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Flame colours - a demonstration
This demonstration experiment can be used to show the flame colours given by alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and other metal, salts. This is a spectacular version of the 'flame tests' experiment that can be used with chemists and non-chemists alike.
It can be extended as an introduction to atomic spectra for post-16 students.
Lesson organisation
This experiment must be done as a demonstration. It takes about ten minutes if all is prepared in advance.
Preparation includes making up the spray bottles and conducting a risk assessment.
Your employer's risk assessment must be customised by determining where to spray the flame to guarantee the audience's safety.
Samples of the following metal salts (no more than 1 g of each):
Sodium chloride
Potassium chloride
Lithium chloride (HARMFUL)
Copper sulfate (HARMFUL, DANGEROUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT)
Ethanol (HIGHLY FLAMMABLE), approx 10 cm3 for each metal salt
or IDA (industrial denatured alcohol) (HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, HARMFUL)
Refer to Health & Safety and Technical notes section below for additional information.
Eye protection
Trigger pump operated spray bottles (Note 2)
Bunsen burner
Heat resistant mat(s)
Hand-held spectroscopes or diffraction gratings (optional)
Health & Safety and Technical notes
Read our standard health & safety guidance
Carry out the whole experiment in a well vebtilated area you have previously shown to be safe. Wear eye protection. Ensure that the spray can be safely directed away from yourself and the audience.
Sodium chloride, NaCl(s) - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Potassium chloride, KCl(s) - see CLEAPSS Hazcard. Potassium iodide and lithium iodide can be used instead. As a general rule, chlorides are usually suggested as they tend to be more volatile and more readily available. These two are in fact a little more volatile than the chloride, and potassion iodide is certainly likely to be available - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Lithium chloride, LiCl(s), (HARMFUL) - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Copper sulfate, CuSO4(s), (HARMFUL, DANGEROUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT) - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Ethanol, CH3CH2OH(l), (HIGHLY FLAMMABLE). IDA (industrial denatured alcohol) (HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, HARMFUL) - see CLEAPSS Hazcard. Make a saturated solution of each salt in about 10 cm3 ethanol. To do this, add the salt to the ethanol in small quantities, with stirring, until no more will dissolve – often only a few mg of salt will be needed.
1 Other metal salts (e.g. those of calcium and barium) can also be used provided an appropriate risk assessment is carried out. Barium chloride (TOXIC), calcium chloride (IRRITANT) and strontium chloride (IRRITANT) all give different colours - see CLEAPSS Hazcards. The chlorides of metals are the best but other salts also work - carry out an appropraite risk assessment.
2 Place each salt solution in a spray bottle and label the bottle. The solutions can be retained for future use. They can be stored in the plastic bottles for several weeks at least without apparent deterioration of the bottles. Spray bottles of the type used for products such as window cleaner should be used. These piston-operated spray bottles should be emptied, cleaned thoroughly and finally rinsed with distilled water. Ideally, one bottle is needed for each metal salt. Never use spray bottles with a rubber bulb - the flame may flash back into the container.
a Darken the room if possible.
b Light the Bunsen and adjust it to give a non-luminous, roaring flame (air hole open).
c Conduct a preliminary spray in a safe direction away from the Bunsen flame.
Adjust the nozzles of the spray bottles to give a fine mist.
d Choose one spray bottle. Spray the solution into the flame in the direction you have rehearsed. Repeat with the other bottles.
e A spectacular coloured flame or jet should be seen in each case. The colour of the flame depends on the metal in the salt used.
f As an extension, students can view the flames through hand-held spectroscopes or diffraction gratings in order to see the line spectrum of the element. (Diffraction gratings work better. A better way to produce a steady source of light is to use discharge tubes from the Physics Department – with a suitable risk assessment.)
Teaching notes
The colours that should be seen are:
- sodium – yellow-orange (typical 'street lamp' yellow)
- potassium – purple-pink, traditionally referred to as 'lilac' (often contaminated with small amounts of sodium)
- lithium – crimson red
- copper – green/blue
- calcium – orange-red (probably the least spectacular)
- barium – apple green
- strontium – crimson
The electrons in the metal ions are excited to higher energy levels by the heat. When the electrons fall back to lower energy levels, they emit light of various specific wavelengths (the atomic emission spectrum). Certain bright lines in these spectra cause the characteristic flame colour.
The colour can be used to identify the metal or its compounds (eg sodium vapour in a street lamp). The colours of fireworks are, of course, due to the presence of particular metal salts.
Health & Safety checked June 2007
The University of Edinburgh - gives a simple explanation of flame colours in terms of excited electrons.
Creative Chemistry - gives another slightly different version, involving establishing some flame colours and then using them to identify unknowns.
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Duo Of Record Book Times At IC4A's Day One
March 3, 2012
BOSTON, Mass. - With no team tally after one day of competition at the IC4A Indoor Championships, the UMass men's track and field squad posted two Massachusetts record book performances in Boston, Mass. At the highly competitive meet, junior Paul Grafov and a 4x400 meter relay quad excelled for coach Ken O'Brien. Currently, Liberty stands first after one day of competition with 16 points. The conclusion of the IC4A Championships, with the finals of most events, will take place on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m.
For a second straight meet junior Paul Grafov climbed his way up the UMass record books in the 500 meter run. With a time of 1:04.06 on Saturday, the North Dartmouth, Mass. native tied for fourth best all-time at UMass with Neil Concepcion. Just one week ago, Grafov recorded the fifth best readout in Minutemen history. The finals of the 500 meter run will take place on Sunday.
It was a stellar day for O'Brien's relay engine, which was propelled by the 4x400 team comprised of Aaron Araujo (New Bedford, Mass.), Evan Donadt (Northborough, Mass.), Zach Hildenbrandt (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), and Paul Grafov. Grafov's leg crossed the line at 3:15.67, helping the quad to set the fifth best time in UMass history in the event. The mark was good enough for 15th in the preliminaries.
Also reeling off speedy times in the relay events was the 4x800 meter unit made of Thomas Mullen (Bridgewater, Mass.), Curtis Owen (Boxborough, Mass.), Michael Giardina (Lowell, Mass.), and Jared Reddy along with the DMR foursome of John Mantia (Mansfield, Mass.), Michael McDonough (Woburn, Mass.), Joe Doyle (Lancaster, Mass.), and Patrick McGowan (Mansfield, Mass.). The former of the two teams clocked in at 7:44.95 and took home 18th in the prelims, while the latter delivered a readout of 10:10.64, good enough for 19th in the prelims. Both times were team season bests in each respective event, as the finals of both relays will commence on Sunday.
Sunday will shut the door on the Minutemen's regular season with the conclusion of the IC4A Championships at Boston University. This will be the final opportunity for competitors to qualify for the NCAA Regional Indoor Championships.
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Vol 7 No. 1 - September 27, 2006
By Elyn Hart
sun correspondent
Mr. Bones started off the new soccer season in a good way
with a convincing 3-0 win over Mike Norman Realty in Division
III action Wednesday evening. MNR began the game with a
strong effort, dominating the first five minutes by keeping
the ball in the Bones penalty area. There was good
action by striker Morgan Greig, who swiftly moved the ball
down right field and but missed an attempt against Bones
goalie Kieran Grumley.
Bones' offense snapped back and drove the ball back to the
Mike Norman penalty box to pester their defenders for the
rest of the half.
In the 12th minute a second go-for-goal blast by Bones
striker Blaine Jenefsky cleanly cut into the middle, high
above the goalies reach and a fraction of an inch
from the bar, scoring a beautiful first goal. Mike Norman
defender Lexi Moore timed it right and blocked another attempt
by Jenefsky. A long field pass from Bones brought the ball
back down to scoring range, and Jenefsky turned and bounced
one over goalie Zoe Barraeda-Piccirillo to put the second
goal through minutes later.
