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Would Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 -- 1882) have been considered the equivalent of today's pop star? Because of the breadth and depth of his work, he would be more like a folk /rock star, such as Springsteen or Dylan. He was a writer, a linguist and a teacher who worked his way into his craft through academics. He has been attributed to helping shape early American Myth with works, such as "Paul Revere's Ride," "Hiawatha" and "The Courtship of Myles Standish." And yes, he was popular, as his image was on cigar boxes, beer bottles and other home goods.
"He championed paperbacks and insisted his poetry be in newspapers and on posters too," said Skaneateles poet Mary Gardner a member of the 'From The Heart' writer's group.
Her group decided to celebrate Longfellow's 200th birthday after Gardner read a tribute "Famous Once Again," by Nicholas A. Basbanes in the Smithsonian Magazine. Each constituent then researched Longfellow's writing to share last Thursday at noon at the Creekside Coffeehouse. Guests were invited, books unearthed and cupcakes baked.
"He loved to celebrate birthdays," Gardner said. "There was even a parade for his 70th."
But most of all, he was about the words. Words that were memorized and recited by many who lived during his lifetime.
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Longfellow, a Mayflower descendent, was born in Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825 where he later taught before garnering a professorship at Harvard. He lived among the giants of New England. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Oliver Wendell Holmes. These are among the intellectuals who helped to form thinking in the new land that was America.
"Longfellow did as much as any author to shape how 19th century Americans saw themselves," Gardner said in her introduction to the group. "He spoke and even taught English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portugese, Danish, Dutch and Icelandic."
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I have fallen in love with the look of the Kromski Polonaise and was planning on buying one soon but was recently told (second hand) that it was not a good wheel to buy. No details about "why not" were available and I haven't found any negative reviews on the internet, at least to date. Am I missing something important? I have a Schacht Ladybug that I bought several years ago when I learned to spin and it's a very nice wheel but I'd really prefer a more traditional looking wheel. That said, Kromski wheels are in my price range while nearly all of the other Saxony wheels out there are far and away out of my price range. I'm not planning to sell my Ladybug - it's very portable and that's handy. I just really really love the look of the Polonaise...
Thanks for sharing your collective wisdom!
HI - I bought one last year. I love it. It is not only beautiful, but a workhorse. I have the clear finish and I put it together alone. I think it's fabulous, and I have almost 30 years of spinning experience.
I bought an unfinished Kromski Polonaise a few years ago & absolutely love it! I finished it with Danish oil. It's a larger wheel, which is tricky to take to spinning get-togethers, so I bought the smallest Kromski Mazurka (which is no longer being made) as my wheel to take to spinning events. Both wheels are absolutely gorgeous with lots of attention to detail. Pretty much all of the Kromski spinning wheels are double drive with a built-in Scotch tension option. The bobbins are larger than the traditional Ashford bobbins so they hold more yarn, and even the lazy Kates are beautiful!
Go for it!!
I also fell in love with the traditional "look" of the Kromski Polonaise and purchased the clear finish wheel a year and a half ago (before I knew how to spin). It is beautiful and well made with excellent craftsmanship.
I was torn between wanting to make "art/bulky" yarn and considering the Majacraft Aura or making traditional yarns and going with the Kromski. I am not sorry for my decision at all. I had no trouble transferring my beginner skills, to my new wheel ... such freedom and speed, with little effort. I was taught to spin and draft with a Navajo spindle or park and spin. My yarn has gotten finer and finer and I recently spun a cashmere thread, which I will ply.
I naturally use a long draw and my bobbin fills-up fast, which I am grateful for, as I have very little time to spin. I was not attracked to the short-draw or inch worm drafting technique, just my personal choice.
One of the other commentors mentioned a bit of difficulty travelling with the Polonaise and I came up with a solution when I needed to attend a class. I did not glue in the back leg when I assembled my wheel, so that I can remove it. I used an old guitar strap, about 5' to 6' long and attach it to the tension adjustment knob, located at the end where you find the mother-of-all and the other end I attach to one of the wheel knobs, then I sling it over my shoulder like my purse strap and put the extra back leg piece in my purse. It's very easy to manage and with the leg off, it fits into my back seat with extra care.
I know you will enjoy this wheel, if you decide to purchase.
Well, I couldn't find a bad review or opinion anywhere (except for that one shop owner!) so I went ahead and ordered an unfinished Polonaise. It's now on a table in my basement, in pieces, in the process of being finished. I am soooooo slow at that but it will be worth it. Eventually. ;-) I did put it together and try treadling on it before taking it apart again to finish and was really impressed at how smooth the treadling was and how easy it was to start and stop the wheel. Now I just have to get my act together and finally get the finishing done and the wheel in action...
Your suggestion for travel with the wheel is super - thanks!
I have been considering purchasing a new wheel and have been considering the Kromski Polonaise. And similar to you, I'd like a wheel that can accommodate bulky yarns. So... my question for you is: although you didn't go with the Majacraft, how do you find the Kromski for spinning or plying bulky yarn? I hope the choice doesn't have to be an either/or situation!
I haven't had an opportunity to actually see one of these wheels in person, so any insight and info you can provide would be much appreciated!
I've been spinning off and on for years- mostly on a traditional Ashford and an Ashford Traveler. Both of these are older wheels and I am excited about getting something that may have different operating features.
The Polonaise handles most bulky yarns just fine. There's an optional jumbo flyer kit with a larger orifice (0.7" vs 3/8") with a much larger bobbin. The regular bobbin is already so much larger than the traditional Ashford bobbin.
I got a wee bit frustrated trying to fill my regular bobbin with a bulky 2-ply and opted to purchase the Jumbo flyer ... much better and worth the extra $100+.
Have you watched any of the videos on the New Voyager website? They really helped me to make-up my mind.
I noticed people using the Majacraft appeared to be peddling fast, probably due to the smaller wheel circumference. You know the saying, "Bigger is better" and slow spinning is relaxing.
Good luck with your decision.
p.s. There really aren't any "different operating features". The design is very traditional.
Thank you both for the information-- your feedback is exactly what I was looking for!
And especially good to know about the spinning speed as I do like the slower treadling so I'm glad you mentioned that.
I'll check out New Voyager, but I think the Polonaise (with the jumbo flyer) will be the wheel for me!
Just an FYI, New Voyager is the distributor for all Kromski wheels; they import them and distribute to retailers in the U.S.A. I got mine from their "scratch and dent" sale, so my Polonaise was about $100 + off the regular price. The "flaw" is a little wood putty on the inside of the wheel and no one but me knows it's there. Check it out before you pay full retail.
