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31st August 2011 02:29 PM #1
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Talking about Trauma; a personal experience
Sometimes a pregnancy doesnt always go to plan. I had a 13wk miscarriage with my second pregnancy, but losing a child I wanted very much was not the worst part of my loss.
It took me just ten minutes from my waters breaking for me to be completely covered in blood, I was haemorrhaging, but I was at a hospital so I thought I was safe. I was very wrong.
The doctor assigned to treat me refused to touch me as he was disgusted by the amount of blood covering me. He didnt believe I was having a miscarriage and wanted me to be washed clean before examining me. It took an hour for the trainee nurse to call for assistance to wash me; she couldnt get me cleaned properly because of how much I was bleeding. The nurse who came in to help her saved my life. She called the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department and I was rushed to theatre for an emergency curette. When I was told that Id had an incomplete miscarriage I didnt care anymore, I just wanted to survive. I will always remember the nurses in the theatre arguing over what I needed more; a blood transfusion or more saline.
The person I had to trust to help me nearly killed me, for whatever his reason was. Because of this I developed agoraphobia (panic attacks) and spiralled down into a depressive state. I was moody and angry and sad. Three months after my miscarriage I finally got to the point where I simply did not want to wake up anymore. It was then I sought professional help, as I had a two-year old who needed her mum desperately and I didnt want to keep just surviving.
It took me close to a year to be able to think about what I had been through, and I still am unable to grieve for my loss, as I cannot think about one without the other. And I was alone. No-one else could understand what I felt and I tried so hard to explain, just so I could get the feelings out of my head and know that I wasnt alone. I thought it might just be me, that no-one else felt this way, until a close friend of mine underwent a traumatic experience with her miscarriage and I realised that it is an experience that isnt talked about, as we are sort of just expected to get over anything bad related to pregnancy and not be scarred by it.
It was such a relief to be able to talk to my friend and know that she understood exactly how I felt, then and now. Even though her experience was different to mine, the emotional journey is the same.
1st September 2011 11:39 AM #2
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I'd love to read other stories and I am hoping that we can provide each other support through this forum.
13th February 2012 03:24 AM #3
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Thank you for sharing your story Emma. That is so terrible, that you went through that.
I've had two miscarriages myself. The first was very early, just the day after I found I was pregnant. It was very hard, but not anywhere near as traumatic as what you have described. I had care providers who were very accommodating of my needs. They even called to check on me for several days afterward.
With my second miscarriage, I was about 10 weeks along. I ended up having to tell the children who I taught about it. It happened on a holiday and the same day that my husband lost his job. There was a lot of bleeding and pain. Because my husband was out of town on work at the time, I was virtually all alone. The doctors at the hospital were reluctant to treat me because I had seen a midwife up until that point who was not associated with their hospital.
It is very hard to get past the trauma of a loss, particularly when it is a miscarriage. It is so important that women talk about these experiences. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
14th February 2012 11:51 PM #4
Dear Emma,
Thank you for sharing your story here and helping other mums to talk about, and start to come to terms with, trauma they have experienced. I have no idea how I would cope if I'd been through what you have described. I think you are a very brave lady.
I posted about my miscarriage here. To be honest, I still find it hard to talk about but the open way you and mom2many have talked about your sad and traumatic losses has encouraged me with this.
Thank you.
15th February 2012 12:14 AM #5
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Thank you Emma
Dear Emma
Thank you for sharing your story. How are you doing now?
I have had many losses and in reading your story I find myself unable to share mine at this point. It brings home to me that somewhere underneath my well-constructed facade, the wounds of these losses are still raw.
I have written about my story many times but in a 'glossy' way, side stepping the practicalities and focusing most on thoughts and theories. Somehow that comforts me and allows me to not look at those raw wounds - to instead separate myself from them as though I am telling someone else's story instead of my own.
But like ljmarsden, Emma, I now feel compelled to share and would like to post my 'real' story soon. Like AussieMidwife, I hope we can take comfort in this forum and the chance to share our stories and read those of others.
We do not stand alone. We are in the arms of family.
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15th February 2012 11:41 PM #6
Dear Mumof2IVFmiracles,
Thinking of you as you as you go back through the memories of your own story and the losses that must have been so devastating to you with each special, unique pregnancy.
Our support is there for you,
10th March 2012 01:19 AM #7
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Dear Emma,
How very brave of you to share your story. What an absolutely terrifying experience -- not only to suffer the grief and loss of your child but to worry for your own life as well. I can't imagine a doctor who would be that cold and uncaring. If he doesn't like the sight of blood he should he chosen another profession. I hope you are doing better each and every day.
10th March 2012 01:24 AM #8
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Mumof2IVFMiracles ~ I am so sorry for the losses that you have suffered. When you are ready to share your story, whenever that may be, just know that we are here.
lj ~ I'm sorry for your loss as well. I and it's so good of you to share you story to help others!
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Hussein Amin Bikar (also written as Hussein Amin Bicar) was a prominent artist from Egypt. He was born in Alexandria and graduated from the Cairo School of Fine Arts in 1933. He was an art teacher at schools and universities for more than sixty years. He is known for both his fine art and his illustrations for the press, and as the first Arabic illustrator of children's books.
He developed himself as a painter of folkloric scenes, and as a teacher in elementary and secondary schools. He also taught in Morocco at the inviation of the Moroccan government, and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Africa. Back in Egypt in 1943, he became the assistant of his former professor Ahmed Sabry, and eventually became the chairman of the school's painting department. Bikar has taught the majority of a generation of Egyptian artists, thus his influence is immense.
He additionally worked as an illustrator, making drawings for 'The Stream of Days' by Taha Hussein, the first illustrated book published in Egypt. He subsequently wrote and illustrated many children's books, and was the founder of the children's magazine Sindibad in 1952. He was the magazine's main artist, together with the Italian artist Mario Morelli di Popolo. Bikar illustrated covers as well as the comic series 'Chaddad & Aouad', which he made in the tradition of the French Épinal prints.
From 1945, he was also an illustrator with the newspaper Akhbar Al-Yom, where he eventually landed a job as foreign correspondent in countries like Ethiopia, Syria, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Spain. In this occupation, he produced illustrated reports for world circulation until 1962. He also established himself through his portraits and oil paintings depicting graceful peasants, Nubian scenes or Pharaonic themes.

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It was the pirate flag flying atop the plumbing truck that first caught his attention. The white skull and crossbones seemed to be straining to keep from being blown off the flapping black flag as the flatbed truck, apparently trying to beat the light, cannonballed through the intersection. The truck heeled over as it cut an arc around the corner. White PVC pipe rolled across the diamond plate of the truck bed, sounding like the sharp rattle of bones. At the speed it was traveling the truck looked to be in danger of capsizing.
