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Life in America: The Reagan Years, A Webography
What Is a Webography?
Webpage Evaluation Rubric and Criteria
Webographies: An Abbreviated Annotated Bibliography
Discussion Questions for Robert M. Collins' Transforming America
Discussion Questions for Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
Discussion Questions for Robert Alter's Genesis: Translation and Commentary
Discussion Questions for George M. Marsden's Fundamentalism and American Culture
How Do We Talk about History?: Questions for Consideration
How Do We Talk about Literature?: Questions for Consideration
Midterm Examination Prompt
Final Examination Prompt
Sites My Students Created
Politics in the 1980s
Neoconservatism: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Reaganism: A Very Short Introduction
Reagan and Foreign Policy: Resources
Reaganomics: Resources
Reagan and Domestic Policy--AIDS: Resources
Reagan and Domestic Policy--Abortion: Resources
Reagan and Domestic Policy--Civil Rights for Women & Minorities: Resources
Second Wave Feminisms: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
The Equal Rights Amendment: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Lesbian Feminisms: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Liberal Feminisms: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Materialist Feminisms: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Radical Feminisms: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
The Sex and Culture Wars: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Andrea Dworkin & Catharine MacKinnon: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Anti-Pornography Feminism: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Pornography and the Law: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Sex-Positive Feminism: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Religion in the 1980s
American Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
American Evangelicalism: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
The Book of Genesis: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Handmaids and Other Biblical Women: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Culture in the 1980s
Margaret Atwood: A Very Short Introduction and Biographical Resources
The Handmaid's Tale: A Very Short Introduction
The Handmaid's Tale: General Resources
Dystopian Fiction: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Postmodern Fiction: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
The Handmaid's Tale: Resources for Teachers and Students
Other Works by Atwood: The Novels
Other Works by Atwood: The Short Fiction
Other Works by Atwood: The Poetry
Other Works by Atwood: The Rest
Quoted Quotables
Feminism & the Visual Arts 1980-1989: Resources
Barbara Kruger: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
Cindy Sherman: A Very Short Introduction and Resources
For Further Reading
For Further Reading: Reagan and Reaganism
For Further Reading: Atwood and The Handmaid's Tale
For Further Reading: Second Wave Feminisms
For Further Reading: Sex and Culture Wars
For Further Reading: The 1980s
For Further Reading: Postmodern Fiction
Cindy Sherman, 1975
Cindy Sherman, 2005
Cindy Sherman: A Very Short Introduction
By turning the camera on herself, Cindy Sherman has built a name as one of the most respected photographers of the late twentieth century. Although, the majority of her photographs are pictures of her, however, these photographs are most definitely not self-portraits. Rather, Sherman uses herself as a vehicle for commentary on a variety of issues of the modern world: the role of the woman, the role of the artist and many more. It is through these ambiguous and eclectic photographs that Sherman has developed a distinct signature style. Through a number of different series of works, Sherman has raised challenging and important questions about the role and representation of women in society, the media and the nature of the creation of art.
Sherman's life began in 1954, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. Her family having moved shortly after her birth, Sherman grew up as the youngest of five children in the town of Huntington, Long Island. Unlike some budding artists, Sherman was not particularly involved in the arts as a young person. Sherman's parents were not involved in the arts; her father made a living as an engineer and her mother worked as a reading teacher. Born relatively late in her parents' lives, Sherman's father was retired by the time she was in fifth grade. Sherman has said that, ""It wasn't until college that I had any concept of what was going on in the art world. My idea of being an artist as a kid was a courtroom artist or one of those boardwalk artists who do caricatures. My parents had a book of, like, the one hundred one beautiful paintings, which included Dali and Picasso among the most recent artists." Despite her parents lack of artistic interest, they were supportive of her choice to enter art school after finishing high school, though, according to Sherman, her mother did caution her to "take a few teaching courses just in case." Thus, Sherman's exploration of art began at the State University College at Buffalo.
Sherman's career at Buffalo began much differently then it ended. As a freshman, Sherman set out to study painting until one day, when she realized that she had enough. Frustrated with the limitations of painting and feeling like she had done all that she could, she gave it up. Sherman has said that she felt that " . . .there was nothing more to say [through painting]. I was meticulously copying other art and then I realized I could just use a camera and put my time into an idea instead." And this is explicitly what she did. In retrospect, Sherman has expressed that she never could have succeeded as a painter, stating that she is unable to react to painting in anything more than a visceral way. Lacking the critical connection needing to proceed with painting, Sherman turned to photography, which she studied for the remainder of her time at Buffalo. During this time, she met a person who was to become very important in her life: fellow artist Robert Longo. Together with Longo and fellow student Charles Clough, Sherman formed Hallwalls, an independent artists' space where she and fellow artists exhibited.
After Sherman's 1976 graduation, she decided to move to New York City to embark upon her career in art. Taking a loft on Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, Sherman began taking photographs of herself. These photographs would come to be known as the Untitled Film Stills , perhaps the most well known and recognizable work of Sherman's career thus far. In these photographs, begun in 1977, Sherman places herself in the roles of B-movie actresses. Her photographs show her dressed up in wigs, hats, dresses, clothes unlike her own, playing the roles of characters. While many may mistake these photographs for self-portraits, these photographs only play with elements of self-portraiture and are really something quite different. In each of these photographs, Sherman plays a type -- not an actual person, but a self-fabricated fictional one. There is the archetypal housewife, the prostitute, the woman in distress, the woman in tears, the dancer, the actress, and the malleable, chameleon-like Sherman plays all of these characters.
For a work of art to be considered a portrait, the artist must have intent to portray a specific, actual person. This can be communicated through such techniques as naming a specific person in the title of the work or creating an image in which the physical likeness leads to an emotional individuality unique to a specific person. While these criteria are not the only ways of connoting a portrait, they are just two examples of how Sherman carefully communicates to the viewer that these works are not meant to depict Cindy Sherman the person. By titling each of the photographs "Untitled", as well as numbering them, Sherman depersonalizes the images.
There are also very few clues as to Sherman's personality in the photographs - each one is so unique and ambiguous that the viewer is left with more confusion than clarity over Sherman's true nature. Sherman completed the project three years later, in 1980, when she "ran out of clichés" with which to work. This series gave Sherman much publicity and critical acclaim; she had her first solo show at the nonprofit space, the Kitchen, in New York City. In 1980 Sherman also created a series of what she called "Rear-Screen Projections" in which, similarly to the Film Stills, Sherman dressed up and paraded against a projected slide background.
In 1981 Sherman was commissioned by the respected magazine Artforum to do a "centerfold" for one of their upcoming issues. Sherman proceeded to submit a series of images with a cohesive aesthetic look: the camera was placed above Sherman, who was often crouched on the ground or made to look like she was in a state of reverie. This series, as well as an additional series of Sherman in a pink robe, was rejected by Artforum 's editor, Ingrid Sischy, who claimed that these photographs "might be misunderstood."
