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(6) Walt Disney Disney turned an animated steamboat-driving mouse into an industry that completely legitimized cartoons and gave him a massive fortune. In 1955, he used some of his massive bank balance and his beloved characters to design and build Disneyland, which he later paired with a sister park in Orlando to help cement the theme park's place in American life. (11) Hugh Hefner Hefner built a media empire by embracing one simple truism: men will want to look at pictures of attractive... READ ON
(3) Louis Pasteur Pasteur was microbiology's one-man wrecking crew. Pasteur's experiments proved once and for all that microbes cause fermentation and disease, but he didn't content himself with settling that debate. Pasteur then set about killing off these microorganisms and came up with early vaccines for rabies and anthrax, in addition to coming up with the idea of heating beer, wine, and milk to an elevated temperature to kill off microbial baddies, a process you know as... READ ON
(5) James Joyce Joyce's mastery of language and inventiveness with new literary forms made him possibly the most critically acclaimed and influential novelist of the 20th century. Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, Dubliners, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man are all firmly entrenched in the modern canon, and although his wildly experimental tendencies make reading his work tedious, it's tough to deny that Joyce had a pretty firm grasp of human nature. (12) Bill Simmons Simmons,... READ ON
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Irish Blues-Rock phenom Rory Gallagher died in 1995. The Irish Postal Service recently honored several icons on stamps; Rory was included along with Van Morrison and U-2. What he really wanted to do, however, was a folk album. His brother, Donal, did some digging and completed the task. Included are 2 tracks with Bela Fleck at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in 94, an old tune that Bert Jansch had in his basement, and the melancholic Wheels within Wheels which Rory recorded and abandoned twice. We'll never know why. If you've heard it, or any of the others aired on Folk Alley, I'd like to hear your impressions.
I saw Rory perform in the late 70's at the old Cleveland Agora!It's one of those shows that has stayed with me!What a intense amount of energy he put into his playing .Look forward to hearing his folk album.Thanks for all your great work.
Wheels Within Wheels,
A new album of Rory Gallagher's material, specifically with an acoustic flavour, was released on 10 March 2003. It features collaborations with Martin Carthy, Lonnie Donegan and the Dubliners, amongst others, and a version of 'She Moved Thro' the Fair/Ann Cran Ull' arranged and performed by Rory and Bert Jansch. Rory wanted to work on this with Bert shortly before he died, and sent Bert his own guitar part, but tragically he passed away before the collaboration could be completed. When Rory's brother, Donal Gallagher – keeper of the Rory Gallagher flame – found out about this some time later, he asked Bert to complete the track.
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"There's a moment on the arch of a jump, when you are neither rising nor falling.
All you can see is the sky.
All you can feel is the air and all you can hear is your heartbeat.
That is all you are. Muscle and motion.
It's called the deadpoint. I live for that."
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I love faith, I love Mirror's Edge, and the location was perfect.
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(KMOV) – Freezing rain hit several parts of the St. Louis area overnight, and more arrived later in the morning after a short break.
Drivers Monday morning were urged to use caution during the morning commute as early-morning freezing rains made secondary roads and exit ramps slick.
Several accidents were reported early Monday, including at least four on a five-mile stretch of Interstate 55. A wreck also occurred on the Interstate 70 westbound ramp from Interstate 170, causing standstill traffic.
The northern and western portions of the St. Louis area, including St. Charles County and Jersey County, Ill., were hit hardest by the freezing rain. Several schools were called off due to the icy conditions.
A freezing rain advisory was in effect until 12 p.m., as another bout of freezing rain hit the St. Louis area late Monday morning.
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Temperatures will then increase and the freezing rain will change over to rain in the southern parts of the St. Louis area. To the north, the freezing rain will turn into snow as the colder air moves off to the north.
By noon the St. Louis metro area will see mostly rain with temperatures reaching a high of about 41. The precipitation is expected to end throughout the region by 3 p.m. with sunshine possibly making an appearance by the evening.
Temperatures on Tuesday will rise significantly, with high temperatures forecasted to reach nearly 60 degrees.
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With the Onsite Assessment Package a Registered Nurse will conduct the following screenings:
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In addition, a thorough assessment of their living environment and a complete review of their medical history will be conducted.
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This plan helps you as well as your loved one. You can be sure you are making informed decisions based on an objective assessment. You can also be sure your loved one is getting the care they need based on their current situation.
Based on findings from the onsite assessment, Solutions for Caregivers will develop a personalized care plan to address needs. The personalized care plan can include:
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Kara M. McClurken, Preservation Services Librarian, SOLINET
Everyone has a role to play in preserving our cultural resources. What can you do to preserve the materials in your public library? Here are ten simple things anyone can do to get started:
If patrons and staff work together to preserve library resources, we can ensure that these materials will be available for all of us well into the future.
