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America's First Bookless Library Coming Soon to Texas
Posted By Andrew Goodwin On January 18, 2013 @ 5:18 pm In Architecture,Books,green gadgets,Innovation,News | No Comments
A new library is getting ready to open in Bexar County, Texas [2], but it won't look like a traditional library. The new library will be small, devoid of traditional paper books, and judging from the architect's rendering, it will look very similar to an Apple Store. The library, known as BiblioTech, will be the nation's first fully-digital library, and it's set to open later this year with a stock of e-Readers for visitors to borrow e-books [3].
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The 4,989-square-foot e-library responds to the growing strength of digital book sales. Schools and universities around the nation have already implemented and offered bookless libraries [6]since 2010. As the movement of digital media grows, we have already seen well-known print magazines, such as Newsweek, fold to the pressures of devices like Amazon's Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, and the iPad.
BiblioTech has partnered with e-book providers to deliver access to over 10,000 titles, and the hope is that the collection can continue to grow rapidly over the coming years. To begin with, visitors will have access to about 100 e-readers, 50 e-readers for children, 50 computer stations, 25 laptops, and 25 tablets. Borrowing the e-reader device [7] will even be allowed for up to two weeks just like a normal library book. Judge Nelson Wolff, who announced the birth of BiblioTech, believes that this transformation of the public library system in Bexar County is "designed for, not adapted to, the digital age." Hopefully the jury comes back to the judge's comment with a positive review.
Via GOOD [8]
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Reborn Victorians: Today, a Generation of Contemporary Artists Is Returning to Photography's Historic Roots but with a Modern Twist That Straddles 19th- and 21st-Century Processes
Meyers, Laura, Art Business News
As the art of photography marches relentlessly down the digital path, a surprisingly opposite trend has also emerged. These days, contemporary artists throughout the United States are experimenting with antique photographic processes, pioneering a resurrection of photographic techniques that faded from use more than a century ago. Although this new, handmade work is anchored in the technology of the past, it is infused with contemporary aesthetic ideas and reinvention. These born-again Victorian photographers use antique tools and methods to record and manipulate contemporary subject matter in fresh, new and individualistic ways.
"This work is about opening up the discourse," said Carolyn McCusker, curator at San Diego's Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA). "In the 19th century, the camera was in the hands of privilege, a certain class and usually a certain gender--white males. Now Jayne Hinds Bidaut is photographing nude men, Deborah Luster is making images of black men, and Jerry Burchfield makes photograms of roadkill, showing us the outline of a dead coyote's corpse."
Gaining Momentum
MoPA is one of several museums and public galleries that have exhibited Victorian style photographs in the past few years. In March, MoPA presented the works of 13 cutting-edge artists in "Secret Victorians: Contemporary Photographers Working in 19th Century Processes" as a companion show to the museum's homage to pioneer photographer William Henry Fox Talbot, whose works from the early 1800s are seldom exhibited. In December, MoPA will exhibit tintypes by Los Angeles artist Stephen Berkman, including commissioned portraits of actors Nicole Kidman and Jude Law made by Berkman for the upcoming Civil War movie, "Cold Mountain" which is slated for a Christmas Day release.
Also, the Cleveland Museum of Art presented a solo show of Bidaut's tintypes last spring. In 2001, the Fisher Gallery at the University of Southern California showcased "Lost and Found: Rediscovering Early Photographic Processes," an exhibition of 19th century American daguerreotype, tintype and ambrotype portraits that were contrasted with works by contemporary artists who have revived these techniques. (The exhibition is still online at Fisher Gallery's virtual exhibit imsc.usc.edu/ haptics/LostandFound/welcome.html.)
Several recent books focus on contemporary artists who are reviving historic photographic processes, including Arena Editions' "McDermott & McGough." The book, with text by Mark Alice Durant, documents photographers David McDermott and Peter McGough's explorations of a number of historical photographic processes, including gum bichromate, cyanotype, platinum palladium and salt printing.
Bidaut also has a new book, "Animalerie," scheduled for publication early next year, while Twin Palms Publishers has slated its new collection of Luster's tintypes for a November release.
There is a groundswell of interest in commercial art galleries as well. Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York exhibits Jerry Spagnoli's daguerreotypes. In Dallas, Sun to Moon Gallery now represents Jill Skulpin Burkholde, who works with bromoilprints. The White Room Gallery, in West Hollywood, Calif., has presented several group shows of these works. Ricco-Maresca Gallery in New York exhibits works by Bidaut--whose next show is scheduled for February 2004--and Mark Kessler, who makes contemporary daguerreotypes Howard Greenberg Gallery, also in New York, is planning upcoming shows for France Scully Osterman, who works in the wet plate collodion process, and her husband, Mark Osterman, who has been experimenting lately with many early photographic processes.
Sarah Morthland Gallery in New York started the ball rolling in 1997 with its seminal exhibit, "Inventors and Alchemists." "The show was really meant to seduce people to see what this photography was about and its tremendous beauty," recalled Morthland. "Even bad results have a tendency to look charming. …

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New Cinemark theater open in Towson
You can work on your abs today in what used to be the AMC Theaters on York Road, but it was your seat that got the work out.
Towson's last movie house never had the plush stadium seating of its competitors and it finally had to close its doors three years ago.
The new Cinemark complex, opened Thursday in Towson, includes an extreme digital or "XD" auditorium that takes movie watching to a whole new level. XD is Cinemark's in-house brand of high-definition cinemar, comparable to IMAX.
"It has an enormous 70-foot screen that's wall to wall, ceiling to floor," said Marketing Vice President James Meredith, "We have over 70 speakers in this auditorium as well---speakers on the walls, behind the screen, behind you in the back and even in the ceiling. So when you're coming to see a big blockbuster movie like Tranformers or Planet of the Apes, this is the environment that you really need to enjoy that movie in."
Also featured is a dinner menu, a full bar and a reserve section that comes with its own private balcony entrance, rocker-style seats and swivel tables.
The complex also has a neighboring 850-space parking garage that will cost movie goers two bucks for four hours if they want to skip searching for street parking in the busy business district.
For those who live in Towson who have grown tired of driving to other communities to catch a flick, it's like a dream come true.
"I either got in the car with someone who had a lift," said Joe Gallagher, "Sometimes The Senator, sometimes the Rotunda, more often the Charles were my favorites, but this will be really nice."
"White Marsh, I was going at first," said Mike Wees, "and then I heard about this place and I was like, 'Wow! I can come here to Towson cause it's 15 minutes from my home.'"
