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Ground-level details heighten sense of place in Pittsburgh
Here's an article that's all about looking down at whatever is underfoot!
Most of us don't pay all that much attention to the pavement we walk on. But when it's not just blandly routine asphalt or concrete, what's under our feet can contribute mightily to the special "sense of place" that we all experience in many locations.
It may not be something that we consciously take note of, but it affects our feelings nonetheless.
Consider, for an example, the paving in the newly restored Mellon Square Park. It's a rough-finish gray, green and white marble terrazzo in a pattern of interlocking triangles.
Certainly the trees, flowers and fountains and the large buildings that enclose the square are the things we notice most about that special place. But the pavement plays a subtle role, too. First of all is its scale — the triangles are large, and that scale is particularly important among all those large buildings. Smaller pavement shapes might seem insignificant.
At the same time, the triangles, with their color and texture, are different from any other paving Downtown. They also have a special identity as being triangles within the Golden Triangle.
In short, the paving contributes to defining this special space with pattern, scale and texture — and even a little bit of symbolism, too.
We are lucky in Pittsburgh that there are, more and more in recent years, an abundance of attractive pavements. It wasn't too long ago — and some will remember this — when building owners would repair deteriorated sidewalks Downtown with an appallingly ugly layer of blacktop.
The city government itself has led us away from that. Granite curbs with granite-block edging, brick paving to define walkways across intersections, and even one relatively new all-brick street — Grant Street — now help define Downtown Pittsburgh and parts of the new streets on the North Shore.
Increasingly, building owners also are turning to various forms of exposed aggregate concrete — where the compressed pebbles in the concrete form the surface. This is usually a welcome visual relief from ubiquitous smooth-finish concrete.
Notable new pavements in the city in recent years include the brick paving in walkways alongside the Del Monte and StarKist buildings on the North Shore, and some of the walkways around the Rivers Casino, which have a mix of different earthen-colored bricks. A similar mix of paving materials was used at the small new Triangle Park, Downtown, where Fifth and Liberty avenues meet. And the circles and squares in the paving at PPG Place have always been notable — again done at a large scale among large buildings.
You will find a quick walk Downtown, looking at all the varieties of paving, an eye-opening experience.
Among older pavings well-maintained, there is some special pleasure to be had from the imaginative swirls in the brick plaza in front of the Fine Arts Building at Carnegie Mellon University and the big panels of dark stone around the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh.
Downtown's Triangle Park was designed by LaQuatra Bonci, a leader among local landscape firms, and partner Jack LaQuatra laughs when asked about the importance of surfaces — of what landscape designers call the "ground plane" in landscape design.
"When I travel, I'm probably the only tourist around with a camera around my neck that is, as often as not, pointed down," he says. "I am always on the lookout for interesting pavements."
LaQuatra Bonci also designed the landscape and paving for the residential area of Washington's Landing — the former Herr's Island in the middle of the Allegheny about three miles north of the Point. There, the mix of brick, Belgian block, concrete and asphalt used to define public and private spaces, intersections and different types of streets provides a how-to example of the uses of different pavements.
There are problems with special pavements, though, and that is that they need good maintenance. When concrete starts showing cracks or when asphalt begins to crumble, we are usually not too bothered by the repairs. But when special pavement deteriorates (and, in our climate, all paving deteriorates sooner or later) it needs special care when fixed.
And it is surprising sometimes how careless the repairs can be. At the Carnegie Museums in Oakland, the sculpture court at the rear of the art museum — designed by the late landscape architect Dan Kiley — has been so indifferently repaired, it appears to be neglected.
Kiley is one of the two or three most important Modernist landscape architects of the 20th century. Yet, the carefully planned angular lines of his stepped courtyard design, marked with dark stone and gravel, are now interrupted at more than a dozen places by carelessly applied asphalt. And this is a museum! Where conserving art is a priority! Go figure.
The museum has plans — among its other capital projects — to, ultimately, restore this space. But, of course, that raises the question: Why repair it carelessly in the first place?
John Conti is a former news reporter who has written extensively over the years about architecture, planning and historic-preservation issues.


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I officially have been going to food events for over year. And there is one consistent thread that runs through each event…my mouth waters. Whether it is the rich aromas that roam through the halls or my first view of a perfectly plated dish of food…my mouth waters. When I see the chefs walking in
I don't know what it is about the Food and Wine Chef Showcase in Chicago that makes me smile, it just does. Not just any smile, but a smile that makes my cheeks hurt. It is the kind of smile that resonates through your whole body and makes you put a spring in your step.
A little fun fact to start off your week…In Chinese astrology, the dragon is the only animal of the zodiac year that is fiction based. So it makes sense that Dragon Ranch Moonshine and BBQ which opened this year seemed too good to be true. (Now the fun fact makes more sense doesn't it??)Located in Chicago
The last three days, I have sat down at my computer numerous times to write about the food at Chicago Gourmet this past weekend. I view my notes and pictures and immediately get hungry and feel the need to snack. Preferable snack on food from some of the best chefs and restaurants in Chicago. But
Dilemma. I love sushi. (Okay, that is not a dilemma.) The problem is that not all of my friends love sushi. (They have other redeeming qualities.) So every time I leave my small town, I want to go to a sushi restaurant and they don't. Well thanks to RA Sushi's new updated menu, I will
"Elevate your soul." Is this the motto for a church? Nope. How about a beach yoga class? Nope. It is the part of The Lucky Monk's motto "Delicious Food and Drink and a Welcome Warm Enough to Elevate Your Soul." Named in honor of the Trappist Monks (beer crafting masters), The Lucky Monk located in
Anyone who knows me knows I love numbers. Big , small, rational or irrational, I look at numbers and my brain fires up. (Okay, I am a little OCD and I just love to count things.) So the first time I saw there was a restaurant called N9NE Steakhouse, I was intrigued. This past Friday,
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Inside Passage - Go Northbound
Hi everyone
I just thought I would offer this piece of advice, which my mom told me that she heard from someone the other day. If you do an Alaska cruise, and do the inside passage, the better direction to go is NORTHBOUND. The reason being, the scenery is great at the northern end of that, and only so-so at the southern end. If you do the northbound direction, you are in a way building up to the best scenery at the end of the inside passage cruise.
