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Vanessa Hudgens Talks About Her New Haircut
Vanessa Hudgens goes for a bike ride on Sunday afternoon (July 24) in Studio City, Calif.
The 22-year-old actress recently talked with MTV about how she's been able to keep her haircut a secret for two months!
"I cut it off as soon as I started the film which was about two months ago," Vanessa said. "We've been shooting in the middle of nowhere, in some pretty hood areas�"abandoned hospitals�"so it took a while for the paparazzi to figure out where I was, which I am very thankful about."
Vanessa wasn't photographed on set until the last few days of filming.
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1. Re: Paths and hair..c.pfaffenbichler Mar 12, 2012 4:54 AM (in response to MrLeif)1 person found this helpful
However, is there a way of "perfecting" the work with paths to make it look good on products with "hairy" edges?
In my opinion: No, Paths are simply a bad fit for clipping certain images/subjects.
Depending on the image I do not see much benefit in involving Illustrator at all.
You make no mention of it, so you may not intend to do it anyway, but please do not commit the … of supplying a Path and filling its outside with white.
2. Re: Paths and hair..MrLeif Mar 12, 2012 5:05 AM (in response to c.pfaffenbichler)
Thanks for a quick reply.
Actually, the white filling is one of the reasons I'm asking.
While doing research for the best workflow, I've looked at some previous photos where the outside of the path is filled with white, and I wanted it to be better.
About live tracing in Illustrator: It was the quickest way for me to get started. For many products it seemed pretty accurate, and gave me a good starting point for doing a good "finish" in photoshop. I guess I have to check out more about tracing in photoshop also..
3. Re: Paths and hair..c.pfaffenbichler Mar 12, 2012 5:18 AM (in response to MrLeif)1 person found this helpful
While doing research for the best workflow, I've looked at some previous photos where the outside of the path is filled with white, and I wanted it to be better.
Below example is not representative for photographs, but the principle applies:
If a file with a Clipping Path is used in a layout program and a pdf created from there the edge pixels can »creep in«.
I'm not saying you should not use Illustrator, if you get good results there that's what counts.
4. Re: Paths and hair..MrLeif Mar 12, 2012 5:34 AM (in response to c.pfaffenbichler)
I see what you mean.
I'm using Illustrator to get a quick start to the tracing process.
With Illustrator i was able to get a decent path in a minute or so.
Then I transferred the path to Photoshop, where the points now is easy to work with.
Total time spent on a test photo is 1-2 minutes in Illustrator and +/- 10 minutes in Photoshop.
I've been warned about "pixel creep" from others, and this will of course be an extra issue when I get to those hairy edges ..
5. Re: Paths and hair..Jeff_N Mar 12, 2012 8:48 AM (in response to MrLeif)
The Path Tool is a very usefill tool. But it's limitiation is that it makes a hard (sharp) cutout. You can make the path into a selection, and at that time specify as "feather" amount, but it feathers the entire selection. It's not practical to cut a path around hairy objects and expect to retain the "hairy" detail.
Another thought would be to use the Refine Edge / Mask tool (tho you didn't say what version of PS you are using), which does a good job on hairy objects, save the selection as a channel mask. Jpegs do support channel masks.
Just another thought.
6. Re: Paths and hair..Gernot Hoffmann Mar 12, 2012 9:03 AM (in response to c.pfaffenbichler)
A clean clipping path in a vector graphic doesn't cause artefacts.
Rasterizing, placed in Photoshop, doesn't cause artefacts either.
The graphic below shows a CIE diagram, where the 'horseshoe'
was programmed by a clipping path. In order to detect possible
artefacts I've added a dark-gray square (almost black).
The EPS-file was rasterized by Photoshop in RGB with 300ppi,
anti-aliased and saved as png. Obviously there are no artefacts.
Similar results if rendered without anti-aliasing.
Please show graphic by full size.
But there is another important effect which may disturb:
The horseshoe contour is filled by let's say NxN small squares.
These would show in PDFs white edges because of interpolation
with respect to the assumed white background, which is actually
transparent. This well-known problem is overcome by drawing
in the first pass 17x17 large squares and then 100x100 small
The edge interpolation of small rectangles happens with respect
to the already drawn first pass, which has almost the correct
color. Therefore these artefacts are gone.
In my experience plain PostScript is extraordinarily reliable,
concerning paths, strokes and fills.
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann
7. Re: Paths and hair..c.pfaffenbichler Mar 12, 2012 9:05 AM (in response to Gernot Hoffmann)
A clean clipping path in a vector graphic doesn't cause artefacts.
Rasterizing placed in Photoshop, doesn't cause artefacts either.
Don't know if your post is intended to refer to my comment on »pixel creep« – as far as I can tell it does not seem to have any bearing on the issue of eps with Clipping Paths and whitened-out-backgrounds in pdfs created by layout applications.
8. Re: Paths and hair..Gernot Hoffmann Mar 12, 2012 9:22 AM (in response to c.pfaffenbichler)
If a file with a Clipping Path is used in a layout program and a pdf
created from there the edge pixels can »creep in«.
Not the clipping path is the problem. What you call 'pixel creep' can happen
in PDFs for all filled paths because of interpolation at edges, as described in
post #6.
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann
9. Re: Paths and hair..c.pfaffenbichler Mar 12, 2012 9:39 AM (in response to Gernot Hoffmann)
The Cliping Path is naturally not the problem – the problem can arise
• either because of interpolation
• or simply when people needlessly fill the area outside the Path with white – in the screenshot I posted the image was not downsampled in pdf-creation.
Edit: Actually with photographic images the second case may only aggravate an existing problem.
Basically in some cases it might be recommendable to manually add a »bleed« if downsampling of an eps with Clipping Path is likely to happen downstream.
10. Re: Paths and hair..Noel Carboni Mar 12, 2012 9:42 AM (in response to MrLeif)
MrLeif wrote:
one of the requirements is to deliver JPG's with a path included.
You are literally expected to provide a well-masked "hairy/fuzzy" subject using only paths?
Along the lines of what Jeff has said above, has it occurred to you to question the requirement?
The most direct example I can think of is cutting people out of backgrounds and putting them on alternate backgrounds, and there are some sophisticated tools in Photoshop, which generate pixel-based masks, to do the task.
11. Re: Paths and hair..MrLeif Mar 12, 2012 11:10 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)
Noel: The hairy/fuzzy object is "worst case scenario" for the job. There will be different type of products; bottles (easy), gloves (more work), and then there will be some that is in the "a bit more challenging" category, wich may include "fuzzy objects" like e.g. a hairy collar (fake fur, wool and so on)..
(All images will have a one-colored background (mostly white) already.)
I'm looking for the best way to produce a good path for these type of objects.
It seems that paths are not perfect, but for now this is the best I got,
I did not know that jpgs supported channel masks, and have to see if I can find out more about that.
Yes, I have thought about questioning the requirement .
But for now, all I got is the requirement, and wanted to find out if there was a "magic trick" to paths that I did not know about ..
As for the original question, I guess there is not a turotial on "the perfect path" that I've missed.
12. Re: Paths and hair..MrLeif Mar 12, 2012 11:25 AM (in response to Jeff_N)
Jeff: Channel masks in jpgs? I can't find anything about that. Do you have a link for more info?
13. Re: Paths and hair..Noel Carboni Mar 12, 2012 1:20 PM (in response to MrLeif)
If you absolutely have to have a path, I suppose you could select the subject, use Refine Edge..., then turn the selection into a path with the little button at the bottom of the PATHS panel.
Can you post an example (or part of one) illustrating what an example "fuzzy" or "hairy" object looks like?
14. Re: Paths and hair..Noel Carboni Mar 12, 2012 1:27 PM (in response to MrLeif)


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Morning Five: 05.27.11 EditionPosted by jstevrtc on May 27th, 2011
- Greg Paulus started for three years at Duke, played a year of quarterback at Syracuse, was an assistant coach at Navy last season, and already has landed his fourth gig. Thad Matta hired Paulus as Ohio State's new video coordinator yesterday, which makes that Big Ten-ACC matchup that has the Blue Devils traveling to Columbus next season all the more interesting. Wonder if Coach Matta will be hitting up Greg for a little insider breakdown of Duke game film ahead of that little get-together?
- Props to the PROP! And by that we mean the NCAA's Playing Rules Oversight Panel. Yesterday they approved the addition of an arc to be drawn on the floor three feet out from the basket inside of which a charge will not be called on an offensive player. There are also now two categorizations of certain types of hard fouls. Flagrant 1 means an intentional foul, and Flagrant 2 signifies a flagrant foul. As for the arc, we're glad they added it, but are we to assume it theoretically extends to the baseline as well? And if so, why not just draw it? Guarantee you that will come up in at least one big game before New Year's. And what's the official name? The "three-foot arc?" We think that's the best (and only real) option.
