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United States Patent 3,329,722 PRODUCTION OF 3-HYDROXY-2,2,4,4-TETRA- ALKYL-CYCLDBUTANONES Paul N. Rylander, Newark, N.J., assignor to Englehard Industries, lino, Newark, N.J., a corporation of Delaware N0 Drawing. Filed Jan. 10, 1964, Ser. No. 336,871
4 Claims. (Cl. 260586) This invention relates to the production of 3-hydroxy- 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl-cyclobutanones and more especially to a new and improved process for the production of such ketols.
The catalytic hydrogenation of macrocyclic diketones having 14 to 18 carbons forming the ring nucleus to the corresponding macrocyclic hydroxyketones in the presence of platinum as catalyst is known in the art. Thus 1,9-cyclohexadecanedione has been hydrogenated heretofore to 9-hydroxy-cyclohexadecanone with platinum as catalyst. The use of palladium as catalyst for the partial reduction of such macrocyclic diketones is also known. However, the use of platinum and palladium as catalyst for the hydrogenation of a symmetrical cyclobutanedione such as 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-l,3-cyclobutanedione, to the corresponding hydroxyketone or ketol has been found to be entirely unsatisfactory for the reason virtually no hydrogenation occurred. And such was the situation even though a diluent such as methanol, dimethyl formamide, ethylacetate, hexane, water and benzene was separately utilized for such cyclobutanedione during the hydrogenation, and utilizing the platinum or palladium as catalyst.
The use of ruthenium to catalyze the hydrogenation of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-cyclobutane-1,3-dione under substantially neutral conditions to either the corresponding -1,3- diol or a mixture of the diol and corresponding ketol, 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanone, in the purification of pivalolactone is also known. However, the latter product mixture is the ketol contaminated with a considerable amount of the diol as Well as a'high boiling unknown component. The separation of the'ketol from the diol tends to be troublesome and is tirne consuming. I have found that the use of rhodium as catalyst for the hydrogenation of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-cyclobutane:1,3- dione under neutral or substantially neutral and basic conditions has resulted in respectively the reaction of two moles of hydrogen with the dione to form the corresponding diol and no reaction. Thus when employing water as diluent for the dione for hydrogenation under substantially neutral conditions, the corresponding diol was formed by reaction of two moles of hydrogen with the dione. When a basic diluent such as aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was employed, no hydrogenation of the dione occurred.
The 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanones have utility as monomers for the production of polymers useful as plasticizers, plastics, fibers and films. Due to their difunctionality by reason of the hydroxyl and carbonyl groups, such ketols will react with diamines, for instance ethylene diamine, through reductive alkylation and With diacids, for instance succinic and adipic acids, through ester formation to give polymers of the utility specified. Further, esters of the 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanones, e.g. the stearate ester of such ketols, exhibit high thermal stability and the desired temperature-vis- "ice cosity characteristics making them useful as lubricants and hydraulic fluids.
It is an object of this invention to provide a new and improved process for the production of 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4- tetraalkylcyclobutanones.
Another object is to provide a process for the production of a 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanone without the formation of substantial quantities of reaction byproducts and free of the corresponding diol, i.e. the 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol.
Additional objects and advantages Will be readily apparent as the invention is hereinafter described in more detail.
In accordance with the present invention, it has now been found that 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanones free or substantially free of reaction by-product contaminants including the 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane- 1,3-diols and in high yield are obtained by a procedure involving hydrogenating the 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl-l,3-cyclobutanedione in essentially an acid reaction medium, preferably having a pH of 1-2, in the presence of rhodium as catalyst, and continuing the hydrogenating until the 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanone is formed. The thus-formed ketol is then recovered or separated from the reaction mixture. By reason of the acid reaction medium, a spontaneous cessation of the hydrogenation reaction occurs after one mole of the hydrogen has reacted to reduce one keto group to form the ketol, and such cessation of the reaction was entirely unexpected and surprising. The product 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanones of this invention was obtained in yields of or higher.
The acid employed in providing the acid reaction medium is one inert or substantially i'nert to the 2,2,4,4- tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-dione being hydrogenated under the conditions of the hydrogenation. Exemplary of such acids are mineral or inorganic acids such as, for instance, HCl, HBr and H PO The acid is usually admixed with the dione to be hydrogenated as a dilute aqueous solution, of typical concentration of about 0.1 N-0.2 N acid solution. By acid reaction medium used herein is meant a liquid mixture of the inert or substantially inert acid as aforesaid usually as a dilute aqueous acid solution and the 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione, which mixture of acid and such dione has a pH, prior to the hydrogenation, not above pH 3. The preferred pH of the acid reaction medium is within the range of pH 1-2 as previously disclosed herein.
The 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl-1,3-cyclobutanediones which are hydrogenated in accordance with this invention are represented by the following general formula:
wherein R, R R and R are each an alkyl radical which may be the same or different, for instance lower alkyl radicals, i.e. alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. Exemplary of such cyclobutanediones are 2,2,4,4- tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione, 2,4 dimethyl-2,4-diethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione, 2,2,4,4 tetraethyl-l,3-cyclobutanedione, 2,2,4,4-tetrapropyll,3 cyclobutanedione, 2,4 dimethyl-2,4-dipropyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione, 2,2,4,4- tetraoctyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione, 2,2,4,4 tetrabutyl-l,3- cyclobutanedione, 2,2,4,4-tetraamyl 1,3-cyclobutanedione, 2,2,4,4-tetrahexyl-l,3,-cyclobutanedione and 2,2,4,4- tetraheptyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione.
The hydrogenation is effected by mixing together the 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione and acid diluent, and then treating the liquid acid reaction medium or mixture in the presence of rhodium catalyst with molecular hydrogen. The hydrogen treatment is effected in one embodiment by charging to the reactor containing the liquid acid reaction mixture and catalyst an excess of H gas over the amount stoichiometrically required for reaction with the 2,2,4,4-tetnaalkyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione to form the 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalykylcyclobutanone, followed by agitating the liquid reaction mixture in the presence of the hydrogen, for instance by shaking or rocking the closed reaction vessel containing the reaction mixture, catalyst and hydrogen by means of a mechanical shaker or rocker. The reaction is carried out until cessation of the reaction occurs, which reaction cessation is indicative of the reaction of one mole of the H with the dione to form the corresponding ketol. The cessation of the hydrogenation reaction is indicated by no volume change occurring of the hydrogen-containing gas in the reactor as shown by the level of the liquid in the gas measuring burette rising to a certain level and then stopping and remaining at this level.
The hydrogenation proceeds in accordance with the following equation:
wherein R, R R and R are of the significance aforesaid.
The product 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanone is recovered from the reaction mixture in a preferred recovery procedure by separating the catalyst therefrom, for instance by filtration, then separating the acid diluent therefrom, for instance by distillation, and obtaining a pure product ketol by distillation or recrystallization.
