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Moschino Vintage
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Black cotton and silk blend fitted dress from Moschino Vintage featuring a round neckline, a sleeveless cut, white embroidery patterned detail at the neckline and hem and an above the knee cut.
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The brand Moschino emerged in 1984 through the vision of Franco Moschino who sought to bring playful fashion to the catwalk and challenge the boundaries of conventional style. Moschino's fresh, new approach provided light relief. It sent up high glamour and sophistication of fellow designers and made fun of their high prices. He was zany, iconoclastic and always ready to shock with an outrageous idea, but his clothes were wearable and cut to the highest standards. He was an expert tailor and liked to make visual puns.
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<o:p></o:p>Thank you for the great interest in Roger's new site. It is clear that a project like this always finds many people who like it and others who prefer the old version. Our aim was to create a site that brings Roger closer to the fans all around the world, containing modules that have been specifically developed. <o:p></o:p>
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One Grand Junction legislator is telling his fellow lawmakers to keep their hands off the recently enacted tobacco tax. The tax of up to 80 cents per pack of cigarettes is intended to bolster the state's health care,smoking education and cessation efforts. Some lawmakers are already talking about using the state's powers to declare a fiscal emergency and raid the voter–initiated measure to shore up the state's budget. Grand Junction representative Bernie Buescher says that's a bad idea. Buescher is a member of the Joint Budget Committee that deals with state funding and income. He says there are other ways to balance the budget without digging in to a fund voters approved for a specific purpose. Even if there is emergency language in the bill to allow for those monies to be used for general funds.
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Campaign Now Making Children Cry
It's official: The long presidential campaign is starting to make children cry.
In a video being widely circulated online Wednesday morning, a mom asked her four-year-old daughter, Abigael, why she is crying. She responds: "It's because I'm tired, I'm tired of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney." Mom responds, "That's why you're crying? Oooooh. It will be over soon, Abby. OK? The election will be over soon, OK?"
According to Denver's KUSA, the mom and daughter, who live in Fort Collins, Colo., were on the way to the grocery store and listening to NPR news on the radio when the girl started crying.
Just before noon, on NPR's "The Two-Way" blog, Mark Memmott wrote: "On behalf of NPR and all other news outlets, we apologize to Abigael and all the many others who probably feel like her. We must confess, the campaign's gone on long enough for us, too. Let's just keep telling ourselves: 'Only a few more days, only a few more days, only a few more days.' "


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Mike Holmgren swears he has plans for next year. He's going to ride his motorcycle. He's going to hang out at a new home being built in Santa Cruz. He's going to spend time with his six grandchildren.
He promised his family he will not be working for the 49ers — or anybody else.
Sure, but is the door open for 2010?
"I'm going to refrain from commenting on that," the Seattle Seahawks coach said Wednesday. "I think it would be unfair to a lot of people, Mike Singletary, being one. It's too much of a hypothetical.
"Things in this crazy business change on a day-to-day basis. I'm going to remain fairly consistent with that, if it's OK. I'm not going to get into it."
Because the Seahawks visit Candlestick Park this weekend, Holmgren held a conference call with Bay Area reporters. The discussion quickly turned to Holmgren's unusual arrangement. He already has announced that this will be his last season in Seattle, with Jim Mora Jr. anointed as the successor.
The 49ers have an unusual situation as well. Singletary is an interim coach on a nine-game tryout.
That means plenty of speculation that Holmgren could return to his roots. The San Francisco native was a longtime assistant with the 49ers and served as the offensive coordinator in 1989-91.
Holmgren conceded Wednesday that he dreamed of being the head coach of the 49ers as far back as his high school days at Lincoln High in San Francisco.
"It never quite came to fruition," said Holmgren, who coached at Oak Grove High in 1975-80. "But times change and right now I think it's been stated. I stated it with my own guys for the 27th time this morning: The plan is for me and Kath to take a year off after this time in Seattle."
"Coach Warhop was a great coach for this line and for me in particular," said Eric Heitmann, the team's starting center since 2005. "But as an offensive line, we're going to move forward. Chris Foerster is a great coach, too. Him and 'Hop have a lot of the same principles."
Heitmann, meanwhile, will be sticking around for a bit. He recently signed a three-year, $7.05 million contract extension that will keep in a 49ers uniform through 2011. The deal includes a $1.25 million signing bonus.
"I love it here," the former Stanford standout said. "And being part of the 49ers family, I believe the team has a great shot at being successful. That's my motivation for staying around here."


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This paper is based on lectures 9, 10, 11, and 12 of a series of lectures delivered by Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali in summer 2004 in Qum.
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The Tradition of the Cloak, or Hadith al-Kisa', is a narrative of an incident where the Prophet Muhammad assembled Hasan, Husayn, Ali, and Fatima under his cloak.
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This article presents a brief account of the life of Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, known as Sayyid Radhi, his teachers, and students, as well as his services and achievements that attested to his great influence during his era as well as years to come.
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This paper is based on first part of lecture four and all of lecture six of a series of lectures delivered by Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali in summer 2004 in Qum. Lecture five and the remaining part of lecture four relate to the ban by the first three Caliphs on narrating hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (a) and will be published separately in upcoming articles.
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Using MLB or Fed rules, I had a sitch yesterday in high school whereby the left-handed pitcher had a runner on first base. The left-handed pitched moved slowly and the pitcher brought his free leg up while at the same time leaning towards home yet never opened his hips and his landing leg came down within the 45 degree line to make a legal pickoff attempt at first.
Leaning towards home, albeit small, is not cause for a balk in my estimation. The knee nor foot never crossed back, his foot landed where it has to; the pitcher came set, etc,
The phrase distance and direction is for guidelines of when a pitcher throws over as I understand it.
When it all nets-out, there is no balk for simply leaning a bit towards home, is there, as long as all other parameters/actions are legal, correct?