- A few weeks ago we posted an article about how researchers at the University of Washington found that Division I men's basketball players had a greatly higher incidence of sudden cardiac arrest compared with college athletes in any division or any other sport, a fact that speaks to the necessity of pre-participation screening as well as availability of automatic defibrillators in gyms/arenas. Next month, researchers from several sites in Kansas will publish a study on student-athletes they screened (though it doesn't look like any of them were college basketball players) that resulted in the same recommendation. We haven't got our hands on their data yet, but we hope solid research and public outcry both continue to force schools' hands on this.
- Mac Engel writes a sports blog for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Yesterday he published a conversation he recently had with Louisville head honcho Rick Pitino about how schools like TCU joining the Big East adds value to both Louisville and TCU, explaining to Engel that, "When I came to Louisville we were a top 10 program. In terms of value according to Forbes, there is only one basketball program among the top 50 money-making athletic programs in the country that is basketball. The rest are all football. We're the one." That's not exactly true. That would mean U of L is the nation's most valuable college hoops program, and, according to Forbes (which Pitino cited), the value list has gone 1) North Carolina, 2) Kentucky, and 3) Louisville for the last three years. Louisville has been the most profitable team in several Forbes surveys, but UNC recently took that distinction as well.
- St. John's would love to tell NCAA bylaw 11.4.2 where to stick it. It's been a tough week for Steve Lavin and that particular provision; first, Arizona transfer Lamont "MoMo" Jones was prohibited from transferring to SJU because of that rule. Yesterday it was revealed that incoming big-time recruit Maurice Harkless might not be able to play there, either, because of the same rule. Harkless played a little AAU ball with the New York Gauchos, a team that employs St. John's Director of Basketball Operations Moe Hicks as an administrator. Rule 11.4.2 says a school that employs someone associated with a prospective player "in any athletics department noncoaching staff position" can't recruit that player for two years. Still, St. John's is optimistic they'll be able to smooth this over and welcome Harkless in the fall.


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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the backward flow of urine. The urine flows from the bladder back into the ureters or kidney.
Types of VUR:
- Primary—direct result of structural or genetic defects that affect the urinary tract
- Secondary—results from underlying causes, such as infection, or problems in the urinary tract that lead to restricted urine flow
Urine normally flows from the kidneys. It passes through tubes called ureters and into the bladder. Each ureter connects to the bladder in a way that prevents the backflow of urine. The connection is similar to a one-way valve. When the valve does not work properly, or if the ureters do not extend far enough into the bladder, urine may flow back up the ureter and into the kidney.
Most VUR results from residual, undected childhood disease, but may have other causes. Some examples include:
- Neurogenic bladder—nerve damage that inhibits normal bladder function
- Obstruction in the urinary tract
- Genetic defects inherited from your family
- Structural or functional abnormality of the urinary system acquired as you age
- Herniation of the ureter as it enters the bladder—ureterocele
- Kidney transplant
Risk Factors
VUR is more common in women and in those who are Caucasian. Other factors that may increase your chances of VUR include:
- History of childhood VUR
- Family history
- Structural defects
- History of urinary tract or kidney infections in child- or adulthood
- History of bladder and/or bowel dysfunction
- Previous genitourinary or pelvic surgery
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia or cancer
- History of kidney stones or other kidney problems
- Suppressed immune system
Generally, VUR has no symptoms and can remain undetected into adulthood. In some, it is found after a urinary tract or kidney infection is diagnosed and evaluated. Flank pain may be present during the time the bladder is filling with urine.
Complications of undetected or untreated VUR include:
- Problems with normal kidney function—scarring from backed-up urine causes damage to structures in the urinary tract, including the kidneys
- High blood pressure
- Pregnancy complications, including an increased risk of urinary tract or kidney infections, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and premature labor
- Acute or chronic kidney failure
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your doctor may suspect VUR based on your history. Many times VUR is found incidentally during testing for another problem, such as high blood pressure, kidney stones, neurogenic bladder, other urinary problems, or abdominal pain.
If your doctor suspects VUR, a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is usually done. VCUG is an imaging test that evaluates structures during urination. Other tests may include:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests and cultures
- Bladder x-ray—cystography
- Kidney ultrasound
- Nuclear scans
VUR in adults does not usually resolve over time. The goal for treatment of VUR is to reduce or stop the back up, and prevent additional and permanent damage. Treatment depends on the severity of VUR and may include one or more of the following options:
Medications can be used to:
- Treat prevent or treat infections (antibiotics)
- Manage high blood pressure
- Reduce the amount of protein in the urine
- Treat underlying causes of VUR, such as bladder and/or bowel dysfunction
Surgery may be done for more severe VUR or in cases when other treatment methods fail. Procedures include:
- Endoscopic injection into the ureter—Material is injected where the ureter inserts into the bladder. This can prevent urine from going back up into the ureter. It is done during a procedure called a cystoscopy.
- Ureteral reimplantation—Repositions the ureters in the bladder. It can be done as an open or laparoscopic procedure.
To help reduce your chances of VUR:
- Seek prompt treatment for any urinary problems, including a bladder or kidney infection.
- If you are pregnant, go to any recommended prenatal screenings as advised by your doctor.
- If you are prone to frequent urinary tract or kidney infections, ask your doctor about prophylactic antibiotics to prevent infection.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD, FAAP
- Review Date: 02/2015 -
- Update Date: 02/23/2017 -


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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – No visitor has walked out of Moby Arena a winner since Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy led Southern Miss to a victory at the Rams' ear-splitting, high-altitude auditorium back in November 2011.
The Rams went on to make an NCAA tournament run, after which coach Tim Miles left for Nebraska.
In stepped Eustachy, a seasoned coach who's taken three schools to the NCAA tournament and is in line for a fourth with the Rams on such a roll.
Colorado State's 66-61 win over UNLV on Saturday extended its school-record winning streak to 24 straight wins at home.
"We know how important it is to win at home," said guard Dorian Green, who was named the MWC player of the week on Monday. "Especially in our conference. If we want good things to happen this year, we have to win at home."
The Runnin' Rebels were the fourth ranked team to succumb to the "Moby Magic" during the streak.
Now comes the hard part for these Rollin' Rams (15-3, 2-1 Mountain West) – taking that show on the road.
They visit No. 15 New Mexico (16-2, 3-0) on Wednesday night.
"It's going to be a monumental task," Eustachy said Monday. "I've been in there before and I'm quite familiar with Steve (Alford) being at Iowa State when he was at Iowa. He just does a terrific job."
The feeling is mutual.
Alford ranks the Rams "right near the top" of the Lobos' list of top-notch opponents so far, noting "this is without question the best rebounding team we're going to be matched up against. So, their toughness, their experience, those are all great concerns."
The Rams start five seniors: center Colton Iverson, a 6-foot-10 transfer from Minnesota; and returners Pierce Hornung at forward; and Green, Wes Eikmeier and Greg Smith at guard.
"Any time you start five seniors, that's extremely dangerous," Alford said.
That seasoning showed up at the foul line Saturday night when the Rams made all 10 of their free throws in the final 3 1/2 minutes to pull away from the Rebels in a tight game that featured 14 lead changes, 10 ties and no room for error.
They were also clutch on the glass, where the Rams boast the nation's top rebounding tandem in Iverson and Hornung.
"Our bench is going to have to help rebound. We might have guys sitting over there on the bench and the TV cameramen and everybody else on the floor trying to help us rebound against this team," Alford cracked.
"Obviously, the emphasis when you play Colorado State is what you do on the backboard."
The Runnin' Rebels went more than seven minutes without a point during one stretch.
"It was the first experience for some of our guys with how physical Coach Eustachy's teams are," said UNLV coach Dave Rice. "It was hard for us to get a post catch, hard for us to drive the lane and that's credit to Colorado State and how tough and physical they are."
The Rams reached the NCAA tournament last year despite a 3-9 road record, and that's not a formula they can count on again. In the four seasons Eustachy has guided schools to the NCAA tournament – Southern Miss (2011-12), Iowa State (1999-00 and 2000-01) and Utah State (1997-98), his programs were 26-20 away from home.
This season, Colorado State is 2-3 on the road, losing close games at Colorado, San Diego State (in overtime), and Illinois-Chicago.
Their experience quotient and talent are augmented by their toughness," said Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich, whose Falcons were drubbed 79-40 at Moby Arena last week. "That comes from Coach Eustachy. He does a great job of getting those guys and just playing every possession very physical and tough. So, you're not going to beat them in that area. And they're talented. That's a group that went to the NCAA tournament last year and has won 24 straight games at home. So, for an opposing coach: talent, experience, play very hard. That's not good."
