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(L-R) Musicians Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff of fun. accept Song of the Year award for "We Are Young" onstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. / Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Putting a stamp on a Grammy night that was all about spreading the wealth, Mumford & Sons swept in for a show-closing triumph Sunday night, taking album of the year for Babel.
It was a late-hour surge from behind for the English roots-rockers, who had already fallen short in several key categories including two losses (rock song and performance) to album of the year contenders the Black Keys.
Presenting the trophy for Babel a cross-format smash that found success everywhere from NPR to country radio was fellow Londoner and 2012 album of the year winner Adele.
The 3½-hour Grammy ceremony, live from L.A.s Staples Center, offered few dominant storylines. Among the leading winners were Ohios Black Keys, who racked up three wins in the rock field but failed to break through in the marquee categories.
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Among the nights underperformers were R&B critical darling Frank Ocean, whose six nominations produced just two wins (urban contemporary album and rap-sung collaboration), and Detroits Jack White, who was shut out in three categories, including album of the year.
Pop-rock trio Fun., featuring Michigan-born keyboardist Andrew Dost, snared two key wins, including best new artist and song of the year, for the anthemic We Are Young.
It was a mixed bag for live performances on the night no outright duds, but few transcendent sets. Among the notable moments: The Black Keys whipped up a jubilant "Lonely Boy" with a New Orleans kick from Dr. John and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Kelly Clarkson handled a tall order honoring Carole King with a performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman with gusto and aplomb.
For Taylor Swift and Fun., it was less about the music than the visuals: Swift opened the evening with a bordering-on-surreal circus extravaganza for We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, while Fun. ended its Carry On drenched in stage rain.
One of the Grammys big talking points was provided by an artist who wasnt even on the nominations list: A dapper Justin Timberlake, revving up for his 20/20 Experience comeback album, delivered a sepia-toned, falsetto-drenched combo of Suit & Tie and Pusher Love Girl, complete with cameo by Jay-Z.
TV viewers also got a heavy dose of advertising for the March 19 release of Timberlakes album.
In an artist mash-up that could have fallen apart but actually sort of worked, Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna and Ziggy Marley paid tribute to Bob Marley, driving home the late stars enduring reggae influence: Mars Locked Out of Heaven, the Polices Walking on the Moon and Bob Marleys Could You Be Loved were stitched into a bright, syncopated musical tapestry.
White served up one of the evenings towering musical moments: The Motor City native kicked off with his all-female band, the Peacocks, on a slinky rendition of Love Interruption, before turning to his all-male band, the Buzzards, to send it all spiraling into rock n roll transcendence with Freedom at 21, locking in with fellow Detroiter Daru Jones at the drum kit.
Late in the show, Prince brought automatic cool to the Staples Center stage as he trod down to the stage, white cane in hand, to present record of the year, keeping it short and sweet as he dove right into the nominees presentation.
I love this song, he said as he opened the envelope to reveal the winner: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye, who stepped to the stage with guest vocalist Kimbra at his side.
Both went on to acknowledge Prince, with Gotye citing him as a big reason I was inspired to write music.
That win made the Belgium-born, Australia-bred Gotye three-for-three on the night. Somebody That I Used to Know, the poignant anthem that actually began its global domination in summer 2011, also grabbed the win for best duo performance, while his Making Mirrors took best alternative album.
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|Culzean Castle Culzean Castle is a restored residence and grounds near Ayr on the west coast.
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|(Click on the image to see it in all its glory). On the way north from Ayr we stopped at the side of Loch Lomond to enjoy the view.
|Kilchurn Castle Looming through the mist on the banks of Loch Awe are the ruins of Kilchurn Castle, accessible only by boat.
|Glencoe Glencoe village, situated on the shores of Loch Leven and at the head of Glen Coe is an extremely picturesque town with a river,
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|Loch LevenIn search of dinner we drove along the shores of Loch Leven to the town of Kinlochleven. The clouds were pouring in over the loch, making for one of the most spectacular fish and chip takeaways we've ever eaten!
|Oh, and this is where we had our first real experience of midges. The little buggers got everywhere and wouldn't go away.
|All over the hills leading down to the loch, heather was growing in amongst the ferns - this was the sort of scenery alongside almost every road.
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In this series of three short videos, civil rights activist and former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee staffer Larry Rubin speaks about his experiences in Mississippi during 1964 Freedom Summer and at the March on Washington in 1963. He shares the affect of the disappearances of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney on the Freedom Summer volunteers and discusses the challenges that the civil rights movement was not able to address. This video series was produced in conjunction with the National Youth Summit on Freedom Summer.
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text: Serial Killer, Not OJ, Killed Simpson, Goldman: New Doc Film claims Glen Rogers admitted to the murders By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Nov 19, 2012 2:20 PM CST STORY COMMENTS (37) (Newser) – A new documentary backs OJ Simpson up in his claim that he did not murder Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Rather, the documentary alleges, Glen Rogers killed them. Who's Glen Rogers? The New York Post calls him "one of America's least-known serial killers." It seems Rogers bragged about killing 50 people, but his family didn't believe him until his brother—a major participant in the documentary My Brother the Serial Killer—found a body near the family cabin and turned Rogers in. Rogers' family also didn't believe him when he claimed to have been "partying" with Brown Simpson just before her death. He told his family she was rich and threatened that he would "take her down," and receipts from that time period do show he was in the vicinity. But according to the documentary, OJ isn't entirely innocent: He had supposedly paid Rogers to break into Brown Simpson's house and steal some pricey earrings OJ had given her, and told Rogers to kill "the bitch" if he needed to. Rogers reportedly admitted to the murders to a criminal profiler after he was already on death row for other murders. But Goldman's dad tells TMZ this is all just a publicity stunt for the documentary, and he still believes OJ killed his son. Click to watch a clip from the film. OJ Simpson clenches his fists in victory after the jury acquitted him in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in this, Oct. 3, 1995, file photo in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Myung Chun, File) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow New York Post (Source Grid ») TMZ (Source Grid ») Media • Celebrity • Crime & Courts murder • Nicole Brown Simpson • OJ Simpson • Ronald Goldman • Ron Goldman • serial killer • Glen Rogers CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 55% 5% 27% 6% 2% 4% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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A man walked into the Teachers Standards and Practices Commission offices with a pressure cooker he claimed was a bomb today and told employees he tried to blow up their sign because it was misspelled. Photographed on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.
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A Salem man told employees at the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission office that he tried to blow up a sign in their parking lot because it was misspelled.
