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Virginia King - April 22, 2013
Virginia Mae (Greene) King, a native of Chase County and resident of Imperial, Neb., died Monday afternoon, April 22, 2013, at the Ogallala Community Hospital following surgery, at the age of 84.
She was born Aug. 20, 1928, on a farm in southern Chase County, Nebraska to Joseph H. and Vera M. (Bricker) Greene of rural Enders. As the third child and only daughter, she grew up on the Greene farm south of Enders in Dundy County where she attended the Ash Grove one-room school house with her three brothers and later graduated from Wauneta High School in 1946. In the fall of 1946 she enrolled at Colorado Women's College in Denver, Colo., and graduated in 1948. She returned to Imperial to find employment and then moved back to Denver after about three years.
On Dec. 27, 1953, Virginia was united in marriage with George W. King of Hustonville, Ky., while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force. The newlyweds made their first home in Spokane, Wash., for just three months when George was accidently killed with other crew members during a B-36 practice flight.
As a widow, Virginia returned to Denver where she made a career with Savings and Loan companies, serving as loan officer and branch manager until her retirement.
After moving back to Imperial, Virginia devoted much of her time and energy to her beloved family as a caregiver to her parents. Although Virginia never remarried, she was a caring, loving and giving aunt who had a special fondness for her nieces and nephews. Her family has been greatly blessed by her influence and love.
The past several years she made her home at the Parkview Assisted Living and Imperial Manor where she had many beloved friends and staff.
During her life she heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ and by faith believing God's Word, trusted Jesus to be her personal Savior and Lord. One of her favorite scriptures is: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." John 3:16-17.
Preceding her in death were her husband, George; her infant daughter, Karen Kay; her parents, Joseph H. and Vera Greene; father- and mother-in-law, Everett and Gletha King; brother Joseph J. Greene, and wife, Gloria; sister-in-law, Colleen Greene; nieces, Sylvia (Greene) Large and Jamie Greene; and nephew, Robert Greene.
Survivors include her brothers: Glenard of Imperial, Neb., and Carroll and wife, Ruth, of Ogallala, Neb.; nieces: Lori Pursley of Westminister, Colo., and Annette and husband, Jim Hazuka, of Monument, Colo.; and nephews: Tim and wife, Jacqueline and Dirk and wife, Linda, all of Imperial; other relatives and friends.
A graveside service was held at Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial, Neb., Saturday morning, April 27, 2013, at 11:30, conducted by her family.
Tim and Dirk Greene officiated and soloist was Mrs. Jacqueline Greene.
A memorial has been established in Virginia's memory.
Liewer Funeral Home of Imperial was in charge of arrangements.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Psalms 116:15.


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It kind of pumped me up when Fred said his phone was ringing off the hook with contacts asking him if he needs players, because they have some for him.....Anxious to see how recruiting develops in the coming months.
Recruiting is basically done for this year assuming we keep everyone. We only have one scholly left
We have 2 left assuming we take Godfrey and don't give one to BuBu or unless Hamilton comes back
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Recruiting is basically done for this year assuming we keep everyone. We only have one scholly left
You're right. Won't be recruiting anyone for 2011 until next spring I presume.
Did he mean "Players" as in student athletes or "Players" as in potential coaches to add to his list. I think he may have been talking about building a list of potential coaches and said he had calls for a bunch of "players" (potential coaches).
I'm not sure, but that's how I initially understood.
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C'mon, admit it… who doesn't love a quick Cosmo Quiz? … The what-wind-of- dog/car/intelligence/animal-are-you quiz, the are-you-an-introvert-or-an-extrovert kind.
Polls are like ice-breaker party games. Those little radial buttons take a split second to click, they are all about you, they are not asking for your elaborate deep dark secret, and you can see how your answer falls in the spectrum of all the responses — which is why polls are a great way to engage your blog readers.
