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As mentioned, Neil and I are now the proud owners of a very well rounded vintage/retro camera collection. The Baby Brownie requires a lot of modifications to bring it into the 21st century without losing any of its charm or causing a major dent in my household's finances ($50 to get film to Australia! $50!!) and I am a little bit intimidated of the Minolta, with all its buttons and settings. However, the Voigtlander VF101 seemed like an approachable camera.
First things first — batteries. There were batteries stored with it, but because we had no idea how old they were, we felt it was best to replace everything. Neil and I took it down to Vanbar Imaging in Carlton to seek their advice. I understood that it took four 625 batteries, which used to be made with mercury. Naturally those aren't available anymore, and it seems that non-mercury equivalents are few and far between, Vanbar certainly didn't sell any. Nevermind, the Internet had been talking about using a lithium battery once a small modification had been made, but I couldn't figure it out. I was loathed to experiment and hope for the best, but with my Dad's help (a lot of these entries are possible With My Dad's Help) we got to the bottom of it. This is awesome:
I won't put mine back together for the sake of a tutorial but here is a picture of it from the manual. With some good light, a couple of very small screwdrivers, my glasses (oh, okay, yes, and a beer, I was at my parents' for dinner), I unscrewed everything. The bit that you really need to remove is the red plastic casing from the bottom part that eventually screws back into the camera, but I found it easier to wield my screwdriver with the other parts removed.
I've stored all the tiny screws and pieces in an old 35mm film cannister container, except for one screw, which I dropped through the hole on the remaining battery pack part. I then picked up a CR-123 lithium battery and with the positive polarity facing into the camera, screwed the battery pack on. That tiny little screw helps the battery maintain contact so that the circuit completes, although you may find it unnecessary.
This is what you'll have left after your handiwork.
After that, there's nothing left to do but load it with film and fire off some shots! I did some reading up on Rangefinder cameras and how they work, before proceeding to get silly. My first roll of film (the colour film) yielded six great shots out of 24, but once I had some practice, my sucess rate increased!
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My grandparents' house in Maryborough is empty and on the market for the first time ever. It was the house my Dad and my Aunty were raised in, a house my grandparents built themselves. I was up there a couple of weekends ago, doing my share of the organising and cleaning — I was on clothes and kitch-stuff duty. We came home with plastic tumblers, knitting patterns, lots of cardigans and polyester dresses, and some cameras.
My grandfather, Pa, was a keen photographer — an amateur photographer you might say. Johnny brought it up the other day when I showed he, Kasia and Jane the cameras, that "everyone has a digital camera these days and it's cheap, so you don't think about it. Back then, cameras and photographs really were an investment of time and money, so if you weren't professional, you were a card-carrying ameteur photographer." Altogether there were three cameras, a Baby Brownie Special, a Voigtlander VF 101 and a Minolta XG-M. You can see how Pa's knowledge of photography grew, from the inexpensive "point-and-shoot" Brownie, to the Minolta SLR, a camera that lets you have complete control over every aspect of your shot.
It's weird to own these cameras. Not because my photography skills consist entirely of holding my breath while I release the shutter, but because… they're Pa's. There's a part of me that feels utterly terrible for removing them from the house, as if putting them back on top of the wardrobe will mean that Pa will be the next person to reach them down and the house in Maryborough will go back to just the way it was, complete with grandparents. It's not going to happen and if there was one thing that both Gran and Pa weren't into, it was letting things go to waste. These cameras work, the flashes they were stored with work, all the parts are there and they take beautiful pictures that I just didn't appreciate enough during Slide Night as a kid.
Neil and I have done lots of research about these cameras and how to bring them into the 21st century, where film teeters seemingly on extinction and parts are impossible to find. Mum and Dad are quite excited by our enthusiasm as well, so they gave us their Minolta 110 SLR (I learned that it's a pretty crazy camera. 110 is cartridge film often found in spy cameras and it has an SLR lens) and informed us of a Box Brownie hiding up in Gymbowen somewhere. Our vintage/retro camera collection went two cameras (an easy and cheap point-and-shoot Kodak, plus our $2 Polaroid) to six.
We plan on exploring these cameras and there's been a lot of things we've had to learn, so I want to share them as well. I'm taking the Voigtlander out this weekend so I'll let you know about my mods to the camera and the results.
And then, somewhere, there's a couple watching over us, looking forward to Slide Night.


