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Pictured from left are COLFA's Helene Benitez, Daniel Gelo and
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UTSA receives two awards for Ovations magazine
By Lorna Stafford
Multimedia Editor, Office of Publications
(July 30, 2008)--The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) and the Office of Publications recently received two prestigious awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a professional organization serving national and international education communities.
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The Grand Award in the category of most improved publication and the Award of Excellence for magazine design were presented in April for Ovations magazine, a yearly product of COLFA that showcases the achievements of faculty, students, alumni and staff of the college. The awards were announced at CASE's District IV conference in Little Rock, Ark. The entries bested submissions from the University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University, Texas State University, Texas Tech University and St. Edward's University.
Ovations is a joint venture between COLFA and the publications office with COLFA supplying editorial content and Publications handling editing and creative design. It has evolved over the years from a two-color newsletter to a full-color magazine.
"Refining Ovations has been a great step forward in spreading the impressive news about UTSA's level of excellence in the liberal and fine arts to all our friends and neighbors," said Daniel J. Gelo, dean of the college. "It's important, too, that within the college community we pause and celebrate our individual and collective accomplishments. And, putting together each issue is a fun literary and artistic project."
In addition to contributing writers, the Ovations team includes Gelo; Deborah Thomas, assistant to the dean; Helene Benitez, associate director of development; and the publications team, which includes Elton Smith, director; Frank Segura, assistant director; Rebecca Luther, Lety Laurel and Lorna Stafford, editors; Karen Thurman, graphics designer; and Patrick Dunn, photographer.
"Receiving these awards is quite an honor because we are judged by our peer professionals in the CASE organization," said publications director Elton Smith. "It is really a tough competition."


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I don't know how many of you have had the unpleasant experience of trying to get an order done correctly from Brushy Mtn.'s New Columbia retail location, but I've had nothing but bad experiences, including unreasonable hours of waiting, that should've taken 20 mins., constant screw-ups on making sure the order was correct, due to no quality control there, and that they hired a kid, that works in the warehouse pulling orders, that doesn't know the first thing about beekeeping equipment. I complained to the headquarter's management, and after speaking to the store's manager to verify my story, they have decided to "black list" me and are refusing to allow me to do business with them. When I called and asked why, the lady I spoke to told me she checked the file and the store's manager, J.W., was definitely the one that initiated the action, but gave no reason and left no notes why. So I asked her to check with the upper level mangement...she did and this was her reply:
Mr. Famous,
I did have the chance to speak with Shane and he says the decision stands. We are NOT to do any more business with you. For reasons I am sure that you are aware, this was the decision of both the owners and managers. You may contact Jim Wilson at the Pennsilvania Warehouse to see if there is anything else that can be done, but I will no longer be able to help you nor will any of the other Representatives.
I thank you and have a great day
Brushy Mtn Bee Farm.
OK, so if I'm supposed to be aware of the reason why, how come he didn't even notate the file for their own staff to know why? There's only one logical answer...there is no good reason.
Has anyone else had such an experience with this store/manager?? I don't think I did anything wrong complaining about aweful service.

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I'm sorry but I think it sounds more like a boy name than a girls, only because I have a boy cousin named Daylan. I also agree with everyone else who says people would accidently call her Dylan, because my cousin has that same exact problem.Just a teenage name addict.
Willow, Aurora, Juliette, Hazel, Eden, Jasmine, Everleigh, Violet.
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I would also like to suggest the name Dayla, it's similar to Daylin but much more feminine.


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North Idaho soldier returns home for final time
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho - A North Idaho soldier killed in action in Afghanistan last week returned home Friday for the final time. Army Spc. Ethan Martin will be laid to rest Saturday at Paradise Valley Cemetery in Bonners Ferry.
Martin was shot and killed by small arms fire August 7. Martin grew up in Bonner's Ferry and went to high school in Lewiston.
Spc. Martin's remains arrived in Sandpoint Friday, on a charter plane from Dover Air Force Base. The Honorable Transfer ceremony marks the return of the soldier to his family.North Idaho soldier returns home for final time
"We're so proud of him, that he gave that sacrifice," said ceremony attendee Tracy Russel.
Bonner and Boundary County law enforcement along with Patriot Guard Riders marked the occasion.
"They do a fantastic job of really paying their respects to the family and the soldier. So we are pleased to have that today," said Idaho National Guardsmen Cpl. Tim Marsano.
Across the tarmac, there was a salute of another kind. When Quest Aircraft heard Martin would be landing Friday, they decided to pay their respects.
"Several people said, 'Do you suppose we could talk the front office into letting us spend several minutes out there,'" said Quest production manager John Thomas.
Every Quest employee lined up for a man they knew in a round about way. They said no one told them they had to but they thought they should.
"Ethan Martin was everybody's brother and everybody's son and everybody's nephew and everybody's cousin. We all have somebody in our lives like Ethan," said Russel.
After the ceremony, Spc. Martin's body was brought to Bonners Ferry in a motorcade, with citizens lining the streets with flags to pay tribute. Spc. Martin's life will be celebrated with a public memorial service Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Bonners Ferry High School. He'll then be laid to rest in a ceremony that is open to the public.


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Students in the Department will be exhibiting their projects to visitors from across the University and from industry on Monday 12 May.
23 Apr 2008
The Department of Engineering hosted a pilot secondary education programme aimed at stimulating informed change to consumption practices through Ecological Footprinting.
16 Apr 2008
For the first time, the EU's three most prestigious science awards have been presented together.
09 Apr 2008
Dalek building, it turns out, is something of a thriving pastime in the toolsheds and garages of Britain.
03 Apr 2008
The Prime Minister today named Professor Mark Welland FRS FREng as the new Chief Scientific Adviser at the Ministry of Defence.
02 Apr 2008
Educational outreach undertaken by the Department of Engineering wins prestigious national award.
19 Mar 2008
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Redding 10-Year-Old Demolishes National Swimming Record
REDDING, Calif. - For the first time, a national swimming record was set in Redding.
During last weekend's swim meet at the Redding Aquatic Center, 10 year old Winn Aung set a national record in the 100 meter freestyle with a time of 1:01:21.
That is more than one full second better than the previous age group record which was set 18 years ago by current Brooklyn Nets player Kris Humphries.
Humphries is famous in the world of swimming, and in the NBA. He's known in the world of entertainment for his brief and very public marriage to reality television star Kim Kardashian.
Humphries is perhaps the nationally most well-known National Age Group Record holder outside of Michael Phelps. He still holds the 50 record in 27.71.
Last weekend, Winn Aung also broke seven Sierra Nevada records, and swam a 27.75 in the 50 free, which was just .04 off of Humphries' record as well.
Aung previously broke meet records in the 50 and 100 freestyle at meets in San Diego and Oregon.
The 10-year-old said he doesn't mind long hours of practicing in the pool. He likes it since it helps him win competitions.
"He's not taken the sport too seriously, so he's been able to release some of that stress," said Redding's Swim Team Head Coach Mark Wagner.
His father was a successful swimmer in his day. Now his parents are raising three swimmers.
Winn is the youngest and is constantly competing with his older brother and sister.


