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Busy couple of weeks. E3. Lots of movies. Lots to ponder. Here's the first "smaller" blog instead of the massive ones.
But let's remember to have fun, ok?
E3 Kind of Lays it All Out There
It was about 5PM on a Wednesday afternoon at the Los Angeles Convention Center. E3 was winding down for the day. My feet in my sneakers were beginning to feel a little numb, kind of like my eyes and ears by the over-saturated auditory and visual stimuli all around me. Plus it smelled funny.
I leaned against a wall in the Sony booth, one of few walls to really lean against, and just took a look around. I wasn't the only one that was tired. I was in the midst of an enjoyable day of videogame watching and playing and enjoying all the new fancy consoles and controllers and games that the videogame industry would be shoving out on shelves by the fall. I also realized that smell was probably coming from me.
Then there were the people. It kind of goes unnoticed when you're actually there, I think, but they all began to look alike, kind of like how that orchestral hit in video number one playing on the wall sounds just like the other three you just heard as it ran pomos of upcoming games. Nearly all were men, and by "nearly" all I mean, at the very least, a ratio of 30 to 1 - the one being women on the show floor. No, not the still-payed-to-smile ones that are hired by marketing departments of companies to look cute and be sexy in their booths (and even that is lessened the past few years as there's been far more men infused in to handing out game demos and keeping people in lines at E3) but women who are there playing the games. Writing about games. Observing. Testing. Enjoying them.
While all this was going on, and I had made the decision that I really needed to buy new shoes before I go to another one of these things, I was reading blogs and tweets all about women in videogames. Here I am, looking out to a sea of unwashed male masses while someone is saying that videogames not appealing to women or representing women in a good light is wrong.
They're right on the latter part, but not making videogames appealing to women makes me wonder if they realize what the videogame industry is. More importantly, it makes me wonder if they realize they're arguing the right way, but for the wrong things.
been a lot written and said about the role of women in videogames in the past few months
and especially around E3, many noting the lack of female protagonists
or female-driven games (whatever that means) and a lack of female presence at the press conferences and on the show floor that didn't consist of skimpy outfits and those paid-to-be-here smiles.
So, here's a thing that will probably piss people off by me saying it. Anyone who says that there's not enough women in videogames, not the industry but in representation in the games themselves, or that the women in videogames aren't good enough for one reason or another (objectified, which I would agree with, or too "manly" which I don't) should really go to an E3. Just for five minutes, because it's right there in the open: this is a male-dominated industry. I'm sorry, but it is.
It's not an excuse for poor actions, it's simply an observation.
That's not me trying to make excuses, of course, on the bad representation of women in games. There's two "bads" working here: the over objectifying and shallow representation is certainly a bad one, but the other - that there's not enough female characters or lead heroes that are women - I don't necessarily see as bad. Yes, there are female gamers, but they are the minority and those that are vocal about the lack of women as heroes or protagonists of any sort are even more a minority than that. Of course, the way the internet works, when someone says something "controversial" it explodes, usually with hate and immaturity and suddenly that minor voice is made louder for better or for worse.
Not to go off on a rant, but
there are things that are male-dominated and there are things that
women-dominated. Simply put, men like things, women like things, that's
just the difference of the sexes. I can get behind being against the
objectification of women, but in terms of representation...well there's a
disparity in the consumer demographic as well as those involved in the
industry press itself. Is that a bad thing? Or is it simply a reflection
of the demographic and people are simply trying to be as hyperbolic as
possible to get noticed? I think sexism is a bigger issue than whether
or not there are female leads in videogames. The issue of sexism in videogames is not about disparity, it's about representation.
It's shouldn't be about a lead character's sex, or even how many women are in a given game given the disparity of demographic, but it should be about how the sexes are written, lead or otherwise, in what's already there.
I think we all could agree that women are over-objectified in male-dominated industries to begin with (film is another) and that men really have no clue what that feels like. As I've stated before, when men are "objectified" they're put on a pedestal and are only there for male ego fantasy of being "cool," or "suave" or "overly muscular" or "carrying big guns that, we swear, are not compensating for something." When women are objectified, they're not there for objectification by other women and to be a fantasy representation of an avatar for them, they're still there for male fantasy. See the problem? So when an industry is dominated by one particular sex, that fantasy is there to cater to the majority, hence the objectification as well as the lack of desire or creativity to not objectify towards that minority.
calling out the lack of female-oriented videogames is just a drop in a
bucket of a bigger issue. It's a small voice against thousands and its
that for a reason. While I would never condone the vitriol that someone
like Anita Sarkassian gets, at the same time I acknowledge that it's a male-dominated industry that's pandering to its male-dominated demographic, so when there's not a strong emphasis on the quantity of heroines in games, I kind of just accept that. I don't think that's the argument that she and others should be making. While I accept the lack of quantity, I don't think anyone should accept the lack of quality. Not in 2013, folks.
I'm probably not qualified either way, I'm just a guy with a blog too, but what I do know is
that as is the case with the internet, hyperbole and exaggeration and
the desire to make points without really saying anything meaningful runs
rampant and good points get lost in all that. At E3, it really showed what the gaming industry is. Men
outnumbered the women, that's excluding the hired "booth babes"
by the way which are there solely to cater to that 30 to 1 ratio. I feel that those claiming that women in videogames are
misrepresented have failed to really look at the fact that they're critiquing
a male-dominated industry that will probably always be a male-dominated
industry. Not dominated in the "only men make this shit" kind of way, but in that "this shit is made for men" kind of way. It's the same reason you don't see women front and center in
beer commercials. It's always there to cater to that male fantasy, and last I checked women like beer too, but it's not strongly associated with women as it is men. Videogames are the same way and, like beer, it comes down to that almighty dollar.
what needs to be done. The trick isn't to try to "change" the industry to suddenly shift to appeal to a minority.
That won't happen and simply pointing out the obvious is...well it's
just pointing out the obvious. The only thing that developers can hope
to do is to approach representing women in a better fashion first. Who is lead, how many are represented, trying to play the numbers game to get to an equality - that's not seeing the forest through the trees. It's
not about who is the "hero" or "villain" or who you play as, it's about ensuring that whoever it is, especially women, is written without trying to be derogatory, objectified, overly sexualized and written for the sole, single archaic purpose to stroke that male-ego fantasy. In other words - fucking write a woman as a character, not as a "thing"
Me either, probably.
Do you know what's strange? While games are made for the male demographic, there's a strong contention of creative women behind the scenes working on a hell of a lot of them. Not just animation and art, but we're talking big-league producers and writers of some of your favorite games. Hey, like those Uncharted games (which incidentally have pretty solid women as characters)? Well Amy Hennig is arguably the best in the business right now, writing all of them and being one of those video game creators that I fully consider an "auteur." How does she approach story writing? By writing, not just designing, fully-realized characters that have personality and purpose and fit in with the game's world.
Then you have WIGI - a
great organization bringing out the notion that there are women involved across the board
in gaming - showing that the industry is more than "boys with toys." That's real progress, not demanding sudden changes in what we're
seeing on a superficial level. At the birth of gaming, it was almost
entirely men, now we have creative and talented women involved and an organization like this brings awareness to that fact. It's people getting together and actually doing something...not going on Twitter or writing
blogs saying there aren't enough women lead characters or complaining about booth babes. If we can improve elements of writing and presenting women in games, then that's the best end to this. It will always be a male-dominated industry, both creativity and through consumer spending, so asking for an equal representation in numbers isn't what should be asked for. Asking for good, sensible representation as a whole to not feed the male ego is the direction the whole argument should be going.