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Robin Thicke's wife has a striking new 'do!
Paula Patton showed off her super short hairstyle at the nominations press conference for the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Hollywood, on Tuesday.
Sporting a skin-tight white mini dress, the "2 Guns" star looked sophisticated yet chic with her chin-length bob.
It also looks like Paula dyed her signature dark brown tresses one shade lighter .... and possibly got side bangs.
While the cut definitely draws more attention to Patton's gorgeous face, we're not really digging how she styled it.
Maybe next time if Paula straightens her hair -- instead of curling the ends-- it will give the actress a little bit more of an edge.
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Thousands of Facebook users have been hit by a scam which claims to give them early access to a facebook.com email address.
Messages, appearing in the news feed of users who have fallen for the scam, read:
Just got my own email @facebook.com! Quickly get one before someone takes your name [LINK]
However, clicking on the links leads you to a webpage which tricks you into giving a third party application permission to post to your Facebook wall.
Don't, whatever you do, allow the app to have permission to access your profile. Because then it will start to spread the messages even further, starting with your online Facebook friends.
You won't realise it's doing that, of course, until it's too late - as you're too distracted by the form asking you for your email details.. oh, and the revenue-generating online survey that the scammers have put up in the front of it..
Note, these scam messages are not connected with Facebook's genuine plans to give everyone a @facebook.com public email address. Facebook expects to roll out that service more widely in the coming months, and will use your "publicusername" when live.
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The U.S. Department of Energys Solar Decathlon 2011 will be held on the National Mall, but it will be about a mile further from the Great Lawn location near the Smithsonian Institution museums where it has been held in recent years.
The biennial event, which began in 2002, is being relocated by the DOE because of concerns that large public events in recent years have damaged the mall.
This years Solar Decathlon will take place at West Potomac Park, along the banks of the Potomac River between the Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials and adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
The opening ceremonies are set for Sept. 22 and the Solar Village will be open to the public from Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Oct. 2.
NAHB is a contributing sponsor of the decathlon.
Representatives from nearly all of the 20 teams that will be participating in the decathlon attended the NAHB International Builders Show (IBS) in January to unveil model versions of their homes and showcase their accomplishments in anticipation of the competition.
Teams came to the IBS from across the U.S. and as far away as New Zealand.
A number of institutions that support the event including NAHB, the American Institute of Architecture Students and many of the universities represented in this years decathlon had petitioned the Department of Energy to keep the event at its original location.
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Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month
National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM) is a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. Since 1985, the month of October has been designated to encourage all Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts.
You can join in the celebration in a variety of ways. Learn more from Americans for the Arts here.
The Arts Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports the Creative Sector in Washtenaw County ‐ arts and cultural organizations and creative individuals and businesses ‐ to ensure that our region remains a great place to create, live, work, learn, play and visit.
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I found another wonderful-thing-with-lots-of-potential at the dump and knew it could be turned into something that is just wonderful in every way - and I had just the thing to perform the transformation.
Here it is before - it's useful, but kind of ugly, right?
Well some PVA and one old ordnance survey map later, here it is! I still need to varnish it to protect the surface but my golly gosh I do love it!
The map, rather perfectly, is a Lake District National Park map - home sweet home! I may have moved away but the Lakes is always home, and always part of me - and now it's a beautiful, useful part of my house!
I gave it a really good scrub with scrubby scrubbing stuff, I cut the map to the right size for the surfaces, I pondered covering the entire thing like a decoupage thing of wonder but decided I liked it like this. I carefully stuck the pieces of map in place and used a wooden spatula to smooth out every single little tiny bump and lump, and wrinkle and press it really firmly down.
The excess PVA that squidged out of the sides I coated the surface with to ensure it was all properly glooped in place.
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Under s. 165.25(12m), Wis. Stats., DOJ is required to establish a list of states that issue a license to carry a concealed weapon, if that license requires, or designates that the holder chose to submit to, a background search that is comparable to the type of background check that DOJ is required to conduct for Wisconsin licensees. The Wisconsin background check includes two components: (1) a criminal history record search; and (2) a search of the national instant criminal background check system (NICS) operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any person who is at least 21 years of age, who is not a Wisconsin resident, and who holds a valid concealed carry license issued by any of the states on DOJ's list will be recognized in Wisconsin as an out-of-state licensee, per s. 175.60 (1)(g).
DOJ has now promulgated an administrative rule, Wis. Admin. code s. Jus 17.13, under which DOJ will maintain on this website a list of all states that DOJ has found to conduct background checks comparable to Wisconsin's. In developing that list, DOJ determined that a background check is comparable to Wisconsin's only if it includes both a criminal history record search and a NICS search. It is necessary to require inclusion of NICS because that database includes some data related to potential disqualifying conditions that is not included in other national background check databases or in databases operated by individual states.
In establishing this list, DOJ has tried to be as inclusive as possible and has communicated with officials in every other state to obtain information about their background check laws and policies. This information is current as of 03/24/2015.
A Wisconsin resident must have a Wisconsin concealed carry license in order to carry in Wisconsin, even if that individual holds a valid concealed carry license from another state.
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wyoming
Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, American Samoa, N. Mariana Islands, Vermont
- Virginia NON-RESIDENT license only. Virginia resident license does not qualify for recognition in Wisconsin.
- West Virginia license ISSUED OR RENEWED AFTER 06/08/12.
- Alaska license ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER 01/14/2013.
- Missouri license ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER 08/28/2013. This DOES NOT include any provisional license issued by the state.
- Nevada license ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER 07/01/2011.
- Ohio license ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER 03/23/2015.
Links for each of the states can be accessed by clicking on the map above to check the proper conceal carry procedures prior to traveling. Each state regulates firearms laws differently and there is no obligation for one state to inform another of any changes to its law. Persons with a valid Wisconsin Conceal Carry permit should contact any state for information on carrying a handgun prior to entering that state. The accuracy of the information on these websites is the responsibility of each individual state.
DOJ will maintain the accuracy of this information on an ongoing basis. If a person believes they have information indicating that a state has been wrongly omitted from the list, they may submit that information to DOJ in writing. Any such information will be reviewed and the list will be adjusted whenever DOJ identifies an inaccuracy.
Whether another state will recognize a Wisconsin CCW license is governed by the law of the other state. If the statutes of another state recognize Wisconsin CCW licenses, then a Wisconsin CCW license holder may carry in that state. In addition, DOJ "may enter into reciprocity agreements with other states as to matters relating to licenses or other authorization to carry concealed weapons." Wis. Stat. § 175.60(18). If such agreements are created, then a Wisconsin CCW licensee holder may carry in that state. Now that the permanent rules are approved, the DOJ will be able to contact other states regarding reciprocity. As this information is developed, it will be updated on the DOJ website. However, a Wisconsin CCW licensee should always contact the particular state where they wish to carry concealed for information on the most current laws of that state.