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Perhaps the truest words that Michael Steele ever spoke were, "I ain't going anywhere." Yes, part of that is true only because the Republican National Committee head has never said anything like, "The entire reason I became RNC chair was to sell the terrible book I sprung on my colleagues," but let's face it: Steele's endurance in the face of constant personal failure broke new ground, eclipsing even the Los Angeles Clippers and Jeff Zucker.
But today, barring something utterly insane, the man who forced political journalists to fully mine their thesauri for synonyms for "embattled" will be voted out of his position atop the RNC, possibly in favor of someone who sounds like a character from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy named Reince Priebus. After two years of alienating donors, hilarious gaffes and bondage-themed strip-club expenditures, getting free of Steele is the first step the RNC can take to get its swagger back.
if Michael Steele has a singular accomplishment, it's that I didn't think it was possible to elicit so many calls for resignation without actually being forced to resign. For Steele, calls to resign came at such a regular rate that I was pretty sure he was going to set a new record. Then, abruptly, they ceased. Not because Steele turned it around! It was just that everyone finally gave up, started their own donor networks and got Steele to go to Guam. Later, Steele went on the "Fire Pelosi bus tour." I gather that Steele believes this was essential to the GOP's success in 2010, but really it was just a convenient thing he could be sent to do that would get him out of everyone else's way.
One thing we all know now about the position of RNC chair is that it's actually a very difficult job to lose! Today, we take a moment to remember all of the people who were way into the idea of Steele stepping down before it became cool.
HuffPost's Sam Stein reports: Several prominent conservatives offered swift, negative reactions to Michael Steele on Friday, after the RNC chairman was caught on camera saying that Afghanistan is a largely unwinnable war of President Obama's choosing. The pushback crested with Bill Kristol -- still an influential voice among Republican lawmakers -- writing a letter to Steele on his Weekly Standard site calling for the RNC leader's resignation. Needless to say, the war in Afghanistan was not "a war of Obama's choosing." It has been prosecuted by the United States under Presidents Bush and Obama. Republicans have consistently supported the effort. Indeed, as the DNC Communications Director (of all people) has said, your statement "puts [you] at odds with about 100 percent of the Republican Party. And not on a trivial matter. At a time when Gen. Petraeus has just taken over command, when Republicans in Congress are pushing for a clean war funding resolution, when Republicans around the country are doing their best to rally their fellow citizens behind the mission, your comment is more than an embarrassment. It's an affront, both to the honor of the Republican party and to the commitment of the soldiers fighting to accomplish the mission they've been asked to take on by our elected leaders. There are, of course, those who think we should pull out of Afghanistan, and they're certainly entitled to make their case. But one of them shouldn't be the chairman of the Republican party.
HuffPost's Sam Stein reports: Another prominent neoconservative has called for RNC Chairman Michael Steele to resign in the wake of his calling the Afghanistan war a largely un-winnable conflict of President Obama's choosing. In a statement provided to the Huffington Post Friday night, Liz Cheney, an influential figure within conservative foreign policy circles and an obviously vocal critic of the president, endorsed a similar call for Steele's resignation from The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol. "RNC Chairman Michael Steele's comments about the war in Afghanistan were deeply disappointing and wrong," Cheney's statement read. "The chairman of the Republican party must be unwavering in his support for American victory in the war on terror -- a victory that cannot be accomplished if we do not prevail in Afghanistan. I endorse fully Bill Kristol's letter to Chairman Steele. It is time for Chairman Steele to step down."
Amid the fallout from Steele's contentious remarks on the country's war in Afghanistan, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said that if the embattled RNC Chairman can't "speak on behalf of the consensus of Republicans" then he thinks he "should resign." Politico reports: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), speaking in a taping of C-SPAN's "Newsmakers," said the embattled Steele "is not my leader" and "not the head of my party." ... He continued, "I think he has to make a decision, and everybody at the RNC has to make a decision: Are they going to speak on behalf of the consensus of Republicans, what we've already established as policy? If so, that's great, he can do the job, if he's not willing to do it, then I think he should resign. He has to decide which he's going to be."
Following Steele's latest verbal gaffe in his criticism of the country's war in Afghanistan, a former chairman of the Maryland Republican Party called for the embattled GOP leader to step down from his post. The Daily Caller reports on the resignation call from Jim Pelura -- a personal friend of Steele: In a July 3 e-mail to Steele and hundreds of RNC members and Republican officials, Pelura wrote, "After serious thought and reflection on the recent misstatements made by you as well as the numerous financial misappropriations by the RNC under your direction, I have no choice but to call for your resignation."
Prominent conservative voice Erick Erickson stressed that Steele "must resign" in the wake of the RNC Chairman's controversial comments on the Afghanistan war. "Michael Steele must resign," wrote the RedState.com founder and CNN contributor. "He has lost all moral authority to lead the GOP."
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) issued a call for Steele to resign amid the fallout from his remarks on the country's ongoing war in Afghanistan: "I think that was a huge mistake. I've been over there, you know our troops are so committed in what they're doing and for them to hear what he had to say, it's just outrageous that we should just leave. It's really bad. I would call for him to step down too."
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) called on Steele to resign amid growing backlash against the RNC Chairman for making contentious remarks on the country's war in Afghanistan. Politico reports: "Frankly, I find Steele's remarks totally unacceptable," Cole, the former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee and ex-chief of staff at the RNC, said in a statement to POLITICO. "He should apologize and resign. He undercut American forces fighting in the field, politicized further a war that two presidents of different parties have deemed in the national interest and embarrassed the party he purports to lead. It is time for him to go — quickly." The statement is the most serious such demand to date, as Cole has wide-ranging influence within the party apparatus and conservative political circles.
AP: The head of the North Carolina Republican Party asked Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to step down back in April, saying the resignation is the only way to end scrutiny of the national party over lavish spending. North Carolina's Tom Fetzer is the first state party chairman to call for Steele's resignation, a spokesman for Fetzer said. Fetzer said the move would ensure Republicans maximize gains during the mid-term elections. "I believe that the best service you can render to your party at this critical juncture is to graciously step aside and allow the party to move on from this current quagmire," Fetzer wrote in a letter to Steele. Fetzer, a former mayor of Raleigh, said local activists have been upset in North Carolina about Steele's leadership. He told Steele he should step down because "recent events, regardless of who is to blame, have made it difficult if not impossible for you to lead the party in the direction that it needs to go."
HuffPost's Sam Stein reported in April: While several GOP strategists are willing to grant Steele a pass -- under the rubric that one has to spend lavishly to raise lavish amounts of money -- several big donors and party officials are completely baffled. "For those donors who truly believe in conservative values, this latest news about Steele has to be very disturbing," said Douglas MacKinnon, former press secretary to Majority Leader Robert Dole. "No matter which side of the aisle you find yourself, if you are giving a political party your hard-earned money, you should have no doubts that it is going to be spent as advertised and not to provide a spoiled, egocentric, out-of-touch chairman with frivolous luxuries which are out of reach of the vast majority of the American people. Michael Steele needs to resign and let the RNC vote in a man or woman who understands that his or her needs do not come before the needs of the nation or the party."
Republican committeewoman Ada Fisher of North Carolina called for Steele to resign from his post as Chairman of the RNC back in March of 2009. Fisher stressed the need for Steele to step down, arguing that his actions were "eroding confidence" at the time in an e-mail to other members of the national committee.
Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips issued a call for Steele to resign on Twitter in November.
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Originally Posted by MattKing
Here is the post which includes Simon's address and Sean's as well.
Matt, thank you so much, I'll sent cards to Simon and Sean.
For all the people in my group, I finally mailed my post cards. They went to the post office this evening. \
Roger Thoms
I got Tim's card Friday last. The aspect I am most impressed with is the choice of paper for the subject. When I turned it on an angle and noticed the metallic look to the statue I was amazed. When I saw the paper printed on, I was impressed. Very creative.
Thank you.
"Wubba, wubba, wubba. Bing, bang, bong. Yuck, yuck, yuck and a fiddle-dee-dee." - The Yeti
I just got Tim's postcard today also, first thing I noticed was the metallic shine, very cool.
24 Aug 2009
Tim Gray's arrived today. As Tim said the image is kinda creepy. The metalic paper makes it look almost 3-D. Tim, thanks for the card, and introducing me to Kodak's ENDURA paper.
So here's the 38 cards I've gotten so far (12 more coming in?). Great round so far!
MattKing - Fun looking walkway!
Pete H - The water might be cliche as you put it, but you captured it well. I've always wanted to do this kind of shot but never have yet...
Guus - beautiful moody looking scene.
Bennett - Always fun to see color, especially Kodachrome.
Mooseontheloose - I love HIE. I love the kid in the foreground. Great picture!
Mike C - I love the detail in the moth and love the toning. Great picture!
bwakel - I love the symmetry in this picture.
lorirfrommontana - lovely yellowstone river shot. Makes me want to go back and visit again.
Cara - love the forms and shapes on this one.
Rmann - Great door shot - I'd love to see the rest.
fleath - motion blur adds to this shot.
drpsilver - cool ruins.
aluk - looks like a nice place to hang out and relax
Ozphoto - did I say I love HIE? great high contrast print!
Mike Wilde - beautiful landscape.
Johannes - wonderful print. great framing.
John Addison - the building looks so lonely there.
Buster 6x6 - I agree with your title.
Anke - captured of the mood of the scene - I like the printing here.
Wolfgang - Blew me away. This was on a Holga? Great picture, great print, great paper.
Boyd - I love tracks. Wonder who it was and what they were doing.
Tocalosh - nice grab shot here - captures the excitement.
kwhitmore - I don't know if you toned this, but I like it.
OMU - love this picture.
Jan - semi-final for what?
L.Sly - Nice picture. Crisp. I like the water drops.
Rudiger - awesome pinhole. Love it.
Pat Parker - wouldn't want to mess with him.
Mark R. - I like the texture of the statue.
Crispinuk - I like the colors and the misty background.
Mick Fagan - I hope you take pictures of all your nieces, nephews, etc. Great portrait.
kraker - I like the blues. Nice picture.
Wayne F - cool find. That collabsible smokestack really makes it portable
Roger B - Love the foggy pictures.
Rob Skeoch - Great. Makes me wish I took this picture.
Charlotte S - I love it. Playful photo - nice print too.
DrZish - Lovely dark moody picture.
Disney world photo - great subject - always love to see old paper.
Today the photo of Tim Gray arrived. Incredible this Endura Metallic paper, didn't know of the existence but gives the shot a complete new dimension. Like it a lot
Fotografen zien veel meer in hun leven
Today I received cards from
Tim Gray: yes, great choice of paper! The idea of hanging the statue from the chain is a bit strange ...
DrZish: the ravine looks very dank. Where are the fungi and giant spiders?
Rogers (rtbadman) post card came today.very good interpretation of a salty old galvanized trash can. Great texture and tone,Thanks Roger
Roger, I got your card today - really like the print. Thanks!
I was cleaning and found two other cards on my table. Whoops.
Anyway, I like Black Dog's interpretation of Christmas lights (and the square print) and Eric's Rock and Roll Girl. Was that a tattoo I presume?


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Ashley Moraguez discusses her research interests and why she chose Emory
Dec. 13, 2012 - Since this recording, Ashley has chosen her dissertation topic, which will focus on how the President and legislators bargain over policy outcomes. In particular, she is investigating how the President's ability to issue signing statements on legislation might affect bargaining between the branches. Her primary advisor is Dr. Tom Clark. Also on her committee are Drs. Jeff Staton and Randall Strahan.
In April 2012, Ashley attended the Midwest Political Science Association's annual Conference in Chicago. She will attend again this spring as she recently learned that one of her papers was accepted for this year's conference.