For us bloggers, not only is it a fabulous engagement tool, but you can glean great information about your audience. Answers to "What is your favorite ____?" are great inspiration for what to blog about, right? Food bloggers could get buy-in from readers on what recipes they want next. Crafters too. The possibilities are endless!
I discovered yet another online community, launched in January 2011 that is based on polls. GoPollGo is a service that makes it easy to get feedback from your friends and followers in real-time. Setting up a poll is as simple as typing your question and possible responses. Simple enough. But then they've layered on the social aspect. Within GoPollGo, you can use your Twitter account to follow other pollers. And their home page features other users, so you can keep tabs on what polls they are publishing. For example, MG Siegler's (of TechCrunch) most popular poll is "What will your next phone be?". Company's like Netflix are using it too, asking things like "What's your favorite movie genre?" or drilling down further and asking, "What do you think of Bruce Willis as G.I. Joe?".
Social media geeks like me get jazzed by Robert Scoble's poll on "Which social network would you rather give up if forced to choose?" Can you believe these results?!
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"The last challenge, which is where they are now, is working out the bugs, making sure you have online help available, and figuring out where you pull data from to help managers make decisions," she added. "That is really the dessert. They still have a ways to go, but they have passed several important hurdles."
Meltzer said she believes it will take more than a year of use before agency executives realize the impact the software can have. "Then it will be up to the managers to make good use of the data," she said.
Although she believes the state still has a lot to prove, Meltzer is encouraged by the direction the agency has taken. "It's not fixed yet, but I am supportive of their leadership and the urgency they are showing," she said. The litigation has been a long and torturous process, she added, but ever since the creation of the Department of Children and Families, state officials "have lived up to all their commitments, have brought in the type of strong leadership and management they need, and they have focused on data."
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Just got home from Donny and saw the race Lowes was abseloutely an alien in the making destroyed the opposition and then sent ages with fans in the paddock.
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World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Kenya : Muslims
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Kenya's Muslims are not a homogeneous group, as they comprise converts from different ethnic groupings (going back many centuries), Arabs and people of mixed Arab-African descent, Somalis and some other nomadic groups, and more recent migrants from South Asia. Most Muslims live in the Coastal province, where their sense of common identity is strongest. Unemployment and landlessness are exceptionally high in the province - one estimate put the number of squatters there as more than a million, the majority of the population. Well-publicized land purchases by outsiders, notably whites, Asians and cabinet ministers, particularly in tourist areas, have added to local grievances.
Historical context
In the run-up to the 1992 elections a group of businessmen and intellectuals in Mombasa founded the Islamic Party of Kenya (IPK), which the government refused to register. The arrest on several occasions of a radical Muslim preacher, Sheikh Khalid Balala, increased sympathy and support for the IPK. The government responded by setting up a rival Muslim organization, and by trying to highlight differences between Muslims of Arab and of African descent. Levels of rhetoric in government-IPK conflict were high, with death threats issued by both sides. Nevertheless, the Moi government could generally depend on backing from the Muslim community.
Following the August 1998 terrorist bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi, Kenyan Muslims faced widespread stereotyping as 'terrorists', and the government closed six Muslim organizations. In 2000 a land dispute in a Nairobi neighbourhood sparked violence between Christians and Muslims, and led rioters to burn down two churches and a mosque; Christian and Muslim leaders subsequently blamed police inaction for allowing the violence to escalate. After the attacks on the United States of 11 September 2001, the Kenyan government launched new security initiatives aimed at Muslims, many of them of Arab and Asian descent. In the heavily Muslim city of Mombasa, a new directive of the immigration office required that applicants seeking birth certificates or passports submit their grandparents' identity papers. Similar restrictions were launched in the wake of a November 2002 attack on Israeli citizens in Mombasa. In 2004 the Law Society of Kenya warned that anti-terror initiatives implemented at the urging of the US and UK were rendering Kenya's Muslims second-class citizens. In the constitutional review process from 2000-2005, Islamic leaders sought to expand the role of local Sharia codes, enforced by 'Kadhi's Courts', from matters of inheritance, marriage and divorce, to some areas of national jurisdiction, including civil and commercial disputes. One quarter of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission consisted of Muslim representatives. The effort encountered organized resistance from Christian leaders, who felt that Islam should not be afforded special rights in the constitution. Some leaders also raised the spectre of Kenya becoming like Nigeria or Sudan, specifically raising fears that Sharia could be applied in the predominantly Muslim northern, north-eastern and coastal provinces to abuse Christians. The Commission's final draft maintained the language on the Kadhi's Courts found in the 1963 constitution. In November 2005, a majority of Kenya's Muslims joined the majority of other Kenyans in rejecting the draft constitution that had been approved by Parliament.
