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A Columbus truck driver accused of having child porn has been indicted on additional charges.
Robert Burwinkel, 52, was indicted by the Butler County grand jury on 10 counts of one count of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
Burwinkel was arrested after an investigation into a USB thumb drive found in St. Clair Township.
Burwinkel was originally held on $45,000 bond. It's not clear if he is still in custody.


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Boating is one of the most rewarding recreational activities, but it can also be one of the most dangerous if people travel without the necessary experience and marine supplies. Even those who have been piloting boats for years are sometimes unable to avoid accidents, which is why it's important to make sure your vessel is equipped with the latest communications and navigational systems available.
The pastor of a Los Alamitos, California, church was critically injured in a boating accident that occurred near Catalina Island, just off the coast of California. Bayless Conley, who is the pastor of Cottonwood Church, underwent surgery to repair soft tissue in his neck and throat, but his vital organs and vocal chords were left uninjured.
The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that two other passengers, Keith Johnson and Jeff Perry, were hospitalized after the incident. Johnson suffered facial injuries and possibly broken ribs, while Perry is recovering from a fractured sternum, cuts and bruises.
The accident took place on February 3 near Two Harbors, a small community that is located on the isthmus of Catalina Island.
In addition to serving as a pastor at Cottonwood Church, Conley is also a broadcaster who hosts the television show "Answers with Bayless Conley."
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"I'm ruler,' said Yertle, 'of all that I see, But I don't see enough. That's the trouble with me." With this stone for a throne, I look down on my pond But I cannot look down on the places beyond�...
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Blacksmith Chili tops teams at Cornerstone benefit
The third annual Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center (CTRC) Chili Cook Off and Barn Dance brought friendly culinary competition, live entertainment, food and fun for the entire family on Saturday at the Creek Hollow Ranch in Ramona.
Attendees sampled and voted for chili recipes, enjoyed a barn dance with live music from Hill Country, browsed and bid on silent auction items, feasted on grilled steaks and chicken, sipped draft beers, and tested their horseshoe and roping skills.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the center's "Operation Saddle Up" program for wounded warriors and the center's therapeutic riding programs for children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities.
"Thanks to the extraordinary generosity and enthusiastic support of our sponsors and attendees, our 2011 Chili Cook Off and Barn Dance generated approximately $15,000 in proceeds," said Judy Beckett, executive director of Cornerstone. "We are delighted with the success and growth of this fundraising event over the past three years."
Top finishers in the Chili Cook Off are:
•First Place—Earl's Famous Blacksmith Chili. Chef Steve Crotz, a Poway resident, is a farrier who cares for Cornerstone horses. He recently was accepted to culinary school.
•Second—Team Coop (the Cooper family from Ramona)
•Third—Mike Turner's Super Preferred Chili, Ramona
•Fourth—My Buddy Chili. Team members are active duty military
•Fifth: Back at the Ranch, Ramona
•Sixth: Tequila Tootsies, Ramona
Event sponsorers included: Marrokal Design and Remodeling, Sycuan Casino, Toby Wells Foundation, KSON-FM, Pomerado Newspapers, Ramona Sentinel, Creek Hollow Ranch, Toyota of El Cajon, SoCal Equine Sports Medicine, San Vincente Saddle Club, Lisa Seger Equine Insurance, KirE Company, Amber Ramirez Farmers Insurance Agency, the Bell-Snelling Family Trust.
Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals living with disabilities.
Located at Creek Hollow Ranch, a 350-acre state-of-the-art equestrian facility at 25201 Creek Hollow Drive, CTRC offers a true ranch environment with wildlife, oak groves and acres of trails, in a serene environment.
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SANTA CLARA -- A year after Joe Montana's son Nate attended the 49ers' tryout day for local draft prospects, Jerry Rice Jr. did the same Friday.
"Obviously I'm not the biggest or fastest, but I have the ability to get better. It's in my DNA," Rice said after Friday's session in the rain.
More than 60 players auditioned on the 49ers' Santa Clara practice fields, including San Jose State quarterback David Fales, Fresno State wideout Davante Adams and many Stanford and Cal products.
Rice's son was a UCLA walk-on in 2009 before transferring last year to UNLV, where he had 11 catches and one touchdown over 11 games. Jerry Rice Jr. (5-foot-11, 185 pounds) attended Menlo High in Atherton, then totaled nine catches in nine games at UCLA.
While his father touts a Hall of Fame pedigree and is arguably the greatest NFL player ever, Jerry Rice Jr. is humble about his aspirations as a self-proclaimed late-round or free-agent prospect.
"I'm just trying to get a step in the door -- the front door, a side window. All I want is an opportunity," said Rice Jr., adding that his best assets are his route-running precision, his hands and ability to improve.
Those hands, by the way, were not molded by catching bricks as were his father's.
"For me, no bricks. I guess I'm in the new generation, with the Jugs machine," the younger Rice said.
Harbaugh was glad to see Rice Jr. in what the coach called the 49ers' best local pro day in his four seasons.
"I told him I was still mad he didn't come to Stanford. I recruited him out of high school," Harbaugh said. "It was good to see him today. He did a nice job."
Last year, Nate Montana parlayed his local pro-day tryout into an additional audition at a May rookie camp.
The other most notable wide receiver at Friday's session was Adams, who attended Palo Alto High. Adams did not work out with the others and instead observed under a canopy.
"Really impressive young man. Very good guy, you can tell. He's genuine," Harbaugh said of Adams, noting they did not talk about having both gone to Palo Alto High.
Four Stanford players observed rather than work out: linebacker Shayne Skov, defensive end Ben Gardner, running back Tyler Gaffney and fullback Ryan Hewitt.
The NFL draft is May 8-10.
Here is a list of the players who attended Friday's tryouts, followed by their college and hometown:
WR Davante Adams, Fresno State (Palo Alto)
RB George Atkinson, Notre Dame (Livermore)
CB Bene Benwikere, San Jose State (Los Angeles)
DE Darryl Blackmon, Lincoln-Mo. (Vallejo)
G Mark Brazinski, Cal (Basking Ridge, N.J.)
CB Terrance Brown, Stanford (Torrence)
FS Devon Carrington, Stanford (Chandler, Ariz.)
QB Austyn Carta-Samuels, Vanderbilt (Saratoga)
TE Craig Cofer, Hawaii (Livermore)
NT Deandre Coleman, Cal (Seattle, Wash.)
CB Kevin Cooper, Humboldt St. (Oakland)
K Vincenzo D'Amato, Cal (Lake Forest)
G Kevin Danser, Stanford (Saratoga)
WR Jimmy Davenport, Faulkner-Ala. (Newark)
FS David Edgerson, Portland St. (Oakland)
QB David Fales, San Jose State (Salinas)
OT Cameron Fleming, Stanford (Houston, Texas)
ILB Khairi Fortt, Cal (Stamford, Conn.)
SS Roy Fowler, Mt. Union-Ohio (Livermore)
CB Cameron Fuller, New Mexico St. (Richmond)
RB Tyler Gaffney, Stanford (San Diego)
DE Ben Gardner, Stanford (Mequon, Wisc.)
TE Kevin Greene, USC (Oakland)
WR Noel Grigsby, San Jose State (Los Angeles)
G Steven Haunga, Arkansas State (Richmond)
FB Ryan Hewitt, Stanford (Denver, Colo.)
