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Wabash College President Patrick E. White joined with presidents of two other single-sex colleges in a two-day symposium at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. "College Men: Making the Grade?" examined the so-called "male crisis" in education through presentations from scholars, faculty, and Hampden-Sydney students regarding research and opinion on men's education.
On Wednesday's panel session President White joined his host, Dr. Christopher B. Howard, president of Hampden-Sydney College, and Dr. Jo Ellen Parker, president of Sweet Briar College. Dr. Jennifer L. Braaten, president of Ferrum College, moderated the talk.
"The story of self-making and self-construction that goes into making a Wabash man or a Hampden-Sydney man remains not only viable but necessary for the nation," President White said. "That story may have been, at times, a story of privilege, but it has always been a story of change, growth, and development.
"No one arrives at our colleges fully formed as a mature and grown-up person. We are always developing and leading young men to adulthood."
The symposium included discussions on and analysis of the much publicized "boy crisis" and "male crisis" in education. Alumni professors at Hampden-Sydney also reflected on their experiences as undergraduates at the all-male college and how that helped (or hindered) their effectiveness teaching there today.
The symposium ended with a keynote talk by Dr. Bryant Marks, a scholar from Morehouse College (another men's college), who outlined effective student-centered approaches to educating men in college.
Uniquely positioned in this discussion because he has spent 18 years as a senior academic leader at Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, Indiana), a women's college, before coming to Wabash, President White told the audience that he believes the country not only needs good single-sex colleges, it needs those colleges to share their expertise in educating men differently.
"In a culture that is not taking young men seriously, especially young men removed from the power elites, Wabash offers young men the promise that their lives and greatest ambitions matter. We will take you seriously. As long as education means more than the accumulation of credits and is the growth of the whole person, there is a need for what we do. We consider a Wabash education to be a challenging and transformative experience that says, 'Young man, you can be a hero in your own life; you are not now what you can become. This college experience will change your life.'"
Dr. White acknowledged that this kind of student-centered, rigorous approach is not for everyone — especially at a time when the average male college student spends 41 hours a week watching television or playing video games.
"Some will shy away from this kind of educational experience because it is hard and wrenching at times," Dr. White said. "But for those who do, the world will be different. The focus on the development of what it means to be man or a woman can be more concentrated and clear in a single sex environment."
Dr. Howard of Hampden-Sydney also talked about the need to grow single-sex education at the secondary level and stressed the need to communicate the positive aspect of men's colleges and women's colleges to a larger world, a world that wants the qualities these institutions nurture so effectively: seriousness of purpose, high ambition, self-reliance, and the desire to be constantly growing and developing.
Dr. Jo Ellen Parker, President of Sweet Briar, noted that women's colleges developed in a world where women were denied access to higher education generally, especially to excellent higher education. Today, when more women than men are attending College, the issue of access to excellent education remains relevant. Women still are underrepresented in corporate and political leadership, so the empowering action of women's colleges still has an important place in national and global life.
Dr. White added, "Certain conversations are more possible in a single sex environment; conversations of affections and loyalty, of heroism and meaning in one's life, of true ambitions are readily voiced and go in particular directions of candor and challenge in a single sex environment. The focus on development and empowerment is clearer and we can call young men to their highest ambitions in every aspect of their lives."
President White said that symposia like this are important and must continue, and he applauded Dr. Howard for raising the level of dialogue on single-sex education.
While visiting Hampden-Sydney, President White had the opportunity to meet and dine with students, administrators, and even members of H-SC's Board of Trustees. "We had many discussions about the nature of fraternity life, the role of athletics, and other issues on campus. We have solidified our friendship and our connection between our two schools, and we look forward to further collaboration to mutual benefit."
President White often challenges Wabash men to become heroes in their own lives; to write their own stories of accomplishment and success. That theme came through during one of the symposium's student presentations.
"Devin Baker, a sophomore, noted that the brotherhood of H-SC 'raises heroes through the power of friendship,'" Dr. White said. "I referenced this in my remarks that evening because this resonates so powerfully with my message to Wabash students. When I tell freshmen that their fellow students will be among their best teachers, both the ambition of heroism and the collaborative learning of the community, team, and brotherhood come together."


