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The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.
How can a rational being be ennobled by any thing that is not obtained by its own exertions?
In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of i edulity of women.
Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and whose deadly grasp stops the progress of the human mind, is not yet abolished.
What, but the rapacity of the only men who exercised their reason, the priests, secured such vast property to the church, when a man gave his perishable substance to save himself from the dark torments of purgatory; and found it more convenient to indulge his depraved appetites, and pay an exorbitant price for absolution, than listen to the suggestions of reason, and work out his own salvation: in a word, was not the separation of religion from morality the work of the priests...?
Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every virtue; and independence I will ever secure by contracting my wants, though I were to live on a barren heath
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose -- a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
Probably the prevailing opinion, that woman was created for man, may have taken its rise from Moses's poetical story; yet, as very few, it is presumed, who have bestowed any serious thought on the subject, ever supposed that Eve was, literally speaking one of Adam's ribs, the deduction must be allowed to fall to the ground; or, only so far admitted as it proves that, from the remotest antiquity, found it convenient to exert his strength to subjugate his companion, and his invention to shew that she ought to have her neck bent under the yoke, because the whole creation was only created for his convenience or pleasure.
Men neglect the duties incumbent on man, yet are treated like demi-gods; religion is also separated from morality by a ceremonial veil, yet men wonder that the world is almost, literally speaking, a den of sharpers or oppressors.
Let not men then in the pride of power, use the same arguments that tyrannic kings and venal ministers have used, and fallaciously assert that women ought to be subjected because she has always been so.... It is time to effect a revolution in female manners -- time to restore to them their lost dignity.... It is time to separate unchangeable morals from local manners.
I love my man as my fellow; but his scepter, real, or usurped, extends not to me, unless the reason of an individual demands my homage; and even then the submission is to reason, and not to man.
Man preys on man; and you mourn for the idle tapestry that decorated a gothic pillar, and the dronish bell that summoned the fat priest to prayer. You mourn for the empty pageant of a name, when slavery flaps her wing, ... Why is our fancy to be appalled by terrific perspectives of a hell beyond the grave? -- Hell stalks abroad; -- the lash resounds on the slave's naked sides; and the sick wretch, who can no longer earn the sour bread of unremitting labour, steals to a ditch to bid the world a long good night.
Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex, when, in fact, men are insultingly supporting their own superiority.
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.
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U.S. Suspends Mexican Meat
Another bad day for meat, the USDA has halted meat imports from Mexico while United States officials check to ensure plants comply with U.S. sanitary regulations. Reuters reports:
Amanda Eamich, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service, said on Friday that Mexico informed U.S. authorities on August 29 it was suspending exports voluntarily.
"While they're implementing the corrective action that they identified, (last) Friday they said they would self-suspend and stop shipping all meat and processed poultry products to the U.S.," Eamich said.
The export suspension came after USDA inspectors in Mexico revoked exporting licenses from seven pork and beef processing plants in recent weeks due to concerns about hygiene.
The decision by Mexican authorities to stop exports of all meat, including chicken, will give inspectors time to inspect plants one by one on a systematic basis, said Enrique Dominguez, the head of Mexico's pork producers association.
"Mexican sanitary officials suspended certifications to export all types of meat to the United States," Dominguez told Reuters.
"In reality, what the USDA is doing is putting in doubt Mexico's sanitary inspection system," he said.
This is a good thing, given meat's track record lately. Just this summer there has been 3 major meat recalls. Remember these:
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Jan. 20, 2012
STANFORD, Calif.-- No. 3-ranked Stanford (6-0) easily took care of winless Arizona State (0-6) on a cool Friday afternoon as the team's freshmen did the heavy lifting winning 12 of the 13 events en route to a 160-71 win. Stanford posted wins in all 13 events.
Freshmen Kristian Ipsen, Jon Edwards, Robert Hommel and David Nolan each had two wins a piece. Edwards and Nolan were also a part of the winning 400 medley relay team to begin the day.
Edwards won his first individual event of the day, the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:50.96. Edwards kept the freshman streak alive late in the meet, winning the the 200 back after edging senior Eirik Ravnan (1:48.72) with a time of 1:48.67.
Nolan closed out the individual portion of the schedule with an easy win in the 200 breast, at 1:59.35. In the splash and dash, Nolan and sophomore Jake Hartley tied with a time of 21.06 in the 50 freestyle.
Ipsen won his seventh and eighth collegiate diving events of his career, winning the 3-meter with a score of 437.48 and the 1-meter soon after at 417.90.
Hommel took home the title in the 200 free, taking over the lead at the halfway point to win with a time of 1:39.67 over classmate Ethan Hallowell. Hallowell later won the 100 free with a time of 46.67. Hommel also won the 500 free.
The day began with the 400 medley relay, as Stanford's all freshman relay squad, led from the start en route to a time of 3:17.64. Edwards gave Nolan a three second advantage after the first 100 yards, as the freshmen foursome never looked back, finishing five seconds in front of another Cardinal relay team (3:22.43) and eight seconds ahead of ASU's top team (3:25.67).
With wins in each of the first 12 events, the Cardinal freshmen were unable to post a clean sweep. The final freshmen relay team led at the half way point, but could not hold on as Stanford's Mack Montgomery, a junior, took the lead from Ben Holston and the older Cardinal relay team prevailed (3:07.05).
In a top-three battle on Saturday, No. 1-ranked Arizona takes on No. 3-ranked Stanford at an earlier than announced 11 a.m start time.
Stanford 160, def. Arizona State 71
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400 Medley Relay: Winner-- Stanford (Edwards, Nolan, Lane, Stephens), 3:17.64, 3. Arizona State, 3:25.67
1000 Free: Winner-- Drew Cosgarea, Stanford, 9:14.59, 2. Offutt, Stanford, 9:32.23, 3. Thomas, ASU, 9:32.68
200 Free: Winner-- Robert Hommel, Stanford, 1:39.67, Hallowell, Stanford, 1:41.24, Montgomery, Stanford, 1:41.89
50 Free: Winners-- David Nolan, Stanford, 21.06 and Jake Hartley, Stanford, 21.06, 3. Peske, Stanford, 21.20
200 IM: Winner-- Jon Edwards, Stanford, 1:50.96, 2. Ravnan, 1:51.77, Gunderson, Stanford, 1:53.91
*1-Meter: Winner-- Kristian Ipsen, Stanford, 417.90, 2. Bradshaw, ASU, 362.85, 3. Blaha, 337.13
200 Fly: Winner-- Jack Lane, Stanford, 1:50.04, 2. Stephens, Stanford, 1:51.34, 3. Montgomery, Stanford, 1:52.30
100 Free: Winner-- Winner-- Ethan Hallowell, Stanford, 46.67, 2. Pickard, Stanford, 46.84, 3. Akesson, ASU, 46.88
200 Back: Winner-- Jon Edwards, Stanford, 1:48.67, 2. Ravnan, Stanford, 1:48.72, 3. Gunderson, Stanford, 1:49.34
500 Free: Winner-- Robert Hommel, Stanford, 4:32.44, 2. Offutt, Stanford, 4:37.86, 3. Veazey, ASU, 4:40.09
3-Meter: Winner-- Kristian Ipsen, Stanford, 437.48, 2. Bradshaw, ASU, 360.23, 3. Garcia, Stanford, 325.88
*-200 Breast: Winner-- David Nolan, Stanford, 1:59.35, Wigstrom, Stanford, 2:06.43, Lane, Stanford, 2:06.99
*-400 Free Relay: Winner-- Stanford (Sims,Pickard, Montgomery, Stoehr), 3:07.05, 3. Arizona State, 3:09.02


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International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 602893, 2 pages
Smart Sensor Networks: Theory and Practice
1School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
2School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4WA, UK
Received 4 June 2012; Accepted 4 June 2012
Copyright © 2012 Yuhang Yang and Bahram Honary. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are a new and emerging type of networks. The ubiquitous nature of WSNs has led to a growing interest in rendering them smart and autonomous, which have the potential to enable a large class of applications in multiple fields such as smart power grids, smart health care, smart buildings, and smart industrial process. In spite of the increasing demand for smart services, we are still lacking a clear understanding of analytical and computational techniques, as well as best practices, to design resource allocation schemes, power efficient protocols, and self-organization algorithms for WSNs. Despite recent advances, dynamic spectrum access, cognitive radios, ultra-wideband and cooperative communications, among other techniques, will have a profound impact on smart sensor networks and applications. The objective of this special issue is to present a collection of high-quality research papers that report the latest research advances of WSNs in the area of smart technologies and applications.
