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I remember the first time I opened Photoshop. My eyeballs bugged out of my head, my brain turned to mush and I felt intimidated and excited at the same time. Did you know the very first version of Photoshop was released in 1988? I was only 8 years old. I bet if Mom and Dad had gotten me a computer and Photoshop back then, well, I still would have been just as confused as the first time I opened it. Being an avid user of Photoshop myself, I personally can't remember any version past 7.0. There were actually nine versions before Photoshop 7.0. I have graduated to version 12.0 (CS5) from 7.0 and I have seen and experienced the evolution of tools added, functionality improvements and endless potential of Photoshop. It has been like watching a child grow. Complete with the growing pains, letting go and learning new things.
7.0 – aka – Liquid Sky
Still the standard photoshop, a few features were added to make this version pop. One of the best features Photoshop introduced in 7.0 was the healing brush. To this day, I utilize the healing brush while editing almost every photograph. The icon for the healing brush says it all. It's a little band aid. The healing brush is somewhat similar to the clone stamp tool. While you are sampling areas with both tools, the healing brush actually "fixes†an area while sampling lighting, shading, texture and sampled pixels while smoothing the area. The clone stamp literally duplicates the clone source and paints it over the original information.The healing brush can only work on layers with actual pixel information i.e. the background layer or layers with pixel data.
CS 8.0- aka – Dark Matter
Another great addition was the real time histogram. This dialog box allowed you to see real time diagrams of light and dark tonal values while you edit.
One of my personal favorites is the introduction to layer groups. As designers we tend to work with multiple layers at a time, organizing those layers is a necessity. Layer groups allowed us to place layers within a folder in the layers pallet for better organization.
CS2 9.0 – aka- Space Monkey
Ahhh the gradient feather logo. The introduction to Bridge. The new "smart†features. Seeing fonts in a preview before committing, vanishing points, red eye tool, image warping, lens correction…. Ok, lets talk about Bridge. When I opened Bridge for the first time, I gave it a raspberry and closed it. Stubborn designers do not like to change organizational methods easily. Then I though of Simon and Garfunkle. Bridge over Troubled Waters. Ok, I'll give it a shot. WOW. My first thought… I can see everything! "Everything†meaning not only photoshop documents but PDFs, Illustrator documents, images (jpgs, etc) InDesign documents and so on. Bridge offers multiple views and menus for organization. Not to mention a ranking system.
Lets talk about layers. One of the frustrations I experienced before CS2 was not being able to select multiple layers at one time. (Well, without linking them together) CS2 gave us the ability to select multiple layers by holding the command (or ctrl) button. Woohoo!
The new tools we can use on these layers include the red eye tool. Something photographers and retouchers alike were ecstatic about. With just a click you can get rid of the red eye caused by a camera.
Smart objects. How can an object be smart? Well, CS2 can show you. Smart objects point to an original image, object or file. This mean when you make changes using a smart object, it does not effect the original image. This allows you to size an image without losing the integrity of the actual image, make changes with effects and save without corrupting the original image. For instance, you can scale a smart object without the ending result being pixelated.
CS3 10.0 – aka- Red Pill
Ohhh pretty. So CS3 you are pretty, but do you have smarts? CS3 gave us a new interface with a faster launching speed. As for the interface, we now have panels we can arrange, hide or show. You can select these panels through the window menu. You can also dock these panels together, or minimize them. You can also show all menu items if you'd like. This interface gave designers the ability to customize a workspace conducive to the designers style or working conditions.
One tool introduced in CS3 that I have come to love and utilize on a daily basis is the Quick Selection tool. Yes we have our lasso tools, our marquee tool and our magic wand, but the quick selection tool lives up to its name. You can simply select an area using an adjustable brush tip and drag the mouse to select wherever your little heart desires.
CS4 11.0 -aka- Stonehenge
Just when you were getting the hang of CS3… BAM! CS4 comes out. I remember a lot of designers debating whether or not to upgrade. Some of the reasons designers did decide to upgrade were the new features. Oh, and the clean sleek new look.
Right off the bat you see the adjustments panel. Yay little images! With available presets for adjustments, creating nondestructive adjustment layers and convenience right at your fingertips, this was a great addition to CS4. All you do is click on the little image and the presets open right there!
The other option added was the Masks panel. This also offers quick and convenient ways to create masks.
Another feature added was the rotate view tool. Some people found this annoying or frustrating, but you always have the ability to disable this feature. What the rotate view tool did was rotate the canvas at any angle desired without obstructing or transforming the document. A little compass would come up to guide you, or you could enter in a numeric value if you wished.
Content Aware Scaling. Again, how can content be "aware� Well, this is how: When you scale an image normally, it affects all the pixels when resizing. What content aware scaling does is it affects pixels that do not have important visual content. I know, I know, all content is important. The wonderful thing about content aware scaling is that you can apply it to fit a layout without compromising the image. Yes, there are settings you can use to specify.
CS5 12.0 – aka- White Rabbit
I call this logo the little origami fish. Where do we begin in CS5? Several fun new tools and features were added. I'll talk about a few favorites amongst designers. Lets start with the interface. CS5 gave us the ability to save and store specific workspaces. These workspaces are task specific that reflect your workflow. You can switch back and forth to these saved workspaces through the application bar. How convenient is that?! This feature has definitely helped me save time.
Refining edges more efficiently and effectively. Remember the days of spending hours on specific selections to get them just perfect? Selecting, feathering, contracting and expanding… although those tools are useful, CS5 gave us the refine edge tool. This allows you to control the edges of your selection. Extremely useful when selecting hair, fur or otherwise complex objects.
Want to add a new background to an image? CS5 has given us Content Aware fill. This tool, is amazing. While on the background layer make a selection of what you do not want in the image,you just hit delete and a menu comes up :
Choose what contents you would like to use… and viola!
Ok, let talk about the Puppet Warp. We all secretly have always wanted to manipulate and be a puppet master. Now we can. Sort of. Puppet Warp allows you to manipulate an image with a visual mesh selecting points of where you wish to move. You can anchor points so they are not affected, or warp the entire image. This tool is great for fixing clothing, repositioning arms, legs and other extremities. The best way to use this tool is to place a cut out image onto a new background. Then puppet warp the image on top.
There are several other features and tools in all the versions of photoshop not mentioned in this article. You should take some time to really go through your own version of Photoshop and see what capabilities you may not know exist. The best feeling is discovering a new tool or feature that will help you utilize your software and manage your workload, as well as enhance your talent and skill set. Photoshop is a world of its own, please take the time to explore.


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Cheese and Sausage Breakfast Casserole
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- 8 white bread slices, cut into cubes
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage, crumbled and cooked
- 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar
- 10 large eggs
- 2 cups milk (do not use lowfat or nonfat)
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
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- Grease 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Place bread in prepared dish. Top with sausage and cheese. Beat together eggs and next three ingredients. Season with pepper. Pour over sausage mixture. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Chill.)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake casserole until puffed and center is set, about 50 minutes. Cut into squares.

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In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, began a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of the NAWQA Program are to describe the status of and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources and to identify the major natural and human factors that affect the quality of these resources. In addressing these goals, the program will produce a wealth of water-quality information that will be useful to policymakers and managers at national, State, and local levels.
The NAWQA Program emphasis is on regional water-quality problems. The program will not diminish the need for smaller studies and monitoring presently designed and conducted by Federal, State, and local agencies to meet their individual needs. The NAWQA Program, however, will provide a large-area framework for conducting many of these activities and an understanding about national and regional water-quality conditions that cannot be acquired from individual, local programs and studies.
Studies of 60 hydrologic systems that include parts of most major river basins and aquifer systems (study-unit investigations) are the building blocks of the national assessment. Areas of the 60 study units range in size from less than 1,000 to more than 60,000 square miles (mi2) and represent 60 to 70 percent of the Nation's water use and population served by public water supplies. Twenty study-unit investigations were started in 1991, 20 additional started in 1994, and 20 are planned to start in 1997. Assessment activities in the South-Central Texas study area (see fig.) began in 1994.
