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Conductor Jahja Ling conducts the final round of the Cooper International Violin Competition
The 2011 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition, featuring 24 young violinists, takes place at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music August 11 - 19
Jahja Ling conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in the final round of the competition on
Friday, August 19, at 8 pm in Severance Hall
On August 11, 2011, 24 of the world's most promising young violinists will converge on the Oberlin College campus to take part in the week long competition that culminates in a final, concerto round performance with The Cleveland Orchestra in Severance Hall. Musicians between the ages of 13 and 18 will also vie for three full scholarships to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, pending admission, and more than $20,000 in total prize money; the first-prize winner will receive $10,000 and concert engagements with orchestras in Beijing and Shanghai, China.
The Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition debuted in summer 2010 for pianists, followed by this year's competition for violinists, and will alternate annually between the two instruments thereafter.
The competition is sponsored by Thomas and Evon Cooper, who reside near Boston. Mr. Cooper, a 1978 Oberlin College graduate and a member of Oberlin's Board of Trustees, is a partner in the Boston investment firm of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Company; his wife, Evon, is a pianist and private piano teacher.
"My wife Evon and I are thrilled to be part of this exciting endeavor," says Thomas Cooper. "We believe that it is important to encourage and support young artists in pursuing their musical aspirations, and we hope that the Cooper Competition serves to identify and showcase top youth talent from around the world for many years to come."
"For an aspiring musician, there is no greater thrill than performing with one of the world's great orchestras," says Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. "This gift from the Cooper family will provide an extraordinary and unparalleled opportunity for young violinists and pianists from around the world. We are deeply honored that Tom and Evon have chosen the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The Cleveland Orchestra as hosts for this remarkable competition."
"This initiative of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music invigorates our historic relationship," says Gary Hanson, Executive Director of The Cleveland Orchestra. "We are pleased that our orchestra and the Severance Hall stage will be integral to the Cooper Competition, and we look forward to welcoming its gifted young musicians to Cleveland."
Gregory Fulkerson, professor of violin at Oberlin, will direct this year's violin competition. "I am very proud that the Oberlin conservatory, with the outstanding commitment of the Cooper family, has taken this visionary step towards discovering and promoting the violin stars of the next generation," says Fulkerson. "I am especially excited about Oberlin's unique partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra, which provides the ideal format for what is recognized as a major international competition."
The aspiring young artists hail from countries around the world including Bulgaria, Poland, Canada, South Korea, Japan, China, and regions across the United States. This year's distinguished panel of judges includes Gregory Fulkerson, from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and chairman of the jury for the 2011 Cooper International Violin Competition; David Bowlin, assistant professor of violin at Oberlin and founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble; David Cerone, former president of the Cleveland Institute of Music; Fan Tao, conductor of the China National Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra; Dora Schwarzberg, from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna; Tong Weidong, director of violin studies at the Central Conservatory Middle School in Beijing; Almita Vamos, professor of violin at Northwestern University and the Music Institute of Chicago; and Milan Vitek, professor of violin at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
In addition to a preliminary round that was held on April 30 through May 2 in Beijing, China, young violinists interested in entering the 2011 Cooper Competition first submit video recorded auditions of repertoire specified in the online application at www.oberlin.edu/cooper. Twenty-four competitors are chosen to perform in three live rounds at the Oberlin conservatory beginning on Saturday, August 13. The final three musicians will advance to the finals at Severance Hall, where they will perform a full concerto with The Cleveland Orchestra on Friday, August 19. The top three musicians will win $10,000, $6,000, and $3,000, respectively, and those in fourth, fifth, and sixth place will be awarded $1,000 each. The final three will also be awarded full scholarships to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, pending admission, valued at more than $150,000 each. The audience will award an additional $500 in cash to one of the finalists, selected by popular vote. In addition to prize money, the first-prize winner will receive concert engagements with orchestras in Beijing and Shanghai, China.
"The intent of all of these prizes," says last year's piano competition director Robert Shannon, professor of piano and director of keyboard studies at Oberlin, "is to recognize and encourage outstanding young musicians, and to establish the Cooper Competition as one of the foremost competitions of its kind." In addition to the experiences gained by performing under the rigors of a multi-round event, competitors are also invited to take private lessons and participate in master classes, which are offered by Oberlin faculty and competition judges. "The partnership of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music allows us to create a unique event: a high-level competition with opportunities for enrichment and education for everyone."
Preliminary and two final rounds of the violin competition are open to the public, giving Ohioans a chance to hear some of the most promising young violinists in the world perform with an internationally renowned orchestra. A complete schedule is available at www.oberlin.edu/cooper. Admission for the preliminary rounds and the recital final round is free; the latter takes place in the conservatory's Warner Concert Hall on Wednesday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m., hosted by Robert Conrad, president of WCLV, Cleveland's classical music radio station. The event will be broadcast live on 104.9-FM WCLV and on www.wclv.com.
The concerto final round on Friday, August 19 at Severance Hall, will also be broadcast live on WCLV and hosted by Robert Conrad. The program begins at 8 p.m., with Jahja Ling conducting The Cleveland Orchestra and the top three finalists. Box seats are $25, dress circle seats are $20, and orchestra seats are $15; all seats are reserved. The Severance Hall Ticket Office is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141 for more information or online at www.clevelandorchestra.com.
Applications and details for both the violin and piano competitions are posted on the Oberlin web site, at www.oberlin.edu/cooper.
Oberlin and The Cleveland Orchestra
The relationship between Oberlin and The Cleveland Orchestra dates back nearly a century, beginning with the philanthropy of John Long Severance, an 1885 Oberlin graduate and flutist who founded the Musical Arts Association, under which The Cleveland Orchestra was established in 1918. Severance and his wife were the major donors for the construction of The Cleveland Orchestra's home, Severance Hall, and Mr. Severance served as the orchestra's second board president. The Cleveland Orchestra first performed in Oberlin in 1919, six months after its founding, and it has returned to Oberlin each season since, giving 210 performances on campus to date as part of Oberlin's Artist Recital Series. Members of the orchestra teach at Oberlin, Oberlin graduates are among the orchestra's ranks—James Feddeck '05 was appointed Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra in 2009—and the conservatory's best students have been integrated into the orchestra's performances and other special projects for years.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Awarded the 2009 National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music is renowned internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber. Praised as a "national treasure" by the Washington Post, the conservatory, founded in 1865 and situated amid the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Oberlin's alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the music world. Conservatory students and alumni have won top prizes in numerous international violin competitions, including the International Tchaikovsky Competition, the Stulberg International String Competition, the J.S. Bach International Violin Competition, the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition, the Kreisler International Competition, the Beethoven Competition, the Competition for Young String Soloists, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, the Concert Artists Guild Competition, and the Avery Fisher Career Grant. For more information about Oberlin, visit www.oberlin.edu.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Under the leadership of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall and at each summer's Blossom Festival, in residencies from Miami to Vienna, and on tour around the world, The Cleveland Orchestra sets the highest standards of artistic excellence and creative programming. The Cleveland Orchestra's educational programs have introduced nearly four million Cleveland-area schoolchildren to symphonic music. Founded in 1918, The Cleveland Orchestra today reaches a broad and loyal constituency through concerts, community engagement, touring, residencies, and recordings and radio broadcasts available online and on DVD and CD. For additional information, please visit www.clevelandorchestra.com.
