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Classicism has been wronged, argues Robert Adam. Although its longevity proves people still want classical buildings, three fallacies about style, relevance and authenticity are used to justify the hostility it receives from the profession
In Europe, the Americas, the Antipodes and even India you can't get away from classical architecture. It's been around for 2,000 years and has had an unbroken run in Europe for 500 years. Classical forms are so deeply lodged in our collective subconscious that every time an architect designs a building with a row of columns, square or round, and puts a beam over them, there seems to be something classical about it. Some contemporary architects, like Eric Parry, say this is deliberate, while others, like David Chipperfield, claim it isn't. Classicism can even be attributed to its antagonists: RoberVenturi claims that Mies van der Rohe was a classicist and architectural historian Colin Rowe famously linked Le Corbusier's houses with Palladio's villas.
For all this, 60 years of anti-traditional architectural education have created profession largely ignorant of the history and vocabulary of classical architecture. Although they don't know much about them, few architects will condemn great buildings of the past. To give their designs some sort of classical pedigree, architects sometimes claim they've used classical proportions (often of dubious provenance) or have drawn inspiration from the abstract qualities of a classical building. When dealing with literal new-classical designs, however, there's little sympathy, and they're frequently attacked as being 'pastiches' or 'not of our time'.
Justifying this hostility, and fuelled by ignorance, architects entertain three common fallacies about classical architecture. The first is that classicism is just one style. While there is a common ancestry in ancient Greece and Rome, the differences between the renaissance, baroque, rococo and early 20th-century 'Swedish Grace' styles (to name only the most obvious) are profound and very visible. Use-types have moved from temples to churches, huts to palaces, and offices to airports. Following the single-style fallacy is the idea that classicism inevitably represents some distasteful political regime that corresponds with one period in its history. But such is the variety, flexibility and ubiquity of the type that it has, in its time, been used to express democracy in the USA, autocracy in Nazi Germany, civic pride in the 19th century, paganism in antiquity, Christianity from the renaissance onwards, and much more besides.
Now, to the surprise of many, the traditional construction at the source of classical design turns out to be the most sustainable
The second fallacy is that, due to its antiquity and origins in ancient building technology, classicism simply doesn't belong in the modern world. But this can only be claimed if you have some determinist theory of what the modern world ought to be. Classical architecture is a part of the modern world. It continues to be widely demanded and supplied (both well and badly) around the world. It's never been limited to one form of construction: the ancient Greeks imitated wood; the Romans not only added the arch, but made brick structures look like marble; renaissance domes introduced tension members and the industrial revolution cast-iron; early skyscrapers were classical; and glass walls date back to the 16th century. Now, to the surprise of many, the traditional construction at the source of classical design turns out to be the most sustainable.
The idea of obsolescence often leads to a comparison with dead languages – usually Latin. As any linguist will tell you, however, a language is only dead if no one uses it.
Most architects may have abandoned it,but in the wider world the classical language is alive and well. The overwhelming desire for traditional and classical houses has been established beyond doubt and the sale of classical cast stone, plaster mouldings and plastic details (regardless of how well they are produced) continues apace. These things mean something to those who want them. Research would be required to find out what this might be, but we can be fairly sure it's not an association with the Greek Dorian tribe or animal sacrifice. In all languages meanings change, but this doesn't mean the language has died. In fact it is exactly this quality that gives languages their richness and complexity.
The third fallacy is that it's no longer possible to build 'proper' classical buildings, due to a lack of skills or the expense of decoration. In the first place, the skills are available and modern technology helps to deliver what was once complicated and labour-intensive. Classical buildings need be no more or less expensive than any building. In the second place, and most significantly, a lack of design practice has led to the idea that classicism is only the application of decoration, and the more of it the better. In fact, classical design is as much about what's omitted as what's included. Due to its complete familiarity, when decoration is stripped away there's still the lingering impression that it could be put back. This gives classical design great flexibility, but it can also lead people to believe that buildings such as Foster + Partners' Carré d'Art (1993) in Nîmes, France, are classical when they're not.
This ambiguity is evidence of the underlying persistence of the classical ideal, which should be exploited rather than ignored. The architectural establishment often freezes out the few practising classicists or locks them safely in a box marked 'reproduction'. For their part, too many classicists see modernity as the enemy. Neither attitude is healthy. A public desire for both the benefits of modernity and the depth of tradition is commonplace. A liberal profession should accept and even combine the energy of invention and the wisdom of classicism. The creative potential is enormous.
Classical architect Robert Adam is a director of Adam Architecture
Three Classicists will be at the RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London W1, until 29 May. www.threeclassicists.com
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I'm loving all this - modernism, classicism, pluralism, - ooohh I want to hug them all.
Bring on the of mutual lovin'.
At university the tutors would always tell us how the Modernist greats were taught classical architecture and that their new International Style style was born out of classical principles. Yet they expected us to design modern buildings from the start. I think they ought to have made us design a classical building in first year so we could truly understand these principles instead of just giving us so many lectures about it.
Perhaps this is why so much classical architecture today looks pastiche, because we're always trying to work backwards to classical when we should be designing forward when we design modern.
I'm voting for a coalition of parametricism (AJ, 6 May) and classicism. They're so oppositional they're made for each other.
Classical Architecture are always been taken in consideration while designing the modern architecture, it also takes time to study the culture, geographic location of the area. I saw many classic design at http://www.formicon.com . Those interested may check those out.
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When I learned that Joyce Barkhouse's wonderful novel, "Pit Pony," had been made into a picture book, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy for Miss Charlotte. But then, when I discovered Janet Barkhouse (who co-authored the book with her mother, Joyce) was going to read from the book at the Biscuit Eater in Mahone Bay, I knew Miss Charlotte would be getting a signed copy for Christmas. While Miss Charlotte might be a bit young to fully appreciate the significance her very own author-signed booked, I'm sure in a few years she will really treasure it. I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have the opportunity to meet so many talented local authors in my journey. And did I mention I'm collecting photos for a scrapbook I hope to share with Miss Charlotte one day?
I've got to tell you all, this book is a total delight. Janet did a wonderful job of condensing the text from the original noval to fit a picture book format, and Sydney Smith's illustrations are simply gorgeous. Janet said her mother didn't get to see the picture book, (she passed away last February), but she knows she would be very pleased with the finished product.
While Janet and I live in the general vicinity, and have attended several of the same events, we'd never been introduced. So I was most excited and pleased to meet her. She's a delight. (Oh, and did I mention that Margaret Atwood is her cousin? Yup that's right..Kind of cool I'd say.)Not only that, her mother, Joyce, received the Order of Canada back in 2009. You can read about it here if you'd like. A very talented family.
If you ever have the opportunity to hear Janet read, please, please go. Seriously, I could have listened to her all afternoon.
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Brisbane, Queensland, is one of the three largest cities in Australia. It is located 996km north of Sydney, about an hour away by airplane. As the center of Australia's economy, Brisbane has shown 4.3% growth rates every year. Historically, the city was developed in order to build a facility for criminals from Britain in 1824, but was opened to the public in 1842 with the closing of such facilities. Brisbane was officially recognized as a city in 1902. More recently, Brisbane has been known for various conferences and events, including the World Expo in 1988 and Lions Clubs International in 1991. In particular, the meeting of Lions Clubs International was first held in the southern hemisphere at that time. It is also well-known for having a large number of parks (about 1,000 parks).
Brisbane has a subtropical climate, and many describe the weather as a beautiful day" or "can't be better.
The annual mean maximum temperature is 25°C.
