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Editor's note: The following Health column appeared in the June 2014 issue of Dairy Herd Management. Columnist Mark Thomas is a veterinarian and owner of Dairy Health & Management Services, LLC and Countryside Veterinary Clinic, LLP, Lowvile, N.Y.
Producing a quality product while maintaining excellent udder health and parlor efficiency should be the goal of every dairy. There are obviously many factors that go into achieving these goals, but we must remember people hold one of the largest impacts on success or failure of these processes.
In previous columns we have discussed the importance of routine milking system evaluations and equipment upkeep. These are often the easy things to schedule and accomplish. But do we take the time to effectively train the employees who we entrust with milking and handling our cows every day?
"How" or "why"?
There is often debate whether it is important if employees understand the "why" of a procedure. Some managers work off of the "how" principle. They teach the protocol, but never give much background as to the details of "why" certain steps are done. This can be effective for some individuals, but the majority of people respond best to learning if they can also understand the "why" in addition to the "how".
It is obviously of great importance that an employee understands the "how" of a protocol and executes it in a consistent manner. Still, protocol drift is very common, not only for employees, but at times for ourselves. If someone truly understands the "why" of a protocol, then procedural drift is much less likely to occur, as the consequences of not following the protocol (aside from being reprimanded) are obvious.
Think of when you were young and your parents taught you the importance of brushing your teeth. If you were told to "just brush your teeth because I'm telling you to do so" and you didn't know the consequences of not brushing regularly, you would likely be less inclined to follow with consistency. But if you were told you needed to brush your teeth to prevent tooth decay and avoid long, sometimes uncomfortable hours in a dentist chair, the awareness of significant consequences would make you more likely to consistently follow the routine.
It is important to use the same approach for all aspects of the milking procedure, from cow handling to disinfecting and cleaning teats. One of the most important processes to understand is that of milk let-down. So many steps of the milking procedure can directly affect oxytocin release, and ultimately parlor efficiency and udder health.
By using Lactocorder flow meters we can demonstrate and document the effect of proper stimulation and oxytocin release on milk let-down. Milkers must understand a few basic principles:
• Sufficient stimulation of the teats (3-4 strips from each teat) is necessary to obtain oxytocin release and efficient let-down.
• The process of oxytocin release takes time. This is why we generally recommend a prep-lag time of 90-120 seconds.
• Rough handling or inadequate stimulation will limit oxytocin release and inhibit milk let-down.
If milkers understand this process, it will hopefully be obvious that a bit of extra time stimulating the cow prior to unit attachment will decrease unit on-time, rather than add time to the turn, as many milkers think. Again, these are basic concepts, but do the people doing the job really understand the cow?
There are many other examples where knowledge will empower individuals to do a better job. Taking the time to explain the processes and why we have specific protocols should lead to improved compliance in all areas of the dairy. Teach the "why", not just the "how".


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Whenever i'm trying to execute a code with raw_input, i always get something called a "builtins.NameError", like this:
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File "c:\Users\Lars\Desktop\More_Control_Flow_Tools.py", line 1, in <module>
builtins.NameError: name 'raw_input' is not defined
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It's a code directly taken from this site, http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/controlflow.html
The only thing i've added are the "parenthesis" (because i think you need them and i don't understand why they don't use any paranthesis) which belongs to the print-syntax. Nothing more. I've also tried to not to use the paranthesis but with no good results. Does someone know what i should do? Are there any other sort of code needed if you want to use the raw_input-function? Thank you for your time , i really hope you can help me out with this issue, i really love programming and i want to learn as much as possible
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NEIGHBOURS and communities in Worcester are urged to get involved in making this year's Big Lunch bigger than before.
Free packs, which include invitations, posters, seeds, bunting templates and an inspiration booklet, are now available to get people started planning their local events and street parties to be held on Sunday, June 1.
Now in its sixth year, the simple idea from the Eden Project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and partnered by Halifax, ASDA, and StreetClub by B&Q, aims to provide neighbours with an opportunity to get to know one another better.
Sir Tim Smit KBE, founding director of the Eden Project and co-Founder of The Big Lunch said the more people who get involved, the more committed he becomes to making the next year's event bigger.
He said: "We wanted to create the excuse for each of us to get over the shyness of knocking on a neighbour's door for a street party and it seems The Big Lunch is exactly what millions of people in thousands of communities have been waiting for.
"The genius of The Big Lunch lies in all those wonderful people who go out and make it their event - each one is different but they share the same instinct to make our neighbourhoods friendlier to live in."
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My daughter A has a thing for pigs; specifically a whimsical creature called the Flying Pig. I'm not sure how she developed this attraction. All I know is that her collection of winged, fluffy pink pig iconography seems to be growing by the day, along with, I might add, a growing sensitivity toward the eating of pigs or any other cute farm animal. I'm afraid we have a budding vegetarian in our midst. Which is interesting, considering how my kids lust after meat.
She didn't have any problem inhaling these ribs though. The recipe comes from Steven Raichlen's book Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs. I've made a few things from it, and I have to conclude that the man is a genius. The sauce is perfectly salty-sweet and tangy.
To round out the meal, I stir-fried some mushrooms and Chinese broccoli, otherwise known as gai lan. It's one of my favorite greens, which I'll tell you more about later.
Chinatown Ribs
Adapted from Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs by Steven Raichlen
Feeds four to six
5 pounds baby back pork ribs (2 racks should do it)
1 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup Chinese rice wine, dry sherry, sake or white wine
3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
5 garlic cloves, smashed with the side of a heavy knife
5 thin slices peeled ginger, smashed with the side of a heavy knife
3 green onions, white and light green parts thinly sliced
Arrange the ribs in a large pan or baking dish.
In a medium bowl, whisk together all remaining ingredients until the sugar is dissolved.
Set aside a scant 1/2 cup of the mixture; pour the rest over the ribs, turning them to coat evenly.
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours, the longer the better.
