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East Texas Hoops action is underway, to enter you can go online easttexashoops.com or call text 903-434-3412.
Events coming up include:
Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 — Winnsboro fall league taking 5/6,7/8, JV and varsity girls.
Sept. 27 Mineola playday taking 5/6,7/8, JV and varsity boys and girls enter by Sept. 25 6 p.m.
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The News-Telegram is looking for sports correspondents to report on area high school football games during the 2014 season.
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The Lady Trojans lost to Florence (3A) 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, Then lost to Anna (4A) 25-18, 25-21 in tournament play.
Standouts include: Alex Duck- 7 kills, 7 blocks, 2 digs, 1 assist; Mackenzie Fyke- 12 points, 2 aces, 1 kill, 1 block, 3 digs; Madison Thomas- 2 points, 5 kills, 4 digs; Viviana Ugalde- 4 points, 4 kills; Julia Goncalves- 8 poiints, 7 assists; Jacey Weatherbee- 3 kills, 6 blocks; Ashley Purser- 8 digs; Sydney Spillars- 6 points, 1 ace, 9 assists; Paige Seely- 13 points, 2 aces, 2 digs
The Lady Trojans host Blue Ridge JV and Varsity only, beginning at 5 p.m. at Cumby High School.
The Lady Trojans are 0-5 according to coach Shelley Jones.
SSHS tennis
team plays today
The fall tennis season begins today when Sulphur Springs plays Kilgore at Lindale at 9 a.m.
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Lindsay Lohan Rushed To Hospital With Lung Infection
- There's always drama in LiLo-land: last night, Lindsay Lohan was rushed to a New York City emergency room for a "lung infection." Supposedly she has been ill with "walking pneumonia" and was treated with antibiotics at the ER and released. Hmm, maybe that's why she's been out of it lately? [TMZ]
- This is ridiculous/sad: when they do TV shows, Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchinson need to worry about running afoul of child labor laws. [PopBytes]
- Rumor has it Beyoncé is pregnant again (!!!!) … but I'm holding my excitement until this is actually confirmed. [Hollywood Life]
- Guess which Olympic gold medalist was secretly pregnant during her win? [Celebrity Cafe]
- Fiona Apple received a sexist, nasty letter from the Texas sheriff's department calling her "sweetie" and "honey" telling her to "shut up and sing" after she spoke out, cryptically, this weekend about her time spent in jail for drug possession last week. What the fuck?! [Pitchfork]
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- "Princess Bride" nerds will be thrilled to hear there will be a special 25th anniversary screening of the flick which cast members will attend. [Huffington Post]
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Testing the feasibility of K-Ar dating of Pennsylvania cryptomelanes [potassium manganese oxides]
Michel Bikerman, Todd Myers, Akilah A. Prout, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-3332, and Robert C Smith II (retired), Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057
Conventional K-Ar dating on seven samples of cryptomelane [K(Mn++++, Mn++)8O16] from south-central Pennsylvania was done to determine if the method yields meaningful dates and, if so, to place limits on the times of manganese ore formation. The preliminary results are consistent with previous studies in that the method works, but yields relatively large errors because of the high atmospheric 40Ar content. The dates* determined for the six southerly samples are Cenozoic, ranging from late Paleocene/early Eocene through Miocene, tending to confirm a residual origin for the manganese oxides during postAlleghanian periods of surface exposure of the host rocks. There is no correlation of cryptomelane date with the age of the host rock, which is Cambrian for five samples and Mississippian for the sixth. The most northerly sample gave a Triassic date. That deposit may be related in origin to the nearby Pb-Zn ore deposits formed by regional hydrothermal fluids.
*15±1, 24±2, 12.5±1.5, 57±12, 58±5, and 6±0.5 Ma (million years ago)
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Tyrannosaur Trailer Online
See Paddy Considine's directorial outing
Paddy Considine's feature directorial debut is not, it's fair to say, the cuddliest film you'll ever see. It is, however, one of the better ones, with great performances from Olivia Coleman, Paddy Considine and Eddie Marsan bringing to life a story of considerable true-life resonnance. Don't believe us? Check out the trailer for Tyrannosaur right here and get a taste of what's in store.
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Tyrannosaur, which does not contain any actual dinosaurs (head this way for those), is out in the UK on October 7. Seek it out.


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Subject: Re: [Q-R] Which Marie Angélique Roy??
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Jackie HOSTAGE writes:
But it is perplexing that Marie-Angelique ROY isn't listed as one of the
children born to Augustin ROY and Marie-Angelique LIZOTTE and I don't find her
birth -- unless it's hidden under DESJARDINS or LAUZIER.
Sigh ... what's wrong with a simple name like John SMITH or ...
Jackie HOSTAGE
Because the name used by successive generations of one family varies greatly from one generation to the next, and from one family to another on the same generation, PRDH has chosen to list all of the possible names for each and every individual within the family. Sometimes, a person has four family name,s sometimes, only one.
The daughter of AUGUSTIN ROY DESJARDINS LAUZIER and MARIE ANGELIQUE LIZOTTE born in at La Pocatière on 1763-10-03 is named MARIE CHARLOTTE ANGELIQUE MARTHE ROY DESJARDINS LAUZIER on her parent's' family page, but the corresponding page in the Repertory of Vital Records lists her as MARIE ANGELIQUE CHARLOTTE LAUZIER. Her marriage lists her spouse's name as FRANCOIS MAURICE PELLETIER and hers as MARIE CHARLOTTE ANGELIQUE MARTHE ROY DESJARDINS LAUZIER on the Marriages Page, but they are FRANCOIS PELTIER and CHARLOTTE ROY LAUSIER on the Vital Records page. Her younger sister is listed as MARIE ANGELIQUE LAUSIER on her baptismal record in Vital Acts, and as MARIE ANGELIQUE ROY LAUSIER on her marriage record
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Subject: Re: [Q-R] Which Marie Angélique Roy??
Hi Libby,
t seems that Marie-Charlotte (who m. Francois PELLETIER) must have used
everal names in her lifetime because the PRDH marriage record shows her as
arie-Charlotte-Angelique-Marthe ROY/DESJARDINS/LAUZIER.
he couple page for Augustin ROY and Marie-Angelique LIZOTTE shows separate
istings for the marriages of their daughters, Marie-Charlotte (b. 1763, m.