On the other hand, for those who want to do a cruise with land extension, it is better to do the land first and then a Southbound cruise. By doing the land first you get all the busy land touring out of the way, and packing/unpacking etc. Then on the cruise you unpack once and and then relax for seven days. A Southbound cruise will also cut off a little bit of flying home time at the end. Not much, but a little.
There are also far more air choices if you end the cruise in Seattle or Vancouver than you have in Anchorage.
I suppose it's just a matter of semantics, but what Princess calls an "Inside Passage" cruise is round-trip from Seattle, Vancouver or San Francisco, so you are seeing much of the same scenery twice. I personally think the segment between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland is the most picturesque . . . no matter which direction you are traveling.
Yes; decide if you want to go round trip from Seattle or Vancouver (or San Francisco) OR all the way across the Bay of Alaska, either to or from Anchorage/Whittier. If you are going to do a land tour also, you will need to go to Anchorage/Whittier.
In spite of what your friend said about Northbound cruises, I have to agree with Cruise Fanatic: I would much rather do the land tour first and then relax on the cruise. And as Dave pointed out, you will have more air choices from Seattle or Vancouver AND a shorter flight.
But whatever you decide, I know you will have an absolutely fantastic vacation. Alaska is just incredible.
Thanks for your input everyone. Unfortunately, with my work schedule, I can only do a 7 night cruise at the most no matter where I choose. Also, it appears the two cruise lines that would be most convenient to my schedule are Norwegian and Princess, as those cruises leave on the weekends.
Go Northbound!
Check out Royal Caribbean Rhapsody if you can leave on a Friday - Seattle to Seattle. You get the inside passage going North, Juneau and Skagway, then come back "outside" with a stop in Victoria. Rhapsody is going into dry dock in April I think so she will be "bright and shiny" for a cruise this year.
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Love, lust and the misperceived manatee
In "Love in the Time of Cholera," Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Márquez writes of long-suffering love, the triumph of old age, and manatees. To be fair, the manatees are less of a theme — more of a motif, really — but they pop up frequently in this epic of romantic longing. We first meet the marine mammals along the waters of the Magdalena as our protagonist heads into the Colombian jungle to escape the sorrow of a broken heart. "Florentino Ariza was never very conscious of that curative journey. He would remember it always, as he remembered everything that happened during that period, through the rarified lens of his misfortune." Perhaps it is this lens that shapes his view of the creatures he watches from the deck of the steamboat, the "alligators sunning themselves on sandy banks, their mouths open to catch butterflies" and "the manatees that nursed their young at large maternal teats and startled the passengers with their woman's cries."
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Popular Japanese mobile phone operator has just released a press release detailing their spring 2013 lineup that includes 11 smartphone models, two tablets and a mobile Wi-Fi router. The company will begin launching the devices in sequence starting this January 25. Aside from these devices the company also announced their "docomo Smart Home" initiative that lets people easily share music and video content between smartphones and various electronic devices.
Some of the features common among the smartphones are a large display ranging from 4.5 to 5 inches as well as the use of a quad core processor. On the tablet side the company has announced the "dtab" which takes advantage of the Smart Home feature.
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The other models that comprises the spring lineup are
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Darkness/Shade and Spirit - Darkling
Contracts of Darkness
The Darklings have pacted with the power of darkness itself to shelter and nurture them. Darkness Contracts are used to hide the changeling, to induce dread in mortals and to produce effects associated with darkness, night and the terror of a ghost story come true.
Creeping Dread ()
This clause causes those affected to become less resistant to fear or intimidation. The target or targets initially feels a mild shudder of fear and then becomes considerably more susceptible to any event that could make them afraid or intimidated, including anything that might trigger a Phobia derangement.
1 Glamour or 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool:
Manipulation + Wyrd Resolve
The changeling is using this clause to frighten intruders into her dwelling.
Roll Results
Dramatic [b]Failure:
[/b]The target or targets gain +1 die to resist fear and are immune to this clause for the next scene.
The Contract fails and has no effect on the target or targets.
The target or targets feel mild fear and experience a penalty equal to the changelings Wyrd to all Resolve or Composure rolls to resist fear or intimidation. If the changeling spends one point of Glamour, this clause affects one target the changeling can see clearly. If the changeling spends two points of Glamour and one point of Willpower, the clause affects everyone within three yards per dot of Willpower the changeling possesses. In both cases, this effect lasts for one scene.
Exceptional [b]Success:
[/b]The penalty to rolls to resist fear is equal to the changelings Wyrd +2.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier Situation
+1 The surroundings are dark and spooky.
+2 The target or targets are already somewhat afraid.
1 The targets are vigilant and expecting trouble.
1 The surroundings are brightly lit and not conducive to fear.
Nights Subtle Distractions ()
This clause allows the Lost to avoid notice by enhancing physical conditions that limit perception. A dark night seems darker, background noises that obscure the changelings footsteps seem louder, distractions become more distracting and strong smells can even block a bloodhounds ability to track the changeling.
1 Glamour
Dice Pool:
Wyrd + Stealth
The clause is invoked outdoors at night.
Roll Results
Dramatic [b]Failure:
[/b]The targets are unaffected. Instead, the Contract affects the changeling and everyone she attempted to exclude from the Contract for the next scene.
The Contract affects no ones perceptions.
This clause affects everyone within 50 yards of the changeling. The changeling is not affected, and can also choose to keep anyone in physical contact with her from being affected. Everyone else within range doubles all environmental penalties to Wits rolls involving perception, including Wits + Composure rolls, as well as Wits + Skill rolls to notice events or Wits + Investigation rolls to intentionally search for something. In a quiet, well-lit room or hallway, there are typically no environmental penalties, and this Contract provides only a 1 die penalty to these rolls. This Contract affects perceptions, not actual environmental conditions. Darkness does not actually become darker, and sounds dont actually become louder. Only the targets perceptions are changed. This clause lasts for the next scene and affects the individuals nearby when it is performed. If someone new arrives, she will be unaffected. However, anyone affected will continue to be affected, even if he moves more than 50 yards from the changeling.