Cinemark also will show family, art and independent movies as well as alternative content like musicals, operas and sporting events.
Ultimately, eight new restaurants will open around it as part of the Towson Square Center.


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History/Political Science - Dr. Joe Melusky, Professor of Political Science and Director of the SFU Center for the Study of Government and Law, participated in the National Technology and Social Science Conference in Las Vegas, NV, April 13-15, 2014. Dr. Melusky presented a paper entitled, "Negative Campaigning: What Is It, Why Do They Do It, and What Difference Does It Make?"History/Political Science - The Current Affairs Club and the History/Political Science Department are sponsoring Humanitarian Interventions: Through the Looking Glass – Strategy and R2P (Responsibility to Protect) by Colonel Thomas E. Sheperd on Thursday, April 24, 2014 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Scotus 104. Colonel Thomas E. Sheperd of the U.S. Army War College will share his expertise on the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine, its development and how it relates to strategy and statecraft. The talk will cover the challenges, difficulties and consequences of humanitarian interventions. The presentation will last 30-40 minutes with 20 minutes set aside for Q&A. Colonel Sheperd's comments are entirely his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army or the United States Government. This is a CES event.Social Work – The Social Work Department and Social Work Club had a successful Take Back The Night and Clothesline Project this year. Over 250 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the events offered. Dr. Mark Lynch and Dr. David Hunter would like to thank the General Education department and all the CORE 403 students for their assistance this year, as well as the faculty who supported the efforts.
Fine Arts –The Saint Francis University World Drumming Ensemble under the direction of Mr. Jim Donovan, Instructor of Music, presented its annual Spring concert on Monday, April 14, 2014 in the JFK Lounge. Special guests included Ms. Becky Bickford and her West African style dance ensemble "Kulani". The concert was well attended and enjoyed by all.Institute for Ethics - Dr. Michael McKale, Director of the Institute for Ethics at Saint Francis represented the University at the Annual "Moral Choices Lecture" at Mt. Aloysius College. Delivering the lecture entitled, "Journey to the Kingdom of God: From Individualism and Tribalism to Neighborliness and the Common Good," was a former colleague in the Philosophical and Religious Studies Department and former President of Mt. Aloysius, Sister Mary Ann Dillon, PhD, RSM. The Annual Ethics Lecture was held on April 23, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the John F. Kennedy Student Center Auditorium. The Saint Francis University Office of Mission Integration, under the direction of Rev. Joseph Lehman, T.O.R., has established "Sustainability and Care for Creation" a campus theme for this academic year. This year's Ethics Lecture, in keeping with that theme, will be delivered by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. A question and answer session with the audience will conclude the presentation entitled "The Green Path: Developing a Shared Ethic for Protecting the Planet." For over a decade, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has been a passionate voice for the planet and its people and a very popular speaker on college campuses. He is a consultant with The Frontier Project, the author of Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet and a contributor to All-American: 45 American Men On Being Muslim. Ibrahim is a former sustainability policy advisor to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Outward Bound instructor. In 2013, Ibraim was honored by NBC's TheGrio.com as one of 100 African Americans making history today.Literature & Languages - On April 12, 2014 SFU hosted the 25th Annual APPLES Foreign Language Festival led by Ms. Mary Jean Bujdos, Adjunct Instructor of Italian. APPLES stands for the Appalachian Language Educators Society, a collaborative born of a multi-county meeting to strengthen language instruction and opportunities for teachers and students. APPLES was named by Dr. Vincent Remillard, Professor of French, in 1987, and our logo was designed by Mr. Charles Olson, Professor of Art. Fifteen schools attended bringing well over 300 high school and junior high students to campus, where they competed in seven different categories of 3 languages, and four or more levels of each language. Competition was held in composition, speaking proficiency, literary recitation, and listening/reading, with additional categories for music performances and art. In addition to Ms. Mary Jean Budjos and Dr. Vincent Remillard, on board as judges, speakers, and support were faculty members Dr. Margaret Morales (Spanish), Ms. Gale DeArmin,(ASL) , Dr. Tim Bintrim (English), Dr. David Ervine (German), Ms. Ariadna Sanhueza (Spanish), and Ms. Martha O'Brien (Music/General Education), as well as a dozen SFU student volunteers. Participants were also entertained by members of the ASL at the awards ceremony. The event itself was partially funded by the College of Arts and Letters through a creative Recruitment grant to decrease the cost of lunches for participants. The Office of Admissions also donated folders, pens and drawstring bags for each participant APPLES provides a unique opportunity for the expansion of language awareness for current and prospective students. Psychology - Dr. Marnie Moist, Associate Professor of Psychology, and five research students presented their research on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the 17th Annual Laurel Highlands Undergraduate Research Conference held at the University of Pittsburgh in Greensburg, PA. The following posters were presented: Chelsie Adams, Macy Brink, and Marnie Moist presented a research poster on the PSYC 202 class behavioral observation project called Relationship between Signing a Trivial Petition and the Tone of the Requestor's Voice. Results of this study showed that, of 240 people approached on campus, 80% agreed to sign a petition regarding a trivial issue (e.g., support for adding Nemo, the clownfish, to the Science Center aquarium). Surprisingly, of the 20% who refused to sign, 77% said "No" after receiving an excited tone of voice inviting them to sign; of those who agreed to sign, only 42% did so after hearing the excited invitation. It is unclear if receiving an excited invitation to sign a petition increases feelings of coercion, hence resistance, or if it simply makes people more strongly wish to avoid others with strange priorities. Emilee Janidlo, Christine MacMillan, and Marnie Moist presented a research poster on a quasi-experiment called The Relationship between Cognitive Control and Pencil Grip among College Students. Results of this study failed to find any relationship between ability to see 3D-image stereogram "pop-out" and use of the optimal dynamic tripod pencil grip (relative to non-optimal, as unobtrusively observed in adults). However, a significant majority of college students were unable to perceive depth in the stereogram, and a significant majority displayed non-optimal pencil grip. Katie Vena and Marnie Moist presented a research poster on a quasi-experiment called Effect of Hours Slept and Sleep Patterns on Students' Academic Performance. Results of this study showed that the third quiz taken by PSYC 101 students for a grade was significantly impacted by whether their sleep quality the night before the quiz matched their typical sleep quality. Those who slept poorly the night before the quiz despite normally getting good quality sleep performed on average (at 58%) worse than those whose night-before-quiz sleep quality matched their regular sleep (whether both were good [87% average] or both poor [71% average]). It is unclear whether disrupted sleep schedule or the poor study technique of "pulling an all-nighter" most contributed to these results.Sociology/Criminal Justice – Dr. Justin Snyder, Assistant Professor of Sociology, presented "The Narrative Self and Traumatic Images of Combat" at the Eastern Sociological Society conference in Baltimore, February 2014. He has been invited to present "Coming of Age in Combat: Masculinity and Traumatic Awakening" at the Understanding and Responding to Violence and Trauma conference at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, May 2014. In January, he published entries titled "War" and "Trauma, The Patients' View" in Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness, edited by A. Scull and published by SAGE Reference. He has an article "'Blood, Guts, and Gore Galore:' Bodies, Moral Pollution, and Combat Trauma" forthcoming in the journal Symbolic Interaction. Research and writing for the journal article was supported by grants from the School of Arts and Letters and the Faculty Development Committee.