ELLETIER in 1785) and Marie-Angelique (m. MOREAU in 1789) and since the spouse
of Marie-Charlotte (Francois PELLETIER) didn't die until 1830 and the
arriage page doesn't show a second marriage for her, I can only conclude that
hese were two different women and that's the way I have it in my database.
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How much food do chicks need?
I've written before about how
much to feed adult chickens. But what about
growing chicks whose needs change almost daily?
So, for example, a six week old chick would need around 0.093 pounds of food per day, or a bit more than a third of a cup. If you had 14 chicks of that age, you'd need to give them 1.3 pounds of food per day, or about 5 cups. (A pound of chick feed is roughly equivalent to a quart or four cups.)
Despite being armed with all of this data, I have to admit that I'm pretty sure I fed our first three batches of chicks this year more than they needed. First of all, they were living on pasture, so the chicks were getting a good amount of their nutrition from insects, worms, and clover. Second, I actually ended up feeding them more than the recommended amount for birds who don't have access to pasture. It's just so easy to think your chicks are starving when they come peeping to greet you at the gate, but the truth is that chicks expect treats when they see me, so they scamper over even if their crops are bulging.
The two sets of Black Australorps I raised are a good example of the fact that overfeeding doesn't lead to any extra meat. At 12 weeks, I'd fed our first batch of australorps 10.79 pounds apiece, and the cockerels dressed out to 1.87 pounds each. The second batch "ate" 15 pounds of feed apiece, and the cockerels dressed out to 1.76 pounds apiece. Clearly, the extra feed I gave to the second batch just went to waste.
But my gut tells me that even feeding using the chart above will waste storebought food in when chicks are getting a lot of nutrition from pasture. Which brings me to a better way of estimating whether you're feeding pastured chicks enough. With my final batch of chicks for 2011, I've taken to peering at their crops a couple of times a day, and have noticed that even though I'm feeding my chicks only about 80% of their recommended allotment, the chicks' crops are always full. Now, it's possible that malnourished chicks could still have full crops due to eating things that aren't really food since they're feeling hungry, but our chicks are also perky, with shiny feathers and seemingly stout bodies. I figure that as long as chicks look healthy and have full crops, they're getting enough (or too much) food, but I won't know for sure until I kill the broilers at 12 weeks and weigh their carcasses.
Our chicken waterer keeps the flock healthy in the coop or on pasture.
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I plan on using these feed amounts for our laying flock and meat birds starting next year. We haven't had any chickens in a couple of years, but we are planning on starting a flock in the spring. Thanks for all the excellent information you provide for your followers.
Comment by mid-morning Thursday, October 13th, 2011—
You'll want to be careful of using these numbers for meat birds. We've been raising heritage breeds, which bulk up at about the rate of laying hens and need about the same amount of feed. But if you raise the extremely fast-growing Cornish cross, they will clearly need a lot more feed. Good luck!
Comment by Saturday afternoon, October 15th, 2011—
These amounts won't work for broilers. It takes about 2.5 lbs of feed for each pound of meat bird produced. So a 10 lb broiler is going to take about 25 lbs of feed, that is lots more than what is listed.
Comment by late Saturday afternoon, June 20th, 2015—
Anonymous --- You're right. That's why I included this caveat in the post: "These figures assume you're raising heritage breed birds --- Cornish Cross chickens need more food faster." Broilers are a whole different kettle of fish!
Comment by Monday afternoon, June 22nd, 2015—
Thanks for this detailed breakdown! I raise multiple batches of replacement layers during the year, and track general feed purchase, egg production, eggs sales, chicken sales, hatch rates, etc. but since my hatches end up blended, I never know just how much each batch eats.
Now I want to see if it pencils out to feed 8 week cockerels to our dogs instead of auctioning them, and your numbers will be really helpful.
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James O'Keefe doesn't show up for his own press conference
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James O'Keefe, whose history of inaccurate and discredited work is well-known, apparently did not want to defend his latest project, a series of videos purporting to discredit some New Jersey teachers.
On Friday, O'Keefe announced on Twitter that he would be holding a press conference in Trenton today.
But after posting two videos to his website this morning meant to disparage the New Jersey Education Association, he did not show up for the press event, held outside of the New Jersey state capitol.
Instead, a member of the local Tea Party was on hand to use the tape to call for an investigation by the state attorney general's office into O'Keefe's allegations.
Daryl Brooks of the Greater Trenton Tea Party addressed a small group of about six supporters and reporters from News 12 New Jersey and The Record of Northern New Jersey.
He said that he believed the O'Keefe videos were valid because "he told me" they were.
He added that he had spoken to O'Keefe earlier today and said another press event would be held in two weeks, but did not say if O'Keefe would attend or what it would be about.
Brooks said he had first learned of the videos last week and that he knew of O'Keefe's past problems, but added, "some of the things he has done, he has done pretty good."
He said of O'Keefe and his latest story, "he promised me and gave me his word and gave others his word and if it is proven false, we'll have to deal with them."
Calls to Project Veritas, O'Keefe's group that created the videos, were not returned.
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I am 19 years old and have been dealing with the discomfort of having large labia since puberty. I am uncomfortable when I am exercising, and sometimes just sitting or walking around. I find it difficult to keep clean and am worried that it will pose a sexual problem in the near future when I get married and become intimate with my husband.
What are the pros and cons of having a labiaplasty using the "wedge method" vs "the trim method"? I am in the process of having consultations and was interested in hearing more pros and cons of the different methods. Also, I am a college student so I am in classes, should 6-7 days be enough recovery? I am looking into having this done over spring break. Thank you.


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by Matthew Chapman - Thoughts on Betrothal (15 Years Later) Many Christian homeschooling homes, on the other hand, seem to provide young women with a more natural context in which to come forth—that is, if the parents have an eye for this and their time is used wisely. This is not only true in daughters learning homemaking skills from their mothers, but in the Lord fashioning in them a gentle and quiet spirit. Daughters can also develop a truly submissive heart in how they relate to their parents, and particularly their father, for one day they will have another man with whom they must submissively relate to as their head. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: A Truly Submissive Heart For Marriage?