Leonard Burdek, 50, wanted to destroy the sign at 250 Division Street NE because the word "and" on one side of the sign was missing the letter "D," so it read: "Teacher Standards an Practices Commission."
After the bomb failed to detonate on May 29, Burdek walked into the downtown building carrying a pressure cooker with wires sticking out and placed it on the front counter.
He told the receptionist that the bomb-making instructions he downloaded from the Internet were also rife with spelling errors - a fact he thought might have contributed to the weapon's poor performance.
Burdek started to lament the state of education in the United States, but Executive Director Vickie Chamberlain ordered him to leave. Burdek walked out with his pressure cooker about two minutes after he entered.
Salem Police arrested him in his van a short time later.
-Anna Staver
Teen lives after getting impaled in car incident
Joshua Martinson, a 17 year-old Sprague high school student who was injured in a car crash on Ballyntyne Road S in May, has made a full recovery from being impaled through the upper chest by part of a fence.
The teenage driver was hill-hopping with three passengers when his car crashed into 300 feet of a chain-link fence. It took almost 20 minutes to extricate the driver. Martinson was impaled through the upper chest by part of the fence, and the passengers were taken to Salem Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Salem police charged Martinson with reckless endangerment and assault of the teenage passengers. They also charged him with reckless driving.
Few know more about teen driving in Salem than Sgt. Tony Moore of the Salem Police Department's Traffic Control Unit. Although there are certain roads that see higher incidents of hill-hopping and street racing, he said, teenage driving isn't a particularly big problem in the community.
"A majority of the crashes we deal with are preventable. We don't see a high percent of them involving teens necessarily," Moore said. "We haven't found (that) age really matters."
In July, the teens in the crash discussed its graphic details in a video released by Salem Health. The video is a project of the local chapter of Trauma Nurses Talk Tough, and it's designed to educate young drivers about the dangers of speeding.
About three weeks after the crash, two Salem Hospital trauma nurses, Kelly Owen and Vicki Kimpton, both involved in Trauma Nurses Talk Tough, set out to use the teens' testimony as an educational tool for young drivers. The nurses make presentations in local schools and teach classes on driver safety.
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Silverton man jailed for meth-related fire, theft
A man was arrested after he allegedly sold his parents' television set while they were on vacation and then set their Silverton home on fire.
Matthew Petrina, 30, was smoking meth in his parents' manufactured house on the 1000 block of Oak Street in Silverton when a blanket caught fire and he fled, said Silverton Police Chief Jeff Fossholm.
According to Silverton Fire District, there was heavy fire and smoke coming from windows on the side of the building. Three firefighters also suffered minor injuries after falling through the fire-damaged floor in the residence.
The fire district managed to get a hold of the homeowners, who arrived home from the coast while crews were still on scene. As they searched through their home, they noticed some items were missing.
Following an investigation by Silverton police, Oregon State Police and the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office, the fire was determined to be accidental but "negligent in nature," according to the fire district.
Petrina was arrested and taken to Marion County jail on charges of criminal mischief, theft, reckless burning and possession of methamphetamine.
Fire crews estimated the value of damages to be about $150,000 and the home is not livable.
"They're going to have to tear the entire thing down," said Fire Capt. Ed Grambusch.
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Environmental group rappels off Capitol
Protestors created some buzz this fall when they scaled the Capitol dome and unfurled a banner in protest of logging in the Elliot State Forest.
Jason Gonzales, a spokesman for the group Cascadia Forest Defenders, which staged what it called a free-speech protest, said five or more individuals took the Capitol guided tour Thursday before breaking off from the tour group, bringing the security of the building into question. Benjamin Jones, 22, and Erin Grady, 26, both of Eugene, rappelled over the side of the dome under the shadow of the Golden Pioneer and dropped a banner reading: "Kitzhaber's Legacy: Privatizing the Elliott Forest *** Clearcutting for Profit."
Supporting them at the top were 21-year-old Robert Oliver, of Coos Bay, and 21-year-old Isabel Indigo Brooks, of Portland. Peter Bryan Garcia, 35, of Eugene, also was at the top of the dome as a support person.
Police arrested all five on criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct charges; all except Garcia also were charged with recklessly endangering another person.
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140 abused dogs found at Brooks warehouse
Three women with alleged involvement in a local animal rescue were arrested on charges of animal neglect after Marion County deputies seized more than 140 malnourished dogs in their care on Jan. 13.
Many of the dogs had ribs showing and suffered from ringworm, mange, eye infections, parasites and bites. Most were crammed in cages, but some dogs roamed free in the warehouse, from which emanated a powerful stench.
Willamette Animal Rescue, the name of the operation, claimed that it saved dogs from certain death at "kill shelters" and made them available for adoption, according to people who personally encountered the shelter.
Willamette Animal Rescue registered with the Oregon Secretary of State's office as a nonprofit, public benefit corporation in May 2011.
The rescue's president, Alicia Maria Inglish, 24, of Salem was arrested Jan. 13 on charges that included 120 counts of animal neglect. Deputies also arrested Amanda Noelle Oakley, 19, of Salem, and identified her as the secretary of the rescue. A third suspect, Merissa Marie Noonan, 21, of Woodburn, turned herself in and was arrested on similar charges.
Dogs from Willamette Animal Rescue sometimes were treated by the Willamette Valley Animal Hospital on River Road N in Keizer.
The dogs saved from the Brooks warehouse were taken to area shelters and humane societies. Because agencies in the Salem area did not have the space or resources to accommodate the influx of Willamette Animal Rescue dogs, some were taken to the Oregon Humane Society in Portland. Many have since found new homes.
The suspects now face 50 counts of animal neglect and one count of tampering with physical evidence. As co-defendants, their cases are scheduled for a 15-day trial in August 2014.
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COVINGTON -- If you're still searching for a way to fill a week of your child's summer, and you'd like him or her to learn about firearm and hunter safety, as well as other aspects of the outdoors, you may want to consider the 2011 FFA Wildlife Camp.
Offered in two sessions -- June 26 to July 1, and July 10 to 15 -- the camp provides kids ages 10 to 15 with the opportunity to earn their Georgia Hunter Safety Certification. For those kids who've completed Basic Wildlife Camp or already have their Georgia Hunter Safety Certification, there's also an Advanced Wildlife Camp that runs July 17 to 22.
"It's one of the only camps that has a live firing range, and we do get to do live firing," said Leroy Bagley, educational program specialist for the Georgia FFA-FCCLA, a nonprofit educational organization sponsoring the camp.