The rhodium catalyst is preferably a supported catalyst with the rhodium, i.e. metallic rhodium and/ or an oxide of rhodium, deposited on a solid catalyst support such as, for instance, carbon, alumina, barium sulfate or asbestos. The rhodium metal concentration may be from about 0.05%20% by weight, preferably about 2%l0% by weight (based on rhodium metal plus carrier). The catalyst concentration in the liquid reaction medium may range from about 0.01%25% by weight, preferably from about 2%-10% by weight (based on the 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione). The catalyst support may be in the form of powder, granules, pellets or extruded shapes.
The rhodium catalysts of this invention can be prepared by t-he precipitation of rhodium on the support in the form of a compound such as rhodium oxide, e.g. by addition of sodium carbonate or sodium hydroxide to an aqueous solution of a rhodium salt, e.g. rhodium chloride.
\ The resulting supported product may then be produced by treatment with a reducing gas, e.g. hydrogen.
The hydrogenation is carried out at a preferred temperature and pressure range of respectively from room temperature to about 100 C. and from about atmospheric pressure to 3,000 p.s.i.g. Less preferably, temperatures up to 150 C. and even higher and temperatures below room temperature could be utilized, if desired. Pressures as high as 5,000 p.s.i.g. and even higher can be employed although less preferred. Typical reaction times are about 5-100 minutes.
The following table sets forth test data results obtained by employing different combinations of the catalyst and diluent for the hydrogenation of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-l,3- cyclobutanedione. The hydrogenations were performed as follows, parts and percentages being by weight unless otherwise stated. One-hundred (100) parts by volume of the acid, basic or neutral or substantially neutral diluent specified, 2.50 parts of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione, and 300 parts of the catalyst were charged to a reaction vessel which was attached to a vacuum system, a source of hydrogen, and a gas measuring burette. HCl diluent was added as an aqueous solution of concentration of 0.2 N HCl, and the NaOH was added as an aqueous solution of similar concentration of NaOH. With the acid, a pH of l was provided in the reaction mixture or medium, while a pH of 13 was provided in the reaction mixture with the NaOH solution. With the methanol, dimethyl formamide, H O, ethyl acetate, hexane and benzene as diluent, a neutral or substantially neutral reaction medium or mixture resulted. The air was then removed from the reaction vessel by applying a vacuum. The flask was then filled with hydrogen, again evacuated by application of a vacuum, and again filled with hydrogen and the procedure repeated until the air had been substantially removed from the system. The reaction vessel was then shaken on a mechanical shaker at room temperature and atmospheric pressure at about 260 cycles per minute for a period of about 180 minutes. The hydrogen absorption was measured as a function of time. The table follows.
Catalyst Diluent Results No Reaction.
Reaeted with one mole of Hz to produce 3-hydroxy-2, 2, 4, i-tetramethylcyclobutanone.
Reacted with two moles of Hz to produce corresponding diol.
No reaction.
Hexane HO! Do. Reaeted with one mole of H to produce fi3-hydroxy-2, 2, 4, 4-tetramethyleyelobutanone.
R Rh Benzene No iggaction.
o. Reacted with two moles of H; to produceeorresponding '01.
11 Ru Methanol No Reaction. 12 Ru Cl Do. 13 Pt Acetic acid Do. 14 Pt Methanol Do. t H2O Do. t Dimethyl Do.
formamide. Ethyl acetate. Do. Hexane Do. Benzene Do. 20 Pd Acetic acid Do. 21 Pd Methanol Do. 22 Pd H2O Do. 23 Pd- Dimethyl Do.
24 Pd Ethyl acetate- Do. 25 Pd Hexane Do. 26 Pd Benzene Do.
The data of the foregoing table shows that only the combination of rhodium catalyst and acid diluent resulted in the reaction of one mole of hydrogen with the 2,2,4,4- tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione to form the 3-hydroxy- 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanone, which was identified by infrared analysis. The Rh catalyst of the test runs was Rh supported on carbon and containing 5% rhodium, the Ru catalyst was Ru supported on carbon and containing 5% Ru, the Pt catalyst was 5% platinum supported on carbon and the Pd catalyst was 5% palladium supported on carbon.
What is claimed is:
1. A process for the production of 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4- tetraalkylcyclobutanone which comprises hydrogenating a 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione in an aqueous acid reaction medium having a pH below 3 in the presence of a rhodium catalyst under hydrogenation conditions including temperature between room temperature and about 100 C. and atmospheric pressure, to produce the 3-hy- 5 droXy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanone, and recovering the 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanone so formed.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein the tetraalkylcyclobutanedione is 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein the pH of the reaction medium is within the range of pH 1-2,
4. The process of claim 1 wherein the rhodium is on a solid support.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1961 Hasek et a1. 260-586 X OTHER REFERENCES LEON ZITVER, Primary Examiner.
M. M. JACOB, Assistant Examiner.
J. Org. Chem. vol. 24, pp. 1855 to
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The conversation started via Twitter when Daniel and I were exchanging views on our different theoretical perspectives on learning, coupled with the implications that those beliefs might have for practices in education. Daniel brings a situated learning perspective to his work. Talking/tweeting with him about that raised some questions for me about the implications for identity and agency, particularly when we view learning as "becoming like" or "thinking like" the members of a particular "community of practice" (my language here is crude in an effort to be concise). I suggested an article from Rochelle Gutierrez that I felt captured some of my concerns, and our email exchange grew from there. See Daniel's blog for his response to the article. My post here is the email I wrote in response to his, with quotes from his email in bold...
Hi Daniel,
I enjoyed reading your response to the article I shared with you...thanks for taking the time to send that along. Here are some brief reactions to your email:
"Math isn't like literature - it's important to see yourself in the books you're reading in English class, because that sends a message that school is a place for people like you, but times tables / cosines / integrals are the same for everyone..."
This was a very interesting statement. Our societal view of mathematics is one that treats it as objective and static and, therefore, influences a view of mathematical knowledge as homogenous (at least within different communities). On the contrary, my own personal epistemology (being heavily influenced by various constructivisms) creates ways for me to think about "mathematics" and "knowledge" much differently. One distinction I make is between "school math" (or what we take to be "the Discipline") and other forms of activity and knowing that I might still classify as mathematics/mathematical. I also try to recognize that we each have different nuanced ways of knowing; I attribute a unique way of knowing to an other...recognizing that I can never have access to their ways of thinking other than through the mental model that I, myself, create (see Steffe's "children's mathematics" and "mathematics of children"). I guess all of this is to say that I do treat mathematics education in much the same way I would think about literature (as it relates to identity formation). In schools, students measure themselves against what is valued/privileged. So, when they feel they aren't thinking/knowing the way they are supposed to know, they begin to feel that they are not mathematical. One remedy might be to provide conditions where dominant mathematics (school math) can flow from the the intuition and activity of individuals. In my mind, this most closely resembles the current narative around CCSS, Realistic Mathematics Education, NCTM's Principles to Actions, etc. The goal here, though, is still to get students to replicate dominant mathematics (to "think like" or "become like"....the standards, the discipline, the teacher's ways of knowing those things). I like to imagine other possibilities as well, ones where the goal is merely to provide conditions for the expansion of "children's mathematics" and where we feel confident naming that activity/knowledge as mathematics.