Brisbane is Australia's fastest-growing city, as the population growth rate is twice that of the rest of the country, driven by increasing investment and economic development in the city. Brisbane is focusing resources on the development of venture companies, support to firms and R&D, commercialization of products, and growth of IT & telecommunications for further economic development with a vision to turn the city into the hub of technology in Australia by 2010. Brisbane has Wacol Industrial Estate, and the Brisbane Port serves as a cargo port for increasing trade. Major exports include oil, coal, ore, grain, meat, and cotton, while major imports are machinery, chemicals, steel, automobiles, wood, and paper. Meanwhile, the city has developed its fishing industry and manufacturing of automobile parts because of a Ford factory.
The population is 96.6% Magyar, followed by 1.6% German, 1.1% Slovakian, 0.3% southern Slave, and 0.2% Romanian. About 250,000 gypsy people live in the northeast of Hungary. The major language is the Hungarian (Magyar) language, which belongs to Ural-Altaic languages such as Finnish and Estonian. In addition, 65.7% of the population are members of the Roman Catholic Church and 20% believe in Calvinism. Hungary has well preserved its traditional culture, including folk music and embroidery.
Brisbane has buildings included in the World Cultural Heritage List, and most of them have survived for over 100 years. Because of the subtropical climate, Brisbane has great botanical gardens and a Japanese garden, as well as South Bank. Many tourists love Brisbane because it is near the Gold Coast. As 14% of the population is Chinese, a large Chinatown has been established as well.
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|A delegation with the deputy mayor visits Brisbane
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|Tim Quinn, deputy mayor, attends a meeting with mayors of the World Technopolis Association (WTA)
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|A delegation of researchers with the director of international relations from Daejeon visits Brisbane
|Sep. 1998
|Tim Quinn, deputy mayor, attends the meeting for establishing the WTA
|Mar. 1999
|The mayor of Daejeon attends the 2nd Asia-Pacific City Summit (APCS)
|Jul. 1999
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|Sep. 2000
|A delegation with Tim Quinn, deputy mayor, visits Daejeon
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|Tim Quinn, deputy mayor, attends the 2nd WTA general meeting
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|A letter of Intent is exchanged with Brisbane
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|A sisterhood relationship is set up with Brisbane
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|The Daejeon Art Company participates in a Korea Day event held in Queensland
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|The 1st workshop by youths from the two sister cities is held by the International Exchange Center of Korea (attended by Bob Davis, chief secretary)
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|The Asia-Pacific City Summit (APCS) is attended by a delegation with deputy mayors
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|A public official of Daejeon serves in Brisbane for four months (Seongbae Jo, 6th grade public servant, civil engineering)
|Oct. 2004
|Jinseong Kim, the chairman of the council for sisterhood with Brisbane, exchanges books with Brisbane, sets up a sisterhood with the Rotary Club, and discusses economic exchanges among private companies
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|GSE from Queensland makes a visit (five members)
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|The director of the secretariat for the Asia-Pacific City Summit (APCS) visits Daejeon for promotion
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Pope Francis' witness shows Catholics how to care for the poor and suffering while bringing the new evangelization to a world "that so desperately needs Jesus Christ," Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila says.
"Do not be afraid to love in this way, to evangelize with the strength of charity," the archbishop said Jan. 6. "Nothing is impossible for God. He can take your love, which could be as small as a mustard seed, and turn it into something beautiful that changes the course of history and eternity."
The archbishop spoke at the Hyatt Regency Dallas at a dinner for benefactors of the 2014 student leadership summit of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, a Colorado-based student missionary organization. The summit, held from Jan. 3-7, brought together "young people on fire for the Lord," he said.
Archbishop Aquila explained that the new evangelization is not about new content, but rather a new approach in "ardor, methods and expression," as Pope John Paul II said. This means reaching out to those who have not heard the message of the Catholic faith, to those who need to grow deeper in their Catholic faith, and to those who once accepted the faith but no longer do.
Pope Francis is especially advancing this evangelization effort through his "affection for the smallest, the poorest, the sickest, and the furthest away," the archbishop added. This affection "has certainly touched everyone who has witnessed it, from those who have left the Church to those who have never heard the Gospel."
The Denver archbishop said he believes Pope Francis' actions draw from the spiritual conviction that the world is "profoundly wounded and deep down it wants to be healed." He noted the Pope's image of the Church as a "field hospital after battle" which must first "heal the wounds" before talking further.
At the same time, Pope Francis has spoken of "the joy of the gospel" that "fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus." Those who accept Jesus Christ's salvation are "set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness," the Pope wrote in his 2013 apostolic exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium."
According to Pope Francis, the most foundational proclamation of evangelization is "Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he is living at your side every day to enlighten, strengthen and free you."
Mercy and love "come first," Archbishop Aquila summarized. He said Catholics should adopt a "missionary orientation" that changes how they present the Gospel, how they accompany people spiritually and how they pray.
The archbishop cited Pope Francis' emphasis that evangelization must start with personal dialogue, sharing joys, hopes, concerns and "heartfelt needs."
"Only afterwards is it possible to bring up God's word, perhaps by reading a Bible verse or relating a story, but always keeping in mind the fundamental message: the personal love of God who became man, who gave himself up for us, who is living and who offers us his salvation and his friendship," the Pope said.
Archbishop Aquila then advised how to put this into practice. Catholics must "spiritually accompany people on their journey toward Christ" and "earn the right to be heard."
"If the Church exists to evangelize, then every Catholic is called to accompany their spouse, children, coworkers, fellow parishioners, society and especially those living far from the Church," he added.
Catholics should also know the Scriptures, the archbishop reflected.
"What are you doing to train your heart and ear to listen to God's word?" he asked. "If you are not nourished by the Scriptures, then you will not know the source of evangelization."
He said several practices of FOCUS are already in line with the Pope's advice: the organization's formation practice of "mentoring" students, its small group Bible studies, and its principle that student missionaries must love people first before attempting to share the Gospel.
Archbishop Aquila said Catholics are called to "share our love for God in a joyful way, in ways that take us to the outskirts of society where the materially poor live and to the intellectually barren and secularized places of our society where the spiritually poor live."
"God takes something small and humble and makes it flourish," he said.
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SMS is an ideal channel for any marketer because it helps brands build an ongoing dialogue with consumers.
Moreover, the KFC is enticing consumers to text-in by offering an incentive ? in this case prizes.
?We are promoting the sweepstakes on drink cups with special graphics, in-restaurant merchandising, social engagement, and with digital and mobile ads,? Mr. Caudill said.
Mobile efforts
KFC is no stranger to mobile.
In 2010, the company ran a 12-day mobile advertising campaign with eBuddy that achieved more than 180,000 impressions (see story).
In 2011, KFC ran a mobile campaign to promote its Hot Wings that included in-application and mobile Web display advertising, as well as custom brand integration within a mobile game (see story).
Most recently, the fast food ran an interactive mobile advertising campaign that not only promoted its new Chunky Chicken Pot Pie, but enticed consumers to engage with the product on a deeper level via a branded Pandora radio station (see story).
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LA resident Greg Johnson is celebrating 20 years as a solo artist with an album and Kiwi tour. He talks to Lydia Jenkin.
Phoning in from his home in Santa Monica on a Sunday afternoon, things sound pretty relaxed for Kiwi songwriter and new father Greg Johnson, who has his wee daughter Ruby in his arms.
"I'm sitting here with a bottle feeding the little one, and my wife is at a bachelorette party for a friend, so we're just kicking around really, strumming guitars and mucking around in the studio. Maybe I'll have a beer later, might go for a swim. Quite a relaxed day, ideally," he laughs.
Johnson has made a good life in the US over the past 11 years with his wife, stuntwoman Kelli Barksdale, and with his own studio set up at home he's able to work on TV and film music (he recently wrote a track for an episode of hit show Castle) and the occasional commercial, as well as producing for other artists, and of course working on his own songs. Rock 'n' roller married to a stuntwoman, living the dream in LA - it almost sounds like a sitcom.