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I love season 1 and used to be a big fan. But later, I realized that this show is just purely for entertainment and whoever wants to look for love on the shows are stupid (and that's why I LOVE the show "For love or money" which unfortunately only had 1 season) When you put all the good looking people on a fantasy island, it's easy to fall in love. But when the show is over and reality strikes in, it'll be a different story! People only see the good sides of the others on the show because on that fantasy island that ABC creates for them, they don't have to deal with the bad things in life for a few months or so until they're back to real life, then they'll realize that life is not always that beautiful and nobody's perfect.


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George Frideric Handel's Messiah was originally an Easter offering. It burst onto the stage of Musick Hall in Dublin on April 13, 1742. The audience swelled to a record 700, as ladies had heeded pleas by management to wear dresses "without Hoops" in order to make "Room for more company." Handel's superstar status was not the only draw; many also came to glimpse the contralto, Susannah Cibber, then embroiled in a scandalous divorce.
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The men and women in attendance sat mesmerized from the moment the tenor followed the mournful string overture with his piercing opening line: "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God." Soloists alternated with wave upon wave of chorus, until, near the midway point, Cibber intoned: "He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." So moved was the Rev. Patrick Delany that he leapt to his feet and cried out: "Woman, for this be all thy sins forgiven thee!"
Now, of course, Messiah is a fixture of the Christmas season. Woe to the concert hall in the United States or Britain that fails to schedule the piece around the holiday, when, as well, CD sales and Web downloads of the oratorio soar. For many amateur choirs, the work is the heart of their repertoire and the high point of the year. In most of Handel's oratorios, the soloists dominate and the choir sings only brief choruses. But in Messiah, says Laurence Cummings, director of the London Handel Orchestra, "the chorus propels the work forward with great emotional impact and uplifting messages."
This year, the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, has been a boon to the Baroque composer and his best-known work. The commemoration has centered in London, where Handel lived for 49 years, until his death in 1759 at age 74. The BBC has broadcast all of his operas, more than 40 in total, and every one of the composer's keyboard suites and cantatas was performed during the annual London Handel Festival, which included concerts at St. George's Hanover Square church, where Handel worshiped, and at the Handel House Museum ("See Handel Slept Here,"), longtime residence of the man that Ludwig van Beethoven himself, citing Messiah, said was the "greatest composer that ever lived."
He was born in Halle, Germany, into a religious, affluent household. His father, Georg Händel, a celebrated surgeon in northern Germany, wanted his son to study the law. But an acquaintance, the Duke of Weissenfels, heard the prodigy, then barely 11, playing the organ. The nobleman's recognition of the boy's genius likely influenced the doctor's decision to allow his son to become a musician. By 18, Handel had composed his first opera, Almira, initially performed in Hamburg in 1705. During the next five years, he was employed as a musician, composer and conductor at courts and churches in Rome, Florence, Naples and Venice, as well as in Germany, where the Elector of Hanover, the future King George I of England, was briefly his patron.
Handel's restless independence contrasted him with the other great composer of the age, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), whom he did not meet. "Bach never moved out of the cocoon of court patronage or church employment," says Harry Bicket, a conductor, harpsichordist and London-based director of The English Concert chamber orchestra. Handel, on the other hand, rarely attached himself to any benefactor for long, although he would compose court music when asked. He wrote The Water Music (1717), one of the few of his pieces other than Messiah recognizable to the average concertgoer, for George I, to be performed for the monarch as His Majesty's barge navigated through a London canal on a summer evening. "But [Handel] didn't hang around palace antechambers waiting for his lordship or royal highness," says Jonathan Keates, author of Handel: The Man and his Music.
Such free-spirited musical entrepreneurship was more than possible in London, to which Handel moved permanently in 1710. A commercial boom underpinned by overseas trade had created a thriving new merchant and professional class that broke the monopoly on cultural patronage by the nobility. Adding zest to the London music scene were rivalries that split the audience into two broad musical camps. On one side were defenders of the more conventional Italian opera style, who idolized the composer Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) and brought him to London. Enthusiasts of Handel's new Italian operas cast their lot with the German-born composer. The partisanship was captured in a 1725 verse by poet John Byrom:
Some say compared to Bononcini,
That Mynheer Handel's but a Ninny;
Others aver, that he to Handel
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NASA administrator Charles Bolden Jr. told Congress that the U.S. doesn't have the proper equipment to identify a small meteor (the size of Russia's meteor) in a House Committee hearing on Tuesday.
"If it's coming in three weeks ... pray," Bolden said. "The reason I can't do anything in the next three weeks is because for decades we have put it off. We are where we are today because, you know, you all told us to do something and between the administration and the Congress, the funding to do that did not - the bottom line is always
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The U.S. is able to detect larger meteors (and offset them a bit by crashing a spacecraft into them, thus slowing them down and changing their course) with plenty of in advance, but smaller objects are more difficult because the sun blinds satellites. That's precisely why Russia didn't see the meteor coming -- and neither did the U.S.
Had the meteor not stayed intact for only seconds longer, it would have had the impact of 20 Hiroshima bombs once hitting Russia, according to a
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Donald Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office, said that the U.S. needs a space-based infrared telescope to see smaller objects coming. This particular telescope would work because the sun wouldn't be an issue in blocking sight of the objects.
Yeomans also suggested ground-based wide field optical telescopes that could keep an eye on large parts of the sky at night.
The space-based infrared telescope would cost "a few hundred million dollars."
However, government funding remains an issue. Bolden said NASA was budgeted only $20.5 million for its near-Earth object observation program for fiscal 2012.
While NASA doesn't see any large meteors coming toward Earth in the foreseeable future (and current large meteor detection equipment would know decades in advance), small meteors need to be taken seriously as well to prevent destruction.
The Chelyabinsk meteor exploded over Russia on February 15, 2013. It was estimated to be traveling at 40,000 MPH and was about 11,000 tonnes.
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View These Vids: Best Coast, Pitbull, Music Go Music, The Flaming Lips and more...
Oft when presented with a new video, words sometimes escape me, as I'm visually treated and transported into a 3 to 4-minute world of pleasing colors and sounds. That said, there are a handful of new videos that have just been born of the net, and I'd like to share 'em with you.
At the very least, give each one a full view and I can guarantee you'll notice that a half hour of work (shirked!) has gone by rather quickly. However, what your boss might say? Well, I can't promise it's going to be positive.
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How an Australian Company Won the Top Spot in Teacher Training
A decade ago, Australia nearly topped the charts when it came to teaching children to read. Although Australia has fallen in more recent international rankings, its reputation has helped one company dominate the New York City market in on-the-job teacher training.
It's a big market.
In total, New York City's public schools spent about $100 million on training for teachers and principals last year. The top-earning professional development company, Australian United States Services in Education, or AUSSIE, took in more than $15 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Hechinger Report of a decade's worth of school spending data.
According to the records, dozens of schools spend more than $70,000 annually, at about $1,000 per day, on AUSSIE consultants, many imported from Australia.
"I was always very impressed with the amount of money that New York City was willing to put into professional learning," said Diane Snowball, an Australian who co-founded AUSSIE with her husband in 1992. She is now retired and no longer involved with the company.
