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Do you think digital imagery from cameras, photo shop manipulations 3-d rendering and digital prints have increase, decrease or had no effect on the livelihood of professional artist. Please explain your response.
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Posted by: Andrew Pacheco on 2 Years Ago
2 Years Ago
I don't know for sure either way, but you specified "professional artist" in you question. There is definitely no substitute for work done at a professional level. There is nothing anyone can buy that will produce professional work right out of the box. Even if you have the professional tools, you still need to acquire the professional's eye and skills.
Thanks Andrew. Yes I am trying to gage the impact of the digital revolution on those who make a living from art. I believe the digital revolution has open a lot of doors for the hobbyist and the artist who create but don't rely on art for a living wage.
Posted by: Roy Erickson on 2 Years Ago
2 Years Ago
Do you mean does it hurt traditional artists? the ones that paint with oil on canvas? the ones that are only in the finest galleries? First, you need to explain what a "professional" artist is. In my book, it's someone that earns money selling the art they make. Few there be that actually make a good living at it, unless they combine it with teaching. There are many "professional" artists that create on the computer.
You also seem to smack at digital photography versus Ansel Adams film imagery. Do you think he would not have loved a digital camera? The elite artists think you are nothing if you don't use the finest sable brushes, stretch your own canvas, perhaps even mix your own paints. I'm sure that many of the 'old Masters' would give a lot to have 'modern' day tools and paints.
But has it hurt their income - probably not - if anything - being able to reproduce their work in giclee has improved their income as they can reach a larger audience.
"Do you mean does it hurt traditional artists" no, I mean artist who livelyhood depends on art, any art.
Posted by: Roy Erickson on 2 Years Ago
2 Years Ago
No, because there are plenty of examples of people that earn a living with and are professionals with their digital camera art. Wildlife photography, landscape and city scape photographers earn a living with their modern tools of the trade.
Photography has certainly boomed because of digital cameras but so has the quantity of images generated.
Posted by: Mike Savad on 2 Years Ago
2 Years Ago
i don't see how one can affect the other. it's up the buyer to decide if they like it. and each thing requires a certain level of skill to both make and decide if it's any good. if it was just a machine making the image and there was no user input, it might be different.
as an impact, you can make more with digital. if your an analog person you may be able to do less, you need to keep up. however on the other hand, because there would be less old school people, the buyers who collect things from artists who do it old school will have a higher demand and the prices would go up. like those who still like film, but everyone moved onto digital.
---Mike Savad
"i don't see how one can affect the other"
lithograph prints and technique I think has nearly diminished
The WOW! effect that digital images have certainly decreased.
But has the pure mass of images affected the market?
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Horton Hears a Who? Er, apart from elephants, what's it about?
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Don DiMarco has a very good life – a family he loves, a comfortable lifestyle, passions and interests that keep him amused. He also thought he had time, but that turned out not to be the case. Faced with news that might have immediately felled most, Don now wonders if he has time enough. Time enough to show his wife the romance he didn't always lavish on her. Time enough to live out his most ambitious fantasies. Time enough to close the circle on some of his most aching unresolved relationships. Summoning an inner strength he barely realized he possessed, Don sets off to prove that twelve months is time enough to live a life in full.
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Under the pen name, Steven Herberts, I wrote in newspapers, magazines, and even penned two collections of poetry. Once I'd found my true voice, I began, The Unexpected Storm: The Gulf War Legacy; an emotional account of the Gulf War that would heal my soul, and the souls of other suffering veterans.
Today, 20 years later, I have been blessed with a beautiful family; my wife, Paula, and our four children–Evan, Jacob, Bella and Carissa. From a professional perspective, I've written 16 books (with 12 in publication), and have contributed to more than three dozen international anthologies. My work has been showcased in such national literary journals as Taproot Literary Review, American Poetry Review and Fresh! Literary Magazine, as well as various magazines to include Angels on Earth, Obadiah, Titan, G.F.O. (U.K.), Skyline Literary, Alive Now, Dark Animus (Australia) and Spinnings Short Stories. Hundreds of my essays, poetry and short fiction have been contributed to Internet publications such as Zine5, New Mystery Reader, Wilmington Blues, Heartwarmers, The Murder Hole, Father's World, and dozens of others.
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As a public speaker, I've presented before thousands. From Congressmen to schoolchildren, my lectures cover the realities of the Gulf War, adult incarceration, and the motivation needed to write and become published. I currently teach the workshops, Publish: See Your Work In Print, and Writing Fiction That Sells.
When not spending time with my kids and wife, I'm either writing, teaching, or promoting my published books/films.
After returning home from a difficult tour of duty in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, I stepped back behind the walls of a Massachusetts penitentiary where I battled each day as a prison investigator. Needless to say, there was great negativity in my life at that time, and very little opportunity to heal from my wartime demons (or pursue my dreams of being published). I finally decided to return to college to finish my degree in Criminal Justice. During one of the classes, my professor, Barry McKee, detailed police work, but barely touched on other topics. I finally raised his hand and asked, "As the criminal justice system is so vast, what about the courts, probation, parole – corrections?" Barry smiled and told me to see him after class. I thought I'd done it! In his office, Barry explained, "Except from the slanted perspectives of inmates, there's no real written material out there on corrections, or prisons." Barry smiled again and then dropped the bomb that would change my life forever. "If you're so smart," he said, "why don't you write it?" It was the last push I needed to get writing. Nine months later, I placed the first draft of 6-5; A Different Shade of Blue (under the pen name, Steven Herberts) on Barry's desk. From then on, I was hooked. I was a writer.