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George Mason School of Law Welcomes New Faculty For Fall 2007
For Fall 2007, George Mason School of Law welcomes two new full-time faculty members, two new visiting professors, and a new director of the Legal Research, Writing and Analysis (LRWA) program. In addition, three visiting faculty are returning.
New Full-Time Faculty
Before joining the faculty in June 2007, Professor Rabkin was a Professor of Government at Cornell University for 27 years. Professor Rabkin is a renowned scholar in international law and was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace. He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Government at Harvard University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. from Cornell University.
His full-length books include Law Without Nations— (Princeton University Press, 2005), The Case for Sovereignty (AEI Press, 2004), Why Sovereignty Matters (AEI Press, 1998), Judicial Compulsions, How Public Law Distorts Public Policy (Basic Books, 1989). He also co-edited (with L. Gordon Crovitz) The Fettered Presidency, Legal Limitations and the Conditions of Responsible Policymaking (AEI Press 1989).
Professor Rabkin has also written numerous chapters in edited books, articles in academic journals, and essays. He will be teaching International Law in the fall and the Founders' Constitution in the spring.
Prior to joining the George Mason Law School faculty, Professor Claeys taught at Saint Louis University School of Law for six years and was a Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law for two years at the University of Chicago Law School. Before teaching, he practiced appellate and tort litigation and clerked for the Hon. Melvin Brunetti, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Hon. William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States.
Professor Claeys' scholarship focuses on American property and constitutional law, and particularly on the influence of American natural-law/natural-rights theory on the law. Professor Claeys received his J.D. from the University of Southern California where he also served at Editor-in-Chief of the Southern California Law Review and his A.B. in Molecular Biology from Princeton.
Professor Claeys will be teaching Property in the fall and the Founders' Constitution and Trade Secrets in the spring.
New Visiting Faculty
Professor Bradford is a graduate of Stanford Law School and clerked for the Honorable James L. Oakes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Before coming to George Mason Law, she was a Visiting Associate Professor of Law and Interim Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Law Program at George Washington University. She previously practiced as an associate in the intellectual property law group at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, and as a reporter at Time Magazine writing in the areas of business and technology.
Professor Bradford will teach Trademark Law in the fall and the Intellectual Property in the spring.
Professor Kymn comes to George Mason from the Green Green Bag Journal of Law, where she was a Green Bag Fellow. Professor Kymn received her law degree from George Mason University School of Law, where she was a Robert A. Levy Fellow. She was an articles editor for the Journal of Law, Economics & Policy and a member/associate editor of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal.
Professor Kymn also formerly taught at Washington and Lee University. Her current teaching interests are in American Legal History, Law and Economics, Public Choice and the Law, and Environmental Law.
Professor Kym will co-teach an American Legal History seminar with Professor Ross Davies in the fall and will teach Environmental Law in the spring.
New Director of Legal Research, Writing & Analysis
Before returning to George Mason in a teaching capacity, Jennifer Hodge worked for the Department of Justice in the Criminal Division, as a Deputy Chief in the Electronic Surveillance Unit. Professor Hodge handled commercial and employment law matters as a litigation associate at Charlson Bredehoft & Cohen, P.C. and at Holland & Knight, LLP, and she managed a variety of civil matters serving as a law clerk for the former Chief Judge of the Fairfax County Circuit Court.
Professor Hodge began her career by practicing criminal law, primarily as an Assistant Public Defender, first in Fauquier County, and then in Fairfax County, Virginia, where she represented clients in all stages of litigation before the General District and Circuit Courts for those jurisdictions, the Virginia Court of Appeals, and the Virginia Supreme Court.
Professor Hodge earned her B.A. in History and French from the College of William & Mary and her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.
Returning Visiting Faculty
Professor Ghei is returning to George Mason Law School for a third semester as a visiting professor. Professor Ghei previously taught Comparative Law at Northwestern University School of Law as a Searle Fellow. Professor Ghei received her law degree from George Mason School of Law, where she was a Robert A. Levy Fellow. She was also articles editor for the George Mason Law Review.
Professor Ghei was formerly a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable John C. Eldridge, Jr. for the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Her current teaching interests are in Comparative Law, International Trade, International Law, Law and Economics, Conflicts of Law, and Civil Procedure.
Professor Ghei will teach European Union Law and International Business and Economics Law in the fall semester.
Professor Katzen is returning to the law school as a visiting professor after having most recently taught as an Adjunct Professor and Public Interest/Public Service Fellow at the University of Michigan Law School. She has also taught administrative law courses at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Georgetown Law Center.
From '93-'98, Professor Katzen served as the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (the senior adviser to the President on regulatory matters); she then became the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the White House ('98-'99), and returned to OMB in '99-2001 as the Deputy Director for Management. Before her government service, she was a partner in the Washington DC law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, specializing in administrative law and legislative matters.
Professor Katzen graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was Editor in Chief of the Law Review, after which she clerked for Judge J. Skelly Wright of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Professor Katzen frequently testifies before Congress on issues of administrative law and rulemaking and will be teaching Constitutional Law in the fall and Administrative Law in the spring.
Professor Schaefer returns for his seventh year as a visiting professor at George Mason Law School. He is also on the Faculty of Economics at the University of Hamburg. In addition, he is director of the Ph.D. Graduate College on Law and Economics. His main fields of interest are economic analysis of civil law and development economics. He is co-author of the textbook The Economic Analysis of Civil Law which was published by Edward Elgar, and he has authored a series of articles on law and economics. He also helped establish George Mason School of Law's Exchange Program in Law and Economics.
Professor Schaefer has his Ph.D. from the University of Bochum. He will be teaching a seminar on the Law and Poverty of Nations during the fall semester.


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Apple has quietly revealed that it is launching the third-generation iPad in Guam and the Philippines on May 29th. Rather than making an official announcement, Apple has disclosed the news through its Asian iPad page, which has been updated to show the new locations. Other launch details have yet to be published, but Filipinos will have the advantage of ordering from Apple's online store.