As the state strengthens accountability measures, principals are looking for ways to help teachers improve their skills. While schools have to prove they are increasing student test scores, the city's Department of Education doesn't hold private companies to the same rules. There is little oversight of the money funneled to private consultants, or guidance to help principals figure out which ones help improve student achievement.
In one of its contracts with the city, AUSSIE cites growth on test scores in two Bronx districts and three struggling schools where it has worked. But, as with most providers, there are no independent reviews of AUSSIE's performance in terms of student test scores or other measures.
Company officials declined to comment for this article.
AUSSIE has spread because it "provided strong coaching to schools," Josh Thomases, the department's deputy chief academic officer, said in a statement. Education Department officials say they want principals to decide which providers work best for them.
"We've watched organizations that have not done as good a job as we would have hoped or who are new on the scene that have done interesting and exciting work, and have shared that information around," Mr. Thomases said. "What we're not willing to do is take away principal discretion."
The company's reputation is built mainly on anecdotal evidence, including a successful reform effort in the 1990s in District 2, which encompasses parts of Lower Manhattan and the Upper East Side. Back then, statistics showed that Australians read more books than people in other countries, Ms. Snowball said, and in 2000 the country ranked fourth in the world in reading on the Programme for International Student Assessment, a test taken by 15-year-olds in more than 30 countries. (The United States ranked 15th.)
Ms. Snowball was known in Australia as a literacy expert, so in the early 90s the superintendent of District 2 invited her to train principals and teachers in their approach, which was focused on giving books to students which matched their reading level.
Daria Rigney, a former superintendent who is now a literacy consultant, was a District 2 school principal at the time, and calls the AUSSIE consultants "consummate professionals." But they were also supposed to be temporary.
"The idea was not to hire AUSSIEs forever and ever, and that they become this external wing of your organization," Ms. Rigney said. "It was about building the capacity of the people who were the practitioners."
The company was concentrated in District 2 during the 1990s, but since then AUSSIE consultants have spread from a few dozen schools and Department of Education programs to more than 300. In 2004, the company's earnings from the system peaked at nearly $30 million, and it has become a permanent fixture at many schools.
Public School 279, a K-through-eighth grade school in the Bronx, has hired AUSSIE consultants nearly every year since 2004, spending a total of about $800,000. Forty percent of fourth graders were proficient on state reading tests last year, but the school has received high marks from the city for its progress.
On a recent morning, Olivia Atanasovska, speaking in a crisp Australian accent, was helping a group of P.S. 279 kindergarten teachers develop a curriculum. Ms. Atanasovska, a teacher for 12 years in Melbourne and a literacy coach for three, says it often takes half the year for teachers to trust her.
"It's a question a lot of the teachers have asked, too: 'Why an Australian?' " she said.
AUSSIE doesn't focus on just reading anymore, but will customize its training to whatever a school principal wants, whether it's analyzing data or helping teachers learn new standards. Ms. Atanasovska works with several schools, most in the Bronx. During her weekly visits, she, among other things, meets with administrators, observes classrooms, and facilitates meetings among teachers.
P.S. 279 is reliant on AUSSIE for several reasons, said its principal, James Waslawski. He has a high turnover of teachers at his overcrowded, high-poverty school, meaning frequent training sessions for the new hires. He used to rely on administrators within the school system to help with training, but that changed after the former chancellor Joel Klein dismantled the old bureaucracy, Mr. Waslawski says. Consultants are "built into the model. They really are," he says.
For the most part, Mr. Waslawski said he had had good experiences. But he wishes the Education Department would provide more help for principals trying to navigate the growing teacher-training marketplace. "Part of me sort of resents that there's no filter," he said.
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education-news outlet based at Teachers College, Columbia University. Jill Barshay contributed reporting.


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The word "institution" is sometimes thrown around a lot when referring to long-standing restaurants. But in the case of Balistreri's Italian-American Restaurant in Wauwatosa, they have most definitely earned the designation.
Balistreri's was opened in 1967 by James (Jim) Balistreri. This tiny neighborhood family pizzeria has been serving thin-crust pizza and Italian specialties to generations of diners. On a warm summer day, it is not uncommon to drive down 68th Street, just north of Wells, and see crowds of people patiently waiting for a table or a carry-out order.
So what is the secret that keeps this restaurant crowded?
"The staff by far is part of secret," said Jeremy Koss, one of the Balistreri's managers. "Generations of people have been working for us - parents and their kids. The GM has been with the company for over 35 years. People love working for Jim and Tom (Siever, general manager)."
A quick online search of reviews shows that Balistreri's is often listed as the favorite pizza place in the area. The thin-crust pizza ($12 to $30) is offered with almost any combination of toppings. If you're not in the mood for pizza, chicken Parmesan ($15) is another signature dish. And no matter what you're having, an order of eggplant strips ($11) is a perfect complement.
"People ask me all the time for recipes, but they are all company secrets," Koss said. I guess we'll just have to keep going back and enjoying those "secrets."
The Basics
NAME: Balistreri's
ADDRESS: 812 N. 68th St.
WEBSITE: Balistreris.com
FARE: Italian
HOURS: Lunch - 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; Dinner - 3:30 to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 3:30 p.m. to midnight Friday-Saturday, and 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday
RESERVATIONS: lunch only
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: No, there are three stairs.
GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS: yes
"Grab a Bite" is an informal look at the food scene in the Wauwatosa, Brookfield and Elm Grove area by freelance writer Karen Waldkirch. Whether you're looking for a place for a date night or a casual spot for lunch, Waldkirch will be out and about scouting eateries for you. If you have a suggestion for a column, email her at email@example.com.
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- Tall Guy and a Grill: Taking backyard BBQ to new heights
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- Burke's Irish Castle carries on a local legacy
- Albanese's Roadhouse serves up generations of Italian blessings
- BelAir Cantina: A breezy, Cali-Mex casual eatery
- Sherbrooke offers a bit of Canada in Tosa, eh
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- Drink in a bit of island life at Jimmy's Island Grill
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- Café Hollander: Upscale and Belgian-themed
- Jose's Blue Sombrero: Tableside fun with a Mexican flair
- Slim McGinn's West a touch of Irish hospitality in Brookfield
- The Open Hearth a cozy 'easy chair' for generations of diners


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Top photo: Jeffrey Halley at the Main Building on the UTSA
1604 Campus. Bottom photo: Halley (center under bust) serves
on a thesis jury at the Sorbonne in Paris. The founder of
sociology and the first chair of sociology in France, Emile
Durkheim, grilled his doctoral students in this room during their
defense sessions. On the wall behind the jurists are the theses
of Durkheim's students, dating from 1900 to after World War I.
Associate Professor Jeffrey Halley serves on thesis jury at Sorbonne, University of Paris
(March 22, 2007)--Jeffrey A. Halley, UTSA associate professor of sociology, continued his research as part of a faculty development leave last December at two libraries in Paris -- the Bibliothèque Nationale and the Bibliothèque Jacques Doucet, a library specializing in the Dada art movement.
While in Paris, he also served on a jury at the Sorbonne, University of Paris, for a thesis defense in sociology for a "habilitation to direct Ph.D. theses." This gives French academics the right to be nominated for a position as full professor, and therefore to direct doctoral theses.
