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Off to finally see Indiana Jones tonight. Wish us luck. I'm very excited despite Dave's review.
To quote someone I saw on Twitter, "For the record, Indiana Jones doesn't have to be a great movie for me to love it."
Sums up my feelings perfectly.
May 31, 2008 by Chad Wright Leave a Comment
Off to finally see Indiana Jones tonight. Wish us luck. I'm very excited despite Dave's review.
To quote someone I saw on Twitter, "For the record, Indiana Jones doesn't have to be a great movie for me to love it."
Sums up my feelings perfectly.
May 31, 2008 by Chad Wright Leave a Comment
This morning, the kids decided they wanted to play. They also decided I was to be Grimlock, the Transformer pictured above. So basically I would stoop down, pretend I had short arms and was a 50-foot-tall robot dinosaur.
Your typical Saturday morning with three sons.
I was stomping through the house, growling and occasionally picking a boy up over my head and tossing them onto the couch.
"Me Grimlock! Me destroy!" I said as I stomped down the hall. Suddenly, I felt a hard slap on the butt.
I turned around, arms held like a dinosaur and a surprised look on my face.
Becca just smiled at me. "A little something from Mrs. Grimlock," she winked.
Her new code name is officially Mrs. Grimlock.
May 30, 2008 by Chad Wright 4 Comments
I'm pretty sure everyone at my house is taking crazy pills.
First thing this morning I woke up and strolled in to the office. On my way in I noticed Colton in the game room playing Halo.
"Colton, are you allowed to play video games before school in the mornings?"
"No, but Mom said I don't have to go to school for the rest of the year because my glasses won't be in."
"What?! I promise she didn't say that. Get ready for school."
Later I was sitting there working and Becca walks in. She opened my blinds and looked out on the front yard. On viewing the neighbors yard as well, she said, "Bwahahahaha. My yard is now greener than yours."
It sounded like Darth Vader mixed with Dr. Evil. Kinda scary.
So anyway, if you need crazy pills they're clearly on offer here.
May 30, 2008 by Chad Wright Leave a Comment
Interesting things I've found lately:
My new favorite site. I have this odd obsession with seeing pictures of people's workspaces. It's even better with all the Apple products and cool desks around. When I get my office cleaned (finally) I'll put mine on there too.
Los asks, Cute or Disturbing?
I say very cute with just a pinch of disturbing.
The trailer for Zack Arias' new OneLight DVD.
This cannot get in my hands fast enough.
Impressions from two films shot on the new Red One camera.
My dream is to shoot a short film with this camera one day. It it looks very possible with the price point of this thing.
And finally, the top nine lamest James Bond villains.
How did Francisco Scaramanga from The Man With the Golden Gun not make the list? I mean yeah, he was a good shot, but he had a third nipple. How were were supposed to take him seriously?
May 29, 2008 by Chad Wright 4 Comments
Today I did a shoot with Lee Ann of the Austin Christian Musicians Network, Joel of Above Grounds and Andrew of XL Radio Austin. The shoot is for future articles about the organizations.
We figured downtown Austin was the best place to get the Austin flavor we were looking for.
You can view the rest of the set here.
May 29, 2008 by Chad Wright 4 Comments
While Twitter has helped me connect with a bunch of great people, it's also added a little clutter to my life. Once I started following north of 50 people it became too much to keep up with. So I'm only following 50 from here on out (well, 52, I can't stop following Darth Vader or Cobra Commander for fear of what might happen).
I'm not sure how I'm going to whittle the list down, but if you get the boot just know it's really not you, it's me. This is part of simplifying every piece of my life.
And in the future if I want to add someone I've got to cut someone else.
May 28, 2008 by Chad Wright 3 Comments
Christie and Arran celebrated their wedding day on May 10th. The ceremony was at Chapel Dulcinea and the reception was at the DoubleTree North in Austin.
You can view the entire set here.
May 26, 2008 by Chad Wright 2 Comments
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May 20, 2008 by Chad Wright 3 Comments
Last Friday I had a bit of a problem dealing with my to-do list. It was all chronicled on Twitter. I thought I'd post it here for your amusement.
9:48AM My to-do list today is staring at me. It looks hungry.
10:43AM My to-do list just slapped me in the face. I don't think it respects me.
11:05AM Becca just surprised me with Whataburger. I need it today. Take that to-do list. Someone loves me.
12:07AM Ok, my to-do list just ate the last of my fries! Come on!
12:57AM After that last tweet my to-do list laughed at me and then said something disparaging about my mom. I think I'm losing control of the day.
1:06PM @mxbx It's funny unless you're here getting kicked around by a to-do list you created.
1:41PM My to-do list just told a joke. It was at my expense but I have to say it was pretty funny. It really hates me today.
2:43PM @mxbx My to-do list was too busy strangling me to notice the rocks that bounced harmlessly off it. Could you all the National Guard for me?
2:45PM @mxbx I should have been "call the National Guard." The to-do list was biting my fingers while I was typing.
2:49PM @mxbx I think it's the nuclear-waste dump under my house causing it. I try not to give things that hate me special powers. Happens anyway.
3:17PM The mutant to-do list is threatening to eat the cat in my office. I'm thinking of letting him.
3:55PM The to-do list tried to eat the cat, choked and threw up on my shoe. I need a new shoe. And a new cat. And a less violent to-do list.
5:36PM I told my to-do it was 5 and I was going to take a break. It hit me with a stick and told me to get back to work. This is embarrassing.
7:08PM @chrisfromcanada My to-do list says I'll never be going out of a Friday night again so I don't get an opinion. It's been mean to me all day.
9:20PM @chrisfromcanada The to-do list said to tell you he's never leaving. Also his dad can beat up your dad. He's really on a roll.
9:39PM @chrisfromcanada Anger issues? I look at the to-do list and I get punched in the nose and told to get back to work. No anger issues that I can see.
12:56AM My to-do list is snoring in the corner. I'm going to go get a few hours sleep before it wakes me to work more.
May 19, 2008 by Chad Wright 3 Comments
And we're back. We've added a new layer of security to WeTheChurch.org.
It's a good news, bad news kind of thing. The good news is we've added security that should prevent any abuse of the site. The bad news is we now have to moderate every post that comes in. It will create a slight delay between when you post and when it shows up on the site. That's not how we wanted it, but that's how it has to be. Turns out there are idiots on the internet. Who knew?
We appreciate everyone who has helped promote the site and hope you will help us continue to spread the word.
May 19, 2008 by Chad Wright 4 Comments
After Robert's golf session, it was time to get ready for the rest of the big day.
I'm going to kick it off with my favorite shot of the entire day. I thought of it a few days before the wedding and was looking forward to it the entire time.
You can view the rest of the set here.
May 17, 2008 by Chad Wright 15 Comments
WeTheChurch.org is live again. New security in place. Enjoy.
WeTheChurch.org is temporarily down while we figure out how to improve the security of the site.
I personally apologize if anyone was offended by the defacement of the site over night.
Pray for whoever did it. Pray that Jesus would change lives.
May 16, 2008 by Chad Wright 2 Comments
Meet Annette. I discovered her through Anne's blog when she went to Uganda. According to Anne, Annette only makes a profit of $1 a day from her business as a cook.
I'm currently teaching the Legacy Kids about money. The biggest part of the lessons is looking beyond themselves and helping those in need. As an exercise to illustrate it for them I decided to compare my life to Annette's. I took my hourly rate and compared it with her daily wages to show how long it would take her to pay for things I have versus how long it takes me.