There were 107 papers submitted for consideration for publication in this special issue. After two rounds of rigorous peer review and revision processes, only 30 papers were selected for publication. The acceptance rate is 28%. Unfortunately, not all of the excellent papers can be selected into this special issue due to the limited space available. The low acceptance rate reflects the very competitive selection process, and we believe that these papers included in this special issue represent the outstanding quality of the research outcomes in this field. The papers included in this special issue are categorized into the following areas.
The six papers selected in the group have proposed several new methods for multidisciplinary design and optimisation of smart protocols. The papers "A self-organized and smart-adaptive clustering and routing approach for wireless sensor networks," "Distributed algorithm for real-time energy optimal routing based on dual decomposition of linear programming," "triangular energy-saving cache-based routing protocol by energy Sieving", and "SWR: smartness provided by simple, efficient, and self-adaptive algorithm", concentrate on smart routing algorithm and protocol design, and the papers "MAC protocols used by wireless sensor networks and a general method of performance evaluation" and "network-coding-based cooperative ARQ medium access control protocol for wireless sensor networks" explore how to design efficient MACs protocols.
Power consumption is a key issue in WSNs. The five papers selected in the group propose several emerging schemes for designing smart power-saving methods. The papers "DI-GEP: a new lifetime extending algorithm for target tracking in wireless sensor Networks" and "adaptive WSN scheduling for lifetime extension in environmental monitoring applications" focus on lifetime extension. The paper "An experimental study of WSN power efficiency: MICAz networks with XMesh" provides the experimental results of power efficiency. The paper "Interference-free wakeup scheduling with consecutive constraints in wireless sensor networks" proposes a new wakeup scheme to reduce power consumption. The survey paper "Survey: discovery in wireless sensor networks" reviews recent progress on the problems of neighbour discovery for WSNs.
Smart coverage and location schemes are very important techniques in WSNs. The three papers selected into this group, "Error-tolerant and energy-efficient coverage control based on biological attractor selection model in wireless sensor networks," "The complexity of the minimum sensor cover problem with unit-disk sensing regions over a connected Monitored Region" and "Ion-6: A Positionless Self-Deploying Method for Wireless Sensor networks," propose several efficient design and optimisation schemes for intelligent coverage. The papers "Robust interval-based localization algorithms for mobile sensor networks" and "Localization algorithm based on maximum a posteriori in wireless sensor networks" study the smart location algorithm in WSN.
In the fourth group, five papers, "Information fusion-based storage and retrieve algorithms for WSNs in disaster scenarios," "An efficient data-gathering scheme for heterogeneous sensor networks via mobile sinks," "Intelligent collaborative event query algorithm in wireless sensor networks," "A mutual algorithm for optimizing distributed source coding in wireless sensor networks" and "performance analysis of flow-based traffic splitting strategy on cluster-mesh sensor networks" discuss data processing and performance optimization in WSNs.
Security and privacy is another key problem in WSNs; in this group, three papers "Enhancing sink-location privacy in wireless sensor networks through k-anonymity," "One-time broadcast encryption schemes in distributed sensor networks" and "Subjective logic-based anomaly detection framework in wireless sensor networks" propose several schemes to improve the security performance in WSNs.
In the last group, there are six papers exploring the smart applications based on WSNs. Three papers, "An integrated approach to the design of wireless sensor networks for structural health monitoring," "Novel energy-efficient miner monitoring system with duty-cycled wireless sensor networks" and "Wireless sensor network for environmental monitoring: application in a coffee factory," discuss the monitoring systems based on WSNs in different cases. The paper "A mobile computing framework for pervasive adaptive platforms" and "Analysis of mobility and sharing of WSNs by IP applications" study mobile applications based on WSNs. The paper "Enabling collaborative musical activities through wireless sensor networks" proposes the use of an optimized WSN network for interconnecting MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) devices.
The thirty papers included in this special issue touch on six different topics. They reflect the diversity and the richness of smart WSNs research activities and applications. We hope that this special issue can help readers to get a better understanding about the breadth and depth of current research. We also hope that this special issue can boost further related research and technology improvements in the field of WSNs.
The Guest Editors would like to thank all the authors for their contributions. And special thanks go to all reviewers for their great effort, timely responses, and constructive comments and suggestions. Thanks also go to Professor Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar, the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (IJDSN), and the journal editorial staff who helped us throughout the entire process.
Yuhang Yang
Bahram Honary


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• "Kokopeli" for solo flute, Katherine Hoover, flute
•"Thin Ice" for piano solo, Mirian Conti, piano
•"Double Concerto" for 2 violins & string orchestra; David Perry & Suzanne Beia, violins, with The Wisconsin Philomusica, Vartan Manoogian, conductor
•From "Canyon Echoes", for flute & guitar; Laurel Zucker, flute, Richard Savino, guitar, movement 3, "She Mourns", and movement 4, "He Returns"
•"Dream Dances" for piano
•"Winter Spritis" for solo flute, Katherine Hoover, flute
•"String Quartet 2"
•"Clarinet Concerto
•El Andalus for voice and piano
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Wendela van Swol played your beautiful flute solo compositions Winter Spirits, Kokopeli and To Greet the Sun last Thursday March 17th in Gent Belgium. Enchanting music with wonderful melodies played with profound sensitivity and colorful expressions. Bravo for you Katherine and Bravo for Wendela.
New Compositions
Clowning Around, for multiple flutes (minimum 4)
with optional percussion.
Ayres, for soprano saxophone and piano
for saxophonists Christopher Creviston and James Forger.
Based on works by John Dowland.
Two Preludes: I "Uptown" & II "Out of Town" for flute and marimba/vibraphone
for Zara Lawler and Paul Fadoul.