Business Administration - On Monday, April 14, 2014, the School of Business held the annual School of Business Zanzuckki Research Poster Presentation in the DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness. There were 14 posters presented including posters from both undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty mentors for the posters included: Dr. Margaret Garcia, Dr. John Miko, Dr. Ed Timmons, and Ms. Jonna Contacos-Saywer. Some expenses and awards related to the event were funded through a Koch Family Foundation grant. Business Administration - The School of Business under the Dr. Albert A. Zanzuccki Endowed Chair in Business Executive in Residence Series hosted two successful Saint Francis University Alumni. On March 10 and 11, 2014, Mr. Peter Stevenson presented campus talks entitled, "International Communications and the IT Services Industry." Mr. Stevenson spoke to approximately 160 business students during his two day visit to campus. Mr. Stevenson is the cofounder of Latisys, a leading provider of hybrid Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) IT solutions. He is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. His firm operates large interconnected data centers in Ashburn, Virginia, Denver, Southern California, and Chicago. He is now expanding his business to Europe. His company has been named to INC's Fastest Growing Private Companies List for the past five years, and in 2011 was ranked #23 by Forbes magazine in their "Top 1000 Most Promising Companies in America" List. He graduated with a business management degree at Saint Francis University and is currently on the Advisory Board for the School of Business. He resides with his wife and family in Northern Virginia. The second Executive in Residence to visit campus in March was Ms. Christine B. Carr. Ms. Carr visited campus on March 27 and 28 and presented sessions entitled, "Preparing for a Career in the Finance Industry" to 150 business students. Ms. Carr is founder and manager of the Community Development Finance Group at Silicon Valley (SVB) in California. Part of her professional responsibility is to provide lending expertise and services for affordable housing projects in and around the San Francisco Bay area. She received a BA in History from Saint Francis University and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. She resides with her husband in Berkley, California where they raised her three daughters. Business Administration - Ron Pullman, president of the Pullman Financial Corporation of Carnegie, Pa and an author on personal finance presented a workshop, "Taking a Proactive Approach to your Financial Situation" on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 to a standing room crowd of business students and faculty in Padua Hall. MHRM - The SFU SHRM Student Chapter members Kelsey Kohler, Caroline Sandrick, Tim Ott and Advisor Jonna Contacos-Sawyer attended the Blair County Human Resource Management Association's Monthly meeting featuring speaker Bob Low on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Mr. Low presented a management and leadership presentation entitled, Low's Laws of Leadership. Kelsey Kohler, SFU SHRM Student Chapter President introduced all SFU attendees, informed the audience about the mission and accomplishments of the newly formed chapter, offered to volunteer and partner with Blair county on community service projects and all students had the opportunity to network with HR Professionals. Blair County HR Association is offering financial support to the SFU SHRM student chapter for future needs.Dr. Randy Frye, Dean of the School of Business, was re-elected to the Board of Directors of the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) as an Officer during association elections by the membership at its annual conference on Thursday in San Diego, California. Dr. Frye, who was formerly on the Audit and Member Development Committees of the Board, was elected Treasurer. This will be Dr. Frye's fifth board term since the global business accreditation organization was founded in 1997 by Dr. John Green. He also is a founding board member. The IACBE is one of the three American collegiate business accreditation organizations recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the United States Department of Education. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors, Dr. Frye conducts assembly training endeavors for new site reviewers, recruits new college members, and leads two to three site visits of business units being considered for either accreditation for the first time or a reaffirmation of accreditation per year. Recent site visits during the past two years include Misericordia University (Dallas Town, Pa), InterAmerican University -San German Campus (Puerto Rico), University of Business and International Studies (Geneva, Switzerland), and Lynn University (Boca Raton, Florida). He is on the faculty of the Annual IACBE University Summer Training Institute for new chairs, associate deans, and deans. Dr. Frye co-presented an all-day conference workshop for 26 prospective site reviewers at the IACBE annual conference on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Resort in Mission Bay, near San Diego, California. The purpose of eight hour workshop is to train future site reviews for peer assessments of business programs and schools seeking accreditation by the IACBE. Dr. Frye presented the workshop with Dr. Margarita Knopik, former Vice President of Accreditation for the IACBE and Dean of General Education for Grantham University located in Kansas City, Mo.
DiSepio - This year's annual Rural Conference for Cancer Survivors: Education to Overcome the Fear is being hosted by the DiSepio Institute for Rural Health & Wellness/CERMUSA on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 8:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. This special event is open to survivors, their families, and all who support them. Information and materials will be provided from many organizations and programs dedicated to helping survivors. Presentations from two dynamic speakers in the field of cancer and survivorship, as well as two panel discussions, will also be provided. The event is free to all attendees and lunch will be provided. Due to limited seating, pre-registration is required by April 25, 2014. To learn more about the conference or to register please call (814) 472-3923 or visit the conference website: www.cermusa.francis.edu/survivorsconference
Nursing - The Nursing Department will present a Faith Community Nursing course June 8-10 and June 29-July 1, 2014 at the DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness. Faith community nursing is a recognized specialty practice that combines professional nursing and health ministry. Faith community nursing emphasizes health and healing within a faith community. The philosophy of faith community nursing embraces four major concepts: spiritual formation; professionalism; shalom as health and wholeness; and community, incorporating culture and diversity. Saint Francis University is an Educational Partner with the International Parish Nurse Resource Center (IPNRC), A Ministry of the Church Health Center, Memphis, TN. Faith Community Nurses engage in a variety of ministries, including: Visiting church members at home or in the hospital, providing counseling on health-related issues, making referrals to community resources and providing assistance in obtaining needed health services, assisting members in adapting to important lifestyle changes, teaching classes on how to maintain good health, providing health screenings, developing support groups within the church, and training and coordinating volunteers. Tuition cost is $350.00. For additional information contact firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the Department of Nursing website: http://francis.edu/nursing/ for full course details and application.