Sherman went on to change her style almost entirely in what are often referred to as the Disasters and Fairy Tales series. For the first time in her public career, Sherman was not the model in all of the images. Shot from 1985 until 1989, these images are far more grotesque than Sherman's earlier work. Often intentionally dressing to look scary and deformed, Sherman sets herself in strange, indefinable settings which often feature oddly colored lighting in shades of blue, green and red. At times, Sherman employs dolls parts or prosthetic body parts to substitute for her own and many a scene is strewn with vomit, mold and other vile substances. Sherman's intent is to explore the disgusting, yet these are things that she admittedly can find beauty in.
Sherman's second most known body of work came some time after the Film Stills had already been well received, around 1988-1990. In the History Portraits Sherman again uses herself as model, though this time she casts herself in roles from archetypally famous paintings. While very few specific paintings are actually referenced, one still feels a familiarity of form between Sherman's work and works by great masters. Using prosthetic body parts to augment her own body, Sherman recreates great pieces of art and thus manipulates her role as a contemporary artist working in the twentieth-century. Sherman lived abroad during this time in her life, and even though museums would appear to be the source of inspiration for this series, she is not a fan of museums: "Even when I was doing those history pictures, I was living in Rome but never went to the churches and museums there. I worked out of books, with reproductions. It's an aspect of photograph I appreciate, conceptually: the idea that images can be reproduced and seen anytime, anywhere, by anyone."
In 1992 Sherman embarked on a series of photographs now referred to as "Sex Pictures." For the first time, Sherman is entirely absent from these photographs. Instead, she again uses dolls and prosthetic body parts, this time posed in highly sexual poses. Prosthetic genitalia - both male and female - are used often and photographed in extreme close-up. Photographed exclusively in color, these photographs are meant to shock. Sherman continued to work on these photographs for some time and continued to experiment with the use of dolls and other replacements for what had previously been herself.
Sherman's life and work has been populated by more than just conceptual photography. She has been married to video artist Michel Auder for over 16 years and has found time in her busy career to add work in motion pictures. In 1997, Sherman's directorial debut,
Office Killer
, starring Jeanne Tripplehorn, was released in theatres. A self-proclaimed lover of horror films, Sherman draws on the characteristics of this genre as well as the visual motifs established as a still photographer. Sherman also made an appearance in front of the camera, making a cameo playing herself in John Waters' 1998 comedy Pecker .
Because Sherman achieved international success at a relatively young age, her work has had a considerable maturation in value over the past decade. In 1999 the average selling price for one of her photographs was $20,000 to $50,000, a hefty sum for a female photographer. Even more ground-breaking was a 1999 Christie's auction in which one of the photographs from Film Stills sold for a reported $190,000. This bid was perhaps inspired by the Museum of Modern Art's lead: in 1996, they purchased a complete set from Film Stills for one million dollars. These prices are indicative of Sherman's huge level of success, both critically and financially. Sherman's popularity continues to grow around the world, as she has exhibited countries including Germany, Japan, France.
Recently, Sherman has returned to using herself as model. At a recent show at her New York gallery, Metro Pictures, Sherman displayed a series of portrait-like images of herself in the guise of women from California. These women are again simply types - The Personal Trainer, The Ex-Realtor, The Divorcee, etc. Sherman further manipulates the notion of portraiture through the use of conventional portrait signs including the setting of the figure against a neutral background. Unlike some of her early photographs, these are more straightforward images of created characters, not narrative fragments. Sherman continues these projects in New York City, where she currently lives and works.
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Web Resources about Cindy Sherman
Bruce Museum
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: The Bruce Museum, celebrating its 100-year anniversary, is currently hosting Cindy Sherman's most recent work in the exhibition Cindy Sherman: Works from Friends of the Bruce Museum, which has been on display since January 29, 2011 and will stay until April 23, 2011. According to its mission statement, the Bruce Museum "promotes the understanding and appreciation of Art and Science to enrich the lives of all people." Along with the information of its numerous other exhibitions, the Bruce Museum dedicates a page to the Cindy Sherman exhibition, complete with some pictures of her work, an explanation of the exhibition, and a brief biography of Sherman and her artwork, particularly as it relates to the exhibition. The page also provides a link to other programs related to the Cindy Sherman exhibition, one of which includes a film series of Great Women Photographers.
: Accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1998, the Bruce Museum has been voted the best museum in Fairfield County of Connecticut for the past five years. The Bruce Museum displays the copyright 2011 at the bottom of every page, letting viewers know that the information is kept up-to-date. All photographs contain detailed labels artist, title, year, dimensions, and other information. The website is very easy to navigate, and all information regarding the artworks, artists, exhibitions, and credibility of the source is clearly stated and easy to find. The Bruce Museum states on its website that it is a "regionally based, world-class institution highlighting art, science, and natural history in more than a dozen changing exhibitions annually."
Gagosian Gallery
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: Larry Gagosian, listed as #1 in Art Review's "Power 100" for the top 100 most important people in the contemporary art world, compiles each of his nine galleries conveniently in one website that provides viewers with a variety of information about current, past, and upcoming art exhibitions in the Gagosian Galleries. At the top of the home page, viewers can easily navigate through information on these art exhibitions, contact information for each of the Gagosian Galleries (which have locations in New York, California, London, Paris, Rome, Geneva, Hong Kong, and Athens), profiles on over one hundred current and past featured artists, as well as art news and shopping opportunities. Each artist's profile contains a brief biography; news regarding the artist; past, current, and upcoming exhibitions of the artist at the Gagosian Galleries; and publications or reviews about the artist and his or her work. The purpose of this site is to provide its audience with precise and abundant information on the Gagosian Gallery exhibitions as well as the artists featured in them throughout the past, present, and future.
: Although this site does not feature the entirety of Cindy Sherman's artwork and only that which has been exhibited in the Gagosian Galleries, the information provided in this website is valuable and credible. Larry Gagosian, owner of Gagosian Galleries, has established a credible reputation in the contemporary art world, having been listed within the top ten of Art Review's "Power 100" from 2004 to 2010 (according to Wikipedia and Art Review's "Power 100" online). His website displaying each of the exhibitions and galleries remains current: The updates to the site have occurred within the last year, and the site constantly keeps up to date with current and upcoming exhibitions. Photographs are thoroughly labeled, and links to sources or sites containing further information are provided and easy to locate.
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: According to the site's "About Us" section, "artnet is the place to buy, sell and research fine art online. artnet Galleries is the largest network of its kind, with over 2,200 galleries in over 250 cities worldwide, more than 166,000 artworks by over 39,000 artists from around the globe." On the homepage, enter Cindy Sherman in the search bar, scroll down to Artists/Manufacturers, and click on Cindy Sherman (American, 1954). Here viewers can easily browse through the categories the page offers: artworks for sale, galleries, auction houses, price database, market reports, calendar of art fairs and exhibitions, artnet Magazine, monographs, and a section with a biography and links to more information. Exhibitions and other information are arranged by year and contain a list of all of Cindy Sherman's events for that year. This easy-to-read site is useful because its information is organized in lists and categories so that it is easy to find whatever you are looking for.