Colorado State leads a big group of up-and-comers that have made the Mountain West Conference one of the country's best basketball leagues.
Despite losing perennial powers BYU and Utah in recent years, the Mountain West is ranked behind only the Big Ten and Big East in RPI ratings.
"It's been a lot of fun because each year I think it's gotten better," Alford said. "Three years ago we didn't think our league could get any better or tougher. And yet, I think our league has gotten deeper and tougher each and every year.
"And when you've had a lot of change-up with the landscape of teams leaving and the realignments with conferences I don't think that's very easy to do. Yet, our league has stayed not just good but it's gotten better. And I think that's a great credit to the coaches in the league. I think it's a tremendous credit to the players in the league."
The Mountain West Conference looks like it will be loaded for years to come, too, which is why Steve Fisher was thrilled when San Diego State reversed course and announced recently that it was staying in the league.
"I've been in the Mountain West for 14 years. I'm the only coach that's been here for this time," Fisher said. "I have great regard for how good it is and how tough it is. Probably the best it's been from top to bottom. I don't think you could consider the outcome of any game an upset."
Colorado State, Wyoming (15-2) and Boise State (13-4) have joined the traditional trio of power teams – New Mexico, UNLV (15-4) and San Diego State (14-4) as schools that have high hopes for a trip to the NCAA tournament in a couple of months.
"There's some leagues that are top-heavy and that can make it a really good league. But to make it a great league like we have, you've got to have good depth from top to bottom," Alford said. "And we've got that. … Every night in our league, whether you play at home or on the road, you're going to have to play well to win."
– By Arnie Stapleton, AP Sports Writer
(© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac could be seen as a bit of a contentious product. There are still those who firmly believe the phrase 'Mac malware' to be a contradiction in terms, a figment of the fervid imaginations of antivirus software manufacturers.
Yet the past year has seen further variations on the Mac Trojan OSX.RSPlug, as well as multiple versions of OSX.Trojan.iServices – not to mention MacSweeper, the first rogue application for Mac OS X.
It's against this background that Kaspersky – already makers of antivirus software for Windows – decided to venture into the Mac platform.
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Once installed on your Intel Mac (PowerPC Macs aren't supported), Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac (KAV) needs to have its virus definitions updated: unfortunately, its "user friendly and attractive" (according to Kaspersky) interface doesn't give you much clue as to how you do that.
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On the positive side, KAV protects against Windows viruses, which means you can use it on a shared folder in a virtual environment.
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> VII. The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
On the Art of Reading.
The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature
Wednesday, February 6, 1918
promised you, Gentlemen, for to-day some observations on
The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature:
a mild, academic title, a
title, so to say; calculated to shelter us for a while from the vigilance of those hot-eyed reformers who, had I advertised
The Value of Greek and Latin in English Life
might even now be swooping from all quarters of the sky on a suggestion that these dry bones yet were flesh: for the eyes I dread are not only red and angry, but naturally microscopicand that indeed, if they only knew it, is their malady. Yet surely groaned patient Job, there
a path which the vultures eye hath not seen!
You, at any rate, know by this time that wherever these lectures assert literature they assert life, perhaps even too passionately, allowing neither the fact of death nor the possibility of divorce.
But let us begin with the first word,
of Greek and Latin in English Literature. What do I mean by Value. Well, I use it, generally, in the sense of worth; but with a particular meaning, or shade of meaning, too. And, this particular meaning is not the particular meaning intended (as I suppose) by men of commerce who, on news of a friends death, fall a-musing and continue musing until the fire kindles, and they ask What did So-and-so die worth? or sometimes, more wisely than they know, What did poor old So-and-so die worth? or again, more colloquially, What did So-and-so cut up for? Neither is it that which more disinterested economists used to teach; men never (I fear me) loved, but anyhow lost awhile, who for my green-unknowing youth, at Thebes or Athensgrowing older I tend to forget which is, or was, whichdefined the Value of a thing as its purchasing power which the market translates into price. Forto borrow a phrase which I happened on, the other day, with delight, in the preface to a translation of Lucianthere may be forms of education less paying than the commercial and yet better worth paying for; nay, above payment or computation in price.
No: the particular meaning I use to-day is that which artists use when they talk of painting or of music. To see things, near or far, in their true perspective and proportions; to judge them through distance; and fetching them back, to reproduce them in art so proportioned comparatively, so rightly adjusted, that they combine to make a particular and just perspective: that is to give things their true
Suppose yourself reclining on a bank on a clear day, looking up into the sky and watching the ascent of a skylark while you listen to his song. That is a posture in which several poets of repute have placed themselves from time to time: so we need not be ashamed of it. Well, you see the atmosphere reaching up and up, mile upon mile. There are no milestones planted there. But, wave on wave perceptible, the atmosphere stretches up through indeterminate distances; and according as your painter of the sky can translate these distances, he gives his sky what is called
You listen to the skylarks note rising, spiral by spiral, on the very jet of earth:
As up he wings the spiral stair,
A song of light, and pierces air
With fountain ardour, fountain play,
To reach the shining tops of day:
and you long for the musical gift to follow up and up the delicate degrees of distance and thread the notes back as the bird ascending drops themon a thread, as it were, of graduated beads, half music and half dew:
That was the chirp of Ariel
You heard, as overhead it flew,
The farther going more to dwell
And wing our green to wed our blue;
But whether note of joy, or knell,
Not his own Father-singer knew;
Nor yet can any mortal tell,
Save only how it shivers through;
The breast of us a sounded shell,
The blood of us a lighted dew.
Well in music, in painting, this graduating which gives right proportion and, with proportion, a sense of distance, of atmosphere, is called
Let us, for a minute or two, assay this particular meaning of Value upon life and literature, and first upon life, or, rather upon one not negligible facet of life.
I suppose that if an ordinary man of my age were asked which has better helped him to bear the burs of lifereligion or a sense of humourhe would, were he quite honest, be gravelled for an answer. Now the best part of a sense of humour, as you know without my telling you, consists in a sense of proportion; a habit, abiding and prompt at command, of seeing all human affairs in their just perspective, so that its happy possessor at once perceives anything odd or distorted or overblown to be an excrescence, a protuberance, a swelling, literally a
and the function of Thalia, the Comic Spirit, as you may read in Merediths
Essay on Comedy,
is just to prick these humours. I will but refer you to Merediths
and here cite you the words of an old schoolmaster:
It would seem to be characteristic of the same mind to appreciate the beauty of ideas in just proportion and harmonious relation to each other, and the absurdity of the same ideas when distorted or brought into incongruous juxtaposition. The exercise of this sense of humour compels the mind to form a picture to itself, accompanied by pleasurable emotion; and what is this but setting the imagination to work, though in topsy-turvy fashion? Nay, in such a case, imagination plays a double part, since it is only by instantaneous comparison with ideal fitness and proportion that it can grasp at full force the grotesqueness of their contraries.
Let us play with an example for one moment. A child sees such an excrescence, such an offence upon proportion, in an immoderately long nose. He is apt to call attention to it on the visage of a visitor: it intrigues him in Perraults Prince Charming and many a fairy tale: it amuses him in Lears
Book of Nonsense:
There was an old man with a Nose,
Who said If you choose to suppose
That my nose is too long
You are certainly wrong
This old man, he detects as lacking sense of proportion, sense of humour. Pass from the child to the working-man as we know him. A few weeks ago, a lady featured, as to nose, on the side of excesswas addressing a North Country audience on the Economic Position of Women after the War. Said she, There wont be men to go round. Said a voice Eh, but theyll
have to,
Miss! Pass from this rudimentary criticism to high talent employed on the same subject, and you get
Cyrano de Bergerac.
Pass to genius, to Milton, and you find the elephant amusing Adam and Eve in Paradise, and doing his best:
the unwieldy elephant,
To make them mirth, used all his might, and wreathed
His lithe proboscis.
Milton, like the elephant, jokes with difficulty, but he, too, is using all his might.
I have illustrated, crudely enough, how a sense of things in their right values will help us on one side of our dealings with life. But truly it helps us on every side. This was what Plato meant when he said that a philosopher must see things as they relatively are within his horizon[Greek9]. And for this it was that an English poet praised Sophocles as one
Who saw life steadily, and saw it whole.
And this of course is what Dean Inge meant when, the other day, in a volume of
Cambridge Essays on Education,
he reminded us, for a sensible commonplace, that The wise man is he who knows the relative values of things.
