sometimes the person telling the story is the story."
Thanks to everyone who e-mailed—I could have cited you all. Now, here's my choice for closing night of our Slammer Film Festival, as suggested by Steve Mirkin:
The Killing Fields: "Roland Joffé's 1984 film has always felt like a didactic exercise. However, if we're talking about something to educate Judy Miller about a New York Times reporter who really, really, really had a good reason to protect a source, this is a pretty dramatic example."...10:20 a.m. P.T.
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Chinese coast guard ships were spotted Wednesday for the first time near disputed islands controlled by Japan following a reorganization of the service to boost Beijing's ability to enforce its maritime claims.
Japan's coast guard said four Chinese craft were seen early in the day just outside Japanese territorial waters around the tiny uninhabited East China Sea islands called Diaoyu by China and Senkaku by Japan.
Chinese websites ran photos reportedly taken by the Japanese coast guard showing a ship painted in the service's new red, white and blue striped Chinese coast guard livery.
Along with its claims in the East China Sea, China has also frequently sparred with the Philippines and Vietnam over overlapping claims to parts of the South China Sea, another area to which the new coast guard is being deployed.
A Chinese coast guard ship was sighted recently at Mischief Reef off the western Philippine coast, according to a confidential Philippine government report obtained by The Associated Press. China occupied the vast reef in 1995, sparking fierce protests from rival claimant Manila.
The coast guard's deployment "further demonstrates China's resolve to consolidate its self-acclaimed indisputable sovereignty in the South China Sea," according to the Philippine report.
China's reorganized coast guard, which was formally inaugurated on Monday, merges four agencies responsible for fisheries administration, maritime surveillance, customs enforcement and border control. Chinese officials said the move would help boost efficiency in law enforcement and "better safeguard China's sovereignty and maritime rights and interests."
The new service is being equipped with ships from the four bodies being eliminated, along with newly built or repurposed craft that could make it Asia's biggest and most powerful coast guard. The ships are believed to be lightly armed with machine guns and possibly cannons, giving them teeth to back China's claims to seas and islands if Beijing wished to do so.
The Japanese coast guard said the Chinese vessels were apparently taking the place of ships from China Marine Surveillance, one of the bodies being absorbed by the new service. Those ships had been patrolling in the area for the past eight days as part of a regular Chinese presence in the area, the Japanese coast guard said.
Since an escalation of tensions over the islands, Japanese and Chinese patrol craft have confronted each other on a regular basis in the waters surrounding them, although no clashes have been reported.
The Philippine government report described the new Chinese coast guard ships as former navy frigates previously converted to civilian surveillance vessels.
Along with more advanced communications systems, the ships boast armaments including twin automatic deck guns, the report said.
The new Chinese ships "pose a new challenge" to the ability of the militarily weak Philippines to monitor its territorial claims, it said.
"It is deemed imperative for the Philippines to enhance its present intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities while seeking a minimum credible deterrent against potential external threats," the report said.
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And Now He's Fired: Melvin Guillard's Nine-Year UFC Run Comes to an End Following 'Fight Night 37′ Loss to Michael Johnson
(Nearly a decade later, Guillard's shit-talking abilities and penchant for poor hairstyle choices remain among the best in all of MMA. Never change, Melvin. Never change.)
I remember the first time I saw a Melvin Guillard fight. I was watching one of those Ultimate Knockouts compilations — you know, the ones hosted by Kerri Kasem (mmm…) that aired on Spike every now and again — and one of the featured fights was Guillard vs. Rick Davis at UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie. It was Guillard's third fight in the UFC following his stint on The Ultimate Fighter 2 in 2005, although at just 21 years of age, Guillard had already built up a wealth of fight experience unmatched by some of the most tested veterans of the game, his older opponent included. It was also the most violent knockout I had ever witnessed at the time, a Laprise vs. Johnson-esque, "Did he died?" moment if there ever was one, made all the more horrifying by my misunderstanding that the "Thong Song" dude was responsible for it.
