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|Disability Studies Quarterly
Summer 2001, Volume 21, No. 3
pages 125-137 <www.dsq-sds.org>
Copyright 2001 by the Society
for Disability Studies
The Artful Stigma
William J. Peace, Ph.D.
For the past 20 years I have used a wheelchair and, according to my six-year-old son, I am "one cool wheelchair dude." My daily social experiences are curious and echo many of the autobiographical vignettes recorded by John Hockenberry in his insightful memoir Moving Violations. Being disabled in American society has created many social barriers, given me a stigmatized identity in the eyes of some, and been an advantage in certain social situations. My disability has created a social position that is both aggravating and enlightening.1 Social anonymity is virtually impossible. When I went out with my son, especially when he was an infant, I regularly noticed solicitous stares and smiles. As he has grown older, however, those looks and comments have changed significantly. On any given day unsolicited remarks made to us range from, "Riding on Daddy's lap looks like fun" to "When you grow up you need to take care of your crippled Daddy." Here I can not help but applaud my son's response to the latter was "You are an ignorant bigot."
I believed my unique position in American society was as permanent as my paralysis, a fact that was at once depressing and empowering. Yet I was wrong. For the past couple of years I have been conducting research at tattoo studios in the New York metropolitan area. My interest was piqued by a dedicated student who wrote a term paper on tattooing. Her interest was sincere and she wrote an excellent paper. In my office when handing back her work at the end of the semester I felt I had established enough of a rapport to ask if she had a tattoo. She appeared to be the last person on the face of the earth who would have a tattoo. She was petite, nondescript, and dressed very conservatively, preferring to wear loose slacks, baggy shirts and usually tied her long brown hair in a bun. After my request she closed my office door turned her back to me and raised her shirt to reveal a tattoo that covered her entire back.
I was shocked by the enormity of the tattoo and its beauty. This was the first "back piece" I had ever seen. The tattoo was of traditional Japanese design. This is characterized by a limited number of motifs - fish, water, lotus flowers - that are quite large, often covering the entire body and are well planned out, sometimes the product of a single artist.2 Despite the fact I experience bigotry first hand, I realized that day I too had preconceived ideas about the "type" of people who had tattoos, i.e., prisoners, gang members, people in the military and bikers. Inspired by this experience, and by the fact my son's best baby sitter had just gotten a tattoo, I decided to try and understand the reasons why young people, in particular those of college age, were getting tattoos in record numbers. I was especially interested in why women were attracted to this phenomenon. I was also intrigued by the similarities between the stigma associated with those who were tattooed and those who were disabled.
My first foray to a tattoo studio left an indelible impression. I had never heard the high pitch buzz of the tattoo machine and was taken aback by the sites and sounds of a tattoo studio: the flash (drawings of suggested tattoos prominently hanging from every wall), music, smoke, and heavily tattooed people working and milling about. I felt as though I was being exposed to another culture for the first time, one filled with exotic sites, sounds, and people totally unfamiliar. I truly felt like Bronislaw Malinowski, marooned in a place with people I hardly knew existed. When my initial shock wore off, and as I visited more tattoo studios, my respect for tattooists and the vast majority of people becoming tattooed grew immeasurably. Yet at the same time I was becoming increasingly frustrated in that I did not feel entirely welcome.3 No one was ever unfriendly, but by the same token none were open. I had assumed my stigmatized identity as a disabled individual would provide me with an immediate understanding or brotherhood with those who shared a similarly stigmatized identity. I was obviously wrong.
Eventually I met a tattooist whom I liked and with whom I seemed to have a rapport with who upon hearing my concerns suggested I either get a tattoo or grow my hair long and pierce my ear. He said I looked too conservative, that I looked like someone who would work for a town authority interested in closing the studio. The reservations on the part of tattooists were well founded. Local municipalities in Westchester County, N.Y. where I live have in some cases aggressively passed bans on tattoo studios. Although these bans are dubious legally, they effectively discourage studios from opening.
I followed this tattooist's advice. I pierced my ear and as my hair grew longer I learned a number of things, some trite others significant. As to the latter, the implications of having long hair for a man in New York are social.4 Once my hair grew truly long, for instance long enough to put into a pony tail, a curious thing happened. No one asked me why I was disabled, a question that was routinely asked when I had short hair or a traditional masculine haircut. People were far more curious about why I had long hair. In fact, since I have had long hair I cannot recall a single individual who has asked me about my disability, yet countless individuals have buzzed me about why I have long hair.
Since my hair has grown long the stigma of my disability has been masked. I say masked for I am still disabled and that fact remains unchanged. What has changed is the direction of society's gaze. Rather than looking down upon my body sitting in a wheelchair my long hair seems to be near irresistible to stare at. By being so different, by being a male with long hair, by tying that hair in a pony tail, I have seduced society into staring at an aspect of my body that is totally different than what was once stared at. I wish I could say I knew this would happen but that would be dishonest. More to the point, this social phenomenon fascinates me. Why is having long hair more socially problematic than being disabled?
Social Impact of Body Modification
In growing my hair long, much like those who are modifying themselves in a nontraditional manner, i.e., getting a tattoo or piercing, I too am violating conventional norms. As Ted Polhemus has noted:
Many cultures stigmatize those who deviate from the norm or, at best, pressure them to "fix" what is perceived as deviant. This pressure, identified by Leslie Fielder as "the tyranny of the normal," is keenly felt by a wide variety of people whose bodies are somehow different. Those who are stigmatized, and here I use the term in a Goffmanesque framework, have no choice in the matter. For instance, disabled people do not choose to become disabled while those who are tattooed made a conscious decision to deviate from societal norms. Obviously there are differences between the stigma encountered by the disabled and the tattooed, however my focus is on what Goffman identified as "one of the primal scenes of sociology" (Goffman 1963:13). That is, what do "normals" and the "stigmatized" do when they come into immediate contact with one another? For such encounters reveal not so much about the "other" but about societal conceptions or, perhaps more accurately, misconceptions about those who do not fit within the norm.
Disability, tattoos, piercing, and even my long hair all underscore the argument that culture is inscribed on our bodies. A host of scholars have examined the connection between the body and society. Among those worth noting are Mary Douglas (1966), Michel Foucault (1980), Elaine Scarry (1985) and Emily Martin (1992).5 Given the strong reactions irreversible body modification provokes, its antiquity, and central place culturally, one would think it would merit more attention than it has for none of the aforementioned scholars have delved into the subject. This is odd given the fact body modification is ripe with cultural symbolism. According to Arnold Rubin, there is a tremendous gap in the literature on the meaning and significance of irreversible forms of body modification. Rubin maintains body art, tattooing, cicatrizations, piercings etc. are not bizarre forms of deviance peripheral to society. Instead body art represents what Rubin suggests is:
Although the cultural symbolism and institutional repression of tattooing is an interesting source of theoretical discussion, it still leaves unanswered the question as to why so many people get tattoos.6 Everything involved with getting them, the pain, the mixture of blood and needles, the exhibitionism, the permanence, is part of what makes the art and practice so intriguing. Some argue that tattoos, with their primitive associations, signify a desire to escape modernity (Taylor 1995). Others such as Rosenblatt (1997) argue tattoos are indicative of a quest for knowledge of another culture. Perhaps, but I believe there is much more to tattooing than primitivism. Indeed, my observations over the last year at various tattoo studios in the New York City area have convinced me that people are unaware or simply not concerned with the cultural symbolism being etched on their bodies.