The South-Central Texas Study Area
The 10,500-mi2 South-Central Texas study area comprises the Edwards aquifer in the San Antonio region and its catchment area. In addition to the Edwards aquifer, the study area includes parts of two other major aquifers, the Edwards-Trinity and the Trinity. The study area also is coincident with the upper parts of the Nueces and Guadalupe River Basins in which several major streams originate. The highly productive Edwards aquifer, the first to be designated a sole-source aquifer as defined under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, is the source of water for about 1.3 million people in the greater San Antonio area and for ranchers and farmers in the region. The aquifer also supplies water to sustain threatened and endangered species associated with major springs in the region and provides base flow to streams downgradient of the springs and study area.
The study area divides into two distinct landforms along the Balcones escarpment, a line of low hills that separates the vast Great Plains physiographic province (locally, the southeastern part of the Edwards Plateau) from the Coastal Plains. North and west of the escarpment is a rugged terrain of upland plateaus and rolling hills dissected by many small creeks that descend into the deeply incised valleys of several major streams. The land ranges in altitude from about 1,000 to 2,300 feet (ft) above sea level and is used mostly for grazing cattle, sheep, and goats. Across the escarpment to the south and east, the terrain smooths noticeably into rolling prairies and broad stream valleys. The land ranges in altitude from about 600 to 1,000 ft above sea level and is used primarily for grazing cattle, farming (mostly corn, cotton, sorghum), or urban development.
Average annual rainfall in the study area ranges from about 22 inches (in.) in the western part to about 34 in. in the eastern part. The seasonal distribution of rainfall is highly variable. Meteorological and physiographic factors can combine to produce large, very intense storms that result in rapidly rising flood flows.
The Edwards aquifer is a dipping sequence of extensively faulted, fractured, and dissolutioned limestone and dolostone that yields large quantities of water to wells and springs. The aquifer crops out and is unconfined in the recharge zone. The aquifer is confined (the artesian zone) beneath much less permeable rocks downdip from the recharge zone. Farther downdip, where the rocks are virtually impermeable, they contain moderately saline to very saline water (the saline-water zone). The large water-yielding and transmitting characteristics of the Edwards aquifer result from a network of open fractures and solution channels associated with a series of southwest-to-northeast trending faults in the aquifer that generally parallel the Balcones escarpment.
The Edwards-Trinity and Trinity aquifers underlie the western and eastern parts of the catchment area, respectively. Although both aquifers yield and transmit much less water than the Edwards aquifer, they provide substantial base flow to streams.
The Nueces and Guadalupe Rivers and many of their tributary streams originate in the Edwards Plateau and flow toward the Coastal Plains. They cross the highly permeable, faulted, and fractured rocks of the Edwards aquifer outcrop where all the base flow and much of the storm flow are lost to the Edwards aquifer. Much of this recharge becomes spring flow at Comal and San Marcos Springs, the principal natural discharge features of the aquifer.
The average annual recharge to the Edwards aquifer is highly variable and ranged from about 39 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) in 1956 to about 2,200 Mgal/d in 1992. Average annual spring flow, most of which is from Comal and San Marcos Springs, is also highly variable and ranged from about 62 Mgal/d in 1956 to about 717 Mgal/d in 1992.
Water use in the study area has been about 535 Mgal/d in the late 1980's and early 1990's. About 80 percent is withdrawals from the aquifers, and the remainder is from streams and reservoirs. Almost all the ground-water withdrawals are from the Edwards aquifer. The major uses of the water are municipal supply and crop irrigation.
Major Water-Quality Issues
The following major water-quality issues in the study area are readily identifiable:
Potential contamination due to urbanization—Runoff from urban areas often contains contaminants that could adversely affect streams and aquifers. The area of greatest concern is the recharge zone of the Edwards aquifer, where point and nonpoint source runoff readily infiltrates the porous rock and flows into the main water-yielding zones of the aquifer. Although most of the recharge zone currently (1994) is undeveloped, substantial increases in development activity have occurred in the San Antonio area.
Potential for contamination of the Edwards aquifer from the saline-water zone—The threat of saline-water intrusion into the freshwater artesian zone of the aquifer during drought conditions is a perennial concern, particularly as pumping from the artesian zone increases.
Survival of spring-dependent threatened or endangered species—Various threatened or endangered fish and amphibians and an endangered plant are dependent on flow from Comal and San Marcos Springs. The quality of the spring discharge represents an integration of all the natural and human factors that affect the quality of water in the aquifer. Several species potentially are at risk from changes in habitat associated with changes in the flow regimes of the springs due to increased pumpage and from contaminants introduced by human activities.
Communication And Coordination
Communication and coordination between the USGS and water-management, water-protection, and other scientific organizations are critical components of the NAWQA Program. Study-unit liaison committees have proven to be highly effective in this process and comprise representatives from Federal, State, and local agencies, universities, and the private sector who have water-resources responsibilities. Specific activities of each liaison committee include the following:
Exchange of information on and prioritization of water-quality issues of regional and local interest
Identification of sources of water-quality data and other information (for example, land use, demographics, soils, land management practices, pesticide use)
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Review of project-planning activities, study findings, interpretations, and reports
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Child ID Theft Protection Bill Pushed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (SCRN/WVOC) - A bill is close to becoming law in South Carolina that would allow parents to protect children from potential identity theft by putting a security freeze on the child's credit file.
The bill cleared the state House on Wednesday and is one vote away in the Senate from going to the governor's desk.
Lead sponsor Lexington County Senator Katrina Shealy says the idea is for parents to get early warning if someone tries to use their child's personal identifying information.
"What if somebody stole their Social Security number off of their tax report? What would happen? Or if somebody got into their information? They could use their Social Security number for years and nobody would ever notice it," Shealy says.
Children normally cannot get a freeze, because they don't have a credit history.
But Shealy told the South Carolina Radio Network that her bill would let parents create a credit history, then lock it to prevent that Social Security number from being used.


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orbital airship
An orbital airship is a proposed space transportation system that uses lighter-than-air vehicles to carry payloads to and from low Earth orbit. JP Aerospace's "Airship To Orbit" concept has 3 components: 1. An atmospheric airship (Ascender), which travels between the ground and the station. 2. A two-mile-wide station (Dark Sky Station) at 140,000 feet. 3. A 6,000-foot-long orbital airship (Orbital Ascender), which travels between the station and orbit. It uses electric propulsion to accelerate over several days to orbital velocity.
Thanks to Michael Huang for contributing this entry.
External linksJP Aerospace - Airship To Orbit (Adobe PDF file)
MSNBC - Airship groomed for flight to edge of space
The Space Review - Floating to space
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Everything about this boat screams "ROBUST"! From the masthead sloop to the skeg hung rudder. The center cockpit design allows for a roomy feel below with the aft cabin separated by a passageway leading from the conveniently located galley. The galley is L shaped with double sinks and a ice box. The main salon has a U shaped dinette with folding table. The head is located port side right next to the companionway stairs.
2005 Refit includes rudder, keel bolts, rigging, sails and batteries
2015 Refit includes: new steering, engine service, exhaust, new starter battery, new switches, replace seacocks, engine control unit, mast testing and replaced wiring, light, VHF Antenna, winches serviced, refurbish stuffing box, new manual Jabsco head
2016 New injector pump and lift pump
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The 2007 Solar Decathlon Competition
Combining an MBA with architecture can create some bright accomplishments.
Joe Simon ('07 BS, Architectural Studies and minor in Business), who is currently pursuing a joint MBA and master of architecture degree, was one of 200 University of Illinois students and faculty advisors participating in an international competition to build a 100 percent solar powered house.
Sponsored by the Department of Energy, the 2007 Solar Decathlon pits top universities such as M.I.T., Carnegie Mellon, Cornell and others from around the world against each other to gain knowledge that will ultimately help reduce the cost of solar-powered homes and advance solar technology.
Elementhouse, as the Illinois modular home is known, held an open house in September and will be transported in early October to the national mall in Washington, D.C. to compete against 19 other houses from universities around the world. In late October, the house will be disassembled and moved to Chicago where it will be on display in the backyard of the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT). Elementhouse will finally return to University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana campus to serve as a research facility.