Turner Impressions*
1. The Grand Canal (6' 30")
2. A Steamboat in a Snowstorm (4'+)
3. The Music Room (6'+)
4. A First Rater (5' 30")
These pieces were written over a period of five years, as I chose among the incredible richness of the paintings of J. M. W. Turner (1775 - 1851), a most prolific artist best known for his paintings of the sea. Actually his work spans many subjects and various styles, from highly detailed to impressionistic. These four short tone poems were inspired by specific works. The first, of Venice at dawn, hangs in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, where I spent hours gazing at it, and watching people enter the room enter and be immediately drawn by its colorful beauty, as I was. The second painting is a whirlwind of snow: Turner was on a small boat in the English Channel in a storm so severe that the passengers did not expect to survive. The third is an unfinished interior of an enormous room with two women in a near corner, one of whom is playing a harpsichord. In this piece I have directly quoted a sonata by Haydn, whose music was much performed in England; in fact he visited London during Turner's lifetime. The last movement concerns troop ships in a harbor. These huge vessels tower several stories, a most impressive feat of engineering, and a testament to the hubris of the British Empire, which intended to rule the world. In this movement I have used "tatoos"; actual drum patterns which were used as navy signals at that time. I have also quoted bits and pieces of Thomas Arne's famous "Rule Brittania."
March 5, 2011 in Plymouth, Michigan
Plymouth Symphony | Nan Washburn, conductor
In February 2012 Katherine spent several days giving classes at the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater, ending with a concert of her works by faculty, alums and students, and rewarded with a standing ovation.
A trip to Spain followed shortly, with classes of flutists, and performances of various of her works, arranged by composer-flutist-conductor Peter Bacchus in Barcelona and flutist Wendela Van Swol in Cordoba. Wendela is an outstanding performer with an excellent group of students. Katherine enjoyed the teaching, the company, the food, the sights, and her first time on a motorcycle.
Christopher Creviston and Hannah Gruber premiered Katherine's "Ayres" for soprano saxophone and piano in New York on February 24th, with 8 other performances scheduled throughout February and March, from upstate New York to Oregon and Arizona. Chris commissioned the work along with James Forman.
Katherine returned from Spain in time to hear Mary Kathleen Ernst perform "Dream Dances" on the "Women's Work" series at the Player's Theater in New York on March 11th.
On Monday, April 2 at 7:30pm the amazing bassoonist Peter Kolkay and pianist Alexandra Nguyen will be performing Hoover's "Journey" at Merkin Hall, in a concert co-sponsored by Concert Artists Guild and the League of Composers; Peter spearheaded a commission by a consortium of 31 bassoonists for this piece.
Premiere of "Toccata" for piano by Max Lifchitz on April 21, 2013 at Christ & St Stephen's in New York in North-South Consonance Concert.
Celebrating Katherine at 75!
Sunday, March 17th, at 2:15 PM
Presented by the New York Flute Club at the 2013 New York Flute Fair
Click here for photos of the event
Flutists include: Zara Lawler, Judith Mendenhall, Sato Moughalian, Mimi Stillman,
Jan Vinci, and Katherine Hoover; Pianists Jeremy Gill, Suk Hee Hong;
marimbist paul Fadoul
Some oldies, and two new works!
Katherine Hoover has been announced as a winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Flute Association. There will be numerous performances of her works at the 2016 NFA Convention in San Diego!


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GREENFIELD — Singing duo The J Taylors return to once again provide entertainment after opening ceremonies for the Riley Festival, tonight in the Entertainment Tent set up at the intersection of State and South streets. Ceremonies start at 6:30 p.m., featuring the Hancock County Children's Choir. Then the J. Jaylors take over at 7 p.m.
The duo were understandably busy this week but managed to answer a few questions via email:
Q: What brings you back to the Riley Festival?
A: "The J Taylors appreciated the warm reception Riley Festival organizers and guests gave us last year. We had a great meal at the Lincoln Square Pancake House and had an appreciative crowd for our show. We're looking forward to an even bigger crowd and lots of fun this year!"
Q: What impressed you about the festival last year?
A: "The festival seemed well-organized. They did a great job getting ready for our show and provided everything we needed to help make the show a success."
Q: For those who haven't seen a J Taylors show, what can they expect tonight?
A: "Thursday's show will be a really fun rock and country variety show, with the best of classic rock, pop and hits from legendary country singers. Marty Robbins, Johnny and June, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, George Strait, Alan Jackson and many more – no one brings 'em to life like The J Taylors! We'll also have our Legends of Country Music CD available for a $10 donation. Anyone may check out our sound at www.thejtaylors.com. Bring the whole family for a night of great music and fun!"


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MELBOURNE'S busiest intersection will be closed for an entire weekend in February during filming of a $180 million television series being produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
A week after ridiculing the plans of five young environmentalists who wanted to stage a car-free day in the city, the State Government has backed the plan to close the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets and all major roads feeding into it.
Melbourne City Council is set to grant a permit to shut down the intersection so that shooting of HBO's The Pacific can take place. Swanston and Flinders streets will be closed at all major entry points to allow easy access for 700 extras and 15 film trucks.
In May, Lord Mayor John So agreed privately to help the film producers close the intersection from midnight on Friday, February 1, until 5am on Monday, February 4.
Trams, buses and taxis will be diverted for the weekend, while train travellers will be diverted from Flinders Street. Police have promised to move on people who inconvenience the film shoot.
The Pacific, a 10-part sequel to Spielberg's Band of Brothers, is being shot in Melbourne and Port Douglas. It is the most expensive TV series shot in Australia.
The production is due to start filming at Docklands in November.
The city council's events operations manager, who has been working with HBO to help arrange closure of the intersection, was flown to Port Douglas last night by the film producers, and put up at the luxurious Peppers Beach Club resort.
The council confirmed that HBO, which already has a production office at the Central City Studios in Docklands, had paid for the trip.
The council's marketing chairman, Cr Carl Jetter, said there was no conflict of interest in the council officer having been flown to Port Douglas by the film company.
The council does not charge film companies to shoot on city streets, though producers are responsible for all security and traffic management costs.
Yesterday the council released a statement saying no permits for shooting on the February weekend had yet been issued, and that city residents and businesses had to be consulted first.
But Cr Jetter confirmed that particular weekend had already been selected.
Yarra Trams, the Department of Infrastructure, Connex, police and the Melbourne Film Office met council officers in June to discuss the closure.
The State Government last night threw its support behind the plan. "This is the biggest ever television mini-series ever produced in Australia, creating 4000 jobs and injecting $180 million into the Victorian economy," Government spokeswoman Stacy Hume said.
But Greens councillor Fraser Brindley said it showed up the Government's hypocrisy.
"If Stephen Spielberg comes knocking, John Brumby bends over backwards to do anything, regardless of how much it hurts the city," he said.
"But if you are young and idealistic and want to think about the future with something like a car-free day idea, you can go to blazes, and so can the city's trams."


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Simon's honest assessment
by Stuart Vose
City worthy winners, says keeper.
Simon Mignolet pulled no punches after the defeat by Manchester City, insisting his side were beaten by the better team.
Sunderland went down 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium as Aleksandar Kolarov, Sergio Aguero and James Milner all netted.
The result ended the Black Cats' unbeaten start to the season but Mignolet says he has few complaints about the scoreline.