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Although Kenya maintains a reputation for tolerance of its Islamic minority, that tolerance continues to be tested, as in recent years Muslims have continued to face stereotyping as 'terrorists'. Incidents involving Muslim extremists, whether Kenyan or foreign, as well as the Saudi export of Wahabbism to some adherents along the Kenyan coast, exacerbate the problem. In May 2006, militants raided a Christian radio station, killing one and injuring two, following a broadcast urging the conversion of Muslims to Christianity. However a heavy-handed security response has often been counter- productive, with allegations of arbitrary, unlawful detention and torture.
The issues have risen to the surface in 2007/2008, partly because of the deepening crisis in neighbouring Somalia and the ousting of the Islamic Courts Union. The Kibaki government was widely believed to have 'rendered' suspected Islamic extremists back to Kenya. Amid considerable confusion, it was claimed that some of those handed over were of Kenyan nationality and therefore should have been tried under Kenyan law. Drought has gripped Northern Kenya again in 2007/2008. Many Muslims live in the most famine-affected provinces where they face poverty and insecurity, which has fed the discontent in the area.


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So, yeah---as most of you know, my life on WW has changed greatly over the past two years---blah, blah, blah. Besides now being one a JULIE/JULIA type quest to see how many WW/ Hungry Girl creations I can come up with (did a mean French Onion soup last night---will post recipe on my FB profile later)--But now I become enraptured with other people's journeys!
I can remember when I was unhealthy and unmotivated---and if someone was kicking it in the healthy living department, I automatically tuned them out. Simple reason---if I wasn't living a positive or healthy life, I sure did not want to hear of other people's victories. Egos are funny that way--instead of hearing something and say---WOW! I am inspired by that, I would turn down the volume and say "I can do that---I just don't feel like it today."
So---flashback to 1992 in Chicago when I saw a screamingly funny one man show called "I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With" by a then unknown very portly gentleman named Jeff Garlin. In his side splitting tales---the ones that hit home the most were the ones about his absolute no-holds-barred obsession with food. He even used the rarely used term "Compulsive Eating Disorder". Again, I was about to fall out of my seat with joy (plus I had/still have a HUGE crush on this HUGE man---as I said in my FB status, he needs to leave his wife for me)--as he told stories of loving JELLO PUDDING POPS so much he would call the 1-800 number just to tell the person on the line how "delicious and chocolatey" they were. After all, Jeff did observe that the number said call if you had "questions or comments" and he figured his was a comment.
Another favorite tale (remember this was '92 and I still remember) was his first serious attempt to lose weight, and he took his boxes of POP TARTS and threw them away. He was then unable to fall asleep as he thought of his beloved POP TARTS sitting in the garbage---and he hated to admit that he dug them out of the trash---but alas "they were completely covered in foil so they were still clean and tasty"! To a person who only eats food to refuel and stay alive (and if you are one of these types you are probably not reading this blog), this sounds insane---but to those who truly LIVE TO EAT in lieu of EAT TO LIVE---well, let's just say we all have a little George Costanza digging-the-eclair-out-of-the-
trash ("it was on top of a doiley") in us!