CB Damante Horton, Washington State (Oakland)
WR Diante Jackson, Whittier (Oakland)
WR Chandler Jones, San Jose State
G Ryan Jones, San Jose State (San Francisco)
DT Russell Jones, Indiana State (San Jose)
G Nick Kaspar, San Jose State (DanaPoint)
ILB Sekope Kaufusi, Washington State (Palo Alto)
ILB Colin Kelly, Cal (Burlingame)
OLB Alex King, East Central Oklahoma (Cordova)
ILB Jarek Lancaster, Stanford (Helotes, Texas)
OT Charles Leno, Boise State (Oakland)
ILB Dyllon Mafi, Oregon State (Oakland)
DE Josh Mauro, Stanford (Hurst, Texas)
OLB Christian McCain, Cal (Charlotte, N.C.)
OT Jon Meyer, San Jose State (San Jose)
ILB Johnny Millard, Cal Poly (Dublin)
NT Viliami Moala, Cal (Sacramento)
QB Cory Murphy, Delaware St. (Santa Clara)
QB Trent Murphy, Stanford (Mesa, Ariz.)
WR Morris Norrisse, SacramentoState (Berkeley)
FS Damon Ogburn, San Jose State (San Bernardino)
SS Avery Patterson, Oregon (Pittsburg)
WR Jamal-Rashad Patterson, Stanford (McDonough, Ga.)
FS Ed Reynolds, Stanford (Stoneville, N.C.)
WR Jerry Rice Jr., UNLV (Atherton)
TE Richard Rodgers, Cal (Shrewsbury, Mass.)
RB Jason Simpson, San Jose State (Redwood City)
LB Shayne Skov, Stanford (Guadalajara, Mexico)
LB Keith Smith, San Jose State (Covina)
QB Joe Southwick, Boise State (Danville)
ILB Grandville Taylor, Arizona State (San Francisco)
P Harrison Waid, San Jose State (Sunnyvale)
RB Anthony Wilkerson, Stanford (Foothill Ranch)
G Khalil Wilkes, Stanford (Teaneck, N.J.)
G Tyler Worthley, Sacramento State (Dublin)
G David Yankey, Stanford (Roswell, Ga.)


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"I've got too much on to go out with anybody. But Jude and I love being together now and we get on brilliantly," the Mirror quoted Frost, as saying.
Frost and Law's six-year marriage ended in 2003. However, the actress insists that they are now the best of friends. "We were grown-up enough to put our past behind us and make sure our children get the best life," she said.


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Year of Award: 1975
Award: Lester R. Ford, and also the Chauvenet Prize in 1976
Publication Information: The American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 81, 1974, pp. 115-137
Summary: The interaction of the subjects of real and complex variables provides opportunity to pose natural and important questions on basic material by applying real analysis to complex function theory and vice versa.
About the Author: (from The American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 87, (1980)) Lawrence A. Zalcman received his Ph.D. under the direction of Kenneth Hoffman at MIT, has taught at Stanford and (since 1972) at the University of Maryland; he has held numerous visiting positions. He was awarded the Chauvenet Prize in 1976.


text: DATE=9/1/2000 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=CLINTON-MISSILE DEFENSE (L) NUMBER=2-266061 BYLINE=DAVID GOLLUST DATELINE=WHITE HOUSE CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: President Clinton has announced he is leaving a decision on whether the United States will deploy a missile defense system to his successor. The proposed system -- aimed against missiles fired by countries like Iraq or North Korea -- enjoys strong Republican support but is opposed by Russia and some U-S allies. V-O-A's David Gollust reports from the White House. TEXT: Mr. Clinton is not killing the national missile defense, or N-M-D, program altogether. Flight testing and other development efforts will continue. But there will be no ground-breaking on the proposed radar complex in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska that is essential to early deployment. In an address at Washington's Georgetown University, Mr. Clinton cited recent test failures and diplomatic complications as reasons for deferring a deployment decision: /// Clinton Act /// We have made progress, but we should not move forward until we have absolute confidence that the system will work, and until we have made every reasonable diplomatic effort to minimize the cost of deployment and maximize the benefit -- as I said -- not only to America's security but to the security of law-abiding nations everywhere subject to the same threat /// End Act /// Mr. Clinton said deployment of a workable system is still six or seven years away, so his decision would not materially delay it if the next president decides to go ahead. But he said it will allow more time to work out differences with -- among others --Russia, which views the U-S program as a violation of the 1972 Anti- Ballistic Missile, or A-B-M, treaty and fears it will undermine nuclear deterrence. The president's address at Georgetown -- where he received an undergraduate degree three decades ago -- seemed in large part a lecture to Republicans and other ardent supporters of missile defense about the diplomatic problems of going forward. He noted that some U-S NATO allies share Russia's view about the system and its implications for the A-B-M treaty. And he said his successor should also consider what he termed an "already dangerous" nuclear situation in Asia -- where he said China could substantially increase its nuclear forces in order to be able overwhelm a U-S defense system, and where India and Pakistan might step up nuclear efforts in response to a Chinese buildup: /// Clinton Act Two /// The next president may, nevertheless, decide that our interests in security in the 21st century dictate that we go forward with N-M-D. But we can never afford to overlook the fact that the actions and reactions of others in this increasingly interdependent world do bear on our security. Clearly it would be far better to move forward in the context of the A-B-M treaty and allied support. Our efforts to make that possible have not been completed. /// End Act /// Mr. Clinton said he hopes he can narrow U-S-Russian differences on the issue next week when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the United Nations Millennium summit. Officials here say Mr. Clinton made his decision after reviewing recommendations from Defense Secretary William Cohen and other senior advisers on various factors -- including the cost of the program, estimated at 60-billion dollars if it goes forward to completion. Mr. Clinton said the threat of a missile attack from a so-called rogue state is only one of many dangers facing the United States, and that it must also focus on alternate means to deter, pre-empt and otherwise deal with potential attacks by terrorists and others. He said it would be "folly" to base the nation's defense solely on a strategy of waiting until a missile is in the air and trying to shoot down. (Signed) NEB/DAG/JP 01-Sep-2000 13:26 PM LOC (01-Sep-2000 1726 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America .


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Definition of little black dress in English:
little black dress
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I just went ahead and took a class in the local Judo school.
I have no Judo experience. I have studied Aikido for 4 years.
It was a 2 hour class.
First we started with warmups which involved jogging around the mat, jogging around the mat backwards, sliding around the mat sideways, front rolls, backward rolls, that wheel thing that I cannot do, some stretches, 10 "Judo-pushups", a forward and backward "bridge" and other crap.
There was also a sort of a "punching sausagebag" which was put in the middle of the room vertically and we had to jump and roll over it. I did pretty well, asides from slightly tipping it in flight and knocking it over.
Then we had to crawl, then crawl while sitting and using the back part of the feet, and then crawl backwards sitting while using the uh... basically... butt movement.
Then there was the technique portion, where we practiced some takedown, then seionage (not shihonage!) and then how to do seionage when the first takedown fails.
Apparently in Judo resistance is encouraged and so I gave resistance, probably too much, just having Aikido posture and shifting weight/stepping away/turning knees when I felt disbalanced, and pretty much stopping the other guy's technique.