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Arizona State - 2010-11: Compiled a 13-17 overall record on the season... Finished fourth at the Embry-Riddle Open to open up the season, recording a fall, a technical fall and a major decision on the way...2009-10: Competed in a pair of tournaments... went 3-1 at the Fullerton Open and 1-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions... did not place in either tournament at 133 pounds... recorded the first major decision win of his collegiate career with a 14-6 score at the Fullerton Open... added his first technical fall win with a 17-1 score in his lone win in Reno... 2008-09: Took over the starting duties at 133 late in the season... finished eighth at the Pac-10 Championships... pinned Andy Nowak (Cal Poly) in 4:48 for his lone win of the season... competed as an unattached wrestler in two open tournaments before earning the starting position... did not place at the CS Fullerton Open at 125 pounds and took third at the Embry-Riddle Open at 125 pounds... 2007-08: Redshirted.
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2 U.S. Code § 61d–1 - Compensation of employees of Chaplain of Senate
Source(Pub. L. 91–145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 340; Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title I, § 2(b)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–294; Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 10,Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1046.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 61d–1,Pub. L. 93–371, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 103,July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 112, authorized Chaplain of Senate to appoint and fix compensation of a secretary at not to exceed $20,034 per annum.
1989—Pub. L. 101–163substituted "such employees as he deems appropriate, except that the amount which may be paid for any fiscal year as gross compensation for personnel in such Office for any fiscal year shall not exceed $147,000" for "a secretary".
1987—Pub. L. 100–202amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "The Chaplain may appoint and fix the compensation of a secretary at not to exceed $8,541 per annum."
Increases in Compensation
Increases in compensation for Senate officers and employees under authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–655), see Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under section 60a–1 of this title.
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Over 830,000 people have flown on the route
United Airlines today celebrated the ninth anniversary of its service between Belfast International Airport and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport. The airline has carried over 830,000 people on the route since its inauguration in 2005.
Lord Mayor of Belfast Mairtin O'Muilleoir, who is a frequent customer on the United Belfast service said: "I want to congratulate United on the success of this route which provides a direct link between Belfast and New York. Indeed today I am proud to be travelling on the service with a business delegation. 'Belfast in the Big Apple' is the first outward business mission from the city to New York in 20 years, showcasing the very best of our companies and allowing start-up funds here to set out their stalls in New York and this New York service enables us to bring Belfast closer to the USA."
Bob Schumacher, United Airlines Managing Director Sales, United Kingdom & Ireland said: "We are pleased with the success of our Belfast-New York/Newark service and thank our customers for their support over the past nine years. As the only trans-Atlantic carrier serving Belfast United offers customers a convenient way of flying direct to New York, with onward connections to over 300 destinations across the Americas. Northern Ireland and the U.S. enjoy strong social ties as well as business links, and United is glad to have helped support and develop these relationships with its nonstop service."
John Doran, Managing Director of Belfast International Airport, commented: "We are delighted to be celebrating with United Airlines today and are rightly proud of the tremendous success of the route. The New York service has not only made an enormous contribution to the Northern Ireland tourism economy but it has also strengthened business links between Northern Ireland and the United States of America. We will continue to work closely with United to grow and develop this route to the benefit of the entire region."


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Leicestershire family 'being left in dark about dad's shock death'
Posted: October 15, 2012|
The family of a man who died in Ireland a month ago are desperate to know how he met his death.
Relatives of former Oadby builder Mark Corbett, who was found dead at the bottom of an embankment the day after his 53rd birthday, say they are "living in limbo".
Mark's son Adam Corbett, 31, of Desford, told how he received a call from his father's partner, Sarah Webb, on September 7 telling him the terrible news.
He said: "She said she had been visited by the Irish police who told her Dad had been found at the bottom of an embankment near a house.
"She said they told her he was pronounced dead at the scene. She said they told her Dad had gone back to a house after a drink at the pub and had a falling out with a man.
"It appears they both went outside and then my dad was found at the bottom of this embankment.
"A man was arrested in connection with Dad's death but then released without charge. We have had little or no contact with the Garda and we are disappointed to say the least. We simply do not know what is going on.
"We all want to know just what happened to Dad."
Mark's mother, Marina Corbett, of Clarendon Park, Leicester, said she was desperate to know what had happened to her son.
She said: "It is awful. I can't sleep properly at night not knowing what happened to him over there."
Mrs Corbett, 78, said Mark, who had seven children from three long-term relationships, had gone to Bantry, County Cork, for a fresh start.
She said: "He had met a lovely girl and they had gone over there to get on with their new life together.
"They had two wonderful little children and life was just great. I popped over to see them and everything was perfect.
"We went to the pub and it was obvious how friendly everyone was and how popular Mark was."