So---lately on the most recent CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASMs I thought my boy Jeff had been looking quite svelte. Well, in a perfect comedic combo, he was on Daily Show with Jon Stewart promoting his new book "My Footprints" all about conquering this obsession of food---my favorite moment was when Jon, reflecting on the days when he and Jeff spent many an hour sitting in diners in their early comedy days, told him he felt like such an enabler to Jeff's addiction. "There is nothing more than two Jews like more than to eat, and discuss eating" Stewart quipped! So true!
So, I cannot wait to get a copy of this book and am so happy that I can continue to relate to this genius---OK, I never dug pop tarts out of the trash---but I have some binging tales that could rival that! That's for another blog!
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Nikki, love this blog!! I don't know why I've never heard of Jeff Garlin, because he is definitely my kinda guy. Good for you for all your cooking and food inventing and experimenting. I'm gonna do something new soon, too. So easy to get in a rut.
Your comments about people not hearing the message is very profound. There are family members I would like to "help" or inspire, but they have to have their eyes and ears open and be ready. Perhaps it will come some day. Take care, Marsha
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Interesting conversation between August Wilson and Bill Moyers from 1988 (thanks Bev Smith for the link); Wilson's name is one that's come up a number of times on S&A. His controversial I Want A Black Director op-ed from about 20 years ago immediately comes to mind. I think I've shared that here two or three times, given the subject matter and our interests.
The conversation below centers primarily on this thing we call blackness; what it means, how to define it, etc. Long time readers of S&A will know that we've tackled the matter several times, and will likely continue to.
From the few essays I've read by Wilson, and interviews I've watched with the man on the issue of blackness, I don't entirely agree with his take, which I think is too rigid; I long decided for myself that it's simply just not definable, and any attempt to do so will be a frustrating, fruitless endeavor, since we can't universally agree on what that is. Our experiences (the experiences of black people all over the world) are far too varied to validate the notion of some singular, "identifiable blackness."
I'm not implying that we shouldn't wrestle with the question, especially as artist and cultural critics… I do constantly; but not necessarily with the goal being to reach a definite answer, because I just don't think there is one; at least not a universal one. Maybe it's a personal, individual thing.
However, I've always enjoyed listening to Wilson, and greatly appreciate his work.
Of most interest in the clip is his derision of The Cosby Show; I remember one of Sergio's previous post in which he also derided the series, but not quite for the same reasons that Wilson does. While Sergio found it "bland" and "dull" as a series, Wilson just didn't think it represented "blackness."
But the whole 15-minute clip is worth a viewing, as it touches on topics that frequently arise here on S&A.


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Moosic man accused of spitting in cop's face
A Moosic man spit in a Forty Fort Borough police officer's face and tried to headbutt him after he was arrested for driving under the influence, then slammed his body into other officers until they used a shock device on him, police said.
Charles A. Chesney, 43, of 9 Glenn Rock Road, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting arrest, driving under the influence, harassment and a number of traffic offenses.
Officer Peter Lakkis said he could smell alcohol on Chesney's breath when he pulled him over for traffic violations. Chesney admitted that he drank alcohol, but refused any sobriety tests, police said.
When Lakkis took Chesney into custody, Chesney became "enraged" and started to scream and spit in the officer's face while trying to break away from him and headbutt him, police said. He then slammed his body into the three officers until Lakkis used a stun gun, police said.
Police said Chesney was taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, where he attempted to attack officers. Chesney was jailed Saturday at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, unable to post $25,000 bail set by Magisterial District Judge Alexandra K. Kravitz.
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Improvement Opportunity -- describes the requirement for and assesses the ability to improve performance within the context of assigned roles and rate of change in the work environment. The prior method was more oriented toward describing the context within which problems could be found.
Contribution -- describes the requirement for and ability to achieve results that improve performance and define success. The emphasis moves toward process impact and away from hierarchy and financial measures of contribution size.
Capability -- describes the total of proficiencies and competencies required to support effectiveness and progress. The focus is still on the core assignment and the stage is set for transitioning toward individual competencies as well.