"It kind of is sometimes, there are definitely moments of hilarity. But there's also fear because we both rely on the phone ringing to an extent to survive. But I've managed to survive for the past 25 years and Kelli's done very well, she's had some quite big movies, which pay quite well when they come through, so it can also be like glamorous sitcom land, but there are also plenty of times when it's not. I know I'm one of the lucky ones though."
It's not just down to luck - after 20 years in the business, and more than 10 albums to his name, no one could say Johnson hasn't worked hard for the life he has.
In fact just yesterday he released his tenth official studio album Exits, which, much like his previous release Secret Weapon, was funded independently with the help of his fans, and features a wide array of guest contributors, which Johnson sees as pretty much essential when you've been working as a solo artist as long as he has.
Singer Flip Grater and guitarist Geoff Maddock, fellow Kiwis, join him on The Sheriff ("a kind of reinvention of the Bob Marley song I Shot The Sheriff, but more with a Bonnie and Clyde twist"), and there are other contributions from LA Philharmonic bassist John Kibler, singer-songwriter Ted Brown, guitarist Darren Tehrani, drummer Wayne Bell, singer Martha de la Torres and several others.
Also, in what sounds like a bit of a typical LA story, Johnson ended up doing a co-write with old-time soul songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph, whose late wife Minnie Riperton sang his well-known hit Lovin' You in the 70s. Rudolph is also the father of Saturday Night Live and Bridesmaids star Maya Rudolph, who's married to star director Paul Thomas Anderson.
"We were at dinner with friends at a Spanish wine bar just down the road here, and we were sitting quite close to another table, all jammed in there, and I hear a chap mentioning a recording studio. So I leaned over to ask him about it, and we got talking, and it turned out he lives on the same street as us - though at the much richer end - and he turned out to be Richard Rudolph.
"We ended up hanging out a bit, and then writing this song Meant To Be Mine, which we were both very happy with.
"I learnt a lot from him while we were collaborating. He really stuck to these classic song forms, especially in the lyrics, and whereas I would often bust out of those, thinking 'you don't need to match that rhyming there', he would adhere to it quite strictly, but it made for a really strong song. It was a very interesting lesson in old school songwriting for me, and we've got some more projects coming up, which is great."
It's a dynamic, wide-ranging album with many inspirations (including a trip to St Croix in the Caribbean, which Johnson describes as a dark and fascinating place), but importantly, it has already had the stamp of approval from his wife.
"She thinks it's her favourite since Anyone Can Say Goodbye, so that's cool. She can be quite a harsh critic actually" he laughs.
He'll be celebrating the release, and marking his 20th anniversary as a solo artist with an extensive tour of New Zealand starting next week, and this time he'll be taking a full five-piece band of Kiwis who'll all be singing four-part harmonies too, making it the biggest sound he's ever had with a band.
"We always have an excellent time, five old dogs roaming the country," he chuckles, "but hopefully the music reflects that as well."
Who: Greg Johnson
What: New album Exits
Where and when: Eleven-date national tour including three shows in Auckland - Thursday November 15 at Victoria Theatre in Devonport, and Saturday November 17 plus Sunday December 2 at The Paddington in Parnell.
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Only a small holdout of people remain at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge outside of Burns, Oregon. Leader Ammon Bundy is asking for everyone to go home after his arrest and the death of LaVoy Finicum. The standoff and altercation that left Finicum dead have dominated headlines in the Northwest and attracted press from around the world. Getty Images has gathered shots of key leadership, law enforcement and community members on both sides of the conflict.
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The 47-year-old "Wolverine" star helped rescue his 15-year-old son, Oscar, and 10-year-old daughter, Ava, after they got caught in a strong riptide Saturday at Sydney's Bondi Beach in his native Australia, local news outlets reported.
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Jackman and the children were reunited with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness back on the beach, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.
Jackman was with his kids in the water and chatting with rugby and reality TV star Dan Conn and "My Kitchen Rules'" Lynzey Murphy when his kids got caught in the current and began to be dragged out to sea, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Photos and video of the rescue showed Jackman swimming and pulling a man and his daughter Ava, while a lifeguard guides them from the shore. The actor was also helping his son in the water. Oscar is later seen riding in a surf rescue dinghy.
"He wasn't rescuing me, I was assisting him to get his daughter up to the sandbar," the man, Peter Adam, told Australia's Nine News. "He then grabbed my hand to get us up. He then went to get his son."
Jackman also waved at other swimmers further out to sea, trying to get them to swim to shore.
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Lifeguards made 43 rescues and the beach was later shut down, the newspaper said.
"He was pretty level-headed," Murphy told The Daily Telegraph. "If you start freaking out in front of your children it is only going to make it worse. He said thank you to both Dan and I. He was lovely."
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I didn't publish a blog on Friday that made fun of someone's enormous face. I did it in the name of the buddhist precept, "Right Speech." I usually know when I'm not using "Right Speech" because I have a nagging sensation that I'm not being nice and whatever it is I'm about to say or write, I probably shouldn't.
Monday, July 14, 2008
The Significant Pause
I didn't publish a blog on Friday that made fun of someone's enormous face. I did it in the name of the buddhist precept, "Right Speech." I usually know when I'm not using "Right Speech" because I have a nagging sensation that I'm not being nice and whatever it is I'm about to say or write, I probably shouldn't.
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Fine. Take the high road.ReplyDelete
But I do hope you have a weak moment in the future and fast forward to a humorous blog about somebody else's enormous features. Wait, that is too easy a setup for your BF. Let's see if he bites.
There's plenty of other stuff to laugh about. I mean, damn, with my sex-related injuries, I really don't need to make other people the target of my humor.ReplyDelete
I got me! I'm all the material I need!
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Remember, Mandy. Never make fun of someone else, unless it makes you feel better about yourself.ReplyDelete
I need a record button... so I can remember what people say and use it against them in a court of law.ReplyDelete
In chess it's called "en passant", and it's where you have a chance to capture but instead don't and move on. It can be a very effective strategy.ReplyDelete
Since that sounded all intelligent, I should follow it up with a dick joke, maybe..
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Of all the things I can think of to quit, comedy would no doubt be the hardest. I love "The Sacred Pause" though. Maybe with a name like that, I'll take them more often:) OMReplyDelete
Dang, so exactly how much comedy will we be missing out on? 50%? 60%? hopefully this new rule won't totally kill the joy.ReplyDelete
You know I love French!
This isn't new and it isn't a rule. I have stopped myself from publishing many a blog in the past, but never thought to write about the process.
It's like a peek into the buddhist mind.
And rules are for kids and criminals. Precepts are a choice. I am free to ignore them or practice them, and screw up as much as I like.
Mmm... maybe I'm a buddhist and I just didn't know it.ReplyDelete
Oh. And bravo!
There are peaks and valleys, waves of good and bad. I read a quote in a magazine the other day that sums it all up:ReplyDelete
"We can't control the waves, but we can learn to surf."
First off Brett is a dork - but he is funny.ReplyDelete
You are right sister - we are looking for the same answers. It is almost like we are doing research for a topic in different areas and bringing together our notes to create a super theory.
I love the sacred pause. Plus that sounds nice. I have been trying to look at everyone as if they are perfect therefore they have no need for me to offer them advice. It makes me shut my mouth and listen openly and without judgment. At least sometimes....
Clearly Kimmie would be a perfect choice as the subject of ridicule.ReplyDelete
You didn't know you DJ eh? Hope you take requests.