Online Resource Connects Libraries to Grant Opportunities
If you're currently seeking grants or philanthropic gifts, or if you simply want to know where to start, get connected to a handful of fantastic grant resources now available at http://www.in.gov/library/grants.htm.
On the State Library's Grants for Libraries webpage you'll find links to local and nationwide grant opportunities. Check out links to top library grants clearinghouses like Library Grants Blogspot and the Michigan State University—Library Grants Web Portal, visit top charitable-giving foundations and endowments, or look for national library funding initiatives through the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
You know where to find grants. How do you get them? The Grants for Libraries webpage can connect you to a handful of online resources available for free to Indiana libraries. Free eBooks, including The "How to" Grants Manual and From Idea to Funded Project: Grant Proposals for the Digital Age, are available through the Indiana's Shared eBook Collection found on INSPIRE. Additionally, WebJunction Indiana offers a Grant Writing Basics course through the University of North Texas' Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) program. The one and one-half hour course covers each phase in the grant writing and submission process, including preparation; focusing on library priorities; developing the grant project; researching funders and finding appropriate grants; writing the grant proposal; and implementing, evaluating and continuing the process.
If you have any questions about the Grants for Libraries webpage, LSTA Grants or for assistance with applying for and writing grants, please contact Amy Holliday at 317-234-6550 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Gale Group is now offering a variety of free promotional and educational resources available through INSPIRE. This Website includes student activities, biographies, helpful links, and related literature to compliment your Black History Month programming.
Most of the resources provided by Gale are derived from their extensive Biography Resource Center: African Americans database. This resource includes more than 30,000 biographies on over 24,000 notable African Americans who have had an impact on society and are frequently researched. Drawn from the Biography Resource Center, the database includes 60 volumes of six respected Gale reference sources such as Contemporary Black Biography, Notable Black American Women, Who's Who Among African Americans, and other titles. Biography Resource Center: African Americans also includes more than 42,000 full-text articles from nearly 300 magazines, as well as nearly 2,000 images.
Designed to provide easy access to biographies on prominent African Americans associated with the arts, business, current events, entertainment, government, history, literature, multicultural studies, politics, science, and sports, Biography Resource Center: African Americans gives researchers a comprehensive set of in-depth narrative biographies providing overviews of the subjects' lives and accomplishments and thousands of thumbnail biographies. Covered are contemporary and historic figures such as Harriet Tubman, Tiger Woods, Rosa Parks, Usher, and Condoleezza Rice. Magazine articles bring coverage of the African Americans up-to-date, and "Recent Update" windows display summaries of recent news events associated with particularly active individuals. Approximately 250 vetted Web links point to additional information.
A widget has been placed on INSPIRE for instant access to the Biography Resource Center: African Americans database. Instructions for individual libraries to install this widget on their homepage are available at http://access.gale.com/widgets/.
This Gale resource is among several academic databases available for free to all Indiana residents through INSPIRE. INSPIRE is a service of the Indiana State Library and is supported by the Indiana General Assembly through Build Indiana Funds, the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, and in partnership with the Academic Libraries of Indiana.
This Library Mini Grant is for the Birds…in a good way!
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is accepting applications for the Celebrate Urban Birds mini grants program. Celebrate Urban Birds events are neighborhood events that feature activities involving birds, community service, art, greening, and science. The Celebrate Urban Birds mini grants may be used to support a bird activity day at a local library, museum, or community center. It also may fund art and gardening activities at a club, school, business, senior center, or neighborhood.
The mini grants range from $100 to $500. The Celebrate Urban Birds program encourages groups that work with traditionally underserved communities to apply. The deadline to apply for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's mini grants is Feb. 15, 2009.
The Celebrate Urban Birds website includes great urban bird resources, public programming ideas, and an online application.
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Indy Star: Speedway library fights to stay independent
Indy Star: IMCPL reports record year of library use
Indy Star: Surplus computers to aid jobless claim search
Inside Indiana Business: State to Offer Training, Computers to Assist Unemployed
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Library Technology: Equinox, NELINET Partner on Evergreen
LISWire: Fulton County Becomes 19th Evergreen Indiana Library
Marion Chronicle-Tribune: Bill looks to change library system
Marion Chronicle-Tribune: State-level changes may hit close to home
Richmond Palladium-Item: Leaders need to make hard decisions
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After successfully migrating 15 public libraries into the Evergreen Indiana catalog, with at least nine more scheduled to go live in the first quarter of 2009, the Evergreen Indiana Consortium is now inviting school libraries to apply for the Evergreen school library pilot project. The project, scheduled to begin this spring, will migrate a limited number of school libraries to Evergreen. Following the pilot program, more school libraries may be eligible to be phased into Evergreen Indiana.
The Evergreen Indiana project is being funded by the State Library through Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants. The services provided by the State Library include purchasing and maintaining the central servers, personnel costs in operating the system, training, software development, data conversion, and other related expenses.