I think I bring all this up because I've been enjoying the utterly incredible The Last of Us, which has a good share of well-written, believable female characters even though you play as the male "hero." (I use that term loosely for him) Now I know in the case of this game, it is creatively capable of taking a different approach to character writing over something like a Bayonetta, but in a game full of distinct and memorable and well written characters, and to have a good chunk of them be women, I see the kind of steps that game developers need to take. I'm not going to call out an industry to put a woman as a lead character or demand there be games made "for women," at least for the foreseeable future I don't see that 30 to 1 ratio changing, but I sure as hell think the industry should be talented and creative enough to not spend millions on goddamn "jiggle physics."
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This paper considers whether the Directive on Privacy and Electronic communications (2002/58/EC) has led to a harmonised approach to e-mail marketing in seven EEA countries.
This is the third part of a three part paper. In Part I we looked at the UK and France, Part II looked at Belgium and Germany and here we look at Italy, The Netherlands and Sweden.
Italy (Debora Stella, email@example.com)
The Directive was implemented by the Personal Data Protection Code[1] which came into force on 1 January 2004.However, the basic principles contained in the Directive have been in force in Italy since May 1998, under a legislative decree[2] which governed marketing contacts in the telecommunications sector. Last year (29 May 2003) the Garante, Italy's data protection authority, issued authoritative guidance on spamming, affirming a general "opt-in" principle.
Individual and corporate subscribers
According to the Code, any "unsolicited" marketing activity, such as direct marketing, sending advertising materials, carrying out market surveys or interactive business communication, addressed either to individuals or corporate entities is allowed only on an "opt-in" basis. This applies to "unsolicited" electronic communications by e-mail, fax or SMS.
This applies also to promotional and marketing e-mails sent:
The recipients, before giving their consent, must be duly informed of the purposes for which their data will be used: it is not allowed to ask for consent by e-mail if that e-mail itself contains promotional or advertising material/information or gives the recipients only an opt-out right. Consent must be free, specific and separate from other consents: it must also be express and proved in writing.
The Garante also recommends that the e-mails make clear that they are promotional.
A limited exception to the "opt-in" rule is granted to data controllers if all of the following conditions are met:
This exception only applies to third parties carrying out marketing for clients if they are appointed as a data processor.It cannot be used in conjunction with bought-in lists. Here, the buyer must verify whether prospects have actually provided their consent to receive marketing materials.
E-mail opt –out registers
The Code does not establish a central register for registration of objections to direct marketing. However, such a register would serve little purpose under Italian law, as all e-mail marketing requires prior consent.
The Garante has welcomed an initiative by some operators to adopt an "opt-in" register, which allows subscribers to enter consent to receive different categories of commercial messages. Consent to receive commercial e-mails can also be withdrawn.
No concealed identities
Similar provisions apply to those described above under French law.
Historic data
The rules apply equally to new data collected after 1 January 2004 and e-mail data collected before that date, i.e. to historic data. Data controllers may continue to use historic data for direct marketing by e-mail only if this already complies with the new rules, or falls within the opt-out exemption. In other cases they will need to re-approach contacts to obtain opt-in consent with the risk of getting very few positive returns.
Territorial application
The Code applies to data controllers established in Italy (including where data is physically held abroad), in a place under the Italian sovereignty or to data controllers established outside the European Union who use equipment in Italy (unless such equipment is used only for purposes of transit through the EU).
Data subjects (individuals or not) may seek compensation from the data controller marketer for breach of the Code if they have suffered "damage". Since this entails proving physical or economic loss for unsolicited direct marketing, it is going to be of limited application.
The Garante may also require the data controller to block the processing, order the data controller to take such measures as are necessary or appropriate to comply, enforce lawful data processing on its own initiative or as a result of a complaint by a person affected. In case of persistent breach of the provisions concerning electronic communications, the Garante may also order the provider to implement filtering procedures or other measures for electronic mail used send the communications.
Breach of the Code may be punished by fine (in particular, up to €90,000 for providing no or inadequate information). Unlawful data processing may be punished by imprisonment.
On Wednesday 23 June 2004, there was the very first Court decision on spamming: for the first time a company has been condemned by a Court to pay damages (€1,000, plus €750 as reimbursement for legal expenses) for unsolicited commercial e-mails sent without the prior consent of the recipients.
Unfortunately the judgment is not yet available, but the principles stated (as reported by the newspapers) may be summarised as follows:such behaviour is a violation of the data protection legislation as it is improper and illicit processing as well as an illegitimate interference in the recipient's privacy. Therefore, the company, whose employees carried out such unlawful processing, was condemned to pay both damages judgment in favour of the recipient who sued the company.
The Netherlands (Gerrit-Jan Zwenne, firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Dutch government did not succeed in implementing the Directive on time. On 28 October 2003 the Lower House of the Dutch parliament adopted a legislative proposal to amend the Dutch Telecommunications Act of 1998. This was adopted by Parliament on 22 April 2004 and entered into force on 19 May 2004. With this amendment the new EC Telecommunication Directives including the Directive have been implemented.
Individual subscribers
The amended Act introduces an opt-in regime for individual subscribers. Direct marketing material (which includes non-commercial and charitable advertising) may not be sent by Electronic-message, (e.g. e-mail), SMS, fax or automatic calling machines to individual subscribers unless recipients have previously notified their consent. The burden of proof of the subscriber's consent is explicitly placed on the sender.
Answers to Parliamentary questions made clear that consent must be sought by the person wishing to carry out the marketing; it is not possible, or in line with the goal of the Directive, to ask for consent to forward the personal data to another sender.
As an exception to the opt-in rule, an opt-out regime can be used with respect to messages sent to individuals with whom the sender has had prior contact in the context of selling its goods or services, if:
In relation to the last point the minister stated that the interpretation of 'similar products and services' should be based on the objective expectations of the person buying the product or services. Given this it becomes useful to provide, at the time of selling, information to the buyer about those similar, or not so similar, products and services about which he might receive messages in the future. In other words: if you tell your wine-buying customer that you also offer packaged holiday trips to, e.g. Bordeaux, it is more likely that these will qualify as 'similar'.
Both the opt-in rule and the opt-out rule are limited to natural persons. However, this does include natural persons within companies.
In The Netherlands there are several industry-organised opt-out registers for most types of direct marketing material, including ordinary mail. Since these self-regulation initiatives seem to be working rather well, the government does not feel the need to organise such a register itself. The respective organisations are the 'Stichting Zelfregulering DM' (www.szdm.nl) and the 'Dutch Dialogue Marketing Association' (www.ddma.nl).
In June 2004, a number of Dutch direct marketing organisations agreed upon a Code of Conduct regarding e-mail marketing. This code sets out specific rules regarding such e-mail messages (e.g. max size <50kb, unless the receiver has consented to larger messages). Further, the code enables receivers of the e-mail to submit complaints to an authority in charge of the dispute settlement regarding commercials and the like ("Reclame Code Commissie").
In all cases the messages must include information on the true identity of the entity sending marketing information, as well as a valid address to which a request not to receive future messages can be send.
Since no transitional provisions exist, the new rules will apply also to data collected under the old regime. It is not entirely clear how strictly this will be applied; this will probably depend on the circumstances. By way of example, an organisation may have collected customer data at the point of sale offering an opt-out opportunity at that time. If the individual has not objected to receiving e-mail marketing, one wouldreasonably argue that e-mail marketing should be allowed to continue on an opt-out basis, as long as future messages to these persons are limited to one's own similar products and services and contain an unsubscribe option.