The winner gets the opportunity to make a presentation at Greenbuild, the world's largest exposition dedicated to green building, to be held Nov. 7-9, in Chicago. The conference is held annually by the U.S. Green Building Council, developers of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the national benchmark for high performance in green buildings.
Simon became involved in the project during fall semester, 2007 in order to use the knowledge he was soaking up pursuing architecture and business. "I was intrigued by the chance to apply some of principles I was learning to create something useful and practical," he said. "It's truly the best experience that I've had at the University of Illinois."
At approximately 500 square feet, with an additional 250 square feet of deck, everything concerned with the house was carefully chosen for energy efficiency – from the two-drawer dishwasher for large or small loads, to the kitchen table made from recycled coat hangers, to the three 12'x16' modules that can be loaded onto semi trailers using only hand cranks.
Simon's contributions include creating the 3-D renderings of the final design and drawing the construction documents that will be judged as one of ten categories, as well as actually helping to build the house.
Michael McCulley, associate professor of architecture, said that application of Simon's MBA studies helped other students involved in the project see problems differently.
"Joe was instrumental in coordinating with everyone and the large number of ideas put forth," McCulley said "He also helped solve issues that involved the whole group. Coordinating everyone's needs in one small space, such as where to put the electrical room, water heater and even the fluorescent light fixtures, was a challenge. I really appreciated Joe's problem solving abilities and helping to bring everyone together on the team."
Simon said the opportunity to work with students outside of the College of Business and Department of Architecture was especially appealing. "It was a great experience communicating across all the different disciplines to work together to find solutions," he said. "This process enlightened me to many of the issues faced in the real world outside of idealized theoretical design problems."
The combination of a joint MBA and architecture degree by its nature fit together well and have worked favorably in the workplace, said McCulley, who was an advisor to dual degree architecture and MBA students in the 1990's. "I saw a lot of students graduate and become very accomplished in their careers, particularly in architectural development."
Ty Newell, Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, who served as a faculty advisor, said the students have a lot to be proud of. "We don't want to go in over confident, but we will have a wonderful looking house and space. We've already had an offer to buy the house, and it's not even for sale," he added.
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Reebok Pulling Back In China After Heavy Olympics Spend
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After looking to the '08 Beijing Games as a "way to tap into the Chinese fervor and showcase" its brands, Reebok is now "pulling back from the world's most coveted market and figuring out how to cope with the challenges in China," according to Jenn Abelson of the BOSTON GLOBE. Reebok for years had "neglected the market and allowed licensed distributors to run unprofitable and dingy shops that marketed Reebok as more of a discount shoe." But Reebok turned to endorser Rockets C Yao Ming to "position itself as a popular premium brand." The company leading up to the Olympics "began opening a store every two days." The business plan "called for more than 1,300 shops over the following four years, and Reebok was dedicating about 14 percent of its revenue to marketing in China, above the 10 percent industry average." However, Abelson noted now Reebok's presence in the country has "shrunk," and "instead of rapidly opening stores, the brand is closing shops and trying to stem the bleeding." Efforts to "boost demand for more expensive sneakers from a brand that's still trying to repair its reputation floundered," and as the recession "took hold, and consumer spending softened, the footwear industry suffered mightily from a glut of inventory." Susquehanna Int'l Group athletic footwear analyst Christopher Svezia said China "just slowed because of the economy and indigestion -- it was swallowing too many shoes at one time." Svezia: "There was a marked slowdown in the business. And Reebok opened too many doors. The market wasn't ready for the brand." adidas Chair & CEO Herbert Hainer: "We don't want to continue with stores which are not profitable. Maybe there is an effect that we opened stores a little bit too fast in 2007 and 2008 and this is what we are correcting now." Abelson noted Reebok is "attempting to clear excess inventory with a factory outlet network selling shoes at a discount and closing several hundred unproductive shops" (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/15).


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You may have seen in the last few days that our blog has been unavailable. We've realized we've had some incompatibilities with certain functions — they didn't "play well together".
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The third 7" released by Gezol's own Evil Records came at a pivotal period in Sabbat and Gezol's life. The tragic passing of his father in the summer of 1987 had put a temporary halt to all live gigs and the band was at the edge of disbanding. However Gezols determination to continue with Sabbat lead to the release of the Desecration 7 in 1988. Graced with one of the best Elizaveat illustrations, this 7 further anchored Sabbats place in the worldwide metallic underground.
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Sel-leveling Headlamp Replacement
Any suggestions on how to replace the xenon headlight bulbs in our 2005 x5? Not even sure how to remove the headlamp assembly out of the vehicle....
Remove two 8mm screws at top mounting tabs of headlight.
Remove lower headlight trim piece; there is a mounting tab on the side near the grille; DONT BREAK IT.
Remove two 8mm screws holding headlight bracket to chassis (tape a socket onto a long 1/4" ratchet extension)
Remove two 8mm mounting screws holding headlight to mounting bracket.
Carefully wiggle headlight and mounting bracket free.
You dont need to remove the light to replace the bulb.
Remove the c-shaped clip holding the rubber bellows to the bulb housing.
Pull the bellows back.
Remove the three Torz screws holding the bulb surround; remove the surround
Unclip the lead from the bulb (1/8 turn).
Remove the bulb collar (1/8 turn).
R+R bulb. Do NOT touch the glass capsule.
ditto...instructions on how to "replace" the headlamp bulbs is in the owners manual. :) The entire headlight assembly doesn't need to be removed from the vehicle just to change a bulb.
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John was the last person you would have expected God to use. But powerfully use him, He did. Growing up in eighteenth century England, from age 11 on John worked on slave ships; the family business. When he wasn't sailing he was "collecting" slaves on the islands and mainland of the West African coast for sale to visiting traders. Eventually Newton became the captain of his own slave ship. His was a cruel and harsh experience. His skin was roughened by the harsh sea winds and his heart hardened by the life that went with it.Somewhere, somehow, something changed within John Newton. In addit … [Read more...]
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Desserts are better when they include a personal touch, from frozen yogurt topped however you like to peach cobbler baked in the shape of your SAT score. Make your sweets all about you with this Groupon.
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- $10 for four $5 cups of frozen yogurt, valid for one cup per visit on four separate visits (a $20 value)
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Frozen yogurt ($0.39/ounce) flavors include a nonfat maraschino-cherry tart, a no-sugar-added cappuccino, and Mango-Tango sorbet. Top off your creation with fruit, nuts, and baked goods such as brownie bites and crushed sugar cones.
Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt
Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt does its part to keep Austin weird. A mural by a local artist graces a light yellow wall, and the fro-yo itself bursts with creative flavors. The constantly rotating selection includes tart yogurts such as green apple, mango, and green tea as well as sweet options such as dulce de leche, cinnamon bun, and red velvet cake. Once each customer has loaded up a cup, they add the tasty weight of more than 50 fruit, candy, and other toppings to their frosty concoction. Though that might sound decadent, the treats are health-friendly. Non-fat, sugar-free, and dairy-free options abound, and all yogurts include live and active cultures to contribute to healthy digestive and immune systems.


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Klaatu barada nikto!
The reviews are in for the environmentally themed "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake and the results are more devastating than any destruction that Gort could do to our planet. Over at Rotten Tomatoes, this remake received a lowly 24% on the Tomatometer. This lousy reception to "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake was fairly predictable. Back in April, Newsbusters writer Warner Todd Huston discussed the reasons why this movie remake would have problems:
...As far as the new "Day" movie goes, these powerful aliens are mad at us not because we are mean to each other, not because we might then bring that meanness with us into outer space. No, the important message that the Keanu Klaatu wants to bring us, the message that will warn us of an apocalyptic impending alien police action is….
Global warming.
That's right folks, apparently the new "Day" movie is positing that the worst thing man has done, the one thing that will make an alien race ponder our destruction, is that we caused global warming.