Moving to one more level of detail, the subcategories of each cluster also are defined in terms of Bayer's key values. Following is the breakdown of the capability cluster:
Expertise and Complexity: measures the depth and breadth of specific, technical and professional proficiencies and competencies required for expected individual and teamwork performance. To reflect differing perspectives, such as those of the researchers and manufacturers, the definition allows for expertise to be acquired through experience and on-the-job learning as well as through education. This category measures expertise, however acquired, that people need to achieve work results; it's not limited to credentials.
Leadership and Integration: measures the ability to manage, coordinate, integrate and provide leadership for diverse people, processes and organizational resources to achieve common goals and objectives. This capability also involves competencies that lead to establishing a motivating and focused environment. Since these terms are used contextually-relative to a defined business and organization-a strategic role in a less-complex environment may be equal to a tactical role in a more complex situation.
Relationship-building Skills: measures the requirements for meeting internal and external customers' needs through effective listening, understanding, sensitivity and analytical abilities. This capability area also measures the requirements for proactive persuasiveness, organizational awareness and collaborative influencing skills necessary to effect desired change and build effective, enduring relationships.
Each of these dimensions is further broken down into a scale to help define the total of all proficiencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) and competencies (best-practice ways of using proficiencies) necessary to perform at an expected level to support organizational objectives. As with the existing charts, these factors fit on a grid that generates points, still the key output Bayer needs to ensure a basis for achieving internal equity. More than just a rewrite, the enhancement to the charts has brought the standards by which jobs and personal capability are measured into close alignment with corporate values. The new system was approved in August 1995 by Bayer's executive committee.
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The "700th St." Snowy Owl was observed this morning between 7:40 and 8:10 on 700th St. west of CR 3 between 120th Ave. and 110th Ave. It flew north from a utility pole and landed out about 1/4 mile in a soybean stubble field near a grouping of 3 white field marker posts. It stayed there until I left. It was being harassed by two crows.
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I don't think I can see this happening. The starters are meant to be seen as a rare group of Pokémon only given to you by the region's professor to initiate your journey or as a gift. To give the starters a place of habitat in a region foreign from where they are considered the starting Pokémon in another region doesn't make a lot of sense to me either. While I'd love to find and catch them out in the wild, I don't see it happening given their unique status in the games.
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Dear Friends,
I've just watched the American documentarian and author Oliver Stone/Vladimir Pozner interview on Vimeo and believe it is important for every American to watch and carefully study this interview. See the URL below
Particularly important for me is how Stone differentiates between deep love of country while speaking out against policies of transient governments and the histories of former administrations.
Somehow, we in America have gotten this mixed up by believing "Love of country means loyalty to whatever government is in charge at the time" -- and believing that those who question a current government/administration are not sufficiently patriotic.
Unfortunately history has shown if we citizens don't question what we feel is wrong, we will end up paying the price in ensuing years and even decades.
Here is a favorite quote: Loyalty to Country Must Prevail Over Loyalty to Governments
Video link https://vimeo.com/111675614


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Cardamom prices today spurted by 3.40 per cent to Rs 975.60 per kg, extending yesterday's gains in futures trade mostly supported by a firming trend at spot market on strong demand against restricted arrivals.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, cardamom for delivery in December shot up by Rs 32.10, or 3.40 per cent, to Rs 975.60 per kg in business turnover of 1,357 lots.
Similarly, the spice for delivery in the January contract jumped up by Rs 34.30, or 3.40 per cent, to Rs 1,043 per kg in 581 lots.
Analysts said apart from firming trend at spot market on strong domestic and export demand, restricted arrivals from producing regions also influenced cardamom prices at futures trading.


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Determination of the minimum ignition energy (MIE) of premixed propane/air
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Ive been keeping up with this season of The Real World and I have to say, while Brooklyn lacks some of the standard drama and crazy party antics that weve come to expect from the show, the people on this season are a lot more real and for that, I commend MTV. Theyre kept it real this season. Tame, but real. This week The Real World: Brooklyn will draw to a close. We have a couple video clips from the season finale.