Was a balk called?
IMO, it's where the body is going. Imagine for a second that you could freeze the pitcher as he was "leaning towards home." Would he have fallen over towards the plate or more towards first?
Where the body goes, that's where the pitch/throw must go. It doesn't matter if he was clever enough to not cross the pitcher's plate with his free foot; his body still was headed home, and so the ball batter go there too.
Now is that picky? Yeah could be. But I have seen the least little thing (in OBR higher levels) called where maybe you wouldn't call it a balk in lower leagues. For instance, did it pass or fail the "intent to deceive the runner" test?
After all of that, I swear that the born-again Yankee lefthander (Andy Pettite) balked on EVERY toss to first.
So there! ;-)
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Deceit is L E G A L. It just has to be within the rules.
Does the pitcher have to tell the runner he's going to throw over?
Does the catcher have to tell the batter the pitch and location?
Does the runner have to tell the defense whentn he's going to steal?
I think Pettitte puts his knee past the back plane of the rubber. That's legal. It's only a balk if his foot goes back of the rubber and he then goes to 1B.
Deal with it.
Mike...no, I did not call a balk. But, I had been hearing all about distance and direction and wondered if that applied here.
Re your question of, "Would he have fallen over towards the plate or more towards first?", it is really hard to say as I did not see it. I would like to think that if a pitcher can give a micro-lean or even a medium-lean forward and still come down within the 45 degree line, more power to him.
Thank you very much for your response.
Rich......I agree with your DECEIT is legal in all the ways you discuss When I hear that a balk is anything that deceives a runner, I think to myself all of the things you said, and more.
Thank you very much for your response.
If his body is leaning toward home and his foot didn't pass the rubber, it's a good possibilty that his leg is coming with his body. If it is, he better be throwing home. I knew a kid that would do just that, he would start moving home slightly and then move to first. I banged him the first time I saw it. The manger heard what I said he did and he replay," But he can't do that!" I told him exactly, that's why I balked him. The look was priceless. He said no,no,no, he meant he couldn't move toward home and change his direction to first. I told he did and it is illegal.
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You should probably use a better example than AP. Balks almost every time he throws to first. Don't look to MLB for what is/isn't a balk.
The "45 degree line" you're talking about isn't in the rules. It IS, however, in the FED casebook. The casebook is an interpretation of the rulebook, so I'll stipulate to it, although it's more a guideline than a rule.
I have my FED book with me not OBR but the rules as to what constitutes a balk are almost identical (although the enforcement is quite different).
6-2-4(a) - any feinting toward the batter or first base
Once the pitcher makes a motion toward home plate he's committed to go home. I'll bet dollars to donuts that he knows excactly what he's doing. It's deceit, and while deceit isn't outside the rules, this particular form of deceit IS outside the rules.
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There were 87 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,427 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Weapons arrest: Community Response Team officers and members of the multiagency San Joaquin County gang task force found two guns in a vehicle about 6 p.m. Friday near South Center Street and West Scotts Avenue. Rudolph Hurtado, 24, and Nancy Randolph, 49, were arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm and carrying a loaded firearm.
Resisting arrest: Police responded to a report of a man who had possibly stabbed himself about 9:40 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of North El Dorado Street. Officers located Nick Keith, 21, in front of a business and determined he had a self-inflicted wound to his hand. He was extremely intoxicated and attempted to pull away from officers. Keith was taken to the ground and placed in a restraint device. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and then to jail, where he was booked on suspicion of public intoxication and resisting arrest.
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I beleive the only difference is the color of the corn and you can use either one for what ever.
yellow cornmeal is naturally sweet. It is not used in the South for cornbread...in fact, we don't use yellow cornmeal.
yellow cornmeal is naturally sweet. It is not used in the South for cornbread...in fact, we don't use yellow cornmeal.
I do. I was born in the South and have lived here 74 years. I buy a local product and it is yellow cornmeal.
I was born in the South as well. I have been here only 73 years. My mother would be 107 years old if she was still here. Neither one of us would ever use yellow cornmeal. Cornbread is made with white cornmeal and never ever has sugar in it. I suppose we must agree to disagree on this one.
It's very simople: it is a matter of personal taste no matter where you live.
I agree that cornbread shouldn't have sugar in it.
I've used both yellow and white cornmeal. The only difference I've noticed is that yellow cornmeal tends to be sweeter than white. They are interchangeable in recipes. It's a matter of choice. Just because someone prefers one taste over the other doesn't make the other person wrong. Variety is the spice of life. That's why we all have tastebuds (and taste preferences.)
Me too, I like Yellow best. I buy it all the time. No white meal for me; unless I can't find the yellow. LOL
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By Sara E. Martin, Army Flier Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013
FORT RUCKER, Ala. (November 7, 2013) -- Power, versatility, speed, efficiency, the sound of double blades beating the air into submission -- these are the things that attracted three infantrymen to the workhorse of Army Aviation, the CH-47 Chinook.
But another aspect of being a helicopter pilot also drew them in -- Family immersion.
WO1 Ryan Thurgood, B Company, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 149th General Support Aviation Battalion from Grand Prairie, Texas, is the newest Aviator to be added to this Family of Soldiers, which includes his father, retired Maj. Gen. Keith Thurgood; his uncle, Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood, Program Executive Officer, Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal; and his grandfather, retired Lt. Col. Leon Thurgood -- who spent 32 years in the Army.
Though Ryan is the third generation of his Family to go into the service, there is something more unique about his new career choice -- he followed in the footsteps of his uncle and grandfather by first becoming an infantryman then becoming a CH-47 Chinook pilot.
"I always had a desire to serve in some capacity. That probably came from growing up in my father's boots and hearing all the stories from everyone. But when I enlisted I knew I would eventually be an Aviator because I knew that is where my passion really fell," he said.