It really is eye opening.
A cup of Starbucks coffee
Me: About 3 minutes
Her: 4 days
Becca's monthly Tahoe payment
Me: About 6 hours
Her: 14 months
My office TV
Me: 6 and a 1/2 hours
Her: 16 months
The computer I'm writing this on
Me: 3 and a 1/2 days
Her: 6 years
My camera and one lens
Me: 6 days
Her: 10 years
The cost of sponsoring one child each month
Me: 26 minutes
Her: 32 days
This was incredibly odd for me to look at. It also shocked my class as I showed them the difference in how we live versus how others around the world live. So this Sunday our class is picking a child to sponsor through Compassion International. The cost is $32 per month and I'm putting it on the kids to cover as much of that as they can. I want to keep them focused on helping someone else for once.
You can read about Anne's trip to Uganda here. There is story after story about how that money really does change someone's life for the better. Or we can go to Chili's and have lunch. Whatever works.
May 15, 2008 by Chad Wright 3 Comments
Today I had the opportunity to photograph artist Scott Myers in Granbury, Texas. He's a painter, sculptor, veterinarian and has sculpted busts for the NFL Hall of Fame.
You can view the rest of the set here.


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The Jack Keil Wolf Lecture in Electrical and Systems Engineering
Jack Keil Wolf Lecture
Wednesday, November 3, 2015
Mildred Dresselhaus
Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emerita
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The Oncoming Challenge in Engineering Research and Education"
3pm, Wu and Chen Auditorium, 101 Levine Hall
Reception to follow seminar in Levine Lobby
Speaker Biography:
Mildred Dresselhaus is an Institute Professor at MIT in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Physics. Recent research activities in the Dresselhaus group that have attracted wide attention are in the areas of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and other nanocarbon materials, as well as low-dimensional thermoelectricity. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and has served as Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, President of the American Physical Society, Treasurer of the National Academy of Sciences, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, chair of the U.S. National Academy Decadal Study of Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, and on many advisory committees and councils. Dr. Dresselhaus has received numerous awards, including the U.S. National Medal of Science, the Fermi Award, the Kavli Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 31 honorary doctorates worldwide. She is the co-author of eight books and about 1700 papers primarily on carbon science, and is particularly well known for her work on carbon nanomaterials and other nanostructural systems based on layered materials, like graphene, and more recently beyond graphene, like transition metal dichalcogenides and phosphorene. More generally, her research over the years has covered a wide range of problems in condensed matter and materials physics.
Past Speakers in this Series
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Buttner Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
"My Journey from Chips to Swarm Systems"
Speaker Biography:
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli holds the Buttner Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley. He was a co-founder of Cadence and Synopsys, the two leading companies in Electronic Design Automation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cadence, Sonics, Expert Systems, and of KPIT Cummins. He was a member of the HP Strategic Technology Advisory Board, of the Science and Technology Advisory Board of GM, and is a member of the Technology Advisory Council of UTC. He consulted for many companies including Bell Labs, IBM, Intel, UTC, Magneti Marelli, Pirelli, BMW, Daimler-Benz, Fujitsu, Kawasaki Steel, ST, and Hitachi. He is a member of the High-Level Group, of the Steering Committee, of the Governing Board and of the Public Authorities Board of the EU Artemis Joint Technology Initiative. He is member of the Scientific Council of the Italian National Science Foundation (CNR) and of the Executive Committee of the Italian Institute of Technology. He is Chairperson of the CNGR, a seven person committee established by the Ministry of Education, Scientific Research and University of the Italian Government. He is the President of the Strategic Committee of the Italian Strategic Fund (a 7Billion Private Equity Fund).
He received the Distinguished Teaching Award of the University of California and the IEEE Graduate Teaching Award for "inspirational teaching of graduate students". He was the recipient of the Aristotle Award of the Semiconductor Research Corporation. He received numerous research awards including the Guillemin-Cauer Award (1982-1983) and the Darlington Award (1987-1988) of the IEEE for the best paper bridging theory and applications.
He received the Kaufman Award for "pioneering contributions to EDA", the IEEE/RSE Maxwell Medal "for groundbreaking contributions that have had an exceptional impact on the development of electronics and electrical engineering or related fields", the first ACM/IEEE A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award. He holds an honorary Doctorate by the University of Aalborg, Denmark.and one by KTH, Sweden.
He is an author of over 800 papers, 17 books and 2 patents.
Dr. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli has been an IEEE Fellow since 1982 and a Member of the NAE since 1998.
President, Viterbi Group
Professor Emeritus, UCSD
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
"Jack Wolf's Half Century of Contributions to the Digital Revolution"
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Andrew Viterbi is a co-founder and retired Vice Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Qualcomm Incorporated. He spent equal portions of his career in industry and in academia as Professor in the Schools of Engineering and Applied Science, first at UCLA and then at UCSD, at which he is now Professor Emeritus. He is currently president of the Viterbi Group, a technical advisory and investment company. He also serves as a Presidential Chair Visiting Professor at the University of Southern California and a distinguished Visiting Professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
His principal research contribution, the Viterbi Algorithm, is used in most digital mobile phones and digital satellite receivers, as well as in such diverse fields as magnetic recording, voice recognition and DNA sequence analysis. More recently, he concentrated his efforts on establishing CDMA as the multiple access technology of choice for cellular telephony and wireless data communication.
Dr. Viterbi has received numerous honors both in the U.S. and internationally. Among these are seven honorary doctorates from universities in Canada, Cyprus, Israel, Italy and the U.S., the Marconi International Fellowship Award, the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell, Claude Shannon and James Clerk Maxwell Awards, the NEC C&C Award, the Eduard Rhein Foundation Award, the Christopher Columbus Medal, the Franklin Medal, the Robert Noyes Semiconductor Industry Award, the Millennium Laureate Award and the IEEE's highest award, the Medal of Honor. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received an honorary title from the President of Italy and the National Medal of Science from the President of the United States.
Viterbi has served on boards and committees of numerous non-profit institutions, including the University of Southern California, MIT Visiting Committees, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and the Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee. He is past chairman of the Computer and Information Sciences Section of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

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A federal fugitive fatally shot by Portland police on Sunday stole a telephone handle from Portland Adventist Medical Center and broke it in two to simulate a handgun, Police Chief Mike Reese said.
Officers found it by the body of Merle M. Hatch in the employee parking lot of the hospital, Reese said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Hatch did not have a gun, he said.
Police responding to the scene "intentionally kept their distance," but the confrontation unfolded too fast before more help arrived, Reese said.
Police showed a cellphone video from a witness that captured the encounter. Hatch can be heard yelling to officers: "Come on, come on, I ain't gonna draw ... one a ya, anyone a ya. I can't see ya anyway.''
When an East Precinct sergeant and two officers, who staged about 80 yards away from Hatch, didn't react, Hatch yelled, "I'm coming to you then pig. Let's go! Let's go!
Hatch then ran across the parking lot toward officers. Police, huddled in the driveway outside the hospital's emergency room, ordered "Stop! and "Hands up!'' but Hatch responded counting "One! Two! Three!''
When Hatch got within 14 yards of them, the sergeant and two officers each fired multiple shots at Hatch, killing him."I think it's safe to say everyone thought it was a gun they were looking at," said Assistant Police Chief Donna Henderson.
Police fired the shots at 9:36 p.m., 12 minutes after they were dispatched to the call.
In the minutes leading up to the shooting, based on police radio dispatch audio released Wednesday, officers radioed to their colleagues emphatically several times that Hatch had a gun.