Maybe this is tangentially(?) related: http://www.doingmathematics.com/blog1/knowing-alongside
"Although if it isn't, and every cultural group has their own mathematics, then what should be taught in math class? Should standards / curriculum depend on classroom demographics?"
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Isn't it the same time as TUF. Someone didn't think this one through
It's actually after TUF buddy
It was a good Primetime. It's too bad about their friendship. From this footage, it looks like Greg Jackson really messed up. He should have kept his word and agreed to corner Rashad. But then, we don't know how the whole conversation went either.
This whole thing really tarnished the image of Jackson. Makes everyone question what goes on in that camp. He is on serious image cleaning campaign, while that striking coach Wallace made the camp look more like shit just talking crap about rashad.
If Jackson wants to save face I wouldn't even been near the ring that night.
One of my co-workers at DISH is a huge Rashad fan and this morning he asked me what I thought about the whole friendship between Rashad and Jones. I didn't know what to say – I didn't even know that there was going to be a little drama behind this fight. After watching the first episode of the primetime special, I'm eager to see if Jackson will show his face and if he'll have anything to say if he does show up. I'm definitely ordering this fight in HD through DISH, even though I'm a little more interested in the drama than the fight.
I can't wait to watch this fight, these guys are training hard may the best fighter win.
Rashad probably has the best prime times aside BJ, real ass dudes giving you real emotions.
Jackson and winkle Jon just seem like scumbags IMO. Drop the guy that helped bring eyes to Jackson's for the new flavor of the year.
^agree. camp laynprey look like douches throughout that whole thing. Rashad is nothin but pure realtalk.
rashad is going to win dis fight
You know I thought that part of Rashad exposing that Jones copies him, on how he crawls into the octagon and that right before the fight he crotches down. That he got it from him. Looking at the footage its like wow he does!
readin wat u put i had to double check it n dam u rite dat was sum crazy stuff. bones is a copy cat. surprised homeboy rogan didnt say shit about it he always talkin crap bout every1 else b4 fights
Basically, from what I am gathering from how Rashad dissected the fight with Rampage and Jones, Rashad is probably going to pull a Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva, and just try to blast through Jones' defense with punches and then wrestle him down. I hope he does because that would be a real exciting fight. Finally, we would get to see Jones tested under adversity and if he uses this tactic, I think it will be real effective. Rashad has the explosiveness and size to make it work. Rashad is right when he says that you cannot watch him. I am really hoping for an upset here.
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wats with all this rashad luv?? last time dude looked like a monster was in the 3rd round of the forrest fight. but that was the same fight where griffin was thoroughly oustriking rashad until he got taken down and finished in his guard…like always. he looked like a scared bitch against rampage, minus the first 20 secs of the fight. he fought thiago silva like a bitch as well. the dude has a unimpressive win over tito fucking ortiz. and not the prime tito, the old, out of excuses, time to retire tito. and a very very very unimpressive win over phil davis. i luv how every1 just ignores how fucking horrible the phil davis fight was. im not a jones fan, only because i think he's overhyped and he beat my top lhw favs in rampage, shogun and machida. but the dude is legit, and imo rashad is the easiest fight he's had since brandon vera. like seriously, rashad is so overrated its unbelievable. ILL BET ANY1 ON THIS SITE, AFTER JONES DESTROYS RASHAD INSIDE ROUND 1, RASHAD WILL RETIRE.
I will bet you money Rashad makes it out of rd 1.
Rashad lose in the first round!?! You are dreaming!
ILL TAKE THAT BET! you see rashad has one of the weakest chins in the lhw division. when he gets hit clean, he doesnt just wobble, or have to reset. his legs give completly out and he falls over. just like in the machida, page and thiago silva fights. now imagine if jones lands a elbow, or a shin across shads jaw…simply put, rashad cant survive any of the shots jones hit machida, shogun or page with. shad will be put away in the 1st round. i guarantee it.
How can this be arranged? I am not trying to claim Rashad is gonna win. I just don't see him going down in the first.
honestly, rashad looked at his best in the 3rd round of his fight with forrest. since then, rashad has gotten knocked out by machida. decided to turn into a complete humper against page and thiago silva. looked absolutely horrible against tito ortiz. and looked even worse against a complete nobody in phil davis. im still trying to figure out how the hell the winner of the epic 25 min war between shogun and hendo got beat out of a title shot to the winner of that 25 min embarrassment in rashad vs davis. i mean really?!! my friends the biggest shad fan..still dont understand why, and when we all got together to watch the davis fight he was disgusted. but i will say this, i luved the davis vs evans fight. never laughed that hard at a ufc fight since shad vs machida. bones is going to hurt shad bad, watch.
ill put it this way. if there was one lhw bj could move up in weight and possibly ko, it would be shad.
I really don't know what you are seeing in Rashad's fights. He has a good chin. In the Machida fight, he took 3 or 4 real good shots before he went down. In the Rampage and Silva fights, he took heavy shots and was able to recover – those guys got big power! As for Jones, his chin hasn't been tested yet. He took one good shot from Machida and he thinks he is the man. I think he is going to be humbled in this fight a lot, even if he manages to pull this one out. It's gonna be a tough, tough fight for him. Toughest yet.
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PLATTSBURGH - The EastCoast Snocross Series has been deemed a success.
The first-ever event held at the Crete Memorial Civic Center drew thousands last weekend, with approximately 200 riders participating in the two-day event.
ECS promoter Phil Whipple said he felt the event went "very well overall, especially for a first-time show."
"The feedback I got from fans was very positive, and I think the promoters were quite pleased with attendance numbers," said Whipple, who said attendance was just below 5,000 people.
Barb Storandt of Cumberland Head said her husband, Eric, and 3-year-old son, Max, were excited about going to the Snocross, having seen preparations being made for the event at the civic center in the days before.
"Once we found out about the snowmobiles and racing, we knew this was going to be a great opportunity to expose our kids to something they don't see every day," said Storandt. "Max and Eric had a great time together. They're both still talking about how high some of the jumps were."
The day was made even more special for Max when one of the racers gave him the fifth place trophy he had won during a race.
"To a 3-year-old boy, these riders were superstars," said Storandt. "Being able to walk right up to one of them and have a conversation made Max feel like he was part of the event. Taking home the rider's prize was gravy at that point."