MNR, hungry to get on the scoreboard, moved the ball well
but often out of bounds, and a series of throw-ins kept
the ball in center field. The three MNR defenders of Lexi
Moore, G.G. Belsito and Samantha Burgess deflected goal
attempts by Jenefsky and Jewel Rodriquez through to the
half time whistle. Burgess kept her tough composure, playing
with broken fingers taped-up for the game.
In the second half, defending was evenly matched by both
sides as goalies were swapped out. Several excellent attempts
were fired by Greig and Moore but Jenefskys goalie
reflexes kept goals well away. Nick Valdivieso was a strong
presence for Mr. Bones and kept moving the ball out of mid-field.
MNRs Cooper Hardy challenged Keegan Murphy and won
the ball. Murphys first on-goal shot hit the post,
but later in the half he found his feet, sending the ball
through for a solid corner grounder and the final goal of
the game.
Mr. Bones Coach Marne Salinas was proud of her teams
play. "Each player is learning to play both a defense
and offense position so they dont get tired,"
Salinas said. "They are having fun out there and it
Injury report
Division I (12-14 yrs) has had injuries resulting from
competitive play this week, with Danziger Destroyers
Tommy Price out for most of the season with a torn ligament
and Lapensee Plumbings Jordan Hynton out for a few
weeks with a similar injury.
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Pub Date: 2005
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Clutton-Brock, T H; Gaynor, D; McIlrath, G M; Maccoll, A D C; Kansky, R; Chadwick, P; Manser, M; Skinner, J D; Brotherton, P N M (1999). Predation, group size and mortality in a cooperative mongoose, Suricata suricatta. Journal of Animal Ecology, 68(4):672-683.
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1. In social mammals where group members cooperate to detect predators and raise young, members of small groups commonly show higher mortality or lower breeding success than members of large ones. It is generally assumed that this is because large group size allows individuals to detect or repel predators more effectively but other benefits of group size may also be involved, including reduced costs of raising young and more effective competition for resources with neighbouring groups.
2. To investigate the extent to which predation rate affects survival, we compared mortality rates in two populations of suricates (Suricata suricatta), one living in an area of high predator density (Kalahari Gemsbok Park) and one living in an area of relatively low predator density (neighbouring ranchland). Most aspects of feeding ecology and growth (including time spent feeding, daily weight gain, growth, adult body weight, breeding frequency and neonatal mortality) were similar in the two populations. In contrast, mortality of animals over 3 months old was 1·7 times higher in the Park than on ranchland.
3. Mortality of juveniles between emergence from the natal burrow and 6 months of age was higher in small groups than large ones in the Park but significantly lower in small groups than large ones on ranchland. Adult mortality declined in larger groups in both areas.
4. The tendency for survival to be low in small groups had far-reaching consequences for the risk of group extinction. During a year of low rainfall in the Park, all groups of less than nine animals became extinct and population density declined to around a third of its initial level. We argue that high group extinction rates are to be expected in species where survival declines in small groups and mortality rates are high.
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Is it really only 4 hours?
Is it really only 4 hours long?
unless you go on easy and just run through the levels without actually playing (avoid combat as much as possible,don't search for holocrons -you get the idea)
its more of a 7-8 hour game
Joystiq's review pegs it at less than 8 hours.
Well, looks like TFU2 might have some glaring drawbacks. I had thought LA was making so many improvements. This is one review--are there more, Jeff?
if thats the case then on my first playthrough it only took me 5 minutes to complete it as I got killed pretty early (after that I plugged in a gamepad)
so I guess that makes it a 5 minute game, right?
No seriously there's something just not right here. I've read some reviews and peoples comments and I have the feeling that I must be playing some other game.
some guys complain about the 30 frames lock and how unplayable the game is because of it (it's neither slow nor unplayable- it's quite good actually)
others about how poor the graphics are compared to the 360 as they are grey and blurry and there are graphic options missing like there is no AA or higher res (there are both AA and high ress options and the graphics are actually shinier and cleaner than the 360)
and then theres this guy that claims that the pc version is chopped up compared to the 360 as there is missing content like the level where you pilot the star destroyer (what the... :confused: there is no such level in the 360 or anywhere)
and finally there are those who say that the game is very short like 2-3 hours long
So you guys are saying that you played through all the levels (not speedran-that's hardly playing), killing everyone, collecting everything, getting both endings and doing everything there is to do in the game on normal or higher difficulty in 2-3 hours?
And without cheating or using a walkthrough?
So that is what like 50 to 80 minutes per path playthrough plus another 20 for the chalenges and messing around?
YEAH RIGHT!!!!! :lol:
The boss fights alone take around 40 minutes if you add them all together
But whatever :waive1:
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brook says:
Tilly our 5 year old TBX has always been a dream to hack out, a bit strong and always keen ! Well, a few weeks ago she started refusing to trot in the arena and threatening to rear, we have kept her schooling light as she's young and she was doing so well. We had the vet out to check her teeth and back etc and she was given the all clear, her saddle has also been checked and adjusted.
The lady who schooled her once per week suggested giving her a break which we are doing but sadly the behaviour has now progressed to hacking. I rode her on Tuesday night and when I asked for trot she just refused to go forwards, I can only liken it to a sort of bronk ! She sort of bounces up and down on the spot. I tried again and the same thing happened, on the 3rd time she went up slightly so I had to stop for my own safety. I don't think she's napping as she will quite happily walk on and go wherever I ask so atm I'm completely baffled as she used to love getting out and about.
The only thing that I can think of is that her seasons could be affecting her, she was in season when the behaviour first started in the arena and I think that she's been in season again this week. In a way I hope that it is season related as I'm not confident or experienced enough to sort out dangerous behaviour ( she does it on the road too !! ) If anyone can come up with anything to explain this I would really appreciate it, thanks guys XX
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3MoodyMaresMum says:
I would get her checked over again from head to toe and get all your tack checked again, she is definately saying No because something hurts, if it were her season she would be more irrational than just a no for trotting. The fact it is only when asked to trot really says to me it hurts.
Sorry can't be of more help :-)
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danielboom says:
I have a mare who had the same sort of behaviour, I blamed her seasons for a while as I had all her back, tack, teeth etc checked and it came back fine. She still continued to rear, buck, nap etc. After the horse went up and nearly killed me when it fell backwards the vet decided to send it for a full body scan, it came back she had a kissing spine and changes in her neck due to arthritis she was only 5! With mares it is easy to blame her seasons for bad behaviour especially if it is not consistant, get her fully checked out there may be something more going on with her but like mine it may be more apparent when in season as she may be less likely to put up with it when she is stroppy.
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SuzyA says:
Looks like you've got some sound advice.
Does Tilly do the same in company?
Thanks Karen and Daniel for your helpful advice. We will have to investigate further, I'll be hacking her out over the next couple of days keeping it slow and steady just to see if her behaviour is any better now that her season has finished.
Hi Suzy, Tilly is always hacked out with Tenor and it does'nt matter if Tenor is in front, behind or right next to her the behaviour is exactly the same !
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dollymix says:
Hi Lyn - did you manage to get the physio out after the last time?
Mar 11
Posts: 127
Alphabay says:
Sorry to hear that you are still having trouble with Tilly!
Sounds like you are getting everything sorted and checked with her. I've recently gone through the exact same thing with alpha, the vet couldn't find anything wrong with her either.
If you haven't already I would seriously consider some form of physio as they pick up muscualr problems and tension that vets don't.
Aged 5 maybe get your saddle checked every few weeks as well? May sound silly but alpha outgrew a perfectly fitting saddle in about 8-10 weeks.