"He does have a gun, probably in the right hand,'' one officer radioed to his colleagues.Police also disclosed that Hatch robbed a bank in Northeast Portland, the Albina Community Bank, on the Wednesday before he was shot.
Hatch had gone to the emergency room at the Southeast Portland hospital and told a staff member that he had a gun and would use it on the employee, hospital officials said. Hospital workers called 9-1-1. Hatch demanded that the employee lead him to an exit, then quickly left.
At the news conference, police spokesman Pete Simpson ran through what happened next:
A police sergeant on duty called for the bureau's airplane, a K-9 unit and someone from Project Respond, a mental health crisis team for Multnomah County, to head to the scene. The hospital went into lockdown.
Officers found Hatch in the parking lot, gave him commands and then a sergeant and two officers fired at him, police said. Hatch died of multiple gunshot wounds, an autopsy indicated.
East Precinct afternoon shift Sgt. Nathan Voeller and Officers Andrew Hearst and Officer Royce Curtiss each fired shots. They were interviewed by police detectives Wednesday morning, more than 48 hours after the shooting occurred. Voeller has been with the bureau for 12 years, Curtiss for seven years and Hearst for three years.
Voeller worked as one of the bureau's lead defensive tactics instructors before his recent promotion to sergeant. In February 2012, according to court documents, he was among the bureau trainers who was ready to testify in support of Officer Ron Frashour in federal court. Voeller noted that Portland officers are trained that they're not required to see a gun before using lethal force if the officer believes the suspect poses an immediate risk of death or serious injury.
"They are trained they need to be preemptive," Voeller was to testify, according to a trial memorandum filed by Frashour's lawyer.
Public records show Hatch had an extensive criminal history, including arrests for drug-related crimes and a 2004 conviction in U.S. District Court in Colorado for bank robbery.
At the time he was shot, he was considered a federal prison escapee for failing to report the night of Feb. 12 to a halfway house in Colorado after his release from federal prison in Sheridan that same day on a bank robbery conviction. He was supposed to board a plane bound for Denver.
A man matching Hatch's description also robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Clackamas last Friday. Witnesses said the man walked into the bank about 5 p.m. with a note demanding money, implied having a gun to a teller and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.


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How to Avoid Photographic Clichés
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So what steps can we take to try and resist the obvious, to avoid being caught in the "cliché" trap? Here are some tips that I hope will help you to find images that speak with your personal voice.
One of the key elements in a memorable photograph may well be the quality of light. Special light doesn't occur every day and as such it is more likely that when it does you will be at home rather than in some exotic location. So rather than chase the dream at some far flung place why not make the most of your local area? Here you have the upper hand because you can respond to conditions and already have a working knowledge of likely subjects, places and viewpoints.
If you do find yourself at an iconic location, one that you have seen amazing images of before, don't be tempted to charge in and repeat what you have seen. Instead, try leaving the camera in the bag, spend some time absorbing your surroundings and wait for something unique that speaks to you.
Most photographers who visit Rannoch Moor in Scotland for a winter's dawn rush to grab the "best" spots nearest to a small tree on an island that has become a classic cliché view. My alternative option was to photograph this small detail a few hundred yards away in the car park (it was actually about 5 yards from our van).
Don't always assume that photographs should be taken from eye level. Investigate all possible viewpoints and be prepared to get up high or down low to make your image. This also applies to perspective. Consider all the focal lengths you possess and the way they might offer a different feel to your image.
Be Open
Just because you haven't seen a great image of a location doesn't mean it isn't there. Learn to look very hard at your subject, become absorbed in it and try and discover something extraordinary for yourself.
In time you will learn to find your own style of image. Who knows, perhaps the next time you venture out with your camera you might introduce us all to a new icon that will suffer the ultimate fate of becoming a cliché of the future.
When visiting New England it is obvious that you will want to photograph the fantastic fall colour. But rather than straight shots of the leaves themselves, I tried photographing just their reflections in this small tarn in Acadia National Park.
Phil Malpas is a freelance photographer and writer based in Swindon, Wiltshire. He was previously a director of Photofolio a commercial gallery in the north of England, and is a regular contributor to a variety of magazines and journals.
Working with both large-format and digital cameras, Phil is a tour leader with Light & Land - which specialises in photographic tours and training both in the UK and all over the world. Phil has lead more than 40 tours to many locations including Cuba, Tuscany, the English Lake District and many locations across the USA. Phil also runs the highly successful "Introduction to Digital Photography" workshops on behalf of Light and Land. For full details visit www.lightandland.co.uk.
In November 2007 Phil's first book, Capturing Colour was published (ISBN 978-2940373062). The book was well received and translated into a number of languages to benefit photography students around the world. In the autumn of 2009 a second commissioned publication entitled Finding the Picture (ISBN 978-1902538587) was co-written with Phil's good friend a co-leader Clive Minnitt. This successful book is the third to be produced in the Light & Land master class series, following Working with Light and Developing Vision & Style. In recent weeks the fourth book in the series was published, "Travel Photography Masterclass" (ISBN 978-1902538594) to which Phil was one of 8 main contributors.
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An interesting read. Could we compare music to photography. In the 1960s along came something new (well new to most people) - The Beatles - they had a sound - that was like no other. The result - many bands copied them - some well - some not so well. For the Beatles to keep up the standard - they had to evolve their sound - just like Photographers have to do today.
And yet it was the Beatles - would themselves copied from 1950's American rock n roll and a few 'swooners'.
Photography is like music - once you know the rules - start to bend or break them - and you never where you may end up.
We see lots of prints and paintings every week at Cadremont - and the old sayings are the same - dare to be different, immitate is good but innovate is better.
Great article by the way.
Sorry - I forgot to add my blog to my previous comment
One of the current clichés in photography which I'm becoming increasingly tired of is the high-contrast, low colour saturation images which seem to dominate so much of flickr. Too often it seems to be used as a shorthand for creating a 'moody' image.
That said, I can't exactly criticise others for cliché. While I do try and put my own spin on images, I'm still prone to taking the more obvious shots.
Great article, thank you.
There's a lot of photography cliches.We are speaking here of overused images in photography. Whatever is the topic of your photos, what's best is that you captured it perfectly and though its a cliche, what counts is that it is what you want to get a picture of and you are happy with the outcome.
All very excellent comments. Cliches can also extend to trends as James G mentioned, that have been "over used".
It is hard to differentiate and find your own style: to me that is a journey worth taking. While on it, I'll hop of and thrill in the excitement of a good image even if it's derivative or cliched.
Happy shooting.
this is interesting indeed
As a relative new comer to photography I'm constantly looking for ways to really open my eyes and see what's around me, but then when I visit the myriad of "critique" sections on photography forums I come across the same remarks of how people do not conform to the rules of photography, and wonder how people can be creative and yet stick to such rigid unwritten rules. Is there only one way to shoot any subject? Does it have to be either right or wrong?
thank you a much needed article if i see another picture like the original antelope pic i might puke
this picture is soooo cliched
There is nothing new that hasn't been done before. That being said, my pet peeve's are photography cliche`s such as selective saturation/desaturation (particularly wedding bouquets and baby blue eyes), overuse of the "draganizer" effect (high contrast, grungey images with low saturation), photos of sunsets that are less than spectacular, photos of family pets that are just gratuitous (haha taking photos of your mums dog doesn't make you a professional photographer, lol).
People need to take a fresh approach and try and find their own unique style, that will eventually be their selling point.