Nursing - All thirteen of our senior nursing students have completed the student Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course. This is a course required of registered nurses working in a critical care area. It involved a two day intensive course and a test for certification. All of our students passed the examination. This two-day course provides up-to-date information and hands-on practice related to the current American Heart Association recommendations for the emergency evaluation and management of adult cardiac patients. Objectives of ACLS Course were to recognize and initiate early management of peri-arrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome, demonstrate proficiency in providing BLS care, including prioritizing chest compressions and integrating use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), recognize and manage respiratory arrest, recognize and manage cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post-cardiac arrest care, recognize and initiate early management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including appropriate disposition, recognize and initiate early management of stroke, including appropriate disposition, and demonstrate effective communication as a member or leader of a resuscitation team. All students also passed the Megacode testing. Congratulations to our seniors!
Occupational Therapy - Dr. Donald Walkovich received the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Roster of Fellows Award at the 2014 Annual Conference & Expo in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, April 5, 2014. The Roster of Fellows recognizes members of AOTA, who with their knowledge and expertise, have made a significant contribution to the continuing education and professional development of members of the Association. In recognition of his contributions, the following statement appears on his award: "Visionary Leadership for Access to Rural Services". Dr. Walkovich was nominated for this award by Dr. Kerri Golden and the faculty in the OT department, as well as Dr. Maralynne Mitcham, consultant to the OT program. Dr. Walkovich will now be granted the honor of adding FAOTA (Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association) to his credentials. Join us in congratulating him on this award!
Environmental Engineering – Mr. Alan Garrido of the Ecological Engineering firm BioHabitats, Inc. was guest speaker on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in Science Center. Mr. Garrido works as an Ecological Engineer in North and South America for building living water treatment machines and restoring ecosystems. His talk was titled "Ecological Engineering Across Continents." The presentation was part of the "Engineers and Scientists Serve" series funded by the Dominion Foundation.
Environmental Engineering - Ms. Beatriz Santamaria, environmental engineering air quality consultant with Trinity Consultants in Houston, TX was guest speaker on Friday, April 14, 2014 in Science Center. Her talk was titled "A Day in the Life of an Air Quality Consultant." The presentation was part of the Engineers and Scientists Serve series funded by the Dominion Foundation.
Awards Ceremony - The School of Sciences Academic Recognition Ceremony was held on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the John Wozniak Atrium in the Science Center. Approximately 120 people attended, including faculty, staff, students, and parents. The Dean of the School of Sciences, Dr. Charles MacVean, welcomed everyone and congratulated the students on a job well done. The following awards were presented: Michael DeLyser - Outstanding Mathematics Senior Award; Sean Veights – Mathematics Department Service Award; John Devlin – Outstanding Computer Science Senior Award; Rebecca Peer – Outstanding Engineering Senior Award; Gregory Mountain and Elise Lofgren – Outstanding Chemistry Senior Award; Robert Hodgson and Steven Mosey - Chemistry Service Award; William Shee– Chemistry Freshman Achievement Award; James Krug and Logan Stern - Father Albert Driesch/Avian Technologies Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry; Robert Hodgson - Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh Award for Excellence in Chemistry; Stephen Mitarnowski - Kaylee Harford Undergraduate Research Award; Ariana Leeper - Dr. M. Jayne Kimlin Award in Physical Sciences; Brandon Herman – Zovinka Summer Research Award; Paige Mundy - Wayne Takacs Award for Excellence in Physiology; Zachary Rozansky – Outstanding Biology Senior Award; Zachary Rozansky - Biology Senior Service Award; Zachary Rozansky - Marine Biology Award and Outstanding Environmental Sciences Student Award. The 2013 School of Sciences Research Award recipients and the 2014 Undergraduate Research Award recipients were recognized. In addition, the STEM Excellence in Education Award was presented to Ms. Sheryl Imler, retired teacher from Foot-of-Ten Elementary School in Hollidaysburg.
Mathematics - Dr. Ying Li, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, and two students, Naiyi Wu and Ryan Ickes, attended the 31th Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate Mathematics Conference on April 11 - April 12, 2014 at Terre Haute, Indiana. Naiyi Wu presented his research "Mathematical Modeling of Open Limeston Channel" and was awarded a book named Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing. He was among 30 undergraduate students who were chosen to present their research projects. Naiyi Wu's research was directed by Dr. Ying Li and Dr. Joel Bandstra in summer 2013, funded by NSF. Ryan Ickes' trip was funded by the President's Office.
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As posted by Kevin Cummins on Twitter today
KCMANC Kevin Cummins 18 Nov
Unseen photos from my archive. No.2 in a series: Morrissey #TheSmiths at Sheffield University.
I've never seen it before but It's a great one. the it makes no difference to me.
I certainly have seen similar ones - but that wouldn't mean this one isn't fab. The ones from UEA (Norwich Feb 1984) are similar for example, but that won't surprise anyone. Halloween's long gone, still a great treat for the frink forum
This is a close up one, i have seen this exact one but it was further away.
Interesting side note from Elvis Costello that I think rings very true in regards to Morrissey's (lack of) label situation:
E.C.: "I think that we're getting rapidly to the point now -- when the music business is in its death throes -- that we have to accept that artists of my age and profile won't be able to make one record every two years. We'll either not record at all, so you have to come see us play to hear the new songs -- and then you can steal them, if you want that on your conscience -- or we'll record two albums a year, the way the Who did in the Sixties, for a much more reasonable amount of money, but only expect to sell as much as jazz artists. That's where rock & roll is now, and the record companies are not set up to deal with it. They have a chart that equates to selling half a million copies on every release at the very least. And they have to get over themselves . . . Just because you're able to put a record out does not make you creative".
There must be literally millions of previously unpublished (if that's what is meant by unseen, and I think it must be) photos of Morrissey. On peoples phones cameras and computers. Pictures of Morrissey whilst he was in The Smiths would be a lot rarer but I'm sure there will be a lot of them too.
If you have them dig them out and post them here. It would make for a much more interesting article than this one.
I like the way Elvis Costello thinks. Sounds very reasonable to me and would explain why Moz can NOT land the big record company contract. Maybe we could get Elvis and Moz to talk and sign a joint deal with Concord Records. They deal in Jazz .
DVMC what article are you talking about........... I only see a great photo showing Morrissey's glorious hair !
