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Quote from Stratfor.com
"Dear Stratfor Member, We have learned that Stratfor's web site was hacked by an unauthorized party."
I have a subscription with Stratfor.com. The firm, under the tutelage of George Friedman, does analysis of the data coming in from all over the world on political and economic matters, or at least those are the items that I find interesting to follow. And that is the reason I have the subscription. So on December 24th, 25th and 28th the notes from Stratfor.com stating that they had been hacked and my info was potentially out there on the web for all to see were alarming! (Thanks Anonymous! What did I ever do to you?),
Stratfor.com has responsible leadership. They didn't hide this incident nor did they take cover behind a bunch of liability issues! They took quick action in informing folks of their problem. They took additional steps in offering and paying for a year of protection for all of us impacted by the problem, and then urged us to sign up for it. They gave us some remedial steps on what to do and they notified the credit card company to which I had charged my subscription quickly. They did all the helpful things they could do in my opinion.
My mind however, didn't find it particularly easy to let go of the issue. And so quickly I did the first things I could think of.
- I called the same bank and had them re issue my credit card with a new number.
- I did a credit check with Equifax to make sure that, so far, no one had set up any accounts I didn't know about.
- I changed my user name and password at my banks.
- And still didn't find myself sleeping well.
Today, nothing is private! Google uses every bit of information they get from the websites you visit to make sure that what shows up to be advertised on every website you stop in is something that you have previously shown interest in. And if you can follow my last sentence, then you are better person than I am…
My local newspaper's website has advertising around the edges for a webstop I made to look at some snow boots. Matter of fact, those silly boots, which I decided I didn't want anyway are beginning to haunt me as they show up at nearly every site I visit! I have a Facebook account, hi there boots. I make a stop at Amazon, hi again boots! Well you get the idea. And if anyone thinks that Facebook is about privacy either, they are so sadly misguided! It is another privacy robber, no doubt.
So because of the wakeup call, I started asking myself questions and started looking at best practices.
- What needs to be done to protect myself online?
- What things do I need to watch for going forward that might be a warning of someone trying to obtain information about me that could hurt me.
- What am I willing to do to insure some privacy and what am I unwilling to do to give up the freedom of information and activity I enjoy on the web.
On the sites you use the most, change your user ID's and passwords often. I set up an alarm on my calendar for this year to do it monthly. Identify websites you frequent most often, make a list and change your user ids and passwords. Think about where you shop…Amazon, Emergency Essentials, etc. The banks you use. The social accounts you use; the subscriptions you have (like me). To avoid forgetfulness, buy yourself a small index card file box and write down your sites, user id's and passwords and keep it someplace safe in your house. That way you won't confuse yourself trying to figure what your latest password is.
Pick one credit card with a small limit to use on all online purchases. Use one that is at a bank or Credit Card Company where you have no other assets. Use only that one. Should someone hack it in any way, you can have it cancelled and a new one issued easily. Hopefully this will prevent a hacker from infecting accounts at other locations. Or use a PayPal or the like service. If you are using a home address to have items shipped, change that, right away.
Get a P O Office Box or one of those commercial post office boxes and send everything there. In a pinch, send items to your place of employment, but get out of the habit of shipping things to your home. And change your mailing address on your credit cards so they go to the Post Office Box as well. Google your name and see if your name and/or address show up anywhere. Mine did, and I am still trying to get that to go away.
You are entitled to check your credit scores once per year for free. Do it! What you are looking for is someone using your credit data to set up accounts for themselves at different addresses and are using your name and account information to do so.
Get a credit check service, all of the big three Equifax, Transunion and Experian can help you with that. See the bottom of my post. These companies usually charge a fee per month, but the insurance may be worth it to you.
Don't do all of your banking online! Go visit the bank and ask them to look at your main accounts and make sure that your balances match theirs, more on this in a bit. UNDERSTAND THAT NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF SECURITY, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT YOU CAN BE HACKED OR WILL BE HACKED IN SOME MANNER SOMETIME. Prepare your mind for it and think about it often.
Never give out social security numbers or credit card numbers in emails. Be careful to deal with only the most reputable dealers. Then you stand an honest chance of being informed promptly should a problem occur.
Get a good antivirus protection service and use it! I am not making recommendations on which one. All of them still make a mistake now and again and let something through that shouldn't have happened. Let it update automatically. For that matter if you are running Windows, make sure their updates are automatic as well.
Things to watch for:
Emails. Do not open or respond in any way to unfamiliar emails. I have had 9 emails that I believe for sure are the result of the Stratfor.com incident. Stratfor.com warned that there may be emails coming in from unsavory sources that would be attempting to get us to open them using "protect yourself from internet thieves, use our internet protection service" offers. These were pretty easy to avoid when I saw them, they were from names I had never heard of.
Emails. Be careful that you read who your email is from before you open it. I had two that I am sure came from people poking through some of my data because mixed in the body of the sender names were the names of people I know. This made me sure that my information had been hacked by anonymous and that people were trying to find out more.
Emails: Since this hacking thing I have had two emails from my bank, both of which were asking for me to click on a link and go to the website and do something. They were Bogus and only there because somewhere in the data, they found my banking source. Never, EVER click on a link to a financial institution from an email address. If you need to go to your bank's website, go to a clear web browser screen and type the bank's web address in yourself. If the bank is trying to get ahold of you, they will send will contact you via the mail if it is important.
Check your regular mail. We all are pretty used to getting the same junk mail all the time. Should new or different solicitations start showing up in your email, pay attention as they may have obtained information about you from your use on the web.
CHECK YOUR BILLS CAREFULLY! A lot of us get our bills online. They may or not get paid automatically. Stop!!!!!!!! Make sure you look at all of them! Check your phone bills for calls you may not have made. Check your cable/dish bill for shows or movies you may not have purchased. Check your credit card and online bank statements to make sure everything on there was something you purchased. When in doubt call and find out!
