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(Please send your healing thoughts Eugenio Velez's way. A friend who is a Dodger fan- yep, I consort with Dodger fans, on occasion- alerted me about his injury today. Hope it's not as bad as it initially looks.)
I always think of Bonds as "the other Barry". I guess that was Zito's title, but I've always been a Zito fan and never been a Bonds fan. And I find this trial really, really fascinating. I'm not much of a legal buff myself but I've found myself following this all closely.
FAQ about the trial:
*Is Anderson being paid off?
*Bonds didn't know he was using steroids?
*HGH isn't a steroid at all?
*Was that you (Diamond Girl) who arrived late to the jury carrying a Victoria's Secret bag?
I can only answer the last one and the answer is no. I am not serving on the jury. I am not, actually, old enough to serve on a jury. Even if I were, I am really anything but impartial. In addition to which I do not shop at VS. So no, it wasn't me.
And my answer, which is by no means backed up by anything, to the question about him knowing or not knowing is: there are lies, damn lies and fiction. That line is courtesy of journalist/writer/professor/connoisseur of strange news Adam Peneberg who is basically a rock star in my mind. Read Viral Loop. And subscribe to Fast Company (he's a staff writer for them). And hey, if you have the SAT score and the money, go to NYU. He's brilliant.
Everyone's been slamming Tejada these past few days about his marginal spring. I obviously haven't seen him play, but I am guessing we should get used to it. I don't think he'll be terrible, this year, but I don't think he'll contribute a whole lot. He's too normal. Which sound terrible, but it's the truth. He was just a middle-of-the-road free agent and the Giants team is basically Wack Land. I just don't think Tejada was a good fit, playing-wise(it's not like his play has surprised anyone this spring, really) or clubhouse-wise.
That said, I don't think it'll stop the Giants from competing (not gonna say winning, people, so give up on that hope) in 2011. The pitchers might just want to work on pitching the strikeout/fly ball/groundout-to-anything-other-than-short. Not too hard, right?
Diamond Girl
p.s. I saw the first trailer for the Desperate Ballplayers of San Fran (actually named "The Franchise". Lame.) today and I have just two things to say:
a. Is that all Pat Burrell can do? Drink water/beer/unidentified substance while obviously thinking he looks very cool?
b. Barry looks cool. Really cool. The hair is fascinating. What else is new?


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his body is so hot
his body is so hot
He's yummy...
I think the stud that plays the part of "Syler" is smokin' as well.....
I'd lick that body clean...dirt and all.
definetly a hottie! hopefully we´ll see more in the next Episode
Fuck - he is lookin good!
UGGGGGUH! *dies* HOT
Dean: "It takes two to... have hard-core sex."
YUMMY. MILO is 1 of my FAV
could he get any more attractive? I don't think its possible!!!
God he is so hot....
He's in the new Men's health magazine,close up of him diving into a pool
He's cute but isn't he like 5 feet tall?
hes sexy as fuck!
soo cute
kawaii cute
love men, adore men, never know it could be soo gooood
sorry,it was mens fitness magazine
WHOA!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, I just have a thing for shirtless men and necklaces lol lol..........
hehhe, well, some of you may hate me, but with so many beautiful man, I just find this guy not that attractive, just "cute".
He's certain been visiting the gym with a trainer. Great bod.
god help me...
Thanks for the Mens Health diving picture. For those who like it here is a bigger version
Thank You God!!!Episode 2 has started and Milo is still shirtless. Screen caps coming soon hopefully!
The haircut alone makes him sooo much hotter this season
he's F-in gorgeous.
dayum! sooo hot!
What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death. Dave Barry
The workouts have definitely done him some good! Think we'll eventually see the Penis de Milo?
^ looks like he's wondering who shot those loads of sticky cum all over his chest! ;P
looks like a team effort, which of you JUB's helped me soak Milo?? hehe *blushes*
" How's the pie? So good... "
(these didn't fit in the post above)
" How's the pie? So good... "
Good Lord!
The hottest scene on tv ever!
I am so glad he cut his hair....
I'd tie Milo up, but he wouldn't get away from me that easily
he is so sexy. even back when he was playing skinny chris on that tv show "smerican dreams" back in 2005.
I know somebody already posted episode 2 pics in another thread, but I thought I would post these new ones here. Just look at how High of Quality and clear these are. OMG i think I'm drooling!
Thanks for these! That was the sexiest scene I've seen on network TV in a LONG time. If only the girl who was cleaning his wounds on his face had given him a sponge bath a little lower, across that smooth hot wet chest! I hope they find ways to show off that sexy body in future episodes; it would be a shame to keep it covered after all the hard work he's done to build it up.
If they can spend all that time showing Ali Larter last year, booooring the sh*t out of everyone who wasn't drooling over her breasts, then the least they can do is give us lots of Milo eye candy.
Awesome pics!Thanks
He does look a heck of a lot better with short and spiky hair, also takes a few years off him too and helps him look younger. But he has been working out a lot to get that buff and bigger as he is naturally skinny, so I can not begin to imagine how much punishment he went through to get to this stage. Not that I'm complaining though LOL. He's now a walking advert for the pro's of men wearing low rise jeans if you ask me !
^^ Haha, SERIOUSLY! I hit rewind a couple times, I had to burn the scene into my brain.