Although the words "global warming" are never actually uttered in the remake, that is what the producers mean as the threat posed being posed by humans along with the other environmental problems. Perhaps the worst environmental problem posed by this movie is the waste of good film stock as you can see in the devastating reviews such as this one by Joe Leydon in the Houston Chronicle:
Arguably the worst reconstitution of a '50s sci-fi classic since the ghastly Godzilla remake — that 1998 travesty made by boneheads who forgot the Original Gangsta Lizard can, like, breathe fire — The Day the Earth Stood Still is a stunningly misconceived folly that is bearable only for as long as it remains a fair-to-middling chase movie. During its final act, alas, it repeatedly sacrifices narrative logic for CGI-spawned spectacle, all the while building toward an ending that aims for the ambiguity of 2001, but misses by several light years.
For the benefit of those who tuned in late: The original 1951 Day the Earth Stood Still was a cautionary Cold War-era fable — intelligently scripted by Edmund North, efficiently directly by Robert Wise — about a tough-loving extraterrestrial, Klaatu (played with unflappable dignity by Michael Rennie), who issues an ultimatum to earthlings hellbent on threatening each other (and, by extension, the rest of the universe) with nuclear weapons: Chill out, or get chilled. Klaatu is accompanied on his peacemaking mission by a humongous robot named Gort — a laser-armed behemoth who responds to the classic command, "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!" — but he demonstrates his ability to obliterate humanity in a scrupulously nonviolent (yet totally convincing) fashion.
In the new but not improved version, Keanu Reeves takes over the role of Klaatu, who's been re-imagined by director Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and scriptwriter David Scarpa as a vaguely defined alien life force that assumes human form, and doesn't seem particularly happy about it. Rennie underacted the part to the point of sporadic stasis, but Reeves makes him look in retrospect like an over-caffeinated show-off. On the other hand — and there's no way to say this without sounding snarky — Reeves has the edge when it comes to conveying the concept of a stranger in a strange land, and a strange body. The deliberateness of Reeves' gestures and the monotone of his speech, often cause for unintended laughter in other movies, are altogether appropriate here.
So it's not really Reeves' fault that this updated remake — in which Klaatu has zero tolerance for global warming, not nuclear proliferation — is about as satisfying as a plate of lukewarm leftovers.
Derrickson lavishes expensive production values on his twice-told tale, and, to his credit, generates some modest suspense here and there. After being wounded by a trigger-happy Army marksman, Klaatu escapes from a heavily-guarded government laboratory and takes flight with a sympathetic scientist (Jennifer Connelly, in the kinda-sorta equivalent of the role originally played by Patricia Neal) and her too-cute-by-half stepson (Jaden Smith).
And even though they're being pursued by what looks like all branches of the U.S. armed services and the combined police departments of three or four states, the fugitives have time to briefly visit another scientist (John Cleese) while making a wink-wink, nudge-nudge allusion to a key scene from the '51 film.
But the remake jumps the tracks, and quickly plummets into frenzied incoherence, when the new film's bigger and badder version of Gort transforms itself into … into … well, gee, it's hard to describe. A swarm of high-tech locusts, maybe?
In any event, what follows is a great deal of f/x excess, as various large items — a trailer truck here, a football stadium there — are arbitrarily destroyed in scenes that seem designed less to advance the plot than to jazz up TV ads and coming-attractions trailers. This in turn leads to an ending that reprises Klaatu's ultimate power play from the '51 movie, for no apparent purpose. After that, the remake doesn't conclude, it merely stops.
At which point, audiences can be forgiven for shouting rude remarks at the screen.
Most of the other reviews of the remake are just as critical. However, it still might be a good idea to produce a remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." In the remake envisioned by your humble correspondent, Klaatu, starring Yours Truly, would land in Hollywood and threaten to have Gort destroy all the studios unless the producers quit making lousy movie remakes with leftwing themes. The only ones shown mercy by Gort would be hot Hollywood actresses but they would still have to recite "Klaatu barada nikto" like Patricia Neal did in the original film. Yes, Salma Hayek would escape pulverization by Gort by reciting that line.
Did I say that I wanted to play the part of Klaatu? I think I would rather be Gort.


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Anyone want to share their experiences? I just turned 39 and I have a hyst scheduled for next month. No cancer, no endo, no fibroids, just continuous very light bleeding for the past 4 months that did not respond to an ablation. I am planning on using the daVinci robot and keeping my ovaries (God willing).
I was absolutely fine w/ my decision but a lot of people are trying to talk me out of it now (since it's official and not just an idea). One boardie already shared her story w/ me and hers was a positive one...so I'm not completely terrified.
PMs are fine, too. Thanks.
I had really bad endo for several years and fibroid tumors as well. Having the hysterectomy, was one the best decisions I ever made. I also had my cervix removed, so I wouldn't have to worry about cervical cancer. I kept one ovary.
I had my laproscopic hysterectomy 6 years ago when I was 31. I had terrible endo, fibroids, nonstop bleeding, terrible pain, nausea...well, basically no medicine would stop my bleeding or control the pain. I had both ovaries, uterus, and cervix removed. I had a bladder tack done at the same time. I regret none of it. This is the first time in years I'm pain free, not anemic, and I actually physically feel good and have engergy. I went into the hospital and was discharged 26 hours later. I have never had any problems or any real concerns. The doctor removed all the endo he could. I have it on my bowels and it occasionally acts up but that's due to the endo and not a side effect of my hysterectomy. I started on hormones before surgery and have only had a few hot flashes and no other really bad menopausal symptoms.
I haven't had a hyst. but my mom had it done and she was fine afterwards and I know women of all ages who had it for various reasons and in all these cases it was successful and they were happy with the results. I know that is just anecdotal but it seems to be one of those procedures with a very high satisfaction rate.
Specka, what's a bladder tack? Something to keep the bladder from prolapsing?
CP - really?
Juanab - how old were you?
These are all the things I've heard: sex feels dry, sex feels rough, sex hurts, orgasms are less enjoyable, orgasms are fewer, orgasms are weaker, orgasms are nonexistant, sexual arousal is gone, there is incontinence, there is pain, there is immediately menopause w/ or w/o ovaries, there are hematomas, there are fistulas, there is exhaustion, there is depression, there is organ propapse, there are follow up and corrective surgeries, there is regret, there is misery, there is celibacy, there is frigidity, there are suicidal ideations...
I can understand women w/ no options and terribe symptoms getting the hyst and being happy w/ the outcome if they were miserable before.
But I am losing about half a thimble-full of blood a day, most of which comes out at one time, and then I am done. It's barely anything, just an inconvenience. I have no pain or other symptoms. No idea where exactly it's coming from, what is causing it or if it will correct itself.
Someone told me I am trying to swat a fly w/ a cannonball...and I may live to regret that I was soooooo aggressive.
That I should see hyst only as an absolute last resort. Is it really that important to keep all my parts?? I was thinking I might lose a little in the way of sexual intensity but I would have more peace of mind (no cancer scares in the future) and freedom from periods and this abnormal bleeding.
Am I taking this too lightly?
(I'm still monitoring my condition and if it corrects itself before the H date, I will cancel.)
I was 37. I haven't had problems since I had my surgery.
(I think I hate having periods about 10,000x more than the average woman.)
I wouldn't tread into it lightly because you do put yourself at greater risk of developing osteoporsis and heart disease. Estrogen protects your bones and heart. It is a major surgery and not just one for convienence. It should give you better healthy and quality of life. The quality of life was an issue for me because i was sick, anemic, very tired and achy all the time. Now I'm very healthy and not sleeping on the couch all weekend because I was too weak and tired to do anything.
Yes, everyone I know who had it was satisfied. However, I have to amend what I said about "women of all ages." I don't think I know anyone your age who had this done and most of the women that I knew who had this done were 40 or older. Sorry - I didn't mean to mislead you. Also this is true:
"I wouldn't tread into it lightly because you do put yourself at greater risk of developing osteoporsis and heart disease. Estrogen protects your bones and heart. It is a major surgery and not just one for convienence. It should give you better healthy and quality of life."