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- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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Additionally, Halley lectured on Dec. 4 on his recent work on Dada at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (School of Higher Studies in the Social Sciences) Paris in the graduate seminar of Professor Florent Gaudez.
His talk was titled "'Cela n'est pas ce que je voulais dire,' Dada et l'impossible Urtexte," ("That's Not What I Meant: Dada and the Impossible Urtext"). Halley's article on the topic is in press in a book concerning how sociologists deal with texts.
Halley also has been instrumental in creating international links for UTSA by initiating an affiliation with the French National Center for Scientific Research through its new research group, Opus 2 International. The acronym of "Opus" in French is "Oeuvres, Public, Société" or artworks, publics and society. The research group deals in an interdisciplinary approach with the study of the sociology of art and culture.
Halley will continue his work in French sociology of art as guest editor of two volumes in preparation for the journal, Sociologie de l'art, the chief journal of the sociology of art and culture in France.
"I am also excited that I am being considered for election as visiting professor to the School of Higher Studies in the Social Sciences -- École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales," said Halley. "If I am elected, I will give four lectures late this year in Paris, Marseilles and Avignon."


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The Mauritanian border was marked only by a line of barbed wire and a few small huts by the side of the road. You get past one hut and still have to go through the formalities at the next hut a few metres away. We got through relatively easily in the end, no truck searches or bribes. The road was just rough piste as we headed into Mauritania, towards the first town Nouadhibou. The area is still landmined and so again we had to just follow the tracks and at one point we were following a single set of tracks on our own. Sian was in the front navigating and it was not much fun at all. She would rather have been oblivious in the back of the truck. The guys at the border post told us that a camel and a landrover had blown up just a few metres from the border post, and all along our way we saw burnt out vehicles and the odd set of camel bones. Finally we crossed the railway tracks and out of the danger area where we saw the longest train in the world pass by, it was pretty impressive
Eventually we arrived in Nouadhibou where we stayed for 2 days and we felt as though we had arrived in real Africa. The people were no longer looking Arabic and the women were wrapped up in colourful clothes carrying large buckets and baskets on their heads. The children were shouting and waving and the place had a really nice feel about it. Unfortunately we didnt get to see much of the town as Kev had Giardia for the third time and was on antibiotics, whilst Sian had another curious stomach ailment. The people at the campsite were really good and gave us a room for free to lie down in for the day and recover. Graeme and Alison left the truck in Nouadhibou, they couldnt cope without a regular hotel room and as they were on a budget of 1000 euros per week, they didnt want to camp, but Barbara, an Italian girl joined us and planned to stay until Dakar.
We left Nouadhibou to make our way to Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Soon after leaving we encountered a police check. When you enter the country you have to declare your foreign currency and show the declaration with any money change receipts and your remaining foreign currency to the police. If it doesnt add up they are very unhappy and unfortunately Paul and John miscalculated and ended up having to pay a $50 fine
We camped rough and set off at 7 a.m the next morning, the drive was interesting, through a national park and through what we term 'real sahara' with beautiful sand dunes, but the guide became even more obnoxious telling Paul he wasnt there to teach him how to drive, especially when we got stuck in the sand a few more times, although fortunately these were only minor inconveniences
We left Nouakchott early on 8th Jan to head for the Senegal border, we couldnt spend longer in Mauritania as our visas were running out
The campsite is really nice, in the middle of a national bird park with pelicans, storks, kingfishers, etc. St Louis is 20 kms away and has some interesting buildings but not much else. The village next to the campsite is another story, not at all touristy and very interesting to walk around. The locals are very friendly and tonight we have been invited to the house of the local butcher who we met on our way to get a taxi into town
All is well with everyone on the truck, Barbara has now left as she had to go back to Italy. We are having great debates on whether we should go to Cameroon or not as we will have to go through Nigeria. Most on the truck want to go as nothing has really changed since we originally planned to go there but others are having doubts. We will be very disappointed if we dont as that was a good part of our reason for joining the truck. We shall have to see, at least we are still planning to get our visas for Nigeria in Dakar.
That about all for now, Kev has just got back from the beach in St Louis where the children have been teaching him to count in French. We are now going to the market to buy food for dinner and then bargain a dilapidated taxi back to the campsite.
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Fast GUI Rendering using Texture2DArray
Peer Reviewed by Servant of the Lord, NightCreature83, apatriarca
gui ui immediate fast directx texture2darray font text rendering realtime
- The focus in this article is the rendering
- We will be using Texture2DArray (DirectX 10 feature, pretty sure OpenGL has similar features)
- This article will not be a performance comparison with other UI libraries
- It is a result of working on a game
- No source code/download is available
- Some of source code tags will be in lua(ish) code because there is no lua syntax formatter the comments will be // instead of --
Ideas and Different GUI Styles
Immediate and Traditional Mode GUI
Immediate Mode GUI has grown to be quite common nowadays when it comes to realtime applications and for all the right reasons. It is easy to setup and easy to modify but it comes with a price.
// during render (or maybe update but never seen that) // this will also be drawn in this function, so if we dont call this // function the buttons does not exist anymore do_button("my label", x, y, function() print("I got clicked") end)
- Easy to create, modify and remove without restarting etc..
- Really easy to make basic GUI elements
- Less amount of code to write
- Harder to maintain good ordering, so controls behind other controls could get activated instead
- Things that require some kind of state and a lot of input data get complicated to implement
- Input is usually delivered during game updates and not when rendering, can make for strange behavior when clicking stuff
- You tend to pay with performance for better usability
// during some kind of init of a scene for example local button = create_button("my label", x, y) button:set_callback(function() print("I got clicked") end) // later in render (this will draw all gui elements we have created) draw_gui()
- You know about all your controls before you start to draw/update them
- Complicated controls with a lot of state and transformation/inheritance gets easier
- Input handling gets more natural and stable
- A lot more code needed
- Hard to modify
- Annoying to write and maintain (personal opinion)
The reason I wanted to bring this up is because when using the traditional method the draw_gui function knows about all the GUI elements that will be drawn so it can make optimizations like a better draw order and separate them into groups depending on state changes (texture switches) etc..
The immediate GUI kinda lacks in this department and when rendering a button with text on it, we cannot assume that we can render the button first and then the text later on in another batch.
Mixing Immediate Mode with Traditional Mode
Since I like the Immediate mode GUI but wanted to have the benefits of the non immediate as well I have created a mixed kinda style that allows me to create advanced listboxes, windows, inputboxes while still drawing them in immediate mode.
// here are two versions of the immediate mode that do require an id // but the id just need to be unique per scene ui_button("button-id", "my label", onclick):draw(x, y) ui_button({id = "button-id", label = "my label", onclick = print}):draw(x, y) // this is what you do if you want to create the button beforehand // this becomes useful when dealing with listboxes and more advanced controls local button = ui_button({label = "my_label", onclick = print}) // in both cases the control comes to life when calling the draw function button:draw(x, y)
Doing the UI in this way gives us all the functionality from the immediate mode, except that if we stop rendering an element we could end up with some state associated with it, but it will disappear and does not receive any further input. So basically we have the per element drawing and control of an element, but we also have a state associated with each control so we can make more advanced controls. This state allows us to poll input in the update loop instead of when rendering, and we can do the hidden update in reverse rendering order giving us the ability to ignore elements hidden under something.