The Evergreen Indiana Consortium currently has 35 member public libraries. Once these members are live, approximately 396,000 Hoosiers will be patrons of an Evergreen Indiana member library. Also, among these 35 members are the Consortium's first three libraries with non-automated catalogs. This spring, these libraries will begin the process of automating their catalogs and uploading patron data with the help of Evergreen Indiana staff.
The Evergreen Indiana Consortium will be accepting applications for the school library pilot project until January 31, 2009. School librarians interested in joining the pilot project should contact Catherine Lemmer, Evergreen Indiana Project Coordinator, at 317.234.6536, or email@example.com for complete application instructions.
Please visit the Information and Resources for Interested Libraries webpage to learn more about Evergreen Indiana and its potential benefits for your library and students.
Spread the Word: Take Advantage of ALA's Online Advocacy Tools
The American Library Association recently released an advocacy portal with useful resources that focus on the value of building statewide coalitions during times of economic downturn and the concept of the "Library Ecosystem", or how libraries of all types are interdependent.
Included among the advocacy resources is "Advocacy University", which contains resources and tools, including news clips, op-eds, and statistics to help library supporters make the case for libraries in these times. Additionally, ALA provides case studies, examples, and resources from successful statewide and local advocacy efforts. ALA has also advocacy tools tailored to fit your type of library, as well tools that address common issues and situations that benefit from strong public advocacy.
In addition to the state and local tools, ALA's advocacy portal keeps you up to date with its own advocacy efforts concerning Federal programs and legislation that effect librarians nationwide. Furthermore, ALA shares the latest developments in its national "Campaign for America's Libraries" public awareness campaign about the value of libraries and librarians. To learn more visit the Campaign for America's Libraries home page.
ALERT: Due to a significant upgrade to the State Library's website, many webpage links have changed. Please update your bookmarks. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Reference Hotline
Certified library professionals have an opportunity to earn several free LEUs this spring by attending SOLINET and State Library courses and workshops. Librarians of all types (special, school, academic, etc.) are welcome to register for these professional development opportunities.
This spring's course lineup covers a diverse range of topics, including:
To register for these workshops or other free professional development opportunities, visit WebJunction Indiana's online calendar.
New Listserv Focuses on Young Adult Programming
Librarians serving teens and young adults now have a new forum for exchanging ideas and dealing with issues that relate to service for those patrons between ages 12 and 18. The new YAPPERS listserv will provide information you need to maximize your teen/YA programming efforts.
You can sign up for YAPPERS online at http://www.library.IN.gov/listservs.htm. The State Library also has other listservs dedicated to groups such as children's programmers and trustees, among others.
International Association Seeks Applicants for Innovation Grants
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is accepting applications for its Public Library Innovation Grants program. ICMA is a professional educational organization for chief-appointed managers, administrators, and assistants that are located in cities, towns, and counties. The Public Library Innovation Grants focus on using the public library as a tool to address community priorities and issues. The grant program will provide a series of leadership workshops and project coaching to ensure the short-term success of the project and secure support for the long-term use of libraries in addressing community goals.
The Innovation Grants will be anchored by a partnership between the office of the chief administrative officer (city, county, and town manager) or elected official and the public library. A series of leadership workshops and project coaching will support grantees in solidifying the manager/librarian partnership, ensuring the short-term success of the project, and developing the capacity to support the long-term use of libraries to meet community goals. The ICMA will provide 8–12 grants to cities, towns, and counties that are committed to using their public library as a vital tool in addressing community priorities and issues in a unique, non-traditional manner. Individual grants will range from $20,000 to $60,000 and be 18 months in length. There is no requirement for being an ICMA community or having a town manager to be eligible for the grant.
If you have any questions about the ICMA Public Library Innovation Grants, contact Molly Donelan at (202) 962-3645 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline to apply is Jan. 9, 2009. Awards will be announced in February 2009. More information is available on the Innovation Grant Webpage.
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The Indiana State Library, the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, (SLIS) and the IVY Tech Library Technical Assistant (LTA) invites high school seniors, collegians, library employees, and library professionals to come take a closer look at the myriad of educational and professional library opportunities available in Indiana at the inaugural Library Career Expo.
The Expo, entitled "Indiana Librarianship in the 21st Century," takes place on Thursday, March 5, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST) at the IUPUI Main Library in Indianapolis. Attendees may participate in equivalent morning (9:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.) or afternoon (1:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) sessions in which they may attend 4 of 7 unique discussions led by leaders in the library field. The Expo is free and open to the general public.
The purpose of the Library Career Expo is to raise awareness of librarianship and career opportunities among Indiana residents. Each discussion will provide insight on a professional or educational subject matter. These topics include:
Participants will also have an exclusive opportunity to interact with the library employees, potential employers, and college education providers that will be located in the expo hall throughout the day.