: artnet is a registered trademark of Artnet Worldwide Corporation and dedicates an entire page to contact information, complete with telephone numbers, business hours, and addresses for headquarters and regional offices. The copyright at the bottom of every page is current (2011), which guarantees that the information on the site is up-to-date. All photographs and samples of artwork are labeled by artist, title, and year. The purpose of the site is to offer factual information about prices of artwork, biographical information of artists, and dates of different art exhibitions. The biographical section is not in-depth, and descriptions of the exhibitions are not available. But overall, the site seems current and trustworthy and offers a variety of artwork samples, prices, exhibition information, and much more.
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: Once you enter Cindy Sherman, or any of the other over 280,000 artists on the site, into the search bar on the homepage, you will be able to view a profile of the artist that contains a biography, solo shows listed by year, group shows listed by year, a dealer directory, public collections, and catalogs. There is also an artworks tab, an auctions tab, and an analysis tab (which viewers cannot access unless they are members of the site). The auctions tab provides a partial list of prices of certain pieces by the artist, with a link to the full list at the bottom. The artworks tab contains a small sample of the work of the artist. Along the side of the artist's profile, viewers can peruse the artist's ranking graph, attributes, as well as rankings of the artist's exhibitions: the most in which country, the most shown with certain artists, and the most held at which institutions.
: Created in 2001, "Artfacts.Net developed a sophisticated artist database through its collaboration with international art fairs, galleries, museums and artists." The contact information provides telephone numbers, addresses to offices, and email addresses. Although the site contains a disclaimer, it states clearly that its "goal is to keep this information timely and accurate." According to the site, the last update made to Cindy Sherman's profile was March 7, 2011, which means that the facts provided are definitely current. The samples of artwork provided are labeled, and sources are cited. The purpose of the site is to offer factual information that is current, and the listings provided are thorough and relevant.
Metro Pictures
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: The Metro Pictures Gallery, located in New York, provides information on current, upcoming, and past art exhibitions; samples of artist's artwork; gallery information; and news regarding artists and their work. Those who view the website can look at enlarged photographs of each artist's artwork and read details of each photo. Currently, over twenty artists are featured on the site, and those who visit the site can view samples of each of the artist's work. The news section provides information on exhibitions and arts events, including dates and locations as well as links to find further information about each exhibit, event, or artist.
: The Metro Pictures Gallery's site provides complete contact information and the location of the gallery, which helps establish its credibility as a professional business. Sources are cited and links are provided to find further information on the art presented on the site. Although there is not an official date of creation or last update listed on the page, the upcoming exhibitions are as recent as 2011, and the current exhibits contain dates for the year 2010, which suggests that recent updates were made to keep information relevant and up-to-date. This is a great site to view a variety of samples of different artists's artwork and a possible resource to find links to further reading or information.
PBS: Art21
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: The established organization of PBS is currently featuring 86 artists in a series that will "demonstrate the breadth of artistic practice in the United States today." On the home page, scroll down to the "artists & episodes" section and click on the link for the 86 featured artists (listed alphabetically) to find Cindy Sherman's biography. This page provides a brief biography of Sherman's life, artwork, and accomplishments to date, and the page also allows viewers to watch episodes that Sherman has appeared in. If you look at the bottom of the page, you will notice links to galleries that feature Cindy Sherman as well as a link to Art21's blog, where viewers can read about Cindy Sherman and other artist's current work and news.
: The Art21 artist feature is a reliable source because it is through the well-known PBS association, and according to the home page, Art21, Inc. is copyrighted (2001-2010), which shows that the site contains current information and has been updated within the last year. Additional biographic and bibliographic information can be found through the links this website provides, and photographs are clearly labeled. Although some of the information is posted through the Art21 blog, meaning the content and sources may be irrelevant or questionable, the credibility of PBS and the established copyright that Art21 provides is certainly trustworthy, and it is clear that the information provided is current, fairly researched, and easy to navigate. The links that the site provides offer additional information that is also useful.
Bright Hub
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: From the homepage, type Cindy Sherman in the search bar in the top right-hand corner, and click on the link to "A Brief Biography of Cindy Sherman and Photographs taken by Cindy Sherman." The following page provides a biography of Cindy Sherman's life and career, in addition to her different works: film stills, centerfolds, history portraits, sex pictures, clowns, and Metro Pictures. The page also contains a brief description of Sherman's photography technique. At the bottom of the article and along the right side of the page, related links are posted, including articles about famous photographers and female photographers.
: At the top of the page, the author and editor are both named, although no credentials are provided. However, the Bright Hub website offers contact information, complete with address and emails. The Bright Hub Inc., with copyright 2011, states in its "About Bright Hub" section, "Bright Hub is an online community of experts and life-long enthusiasts who help brighthub.com visitors make better decisions, easily solve problems, and learn more about their interests with wide-ranging and highly informative articles, blogs and forums." The article was last edited on November 4, 2010, which proves that the information is current. If you scroll over photographs or click on them, the labels of the pictures contain the artist name, year, and photograph title. This is a good source for quick, brief information about Cindy Sherman.
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: ArtFortune.com is a place where artists can buy and sell artwork as well as view other galleries and artists's studios. Along the left side of the home page, green tabs provide links to an art forum, art jobs, artist opportunities, art news, global art events calendar, art reviews, and much more. While it seems to offer a wealth of information, sometimes the site can be difficult to navigate because there is so much placed on the same page at once. Near the bottom of the homepage, biographies of artists such as Andy Warhol and Cindy Sherman are available. These profiles of the artists contain birth and death dates, links to other websites and past auctions, a biography, and samples of the artist's work.
: According to the homepage, ArtFortune.com is the #1 Worldwide Online Art Resource. The copyright date at the bottom of every page reads 2009. Some links are provided, though not always clearly, and if you click on the pictures in the artist profile's, the photographs are labeled in detail. The purpose of the site is mostly to offer guidance in selling or promoting artwork, but it also provides information on galleries and lists events on a calendar on the homepage. However, it is not the most current site, and the source does not seem to be well-known. This site is definitely useful for the biographical information it provides as well as the information in the green tabs.
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: From the homepage, viewers can enter Cindy Sherman into the search bar that says "enter artist name" to find a page containing links to various sources of information about Cindy Sherman's Works Online. The site is organized by the following categories: commercial galleries, museums and public art galleries worldwide, art market, pictures from image archives, miscellaneous sites, and articles and reference sites. Viewers can also look inside books about Cindy Sherman or containing her work. Each link takes viewers directly to another website with various information about Cindy Sherman and/or her artwork. This is a good resource for finding potential sites for research, but it should be used with caution.
: The "About Us" page displays a number of recognitions the site has received over the years, including Britannica's Internet Guide Award. Although there is no indication of when the site was last updated, the copyright is within the last year (2010). The author of the site provides contact information as well; however, the author's credibility is questionable. The information does include citations of the sources, however, which adds to the credibility, and because the page is a list of Cindy Sherman's Works Online, the site is very useful for leading to further research and sources.
The Arts: Fine Art, Contemporary Art and Music
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: Type Cindy Sherman into the search bar, and click on the first biography on the results list to find Cindy Sherman's biography. This site provides a detailed biography that specifically focuses on Sherman as an artists and her work rather than her entire life. The biography describes Sherman's different series of art and other accomplishments throughout her career; it also explains her artistic style and how she has impacted and commented on society. Furthermore, the page offers links to related articles, including an article about the "50 Women Artists You Should Know" and another article featuring a list of the "Top 100 Distinguished Women Photographers." The bottom of the page contains a bibliography and more places where viewers can find further information about Cindy Sherman.