So I easened up on it a bit because I didn't want to be the analog of Aikido's "bad uke". The rules are fuzzy to me at this point.
I kept trying to do iriminage instead of grabbing the guy's collar behind his neck and I always kept letting go of my grab after the throw, which is wrong in Judo.
I was also not close enough initially.
In Judo you really feel the consequences of a sloppy technique. REALLY.
After techniques there was the randori session which I stayed out of.
Some guys were a tad too young and teenage-y angsty for my taste(had the whole "ya lookin' at me ? ill give you evil eye" syndrome going), and I was not sure my ukemi could handle their possible lack of emotional self-control.
Some guy explicitly explained to me the differences between martial art and a sport art, and that people really aren't rewarded for breaking wrists in sport competitions.
After the class was over, I came up to a guy who looked relatively sane and calm, and asked him to do a light randori session with me, if possible minus the super high falls.
I managed to throw him using seionage, to my surprise.
Then another guy who came in late and wasn't sweating much, decided to spar with me. I was already out of breath.
Initially I locked him into a sankyo, and I could've locked him down but I didn't want to risk breaking his wrist as he didn't know the ukemi.
Soon enough I just stopped trying because I was really tired, and just was mostly on the defensive as he kept using the same hip throw to land me on the floor.
I was too tired to figure out how to stop it.
The instructor, a former Judo champion from Soviet Union (where I migrated from too, coincidentally), seemed initially like a big contrast to a typical Aikido Sensei.
At the end of the children's class (before the class I attended) when he was making kids spar, he was yelling things like "You're disappointing me ! Don't laugh, fight ! Don't just stand there ! Don't let him just throw you ! Why are you crying ? Cry later, fight now !" etc etc.
But during the adult class I saw that he was a man with powerful technique but not the typical "Cobra Kai evil master".
He has self control and he is kind, just not so kind when students are slacking off.
At the end of my after-class sparring with that newly-appeared guy, I finally got slammed into the ground too fast and my tired reflexes didn't cushion the fall, so I got my air knocked out of me.
Even my voice changed a little for a minute...
The prior times I've been thrown by this guy, however, Aikido breakfalls have served me better than I anticipated.
The mats in the dojo are also harder than mats in my Aikido dojo.
At the end of class the instructor demonstrated to me that he also knows Aikido techniques. He has great respect for Aikido, and his opinion is that it is a fast and deadly art.
"On the street, I would not use Judo. I would use Aikido." he said, and then did an intense version of one of those Aikido "float uke up and throw" throws.
He also demonstrated katate tori kokyunage, katatetori ikkyo, etc, all very energetic and lightning fast.
He said, that Aikido needs Judo to work, basically. Aikido is the highest level art and it cannot work without Judo.
He's a good guy.
Now I'm sitting here with slightly shaky hands, bruised fingers and some bruises on my legs which will probably only show up tomorrow.
I really don't know what am I supposed to do here.
I went to try Judo to experience the feeling of real competition and I got it.
But in our Aikido class we have some ex-Judo people who got fed up with it.
I can sort of see how some things about Judo dojo can start eating at them after a while - probably a higher injury rate and in general non-peaceful, competitive atmosphere having to do something with it.
On the other hand Judo will allow me to learn things that are simple, proven to work, and effective.
Ugly, but effective against a single opponent.
This instructor guy has JuJitsu/Aikido/Tai Chi skills which are backed up practically by his competitive Judo skills. If he can make Tai Chi work against Mike Tyson, I wouldn't be surprised.
Blah. So that's that.
I have a feeling that I may need Judo to have strong Aikido.
On the other hand, I have a feeling that my recent jiyu-waza sessions in Aikido have been improving, and I've been really getting into the whole flowing thing.
Studying Judo at this point will not confuse me in technique and footwork but it MAY confuse my mind and prevent the "Aiki" mindset needed for Aikido techniques. Blah.
I would be really curious to hear what someone like Peter Rehse or someone else who crosstrains in Judo has to say about this... to help me clear my mind.
Keep going Alexsey but remember what Kenji Tomiki said.
[paraphrased]When you train Judo - train Judo, when you train Aikido - train Aikido.
Judo will add something to your overall training that Aikido generally misses so I think your Aikido will improve but that might not be clear right away. Leave the Aikido at home when you go to the Judo dojo for now. Don't even try to relate the two at this stage.
I also thought the same.
I did Judo with only 6 months of Aikido behind me. I've now been doing Aikido for nearly 2 whole years (wow) and I believe Aikido to work without Judo as long as you work hard at your Aikido.
Judo, no doubt is great. But I felt that for every 2 steps I made forward with AIkido I would take one back with the total attitude and technique difference of Judo.
I have a tremendous amount of respect for Judoka and what they do, as they do it bloody well.
The key factor with Aikido training (in my very humble soon to be blue belt, (hopefully), opinion) is that Aikido NEEDS energy, you need to have Uke being honest, clear, powerful, fast and centered. If you have that then you're on your way.... I think.
Re: So I took a Judo class today...
Hey Aleksey
Other than the slightly disturbing kiddy name calling, this seems a 'typical' judo class. Ie: not a really top notch one nor a bottom of a barrel one. But a very 'sporty' club by the sounds of it? In those types of clubs, agression is encouraged, as tournament wins = going up in belt rankings.
General comments - the warm-ups are usually fun. Might be just me - we have lots of kids over here, so most classes tend to be ... interesting. Just last week, for breakfall practice, sensei grabbed a hanging rope (we share the floor with a gymnastic group), swung on it like a pirate, then did a breakfall. "Now you try" he sez to the kids ;-)
Re: Resistance in judo. I usually say to my partner "ok, let's go at X %" so that they know how much resistance to give. It sounds like you were working uchikomis (static throws). Typically, you start out with no resistance for the first set, then maybe work upto 30% "simple resistance" - generally just being stiff, not doing crazy counters etc. Kinda an unwritten rule there, unless stated otherwise.
Re: irimi nage. Just wait till you get to osotogari ;-) I keep doing that with irimi nage arm follow thru, much to my amusement.
Re: Angsty young guys. Yes. Protect yourself from them. They can and will hurt you. Mostly happens in 'sporty clubs', but you can run into it anywhere. Diffuse it with humor, or lay the smack down once to earn their respect.
Re: Judo needs Aikido to work. IMHO, Judo benefits from Aikido in illustrating body connections. The method of instruction in Aikido is quite different to that of Judo. Sometimes, amidst all the high flying fun, you miss out on the subtle details that Aikido excels at. (rotate this, to cause that to turn, to force this over here to happen, thus making the throw easier).
Aikido benefits from judo's rough and tumble. All the esotera in the world will do you no good once some gorilla grabs you and decides to play. You need to know how to shut it down in "real time", against a non compliant opponent. Take heart - judo defense develops a lot quicker than judo offense. (especially in newaza - groundwork)
Finally -
Blind fate seems to have steered me towards clubs where the judo is very much on par with Aikido methodology (more tech, less brute strength, non sporty clubs). Try another club - you might get lucky and find something better. I hear the Zen Judo guys are quite like that, if you can find em.
or ask over at
One last thing I forgot to mention
Judo is only "ugly" when equally skilled opponents match up and the will to win overcomes the will to learn. Sadly, we all do it now and again.