"They really wanted to win the game and played really well," he said.
Sometimes you have to say you have been well beaten and that was the case today
- Simon Mignolet
"We had some chances on the counter-attack but not enough to threaten the opposition, whereas they created a lot of opportunities."
Mignolet had a busy afternoon against a City side who racked up 21 shots and 15 corners.
The Belgian made a number of superb saves, most notably a full-length stop to claim a close-range header from City defender Micah Richards.
However, those saves were of little consequence to the keeper in the aftermath of the defeat, despite post-match praise from manager Martin O'Neill.
"You always know that when you play against Manchester City you are going to be busy," he said.
"But we want to win games and it doesn't matter if you make a save or two. You don't want to concede three. It's always disappointing.
"In games like this you want to keep it goalless as long as you can, but by conceding early it meant a tough game got even tougher.
"After going ahead early City pressed us really high up the pitch and created lots of chances."


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Stephen Beal
Stephen Beal is a professor of painting and drawing, as well as the current president of CCA. In addition to his academic career, Beal is a practicing artist, and his work has been exhibited in the Bay Area, Chicago, and throughout the Midwest.
He serves on the board of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and is board president of the internationally renowned Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, which fosters and promotes the art of people with physical, developmental, and emotional disabilities.
Professor, Painting Drawing
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago


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The Catholic League has asked the U.S. Dept. of Justice to undertake an investigation of the growing link between the Libyan government of Muammar Khadafy and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Specifically, the league wants to know whether the Nation of Islam has violated U.S. law by accepting financial support from Libya, a nation certified... [Read more...]BLOCKBUSTER PROMOTES PRIEST FUELING ANTI-CATHOLICISM
The nation's largest video rental chain, Blockbuster, has recently made the Disney-Miramax movie Priest available for distribution. Due to its anti-Catholic nature, the movie was the source of strong criticism from tile Catholic League last year and was roundly scored by many others as well. On May 25, 1995, Catholic League president William Donohue... [Read more...]ABC SHOW THE NAKED TRUTH RIDICULES CATHOLICISM
The January 10 edition of the ABC show The Naked Truth ridiculed Roman Catholicism from beginning to end. The show featured two female reporters who dressed as nuns and visited a Catholic Church in quest of determining whether actress Drew Barrymore was entering the convent. In the course of the show, the following incidents occurred: ***One of the... [Read more...]


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Star Gazing
The world still loves Princess Diana. A tribute concert was held on July 1 at the Wembley Stadium in London, England to mark the 10th anniversary of the Princess of Wales.
Her sons Prince William and Prince Harry joined more than 60,000 fans to celebrate the life of their mother. The "Concert for Diana" was broadcast to over 500 million homes. The tribute, which would have been Diana's 46th birthday brought a bevy of performers-including Elton John, (who opened the event with a performance of "Your Song" before introducing the two princes, who received a standing ovation), Fergie, Duran Duran, Tom Jones, Nelly Furtado, P. Diddy, Natasha Bedingfield, Kanye West and Take That, among many others. William said: "This event is about all that our mother loved in life - her music, her dancing, her charities and her family and friends. "We just want you to have an awesome time and enjoy the line-up". Kate Middleton, Prince William's ex girlfriend was also in attendance, adding fuel to the rumor that the couple has reconciled. "It's great to see so many of you here supporting this very special show, " said Harry.
Millions of people have participated in the world's first global vote for the New 7 Wonders of the World Tour which began last September at The Acropolis in Greece. The New 7 Wonders of the World campaign motto is "Our Heritage is Our Future." Bernard Weber is the foundation's founder. This is the first time it will be updated in 2000 years. The 21 finalists: The Acropolis, Alhambra, Angkor, Chichen Itza, Christ Redeemer, The Colosseum, Easter Island, Eiffel Tower, Great Wall of China, Hagia Sophia, Kiyomizu Temple, Kremlin, Machu Picchu, Neuschwanstein Castle, Petra, Pyramids of Giza (part of the old 7 Wonders) Statue of Liberty, Stonehenge, Sydney Opera House, Taj Mahal and Timbuktu. By the time you read this, we will have our 7 from the list of 21 Wonders. The Official Declaration Ceremony took place in Lisbon, Portugal on July 7, 2007 at the Estadio da Luz. The spectacular extravaganza of award presentations followed with appearances by many celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Hilary Swank, Ben Kingsley, Jose Carreras, Chaka Khan, Alessandro Safina, Joaquin Cortes, Dulce Pontes, Neil Armstrong and Award-winning soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Speaking of Cristiano Ronaldo, not only is he a fan of Nelly Furtado ,we hear he's also a fan of Ricky Martin. Manchester United's winger attended Martin's "Black & White" tour concert with his sister on June 30th at the Atlantico Pavilion in Lisbon, Portugal.
Celebrities flocked to Dior designer John Galiano's haute couture collection on July 2 in Paris. The show, was held in the 300-year old orangery of Versailles and attended by stars including Jessica Alba, Charlize Theron, and Kate Hudson, the Associated Press reports. Gracing the catwalk were such famous faces that we all know and love, Gisele Bundchen, Linda Evangelista, and anger-management graduate Naomi Campbell. The over-the-top-of-the-line evening gowns and the 1940's-style suits were inspired by the works of painters Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso.
Rose's Scoop: Back in the U.S. , Paris Hilton who recently returned from vacationing in Maui, wrote on her MYSpace for her fans: don't drink and drive. Finally, a website that has it's own travel agent 24/7, and saves you time and money with just one click at www.starworldtraveler.com for all your travel needs.
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After a much needed win in Washington, the New York Islanders traveled back home to the Nassau Coliseum to face the Calgary Flames Thursday night. The Islanders are scrambling for as many points as they can get, as the Olympic break is days away and the Islanders will only have 22 games remaining after the break to make a run for the playoffs.
After a scoreless first period both teams seemed to turn up the physicality. After a back and forth rally the Flames finally put the first score on the board at 14:15 in the second period. Four minutes later, the Flames found the back of the net again on a power play opportunity for the 2-0 lead. With seven seconds remaining in the period, Thomas Hickey finds Josh Bailey's deflected attempt and rips it to the back of the net to send them into the third period down by one.
The Islanders showed some promise in the third period. At 7:31, Calvin de Haan finds the puck above the left circle after a John Tavares pass. De Haan would put the puck top shelf, lighting the lamp to even the game at 2-2.
The game winning goal would come off of a controversial play, however. Calgary would put a sharp-angled shot in the crease as David Jones was crashing the net. Although Jones deflected the puck in the net he ran over Evgeni Nabokov in the process. The controversy was whether or not Nabokov was interfered, but the call would stand as a Flames goal, 3-2.
To try and tie up the game, the Islanders would pull Nabokov to have the six-man advantage. After fumbling the puck around in the neutral zone, the Flames would take the puck and shoot on the empty net with three seconds remaining to finish the game at 4-2.
The Islanders play their last game before the Olympic break at home on Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche. Puck will drop at 7:00 p.m. EST.