Tribal or neotribal tattoos are particularly popular among college age people, yet I have observed few are knowledgeable about their cultural significance. For instance I met one very bright and articulate young woman who had a large Kwakiutl sisiyutl or double headed serpent tattooed on her thigh and buttocks. When I asked her why she chose the design she was unaware it had anything to do with the Kwakiutl or the Northwest Coast in general.
Most forms of body alteration, from dressing to the most extreme forms of soft tissue body modification, are mechanisms of social communication that have clearly defined and broadly understood aesthetic and cultural meanings. It is my belief that young people, such as in the example above, have rejected Western cultural biases about the nature and adornment of the body. They are also creating a new set of cultural and social meanings ascribed to the body. To borrow the slogan from Venus Modern Body Arts piercing studio in the East Village of New York City, people are "redefining beauty." Amidst an overwhelming sense that they cannot "change the world," individuals are changing what they have power over, their own bodies. According to one individual:
In part, the views quoted above are why Modern Primitives has had such a profound impact on young people. Not for the faint of heart, this text contains visual images of tattooing, multiple piercings, ritual scarification, and interviews with the foremost figures in the body arts. For those interested in using their bodies as a site of self-expression Modern Primitives provided them with role models and archetypes for previously forbidden or stigmatized forms of body modification. Since its publication in 1989 Modern Primitives has been reprinted six times and there are currently more than 60,000 copies in print (Musafar 1996:327). Obviously this book touched a nerve among those interested in modifying their bodies. In much the same way, Robert Murphy's The Body Silent deeply touched disabled people because it helped them realize there was nothing wrong with them, that the social problems they encountered were not their fault. Thus both texts are seminal in that they demonstrate that the history and art of tattooing and the social position of the disabled are a unique American cultural phenomenon.
Since the late 1980s the demographics and imagery of tattoos has undergone profound change and reflect the economic, political, and social upheaval that has taken place. Tattooing has become a way for people to alter their appearance that can be of significant importance to the individual and can publicly express a rite of passage as well as break accepted cultural codes. As such, tattoos are a primal form of self-expression and a reflection of cultural reality. Body modification therefore impacts not only the individual modifying their body, the person performing the modification itself, but those who will observe the change as well. In part, people are using their bodies to reject the homogenization of popular capitalist culture.
In an era in which large multinational corporations dominate the socioeconomic landscape, tattoos can not be mass-produced and are an intensely personal expression of one's self. I have had many college students tell me time and again that the reason they chose to get a tattoo was due to the fact they wanted to "have something of their very own," i.e., their lives have been marked by a never ending sea of change and they crave permanence. According to one such individual:
In my visits to tattoo and piercing studios I have been impressed by the emotional and physical openness of the clientele. The focus is clearly applied to the art being put on the body rather than a voyeuristic glance at the opposite sex.7 Although acutely sensitive to a woman's concern for privacy, I have seen women walk to a full length mirror with little clothes on in a tattoo studio and observed that the gaze from the males in the room is directed squarely on the tattoo being applied.
In my research on tattooing, the women I have spoken to have all suggested one reason why they became tattooed had to do with control. Just as society stares at my unusually long hair, the willful act of modifying one's body for a female in American society is not a passive but a deliberate and successful attempt to direct the gaze of society where they want it directed. As Margo DeMello has pointed out, tattoos for women are a "political as well as personal statement in that heavily and publicly tattooed female bodies are an attempt to liberate the objectified body, liberating it with alternative forms of power" (DeMello 1995:79).
It is for this reason that attempts to explain the rise of tattooing and piercing among women with some sort of pathology or an anti-feminist backlash are unsuccessful.8 All those I have spoken with who are either pierced in a nontraditional location or tattooed report pleasurable results and sensations. Of course the experience of getting a tattoo is painful as are piercings but the end result is not. In fact, I have found most women I have spoken to who have become pierced or tattooed do so to a body part that is already pleasing to them. Margot Mifflin, in Bodies of Subversion, proposes some reasons why women get tattoos. I would maintain the following quote applies not only to women but also to many who decide to get tattooed.
The Methodological Significance and Cultural Identity of Disability
Let me return to my original observation that my own long hair has affected my social status among mainstream society and among those within the body art and modification community. This point was recently highlighted when a friend had a difficult piercing done at a piercing studio I have often visited. During the course of her experience she brought up my research and asked a well-known piercer if he knew me. In the past virtually everyone who described me would invariably mention the fact I use a wheelchair. Yet, in this case, the individual in question, after a pause in which he thought over the question asked, "Does he have really long hair?" Clearly, something about this exchange is socially significant.
Historically, the tattooed and disabled have much in common. They have been exhibited as freaks and been the object of derision and pity.9 Throughout their lives they have existed on the border between public and private, aberrant and acceptable, conspicuous and discreet. The last decade has witnessed sweeping changes in both communities: the disabled have fought hard to pass the Americans With Disability Act (ADA) in an effort to provide a weapon against discrimination. Although the Supreme Court has too often failed to enforce the ADA, it remains one of the few legal recourses available to disabled people. The tattoo community, on the other hand, has experienced veritable explosion of interest and unprecedented gentrification. According to the U.S. News and World Report tattoo studios were the sixth fastest growing retail business in the United States - only internet and paging services, bagels, computer, and cellular phone stores experienced more growth (Lord 1997).
What I have discovered is that both groups face a daily battle to express their freedom and individuality. Like the disabled, tattooed people invariably provoke a strong reaction among those who are not tattooed. On any given day a tattooed person can be perceived as beautiful or stigmatized. Lifelong and unchanging, the tattooed are marked for life both individually and socially. For those who are not tattooed it is this concept that is so hard to fathom. In much the same way, the disabled are a societal lightening rod - they elicit a primeval response which touches the core of who we are as people and a society. The presence of disabled and tattooed people violate social norms and call into question basic cultural mores in Western society. As such, they are an ideal metaphor for understanding core elements of human culture. That is, they represent society reduced to its simplest expression and highlight the fact that, like the tattooed, disabled people are in a constant battle against social and personal invisibility.