Some eight years, ten wins, and a UFC record eight TKO's later, Guillard remains a terror for any poor soul unfortunate enough to draw him for their promotional debut. The problem is, as Guillard's level of competition gradually rose, his win percentage began to steadily decline. After stringing together a five fight winning streak between 2010-11 (the longest of his UFC career), Guillard would be quickly submitted by Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller, knocked out by Donald Cerrone, and upended by Jamie Varner and Michael Johnson in a pair of lackluster decisions, only scoring wins over Fabricio Camoes and the now-retired Mac Danzig in between.
Dana White was especially critical of Guillard's most recent performance against Johnson, telling reporters, "There's no doubt Melvin ran the entire fight and was incredibly passive, the complete opposite of how he used to fight." And today, MMAFighting passed along word that after nine years with the promotion, Guillard has been released by the UFC. His official octagon record stands at 12-9.Read More DIGG THIS


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Final Countdown to the WSWA 71st Annual Convention & ExpositionMarch 31, 2014 By: Nightclub & Bar
In less than two weeks, the beverage industry will unite in Las Vegas for the WSWA 71st Annual Convention & Exposition. Don't forget to register you and your team. If you haven't already made your hotel arrangements you may want to consider reserving a room in the exclusive Nobu Tower at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
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The device is, says the company, the most secure of its kind available to the public. It uses several layers of security including fingerprint identification and a thermal sensor - so that the finger alone, detached from the body, will still not give access to the memory stick's contents. The Victorinox Secure has also been made tamper-proof. Any attempt to forcibly open it triggers a self-destruct mechanism that irrevocably burns its CPU and memory chip.
Victorinox says it is so confident of its new product's elite security standards that it offered a £100,000 prize to a team of professional hackers if they could break into it during the two hours the launch event lasted. The money went uncollected. The event was attended by Victorinox's CEO Carl Elsener Jr. and the Victorinox Secure's designer Martin Kuster, a technology security specialist. "Life is becoming more digital every day," says Kuster. "And yet people do so little to protect their data. The world's most common password is '12345' - and even encryption can be broken given time."
A new version of the device, which will employ e-paper to give users a read-out of its contents, is already in the pipeline. "We wanted to create not only a product for today's modern lifestyle but a new generation of memory stick that had all the values of functionality and reliability that the iconic Swiss Army Knife has come to represent" says Carl Elsener Jr. "We think of the Victorinox Secure as the digital Swiss Army Knife."


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Today marks the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Charles Darwin's seminal theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species. First published in 1859, the theory was actually not all that "new" - Darwin had been working on it for years and another thinker was publishing very similar papers elsewhere in the world - but the book and its theory became one of the most controversial of all time, and remains so to this day.
Evangelical actor-turned... well, evangelist, Kirk Cameron, released a bizarre video on his website in which he calls Darwin a misogynist and links him to Hitler! Today, a video of Cameron being confronted by UCLA students surfaced on TMZ in which the actor-turned-evangelist stumbles all over his "theories." Cameron is releasing some version of The Origin of Species in which he presents counter-theory throughout.
Christie's auctioned-off a rare first-printing of Darwin's On the Origin of Species which was found on a family's bathroom shelf in Oxford. I do not know if the book has been sold yet, but it is expected to fetch upward of $100,000. About 1250 copies were in the first-print run.
Celebrations across the world have commemorated Darwin's 200th birthday this year. Many separate "Darwinism" from "Evolution," but zealous Christians do not.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Darwin's Theory of Evolution Turns 150
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Charles Darwin's seminal theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species. First published in 1859, the theory was actually not all that "new" - Darwin had been working on it for years and another thinker was publishing very similar papers elsewhere in the world - but the book and its theory became one of the most controversial of all time, and remains so to this day.
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"They're He-eere!"
A Louisiana real estate agent was showing a stately, split-level home, half of which was perched atop a circular mound, when he came across a stack of about 100 bones in the cellar. Obviously disturbed, he contacted officials. A forensic investigator from Terrebonne Parish said the bones were so old, dirt had seeped into the marrow!