Vision Forum Inc. – The 'For Profit' VF is Closing!
by Calulu cross posted from her blog True Love Doesn't Rape...And so things get a bit more grim for the Phillips.There's been no official word on the closing of the incorporated for profit side of Vision Forum closing after Doug Phillips stepped down after admitting his affair and the closing of the ministry side of Vision Forum, but it looks like that is indeed what is happening. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Cultural Comformity and Compromise?
by Geoff Botkin apologizing for his early comments on Christian Rap music - NCFIC Blog: An Apology "I need to apologize for the unintended offense and confusion of my comments on disobedient cowardice. I certainly do not believe that all of today's Christian rappers are cowardly. My most sincere apologies go to anyone out there who was hurt by my strong language. While I do hold concerns about the use and misuse of rap, my words were not directed at any particular artist. My greater concern is for the broad cultural conformity and compromise that is not limited to reformed rap." … [Read more...]
John Piper's Defense of the Genocidal Christian God
by Bruce Gerenscer cross posted from his blog The Way ForwardThere are many reasons people choose to leave Christianity. Contrary to what apologists for Christianity suggest, deconversion stories have many elements and are rarely the same. That said, there are four elements that show up in most deconversion stories:The existence of evil The existence of suffering God acting contrary to the commands he gives people God commanding people to act contrary to the commands he gives to people … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Feminism Killed the Family?
by Phyllis Schlafly from WND and Ladies Against Feminism - Who killed the American Family? A combination of forces abolished the American family as we knew it. The many factors include changes in the law such as unilateral divorce, court decisions especially abuses by the family courts, the culture, curricula and customs from elementary grades through college, taxpayer financial incentives for illegitimacy, and pronouncements of self-appointed experts who think they know how to manage … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Unevenly Yoked Kills 'The Blessing'?
by Colin Campbell in Meat For Men - Biblical Fatherhood: Role Modeling Love The phrase "all things " is incredible and could include vast multitudes of personal desires, as well as impersonal. However, we cannot expect God to answer any prayer that is outside of His character and will for our lives. We are only entitled to hope for "all things" that are within the boundaries of His will. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: "To Train Up A Child" Harmful?
by Michael Pearl from No Greater Love "The alleged presence of the book makes it no more responsible for Hanna's death than the presence of a weight loss book in the home of an overweight person is responsible for their obesity." Posted by CNN on their front page yesterday."To Train Up a Child" linked to deaths … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving: Duties, Rights and Privileges
by Calulu cross posted from her blog True Love Doesn't RapeThe quotes and theology I stumble across as part of my posting and moderator duties at No Longer Quivering sometimes make me laugh, but many times I'm more likely to drop my full coffee cup in shock or dismay, just like the graphic of a spilled coffee cup I use for the Quoting Quiverfull feature. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Always a Battle?
by Rachel D Ramer of CRI - Christian Families on the Edge Author Reb Bradley, however, echoes the Pearls: "Keep your objective in mind — subjection of their will.…Teach your children to obey without being told 'why.'"11 Authors William and Colleen Dedrick also concur: "When your child disregards or disobeys your command, he breaks fellowship with you and … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Women Don't Belong in the Military at All?
by Vaughn Ohlman from his blog The Practical Theonomist in response to LAF's claiming that women are being forced into combat positions in the US Military. A Design FlawI was conversing over on NLQ with a woman about the issue of women in the military, and whether or not they should be in combat. Since it is my view that women shouldn't be in the military at all, I don't really have a dog in that hunt. I was primarily there to correct a false impression that some seemed to have, namely that Ladies Against Feminism, and people like myself, were Ok with women in the military, … [Read more...]


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Oh, I was so happy to see the tag book package arrive from Karla's Cottage. In spite of Karla's bout with the flu and then tendinitis, and pleurisy, Karla persevered and sent out the tag books. I sure hope you are feeling better now, Karla. That was quite a string of nasties!
But, here are the pictures of the tags. I just love it all grouped together, Such a luscious looking little book. I had to create a few extra of my own tags to include, just so I could remember what I created.
On the cover is Karla's very own tag. So so sweet, with Alice and "the key" to the tiny door. Love all the layering. I learned so much doing this swap. I can see how to layer now, and use "extra touches" to make the tags even more wonderful. I'm including a copy of the backs of the tags so you can see that the girls didn't stop on the front, but continued to create such beautiful backs, most with their signatures.
Blessings To All,


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Violence against children:preliminary evidence from Colombia, El Salvador, Cambodia and Ecuador
The issue of child abuse in developing countries is of utmost importance for designing policies directed to vulnerable children and aimed at combating the worst forms of child labour. Unfortunately there is limited empirical basis for formulating policies and programmes addressing violence against children in developing countries. This preliminary study uses data from El Salvador(SIMPOC 2001), Colombia (SIMPOC 2001), Cambodia (SIMPOC, 2001) and Ecuador (SIMPOC, 2001) and constitutes a starting point for a more detailed analysis of the issue of children abuse.
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- Jean-Pierre Lachaud, 2008. "Le travail des enfants et la pauvreté en Afrique : un réexamen appliqué au Burkina Faso," Economie & Prévision, La Documentation Française, vol. 0(5), pages 47-65.
- Jean-Pierre Lachaud, 2004. "Le travail des enfants et la pauvreté en Afrique : un réexamen appliqué au Burkina Faso," Documents de travail 96, Groupe d'Economie du Développement de l'Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV.
- Canagarajah, Sudharshan & Coulombe, Harold, 1997. "Child labor and schooling in Ghana," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1844, The World Bank.
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Must read
1. Charlie Watts: 'Glastonbury? I don't want to do it'
The Rolling Stones drummer doesn't listen to his own band's songs any more, but he must be excited about playing Glastonbury, right? Er...
2. Meat Loaf's farewell tour: 'This time, they're not going to rope me back in'
Life on the road has taken its toll on Meat Loaf, who's now on his second new knee. But will this coming tour really be his last? He talks about high Cs, being signed for $6 and outwellying Wagner
3. Ted Nugent and Radiohead work on pro-hunting musical
US magazine Pool Flair reports that Thom Yorke worked with the shotgun-toting rocker on We're Going on a Bear Hunt
In the news
Rolling Stones to return to Hyde Park for concert after 44 years
Mark Knopfler cancels Russian shows in human rights protest
Yoko Ono's Meltdown: Patti Smith, Boy George and Siouxsie Sioux sign up
Coldplay's A Rush Of Blood To The Head voted best album in Radio 2 poll
Phil Ramone, pioneering music producer and engineer, dies aged 72
On the blog
Coldplay's A Rush Of The Blood To The Head is the best album of all time – and here's why
March's best music from across the MAP
Readers recommend: one-hit wonders – results
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Tracks of the week
Want six new music tracks handpicked by the folk at Rough Trade and the Guardian? This week's selection features She and Him, Thee Oh Sees and Major Lazer.