Trying out different view points is actually the best advice a novice photographer can get. We see everything from normal eye-height- there is not much novelty to that. Trying out different angles and positions can give some truly unique photographs.
Very good article thanks. However, in my humble opinion, I believe that if everybody start laying down on back or belly and shoot, those images would be worse then present day eye level cliches.
Hi,really good information to the photographers.Thank you.


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Sorry. I've already called the wahmbulance and they told me to buck up and stop wasting taxpayer money.
I'm happy to have so many people to love that I feel stretched thin. It's not a bad problem to have, in any way.
The whole having-a-birthday-on-Christmas thing really isn't that bad on the whole — really! — but the bit that I could truly do without is the mad dash I have to make every year to get ready for Christmas. I spend the two weeks before my birthday and the day of my birthday in this frantic state where I spend all my money and I spend all my time thinking of stuff to buy, stuff to make, then buying stuff, making stuff, wrapping stuff, transporting stuff, directing traffic and working longer hours to ensure smooth production on the holiday. It's exhausting. And my actual birthday will be spent traveling to my parents', cramming in as much family fun as possible in a few hours, and traveling back. Interstate 40 isn't the most fun place to be on a regular day, you know, but I feel like I need to be there.
When you have a birthday on Christmas, you can't just get your friends together to go out and toast your latest year on the planet. People's time is reserved for family and nothing is open anyway. That's the second worst part.
Other than those two things, it's not so bad. Really.
Christmas at my parents' was even more hectic and insane than I could have imagined. I was up at 5 but wanted Ray to get plenty of sleep since he'd taken the night shift, so we ended up not leaving until well after 10. I managed to get a shower and blow dry my hair — the latter of which is reserved for special occasions now — and get a non-pajama outfit on, but Holden decided after our final feeding of the morning to puke on my shoulder. No big whoop, I thought, and wiped it and him off. Except that he did it again, this time in my hair too, at which point I had to change shirts because for holidays I've always tried to have a one-puke limit on my clothes. And that was when I was single! (Rimshot.)
Anyway, we got to my parents' after noon, and there was a huge spread of finger foods laid out (Ray was so grossed out by the term "finger foods" — is that a regional thing? I would feel like a phony calling them hors d'oeuvres). Holden was passed around quite a bit and Ray and I were on edge thanks to my parents' idiot yipping dog that kept making like he was going to jump on the baby (that for some reason they wouldn't put in the basement … grrr) but did fine except when he got hungry and wanted to nurse. It was loud — my family yell talks — and crazy and we were only there six or so hours but it made for a long, exhausting day. I didn't even have a chance to eat any of my birthday cake, and no one got a picture of Ray, Holden, and me like I wanted. Bleh.
My sister made us a sweet DVD of photos of me and Ray as kids and of Holden. I asked her to send me the file so I can see if I can upload the little movie. It's pretty cute. It made me cry. I am a sentimentality factory these days. Oh please, more like always.
Every year, I'm all, This year I'm going to get people together the week before Christmas for birthday drinks! And every year I do nothing of the sort because Christmas insanity and work obligations settle like lead and by the 23rd I feel like I am underwater, and the time just evaporates. I have never gone out to celebrate my birthday. Ever. In 29 years. It's weird watching other people do it. It looks like fun. Some day I have got to figure out how to get that done.
Oh god, it has begun in earnest. Behold, a tree!
It's a pre-lit model, something I never ever ever thought I'd ever buy, ever. It always just seemed … blasphemous. But Big Lots was out of their unlit trees when I went, so I just went down in size half a foot and opted for the pre-lit, as it fit my budget. And now that I have seen the foolishness of my ways, I dare say I will never buy an unlit tree ever again. Can someone confirm for me that the inventor of the pre-lit tree got a Nobel prize? Please?
I didn't put a tree up last year because, for one, I didn't have one. For another, I was scared of what the cats would do to it. I am happy to report that, aside from a few sniffs and branch bats here and there, they seem to the mostly uninterested. Granted, we are less than 24 hours in, so tomorrow I might be reporting a different story.
Of course, I have added various accouterments, including the front-door wreath, a fancy table runner, some icicle lights in the office, and Granny's ancient candleholder thingy that was passed on to me. But the big show is the giant wreath mom and dad let me have, which I put outside on the chimney. In the words of the funny lady who plays Miley Cyrus in the SNL skit that Ray and I CANNOT STOP QUOTING OH MY GOD, it's pretty cool.
I used a concrete nail to secure the big wreath out front. Did you know you can't buy a singular concrete nail? True story. Relatedly, if anyone needs to borrow a couple hundred concrete nails, hit me up.
Yesterday I had a very intense — but mercifully brief — longing for Christmas.
The family had its Christmas Day giftapalooza Sunday when I could be there. I got digital photo frames for my parents, grandmother, and sister, and everyone seemed to like them (especially when I loaded up jump drives with hundreds of photos so they didn't have to do the heavy lifting, although some people didn't hesitate to critique the photos I had chosen for display; note to self — Grandmaw does not appreciate my "art" shots). My haul was more generous than I deserve, as always. Among the gifts was a huge set of fancy knives from my parents, so I pity the next hunk of meat or vegetable stalk I encounter, because I am going to cut the everloving hell out of it.
Mom made an outstanding cheesecake for my birthday cake and we ended the evening with a couple of games of Scrabble and a couple of glasses of pink bubbly. Pretty fine.
So that's it, then. Another holiday season in the books. They are coming faster and furiouser these days and I can't even pretend to keep up.
I'll try though. The goal is to try.
This year I opted to work on Christmas so I could get New Year's Eve and Day off. I can't say I will ever do that again.
I totally forgot that I took these videos on Christmas day. In the first one, my brother's friend David tries to act like it's been sooooo long since he played the quads, so he hands the sticks over to Evan. In the second one, you can see (provided you can see anything at all; we played that thing all day and into the night) a pointed lack of children playing the Wii. Also, you'll notice my brother flipping off the camera and pantomiming masturbation in the background. We lead rich lives.
Little drummer boys from Lindsey Turner on Vimeo.
Wiiing in the dark from Lindsey Turner on Vimeo.


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Hey there,
So, it's been almost 2.5 months, and I'm not shifting weight.... It's now starting to get me down, and loose hope.
I have about 20lbs to lose, or in other ways, a fair number of inches to lose - either would be acceptable.
For the main I have been eating primal, I've dropped dairy too which was perhaps stalling me, and no massive difference noticed at all.
I'm a bit unable to do the physical side of things through an injury to my back, but I've managed to up my walking to about 1.5 hours a day.
Typically my diet is something like this:
Morning - coffee w' cream / 2 splenda's / coconut oil
Lunch - canned tuna w' mayo or recently home made meatballs and crustless quiche
Dinner - chicken or steak fried in butter and olive oil with cauli & brocolli
Snacks - bananas / avocados / apples
I'll admit to eating carbs every now and then but in the main (5 out of 7 days min) I've been keeping to the above, and when I do eat bread or something, it's a burger bun or bread roll, or tablespoon of pasta salad etc.
All the posts with people dropping in the first week makes me feel like I'm totally off, which from what I know is not true, but can anyone help?
I'm at least maintaining and I think it's about 1500 calories on average a day I'm consuming - my other stats are below.
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It's love - love for Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker – they're engaged!
The tennis star is officially off the market after popping the question to Decker last Tuesday, sources, including Decker's rep, confirm to PEOPLE.
