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Tara Strong, 'My Little Pony' Voice Actor, Talks Bronies And Evolution Of Twilight Sparkle
Tara Strong has had voices in her head since she was five years old. As a child, each of her toys and pets had its own voice and she used to shop with her mother while pretending to have a British accent. No one could have predicted that this little cantor soloist at Toronto's Adath Israel Synagogue would use those voices to pay the bills one day.
It started at 13, when she landed the role of Hello Kitty. She's since voiced hundreds of this era's cartoon icons, including Bubbles in "Powerpuff Girls," Dil in "Rugrats," Timmy Turner in "The Fairly OddParents," Batgirl in "Batman: Gotham Nights" and now Twilight Sparkle, the lead pony in "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic."
HuffPost Canada TV caught up with her on her 40th birthday at the Princess Coronation Party, celebrating the third season finale of "Friendship Is Magic."
You've been the voice of so many iconic characters over the years. How do you keep them all straight?
When I do these characters I don't think, 'Oh, right now I'm a baby,' and that I'm in those moments as that person and as that entity. A lot of times people say, 'Do you get your voices confused?' and I don't because they all live in my head. So, when it's time to pull out Timmy Turner from "The Fairly OddParents," or Twilight Sparkle, or Raven, they are just there fully-formed and ready to be used. Once you create a character, they live up there waiting for their time on stage. I can't explain it, but the people at my level who do 10 shows at a time don't mix up these characters, because once they're created, they are an actual being. In a voice-over session we close our eyes and actually see these moments happening to them. You'll often see voice actors adding physicality to their performance and not even realize they're doing it.
Of all the roles you've taken on, do you have a favourite?
When I was a little girl, I, of course, loved The Little Mermaid. What little girl didn't want to be Ariel? So, when I first moved to L.A., I got to audition to play her daughter and was blown away when I actually booked the role. When I met Jodi Benson [the voice of Ariel] , she was so gracious I started to cry. She was like, 'Are you OK?' and I said, 'I just loved you for so long!' To get to sing with her in studio was really surreal, so that was my all-time, I-could-die-tomorrow favourite role.
"Teen Titans" is returning in 2013. What was it like coming back to Raven after so many years away?
That's a show that ended and the fans would not stop begging for more. I myself was sad when that show ended because it was so much fun to do. They ended the show at such an incredible character arc for Raven and her dad Trigon, so we all hoped it would come back, and when we read the script we were so excited. Then, we all came to the studio and realized it wasn't a continuation of where we left off and I was nervous because I know the fans are like, 'What happened?' But I've seen some of the new episodes and I have to say the fans are going to go nuts.
On February 16, the third season finale of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" is airing -- and it seems the Bronies have never let up through the years.
I've noticed that too. It has definitely gotten stronger. The Bronies are such a sweet fandom. I can't even say enough about these fans. First of all, through my Twitter account, I've raised $100,000 for a little girl with a Stage 4 brain tumour. She would not be alive today without the Bronies. I've never seen a fandom this vocal and supportive. Anything I put on Twitter, they bring it to life. Their whole philosophy, which they get from the show, really is love and tolerance and getting to know one another.
What do you think about the show challenging traditional gender norms?
Well, Lauren Faust, the creator of the show, never intended it to be just for girls and really wanted to create a show that you could sit and enjoy with the whole family and your children. There's nothing on that show where you'll go, 'I can't let my children watch that.' Even when I was doing "Rugrats," parents would complain that Angelica's too mean. With this "My Little Pony" series, literally any age and any gender can enjoy it. There's some really funny stuff.
Even though Bronies started out as mostly guys, the show hasn't lost its 'Girl Power' appeal. Is that by design?
The show isn't changing to make the fans happy, it's staying true to itself, which is why the fans are happy. We tell these stories that are relatable to your own life. There was one time, I was in a tiff with this girlfriend of mine because she was friends with this girl that I can't stand, and I couldn't understand why she could be friends with her. The episode that day was about a pony that no one liked and Twilight writes this letter at the end where she's like, 'Dear Princess Celestia, sometimes you're not going to like a pony that your friends like, but that's OK if you just love each other anyway,' and I was like, 'Oh my god, that just happened to me today.'
How do you feel about the term 'Brony' expanding past just adult guy fans?
It just shows that they didn't want to be exclusive and that's what the fans like. Nobody is excluded, everyone is welcome in the fandom. I think sometimes in other fandoms they feel like, 'You don't know enough about this' or 'You're a girl.' The girls were initially calling themselves Pegasisters and some people hated that. They were looking for other names and I think, at the end of the day, people were like, 'Well, we're all Bronies!' It doesn't really matter. They all love each other and a lot of these guys are saying they're using an emotional side that they've never used before. If it's making people feel good and do good, it's completely fine with me.
How do you feel the show has evolved?
I think the show has grown so much and Twilight herself has spent so much time learning about friendship and growing as a woman. Now, she's becoming a princess and is fulfilling her destiny. She's been working hard on her magical studies and is now sharing that element with her friends. A lot of the fans were worried she is going to leave, but she's going to stay in Ponyville and have adventures with them.
Do you have anything you can tell the fans about the finale without giving too much away?
Yeah, do you have your pen ready? It's very cute.
Catch Tara as Twilight Sparkle on the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" Season 3 finale Saturday, February 16th at 10:30 a.m. EST on The Hub in the U.S. and Treehouse TV in Canada.
Age he started: Age 7 (1988) Then: He got his first major TV role on ABC's 1991 "Dark Shadows" series before starring on NBC's short-lived "The Powers That Be." Then, of course, was his stint on "Roseanne" before landing a lead on "3rd Rock From the Sun," which lasted six seasons and launched his career. Now: JGL is a major movie star, headlining hits like "(500) Days of Summer," "Inception," "Looper" and "The Dark Knight Rises."
Age she started: Age 10 (1981) Then: Applegate got her start guest-starring role on TV, with one short-lived series under her belt before landing her big break on "Married ... With Children," which brought young men 11 seasons full of Kelly Bundy antics to drool over. Now: Even though she still dabbles in movies ("Anchorman" sequel, anyone?), Applegate is staying loyal to her TV roots, currently starring on NBC's sophomore sitcom "Up All Night" after her Golden Globe-nominated roles on "Jesse" and "Samantha Who?"
Age she started: Age 12 (1987) Then: Before her name was synonymous with "Blossom," Bialik was the title character in a failed sitcom, Fox's "Molloy," co-starring Jennifer Aniston. She also did stints on "MacGyver," "Webster" and "The Facts of Life." Now: After stepping out of the spotlight to raise a family, Bialik returned to her TV comedy roots with arcs on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" before joining the cast of CBS's "The Big Bang Theory."
Age she started: 12 (1994) Then: Biel's breakout role was also one of her first, as the eldest Camden daughter on The WB's hit "7th Heaven," which ran for 11 seasons. Now: Mrs. Justin Timberlake has continued her career on the big screen with recent roles in "Hitchcock," "Total Recall" and celeb-packed ensemble hits "Valentine's Day" and "New Year's Eve."
Age she started: 9 years old (1989) Then: Chlumsky's first major role came when she was just 11 years old, but it was a memorable one. She played Vada Margaret Sultenfuss, the precocious daughter of a funeral home owner, in the hit coming-of-age movie "My Girl" and its sequel. Now: She took a break from acting to go to college and start a family, but returned to Hollywood and soon got a part in Armando Iannucci's "In the Loop," a role that led to her now-starring role in HBO's political satire series "Veep" alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Age she started: Age 11 (1990) Then: At just 14, "My So-Called Life" made Danes a household name, a role model for angsty teen girls everywhere and an Emmy nominee and a Golden Globe winner. Now: Danes has since added two more Golden Globes and two more Emmys to her awards collection -- one each for portraying Temple Grandin in HBO's movie of the same name, and the latest for her current role on Showtime's hit sophomore drama "Homeland."
Age he started: Age 16 (1990) Then: DiCaprio's first big role was on NBC's short-lived soap "Santa Barbara," but that landed him steady TV work on shows like "Parenthood" (NBC's 1990 iteration) and a memorable role on "Growing Pains." Now: One of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, DiCaprio has played everyone from a modern-day Romeo to Howard Hughes and J. Edgar Hoover, and has worked with every major director, including Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese.
Age she started: Age 9 (1984) Then: Fergie -- then known as Stacy Ferguson -- sang and danced on TV each week as herself for several seasons on "Kids Incorporated." The show launched her music career with girl group Wild Orchid. Now: After leaving Wild Orchid, Fergie shot to superstardom as the leading lady of the Black Eyed Peas, and has since launched a successful solo career and an animated voiceover career as well (she's done several voices for Fox's "The Cleveland Show").
Age he started: Age 12 (1987) Then: Galecki started off his acting career with several TV movies and a few short-lived series, but it was his roles in 1989's "Christmas Vacation" and the latter seasons of"Roseanne" that really put him on the map. Now: His starring role as Leonard Hofstadter on CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" has taken his career to the next level. He even played "himself" on a few episodes of HBO's insider Hollywood series "Entourage."
Age she started: Age 6 (1983) Then: At only 15, Gellar starred in teen TV soap "Swans Crossing" before being cast as Erica Kane's daughter Kendall on "All My Children." She eventually won her career-making title role on The WB's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Now: After marrying Freddie Prinze Jr., her costar from "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and the "Scooby Doo" franchise, they welcomed their second child together just as her return to TV on The CW's short-lived "Ringer" was coming to an end.
Age he started: Age 15 (1988) Then: After receiving a Golden Globe nomination for his very first role -- co-starring with Whoopi Goldberg in "Clara's Heart" -- Harris landed the title role on "Doogie Howser, M.D." playing the teen doctor for four seasons and earning another Golden Globe nomination. Now: With several more TV series, movies and a cult-favorite sing-along blog under his belt, Harris can be seen as the ultimate bro Barney Stinson every week on CBS's hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," now in its eighth season.