: This site guarantees that "content on this website is from high-quality, licensed material originally published in print form. You can always be sure you're reading unbiased, factual, and accurate information." Sponsored by Net Industries and its Licensors, the site's copyright is from 2011 and has all rights reserved, which gives the site some credibility. The sources are given credit in the bibliography, and links to other articles are provided; however, no contact information is provided, and the authority of the site is not really proven credible. This site could be useful for biographical information on Sherman as an artist and her career, as is the website cited in the introduction on this webography.
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First Capital Gaming Convention 2017
On May 6th, 2017 we hope you will join us for the first annual FCG Con in beautiful, historic Chillicothe, Ohio. We will be hosting the maiden voyage at the Ross County Fairgrounds 344 Fairgrounds Road, Chillicothe, OH.
We are planning a wide variety of tabletop and card games along with unique vendors that represent both our hobby and our local area. Check above for a partial list of the games we will be hosting and keep checking back for updates.
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If you haven't been following the moves of RVA's Peter $un, then you're truly missing out. Last month, exclusively on Karma Loop, $un debuted his album Sunset Castle. The 9 track album shows his continuing growth and expanding sound. The album is an outpouring of raw emotions backed by melodic production. And the marriage works well.
The first track that stands out is the lead single ".Jinchuriki" produced by DeadXBeat. I really like the track because $un shows off his lyrical skills. Though he doesn't display classic hip hop bars on every song, ".Jinchuriki" proves he has what it takes to rhyme bar for bar, if he chooses to do so.
Following ".Jinchuriki" is ".Cutlass" featuring Vinnie Vibez, produced by Intrnet. This track needs to have a video asap. It has that commercial hit feel. Vibez does his thang on the hook… and the two complement each other well. I know this song will jump at any live shows.
".Moonshine" was the first single released off the album and it's my joint. Produced by BeatMachineAron. ".Moonshine" takes you to a different place, emotionally. And $un stays perfectly in the pocket to make the track work.
The last track I will share is "Party Cups" produced by CJ Stylz. It's probably my favorite song on the album, though my favorite song changes with just about every listen. It's a great blend of $un's flow and melodic/trippy production. And he gets busy with the rhymes on this track. Like ".Jinchuriki" proving he has range that you may not notice, if you're not paying attention.
For those that know me well and know how I review albums, it may seem strange that Peter $un's sound resonates with me so much since it's not a 90's east coast rap record. I think it works because Peter $un is not trying to do too much on the album. Sometimes simple is better. You can tell that he's in his zone throughout the entire project and really matches his vocal ability with the album's production, they don't outshine each other. And he picked beats that are perfect for him and what he does lyrically. He's found a comfort zone that I think a lot of artists look for when making music. Oh and I should mentioned my may Ohbliv produced "Gemini" ft. Alo Lee, very dope.
I often say artists place too many songs on an album, they release 15 songs when they should have released 10. Well, this is a bit of the opposite. I would have really liked one more song to move 9 to 10 and give it that boost. But truly, I don't have a lot constructive criticism for this one, I think very highly of Sunset Castle and look forward to seeing and hearing a lot more of Peter $un in 2015.
For now Sunset Castle takes it's place at the top of the Cheats Movement "RVA" Hip Hop Scoreboard with at 4.2 out of 5. #WESEEIT


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Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow defensive back Robert Williams has close to a half dozen scholarship offers. But it's a school that hasn't offered, Ohio State, that Williams has had his eye on since he was young.
If Ohio State would offer I would commit," Williams said. "They haven't offered, but they were showing strong interest. I've loved Ohio State since I was little. I'd love to play there."
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"I think I'd really like West Virginia if I saw it," Williams said. "I'm talking to Minnesota. Illinois is another one. I want to see Boston College.
"Illinois, West Virginia, Minnesota, Boston College, and Miami of Ohio have offered.
"I just went to one camp. I went to Purdue. And I visited Illinois and Kentucky. And I saw Ohio State and Notre Dame earlier this summer.
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In many general-purpose computer systems and in most commercial "word-processing" or document creation systems, the editing of textual data is performed by a human operator, using a typewriter-style keyboard to enter editing commands and data, and viewing the edited text on a CRT display. The computer maintains a "current position" in the text being edited, which most editing commands imply as an argument. For example, if the operator presses the "rubout" key, it is interpreted by the computer as a command to remove the character to the left of the current position from the text being edited and from the display of that text being viewed by the operator. The computer normally indicates the current editing position by displaying a distinctive marker, called the cursor, on the CRT along with the text being edited.
The operator controls the position of the cursor in a variety of ways. In the majority of such systems, a particular keystroke or combination of keystrokes is interpreted by the computer as a command to move the cursor to the right, left, up, or down in increments of a single character or, in some systems, an entire word, line or paragraph. In many systems, special keys are devoted to these functions and are usually located in a special keypad separate from and often adjacent to the typewriter keypad.
A smaller number of editing systems use a position-indicating device whose position is sensed by the computer and used to control the cursor position in the display and text being edited. Examples of such devices are: light pens, tablet pens, joysticks, thumb wheels, and "mice" (devices which sit on a table top and are moved about by hand). Devices of this type are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,541,521 to Koster, U.S. Pat. No. 3,541,541 to Engelbart and U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,464 to Rider.
All of the aforementioned prior art position-indicating devices enable an operator to "point" at a position on the display where the cursor is to be located. However, the typical editing sequence is; (1) manually adjust a control to position the cursor at the place to be edited; and (2) enter one or more keystrokes to modify the text. This sequence is then repeated for the next editing operation. If the operator needs to stop typing to pick up a light pen, or grasp a "mouse" or like device or to use a special keypad to adjust the cursor position, and then to return to the typewriter keyboard for the editing operation, he or she uses a lot of time getting his or her hands repositioned over the "home" typing keys. Often, one of the operator's hands is incorrectly positioned, upon return to the keyboard. For example, the operator's hand may have drifted one key to the right or left of the correct position, and many typing errors result. Touch typists especially find this type of interaction annoying, which is probably why such systems have found little acceptance outside of the computer research field.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a system for facilitating the generation of two-dimensional coordinate data for input to an electronic digital computer to control the position of a visible marker, or "cursor", displayed on the face of a cathode ray tube or other dynamic display device under control of the computer.
It is another object of the present invention to provide such a system which may be operated in conjunction with a typewriter-style keyboard in a manner which does not require the operator to remove a hand from the keyboard.
These and other objects and features of the present invention will be understood from the description to follow, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The present invention provides a system that includes a data entry keyboard mounted on a carriage which is freely movable on a support surface within a bounded horizontal plane. The carriage is mechanically constrained to movement within the bounded horizontal plane by a suitable barrier provided on the support surface. A sensor for detecting motion of the keyboard carriage relative to a fixed point within the bounded horizontal plane is mounted either on the keyboard carriage or is fixed within the support surface. The motion detected by the sensing element is translated into position signals representative of the coordinates (e.g. X and Y) of the keyboard's position within the bounded horizontal plane. These position signals are applied to a computer, which in turn generates a cursor at a corresponding position on a visual display. The cursor's position is automatically changed responsive to detected changes in the position of the keyboard carriage.