There are no specific rules on this. Based on the objective of the legislation we expect that the rules will at least apply to all messages sent to Dutch citizens and probably, as well, to all Dutch organisations sending such messages.
Sending messages without obeying these rules is not a criminal offence, with the exception of the rules which prohibit concealing one's identity and require provision of a valid opt-out address (which are punishable by fines). The other rules are to be enforced by both the telecom-regulator OPTA and the Dutch Data Protection Authority. In addition, OPTA will establish a spam hotline.
In a recent case[3] on 12 March 2004 the Dutch Supreme Court has supported Internet Service Provider XS4ALL, to rule that the property rights of the provider outweigh a direct marketing agency's right of freedom of commercial expression, therefore permitting the provider to take measures to ban spam.
In response to concerns expressed by a number of members of parliament the Dutch Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority ("Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit" or "OPTA") has been given tasks. Complaints regarding spam can be submitted through a special website (www.spamklacht.nl).
Sweden (Jim Runsten firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Directive was implemented and came into force on 1 April 2004 through a bill of changes to the Swedish Marketing Practices Act[4] concerning unsolicited marketing via e-mail (the "New Regulations").
The previous legal position
Until the Directive was implemented direct marketing activities were governed by the Swedish Personal Data Act[5], (as regards direct marketing directed at individuals), and the Swedish Marketing Practices Act[6](as regards all marketing performed in the course of trade).
According to the Swedish Personal Data Act, personal data may either be used with consent from the individual or, in some exceptional cases, without consent. Personal data may, however, never be used for direct marketing purposes if the individual has objected to this. The Marketing Practices Act has an opt-in rule for unsolicited direct marketing via fax or automatic calling systems and an opt-out rule for other methods of remote communication, e.g. telemarketing.
The New Regulations
The New Regulations introduce an opt-in regime for individual subscribers. Direct marketing material may not be sent by e-mail to individual subscribers unless recipients have previously notified their consent.
There is an exception to the opt-in regime, which allows the continued use of an opt-out (referred to as a "soft opt-in") provided that the direct marketing is:
(All these criteria must be met for the soft opt-in to be applicable). Registers and lists that have been purchased from third parties do not qualify for the soft opt-in exemption.
Direct marketers should note that the opt-in rule is not limited to "consumers". It applies to all non-corporates, i.e. unregistered partnerships and sole traders have the same rights as private individuals. Accordingly, the New Regulations do to some extent apply to B2B marketing.
The opt-in rule applies to "unsolicited" direct marketing via systems without personal contact. The Swedish government has chosen to keep the opt-out rule for other methods of remote communication, e.g. telemarketing, in the New Regulations.
Corporate subscribers
The opt-in rule does not apply to corporate subscribers. These include companies, registered partnerships and other entities that have separate legal identity.
The New Regulations prescribe that all direct marketing contains a valid address which the recipient, whether a natural or legal person, can use to request that the marketer cease sending marketing material. Where the sending of marketing material to an employee of a company includes the processing of personal data (as it would if the direct marketer knows the name of the person they are contacting, e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com, not firstname.lastname@example.com), then that individual also has a right under the Swedish Personal Data Act to request that the marketer cease sending him marketing material.
E-mail opt-out registers
Since all individuals have to opt-in according to the New Regulations, the New Regulations do not establish an opt-out register.
Similar provisions apply to those under French law described above.
The new Regulations will apply equally to new data collected after 1 April 2004 and e-mail data collected before that date, i.e. to historic or "legacy" data. Such legacy data for direct marketing to individual subscribers may only continue to be used if it falls within the provisions of the soft-opt in exemption. If the soft opt-in exemption cannot be relied on then, strictly speaking, the marketer would need to re-approach the legacy contacts to obtain opt-in consent with the risk of getting very few positive returns.
The Swedish Consumer Agency is the supervisory authority for the Swedish Marketing Practices Act of which the New Regulations will form a part. The Consumer Agency and its Director General, the Consumer Ombudsman, will apply the New Regulations to all marketing activities directed to the Swedish market in accordance with a position statement regarding e-commerce and marketing on the Internet from October 2002.[7]
This looks, in particular, at:
It should also be noted that data controllers' compliance with the Swedish Personal Data Act is monitored by the Swedish Data Inspection Board. This has jurisdiction where data is processed in or transferred from Sweden.
Both individuals and legal entities, may seek remedy from the marketer for breach of the New Regulations. There are three types of remedies:
The Consumer Ombudsman may take enforcement action on his own initiative or as a result of a complaint from a person affected by the marketing. The Consumer Ombudsman can demand an order for the marketer to provide information or an injunction against the continuance of the marketing activities under penalty of a conditional fine. The Consumer Ombudsman can also demand that the marketer pay a fine for disruptive marketing practices if the marketer or any person acting on its behalf intentionally or negligently breaches the New Regulations.
Orders and injunctions combined with a conditional fine may be issued by the Consumer Ombudsman himself in cases of minor importance. (What amounts to a case of minor importance is not defined in the Marketing Practices Act).
1 Legislative decree no. 196 dated June 30, 20032 No. 1813 Available in Dutch at www.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak/frameset.asp?ui_id=58139 4 1995:450 5 1998:204 6 1995:450 7 The Position Statement on e-commerce and marketing on the Internet can be found on http://www.konsumentverket.se/Documents/in_english/nordicstatement_ecommerce_2002.pdf.
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You may have noticed I didn't post an art blog for June. Yeah, I slacked a lot in June. I slacked quite abit for July as well, which sucks.
The trailer for Suicide Squad got released a couple of weeks ago and lets just say I am SO excited! (Seriously go watch it!)
So excited that here's Margot Robbie and Jared Leto as Harley Quinn and The Joker respectively.
I am so happy with how Harley Quinn turned out. I went a little overboard with the blue around her eye, but I kinda like it.
The Joker took me about two weeks, and I'm not sure if I'm happy with the face or not. I very rarely just do plain pencil drawings now, though. When I was younger, I did tons. And I want to start doing a bit more of just pencil work- no paints.
I also want to start getting back into biro pieces as well. I did alot of that in college.
There is also one more painting that I've been working on for the past couple of weeks as well. Because of the Suicide Squad though, it's kind of got pushed back a little.
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By Dr Rob Liddiard (School of History, UEA)
The coastline around East Lane has, over the centuries, experienced several episodes when defence works became necessary due to the risk of invasion. Recommendations for the defence of Bawdsey were made as early as the sixteenth century and in the early part of the nineteenth fears of invasion by Napoleon led to the building of seven Martello Towers. During the First World War several concrete pillboxes were built and one circular example still in good condition can be seen today.
Wartime photograph of the ECDB at Aldeburgh test firing its guns
The Second World War and the Emergency Coastal Defence Programme
In May 1940 it became clear that a full-scale invasion of the United Kingdom was a distinct possibility and this led to the fortification of the coastline on a hitherto unprecedented scale. The Royal Navy provided some 150 six-inch guns, most of which had been taken off warships broken up after the First World War and subsequently held in store for the purposes of providing more substantial defences. This 'Emergency Coastal Defence Battery' programme saw these guns placed in pairs at vulnerable points in order to defend against enemy shipping. The primary role of these batteries was to engage hostile vessels and to destroy the contents of beached craft.
Staged photo of the interior of an ECDB gunhouse at Felixstowe
During a reconnaissance in July 1940 it was decided that there was no possibility to site a battery in the Bawdsey area due to the low lying coastline and the certainty than any battery would be liable to flooding.