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Aside from the cake that has fruits inside (why ruin a tasty cake by putting fruit in it?!), I like cake. I really like cake — chocolate, vanilla, ice cream, etc. However, as much as I like cake, there is no bloody way I would ever eat a Jabba the Hut cake. Check it out:
…I think I may puke.
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Mac Miller - Let's Get High
Let's Get High Mac Miller
Give Let's Get High a spin - it's the latest release from Mac Miller, having dropped on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011.
Give Let's Get High a listen - it's a new offering from Mac Miller. It was dropped on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. Mac Miller's musical situation is improving with every new release, and Let's Get High will most definitely help the cause. It's a fine addition to the growing body of work Mac Miller has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're looking forward to what Mac Miller has in store.
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Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20
Serenity 20 from Zen Yarn Garden is made of soft superwash merino with a generous 20% of luxurious cashmere. This 3 ply, fingering weight yarn is dyed in rich, deep colorways with a little sheen and a very subtle halo. Several of these colorways are unique and dyed exclusively for WEBS, and are marked "exclusive"! Treat yourself to a decadently soft and smooth shawl made from one hank of Serenity 20! Made in Canada.
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I used this to knit a shawl and was in love until I hit my first knot. This yarn cannot be properly spliced due to the nature of the spin and only two ply. After that frustration, I hit a knot just a couple yards later, so I had unknit and cut out that whole chunk putting me back to square one. At this price I think it is unreasonable. Contacting the company, I was informed that the industry allows for four knots, so I should consider myself lucky.
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Awesomeness in a skein
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I really enjoyed working with this yarn. Have since ordered more. Frosted lilac is gorgeous! Many compliments. I frogged twice and no problems. Very soft and squishy. Feels like it has more cashmere than it says on the label. I suggest you use a stitch like brioche to get the max softness. My new favorite scarf. Light and warm.
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LOVELY and SOFT
- Beautiful deep color
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I knitted a cowl with this. Lovely.
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Soft and lovely!
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- Rich Colors
- Soft
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Comments about Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20:
I made knitted shawls, cowls and scarves, on needles sized 5-9, for a somewhat loose to very loose, lacey effect. All were beautiful, but it was especially gorgeous when knitted up on the smaller needles, because the richness of the yarn was more apparent. This yarn has a very soft hand and is a treat to work with. The finished fabric is luxurious and elegant, and could be used with evening wear or to elevate casual wear. The variegation of the dyeing makes it shimmery, not striped, and not nubby. I was concerned when I rec'd the yarn and saw that there were areas of very deep color and a few, but distinct, areas of yarn that seemed nearly colorless. I was afraid of having unattractive light stripes in the finished products, but the lengths of color are fairly short, so I had no striping and the lighter areas of the yarn gave a lovely shimmer and blended in beautifully without standing out. The fine gauge of the yarn and soft hand and drape makes lovely open work, but cables don't particularly stand out. There is some variation in the thickness of the yarn, which provides nice life to open patterns, but someone wanting a very uniform surface for flat knitting or cables may want to consider a more uniform yarn. The colors in Blue Hawaii are very much like those in deep tropical water: indescribably beautiful blues and greens, without being too much of either.This is great yarn, and I so enjoyed handling it that it was sad to put it away when the article was finished.
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soft yarn with rich color
- Perfect Sock Weight
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- Color darker than shown
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Comments about Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20:
Excellent quality with rich colors. Knitting produces a cashmere halo that adds to the lovely, soft hand. Beware of the color swatches; my Black Pearl arrived a darker taupey/toasty brown.
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Color is off
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Color much darker than shown. I ordered the frosted rose, was more like fire engine red!
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Washington State Architects Become Lobbyists for a Day
This Friday, Timothy Buckley, AIA, principal and sole employee of Greenstone Architecture, in Vancouver, Washington, will drive two hours north to Olympia, the state capital. There, he and about 50 other architects from around the state will meet face to face with lawmakers to discuss issues related to the architecture profession. "We're closing the office for the day," Buckley quips.
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The annual lobbying event, called Capitol Connections, is sponsored by AIA Washington Council. "Architecture," says executive director Stan Bowman, "is a profession that is heavily regulated and impacted by the decisions of lawmakers. It's invaluable for architects to speak directly to elected officials."
On the morning of February 19, Bowman will outline his group's 2010 legislative agenda with participating architects. He'll also coach them on how to communicate effectively with legislators. ("I tell them to just sit down and have a conversation.") Then, after a catered lunch at Olympia's Heritage Room, in a renovated American Legion building, the architects will walk to the Capitol for afternoon meetings with legislators.