Here is the big kicker! And it is the reason for number 7 above. Go see your bank. Check your bank balance with them. There are hackers out there now that have the ability to mimic your bank's website. While they are busy draining your bank accounts, you are using your accounts just like you normally would knowing full well what should be in those accounts! The mimicked account looks just like your normal bank account and you will not know the difference until you start getting bounced checks! There is protection that will eventually make your account right and whole again, but in the meantime you will have a whole lot of acid indigestion for a while getting things straightened out!
What I am willing to give up for privacy.
At the moment I am willing to do all I have listed above to continue an online existence. However, everyday something new comes to light that is alarming. Today there was an article today about the FDA monitoring their employee's private emails. Yesterday it was Stratfor.com getting hacked. I was in good company with the Stratfor.com hacking. Apparently, the DOD, Bank of America, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Amex and others were also involved. Some 75,000 clients in all. We all read the news that Homeland Security is looking at every Facebook and Twitter entry now. Zappos.com, a subsidiary of Amazon was also hacked recently. At some point the price for being online may become too high.
I am just an average citizen of this country. While I am not a happy camper with the political and economic attitudes and the present situation in this country, I am no threat to anyone's security and I certainly am not a very rich target for internet thieves. There may come a time when I just shut it all down and find a more private lifestyle. What we are willing to put up with for an open style of communication is an individual choice.
It is not lost on me that all of this invasive activity has been taking place just as the SOPA and PIPA legislation was making its way through Congress. Is it paranoia that makes me think it might be connected in order to urge us to let the Government protect us from internet piracy? Who knows, just an idle question on my part…………..It does feel to me however, that FEAR is what is manipulating us these days, be it fear of climate change, fear of the internet, fear of somebody else going crazy and using a gun irresponsibly, fear of another country, fear that we can't be responsible for eating right, flushing our toilets right, using the right brands of detergents, etc. etc. etc. All so called reasons for additional government control over our lives.
I am just sharing my experience here. Looking forward to your comments on additional ways and means to protect yourselves! Good Luck to All!
Here are some additional sources for your consideration:
Credit References
Contact the three U.S. credit reporting agencies: Equifax (http://www.equifax.com/ or (800) 685-1111), Experian (http://www.experian.com/ or (888) 397-3742), and TransUnion (http://www.transunion.com/ or (800) 888-4213), to obtain a free credit report from each.
If you see any unauthorized activity on your accounts promptly notify your financial institution;
– submit a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") by calling 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877- 438-4338) or online at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
Credit Monitoring Service
Stratfor.com is paying for this firm to monitor the accounts of all of us who were involved. CSID, a leading provider of global identity protection and fraud detection solutions and technologies.
Other Interesting Resources for hacking and other things:
Firestorm.com, Check out their book called Disaster Ready People for a Disaster Ready America.
Offthegirdnews.com. They have other articles on online privacy as well.
- How to Be Invisible in a Digital Age: A Newbies Guide to Protecting Your Privacy in an Electronic World
- Online Privacy: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
- How to Be Invisible, Revised Edition: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Personal Privacy, Your Assets, and Your Life
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Hi guys,
I've been searching for some tracks on Audiojungle today… and to be honest, it's quite hard work.
Then I suddenly had an idea…. As I'm working on some designs for an animation and I need music to go along with them, it would be very cool if I could make a playlist of 40 tracks inside Audiojungle and just listen to them in the background as I work. What a timesaver! When I hear that perfect track, I'll just go and buy it.
I'd be able to name and save off my playlists. It would familiarise me with new tracks and authors for the future and would make it easier for me to find them again. I know you can download tracks and do this in iTunes manually, I know you can bookmark stuff, but it's not quite the same. It requires too much active effort.
Another thought that I had had is that you could change the playback mode for Audiojungle from hearing the whole track to hearing a 20 second excerpt of the track (like iTunes does). The author would prepare this extra version to highlight the best or most typical moment from the track. If the author hasn't prepared this file, then in "quick mode" a random 20 seconds is chosen from the track.
When you're in a hurry, this would make searching for audio much, much quicker.
-felt tips.
+1 totally agree!
Yes, very interesting, especially first point
Yes, I like it… +1
Nice idea.
Sounds good to me
Hello! Good idea, thank you) We have a flash player, but he is not perfect, if anyone had it finalized, it would fit perfectly for the purposes described by you …
Hi, sounds to be a nice idea. Just drop files (songs in our case) in some kind of light box or player and listen in the background. I'd like to extend your idea felt_tips: When I look for music – than I always have to download the songs, put them in a mail and send to costumers. Why not just send the list in the player via E-mail that costumers can choose, which files they want. Either the files could be send or a link to the player or whatever (may drive even more traffic to the jungle and one could use it for referral links It's like: You log in, create a play list and make it public via mail to a certain group or a single person. Cheers berlinsound
There was one idea here few months ago,which is simmilar to yours. AJ Radio, but You wrote great +1 to this idea. I thought that noone will listen watermarked tracks, but if someone need to find something great to his work, this seems to be really good!
+1 Great idea, felt tips!

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Gender judgments : an investigation of sentencing and remand in New Zealand
Jeffries, Samantha (2001) Gender judgments : an investigation of sentencing and remand in New Zealand. In Browne, C., Edwards, K., Watson, V., & van Krieken, Robert (Eds.) Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association, 13-15 December 2001, University of Sydney.
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Internationally, the matter of gender difference in criminal court decision making is a contentious one, butin Australasia little substantive research or debate has occurred on this issue. This paper attempts toremedy this deficit by summarising research findings from a New Zealand-based PhD project (Jeffries,2001) which considered the question of gender and criminal justice decision making. Results from thisproject show that a) sentencing and remand outcomes often differ for adult men and women, with theformer usually receiving 'harsher' sanctions, b) different factors are often considered when determiningmen's and women's judicial outcomes and, c) certain 'types' of men and women are more likely to beextended judicial leniency. In explanation, gendered ways of viewing, understanding and judgingoffenders indicated the manner in which judicial processing came to be differentiated by sex.Theoretically, these findings can be partially understood using chivalry, paternalism, social control andsocial cost arguments. However, by themselves, none of these theoretical perspectives are consideredcomplete and this paper calls for a more integrated theory of gender and criminal justice processing.