Classes also include topics such as fishing, deer stand safety, primitive camping, wildlife education and conservation, and outdoor cooking.
Advanced campers learn bow hunting, firearms maintenance, outdoor cooking, bass fishing and wilderness survival.
Cost for the overnight camps, which includes all meals, lodging and activities, is $350. The kids stay in cabins at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center in Newton County.
"A lot of people can't afford vacations; this gives you a slight vacation away from home," said Bagley. "It's a great place to send your kid and have a good time, even if they haven't been immersed in wildlife."
Bagley said children and their parents don't necessarily need to be hunters to find the camp beneficial.
"Even if the kid's not going hunting, it's still something they can use to be a more well-rounded individual," said Bagley.
The 70 to 100 campers are split into groups of about 15 by age. The children travel with the same group all week long, eating meals together and attending two classes each day. They also join in activities including swimming, wildlife shows, dodge ball games, a pizza party and a cardboard boat race.
"They rotate as a family, they do everything together," said Bagley of the smaller groups.
Each group of campers is also given a character trait, such as compassion, for which they must create a skit and perform it for the other campers.
"We always say that wildlife is the bait. We're actually trying to build character in the kids," Bagley said.
While the shooting sports can be a thrill for many campers, the "surprise" activity on the last full day of camp is usually the highlight of the week, Bagley said.
"They really like our big slip and slide," said Bagley, who added that some campers whiz down the slide in a big, round inflatable raft.
Bagley said that teaching the children how to use firearms safely is satisfying, but for him, getting positive feedback from parents is best of all.
"It's even more exciting when you have a parent who says you've changed a kid's life, and that's what we're trying to go for here," he said.
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It's a succulent leaf, thicker than spinach, but when you chew and eat it, it tastes identical to a raw oyster.
Blanch the spinach and parsley in boiling salted water until completely tender and then cool in ice water.
Every frozen or fresh package of spinach can contain up to 50 aphids, mites, or thrips before the FDA labels it contaminated.
We sat on small brown cushions on the floor and tucked into spinach stew, grilled chicken, and spicy elbow macaroni.
I should also think about having a protein shake with kale and spinach for breakfast every morning.
spinach, onions and parsnips were done in half an hour and potatoes in twenty-five minutes.
Boil the spinach as above, and drain and press it, but do not chop it.
Garnish plate with slices of lemon and tomato sprinkled with chopped parsley or with a leaf of parsley or spinach on each.
Boil some carrots, cauliflower, spinach, and celery (all cut up) in water.
The spinach was very popular and Judy became quite an adept in dishing it out and weighing it.
c.1400, from Anglo-French spinache, Old French espinache (Modern French épinard), from Old Provençal espinarc, which perhaps is via Catalan espinac, from Andalusian Arabic isbinakh, from Arabic isbanakh, from Persian aspanakh "spinach." But OED is not convinced the Middle Eastern words are native, and based on the plethora of Romanic forms pronounces the origin "doubtful." Old folk etymology connected the word with Latin spina (see spine) or with Medieval Latin Hispanicum olus. For pronunciation, see cabbage. In 1930s colloquial American English, it had a sense of "nonsense, rubbish," based on a famous "New Yorker" cartoon of Dec. 8, 1928.
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Paul Roorda: Rites & Remedies
March 13 - May 24, 2012
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March 13th 12:00 – 1:30pm
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By transforming found objects and discarded Bibles into sculpture and mixed media collage I investigate changing belief systems, the construction of knowledge and the practice of ritual in religion, science and medicine. The world of faith is tempered by scientific reason and supposedly science-based medicine is steeped in ritual and belief. We seek tangible remedies for ailing souls just as we grasp at ritualistic cures for the body.
I've always been interested in the tension associated with the questioning of traditions. While it continues to thrive, for many people, traditional religion is something for scrutiny and often faith is abandoned in skepticism. But this is frequently accompanied by ambivalence. Using fire, gold leaf, ashes and elements of discarded Bibles, some of the work transforms traditional Christian art by creating ceremonial vessels, reliquaries and icons which reflect a post-devotional, neo-liturgical approach to the disposal of aged and damaged sacred texts. Other art starts with the Bible and incorporates ritualistic processes such as creating tiny scrolls, burning paper or preparing wine to create various remedies. The work in this exhibition suggests a deterioration of certainty, both physical and spiritual, as well as our desperate attempts to heal, and failing that, memorialize.
Paul Roorda
Paul Roorda is a Canadian artist who transforms found materials to create two-dimensional art, sculpture, and outdoor site-specific installations that examine the relationship between religion, medicine, science, and environmentalism. He exhibits his work regularly in public art galleries as well as academic and religious institutions, both in Canada and internationally. In Canada, Paul Roorda has had numerous solo exhibitions, including shows at the Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, the Institute for Christian Studies, and Wilfrid Laurier University. He will be exhibiting new work at the Doug Adams Gallery in Berkeley, California, in 2014.
Paul Roorda has received numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. He has also been awarded many prizes for his art in juried exhibitions and was a finalist for Australia's Blake Prize. His work is found in private and public collections including the Donovan Collection at the University of Toronto. Paul Roorda was the Artist in Residence for the City of Kitchener, Ontario, in 2007 and completed a residency at GlogauAIR in Berlin in 2012. He has also been the subject of an episode of "The Artist's Life", a popular artist profile series which aired on Bravo TV. His work can be seen at www.paulroorda.com.
Paul Roorda's sincerity is palpable in his work. True, his stated objective is to transform found materials to create art. True, he openly declares that his intention is to examine the relationship between religion, science and environmentalism. And while we are presented with works possessing witty titles and double entendres —in some cases startling, perhaps even alarming juxtapositions— we also come face to face with the raw potential of recycling, repurposing, even 'upcycling' the cast-offs of long vanished, anonymous users.
Another truth is revealed when we consider Roorda's handling of disposed, aged and damaged sacred texts: the care, concept, concern and sacramental action required in his visual alchemy. As he patiently deconstructs every worn Bible one page at a time, whether by burning or when meditatively rolling each tiny scroll of scripture and inserting it into its new gelatin capsule, we may, perhaps, come face-to-face with a new version of holiness, a precious Miracle Cure.