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Women in Albania, Especially Single Mothers and Rural Women.
Aida Dervishi – Women News Network – WNN
Tirana (WNN): As poverty remains a serious plague throughout South Eastern Europe and the Balkans, especially Albania, rural women who have migrated to urban areas are one of the most vulnerable groups facing hardship and abuse. This is especially true in regions where advocacy programs for women who live at the very bottom of society are few as social services and legal programs are in short supply.
As a rural mother in
Fleeing with her children from Northern Albania to
Sukth, a town 17.07 km (approximately 10.5 miles) east of Tirana, the capital of
Thrown quickly into being a new 'single-head-of-household' after divorcing her husband, Xheka left her home facing little access to career training, housing or financial support. Without money from her husband Zana was left with dwindling resources, no home and a mounting desperation with the responsibility of raising her four children alone.
Her options were low. She was working as a singer in a bar, one of two jobs, when she came home on a cold night in November 2010 discovering her four children had died in a fire; a fire that was caused by the flame from one burning candle. It is not known exactly why the candle was burning, but it is guessed it may have been to give the children some form of heat.
"According to a national sample survey on gender based violence produced by the National Statistics Agency, with UN support, of 2,590 families surveyed, it was found that: 50.6 percent of women have suffered emotional abuse; 39.1 percent of women have suffered psychological abuse; 31.2 percent of women have suffered physical abuse and 12.7 percent of women have suffered sexual abuse," said a March 2010 report from United Nations Albania.
In fleeing from her husband Xheka had to face many obstacles. It wasn't the first time she faced hardship.
"I was an orphan," she said. Growing up as an orphan, and later as a woman who suffered under severe abuse from her husband, Zana knew how poverty and abuse causes isolation and how isolation keeps women from seeking help.
Even with divorce laws that strive to bring
equality to both spouses,
In spite of this, a show of public support of
women during election voting can be seen in a March 2009 survey by United
The loss of Zana's children Robert, Vilson,
Kasandra and Nertila, in November 2010, aged thirteen, eleven, nine and six
years old respectively, provoked a bitter reaction and debate among the public
Because her income was so low, Zana could only afford to live with her children in a one room hut. "Despite the economy's growth in recent years, almost 24 per cent of the population lives below the poverty level of USD 2 a day," says the IFRC – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The rented home had deplorable conditions; conditions that eventually led to the death of her children.
Asphyxiated during a fire from poisonous gases, the sleeping children died quickly. The small one room structure had no heat and no electricity as the night air temperature began to drop in November on the night of the children's death.
Since Zana had gotten behind in the payment of her utility bills, the heat and electricity for her hut in Sukth had been completely turned off.
But the most important question remains: As the bills piled up who could Zana Xheka go to for help?
"Gender-based discrimination is prevalent in
The deaths of the Xheka children brought an
immediate reaction by the Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania. "The death
of Robert, Wilson, Kassandra and Nertila in Sukth of Durres rings the bell for
the inadequate social protection system of children in
Before the death of her children, Zana had tried to get economic assistance from local authorities as a single 'mother-in-need' raising four children alone, but her search for assistance fell through the cracks. It was only after her childrens' deaths that local authorities mobilized to cover the costs to bury her children.
"The case in question raises serious doubts on local authorities endeavor to protect and ensure the welfare of children, and at the same time they should be more concerned about the shortcomings of the social institutions in the country," continued Hazizaj.
As one of the poorest countries in Europe,
"The poorest of the poor, who comprise about 5 per cent of the population, struggle to put adequate food on the table each day," says the IFRC.
Many of
Over the past few years though the government of
In spite of gains much more legal protection and
justice for women is still needed in
"The Ministry of Justice, for example, has failed to secure lawyers trained in domestic violence issues to provide free legal aid; in 2009 no victims were defended by a court appointed lawyer, and the 2008 law on legal aid is not yet in force." said Amnesty International in March 2010.
According to the annual Mother's Index report on women's and children's well being,
Over the last few years, statistics point to the
fact that conditions for women and children in
The problem lies in identifying families who should benefit from social assistance programs. Those in the greatest need are often also those who isolate the most and are hardest to access.
"Isolation is an incredible problem for the
advancement or empowerment of rural women," says Julie Vullnetari from
Tracking internal migration is part of the challenge. Numerous rural women migrating into urban regions go uncounted and without aide while others simultaneously, and wrongfully, benefit in two different regions. Lengthy procedures with numerous documents and certificates that need to be filled out to receive aid also contributes to problems.
In March 2010, Amnesty International formally asked the Albanian government to "provide adequate resources to programmes to ensure the economic independence of victims of domestic violence, including access to training and employment." They also asked authorities to "ensure their eligibility for social assistance and social housing."
Because many women in need do not receive free government sponsored legal-aid or adequate housing from any state sponsored program, Zana Xheka, and countless other women, have been left out of legal rights protections under the law. Many women are still reluctant to challenge their husbands in court. Other women cannot pay for even the basic fees involving their court process.
"Women who want to escape violence cannot afford the tax payable to the court to dissolve the marriage," said the Counseling Centre at the Women's Forum Elbasan, a counseling, shelter and legal advocacy center for women suffering from domestic violence.
"They even have to pay out of their own pockets for the psychologist who asks the children which parent they want to stay with," continued the Women's Counseling Centre at Elbasan. "Most of the time men do not pay the alimony set by the court."
In spite of ongoing needs and challenges for rural
women, like Zana Xheka, who have migrated for work to suburbs outside the
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MEDFORD, Ore. -- Jackson County has a Gang Task Force made up of experts, police and community leaders. They're responding to gang activity through a countywide assessment.
Phil Ortega, a Safe Schools Coordinator out of Eagle Point, looked at the latest results from the Jackson County Gang Assessment. The assessment should identify how bad the gang problem is and what should be done to stop it.
"People feel there's an increase in crime related to gangs." Ortega said. "I think that's very true. I think that the surveys are right on. I feel like I could really trust the data."
The data will be completed and released to the public by April.
School Resource Officers said it has been frustrating to try to get parents more involved in the assessement. During last year's summer Gang Resistance Education and Training program (G.R.E.A.T.), Medford Police worked with kids and their families, pushing for better gang resistance.