Alex glanced to the only other person waiting at the curb with him. With his mind adrift in distracted thoughts he hadn't before noticed the lone woman standing just in front of him and to the right. He didn't even remember seeing where she'd come from. He thought that he saw just a hint of vapor rising from the sides of her arms into the chill air.
Since he wasn't able to see the woman's face, Alex didn't know if she saw the truck bearing down on them, but he found it difficult to believe that she wouldn't at least hear the diesel engine roaring at full throttle.
Seeing by the truck's trajectory that it wasn't going to make the corner, Alex snatched the woman's upper arm and yanked her back with him.
Tires screeched as the great white truck bounced up over the curb right where Alex and the woman had been standing. The front bumper swept past, missing them by inches. Rusty dust billowed out behind the truck. Chunks of sod and dirt flew by.
Had Alex hesitated they both would have been dead.
On the white door just above the name "Jolly Roger Plumbing" was a picture of a jovial pirate with a jaunty black patch over one eye and a sparkle painted in the corner of his smile. Alex glared back as the pirate sailed past.
When he looked up to see what kind of maniac was driving he instead met the direct, dark glare of a burly passenger. The man's curly beard and thick mat of dark hair made him look like he really could have been a pirate. His eyes, peering out of narrow slits above plump, pockmarked cheeks, were filled with a kind of vulgar rage.
The big man appeared infuriated that Alex and the woman would dare to be in the way of their off-road excursion. As the door popped open there was no doubt as to his combative intent.
He looked like a man stepping out of a nightmare.
Alex felt a cold wave of adrenaline flood through him as he mentally choreographed his moves. The passenger, who seemed to be getting ready to leap out of the still-moving truck, would reach him before the driver could join in, making it one against one—at least for a brief time. Alex couldn't believe that it was happening, but it was and he knew that he was going to have to deal with it.
Calm fury filled him as he prepared himself for the unavoidable. Everything slowed until each beat of his heart seemed to take an eternity. He watched the muscles in the man's arm bulge as he held the door open. In response, Alex's own muscles tightened, ready to meet the threat. His mind was cocooned in silence.
Just as the passenger's stout leg swung out the open door, flashing lights and the sudden wail of a siren made the burly man turn his attention away. A police car, tires squealing, launched across the intersection in a way that suggested the cops were angered by the truck's stunt. The police car had been parked beside a hedge to the side of the drive into the parking lot across the street. As they had sped past, the men in the truck apparently hadn't seen the parked police car watching traffi c. Lost in his own thoughts, Alex hadn't, either.
The loudspeaker crackled to life. "Pull it over!"
The world seemed to rush back in.
The white plumbing truck, trailing a fog of dust, slowed as it rolled off the curb up ahead, the black-and-white police car right behind it. As the truck stopped, two policemen leaped out, hands resting at the ready on their guns as they approached from both sides of the truck at the same time. They yelled orders and both men carefully emerged with their hands up. In an instant the officers had them out and leaning on the front fenders of the truck.
Alex felt the tension drain out of his muscles, leaving his knees feeling weak.
As he turned his glare from the men being frisked, he found the woman's gaze fixed on him. Her eyes were the luscious color of his finest sable artist brushes. It was clearly evident to him that behind those sensuous brown eyes she appraised the world around her with an incisive intellect.
She glanced deliberately down at his big hand still tightly gripping her upper arm. He had intended to toss her back out of harm's way so that the passenger couldn't hurt her, but the police had shown up first.
She looked up at him in silent command.
"Sorry," he said, releasing her arm. "You were about to be run down by pirates."
She said nothing.
He had meant his comment to be lighthearted, to ease the fright of what had nearly happened, but by her calm expression she didn't appear to be the least bit amused. He hoped he hadn't hurt her arm. He knew that sometimes he didn't realize his own strength.
Not knowing what to do with his hands, Alex combed his fingers back through his thick hair as he stuffed his other hand in a pocket.
He cleared his throat, changed his tone to be more serious, and started over. "I'm sorry if I hurt your arm, but that truck would have hit you if I hadn't pulled you back out of the way."
"It matters to you?"
Her voice was as captivating as her eyes.
"Yes," he said, a little puzzled. "I wouldn't like to see anyone get hurt in an accident like that."
"Perhaps it wasn't an accident."
Her expression was unreadable. He could only wonder at her meaning. He was at a loss as to how to respond.
The memory of the way she'd been standing at the curb still hung in the shadows in the back of his mind. Even lost in distant, dejected thoughts at the time, he had noticed that her body language hadn't been quite right. Because he was an artist, a person's balance, either at rest or in motion, stood out to him. There had been something out of the ordinary about the way she had been standing.
Alex wasn't sure if, by her answer, she was simply trying to do the same as he had been doing—trying to lighten the heart-pounding scare of what had nearly happened—or if she was dismissing his chivalry as a presumptuous line. He imagined that a woman as attractive as she was had to deal with men constantly trying clever lines in order to meet her.
The satiny black dress that hugged her curves looked to be either high fashion or oddly out of time and place—he couldn't quite decide which—as did the long, deep green wrap draped over her shoulders. Her luxuriant fall of soft, summer-blond hair could have gone either way as well.
Alex figured that she had to be on her way to the exclusive jewelry store that was the anchor of the upscale Regent Center across the street. The slanted glass façade was just visible beyond the shade of ash and linden trees spread across the broad grounds separating the upscale shops from Regent Boulevard.
He glanced over at the plumbing truck sitting at the curb. The strobing lights from the police car made the white truck look alternately blue and red.
After getting handcuffs on the passenger, the police officer pointed at the curb and told the man to sit beside the driver. The man sat and crossed his legs. Both wore dark work clothes covered with grime. While both men quietly did as they were told, neither looked to be the least bit cowed.
One of the officers started toward Alex as the other spoke into the radio clipped to his shirt at the shoulder.
"Are you two all right?" the man asked as he approached, his voice still carrying an adrenaline edge. "They didn't hit you, did they?"
Both of the cops were young and built like weightlifters. Both had bull necks. Black, short-sleeved shirts stretched over the swell of their arms served only to emphasize the size of their muscles. "No," Alex said. "We're fine."
"Glad to hear it. That was quick thinking. For a minute I thought you two were going to be roadkill."
Alex gestured toward the men in handcuffs. "Are they being arrested?"