Good luck and keep us updated! :) x
Hi Sarah and Alphabay, I'm sorry to say this but I'm sceptical about physio's, this is just from personal experiences and I hope that I'm proved wrong ! Their favourite one is " Oh, there's a bit of soreness in his back " That usual means that there is absolutely nothing wrong but they have to justify the price. I will be speaking to the Vet again on Monday as we think that it could be season related, if this turns out not to be the case then I will ask the physio to come out. Thank you for asking about her XX
no problem...we all have our own opinions based on previous experiences :-)
Mine with the physio has always been positive. It was actually my vet who first recommended her and I must say, I swear by her now! If its an obvious injury (i.e definite lameness, cuts or bleeding) I call the vet....for any 'feeling' issues I call my physio! lol They actually work together and I know if I call one, they will quite often ask if I've spoken to the other and ask permission to call them to 'cross-examine'
It probably helps that my physio is veterinary trained....a lot of physios are human physios who have retrained...I believe there are only a few in the country who first went down a veterinary route before training as a physio?
Anyway - hope you get to the bottom of it. It sounds like she is not a happy bunny at the minute! (It's our own fault for moving from our lovely welshies onto bigger mares! lol)
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rhapsody says:
Another vote for physio - mine is a qualified veterinary physio and she has repaired Blair many many times with all his mishaps, even when I thought it was futile. She often picks up on things the vet doesn't, and she uses ultrasound and pulse magnet equipment and you can literally see the stress disappearing in front of your eyes. Blair absolutely adores her and she gets quite a welcome when she comes, and she spends about 2 hours each time she comes out massaging from head to toe, well worth the £60 fee.
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Michael Brecker: African Skies
African Skies
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Tales from the Hudson (Impulse IMPD-191)
Michael Brecker (tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Pat Metheny (guitar), Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums),
Don Alias (percussion).
Composed by Michael Brecker.
Recorded: New York, 1996
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
In this Michael Brecker composition, we find a wonderful example of how creatively arranged instrumen- tation played by sympathetic and talented musicians can paint a sonic landscape that transports the listener to any exotic destination. The song starts with a rhythmic bottom that could easily have been taken from an indigenous African tribal celebration. A complex and rapid-fire bassline by the nimble Holland and a polyrhythmic cacophony of drum rolls, stick and cymbal work by DeJohnette and Alias send this tune on its celebratory way. Tyner is in his element with the percussive nature of this song, and he solos with reckless abandon. A soaring solo by Brecker is executed to perfection, strongly complemented by a relentless rhythm section and Metheny's comping guitar. The piece bows out much like an African sky might at dusk, with a setting sun quietly yet beautifully fading from view.
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Examines all three segments of criminal justice system: law enforcement, courts, and corrections, including study of their evolution, structure, agencies, career opportunities and requirements, responsibilities, and ethics. Role of Constitution and state and federal laws, current problems of each. Three class hours.
Prerequisite(s): College English placement and Accuplacer reading score above 70 or College English placement and Accuplacer reading score below 70 and REA 100 or TRS 200 or TRS 105 and REA 100 if Accuplacer reading score is not above 70. Co-requisite(s): TRS 200 or TRS 105 and REA 100 if Accuplacer reading score is not above 70.
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This course will cover the development, role, responsibility, limitations and liabilities of the private security industry within society from its beginnings to its current state. Specific attention will be spent on describing the relationship between private security professionals, law enforcement and representatives of the legal system. Additional topics such as work place violence, organized retail theft, the conduct of internal and external investigations, interviewing techniques, current role and impact technology, and career opportunities will also be analyzed and evaluated. Three class hours.
A study of the Federal Constitution and the Bill of Rights with regard to the rights of the individual, as interpreted by leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments will be primarily focused upon with an emphasis on their law enforcement impact. Three class hours.
A study of the fundamental concepts of the substantive criminal law, including a short history of and purposes of the law, classification of offenses and sentences. A detailed study of mental culpability, defenses, such as infancy, insanity and the anticipatory crimes, offenses against the person; and those involving intrusion upon property, fraud, public administration, and public order. Three class hours. (Need not be taken in sequence.)
Prerequisites: CRJ 101, CRJ 103 or permission of instructor
A study of the fundamental concepts of the procedural criminal law including such concepts as double jeopardy, immunity, statute of limitations, the filing of accusatory instruments, arrest without a warrant, the issuance and execution of a warrant of arrest, arraignments, preliminary hearings, bail, trial, grand and petit juries. Three class hours. (Need not be taken in sequence.)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of CRJ 101 and CRJ 103. Recommended not to be taken concurrently with CRJ 104.
An activity designed to enhance both the theoretical and educational concepts learned in the practical work experience gained by working 90 hours during a semester in an approved criminal justice agency. This course is also designed to assist you in your career exploration. You are required to find the right agency in which to do your internship. To get the most out of this course you should be working in an agency and in a position that best represents your career goal. Papers and assignments will be completed on the work experiences and their educational value.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of CRJ 101,CRJ 103, CRJ 104, and CRJ 204, or permission of instructor.
This course focuses on the major programs within the corrections component of the criminal justice system. It includes analysis of probation, institutional treatment, parole, and community corrections programs. Development of corrections philosophy, theory, and practice will be presented with emphasis on constitutional rights of offenders. Three class hours.
A review of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, civil rights of institutional inmates and those under supervision; legal authority and responsibilities of institutional, probation and parole officers; procedural law with an explanation of the court systems of the U.S. at all levels, emphasizing adversary proceedings in the criminal and civil courts as they apply to corrections. Three class hours.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of CRJ 101 and CRJ 103.
The function of the correctional officer is examined: attitude, obligations and authority. Institutional procedures in reception, classification, program assignment and release procedures are reviewed. Trends in jail programs, work release programs, half-way houses, narcotic addiction control centers and contract program planning are described and evaluated. Three class hours.
A study of the qualities of an investigation, general criminal investigative methods, procedures and techniques, and phases of investigation. Three class hours.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of CRJ 101 and CRJ 103.
This course will cover the process of initiating, conducting and completing an investigation within the private security field. Particular attention will focus on the role of technology within private security investigations, analyzing different types of investigations, defining the multiple components of an investigation, describing skills an investigator must possess, explaining the interviewing process of witnesses and suspects, and the obtaining of written statements. Finally, additional topics such as legal liabilities, investigator and business responsibilities, the role of law enforcement, and the future of private investigative services will be discussed. Three class hours.
Prerequisite: CRJ 102
Juvenile delinquency and the role of the criminal justice practitioner in handling juvenile matters is examined. The philosophy and history of juvenile proceedings, including trends in prevention, placements, current court decisions and "rights of children" are emphasized. The Family Court Law of New York and handling of juvenile matters are explored. Three class hours.
A study of rules of evidence in criminal matters. Particular emphasis is placed on rules of evidence in the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments of the Bill of Rights which safeguard such fundamental individual liberties as personal security, protection from self-incrimination, and right to counsel, with emphasis on New York law. Three class hours.
Examines the application of the physical and biological sciences to criminal investigation. Modern technology will be detailed as it applies to crime scene management, fingerprint science and photography. Emphasis is placed on the inter-relationship between science and law enforcement. The student will have the opportunity, in a classroom equipped with laboratory materials, to demonstrate their learning with hands-on activities directly related to the contemporary crime scene. Three class hours.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of CRJ 101 and CRJ 103, or permission of instructor.
The inter-relationship of community values and ethical conduct in the administration of justice is explored. Through interaction and study, the student will become aware of how community and professional expectations can affect role performance. Open communication and accountability within and without the justice process will be stressed. (It is strongly suggested that students register for this course during their final semester before graduation.) Three class hours.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 101, CRJ 103, CRJ 104, CRJ 121, CRJ 204, or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite: CRJ 121
A seminar which explores alternatives to incarceration in centralized penal institutions. Problems of work-release and school-release programs are discussed. Management of halfway houses, probation, and parole are reviewed. The success and failure of community-based corrections programs in the United States and in Europe are also explored. Three class hours.