Try randori with a non psychotic black belt. You will be stunned at how beautiful judo really is.
I hope you go back for the newaza. Once you get callosuses on your fingertips and knuckles, you can consider yourself a True Judoka (tm)
Almost all of the old school Aikido instructors I've met have all been experienced Judoka. Ask them how that has helped their aikido.
Judo teaches you how to fall from a variety of quick throws (you can't roll out of them like in aikido). Learning to take gook Judo ukemi is very important, and will prevent most injuries.
There are 8 ways to unbalance an opponent in judo. Having a deep understanding of this can only benefit you.
Judo teaches you how to think on different lines of off-balance. (down the line of the feet, and perpendicular to that line).In that way you can set up uke into whatever position you like.
All circular motions in Aikido are really just linear breaks one after another (down the line, then perpendicular, then down the line, then perpendicular etc), So by studying Judo, you can get a deeper understanding of these off balances.
Judo is a grabbing (close contact) art, while Aikido is mostly at arms distance.
If you ever get to close to an attacker, Judo will definitely help you out, not to mention the ground work that you learn.
In Judo (like aikido) strength will come from those who lack technique.
As far as an ("Aiki" mindset needed for Aikido techniques), I'm not sure what this is, but I'm sure Judo won't hinder it.
hope this helps!
double posted???
Happy you had fun Aleksey.
From my Judo experiences, I have often gained a deeper understanding of how to utilise kuzushi and manipulate Uke's balance in new ways for Aikido technique.
In ne waza the iriminage hand position tends to help me to get off strangle techniques really quickly (I love submission techs :)).
Bob spoke about the Iriminage hand position with osotogari. We did this technique in a self defence class (Aikido-based) recently. The resulting ukemi scared even the more seasoned Judoka on the mat when the 2 techs were combined. Guaranteed to dislodge anything in the lungs that ain't supposed to be there.:)
One thing I learnt recently about Judo though, even though in the early stages (or against equally matched competitors) it may look "ugly", there comes a point where the appearance of technical grace is almost identical to Aikido. As some Judoka get older and don't have the muscle strength to use to support poor technique, things start looking more and more like Aikido.
Just some thoughts. This thread reminds me more and more why I love Tomiki's approach to Aikido.:)
Off the top of my head, here are some aikido instructors that have also studied judo:
Kenji Tomiki
Kazuo Chiba
Senta Yamada
Yasuo Kobayashi
Karl Geis
Tetsuro Nariyama
Renjiro Shirata
Shoji Nishio
Gozo Shioda
John Waite
Koichi Tohei
There is one thing that bugs me (and may bug you).
While the breakfalls in judo are very effective in what they do, they don't really "flow/accept/yield" into the mat, esp side breakfall.
Does anyone have any advice on some kind of combo judo/aikido side ukemi that would result in less "splat" AND would work if thrown with a dynamic judo throw?
(yeah, it's a quest I'm on ;-)
(and PS: Is this stuff on the fabled Waite ukemi tape?)
Back to your regularly scheduled thread.
Bob, this isn't precisely what you're after, but I think it's in the same spirit.
Certainly intruiging, nonetheless.
Ah yes, the ever controversial turnout.
I try and use em when falling from tomoe nage. I frikken hate that fall. Much nicer to cartwheel out. At best, you can land right into north and south, grinning at your own brilliance. At worst, you are forced to do a bridgefall at mid cartwheel, landing heavily on your feet, but still minimizing his the ippon. (note: this is a good way to break ankles)
Turnouts are pretty damn dangerous tho. I think we all had a long debate on here a while back - the consensus seemed to be that they're not true ukemi at all, but rather a counter technique. if I'm getting thrown, I'd rather (A) just get throw and setup something nasty for you on the ground (B) "Spoil" - jam, then drag you down with me & repeat A.
Combo aikido / judo breakfall -
This is the closest to what I'm speaking of (that I've seen online).
Not sure it'd work when thrown with taiotoshi, haraigoshi etc. But I sure wish it did ;-)
Getting slammed down 50 times in a row sure ain't beer and skittles.
Ok - gotta stop hijacking Aleksey thread. If anyone knows anything on this topic, sent me a private message.
Add Ken Cottier to that list, too. For him though, and a number of the ones on your list, they moved on to Aikido and never taught / trained in Judo again.
Coincidentally, I also went to a Judo class on Wednesday night, something I've been intending to do for quite some time, at my friend's club (that is, she is a student there, not the instructor).
Warm up was just a few quick gentle stretches, then into nage undo, that was pairing up and going through a throw until just the point where you have them and could throw them, then take it no further, and go back and do it a few times.
Next, light randori. This was fun, as I found they didn't know how to use their seika tanden, or, rather, didn't realise they had one. So I didn't exert myself at all, and just used my centre and posture to negate anything they tried to do, and just waited for a technique to hand itself to me on a plate for me to do (it always did within about 10 seconds). One amusing thing about submission fighting: Held above-mentioned friend down in Ikkyo, and she didn't submit, so I said:
"This is the part where you submit"
"But you're not hurting me"
"Oh.. right.. well.. if you insist"
"AAargh!" *tap tap*
Just speaking to her on MSN as I write this... turns out that that arm hurt the next day if she extended it... Eeps.
There was one guy, not very skilled (orange belt) but quite strong, on whom I wasn't able to put on dozen techniques a minute, and also learned that a lot of the non-Aikido techniques I know (from Jujitsu and Ninjutsu, mainly) are illegal in Judo. As I discovered when immobilizing his arm with acupressure / doing a triangular leg choke in a way that admittedly would snap his neck if I took it too far, but is safe when done in a controlled fashion, etc.
We had a short session of refereed competition, and in my own competition, I was against a blue-belt I hadn't met before... was carefully minding my centre, keeping my posture, letting him use up all his strength (and he judging from how much he was leaping about and running around and the expression on his face, he was) then he made quite a good hip throw and I... forgot where I was (i.e., not in an Aikido dojo where we would co-operate) and took ukemi for him, lol. And, what's more, because my ukemi was good, it made his throw look excellent, and he got full marks. Hehe, never mind.
We played a game whereby we all held each others' sleeves in a circle, and tried to sweep the legs of those next to us. I found people on both sides of me pulling away from me rather than trying to attack me, net result being that I was struggling not to be pulled apart most of the time... swept a few ppl away in the process though :)
We did quite a bit French Randori afterwards, in which we would throw once, then our partner throw once, then we throw once, etc. I grabbed a guy I hadn't been able to play with before, an immature prat that my friend had told me about, and he'd been pretty offensive to and about her while I was there too... so, I let him try to throw me for about five or ten minutes at a time, while I just stood in kamae posture and did my very best (and, for once, succeeded, lol) to exhibit immovable posture (fudo no shisei, IIRC). All the while asking him things like "What's your favourite throw, do that one... what's your best throw, try that (all the while keeping a pleasant demeanour), I tell you what, I don't know much Judo, show me some of the easiest throws that you need to do for yellow belt (and I didn't let him do them sucessfully, was just an immovable uke for him... he was a green belt btw)... eventually he gives up, and says, you have a go, so I throw him once, quickly but safely, and say "Your go again", and this goes on for ages... Perhaps mean of me, but I think he deserved it. I'll admit to "helping" him to get up (using sankyo) a few times (gently, but enough that it hurt just a little)... does this make me a bad Aikidoka?