Watch and listen
Album stream: Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze
Music Weekly podcast: Hookworms go wah-wah, and Charli XCX goes it alone
New music: Big Black Delta – Side Of The Road (Dinamo Azari Remix)
Further reading
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The DIY dreamers who never got signed
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Police Promise 'Bulked Up' Presence at Fiesta
Key San Antonio officials said today there will be a 'bulked up' police presence around major Fiesta events, in the wake of the twin bombings earlier this week at the Boston Marathon, 1200 WOAI news reports.
"If people are looking for it you may see it," Police Chief William McManus said. "If you're not looking for it, you probably won't."
But McManus said his office is being 'very very aggressive' in preparations for Fiesta.
"Public safety and awareness are the top priorities."
Fiesta brings together some of the largest crowds which attend regularly schedule events in Texas. Some 750,00 regularly attend the Battle of Flowers Parade, and Night in Old San Antonio crams thousands of people into the small space of La Villita.
Fiesta is no stranger to terroristic violence. In 1979, when mass shootings were far less common than they are today, a 64 year old former mental patient named Ira Atterbury opened fire on the Battle of Flowers Parade, killing three bystanders and wounding six police officers and two dozen others before he killed himself.
"It is really impossible to 'sterilize' any of the areas, but as far as preparation goes, as far as planning goes, we got it down," McManus said.


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On the 19th of December I'm flying from Edinburgh to Bristol. It turns out there are not many airlines that serve that route so I ended up booking at easyJet.
easyJet served me this ad. I'm still logged into the easyJet site.
I can't work out whether it's clever or a fail.
It could be a failure of an ad because they should have tracking in place to know that I completed that transaction on their site - even if I did shop around first.
It could be clever because, well, they know the route I was researching and know they can service it.
When I first saw the ad it looked like a check in/review flight details option. It looked like functionality rather than ad. I wondered whether or not I needed to tick more boxes to confirm my flight. I actually clicked. I think it's just an ad.
Mind you; it could be a clever retargeting third party being paid on traffic or looking to renew their tracking cookie to keep me active. If they can keep me clicking then they'll earn more revenue if I fly with easyJet again. The ad was served by Struq so I'm not sure how likely that is.


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This fall, the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomes 115 first-year medical students, the largest class in its 40-year history. To start their medical careers, students like Alisha Murrow receive a white coat to symbolize their commitment to OSU and the medical profession. OSU Center for Health Sciences, ranked the nation's most popular medical school by U.S. News & World Report, trains these future physicians to meet the increasing medical needs of rural and underserved areas and create a brighter future for Oklahoma.
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EMILY MASON Recent Paintingsby Phong Bui
Although one can sense that Emily Mason's paintings owe much to both Color Field painting and Lyrical Abstraction, it is impossible to readily ascribe any elements of her work to either school. There is something undecipherable and illegible about her process and something remarkably self-contained about her spirit.
This is not to say Mason has ignored the struggle among artists of her mother's (Alice Trumbull Mason's) generation. That era's dominant question—how to marry abstract form with meaningful content?—gave rise to its main schism: "objectivity" versus "subjectivity" (the latter of which gave birth to Abstract Expressionism). Mason is as sensitive to this struggle as she is to the quandaries of her own generation (namely artists committed to Clement Greenberg's formalist doctrine, including Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Ronnie Landfield, just to name a few). I have perused Mason's work for 25 years, and after all this time I am still struck by the way she manages to carve out an in-between space that cherishes—while resisting—all of the above ideas and ways of thinking about form and content, and other related issues that contributed so indelibly to the painting culture that she was brought up with; how she allows her own internal rhythm to harmonize with the demands of painting's process.
From the outset of her career, Mason understood the advantages of her interstitial space: she could take refuge from Abstract Expressionism's subjectivity as well as take advantage of the transcendent possibilities of color offered by Color Field (achieved by pouring thin layers of paint onto canvas). She was interested in neither the former's existential angst nor the latter's use of absorbed color pigments on raw canvas (she paints on primed canvases). By allowing painterly gestures to coexist with thin, poured layers in a wide range of colors in all manner of hues and saturations, Mason is able to amplify her colors—which are infused with forms that derive from both memory and free association with concrete surroundings in nature—while embracing their complex tonalities. The surfaces of her paintings are porcelain-like and skin tight, otherwise uniformly smooth, with the occasional robust yet supple brushstrokes skating across or beneath the planes. Such strokes intensify the fluidity of the painting as a whole, as one sees in, for example, "Acquafer" (2010). In "Distance from the Sea" (2009), a small square canvas, one can detect the wonderful light yellow passage over a diffused pink plane seeping through from underneath two quasi-rectangular forms in cerulean blue. The combination of irregular edges, resulting from the poured thin paint, and the wet-on-wet, at least in some parts, of zinc white, applied over as well as coming through from below, approximates a sfumato effect; the painting generates sound or music and physical movement, like waves moving toward seashore, all at once. "Flagship" (2009), although is not displayed in the main gallery space, is one of her best paintings in recent years. The orchestration of the yellow, which pervades most of the painting surface, must have been arduous: Mason has brought it to unusual depth and yet the painting's compressed surface is utterly frontal. The variety of tones in the painting radiate an overwhelming sense of light and atmosphere, which considerably contributes to the show's repertoire as a whole. This may well be Mason's most compelling and beautiful exhibit.
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SERENA BOCCHINO Paintingsby Jonathan Goodman
JUL-AUG 2015 | ArtSeen
he New York School persists in the lively abstractions of New York painter Serena Bocchino. Inevitably, her work calls to mind the 1940s and 50s, when gestural abstraction governed the art scene.
MARTHA DIAMONDby Jonathan Goodman
MAR 2016 | ArtSeen
Martha Diamond: Recent Paintings is a terrific show of forty-one small abstract paintings, done since 2002, continuing her ongoing exploration of a world characterized both by rough figuration and abstraction. She is a true New York artist, a veteran of the still active and productive decades of the New York School whose work demonstrates a predilection not so much for the lyric, gestural abstraction we know so well in the city, but a more uncouth reflection of urban life.