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College Hockey:McElhinney Earns First Career Shutout for CC
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Freshman goaltender Curtis McElhinney made 22 saves to earn his first career shutout as Colorado College shut out MSU-Mankato, 2-0, in front of 5,911 fans Friday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. The win improved CC's record to 12-7-2 (8-6-1 WCHA) and dropped MSU-Mankato to 9-13-1 (5-11-1).
"This was a great win for us," said CC head coach Scott Owens. "It was not pretty, and it was not great for the fans to watch, but it is a huge win for us. With all of the other games in the league ending as they did, we had a great chance to gain some ground on the leaders, and we took advantage of that."
After playing a relatively even first period, that saw neither team have any strong scoring chances, CC began to take the play to the Mavericks in the second period.
"I think tonight's turning point came when they got a penalty midway through the second period," said Owens. "We didn't score on it, but the power-play unit had some great chances and it energized us."
The Tigers put the first goal on the scoreboard just seconds after that power play ended. CC defenseman James Laux made a pass to fellow defenseman Andrew Canzanello who sent a wrist shot towards the net. Tiger forward Chris Hartsburg was sitting in front of the net and deflected the shot past Maverick goaltender Jason Jensen.
Another key moment came just seconds into the third period when McElhinney was forced to make a big save against the Mavericks. McElhinney made a huge save, and CC turned the puck up ice and scored to make it a 2-0 game.
Forward Noah Clarke took a shot from the top of the right circle that was partially blocked by the Maverick defenseman. Unfortunately for MSU-Mankato, the puck deflected right onto the stick of forward Tyler Liebel who buried it for his first goal of the season. Forward Scott Polaski also assisted on the goal.
The two goals spoiled a stellar outing by Jason Jensen, who stopped 36 of the 38 shots he faced, many of which were high quality scoring opportunities. Jensen's record fell to 5-8-1. McElhinney improved his record to 4-0-1 following the win.
"I was getting a little nervous towards the end," said McElhinney. "But the defensemen helped me out. They blocked a lot of a shots, and prevented a lot of their offense from doing much. It was a good win for us."
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Torrington Connecticut will be the site of an almost Hollywood like movie premiere next Wednesday. The Warner Theatre will be debuting the first Connecticut showing of "The Innkeepers", a film that was shot entirely at the haunted Yankee Pedlar Inn on Main Street in Torrington.
The film follows the story of two workers trying to keep the inn open in its final days by proving the many claims of paranormal activity. The official premiere is February 8th and will include a pre and post-film party from 4 to 7 p.m. The party will include a paranormal booth, photography booth, live entertainment, appetizers and free access to the movie sets. After the movie, there will also be a raffle, live entertainment and a desert table.
Tickets are $25 per person and pre purchased tickets grant access to the pre and post party without waiting in line. I will certainly be in attendance for this once in a lifetime event. The inn opened in 1891 and has several reports of paranormal activity such as, phantom smells, a rocking chair that moves on its own, employees being regularly touched by invisible forces. There is also an unseen person that sits on the bed with guests in their hotel rooms and the full bodied apparition of Frank Conley, the original owner of the inn that appears in the inns pub.
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Louis Van Gaal has now officially been announced as the manager of Manchester United on a three-year contract, notably half the length of the contract offered to David Moyes last term, and will 'start' at the end of his World Cup campaign with the Netherlands. Furthermore it is confirmed that interim manager, player, and club legend Ryan Giggs will act as his Assistant manager after announcing his retirement in an open letter to fans shortly after news of Van Gaals appointment emerged.
Van Gaal has long been favourite for the job since Moyes' departure with other names such as Klopp, Ancelotti, Guardiola etc. being mentioned but generally ruled out for a variety of reasons. He has an illustrious track record in Europe, something his predecessor lacked, and is known for an attacking style and high level of discipline within clubs he manages. Whilst he technically won't take charge until after the World Cup it is without doubt that transfer activity has been set in motion whether this be for the clubs previously identified targets or those that the new boss wants. Long term rumours suggest Manchester United will spend big this summer in a manner we haven't seen before and fans can expect several new faces at Old Trafford by the end of a transfer window the United supporters will certainly hope is an improvement on last summers effort.
The retaining of Ryan Giggs as assistant manager further increases the belief he may sit as manager of the club one day and will no doubt be learning much from Van Gaal whilst assisting him with his rich and extensive knowledge of the players, the club and its history.
"This club has big ambitions, I too have big ambitions. Together I'm sure we will make history,"- Louis Van Gaal


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From the soaring clarinet riff and infectious rhythms of Rhapsody in Blue to the poignant sounds of "Summertime" in Porgy and Bess, George Gershwin gave the world some of the most memorable music ever written.
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"We Are the World" is a song and charity single recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the 1985 album of the same name. The idea for the creation of a benefit single for African famine relief had initially come from activist Harry Belafonte, who, along with fundraiser Ken Kragen, was instrumental in bringing the vision to reality. Several musicians were contacted by the pair, before Jackson and Richie were assigned the task of writing the song. Following several months of working together, the duo completed the writing of "We Are the World" one night before the anthem's first recording session, in early 1985. The last recording session for the song was held on January 28, 1985. The historic event brought together some of the biggest artists in the music industry at the time. The singers who sang the song (in order of appearance): * Lionel Richie, * Stevie Wonder, * Paul Simon, * Kenny Rogers, * James Ingram * Tina Turner, * Billy Joel, * Michael Jackson, * Diana Ross * Dionne Warwick, * Willie Nelson,Stevie Wonder, * Al Jarreau, * Bruce Springsteen, * Kenny Loggins, * Steve Perry, * Daryl Hall, * Huey Lewis, * Cyndi Lauper, * Kim Carnes, * Bob Dylan, * Ray Charles
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Established in 1964, the modern Antioch University traces its roots back to Mann's visionary leadership of an independent, non-sectarian college founded in 1852.
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NEW: City School Board Changes Work Session Date
The Harrisonburg School Board has changed the date of its next budget work session.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 13 instead of on Tuesday, as previously planned.
School board members will also discuss the Capital Improvement Plan. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the School Board Office at One Court Square.


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Kendra Wilkinson's claim to fame was being on "The Girls Next Door." The show aired on the E! Network and was based around Hugh Hefner's girlfriends. Wilkinson lived in the Playboy mansion and was one of "Hef's" famous girls. She went on to meet Hank Baskett III and eventually marry him. The couple has a 4-year-old son already and they are expecting their second child. According to a Feb. 28 report from E! Online, Kendra Wilkinson is set to deliver a baby girl this May. Wilkinson announced her pregnancy last year but did not give many details.
Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkinson are not planning any more children after their daughter is born. Their family of four will be complete and it looks like Wilkinson will have her tubes tied after she gives birth to her baby girl via c-section. The couple is scheduling the c-section which means they will be able to pick their daughter's birthday.
Earlier this week Kendra Wilkinson attended a pre-Oscar party and showed off her growing baby bump. She is excited about her daughter's arrival and the couple plans to tape the birth. There are several variables they will have to consider but if all goes well, everything will be documented for memories later on down the road.
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Today, The Nature Conservancy announced Chloe E. Lieberknecht as the new government relations director for the Conservancy's Texas program. In this position, Lieberknecht will work with elected officials and governmental entities at the local, state and federal level to address Texas' most crucial environmental matters.