If I had to give out awards to this seasons cast, Katelyn and Ryan would tie for Best Story. Katelyns a transgender and the show focused a fair amount of time on her story and her roommates coming to understand this aspect of her life. Ryan is an Iraq vet who found out he was being put back on Active Duty while in the house. The Barely-There award goes to Baya, who I almost never recognized as an actual cast member during the few occasions she appeared on screen. The Fame-Whore award goes to Chet for being the one most likely to try to use RW as a launch-pad for his career as a host or VJ. And the Drama Award goes to JD for smashing a table and destroying a phone in a fit of rage.
In the video below, the girls decide to serve the guys some of their own medicine by messing with their food:
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Having starred in dozens of critically acclaimed films and earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in 2003's Chicago, Queen Latifah is one of Hip Hop's biggest Hollywood cross-over successes. Now, the Flavor Unit honcho is taking her talents to VH1's new dramedy series "Single Ladies."
According to TV Guide, Latifah will guest star on tonight July 10's episode of "Single Ladies," for which she also serves as executive producer. Latifah will play the role of newscaster Sharon Love, who reveals that she had a sexual encounter in college with character Val, played by Stacey Dash.
Although the role may seem to feed into the long-held rumors of her sexual orientation, Latifah told TV Guide don't believe the hype; the role she plays in the show is separate from reality. At the end of the day, Latifah maintains that she isn't afraid to take heat from tabloids and other gossip conglomerates on the issue.
"Not to stir the rumor-mill pot, but I have no problem confronting things like that," she explained. "There's no need to discuss it any further, but, hey, if [the tabloids] can have fun with me, I can have fun with them, right?"
This isn't the only acting gig that the Queen has in store for 2011. She is also set to star in the film Joyful Noise alongside Dolly Parton.
"Single Ladies" airs tonight at 9/8c on VH1.
RELATED: Queen Latifah Inducted Into New Jersey Hall of Fame


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AP Interview: Marines seek to ease strains of war
WASHINGTON As the need for Marines in Iraq winds down, their top general says he would like to shift his troops to Afghanistan, perhaps in numbers small enough to allow a less punishing pace of combat tours.
Gen. James Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, said in an Associated Press interview in his Pentagon office Monday that "there's a greater role for Marines in Afghanistan," with its increasingly deadly insurgency, than in Iraq, where the Marines' mission is mainly peacekeeping and training.
He said he has a "gut feel" that a consensus is developing among U.S. leaders to shift the focus to Afghanistan. And he said that means thousands more Marines could start heading there as early as next spring.
"Our commanders in Iraq believe that they can do the mission with less force. They have made that point to their leadership in Baghdad, they have made that point to me," Conway said. "And therefore I believe there is a window of opportunity to accept a little more risk in Iraq – if that's even an accurate statement – to start dealing with what is clearly an increasingly dangerous situation in Afghanistan."
There are about 22,000 Marines in Iraq, mostly in Anbar province, where insurgent violence is relatively low.
Conway, who served two command tours in Iraq early in the war, said he can envision getting all Marines out of Iraq before long.
"Yes, number one, because it's not our mission," he said. "(Marines) do not traditionally train, equip or orient toward what I would call the peacekeeping or nation-building kind of role. There are people that do that much better than us because that's their orientation. That said, we've done a pretty doggone good job of it in a situation where we're being compelled to do that. But it's not our forte."
Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Defense Secretary Robert Gates knows Conway's desire but has made no decision.
"I think the secretary understands the Marines' desire to be in the fight. And there certainly is more of a fight these days in Afghanistan than in Anbar," said Morrell. "But, as for the suggestion of the Marines pulling up stakes from Anbar and setting up camp in Afghanistan, there has been no such formal request made."
Morrell said that when a request to deploy specific units comes across Gates' desk, the secretary will consult with commanders and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to determine his course of action.