Age she started: Age 10 (1989) Then: Another singer-slash-actress who got her start on "Kids Incorporated," Hewitt showed off her pipes on the big screen alongside Lauryn Hill and Whoopi Goldberg in "Sister Act 2" before landing the role on The WB's hit drama "Party of Five," which made her a household name. Now: Even though her "Po5" spinoff failed, Hewitt's teen movie roles ("I Know What You Did Last Summer," "Can't Hardly Wait") kept her working consistently. After five years as the lead in CBS's "Ghost Whisperer," a Lifetime TV movie "The Client List" was a big enough hit to become her latest TV series role.
Age he started: Age 18 months (1956) Then: Howard started early and worked consistently before landing a career-making role as Opie Taylor on"The Andy Griffith Show" for eight seasons, starting at the age of 6. Tack on 10 more TV years to his resume in another iconic role -- playing Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" -- and you've got proof that sometimes big-time success can strike twice for one child actor. Now: He was and will be the voice of "Arrested Development," but it's his work behind the camera that's most notable now, having produced TV shows and movies, as well as directing big screen hits from "Splash" to "Parenthood," "The DaVinci Code" to "Frost/Nixon" and the upcoming Jay-Z documentary.
Age he started: Age 13 (1991) Then: A role in all three "Mighty Ducks" movies made Jackson a pre-teen heartthrob early on in his career, which led to roles in the requisite teen movies ("Apt Pupil," "Urban Legend," "The Skulls") and a hit teen TV soap with The WB's "Dawson's Creek," which ran for six seasons. Now: Jackson is currently wrapping up the fifth and final season of his starring role on Fox's sci-fi drama "Fringe."
Age she started: Age 12 (1995) Then: After several TV guest spots and a guest arc on "7th Heaven," Kunis landed a lead role on "That '70s Show," which ran for eight seasons. Her distinctive voice can also be heard on "Family Guy" each week -- she's Peter and Lois Griffin's awkward daughter Meg. Now: Kunis is now a major movie star, playing everything from the romantic comedy female lead ("Ted," "Friends With Benefits") to more dramatic roles (her memorable "Black Swan" part won her nominations from both the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards).
Age she started: Age 5 (1990) Then: Majorino started her career acting with some pretty big names on ABC's "Camp Wilder" before breaking hearts on the big screen with emotional dramatic roles in movies like "When A Man Loves A Woman" and "Corinna, Corinna." She transitioned to more mature fare as she grew up, with a part on cult-favorite series "Veronica Mars." Now: A role in "Napoleon Dynamite" (and the eventual short-lived animated series spinoff on Fox) led to stints on "Big Love," "Bones" and "True Blood" before Majorino joined the cast of ABC's long-running hit "Grey's Anatomy" as a new intern this season.
Age she started: Age 8 (1980) Then: Though her career started in the theater, it was her role as Samantha Micelli, the daughter of Tony Danza's character on "Who's The Boss," that really put Milano on the map. In 1985, she played Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in "Commando" and her later roles -- Jennifer Mancini on "Melrose Place" and Phoebe Halliwell on "Charmed" -- secured her longevity. Now: As well as recent appearances in the movies "Hall Pass," "New Year's Eve" and the Lifetime telefilm "Sundays at Tiffany's," Milano will play the lead in ABC's midseason drama "Mistresses."
Age she started: Age 11 months (1990) Then: Panettiere began appearing in commercials from 11 months old, but in 1994, she landed the role of Sarah Roberts on the soap "One Life To Live," and followed it as "Guiding Light's" Lizzie Spaulding. She has worked consistently ever since. Though she had a notable guest stint on the final season of "Ally McBeal," her role as Claire Bennet in NBC's "Heroes" is her most recognizable to date. Now: As a singer, voice-over artist and actress, 23-year-old Panettiere has appeared in numerous films, video games and TV shows, and is currently starring in ABC's "Nashville" alongside Connie Britton.
Age she started: Age 12 (1977) Then: After playing "Annie" on Broadway, Parker's first TV role came in 1982, when she scored the lead part in CBS's "Square Pegs." The show only lasted a season, but Parker soon leveraged that visibility into features, appearing in "Footloose," "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Flight of the Navigator" in the late '80s. Now: Parker is best known for portraying the lovelorn Carrie Bradshaw in the "Sex and the City" series (and subsequent movie sequels), and currently has a guest role on "Glee" in addition to her movie work.
Age she started: Age 9 (2001) Then: Roberts -- the niece of Julia Roberts -- made her movie debut in Ted Demme's "Blow," appearing as the daughter of Johnny Depp's character. In 2004, she starred as the lead in Nickelodeon's teen series "Unfabulous," which ran until 2007. Now: Now a bona fide film star, Roberts has starred in films as diverse as "Valentine's Day," "Nancy Drew," "It's Kind of a Funny Story" "Scream 4" and "Celeste and Jesse Forever."
Age he started: Age 9 (1986) Then: Savage first appeared on television on the show "Morningstar/Eveningstar" before he was 10, but it was his role as the grandson in the movie "The Princess Bride" that really launched his career. Savage followed that up with the starring role as Kevin Arnold on "The Wonder Years" from 1988-1993. Now: As an actor, Savage has recently appeared in shows such as "Happy Endings" and "Family Guy," and has directed multiple episodes of "2 Broke Girls," "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," "Happy Endings" and "Modern Family."
Age she started: Age 6 (1994) Then: Whitman debuted as Meg Ryan's daughter in the film "When a Man Loves a Woman," then played the president's daughter in "Independence Day," George Clooney's daughter in "One Fine Day," and Sandra Bullock's daughter in "Hope Floats." Now: In addition to reuniting with her "Arrested Development" co-stars for the new Netflix rivival, Whitman plays Amber on NBC's family drama "Parenthood."
Age he started: Age 16 (1994) Then: Thompson made his film debut in "D2: The Mighty Ducks" and his TV debut on "All That," before playing one of the titular roles on Nickelodeon's successful comedy "Kenan and Kel" from 1996-2000. Now: Thompson has spent the last decade as part of the cast of "Saturday Night Live," in addition to other movies and TV guest appearances.
Age he started: Age 10 (1953) Then: Walken appeared as an extra in a number of TV series as a child before scoring the role of narrator in "The Wonderful John Acton." From 1954-1956, Walken and his brother alternated the role of Michael Bauer on "Guiding Light." Now: A beloved star of stage and screen, Walken's most recent credits include a guest spot on "30 Rock" and a lead role in the movie "Seven Psychopaths."
Age she started: Age 13 (1993) Then: Williams began her career in the early 1990s, guest starring on TV shows like "Step by Step" and "Baywatch," and in 1994, she made her film debut in "Lassie." When she was 17, Williams won the role of Jen Lindley on "Dawson's Creek" and became the youngest of the show's four lead stars. Now: Following the end of the long-running "Dawson's," Williams has gone on to have an impressive film career, earning accolades since starring in 2005's "Brokeback Mountain." Her roles in "My Week With Marilyn" and "Blue Valentine" took her Oscar nomination tally up to three, and next year she'll play Glinda in Sam Raimi's "Oz: The Great and Powerful."
Age she started: Age 6 (1985) Then: Ali began her acting career as a regular on "Sesame Street" and then, in 1990, she was cast in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," starring Will Smith. She played Will's little cousin Ashley until the series came to an end in 1996. Now: She has since pursued a singing career, but now recurs as Roxanne on the CBS soap "The Young and the Restless."
Age he started: Age 16 (1976) Then: Soon ater playing the title character in "Bugsy Malone," which co-starred Jodie Foster, Baio was cast on "Happy Days" as The Fonz's cousin, Chachi Arcola. Of course, that turned into the short-lived 1982 spinoff "Joanie Loves Chachi," and then came "Charles in Charge." Now: Baio became a reality star for a bit with "Scott Baio Is 45 ... and Single" and its successor "Scott Baio Is 46 ... and Pregnant." Now, he plays a version of himself -- a former actor who becomes a stay-at-home dad -- on Nick At Nite's "See Dad Run." How did he maintain a sense of normalcy after becoming so famous so young? "Simple answer: "my mom and dad," Baio said on "Anderson Live" this week. "They kept my head square and I never had any interest in any drugs ever. I've never done a drug in my life."
Age she started: Age 11 (1984) Then: Bledsoe is most famous for playing Vanessa Huxtable on "The Cosby Show." She appeared on the show from 1984 until its final season in 1992. Blesdoe popped up on "The Cosby Show" spinoff "A Different World" and then went on to host her own mid-'90s talk show. Now: Bledsoe returned to acting this TV season on NBC's "Guys with Kids." The actress told HuffPost TV that she wants her younger TV sister Rudy to guest star. "I haven't worked with Keshia [Knight Pulliam] in a long time -- I'd like to work with her again. I think that'd be funny," she said. "And she's such a lovely young lady now, I want her to come on and be really mean or evil or manipulative. [Laughs.] And really hot and sexy at the same time. Maybe she can try to steal my husband."
Age she started: Age 12 (1992) Then: Dushku's career kicked off when she won the lead role of Alice in the 1992 film "That Night." She then played opposite Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in "This Boy's Life" and after that, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis's teenage daughter in "True Lies." Now: After high school, Dushku joined "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spinoff "Angel" before winning a leading role in the teen hit "Bring It On." She went on to star in "Tru Calling" and Joss Whedon's short-lived "Dollhouse."
Age he started: Age 8 (1984) Then: Green had the opportunity to co-star in "The Hotel New Hampshire" with Jodie Foster and Rob Lowe; the 1987 film "Can't Buy Me Love," playing Patrick Dempsey's little brother, Chuckie Miller; and in Woody Allen's "Radio Days" ... all before his 13th birthday. He went on to have success with "Can't Hardly Wait," the "Austin Powers" franchise and, of course, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Now: In addition to lending his voice to Chris Griffin on "Family Guy," Green is also the co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and frequent voice of the Emmy-winning stop-motion comedy "Robot Chicken."
Age he started: Age 9 (1981) Then: After minor roles, Wheaton first gained widespread attention in 1986 as Gordie in "Stand by Me." For the next four years, he played Wesley Crusher in the first four seasons of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," a role that recurred throughout the series. Now: He's continued to have cameos all over the TV spectrum. In recent years, Wheaton has had two recurring small screen roles: an antagonistic version of himself on "The Big Bang Theory" and an uber-hacker on "Leverage"
Age she started acting:Age 8 (1990) Then: Moss made her debut on the NBC miniseries "Lucky/Chances" and then had an arc on "Picket Fences" in the early '90s, but it was "The West Wing" that made her famous. From 1999-2006, Moss played Zoey Bartlet, the president's youngest daughter. Now: For the past five seasons, Moss has starred as fan-favorite Peggy Olson on "Mad Men" and has been nominated for two Emmys for her portrayal.
Age he started acting: Age 9 (1979) Then: After winning a Golden Globe for his debut role in "The Champ," Schroder went on to become a child star on "Silver Spoons," where he played the lead character Ricky Stratt. Now: Schroder has worked steadily since his early years, making it through without much controversy (besides being a member of the National Rifle Association). He's had many notable TV roles including playing Mike Doyle on "24," a guest stint on "Scrubs," and of course, the three years he spent on "NYPD Blue" as Det. Danny Sorenson.