The real estate agent soon learned the previous homeowners would find errant bones about the property whenever they were mowing the lawn or raking leaves. They casually tossed them into the pile in the basement and forgot to mention it.
It is thought the circular mound beneath the home is an Indian burial ground.
Neither the former homeowners nor the real estate agent returned calls, but The OddBlog believes this could be what's wrong with the market... in Terrebonne Parish, at least.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/24/2009 03:29:00 PM 1 comments
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Ghost Adventures: Ohio Reformatory
Tonight, the crew faces one of the most aggressive spirits yet! The spirits at Ohio Reformatory are angry. The prison has a long history of violent attacks. There have been over 155,00 inmates to pass through the prison in the last century. Both guards and former inmates tell stories of seeing the worst elements of the human spirit.
A former inmate tells the guys about a man named Lockheart who was in the cell next to him. One day, Lockheart decided to douse himself in paint thinner and set himself on fire. By the time help arrived, he was already dead. As Lockheart was dragged out of his cell to be put out, trails of burnt skin were left behind him.
Outside the prison is a graveyard full of inmates who died inside. Since nobody claimed them, they were buried in the prison graveyard. Finding an old relative won't be easy though, since the only identification on the gravestones are the inmate's prisoner numbers. After Zak learns this, he says "I think when there's a dishonorable burial, there is a recipe for trapped souls."
Check out a sneak peek of tonight's episode!
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Peruvians Killed for Human Fat and Sold It to Cosmetics Firms
Four Peruvians have been arrested for murder in which their victims' fat was sold to European cosmetics firms, while more suspects remain at-large. One murderer is thought to have made a 30-year career of murdering for fat!
According to Peruvian police, a gang of murderers used job offers to lure victims to remote roads where they were killed. The killers then hung their bodies to extract their fat which police believe they sold, along with their tissue, to European cosmetic firms for about $15,000 a liter. Some of the suspects were said to have soft drink bottles filled with human fat on their person when they were arrested. Officials believe several others were involved, including two Italian nationals, and all remain fugitives. Police say the gang could be responsible for some 60 deaths in the region.
Many medical professionals are skeptical; they say human fat is readily available and only used under strict legal conditions. They doubt a black market for such exists and sincerely doubt it would go for the reported $15k. Police say some of the members have confessed to the crime, and produced two soda bottles of human fat they claimed to have taken from the accused.
The gang was called the Pishtacos, after a legendary gang which lured people to remote areas, killed them, and mutilated their bodies. Some versions of the legend have the Pishtacos extracting the fat from their victims. The Pishtacos is such a strong legend that it spans several facets of the Andean pop-culture (books, jokes, and more) and even made its way into mass pop-culture.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/20/2009 04:30:00 PM 1 comments
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Normandy Nessie
Does a sea creature live in the Madeira Beach, Florida waters? According to a number of eyewitnesses - including a man who has photographic and motion picture evidence - something does!
78-year old Russ Sittloh has dubbed whatever it is people are seeing in the canal behind his home the "Normandy Nessie," after the name of the area. He first saw it in April of 2009 and has since captured a half-dozen pictures of the "Normandy Nessie."
While a local biologist says the video and pictures he has seen appear to be a manatee, Sittloh disagrees: "I've swam with manatees, I've swam with sharks, I've swam with sea snakes; there is no way it's a manatee."
Sittloh also says he's seen at least two of the creatures and is concerned for others' safety.
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Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/18/2009 02:30:00 PM 0 comments
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A 59-year old man and his wife of 40 years were vacationing in a camper. As they were getting ready for bed, some youths began racing outside. The couple moved their van to higher ground and bedded down.
Early the next morning, an emergency operator received a phonecall from the man who said he had killed his wife "in a dream." During the phonecall, he explained that he had dreamt one of the racers had crawled across the bed and put him in a headlock. He fought the boy. When he awakened, his childhood sweetheart lay dead.