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Lack of a quorum forced the cancellation of the June 10 Cheney Planning Commission meeting.
Planning administrative secretary Sue Beeman said in an email that several commissioners had sent notifications that they would not be able to attend the monthly meeting, forcing cancellation. The four agenda items scheduled for discussion in the city's zoning code update process will be moved to the July 8 meeting, with comments or suggestions submitted by commissioners to be incorporated in the revised text.
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A passionate group of Lakeside citizens has worked tirelessly on bringing a skateboard park to this East County community, and their goal of offering a safe place for skateboard enthusiasts is moving closer to completion. However, there's still money to be raised and construction to be completed before the Lakeside Skatepark becomes a reality.
Co-chair of the Friends of The Lakeside Skatepark committe Terry Burke-Eiserling said the group's number one priority is to finish securing enough money to complete the park. The Tony Hawk Foundation has been a big supporter of the skatepark and community support and donations have come in at a healthy pace. But the County Parks and Recreation Department requires $13,800 a year be raised to cover maintenance costs, and that's where further financial support is needed.
In a bit of creative fundraising, the community group has come up with the idea of selling bricks. Nearly 100 bricks have already been sold but many more are available for purchase starting at $100 and going up to $450 for a brick with a custom logo. The Friends of The Lakeside Skatepark committee is also continuing to work to obtain additional sponsorships starting at $2,500.
The committee has kept the Lakeside community apprised of all aspects of the park and has actively involved community members in the planning of the park. "What makes it stand out is it is a community project and the community had two large meetings on the design process in which we all sat at different tables and it was kids and adults, we all sat and literally designed this park," said Burke-Eiserling. "It wasn't just this committee who designed the park; it wasn't just Parks and Recreation. Really, the community helped design the skatepark."
And the location of the park was selected to make it convenient for everyone. "We researched the sites and we narrowed it down to Lindo Lake County Park basically because it meets all the needs that we would like: 1) that it's visible, 2) that it's open to the public, and 3) there's easy access in terms of transportation to and from the park," explained Burke-Eiserling. "The bus goes not far from there and kids in that area can get on their skateboards and ride over there. They can walk there. There's easy access for families to recreate in multi-dimensional ways. Meaning, if they've got young kids who skate, they can skateboard there while the family uses the workout equipment or goes for a walk around the park or takes their littler kids to the toddler lot. It's really a wonderful place to put it."
Once opened, the Lakeside Skatepark will be free to use and unlike the majority of skateboard parks, it won't be completely fenced in. "A lot of skateparks that receive grants are gated. They have gates and fencing all the way around their parks, and they open it up in the morning and close it up in the evening. In my research with parks in California - I called around 23-25 skateparks in California - the ones that are fenced, honestly, receive probably the worst vandalism because they'll do anything to get in and be able to utilize the space. So our park isn't going to be fenced except near the bowls. It will have a low level, about three to four foot high fence near to where the bowls are, just because we don't want anyone accidentally stumbling into them," said Burke-Eiserling.
The desire to bring a skatepark to the Lakeside community hasn't lessened in the 20 years it's taken to actually get construction on the park underway. Burke-Eiserling recalls taking her son all the way to Ocean Beach 20 years ago just so he could safely skateboard with his friends. Her son's grown now, but her drive to bring a skatepark to Lakeside is still very much alive. "It's been a long time in coming. The kids have needed it for so long," offered Burke-Eiserling. "I wished when my son was little that there was a skatepark here so I could have enjoyed my park and enjoyed watching the kids. It's keeping the kids and the families in the community and drawing in other people into our community to use our restaurants and show off our beautiful park. That park is absolutely beautiful. It's nice to bring to people in to realize what a pretty place Lakeside really is. It's gorgeous and it's small-town and quiet and slow-paced. I just love our community."
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The Single Cover Historical category has traditionally been one of the strongest, with many nominations and interesting covers to choose from. Mary Lynne Nielsen, the SCH chair, shares these interesting observations about her category:
Looking at our slate, I noticed several trends:
A dominance of people over landscapes. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since landscapes aren't as common in the SCH category compared to the contemporary category.
A lot of woman-only covers. Only three of our covers feature couples, and one of them, The Prisoner, shows the couple obliquely. A whopping six of the ten covers feature women alone.
Interestingly, all of these women are never actually fully depicted. In A Woman of Virtue, she's obscured, and looking away from us. We see the backs of the women on The Widow's Kiss, Almost Innocent, and Moonlight Becomes Her, a trend we first noticed last year. We see side profiles on Slighly Shady and The Prisoner, and in both cases the heads aren't shown in full. The head of the woman is also partially shown in No Man's Mistress. But we don't have one cover that shows the clean, straightforward image of a woman facing us.
There are no men-only covers, which is a relatively recent trend over the past several years. Men can be found a-plenty in other categories, but they are missing in this year's single cover historicals.
Enchanting Pleasures is the only cover with that doesn't feature people. At the opposite end of the spectrum, only two covers that remotely resemble the traditional clinch made it onto the ballot, and in both instances, received fewer votes than the other covers.
Almost all of the art is lush, with lots of detail, levels, background, and a depth in color. The most different cover, artistically, is Moonlight Becomes Her, with its straight lines and somewhat flat look compared to the depth in the other covers. (I find it really interesting that Alan Ayers did this cover when he did other, more rich covers as well.)
Five of our nominated covers were hardback publications. One of the four paperback covers was actually a reprint for a well-established, best-selling author (Jane Feather). This may show that the-powers-that-be in publishing are willing to spend more on better art for authors who are getting that big hardback push. Despite this, the top choice of the coverballot committee (but not the overall winner of the contest) was A Woman of Virtue, which appeared as an original paperback.
Cover artist: Alan Ayers
The winner by a substantial margin was Almost Innocent. Readers described it serene, dreamy, beautiful, misty, and romantic.
Caseyanna simply loved it: "Hands down, the best of the best in this category was Jane Feather's Almost Innocent. The colors, the dreamy castle and the model's costume were all perfect. This cover just said 'Ahh, romance...' to me."
It was Jennifer's top choice as well: "Beautiful. A grown woman, ready to face the world, gazing one last time upon the dreams of her childhood."
In second place was No Man's Mistress. Those who voted for it were attracted to its classic feel, and appreciated the fact that it looked like a real nineteenth century portrait. Several, like AAR's Jennifer S., liked that it looked more like literature than romance. Here's what she had to say: "It doesn't look like a romance novel. Instead it looks like something found in the literary section. Very subtle."
It also captured Stephanie's vote: "Enchanting Pleasures was a close second, but the independent stance of the female on the cover of No Mans Mistress was the determining factor. That she was headless was jarring in a good way, as it increased curiosity about the scene rather than presenting something completely packaged and pre-digested. I quite like the movement away from very specific character covers and towards ambiguity - it adds a mystery to the story, rather than the overt lust scenes."
Reader Susan had these thoughts to share: "I chose No Man's Mistress because I like the way it echoes the portraiture of that period. Very classical, very classy, but the revealing dress and the sensual red and orange background colors hint at the heroine's tarnished past."
It got my vote as well, for all the aforementioned reasons.
Painting: Madame Recamier by F. Gerard; Jacket Design by Lynn Andreozzi
Cover artist: Franco Accornero
The third place cover was The Prisoner. Voters who chose this one found the pose of the hero and heroine mysterious and alluring.
Lodeen thought it was "terrific," and Kerry, who was wavering between The Prisoner and The Widow's Kiss, ended up choosing The Prisoner because it caught her eye right off the bat.
A Woman of Virtue, the top pick of the coverballot committee, came in fourth. This is another cover that inspired eloquent comments from its voters, who thought it was beautiful - and couldn't help but wonder why that woman was on the bridge at night!