Mark's funeral was held at St Peter's Church in Oadby on October 3.
The service was followed by a cremation at Gilroes Cemetery and a wake at Mark's former local, The Fox in Oadby.
Mrs Corbett said: "Lots and lots of people turned out to give Mark a good send-off.
"After the service the pub was absolutely packed which was lovely to see. Mark was a man who liked going to the pub and it was fitting to see so many old faces remembering him at his old local."
Mrs Corbett said she was upset that the Garda had not even bothered to call her.
She said: "I just want to be kept informed about what is going on. We are in the dark and it does not feel good."
A spokesman for the Garda said officers were investigating the circumstances of a suspicious death in Bantry on the evening of September 7.
"The 53-year-old male was discovered outside the town at about 5.20pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"A male in his 70s was arrested shortly afterwards and taken to Bantry Garda station and was detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, as amended.
"He was released without charge on September 9, pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions."
He said: "Nobody has been charged and a file has been sent to the DPP and when we get a direction from them we will act appropriately.
"As in all serious Garda investigations, a family liaison officer would be appointed.
"However, until there is a court appearance, there is very little to report to the family."
The Leicester coroner opened and adjourned an inquest into Mark's death on September 25.


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World surfing championship leader Mick Fanning survived a sudden death second-round heat on the opening day of the event at Tahiti's Teahupoo reef on Thursday.
The Australian scored 17.60 points out of 20 to pip dangerous local wildcard Alain Riou (16.63) in the first of two second-round heats completed in shifting waves of one to 1.5 metres.
There was an upset in the other as two-time trials winner Ricardo dos Santos of Brazil eliminated SOuth Africa's world No.8 Jordy Smith.
Brazil's world No.4 Adriano de Souza took top honours for the day, threading two impressive barrels on his backhand to collect a near-perfect 19.43 points as one of 12 round-one winners.
Australian round-one winners, getting direct entry to the third round, were world No.3 Joel Parkinson, No.5 Taj Burrow, Josh Kerr, Adrian Buchan and Owen Wright.
Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater, second to Fanning on the championship ladder, also won through but barely made his heat as he delayed his departure from California.
"It's not often that the waves in California are better than Tahiti, but there hasn't been a whole lot of surf here and we've had pretty good waves at home," said the American.
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Slow-Cooker Pork Stew
Recipe courtesy Food Network Magazine
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 8 hr 0 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 4 servings
- 1 pound fingerling potatoes
- 3 carrots, cut into 2-inch chunks
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch chunks
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 bone-in pork shoulder or pork sirloin roast (2 to 2 1/2 pounds)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
Combine the potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic and ginger in a slow cooker. Toss in half of the flour and season with salt and pepper. Scatter the bay leaves over the vegetables.
Season the pork generously with salt and pepper, sprinkle with the thyme and allspice and toss with the remaining flour to coat. Place the pork over the vegetables in the slow cooker. Add 2 cups water and the tomatoes, cover and cook on low 8 hours.
Discard the bay leaves. Remove the pork roast and slice or pull the meat off the bone into large pieces. Serve in bowls with the vegetables and broth.
Per serving: Calories 634; Fat 29 g (Saturated 10 g); Cholesterol 210 mg; Sodium 601 mg; Carbohydrate 30 g; Fiber 5 g; Protein 61 g
Lamb Chops with Fennel and Tomatoes
Recipe courtesy of Food Network Magazine
Prep Time: 16 min
Cook Time: 24 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 4 servings
- 1 medium bulb fennel, trimmed and cut into 8 wedges
- 4 plum tomatoes, cored and halved lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 15-ounce cans cannellini or butter beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano or parsley
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (optional)
- 4 5-ounce lamb chops, fat trimmed and bones frenched (ask your butcher to do this)
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Toss the fennel and tomatoes with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Spread the vegetables on the baking sheet, with the tomatoes cut-side up. Roast until the tomatoes are soft and the fennel is golden, about 30 minutes, turning halfway through.
Meanwhile, cook the garlic in the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until golden, about 3 minutes. Add the beans and 2 1/2 cups water and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid thickens, about 15 minutes. Stir in the oregano and parmesan, if desired.
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Season the lamb with salt and pepper and grill until marked on the bottom, about 4 minutes. Flip and cook until just firm to the touch, 4 to 5 more minutes for medium-rare. Divide the beans among plates and top with the lamb and roasted vegetables.
Per serving: Calories 416; Fat 17 g (Saturated 4 g); Cholesterol 62 mg; Sodium 442 mg; Carbohydrate 35g; Fiber 11 g; Protein 30 g
Haricots Verts With Shaved Parmesan
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee for Food Network Magazine
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 5 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 4 servings
- 3/4 pound ready-to-cook haricots verts
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese
- Freshly ground black pepper
Place the haricots verts in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high for 5 to 7
minutes. Remove and drain, if necessary. In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream and lemon juice. Pour over the haricots verts and toss to coat.
Serve immediately with shaved parmesan and freshly ground pepper.