I've loved him since he was Jess on Gilmore Girls. Always thought he was cuter than Jared Pad (sp?)
But man alive! He's gone from cute to downright HOT. Woof!
That was definitely worth the wait! Can't wait to see more...
Why isn't your tongue in my ear?
Bitch was an inch away from his body when she was wiping off his blood! Why the freck didn't she take advantage?! ;D God, it'd be so easy to just unzip his pants and... ;D
PS. Loved Milo from the first episode of Heroes. Literally screamed like a fangirl for 90% of this episode.
holy shit.. I have a major boner for this dude.. he has a tiny bit of a belly and thats just plain fucking awesome.. raging boner..
first time I saw him was in the last "Rocky" installment.. hard on for him ever since
I just found out today that he and I are exactly the same age ... we have the exact same birthday... year and all...
Just wanted to interject that...
Plus he is totally fucking HOT
All we want is a headrush, all we want is to get out of our skins for a while.
Gawd, I could just bite his lower lip off.
He has the sexiest mouth I've ever seen in my LIFE.
Here are somemore from Season 2 Episode 3, God, it's no wonder I'm always horny watching this show
I love this show more and more each episode. Hopefully he'll get to shirtless the rest of the series run! WooHoo for shirtless Peter!
Dean: "It takes two to... have hard-core sex."
Is there anybody else out there who notices something weird about his RIGHT NIPPLE?!? I went through all the pics in this thread where it can be seen, and it's been pretty consistent. Anyone?
i dont like him very much with the way his haiir now, i liked him the way his hair was on gilmore girls
dont forget season 2 episode 3 from last week where you see the bullets come out of his chest and the first episode where he is chained inside a storage locker.
yeah he is soo hot especially this season with short hair and everything
Milo is so damn HOT - The boy needs to expose more skin more often.

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"Corporations like to forget the human costs of their achievements. They don't like to think about the thousands of people who they've trod upon and who live in the shadows of their corporate offices. But every such person is a potential ally for all of us runners."
Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of Humanity's Shadow, the fourth Data Pack in the Genesis Cycle for Android: Netrunner!
Hardware and programs drive efficiency, but talent trumps them both. In the future of Android: Netrunner, humans compete for work with bioroids and clones. Business is built as much from programs and hardware as from cash and concrete. To find your way in this tech-centric world, you need to be savvy to the latest upgrades, and you need a good deal of imagination. Humanity's Shadow gives you a chance to get your hands on both the most bleeding edge technology and the talent you need to make it sing.
With a new Criminal identity, a daring new resource, and unique sysops for the Corporations, Humanity's Shadow profiles some of the most talented individuals pulling the strings behind the game's cyberstruggles. New events for the Runners allow you to customize your strategies while the game's Corporations look to increase their security with a more hands-on approach based upon new operations, talented sysops, traces, and traps.
Kati Jones, Smuggler
The megacities of Android: Netrunner teem with hundreds of thousands of people whose lives and careers have been ruined by the game's megacorporations and their legal teams. Legal actions and corporate mergers ensure the megacorps face limited competition, and it's not uncommon for these megalithic giants of industry to buy competitors' ideas simply to bury them.
What happens to such buried technology? Sometimes, an enterprising individual, such as Kati Jones (Humanity's Shadow, 91), may attempt to repurpose it through avenues outside of the law.
The pilot Kati Jones had just launched her express courier service when Haas-Bioroid sued her parents for copyright infringement on an android AI design they had built over a decade of hard work. Her parents were completely out-lawyered during the bitter, high-profile case, but the leading manufacturer of bioroids went above and beyond to discredit her parents' design. Working with NBN's media segments, Haas-Bioroid portrayed Kati's parents as greedy upstarts and even implicated Kati and her siblings, falsifying a DUI incident that grounded Kati for a year when she lost her pilot's license. Of course, without her pilot's license, her courier business tanked.
However, Kati's story didn't end there. Unlike hundreds of others trampled into the mud by corporate schemes, Kati found a way to fight back. Reaching out to other inventors, engineers, and entrepreneurs who had been similarly deprived of their livelihoods, Kati forged a number of profitable connections and reinvented herself in the shadows of corporate progress as a smuggler and black marketeer.
Now, Kati Jones offers her services as a courier of illicit merchandise to those individuals, like Runners, whose activities sometimes stray outside the standard, legal avenues of business.
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Kati Jones is just one of several unique thieves and corporate talents to appear in Humanity's Shadow. Along with new hardware, programs, and events, the third Data Pack in the Genesis Cycle presents some of the talented individuals who put these tools to good use.
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Bulls guard Nate Robinson sits on the court after losing the ball that led to a LeBron James dunk in the second quarter in game four of an Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat Monday May 13, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
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Rip Hamilton was doing his best after Monday night's 88-65 loss to the Heat to not "rock the boat.''
No worries, Rip. When the boat is taking on water and sinking by the minute, rocking it should be the least of your concerns.
Thanks to a complete display of offensive ineptitude by the Bulls at the United Center in Game 4, the Bulls moved to the brink of elimination, down 3-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal, and headed to South Beach for what could be the close-out game on Wednesday night.