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Charlie Louvin, of the legendary Louvin Brothers, is about to turn 80 and he's just now getting to the release of a proper solo disc. In some minds, this album might seem like something commemorative, a re-recorded greatest hits album made in celebration of a great country singer's career. And while there is clearly a wistful feel to these songs, this album is far too vital and alive to be passed off as some late-life cash in.
Much of the hype surrounding this album has dealt with all the album's guest musicians, and there are a whole lot. There's country legends George Jones, Bobby Bare Sr., and Tom T. Hall. Elvis Costello comes in to sing a verse. And then there's a slew of younger musicians like Jeff Tweedy, Will Oldham, Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay, and Lambchop's Kurt Wagner among others. Of course, bringing in the young fellas to play with the elder statesman is nothing new. One need look no further than Johnny Cash's American recordings to see him not only collaborating with younger, more current musicians, but even reworking some of their songs. Willie Nelson had Ryan Adams produce Songbird, and even used the Cardinals as his backing band.
Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
(Tompkins Square)
US: 20 Feb 2007
UK: Available as import
It's easy to see these guest spots as a stab at "indie cred". But make no mistake about it, this is Charlie Louvin's album, and all these guests play second fiddle to him. The collaborations work because they sound organic, like a handful of like-minded artists playing some of their favorite songs in a pretty loose, friendly atmosphere. None of the pairings here seem forced like, say, Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple. And the touches the younger players provide are slight. Jeff Tweedy's vocals in the chorus of "Great Atomic Power" are nearly drowned out by a chorus of children. Kurt Wagner takes a verse in "Worried Man Blues" and his seemingly unmatchable voice slides nicely into the song.
The standouts on the record, it turns out, are the legends. Charlie and George Jones open the record with "Must You Throw Dirt in My Face", and it is really stunning. The Bill Anderson penned tune is soft-spoken but heartbreaking. George and Charlie trade verses and harmonize and they show right off that they both still got the chops. They come back later on to sing Jimmie Rodgers' "Waiting on a Train" and the result are no less amazing. These two songs, along with "Blues Stay Away From Me" sung with Bobby Bare Sr. and Tom T. Hall, anchor the album and give the younger singers something to aspire to.
Mark Nevers, another Lambchop member, produced the album and he stays away from any overly modern touches. The production is understated, allowing the solid backing band, and Charlie's weathered but beautiful voice to carry the songs along. If there is a moment where the album pushes too hard, it could be with "When I Stop Dreaming". Elvis Costello takes a verse here and emotes as he always does, and the performance is a solid one. The problem, though a minor one, is that all the other singing on the album, including Charlie's, is more hushed and restrained, making Costello's singing seem almost histrionic.
But that is a minor complaint, and it doesn't take much away from the album. Eleven of the songs are covers or re-recordings. "The Christian Life" is still effective, throwing the listener back to the Louvin Brothers' compelling 1960 album Satan is Real. Will Oldham seems the perfect fit to help sing the old Appalachian murder ballad "Knoxville Girl". And the closer, "My Long Journey Home", sung with Paul Burch, is a good old porch stomper. The song is needed emotional pick-me-up following the eleventh track, the only new song on the album, entitled "Ira".
Charlie's tribute to his brother, a notorious drunk who gave up the stuff only to be killed by a drunk driver in 1965, is in the end what makes this album essential. It is a touching, simple prayer offered to a brother now 40 years gone that manages to avoid being uncomfortably emotive or exploitative. Charlie doesn't rely on the loss of a brother to carry a song, in fact he seems not to worry about who's hearing it. This is a moment between him and Ira, and yet the song is solid enough that we don't feel like voyeurs listening to it. When Charlie sings "Ira, I hear you still" it is simply stated, but one can hear the huge loss. The song also breaches the topic of Charlie's own mortality, singing about seeing his brother some day soon, and that gives the song an unexpected complication. Charlie knows he'll see Ira again when he dies, and that is what sustains him, and it is the tricky nature of those spiritual moments that have always made the Louvin Brothers' songs more than proclamations of faith, but rather explorations and examinations of that faith that make for more universally inviting songs.
There isn't an insincere moment to be found on this album. These songs are well-selected and well-executed. The guests here make not so much for a passing of the torch, but more a meeting of minds both young and old to play the music they love. Should Rick Rubin decide to take on another legend for a late-career resurrection, he'd do well to look at this record. It is free of gimmick and ploy, happy to make the songs Charlie and company love. And the results make for a must-have record. More importantly for Charlie Louvin, though, this is a record Ira would love.
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I was told to use baby oil, when I picked up my stag handled baby at the Randall shop.
I am in the process to make a knife for my father and I will use Deer Antler for the handle. I have never done this before so I would like to ask is there anything I should put on the Deer Antler to make it last?
Thank You for any Help.
I was told to use baby oil, when I picked up my stag handled baby at the Randall shop.
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Oil is OK, many makers hollow out the center and epoxy in the tang of the knife. Best wishes ol buddy.
"a little rebellion now and then is a good thing"
-Thomas Jefferson 1787.
Baby Oil well that is a new one. I will give it a shot.
And yes one would use Devcon Epoxy. I have read that is the only stuff to use.
Thank You for all the info.
Jester...A number of the arrowsmiths I know use what is called a Massey finish (after Jay Massey) on wood arrows.
Take one part DEVCON 2 Ton epoxy and three parts acetone, mix, rub on handle with cloth (you only get one wipe here as it gets tacky QUICK)
Two coats of that will make a finish that the cat can't scratch. Works on wood, bone, antler, etc.