Guest Conductor Jahja Ling
Jahja Ling's distinguished career as an internationally renowned conductor has earned him an exceptional reputation for musical integrity, intensity, and expressivity. He is in his eighth season as music director of the San Diego Symphony, where he has received the highest praise for his live performances and local and international broadcasts and recordings. Under his leadership, the San Diego Symphony has reached a new level of unprecedented artistic excellence, with its continuing increase of record attendance for the last seven years. Jahja Ling also holds one of the longest continuous relationships with The Cleveland Orchestra. His and the orchestra's telecast performance of A Concert in Tribute and Remembrance for 9/11 received an Emmy Award. During the course of an unprecendented 26 consecutive seasons with The Cleveland Orchestra, he has conducted more than 600 works in 450 concerts for an audience of more than two million people. His recordings include a range of works on the Telarc, Azica Records, and Continuum labels, one of which was nominated for a Grammy award. With the San Diego Symphony, he has undertaken many commissions as well as premieres of many new works; in 2009, Never Far Away: Music of Bright Sheng, featuring Oberlin Assistant Professor of Harp Yolanda Kondonassis, was released by Telarc Records.
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, of Chinese descent, Jahja Ling began to play the piano at age 4 and studied at the Jakarta School of Music. At age 17, he won the Jakarta Piano Competition and was awarded a Rockefeller grant to attend the Juilliard School, where he earned a master's degree. At the Yale School of Music he studied orchestra conducting under Otto-Werner Mueller, earning a doctor of musical arts degree in 1985. He received the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductor's Award and the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship at Tanglewood. Bernstein, who became one of his most influential mentors, subsequently chose him to be a Conducting Fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute. Jahja Ling is the first and only conductor of Chinese descent who has conducted all of the major orchestras in North America, including Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia. In 1988, he made his very successful European debut at the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Subsequently, he has appeared as guest conductor for most of the prominent orchestras in Asia and Europe.
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Located in the heart of Berlin-Mitte, this small boutique is at the intersection of several busy streets.
Shaped by its prime corner site, the historical building's interior is triangular, accentuating the existing lines of the outside perspectives. This effect is amplified by a wide glass window, flush with the wall and framing the view on a perpetually contemporary moving picture of the city. Along the main axis, defined by a long beam held up by two columns, a powerful artificial white light creates the sensation of a sky light under the sun. Berlin is a dark city where night falls quickly during the long winter. The light is treated as a surface, in the same way as the window.
The furniture, large glossy monoliths in monochrome neutral grey, gleam under the light and contrast with the untreated oak floor. A giant cabinet displays items of lingerie boxed as if in an archive store.
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The Wealthiest Capital City in Southeast Asia
One of the Orient's most elegant cities in the 1920s – Phnom Penh is like a widow who have seen all the painful trials in life but remained strong and still standing.
What makes a city "wealthy"? – oversized shopping malls and pretentious towering buildings or rich heritage and affluent culture?
When can a city be called "developed"? – Happy, contended people living in it or busy, unsatisfied inhabitants who got nothing to do but complain? Sad to say – that if we look closely on the real significance of a city, only Phnom Penh is worthy to be called the "wealthiest".
Phnom Penh's history dates back to the 1300s. It is the successor of Angkor, the capital of the greatest empire Southeast Asia has ever seen. The Khmer Empire ruled from the southern part of China in the north, down to the borders of Malaysia to the south. It is one of the largest continuing empire the world has ever seen.
Most of Southeast Asian art and architecture are based on Khmer. Our notable designs and intricate crafts exist today because of them. The Khmer Empire was so advanced that they built the largest temple on Earth over 900 years ago – when most of us are still hunting wild boars and living in caves.
When Kuala Lumpur was just a muddy riverbank; Manila and Bangkok was just tiny fishing villages. When Singapore was just a small uninhabited island and Jakarta was just a sleepy trading outpost – Phnom Penh was already flourishing with ancient art and culture.
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I have been actively involved as a Christian since my late teens and have worshipped at two churches in the Circuit over the past 25 years. My wife and I worshipped at Farnworth before moving to Lymm, where I am a youth leader and have served many years as a Church Steward. In 2006 I became an 'Enabler' leading change with colleagues in the Warrington East Partnership, where we encouraged new ways of 'being church', rolled out contemporary worship styles across the four churches and supported traditional worship to planned themes. The fellowship nurtured and experiences gained have changed me personally and I hope that we can share some of these things across the circuit.


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Thursday, 7 May 2015
This is going to be a very quick post not only because I have an assignment to finish but mainly because this milkshake is ready in 2 minutes for you drink up!
I needed a quick snack that was sweet but also had a protein kick plus some cinnamon to get my blood sugar balanced for longer so that I wouldn't get cravings till dinner.
It was absolutely delicious.
1 Frozen Banana (i slice ripe ones and pop them in individual freezing bag so they are always ready)
1 handful raw cashews
1 tbsp protein powder (I use brown rice protein by Pulsin)
1 tsp coconut oil (I use Lucy Bee)
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp bee pollen (help immunity and circulation)
1 tbsp ground linseeds (plant source of Omega 3 fats. anti inflammatory, immunity boosting and much more)
1cup Brown Rice Milk (I use Rude Health)
Pop everything in the blender, whizz it up till smooth and drink immediately if not sooner! Yey!x
PS: I just want to remind you that I'm writing the brands I am using not because I get paid to do it but because they work for me and my taste. There are many other brands out there but if you are starting out using these foods, it might help to at least have an idea of what I go for. When I started reading food blogs I was curious to know which brands worked for the bloggers so at least I would have known in which direction to go when I went to the supermarket to look for types of foods I had never heard of before...xxx
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Intel's new Xeon E5-2602 V4 CPU to sport 5.1GHz clock, 165W TDP
Intel rumored to slap 5.1GHz clock speed on nits Broadwell-EP based Xeon E5-2602 V4
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The latest rumor for Intel is that the chipmaker will launch its new Broadwell-EP processors later this year, with a new Xeon E5-2602 V4 and a huge clock speed of 5.1GHz.
The Intel Xeon E5-2602 V4 processor will not only sport a clock speed of 5.1GHz, but 10MB of L3 cache, with each core featuring 2.5MB of shared cache, with a TDP of 165W. This would make the Xeon E5-2602 V4 processor have the fastest default frequency of any processor on the market, surpassing the AMD FX-9590 processor and its huge 5GHz frequency.
The problem is, Intel's super-quick Xeon E5-2602 V4 processor will only be made through specific OEMs, and will not be pushed out into the world for public consumption.
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After Brendan Cole announced his return to Strictly Come Dancing after a lung infection, viewers of It Takes Two expressed concerns about how healthy he was looking...
Brendan Cole will be back on tonight's Strictly Come Dancing after a week off from the BBC dancing show – but he's caused concern amongst his fans.
The professional dancer was recently taken to hospital after being hit with a lung infection, leaving partner Anastacia to dance with Gorka Marquez on last weekend's show.