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iPhone Review: Dead Space
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The term 'console-like experience' is one that gets bandied about a lot on the AppStore, with the likes of the simplistic-but-stylish Infinity Blade making an especially big deal about it. To us, though, the iPhone version of Dead Space is the first title that really lives up to that claim, matching great graphics with decent complexity.
Casting players as a new character in the Dead Space universe, codenamed Vandal, Dead Space for iPhone bridges the game between the 2008 series debut and the more recent sequel. Acting as a secret agent for the church of Unitology, Vandal is manipulated in the opening chapters in order to contribute to the disaster that forms Dead Space 2's backdrop.


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After cleaning my M95 for the first time I accidentally twisted the bolt. Putting it back into place has been impossible so far. What is the best/safest/non-damaging way to twist this back into place? I have not figured this out yet and do not want to force it.
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It's hard being a new mom (or even an experienced mom to a new baby) and sometimes we do things we know we shouldn't, despite what all the experts say. But this is a safe place to share your secrets—we won't tell.
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"I don't change my baby's diaper during the night—I'm too tired. In the morning it's always filled with pee or poop, or both. He's getting an awful diaper rash, but I lied to the pediatrician saying I didn't know why his bum was all red. Sometimes if he cries a lot, my boyfriend will change his diaper while I pretend to be asleep." —anonymous
Question: Is it okay to let your baby sleep in a soiled diaper at night so you can catch some zzz's?
Yes, I'm a much better mom when I've had some sleep.
No, especially if the poor little thing is getting a rash.
Once in while if I'm really tired, but not every night.
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Reporting on South Sudan crisis difficult, dangerous
"They even started shooting through my house--I had to lie on the floor with my wife and kids," Angelo Wello, a freelance journalist for faith-based news sites and a pastor, told me. Like many residents of the capital of Juba, South Sudan, Angelo has found it incredibly hard to get accurate information and report on one of the most tragic, restive periods in South Sudan's short history. And, like other South Sudanese journalists, he has to weigh his work against safeguarding his own and his family's safety.