Did you get a second opinion? Is there an option other than surgery? I certainly wouldn't do it without getting at least one other opinion. 30 is very young for such major surgery.
But if I am not mistaken, the lack of estrogen would only occur if she gets her ovaries removed. That is why my doctor counseled me to keep mine.
And that's why I am having these doubts. It just doesn't seem like this stupid little problem warrants such a drastic solution. But that's all I have.
And I am expecting to keep both of my ovaries (unless he sees something wrong with them).
I don't think anyone is going to give me a big, rousing, vigorous hysterectomy endorsement when they don't know what's wrong w/ me. I think they're all like WTH?:confused1:
I'm 39, though.
It's very frustrating.
Ultimately you have do what you feel is best for you. If you feel is best to have the surgery, have it. I don't see as a drastic measure. It can be done laparoscopically, which is not as invasive.
Really, you don't see it as drastic?
OK, bc I am thinking it isn't either. I only get 4 weeks off work for it (if it's done robotically) and my dr said, I would probably be ready to go back after 2.
Do you trust these doctors? I know it is incredibly frustrating to go from one to the other, but someone should be able to give you a clear diagnosis and tell you why the hyst. is recommended for your condition.
I'm assuming you don't want to see another dr. but would you consider it? Is there a teaching hospital near you where you could get a really good diagnosis? Oe could you go back to one or both of the ones you've seen and try to pin them down?
So frustrating! I'm very sorry you are going through this.
I had a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy when I was 37 due to heavy bleeding and anemia with a hemoglobin under 7 that wouldn't respond to iron supplements. I kept my ovaries. Best decision I ever made!! Sex is just as good - if not better and I never had any of the complications that you listed.
That said, I wouldn't have done it IF I still wanted kids. But I had already had 3 and had already had a tubal ligation. I'm assuming you don't want any (more) kids. I'm also assuming that you've had the surgery pre-approved by your insurance company. You've got to have some sort of significant diagnosis beyond "light bleeding every day." And if the ablation didn't work, then I'm not sure what other alternative you have.... Best of luck. I think you have to trust your gut and do what feels right to you.
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After the first round of the Arizona National Invitational Tournament, the Wyoming Cowboy golf team is in 14th place after carding a 304 (+16). Leading the way for the Pokes at the Omni Tucson National – Catalina Course was senior Eddie Stewart with 74 (+2) to end the day tied for 44th place of the 81-man field.
"Through the first 13 to 15 holes we were playing great," Wyoming head coach Joe Jensen said. "We were solid, hitting our shots and doing everything we needed to. Down the stretch we didn't finish the way we wanted. We lost momentum and a number of shots and weren't as sharp as we needed to be."
Senior Brent Baylon followed Stewart finishing one stroke behind at 75 (+3) to finish the first day tied for 54th. Senior Eric Parish shot his best round of the spring season with a 76 (+4) to sit tied for 63rd place with two rounds to go. Junior Cameron Lindell carded a 79 (+7), which places him tied for 78th after Friday's first round. Sophomore Kamrin Allen rounded out the Pokes in 80th place after shooting an 80 (+8). Playing as an individual was Ryan Wallen. Wallen shot a 74 (+2), which is his best round of the spring.
Leading the individual scoring is California's Brandon Hagy who fired a first round score of eight-under 64. Hagy's teammate Michael Weaver is three shots behind with a 67 (-5) for second place.
At the top of the team leaderboard is No. 3 California after shooting a first day score of 268 (-20). California is 13 shots ahead of second-place Arizona who carded a 281 (-7). The second ranked team in the country, Oklahoma State, sits in third place after scoring a 282 (-6).
"It's a great opportunity to be here with a terrific field and we aren't many shots from where we know we can finish," Jensen said. "Today's round was a little rusty but we have two more to go and will take this afternoon's practice to help us improve from today. We will work on the little things and play better tomorrow."
Saturday's second round tees off at 8 a.m. MT. Live scoring will be available at www.golfstatresults.com and results will be posted at gowyo.com once the round is complete.
Wyoming First Round Results
T44 Eddie Stewart: 74 (+2)
T44 Ryan Wallen: 74 (+2) *
T54 Brent Baylon: 75 (+3)
T63 Eric Parish: 76 (+4)
T78 Cameron Lindell: 79 (+7)
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- Lorie said...
Thanks so much for featuring my cow cookies!!
- October 29, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Jeri Lynne said...
Girl, those cow cookies are super cute! My daughter is crazy over cows...gonna have to make those babies!
- October 29, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Love the cow cookies! Thanks for sharing Princess! Have a great weekend. FABBY
- October 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM
- Sarah Kay said...
Those cow cookies are adorable!
I hopped over to your blog from the Hoppin Weekend and I'm your newest GFC follower:)
I'd love it if you could check out my blog sometime too and follow back!
I hope your having a wonderful weekend!
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- October 29, 2011 at 4:30 PM
- Mackeys Moments said...
new from the blog hop! seriously all the candy is gone at my house too, twice now. lol
happy halloween!
- October 30, 2011 at 1:39 AM
- Kichi`s Chaos Werkstatt said...
I am new from Bloghopping.
Nice Blog, hope you visit mine,too.
Greatings from Germany
- October 30, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- Agy said...
Those cow cookies look yummy! Have a girlfriend whom we nick-named "Moo" - I know what I'm going to be making her as treats :-)
- October 30, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- Kara said...
Thanks for feature Terri. I just love these wire angels. They are so fun and easy. I am doing a giveaway on my blog this week so come over and join so you can be entered to win a pair of earrings.
- November 1, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Cranberry Morning said...
How could I have missed this post?! Thank you so much for featuring my Mandarin Orange Spice Soap! So sweet of you. :-)
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Today, my husband dropped me off at work. Ten minutes later I got a text saying "I just dropped the b*tch off I'll be there in a few baby, miss you". I asked him about it. He said, "I don't know what you're talking about, Megan". My name isn't Megan. Not even close. FML
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Today, I was forced to work with someone I absolutely hate. I then found myself starting to like him, until he shot me in the forehead with a stapler gun. FML
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A low pressure system off Florida is forecast to reach Nova Scotia as a tropical storm on Sunday.
TRURO - The season's first Atlantic named storm, Arthur is forecast to enter Nova Scotia waters as a category one hurricane Saturday before quickly losing steam on Sunday as it undergoes extratropical transition.
The system, which was southeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, officially became first storm of the season on Tuesday.
The U.S. Hurricane Centre forecasts the system will turn into a weak Category One hurricane, just off North Carolina's Outer Banks by July 4 as it moves along the coast.
Forecasters say the storm could hit Nova Scotia waters as a Category One hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/hr. Those winds are expected to drop to less than 85 km/hr while undergoing extratropical transition.


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has the oil (only use ZF, I don't care what anyone else tells you you can possibly use).
I did a video somewhere of changing the entire mechatronics unit (valvebody), but it shows pull pan off which should show you what you'll have to do if you're doing it yourself.
Make sure to reset transmission adaptations (via INPA) right after changing the fluid. When I first changed mine it jerked and bucked and was HORRIBLE to drive--I thought I was going to need a new transmission, but a reset in INPA made a huge difference. I then changed out the solenoids in the valve body and that finished fixing all of my issues (but I have 180K miles)
Anyways. Yes, change it. You can only change about half of it at a time (other half is in torque converter, etc.). Some people recommend changing half now and changing again in a few weeks so you get most of the old out.
Change the filter as well. It's built into the oil pan (plastic). thectsc sells a kit with oil and filter
I would not recommend a flush. Just drain and fill, maybe twice.
Again: RESET ADAPTATIONS afterwards. I tried the "hold the pedal down for 30 seconds with the engine off" thing and it didn't do squat. You need access to BMW software
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Nixon Vega
The Nixon Vega watch comes in delightfully yummy colors and sans an ugly (and cruel!) leather strap. Good to know: I've heard from some of my east-Asian friends that receiving watches is actually a bad omen. On the otherhand, this is a great gift for your vegetarian/vegan friends!!!
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Can't wait for the other colors!