Here's an example of what a show with some photos & ticket stubs can look like. -MR


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Open Ye Gates! Swing Wide Ye Portals! Part 2
February 16, 2014 | by Edward McPherson
This is the second in a two-part series on St. Louis and the 1904 World's Fair. Read part 1 here.
The Palace of Agriculture is a blinding colossus in the sun. The man next to me reads from a booklet: twenty acres large, covered with 147,250 panes of glass. I have timed my visit—in one minute a giant clock made of 13,000 flowers will strike the noon hour. I am finished with the exhibits. I have seen the Missouri corn palace, the 4,700-pound cheese; I have laughed at Minnesota's contribution, "The Discovery of St. Anthony Falls by Father Hennepin" shaped out of one thousand pounds of butter. Now a hiss of compressed air throws the 2,500-pound minute hand the final five feet, where it points to the giant numeral 12. An hourglass flips, doors open to reveal the gears of the clock—the triumph of industrial time—and a massive bell tolls the death of more agrarian rhythms.
Pyramids of fruit on a sea of china plates—the entire Palace of Horticulture smells like apples. Virginia has created a statewide shortage by sending too many to the Fair. I dip my fingers into the fountain, which gushes ice water. Farmers shake their heads at the monstrosities on display: a pineapple the size of a turkey and a mysterious dimpled fruit, said to be the unholy cross between a strawberry and a raspberry.
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The company is a major employer in this city. One cannot miss its print and radio campaign: "We grow ideas here." "We work together here." "We dream here." "We're proud to be St. Louis Grown." Its website offers videos of employees working in food banks, cleaning up after tornados, visiting Forest Park, and standing in front of the Arch. Articles rate the town's best burger joints, as judged by company workers. The company is a major donor to local charities and institutions, including the university in which I teach. In 2013, the company's net sales were $14.8 billion, up ten percent. Its chief technology officer won the 2013 World Food Prize. The company has 21,183 employees in 404 facilities in sixty-six countries—but its headquarters are here, where, over the years, the much-maligned Monsanto Company has worked to produce saccharin, PCBs, polystyrene, DDT, Agent Orange, nuclear weapons, dioxin, RoundUp, bovine growth hormone, and genetically modified seeds. Read More »


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Guitarist Steve Vai is preparing a live video-broadcast performance of "The Story Of Light Live." The concert will happen August 25 in Los Angeles and be broadcast on AXS TV at 8 p.m. ET with an encore August 26 at 12:10 am ET. It will feature songs from his latest solo record, The Story of Light. Vai played more than 90 shows last year in support of the disc and on October 16 will kick off another U.S. run. For more, visit vai.com.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- All eyes remain on the nonfarm employment data due out on Friday. Financial markets have speculated about the future of U.S. quantitative easing, and the jobs picture remains one of the most important factors.The real question is whether the data are as important as many analysts think. Inflation remains on the decline and nonfarm payrolls remain below the needed 200,000 four-week moving average that is suitable for real economic sustainability.
The pair below is of Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) over S&P Equal Weight ETF (RSP). The financial sector has spiked higher as interest rates have been driven up. The fear of an end to the Fed bond-buying program has led to a selloff in both fixed-income and high-dividend-yielding products. The main beneficiary has been financials. A appreciating rate environment leads to stronger profits. If nonfarm payrolls show a stronger number, this pair should jump and financials should break higher across the board. The next pair is of Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) over Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEF). This pair measure inflation expectations in the U.S. economy. Inflation is another key factor in determining when the Fed will rein in easing measures. To this point the pair looks to be on a strong downtrend. It is currently hovering around multiyear lows and until a stronger economic environment develops, the pair should stay at depressed levels. What this means for easing is there is more room for stimulative policies. Rates look to be unjustified in their move higher and should fall in the intermediate term. When the economic data have been resolved, and the economy remains a mixed bag of results, we should return to the idea that Fed intervention is still needed. The last pair is of DB USD Index Bullish (UUP) over an equal weight DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC). This pair represents the relative strength of the dollar versus commodities. A weak global inflation picture, accelerating equities markets, and positive economic data has pushed the dollar higher.
It has not been the end of QE as much as it has been a relatively weaker global environment than the U.S. Japan continues to stimulate aggressively, a weaker China has left the Australian and New Zealand currencies suppressed, and record high unemployment has weighed on the euro. It has been the relativity of fiat currencies that have buoyed the dollar. In short, this week will be volatile due to a plethora of economic data released but when the dust settles the U.S. economic picture will remain little changed. The economic picture is what really concerns the Fed. At the time of publication the author had no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Follow @AndrewSachais This article was written by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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FLINT, Mich. (AP) " Hundreds of residents of Flint, Michigan, filed a racketeering lawsuit Wednesday targeting Gov. Rick Snyder and other state and local officials over lead contamination of the city's drinking water.
WASHINGTON (AP) " MedStar Health Inc. said Wednesday that hackers who seriously disrupted its operations and held some data hostage did not exploit software vulnerabilities that were the subjects of warnings in 2007 and 2010 to break into its...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) " A South Texas man was executed Wednesday for the 1998 slaying of a 12-year-old boy whose blood the convicted killer said he drank after beating the seventh-grader with a pipe and slitting his throat.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) " Standing before a federal judge, former coal company executive Don Blankenship expressed sorrow for the families of 29 men killed in his coal mine six years ago but contended that he committed no crime.
LONDON (AP) " The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local):
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NEW YORK (AP) " Republican Donald Trump declared it's "great to be home" at a massive rally in the New York City suburbs Wednesday, shrugging off a defeat in Wisconsin a day earlier and instead, predicting victory in his delegate-rich home state.
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President Barack Obama scored a victory this week when Pfizer scrapped a $160 billion overseas deal that would have kept a chunk of the drugmaker's profits beyond the U.S. tax man's reach.
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Betty White has never not been famous. From her 1950's show Life with Elizabeth to a 2006 stint on The Bold and the Beautiful, White has been working steadily for over 63-years. But one simply hilarious Super Bowl commercial launched a Facebook page, which in turn spawned a Saturday Night Live gig and opened up a whole new audience for the 88-year old actress, who's now more culturally relevant than ever. As part of this new found mega-fame, and as promotion for her new show, Hot in Cleveland, White appeared on The View today. Her remarks should inspire an entirely new social movement.
She and the gals talked about all types of topic: yes, White and Rue McClanahan spoke on the phone often, and the fellow Golden Girls' death was very sad; today's television audiences are more jaded than when White began 63-years ago; and she considers Sandra Bullock a "life-long friend" after working together in The Proposal. It was all very sweet. Then the topic turned to reality shows. White showed some teeth.