Exceptional [b]Success:
[/b]The Contract affects everyone in range that the changeling does not protect, including people who come within range later. The changeling does not have to be in physical contact with those she wishes to spare from the Contracts effects.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier Situation
1 Total environmental modifiers to perception are no more than 1.
+1 Total environmental modifiers to perception are
3 or higher.
Balm of
Unwakeable Slumber ()
This clause causes all sleeping targets the changeling can see or hear to be nearly impossible to wake. Targets remain sleeping through loud noises, or being shaken moderately, moved or even tied up, handcuffed and shoved into a car trunk. Targets awaken if harmed, but will otherwise remain asleep. When using this Contract on mortal targets, use the highest Resolve for all of them.
1 Glamour
Dice Pool:
Manipulation + Wyrd vs. Resolve + Wyrd
The target is asleep at home in his own bed, and the Contract is performed between sunset and sunrise.
Roll Results
Dramatic [b]Failure:
[/b]The target wakes up.
The targets sleep is unaffected.
When this clause is used on one or more sleeping targets that the changeling can see or hear, the target becomes almost impossible to awaken until the time they are accustomed to waking. The targets can be shouted at, picked up or manhandled without waking. However, anything that does one or more points of any type of damage instantly awakens the sleepers repeatedly slapping targets or shaking them vigorously enough to hurt will also wake them up. Dense smoke, intense heat or other situations causing targets to cough, choke or fight for their lives will awaken them normally. Nothing else, including the screams of a terrified loved one, can break their slumber.
Exceptional [b]Success:
[/b]When the targets wake up, they remain groggy for another full scene, suffering a 2 dice penalty to Speed, Defense and all actions.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier Situation
+2 The target is deeply asleep.
1 The target is taking a nap and is not planning to sleep for more than a short time.
Boon of the
Scuttling Spider ()
This clause allows the Lost to run along any solid surface, such as a wall or ceiling, like a scuttling spider.
3 Glamour
Dice Pool:
Wyrd + Athletics
The changeling is climbing a wall made of stone or wood outdoors, at night.
Roll Results
Dramatic [b]Failure:
[/b]The character stumbles and must make a Dexterity + Athletics roll to avoid falling down. She cannot use this clause for the rest of the scene.
The Contract fails to work.
The character can now walk and run along walls or ceilings or along slick or ice-covered surfaces that would normally be treacherous to attempt to cross. The character can only move along solid surfaces capable of supporting her weight. She can move at normal speed, and can attack, dodge and gains her full Defense while moving in this fashion.
Exceptional [b]Success:
[/b]The character moves so swiftly and easily that she adds +1 to her Defense when using this clause.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier Situation
+1 The surface the character is attempting to climb is rough, with many handholds and footholds.
1 The surface the character is attempting to climb is smooth and polished, with few handholds or footholds.
+1 The character is barefoot.
Touch of Paralyzing Shudder ()
The character fills the targets body with involuntary shudders of fear and revulsion that cause her to move in a slow and clumsy fashion. The targets muscles respond more slowly and weakly, causing even the strongest and swiftest opponents difficulty.
2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool:
+ Wyrd vs. Resolve
+ Wyrd
The target is both alone and already afraid of the changeling.
Roll Results
Dramatic [b]Failure:
[/b]The target is immune to this Contract for the rest of the scene.
The clause has no effect.
The changeling must touch or be touching the target to use this Contract. The targets Speed, Defense, Initiative and all of the targets dice pools involving Strength and Dexterity are halved (round up).
Exceptional Success:
Round down when halving the targets new Speed, Defense, Initiative, Strength and Dexterity pools.
Modifier Situation[/b]
+1 The changeling touches the targets bare skin.
1 The target is wearing actual armor, and the changeling did not touch his skin.
Contracts of Shade and Spirit
At some point in the past, the Gentry apparently bargained even with Death itself. While changelings may not have access to the great boons of immortality and unaging eternity granted to the True Fae, changelings can access lesser boons agreed upon between fae and death.
Ghostly Presence ()
The dead are among us, unseen and unheard by the living. This clause allows the changeling to see, hear and speak to any ghosts in her area (same room, or conversational distance outside) in Twilight for a scene.
1 Glamour
Dice Pool:
Presence + Wyrd
Catch: The ghost is someone the changeling knew in life, or the changeling is a Gravewight.
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The clause fails, but the changeling thinks she is talking to a ghost and holds a conversation with empty air.
Failure: The changeling cannot see or speak to the ghosts.
The changeling sees, hears and can speak to ghosts in the area as if they were living.
The nearest other living individual is also affected by the clause whether the changeling wants him to be or not.
Dread Companion ()
Normally the dead are barred from any interaction with the living. This clause thins that barrier. With Dread Companion, a ghost is given the ability to affect one sense (sight, touch, hearing) of everyone participating in the clause for one scene. If Dread Companion is cast indoors, everyone in a single room is susceptible to the clause; if the clause is cast outside, everyone within sight of the changeling using the clause is affected.
1 Glamour
Dice Pool:
Manipulation + Wyrd
Catch: The changeling presses a drop of her own blood to the forehead of everyone participating in the clause.
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: Instead of giving the ghost the power to interact with the living, a minor, malicious spirit gains the freedom of sensory interaction for the scene. The spirit will act in as cruel and vicious manner it can, with the sense available, for the duration of the scene.
Failure: The ghost is unable to interact.
The ghost is able to interact with the living for the scene.
The ghost can be seen as well as whatever other sense has been selected. If sight was the chosen sense, then touch is the one added for free.
Haunting Intercession ()
There are those who desperately wish for one more night with the departed: enemies seeking final vengeance or forgiveness, lovers hoping for one more embrace, mothers who did not get a chance to say goodbye to their sons. A changeling who invokes this clause gives a ghost one more chance to speak and be seen by the living.
1 Glamour
Dice Pool:
Manipulation + Wyrd
Extended (one success per target)
Catch: The changeling has set up a dead supper: a complete meal served on never-used plates and silver, with a place for everyone who wishes to participate in the intercession, including the ghost.
