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Master of Arts Program
The first year of study in the Master of Arts program includes an intensive orientation period held in August. In both the fall and spring terms, students register for four courses (12 credits), including the two-semester Survey of the Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture and the one-semester Approaches to the Object. During the late spring, first-year students earn credits by beginning an internship, usually completed in the summer months. Students complete the remaining credits of course work during the fall and spring semesters of their second year. In the fall semester of their second year, students continue their Qualifying Paper research, and in the spring, they complete it. The Qualifying Paper is supervised by a full-time member of the BGC faculty and is also read by a second person. Full-time students must submit their Qualifying Paper in the second year. MA diplomas indicate a degree in the history of decorative arts, design history, and material culture.
All MA degree candidates complete an internship that provides practical experience in an institutional or commercial setting. Students often fulfill this requirement during the summer between the first and second years of study. BGC students have been placed at more than 200 cultural and commercial institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Musée du Louvre; the Victoria and Albert Museum; Waddesdon Manor; the Museum of the City of New York; the New-York Historical Society; the Hispanic Society of America; Historic Hudson Valley; the New Jersey Historical Society; the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; the Lower East Side Tenement Museum; the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; Merchant's House Museum; the Museum of American Art; Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden; Wolfsonian–Florida International University; the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation; Metropolis Magazine; Christie's; Sotheby's; Formica Corporation of America; Coty, Inc.; Art in General; Philip Colleck, Ltd.; and Masterson Gurr Johns, Inc.
Study trips are important features of the MA program. They range from examining museological procedures at exemplary institutions or manufacturing processes in contemporary industries to the ten-day long study trip that completes the first year of study and is open to all registered students.
Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree
Students receive the master of arts degree in the history of the decorative arts, design history, and material culture after successfully completing the following requirements:
Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian (MA students are required to take a language exam during the August Orientation Session and to satisfy the language requirement by April of their first year of full-time study.) |
August Orientation Session | no credit |
Research Techniques: Library and Digital Workshops Language Workshops |
Survey | 9 credits |
Survey of the Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture (2 semesters) |
Approaches to the Object (1 semester) | |
Elective Courses | 33 credits |
11 Elective Courses (Two electives must cover periods before 1800, and a third must be a non-Western course. Students may fulfill this requirement with an Independent Study.) |
Internship | 3 Credits |
Qualifying Paper |
3 Credits |
Total |
48 Credits |
Please note:
• MA students may transfer a maximum of 12 credits from graduate courses at other institutions with approval of the Graduate Committee. Courses are not transferable until after a student has enrolled.
• Recipients of fellowships or scholarships must enroll for a minimum of 9 credits each semester in order to remain eligible for financial aid.
Part-time Study
The Bard Graduate Center accepts applications for part-time study in the MA and PhD programs. To accommodate part-time students, the BGC offers some evening courses. For further information about enrolling part-time at the BGC, contact the Academic Programs Office. Financial aid is generally not available to part-time students. It is not possible to complete the degree by taking only evening courses.
Bard Travel Program
A unique opportunity for all MA students is the Bard Travel Program. Students in good standing who have satisfied the language requirement are eligible to attend an intensive study trip under the direction of a BGC faculty member. The trip takes place in the late spring and is led by the professor then teaching the Survey of the Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture. The BGC covers airfare, lodging, entrance fees, and ground transportation. In past years, students have traveled to England, Scotland, Italy, Germany, France, China, Japan, Holland, Sweden, Finland, and Spain for a unique series of visits to museums, private homes, and collections. Students keep a log and make a presentation while abroad. Details of the Bard Travel Program, including the scheduled time of the trip, are subject to change. Please consult the Academic Programs Office for up-to-date details.
BGC Exchange Programs
In 2009 the Bard Graduate Center launched student exchange programs with two overseas partner institutions: the Royal College of Art/V&A Program in Design History and the Kunstgeschichtliches Seminar (Art History Department) of Humboldt University in Berlin. Each institution will run a competition to select a single student to spend up to a term in external residence. Credits will be awarded via the home institution. He or she will have access to the resources of the local institution and be expected to fulfill all local requirements. Additional international partnerships are being created.
For additional information about the Royal College of Art/V&A Program and the Humboldt exchange program, contact Dean Elena Pinto Simon in the Academic Programs Office.