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Interactive audio visual digital paintings and drawings for the internet. Coded generative paintings by Stanza.
A whole site of generative works from 1997 onwards featuring dozens of interactive online paintings.
They are audio visual paintings, and can be installed into 'real' environments, were the movement of people in the room or gallery triggers the interactivity within the work. Interactive art on the interent. 3d and generative sounds. They moves away from linear pieces into a more non linear and interactive experience, giving the audience some control over the artwork.
Amorphoscapes allows you to experience different artworks depending on how you choose to navigate. As well as this non linearity, some of the pieces change over time. Users can control the sounds and pictures and change their amorphoscapes over time or just watch. All work is online but they are available as installations and for plasma screens.
sublime landscapes.......2002 . Generative landscapes constantly moving and different everytime you visit. ( will have its own website soon with touch screens version available).
expressionicity.......2002.Generative evolving environment that will keep loading and kep playing inspired by abstract expressionist painting.
automaton......2002. Series of moving generating sculptures that evolve.
cancer......2001. This small cancer - based generative cell grew out of discussions with researchers the chairman of Inbiomed, a Cancer Research Company in Spain. The piece replicates cells online, spewing out small images and regurgitating generative sounds. Cells generate and move in parallel then birth new cells and kill off old ones. This piece "cancer" is a generative piece, it just does its own thing. You can choose from a variety of cell - type.
numbers.......2001. Numbers system painting series ,all based on sequence 3, 6 and 9 and evolving into a random numbers pattern generator that is position controlled and moves when you move. A labyrinth of lines, tones and numbers. Treat the surface of the screen like a canvas for drawing on.
cellular....cultura.....2001. A series of painterly micro cells are manipulated and breed and replicate on top of one another as you move around. Based on the idea of cells as cultures this online installation allows you to play around with different cells colours and evolutions. While you do this sounds generate in real time and reprocess themselves. Cultura is a spatial compositional environment with sounds that evolve that are positioned in the space of the visual composition. You can explore the audio visual fusion by moving around the environment.
genomix........2001...genome baby maker - an interactive online installation. It allows you to cross reference all the patterns on the genome sequence and intermix or breed your own variable, allowing you to look at the new mix of chromosomes in real time; on line. NEXT versions will allow you to keep and print this pattern and to have bedspreads and curtains made in your very own post genetic mix.....mutant.....
generator.......1999 - 2000. An environment with sounds that can be selected that allow images to be altered. Cellular automata. The cells generate and move when the user makes them. A choice of sounds on the right allows the independent selection of sound to image. This piece was shown on ITV in the web review and featured on sonic arts network for the gallery channel. Also shown on the designers network.
matrixcity.........2000. Two versions. A sort of beautiful industrial drawing environment. Grey landscape mappings of wires that move around. An abstracted space with clunks and squeaky sounds. Controllable by dragging and moving through the space.
landscapes...2000. There are 12 pieces in the series with multiple sounds, all mouse controlled. An invisible menu appears on the left of your screen for navigation, move the mouse under this.
univercity...... "my universe is expanding". 2000. With generative sound mixer built into the piece, click on the small squares to change the sounds. Just sit back and watch as the universe get getting bigger. The sounds evolve over time and change pitch.
hybrid.... 2000. Digital painting and drawing installation. It moves when you move. If you go left, they go left. Completely immersive colour environment online. Change the colours and watch them bleed into one another.
traces......2000. digital painting and drawing installation. You can change the marks and make your own textures. This makes very subtle black and white images based on your movements which build up on the screen. This is a sort of drawing machine, online, spewing out fine dots and lines to make digital drawings. There is a generative sound processor built into the system.
biomorphs.... 1997 - 2000. mutating cells that self generate, with generative sound control. The cells move about replicating, while the soundscape at the top generates itself. Based on drawings of cells and cellular activity these works play with the idea of the cell being a highly adaptable structure whose movements create interesting visual patterns.
soundscraper ...... 1999 -2000. series of six multi sound environments. Lots of built in sounds and layers.
painter.........2000 -2001. Formal coloured painting environments that move when you move. The colours are all blended together to create an online painterly colour wall that changes (or can be changed by the user) over time. The colours fuse depending on your position on the screen. The idea was to brighten the internet up.
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There are pics in my barn if you care to look. She's a B/W Tobiano just like the mare in your video. If you want to do a search for her on allbreedpedigree.com her registered name is Mi-IMABLACKDIAMOND.
She currently stands around 15 hands (I haven't measured her) but she's going through another growth spurt as she's butt high. If you think you might be interested I can always take more photos when I'm back at the barn tomorrow.


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Five Things You Need for Your Unassisted Birth
By Bunmi on February 1st 2012
One of my favorite YouTube videos features birth advocate Laura Shanley speaking to Bob Berkowitz and Donna Barnes about unassisted birth.
She speaks about the flight or fight fear response that makes birth so painful and difficult for women around the world, and surprisingly, it seems as if the newscasters start to see where she's coming from!
My second baby was born at home unassisted. It was the most amazing and empowering experiences I'd ever had. Before I gave birth, I had the opportunity to speak to Laura Shanley on the phone to work out some of my pre-labor jitters. She was warm, full of information, and just the voice I needed to embark on my journey.
There are many lists out there that detail the items you need for an unassisted or home birth. Chux pads, music, etc. I purchased a basic homebirth kit before labor. 80% of the items remained unused. I found that most of the things I needed for a successful birth on my terms weren't things at all.
1) A basic understanding of the birth process. Our ancestors got this by watching actual births before they were hidden away in hospitals. Go online. Watch videos. Read midwifery blogs. Check out a books at the library by
Ina May Gaskin
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Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read
. A cerebral understanding of what and why your body must do to birth your baby is key.
2) Find a supportive network. You need a tribe. This can be online in the form of a homebirth group (although there are homebirthers who are against unassisted birth) or online. I joined a Yahoo! group and found tremendous support. You'll learn so much from other women's personal stories.
It also helps to read unassisted birth blogs. Email the bloggers directly if you have questions.
3) Become your own medical health professional. Feed yourself whole foods. Stay fit through walking. Take your vitamins, drink red raspberry leaf tea. If possible, limit your daily stress. Meditate. Nurture your spirituality. Journal. Take care of yourself and prepare your mind and body for childbirth.
4) A "what-if" strategy. I didn't indulge in negative thoughts much but I did have a back-up plan in mind to soothe my right brain. It was fairly simple: 911. It's nice to live in a modern society where help is only a phone call away if and when I choose to utilize it.
5) Trust in your intuition. This is #1. There's a little voice inside all of us that knows more and can perceive faster than our own efforts and logic. Some call this God, others, the Divine, I call it intuition. As part of strengthening your spirituality during your pregnancy to prepare for labor, develop your ability to hear and willingness to trust in your intuition.
Every other day we hear about how someone's "knowing" saved their life or resulted in a miraculous experience, learn to stay in tune with your feelings. Breathe. Calm your mind. You're about to have a transformational experience. Enjoy.
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Let's get one thing straight: nobody actually wants to look ugly at the ugly-Christmas-sweater party. The goal is to look festive and appropriately attired without trying too hard — and while still looking cute enough to mix and a-mingle during "Jingle Bell Rock." That's a tall order, but it's nothing one of these sweaters can't help you accomplish. From the bold sparkle on one very cool Topshop pullover to some serious Christmas cheer on a sweet reindeer-faced knit, we've found perfect sweaters just in time to ring in the holidays. Of course, you could always rent your ugly topper — but we think you'll want to wear the ones below again and again.
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"Windows" key: Open the Start menu
Welcome to the Windows Keyboard Shortcut of the Day blog! (You can read more about this blog if you like.)
We'll start things off with the "Windows" key. Most computer keyboards built since 1995 have this key, usually down between the Alt and Ctrl keys, to the left of the Spacebar. On most keyboards, it looks like this:
Pressing this key (by itself) opens the Start menu. Pressing it again switches off the Start menu.
Once the Start menu is open, you can use the arrow keys to select a menu item. Pressing the Enter key launches the selected menu item.
What if you don't have a Windows key on your keyboard? Just press Ctrl+Esc instead.
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Feel free to leave comments and questions, although I may move questions to their own article, and I reserve the right to edit as I see fit.
Hopefully, you'll cover all of the awesome WinKey-"something" shortcuts.
Not a day goes by that I don't use Win-E (File Explorer), Win-R (Run prompt) and Win-F (Find/Search). Got co-workers who walk up from outta the blue and talking about what's on your screen? Win-M will minimize every window on your screen. Here's the cool part: Win-Shift-M will bring back whatever was up before.
There's a bunch of those hotkeys, so that's a week's worth of posts right there.
Vista has some nifty specific ones, too. That cool "wow-factor" task switcher that always makes people go "ooOOOOooo…"? Win-Tab.
Hope I'm not giving away too much right off the bat, but as a non-mouser, I'm happy to see I'm not the only one who knows how to switch tabs on a window without reaching for the mouse.
Hi Gecko , yup, those are on the list! (Except for the Windows key+Shift+M — that one's new to me, and very cool. I use Windows key+D as a toggle, which is similar.)
I definitely have to check out Vista at some point.
Switching tabs (in Firefox and Excel) is something we'll be covering in a few weeks as well.
Interestingly, a friend of mine just bought a new Lenovo (IBM) laptop and it doesn't have a Win Key – IBM must think they are special. But after years of using Win + E for explorer, I found it very difficult to use this laptop.
Jodie, I feel your pain. In a couple of weeks I'll post details on how to create custom shortcut keys so that you can assign your own keystroke to start the Explorer.
Look at windows + F = F3 [find files ]
We have a third party product that runs under the web browser. When running in MS IE we have conflicting keyboard shortcut keys. The product wants to use F1 and F3 but when these keys are pressed the Windows functions appear as well as the command is passed to the product. Is there a way to disable the Windows function keys while this product is running in the web browser?
K, I turned off that windows key in XP. Now I have Vista, and want to turn it off there. How? It is not in that keyboard in control panel. I saw some say they wanted to try Vista. I like 2 things about Vista. Aero the clear borders with the way it shows the program running when switch with ctr – tab, and the part where ye rename items. So far the only thing I am not a fan of is that what there was in XP, most everything is changed. Such as add remove is now program features.
I love this tip!!
I'd spent my time constantly minimizing the pages I'd got open- but not now!
Many thanks
So its kinda like the apple key on Macs? I always wondered what it was used for. Real handy tips, thanks guys.
Win key + Pause/Break will open System Properties…:D now that's really helpful for TS's…:D
I love Cntl+Esc replacing the IBM non-windows start key but how can we usethe Windows start key+key shortcuts like Start+E for explorer? Cntl+Esc+E doesn't work.
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[…] Fast Fingers and Keyboard Locks February 9th, 2012 IT Radix Computer Support, Tech Tip Have you ever wanted to quickly lock your computer? Perhaps for privacy, perhaps it's part of your corporate security policy or in my case, to keep my son's fast fingers from wreaking havoc on my laptop while I'm getting him something. If this sounds like you, then read on. Assuming you've set up a password for your Windows login username, press the Windows key+ L. Immediately, the Lock Dialog will appear. To use your computer again, you must press Ctrl+Alt+Del, enter your password, and press Enter. […]