The Third kicks my ass all the time. It's easy for me to not drink or do drugs, but it's so hard to not gossip or cuss like a sailor, or to destroy people with sarcasm. I loves me some sarcasm.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2008 at 1:44 PM
this was a blog in perfect time for me. Thank you.... maybe I need to pick up a book on buddaism or two....ReplyDelete
When my daughter started getting older I started pausing. When I am really, really upset with someone I won't say a word for awhile and then I will speak calmly and clearly about the problem with none of my customary colorful language. It's amazing how much scarier that is for people than the reactionary outbursts that generally rule. Lately I've been very stressed and have forgotten to pause as often as I should, hopefully now I'll remember more often.ReplyDelete
"The Sacred Pause"...so that's what it's called!!ReplyDelete
I always thought of it as diplomacy when I would bite my tongue, smile and nod when forced to deal with the ineptitude of the person that I was previously married to.
Is it still considered "sacred" if you bite your tongue in half?
I like your pause thingy idea. It'll help me to better ensure that all of my responses are as scorch-earthed and devastating as the human mind can envision or dream up. Good stuff, Mandy. Thanks.ReplyDelete
If you're biting your tongue in half, I suspect you need a longer pause. Maybe even take a walk.
I consciously employed the Pause with my son last night, and rather than reacting irritably when he asked me to help him with things I knew he could himself, I paused and considered his request.
What I realized is that yes, he could do these things by himself. His request wasn't so much for help, but for mothering.
So I did it with a gladful heart.
*Soccer MILF:ReplyDelete
I think we can still employ sarcasm, so long as the intent is not hurtful.
Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn't. Pausing helps figure that out.
Thank you for sharing this. Such cool stuff. Have you read "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle? I think you'd like it.ReplyDelete
I hit the pause button this weekend. It had a radical effect on me, my psychie and the world around me.ReplyDelete
It really does work.
What David said.ReplyDelete
Don't make me scroll up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Perhaps the highest road would have been the blog not containing the billboard of a woman's face? Or without patting one's one back?ReplyDelete
I do believe ... great post, Mandy. (Big Hugs)ReplyDelete
I love the "let loose" blogs, and in general, I'm pretty forward, but yes, there are always moments when I have to clamp my hand over my mouth. Even if someone does have an 80s mullet.ReplyDelete
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Unless it's a clip full of lies, this would have to be be the PC version of the game. Making me feel slightly uneasy about the state of my current rig.
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Making Google Analytics and jQuery Mobile Work TogetherPosted: October 20, 2012 Filed under: mobile, webdev | Tags: google analytics, jquery Leave a comment
The jQuery Mobile framework is excellent for many things, but its single page architecture can be hard to track through analytics packages. This post will show you how to make some tweaks to your Google Analytics insert code to help it gather statistics from jQuery Mobile.
Step 1: Include the asynchronous Google Analytics script loader between the  tags in your jQuery Mobile index page.

All we have done here is bring the Google Analytics Javascript tracking code onto the page. You will need to specify the Google Profile Account ID you received when setting up your Google Analytics web property to identify the web site/app you want to track. (Add that info to the "UA-XXXXXXXX-XX" section above.) We included the asynchronous loader method as it lets other parts of the page load as connections become available and helps with performance over spotty mobile networks (or dodgy networks anywhere…).
Step 2: Using the jQuery base library script and its native functions, add a "track page views" event right before the closing of the  tag in your jQuery Mobile index page.

In the routine above, we set up the "pageshow" event to make a note of any action on the page and we are binding that event to the Google Analytics _trackPageview() method on every page load to allow for a recording of any live action on the page. With the line – "_gaq.push( ['_trackPageview', event.target.id] );" – we are telling Google Analytics to record the specific page id in the HTML into our analytics data. With these changes, the logs start to look more familiar and each snippet of HTML that has been visited will be part of the log record.
[Figure 1: Screenshot showing Google Analytics recording each page view in a jQuery Mobile app]
A final note: Under this method of tracking, the way you identify your individual pages within jQuery Mobile is important. Use markup and names that will make sense when you see them in your Google Analytics logs (or any logs for that matter…). Some sample markup:

Because the page id has been set up intuitively, I will be able to look for "search" in my Google Analytics reports and get specific tracking data about that particular "page".
To see a full HTML example with all of the above code in context, visit http://www.lib.montana.edu/~jason/files/touch-jquery/ and "view source".
Getting vCard info into a QR code using the Google Chart APIPosted: October 19, 2011 Filed under: code/files, education, libraries, web services 1 Comment
How to get vCard info into a QR code using the Google Chart API? This question has been coming up occasionally and it can be a little quirky. I thought I might document my process of making this work with the Google Chart API.
1. Create the unencoded vCard info. Sample Below:
BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Clark;Jason FN:Jason Clark ORG:MSU Library TITLE:Team Leader/Digital Initiatives Librarian [Associate Professor] TEL;TYPE=WORK,VOICE:(406) 994-6801 EMAIL;TYPE=PREF,INTERNET:firstname.lastname@example.com URL:http://www.jasonclark.info REV:20111013T195243Z END:VCARD
2. Run the unencoded vCard info through a utility or programming function. In this example, we are using the online "URI Encoder / Decoder" tool http://andrewu.co.uk/tools/uriencoder/. Some common functions in programming languages that would do the same thing are: Server.URLEncode() in ASP, urlencode() in PHP, and encodeURI() in Javascript. After pushing the unencoded vCard string through the "URI Encoder / Decoder" tool, we get a resulting string like this:
BEGIN%3AVCARD%0D%0A%09%09 VERSION%3A3.0%0D%0A%09%09N%3AClark%3BJason%0D%0A%09%09 FN%3AJason+Clark%0D%0A%09%09ORG%3AMSU+Library%0D%0A%09%09 TITurLE%3ATeam+Leader%2FDigital+Initiatives+Librarian+%5BAssociate+Professor%5D%0D%0A%09%09 TEL%3BTYPE%3DWORK%2CVOICE%3A%28406%29+994-6801%0D%0A%09%09EMAIL%3BTYPE%3DPREF%2CINTERNET%3Ajaclark%40montana.edu%0D%0A%09%09 URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jasonclark.info%0D%0A%09%09 REV%3A20111013T195243Z%0D%0A%09%09 END%3AVCARD
A potential gotcha here is the URL value in the vCard. Make sure the URL value in the vCard is encoded and has changed from
to something that looks like:
3. Next, we place the encoded string in the Google Chart API to generate the QR code. Put your encoded vCard string in the URL below after the "&chl=". For more info, see the online wizard tool and documentation for the Google Chart API. Check the link below to see the generated QR code.
4. If everything works, the Google Chart API returns a link to a QR code image with the vCard info encoded. Place this URL in an HTML  tag and you'll have a QR code on your site that will have vCard data. Note: You will need to add your specific contact vCard data in Step 1.
Mapping your location with Google Static Maps API (tutorial)Posted: March 18, 2011 Filed under: code/files, libraries, webdev | Tags: geo, google maps 5 Comments
The Google Static Maps API (code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/) allows for a dead simple way to embed maps showing a specific location for mobile and desktop environments. The real advantage of the Google Static Maps API is that the embed comes in the form of an HTML image  tag. In this quick codelab tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create a static map and set a location using the Google Static Maps API. If you have a familiarity with HTML, the markup for the image should be familiar.

As I mentioned earlier, it is a simple  tag with a call linking into the Google Static Maps API. In order to assign a specific location we need to pass a few parameters to the Google Static Maps API. Included among the customizations:
- A central location for the map
- A zoom level for the map
- A size for our map image
- A marker color and position using latitude and longitude
- Set the map to display for mobile settings without a sensor
The necessary pieces to enter are a central location and your specific latitude and longitude. Enter your hometown for the central location in the format of {city, state or principality}. To get your latitude and longitude, visit gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/geocoder/getlatlng.html and type in your library address. Copy the latitude and longitude values that are returned. Enter these position values as a comma separated string {latitude,longitude}.