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I have had my plant for over a year now and it had been doing well. I had to re-pot it because the roots were coming out of the holes in the bottom. I use spring water when it is time to water because I have heard they don't like the fluoride in tap water, and that was why the tips of the leafs would turn brown. So About 2 weeks later as it was hanging my husband noticed a huge crack at the bottom of the pot and I decided to transplant it..maybe a bad decision?? So I got a new pot, new soil and noticed little mushrooms!! Now my spider plant is dying! What do I do? |
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Little mushrooms? What sort of soil did you use? |
- Posted by brodyjames 5b (My Page) on Fri, Sep 20, 13 at 2:37
Hi Kris, I highly doubt that the mushrooms have anything to do with the plant's decline. The spores were probably already in the soil. Why do you think the plant is dying? You didn't describe what was happening. Can you post a photo or two? That would greatly help us to see/maybe determine what's going on. Nancy |
- Posted by christine1950 5a (My Page) on Fri, Sep 20, 13 at 8:24
How wet is your soil? Tips turning brown could also mean inconsistency in watering. |
I have a spider plant that reacted very badly to being repotted; I must have damaged some of the roots in the process because most of them rotted away. The plant looked very sad for several weeks, but eventually managed to grow a new root system. It lost some leaves that rotted away from the base. I didn't get any mushrooms, but the fungus gnats bred with a vengeance. Maybe someone else has some ideas about the mushrooms and whether you ought to treat with some sort of fungicide. My thinking is the plant might do its best if you leave it be to heal and just make sure the soil dries properly between waterings. Perhaps a fungicide would also help stop the roots from rotting, if that is what is going on, but again I have no experience with using those. |
Spider plants can survive losing a lot of roots. I split mine, cutting away more roots than I left on, and they seem to be doing fine. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Sep 20, 13 at 12:17
These plants have fat carrot-like roots that are water-storage organs. Soil that stays moist, soil devoid of air (all tiny particles like peat or sand,) and/or having tons of these 'carrots' filling the pot, smushing each other are conditions spider plant doesn't like. I've had an experimental plant that I kept when I dug up an infestation of this plant from my ground at my Mom's house last November. It had been there for a few years and some of the roots were a foot under the surface. One especially nice-looking plant got literally dropped in a pot and placed under some shrubs, where it still sits 9 months later. Oak leaves have fallen in there, but nobody has ever added 'dirt' or watered this plant. It gets a drink when it rains. I put it on the driveway to take a (pretty crappy) pic with my phone a few weeks ago. The babies have tons of roots (they were under the leaves/mulch in the under-the-shrubs area) but there's no brown tips or issues besides a few nibbles on leaves. These plants would rather have no soil at all if it's not chunky, porous, airy, no standing water in the bottom of a hanging basket that doesn't have a hole at the bottom surface (just a recessed hole in the middle, about 1/2 inch above the bottom) although also it's really humid here, so this "don't try this at home" without taking that into account. A pot big needs to be big enough for the carrots. The classic plastic hanging basket pot really isn't deep enough for one of these to be happy/look good for long at all, though the less water-retentive the mix, the better the results would be. If not using tap water, or there is rain used during summer, a bigger/deeper pot, one could spider looking great as long as possible. A wire thing with coir liner might work a lot better. This is interesting to hear also, I think. I kept all of the material I dug up in a plastic storage tub and brought it here to compost. It stayed in there for 7 months until I dumped the contents into compost area since it took that long for it to look dead. Last weekend I was pitchforking around in there, and encountered the roots, not at all yet decomposing, just storing water. I'm not (too) worried they'll grow because I've buried and done everything I could think of before with the 'carrots' to see if they could grow new plants but have never gotten one to do it. Not convinced it's impossible though. Has anybody? If/when repotting, the carrots can be cut to make room to put it back in the same pot with new soil. The more you cut the roots, the more effects you'll see after in the foliage, but it will be offset with new growth once new roots start growing. Whatever roots/carrots are left on should be spread/fanned out when put back in the pot, so each has as much room as possible to spread, and starts as high up in the pot as possible, using the space most effectively. After repotting, many times I've just sheared everything off just above the surface, like mowing a lawn. The new growth from that always looks fantastic! New stalks of flowers/babies will come out as soon as the mama has a nice rosette of new leaves. If that's too nerve-wracking, try doing half of the leaves first, the least pretty and/or bent ones. |
- Posted by christine1950 5a (My Page) on Sat, Sep 21, 13 at 9:33
purple, you are so full of knowledge, you amaze me.Thanks for always filling my brain with info. Christine |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Sep 21, 13 at 10:01
Glad to try to help I've played with these way too much, for way too long. Others might have had different experiences, I hope they'll chime in if so! All about plain green, BTW. I don't know how different the variegated are. |
I've always given mine peat-pudding potting soil. That's what's readily available, and until recently I didn't know better. They've done ok too. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sun, Sep 22, 13 at 9:45
LOL! Peat pudding! That's a good one. It's worth commending your skill at holding back with the watering can if/when using that. Bravo! And you're right, it's better than nothin'. |
Wow! So many replies, thank you! I ended up re-potting it and instead of using miracle grow soil that I have always used I decided to go with something called Hyponex. It is cheaper but I was thinking maybe I am over treating it? The MG has food in it and I had been putting those sticks in now and again. I also saw on here that it is possible that I like some one else maybe tending to it too much..How often should I water and feed it? I am going to try to post a current picture of it, there is a globe but I only use it to move the top of the soil around, not for watering. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Mon, Sep 23, 13 at 9:15
Hithere, Kris. Please don't put those fertilizer spikes in any more potted plants. Does the Hyponex say anything about having any fertilizer in it already? In a peaty soil mix like that, it's important to let the roots get quite dry before adding more water. Picking it up should help you determine how much lighter it has gotten. If it still feels heavy, it doesn't need more water yet, and may take several weeks to use all of the moisture (comparing the size of the plant in the picture to the amount of 'soil.) The humidity level in your house would be a factor, so it's not possible for anyone to give you a schedule. I would try to avoid giving yourself a schedule also. One time, it may take 16 days before you decide it's dry, another time, might only be 12 days... Does that pot have an attached drain saucer? The light color and droopy angle of the leaves may be indicators it could use more light. |
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Too afraid to follow my dreams because it's a long road and I'd like to be able to help my parents out financially the fastest way possible.
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Mar 11, 2013 at 12:43 am
Follow your dreams because you'll wake up one day and no one will have appreciated the sacrifice. Follow the dreams. Don't make the same mistake I did. You will regret it forever. Don't be crazy.
Mar 11, 2013 at 1:25 am
If you don't try, it's an automatic failure. If you do try, your dreams just might come true. If you defer the dream because of fear, you will only be wasting time. I'm sure your parents would appreciate the financial gesture, but all parents want their kids to be responsible and happy. Do the responsible thing and go for your dreams!
Everyone I know who chose the high dollar path over their real dreams are professionally miserable.
Everyone I know who chose the high dollar path over their real dreams are professionally miserable.