However, Brendan will be back performing once again tonight, after admitting he's feeling strong enough to tackle the dancefloor.
Read: Strictly's Brendan Speaks Out About Her And Anastacia's 'Arguments'…
'I'm definetely on the mend', he said on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. 'I'm really looking forward to this jive!'
'It probably did me good to get the lungs working', he added.
The 40-year-old added that there was no need to worry about his health, after many Strictly fans expressed concern about his absence from the show last week.
'It was a lung infection that was all', he added. 'I'm back in the game and I'm looking forward to it.' Anastacia then added that she was 'super impressed' with his recovery.
However, viewers watching It Takes Two didn't seem as convinced, and tweets soon flooded in expressing concern about Cole's health.
'Brendan still doesn't look right, hope he's okay #ItTakesTwo', one posted.
'Poor Brendan still looks a bit peaky, someone get him a spray tan #ItTakesTwo', said another.
'Watching #ItTakesTwo and don't think Brendan looks very well, hope he's really ok', a third piped up.
Brendan shared his excitement at returning to the show earlier this week, posting a behind-the-scenes shot of rehearsals and writing: 'Just had the most incredible welcome from my fellow @bbcstrictly Pro's at pro rehearsal this morning. Great to be back with you all!'
Aw. We're sure Brendan wouldn't come back unless he felt he was truly ready for it, so we're fully behind him. Plus, we can't WAIT to see what spooky Halloween treats they all have in store for us tonight…


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National Action wrote on their November report posted on their website: "As is clearly stated on the National Action website we neither sanction or endorse terrorism, and in our three years of existence no member of National Action has been arrested for even an act of petty violence.
"Even the cutting edge humour regularly employed by members of our youth group which may go over the heads of some people, would still have to be deliberately misrepresented by a malicious third party.
"In relation to irreverent tweets made about the dead MP, this week this same Western media have been berating the dead Fidel Casto for imprisoning individuals for daring to 'show contempt for his figure'. We are reminded of the hypocrisy of the 'free speech' march held by western leaders following the Charlie Hebdo attack that was immediately followed by hundreds of raids and arrests across Europe for speech related offences – we don't forget things like this."
Update: The Home Secretary has confirmed the group will be banned in the UK. Rudd said: "I am clear that the safety and security of our families, communities and country comes first. So today I am taking action to proscribe the neo-Nazi group National Action.
"This will mean that being a member of, or inviting support for, this organisation will be a criminal offence. National Action is a racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation which stirs up hatred, glorifies violence and promotes a vile ideology, and I will not stand for it.
"It has absolutely no place in a Britain that works for everyone."
I am suspicious of this being taken as a first step. Does it make sense to make being member of a party "illegal" if the party makes the official statement that it is against terrorism?


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Windows Vista diagnostic tools, features many new additions over past Windows releases, specifically for the consumer editions. One tool that offers an all in one view of critical System components is the Reliability and Performance Resource View. The Resource View provides built in monitors for CPU, Disk, Network, and Memory components. In this guide we'll look at Disk usage and how you can identify disk activity and possible bottlenecks.
In order to access Resource View, you must be a member of the local Administrator group or launch the tool using 'Run As". To start Resource View:
Click Start, right-click on Computer, and click Manage then expand System Tools and click Reliability and Performance. Reliability and Performance Monitor will start with the Resource View display.
Or you can click on Start \ Run and type perfmon /res in the run box.
Once opened, click on Disk to expand the view for all Disk activity.
The Disk graph displays the total current I/O activity in green, and the highest active time percentage in blue. Seven columns are displayed, and the definitions of each column follows:
- Image – the application using Disk resources
- PID – process ID of the application instance
- File – the file being read and/or written by the application instance
- Read – current speed (in Bytes/min.) at which data is being read from the file by the application instance
- Write – current speed (in Bytes/min.) at which data is being written to the file by the application
- IO Priority – priority of the IO task for the application
- Response Time – response time in milliseconds for the disk activity
The first thing I like to do, is sort the Response Time column from highest to lowest time, then expand the File column so I can see the actual files that are causing disk activity to occur. To expand, use your mouse to grab the column and drag it to the right.
When troubleshooting problems, you can stop the monitor from updating in real time, by clicking on Monitor from the menu and selecting Stop (if you used perfmon /res to launch Resource View), or by clicking on the the Stop button on the Computer Management Toolbar (if you right-click on Computer, and clicked Manage).
By stopping the monitor you can then identify which application or file is causing the most disk activity to occur either by reading or writing from the disk. You can also match it to the Image name to further identify the Process and PID number and see if CPU activity is also being effected. Two columns to keep an eye on are Write and Response Time, These columns are good indicators for identifying high disk activity.
Once you identified the cause, and if it is a misbehaving application, check to see if it is associated to any Services and stop them. Uninstall the application if necessary, or stop the program from auto starting during startup. If it is a Vista process, check Microsoft's site for any patches or bugs.
While it may seem like an application or System process is causing the problem, other problems that cause disk bottlenecks can be a result of a disk that is highly fragmented, low on disk space, or just needs some cleanup using Disk Cleanup. Also your disk drive could be old and may be on the verge of dying.
Other tools such as Performance Monitor can be used for more troublesome problems, but Windows Vista Reliability and Performance Resource View is a good start that can assist in quickly identify bottlenecks or high disk activity.


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"Northline heralds the emergence of a major realist talent"
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Penguins for Lunch
I am excited to announce that Penguins for Lunch, a children's book, is now available for sale on Amazon. When I read this delightful story by Clarence Wolfshohl I knew I wanted to illustrate it. After all, how could I pass up a story about penguins? Penguins for Lunch tells the tale of a boy named Ralph and his penguin friends Joseph and Sarah who are out seeking adventure. Along the way they travel to fantastic islands and make wonderful new friends.


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Ha-ha! "The Burrow" -- I love it! I AM SO JEALOUS. I want to go road tripping with you. Can't wait to see your grotto :)ReplyDelete
Right on sista, so what am I gonna do...a booth at The Junk Asylum, well it's mostly for my soaps, but ya gotta have the trash to attract the attention, we'll see how it goes, she has been very busy and I need another outlet for my stuff, sooooo...ReplyDelete
What a great grotto and what fun in your garden...hmmmm...the wheels are turnin'...why do you do that to me!!!
I'm so happy for you finding those treasures! I never even took pix of what I picked up in the States...that's a project for another day. I can't wait to see your niche in the garden. And the pix frames on the wall...look perfect with that wallpaper/faux finish behind them. Good Hunting!ReplyDelete
Oh mylanta...I love it and the idea of a memory jug grotto...genius.ReplyDelete
I have a wonderful piece hanging in my bathroom. I'll have to send you a photo of it. It's rocks, shells, and I just love it. You will too.
P.S. I'll e-mail it to you as soon as I get my camera back working. It's temporarily broken..grrr!