Set up a charcoal or gas grill for indirect grilling, or heat your oven to 350 degrees. Place on the grill rack (or a shallow baking sheet if cooking in the oven), bone side down. Cook for 1 1/2 hours, or until the ribs are dark brown, crisp, and the meat is tender enough to pull off the bone with your fingers.
Place the reserved marinade in a small saucepan and simmer for about 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl to serve alongside the ribs.


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Amport v Rowner.
Amport went third as their outside chances of promotion to County Division One stay alive.
Winning the toss, captain Lee Ayers took no time in opting to bat and losing Rory Chetwyn-Talbot early was a shock but Nick Bone (24) and Ian Langdown (87) built a partnership of 71 on a pitch that was proving to play as well as it looked.
Langdown in particular was looking imperious as he smashed 15 fours and three sixes in his knock of 87 and with a solid platform, all were able to take advantage of the conditions. Dean Woodhouse and Ant Gillard both battedfreely and Lee Ayers kept the strike rotating.
A mini collapse did take the home side by surprise until Alex Ayers hit 29no and with Ed Glover making his first team debut supporting well at the other end, Amport were satisfied at tea on 271-9.
After tea, the bowlers had to really work to get anything on a pitch that was offering nothing.
As usual Woodhouse was among the wickets, and Chetwyn-Talbot bowled superbly with no luck.
The Rowner middle order did at one stage threaten to ruin the party, but they held their catches and their nerve, and when Chetwyn-Talbort roared back in for his second spell, picking up an incredible hat-trick, Amport ran out easy winners, taking full points.
OT and Romsey V v Amport II.
Batting first under in high temperatures the strong looking Amport II batting line up failed to fire. In the face of some accurate bowling by the impressive young OT's bowling attack the Amport batsmen let themselves down.
Two needless run outs and a succession of shots played into the air, on a pitch which saw the ball never coming onto the bat, saw the innings complete in only the 32th over with only 117 runs amassed. Robert Randall top scored with a well made 34 before falling when well set yet again this season.
An early wicket courtesy of a juggled catch by Dan Cartridge off Ben Black gave Amport some hope, however a poor fielding performance saw at least four catches go down which were to prove costly.
Brandon Smith bowled the obdurate Service in the 17th over with 50 on the board but OTs moved towards their victory target.
The dismissal of Thebe to Martyn Startup heralded a mini collapse as skipper Darren Goacher was able to claim three quick wickets with a handful of runs required.
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We are pleased to announce the winner of our "Bracket Battle: Best College Eats" tournament:
Congratulations to Baylor University: Vitek's BBQ famous Gut Pak is the #1 College Eat in America (as voted on by Cooking Channel fans).
The dish combined all the the necessary ingredients for a successful college eat, which, along with a passionate fan base in Waco, TX, helped propel it over the competition. The tournament got a bit messy — both in terms of the final two dishes and the heated comments left on the blogs — but in the end, a true college classic came out on top.
We've got to give a quick shout out to Marquette and Real Chili Restaurant's chili-topped spaghetti. The final match-up was a buzzer beater and both were worthy candidates.
If you're fighting a hangover or just feel like you need a dose of grease in your diet, check out the full list of College Eats and our copycat recipes.
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Even before the European Court of Auditors released its annual review of EU spending on Tuesday, negotiations over the bloc's next long-term budget had already turned tense.
A group of wealthy nations, led by theUK, are demanding more budgetary discipline and tighter controls on EU spending. Facing off against them are the poorer member states, led byPoland, which tend to benefit disproportionately from EU funding and are determined to keep the money flowing.
The auditors report is likely to give fresh ammunition to the first camp, while putting the second on the defensive. It found that there were "material errors" in 3.9 per cent of the bloc's €129.4bn in spending last year – meaning more than €5bn was paid to those who should not have received it. The error rate was up from 3.7 per cent in 2010 and 3.3 per cent in 2009.
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Hello ALL,
I have tried unsuccessfully to get MTN Cameroon offer me a free bundle as part of their corporate social Responsibility.
Does any one here have similar challenges with their network, and can you share your experience how you turned this challenge into a possibility?
I will be glad to know.
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MTN Cameroon sub-contracting some of these services, I work with a partner to integrate MTN MTN as a supplier to Frontline SMS for this purpose. Maybe you could tell me exactly what you need, I can integrate it into the work we do. On the other hand I also work with the World Bank for the implementation of an SMS solution that will balance the market price. So if I Thee bit of help...
Hello Brice,
I have been using SMS to connect farmers to markets under the canopy of my organization (AMIS-CAMEROON). In February to March 2011 I contacted MTN with a project for a wider outreach to farmers and requested free bulk SMS and even provided a marketing strategy that would be profitable for MTN in terms of Volume that I would bring to their network. MTN Cameroon wanted me to buy, and pay upfront all outbound SMS that I needed for deploying this service, and as a non-funded organization, this was impossible. I have tried getting the Delegation of Agriculture to help me impress upon MTN leadership about the work I do, but since they are not knowledgeable about the Technology, and more importantly dont care about the farmers, they take no interest.
Brice you can reply to me in French if you want, and I will be very interested in keeping our communication going.
Right now I have am in the process of completing a robust system to integrate unto FRONTLINE SMS, and it would be usesless if I dont get MTN to give me the Freebulk SMS.
What suprises me is that MTN gives out 16.000,000 free Beep Me daily that doesnt necessarily give them any ROI, but they will refuse to give me just 100,000 free SMS daily to deploy my Services in Cmeroon.
You can find out more about what I do at www.amis-cameroon.org
Merci de m'avoir repondu Brice.
Tambe Harry
Certified Social Entrepreneur. University of the Pacific Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Thanks for replying.
Their competitors are same...they all believe in money and not social causes.That is why I asked for experiences from other Countries, from Social Entrepreneurs who finally succeeded in getting these Telecoms uphold their end of Corporate Social Responsibility which means GIVING BACK TO INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS as an appreciation for making your business grow into what it is.