AIA Washington Council is one of at least a dozen state groups nationwide to organize annual lobbying days for their members, says Paul Mendelsohn, the AIA's vice president for government and community relations. "They help architects build relationships with lawmakers and have a say in the direction of public policy," he says. "And they help give decisionmakers a more holistic view of what the architecture profession brings to the table and what some of our concerns are."
In Washington State, Bowman hopes this year's Capitol Connections will help convince lawmakers to revise the state's licensure law for architects, which hasn't been updated in 25 years. And he will urge members to explain to their elected officials why a rumored new tax on professional services—which could help the state crawl out of its budget deficit—would be detrimental to the architecture profession.
"It's an amazing thing to see," Bowman says of the annual civics lesson. "The architects talk to lawmakers in their offices, in hallways, just off the floor of the chambers. It's a great process. And I think our members get a lot out of it."
Want to know more about how architects can effectively lobby lawmakers? Stan Bowman, executive director of AIA Washington Council, offers up nine tips.
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Current Location: AMHRPP » Key Initiatives » Addiction and Mental Health Research Showcase
Regretfully, the 5th Addiction and Mental Health Research Showcase slated for September 11-13, 2013 has been cancelled. After much deliberation the decision to cancel this event was made due to a number of factors. These include a consideration of recent pressures in terms of fiscal priorities within the broad post-secondary academic and health service sectors.
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The Addiction and Mental Health Research Showcase is a one-of-a-kind conference with a tradition of advancing mental health through research and brings addiction and mental health experts from around the world to Banff, Alberta each Winter. The overall goal is to shed new light on illnesses that continually impact so many individuals, families, and communities - and bring the importance of advancing mental health to the forefront.
The Showcase brings together stakeholders from across Canada with a significant interest in advancing mental health and addiction research in a major forum to explore research, leading practice, and innovation. The event promotes applied mental health and addiction research, bridges the gaps among research, practice, and policy, and encourages the use of research findings to continually improve mental health services and outcomes.
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Trekker Brianna Barnes journeys to Peru, home of the legendary Incas, where she begins her trek in Cajamarca, where thousands of Incan soldiers were slaughtered by Pizarro's conquistadors. After visiting one of the world's largest gold mines, Brianna makes her way to Lima, once home to the Spanish Inquisition in South America. In Cusco, she learns about the golden Inca Empire before ending her journey on the volcano El Misti.G
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Hi, Bernie has suggested I contact you with a view to having a video done of the Event we are holding on 7th July (Sunday)
We are doing the event in Partnership with Wigan Council and the Heart of Scholes project.
The day is about several themes, ie Good Neighbours/Social Care/volunteering/ celebration of crafters along with charities and local businesses, its a real mix its a fun day and lots for the family to do but a gathering of information day.
The event starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm and we are expecting a high volume of people.
Could you give me an idea if you are free to cover the event and how much would a video cost me please, one that is finished and ready to be shown.
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Hello, John. I live in British Columbia, Canada, and am following your efforts to get wi-fi into hospitals. As a member of FHA, I wish to submit reports and influence our Fraser Health Authority, since only two of our hospitals claim to have free wi-fi. I will now start opening your blogs, but am willing to receive any ideas, help, details which might expedite the cause. Do you need a pilot hospital that we might supply?
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Mike Gascoyne, the new Lotus teams chief technical officer, has confirmed that the team are a week ahead of schedule on their build process and making excellent progress in all key areas in their efforts to be ready for the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix in March.
Asked for an update, Gascoyne said We had been looking at firing up our engine for the first time on 12th February, but with the efforts everyones been putting in we have now been able to bring that forward to 5th February. This is obviously a great boost for everyone involved in the team, and shows how much hard work has already gone in since we had our entry confirmed on September 12th.
With the engine fire-up date now in the diary, we are also in a position to confirm that we will be on track for the first time at the third official test at Jerez from 17th February, and then at Barcelona from 25th February. We are also aiming to run chassis two for the last two days of that Barcelona test.
Gascoyne also looked ahead to the forthcoming season and announced that the development programme will see a major update at the Spanish Grand Prix in May: We have said we are aiming to be ahead of the new teams when we all reach Bahrain, but we would also like to be pretty close to the midfield teams after the first few races of the season.
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Torvalds Christens The Next Linux Kernel Series 3.x
It's official, kernel version 3.0 is on its way. Linus confirmed this both in an announcement and by checking in the first 3.0 release candidate. The new branch is not expected to include any major milestones in terms of features, but it may stimulate developers to adopt policies of cruft removal and modernization.
Linus had mooted the idea of skipping 2.8 (stable branches use even numbers) in favor of 3.0 a couple of weeks ago on the kernel mailing list.
On the forums, reaction to the news has been mixed, with some wondering if Linus is falling prey to the current trend of large major version number jumps to give the impression of significant progress. But, that raises the question: is it worse to have a small version number jump for a new release that breaks everything, or a large version increase that turns out not to be hugely different from the previous release. It's a point that Linus touches on in his announcement:
[...]we are very much *not* doing a KDE-4 or a Gnome-3 here. No breakage, no special scary new features, nothing at all like that. [...] So no ABI changes, no API changes, no magical new features - just steady plodding progress.