The Family torch didn't have to be carried on though, flight school is long, hard and rigorous, especially on a young Soldier with a young Family who already had a successful career, but Ryan "just knew" when he was 18 that he had to fly Chinooks when the time was right.
"Chinooks are the fastest . . . it carries the most weight, it can go the highest," he said. "It is just so powerful. I can pick up several helicopters with my helicopter. It is the sexiest, too. They even used to carry guns on them. There is nothing better than being on the ground and hearing a Chinook come in. They have a real deep thud, and it is really inspiring to see one come in close."
Leon began the tradition in the 1950s when, tired of walking, he decided to turn in his truck and ruck for something a little more aerial. He went infantry, The Queen of Battle, and was then commissioned as an officer in 1963. That's when his dusty boots began leaving the ground and his legacy was born.
Adventure begun, he flew Chinooks in Vietnam, he saw Aviation become a branch and he witnessed a child, then a grandchild, follow in his flight path.
Neil was the first in line to catch the sweet aroma of helicopter exhaust. Faster than a pilot can say 'startup procedure checklist,' Neil enlisted as an infantryman to form a Soldier foundation for his career, believing that good pilots are made from those who have served on the ground first.
"My father always said that the heart of our Army is the ground force, but I realized as a young private that I wanted to fly because I saw how effective of a piece it was for the Army," he continued. "I think being enlisted is important for our officer corps."
Once becoming a Chinook pilot, though, flying in the same unit, the 213th Black Cats, as his father with the same tail numbers exactly 20 years later just added wind to the rotor blades.
Following the legacy that his grandfather unintentionally bred is something that Ryan said just came naturally to him. Knowing he would become a better Aviator, officer and leader, he began his adventure in the enlisted ranks first, like his uncle and grandfather before him.
Once his mind was made up and the time was right, Ryan tightened his bootstraps and kissed the ground goodbye when he put in his packet to become a Chinook pilot.
"Now, as a pilot, I can better understand those ground commanders and know what they are possibly thinking," he said. "I know I can better support those guys because I was one of those guys. And flying a helicopter is one of the best ways you can support your fellow Soldiers, especially in a CH-47."
The Thurgood's attraction for the Chinook does not only emanate from Leon, it comes from the love of Aviation and the CH-47 itself. And now Aviation is held in the same regard as another Family member.
The seduction began with the aircraft's ability to attack, supply, assault and provide medical assistance. The large chance that they would be exposed to different events and pieces of the Army that other helicopter airframe pilots do not get to experience was irresistible as well.
"You see our three generations because we were all held up to different expectations growing up. That generational thing is tied to the culture of Army Aviation, and built around our Family and joined to the Army," said Neil.
The wind beneath the Thurgood's blades might not end with Ryan.
"My oldest son is pretty much fully indoctrinated into Aviation," said Ryan. "He can already tell what airframe is what, and he likes wearing my gear around the house. I don't think it is a phase. He can even spit out helicopter facts, but he likes the Apaches and he is more than welcome to make up his own mind."


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BLM and CEC Release Draft EIS for the 400-MW Ivanpah Solar Project
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The U.S. Department of the Interior and the California Energy Commission (CEC) announced on November 5 that they have completed a joint draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Project. The project, to be located on about 4,000 acres of federal land in Southern California's Ivanpah Valley, will draw on solar power tower technology to generate 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Solar power towers employ a field of flat mirrors, or heliostats, to focus the sun's heat on a central receiver mounted at the top of a tower. In the central receiver, water is boiled to steam, which is then used to drive a turbine to produce power.
Proposed by BrightSource Energy Inc., the Ivanpah project will be built in three phases, consisting of two 100-MW plants followed by one 200-MW plant. According to the CEC Web page for the project, each 100-MW plant will use three power towers to deliver steam to a central power plant, which will also have its own power tower. The 200-MW plant will have four power towers around a central plant. The entire project is proposed to be located on land managed by Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and it will provide power to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison. A BLM notice that the draft EIS is ready for public review was published in the Federal Register on November 10. The draft EIS also includes a Final Staff Assessment (FSA) by the CEC, which will lead to an evidentiary hearing by the CEC in mid-December. See the CEC press release, the BrightSource Energy Web site, the BLM's Federal Register notice, and the full FSA and draft EIS.
The Interior Department also announced that five other renewable energy projects in California are on a fast-track review schedule and are poised to begin environmental review. Four of these are solar projects and one is a wind farm, and all are located on BLM lands. The Daggett Ridge Wind Farm, located near Barstow, is an 82.5-MW project proposed by AES. The four solar projects will all employ solar troughs, long trough-shaped parabolic mirrors that focus sunlight on a receiving tube, which runs along the focal point of the mirrors. A fluid runs through the tube, gathering the heat and delivering it to a boiler, which drives a turbine to produce power. The projects include the 250-MW Genesis Solar Energy Project and three proposals from Solar Millenium LLC: the 484-MW Palen Solar Power Project, the 968-MW Blythe Solar Power Project, and the 250-MW Ridgecrest Solar Power Project. The first three projects are located in the Sonoran Desert in the vicinity of Blythe, which is about 200 miles east of Los Angeles, while the Ridgecrest project is located about 120 miles north of Los Angeles. The projects are on a fast track because they are advanced enough in the permitting process that they could potentially be cleared for approval by December 2010, thus making them eligible for economic stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. See the Interior Department press release.


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Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes; Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Appeals Processes." This document describes the processes available to outside stakeholders to request additional review of decisions or actions by CDRH employees which include requests for supervisory review of an action, petitions, and hearings. Of these, the most commonly used process is the request for supervisory review (a "10.75 appeal"). This document provides general information about each process as well as guidance on how to submit related requests to CDRH and FDA.