Applying this to literature, I note, but shall not insist here on the factthough fact it isthat the Greek and Roman classical writers (as we call them) laid more stress than has ever been laid among the subsequent tribes of men upon the desirability of getting all things into proportion, of seeing all life on a scale of relative values. And the reason I shall not insist on this is simply that better men have saved me the trouble.
I propose this morning to discuss the value of the classics to students of English literature from, as the modern phrase goes, a slightly different angle.
Reclining and looking up into that sky which is not too grandiose an image for our own English Literature, you would certainly not wish, Gentlemen, to see it as what it is notas a cloth painted on the flat. No more than you would choose the sky overarching your life to be a close, hard, copper vault, would you choose this literature of ours to resemble such a prison. I say nothing, for the moment, of the thrill of comparing ours with other constellationsof such a thrill as Blanco Whites famous sonnet imagines in Adams soul when the first night descended on Eden and
Hesperus with the host of heaven came,
And lo! Creation widend in mans view.
Who could have thought such darkness lay conceald
Within thy beams, O sun!
No: I simply picture you as desiring to realise
our own
depths and values, mile above mile deeper and deeper shining, with perchance a glimpse of a city celestial beyond, or at whiles, on a ladder of values, of the angelsthe messengersclimbing and returning.
Well, now, I put it to you that without mental breeding, without at least some sense of ancestry, an Englishman can hardly have this perception of value, this vision. I put to you what I posited in an earlier course of lectures, quoting Bagehot, that while a knowledge of Greek and Latin is not necessary to a writer of English, he should at least have a firm conviction that those two languages existed. I refer you to a long passage which, in one of those lectures, I quoted from Cardinal Newman to the effect that for the last 3000 years the Western World has been evolving a human society, having its bond
in a common civilisation
a society to which (let me add, by way of footnote), Prussia to-day is firmly, though with great difficulty, being tamed. There are, and have been, other civilisations in the worldthe Chinese, for instance; a huge civilisation, stationary, morose, to us unattractive; but
civilisation, says Newman, together with the society which is its creation and its home, is so distinctive and luminous in its character, so imperial in its extent, so imposing in its duration, and so utterly without rival upon the face of the earth, that the association may fitly assume for itself the title of Human Society, and its civilisation the abstract term Civilisation.
He goes on:
Looking, then, at the countries which surround the Mediterranean Sea as a whole, I see them to be, from time immemorial, the seat of an association of intellect and mind such as deserves to be called the Intellect and Mind of the Human Kind.
But I must refer you to his famous book
The Idea of a University
to read at length how Newman, in that sinuous, sinewy, Platonic style of his, works it outthe spread, through Rome, even to our shores, of the civilisation which began in Palestine and Greece.
I would press the point more rudely upon you, and more particularly, than does Newman. And first, for Latin
I waive that Rome occupied and dominated this island during 400 years. Let that be as though it had never been. For a further 1000 years and more Latin remained the common speech of educated men throughout Europe: the Universal Language. Greek had been smothered by the Turk. Through all that timethrough the most of what we call Modern History, Latin reigned everywhere. Is this a fact to be ignored by any of you who would value values?
Here are a few particulars, by way of illustration. More wrote his
Bacon his
and all the bulk of his philosophical work, in Latin; Newton wrote his
in Latin. Kebles Lectures on Poetry (if their worth and the name of Keble may together save me from bathos) were delivered in Latin. Our Vice-Chancellor, our Public Orator still talk Latin, securing for it what attention they can: nor have
The bigots of this iron time
calld their harmless art a crime.
But there is a better reason why you should endeavour to understand the value of Latin in our literature; a filial reason. Our fathers built their great English prose, as they built their oratory, upon the Latin model. Donne used it to construct his mighty fugues. Burke to discipline his luxuriance. Says Cowper, it were
Praise enough for any private man,
That Chathams language was his mother tongue,
And Wolfes great name compatriot with his own.
Well then, here is a specimen of Chathams language: from his speech, Romanly severe, denouncing the Government of the day for employing Red Indians in the American War of Independence. He is addressing the House of Lords:
I call upon that right reverend bench, those holy ministers of the Gospel, and pious pastors of our ChurchI conjure them to join in the holy work, and vindicate the religion of their God. I appeal to the wisdom and the law of this learned bench to defend and support the justice of their country. I call upon the bishops to interpose the unsullied sanctity of their lawn; upon the learned judges to interpose the purity of their ermine, to save us from this pollution. I call upon the honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the Constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls the immortal ancestor of this noble lord [Lord Suffolk] frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country. In vain he led your victorious fleets against the boasted Armada of Spain; in vain he defended and established the honour, the liberties, the religionthe
Protestant religion
of this country, against the arbitrary cruelties of Popery and the Inquisition, if these more than Popish cruelties and inquisitorial practices are let loose among usto turn forth into our settlements, among our ancient connexions, friends, and relations, the merciless cannibal, thirsting for the blood of man, woman, and child! to send forth the infidel savageagainst whom? against your Protestant brethren; to lay waste their country, to desolate their dwellings, and extirpate their race and name, with these horrible hell-hounds of savage war!hell-hounds, I say, of savage war! Spain armed herself with blood-hounds to extirpate the wretched natives of America, and we improve on the inhuman example even of Spanish cruelty; we turn loose these savage hell-hounds against our brethren and countrymen in America, of the same language, laws, liberties, and religion, endeared to us by every tie that should sanctify humanity .
My lords, I am old and weak, and at present unable to say more; but my feelings and indignation were too strong to have said less. I could not have slept this night in my bed, nor reposed my head on my pillow, without giving this vent to my eternal abhorrence of such preposterous and enormous principles.
That was Chatham. For Wolfehe, as you know, was ever reading the classics even on campaign: as Burke again carried always a Virgil in his pocket.
Abeunt studia in mores.
Moreover can we separate Chathams Roman morality from Chathams language in the passage I have just read? No: we cannot. No one, being evil can speak good things, with that weight;
for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
We English (says Wordsworth)
We must be free or die, who speak the tongue
That Shakespeare spake .
You may criticise Chathams style as too consciously Ciceronian. But has ever a Parliamentary style been invented which conveys a nobler gravity of emotion? Buskined?yes: but the style of a man. Mannered?yes, but in the grand manner. Conscious?yes, but of what? Conscious of the dignity a great man owes to himself, and to the assembly he addresses. He conceives that assembly as the British Senate; and, assuming, he communicates that high conception. The Lords feel that they are listening as Senators, since it is only thus a Senate should be addressed, as nothing less than a Senate should be addressed thus.
Let me read you a second passage; of
Laodameia died; Helen died; Leda, the beloved of Jupiter went before. It is better to repose in the earth betimes than to sit up late; better, than to cling pertinaciously to what we feel crumbling under us, and to protract an inevitable fall. We may enjoy the present while we are insensible of infirmity and decay: but the present, like a note in music, is nothing but as it appertains to what is past and what is to come. There are no fields of amaranth on this side of the grave; there are no voices, O Rhodopè! that are not soon mute, however tuneful; there is no name, with whatever emphasis of passionate love repeated, of which the echo is not faint at last.
Latinall Latindown to its exquisite falling close! And I say to you, Gentlemen, that passages such as these deserve what Joubert claimed of national monuments,
Ce sont les crampons qui unissent une generation à une autre. Conservez ce quont vu vos pères,
These are the clamps that knit one generation to another. Cherish those things on which your fathers eyes have looked.
Abeunt studia in mores.
If, years ago, there had lacked anything to sharpen my suspicion of those fork-bearded professors who derived our prose from the stucco of Anglo-Saxon prose, it would have been their foolish deliberate practice of composing whole pages of English prose without using one word derivative from Latin or Greek. Esau, when he sold his birthright, had the excuse of being famished. These pedants, with a full board, sought frenetically to give it awayboard and birthright.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality
almost, I say, these men had deserved to have a kind of speech more to their taste read over their coffins.
What, in the next place, can I say of Greek, save that, as Latin gave our fathers the model of prose, Greek was the source of it all, the goddess and genius of the well-head? And, casting about to illustrate, as well as may be, what I mean by this, I hit on a minor dialogue of Plato, the
and choose you a short passage in Edward FitzGeralds rendering:
When Socrates and Phaedrus have discoursed away the noonday under the plane trees by the Ilyssus, they rise to depart toward the city. But Socrates (pointing perhaps to some images of Pan and other sylvan deities) says it is not decent to leave their haunts without praying to them, and he prays:
O auspicious Pan, and ye other deities of this place, grant to me to become beautiful
and that all my outward goods may prosper my inner soul. Grant that I may esteem wisdom the only riches, and that I may have so much gold as temperance can handsomely carry.