His justification for the version jump is two-fold. First, the 2.6.x branch was around for an unusually long time. 2.6 has been with us since 2003, and version 2 itself began way back in 1996. Second, it is symbolic because, as the Linux kernel is 20 years old this year, it is now entering its third decade.
So, it's not a ground-breaking release, and the message seems to be: everything's going great, prepare for more of the same.
The original announcement on the Linux Kernel Mailing List.
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Kernel upgrade. No major
Kernel upgrade. No major features. Boring.
Announcement link
The announcement links you posted were an interesting read, but I believe you meant to post this link: http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/5/29/204
Ouch. Quite right. I winced at myself for that one.
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Why not make a slight modification to the versioning schema? Something like this...
3.0.x for 3rd decade year 0
3.1.x for 3rd decade year 1
3.2.x for 3rd decade year 2
Of course, that might be too complicated...
coolaid ver bump, major revs
coolaid ver bump, major revs for major progress plz, minor revs for minor progress --- otherwise, set major milestones so when hit, a major rev makes sense
not wow'd here
What's next?
Ok, admit it people, what where the diffs between 2.6.18 and 2.6.19 ?
Only some geeks (or user who suffered from some bugs) remember when this version change was, and what it contained.
So, I applaud Linus to this decision, 3.0 for the third decade.
And then, for the 4th decade, after somewhere between 3.40 (3month) or 3.60 (2month) there would come version 4.0.
Nice, why not?
PS: yes this stops some questions for 2.7 code also (SCO).
Long live Linus
Rightfully said by Linus-- this is just another version with more bug fixes, drivers and etc. The kernel is matured.
Im still waiting and wondering when linux will power spaceships and future technology that still is'nt in existence.
Mocking SCO
Remember when SCO asked for the source code for Linux kernel 2.7?
Jumping from 2.6 to 3.0 is a bit more funny, when you keep this in mind :-)
For all of those guys saying
For all of those guys saying "no big progress", please, measure the progresses made between Linux 2.6.0 and Linux 3.0. They ARE worthy of a major release.
Why Not?
Not a big deal at all!
Mr. M$ do it all the time! Recently announced a version 8.
What a lot of people just figured out as it's nothing more than an old and well know "7 with a new skin" ;-)) What about 95, 98, ME, 2000... just to say for the desktop side. Who really believes that they have 8 SO? Ok, I do believe in Santa either.
Let's step up to "3"
i am surprised nobody
i am surprised nobody suggested to shave to 2 off and increment the 6.
That idea probably already has a copyright
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EDMONTON - Greg Swain was a gold-hearted, cackling badass, glowing with insistent drive to make art that moved him — and at his own pace. He had an almost religious interest in Edmonton's artists, teasing wryly at openings, "So what are you making, you bastard?"
When he first welcomed his niece Stacey Swain to the city, he encouraged her to be an artist with, "But you live artistically!" And so she became one. His sister Mona LaHaie stresses, "The most important thing about him is how good he was with children. Because," she says as she tears up, "he was one of them."
On April 20, hands behind his head in slumber, aged 61, Swain's heart stopped. Four days later, the Eagle Rock Golf Club was a cloudburst of 300 mourners, including six former girlfriends and Swain's parents, Victor and Gloria, with whom he'd recently started golfing regularly; a rediscovered closeness.
Later that month at the Winspear, Mayor Don Iveson offered condolences for Swain's loss at the Mayor's Celebration of the Arts awards.
Swain sang loudly, rode a Honda fast, railed against autocracy and played his mighty drums till dawn at City Market Apartments, which was tricky for complaining tenants since he was the building's manager.
Tandie McLeod describes her friend as "a great Irish wolfhound of a man; a haunted castle on stilts. You would never suspect how tender he could be or how aware of the smallest details. He looked for beauty everywhere and filtered it through his darkly comic esthetic."
With prints, paintings, sculpture and even rent-paying tile renovations, he explored the curves of the female form, had a painting in the defunct Sidetrack Cafe's train car and did a definitive portrait of the Folk Fest. Each year, he worked Lorne Merrick's Fat Franks booth in the fest's beer gardens, ensuring its safe installation on the slope and then served up countless jalapeno smokies.
"His attentiveness to safety was a godsend," Merrick recalls. "Needless to say, he was a great raconteur at the events, chatting with his many pals, joking, laughing and sometimes disappearing into the mass of the beer tent only to rematerialize with a grin, a tilt in his walk and a slur in his talk. His big size-12 boots will be impossible to fill."