Anyway, the Sensei here said that he had quite a respect for Aikido, and knew my Sensei from a long time ago. He seemed a nice guy who took things quite light-heartedly, and was not your stereotypical macho tough-guy Judoka. Enjoyable as the class was... I don't think I actually learned any Judo from it. IMHO, Judo's a good thing to learn... but for me... not in this life. Too busy with Aikido and other things.
It would be interesting to find out.
Thank you for all the replies.
I think I found a better way to sum up why my mind is at unrest regarding this.
I think I have to choose between Judo and Aikido.
A person has only one set of reflexes, and I want to react properly when my life/well-being is on the line.
1) I'm not interested in competitions.
I'm interested in survival.
Aikido seems much better suited for that.
It goes hand in hand with what reality self-defense schools teach.
I don't want to move my hips INTO someone who has a knife.
I don't want to lock myself to one opponent and land with him on the ground.
2) I have been able to avoid fights since 12th grade.
Is it really worth it for me to shift into training mode where I come home feeling beaten and bruised every time ?
Where conflicts I have at work only get escalated instead of dissolved, in my head ?
3) Judo is a sport.
One thing I forgot to mention is that Judo guys who tried to throw me actually fell down several times while I did nothing but keep my balance.
Especially the last guy, who actually went full force/full speed trying to get his hips under me and bam, he's on the floor.
That was hilarious. He probably had 10lbs on me.
In real life when a Judo person tries to close the distance like that, not only their chances of a throw are far worse with an Aikidoka, but they will get punched in the head, kneed in the face, gouged in the eyes, uppercut, etc.
An Aikidoka has a sense of atemi when the comfortable distance has been breached.
Sport is not survival, and I don't want sport to give me wrong habits which may cost me when I'm attacked by some moron in a bad neighborhood.
Aikido stuff which doesn't work with a Judoka due to rules, WOULD work once I land a solid hit on their face immediately and then move.
A grab interrupted by a punch in the face (or two) WOULD allow for a nikkyo or whatever.
In fact nikkyo HAS a punch or two built-in as they go together with footwork.
I don't mean to insult Judo, and maybe this sounds arrogant from someone who's been only to one class, but hey, I have to make some kind of decisions.
I've been able to use Aikido just fine recently vs. dedicated sincere punches and kicks from a friend, did a perfect yokomen shihonage without them even feeling it, and all that.
Even did perfect ikkyo ura while riding resistance from their punch as it was unfolding.
Aikido allows me to hold my own when grappling with a much heavier man (like my father or just a much more skilled man, like my Judo uncle). Sure I can't really throw them, but I can, for the most part, prevent them from throwing me.
If I do keep at Judo, thats going to be my main mode of behavior in randori...
Be centered, negate throw attempts, conserve energy.
If they fall on their ass as a result of my evasion, great.
If not, whatever.
Well said in many places. I think *rereads post* yes, I agree with everything you said in your last post there :) But hey, I'm biased. But then, I suppose that bias is born out of reason.
On a somewhat related line. . .something that caught my eye in Aleksey's original post. . .
The fact that a judo instructor appears mean while teaching judo really seems to have little connection with the 'actual' meanness of the instructor :). My original aikido teacher was also a judo 4th dan and big in the sport during Soviet times - he now teaches judo to a large group of younger folks who often go on to win international competitions on the junior level. It's sometimes really scary to watch him teaching a judo class - shouting, extorting, reprimanding severely, driving the kids up and down ropes without reprieve. . . Then we go in for an aikido class, and suddenly he's polite and very controlled - still strict, but also more formal and respectful, a different person altogether.
I think this probably has to do with two things - 1) the difference between teaching a kids' class and an adults' class 2) the difference in idealogy between competetive judo training and aikido training. Most folks do aikido for the enjoyment they get out of it - winning competitions really is not a factor - while in competetive judo people have different motivations and are, therefore, ready to accept different levels of external motivation.
I sure am not qualified to talk about how "effective" judo is - I just know I prolly wouldn't enjoy it that much because of how "messy" it always appears to me :). Belts and gis all over the place. . .:D
You mentioned the hard mats. I also thought they were pretty darn hard at first. After the first couple nights, they started feeling soft again though. :)
After a month at judo, I went back to an aikido class. I was okay during class doing set techniques, but I tried doing some jiyuwaza afterward and ... it was horrible :) I kept getting mixed up in my head and doing stuff sorta halfway between judo and aikido and not doing well at either. I think I'll try to keep them more separate for a while.
I love the osotogari/iriminage combo. Lately I've been tending to throw more hip into iriminage anyway; adding in the leg sweep is a very natural-feeling addition. I still suck at it though :)
Aleksey, you have to come back for some newaza nights! That's so much fun :)
Charles Hill
As a newbie to Aikido
I guess that as long as you enjoyed the lesson , it was time well spent. I think sometimes there is too much of "Aikido better that Judo" , but to me that is like saying "Rugby is better that American Football" There both look kind of the same to someone who has no idead but if you play both you will know that they are very different. I don't think that should things such be compared. Just enjoyed in they onw time ans space.
It's just what I think.
Aleksey, I'm not trying to be rude, but other than maybe your uncle, did have a chance to try randori against assorted judo yudansha? I think judging judo by how you do against the mudansha might not be very helpful in evaluating judo. I wasn't too impressed with aikido myself until I got a chance to feel a yondan's technique.
It might be a good idea to try being defensive (being centered, negating throws)against a few decent judo yudansha. The last time I tried that, I became an ashiwaza test dummy. Luckily, I had plenty of experience being kicked in the legs.
Aikido may not be better than Judo, but RUGBY is better than American Football.....
Oh I forgot
Aleksey said:
Is there a Japanese name for this kind of movement?
Interesting all the different ways of moving there are ... once I read about a teacher of harimau silat who could stand straight up and move along the mat using nothing but his toes to pull himself along. I thought this was an interesting, but useless, parlor trick, until I read later that during grappling he would use his toes as extra "fingers" and in particular was known for his extremely painful pinches using his toes.
Once he took the balance he had me under control and then he could do something akin to Aikido's spiral taking-of-more-and-more balance.
On the other hand, I AM a mudansha in Aikido, so I guess it would make sense to compare to Judo yudansha if I was one myself.
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Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2011 - 11:35 am
The following message was posted yesterday on SEMNET and is of interest to Mplus users.
SEMNET readers may be interested in a new paper:
Muthen, B. (2011). Applications of Causally Defined Direct and Indirect
Effects in Mediation Analysis using SEM in Mplus. Submitted for publication.
which is available at
together with Mplus scripts.
The paper discusses causally-defined effects for mediation analysis in an
SEM context for continuous, binary, ordinal, nominal, and count variables.