Minnick Duprey of Mooers Forks brought her three sons to the event - Avery Roberts, 4; Hunter Roberts, 6; and Brett Duprey, 18 - with each finding something to enjoy about the event, she said.
"We enjoyed the action because there was always something going on," said Duprey, who added races were timed well enough her kids didn't have time to get bored.
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Nov 08, 2010
That's our goal.
For the past three months we've primarily gone to Farmer's Markets for our vegetables and fruits. This past weekend, I signed us up for fresh organic milk and dairy delivery. I'm also getting us ready for the CSA Box from Full Cirlcle Farms. With Bill the Butcher's Organic Meat down the street, I'm nearly ready to say good-bye to traditional American grocery stores.
This is a process that has been in the works for six months now. And we're almost ready.
I originally wanted to blog about our transition away from all packaged foods, processed cheeses/meats/snacks. But I noticed it was such a gradual change, it was difficult to document. One week I'd make our own granola bars to see if it was possible to get healthy snacks for the children from home. I'd experiment with drying fruits to see if I can get away from fruit leather at the store. I'd bake bread, fail, and bake another loaf.
We're set up to have most of our food delivered straight from the farms, literally within 20 miles of our home, and meat sold down the street from local farmers. It's been a process. But there is one more step in the process we're still preparing for.
Our own fresh garden.
Throughout the winter we're learning when to plant, till and harvest. We're studying how to best prepare our garden beds. The goal is, by next summer, to suppliment our CSA box and farmer's market trips with our own vegetables. Eventually, we'll supply our own.
My goal now is to blog my own experiment: Can we, a family of four, eat fresh organic, whole foods without a grocery store and can we do it for under 800 dollars a month?
Follow along.
When you're ready to begin the process, I'd like to offer a few documentaries and books to start with. Some of these are available on Netflix for streaming. Some are books you can check out of the library. You don't have to break the bank to make wise choices, but I urge you to begin somewhere. Even if it's whole oats instead of instant for breakfast. Trust me, every step counts.
Two of the latest inspiring and informational resources:
*Available at Netflix Streaming
*Next up: An experiment. The subject? Me. Inspired by Enlighten Up! Documentary. (Also available at Netflix streaming)
Your journey sounds much like mine. i hardly darken the door of a grocery store anymore, although ironically I did just visit one this morning. I didn't leave the produce or organic section and was thinking how weird it was not to venture into the rest of the store.
I am eager to follow along on your journey! I still take advantage of packaged foods, usually organic, for some things. I've never gardened, but it is our goal to have a small one next summer and hopefully increase it with each passing year.
By Musings of a Housewife on 2010 11 08
MoHW, amen! I thought that, too. I rarely leave the organic sections and usually end up leaving without much food because I can't find what I want. I'll find out what to garden. We're such newbies growing our own food but it's always been a goal.
One question I already got was "Where will you buy your beer?" and I actually have an answer for this.
I've decided that instead of bottled beer, I'm going to splurge when I want a beer and get one from one of the breweries. They're renowned beers, they offer growlers (take home liters) and I'd rather have quality over quantity. This also controls drinking and still gives us the "yum" factor with the beer.
By Mrs. Flinger on 2010 11 08
But… but… Where do you get your Diet Coke, then?
By cindy w on 2010 11 08
Good for you! What other choice is there? We will slowly figure it out too. Looking forward to your continued "documentation" because I need all the help I can get!
By joannbc on 2010 11 08
We planted our first garden this year and it was amazing. We had some flops (corn and carrots) but some huge successes (tomatoes out the wazoo, the best snap peas I have ever eaten, and fantastic lettuce). Can't wait to try again next year and see what we grow.
By Brigid on 2010 11 08
I think we're on the same journey - it's nice to read about others on the same road. We had a small garden this year, and are moving slowly away from packaged foods. Not entirely off them yet, but getting there. Buying and eating a lot less meat so that the budget can allow for organic/free range from a local farmer, and I think we'll be sharing a CSA subscription this coming year with another couple to supplement the garden. It's been good so far. And I always doubted the folks who said that organic freerange chickens could taste different., but they do! Love it.
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- magnify
- make much of
- panegyrize
- pat on the back
- pay respects
verb. give advice
verb. show support for
verb. support, authorize
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
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This simple design costs less than $5 and can be put together in 10 minutes!
Step 1: Materials
Piece of foam core or cardboard - 30" x 20"
Piece of white tissue paper - 24" x 20" use colored tissue paper to change the light color
Exact-O Knife
Gorilla Glue - or other adhesive
Step 2: Draw Lines
Draw a vertical line at 1" on the foam core. Draw a vertical line at 24" on the foam core. Now draw another vertical line at 23".
Draw a horizontal line 1" from the top of the foam core and 1" from the bottom of the foam core.
At the end, round the corners as seen in the image.
Step 4: Glue Tissue Paper
The extra foam core on the end will serve as a handle.
can i use white crepe paper instead of tissue paper? how much paper should i use to diffuse light
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We know that it is a ridiculous concept, but the Call of Duty games do have single player campaigns. Seriously, these games are meant to be more than just an online experience. Activision has just released a new trailer for Modern Warfare 3 to prove just that.
Makarov is back and so are Soap McTavish and John Price. When the Russian Ultranationalist begins appearing on the military's radar once again, Soap, Price, and the rest of their crew decide to come out of hiding and give chase to their deadly enemy. Calling the game "action packed" may be the understatement of the century judging from the glimpses given in the video above.
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Room 56: Mesopotamia
Serpentinite cylinder seal
Akkadian, about 2300-2200
From Mesopotamia
The designs on some cylinder seals are clearly
telling a story, from a legend or myth, but all too often the
details of the story are now lost to us. This seal may illustrate
the fate of the
There are other versions of the story in which different gods, such as Ninutra and Enlil, replace Ningirsu and Ea.
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Visit by Dinamalar press personnel On 8th july, 2010
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On 8th july, 2010, a team of press personnel from Dinamalar news paper has visited our college. The purpose of their visit was to get the views of the college students about the effects of Cinema on them and the society. Out of many volunteers, two students each from all the departments were asked to project their opinion. These students responded well and expressed their ideas in a free and fair manner. Their interactions took place in the form of a group discussion. Dinamalar staff took the notes about the impacts expressed by them.
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1. Angeline Swarna Civil
2. Sasirekha P Civil
3. Rubina R CSE
4. Lavanya S CSE
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The Companion Diocese Committee exists to develop mutual relationships of prayer and presence with fellow dioceses throughout the Anglican Communion. On this firm foundation, mission opportunities for further pilgrimages and work trips are explored, planned and enacted, patterned on a model of shared labor, investment and benefit.