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ASYMETRICAL DISCOURSE IN A COMPUTER-MEDIATED ENVIRONMENT by Michael Dennis Rushforth A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HISPANIC LINGUISTICS) August 2012 Copyright 2012 Michael Dennis Rushforth
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin arrived in Birmingham today, spoke briefly this afternoon in front of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in downtown Birmingham and walked with a group of about 50 people to the King statue in Kelly Ingram Park.
"We are going through a lot but it's good to know we have a lot of people standing with us," said Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton.
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Martin, wearing a hoodie, had walked to a convenience store to buy a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona iced tea when he was targeted by Zimmerman, Crump said.
He said Martin wanted to go to college and study aviation. "Shame on George Zimmerman for killing that dream," Crump said.
Referring to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots that happened after police beat Rodney King following a high-speed chase, Crump called for peace.
"We have the high moral ground," Crump said. "We all have to stay peaceful and maintain the rule of law. We can't do what George Zimmerman did and take the law into our own hands."
If Zimmerman had been black like Martin, "He would have been arrested that night," Crump said. "It would not have taken 44 days to arrest him."
At one point Crump shouted, "I am Trayvon!" and had the crowd repeat after him several times.
"His spirit is resurrected and has the whole world saying, 'I am Trayvon,'" Crump said.
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Zap electric cars will be built in Kentucky. They have been built in China, but the cost of hauling them from China has become too expensive. So manufacturing is moving closer to customers, and the Energy Economy is going to unfold much like this--getting energy and energy saving devices as close to customers as possible.
Submitted by acohill on Mon, 04/10/2006 - 12:50
The state of Kentucky is beginning to get the hang of a 21st century Knowledge Economy economic development strategy. From this article[link no longer available] (hat tip to EDPro), here is Kris Kimel, president of the Kentucky Science & Technology Corp:
"We are not going to recruit ourselves to prosperity in this state," Kimel said. "That's a piece of it ... but by and large, because of the shift in this knowledge economy, our economy's going to be driven in the future ... by how good a job we do at creating the kinds of knowledge and entrepreneurs that can grow those companies."
Notice Kimel's emphasis on knowledge creation and entrepreneurs as part of an overall economic development effort. That is where many of the new jobs are coming from, not from traditional industrial recruitment. The article goes on to note that the state can no longer recruit primarily based on lower cost (e.g. lower wages, lower cost of utilities, lower cost of land). Why not? Well, if you want low cost for your factory, you will take it to Asia, not to Kentucky, or any other state in the U.S., for that matter.
It is a whole new ballgame in economic development, and an effective regional ED strategy should be developed using a clean sheet of paper and expert advice. One of the biggest problems I see? It's the boards that guide ED groups; too often, the board is comfortable with a Manufacturing Economy approach that produces lackluster results. Who is on your local ED board? Are entrepreneurs and Knowledge Economy businesspeople well represented, or does the board make up look pretty much like it did in 1983--the last year that industrial recruitment was effective as a primary strategy?
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RALEIGH � Do you take vitamins? You probably should. It ensures that even if you don�t always maintain a varied and healthful diet, your body gets the baseline level of nutrients.
But vitamins are worth taking only at normal doses. If you take three or four times the recommended daily dose, you don�t get three or four times as healthy. You just waste your money, give your bodily fluids an interesting hue, and in some cases risk a dangerous condition known as hypervitaminosis.
In other words, there really can be too much of a good thing. The concept has broad application. While buying a home is often a good investment, for example, some people go overboard, buy more house than they need or can afford, lose income they would otherwise have received from alternative investments such as stocks, and in extreme cases go bankrupt.
In public policy, the distinction between what is valuable on average and what is valuable at the margin often mirrors the distinction between progressives and conservatives. Take higher education. There is no question that, on average, college graduates receive hundreds of thousands of dollars more in income over the course of their working lives than do those who lack college degrees. But this statistical fact does not prove that sending additional people to college today would significantly boost their incomes or economic productivity in general.
Most high-school graduates who are likely to finish college with an income-enhancing degree are already there or headed there. Other high-school graduates who might be induced to go to college with additional tuition subsidies or lower admissions standards are unlikely to achieve the average result. That is, many will either fail out of college or pursue degrees in less-demanding fields with low rates of return in the job market.
More generally, when conservatives argue that adding new government programs is unlikely to generate sufficient benefits to offset the cost of the new taxes or debts necessarily to fund them, that does not mean that conservatives deny the value of government as a whole. Doctors who counsel you not to overdo it on multivitamins don�t doubt the value of vitamins at lower doses.