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The Aquinas Alumni Association is now in its 15th week of its outreach class, "Beauty from the Inside Out," at the Room In The Inn homeless shelter. Alumni gave the ladies lovely manicures for their future job interviews and taught them interviewing skills as well as how to present yourself with confidence and grace. The ladies and manicurists were fast friends and the classroom was filled with love and laughter!
The mission of the Beauty from the Inside Out project is to help vulnerable women see, feel, and live their inherent worth, to help them find their own voice and to realize their unique beauty—from the inside out.
The Aquinas College incoming freshmen visited Room in the Inn in late August as a part of the service aspect of the freshman orientation program. See the gallery below.


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Low turnout possible for Va. election
Voters in Virginia are getting ready to vote for a new governor and several other offices.
Virginia's gubernatorial race has some people feeling unsatisfied with the two candidates, leaving some unsure if they'll vote at all. "I haven't been as enthused this time. I normally do vote, but all the controversy with the gubernatorial thing has sort of turned me off," says voter Lois Mullins.
Emory & Henry political science professor Joseph Lane says for the last gubernatorial election, voter turnout in the state was only 35 percent. "You might wonder if this is even going to be on the low side of that. Maybe even a lower turnout than we saw in 2009, somewhere around 30 percent," adds Lane.
Lane says the reason for a possible lower turnout is the negative campaigning between the two candidates, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli, and voters agree. "It turns people off. You don't hear anything positive from either candidate," says voter Russell Powers.
Lane says people who are undecided and moderate are more likely to not vote because they don't have faith in either candidate, but people strongly attached to a party will still vote. "Republicans are more animated to go to the polls, and the same thing happens in reverse when the Democrats say that about the Republican," adds Lane.
For those of you who do plan to vote, here is some advice: "Better times to come are usually mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Sometimes first time in the morning is a little hectic," says Bristol, Virginia Registrar Penny Limburg.
"Everyone ought to vote. It's a God-given right that every one of us has and we should use it," says Russell.
When you come to the polls you need some form of identification, whether it is your driver's license or your voter registration card, before you can vote.
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American Brittany Rescue, Inc. is a nationwide 501(c)(3) non-profit group of over 250 Brittany breeders, owners, friends and competitors who volunteer their time and effort to provide veterinary care, evaluation, and finding adoptive homes for Brittanys who have found themselves abandoned, unwanted or lost.
About Brittanys
Brittanys can make wonderful family dogs and excel in many areas, but they are not for everyone. They are active, playful, energetic dogs who require personal attention every day. If you'd like to learn whether a Brittany is a good choice for you, your family and/or your lifestyle, please read our section on Choosing a Brittany.
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If you would like to adopt one of the dogs you see, please contact the person listed on the pet description page for more information. We also invite you to visit our Frequently Asked Questions page, which may answer some of your general questions about Brittanys and Brittany Rescue. Also be sure to check our Gallery of Adopted Dogs page and you'll see why we're so passionate about our work.
The dogs in foster care are evaluated by experienced volunteers. We do look for the "right match" for each dog in our care. The first step in adopting a brittany through ABR is to fill out the online adoption application. Once it is received we will be in touch with you by phone to go over your application and explain the adoption process. All information you supply is confidential. If you need help completing our form, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We spay/neuter, vaccinate, micro-chip and temperament test each and every Brittany that comes into rescue. Each dog's expenses are different depending on the medical need of the animal. We ask for a donation of between $200-$350 to cover the individual expenses of the dog.
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Consider become a Brittany Buddy. Some rescue dogs need a little extra help. An otherwise healthy dog may come to rescue with heartworm or some other easily solved problem, but it isn't so easy to solve when funds are tight and there are many dogs who need help. Often older dogs stay in rescue simply because they're older. Many volunteers cover the extra expenses themselves, but that makes continued volunteering difficult. Thank you for considering American Brittany Rescue Services.


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Hey guys.
Among my many Fett projects I currently have on the go, I really didn't need to add another project to the list. BUT I REALLY WANTED TO!!
On Monday or Tuesday, I'll be taking delivery of a bunch of Clone armour and helmet parts that will eventually turn into Clone Commander Bly from ROTS, my second SW costume. He has a pair of pistol sidearms, but I thought I'd up the bad ***** quotient a little with this Clone DC-15A rifle:
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I started with what I think is a template originally made by wizardofflight for the old SW blaster builder boards. It had to be enlarged almost 600%. After putzing around at the school photocopier for a few hours (did I mention we're on spring break right now?), I had my templates. Time to start cutting some wood...
I've seen a lot of DC-15A builds that look like they could use a little Viagra, if you know what I mean. Because the rifle is so long, they tend to bend and sag. I didn't want that to happen to mine! I used a 3/4" plywood for the core of the build. I used the template to trace the back half of the rifle onto the plywood, then cut out as many of the straight and long cuts a I could on the table saw to ensure parallel, straight cuts. Everything else was cut out on the bandsaw or with Forstner bits for any tight curves.
I cut a 1 1/2" shaft sticking out of the front to mount my PVC pipe to. I am hoping that this will eliminate any tendency for the rifle to droop when held up.
I used the same sheet of 3/4" plywood to cut out the sides for the breech. They were screwed on.
Here's a pic of the PVC sleeve for the front of the rifle. I used a rasp to round off the edges of the front part so the pipe would slide onto it. It's a pretty tight fit, which is exactly what I wanted. A couple screws and some epoxy ought to keep it from moving.
Pretty much every sander in the shop is out of commission. That's kinda bad for this because the rifle stock is really contoured. To overcome this, I used some pine (a soft, easily shaped wood) to block out the sides of the rifle stock. I contoured the shape using a hand rasp, then sanded it with a drum sander on the drill press and a mouse/detail sander.
It's screwed and glued onto the rifle. I'll let it set overnight, then I'll start blocking out the detail parts all over the rifle.