With a quick glance he took in the woman, then shook his head. "No, unless they come back with warrants. With guys like this you never know what you've got, so we often cuff them for our own safety until they can be checked out. When my partner is finished writing up that ticket, though, I don't think they'll be in the mood to pull a stunt like this again for a while."
That two cops this powerfully built would be worried about the guys in the truck to the point of cuffing them made Alex not feel so bad for being spooked when he'd looked into the dark eyes of the passenger.
He glanced at the badge and extended his hand. "Thanks for coming along when you did, Officer Slawinski."
"Sure thing," the man said as he shook Alex's hand. By the force applied to the grip Alex figured that the man was still keyed up. Officer Slawinski turned away, then, eager to get back to the pirates.
The driver, still sitting on the curb, was thinner but just as mean-looking as the burly passenger. He sat stone-faced, giving brief answers as the officer standing over him asked questions while writing...
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I'm more interested in what language he is posting in? Tried to copy and paste in to Google translate..it said Mongolian?
I'm more interested in what language he is posting in? Tried to copy and paste in to Google translate..it said Mongolian?
leon, i was polite, who is your instructor for karate? i'm familiar with all the instructors in the northeast and can even call to see if you are for real? or you can drop the act, man up and take a proper class?
Trust me, if you showed up in a gym in aberdeen, went through a grind, and came back on here to say look guys i took my first steps then you might have a little more support, and no one would give you a hard time for actually doing that
like i said, good luck, and if you are serious about mma, i'll roll or spar with you
balls just found this thread and he has deleted all his posts, was looking forward to a giggle as well
For your MMA Fix, Don't Hit the Pit anymore coz its shut. MMAOfficials.co.uk
Yea I am gutted he has deleted all his posts too. Was up for a good read this morning. Did he challenge anyone to a deathmatch?
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Don't think there were any deathmatch challenges made. I'm from Aberdeen and struggled to make sense of the posts. You didn't miss much Asa.
Damn, the snippets in quotes only just start to show what an epic thread I've missed reading!
who the fuck would go sit in a sauna with a sauna suit on... for no fuckin reason. i hate doing it! so im for sure never gna do it for the " crack" hahaah helmet
James MacAlister BW pro 7-2-0 DNFT#1
There was a guy years ago in dumbarton telling people he had 30 mma fights undefeated ,no heard about him in years, i guess he's touring saunas noo cutting weight...
These people need serious help , bullshitting must be some form of torrettes ....( Oh John Nic think he said he had sparred with you an you were auwright lol)


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Business planning notwithstanding, it is often serendipitous events that lead architects into new project sectors. In its early years, the San Francisco–based firm of Zack | de Vito Architecture worked almost exclusively on single-family houses. Then one day, a restaurateur riding his bicycle past the office was impressed by their sign and asked principals Jim Zack, AIA, and Lise de Vito, Assoc. AIA, to make similar signage for a restaurant that he was planning. Did he have an architect for this restaurant project, the married couple asked? He did not, so the firm went on to design the interior and fabricate many of its components.
At the opening party, the architects clinched their second restaurant commission, a warehouse conversion for a chef who owns several local eateries. Since then, Zack | de Vito has designed almost 100 restaurants, which make up half of its portfolio.
Former clients, too, are a go-to source of game-changing connections. In Boston, Elizabeth Whittaker's first foray into designing a ground-up multifamily building came after a house client introduced her to his brother-in-law, a developer. He commissioned the Penn Street Lofts, which won awards and was widely published. "It was a real break and labeled us as a firm that does housing," says Whittaker, Assoc. AIA, principal of Merge Architects. Through another residential client she met a YMCA director, which led to an unbuilt commission for a health and wellness center.
The issue of diversifying beyond single-family homes looms conspicuously for firms in this post-crash era. For many, the housing bust was a call to action to expand their repertoire and profit base. "Pre-recession, we were fairly happy doing high-end residential work around the Northeast," says Andrew Kotchen, principal of Workshop/APD, in New York. "Then we realized we needed to broaden our services to avoid being a phone call away from almost being out of business when a few clients stop a job."
Position Papers
For architects, one of the vexations that comes with trying to land a commission for a new project type is convincing potential clients that they can handle the job. Overcoming typecasting is a matter of skill and luck—being in the right place at the right time, in Kotchen's experience. For example, Workshop/APD got its first nonresidential project—L'Apicio restaurant and lounge on Manhattan's Lower East Side—through a house client whose son-in-law was a partner in the restaurant. But Kotchen also notes that the firm's residential sensibilities are a natural segue to the restaurant scene. The common thread, he says, is "the materiality, composition, and texture we bring to spaces. Our aesthetic was aligned with what they were trying to achieve, which was a livable, warm, inviting hangout spot."
On the heels of that project came larger-scale multifamily work—a renovation of the Printing House condominiums in the West Village. For their screening interview, the architects put together a presentation based on program and typology—living spaces, baths, and kitchens—rather than individual projects. "We talked them through the sequence of a multifamily project—streetscape, entry, hallway circulation, apartment circulation—showing disparate work that had a unique aesthetic to it, so it wasn't necessarily relevant whether it was single-family or multifamily," Kotchen says.
Next up for Workshop/APD is a ground-up 13-story apartment building, the firm's tallest structure to date. Kotchen sees the building as an opportunity to distribute its residential knowledge on an even larger scale: pulling daylight into dark spaces, transitioning through tight hallways, and making spaces live larger than their area by defining ceiling planes. But being nimble has meant bulking up the office skill set, too. After winning the commission, the firm hired an architect with experience managing a team and large projects. "When you're presented with a new opportunity, it's how you position yourself to have relevant experience that ultimately allows you to move out of your bread-and-butter work," Kotchen says.
BarlisWedlick Architects, with offices in Manhattan and Hudson, N.Y., has also found that innovations germinated on custom homes open the door to other building types. For example, the architects spent the recent recessionary years honing their interest in energy-efficient homes. More than half of the firm's dozen or so architects have become certified Passive House consultants. "Being seen as experts in high-performance homes, and talking about it as a way of approaching architecture, has given us an amazing entrée to other kinds of projects," says principal Alan Barlis, AIA. Since designing its first speculative Passive House several years ago, the firm has completed 10 projects, one-third of them nonresidential, that perform to Passive House standards.
In Germany, where the Passive House concept originated, the term is not associated with any one building type, Barlis says. "We are working on institutional buildings, offices, a church, a theater. Before, we might have gotten one nonresidential project every couple of years because of a client relationship, but now we're attracting them because of this way of building." In fact, he adds, the standard is easier to achieve with large buildings because the ratio of air volume to building envelope is high. Getting the training, Barlis says, helped to improve the firm's design skills across the board. "This is what we believe in. When you stay true to the stuff that matters, other things will follow," he says.