And they're going there with far more questions than answers, especially after setting franchise-playoff lows with the 65 points (previous low was 69 against Detroit, May 5, 2007), a 25.7 shooting percentage (previous low was 31.1 percent against Detroit, June 3, 1990) and the fewest points in a quarter, as they scored nine against Miami in the third (previous low was 10 against the Heat in 2011).
Add in Kirk Hinrich (bruised left calf), Luol Deng (complications from a spinal tap) and Derrick Rose (left knee) still missing in the series, with no sign that they will be ready for Game 5.
And then finally, there's Hamilton, who had been missing throughout the postseason, playing a combined 10 minutes before Monday, but getting 22 minutes in the loss to the Heat, and actually showing some life with his 11 points.
Asked why coach Tom Thibodeau had been ignoring him throughout, Hamilton was walking that fine line between biting his tongue and spouting off.
"We definitely talked,'' Hamilton said of Thibodeau. "It's hard to understand. One of the biggest things for me was [the playoffs] was the purpose I was brought here. When you don't play it makes it hard, especially because I love these situations.''
Asked if the explanation given by Thibodeau was sufficient for him, Hamilton responded, "I'll let you figure it out.''
"Not be able to help my teammates has been rough, but I try to stay positive,'' Hamilton said. "Try not to rock the boat.''
As far as what type of role Hamilton could play in Game 5, he couldn't hurt at this point.
Miami jumped on the Bulls from the tip, building a 13-4 first quarter lead. By the end of that quarter, Miami was up 21-15, but shooting 59 percent from the field compared to just 27 percent for the Bulls. It was a trend that didn't change much, as LeBron James carried the Heat, scoring a game-high 27 points, as well as grabbing seven rebounds and handing out eight assists.
The best thing the Bulls had going for them? Carlos Boozer scoring 14 points, but shooting 3-for-14 to do it.
Then there was Nate Robinson, who was handed the key to the city after his heroics against Brooklyn and in Game 1 against the Heat. Miami figured a few things out, suffocating the guard with double-teams, and forcing him into an 0-for-12, four turnover night.
"Of course it hurts,'' Robinson said. "It feels like someone just stabbed you in the back. But you got to pull that knife out, heal that wound, and keep pushing.''
But what's left to push for the Bulls? The defending champs hope nothing come Wednesday. Robinson has a different idea.
"There's a lot left in the tank,'' Robinson said. "One thing about it is you never know when that beautiful story is going to happen. Down 3-1, you never know. Taking Game 7, you never know. Winning, it's going to be a beautiful story to tell my kids one day, so we don't count ourselves out. Never that.''


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January 2014. After a one-year absence, International House Davis is pleased to announce that its foreign affairs class, Great Decisions, will return in January 2014. Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer Rick Becker will lead eight weekly two-hour sessions on challenging foreign affairs problems. The group will be limited to 25 so please enroll early. Phone 753-5007 to save your space. The cost is $25 for I-House members, $50 for nonmembers. This fee includes the cost of the briefing book that contains background material for all eight topics. The topics will cover issues vital to: Turkey, China, Israel, extremism in Africa, energy independence, U.S. trade policy, U.S. defense, and climate change/food policy. The first class will be held on Jan. 29 and will continue on consecutive Wednesdays. No class will be held on March 12. The last class will be March 26.
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 8 a.m. The Yolo County YMCA Fitness and Wellness Center is going to be giving free access to its gym until 4 p.m., on New Year's Day. This includes access to the cardio and weight room as well as our group exercise classes. The fitness room is located at the Woodland Community & Senior Center, 2001 East St.
Friday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m. The Woodland Eagles Aerie will be hosting a BBQ Rib Dinner. The cost is $11 for adults and $6 for children. There will be karaoke after dinner. The social room is open at 3 p.m. The Eagles Hall is located at 37650 Hwy. 16, Woodland.
Monday, Jan. 6, 6:30 p.m. The Yolo Cabrillo Civic Club No. 26 will hold its monthly meeting at Holy Rosary Pastoral Center, 503 California St, Woodland. The agenda includes the results of the All Sports Christmas Pedro Party Fundraiser and the Family Christmas Carnival Party. In addition, there will be discussion on the Jan. 16 through 19 Cabrillo State Convention in San Deigo and the installation of Yolo Cabrillo member Floyd Kemper as State President. Also, the Jan. 26 Linguicia and Sweetbread Breakfast at Tumulty Hall; the Feb. 17-19 Reno Snow Train Trip; and the Feb. 28 All Sports BUNCO Hospice Fundraiser will be arranged. The meeting is open to all those interested. For further information, call President Elizabeth Kemper, 666-4059.
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1:30 p.m. The Woodland Neuropathy Support Group will have its monthly meeting at the Woodland Community and Senior Center, 2001 East St., Rooms 3 & 4. The group's purpose is to share information and to encourage others with neuropathy. Individuals that have neuropathy, along with their caregivers or family members, are invited to attend.
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 4:30 p.m. The Woodland Eagles Aerie will be hosting Taco Night. Tacos are $1.50 each. The Social Room is opens from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Eagles Hall is located at 37650 Hwy. 16, Woodland.
Friday, Jan. 10, 3 p.m. The Woodland Senior Center Computer Club, Inc., will hold open computer labs from noon to 3 p.m. every Friday the Senior Center is open. The center is located at 2001 East St., Woodland. Any adult in Yolo County may use computers and printers for $1 payable at check-in, plus five cents per printed page. Assistance is available. Regular club meeting are every fourth Monday of the month except December. Questions may be answered by leaving a message at 662-9598 if not answered on the website, www.wsccc.com.


