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Museums Sheffield: Graves Gallery
Rise above the city and discover over three hundred years of European and British Art. Take time out from the bustling city to relax on our comfy sofas or unwind in the café. Through Sheffield's permanent collection and a changing programme of exhibitions, the Graves Gallery offers a break from the hectic pace of life and a place to think.
Expect to see lots of changes in the Graves over the coming months as we reconfigure the galleries and present new displays of our collections. Please bear with us whilst this work is undertaken.
Cross over the road to visit the Millennium Gallery or take a bus from the city centre to Bishops' House.
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Wed-Fri 10.00-15.00, Sat 11.00-15.00
Closed Bank Holidays
Additional info
See website for details
Collection details
Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art
Key artists and exhibits
- Pablo Picasso
- Pierre Bonnard
- Sir Stanley Spencer
- Helen Chadwick
Gallery VIII: A golden age
- 1 November 2014 — 1 November 2018 *on now
Today's border between Belgium and the Netherlands can be traced back to the 16th century, when the Low Countries split into two nations. In the north lay the independent, and largely Protestant, United Provinces of the Netherlands. In the south, Flanders remained under Catholic Spanish rule.
Landscapes and everyday scenes from domestic life became popular at this time. The Flemish artists often painted imaginary scenes, but the Dutch preferred to paint directly from life. Winter scenes were particularly popular due to the cold weather conditions that gripped the entire area. This is now known as the 'little ice age'.
Expansion of trade in the 17th century brought a booming economy and a flourishing art market. Wealthy Dutch merchants could now afford paintings for their homes. This was a Golden Age for painting.
The displays feature work including David Teniers II's The Yard of an Inn (1650-60) and Aert van der Neer's Frozen River Scene (1641-60).
Gallery VII: Reflections
- 1 November 2014 — 1 November 2018 *on now
Portrait painting became popular in Western art in the 16th century. It was usually just the rich, upper classes who had their portraits painted because it was so expensive. People often commissioned portraits to show off their status. The works contain clues which reveal more about the person in the painting.
In the same way that today's celebrity photographs are often airbrushed, these portraits showed an idealised version of the sitter. People were keen to show they were dedicated followers of fashion, through their clothes, hairstyles or choice of artist. Portrait painters often worked with a team of assistants. The lead artist sometimes only painted the face of the sitter, leaving the assistants to finish the painting. They would each specialise in a particular area such as the drapery or background landscape.
Gallery VI: 400 years of European art
- 1 November 2014 — 1 November 2018 *on now
This gallery is split into three sections:
Telling Tales: Stories and symbols in art from the 18th and 19th century
A picture is worth a thousand words. People have always used images to tell stories, from cave paintings to children's books. Paintings are often used to illustrate a myth, a religious story, a tale from a book or a historical event. Signs and symbols can be used in these paintings to represent a character or even an idea. In the 18th and 19th centuries a number of recognisable symbols were used to represent concepts like time, justice or death.
Devotion: Religious art from the 16th to the 18th century
Religions use art and images to celebrate their faith. Some use paintings and objects to tell the story of how their faith began. Others use imagery to encourage people to lead a good moral life. Religious art is also used to help create a focus for prayer. Stories were illustrated so that everyone could understand them, as many people couldn't read. They contained easily recognisable signs and symbols so that people of all ages and backgrounds knew what they meant.
The Great Outdoors: Landscapes from the 18th and 19th century
During the 18th and 19th centuries landscape painting became increasingly popular. Artists looked for inspiration in nature as an escape from the growing industrial cities. Other artists painted the beauty of the landscape as a way of worshipping nature. There was a big increase in travel at this time among the rich. Wealthy young men travelled around Europe to broaden their education. This type of trip was known as the Grand Tour. They often bought paintings to remind them of their visit and show everyone back home what they had seen.
Gallery V: A century of change
- 1 November 2014 — 1 November 2018 *on now
The gallery is split into four sections:
Striking a Pose: People in 20th century art
The way in which artists have represented people has changed throughout history. During the 20th century, growing importance was placed on the role of the individual and this was reflected in the art of the time. In many portraits the character and personality of the sitter became particularly significant. These qualities were often explored through colour, composition, pose and gesture rather than the recognised symbols frequently used in earlier centuries.
From Dawn till Dusk: Everyday life in the late 19th and 20th century
From the late 19th century onwards new technologies were developed, such as electric lighting, telephones, cars and buses. Towns and cities were transformed and artists increasingly focused on aspects of ordinary life. This concern with the everyday was explored in different ways throughout the 20th century. Some artists specifically focused on people going about their daily lives. They showed them involved in everyday activities at home, at work, and at leisure.
Conflict: War and unrest in the 20th century
During the 20th century Europe experienced may profound changes. Two world wars and many other conflicts had a dramatic impact on both life and art. Some artists embraced the machinery and technologies of this new age. They initially used art to glorify the idea of war, but became disillusioned by the devastation and destruction it caused.
A Sense of Place: Landscape in the 20th century
During the 20th century, artists began looking at the landscape and the environment that surrounded them in different ways. Building upon the ideas of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, they tried to capture the spirit of a place and explore their personal connection with it. Throughout this period the British landscape changed physically, showing the scars of war and the rapid growth of towns and cities. Many artists reacted to these changes by creating images of the landscape which explored a sense of national identity, often idealising the countryside. The relationship between the individual and the landscape became increasingly important throughout the 20th century.
Gallery IV: Abstraction and Art now
- 1 November 2014 — 1 November 2018 *on now
Abstraction: pattern and colour in 20th century art
Abstract art reduces things to their simplest forms, rather than showing something easily recognisable. Some paintings were inspired by the real world. Artists used the patterns and colours found in nature as their starting point. However this may not be obvious when looking at the finished painting. Other abstract art doesn't refer to reality at all. Instead artists used mathematical theories and number sequences to create their work.
Art Now: identity in contemporary art
What makes up our identity? It's affected by many different factors: where we grew up, our family, age, job, faith or sexuality. This display shows work made by contemporary artists focussing on issues surrounding identity. Some pieces are very personal self-portraits where the artist explores their own identity. These works reveal something about the artist, but can also make us think about our own history, memories and experiences. Other works encourage us to think about our attitudes towards other people. What prejudices do we have? Are our opinions influenced by stereotypes? What makes up our identity and how does it change over time?
Gallery IV features work by artists including Bridget Riley, Marc Quinn, Hew Locke and Sam Taylor-Wood, as well as a recent work by Damien Hirst kindly lent to Museums Sheffield by Jarvis Cocker.
Altered Books - Workshops and techniques
A step by step guide of workshop techniques about creating 'Altered Books' - where students show their individuality by creating their own books or personalise existing ones.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Engaging young people with artworks
How to engage young people with art and Museums - includes audio recordings of members of a Youth Forum giving creative responses to different artworks.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Marc Quinn and Figurative Sculpture
Marc Quinn's contemporary sculpture raises questions about how we view beauty and the human body, and about issues of disability. Using the sculpture as a focal point, this resource explores these themes with reference to other figurative sculpture from the collection of Museums Sheffield.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Looking at portraits in Sheffield's collections - engaging interactive to create your own portrait.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London of 1666
A resource about Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London, including ideas about how to use it in the classroom. Information about 17th Century life and housing, plus a really good interactive suitable for KS1/2 pupils.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Twentieth Century Artists in the Graves Gallery
Information and chronologies about C20th Century artists with audio responses from students of all ages on some of the artworks featured. Artists include: Frank Auerbach, Peter Blake, John Bratby, Patrick Caulfield, Paul Nash, Richard Long and RB Kitaj.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Yong's China Quest adventure game Level 2
Level 2 of an adventure game about Chinese history from 500 BCE to the Olympics.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Youth Forum
Youth Forum consists of young people aged 14-24 years from across the city and is a ground breaking interpretation project which enables young people to be the decision-makers, creating dialogues between art in the Graves Gallery, Sheffield and its visitors. Through a series of artist-led workshops, supported by Museum Sheffield staff, Youth Forum creates innovative responses to Sheffield's Visual Art collection, sharing and exploring their ideas with a wider audience.