"Chloe Lieberknecht now stands at the intersection of conservation and government in Texas, one of the most interesting places in the world to innovate solutions for natural resource protection," said Laura Huffman, state director of The Nature Conservancy in Texas. "As our population explodes and the availability of key resources like fresh water become more and more strained, Lieberknecht will play a key role in promoting the undeniable connection between natural resources and a healthy, vibrant state to policymakers and state leaders."
Lieberknecht's work on natural resources spans an entire career. Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy, she served as a member of the executive management team for the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, where she led efforts to improve and enhance public policy for key state programs, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Prior to that, she helped advance state and federal proceedings regarding endangered species, air and water quality, water rights and energy.
"Stewardship and respect for our natural resources are two values that are incredibly important to me, both personally and professionally," said Lieberknecht. "During my eleven years with the legislature, I was fortunate to help improve the agencies that protect and regulate Texas' natural resources. And as water issues become even more critical to the state, I am thrilled to begin advocating for conservation initiatives on behalf of The Nature Conservancy."
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VICTORIA, British Columbia - Five more Huskies are headed to the Olympics as Rowing Canada Aviron officially announced its lineup for the 2012 Games in London on Thursday.
The Washington contingent includes Conlin McCabe, Rob Gibson, Will Crothers, Anthony Jacob and Dave Calder. The announcement officially brings the total number of Huskies at the Olympics to 12, counting both men's and women's selections.
"We've got a great mixture of experience and new energy in our rowers nominated to the Canadian Olympic Team roster," said Mark Tewksbury, Canadian Olympic Team Chef de Mission for London 2012, according to a press release. "It's great to see Canada's legacy of excellence in Olympic Rowing is in safe hands."
McCabe, a current UW undergraduate, will row in the men's 8+ for Canada, which is the defending gold medalists. Joining the Brockville, Ontario, native in the eight is Will Crothers and Rob Gibson, both 2009 graduates of Washington hailing from Kingston, Ontario. Gibson and Crothers helped power the UW to national titles in 2007 and 2009.
For Gibson, this is his second tour of duty in the Olympics after he served as a spare in Beijing in 2008. This is Crothers first selection to the Canadian Olympic team.
The Canadian men's eight travels to London as possible favorites to win the gold medal. Last month at the Rowing World Cup in Switzerland, the M8+ set a new world's best time down a 2,000-meter course, finishing the semifinal heat in 5:19.35.
Impressively, Calder was selected to his fourth Olympics games, where the Victoria, B.C., native will row in the pair. Calder is looking for his second Olympic medal after winning silver in the pair in 2008.
Finally, Jacob will be making his Olympic debut in the Canadian men's 4-. The Vancouver, B.C., native teamed with McCabe to help the Huskies win a National Championship at IRAs in 2011.
The rowing portion of the Olympics will be held at Dorney Lake, a flat-water course just outside of London.


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Wake Forest Baptist Health — Lexington Medical Center will offer a Safe Sitter class next week.
The class will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 23 in rehabilitation services. The cost is $45, which includes materials, a T-shirt, lunch and snacks.
Safe Sitter is a medically accurate, up-to-date baby-sitting course that teaches children 11 and up life and safety skills.
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- Texas Economy Remains Resilient, but Low Oil Prices Loom as Future Risk, Keith R. Phillips and Christopher Slijk, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2016.
- Texas Office, Industrial Markets Mostly Healthy Despite Energy Bust, Laila Assanie, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2016.
- Energy: U.S. Plans to Exchange Light Crude Oil for Mexico's Heavy Oil, Sarah Greer, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2015.
- Non-Renewable Resources, Extraction Technology, and Endogenous Growth, Martin Stuermer and Gregor Schwerhoff, Working Paper 1506, December 2015.
- OPEC Likely to Keep Pumping Despite Budget Woes of Some Members, Martin Stuermer and Navi Dhaliwal, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2015.
- Energy: Record Crude Supply Presses Storage Limits in Cushing, Okla., Kristin Davis, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2015.
- Plunging Oil Prices: A Boost for the U.S. Economy, a Jolt for Texas, Anthony Murphy, Michael Plante and Mine Yücel, Economic Letter, April 2015.
- Lower Oil Prices Weaken Prospects for Job, Economic Growth in Texas, Michael D. Plante, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2015.
- Texas Metros' Rapid Growth Likely to Slow Following Energy Price Drop, Amy Jordan, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2015.
- Workforce: Energy Only 3 Percent of Texas Private-Sector Jobs, Kristin Davis, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2015.
- Producers, Refiners View Strategies to Trim Texas' Glut of Ultralight Condensate Oil, Jesse Thompson, Southwest Economy¸ Fourth Quarter 2014.
- Energy: Condensate Ruling Could Expand Eagle Ford Shale Exports, Kristin Shepard, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2014.
- U.S. Gasoline Imports Rise Following Temporary Easing of Fuel Standards, Adriana Z. Fernández and Robert W. Gilmer, Economic Letter, August 2014.
- Crude Oil Export Ban Benefits Some … but Not All, Michael D. Plante, Economic Letter, July 2014
- Fuel Subsidies, the Oil Market and the World Economy, Nathan Balke, Michael Plante and Mine Yücel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Research Department Working Paper No. 1407
- 'Reforma Energética': Mexico Takes First Steps to Overhaul Oil Industry, Michael Plante and Jesus Cañas, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2014.
- Renewable Fuel Standards Hit the 'Blend Wall', Michael Plante and Mine Yucel, Economic Letter, March 2014.
- Energy: Finding New Estimators of Oil and Gas Production, Amy Jordan, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2014.
- Energy, Trade in Southern New Mexico Lift State's Economic Performance, Avilia Bueno and Roberto A. Coronado, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2013.
- Shale Revolution Feeds Petrochemical Profits as Production Adapts, Jesse Thompson, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2013.
- A Closer Look at Potential Distortions in State RGDP: The Case of the Texas Energy Sector, Keith Phillips, Raul Hernandez and Benjamin Scheiner, Research Department Working Paper 1308.
- Getting Prices Right: Addressing Mexico's History of Fuel Subsidies, Michael D. Plante and Amy Jordan, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2013.
- Natural Gas: Mexican Imports from U.S. Reach Record High, Amy Jordan, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2013.
- Trains Carry the Load of U.S. Crude Surge as Pipeline Growth Lags, Greg L. Armstrong, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2013.
- Monetary Policy, the Tax Code, and the Real Effects of Energy Shocks, William T. Gavin, Benjamin D. Keen and Finn E. Kydland, Research Department Working Paper 1304.
- The Long-run Macroeconomic Impacts of Fuel Subsidies, Michael Plante, Research Department Working Paper 1303.
- Shale Oil: Eagle Ford Likely to Overtake North Dakota's Bakken, Amy Jordan, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2013.
- Increased U.S. Energy Supply Helps Offset Tight Global Conditions, Michael Plante Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2012.
- Booming Shale Gas Production Drives Texas Petrochemical Surge, Jesse Thompson, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2012.
- Gas Tax Trends Drive Highway Funding Shifts, Jason Saving and Michael Weiss, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2012.
- Oil Boom in Eagle Ford Shale Brings New Wealth to South Texas, Robert W. Gilmer, Raúl Hernandez and Keith R. Phillips, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2012.