Born Gregory Michael Swain at Misericordia Hospital on Jan. 6, 1953, Swain kept lifelong friends, including Bob Sylvester and Phil Haug, whom he met when they were children. "Our house was known as the 50th Street drop-in. He was always the evil big brother," sister LaHaie laughs. "He basically tortured me. I always wanted to hang out with him and all his friends."
Swain leaves behind another sister, Melissa Comrie, and a brother, Lance.
With his amigos he ventured widely, heading up to North Country Fair near Driftpile, building log cabins in B.C. and attending Okanagan College in Kelowna after a stint at the University of Alberta.
With Haug he dynamited 10-foot stumps on Haida Gwaii, the former Queen Charlotte Islands. "If there was an opportunity to host an event at his place and there was 100 bucks in his pocket and his rent was due tomorrow, he'd go off to the Italian Centre and buy food and beer and not worry about the rent," says Haug.
Sylvester notes, "He always had beautiful women taking care of him, just one after another. We were all in awe."
Sylvester was there when Swain did an infamous dive into the shallows of Lake Okanagan. "Greg comes up spitting water, and he was bitching about his neck till we took him to the hospital. He'd actually broken his neck. If someone would have slapped him on the back …"
Sylvester pauses. "I'm so mad at him for dying."
At 28, Swain was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, cancer of the lymphocytes — another stroke of bad luck he survived. The artist lived, sometimes hand-to-mouth, doing odd jobs, renovations and painting big commissions for his friends. Though Haug notes Swain rarely had a proper job, he was always working and playing.
He lived in busy hubs like ARTShab and City Market. Paul Matwychuk observes of Swain's famous, drop-in apartments, "Like so many artist studios, every object and every surface seemed to have been dropped temporarily in the middle of being used or tended. I always picture Greg in overalls, the kind railwaymen wear.
"He was a fixer, a builder, a task-tender-to-er, a get-shit-doner. He had this strong, utterly unflappable, narrow-eyed air of masculine competence I think I would have found completely intimidating if it weren't for the gentleness and the appreciation of beauty that underlay it all. You sensed that you could learn so much from him."
Artist Roger Garcia recalls, "He used to knock on my door almost every day and invite me over at any time — even if I was sleeping at 3 a.m. It got to the point where I just left my door open and waited for him to say, 'Come on over, you crazy bastard!' "
Swain's exclamations of "Excellent!" "Absolutely!" and "I'm alive!" still echo. His famous tag, "Or what?!?" found scrappily at the end of his building-manager scoldings had an entire art show named after it, just one of more than 100 shows his work graced.
One of his later prints, a figure prone in furniture and a funerary procession, is titled The Departure. It echoes his fixation on Jose Guadalupe Posado and his frequent visits to Mexico for Day of the Dead. In his chosen symbols, death was never far from the soulful artist.
Friends and family noted the tumult in Swain's life, his struggles, his humanity. But Swain just laughed, "Everybody's got a skeleton. It's our common denominator."


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Lucas Cranach the Elder's Madonna under the Fir Tree, 1510, has been returned to the Cathedral of St John in Wroclaw, where it had hung since the 16th century. This follows the news that Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office for the Restitution of Cultural Goods knows that Raphael's Portrait of a Young Man "is in a bank vault in a certain country".
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Unlike the Raphael, which for some time had been feared destroyed, art historians and Polish authorities knew the Cranach had survived the war. In 1978, it was noted in the revised edition of Max Friedlander and Jakob Rosenberg's The Paintings of Lucas Cranach that "just when and how the original vanished is obscure, but according to credible testimony it survives and has been reportedly offered for sale on the international art market". According to Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the painting was taken from the cathedral in Wroclaw, then known as Breslau and part of German territory, to protect it from Allied air raids. Cranach was known to be one of Hitler's favourite artists and it is possible that it was ear marked for inclusion in the planned Führermuseum, Linz. After the war, the picture was returned to the Diocesan Museum, Wroclaw rather than the war-damaged cathedral. It had been broken in two and officials decided to have it restored. Siegfried Zimmer, a German priest and amateur art collector and painter, was commissioned to take care of the restoration work, but he instead had a copied made between 1946 to 1947 and stole away to Berlin with the actual Cranach. The hoax was not uncovered until 1961, when a Polish conservator examined the picture and found it to be a modern copy. The original passed through private hands until it made its way to an unnamed Swiss collector who held it until his recent death, when it was left to the Diocese of St Gallen. Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs learned of its location earlier this year and after months of negotiations, the work was returned to Wroclaw Cathedral on 27 July. Handing over the work to Bishop Andrzej Siemieniewski, foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said: "The story of how the Madonna under the Fire Tree was recovered reads like a crime novel" and called the painting one of Poland's most treasured works of art.The recovery of the picture is especially exciting to Cranach scholars, as it is an early work of exceptional refinement. Among the early works painted by Cranach after his move to Wittenberg, it is usually dated about 1510, but it is likely to have painted as early as 1505, since its expansive and expressive landscape, spiked with shaggy pine trees, is close to the few known works Cranach painted in Vienna around 1500 to 1504.