ANGEL OTERO New Paintingsby Jessica Holmes
DEC 15-JAN 16 | ArtSeen
Puerto Rican-born, New York-based artist Angel Otero has refined a singular, labor-intensive process for making paintings. He applies thick oil paint to Plexiglas slabs and allows it to nearly dry before painstakingly peeling the oil skins away and reapplying them to canvas, to which he then adds and scrapes additional paint, resulting in an entirely new composition.
STEPHEN MAINE New Paintingsby Tom McGlynn
OCT 2015 | ArtSeen
Stephen Maine's new paintings at Hionas exude a crackling static charge that might jolt even the most jaded of zombie aesthetics into a gritty kind of materialist satori. One could argue the merits of this: if a powerful-enough transcendent hit can revive an exhausted faith in abstraction, does this imply an idealistic renewal or simply the stoic resolve of a conditional belief?


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We British are generally poor linguists and have been spoilt by the fact that many other nations speak English well, sometimes better than many of us.
The French and Germans are now resigned or in despair at the omnipresence of English, and Spanish and Mandarin speakers multiply and may well have the last laugh. Meanwhile brands with names that the British can pronounce easily are more successful than the tricky ones. The totally invented ice-cream brand Häagen-Dazs and their like are exceptions which prove the rule. And how do you pronounce Douwe Egberts?!
I think it partly explains why two pronounceable wine names like Prosecco and Pinot Grigio totally dominate UK Italian wine imports (though not at The Wine Society which is of course full of well-educated drinkers). But we must admit that we have a few among us who have not got the hang of the fact that ch in Italy is not like ch in Chablis but hard like Chianti and that c followed by i or e is soft like ch as in Cepparello (Chepparello).
Wine buyers who find lovely wines with impossible names have a dilemma. I am finding great buys like this not just in Italy but in Hungary, Romania and Turkey. Luckily I've never found a wine I wanted to import from Colli Euganei (a name I can never say properly) and though I resisted a Turkish wine made from a blend of the bullseye öküzgözü and throat-strangler Bogazkere grape varieties (which was actually very good), I did buy the snappier sounding Kalecik Karasi (which was even better) ref N-TU11, £8.50.
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At the Wednesday, January 10 Lunch 'n Learn, John Hernandez and Wayne Bivens-Tatum presented All Things Google. Hernandez focused upon searching and new Google tools. Bivens-Tatum focused upon use of Google for managing content.
For those interested in basic information, Hernandez recommended the GoogleGuide.
For trends in web searching, he recommended the Google Zeitgeist, a sanitized summary of the most popular Google searches. For a more structured approach to searching, you can use Google's directory. Like other search sites, the directory provides a topical orientation for those who prefer to drill down to information rather to search only through the main Google text-search box.
For those interested in searching for language specific resources, Google provides a useful multilingual search tool with a link ("Language Tool") right off the main page. Here, you can select web pages written in nearly 40 languages or limit searches to web pages within the local domains of dozens of countries.
Hernandez considers the Google text translation feature a bit less efficient than other text translation services on the web, notably AltaVista's Babelfish, but it does provide the useful ability to translate the contents of a specific url.
Hernandez showed how to track information through Google alerts. By entering in a search term and providing your e-mail address, you will receive (as often as you specify) a summary of relevant sources.
For news, Hernandez recommended Google News, a completely automated service that coordinates news stories from more than 4,500 internet news sources around the world. The page is constantly refreshed and can be personalized according to your interests. The large number of news sources offers a more diverse perspective than most domestic news services.
Hernandez also demonstrated Google maps. By entering an address, you can view a street map, a satellite image, or a hybrid of the two. Services include driving directions and lists of nearby businesses.
Google Earth combines the power of Google's search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and 3D buildings. Hernandez demonstrated eye catching animation, a zoom from orbit down to a particular location. Google Mars and Google Moon provide similar capabilities for two extraterrestrial bodies.
Google Image Search provides easy access to a range of still images with the same text-oriented interface. The advanced image search permits you to limit searches to image size, file types, and full color, or black and white. Their safe search feature helps to will filter out questionable content.
Google also offers a search engine devoted to US government information. Searches concentrate on pages within .gov and .mil domains, although there is also some coverage of .edu, .org, and .com sites (like the postal service) that contain relevant materials.
G-scholar supports searches of scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Book Search offers search capabilities within the digitized holdings of publishers and large academic libraries.
As Bivens-Tatum added, Google is about more than searching. For example, Google helps you to create your own content and to personalize and organize your information with a Google-based portal. You can start a Google BLOG, or use the Google Reader to subscribe to web sites in order to follow emerging content.
Google's G-Mail gives you a free e-mail account with more than 2,500 MG of storage.
Google bookmarks helps you to preserve and organize and share your favorite bookmarks. The Google toolbar provides powerful search and other capabilities from within your browser. Google talk, their instant messaging service supports Voice over IP.
In the category of desktop productivity tools, Google provides a web-based calendar that may ease contact with off-campus colleagues. Their web-based word processor, spreadsheet, and web authoring tool are also free. The features are less rich than common desktop tools, but documents placed there are easy to share.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post2330382416715988295..comments2012-05-29T03:36:51.773-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: Proof that there is most definitely a 'them' and 'us'WitteringsfromWitneyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-63645854482009920962012-02-03T00:42:11.856-08:002012-02-03T00:42:11.856-08:00TGM: Yup, perhaps he needs it taken away as punish...TGM: Yup, perhaps he needs it taken away as punishment.

S: I was going to make your point in the post. Comments like Young's and Gale's really do show these bastards up.WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-35595936658546620272012-02-02T04:59:52.084-08:002012-02-02T04:59:52.084-08:00George Young is my MP and a greasy pole climber if...George Young is my MP and a greasy pole climber if ever there was. Any more comments like that from him, I'll quote him in our local paper.

Furthermore, I know people who jump on a train at 6am and don't get home until 7pm five days a week. They do it for survival and money. I thought these people wanted the job to represent their electorate and make the world a better place?

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Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at A TimeBook - 2013
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Give love, give respect, give hope, but loan money. This book shows the amazing power of the small business loan from the heart of Rwanda to downtown Detroit, Michigan. Entrepreneurs can save the world if you'll just loan them $25. That's right a LOAN!!
This is such a good book - lots to enjoy here, also lots to think about, and a proven way to act if you're so inclined. Amazing how just a $25 loan can make such a difference in the world, and in such a positive, human way. Love that this way of helping is directed by those who need the help. What could be better? And Dutch_Girl (below) makes great comments about the content, too. Who knew a book about micro-finance could make such great reading?!