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The ghost is not made manifest to the living; severe poltergeist activity is generated instead. For the duration of the scene, the location is full of loud roaring noises and horrible smells, hair and clothing are pulled and the like. The dishes are thrown and shattered; fragile objects are particularly subject to the poltergeist activity.
Failure: The ghost is not made manifest.
The ghost materializes fully for the scene. The ghost can be interacted with as if it were alive, from conversation to lovemaking to violence.
The ghost remains material from sunrise to sunset, able to move freely and interact with whomever the ghost chooses.
Waking the Dead ()
The dead tell no tales. Most of the time. Invoking this clause allows the changeling to call up a non-sentient echo of the dead and communicate with it. This ghostly shadow is not a true ghost but an echo without self-awareness or intelligence; the echo fades at the end of the scene.
2 Glamour
Dice Pool:
Strength + Wyrd
Extended (one roll per turn, target is four) Catch: The changeling feeds the shade by wounding herself and offering her blood, taking one point of bashing damage per question.
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The information provided is incomplete or incorrect in some significant way that is not immediately obvious to the changeling.
Failure: No shade appears.
The shade appears, as if standing on top of its grave and will answer one question per success precisely and honestly. The shade will not provide any information beyond what is requested.
The shade will provide any important additional information that the changeling might not have known to ask for, or knew she needed.
Opening the Black Gate ()
There is a barrier between the living and the dead, which can only be crossed at great risk. This clause creates a doorway between the mortal world and the Underworld. This passage cannot be created in the Hedge, or Arcadia; attempts to do so are quite likely to draw the attention of the Gentry.
2 Glamour, 1 Willpower
Dice Pool:
Stamina + Wyrd
Extended (five successes; each roll represents one turn)
Catch: The clause is invoked at midnight in a mausoleum, and the changeling invokes the laws of hospitality while the clause is in effect.
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The passage is one-way. Those who take it will be trapped on the wrong side. The living can only pass to the Underworld but not back and the dead can only enter the mortal world, not return.
Failure: No passage is created.
A passage, the size of a normal door, is created between the land of the dead and the world of the living for one night. When the sun first breaks the horizon in the mortal world, the door shuts forever, and those on the wrong side of it will be trapped unless they find, or make, another exit.
The passage lasts for a lunar month. The dead and living can cross over in this location for as long as the location remains intact. If a changeling has used the catch to invoke this clause, she has to maintain the laws of hospitality only for that first night. The changeling has no mystical control over who uses this door; she can only control access in the usual fashion, by guarding it, locking it, bricking it up, etc.
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"While not for Ruby and Sapphire owners, a great remake nonetheless."
This game, is basically just a simple remake of Pokemon Ruby Version and Pokemon Sapphire Version. The game's mascot, or the Pokemon that's on the box, is Rayquaza. The Pokemon RPGs that have been coming out for about a decade all have the same goal. You start out with one simple Pokemon. You have a choice of either a grass type, a fire type, or a water type. Then, you take little red and white balls called Pokeballs,which are used to catch wild Pokemon. And you travel the world. You collect Pokemon from all over, and you use them to take on the Gym Leaders of eight towns. They are strong trainers, and you defeat them to earn badges. Collect eight badges, and you can face the Elite Four. They are way stronger, and could eat Gym Leaders for breakfast. Defeat them, and you're the Champion. That's the goal of Pokemon. To be the best of the best.
Story 3/10
The story isn't really good. In fact, the story for this game is pretty much the same for all games. Except that other games have different regions, and different Pokemon. So for some, if you've played one Pokemon game, you've played them all. But, you can play other versions to collect Pokemon. If two versions are released at the same time, they have several Pokemon that are exclusive to that game. For example, you can find the Moon Pokemon Lunatone in Pokemon Sapphire, but not Pokemon Ruby. And in Pokemon Ruby, you can find the Sun Pokemon Solrock, but you can't find it in Pokemon Sapphire.
Graphics 8/10
The graphics are pretty good for a 2-D game. The people could use a little more detail. In battle however, the people you face are closer, and they look better. The different attacks also can look pretty cool. They look way better on the GameCube though. Also, when you zoom in on a Pokemon, they do a little movement while they do their cry. The first time that was seen was in Pokemon Crystal Version for the Game Boy Color. The graphics exceed the expectations of many. And the Battle Frontier looks great.
Music 6/10
The music isn't really that impressive, but the crys of the Pokemon sound great. The ones like Lugia and Electabuzz are ones that haven't been heard in a long time. Many towns have the same music, and the routes to each town also sound pretty much the same. The sound effects are better than the music in my own opinion though.
Difficulty 9/10
The game is harder than Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire, making a great game for seasoned Pokemon fans that don't own either. If you own one of the above, the game will just be monotonous. Repeating all that was in the two previous games. The Battle Frontier is a great challenge. Sometimes, it gets you so mad, you want to chuck your hand held out the window. You work so hard to get to the heads, and they beat the pants off you. That's what's really frustrating about this game. As well as collecting more than three hundred kinds of Pokemon to complete your Pokedex.
Overall 10/10
Despite the Story and Music scores, the game is great. And if you don't own Pokemon Ruby or Pokemon Sapphire, you should buy this game.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 12/16/05
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Here are a few suggestions on making more affirmative choices in your television diet.
First, watch less TV. When NBC coined the phrase "must-see TV" to describe its powerhouse Thursday prime-time lineup of a generation ago, it didn't mean that all of us must see TV regardless of what's on!
Instead, think of the term "appointment television." Just as you would with meals, put some advance thought about what it is you want to watch before you turn on the TV. Don't be content with just watching the next show that comes on, and the show after that, and so on.
Another resolution: Hit the "mute" button on commercials. Because I regularly hit the mute button at home, it took me quite a few weeks to recognize what all the fuss was about with the "hump day" camel on the Geico ads.
By one token, the Geico ads are relatively benign. But if I'm watching a show that runs ads for video games rated "T" for teen or "M" for mature, that mute button is going to be pushed long before the rating pops up near the end of the spot.