Here's the image src= markup with cues for where to add your values.
http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center={YOURHOMETOWN}&zoom=13&size=310×310&markers=color:blue|{YOUR LATITUDE/LONGITUDE}&mobile=true&sensor=false
Once you have the link filled out add it to your image  tag on a live HTML page and you will have a local map to your library or any other specific location.


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Spring training tickets go on sale Thursday right here on phillies.com. Then, four weeks from today, the equipment truck leaves Citizens Bank Park for Bright House Field. Three weeks from tomorrow (Wednesday) is the first day for pitchers and catchers.
The sound of a bat hitting a ball on Wednesday evening at Citizens Bank Park doesn't mean the season is here. Rather some of the 135 Phantasy Campers will be getting batting practice in the cages. Clearwater will host the annual Phillies Phantasy Camp, January 16-20.
Alumni Notes
Ruben Amaro Sr. and Ruben Amaro Jr. are being inducted into the Latin American International Hall of Fame on Saturday in Laredo, TX.
Richie Hebner is back in the game as a hitting coach for New Hampshire (Blue Jays, AA). Bobby Thigpen is the White Sox new bullpen coach. Greg Gross, hitting coach with Reno (Diamondbacks, AAA).
Mike Lieberthal became a daddy again in December, third son, Case.
Prospects Program
Major League Baseball's annual Prospect Development Program will be held Thursday through Sunday in Virginia. Phillies participants will be Darin Ruf, Cesar Hernandez and Jonathan Pettibone.
The Phillies own similar program will take place at Citizens Bank Park, January 15-18.
Happy Birthday
To the following Alumni………….
January 7—OF Scott Reid (66), RHP Ray Semproch (82), INF Alvin Dark (91) . . . January 8—INF Randy Ready (53) . . . January 9—SS Ivan deJesus (60) . . . January 11—RHP Ben Rivera (45), RHP Donn Pall (51).
Donn is the answer to a trivia question: Who recorded the last out when the Phillies clinched the 1993 NL East title in Pittsburgh on September 28?
Special Birthday
January 7, Lester Shenk, my dad, who turned 97!
Alumni Online Page
Paul Hagen has an interesting "Where Are They now?" feature on Lee Thomas, GM of the Phillies 1993 NL champions, on http://www.phillies.com/alumni.
Also new is a terrific photo of the three catchers in the Phillies Wall of Fame.
Check it out.
Special Thanks
MLB.com has posted the top 100 blogs for 2012. Thanks to all of you, Phillies Insider is #15 in the Pro category.
That means you clicked on the blog and then fell asleep reading it, much better than the other way around.
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Facebook is set to end its year on a high note. A recent study from securities firm Nyppex found that the social networking site's value jumped 56 percent in the last six months or so, and is now worth more than giants like eBay and Yahoo. Social startups in general have been experiencing success this year, and the likes of Twitter and Groupon (which we found out was worth $2 billion) have all seen climbing numbers.
Still, none of these sites can compete with the enterprise Facebook is becoming. It is now estimated to be worth approximately $41.2 billion and its continuing to grow at rates that put its competitors to shame. The study also shows that Facebook is easily besting original Internet titans like Viacom and Time Warner; and all while altering its demographic – a recent infographic revealed that only 28 percent of current Facebook users are in college, as opposed to its beginnings as an exclusively student social hub.
"We try to be students of venture history, and we think this is a milestone event that's taken place in the last six months," says Nyppex managing member Laurence Allen. Allen also notes that Zynga and LinkedIn were two social sites that did not experience this growth trend. He suggested that Zynga may have lost some investors due to its reputation for curbing share transfers.
While its staggering value caps off an impressive year for Facebook, these new numbers add to the disappointing one Yahoo has had. The once-might company has laid off hundreds of employees, will be downsizing its web properties, and has struggled to remain a top search engine. And word that Facebook is officially worth more than Yahoo can't help its investment prospects.
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I cannot believe it's already been 1 year!!
In honour of my blog anniversary I was going to do a Q&A, it looked like so much fun when I've seen others do it. But the little negative voice that kept repeating "what if no one wants to ask you anything" won. So, instead I'll take you through my year and end on a happy giveaway!
I've now had my blog for 1 year, can you believe it? I know I can't! I have officially let out all my bookish thoughts, ideas, rants etc. to you lovely people for 365 days now. Well almost!! When I started the blog I really had no clue on how to do anything. I know that most of the time when people say that, they still know the basics. Let me just clarify: that's not even close to being the case here. Nuh uhh!!
When I signed up for WordPress on the 17th of April 2018 I didn't know how to choose a theme – or even that there were different ones, how to make my menu, how to add some pretty pictures and colours. That meant that after buying the WordPress Premium and creating a website name, I had to wait almost 1 month till a friend could come over and show me the basic ropes. And I waited, and waited and waited. While trying to figure stuff out myself (let me just say, I failed miserably at that), I still checked my statistics. Don't ask me why. Seriously, don't. I have no answer for you!! I still remember how overly excited I was, when my blog had 2 views and no content. For some unknown reason, it made me giddy and even more thrilled to get started. Then the fateful day came. My friend stopped by, spent 1 hour showing me the basics and I was ready.
At that time I had about 85 reviews (from the last 5 months) that I had posted on Goodreads, and was ready to copy & paste on to here. I thought it looked extreme with so many reviews posted on one day (for some reason I obsessed over this for a long time), so I backdated a lot of posts back to the date I posted them on Goodreads. That results in my blog archives now looking like I've been blogging longer than I have. In all honesty, my first blog post went live on the 6th of May 2018 – which is why I've chosen to celebrate and share with you today, instead of from the day I hit "purchase now" on WordPress!! In my mind that didn't start the timer!!!
Since I started blogging I've learned quite a lot, and my biggest source of this new found knowledge is fellow bloggers. In the beginning I was quite daunted by other bloggers, nervous I did something wrong or somehow overstepped. But the blogging community have been (mostly) extremely welcoming and friendly.
You've all been a tremendous help for me this past year!!!
You've helped me move on from loosing my nan, my granddad and one of my fur babies. Through writing about it here, and all your amazingly supportive comments, things have seemed easier. It might not seem like a lot, but that's something I'll always treasure!!!!
I've also learned that it is indeed possible to make friends online. I haven't meet a single one of you in real life, and yet so many of you have become friends I've come to rely on and treasure 💗💗
When I started this blog I didn't have a specific goal in mind, regarding daily views, likes, comments or followers. I just wanted to share my thoughts and hopefully connect with like minded people. I'm still not one of those bloggers who look at my statistics daily, or do monthly breakdowns and analyse why posts where I use two "however" do better or worse than when I use three. That'll never be me!! Obviously I do look at them from time to time and I try to use it in a positive way. But what no one really tells you is, that your blog posts continue to be seen. Just a few days ago I got an additional ten likes on a post I wrote last summer. So, if I had to give any advise it would be this: do not obsess about it. Seriously, don't!!
I don't like to talk negative about other bloggers, but when I see people actively asking for more views I can't help cringing. Though, I'm happy that even one person takes the time to read my posts (seriously, that still blows my mind), I must put on my big girl pants and admit that I treasure a comment way more than a view. Because a comment means someone wants to talk with me. Someone wanting to share their opinion with lil' ol' me never gets old!!
In the spirit of a new year, my blog has had a complete design revamp!! And OMG am I over the moon with the result. I could sit here and stare at the new designs forever, if it wasn't because I have so many other things to do. A HUGE thanks to the ever talented Mukta!! Not just for the pretty designs, but also for all the guidance and patience!!
Thanks to Mukta, my transition to a complete unicorn fanatic is now complete!! My dream since I was a little girl. Okay, maybe not! But even before unicorn merchandise was sold on every shelf, I've been harbouring a secret love for them. So I'm so pleased it's finally part of my blogs design.