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How cool is this watch? It looks like a cuff, but it's a watch... and only $75. I expected way more.
70's throwback display styling, with the class of wooden inlays in the dial give a retro modern feel to a watch that can accompany garb ranging from a suit to jeans and a band t-shirtTags: fashion, gifts, watches, cool, accessories, steel, Cool Hunting, nixon, mensAdded 10 Years Ago from Nixonnow


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Dr Nathan Gianneschi was born in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory in 1977. He has lived in the United States for the past 15 years, currently residing in San Diego, California.
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B.Sc (Hons) in chemistry from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1999 under the auspices of Prof. Louis Rendina. Synthesis of hydrogen bonded platinum-based macrocycles.
Graduate: 1999-2005
PhD with advisors Prof. Chad Mirkin and Prof. SonBinh Nguyen at Northwestern University. Developed supramolecular allosteric catalytic systems.
Postdoctoral: 2005-2008
Dow Foundation Fellowship through the American Australian Association at The Scripps Research Institute with Prof M. Reza Ghadiri. Studied semi-synthetic programmable enzymatic systems as selective, responsive elements in biomolecule detection and signal amplification.
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Obsessed With Blake Lively's Hair? You're Not Alone, Maybe
Hey, we all have our off-days, which may be the only explanation for this NY Times Style section piece about how women are like, really, really into "Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively's hair.
"In the 1990s, there was the 'Rachel,' named after Jennifer Aniston's character on the TV show 'Friends.' Before the Rachel it was the 'Farrah' — the flipped out, flouncy hairstyle worn by Farrah Fawcett. Now, it's Ms. Lively … whose tresses are coveted: extra long, ultra-shiny blond with a mussed-up tussle frolicking through the ends."
Really? That's quite a statement, guys. Here's another quote on the subject for you, from our own Lily Q: "People need to calm down." After all, there's nothing more to the look than really long, slightly wavy, unbrushed hair, and I'm not jealous because that's what I've got and most days it goes in a bun. Their proof that women are just dying to copy this hairstyle? Well, there's the hard cold fact that a Google search of "Blake Lively Hair" produces 713,000 results (at their press time). Wow! At our press time "Angelina Jolie Hair" was at 5,160,000, Jennifer Aniston at 2,290,000 and Blake Lively's own costar Leighton Meester beat her at 839,000. Just sayin'. The other "evidence" of this phenomenon is that Blake HERSELF admits that stylish women like "Vogue staffers" routinely approach her and compliment her hair. Honey, we know Vogue staffers, and that definitely doesn't sound like any of them, unless they were being facetious and mocking you behind your back. Of course, the Style section could have just run an article about how women will always want princessy blond hair. That might have made more sense, no? [NY Times]


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December 2010 Employee of the Month:
Cheryl Koelling
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I would like to nominate Cheryl Koelling for employee of the month. This marks my sixth month of in my current position. I have come to rely heavily on Cheryl for "institutional memory" when issues come up that I have not dealt with before and her input is much appreciated and valued. Among her regular duties is taking the Public Services minutes, which are a key method of communication within the Libraries. Anyone who attends those meetings can attest to the fact that those minutes can, at times, be a challenge to put together but she manages to produce a clear, informative document. She is also manages the digital signs in Norlin. This involves finding and loading content, as well as design.
One of Cheryl's strengths is that she will do what needs to be done. She is flexible and will jump in where needed. She has served on the Faculty Staff Development Committee for a number of years and in addition to being a great idea person for the group, she is the "keeper of the calendar" and thus keeps the committee on track. Not an easy task with that group. She is also the person who does most of the set-up and coordination for the many webinars that we have been supporting recently in the Libraries.
Recently, Cheryl has begun taking the minutes for the Desks Management Group (DMG), which has been a great help to that group. She also takes minutes for the ITS bimonthly service review for the Libraries as part of her assignment to the DMG.
Cheryl is very service oriented. She has been working two hours a week in Special Collections for some time, helping with registration of visitors and other tasks as needed. When a Special Collections staff member had surgery and was out for a period of time, Cheryl increased her hours to four hours a week to help out. She has been a marshal at commencement ceremonies, twice a year, for many years. While she has always been a point person for people wishing to volunteer in the Libraries, she has recently she has taken on the responsibility of overseeing the Bookfinders group.
This only highlights a few of Cheryl's contributions to the Libraries. She is a very valuable member of our community and I hope you will join me in expressing our appreciation to her for all she does.
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Betsy Gould
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I would like to nominate Betsy Gould for employee of the month for November, for her extraordinary efforts in launching our Document Delivery Pilot Service.
A great many staff contributed to the launch of this pilot--staff from all five branch libraries, Library IT, and additional personnel from Access Services--and I would also like to acknowledge their efforts, but Betsy Gould was the one who coordinated the project and kept it on track.
Without Betsy's technical expertise in ILLiad, her understanding of document delivery workflow, her attention to detail, her willingness to explain and train, and above all her patience, this pilot service would never have gotten off the ground.
We are already receiving some very positive feedback from faculty regarding document delivery and use of the service is climbing rapidly. That the launch has gone so smoothly and has been so well received already are testaments to all the hard work Betsy contributed up front, as well as her on-going commitment to make adjustments now that the service is up and running. Very well done!
October 2010 Employee of the Month:
The Green Task Force
Submitted by Jennifer Davis, CMS
In recognition of outstanding efforts to heighten awareness of sustainability issues in the Libraries, members of the Green Task Force are Employees of the Month for October. Members include Lisa Gould (Chair), Christina Howard, Angela Palermo, and Sue Williams. This nomination was made by Jennifer Davis of CMS and was endorsed by the Libraries Council at their October meeting. The Green Task Force, in consultation with Facilities Management and Administrative Services, made several recommendations and successfully implemented several "green" projects. Notable projects include: removal of the light pole in the Norlin East stairwell, installation of dual flush functionality on existing toilets, application of solar film, evaluating recycling bins and determining better locations and structures, and attaching energy conservation stickers to light switch plates. These efforts, combined with the recent renovations in Norlin and commitment of all Libraries staff and faculty, led to a signification reduction in energy consumption in Norlin Library. Because of this, the Libraries received a Buff Energy Star award from the campus sustainability and Chancellor's offices. Congratulations on a job well done.
August 2010 Employee of the Month:
Carl Stewart, Preservation
Submitted by Special Collections
Special Collections faculty and staff enthusiastically nominate Carl Stewart for his determined efforts on behalf of Special Collections. He played a significant role in safeguarding our collections in the face of leaking roofs and natural disasters. His work necessitated many long anxious hours and weekend monitoring which he took on without complaint. Carl worked closely with Elizabeth Newsom to monitor the stacks when rain and snow was in the forecast and was a communications link between FacMan and the Libraries. We appreciate his attention to detail and the department could not have weathered (no pun intended) this emergency without him. Carl was equally valuable in assisting with environmental assessment and security during our earlier reading room asbestos abatement, another facet of our eventful year.
Carl's contributions, however, go beyond these extraordinary efforts. When he is not evaluating the Libraries or the Natural History Museum spaces with data logger technology he teaches others how to use this type of equipment. Last year he instructed a Museum and Field Studies graduate student in the use of environmental data loggers in support of her thesis project about the preservation of hazardous nitrate film. Carl is to be credited for herding the campus collections managers (Archives, Special Collections, Music, CU Art Museum, Natural History, NSIDC, and Heritage Center) on a regular basis to discuss collection preservations issues and emergency response planning. In the distant past these campus colleagues met to exchange ideas about collection management but Carl deserves the credit for reviving the group. This is timely in light of national and regional natural disasters that have made everyone aware of the need for coordinated emergency and preservation planning. We appreciate that Carl Stewart is a colleague who can be counted on for the care and maintenance of the Libraries'collections and therefore nominate him for employee of the month.
July 2010 Employee of the Month:
Anudas Schmidt, Libraries IT
Submitted by Rani Machoi, Libraries IT
This is a long overdue nomination of Anudas Schmidt for Employee of the Month.