While this is all good we still have the performance problem to tackle, we will do this by using extensive vertex buffering combined with texture arrays and texture sheets of specific sizes.
Technical Goals for the Mixed GUI
To create the Mixed UI system we need to achieve a few technical feats
- Being able to have good performance even when elements have a very strange draw order
- We cannot modify the draw order
- Text and sprites/textures must be rendered without switching shader or adding a new draw calls
Texture Arrays
This is a relatively new feature that allows us to use different textures in a shader depending on an input index that can come from a constant buffer
(this could be simulated with mega textures like 4096x4096)
The restriction with a texture array is that all textures in it must have the same width, height and format, so to make it a bit easier to manage I created a texture pool that holds a separate texture array for each combination of (width, height and format). Then I can just query the texture pool using any texture and if that texture has not been used before and does not fit in any of the existing texture arrays, we create a new texture array and load the texture in it and return (id 0) along with binding the new texture array object. If we had asked to bind a second texture with the same size it would just leave the current texture array active but update it with the new texture and return (id 1)
You could improve a lot upon this by merging smaller sized textures to a bigger one and add uv offsets, so you would end up with, let's say, mostly 1024x1024 textures in a long array.
Text Rendering
A specific font is stored on 1024x1024 texture and it contains all the different sizes packed as well. So for example calibri normal, bold and italic would be three 1024x1024 textures filled with glyphs rendered with various sizes.
An example of a packed font with different sizes, this is far from optimal right now since you can pack bold and italic variants as well and have a better packing
GUI Rendering
This is working in the same way as font rendering by storing all the graphics on a single texture that is 1024x1024
Putting it all together
Putting the font and UI rendering together we get x amount of 1024x1024 textures that we can put in an array. Then, when we select what texture we want to use, instead of switching textures and creating a new draw call we just insert the texture index to a constantbuffer and with every vertex supply the the index in the constantbuffer that has information about which texture we want to use.
Results of Using the Mixed GUI Implementation
Since this article is aimed at the rendering part of the GUI implementation, I will not put any focus on how the buttons, inputboxes, listboxes, sliders etc... are working. Maybe in another article.
This is an image I rendered from my engine that shows 100 buttons and 10 input boxes, the most interesting part is the number of draw calls made and the vertex count.
- draw calls for complete scene = 5
- vertex count for complete scene = 8336
- draw calls for complete scene = 5 (same as before)
- vertex count for complete scene = 3374
// the push and pop is a stack system of render states and in this case // it keeps the translation local to between them push() for i = 1, 10, 1 do // this is the only place that knows about this textbox // it is not created in some init function, but we need the id // so it can keep track of itself the next time it gets drawn // after the first call the ui_textbox function will return the same // object ui_inputbox({id = i, value = string.format("input #%i", i)}):draw() // this will adjust each element 40 units down from the last one add_translation(0, 40) end pop() // ui_textbox draw function would then look something like this function draw(self) local width = self.width local height = self.height set_blend_color(1, 1, 1, 1) // set texture for complete gui texture sheet set_texture(gui_texture_id) draw_rect(...) // here the uv data would go in to grab the right part // set font, and this will trigger another set_texture internally set_text_font("arial.ttf") set_text_size(16) set_text_align(0, 0.5) // this function is essentialy just calling multiple // draw rects internally for each character to be drawn draw_text_area(text, 0, 0, width, height) end
Implementation in C++ Using HLSL Shaders
Here we bind a texture object to the renderer and it will check in the active texture pool what texture is currently being used and either flush or just swap the active texture index
void IntermediateRenderer::bind_texture(Texture * texture) { // this is a texture pool that contains several arrays of similar sized textures // lets say we want to bind texture A and that texture already exists in in the pool // then if we have a different array bounded we must flush but otherwise we just use // another index for the next operations since texture A was already in the // current active array texture auto mat = materials.get_active_state(); if (texture == NULL) { // we dont need to unbind anything just reduce the impact of the texture to 0 mat->texture_alpha = 0.0f; } else { unsigned int texture_index = 0; if (texture_pool.bind(texture, &texture_index, std::bind(&IntermediateRenderer::flush, this))) { // this means we flushed // this will start a new draw call // refresh the state, usually means we grab the first // material index again (0) mat = materials.get_active_state(); } // just set the constant buffer values // and unless we flushed nothing will change // we will just continue to build our vertex buffer mat->texture_index = reinterpret_cast<float>(texture_index); mat->texture_alpha = 1.0f; } }
Since we do use bitmap font rendering we can use the same rendering function when drawing a letter, as when we would draw any other textured rect. So the next step would be to create a function to render this textured rect efficiently.
Here is my implementation in c++ for rendering a simple rect. RECT_DESC just holds attributes like position, width, color and uv coordinates. It is also important to note that model_id and mat_id will be included in each vertex in the format DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UINT
void IntermediateRenderer::draw_rect(const RECT_DESC & desc) { // this will switch what buffers we are pushing data to // so even if we switch from trianglelist to linelist // we dont need to flush but the rendering order will be wrong set_draw_topology(D3D11_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLELIST); // here we just get the currently active material and model states // model contains transformation data auto mat_id = materials.use_active_state(); auto model_id = models.use_active_state(); push_stream_ids(6, model_id, mat_id); // currently I am not using any index list, but might do in the future if I feel // I could benefit from it // its important to keep these sizes known at compile time // so we dont need to allocate temporary space on the heap somewhere Vector3 position_data[6] = { Vector3(desc.x, desc.y, 0), Vector3(desc.x + desc.width, desc.y, 0), Vector3(desc.x, desc.y + desc.height, 0), Vector3(desc.x, desc.y + desc.height, 0), Vector3(desc.x + desc.width, desc.y, 0), Vector3(desc.x + desc.width, desc.y + desc.height, 0) }; Vector2 texcoord_data[6] = { Vector2(desc.u1, desc.v1), Vector2(desc.u2, desc.v1), Vector2(desc.u1, desc.v2), Vector2(desc.u1, desc.v2), Vector2(desc.u2, desc.v1), Vector2(desc.u2, desc.v2) }; // i will switch this from float4 to an unsigned int // in the future so each vertex becomes much smaller // the desc.color_top and desc.color_bottom are already // uint32 formats Vector4 ctop(desc.color_top); Vector4 cbottom(desc.color_bottom); Vector4 color_data[6] = { ctop, ctop, cbottom, cbottom, ctop, cbottom, }; // this will just copy in our stack data to the vertex buffers position_stream->push(position_data); texcoord_stream->push(texcoord_data); color_stream->push(color_data); }
Then later in the shader we use the material id that is located in each vertex and lookup the material from the Material constant buffer.