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For more information, contact the Youth Forum Co-ordinator on 0114 278 2614 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Beginner's Guide To Goldfish Keeping
Members are reminded to use our SEARCH Engine to look for our archives of discussions. Please understand that most members do not enjoy answering the same questions over and over again. If your search is futile and you are not sure if similar questions have been asked before, please post in this section first. Our hardworking moderators will vet through your topic and will shift to the rightful section if it is something new and interesting.
Beginner's Guide To Goldfish Keeping
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Every now and then we have begineers who pops in and asks questions like"Hi, how many fishes can I keep in a 3ft tank?".It is irritating having to repeat the answers over and over again and in mosts cases the answers can be found in the forum if the member uses the search engine to look for them.
Below is a list of FAQs (frequently asked questions) in which I hope is exhaustive enough to answer most if not all common questions asked by newbies.I certainly hope that newbies will take some time going thru them, afterwhich you can use the search function to search for more infos that are not covered here.
1)What is the recommended tank size to keep goldfish?
We recommend at least a 3ft tank.So, 3, 4,5 or 6ft tanks are ideal.
It is a misconception for a beginner to think that "I am new, it is safer to start off with a small tank.When I am more experienced,I will upgrade to a bigger tank."Wrong!The bigger the tank,the easier to maintain.When you are more experienced, you can handle a smaller tank!
2)So how many goldfish can I keep in my tank?What about the water depth?
First you need to know your tank capacity.You can use the aquacal to calculate:
As a guide,we recommend about 80L per fish (six inches avg length); 50L per fish shall be the bare minimum, 100L per fish is ideal.So as a rule of thumb it works out to about 2 to 3 goldfish in a 3ft tank, or 4 to 5 goldfish in a 4ft tank.
As for the depth,contrary to many people's believe,goldfish can easily withstand 2ft depth of water without any problems.Except for fries and grooming / development of top view ranchus where water is kept shallow,it is OK to keep in depths for up to 2ft for other varieties.
Here is a general guide to water height for TVR:
3)I got my tank, what else do I need?
A filter and airpump.And lights to view them.
A cheap sponge filter will suffice, but there are many other filters in the market such as overhead filters (OHF),cannisters etc.If you are using OHF, you will need a submersible pump.Get one with a capacity that turns around the tank water 3 to 4 times per hour.For eg, if your tank is 200L, get a pump with a capacity that pumps out 600 to 800 L/hr.
Invest in a good airpump as well, especially if you are using sponge filters.The life of your goldfish depends on it.Some recommended brands are Shiruba,Atman and Rena.
4)I often hear people talking about tank cycling and good bacterias.What is this all about?
Fishes produces ammonia (thru their gills and wastes).Just like your pee, it contains loads of ammonia.It is toxic and harmful.You do not want to swim in your own pee, and your goldfish do not want to swim in their own sewer either.A cycled tank is simply an ecosystem that has been established in a mature filter / tank whereby there are already adequate beneficial bacterias (BB) to convert the toxic ammonia (NH3) to nitrites (NO2) which is also toxic; and then nitrates (NO3) which is much less harmful.This process is also known as the nitrogen cycle.Nitrosomonas bacteria converts ammonia to nitrite and then Nitrobacter converts nitrite to nitrate.One may observe that during the cycling process,the tank water may turn cloudy.This is normal.
There are many articles on the net explaining the nitrogen cycle; this is just one of them:
5)I have read that a sandbed or undergravel filter is good to have.It helps promotes the population of BBs, and decorates my tank too.Shall I use them?
Here we do not advise to have sand or gravel base for your tank.It will create a host of problems;diesease etc; and is difficult to maintain.Go for a bare tank.I personally find that this is an important point to note.
6)I see,so what medium shall I put in my filter to cultivate these BBs and how long does it take for a tank to mature?
Though not a must, ceramic rings or sinster glass are recommended.Coral chips can also be used.They provide ample space for the bacteria to thrive.They are found everywhere actually,in filter mats, airstones for eg.
A new tank takes about a month to cycle.
7)How do I know if my tank is cycled?
Get a nitrate test kit.Presence of nitrates (in large amounts,at least 20ppm) indicates that the tank is cycled.
8)So I only need a medium to cultivate bacteria.But the uncle at the LFS recommends me other things;he says to use zeolites to remove ammonia and to use activated carbon to purify the water.Do I need these?
You dont need zeolites.Removal of ammonia will not help to cycle the tank.Furthermore, there is a limit of its adsorbtion capacity and once reached,you it not adsorb further.
As for activated carbon (AC), its up to you.Its not really necessary,but no harm using it either.There are some discussion on AC here:
9)Do I need to add salt into the tank?
No.Read more about it here.
10)What about a heater?
No.Goldfishes are cold blooded,and they can survive temperatures that are near freezing.
11)What type of food to feed and how often?Do I need to soak the pellets before feeding?
Good quality pellets are recommended.Feeding of veggies such as peas occasionally, and frozen feed such as frozen bloodworms are OK.Stay away from live feed such as live bloodworm or tubifex.These carry parasites and are too risky.If your fishes have access to algaes, its the best.The more the merrier.
There are no hard and fast rules on the feeding frequency.Seasoned keepers may feed 5 to 6 times a day, but for a beginner we advice twice, or at most 3 times a day.This is because beginners tend to overfeed and is poor in water quality management.
As for soaking of pellets,no need.A waste of time.And,a waste of the nutrients dissolving into the water.
12)I know, we must change water.But,since my tank is already cycled, why do I still need to change and how much?
We change water to get rid of nitrates,organic matters,replenish lost minerals and remove growth inhibitors.Try to keep nitrates below 50ppm,and you will have much lesser problems.Nitrates accumulates linearly,and partial water changes merely dilutes them.So we say massive water changes weekly.As a rule of thumb,change at least 80% (better still 100%) of your tank water for a stock level of 100L per fish which is fed 3 times a day.
Here is a very good article on nitrates accumulation:
Here is a discussion on growth inhibitors:
Anyway,if you find these difficult to digest,just remember - CHANGE WATER.THE MORE THE MERRIER.
13)What must I add during a water change?
Anti-chlorine and chloramine.Thats all you need.Pls note that aging tap water to remove chlorine is no longer useful in Singapore; due to the introduction of chloramines.More info here:
14)Must I wash the filters during water change?
You should periodically void your filters of the trapped scums.Disposable mats are best disposed.However,do not wash your filters using tap water!This is kill the BBs and you have to start your cycling all over again.Wash the medias in old tank water.
15)What is 'buffering'?I heard that it is important to buffer our water.
Whew.Easy to explain, difficult to understand in depth.It simply means preventing the pH of tank water from dropping during the nitrification process, but for a better understanding pls read this:
16)I have more questions.......
Pls read point (15) again! Read and understand it.It took me quite some time to digest the material.
17)Do I need any test kits?
You can do without test kits.However,if you wish to monitor the ammonia and nitrite levels during cycling, get them.Once your tank is cycled,all you need is just a nitrate and pH test kit.Check nitrate levels before your water change to get the feel how much it has accumulated over the week and check your water pH to see if it has dropped; ie whether your water is well buffered.
There are many brands available, here are examples of nitrate and pH test kits.
18)What about quarantine?Why do we need to quarantine new buys?
To ensure that your new buy does not introduce diseases to your established tank.Read more here:
19)Can I mix different types of goldfish together?
Its OK, but some species are known to bully others.Ryukins may be more aggressive,some say, but so long as the different types of goldfish all get to eat during feeding,its OK.
20)What's the difference between top view ranchu(TVR) and side view ranchu(SVR)?
21)Hi,I am new here.Where can I buy nice and cheap goldfish?