Have we yet aught else to pray for, Phaedrus? For myself I seem to have prayed enough.
Pray as much for me also: for friends have all in common.
Even so be it. Let us depart.
To this paternoster of Socrates, reported more than four centuries before Christ taught the Lords Prayer, let me add an attempted translation of the lines that close Homers hymn to the Delian Apollo. Imagine the old blind poet on the beach chanting to the islanders the glorious boast of the little islandhow it of all lands had harboured Leto in her difficult travail; how she gave birth to the Sun God; how the immortal child, as the attendant goddesses touched his lips with ambrosia, burst his swaddling bands and stood up, sudden, a god erect:
But he, the Sun-God, did no sooner taste
That food divine than every swaddling band
Burst strand by strand,
And burst the belt above his panting waist
All hanging loose
About him as he stood and gave command:
Fetch me my lyre, fetch me my curving bow!
And, taught by these, shall know
All men, through me, the unfaltering will of Zeus!
So spake the unshorn God, the Archer bold,
And turnd to tread the ways of Earth so wide;
While they, all they, had marvel to behold
How Delos broke in gold
Beneath his feet, as on a mountain-side
Sudden, in Spring, a tree is glorified
And canopied with blossoms manifold.
But he went swinging with a careless stride,
Proud, in his new artillery bedight,
Up rocky Cynthus, and the isles descried
All his, and their inhabitantsfor wide,
Wide as he roamd, ran these in rivalry
To build him temples in many groves:
And these be his, and all the isles he loves,
And every foreland height,
And every river hurrying to the sea.
But chief in thee,
Delos, as first it was, is his delight.
Where the long-robed Ionians, each with mate
And children, pious to his altar throng,
And, decent, celebrate
His birth with boxing-match and dance and song:
So that a stranger, happening them among,
Would deem that these Ionians have no date,
Being ageless, all so met;
And he should gaze
And marvel at their ways,
Health, wealth, the comely face
On man and womanenvying their estate
And yet
can be neer able to forget,
You maids of Delos, dear ones, as ye raise
The hymn to Phoebus, Leto, Artemis,
In triune praise,
Then slide your song back upon ancient days
And men whose very name forgotten is,
And women who have lived and gone their ways:
And make them live agen,
Charming the tribes of men,
Whose speech ye mock with pretty mimicries
So true
They almost woo
The hearer to believe hes singing too!
Speed me, Apollo: speed me, Artemis!
And you, my dears, farewell! Remember me
Hereafter if, from any land that is,
Some traveller question ye
Maidens, who was the sweetest man of speech
Fared hither, ever chanted on this beach?
I you beseech
Make answer to him, civilly
Sir, he was just a blind man, and his home
In rocky Chios. But his songs were best,
And shall be ever in the days to come.
Say that: and as I quest
In fair walld cities far, Ill tell them there
(Theyll list, for twill be true)
Of Delos and of you.
But chief and evermore my song shall be
Of Prince Apollo, lord of Archery.
God of the Silver Bow, whom Leto bare
Leto, the lovely-tressd.
Did time permit, I might quote you a chorus of
a passage from Thucydides or from Aristotle, to illustrate Gibbons saying that the Greek language gave a soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the abstractions of metaphysics. But there it is, and it has haunted our literature; at first filtering through Latin, at length breaking from Constantinople in flood and led to us, to Oxford and Cambridge, by Erasmus, by Grocyn:
Thee, that lord of splendid lore
Orient from old Hellas shore.
To have a sense of Greek, too, is such a corrective of taste. I quote another old schoolmaster herea dead friend, Sidney Irwin:
What the Greeks disliked was extravagance, caprice, boastfulness, and display of all kinds . The Greeks
all monsters. The quaint phrase in the
about the Queen of the LaestrygonesShe was tall as a mountain, and they hated herwould have seemed to them most reasonable .
To read Greek is to have a perpetual witness to the virtue of pruningof condensinga perpetual protest against all that crowds, and swells, and weakens the writers purpose. To forget this is but to confound our skill in covetousness. We cannot all be writers but we all wish to have good taste, and good taste is born of a generous caution about letting oneself go. I say
for caution is seldom generousbut it is a generous mood which is in no haste to assert itself. To consider the thing, the time, the place, the person, and to take yourself and your own feelings
only fifth
is to be armour-proof against bad taste.
They tell us that Greek is going, here. Well, I hold no brief for compulsory Greek; and I shall say but one word on it. I put it, rather idly, to a vote in a Cambridge Combination Room, the other day, and was amazed to find how the votes were divided. The men of science were by no means unanimous. They owned that there was much to be said even for compulsory Greek, if only Greek had been intelligently taught. And with that, of course, I agree: for to learn Greek is, after all, a baptism into a noble cult. The Romans knew
I believe that, even yet, if the schools would rebuild their instruction in Greek so as to make it interesting, as it ought to be, from the first, we should oust those birds who croak and chatter upon the walls of our old Universities. I find the following in FitzGeralds
An old ruinous church which had harboured innumerable jackdaws, sparrows, and bats, was at length repaired. When the masons left it, the jackdaws, sparrows, and bats came back in search of their old dwellings. But these were all filled up. Of what use now is this great building? said they, come let us forsake this useless stone-heap.
And the beauty of this little apologue is that you can read it either way.
But, although a student of English Literature be ignorant of Greek and Latin as languages, may he not have Greek and Latin literature widely opened to him by intelligent translations? The question has often been asked but I ask it again. May not
translations open a door to him by which he can see them through an atmosphere, and in that atmosphere the authentic ancient gods walking: so that returning upon English literature he may recognise them there, too, walking and talking in a garden of values? The highest poetical speech of any one language defies, in my belief, translation into any other. But Herodotus loses little, and North is every whit as good as Plutarch.
Sigh no more, ladies; ladies, sigh no more!
Men were deceivers ever;
One foot in sea and one on shore,
To one thing constant never
Suppose that rendered thus:
I enjoin upon the adult female population ([Greek10]), not once but twice, that there be from this time forward, a total cessation of sighing. The male is, and has been, constantly addicted to inconstancy, treading the ocean and the mainland respectively with alternate feet.
That, more or less, is what Paley did upon Euripides, and how would you like it if a modern Greek did it upon Shakespeare? None the less I remember that my own first awed surmise of what Greek might mean came from a translated story of Herodotusthe story of Cleobis and Bitonat the tail of an old grammar-book, before I had learnt the Greek alphabet; and I am sure that the instinct of the old translators was sound; that somehow (as Wordsworth says somewhere) the present must be balanced on the wings of the past and the future, and that as you stretch out the one you stretch out the other to strength.
There is no derogation of new things in this plea I make specially to you who may be candidates in our School of English. You may remember my reading to you in a previous lecture that liberal poem of Corys invoking the spirit of dear divine Comatas, that
Two minds shall flow together, the English and the Greek.
Well, I would have your minds, as you read our literature, reach back to that Dorian shepherd through an atmospherehis made oursas through veils, each veil unfolding a value. So you will recognise how, from Chaucer down, our literature has panted after the Mediterranean water-brooks. So through an atmosphere you will link (let me say) Collinss
Ode to Evening,
or Matthew Arnolds
Strayed Reveller
up to the
Pervigilium Veneris,
Mr Sturge Moores
Sicilian Vine-dresser
up to Theocritus, Pericles funeral oration down to Lincolns over the dead at Gettysburg. And as I read you just now some part of an English oration in the Latin manner, so I will conclude with some stanzas in the Greek manner. They are by Landora proud promise by a young writer, hopeful as I could wish any young learner here to be. The title
Corinna, from Athens, to Tanagra
Tanagra! think not I forget
Thy beautifully storied streets;
Be sure my memory bathes yet
In clear Thermodon, and yet greets
The blithe and liberal shepherd-boy,
Whose sunny bosom swells with joy
When we accept his matted rushes
Upheavd with sylvan fruit; away he bounds, and blushes.
A gift I promise: one I see
Which thou with transport wilt receive,
The only proper gift for thee,
Of which no mortal shall bereave
In later times thy mouldering walls,
Until the last old turret falls;
A crown, a crown from Athens won,
A crown no god can wear, beside Latonas son.
There may be cities who refuse
To their own child the honours due,
And look ungently on the Muse;
But ever shall those cities rue
The dry, unyielding, niggard breast,
Offering no nourishment, no rest,
To that young head which soon shall rise
Disdainfully, in might and glory, to the skies.
Sweetly where cavernd Dirce flows
Do white-armd maidens chaunt my lay,
Flapping the while with laurel-rose
The honey-gathering tribes away;
And sweetly, sweetly Attic tongues
Lisp your Corinnas early songs;
To her with feet more graceful come
The verses that have dwelt in kindred breasts at home.