// instead of a normal array, we use an array of textures Texture2DArray Texture : register(t0); // each material is 8 floats struct Material { float4 color; float texture_index; float texture_alpha; float a; // padding float b; // padding }; // by having 256 different material at the same time // we can draw 256 different entities in only one draw call cbuffer MaterialBuffer : register(b0) { Material material[256]; }; struct Vertex { float4 position : SV_Position; float3 vposition : Position0; float3 normal : Normal0; float2 uv : Texcoord0; float4 color : Color0; // this is how we control what material // to use for what vertex, its only 1 byte in size // for a value range of 0-255 uint material_id : Color1; }; Result main(Vertex input) { // lookup material Material mat = material[input.material_id]; // read from the right texture float4 texel = Texture.Sample(Sampler, float3(input.uv, mat.texture_index)); //... rest of shader }
Libraries used
Window and input was done just using WINAPI
Font rendering was done using freetype2
I presented the theory and some code for my approach to render a real time GUI, this is far from everyone's need but I think it could prove useful to other engine tinkerers. By using Texture2DArray we created a system to prevent creating new draw calls when switching textures and by packing the fonts in the same manner as the GUI graphic we could draw text and art at the same time.
I am well aware that this article does not include everything about the mixed immediate UI but if people are interested I might create an article about that as well.
I just want to say one last thing about performance, I have not made any comparisons to other libraries but I can use this system in a reasonably complex scene and have almost zero impact on frame time, this is of course using a reasonable UI as well.
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By Lynn Gosnell
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(June 11, 2008)--UTSA Counseling Services is home to support groups, learning assessments and advice for managing life's hurdles. This is the second of three stories on the continuum of care offered to UTSA students by Counseling Services. The first story centered on services concerning developmental issues, this one focuses on adjustment issues and a final story will discuss crisis intervention.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
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Two years ago, Jennifer, a 2008 UTSA graduate, chose to seek help for signs of depression. She just wasn't herself. The once straight-A student was failing in school, cried excessively in her room and had no desire to study. Her sorority sisters told her about the therapists at UTSA Counseling Services, and Jennifer made an appointment.
"Sometimes all it takes is for compassionate friend to lead them in our direction," says Thomas Baez, director of counseling services. "Friends, roommates, staff faculty and others can help by encouraging students that they see are distressed to seek help early," he says. However, the decision to seek is always up to the student.
"It was hard to call and make the appointment the first time," Jennifer remembers. She began seeing a therapist on a weekly basis during one fall semester, and since then has returned to check-in with her therapist whenever she experiences "some bumps in the road." The therapist also referred Jennifer to a psychiatrist who prescribed some medication to help with her symptoms.
Jennifer soon began to regain her self-confidence, and her grades went up. She describes her therapist as "a really good friend."
With offices at both the 1604 and Downtown campuses, UTSA Counseling Services sees more than 1,200 students a year. Students may sign up for individual counseling or choose to participate in counseling in a group setting.
"One of the advantages of group counseling is that students get to see that they are not alone," says Melissa Hernandez, assistant director of counseling services. "They get to meet and talk with students who are struggling with the same issues."
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On Sunday, it was reported that the Windows RT operating system had been hacked to allow unsigned ARM desktop applications to run. Microsoft responded quickly to say that it was investigating the findings and is now saying that it doesn't consider this to be a security vulnerability. According to SiliconANGLE Contributing Editor John Casaretto, the jailbreak was done by an independent researcher. He believes that Windows RT was targeted due to the fact that it was released in such a limited fashion.
Although RT is not designed to run full desktop applications, the jailbreak proved otherwise. Casaretto observed that the large size of the operating system could have been an indicator to hackers that there was an unlocked, underlying capability of a full-on desktop environment. While Microsoft is not categorizing this as a security vulnerability, Casaretto said they left the door open for a future patch. Apparently Microsoft feels this is a sophisticated hack, but has not proved to be a true threat as of yet.
In CES news, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer made a surprise appearance during Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs' keynote speech to show off some of the Windows 8 devices associated with Qualcomm, including phones, tablets and laptops. Although Microsoft is not participating in CES this year, after leading the opening keynote for the past twelve years, they still have a strong presence at CES. Casaretto stated that Ballmer's presence specifically adds a lot of weight to how important this event still is to Microsoft.
When asked if the absence of Microsoft at CES could be indicative that the event is losing some of its mojo, Casaretto disagreed. He said, "I think it's quite the opposite . . . there's a number of ways partners are bringing the Microsoft brand into that experience. Again, a surprise visit from Ballmer really shows that Microsoft relies pretty heavily on the partner strategy at this point." See the entire segment with Kristin Feledy and John Casaretto on the Morning NewsDesk Show.


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Australians keep chasing an overseas beach fix, but an old favourite at home ticks all the boxes, writes Dugald Jellie.
We're a nation of beach bums. It's a bottom line confirmed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics' travel numbers: residents made a record 8.04 million short trips abroad last financial year, with departures booming to Thailand, Indonesia and Fiji. Lying on a beach or by a pool in south-east Asia or the Pacific, wrapped in a sarong and sipping coconut juice is how we imagined our annual sojourn would be, too. A cliche, buoyed by an uppity Australian dollar.
Funny how travel turns out. That we find ourselves instead in a town named Arcadia in north Queensland, at a pub on a Wednesday night whooping for bow-legged cane toads at the weekly races ("We don't pay on the nose, we pay on the backside," the barefoot ringmaster says) is pure serendipity. The price of international flights spiked during the week it took us to decide where to holiday, so holiday plan B became Townsville, from where we caught a ferry across the Coral Sea to an island the locals know as Maggie.
In the great daisy chain of isles along the Great Barrier Reef, is any more democratic in its pleasures than Magnetic Island? Eight kilometres adrift of Australia's largest city in the north, it's an island to dream about - ideal for holidays and honeymoons, putting watery distance between one life and another. And it offers value for money in the serious business of R&R.
"Magnetic is not Noosa or Port Douglas," says a friend - a retired academic from Melbourne who has lived part-time on the island for 10 years - of its fibro-cement sensibilities. "It's not owned by a resort company. It has a life of its own. It's an island paradise, but it's not without its troubles."
Resort development around the island's Nelly Bay ferry terminal divides local opinion, but last winter's discontent is also about a pesky set of traffic lights - an island first, albeit a temporary measure to guide vehicles while construction of a $5.3 million walkway linking Nelly Bay and Arcadia takes place.
Dark clouds also gather about tourism: forget 2011's tropical cyclone Yasi; the dollar's strength has hit Maggie like a perfect storm, leaving For Sale signs and closed businesses in its wake. "Operators who've been here 20 years say we've just had the worst season ever," says the chairwoman of the island's tourist group, Lindsay Simpson. "It's slim pickings. We simply can't match the prices of Bali package deals."
The Asian beach holiday, it seems, is the new Queensland. "The island economy's never been worse since we've been here," says George Hirst, a Bowral, NSW, boy who worked in Canberra before moving north 23 years ago and starting the Magnetic Times. "The flow of backpackers has been hammered by the high dollar and Australians are going elsewhere. But if you're not looking for exoticism and just want to relax, this place is still hard to outdo."
It's easy to see why. Attractions are immediate, from Magnetic's dramatic boulder-strewn topography, coastal fringe of hoop pines and secluded beaches to its glorious sense of detachment, laid-back demeanour and the pub's cheap Tuesday schnitzels.