In the preferred embodiment two brakes independently operable by hand, are provided on the keyboard carriage. One brake, when applied, restricts the keyboard carriage to movement along an X axis within the bounded plane, while the other brake restricts the keyboard carriage to movement along a Y axis within the bounded plane.
In operation, in a data entry mode, a user may enter text data to the system using the keyboard or by alternate conventional means (e.g. magnetic disc, paper tape, OCR, or the like. In a text editing mode, the operator may re-position the keyboard and carriage by selectively operating the brakes and applying forces to the carriage in a manner positioning the cursor to the location of a desired text change. The operator may then enter the appropriate editing command as required by the text editing system.
The main difference between the apparatus of the present invention and those devices currently used for cursor control is that the present system uses the keyboard (coupled to the carriage) as a position indicating device. Accordingly, the main advantages of the present invention over the current devices and methods used for control of a cursor are: (1) the operator may selectively control the cursor position without removing his or her hands from the keyboard; and (2) the naturalness attributed to the "pointing" capabilities of a position indicating device is retained. The combination of these two qualities is the real advantage of the invention and is expected to make it possible to perform text editing tasks in a way which is much more natural and efficient than with conventional systems.
The present invention is useful in computer applications involving the editing of text displayed on a CRT or other display device, such as order-entry systems, word processing or document creation systems and pre-press text preparation systems for the publishing industry. The invention may also be utilized in the editing of non-textual data on display devices, such as graphs, line drawings, or telemetry data.
FIG. 1 is a pictorial illustration of a cursor positioning system in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a partial elevational view, in cross-section, showing a motion sensor mounted within a keyboard carriage in accordance with the invention; and
FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of the system of the invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates a cursor positioning system 10 for an information processing system constructed in accordance with the present invention. The system 10 includes a programmed digital computer 12 and associated cathode ray tube (CRT) display 14, and a data entry keyboard 16 mounted on a carriage 18.
The keyboard 16 is a conventional data entry keyboard having a plurality of selectively operable, pressure sensitive switches which provides data signals on an output line 16a representative of this state of the switches. Line 16a is coupled to the computer 12, as described below. In the present embodiment, the computer 12 and CRT display 14 generally have the form of a conventional word processing system such as the Model 8000 distributed by CPT Corporation of Minneapolis, Minn. In FIG. 1, the image on display 14 shows text with a cursor 17 identifying a text character for which an editing operation is desired.
Unlike conventional systems which generate cursor position signals in response to signals generated by the operation of switches on the keyboard, the present embodiment generates cursor position signals directly from the position transducers associated with carriage 18.
The carriage 18 is positioned on a table 20 and is movable in the horizontal plane of the table surface 22 bounded by walls 24. In the present embodiment, the carriage 18 includes selectively locking casters (not shown) positioned at each of the corners of the lower surface of the carriage, to permit selective free motion of the carriage on the surface 22. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the bounded support surface 22 is shown as a depression in the top surface of table 20. Of course, the movement of carriage 18 about the support surface 22 may be mechanically constrained in an alternative manner, for example, by walls protruding from the surface of the table 20.
In the present embodiment, a pair of control bars 26 extend from the carriage 18 for controlling the operation of electromechanical brakes (not shown) which selectively lock and unlock the casters. In the present embodiment, the control bars 26 are positioned in a manner similar to the space bar of a conventional typewriter keyboard. With this configuration, the operator's palms may rest lightly on the upper surfaces of the bars 26 and 27 (which thus form palm pads). The palm pads provided by control bars 26 and 27 have a two axis concave upper surface so that when the operator's palms are resting thereon, a transverse motion of either of the operator's palm transmits a force in either the X or Y or both directions (depending upon the direction of the force of the operator's palms) to the carriage assembly 18. In the present embodiment, with little or no operator applied downward force on either of bars 26, the casters remain locked and the position of carriage 18 is fixed on surface 22. However, in response to a downward force on either of bars 26 and 27, a force sensor in bars 26 and 27 generates a signal which releases the caster brakes so that the carriage may be freely moved about surface 22 in response to horizontal forces applied by the operator to the palm pad of either bars 26 and 27. In other embodiments, the carriage 18 may alternatively be constrained to movement on either an X or Y or both axes by selective operation of electro-mechanical brakes associated with respective ones of bars 26 and 27.
The carriage 18 further includes a position transducer 28 which cooperatively interacts with the top surface 22 of table 20 and provides position signals on signal lines 18a indicative of changes in position of the carriage 18 from an initial starting point within the walls 24. Thus in the present embodiment, the transducer signals are incremental, representing changes in position from a calibrated reference position. In other embodiments, those signals may be in absolute form.
By way of example, this transducer assembly 28 may have the form shown in FIG. 2 which shows a sectional view of such an assembly having a spherical member 30 positioned within the carriage 18 which protrudes below the lower surface 31 of carriage 18 in a manner so that it is in constant frictional contact with the support surface 22. The spherical member 30 is adapted to rotate as the carriage 18 is moved about the surface 22. A pair of conventional rotary encoders 32 and 34 with friction driven input wheels are coupled to the spherical member 30 at 90� separated points on the surface of member 30 in a plane parallel to the surface 22 and passing through the center of the spherical member 30. With this configuration, as the carriage 18 is moved about the surface 22, the rotation of spherical member 30 is detected by the position transducers 32 and 34, which in turn provide X and Y position change signals on signal lines 18a, which in turn are applied to the computer 12 (which generates digital signals representative of the X and Y coordinates changes of the position of the carriage 18). In alternate forms of the invention, the position transducers may have other forms, such as optical detectors which detect motion of the carriage relative to a set of bars (or grid lines) on surface 22.
In alternative embodiments, the spherical member 30 may be positioned within the table 22 and protrude from that surface to be in frictional contact with the lower surface 31 of the carriage 18. In a similar manner, the transducer 28 provides signals representative of the changes in carriage position in response to motion of the carriage 18 with respect to the surface 22. In this latter form, the dimensions of the bottom of the carriage 18 and those of the support surface 22 ensure that the spherical member 30 mounted beneath the support surface 22 is always covered by the bottom of the carriage 18 during its movement about the support surface 22.
FIG. 3 illustrates the system processing of the digital carriage position signals generated by position transducers 32 and 34. These signals are transferred from the transducers of carriage 18 (or in an alternative embodiment from the transducers of the table 20) to the computer 12 by signal line 18a and an interface internal to the computer 12.
In the present embodiment, the computer 12 and a CRT display 14 generally have the form of a conventional word processing system, such as the Model 8000 distributed by CPT Corporation of Minneapolis, Minn. However, unlike that conventional system which generates cursor position signals in response to signals generated by the operation of switches on the keyboard, the present embodiment generates cursor position signals directly from the position transducers provided on lines 18a. As a result, the operator may manually position the keyboard 16 by way of its carriage 18 to a point within the bounds of walls 24. In keeping with this motion, the cursor is positioned correspondingly throughout the field of view of the CRT display 14. The operator may then perform word processing operations in the normal manner for the word processing system.