With non-continuous variables, causally-defined effects have not been
available in SEM software until now. The paper discusses maximum-likelihood and Bayesian analysis for non-normal effects, latent response variable mediators, Monte Carlo simulations for planning new studies, sensitivity analysis when violating sequential ignorability, and generalizations to continuous and categorical latent variables. Furthermore, the paper is the first to present a method for mediation with a nominal mediator. One of the illustrations is an analysis of Judea Pearl's hypothetical example with binary mediator and binary outcome that was debated on SEMNET in September.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2011 - 11:49 am
Mplus users who do mediation analysis are urged to study the paper in the previous posting. The research in this paper elaborates and extends our previous recommendations of how to report indirect and direct effects.
Some of the analyses performed in the new paper require Mplus Version 6.12 which is scheduled to be released next week.
Tom Hildebrandt
posted on Friday, January 06, 2012 - 9:40 pm
I have just read the new paper on Mediation and had a couple of basic questions.
1) How are the DE, TIE, PIE parameters interpreted for a count or negative binomial outcome? It looks as though parameters are exponentiated before being entered into these formulas from the example code in the table 51-2.
2) I am also new to the Causal Effect modeling approach, so I will go back and read some more of the introductory papers, but I wondered what the basic change to the formulas would be with say 3 or 4 treatments as opposed to two conditions.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, January 07, 2012 - 6:42 am
1) Count and negbin modeling focus on the log mean (often called the log rate), whereas the casual effect formulas consider the mean (that is, the rate). Hence the exponentiation.
2) You would do the analysis jointly for all treatments and control groups, so several dummy covariates. And then use the formulas for one treatment at a time.
Dustin Pardini
posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 9:54 am
When examining mediation using parallel process growth models, several studies have looked at the relationship between X (e.g.-tx condition) and subsequent M & Y parallel process models. However, I have not been able to locate any examples for which X & M are parallel process models and Y is a future outcome.
Do you see any inherent methodological problems for a model in which the relationship between both initial status and growth of X and its relationship with the future outcome Y is thought to be mediated by the slope of M?
If such a model is plausible, does the model presented below appear to represent an adequate means for examining such a relationship?
!Growth Model
Xint Xslp |
Mint Mslp |
Xint with Mint;
Mslp with Mint;
Xint with Xslp;
Xslp on Mint;
Mslp on Xint (a1);
Mslp on Xslp (a2);
Y on Mslp (b);
Y on Xint Xslp Mint;
Model Constraint:
new (med1 med2 );
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 2:43 pm
Such modeling seems reasonable, generally speaking.
The time ordering needs to be clear - it seems odd to have Xslp on Mint if M mediates X.
Jessica Latack
posted on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 5:57 am
Hi there,
I'm brand new to MPlus so I apologize if this is extremely basic.I am attempting to decompose several significant interactions. I have one categorical predictor (sexual victimization history) and have found that my continuous moderators (life stress and social support) significantly moderate the relationship between my predictor and outcome variables (of which I have three--all are categorical). Can I do this in Mplus?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 11:15 am
Yes, you can do this. See Example 3.18. It is more complicated than your model but you should be able to use that as a starting point.
Boliang Guo
posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 2:43 am
2011 paper is really great!! especially for model with nominal mediator, thank. Here is also two more points in my mind for your kind attention, based on equation (16), could I say the PIE is mathematically equivalent to the traditional mediation estimate, e.g a*b? could the definition be generalized to case when x is continuous variable? i.e. X is not the treatment status but the dose of drug, so the effect of X is change in y due to unit change in x?thanks.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 3:44 pm
I will send you a new paper that is forthcoming in the SEM journal where I lay out the counterfactual formulas for the continuous X case.
Stig Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen
posted on Friday, May 16, 2014 - 4:29 am
If I wanted to use the model constraint command to estimate create a sensitivity plot of a treatment outcome error correlation rather than a treatment mediator correlation is it correctly understood that I can use the estimate of beta1 in "run 23" in your 2011 paper on causal mediation analysis?
I.e. an example with a treatment an outcome and two independent variables:
outcome with treatment (cov) ;
outcome (sig) ;
treatment (sig2) ;
outcome on x1 x2;
treatment on x1 x2 ;
MODEL CONSTRAINT: plot(beta1) ;
loop(mod, -1,1,0.1) ;
NEW(rhocurl rho) ;
rhocurl=cov/(sqrt(sig)*sqrt(sig2)) ;
rho=mod ;
plot: type=plot2 ;
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 11:20 am
I haven't thought about that. It is a different setting. You would have to go through the steps of Section 10 to see if that is right.
Stig Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen
posted on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 12:42 pm
Hi Bengt thank you for your response. I have essentially just reproduced the script from "run24" where I use "beta1" which is the effect of the mediator on the outcome variable but do not multiply it with the effect of the treatment on the mediator to obtain the indirect effect but simply keep the "direct" effect. Would this not simply correspond to the "total" effect if it is not theorized to be a mediator but simply the total effect of an independent variable after the other independent variables are held constant, and thus obtain the sensitivity of the treatment-outcome relationship of an error correlation between the two e.g. an unobserved confounder?
Jenna E Finch
posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 8:28 am
We originally fit an SEM model with one predictor, 2 mediators at time point 1, 2 mediators at time point 2 (that are the same, therefore there is a path from time 1 to time 2) and 3 outcome variables. Reviewers recommended that we explore causal mediation, and more specifically Imai et al.�s sensitivity analyses. I found the paper (Applications of causally defined direct and indirect effects in mediation analysis using SEM in Mplus) and code for these analyses but I am unsure how to extend them to a model with multiple mediators and outcomes.
I am able to include the other pathways when I code a single pathway for the sensitivity analyses, but it won�t let me specify the indirect effects. Is there a way to code this, and particularly for calculating indirect effects through two mediators (predictor � mediator1 � mediator 2- outcome) similar to using the VIA command? Can these analyses be done with multiple mediators?
I have also noticed that when I specify a single pathway (predictor- mediator-outcome) the �INDIRECT� coefficient under New/Additional parameters is much larger than the coefficient using a simple mediation model when the rho is set to 0. Is there a reason for this?
Finally, is there code for the graphs which show how the effect is altered over a range of rho values? I saw that the LOOP command could be used, but I did not have any success in coding this.
Thank you so much for your help.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 6:52 pm
There is an interesting paper in a 2015 issue of Amer J of Epi:
Mediation Analysis With Intermediate Confounding: Structural Equation Modeling
Viewed Through the Causal Inference Lens
Bianca L. De Stavola et al
Bianca's L and M can be seen as sequential mediators and she presents Mplus scripts.
I am not aware of sensitivity analyses with multiple mediators. I would think Imai's approach can be generalized bu I haven't tried that yet.
You can do VIA when you have multiple mediators.
For a zero rho value I would expect the same indirect effect as obtained using Model Indirect.
Mplus 7.4 automatically does a sensitivity plot when there is one mediator. In the PLOT command just say
shaun goh
posted on Friday, July 29, 2016 - 2:48 am
Dear Dr Muthens,
I have questions about the treatment-mediator as moderator model, specifically Figure 1 of 'Causal effects in Mediation modelling : An introduction with applications to latent variables' (2015) as follows
-To model Figure 1, I would need to do declare X, M(mediator), and XM as predictors, and also use 'MODEL INDIRECT : y MOD M XM X'
-I'm struggling to understand the nuances of the model. Are there texts/papers you would recommend that have used this model or give insight into the interpretation of the treatment-mediator as moderation effect?