Oh mam oh man, that's a fantastic niche. I knew what it was right off. The patina. To boot. What agreat scor!!! I hear that all the time from dealers. It is sad. It's hard to find good stuff.ReplyDelete
It's definitely more fun than composting!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love everything. That Mary in her grotto reminds me of the Portuguese churches in Goa and Kerala, the statutes have that delightful patina of age after all the monsoons and humidity of the past 250 years. x
Ooooh that niche... it's beautiful... what a great project that grotto is! :)ReplyDelete
What are you going to do with the fabric? it's gorgeous! And the frames look great in the Burrow! Big Hugs to you ma soeur du lointain grand pays! ;)
the center photo completely sends me...ReplyDelete
mary of the chippy blue, far closer to heaven then the art of composting, yet all green is holy.
Loving your Niche, it's gorgeous! Until you get a larger Madonna you could build up around her with Altar Art and Florals... I LOVE making Altars, I have them everywhere... some of my Friends joke that I have more Altars than most Churches! *LOL* I agree, supporting Small Businesses is the way to go, I do 50% of my shopping at Small Businesses and ALL of my Junquing is from Individuals or Small Dealers and Shops... I've been going Green before it was fashionable. *Winks*ReplyDelete
Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian
You're right...that supporting local vintage shops is shopping green.ReplyDelete
I adore! the niche!
What beautiful finds...The Madonna is so lovely...You have got me wanting to go junking now!! :) I agree with the rest of the girls...shopping at local vintage shops is very green!!ReplyDelete
This Vierge Marie(Madonna) is magnificent, quite how nest, it is a big luck to find the same objects!ReplyDelete
I share completely your point of view with the recycling because in more these objects have a soul, personally I buy almost nothing more new oops …
Thank you for your good wishes, he is now going to need that I apply even more to try to make attractive things, pfff, a real challenge!
That 2012 is of the happiest and most creative for you!
Beautiful day
Saw some architectural elements just like your "burrow" frames at McMennamin's Old Hotel in McMinnville. I have seen them 100 times, but only paid attention to them a day ago because of your posting.ReplyDelete
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Thank you all SO much for your well wishes for my mom:) She's doing so much better now. No cigarettes for 2 weeks!! I'm so proud of her.
I started volunteering at Goodwill. I'm the receptionist there about 20 hours a week. It's fun there and everyone is so nice. My brain is not used to being so busy though so I've been very tired when I get home. I have been reading your blogs but I've been too pooped to comment.


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Hitachi Ltd. is looking to promote artificial intelligence to management. The Japanese electronics maker said it has developed a new artificial intelligence program that will enable robots to deliver instructions to employees based on analyses of big data and the workers' routines.
"Work efficiency improved by 8% in warehouses with the new artificial intelligence program, compared to those without them," a Hitachi spokeswoman said. "The program can examine an extremely large amount of data to provide the most efficient instruction, which is impossible for human managers to handle."
Hitachi last month unveiled a fast-moving two-armed robot which it says may replace humans in performing basic functions like retrieving items in warehouses. Its new artificial intelligence can also analyze how an employee, judging from past experience, tries new approaches to work in an effort to improve efficiency, and can choose the best course of action, the company said.
"The AI automatically analyzes the outcome of these new approaches, and selects processes which produce better results and applies it to the next work order," Hitachi said in a statement. Tests showed that artificial intelligence could accurately issue work orders for employees at a warehouse, instructing them on the most efficient route to pick up a product on a shelf and complete their duties.
Hitachi plans to further test the program over the next few years before trying to market it commercially. It said it hopes to apply the technology to fields other than logistics, including transport, finance and health care.
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Learn how to make struffoli recipe, a classic Italian Christmas dessert from Naples: it's a crispy dough with a heavenly soft interior laced with citrus.
For the Struffoli
- Flour 600 g, all-purpose variety
- Eggs 4
- Egg yolk 1
- Sugar 25 g
- Butter 80 g
- Limoncello 1 small glass (in alternative, rum)
- Lemon peel 1, organic
- Salt
- Oil for frying in alternativa, lard
To garnish and decorate
- Honey 400 g
- Coloured candy sprinkles
- Cinnamon flavoured candy sprinkles
- Orange 100 g, candied
- Citron 100 g, candied
- Squash 50 g, candied
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How to make struffoli recipe, Italian Christmas dessert
To prepare struffoli recipe, a traditional Italian Christmas dessert:
1. Mound the flour on the countertop, make a well in the middle and add the egg, butter, sugar, grated rind of half a lemon, a glass of rum and a little salt.
2. Blend and knead until smooth and well-formed, shape into a ball and set aside for half an hour.
3. Knead again briefly before dividing into balls the size of oranges, then roll them out to make strips as thick as your finger.
4. Cut them into pieces like gnocchi and place them on a cloth sprinkled with flour.
5. Place in a sieve just before frying to remove excess flour.
6. Fry a few at a time in plenty of boiling oil; they are done when they swell up and turn golden, but not too dark. Drain on paper towels.
7. Warm the honey in a fairly large saucepan, take it off the heat and add the fried struffoli, stirring gently until they are soaked in honey.
8. Then add about half of the candy sprinkles and chopped candied fruit and stir again.
9. Place an empty glass jar in the middle of a serving dish (to create the hole in the middle) and arrange the struffoli around it in a doughnut shape.
10. Sprinkle the rest of the candy sprinkles and candied fruit over the struffoli to decorate while the honey is still hot.
11. Once the honey has solidified, gently remove the jar from the centre of the plate and serve the struffoli, cutting it in slices.
This is the traditional Italian Christmas recipe, which contains no yeast and yields particularly crunchy struffoli. If you like them to swell up bigger, add a pinch of baking soda or ammonia for baking to the dough and let it rest for a few hours before frying.
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In close cooperation between trade fair promoters P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG and partner company WEKA Business Media, the handling award was initiated five years ago in order to honour technical innovations, exceptional stand-alone and system solutions, and the people who created them. Thanks to its clear-cut alignment and structuring, the handling award clearly stands out against the grey monotony of an ever increasing number of awards. Not least of all for this reason, and also due to wide-spread acceptance of the intensively examined and carefully selected prize winners (products as well as personalities), the handling award has firmly established itself within a very short period of time.
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What now seems like a short time ago I completed a project on the theme of "A Day In The Life . . .", after seeing a North Amercian Indian Blanket at the British Museum I decided to use the characters from the blanket as the theme. The end result was a series of line drawings that were then screenprint with a few spot colours. On the whole this turned out okay, however the story had nothing to do with real life on the plains.
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Merry Christmas!!
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That was me! :o)
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Good memories......thanks, Honey.
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The vintage family photos are incredible -- what a treasure to have them! Happy holidays!
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Pictured above is my middle daughter, Shelby Kathryn, who is just days away from her wedding, and Penny, her littlest flower girl wearing her flower girl dress. Shelby's colors are ivory and gold and the little flower girl dresses are just so cute, aren't they?
In traditional European weddings, the bride is surrounded by a bevy of little girls, as opposed to the American wedding, where brides are accompanied by best friends and sisters. An example is pictured below…Kate Moss' wedding party.
Shelby Kathryn is going this traditional European route. My 4'11' Shelby, size 00, will be just a tad taller than her girls.
Penny is adorable, isn't she? But what made me cry is my daughter with Penny. She's all grown up. Gone is the little girl who spent hours in the gardens with her Great Dane companion who picked rose petals for a living when she was a toddler. Gone are the days I got to have her and hold her.