Here we see recasting, renewal, re-invention: Roorda's work has the capacity to lead disenchanted viewers to become intrepid seekers, paralleling the road many of us may travel on our faith journey. His creative elixirs hearken back to the Renaissance, when pharmacists and artists belonged to the same guild. In the Rites and Remedies Paul Roorda has administered, he achieves his primary goal: to do no harm, but to create something fascinating, something challenging, but also something very, very beautiful.
Trudi Ludwig Johnson, Curator Dadian Gallery
Penny Candy Vintage candy machine, Bible pages, gelatin capsules, 2012
Necessary Qualifications of a First Aider
Blood, crushed stone, rust, gold leaf, beeswax and vintage book pages on paper, 2008
The Dead Christ and Four Bearers
Blood, crushed stone, rust, gold leaf, beeswax and vintage book pages on paper, 2008
Death is not to be assumed
Blood, crushed stone, rust, gold leaf, beeswax and vintage book pages on paper 2008
Reliquary Altered Bible and ashes, with antique lectern, 2012
Remembering the Book VIII Altered Bible, with ashes and egg yolk, 2012
Remembering the Book V Altered Bible, with ashes and egg yolk, 2012
Remembering the Book III Altered Bible, with ashes and egg yolk, 2012
Emergency Childbirth
Blood, crushed stone, rust, gold leaf, beeswax and vintage book pages on paper, 2008
Antidote Bible pages, ashes and glass vials, 2006
Icon II Cut Bible pages, ashes and egg yolk, 2012
Icon I Cut Bible pages, 2012
Silent Word Burned bible pages, egg yolk, beeswax, gold leaf, 2011
Three Bearers
Blood, crushed stone, rust, gold leaf, beeswax and vintage book pages on paper, 2008
Crown of Thorns and Capeline Bandage
Blood, crushed stone, rust, gold leaf, beeswax and vintage book pages on paper, 2008
Crucified Christ with Bandages
Blood, crushed stone, rust, gold leaf, beeswax and vintage book pages on paper, 2008
Once Daily Bible pages, gelatin capsules and antique bottles, 2005
A Miraculous Cure for the Deaf Hymnbook pages, gelatin capsules and antique bottle, 2006
Open Bible V (Stone Bookmark) Bible with embedded stone, 2007
Open Bible III (Ash Cross) Bible with nails, 2005
Open Bible IV (Nail Arch) Bible with nails, 2007
Small Miracle (Wine to Water) Vintage glass with wine distilled and purified into water, 2008
Seven (Heavenly/Deadly) Syringes with fermented dye extracted from Gideon Bibles, 2007
Once Daily (New Testament)
Bible pages, gelatin capsules and antique bottles, 2005 (President's office)
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Kerry is more than a mere county – it's a Kingdom
You may have heard of Kerry. Since Queen Victoria visited Killarney over 150 years ago, its mountains, lakes and coasts have been the picture-postcard image of Ireland overseas. And while visitors may argue about their favorite towns, everyone genuflects to the perfection that is the Kerry landscape.
It's just drop-dead gorgeous.
Where to begin? Killarney National Park, that's where. Nestling between Killarney and Kenmare, this little pocket harbors the 19th-century Muckross House (where Queen Victoria stayed), Ireland's highest mountain in Carrauntoohil and the glorious Lough Leane. It's also privy to a reintroduced population of white-tailed eagles. And all within a patch of land measuring just 15 square miles.
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From there, choices unfold like the pages of a fantasy novel. You can let your trip be governed by peninsulas like Dingle or Beara in next door West Cork, or by touring routes such as the Ring of Kerry. You can hit festivals like Puck Fair, presided over by a goat-king, or walk the Kerry Way.
Nobody's fully sure as to why Kerry is called "The Kingdom", but the hat certainly fits.
After all, this is a Kingdom where monks built crazy beautiful beehive huts on Skellig Michael. It's home to the legendary Ring of Kerry, a 110 mile touring route that evokes scenes from the Lost World to Lord of the Rings – with rather a lot of gorse and green fields along the way.
County Kerry is home to some of Ireland's finest golf courses, with Ballybunion in the North, Waterville to the south and Killarney in between! Home of Tom Crean, famous for his Antarctic exploits with Scott and Shackleton. It housed Daniel O'Connell, Ireland's Great Liberator, too. Tom Crean's pub is still serving Endurance burgers in Annascaul. Daniel O'Connell's home is on view in Derrynane.
As well as the big hits, there are hidden gems. You've heard of Dingle – home to Ryan's Daughter and Fungie the dolphin. But did you know that every December, some of the biggest names in music make the pilgrimage to St James's Church to play stripped-back sets at the Other Voices gathering? Amy Winehouse, Steve Earle and Snow Patrol have all performed there.
Or what about north Kerry? As well as surfing along the Atlantic coast, you'll find the brand new Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre anchoring a nature reserve stretching right over to the wild Magharee Islands.
Oh, and you'll also find a writers' museum in Listowel. It celebrates a place "where it is easier to write than not to write", as Kerry author John B Keane liked to put it.
Kerry will inspire either way.
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Speaker Judith Won Pat introduced two bills yesterday that would provide money to the University of Guam, to the mayors offices for capital improvements, and for tax refunds. Bill 523-31 would avert a tuition increase for thousands of UOG students by appropriating $1.47 million of the $1.7 million debt service on the 2002 Bank of Guam Short Term Loan, which is set to mature in fiscal 2013, according to a press release. Bill 524-31 would refinance and restructure government of Guam bonds Series 11993 and Series 2012 to save $1.8 million annually, which would be appropriated in equal amounts to the UOG, the Mayors Council of Guam for capital improvement projects for all villages and the Tax Refund Reserve, the release stated. Won Pat is running for re-election.
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Residents with concerns about the Guam Power Authority's new "smart" meters can attend an informational hearing at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Legislature Building in Hagåtña, according to a press release from Sen. Tom Ada's office. GPA plans to install the new meters at all local homes over the next year. Some residents have voiced concerns that the new meters create security, privacy and health risks. The concerns have even prompted a federal lawsuit that demands the option to opt out of the smart meter program. The informational hearing will be held at the Legislature public hearing room.
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The Navy explosive ordnance disposal team successfully removed a grenade from an area near a residence in Yigo midday yesterday. The explosive was removed without incident or injury, said Navy base spokeswoman Annette Donner. It is not uncommon to find World War II ordnance on Guam, and anyone who finds what appears to be an explosive should call 911.


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My research interests include: 1) food preferences, especially mechanisms of food cravings, responses to novel foods, and food preferences in the elderly; 2) chemical senses in the elderly including taste, smell, and chemical irritation; 3) genetics of individual differences in human chemosensation; and 4) neuroimaging of sensory and evaluative responses to food.