- Spotlight: Permian Basin Booms as New Techniques Resurrect Old Sites, Robert W. Gilmer and Jesse B. Thompson, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2012.
- Energy Leads the Way as Houston Surges into 2012, Robert W. Gilmer and Jesse B. Thompson, Houston Business, March 2012.
- How Should Monetary Policy Respond to Changes in the Relative Price of Oil? Considering Supply and Demand Shocks, Michael Plante, Research Department Working Paper 1202.
- Time-Varying Oil Price Volatility and Macroeconomic Aggregates, Michael Plante and Nora Traum, Research Department Working Paper 1201.
- Did Speculation Drive Oil Prices? Market Fundamentals Suggest Otherwise, Michael Plante and Mine Yücel, Economic Letter, October 2011.
- Did Speculation Drive Oil Prices? Futures Market Points to Fundamentals, Michael Plante and Mine Yücel, Economic Letter, October 2011.
- Oil Prices: Muted Reaction as Strategic Reserve Release Falls Short, Jackson Thies, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2011.
- Natural Gas: Louisiana's Haynesville May Have Overtaken Barnett, Adam Swadley, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2011.
- Oil and Gas Rises Again in Diversified Texas, Mine Yücel and Jackson Thies, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2011.
- Natural Gas from Shale: Texas Revolution Goes Global, Robert W. Gilmer and Emily Kerr, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2010.
- Natural Gas: Glitches Point to Inflated Output Data, Jackson Thies, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2010.
- Oil Markets: Saudi's Abandon WTI Price as Benchmark, Jackson Thies, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2010.
- Texas Wind Energy: Tax Breaks, Transmission Lines Key to Growth, Jackson Thies, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2009.
- Measuring Oil-Price Shocks Using Market-Based Information, Tao Wu and Michele Cavallo, Research Department Working Paper 0905.
- What Drives Diesel Fuel Prices?, Jackson Thies and Stephen P. A. Brown, Economic Letter, November 2009.
- Market Arbitrage: European and North American Natural Gas Prices, Mine K. Yücel and Stephen P.A. Brown, The Energy Journal, special issue 2009.
- Energy: Oil, Gasoline Price Spikes Unlikely in 2009, Jackson Thies, Southwest Economy, November/December 2008.
- Deliverability and Regional Pricing in U.S. Natural Gas Markets, Mine K. Yücel and Stephen P.A. Brown, Energy Economics, September 2008.
- Energy: New Texas LNG Terminals Put on Hold, Jessica Renier, Southwest Economy, May/June 2008.
- Crude Awakening: Behind the Surge in Oil Prices, Stephen P. A. Brown, Raghav Virmani and Richard Alm, Economic Letter, May 2008.
- Midland and Odessa: Permian Basin Cities Ride Oil Boom Again, Robert W. Gilmer and Charles James, Southwest Economy, March/April 2008.
- Energy: Supply Disruptions Lead to Spike in Coal Prices, Amber C. McCullagh, Southwest Economy, March/April 2008.
- What Drives Natural Gas Prices?, Mine K. Yücel and Stephen P.A. Brown, The Energy Journal, 29(2), 2008.
- What's Driving Gasoline Prices?, Stephen P. A. Brown and Raghav Virmani, Economic Letter, Oct. 2007.
- What Drives Natural Gas Prices, Stephen P. A. Brown and Mine Yücel, Research Department Working Paper 0703.
- Quantifying the Effects of Environmental Regulations on U.S. Gasoline Imports: A Natural Experiment, Adriana Fernandez, Jonathan Story and Bill Gilmer, Conference proceedings of the USAEE/IAEE Ann Arbor Conference, September 2006.
- On the Record: Making Sense of High Energy Prices, Stephen P. A. Brown, Southwest Economy, July/August 2006.
- Running on Empty? How Economic Freedom Affects Oil Supplies, Stephen P. A. Brown and Richard Alm, Economic Letter, April 2006.
- Oil Exploration Booms-Is Houston Next?, Robert W. Gilmer, Houston Business, March 2006
- Natural Gas: After a Big Price Jump, Falling Back to Reality, Southwest Economy, January/February 2006.
- Do Higher Oil Prices Still Benefit Texas? , Stephen P. A. Brown and Mine Yücel, The Face of Texas: Jobs, People, Business, Change, October 2005.
- Unconventional Natural Gas Drives New Mexico Rig Count, Robert W. Gilmer, Crossroads, 2005, Issue 1.
- Texas Drilling Directed Toward Unconventional Natural Gas, Robert W. Gilmer, Houston Business, June 2005.
- Concentration of Energy Production and Processing on the Gulf Coast, Robert W. Gilmer, Carrie Ann Fossum and Iram Siddik, Houston Business, Dec. 2005.
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Magic_Dancer wrote:Because most Downloaders look for a Specific lot at the time they need it.
What makes them pick one lot over another is the cover picture.
And whichever lot is closest to the front. Don't want to go looking through 58 pages of lots. So, High recs bring a lot to the top and Featured lots.
The_Blue_Maiden wrote:What he/she said, first impressions are important. Most times I just glance at the first page and see if anything catches my eye.
What usually does is either sweet looking country houses or super modern ones. I don't usually go for the big mansions, a. because they take forever to load when you download them, and b. they're not practical! Why would you need an eleventy bedroom house? You can have eight sims at a time, plus a guest bedroom if ya need it.
87Oranges wrote:
Hi magician1-
First of all, thank you for taking the time to organize a thread dedicated to helping people expand their building potential. Even though I'm just reading through it for the first time, I will definitely use some of the old assignments as templates for lots I create. Nice job.
Now as for what I look for when I download... This may very well be just me, but I pay particularly close attention to the level of detail and how much character a building has. Are there a lot of interesting pattern and color choices, or did the creator just pull something from build mode without making some adjustments in create a style (when applicable)? Is the building a glorified box, or are there interesting angles and niches? How about landscaping? I don't really prefer one style (like modern, suburban, etc.) because I try to match the sims with where they live - this means lots of variety for my neighborhoods. If it's a community lot, I like to find something that won't stick out in the area of town I place it in. And although I like a polished, finished look, I also try to see if there is just a little bit of room for me to make expansions or changes if I would decide to keep the lot for a few generations. I personally enjoy making small changes as my sims age so that the buildings they live in/visit don't seem to stay static but instead develop with them, kind of like real life.
Ok, apologies if that's more info than you needed. I'm going to bookmark your thread - I'm looking forward to seeing what you all create next.
judithmgalloway wrote:These are some of the things that are important to me when downloading houses etc...
1. Cover Pic - a good cover pic will catch my eye, but it's not going to make me download the creation on its own.
2. Form over function - the design may be radical, ingenious or the house/lot may be breathtaking, but how playable will it actually be? Has the builder made something that looks fantastic, but plays like a lame dog? Can I judge this from the pictures and/or floorplans?
3. Lot description - amusing descriptions always encourage me, but what I really want to know is what I will be getting if I download, not just rooms/spaces, but any perks or tricks (are there fish? harvestable plants? interesting gadgets?).