Store in a baby food jar, turned upside down after lid is tight, and it will keep for months. I have found wood arrows that spent several years outside with no ill effects after this treatment. Tough finish. Will stick over most oil based finish also (like Watco...nothing else sticks to Watco!)
Porquipines are peacefull creatures but God still saw fit to give them quills.
We have knife experts in the Industrial Partners Forums.. ask them
"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness." --George Washington
Keep in mind that a fresh antler will srink a little as it cures and leave gaps between spacers and guards ect.
I am working on a few myself and will try Coldfingers "Massey Finish"sounds good
Sorry I didn't see this earlier.
Don't put oil of any kind on antler, it'll soften it. I would not use the epoxy finish on any antler either. It works fine on wood, but you need to be able to sand it down and reapply as necessary or polish and buff it. It is always wavy after you apply it. I would not put it on antler where you have the exposed bark, it'll make it look crappy.
Use a good clear wax to help protect it, such as neutral shoe wax or clear car wax.
Think I would seal it with a satin polyurathane inside and out.Originally Posted by JesterGrin_1
Jester, I hope your project turned out good.
I put an antler handle on a knife I made for my hunting partner 5 years ago.
Didn't use anything on it to protect finish. Just clean the dirt & blood off it before it gets petrified.Still looks good as new. Antlers are tough.
a little off topic
for wood handles a "Massey" finish sounds interesting
has anyone heard of using Super Glue as a finish on a wooden handle?


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MasterCard appoints MENA e-Business Development VP
MasterCard International has appointed Ivan Jones as vice president for e-business Development, Middle East and North Africa region. He is responsible for spearheading MasterCard's program to help member financial institutions take advantage of the new opportunities enabled by e-business technology.
Jones has taken up this new position within the organization as the company continues to expand following the opening of the regional headquarters in Dubai at the end of last year. His appointment reinforces MasterCard's commitment to the region and to the development of e-commerce initiatives both regionally and globally, according to a company press release.
Jones joined MasterCard in 1988 and was responsible for assisting Asian, Middle East and African members build connections to Banknet, MasterCard's global authorisation, clearing and settlement network. In 1994, Jones became involved in the planning and development of MasterCard's global e-business strategy and brings his expertise to this region with his move to Dubai.
MasterCard International has a portfolio of widely accepted payment brands. More than 1.7 billion MasterCard, Cirrus and Maestro logos are present on credit, charge and debit cards in circulation today. A corporation with more than 15,000 member financial institutions, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses, both large and small, in 210 countries and territories. With more than 28 million acceptance locations, MasterCard's gross dollar volume for the six months ended June 30, 2002, exceeded $534 billion. — (menareport.com)
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Recorded by a host of leading Vineyard UK worship leaders, this is a superior recording for Christmas.
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Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech and is used extensively to aid people with a wide variety of disabilities. Text-to-speech is the feature found in a range software or hardware that converts text into synthesised speech.
Many people overcome the barriers associated with a severe speech difficulty using text-to-speech software, usually accessed through a dedicated Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA). This site does not currently cover augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) but if you'd like to know more I can recommend the following websites:
People with no functional vision can often benefit from the enabling features of a computer with a screenreader installed. The screenreader uses text-to-speech technology to provide a totally aural (and sometimes tactile) method of accessing the standard Microsoft Windows interface. In addition to standard applications such as email, the web and word processing, speech synthesis is also used to access paper documents through OCR software.
Supportive speech synthesis is often combined with specialist magnification programs to create efficient and comfortable access to a computer through a balance of the auditory and visual modalities, i.e. using both sight and hearing. Speech can be accessed 'on-demand' or as a constant supplement to the visual information. As with the full screenreader users, many partially sighted people use OCR software to have paper journals and other documents read aloud via a flatbed scanner.
A great many people who are unable to access text in its written form are quite confident in understanding it when it is read aloud. Speech synthesis helps people with a range of reading difficulties including pre-literate young children, people for whom English is not their first languge and people with dyslexia.
Text-to-speech is found in 'talking' word-processors such as Clicker 4, Writing With Symbols and TextEase. Some software will go beyond the working document - for example TextHelp Read & Write also reads aloud PDF documents and web pages.
Most people are familiar with the robotic computer voices of the 1980s and 90s. More recently the quality of voices has been improving so that they sound more like a real person's voice and are easier to understand.
The companies who the make software that incorporates text-to-speech usually use synthesised voices made by other specialist companies.
For example Clicker 5 uses Elan Sayso Speech and TextHelp Read and Write uses the Nuance RealSpeak Solo voices. AT&T make the popular Natural Voices that are used in a range of software with text-to-speech such as ReadPlease Plus and TextAloud.
I have recently discovered a new set of voices from Edinburgh-based CereProc. They produce a wide range of voices for both the Windows and Mac platforms and cover a range of accents including Scottish, West Midlands and Southern English. You can listen to demonstrations of all their voices online (see below) and download them from their online store. The Scottish Heather voice is particularly noteworthy and I am using it myself to proofread important documents.
All three companies mentioned above have online demonstrations of their voices, plus a new manufcaturer I found when researching this article:
Microsoft Anna is the new voice included with Windows Vista.
Anna replaces the robotic Microsoft Sam with a smoother, more realistic voice (although somewhat ironically struggles to pronounce her own name). She is included free with Windows Vista and should work in any program that uses SAPI speech including Clicker 4 or 5, Writing With Symbols and the free text-to-speech programs such as Windows Narrator, ReadPlease and NaturalReader. Unfortunately Microsoft has no plans to make Anna available to users of Windows XP or any operating system other than vista.
Some of the older, robotic voices are available for free. They are usually included with cheaper or free software that incorporates text-to-speech. Microsoft provides downloads of its voices from its website:
The "Speech Application Programming Interface" is a common platform for voice manufacturers and programmers that make software that includes the text-to-speech feature.
For the end-user this means that in theory you can use any SAPI-compliant voice with any SAPI-compliant program.