In Washington, D.C., Muse Architects also uses nonresidential projects to build on what it believes is one of the underpinning fundamentals of good design: context.
While 80 percent of its work is rooted in single-family houses, it has also established a solid niche designing schools and religious institutions. The firm was introduced to educational work through some of its residential clients, many of whom sit on school boards. Although these projects are more complex in terms of paperwork, shop drawing reviews, and construction administration, they allow the firm to explore their ideas about context in a different realm. "Our sensitivity to context is something that occasionally appeals to institutions, and is what led us in that direction," says principal William Kirwan, AIA. "We began to slowly get recognized for those project types and get on lists; it snowballs that way."
While some firms use houses as a stepping stone to what they think are bigger and better building types, Muse Architects doesn't see it that way. "When we'd go to a project interview, we'd be clear on exactly who we are," Kirwan says. "If an institution is looking for a school or church architect, that's not who we are. We tell clients we can bring a sensibility to scale and context that's heavily influenced by our residential work, and we think that makes us better institutional architects."
To Market
When Dallas architect Dan Shipley, FAIA, went searching for new frontiers, he started with a family connection: his daughter's private school. What began as a pro bono job rebuilding a classroom porch grew into paid work, and as Shipley's reputation spread, he was invited to submit RFQs for other educational facilities. Currently on the boards is a five-story dormitory and dock for Sea Scouts in Galveston, Texas.
The world of private education is less competitive than public schools, he says, and private educators are interested in creating a non-institutional environment and a strong connection between inside and outside, which is very different from what a public school would want. The classrooms tend to look like living rooms and sometimes include kitchens.
Dallas's parks department also has been fertile ground for Shipley. "Architects are selling the ability to make a place, and a lot of the places they make relate to the landscape, such as porches and loggias," Shipley says. "Civil engineers can't do small buildings; they have no touch at all." When he learned that the city was embarking on a program to improve its park pavilions, he applied to get his firm on the list. That was fairly easy, he says, because the parks department is run by a sympathetic audience of architects and landscape architects. "To present our qualifications, we showed them houses with porches and outdoor pavilions we had done," Shipley says. Even though some of these projects are small and have all the overhead of bigger commissions, such as presenting to neighborhood groups, it spread the firm's influence. Larger projects and design fees followed, including a recreation center, golf course clubhouse, and maintenance barn.
For most firms, branching out happens incrementally, the result of doing rigorous design work and relationships with past clients and collaborators. Some seven years in, with 90 percent of its portfolio coming from custom-home clients, San Francisco–based Aidlin Darling Design set to work broadening its range. First came the residential client who commissioned a restaurant design, and then more restaurants, and then wineries. When a custom-home builder the firm had worked with developed his own mixed-use building, it opened another door. Around year 10, the firm hired principal Roslyn Cole, AIA, who had extensive experience with public work. "All of that in combination started to raise our profile in all different sectors, and we started to be invited to competitions," says principal Joshua Aidlin, AIA. One of its latest commissions, a chapel at Stanford University, is currently under construction.
In the competitive RFP world, "often potential clients are just checking the boxes—have you done this and that?" Aidlin says. "It takes open-minded and creative people to see how residential work translates to public work. Sometimes it literally takes a key decision-maker willing to look outside the norm."
Kevin Alter, principal of Alterstudio in Austin, Texas, agrees with that assessment. "I much prefer the more idealistic model that the quality of our work will be transferable to bigger scales," he says. "But that often requires the leadership of a benevolent dictator—someone in authority willing to push forth their vision to do something special." After designing the Texas Hillel Center, a Jewish student union next to the University of Texas, where Alter is associate dean of the architecture school, the firm was short-listed for several similar-scale commissions. "We didn't get them," he says. "They asked how many we'd done, and the intimation was that we didn't have a long track record, which was disappointing to me."
Sometimes the initial work of getting noticed means sacrificing profits, if a firm can afford it. A year or so ago, Aidlin Darling won the commission for a new 35,000-square-foot charter school in Santa Rosa, Calif., partnering with another small firm specializing in educational facilities. The school is for an underserved population, and it won't be a moneymaker, Aidlin says, partly because the architects are going to great lengths to innovate construction efficiency. They're also participating in the fundraising.
"Certain public projects are back-breakers because the fees aren't realistic, but the building will be seen by millions of people every year," Aidlin says. "We're making sure no stone is unturned to do a remarkable project. It's how we always work, but most public firms don't venture into that level of craft because they can't survive if all of their work is in that realm."
Lost in Translation
While a firm's design DNA certainly carries across project types, transitioning beyond single-family commissions introduces different challenges. That's the appeal for Merge Architects, whose current work-in-progress includes a lobby and café for Northeastern University and a 5,000-square-foot classroom for Lincoln Laboratory at MIT. The firm's mash-up of building and program types allows it to test ideas in different contexts. "Things change radically if you use a particular detail on residential versus retail," Whittaker says. "It's exciting to see how we can mix and match. And we like multifamily buildings because we get to deal with the streetscape and multiple people living together."
The client relationship is quite different, too, she adds. "Many architects find single-family work profitable; I don't. Residential clients revisit ideas over and over and change things at the last minute, whereas institutional and developer clients are working with a strict budget and timeline. There's a different sense of urgency, and it's less personal to them."
Kansas City, Mo., architect Matthew Hufft, AIA, who is working on a $60 million multifamily commission, prefers custom-home work for the level of detailing and client relationships. "However, unless it's an elaborate home, we can't staff it efficiently," he says. "While a big multifamily project keeps four to six architects busy for six months, a single-family home ties up one architect for two to four months. You have to keep an eye on the workflow."
It's not always easy integrating projects that run at a different pace than a busy residential practice. Yet "architects are trained to solve problems, not deal with a particular program type," Whittaker says. "And there are so many resources out there. If there's something we don't know, we call a consultant." In the next decade, it's a skill architects likely will need more than ever.
The A-List
Principal Roslyn Cole joined Aidlin Darling Design five years ago and has helped the firm perfect its RFPs for public projects.
How do you decide which RFPs to pursue?
First I look at how far of a stretch it is from what we've done before. You want to take steps toward the right kinds of projects. Some RFPs are very quantitative, while others are qualitative. If it's a building type our office has not done, a data-specific RFP won't be as good a fit as one that allows us to showcase our approach.
How do you prepare for the interview?