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The Top 10 Occasional Tables
By Laura Regensdorf
Thin Black Table by Nendo for Cappellini
"This is playful, but it's also very sophisticated," says Timothy Whealon of the 20"-tall, 18"-wide table. The two opensided, interlocking cubes are framed in lacquered steel, with a sheet of extralight glass on top. He visualizes a pair flanking a settee in an entryway, where the sculptural design would make a bold first impression.
$1,440; cappellini.it
Slim Round End Table by Room & Board
With its simple shape and affordable price, this earns Lee Kleinhelter's praise: "There's no better clean-lined and smart-looking piece for the money." The 20"-tall, 15"-dia. table is available in natural steel and a rainbow of durable finishes—perfect for adding a bright accent to a play area or covered porch, she says.
$189; roomandboard.com
Pierre Chareau T-Stool by Ecart International for Ralph Pucci
"You can't go wrong with this," says Whealon of architect Chareau's 1927 classic (available to the trade). The lacquered-steel frame, 19" tall by 16" wide, is designed to bear weight (or weighty objects, such as art books); the gently curved oak seat comes in a range of stains, including black.
$2,280; ralphpucci.net
Faux Bois Side Table by Cobble Hill from ABC Carpet & Home
"It's a nice juxtaposition of iron and marble," says Whealon of the white powder-coated base and honed top. "I like the organic quality of the fauxbois metalwork—it's very evocative." He sees the 21"-tall, 17"-dia. table next to a chaise longue, or a pair beside living room armchairs.
$395; abchome.com
47 Table by Council from Design Within Reach
"Elegant yet understated," says Kleinhelter of this reclaimed–Douglas fir block coated in silver. "The finish is a glamorous touch, but the table doesn't need a high-glam setting," she says, adding that it could work in an all-white room or as an unexpected element in a traditional space. And at 19" tall and 11" square, it's well suited to tight quarters.
$1,200; dwr.com
Model AE Table by Cedric Hartman
"I love the curve of the legs," says Kleinhelter, admiring the refined 1970s design. "This would be at home in a chic, formal setting." The 23"-tall, 17"- dia. table (available to the trade) is shown with a nickel-silver-alloy base and a marble top, which she says looks "both delicate and substantial"; a range of bases and tops is also available.
$4,650; cedrichartman.com
Side Table by Chelsea Textiles
"A beautiful Swedish-style piece, compact and well executed," says Whealon. "Even the hardware has a nice patina." The 29"-tall, 20"-wide table includes a drawer divided into compartments— ideal for a foyer or hallway—and a hidden candle stand. The paint finishes are spot-on, he adds: "This chalky gray-blue is hard to achieve."
$900; chelseatextiles.com
Copenhagen Table by Michael Smith for Jaspe
This Neoclassical column with a thick top is perfectly proportioned, says Kleinhelter. She pictures the 27"-tall, 28"-dia. table (available to the trade) dressed with a vase in a foyer or large living room. "A design this strong should stand alone," she says. In addition to gesso, shown, custom finishes are offered.
$4,480; michaelsmithinc.com
I-Beam Table by Gus Modern
Taking its form from the constructionsite staple, this Lucite table has strong lines and a subtle presence, says Kleinhelter. "Because it's transparent, it's good for any space that has a lot going on." Given the small scale—18" tall by 12" square—it can mix with low-slung seating and is a convenient place for a lamp or to set a drink, she says.
$345; bobbyberkhome.com
Eliza Table by Jan Showers Collection
"Very open, very poetic, very simple," says Whealon of this table, which reminds him of Art Deco furniture. "I like that it's all one material—sycamore." He would place the 22"-tall, 22"-wide piece (available to the trade) beside a low sofa or upholstered chair, positioned to emphasize its crossed legs and shapely silhouette.
$3,000; janshowers.com
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hi everyone, I've been reading a lot of your chats, but have never actually written on here yet. This my husband and mines second month ttc. I find the worst part is the waiting and dissapoint when your period comes. Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with the anxiety of waiting and then disappointment when it doesnt happen?
Hi....my husband and I have been ttc for 10 months now...so I know just how frustrating it is. What I've started doing is during the day (while the kids are back at school now) my sister n law and I are getting out and walking and doing some exercising. Her to get back into shape after having 4 kids and me to help getting my mind off of things. I'm in the wating part of my cycle right now too so the best advice I can give you is to do something to get you out of the house and clear your mind. Weather it be walking and exercising or having a girls day with ur friends...just do something to help take ur mind of of things. that is the only thing that I have found that helps me. Good luck in your journy ttc
I agree with the above post. When we were ttc and in the 2 week wait, I would just try to stay busy to keep my mind off of things. When I would get my period, I would be disappointed but try to just look ahead to the next month. I know it's hard. Try to stay relaxed as much as you can and keep active and busy. Best wishes in your ttc journey! ~* baby dust! *~
This might sound really weird but when we were TTC for #1 I never really thought of it as TTC. I don't know if that sounds bad or not? I really really really really really wanted to have a baby but I also didn't want the whole stress around ovulation tests, etc. I think part of the reason that I never really thought of it as TTC too was because my doc told me she was 90% certain I had PCOS and I definitely had the health history to support that. I suppose this did help me some too because I also never really KNEW when I would have a period or any of that good stuff, and there was some disappointment when my period would start.