If you watch TV, then resolve to watch TV. Avoid multitasking with the tube on. If you're going to presumably view the collective effort of hundreds of people working on both sides of the camera, you don't really want to be playing solitaire on your smartphone, do you? That lessens the experience for you, and shortchanges the people on the creative end.
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Resolved: If you have children in your home, don't let them watch TV unattended. Watch with them. Make TV watching a reward, rather than a diversion that allows you to do "more important things." In truth, time spent helping form children's attitudes and consciences is the best time spent of all.
You would teach a child how to set a table by showing how it's done, not by pointing to the dishes, utensils, glasses and napkins and expecting them to do it by themselves. The same is true with television, and probably even more so. Television is the messenger we allow into our homes. It not only shapes the culture, it also is the culture. You've got to be there to help interpret and decode messages for kids, even in the most innocuous shows rated "Y" for youth.
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"I'm working on it," Cage revealed. "I am serious about She-Hulk, and I think it should be done. ... I'm trying to put that together. I'm talking to Avi [Arad, former Marvel Studios honcho]."
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Fans of Tim Burton's Disney movies are looking forward to Alice In Wonderland 2, and the sequel is right around the corner. The Alice Through the Looking Glass release date is set for May 27, 2016, and it will bring back cast members like Anne Hathaway as the White Queen in addition to the always delightful Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.
Mia Wasikowska will also be returning as Alice in order to save the Mad Hatter from the clutches of Time. Other returning cast members include Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat, Michael Sheen as the White Rabbit, and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen. Sacha Baron Cohen will play the role of Time.
Alan Rickman's death may have taken the actor from us, but he will still be featured as the Blue Caterpillar within the movie. Not much is known about his role within the Alice in Wonderland sequel, or whether his CGI-based character had to be adjusted at all due to his passing, but we do know the Alice Through the Looking Glass trailer video features his iconic voice.
"You've been gone too long Alice. There are matters that might benefit from your attention. Friends cannot be neglected," voiced Rickman for the Disney movie trailer in his usual sonorous notes. "Hurry."
The actor was best known as Harry Potter's Professor Snape and Die Hard's Hans Gruber, but Alan Rickman's movies will not finish with a romp through wonderland. In 2016, Rickman also stars next to Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul in Eye in the Sky, a thriller which focuses on the role of unmanned drones in modern warfare.
Unfortunately, fans of Tim Burton's movies may be slightly disappointed since he will not be returning for the filming of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale. Still, fans should not be too upset. While James Bobin will serve as director, Alice Through the Looking Glass should retain the trademark gothic themes that are a hallmark of Burton films.
Disney knows not to mess with a formula if a prior movie was shown to be a success. The question is whether anything major will change due to the director's absence. Based upon the trailer video, things are looking up, but it's hard to say it will retain the whimsical features until audiences see the final product.
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The Alice Through the Looking Glass plot is both a prequel and an Alice in Wonderland sequel at the same time, which sounds like a Tim Burton should. When Alice returns to Underworld, she discovers that Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter is "growing darker," a development which requires more than just a tea party to fix.
In order to prevent audiences from darkly dreaming Mad Hatter, Alice turns for help to Tim, a creature who is part clock, part human. Apparently, Alice will be running a race against time both literally and metaphorically, since the movie's plot will include some time travel as a major element.
Apparently, Mad Hatter has daddy issues, since Rhys Ifans will join the time-traveling tea party as Zanik Hightopp, the Mad Hatter's father. Not much is known how father and son will be portrayed, although it's been made clear in the past that Mad Hatter's dad shares a similar bushy hair-do.
While tripping out into space and time, Alice will encounter younger versions of the main characters, which will show audiences how they became the strange lot of the future. This is where the prequel angle comes into play, which mirrors how the first movie showed aspects of Mad Hatter's past. It may also be expected that the fearsome Jabberwocky will become un-slain for the events of the past.
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Prolific San Diego angel investor Howard Lindzon, who runs StockTwits, has scored a big exit at one of his portfolio companies, LifeLock, after the firm had its IPO this morning. Lindzon said it was an early angel investor in the company, and made his investment in 2006 at "well under a $10M valuation". Lindzon said he sold half his shares on SecondMarket in 2010. LifeLock has its IPO this morning, pricing at $9 per share and giving it a valuation of around $900M. Tempe, Arizona-based LifeLock priced below its initial estimated IPO range of $9.50 and $11.50 per share last night, and debuted at $8.38 this morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LOCK. LifeLock's venture backers include Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Goldman Sachs & Co., Symantec, and Industry Ventures; it's unclear how large of a stake Lindzon owned in the firm at IPO. Lindzon originally invested in LifeLock when he was living in Phoenix, which is where LifeLock is headquartered.
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Highlights From Bush's "Ultimate Exit Interview"
Highlights From Bush's "Ultimate Exit Interview"
This morning President Bush held his final official press conference, and the show was filled with memorable lines!
- On America's damaged image overseas: "I disagree with this assessment that, you know, that people view America in a dim light. It may be damaged amongst some of the elite. But people still understand America stands for freedom."
- On disappointments: "Abu Ghraib, obviously, was a huge disappointment, during the presidency. You know, not having weapons of mass destruction was a significant disappointment. I don't know if you want to call those mistakes or not, but they were — things didn't go according to plan, let's put it that way."
- On the "Mission Accomplished" banner: "Clearly, putting 'Mission Accomplished' on an aircraft carrier was a mistake. It sent the wrong message."
- On Katrina: "Don't tell me the federal response was slow when there were 30,000 people pulled off roofs right after the storm passed. . . . Could things been done better? Absolutely. But when I hear people say the federal response was slow, what are they going to say to those chopper drivers or the 30,000 who got pulled off the roof?"
- On peace in the Middle East: "It's been a long time since they've had peace in the Middle East. The challenge, of course, has been to lay out the conditions so that a peaceful state can emerge. . . . Will this ever happen? I think it will. And I know we've advanced the process."
- On the GOP's need to be more inclusive: "This party will come back. But the party's message has got to be that different points of view are included in the party."