Gosh,I hate this question. Nice goldfish is never cheap,and expensive goldfish does not mean it is nice either.Here is a list of LFS retailing goldfish, but some info may be out-dated:
Do keep us informed if you visited the place and found that it has closed down,though.
22)OK,OK not nice and cheap goldfish.Surely you can recommend some places to get cheap accessories, such as fish food and medication?
Ah.....that's a better question.You can refer to this link 'Rafflesgold Lobang' for places with good buys.But then again, this thread was also not updated for quite some time already, so do update us if you discover any new lobangs.
23)What's the most important thing to note in goldfish keeping?
The most important thing is water quality.The second most important is water quality.The third most important is water quality.The fourth most important is water quality.The fifth most important........
24)Any other advise?
That's all that I can think of at the moment.But here is another must-read,written by our good ol' Doc Goldrush:
Point to note - The above pointers are written from the point of view of goldfish keeping in this region.Temperature is hot and humid all year round,and so is feeding.Conditions such as weather,temperature and water parameters may differ greatly depending on where you reside; therefore it is advisable for you to also understand the conditions of your local context and deciding for yourself what is the best keeping methology.
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Fabulous index for everyone here whether oldies,newbies or dummies to refer.May I suggest that it be pinned for easier future reference.
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as newbie i have many knowledge from this topic,
Thank You For The Article. Nice And Good
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Taking apart ZVM, loose parts...
I left my beloved ZVM (of 5 years) on a plane flight overseas in July and bought another one on eBay a week ago. The description sounded okay, but when I won the auction the guy selling emailed and said, "by the way, the power switch works best when you put pressure towards the back of the ZVM when you slide it..." Wha..? Red flag!! Oh well...
When I got it, the power switch issue indeed was an issue... the incorrect amount of pressure while turning it off would switch the player function to "Record" or random menu screen. Correct pressure would shut it off.
And...there are sounds of loose parts inside when I shake the player a little. I'm pretty sure there should be no sound of loose parts...
So, I checked out the ABI Disassembly page and decided I'd better see what's going on inside .... So far I've got as far as removing the top to expose the switch and screws. The one thing I noticed right off was a molded rubber part that was not sitting on or connected to anything and fell out when I tipped the player. It doesn't seem to fit in any way to the switch so it must protect or cushion some other part (when I put the ZVM back together I want to make sure all the parts are in their proper position!) ...
Now I have the ZVM taken apart, disconnected the battery and have the two halves laying side by side... the rattley sounds came from the two metal clips that hold the halves together. the screws were loose. Easy fix. The harddrive doesn't seem to be fastened down, does it just float there above the circuit board?
I would appreciate any help from those who have taken their Zens apart and know their way around it!!
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12 Decades Johannesburg Art Hotel
The 12 Decades Johannesburg Art Hotel is a unique combination of South African hospitality and design. Each of the dozen rooms in the hotel is the result of a creative reconceptualisation of a decade in Johannesburg's history, from 1886 to 2006.
While each designer's brief was to illustrate the most prominent features of their allocated decade, their work also had to incorporate the full functionality expected of modern hospitality. The result is a guest experience that is half art installation, half hotel in the heart of the Maboneng Precinct, a key area in Johannesburg's ongoing urban renewal.
The room that represents 1886 to 1896 was designed by Marcus Neustetter and Jonathan Liebmann, and is an abstract reflection of the 'speculation that the meteorite impact south of Johannesburg two billion years ago ... was the reason for the gold reef on which Johannesburg was built'.
The decade from 1896 to 1906 is represented by the Sir Abe Bailey room, designed by Prospero and Anna Bailey, which 'focuses on the era of the great "Randlords" [who controlled the diamond- and gold-mining industries in South Africa] in Johannesburg'.
The room that represents 1906 to 1916 is named 'This is the House that Jack built' and was designed by Kim Stern. It represents the era of the gold rush in Johannesburg.
Dokter and Misses designed the room for the decade between 1916 and 1926. Titled 'Minehaus', designers Katy Taplin and Adriaan Hugo created this room with 'Bauhaus meets Jo'burg mining town in mind'.
1926 to 1936 is represented by a marabi-themed room designed by Robyn Symes and Pierre Crocquet, which reflects the post-gold-rush era in Johannesburg and the infectious music that was part of working-class life (marabi is a distinctively South African style of township music).
'Who is Herbert Dlomo?' spans the decade from 1936 to 1946 and was designed by Lauren Wallett. She drew her inspiration from the Bantu theatre movement that was curbed with the advent of apartheid.
1946 to 1956 is 'A part love, A part hate', designed by Love Jozi designer Bradley Kirshenbaum, who 'brings a sense of humour to one of the most tumultuous eras in South African history with his satirical design'. It was during this time that mass-action campaigns were adopted by the African National Congress.
The late 1950s to mid-1960s inspired 'Main Street Constellations', which was designed by Kim Lieberman and 'explores the theme of connectivity between human beings' by recording and connecting the proprietors of Main Street, an important street in Johannesburg's history.
Colleen Alborough explores 1966 to 1976 and the influence of the 50-storey Carlton Centre 'on the way of life during this turbulent period' in a room named '50 Stories'.
1976 to 1986 is represented by the Ponte Obscura room, designed by Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse. It reflects on 'the mass exodus of the Ponte building's [in central Jo'burg] residents into [Johannesburg's] northern suburbs and questions whether the building's subsequent association 'with crime and urban decay' is warranted.
'Catwalk Customs' by Black Coffee brings to light all that was 'in vogue' between 1986 and 1996, with a focus on the fashion of the decade; and room representing the decade between 1996 and 2006 is named 'Perpetual Liberty' – designed by Enrico Daffonchio, it 'focuses primarily on the stages in setting up and understanding a new democracy'.
The hotel shares the block with an art gallery, Pop Art theatre, the Chalkboard Café, the Bioscope independent cinema and Pata Pata, a restaurant and live music venue. The Constitutional Court, Constitutional Hill, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, and Ellis Park Stadium are also in the vicinity of the hotel.
Walking tours of the city, including a custom Art and Justice tour, can be booked through the hotel and operate daily, dependent on the number of bookings.
There are many bars and restaurants in the Maboneng Precinct. In addition to the Chalkboard Café and Pata Pata, there is Canteen at Arts on Main, Uncle Merv's Original Shakes, Little Addis, and Eat Your Heart Out on Fox Street. You can also try Sha'p on Kruger Street, the Living Room and the Blackanese Wine & Sushi Bar.
The 12 Decades Johannesburg Art Hotel is famed for its exceptional views of Johannesburg, with a trendy roof-top area that is a favourite spot for sundowners on a Sunday evening or for a Saturday yoga class. It also hosts events from time to time. See its website for details.


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In 2011-2012, the Peace Center has been promoting peace and understanding through sports, both locally and abroad. In the fall, board member Dr. Lindsey Blom (Assistant Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology) teamed up with Dr. Lawrence Gerstein (Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies and Professor of Counseling Psychology) to offer a "sport for peace" program for 4th and 5th graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Muncie. In January, Dr. Blom and Dr. Gerstein lead a team to Jordan to begin a "Soccer for Peace and Understanding" exchange program.
Last year BSU students teamed up with Muncie's Rotary Club to ride in the fundraising relay, Pedal for Peace. Over $50,000 was raised and will be split between Greg Mortenson's (auth
or of Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools) Central Asia Institute (CAI) and Bibi Barhami's AWAKEN. Ball State had the largest team with 37 riders. (Right: Pedal for Peace participants hanging out at the event)
In addition to painting, you can participate in meditation classes where you will learn how to heighten your mental clarity, relieve stress, and become more in tune with the world around you. Our Brown Bag lunch series is a great way to hear from a diverse background of speakers on a variety of topics. We've had speakers with military background to Fulbright scholars engage students, faculty, and the community on their respective topics about conflict and peace.
These are just a few examples of what the center has to offer. We also have a Muncie Interfaith Fellowship and the Social Justice League, which may be of interest to you.