This book is an amazing blend of history, current events, inspiration, and laughs. The reader travels around the world with Bob, meeting lenders and borrowers. I learned so much about micro-finance. It's a balanced picture, including dangers as well as positive impacts. And it reads like a novel. Bonus!
Slow start, but really grabs you. It is about the world. It is about finance. It is about people.
This book was easy to read and also thrilling and fascinating. I had read Half the Sky and wanted to learn more about microfinance -- and this book covers it well. I want to open the International Bank of Martha soon!
I highly recommend this book. An inspiring story of how little it can take to make a big difference in the lives of people around the world. I had heard of micro finance previously but knew very little of what it actually really meant. The book explains micro finance (presenting both pros and cons albeit not in overwhelming detail) and illustrates the impact through the lives and activities of the borrowers.
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Making Nice in Texas
What started as a nasty quarrel three years ago has blossomed into an apparently blissful relationship. The Texas State Technical College System and the Texas Faculty Association are putting the finishing touches on a dispute resolution system that is aimed at ensuring peace between professors and administrators and that will likely head off potential lawsuits.
TSTC is Texas's only state-supported system of technical colleges and has four accredited colleges. TFA formed in 1985 to protect faculty rights (the State of Texas does not allow public employees to unionize) and has 1,500 members.
Both sides agree that the issue has been been a long time coming, but that the result has been well worth the effort. "It's taken longer than I thought to get where we are today," said Charles Zucker, executive director of the faculty association. "Now it looks like we are moving forward and everyone is pleased."
Three years ago, the feelings on both sides were not quite so pleasant. In May 2003, three instructors at Texas State Technical College campuses, who had been organizing on behalf of the faculty group, did not have their yearly contracts renewed. One filed a lawsuit, and Zucker said that the other two were itching to sue as well. Instead, the college system and the faculty association contacted the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
"You think of them doing the baseball strikes," said Zucker. But after a daylong meeting, Zucker said that both sides hammered out a resolution over the three instructors. And with further guidance from the federal service, they moved on to set up a formal policy for handling any future clashes.
As both sides envision the process the new procedure for handling disputes will have three major components:
- Non-binding mediation as soon as possible. To comply, the technical college system is sending people for mediation training.
- Creation of a grievance committee. Currently, instructors can appeal only up the chain of supervisors.
- Formation of a procedure to guard against retaliation against grievants.
"We've matured to a point where we are taking steps to open ourselves up to different perspectives," said Jonathan Hoekstra, the vice chancellor for strategic initiatives at the Texas State Technical Colleges system. "We weren't quite there three years ago."
Hoekstra said that he will probably serve as an ombudsman of sorts for faculty issues, investigating disputes and responding when appropriate. Faculty will still have the option to seek outside mediation, but Hoekstra feels that becoming more personally involved will allow him to start tracking problems and potentially settle them before they escalate.
"I think it's going to allow our faculty to be more empowered, innovative and creative," he said.
"What makes this somewhat unique is that it's taking place in a state that does not have collective bargaining," said Zucker. "And we're engaging in this cooperatively so everyone is a winner."
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Dropping itself into a fan's chair on Monday, the Conference Board of Canada voiced an opinion on the brewing labour troubles in the NHL.
One of the main conclusions by report author Glen Hodgson, the board's senior vice president and chief economist, forecasting and analysis, is more revenue sharing would be a good thing for the league's fans as a whole, no matter what its salary cap.
"In our view, more revenue sharing would serve the interests of the fans, as it would create better long-term competitive and operating conditions for the league and its teams," Hodgson wrote after citing recent Forbes figures on the profitability, or lack of, of NHL teams.
Added Hodgson: "Fans care about the end result -- a competitive league in which their team could make the playoffs and compete for the Stanley Cup -- and don't care that much about the specific action to achieve this."
While the board seemed to be siding with players on the call for more revenue sharing between teams, it also expressed an opinion the players' proposal for a three- or four-year term to a new collective bargaining agreement wasn't long enough to convince fans the players are interested in stability.
The Forbes statistics presented in the report say just 12 NHL teams were profitable in 2011, and that the top eight teams made about $230 million.
No updates or estimates of figures have yet been reported for 2011-12, but other than the situation of the Winnipeg Jets transfer from Atlanta, the financial situation of the league isn't thought to be much different.
In the league's first season back in Winnipeg since 1996, the Jets were believed to have generated revenues near $100 million, not far from the league average and likely within the top half of teams in that category.
Jets governor and True North Sports and Entertainment chairman Mark Chipman said in the spring projections showed his team likely would not qualify for league revenue sharing for the season, based on its standing in the top 15 of individual team revenue.
That result would be an improvement of tens of millions of dollars (revenue and net income) for both the franchise and the NHL over 2010-11, when the club was in Atlanta.
But revenue generation league-wide is one of the biggest issues in this labour negotiation between NHL owners and the NHL Players Association.
Several teams have had trouble spending to the league-mandated minimum -- known as the floor -- in the salary-cap system. That floor number has been temporarily pegged at more than $54 million based on formulas in the CBA set to expire on Sept. 15.
The Conference Board's analysis on Monday also conceded fans' interests might not be at the forefront of the hard negotiating to come.
"This is a battle between millionaire players and multi-millionaire or even billionaire owners," Hodgson wrote. "They may pay lip-service to the fans and to doing the right thing for the game but at the end of the day, the issue is who gets what share of the pie.
"But if the teams and the players both thought about the fans for just a moment, they might reach a deal that makes sense for all."


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The Tulane Entrepreneurs Association has redesigned the format for its annual college business plan contest.
After hosting competitions for 14 years, instead of rewarding theoretical plans, ventures must show they've worked with potential customers to vet their services, adapted to those needs and shown the ability to quickly change course if the market disproves their assumptions.
"In this contest, sleek presentations are not going to cut it," said Ralph Maurer, executive director of the Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business. "Participants won't be rewarded for overly ambitious sales projections, drawing fancy graphs or crafting the perfect pitch to venture capitalists."
The new Tulane Business Model Competition offers a $25,000 grand prize and a $10,000 award to the runner-up.
The contest is open to any team led by at least two or more students enrolled in a college or university.
To enter, teams must submit a video presentation — normally a voice-annotated slide deck no longer than 10 minutes — online by Feb 14. More details on submission criteria are available at: http://tulane2014.istart.org/ .