In practical configurations, the present invention requires relatively little motion of the keyboard while in order to provide full travel of the cursor across the screen of display 14 (it is desirable to keep this motion within a few inches or less). At the same time, the ratio of the distance moved by the keyboard 16 and the corresponding distance the cursor moves should be kept as large as possible. In order to effect accurate positioning of the cursor even when relatively small movements of the keyboard produce proportionately large movements of the cursor, the computer 12 may be readily configured to restrain cursor position on the screen of display 14 to be in the nearest one of a plurality of discrete elemental areas within the image, such as the areas occupied by characters within that image.
The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. For example, the system of the present invention may alternatively be configured in a manner where the keyboard does not move, but rather the palm pads from the control bars 26 and 27 would include a plurality of force sensors adapted to detect horizontal orthogonal forces applied by an operator. The sensors would operate so that forces applied by the operator's palm would be detected and would sense the magnitude and direction of those horizontal forces and translate those detected forces into motion of the cursor in the display 14. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
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Mantoloking, Brick get OK for protective steel sea wall
MANTOLOKING - Two of the towns hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy will soon be protected by a steel sea wall.
Mantoloking and Brick have received federal and state approval for the wall that will be covered by sand and form the base of a makeshift dune system. Work is expected to begin this fall.
The steel wall will extend 16 feet above the beach and reach 32 feet below the ground to keep it firmly anchored. The metal will not be visible because of the sand covering it.
It is meant as a short-term protective measure, to be complemented by an extensive beach widening and dune construction project being planned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The federal government will pay 80 percent of the cost of the steel wall, with the state paying the remainder. The towns' only expense will be to keep it covered with sand.
Mantoloking also hired an appraiser yesterday to determine the fair market value of land the borough is threatening to go to court and seize for a beach replenishment project.
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Polaroid brand, which is backing a real-life Instagram camera, may now have a great chance at getting back on the bandwagon. The camera, which was originally developed as a concept by Socialmatic, contains lens, touchscreen, and printer.
What's more exciting is that it is specifically designed to look like the icon for Facebook's photo sharing site.
The new camera is expected to hit the market next year. Users will be able to post their pictures online via 3G or WiFi. They can also print them or share them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Antonio De Rosa, CEO of Socialmatic is nothing but proud of the new product. He said: "We are so proud to work together with C & A and Polaroid, giants of digital photography."
"It 's been a long and difficult negotiation but we were strongly motivated to reach an agreement to create a small revolution in digital photography.
"This mix of Hardware and Software, together with our brand new photo social network will fill the gap between virtuality and reality."
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Something had gone horribly wrong. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I knew something wasn't right. It was almost as if someone had cast a spell on my children. They were not themselves. Walking zombies. Eyes glazed over. Emotions a wreck. Sensitive to everything and tears came easily. Mouthy and disrespectful. And we're not talking teenagers. We're talking a 9 and a 6-year-old.
I first noticed the mood swings. Both of my kids are pretty mellow. But, during the past summer, both of them were so moody and hard to deal with. I chalked it up to the lack of routine summer often brings.
Then I noticed the lack of motivation. Neither of them wanted to do anything but sit around and watch television, watch videos on the laptop, or play games on the iPad. This concerned me because both of my kids are normally very active and creative. Typically, their energy is hard to match. I assumed it was the heat summer brings and they didn't want to go outside and play.
Next, I started realizing they were not playing with their toys that didn't require charging. Like dolls, LEGOs, books, games, puzzles, etc. Their play set in the backyard was covered in dust. I don't remember them swinging on the swings all summer long. I would force them outside and they would sit on the porch and stare out into the yard.
Lastly, I noticed the aimless way they went through their days. Almost zombie like. This freaked me out. Nothing I did could snap them back to reality. They would stare off into space. I am not exaggerating. It was almost as if they were focused on something in another realm so intently that they couldn't do life. They were sleepwalking through reality.
I asked both of them multiple times, what's wrong? What are you thinking about? The answers I got from both of them were, "I don't know," or "I'm tired." As a mom who spends a lot of time with her children, I knew something was not right. Something was out of balance. I was ready to take drastic measures. But, I couldn't figure out what to do.
During the school year, things were fine. It seemed as if the unstructured summer months created a monster that I had yet been able to identify. I couldn't wait for school to start back. I was hoping the structure and routine would help them snap back to their old selves. Surely this wasn't permanent? I don't like zombies!
We started school in early August. And it was hard. I mean really hard. All three of us cried most days. They would rush through their work. Callie would read her Nancy Drew books, but that was about it. Sean would just stare off into space if I wasn't sitting next to him helping him focus. I was getting worried.
Everyone I talked with about my concerns thought I was being overly concerned. I felt like I was losing my kids and I had no idea what to do! No one could see what I was seeing. We slogged through the first 3 weeks of school.
Then we left for Disney World. I was hoping and praying the change in scenery would help everyone. I randomly announced on the way to Florida that "screen time" would be off-limits while we were at Disney. No computer, television, iPad, etc. Even mom and dad agreed to no "screen time". It was going to be a fun-filled week of adventure. I couldn't wait!
Disney World was amazing. More than any of us could have imagined. I began to see glimpses of my kids pre-summer. They were energetic, creative, and most of all in touch with reality. Now, I know Disney World is not like real life, but my kids were slowly returning.
Vacation over, the kids played games on the iPad all the way home. Yes. ALL THE WAY HOME.
When we got back to NC, my zombies were back. Then, it hit me. FINALLY. The screens. The computer, iPad, and television. It is another reality and my kids have been spending way too much time in Pixel Land. They had been pixelated.
Indeed, something was terribly wrong and it was all my fault. My kids do what I allow them to do. I would never harm them on purpose, but what I allowed for several months in my home did harm them. And it all started out so innocuously. So much so that no one noticed until major changes had taken place.
Screens dramatically affect my kids. Their moods, their behavior, their minds, their lives. They have a hard time coming back to the real world when they are asked to put the screens away.
As I thought about the past 3 to 4 months, it all began to make sense. They had limited screen time during the school year, but during the summer, those limitations were lifted by their loving and caring mother. I felt sick to my stomach. They didn't do this to themselves. I allowed it to happen. But, this also meant that I had the power to stop it.
It was around 9pm on the Sunday night after we got back from Disney World and we were having our weekly family meeting. I announced that we would be screen free for the next week. You would have thought I announced we were moving to Antarctica. They both melted down and cried, "Why, mom? We didn't play games or watch television all week at Disney!"
I explained to them why we were going to be screen free. After the tears stopped and they could hear me, they both settled down and shared what was on their hearts. Here are several observations they shared:
"Mom, when I play the iPad, I go into another orbit. I don't know what happens to me."
"I think Minecraft should be called Mindcraft because it affects my mind."
"Playing electronics and watching TV all the time makes me feel almost mad."
"It's like I get sucked in. I can't stop thinking about it even when I'm not playing it."