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Lahne, J.; Trubek, A.B.; Pelchat, M.L. (2014) Consumer sensory perception of cheese depends on context: a study using comment analysis and linear mixed models. Food Quality and Preference, 32, 184-197.
Pelchat, M.L.; Bryant, B.; Cuomo, R.; Di Salle, F.; Fass, R.; Wise, P. (In Press) Carbonation: A review of sensory mechanisms and health effects. Nutrition Today.
Coldwell ,S.E.; Mennella, J.A.; Duffy, V.B.; Pelchat, M.L.; Griffith, J.W.; Smutzer, G.; Cowart, B.J.; Breslin, P.A.S.; et al. (2013) Gustation assessment using the NIH Toolbox. Neurology, 80 (SUPP), 1-5.
Corsica, J.A.; Pelchat, M.L. (2010) Food addiction: true or false? Current Opinions in Gastroenterology, 26, 165-169.
Pelchat, M.L.; Bykowski, C.; Duke, F.; Reed, D.R. (2010) Excretion and perception of a characteristic odor in urine after asparagus ingestion: A psychophysical and genetic study. Chemical Senses, 36, 9-17.
Pelchat, M.L. (2009) Food addiction in humans. Journal of Nutrition, 139, 620-622.
Pelchat, M.L.; Johnson, A.; Chan, R.; Valdez, J.; Ragland, J.D. (2004) Images of desire: Food-craving activation during fMRI. NeuroImage, 23, 1486-1493.
Delwiche, J.F.; Pelchat, M.L. (2002) Influence of glass shape on the perception of wine aroma. Journal of Sensory Studies, 17, 19-28.
Pelchat, M.L. (2002) Of human bondage: Food craving, obsession, compulsion, and addiction. Physiology & Behavior, 76, 347-352.
Pelchat, M.L.; Blank, F. (2001) A scientific approach to flavors and olfactory memory. In: Walker, H. (ed.) Food and the Memory: Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, 2000 Proceedings. Devon, UK: Prospect Books, 192-198.
Pelchat, M.L. (2001) Is age-related olfactory loss uniform across odorants? In: Lorig, T.S. (Ed.) Compendium of Olfactory Research. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 3-12.
Pelchat, M.L. (2000) You can teach an old dog new tricks: Olfaction and responses to novel foods by the elderly. Appetite, 35, 153-160.
Pelchat, M.L.; Schaefer, S. (2000) Dietary monotony and food cravings in young and elderly adults. Physiology & Behavior, 68, 353-359.
Pelchat, M.L.; Beauchamp, G.K. (1999) Sensory and taste preferences of chocolate. In: Knight, I. (ed.) Chocolate and Cocoa. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 310-320.


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A Nevada man released from an El Dorado County jail was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing four people.
Joseph Naso, 77, of Reno, was booked into the Marin County Jail on four counts of murder which, according to several news outlets, allegedly took place between the late 1970s and mid-1990s.
One of the victims was reportedly a Marin woman.
Naso had been serving time in the South Lake Tahoe jail for three counts of probation violation, said Sheriff's Lt. Bryan Golmitz.
Naso was booked into the Marin County Jail Monday night and is currently being held without bail.
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St. Clair County's leaders are considering a policy that could dramatically change the county landfill's status and undo a decades-long commitment to controlling the trash that goes into the facility. County officials should drop the idea.
The county badly needs ways to raise new revenue. Its Smiths Creek Landfill once offered a means to that end.
Its bioreactor uses trash and septic waste to create methane gas. The process helps manage the landfill's space by reducing its solid waste - and makes a product the county can sell.
The problem is the landfill doesn't have enough garbage to make the gas production viable. So county officials are thinking of opening it to trash from outside the county.
That's a dangerous step. The county just can't offer the landfill to trash from Lapeer County. If the facility accepts Lapeer's solid waste, it must accept the garbage of other counties, other states and other nations.
St. Clair County led the fight against imported trash. The county and the state of Michigan took the battle all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
They lost that battle in 1992. The court ruled that states don't have the power to limit or ban imported trash. Only Congress can do so - and Congress has yet to give Michigan relief from the influx of Canadian trash.
The county landfill, however, symbolizes a covenant between local government and its constituents. By keeping the facility closed to any trash beyond the county's borders, it stands as a commitment to serve county residents alone.
County officials ought to know better. Given all the grief the state and the county suffered in their failed effort to regulate imported trash - and don't forget the trucks that haul Canadian trash through the county every day - tampering with the county's solid waste policy is playing with fire.
The landfill bioreactor's ability to convert trash into natural gas was promising. But its growing availability in Michigan and throughout the nation makes gas less profitable than it once was.
Moreover, the prospect of trash trucks taking their toll on county roads is troubling - especially when our roads, like most in Michigan - are bad enough. The last thing they need is a new influx of trash truck traffic.
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Cosh has spent the last three seasons as Kansas State's defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. He would be reuniting with Skip Holtz at South Florida, as both spent five seasons together on Lou Holtz's staff at South Carolina, where Cosh spent his first four years as linebackers coach before becoming defensive coordinator in 2003.
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Desirée of Canterbury found herself in Hubert Kabayan's custody after her parents realized they could not afford food or go on living with a child. Thanks to Hubert she learned the trade of pickpocketing and the art of being a great thief.
Nicholas Grimshaw has a job he does not always enjoy. He carries out the sentence of convicted criminals. His duties enlist using torture, hanging, putting them in stock or even making them attend church. As tax collector, he is hated by many.
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John was born in Muncie on April 1, 1930, the son of John G. Sr. and Ruth Nicewander and was a graduate of Muncie Central High School.
Mr. Nicewander proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He served the public throughout his life. He worked as a Deputy Sheriff in Delaware County for over three years, before serving as an officer with the Muncie Police Department until his retirement after twenty-one years of service. After his retirement, John worked as a bailiff for Circuit Court 1 for over thirteen years.
Mr. Nicewander was a member of Saint Mary Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Nicewander, Muncie; two daughters, Judy Nicewander, Georgia, and Kara Featherston (Joe Sherman), Yorktown; five step-daughters, Mary Lois (husband, Doug), Cathy Taylor, Judith Booher (husband, Rick), Joan Holland (husband, Joe), Theresa Skweres (husband, Terry); several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Debra Tuttle; a granddaughter, Casey Krebs; and a sister, Kathleen Boner.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Saint Mary Catholic Church, 2300 West Jackson Street, Muncie, Indiana 47305, with Father Paul Hudson officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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As of this writing, America can breathe a collective sigh of relief - at least for now.