Greetings to my Kenyan friends...they are doing very good Social Work
Hi Tambe,
Il sera très difficile que MTN vous offre des SMS gratuits, avec Clikcatel le SMS coute environ 25 frs CFA, on cherche des solutions moins couteuses.
Il te faudra absolument de l'argent pour ton projet non seulement pour alimenter ton projet en SMS mais aussi pour communiquer dessus. Car si une grande majorité des agriculteurs ne l'utilisent pas ton système est inefficace.
Néamoins le fait que la Banque Mondiale réfléchit déjà à la question est une bonne chose il pourrait te soutenir dans cette perspective.
Je t'envois mes coordonnées dans ta boite e-mail.
Jean Brice.
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Molesey Boat Club's Ruth Walczak helped ensure the feelgood factor from the London 2012 Olympics continued as she claimed a European bronze medal at the weekend.
Walczak celebrated her 24th birthday in style as she and partner Imogen Walsh finished third in the lightweight women's double scull at Lake Varese in Italy on Sunday.
"We were up against Olympic-class crews so it was a great performance considering that," said London Rowing Club's Walsh.
"We don't see it as the last race of the season but the start of the next Olympiad."
Matthew Tarrant, who started his career at Weybridge Rowing Club and subsequently turned our for Walton Rowing Club and Molesey Boat Club, finished fourth in the men's pairs final with partner
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Molesey's Peter Robinson and Fred Gill were in the men's eight crew that finished fourth on a weekend that saw GB secure their best ever European Championship medal haul.


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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The kids of "Glee" and "The Social Network" weren't just all right after the Golden Globe Awards, they were downright giddy at several post parties, making a scene singing, dancing and celebrating their wins during one of Hollywood's most booze-and-boogie-filled nights.
Stars spilled into multiple soirees spread around the Beverly Hilton Hotel after Sunday's awards ceremony, indulging in champagne, upscale comfort food and mutual back-patting into the wee hours.
Just before midnight, half of the young cast of "Glee" huddled together, strutted their moves and belted along to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin,'" blasted by a DJ at the Warner Bros. bash with In Style magazine at the hotel's Oasis courtyard. The hit musical Fox show won the trophy for television's best comedy or musical for its second year in a row.
Twenty-year-old Chris Colfer, who snagged a supporting actor award for his role as a gay teen on the show, clutched his trophy in one hand and swayed to the tune, which "Glee" made more famous covering.
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"Chris winning this year was like us winning last year. It was a shock. We all cried," gushed castmate Kevin McHale, 22. "We all really are best friends in real life."
Towering over other revelers, 24-year-old actor Armie Hammer of "The Social Network" also shimmied to the music, and toasted the film about Facebook's founding, the night's big winner with trophies for best drama, best direction, best script and best score.
Standing in a smoking area outside the party's large black tent — shimmery metal orbs were suspended from the ceiling as chandeliers — Hammer mused about his being a first-timer to the Globes, where guests schmooze both during and after the ceremony.
"It levels the playing field. It's like, there's Darren Aronofsky, and I say, 'I love your work!' And he's like, 'I love the Social Network!'" said Hammer, laughing, about meeting "The Black Swan" director. As for when he would end his long night, Hammer joked, "I'm a nonstop party."
Other guests included Heidi Klum, Seal, Ryan Phillippe and Hayden Panettiere.
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At the annual roof party hosted by NBC, Universal Pictures and Focus Features, a mostly industry crowd packed the dance floor while a DJ spun funk and hip-hop, as a live MC rapped. The spread included mini grilled cheese sandwiches, mashed potatoes and mac 'n' cheese.
Earlier in the evening, A-listers flocked to The Weinstein Company's party with Relativity Media, presented by Marie Claire magazine, at the lot adjacent to Bar 210, formerly Trader Vic's. Modest decorations included vases of roses and flickering candles.
As studio head Harvey Weinstein milled around shaking hands with guests, "The King's Speech" best actor winner Colin Firth settled into an outdoor booth in the back with his wife and his co-star Guy Pearce. Co-star Helena Bonham Carter, surrounded by a thick throng of fans, joined later.
Firth, calm and self-deprecatory, with his trophy on the table and a tumbler in hand, accepted compliments, but joked "I don't have many accomplishments" when asked how his win ranked against other pinnacles in his life. Firth said he had to catch a flight home to London on Monday, and didn't know how late his revelry would go.Slideshow: 68th Golden Globe Awards (on this page)
Looking fairly worn from the night's festivities, Steve Buscemi plopped into a booth across from Firth with his own best actor trophy for HBO's "Boardwalk Empire."
Co-star Kelly Macdonald flitted from Buscemi to Bonham Carter, smiling about the show's win for best television drama, surrounded by the likes of celebs such as Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood.
"I've been to these parties before, but I feel like I'm one of the cool kids now," said Macdonald.
Case in point, new "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez made a splashy exit from the party with her husband Marc Anthony. A pack of bodyguards flanked them as they wound their way up and down hallways and out the door.
Unlike last year, when rain soaked the red carpet, balmy weather made for a lovely, packed HBO bash at the hotel's Circa 55 restaurant, where many stars headed right after the awards ceremony. The party's green, brown and yellow Mod geometric theme extended to the carpet, pillows, table cloths and chairs. Sculptural golden pillars and burning candles on floating round islands decorated the patio's outdoor pool.Interactive: Rate the Golden Globe fashions (on this page)
Sean "Diddy" Combs sat and chatted with "The Fighter" nominee Mark Wahlberg, feasting on steaming risotto, kale, grilled veggies, sea bass and beef with tomatoes. Ricky Gervais rested and laughed after his Globe hosting duties at a nearby table, sans jacket. Halle Berry's boyfriend Olivier Martinez rubbed the best actress nominee's shoulders as she finished eating. "Twilight" hunk Rob Pattinson navigated the crowd.
"I'm already tired. I'm going to be exhausted tomorrow," said Claire Danes, who snagged a best actress trophy for the HBO miniseries "Temple Grandin." Wahlberg left the bash early at 9 p.m. to catch a plane to shoot the film "Contraband" in New Orleans.