Shepherd's Pie
Recipe courtesy Melissa d'Arabian
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 50 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 6 to 8 servings
Garlicky Potato Topping:
- 4 large russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 10 whole garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup beef broth
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 4 slices bacon, cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus 1/2 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 to 3 medium carrots, roughly chopped, (about 1 cup)
- 3/4 cups frozen peas, thawed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 (12-ounce) bottle light or dark beer
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Swiss or Cheddar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Prepare potato topping: In a large saucepan add the potatoes and garlic and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook, uncovered, until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain. Transfer the potatoes and garlic to a large bowl. Add the sour cream, 1/4 cup of the broth, butter, salt and pepper, and beat on low speed with a hand mixer until the potatoes are light and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes. If the mixture is too dry, add the remaining 1/4 cup broth. Do not overmix. Cover and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch round baking dish with nonstick spray.
Prepare filling: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally until browned and almost crisp, about 7 to 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a plate; set aside.
Add the oil to the drippings in the skillet and put over medium heat. Add the onions and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft and just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle in the sugar, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions begin to caramelize, about 3 minutes. Stir in the beef and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-high heat, until the beef begins to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the carrots, peas, and garlic and cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and flour and cook, stirring, until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add the beer, bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, and scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes Add the cooked bacon, the broth, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and the pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens, about 15 minutes.
Spoon the meat mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spread the potato topping evenly over the beef mixture. Bake until the filling is hot, the topping is lightly browned and the edges are bubbly, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the cheese. Return to the oven and bake for 10 more minutes. Let rest out of the oven for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Fried Fish with Smashed Chips
Recipe courtesy Food Network Magazine
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 24 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 6 servings
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 cups cold good-quality wheat beer
- 2 pounds small red-skinned new or baby potatoes
- Fine sea salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Freshly ground pepper
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 3 pounds center-cut haddock, pollock or hake fillet, cut into thick strips
- 1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
- Malt vinegar, for serving (optional)
Whisk the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl and make a well in the center. Gradually whisk the beer into the well to make a smooth, thin batter. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. (You can make the batter up to 12 hours in advance; it gets better the longer it sits.)
Preheat the oven to 400. Cover the potatoes with water in a medium pot and add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Toss the potatoes with the melted butter and spread on a baking sheet. Slightly flatten each potato with a spatula (do not mash completely) and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven until crisp and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 375 degrees. Season the fish all over with salt and pepper. Working in batches, dip the fish into the batter, let the excess drip off and lower into the hot oil. Fry until evenly brown, turning with tongs, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain.
Transfer the potatoes to bowls or plates along with the fried fish. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve with malt vinegar, if desired.
British Meat Pies
Recipe courtesy Food Network Magazine
Brown 1/2 pound sausage in a skillet with 1/4 cup chopped onion and 1 each diced celery stalk and carrot. Add 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, and salt and pepper. Roll out a can of refrigerated biscuit dough and cut into twelve 3-inch rounds. Top each with a spoonful of meat filling and fold in half; pinch to seal and brush with a beaten egg. Make slits in the top and bake at 350 degrees F until golden, about 15 minutes.
All photos courtesy of the Food Network
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Everyone's forgetting that I got cranky yesterday and cancelled the gtg. Sorry.
You could leave a cardboard cutout of Erik Estrada at the front counter and I guarantee you no one would ever know the difference. Not so much because you resemble Erik Estrada, more so because you have the personality of cardboard.
I sure as hell wasn't invited to NYC Still looking for flights to Nash-Vegas, but I will definitely be arriving after 5 pm on Thursday.
F*cking bi+ch drinks a 1 oz bottle of goose and thinks she's French
I'm about to cancel the NYC gtg.
Quote from: Pardon Johnny Cash. on June 03, 2009, 05:06:56 PMI'm about to cancel the NYC gtg.That's it. You're uninvited.
Quote from: Legally Brown "Sugah" on June 03, 2009, 04:45:06 PMI sure as hell wasn't invited to NYC Still looking for flights to Nash-Vegas, but I will definitely be arriving after 5 pm on Thursday.Girl please! You're never here! We thought you didn't want to be friends anymore But you know that you are ALWAYS invited!
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You're the biggest liar
That didn't stop you from inviting me to Nashville....argument fail However, I still love you roomie
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According to British Antarctic Survey scientist Dr Dominic
Hodgson we are currently in "a new phase of polar
Dr Hodgson's research compared Arctic and Antarctic ice shelf
retreat over the last twelve thousand years and found that the last
few decades is the only point in that period when ice shelves have
retreated simultaneously at both poles. Ice shelves are
floating bodies of ice, ranging from fifty to several hundreds of
metres in thickness, that stick out to sea from continental ice
sheets, like the ones covering Greenland and the Antarctic.
There have been major ice shelf break-ups in both the Arctic and
Antarctic recently. The largest remaining Arctic ice shelf, the
Ward Hunt Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island in Canada, has
spent the last decade disintegrating, releasing billions of
cubic metres of fresh water and massive icebergs into the Arctic
Ocean. Ice shelves have also been observed in retreat on the
Antarctic Peninsula, with the Wilkins Ice Shelf observed to be
breaking up, and the Larsen Ice Shelf retreating
over the last decade.