O let thy children lean aslant
Against the tender mothers knee,
And gaze into her face, and want
To know what magic there can be
In words that urge some eyes to dance,
While others as in holy trance
Look up to heaven: be such my praise!
Why linger? I must haste, or lose the Delphic bays.
Note 1.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata: translated by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (Introduction, p. xxix). Oxford, Clarendon Press. [
Note 2.
The Training of the Imagination:
by James Rhoades. London, John Lane, 1900. [
Note 3.
Æsop and Rhodopè.
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Pre-Nursing Program
The pre-nursing program provides the first two years of general education, prerequisites, and supporting courses needed for the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program option. These two years are to help prepare you for the courses that lead to acquiring the BSN degree.
If you are a first-year student desiring to apply to the Traditional BSN option, you will have to complete all prerequisite and distribution courses through the pre-nursing program prior to applying for admission to the upper division BSN program.
If you are transferring from another institution for the Traditional BSN option, and do not meet admissions requirements, you can enroll in the pre-nursing program in order to meet requirements. The pre-nursing program can be completed in less than two years if you decide to take courses in the summer.


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On March 12, the WICS president, Angela Liu presented to a group of prospective high school female computer science majors. She answered questions about what its like to be in computer science, why they should do computer science and what they can do with computer science. About 25 people attended her talk and were all very glad that she talked to them and helped them understand more about computer science.
WICS & VGDC Resume Workshop
WICS & VGDC Resume Workshop
by Michelle Tjoa
On Monday, the 21st day of October in the Donald Bren of ICS building, WICS and VGDC had a joint Resume workshop. Around 50+ people came to either help others or be helped. What was amazing about the event was the great amount of inputs from all those who were experienced and wanted to help by sharing their knowledge and experience with others and also the deep interest those who didn't have experience or wanted to learn. All the members learned how to improve or start resumes which can help in the long run with resume building and career searching. When I went to the resume workshop I was also amazed at how many people were really involved and really wanted to improve their resume and what they had in their resume. It was also interesting to see people quickly build the resume they didn't have before coming to the workshop. I also brought a resume and got tips and pointers on how to improve the resume and learning new tips and lessons I didn't know or thought about before. There are simple little things that could be overlooked, like a bigger name, better organization of resumes and the list goes on. The people who were helping out were also really reliable and professional, so the sources were very trustworthy. It was also a great experience to meet other people, who were just as involved, excited, and friendly. Can't wait for the next resume workshop to meet new people and improve my resume once again.
iOS Beginner Workshop
iOS Beginner Workshop
by Gurveen
On Monday October 13th, Phillippe Navarro and kendrick parks taught a beginner workshop on iOS development. Phillippe taught the basics of Swift, and he has taught a Full-Stack Development class in Irvine and was previously an instructor for General Assembly.
The student turnout for this workshop was MUCH greater than expected. We had about 100 students show up for the workshop! All in all, it was a very informative seminar, and it gave students interested in iOS development a brief introduction.
WICS Attends CWIC SoCal!
WICS members got the opportunity to attend the Celebration of Women in Computing in Southern California (CWIC-SoCal) Conference held on April 5th and 6th. WICS provided attendees reimbursement for signup fees as well as free transportation!
The event kicked off with a welcoming ceremony that consisted of talks from inspirational women in the computing field. The talks were held by a broad scope of women all united by the core concept of computing. The backgrounds of these women ranged from industry to research. In fact, Gloria Mark, a professor from the Informatics department of UCI also held a talk of her research of multitasking.
The WICS members learned about grad school, what these speakers do, and about women in the tech field in general. There was also a Q/A panel with company representatives as well as a mentorship panel. At the end of the first day, CWIC-SoCal also held an Academic/Career Fair with quite a few company booths, swag, and networking opportunities. That night ended with a Lego Challenge and a game of CS jeopardy. The winners of the lego competition, 5 groups of 5, all received $25 Amazon gift cards, congrats to one of the WICS's teams that won!
All in all, it was a very exciting weekend that consisted of fun and networking with other women students and professionals in computing. Next year, WICS will be hosting init(Together) once again, stay tuned and don't miss out!
WICS Mock Interviews
Monday, Mar. 3rd, WICS hosted a series of mock interviews. Around 20 people signed up for this great opportunity! Representatives from participating companies such as 21st Century Fox and Northrop Grumman held one-to-one mock interviews with students. They allowed students to practice their interviewing skills and receive feedback on how to improve these skills from industry professionals.
WICS hopes to host more mock interviews in the future to allow students to have more practice for their future job or internship interviews!
WICS LittleBits Workshops
Thursday, February 20th, WICS hosted a training workshop to teach students and potential volunteers how to use LittleBits and Snap Circuits! These simple snap on circuits are fun to play with and makes circuits easy to understand. Students enjoyed trying to create really cool things out of them and some came out to help at our LittleBits Workshop with Brownie Troops.
Monday, February 24th, 6 volunteers from WICS assisted over 20 Brownie Troops as they played around with LittleBits and Snap Circuits to build an understanding of circuits! The Brownie Troops had lots of fun using their creativity to test and make the LittleBits and Snap Circuits do entertaining things such as lighting up, changing the color of the light, making sounds, and so on.
WICS is looking forward to working more with Brownie Troops! Volunteers are welcome anytime to join the fun experience!
Brownie Troops Computer Expert Badge
On Sunday, February 9th, 6 volunteers from WICS came out to help 7 Brownie Troops with earning their Computer Expert Badge! It was an educational yet fun day for the Brownies; they got to experience using computers to paint a picture, take a virtual museum tour, play an online game, and much more! (To see more details, see their event website) This was an insightful experience for the volunteers as well, seeing that the 6-8 year old girls having a lot more knowledge on computers compared to phones; it looks like there is a new generation of Computer Scientists!
The workshop was very successful and WICS plans to do more with girl scouts in the future to continue teaching young girls about technology.
Web Development Projects: Awards
WICS awarded every participant that turned in their websites on Wednesday, December 4th. Winners were chosen and awarded $25 Amazon gift cards along with the winners of weekly challenges at project meetings!
Congratulations Team 7 (Mrunmayi Vyawahare, Kelly Kwan, Emily Nguyen, and Yaritza Cuevas) for making the best website and Team 9 (Stephanie Eng, Angela Liu, Alina Lam) for winning the most weekly challenges!
WICS will be building more projects in the future, one for each quarter! Stay tuned for Winter Quarter's project theme. For more information about WICS Projects, click here.
Week 10: Hour of Code
Monday, December 2nd, WICS organized an Hour of Code workshop that targeted undecided/undeclared majors at UCI. Over 20 students interested in coding not only got to learn how to code but also socialize and have some fun before finals week.
In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, WICS assisted students in learning the basics of code through simple and creative online tutorials. Multiple difficulty levels of tutorials were provided and allowed students of any background to play around and experiment within the hour. Students also had a chance to socialize with WICS members outside the computer lab with provided snacks and drinks.
WICS would like to thank everyone for coming to this event right before Finals. There will be future workshops similar to this one, don't miss out!
Week 3: Resumé Workshop with Career Center
Monday, October 14th, over 40 people attended the resumé workshop that WICS co-organized with the Career Center.
The Fall Quarter Career Fair was right around the corner and this workshop was to help students learn how to create eye-catching resumés that would land them an interview easier. Mark Carolino, the ICS School Career Counselor, gave a presentation on creating ICS-specific resumés and let both experienced and inexperienced students stand out.


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Mary Mathieu, 94 - March 06, 2013Mary Aileen Mathieu, 96, of Gothenburg died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.
Services will be conducted at the First United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m. with Dr. Jeff Thurman officiating. Interment will follow at the Gothenburg Cemetery.
A visitation will take place at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg on Friday, March 8, from 1 to 8 p.m.
Mathieu was born Sept. 17, 1916, at Gothenburg, the daughter of Daniel Lee and Oi Cleo (Greene) Kinyon. She attended Gothenburg's grade school and high school. She was a graduate of Gothenburg High School Class of 1934 as its valedictorian.
She then attended Nebraska Wesleyan University graduating in 1939. She was an educator and taught vocal music at Sterling from 1939 to 1940.
On Sept. 4, 1940, she was united in marriage to Lewis G. Mathieu. To this union, a son was born. The couple resided in Gothenburg until moving to Holdrege where they lived for 20 years before moving back to Gothenburg.