What I ended up doing though was to work on me- get myself healthy, exercise to blow off stress, and we DTD a lot more often than we were previously which helped a lot, LOL. It got my body to a point that it started to ovulate more regularly, because I was taking better care of it, and boost our chances of success. If I remember right it took us around 8 or 9 months before we stopped TTP that I had a BFP. I'm really grateful now for that long wait- I would have rather gotten pregnant right away and had that baby but because of some circumstances when DH graduated from school and with his first job, the timing was perfect for us and he started his current job 2 weeks exactly after DD1 was born.
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Projection Mapping on the Venetian Hotel
Feb 10, 2013 6:53 PM, By Cynthia Wisehart
Projection-mapped install is an entertainment and advertising platform
Because projection-mapped content requires very precise alignment of the projectors, AVDB also designed and built a track and dolly system to hold the projectors so they could be slid in and out of a locked position for service. Audio playback is through a L'Acoustics central cluster. Turner says it sounds beautiful, and that L'Acoustics (like Christie) was invaluably supportive. However, due to architectural and sightline limitations, the speakers could not be configured for stereo, and therefore could not deliver on the stereo and pan mix that was the sound artists' intent. People see the show from far right or far left and not from the center of the lagoon and hear a mono mix from a stereo source.
The centerpiece of the control architecture is the Alcorn McBride V16 Pro, which controls the MediaMatrix audio distribution, the D3 video/mapping players, the projectors, and the two tri-signs above the building. The audio is not embedded in the video, though both sound and picture play off the three D3 players (a master that drives two projectors, a slave that drives the other two, and a redundant player that can switch in to cover either master or slave in the event of a failure). The signal is DVI out to fiber for the 750ft. run from the control room to the projectors, and back to DVI in.
The D3 player does not just play the media, it holds the 3D mapping data files of the building which are used to exactly apply the imagery to the building. That mapping data can be shared with other content creators to allow them to design content specifically for the building. That could be for a show (the Venetian has done two so far) or potentially for an advertising client who wants to rent the system and the façade for brand marketing—digital signage writ large.
While the Venetian install had many elements in common with other architectural projection systems, there were a couple of unique features for the site. One of those elements is an iPad-like (it's a PC) wireless control system that allows operators to control the entire projection and audio system, as well as some of the lighting and legacy CobraNet-connected BGM/bell tower systems from anywhere in the plaza. (Luckily, the original CobraNet programmer was still onsite to help pull that part off).
Also unique is the way the system uses two Tri-signs at the top of the hotel. Working with the manufacturer at the artist's request, a method was designed to toggle the signs (which normally display an ad for the Venetian's Tao nightclub) to a neutral beige tone that matched the building as the shows start. This allowed the artist to treat the signs as a projection surface, a seamless extension of the building architecture.
While projection mapping is not new (and if you go back to the original days of son et lumière, it's quite old), it is still a niche with only a handful of world-class content creators. "And the industry is still on the learning curve on these systems," Turner adds. He means that not just technically but also in terms of how to best use the technology and the platform it provides, especially when it comes to a fixed installation. Brown-Cestero says that now AVDB has clients who are conceiving the system as an advertising platform and revenue stream; new Las Vegas zoning regulations expand the percentage of a building façade that can be used for advertising, which helps make that a feasible goal.
"It is very high impact," Turner says of technology and the current Venetian show Winter in Venice, which opened in December and has been described as "monumental." "It stops traffic. And the YouTube videos don't do it justice."
The Content Creator: Ross Ashton, The Projection Studio
Ross Ashton is probably most famous for his projection creations for Buckingham Palace, Windsor Palace, and the 2012 London Olympics. In the U.S., he has performed transformations on the New York Public Library and Dartmouth College, as well as two shows for the Venetian—Carnivale and the current Winter in Venice. His work—often combined with that of sound artist Karen Monid—has been seen throughout the world, at some of the one-of-a-kind events, historical commemorations, fashion shows, rock concerts, and festivals.
Born at a time when nearly every village in France entertained tourists with son et lumière (sound and light) spectaculars, Ashton trained in photography and theater, and spent 4 years with ETC, Paris. He's worked in both slide and video projection, and done mapped projects with both ("slides are still very bright and relatively inexpensive compared to video"). He began specializing in high power projection in 1992; 10 years later, his Buckingham Palace piece for the Queen's Golden Jubilee helped bring projection-mapped spectaculars into the British consciousness.
His storytelling is most often historical and his images often come from historical photographs. His software toolkit includes Photoshop, After Effects, and Cinema 4D. To map the building, he laser scans it into an exact 3D replica mode through the software in the D3 graphics engine/player.
"Most of my work is a celebration of the historical, of the building and its place in history. If I can possibly use a real photograph, I do. I invent as little as possible," he says. Video, he says, allows you do more things, some of them reenactments such as blowing in up a castle to invoke Oliver Cromwell and the English civil war.
"And yet everything we do is completely non-destructive," he says. "We can take a building and reimagine it for night into a different building and then put it back for the daytime. For the visitors, it's two different experiences and yet we have not altered it in any way."