A mountainside Eucharist and the Bishop's visitation and confirmation
The delivery of Bibles in Quichua — and subsequent delight of the people!Quichua is the native language of many Ecuadoran people
A glimpse inside an Anglican church in San
Felipe, a parish in Ibarra, about three hours north of Quito.
Pete Ackerman writes: Bishop Councell, the Reverend Harry Mazujian, the Reverend Pedro Guzman and I attended the diocesan convention and traveled to indigenous communiuties in La Hondonada, Ambato, Riobamba and Guamote. In the slideshow, Guamote is where Bishop Councell is celebrating (in locally made vestments presented by the community) and blessing the child and mother. Bishop Councell, Father Guzman and Father Mazujian participated in the ordination of three deacons and a priest. (In the slideshow, you'll see one photo that shows a water trough with snow melt from Chimborazo volcano.)
Councell's reflections: Along
with Pete Ackerman, Chair of our Companion Diocese Committee and Fr.
Pedro Guzman, Vicar of San Andres, I traveled to the Diocese of Ecuador
Central. Our first destination was a church and school near Ambato, a
city of 150,000 (fourth largest in Ecuador), about 80 miles south of
Quito. There we met clergy and lay leaders, including the Rev. Marco
Mejia, who once served at Grace Church in Elizabeth. They joined us in
our van as we drove up and into the farmlands and communities that
spread across the surrounding hills, covering them like a patchwork
quilt of various shades of brilliant green. Set against that background
were the people of Chimborazo, most of whom wear a dark red wool poncho
and a white felt bowler hat. Here, as elsewhere, Ecuador is a land of a
beautiful pallet of rich colors.
The trip was a rousing success! (Click here for a slideshow.) Our hearty band included 19 people, ages 28 to 82, and all of us were welcomed into the churches, homes, and hearts of the wonderful people of Chibuleo, about three hours south of Quito.
Our work project in a new parish building transformed the floor from dirt to cement. Side by side with our friends and hosts, we moved rocks, stones, sand and cement by sack, bucket, and wheelbarrow until the job was completed. What a thrill! Our friends were ever so gracious — and did they ever feed us! Calorie counting was ignored by even the most fit.
we attended — and Diocese of New Jersey clergy participated in — a
beautiful ordination service for three new priests at the Cathedral in
Quito. And we were present at one of the new priest's first Eucharists
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Yannig GUILLEVIC
1964 - August 12, birth of Yannig GUILLEVIC in Boulogne,
France to a Breton father and a Walloon mother.
1970-1976 - Regular practice of drawing and music. Flutist
in the Breton band called "Quo Vadis". Numerous readings (classical
literature). Passion for the asiatic arts.
1976-1978 - Pupil at the Ste-Anne d'Auray's Seminary
-Brittany, France. Passion for the religious medieval art. Giotto
makes an "unforgettable impression" on him.
1979-1981 - Studies in a maritime school in Brittany (his
father was a fisherman). Embarks as sailor.
1982 - Studies electronics.
1983-1987 - Enlists in the Royal Navy. Numerous readings (ancient
philosophy). Passion for East Africa and its arts.
1988-1992 - Moves in Paris. Studies painting at the Louvre,
particularly the XVIth and the XVIIth century.
- Moves in London. Little jobs. Studies at the Tate Gallery.
- Moves in Los-Angeles. Flying school in Santa Monica. Pilot
- Moves in Morocco. Has a passion for marquetery... and for all
- Moves in Paris. Studies History of Art and market of Art.
Studies painting of the XIXth and XXth century at the Louvre and
Orsay's Museums. Has the passion for the religious art of the
XVIIth century. Art dealer in paintings of the XIXth and XXth
century. Has the passion for the religious art of the XVIIth
- Moves in Spain. Studies Le Greco, Velazquez and Goya. Meets with
Bernard GIULIVI, composer with whom he'll study musical harmony.
During all that time, he intensely plays dance, parachutism,
marathon, scuba-diving... Awarded for outstanding achievements in
1993 - Guillevic now dedicates now all his time to
painting. He joins the Eugenio LLAMOSAS's studio, in Vitoria
-Spain. First exhibition "As a token of Velazquez", in Bilbao
1994-1996 - Going back in Brittany. Studies at the School
of Fine Arts and at the National School of Music (harmony and
organ) in Lorient. He ardently works drawing and Nude. Has the
passion for the Primitive Arts and for the Gauguin's painting
(especially his period in Tahiti). Exhibitions in various popular
places. Passion for the "synthetic" poetry of his gran uncle
Eugène GUILLEVIC, poet of the XXth century.
- Meets and works with the mathematician Franck HEURTEBIS, founder
of the school Pythagore.
- Meets and works with the composer and organist Germain
- Meets and works with the painter Yvo JACQUIER.
1997 - Took up permanent residence in Larmor-Plage,
Brittany. Opens his studio-gallery Pap'art. The conjunction of the
primitive art from Himalaya, the German expressionism, the painter
Pierre Soulages as well as an... accident of studio, will allow the
originality of the "BG" (Brown Guillevic) to him.
1998 - His brother, Bruno GUILLEVIC, does a considerable
job for the promotion of the studio-gallery. First important
exhibition "Initiatic Triangle" in the Parish Gallery in
Others exhibitions at the InterCeltic Festival in Lorient, at the
Art Fair of the Painters and Sculptors in Dinard, at the Art Fair
"The saturdays of Art" in Auray. Exhibition "Duo Painters" in
Larmor-Plage, with the Argentin painter Rodolfo MOLINERO. Public
order (State-Clergy) for 14 paintings in the choir of the church
"Notre Dame de la Clarté" in Larmor-Plage. From now on, the
Popular and Primitive Arts will feed his artistic sap.
1999 - Obtains the status of professional artist at the
"Maison des Artistes".
- Presentation-conference of the paintings in the church "Notre
Dame de la Clarté".
- Exhibition "Drawing-Painting" in the Gallery of the Villa
Margaret in Larmor-Plage.
- Exhibition "Beyond painting 1" in the Parish Gallery in
- Exhibition "Beyond painting 2" in the Gallery Quai des Indes,
during the InterCeltic Festival in Lorient.
- Exhibition with JACQUIER in the Thomas & Worth's firm,
Covent garden -London. Discovery of the Theory of the Mediation.
GUILLEVIC founds the ideorealist movement with JACQUIER, PERROCHES,
LE GRAND and ARGUEDAS.
2000 - Moves in Pont-Aven to the house of his friend
JACQUIER, where he permanently exhibites in the Ideorealist
Gallery. Resides on the site: www.pont-aven.org/ .
GUILLEVIC works with JACQUIER in the same studio.
- Ideorealist trip of the two painters in Hermosillo
- Mexico: Exhibition "History in one's lifetime" in the gallery of
Arts and Sciences in the Museum of the Sonora's University.
- First conference about the ideorealism in the Centre of Arts.