Hodgson's commentary paper, published ahead of print on the
website of US journal Proceeding of the National Academy of
Sciences (PNAS), discusses a selection of recent research into
ice shelf retreat. He raises the interesting point that ice shelf
retreat has not happened in both polar regions at the same time,
according to the 12,000 year records for both Arctic and Antarctic
ice shelves which have recently retreated. In contrast, the past
few decades have seen ice shelf retreat at both poles at the same
It is this pattern, along with the enhanced regional warming
observed at the Arctic and Antarctic Peninsula, increased glacial
melting and decrease in Arctic sea ice cover that leads Hodgson to
suggest that:
"This first synchronous retreat of ice
shelves is significant, not because of ice shelf contributions to
global sea level, which are relatively minor, but because it is
linked to wider changes in the cryosphere, the configuration of
ocean currents, and both atmospheric and ocean temperatures."
Hodgson's thoughts echo another research paper,
written by a Swedish geologist and published earlier this year,
which reported that the current warming trend is the first instance
over the last twenty thousand years in which both hemispheres have
warmed simultaneously.
It is studies like these, studying records of geological climate
change, which are part of the way scientists establish that the
climate change we are currently experiencing is singular.
Unfortunately this conclusion is often lost when this sort of
science is reported. A recent example of this is the
Mail Online article which covered research looking at the
twelve thousand year history of the Ward Ice Sheet. The Mail
"Images of the Arctic ice shelf cracking
up are an icon of the damage wrought by global warming.
"But a team of researchers from the
Universite Laval in Canada have found evidence that one ice shelf
might have broken up before, 1,400 years ago - long before
industrialisation had any impact on the planet."
research found that the ice shelf grew and retreated naturally
over the 12,000 year period, and for much of the time was absent
altogether. Many Antarctic ice shelves show similar natural
variability over the same time period.
The suggestion that because the climate has varied in the past
the current warming trend in global average temperature must be
natural is often made. But noting that something happened before
without human influence does not demonstrate that humans are not
causing it today.
The world's climate has varied in the past, for many different
reasons, some better understood than others. Over geological
timescales, factors such as sun brightness, changes in the Earth's
orbit, and greenhouse gas levels have all altered our climate. But
even taking these factors into account, the climate change we are
currently experiencing is singular and
cannot be explained from natural variation alone - a human
influence must be involved.
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Biologists have known for a long time that Maine's vernal pools are important breeding grounds for amphibians. But even after decades of study, the pools that are raucous with frog calls in early spring and dry by late summer are still revealing their secrets. Now, researchers are studying one of their lesser-known denizens. Murray Carpenter reports.
Kristine Hoffman (above) and two field assistants are walking back into the woods to check their traps around a vernal pool near Orono. It's a trip she has taken daily since early April, to check a series of pools she has encircled with fabric fences.
"So when the salamanders go to breed into the pool, they hit this block, and they will follow it along," Hoffman says. "About every 10 feet we have a coffee can sunk into the ground that is level with the surface. So the salamanders will walk along, they will hit this fence, and they walk along the fence until they've fallen into one of the coffee cans, and then they get stuck there until we come by and look for them in the morning."
Hoffman is a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine. The salamanders she is studying are not the spotted variety which are so conspicuous in early spring in many parts of Maine, with big yellow spots on their backs. She is studying blue-spotted salamanders, which are less understood.
But today, the juvenile blue-spotted salamanders have yet to emerge from the pools, and Hoffman is finding wood frogs in her traps instead. The tiny little frogs are hopping away from the ponds, just starting their terrestrial lives. Some still have their tadpole tails (below).
"Wood frogs are one of the first tadpoles to metamorph into adults and to leave the ponds," she says. "And they have to do that because if they don't, the pool's going to dry up and they're going to lose all of their reproduction."
Hoffman says this compressed life cycle is a trade-off the amphibians make in order to take advantage of these fish-free pools. Though they are devoid of fish, other predators visit the pools often, looking for protein-rich meals. This year, barred owls and snapping turtles have come calling, and a bear stopped by for a snack.
"We can tell you that bear and deer and moose use these pools a great deal," says University of Maine professor Aram Calhoun, one of Hoffman's advisors. "The animals that breed in thise pools and then go out into the forest provide food for a lot of other wildlife species that are important to Mainers."
Calhoun says Hoffman's research is part of the interdisciplinary Sustainability Solutions Initiative that is designed to bring science to action. In this case, understanding the ecology of vernal pools will help planners know which lands to conserve, and which might be appropriate for development.
"It is important to understand the particular habitat needs of blue-spotted salamanders because they are the least studied of the vernal pool amphibians," Calhous says. "We have a lot of information on wood frogs. We have a lot of information on spotted salamanders. But we can not expect efficient management of these species if we don't know the habitat needs of all of the animals involved."
Back in the field, after checking their traps, Hoffman and her assistants assemble a hand-held antenna. In April, they implanted little radio transmitters, smaller than pencil erasers, in 14 adult salamanders. And they have been tracking their movements ever since, to understand their habitat needs.
Listening for a strong signal, the team locates two of the salamanders beneath tree stumps, where they use the tunnels left by rotting roots. They find another beneath an old piece of wood, in a tunnel left by a mouse or another rodent.