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Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance document entitled "Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes" to the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Bldg. 66, Rm. 4613, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your request or fax your request to 301-847-8149. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on electronic access to the guidance.
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This guidance supersedes two previous guidance documents: "Medical Device Appeals and Complaints: Guidance for Dispute Resolution," dated February 1998 and "Resolving Scientific Disputes Concerning the Regulation of Medical Devices, A Guide to Use of the Medical Devices Dispute Resolution Panel; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA," dated July 2001.
In the Federal Register of December 28, 2011 (76 FR 81511), FDA announced the availability of the draft of this guidance. Interested persons were invited to comment by April 26, 2012. In July 2012, section 517A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD Act) (21 U.S.C. 360g-1) was added by section 603 of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) (Pub. L. 112-114). FDA considered the public comments received and revised the guidance, as appropriate, and in accordance with the new requirements established by section 603 of FDASIA.
Section 517A includes new requirements pertaining to the process and timelines for appeals, made under 21 CFR 10.75 (10.75 appeal) of "significant decisions" regarding 510(k) premarket notifications, applications for premarket approval (PMAs), and applications for investigational device exemptions (IDEs). In this guidance document, the term "significant decision" refers to significant decisions pertaining to these submissions.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the Agency's proposed interpretation of this provision (for example, what constitutes a "significant decision") in a draft guidance document entitled "Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes: Questions and Answers About 517A."
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This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the Agency's current thinking on CDRH's Appeals Processes. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statute and regulations.
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Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the guidance may do so by using the Internet. A search capability for all CDRH guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm. Guidance documents are also available at http://www.regulations.gov.
To receive "Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes" you may either send an email request to firstname.lastname@example.com to receive an electronic copy of the document or send a fax request to 301-847-8149 to receive a hard copy. Please use the document number 1742 to identify the guidance you are requesting.
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This guidance contains information collection provisions that are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The collections of information in the guidance document "Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes" are approved under OMB control number 0910-0738. The guidance also refers to currently approved information collections found in FDA regulations. The collections of information in 21 CFR 10.30, 21 CFR 10.33, and 21 CFR 10.35 are approved under OMB control number 0910-0183; the collections of information in 21 CFR part 12 are approved under OMB control number 0910-0184; and the collections of information under 21 CFR part 900 are approved under OMB control number 0910-0309.
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Dated: May 13, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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As AARON PRYOR, EX-BOXING CHAMPION AND EX-ADDICT, FIGHTS TO STAY CLEAN, HIS LIFE IS AGAIN FULL OF PROMISE
The Champion Of Confusion
WBA junior welterweight titleholder Aaron Pryor has everything in order in the ring, but outside of it, his life is a mess
KO'd By His Demons
Unbeaten and still a champion, Aaron Pryor is angry, despondent and confused. And he's in no condition to fight, either in or out of the ring
It Was A Pryor Engagement
Later, Artie Curley, Pryor's cutman, would admit that the bottle contained peppermint schnapps. "Aaron ate a big steak at 5:30," Curley said, ...
Then All the Joy Turned To Sorrow
It was a glorious day in Vegas for Ray Mancini until he found what it had cost challenger Duk-Koo Kim
What's in a Name?
When middleweight champ Marvin Hagler added Marvelous to his name, he wasn't on an ego trip, only confirming what hard work has wrought
'I Am Still a Pistol'
So says Roberto Duran, who three years after 'no màs' is challenging Marvin Hagler for his fourth world title
Oh What A Notable Victory!
Stanford did not fiddle around with Washington, scoring a dazzling 43-31 upset with John Elway's arm and some unsung feet
He Got Down and Did It
Despite his antique racket, Jimmy Connors—who's a bit of an antique himself—was unbending in pursuit of his fifth U.S. Open
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In 2010 when we first learned about UrbanPromise Camden, we knew that their model was our vision for Miami - an organization that understands that positive relationships and role-models are critical to the success of every child. Since then, UrbanPromise Miami has been building the Path to Promise for the children and youth of living in under-resourced communities. Our mission is to equip children and youth of Miami with the skills necessary for academic achievement, life management, spiritual growth, and leadership. We fulfill this mission through after-school programs, summer camps, experiential learning, job training, mentoring, counseling and a host of other programs that challenge youth to develop and realize their potential.
BARS is a program specifically designed to bring awareness to youth within our programs about risky circumstances that may take them down a slippery slope into delinquency.
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I had envisioned shooting with the beauty of snow and mountains for a long time. This particular day was very cold and we worked fast! The kids looked forward to hot chocolate when they were done! I love that I was able to capture some of their playfulness and personality in these images!
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This was SUCH a fun session! These children had a blast playing "make-believe" pirates looking for treasure? The distressed ship wreck created the perfect scene to pull this stylized session off! I hope you enjoy the details of these photographs as much as I do! Don't forget to see if they really did find a treasure….They had been through a lot together, but in the end, they discovered that they had each other…and that was the real treasure!


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The December 2012 tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, transfixed the nation in a moment of shared grief for 20 small children and 6 adults who died in a merciless hail of bullets. The weeks since have brought numerous federal and state policy proposals to curb gun violence. Whether these crisis-driven reforms can help inch society toward the goal of reducing firearm-related deaths, the new laws' broader social consequences could long outlast the memory of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Policy makers would do well to pause and think them through.