The lecturers and friends during that event are: Doctor Fernando
TAPIA, the INAH's director (National Institute of Anthropology and
History); Doctor Alberto ALVAREZ, linguist; Engineer Sergio
ZARAGOZA, collector; Bachelor Clotilde BARBIER, teacher in
language; Omar CADENA, writer; Marco MENDOZA, journalist. During
that trip, essentialist experiences with Indians will confirm the
primitive sens in his condition of westerner.
2001 - Still with JACQUIER, GUILLEVIC goes to Phoenix, twin
city with Hermosillo, in Arizona -United States.
- In January, private exhibition sponsored by the French Alliance
of Greater Phoenix with Dominique FROIDEFOND and John GREGG, and
the French Institute of Arizona with Michel SARDA.
Exhibition in the Phoenix's French-American Institute.
Conference in the Tucson's University.
Conference in the Phoenix's University.
Exhibition in the Ideorealist Gallery in Pont-Aven.
Télégramme, 17th April
Myriam Plaute dit Lebrun : "A new artistic movement : the
Ouest-France, 17th-18th April
Pierre Wadoux : "The passion for art and sacred".
Télégramme, 15th July
Yves Dubreucq : "Yannig Guillevic, artist of movement".
Ouest-France, 17th-18th July
Pierre Wadoux : "Beyond descriptive".
Ouest-France, 10th December
Pierre Wadoux : "Guillevic, from London to Pont-Aven".
Télégramme, 17th July
Claude Lasbleiz : "Pont-Aven, cradle of a new school: the
Ouest-France, 27th July
R. Pierre Wadoux : "A generation in questions".
Ouest-France, 4th August
Charlotte Viart : "The ideorealists are reinventing the primitive
TV Telemax, 2d November
Julio Cesar Villasenor and Maru Haro : "Guillevic and Jacquier,
the ideorealists", film in 10 mns, colour.
El Imparcial, 4th November
Azucena Rochin : "Yannig Guillevic, union of drawing and
Mexico Moderno, monthly of November
Cayetano Lucero : "The ideorealism or the art without
Télégramme, 14th November
Claude Lasbleiz : "Two Breton painters, invited to an
international exhibition".
El Imparcial, 23d November
Azucena Rochin : "The French are exhibiting from today".
El Imparcial, 25th November
Ramsés Tamayo : "The French are showing their history in
one's lifetime".
Radio Université Sonora, 30th November
Emma Lourdes Lopez : "History in one's lifetime", 30 mns.
El Imparcial, 30th November
Luz Alicia M. de Biel : "Social symphony".
TV Canal 12, 5th December
Lupita Valencia : "The ideorealism", film in 7 mns, colour.
Radio Sonora, 6th December
Padre Tomas Herrera : "The ideorealists in Hermosillo", 1hr.
El Imparcial, 12th December
Marco Mendoza : "They'll give a conference".
TV Unison, 12th December
Patricia Gonzalez : "Conference and exhibition of the ideorealism"
y "Meeting with Isela Vega", film in 1h, colour.
Voces del Desierto (El Independiente), weekly n.218 of
Cucky C. Moncada : "A dream with an happy end".
El Imparcial, 14th December
Ramsés Tamayo : "History in one'e lifetime, the ideorealism
an internacional movement".
El Independiente, 15th December
Edith Cota : "The ideorealism".
Perfiles (El Imparcial), weekly of December
Maria Luisa Cardenas : "Primitive and Popular".
TV Telemax, 18th December
Julio Cesar Villasenor : "The ideorealism", film in 6 mns,
Letras sobre papel, monthly of January
Omar Cadena : "The ideorealism", special issue entirely devoted to
the ideorealism.
Yannig Guillevic
c/o Galerie Jacquier
28, rue du Général de Gaulle,
29930 Pont-Aven - France
Tel. (33/0) 298 061 450
Ideorealist painters
Paintings of Yannig Guillevic
Galllery at


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GUIDE, is a graphical user interfaces (GUI) design environment in MATLAB. This tag relates to the development of MATLAB applications with a GUI, and particularly to their development using the interactive GUIDE layout editor.
MATLAB is a high-level language and programming environment developed by MathWorks.
Additional sources of technical information on these topics include:
- Online documentation for GUIDE layout editor
- Online documentation for creating graphical user interfaces in MATLAB
- Demos and webinars relating to creating graphical user interfaces in MATLAB
- MathWorks blogs - particularly Loren on the Art of MATLAB
- MATLAB Answers, MathWorks community Q&A website
- The comp.soft-sys.matlab Usenet group, which can be accessed online through the MATLAB Central Newsreader hosted by MathWorks
- Undocumented Matlab GUI, is a blog that discusses a lot of undocumented features of Matlab GUI.


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Who Is Kristy Kaminski? Bachelor 2013 Contestant Bio
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Occupation: Fitness Educator, Former Model
Hometown: Delavan, WI
Meet Kristy Kaminski. She's gorgeous, bubbly and in amazing shape — basically, perfect Bachelor material!
Kristy is a self-professed small town girl, and she's not exaggerating — her Wisconsin hometown has less than 8000 people! Having also lived in Chicago, she claims she's developed a good balance of small town and big city values. Those will definitely come in handy at Bachelor Mansion when deciding whether to swig a beer or sip champagne with Sean Lowe.
If you also haven't noticed, Kristy is stunning and insanely photogenic — no surprise she has a modeling career. In fact, girlfriend signed with Ford in 2006, what she calls, "the best day of my life." Now, Kristy also works as National Director for a fitness program that — if her figure is any indication — can produce some amazing results.
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SF – The Shadow Hero Signing
July 23, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Gene Luen Yang appears at Mission: Comics & Art on Saturday, August 16th at 6:00 pm to sign his new graphic novel THE SHADOW HERO!
Mission: Comics & Art
3520 20th St. Suite B, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 695-1545
MN – The Shadow Hero Signing
July 15, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Minnesota, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Gene Luen Yang appears at Wild Rumpus Books in Minneapolis Friday July 18, 2014 at 7:00 pm! He will be talking about his and Sonny Liew's latest graphic novel The Shadow Hero!
Press Release:
Artist, author, educator, trailblazer! Gene Luen Yang is all of these and more. That's why we're so very excited to meet him.
His book American Born Chinese was the first graphic novel to earn a National Book Award nomination and the first to win the American Library Association's Prinz Award.
His most recent works, Boxers and Saints, are a diptich, with the stories of the two books intertwining. Not surprisingly, the diptich is another National Book Award nominee.
Wild Rumpus Books
2720 West 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410
CA – Create Your Own Comic Workshop
July 8, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Gene Luen Yang and Dave Roman appear at Barnes & Noble for a Special Get Pop-Cultured Event on Thursday July 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM!
Author Event
Join us on Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 pm when creators, authors and illustrators Gene Luen Yang and Dave Roman will be in-store to host a Create Your Own Comic demo and workshop followed by a signing.