We include the founding principals and the director who would manage the project. We find out how many people will be in the interview and whether it will be a big or small room. You don't want to bring too many people to the table, because everyone should be part of the conversation. If it's a complex project, we might bring in an additional person who will focus on a specific part of the project.
What presentation materials do you use?
With our focus on designing for all of the senses, we like to bring in materials and design boards and have the lights on for a close-in conversation.
What happens after the interview?
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Fox News' coverage of the April unemployment report was largely negative, despite the fact that economists largely agree that the report shows positive gains in the labor market.
Unemployment Rate Falls
BLS: Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.5 Percent. The May 3 unemployment report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that total nonfarm payrolls rose by 165,000, edging the unemployment rate down from 7.6 to 7.5 percent. [Bureau of Labor Statistics, 5/3/12]
Huffington Post: Previous Months' Numbers Revised Upwards. The April unemployment report also revealed that previous estimates of job growth -- which fell below expectations -- were revised upwards. From The Huffington Post:
Maybe the most eye-catching part of Friday's report were revisions to prior months: February job growth was ratcheted up to 332,000 from an initial reading of 268,000. And March job growth was revised to 138,000 from 88,000. That means there were another 114,000 jobs in those two months than initially estimated. [The Huffington Post, 5/3/12]
Huffington Post: Drop In Unemployment Not Due To Reduced Labor Force. A May 3 Huffington Post article by chief financial writer Mark Gongloff explained that, unlike previous months, the drop in the topline unemployment rate was not due to people leaving the labor force, noting that the labor force actually grew in April:
In another sign of strength, the unemployment rate managed to fall despite the fact that 210,000 people joined the labor force to look for work in April. In several previous months, unemployment had fallen simply because workers had dropped out of the labor force, either in retirement or despair. As it stands, the labor-force participation rate -- the percentage of working-age Americans either working or looking for work -- held steady in April at 63.3 percent. That compares with the rate of about 66 percent that prevailed for many years before the recession. [The Huffington Post, 5/3/12]
Report Shows Positive Gains For Economy
Economist John Silvia: Report Is Positive Signal For Economy. In an Associated Press report on the April unemployment figures, Wells Fargo chief economist John Silvia claimed that the report showed positive gains for the economy:
"This is a good report," said John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo. "There's a lot of strength... It's good for the economy. It's good for people's income."
The stronger job growth suggests that the federal budget cutting "does not mean recession," Silvia said. "It does not mean a dramatic slowdown." [Associated Press, 5/3/12]
Economist Jared Bernstein: Report Shows "Healthier Job Market Than We Thought." Reacting to the April unemployment report, economist Jared Bernstein noted that it showed signs of an improving labor market:
But the bottom line is that the April numbers, along with the revisions to earlier months, reveal a considerably healthier job market than we thought, with accelerating gains in hiring and a slowly declining unemployment rate. Key industries, like manufacturing, construction, and especially government still bear close watching, and the on-again, off-again pattern of these jobs reports suggests that the economy's growth is not as solidly linked to the labor market as we need it to be.
But we're headed in the right direction, even if it's in fits and starts. [On the Economy, 5/3/12]
Fox's Coverage Still Largely Negative
Majority Of Fox's Coverage Negative In Tone. Fox News devoted more than 17 minutes of its morning coverage to the April jobs report. Of the total coverage, about 55 percent was presented in a negative light, focusing on non-related issues such as how the economic recovery "feels" or speculating about potential negative effects of the Affordable Care Act on future job growth.
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James P. Hicks became a knowledgeable collector of African American history and Black memorabilia quite by accident. In 1990 an impromptu trip to an antique shop ignited his passion to collect anything documenting or depicting Black Americana. Hicks, a locksmith at the University of Iowa went on the road searching shops, auctions and flea markets throughout the Midwest. He studied the market of collectibles and Black history. Today he has amassed a superb array of over 1100 memorabilia items depicting Negro stereotyping and rare historical items documenting African Americans political, cultural and historical experience.
Hicks states, At first I was offended by the caricatures which showed Blacks in a negative, stereotypic light." Among Hicks advertising pieces is a tin whiskey sign from 1898 depicting a Negro family with whiskey, chickens and watermelons. The advertisements with distorted images of Negroes and their lives stand in sharp contrast to the experience told in slave narratives, Negro newspapers and two centuries of literature in Hicks book collection.
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from the offensive first impact of the items to see their historical context.
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books failed to report and to recognize the blatant, yet subtle use of
stereotypes in toys, advertising and entertainment.
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was indoctrinated into our culture. Through this exhibit, others can learn
more of Black history and come to appreciate the progress and achievements
of African Americans. Perhaps, we can look at our own misperceptions.
My hope for my collection is that it can be exhibited widely to a broad audience. The exhibit raises our awareness of the determination, fortitude and heart of African Americans who have come from slavery to their roles of leadership and contribution to American industry and invention today. The exhibit is a celebration of triumph of the spirit, and only in this sharing and experiencing of history can it be recognized and appreciated.
Perhaps someone seeing this collection will catch the fever and begin to collect where I have left off (approximately 1980s), so that future generations can continue to document the African American experience along side mainstream American history.
January 4, 2004
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Department of Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts
General Anthropology Concentration
Archaeology Concentration
Cultural Resource Management
Susan Needham, Department Chair
Department Office: SBS G-322, (310) 243-3443
Emeritus Faculty
Joann Fenton, Kenneth L. Kuykendall
Program Description
The Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate students course work in the four anthropological subdisciplines: ethnology, archaeology, physical anthropology and anthropological linguistics. In addition, courses focus on contemporary disciplinary research, area studies and societal applications of anthropological knowledge.
By majoring or minoring in Anthropology, a student gains a better understanding of people's behavior within cultural settings. Anthropology studies the varied nature of human experience in American society and in the cultures of the world. Through this study of people, their lifestyles and how they adapt to cultural change, both present and past, a student is better prepared to comprehend human behavior. What distinguishes anthropology from other disciplines concerned with people is its holistic perspective or encompassing view, and its central concern with the concept of culture.
The Department of Anthropology, in the
Comparative and evolutionary, scientific and humanistic, Anthropology provides a unique opportunity for broadening and integrating one's view of human existence. Goals of the major concentration in General Anthropology include an understanding of cultural heritage along with a general overview of the significance of cultural change, whether that change be ongoing, from the past, or anticipated in the future. Acquainting students with the cross-cultural perspective and cultural pluralism also are major goals of the General Anthropology concentration.