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Video: Moment of silence for Miss. River Bridge worker killed
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Workers at the New Mississippi River Bridge held a moment of silence Thursday morning for a St. Francois County man killed while working on the bridge one year ago today.
Thirty-five-year-old Andy Gammon was working on a barge when the crane came down, pulling him into the river.
Workers honored Andy Gammon with a moment of silence at the construction site at 9:55 a.m.
Lawmakers are also considering renaming a stretch of Interstate 70 leading up to the bridge in his honor.


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Hormone Replacement Therapy The Menopause Program at Women & Infants
For years, menopause has been the subject of rumor and myth. At one time, it was believed that menopause was a disease. It was also thought that menopausal women were constantly depressed and just stopped having sex. They were treated as if their lives had ended.Thankfully, attitudes towards menopause are changing for the better. It's seen as a perfectly natural part of life. It's also accepted that menopause is an easy transition for some, and a more difficult one for others. Through a new openness to talk about menopause, there's more help available to women who are having difficulty coping with this time in their lives.What is menopause?Medically defined, menopause is said to have begun when a woman's menstrual cycles have ended for a year. The reason for this change is a decrease in the production of estrogen and progesterone. These are the hormones that control menstrual cycles and other functions of a woman's body.Menopause is a completely natural process that occurs, on average, around age 50. Symptoms, however, often begin in the 40s and can last for up to a decade. Women whose ovaries have stopped functioning or have been removed surgically can experience what is commonly referred to as early menopause.How does your body change during menopause?Menopause affects different women in different ways. Many of these changes are brought on by decreasing hormone levels.The first signs of approaching menopause are changes in menstrual cycles. Some women might menstruate more frequently, others less. Timing between each cycle can become unpredictable.Menopause is sometimes accompanied by vaginal changes such as a decrease in moisture and elasticity resulting in discomfort during sexual intercourse.Hot flashes are the most common symptom of menopause. These are a sudden sensation of heat that spreads over all or part of the upper body.How are your emotions affected during menopause?As your body tries to compensate for its physical changes, there can be emotional changes too. Again, these symptoms vary in intensity from woman to woman.Some women experience nervousness, irritability, fatigue or mild depression. Hot flashes can cause trouble sleeping which, in turn, can result in memory loss and mood swings. But these emotional changes are a normal and natural consequence of sleep pattern disturbances. Taking care of yourself during menopauseDuring - and long after - menopause, you'll need to develop a routine, and keep a close watch on your health. It's important that you develop a trust and rapport with your doctor so he or she will be familiar with your medical history.
You should schedule a complete gynecologic and breast exam once a year so health problems can be discovered and treated early. The most serious of these - and the most common among post-menopausal women - is heart disease.There is also an increased risk of osteoporosis (a weakening of the bones) which could lead to fractures, posture problems or back pain.You can improve your health and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease by eating a balanced diet, following a regular program of exercise, and quitting smoking. You might also consider hormone replacement therapy.What is hormone replacement therapy?If you are having severe problems with menopause, your doctor might evaluate you for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This is a treatment that replaces the estrogen and progesterone lost through menopause. HRT can relieve hot flashes and other menopausal problems.In studies, HRT has been found to help reduce the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death for post-menopausal women. It has also been found to help prevent osteoporosis.If you and your doctor decide that HRT is an option, you should be aware that estrogen treatments alone have been linked to uterine cancer. Through the development of new hormone treatments, this increased risk has been eliminated.Although many women don't notice any side effects with HRT, they do occur in a few women. Side effects include fluid retention, irritability, swelling of the body, breast tenderness and abdominal cramping.What can you do if you have signs of severe menopause?Severe menopause can be helped. You should see your gynecologist and discuss the options that are right for you. Women & Infants Hospital offers the Menopause Program - appointments may be made through your own primary care provider or by calling (401) 274-1122, extension 42721.


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Computer users are a heady--as opposed to corporeal--lot. They invest an inordinate amount of money in computer systems, software, accessories, customized keyboards, and even mouse pads, but they skimp when it comes to a most critical element in a high-functioning office: the chair. It's not unusual to see, in front of a $4,000 computer system sporting all the latest and fastest components, a person perched perilously on a stool. And an ergonomically deficient work space means skyrocketing workers' compensation injuries.
Does your computer work space measure up to ergonomic standards?
* Computer monitor. The top of the screen should be at or just below the seated person's eye level. There shouldn't be any glare from lighting or windows.
* Keyboard. The keyboard should be at the seated person's elbow height. Wrists should be elevated by wrist or keyboard pads. Ergonomic keyboards follow the natural curve of the arms.
* Telephone. Clenching a handset between jaw and shoulder is a classic source of neck and shoulder pain. Headsets help prevent strain.
* Seating. Invest in a chair designed to encourage correct posture. Poor posture affects the back, arms, legs, and neck.
* Posture. It's important to keep moving--a software program like ErgoBreak (Vanity Software Publishing, 800-643-2881) encourages employees to take frequent breaks. A cartoon character leads exercises.
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Graduates of the BA-Public Administration program receive a general foundation in the nature of the public workplace and its administrative, political, and legal environments. Graduates are prepared for professional employment and executive leadership positions in government and non-profit organizations. The success of our graduates ultimately reflects the quality of education they received at Southern University at New Orleans. Some of the important characteristics that public administrators must possess in order to provide an effective and efficient service to stakeholders include leadership, organizing, planning, motivation, coordination, and communication. Knowing this, the BA-Public Administration curriculum is designed to prepare students to lead public organizations on the path to success, accountability, and effectiveness.
Currently, the department provides students with opportunities to expand their knowledge through participating in internships, course-based projects, and department/college sponsored events. Faculty in the department are knowledgeable in their fields, have an interest in the subjects they teach, and have high expectations for students in their courses. They provide challenging educational environments that allow students to expand their understanding of the course material, have pride in their accomplishments, and be prepared for a challenging and complex public sector. Furthermore, our faculty is accessible to students through its openness and willingness to assist students seeking to become their best. Students have an opportunity to develop a rapport with the department faculty who serve as instructors and academic advisers.
The Department of Public Administration provides an education that equips a predominantly inner-city student body from the Metro New Orleans region with cutting-edge knowledge, professional and research skills, and ethical decision-making abilities essential for successful careers in business, industry, education, government, and for further studies at graduate and professional levels. The Department supports and promotes research and intellectual contributions aimed at improving teaching, business opportunities in the region, and awareness of global issues.