The past two decades has produced an explosion of new research on the effects of government taxes and spending on economic growth. A key insight from these studies is that the question can�t be answered by a simple yes or no. The right answer is often �it depends.�
If a given economy has no infrastructure to speak of, for example, then building roads, bridges, ports, rail, and water systems can have huge effects on productivity and thus on income growth, even after subtracting the cost of the necessary taxes. But once you get to a certain level of infrastructure investment, only certain kinds of additional investment are productive. Many projects end up generating too little benefit to justify their cost.
The same can be said for other services traditionally monopolized or dominated by state and local government, such as public safety and public education. General increases in public budgets reach a point of diminishing returns. That doesn�t mean that continuous improvement in the quality of public services has no value. It does � but only if you achieve that higher quality by becoming more productive with existing dollars. Otherwise, new dollars spent on public capital just means fewer dollars spent on more-productive private capital, as economists Melissa Yeoh and Dean Stansel demonstrate in a new Cato Journal study of local economic growth patterns.
Are we at the point of diminishing returns? Remember that all North Carolina taxpayers are also federal taxpayers. Total government spending on current operations is now at a post-World War II high as a share of GDP. Moreover, a higher share of that spending is devoted to transfers � to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other consumption subsidies rather than public investment � than ever before in the history of the country.
That�s not a vitamin. It�s a poison pill.
John Hood is president of the conservative John Locke Foundation in Raleigh, which has just published First In Freedom: Transforming Ideas into Consequences for North Carolina. It is available at JohnLockeStore.com.


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GigaSpaces virtualized application platforms portfolio has recently been expanded with the release of its eXtreme Application Platform (XAP) 8.0, a product designed to provide continuous scaling and update options for applications where legacy systems are combined with newer technologies.
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Also new in version 8.0 is its support for continuous scaling. Mission-critical enterprise applications (such as in the financial services sector) and web-focused applications, like e-commerce, online gaming, and social media require continuous changes to the application without bringing the system down. Continuous scaling allows for rolling upgrades, continuous deployment, quick introduction of complex features and real-time changes to the applications data model, business logic, or even underlying platform with zero downtime.
"Operations and administration are simplified with 8.0; XAP's elastic middleware capabilities encompass the entire application stack, simplifying the administration of applications across large clusters and providing proactive scaling and recovery from failure based on predefined SLA rules," said Nati Shalom, GigaSpaces CTO. "8.0 enables organizations to easily transition their existing infrastructure into the more modern systems needed by today's applications, such as distributed architectures, virtualized environments and the cloud."
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So essentially, the enemy of my enemy is not my friend, he's just another moronic, entitled turd in the bucket.
Dalekk, your sig. Is that "Earth Girls are Easy?"
As a neuroscientist I have to disagree with the perception that anyone is doing mathematical modeling of cognitive intelligence, yet; intelligence as an economist defines it, yes, but economists are worlds away from actual cognition.
For me they're still just furry lollypops.
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For such a well-trafficked site, Reddit keeps its number of employees relatively low and uses an unapologetically retro site design, yet it's a near-bottomless source of news and humor for the Internet-at-large every single day.
Its New York office operates out of a coworking space, but here's a brief look at its San Francisco space, for which it holds a proper lease. Reuters recently came through and took some pictures, and you'll see that it seems to mirror the positive, low-key vibe of the site.
A sign on the door warns of nerds who shouldn't be allowed to escape.
Reddit's red-eyed alien mascot greets you when you walk in.
These appear to be the previously mentioned nerds — Reddit employees pore over their computer screens.
Reddit programmer Keith Mitchell works beside an image of the Reddit alien piloting a giant robot.
The office is littered with images of the company mascot. Here's a large one:
But there are smaller ones all over the place.
Reddit saw 713 million unique visitors last year, and it did it all with a small team and alien mascots.


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How to solve Error 0x0000005D when installing Windows 8 ( win 10 )
The above error occurs when you try to install Windows 8 on a new PC,
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Cary-led research has found that antibacterials, such as triclosan, have made their way into the American water system and are fueling the development of drug-resistant bacteria. And there are human health-related reasons to avoid their use in our daily lives.
More and more often, we hear about the arrival of a foreign plant or insect that is wreaking havoc on our native ecosystems. Take, for example, the Emerald Ash Borer, which will likely decimate all the ash trees in our forests.