Mar 11, 2013 at 9:50 am
yea. i'm a dreamer/positive thinker/etc. but i'm also a realist in today's world. gotta do what you gotta do if you're not fortunate to be in a financial situation where you can comfortably follow your low-money making dream.
Mar 11, 2013 at 2:02 pm
I made the choice to sacrifice my dreams in order to help a parent. I unselfishly put family first. And when I desperately needed help this person was the only one who stepped up. In your case it may be useful to upgrade your education or whatever your dream is in order to better help them in the future. It's a gamble.
Mar 11, 2013 at 7:36 pm
Talk to your parents about their own dreams. Ask them if they have a dream for you. Honour them by honouring yourself.
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Alex Sullivan (Sully), who I've known for about 8 years or so. I met him
through Bryan (Big Sexy) because they were high school friends. He was
celebrating his 27th birthday, and a few days short of celebrating his 1st
wedding anniversary, when this awful incident took place. Alex was a
gentle giant. A big man with an even bigger heart. He was easy to talk to
and made friends with everyone. He had a smile and a laugh that were
contagious. He was a very funny guy as well. He loved cooking, collecting
comic books, and watching movies. Above all, he was one of those rare
people who always put others before himself, always making sure that his
friends, family, and wife were taken care of before worrying about
When it comes to Jon, I knew him but i didn't know him all that well. He
was a BMF with us just a little over a month. From what I gather, he
leaves behind 2 kids, a 4 yr old daughter and a 2 yr old son. He was a
military vet who served 3 tours in the middle east between 2004 and 2009.
He had plans of re-enlisting in the navy with the goal of becoming a NAVY
SEAL. He wanted his kids to look up to him, and wanted nothing more than
to be a hero. Which he was, he died shielding his girlfriend from the
Sunday, July 22, 2012
What makes someone go ona killing rampage? I don't know if anyone can really understand mental illness like that. Aurora, colorado . The simple act of going to the movies becomes a death sentence .
My baby boy comes home from camp tomorrow ! I miss him so much.
Hoping this week is more positive then last week. I owe a lot of gratitudes. I was kind of down last week. Today I was able to catch an earlier flight home tonight! When I landed I found out that my original flight was delayed. That's got to be a gift from above!
Key West is going to rock!
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Let's just say that yesterday was one catastrophe after another. 1. Jeff wouldn't budge on a point in a deal and the other people wouldn't budge either so deal is scrapped. Playing hardball sometimes doesn't work in your favor. Back to the drawing board! 2. Ceiling caved inside the office of the NY bar , landlord doesn't want to fix it. 3. I got to Key West just to find out that Kevin hadn't even left Atlanta with our swag.
Good news. I GOT MY PERIOD. Now while some women would say" damn I got my period. " I say thank god " ? It seems like there are children being born all around me. Lee has had two girls in less then 2 years. Chantel has had a daughter and son in 3 1/2 years. And a friend of mine in her 40s had two sons within a year and a half of each other. While I love all their children in my mind I think those poor bastards getting up 2 or 3 times a night while I sleep peacefully in my bed! Obviously all these births around me has affected Jackson. Even his friend's mother just had a baby with her 2nd husband. All of a sudden it dawned on Jackson that I could possibly have a child that wasnt from his dad. So jackson has gone on the offensive stating repeatedly that he doesn't want any siblings. Last week I said to him " your dad has a young girlfriend perhaps you should be worrying about him having a kid." That thought had never occurred to him. Lol poor kid.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I want to give thanks and praise to Tahnee in NY. Wow she has stepped up when we needed her. I am very proud of her. It's more then that. She is genuinely a good person. Her inside beauty matches that of her outside.
I want to give thanks to Judy my assistant. She is an unbelievable worker but also a good friend.
Judy and her husband Lynn live in a 1 bedroom apartment in the French quarter. A beautiful place. It's perfect for two people . Kids are all grown up so they have a nice life . They have a way of meeting very rich people. This one couple that they know is ultra rich. I haven't met them but Judy says that they are very nice and giving. The rich couple has invited Judy, Her husband and few other couples on a cruise in the Mediterranean on a private yacht. Holy shit I am completely jealous!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Kevin and I played an increble prank on Lee. Lee left Key West a day early. For the couple of days that we were all together he talked longingly about how he wished we had time to jet ski and do fun beachy things. After he left we decided to Torture him a little. I wrote him an email and said that some vendors came down and gave Kevin, Steve, and I free passes to go use a jet pack. Free passes for Jet skiing. OMG we just got biplane passes that tour the Keys.
He almost caught me when I called him and was bitching about Kevin in regards to the painting debacle . " Lil you stayed behind while Kevin went jet packing? He just texted me 5 minutes ago saying how cool and scarey it was. " So I quickly changed the topic.
Even Last night , before I went to bed I texted him and said " the sunset cruise was incredible . We got to swim with dolphins" . Lee was beside himself. He was so jealous. Today I decided to really put the screws to him. I pretended that I went into the Key West Starbucks and that Ami James from Miami Ink came up and talked to me. I continued it by saying that they wanted to film B roll at the bar and use Kevin and Steve. Lee was tortured!! Finally we told him the truth. It was pretty awesome. Punked!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Chantel had a little boy, Domenic! So freaking cute! She has got some good looking kids. Niko her daughter is gorgeous . She is what I picture in my head an angel looking like. And Domenic looks a more Mediterranean version of Niko. Beautiful family.
I am grateful for Lee. Not just because he is a good worker but because he can soothe me after Fucking Kevin pisses me off. Really Lee is the onky one who can calm me. I actually said ( said is the nice word for yelled) to Kevin that I wished Lee was in Key West to monitor and break up our fights.