Both of the couple's grown daughters told attorneys the man had a sleeping disorder; he was known to "sleepwalk" and his behavior was sometimes strange during these episodes. At first, neither police nor prosecutor believed him, but after consulting sleep experts who observed the man as he slept, the prosecution decided to push for a "not guilty by reason of insanity" verdict. The defense is arguing for a simple "not guilty" verdict. Jurors were told they could find the man "not guilty" or "not guilty by reason of insanity."
Sleep experts said the man was asleep at the time of the murder and that he suffered "automatism" - a state during which his mind was not in control of his body. Further details are not forthcoming, as experts and officials seek to prevent copycat crimes. However, I can personally attest to such a state as I have personal experience with such. Of course, nobody asked me...
The man's emergency call was played during the trial. The man broke down in tears during both the original call and its playback in the courtroom. The content of the call also seemed to corroborate his story.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/17/2009 07:09:00 PM 1 comments
Jesus, Son of God, Sentenced to Jail in Sweden
A Swedish court has sentenced a man claiming to be Jesus, the son of God, to 30 days in jail and fined him just over $350 for driving without license. The Swedish man was picked-up by police four times in four months in 2008 for the offense. He even tried to falsify his expired tags by using cardboard!
In the courtroom, the 46-year old defendant claimed he was Jesus, the son of God, and was therefore exempt from earthly law. He also claimed to rule the world. I do not know if his plea was ironic or if he was serious, but I do know he'll be in jail for 30 days because he did not abide by earthly driving laws.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Three homeless men with previous criminal records have been arrested in Russia on suspicion of having murdered a man, eaten him, and sold pieces of him to a local kebab house! Police say parts of a body were discovered which lead to the three men's capture. That is when police found out the men had apparently sold some of the body to the local restaurateur. The victim is thought to have been a 25-year old man.
The site does not mention whether or not anyone was actually served human flesh.
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Labels: cannibalism, crime, food, russia
Late-Night Posting
Hi guys. I'm just dropping-in to tell you to expect late-night posts for the next couple days or so (at least). I'm still collecting stories as I come across them and will post on them when I can, but I've got to focus on the website itself right this minute, due to the big Halloween roll-out.
I apologize for upsetting the status quo, and promise things will get back to normal eventually, but right this second, the site takes precedent. My plan is to get it under control, then use a day or two to schedule posts so you get new material even if I am unable to be here.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/16/2009 04:08:00 PM 1 comments
Labels: agenda
Friday, November 13, 2009
Ghost Adventures Tonight: Poveglia
Tonight's Ghost Adventures investigation is a dream come true for Zak, Nick, and Aaron. Poveglia Island is an infamous hotspot of paranormal activity so enshrouded in controversy that Venetian locals and tourists alike are banned from visiting! The team's experiences were so intense, they decided not to include some scenes.
At one point, Zak is overcome with anger and hatred. He believes he was taken over by a demonic spirit, but he chose not to include all that happened in the episode because it is so personally disturbing. It is the first experience to ever force the team to pause an investigation out of fear for their safety!
On Poveglia, is an insane asylum built on the ashes and bones of thousands of bubonic plague victims. Thousands of people have died on the island as a result of plaugue, war, tsunami, and murder.
Many of the locals in Venice refuse to even talk about Poveglia. Part of this dark energy is because during the plagues, those who showed signs of the illness were taken to the island against their will. They were left to die there, and their bodies were burned and buried.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/13/2009 10:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: ghost adventures, parapsychology, reality, tv
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Alli - Wonder Drug?
According to some statistics, 2/3 of the American population is overweight and half of those people are obese. While medical science is catching-up to the problem and new diet supplements are always under study, some say Alli is capable of doing the job today.
Another statistic: Americans spend $35 billion a year on weight-loss drugs! Weight-loss supplements can be very costly, but for those people who are grossly overweight, even obese, alli may help.