On Roddick's official Web site, andyroddick.com, a statement tells fans, "The couple wanted to
tell their family and close friends first but good news travels fast. By the time Andy arrived in Miami for the Sony Ericsson Open, the tournament was bustling with the news."
The pair, who have been dating since 2007, first met after Roddick, 25, asked his agent to track down a number for Decker, 20, a model who has appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
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A settlement package for the former Pleasant Hill city clerk and finance director was unanimously approved by the Pleasant Hill City Council Tuesday.
According to the agreement, Susan Mahannah, whose employment effectively ended with the city on Oct. 11, will receive $8,139.90, which includes vacation time, holiday time, administration time and severance pay. In addition, the city will pay health insurance premiums for November and December.
City Attorney Ed Skinner said the agreement with Mahannah was consensual. "This was a negotiated settlement between an employee and the city," he said.
"They both decided that it was in the best interest of both that they simply end the employment," Skinner said.
Mahannah was hired by the city as deputy clerk in July 2010. She was appointed as city clerk and finance director in 2011.
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Love and Rockets (Red Ant)
When this British trio blasted off in 1989 with the darkly sensual hit "So Alive," they reasserted the idea that the descriptions "cutting edge" and "commercial" need not be mutually exclusive.
Now, three albums later, Love and Rockets are as edgy as ever, piling on up-to-the-second dance beats—sprinkled with the synthetic bleeps and gurgles of electronica. In emphasizing computer-generated sounds—the title track features practically nothing else—they occasionally sacrifice simplicity and mask their hallmark acoustic tunefulness. But much of Lift soars: "R.I.P. 20 C." and "Resurrection Hex" boom with dazzling bursts of propulsive energy, while Daniel Ash's hushed vocals lend the spare, standout "Party's Not Over" an air of quiet desperation. Gloom has rarely sounded so uplifting.
Bottom Line: For these Brit rockers, a leap in creativity if not commerciality
Picks and Pans Review: Lift
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Sony has come good on its promise to turn the ubiquitous PS3 console into a 3D Blu-ray player by way of a free firmware update. No cost; no catches; your console just went fully 3D.
It's a remarkable piece of forward planning by the PlayStation division that not only gives its black box an edge in the war with Microsoft's Xbox 360, but also lends the 3D movement a much needed leg up, effectively putting a 3D Blu-ray player in millions of homes around the world.
But was 3D ever on the roadmap for PS3, or is this a compromised version of it, rushed out in time to play Sony's solitary 3D Blu-ray release and deliver the 3D message being pushed by Sony's marketing?
Extensive testing of an updated PS3 Slim and an older PS3 'Fat' reveals some shortfalls.
Old dog, new tricks
Early adopters that already have a 3DTV to go with their PS3 will have been playing three-dimensional games since the 3.4 firmware update in June. I for one have been hooked on Wipeout HD all over again now that the extra dimension has been added.
With the 3D gaming update came a compromise, though. The maximum resolution in 3D mode dropped to 720p, which of course looks a little soft on a large 1080p screen. Fears of the same thing happening with 3D Blu-ray are unfounded.
Both PS3s manage full HD 3D output, which means you see a frame sequential 1080p image through each eye and a very sharp image on screen. But that's at the expense of audio support for Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Without an HDMI v1.4 port, the PS3 seems unable to output full HD 3D video and high-resolution surround sound at the same time.
In other words, the DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix of Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs drops to compressed DTS 5.1. This probably won't mean anything to the majority of PS3 owners, but it's a major blow for cinephiles seeking the ultimate home cinema experience. Perhaps it's a situation that can be fixed by firmware at a later date, but Sony's reluctance to reassure HCC readers makes us suspect not.
Updating both a new European PS3 Slim and a legacy PS3 console from the first production batch to hit the US, gave slightly different results. Firmware 3.5 is a big update of 170MB and it brings an attractive orange interface, but few other changes beyond 3D BD compatibility.
Now when you load the 3D Blu-ray release of Cloudy... the '3D detected' message pops up and you have the choice of watching in either 2D or 3D. Played on the PS3, the movie has all the detail and depth of field you get with a dedicated 3D player.
The film's colour palette is the highly unrealistic and lurid mix of reds and purples that appeals to kids and it is all faithfully reproduced by the console. The image is sharply resolved at 1080p, although there is, however, the usual drop in brightness, which means you'll get much better results if you dim the room lighting.
The 3D effect is just as successful here as on Sony's dedicated deck, the BDP-S470. There's a clearly defined perspective to the film that puts key characters in the foreground and scenery behind, and it adds to the fun when hamburgers appear fly through the screen and into the room.
Firmware oddities
There are scenes, however, where the 3D scope just looks odd. Fast-forward to Chapter 12 and the warehouse looks suitably cavernous with ropes dangling eerily in the foreground, but the view of lead character Flint in the dustbin is strangely out of focus on one side. All of the rubbish at the bottom of the bin should be on the same plane, but instead only half is sharply resolved, while the other half is blurred. This seems to be more an issue of the disc than the PS3, however.
Apart from the criminal lack of lossless audio, another oddity of the firmware updated PS3 is the way the film flips into 2D whenever you call up the onscreen menu. It automatically reverts to 3D when you resume play, so it's not a problem by any means, but just a little inconsistent.
Far more worrying are the compatibility issues. Our legacy PS3 wouldn't recognise Monsters vs Aliens on 3D Blu-ray for example, which is frustrating given the dearth of 3D material available right now. It does play on the PS3 Slim, though, which may indicate a limitation of the older console.
So, the PS3's transition to a full HD 3D Blu-ray player is a bit of letdown. Free 3D playback can't be sniffed at, but the lack of lossless audio is a major issue. Basically, if you're as committed to lossless audio as you are to 3D images, the PS3 is a no-go as a 3D player, and you're best off buying a dedicated deck.
We desperately hope that Sony will figure out how to fix this – and iron out the disc incompatibility issues.
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All of the following Thai recipes can be made with Beef. Although in the actual recipe I may have used another meat, you can still follow the recipe, but just substitute the meat used for Beef.
Pad Thai Noodles Recipe >>>>
A quick simple and delicious noodle stir fry. Usually made with prawns, however tastes just as good with beef. Simple and fast to prepare, not very spicy.
Thai Basil And Chilli Stir Fry Recipe >>>>
A spicy and meaty dish, served with rice. Simple but strong flavours, ideal for somebody who likes meaty meals with clean uncomplicated tastes. Very quick and easy to prepare, and hard to get wrong. Good choice for the beginner.
Thai Chilli Paste Stir Fry >>>>
A hot and sour stir fry dish. Quick, healthy, and easy to prepare. In this recipe I have used a seafood mix, but beef is a worthy substitute.
Thai Coconut (Panang) Curry >>>>
A rich creamy curry, with a hint of sour. Very delicious, and can be made mild by adding less paste. Chicken has been used in this recipe, however this dish is popular served with beef also.
Thai Garlic And Pepper >>>>
Very simple and quick to make. Ideal if you don't have much time, or access to many ingredients.
Thai Green Curry Recipe >>>>
Probably the most famous Thai Curry. Creamy, spicy and slightly sweet. In this recipe I have used chicken, but it works just as well with beef.
Thai Jungle Curry >>>>
Spicy vegetable rich curry. Named a curry, but is more like a soup. Fish was used in this recipe, however beef is very popular too.
Thai Red Curry >>>>
Another creamy spicy curry. Hotter than green curry, but with similar ingredients. Made with chicken in this recipe, but beef is equally suitable.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says Washington urgently needs to take care of its massive debt so the U.S. economy can be healthy in the future.