Author Kathleen found it "tasteful and beautiful, " and AAR Editor Jennifer admitted that she fell in love with it the minute she saw it.
It was the top choice of SCH cover head Mary Lynne as well: "I love the sense of mystery in this cover; I want to know why this woman is out there in that lonely place at night. The cover definitely made me pick up the book!"
Reader Kimberly also found this cover very effective: " very evocative. Why is a woman of virtue out by a river at night? And who is she looking at? I definitely want to read the book without even seeing the back copy."
Cover artist: Phil Heffernan
Book design: Virginia Norey
In fifth place was Enchanting Pleasures, which attracted voters with it's elegant style and cameo.
Jennifer found it "elegant and classical; very tasteful." Sherry loved the cameo and "the faded look of the painting."
Laura had this lyrical praise: "The name of the book says it all - this cover is indeed an enchanting pleasure. Reminds me of how mist smoothes out everything early in the morning."
In sixth place was The Widow's Kiss, another Jane Feather title (which probably suffered somewhat in the voting because it was compared with the more popular Almost Innocent).
Sarah is one reader who made TWK her choice, but she had quite a time choosing: "Almost Innocent and The Widow's Kiss are breathtaking - no face supplied so I can imagine her features, and just plain magnificent backdrops to the women posed on the cover. If I have to pick one... I'm going with The Widow's Kiss. Ask me tomorrow and I'll change my mind!"
It was reader Jeni's choice as well. She liked the cover so much, she bought the book. She said, "While I was engrossed in the story, I just had to interrupt my reading to look at the cover over and over. And I normally don't do that either!"
Cover artist: Alan Ayers
Jacket art: Alan Ayers / Jacket design: Sophia Duffy
Coming in seventh and eighth were Moonlight Becomes Her and Slightly Shady, more "female back" covers.
Linda and Patti both chose Slightly Shady because they felt that the artwork reflected the title.
Suzanne made SS her choice as well: "The cover piques my interest, raises a lot of questions about this woman that I hope will be answered in the story."
Bantam Doubleday Dell
Cover artist: Alan Ayers
Cover artist: John Ennis
The ninth and tenth choices were the two clinch covers, The Wildest Shore and The Lion of Venice. While clinch poses are unpopular with many, both these covers had some eloquent fans.
Several who chose The Wildest Shore commented on the hero's attractive chest. Rebecca seemed to speak for many when she said, "It's the abs...definitely the abs!"
Those who chose TLOV commented on the romantic pose and rich color scheme. Shelly said, "This was the only cover that really drew me. The rich color scheme was exciting and intriguing." It was also Malvina's choice: "With just a hint of background, this cover shows a significant, romantic 'look' between hero and heroine. Lovely."
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July 26, 2013 | Vol. 94, No. 174
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HELMI ANDERSON and Pat DiLuna, both members of the Range Art Association, help organize art pieces in preparation for the Range Art Association Art Show, Thursday at the Iron County Memorial Building in Hurley. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. There will also be an artists' reception from 4-5 p.m. on Sunday. There is no admission for the event.
HURLEY— The Range Art Association's Art Show was judged on Thursday night by John McFaul, an award winning wildlife artist who has adopted Ironwood as his hometown.
McFaul has had over 75 solo exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States, and his original works are featured in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Judging the 58th art show of the RAA provided McFaul with a way to get more involved in the local art community, he said.
Next year's show may be held on Labor Day weekend, said event organizer Gail Kniska.
Results are as follows:
Best of show; Linda Slining, "Waterfall."
Technical Award: Pat DiLuna, "Puddle Jumper."
Ken Draws, "Falcon."
Gail Kniska, "Deer."
Ken Draws, "Got TP?"
Honorable Mention:
Tom Freeman, "On the River."
Arlene Sarkela, "Bond Falls."
Tom Freeman, "Tranquility."
Gerry Traczyk, "Poppy."
Arlene Schneller, "Toasted."
Charles Tronvig, "Yellow Birch Burl Bowl 48."
Jacob Vallejo, "Chess Set."
Ken Draws, "Cityscape."
Students that won blue ribbons include:
Aaron Folsom, Ben Chaney, Jayme Harma, Lynda Waldros, Angie Simone, Julee Jackson, Rebekah Harrington, Cassy Laessig, and Autumn Wallenius.
The art show is today and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m ., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Iron County Memorial Building.
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Simple Steps Support Kids' Attention
Pesticides are commonly found in our daily environment. Food, drinking water, and the home are common sources, and dietary sources are the most common exposure source for infants and children, according to the authors of the new study. This study found that organophosphates—specific chemicals found in some pesticides—were more likely to be higher in the urine of children who were diagnosed with ADHD (119 out of 1,139 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey).
The Environmental Protection Agency states that children may be at particular risk from pesticide exposure because their developing brains are sensitive to such exposure and because many of their activities are closer to the ground, where pesticides are found. The study authors also point out that children have less detoxifying enzymes to clear pesticides from their system compared with adults. Because of this increased risk it is important to find ways to reduce and minimize children's pesticide exposure. Here are a few tips:
- Buy organic food if possible. While organic foods may not be completely pesticide-free, the exposure is generally less than non-organically grown foods. Eating a variety of foods may also help avoid excessive exposure to one type of pesticide.
- Wash fruits and vegetables. It may not eliminate pesticide exposure, but this extra step can reduce exposure. Peeling produce may also help, though doing so may reduce the amount of nutrients gained from eating.
- Clean your kids. After playing outdoors, it is important for kids to wash up and clean off dirt and chemicals. Some households also ask people to take their shoes off at the door so as not to track in chemicals on floors and carpets.
- Be educated about pesticide products. It is important to be educated about the products you use around the home and to become aware of eco-friendly products with natural pesticides, which may help reduce exposure to toxins. The Environmental Protection Agency website offers a lot of information about how to protect kids from potentially toxic pesticides. When using any type of pesticide, follow the label instructions for safe handling and disposal.
- Ask schools to protect kids. Parents can get further involved in helping protect kids from pesticide exposure by asking schools to use environmentally- and child-friendly products in the building and on the playground.
Keep in mind that while the authors of the new study suggest an association between pesticides and ADHD, they cannot prove from this study alone that pesticide exposure is the cause.
(Pediatrics 2010;125:e1270–e1277)
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Novation has announced that Automap has now come to the iPhone and iPod touch.
Combined with Novation's Automap 3 software, it provides two horizontal faders and eight buttons per page, displayed on a single iPhone / iPod touch screen. The number of pages, and thus controls, is unlimited.
Key features:
Note: Automap for iPhone / iPod touch works in conjunction with Automap, which needs to be installed on your computer. You can upgrade the Automap software on your computer from Standard (which is free) to PRO, by downloading and purchasing from www.novationmusic.com
Additional features in Automap PRO include:
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This thing woarks like charm. Unfortunately you can not adjust the Layout. 2 Silders and 8 Buttons per page. But it woarks totally beautiful.
08-Aug-09 09:33 PM
Yep, works well. I'd like to see alternative page layouts too. Sometimes, more than two sliders on one page would be useful.
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I guess I've been trying to recreate a Korg Electribe all this time..
Volca Sample active MIDI cable changes everything
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2011: A Pre-Season All-RMAC selection… Second Team NFF All-Colorado… Third Team All-RMAC… Appeared in 11 games with 11 starts… Graded out at 87 on 92 scale… Mines offense led the conference and finished eighth nationally with 305.9 yards per game… Mines offense finished 42nd nationally with 31.6 points per game… Mines offense finished 48th nationally with 401.6 yards of total offense per game… Quarterback Clay Garcia led conference in passing yards (3,123) and running back Dan Palmer led the conference in rushing yards per game (92.4).