Instead, I have a young lady who is as bright as they come and a barracuda in business, and yet, has a heart of gold. She is everything any mother could have wanted for an adult daughter…poised and gracious…careful and smart. Yes, she will fall and I will be there to help her stand up. Yes, she will make mistakes and I won't be there to say "I told you so."
If you have a daughter, enjoy her. Embrace all that she is. Each and every daughter is beautiful to her mother, and she should be.
The picture made me cry because I am a mother of a daughter and she is going through one of life's passages. What made me cry is to see her interaction with Penny and all the little girls Shelby Kathryn has managed to make feel beautiful and loved.
Mostly, this picture reminded me of Shelby's first stint as a flower girl in my brother's wedding so many years ago.
Life is all about these experiences…helping them grow…watching them embrace every moment…and praying they've gained enough wisdom along the way to minimize their mistakes.
Speaking of mistakes…Shelby has gone through 8 treatments to get that little wrist tattoo off her wrist. It didn't work and she regrets having to wear the tattoo in her wedding. Ironically, the tattoo is the biblical "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine"…she just had it put on for a previous beloved. Oops.
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Every Intention...
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Open hands and thankful heart - yes! ❤ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful resurrection celebration!ReplyDelete
Your daughter is growing up and looks so much like you. She is beautiful! Love this post!!ReplyDelete
Loved your video! Happy Resurrection Day!ReplyDelete
I love what you said about savoring all the sweetness in whatever moments fall into your lap! I think this is really key to life. To actually make the most of even the smallest moments of peace and joy, and of whatever self care and self love we can carve out for ourselves. Especially as a mama, being able to REALLY soak in the good stuff, the stuff that makes our hearts happy. To pay attention and make those moments stretch and go as far as they can <3 I hope you and your family have a happy Easter. Oh and I LOVE that quote you painted. What a beautiful expression of love.ReplyDelete
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I've been sleeping very lately, and very tired after a lot of nervous abuse on the computer, and don't took melatonin neither 5-HTP, but strangely, because of the particular nature of the sleeping during the late of the morning it was very suitable to powerful lucid dreaming control ! And also because I'm following some variation of the values of crypto-currency the night I put some alerts on my mobile, so that create some little wake up during the night, even sometime I don't remember having listen the alert. So I think that help too.
I'm made multiples LDs, I've tried lot of things, like asking question to people, who they are, the nature of their existence and if they thought that all that was real or not.. but no particular answer But globally the background was dark, there was only one person to discus with at time.
After I'd seen some girls, and starting to change some aspects (ok trying to see theirs boobs ^^). After that I've switched again, seen a girl living with an alcoolic old men, they was poor, but then next I took partially control of the interaction with her.
Next, switch, I'm on a balcony, (I think like was on my balcony the day before, thinking about the safety bar, and admiring the mountains and the city). So the dream begin onto a balcony very very high, with a huge space of nature, mountains and vertiginous highers and absolutely marvelous. I was secured by the safety bar, and then lucidy come again, so I decided to let me slowly passing above, and levitating on the air. Magic !
Also I've tryed to communicate a message to a friend (just a trip to try telepathy during lucid dreaming) but he didn't remember to receive anything.
Other fact, the evening before those dreams was really full of synchronicity, and or of intuitions. I was just listening to a music a friend make me discover there is ten years, I've not listen it since lot of time, and no particular news from my friend since 2 or 3 weeks ago. So then 10 mins after I've listen to this music I've received an email from him asking some news. Already had spy dream with him on the past.
Another thing maybe that can have help, a long ballad walking and running onto the nature, as alone as possible, maybe potentially helping a better reconnection with myself.
I've notice that some musics can have some particular power, and can have an change over the reality.
a lot of LD this night
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Cool dream! Thanks for sharing. I haven't been able to walk in nature lately since I had this awakening that makes me afraid I'll kill 100s of little bugs. I am waiting to go walking again until I know how to cope with this.
Here is a link to my dream journal if you want to know what I am up to in the dream world!
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His constant quest to capture the emotions and faces of people from all cultures and religions, both in remote and populous regions of the world, has led Gil to spend much of his time in South East Asia and Africa. Gil's calm and friendly demeanor, his artistic eye for detail and his ability to think fast under pressure makes him a perfect problem solver for any shoot.
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Next Up: Grace Hopper! November 7, 2011Posted by lifealgo in Conferences.
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Thanks to the CoC's Office of Outreach, Enrollment, and Community I will be attending this year's Grace Hopper conference!! 😀
I'm very excited because last year I had a lot of projects during the conference and I wasn't really able to attend it. This year, however, I'm going along with 20 other ladies from Tech (most of which I know through Women@CC – yay W@CC!), and we get to spend 4 days in Portland, Oregon, with some of the most awesome women in the computing world.
I was slightly disappointed about not being able to blog during the conference since my laptop died yesterday, but according to my itinerary there will be laptops free for anyone to use throughout the conference center, so hopefully I'll have enough time to do so!
Now back to studying social psychology and packing 🙂
Review: Tapia Conference May 29, 2011Posted by lifealgo in Conferences.
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The 2011 Richard Tapia Conference for Minorities in Computing was pretty fantastic!
This year the event took place in San Francisco, California. A group of about 20 students were sponsored by the CoC's Office of Outreach, Enrollment, and Community, and we were really excited both about the conference and the city.
I actually wrote a small blurb about the conference over at the CoC's Student Community page.
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The 2011 Richard Tapia Conference for Minorities in Computer, held April 3-5 in San Francisco, was host to a well-represented group of students from the College of Computing. The event attracted over 500 attendees; Georgia Tech had one of the largest university group at the conference with around 20 individuals in attendance. Students were also invited to the pre-conference Empowering Leadership Alliance meeting, where they were able to personally converse with Doctor Tapia and attend additional talks by prominent minorities in the fields of science, technology, and math.
Highlights of the conference include presentations byBlaise Aguera y Arcas (Microsoft), co-creator of Photosynth, a favorite among computational photography students; Illya Hicks, associate professor in the Computational and Applied Mathematics Department at Rice University, who spoke of football and graph theory; and Patty Lopez (Intel), founding member of Latinas in Computing.
In addition to being one of the best represented universities at the conference, Georgia Tech was also a crowd favorite: a grad student's research won the People's Choice Award at the ELA poster showcase.
See photos from the event on the College's Flickr site.
I was actually able to meet Dr. Tapia in person at the ELA event! The talks and presentations were all inspiring, thought-provoking, and, in some cases, humbling. They definitely sparked a lot of discussion among the group of students I traveled with, yet I can definitely say we all left with the same inspiration: no matter how underrepresented we are in the field of computing, this in no way undermines our ability to succeed.


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This is not an all-inclusive list. The items listed below are to provide a snapshot or basic understanding of prosthetic components available while highlighting some recent technological advancements. Some of the items are new technology and some have been around for years but still provide a unique benefit to the user worth mentioning. Please contact the office to schedule an appointment for a free evaluation or to answer any questions.