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Alternativehealth necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 20 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Cancer Defeated
This project is for a book cover. We have published ebooks on alternative cancer treatments since 2006. 65,000 people have purchased books and reports from us and we currently publish or market 15 titles. Our fans are loyal and purchase multiple reports from us. They also receive a free weekly e-letter from us called "Cancer Defeated".
About half our buyers choose to download their book as a pdf; the other half choose to receive a hard copy.
All of our marketing is online, mostly to committed fans of alternative health who subscribe to e-letters, purchase books and reports or visit websites.
This project is a test to find a permanent addition to our virtual team. The winner will receive a significant amount of design work from us.
We need a fast, responsive designer who gets back to us quickly. Be ready to make changes and corrections fast so that we can meet our deadlines.
If you're the winner of the cover competition and you want to work with us, Part Two of this job will be to lay out an html landing page (incorporating the cover you just designed). Part Three will be laying out a 45,000-word text in black and white.
The following web pages show our previous work. Don't be too influenced by what we've done in the past. We're open to a fresh approach.
People who are avid fans of alternative health and who are interested in natural treatments for cancer. They're mostly older readers, 50 and up. The readership is about equally divided between men and women. We mainly market to North Americans but we have some international readers.
This project is for a book cover.
The text is:
Beat Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer [main head]
WITHOUT Surgery, Chemo, or Radiation [part of main head but in smaller type]
by Lee Euler
with Susan Clark
[co-author credit to be somewhat smaller than main author]
A Guide to the Best Alternative Treatments [subhead]
In print, the cover will be 8 1/2 x 11 inches. It will also be sent as a pdf download that prints out at 8 1/2 x 11 when sized at 100 percent.
We've had success with pictures of people on the cover (e.g. stock photos of happy patients who beat cancer). But use your imagination. We're not married to that. If you do go with a picture of a patient/consumer, keep in mind that the typical cancer patient is middle-aged or older.
IMPORTANT: The main purpose of the cover is to look good in the html landing pages we'll use to promote the book. It will be reduced in size to a few inches and THE TITLE HAS TO BE READABLE and pack a punch when reduced. What looks good in an 8 1/2 X 11 may not look good when reduced to a few inches. Please keep that in mind: we want a cover that has a high-impact when it's only a couple of inches high.
We'll need the image in two formats: html and Adobe pdf, and in multiple sizes (for the html images). We want the pdf image in high resolution (for printing) and lower resolution (72 dpi) for downloads.


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In some cases, you can use a different email address (username) to identify your Google Account.
What this email address is
- This email address shows up next to your name and profile photo when you're signed in. To find it, click or tap your profile photo.
- You can sign in with it.
- It's where you get important information about most Google services you use, unless you've added a contact email.
Learn how to use different email addresses on your account.
Step 1: Check if you can change it
- On your computer, go to your Google Account.
- On the left navigation panel, click Personal info.
- In the Contact info panel, click Email.
- Select Google Account email. If you can't open this setting, it might not be possible to change your email or username.
- If your account's email address ends in @gmail.com, you usually can't change it.
- If you're using a Google Account through your work, school, or other group, ask your administrator for help.
Step 2: Change it
- Next to your email address, select Edit .
- Enter the new email address for your account. Choose one that isn't already used by another Google Account.
- If you're having trouble, go to the Get help changing your email address section.
- Follow the steps on the screen.
We'll send an email with a verification link to your new email address. You'll need to open the email and click the link. If you don't get the email, try fixing the problem.
Get help changing your email address
- To switch from a Gmail address to a non-Gmail address, you need to delete your Gmail address. Learn more about deleting your Gmail address.
- To switch from a non-Gmail address to a Gmail address, add Gmail to your account. Learn how to add Gmail to your account.
- If the email address you want is already an alternate email, remove it there first.
Options if you can't change it
- If you want to sign in with another email address, add it as an alternate email.
- Learn how to check emails from other accounts in Gmail.
- Create a Google Account with a different Gmail address.


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I am trying to use package movie15 to include videos in my PDF produced by the command
pdflatex, however all the time I use this command the followed part of massage rises:
Style option: `fancybox' v1.3 <2000/09/19> (tvz)
) (./movie15.sty (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/oberdiek/ifdraft.sty)
! LaTeX Error: Command \hyperlinkmovie already defined.
Or name \end... illegal, see p.192 of the manual.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
l.4380 }
How should I proceed to avoid it?
PS: I have downloaded the file
movie15.sty and place it in the same directory I run the command
pdflatex mylatexfile


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Hendy Woods: Interpretive Walks
April 9, 2016 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)
An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Saturday, repeating until October 15, 2016
Hendy Wood Community volunteers will lead Interpretive Walks every Saturday morning at 10:30 leaving from the Day Use Area. Depending on the day, some walks will focus on flowers in bloom, birdlife, the ecology of the redwood forest or other topics of interest. Walks usually last around 1-1.5 hours and the terrain is generally easy to moderate. Every effort will be made to accommodate the interests of the group. As we may go into Big Hendy Grove, where dogs are not allowed, please do not bring your dog.


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He is the guy most people in the room probably didn't notice.
After all there was the President, Secretary of Defense Leon Panneta and Giant reliever Brian "the beard" Wilson.
But somewhere in the group of World Series champions at the White House earlier this week was the Mayor of San Francisco.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
In fact there were three. Former Mayor Willie Brown was there, as was current Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom.
It is likely they, too, received a good more attention than the man who currently holds the office.
Ed Lee took over the job after Newsom left the coast for the inland job in Sacramento. Nobody outside the city knows his name or what he does.
Until recently that went for most people in the city.
That has changed of late and the reasons may make for an interesting lesson for those seeking that job in the future as well as the one soon to be vacant in LA.
You see Ed Lee is not a politician.
He was a career city administrator who didn't want the job but was given it anyway in the hope he wouldn't run for it outright.
He was to be a caretaker. Until the "real" politicians started lining up for the next mayoral campaign.
What they didn't expect is that this beaucrat-turned-mayor might actually become… popular. Which he has.
People in the city started to notice that Lee worked hard at city business and had little time for grandstanding.
When supermodel Nikki Taylor (one of People magazine's top 50 "beautiful people") showed up with a charity check to give to the city, Mayor Lee was working on the budget.
He told Taylor he was too busy to schmooze and sent a replacement.
Such dedication to duty has earned him big points and now has some of the politicians worried Lee may actually seek the office in the next election.
Lee says he has no such ambitions. And he isn't against standing with celebrities.
But when the San Francisco Giants met with President Obama at the White House this week and California pols tagged along, the Mayor paid his own way so as to not burden the taxpayers of his city with the cost (Newsom's trip was paid by state taxpayers).
With budgets having been shredded around the state, voters are more interested in competence than flash.
California's ambitious political class could take a lesson or two from the little known executive who is now the talk of San Francisco.


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In an increasingly complex and constantly changing knowledge society thinking is the key success factor in economics, politics and education.
Parmenides Foundation has made the support and fostering of advanced thinking skills subject of its research, education and application agenda.
Studying the Foundations and Frontiers of Thinking
Research is done at the Parmenides Center for the Study of Thinking (PCST), the Parmenides Center for Art and Science, the Parmenides Center for the Conceptual Foundations of Science and the Parmenides Center for Digital Humanism. The purpose of these four centers is to provide a supportive infrastructure for multi-disciplinary research on thinking.
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Fostering Cognitive Excellence
Parmenides Education engages in designing science-based educational programs. The scope ranges from evidence based kindergarten training program that fosters cognitive abilities in pre-school children, over customized courses for post-doctoral students heading for careers in academia or industry, to cognitive excellence programs for executives from economy and politics.
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Mastering Complexity
Parmenides Application translates findings in basic research into practical applications. Progress in scientific research on thinking enables us to develop services for executives in the private and public sector, which enhance their thinking and decision making. The visual reasoning language, Parmenides EIDOS™ as well as consultancy and training programs are examples of applications.