For playback, Ashton says he doesn't like to be too precious about things. He knows and likes the Alcorn and Dataton products, most of the large-format projectors and the high-end speakers. Though his company can—and sometimes does—specify the system design, he likes to work with local integrators and suppliers to build systems that will be comfortable for the local end-user to operate and maintain. Next up: the Venetian's spring show.
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Oral History Program Carmen Mae Abram Wall Interviewed by Marci Farr 21 September 2010 Oral History Program Weber State University Stewart Library Ogden, Utah Carmen Mae Abram Wall Interviewed by Marci Farr 21 September 2010 Copyright © 2010 by Weber State University, Stewart Library Mission Statement The Oral History Program of the Stewart Library was created to preserve the institutional history of Weber State University and the Davis, Ogden and Weber County communities. By conducting carefully researched, recorded, and transcribed interviews, the Oral History Program creates archival oral histories intended for the widest possible use. Interviews are conducted with the goal of eliciting from each participant a full and accurate account of events. The interviews are transcribed, edited for accuracy and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewees (as available), who are encouraged to augment or correct their spoken words. The reviewed and corrected transcripts are indexed, printed, and bound with photographs and illustrative materials as available. Archival copies are placed in Special Collections. The Stewart Library also houses the original recording so researchers can gain a sense of the interviewee's voice and intonations. Project Description The St. Benedict's School of Nursing was founded in 1947 by the Sisters of Mount Benedict. The school operated from April 1947 to 1968. Over the forty-one year period, the school had 605 students and 357 graduates. In 1966, the program became the basis for Weber State College's Practical Nursing Program. This oral history project was created to capture the memories of the graduates and to add to the history of nursing education in Ogden. The interviews focus on their training, religion, and experiences working with doctors, nurses, nuns, and patients at St. Benedict's Hospital. This project received funding from the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Division of State History. ____________________________________ Oral history is a method of collecting historical information through recorded interviews between a narrator with firsthand knowledge of historically significant events and a well-informed interviewer, with the goal of preserving substantive additions to the historical record. Because it is primary material, oral history is not intended to present the final, verified, or complete narrative of events. It is a spoken account. It reflects personal opinion offered by the interviewee in response to questioning, and as such it is partisan, deeply involved, and irreplaceable. ____________________________________ Rights Management Special Collections All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to the Stewart Library of Weber State University. No part of the manuscript may be published without the written permission of the University Librarian. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed to the Administration Office, Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, 84408. The request should include identification of the specific item and identification of the user. It is recommended that this oral history be cited as follows: Carmen Mae Abram Wall, an oral history by Marci Farr, 21 September 2010, WSU Stewart Library Oral History Program, Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, UT. iii Carmen Mae Abram Wall Graduation Photo Class of 1966 Carmen Mae Abram Wall 2000 1 Abstract: This is an oral history interview with Carmen Mae Abram Wall, conducted by Marci Farr and Sarah Langsdon, on September 21, 2010. In this interview, Carmen discusses her recollections and experiences with the St. Benedict's School of Nursing. MF: This is Marci Farr. We are interviewing Carmen Wall. She graduated from St. Benedict's School of Nursing in 1966. It's September 21, 2010. We are interviewing via telephone. You live in St. George, right? CW: Yes, I do. MF: Okay. Will you just share with us about where you grew up, a little about your family and where you attended school? CW: I grew up in Superior, Wyoming. That's where I went to school. I went there from Kindergarten until I was a junior. In my Senior year, the school closed down because it was a coal mining community and they stopped using coal at that time, more or less. All the mines closed down so the school closed down. For my senior year I had to go to Rock Springs, Wyoming. That's where I graduated in 1963. MF: So did you have to move away from your family? CW: No. The bus took us. I was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Rock Springs is eighteen miles away and is the bigger of the two communities and Superior didn't have a hospital. So that's where I was born but I was raised in Superior until I graduated and then went on to school at St. Benedict's. MF: Oh, that's good. Tell us a little bit about your family. 2 CW: I have four brothers and one sister. I'm the sixth. I'm the oldest. My sister is thirteen years younger. She's the youngest of the family. So growing up, I really didn't get to know her well because she born when I was thirteen and before I knew it I was out of school. We are really close but growing up we sure weren't. My dad worked in the coal mines before he married my mother and he had a lot of jobs. He worked most of the time as a butcher in the little shop in Superior. Then from there he went to work for the school system as a janitor and at one time he even owned a little store in Superior where his line of work was being a butcher. People would bring their deer and elk and he would cut it up for them for a price. We would help him taking out the bone and the fat and all that. That was our job, me and my brothers. We did a lot of that ourselves. MF: So how did you end up coming to St. Benedict's? CW: My dad really wanted me to be a nurse. Some of his friends that he knew were nurses. His mother died of cancer of the throat and he had taken care of her. In fact, he didn't graduate from high school. In his senior year she was really sick and his dad had to work to pay all the bills so he ended up quitting school and taking care of her so he was really aware of the medical profession. He saw how the doctors and