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Fantasy Faire is in Full swing, and there is so much to see, so much to do.. and oh mai goshen… so much good stuff to buy!
If you love high fantasy at all, this is the one RFL event you must attend!
Margaret Heliosense, owner and designer of the products from Swing's Paradise Furnishings, has put several items up for auction at Fantasy Faire. When you purchase an auction item, your purchase price is donated to Relay for Life, and helps the American Cancer Society find a cure for cancer. To find out more about the live auctions, consult the Fantasy Faire 2012 Blog.
The cute sale carts shown above and below are auction items. Bid once, but make it a high bid, because other people will be bidding for these too, and you don't want to have it snatched out form under you at the last moment! There are two in the package, and I can see them hooked up ala gypsy caravan filled with tempting goodies for unwary passers-by. Too cute!
Wow! This is one B I G Tree House!
And the Big Tree House (shown in the next three pictures) features a bath, two platforms, a roomy hut, and a cute little bed with leaves to cover you and keep you all snug at night.
I drew a circle around Shang to give you an idea of the scale. See that little person inside the yellow circle? Yep, that's Shang.
Features include:
~ A cute cottage with triangle roof
~ Comfortable Tree with touch on/off birds sounds (root )
~ Two wooden terraces and three ladders
~ Cute leaves bath with bathing animation
~ Pretty leaves bed with sleeping animation
~ A total of 48prims
~ Modify and transferrable
~ Default footprint is 35mx35m
Shown below is the Goblin Tree House.
The Goblin Tree House features a large platform with two moderately sized rooms, one with a working fireplace.
The Goblin Tree House is also an auction item. This tree house is HUGE too, and features:
~ Very Cute Goblin Treehouse perfect for fairies
~ Default size is 35mx35m
~ modifiable
~ 60 prims including fireplace with a chimney
~ Cute decration of Acorns and wheels
~ One plant included
~ Touch on/off birds sounds
~ Touch open/close drape curtain
~ Touch open/close windows
- Swings Paradise Furnishings at Fantasy Faire 2012: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shadows%20Claw/200/72/20
- SL Marketplace Shop: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22640
- Inworld Shop: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Swings%20Paradise/128/121/27
- Blog: http://paradiseparadisebymh.slmame.com/
Fantasy Faire is my favourite relay for Life event in Second Life. This is a time fantasy themed merchants and builders pull together and put off all the stops to bring you the biggest, best gathering of fantasy merchants in Second Life.. or anywhere. The sims are always dazzling, the products offered are out of this world (literally), and where else can you go to see all the different races and species of Second Life gathered for one event?
This year, Fantasy Faire will run from Saturday 21 April through Sunday 29 April, 2012. Thousands of Second Life residents and creators will come together to support the American Cancer Society's vision of a world without cancer. Nine Second Life sims will be transformed into the Fairelands, a fantasy continent created to host Fantasy Faire 2012, to benefit Relay for Life of Second Life (RFL of SL).
The Fantasy Faire 2012 is made possible by the generous support of Sim and Event Sponsors: Arcanum, Booshies, Epic Toy Factory, Fallen Gods Inc., NeoStreams, Rustica, –= Solarium =–, The Looking Glass, T R I D E N T, and Vaengi Wings.
Are you or a loved one battling cancer? Find out how many ways the American Cancer Society is there to help. Visit cancer.org or call (US) 800-ACS-2345.
- Plurk: fantasyfairesl
- Website: http://fantasyfaireSL.wordpress.com/
- Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/fantasyfairesl/
- RFL in SL: http://www.relayforlife.org/secondlife
- American Cancer Society in Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/127/103/21
Mer-Elf Creations has been providing the citizens of Second Life quality medieval themed, fantasy, and mermaid clothing and gear for longer than almost any other designer on the grid. Creator Morgaine Price has created a niche for herself in this genre , and Mer-Elf Creations line of products just keeps growing and getting better!
For Fantasy Faire, Morgaine has pulled together this great Kingyo goldfish tail. There is another part to this tail available at Fantasy Faire as well. See the photos below.
The add-on package for Kingyo (purchased separately) is perfect for those times your mer is feeling a little under the weather. This tail has pieces that look like Ick. If you've ever had aquarium fish, you probably know what Ick looks like. The add-on is perfect for role playing situations, I can see a quest being built around finding the ingredients to make a cure for the Ick.
All of the gowns shown in this post, including the lovely Maelynn, shown below, are available at Mer-Elf Creations' Fantasy Faire location. To see more designs, plan to visit the Mer-Elf Creations main shop at Vanity Fayre.
Shhhh.. Morgaine was a little late putting her Fantasy Faire booth together. She claims "real life" got in the way. Hah! We know she was really out frolicking with elves and mermaids, gathering great ideas for future products.
Anyway, she's going to be locked away in the fantasy Faire lock-up on Friday, and she'll have to stay there until we pull together enough L$ to bail her out. Oh no! You know what that means! No more great fantasy designs until she is out of jail.
Here's how you can help: Pull together all your friends, and your friends' friends and gather up as many L$ as you can so that we can bribe her evil prison guard to set her free!
Shown above is May Queen in lavender. This gown comes in an appropriately spring-like collection of colours, buy one, buy them all! The pretty flower wreath is included with the gown, and it's colour change!
Below is She-urt, in green. This dress comes with a free-woman version included in the pack. Not sure what a free-woman or a she-urt is? Read the Gor books by John Norman to find out.
The she-urt version includes scripted scrolls so that you can add your own message. The free-woman gown includes a modesty veil, something no self-respecting free-woman would ever be seen in public without.. lest she become a she-urt.
- Mer-Elf Creations Fantasy Faire location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sea%20of%20Mer/213/74/21
- Mer-Elf Creations Main Shop: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vanity%20Fayre/53/20/23
I wrote a little about Lost in Starnight just before Fantasy Faire began, and the good news is that you can still find some great bargains at their Faire location.. and some really unique mer avatars as well!
Shown above is that free tail I blogged earlier, but look how great it looks on Hawk too! I love that mer tails are unisex, add a top and it's for a girl, take the top off and it's for a guy. Of course, guys love the topless look on girls too.
The totally awesome mer avatar shown above has drawn lots of comments, as you can well imagine. As I explained to one person, "The shark was hot on my tail, and I dodged right when I should have dodged left.. and that was all she wrote."
The Ghost Mer avatar comes complete with two skeletal buddies, all for a ridiculously low price. Need a costume for a party? Or maybe for Halloween? This is a real conversation piece!
The beautiful tail shown above is a prize in the Fantasy Faire Hunt. Look for turquoise ribbons, and buy it for the price shown on inspection. The Navy Tail is an underwater dream.. for only 25 L$. If you need a starter tail, this one is an excellent choice at a very low price. Hint: You'll find it in the Lost in Starnight Fantasy Fair Shop.
- Lost in Starnight Fantasy Faire location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sea%20of%20Mer/102/231/9
- Lost in Starnight Main Shop: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Royal%20Island/237/144/10
- SL Marketplace Shop: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LIS-Promo-Package-Merfolk/1850682


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The gulf between the richest 1 percent and the rest of America is the widest it's been since the Roaring '20s.
The very wealthiest Americans earned more than 19 percent of the country's household income last year - their biggest share since 1928, the year before the stock market crash. And the top 10 percent captured a record 48.2 percent of total earnings last year.
U.S. income inequality has been growing for almost three decades. And it grew again last year, according to an analysis of Internal Revenue Service figures dating to 1913 by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, the ...


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Do you think Apple will keep the same design like they did the iMac ( and principally the MacBook ) when it comes to the Mini?
And do you reckon it'll show the same sort of 'claimed' increases in performance that the new intel machines are supposed to have ?
why I ask? well all but ordered a mac mini, but held off for the Macworld announcements hoping that the mini would be the one with the intel chip. Now that it wasn't, do i wait a little longer, or just get the mini?