Mice, chipmunks and shrews are welcoming hosts for the bacteria ticks spread. They're plentiful. They're low to the ground, so ticks can easily hop aboard. And they lack the immune systems that might compromise any infectious agents.
Experts and officials look for ways to reduce the use of road salt, which can persist in the environment for many years.
Podcast Any time there are high flow events bringing water and sediments from the tributaries and over the dam, it causes several fairly dramatic changes. Podcast interview with freshwater ecologist Dr. Stuart Findlay.
PodcastHeavy storms cause a lot more than water to come trickling down into our rivers. Podcast interview with freshwater ecologist Dr. Stuart Findlay.
Vicky Kelly, manager of the environmental monitoring program at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook said trees have evolved methods for coping with our winters over thousands of years, the biggest trigger of which is shortened days.
This last summer, I had the pleasure of being hosted as a Visiting International Professor by the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences in Beijing.
In the first of a series of serendipitous events leading to today's Gloeo Gang, an undergraduate Cayelan contacted the Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA, lakesunapee.org), a nonprofit watershed group of energetic citizen scientists with a keen interest in their home lake (Sunapee) in New Hampshire
In the U.S., some 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually. Thousands also suffer from babesiosis and anaplasmosis, tick-borne ailments that can occur alone or as co-infections with Lyme disease.
I spent a lot of time outdoors as a kid in southern Michigan in the 1960s and 70s. The river in my hometown was a sour-smelling mess the color and consistency of potato soup, the miles of enticing beaches along nearby Lake Erie were never once open for swimming,
Robin Hood Radio interviews Steven Cohen, Executive Director of Columbia University's Earth Institute, about his Cary Institute lecture The Path to Sustainability. Cohen discusses the importance of environmental policy and the need to manage short-term costs for long-term gains.
On August 15 the 12 students in this year's Cary Institute's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program presented the results of the research they conducted during the ten weeks they spent at the Institute this summer.
While Lyme disease is usually found along coastal areas-the mid-Hudson valley, Long Island, and parts of the Jersey shore-people are now reporting tick bites further and further north into the Capital region, and even some people in the Adirondacks
Perhaps this summer's most ironic story was the news that residents of Toledo, Ohio, a city on the shores of one of the largest and most magnificent lakes in the world, had no water to drink.
I often hear that ecologists should stop being so gloomy. After all, the world isn't coming to an end — the sky is still blue, the grass is still green and the birds are still singing.
Following a distinguished career at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Dr. Joshua Ginsberg will assume the role of president of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies this fall.
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Join us for one of the most moving weekends at Dodger stadium, when the entire Dodger community comes together to Think: Cure in the fight against cancer by supporting life-saving cancer research at City of Hope.
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Even if we don't quite know exactly what the cure will look like, victory is within our reach. Today, more than 11.1 million people in the United States are living with a previous diagnosis of cancer, far higher than the 3 million who were cancer survivors in 1971. For children, the statistics are even brighter: 30 years ago, about half of children with cancer were cured; today, 90% are cured.
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The P-3 Orion aircraft are vital assets for the Pakistan Navy's Aviation corps, but they're ageing and will eventually need to be replaced.
Given Pakistan's financial troubles, what are the Navy's options?
The PN did buy 2 ATR-72 MPs and it's likely we'll see additional units based on this platform, possibly Saab-2000 as well.
On the other hand Boeing is beginning to actively market its Bombardier 605-based Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) to 20-30 countries, among them, current P-3 operators. The Boeing MSA is being marketed as an affordable alternative to the P-8 Poseidon, and while it is not armed, Boeing did confirm that it'll develop an armed variant should the customer ask for it. In other words, the Boeing MSA could be a 'P-8 Lite' for countries unable to afford the P-8.
With the Boeing MSA's expected unit price to sit at $55-60mn, it's possible that it'll find its way onto PN's consideration list. I'd be interested into seeing whether the PN would simply acquire a relatively large number of such aircraft (e.g. 12-15) in order to replace the P-3s.
Outside the realm of existing options, I'd recommend Pakistan building ties with Brazil and linking up with Embraer to develop a fully capable maritime patrol and combat aircraft based on the Embraer E2. In my opinion, E2 based MPA/MSA could be a solid competitor against the P-8.