Being overweight can lead to the most serious medical conditions facing us today - diabetes, stroke, heart attack, and more - so do not weight for that "magic pill." Act today.
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/12/2009 10:38:00 PM
Wife Posed as Teen to Trap Husband
A British woman posed as a 14-year old girl online to trap her husband. When the wife became suspicious of the time her husband was spending online, 61-year old Cheryl Roberts logged-on to the computer in another room and, posing as a 14-year old girl, engaged her 68-year old husband, David Roberts, in a chatroom.
After her husband used a webcam to broadcast himself performing sex acts and asked his wife (whom he though was a teenage girl) to meet for sex, Mrs. Roberts called police. Mr. Roberts assumed he had been caught downloading child porn images and movies, which police found on his computer; it was only weeks later that he discovered his wife was involved.
David Roberts told authorities he had not had sex with anyone underage, but was "prepared to do so." He also did not know why he began behaving in such a manner and welcomed treatment. He was sentenced to three years probation and denied contact with any persons under the age of 18.
The couple has since split.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/12/2009 08:30:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: abuse, children, legal, sex, www
About 3:30pm last Saturday, neighbors heard a loud bang. Enormous holes were then found in the roof of an Australian couple's home. Emergency workers remain baffled.
One theory is that a rare weather phenomenon called a "microburst" was to blame, but another expert dismissed that explanation, as there were no thunderstorms in the area at the time. However, workers noted a similar incident some years past which was thought to be caused by microbursts and left similar damage.
Another expert said the damage could have been caused by debris falling from an airplane, meteorites, or even marble-sized space debris (from satellites, et.al.). This debris could be so small that authorities will never find it. The holes were large enough that workers responding to the call could stand in them!
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/12/2009 12:45:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: space, unexplained, weather
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Did Aliens Track Iranian Missile Launch?
Iran launched several test missiles a few months back, angering many countries in the West. Film of one test appears to show a UFO monitoring the launch! One expert says the object, whatever it is, is "not man-made." Another posits it could be an American drone, though admits the speed and maneuverability of the object surprise him.
Here is video of the incident.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/11/2009 01:34:00 PM 0 comments
A Larger Power Hates Me
Hey guys, I know we've been slow lately. Part of that was the big Halloween roll-out, not to mention this sinus infection, but the other part is computer/technical problems.
Regular readers may recall my Vista computer was hit by lightning over the summer. I got it back up and running by disconnecting both the CD/DVD and modem, so even though I could get into it, I had no way of getting the data off of it. Since it was going to cost me nearly $200 just to get the data recovered, I decided I was better off just buying another computer. So I did.
When the new computer arrived, I found out it has no modem! While I plan on getting broadband anyway, we are so far out that the installation and monthly costs are simply more than I can presently afford. So, I'm in the same boat I was in last week... except also $350 poorer.
Anyway, I've been worrying with all of this on top of all my regular, stress-inducing problems, so my priorities, sleeping schedule, and everything else have simply been out-of-whack lately. I'm going to try to get some things scheduled ahead so this won't happen again (at least not in the immediate future), but I wanted to fill you in on what's going on.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/11/2009 12:08:00 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Pacifist Prisoner Denied Pussy
German courts have denied 46-year old Buddhist and convicted bank robber, Peter Koenig, visits from his cat, whom he claims is the reincarnation of his late mother. The prisoner demanded visitation rights on the grounds that other prisoners are allowed visits from their family members. The court found that, while it respects prisoners' religious freedoms, Koenig failed to provide sufficient evidence that the cat was actually the reincarnation of his dead mother.
The court did find that Koenig could write his puss.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/10/2009 12:49:00 PM 0 comments
Monday, November 9, 2009
'Man-Bashing' Canadian Woman May be Nuts
Police in British Columbia, Canada say they have some five or more reports of a Caucasian woman in either her teens or early-20s attacking men, seemingly at random. Her MO is the same each time: she approaches men on the street and kicks them in the nuts!