"We do the G.R.E.A.T. program within the schools and the gang resistance education and training and one of the components of that is the family component." School Resource Officer Mark Peterson said. "We tried to get that off the ground at the beginning of the school year and put out invitations to all the families we've worked with, or children in the schools and we didn't get any responses back."
Yet, the Gang Task Force continues its work. It hears about gangs in local schools. It monitors neighborhoods marked with graffiti and littered with drugs.
Doctor Lee Ayers is a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Southern Oregon University. Ayers is leading the task force in conducting the gang assessment.
"I think it's very wise of Medford, not only to have their multi-jurisdictional task force that looks at gang issues, but to say 'not on our watch.'" Ayers said.
The group can only do so much.
"Gang violence and the at-risk youth isn't really a police issue or a school issue. It's a community issue." Ortega said at the end of their meeting. "I choose to live in the valley. I choose to be in a place that is caring and I want to make a difference."
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'How I Met Your Mother' Season 6, Episode 23 Recap
You know how there are times when you know an event is coming on a show, but you sit back, and enjoy the ride anyway? This wasn't one of those times.
Talk about an anticlimax... we all knew that what happened at the end of this episode was going to happen at some point this season, we just didn't know when and how. But what we ended up with this week is an episode that does what we expected in the most predictable and pedestrian way possible
So what we were left with, except for a few fleeting funny moments, was an episode that had none of the fun, or the emotional gravity, that Bays and Thomas did a nice job of inserting back into the show this season, leaving next week's season finale to pick up the slack for the show's fans.
At this point, even the show's most ardent defenders will probably have to say that we saw a bit too much of Jennifer Morrison as Zoey this season. She was in about three episodes too many, because by the time Zoey and Ted said that they loved each other, we weren't buying it.
It could have been because we knew that the break-up was going to be ugly, and we were pretty sure that that hideous Arcadian was going to be the reason why they broke up. But, as I've said before, of all the long-term girlfriends Ted has had on the show -- the land-speed record almost-marriage with Stella included -- Zoey has felt the least emotionally real. Maybe we're all just sick of Ted's search and want him to meet The One, or it could be that the relationships themselves have become less idealized over time -- something that tends to happen as you move into your mid-30s and are still single.
But all I did was spend this episode waiting for the moment when Ted and Zoey break up over the fact that cockamouse-infested dump of a hotel. No amount of 'HIMYM'-patented flashbacks made the inevitable ending any less boring to watch.
Did any of you think that, even though Ted began the episode in Zoey's camp that he was going to say anything but "no" when asked if he thought the Arcadian was a landmark? Not only was Barney's job on the line, but Ted knew in his heart that the building had to go. And did any of you think that he and Zoey were going to survive the episode? No matter how many scenarios Robin ran -- I did like the poison dart-from-a-ninja-sent-by-The-Captain scenario, though -- a break-up was going to be at the end of it all.
Because the episode was dominated by Ted/Zoey, there wasn't a whole heck of a lot of room for anyone else to come through with funny lines. For instance, when Zoey threw Ted's words back to him that the lion on the front of the building should be preserved, the gang huddled together to find a solution. Everyone except Lily thought that the best solution was their old fallback: open a bar. This time it was courtroom themed, though I'm surprised the phrase "pass the bar" never came up.
That was one of the few funny moments that stuck for me. The other was Robin conveying the message from Barney to the gang about his diabolical plot to lick all the hot wings left in the bar if they don't come over to his side. Barney's mouthing and pantomimes as Robin read his note across the room were the Best Barneyism of the week.
The third funny moment had to do with the ever-funny Bob Odenkirk, who plays GNB bigwig Arthur. Just watching him yell at the little Scottie he got to replace his beloved dog, who went to his ex in his divorce, was almost enough to redeem the episode. Almost. It just made me miss watching him as Saul Goodman on 'Breaking Bad.'
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Opinions? I am considering these very much but don't know if the 8400 is worth the extra money.
Opinion on the KRK KNS 6400 and 8400?
Gear mentioned in this thread:
- "Cheap price. MicroSDHC slot. Supports flac. Can run Rockbox firmware. ""sound quality,rockbox,compact,robust"
- "Extreme detail, excellent mids, isolating, comfortable""Excellent detailing, very well rendered mids, surprisingly good sub-bass, responds well to EQ, comfortable headphones, high isolation"
- "Mids, details, comfort, price, neutrality""Lightweight, Comfortable, Easy to Drive, Balanced midrange"
It's worth the extra money, but i've found it has a slightly different signature.
A little more bass, less forward lower mids and more upper mids.
When listening to music the 6400 sounds like it has more forward mids. I'm not sure how or why I get this impression.
Treble level seems about the same.
The 6400 I now have is definitely less bassy than my 8400.
I'd go with straight with the 8400's. If you are looking for neutrality thats your headphone.
I tried both headphones but the 8400 sound signature is richer.
Edited by jackwess - 10/26/12 at 7:24pm
I knew I forgot something. The 6400 is definitely a bit thinner sounding to some (including me).
My Clip+ seems to add a bit of warmth (probably not noticeable to many!). I didn't realize this until I used my 6400 with my ODAC!
Sennheiser and Shure fans probably wouldn't like the KRKs..
Yep, its a matter of taste really. I've been enjoying my KRK's lately, they have more hours than the Shures.
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I was actually looking at the clip + too. Would it be better for the 6400s to use a Fiio E6 straight out my phone 3.5MM, or without an amp straight out a Clip +?
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I have the KNS6400. I am quite happy with them but they are very critical (and maybe clinical). Some recordings sound really good on them and the detail and bass precision is great. I have some extremely well recorded acoustic music that sounds very impressive on these with more than enough bass for me and the highs don't distort or sound shrill. The mids are most pronounced though. I have heard some really impressive bass coming from them (the first 2 albums of Massive Attack have very heavy bass if you want to try that out, but definitely also from acoustic music, double bass on certain Jazz recordings, Ron Carter to name one, some recordings done by Rudy van Gelder), but they don't do thumping bass, which I am actually glad about. I tried some headphones that had that thumping bass but I hate it myself as it is fatiguing and it swamps and muddies the mids and highs. Some movies that have a well produced soundtrack sound really good on them as well.
I find them to be critical because I have listened to many recordings that sound very weak or even crap. I do also use them just to listen to music for entertainment. In this case they are not the most enjoyable headphones as just because they are so critical, quite a lot of recordings simply don't hold up so well. In those cases the music can sound quite thin or simply unimpressive or even crap. Music that has been heavily compressed and/or brickwalled sounds terrible on these, they seem to like dynamics. With these phones I easily pick out brickwalled masterings and have checked these files in an audio editor where they invariably show up as waveform bricks. For me this is actually great as I use the headphones to mix audio with. If it sounds good on these I think you are are a long way towards having a good balance.