4. Custom/Premium Content - personally, I'm unlikely to download anything that contains Premium Items from the store (yes, I know if I haven't got it, the game will substitute - but I still tend to avoid those lots/houses). Likewise, if there is any other CC (EA or other), I want to know about it before I download it. Put the fact that you've used your own custom patterns/CC/whatever in the description, please! Then I can decide whether I want it or not, and I don't spend my time cussing some unknown creator when I'm trying to get rid of "X" patterns or CC.
5. Lot size - huge lots/mansions, no thanks. Strange-shaped lots that mean I have to bulldoze the Spa/Bistro/Library, no thanks (though CAW will make this less irritating).
Basically, I'm looking for lots/buildings that look nice/interesting (they don't have to be the most amazing masterpiece ever), don't jar with their surroundings (please don't terrain paint right up to the very edge of your lot unless you're going to give me a fence or some other break between your lot and the terrain beyond it), show some originality, but most important of all, play well!
But those are just my thoughts, and I'm sure plenty of people will disagree!
snuttdi wrote:Magician1
Thanks for posting this thread as I am a frequent downloader of lots.
I would suggest more starter homes that still have some uniqueness and personality to them. There seems to be alot of large homes in comparison to small homes which are also needed.
Mansions...although beautiful for the rich, doesn't always meet the needs of the lower to middle income families.
I do look for functionality( does the home come with study or hobby needs outside of bookcases (i.e. chess table, telescope, gym equipment, guitar, garden, etc).
I would love to have Sunset Valley house a number of homes from all income brackets. I like personality or atmosphere more than just beauty. I ask myself does the home look inviting, friendly, homey, comfortable, is it functional, is there a garden? I look for things of this sort.
I would like to see homes/apartments that have more of an inner city look to them. I think dirt/grime/chipped bricks/ and graffiti has it's place amongst some cities.
I will be checking out the Creative Corner to learn how to start building myself and to hopefully be able to contribute to the community.
I'm not sure if what I posted helps, but, these are my thoughts.
Oh, what about more brownstone homes? I'm no architect and I am not sure if that's the right terminology but I hope you get my meaning.
I would like to make Sunset Valley or Riverview to look more like realistic cities.
Thanks for your interest in what downloaders are looking for.
Another note, I agree with a couple of other posters... I try not to download Premium content because although I might like the home I see posted...it may be part of the Premium content that drew me in and if I don't have it...it kinda spoils it for me.
Here's another thought...garages are often times used for more than just parking cars...i.e. workshops!
Grounding the homes/plants/ and such look more realistic than just having them placed. I tend to ground quite a bit of them when I do add them to the game with some dirt, worn out grass, weeds, something...just to make it more realistic.
Well, I got long winded...sorry. Hope this helps!
tolkien1001 wrote:I like old styled houses with a nice garden. Rivers with bridges make a nice touch.
Victorian,winter themed, asian and wooden houses.
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darkside266 wrote:I recommend leaving the roof alone. Each time I build a large home with an Angled room or area and a basement. There is always issues with the roof, so unless you know CFE well and know how to level an entire floor I recommend leaving it alone. I am going to include a few interior items, cuz they will fit the room, I'm thinking of. It will be CC, so hoping it transfers. Mainly talking about the theater. Otherwise, I will be looking forward to seeing your WIPs progress. I don't want this to be a contest. There is no money, medals, or simpoints involved, so lets share and get inspiration from each other.
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XOX1 wrote:Okay... So I have a couple of lots that haven't made the 100 mark yet. I consider the 100 mark to be the criteria for continuing to keep a lot posted on my page for downloading on the Exchange. I have recently learned how to upload with a cover picture, and those builds have exceeded 100 DLs. I work really hard to make beautiful creations, and it saddens me greatly if they do not get the response I think they deserve.
Here is one that still has only 85 at the time of this posting. It was posted before I learned how to post using a cover picture...
Another creation by GriffCorp. International's Legendary Scientist, Potter Planter.
A Complete Makeover of Sunset Valley's Recurve Strand done in a Pirate theme!
All Skills and Needs are provided, except music.
10 Money Trees, 10 Life Plants, 6 Omni Plants, and 8 Death Flowers that can be Harvested.
(Remove old Recurve Strand. Flatten lot in edit town / edit lot mode. Remove all trees and flora. Place Potter Planter's Pirate Strand.) Enjoy!
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ruthless_kk wrote: Great idea you two! I love what you have so far and I can see that it will be a huge help to many builders. Way to go.
lkadas wrote:looks great guys Merry Widdow, eplans.com has many nice house plans also! you could add that too the list also!
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Architektin wrote:great idea, i agree with ruth, this will become THE help-thread for builders! i see the beginners inceasing their skills, but the good builders find some tips and hints, too have much fun with your thread!
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Fans of HBO's addictive delight, Game of Thrones rush to the head of the line please. Sunday's Season Four finale (9pm ET/PT) is being touted as one of its series most memorable outings. Of course, we can say that for a number of Game episodes. Thus far, the HBO series has proven itself to be both a critical and ratings hit. It doesn't hurt that nearly everything from the writing to the cast to the pacing continue to stand out in this Emmy-winning series. (Truth be told, Emmy voters could toss several more awards to the deserving actors here. Thus far, the show's technical awards outweigh everything.)
So, what do we get in Sunday's episode? Dragons. Plenty of them. That's certainly a nice way to end a season but look for some new developments revolving around Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), who spent most of the season wandering beyond The Wall with his posse of youngsters and Hodor (Kristian Nairn) to boot. Bran et al reach the tree that has appeared in young Stark's (Sean Bean) visions. Cue: dramatic music.
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When diagnosing apraxia, experts may look for the presence of other symptoms. For instance, they may look for weakness or difficulties with language comprehension. Both of these are indicative of other conditions and their presence would help rule out apraxia. For people with possible acquired apraxia, an MRI of the brain may be useful to determine the extent and location of any brain damage.
Typically, a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech cannot be made before a child's second birthday. Before this time, most children are unable to understand or perform the tasks needed to determine the presence of apraxia.
Are There Treatments for Apraxia of Speech?
In some cases of acquired apraxia, the condition resolves spontaneously. This is not the case with developmental apraxia of speech, which does not go away without treatment.
There are various treatment approaches used for apraxia. How effective they are can vary from person to person. For the best results, apraxia treatment must be developed to meet a given individual's needs. Most children with apraxia of speech benefit from meeting one on one with a speech-language pathologist three to five times a week. They may also need to work with their parents or guardians to practice the skills they are developing.
Therapy for childhood apraxia of speech aims to improve speech coordination. Exercises may include:
- Repeatedly practicing the formation and pronunciation of sounds and words
- Practicing stringing together sounds to make speech
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- Using multisensory approaches, such as watching in a mirror while trying to form words or touching the face while talking
Many therapists believe that sign language is beneficial for children who have difficulty being understood. They often recommend that children attempt to say the words they are signing to practice making the necessary movements with their mouths.
People with more extreme cases of acquired apraxia may also benefit from sign language. Or they may use assistive electronic devices, including computers that can be used to produce words and sentences.
Very few studies have been done to determine the relative effectiveness of various treatment approaches for childhood apraxia of speech. This may be due, in part, to ongoing debate among experts as to which symptoms and characteristics merit a diagnosis of apraxia.
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