Batteries were built at Aldeburgh to the north and Felixstowe to the south but the intervening long stretch of unguarded coastline was clearly of concern to military planners and in February 1942, 332 Battery Royal Artillery who had manned Foulness Battery in Essex since 1940, transferred, together with their guns, to the newly constructed works here at East Lane.
The Emergency Coastal Defence Batteries confirmed to a similar overall layout but in detail could vary enormously. Bawsey followed the basic principle of having two separate gun emplacements with a partially buried central shelter and two magazines per gun. The whole structure was defensible with gun loops. On each side of the guns were two Coastal Artillery Searchlights in concrete emplacements with an effective range of 3200m. The square Battery Observation Post to be seen today consists of a partially underground basement with loopholes and a ground floor with two further floors above. The top floor has an armoured steel roof once supported by corner posts, which permitted all round vision. The corner posts have since failed allowing the roof to drop on to the main building.
Nissen huts were provided for office and domestic accommodation and the whole site was surrounded by barbed wire. Each battery was responsible for its own defence and gunners would have been allocated to defend the perimeter. The pillboxes which had been built in 1940, long before the construction of the battery, may have been used as part of their defensive plan. In total, the battery would have been manned by approximately eighty men.
Imperial War Museum photos of the ECDB at Great Yarmouth
From the summer of 1942 the possibility of invasion sharply diminished and so a series of cuts were planned to release men for other tasks. In December 1943 Bawdsey was put under 'Care and Maintenance', leaving one officer and seven regular gunners with the balance made by the Home Guard. The final closure of the battery took place in the spring of 1945.
HMS Royal Sovereign: one of the battery's guns came from this vessel
Today heavy erosion by the sea has taken its toll although new beach defences are much in evidence. Over the last ten years the two searchlight emplacements and all the pillboxes with the exception of one from the First World War have been lost to the sea.
Although the overhead concrete structures for the gun houses have been removed, the gun houses and magazines are in good condition. The battery observation post (which is on private land and dangerous to enter) is one of the best preserved examples of its kind, although the metal frame with 'Prisoners of War' is an addition by a post-war artist.
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"Hopes and Fears Revisited" at Annenberg School's Forum
Penn students, staff and faculty have already begun to post their hopes and fears onto Post-It notes, "signed" the notes with their fingerprints and attached them to the wall in the new installation that Judy Gelles and Linda Brenner have unveiled—"Hopes and Fears Revisited." It is a new interactive, mixed-media art installation on display at the Annenberg School's Forum now through December. Featuring more than 100 images from previous works, video and text, this is the third generation of an ongoing project that began nearly two years ago during a day-long artist residency at the Welcome House at Love Park, where the artists captured the "hopes and fears" of our time.
Earlier this summer, the project was on display at the Pentimenti Gallery in Old City. People's hopes and fears from the Love Park installation were scanned, printed and mounted onto square wooden frames. Written on the frames were the answers to two questions: What do you wish for? And, what do you worry about? An interactive component allowed the public to add their own fingerprints and texts to the wall, thus encouraging viewers to leave their mark and become a part of the exhibition.
As it turns out, nearly 50 years ago, sociologists Albert Cantril and Charles Roll Jr. studied this very same phenomenon and published a book, Hopes and Fears of the American People.
"We didn't realize that we were replicating a sociological study," Ms. Gelles said. "We were just doing an art project—and this project continues to grow."
Back then, according to Ms. Gelles, people reported worrying about nuclear war and Communism, but they were not at all concerned with crime or the environment. Today, people have much different concerns—but one common theme has emerged during the last half-century: a lot of people still hope for peace and want happiness for their children.
"It will be interesting to see what Penn faculty, staff and students will write, compared with other people who have already been a part of the exhibit," Ms. Gelles said. "We welcome everyone at Penn to participate."
Ms. Gelles' work, which is conceptual, photo-based and uses words and images to provide social commentary about who people are and how they think, has been featured in major collections across the US and internationally, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), the Philadelphia Free Library, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New York's Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her work has also been on display in Cologne and Madrid.
Ms. Brenner has been a faculty member at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts since 1988 and was chair of the sculpture department, 1992-1995. She is a critic working with students during their independent studies. She has been involved in numerous projects and commissions, including architectural models for museum exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art, the PMA, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Architectural Archives at Penn. Her sculptures have been on display at the Philadelphia International Airport, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site and Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.
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Queensland's Dianne Cocker has two regrets about her umpiring career.
One is the fact she can't continue doing a role that she loves. The other is that she didn't start umpiring a lot earlier in her life.
Cocker, pictured right, has announced her retirement from umpiring after a stellar career both in Queensland and nationally.
She's the most recent umpire from Queensland to be awarded the AA badge and, among her achievements has been umpiring in the former national league as well as being part of the ANZ Championship umpiring pool.
Cocker, a life member of Netball Queensland, admitted she took a long time to reach her decision to retire, but injuries in recent years were a contributing factor.
"It is hard deciding to stop something that you love and something that has been part of your life for a very long time," Cocker said.
"But you know when it is time and I am hoping that my body thanks me for making this decision."
Cocker began her umpiring career at Logan City Netball Association in Queensland and progressed through the umpiring pathway as a member of Queensland Catholic Netball Association, who she said were "incredibly supportive" of her development.
Along the way there have been numerous highlights, but receiving her All-Australian badge – and two subsequent endorsements – remains at the top of the list.
"I umpired a (national league) match in Melbourne," Cocker said. "It was my first ever game at that level and it was televised.
"At the end of the game the testing panel awarded me my All Australian Badge and I think I could have floated home to Brisbane. I remember Maureen Boyle telling me it looked like I didn't need a plane to get home – she was right as I was incredibly elated.
"I consider it an honor to have achieved at this level. My only regret is that I didn't start my umpiring journey earlier. I was 41 when I achieved my All Australian.
"I have loved my umpiring journey. Don't get me wrong, there were a lot of twists and turns and there were certainly tears along the way.
"But as the saying goes `no one said it would be easy, they just said it was worth it' and that it was.
"The other highlight has been the wonderful friendships that I have formed during my umpiring journey – players, coaches, parents, bench officials and my fellow umpires – something I will always treasure."
Cocker won't be lost to the sport – she still plans to be involved in mentoring Queensland's umpires and has a simple piece of advice for any aspiring umpires.
"Enjoy your umpiring journey. Everyone's journey is different, take responsibility and ownership for your own," she said.
"Value the coaching and mentoring you receive along the way, own your goals and work hard towards achieving them. Take every opportunity you get and do the best you can. Give it your all.
"But above all, enjoy the game."
Netball Australia's General Manager Netball Workforce Lainie Houston said Cocker is a "true advocate" for the sport and umpiring.
"Di embodies the umpire trademark behaviors by always showing support and encouragement for fellow umpires; taking responsibility and ownership for her own performance; communicating openly and showing respect for the game at all levels of the sport," Houston said.
"Di has always demonstrated exceptional commitment to her own performance as well as that of others.
"We congratulate Di on a wonderful umpiring career and look forward to working with her in the future as she continues to support umpires through the pathway."


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As the wabanaki people, we acknowledge the need for each client to learn and practice the holstic approach to self-healing. We promote all aspects of the medicine wheel, which include the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual, values and beliefs passed down to us by our elders.
We, the staff at the Wolastoqewiyik Healing Lodge, believe addiction affects all aspects of the body, mind and spirit, which can be healed through a holistic process to reconnect to a presence greater then ourselves.