I guess that because the headphones were designed as (reference) monitors this is to be expected. They were not designed and tuned to make music sound nicer in a more general way, where the sound signature of the headphones sort of makes up for differences in dynamics and styles of music etc. It would be possible off course to use EQ to compensate. I have not had any luck with presets on my player (Clip Zip or Foobar2000), they sound terrible, and I haven't had the patience to create a setting I like.
So it may depend on what one would want to use the headphones for to appreciate them.
They are driven loud enough from a Clip and more powerful than from another player that I used before, which also improved the SQ quite a bit, but I haven't tried if they sound better through an amp.
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I had the 6400s for about a day before returning them. They were uncomfortable, had inferior quality pads (compared to the 8400s), and I found the sound to be quite fatiguing; not at all enjoyable. I got the 8400s right after and they were superior in every way. I think they are absolutely worth the extra money.
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The KRK KNS-8400 is worth the extra money for music and gaming. It brings out the details with crystal clear clarity. When playing SKYRIM and FALLOUT 3 it makes the incredible audio work feel like the real thing as if am actually there among the creaking wreckage of civilization or in the crackly woods with a cold wind blowing through the trees as i hear bandits talking in the distance.
Gear mentioned in this thread:
- "Cheap price. MicroSDHC slot. Supports flac. Can run Rockbox firmware. ""sound quality,rockbox,compact,robust"
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Good morning: asking for assistance with an apartment and saw you provided help in the past. In March 2007, I was asked by my apt to move because I had been behind on occasion after reduction in pay then reductions in staff (i.e. I was laid off) March and April rent (totaling over $2K) is now on my CR with Allied Collection Services (4230 LBJ Freeway # 407, Dallas, TX 75224. SInce the move, I've been renting a room with a friend, working 2 part time jobs to pay off CC debt (about 65% gone) and thought yesterday was a good time to try to rent a place on my own.
The rental agent said I wasn't approved because of the collection at the old apartment. She suggested I pay the debt, get paid in full letter to all 3 bureaus so they can update, then send a copy of the PIF letter to her management company and all would be well. My anticipated move in date was 08/15 but there's no way I can come up with over $2K that quickly. Any guidance for what to ask for from the collection agency, what terms I should use, what I should say would be appreciated.
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I'm really not sure how to answer that one. In my case, there were apartments on my credit that I never lived in. I've had to make several requests to the CA to have removed, in which Experian was the last to delete today.
I think the best action is to write the CA and propose a settlement. Even if you owe $2k, you can ask them to settle for a lot less. Only you what that amount is. There is an example of a PIF letter within the site.
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I just started playing around with the pinhole/zone plate optic in pinhole mode and I immediately noticed many small, circular spots in all of the images. The spots appear in the same place in every shot and don't appear to be dust. I've searched online for an answer but to no avail. So, does anyone here know what could be causing this? I attached a 100% crop so you can see what I'm talking about. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Its a dirty sensor. The small aperture the more they stand out. Easy enough to fix with all the sensor cleaning kits out there now
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I didn't think dust on the sensor would appear as tiny circles like that. Thanks for your help!
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He's right. When you use a small aperture like a pinhole you are concentrating and focusing the light on anything between the lens and the sensor. Also... You are basically energizing the sensor more the longer the shutter is open, and in some situations that can render the dust on the sensor to the point where it starts to halo (effect the pixels surrounding the dust) as well. It just comes with the territory. :)
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I'm beginning to get a very clear vision why the youngest in the family often is labeled "spoiled" by older siblings.
It has to do with parental burnout.
By the time that third or fourth child comes along and gets to an age where they challenge everything, want everything, disagree with everything, parents are just too tired to argue. Plus, our older children generally have turned out OK, so the rules begin to blur and become more flexible the farther you get down that chain.
No, it's not fair. But speaking as the oldest child, it's also not that big of a deal, although it may seem to be to the kids in question at the time.
Recently I'm going through a stage of mother guilt, so now I'm worried that my recent, more laissez faire attitude with our youngest was not such a good strategy. Not because she's turned out badly (she is smart, athletic and an all-around good kid — scratch that, young adult), but because I should have continued to maintain a high level of involvement, offering guidance that she may not have wanted but may turn out to be helpful at some point in her life. Really, there should be a parental handbook for how to get through raising the family "baby" — I could have used it.
We may feel burned out, but that doesn't mean we should stop parenting!
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Read my poems and you'll get my bio. It's all in the words that I've written.
This is a list of the winning poems I recived. Only a few people included thier names, so I am still unsure of who the winners all are??? The contest closed early, and I couldn't wait any longer to post these results. If you find your poem here, please let me know so I can thank you personaly. And again, thank you all for entering!
1st -- A Fathers Tears
2nd -- Make Me Cry
3rd -- One Last Goodbye
4th -- Enough to Make Dan Cry
5th -- The Hand I've Been Dealt
6th -- A Sorrowed Past To Always Last
7th -- A Mothers Words
8th -- Lonely Death, Fate Of A Lost Soul
9th -- Michael
10th -- Goodbye My Old Friend
11th -- How It Feels
12th -- Butterfly counts moments, not months
13th -- She was not delicate
14th -- Your Judas Like Tan
Honorable Mention -- Make Me Cry
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CUPERTINO, Calif. - April 5, 2001 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), a world leader in Internet security technology, today announced that Ronald Van Geijn, director of product management at Symantec, will participate in a panel discussion at COMDEX Chicago on Thursday, April 5, 2001. Van Geijn will speak on Security Strategies for Your Enterprise Network during the 1:15 p.m. session of the conference. In this session he will discuss corporate security policies designed to protect enterprise networks against malicious attacks.
"As new technologies and threats emerge, the security challenges for corporations have become increasingly complex," Van Geijn said. "Security is now an ongoing issue that directly affects an organization's ability to conduct business, reinforcing the need to implement enterprise-wide security policies."
As director of product management at Symantec, Van Geijn is responsible for product development and innovation for Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and NetRecon. Prior to joining Symantec, Van Geijn oversaw security for the Netherlands's Ministry of Justice, where he was responsible for the implementation of a 900-user infrastructure.
COMDEX Chicago, which runs April 2-5, is focused on Putting Technology to Work. The conference will offer programs designed to enable participants to make better informed IT business decisions. The content is intended for corporate non-IT management, small business and .com entrepreneurs, systems managers, technologists, web professionals and resellers.