"I have an 8 a.m. call time," he told The Associated Press, while high-fiving friends.
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At the Fox party on other side of the hotel, best actress winner Natalie Portman smiled and greeted young members of the ABC show "Modern Family," showing off her trophy for "The Black Swan" as well as her baby bump in a high necked, pleated A-line dress by Azzaro, which was looser than her earlier pink gown.
Guests congregated underneath an enormous white tent with sheer ceiling drapings as a DJ spun Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson tunes. A photo booth sponsored by Ultimat Vodka attracted partiers on a patio outside.
Colfer, making an appearance at Fox before heading to the other parties, grinned about where the night would take him.
"When is sunrise? I'm going to party an hour after that," he said.
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Sycamore: How does he do it? An UnSignpost Special Investigation
But who is this masked Celt? Well, since changing identity from MMACKNIGHT in March 2008, he's racked up an impressive 18,000 edits (or he will have by the time this paper is actually delivered - it's hanging at 17.940-odd at the time of typing). Many of these edits have been thanklessly categorising pages, voting for deletion, reverting and ban patrolling - the kind of soul-crushing work, in other words, that would sap the will to live of the average individual, but not our Syc.
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At approximately 7:01 EST, Colin "All your base" Heaney officially fucked everything up yet again. IRC was engaged in what started out as a naturally occurring, all-caps LOL train. However, being the little faggot that he is, Colin decided to join in, effectively making it not funny anymore. This reporter, being an expert witness in cases of dipshittery, quickly came to the conclusion that "Colin makes everything suck."
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PHILADELPHIA - Penn had 10 rowers named to the IRA's 2013 All-Academic Team, tied for third-most among all IRA programs.
Daren Frankel, Matthew Jackson, Jared Levin, Louis Lombardi, Kenny Nickens, Keith Rush, Daniel Sawey, James Senese, Peter St. Michael and Mitchell Stein were all honored for their work on the water and in the classroom as the Quakers finished tied with Gonzaga for third in the country in All-Academic honorees. Six of the 10 honorees -- Frankel, Jackson, Lombardi, Nickens, Senese and Stein -- were members of Penn's Varsity Eight this season, including the IRA Regatta where Penn's V8 won the Third Final.
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God probably exists according to British physicist, reported in Hindustan Times April 5, 2004 Dr Stephen Unwin, graduate of Imperial College London, used the 200 year old Bayers theorem to calculate there was a 67% chance God existed. Unwin weighed the existence of evil and suffering against miracles divided into supernatural events and miracles that occur when prayers are answered. Then factored in freewill, innate goodness in human beings and sense of morality and the many arguments for and against God's existence. Unwin's argument has been released in his book, released April 30th. The Probability of God: a simple calculation that proves the ultimate truth.
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Texas has produced its share of crackpot politicians over the years. But compared to what's going on across the country, the Lone Star State seems downright boring in 2010.
While Gov. Rick Perry said the Arizona anti-immigration law is not right for Texas, his counterpart in Arizona claimed the law is necessary because of decapitated bodies found in the desert. Jan Brewer, running for re-election as governor of Arizona, has not been able to produce evidence to back up her claim.
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MARK Cooper has slammed the notion of a winter World Cup, stating that the move could create chaos in the Football League.
After FIFA awarded the 2022 tournament to the desert nation of Qatar, secretary general Jérôme Valcke this week stated that the event will switch from its traditional June and July slot to some time between mid-November and mid-January.
With European leagues set to be interrupted by any change and England in particular, Cooper has lambasted Valcke's su.
He told the Advertiser: "I dread to think. You're going to have some supporters watching the World Cup that would otherwise be watching Swindon Town.
"It's chaos. I think they've known all along what they're going to do. I tell you what, we'll play for 12 months just because Mr Blatter decides we're going to have a month's jolly up in Qatar and we're not going to worry about anyone else's domestic game. It's ridiculous.
"I don't know how they've got away with it. I think there will be some protests and some people might dig their heels in and say we're not going."
Cooper thinks that those countries who missed out on hosting the tournament in eight years' time - notably Australia, Japan and the USA - could challenge FIFA's decision legally.
"It's an absolute shambles. How can you have a process where you know the World Cup is in the summer and everybody puts their bid in aware of what it is, that the World Cup is based in June, and then they give the World Cup to Qatar and because the weather isn't right they move it to the winter? It's absolutely crazy," he said.
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In this course we study novels and short stories by contemporary women writers whose work defies traditional literary forms and introduces new modes of expression, whether as narrative experiments, figures of discourse or alternative texts–the body, for example, as metaphor or "text." We explore how these writers respond to marginalization, subjugation or oppression through literature and how their stories operate on a political level. The course begins with a short introduction to French feminist theory. Authors may include Cixous, Leclerc, Duras, Letessier, Ernaux, Djébar, Tadjo, Bâ, Sow Fall. This course is part of connection 23006 (Sexuality).


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Until 1863, Tchaikovsky worked as a legal officer, before he studied music in St Petersburg with, among others, Anton Rubinstein. Between 1866 and 1877, he was a teacher of music theory at the Moscow conservatory. Afterwards, he toured Europe as a conductor and frequently lived abroad. He failed to gain appreciation as an opera composer. None of his stage works were particularly successful. When his first work in that genre, Vojevoda, achieved at least moderate success, the following work, Undine, was refused by the St Petersburg Opera the composer destroyed it. Though Eugene Onegin was received favourably, it marked a tragedy in his life as he himself had been in the same situation as Onegin, but, unlike Pushkin's character, had accepted a marriage doomed from the beginning. The work was completed in a period of severe depression after the short marriage. The works from the early eighties, Jeanne d'Arc and Mazeppa, achieved only posthumous fame. His last opera, Iolanta, was commissioned by the St Petersburg Opera and performed together with the Nutcracker ballet.