"I can't get into them," she replied when asked about the genre. "I can't worry about somebody out on a desert island, starving and being threatened by a snake when I know there's a whole camera crew there watching them." Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who got her start on the seminal reality show, Survivor, definitely rolled an eye or two, but White's right on the money.
It has been said before and it will, sadly, be said again: if popular culture measures the ebb and flow of a society's eminence success, reality shows are a harbinger of utter destruction. I mean, on what planet other than ours are people like Heidi Montag and Snooki famous for doing nothing. Nothing. Seriously. I don't want to be a hater, and I'm sure those specific girls are perfectly lovely. Their fame and fortune, however, keeps talented, creative people off the air. And that can't be good – for anyone.
How wonderful would it be if White's improbably colossal celebrity power helped inspire a new generation of comedic entertainment, and route reality shows out once and for all? She's an icon, and her wit, wisdom and progressive resume – girl power-fueled Mary Tyler Moore, the gay-friendly Golden Girls, and even the game show Password got a little saucy – should serve as a bar for today's televisual culture. Reality shows, with their caricatures and uncensored buffoons, are rarely as progressive.
Post Script: While I'm talking about progressive television, let's throw in some Roseanne: that show was fabulous, and just as homo as Girls. Yes, we have Glee, Modern Family and other GLAAD-approved series, but there's always room for more.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Nature and needs of culturally and linguistically diverse childhood students (6 to 12 years of age) with a wide range of developmental delays and disability conditions. Pertinent legislation, intervention with families, developing Individualized Education Programs and issues of advocacy will be studied within the context of the continuum of service delivery (inclusive, collaborative, and specialized settings). (15 fieldwork hours required.) PREREQ or COREQ: EDS 701 or permission of the adviser.
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Imagine this: you are being given an opportunity. When a woman tells you her child died, now is your chance to make a difference. A lot of the time, a woman whose child has died is ignored, sometimes shamed, sometimes punished for her loss but now you have a chance to make a difference. All you need to say is, "I am sorry for your loss.". You don't need to ask how, why, where her child died, you just need to express the sorrow you can imagine you'd feel if your child died, or a child close to you died, or someone else you love died and you missed them a lot.
She understands you find it confronting that she said her child died. She finds it confronting that her child died too and a lot more so than you who have only to look from the outside in this brief moment. But in this brief moment you can make a difference to that woman's life by being kind and by acknowledging her loss. You don't need to say, "Good thing you have other children!" if you think she does because children like snowflakes are unique unto themselves and like your partner wouldn't be replaced or your loss healed by simply meeting another partner, neither is this woman's loss healed by the existence now, or in the future, of other children. She lost that child, that irreplaceable being, that drop of water in the ocean of humanity who is never to be seen again.
You don't need to offer a comparison. No, it is not the same as your experience of loss and that's ok. It's a moment about this woman and her dead child, at this time and all you need to do is be present in it with her. For a moment.
You don't need to say silent because you are scared of saying the "wrong" thing. Authenticity and kindness are never wrong. But if you need a prompt, remember this from me and simply say: I am sorry for your loss. Because it might be the one time she hears that in a day, a week, a month or a year and you will be offering something kind like a little beacon in a world where we offer lip service to grief instead of acknowledging the howling gale of it in our lives and bodies.


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You might be hearing lot of news about Near Field Communication(NFC) in the recent times. There are many high end devices currently includes Near Field Communication technology. So you might be wondering what this Near Field Communication is all about. I am trying to answer that question for you and make you understand how that could change our future life.
In simple words Near Field Communication technology is like Bluetooth technology or WiFi. But it defers them in many areas. I will first talk about NFC then you can make out differences between other technologies easily.
What is Near Field Communication(NFC)
Near Field Communication Technology lets you to do simplified transactions and data exchange between two devices wirelessly. Important part is that it only allows you to connect to devices in the very close proximity. Usually distance should be within few centimetres. By now you might be wondering how this helps you as you have to be very near to devices that you want to share information with. But that is the advantage of this device.
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NFC will be included in devices as a small chip. This can be included in any electronic device. Mostly it is targeted to include in mobile devices and retail cash collecting machines.
Is it secure?
It transmits encrypted data like Bluetooth and WiFi(only if you make it secure). Although communication range of NFC is few centimetres, it does not ensure security. Ernst Haselsteiner and Klemens Breitful revealed few possible types of attacks. They detailed how to leverage NFC's resistance to Man in the middle attacks to establish a specific key.
It is completely depends on multiple parties to implement this technology more security. Device manufacturers should work together to implement higher-layer cryptographic protocols to make it more secure. As a end user you need to make sure you enable all levels of security for your device like passwords, keypad locks and antivirus.
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Currently there are many international companies supporting this technology and working towards implement this.
NFC has forum called 140 NFC which includes Rogers, Sony Ericsson, LG, Nokia, Huawei, HTC, Motorola, NEC, RIM, Samsung, Toshiba, AT&T, Sprint, SK, Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Intel, TI, Qualcomm, and NXP.
Who is already included/implemented this?
Commercially Google is the first company to use this technology in the mobile payments spectrum with Citi Bank and MasterCard. This service called Google Wallet. This is not yet functional but it is expected to introduce in United States in few days.
How this will change my life?
NFC can be used not only payment services but also social media, localised advertisements, smart tag based items and many more. One use case we can talk about apart from payment is:
You go to a shop and there are many items with NFC chip included on their package. You can just put your device near to that product and get all information about it instantly. There are many other many use cases possible with it and it really changes our life.
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I was walking down the corridor at Morrill Hall at Michigan State beside one of my professors, who looked gloomy. "What's up?" I asked. "I'm off to teach 'Prufrock' for the twentieth time," he said. "When are they ever going to figure it out?"
I have in my files at The Sun copies of various in-house editing newsletters going back to 1970, and the same damn things keep turning up over and over. When are they ever going to pay attention?
The Enoch Pratt Free Library has a central library on Cathedral Street and branches throughout the city. We have referred to the building once again as the "central branch." The central Pratt is not a branch; it is the trunk from which the branches radiate.
This morning we're informed that police "have no motive or suspect" in a shooting. While we should all be pleased to know that the police do not have a motive for shooting someone, it would be even better to read that they know of no motive in the shooting.