Community sweats are held every Sunday @ 2:00pm
Woman's sweats are also offered. Dates do change, you can stay updated through our Facebook page @ Wolastoqewiyik HEALING lodge
Acupuncture is offered every monday afternoon at 2pm and every Wednesday at 10am
You may also contact Alison Sappier for and appointment
AA- Every Sunday @ 7pm in the video conference room at the Healing Lodge
GA- Every Thursday @ 6pm in the video room at the Healing Lodge
Women's drum group meets every Monday night in the video conference room at the healing lodge at 6:30pm. New members ALWAYS welcomed!!!
*Anger Management
*Healthy Relationships
-Conflict Resolution
-Problem Solving -Discovering differences in ourselves(men/women)
-Healing Shame
-Handling Jealousy
-Communication Styles
-Intimacy issues
-Stress Management
-Understanding anger in ourselves/others
-Sharing Responsibilities in a Relationship
*Violence and Abuse Prevention Programs in Schools
*Community Workshops
In recognition of the need for holistic healing, we have designed a program with a Traditional Cultural Component to accommodate the present day challenges of our people.
The program runs in 6-week cycles throughout the year.
*After care for client in treatment
*Outpatient services
*Auricular Acupunture
*Prevention programs in schools
*Community Workshops
*Support Groups
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Tatawnyha Nicholas:
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Joy Harrison:
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Vince Nicholas:
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Muskie Sockabasin:
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Loretta Perley:
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Bayern Munich recorded one of the biggest victories in Champions League history last night, smashing Italian outfit Roma 7-1 - but that didn't stop their social media team taking the time out to mock a rather embarrassing faux pas from West Brom.
The German giants were on fire at the Allianz Arena, roaring into a 5-0 lead after just 36 minutes against their stricken Italian opponents, before completing the romp in the second half through goals from Franck Ribery and Xherdan Shaqiri.
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It was the emergence of the former that prompted Munich to aim a sly dig at West Brom over their embarrassing tweet on Monday. The Baggies were leading Manchester United 1-0 at the Hawthorns at half-time when manager Louis van Gaal summoned Marouane Fellaini from the substitutes bench.
"Ouch, that was a low blow! Would be good to have you back. Come up and join us sometime. :-)." - West Brom Twitter account to Wolves
West Brom tempted fate by mocking the impending arrival of Fellaini - only for the much-maligned Belgian international to score his first ever goal for Manchester United to level things up almost immediately.
Fast forward two days and in the midst of Bayern's romp as Ribery emerged from the bench the German giants couldn't resist a small dig aimed at their Premier League colleagues.
They posted: "Sub coming up: #Ribery has taken off his tracksuit, fortunately he has an #FCBayern strip on underneath. #ASRFCB 'FCBayernLive".
To make matters even worse for West Brom, Wolves got in on the action with their own mocking tweet during their game against Middlesborough in the Championship - although the Baggies didn't take it lying down. They responded to their midlands rivals: "Ouch, that was a low blow! Would be good to have you back. Come up and join us sometime. :-)."
Bayern's win means they have a 100% record in the Champions League after three games, while they are top of the Bundesliga table too.
Manchester United aren't in this year's edition of the Champions League after recording their lowest ever Premier League finish under David Moyes last season.


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We here at the Tower are thrilled at the prospect of the classic Chick Tract "Dark Dungeons" being made into a full-blown film, while deeply offended we were not contacted to reprise our performances from the Tower audio play. As the French say: "We're all going to hell anyway." Tweet
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I know everyone says that as they get older they start caring less about what other people think and start accepting themselves more. And honestly, for most of my life I thought "that sounds like complete bullshit" or maybe on one of my snarkier days "oh goody, isn't that great for you?". I grew up allowing others' opinions of me matter too much and not valuing my own opinion enough.
I used to think that if I got to a certain weight or a certain size I would like myself more or that the world would like me more. And you know what? None of that shit matters. You know why it doesn't matter? Well, yeah, because it's superficial and all that matters is what's on the inside. Blah, blah, blah. But the real reason it doesn't matter is because no one gives a shit. Seriously, no one besides me cares if I'm an 8 or a 10.
Now, don't get me wrong. I still have days when I don't like myself and feel chubby. I generally feel better when I'm eating real foods and exercising regularly. My body likes when I take care of it. Right now I'm not in my happy place. I've put on a few pounds in the last few months since I started a new relationship (I'm more social and we go out more). That combined with just completing a 3 month squat program means a lot of my shorts don't fit because I'm now quadzilla. But even with all that, I'm not letting it control my life. I know that I will get back to my healthy habits soon and my body will react. It's not that I want to feel skinnier, I just like feeling healthier.
Along with my thick thighs comes some chafing issues when I run. I prefer shorter shorts for most workouts, but when I'm running I need longer slider shorts to prevent rubbing. I used to wear a skirt or shorts over the sliders to hide my thick legs, but in the last few years I've decided fuck that. Who am I hiding from? Other athletes? I doubt they care and, if they do, that's their problem. From myself? Ummmm, yeah. I see myself in all my birthday suit glory multiple times a day so that's not really a viable excuse. So, the cover ups are gone and I'm letting it all hang out.
This is also the first year of my life that I wore a bikini in public. And I did it on multiple occasions in many different suits. And I played touch football and boccie ball and let all sorts of things jiggle. And you know what? Nobody tried to harpoon me or yelled that I looked like a beached whale or made any other kind of rude comments. Did I look society standard perfect? Nope. Did I still have a little baby buddha belly? Yes (which, by the way, I kinda like). Did I still have cellulite on the back of my thighs? Yep. I know I'm not painting a pretty picture of me in a bathing suit, but trust me, I was rocking it.
My only problem with all this new found self love? I waited 39 years to realize I was worth it.


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The first full day of our mommy and me long weekend at Disney was spent hopping between Epcot and Hollywood Studios. We got up early and hit the busses to Epcot to be the first in line for the park. We were excited and ready to start the fun. We happened to be the only people on our bus that morning (sign you are up early) and had some nice one on one time with our driver. He was so sweet and when we parked at Epcot offered to get out and take pictures of us with the bus and then gave Perry a bunch of Disney bus trading cards. It was awesome to start the trip with some extra magic sent our way. Perry played with his new disney bus cards while we waited for the park to open.
Twas the season for the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival which meant the park was in full bloom and just beautiful. So many fun topiaries to see too!
We had a pretty short list of things to accomplish in our morning at Epcot. We wanted to meet Joy and Sadness (who just started meeting recently) so that was the first thing we did with very little wait. They were so cute!
Then we went and rode Nemo the ride. A few times. Quickly became Perry's favorite spot in all of Disney World. And I learned that if I let him into the Seas Pavilion that I was not going to get him out without tears. P also really liked the Shark playground.
We grabbed a snack and headed out the back of Epcot through the International Gateway and took the boat over to Hollywood Studios. And changed Perry's shirt to Jedi Mickey in preparation of a heavy dose of Star Wars fun in the afternoon.
Before the trip when we asked Perry who he was most excited to see he always said "Chewie" or "Chewbacca." When it was time he ran right up and gave the big furry guy a big hug.
We also got to meet Kylo Ren a little later on. Shhhh...Perry was convinced it was Darth Vader and I didn't have the heart to correct him. Both scary guys in black masks...close enough.
We rode Toy Story (I can't beat many people at that but I can at least beat a 3 year old), watched the Frozen Sing Along and had some lunch at the Studio Catering Company which had to be accompanied by a Darth Vader chocolate and peanut butter cupcake. Of course.
We escaped the crowds and heat to the baby care center for a little bit in the afternoon. Love those little havens in the parks where Perry can sit and watch disney TV in the air conditioning and I can charge phones and catch up on social media for a little bit.
Once Perry got bored of that he decided he wanted to go visit Olaf. We had a fun time meeting our favorite summer loving snowman.