The major concentration in Archaeology is designed to provide the undergraduate student with a strong background in general anthropology, archaeology and cultural preservation. It stresses anthropological theory, archaeological methodology, field research, data collection, area studies and applications of the field to cultural resource management. In the face of rapid population expansion and increased development, public concern has grown to protect the quickly diminishing cultural resources related to our ancestral and traditional heritage. In addition to the concentration, the department offers a certificate in Cultural Resource Management to those students who complete the program and demonstrate competence in applied aspects of the field.
The Minor in Anthropology
complements a major in other disciplines and professional programs
such as biology, health sciences, art, communications, history,
philosophy and the other behavioral sciences. Students have the
opportunity to develop a focused minor in consultation with an
advisor in specialized areas such as medical anthropology,
A current
description of research projects and other activities is available
at www.csudh.edu. The Robert J. Franklin Anthropology Laboratory is
equipped for the student study of archaeological collections.
Several comparative collections have been developed for analysis of
artifactual materials from
Students are provided the directed opportunity to experience archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork in the context of course work and extracurricular research activities. Local learning and research opportunities often are arranged through internships with local museums, research organizations and in corporate settings.
Field studies in
archaeology are often offered in the spring semester, making use of
sites at the Rancho Dominguez,
The Archaeology
Concentration and Cultural Resource Management Certificate Program
is the only undergraduate program of its kind in the
Academic Advisement
As early as possible each major and minor student should select an academic advisor from among the department faculty. It is suggested that students select the department faculty member whose experience and expertise most closely reflects their own interests and career plans. An advisor will provide educational and professional guidance during the undergraduate curriculum. Advisors are familiar with disciplinary opportunities and current directions and can assist with career planning. In addition, the academic advisor can recommend or refer students to other campus services such as skills assessment, development and enhancement. Advisors will assist in verifying that each student completes university and departmental requirements.
Students will find classes in the following areas useful to the appreciation of anthropological course work: history, ancient civilizations, art history, biology, geography, earth science, foreign languages and social studies.
Transfer students with previous course work in anthropology should consult with an advisor to determine which courses are transferable for lower and upper division units towards completion of the major or minor.
Career Possibilities
The Department of Anthropology provides undergraduate training for students interested in developing careers in academic, research and applied aspects of the discipline. Often postgraduate work is useful or required in certain job categories. However, persons with anthropological background are employed in a wide range of service areas: education, government, environmental and socioeconomic consulting, medical research, planning, social services, personnel, marketing/advertising, international business, law, tourism and a variety of occupations for which knowledge and appreciation of cultural diversity is important. Students should discuss career objectives with an academic advisor in order to develop an appropriate curriculum and research interests.
Graduation with Honors
Undergraduate students may be candidates for graduation with Honors in Anthropology if they meet the following criteria:
1. A minimum of 36 units in residence at CSU Dominguez Hills.
2. A minimum grade point average of 3.5 in all courses used to satisfy the upper division requirements for the Anthropology major.
3. Recommendation by the faculty of the Department of Anthropology.
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
Elective Requirements
Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.
General Education Requirements (55-62 units)
See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" in the University Catalog.
Course of Study/Minor Requirements
Students completing this major will need to a) complete an individualized course of study that consists of a minimum of 12 units of upper division courses approved by a faculty advisor in the Department of Anthropology or b) complete a minor in another field.
Major Requirements (39 units)
Students must select one of the concentrations listed. The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
General Anthropology Concentration (39 units)
A. Lower Division Required Courses (9 units)
ANT 100. Introduction to Cultures (3)
ANT 101. Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
ANT 102. Ancient Civilizations (3)
B. Upper Division Required Courses (12 units)
ANT 312. Language and Culture (3)
ANT 375. Ethnographic Methods and Techniques (3)
ANT 388. Anthropological Theories of Behavior (3)
ANT 490. Proseminar in Anthropology (3)
C. Select one course from each of the following groups (9 units):
1. Cultures of the
ANT 330. North American Indians (3)
Comparative Cultures:
Comparative Cultures:
2. Cultures of
Africa and
Comparative Cultures: Mainland
Comparative Cultures: Peoples and Cultures of
Peoples of the
3. Sociocultural Anthropology (3 units)
ANT 310. Culture and Personality: Psychological Anthropology
ANT 315. Magic and Religion (3)
ANT 336. Comparative Cultures: Culture, Environment, and Globalization (3)
ANT 337. Comparative Cultures: Ethnography and Film (3)
ANT 341. Folklore (3)
ANT 390. Applied Anthropology (3)
ANT 455. People, Culture, and the Environment (3)
D. Archaeology: Select two courses from the following (6 units).
ANT 313. Methods and Techniques of Archaeology (3)
Ancient Peoples of
Prehistory of Africa and
Prehistory of the
E. Electives: Select one upper division course in anthropology in addition to those taken to fulfill the above requirements (3 units).
Archaeology Concentration (39 units)
A. Lower Division Required Courses (9 units)
ANT 100. Introduction to Cultures (3)
ANT 101. Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
ANT 102. Ancient Civilizations (3)
B. Upper Division Required Courses (15 units)
ANT 313. Methods and Techniques of Archaeology (3)
Prehistory of Africa and
Prehistory of the
ANT 388. Anthropological Theories of Behavior (3)
ANT 490. Proseminar in Anthropology (3)
C. Select one course from the following groups (6 units):
1. Cultures of the
ANT 330. North American Indians (3)
Ancient Peoples of
Comparative Cultures:
Comparative Cultures:
2. Cultures of
Africa and
Comparative Cultures: Mainland
Comparative Cultures: Peoples and Cultures of
Peoples of the
D. Sociocultural Anthropology: Select two courses from the following (6 units):
ANT 310. Culture and Personality: Psychological Anthropology (3)
ANT 312. Language and Culture (3)
ANT 315. Magic and Religion (3)
ANT 336. Comparative Cultures: Culture, Environment and Globalization (3)
ANT 337. Comparative Cultures: Ethnography and Film (3)
ANT 341. Folklore (3)
ANT 375. Ethnographic Methods and Techniques (3)
ANT 390. Applied Anthropology (3)
ANT 455. People, Culture, and the Environment (3)
E. Electives: Select one upper division anthropology elective in consultation with the archaeology program coordinator (3 units).
Minor in Anthropology (15 units)
The minor consists of five courses in anthropology. In consultation with an advisor, a specialized minor focusing on a specific aspect of anthropology can be developed in an area such as: Medical Anthropology, Human Evolution, Applied Anthropology, Educational Anthropology.