2010: Started all 12 games at right tackle...Earned Third Team All-RMAC recognition...Helped guide an offensive line that led CSM to the top of the RMAC statistical charts in points scored (438), total offensive yards (5,250) and passing offense (351.7 ypg)...Had two tackles (one solo).
2009: Played in all 11 games...Made nine starts (all at right tackle)...Member of an offensive line that anchored the top-ranked passing offense (356.3 ypg) in the RMAC...Helped guide a CSM offense that was ranked second in the RMAC in scoring (33.1 ppg), total offense (431.0 ypg) and passing efficiency (148.7)...Qualified for the Honor Roll.
2008: Redshirted during his first season at CSM...Qualified for the Honor Roll.
High School: A three-time letterwinner in football...PHS made the playoffs all four years during his prep career...Lettered all four years and served as a team captain in lacrosse...A two-time Honorable Mention All-League selection...Listed on the Honor Roll.


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The Departments of Classical Studies and Philosophy at the University of Michigan, along with the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University, invite you to attend the first-ever U.S. regional meeting of the International Plato Society. The conference will feature seven plenary speakers with commentators and seventy-eight contributed papers in parallel sessions. For more information Click Here.


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Milford Post 3 split a doubleheader recently against Dover Post 1, losing the first game 8-0 and taking the second 7-2.
Dover Post 1 jumped out to an early lead in game 1 with Dan Galait reaching first on a throwing error followed by a 2 RBI base hit by Greg Beran. Post 1's pitcher Chris Bedwell held Milford to no runs and only four hits.
However, game 2 was all Milford, with 4 runs in the bottom half of the first from Georgie Michael and Tony Halloran. Milford also added runs in the 2nd, 5th, and 6th innings, with Michael shutting out Post 1 in the final three innings, allowing 1 hit while striking out 3.
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I love past summers when corn was planted in the field next to our house. It provided a nice block from the dusty road to the west of our house. This summer wheat was planted in the field. Ugh. There went my nice block from seeing cars drive by on the road. Let's get real about why I liked tall corn: I like to hang out in our baby pool without an audience. Adults are supposed to be in big pools, not sharing a 2' tall one with a toddler. But this week we got a privacy fence! Here it is:
Bam! Isn't she a beauty?
Oh, I crack myself up! For those of you who don't know, this is a silage bag. It's used when you don't have enough silo space for chopped corn. The drought this year cut our hay crop by more than half, so it was necessary to chop more corn to have enough feed for the cattle.
So while it isn't what I had in mind for blocking the road, corn is much prettier, I know it's necessary. And honestly, it does a pretty good job of hiding me relaxing in the backyard.


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Your secret Santa is Blaze! by Bureizu-NekoWatch
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OMG Awesome! Did you use your finger to draw, or do you have an iPad touch pen?
So cool
looks cool nice work
Wow, favs!
is extremely cute!
what app did you use? |D
Sketchbookexpress <333
beautiful pic
You made this on iPad? o_o what did you use?
Yeah! Yes I did
I use sketchbookexpress and ibispaintx
I use sketchbookexpress and ibispaintx
You bet they are! I am poor girl who is too young to have a credit card So yes, everything I use is free
Oh yeah! You are welcome
Did you start this from scratch? Lol 'cause it's hard! >.<
Oh yea, and it looks great!
This is unmistankenly absolutely just so adorable. The background is creative and I like the shadow behind Blaze? Cx She looks really cute, and the capes well done too. Happy Holidays Neko!
Awwww she looks so cute and adorable ^_^ I always love pictures of Blaze with a smile on her face
cute :3
Oh my god, I LOVE it! Thank you so much, she's beautiful
Awwwww! Blaze looks beautiful and jolly!
Aww! Thanks so much Andy! So long since I last spoke to you
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Beyonce Knowles has grown into a symbol for feminism. The young singer has blossomed into a music superstar while delivering messages of independence and empowerment through the lyrics of her songs. In an email interview with Out magazine published on April 8, the "Drunk In Love" singer talks about how women should embrace and own their sexuality.
In the interview Beyonce expressed that one of her goals with her music is for it to resonate with other women as a tool to open up conversation. The 31-year-old wife and mother graces the cover of the May Power issue of the magazine really embracing her sexuality as a woman, which she feels more woman should do without shame.
"There is unbelievable power in ownership, and women should own their sexuality. There is a double standard when it comes to sexuality that still persists. Men are free and women are not. That is crazy. The old lessons of submissiveness and fragility made us victims."
As one of the most powerful and influential entertainers in the world, Beyoncé has definitely gained her power from not being afraid to express. She certainly relays that expression in her record-breaking self-titled album in which her goal was to deliver music that is personal and honest while at the same time freeing herself from "the pressures and expectations" around her.
Beyonce has also taken criticism for her display of sexiness in her videos and onstage, but she recognizes she wouldn't be where she is right now if she didn't own her identity and her sexuality. The message she wants to relay is that women can still capture their dreams and "still be a sexual being. It's not mutually exclusive."
On that, Beyonce is leading by example and doing it well.
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Isiah B. Robertson
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 lbs.
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Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 100 (123rd overall since 1950)
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Borger 29, Tascosa 10 Records: Borger 3-0; Tascosa 0-3. Impact: The Bulldogs won their third game of the season in as many tries. Tascosa remains winless. Key stat: Borger scored two touchdowns in the last 2:14 of the first half to break a 10-10 tie. Tascosa had five turnovers.
Randall wears down Dons
AHS manhandles Pampa, 23-0
Clarendon 34 Shamrock 8
Alamogordo 28, Portales 14
Canadian 48 Panhandle 0
Dumas 32 Perryton 0
Springlake-Earth 21 Sundown 6
Meadow 56 Lazbuddie 54
Stratford 26 Dalhart 6
Quanah 14 Mangum 0
Happy 19 O'Donnell 14
Childress 21 Holliday 7
Littlefield 20 Tulia 19
Farwell 55 Crosbyton 0
Vega 13, Boys Ranch 6 Records: Vega is 2-0; Boys Ranch is 1-1. Impact: Vega wins Oldham County championship. Key stat: Boys Ranch penetrated Vega's end of the field eight times in 11 possessions and turned the ball over on seven of them.
One town, one job and 300 wins
Longhorns dodge bullets
Borger duo plays catch in victory
Miami 74 Silverton 73
Groom 38 Samnorwood 6
Lubbock Cooper 32 Floydada 12
Liberal 63 Guymon 6
Canadian 48 Panhandle 0
Muleshoe 21 Denver City 0
Bovina 33 Whiteface 0
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VENICE, CA — Christie Stevens will be appearing at the XO Ball Expo, which takes place in the Cow Palace in San Francisco this Friday and Saturday, September 21 - 22. She will be signing for her agency, LA Direct Models, giving fans the opportunity for a rare face-to-face experience.
Speaking of experiences, Stevens had an unforgettable one when she came face-to-cock with legendary Lexington Steele for West Coast Productions' Mammoth Dick Brothers 3. Her face isn't the only part to have met up with the Steele steamroller and so she gave him a ride that ultimately earned her a spot on the DVD's cover.
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MADISON – The pain from her two broken legs was so intense that Danni didn't even realize her wrist was broken, too.
The 17-year-old from Necedah got in an accident while driving home from Mauston after having dinner with her cousin last month. The extent of the damage was such that surgeons at UW Hospital and Clinics had to place two titanium rods to stabilize her legs. One of her femurs had punctured the skin.
Comparatively speaking, the broken wrist was just an annoyance, like a mosquito bite.
"It didn't even hurt," Danni says. "I didn't even know it happened. I was like, 'Oh, I broke my wrist. OK.'"