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I don't like small brew sizes, why is it you don't publish the ounce size of the cup the brew provides. FYI, I drink. Tassimo, usually, not Gevalia!
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Fine looking pics. How much does one of those frames of honey weigh in pounds? Stupid question perhaps.... are those Russian bees?
nice pics, thanks for sharing.
Ochen klassno, Woody. Pravda malodets!
How much are you able to sell honey for? Dollars per kilogram.
Great pictures. That honey is a beautiful yellow color. How was the taste?
I am in Louisiana.
thanks for sharing.
James Gauthier
Woody Prickly about difference between long-hives and hives he is using in Russia (not Lang). There is my approximate translation of his respond.
He thinks that everybody has his/her own opinion and method. He knows people who has 100 kilos from the long-hives, but some need to feed sugar even in the standard (for Russia) hives. Location, climate and source of nectar is very important.
Woody Prickly personally does not like long-hives, in his opinion bees prefer "to go" vertically, rather than horizontally. The development in "normal" 12-frames hive is better than in 16-frames long-hive. His apiary has a permanent location, he has 70 kilos in average from the hives pictured above. Minimal - 45 kilos in very bad year. He never use syrup to feed the bees - he uses only frames with honey for wintering and feeding.
Especially for oldtimer : please, read carefully - at the beginning it was stated that long-hives produce 100 kilos of honey. The rest of the beehives ARE not Langs!
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Joseph Monte <email@example.com>
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Re: st: Maximum likelihood estimation
Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:27:55 +0000
Dear Statalisters,
I'll try again with a little more info since I did not get any
responses. Here is the code I have so far (based on previous Statalist
posts and "Maximum Likelihood estimation with Stata" by
Gould, Pitbaldo and Poi, 4th ed.). The paper I cited in my first email
below models the log of the variance of the regression error in
equation 2 while I believe I have modelled the log of sigma. I would
preferably like to model the log of the variance as in the paper cited
but am not sure how.
program mynormal_lf1
version 12
args todo b lnfj g1 g2
tempvar mu lnsigma sigma
mleval `mu' = `b', eq(1)
mleval `lnsigma' = `b', eq(2)
quietly {
gen double `sigma' = exp(`lnsigma')
replace `lnfj' =
if (`todo'==0) exit
tempvar z
tempname dmu dlnsigma
gen double `z' = ($ML_y1-`mu')/`sigma'
replace `g1' = `z'/`sigma'
replace `g2' = `z'*`z'-1
ml model lf1 mynormal_lf1 (mu: y = x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9)
(lnsigma: y = x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9)
ml max
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Joseph Monte <email@example.com> wrote:
> Dear Statalisters,
> I need to do a maximum likelihood estimation very similar to that in
> equations (1) and (2) on page 439 of Lowry et al. (2010). Note that
> equation 2 has the same independent variables as equation 1. I would
> appreciate it if someone would let me know the code I need to use with
> the help of an example. I use Stata 12.
> References
> Lowry, M., Officer, M.S., Schwert, G.W., 2010. The variability of IPO
> initial returns. The Journal of Finance 65, 425-465
> Thanks,
> Joe
> *
> * For searches and help try:
> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
* For searches and help try:
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During his honeymoon in 1816 Constable painted a number of oil sketches of the Dorset coast, including two sketches of Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth Bay. He later worked up this exhibition picture based on one of those outdoor sketches (now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London). He showed the curve of the bay, with a cliff in the foreground and hills beyond, and depicted a dense mass of cloud over the sea nearing the coast. Passages of sunlight in the sky light up the hills and the bay. Some time between 1819 and 1830 Constable extended his original painting by adding strips of canvas at the top and left to give a greater expanse of sea and sky. It was this version of the oil painting that Lucas used as a basis for the mezzotint, Weymouth Bay, Dorsetshire .
In his biography of Constable, Andrew Shirley remarked:
He recorded a dramatic moment at Weymouth … broken storm-clouds pass over an unquiet sea, where the earth's safe helmet of grass ends abruptly at the bright cliffs. Years later, in a mezzotint, he transformed the scene into a parable of his life; he discarded from the first picture the certainty that light will return, and left instead a storm that dulled the pleasant green of the land, obliterated the cliffs, and denied the possibility of hope (Shirley 1949, p. 103).
George III visited Weymouth in 1789, when it was recorded that on viewing the bay for the first time the king exclaimed: 'I never enjoyed a sight so pleasing.' The king's regular visits to Weymouth established the town as a flourishing health and pleasure resort.
This painting has been the subject of controversy. In 1907 P.M. Turner questioned its authenticity (P.M. Turner, 'The representation of the British School in the Louvre I', Burlington Magazine, X, March 1907, p. 341), as did Robert Hoozee. However Reynolds, in his 1984 catalogue raisonné, made a good case for this painting being the work that Constable exhibited at the British Institution in 1819 as Osmington Shore, near Weymouth.


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Dr. Holden is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and books, and served as president of the American Political Science Association in 1998-99. His wide-ranging scholarly interests, many of which are directly related to the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, include public administration and policy, public law, urban politics, and race and politics. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University.
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text: Just wanted to do a shout-out that I will make my last payment on my Trailblazer this month! hahaha $264 is the final payout and then I get the Title. We bought this vehicle in August 2004 when preparing for my oldest son to be born. The first payment was due in September 2004 and we thought that we would never get it paid off. Since then, it's gotten us to our destination on several long trips, a couple dozen medium-long trips, lots of trips around town, been a daily driver to work for me for a time, a kid-hauler for my wife, it's survived a wreck and sheet-metal rebuild and it doesn't even have 100k miles yet. The only thing that I had to do was change the alternator. She's been a pretty good vehicle overall!


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We haven't been using Couch Surfing that much on this trip. Mostly because there hasn't been a lot of opportunity. Some surfers use it as their mainstay, we only look for surfers we think that we'll have things in common with and when we can stay long enough to get to know one another.
What a laid back guy! He spoke to our driver so we could get accurate directions to his place and when we arrived there was a key and a note with the WIFI password so we could make ourselves at home
We arrived after an hour and a half drive late at night. All we really got to experience was the cool evening and bright stars. But the next morning when the sun rose there was a beautiful view of numerous mountain valleys overlooking a nearby town and rice paddies. We were perched on the side of the mountain looking down.
Samut hires local villagers to act as his staff whether it be guiding, house keeping or cooking. I loved the open hearth kitchen with several wood burning pots for cooking over. Small chunks of tree trunk work as cutting boards which you use while sitting on the floor. Eating is also done on the floor. Bamboo mats are rolled out and everyone gathers around the food prepared to eat. Northern Thai food is quite different from southern Thai, and cooking with people from a mountain village brought some surprises. I was so pleased to see banana flower again and this was prepared as part of a red curry with mackerel. We also ate bamboo shoots and something I had never heard of before. It's like coconut sprouts...hard to describe, but I think it's the part of the tree that sprouts out to make coconuts
We went for our own little 'jungle walk to villages'. Unlike any tour we could book in Chiang Mai, our guide was a puppy who adopted us while walking through the village. Locals passing us on motorbikes we later saw up at the bungalows. Spending some time cooking and talking with the local people is something I treasure much more than a guided walk. One lady did some weaving and I was very pleased to buy my souvenir from her rather than nameless people in a busy market.
We also did a bit of helping out. Samut has 2 bungalow sites. The first has been running for a few years and is quite beautiful and full of his gardens. The 2nd site is much higher up the mountain, and has a much better view, but is much newer. The development is ongoing here (he just put locks on the bungalows the day we arrived). Lots of new gardens have been started, a pond to be dug with a overhanging relax area. He also has food gardens to provide for his workers and guests. We planted many varieties of pumpkin, long bean and basil. Instead of peat moss for new plants, he mixed rice husks in with the soil
During the evenings we would sit around with handmade beer can lamps made from beer cans and cooking oil while drinking some home made rice moonshine. Compared with some of the other rice wines and liquors we've tried, it was quite nice!
Loved getting out of the city and spending time with people again. Now for the torment of getting back to Bangkok, the biggest city in Thailand :S