A. Lower Division Requirements: Select two courses from the following (6 units)
ANT 100. Introduction to Cultures (3)
ANT 101. Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
ANT 102. Ancient Civilizations (3)
B. Upper Division Requirements: Select three upper division Anthropology courses (9 units).
Certificate in
Cultural Resource Management
In addition to the course work listed for the major concentration in Archaeology, the awarding of the certificate is based on demonstrated applied experience in the professional aspects of Cultural Resource Management. Students must demonstrate competence in at least two of the following areas:
1. Intensive archaeological or ethnographic field experience relating to Cultural Resource Management; this experience must extend beyond an introductory field course.
2. Laboratory analysis in which the student demonstrates knowledge of methods and techniques in handling, processing, and interpreting either archaeological or ethnographic findings.
3. Report preparation experience in which the archaeological or anthropological aspects of Cultural Resource Management are stressed.
The applied experiences required for the Certificate in Cultural Resource Management can be obtained through independent study, enrollment in a special topics course, volunteer training, internships or actual professional experience of reasonable duration gained through employment in cultural resource management programs or projects. Arrangements for such experiences and individual competencies need to be made in advance under the guidance of the program coordinator and the department chair. Consultation should take place as soon as possible after the student selects this certificate program and also periodically while participating in the program.
Course Offerings
The credit value for each course in semester units is indicated for each term by a number in parentheses following the title. For course availability, please see the list of tentative course offerings in the current Class Schedule.
Lower Division
ANT 100 Introduction to Cultures (3).
Examination of the anthropological approach to the study of human behavior. The concept of culture, cultural institutions and processes, evolution of cultural systems, application of the concept of culture to current social problems.
ANT 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3).
Examination of human biology. Introduces scientific approaches to genetics and evolution, primate evolution and behavior, evidence from fossil record for human evolution, and biological variation among modern humans, human growth and disease patterns, and human demography.
ANT 102 Ancient Civilizations (3).
Examination of origins and development of world civilizations. Using evidence from the archaeological record, the written record, the arts, literature, and the sciences, human cultural achievements are examined from the earliest beginnings to the sixteenth century.
Upper Division
ANT 310 Culture and Personality: Psychological Anthropology (3).
Examination of the human personality within cultural contexts. Topics include personality formation and child-rearing; stress and mental/physical health problems which occur with cultural change; aging, roles and communication among local and worldwide ethnic groups.
ANT 312 Language and Culture (3).
Analysis of language as an aspect of culture. Relationship between language and culture patterns, dynamics of language and cultural change; the problem of meaning.
ANT 313 Methods and Techniques of Archaeology (3).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Basic procedures and techniques used by archaeologists to excavate, analyze and interpret prehistoric remains. Field and/or laboratory activities. Variable topics will include field procedures, laboratory procedures or archaeological method and theories. Six hours of activity per week.
ANT 315 Magic and Religion (3).
A comparative analysis of magico-religious systems in their cultural setting and the role of the supernatural in human societies.
ANT 330 North American Indians (3).
Comparative study of cultural patterns of
selected past and present native peoples of the
Ancient Peoples of
The history and archaeology of cultures of
Central Mexico and
ANT 336 Comparative Cultures: Culture, Environment, and Globalization (3).
Ethnographic and comparative approach to the study of the diverse cultures of the world. Examines substance patterns and sociopolitical organization of a variety of cultures in the past and present.
ANT 337 Comparative Cultures: Ethnography and Film (3).
Exploration of crosscultural differences as documented in visual images and texts dealing with three traditional societies, the Yanomami, the Dobe, and the Dugum. Analysis of substance and economy, social cohesion and social conflict, world view, and representations of other societies in a world characterized by dramatic cultural changes.
Comparative Cultures: Mainland
Anthropology of Mainland Southeast Asia (
Comparative Cultures:
Anthropology of
Comparative Cultures: Peoples of Ancient
Anthropology of ancient Egyptian civilization
from its earliest beginnings to the end of the
ANT 341 Folklore (3).
Theory and method in the study and collection of folktales, myths, legends, proverbs, riddles, and other forms of verbal tradition.
Comparative Cultures:
Anthropology of cultural differences expressed
by indigenous cultures of
ANT 344 Aging in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3).
Survey and analysis of cultural influences on the physical and social processes of aging. Examination and comparison of societal roles available to and assumed by older men and women of various cultures.
Prehistory of Africa and
Examination of the archaeological record
of the Old World (Europe, Africa,
Prehistory of the
Examination of the archaeological record of the
New World (North America,
Peoples of the
A survey of one or more cultural regions of the
old World. Specific topics and areas may vary; for example:
Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa,
ANT 375 Ethnographic Methods and Techniques (3).
Prerequisites: ANT 100 and consent of instructor.
Basic methods in the ethnographic study of contemporary communities. Students conduct supervised field work using audiovisual recording and computer techniques to collect and analyze data. Two hours of lecture and two hours of activity (including computer lab) per week.
ANT 388 Anthropological Theories of Behavior (3).
Prerequisite: One course in Anthropology.
Historical survey and critical analysis of major schools of anthropological thought employed in explaining sociocultural behavior and phenomena. An integrative examination of current developments, issues and applications of the field of anthropology.
ANT 389 Transmission of Culture (3).
Examination of the concept of culture; emphasis
on exploration of cross-cultural commonalities and differences in
societal responses. Analysis of dynamics
of cultural change with reference to ethnic and immigrant groups and
institutions in
ANT 390 Applied Anthropology (3).
Course examines the application of anthropology to the solution of contemporary social problems. The course examines the methods of applied anthropology, the relationship between applied research and theory, and ethical issues in the practice of anthropology.
ANT 455 People, Culture, and the Environment (3).
Course exposes students to cross-cultural approaches to environmental problems and develops environmental problem solving skills based on the holistic approach of anthropology. Students will examine the political and economic aspects of relationships between society and nature in reference to current environmental and human rights issues.
ANT 490 Proseminar in Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: ANT 100, ANT 101, and ANT 102.
Explores careers in Anthropology, examines distinctions between academic and applied Anthropology, reviews career options within sub-fields of Anthropology, examines professional activities of Anthropologists, explains research design.
ANT 494 Independent Study (2, 3).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Independent study of a particular problem under the direction of a member of the anthropology department. Repeatable course.
ANT 495 Selected Topics in Anthropology (3).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An intensive study of an issue, concept or theory in anthropology that is of special interest to both the faculty member and the students. Repeatable course. Three hours of lecture per week.
Infrequently Offered Courses
The following courses are scheduled on a "demand" basis. Students should consult the department office for information about the next schedule offering.
ANT 115 Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology (3).