- On life after the presidency: "I'm a Type A personality. I just can't envision myself, you know, the big straw hat and a Hawaiian shirt sitting on some beach. . . . I wake up in Crawford on Tuesday morning — I mean, Wednesday morning, and I suspect I'll make Laura coffee."
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Longevity bias in cost-effectiveness analysis
We use a simple lifetime utility maximization model to study the problem of medical resource allocation. This model leads to a welfare specification with a QALY (quality-adjusted life-year) component that captures an individual's preferences over both life expectancy and health status. The goal of medical cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is characterized as maximizing the QALY measure for a given total medical expenditure. We show that the CEA with such a goal has a longevity bias: the CEA-based division of a given total medical expenditure between extending life and improving health gives the former a larger share than is called for by welfare maximization. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Volume (Year): 17 (2008)
Issue (Month): 4 ()
Pages: 523-534
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- Johannesson, Magnus & Weinstein, Milton C., 1993. "On the decision rules of cost-effectiveness analysis," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(4), pages 459-467, December.
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The Prodigious Builders: notes toward a natural history of architecture with special regard to those species that are traditionally neglected or downright ignorant
From dust jacket notes: "...Here, Rudofsky displays his genius for seeing and explaining the meaning of vernacular architecture - the dwelling, fortifications, tombs, monuments, and countless other adaptations that constitute the global legacy of untutored men both ordinary and extraordinary: the 'prodigious builders.' The author's discussions range from China's floating villages to the cultural significance of doors and windows in various parts of the world; from a Polish salt mine so vast as to be a self-contained community complete with churches, restaurants, and a narrow-gauge railway, to the African Dogon's 'Big House,' whose parts collectively symbolize a man procreating; from the ingenious pre-technological alternatives to air-conditioning, to giant observation kites. In each case Rudofsky brings to his subject a singular blend of erudition, wit, and insight that makes the exotic seem logical and the commonplace bizarre....Rudofsky's cogent arguments are amply documented with over 100 of his unparalleled photographs, in addition to many more rare engravings and other illustrations. The total effect is to expand far beyond dictionary definitions our concepts of both architecture and the human spirit."
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The Friends of Milt Hinton #1
Mona Hinton, Ike Quebec, Doc Cheatham, Mario Bauza and Shad Collins, on tour in Alabama in 1949.
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I'm seriously looking forward to further entries in this series.
Well done, Signor Cooke!
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There are some good 'uns...
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Milt Hinton was a great photographer and a great bassist. I LOOOVE Ike Quebec!
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A major improvement to the station facilities on the Wabash side of the historic Loop 'L' is on its way!
In January 2012, CTA and the City of Chicago announced a major project to construct a new station at Washington/Wabash on the Loop, combining the nearby century-old stations on Wabash at Randolph and at Madison. After design of the station was completed in 2014, a contract to construct the facility was awarded in February 2015. Construction began in March 2015.
The new station will be located between Madison and Washington and serve the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink and Purple lines. The Washington/Wabash Station is designed to become a gateway for Millennium Park and the Loop. The design and construction project is managed by the Chicago Department of Transportation.
Construction of the $75 million station began in 2015 and the station is scheduled to open in 2017. The station is funded entirely by Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds.
A throughly modern design, the undulating wave form of the canopies weaves through the historic Wabash Avenue corridor as a counterpoint to the city grid, and anticipates the soft forms of the park and the lake beyond. The faceted skeletal steel and glass structure is designed to create a dynamic play of light reminiscent of diamond facets and the historic Jeweler's Row.
Materials have been chosen to allow visibility, reinforce the feeling of openness and to allow a visual connection to the historical corridor. The vibrant new facility will enhance passenger convenience, improve train speeds, decrease operating costs and provide accessibility for all riders.
The fare controls, stairs, escalators, elevators, electrical, security and communications rooms will be on the mezzanine level. The station will be entirely new and will meet ADA standards with new elevators from the street to mezzanine and platform levels. The platform capacity will be enlarged from the existing 7'-6" width to 10' to 13' widths.
The station will feature a wide array of green and sustainable elements, including:
Construction of the new Washington/Wabash station will require some track closures and other service impacts.
For information about service impacts, see the Customer Alerts section or in the Route Guides for the Orange Line, Green Line, Pink Line, Purple Line or Brown Line.
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E. Coli levels are within recreational water quality guidelines at all monitored beaches, Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship reported Friday.
No new algal blooms were reported this week.
Algae advisory signs remain posted at Pelican Lake (Ninette) and Killarney Lake beach.
"Algae blooms are difficult to predict and may form and then disperse quickly, or last for several days or weeks," the news release said. "People are reminded to avoid swimming in water where severe algae blooms are visible and to prevent pets from drinking water along the shoreline.
"There were no new cases of swimmer's itch reported this week at beaches across Manitoba. Swimmer's itch advisory signs remain posted at Moose Lake Provincial Park, Winnipeg Beach (Lake Winnipeg) and Gull Lake."
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NOT even the knowledge that he will soon be old enough to star in one of his niche websites has managed to lift Richard Desmond's despondency following his recent 50th birthday bash. For it seems that the pornographer was less than happy with the coverage this special event received in his glossy star-fest, OK!.
Unfortunately, although 50 of Mr Desmond's closest celebrity friends were in attendance, OK!'s snappers managed to photograph only 48 of them. Ludicrous as it may seem Mr Desmond is inconsolable, while tremulous hacks on OK! are bracing themselves for an unhappy new year spent in the Jobcentre.
BBC staff are enjoying the finer things in life. Hacks returning from Pakistan recently were surprised to see two junior BBC journalists seated in business class on their half-empty Emirates flight. Approached by one envious reporter - who was stuck back in steerage with the rest of the pack - the two journalists insisted they were not breaching Corporation guidelines. "We all fly business," they chirped.
APOLOGIES to Nils Pratley, former editor of Sunday Business for saying last week that he'd changed his first name in order to fake a Scandinavian ancestry. In fact, his mother is Swedish by birth and, although some people know him by his middle name of Martin, he was christened after his Swedish grandfather.