Directory of Muncie Social Justice Groups
To inquire about upcoming events or to sign up for our volunteer listserv please email the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at firstname.lastname@example.com


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How Friends Decided to Pair Off Monica and Chandler
The co-writer of the famous 1998 hotel room hookup episode walks us through how the couple came to be, and why they almost didn't.
This story originally ran on Nov. 20, 2013. We're rerunning it for Vulture's TV Couple Scuffle, in which we to determine the greatest couple on television in the past 30 years, and for those who were upset by the outcome of this round.
As Friends wrapped up its fourth season in May of 1998, Ross and Rachel's on/off relationship still provided the show's emotional core, with the other four roommates serving as the platonic Greek chorus to the couple's climactic kisses and "on-a-break"-dom. But then, in the second half of the season's hour-long finale – the one with Ross's ill-fated London wedding weekend with Emily – another duo surprisingly hooked up, much to the glee of audience members: Monica and Chandler. Their relationship would evolve as the complete opposite of Ross and Rachel's: long-kept secret from the other roommates, and healthy and strong until the series ended with them married, parents of adopted twins. Although pairing off sitcom characters is always a risky venture, especially when a show already has one successful couple, Monica and Chandler quickly became a fan-favorite romance, with viewers loving the chemistry between Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry. For Vulture's weeklong celebration of 1998, former Friends exec producer Scott Silveri, who co-wrote the episode with future wife Shana Goldberg-Meehan (and, as with most sitcoms, lots of input from the rest of the show's writing staff) explains the genesis of the relationship, the reservations that nearly stopped it from happening, and why he thinks it added years to the show's life.
Friends was nearly 100 episodes into its run before the show's writers played the Monica-and-Chandler card, but the coupling was something that almost happened earlier. The idea had been "kicking around" since before Silveri and Goldberg-Meehan joined the show in season three, he remembers, with his predecessors taking note of the chemistry between the two characters as early as the season-two episode "The One Where Ross Finds Out." That plot had Monica acting as a trainer for Chandler as he tried to shed a few excess pounds, and "there was a real fun dynamic between the two of them," Silveri says. "So even as early as that, they said, 'Oh, they're kind of special together. If we're ever looking for another relationship, that's something to file away.'"
The notion of Monica and Chandler was also seriously pitched in the writers' room in season three, Silveri says. "People got excited about the idea," he says, including himself among that group. Goldberg-Meehan, however, thought it was simply too soon in the show's life to introduce another couple. "She was the one who said, 'I just feel like at this point it would feel a little desperate,'" Silveri recalls. "We had gotten excited about the stories we could tell, but once she said that, we were all shamed and ran away. It became clear it was too early to explore something like that." Another reason the writers put a pin in the idea: "There was a little bit of relationship ennui among us writers," Silveri says. "We'd already done a lot of drama between Ross and Rachel. And nobody wanted it to become the 'Get Together and Break-up' show."
But after season three, with Ross and Rachel well into their legendary "break," the timing objections started to melt away. "We weren't so immersed in relationships," Silveri says. Plus, the logic of another coupling was starting to grow stronger, at least in the eyes of some of the writers. "The thinking was, if the show's going to be entertaining for years to come, it can't simply rest on this one [Ross and Rachel] relationship," Silveri says. "So it follows that if another pair got together, that would be fun and provide more story. And it's organic: If you get six friends together, all around the same age, there's gonna be a little mixing and matching as time goes on. It felt real." As they got together in summer of 1997 to map out story lines for the upcoming season four, the writers decided that bringing Monica and Chandler together would be, according to Silveri, "a great goal for the end of the season." They just needed to figure out how.
The writers knew they couldn't "do the exact same thing" as Ross and Rachel, Silveri explains. Their different approach mirrored how people often approach new romantic relationships, "which are often reactions to the last relationship you had," he says. "If someone's too high drama, you look for someone stable. And so with Monica and Chandler, we decided to roll out in a way that was a reaction to the last big relationship [the show] had." Specifically, they wanted to keep things low-key. "With Ross and Rachel, it was so public, it was experienced by the group," Silveri says. "Like, before there even was a 'Ross and Rachel,' there were the guys coaching Ross [about how to get her]. And then in the third season, with the breakup, it affected the six of them as much of the two of them. We'd ridden that bus as far as we cared to." So the mandate was to introduce Monica/Chandler in a way that "would be not too heavy, not too soap opera, but also something surprising."
What the writers came up with was definitely a shocker. Yes, some Friends fans probably saw hints of a relationship coming for a while; the first episode of season four had the twosome cutely bonding over a jellyfish sting. But it's hard to imagine even the most ardent 'shippers expecting the big reveal to happen during the wedding, when there was so much focus on about Rachel's emotions about Ross marrying someone else. The hookup happened suddenly in the last half of the show, with zero preamble; after Ross excitedly bursts into Chandler's hotel room then leaves, Monica pops out from under the covers and asks, "Do you think he knew I was here?" to much audience shrieking. (A season-seven episode, "The One With the Truth About London," revealed more details.) "The goal from the get-go was to treat Monica and Chandler's hookup as a surprise, a jolt in the second half of the hour-long episode to add some energy and fun," Silveri says. "The only real debate was around just how we'd get Monica and Chandler there that morning, how many crumbs to drop to lead the audience and the characters to the moment, all in hopes that the fact that they ended up in bed that morning wouldn't feel unmotivated and false." In earlier scenes at the rehearsal dinner, Chandler had tried to talk a drunk Monica out of her funk over having no boyfriend, and a drunk party guest mistaking her for Ross' mother. "Who wouldn't want you?" he asked. Says Silveri, "[We were] basically shooting for the spot between, 'This stinks, that never would have happened!'; and, 'This stinks, I saw that coming.' More of a delighted, 'That is surprising but also very satisfying and organic. It might not stink!'"
Silveri and the other producers got a sense of how viewers would react to their storytelling decisions months before the episode aired on NBC. With the episode shooting in London (where the show was also a hit) instead of Burbank, producers wanted to give as many locals the chance to see a taping as possible. So rather than following the standard practice of filming multiple takes of scenes, producers instead shot the episode all the way through, like a play, for three different studio audiences. "So we got to experience them seeing that [Monica and Chandler] scene three times," Silveri says. "The first time, I was huddled around a monitor, watching [the actors] perform. And when Monica popped up from beneath the sheets [after their hookup], there was just this explosion from the audience. It was a combination of a laugh/gasp/cry/shriek. They were just blown away by it. It was so intense, for the second or third takes, instead of watching the monitors, I just turned around and watched the audience." Today, of course, producers would've filmed that scene on a closed set, fearful that audience members would tweet about the moment the second they left the studio. "Before the dawn of social media, you could keep secrets," Silveri laughs. "We didn't have to worry about it."
But while in retrospect it all seemed like the perfect beginning to what would become a great TV relationship, Silveri insists that while he and Goldberg-Meehan wrote the London episode, they weren't sure the whole thing would last. Even later that year, when the writers returned from hiatus and began breaking stories for season five, "The question was, 'All right, is this something we dispense with after a week? [or] Is it something we explore a little more?'," he says. In fact, Silveri admits the London hookup was something of a trial balloon, designed to see how viewers reacted to the idea, and if Perry and Cox had the sort of sexual chemistry that producers thought they might. Co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane were always "eager to try things" on Friends, says Silveri, but they also always tried to make sure they didn't get stuck in boxes they couldn't get out of if need be. "They did that with all of the relationship arcs," Silveri explains. "With Courteney and Tom Selleck [in season two], if I'm not mistaken, there was no sense [at first] that was going to become a relationship with a capital 'R,'" he says. "They went into that, and it was going to be one episode, two tops. And then they had such good chemistry, the producers and the writers at the time decided to explore it a little more." So with Monica and Chandler, "There were plans, but there was no [final] decision," he says. "It was always, 'We're gonna see how it feels ... We're gonna see how it plays to the audience,' and then go forward from there. It was sound producing on their part."