Speaking on Tuesday at a banking conference in Atlanta, Bernanke also said the current economic recovery is weak, but he expects it to keep going without any serious outbreak of inflation.
"Overall, the economic recovery appears to be continuing at a moderate pace albeit at a rate that is both uneven across sectors and frustratingly slow from the perspective of millions of unemployed and underemployed workers," he said.
The Fed chairman made no mention of any new steps the central bank might take to boost the economy. He said the economy still needs the benefit of low interest rates. The Fed is scheduled to meet in two weeks and is all but certain to keep those rates at record lows.
Benanke repeated a pledge that Federal Reserve officials have been making for more than two years: that they will keep interest rates at record lows "for an extended period."
He says higher gas prices and the crisis in Japan have been some of the reasons the economy has slowed down, but he expects it to pick up again later in the year.
Stocks fell after Bernanke began speaking. The Dow Jones industrial average erased gains made earlier in the day and closed down for the fifth straight day, as did broader indexes.
"The market was disappointed," said David Jones, head of DMJ Economic Advisors, a private consulting firm. "Wall Street investors were hoping for the promise of another round of credit easing, and they didn't get it."
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I love Xantham gum for lube, but it doesn't last that long. I was reading through the xantham gum thread and found a lot of people had the same problem. So I started experimenting.
Adding a few drops of alcohol isn't going to work because to use alcohol as a preservative it needs to be 20% of the solution. I also don't think grapefruit seed extract works at all, plus it irritates the skin in high doses. I saw some people adding paraben, but after reading some safety and health concerns, I'm not sure it's something I want on my dick.
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to make xantham gum lube last longer naturally.
Boil about 4 ounces of water, add 2 to 3 teaspoons of salt stir until dissolve, then let cool, mix in xantham gum as you normally would (remember not to add than xantham until it's cool). Mine last 3 weeks with salt versus 3 or 4 days without. Anything more than 3 teaspoons of salt will leave you with sandy gritty lube.
It works because the high salt content retards the growth of microbes.
I also add a little almond extract (you can find it in the baking, or spice section of most grocery stores) to make it smell like cherries. Enjoy!


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The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers married longtime girlfriend Tana Mundkowsky on Aug. 2, his record label has announced.
The "small, intimate wedding" was held in Hawaii, where the band was on vacation, said Island Records. The rest of the Killers as well as friends and family members "helped the couple celebrate" afterward, according to the label.
Munblowsky works as a retail manager in the band's hometown of Las Vegas, MTV News reports.
Flowers, 24, joined The Killers by answering an ad placed by guitarist David Keuning in the Las Vegas Weekly, requesting a vocalist with the aim of forming a band. The two were then joined by Mark Stoermer on bass and Ronnie Vannucci on drums.
Currently midway through their North American tour, The Killers' next concert is scheduled for Tuesday in St. Paul, Minn.
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May 22, 2013
Nancy A. Rottler of Hempfield Twp., director of the Saint Vincent College Opportunity SVC / Act 101 / Student Support Services (SSS-TRIO) program, was awarded a doctor of education degree in administration and leadership studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on May 18. Her doctoral research explored the predictive variables associated with the academic help-seeking behavior of academically and financially disadvantaged students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The dissertation was titled, Academic Help-Seeking Behavior of Act 101 Students: Who Seeks Help? Who Is Reluctant? A 1986 graduate of Greensburg Salem High School, she earned a bachelor of arts degree in business economics with a concentration in management and a minor in communications at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown where she currently serves as secretary of the alumni association. She completed a master of arts degree in student affairs in higher education with highest honors at IUP in 2000 and was named to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. A member of the Saint Vincent administrative staff since 1993, she has been director of the Opportunity program since 2001. She previously served as associate director of admission and financial aid. During the past 38 years, the Saint Vincent Opportunity program has helped nearly 2,000 students with potential and ability learn the skills they need to succeed during their college years and beyond. The program recently received the inaugural Crossroads Foundation Award for Excellence in Advancing Educational Attainment. Rottler is the daughter of Mary Lou Murtha Rottler of Greensburg and the late Martin J. Rottler. She is a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish, Greensburg, where she is a lector and a member of the church finance council.
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The 2014 NeMLA convention continues the Association's tradition of sharing innovative scholarship in an engaging and generative location. This capitol city set on the Susquehanna River is known for its vibrant restaurant scene, historical sites, the National Civil War museum, and nearby Amish Country, antique shops and Hershey Park. NeMLA has arranged low hotel rates of $104-$124.


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What significant protest occurred against the Chinese Communist government in 1989?
the Tiananmen Square protest
What is often considered the highest form of art in China?
Calligraphy written in ink on paper or silk
In what war was China defeated by Great Britain, resulting in their ceding of Hong Kong to Britain?
the Opium War of 1840-1842
What is Feng Shui(Fung-SHWAY)?
the Chinese art of how the natural environment effects people's fortunes(well-being)
What was the most important work of Chinese literature written in the 18th century--considered by some the greatest Chinese novel, and who was its author?
The Dream of The Red Chamber by Cao Xuegin
What was found buried near the mausoleum of the Qin emperor, Lintong Shaanxi, and was believed to have been meant to serve him in the afterlife?
Terracotta Soldiers
Who was Hokusai Katsushika, and which of his works is now known worldwide?
a Japanese wood block print artist; he painted The Great Wave of Kanagawa
What were Japanese kamikaze pilots?
Japanese pilots during WWII that committed suicide by purposely crashed their planes into enemy targets to defend their country's honor.
What are "geisha?"
women who served as professional or artistic entertainers skilled in art, music, and storytelling
What musical work, by Sonny Okosun, which became a popular statement against apartheid in Africa, was produced in 1978?
Fire in Soweto
Who wrote the original song upon which the film, The Lion King, is based, what was its original title, and when was it recorded?
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Accolades for January 28, 2008
Children at Brewer-Porch receive Gift from the Sabans
UA Head Football Coach Nick Saban and wife Terry Saban recently made a generous contribution to youth at UA's Brewer-Porch Children's Center.
Through the Nick's Kids Fund, the Sabans donated $5,000 to the Brewer-Porch Children's Center, which operates six mental health service programs in Tuscaloosa for children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. The center is part of the College of Arts and Sciences. Terry Saban recently talked with the children at the center about leadership, overcoming adversity and personal responsibility prior to presenting the donation.
"I saw these precious children who are overcoming some really adverse situations in their lives. I hope Nick's Kids can help improve their happiness," she said.
The Sabans' donation is part of UA's capital campaign, which has a goal to raise $500 million for student scholarships, faculty support, facilities and priority needs. The Sabans designated the gift for games for the children.
"The games are very therapeutic for the children, and it helps them learn about following rules, discipline, sportsmanship and team work," said Jimmy Thompson, director of Brewer-Porch Children's Center. "The games also will teach the children about positive reinforcement because the games will be used as rewards for the children's good behavior."
The games will be used in recreation areas of the new residential cottages, which are part of a recently completed $10 million expansion and renovation of the center facilities. The project added three new buildings on six acres of the former UA golf course and includes more therapy rooms and classrooms. The new buildings are state-of-the-art and will allow the staff of 300 to serve an increasing number of people with special needs who are referred to the center. The center also is a clinical teaching/learning site for undergraduate and graduate students from UA and other colleges and universities.
Leaver-Dunn recognized with McKinley Award
Dr. Deidre Leaver-Dunn, an associate professor in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, recently was presented the Vergil Parks McKinley Award.