We holiday as most others do on Magnetic, renting accommodation; in our case a three-bedroom apartment in Arcadia that we share for eight days with friends who, like us, have a two-year-old. We soon fall in step with the island's rhythms of bus timetables, collecting coconuts, kips at noon and afternoons spent at the beach with plastic buckets and spades. Disturbances are caused only by the nightly chorus of curlews and the early-morning wrangle of two young boys negotiating shared custody of a toy truck.
On most days we catch buses on their run between Picnic Bay and Horseshoe Bay to walking trails into the island's national park, following paths to Radical Bay and Arthur Bay and the remnants of the island's World War II coastal battery. Built as a defence for the military base at Townsville, it's now a spectacular vantage from which to see nearby Palm Island and its satellites - and bulk cargo freighters moored in Cleveland Bay waiting to be loaded with copper, zinc, nickel and sugar.
It feels only natural to climb to a high point to confirm the ocean is all around. If we had a conch shell, here would be the place to blow it.
Every other afternoon we make the short walk to the picturesque Alma Bay via a foreshore playground, where in radiant warmth against the bay's great knuckles of granite we meet the people locals call "snow birds". They're a gaggle of silver-haired retirees, most from "the south", and now in togs, with beach chairs and books, and talking about cryptic crosswords, travel plans and what's for dinner tonight.
Of the 8222 islands in Australia's maritime borders I doubt there's another like this: a dormitory island, an outer suburb (when islanders "go into town" it means Townsville), but a place that's also had an overlay of tourism since Picnic Bay in the 1890s became a popular weekend pleasure ground.
Our holiday isn't as we had hoped (Bali or Fiji or Koh Samui), but it is closer and without passport queues. If this is the Great Australian Compromise, it could hardly be better.
Getting there Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar fly from Melbourne and Sydney to Townsville. Passenger and car-passenger ferries depart daily to Magnetic Island from South Townsville's Ross Street terminal. Walk-on passengers are $29 return (adult) and $17 return (child). Standard car is $178 return. See magnetic-island.com.au.
Staying there Accommodation ranges from private house-lets and B&Bs to apartment, hotel and resort stays. Grand Mercure Apartments at Nelly Bay has rooms from $150 a night; Peppers Blue on Blue Resort costs from $179 a night. See queenslandholidays.com.au; stayz.com.au.
While there Kayaking, cycle hire, horse riding, fishing charters, sailing, scuba diving and wind/kitesurfing are available on Magnetic Island. Whale watching takes place August-October, coral spawning October-November and turtle breeding-hatching November-January. See whatsonmagneticisland.com.au.
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Lindsay Lohan, who is currently rehabbing at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA for the rest of the year (that is, when she's not out shopping with friends), finally deigned to meet with her estranged father Michael Lohan (who currently has a warrant out for his arrest) this weekend. Father and daughter have not seen one another up-close and personal for 7 months … but this weekend, they were joyfully reunited at last:
Lindsay Lohan has reunited with her estranged father Michael at the Californian rehabilitation clinic where she is receiving treatment for drug addiction, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. "It was an emotional reunion… there were hugs, kisses and even a few tears when Michael and Lindsay first saw each other," a source with knowledge of the meeting revealed to RadarOnline.com. It is a stunning and dramatic turnaround for the 24-year-old Hollywood wild child, who has perpetually blamed her one-time drug addict dad for her problems. The pair met soon after 1pm on Sunday at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, we're told. "Lindsay met Michael at Betty Ford and the pair spent hours together… it was not a fleeting encounter, this appeared well-planned in advance," the source said. "They also went shopping at a local Palm Desert mall, where they were seen walking around together and at one point, were in a jewelry store." When RadarOnline.com contacted the Lohan patriarch for comment about the encounter, the 50-year-old dad-of-four remained tight-lipped: "I have pledged not to comment about anything relating to my daughter. However, what I will say is that I am an incredibly proud father tonight. My daughter is progressing extraordinarily well."
It is being reported that the meeting came about by Lindsay's request … which is a bit surprising considering how angry she has been with Daddy Lohan for the past few years. You may recall that Lindsay admitted that she blames her father for most of her problems. Still, I guess it's encouraging that she is willing to forgive her father enough to spend time with him … even if he is THE worst father in the world. Ugh. Even when there's reasonably positive Lohan news to share, it's still pretty smarmy. Will this reunion open up a new chapter in the relationship between father and daughter? I guess we'll have to wait and see. What do y'all think? Is this reunion a good thing or a bad thing?


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Unbelievably Cute, she looks like real life baby doll.posted by Reggie C.liked on 1.27.14
I am thinking Hakkasan tonight for Calvin Harris's Birthday, it should be a pretty good party.posted by Mallory B.liked on 1.17.14
I would have that same smile and attitude if I were with that Blonde too!posted by Reggie C.liked on 1.8.14
Nick Cannon held his own last night, working the crowd with the beats and his personality! Good Party!posted by Reggie C.liked on 1.8.14
Beautiful Pic!posted by Reggie C.liked on 1.7.14
It was wall to wall people from beginning to end!posted by Reggie C.liked on 1.7.14
Lights! Camera! Action! Light was absolutely insane and much bigger than anticipated for its NYE pre-recorded party for FOX! The Night opened with J Cole and Panic At The Disco, and closed with an aggressive high intense set by Krewella. This party was a major statement to the Night Club World, if you had not heard about Light at the Mandalay Bay, you definitely will now, and it will soon become a must for every Partier's "Must Do List".posted by Reggie C.liked on 1.7.14
Still pumped from Wale, ready for John Legend tonight!posted by Reggie C.liked on 1.2.14
Ending another great night on The Strip, I knew it was going to be one of those nights from the start!posted by Reggie C.liked on 12.18.13
Bank is my favorite club in Las Vegas, especially Sunday Nights! I will be honest and let you know that I worked for Light Group for six years and the last project I was a part of was this club. It was originally Light Nightclub, the originator of all the high end clubs on the strip, and the model of which the modern Las Vegas Nightclub is based. The location is one of the best in the city, located just to the right of the North Door Valet Entrance in the Bellagio. There is a small entrance, expanded by its famous velvet ropes, for random customers to approach the front of them, and VIPs to right or at the exit to make their way into the club. Looks and sounds are deceiving, playing at the door is a constant unchanging loop of ok older top 40 music, that can be heard by all, until you get pass the two front giant doors and go up a set of escalators, where you enter another world. The music changes, because its far different music from what is playing outside, usually a blend of Top 40, EDM, R&B, but mostly Hip Hop. As you make your way into the main room, you notice an entire wall of Cristal Gold Bottles, 1000 to be exact, incased in glass, with three bottle service tables, which form a nice little lounge area and make up the hallway to The Bank. Just as you enter, you notice that you are on the right side and third level of the venue, where there is a full service bar extending all the way down the right back wall. Walking straight in, to the back wall, you will find a set of stairs that lead you to the fourth level of the club, that has the DJ booth with bottle service areas on each side of it, overlooking the entire night spot. Passing along that area and the back wall, you find yourself on the opposite side of Bank, where there is another full service bar, and waitress station. Behind the bar, completing the left side of the third level, is another bottle service lounge, which is very intimate, away from the mix, but still apart of the action too. Coming to the center of the third level, there is a grand case of stairs that take you down to the Mezzanine Level, mostly everyone's favorite tables for bottle service, including the owners. There are large tables on each side of the staircase, embanked along a wall of beautiful glass that has an interactive lighting system that responds to the music, forming an inverted L shape. On the opposite side that forms the Mezz level, there are smaller tables for smaller groups, with the two inner corners having small stages for GoGo Dancers. At the end of the right side, are two more flights of stairs, one set going up to the level 3, and another leading to the dance floor. On the left side, two sets of stairs leading up and down to the other levels too. In the corner of the left side, is an elevator that goes to every level, but more importantly, takes you to the bottom of the club, to the main restrooms, and a little bit of quiet. Going down to the lower level of the main room, is the Dance Floor. There are a set of tables under the balcony area of the fourth level, where there is a ramp in the corner that leads you to the bathroom. On the opposite side of dance floor, the back wall is adorned with the coveted Dance Floor Tables, completing the club. The dancers and cocktail waitresses are all hot and friendly. The Bussers are the biggest assets of Bank, they do and get everything, they definitely deserve and earn their tips. The Security Team is top notch, always keeping your area clear, will walk you to and from the bathroom, and make sure you feel like a VIP. Bank is still a great venue, and still has a strong grip on Sundays!posted by Reggie C.liked on 12.18.13