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Symantec, a world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security solutions to individuals and enterprises. The company is a leading provider of virus protection, vulnerability assessment, intrusion prevention, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products leads the market in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 36 countries. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.symantec.com.
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So are you ready to quote an article or essay written by a Nobel Laureate which has anything at all to do with any of the positions I supposedly supported? Or are you just going to keep dropping the names of people you assume would agree with you if only they were here?
Your obvious illiteracy in economics means you're barely qualified to read up on the basics, newtype. Here you go:
Start with the introduction and try to work your way down from there, yes?
My "obvious illiteracy" explains why you didn't notice when
I quoted this very same page a week ago
Your obvious illiteracy in economics explains how you, despite already having quoted the page - and, presumably, having read it -, proved unable to comprehend what is repeatedly made blatantly obvious there.
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Over the course of the 2015/16 Season, The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and visiting companies will stage more than sixty works at Covent Garden.
For your chance to enjoy this Season to the full, you can become a Friend of Covent Garden. Benefits include priority booking, access to Friends Rehearsals, invitations to exclusive events and a subscription to the quarterly Royal Opera House Magazine and monthly eNewsletter.
The Royal Opera House is a registered charity, and the support from members is vital in helping to achieve the extraordinary performances on stage, as well as delivering skilled backstage craftsmanship and inspiring learning and participation projects. Membership starts at £90, and can be bought for yourself or as a gift.
Booking for the Autumn Season opens for Premium 1 Friends of Covent Garden on Tuesday 2 June. For Friends of Covent Garden, booking opens on 16 June for ballet productions and 17 June for opera productions.
The Royal Opera opens the Autumn Season in September with John Fulljames and Hofesh Shechter's new production of Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice, starring Juan Diego Flórez as the great musician Orphée. The Royal Ballet's autumn performances will commence with the return of Kenneth MacMillan's classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, marking the production's 50th anniversary.
Other highlights during 2015/16 Season include two Royal Ballet world premieres: Carlos Acosta's Carmen, performed in a mixed programme with Viscera, Afternoon of a Faun and Tchaikovsky pas de deux; and Liam Scarlett's Frankenstein, his first full-length ballet for the main stage. With The Royal Opera, Jonas Kaufmann sings the role of Don José in Bizet's Carmen and Antonio Pappano will conduct a new production of Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci.
Find out more about membership.
For more information or to join today, contact us on +44 (0)20 7212 9268.]]>
Louise Sheaves has been a Joint Friend of Covent Garden with her husband since 2006. As Joint Friends, they receive priority booking, the opportunity to book tickets for dress rehearsals and backstage news and information.
Covent Garden regulars may recognize Louise as one of three supporters who have featured in our posters highlighting the support of the Friends of Covent Garden.
'No matter how often I come to the Royal Opera House, and at times I have come very frequently indeed, it always feels like a special occasion,' said Louise. 'Being in the auditorium, surrounded by the beauty of the theatre and the anticipation and excitement of the audience, is wonderful.'
By being a Friend of Covent Garden, Louise is able to book tickets for performances ahead of general booking. She regularly brings friends and family with her so they can share the joy of live performance.
Louise will soon be coming to see The Sleeping Beauty on 15 March, where she is looking forward to seeing Lauren Cuthbertson and Rupert Pennefather dance together: 'My daughter and I saw their debut together in Swan Lake back in 2007, so we love watching them dance together now. I'm so excited to see Lauren dance the Rose Adagio; it's such an important moment for every dancer. And of course, Tchaikovsky's music is just so beautiful.'
If you're a Friend, what have been your highlights – on stage and off – of your involvement with the ROH?
Friends and Patrons of Covent Garden support our extraordinary performances, intricate craftsmanship and inspiring learning and participation projects by paying an annual membership fee and making donations. Find out more about becoming a Friend.
Please note: Since publishing this article, a cast change has been announced meaning that Lauren Cuthbertson and Rupert Pennefather will no longer be performing together on 15 March.]]>
If you're looking for a special Christmas present for an opera or ballet lover, we're now offering Friends Gift Membership via our online shop.
Beautifully wrapped, ready for Christmas morning, the membership package offers priority booking for all performances, invitations to selected events, the opportunity to apply for tickets to some open rehearsals, the Royal Opera House Magazine four times a year, and a membership card. Find out the latest date you can arrange for a gift membership package to be delivered before Christmas.
Membership is valid for a year and is priced at £88. For other membership options, see our Support section.
Hear directly from some Friends of Covent Garden about why they value their membership:
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At the age of four I watched Robert Helpmann and Frederick Ashton cavorting as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella and began a love affair with dance. While my career took me far away from that first experience of The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, I followed the Company over the subsequent years and was fortunate to witness the premieres of many of the great modern ballets. This year marked the first time, however, that I've had the opportunity to participate in the birth of a new ballet.
Last autumn, in the run up to the British premiere of Viscera, I was invited to a rehearsal by choreographer Liam Scarlett. This was followed by an illuminating chat between Liam and Kevin O'Hare about the influences on his work to date and his inspiration. A new Scarlett ballet had been announced for spring 2013 but aside from the identity of the choreographer, nothing more was known about it. Liam's enthusiastic and thoughtful approach however, convinced me that it would be a fascinating experience to support this new ballet, which in time was revealed to be Hansel and Gretel.
A finance syndicate was being formed around new ballets by the Royal's stellar triumvirate of choreographers: Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon and Liam Scarlett. We each chose to be associated with one of the three, but as members of the syndicate we were witness to the development of all the ballets.
Steven McRae as The Sandman and Leanne Cope as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel © ROH / Tristram Kenton 2013
Bennet Gartside as The Father and Laura Morera as The Stepmother in Hansel and Gretel © ROH / Tristram Kenton 2013
We attended stage rehearsals of each ballet, and gained an insight into just how complex the creation of a new production is, and how much thought and hard work goes into every aspect. These included the demands of the Aeternum set-design, the intricacies of the fabulous wings for Raven Girl and the incredible involvement of Hansel and Gretel's composer Dan Jones in the development of the piece. We talked to the set designers, looked at models and invaded the Costume Department, peering into dyeing tubs while the designers told us about the particular requirements of each ballet.
Jon Bausor, who designed Hansel and Gretel, had rummaged in vintage shops for 1950s clothes to get just the right look, and the sequins for Vicky Mortimer's raven masks in Raven Girl were being painstakingly removed from their original material and transferred individually to the headgear.