Leaver-Dunn, who serves as director of a nationally recognized athletic training program at UA, was nominated by Dr. Mike Perko, associate professor and chair of the department of health science. The nomination was supported by Dr. Milla Boschung, dean of the college.
"Rarely have I seen a single person universally respected and admired by her students and staff," said Perko, who serves as her supervisor.
Recently, one of Leaver-Dunn's athletic training students was killed in a car accident. "As testimony to Deidre's character, she not only handled the UA required protocol, but also managed a memorial service, met the needs of the student's family members, was present at each function in which the student was memorialized, and also saw to it that the needs of students, coaches, and athletes were met in terms of grief and questions. There was never any mention of whether this was her job – it was just done. I am sure all of her students would agree that the right thing was done at a time when the little things could have been overlooked.
"I use the example of how Dr. Leaver-Dunn has impressed on a generation all that UA stands for, that being a professional means much more than the job calls for; it means representing who you are by the things that you do. The University of Alabama is so fortunate to have people like Dr. Leaver-Dunn dedicate their lives in this way," said Perko.
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Housing and residential Communities recognized
The housing and residential communities assignments and billing team have been distinguished as recipients of the Sam S. May Commitment to Service Award.
As "Every Student Served" became the mantra for the Division of Student Affairs, and UA moved to a freshman residential campus in fall 2006, this unit made a commitment to assist transitioning students through implementing an intentionally efficient assignment process.
This exemplary effort made UA the first institution in the state, and one of the first in the Southeast, to go to an entirely online housing application process. In addition to the online application move, a video tour of residence halls was developed for use with summer orientation and the housing and residential communities Web site, and an updated software program was installed in record time to provide better service to students and staff.
The innovation and creativity applied by this team to better serve students won them national recognition. In a recent National Benchmarking Assessment of student satisfaction, this team scored above the mean among 267 higher education institutions.
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UA Works with Black Belt Foundation on 'Black Belt 100 Lenses' Documentary
Highway signs, vintage buildings, crop rows and fishing holes are some of the images Sumter County students have captured as part of a Black Belt documentary project.
"Black Belt 100 Lenses," a joint project of the Black Belt Community Foundation and UA, brings together students in grades 7-11 to document their communities in photographs. The Sumter County pilot program will be carried to other Black Belt counties, including Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens and Wilcox.
"Anyone from Alabama – especially from small towns or who just want to see how photography can have an impact on people and communities – will want to visit the exhibition," said Whitney Greene, Black Belt Arts Initiative coordinator and co-director of the project.
"It's amazing how well these young people have captured the culture and challenges of the Black Belt through their photography."
Also, local artist Linda Munoz has several works on exhibit. Munoz was commissioned to create artwork using the students' photographs as inspiration. Pieces on display include a quilt and a glass mosaic that represents many of the students' themes.
The exhibition will be on display at the University of West Alabama's Webb Hall Gallery in Livingston until March 1, said Christopher H. Spencer, UA adviser for the project.


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GREEN BAY, Wis. — As expected, Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said offensive coordinator Joe Philbin is spending time with his family right now.
His son, Michael, was killed on Sunday after preliminary autopsy reports reveal he drowned in the Fox River while visiting friends in Oshkosh.
"Frankly, Joe and I haven't even talked about his responsibility and will not," McCarthy said. "He's with his family and he'll return when he feels he's ready to return."
Along with his players, McCarthy was still emotional about the loss of Michael Philbin today. He said he believes it can be a rallying point based on how much the players respect Joe and that he talked to his team today about the ability to separate the emotions from everything else.
"Everybody's feeling it," McCarthy said. "There's no question on what level. That's really for the individual to speak on. But professionally, I've been very pleased with what we've been able to accomplish. We had a very productive day Monday with everything going on on Monday. And today just a ton of energy. Clearly from a tempo standpoint, the execution was probably one of our finer Wednesday practices."
The coach was choked up for a bit and had trouble making it through some of the questions.
"And I think the reality of this just gave everybody a punch in the heart to let you know the reality," the coach said, before taking a 10-second pause, "how fortunate to be where we are."
As far as the mechanical parts of Philbin's absence, McCarthy said he did more individual coaching than he has in the past and all the other position coaches took on a larger share of the responsibilities. As for the game on Sunday, McCarthy said that they have two different plans in place.
"We're blessed that we've been together for a long time," he said. "We feel we have an excellent game plan. The off week really helped us going in to this game. We actually worked more on the Giants probably more than the other two teams. As far as what we presented to the players, as far as the concepts that we worked on Wednesday and Thursday. And Joe was part of that plan. We feel really strong about our plan. The way it was installed, practice was quality. It was fun to be more involved but I really have to give credit to the offensive assistants, they're the ones that picked up Joe's responsibilities."
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McCarthy was asked what the biggest difference between this Giants team and the one the Packers edged back on Dec. 4 was.
His answer took no time at all.
"Well, they've got confidence. This time of year is about confidence," he said. "They're definitely playing with more confidence, they're expressing more confidence. But if anything they've simplified more on defense than they did prior to our game. I think that's something that they probably took a step back -- I know they did that against us, just look at the numbers before the first game and after the first game.
"Offensively, they're running the ball very well, they've gotten into a very good run-pass mix. Their receivers, the perimeter group, is making three or four big plays a game with their shots. And really Eli has been consistent all year, especially in the fourth quarter. Those numbers are off the charts. And on special teams they're very sound and physical. They're a good football team, well-coached."
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SeaWolves shut out B-Mets, stay in playoff chase
The Erie SeaWolves were 131/2 games back of the wild card spot on July 1.
Each time the SeaWolves look like they are buried or close to falling out of the playoff race, they respond with an important victory.
On Tuesday night, Erie picked up another big win.
Wilsen Palacios tossed seven shutout innings and Dean Green drove in three runs as the SeaWolves beat Binghamton 7-0 in front of 3,996 fans at Jerry Uht Park.
"We probably started this process of getting back in the playoff race a little too late," Erie manager Lance Parrish said. "We're not going to win every game but we've done a good job winning series. The teams in front of us are winning too, making it difficult to catch up, but these guys aren't giving up hope. There's still an outside chance of making the playoffs and I'm excited to see these guys put forth the effort they've been putting forth each day."
Erie improved to 64-65 and Akron lost a rain-shortened game, putting the SeaWolves six games back of the RubberDucks with 13 to play.
Palacios was effective on Tuesday as he matched a career high with nine strikeouts and allowed six hits in seven innings. Chad Smith and Angel Nesbitt each pitched one scoreless inning to finish the shutout.
"Wilsen was great and he's found the secret all of a sudden," Parrish said. "He has more command and is staying down in the zone. He's making pitches when he has to and this has been a rejuvenation for him."
While Palacios was holding down the Mets (77-52), the SeaWolves put together a six-run fourth inning to pull away.
Green had an RBI double in the first inning and ripped a two-run single in the fourth. Steven Moya clubbed home run No. 32 in the fourth inning, and later in the same inning, he singled in another run. Moya is in third place in SeaWolves history for homers in one season behind Kurt Airoso (34 home runs) and Mike Rivera (33).
"Steven is trying to cut down on his stride and not jump at the ball," Parrish said. "He's been working Gerald Perry on his mechanics and trying to use what God gave him. He can hit the ball out of any part of this ballpark and he's been letting the ball travel more before he commits to it."
Moya was 3-for-3 on Tuesday and is six for his past seven this series.