Lower Extremity
Everyday Feet
RUSH FOOT: The Rush foot from Ability Dynamics is made of a composite fiber material, Flexeon, which is three times more flexible than carbon-fiber materials used in conventional prosthetic feet. The foot is designed for amputees with higher activity levels. Commonly referred to as the yellow foot due to the unique characteristic which distinguishes it from black carbon fiber feet. Click Here for More Information
Ottobock Triton: The prosthetic feet in the Triton family of products are based on the interactive triangular spring system. Three interconnected spring elements ensure remarkably smooth rollover characteristics. Thanks to their outstanding dynamics and flexibility, all Triton feet are suitable for a broad range of applications from everyday use to recreational sports. Benefits include: greater control and safety when bending his or her knee; reaction to body weight being shifted from one foot to the other is neutral, which enhances stability and relaxation; allows users to move confidently into the swing phase and gives a high variable step length. Click Here for More Information.
Freedom Agilix: The Freedom Agilix is a multiaxial, shock absorbing flexible foot system designed to manage loading impacts, reduce socket shear forces and improve comfort while walking on nearly any terrain. The ultra-lightweight design improves overall comfort and a more symmetrical gait. Users can do more and feel less tired at the end of the day. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock Trias: Innovative design and lightweight construction technology combine for a foot with excellent energy return. Secure, controlled movements help the user build self-confidence. The foot adapts to different walking speeds and to uneven terrain without a loss of comfort, while simultaneously reducing strain on the sound limb. Click Here for More Information.
Össur Re-Flex Rotate: Designed for the individual who walks aggressively or engages in activities that require some degree of rotation, such as swinging a golf club or other appliance. The internal titanium coil spring of Re-Flex Rotate both reduces impact and enhances control and comfort during everyday activities. Click Here for More Information.
Hydraulic Feet
Hydraulic feet provide patients with an incredible range of controlled motion as well as assist in force absorption, enhance knee stability and promote good posture.
College Park Odyssey®: The College Park Odyssey® Series features a curved hydraulic ankle for superior knee stability and incredible ground contact. The curved hydraulic cylinder allows for one pivot point, resulting in a smoother sweep, longer life and the lowest profile hydraulic foot to date. Customizable valves for adjustment provide ideal comfort and stability. College Park offers the Odyssey in two models the K2 for the lower activity level amputee and the K3 for moderate impact users. Click Here for More Information.
Microprocessor Feet
BionX emPOWER® Ankle: Formally known as the BioM®, the newly improved microprocessor-controlled ankle from BionX is designed to replace the combined functions of the foot, ankle, and calf regions of the human leg. By mimicking muscles and tendons, the emPOWER allows amputees to walk with a natural gait at their chosen speed, using the same metabolic energy as a non-amputee. The only powered propulsion available lifts and drives the user forward, smoothly transitioning weight to the active limb. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock Triton Smart Ankle: A versatile ankle-foot solution for below-knee and above-knee amputees and compatible with sneakers, dress shoes, or boots. This microprocessor ankle features a high range of motion, the ability to change heel height with a smartphone app, and up to three days of battery life. The ankle-foot adjusts to changes in walking speed and terrain on the fly and, with a built-in relief function, even makes standing and sitting more natural and comfortable. Walking up slopes, stairs, and ramps is noticeably easier. Click Here for More Information.
Running Feet
Ossur Cheetah Extreme: Designed specifically for the fast, short-distance sprints, the carbon blade features a more extreme curve than the other Cheetahs. This dynamic shape allows the foot to flex more offering a powerful energy kick. A longer, flatter toe enhances push off, while the plantar-flexed pylon supports better forward progression. The Nike Spike Pad has been designed exclusively for the Cheetah. It provides specialized traction that has been optimized for the blade. Click Here for More Information.
Fillauer AllPro: The AllPro foot crosses all boundaries, combining high flexibility and dynamic performance into a foot that allows the user to work and play like a pro. Whether walking on a flat surface or traversing steep hills, the AllPro performs to meet the amputees multiaxial needs. If exercise or sports are on the activity list, this do-it-all foot easily transitions from the gym to the tennis and basketball courts, as well as the soccer, football, and lacrosse fields. Click Here for More Information.
Waterproof Feet
Ottobock Aqua Foot: The Aqua Foot is equipped with a grid-shaped sole tread and has excellent floor adhesion thanks to its particular material composition and moulding. It has a natural shape with defined toes and an abducted big toe. The contact surface is coated with sealing resin against water penetration and connected to a high-grade titanium foot adapter. Access to the adapter's screw on the sole of the foot is sealed with a plug. Click Here for More Information.
Endolite Aqualimb: The water resistant Aqualimb prosthesis is designed for safe use in showers and wet rooms with an anti-slip tread pattern on the sole. Comes with an integral shin and cosmesis. Click Here for More Information.
Microprocessor Knees
Ottobock Genium® X-3: With this leg prosthesis system, the virtually natural replication of the physiological human gait is possible. The Genium® X3 opens up entirely new possibilities: showering, going swimming or at work since the system is water and corrosion-resistant, it stands up to any ambient conditions. Walking backwards, climbing stairs step-over-step or walking at changing speeds and with different stride lengths the joint is intuitive to use and flexible in adapting to the circumstances. The running mode was developed especially for sports. This mode provides the settings needed for jogging or running. Overall, the Genium® X3 offers five additional configurable modes. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock C-Leg® 4: The C-Leg® 4 is Ottobocks most recent improvement to its original C-Leg, which debuted in 1997. Improvements include advanced stumble recovery, a control feature that improves the transition to swing phase and makes walking backwards safely possible, and precise adjustment at every moment of every step. Plus its a weatherproof knee, meaning that it is splash resistant if caught in a rain storm. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock Kenevo Microprocessor Knee: Kenevo from Ottobock is the lightest-weight microprocessor knee currently available. Its five essential functions are fine-tuned to keep low-activity patients safe and feeling secure as they go about their daily activities or challenge themselves through the rehab process. Kenovo automatically detects when the wearer begins to sit down. It adjusts the hydraulic resistance so the knee joint provides progressive support during sitting and automatically detects when the wearer begins to stand up. If the user cannot complete this act in a single motion, Kenevo provides support by locking the joint in the flexion direction. It also offers a range of programmable stance stability options that can be customized to support each patients individual capabilities. Click Here for More Information.
Mechanical Knees
Össur Total Knee® 2100: The Total Knee 2100 is a highly refined polycentric knee with 3-phase hydraulic swing control designed to withstand the rigors of more active amputees. Designed for multi-speed ambulation, higher impact levels, and heavier loads, it offers stability, control, efficiency, and durability. Its low build height is useful for long transfemoral limbs or knee disarticulation. Click Here for More Information.