The Boston bombings nightmare has apparently ended with one suspect dead and the other in law enforcement custody. Yet many serious questions remain - not the least of which is this:
Why was the national intelligence community apparently unaware of this insidious terrorist plot? Why wasn't this national tragedy prevented?
Frances Townsend, former homeland security advisor to President George W. Bush, broached the issue earlier on CNN. Apparently, reports have surfaced that the Russian government had informed U.S. intelligence officials about one of the Boston terrorist suspects a couple of years ago.
Following up on the tip, the FBI allegedly checked out the now dead terrorist, known as "Suspect #1" (the older brother). But what the heck happened after that?
How and why did "Suspect #1" slip through the FBI's fingers until after the bombings?
Why didn't the FBI more closely monitor "Suspect #1" after being tipped off?
Where was the surveillance, wire tapping and other intelligence gathering methods which may have led to an arrest and the prevention of this national tragedy? Why wasn't the Patriot Act invoked to gather more evidence on "Suspect #1" then and now.
In essence, how was this malicious and cowardly plot hatched under the nose of federal, state and local law enforcement and intelligence officials?
We should keep in mind that it's possible the Boston bombings could have been much worse.
Imagine if the perpetrators had access to higher-grade explosives, a "dirty bomb" or a deadly chemical agent? Surely, hundreds - if not thousands - of innocent lives would have been lost under that unthinkable scenario.
Thus what are the lessons learned here? Where's the so-called "teachable moment"?
Moreover, going forward, what could or should the U.S. government do differently, if anything? What could or should the American public do differently, if anything?
For example, should even tighter security and surveillance measures be implemented at the national, state and local levels?
Should more suspicious or odd activity be reported to authorities by the public at large?
Will some of our cherished constitutional freedoms be further curtailed by Congress, as some fear?
We all have a stake in this fight - the "War on Terrorism" - especially when it comes to defending the homeland.
Roles must be further defined. Intelligence must to be further enhanced. Greater vigilance must be exercised.
All of the above must occur to assure that this never happens again because the next time may be much worse.
For now, we offer sympathy and prayer for the victims and their families. We hope and pray there will be no "next time". But, first, many lingering questions must be answered as the nation heals.
And the sooner, the better._________________________________________________________________
David B. Grinberg is an independent political-media analyst with prior work experience in the White House, Congress, federal agencies, political polling firms, and the news media - including:
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* Staff, national Democratic pollsters/strategists Stanley Greenberg and Celinda Lake.
* Journalist, reporter at BNA, Inc. (now "Bloomberg BNA) and "U. Magazine" (Colleges.com).
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I have a hard time seeing how that would be the case, since both the warheads and the drive systems of a self-propelled missiles could be left on hot standby until the order is given to fire up and launch. That would seem to be an incredibly simple way of enabling fire-while-cloaked operation of the weapon systems.
We're dealing with antimatter containment here, so it might not be all that easy to make the "hot standby" sufficiently "cool" for comfort. Also, we do know the torpedoes in flight exhibit this strange glow that greatly reduces their tactical value, so clearly the glow cannot be eliminated with technology alone, not the way gunpowder can be made smokeless or muzzle flashes suppressed. Quite possibly, in order to fire a torpedo, you have to get it glowing inside its tube at least fifteen seconds before the intended launch. All the more reason for our heroic skippers to micromanage the "loading of torpedo bays" in every battle...
This goes well with the general trend of it being impossible to maintain a starship in fighting trim for any real length of time. Even in wartime, ships sail with shields down until clear and present danger presents itself. "Ready phasers!" is a necessary command even in the very middle of a prolonged fight. An infinite standby mode for torpedoes would be in contradiction with what we see!
This is fairly rare against shields, it seems to me (at least, in cases where shields are visible at all).
Indeed - but very common in cases where dialogue establishes the invisible shields as holding. "Call to Arms" is a trend-setter here.
OTOH, when torpedoes "harmlessly disappear" at shield impact, we are admittedly always dealing with bubble shields.
Why should we believe that a torpedo can be set for "Hiroshima" when the highest setting we ever see is "Oklahoma City"?
I don't see the objection here. We have seen torpedo yields vary from "flash-bang" to "geography-rearranging grapnel of Tsar Bombas"; furthermore, dialogue has established that the yield indeed is variable. No type of torpedo explosion should surprise us in the slightest. And all types should be well within the realm of the "actually" possible, too, as the witnessed torpedo casing offers a known volume of empty space (enough to hold a Klingon amazon), and efficiently annihilating that volume of suitable matter ought to nicely suffice for the biggest explosions yet witnessed.
Photon torpedoes are inherently contradiction-free weapons thanks to their variable yield and general controllability. No narrow audience expectation should ever trump this built-in flexibility.
[qujote]I'm still not convinced Kirk actually intended to shoot down Khan's torpedo, though. It'd be nice to think so, but doubtful.[/quote]
What alternative interpretations might exist? Kirk can't be talking about firing at Khan's ship, because nothing about
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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, in Washington, D.C., is an institute of Harvard University that supports scholarship in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Located in the historic district of Georgetown, Dumbarton Oaks includes a museum with outstanding collections of Byzantine, Pre-Colombian, and European art; a state-of-the-art research library; and beautiful gardens designed by renowned landscape designer Beatrix Farrand, which are open to the public.
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Dumbarton Oaks Annual Report
The publications department is seeking a summer intern to assist with the production of the 2014–2015 Dumbarton Oaks Annual Report, the official record of the institution's programs and activities.
The summer intern will be responsible for gathering text and images from several departments across Dumbarton Oaks; copyediting for house style and consistency using the Chicago Manual of Style; choosing and editing images for, and preparing the layout of, the annual report; and managing the proofreading process.
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Museum: Byzantine Collection Catalogues
The Dumbarton Oaks Museum has world-class collections of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian objects, as well as a House Collection of Medieval and Renaissance art. The galleries are open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. The museum also hosts a program of in-house temporary exhibitions, gallery talks, and other events. The intern will work on two specific projects:
The intern will assist with establishing an electronic database as well as with the rotation and installation of coin displays in the museum's galleries. The Dumbarton Oaks Museum is home to one of the world's greatest collection of Byzantine coins. The approx. 12,000 coins span the duration of the Byzantine empire and afford unique insight into its sociopolitical and economic history. In addition to gaining knowledge about Byzantine numismatics, the intern will acquire experience in collection database management procedures.