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The end of June saw 'La Batalla de Vino' take place in the town of Haro, Rioja. Established in 1897, the event (which coincides with the festival of San Pedro) sees the 5,000 inhabitants of Rioja dress in white and and then procede to cover each other with wine. This year over 50,000 litres of wine were used in the battle - we only hope that our wonderful reserva, Valenciso, was kept under close guard that day!


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Enhanced Multi-targeting Support in Visual Studio 2010
Multi-targeting is a Visual Studio 2010 feature that lets you create applications targeting earlier versions of the .NET Framework.
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I agree with your points. But does it mean, that any rating could not deliver any information? I don't think so.It's an interesting idea, but I think you're trying to quantify what are qualitative assessments. One person's impression of what is 'good' for wakestyle might be completely different than another's. For example, a lighter rider might prefer a more flexible board where a heavier rider may prefer something stiffer, or vice versa.
You need to test gear in your conditions to see, if it works for your taste. But since you can't test everything, ratings can help you to make shortlist.
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It is enough to make credible overall rating. If these guys can rank one gear over another, it is enough. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_methodMost of the time someone would comment how amazing their gear is for them but had not ridden more then one or maybe two comparable products.
We can't separate votes of "jerks" over "professionals", so each vote will count equally. And I think its fair. Maybe another rating for proriders, but they are pimped by gear producers and have different set of requirements than average weekend warriors.
Its clear, we need to find right balance. We could ask for SMS/passport authorization, but who will vote like this?Dandaka: I have multiple FB accounts (for app development). I would not bother to vote many times of course, but you're not safe from that as problem if someone feels they gain from it (see people on KF posting with multiple accounts).
How can we do it?ie that people who rank gear have actually ridden it. It would make the process more complex, but doable..so that would mean riders have to pick what gear they have ridden for each of the dimensions you are interested in looking at (wave. tt, flat, tricks etc etc.), then for each of these dimensions rank order the kites).
I think we could limit voting for 1 person to 1-2 categories. Like If I'm riding wakestyle, I can't vote for all other categories, since I don't have enough experience in other styles.
Your friends could not test all. I'm talking about summarizing all opinions and make rating out of it.When looking for new gear i believe only my friends and my own opinion after testing.


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Posted by: Emily Zager on: June 14, 2011
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ATTN: Dance enthusiasts, performers, music aficionados and party rockers!
Hot Water/WHEREHOUSE invites you to participate in a fresh and energetic Thursday night entertainment experience! Beginning on July 7, Wherehouse Nightclub will be transforming the Thursday nightlife scene into the ultimate celebration of dance. Milwaukee Magazine affirms that "this large converted warehouse on the far east end of National Avenue overlooking the KK River will wow you" (http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?NewMessageID=26139).
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Lake Trout Suppression and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Recovery:
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Summer 2013 lake trout netting efforts are in high gear on Yellowstone Lake, and the latest reports indicate that the lake trout suppression and Yellowstone cutthroat trout recovery program is making headway: As of last week, more than 172,000 lake trout have been eliminated.
Eliminating non-native lake trout -- which have been a factor in the demise of native Yellowstone cutthroat trout -- is about much more than just saving a fish species.Yellowstone National Park officials have long known that the integrity of the surrounding ecosystem is dependent upon a healthy Yellowstone cutthroat trout population, and over the past year, new scientific studies continue to demonstrate the importance of these native species.
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Restoring balance to this unique ecosystem is a multi-year commitment, and more nets are in the water this year over past years, as gill netting and trap netting boats operate with an expanded fleet. Experimental lake trout suppression studies will be initiated this fall to remove lake trout ova from identified spawning areas using high pressure suction pumps and electricity. Experts predict that eliminating 50% or more of the population for 4 -5 consecutive years should promote a population crash of these non-native fish.
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But, last year Bremermann stirred things up a bit. A house she designed in Palm Beach landed on the pages of the late Southern Accents and it was a huge departure from her usual designs. Yes, Bremermann has been gravitating towards more lighter interiors: a few recent projects leaned more to the airy Swedish style than the French. Still, the Palm Beach house was so light, so white, so fresh and youthful – it seemed to be the work of a 30s-something designer, rather than one with Bremermann's experience. The walls of the beach house were stark white, something that her fans weren't accustomed to seeing. The living room had a long, Belgian inspired slipped covered sofa – Belgian? Bremermann? Pictures of the house were splashed all over the design blogosphere – especially pictures of the beautiful living room with its gold and pink accents. The other sitting room was also highly praised for its gray and cream color scheme and the Amanda Talley abstract painting over the fireplace. The dining room was notable for two oversized mirrors standing diagonally in the corners. The house was photographed by the hugely accomplished Tria Giovan HERE.