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ClimateSOS: It's Our Time to Act!
Our Climate Summer of Solidarity (ClimateSOS) is off to a great start!
Yesterday the Coal Export Action team watched as our friends from Frack Action, Stop the Frack Attack and RAMPS (Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival) took action against fracking and mountaintop removal, respectively. We were inspired to see that about 50 people were able to shut down one of the largest mining sites on the East Coast (as covered here in the Huffington Post!); and that as many as 5,000 stormed the streets of NYC and DC, the latter rally stopping at the offices of America's Natural Gas Alliance and the American Petroleum Institute, to send a strong message of opposition to the industry.
We were also overjoyed to see our allies at the Tar Sands Blockade in Texas begin training for their massive nonviolent direct action against the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will take place later this summer. The Blockade live-tweeted its training, and even sent out a message of support to West Virginia, DC and NYC.
(Photo credit: Tar Sands Blockade on Facebook)
The movement literally grew before our eyes; we couldn't be more proud to be a part of it. Now it's our turn to take action.
This Tuesday, July 31, Coal Export Action will kick off a social media blast day to amp up the volume on our actions to stop coal mining in Otter Creek next month.
We hope a surge in tweets and Facebook posts will alert people to the action, increase support (both in donations and new participants) and, most importantly, send a strong message to Arch Coal and the Montana State Lands Board that we're ready to act on behalf of Otter Creek, the state of Montana and our global community.
Make sure you follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook – we'll be blasting our tweets and posts from those accounts on Tuesday. We'll hope you join us online as we continue on the road to Coal Export Action this August!
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I am new to the forums and figured I would say hi and THANKS! Why Thanks? There is sooo much information and its in one place! I think its awesome. I am new to pen testing but not to computers and wanted to find a decent starting point. Looks like with the 1,000 of posts available.. I found it. *sets up camp*..


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text: Quick pros and cons... Pros Tigers---Great starting pitching with the best pitcher in baseball. Power hitting lineup. Good Manager Giants--Excellent Bullpen, outstanding defense, timely hitting, great attitude. Good Manager Cons Tigers---inconsistant bullpen, weak team defense, lack of lefthanded pitching Giants--beat up starting pitching, lack of power. Posey and Pence in major slumps To win, Tigers need starters to pitch well and go deep into the games, and their hitters need pound on Giants starters For Giants to win...get to the Tigers bullpen, win games late by not getting behind early, and take advantage of their opportunities One last thing for the casual fan to look for....these games will all be played in what are universally called the two best ballparks in MLB. Setting aside Wrigley Field and Fenway Park which are historical , AT&T and Comerica Park are just outstanding venues. Ballplayers and fans alike love these two places, and it's kind of neat that they will be featured in the WS.