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As the title says: when uploading a new submission file to an existing character, the displayed image on the character page (the cover image) is not updated. When clicking the cover image, it does take you to the new submission file, but obviously the cover image isn't a representation of the new file.
e.g. https://www.weasyl.com/character/15141/naridian still displays the old single-character image; I've uploaded a ref sheet for this character as replacement but it isn't seen unless the cover image is clicked. The thumbnail should also have been replaced but it isn't.
I'd prefer not to have to re-do the character page.


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Assignment Tracker 2.0
|Assignment Tracker 2.0
The Company keeps files on many of its agents and contacts.
|First mentioned:
|January 29, 2007
Assignment Tracker 2.0 is an online system used by the Company to record information on evolved humans.
The Company keeps a database of files about its contacts. Some of these contacts include Company agents, bag and tag targets, and associates of the Company.
The Butterfly Effect
At home, Noah shows Claire Assignment Tracker profiles for several Level 5 escapees, including the profile for Benjamin Washington, the profile for Flint, the profile for Jesse Murphy, and the profile for the German.
Building 26
At Building 26, several analysts use photo recognition software to match a surveillance photo with Gabriel Gray's Assignment Tracker profile.
At Building 26, a technician looks at Hiro's Assignment Tracker profile.
Shades of Gray
At Building 26, Danko shouts at Nathan while he looks at Hiro's Assignment Tracker profile.
Cold Snap
At Building 26, an agent looks at Tracy's Assignment Tracker profile.
Heroes Evolutions
Primatech has Assignment Tracker profiles on the following Heroes characters. (To see this table sorted alphabetically or numerically, click the appropriate heading.)
|Syn Anders
|Charlie Andrews
|Elle Bishop
|Stephen Canfield
|Christopher Coolidge
|Leonard Cushing
|Echo DeMille
|Eric Doyle
|Richard Drucker
|Julien Dumont
|Donna Dunlap
|The German
|Hana Gitelman
|Flint Gordon, Jr.
|Meredith Gordon
|Gabriel Gray
|Bianca Karina
|Brendan Lewis
|Connie Logan
|John Mulligan
|Jesse Murphy
|Hiro Nakamura
|Matt Neuenberg
|Matt Parkman
|Maury Parkman
|Peter Petrelli
|Claude Rains
|Baron Samedi
|Ted Sprague
|Mindy Sprague
|Tracy Strauss
|Benjamin Washington
Several updates to the Assignment Tracker 2.0 page were made periodically since the database was introduced:
- On February 7, 2008, data files were updated. Some new information was added, most notably personal histories and psychological profiles for each file, names and descriptions of abilities, a psychological evaluation for Hana, and a new file for Matt Neuenberg. The files and passwords are:
- Richard Drucker: A012 (password: RDghxiia) *Note: This password was found on a Post-it note at corinthianlasvegas.com.
- Hana Gitelman: C001 (password: HGghx11a) *Note: This password was given in Hana's January 29, 2007, messages.
- Matt Parkman: C002 (password: MPggtn75x) *Note: This password was given in Hana's February 12, 2007, messages.
- Ted Sprague: C003 (password: TSntz14b) *Note: This password was given in Hana's February 5, 2007, messages.
- Gabriel Gray: C004 (password: GGeh81zu) *Note: This password was given in Hana's February 1, 2007, messages.
- Matt Neuenberg: C025 (password: MNjdq12e) *Note: This password was found by viewing the source code for Matt's profile page.
- On April 25, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Donna Dunlap: C017 (password: DDrgi77b) *Note: This password was found on the Thompson Jr.'s sleeve in a picture he sent to Donna, which evsdropr posted at 9thwonders.com.
- On May 8, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Leonard Cushing: C022 (password: LCtsn45p) *Note: This password was found written on the side of a giant drum at Borno Industries, as seen in Trust Issues, Part 1.
- On May 27, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Connie Logan: C008 (password: CLql99dt) *Note: This password was found written on the teleporter's gun, as seen in Faces, Part 1.
- On June 11, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Julien Dumont: C011 (password: JDsiy88p) *Note: This password is the license plate on Sabine's car, as seen in Root and Branch, Part 2.
- On June 17, 2008, a new profile was added:
- The German: C014 (password: TGmgx14r) *Note: This password was found on July 1 at the Heroes Evolutions Walkthrough. No password was originally required to access this profile. The password requirement was added at a later date, but the original link still works.
- On June 27, 2008, a link was added to the German's profile which directed users to Devin Patterson's PDA. His last known location was also updated to Berlin, Germany.
- On July 1, 2008, NBC.com's Evolutions Walkthrough was updated to provide the password required to access the German's profile.
- On July 11, 2008, the German's assignment tracker was updated. A personal history and psychological profile were added, and the location was changed back to New York, NY.
- On July 16, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Brendan Lewis: C020 (password: BLjtd19f) *Note: The password for this profile was from a code given by evsdropr.
- On July 31, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Echo DeMille: C009 (password: EDgch49la) *Note: The password for this profile was from a message given by evsdropr.
- On August 19, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Bianca Karina: C015 (password: BKoir72mn) *Note: This password was found written above an entrance, as seen in Hindsight.
- On September 22, 2008, the German's assignment tracker was updated. His photograph was added.
- On September 30, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Jesse Murphy: C012 (password: JMmn142w) *Note: The password for this profile was found written on a billboard, as seen in The Sting of Injustice.
- On October 14, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Stephen Canfield: C006 (password: SCwem43ib) *Note: The password for this profile was found written on Future Peter's folder as well as on a piece of paper on a string web, as seen in Resistance.
- On October 22, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Eric Doyle: C019 (password: EDwvar70p) *Note: The password for this profile was found printed over a doorway, as seen in Sum Quod Sum, Part 1.
- On October 28, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Claude Rains: C024 (password: CRnop07in) *Note: The password for this profile was found on a set of stairs at Trafalgar Square, as seen in Sum Quod Sum, Part 2.
- On November 4, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Knox: C005 (password: BWygq63a) *Note: The password for this profile was found on the license plate of Sylar's car, as seen in Viewpoints.
- On November 13, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Flint Gordon, Jr.: C013 (password: FGzrf31n) *Note: The password for this profile was found on NBC's interactive walkthrough on November 18, 2008.
- On November 19, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Meredith Gordon: C018 (password: MGtnn19y) *Note: The password for this profile was found on NBC's interactive walkthrough on November 25, 2008.
- On November 26, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Elle Bishop: C023 (password: EBhnu07bh) *Note: The password for this profile was found on NBC's interactive walkthrough on December 2, 2008.
- On December 2, 2008, a new profile was added:
- Baron Samedi: C010 (password: BSprs98ex) *Note: The password for this profile was found on NBC's interactive walkthrough on December 9, 2008.
- On January 29, 2009, a new profile was added:
- Syn Anders: C021 (password: XY948sA) *Note: The password for this profile was found in a "mysterious message" at Habbo on January 28, 2009.
- On March 28, 2010, two new profiles were added:
- Chris Coolidge: P013 (password: CChcg10kn) *Note: The password for this profile was found on Chris's record, Door-to-Door Revolutionary. An image of the record's label was made public by Hiro on his blog, A Hero's Quest.
- Mindy Sprague: C026 (password: MSkni24at) *Note: The password for this profile was found on a chalkboard at TMI, as seen in From the Files of Primatech, Part 3. However, the password written on the chalkboard is wrong. It says "MSkni24ap," not "MSkni24at".
- On April 8, 2010, a new profile was added:
- Maury Parkman: A011 (password: MPapm05ap) * Note: The password for this profile appeared briefly in a video of a blizzard.