For example: as mentioned above Clicker 5 is shipped with the Elan Sayso voices. Because these voices are SAPI 5 compliant they should work with any software that supports SAPI 5 voices which includes pretty much all software with text-to-speech features. Notice I wrote they should work - most people have found that multiple voices do not always sit comfortably alongside each other on a single computer.
The SAPI platform also allows you to purchase or download new voices to become immediately available for any SAPI-compliant text-to-speech software you have installed.
It does work sometimes. The Hal (or Supernova) and JAWS screenreaders support the SAPI 5 voices. Plus they allow different voices to be used for different elements of the program. This means that you can use the fast screenreader voice for navigating menus and dialogs while using a much more friendly voice for reading documents and emails.
SAPI 5 is the successor to SAPI 4 and allows more realistic voices to be constructed. More information can be found, albeit rather technical, at www.microsoft.com/speech .
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There are many details to consider when planning your event MOCA staff have collected the most frequestently asked questions and provided answers to assist you with your planning.
dates and contracts
Is my date available?
MOCA's calendar is maintained by one individual staff member, who oversees all facility rentals and the booking of all Museum events. It is our policy to respond to inquiries within two business days.
How long can you "hold" my date?
MOCA offers the courtesy of holding a date for 14 days. NOTE: A RESERVATION DOES NOT HOLD THE DATE INDEFINITELY.
How soon do I need to contract/reserve the space?
MOCA recommends that you contract your desired date as early as possible to make sure it is secured.
Can I cancel my event?
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MOCA is located at 2200 Parks Avenue in the heart of the Virginia Beach resort district, just six blocks from the oceanfront on Parks Avenue and I-264. The Museum is directly across from the Virginia Beach Convention Center and the Visitor Center.
What reception space(s) and/or ceremony options are available?
ATRIUM: The expansive 4,800 square-foot atrium features a vaulted ceiling, skylight, mahogany trim and live trees. A flexible floor plan can accommodate an intimate event for 35 or an extravagant gala for 350. Seated capacity: 200; Standing Capacity: 350.
RODRIGUEZ PAVILION: This beautiful new addition showcases a sparkling 16-foot Dale Chihuly Chandelier, which shines as a beacon for your event or reception. The 1,600 square-foot space is versatile and equipped with a separate outdoor entrance, a coat check area, restrooms and a catering area. Seated ceremony capacity: 150; Standing Capacity: 200.
PRICE AUDITORIUM: Our 268-seat theater-style auditorium is available for seminars, meetings, performances and visual presentations. The auditorium has a 15-by-30-foot screen, complete stage, light board and sound capability. For a detailed floorplan, including all equipment available in Price Auditorium, click here.
SCULPTURE GARDEN: Ourdoor sculpture exhibits often grace MOCA's Jessica Glasser and Larry Mednick Sculpture Garden. A stage and low rise walls make this a multifunctional space for events.
What is MOCA's policy on adding a tent?
Permission to add tents/structures on CAC property ONLY after MCOA has reviewed User's request, logistics/size/city requirements, etc. Additional fees will apply.
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Two parking areas provide free, on-site parking, accommodating approximate 100+ vehicles. All areas are handicap accessible.
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The deposit of $2,000 (Atrium) OR 50% (Rodriguez Pavilion) is non-refundable.
Do you give discounts?
Yes, MOCA offers year-round discounts to patrons renting both the Atrium and Rodriguez Pavilion on the same night, providing a saving of $500-1500, dependant on day of week. Space rental is also priced according to weekday. In addition, MOCA offers a 20% discount to qualified non-profit orgaizations.
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Standard rentals allow for an event up to 5 hours in the space, not including setup and teardown. Contracts are written based on agreeable terms between MOCA staff and patrons.
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Yes, a one hour ceremony rehearsal is included with wedding rentals.
Can I bring my own caterer?
YES! MOCA does not have an "in-house" catering service. The caterer you select must be an official, licensed business.
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Yes. MOCA is happy to provide you with a list of vendors who have previously worked with us. Contracts with all vendors will be solely between User and respective vendors. User will ensure that all such vendors review and agree to comply with requirements imposed by MOCA.
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Do you have technical staff available/included?
No. Technical staff hired by User must be familiar with MOCA's lighting and audio system. Click here to view a vendor list.
Do you have audio/visual equipment?
MOCA's audio/visual equipment is limited. Use of the auditorium includes access to projection booth (audio/lighting board, 15'x30' screen and dressing rooms. A podium and microphone are available for presentations. Computers, projectors, wireless mouse, etc are not available and must be provided by user.
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In accordance with the American Association of Museums' Standards & Best Practices, MOCA's security guards must be on premises until breakdown of event. Charges for security services start before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m. Security requirements will be assessed on an individual basis.
Do I have to provide liability insurance?
A Certificate of Insurance evidencing the fact that the User has public liability coverage in an amount equal to a least $1,000,000 per occurrence must be provided. The User agrees to name MOCA as an additionally named insured (at no extra cost to MOCA) under its policy of public liability insurance and to provide evidence of such coverage to MOCA at least two week prior to the event.


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Come and discover the four casemates of these batteries and the 152 mm German naval guns behind the control bunker. This site has been very well preserved to this day as a Memorial of the war.
You will cross the Port of Port en Bessin secured by the 47th Royal Commando Unit, which became an important petroleum port. Port en Bessin was the geographic boundary between the American and British sectors.
We will visit some of these strong points, which were the better-defended German Positions along Omaha. We will stop at WN 62 and WN 65 in Fox Green and Easy Red sectors of the American landing, and WN 73 in Dog Green at Vierville.
This beach assault was a difficult assignment, given to US V Corps (General Gerow) whose Force O was made up of the 1st Infantry Division, 29th Infantry Division, the Rangers and several attached Units.
It contains the remains of 9387 servicemen and women killed for our freedom. The American Cemetery of Colleville conveys an unforgettable feeling of honor, peace and serenity.