The take-it-slow approach also helped smooth out another potential pitfall of Monica-Chandler: the actors. The writers knew Perry and Cox, along with the other four series regulars, were protective of their alter egos, particularly when it came to romantic entanglements within the group. "I'm remembering there were a lot of conversations about, 'Is this the right thing to do?'," Silveri says. "I don't think anybody balked too much at them hooking up. That felt natural. The fallout came in the following year, when it became a relationship. They were acutely sensitive to how it played out." That hesitation, plus the writers' own doubts, helped shaped the first half of season five. "We plotted it out in a self-protective way," he says. "It wasn't a relationship [the other characters were] talking about. Nobody knew about it. We as writers were almost as protective of it as those characters were. We didn't want to make too much of a deal about it too early. That's what you saw on the screen, but it's also how we experienced it. We didn't want to spend too much too fast. We didn't want it to be high drama. So we just kept taking baby steps forward and feeling our way through." And it seemed to work: Audiences embraced the two as a couple, and Perry and Cox ultimately accepted the idea as well. "Because of the way we eased into it, we sort of greased the machine," Silveri says.
In the end, the pairing of Monica and Chandler ended up rivaling that of the show's core romance, Ross and Rachel. It altered the show's dynamic, but didn't ruin it. This was no small feat: Most shows have trouble managing one big couple (see: New Girl), let alone two. And even Friends didn't make every coupling click: Joey and Rachel flirted with a relationship toward the end of the show's run, but the two didn't go all the way. ("They ultimately did feel more like a brother/sister relationship," Silveri says.) Monica and Chandler, however, just worked — and Silveri believes that success was a critical component to the show's ultimate longevity. "If you didn't have a Monica-and-Chandler relationship, if the center of Friends had remained Ross and Rachel, you would've seen a much shorter shelf life for the show," he says. "Without Monica and Chandler, it ends three years earlier. I don't owe my whole house to them, but at least two bedrooms and a bath are because of them."
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Miley Cyrus Tweets Photo of Super Skinny Stomach
Miley Cyrus has been on a fitness kick lately, but a recent photo that she tweeted has some fans thinking she may be taking her regimen a bit too far.
The 'Party in the U.S.A.' songstress posted a photo of her nearly microscopic waist and jutting hip bones, writing, "My 'fiance' jeans. But for real though." Whatever that means, Cyrus' figure is leading many of her followers to voice concern over her shrinking figure. She does look pretty gaunt -- check out her pencil-thin arms -- but some people's natural and healthy weight is just lower than others, and we're not doctors, so we're not about to judge her.
That said, this isn't the first time that the Pilates enthusiast has come under fire for her weight loss. She recently shed quite a few pounds by changing her diet, but she insisted she did so for health reasons, not vanity. She explained, "For everyone calling me anorexic I have a gluten and lactose allergy."
Cyrus added, "It's not about weight it's about health. Gluten is crapppp anyway! Gluten free food is sooo good & healthy!" In a reply to a fan, Miley continued, "Everyone should try no gluten for a week!" she wrote. "The change in your skin, phyisical and mental health is amazing! U won't go back!"
Also in fairness to Miley, she's been slender for months now. She flashed her abs leaving a Pilates class in April -- and, er, other things while shopping.
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As a thriller, The Debt performs many if not all the right moves. Where the John Madden-directed film gets into trouble is in wanting to deal with the Holocaust without being entirely a period film.
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The Debt is basically an entertaining riff on "Munich." It's about a (fictional) operation of top secret Israeli revenge, carried out by three highly trained agents whose plan goes off the rails in ways that are more fascinating than the mission itself.
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Parents need to know that this intense spy thriller, which jumps between the late 1960s and the late 1990s, centers on a trio of agents who -- despite being celebrated as heroes -- share a dark secret about a covert mission. Expect several fight scenes that are brutish, bloody, and realistic; you really feel like the characters are fighting for their lives. There's also some swearing (including "f--k") and drinking, and several characters smoke cigarettes (accurate for the '60s setting).
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USDA will hold its first BioPreferred Biobased Product Showcase and Training in conjunction with the 2008 General Services Administration Expo, April 21-24, 2008, in Anaheim, Calif.
Visitors may register for the opportunity to network with over 6,000 federal and state procurement officials, to learn how to sell to the federal government, and to learn more about the BioPreferred program.
Additionally, biobased product vendors are invited to share limited exhibit space with USDA to showcase products, answer questions from potential customers, and engage vendors seeking to sell biobased products.
USDA's participation in the GSA Expo is one step the department is taking to implement the BioPreferred program. BioPreferred was created by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to increase the procurement and use of biobased products for federal agencies and their contractors to enable the marketing of biobased products.
The BioPreferred program's preference requirements were recently added to the Federal Acquisition Regulations, which outline the uniform policies for federal procurement officials and contractors.
Persons wishing to attend the showcase and expo may register directly at www.expo.gsa.gov/registrationVisitor.cfm. Vendors wishing to exhibit with USDA may visit www.biopreferred.gov/ for eligibility or contact Shana Love at [email protected] or (202) 205-4008.


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Most of the reports about lag have been isolated to individual users, and not a site-wide thing, except during the early morning hours in the USA, where the server does a catch-up for a few minutes.
My fibre-op internet that doesn't lag anywhere else...EVER....lags to shit on this site...AND I'm from MONCTON, NB thats within peeing range of montreal where the servers are located.
The servers are in Texas I believe, but regardless, you shouldn't have such a problem. You might have a problem with you DNS or something....
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – With 12 different players finding the back of the net, including a game-high five goals from freshman Donny Delpha (Walpole, Mass.), men's lacrosse (3-12) closed out their 2012 non-conference schedule with a convincing 24-4 win over Wheelock College (0-9) Thursday afternoon at Hedley Field.
Delpha also finished the non-conference match-up with two assists for a seven-point afternoon. Right behind him was senior Anthony Fitti (Havertown, Pa.) with a career-best six points (3g, 3a). Fitti, who was named the Little East Conference Goalie of the Week two weeks ago, traded in his goalie stick for an attackman's stick and with that unloaded on the Wildcats throughout Thursday's contest. The senior also posted a career-best 14 ground balls in the victory, which allowed the Beacons to not only dominate the momentum on the field, but the face-off "X" as well.
On the afternoon, the Beacons won a season-high 20 face-offs, with 10 of those wins belonging to Xavier Donaldson. UMass Boston's attack was also on full display as they outshot Wheelock 76-15, while also collecting an unbelievable 85 ground balls.
Between the pipes, freshman Gary Ley (Southampton, N.J.) notched his first collegiate victory after just making three stops in the contest. Wheelock goalie Mike Manning totaled 21 saves in the contest.
In every period, UMass Boston recorded six goals, while defensively they held Wheelock to just on score in the second and three in the fourth. Cam Hanlon (Hanson, Mass.) and Delpha would lead the charge in the first 15 minutes of play, with Hanlon scoring twice and Delpha four times, while also assisting on Hanlon's first goal.
The second saw Fitti unload his first collegiate hat trick to go along with goals from Domenic Fichera (Scituate, Mass.), Ryan McGoff (Winchester, Mass.), and Mike Sanchez (Hingham, Mass.). Henry Bristol (South Hadley, Mass.), Nate Staples (Salem, Mass.), Ryan FitzGerald (Abington, Mass.), Andrew Guy (Northbridge, Mass.), and Eric Collins (Somerville, Mass.) would all get involved in the final two periods to help the Beacons secure the one-sided win.
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Trevino Attorney Asks Judge for 10 1/2 Year Sentence
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The attorney for a St. Paul man convicted of killing his wife is asking a judge to sentence him to 10 1/2 years in prison, instead of 30.
Jeffery Trevino was convicted in October of second-degree unintentional murder in the death of 30-year-old Kira Steger. Her body was found in the Mississippi River in May, more than two months after she went missing.