Most are reticent to report the crime, as it is embarrassing for them to admit they were "beaten-up by a girl." However, a 22-year old victim (who waited a month to make a report) felt obliged to do so when he had to undergo surgery to remove his testicle from his abdomen! Yes, the kick was so forceful that it forced the man's testicle into his abdomen. While doctors and surgeons thought they would be able to extract it, it was damaged beyond repair and had to be removed and replaced with a prosthetic. Doctors believe he will still be able to have kids one day.
I'm including the link to the original article so you can read the comments. Because of the nature of the crime and sociological mores, police do not know how many victims have been accosted.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/09/2009 02:30:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: crime, legal, violence
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Driver Kills Two at Intersection - Seven Years Apart
In 2000, Australian Michelle Thiele entered an intersection. Had she looked to her left, she would have seen 69-year old John Mitchell, who had the right of way, approaching. Unfortunately, Ms. Thiele's oversight resulted in Mr. Mitchell's death. Thiele was fined.
In 2007, Michelle Thiele entered the same intersection. Had she bothered to look to her left, she would have seen motorcyclist, Graham Bryant - who also had the right of way - approaching. Thiele's oversight once again led to a man's death.
The same coroner worked both cases and blamed Michelle Thiele entirely for both accidents, calling her "incompetent." He said, "Both men died in collisions at the same location in almost identical circumstances and at the hands of the same motorist. They both died when that same motorist failed to give way."
After this second wreck, Thiele was sentenced to eight months in prison, fined, and her license was revoked. However, the Supreme Court suspended her jail time and returned her license after a one month period!
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/08/2009 04:00:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: australia, auto, coincidence, death, legal
Friday, November 6, 2009
Chinese Cat-Girl
A few months ago, six-year old Li Xiaoyuan had a fuzzy, little birthmark on her back. When the small tuft of gray hair started spreading, doctors told her parents not to worry, that it was natural. But now, short, fine, gray hair covers the little girl's back - even the back of one of her elbows! Her peers have ostracized her and other children refuse to play with her. They taunt her with the nickname, "Cat-Girl."
One surgeon suspects Li may have a rare skin disorder which causes moles to "run amok." He says laser surgery might have helped early-on, but is too risky at this point. Doctors remain baffled by the unusual case.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/06/2009 03:15:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: cats, medical, odd, unexplained
Coffee? Tea? Prophesy Your Future?
Customers at the Coffee House in Tel Aviv can get a little extra with their cup o' joe: the service staff will divine their future from the grounds in the bottom of their cup! Marketing manager, Michael Steg, hired a Gypsy soothsayer to train the wait staff in reading the coffee grounds at the end of customers' coffee.
The service is free. Israel's coffee market is highly competitive.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/06/2009 02:17:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: divination, ESP, food
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Giant Snake Hoax
According to police, a man who "discovered" a 14' python actually owns the snake and made-up the story; they have charged Justin Matthews for non-emergency 911 calls and "maintaining captive wildlife in an unsafe manner." Matthews, a professional trapper, said he pulled the stunt to heighten awareness of irresponsible pet ownership. Isn't that ironic? Don't ya think?
Matthews stuck his big, white python in the tight drain after purchasing it from a pet dealer. Residents reported seeing the snake over the following months. Justin Matthews called 911 and requested help, then "captured" the 14' snake, telling onlookers he was performing a "public service." The drain was a few feet away from an elementary school.
Florida has developed a serious issue with large, non-native snakes. The climate is conducive to the reptiles, and so many have been released into the region by irresponsible pet owners, that hunters are now legally allowed to trap them.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/05/2009 06:30:00 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Miserable People Think More Clearly, Communicate More Well
An Australian researcher has determined that sad and grumpy moods promote clearer thinking and better communication skills, particularly in written form. Happy moods facilitate creativity.
Professor Joe Forgas, an expert in psychology, had subjects watch movies and ponder positive and negative events in their lives - both activities designed to put them in a positive or negative mood - then perform tasks such as evaluating the veracity of urban myths and providing eyewitness accounts of events. Those in bad, sad - negative - moods outperformed the jolly types.