DAW Sure Stance: This ultra-light, true variable cadence, multiaxis knee is the worlds first 4-bar stance control knee. The positive lock of the stance control activates up to 35-degree flexion. The smoothness of the variable cadence together with the reliability of toe clearance at swing phase makes this knee the choice for more active patients. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock 3R60 Pro: Relief for the back and residual limb due to EBS (Ergonomically Balanced Stride) technology which facilitates controlled knee flexion. The 3R60s EBS securely provides up to 15 degrees of knee flexion at heel strike. This helps avoid hip hiking and other compensatory movements during the gait cycle. The knee is easily adjusted to suit the users individual needs. An innovative hydraulic system controls the behavior of the knee joint during swing phase. For the user, this mainly means that he or she can easily initiate swing phase and use a wide range of walking speeds. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock Helix Hip: The Helix 3D prosthetic hip provides a more natural walk. With its three-dimensional pelvic rotation, the Helix mimics the natural movement of the human body, unlike other prosthetic hinged hips. The unique Helix design also helps users start their steps more smoothly, improves toe clearance and makes it easier to extend the leg during walking. Users will spend much less energy thinking about their next step, walk more naturally and confidently, and experience less pain in the back and joints. Click Here for More Information.
Upper Extremity
Ottobock DynamicArm Elbow: The DynamicArm Elbow gives users the power and speed to get things done. It incorporates a powerful electric motor to help both flex and extend the elbow while lifting up to 11 lbs. The DynamicArm is controlled entirely by myoelectric signals. In addition to hand and rotation of wrist joint, elbow joint flexion can also be controlled by muscle signals. These special technology features are integrated in an elbow joint-forearm system with a natural, anatomic design. The shape and basic color blend in with the overall image of the human body. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock SensorHand Speed: The SensorHand Speed features the automatic Auto-Grasp SUVA sensor technology, the FlexiGrip function. An integrated slip clutch allows the hand to be opened in case of power supply or myoelectric control failure.
Steeper bebionic: The bebionic hand features individual motors in each finger, which allows the user to move the hand and grip in a natural coordinated way. Powerful microprocessors continuously monitor the position of each finger for precise, reliable control over hand movements. The hand has 14 selectable grip patterns, proportional speed control, and auto grip sensor. The wireless programmer and bebalance custom software, allows the hands performance and control options to be fully customized. Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock Michelangelo®: This hand has seven functional options, including a moveable thumb, allowing the user to pick up objects sideways, grip flat items from the side, carry cylindrical objects with a large diameter, and hold small objects securely using the thumb, middle finger, and index finger to form a three-point support. A neutral mode allows for resting the hand in a natural position. Click Here for More Information.
Touch Bionics i-limb quantum: Incorporating Touch Bionics patented i-mo technology, i-limb quantum is the only upper limb prosthesis that can change grips with a simple gesture. Gesture control enables an automated grip to be accessed by moving the i-limb quantum in one of four directions. The quantums act as fully functioning hands. They respond to commands faster, are lightweight, and their anatomical styling in three sizes fits female amputees. Finger flexibility and grip options allow for typing, picking up small objects, holding delicate items, and much more. Click Here for More Information.
Touch Bionics i-digits quantum: With redesigned componentry and digits, the prosthesis for partial hand amputees from Touch Bionics is smarter, faster, stronger and smaller than its predecessors. Wearers can quickly utilize the many grips available through the activation of gesture control. Gesture control allows the user to quickly access many grips in performing everyday tasks. The new design is not only slimmer but also lighter allowing users to easily wear their prosthesis all day. Click Here for More Information.
Texas Assistive Devices: Texas Assistive Devices (TAD) specializes in work-related and activities-of-daily-living componentry for upper-extremity amputees and for those with hand dysfunction. From kitchen utensils to gardening tools and products for sport and leisure activities, TAD has a solution to aid users in performing a wide variety of everyday tasks. Click Here for More Information.
TRS: Specialized terminal devices and other products to enlarge the functional envelope for body-powered prosthesis users. TRS focuses mainly on sports and recreational devices. Click Here for More Information.
Today there are several options to hold the prosthesis on to the residual limb as opposed to the belt/cuff strap of the past. Common suspension includes a liner next to the skin and either a pin and lock or a sleeve on the thigh both of which provide additional comfort and protection for the residual limb. Various altercations and adjustments can be made to tailor each patients wants and needs. The following examples are just some of the newer technology available.
Custom Liners: Custom liners are designed by a certified prosthetist to fit each amputees unique limb shape. A custom liner is recommended for patients with prominent bony limbs, limbs with sharp or irregular contours, a high level of sensitivity and or significant scarring such as skin grafts.
Össur Iceross® Seal-In® Liner: The Iceross Seal-In liner is available for transtibial and transfemoral amputees. They have a variety of 1 to 5 seals in which it creates an airtight fit as the rings seal to the socket. This seal creates a suction suspension system, minimized pistoning and enhanced rotational control allowing users to enjoy greater comfort and stability. Click Here for More Information.
Vacuum Suspension: Elevated vacuum suspension systems manage limb volume fluctuation, a challenge that people with limb loss may face. Over time and on a daily basis, these volume changes can affect how the socket fits. When the limb volume increases, the socket becomes tighter, exerting pressure, restricting blood flow, and allowing for accumulated cell waste. When limb volume decreases, the socket is loose-fitting often causing pressure to bony prominences, which may result in pain and/or injury to the limb.
One of the most important benefits of elevated vacuum suspension is that it maintains limb volume throughout the day. It also improves proprioception and gait.Click Here for More Information.
Ottobock DVS (Dynamic Vacuum System): The Dynamic Vacuum (DVS) reduces the movement between the limb and socket associated with limb volume fluctuations. The DVS pump connects to the specific DVS liner magnetically and a knee sleeve is used to seal the system. Vacuum is generated during walking and this elevated vacuum is maintained in both swing and stance phase as opposed to passive systems such as a one way valve that only generate suction during swing phase. This give the user enhanced control and fit during all phases. Click Here for More Information.
DAW Shower Seal: DAW Industries Inc. introduced the Shower Seal allowing amputees to shower, bathe and enjoy most aquatic activities standing up on both their legs. A state-of-the-art synthetic material prevents falls on wet slippery floors. An anti-slip shower seal allows you to step in and stand in the shower. Resistant to abrasion and deterioration, completely waterproof. Click Here for More Information.


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American Pleasure Club - "A Whole Fucking Lifetime of This" out now / US Tour
American Pleasure Club A Whole Fucking Lifetime of This is out now. Being heralded as Sam Ray's best work of his extremely prolific career, A Whole Fucking Lifetime of This touches on almost all aspects of his prior work under different names, but never before has it been as concise and impactful as it is here. You can stream and purchase the album on Bandcamp for $5, or order a physical vinyl, cassette, or CD copy from our webstore.
This is Sam Ray's best album as Teen Suicide or Julia Brown or Ricky Eat Acid or anything else, and it's the best album of the young year so far by some distance... It's further evidence that Ray has a rare gift—present in his ambient work too—for making life's ugly moments beautiful and its beautiful moments limitless. - Noisey
"A Whole Fucking Lifetime Of This" is one of the absolute best albums of this young year so far, one you should hear as soon as possible. - Stereogum
Grab a copy of A Whole Fucking Lifetime of This on Bandcamp for $5.
In case you missed it in December, American Pleasure Club released an 8 song mini album "I Blew On a Dandelion and the Whole World Disappeared" on Joy Void. Cassettes of the album were 'made to order' but we have 20 copies left which are available as an LP/CS package with the new album for only $24.