The second project will support the preparation of the online catalogue of the museum's Byzantine/early Islamic textile collection. The intern will assist with standardizing the project's shared bibliography compiled in Zotero (an open source reference management tool), including checking for consistency in data entry; following up incomplete entries by checking online record with resources in library; and editing/adding bibliographic entries.
Through these two projects the intern will participate in collection catalogue work, engage in research and development of exhibition concepts, and acquire skills related to curation and exhibition preparation.
Dumbarton Oaks Seals
Dumbarton Oaks is home to the world¹s largest collection of Byzantine seals. These are a fascinating source for Byzantine administrative, military, ecclesiastical, social, and art history. Since 2010 Dumbarton Oaks has been creating an online catalogue of its 17,000 seals, published online. The intern will work with the seals team to catalogue seals, input data and add images. During the internship the student will learn much about the field of sigillography and how to date, read, and identify Byzantine seals, as well as have a chance to examine the objects themselves, and how to develop content in the Plone content management system.
No prior knowledge of Byzantine seals is necessary, but a reading knowledge of French and/or Greek is desirable.
Dumbarton Oaks Oral History Project
The Oral History Project at Dumbarton Oaks began in 2008 with the mission of interviewing and recording individuals who are or have been significantly associated with Dumbarton Oaks. By the conclusion of the internship, the intern will have (1) researched the biographies of potential interviewees, employing the Dumbarton Oaks Archives, Library, and online resources; (2) conducted several hour-long audiovisual interviews; (3) transcribed these and any outstanding interviews from the audiovisual discs; and (4) prepared and published the transcribed interviews on the Dumbarton Oaks website. The intern will also have authored and published several creative blog posts. From this work, Dumbarton Oaks will have obtained and disseminated important information about its founders, its history, and its fellowship and other programs.
Although no prior experience with either oral history interviewing or social media posting is required, the intern will gain or improve skills in (1) identifying resources and undertaking research; (2) conducting an insightful and relevant interview; (3) understanding Dumbarton Oaks' cultural history, especially as it pertains to its founders and academic programs; (4) honing computer and web publication skills; and (5) developing writing skills in the authoring and publication of blog posts.
75th Anniversary Social Media
The intern will assist with the research and creation of social media postings related to the 75th anniversary of Dumbarton Oaks, to be celebrated between September 2015 and May 2016. Activities and responsibilities will include (1) researching the institute's personnel, programs, and activities during its first period of significance, from 1940 to 1974, using the resources of the Dumbarton Oaks Archives and Library as well as online resources; (2) preparing from this research short illustrated postings for (a) the Dumbarton Oaks website, including an illustrated timeline slider, (b) possibly a stand-alone blog to be initiated and designed by the intern, and (c) various established blog and Facebook pages; and (3) composing posts on the institute's history to be published through Twitter. No HTML or other coding experience or publication experience is required, although some familiarity with social media and web/blog posting is desirable. Demonstrated research and creative writing skills would be an advantage.
Orientation Gallery Exhibition: Stephens and Catherwood Revisited
The Pre-Columbian Studies department is preparing an exhibition in the Orientation Gallery entitled "Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: Stephens and Catherwood Revisited," featuring the work of photographer Professor Jay Frogel. The intern will manage the exhibition installation process; tasks will include coordinating directly with the photographer, planning and designing the exhibition layout, writing and editing both print and online exhibition materials, executing the installation, and planning an artist's talk. The intern will document the entire exhibition process with regular blog entries for the Dumbarton Oaks website.
The intern will gain firsthand knowledge of the preparation and installation of a small exhibition, building skills in budgeting, artist management, art handling, installation, and event planning. In addition to writing exhibition materials for print and web, the intern will gain experience with professional blogging and website content management. Training will focus on the professional practices and procedures in an academic library and museum setting, and the intern will benefit from his/her role as a part of the scholarly community of Pre-Columbian Studies at Dumbarton Oaks.
Dumbarton Oaks Outreach Media
The outreach media intern will pitch, storyboard, shoot, and edit short videos and create outreach materials showcasing Dumbarton Oaks collections, programming, and community. These materials will be distributed online and in the institutional newsletter. The intern will also be responsible for surveying the landscape of outreach media made available by other cultural and academic institutions and establishing a plan for future directions that Dumbarton Oaks may take.
The intern will have the opportunity to gain skills in research, reporting, and video editing, and to build a portfolio of media work that demonstrates these abilities. Through interviews and the preparation of newsletter features, the intern will gain insight into the activities and organization of diverse departments: historic gardens, research library, photographic archive, museum, and fellowship program. By researching and contributing to scholarly and public programming, the intern will be introduced to several aspects of nonprofit management, communications, and outreach in the stimulating environment of Georgetown and Washington, D.C. This is a great opportunity for a student with video and communication skills who is interested in the workings of cultural and academic institutions.
Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives: Oral History Initiative
The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) at Dumbarton Oaks is the repository for the records produced by fieldwork projects sponsored by Dumbarton Oaks and the Byzantine Institute. From the 1930s through the 1980s, these projects were conducted at Byzantine sites and monuments throughout the Mediterranean. Over the past three years, ICFA staff have been processing these archival collections, which consist of fieldwork notebooks, drawings, photographs, etc., created by a variety of individuals. In some cases, ICFA staff have been able to contact participants to learn about their experiences, working methods, and techniques in the field. In addition, ICFA has collaborated with the Dumbarton Oaks Archives (DOA) to conduct 6 oral histories with individuals related to the fieldwork archives.
The intern will transcribe all available ICFA oral histories and further develop the web presence for ICFA's fieldwork oral histories. The intern will transcribe the interviews following ICFA's standards, edit the existing and new video files and transcriptions and upload them to Vimeo and Plone, and create individual pages for the new oral histories in Plone, including narrative descriptions and catalogue entries for the newly uploaded interviews.
During the internship, the student will acquire new skills and receive training for
- transcribing oral history interviews, using ICFA's Oral History Manual for Staff and Interns, Donald Ritchie's Doing Oral History: A Practical Guide, and in consultation with James Carder, Dumbarton Oaks Archives;
- developing content in the Plone content management system;
- editing files with audio and video editing and playback software;
- researching individuals and creating concise catalogue descriptions in Word and Plone; and
- conducting biographical research on other potential interviewees and drafting questions for future interviews.
Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives: Photograph Study Collection
The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) at Dumbarton Oaks houses one of the most important photograph collections related to Byzantine art and architecture in the world.
As part of a comprehensive inventory of its holdings, ICFA seeks a summer intern to enhance the existing inventories for the Black-and-White Photograph study collection. Previous attempts to inventory the contents of the collection have resulted in site-level inventories. The intern will build upon these efforts by updating geographic and subject terms; correcting inaccuracies in the inventories, as well as in the box contents and labels; and identifying groups of materials created by individual photographers. ICFA's new collection management system AtoM@DO provides the opportunity to present these physically separated materials as coherent photographers' collections and make them more accessible online, while at the same time interlinking them with their physical location within the Black-and-White Photograph study collection. The summer intern's inventory work will be incorporated into AtoM@DO and will enhance access to those invaluable photographs.
During the internship, the intern will learn about the importance of photographic archives for the study of art and architecture and become intimately acquainted with the contents of the collections and their contribution to the research of important Byzantine scholars. The intern will also learn about the importance of photographic documentation in the practice of conservation, archaeology, and scholarship. In the process, the intern will learn how to identify photographic techniques and formats and best practices for handling and preserving archival materials. Furthermore, by engaging with staff in the archival and visual resources professions, as well as a Byzantine subject specialist, the intern can explore a variety of career paths open to those with academic training in the humanities.
Dumbarton Oaks Ephemera Acquisitions
The acquisition intern will research, purchase, and catalogue historic postcards and ephemera that are relevant to Dumbarton Oaks and to the three institutional areas of study (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies). The intern will record the rationale for each purchase, along with annotations on the item and its relation to the history, holdings, or mission of Dumbarton Oaks. The resulting collection will serve as a resource for scholars and, via digital publication, the general public. The ideal candidate has a demonstrated interest and expertise in one of the three areas of study.
The intern will have the opportunity to familiarize him- or herself with the areas of study, the institutional history, acquisition and cataloging procedures, and archival practices. This internship will allow the intern to develop research skills and to work independently to establish a new collection at Dumbarton Oaks.
Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship Archive and Exhibit
The Fellowship program is at the heart of the mission of Dumbarton Oaks, with former Fellows making their mark on the three core fields of study: Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Having a centralized record of their names, topics, and subsequent careers will help the institution better track its history and consolidate and expand its outreach.
The intern will utilize departmental lists, annual reports, and other electronic and hardcopy files to create a centralized, online catalogue of Dumbarton Oaks Fellows. The catalogue may incorporate photographs of Fellows past and present, along with images of museum objects they studied, a photograph or clip of a research report, or perhaps narrative memories from the historical record that includes handwritten or typed notes residing in different departments. Included in the catalogue will be a geographic representation of Fellows' home institutions and their physical areas of research in order to visualize the ways in which the Fellowship body grew or changed over time.
In addition, the intern will research, interview, photograph, and record individual Summer Fellows to create short video clips, with a view to preparing an online exhibit of Summer Fellows for the institutional website. The individual video clips will feature the Fellows' research projects and situate them in active engagement with the Dumbarton Oaks collections (library, rare books, museum) and spaces (gardens, refectory, new Fellowship House).
The exhibit will offer an intimate glimpse of a summer at Dumbarton Oaks from the perspective of the scholar, highlight the resources available, and serve to promote future academic programs. This internship would appeal to a wide array of interests (academic programming, institutional management, curatorial studies, outreach media). We encourage candidates with an interest in institutional history and academic administration, as well as graphic design and representation. Experience in video-recording and other online digital media is an advantage.
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library (DOML), published by Harvard University Press, was launched in 2010 and already includes more than 25 volumes. The three subseries of DOML include Byzantine Greek, Medieval Latin, and Old English. The standard format of the series presents original texts with facing-page translations and limited commentary, and is designed to make the written achievements of medieval and Byzantine culture available to both scholars and general readers in the English-speaking world.
Up to three summer interns will help prepare volumes for publication in the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. They will read, edit, and comment on the medieval Latin subseries submissions, ensuring that texts, translations, notes, and all other parts of the submission adhere to DOML style guidelines. As model readers, interns make sure that submissions are in line with our mission of making texts and translations accessible to scholars and educated nonspecialists alike.
Interns will be trained to identify and standardize medieval Latin orthography, to copyedit and proofread for DOML style, and to interact diplomatically with translators. They will also learn the process by which a proposal becomes a published volume and observe firsthand how texts are translated into English, often for the first time. This summer they will again have the opportunity to bolster DOML's social media presence.
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The merger of Yahoo and Microsoft search is upon us and notification of the move is now being detailed through a PowerPoint presentation being sent to the advertisers. They have a timeline for the changeover and how each company will work together.
The PPC accounts will be transitioned over by June 30 in the U.S. and Canada, though "to promote a positive advertiser experience throughout the transition, (they) may adjust transition timing and dates as needed."
The benefits of the combined efforts are detailed below.
They map three options -- interestingly very adCenter specific, though understandable, given they're taking over:
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- Create a new adCenter and import your third party structure -- best for streamlining accounts with a large number of campaigns.
- Create a new adCenter account and import your Yahoo structure -- recommended if you have no adCenter account.
The notification came in a helpful video walk-through, and the companies have created sites to explain things. Yahoo has the transition site, with an intro from CEO Carol Bartz. The search alliance has its own site as well.
If you have a Yahoo account you will have access to them to help. If you have a rep they will be your contact; if not the sites above will help and e-mail contacts are listed. No doubt the companies will be posting information on the various search forums. Would be a smart idea!
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I haven't done any gaming in a number of years, but I have an iMac with the 680MX arriving on Wednesday, so I thought I'd put it to good use.
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Rowan Moore resigns as director of the Architecture Foundation
The news comes just two months after the AF decided to scrap its plans for a new headquarters building designed by Zaha Hadid in Southwark, south London after they spent four years on the drawing board (AJ online 13.02.08).
In an interview with the AJ in February (AJ 14.02.08) Moore insisted he would not be handing in his notice following the collapse of the £5 million project – at the time blamed on the UK's 'dramatically changed economic and fundraising climate'.
However, despite engineering a substantial donation of £250,000 to the Foundation from a mystery benefactor, it appears Moore has had enough, and has decide to walk away from the organisation which he has headed up since 2002.
One source close to the AF said: 'I assume the Zaha building debacle has something to do with Rowan's decision.
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