-I believe my mediator interacts with my treatment, and am afraid it will violate the assumptions of a simple mediation model. Is this a good motivation to use this model?
Thank you for your time,
Bengt O. Muthen
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This is thoroughly described in our new book, chapter 2, section 6:
The book is on back-order right now but we expect to have it available again next week.
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THIRTEEN aspiring young men, desperate to be employed, have 'graduated' with honours from an intensive four week preparation for work in the service sector programme.
That's the honour bestowed on them by training expert Angelena Boden, for their hard work, determination to succeed and above all a measurable change in mindset and behaviour.
They are categorised as NEETs (not in employment, education or training). Angelena said these young people find themselves labelled, categorised and stigmatised because they made some mistakes and didn't fit in with traditional education. She claimed some are paying for these mistakes and feel that they have no future. As a result, depression and anxiety are becoming more common among young unemployed.
She said: 'These young men came for the taster day five weeks ago and I believe saw it as just another course.
'As I am a motivational trainer, not a process trainer, with a strong background in self esteem and confidence building, I knew it was important to build them up from the inside rather than just immerse them solely in skills training. We had almost 100 per cent attendance and punctuality, even from those travelling in from Ramsey and the south.'
The programme, which developed skills in customer service, communication, managing emotions and behaviour, culminated in an 'Opportunity Knocks' style show at The Rutland Hotel, Douglas, where they presented their group business ideas to a discerning panel.
This comprised Howard Parkin, Manx National Heritage and Sharon Kissack of Ambitions and chaired by Ann Clayton, chartered director.
The young entrepreneurs, many of whom are overcoming personal and emotional challenges, impressed the judges with their professional pitches and work ethic.
These included 'Refurb', an environmentally-friendly business taking cast- off furniture and remodelling it for sale.
Another was 'Edible Cookbooks' which received warm expressions of interest by the invited audience and 'Classic Football Programmes', an exclusive business selling a range of football programmes, including signed ones, for fans who can't get to
matches. 'Suitable Suits' was the brainchild of a group who were sent out on an assignment and became passionate about the need to supply rental suits for the unemployed so they could present themselves well at interview.
The group appealed to members of the audience for donations as part of their corporate social responsibility.
The youngest entrepreneurs, aged 16, put forward their business called 'It Catches the Eye'; an online personal artwork service, to demonstrate their special talents in drawing.
In summing up the presentations, Ann Clayton said: 'I felt really privileged to be on the panel at the Opportunity Knocks presentation.
'I had seen these young men, some of whom classed themselves as "losers" at the beginning of their journey, not sure what they were committing to. At this final event they stood before an audience of strangers and presented themselves and some very interesting business ideas.
'Some were terrified but faced their fears with courage and maturity and were a real credit to their trainer. I sincerely hope that local employers will think hard about how they can provide supportive opportunities to these admirable young people.'
All of the group commented they had grown in confidence, had done tasks they would have refused to do at school and felt they had been treated with respect by the training team.
'It's time to grow up and be responsible,' said Daniel Taylor.
Anisa Haghdadi, Birmingham Young Professional of Year (Aspiring Talent) winner 2012 and an entrepreneur since the age of 15 was the guest speaker. She stressed the need for young people to believe in themselves and to go looking for opportunities rather than waiting for them to come knocking.
Andrew McKinley, employment services manager, said: 'The Department of Economic Development is keen to support a range of training courses, especially those which will give the best start to young people of the island and improve their future prospects.'
The group will move on into suitable work placements with the help of Geoff Le Page, industry liaison manager with Transforming Training and Emma Cain of the Department of Economic Development.
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If you are at all familiar with science fiction art, then you definitely know the work of John Harris. Harris has been one of the leading artists of the genre since his start in '70s, producing amazing paintings for book covers for authors including Isaac Asimov, John Scalzi, Ben Bova, and Jack McDennit.
Going beyond the stereotypical "dark abyss speckled with stars" that most people see when they think of space, Harris builds worlds outside of our own, balancing familiar ideas with inconceivable landscapes and structures. In his new art book entitled The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon published with Titan Books, the artist gives readers a glimpse into his imagination with hundreds of pictures of his work and stories about particular moments throughout his career, as well as in-depth narratives about the worlds that he has created. Harris provides details about these places as if they were his hometown, or a city that he has lived in for decades.
Intrigued by his ability to create and fill worlds with life through his art, we got the opportunity to ask John Harris a few questions about his life, his process, and the new book:
In the book you talk about being a child born just after World War II and how spending time "exploring the ruins of abandoned bunkers and the jetsam of an industrialized society" influenced your world. What are your earliest memories of creating art, and did those things appear in your pictures then, or did you draw and paint "typical" kid themes?
Like many kids, I spent a lot of my time living within my imagination, but I don't recall drawing 'things' consciously until I came into my teens. However, I do remember clearly, playing perceptual games with cracks in the ceiling of my bedroom and with marks on the walls, dreaming myself into spaces that were suggested by them.
There was this sense of illusions of depth which excited me, but I don't remember filling these voids with anything or any people. There's no doubt in my mind that this was a practice which honed my visual imagination, but it was a feeling I was after.
And I don't recall doing any drawings as such, though I'm sure I must have done. Watching clouds was a great past-time, not to look for forms but just to get that thrill of the immensity of space up there, filled with light. I wasn't aware of anything like 'art'. Then, in my mid-teens, I became aware of an ability to draw, quite easily, whatever came to my eyes. During those years, my attention was turned outward. I drew the mundane world and imagination had little part to play. That came much later.
How often do reference materials come into play in your work?
If by reference materials you mean sources of imagery, then very little. I used to look a lot at military hardware when I first started working as a sci-fi artist, and scavenge around garages for hunks of indefinable metal which could trigger my imagination.
Putting any artifact into a vast space causes an immediate translation, of course. The sense of scale is crucial, and learning how light works. With those two elements, anything seen in the ordinary world can become a reference.
Most of the pieces in the book look grand in scale and in ideas. Do you prefer to work big, or is size dictated by the piece?
Some images demand the scale of the canvas to be as big as is practical (which, in my mind, is usually not big enough!), but the commercial pressures of time and money don't always allow it.
Sometimes, the concept of the piece suggests a smaller scale, as with most of the pictures from The Hidden Sun. And, of course, the medium dictates the size quite often. The pastel studies are nearly always very small and intimate.


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Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes
September 28, 2004
Members Present: Mandy Anderson, Beth Cherne, Chris Frye, Ron Glass, Kenny Hunt, Terry Kelly, (chair) Paul Miller, Jeff Baggett, Joseph Kastantin
Members Absent: Student members were absent
Consultants: Carla Burkhardt, Chris Bakkum, Amelia Dittman, Diane Schumacher, Emily Johnson
Guests: Bonnie Bratina, David Riley, Mark Sandheinrich, Brad Seebach, Ann Galbraith, Paul Taylor, Sandy Krajewski, Dan Sutherland, Gubbie Sudhakaran, Jeff Bryan
Jeri Anibas
1. Approval of the September 14, 2004 minutes
2. Second Reading:
Proposal # 3, SAH 307, Changing the Culture, Women in Science, 3 cr. New course, effective spring 2005. This course will focus on the relationship between science and culture, specifically with regard to women. A comprehensive approach will be taken to explore both women's roles in science and women as objects of scientific investigation. Issues that will be addressed include cultural and historical attitudes toward women in science, cultural and historical barriers fought against and overcome by women, and contributions of women to multiple scientific disciplines. Women as objects of psychological and physiological investigation will be explored, and knowledge will be applied to an assessment of how cultural and gender biases have impacted women's health and lives. Prerequisites: 60 credits or permission of an instructor. Offered Sem II.