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by Brett ZongkerAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP)—Oprah Winfrey has come a long way since her childhood years in a Mississippi shack and in public housing with a poster of The Beatles on her bedroom wall. Sunday, she was honored with Paul McCartney, one of the Beatles she so loved. Stars from Hollywood, Nashville and Broadway gathered in the nation's capital to salute Winfrey, McCartney and three others—country singer Merle Haggard, Broadway composer Jerry Herman and dancer Bill T. Jones—with the Kennedy Center Honors. The president and first lady Michelle Obama sat with the honorees and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. ENTERTAINMENT ROYALTY—Recipients of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors, Oprah Winfrey, and Paul McCartney, sing the National Anthem at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 5. Others are Stedman Graham, back left, and Trade Representative Ron Kirk, back right. (APPhoto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
(NNPA)—Taken at face value, the latest Wikileaks release is in one word—disturbing. Leaked confidential information regarding international relations and sensitive global issues, these 250,000 documents have reshaped the dynamic of diplomacy perhaps like never before. The diplomatic cables touch on everything like Guantanamo Bay, predator drone attacks in Yemen, officials in Afghanistan, Russian, and Italian relations, Pakistani nuclear fuel, North Korea, Iran, Zimbabwe and much much more. But although we'd like to believe all of this classified information without question, we must take a moment and dig a little deeper.
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The Black blogosphere and African-American news has been all abuzz over the last week because of anchorwoman Rochelle Ritchie of WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla. Ritchie has caused quite a positive stir with her story about 'going natural' in the professional news world and the motivations and complications behind it. I applaud Ms. Ritchie for taking such a bold step, especially this early in her career. And I give credit to the press outlets, especially Black ones, that have promoted the story. The problem is that in an effort to praise Ritchie, one of the real problems she identifies is never fully addressed.
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of the media coverage of NFL quarterback Michael Vick—post incarceration? Last July I wrote a column titled, "Michael Is A Vick-tim." I discussed Vick's going to jail for nearly two years for killing a couple of dogs. He has served his time and is now playing football again in the NFL. He has had a stellar season as the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Since leaving jail earlier this year, he has done all the right things and continues to speak out against animal cruelty on behalf of the Humane Society.
The election results from Nov, 2, while desultory, are hardly the end of the world. Anyone who lived through two terms of George W. Bush can certainly say that they have lived through worse. But to hear many Americans—particularly African-Americans—talk, you would think that we are poised on the precipice of presidential paralysis, with a return to Jim Crow right around the comer. You would especially think that if you listened to or watched President Barack Obama in the days following the election. The president went on television, shoulders hunched and countenance lowered and acknowledged—a "shellacking," and then started blaming himself and talking about "cooperating" with the new Republican electoral might.
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Definition of soapy in English:
adjective (soapier, soapiest)
1Containing or covered with soap: hot soapy water
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- The other side was covered in soapy sponge which he proceeded to jab into my left eye without warning.
- Remove interior fan covers, and wash in mild soapy water.
- His hair was chaotically bedraggled, obviously soaked as well as sporadically covered with soapy foam.
1.1Of or like soap: his hands smelled soapy
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- More often than not, the soapy agent holds soil in suspension as it becomes loose during the wash cycle, and is subsequently flushed away during the rinse cycle and centrifugal spin.
- The unpleasant salty or soapy taste may be masked in flavored or alcoholic beverages.
- It's soapy, slippery, and no good for hair and leaves the bottoms of your feet much too slick to make it advisable for bathtime.
2 informal Characteristic of a soap opera: the script is sentimental and a little soapy
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- He may know how to pen witty banter and put hip twists on soapy situations, but he'd better give his characters some depth.
- Fans of Douglas Sirk melodramas and other '50s potboilers are the best candidates for this kind of slick, earnestly soapy entertainment.
3(Of a person or their behaviour) unpleasantly flattering and ingratiating: a soapy, worshipful look
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- He trod a pretty thin line, of course, because there's always a danger that such well-meaning words can end up sounding like soapy sentimentality, but he managed to keep himself on the right side.
noun(soapie) informal, chiefly Australian & South African
A soap opera: the iconic Northern English soapie, Coronation Street
soapily adverb
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- Susan ran back to Ian, but her insincerity to Ian, and to herself, was soapily palpable.
- For the most part, however, the movie is awkwardly structured and soapily slow-moving.
- For their TV audience, such routine is soapily addictive.
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- But, I would say it does remind a lot of Six Feet Under, in the structure (a client is usually the catalyst for at least part of the plot), and the underlying soapiness of the show.
- The soapiness is clearly cause for heightened constitutional scrutiny.
- Their reflection on the surface of a lake spattered with flecks of toothpaste - moving rapidly apart because the soapiness has lowered the surface tension of the water - becomes a liberating extraterrestrial voyage.
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Dr. Roulier teaches courses in political theory and constitutional law; he also serves as one of the college's pre-law advisors. Professor Roulier has published several articles on continental political philosophy and has authored a book, titled Kantian Virtue at the Intersection of Politics and Nature. Currently his research focuses on democratic theory and urban design.
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Its just about here the first step in what I hope will be a long career. Started out going to my local department and talking to the Chief, all I wanted to do was get some information from a veteran 15+ years. A few questions turns into an hour conversation and the Chief said I have an idea, "how do you feel about a sponsorship". So now i'm on my way to the Eastern Police Academy in Missouri. I am 99% ready for both P.A.T and P.O.S.T what I am asking is i'm not sure where I want to go. Streets,Vice,Homicide,S.W.A.T I understand I have to put in my time but I would like some input. So I could at least have a general direction (goals for the future) Thanks for any help.
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OK Frank, here it is, straight from the shoulder. Your first priority at present is to get hired. Then, you successfully complete the Academy. Once that's accomplished, you're probably looking at an FTO program.
Once you complete probation, you'll spend a few years on patrol. That's where the rubber really meets the road. In all likelihood, you're looking at anywhere from three to five years before you'll even have a shot at any specialized assignment.
You may even discover, as many rookies do, that patrol is really where it's at. Be good at that, and I mean, damn good. Then maybe, down the road you may have a shot at a specialized gig. Good luck in all your efforts.
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THEN become a good cop.