Then we went and checked out Characterpalooza...the time each day at Hollywood Studios where random characters come out of a secret gate and meet. It is supposed to be "random" but it's not really. If you know what you are doing you will catch it every time. Who meets each day is totally random and a fun surprise. Among those that were available this day we met Robin Hood. And Aladdin and Jasmine.
By this point we had had a very full day. P was tired and we strolled around on the way to dinner and he fell fast asleep in his stroller. We already had dinner reservations at Minnie's seasonal dine at Hollywood & Vine that we had to keep so we went, P sleeping and all. I had a nice peaceful dinner and Perry woke up enough towards the end to get a bite to eat and meet Donald (though he was not feeling particularly social).
After dinner we called it a (very good) day and headed back to the hotel to bath and rest. We had another fun day in store!


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I got a bunch of rebates in the mail today,
10.00 Bud Family Holiday party rebate
10.00 Holiday Grocery rebate
5.00 Zantac rebate
8.00 Touch of grey rebate
total-32.00 back into the budget:)
After looking things over and seeing that sometimes I am only buying things because of the rebate(and then giving them away to people who need them and can use them) I have descided that rebates that I do only for they purpose will be added back into the budget along with rite aid rebates and the rebates that are for buying a bunch of things and getting money back(budwiser rebates for example that are spend X amount on these items get X back). I have also begun doing more surveys online, but those checks will still be going into the christmas fund.
total left to spend-1009.39
total saved-2688.89
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Hey guys im new to this. Just grabbed this unit today. I want to program my return pump to shut off when my display tank hits max level but at this time id like my air pump to kick in and shut off when return pump turns on again (fire up syphon on overflow) id also like my skimmer to shut off when i feed along with powerheads(cheap ac powerheads)
Need my tank coded. Please help
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Open Arduino and go to Tools->Reef Angel Wizard
it wont let me download the software?
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Your Reef Angel Wifi Attachment is now configured with the settings provided.
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does it look ok? am I ready to put it onto the controler?
Im trying to use the app but it says 0 for everything?the wizard just tells me it will help me. wont do anything else
I don't think you are using the wizard.
Open Arduino and go to menu Tools->Reef Angel Wizard.
It generates a customized code for you to load in your controller.
The stuff you post above was for the wifi attachment utility which sets up your wifi attachment to connect to your wifi network. It has nothing to do with the controller customization.
Yeah and it just says welcome and what not. In navigation where drop down list should be.nothing there
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Its not giving me that part of the page haha.i think it may be my moniter. Trying it on gfs laptop...i figured it would say next but it doesnt
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ABERYSTWYTH Town manager Matthew Bishop has strengthened his squad with the addition of two new strikers in the transfer window.
The Cambrian News reported "The Club has confirmed that striker Jon Owen has joined the Seasiders this week from Welsh Premier rivals Llandudno, along with the experienced Lee Healey from Cymru Alliance club Holywell Town.
Owen, 24, spent six years with Bangor City, but made all his 24 appearances from the bench. He signed for his home town club Porthmadog in October 2013, but spent the following season with Caersws, before returning to the Welsh Premier League with Rhyl in May 2015.
Owen was the joint top-scorer for the Lillies in 2015/16, before his move to Llandudno in June 2016. He has scored 13 goals from his 46 (+29) Welsh Premer appearances to date
"We can confirm that highly-rated striker Jon Owen is the next player to join the Black and Greens' push for the Top Six, arriving today from Llandudno," said a club statement.
"His fantastic energy on the pitch make Jon an exciting player to watch, and if he fulfills his promise Black and Green supporters are in for a treat."
Meanwhile 30 year old Healey is known for his no-nonsense style of play, and he has impressed against Aber on a number of previous occasions, most recently for the Wellmen in the Welsh Cup tie in December.
The Merseyside-based striker has previously played Welsh Premier for Gap Connah's Quay, Bangor City, and Cefn Driuds, scoring an impressive total of 16 goals from 24 (+11) appearances, winning the Welsh Premier Player of the Month Award in October 2014.
He has also played for Ashville, Congleton Town and Droylsden in the English system.
Aberystwyth Town's first new signing of the January transfer window was midfielder Elliot Scotcher from Merthyr Town.
The 22-year-old, who hails from Pembrokeshire, spent time with Ipswich Town and Cardiff City as a youngster, before enrolling at UWIC and becoming a key figure ascent of the Cardiff students from the Welsh League Division Three to the Welsh Premier League.
Following his graduation, Scotcher trialled with Newport County, before signing for the Martyrs in the summer of 2015.
Meanwhile midfielder Joe Clarke has left the Seasiders due to the lengthy travelling commitments from his South Wales home.
He is has transferred to Llanelli, for whom he played as a Youth team player between 2008 and 2011.
The Seasiders have also extended their best wishes to striker to Blake Davies, who returned to his host club Forest Green Rovers, following a loan period at Park Avenue.
Goalkeeper Chris Mullock has meanwhile signed for the Seasiders on a permanent basis following his successful loan spell from Welsh Premier League leaders The New Saints.
Aberystwyth have also secured the services of central defender Ryan Wollacott and striker Luke Borrelli on contract until the end of the 2017/8 season" here.


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How to Repair Hundreds of Bridges Under Budget: Lessons from Oregon
Decaying infrastructure is a significant problem across the world. According a 2013 report card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers, America's bridges received a C+ grade, a grade lower than many other infrastructure categories. ASCE estimates the average age of America's bridges at 42 years old. The problem goes beyond mere age: ASCE describes one in nine American bridges as "structurally deficient." The prospect of damage and death from bridges looms large.
Fortunately, this is an infrastructure problem that calls on the unique talents of project managers and engineers to address. The state of Oregon deserves recognition for its success in repairing and replacing hundreds of bridges through the 2000s. In 2015, the Oregon Transportation Investment Act III State Bridge Delivery Program (OTIA) was listed as a finalist for the PMI Project of the Year Award. The program's achievements, methods and overall approach represent a significant innovation. There's plenty to learn from Oregon's experience, even if your work has nothing to do with bridges or infrastructure.
The Program at a Glance
In operation for over 10 years, the Oregon State Bridge Delivery Program represents one of the largest programs carried out in the state.
- Program Budget: $1.3 billion (actual spend
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Ransomware in Mac Attack
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 @ 03:03 PM gHale
An attacker was able to get into the Transmission BitTorrent client for Mac, infecting it with a fully functional ransomware that targets Mac computers, researchers said.
The infection occurred on March 4, and researchers from Palo Alto Networks said someone hacked the official Transmission website and replaced the legitimate Transmission client for Mac version 2.90 with one that included the KeRanger ransomware.
Ransomware Targets Android Users
Exploiting a Flaw in Ransomware
Ransomware Locks Files, Tosses Key
Ransomware Spreads Via Exploit Kit
Mac users have never been targeted with a fully-working ransomware family until now, researchers said.
KeRanger is a carbon copy of crypto-ransomware families currently targeting Windows and Linux machines, Palo Alto Networks researchers said.
The ransomware uses AES encryption to lock files, targets over 300 file extension types and demands a 1 Bitcoin payment ($400). Payment must be made in Bitcoin over a Dark Net site.
After infecting users, KeRanger will lay in wait for three days before starting its encryption process, the researchers said. This means that some of the people that downloaded the infected Transmission BitTorrent client since March 4 may still have a chance at removing the ransomware from their Mac before their data ends up encrypted.
Palo Alto provides removal instructions on their site. Once the encryption process is started, files cannot end up recovered unless the victim pays the ransom, or they have backups of their data.