Living life in such a social situation, whether it is by choice or happenstance, has a profound impact on the concept of self. Robert Murphy (1987:108) has argued that all disabled people are affected by four major changes in their consciousness: "lowered self esteem; the invasion and occupation of thought by physical deficits; a strong undercurrent of anger; the acquisition of a new, total and undesirable identity." Murphy's observation that disability is a social malady was a major factor in the establishment of disability studies. More importantly, however, it was a liberating theoretical perspective for disabled people in the United Sates. The reaction disabled people had to the Body Silent was especially gratifying to Murphy who wrote in the second edition that the response to what he had written was overwhelming. Moreover, it was not until he began to receive phone calls and letters from disabled people that he realized he had imparted the understanding that:
Although Murphy's book provided the theoretical groundwork for understanding the social significance of disability, his work is now dated. Since the publication of the Body Silent a plethora of books have been published about disability related issues all of which highlight the fact that the cultural rift between the disabled and non-disabled remains immense. As a cultural anthropologist, in my research about people who are tattooed and in my life as a disabled individual I have found it impossible to remain unbiased - an anthropological ideal in terms of fieldwork and cultural relativism. Anthropology's long history of cultural relativism has come under fire from within and outside of the discipline - and for good reason - as it contains an implicit moral relativism.
Anthropology has in the past been used to oppress others and too often been the handmaiden of dominant Western cultural ideology. Nancy Scheper-Hughes, one of the leaders for an engaged approach to anthropology has argued it is morally necessary to denounce such practices and try to transform anthropology from an objective natural science into a critical anthropology which will help change the world.
The best example of such an activist approach is Scheper-Hughes' Death Without Weeping. In a significant departure from traditional fieldwork, Scheper-Hughes argued cultural relativism was no longer theoretically or methodologically appropriate. This is especially true because the fodder of anthropological discourse has traditionally examined disenfranchised groups that have been subjected to the basest forms discrimination, violence, and domestic intolerance. Calling for an empirically grounded ethnography that is morally committed and engaged, Scheper-Hughes forcefully argued:
For Scheper-Hughes, anthropology is a field of knowledge and a field of action. The sort of anthropological engagement she envisions has met stiff resistance among her colleagues who are mindful of how anthropological scholarship has been used in the past by the West to exploit indigenous people anthropologists have traditionally studied. How then can one stand idle - especially in Scheper-Hughes' case when the people she studied - Brazilian women whose children were dying in shocking numbers - were suffering? After all, the people who are the subject of anthropological discourse provide us with a livelihood.
What Scheper-Hughes' critics fail to take into consideration is the obligation we have to those we are currently studying. Anthropologists are accountable to not only record what they see but must also weigh very heavily what their response is. Does an anthropologist standby and do nothing when the people he or she is studying are suffering, being exploited, or put out of business?
In my own research I have not been able to remain dispassionate nor do I want to. Like Murphy before me, I feel I have the moral obligation to not only observe but to act. Elsewhere I characterized this as the need to go against the grain and disrupt expected academic roles (Peace 1997). Thus, militant activist ethnography can be a form of resistance to dominate ideology and be politically effective. For instance, as already mentioned, when a nearby town tried to pass a local law prohibiting a tattoo studios from opening, and closing the lone studio that was already operating, I wrote letters to the mayor and spoke out in support of the tattoo community at town hall meetings. Similarly, at public school board meetings and at Cub Scout councils I have forcefully argued for the inclusion of physically and mentally disabled children. The public school system and the Cub Scouts are two systems that have a long history of discrimination and have shunned not only the disabled but all those who are different (Peace ms).
Although there are no texts written within disability studies that embrace the sort of approach encouraged by Scheper-Hughes, there are a number of fine biographical texts about the social significance of disability and the impact it has on one's cultural identity. A few are written by anthropologists such as Murphy, but most are written by non-anthropologists.10 These biographies exhibit a wide range of views, yet one text reflects not only my personal experience as a disabled person but the cultural perception of disability in American society. Here I refer to John Hockenberry's insightful memoir Moving Violations. Although easily categorized as a biography, Hockenberry's book is really a series of related vignettes about disability. It accurately demonstrates that no matter how successful a disabled person may be within their chosen profession, within mainstream society they remain socially stigmatized. It is this paradox that Hockenberry eloquently explores: knowing that one's life is radically changed physically by a disability but that the real change, the one that dramatically alters social interaction and the trajectory of life, is social.
After reading Hockenberry, and in conjunction with Scheper-Hughes' theoretical perspective, I realized there was nothing wrong with being a rebel. Indeed, if anything I believe every disabled and tattooed person is obligated to rebel against ignorance and prejudice. Taking pride in one's tattoos and being, "Disabled and Proud," as a popular activist poster proclaims, is the only road to social equality. Tattoos and disabled blur the dividing line between those within and outside mainstream society, a continuum that engulfs all humanity in a lifelong decent into entropy. Thus, it is not simply that others are afraid, impressed, repulsed, or bigoted but rather are social entities reflecting what they have been taught and chosen to believe.
When confronted with the able bodied or the non-tattooed I would argue there is nothing wrong with letting people know we are sentient beings, equal in every way. Nor should we be expected to make others feel comfortable who are upset by our presence. Hence, it is our moral duty to reject ignorance and bigotry. Disabled people are different, just as the tattooed are different, and there is no need to pretend those differences do not exist.
The inability to walk and concomitant physical problems associated with paralysis are minor problems in comparison to the social implications of disability. It is these social obstacles that I have spent the better part of my life trying to understand, that is to get people to look past my wheelchair and see the individual sitting in it. I am not an exceptional person or a role model nor am I one to be feared or pitied or blessed or damned. Hence, like my long hair or those that are tattooed, I live a double-edged life that has been molding and shaping me, for better and worse, since I became paralyzed. It is a position that I embrace and abhor at the same time. Accordingly, there is an irony in my paralysis that is an metaphor for the duality of my life - my legs, which I can no longer move willing, never stop moving due to intense muscle spasticity.
1. According to Robert Murphy, disabled people are liminal members of American society. In The Body Silent, Murphy was the first anthropologist to analyze the social situation of the disabled in American society. For a general discussion of disability studies see Davis 1997.
2. For a discussion of Japanese style tattooing see Ritchie and Buruma 1980; for a general compendium of artistic styles of tattooing see Ferguson and Proctor (1998).
3. My most humbling experience as an anthropologist occurred early in my research. I was speaking with a tattooist whom I assumed knew nothing about anthropology. During the course of our conversation I paraphrased Levi-Strauss in a condescending fashion. The tattooist immediately expanded upon my thought in great detail and suggested I read Triste Tropic in the original French edition.
4. The social implications of long hair in other parts of the United States are not significant. For instance in my experience there is no social significance to long hair in California and other parts of the Western United States.
5. It is worth noting here two recent studies that have examined female body building and the social implications of violating the norms of the Western conception of feminine beauty (Heywood 1998; Moore 1997).
6. Within the confines of New York City, tattooing was banned in 1961 due to a hepatitis B scare. The health department and New York City officials never enforced the ban but tattooists could not advertise and were forced to operate underground. During the 36 year ban on tattooing which ended in 1997 the health department had been unable to document a single case of hepatitis B transmitted by tattooing.