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You need a holiday mate...
Why, oh, why, does Cammie shoot himself in the foot so often?
Hiring Mr Green, in full awareness that he is a Monaco based fat cat who dodges taxes, is pure ammo for his detractors. It looks dumb. Why not get some six sigma guys who are well versed in outsourcing and cutting costs to go in and do the business.
This move reeks of vanity.
Iain Martin is Deputy Editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe. He writes on politics.


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This is the perfect dessert for Mother's Day, April Fool's Day, or whenever you want to give someone flowers but also really want something sinfully delicious to eat! It starts with pound cake, topped with the ice cream of your choice. But the real genius is in the "potting soil." See how to turn cookies into dirt. Follow Chef John's technique and you'll be amazed at how real it looks! Find the perfect April Fool's Day recipe.
This is FUN! My daughter is holding a garden party for her friends (they are only 12) but this will be a lovely surprise! I love fun ideas!
I love this idea. I will make it for my daughters for Mother's Day.
you can also find at some of the bulk candy displays, some candy that looks like pebbles. just for fun. :)


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MHR Andrew Wilkie slams 'cruel, tricky' Abbott team
- From: Sunday Tasmanian
- January 05, 2014
INDEPENDENT Denison MHR Andrew Wilkie has begun the New Year with fresh vigour, expressing optimism about Tasmania's future but determined to keep a "cruel and tricky" Abbott Government on its toes.
And he is hopeful the coming state election will remedy the "complete absence" of strong leadership in the Tasmanian Parliament.
Looking fit and relaxed yesterday after a camping trip to the Tasman Peninsula, the second-term MP wasted no time in slamming the three-month-old Coalition Government for its policies on health, education and asylum seekers, while saying he would continue to work with both sides of politics to advance the interests of his constituents.
"In this Parliament, I have a role to do what I can to keep the Government honest because the country has elected a cruel and tricky Government," he said.
"This Government has been cruel, in particular, when it comes to disadvantaged people -- whether that's people relying on the public health system or problem gamblers -- and the uncertainty now over the future of Gonski education funding.
"Whether it be health or education or disability, when there are cuts, they have a disproportionate effect on the most disadvantaged people in our community because they are the people who can least afford private health care or private education.
"But it even extends beyond our borders, because the Government has been cruel to those seeking asylum and to those in developing countries in the way it is going to wind down our foreign aid budget.
"It is a cruel Government."
Mr Wilkie said he would work with whichever Government the voters elected, and was careful in the previous Parliament to establish a working relationship with both sides of politics.
He said Denison's interests were best served by avoiding a hostile relationship between the electorate and the Federal Government but that, even among Liberal voters, he sensed unease about the initial performance of the Abbott Government.
Mr Wilkie said this year could be a great year for Tasmania but before the economy had any chance of recovery, the cost of Bass Strait required urgent action.
"It is one of the most significant brakes on our economy," he said.
"Whether it be the enhancement of existing cost-equalisation schemes, or a new scheme altogether, we have to bring down the cost of travelling on what is a national highway.
Mr Wilkie slammed the current State Parliament as one full of party hacks. He said parties had to choose better candidates, and urged a new generation of politicians to step forward.
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Ian Bartle of Upper Rosny Posted at 8:01 PM January 09, 2014
Thanks, Greg James for your view of history, perhaps not far from the truth. That old 20/20 hindsight is a wonderful thing but my version of it is this: Indies like Wilkie should be very careful NOT to promise too easily who or what they will support, adn critically, under which specific circumstances. Apart from the Libs who would have clearly benefited, there is a view that the long-suffering Australian public would have been saved a lot of pointless delay if Wilkie had just said 'Fair enough, Julia, live by the sword.' and pulled his support for her Govt. that day. He would have been very unpopular in the short term with dyed-in-the-wool Laborites, but Gillard/Rudd put many of them offside anyway. I'd say he disappointed quite a few of his own supporters too with his decision not to take it to the wire. In the linger term it owuld not have made him subsequently unelectable, it would have meant a flurry of votes from voters who want pollies who mean what they say, and lay their own jobs on the line over the principles that saw them elected in the first place. Wilkie might have had a few months selling carpets, but he'd have romped in at the next state election for instance.
Tony Abel of Launceston Posted at 2:26 PM January 09, 2014
"He said Denison's interests were best served by avoiding a hostile relationship between the electorate and the Federal Government" is it just me or is this comment completely at odds with his interview?
Jack Dean of Hobart Posted at 3:29 PM January 06, 2014
By the way Andrew, are you saying the greens (and seemingly yours?) policy of giving preference to asylum seekers who can afford a [illegal] boat trip over the other millions of legitimate asylum seekers worldwide who cannot is NOT cruel? Are you saying the scrapping of Howards policies by Rudd, which has resulted in an increase in the number of deaths is NOT cruel? Some pragmatism & a grip on reality is required on these issues Andrew, not name calling.
Jack Dean of Hobart Posted at 2:55 PM January 06, 2014
I have previously had time for Wilkie, but this baseless name calling with no facts to back it up is the childish behaviour we've come to expect from greens. Very disappointing. Rob Broadway repeats the same 2 or 3 things ad naseum to try & come up with a list of broken promises, which doesnt really exist. The boats a re slowing, education funding has been increased by Abbott & he's looking into simplyfying the cruel adoption laws. Quite compassionate I'd say. Unfortunately, he's left with the task of making the courageous, tough, unpopular decisions to fix the mess the Rudd/Gillard created with Wilkie's support.
John Taylor of Perth Posted at 11:26 PM January 05, 2014
Mr Wilkie stays in parliament only because the Denison electorate is hopelessly divided between Libs, Labor and the Greens who would rather have an independent than any other alternative if their party cannot win outright. Have a look at his website - it is a Greens manifesto of hopeless idealism.
Albert Stroller of Lenah Valley Posted at 10:50 PM January 05, 2014
Mr Wilkie has all the influence of an English-born batsman
Janet Williams of Middleton Posted at 7:01 PM January 05, 2014
What is the purpose of this article and Wilkie's comments? Is it possible that he is suffering from too little recent attention so he had to say something... anything.