His work this week replacing a failing hard drive in our Exchange server highlighted his dedication and service to the Libraries. Within an hour of notification of an impending drive failure the Exchange server, he had given me a plan for what needed to be done. He voluntarily arranged to work all evening to make the repair to minimize downtime during the workday. Because of our almost total reliance on e-mail and calendaring, getting services restored quickly was crucial to the functioning of the Libraries.
While I was interim department director, Anudas took on many duties which I had previously done and was key to keeping the department moving forward. When we are short staffed due to vacations or illness, Anudas always steps up to help cover the additional work. I can't count the number of student assistants and new staff he has trained or the number of new workstations he has configured and delivered.
I canvassed others in the Libraries for comments to include in this nomination. The words I heard over and over included helpful, compassionate, reliable, knowledgeable, willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. And of course many people mention his extraordinary German sense of humor, unlike anyone other.
For all these reasons, he deserves this honor.
June 2010 Employee of the Month:
Bethany Levrault , Cataloging & Metadata Services
Submitted by Jina Wakimoto and Xiang Li
We would like to nominate Bethany Levrault for employee of the month. Since starting at the Norlin Library, Beth has demonstrated outstanding ability to work with faculty and staff across the departments in Technical Services as well as Public Services divisions. As the Head of Copy Cataloging, she not only monitored copy cataloging workflow to ensure that materials received in CMS are processed in a timely manner, but also worked closely with Acquisitions Department to establish the process and procedures for Acquisitions staff to copy catalog and provided excellent training. The Copy Cataloging Unit deals with variety of materials and collections each with specific needs and – graphic novels, video recordings, books with accompanying media, microform, MONA/Browsing collection, UN documents for Gov Pubs, DVD-ROMs, etc. Beth is exceptional at keeping cataloging procedures current for these various materials, especially in light of the changes in national standards and local practices.
New and added responsibilities of CMS is cataloging of Asian language materials. With the NRC grant and other successful efforts at collection development, CMS has seen a sharp increase in these materials, especially in Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and Farsi. Beth enthusiastically took on the challenge of cataloging and supervising staff and students, even taking Chinese classes herself to learn the language and to become a more effective supervisor.
Beth is really a responsible supervisor. Beyond simply keeping students working on their projects, Beth worked tirelessly in teaching them cataloging related skills, improving their understanding of library works, and also informing them of self-development opportunities. I believe the students supervised by Beth all have learned a great deal from their work experiences in the library. Beth is also a considerate colleague. She is very patient in answering my questions and keeps me updated with each bit of progress that has been made on the projects we collaborate on.
For such extraordinary service for the Libraries and the collections, Beth deserves recognition as the employee of the month!
May 2010 Employee of the Month:
Susan Guinn-Chipman, Special Collections
Submitted by Deborah Hollis and Elizabeth Newsom
Special Collections nominates our colleague Susan Guinn-Chipman for employee of the month. Susan's role in the department encompasses both public and technical services. Her key contribution is in creating access to the Department's unique holdings and sterling public service to CU students and faculty. Her technical services work includes creating records for the Women Poets of the Romantic Period (WPRP) collection, the Dana K. Bailey History of Science collection, developing lists of manuscript collections, adding the Willard Tract collection and revising Department holdings on the Center for British and Irish Studies web site, in addition to the creation of EAD guides for the Rocky Mountain Online Archive (RMOA). Because of her efforts a listing of the Creighton Collection of nineteenth-century English Papal History is nearing completion and will be available on our web site. Susan's charming and easy-going manner puts students at ease when they visit the department for the first time. She patiently conducts an interview to help identify sources for class presentations or papers. When teaching her undergraduate history courses she folds in course-integrated assignments that introduce her students to the Department's primary sources. We are overdue in extending our thanks to this colleague and acknowledging her significant contributions.
Thank you Susan!
April 2010 Employee of the Month:
Danielle Haas, Administrative Services
Submitted by Leanne Walther and Peggy Jobe, Government Publications
We would like to nominate Danielle Haas, Norlin Mailroom Supervisor (Administrative Services) for Employee of the Month.
In the past several months, Danielle went far beyond the call of duty helping the Government Publications Department with a special project. In October, we offered our duplicate Serial Set volumes to libraries nationwide. Several libraries responded, including the University of West Virginia who requested 1,500 volumes. These documents were packed by students in GovPubs and transported to the mailroom to be processed and mailed to WVU. Danielle and her students had to weigh, handle and mail all the boxes. It was a tedious and time consuming process, in which six boxes were mailed every day for approximately two months. Our last box was mailed to WVU last Friday. In addition, Danielle had to keep track of all the postage, so that we could submit the charge to WVU for reimbursement.
Throughout this process, Danielle was helpful and supportive, giving us useful advice for packing and sealing the boxes. She remained cheerful and never complained in what was a significant shipping operation that took a lot of extra time and effort. Serial Set volumes are heavy and moving boxes full of them literally required "heavy lifting". Danielle was a pleasure to work with and we really appreciated her positive attitude and generosity.
None of us in GovPubs realized the enormity of the task of shipping 1,500 volumes across the country. We must have sent around 200 boxes full of heavy books. Recently, we received a note from the Government Publications librarian at WVU, thanking us for persevering in getting these volumes to her library and expressing her great appreciation. We could never have done it without the cooperation, diligence, hard work and effort of Danielle. It was truly a Herculean task and we were fortunate to have someone with Danielle's skill and abilities to help us tackle it. She well deserves recognition as Employee of the Month!
March 2010 Employee of the Month:
Josie Fania, Cataloging & Metadata Services (C&MS)
Submitted by Anna M. Ferris, Special Collections & Archives Cataloging Team, Cataloging & Metadata Services
It is with great pleasure that I nominate Josie Fania for Employee-of-the-Month in recognition of the excellent work she has been doing as the primary copy cataloger for the Special Collections & Archives Cataloging Team.
While Josie continues to work on assignments for other units of the Cataloging & Metadata Services Department, and volunteers for new projects from branch libraries (e.g., Earth Sciences and Music) and academic departments (e.g., Fine Arts), and devotes an average of 12 hours a month to help out at the Reference Desk, I believe she deserves special recognition for the quality and the extent of the work she has been doing to increase access to Special Collections and University Archives materials. The following points illustrate some of the ways in which Josie has contributed to our team's efforts:
- Josie made a remarkable transition from cataloging materials in MARC format to processing archival collections in Encoded Archival Description (EAD) format. This format is used predominantly by personnel in Special Collections to create records of finding aids for their unique collections that are then contributed to the Rocky Mountain Online Archive (RMOA). Josie took it upon herself to master EAD and the RMOA cataloging module in order to assume responsibility as the in-house EAD trainer and reviewer for the catalogers and staff working on behalf of the Archives Dept. to contribute records to the RMOA database.
- Josie has taken the initiative of scanning paper copies of Archives finding aids into Word documents, thereby greatly facilitating the work of catalogers keying the data into RMOA.
- Josie is always ready to offer suggestions on ways to improve on routine tasks or to finetune new procedures. For example, she helped streamline the use of the 856 MARC tag for linking to remote tables-of-content webpages instead of using cumbersome media sets of text images for the Women Poets of the Romantic Period Collection.
- Lastly, but certainly not least, Josie completed the copy cataloging for the bulk of the Mountaineering Collection (over 4,000 titles housed in the Special Collections Annex)—a project that was begun back in 2002. According to Windy Lundy, her initial supervisor on this project, "Josie searched all the books, brought in records from OCLC, cataloged those which had copy, derived records for those that didn't have matching records, and examined them for copy specific characteristics so that she could add all the notes and added entries for those characteristics. Josie was very attuned to the special nature of the Mountaineering books and her cataloging reflected that. She was accurate and efficient in her work."
The Employee-of-the-Month award would be a most fitting way to say: "Thank you, Josie, for your boundless energy and positive attitude as well as your diligence and dedication in going the extra 'mile' on behalf of the Special Collections and Archives Departments!"