7. I have noticed the reactions nontraditional body modification arouses cuts across gender. I would even suggest there is a multi-gendered delight in the body that can be exaggerated to provoke a variety of responses. This is one reason why I think body modification is becoming androgynous. However, there are some gender differences when it comes to the type and style of piercings and tattoos. For example, women are far more likely to have their belly button, eyebrow, or nose pierced and have tattoos placed on more intimate areas of the body. Generally speaking, women also get smaller tattoos. In contrast, men get tattoos placed on areas of their bodies that are prominently displayed. Men also have their nipple or nipples pierced more often than women though for different reasons. Both men and women routinely get their ears pierced, though women choose somewhat more elaborate designs.
8. Two studies worth noting that examine tattooing from a deviant perspective include Everything You Need to Know About the Dangers of Tattooing and Piercing (Reybold 1996) and Armstrong (1991). The latter text is clearly judgmental and tries to scare young people by stating that tattoos and piercings are extremely painful, present a high risk of infection, and can leave permanent unwanted scars.
9. There is a growing literature on the cultural significance of freaks particularly within cultural studies. See Cohen 1996 and Thomson 1996.
10. Two biographies worth mentioning written by cultural anthropologists include Preston (1994) and Webster (1989). It is worth noting here there are a very small number of physically disabled anthropologists (this same point has also been made by Linton, 1998). The reasons for this are complex and have as much to do with the fact careers in higher education have traditionally been closed to disabled people as the dismal state of the academic job market.
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Belding historic group denies Electrolux's bid to demolish buildings
BELDING — After eight hours of deliberation and testimony on behalf of Electrolux and the city of Belding on Wednesday, the members of the Belding Historic District Commission (HDC) officially denied Electrolux's application to demolish buildings not deemed historic by the commission.
At last week's HDC meeting, the commission entered rulings that buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the property, which include the original silk mill, clock tower and smokestack, had historical significance, officially preserving them from demolition by Electrolux.
At Wednesday's meeting, Electrolux attorney Edward Perdue led a three-hour presentation on three criteria that had to be met for Electrolux to be granted its demolition application, which included testimony by four expert witnesses.
The three criteria consisted of proving the buildings either constituted a safety hazard to the public or to the structure's occupants, created a financial hardship to the buildings' owner or that retaining the buildings is not in the interest of the community.
"We're here today to decide if those remaining buildings fit into one of those exceptions that would nevertheless allow demolition," Perdue said. "Given the decrepit state of the buildings … simple logic should tell you that it is contrary to the community's best interest to keep these buildings."
Perdue cited the unsafe conditions of the buildings, including moisture damage to the brick layering, collapsed roofing, extensive cracking in the concrete, falling bricks and holes in the floors, making several areas within the structures in their current state impassible.
After Perdue's presentation was complete, Belding city attorney Gary Rentrop led a nearly four-hour presentation, which included testimony from five expert witnesses, countering Electrolux's points on the three listed criteria for demolition.
Rentrop stressed the focus should not be on immediately redeveloping the property, but whether it is cost effective to retain the building for future use.
"The applicant has not shown that demolition is necessary to substantially improve or correct any safety hazard," he said. "The applicant has not shown that retaining the (properties) will cause undue financial hardship to the owner … nor has the applicant explored all feasible alternatives to eliminate any financial hardship."
After listening to both sides state their case in a courtroom-like setting, with several rebuttals and objections from both attorneys, members of the HDC voted unanimously 5-0 to deny Electrolux the application for demolition.
Commission members Jared Seigel and Duane Shore were absent from the meeting due to conflicts of interest.
Commission member Brad Miller explained in detail why Electrolux's three criteria for demolition were not accurate in the case of the buildings on the Gibson property.
"The current structure is not currently habited … making the direct hazard and safety of the structure's occupancy null and void," he said. "Electrolux has not exhausted the pursuit of all alternative uses for the site … and final demolition will not approve or eliminate any undue financial hardship (for Electrolux), because there is no undue financial hardship."
After his comments, Miller then motioned that "because none of the conditions prevail, that a notice to proceed (with demolition) is denied."
Miller stressed to both Electrolux and the city that he hopes the two can work together in the future to find some common ground in creating a resolution that works for both parties.
"It seems like compromise is the most logical way to come to a conclusion," he said. "We seem to have met every one of the criteria. Rather than the outcome be a win-lose scenario, I think we could find a win-win."
HDC Chairman Douglas Lamborne closed the meeting by noting that the city of Belding is extra sensitive to the issue of historical preservation.
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Check this out – Scott Quibell and Rob Cecil figured out how to make the LED lights on their Dell XPS laptops change color based on the status of their project's latest build status in CruiseControl.NET. Sweet!
Mike Swanson just cross-posted this to his blog along with a lot of other great information about Continuous Integration, including more fun and creative ways to publish and monitor your team's build status. In his post Mike reminded us that while Team Foundation Server doesn't support Continous Integration out of the box, you can easily add that functionality with a sample by Microsoft which was later refined by Vertigo. Or, if you wanted to try to take advantage of the Dell XPS project by Scott and Rob you may want to integrate CruiseControl.NET directly with Team Foundation Server using the CC.NET Source Control Add-on found here.
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Jefferson City, Mo. -- Attorney General Chris Koster will meet with representatives of craigslist Tuesday in New York City to outline his concerns about advertisements for illegal erotic activities such as prostitution on craigslist. Koster will begin negotiations toward an agreement with the company to eliminate ads for prostitution on the site. Koster is representing a group of the nation's Attorneys General at the meeting, along with the Attorneys General from Connecticut and Illinois.
"craigslist is allowing advertisements for illegal activities like prostitution on its site," Koster said. "It is blatant. It is irresponsible. It is illegal.
"craigslist is responsible for the types of advertisements it allows, and it is imperative that craigslist agree to tougher restrictions and to remove ads for illegal activities from its site."
Koster said his office has been investigating the site and has found many instances where advertisements remain on the site even after being "flagged" as illegal.
"Our investigators found advertisements that clearly were offering sex-for-money or seeking a sex-for-money relationship on craigslist's Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia/Jefferson City and Springfield sites," Koster said. "These arrangements advertised are not only illegal but dangerous, and we aim to stop this type of advertising in Missouri."
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Sharon Mesmer, on her Dubious Labia blog, interviews Icelandic poet Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, founder of the Nýhil cooperative. The interview is notable not simply because it affords us a brief glimpse into the concerns of Icelandic poets, but because Mesmer and Norðdahl are actually in conversation – the whole thing is less of an interview and more of a intellectual discussion. The first topic on the table is, appropriately enough given the financial situations of the participants' home countries, money. Sez Norðdahl:
Yes, it's a crazy relationship, money and arts. But I'm not sure the money actually "taints" the art — not as such. But it does screw up the perception of it, at least in the short-run, creating for it a frame of reference which may or may not have anything to do with the actual work…But that being said, I tend to also feel that we need to look at it from the corporate world …so whether or not to (again) allow a bank to sponsor my book or a series of books I have a part in is not so much a question of what will it do to my art…but what it'll do for the bank. And I'd like to do as little good for banks as I can get away with.