Beginning at the location of the "Batteries of Longues sur Mer" located in the sector liberated by the British landing, this tour will take you from Longues sur Mer to the infamous Omaha Beach , and to Pointe du Hoc. The detailed story of what was the most deadly part of the liberation of Europe will be described to you in this historical tour, which will be supplemented with maps and pictures of the area.
From the German weapons strong hold of "WN 62" with it's unmistakable view of Easy and Fox sectors on Omaha Beach, and the beach exit "D1" of Vierville sur Mer, we will take you back 60 years ago and relive the history again of our liberators.
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OLATHE, Kan. (May 31, 2012) – Ingram's Magazine, Kansas City's long-form business publication, selected Grundfos to top its list of "Best Companies to Work for in Kansas City." Grundfos was chosen from among the metropolitan area's mid-sized companies for its unique compensation, benefits and workplace cultures.
The selection panel was composed of business people and members of University of Missouri-Kansas City's business school, and led by a corporate attorney and a University of Missouri-Kansas City business professor. Grundfos stood out for its competitive and innovative compensation and benefits structures, workplace policies and corporate culture. Ingram's Magazine showcases companies of Grundfos' caliber to provide a model for other businesses in the region.
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Gary Orren is the V.O. Key, Jr. Professor of Politics and Leadership at Harvard, where he has taught for over 45 years. He teaches and writes on public opinion, politics, and persuasion. He has worked in the United States and abroad as a pollster and strategist for government agencies, corporations, non-profits, candidates, and news organizations, including the Washington Post and the New York Times. He took a leading roll in creating the first national media poll, The New York Times/CBS News Poll. He helped draft the rules for the U.S. presidential nomination process and has assisted ABC News in its election night forecasting. On leave from Harvard, he worked for three years at the youth corps program City Year as a team leader and director of national policy and planning, and he served for 10 years on City Year's National Board of Trustees. His books include Equality in America: The View from the Top; Media and Momentum: The New Hampshire Primary and Nomination Politics; The Electronic Commonwealth: The Impact of New Media Technologies on Democratic Politics; and Media Polls in American Politics. He received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Oberlin and his Ph.D. from Harvard. String instruments are his thing: playing some (violin, guitar) and playing with others (a tennis racket).
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A pearler: Janis Joplin upset stereotypes from the start.
Janis Joplin was a pioneer, writes Amy Raphael.
When I interviewed Courtney Love in 1992, she stared at a copy of a Janis Joplin biography. "This is the sort of biography I want written about me," she said, picking it up.
"I want to read out the first sentence, OK? 'I was stark naked, stoned out of my mind on heroin and the girl lying between my legs was Janis Joplin."' She paused for breath, looking in amazement at the first page of Peggy Caserta's Going Down With Janis.
"This Joplin book is insanely graphic ... sex, heroin this, cocaine that. I can't believe she was like that." It takes a lot to shock Love.
Even then, at the start of the '90s, the Hole singer-songwriter was no stranger to controversy herself. Yet even she was taken aback by the wild behaviour of a singer who had made her name over two decades previously. She also knew that, apart from the many stories about drugs, and about sex with men and women, Joplin is central to the story of women in rock; without her, Love and her female contemporaries might never have felt able to express themselves so freely.
Joplin, who sang with a bluesy soulfulness previously unheard of in a white woman, confounded stereotypes from the start. She grew up in Texas in the '50s when women performers were not encouraged to write their own material, and when the pressure to look and be "feminine" was acute. In the mid-'60s, when she found a niche for herself in the hippy counterculture of San Francisco, the Supremes were still wearing spangly gowns and smiling sweetly.
Shortly before her death, in the summer of 1970, Joplin performed at a series of festivals across Canada. With the Grateful Dead, the Band, Sha Na Na and others, she travelled from Toronto to Calgary on a train that became known as the Festival Express. There is now a documentary about the tour: a film crew shot around 60 hours of material over five days, which has been edited and augmented with commentary from surviving band members, organisers and journalists. Directed by British filmmaker Bob Smeaton, who won Grammys for his documentaries The Beatles Anthology and Band of Gypsys: Live at the Fillmore East (about Jimi Hendrix), it is an extraordinary film and the footage of Joplin is particularly strong, whether close-ups of her singing with abandon on tiny stages just a few feet from the audience, or scenes of her hanging out with other musicians, most of them men, on the train.
"Janis was great on camera," Smeaton says. "A natural. She looks very modern. We interviewed a lot of guys on the train who knew her personally. They said she was one of the guys, but she was very much a woman. She could drink with the best of them but she could pretty much stay in control."
And it seems that her time may be coming again: Renee Zellweger is due to start filming a Joplin biopic, Piece of My Heart, before the end of the year.
Nothing, though, can match the power of watching her perform live. As Bob Smeaton says: "They may not realise it, but all of the women performing today were given a doorway into rock'n'roll by what Janis Joplin achieved."
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Join Guild Director Cynthia Mar, and past Guild Director Rutha Astravas for our continuing Women in Wine Series. Women in Wine events are for the Guild's female members and their girlfriends to share the enjoyment of wine and to learn from women working in the world of wine.
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Chef Candice Butler, a native of Ottawa, is a graduate of the Culinary Management program at Algonguin College. Candice has honed her skills in some of Ottawa' finest establishments - Echo Café and Wine Bar, Black Cat Wine Bar, and Delish Fine Foods and Catering. She has also opened Icing on the Cake, a specialty cake business specializing in wedding cakes. At the urban element, Candice has eagerly taken on the opportunity of combining her love of cooking with teaching, and enjoys building and fostering strong relationships with local farmers and producers. Candice will lead us through an interactive chef demonstration of 2 appetizers and a dessert.
Lauren Hayes is the Eastern Ontario Sales Representative for Cave Spring Cellars and The Vine (Robert Groh Agency). She is a graduate of the Sommelier program at Algonquin College and has a Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Wines and Spirits from the WSET. She has traveled to wine regions including Tuscany, California, Kelowna and is in Niagara every few weeks. Lauren will guide us through the tasting of the appetizers and dessert with selected wines.