In explaining his desire to see Marines focus on Afghanistan, Conway said the mix of security, economic and political problems there appears likely to be a central feature of President-elect Barack Obama's national security agenda. Obama has said he wants all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq within 16 months and he supports the request by U.S. commanders for more forces in Afghanistan.
Conway said that in his view the war in Afghanistan does not require the same number of Marines as are now in Iraq.
"Ideally, we would have no more than about 15,000 Marines deployed" to either Iraq or Afghanistan, he said. That would slow the pace of deployments to the point where Marines could have 14 months at home for every seven-month combat tour. For a time they were getting only seven months at home between tours, although recently that has improved slightly to nine months or 10 months, Conway said.
The extra time at home would not only relieve combat strains but also allow the Marine Corps to restore some types of conventional training, such as amphibious warfare, that it has been forced to put off in order to get Marines ready for the counterinsurgency fight they have faced in Iraq for several years.


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Arizona voters could have nine statewide propositions to consider this fall, if two measures filed Thursday qualify for the ballot.
Supporters of the Open Elections/Open Government initiative filed petitions to create a primary-election system that they say will all but guarantee competition and force candidates to address a broader range of voters, rather than playing to partisan extremes.
Several hours later, businessman Jack Biltis brought in petitions for the Checks and Balances in Government initiative, which would allow Arizona to reject federal policy moves with which the state disagrees. Biltis financed the measure with $1.2 million of his own money, and said it's important for the state to have a mechanism with which to push back against what he called federal overreach.
If the Secretary of State determines each has at least 259,213 valid voter signatures to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot, they will join seven measures the Legislature already has placed there.
The fate of a potential 10th measure -- a permanent 1-cent-per-dollar increase in the state sales tax to benefit education and construction -- is tied up in court and likely won't be determined until late this month.
The Open Elections/Open Government initiative would scrap Arizona's partisan primary system and replace it with one primary in which all candidates compete, regardless of party affiliation. Candidates could run with party labels, such as Democrat or Republican, but it would not be required.
The top two finishers would run off against each other in the general election. The measure is similar to nonpartisan elections run in many cities, said campaign chairman Paul Johnson, a former Phoenix mayor.
"This will create competition every single time," Johnson said.
The Checks and Balances initiative would give Arizona permission to reject federal policies either through a vote of the people or through a bill passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor.
Biltis, who runs an employer-services firm, rejected suggestions Arizona should secede from the union, saying he wants to create a healthy tension between the federal and state governments.
The federal Affordable Care Act upheld last week by the U.S. Supreme Court is the "flagship" example of why the ballot measure is needed, he said.
The measure has some parallels to Proposition 120, a state-sovereignty measure lawmakers placed on the ballot. Biltis said he didn't have enough information on it to comment.
Lawmakers also are asking voters to decide six other propositions:
Prop. 114: Would exempt a crime victim from liability if the victim hurts or kills a person involved in a felony.
Prop. 115: Would increase judges' terms to eight years, raise the retirement age to 75 and give the governor more control over picking the attorney members of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments.
Prop. 116: Would increase to $2.4 million the amount of business equipment exempt from the state property tax.
Prop. 117: Would limit the growth of a property's limited cash value to its full cash value or 5 percent above the previous year's value, whichever is smaller.
Prop. 118: Would change the distribution formula from the state's permanent fund to 2.5 percent of the fund's value over the previous five years.
Prop. 119: Would allow state trust land exchanges that provide a buffer for military installations.
Supporters of the Checks and Balances in Government initiative unload boxes of signed petitions in the Capitol on Thursday.
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Nya Lee Posts Throwback Pic With Long Hair — Love It or Leave It? (PHOTOS)
Love & Hip Hop newcomer Nya Lee is known for two things: being the "number one dancer in New York City," and for being a baldy. Though Nya is extremely confident rocking barely any hair, our resident exotic dancer isn't above wearing a wig from time to time.