"And she is just sitting in one of those tunnels," Hoffman says. "She's maybe five inches long, she's a black salamander with little blue snowflakes along her sides."
Plump, moist, and tastefully speckled, Emily, as she's been nicknamed, has moved nearly 300 meters from the pool where she laid eggs in April, and moved nearly 200 meters in just one night. This has been one surprise, says Hoffman - the salamanders are moving farther and faster than expected.
The other surprising finding is more complicated: Like most of the blue-spotted salamanders in Maine, a DNA sample showed Emily belongs to a lineage that has one or more extra sets of chromosomes. To better understand so-called polyploid animals, Hoffman had planned another experiment.
"So we set up this breeding experiment. We were going to have 100 males and 100 females, put them together in a bucket, see what eggs they produced, do the genetics on the adults, and see if we could tell them apart," she says.
But something strange happened: Hoffman found 700 adult female blue-spotted salamanders at the four pools - and only five males. No one is sure why. And it suggests just how much there more there is to learn about the ecology of Maine's vernal pools.
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Tori Spelling Welcomes Daughter Hattie Margaret!
And baby makes five!
Tori Spelling and her husband, Dean McDermott, welcomed their third child together -- a baby girl named Hattie Margaret! -- on Monday, she announced on Twitter Tuesday.
"Our family's so happy to announce that 10/10/11 our baby girl Hattie Margaret McDermott was born at 7:08am! Xoxo," Spelling wrote.
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The couple chose to keep Hattie's gender a secret until the baby's birthday, telling Us they were just hoping for a healthy newborn. "We have one of each, so it will be a traditional surprise on the day," Spelling -- who announced her pregnancy in April -- told Us at the time.
PHOTOS: Celeb moms' words of wisdom
Celebrating her new arrival with celeb pals at an arts and crafts-themed shower Sept. 17, Spelling has admitted that her third pregnancy wasn't any easier than it was with son Liam, 4, and daughter Stella, 3.
"People always think the first one was the hardest. But I'm like, 'No the first one was easy for me because I could lay around all day. I didn't have two little ones to take care of,'" Spelling -- whose reality series Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood premieres Nov. 29 -- has said. "This is the hardest one because I'm always going with the kids."
PHOTOS: What these stars love about being a mom
And though she "can't wait to have sushi again," the busy mom has been enjoying home-cooked meals from hubby McDermott, who's currently enrolled in culinary school.
"He's been cooking every night. Homemade pastas...fresh croissants," she told Us of her hubby, who also has a son, Jack, from a previous marriage. "I reap the benefits of his hard work!"


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For Immediate Release - January 30, 2014 - Reports from Cleveland and around the country show an increasing number of what is known as the "One Ring" scam because the perpetrators program their computers to blast out thousands of calls to random cell phone numbers, ring once, and then disconnect.
If you think you missed a call and call back, you will reportedly connect to a paid international adult entertainment service, 'chat' line, or other premium service located outside the country.
Victims who return the call are billed a $19.95 international call fee, along with per minute charges for the unwanted "premium service," which can be $9 per minute or more. In some cases, the scammers may only put through a small charge of several dollars, so it won't arouse suspicion.
Calls typically originate from outside the U.S. A Cleveland woman who reported the scam told BBB her caller ID indicated the call originated in Antigua or Barbuda (268). Other consumers across the country report calls from the Dominican Republic (809), Jamaica (876), British Virgin Islands (284) and Grenada (473).
The practice of third parties placing unauthorized charges on wireless accounts is called "cramming." The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have reviewed thousands of complaints about the practice, and expect the problem to grow.
Better Business Bureau recommends if you don't recognize an out-of-state telephone number on your caller ID, ignore it and if you do answer, do not call back. Also you should check your cell phone bills carefully and inform your carrier if you spot any unauthorized charges. The earlier you document the fraud, the better your chances of having some or all of the charges removed.


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BlackBerry 10 fails to sell well, not coming to PlayBook
BlackBerry's attempt at making a comeback may have been illfated from the start, but everyone has hoped that the company would be able to salvage its situation. Now, the verdict is in, the first full quarter of BlackBerry 10 sales has shown some disappointment.
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In the three months between March and May of this year, BlackBerry managed to ship 6.8 million devices, of which only 2.7 million were running on the new BlackBerry 10 OS. What's more, it didn't specify sales, just shipments. The company has been struggling to make a comeback, but is already in a much better position than Nokia was when it launched it's comeback efforts in late 2011.
The company also announced that they would not be bringing the new OS to it's illfated tablet, the PlayBook, as promised for several years now due to user experience and usage issues.


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In studying the spatial memory of wild-caught mountain chickadees, University of Alberta researchers were surprised to discover the birds contradicting prior research that showed how animals navigate. This study is the first to reveal a different pattern. Previously, only animals that had been raised in human-made enclosures had been tested.
The findings are published in the July issue of Biology Letters.