"Entering the first round of the competition doesn't require a significant time investment, and it's a worthwhile exercise for anyone working on a startup," Maurer said.
TEA will select eight semi-finalists who will win $1,000 each and get to pitch, receive mentoring and network with a variety of lean startup experts on March 25 in New Orleans. Three finalists will present their business models at Tulane University on April 11.


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Mother's Day is right around the corner. Some people are still scrambling for a gift idea for mom. If your mom, grandmother or special lady in your life happens to like movies and entertainment I have a fun gift idea – gift her a special Mother's Day copy of the movie The Guilt Trip staring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen.
You could easily pick up a copy of The Guilt Trip, wrap it and present it to mom with a card, however the filmmakers have taken care of that for you with their special Mother's Day copy. The movie comes with a 3D pop-up card, a special message from Barbra Streisand (auto recording) and the film it's self is wrapped in a pretty green wrapping paper.
The gift wrapped copy will be sold exclusively at Target.
I was going to record what the card says when you press the button but I didn't want to spoil the surprise. You'll just have to pick up a copy for yourself to hear Barbra's special Mother's Day message. 🙂
I like that the gift is already to give. All you need to do is take off the outside sleeve and sign the car and you are all ready to give the movie to your mom or other special lady in your life.
I had received a free screener copy of the film to watch with my mom. Sadly my mom passed away over 10 years ago. However I do have a stepmother and I was happy to give the movie to her.
The Guilt Trip is not the type of movie she would normally watch, but she was more than happy to watch it. Actually my father, husband and kids watched the film too. We went to visit my father and stepmother yesterday and I brought the movie with me since I won't see her on Mother's Day (they will be in the UK during that time).
She loved the 3D card (it's pretty realistic looking) and thought what Barbra said in the audio recording was funny. She also enjoyed the packaging.
The Guilt Trip is the story of young man name Andrew Brewster. He's a scientist who created a Earth friendly organic cleaning product. He tries to get big brands to pick up his product but has not had any luck. He decides the best thing he can do is take a trip across country to see if he can sell his product to a major brand or company.
Before heading out on his trip Andrew stops in New York to visit his mother, Joyce (Streisand). Joyce is a widow who tends to keep to herself except for a few close friends. Because she doesn't have many people in her life, or much she is doing with her life, she tends to call Andrew several times per day. This annoys Andrew so much that he just deletes her constant messages.
While visiting with his mom Andrew learns that his father was not her first love. A man by the name of Andrew (who he discovers he was named after) was her first true love. She always wondered what happened to him. Andrew did a little investigating and found out that his mother's first love was alive and living in San Francisco.
In hopes of bringing someone else into his mom's life (and therefore getting her off his back) Andrew asks his mother if she'd like to go on a road trip with him across country to try and get his product picked up by major brands. Little does she know that Andrew has other plans for her.
What follows is a funny trip across country that doesn't exactly go smoothly and with an end result that no one saw happening.
What happens on the road trip? How does an overly mothering mom and her adult son handle being cooped up in a small car for hours on end? Will the trip bring mother and son closer together, or tear them apart? To find out the answers you need to pick up a copy of The Guilt Trip which will be available where ever movies are sold on April 30, 2013. If you plan on giving this as a Mother's Day gift look for the special Mother's Day packaging. The special packaging copies will be sold at Target.
There are bonus features. Normally I include a mini-review of the bonus features but we never had the opportunity to watch them while we were there. I don't have a copy of the film (my stepmother kept it). Here are the bonus features in case you are interested.
- Feature film in high definition
- Barbra & Seth
- Barbra's World
- Guilt Trip: A Real Mother of a Road Trip
- In the Driver's Seat
- Not Really a Road Trip Movie
- Alternate Openings
- Alternate Ending
- Over 10 Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel
- Feature film in standard definition
In addition to giving this as a Mother's Day gift I think it would be great to make a day out of it. Maybe take mom (or that special lady in your life) out to lunch, and maybe take her to get her nails done and some spa time, squeeze in a little shopping and dinner than enjoy the movie together. Don't forget to bring mom some other goodies like a box of chocolates she can enjoy while watching the movie (the card comes with a lovely bouquet of flowers).
I thought the movie was sweet. It did have a few moments where Set Rogen's character came across as a great big jerk, but otherwise it was funny. Barbra's character was great. She did an excellent job portraying Andrew's mother. I don't think he film makers could have picked a more ideal actress to play the role of the mother. Barbra was an excellent choice.
My mother in law liked the movie. She's a fan of Barbra Streisand. She actually had no clue who Seth Rogen was (they don't go to the movie's much nor do they have premium movie channels on their TV). She laughed in spots that reminded her of her own relationship with her late mother who also died about 10 years ago too.
My father and husband also watched the film. My husband commented on how some of the situations reminded him of his mom and how he wished she would have found someone in her life after his father passed away (she was a window for 20+ years. Never remarried or even dated).
I think everyone can see a little bit of their own relationship with their mom in the film. Some good. Some bad. Some funny and crazy.
My kids really didn't pay much mind to the movie. They were too busy texting their friends.
In addition to the movie I also gave my step mother some other early Mother's Day gifts including a gift basket filled with great bath products, nail polish (one of which she gave to my daughter because it wasn't a color she would use), and a couple of other small goodies from my children.
Here is a trailer from the film (disregard the part about December – the movie comes out tomorrow on Blu-ray/DVD). You can also view it here, http://bit.ly/Yhgbew.
*I received a free screener copy and other goodies in order to do this review/post. There was no other compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.


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How do Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) differ on the Iraq War? The National Journal compared and contrasted the two presidential candidates. Below is a summary of Obama's positions on the Iraq War.
Invading Iraq:
- Obama publicly opposed the invasion of Iraq as an Illinois state senator in 2002.
- He has said: "I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war."
Exit timetable:
- Obama has held to a timeline of 16 months for the withdrawal of major combat brigades from Iraq.
- Like McCain, Obama proposes leaving behind an unspecified residual force to continue targeting Al Qaeda in Iraq, protecting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and training and supporting Iraqi security forces.
- Because Obama has also said he might "adapt" his timeline if the situation worsens, the difference between the two candidates' positions on troop withdrawals has narrowed.
- He expressly rejects the idea of permanent U.S. bases in Iraq.