Yesterday we spent hours painting the wainscot and the wall above it. The day before I picked a couple of color combinations that we all agreed on . Two colors one for the wainscot and another for the blank wall above the wainscot. We have decided ( as a group) to go out of our comfort zone and have a more beachy feel. Well low and behold after Steve and I painted the main wall, Fucking Kevin said " I think we should pick the same colors as the other bars on the block. It's not biker enough." . " Really Fucking Kevin, it's not biker enough." " I let you and Lee have carte Blanche on the Milwaukee bar. Milwaukee being the head quarters of Harley Fucking Davidson. And I walk into black and red wallpaper on the walls. Don't tell me about what's biker like !" just writing this is getting me mad all over again.
So to appease him I walk to 4 different bars to show Kevin what colors they are using and how they all frame out their decor". I then mix two different color combinations to show him how it would look . Then I show him how it would be a bit harder for us to do the same thing. Well he keeps complaining . So finally , I blow up! I walk outside , call Lee. Lee then calmed me down and backed me up on the original colors we picked. Fucking Kevin won't beat me down!!
Positive vibes . Peace and tranquility .
Thursday, July 12, 2012
I am grateful to Steve Wherry our Coyote contractor. He goes the extra mile to come up with creative ideas even when we have no budget to cover it.
The term Lil'd
Kevin: oh I was just Lil'd. = someone exaggerated a story about him
Daniel: "that's Lil'd up"= that's fucked up
Trey: " god damn it I got Lil'd" = someone did not properly twist the cap on a lid so while shaking it he gets that liquid all over his clothes.
Personally I resent the first two Lil'd definitions. But Kevin got Lil'd tonight cause I didn't shut the lid of a paint jar. Bad habit Sorry lol
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
I am grateful for Pinky, am of Denver. He actually quit for a few months . He's come back with so much grace and a real appreciation for the bar business as a career. Sometimes we humble ourselves and it makes us better. He is a good egg!
In Key West ready to rock and roll.oprning date is pushed back ! Well damn
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Another favorite source of material was gossip Maugham overheard at the Long Bar of the Selangor Club, a Kuala Lumpur institution now 122 years old, on the edge of the cricket green (always the centerpiece of British-administered towns). The cricket grounds have been cut back to a smallish patch now named Independence Square, but the clubhouse is still there, a faux-Tudor building abutting the truncated field. Today, the Long Bar is known mainly for its cold beer, fading photographs of bygone rugby teams, and an antiquated rule excluding women. Some tourists come to catch a whiff of the clubhouse's history or perhaps a glimpse of the Moorish high-court buildings across the road. But most don't stay long, preferring to flock back to the shops, clubs, and restaurants downtown at Bukit Bintang or on the nearby Beach Club strip where Ibiza is located.
That's too bad, really, because in some small part of the city's consciousness lingers the memory of an older, smaller Kuala Lumpur, barely more than a colonial town, where the Chinese ran the shops while the Malays tended to their rice in the kampangs (villages) and the Indians worked the rubber and oil-palm plantations they were born and raised—and would die—on. Those times are long gone, of course, but a similar reality still thrives in the city's ordinary, outlying neighborhoods, where Malaysians of all races mingle in an unlikely tableau of shared prosperity and peaceful coexistence. The K.L. suburb of Puchong is one of my favorite places to see that in action.
Twenty years ago, Puchong was a one-street village of a few hundred people, mostly Chinese petty traders and shopkeepers. Now it's a thriving township of 560,000 residents of all races, and claims a Carrefour and a Tesco. In a pasar malam, the congenial evening market where everything from pots of homemade chile sauce to automobiles is sold, I watch a typical scene unfold: Skinny Tamil waiters rush to and fro in one restaurant, heaping huge mounds of steaming rice onto banana leaves, then dishing out an endless selection of curries and sauces. Elsewhere the hiss of a gas-burner flame complements the clang of steel spatula against iron wok as Cantonese men prepare stir-fried dishes. Malay families wander among the food stalls; in some groups, even the six-year-old girls are clad in head scarves, while others wear jeans and T-shirts, chatting and laughing as they chew on a grilled piece of squid or corn on the cob. A small crowd clusters around a tent where car salesmen are busy touting the virtues of the locally manufactured Kancil (a 600 cc subcompact with a vague resemblance to the iconic Mini) that sells for about $6,000—60 percent of the country's average annual per capita income. Chinese, Malay, and Indian children squeal, shove each other happily, and scramble through the open doors of the cars as their grave-faced fathers kick tires and talk knowledgeably about horsepower and torque. "When it comes to buying a car," salesman Mohamad Nazri says with a laugh, "there is no difference between the races. Under the skin we all want the same things—a house, a car, a good life for our families."
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Hi tashimelampo,
i think i am looking the 5th time to that picture, because i like how unconventional she´s carrying lunch home:)yellow star for a good snapshot.
Great fish!
Thanks for the comment Loivinho and Martin
Spectacular fish. Greetings from Europe
Great pict
ikannya tangkapnnya besar
Absolutly stunning!!! Is it marlin?
Hi Oompie! I think it was a swordfish but I'm not sure....Greetings from Italy, Elios
wow what a shot tashimelampo.. this fisher doesn´t need to lie about his capture:D Best regards from Spain, diego
Maybe tonight this "little" fish will be enough to dinner.
Best regards,
Wonderful photo –— I like it, best wishes Andre
Thanks for your vote for the NPC Contest March 2011. Greetings, Christian
great photo it does look like a marlin regards steve
Great catch, congratulations!
Muy interesante toma... Like 8!