Professor Forgas told Australian Science Magazine pleasant moods "promote creativity, flexibility, co-operation and reliance on mental shortcuts," while disgruntled dispositions "trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world [and] may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style."
Forgas' earlier research indicated the same findings in relation to weather: gloomy days sharpened memory, while sunny days fostered, um... oh - forgetfulness.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/03/2009 07:15:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: emo, mental processes, psychology, weather
Chinese 'Godmother' Arrested
Chinese police say 46-year old Xie Caiping ran illegal gambling dens and nightclubs as well as various protection rackets, protected drug users, and bribed corrupt police and officials to keep it all quiet. She also allegedly took some 16+ young lovers, an aspect of the case which kept the public riveted.
A recent crackdown in Xie's province of Chongqing resulted in the arrest of hundreds, including six district chiefs of police and other, high-ranking officials. One of these officials was Xie's brother-in-law and former head of the judiciary, also accused of running gambling dens, protecting drug users, unlawful imprisonment, bribery/corrupting officials, and racketeering. He is due to be sentenced for a string of crimes, including rape, money laundry and illegal lending, bribery, and others.
Xie is thought to have made nearly $300,000 through her illegal operations. She was fined about $160,000 and sentenced to 18 years in jail. Some 21 alleged associates were sentenced to between one and 13 years. Six people have been sentenced to death for blackmail and murder.
Western reporters have been allowed to cover the story. Chongqing's population is approximately 30 million.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/03/2009 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Monday, November 2, 2009
Four More Albino Killers Set to Die
The Tanzanian province of Shinyanga found four men guilty of murdering an albino man and dismembering him, then selling his head and limbs to self-professed "witchdoctors," who ground them up and used them in the manufacturing of "magical potions" meant to bring the consumer wealth. The sentence follows that of three others, also sentenced to die, for the similar murder of an albino boy. All parties are expected to appeal.
While some feel the death sentences send the right message, thousands of albinos still live in fear throughout Tanzania and the surrounding regions. Many note a larger crime syndicate is at work and want those men to be arrested and convicted.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/02/2009 10:30:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: africa, albino, death, legal, witchcraft
Halloween Updates
Obviously, we're all over the map here - the paranormal, Cyberculture, comic books - but the primary thrust of The Weirding remains the RPG content. And this Halloween, we've got a doozy for you: the long-awaited Chill @ The Weirding has been unleashed!
Technically, I got sick a week before Halloween and ran out of time - in many cases, the pages are not only incomplete, but the design elements are all effed-up. I apologize, but what can I do? I'll continue tweaking, updating, and uploading what I didn't get posted on Halloween. Still, this is the biggest release yet, and (as always) it's just a drop in the bucket; there's much, much, much more to come but you'll just have to make-do with what I managed to get published for now.
Chill is a horror RPG centering on envoys from a highly-secret, Supernatural investigation agency called the Society of the White Way. A classic horror RPG, Chill remains an underground staple amongst the cognoscenti. A third-edition was recently set to be released (from OtherWorld Creations), but unfortunately, has so far fallen-through. Fans of The OddBlog would enjoy it, so be sure to check it out!
The Weirding is an official Chill site.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 11/02/2009 05:45:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: games, halloween, supernatural, the weirding
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ghost Adventures LIVE LOCKDOWN TONIGHT!
Hi, you Halloweenies! Sorry I've been away, but I am hard at work on the annual Halloween roll-out over to the main site (www.theweirding.net). New content will be arriving tonight through tomorrow.
But I would be remiss not to mention tonight's Ghost Adventures LIVE LOCKDOWN at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The seven-hour lockdown kicks-off season three over on your Travel Channel (check local listings). Zak and the crew will be introducing new scientific equipment and experts, consulting with locals and mediums, and have unprecedented access to all 21/2-miles of the Asylum's corridors, the seclusion cells where the most violent patients were shackled, and the medical center where Walter Freeman performed many of his barbaric ice pick lobotomies!