THEN get some experience in many facets of the job
THEN worry about what direction your career should take
Most likely during your career you will find that you have different interests at different times....also you sometimes find yourself in the right spot at the right time
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Thanks for your input. I knew there would be many years of hard work before I had a shot at any specialized position. I just don't want to be one of those " If I could do it all over again I would" guys thanks again for your experience and knowledge.


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From NIST Tech Beat: February 7, 2012
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its recommendations for a new, privately led steering group to tackle the complex policy and technical issues necessary to create an online environment where individuals and organizations will be able to better trust one another. In a report released Feb. 7, 2012, NIST also announced its intent to issue a Federal Funding Opportunity for an organization to convene the steering group and provide it with initial secretarial, administrative and logistical support.
The report lays out a path for implementing the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a White House initiative to bring together the private sector, advocacy groups, public-sector agencies and others to improve the privacy, security and convenience of online transactions.
"While NSTIC is a government initiative, the 'Identity Ecosystem' it envisions must be led by the private sector," said Jeremy Grant, NIST's senior executive advisor for identity management. "The recommendations we published today lay out a specific path to bring together all NSTIC stakeholders—including the private sector, advocacy groups, public-sector agencies and other organizations—to jointly create an online environment, the ecosystem, where individuals and organizations will be able to better trust one another, with minimized disclosure of personal information."
The new report contains several key recommendations, including:
The NIST report was developed with significant input from the public. In June 2011, NIST published a Notice of Inquiry* to solicit feedback and examples from the public. More than 270 people participated in a workshop and 57 responses were received to the notice of inquiry from a wide variety of stakeholders, including private industry and consumer advocacy groups.
The report, "Recommendations for Establishing an Identity Ecosystem Governance Structure" can be found at http://www.nist.gov/nstic/2012-nstic-governance-recs.pdf.
NIST is planning a follow-on workshop on March 15, 2012, at the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., to convene stakeholders, review the findings of the report and kickoff NSTIC implementation activities in advance of the formal formation of the steering group later this spring.
Further information about this event and other upcoming NSTIC events will be available at: http://www.nist.gov/nstic.
A copy of the full text of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace signed by President Obama in April 2011 is available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/NSTICstrategy_041511.pdf.
* The Notice of Inquiry and responses to it can be found at http://www.nist.gov/nstic/notices.html.


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When you look back at Parks and Rec, you see how much the show has changed. And it will change still more this season, when the gang goes to London, and when two cast members (Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe) depart, and probably at a lot of points in between. It's a nimble little show, and as such my favorite episodes of it vary wildly in terms of theme and tone.
"Practice Date"__
Leslie Knope's preplanned conversation topics and date giggles shouldn't have had anyone falling in love with her, but it worked on me and Louis C.K.
"Ron and Tammy"
Few joys will ever be able to compare to the way I felt that time Nick Offerman's real-life wife, Megan Mullally, played his deranged on-screen ex, Tammy, for the first time.
"Fancy Party"
In the wrong hands, April and Andy would be totally annoying characters. So cheers to the writers, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Pratt for making them into people I not only root for but loved watching get married in their own bizarro way.
"Harvest Festival"
A curse, a conniving local newslady, and Lil' Sebastian! I love "Harvest Festival" because it's such a Pawnee gem.
"I'm Leslie Knope"
Watching Leslie decide to run for office—even at the temporary expense of her romance with Ben—felt somewhere between watching your BFF and Hillary Clinton achieve their personal peak. Which, I suspect, was by design.
"Win, Lose, or Draw"
Yes, the only thing that could top that episode was this magnificent election-winning finale.
"Halloween Surprise"
Hands down, one of my favorite TV proposals of all time.
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The biggest handbrake on managers is running too much money
In turbulent financial conditions, when a high number of fund managers struggle on a daily basis to beat their benchmark, Simon Brazier, head of UK equities at Threadneedle, tries to remain unfazed, preferring these types of markets to quieter and more predictable times.
"I get many people coming to me at the moment and saying, 'Simon, it must be difficult as a fund manager with these high levels of volatility and the high correlations in markets'. That's utter rubbish. We're in an environment at the moment where, yes, correlations are high, but actually it's a great time for active stockpickers," he says.
"The levels of volatility we are seeing are normal. Clients are going to have to get used to this. All we're doing as a team is being very clear about the long-term valuation of a company and using the volatility in the market to exploit this."
Mr Brazier has the numbers to back this up. He claims that thanks to the 'magic three Ps' – people, product and process - the fourth P, performance, has followed suit. All of the nine vehicles that his team run are in the first quartile of their peer group over one year to the end of July 2012, and all but two are also first quartile over five years.
"We've delivered strong numbers across the team, both on the short-term and long-term [percentages]. It's not about if my fund was first quartile last month. It's about whether we deliver long-term, constant, repeatable and sustainable performance," he says.
The track record of good performance has already been noticed by investors, with the UK equities team seeing £2.5bn of inflows across the range in the past three years.
"More and more people realise that they're investing for their retirement, so they want to invest their money with people who can give them market-plus performance in a consistent, risk-adjusted, repeatable way," he says.
Mr Brazier says that the group's process plays a large part in delivering returns. The Threadneedle equities team takes a long-term approach to investing, meeting more than 1,000 companies a year, as well as screening companies on both qualitative and quantitative metrics.
"We have always taken a three-year view on our investment horizon. We try and work out what companies are worth and then do significant, detailed in-house investment research. The turnover on our funds, across the £14bn we run, was less than 25 per cent last year, suggesting more than a four-year time horizon," he says.
"We're not a house that says, 'We're going to promote Simon Brazier today because he happens to have good numbers'. We're really on the front foot as a team, going out there and saying, 'If you want to buy mid-cap, income, absolute return or an offshore alpha strategy, we can give it to you and deliver strong returns because we've got the people and the process in place to serve your needs,'" he adds.


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Posts tagged Technology
The Not for Profit: the future of for profit governance?