Watch an interview with Jon Bausor about designing the set
As one of the supporters of Liam's ballet I had the privilege of attending a studio rehearsal at which Liam was creating the roles of the Sandman on Steven McRae and the Witch on Brian Maloney. The intensity and concentration of dancers and choreographer was compelling, broken occasionally by raucous laughter as a particularly impossible movement resulted in a tangled heap of bodies. Dan Jones was there seeing how Liam was using his music, and the two of them conferred often as to the perfect fit of music, steps and story.
Watch Liam working with the dancers in rehearsal:
After such involvement in the gestation of the ballets it was immensely rewarding to see each creation take final shape on stage. In each case all the elements which we saw being considered, made and rehearsed came together to bring the choreographers' respective visions to life. The whole process was a thoroughly enjoyable and eye-opening experience.
Bennet Gartside as The Father and Laura Morera as The Stepmother in Hansel and Gretel © ROH / Tristram Kenton 2013
James Hay as Hansel, Leanne Cope as Gretel, Brian Maloney as The Wtich and Steven McRae as The Sandman in Hansel and Gretel © ROH / Tristram Kenton 2013
Steven McRae as The Sandman and Leanne Cope as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel © ROH / Tristram Kenton 2013
Hansel and Gretel returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre in January 2014. Wayne McGregor is creating a new work for February 2014, and Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale will have its premiere in April 2014.
Find out more about supporting a production and becoming a member of a Production Syndicate.]]>
There are many reasons why Friends of Covent Garden choose to support us; from the opportunity to get exclusive first glimpses of hotly-anticipated new productions and priority booking, to special events and the opportunity to meet others who share their interest.
What unites them is a commitment to, and passion for, opera and ballet. Our members love to watch performances, but in addition to this they often have a desire to preserve and develop the art forms for future generations. The support that we receive from the Friends of Covent Garden is an invaluable part of the work that we do in this area.
Friends membership is available across a number of levels. Beginning at £50 per year for ROH Insiders (under 30s) and £85 for those over 30. Supporting and Premium memberships offer exclusive events and access.
These Friends of Covent Garden share their stories of why they took up membership and what drives their passion for opera and ballet:
If you're a Friend, we'd love to hear about your experiences, and why you've chosen to support the work of the Royal Opera House.]]>
Friends of Covent Garden can access Spring Advance Booking Packages from this month. Packages will be open to the general public early next year.
Premium 2 Friends - 20 November
Premium 1 Friends - 21 November
Supporting Friends - 23 November
Friends - 27 November
General public - 8 January
The packages include tickets to four different productions across the Spring season, and offer Friends the chance to secure their favourite seats for the most in-demand performances before booking for individual performances opens in December.
Those who book an Advance Package can also save up to 33% on ticket prices and request vouchers to exchange for either a programme or glass of champagne for one of their chosen performance.
Read our packages leaflet to find out more:
Spring Advance Booking Packages (PDF) - General booking
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Total Opera Package
This package includes David McVicar's enchanting production of Mozart's classic Die Zauberflöte, Nicolas Hynter's staging of Verdi's Don Carlo, John Fulljames's new production of Rossini's romantic La donna del lago and Richard Jones's new production of Gloriana, staged for the first time at Covent Garden since the coronation celebrations in 1953.
Total Ballet Package
This package includes the Christopher Wheeldon's fairytale favourite Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the exotic La Bayadère and Kenneth MacMillan's darkly dramatic Mayerling.
Family Package
Both La Bayadère and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland are also available as a Family Package, which includes up to two adult tickets and four under-18s tickets.
Mini Packages
For those after a mix of opera and ballet, a choice of seven Mini Packages offer tickets to a combination of productions on fixed dates, offering savings of up to 18%.
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Walla Walla A Walla Walla soldier based out of North Carolina was killed Wednesday in an attack in Afghanistan, his family has said.
First Lt. Mathew "Mat" Fazzari was killed by enemy fire while flying in his first tour in Bagram.
Few details were available this morning. The Department of Defense had yet to post information about the attack. A spokesman at the Pentagon said the Army was most likely awaiting confirmation that family members of another person involved had also been contacted.
Fazzari, a 2005 graduate of DeSales Catholic High School and 2010 graduate of Gonzaga University, was known as a devoted husband and father to his two boys, a toddler and baby.
The son of Greg and Susan Fazzari, he had been flying a helicopter on a surveillance mission, his mother said in an email. Fazzari was reportedly part of a scout team of engaged Kiowa Warriors, according to a blog post written by another pilot.
The single engine, four-bladed helicopters are designed for armed reconnaissance, security, target acquisition and designation, command and control, light attack and defensive air combat missions in support of combat and contingency operations, according to the U.S. Army.
Fazzari and a fellow pilot were reportedly flown to Forward Operating Base Ghazni -- a Polish base with the nearest medical facility on the Ghazni province.
His family in Walla Walla was expected to be flown by military escort to Dover Air Base in Delaware today for a receiving ceremony for fallen soldiers, his mother said.
News of the death rocked the Catholic community in which Fazzari had been so integrated. "It's just all a shock right now for all of us," said DeSales Principal John Lesko this morning.
Both associate pastors were with the family Wednesday night, said the Rev. Patrick Kerst this morning. A special Mass was conducted this morning.
Kerst said he knew Fazzari through his work at DeSales. He remembered an affable, amiable young man with a maturity beyond his years.
"He was one of those few kids who would actually acknowledge the presence of an adult when they're passing in the halls at school," Kerst said.
An involved student, he was a high school athlete and band member who demonstrated a passion for all that he did, Lesko said.
"There was a certain fire in him that you don't always see in a lot of students, and we've had good ones," he said.
"You knew he was going to be successful because he just had that passion."
His father, Greg, is a math and science teacher at DeSales. Fazzari followed in his dad's mathematical footsteps, graduating with a degree in math with honors from Gonzaga University. His military service also followed the path of his grandfather, the late Samuel J. Fazzari, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army after being a four-year cadet in the nationally ranked ROTC at Gonzaga, Fazzari had just graduated from flight school at Fort Rucker, Ala., in April and was then based out of Fort Bragg in Fayetville, N.C.
"He was proud of what he was doing," Lesko said. "Proud of being a father. Proud of where he was at in his life."
Fazzari and his wife, Tovah Kingman Fazzari of Walla Walla, had two sons, Dominic, 2, and Samuel, 8 months.
Lesko said the community will likely assemble more gathering and supportive events in the coming days and/or weeks. "There's a lot of sadness, and a lot of pride at just being part of his life for all of us," he said.
Fazzari is also survived by brothers, Luke and Shawn, and sister, Danielle Fazzari.
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(Des Moines, Iowa) Cornerstone freshman, Deon Fox completed the first day of the USA Track & Field Junior National Championships in thirteenth place, setting three personal bests in the five events.