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In the poetry economy, it could be said, poets worship an outdated past, even at the cost of a living present. And there will be poets who will disagree with this, experimental/avant poets who believe their work pushes a kind of "future" forward, but even the most avant poet right now probably feels (if they are willing to admit it) that certain poetries have become so institutionally-canted that there is a new audience/viewer/reader: the academic corporation. And just as the collapses of the Icelandic economy and our own…were based on corporation-created/driven ambition, I tend to feel the collapse of the poetry economy — where actual living human beings create poetry for other actual living human beings — is just this same thing.
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MSNBC Most Biased Network: Study
Left-leaning cable news network MSNBC is the most biased of all media outlets, even beating its right-of-center rival FOX News, according to a new study.
The study, conducted by Pew Research Center from August 27 to October 21, showed MSNBC aired 259 news segments about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Of those segments, only 3-percent were positive, and 71-percent negative.
Likewise, MSNBC aired coverage of President Obama that was 39-percent positive and 15-percent negative, the study shows.
The biggest offenders of biased reporting on MSNBC were Martin Bashir, Rachel Maddow, Al Sharpton and Lawrence O'Donnell, reports the New York Times. Bashir used his show to portray the Republican contender as having mental issues, while O'Donnell was forced to apologize last April for slandering Romney's Mormon faith as a scheme made up by a man who "got caught having sex with the maid and explained to his wife that God told him to do it."
The station routinely uses Obama campaign press releases as actual copy in their reporting, the Times notes, even repeating lines Obama campaign spokespeople have used elsewhere in the media.
FOX Newswas also biased in its coverage, only to the right and not as severe. Segments about President Obama were 6-percent positive and 46-percent negative, while segments about Romney were 12-percent negative and 28-percent positive.
The third-most popular cable news outlet, CNN, was biased toward President Obama, only not as severe as MSNBC. The station, which markets itself as more objective than the left-leaning MSNBC and right-centered FOX, ran segments on the president that were 21-percent negative and 18-percent positive, and segments on Romney that were 36-percent negative and 11-percent positive.
A similar study conducted by Pew during the 2008 U.S. presidential election showed media bias in both MSNBC and FOX towards their respective sides of the political aisle. The 2012 study showed not only that divide steepening, but becoming more severe in the reporting done by MSNBC.


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In the first week of June, a group of individuals will gather on a Swiss mountaintop to discuss theories and exchange information: it's no conspiracy, just one of various training seminars and users' conferences for subscribers to numerous process simulation software platforms. The Switzerland event will be ESI Group's Solidification Course 2013, and the developer promises this 22nd presentation of the course will work forward from the theoretical concepts toward applications of solidification theories in industrial processes: "Connection between macroscopic and microscopic aspects, such as the prediction of microstructures and defects as a function of process parameters," will be emphasized, too.
ESI is one of the principle developers of simulation software for metalcasting, with a suite of products (ProCAST, QuikCAST) that simulate production processes in ways that will anticipate errors in mold filling and solidification defects, as well as predict mechanical properties and distortion.
Other developers make comparable efforts to coordinate their own technical developments with users' experience. This month, Flow Science Inc. will offer a general training course for its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, and more focused courses will be staged on a monthly basis, on different subjects, including Flow-3D training. It will hold a users' conference in Spain in June, and frequently adds more programs to the agenda.
With their objective of optimizing production, metalcasters cannot (and do not) prioritize theory, but that does not mean they aren't ready for new ideas and applications – once they're available. Which may not be soon, or frequent, enough. But, even if new ideas are not available it's useful to know what problems and solutions other metalcasters are discussing.
In fact, Magma GmbH has moved to make more permanent its dissemination of ideas and applications for simulation. Last fall, Magma inaugurated a new training center at its headquarters in Aachen, Germany, expanding an earlier training and seminar series to match the widening demand for "knowledge transfer" on subjects of casting process simulation.
MagmaAcademy courses and seminars for casting designers, buyers, and executives, aim to help each area of interest use simulation more effectively, and profitably. That's the link from theoretical to practical.


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Does Fiberglass Batts Insulation works for windows?
Does it make a difference if you use Fiberglass Batts to insulate the windows? The fiberglass Batts I will be using is the one you use for attic insulation and is RJ-30. [I checked the windows and it fits inside the space between the interior storm windows and exterior window]. It is like the one shown in the video below [exact one i will be using but is colored yellow] or 2nd retail link [not exactly that one but similar and it includes vapor barrier]:
Hence, will this be better for not letting cold air in through windows than any other method that cost under $30 for all 4 windows?
In most cases, no.
If sealed properly and caulked, it is okay.
My question would be why use it if foam is better and easier to use.
A. Using Shrink Insulator windows kit on both exterior window and indoor window like these ones:
B. Using bubble wrap on the windows as shown in this method:
C. Using weather seal tape around storm windows.
2. Which foam I should use than?
FG would be stuffed in the cavities between the RO and the insert window or cripple cavities in the RO framing.
Most insulation discussions about FG and windows are in terms of window replacements. If you are speaking to your existing window, they you are mostly looking at just sealing up the interior surfaces against any air leakage. Stuffing the little bit of FG that you can get in there is not going to do much and will not the the improvement as compared to sealing up the envelope (i.e. caulking/sealant).
The foam you would use would be the window and door specific foams.
2. Is this the foam sealant you are talking about:
Great Stuff® Foam Sealant
3. What if instead of using fiberglass, I use many usps boxes stacked together like the one shown in link below:
Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box 12" x 12" x 5 1/2"
Will that work better than fiberglass for what I want to do?
Define "between the windows". Do you mean between the window and the storm window or between the rough opening (i.e. stud framing)?
What are you trying to do?
what I mean is between the window and the storm window. And only doing this so cold air does not come through window. [I live in Iowa and it is already 23-30F at night!]. So its not for trapping the heat of the house inside [from the heater] and doesn't matter if i will be able to see outside the window or not?
In that application, you are going to use fiberglass, mineral wool, or some other sort of batt of insulation.
I would recommend the stretch film over the windows to get them airtight and maintain the visibility.
And I would also do the stretch film over widows.
Bubble wraps do not hold any performance advantage over the fiberglass.
No, it should not.
Just one last question, so I hope you don't mind :)
If I only have two option available which are using just bubble wrap OR usps cardboards to put between the windows [like the same method for fiberglass] , which will be better if I only do this and not do anything else for the windows?
Its the air inside each bubble that prevents heat conduction in bubble rap. It will also let light in but block some rays because of frefractions within the curved bubbles. It also allows more light in than cardboard. The only drawback I see is if people can get access to it. The proverbial joker will pop them all, just to make a noise and I'm not talking about young kids.