Aug 9th
by Gavin Artz – July 2012
Originally Published: Chartered Secretaries Australia," Keeping Good Companies: Journal of Chartered Secretaries Australia Ltd." July 2012 Vol. 64, No.6
'We don't build services to make money; we make money to build better services.' Mark Zukerberg (Rosoff, 2012)
This year Mark Zuckerberg deftly explained the not for profit (NFP) business model in one sentence, but this was in the founders statement of one of the most anticipated IPO's of recent times, for one of the fastest growing companies in the world.
If one sector has survived the buffeting of recession in the U.S.A. it has been those businesses that seek out disruptive innovations in products and business models. In their search for new ways of operating, they have found themselves moving into territory that has been the domain of the NFP sector, just as the NFP's, looking for new ways of funding their mission, are turning to entrepreneurial business models.
We a beginning to see commercial and social entrepreneurial approaches finding a common ground, in that they are developing businesses that have a social, as well as financial mission. More >
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Business Manager
Jul 15th
By Gavin Artz – June 12th, 2012
Originally Published: As 'Business Skills for the Arts' for the MEGA SA blog. Support MEGA SA
Shhhhh …. don't tell anyone, but I used to be an artist. Well, I was a musician and a composer and, after six years of working in the arts, I am not sure how much credibility that gives you as an artist. When I was an
artist musician all I wanted to do was play music and the dream, as for many of my colleagues, was not to have to work a crappy dead-end job to pay the bills. The dream was to get payed for what I wanted to do. Well, in the end that didn't work out too well for me and I spent way more time having my soul destroyed manning market research phones or sitting behind the desk at WEA Sydney as the night attendant, than on what I wanted to do. The irony was that I had to spend so much time working at business administration, that I became much better at that than at being musician. Ultimately, managing a business was less complex than composition – it paid better too, but more importantly, I had a greater impact on people and society than I ever did as a musician. More >
Gavin Artz speaking at the Four Pillars of Vet
Jun 27th
Gavin Artz was a keynote at the "Four Pillars of VET" held at Adelaide's Crowne Plaza on the 22nd of June 2012. In his talk he explored the culture shifts that technology is bringing and how they impact on vocational education and training (VET). His talk covered trends in distributed learning, asymmetrical communication, the experience of peers and mentors in technology based vocational education (how geeks learn), simulation technology, co-creation of education path ways and co-creation opportunities arising outside of education.
If you missed the talk, the skilled technicians at DFEEST have made the recording and slides available here. (Please note it opens in Blackboard Collaborate – follow the prompts to open – you may need to play the Java script).
Gavin Artz explains 3D Printing on the SBS Insight program
Apr 24th
Gavin Artz (CEO of ANAT) quickly explains 3D printing for SBS's Insight program "Australian Made" with Karen Marsh from ANAT. Shown on the 24th of April 2012.
Art and Profit
Apr 20th
Posted by admin in Articles by Gavin Artz
By Gavin Artz – April 2012
Originally Published as a part of the catalogue for the exhabition "We need you, you need us".
"It's the economy, stupid" Bill Clinton 1992 – U.S. President
The concept of the Experience Economy (Pine & Gilmore 1998) was one of the first attempts to understand a significant economic and cultural shift brought about by digital technology. The Experience Economy in the hands of marketers played out, and for some companies still plays out, as corporations producing an artificial cultural experience to help sell goods and services. It was a reasonable attempt to make sense of the fundamental changes occurring in developed economies, but while the work of Pine and Gilmore intuitively grasped a fundamental truth, it is as though the concepts were seen through the lens of 1990's marketing and therefore making it impossible to grasp the full importance of what was happening. More >
InDaily interviews Gavin Artz on 3D Printing
Feb 23rd
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InDaily's Laim Mannix interviews Gavin Artz on 3D Printing technology and its potential impact. http://www.indaily.com.au/?iid=59846#folio=002
3D Printing Forum
Feb 22nd
Adelaide, Australia hosted one of the first 3D printing and digital manufacturing forums that explicitly looked at the links between 3D printing technology, the maker movement, art, design, craft and the future of manufacturing. The day was presented in partnership with the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT), Intel Labs, RiAus and DFEEST.The speakers included David ten Have (Ponoko), Mark Thomson, Genevieve Bell (Intel Labs), Sivam Krish, Peter Schumacher (UniSA), Carolyn Anderson (DFEEST), David Chan (UniSA), Kristin Alford (Bridge8), Gavin Artz (ANAT), Jay Melican and Lucas Ainsworth (Intel Labs). More >
3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution?
Feb 1st
Gavin Artz will be speaking at 3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution? at the RiAus in Adelaide on the 20th of Feburary with Ponoko CEO David ten Have and Dr Genevieve Bell from Intel. More >
Gavin Artz at TEDx Adelaide
Nov 23rd
Gavin Artz links democratic ideals, with entrepreneurial business, culture, innovation, art and community creativity at TEDx Adelaide 2011. Gavin brings together a number of ideas that appear in his articles and research by using the common thread of 3D printing technologies.
Gavin Artz at TEDx Adelaide
Nov 11th
ArtsHub's Alana Massalsky spoke with Gavin Artz about TEDx Adelaide where he was speaking on the economic, cultural and social changes that 3D printing technologies will bring.
The subject of Gavin Artz's TEDx presentation has the potential to upstage all speakers that came before. It's an emerging technology with that novelty or 'wow' factor that makes for great television. But according to the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) CEO, this technological advance could have a profound impact on all our lives.
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Digital Cultural Policy – Public Sphere Consultation
Oct 6th
It was a long, rewarding and interesting day. On the 6th of October Gavin Artz was asked to give his views on the future of the arts and its relationship to digital culture. Entitled "Leadership and Responsibility" Gavin covered art, technology, research, industrial processes and education. Senator Kate Lundy and Pia Waugh put in an enormous effort to be inclusive and democratic in the best possible sense. It is worth hearing all the contributions, but Gavin Artz presentation starts at 30 minutes with an impromptu feedback spot as a bonus for those seeing the whole video.