Conditions at Drake Stadium were ideal. With temperatures in the low 80's and a pleasant breeze, Fox started the competition running 11.63 in the 100 meters. A personal best, the time was worth 725 points putting Fox seventeenth in the field of 23 competitors.
In the long jump, Fox leaped a PR 21' 4 ¾" for 702 points, then sent the 6 kilogram shot put 38' 6" adding 589 points.
The high jump kept the athletes sitting on the infield for nearly two hours. Fox cleared 6' 1 ½" for 687 points. "The officials did a good job of keeping us relaxed. It was easier to be calm and enjoy the day than it was at NAIA Nationals, even though this is a US championship meet in a big stadium."
Deon added another PR running 53.21 in the 400 meters, ending the day with 3375 points in thirteenth place.
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Third Mars Simulation Base Team Arrives At Desert Station
The third crew rotation of the Mars Desert Research Station has begun. The rotation, which started March 10, will run through March 24. During this time, the crew will continue the MDRS's program of sustained field exploration of the Utah desert while operating under many of the same constraints that a human crew would in an expedition to Mars. The purpose of this work is to learn how to explore on the Red Planet.
The commander of the third rotation is Dr. Bjoern Grieger, of the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy, Katlenburg-Lindau. Dr. Grieger has a background in physics, astronomy, and paleoclimatology and has had cosmonaut training in Star City.
Nell Beadle, a professional field geologist with Fugro Seafloor Surveys, Seattle, Washington, will serve as chief geologist for the crew.
Other crew embers include Tiffany Vora of the Department of Molecular Biology of Princeton University, Jon Dory an engineer with Spacehab Inc. at NASA Johnson Space center, Erik Carlstrom a geologist who is president of the Oregon Mars Society, Stacy Sklar, a geologist with Northern Arizona University, and Sybil Sharvelle, an engineer with the university of Colorado at Boulder. Grieger, Beadle, Vora, Carlstrom, and Dory will all serve the full two-week crew rotation.
Sklar and Sharvelle will share a crew slot, with Sklar serving March 10-17 and Sharvelle serving March 17-24.
Rotation 3 is the first MDRS crew to be composed of equal numbers of men and women and is the first to be commanded by someone who is not an American national.
4th and 5th Crews Selected
Rotation 4, which will run March 24-April 7, will be commanded by Dr. Judith LaPierre. Dr. LaPierre is a professor of psychology at the University of Quebec in Hull. She has participated in space human factors simulation work in Russia in conjunction with the Russian and Canadian Space Agencies. She is both the first woman to command the MDRS and the first French Canadian.
Other members of the rotation 4 crew include Shannon Rupert, a professor of biology with the Department of Physical Sciences at Miracosta College near San Diego, Andrew Hoppin a space entrepreneur from New York with a degree in geology from Brown University, Joel McKinnon, a Bay Area information sciences professional with a background in geology, Jennifer Knowles, a mission operations engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center, Alexander Kazerooni, a biomedical researcher working with Lockheed Martin and NASA JSC on EVA issues, and Matt Lowry a physics teacher and Mars Society leader from Chicago.
LaPierre, Rupert, McKinnon, Hoppin, and Knowles will all serve the full 2-week rotation. Lowry and Kazerooni will split their crew slot, with Lowry serving the first week and Kazerooni the second.
The fifth MDRS crew rotation will run from April 7 to 21 and be commanded by Dr. Bill Clancey of the NASA Ames Research Center. Dr. Clancey is a professional space exploration human factors researcher who has taken part in Mars Society and NASA Haughton Mars Project joint expeditions to the Arctic in 1999 and 2000, and who was a member of the crew of the Mars Society's Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station during the summer of 2001.
Also participating in the 5th crew rotation is Dr. Vladimir Pletser.
Pletser, a Belgian national, is a geophysicist and astronaut trainee working with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Holland. Like Clancey, Pletser was a member of the crew of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station during the summer of 2001.
Other members of the rotation 5 crew include Dr. Nancy Wood, Senior Scientist at the Department of Microbiology-Immunology at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Jan Osburg, a doctoral candidate and lecturer at the Space Systems Institute of the University of Stuttgart, Andrea Fori, an aerospace engineer and planetary geologist with Lockheed Martin in San Jose, and David Real a freelance journalist who has written extensively for the Dallas morning news and other publications.
The fifth crew rotation will be followed by a 6th which will run from April 21 to May 4. After may 4, the MDRS will cease simulation operations for the summer, during which time Mars Society simulation research will continue at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island and the MDRS will be used for public outreach and educational activities.
The MDRS will then resume operations in October for its second field season which will run until May 2003.
The crews of the Mars Desert Research Station are all volunteers who serve without any pay from the Mars Society. The current crews have been selected from a pool of over 400 applicants who responded to the Mars Society's open call for volunteers issued in October of 2001.
Applications from new volunteers are always welcome.
A complete report on the activities and future plans for the Mars Desert and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Stations will be given at 5th International Mars Society Convention, which will be held August 8-11 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Registration for the convention is now open.
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Mars Simulation Base Completes Second Crew Rotation
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The tour of duty for the second crew of the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) is coming to a close, formally ending on March 7th, 2002. The past two weeks of activities has marked an exciting, stimulating, and at times challenging environment for everyone here.


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Applied Statistics Comprehensive Exams
The Applied Statistics Comprehensive Exam is a requirement for graduating with a Master's in Applied Statistics at Villanova University. The exam consists of three sections - Statistical Methods (MAT7404/7405), Statistical Theory (MAT8400/8401), and Regression Methods and Linear Models (MAT8406/8412). More details can be found on the Applied Statistics Website.
The following are copies of old exams that use the current format:
These statistical tables (Z, t, Chi-squared, and F) will be included during the exam.
The following exams use an older format, but still might be useful:
If you find any errors on this page, please email me at michael.posner at villanova dot edu. If you have questions about the program, please contact the director of the graduate program (or see Applied Statistics Website).


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Springfield native Emily Scott competes in the ladies short track speed skating 500-meter quarterfinals Thursday during the Sochi Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace.
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Emily Scott's bid for a 500-meter short-track speed skating medal ended in Thursday's semifinals, but her Olympic quest still has life.
The Springfield native turned her attention to the 1,000 and 1,500 meters, distances in which she feels more competitive, after placing third in her 500 semifinal heat and failing to advance at the Iceberg Skating Palace.
"More races ahead," she said. "In the 500, I was grateful to make it out of the first round (Monday). The 500 isn't my favorite nor best race. It's just a warm-up for me." ...


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