During these lobotomies, mentally-ill patients (which, at the time, largely consisted of "drug addicts and alcoholics") were given electroshock "therapy" to stun them, then Freeman used a mallet to pound an icepick into their eyesocket, where he wiggled the crude instrument, demolishing brain matter. Freeman's treatment was heralded as a medical breakthrough and he traveled the country, giving an estimated 50,000 patients ice pick lobotomies. Of course, those not housed in psychiatric hospitals were given local anesthetic.
Best of all, the investigation is completely interactive! Head over to www.travelchannel.com/ghostadventures to watch the whole thing unfold on static webcams, chat with other viewers and the team, send the crew IMs, and more!
The best moments of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Live Lockdown Event will be compiled and aired on November 6th, in a special entitled Ghost Adventures Live - Post-Mortem. Zak, Nick, and Aaron will host a round table discussion of the findings. Immediately following, the new season begins with a 90-minute special investigation of Venice's infamous Poveglia Island, said to have been formed by the ashes of the dead! This is a groundbreaking event as well - because "Italy's Darkest Haunt" is forbidden to locals and tourists alike! Then it's brand new investigations of all new locations through December 18th!
Episodes are available on-demand and you can join the Ghost Adventures' fan pages on Facebook and MySpace, and follow them on Twitter. Just check the official site to find all this and much more!
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 10/30/2009 03:00:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: ghost adventures, paranormal, reality, tv
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Centuries-Old Tombstones Found in Man's Backyard
A retired construction worker was shocked to discover two 19th-Century tombstones while doing some landscaping in his Michigan backyard. One headstone bore a name, William E. Turner, but the name had worn-off the other. A family plot in the cemetery across the street belongs to the Turners and a city clerk said some kids used to tie headstones to horses and pull them down in acts of vandalism.
I include this account because it is evidence of how a little legwork can expose the mundanity of what might otherwise be a creepy, little mystery. Oh, and because a woman showed-up at the city clerk's that same day and mentioned she was a relative of an E.D. Turner. "We we were all very shocked by the coincidence," the city clerk said. Officials are hoping the woman reappears so they can question her about any historical significance.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Posted by C Harris Lynn at 10/25/2009 01:15:00 PM 0 comments
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Chef James Crowns Lizette Locates The Winner Of The Bounty Select-A-Size "Tastiest Mess In Miami" Category At Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest On Sunday, March 3, In Miami, Florida. (Marc Serota/AP Images For Bounty)
As the official sponsor of the 2013 Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest, Bounty Select-A-Size and Telemundo's Chef James Tahhan kicked off the 10-day Hispanic heritage celebration by proving to party-goers that one small sheet can tackle their biggest messes. The heat was on at Miracle Mile, as Bounty and Chef James searched the festival for the messiest, and most delicious, meals.
Chef James crowns Lizette Locates the winner of the Bounty Select-A-Size "Tastiest Mess in Miami" category at Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest on Sunday, March 3, in Miami, Florida. (Marc Serota/AP Images for Bounty)
Chefs and foodies from all around Southern Florida joined in the culinary celebration and showed off their cooking skills and best recipes at the kick off. Spicing up the contest this year, dishes were not only judged on taste and appearance, but also how messy the dish was. Proving that sometimes the tastiest meals are also the messiest, special guest judge Chef James looked for how Bounty was used in the food prep and how messy the meal was to eat. In the end, after all the dicing, sautéing and grilling was over, Lizette Locates was crowned this year's winner of the "Tastiest Mess in Miami" at the 2013 Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest for her electrifying Chipotle Shrimp Taco with Avocado Salsa dish.
"If there is one thing I have learned from all my years of cooking, it's that you can't be afraid to get a little dirty in the kitchen," said Chef James. "That's why I teamed up with Bounty here at the biggest party in Miami - to show budding chefs that sometimes by getting messy, you can get the most delicious reward!"
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