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Nice Room by Montmartre & Flea Market #2
Número máximo de hóspedes2
Tamanho20 m2
Andar no.3(com elevador)
- Internet/WiFi
- Balcão/terraço
- Toalhas
- Edifício com Elevador
- Acesso para deficientes
- Permitido fumar
- Cozinha
Resumo da propriedade
|Bd Ney, 75018 Paris, França
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We'll be happy to host you in our large apartment (1200 sq ft./ 135 m2) and help you discover the other Paris.
You'll be 5 minutes walk to the biggest flea market in Paris "Les Puces" and 15 min to Montmartre (Sacré-Coeur) and 20 min. by public transport (RER D) to Stade de France (9 min. by taxi).
There are many shops and restaurants open late nearby.
You will be located on the metro line 4 which crosses Paris through its center (Chatelet, Pompidou Museum, the Louvre, the Latin Quarter ...) - easy access everywhere !
You'll stay in a good size bedroom (17m2) clean, clear, calm, bright which has a private balcony.
It has a comfortable double bed, a large drawer chest and desk.
The bed is a double but can be separated into two single beds (thank you for letting us know when booking).
Of course, we provide clean sheets and towels.
The bathroom with a large shower is right next to your bedroom.
The rooms and bathrooms are separated from the rest of the apartment therefore you don't need to go through the common areas to access them.
The building is 70's completely renovated. (elevator, magnetic pass ...)
The apartment is equipped with smoke detectors.
We also have two other bedrooms in case you need more than one.
The large living-room overlooks a large wooded green courtyard.
You are welcome to the living-room and if you need to use the kitchen, no worries: dishes, pots, stove, microwave, refrigerator are available, just make sure you buy your ingredients to prepare your meals. ;)
Philippe and Marie are your hosts (as well as "Louloutte", a sweet quiet cat).
Philippe organises music festivals, he's fluent in English, and speaks decent Italian and Spanish; Marie works in healthcare.
We have the sense of hospitality and like to make you feel at home.
Looking forward to meeting and welcoming you !
There you go ! :)
Regras da casaYou're friendly; we're friendly we respect each other's privacy and keep the place clean – in other words, the basic rules of life !
For example, keeping the place clean, not slamming the doors, letting us know if you spill something in the room by accident...
Thank you for indicating in your reservation or emails your time of arrival, so that we can greet you.
There's a 70 € deposit which we will return, mostly so you don't forget to leave the keys and pass when you leave :)
Please have an ID ready (passport, driver's licence for example) so that we can make a copy as you arrive.
Check-in after 3 PM & before 7 PM.
Check-out before Noon.
|Preço para mais de 1 hóspedes
|$ 14 US por hóspede/noite extra
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Comentários sobre a acomodação
Everything was good! Phil is a nice guy and the apartment is just 5 min from the next metro station. I would recommend it!
My friend and I had a pleasant stay in Paris itself and enjoyed ourselves. From the apartment to the metro station it takes about 5 minutes by foot, from there it´s about 20 minutes to the city center. The neighbourhood sure isn´t the best, but the apartment building is gated and we didn`t really feel threatened, even at night walking the streets. The apartment and our room were clean overall, although our room was very dark, because it didn`t have any bigger lights. Overall it is a good place to sleep, not too far out of town, but not for a longer time or anyone.
I was in philip and marie's home very well.
They are nice persons,in their room there is a deep and absolute silence.
Also the position is very good, because it' s along line 4 of metro, central and crucial line.
Near the house there is a very rich boulangerie and a LIDL market, where you can find everything you need.
Finally, Montmartre is very, very near and this is a marvellous opportunity!
Albertoand his mum.
I was in philip and marie's home very well.
They are nice persons,in their room there is a deep and absolute silence.
Also the position is very good, because it' s along line 4 of metro, central and crucial line.
Near the house there is a very rich boulangerie and a LIDL market, where you can find everything you need.
Finally, Montmartre is very, very near and this is a marvellous opportunity!
Albertoand his mum.
They are kind, easy and relaxed. It was nice staying with them. Next time Paris we'll definitely visite Philip again!
My first experience with Wimdu and I already managed to find a perfect host for my stay in Paris. Both Marie and Philip are amazing people with a great attitude towards their guests and a lot of hospitality. The apartment and neigbourhood is very nice, a distance walking to Montmarte around small streets. I really enjoyed my stay in there and hope to come back some day :)
Accueil sympa, chambre d'hôtes calme, agréable de pouvoir se préparer le petit déjeuner, bon séjour
Han sido unos dias muy agradables. Phil nos ha hecho sentir como en casa, es muy divertido, y nos ha aconsejado muy bien.
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2014 Acura RDX Prices Announced, Start at $35,415
Prices Up $210 Across the Board, New Color
The 2013 Acura RDX was a major change from its 2012 model year predecessor, going from a turbocharged four-cylinder to a naturally aspirated V-6, as well as completely new sheetmetal and interior. But changes for the 2014 RDX are limited to a new color choice, and an across-the-board price hike of $210.
The base model front-drive RDX starts at $35,415, including the $895 destination charge, which is up $10 from 2013. Moving up the ranks, a front-drive RDX with the Technology Package goes for $39,115, the all-wheel-drive RDX starts at $36,815, and the topline AWD with the Technology Package is yours for $40,515.
The other news for 2014, aside from the price hike, is a new Kona Coffee exterior paint, replacing last year's Amber Brownstone.
Aside from the color change, the 2014 Acura RDX remains largely the same as last year's model, with the naturally aspirated 3.5-liter SOHC 24-valve V-6 with 273 hp providing power. No word if or when the RDX will receive the new Earth Dreams direct-injected 3.5-liter engine offered on the 2014 RLX sedan; and MDX three-row crossover will be offered as an option, but possibly for the 2015 model year.
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Oconee Farmers Market
Watkinsville, GA 30677
The Oconee Farmers' Market caters to local growers and consumers by offering fresh, locally grown produce and other agriculturally based products. Our goal is to offer healthy, certified naturally grown, chemical-free, heirloom, fresh produce, promote small farmers and agribusinesses in the area, and provide a friendly community atmosphere that enables a personal relationship between the producer and the consumer.
Visit the Oconee Farmers' Market in front of the Eagle Tavern Museum in downtown Watkinsville, and enjoy fresh produce and a taste of Oconee County. Saturday mornings through October.
Info & Amenities
Hours of Operation
Saturday: 8:00AM - 1:00PM
Facility Amenities
Free Parking
General Information
Family-friendly, Free Admission , Open Year 'Round
Suitable for Ages
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Edward Lear's natural-history illustration won him scientific credibility. Now his nonsense verse may do the same
Anna Lena Phillips
"How pleasant to know Mr. Lear," begins one of Edward Lear's poems. His bicentennary last year helped many people know him better, with multiple exhibits of his natural-history paintings and drawings.
Lear gained acclaim as an illustrator at age 19 for his work on parrots. Shortly thereafter, The Earl of Derby invited Lear to his estate near Liverpool to make portraits of specimens in his vast collection of exotic animals and plants. "Lear was somewhat lonely at Knowsley Hall," says Robert Peck, a Lear scholar and senior fellow of Drexel University's Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. "He was overwhelmed at times by the English social class structure." To overcome this, he began making drawings and verses for the Earl's grandchildren. Later he published the verses, but he used a pseudonym for many years. "He was concerned that the frivolous nature of his limericks would undercut his credibility as a scientific illustrator," Peck says.
Those verses have recently come to seem a bit less frivolous. Margaret Wallace Nilsson, now a Ph.D. candidate in history at Linnaeus University, took up the question of how Lear's poems might help children learn. "All children like repetitive rhyme sounds," she says. "I thought, why not apply this to Swedish students of English? It might help them improve their pronunciation and, later on, be able identify new words with the same phonetical patterns." In a 2011 master's thesis for the School of Teacher Education at Kristianstad University in Sweden, Nilsson taught a control group of fourth graders a list of vocabulary words taken from Lear's Nonsense ABC. An experimental group was asked to learn verses from it. "The children in the second group not only learned to recognize the phonetical sounds of the verses, but actually started to spontaneously rhyme other English words," she says. When tested, students in the second group remembered words from the verses better. Nilsson thinks nonsense poems may help adult language learners as well. And she's not alone in her interest. In 2012, Juliette Smeed of New Zealand Tertiary College in Auckland published an essay in He Kupu, an early childhood education journal, describing types of nonsense verse and discussing strategies for responding to children's nonsense play.
Lear's poetry and sketches often employed the scientific knowledge he cultivated for his "serious" work. Peck points to Lear's "Nonsense Botany" series. "He's playing with the Linnaean binomial nomenclature, the form of the flower and people's love of flowers," Peck says. "He could take this very serious scientific world in which he traveled and turn it literally upside down and make it fun for kids—and for everyone." If Nilsson and others are right, Lear's upside-down world may have more to offer than just fun.
Thanks to Harvard University's Houghton Library, we have a slide show featuring Lear's nonsense botanicals and other drawings. You can find it here.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2013/1/serious-nonsense/1
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Posted by Diego Lo Giudice on August 24, 2011
The past few years haven't been kind to software developers. Having the equivalent of a US master's in computer science and having spent the first 20+ years of my professional life developing mission-critical software products and applications, I have had a hard time adjusting to the idea that developing software applications is a cost to avoid or a waste of time for many CIOs and application development leaders. It seems to me that we have been giving more emphasis to contracts, legal issues, SLAs, and governance concerns but forgetting about how IT can really make a difference – through software development.
Nevertheless, outsourcing kept increasing, and packaged apps exploded onto the scene, and software developers "outplaced" from enterprises. People started to believe they could get more value and good-quality software cheaper…but could they really?
With BT, digitalization, and customer centricity exploding, today is the perfect moment for application development leaders to review their application development sourcing strategy and align it to their BT strategy.
Why? Many reasons, including:


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Cozy and Luminous Room
Størrelse15 m²
Etasje2(med heis)
- Internett/WiFi
- Kjøkken
- Vaskemaskin / tørketrommel
- Heis i bygningen
- Låsbare rom
- Balkong/terrasse
- Håndklær
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|Carrer del Telègraf, 08041 Barcelona, Spania
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In the room you'll find 2 comfortable single beds with fresh towels and sheets, a case where you can hang your clothes and a window.
The flat is located in quit place. You need only 3 minutes to the metro station "Hospital de Sant Pau". (L4). You can reach the city center in 10 minutes by metro and the beach in 15 minutes by metro.
The house is located in a very quiet area with beautiful views: there are 15 minutes to walk to Sagrada Familia and 20 minutes to the Turò de la Rovira, where you can enjoy wonderful views over the city. From there you have a city of Barcelona at your feet. Directly in the opposite of the house there is a swimming pool with sauna and training equipment
The flat is an ideal place to have a rest after the walking through the city or after the sunny beach.
If you want to come to Barcelona, you will feel at home, feel free to contact me!If you want I can engage a driver who will meet you at the airport and bring to my place.This drive from Barcelona El Prat Airport to my place costs 40€.
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Leon was a very gentle guy. It was nice to meet him! He was very helpful in case of illness. There was always a smile on his face and he gave us some useful information for where to eat or where to go and what to see. The room was very clean, it was quiet and we had a nice stay in Leons flat.
Nice place, close to the Metro. Friendly host, who tried to make us feel at home. Everything you need is available in the house. If you are looking for a decent, nice place to be, we recommend Leon.
What can be better? The matrasses where a bit unconfortable... But a pretty good price-quality!
It was good to sleep in the appartment. We have missed a nightlamp and a extra night table. The accomodation and the transport to the city was very good.
The flat is really clean, confortable and friendship. We have passed a good time with leon as well he is really a kind person.
Why would anyone stay in a hotel when you can stay at Leon's place, in a real neighbourhood, 300m from the metro? I stayed here with my Dad in a large, immaculate twin bedded room with bathroom right across the hall. The beds were very comfortable and the shower great for pummelling those tired back muscles after a day walking the Barcelona streets. There is a fridge, balcony, shared living area and wifi with strong connection, and our multilingual hosts (they speak Spanish, English, German and Russian!) were very friendly and helpful, with great pre-arrival communication and everything as described. There is a lift to the second floor, which was great, and even coming from the airport, the commute can be managed quite easily. We took full advantage of the kebab shop nearby for tasty, economical lunches, the supermarket for fruit and drinks, the bakery for morning croissants and the Cafe a little ways down the hill across from the metro for 6 euro suppers (pasta or pizza and drink). This is a great neighbourhood -- just wish we could have stayed longer!
Thanks a lot Leon for your hospitality in Barcelona. Very nice host, extremely flexible and easy going. The room is quite large. Moreover, the apartment is greatly located (yellow line Metro).
It's a realy good deal for students.
Hoping we can come again next year !
Very nice People, clean room, great location (100 m from subway - line to the center and beach). Everything was very very OK!
Very good, I have nothing to say everything was perfect, Leon is very kind and helpful, our room was clean, quite place, bakery shop restaurant next to the flat.
Leon is very funny, choose him!!!!!!
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MWB wrote:Letang Is The Truth wrote:ulf wrote:Well all three of you have voted for reds at this point.
This is true but look at the manner in which the votes were cast.
Mwb was the last unknown (you as angel not counted) player to vote for WK. I had been on him for several days. If I were red, would I have played like that? Too much of a risk
Why not? Sets up an easy defense. Seemed to me like WK was going to go down, as he was suggested by a couple. I didn't think he was the strongest play as I preferred kaizer or you, for reasons mentioned. When it was obvious those votes wouldn't go I went with wk to avoid any deadline tie.
Why do you prefer litt over kaizer then?


text: i figured id start a thread for this. has anyone ever heard of FW1 high performance cleaning wax? its apparently new to Canada. i bought a pack of it out of curiousity but i dont want to use it on my new truck or my gf's car without some feedback. i was looking for something relatively simple to give the vehicles a nice clean shine and some protection. but i have never done an in-depth wash and wax. i don't want to mess up the finishes and or scratch or swirl the paint in the process. this seemed like a good idea when i picked it up but i don't want to just go throw it on. and also to be honest i dont want to spend a whole afternoon washing and waxing being i don't have a shaded area i can use for free. any knowledge greatly appreciated!


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Optimizing Mass and Material
Most machined parts have more material than necessary. This is true even after all of the cutting is finished.
Machined parts often have more material than necessary. This is true even after all of the cutting is finished. In fact, it might be that most machined parts have more material than necessary. This is true because the part, in general, only has to mate with its required connections and carry its required stresses. Any material not necessary for these purposes is superfluous.
Still, we don't usually know what that unneeded material is. We don't typically model a part's precise pattern of stresses to find out, because the information would have no practical use. A part tailored to the stresses it actually carries might look like the nearer of the two parts in this photo. Machining offers no practical way to make such an odd shape. However, additive manufacturing does.
This part, in both of the versions seen here, is a component of a hinge for a maintenance access hatch on an aircraft. The farther version is the traditional form of this part, produced through casting and machining. By contrast, the nearer version was optimized for its function using software from Altair then built additively using a direct metal laser sintering machine from EOS. Producing an optimal design in this way resulted in a part that weighs less and requires less material, even though it is still every bit as functional as the part that was machined. For much more on the redesign of this part for additive manufacturing, see this paper.
Related: Additive Amerimold Workshop


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Not to sound like a woe-is-me fatalist, but if the world has ever been in need of saving, it's now. We're continuously looking for heroes to step in and fix everything. Some turn to politics and the upcoming election – okay, we won't be going there – while others are drawn to their religious community – and we'll be skirting by that issue, while we're at it. In entertainment, one certainly doesn't have to look too far to see what has everyone abuzz. The Avengers brought in just shy of infinity million dollars while in theaters; and Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises saw about half of that. Both of these blockbusters were derived, of course, from the rich and overflowing heroics of the Big Two comic book companies. While Marvel and DC Comics are certainly both rife with saviors, they are far from being the sole source material. In Kristopher White's indie graphic novel The Thirty-Six, we see that our comic heroes don't have to wear tights, or special armor with Tron-esque piping, for that matter, to be super and save the day. Continue Reading "The Thirty Six: An Indie Take on Modern Mythology" »
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Download the NTSC1.00.15.zip file to your Windows system.
FreeAgent Theater Firmware Update
Step 1
Step 2
Double click the Theater firmware.zip file, and extract the contents into a folder of your choice.
Step 3
After extraction insert a USB memory stick on your PC and perform a quick format.
Step 4
After format is complete drag and drop the install.img on to the root of the memory stick.
Note: Do not store the .img file in any folders on the memory stick, the Theater doesn't search for firmware update files hidden in folders.
Step 5
Remove any FreeAgent Go drives that are docked in the Theater, and insert the USB memory stick in to the front USB port of the Theater.
Step 6
Power on your television and the FreeAgent Theater. After the Theater main menu displays on your television screen, disconnect the power on the back of the Theater.
Step 7
While holding down the select button on the theater, plug the power cable back in to the theater and wait.
Step 8
When you see the message on your television screen instructing you to "Insert the USB device to start the upgrade", insert the memory stick and then release the select button.
Step 9
Once the firmware update starts a progress bar and message stating "Do Not turn off the power" will display on your television screen.
Step 10
When the update is complete the television screen will display an update complete message, and your FreeAgent Theater will power itself down.
Step 11
Remove the memory stick, power the Theater back on, and reset the language, and resolution, features. To view the new firmware version go to setup and then select system. The version should read 1.00.15 on the right side of the screen.
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