Mathieu was a past-president of UMW and president of the Mother's Club in Holdrege, president of the Gothenburg Women's Club from 1955 to 1956, and also served other offices in UMW.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, Lewis Gaulden Mathieu; her parents, Daniel Lee and Oi Cleo Kinyon; her son, Lewis Gaulden Mathieu, Jr.; a sister, Dorothy French.
Survivors include: her daughter-in-law, Sharron Mathieu of Gothenburg; two granddaughters—Merilee Parks of Gothenburg and Shari Murer of Lincoln; a grandson, William Mathieu of Lincoln; great-granddaughter, Heidi (Jared) Bussing of Omaha; great-grandsons—Joseph and Zachary Murer of Grand Island; great-great-granddaughters—Wren and Sophia Bussing of Omaha; a great-great-grandson, Devin Bussing of Omaha; numerous other relatives.
Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church, 1401 Lake Ave., Gothenburg, NE 69138.
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If you're a SQL Server 2005 Express user, you'll definitely want to learn about the major changes Microsoft has made to the follow-on product: SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. Although there are more new features than I can cover here, I'll show you some of the biggest and best. SQL Server 2008 Express will be completely compatible with all the applications you're running with SQL Server 2005 Express; moving to SQL Server 2008 Express requires no application changes.
From a hardware standpoint, SQL Server 2008 Express will have the same requirements and limitations as SQL Server 2005 Express. The new product will still run on a system that has just one CPU and 1GB of memory, and it will still support multiple databases of up to 4GB.
From the database engine perspective, SQL Server 2008 Express Edition will provide several new data types: Date, Time, DateTime2, DateTimeOffset, Geography, Geometric, and Filestream. As their names suggest, the Data and Time data types give you an alternative to the older datetime data type, which combined both date and time information in a single column. DataTime2 provides increased time accuracy, and DateTimeOffset provides time-zone-aware storage for date and time values. The Geography and Geometric data types provide location-aware storage and are useful for mapping applications. The FileStream data type lets you store line-of-business (LOB) data in the file system outside of the SQL Server Express database while SQL Server maintains the links between the external LOB data and the database.
An important architectural improvement is the inclusion of the new Resource Governor, which lets you put a limit on the system resources that a given query can consume. T-SQL also has several new features, including a new MERGE statement that combines insert, update, and delete capabilities. Support for table value parameters lets you pass tables to stored procedures as parameters.
For the developer, SQL Server 2008 Express shares the same productivity enhancements that are slated for the full-featured editions of SQL Server 2008, such as a new ADO.NET Entity Framework and support for Language Integrated Query (LINQ). The ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ make database application development fully object-oriented and more productive. Keep in mind that, in order to take advantage of LINQ, you need to have the .NET Framework 3.5. If you don't already have Visual Studio 2008, a good place to get the new .NET Framework is with one of the free Visual Studio Express products.
With its host of new features, SQL Server 2008 Express promises to provide a great upgrade path for SQL Server 2005 Express users. You can download the latest SQL Server 2008 Express Community Technology Preview (CTP).


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It was a spectacularly bad game. It was a game so terrible that, sources say, the NFL's marketing office has already requested every available copy of the film and prepared the kindling for a bonfire.
And it might just have been the end of the Eagles' season.
It was a day when the Eagles, yes, blew another fourth quarter lead. Because of that, the game was 14-14 in the middle of the final period. Then, Alex Henery kicked a 36-yard field goal with 5:06 remaining to put the Eagles back in front. It followed an interception by Nnamdi Asomugha.
But then the Eagles blew the lead again. Cardinals quarterback John Skelton threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Early Doucet to put Arizona ahead for good, 21-17, with 1:53 remaining. It was a touchdown set up by a long pass to Larry Fitzgerald -- who had two earlier touchdowns -- a play in which Fitzgerald was inexplicably being covered by safety Jaiquawn Jarrett.
And on their final possession, Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was unable to muster the kind of come-from-behind drive that would have redeemed what was, for him, a disappointing day.
So, the Eagles' record is now 3-6. Their chances of somehow making the playoffs are predicated upon their ability to run the table from here and win their final seven games of the season.
You do the math.
The pre-game headline was that wide receiver DeSean Jackson was inactive because he slept through a meeting on Saturday morning. After the kickoff, the story was all about the offensive ineptitude of both teams. The Cardinals' problems made sense, given their overall talent level and the fact that Skelton was running things in the absence of Kevin Kolb and his bum toe. The Eagles' problems made much less sense -- because while Jackson has his explosive moments, no wide receiver alters games that much by himself. Of course, Jeremy Maclin's in-again/out-again day -- because of shoulder and hamstring injuries -- were also a significant issue.
Continuing a pattern, Vick was erratic and ineffective. He threw two interceptions overall. One was a red zone interception. He had another one called back because of holding penalty that occurred 20 yards away from the interception in the end zone, and had another one overturned by a replay challenge that only took place because the scoreboard operator came up with a definitive replay and then froze it on the Linc's enormous video screens until Eagles coach Andy Reid finally dropped the red challenge flag.
The final interception, with 34 seconds remaining, on a ball badly overthrown up the left sideline, was the end.


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Nikki Giovanni: On Writing - 1975
Poet Nikki Giovanni talks about struggling to get published, attributing her success to her exposure in the '60s and hard work, "It's not the easiest way, but on the other hand, it's the best way. Because artists, as a rule, tend to think that somebody ought to do something for them. And I don't believe that. I think that, as a rule, it is your work, it is your responsibility to get it out."


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We don't yet have confirmation that the HTC Butterfly will launch anywhere outside of Asia. At the moment, it's only confirmed launch market is China, where it'll be available on the China Unicom carrier.
But what we do know is that it'll be available in three colors, as rumored, and it seems HTC will make a big marketing push for its latest high-end Asian handset. The promotional video released today by HTC China shows off a bunch of the phone's features, including splash resistance, Media Link HD sharing and fast photo capture, as demonstrated by a cast of attractive, stylish Butterfly owners.
Judging by the trailer, the Butterfly will be available in red, white and black. And the back panel on some models seems to have a slightly different, glossier finish, unlike its American cousin the Droid DNA.
We've got the trailer in full embedded after the break, if you'd like to see more of a phone you probably won't be able to buy.


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Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is leaving the Wolverines early for the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-6 junior announced his decision Wednesday. He is the second Michigan player to declare for early entry to the draft this year. National player of the year Trey Burke announced his departure Sunday.
Burke and Hardaway helped lead the Wolverines to their first Final Four appearance since 1993. Michigan lost to Louisville in the national title game.
There's been no announcement yet on the futures of Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III, two talented freshmen who could also leave Michigan for the NBA.
Hardaway averaged 14.5 points per game this season and started all 107 games he played during his three-year Michigan career.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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An old train depot near downtown turned into an open air market Saturday.
An old train depot near downtown turned into an open air market Saturday.
The Hub City Farmers' Market celebrated its opening weekend and was expected to draw about 1,000 people for an event that included live music, food, giveaways and children's activities.
Local farmers hawked fresh eggs, bread, fruit, soaps, greens and other wares as families milled from booth to booth at the depot at 298 Magnolia St. Spartanburg.
Sheila McMillan said she's already a member of the farmers' market co-op and picks up fresh, straight-from-the-farm produce, bread and eggs each week. But she said she made sure to attend Saturday's event to show her continued support for local farmers.
"It's all for them," she said. "It's what I'm all about."
McMillian has attended the annual farmers' market for five years, the same amount of time that Hughey Farms has participated, according to Broughton Clary, who was selling the farm's fresh strawberries.
The night before, Clary and his grandson, Tyler Hughey, said the farm picked 250 gallons of strawberries and brought 80 gallons to the market.
By 11 a.m., most of those strawberries were gone.
"It's a good-sized crowd," Clary said. "It takes two of us to keep up."
Hughey and other vendors said this year's weather has negatively affected their crops. One vendor who typically sells berries said their crops weren't ready yet because of a late cold spell.
Next to Hughey Farms, a first-time vendor worked hard to draw in locals. Crescent Moon Farms is a goat dairy based in Westminster in Oconee County.
Lois Ryan and farm owner Becky Howington were selling goat milk, cheeses, soaps and jams after traveling an hour and a half that morning.
It was the farm's first time participating in the market and is the farthest the farm has traveled to sell its wares, Ryan said. But it was apparently worth the trek.
"This is perfect for us," she said.
Ryan and Howington said their products weren't as easy to sell as those of some other vendors. They spent the day challenging passers-by to taste their milk and cheeses to overcome a misconception about goat's milk.
"We have an uphill climb," Ryan said. "And we'll be back."
Farmers' Market officials said the seasonal market, which runs through Nov. 9 and includes Wednesday events in Morgan Square, has grown each of the eight years it's been in existence.