To get their bearings, humans and other animals are often guided by the geometrical shape of their environment. For example, humans have an easy time distinguishing the door located at the ends of a hallway from those located in the middle, but may confuse doors at the two ends, such as when they re-enter a hallway in a hotel. "This has been observed in every species tested, even when landmarks alone could be used, suggesting that animals are predisposed to go by geometry," said co-author Dr. Chris Sturdy, a professor of psychology and member of the Centre for Neuroscience at the University of Alberta.
The wild-caught chickadees differed from all previously tested animals by ignoring angular features of their environment and following landmarks instead. Although able to learn geometry when guiding themselves to food in lab experiments, the birds consistently ignored the concept when a prominent landmark, in this case a blue wall, was present.
"Getting oriented is an important part of solving many spatial navigational problems, such as locating your car in the parking lot at the end of a long day in the office. This discovery points to the fact that our early experiences influence how we solve such problems and could mean that by varying the environments that we encounter early in life, we could broaden and hone our spatial navigation abilities," said Dr. Sturdy and Dr. Marcia Spetch, who supervise
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The Wave
There was once a wave in the ocean, speeding along the surface, basking in the sun with the wind in his face, loving his life and playing with the other waves. He was always happy until he looked away at the distance, and saw the coming shore. He was horrified to see other waves ahead of him crashing into the rocks, breaking and dying. Another wave nearby noticed his distress.
"What's wrong, man?" said the other wave.
"You don't understand! None of this matters, this good life, or the sun, or anything! Look at the shore, man, all us waves are going to be crushed against it and die!"
"No, you don't understand! You're not a wave… you're the ocean."
The Gift
I remembered last Tuesday what I am. I knew it already, but sometimes it's not enough to know, because for something this important you have to feel it in your fucking bones, your marrow, your deepest mind.
People talk about purpose and talk about their best or highest self, but not that many people know what that means, and vanishingly few live there.
Here's what it means.
You are a gift. From whom? To whom?
You believe you're a human being trying to make yourself better or live your life in a better way, but you are not. You are a gift.
Every person and every circumstance is created and intended as a gift, given in love, to any who choose to accept it. You are a gift given in love and accepted with love and gratitude by those who receive you.
The Vast Artist
You, the real you, the one I remembered who I am, are vast. Imagine living in an ocean of connection, dancing through that palpable love. Imagine stretching an infinite multitude of arms outward. From each arm you offer a unique gift, given in love.
You are like an artist because you create each particular gift deliberately, you design each ego, each circumstance, as an experience of connection that hasn't been generated before, and then you make it available for others to experience. Each is a unique way to experience love and connection, which is a precious gift.
When another like you accepts your gift, she gets to experience that unique connection. She knows what unique perspective your gift offers, and just like you deliberately created it, she deliberately accepts that particular gift.
The Acceptance
The issue is that the gift itself sometimes gets in the way of the giving. Even though the vast us designed the ego's way of being and its circumstances, that ego gets caught up. It thinks it's important in itself, it judges itself relentlessly and resists itself endlessly.
What we need, then, is radical self acceptance. We need to realize that we are a precious gift, through to our core. All our fear, and lack of worth, all our mistakes, all our profound love and compassion, all of it is part of our unique gift, offered to meet a specific and deliberate need.
If you stop and really ponder that, you'll realize that the only thing that can ever truly be "wrong with you" is not accepting and being grateful for yourself. If you do that, all the way down deep until the layers are peeled back, the issues you struggle with will evaporate. Your jealousies, your dark fears, or uncertainty will all make you laugh. Everything will make perfect sense because you will see yourself exactly as you really are, and therefore you'll make yourself available as a gift of loving kindness, as you were meant to be.
Once you stop resisting yourself and remember that you are a gift offered in love, you will live in that love. You will be able to offer and accept it freely because you won't be frantically trying to preserve your ego anymore.
The Eye
Look deep. Think of the parts of yourself you don't like, and start joyfully accepting them as designed. The bullshit will fall away, making it possible for the shitty circumstances to melt as well.
Look at layer after layer after layer, and accept it all, while your world shifts around you. And at the end, you'll look down one more layer with your mind's eye, and you'll see something different than pain and blockage and resistance.
You'll see your vastness, and remember that your ego is just a tool, a precious gift, given freely to the world, in utter love and joy. And then you'll live it.
I am not a man with a dream. I am a dream with a man
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Australians poised in Philippines
BY Bruce Young | Asian Tour | 2014 Solaire Open | 15 Mar 2014
Australians Matthew Griffin and Dimitiros Papadatos are well enough placed at the halfway stage of the Solaire Open at the Country Club in Manila.
Griffin is in a share of 4th position and just two shots from the lead after rounds of 68 and 69 while recent New Zealand Open winner, Papadatos, is in 9th place after a second round of 69.
Angelo Que and Miguel Tabuena, the current and future hope for golf in the Philippines, were tied for the lead at the halfway stage of the US$300,000 event.
Que, a three-time Asian Tour winner but not since 2010, fired the day's lowest score with a flawless six-under-par 65 while Tabuena shot a 68 to share the lead on seven-under-par 135 total at the challenging The Country Club.
India's S.S.P. Chowrasia, a two-time Asian Tour winner, registered a 68 to lie one shot back in third place. Griffin and Bryce Easton of South Africa and Griffin were tied for fourth to trail the leaders by two.