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Parents need ground rules about play-dates to avoid confrontations, stress, or embarrassment when their children are out of their supervision at other people's homes. The ground rules of play dates should be established well ahead of time to avoid difficulties when invitations are extended or children begin begging and parents don't have time to make the considered decisions they would like.
Being asked for a play-date in front of other people's children (or parents) can create pressure for parents who may be uncomfortable about their children playing with people they do not know well.
It may be your preference that your children play only at certain times due to other activities and commitments. Discuss this with your children to avoid spontaneous pleas for play.
Children must be taught to look after their own safety at other people's homes. One mother taught her daughter that it was never appropriate to play in bedrooms when at another person's home. A father taught his daughter that she was never to be alone with a male, whether it was a big brother or an adult, when she visited friends' homes to play. It's up to you to teach what you think is safe for your child and to help them maintain safe play dates.
Explicitly teaching standards to your children helps them to make their own decisions about spending time with other people. If your child is visiting another person's home, he or she should know what is acceptable in your family and be taught how to deal with a difficult situation if it occurs in their friends' home.
The courage to take action is vital. Ensure that your child knows how to contact you, and if things don't work out well at a play-date, that she is able to.
A few other brief ideas that can influence your decision to have play-dates may include:
asking who will be in the home and watching the children.
Many of these topics can be confronting, but with a smile, a laugh about how protective you are as a parent, and a direct approach, most parents will happily accommodate your standards and do what they can to foster friendship between your children and theirs.
Some parents are very uncomfortable with sleepovers, others feel pressure to allow their children to participate despite their discomfort, and other parents think sleepovers are a terrific idea. It is up to you to discuss the issue with your children, and again, make up your mind ahead of time so as not to be put on the spot.
Sleepovers can be great fun, but they also present significant risks. Children are less likely to be supervised during sleepovers, they may be exposed to unsavoury media images, and are potentially more susceptible to abuse. While such scenarios are unlikely in most homes, communicating your concerns appropriately to your child (or other parents) will usually result in understanding. Many parents will even agree with you!


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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
The opposite of a type A personality is type B. These people tend to be more relaxed and calmer than their type A counterparts. Type B people are easy-going, uncompetitive and more realistic about deadlines and goals. They know their limits and rarely push them. Type B people are often called socializers because they enjoy parties and being in groups. Type B people are very easy to get along with because they rarely get irritated or bothered.
As you might expect, type B people have a lower incidence of heart disease and other stress related illnesses.
A person with a type A personality is someone who is very driven and competitive. They are generally more assertive, impatient and always in a hurry. Type A people push themselves to the limits by multitasking and setting difficult goals and deadlines.
This term was originally coined by Dr. Meyer Friedman and Dr. Ray H. Rosenman to describe behaviors that can significantly increase the risk of heart disease and other stress related illnesses.
If you answer yes to a majority of the following questions, then you may be a type A person.
1. Do you get bothered waiting in line at a store or restaurant?
2. Do you think about other things when talking to other people?
3. Do you have a hard time falling asleep?
4. Do you get bothered by the way other people drive?
5. Do people ever tell you to calm down, chill out, or take it easy?
6. Do you grind your teeth?
7. Do you often ask people to get to the point or give you a summary of what they are talking about?
8. Do you enjoy change?
If you want to become more relaxed, you might start by practicing proper breathing. Meditation may also be helpful.
When a mother is trying console an upset child, she will lower her voice and talk in a slow, calm manner. This works because people tend to adopt the attitudes of the people around them. If you are interacting with someone who is stressed out, they will be radiating a lot of nervous energy, which will probably make you start felling stressed out as well. Conversely, if you hang out with people who are calm and relaxed you will start feeling more calm and relaxed as well.
If you are feeling stressed out, you can use this technique to get rid of some of that nervous energy. First, make sure that you are breathing properly. Now, slow everything down in an exaggerated way. Speak slowly, walk slowly, move your arms slowly, breath slowly. Pretend that someone has hit the slow-motion button on the remote control for your life. It may seem unnatural or silly, but try to do this for at least 10 minutes and you may find that you have slowed your mind down and that you feel a lot more relaxed.
When people are under stress they often clench their teeth. This can lead to tight jaw muscles. This tightness can then spread to other muscles in the head and neck and may even contribute to back pain and tension headaches. The following stretching and massage exercise will help eliminate the problem at the source.
First, open your mouth as wide as it will go to get a good stretch of the jaw muscles. Do this a few times. Now, try to open your mouth again, but use your hand to give some resistance. You should feel your jaw muscles trying hard to open your mouth against the force from your hand. Maintain this pressure for at least thirty seconds and repeat a few times. This may help teach your jaw to stop clenching. Now, take your two fingers and find the small indentation at the back of the jaw muscle near the ears. Push on either side until you feel a slight pain and massage the muscle a little bit. This will help relax the tension that is already there.
Squeezing a stress ball is an effective way to get rid of your frustrations. Being under stress can cause extra energy to build up in the body. The repetitive exercise of squeezing a stress ball can expend some of this excess energy and make you feel calmer. As a bonus, it builds up your wrist strength.
To make your own stress ball, you will need some small balloons. Using a scissors cut the neck off of a few of the balloons. Fill up one of the balloons with uncooked rice, small beans or beads. Now, take a second balloon and wrap it around the first one to cover the opening. Wrap several more balloons around the ball to thicken the wall and adjust the firmness to your liking. Squeeze away!


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At Seeds Conference 2012, Taylor Barriger of Camino de Vida (Lima, Peru), Whitney George of Church on the Move (Tulsa, OK), and Pace Hartfield of Fellowship Church (Grapevine, TX) discussed how to build a creative arts culture.
Re: Struggles with Multi-Site
Pace: Each campus is resourced differently. The main campus has more lights and action compared to other campuses. But what we try to create are environments that fit each campus.
Re: Excellence on Budget Issues
Taylor: Creativity thrives on limitations. I love Bobby Gruenewald's quote that "Media is a money hole. You have all you need today to do what you need to do." So we have kids run our cameras sometimes because they are the most skilled at it. So we took on a mindset of "No limitations."