Wow. I was the one in tears when we said our prayers and kissed good night. But, I knew something was about to change. And this change would be good for us. All of us.
The first week without screens went as expected, horribly. The withdrawals were intense. We were dealing with addiction. Addicted to pixels. What a revelation. And to think it was going on for so long beneath the radar of my watchful eyes. I felt violated by the pixelization of my children.
The second week without screens was much better. My eyes, now opened to this silent pixel invader, began to see glimpses of my kids. My real kids. Not the zombies who had been sleeping in my kids' beds. They built forts in the back yard, LEGO masterpieces in the play room, and held tea parties for all of their stuffed animal friends. Both have read, painted, and created more in the past month than they did all summer.
During week three, we gave the screens back. With limitations. 30 minutes after school work had been completed and 30 minutes after dinner. This one hour daily total includes all screens, computer, iPad, and television. They set a timer and self-monitor.
But, the craziest thing of all? They don't even ask for screen time anymore! This summer, they asked incessantly. ALL THE TIME.
Now, almost every night while we are saying goodnight and tucking them in, one of them will say, "Mom, I didn't even use my screen time today! Wow, how did that happen?"
It happened because your mom started paying attention. And gave you guidelines by which to live your life. I've apologized to both of them. Both have given me grace. But more than that, I have my kids back. My creative, outdoor loving, energetic kids. My house is a mess. The noise level while they are playing is almost deafening, but they are no longer sleepwalking through reality. They are fully aware of the world around them.
My kids, no longer addicted to pixels, are addicted to playing. That's an addiction I can fully support without limitations!
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If there are any frequent and familiar travelers to Paris, France- I'm looking for the name of a restaurant off the Champs-Élysées. (Within walking distance of the Hotel California.)
I had dinner there in the mid-90's, so it may no longer be there but it appeared to have been there for a while, so I'm hopeful. (A friend is traveling to Paris in the spring and I was hoping to steer him towards this place if its still around.)
The decor was distinctive and aside from the food, what I remember most about the place. The light fixtures were made from spoons, forks and knives, and the banquettes were upholstered in recycled denim, like old overalls and jeans.
Of course, the food there was amazing! Best escargot I've ever had in my life.
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Away teams Portsmouth and Charlton look ripe for the taking
The Premiership programme divides into two halves this weekend - mismatches with short-priced favourites, or games that are so close on form that they are difficult to call.
The first category features home bankers Arsenal and Everton, along with Chelsea and Liverpool, who both visit teams stuck in the relegation mire. The difficult-to-call category includes Bolton v Manchester United, Newcastle v Tottenham and Manchester City v Boro. Blackburn v Wigan could be added to this list, though Blackburn should win.
That leaves two games - Fulham v Portsmouth and West Ham v Charlton - where the home teams are clear on form and are good odds as well. Fulham and Portsmouth provided cracking entertainment last season, with 11 goals in two league meetings, and another open game is in prospect tonight.
Portsmouth gained their first away win under Harry Redknapp with a 4-2 win at West Ham on their last trip, and they are likely to be encouraged to attack again.
West Ham fielded an under-strength side that day, however, and Redknapp's tactics will suit Fulham. In seven home games so far against teams with a comparable away defensive record to Portsmouth, Fulham have won five and drawn two.
Before the West Ham game Portsmouth had lost seven out of seven on the road under Redknapp, and Fulham rate a good bet.
West Ham should win their London derby against Charlton. The Hammers have won six out of eight at home to teams below them in the table, while Charlton's away form has dropped since they started the season with five straight wins on the road. Charlton have lost seven out of 10 since then and, despite recent draws at Chelsea and Liverpool, they look likely to struggle against West Ham.
The best bet in Germany is Werder Bremen, who travel to Frankfurt. Werder bounced back to form last weekend with a 5-0 home win over Hannover and this is a good chance to add to their record of 11 wins out of 14 against bottom-half teams.
Nurnberg are worthy chancing for a home win over Mainz. The hosts have improved out of all recognition since Hans Meyer took charge in November, and they can make it five home wins out of eight under his direction. Wolfsburg come with some risk attached too, but they should win at home to Duisburg, who are Germany's worst away side. Wolfsburg have been sinking fast during a tough run of games, but they usually deliver when given a winning opportunity at home.
Two home bets stand out at good odds in France. Lille are only two points ahead of Auxerre in the table, but the hosts have a better chance of victory based on the two teams' home-and-away records. Lille are the third-best home side, while Auxerre are fourth-bottom on away form. Nice should be too strong for Strasbourg. The hosts have won seven of their last 10 at home, and the only teams to leave with anything during that run have been top-six sides Lyon, Bordeaux and Lens. Lyon, as usual, rate as the best away chance in France.
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Why study Latin? Well, for us, it is because Latin is the foundation of so many other languages. It is because learning Latin roots can open up the world of English exponentially more than just studying a list of vocabulary words. So I wanted a program that taught Latin but also worked heavily with English vocabulary.
When I looked at the sample pages of Great Latin Adventure from Classical Legacy Press, I definitely wanted to see more. Because even though it is targeted for grades 4-6, I could see if being a fit for my 7th and 9th graders.
So I was very happy to be selected to receive this program to review as part of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I was generously sent both Levels 1 and 2 which each include a Teacher Manual, Student Manual, and Pronunciation CD. The levels come shrink-wrapped, 3-hole punched, and binder ready. They even include front, back and spine inserts, a feature which I thought was really neat.
There is plenty of introductory material which helps you get a good feel for the program before you try plan your first week. One important point to know about Great Latin Adventure is that it is NOT a self-teaching course although I am sure there is a way you could tweak it to be one for an older student. Teacher interaction is planned into the text. However, the teacher material is laid out very clearly and answers to all student material is provided.
For those of you who have been around Latin programs more than I have, here is what GLA is NOT:
- Not an immersion program
- Not an inductive program
- Not steeped in educational novelty
- Not a Roman culture or history program
Classical pronunciation is used instead of ecclesiastical although it can be used no matter which is your preference. Suggestions for how to do this are given in the introductory material.
Using Great Latin Adventure will take some of your time. In addition to teaching the lessons, you will need to set aside time to read and understand the 28 pages of introductory material including the Master Chapter Plan.This probably took me about a day as I like to take notes while reading to help things become clearer. This is a one-time process unless, of course, you need a refresher from time to time.
Then each week you will need to take some time to prepare for the next lesson. You will want to read the teaching notes, study the grammar lesson, review the worksheets, learn the vocabulary, and be ready to teach lesson.