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I haven't quite known how to express the feeling that went with hearing that Alex Chilton died earlier this week. Very glad to see that Phil Nugent has put it into words:
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I know that, for a lot of people my age, Chilton's name had a special magic to it because of what was resolutely unmagical about him. He was a working stiff, someone who'd had his greatest popular success when he was still practically a child and who preferred to tend his own garden and do what struck his fancy than try to replicate it or cash in on it. When he met the Replacements after they'd helped introduce him to a new audience and solidify his standing as a college radio cult hero, it was on more or less equal terms: he wasn't a big swinging dick of the music industry whose ring they had to kiss, but he wasn't a broken-down dude out of rehab who had to be beholden to the big new stars, either. They were both pros, in it for the long haul, stubbornly working their limited market share, left of the dial. But Chilton was treasurable in that company because of his experience and the fact that he'd had a mass success and had kept making music without having one again.The phrase "stubbornly working [a] limited market share, left of the dial" created a kind of shock of recognition, and helps me to make sense of things.
It's an open question whether he could have had another one if he'd wanted it. But the fact that he seemed capable of living without it--that he let Big Star run its course rather than twist the band's sound this way or that, desperately trying to have a hit, and settled in Memphis and then New Orleans, where he tried new things and did what he pleased whenever he could book some studio time instead of carving out a niche in Vegas or L.A. and working the oldies circuit--made him seem like one of the guys to those of us who spent our college years, in the '80s and '90s, crowded into underheated music venues with walls plastered with mimeographed fliers and creaking wood floors that felt as if they might have given way if too many people had cheeseburgers on their way to the gig and squatting in cars with the radio tuned to the college station. His whole career had an improvisational, D.I.Y. feel to it that was inspiring, especially to those of us who weren't sure enough that we'd be dead by thirty that we sometimes wondered if it was possible to bypass business school and still have a future with some dignity. "Dignity" isn't the first word that comes to mind when thinking of Chilton, but he did earn himself plenty of respect, to go with all the love.
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OWC launches 750GB On-the-Go portable drives
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On-the-Go portable drives reach 750GB
OWC has launched new 750GB notebook drive products. The new capacity drives arrive in bus-powered On-The-Go Pro models, with three connectivity options. The top-of-the-line triple interface offers FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 connections, while a dual-interface FireWire 400/USB 2.0 and a USB 2.0-only version are available for reduced pricing.
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It's about more than math. This month's Jan Dils Golden Apple winner is adding laughter to the lives of his students and subtracting stress.
The students at Parkersburg South High School say Mr. Paul Miller takes a tough subject and makes it manageable with his great personality.
He hopes his students take as much from his class as he gets from spending time with them.
"I hope they take not only the knowledge of the math that I've taught, but also about life, and how to approach life in a positive way every day, I know it's hard in these times, but I hope that's one of the things they get out of my class," says Mr. Miller.
He's been teaching at South for 35 years. Soon, he's putting away his calculator. Mr. Miller is retiring at the end of this school year.
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It's a curse, isnt it? I always have to 'tweak' stuff that works perfectly well, cant seem to leave anything alone!Originally Posted by Jim Fitzgerald
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He's not actually going to hit Martha. But it would make for some interesting television…
Josh Dorfman, host of The Lazy Environmentalist on Sirius Radio, will be making a big splash on an environmentally-themed edition of The Martha Stewart Show. Airing tomorrow, (April 20th), Josh will be demonstrating cutting-edge products and services to help easily "green" our lifestyles. Most excellent. He'll also be sporting some eco-friendly garments from Nau and green kicks from Timberland.
It's great to see Martha's crew reaching out to people in the online community inspiring others to make a difference. Last year, Treehugger's Simran Sethi helped Martha with some eco-friendly tips. She's now the co-host of the one of the largest green efforts on television with the Sundance Channel's THE GREEN. As a result of his participation, we can expect Dorfman to be launched into green-stardom; potentially starring in some green action-hero movie this time next year. Can't wait.
We also wanted to mention that Josh has a new book out: "Your Guide To Easy, Stylish, Green Living". Here's a snippet from the "About" section,
"Environmentally savvy products are now in kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and living rooms. They're the new paint on your walls and the contemporary rugs on your floors. They're everything from your toothbrush to your laundry detergent to you're your flat-screen TV. They inform your life easily without compromise. The Lazy Environmentalist is your hands-on guide to the best of easy, stylish green living. You can start today."
Anyways, kudos to Josh on his rising green star. Click here to view a preview of the show!
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Risk trends favored the greenback overnight it what could best be described as a healthy period of consolidation ahead a solid week of critical event risk. In addition to Thursday's Federal Reserve policy meeting, we've also got influential themes coming across the Atlantic with this evening's long-awaiting German Constitutional Court ruling on injunctions against the ESM. After Friday's fall, the greenback was well bid against its risk counterparts with the Euro, Aussie and Kiwi leading the decline. The local unit took a leg-lower in the domestic session after China's trade data, and support for greenback overnight saw downside momentum maintained and remains under pressure at current daily lows of 103.3 US cents. Likewise, the Euro was lower against its major counterparts, led by a fall in the EURUSD pair which eased to the downside of $US1.28 before finding support just above $US1.2750.
Meanwhile, a point of contention for markets remains Greece's prospects of receiving its next tranche of bailout funds. The troika are back in Greece and taking part in a series of meetings with the Prime Minister and Finance Minister in effort to reach a consensus on proposed spending cuts needed to secure further aid.
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Overnight there were reports of further possible delays after German politician Peter Gauweiler launched a further offensive over the European Central Banks potentially unconditional use of the fund in its bond buying operations. While also question the constitutional viability of the fund, Gauweiler stated the ESM "should only come into force when the ECB has taken back its self-awarded power as a hyper rescue-shield." While the court may rule against the injunction from a constitutional perspective, it is also possible the court may further delay its ruling pending further consideration to Gauweiler's latest anti-ESM initiative.
Local data on today's docket includes the NAB Business Confidence and Conditions indices. While a less than inspiring print may exacerbate downside, we anticipate regional equities to remain a key barometer for the local unit before we hand over to Europe once again with further conjecture ahead of the ESM ruling likely to dominate. At the time of writing the Australian dollar is buying 103.3 US cents.


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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (October 17, 2013)--Aretha Franklin has revealed a little information about the recent health problems that have caused her to miss some performance dates.
During a performance Wednesday near Detroit, Franklin said she had had some recent treatment and that "the side effects were rough," but she didn't reveal the condition for which she was treated.
Franklin, 71, says the health issue delayed an album project she was supposed to start in July.
She also canceled several shows earlier this year because of health reasons.
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Celestia is a really nice tool that lets you explore the Universe as it provides real-time 3D visualization of space. Celestia is impressively comprehensive as it is based on the Hipparcos Catalogue (the result of the European Space Agency's "astrometric" mission from November 1989 to March 1993) and therefore contains more than 100,000 stars.
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Having Fusion inside AutoCAD would be lovely. But I guess it won't be easy to actually integrate the Fusion modeling inside AutoCAD. Many people still love AutoCAD native 3D modeling capability. Probably only they who work in manufacturing industry would love to see it inside AutoCAD.
Cheat Engine is a powerful and feature-rich program designed primarily for cheating in games. It has a simple, intuitive interface making it easy for beginners, but it also has a lot 'under the hood' making it ideal for advanced users as well. It comes with a memory scanner to quickly scan for variables used within a game and allow you to change them.
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The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) announced the 2013 winner of the Michael L. Printz Award on Jan. 28. This year's winner is "In Darkness," written by Nick Lake, published by Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers (BFYR).
Main character Shorty, a 15-year-old impoverished gang member living in the slums of Cite Soleil, Haiti, wakes up buried alive in the remains of a hospital that collapsed during the devastating earthquake of 2010. Shorty's mind flashes back to his violent past and the loss of his twin sister. In this altered state, he also sees the birth of Haiti through the eyes of Toussaint Louverture, 19th century leader of the Haitian Revolution.
The following four titles were named as Printz honor Books: "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe," written by Benjamin Alire Saenz and published by Simon & Schuster BFYR; "Code Name Verity," written by Elizabeth Wein, published by Hyperion; "Dodger," written by Terry Pratchett, published by HarperCollins Children's Books; and "The White Bicycle," written by Beverley Brenna, published by Red Deer Press.
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Grumpy Gliscor/VS. Gliscor (Japanese: VSグライオン VS. Glion) is the 378th round of the Diamond & Pearl chapter in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
The round opens with the captain of the S.S. Sinnoh, Eldritch, starting his duties. He soon realizes that Diamond, who was on his ship, ate his supply of food. He decides to take Diamond back to shore. However, he soon finds that all of his employees have been knocked out. A wild Gliscor appears and starts attacking. Diamond starts battling with it and commands Lax to spit its Berry out of its fur and throw at Gliscor to buy time. After that he commands Don to rub its head against Tru's tree. Gliscor bites Don's head, but it was too hard and made Gliscor feel pain in its mouth. Diamond then explains that Don is a Steel-type and has a very hard head, and rubbing its head against Tru's tree makes its defense go higher. By using this advantage he commands Tru to use Razor Leaf as the finishing blow. He then hands Byron's letter to the captain. Then the captain allows Diamond to stay on the ship. The captain suddenly realizes that the ship is about to crash into a very big rock. Fortunately the rock is destroyed by a Flash Cannon from a mystery Pokémon on a smaller boat. Riley, who is driving the boat, introduces himself to Diamond.
Major events
- Don has his first battle, against a Gliscor.
- Riley starts his training with Diamond on Iron Island.
Pokémon debuts
- Diamond
- Sailor Eldritch
- Riley
- Byron (Mentioned)
- S. S. Sinnoh Crew
- Eldritch's Wife
- Eldritch's Child
- Torterra (Tru/Wig; Diamond's)
- Munchlax (Lax; Diamond's)
- Shieldon (Don; Diamond's)
- Lucario (Riley's)
- Gliscor
- Gligar (Mentioned)