Re: Is your band paid staff?
Taylor: No, because we don't have the budget, and it wasn't a possibility. We've grown our talent. Good musicians are attracted to good music.
Pace: No, our musicians aren't paid anymore, but they were 3 years ago. We transitioned because no other volunteer was paid.
Whit: We no longer pay our musicians either. We realized it was an honor to serve, and we didn't want a culture where people expected money every time they served.
Re: How do you get people to be excited about what you do?
Whit: The people's excitement level will never exceed that of the leader. The people in the audience will never be more excited than the people on the stage.
Re: How do you stay creative with an older creative pastor?
Whit: Your pastor doesn't necessarily limit your creativity. He may just shift and direct your creativity to look a different way. Creativity doesn't have to be lights and stage design.
Pace: If you are getting kick back from your pastor, try giving him 3 options instead of one.
Taylor: Sometimes older pastors might not know what is possible, so constantly share what is possible with them.
Re: What if you pastor has a buffet mentality but expects gourmet creativity results?
Whit: Sometimes pastors don't know how much time and effort it takes to pull things off.
Pace: On the rare occasions when you do have more time, show the pastor what can be done.
Taylor: The leader of the creative team must fight to create buffer between the pastor and the designers.
Special thanks to Skylark Audio Video for covering my travel expenses so that I can live blog the conference for you. They love churches and are currently offering free AVL consulting.
Further Reading:
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Third, Fourth, FifthTrick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
David showed a piece of paper to Kenneth, while covering the top part of it with his hand. The visible portion below his hand read as follows:
David said, "My hand is covering two words, the first two words in this list of ten words. The list follows a completely and indisputably logical sequence. None of the words are repeated. I'll bet you $50 that you cannot tell me what those two words are on your first try. You can say the two words in either order."
Kenneth could not see any reason not to accept this wager, and said "First and second" for the easy $50 win. However, after David moved his hand away, Kenneth realized he had lost, and indeed, there was not even an argument to be made. What were the two hidden words?
Answer"Whole" and "Half." The obvious idea is that the list is of ordinal numbers. However, it is actually a list of the names of the inverse fractions of the natural numbers. That is, 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, etc.
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MAYPORT, Fla. - Ten months after 3-year-old Logan Gust was pronounced dead at Wolfson Children's Hospital, police charged his mother with manslaughter.
According to the medical examiner, the child died in May 2011 of an overdose of Clonidine, a drug prescribed to treat "oppositional defiant disorder."
The boy's mother, Angel Gust, was arrested in March and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child by culpable negligence.
Gust, 31, is married to a sailor based at Mayport who was deployed when their son died.
Florida Department of Children and Families spokesman John Harrell says it's hard to tell if any harm was intended by the overdose, but it was deliberate.
"This was verified abuse. That mother did intentionally give extra doses of this prescription to the child," Harrell said. "We would urge all parents, never do this. Don't give extra meds, even if the child is acting out. That's putting the child at risk."
Pediatrician Hilleary Rockwell said the drug is traditionally used to treat high blood pressure, but it works against ODD.
"Essentially, it's a child that is very resistant to authority and very strong willed, more than even the average strong-willed child," Rockwell said.
Channel 4 crime analyst Ken Jefferson said the woman was obviously under stress, and the child paid the price.
"I think there are a lot of dynamics in this case," Jefferson said. "Mom left with husband deployed to take care of children. A great responsibility."
Gust is scheduled to go on trial in February. The couple's two other children -- 3 and 12 years old -- were staying with relatives during the investigation.
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Padres unable to overcome Stults' slow start
Rally comes up short after Alonso flies out with winning run on
SAN DIEGO -- Having exhausted most of his bench options Wednesday, Padres manager Bud Black had to get creative with his defensive alignment in the ninth inning against the Dodgers.
How creative?
For starters, it meant having first baseman Yonder Alonso play second base to start the inning, though he eventually moved to third base and then back to second base before the inning was over.
Get all that?
"Desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures," Black said.
The Padres would certainly know as much, as no matter their late-inning theatrics and a two-run rally in the final inning, they fell to the Dodgers, 4-3, before a crowd of 22,843 at Petco Park.
Seemingly buried early after starting pitcher Eric Stults (1-1) allowed home runs to Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis in the first two innings, the Padres -- down 4-1 in the ninth -- got an RBI single from Will Venable off of Dodgers closer Brandon League to pull within two.
After another run scored on a passed ball, that put the game in the hands of Alonso, whose journey around the diamond in the top of the frame was necessitated because Black had used all but backup catcher John Baker in the first eight innings.
But with two outs and two runners on, Alonso got just under a fastball from League, hitting a towering fly ball to left field to end the game.
"I was battling there. I knew he would try to get me to chase a pitch," Alonso said. "I got my pitch, but I just missed it. I just got a little under it. An inch more, an inch less and it might have been different."
When the dust settled after the wild finish, the Padres (2-6) were left to digest another short and ineffective start by a pitcher -- and this time it came from an unlikely source.
Stults, who is still the only Padres starting pitcher with a victory this season, couldn't replicate the five scoreless innings he tossed against the Mets last week. He allowed a home run to Crawford on the second pitch of the game and a two-run home run to Ellis as the Dodgers (5-3) took a 3-0 lead.
"It was a battle," said Stults, who needed 101 pitches to get through five innings. "Early on, I got hurt on a couple of pitches I left up. But they're a good hitting team."
Stults allowed four earned runs in five innings, as the cumulative ERA of Padres' starting pitching rose to 6.34. And while the Padres still aren't quite two turns through the rotation yet, they're averaging fewer than five innings a start.
The damage Stults allowed Wednesday came against one of his former teams -- and some very familiar faces.
"I love Stultzie, he's one of my oldest friends in baseball. I've known him all the way to A-ball at Vero Beach," Ellis said. "We're friends, our families are friends, our kids are friends with his kids. I'm so happy he made a Major League team. But when it's time to play the game, the Dodgers are more important than anything else."