The Office of Senator Kate Lundy in collaboration with the Office of Minister Simon Crean is running a Digital Culture Public Sphere consultation to look specifically at the digital arts and industries as well as opportunities for cultural institutions around digitisation, public engagement and collaboration. http://www.katelundy.com.au/2011/09/06/the-digital-culture-public-sphere
Vibewire fastBreak
Sep 28th
Gavin Artz presented some musings on democracy, art, science and the trans-disciplinary at Vibewires fastBreak session at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum in September 2011.
fastBREAK is a breakfast innovation series produced by Vibewire and the Powerhouse Museum. On the last Friday of every month, bright eyed Sydney siders gather to meet, greet and listen to 5 young industry leaders give rapid fire talks. It's food for thought! - http://vibewire.org
Digital Cultural Policy Message
Sep 26th
Gavin Artz delivered a short video message on the importance of the Digital Cultural Policy consultation and Australia's leadership position in art, science and technology in the lead up to the Australian Government's Digital Cultural Policy, Public Sphere Engagement.
You better make it count, because you're voting every day
Jun 12th
by Gavin Artz – June 12th 2011
Originally Published: The City of Norwood, Payneham and St. Peters site "Thinking Through the City".
Think back to a time before computers took over the work place. It is like an alien world, for some of us it is a fading memory, for those entering the work force it is a world that never existed. It is getting hard to wrap our minds around now, but back before computers skyscraper were the computers and employees were the transistors. Imagine the rows of employees crunching numbers for banks or accounting firms. They were acting as computers do now; fixated on a small piece of detail, making sure it was correct. This type of world led to a rather perverse concept of what the best use of human intellect was. More >
Would I travel for that?
May 11th
by Gavin Artz – May 11th 2011
Originally Published: The City of Norwood, Payneham and St. Peters site "Thinking Through the City".
Last week, with some guilt, I went to Borders in the CBD to by a book. Guilty for picking over the bones of a dying business, guilty as the staff talked about their unknown futures. I was after a book that had been a business best seller for the last 6 years. Unexpectedly Borders had what I wanted on their shelves. I am so used to retail stores not having something in stock that my initial bad feeling left me and I got excited by the large 40% off tickets, I found my book and looked to the back for the price, calculated the discount and then it struck me, the deep problem that retail is facing. More >
Daily Democracy: Can Art and Technology Drive Social Change?
Nov 11th
By Gavin Artz – November 11th 2010
Originally published in Filter Magazine
This article is adapted from a talk given by Gavin Artz as a part of The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) Blue Sky Sessions program. http://www.tacsi.org.au/blue-sky-session
Although the concept of the uncanny valley has been around since 1970, it has only become a widely encountered problem in the past five years. The term uncanny valley was coined by robotocist Masahiro Mori, and his was the first industry where questions of culture, psychology and humans interaction with technology became an issue. In the past five years other practitioners, including creators of digital images in gaming and simulations, have needed to grapple with this concept. More >
Creative Vision
Jul 1st
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By Gavin Artz – July 5th 2010
Originally published in Filter Magazine
"The future has already arrived. It's just not evenly distributed yet." William Gibson
This quote reflects what it is like to view the world through the work of ANAT, where we assist creative practitioners to develop the new ground where art, science, technology, culture, community and commerce meet in harmony. Looking back over six years of Filter Magazine you can see how creative practitioners working with science and technology not only foretell what will be the significant themes of research, but how we will be engaging with it culturally. More >
are we entering a new digital renaissance?
Mar 17th
An interview with Gavin Artz by the CIIC – March 17th 2010
Originally published by the CIIC
Collaboration is at the heart of innovation – an area very close to Gavin's heart, in his role at ANAT, an Adelaide-based organisation that represents those people with a creative passion for emerging technologies.
"There are scientists and artists who are currently innovating and developing intellectual property in order to create and do what they do. However, this needs to be recognised in order to enable future innovation," Gavin says.
"There is an opportunity now – at this time in history – which could be considered the 'new renaissance' where science, art, engineering, creativity and innovation come together. More >
Our Trans-diciplinary Future
Feb 26th
By Gavin Artz- February 26th 2010
Origonally published in Filter Magazine
The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) has been working on interdisciplinary activity since the organisation's inception in 1988.
Our Emerging Technologies [ET] Labs (originally Summer Schools), and ANAT's Art Science [AS] residencies have shown what is possible when you happily break down the walls of specialisation and bring seemingly varied fields together. ANAT has nurtured this way of working over the past 21 years and we see the concept of interdisciplinary reaching its limit to describe the creative practice of the future. If creative practitioners are to develop enduring revenue streams, or find a place in society for the work they produce, it will not be in a traditional Artworld approach to culture and society. We are moving to a world where trans-disciplinary relationships will become more significant and ANAT is committed to making this future possible. More >
Creative Leadership Through Pure Research and Commercial Application
Feb 5th
By Gavin Artz- February 5th 2010
Origonally published on Mission Models Money
What is the future for the economies of developed counties? Corporations continually exhibit a lack of leadership and strategic thinking when it comes to the type of society and economy we desire (or even they desire). Strategy for them seems to be limited to short-term gains for a company within an industry, disallowing an expansive future not only for those companies, but also for society. Creative practitioners and the cultural sector have a more encompassing view of what it means to be citizen and have a greater propensity for this larger vision for our future. We often take this greater vision from creative practitioners for granted and we also tend marginalise the enormous impact that creativity has had economically. There is an untapped breadth of leadership for the future of society and the economy that is bound up in creative practitioners and the cultural sector. More >


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