Estimado Elios, te acabo de invitar al grupo "People in Google Earth", cuyo espíritu es subir fotos de gente pero que, a su vez, estén seleccionadas para Google Earth.
Cordiales saludos desde Paraguay, Boettner
Photo taken in Padangbai, Manggis, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia
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Day one of the Foothill League girls tennis finals went as expected at The Paseo Club on Wednesday, with the favorites rolling and only two of the 24 matches requiring a decisive third set.
If one Santa Clarita Valley athlete could make a team event about an individual, it's Golden Valley High junior golfer Elisa Pierre.
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Unlike their first two Foothill League games of the season, the Hart Indians didn't need a second half comeback to earn a victory on Friday night at Canyon High School.
Santa Clarita Christian girls volleyball beat crosstown rival Trinity Classical Academy on Thursday 3-2 in a Heritage League match.
The Valencia High girls volleyball team lacked energy and intensity in its first two games against Saugus High Thursday night - similar to its opening games last week against Hart. But the Vikings were aware of the problem, Valencia's Lindsey Knudsen said, and they ran away with game three for a 3-0 win by scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-17.
There haven't been any major surprises yet in Foothill League play. But there are some trends worth keeping an eye on.
In a nearly identical match to the one the two teams played just over two weeks ago, the Valencia Vikings edged the Hart Indians 10-8 and clinched the 2014 Foothill League girls tennis title outright on their home court.
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There was no pomp and circumstance whatsoever for Chad Phillips in his return to Canyon High School, the place where he coached for 12 successful years.
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It was a clash of different styles on Friday at Saugus High School but in the end, neither proved superior, as the Saugus Centurions and West Ranch Wildcats played to a 1-1 draw.
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Sad but true: MARTIN SCORSESE has never won an Academy Award, even though he's been nominated three times for directing. But 2003 could be the year the filmmaker gets his due for his lavish ''Gangs of New York.'' With ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,'' PETER JACKSON should score his second nod in a row. Likewise, ''The Hours''' STEPHEN DALDRY, who earned a nomination for his debut feature, 2000's ''Billy Elliot.'' And since new directors often find their way into the race, ''Chicago'''s ROB MARSHALL should see his stylized work recognized too.
As for the fifth slot...''The Pianist'' director ROMAN POLANSKI took home the prize from the National Society of Film Critics, but his criminal past may hit a sour note. ''About Schmidt'''s ALEXANDER PAYNE and ''Adaptation'''s SPIKE JONZE won Golden Globe nods, though their films may be viewed more as achievements in writing. PEDRO ALMODÓVAR could win votes from members angry that ''Talk to Her'' wasn't submitted as Spain's official foreign-language film entry. While SAM MENDES took home this award for his first film, ''American Beauty,'' his ''Road to Perdition'' seems to have faded. And though the Academy loves actors who direct, DENZEL WASHINGTON's ''Antwone Fisher'' might seem too syrupy. That leaves ''Far From Heaven'''s TODD HAYNES. We'd bet fellow filmmakers won't be able to ignore perhaps the most lovingly directed movie of the year.


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We ususally don't play with the Green team, but somebody suggested that when a Marine is "defending" it's on both sides. He may only spend Support Tokens on those attacks he makes/defends from in front, but he's still defending.
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My first seedlings of 2014 just peaked above the ground today. They are a trio of mustard greens. Has anyone else had any first seedlings showing up lately? |
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My first was I think Silver furr tree Tomato -- and the plant itself is doing good! My Tomatillo's also have done well and sprouted quickly. First year starting so many plants from seed (about 30, got a another 30 germinating right now) Planted 1/20/14 |
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Syntria, Have you grown the SILVER FIR TREE tomato before ? The reason I am sking this is because I have bough seeds and I will grow it this year. I want to know first hand about it. I think I will plant it in a bucket. |
First seedlings are always the onions and leeks! I always like watching them grow, the way they look like little green hairpins, then as they unbend but retain the seed coat, little green music notes. A symphony of life. :) |
I like that, Sunnibel ! |
- Posted by HotHabaneroLady 7a Central MD (My Page) on Tue, Feb 25, 14 at 18:37
I like it too! But *sigh* I am so impatient waiting on seeds this year. But then I'm starting earlier and during an unusually cold year, so I have to expect them to be slow. |
- Posted by littlelizzy123 5a CO (My Page) on Thu, Feb 27, 14 at 19:40
Red Cippolini and Varsity Onions! :D |
- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Thu, Feb 27, 14 at 19:49
I planted Sugar Ann Peas last week and they are starting to germinate under row cover. Also planted carrots and lettuce. No sign of them yet, but that's not unusual. I have kale and collards plus green onions and garlic that have made it through the winter. That's outside. Inside, I have peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, pentas, rose campion, Centennial Spirit Echinacea, and Yvonne's Salvia up under lights. Zinnias and other bedding flowers will be sown next week, Lord willing. It took its time this year, but spring is busting out all over! It's amazing what sunshine does for your spirits! |
My first seedlings were SHISHITO pepper. I planted (as test) on November 7, 2013. I harvested a lot of peppers from them. But they were getting too big. Yesterday I topped them. For tomatoes, they are Cherokee purple and Siberian. They are about 2" tall now. |
My first are broccoli ,they have just today started popping . 128 planted Monday, 69 sprouted as of tonight. Hoping to get 90 to transplant in April. |
- Posted by stuffradio SW 8A BC (My Page) on Thu, Feb 27, 14 at 23:53
keith100 That's a crazy amount! I don't have that kind of space prepared yet, not that I don't have the space. My Broccoli/Cauliflower/Cabbage can be started on Saturday, so I could probably start any time now. |
Last year the wood chuck ate 28 of my broc. plants one day. Crowns were about half size on about a third of the 80 or so plants I had growing. Oddly, he preferred the leaves to the crowns. The 2nd day he ate about 12 more. The third day he must have been getting full he only ate about half of the leaves on another four plants. The next day his luck at avoiding my traps ran out. I was able to harvest several meals in spite of his best efforts to defeat me.(It was close!) I was also able to freeze up a few meals for winter. I share with 3 other households so there was certainly no surplus. |
Seysonn asked about Silvery Fir Tree tomatoes. I've grown them a couple of times and I love them. I've grown them in a 10-gallon Smart Pot and in the ground, and they did well both ways. I was surprised at how big the tomatoes were with such a little plant. The tomatoes are very tasty and the plants themselves are really beautiful, with their unusual leaves. -Anne |
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Gifted & Talented and Advanced Placement
All students identified as gifted and talented in the state have the right to an appropriate education. Responding to the concern for educational programming for gifted and talented students, the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 106 of 1979. This legislation established the Office for the Gifted & Talented and Advanced Placement. Funds were appropriated to provide financial assistance to school districts operating programs for gifted and talented students. Guidelines were developed to provide information to assist districts in planning, implementing, and evaluating those programs.