As for the short and ineffective outings by his starting pitchers, Black admitted some concern after the game.
"It's still early, but you don't like to see this," Black said. "We're going to keep an eye on this. We need to get some length out of our starters."
The offense, aside from the nine-run explosion Tuesday, has suffered, as well. That was again the case facing Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley (1-0), who allowed one run on five hits in six innings. The right-hander had three walks and three strikeouts.
The Padres managed three runs on 11 hits -- four of them by catcher Nick Hundley, tying his career high. The Padres have now scored three or fewer runs in six of their eight games.
All told, the Padres were 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 baserunners on. Yet for all their shortcomings, they were still in position to tie the game or even win it in the last inning.
"A hell of a game," Black said. "We hung in there. We strung together some kits in the ninth ... and our guys played to the end. We put their closer in peril."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Cherry Hill Police Seek Clues In Mall Brawl Video [VIDEO]
Cherry Hill Police are looking for the public's help in their investigation of a fight inside the Cherry Hill Mall over the weekend.
The mall brawl between roughly 10 teenage boys broke out around 8PM on Saturday night in front of the mall's Gap store according to WCAU TV. Several people caught the fight on tape, posted it to YouTube and instantly went viral as the video was shared and posted.
The fight left 2 males teens injured; one was hospitalized while another refused treatment WCAU TV reports.
Bad blood between some of the teens involved may be to blame for starting the fight. "There was some trouble in the past, I believe, with one young man and another man," Cherry Hill Police Det. Sgt. Joe Vitarelli told WCAU TV. "We don't really know how they all got to be at the mall."
No charges have yet been filed in the case.
Anyone with information about the fight should contact Cherry Hill Police at 856 488-7828.
The mall says of the incident in a statement, "We strive to create a safe, enjoyable experience for our shoppers and employees and that will not change as a result of this incident" and referred questions to Cherry Hill Police.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 43-year-old Jacksonville man was sentenced Monday to a year and a half in federal prison for aiding or assisting in the preparation of a false tax return.
As part of the sentence, the court ordered Gala Powell to pay restitution to the United States in the amount of $210,000.
"Individuals thinking about participating in fraudulent tax schemes, including preparing false tax returns, should stop in their tracks and consider the consequences of taking the next step," said James D. Robnett, special agent in charge of IRS Criminal Investigation for the Tampa Field Office. "Those consequences include going to prison, being branded a felon for the rest of their lives, and paying back all the taxes owed plus steep penalties and interest."
According to court documents, from 2005 through 2008 Powell was employed as a federal income tax return preparer at Affordable Accounting Services in Jacksonville. While employed there, she prepared individual tax returns, which she knew were fraudulent in that they contained false and fictitious information concerning taxpayers' eligibility for refunds and the amount of the refunds.
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If you're venturing down for this year's ACL fest, chances are you've mentally prepared for a lack of personal space over the next two days. The weather will eventually get too hot, the treks too long and there's bound to be mud somewhere. And that makes the music fest all the more glorious.
The roster of players is always impressive with at least one band that should appeal to the finickiest of music lovers. But I got a little curious as to finding the gay angle to ACL, which really is just seeing who's playing that also plays on the LGBT side of the fence. Plus, I hope you won't mind just a couple of non-gay recommendations along the way.
Friday night — If you missed them Wednesday night, Vampire Weekend, below, plays at 7 p.m. on the ZYNC Card stage. I feel like I've pointed to gay member Rostam Batmanglij a lot this past week, but really, the band's live show has a reputation of greatness. I wouldn't know. Although The Strokes don't have any confirmed gay members, there was that gay porn incident.They play at 8 p.m. on the AMD stage.


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I can't remember the last time I missed the sight of brown dirt in the winter. It's been over a month since a few major storms covered my part of the Northeast with snow, immediately becoming frozen in place. We literally have boulder-sized piles on the street made of solid ice and a thick layer of white on the ground you can walk on without making a dent.
All this icy whiteness is making me think about what spring will look like – one season I haven't seen here in New Jersey yet – and what plants I'll plant as soon as it thaws.
I always try to grow my favorite perennial herb plants like thyme, lavender and rosemary. Depending on what kind of winter blast Mother Nature sends, they can survive a few seasons, the lavender plants spreading out with fragrant flowers all summer.
Why did I start out writing about dirt? It must be a sign of deprivation. Lentils taste nothing like earth or dirt to me, but their humbleness never fails to make a comforting, simple meal especially suited for eating while things go Arctic outside. [Read more…]


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Open Mic - East Elmhurst Library
January 24, 2013 - East Elmhurst
A fun evening after all the turkey and pumpkin pie. Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, orators , and everyone else can share their talents. Come prepared with five minutes of material. All levels are welcome.
Craft Time - Howard Beach Library
January 24, 2013 - Howard Beach
Children ages 4-12 along with their favorite adult can create something wonderful.
Optical Illusions Presented by Mad Science - North Hills Library
January 24, 2013 - Little Neck
Children ages 5-12, can build their own "Mad Science Periscope" while learning about optics, reflection, and sight. Participants will trick their brain through their eyes and learn the physics behind optical illusions, because seeing is not always believing. Space is limited and preregistration is required.
Drama Posse - Hillcrest Library
January 24, 2013 - Flushing
Children and teens ages 11-14, can try their hand at acting, and perform in a live show especially for kids. Budding actors, musicians, scenery artists, sound effects techs, and stagehands are needed. Weekly meetings and rehearsals are required for all actors and actresses.
The Daycare Theatre Series: Little Red Riding Hood - Black Spectrum Theatre
January 24, 2013 - Jamaica
Theatre just for the little ones. Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Join Little Red on her adventure as she journeys to grandma's house with her basket of goodies.
Language Immersion at LICM-Spanish - Long Island Children's Museum
January 24, 2013 - Garden City
Why not introduce another language to your child while they are young and receptive to new things? These Spanish workshops are drop in and do not require advance sign up. A different theme will be covered each week and a class project and song will be used to reinforce learning. Take home activities will also be distributed at the end of each class.