Insulation is to stop heat from a source seeking a cooler source, not the other way round. A cold source like outside snow, doesn't transfer energy in the form of cold as this cannot exist. A definition of cold is the absence of heat. In a cold state, electrons wizzing around the centre of atoms are sluggish and slow. However as energy is expended by generating heat, heat acting on the atoms cause the electrons to speed up, knocking other atoms and thus transfering heat from one to the other. That's why metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. Glass, air, plastics, glass fibre and other insulation products are poor conductors of heat. Glass can stop conduction and convection within the glass, but limited in stopping radiation. Air can stop conduction, but not readily convection or radiation. Glass fibre is a poor conductor, stops most radiation and by trapping the air within the fibres, will prevent convection and that's why its a good insulator. Also, it is fire neutral, It dosen't burn, can withstand high temperatures and gives off no smoke when heated. It is also a good fire insulation blanket to spread fire jumping across ceilings from one room to another. It is also glued to stick together like fairy floss to restrain free fibres waffting about Heat can and does transfer from a hotter souce (the inside) through the glass in the form of radiation, convection and conduction to the outside. In the application of insulation in general, all the side effects should be considered. Some plastics can be good insulators, but in a fire situation can give off deadly toxic gases when burnt. In judging what insulation to use, the ones that tick all or most boxes should be considered first, and as the cost variance is usually small, cost should not be an issue in the first analysis.
can someone answer this question please:
what about bubble wrap sprayed with water and attached between the 2 windows [same space where the fiberglass was suppose to be]? That won't damage the windows right? [similar method as shown here http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects...bubblewrap.htm ]
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LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Friday, September 17, 2010) – Clean four-to-six foot (2 metre) waves pumped through the lineup at Lower Trestles today with the greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history unloading a barrage of high-fi performances as the Hurley Pro at Trestles completed Rounds 3 and 4.
Event No. 6 of 10 on 2010 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles is the first event in history to activate the new 36-man competitive format, including the non-elimination three-man Round 4, and today's experience proved a resounding success.
Owen Wright (AUS), 20, 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie and current ASP World No. 10, scored one of the greatest comebacks in ASP history today, vaulting past former nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 38, and C.J. Hobgood (USA), 31, in the last three minutes of their Round 4 bout.
"The start of the heat was really tough for me," Wright said. "I was out of rhythm and the other guys were catching all of the waves. I was kind of stuck in a rut. Then that set came through and I got started. C.J. (Hobgood) paddled for one and just missed it and I paddled wide and a bomb set came to me. It was the best wave I've ever caught out there. It was just such a smooth wave, it actually felt like Bells."
With the activation of the new 36-man competition format, Wright's Round 4 victory advances the young goofy-footer directly into the Quarterfinals while Slater and Hobgood will have to battle through Round 5.
"I'm really stoked to get through to the Quarterfinals," Wright said. "I'm guaranteed a 5th at least and I'm pretty stoked with that. I'll definitely be looking to go a bit further. I feel like this wave really suits me, but it suits everyone as well, so I've just got to keep doing my thing and hopefully we keep getting perfect waves like that again tomorrow."
Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, reigning ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 6, was in lethal form today, surgically dismantling several Lowers righthanders while taking out an impressive Round 4 heat, hosted in a flurry of high-quality sets.
"The three-man Round 4 is way gnarlier," Fanning said. "I went out there and I was thinking 'yeah, just stick to your game plan,' but everything happened so fast. We had sets the whole time and there were three guys that I knew could get big scores. I knew anyone could win, it was pretty much just whoever surfed the best. It was fun, but it was really nerve wracking though."
Fanning's Round 4 victory saw the defending event champion move directly through to the Quarterfinals while forcing Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, and Chris Davidson (AUS), 33, to Round 5 in the process.
"I'm into the Quarterfinals now, I have a result," Fanning said. "The lowest you want is the Quarters and when you lose at this stage in the game it sort of plays with your head a little bit. You start wondering if you have to change anything, anyone one of those guys you come up against in Round 5, that's an extremely hard round."
Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, current ASP World No. 1, blasted a series of progressive maneuvers including two airs on a steep righthand wall to amass one of the highest single-wave scores of the event, an impressive 9.60 out of 10 to eliminate American rookie Brett Simpson (USA), 25, in Round 3.
"I'm just relaxing and having fun with everything," Smith said. "The waves are absolutely pumping. I don't think I've surfed Lower Trestles like this in forever, so just to be out there surfing with a friend is a good enough achievement in itself."
After falling to Simpson in the Final of the ASP PRIME U.S. Open of Surfing, Smith was satisfied to win the rematch against the Californian at the Hurley Pro at Trestles.
"It felt good to get one back on him," Smith said. "To lose a hundred grand at the U.S. Open is a pretty big knock to the chin, and just to make one more round here is cool."
Smith would continue his momentum through the afternoon, winning his Round 4 heat, but breaking two boards in the process.
Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, current ASP World No. 3, tore into today's idyllic conditions, dominating his Round 3 heat before posting an impressive win in Round 4.
"I'd have to say that's the most rippable surf I've ever been in for contest, free surf, anything," Burrow said. "It's as good as it gets for turns – it doesn't get any better. I can't believe our luck. Whoever wins this thing has really earned it because you have to go so mad to get a score."
Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, current ASP World No. 4, is one of the surfers capable of 'going mad' at Lower Trestles as the young Californian posted the highest heat total of the event, an 18.50 out of a possible 20, for an incredible display of progressive surfing in Round 3.
"I'm a big fan of watching good surfing, especially the risky stuff," Reynolds said. "Jordy (Smith) pulls out 'Supermans' in heats all of the time and I've never tried one in my entire life. There's a fine line between a 'Superman' being like 'eeehhhh' and that one was really nice, so it was good to see. I hate being first heat because I like to watch everyone surf and have these guys getting my psyched up."
Reynolds was unable to advance through his afternoon Round 4 heat, and will face Damien Hobgood (USA), 31, in Round 5 of competition tomorrow morning.
Surfline, official forecasters for the Hurley Pro at Trestles, are today's conditions to increase through tomorrow.
Event organizers will reconvene at 7am tomorrow to assess conditions for a possible 8am start to the final day of the Hurley Pro at Trestles.
When competition resumes, up first will be Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, against C.J. Hobgood (USA), 31, in the opening heat of Round 5.
Highlights from the Hurley Pro at Trestles will be available via hurley.com/hurleypro/.
The event will also be broadcast LIVE on FUEL TV in Australia. Check out foxsports.com.au/fueltv for details.
For more information, log onto aspworldtour.com.