The following definition shall guide districts in providing services and opportunities for students identified as gifted and talented:
Gifted and talented children and youth are those of high potential or ability whose learning characteristics and educational needs require qualitatively differentiated educational experiences and/or services.
Possession of these talents and gifts, or the potential for their development, will be evidenced through an interaction of above average intellectual ability, task commitment and /or motivation, and creative ability.
Arkansas Laws
The following laws can be found on the Arkansas Legislature's Arkansas Code website:
1. Advanced Placement and Endorsed Concurrent Enrollment
- 6-16-1201. Purpose.
- 6-16-1202. Definitions.
- 6-16-1203. Teacher skills and training.
- 6-16-1204. Implementation.
- 6-16-1206. Exemption.
2. Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program
- 6-16-802. Purpose.
- 6-16-803. Definitions.
- 6-16-804. Established - Subsidies - Rules and regulations.
- 6-16-805. Funding.
- 6-16-806. Treatment as advanced placement course.
3. Advanced Placement Course as Core Curriculum
- 6-15-214. Advanced placement course counted as core curriculum course taught.
Annual Program Approval Application
From Arkansas Code: 6-42-109. Reports by school districts.
Each school district shall report annually to the Arkansas Department of Education, at a prescribed due date, the extent to which it is providing educational opportunities specifically designed to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented children.
Arkansas Governor's School
Arkansas Governor's School (AGS) is a six-week residential, educational summer program designed for upcoming high school seniors with exceptional abilities, creativity, and maturity. Participants attend classes and many special events, including concerts, theatrical productions, lectures, and films. They participate in service projects, recreational activities, and social gatherings. The atmosphere of AGS is charged with intellectual, cultural, and social excitement. Participants take away a heightened appreciation of their own talents, a deeper sense of their relationship to their communities, and a more intense intellectual curiosity.
Students must be nominated by their schools to apply. Counselors, gifted and talented coordinators or teachers should be working through the nomination criteria with interested students. Completed applications are due from schools at the end of January. They are reviewed by state-appointed AGS selection committees and selections are announced in April. For more information visit the Arkansas Governor's School official website.
Advisory Council for the Education Gifted and Talented Children
Arkansas Code Ann. § 6-42-104 established the Advisory Council for the Education Gifted and Talented Children to advise and consult with the Commissioner of Education and the Administrator of the Office for the Education of Gifted & Talented Children. The Advisory Council prepares an annual report for the Governor, the General Assembly, the State Board of Education, and the Education Commissioner that informs the general public about educational programs for gifted and talented students. The Council also recognizes three educational programs for gifted and talented students annually, to receive the Act 56 Outstanding Gifted Program Award.
To learn more about the Governor's Advisory Council for Gifted Children, click here to view minutes from the Council's July 10, 2014 meeting.
Click here for the Governor's Advisory Council Annual Report for 2014.
To apply for appointment to the Advisory Council on Gifted and Talented Education, please click here to fill out the online application.
Act 56 Award Recipients
Act 56 award recipients are selected based on program standards, background information, community involvement, staff development, program options, curriculum and innovation.
Programs are judged in one of three categories: Average Daily Membership (ADM) less than 1,000; between 1,000 and 3,000; or greater than 3,000.
2014 Outstanding Gifted Programs
- School Districts less than 1,000: Cotter; Certificate of Merit: Carlisle
- School Districts between 1,000 and 3,000: Harrison; Certificate of Merit: Star City
- School Districts larger than 3,000: Cabot; Certificate of Merit: Rogers
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- Pre-AP and AP Additional Training Plan (ATP) Posted 9/11/2013 pdf
- GT Seminar Posted 9/6/2013 pdf
- GT Program Approval Application Posted 7/6/2012 file
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Applicants must first apply for admission to the MSU Dietetic Internship Program.
Following admission to the Dietetic Internship Program, applicants must then apply for admission to the MSU Graduate School. Applicants should not apply to the MSU Graduate School until they have been admitted to the Dietetic Internship Program. Application for Admission to the Dietetic Internship Program
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E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com Write: Dietetic Internship Program Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Management 200N Oakley Applied Science Building Murray State University Murray, KY 42071 Phone: 1-270-809-3387 Fax: 1-270-809-6950
Computer Matching
All applicants to the Murray State University Dietetic Internship (DI) program must participate in computer matching. Computer matching enables a student to be assigned to a requested internship program that has also expressed interest in the student. A private company called D & D Digital Systems conducts the matching process. Students should request instructions and a mark/sense cards from their undergraduate program or from D & D Digital Systems to participate in computer matching and to prioritize their preferences for internship locations. Your preferences must be mailed to D & D Digital Systems by February 15th. There is a fee for participation in computer matching that must be paid with your prioritized preferences for internship locations.