Discussion continued from the previous meeting about whether it is a science course, particularly a 300 level science course with the SAH prefix or whether it would be more appropriate as a W-S course. Memos verifying no significant overlap of content were received from sociology and health education; history provided verbal verification.
M/S/P to approve proposal (5/4/0)
3. First Readings:
Proposal #4, C-S 103, Elementary Database Principles and Design, 1 cr. New course, effective spring 2005. An introduction to the design and implementation of relational databases. Design concepts will include entity-relationship modeling, relational table structure, keys, foreign keys, referential integrity, and data quality. Implementation concepts will emphasize extracting information through queries, reports, and forms. Course not open to those who have completed C-S 101. Offered Sem II.
C-S 104, Elementary Spreadsheet Principles and Design, 1 cr. New course, effective spring 2005.
An introduction to the design and implementation of spreadsheets. Design principles will include cell content, use of functions and formulas, relative and absolute addressing, and formatting. Modern spreadsheet software will be used to implement the spreadsheets, with an emphasis on presenting numeric data in an organized manner. Course not open to those who have completed C-S 101. Offered Sem II.
These courses were designed particularly for the College of Business, to replace C-S 101 in the core. CBA must present program change proposal for approval of core. Course will not be limited to CBA students. Test-out opportunities will be available. Courses will be offered 7 weeks each.
M/S/P to waive second reading and approve the new courses.
Proposal #5, PHY 376 Introduction to Nuclear Science, 2 cr., (was 3 cr.) revise title, instructional pattern, description, credits, restrictions, effective spring 2005.
An introduction to the structure and properties of atomic nuclei. This course will explore the production of ionizing radiation, its interactions with matter, and the instrumentation used to detect it. While all types of ionizing radiation will be studied, particular emphasis will be placed on X- and gamma-rays. Special topics related to the use of radiation in health care will also be covered. Students may not earn credit in both PHY 386 and PHY 376.
This service class for nuclear medicine technology students will meet with PHY 386 for 2/3 of the semester. After that, student in PHY 386 will continue for a total of 3 credits. The change will accommodate staffing needs and eliminate unnecessary duplication with CHM 461 lab because there will not be a lab component in PHY 376, thus the reduction in credits. The NMT program supports this change.
M/S/P to waive second reading and approve proposal.
Proposal #6, Biology, Course Revisions/New Courses
Course Revisions: effective spring 2005
Biology Major, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 39 cr., revise required courses and electives.
Delete 204 and 210 as requirements and replace with 203 OR 204 and 210. Add 307 as requirement and
delete 307 as elective.
Biology Major, Biomedical Science Concentration, 39 cr., revise required courses and electives.
Delete 210 as requirements and replace with 203 OR 204 and 210. Add 307 as requirements. Delete
204, 307 as electives and add 467.
Total credits do not change; students take fewer electives. Changes were made to provide broader
course on organisms and more exposure to ecology.
BIO 465/565, Neurophysiology, 3 cr., revise title, instructional pattern, description, effective spring 2005.
An examination of the nervous system beginning at the cellular level and working up to neuronal systems. Topics covered during the semester include the ionic basis of membrane potentials, synaptic communication, organization of functional circuits of neurons, and systems within the brain and/or spinal cord which control learning and memory, vision and motor function. Exploration of these fundamental neurophysiology topics form the basis for understanding a variety of student-selected topics which will be covered later in the semester. Late-semester topics often include higher-order aspects of brain function or challenges to the nervous system – such as the repair of brain or spinal cord injury, degenerative disease states, dyslexia, or gender differences. BIO 467 (Neurobiology Laboratory Techniques) is an optional laboratory course which can be taken concurrently.
Previously 465 was a 4-credit lab course. This change splits the lab and lecture into separate courses, so students may take just the lecture or the lecture and lab.
New Courses: effective spring 2005
BIO 467/567, Neurobiology Laboratory Techniques, 2 cr. An introduction to common laboratory techniques in neurobiology, including electrophysiology with invertebrate preparations, mammalian neuronal cell culture, and computational modeling. Students will receive training in techniques while performing classical experiments, then design their own, novel experiments and carry them out. Prerequisites: BIO 312; BIO 465/565 or concurrent enrollment. Offered Sem II.
BIO 203, Organismal Biology, 4 cr. A survey of the diverse form and function of prokaryotes, protistans, fungi, plants and animals. Basic ecology, natural history, evolution, biogeography and importance of organisms to humans will be emphasized. Lect. 3, Lab. 2. Prerequisites: BIO 103 or 105 and CHM 103 or concurrent enrollment. May be applied to Biomedical Science, Cellular and Molecular and Environmental Science concentrations. Not applicable toward General Biology Major or Aquatic Science Concentration. Not for Biology credit if BIO 204 or BIO 210 taken. Offered Sem. II. (Course was submitted as 205; number was not available, changed to 203).
M/S/P to waive second reading and approve proposal
4. Old business: none
5. New business: M/S/P to approve writing emphasis appeal for a student in Spanish.
Senate charge was distributed. Specific charge is to "Review the recommendations regarding interdepartmental and extra-departmental courses presented to the Faculty Senate by the Academic Program Review Committee last spring. As necessary, develop and present to the senate policies for the review of proposals for interdepartmental and extra-departmental courses."
Meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. The next UCC meeting is set for October 12, 2004.
Diane Schumacher
UCC Secretary
Dean-approved General Education student appeals:
SAH: Fitness (1 cr.) and Nutrition (2 cr.) taken at Northwestern, for HPR 105, Health & Well Being, on the General Education requirements.
ENG 215 for ENG 200, on the General Education requirements.
PSY 212 for PSY 100, on the General Education requirements.


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Buzzing Def Jam artist Trinidad James make his late night TV debut with a performance on Late Night wih Jimmy Fallon. He hit the stage to perform his single 'All Gold Everything' with some help from The Roots. His mixtape "Dont Be S.A.F.E." is available now on iTunes.
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Education: Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg (B.A. Political
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Profession: Businesswoman, Consultant, Social Policies.
Parliamentary Service: Appointed to the Senate
September 27, 1990.
Child: Stefan.
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VIENNA - Austin Davis' most recent connection with the 80th West Virginia Open had him losing a six-hole playoff for the last qualifying spot at the Golf Club of West Virginia.
More than a week has passed since that haunting memory, but on Monday the sophomore from Parkersburg High School received a phone call which put a positive spin on the event. As one of the alternates, Davis was informed that he would fill in as a replacement for a golfer who had to withdraw from the field.
The 54-hole tournament is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Parkersburg Country Club in Vienna.
"I consider Parkersburg Country Club my home course, so this feels good that I made it," said Davis, who will have his grandfather, Bob Moss, caddying for him at the West Virginia Open. "The goal is to make the cut for Friday's round, but it will be tough.
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