Researchers that looked at the ransomware's source code are also saying KeRanger includes unfinished features which in future versions will also target and encrypt Time Machine files, making it impossible to recover files from older system backups, researchers said.
Another feature would allow attackers to run commands on infected computers, making KeRanger a ransomware and a backdoor malware at the same time.
KeRanger was also using a stolen certificate to sign its code, which allowed it to bypass Apple's GateKeeper protection system. Apple has revoked the certificate and also updated the XProtect antivirus signature to protect future victims from infection.
The Transmission open-source project removed the malicious binaries from their site and issued a new version of their Mac client, version 2.92.
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NuStevia, manufactured by NuNaturals Inc., is a brand of stevia, a calorie-free sweetener. As of 2011, the USDA categorizes stevia as a safe substance. It can be used in place of table sugar in coffee, tea, baked goods or anywhere else that sugar is used, and can be purchased in various forms, including powdered extract and liquid concentrate.
Stevia is made from the leaves of a shrub native to Paraguay, where locals have used it for centuries in herbal teas. Today, many tropical countries cultivate stevia, including India, China, Brazil, Argentina and other parts of Asia and South America. Stevia has been sold in the United States since 1995 but didn't gain widespread popularity until the latter portion of the first decade of the 21st century. With a sweetness level 200 to 300 times that of sugar, only a small amount is necessary to obtain the desired flavor enhancement. The precise sweetness level varies from brand to brand. NuNaturals posits that NuStevia contains a greater proportion of stevia extract than most of its competitors, making it one of the sweeter versions of stevia available.
Benefits and Drawbacks
Many people find that despite its extreme sweetness, stevia leaves a bitter aftertaste. NuNaturals claims that its product won't produce this undesirable effect, because they've replaced stevia's bitter compounds with other flavorings. In terms of potential health effects, stevia proponents point out that the substance has been used for decades in countries such as Japan without any reported large-scale side effects. Unlike sugar, stevia doesn't promote dental cavities, and since it doesn't contain calories, it can potentially aid in weight loss if used in place of sugar. A few studies suggest that stevia may lower blood pressure and blood glucose, but evidence remains inconclusive. Some people report a feeling of fullness, bloating or nausea after consuming stevia. As of 2011, pregnant women should avoid stevia, as data regarding potential effects on the developing fetus remains insufficient.
NuNaturals offers several varieties of stevia. The white, powdered form, referred to simply as White Stevia, is similar in appearance to confectioner's sugar and available in single-serve packets, small bottles or larger bags. The Pure Extract powder is much more concentrated; it's useful when concocting substantial quantities of beverages or baked goods. NuNaturals also sells stevia in several liquid forms in glass or plastic bottles, including Clear Stevia, Alcohol Free Stevia and Vanilla Stevia. Other NuStevia products include carbohydrate-free packets, single-serving dissolvable tablets and a fiber-rich powdered baking blend.
In addition to stevia, NuNaturals products contain other ingredients. NuStevia White Stevia contains maltodextrin, a tasteless starch derived from corn. The carbohydrate-free type substitutes erythritol, which is also corn-based, for the maltodextrin. The liquid varieties contain water, vegetable glycerin and grain alcohol, with the alcohol-free type lacking alcohol. As its name implies, the vanilla variety also includes vanilla bean extract. All of the NuStevia products contain natural flavors. These proprietary plant-based extracts do not include monosodium glutamate or any other manmade chemical compounds.


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Seersucker Garment Bag
We can all use stylish accessories when traveling! This garment bag is so cute and functional. Choose from seven colorways. Personalize with name, monogram, use for storage and toting good stuff like… dance, skating, costumes, etc. From one of our favorites… Mint(r)… personalized by M&P!
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Measures 42.5″ long by 22.5″ wide.
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Gillmore, Gavin K., Pearce, Gillian and Denman, Antony R. (2001) Radon in a disused mine in Cornwall, UK. Environmental Management and Health, 12(5), pp. 500-509. ISSN (print) 0956-6163Full text not available from this archive.
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A study has been undertaken of radon levels in an abandoned metalliferous mine in South-West England. Measurements have been taken in Gunnislake Old Adit using a variety of techniques. Radon gas levels of between 30,000Bq m-3 and 69,000Bq m-3 have been noted in this mine, associated with radon progeny levels of between 2.6 and 4.8 working levels. These radon levels pose a health risk for regular visitors to such mines.
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Walter Banks, 51 years a Braves' usher, pronounced "Play Ball!" Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn smooched for the Kiss Cam. Two Bits the Drill, who hadn't won the Tool Race all season, won the Tool Race. Fifteen minutes after the final game's final out, Hank Aaron threw Turner Field's absolute final pitch – and Bobby Cox caught it. You can't beat fun at the ol' ballpark.
And this really was fun, albeit fun wrapped in finality. When Cox and John Schuerholz peeled the "1" off the Home Games Remaining sign in left field, the logo of SunTrust Park, which is in another county, was revealed. Also this: "Opening Day: April 14, 2017."
Say this for Turner Field: It went out in grand style. The stands were filled. The weather could have been pulled from a postcard. Schuerholz wore a pink bow tie and pocket square and opened his jacket to display a set of Ryder Cup suspenders. ("My baseball braces are green; they didn't match," he said.) He was in a great mood. Everyone was.
Brian Snitker, the interim manager who could soon be named permanent manager, was asked if the day felt different. "A little bit," he said. "There was a cameraman in the parking lot when I got out of my car."
As for the Braves themselves: They were really, really good. They won 1-0 Sunday to finish 68-93, which meant they fulfilled general manager John Coppolella's spring forecast that this team would better last year's 67-95. Julio Teheran struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, outpitching the famous Justin Verlander, whose Detroit Tigers needed to win to keep playoff hope alive.
Let the record show that the final out in Turner Field was Jim Johnson's strikeout of the former Brave Justin Upton, who didn't offer at the pitch. (He took a lot of third strikes in his two seasons here.) Let it also reflect that the final game in Turner Field had the same score as the last game at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium – with a happier result. On Oct. 24, 1996, the Braves lost Game 5 of the World Series 1-nil to the Yankees and Andy Pettitte, the only run off John Smoltz coming after Marquis Grissom and Jermaine Dye misplayed a fly ball.
Not long ago, this correspondent was ready to concede that these Braves were the worst he'd seen in 32 years in Atlanta. But the motley crew that was 31-58 at the All-Star break went 37-34 thereafter, making a strong case for Snitker's continuing employment and suggesting that these Braves aren't as far away as we'd thought. (Next year, maybe? Next year, please?)
The announcement Sunday that Johnson had re-upped for two more years surely said something. Would a distinguished veteran cast his lot with a hopeless case? "There's a good feeling around this team," said Coppolella, whose merciless teardown angered many fans but whose work has begun to bear fruit. The farm system has become a bountiful thing, and the big-league product wasn't half-bad these past two months. Better days are coming, folks.
When this rebuild comes to full fruition, it will be in different environs. Turner Field wasn't around long enough for us to know it the way we came to know the antiquated spaceship across the street, but its last act reminded us that nice things happened here, too.
A hour after Johnson recorded the 27th out, some 40,000 of the announced crowd of 51,220 were still seated, watching the progress of Aaron and Turner Field's home plate up I-75 via police-escorted van to SunTrust. For some reason that seemed riveting, too.
And this jaded correspondent must confess: When Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux appeared in the outfield before the game, Hall of Famers walking three abreast as members of the Turner Legends team … well, I gulped. In the history of baseball, has a last-place season ever reached a more moving end?