Heat 1:Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.20 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 8.16
Heat 2:Chris Davidson (AUS) 12.17 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 12.00
Heat 3:Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.13 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.54
Heat 4:C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.50 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 13.06
Heat 5:Owen Wright (AUS) 14.93 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 10.67
Heat 6:Kelly Slater (USA) 15.50 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 12.67
Heat 7:Jordy Smith (ZAF) 16.87 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 12.93
Heat 8:Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.57 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 12.83
Heat 9:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.60 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 6.63
Heat 10:Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.50 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 10.96
Heat 11:Adrian Buchan (AUS) 15.17 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.24
Heat 12:Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.87 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 12.87
Heat 1:Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.30, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 14.00, Chris Davidson (AUS) 12.33
Heat 2:Owen Wright (AUS), 17.20, Kelly Slater (USA) 15.37, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 12.27
Heat 3:Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.60, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.16, Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.26
Heat 4:Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.60, Dane Reynolds (USA) 16.40, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 7.97
Heat 1:Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 2:Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)
Heat 3:Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 4:Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)
QF 1:Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. TBA
QF 2:Owen Wright (AUS) vs. TBA
QF 3:Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. TBA
QF 4:Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. TBA


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USB mini fridge and flaxseed gel
So the other night my laptop pooped out on me when I was playing the old republic and I decided to use my USB fan with my iPhone charging adapter. And it donned on me that I could possibly put a USB adapter in my bathroom and plug a mini fridge in it and store my flaxseed gel in it. I'm incredibly forgetful and I hate running to the kitchen sopping wet fetching my perishable gel lol.
Has anyone done this? Will a USB mini fridge be cold enough to keep fsg fresh? Thanks!
Personally I do not know if that will keep it cold enough but you could also just try it. Take the temp of the fsg when its in the fridge then put it in your mini fridge. Take the temp again after a few hours and see if it went up at all. If it says below (I think 41 degrees) it is "food" safe.
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Who Should Lead Strategic Investment Planning?
Posted by Alex Cullen on October 29, 2010
Mike Gilpin poses this question in the most recent post to his blog. This question was sparked at Forrester's Business Process & Application Delivery Forum during a conversation during the session "Using The Next Generation PMO To Promote Innovation." What's interesting is that the question came from an attendee -- presumably aligned with their firm's PMO -- who said that in their firm, strategic investment planning is led by their enterprise architecture team, which is responsible for the strategic planning and business architecture processes.
There are multiple ways to come up with the "best answer" to this question. Nigel Fenwick discusses the answer in terms of the CIO's responsibility to own strategy development -- and the coordination of functions necessary to carry out strategy. I'd like to answer this from the perspective of "what does it take to have an effective strategic investment planning process?", examining the value the EA function and the PMO can provide.
My colleague Craig Symons, who is Forrester's expert on IT governance, defines effective governance as ensuring the best answers to these questions:
What EA can provide
What the PMO can provide
Are we doing the right things?
Are we doing them the right way?
Are we getting them done well?
Are we getting the benefits?
So, the answer is they both provide value to getting the best results from strategic investment planning, and in fact, without both, the results aren't likely to be as good.
This begs the question – are these groups positioned and chartered to leverage each other in an overall process? And if not, how do you make the change? Join the discussion at: http://tinyurl.com/2cxh8hd
paper on the subject
Comment from Jerome Capirossi (not verified) on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 19:09
Hello Alex,
I have done a paper on the same subject with JL Leignel in 2009 former VP of ISACA. We presented it at OpenGroup Conference in Paris.
Here after the link with proceedings, unfortunately in French : http://bit.ly/hBTlWT
The paper was published by AFAI review (French ISACA Chapter).
In short, it concluded that if IT Governance accounts for objectives management, Enterprise Architecture provides targets, ways and moves. So, successful Strategy execution requires them to be associated.
Best regards
Jerome Capirossi
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ATLANTA — Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory has announced that forward Robert Carter Jr. will not return for his junior season and plans to transfer.
Carter, a starter since his freshman year, was Gregory's top signee in 2012. He averaged 10.5 points and 7.4 rebounds in 54 games with the Yellow Jackets.
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guy on the radio was saying yesterday that none of his guns are illegal, they are just undocumented. Like the 11 million undocumented aliens. jim
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guy on the radio was saying yesterday that none of his guns are illegal, they are just undocumented. Like the 11 million undocumented aliens. jim
hell yea-- like we got a forged document and background president that can't even pass an internet job screening screening ,
letting illegal aliens including criminal ones at that out on OUR streets for what he sees as his political gain -
-but he wants YOU the voter and tax payer to have a background check to buy a box of .22 rimfire?
like WTF is wrong with this picture?
Its a shame my registers guns were lost in that boating accident...
Just one more good reason to roll your own.
Damn,,, I,,, hate ,,,,those boating accidents!!! :dunno: :lol:
Mine fell into a shaft and somehow got covered up. Sorry about that.
my ex wife whos in NY got the majority of my guns in the divore settlement( which those guns are no big deal but there still on Nys ban list LMAO,,and my roolies are safe and sound heheheheheh,,,,,Doc
All mine were lost in a tragic boating accident too, must be contagious, yukedy, yuk!
There will be a rash of NY boating accidents forecasted by the weather channel this season...
One of the named storms Cuomo promises to bring high tides and winds. Certainly many capsized vessels will lose countless firearms.
The bitch of it is , when you pontoon boat capsizes and gets your safe as well as your guns , I hate the bad weather .


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The Music Program is part of a strong liberal arts and professional curriculum. Musical literacy and practical skills are fostered within the context of history, culture, and aesthetic values.
Course offerings provide students the opportunity to integrate theory, history, composition, electronic music, and performance; experience in all five areas being essential to the understanding of music as an artistic and intellectual achievement. The faculty are committed to high standards and concern for the development of the students' unique interests and talents. The results are both personally satisfying and professionally productive.
Students develop performing skills through private study or by joining one of the wide variety of performing ensembles on campus. Each seek to sharpen our students' musicianship and provide opportunities to enjoy the works studied in the history and theory courses. The range of performance experiences offered is extensive, with student groups presenting an average of 40 performances a year. Through the Madrigal Ensemble, Rutgers University Singers, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra Ensemble, and other student-created groups, instrumentalists and vocalists of all disciplines are afforded opportunities to showcase their talents and hone their performance skills while being exposed to a broad selection of classical and modern works. The Music Program also presents many concerts and recitals on campus.
Recitals take place in the Mallery Music Room which houses a Moller Pipe Organ, a beautiful Bösendorfer concert grand piano, a Heartz harpsichord, and a Wolf forte-piano. Larger concerts with orchestra and soloists are held in the spectacular Walter Gordon Theatre, renowned for its near-perfect acoustics.
Students in the program have the opportunity to study with artist-faculty of the first rank and also take advantage of the splendid cultural and artistic activities in and around the Philadelphia area. Our proximity to major metropolitan areas, such as Philadelphia and New York City, makes internships and other opportunities readily available, and allows our students to take advantage of many splendid cultural and artistic activities. The student who successfully completes the prescribed course of study will be prepared for graduate school, a future in the music industry, or a variety of other career options.


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AIRprentice 09
One can only guess how much riding actually takes place over the course of the weekend at each installment of AirPrentice – but this year probably set a new standard. Being at Silver Star made it a little easier to keep things moving along. True there was no Boneyard but the lack of downtime meant more time to see riders on the dirt, in the air and off the bike.