The Palm Beach house remains the last published job for Bremermann so followers of her work are left wondering if this new style will be seen again? More amazing is that at a time when most in her shoes would be thinking of retirement, Bremermann pulled out all the stops to create something so remarkably new and different. It will be interesting to see where she takes us next!
Today, I'll show first a quick look at her older work, then we'll look at her latest, the Palm Beach house. I'll compare the real estate photographs of the Palm Beach house with the Southern Accents photographs. Yes, the Palm Beach house is up for sale. I love, love, love to see real estate photos of houses that have been published. I think it's fascinating to see the difference between the two. Comparing the two photographers is really a study in how truly talented the professional design photographers are – their pictures are works of art. By contrast, the real estate photos are amateurish and do nothing to make the house look inviting. How they ever sell a house based on those photos, I'll never understand.
An early example of Bremermann's work. This room is pure Bremermann – timeless, classic, inviting, warm, sophisticated yet inviting. Her love of French antiques is shown here with the multiples of chairs. Bremermann loves using French chairs – because you can easily move them around the room as needed for guests and conversation. The room's color palette is typical of Bremermann – golds, ivories, and creams. Beautiful antique oushak rug covers the hardwoods. The luscious ballgown silk curtains are a trademark. I would be willing to lay odds that the owners have kept this room exactly as is all these years later.
Another favorite of mine is this dining room with the oversized antique Italian light fixture – Bremermann purposely used the large chandelier because it brings a playful, youthful element to the room. The scalloped slipcovered seats also help alleviate any seriousness in the decor. Again, gorgeous antiques and gorgeous curtains. The painted, cane chairs are devine!
Another personal favorite – this living room in New Orleans is more dressy than most of Bremermann's interiors. The curtains are to die for and have been copied over and over again. Bremermann has a formula for her curtains and she once described it in a magazine article. I dutifully wrote it down and it helped me formulate my own curtain formula! The key to the lushness is using three widths of fabric.
For years, this was one of my favorite dining rooms – I love the painted French chairs with the large and small check, the table base, the chinoiserie screens, the chandelier and sconces. This is so Gerrie!!!
The Palm Beach House – Real Estate VS Professional Photography:
The Palm Beach house – the latest publicized work by Gerrie Bremermann. A clear departure for her: here she uses a long, tight cushion, slipcovered Belgian inspired sofa. It is beyond gorgeous - swoonable. Two gold leaf contemporary tables flank it, while an antique gold leaf table is used as a coffee table. The two painted gilt French consoles along the back wall are showstoppers, while the mirrors with their contemporary lines frame the entire vignette. The crystal chandelier looks gorgeous here. A simple seagrass covers the floors – it's a beach house after all! Notice how Bremermann mixed the gold with the silver. White silk taffetta curtains hang off simple pewter rods. The two pink pillows give a pop of color.
Another view – this house was such a stunner for devotees of Bremermann's work. The stark white is unusual for her, as is the contemporary furniture she mixed in with all the antiques. The look is sophisticated in a youthful way. I imagine a young couple living here with their small children. It's fresh, hip, and slightly trendy. Photos by Tria Giovan.
Another view – here you see the oversized oil painting by Nicole Charbonnet that takes up the wall. The painting introduces another pastel color, blue, into the room. I love the white leather on the Mies Van der Rohe Barcelona chairs and the acrylic table. Beautiful sconces peek in the hallway where a French chair wears more light blue. It's a shame the a/c vent couldn't be moved! This is surely the first time I've ever seen Bremermann use the Barcelona chair.
And, across from the Charbonnet painting is the fireplace with a stunning Venetian mirror over it. Notice the pair of antique painted French chairs are across from the pair of the contemporary Barcelona chairs. Notice how in all the pictures of the this room, Giovan took tight shots – creating vignettes with her lens. Now, do you want to see what this room really looks like – away from the lens of the fabulous Tria Giovan who took the pictures for Southern Accents???? Look below:
The living room as seen in the real estate brochure: The room is actually much larger than it looked in S.A. The vignette with the sofa and mirrors and consoles is not as dramatic here. Also – what a gorgeous bench! That's a surprise. Across the entry hall on the left, you can see into the grey sitting room. I must say that the room is furnished exactly as it was photographed, except for the orange vases on the gold Venetian coffee table. Not sure what that is in the corner there (I'm just ignoring it.) I am dying to know if the Charbonnet is here – you can't tell from this picture.