Reports say the prosecution filed a memo Wednesday requesting a 30-year sentence, because of "aggravating factors," including the fact that Steger's body was missing for two months.
Trevino's attorney John Conard argues in a memo that the 39-year-old's military service and previously clean criminal record should grant him a lower-end prison sentence.
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A genealogy website on Monday posted burial records online for more than half a million military personnel.
A genealogy website on Monday posted burial records online for more than half a million military personnel for the first time as part of a government bid to digitally preserve the aging paper documents.
The burial and headstone applications records, which include entries for General George Custer and President Abraham Lincoln, were previously available only on paper at the national archives in Washington, D.C.
They were posted on Ancestry.com through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the National Archives and Records Administration, said Todd Godfrey, the Utah-based company's senior director for U.S. content.
"Every one of these records, except for the small portion the VA had already imaged, were all only available on paper and all in Washington D.C.," he said. "So you would have had to go to that special National Archives building, know (the record) is there and ask for it. Then they'd spend the morning digging around for it and then bring it to you."
The U.S. Army began tracking burials at national cemeteries and military posts in the 1860s. In 1973, data for 82 national cemeteries was turned over to the veterans department, where the records are overseen by the National Cemeteries Administration.
On its own, the NCA scanned more than 9,400 pages of entries before turning the work over to Ancestry in 2011.
Godfrey said Ancestry staff spent nearly 3,000 hours scanning and prepping the military records, at no cost to taxpayers, to be accessed by the public.
The military records are available through the paid subscription service, but "we also provided online access to the VA and their cemeteries for free at their locations so that they can search the records and serve their patrons," he said.
"We have opened the doors to thousands of histories through the information contained in these burial ledgers," said VA Undersecretary for Memorial Affairs Steve Munro.
Godfrey said amateur genealogists should delight in the records, some of which include handwritten notes that go well beyond a soldier's name, rank and serial number.
The entry for Lincoln, for example, includes a hand-drawn black border and details that the Civil War-era president was "pistol shot by John Wilkes Booth, the ball entering 2 inches below and behind the left ear and lodged in the brain."
Lincoln's entry is honorary, because he was buried in Springfield, Illinois and not in Arlington National Cemetery.
Godfrey said that while digging around in the archive a few weeks ago he came across an entry for his own fourth great-grandfather.
Henry Wells Jackson was a 36-year-old California postal worker at the time of the Civil War. Cheated out of a paycheck, an angry Jackson headed to Washington to collect but was captured by the Confederate army and held in jail, Godfrey said.
"That made him mad, so (after release) he joined the Union army and three months later he was killed in battle." he said.
The discovery adds a wonderful new piece to Godfrey's family history, he said, but does leave him with one burning question: "I do wonder if he ever got his paycheck."


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(Reuters) - Alister McDermott is set to follow his father Craig into international cricket after being added to Australia's squad for the one-day series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
The 21-year-old McDermott, who was the leading wicket-taker in Australia's domestic one-day competition last season, replaces Clint McKay in the squad for the three-match series after the bowler pulled a hamstring during a practice match in Darwin.
"Alister was impressive in all formats last summer and bowled very well for Australia A against Durham last week," said national selector John Inverarity.
"He is a very fit and disciplined young man who bowls with good sense and good control."
His father Craig played 71 tests and 138 ODIs from 1984-1996, and in a year-long stint as head bowling coach, oversaw Australia's 4-0 whitewash of India in the test series earlier this year before stepping down in May.
The younger McDermott, who shares his father's red hair and possesses a similar bowling action, has raised big expectations in Australia since winning a rookie contract with Queensland state when still at high school.
Australia play their first ODI against Pakistan on August 28 at Sharjah.
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About the death of my parents: The aftermath
About the death of my parents: The aftermath
"Hi, This is <Company> can I help you?
"Hi, I hope so, My name is <name> Both my parents are murdered and I want to cancel their account"
"Excuse me?"
"My name is <name> Both my parents are murdered and I want to cancel their account"
"I put you trough"
Although it sounds harsh to say that to people, I tried to say, "my parents passed away" at first but mostly they started jabbing about getting authorisation from the other parent to get things done. (No Both are death... No, they where murdered, not sick. *sigh*) So after a few calls I decided to cut the corner.
Even now, telling someone you need to get stuff done because "both parents where murdered" sounds like a lame excuse. ("Just SAY you lost the paper, you sucker".)
A second problem was the fact that the house was sealed by the police. No chance to check what companies they had busyness with. Lucky the lady at the bank knew my mother personally. She was a great help.
On the 21 of dec I got an appointment with the police to remove the seals. Winters can be harsh in that area and the house needed to be prepared for the first frost. I agreed with my neighbours to come with me to enter the house for the first time. It was their idea. In a bizarre twist of faith it's already the third time they do something similar.
The two officers removed the blue tape and unlocked the door and I send my neighbour in the house to check stuff while I was arranging the paperwork. When he came back a few minutes later, he said he just saw a small drag tack of blood, and a lot of gray dust. The police officers confirmed the dust being some product to search for tracks and fingerprints. A deep inhale, and off we go...
It was eerie to see the house in the state left whilst in the middle of the daily activity. An open crossword puzzle, pen on top. The dishes, clearly showing there was breakfast for three. Over-ripe banana's... The stench of the fridge content...
It took me and my neighbours an hour or three to clean the place. It felt good to see the house in a clean state when we left. I have a lot of happy memories there and now It's not a crime-scene any more but just an unoccupied house.
It's so weird to see that the villagers are avoiding that place. I had my parents neighbour passing by to say hi. Since it was rather cold I invited him in. He said he rather stayed outside. I also heard the son of the neighbour across the street doesn't want to visit his mom anymore. He asked her if she could come to his place since the last time they passed by, their 4 year old daughter asked them what the blue tape was for. They told her it was Christmas decoration and moved on rather quickly. That 600 to 800 individuals village clearly is in shock.
We also had to find a lawyer. Quite a job for someone who's only contact with the law was an occasional parking violation. I think we found a good one with a human approach. She told us in a letter she was so impressed by our "courage and decisiveness in these dark days". Coming from someone with such background it really was a welcome moral boost.
I slowly start to get up from being knocked down. And I think I'm ready for the trial. I'm "sharpening my figurative knives"
I hope I make my parents proud.
About the death of my parents: the murder
About the death of my parents: the funeral
Understanding "strength trough faith"
(About my relation with my parents)
Agnostic atheist
Secular humanist
Emotional rationalist
Disclaimer: Don't mix the personal opinion above with the absolute and objective truth. Remember to think for yourself. Thank you.
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RE: About the death of my parents: The aftermath
It's good to hear that you beginning to get back on your feet. I hope the trial isn't too bad for you, and you know if you want to talk about stuff we're all here.
And I'm sure you've already made your parents proud.
Best and worst of Ferdinand .....
Ferdinand: We don't really say 'theist' in Alabama. Here, you're either a Christian, or you're from Afghanistan and we fucking hate you.
Ferdinand: Everyone from British is so, like, fucking retarded.
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Yes, it really sounds like you're starting to get things under control, but try not to go through this process alone. There is really not much we can do, but please know that we would like to help you somehow if that is possible in any way. Take care of yourself and please keep us posted with whatever progress you make. If you feel like talking about it, tell us more about them and feel free to repeat your stories if that helps you. Thank you for sharing.
Oh, no Hallucinations 4:11 says the 'gilded sheep should be stewed in rat blood' but Morons 5:16 contradicts it. (Chas)
I would never shake a baby unless the recipe requires it.
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RE: About the death of my parents: The aftermath
(23-12-2011 04:41 PM)The_observer Wrote: A deep inhale, and off we go...
T_O, I'm not exactly sure why, but right now, even as I type this, my eyes are watering with tears. I was really touched by your description of entering your parents' home. Through your words I could sense a moment frozen in time. Life before Death. The open crossword puzzle, pen on top... Your pain became very palatable to me with that image. I think what this inspires me to say is, I hope you will find many happy memories of your parents as moments frozen in time. May the good memories of time spent with your parents sustain you not only in these dark days, but also throughout the rest of your life.