The band will be touring the US in April with support from Special Explosion. Tickets are on sale now at www.cherryeatingcontest.com


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The Maldives is an irresistible draw for travelling surfers worldwide, but it's the Central Atolls that keep photographer Mark Cooper coming back year on year ready to fill his boots with crystal clear happiness.
Interview by Ben Horvath / The Perfect Wave
Mark, tell us a little bit about your background surfing and shooting photos around Yallingup in SW, WA?
I moved to the southwest in 2000 from Perth. Been shooting surf images since 2006, and work now as a professional photographer. I love the southwest, you get good uncrowded waves all year around. Great community spirit.
How many trips have you done to The Maldives now?
You obviously find it appealing, where and when have you had your best waves?
My favourite waves are Jails, Cokes, Chickens and Machine. The trip down to the Central Atolls is one everyone should do. No crowds, no boats, no surf resorts. Awesome down there.
What time of the year where you in The Maldives?
I've been in June, July and August.
Any tips for first time visitors?
Be patient, never roll up to a break disappointed if it's crowded, the crowds thin out during the day. Try to time your run out if you're based on a charter boat and anchored up for the day. You can get some awesome uncrowded sessions. Take a normal shortboard, and another board that's a good paddler, they are long waves. Maybe a third as a backup. Wear boots at some places, it's on the inside or end of the wave which can ruin your trip if you get sliced. Book early to save too. Airfares are cheaper and can really make a difference, especially going to Maldives.
When are your trips this year?
Back to the Maldives in June. There are a few other trips on the horizon, but no set dates yet.


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For New York Yankees fans, Mariano Rivera was the quintessential closer. It's hard to argue that since the future Hall of Famer is MLB's all-time saves leader.
It's been three years since Rivera's retirement and in that time the Yankees have searched for a man that could be as dominant as Mo in the 9th inning.
This year, of course, the team has a three-headed monster in Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman. At a recent Fan Q&A at Steiner Sports headquarters in New Rochelle, NY, Rivera talked about the 100 mph flamethrower Chapman, as well as the resurgence of CC Sabathia.


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Patricia Chu
- Title:
- Deputy Chair; Professor of English
- Office:
- Phillips Hall, Room 638
- Phone:
- 202-994-1405
- Email:
- [email protected]
Areas of Expertise
Asian American and diasporic literature and film; Asian American cultural studies; Women's writing and autobiography; 20th and 21st century American literature; Victorian literature, especially the English novel; literature of transracial adoption; children's and young adult fantasy literature; postcolonial theory; autobiography theory; psychoanalytic/affect theory.
Associate Professor of English
Current Research
My two current research projects are informed by my own family's history of migration, loss, and assimilation, and questions about the work of understanding the past. For complex reasons, my parents left their homelands and families of origin in the 1940s and never returned. They said little about their families, but China loomed large in our family, where my father constantly read and wrote about Chinese history and politics. My work is energized by the questions raised by this background.
In Where I Have Never Been: Asian American Narratives of Return, I write about the shadows of Asian diasporic homelands in the lives and stories of Asian Americans as they return to, or visit, Asia, whether to serve the country of their birth (as in the cases of the 19th century expatriate Yung Wing and the Chinese scholars who studied in America in the early 20th century) or to seek out the roots of their family's dis-ease in America, or simply to gain first-hand impressions to counter the limited views of Asia available in the U.S. The themes of creating new stories to counter public or family expectations; of travel and migration in the world of globalization; of uncovering stories at risk of loss and erasure; and of bridging worlds inform my articles on Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, and Frank Chin; novels of Korean "comfort women," Korean adoptees, mourning, and racial melancholia; of Michael Ondaatje and Shyam Selvadurai's novels of domestic and political unrest in Sri Lanka. Working with published and unpublished personal and fictional narratives, psychoanalytic and postcolonial theory, and the evolving body of Asian American cultural studies, I seek to balance interest in questions of genre and of authorial voice and choice with a sense of the larger world that determines how texts are written and read.
In My Grandmothers' Houses, I consider the legacies of my two grandfathers, a lieutenant general and a famous educator, who studied in the US, served in China, and returned to the US in their old age; my grandmothers, who lived and collectively raised 13 children in China; and my journeys to discover and understand the fates of my grandmothers, aunts, and uncles.
My work has been supported by a Columbian College Facilitating Grant and by a Robert H. Smith Research Fellowship.
Ph.D. in English literature, Cornell University, 1993
M.A. in English literature, Cornell University, 1989
B.A., English literature, Yale University, 1981, magna cum laude with distinction in English
Assimilating Asians: Gendered Strategies of Authorship in Asian America. Durham: Duke UP, 2000.
"Chinatown Life as Contested Terrain: H. T. Tsiang, Jade Snow Wong, and C. Y. Lee. The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature." Eds. Rajini Srikanth and Min Hyoung Song. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge UP, 2016: 155-170.
"Bildung and the Asian American Bildungsroman." The Routledge Companion to Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature. Ed. Rachel C. Lee. New York and Oxford, England: Routledge-Taylor and Francis, 2014: 403-404
"Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Deann Borshay Liem, and the Adoptees' 'Search for Origins' Narrative." Journal of Korean Adoption Studies. 1.3 (2012): 27-46.
"Asian American Narratives of Return: Nisei Representations of Prewar and Wartime Japan." Ethnic Life Writing and Histories: Genres, Performance, and Culture. Ed. Rocio G. Davis, Jaume Aurell, and Ana Beatriz Delgado. Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2007: 204-221.
"A Flame Against a Sleeping Lake of Petrol': Sympathy and the Expatriate Witness in Selvadurai's Funny Boy and Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost." Literary Gestures: The Aesthetic in Asian American Literary Discourse. Ed. Rocio Davis and Sue-im Lee. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 2006. 86-103.
"'To Hide Her True Self': Sentimentality and the Search for an Intersubjective Self in Nora Okja Keller's Comfort Woman." Asian North American identities Beyond the Hyphen. Ed. Eleanor Ty and Donald Goellnicht. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2004. 61-83.
"Maxine Hong Kingston: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts." The MLA Resource Guide to Asian American Literature. Ed. Stephen H. Sumida and Sau-ling Cynthia Wong. New York: Modern Language Association, 2001. 86-96.
"Frank Chin, Tripmaster Monkey, and the Chinese Heroic Tradition." Arizona Quarterly 53:3 (Autumn 1997): 117-139.
"'The Invisible World the Emigrants Built': Cultural Self-Inscription and the Anti-Romantic Plots of the The Woman Warrior." Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 2 (1992): 95-115.
Classes Taught
Love and Longing in Asian North American Literature and Film (co-taught with Prof. Kavita Daiya)
Writing Race and Nation
Introduction to Asian American Cultural Studies
Asian American Literature
Women's Autobiography
Gender and Writing
Ethnicity and Place: Asian American Literature
Contemporary American Literature
Introduction to English Literature, 1800-present
Introduction to American Literature, 1865-present
Fantastic Literature
Seeing Through Film
Coming of Age in Fantasy
Fantasy and Speculation
Children's Literature
Asian American-U.S. Latina/o Encounters (co-taught with Prof. Tony Lopez)


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