The bubbly Que signalled his strong intentions to win the Solaire Open after being motivated by the challenge from his coach Bong Lopez, who was celebrating his birthday today.
"I've been working hard with my coach and we really want to win this year. Working and hanging out with him gives me a lot of confidence. It is a big advantage when you play on home soil. I think this is the biggest chance for me to win," said Que, who holed 25 putts today.
"Before I teed off, my coach told me to shoot a 65 as his birthday gift! Luckily I managed to do just that," laughed Que, who enjoyed a career best 13th placed finish on the 2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The 19-year-old Tabuena, who is searching for his first Asian Tour victory, was denied the outright lead when his chip for birdie on 18 stopped half an inch from the hole.
"It stopped about half an inch from the hole. I was waiting for the wind to pick but nothing happened!" lamented Tabuena, who was a silver medallist winner in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in 2010.
The highly rated teenager said that the experience gained from the 2011 Philippine Open has prepared him for the final two rounds. He was in contention in his National Open three years ago before settling for tied 11th following a final round 81.
"I've been in contention before. I just go to tell myself not to get ahead of myself. I've done that so many times and it caught me in the end. If I follow my game plan, which is to shoot one-under in each half then I will have a chance," said Tabuena.
Chowrasia, winner of the 2008 EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters and 2011 Avantha Masters event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour, turned in another consistent round after making changes to his putting stance.
"My putting was good. I really struggled with my putting in the last few months but I made a small change in my putting stance. Now my hand is positioned slightly in front instead of behind," he explained.
The Indian, who is the son of a greenkeeper at Royal Calcutta Golf Club, registered a second consecutive 68 and expressed his fondness of playing under windy conditions.
"There's no secret to my good scores. No doubt, the course is very challenging and it reminds me of the courses in Europe but the weather there is obviously colder! I like to play on windy courses because I hit my balls really low. Unfortunately, I had one bad drive (out of bounds) on the fifth hole for a double bogey," said Chowrasia.
The halfway cut was set at three-over-par 145 with a total of 69 players making the weekend rounds.
Leading scores after round 2 of the Solaire Open being played at the par 71, 7206 Yards The Country Club course (a- denotes amateur):
135 – Angelo QUE (PHI) 70-65, Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 67-68.
137 – Bryce EASTON (RSA) 69-68, Matthew GRIFFIN (AUS) 68-69.
138 – Zanie Boy GIALON (PHI) 68-70, Richard T. LEE (CAN) 68-70, WANG Jeung-hun (KOR) 71-67.
139 – Carlos PIGEM (ESP) 69-70, Simon GRIFFITHS (ENG) 70-69, Dimitrios PAPADATOS (AUS) 70-69, David LIPSKY (USA) 71-68.


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January 6, 2012
Dragon Castle
ages: 12+
First sentence: "A monumental tapestry decorates the wide back wall of the Great Hall in Hladka Hvorka, my family's large old castle."
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Prince Rashko is convinced he's the only intelligent one in his family. His parents are odd, always spouting proverbs, talking in obscure riddles, never quite making sense. His older brother, Paulek, has a knack with animals, but can't seem to remember pertinent information. So, when his parents disappear and the evil Baron Temny his minions take up residence looking for something, though no one quite knows what, Rashko figures it's up to him to save everyone from their foolishness, hopefully thwarting Temny's plans.
It took a while to get into the story. Partially, because of the use of Slovak with an immediate English translation (ie, " Ano. Yes.") kept pulling me out of the story. What I really, really wanted was a pronunciation guide in the back. I found alternating between Rashko's story and Pavol's legend to be disconcerting at first, but after a while I figured out the purpose of it, and thus was better able to understand why the book was written that way.
I also figured out the "lesson" (and the trick) of the book fairly early on. I thought it would bother me more that I did, but after a while I realized that the reader was supposed to figure it out. In many ways, we were more informed and less judgmental of the situation than Rashko was, something which added to the telling of the story in the end. It was a lot of set up, but it ultimately paid off: the ending was quite the battle scene, with a surprising climax.
Not a bad little fantasy.
6 comments:
- Kailana said...
I had not heard of this book before, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. :)
- January 6, 2012 at 10:20 AM
- Beth said...
This one is on the Cybils finalist list, so I'll be reading it this year as well. It sounds fun.
- January 6, 2012 at 5:21 PM
- The Pen and Ink Blog said...
I love that you use the first sentence in the review. My of my blogs are first line/Paragraph ones.
Thank you
- January 7, 2012 at 4:08 PM
- Katyroo said...
Melissa - great that you pull in the reader without giving away the ending (of course a dragon book will have a battle - how could it not?) and so good that you can be critical of style points in the book without trashing the author personally.
My middle-grade twin granddaughters will probably fight over this one!
**Katy Manck
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- January 7, 2012 at 4:46 PM
- lisas2186 said...
Nice! I just got this from the library and can't wait to begin. I actually like it when the reader knows more than the characters do...it's more suspenseful that way :)
- January 7, 2012 at 4:51 PM
- Dorine White said...
I love the cover of this book.
- January 9, 2012 at 11:02 PM