February 2010 Employee of the Month:
Rani Machoi, Libraries Information Technology
Submitted by John Culshaw, Administrative Services
Rani Machoi of Libraries Information Technology (LIT) is Employee of the Month for February 2010. For nearly two years, Rani has served as interim faculty director for the LIT department. Beyond simply keeping IT operations running, Rani worked tirelessly in this interim role to keep the Libraries moving forward in terms of IT. She played a critical role in ensuring that our technical infrastructure remained intact throughout the recent renovation and she also collaborated closely with ITS in order to make sure that all technologies were in place for the opening of the research services spaces and the Commons. Rani was an effective manager of the LIT department and guided other important projects along including IT skill competencies, LIT brown bags, campus identity management issues, staff and faculty computer replacements, streaming services, among others. She also worked hard to communicate technology issues to all Libraries departments throughout the renovations. Rani is a deserving recipient of the employee of the month award and I want to take this opportunity to recognize and thank her publically for her extraordinary service to the Libraries over the last 2 years.
January 2010 Employee of the Month:
Cyndie Hardey, Acquisitions
Submitted by Randall R. Key, Acquisitions
I would like to recommend Cyndie Hardey for receipt of the next available Employee of the Month Award, due to her consistently exemplary performance in the Serials Receiving unit of Acquisitions. Cyndie may be counted upon to provide maximum effort in her daily work, as well as in special projects. She maintains good working relations with her co-workers, is highly approachable, and is quite conscientious. She serves as a valuable resource for information on serials, possesses a sharp, inquisitive mind, and does not shy away from taking on extra work. She speaks her mind in a constructive manner that often brings new ideas to the table. It is time that she is recognized for the many assets she brings to the Libraries organization.
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Posted Monday April 30, 2012 4:55 PM GMT
"Prometheus" is the story of a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey to test their physical and mental limits while stranded on a distant world. Set to hit theaters on June 8th, the film stars Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, and Guy Pearce.
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Jimmy Rollins wasnĺt at his best defensively this season, but it was good enough in the eyes of big-league managers.
The Philliesĺ veteran shortstop got the nod over fellow finalists Washingtonĺs Ian Desmond, Miamiĺs Jose Reyes and Cincinnatiĺs Zack Cozart in an announcement Tuesday night. It was Rollinsĺ fourth Gold Glove award and first since 2009, and it very well could be his last. The 33-year-old had the poorest range numbers of his career when you look at his assist and unassisted putout numbers at short. Not only is his range shrinking and his errors increasing Ś he was charged with 13 errors this season, his most gaffes since 2003 Ś Atlanta prospect Andrelton Simmons should be a starter in 2013 and is the type of defensive shortstop you see come around once every couple of generations. In fact, if not for a broken hand that cost two months last season, the 23-year-old likely would have done had enough games under his belt to take this award.
That, however, didnĺt matter to managers, who went with Rollins despite Cozart having the best numbers among a fairly mundane group of finalists.
While he might not be the fielder he was as a 20-something, Rollins remains a steady glove at shortstop Ś enough that the Phillies arenĺt going to ask the veteran to move to third base and make room for Freddy Galvis at shortstop, at least in 2013. They will, however, need to figure out their plans at third.
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The Country-specific Recommendations are documents prepared by the European Commission for each country, analysing its economic situation and providing recommendations on measures it should adopt over the coming 18 months. They are tailored to the particular issues the Member State is facing and cover a broad range of topics: the state of public finances, reforms of pension systems, measures to create jobs and to fight unemployment, education and innovation challenges, etc. The final adoption of Country-specific Recommendations prepared by the Commission is done at the highest level by national leaders in the European Council.
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It will be critical for the authorities to avoid complacency and strictly follow the objectives of the EU-IMF programme in 2013, as well after 31 December 2013 when the programme expires. The options to ensure a successful and sustainable exit from the programme are currently being reviewed. Ireland's funding position continues to strengthen and it is regaining good market access. As a result, Ireland holds significant cash reserves and by the end of 2013 it is expected to be able cover its financing needs for more than one year. Full implementation of the programme is also key to ensure progress towards all Europe 2020 targets.
Implementation of the economic adjustment programme has been strong from the outset and positive impacts are now visible in terms of the correction of macroeconomic imbalances, restored competitiveness and budding growth. Substantial fiscal consolidation has been achieved so far and major progress has been done in bank deleveraging and restructuring. Meanwhile, structural reforms have improved economic fundamentals and Ireland's competitiveness.
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Does any American believe that Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, 28, should remain in a military prison for the next 20 years for "murder" after giving a legitimate order to his soldiers to fire at three Afghan men on motorcycles, killing two in the process?
What circumstances in those few seconds of on-the-ground command decision-making — during Lorance's second patrol in Afghanistan — could possibly compel the Army to rob Lorance of his freedom until he is 48 years old?
I have been reading up on Lorance's case and I find none. I am not a military prosecutor (thank goodness), but I see nothing in accounts of the incident to warrant a sentence of two decades — unless, that is, Lorance's lawyer, retired Lt. Col. Guy Womack, is correct.
Following Lorance's sentencing at Ft. Bragg, N.C., on Aug. 1, Womack said: "The Army is using him as a scapegoat so they can tell the Afghan government the person who killed the civilians is being punished."
Read it and weep — and get sick.
Then, I hope, get angry — and let your congressman know it.
I have long had the terrible suspicion that the military has followed a "sacrificial lamb" strategy as the ugly subtext of "murder" prosecutions related to Iraq and Afghanistan going back at least as far as Haditha in 2005. Another landmark case involved Army Sgt. Evan Vela in 2007.
Vela is the first-tour Army sniper whose commander ordered him to kill a captured Iraqi who had blown the squad's cover behind enemy lines. In a highly unusual procedure, Vela was tried for murder in Iraq even after his division was ordered home.
The Iraqi minister for human rights at the time, Wijdan Salim, attended the trial. "I want to be sure that any American soldier who wrongs an Iraqi will go on trial," Ms. Salim told Time magazine.
"(Vela) killed an Iraqi man, an unarmed man. He must be punished."
Vela was. He was sentenced to 10 years beginning in 2008. Thankfully, he was paroled earlier this year.
Sgt. Derrick Miller, however, is now facing life in prison with the possibility of parole. Miller is the Army National Guard veteran of Afghanistan who, in self-defense during a harsh interrogation in 2010, killed an Afghan who had penetrated his squad's defensive perimeter.
The draconian severity of Miller's penalty is particularly questionable given the fragility of the prosecution's case.
Defense attorney Charles Gittins, who represented Miller at his court martial, told me in an email that one witness, a U.S. soldier, changed his story supporting Miller's claim of self-defense "when he was threatened with being named an accessory and being placed on legal hold so he could not de-mobilize.
"The other witness," Gittins continued, "was an Afghan translator who was promised U.S. citizenship in exchange for his testimony."
Sounds like another "scapegoat" case to me.
Does locking up U.S. soldiers and throwing away the key nowcome under the heading of "winning hearts and minds" in the Islamic world?
Aside from the grotesque injustice to these men, it isn't working. And it won't. What it does do, however, is have the effect of surrendering yet another piece of our Western identity and volition to Islamic norms.
The question remains: What kind of government punishes men who step up to fight in the hellholes of the world where our leaders believe, at least until they don't, that they see America's "vital interests"?
In the blink of a president's eye, armies are redirected, men are redeployed, but our prisoners of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars remain behind bars.
In the blink of an eye, these soldiers made the life-or-death determination that may have saved their lives, but also lost them their liberty.
I wonder if these men ever realize that their most grievous crime in the eyes of their country's leaders is, in fact, their own survival. After all, acting may have saved their lives where hesitation might have ended them.
In death, their leaders would hang their heads and mourn, at least a little. But after these men broke the "rules of engagement," those sacraments of counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine, the leaders they served sought to punish them to the maximum extent of the law.
Meanwhile, thousands and thousands of jihadists from the same battlefields have long been granted clemency by Uncle Sam.
For more information about 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, see www.defendveteranlorance.com. For more information about 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, see defendmichael.com. Some other cases are followed at unitedpatriots.org.
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