the nurses worked. Some of the nurses became friends of his so he convinced himself that I would make a really good nurse. I felt like I wanted to make his wishes come true. I wasn't really too sure if I wanted to do that or go and do something in mathematics. I loved math but then my choice came to be a nurse. MF: Was this your first time away from home? 3 CW: Yes it was. We were very poor. We didn't have a lot. Even to do any travelling, we didn't do any travelling. My dad has two brothers and a sister and the two brothers moved to California so I think through the entire time I was growing up we might have went out there twice to see them. On my mother's side, her family lived in Colorado and Riverton, Wyoming. I think we went maybe a couple of times to see my mother's side of the family, my grandparents. We didn't do a lot of travelling and to be alone-this was the first time I was ever alone. MF: I'm sure that was probably an adjustment. Tell us what your first impressions were when you first entered nurses training. CW: I was very close to my dad and called home very frequently and was crying and wanted to go home. We went home quite a bit. Dana Dona lived in Rock Springs and she had a car so her being in my class and that, we would go home probably at least once a month. She would take me. My dad would pick me up from Rock Springs so we could spend the weekend together. That was nice of her. MF: So who was your roommate while you were in training? CW: Let's see. You know, I can't remember. I think Mary Weibel was for a year. One of the ones that I had for a roommate, she ended up quitting in the first year that I went to school there. You had a curfew and she didn't obey the curfew because her family lived in Ogden so she would go in the evenings to be with her family but she wasn't meeting the curfew. She would get back to the dorm maybe at ten thirty or eleven o'clock. I really don't even know why she quit. I don't know if it was due to grades or she didn't like it there or they asked her to go. One time 4 she didn't show up so for the rest of that year I had the room by myself. In my junior year I believe I had Mary Weibel and then I can't remember the last year. MF: Do you remember any of your other classmates? CW: Yes. MF: Tell us a little bit about them. CW: Linda Smith was a classmate of mine. She would come to Wyoming with me on some of the weekends that I had off. Dana would bring us up and sometimes there would be Linda Smith and Jeanie Campos and me and Dana. We were the four that would go home on the weekend. There was also a girl by the name of Virginia and I can't remember her last name. She was from Rock Springs but she quit the program. Then some weekends I went to Smithfield. That's where Linda Smith lived and I would go with her and stay with her on the weekends. Other weekends there was some very good friends of mine that I went to school with in Wyoming and they moved to Ogden the same year I started St. Benedict's. It made it really convenient because they were there. One of them was a senior in high school when I started nurses training and they moved down here the same year I started nurses training so I would go stay with them once in awhile. So anyway, Jeanie Campos was a friend. Linda Smith, Dana Dona and Diane Cafarelli, Linda Ledett, Mary Weibel. I think we only graduated twelve or sixteeen. MF: Oh, so a small group. CW: Yes. So already I've named quite a few of them. 5 MF: So do you have any stories of you guys sneaking out or doing things you shouldn't do? CW: You know I don't think we snuck out. On the weekends you could stay out a little later so we would go to dances. We didn't do much. I mean, I didn't. If I didn't go home then I stayed at the dorm and studied or go see Helen Normington. She was my girlfriend from Rock Springs. I would go see her on the weekends but I wouldn't even stay there because she lived in Ogden so I would just go for the day and visit with her and we would go shopping. Then I'd stay at her house for awhile and then I'd go back to the dorms. No, I don't think we did a lot of that. The ones that seemed to do that were the ones that really never even stayed. They were the ones that ended up quitting. Most of us we didn't do that. We had Sister Cassian and she was really rough. She accused people of lots of weird things. I remember she called me in once and accused me of stealing irons. We had to iron our uniform. I said, "I have my own iron. Why would I want to steal other peoples irons?" She had some problems. It was best not to cause any hassle with her because was already making accusations that I didn't feel were true. Other people had problems with her and Sister Berno took her place. She was so nice. Things kind of changed after she left. Once a week, the friends that I named, if we were there on a Friday or a Saturday we would go down two or three blocks to a place where we had pizza and stuff like that. We would go down there and eat pizza and cokes for a treat to ourselves. I still keep in touch with Jeanie Campos. She's the only one I seem to know where she is at and we talk on the phone. 6 MF: Oh, that's good. I'm glad. What else do you remember about the other Sisters that were at the school? CW: Who was the tall one? Do you remember any of them? MF: I don't. Sister Mercy? Sister Estelle? CW: I can't remember. She was real tall and one time I remember seeing her without the top of her habit on and she had really long hair I remember. At one time I heard they all shaved their heads because it was cooler for them. I guess they said some of them would do that but like her, she had really long hair. I remember we played, we would have parties on the back lawn of the dorm and we would play red rover and she would get right in and play. She wasn't afraid to get in there. Some of the other nuns too would get in there and play too. We would have hot dogs and hamburgers and that was nice they treated us to that. Every once in awhile, once a year we had a sit down dinner with the nuns and all the students. I remember that. I remember we always had the same thing. It was always chicken. They said, watch whatever the head nun-what was her name? Oh, I've been sick so my mind is not really clear. I got Leukemia about seven years ago so I'm still recuperating from the Leukemia. MF: Oh, you're fine. CW: Anyway, the main nun would sit there and we would say if she uses her knife to cut her chicken then that's what you're supposed to do. But the rest of us all got wings and we would say well how in the heck do you cut a piece of wing with a knife and a fork? I remember we would sit there and complain about that. MF: That's funny. 