The deep scars on Danni's legs betray the severity of her injury and the arduous physical rehabilitation she is undertaking. Rehab therapists are using a tilt table to get Danni, who is still using a wheelchair, on her feet without subjecting her legs to a pressure for which they are not yet prepared.
"I have my painful days and my good days," she says. "I try to keep a positive attitude."
A recently introduced arts-in-health care program that engages her mind and imagination as well as her mending body is helping her with that positive attitude.
Funded by the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, and with the help of a $4,000 contribution from UW Hospital and Clinics and a $10,000 grant from Friends of UW Hospital and Clinics, artist-in-residence Sarah Petto has designed and implemented the program and is helping rehabilitation patients use art as a catalyst for healing.
"The emphasis is on creative self-expression," Petto says. "When art therapists work with patients, they have a very specific role - to get patients back to doing what they do in their worlds at home. Some of that can be done through art-making."
Petto supplies the paint, brushes and any other supplies that might be needed, as well as the expertise she brought to art education roles with students from kindergarten all the way through college and from her formal training as a studio artist. She estimates she's worked with close to 150 patients since the program's inception.
For the project in which Danni is participating – painting the windows of the UW Hospital fourth-floor rehabilitation kitchen – Petto started with outlines of butterflies, bees and a honeycomb and let the patients take it from there.
Danni is giving color to the butterflies. With her right hand – her strong hand – in a cast, Danni began using her left, and has now developed something of a brushstroke ambidexterity. But the best thing about the painting is the release from the grind of the rehabilitation day it provides her.
"It's really good," she says. "It keeps my mind off the pain."
It's that blend of physical and emotional rehabilitation that has made UW Hospital rehabilitation therapist Kris Kravik a strong advocate for the arts-in-health care program.
"Even though I see specific therapeutic values – Danni's using her other hand, other patients are sitting up in their chairs – they're not looking at it that way," Kravik says. "They're smiling and they forget about their pain and some of their problems."
Dr. David Rakel, director of UW Health's Integrative Medicine program and Petto's supervisor, places the program in the context of a narrative. Patients, he says, often benefit from allowing themselves to understand the process and ramifications of their injuries.
"People can use art to tell their own story," Dr. Rakel says. "It can enhance the healing process. It's a great thing to do to empower patients. It gives them a sense of control and understanding, and helps cultivate meaning and purpose."
And control, says Kravik, is something patients confined to the rigors of a rehabilitation schedule often long for but do not have. That they derive a little slice of it from an activity they enjoy makes it all the better.
"They don't have control over other things in their days," Kravik says. "It's fun and they take pride when people come down to the dining room (to see their work). It's like, 'Wow, I did something and people like it.'"
Danni's rehabilitation continues. She has at least a couple of weeks left in the hospital, and one of her post-discharge goals is to regain enough strength to resume powerlifting with a Necedah-area team she accompanied to a nationals competition last year. In the meantime, she intersperses tilt-table sessions with applying the finishing touches to the pastoral scene on the kitchen window.
"Every day it gets easier," she says.
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The emotionally driven documentary "Bridegroom" screens for the first time this Sunday, April 13 at 11am at San Francisco's Opera Plaza Cinema. Tickets are only $10 online and $12 at the door – and prizes to be given away.
I've written about this film numerous times over the past year as I feel as it has affected me on every level and I want to do what I can to make sure the film is seen by as many people as possible, going as far as securing the theatre and hosting the event.
While a documentary, "Bridegroom" is the greatest love story that I have ever seen. The true love of Thomas Bridegroom and Shane Bitney Crone is stronger than any fictional love story that can come out of the minds of great writers. Tragedy hits Thomas when he falls off a roof. Not only does Shane have to deal with this situation, but he is faced with homophobia of Thomas' family and is prevented from seeing him in the hospital as he is not "family." The movie also serves as an eye opener to anyone – gay or straight – who is in a long term relationship without the benefit of marriage or legal union.
Sure you could have watched it on Oprah's network or even on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video or OnDemand. But the story that depicts the true life love story of our time I think needs to be seen with a group of people, surrounded by love, friendship and tolerance.
Also, watching at home won't get you access to some of the DVDs I will be giving away during the April 13 event. Giveaways include an authographed copy of the DVD of "Bridegroom" as well as a signed copy of the first season of "Designing Women." Plus, a pair of tickets will be given out to the wonderful dragploitation show, now playing at Rebel Bar, entitled "Sh** & Champagne" as well as a DVD of the popular gay film "Pit Stop."
The reason "Designing Women" is connected to this film is the film's director, Linda Bloodworth Thomason also made the TV series. We will be screening a special episode of "Designing Women," entitled "Killing All the Right People," which is based upon prejudice that her mother faced when she was one an early victim to AIDS. That situation helped strengthen Bloodworth Thomason's commitment to gay rights, decency and equal rights for all..
April is the perfect time to screen this movie as I am doing it in conjunction with Thomas Bridegroom's birthday. I also hope people donate to two wonderful causes in lieu of birthday presents since Thomas is no longer with us.
One of the charities, which was involved in the red carpet screening of the film at its Los Angeles premiere last year, is Love is Louder, which was started by MTV, actress Brittany Snow and the Jed Foundation. It has become a nationwide movement that helps and supports anyone who feels mistreated, misunderstood and alone. Individuals, communities, schools and organizations have embraced Love is Louder as a way to address with issues like bullying, negative self-image, discrimination, loneliness and depression. Even as we work to stop negative words and actions that hurt us, we can strengthen our abilities to cope with hard times, focus on the positive, support the people around us and reach out for help if we need it. Join the movement at www.loveislouder.com.
When it made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival (and won the award for Best Documentary), "Bridegroom" was introduced by former President Bill Clinton, a longtime friend of the movie's director, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. In his introduction, Clinton said: "This is really, on one level, a wonderful, sad, heartbreaking yet exhilarating and life-affirming story. And on another level, it's a story about our nation's struggle to make one more step in forming a more perfect union, for which marriage is both the symbol and substance."
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Bundt Pan as a Vertical Roaster
For a juicy bird that is crispy all the way around, first layer potatoes, carrots, and onions on the bottom of the bundt cake pan which has been sprayed with Pam. Then season the chicken and place in the pan with the cavity over the center hole. Set the dish on a cookie sheet to collect any drppings and roast as usual.
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First, I washed the chicken thoroughly and patted dry with paper towels Then I placed the chicken over the hole (sticking the tube up the "rear end" of chicken" :) ). The vegetables have been cut up in large chunks and placed around the hole in the bundt pan. I used two carrots, two potatoes, and one large onion. Then I rubbed the chicken with the following seasonings and placed in oven.
I roasted the chicken for about two hours at 350 degrees for the first hour and 325 degrees for the second hour. I used the following seasonings for the chicken.
Chicken Rub
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspon dried sage
1 te4aspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried coriander
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 clove garlic, finely crushed or chopped
(I used l teaspoon garlic powder instead of the garlic.)
In a small bowl, combine the curry powder, sage rosemary, coriander, thme, and garlic.


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Visions of Asia's past and future under Chinese leadership
Author: David Arase, Nanjing University
Soon after taking power at the 18th Party Congress, Xi Jinping ceremoniously led the new Politburo Standing Committee to view a museum exhibit in Beijing entitled 'The Road to Renewal' (复兴之路).
It chronicled China's descent into the 'century of humiliation' following the Opium War and, since 1949, its subsequent revival and rise to power under the leadership of the Communist Party. Perhaps this visit was Xi Jinping's symbolic pledge to the Chinese people to rectify past injustices and return China to the unchallenged primacy it once had in Asia before the arrival of Western imperialism.
But in the past few years China's effort to reclaim a place of honour and leadership in Asia has led it into quarrels and conflict with its neighbours. Why? It is not because China's neighbours oppose China's peaceful rise. On the contrary, they have welcomed China's rise because it has brought prosperity to all. The reason for tension is that new zero-sum territorial and security competitions are coming to the fore and beginning to outweigh the win–win game of regional economic development. We can point to four rising concerns, and four possible remedies.