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Hydrangea Annabelle Heartbreak
I posted this message on the Hydrangea Forum, but it seems most of the members there are in the U.S. Maybe you can help. I live near the Nation's Capital in Ontario. When we moved to this house 23 years ago, there was a hedge of Hydrangea Annabelle about 12 feet long which provided privacy to our front patio. It was perfect until about five years ago when it contracted what I was told is a "leaf roller". This little vermin takes two facing leaves, glues them together like a little envelope, and proceeds to reproduce therein. Eventually the stem just shrivels up and dies. I was told to treat it with BTK, which I did, but I realize the BTK would have to come into contact with the critter, which it doesn't because it protects itself so well. I have tried taking off the little envelopes but it is time consuming, and you can't get them all. The result of this infestation is that the blooms are smaller, and the bushes don't grow as tall as they used to. This year, I cut them back a little more severely than usual, and now that they're growing out, the infestation seems worse than ever.
I am losing plants every year, and I would hate to have to give up on them, they're a landmark in our neighbourhood. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am in North Western Ontario and I cut my Annabelle Hydrangeas to the ground each fall or in early spring. They come back from the roots just fine and spread easily. A thought might be to try the same with yours depending on how tall they are right now. They should come back from the roots just fine if they are well established. By the time they grow back, the infestation might be over.
You can see the hydrangea behind the planter.
Have you tried the NIC website? Here's a link to insect controls. Natural-Insect-Control.com/catalogue/getsub.c
Hope this helps.
Another thing I would try is to get some Safer's End All, mix it up in a pail of water, and use it as a soil drench. It would be taken up by the roots and into the plant. When the larvae eat the leaves, they would ingest it. This method would probably be cheaper than the NIC. Good lukc. Marg
Another thing that might be worth trying is in early spring, spray the entire area (including the ground, especially the ground) with horticultural oil. This is oil that is sprayed on fruit trees to prevent overwintering insect eggs from hatching. I'm not sure but what this might normally be done even in late winter - ask a nursery about that.
Hi Deana;
Thanks for your input - I thought this post was long off the Forum. This fall, I cut the hedge back hard, raked out all the old leaves and debris and scattered horticultural sulphur generously on the ground all around. I had some success with this with my Lysmachia ground cover a couple years ago. But I will keep the oil in mind.
Hi Northerner, BTK does not work by contact. Rather, it must be eaten by the little buggers. I suggest you start using the following mix weekly as soon as the leaves begin to bud out in late spring:
Use 1 teaspoon BTK, 7 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of dish soap, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Spray both tops and bottoms of all leaves weekly or after a heavy rain.
Thanks for your suggestion, Zuni. Yet another but I will try anything at this point. I have almost given up on the hydrangea hedge. This year, I have so few plants left it can hardly be called a hedge. Lots of plants keeling over, and those that have survived the winter are growing very slowly, and only a few have blossoms forming, and they are very small. I will retain this info. for next spring and see what happens. Thanks for your interest.
Thank you for this information. This year I am going to try NOT pruning and see if that helps. I also have a problem with the flower color. Only the first bloom of the season is white. All other blooms for the same season are green. Does anyone know anything about this?
I have given up on my Hydrangea hedge for a while - haven't done anything about it this year. But I do believe the existence of this infestation has something to do with increased shade in this area caused by a 'grown-up' maple. This is because a few bushes which have grown around the corner of the patio enclosure, getting full mornng sun are doing well, producing large white blooms. I also noticed the colour change of the blooms as cited in the above post, but attributed it to the extremely wet summer we had in Ontario, but it may have something to do with the amount of shade. We are planning to have the maple trimmed because it is also encroaching on my only full-sun bed. There's always next year!!
I see this thread is still alive and well. I did not get around to doing anything about the Hydrangeas last year because of illness in the family. I went out to prune this spring and they are so sparse, I'm thinking of digging them all up and putting something else in. It's not a big deal as we no longer use this patio very much since we put in a deck looking out over the backyard. I'll see what transpires over the summer. Thanks Lois.
this is very nice flower,i wonder why they call it a heartbreak
Here is a link that might be useful: heartbreak
I am amazed this post is still going. However,Daviquotep6, the name of the plant is Hydrangea Annabelle. The heartbreak is what it is doiing to me! But thanks for the link about heartbreak. Some of the quotes were interesting - a bit more sentimental than most I have heard. About the plant: I disregarded it in 2009 and the infestation never showed up and I had quite a nice show of blooms. Unfortunately that was short-lived - they returned this year. I am not paying much attention to them anymore because we exclusively use use our backyard deck.


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