Green finished with two hits, while Jamie Johnson and Jason Krizan each drove in a run.
- Notes: Before Tuesday's game, former Detroit Tigers pitcher Steve Grilli threw out the first pitch to Parrish. Grilli, who played for Gannon, started out as a relief pitcher with the Tigers before making his first start on Sept. 5, 1977. The catcher in his first start was Parrish, who was making his Major League debut. ... Dixon Machado missed his second straight game as his son, Thiago, was born at St. Vincent hospital on Tuesday.
TOM REISENWEBER can be reached at 870-1707 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNreisenweber. Read the Extra Innings blog at www.GoErieBlogs.com/extra-innings.


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The money would bring districts to their foundation-level funding, the minimum that the state requires be paid for educational services.
The proposal needs the Legislature's approval.
Patrick announced Friday that Massachusetts school districts would receive $280 million from the federal stimulus package over the next two years to help pay for special education. Wachusett's share is $872,192.


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On the 16th February the British Government introduced Anti Terror legislation allowing Police Officers to arrest anyone photographing a Policeman on the grounds that the pictures maybe useful to someone preparing a terror attack. On the 16th February hundreds of photographers protested outside Scotland Yard to draw attention to the fact that this brought under immediate suspicion anyone using a camera in a public place. But also the fact that the Police needed to be photographed at public events in order for them to be held to account for their actions.
It has taken just 9 weeks for a perfect example to arise, the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in London and the unacceptable use of violence by the Police that immediately preceded his death would have gone completely un-reported by the Metropolitan Police were it not for the video footage made by a passer by. It is enormously ironic that the passer by, a New York fund manager who gave his footage to the Guardian Newspaper, risked arrest under the new Anti Terror legislation just for making that footage that included Police Officers. That irony is compounded by the appeal made by Ms Deborah Glass of the Independent Police Complaints Commission who are investigating the Police involvement in the death for 'more people to submit any other video footage of the incident'. I have to ask myself if I had footage of Police Officers at this incident, would I risk arrest under the new anti terror legislation of the 16th February to come forward and provide my pictures as evidence?
This single incident highlights in an exemplary fashion the ridiculous nature of the new legislation and the loss of public support for the Police it engenders. The Government can't have it both ways, either we can be the ears and eyes of the Police or we are constantly suspected of 'hostile reconnaissance' simply for using a camera…but not both.
My Sympathies to the Family of Ian Tomlinson.
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Vancouver police have identified the man that three officers shot and killed earlier this week as Nikkolas W. Lookabill, 22, of Vancouver.
Earlier today, authorities had identified the three officers who fired on Lookabill.
Lookabill was shot while near the intersection of Fruit Valley Road and Fourth Plain Boulevard for reportedly carrying a handgun, acting in a threatening manner and refusing police commands, according to Vancouver Police spokeswoman Kim Kapp.
Placed on paid administrative leave while the shooting is investigated are Sergeant John Schultz, 41, who has worked for the Vancouver Police Department for 8 years; Officer Frank Gomez, 32 with the police department for 4 years; and Officer Gerardo Gutierrez, 38, who has worked for the department for 2 years.
The Clark County Regional Crimes Team, which is comprised of detectives from the Clark County Sheriff's Office and Vancouver Police Department, is conducting the investigation into the shooting, Kapp said.
An autopsy by the Clark County Medical Examiner's Office was expected to be completed today.
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C.D. Winant (Center for Particle Astrophysics, UC Berkeley (CfPA) & Dept. of Physics, UC Berkeley (UCB)), P. Ade (QMWC), A. Balbi (Universita di Roma II & CfPA), J. Bock (JPL & CalTech), J Borrill (LBNL & CfPA), A. Boscaleri (IROE-CNR), P. De Bernardis (Universita di Roma I), P. Ferreira (U. Oxford & CENTRA, Instituto Superior Tecnico), S. Hanany (U. Minnesota/Twin Cities & CfPA), V. Hristov (CalTech), A.H. Jaffe (CfPA & UCB), B. Johnson (U. Minnesota/Twin Cities), A.E. Lange (CalTech & CfPA), A.T. Lee (CfPA & UCB), P.D. Mauskopf (U. Mass. Amherst), C.B. Netterfield (U. Toronto), S. Oh (CfPA & UCB), E. Pascale (IROE-CNR), B. Rabii (CfPA & UCB), P.L. Richards (CfPA & UCB), G. F. Smoot (LBNL & CfPA & UCB), R. Stompor (CfPA & UCB), J.H.P. Wu (UCB)
We discuss the status of our analysis of the data obtained from the first flight of the MAXIMA balloon borne experiment. The flight (MAXIMA-1) took place in August of 1998 from the National Scientific Ballooning Facility in Palestine, Texas. During the four hour flight we mapped a 124 deg2 section of the sky which has extremely low galactic dust contamination. The combination of the beam size and scan strategy make MAXIMA sensitive to CMB fluctuations on a range of angular scales from 10 arcmin to 5 degrees. The instrument consists of a Gregorian telescope with a 1.3 m primary mirror and a receiver housing a 16 element bolometer array cooled to 100 mK. Observations were made at 3 frequency bands centered on 150, 240, and 410 GHz. The results presented will include maps of the CMB anisotropy at 150 GHz.
We will also briefly describe the second MAXIMA flight that took place in June of 1999 and our plans for the future. During the second flight we observed 230 deg2 of sky with very low galactic dust contamination. About 20% of this region overlaps the MAXIMA-1 map.
The MAXIMA experiment is supported by NASA through grants NAG5-4454, and NAG5-3941, and by the Center for Particle Astrophysics, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center operated by the University of California, Berkeley, under Cooperative Agreement No. AST-9120005.
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Simple Diet and Fitness Tips
All of us would like to have that perfect body but most of us don't want to put in the effort required to achieve this goal. Most New Year resolutions are losing weight but this mostly doesn't happen because we give up too easily. Having a toned out body doesn't always mean you are healthy; being healthy is much more than going to the gym or running. It is a way of life, what you eat is as important as exercise. In order for you to achieve a healthy lifestyle you need to adopt a simple diet and fitness plan that doesn't intrude too much on your day to day life.
This is the only way you can be sure to maintain it and not give up along the way. Some simple diet and fitness tips to help you in your journey is just to insert some simple workout plans and diet changes. Adding more fruits and vegetables in your meal plan is a good way to start getting healthy. This does not mean completely changing what you love eating, it just means adding more of the fruits and vegetables.
What most people don't understand is that you can pretty much eat anything but the key is moderation. These small changes to your meals can make a huge difference because fruits and vegetables help in digestion, bowel movement and they also help in reducing fatigue. People who have made these changes to their diets have attested to these changes in their bodies after a few weeks of adding them to their diets. You also don't have to go to the gym all the time to be healthy.
You can for instance use the stairs instead of the elevator to got to your apartment or workplace. This small change may not feel like much, but it will help you in the long run. Another good way of exercising is by using the car less and walking or biking more. For parents with small kids, playing games with them is a good way of burning those extra calories and in a fun way too. You get to spend more time with your kids while working out unknowingly.
Small kids will keep you on your feet while running after them, so take this positively as it is beneficial for you too. When we are idle, we tend to snack a lot, this is a perfect time to snack on healthy foods like carrots or celery. Prepare carrot wedges and any other veggie you like including fruits and nuts in advance and keep them close by for easy access. This will reduce unhealthy eating by a huge margin and it will help you remain healthy. These simple diet and fitness tips will make your life much healthier and more enjoyable.