The sitting room with its grays and creams by Tria Giovan. This was another photograph that was shown on many design blogs. The Amanda Talley painting is stunning here – it really "makes" the room. I love the crystal sconces used next to the contemporary art work. Beautiful gilt French bench in ticking. The glass and acrylic coffee table makes the room more youthful and less stuffy. Rose Tarlow curtains. Just beautiful! Now, how does this room REALLY look????? See below!
Surprise surprise surprise! The Amanda Talley has moved from above the fireplace to a side wall. Instead, a portrait of the owner's child perhaps is there. Well…I prefer the Talley, but no one asked me of course! This room retains its beauty in this picture. You can see the mirrored console here. Notice the pattern in the seagrass rug. The chandelier is to die for – as they all are in this house. Gorgeous room! Notice how in real estate photos – they always show the vast ceiling, but professional photographers tend not to show nearly as much. Photographer Michael Lee told us on the Skirted Roundtable to sit on a chair to avoid getting that huge ceiling in your picture.
Tria Giovan's dining room. The main attraction is the two French trumeaus in the corners. The oversized mirrors are gorgeous – as is the chandelier. The chairs are stunning, painted and caned with slipcovers. I like the casual French chairs paired with the more dressy and streamlined table. Notice how nicely framed the table and mirrors are in the photo. Just beautiful.
A somewhat larger but cropped picture where you can see more detail of the chandelier and the French bench on the right with its BViz pillow. How does this room REALLY look? See below:
The real estate photograph: The room looks huge – with all the ceiling showing again. As for the decor - I think I prefer the quieter rooms – the living room and the sitting room. This seems a little too colorful for me. But give me those chairs, the chandelier and the mirrors and I'll die a happy woman!
The bedroom with the beautiful Leontine Linens, of course! And how does the master bedroom really look?
Real Estate photo: Ceiling, ceiling ceiling. This room really looks huge here. Matching antique painted consoles with sconces are almost lost. Pretty Swedish sofa. I think part of the issue is the sheer size of the rooms in this house. When you get such huge rooms – you really need to fill them up with furniture, otherwise they look bare. This room could use a whole sitting arrangement in it. And real estate photographers want to show you the entire room – they don't want it to look good, with little closeup of vignettes.
Real Estate photo: large chandelier, French table and chairs dress up the simple kitchen. No professional picture to compare it to.
Real Estate photo: the play room. The photographer did nothing to make this room look appealing!!!
Front of the house – the house was on the market for over 12 million, but was later reduced. The web site doesn't say if it ever sold.
Beautiful. The back of the house.
Lesson to be learned: Always hire a professional photographer to take pictures for your portfolio if you are an interior designer. It makes a huge difference. If you can't afford one, then borrow a good camera with a wide angle lens. Remember to sit down for pictures – if you don't have a tripod. I'm sure this house is as beautiful in person as Tria Giovan's photos show it to be, but it's just such a shame the real estate photos always make the house look not as pretty as it is.
I have a series called Cote de Texas Top Ten Designers HERE (that I still haven't finished!) and Bremermann made the list at #4. To read that in-depth look at her career, go HERE.


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Grandmother takes up painting
Zelia Snead, who celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month, started painting with her grandchildren, using colored pencils. Her son Edward gave her a set of oil paints and brushes, and she�s been painting ever since.
She joined the Council on Aging�s art class about 10 years ago, under instructor Eddie Cox, who died in November 2011. Bettie Saville now teaches the class.
Snead now mostly works with acrylics. She has a multitude of subjects that interest her � floral compositions, homes, boats, sunsets, animals and sea scenes. She has paintings hanging in Sunday school rooms, the fellowship hall and library of her church, Faith Fellowship on Paul�s Path Road.
The art class meets from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at the Council on Aging�s Skinner Senior Center, 112 E. Blount St. Classes are free, but students must furnish their own supplies. Just drop by, or for more information, call 252-527-1545.
Woodmen rep attends training school
Bruce Hill, Kinston field representative with Woodmen of the World, recently attended a �Sure Start� career training school held at the company�s home office in Omaha, Neb.