Starting out my night at Fix, for the Vegas Industry Socialite Party Dinner. I have a few friends joining me!posted by Reggie C.liked on 12.16.13
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TAO Bad Santa Party is my main event to attend tonight! Looking forward to hanging out and jamming to the sounds of DJ Five! And this contest is always one of the best of the year in Vegas!!! Let's Go!posted by Reggie C.liked on 12.13.13
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It was a no brainer to go to Hakkasan after going to see Justin Timberlake live at the MGM. I went where the girls were all definitely going, and to take my night to another level, catching Quest Love of the Roots playing a live dj set in the Ling Ling Room. Every catwalk was filled with girls dancing and feeling the vibe of the room. Quest came on with fire from the start, dropping some vintage Philly Hip Hop, getting everyone to move and fill the energy. I saw quite a few bottles of champagne come out, along with a lot of shots going up over and over throughout the course of the night. I went upstairs for a lap, seeing that the room was full, with almost every table sat, and everyone anticipating Fergie. Hakkasan was definitely the place on this past Saturday, when mostly every other club would have loved to have at least half their business.posted by Reggie C.liked on 12.4.13
Just got back in town and ready to get loose and have some Vegas fun!posted by Reggie C.liked on 12.4.13
I am going to the Official Latin Grammy Awards After Party, should be a sexy event!posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.22.13
Just walked by 1OAK, the front is loaded with photographers shooting the celebrities walking into The Official Latin Grammy Awards After Party!posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.22.13
Likin the look, but can def see where drinking and using a cell phone could prove difficultposted by David G.liked on 11.19.13
Just stepped into Light! A less going strong and the owner in house and in a good mood!posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.15.13
I tried my hardest to make it by Blue Martini, but it was to far out of my way last night. If I go out to a venue at Town Square, it has to be my starting point or only intention. Hoping to go soon and check out a real local scene.posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.15.13
I tried to stay as long as I could to hear Porter Robinson, but gave up just after 1am. It was a really good upscale professional crowd in attendance, with a descent amount of women scattered around the main room and out under the tent.posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.15.13
I walked in a little before 2am to find the club still rocking out to Alesso, with a full dance floor and most of the tables still full around the venue. It was a lot of energy in the room.posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.15.13
I am excited for a fun night amongst my peers on The Strip at Haze tonight, for the Work Hard Play Hard Awards! It is going to be cool to see everyone get loose.posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.15.13
Starting off my night at Haze!posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.15.13
I remember seeing Porter Robinson this past summer, remembering that he caught me off guard with how he took over the club.posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.14.13
SURRENDER & LIGHT TONIGHTposted by Brian D.liked on 11.13.13
I will just say that 1OAK was excellent and the place to be last night. Atrak and Danny Brown both did there thing, but Danny Brown's DJ Killed it, and should have played the entire night.posted by Reggie C.liked on 11.13.13
Umm... How are you still at HYDE??posted by Monique P.liked on 10.2.13
Lagasse's Stadium is a great sports bar! I love the "east coast" vibe and big screen TVs. I would recommend making a reservation or arriving early on a game day, because this place fills up quick! It also has great location, in the Palazzo.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
If you want to enjoy a luxurious and classy bar this is your spot! The service and decor is impeccable! I love that it is Located in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, reason being that this hotel is not a casino, which is a nice change of pace.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
The Dolphin Bar is located by the pool at the mirage. I love the tiki look and feel of this cool, low key bar. Great spot to get out of the sun and cool off! Yummy drinks and good service.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
The Chandelier Bar is beautiful and classy! I love the decor and vibe. They usually have live bands, which is great! I really enjoy going out with my girls here for a few drinks. I love the atmosphere and feel like a princess when I'm here!posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
Great sushi and service. I enjoyed the vibe and atmosphere. It is a great date night spot!posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
This place is alright if you want to just sit and have a drink at the bar. The service is usually pretty good, and the location is nice. Good place to pre game before going to 1Oak.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
I like the dark decor, and the lilies. The dim lighting is also a nice touch. The music can tend to be a little to loud for a lounge, in my opinion. The service and drinks are great. I would recommend.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
STK is one of my favorite lounges, located in my favorite hotels, The Cosmopolitan. I enjoy the music and the fun, party atmosphere. The burger sliders are awesome, as well as the dessert. I highly recommend this place!posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
A Beatles lounge that rarely plays Beatles music...really? However, I did enjoy the retro vibe. The drinks are a little pricey, but that is to be expected.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
Blondies is a cool, fun bar. I like the service and the waitresses outfits are cute! It is great place to have a few beer and watch the game. The only thing I am not a fan of is the location, in the Mall area of Planet Hollywood.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13
Agree... love attempting to watch games there, or atleast act like it!posted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
I went here last night... it started off slow, but quickly picked up around midnight. DJ Five came on stage and did what he did and it was a solid Tuesday night. What is cool about this place is seeing the Bellagio fountains go off while you are getting your buzz on drinking champagne. They also have some impressive bottle presentations when guys order the bigger bottles or if its someones special occasions. Oh and I have been here for Happy Hour and private parties and it was great for those two occasions as well.posted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
I CAN NOT WAIT TO GO TO THIS!posted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
Sounds like LOGAN took down another one last night... caugh caugh... KATHERINE! HAHAposted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
Great place to go before walking into HYDE... if you like Baccarat then this is definitely a great bar. Bartenders there could be more attentive.posted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
Great little bar with good food... Bartenders and cocktail staff are super cool.... I really think it is mainly the people that make a place great, and this place has great people working there.posted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
T.G.I.F. is right ... where should I go for sushi and tonight?posted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
& vodka...posted by Mallory B.liked on 9.27.13
I love the decor and atmosphere of this club! The service is always up to par, and the drinks are nice and strong! on certain nights they freely hand out drink tickets which is nice! I love that it still has a "club feel", but is not as crowded.posted by Monique P.liked on 9.27.13


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