Primatech also keeps files on other evolved humans, though these files cannot be accessed. The numbers of these files come from the files above. Specifically, Primatech keeps files on:
- Charlie Andrews: C007 (from Matt Neuenberg's profile)
- Peter Petrelli: C016 (from Gabriel Gray's profile)
Source Code
On March 10, 2008, a message was sent referring to Primatech's Assignment Tracker: http://www.primatechpaper.com/about.php. Going to this page resulted in source code, when it appeared and the page it was on differed depending on the browser used. In Internet Explorer the Assignment Tracker loaded then switched to the source code for http://primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php, where all the passwords could be found. In Firefox the page immediately showed the source code of http://primatechpaper.com/about.php, an interesting thing found in this code was the line // echo("Login correct, welcome Joe"); . However, as of March 15, 2008, the source code no longer appeared. The title for the Assignment Tracker Login was missing an "s" and the browser title of the Assignment Tracker page was missing the letter "n".
Devin's PDA
In the personal profile of the German, a link entitled "Evidence" directed users to Devin Patterson's PDA. On 9thwonders.com, Evsdropr posted a hint to the four character password to enter the PDA, asking users to find the code and claiming Devin took some photos using it. Once solved, users can enter the code and view a photo album of 16 pictures.
- Three photos appear to contain images Devin shot in the apartment he suspects is the German's: image, image, image
- Three photos appear to contain a letter written to the German from his cousin: image, image, image
- Two photos appear to contain a route/direction list: image, image
- Two photos appear to be annotated outdoor images denoting the German's target bank and escape routes: image, image
- Two photos appears to contain an annotated magazine page: image, image
- One photo appears to contain a traffic ticket: image
- One photo appears to contain a shopping list: image
- One photo appears to contain two unknown people sitting on a park bench: image
- One photo appears to contain a Berlin bank form: image
For more information about Devin's PDA, including a complete gallery and translations, see Devin's PDA.
Interactive Map
The August 5, 2008 message from evsdropr provided a link to the Company's interactive map. It showed tips and leads about posthumans around the world, and also allowed users to add their own leads (either fake or real). Red tips denoted Company assignments while green ones denoted confirmed tips about posthumans. Blue leads could be added by anyone with access to the map. (The red and green tips have been confirmed by the Company, the validity of the blue tips cannot be verified.)
For more information about the map (including a listing of all names, abilities, tips, etc.), see assignment tracker map.
The main page of chapter 1 of Purpose contains an image of John Mulligan's Assignment Tracker file.
To see a recreation of John Mulligan's Assignment Tracker profile, see here.
- As of some time in 2014, primatechpaper.com is no longer accessible and instead redirects to the [nbc.com/heroes NBC Heroes] website.
- To enter the Assignment Tracker 2.0, users had to enter: Username: bennet, Password: claire.
- The assignment tracker profiles Noah accessed on his computer (The Butterfly Effect) have different numbering systems. For instance, the profile for the German that is accessible to fans is labeled "C014". However, the one Noah accessed is labeled "32-054422". Likewise, Jesse's profile (C012) is number 12-546700 on Noah's computer.
- So far there have been four basic evolutionary anomaly classes: Biological, Cerebral, Temporal/Spatial and Elemental. Eric Doyle's tracker profile has 'Physiological' as his ability's evolutionary anomaly class. It is also the first ability to have a name that seems to have been derived straight from a comic book (Puppet Master).
- Syn Anders's password is the only one that does not follow the pattern of having the subject's initials as the first two letters of the password. Syn's initials are at the end of the password.
- It does not matter which cleared file the user selects as long as the correct password for the desired file is used.
- Noah retrieves a subject file on Jeremy Greer, written in 2005. This file is not written in the same format as the Assignment Tracker 2.0 files, nor the precursor to those files. Jeremy's file may have been an early version of the way the Company did record keeping on its targets.
- Ian Michaels had an assignment tracker in the form of paper, which is not in the above format, or the format used for Jeremy Greer.
- When the profile for Mindy Sprague was released, it contained the wrong ability diagram image. The image was for Elle's electric manipulation (and was even labeled with Elle's profile number). Later, this ability image was changed, though to an image which was still wrong. The new image, which is for Matt's telepathy (and is labeled with Matt's profile number) does not match the ability names on the profile either. Mindy's profile also uses Elle's cranium imaging picture.
- When Chris Coolidge's profile was originally released, it used the ability image for Elle's ability. This was changed a few days later.
- Maury Parkman's profile uses Ted's ability diagram and cranial image.
- The original password which allowed access to Maury Parkman's profile was TCxrif57ex, however, this was soon changed and this password no longer works.
- Chris Coolidge's and Mindy Sprague's profiles are located in two locations on the assignment tracker. Chris's files are located at A015 and P013, and Mindy's files are located at B011 and C026.
Several profiles have been featured outside of the online database on primatechpaper.com. These records include files on:
See Also
- For the assignment tracker map, see assignment tracker map.
- For information on the Company's online system, see primatechpaper.com.
- For other files kept by the Company, see The Company's files.
- For other files kept by Primatech, see Primatech's files.
- For information on how to customize your own assignment tracker, see Template:Assignment Tracker.
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Assignment Tracker 2.0 for fan-created theories and other speculation.
A Hero's Quest • Are You a Hero? • Assignment Tracker 2.0 • Assignment tracker map • Bridget's messages • Create Your Hero • Devin's PDA • Evs Dropper's messages • Global News Interactive • Habbo • Hana's messages • Heroes Reborn app • Heroes: Survival • Heroes Versus • Hiro's messages • Interactive map • MySpace.com • The Odessa Report • Pinehearst and Primatech messages • Rebel's messages • Survival messages • Sword Saint • Where Is Hiro?
|Related Evolutions Portals: Books • Characters • Locations • Websites


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Century High
Tonight's Lineup
Rollins, ss
Victorino, cf
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Burrell, lf
Jenkins, rf
Feliz, 3b
Ruiz, c
Kendrick, p
Century High
Hard to believe that at the start of last week, the Phillies offense was as quiet as a mouse. Blanked in Washington, 4-0, on the 19th and 1-0 winners the next night.
In their last two games, our offense has exploded for 35 runs. The 20 runs last night are the most the Phillies have ever scored against the Rockies. Previous high: 18-1 romp at Mile High Stadium, May 30, 1993.
It is also the highest-scoring game this century for the Phillies.
Back on July 2-3-4,1999, the Phillies swept the Cubs at Veterans Stadium:
14-1 Wolf/Mulholland
21-8 Byrd/Farnsworth
6-2 Schilling/Tapani
Scott Rolen drove in 10 runs in the series and Doug Glanville had 7 hits and 7 RBI.
It all ended on July 5: Milwaukee 5, Phillies 0.
Enough history. There's another game tonight and Charlie Manuel put it in perspective in Ken Mandel's story on this site: "When we score runs, I'm definitely happy. At the same time, we keep things in perspective. We'll celebrate this now, but when we leave here tonight, we'll think about the next game."
What's Happening
Chase Utley will receive his NL Player of the Month Award for April pre-game tonight . . . Jimmy Rollins is hosting Frederick Douglass School students pre-game as part of his reading program, J-Roll's Aces . . . Greg Dobbs visited a Baseball Skills Challenge Day for special needs children this afternoon in Haddonfield, NJ . . . Phillies Alumni Tommy Herr (1989-90) will sign autographs in the Hall of Fame Club pre-game.
This Date
In Phillies history
1923 OF Cy Williams hits 15th home run of the month in New York to set a club record for May. The homer was his 18th of the season, a National League record for HRs by the end of May.
1986 Steve Carlton makes 666th start to break Warren Spahn's National League record for a left-handed pitcher. Carlton beat the Giants, 6-2, at Veterans Stadium. Last night, Jamie Moyer made his 615th start.