The weeklong course covered such topics as life insurance product information, utilizing best sales concepts and managing prospects and referrals. Participants also learned the fundamentals on how a fraternal benefit society differs from other insurance companies.
For more information about Woodmen of the World, call Hill at 252-208-1134 or drop by the office in the Woodmen Community Center, 2602 W. Vernon Ave.
Order state Distinguished Young Woman tickets
The state program, Distinguished Young Woman of North Carolina, is scheduled for Feb. 8-9 in Greensboro, and Kinston-Greene County Distinguished Young Woman 2013 Sarah Albritton will be participating.
The Kinston-Greene County program is hoping for a big crowd to cheer her on. Tickets for both nights are $50 and the money is needed by Monday to be included in the Kinston group seating.
Make checks out to DYW of Kinston-Greene County and mail to Garde Parson, 2811 Mallory Drive, Wilson, NC 27896. Hotel information will be available soon. Tickets also can be purchased at the door for $30 each night, but these will not be a part of the group seating.
For more information, contact Garde Parson, program director, at email@example.com or 252-559-0747.


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Things make sense all the time. Then they totally don't. We know why they make sense but then again we don't know why they don't when they don't. That's super confusing to us, but it's cool 'cause it's only a half time problem. Not like half time at the super bowl, more like half of a whole. As in 50%...if you're using 100% as the whole, then 50% would be half. And if you're giving 110% (which is our normal expenditure of effort around the office), then 55% percent is your half effort. We can do this! So then, if we're using infinity as the…fuck…OK, so the boss always says if we're ever in the position where we mention the word infinity we totally have to stop talking. But we can't help it, man! We just watched the new Ty Segall video and it is fucking nuts-on-dope if dope were a marshmallow Cadillac (and nuts was dope). And we just want to tell you about it, cause "Where Your Head Goes" is the song and we always wondered where it goes. Our head, ya know? We always thought that there's got to be some infinity in that equation in the end - but the video freaks out the answer in a heartbeat, like Magic Johnson on the hard wood. Which brings us back to things make sense/things don't make sense: Ty and co. are rocking hard these days/Ervin's still alive these days. Right? Half of that makes perfect fucking sense. Maybe medicine's come a long way, right? But rock's come farther. Check out "Where Your Head Goes" and see.
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Cindy Ortiz appeared in 31 of the Matadors' 32 matches, missing only one due to illness ... started 24 matches at libero and finished the season as the team leader with 444 digs ... averaged a team-high 3.67 digs per set which ranked eighth in the Big West Conference ... her season digs total (444) ranks sixth in Cal State Northridge single-season history ... had a CSUN season-high and career-best 36 digs in the season-finale against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 20) ... her total is the third-best total in Matador history for a four-set match ... recorded double figures in digs in 22 of the final 25 matches of the season ... wound up with 24 service aces which was second-best on the squad ... was also third on the team with 67 assists ... served a career-high five aces against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 20) and had three aces in the Matadors' 3-1 win over UC Riverside (Oct. 9) ... finished the season with a .948 reception percentage in 654 attempts ... was named Outstanding Libero at the UNLV Classic (Sept. 17-18) after digging 39 attacks over three matches.
Ortiz appeared in 17 matches in her first season at Northridge ... was primarily a serving specialist for the Matadors ... had two aces (0.12 saps) for the season ... also contributed four digs (0.24 dps) and one kill ... served one ace against UC Irvine (Oct. 6) and added another against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 14) ... notched her first collegiate kill to go with one dig in Northridge's 3-1 win over UC Riverside (Oct. 10) ... posted a career-high three digs in the season-finale at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 21).
Competed in volleyball and basketball at Bishop Conaty Loretto in Los Angeles, Calif. ... earned first team All-Horizon League honors as an outside hitter in 2008 ... picked up second team all-league honors as a junior in 2007 ... the Wildcats won league titles from 2006-2008 ... the basketball squad won league championships all four years ... graduated in 2009 with a 3.0 grade point average.
Born May 12, 1991 in Los Angeles, Calif. ... parents are Gladys and Jose Osmin Ortiz ... has two sisters, Michelle and Karol ... lists her greatest moment in sports as killing a ball for set point sending her team to the championship match ... favorites include the Los Angeles Lakes, actor Channing Tatum, the movie "50 First Dates" and Usher ... prays as a pre-match ritual ... major is Kinesiology.


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