SEASONAL joy at the Guardian and Observer's Christmas raffle, where a suitably inclusive selection of prizes was on offer. This year's big winners were Alan Rusbridger, the Guardian editor, who picked up (another?) copy of Dyke London and columnist Polly Toynbee, who finally got her hands on Deepak Chopra's Healing for Health.
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Roland Gaross Live Scores
You can find two tennis Grand Slam incidents hosted in Europe, the French Open is certainly a real demonstrating surface for the leading tennis individuals globally. In actual fact, provided by somewhat respectful inception at the Tennis Club de Paris for a foreign spectacular throughout Stade Roland Garros, French Open now gets innumerable visitors, boasts millions in prize money and supplies the most difficult red clay court test out for any sport's top rated stars.
The History of the French Open:
French Open was earlier held at the Tennis Club de Paris just before several alterations eventually saw the big event reconcile with the currently iconic Stade Roland Garros. In fact, since doing often the switch to a whole new spot, the French Open has really become so synonymous with its fresh place that it's often called: Roland Garros.
Nevertheless, just before the Grand Slam gotten charming moniker and Stade Roland Garros appreciated a lot of international tennis skills, the French Open was referred to as a Championnat de France. Started in 1891 and only prepared to take part of France tennis club sets, the nation's experience was actually gained by a British competitor, H. Briggs, who was simply a Paris resident at the time.
Beyond that earliest function in Île de Puteaux, the nation's incident consequently went between Racing Club de France and Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose, right before reducing in the Tennis Club de Paris in 1895. Alongside the development of the Championnat de France, World Hard Court Championships even fascinated the interest rate on the tennis universe right after it received started in Stade Français in 1912.
Check out Roland Garros 2016 Live Streaming after all this record the root base of progression grow to be fairly confused; although, the outcome was a single tournament which was opened to women in 1897 then world wide participants in 1925. For 3 years the annually incident alternated between Stade Français and the Racing Club de France earlier than relocating to the just designed Stade Roland Garros in 1928.
The Dynamics of French Open:
French Open is referred to as the most challenging clay court event on the planet as well as the aspect of the court are such that countless best players generally struggle on the inside of Stade Roland Garros. Clay courts present a slower surface than hard and also grass courts, which often hinders the quantity of bounce high-octane servers can achieve.
The outcome of this is a decrease in serve and volley points and rise in the amount of drawn-out rallies. When extrapolated out over the course of 5 sets, this approach active gets exceptionally hectic and even that's why a lot of main experts typically point out French Open as an intensive problem for the international circuit.
Outside the natural challenges of Roland Garros 2016, the particular intensity of the event has become such that players are susceptible to a huge amount of tension while they step into the 2 show courts. Above participating in in front of 30,000 competitors on Philippe Chatrier Court as well as Suzanne Lenglen Court, French Open lures a global visitors of millions and this indicates the prize money on offer is now truly worth over £25 million.
When Does French Open Begin?
Roland Garros tickets are like gold dust and also tennis spectators will usually clamber to get the best seats with plenty of forethought. Obviously, if you're seeking to combat the rush, it pays to understand in the event the contest takes place. Officially, French Open 2016 will start on 22nd May and finish with men's singles final on 5th June.
French Open Tips: The Players to Watch:
Mentionened above previously, clay court set-up favors individuals with powerful forehand games which has supposed quite a few French and Spanish players have taken over the Grand Slam recently. As these participants commit almost all their youth utilizing clay, they're much more accustomed to its speed and technicalities than participants from customarily fast-court nations including the British and the United states.
In 2015 the winners were Wawrinka and Williams, but that players you have to know out for at 2016 Roland Garros?
Things to do outside of the French Open:
If you were able to obtain tickets of French Open, you'll want to explore the nearby location. Stade Roland Garros can be found at Bois de Boulogne in Paris's Sixteenth arrondissement which implies you're a very few Metro stops from a number of the Paris' best tourist attractions.
In spite of this, above popular attractions just like the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and The Louvre, Stade Roland Garros is about the 2nd greatest open public park in Paris. Created in 1852, the 2,090-acre park is more than twice the dimensions of New York's Central Park and features an abundance of landscaped landscapes, a zoo, a number of ponds and an theme park.
While there's some slack in the motion at 2016 Roland Garros, Bois de Boulogne is the best destination to bring take advantage of the lovely attractiveness of Paris and consider probably the most extraordinary tennis Grand Slams on the globe.
Another leg of tennis' Grand Slam starts in the event the French Open 2016 begins 22 May, Now we have French Open 2016 Live Scores so far.
Wawrinka and Serena will look to shield their titles, even while challengers Djokovic and Nadal aspire solid on the men's section, and Angelique Kerber and Madison Keys might take home the title from the women's segment.
Look into delivering looking at information and facts for the incident in conjunction with odds and predictions for the tournament's leading contenders. Only the athletes with top-10 odds are presented. You can see the chances for most players the following.
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Where: Roland Garros in Paris, France
When: May 22 to June 5
Network: NBC, NBC Sports Network
Livestream: TennisTV
Men's Predictions:
Djokovic is on the top of ATP rankings and is 33-2 this year, including the Australian Open succeed in January, but can he win his 1st French Open?
This title has eluded him throughout his illustrious career, as three times he has completed runner-up, including last season to Wawrinka.
The field could set up good for Djokovic to actually win at Roland Garros.
He has searched fantastic during at the moment, and he is in leading form as he is placed to consider Murray on the Italian Open final.
Djokovic defeat Murray last week to win Madrid Open, and he got down Nadal on his way to the Italian final. This provides you with the Serb good feelings intending in to the French Open, per BBC's David Law.
Nadal also has a strong file on clay and at French Open, after winning the event 9 times in the career. However.
This valuable more recent importance along with the thirst to completely win a French Open title can incredibly well resulted in a Djokovic success should the two face in Paris.
Based on ESPN's Greg Garber, Federer is handling a back injury that could obstruct his general performance or bring him out from the championship completely. The following positions him at the intense problem heading into the French Open, regardless how wonderful the 34-year-old has been his entire career.