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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The Post-It Note will always be, for me, an icon of the "why didn't I think of that?" kind of brilliance that (like Rails) represents something which everybody needed -- and which anybody could have created -- a long, long time before the inventor actually made it happen. Thus, this product is noteworthy (heh) not just because if you know what it's for, you want one, guaranteed, but also because this is a Post-It Note type "why didn't I think of that?" product made out of actual Post-It Notes, making it a recursive Post-It Note.
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The company directors are seeking new individual pathways, and will continue to operate within the complex field of child protection training and consultancy, and can be contacted on the below numbers from July 01 for child protection training and consultancy inquiries.
Carl Collins will remain the Independent Director of Professional Standards for BCSA & NT.
Carl and Ian will like to take this opportunity to thank our valued clients who have engaged and supported CACET Global over the last twelve years.
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Growing up I wasn't a huge fan of eating meat. I wasn't a strict vegetarian but I didn't much care for it and rarely ate it. Then, when I was in college studying Animal Science I had the unfortunate assignment one semester to care for a heifer as part of a husbandry class I took. (A heifer is a young cow that hasn't had any calves in case you were wondering!)
Now, I've made no secret about my lack of outdoorsy-ness. I'm a prissy person and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Getting up at 5am every morning (how cruel is that to a college student!) to dodge being kicked by an ornery bovine while cleaning out her stall was NOT my cup of tea. It was during this period of my life that I started to eat meat routinely for the first time. I don't know if it was just getting older or the intense resentment I found for cattle during that time but I began that semester a love affair with burgers that has lasted to this day!
My husband has always been a "meat and potatoes" type of guy and fully supports my love for a good burger. We love grillling out on the weekends and experimenting with new burger recipes. The Avocado Ranch Sausage Burger I'm sharing today is my new favorite and I think if you give it a try you might just fall in love with it too!
- 1.5 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb spicy ground sausage
- whole grain hamburger buns
- sliced havarti cheese
- spinach
- Hidden Valley® Avocado Ranch Dressing
In a small bowl combine the ground beef and sausage, mixing thoroughly. Form into 8 patties. Grill on a preheated over medium high heat to desired temperature/doneness. Serve on warm buns with havarti cheese, spinach, and Hidden Valley® Avocado Ranch Dressing.
I'm an avocado devotee so when I saw "Avocado Ranch" screaming out at me on the grocery store shelf I had to give it a try. Hidden Valley® actually has a few brand new flavors they have just released: Avocado Ranch, Cucumber Ranch (available in Light too!), Sweet Chili Ranch, and Roasted Garlic Ranch.
As someone who eats at least one salad a day I love trying a variety of salad dressings to keep things interesting-but I also am a big fan of using salad dressings for decidedly non-salady things as well! The Avocado Ranch was the perfect topping for this spicy burger and also served well for dipping the spicy sweet potato fries I served up on the side!
Have you tried any of the new Hidden Valley® Ranch flavors? Which one do you think you'd like the best? Are you a fan of using salad dressing for recipes other than salads too?
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Hidden Valley. The opinions and text are all mine.


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National Mall and Memorial Parks
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The National Mall & Memorial Parks protects some of the older parkland in the National Park System. This leading park maintains some of the country's most significant minutes in record, offering Tourist with adequate possibilities to respect presidential legacies, respect the bravery of war experts, and enjoy the United States Dedication to independence and equal rights.
Approved on This summer 16, 1790, except for 42 miles moved later from other organizations. Transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Park of the National Capital on Aug 10, 1933.
When to Visit:
The public may check out the park 24 hours a day. Ranger are on responsibility at the Funeral Sites to respond to questions from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily.
Getting There:
For Tourist driving into California, D.C., keep in mind that vehicle parking is limited and can get expensive. Public transit is a great option. However, Road 395 provides accessibility the National Mall and Funeral Park from the South. Road 495, New You are able to Opportunity, Rock Stream and Potomac Parkway, Henry California Funeral Parkway, and the Cottage David Parkway will all offer accessibility from the North. Road 66, U.S. Tracks 50 and 29 offer accessibility from the Western, while U.S. Tracks 50, 1, and 4 offer accessibility from the Eastern.
If you really want to limit your as well as impact, there are many significant bike paths that flow through California, D.C. There are also several City train and bus routes from the suv areas around the city.
If you are traveling in from out of town, there are three significant international airports that serve the area: Ronald Reagan California International airport, California Dulles International airport, and Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Worldwide airport. All have limo, cab, or City services available that will link with the National Mall and Funeral Park.
There are no charges or allows required to check out the park. However, if you are planning a function, such as a business presentation or would like to get authorization for shooting or photography, the National Mall & Memorial Parks Division of Park Programs does issue 4,000 allows a year for unique use. You will need to apply for a unique permit, which typically costs $50
Things to Do:
From Ranger Programs to sporting opportunities, the National Mall & Memorial Park has a lot to offer. Check out some of these fun activities:
|East Potomac Golf Course:
|The course is part of the National Park System and features three distinct courses with varying features and levels of difficulty.
|East Potomac Tennis Center
|Available year-round with both outdoor and indoor courts
|Tidal Basin Paddle Boats
|View the Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Trees from the water! This is a great outing for families or a romantic choice for couples looking to soak in the sun.
|East Potomac Aquatic Center
|Located next to the Golf Course, this center features a heated public swimming pool
|Junior Ranger
|Kids can pick up an activity book at the Visitor Center and explore the park to earn badges along the way. Once complete, the child will be certified as a Junior Ranger
|Major Attractions:
|Washington Monument, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, D.C. War Memorial, World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, George Mason Memorial, Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House,
|Pets are not allowed inside the Washington Monument, the Jefferson, Lincoln, and World War II Memorials, except for guide dogs for visually or hearing-impaired persons. Pets are allowed in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial if they are leashed. Keep your pet restrained at all times by crating, caging or on a leash no more than six feet in length. Also be sure to respectful of the parks and clean up any waste.
|Areas of Interest Outside the Park:
|Ford's Theatre National Historic Site: On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was shot while attending a show here. Museum contains portions of the Olroyd Collection of Lincolniana.Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Preserving America's colorful Canal era and transportation history, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park is 184.5 miles of adventure.Anacostia Park: Anacostia Park is one of Washington, DC's largest recreation areas with more than 1200 acres stretching along the Anacostia River from the Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge to the DC/Maryland border.Rock Creek Park: One of the largest and oldest urban parks in the U.S. (established in 1890), located in Washington, DC.
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Stacey Roshan is a teacher who does "Flipclass" videos online. The opening/exit comic in this lesson looks awfully familiar. And the lesson is well-presented, too.
This lesson is on rational exponents (aka "fraction as exponents") and I won't spoil which comic was used. Check it out for yourself.
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One Piece, Three Ways: The Floral Blazer
Monday, June 11, 2012
If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you know I've been on the hunt for the perfect floral blazer for months now. I finally located it at Zara. Even though this is a trend that I probably won't be in love with forever, I justified the purchase because I know I will wear it multiple times within the next few weeks and months.
Over the next week, I will show you how I will be wearing my new blazer. The bright colors in this piece match many items I already own, which makes throwing different outfits together a cinch.
Since wedding season is upon us, and I'm sure many of you have multiple weddings to attend, I figured I'd first showcase the blazer in an outfit for a party setting. This option is perfect for any summer nuptial because you can easily shed the jacket if it gets too hot. (Or if the dancing gets out of hand.) The floral number adds visual interest to an otherwise plain dress.
Check back later this week for more ways to wear this fun piece!
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