It was just a fucking apple man, we're sorry okay? Please stop the madness
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You're a brave man in a traumatising situation. Commendable. Yes, your parents would be very proud.
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DLR researchers conduct ground vibration tests
In 2012, Solar Impulse is to set out on a flight around the globe and will be in the air day and night during that time. Initial test flights of this unique solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse are in progress in the Payerne region of Switzerland. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is supporting this ambitious project and various DLR Institutes are involved in providing this support. In early 2010, DLR's Institute of Aeroelasticity (Institut für Aeroelastik) ground vibration tests on prototypes in Zurich.
This is a task that requires the technology, design and construction of the aircraft to be of the highest standard. The aircraft needs a large wing surface area in order to generate sufficient lift. These wing surfaces also provide space for the solar cells, which power the four electric motors.
For Solar Impulse to continue its round-the-world flight after sunset, its batteries need to store sufficient solar power during the day to keep the propulsion units supplied with energy until sunrise. The exceptionally lightweight construction of this aircraft is key to its ability to save energy. Solar Impulse has the wingspan of an Airbus A340, but it is only as heavy as a mid-range passenger car.
The lightweight structure of Solar Impulse needs to be robust as well as flexible in order to withstand in-flight loads and to ensure that the aircraft remains manoeuvrable. To a certain extent, these material characteristics can be simulated on the computer. The actual characteristics of the aircraft design and the chosen materials are, however, most accurately reproduced during the ground vibration test. The insights gained during these tests lay the groundwork for the test flights.
In this DLR webcast, Solar Impulse pilot André Borschberg and Marc Böswald from the DLR Institute for Aeroelastics in Göttingen present the project and the ground vibration test (GVT) procedure.


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SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Tuesday, taking it to its lowest level since the global financial crisis, as slower growth in China, uncertainty over the U.S. outlook and stubbornly weak conditions in Europe undermine the Australian economy.
The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to lower the rate to 3 percent was its fourth rate cut this year and widely predicted by economists. The stalemate in Washington over automatic tax increases and spending cuts, Europe's financial woes, lower commodity prices and an economic slowdown in China — Australia's biggest export market — prompted the decision, Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens said in a statement.
The bank last dropped the rate to the record low of 3 percent in April 2009 in a bid to stimulate the economy during the height of the global financial crisis.
Australia's economy remained relatively strong during the downturn, as Chinese demand for the nation's vast mineral resources, particularly iron ore, fueled a mining boom. But China's slowing economy has prompted concerns that the boom won't last another three years as previously thought. In October, Stevens predicted it would hit its peak next year. That has prompted the bank to try and kick-start other parts of the Australian economy with rate cuts.
"Recent data confirm that the peak in resource investment is approaching," Stevens said Tuesday. "Available information suggests that the near-term outlook for non-residential building investment, and investment generally outside the resources sector, remains relatively subdued."
CommSec economist Savanth Sebastian said mining was the clear area of concern for the bank.
"The Reserve Bank in the last couple of months has really, finally admitted that the mining investment boom isn't going to run for another three years — it's 12 to 18 months," he said. "That has to be the key driver of this result."
Sebastian thinks it's likely the bank will cut rates again when it next meets in February, though he predicts the rate will not be lowered below 2.75 percent.
The bank's decision also follows the release of weaker-than-expected retail spending figures just weeks before Christmas. The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Monday reported retail spending remained flat in October, surprising economists who had predicted a rise of 0.4 percent.
Treasurer Wayne Swan was quick to counter concerns about the nation's financial health, saying Australia remained in great shape.
"Anybody who thinks that rates are at the same levels now for the same reason they were at lows during the global financial crisis simply can't be taken seriously when it comes to economic policy," he told reporters in Canberra, noting that the Australian dollar was at around 60 U.S. cents during the downturn. It now fetches around $1.04.


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VERMILION, Ohio (AP) — An investigator says child care workers from a government-funded program visited a northern Ohio family two months before their 18-month-old son died of malnutrition.
Erie County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jared Oliver told The Morning Journal in Lorain (http://bit.ly/QLpO1s ) he couldn't say whether any concerns were raised when workers from the Help Me Grow program visited the family in Vermilion. The program often helps parents of young children with disabilities.
No charges have been filed in the boy's death, but six other children were removed from the home.
Four were hospitalized with medical concerns including malnutrition. Oliver says those children are doing better and gaining weight.
Authorities have said many of the children have physical or mental disabilities.
The state plans to investigate how social workers handled the family's case.
Information from: The Morning Journal, http://www.morningjournal.com


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Fresh and spontaneous.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Pascale le Glacier
Fresh and spontaneous.
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I see that you have made a new tour of the 16th arrondissement! Things to discover everywhere! Waiting for your discoveries in the 19th, 20th...! :-)ReplyDelete
- J in Danemark6:13 AM
I LOVE your blogReplyDelete
Such funny observations
And hilarious candid
pictures make me log on daily!
so much ground to cover in Paris..
Who knows when I'll get to the 19th or 20th..?
Maybe I'll move there to find out?
You're having way more fun than I am:) What a treat..It doesn't take much to enchant me so I can imagine what I would be like there.ReplyDelete
Un jour~
Someone is having way too much fun in Paris ;-) These ice cream flavors sound wonderful. I spotted "la Fraise des Bois" on the menu list. It was always a favorite of mine chez Berthillon, on Ile St Louis. Bonne journee dans la capitale, wherever your Parisian adventures may take you, Carol. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDelete
Looks like your having a good time exploring - and Bear, too.ReplyDelete
I detect a touch of "Bringing Up Bebe." Be like a child & let your curiosity roam. (I like the dance show :)
A challenge to all the senses - too right!ReplyDelete
When it comes to ice cream I'm a slave to chocolate - your mousse-like tub has got me slavering.
Oh yes. I want the Chocolate please. :)) Looks wonderful. So... are the tastings free or is there a fee? Look forward to more fun tomorrow. :)ReplyDelete
Next time, try pamplelmousse, pomme verte, pave de Passy, Aramanac pruneax, poire, wait a minute! How about the whole left side of the menu?ReplyDelete
In fact, please don't post any more menus. I have spent the last hour choosing my flavors!! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm so glad I didn't have to choose the flavors!Delete
Louise said the PISTACHE is outstanding..I must go back!


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May 23. 2013 11:47AM
The WaterSlide at Weirs Beach & Mini Golf
Route 3
Weirs Beach, NH
Ph: 603-366-5528
Located in the center of beautiful downtown Weirs Beach. Four fantastic slides including a 75-foot drop, 110-foot dark tunnel, the tallest manmade volcano in the world and waterfalls.
Unlike other waterslide parks, the Weirs Beach WaterSlide does not have a general admission fee. Our patrons pay for only those members of their family who will be sliding, while those who are not sliding can comfortably watch their sliders by the pool as they come off the slides.
Another unique feature of the Weirs Beach WaterSlide is that our all day pass is not void upon leaving the property. Our patrons can come and go and explore Weirs Beach, and come back for more sliding when they are ready.
Weirs Beach Waterslide and Mini Golf
Weirs Drive-In Theater


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I belong to the "I-Own-Too-Many-Cookbook-Magazines Club." Over the years, I have bought those handy-dandy magazine storage boxes where I have filed (in chronological order) back issues of my favorite magazines, Fine Cooking, Cuisine at Home, Cook's Country and Cook's Illustrated. But, they just keep sitting where I've stored them, and I forget to use them-- and it's hard to remember which recipes I wanted to make! I had to do something, but what?
For the longest time, I couldn't justify the cost of buying an Apple iPad. Eventually, I began to
Once I downloaded my first digital version of my favorite cooking magazines, I was in awe at how beautiful the digital photos looked! This month's Jan/Feb 2014 issue of Cuisine at Home was loaded with quite a few recipes that I loved. I bookmarked several of them (another useful feature of digital magazines).