These types of conditions, regarding his prominent 23-9 career record in opposition to Murray, bode well for Djokovic to win the French Open 2016.
Women's Predictions:
Williams really needs to be the favourite here.
The defending winner has gained three times at Roland Garros and appears to stay in wonderful form as she will face Keys in the Italian Open final.


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Only days after heavily armed assailants stormed a crowded mall and killed scores of people in the capital, militants killed three people near the border with Somalia, Kenyan officials said on Thursday, putting this country even further on edge.
According to Kenyan police officials, there were two attacks, the first was on Wednesday night on a group of police officers in Wajir in which a bystander was killed. Militants struck again early on Thursday, raiding a police camp in Mandera, killing two police officers and setting fire to a dozen vehicles.
The Kenyan authorities immediately blamed al-Shabab, the Somali militant group that has claimed responsibility for killing more than 60 shoppers in the mall.
Rono Bunei, the Mandera police commander, said the attack in Mandera was under investigation, ''but obviously it leads to suggest that either the al-Shabab or their sympathisers are responsible''.
He said that his area had been relatively quiet for the past couple of months, although there have been small-scale attacks along the border by militants from Somalia for years, including brazen kidnappings of tourists and aid workers.
As flags flew at half-staff across the country for a three-day period of mourning, the investigation into the massacre at the upscale Westgate mall in Nairobi was moving slowly. Video footage released by the Kenyan military showed a gaping crater where a section of the mall's parking lot had crumbled, sending vehicles tumbling into an enormous, smoking pit. Many cars had been burned down to paintless skeletons.
Dozens of Western investigators, including a large FBI contingent, have flown into Nairobi in the past few days, and there were fears that the mall may be booby-trapped with explosives.
A remote-controlled police robot scooted room to room, checking for bombs on Thursday. Several loose grenades were discovered, a Western official said, and investigators were especially interested in any clues that would reveal whether all the attackers had been killed in the mall or if some had escaped, as several witnesses claimed.
''The cordon around the place was not that great,'' said one Western official who was not authorised to speak publicly. ''I'm not sure the Kenyans were organised enough to lock it down.''
Several witnesses said that one attacker was a Caucasian woman who slipped out of the mall after instructing other assailants whom to shoot. Kenyan officials said that a British woman, Samantha Lewthwaite, who converted to Islam and married a man who became a suicide bomber, might have been involved.
On Thursday, Interpol issued an international arrest notice for Lewthwaite. The notice, requested by the Kenyan government, did not mention the mall massacre and said that Lewthwaite has been wanted since 2011 on charges of possessing explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony. In Kenya and Britain, Lewthwaite is frequently referred to as the ''white widow''.
Several Western officials said they had heard reports from the Kenyan military that some of the victims in the mall had been beheaded and butchered with knives. Kenyan officials declined to comment, but one Western security adviser, who was not authorised to speak publicly, said, ''I fully expect it.''
''They had people under their control for three days,'' the adviser said, referring to how the assailants had holed up in the mall with terrified shoppers hiding in several places.
Many Kenyans are now beginning to ask the same question: How could this happen? How could 10 to 15 militants, with military-grade weapons, storm a crowded mall in central Nairobi and start shooting people at will with no organised armed response for several hours, and then manage to hold off the Kenyan army for days?
Mike Sonko, a Kenyan senator, said during a debate in the Senate earlier this week that he had passed on information about such a plot to police and intelligence officials, Kenya's Standard Media reported.
Several Twitter messages over the past few days have criticised the way the Kenyan government has handled the crisis. One Kenyan woman wrote that she wished her government ''would understand that we are asking questions because we are terrified that will happen again. Obfuscation doesn't help''.
But for the most part, unity remained the overriding sentiment, with glowing reports on Kenyan television stations about ordinary citizens donating blood for the wounded and money for the victims' families. The Twitter hashtag #weareone was shorthand for the solidarity the nation has sought in the aftermath of the deadly attack.
The attackers gunned down several children, including a girl who had attended ninth-grade at the International School of Kenya, commonly referred to as ISK. A United States official said on Thursday that during the three-day effort to dislodge the last assailants in the mall, a US security adviser delivered a crate of tear gas to Kenyan soldiers, pulled out a canister and said, ''Use this one first, courtesy of the 9th grade of ISK.''
According to the official, the Kenyan soldiers lobbed that specific canister into the mall, smoked out one of the assailants and shot him dead.


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text: Minnesota College Selects Ellucian to Help Drive IT Efficiencies and Enhance Student Success Published Thursday, July 5, 2012 Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minn. has selected Ellucian to help manage the institution's IT functions as well as expand its online programs. The new relationship began June 1."We understand the important role that technology plays in the teaching and learning process today, and we're committed to investing in tools that will ensure the success of our students," said Northwestern President Alan S. Cureton, Ph.D. "After careful review, we decided that Ellucian is the right company to help us achieve those objectives, and we look forward to their support in aligning our college's IT with the school's strategic mission and objectives."The contract calls for Ellucian to provide the college with onsite IT management, including a CIO, technical director, an enterprise application director, and technical support liaisons. Remote staff will provide support on an as-needed basis. Technicians will manage the college's Banner administrative system, monitor its infrastructure, and provide students, faculty, and staff with 24/7 help desk support. The company also will be supporting Northwestern in developing new online programs following a marketing analysis as well as building a new online Principles of Art course and refreshing some existing courses. An onsite academic technology director and manager of instructional design will help manage the college's existing design staff as well as provide academic technology support for all faculty."Northwestern is recognized as a top tier Midwestern Christian liberal arts college with more than 70 areas of study in undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree completion programs," said Bruce Bleiman, Ellucian's senior vice president for North America customer relationships. "We look forward to working with the college's leadership team to further that reputation by enhancing its IT resources."About Northwestern CollegeFounded in 1902, Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minn. offering more than 70 areas of study, five master's degrees and several associate degree and certificate programs. More than 3,000 students representing 33 states and 19 countries are enrolled in Northwestern's traditional undergraduate and graduate and continuing education programs. Visit www.nwc.edu.


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