Riders submitted their resumes on paper and then they arrived to show the Team just how good they are in real life. The camera lens doesn't lie, and with a crowd this tough and experienced this is a no-holds-barred look at the talent that was unleashed throughout the weekend.
Wasn't here for this one, but my guess is that they were trying to find Eamonn's shirt so they could sit in the resturant while enroute to Vernon. Am I right? Photo ~ Jerry Willows.
Mason Mashon grabbed a shovel and worked this hip to perfection and then continued to hit it all afternoon. Photo ~ Dan Barham
The three wise Monkeys – doing their best to avoid evil. Photo ~ Jerry Willows.
Ian Killick, a man of few words, let his riding do all the talking. He slayed the Dh race on the Saturday. Photo ~ Jerry Willows
Matt Hunter, guest rider and guest judge takes a well deserved time out. He rode all weekend, lead some of the 'airprenti' down the mountain and even helped with the final selection. Photo ~ Jerry Willows.
Garret Robertson had some issues with his bike on the Saturday but managed to pull it all together and throw down some very impressive riding. Photo ~ Dan Barham
A photo being taken of a photo, all being filmed. This masterful work was accomplished by Malcolm Mclaws on the left, Dylan Dunkerton yeilding the video camera and Brett Tippie being Brett Tippie. Photo Dan Barham.
Andrew Sherry AirPrentice 2009 winner was instantly one of the strongest riders in the competition. Shrew was throwing himself down the mountain with style and ease. Photo ~ Dan Barham.
Benton Leong made it into the finals with tricks like this Indian Air. A guy this young riding this well, keep your eyes peeled for him in the future. Photo ~ Dan Barham
Dedication like Mark Mathews showing up, injury in tow, illustrates the drive of these guys. Despite some issues with his knee Mark was up for the challenge in the jump park. Photo ~ Jerry Willows.
Daryl Ostendorf, another young ripper from the Fraser Valley, brought a great attitude and lots of enthusiasm. Photo ~ Jerry Willows
Ben Glassen proving that even skinny jeans can tear down a mountain. The Dh was one of the events that was used to gauge each riders overall ability to ride. Photo ~ Jerry Willows
And last of the AirPrenti, Tyler Leblanc. His super calm and super cool demeanour with riding will surely take this kid somewhere. Photo ~ Dan Barham
Not to be outdone by the young guns, the Team was there to show them how the old guys do it. The entire NSMB Team was on hand to help out, spread some cheer and throw down some amazing riding. The riding that was showcased was inspirational to the the AirPrenti and those helping out.
Curtis Robinson sailing through the berm. Everyone loves riding behind Curtis. Photo ~ Dan Barham
Mitch Chubey floats through the jumps on Pipedream. Photo ~ Jerry Willows
A well-coiffed Silver Star bike park customer enjoys a nice relaxing afternoon beside the berm as the others work and ride. I wonder if anyone offered him a beverage? Photo Dan Barham.
In the end one cannot forget that it was actually a contest. I heard once, or I read it on the back of a cereal box, that a true test of character is how one deals with stressful situations. Andrew Sherry, 2009 Air Prentice winner, literally – and I am not kidding – rolled no more than three feet and manged to throw a splendid over the handlebars to faceplant. He got up, after the bike fell on him, shook the dust off, laughed and rode away. Welcome to the Team Mr. Sherry. Photo ~ Dan Barham.
Ian Nelson, another seemingly quiet guy, slashes his way through the tracks on Silver Star Mountain. Photo ~ Jerry Willows
Even Brett Tippie was there ripping it up. Who says you can't teach and old dog new tricks? Okay – maybe not tricks. Photo ~ Jerry Willows
The hardest part of these events is sitting at my desk going over progress draws and site visit reports for my "real job" on the following Monday morning. Tagging along with the team is a rare pleasure. I thank the entire NSMB Team, Silver Star and all the AIRprenti for making the 2009 Installment so much fun.
Well that is it for 2009. The riding that took place over the weekend was amazing. To some of the riders Silver Star was a foreign country and for others it was their backyard. By the end of the weekend they were all in love with the Okanagan's gem of a bike park.
Next year will of course be a new ball game. We may be at Silver Star (we'd be stoked to return) back at Whistler or perhaps somewhere new. We'll likely see the riding ramp up – since that has happened every year.
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HRW: Hundreds of Civilians Caught in Line of Fire by Syrian Rebels
A new report released today by Human Rights Watch shows that hundreds of civilians have been caught in the line of fire by Syrian Rebels.
"Armed opposition groups in Syria killed at least 190 civilians and seized over 200 as hostages during a military offensive that began in rural Latakia governorate on August 4, 2013," Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. "At least 67 of the victims were executed or unlawfully killed in the operation around pro-government Alawite villages."
According to the report, two opposition groups took part in the offensive—the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham and Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar—and the groups are still holding the hostages. The vast majority women and children, and the findings in the report suggest that the killings, hostage taking, and other abuses rise to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said.
"These abuses were not the actions of rogue fighters," Joe Stork, acting Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement. "This operation was a coordinated, planned attack on the civilian population in these Alawite villages."
Joining us to discuss this report and what it means for the Syrian civil war is Lara Setrakian, founder of Syria Deeply.


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It has been quite an eventful first year. I was lucky to have been in the shelter where good people took great care of me. If I had not been there, my forever family would never have had the chance to adopt me.
Once I got to my new home, I became the center of my family's world and rightfully so. All modesty aside, I am quite adorable, very vocal and always enjoy being petted. I can never have too much attention.
I also possess a magnificent red coat which my vet (who is madly in love with me) says is not only rare for a cat (less than 10% of us) but is incredibly rare for a female (less than 1%). So, you must admit, I truly am quite special!
I rule the house and always have to be first but that is necessary for me to maintain my diva status.
like to spend my morning making my Mom feel guilty about going to work but I do forgive her every time she comes home. And I have quite a bit of fun cozying up to Dad which makes Mom soooo jealous.
I like to play with my toys and catnip is a favorite. Food figures into my day as often as possible so I have morphed from 2 to 10 pounds in a year but with my thick red hair no one can see the extra pounds. Of course, I will have to charm the daylights out of my vet when I see her in October so that she won't encourage Mom to put me on a DIET!!! But I will be so cute that she'll probably say "What Meadow wants, Meadow should get" and she would be so right.
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I previously asked- are gummy bears worth it? I have had the following ops: breast aug, 500 cc saline overfilled to 575 cc, under the muscle, beautiful results. HAD A BABY- Required a 2nd surgery- NEW ONES 200cc smaller, silicone gel- ABOVE THE MUSCLE. I did not want this- but told this was a good option.
NOW, I have severe rippling, I am out $10,000- and this was already my 2nd AUG and now lift.
My dilemma- The best result? How to achieve? I want the 575 cc's back. And ripples are depressing!