About 50 vendors were expected to participate Saturday. The market is a producer-only market, meaning sellers have to make or grow all of their products.


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Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer
Emirates Energy Award entries open until Jan 20
Dubai, December 26, 2012
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy will continue to receive applications for entry into the various categories of the Emirates Energy Awards (EEA) 2012-2013 until January 20, said a top official.
"This award is organised under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, vice chairman of the Supreme Council of Energy and president of the EEA.
"The EEA is one of the most significant initiatives under the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy that helps drive sustainable development as well as raise awareness in our society about the importance of using energy efficiently. The award aims to honour the best practices in energy conservation among industries, businesses and at individual level."
"The importance of this award lies in the fact that it recognises global excellence in all areas of the energy industry, encouraging individuals as well as institutions for their contributions in innovation, technological advancements and best practices," Al Tayer added.
"The awards also provide a platform for constant sustainable development, not only in the UAE but in the Mena region."
Al Tayer explained that the awards, which take place every two years, also recognise the achievements in both the public and private sectors in energy efficiency. The award programme is based on objective criteria which ensure a fair evaluation of all the candidates, and a committee has been nominated to select the winners. The formal award ceremony will be held in May 2013.
The entries are open to institutions and individuals from the Mena region. Projects submitted for the awards should be running for a period of no less than one year prior to December 2012.
Winners can apply for the next year's award as well, with the exception of applications in the same category, which will be required to wait for three years before re-applying in the same category.
Three committees, namely the Executive Committee, the Technical Committee and the Marketing and Events Committee, have been formed to organise the event.
The total value of the award is one million dollars, which will be distributed to the winners in the following categories:
• Gold and Silver awards for energy conservation in the private and public sectors
• Gold and Silver awards for large-scale energy projects
• Gold and Silver awards for small-energy projects
• Gold and Silver awards for education and research, in addition to a special award for excellence as well as an award for young innovators in energy – TradeArabia News Service


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Cape Whale Coast Conservation
The Cape Whale Coast reminds us of our rich heritage and history of dependence on the sea, with shell middens and artefacts dating back to the Stone Age, pre-colonial Khoi and San fish traps, the old whaling station at Betty's Bay, and World War II radar stations at Cape Hangklip.
These days, the region supports a vibrant local community, many of whom still rely on the sea for their livelihoods. Line fish and West Coast rock lobster are important to small-scale and recreational fishers. Estuaries support Southern mullet (harder), provide important nursery areas for white steenbras, and supply habitat for large numbers of waterbirds. Kelp is harvested for the international seaweed market and also for local abalone farms, of which there are four in the area. Tourism, specifically eco-tourism, has the potential to become one of the major economic activities of the Cape Whale Coast. Thousands of people visit the area each year during the holiday season, and ecotourism ventures include whale- and penguin-watching, shark cage-diving and bird-watching.
Much of the Cape Whale Coast is well-protected. Included are the magnificent Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve (the heart of the Cape Floristic Kingdom), the Stony Point Penguin Colony at Betty's Bay (one of only two mainland penguin colonies in South Africa), the Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area, the Bot/Kleinmond and Klein river estuaries, the Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary Marine Protected Area, the Dyer Island Nature Reserve complex, and a network of conservation stewardship sites. The environmental excellence of the region is ensured through the efforts of diverse groups of people, including the Department of Environmental Affairs, CapeNature, a variety of conservation-oriented NGOs and Overstrand Municipality – three of the region's beaches have Blue Flag status and in 2013, Overstrand was the recipient of five Green Municipality awards.
But the Cape Whale Coast faces a number of challenges that are common to coastal areas all over the world. There is a burgeoning human population; over 80,000 people live in the area and the population growth in Overstrand is the second highest in the Western Cape. This creates competition for, and hence pressure on, the region's natural resources. Some of the environmental issues are inappropriate development planning, informal urban sprawl, pollution, flow reductions of rivers, invasions of river systems by alien plants, and illegal gill-netting. Over-fishing is a huge concern. This, together with ocean cooling (perhaps a result of human-induced climate change), has caused an eastward shift in the distribution of anchovy. Scientific scrutiny has demonstrated that this eastward shift has had severe and sometimes surprising knock-on effects. These include an eastward shift in the distribution of west coast rock lobster, a concomitant decrease in sea-urchins (which lobster prey on), and subsequent decrease in young abalone (which take shelter from predators under urchins). This is a catastrophe-in-the making for the abalone industry, which is further threatened by poaching. Although the Overstrand region is relatively affluent (90% of households have access to electricity and 76% have piped water), there are pockets of extreme poverty in the community, with 24% unemployment and 16% illiteracy. This is at least partly at the root of abalone poaching and illegal gill-netting.
Common to all of the threats faced by the region is a lack of understanding of the dependence of people on the health of our environment. It is the hope of the Cape Whale Coast that, by becoming part of an international network of Hope Spots, the profile of Overstrand will be raised both locally and abroad. By showcasing the remarkable resources and outstanding work being done in the area, and by prioritizing and drawing attention to the threats to these resources, we hope to also attract resources and focus efforts towards creating a culture of caring that will translate into one of protection of our natural environment. Iconic animals such as whales and sharks will be used to draw attention to the plight of the environment, and this attention will then be broadened to include the habitats of these and of lesser known species. Conservation efforts will be focused on parts of the coast that are currently not formally protected, with the idea of lifting the status of these areas and linking them into one unified protected area stretching from the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve in the west to the De Hoop Marine Protected Area in the east.
Copy supplied by Marienne de Villiers.
Photo credits: Penguins - Marienne de Villiers; Bientangs Cave and Whale tail - WESGRO; and Nudibranch and Octopus - Georgina Jones
If you would like to be involved in the Cape Whale Coast Hope Spot initiative please contact Meaghen McCord.


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lol, BLM are racist commie authoritarian bastards, all of them.
A celebration of free speech at William & Mary College in Virginia took an unexpected turn last week when protesters from Black Lives Matter swarmed the stage and forced organizers to end the event.
"Liberalism is white supremacy!" the protesters shouted, and "ACLU, you protect Hitler too!"
The disruption occurred before Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia, could give a planned speech on freedom of expression.
The protesters livestreamed the demonstration on Facebook and were heard shouting other slogans, including, "The oppressed are not impressed!," "Blood on your hands!," and "The revolution will not uphold the Constitution!"
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Hyundai Motorsport WRC Team Win in Argentina
Hyundai Motorsport WRC Team Win in Argentina
25th April 2016
Hyundai Motorsport has taken its second ever victory in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) on a thrilling final day in Argentina, round four of the 2016 season.
Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, who have been among the quickest, produced a sensational Power Stage performance to eclipse hard-pushing Sébastien Ogier and claim outright victory by 14.3 seconds.
New Generation i20 WRC
The result not only marks Hayden Paddon's debut WRC win, but also the maiden victory for Hyundai Motorsport's New Generation i20 WRC in only its fourth outing. It also continues the team's most competitive start to a WRC season in its short history adding a third podium and cementing Hyundai Motorsport's second place in the Manufacturers' Championship.
Hayden Paddon commented: "I can't believe it! I really didn't think we were going to be able to hang on. It all came down to the Power Stage and we pushed really hard. It was particularly special to pull out that performance on El Condor. We've worked a lot on that stage because I've not been particularly strong on the tight and twisty stages. We drove the wheels off the car. It's a lot to take in at the moment. It's a fantastic result for me, John and the whole team. A huge amount of work has gone into the New Generation i20 WRC. I knew from the first test that we could win with it. I just didn't quite expect it to be so soon."
New Generation i20 WRC
This victory continues Hyundai Motorsport's impressive start to the 2016 WRC season after podiums in Monte-Carlo and Sweden, and fourth in Mexico. It is the team's first win since Rallye Deutschland in 2014 and this afternoon's Power Stage performance underlines the potential that the New Generation i20 WRC has on a level playing field against its rivals.
Watch Argentina Rally final day round-up
Team Principal Michel Nandan said: "This is a rally weekend that we will never forget! Hayden has put in the performance of his career to take one of the most popular victories we've seen in WRC in recent times. His pace and commitment in the Power Stage was impressive; he and John both deserve this win. It's fantastic for all of us at Hyundai Motorsport. It is our second win in WRC but the first with our New Generation i20 WRC in only its fourth event."
Hayden Paddon and John Kennard
Nandan continued: "We've worked so hard on this car so to see the fruit of our work is very special. All our drivers and team members can share in this moment. While we will enjoy this moment, we know there is more to do so we will continue to push development of the New Generation i20 WRC. Portugal is next with a new set of demands and challenges."