7 CW: So we would have that once a year. Two or three times a year we would have parties on the lawn where we would play some games and have a picnic like thing. MF: Well that's good. Was it nice to see the Sisters in that atmosphere? Did that help getting to know them? CW: Yes, because I'm Catholic and being from a little tiny town, we didn't have a Catholic school or anything. They did in Rock Springs. We had what they call PCD and they would come out and teach us during the summer months. We would have two weeks religious instructions. Those nuns always were very strict it seems like. That's what I knew about nuns and then to go down here and be around a lot of them, I was kind of surprised. I was surprised to see how gentle and kind they could be with patients and things that this that they took care of. MF: So what were some of your favorite classes that you took while you were in training? CW: I liked pharmacology. I liked ethics. I absolutely hated the psychiatric portion of it and I didn't care for pediatrics. We went to Denver for our pediatric training. That's where I met my husband. He was in the military. In fact Jeanie Campos and I met them downtown and they asked us out and we went out with them once and it continued so Jeanie married the man she was dating there and I married the guy I was going with there too. So they were friends, so maybe that's why we still keep in touch because our husbands knew each other. That made it nice. Then we had part of our psychiatric training in Salt Lake City. They had the barracks up on the campus that were closed down at the time so they used some 8 of those classrooms. That's where we had our psychiatric classes. Of course, hands on was done at St. Benedict's. I couldn't comprehend or understand the psychiatric stuff. MF: That would be hard. CW: I could not get a hold of what was going on. I didn't like that. That was my least favorite. I did like anatomy. MF: So do you remember any of your instructors? CW: I don't know if Sister Cassian taught a class or not. I know for ethics I think we had a priest. I just can't remember. MF: Do you remember what your favorite rotation was while you were at the hospital? What was your favorite floor to work on? CW: The surgical medical floor. MF: Why was that? CW: The nurse that was in charge of that floor I just thought she was a very special person. She was very knowledgeable. She was very good with her patients and she had a good rapor with the doctors. I don't remember her name but I would look at her and say now this is the type of nurse I want to be. I want to be a nurse like her. By the name, one of my instructors was Mrs. Etcheverry. She was kind of strict. She taught OBGYN. I kind of liked OBGYN. She was one of the instructors. MF: Do you have any memories of a patient that you cared for while you were in training? 9 CW: I had an uncle that was a patient there while I was there. I had a younger guy, our age. I mean I was 21 and he was 28. He asked me out and you couldn't do that. You couldn't go out with one of your patients and he was persistent on it. Eventually after he had left and several months later I ended up going out with him a couple of times. After I felt like they wouldn't remember the patient. They frowned upon that. I can't remember his name. MF: So tell us a little bit about your graduation ceremony and where it took place. CW: It took place-they have Catholic churches down there and it took place at one of the churches and I just remember that our uniforms were very stiff. They had to be starched. I remember us, Diane Casterelli, Jeanie and all of us, we wanted everything to be perfect. We all got flowers. I remember that. It was a beautiful ceremony. We all had everything white and then you had the St. Benedict's cape. MF: What do you think your greatest challenge was while you were in nurses training? CW: To get through the psychiatric class. MF: That's what a lot of the nurses have said. CW: Really? I hated it. I just could not comprehend it. One of the classmates in my class ended up specializing in the psychiatric department. She was from Brigham City and she ended up going back there and was head of that department. She really enjoyed it. The rest of us absolutely hated it. To each his own I guess. MF: Absolutely. That's why it works out that way. After graduation, did you stay at St. Benedict's? What did you do? 10 CW: I went to Rollings, Wyoming with Jeanie Campos. We both got jobs out there so we worked through the summer and then we had met those boys the previous winter so I got married like a year from when I met him. I don't know when she got married but then we moved. He was in the military, the Air Force in Denver so we went to Denver. I can't remember what Jeanie and her husband did. I didn't work in Denver. He only had three months. From there were moved to Albuquerque and I worked in Albuquerque. Then we went to Minnesota and he went to Browning Institute to be an announcer. I went to work there while he went to school. From there we went to Wyoming and from there we came to Saint George. I worked at all these different places as we moved around. MF: So are you still working or did you retire? CW: I retired about six or seven years ago. MF: What do you think has been the greatest change as far as nursing? CW: There's been so many changes. I worked in Wyoming and nurses seemed to have done a lot of hands on. You know how they used to put, like if you had a bowel obstruction they would take a mercury ball and you would swallow it like you were putting down a G tube. At the bottom of the G tube was this mercury ball and that would pass through the intestinal tract so you had to turn the patient ever so often. You'd turn them to their left and to their right and then eventually, usually it would come out and the bowel obstruction would be resolved. Nurses would do that in Wyoming. They would start IV's. They were doing butterfly needles and at that time doctors were supposed to do them. Nurses weren't supposed to do those kind of procedures. In Wyoming because the state is small 11 and there weren't that many nurses that did all that. Now, nurses put in central lines. That's a huge change. I don't think they even used mercury anymore for bowel obstructions. Now, doing central lines and they wouldn't even let them do a butterfly. MF: So it has changed quite a bit. CW: Yes. It's funny. I've taken continual education trainings throughout my career to learn how to do all of these things just to keep up with all the changes. MF: There's quite a bit. We appreciate you letting us visit with you today.
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