Requests for additional materials may be made to: D& D Digital Systems 304 Main St., Suite 301 Ames, IA 50010 (515) 292-0490 www.dnddigital.com/ada/ D & D will notify each student applicant about the dietetic internship program to which he or she has been "matched". The student must notify the matched Dietetic Internship Program Director by phone, email or fax by 5:00pm on Appointment Day to confirm acceptance of the internship assignment. Application for admission to the MSU Graduate School Once you receive notification that you are admitted to the Dietetic Internship Program, you will then apply to the MSU Graduate School. This application should be accompanied by a $30.00 application fee payable to Murray State University. The Graduate School application and information may be obtained by contacting:
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Hello everyone, I am sorry if this has been posted, but I don't know what to search for or how to otherwise figure out what this is. I live in Maryland, near Washington DC and this thing has taken over my lawn over the past couple of weeks. I've sprayed a product called Sedgehammer a few times, since it kind of looks like a nutsedge and it took care of a similar looking weed, but this one won't respond to it, or other lawn weed control chemicals. Again, sorry if this is misposted, and thank you for any help in identifying or recommendations for treatment. |
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- Posted by ians_gardener 5 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 15, 13 at 19:14
Crab grass.....an annual weed.......when it goes to seed, you will have more next season...... You can use a "pre-emergent herbicide for crab grass next spring before the seeds germinate...... Google it and the herbicide for more info..... |
Roger, thank you for the help. |
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Thanks to Grant Hill, we know that Olympic basketball players who have great games are randomly selected for postgame drug tests, with the quotiest quotation marks ever around the "randomly." Still though, solid info from Grant Hill, who always seems to have our well-being in mind. Thanks for that, Grant Hill. I still own one of your jerseys (a red Pistons alternate from eighth grade), so we're cool.
With that knowledge in mind because that is where we store it, consider this little factoid regarding Kobe Bryant's 20-point half against the Boomers. From the New York Post:
So what was Kobe Bryant's reward for his 20-point second-half outburst in Team USA's quarterfinal victory over Australia on Wednesday night? An Olympic drug test.
According to a source, Bryant was the USA player chosen to take the mandatory random drug test after the late-night contest and was unable to ride back to the team hotel with his teammates. With the game beginning at 10:15 p.m. here, Bryant didn't arrive back at the hotel until 2 a.m.
Even though it is protocol that each team's leading scorer gets the drug test, I like to imagine that officials were like "Whoa whoa whoa. Kobe Bryant scored 20 points IN A HALF? After sucking for the first however many games? That seems weird. Drug test that guy." I think you'll agree that sounds logical.
And I'm sure Kobe loved being held after the game for two hours, getting his blood tested and hoping that the blood the Germans shot in to his knee didn't accidentally have anything wrong with it. He's a pretty mellow guy who absolutely loves being hassled and told what to do, so I'm sure that went over very well.
That being said, when you "activate the Black Mamba," you have to imagine someone is going to think you got a little extra Mamba juice in there or whatever activating the Black Mamba entails. When you turn yourself in to a human snake, that is one of the risks you have to be willing to take.


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I'm not sure if you can tell, but I'm slowly burning out. The great thing about running a website is that our demand curve is unlimited. Basically anybody who reads English and has an internet connection can be our next reader or client. The problem with unlimited demand is that in order to realize our full potential, we need to work an unlimited amount of time!
One of the mantras I've told myself ever since learning that grades carry over starting in the 9th grade is, "Do not fail due to a lack of effort. Just try harder." It is OK to fail for being an idiot as I often was and still am, but it is absolutely not OK to fail because I didn't study every single night long after tennis or track practice was done. Even for tennis, it was fine to lose to a more talented player. It's just not OK to lose because of a lack of conditioning.
When you've got all your blogging buddies and Facebook friends telling everyone how awesome they are doing and sharing their latest purchased toys and amazing photographs of St. Tropez vacations, it's hard not to get motivated to try harder if you want what they have.
But what if you reach a point where you are already satisfied with what you have? Do you start getting annoyed by ubiquitous show-and-tell? Do you write a long post trying to understand why people like revealing their incomes? Or do you become ambivalent to the progress of others? Each person's response is different.
I've been hanging out with several friends who have hardly anything. My friend Jaabir drives a rusty 1996 Honda Civic that just broke down the other day. He also lives in a cramped two bedroom apartment with his wife, daughter, and mother. We go cruising the city looking for open tennis courts after I finish up my writing in the mornings. You'd think we were a couple vagrants with his beat up ride, our disheveled hair and raggedy clothes. But we don't care what other people think. We just want to get out in the sunshine and hit!
I haven't changed the design on Financial Samurai since 2009. For the past year I've been thinking about changing things up, but I'm tired and don't really care. The layout is good enough so why change? Most of the visitors are new anyway.
When I first started blogging I thought what fun it would be to get 10,000 visitors a month. After reaching 10,000 a month, I then thought how nice it would be to get 30,000 a month. When I reached 30,000 a month then I imagined how great it would be to have 60,000 a month. Now I've become disinterested. The growth rate is slowing down so those good 'ol rocket rides are no longer.
The same concept pertains to money. How much money do you really need to be happy? Researchers who make $75,000 a year say $75,000 a year is the maximum income where happiness levels go no further (surprise!). I say the figure is closer to $200,000 a year because any more and the government starts going after you. Whatever the real figure is, there is an income level specific to everybody that's good enough.