Barnes & Noble
Mira Mesa MarketCenter, 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego, CA 92126
CA – The Shadow Hero Launch Party
July 3, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Gene Luen Yang (Boxers & Saints, American Born Chinese) appears at Flying Colors Comics on Saturday, August 2nd at 4:00 pm for the debut of his new graphic novel with artist Sonny Liew THE SHADOW HERO.
Gene is always an entertaining guest, so stay tuned for more details as the event draws nearer. Just know this: SHADOW HERO will be one of 2014's most engaging and talked about graphic novels!
Flying Colors Comics
2980 Treat Blvd (at Oak Grove Rd), Concord, CA 94518
(925) 825-5410
CA – FCBD: Avatar: The Last Airbender Signing
March 24, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang signs at Hijinx Comics in San Jose, CA on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from noon till 2:00 pm for Free Comic Book Day!
Gene says on his website, "Dark Horse's FCBD 2014 has an Avatar: The Last Airbender story written by me and drawn by the fabulous Faith Erin Hicks! Even if you can't make it to Hijinx, check out our comic!"
Hijinx Comics
2050 Lincoln Ave. San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 266-1103
CA – Avatar The Last Airbender: The Rift Signing
March 6, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Comic book creator Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, and writer of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series) will be signing his graphic novels at the Escapist Comic Bookstore on Wednesday March 19th at 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Books available for purchase at the event.
Escapist Comics
3090 Claremont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
SF – Boxers & Saints Signing
January 21, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang appears at the San Francisco Main Library on Saturday February 1, 2014 from 2:00 till 3:30 pm!
Press Release:
Two-time National Book Award finalist Gene Luen Yang discusses his New York Times best-selling graphic novel diptych about China's Boxer Rebellion, Boxers & Saints, which the Times calls "remarkable." This groundbreaking story explores the Boxer Rebellion from both sides simultaneously — which was right? He will discuss the conflict inherent in writing such a multifaceted story.
Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. He was already an established figure in the indie comics scene when he published his first book with First Second, American Born Chinese. This book's critical and commercial success, along with its status as a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Printz Award, catapulted Yang into stardom as a major voice of our times.
A book sale and signing follows this event.
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4400
CA – Boxers & Saints Signing
December 29, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Graphic Novelist Gene Luen Yang appears at the Central Library on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 from 6:30pm until 8:00pm!
The two-time National Book Award-nominated graphic novelist behind AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, and the AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER comics comes to the Berkeley Public Library to talk about his latest masterpiece BOXERS & SAINTS! A signing will follow, and books will be available for purchase from Pegasus Books!!
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
CA – Making History Graphic
November 7, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Joe Sacco and Gene Luen Yang speak in conversation with Charles Hatfield, author and professor of English, CSUN, on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 7:15 PM at the Los Angeles Public Library!
Hailed as the creator of war reportage comics, Joe Sacco uses darkly funny short form comics to recount conflicts, including his latest book The Great War, an illustrated panorama of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Gene Luen Yang, author of the acclaimed graphic novel American Born Chinese, brings clear-eyed storytelling and magical realism to tell parallel stories of two young people caught up on opposite sides of China's violent Boxer Rebellion in his new work, Boxers and Saints. Join these two daring writers for a conversation on how the graphic novel and graphic non fiction —rising from the frontlines of popular culture—can serve our understanding of history.
Joe Sacco's acclaimed books include Palestine, which was serialized as a comic book from 1993 to 1995, the first collection of which won an American Book Award in 1996; Safe Area Gorazde, and Footnotes in Gaza, as well as a best-selling collaboration with Chris Hedges, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.
Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. He was an established figure in the indie comics scene when he published his first book with graphic novel publisher First Second, American Born Chinese, which is now in print in over ten languages. Yang won the Printz Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His latest book is the graphic novel diptych Boxers & Saints.
Charles Hatfield, Professor of English at California State University, Northridge, teaches on comics, children's literature, media, and cultural studies. He is the author of Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby and Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature and co-editor of the newly released The Superhero Reader.
Reservation Policy for Free Programs:
As most [ALOUD] at Central Library programs are free of charge, it is our policy to overbook. In the case of a FULL program your free reservation may not guarantee admission. We recommend arriving early. Space permitting, unclaimed reservations will be released to standby patrons at 7 PM.
Book signings
ALOUD is one of the many free programs the Library Foundation makes possible at the Los Angeles Public Library. Most ALOUD author programs are followed by book signings. To help sustain this valuable cultural exchange, at least one copy of the author's book must be purchased from the Library Store if you wish to participate in the post-program book signing. Proceeds support the Los Angeles Public Library. Library Foundation members receive a 15% discount on all Library Store purchases.
MA – Boxers & Saints Signing
October 29, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Anime, Comic Books, Massachusetts, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Gene Luen Yang and M.T. Anderson appear at the Brattle Theatre on Thursday November 21st at 6:00 pm!
Press Release:
Harvard Book Store is pleased to welcome GENE LUEN YANG, National Book Award finalist and Printz Prize–winning graphic novelist, and award-winning young adult novelist M.T. ANDERSON for a discussion of Yang's latest graphic novels, Boxers & Saints.
In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful.
But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, she must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity.
The Brattle
40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138


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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2012 Upon returning to U.S. Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii after visiting three Asia-Pacific nations, the top U.S. commander in the region said he's encouraged by their willingness to partner more closely with the United States in what he called a foundation of the U.S. strategy there.
Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III has returned to Camp H.M. Smith after visiting senior officials in Bangladesh, India and Thailand. During every engagement, the admiral explained why, as it draws down its forces in Afghanistan, the United States is increasingly turning its attention to the Asia-Pacific.
Locklear recognized the region's large populations, large militaries and new and growing economic powerhouses during an Oct. 16 discussion with reporters in Bangkok.
The relative peace the region has enjoyed for almost seven decades has enabled national economies to prosper, he noted. "The goal is to continue that," he said, promoting security and stability through enhanced regional cooperation.
It's a whole-of-government approach, he said, that includes not just military, but also includes economic, diplomatic and information initiatives.
"The end state, we hope, is a continuation of a collective security environment where all nations are able to participate," Locklear said. He cited the range of operations that could include countering terrorism, providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, stemming the flow of transnational threats such as drugs and human trafficking, and enhancing cybersecurity, among others.
Ultimately, Locklear said, U.S. rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region involves "building partnerships and ability to work together on these security issues that will impact the region in the future."
That begins with the historic U.S. allies in the region, including Thailand, he said.
During his visit there, Locklear met with Chief of Defense Force Gen. Thanasak Patimaprakorn, Permanent Secretary for Defense Thanongsak Apirakyothin and other leaders to discuss ways to strengthen the U.S.-Thailand military-to-military relationship.