Introduction to archaeological methodology and
human biology. Review of fossil evidence for the biological
evolution of humans and archaeological evidence for
the major stages in cultural development.
ANT 335 Comparative Cultures (3).
The world's cultural and social diversity from a
sociocultural anthropological
perspective. Variable topics include regional surveys (North
America, South America, Africa,
ANT 345 Medical Anthropology (3).
Cross-cultural survey of critical problems common to anthropology and health-related fields; cultural ecology of health and pathology, folk medical practices; medical beliefs in relation to other aspects of culture; public health and medical education problems as affected by ethnic culture; effects of acculturation upon mental and physical health.
ANT 346 Anthropology of Work (3).
Examination of the significance of work in contemporary societies. Cross-cultural comparisons of workers' life styles. Impact of changing cultural conditions on work patterns.
ANT 348 Society and Automated Technologies (3).
Examination of the ramifications of the installation of automated systems on social and economic conditions of contemporary and future societies. Analyses of culture change issues and the interrelationships between automated technologies and lifestyles.
ANT 349 Anthropology of the Future (3).
Examination of newly emerging questions and ideas about the cultural future of humankind. Topics of discussion include the relevance of anthropology to building a Solar System culture, the possibility of extraterrestrial contact, and alternative cultural futures.


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Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies
Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who uttered one of history's most famous proclamations when he became the first man to walk on the moon in 1969, died Saturday.
Armstrong was commander of the Apollo 11 mission that made the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. He had undergone heart surgery Aug. 8, three days after his 82nd birthday. His family said that Armstrong had died from post-surgery complications.
"We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures,'' the family said in a statement. "Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend."
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As he stepped off the lunar module and set foot on the moon's surface, he said "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,'' underscoring a centuries-old fantasy among humankind and a high point in the Cold War era space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. An estimated 600 million TV viewers watched the event, engrossed by the surreal, grainy black-and-white footage.
Saturday, President Obama hailed Armstrong as one of "the greatest American heroes — not just of his time, but of all time.''
"When he and his fellow crewmembers lifted off aboard Apollo 11 in 1969, they carried with them the aspirations of an entire nation,'' the president said in a statement. "They set out to show the world that the American spirit can see beyond what seems unimaginable — that with enough drive and ingenuity, anything is possible. And when Neil stepped foot on the surface of the moon for the first time, he delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten."
But the notoriously publicity shy Armstrong was a reluctant hero. In an era of celebrity adulation, Armstrong refused to sign autographs or grant interviews, giving only infrequent speeches. "I don't want a living memorial,'' he once said. He reluctantly joined fellow Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins in anniversary celebrations of the moon landing.
"He was the best, and I will miss him terribly,'' Collins said.
Armstrong flew Navy fighter jets during the Korean War, flying nearly 80 missions. During one flight over North Korea in 1951, the right wing of his jet clipped a cable wire. He managed to fly to friendly territory before ejecting. Armstrong later became a test pilot before joining the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of its second group of astronauts.
Armstrong commanded Gemini 8 in 1966, which suffered near disaster until he used a back-up system to stop an uncontrolled capsule spin and made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean.
Armstrong's prowess was again demonstrated during the moon landing, when it was later revealed that lunar module had just 20 seconds of fuel left when he steered to avoid large boulders before touching down in the Sea of Tranquility.
The self-described nerd downplayed his celebrity status.
Watch a video obituary commemorating astronaut Neil Armstrong's life, as well as vintage footage of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
"I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer," he said a February 2000 appearance. "And I take a substantial amount of pride in the accomplishments of my profession."
Born in tiny Wapakoneta, Ohio, Armstrong took his first flight as a 6-year-old, fueling a lifetime passion for aviation. He attended Purdue University to study aeronautical engineering before the Korean War, later earning a master's degree at the University of Southern California.
The lunar landing made him more popular than his hero, aviator Charles Lindbergh, but Armstrong shunned the spotlight. After walking on the moon, he lived a mostly private life, buying a farm and teaching aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati until 1979.
When he appeared in Dayton in 2003 to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight, he bounded onto a stage before 10,000 people packed into a baseball stadium. But he spoke for only a few seconds, did not mention the moon and quickly ducked the spotlight.
Still, he expressed his concerned about Obama's 2010 space policy shift that emphasized the privatization of space travel. Armstrong said he had concerns about the plan to end manned NASA flights, which he called "misguided."
"Neil Armstrong was a pioneer of flight and that is how he would want to be remembered," says space historian John Logsdon, author of John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon. "In his mind he flew all kinds of vehicles that set record firsts, and one of them happened to be the first one on the moon."
Armstrong basically saw himself as an aviator first and foremost, part of the long tradition of American pilots going back to the Wright Brothers, Logsdon says.
"For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request,'' his family said in a Saturday statement. "Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."
"He will be part of history forever," Logsdon said.
Contributing: Dan Vergano and the Associated Press
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2005 Vieux Clocher "Nobles Terrasses", Gigondas
I thought this wine relatively simple compared to other 05 Rhones we tasted at a neighborhood blind tasting of six a few years ago. It would have been the one I'd have least wished to buy. But we had less of a turnout than originally planned for that tasting so I bought all the extra bottles and ended up with this. And now I'm not unhappy about that. What struck me as simple back then due, in no small part, to a domination by red fruit, strikes me as now as having greater purity and even if a bit one-noted in the fruit department there's a purity to appreciate, decidedly more syrah on the nose and first half of the taste experience, and more grenache-y assertive black pepper in the latter half and on the finish. It's a very nice wine and the bottle was empty too soon. Very good.
1999 Domaine les Espiers "Cuvee Tradition", Gigondas
I haven't a clue where I got this wine, but stains on the label suggest it might have made the move with us from California six years ago. Similarly, why I was holding it this long when all the other 99's are gone has faded from memory, but once we poured/smelled/tasted it we could only conclude that at some point I knew to leave it alone. Ample black fruit coats the palate, it's sweet and ripe but overall the mouthfeel is more on the taut side than generous. There's some herb too as well as ham, suggesting that there's a lot of syrah here and possibly mourvedre too. It's only barely ready to drink and could easily improve for years yet. Definitely rewards food. Excellent.


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do you guys think id be best sticking with the bjj ?so... 3 bjj per week and then plus 1 spar in sept or stick to what im doing now?... with 1 mma and 2 bjj and then add 1 spar class in sept.
just im in two minds, 1 - thinking if i stick to bjj for now ill pick it up faster 2 - thinking if i put 1 mma in , in replace of 1 bjj then i will learn how to use it without a gi from the get go. aswell as the mma classes helping with other things such as striking etc etc