First, the rapid growth of China's naval, air and missile forces may be a source of national pride for China, but it makes China's neighbours feel nervous. China should reassure its neighbours by leading them in the creation of rules that all military forces in the region, including those of China, can agree to observe. This would create confidence and stability instead of the growing tension and the beginning stages of regional arms races that we see today.
Second, since 2010, China has stepped up efforts to resolve territorial disputes with Vietnam and the Philippines through unilateral action. Some efforts have been symbolic, such as the new Chinese passport with maps of China incorporating areas disputed with India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines printed on its pages. Other efforts have involved physical confrontations of the sort we have seen between Chinese ships and those of Vietnam and the Philippines.
China is eager to claim all the area inside the nine-dash line in the South China Sea. Civilian ships backed by the growing Chinese navy are seeking to confront and eliminate Philippine and Vietnamese presence in the area claimed by China. This behaviour may be explained by China's fervent desire to reclaim its Asian predominance and erase the century of humiliation. But Vietnam and the Philippines, as well as Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia, may have equally valid historical claims in the South China Sea, as well as rights based on legal principles codified in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which China has signed.
Third, there is a divergence of view between China and certain ASEAN members about the traditional role of the United States as a regional security guarantor. The ASEAN members with defence treaties or long-term cooperation agreements with the United States are Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines. These countries seek help in dealing with traditional and non-traditional security threats in an uncertain world. In return, they give the United States military access to the region because they trust the United States to respect their international legal rights and preserve their access to global trade. The US interest in these alliances is to preserve US trade access to Asia and the Middle East.
China has made no secret of its dislike of the 'cold war mentality' it sees in US bilateral alliances in Asia. It believes that US military partnerships in Asia created during the cold war remain today as daggers pointed at China. But the United States and its partners have kept their alliances not as daggers to threaten any particular country but, instead, as a kind of umbrella to deal with unpredictable weather. After bad weather passes, you do not throw away an umbrella that you have bought. You put it in a closet, and if it rains again, you are glad you still have it. After the cold war ended, US allies kept their 'umbrellas'. And now, they see dark storm clouds gathering on the horizon. In this situation, it may be hard for China to persuade its neighbours to throw away their umbrellas. To reduce tensions and allay the concerns of the United States and its allies, China could offer more cooperative ideas that reconcile its own security concerns with those of its neighbours. That is, it can help invent a new umbrella that works for everyone, including itself.
Finally, China used its influence over Cambodia in 2012 to prevent ASEAN from expressing an opinion on the South China Sea conflict, which directly involves disputed claims between China and four other ASEAN members. This was a victory for Chinese policy, which aims to keep South China Sea disputes strictly bilateral between it and each individual disputant.
However, it was a defeat for ASEAN. Why? Since 1967, ASEAN's core purpose has been to build a peaceful regional community based on Southeast Asian solidarity. Now, ASEAN is unable even to state a position on conflicts in the heart of Southeast Asia involving its members' vital interests. China's strategy to divide and conquer the ASEAN members to secure its claim to the South China Sea has made ASEAN dysfunctional in its core mission, and has sowed the seeds of discord among its members.
ASEAN's collapse would end ASEAN+3 cooperation and other key ASEAN-led regional community initiatives. The collapse of East Asian multilateral norms and institutions would put Asia back into the realm of 19th-century balance of power politics and exclusive spheres of influence. China's own history after the Opium War shows that this kind of international system victimised the weak and ultimately led to two world wars.
To reclaim its historic leadership in East Asia, China needs to offer positive ideas that replace the existing US hub-and-spoke bilateral security alliance system and ASEAN's multilateral regional governance regime with mechanisms that are better and more reliable for all parties concerned. It would be sad if China began to give greater priority to zero-sum power politics than to the win–win game of trade and international cooperation. If, as a new great power, China turned to unilateral moves backed by superior military force to take what it wants from smaller neighbours, it will render the existing regional order dysfunctional and invite chaos.
David Arase is Resident Professor of International Politics at the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies, Nanjing University.
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Wonderful summary of long-standing events and thoughtful analysis of root causes. Your intelligent and fair proposed solutions, however are not realistic:
1. It took China over 50 years to arrive at this historic point where they are as close as they ever get to their " return to the goal of being the middle kingdom again ". The only prize that would erase " century of humiliation ". China does not just want to be a superpower, it wants to be a dominant superpower. Remember China is a big country, so everyone else is small country?
China can't slow down and obviously can't stop. More than 3 generations of Chinese have been taught false victim-hood, fabricated territorial/lands sovereignty and feudal nationalism…. To much to retract! How about domestic unrest and wealth disparity? Too risky to reverse course!
2. The timing of Chinese aggression is based on its impressive rise and the descent of its only obstacle: the US. It also knows that may be 10-20 years premature and will measure responses to stall for more time of needed development.
Thus, options for the global community to address Chinese behavior is limited and immediate: Chinese will look to replace the current world order and must be physically, confronted, now. The longer we wait, China may only become more strong and aggressive, but will not change.
Regionally, Chinese neighbors are awaken and mobilized. Japan, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam are ready for some prolonged/costly skirmishes. Subsequent outcomes and how far the Chinese escalates will dictate if the US technology deployment needed.
Asian century will be derailed and China will suffer the most.


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LEDs are lighting the way in Buenos Aires
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Buenos Aires have selected Philips, a Clean Revolution Lead Partner, to aid the city in its plans to replace 75% of public lighting with LED technology. The conversion is now underway, with around 10,000 having already been installed.
Selected as part of a public bidding process, Philips will replace most of the existing 125,000 public lights in Buenos Aires over a period of three years. The LED lighting has a lifetime five times longer than that of conventional lighting, and enables a 50% energy saving for the city.
Gustavo Verna, CEO of Philips Argentina, said: "With the rapid growth in population and the expansion of urban areas, the world needs better and more efficient light. The arrival of innovative LED lighting has brought about a radical change in the industry. In addition to enabling energy savings, it provides our customers with unique, flexible, sustainable, and integrated lighting solutions which were not even envisioned only a few years ago."
The switch involves a tailor-made system, which Philips has developed to enable the city to remotely control the lighting. The solution allows each light point to be individually monitored and controlled, allowing certain areas to have dimmer light where appropriate and potentially creating further energy savings.
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A common excuse online companies use for not investing in a mobile channel is that they feel few consumers will use it. What they fail to realize is that those relatively few mobile users will likely be more engaged, and thus more valuable than the typical consumer.
That's the interesting point Forrester Research Inc. made in a recent case study highlighting how online review company Yelp.com is leveraging its mobile app users to make its reviews web site more robust.
Yelp.com only has about three million monthly app users—a much smaller number than the 45 million who visit Yelp.com each month. But what Yelp realized was that it could use those engaged mobile users to make Yelp.com better.
For example, Yelp's app users can upload pictures of a place, from a restaurant to a hair salon, from their mobile devices. Those mobile shots don't just stay in the mobile realm, they are added to Yelp.com too, making reviews more colorful and informative. Today, Yelp says it receives an image from a mobile device every 30 seconds.
Yelp's app also lets users take notes about a place while they are there. That way, when a Yelper gets home to write her more lengthy analysis, she won't forget to mention that the bathrooms were dirty or that the garlic mashed potatoes were heavenly.
These are just a few examples of Yelp.com's smart approach to mobile. For more examples, check out the Internet Retailer story here.
Yelp and Forrester make a great case for all companies to invest in mobile. Because even if a mobile channel is small, it can still pack a potent punch. And the growing number of smartphone owners means the number of consumers accessing retail web sites from mobile phones is steadily growing.
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