We ran two headlines using the word proactive, which sets some purists' teeth, including mine, on edge. I've had little more success in stamping out the wasted adjective dramatic, which has turned up in references to a dramatic drag race and a dramatic struggle in a bicycle race. If circumstances are genuinely dramatic, the reader will perceive that without coaching; if they are not genuinely dramatic, no piling up of adjectives will make them so. Show, don't tell, they tell you in writing class, and they are right.
All this pales, unfortunately, in the face of this morning's solecism, an article in which Voldemort, the villain of the Harry Potter series, is referred to twice as Voldermort — after a correctly spelled first reference. Flagging inconsistent spellings of proper names is one of the few things that the spell-check function is good for. It would have been helpful if someone, writer, assigning editor or copy editor, had used it.
Bad enough to have offended the Dark Lord. Now I have to turn off the lights, lock the office door and hide under the desk until the mob of furious Potterphiles sweeps past.


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NEW ORLEANS The Super Bowl was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage Sunday night, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and briefly leaving TV viewers of the biggest game of the year with no football and no explanation why.
The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-seat building went out with 13:22 left in the third quarter.
Auxiliary power kept the playing field from going totally dark, but escalators stopped working and the concourses were only illuminated by small banks of lights tied in to emergency service.
Philip Allison, a spokesman for Entergy New Orleans, which provides power to the stadium, said power had been flowing into the stadium before the lights failed.
"All of our distribution and transmission feeds going into the Superdome were operating as expected," Allison said.
He said the outage appeared to originate in a failure of equipment maintained by stadium staff. It occurred shortly after Beyonce put on a 12-minute halftime show that featured extravagant lighting and video effects.
On the CBS broadcast, play-by-play announcers Jim Nantz and Phil Simms went silent.
CBS sideline reporter Steve Tasker announced the problem of a "click of the lights" to viewers. Later, the halftime crew anchored by host James Brown returned to fill the time with football analysis. Brown said a power surge caused the outage.
"We lost all power up here at the press box level," Nantz said after power was restored. He and Simms were off the air for most of the 34-minute outage.
The failure occurred shortly after Jacoby Jones returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 108-yard touchdown, the longest play in Super Bowl history and pushing the Ravens to a commanding lead. But when play resumed, the momentum totally changed.
The Niners scored two straight touchdowns and nearly pulled off a game-winning drive in the closing minutes. They had first down inside the Ravens 10, but Baltimore kept them out of the end zone to preserve a wild 34-31 victory.
The blackout, it turned out, became more of a footnote than a spark to the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.
Still, it was a moment like no other in the title game.
The public address announcer said the Superdome was experiencing an interruption of electrical service and encouraged fans to stay in their seats. Some fans did the wave to pass the time. Players milled around on the sidelines, some took a seat on the bench, other on the field. A few of the Ravens threw footballs around.
Officials gathered on the field and appeared to be talking to stadium personnel. Finally, the lights came back on throughout the dome and the game resumed.
The NFL said stadium officials were investigating the cause, but there was no immediate word of why the power went out.
"We sincerely apologize for the incident," Superdome spokesman Eric Eagan said.
Commercial breaks
Super Bowl ads this year morphed into mini soap operas.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson shrugged off aliens so he could get more milk for his kids in a Super Bowl spot for the Milk Processor Education Program. Anheuser-Busch's commercial told the story of a baby Clydesdale growing up and returning to his owner for a heartfelt hug years later. And a Jeep ad portrayed the trials and triumphs of families waiting for their return of family members.
The reason for all the drama off the field? With 30-second spots going for as much as $4 million and more than 111 million viewers expected to tune in, marketers are constantly looking for ways to make their ads stand out. And it's increasingly difficult to captivate viewers with short-form plots involving babies, celebrities, sex and humor — unless there's a compelling story attached.


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After a brief welcome by UH-Clear Lake Associate Vice President of University Advancement Dion McInnis, Staples addressed the crowd.
"YOU are the good news," said Staples. "Your support of UH-Clear Lake makes a real difference, especially to our students' lives."
He then presented the 2012 Leadership Award to UH-Clear Lake Distinguished Alumna Marilyn S. Sims. A 1988 graduate of UH-Clear Lake's School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Sims went on to attain her law degree before joining the firm of Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski and Zuber P.C.
"Marilyn is a role model," said Staples. "She is not only setting the example, she is leading by example. She has excelled in her career and given back to her community, including UH-Clear Lake."
Scholarship recipient Christa Ayala spoke before the presentation of the 2012 Philanthropy Award to David and Stephanie Palmer. Ayala moved to Houston from the small town of Beeville, Texas. She explained that she wanted to be an artist and attend art school in Houston. However, after a tragic family event, she changed her plans and decided that she would rather become an art teacher. Ayala is currently pursuing an art education degree so that she can share her love of art with students and is the recipient of the David and Stephanie Palmer Family Scholarship Endowment.
"I transferred to UH-Clear Lake to pursue my art education degree and during my transition, I referred to what my parents had said: Number one – focus on school and number two – don't worry…God will provide," said Ayala. "The Palmer family and the amazing establishment of their scholarship have proven my parents' theories correct.
"If it wasn't for your support, my expected graduation date would have been pushed back again because I am on an 'attend-as-you-can-afford plan.' And for that, I am truly grateful."
Staples then introduced the Palmers. Owner of Palmer Construction LLC, David Palmer has been involved in numerous area building projects including construction of the UH-Clear Lake Pearland Campus for the City of Pearland. Stephanie remains active in many church and community activities. Staples spoke of the commitment to their community and to students like Ayala.
"It is my honor to present this award to the Palmers," said Staples. "They let their actions represent what is important to them, which includes family, faith and their community. They are Pearland Proud."
McInnis concluded the evening by thanking those in attendance for their continued support of UH-Clear Lake.
"This is actually more like a family dinner rather than just dining with friends, and it's nice to dine with family," said McInnis.
UH-Clear Lake President's Cabinet was formed in 1999 during the university's 25thanniversary to promote partnerships among university, community and business leaders, and to recognize individuals who support the university with their time, talent and resources. The dinner honors these partnerships and, through the awards, acknowledges those who have made a significant contribution during the past year.
To find out more about the President's Cabinet or how to get involved with university activities, call the Office of University Advancement, 281-283-2021.
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University of Houston-Clear Lake offers 40 undergraduate and 46 graduate degree programs, including a doctoral program, from its four schools, which include the School of Business, School of Education, School of Human Sciences and Humanities, and School of Science and Computer Engineering. For more information about the university, visit http://www.uhcl.edu.