CHAPTER LAYOUT – Teacher
- Teaching Notes
- Vocabulary List
- Grammar Lesson
- Study Sheet Key
- Derivative Worksheet Key
- Translation Worksheet 1 Key
- Translation Worksheet 2 Key
- Pre-Quiz
- Pre-Quiz Key
- Quiz
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- Latin to English Glossary Chapters 1-12 (Level 1)
- English to Latin Glossary Chapters 1-12 (Level 1)
- Latin to English Glossary Chapters 1-25 (Level 2)
- English to Latin Glossary Chapters 1-25 (Level 2)
CHAPTER LAYOUT – Student
- Vocabulary List
- Grammar Lesson
- Study Sheet
- Derivative Worksheet
- Translation Worksheet 1
- Translation Worksheet 2
SUGGESTED CHAPTER SCHEDULE for Elementary Student
Day 1
Review quiz from previous week
Introduce new vocabulary, Begin Grammar lesson
Homework: Begin derivative worksheet
Day 2
Continue grammar lesson
Begin study sheet
Homework: Finish derivative worksheet
Day 3
Complete grammar lesson and study sheet
Do sample of translation worksheet
Homework: Begin first translation sheet (TW1)
Day 4
Homework: Continue TW1
Day 5
Go over answers for completed portions of TW1
Homework: Finish TW1
Day 6
Finish going over TW1 answers
Homework: Study for vocabulary pre-quiz; Begin TW2
Day 7
Give vocabulary pre-quiz; Review portion of TW2 completed
Homework: Complete TW2
Day 8
Go over remainder of TW2; Review for chapter quiz
Homework: Study for chapter quiz
Day 9
Give chapter quiz. Begin vocabulary cards for next chapter.
MY SCHEDULE for a 7th and 9th grader
Day 1 (My time: Apx 45 minutes)
Previous chapter quiz review
New vocabulary
Grammar lesson
Study Sheet
Homework: Derivative worksheet
Day 2 (My time: 0 minutes)
Homework: Translation worksheet 1 (TW1)
Day 3 (My time: 10 minutes)
Go over TW1 answers
Homework: Translation worksheet 2 (TW2); Study for vocab pre-quiz
Day 4 (My time: 10 minutes)
Go over TW2 answers
Give vocabulary pre-quiz
Homework: Study for chapter quiz
Day 5 (My time: 0 minutes)
Chapter quiz
If the Great Latin Adventure sounds like something that fits what you want in a Latin program, check it out further on the Classical Legacy Press website. Also take a look at their Logic Curriculum.
You can also read what other Crew family's experienced with Great Latin Adventure.
Disclosure:This product was provided to our family for free as members of the 2009-2010 Old Schoolhouse Magazine Homeschool Crew. No further compensation was received. Reviews and opinions expressed in this blog are my own.


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There's Andre Dubus III. There's Samuel Fussell. There's Paul Solotaroff. What do these men have in common? They are all sons of literary men. These sons have all written about, or "confessed," that having fathers who devoted their lives to letters, as opposed to devoting their lives to their sons, helped to rear sons who devoted themselves to body building.
Recently I heard a little story about a mother who devotes herself to writing. She writes beautiful little entries in her blog, on facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, MamaBuzz, and of course Twitter. She never feeds her children. The children go about plundering the yard, hunting for rodents and collecting berries; they play happy, unsupervised games and boast about how surviving orphanhood only makes them stronger.
This mother asserts hers is a superior parenting style. She is sure her children will grow up to be gold-medal Olympians.
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Patients given a Johnson & Johnson drug for congestive heart failure may face an 80 percent higher risk of dying within a month of treatment, according to an article in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
As a result, the authors recommended a long-term safety study of Natrecor, an expensive medication that was touted as a breakthrough when it became available four years ago and is now a widely used treatment in hospital emergency rooms.
"The data suggests the best approach is to reserve Natrecor as a drug of last resort and not to use it as freely as it is currently used," Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein, one of the journal authors and a cardiologist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., said.
The findings are the latest controversy surrounding Natrecor, which prompted safety concerns in 2001 when regulators were deciding whether to approve the drug. Last month, a separate study indicated Natrecor may pose a 50 percent greater risk of worsening kidney function.
The back-to-back journal articles have also drawn Johnson & Johnson into the harsh spotlight focused on the safety of prescription medicines, which erupted over the hazards posed by antidepressants and painkillers, notably Merck's Vioxx.
The latest article was actually not a new clinical trial
The latest article was actually not a new clinical trial. Instead, the authors reviewed three older clinical studies, which dated back to 2002 and involved 862 patients who were given Natrecor or older therapies, such as diuretics.
Although Natrecor has not been proven to cause excessive harm, Sackner-Bernstein, who also was a co-author of the article showing greater kidney risk, said Johnson & Johnson should have investigated the risk of death sooner, given earlier safety concerns.
Mark Wolfe, a spokesman for Johnson & Johnson, the health- care giant based in New Brunswick, disagreed with the latest study and insisted the benefits offered by Natrecor outweigh the risks. He added 600,000 people have been treated with the medication.
"A review of the full data set does not show a statistically significant difference in mortality," he said. "With patient safety as our top priority, an external review of our existing data and our clinical development program is underway."
Johnson & Johnson, which is perhaps best-known for Band-Aids and baby shampoo, inherited Natrecor as part of its $2.4 billion purchase two years ago of Scios, a high-flying biotechnology company based in Fremont, Calif.
Natrecor, which is administered intravenously, helps people suffering from acute heart failure
Natrecor, which is administered intravenously, helps people suffering from acute heart failure to breathe easier. One doctor yesterday said he has used Natrecor successfully many times and is concerned its benefits are being overlooked.
"I've used this medication and had favorable outcomes," Robert Takla, an emergency room physician in Detroit who had been a member of the Scios speakers' bureau, said. "I'd use it on my own father, who was recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure."
Last year, the medication generated $375 million in revenue, a fraction of Johnson & Johnson's 2004 sales of $47.3 billion. But Natrecor has moved the company into a lucrative market there are about 550,000 cases of congestive heart failure each year in the United States.
Moreover, the medication costs up to $500 a day, according to Steve Nissen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, who added that Johnson & Johnson's Scios unit has been very aggressively marketing Natrecor, but has been slow to respond to safety concerns.
"The safety concerns are all happening just when the use of the drug is exploding. There are clinics popping up all over the place offering outpatient therapy," Nissen, who sat on the 2001 regulatory panel and argued in favor of a long- term safety study, said.
Johnson & Johnson's Wolfe maintained Natrecor marketing doesn't violate any regulatory guidelines. And he noted the company last week named Eugene Braunwald, a Harvard Medical School cardiologist, to convene a panel to assess clinical-trial data.
However, Nissen dismissed the effort as "damage control. It's an attempt to recover from a public relations disaster," he said. "Right now, we have a gap in our knowledge because the company never did a mortality trial. It's a serious omission."
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First of all, don't walk up behind someone and scoop them into the air like they're your fucking property. Second, try and make sure you don't do it to someone like Gigi Hadid, certified badass, and uber celebrity followed by millions of cameras.
While leaving a show during Milan Fashion Week, Gigi was, quite literally, grabbed from behind and picked into the air by a stranger. The model looked confused for a split-second before elbowing that fucker that in the face.
Watch Gigi Hadid fight back:
Gigi defended herself when a man grabs her after the Max Mara show. pic.twitter.com/IsHEkTkkER
— Hadid News (@HadidNews) September 22, 2016
Gigi later took to Twitter to defend her actions (though she shouldn't have had to in the first place):
and had EVERY RIGHT to defend myself. How dare that idiot thinks he has the right to man-handle a complete stranger. He ran quick tho 👊🏼😏🐱
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) September 22, 2016