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Chinese Immigrants in Porfirian Mexico: A Preliminary Study of Settlement, Economic Activity and Anti-Chinese Sentiment
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Chinese Immigrants in Porfirian Mexico: A Preliminary Study of Settlement, Economic Activity and Anti-Chinese Sentiment
Craib, Raymond B. III
On May 14, 1911 the revolutionary forces of Francisco Madero attacked the northern city of Torreon in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The following morning, they victoriously entered the town. With the soldiers came about 4,000 individuals from towns and villages throughout the region. They and the soldiers soon began a plundering of the city that particularly targeted Chinese immigrants. By the end of the day, 303 Chinese and five Japanese lay dead; Chinese financial losses were estimated at over one million dollars. While the magnitude of the attack may have been an anomaly, the targeting of the Chinese was not. Chinese immigrants were repeatedly persecuted and killed, their businesses ransacked, and communities threatened throughout the course of the Mexican revolution. Attacks against the Chinese continued even after the cessation of hostilities and end of the revolution in 1920. Legislation restricted Chinese immigration, prohibited marriages between Chinese and Mexicans, and segregated Chinese communities into ghettos. Extreme cases of persecution in the northern state of Sonora predicated their expulsion from that state in 1931. The history of the Chinese in Mexico is relatively unknown. Attention to foreign immigrants and populations in Mexico has focused primarily upon North American and European companies and diplomats, due in part to the economic nationalism that capped and followed the revolution. However, although the imperialist undertakings of North Americans and Europeans spurred resentment against foreign influence and calls to economic nationalism during the revolutionary and post-revolutionary period, they infrequently fell victim to the violence the Chinese experienced.
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VARADERO, Cuba (Reuters) - Floating, cocktail drink in hand, in the pool of a five-star hotel in Cuba, Alexis basks in a holiday experience that for years was out of reach for him in his own homeland.
The pastel-colored hotel buildings, the well-ordered gardens, the turquoise waters and the perpetually smiling waiters -- all just 84 miles east of his home in Havana. So near, and yet for many years, so far away.
Until last year, Cuba's communist government prevented its citizens from entering hotels reserved for hard currency-paying foreign tourists. It argued that tourism was a strategic revenue sector and that widening access would create inequalities in a socialist society, where most earn inconvertible Cuban pesos.
The tourist hotels, whose services, shops and restaurants are a world away from the hardships and shortages experienced by most Cubans, remained largely out of bounds for ordinary citizens. This prohibition angered most Cubans, who considered it made them second-class citizens in their own homeland.
But when President Raul Castro took over from his ailing older brother Fidel Castro last year, one of his first acts was to end the ban and open all facilities to Cubans. The change was widely popular even though most islanders still can not afford to stay at the tourist hotels.
"Let me tell you, this is great," said Alexis, an employee of a state-run Havana hard currency store who declined to give his full name, as his girlfriend returned from the bar with more "mojito" cocktails -- a tropical mix of lime juice, Cuban rum, and mint leaves.
In the years immediately following the 1959 revolution, Cuban workers were allowed into the island's premier resorts, yet the need to earn much-needed hard currency led to the development again of a more exclusive foreign tourism sector, especially over the last 15 years.
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Filipino Ariel "Machine Gun" Delgado (16-5-2, 6 KOs) will be back in the ring on Saturday when he will clash with Japanese Zaragoza Uema (13-4-4, 4 KOs) over ten rounds at the Sun Tec Conventional Hall in Singapore. Delgado, 25 years, had his last bout in June 2009 when he outscored Jun Eraham (9-16-4) over ten rounds. Southpaw, Delgado resides in Silay City Negros Occidental in the Philippines. Zaragoza Uema resides in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan and was last in action against Satoshi Makino (9-5-3) who he outscored over eight rounds. WBC no. 11 Leon Moore (25-2, 22 KOs) of Guyana will punch it out with Maragin Marbun (19-6-1, 7 KOs) over twelve rounds on the same show. Promoter Daniel Potter pictured with Sott Mailon said, "This will be the first show we have promoted in Singapore but I am sure it will be successful. There will be special interest in Leon Moore who looks to be a future world champion." Promoter: Top Rated.


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(Los Angeles, July 15, 2003) - Arguing that Cirque du Soleil violated state and federal laws by denying a highly qualified gymnast an integral part in its "Mystere" show this spring, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a federal discrimination complaint against the company in Los Angeles today.
Cirque du Soleil hired gymnast Matthew Cusick last summer to train for its popular show, "Mystere." Cusick spent several months training for the performance and went through extensive medical exams with Cirque du Soleil's own doctor, whose notes said Cusick was a "healthy athlete" who "should be able to perform." But shortly before he was scheduled to begin performing, Cirque du Soleil told Cusick that because he has HIV the company would not continue to employ him.
"Matthew is a healthy and vibrant man in top physical condition who is living his life to the fullest with HIV," said Hayley Gorenberg, Lambda Legal's AIDS Project Director. "Matthew is perfect for this job, which is why Cirque du Soleil hired him in the first place and why we're fighting to get his job back."
Cusick was hired to be a High Bar Catcher, who would perform on the Russian High Bar and the Chinese Poles. On the Chinese Poles, gymnasts perform individually and do not interact with each other. On the Russian High Bar, the performer hangs by his legs from a swinging structure and catches other performers coming off of a bar.
In a letter this spring responding to Lambda Legal's formal request to reinstate Cusick in the performance, Cirque du Soleil's attorneys said the company was acting as a "socially responsible employer" that has an obligation to avoid "known safety hazards."