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Property Location
Artemide Hotel is in the heart of Rome, walking distance from Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and Piazza della Repubblica. This 4-star hotel is close to Roman Forum and Colosseum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 91 air-conditioned rooms featuring free minibar items and flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a memory foam bed. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
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Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a spa tub, a sauna, and a steam room. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a cruise ship terminal shuttle.
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Coroana de Aur is located in central Bistrita, 500 meters from the 14th-century main square and church. The hotel features massage facilities, 24-hour reception and a ticket desk. The rooms and apartments of the Hotel Coroana offer free Wi-Fi connection and cable TV. All rooms have private bathrooms, some with a spa bath, others with a shower massage. Guests can enjoy fresh local specialties and some international classics at the restaurant of the hotel. The staff of the Hotel Coroana de Aur can help organizing trips in Transylvania, including a visit to Dracula's Castle in Piatra Fantanele.
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Last year's, Telltale Games gifted gamers with The Walking Dead, a deeply emotional episodic adventure game that offered a breath of fresh air for the video game industry, capturing "Game of the Year" honors from a host of publications - including us.
Unfortunately, a much different Walking Dead game shambled into stores this week, and the only air surrounding it is the rot of decay.
Critics are eviscerating Activision's The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, an action shooter based on the AMC television series, calling it a collection of the worst traits of licensed games and a title that could represent the first utter failing in the seemingly invincible Walking Dead franchise.
Kotaku's Kirk Hamilton is succinct in his headline, calling it "the worst game I've played this year."
"I can think of no compelling reason why anyone should play this game," he writes. "Ugly, flat, boring, aggravating and often broken, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is the purest form of video game garbage. It's utterly unworthy of your time and money." Read further if you dare.
Polygon is no more forgiving.
"Playing Survival Instinct is like listening to a roomful of barely competent musicians, each of whom is playing a completely different song," says writer Justin McElroy. "And every once in a while one kicks you in the groin. Also, you have a sunburn." He charitably gives it a 3/10.
The game, which focuses on the Merle and Daryl characters from the show, is a mess. Poor graphics. Bland music and level design. No drama. A lack of weapons (most critics say they used their knife for 90 percent of the game). Repetitive missions that often force players to play the same map again and again.
Like life in Robert Kirkman's post-apocalyptic world, it just keeps getting worse.
Survival Instinct, admittedly, never stood much of a chance with gamers. Telltale's 2012 take on the franchise was so iconic that simply reducing it to a shooter didn't sit well with players when it was announced. Terminal Reality, developer of the game, is best known as the company that made Han Solo dance in Star Wars: Kinect. And a leaked (and later revealed to be fake) trailer was abysmal.
Rather than rising to the challenge, the game failed to live up to low expectations.
"It's boring, tedious, and just doesn't make any sense," writes Sophie Prell from The Penny Arcade Report. "Stay away."


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Join us this Thursday, March 3 for the first of a weekly Pop-Up dinner where I'll be cooking sit-down style fare at The Corner at 18th and Mission. (Email email@example.com for reservations.)
This Thursday's $20 prix fixe menu kicks off with a bang with a 'Vegan Punjabi Meal' that even meat lovers will love:
- Chote Baingan — from South India, this delicious rich baby eggplant dish is stuffed with spices and curry leaves.
- Gobi Manchurian — a wildly popular concoction found all over India consisting of cauliflower fritters in a tangy, spicy Chinese-inspired sauce.
- Toor Daal — a regular on the dinner table from the region of Gujurat, this is a light, sweet and savoury lentil dish delicately spiced.
- Fresh Wholewheat Phulkas – light, wholewheat bread cooked on a tawa.
- Peas Pillau – fragrant steamed basmati rice with beautiful green peas.
- Accompaniments for the table:
- Karela Chips – sun-dried, fried bitter gourd chips. An addictive bitter touch.
- Cucumber/Red Onion Kachumbar – fresh cucumbers and onions for a fresh crunch.
- Chilli Chutney – super sonically hot but flavorful sauce for those who always want it hotter. This is Kasa's "Hot Sauce" if you've tried it in the restaurant.
- Cilantro Coconut Chutney – Kasa's popular sweet and spicy chutney.
- Achaar – traditional pickles that you are going to either love or hate!
Why am I so excited for this series?
- I am in love with the idea of Pop Ups. It allows cooks like me to experiment with food without the risk of bankruptcy (particularly noteworthy since we just closed Kasa Marina…).
- I can focus on nothing but the food and test new dishes and flavors without committing to a full-on concept or expensive build out.
- Unlike our typical service at Kasa, we get to feed a small number of people in table service format. This means I'll be able to put out even more traditional homestyle food that I can personally cook!
I can show my fellow Mission folk why they should leave our wonderful neighborhood and trek across Dolores Park to the edge of the Castro for a delicious Indian meal at Kasa!
Along with all this excitement comes nerves. I don't come from a classic chef background and haven't cooked in a table service format. But this is a wonderful opportunity for me to pursue my passion and expose more people to very authentic Indian homestyle dishes.
To make a reservation, please email firstname.lastname@example.com before Thursday. Walk-ins are of course welcome, the seating is very limited!
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Accabadora Review Round-up
Billy O'Callaghan has reviewed Michela Murgia's exquisite English-language debut in the Irish Examiner:
"MACLEHOSE Press, a publishing house devoted to uncovering unique and generally overlooked foreign voices for the English language market, have hit aces yet again with this delicate gem. Accabadora is Italian writer Michela Murgia's third novel, but her first to receive an English translation
With Accabadora, Signorina Murgia has penned a powerful and at times genuinely spellbinding piece of work.
Over barely 200 pages, and set against a vivid rural backdrop, she explores such serious themes as euthanasia, child abuse, familial and romantic love, loyalty and forgiveness, the grief and release of death, and the many, many shades of morality.
The result is a truly admirable achievement: compact and elegant, rich in atmosphere, with fully developed characters that resonate at a deeply emotional level. Once it takes a full grip, this is a story that refuses to yield. It is also one which will linger a long while after the final page has been turned." Read the full review.
Radio Four actually reviewed the book on the 17th of September, but we seem to have missed it then. Miranda Sawyer thought the book "incredibly moving"; she "loved it". Novelist Liz Jensen was also a fan:
"A real gem . . . Beautifully written . . . brilliantly translated, there wasn't a single sentence where you thought this is a novel in translation. This is a translation by Silvester Mazzarella . . . Wonderfully well evoked . . . It reminded me a little of the Tiger's Wife"
Listen to the review here; it starts with a brief reading at about 12 minutes in.