One could literally work 24/7 online and still not do enough to grow their online endeavors. At least with a physical activity there's only so much you can do before your body breaks down and you have to rest. As we enter into a rocky period for the stock markets and the long months of summer, I'd love to turn things down a notch and unplug more. Perhaps I'll finally schedule all 30 pending posts in my queue at once, not respond to anything and come back in two months all tan and refreshed.
Balance has always been about finding a mental to physical connection for a healthier lifestyle to me. But right now, all I'd like to do is get a massage, eat some key lime pie, and then take a nap.
Readers, how do you determine when good enough is good enough? What gives you motivation to keep on going when all you want to do is take a break?


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It was installed a few days ago and I guess I never got a good look at it until today when I decided to clean all the grubby fingerprints off it. The side it is scratched on isn't the most visible side. I plan on telling the installer tomorrow but what should I really expect from them? Is there anything I can do to try and remove or lessen the appearance? |
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- Posted by inspiredisabel (My Page) on Thu, Jan 31, 13 at 20:56
- Posted by motherof3sons (My Page) on Thu, Jan 31, 13 at 21:12
Was the protective coating left on during installation? Our installer removed the blue plastic film before installing plus broke down the box and recycled it. Uh, what happens if we need to return it? This can be buffed out by a professional, but I would find out if it was scratched by the installer or in transit. The granite installers scratched our rangetop. We took it to a company that specialized in stainless steel fabrication. One hour and $60 later it looked brand new. Good luck! |
- Posted by inspiredisabel (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 6:54
There actually wasn't the blue protective film on it. I will check into having it buffed out. Thanks for the suggestion! |
I found a good video online that might help. |
Here is a link that might be useful: How to remove scratches from stainless steel
Your installer should have liability insurance. Buffed out?? I doubt it. It should be replaced. We had a custom insert made by a local company when we built our house. The installer scraped the finish on my Woodmode mantel. It was impossible to repair. Their liability insurance replaced it. |
- Posted by inspiredisabel (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 12:32
Thank you for the video drachiele! The scratches aren't deep so maybe there is hope? red lover - the GC is stopping by this afternoon so I will see what happens with that. Thanks for responding. |
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Reputable Charities
After returning from a vacation, you may be moved to continue to help fund a project in the destination you've visited. If you're not careful, however, your money may not end up in the right place. Vet the charity through watchdog groups such as charitynavigator.org, BBB Wise Giving Alliance (give.org), and the American Institute of Philanthropy (charitywatch.org). These organizations rate nonprofits based on such factors as availability of financial and operational information to the public, efficiency of fund-raising activities, and how donations are spent. Many international aid organizations have regional or national partners that can use your support—UNICEF, for example, allies itself with a number of local NGO's in destinations in the Pacific Islands, Africa, and South America. Also, consider charities that will allow you to make targeted donations. At globalgiving.org, travelers can search for projects by area, while kiva.org enables individuals to make microfinance loans in communities around the world.
Targeting your Donation
- Rather than giving a small amount to each of several charities, donate to one or two organizations to ensure the highest impact.
- Ask whether your tour company or hotel has a practice of contributing to local causes. Abercrombie & Kent (abercrombiekent.com), Six Senses (sixsenses.com), CC Africa (ccafrica.com), Intrepid Travel (intrepidtravel.com), and Lindblad Expeditions (expeditions.com) all sponsor nonprofits that work in destinations abroad.


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Lighting up has been given a whole new meaning with the Colibri Beam Sensor Lighter.
The modern metal lighter ignites using a battery powered laser beam that runs down the spine of the lighter instead of flint. The top of the lighter is capped and looks plain at first. When the lid is flipped open, the red glow of the laser is triggered and appears. A touch of your finger or any object interrupting the stream ignites the butane flame in the burning chamber (claimed to be big enough to light almost any size cigar.)
This futuristic device is actually retro. According the manufacturer, it was first introduced in 1979 and advertised on the old rabbit ears of network television. The concept was ahead of its time, increasing the manufacturing costs out of the market price and landing it on the back shelves when it would be more affordable to sell.
Now, reengineered up to twenty-first century standards, the Beam Sensor Lighter is back. It is available in a number of finishes and retails for $95.
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Peter Brown — Brussel, Brussel, Belgium, — July 3, 2014 3:34am ET
Air lighters are prepared with windproof jet flame ignitions. Ambiance lighters are comprised of a unimportant impact-resistant styrene case.
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By registering the Key Finder / Key Detector to a Panasonic Digital Cordless Phone and attaching it to an easy-to-lose item in advance, you can locate and find the mislaid item to which the Key Finder / Key Detector is attached. Up to 4 Key Finders / Key Detectors can be registered to a Panasonic Digital Cordless Phone.
1. Detect up to 200 m/650 feet (open field)
Panasonic's wireless technology makes it possible to detect up to 200 meters away from the handset.
Even if the handset is out of the range of the base unit, you can use the handset to search for the Key Finder / Key Detector.
*This range may be shorter when the Key Finder / Key Detector is near concrete barriers, etc.
2. You can both see and hear how close you are to your lost item
Both the handset and the Key Finder / Key Detector beep sound when being searched.
The handset LCD display tells you how far away the misplaced item is.
Compatible models
Key Finder / Key Detector compatible telephones vary depending on the model and marketing country. Please contact your local dealer for details.
Power source | CR2032 Lithium battery |
Power consumption | Standby: Approx. 0.2 mW, Maximum: Approx. 40 mW |
Size(approx.) | 30mm (W) x 11mm (D) x 73mm (H) (including ring) |
Weight(approx.) | 17g (including ring) |
* Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.