"It's preposterous for Cirque de Soleil to call Matthew a 'known safety hazard,'" Gorenberg said. "Cirque du Soleil denied Matthew this job not because of sound science or rational concern for other employees, but because of unfounded fear. It defies both common sense and science to think that Matthew would exchange bodily fluids with another gymnast while flying through the air." In the complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Los Angeles office today, Lambda Legal said Cirque du Soleil denied Cusick a job without a valid reason, since he does not a pose a health risk or safety threat to himself or anyone else. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities if they pose no real risk to themselves or others and if the illness doesn't interfere with their ability to do the job.
Cusick, who has been living with HIV for 10 years and whose viral load was undetectable in two comprehensive medical exams by Cirque du Soleil's doctor, disclosed his HIV status without incident before beginning any training with Cirque du Soleil. After spending four months training in Quebec, he was set to complete some final last-minute training before starting in "Mystere," when Cirque du Soleil officials told him that he no longer had the job and the income he had been counting on.
"For any gymnastics performer, working for Cirque du Soleil is a dream job," said Cusick, who also works part time as a personal trainer. "Maybe it's naïve, but I never thought I'd be kept from pursuing my dreams because I'm HIV-positive. I thought society had gotten beyond thinking that people with HIV can only do desk jobs and never come into contact with people."
According to Gorenberg, Lambda Legal's AIDS Project regularly receives calls and letters from people who are denied employment or basic services because of unjustified fear of HIV transmission. "We've come a long way since the beginning of this epidemic, but people like Matthew still face irrational discrimination all across the country," Gorenberg said. "Today, the HIV/AIDS community is incredibly diverse. Matthew may have HIV, but he is in better physical shape than most people who don't have HIV. At the same time, new HIV medications and complications with the virus are wreaking a tremendous physical toll on many people."
About Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil was founded in 1984 and has become one of the largest touring performance shows in the world. More than 37 million fans have attended its performances, and nearly 7 million people are expected to see the eight shows being performed this year in North America, Europe and Asia. Cirque du Soleil employs nearly 2,500 people worldwide, including a cast of more than 500 performers. "Mystere" is currently being performed at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Sir Humphrey has made it in Hollywood. After a hit West End run, Yes, Prime Minister is now a huge draw at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
The production, based on the BBC's political satire, is the most successful at the theatre for two years, said director Jonathan Lynn — who co-wrote the TV show with Antony Jay.
He said it had translated well from the West End to the West Coast: "Obviously I was concerned whether people would get it and there are a few who don't. But essentially the audiences understand it and are vociferously enthusiastic.
"The audience's response is good here — it may even be better: bigger and more laughs. We've had over 90 per cent capacity in the first two weeks."
The plot coincides with the current news agenda, taking in drones, strained EU relations, and the misbehaviour of Silvio Berlusconi. Jefferson Mays, who plays civil servant Bernard Woolley, said: "It astounds me how the events in the play are oddly prescient.
"I was very worried about the scenes between the Government and BBC and EU, but the character types are recognisable and delightful to an American audience. Government is government the world over, with powerful people wildly improvising in the face of crisis and making fools of themselves.
"The obfuscations of Sir Humphrey on the EU are supposed to be confusing and impenetrable — so it doesn't really matter if you know about it or not."
The three lead actors are American, with Michael McKean as PM Jim Hacker and Dakin Matthews as Sir Humphrey Appleby. Lynn, who directed the three sell-out West End seasons between 2010 and 2012, said he wanted to take it to New York and Washington DC.
Critical reaction has been mixed. The Santa Mirror called it "political satire at its best, especially with some of Sir Humphrey's long, almost Shakespeare-like monologues." But the LA Times wrote: "For an American audience deprived of a TV relationship with the characters and hazy on ... British parliamentary rule, the work simply isn't as funny as for English theatregoers."
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The Broward Medical Examiner determining 47-year old Lisette Rodriguez was strangled to death.
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From the Strait of Gibraltar to the Canals of Venice
This voyage from Seville to Venice takes us through regions that have been and continue to be among the most important meeting places of Jewish, Islamic, and Christian cultures—places that have seen confrontation and conquest, coexistence and dialogue, tolerance and ideological warfare. The team of study leaders outlined below are uniquely qualified to help us understand both the history of conflict and strife between these civilizations (the Reconquista of Spain, for example, or ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s) as well as historical models of cooperation and intellectual exchange (the period of Muslim rule in Andalusia, the flowering of culture in Ottoman Europe).
We depart from majestic Seville for Morocco, where the elegant capital of Rabat and Marrakech's medina, colorful souks (markets), and architectural landmarks await. Back in Spain we wander through the fabled Alhambra and amidst Alicante's Moorish architecture. Delve into the ancient Roman ruins of Algeria's Tipasa and Hippo Regius before a visit to Tunisia's Carthage. In Sicily, discover how Palermo and Monreale's Norman and Arabic influences mingled with the Byzantine and Romanesque to produce stunning cathedrals and works of art. Rounding out the voyage are visits to old villages and towns in Montenegro and the walled city of Split in Croatia, centered around the Palace of Diocletian. With 57 suites accommodating only 114 guests, the Corinthian II features a beautiful dining room, comfortable lounges and public areas, and broad decks for sunning or watching the passing scene.
Our study leaders are:
Kevin Reinhart is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College, specializing in Islamic and comparative religious studies.
Duncan Smith is Emeritus Professor of German Studies and Modern Culture and Media at Brown University. He taught and wrote about the Islamic, Jewish, and Christian engagements on the territories of the former Roman Empire and has lectured about both past and present conflicts and reconciliations among those faiths and cultures.
Judith Colton is Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University, where she taught from 1973 to 2006. Her early research focused on sculpture in 18th-century England and France and led to a book called The Parnasse François:Titon du Tillet and the Origins of the Monument to Genius.
Wayne Meeks is Woolsey Professor Emeritus in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He is best known for his publications on the writings of the apostle Paul and on the Fourth Gospel, for his investigation of the social history of earliest Christianity, and for work on the formation of early Christian morality. His most recent book is Christ is the Question.
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