The surge:
- Objected to the Bush administration's decision to increase force levels in Iraq by approximately 30,000 troops beginning in January 2007.
- Shortly after the surge was announced, he filed a bill that would have imposed an immediate troop cap.
- Objected to the Pentagon's halting the withdrawal of combat brigades in July 2008.
Negotiating with Iran:
- Has proposed wide-ranging negotiations with Iran to address issues ranging from Iran's meddling in Iraq and its threatening of Israel, to its support for terrorist groups and its efforts to develop a nuclear weapons program.
- The Bush administration's policy of refusing to negotiate, he says, has only empowered Iran.
Source: "Obama on the Iraq War," in "Where They Stand," National Journal, August 30, 2008.
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Legislators, regents and local leaders joined officials from Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Dec. 17, as they broke ground on a new building to serve its growing agriculture education program.
The 4,000 square foot facility will be constructed at the University Farm south of Alva and is expected to be completed in late spring.
At the event, Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, announced she will ask the Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma to approve a request to name the facility the Wisdom Agriculture Education Center in recognition of the contributions of the family of the late C.W. and Grace Wisdom of Alva.
Dr. Peggy Wisdom, the couple's daughter and chair of the Wisdom Family Foundation, was instrumental in providing
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She also recognized the work of the area's legislative delegation, especially state representatives Jeff Hickman and Dale DeWitt, and former senator Owen Laughlin, for working with Jimmy Harrel, a member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, to secure public funding for the project.
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Hey Hey, Just wanted to drop a line, or two and say hello to the community. I am new to the forums and a little new to BackTrack (but love ubuntu), so we should get along good I assume ^.^
For other n00bs reading this thread, here is a couple of quick notes on your survival of using BackTrack, or linux in general!
1. I just installed and/or booted BackTrack and I can't get connected OMG! HELP!
* Answer: Kill yourself quickly....no no, just make sure you have eth0
set to default (ifconfig eth0 default) and run dhclient, or you
can manually set the settings (man ifconfig).
* NOTE: Also, if you are using VMWare, you will have to bridge the
connection, and see vmware.com/info?id=68 for that =)
(I have also tried this on Win7, works fine!)
2. I want to hack some neighbors wireless after installing this but I don't know how, can you help me?
* Answer: In order for me, or the community to help you, you must first
help yourself, and you can best do this buy either taking the
online course, or you can read each module and google
how-to's on each module assignment (or make up your own)
* NOTE: Google is your FRIEND, and I have plenty of times come
across someone saying, I can't find I cant find, but all it really
takes is effort, and alot of -"this word" -"that word" -"this too"
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3. I want to be super cool like haxdash and get all the sexy ladies!
* Answer: You must first shave your head, spin around in a circle 3
complete times, hit yourself across the face, and still keep
wishing to be like me until it comes true, or you pass out
unconscious and just have a dream of being cool like me!
Anyway, I don't want to wear out this welcome to much, you other n00bs have some homework to do, and so do I (on BT that is, im way out of school thank god)
Good luck and may the Fu be with you!
*EDIT VIA Jun, 19, 2011*
First off. You wont get help to do illegal activities such as hacking your neighbors wireless.
Secondly. Theres an official hello thread.
this is the NEWBIES area and that was a message to NEWBIES, and as for 'hacking neighbours wireless, I didn't say anything on how to do that, simply suggested a google search, so stick your nose up further up an asshole =)
to all other newbies that might be reading this, BT5 forums are now more active, and BT4 forums will be soon deprecated I am sure.


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Actor Nick Nolte was given three years probation after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
A judge also ordered the tough-guy actor, 61, to undergo a 90-day substance abuse program, pay a $US500 ($A893) fine, and submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
"If you violate (your probation) you're very likely to go to jail, do you understand that?" asked Judge Lawrence J Mira.
"Yes sir," replied Nolte, who appeared in court wearing a beard, sunglasses and a dark grey suit.
The case stemmed from Nolte's arrest in September after police saw his black Mercedes-Benz swerving across the Pacific Coast Highway near his luxury home in Malibu.
Nolte was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and one count of being under the influence of a controlled substance known as gamma-hydroxybutyrate or GHB, the so-called date-rape drug.
But in exchange for the no contest guilty pleas the second charges were dropped.
"You can't help but learn something from this experience," said a bearded Nolte as he entered the courtroom.
Asked if he had a message for fans, he replied "Yes. Don't drink and drive."
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Another call has gone out to tear down Buffalo's Skyway, the 1.4-mile-long bridge complex that connects the inner and outer harbors.
The 61-year-old Skyway and Route 5, which it merges with, have been named one of the 10 "Freeways Without Futures" in North America, according to a group dedicated to sustainable development.
Critics of the Skyway, including Rep. Brian Higgins and Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns, have maintained the 110-foot-tall bridge is functionally obsolete, structurally deficient, constitutes a winter hazard and is an aesthetic blight on the emerging waterfront.
The study by Project for Transportation Reform – part of Congress for the New Urbanism, a group that promotes "smart growth" and walkable communities – advocates converting all of the highways on its list to surface boulevards.
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The leader of a secretive Spanish religious sect, who once claimed that the Vatican was controlled by the devil, has died at the sect´s headquarters in the southern Spanish village of El Palmar de Troya (photo) near Utrera (Sevilla).
58 year old Clemente Dominguez Gomez, who proclaimed himself Pope Gregorio XVII and head of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978 after the death of Paul VI in 1978, once described current pope, John Paul II, as the "anti-pope."
Dominguez Gomez, who lost his sight in a car accident, claimed that he had received a message from the Virgin Mary in 1969 telling himself to prepare to proclaim himself Pope Gregorio XVII of the Carmelite Order of the Holy Face.
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Asbestos Legislation: FAIR or Unfair?Senior Fellow Dana Joel Gattuso has a column up on TownHall.com. It examines Senator Specter's Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, also known as the FAIR Act, and finds it wanting.
Around DC at least, there are very many rather expensive commercials running that urge lawmakers to support this bill. I'm not sure if they all are supported by the same group, but I am reasonably sure The Asbestos Alliance is running some of them, and their website covers that group's point of view rather well.
I am sympathetic to arguments in favor of a trust fund generally (as one can see from numerous things I have written over the years on The National Center's asbestos page), but the legislation has to be done right.
Unfortunately, as Dana demonstrates on TownHall.com, there are a lot of weaknesses in the so-called FAIR Act.
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