Making authentic Cuban pork is on my bucket list, but this quick version seemed like a good place to start-- especially since I'm always looking for fast work night dinners.
Next, they are drizzled with olive oil, fresh orange juice, cumin, coriander-- and a little more light rum, for good measure, and tossed to coat evenly. The oven is preheated to 475F and I heat a cast-iron skillet with a little olive oil on medium-high heat.
"Kicked Up" canned black beans.
Kudos to Cuisine at Home for another dinner that is worthy of company, or for a fast dinner at home. This recipe will definitely have an encore. Oh, and another reason that this magazine is one of my faves-- no ads!
I always post a printable recipe card at the end of each recipe post. If you cannot view it, you might be using an older version of InternetExplorer. You should be able to view my recipe cards with Safari, Mozilla, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. If you still can't view the recipe card, all of my recipes are stored on Key Ingredient, by clicking here. If you still can't figure out how to view the printable recipe card, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I am happy to help


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A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
(66:1165-1171, 1997) points that large doses of ingested vitamin C may be
excreted without being utilized. When the dosage of vitamin C given to a group
of healthy men was increased from 200 mg a day to 2,500 mg a day, the serum
levels increased only negligibly, from 12 mg/dl to 15 mg/dl. James Blanchard,
Ph.D., a professor of pharmacological sciences at the University of Arizona in
Tucson, reports that the blood levels of vitamin C generally reflect the
tissue levels.
Over the past few years I have recommended to my patients that they
really do not need to take vitamin C supplements in dosages greater that 250
mg twice a day. This study adds an additional note of certainty to my opinion
that a maximum dosage of 500, or perhaps even up to 1,000 mg a day may be all
that's needed. This amount, of course, is for those who have no medical
problems and are just supplementing with vitamin C for preventive reasons. It
is possible that those with chronic medical conditions, or the elderly, may
need more of this vitamin.
Again, moderation seems to be the key in vitamin supplementation. Obviously
the RDA of 60 mg a day is probably not optimal, then again, megadoses greater
that 1,000 mg a day, may also be unnecessary.


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Alissa Butts began her graduate career in clinical psychology at Marquette University in 2008. Her research interests include the use of advanced neuroimaging techniques in the earliest detection and prediction of cognitive impairment with older adults at-risk for Alzheimer's disease. Alissa received her M.S. in 2010, with her master's thesis examining functional differences in memory regions during the resting state of the brain in older adults at-risk for Alzheimer's disease. Her dissertation project aims to identify a combination of indicators with structural and functional MRI, genetic risk factors, and physical activity levels that accurately predict cognitive decline. Ultimately, Alissa would like to incorporate neuroimaging to inform clinical decision-making while working in an academic medical center as a clinical neuropsychologist. Alissa enjoys playing and watching sports, running in the rain, and spending time with family and friends.
Butts, A. M., Nielson, K.A., Hantke, N., Lancaster, M., Durgerian, S., Woodard, J. L., Seidenberg, M., Matthews, M., & Rao, S. M. (in preparation, anticipated submission to Neuropsychology December 2011). FreeSurfer vs. manual tracing: Distinguishing stable from cognitively declining using prospectively measured hippocampal volume.
Seidenberg, M., Guidotti-Breting, L. M., Woodard, J. L., Nielson, K. A., Smith, J. C., Lancaster, M., Matthews, M., Hantke, N., Butts, A. M., & Rao, S. M. Temporal gradient for recent and remote famous names and episodic memory decline in cognitively intact elders. Submitted to Neuropsychologia.
Woodard, J.L., Nielson, K.A., Sugarman, M. A., Smith, J. C., Seidenberg, M., Durgerian, S., Butts, A. M., Hantke, N., Lancaster, M., Matthews, M. A., & Rao, S.M. (2011). Lifestyle and genetic contributions to cognitive decline and hippocampal integrity in healthy aging. Accepted to Current Alzheimer's Research.
Smith, J. C., Nielson, K. A., Woodard, J. L., Seidenberg, M., Verber, M. D., Durgerian, S., Antuono, P., Butts, A. M., Hantke, N., Lancaster, M. A., & Rao, S. M. (2011). Does physical activity influence semantic memory activation in amnestic mild cognitive impairment? Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 193, 60-62.
Smith, J. C., Nielson, K. A., Woodard, J. L., Seidenberg, M., Durgerian, S., Antuono, P., Butts, A. M, Hantke, N., Lancaster, M. A. & S., Rao, S.M. (2010). Interactive effects of physical activity and APOE e4 on BOLD semantic memory activation in healthy elders. NeuroImage. 52, 635-44.
Woodard, J. L., Seidenberg, M., Nielson, K. A., Smith, J. C., Antuono, P., Durgerian, S., Guidotti, L., Zhang, Q., Butts, A. M., Hantke, N., Lancaster, M., & Rao., S. M. (2010) Prediction of cognitive decline in healthy older adults using fMRI. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 871-885.
Woodard, J. L., Seidenberg, M., Nielson, K. A., Antuono, P. Guidotti, L., Durgerian, S., Zhang, Q., Lancaster, M., Hantke, N., Butts, A. M, & Rao, S. M. (2009). Semantic memory activation in amnestic mild cognitive impairment, Brain, 132, 2068-2078.
Hertenstein, M. J., Hansel, C., Butts, A. M, & Hile, S. (2009). Smile intensity in photographs predicts divorce later in life. Motivation & Emotion, 33, 99-105.
Hertenstein, M. J., Butts, A. M, & Hile, S. (2007). The communication of anger: Beyond the face. In E.I Clausen (Ed.), Psychology of Anger (pp. 7-11). Nova Publications.


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WASHINGTON, August 30, 2013 – Campbell's Soup Supply Company LLC, a Paris, TX establishment, is recalling 1,920 cans (approximately 1,740 pounds) of SpaghettiOs with Meatballs due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The SpaghettiOs product is formulated with wheat, soy, and milk, known allergens. However, the product was released with a Swanson 100% Natural Chicken Broth label, which does not declare the allergens.
The products subject to recall bear the label: [labels]
- 14.5-oz. Campbell's "Swanson 100% Natural Chicken Broth." The establishment number "EST. 4K, P-13" is located on the bottom of the can along with the use-by date of Jan. 23, 2015.
The products were produced on July 24, 2013 and were sold in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The product was sold at retail only.
The problem was discovered after the company received two consumer complaints of incorrectly labeled product. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to ensure that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. The retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at: www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact the Campbell Consumer Hotline at 866-495-3774 . Media with questions about the recall should contact Carla Burigatto, a company media contact, at 856-342-3737 email@example.com.


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AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11: Selected as an All-West Coast Honorable Mention player in her true freshman season … tied for 11th at the WCC Championships with rounds of 76, 75, and 81 … tied for 14th at the Circling Raven Collegiate Invitational shooting rounds of 73, 76, and 77 … tied for 18th at the Fresno State Lexus Classic shooting rounds of 78, 79, and 72 … tied for 19th at the Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational with rounds of 81, 84, and 76 … finished 25th in the two round Lamkin Grip Invitational with rounds of 80 and 77 … competed in all nine events for the Broncos.
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top high school golfers in Northern California at nearby Salinas High School … earned first team all-conference honors in four straight seasons and posted a 74.6 scoring average in 18 tournaments … placed fourth overall at the NorCal finals as a senior and fifth in the California State Championships … won on the Northern California Junior Tour (NCJT), out-playing the field at Foxtail Golf Course in September of 2009 and at the Rancho Canada Golf Course later that fall … she also earned a tournament win at a Junior Golf Association of Northern California (JGANC) event in Salinas ... led Salinas High School to their first ever birth to NorCals … taught by nationally renowned golf instructor Laird Small at Pebble Beach.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Dale and Julie Camany … has an older brother, Bobby … also enjoys shopping, reading, and traveling … major is undeclared.