But the rebalance also involves building capacity among new regional partners and encouraging others to forge new relationships with the United States, he said.
Asked by a reporter, Locklear said he hopes these relationships are seen as "productive, in the eyes of China" and that Chinese leaders recognize that the U.S. rebalance is not meant to threaten or exclude China or any other country.
"This is not about a single nation," the admiral said. "It is about this issue of: How do you foresee a future were you have all countries participating in a security environment that leads to peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. And you can't leave any one country out of that."
Locklear underscored the point. "The importance of the rebalance is looking at, How do you bring everyone, including China, into a security relationship that allows peace and prosperity, even through trying, difficult times where countries may disagree on this issue or that issue without it leading to military confrontation," he said.
He recognized areas in which China and the United States already are beginning to forge a military-to-military relationship. Their navies recently participated in joint counterpiracy operations, he noted, and leaders are exploring other areas in which they could work together, including health and medicine and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
In addition, the United States has invited China to participate in the next Rim of the Pacific naval exercise, in 2014. Twenty-two nations participated in this year's RIMPAC. "We hope that in 2014, the People's Liberation Army navy will find a way to send a ship and be full partners in that," Locklear said. "This is the best way forward."
Related Sites:U.S. Pacific Command Special Report: U.S. Pacific Command


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Richardson (February 22, 2013) -- The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's basketball team survived LeTourneau's comeback bid as the Cru held on for a 61-54 victory over the Yellowjackets in the opening round of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament. UMHB improves to 22-4 on the season with the win. The loss ends LeTourneau's year at 11-15.
The Cru controlled the game early and built a 29-16 lead with 2:39 left in the first half. LeTourneau outscored UMHB 8-2 the rest of the first half to cut the gap to 31-24 at halftime. The Cru never led by more than six points after the Yellowjackets scored the opening basket of the second half and LeTourneau pulled to within 53-52 with 4:33 remaining. Thomas Orr buried a three-pointer on the next UMHB possession and the Cru stretched the lead back to seven points on three Brian Todd free-throws. LeTourneau would not get closer than five points the rest of the way as the Cru was able to ice the game from the stripe.
Orr topped UMHB with 20 points and he hit 4-8 from three-point range. James Allen added 16 points and Kitrick Bell had nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. The Cru shot just 35 percent from the field and 15-28 from the free-throw line. UMHB was also out rebounded 45-42 in the game.
Ladaria Brown led LeTourneau with 14 points and Deitrich Williams and Justin Jones scored 12 points apiece. The Yellowjackets shot just 33 percent from the field and went 7-25 from three-point range.
UMHB will now advance to a 2:00 PM semifinal to face either U.T.-Tyler or Hardin-Simmons on Saturday. The winner of Saturday's game moves into Sunday's Championship Game at 2:00 PM with a shot at a conference title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Championships.
In Brownwood, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor women's basketball team kept it close in the early going but could not keep it up in the second half as the Cru fell to Louisiana College 92-52 in the opening round of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Friday. LC improves to 23-3 and advances to a 2:00 PM Semifinal game on Saturday with the victory.
UMHB scored the game's first three points and led 15-14 with 11:47 left in the first half. The Wildcats answered with a 30-16 run to close the half for a 44-31 halftime lead. The Cru would be within 16 at 52-36 with 17:32 left to play, but LC went on a 15-0 run and UMHB never recovered.
Samara Williams topped the Cru with 17 points. Taylor Tucker added 11 points and 10 rebounds and Kourtney Bevers also pulled down ten boards for UMHB. The Cru shot just 33 percent from the field and turned the ball over 35 times. UMHB did out rebound the Wildcats 51-41 in the loss.
Natosha Gottlieb had a monster game for LC, leading all scorers with 38 points on 14-23 shooting. Neka Jones and Shaina Howard chipped in 11 points each for the Wildcats. Louisiana College shot 43 percent from the field and hit 13 three-pointers.
The loss ends UMHB's season at 8-17. The game also closes out the playing career of lone Cru senior Brandy Dittert. UMHB was playing in the ASC Tournament for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.


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Ed Miliband is a credit to the Jewish nation he descends from, to the Socialist nation he was brought up to be part of and to the British nation he may be a leader of. I know of many people of his heritage who would not have the courage or honesty or forcefulness to acknowledge their debt to their heritage and yet would claim to be "Jewish". I also know of people who claim to be "religiously Jewish" and would not admit to the privilege of holding the citizenship of the British nation. Are they any less British for this ? I also know of people who feel jewish and who question the policies of the state of Israel. Does this make them self-hating ? In some people's eyes intensely yes, not in mine. Are they less legitimate for this ? Where is the perfect Jew who has the "correct identity and "correct self perception" and the "correct view on Israel" and the "correct choice of spouse" ? As for his children - in old testamental times the children of Ed Miliband would have been considered jewish also and should they wish to emigrate to Israel one day the door will be open for them - I am certain Ed Miliband would the last person to restrict the freedom of belief of his children and would be the first to encourage inquiry. For my own part I am proud that a man of his heritage (or in spite of it), of his upbringing (or in spite of it) and of his intellectual honesty (or in spite of it) has a short at the highest elected office of a great nation. he will be a credit to his heritage and to his nation and perhaps even to the principles his parents conveyed to him. We should celebrate persons of the calibre of Ed Miliband and be proud if they share our heritage. And we should be pleased by the state of the world in Britain if he was elected because he would be a leader of great heritage, principled upbringing and deep intellectual honesty - the electorate will have seen his qualities and not the labels others put on him. Ian Zilberkweit
If selected for publication, it will appear as soon as possible on Haaretz.com.


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How gorgeous does Demi Lovato look in Elle's September issue? With all the recent drama in her life and her phoenix-like return, we were hoping we weren't going to get a candy-coated interview alongside the photo shoot. Luckily, she didn't dissapoint. Nothing seems off topic in this piece especially when she talks about the start of her downfall. She recounts how she, "…was completely out of line all summer. Just the worst attitude — totally ungrateful", leading up to her infamous fight with backup dancer Alex Welch. Again, she doesn't (pardon the pun), hold her punches about it saying, "I just felt like she'd betrayed me. That's the bottom line."
But there's also conciliatory Demi here. Someone who seems genuinely apologetic for her mistakes. About the whole mess that followed after the fight, she reveals, "When you punch someone on a plane, enough is enough. Right after, I texted my mom and just said, 'I'm sorry'." But lest you think her breakdown was all because of a broken relationship with one Joe Jonas, she reckons you're wrong. Demi flat-out says, "I wouldn't credit my meltdown to a guy. There was so much other stuff in my life." Good show, right? We're totally rooting for her! We also love the fact that she still seems feisty and hasn't lost her edge even though she's suitably apologetic.
[Photo via Elle magazine]