All Aboard with Thomas & Friends - New York Botanical Garden
Through January 27, 2013 - Bronx
Join Thomas and Driver Sam on a fun-filled, sing-along, mini-performance adventure by helping Thomas find his way from Knapford Station to Brendam Docks using teamwork, friendship, and discovery. Parents: bring your camera for a photo op with Thomas to capture the special day. Daily, Jan. 1-27.
Vital Signs - New York Hall of Science
Through February 03, 2013 - Flushing
View original art inspired by our biological world with a special interest in what lies beneath its surface. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Traveling Exhibit: Attack of the Bloodsuckers! - Long Island Children's Museum
Through February 03, 2013 - Garden City
Be the first to explore the science of what's eating you in this skin-crawling exhibition. Examine the what, why, when and how of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites known as sanguinivores (creatures that eat blood). Learn why bloodsuckers are important to the ecosystem -- and how to keep them out of your system. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! offer visitors the chance to look a real leech in the mouth;
pull off your socks and test your bug-appealing foot odor;
receive a big hug from a giant, inflating tick;
get itchy and knotty with the life-size game of "Twitcher" — a buggy variation on Twister. The exhibit runs through February 3, 2013.
Caribbean Garden at The New York Botanical Garden - The New York Botanical Garden
Through February 24, 2013 - Bronx
Take refuge from winter by retreating to Tropical Paradise - a showcase of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory's permanent collection, including orange-yellow crotons, fuchsia bromeliads, and rosy-red hibiscus. You'll feel like you are on vacation without leaving New York.
View The Beauty of Paradise: A Photographic Tour during regular Garden hours. See a photographic display of tropical paradises around the world. Learn about plants and flowers found in tropical climes through a display of exceptional photographs from the prestigious International Garden Photographer of the Year Contest, of which the Botanical Garden is the US partner. Access additional details about the displayed photographs via your smartphone.
Inside the cozy Discovery Center in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden, kids of all ages can take a closer look at the differences between tropical and temperate plants in Tropical Discoveries and Wintertime Wonders. Pot up a specimen plant to take home and compare its characteristics with foliage in your neighborhood; make bark rubbings, count tree rings, and head back into the winter garden with a field notebook to discover the vital sparks of life that lie just below the surface of this quiet season. On view January 19-February 24.
Please confirm hours on the day of your visit by calling 718-817-8700.
Dick Tracy Returns in Tut's Fever - Museum Of The Moving Image
Through February 28, 2013 - Astoria
Kids can spend the winter with an original super hero, Dec.1 through Feb. 28. Enjoy screenings of episodes of classic movie serials in Tut's Fever Movie Palace, an artwork by Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong that pays homage to the movie palace. This sequel to the original Dick Tracy serial finds Dick battling spies and saboteurs in his quest to bring the notorious Stark crime gang to justice.
The Art of 'Rise of the Guardians' - Museum of the Moving Image
Through March 03, 2013 - Astoria
"Rise of the Guardians," the new animated feature from DreamWorks Animation, is a visually enthralling film based on William Joyce's "The Guardians of Childhood" book series, with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and other beloved characters reinterpreted as action heroes in a parable about the ongoing struggle between good and evil.
This gallery exhibition takes a look behind the scenes, revealing the innovative collaborative process behind the making of the film. Original artwork, both digital and hand-drawn, an exclusive time-lapse video presentation of in-process footage progressing to the finished film, and a revealing documentary that takes us into the DreamWorks Animation studio, show how the colorful world of the movie and its memorable characters were created.
An accompanying film series, with screenings every Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and special holiday screenings, offers visitors the opportunity to experience the finest films from DreamWorks Animation, including the Shrek and Madagascar series, "Antz," "How to Train Your Dragon," and much more, in a theatrical setting. Note: The documentary "Creating an Epic" (directed by Patrick Hanenberger; 70 minutes) will screen continuously in the Bartos Screening Room from 2pm-close on weekdays and 12-6pm on weekends.
The exhibit is organized by guest curator Jenny He and chief curator David Schwartz, presented with support from DreamWorks Animation.
Magnificent Trees of The New York Botanical Garden - New York Botanical Garden
Through April 14, 2013 - Bronx
Larry Lederman, landscape photographer and member of NYBG's Board of Advisors, has spent years walking the garden grounds to observe and photograph trees and vistas in all seasons and at all times of day. Lush images featuring their diversity and visual impact are on view in the gallery space.
The New York Botanical Garden is home to more than 30,000 trees, some in woodland, some in groves, and some standing in solitary majesty. Magnificent Trees is lavishly illustrated with photographs by Larry Lederman and accompanied by descriptions by Todd A. Forrest, Arthur Ross vice president for horticulture and living collections at the garden. An authority on the diverse species present across the 250-acre landscape, Forrest details their fascinating histories -- from their vital role in Native American life and culture to their function in neutral territory during the Revolutionary War. Lederman captures their grandeur in hundreds of stunning images and portrays their diversity with photographs that reveal the trees in myriad fascinating perspectives: in landscape views that convey the garden's genius loci; portraits illustrating the architecture and profound visual impact of select trees; remarkable details of flowers, fruit, leaves, and bark; and impressionistic images, abstract in character yet beautiful in composition.
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HOUSTON - Construction crews worked around the clock after a water main leak caused thousands of gallons of water to spill into an east Houston street.
Heavy construction vehicles, such as front loaders, are being used to dig up the line on Navigation at Macario Garcia after a 30-inch main broke Wednesday between 8:30 and 9 a.m.
Crews made their way down onto the pipe as they worked to replace it. The intersection was blocked off when the water kept rising from the broken main. Thousands of gallons of water spewed into the street, flooding the intersection.
The owner of Super Chicken and Rice closed up shop when he smelled gas in the water from a nearby gas station.
The street in front of Fire Station 20 was also flooded but did not stop firefighters from responding.
Officials said a contractor may be to blame.
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