We got a chance to see what Nya would look like with hair in the throwback photo of the Bronx native rocking long wine-colored curls.
While we've grown accustomed to the curvaceous exotic dancer with her barely-there 'do, we have to admit that Nya's face does seem to look good when it's framed with hair. And if you don't think that 'do looks great on her, then take a look at this picture of Nya back in 2008 with long, dark, wavy hair.
In her Love & Hip Hop meet and greet, Nya discussed how she came to the decision to chop all her hair off. Turns out, while getting her hair braided as a teen, Nya grew so hungry that she shaved off her half of her hair in order to sit at the dinner table! After that, Nya continued to shave her hair until finally letting go of it all.
We don't know about you, but we think Nya should probably start wearing wigs a little more often. But then again, with a face and body like hers, she can rock anything — with hair or not!
Do you prefer Nya Lee with hair or without? Sound off in the comments below!


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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Worse than Rod Stewart?
Is this worse than Rod Stewart?
Defend you answer.
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Yes. Here's my justification: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_npj3SI5_xQ
- January 9, 2013 at 6:50 PM
Way better. Rod Stewart has no razzamatazz. Accept no substitutes!
- January 9, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Mensal's proof of the existence of Rod involves the concept of that which no worse singer can be conceived. Negative modality requires only a centered world including a possible Rod who is so bad as not to be exceeded in bad singing among possible worlds, and that is our actual world. Therefore no other world includes the baddest singer except for the actual world that also includes Rod.
Note: there are those who take the property "bad" and its superlative "baddest" to mean "good" and "best" respectively. Apparently Mensal's brother Anselm begs to differ about conclusions. Some guy named Guano (or some shit like that) took issue however.
- January 9, 2013 at 9:47 PM
Conceptual Truth: If X is an imitation of R, X, qua R-imitation, cannot contain any more badness that inheres in R. So, if X is worse than R on any metric, it is not qua R-imitation. So this guy may be worse than Rod in many ways, but not qua imitator of Rod. Duh.
- January 9, 2013 at 10:09 PM
Is the "accept no substitutes" on this guy's page supposed to be a joke, or is he really commanding telling all to not accept him?
- January 10, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Irony: his motto is "Always be Yourself."
- January 10, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Who's Rod Stewart?
- January 10, 2013 at 11:56 PM
Is the real test here whether you have to click the link to figure out the answer to the question?
- January 11, 2013 at 3:30 PM
Is this worse than the Rod Stewart imitator?
- January 11, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Wake up, Spiros, I think I got something to say to you.
It's mid-January and you really should be back at school.
I know I keep you amused,
but I feel I'm being used.
Oh Spiros I couldn't suck, anymore.
Am I as bad as Billy Joel?
If so, toss me in a hole
Losing my soul is a pain I can live without.
PS It was my birthday yesterday. Thanks for all the good wishes, bitches.
- January 11, 2013 at 6:20 PM
I just came back from an extended holiday with my family. My mother's new husband loves Rod Stewart and he played RS songs constantly. He loves to dance and snap his fingers to his songs. Please give me a reason to go to the Eastern APA this year!
- January 11, 2013 at 10:53 PM
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10:09 -
I dunno. I presume this claim is based on the idea that if X were a perfect R-imitation, indistinguishable from R, X would be exactly as bad as R, but it also requires another premise, which is that any badness resulting from the failure of imitation in itself is "washed out" by the loss of fidelity to R's inherent badness. That is, even if it's bad that I'm failing to be a good imitation, in so failing, I likewise fail to convey all of R's badness, and thus am no worse than R.
This, however, assumes that my failure of imitation (which surely counts as part of X qua R-imitation) is no worse than the degree of R's original badness not transmitted due to said failure, which is not apparent. Perhaps I can communicate some significant degree of R's inherent badness while also failing in such a bad way that my total badness is worse than R's badness in itself.
Either way, Rod Stewart makes me want to stomp kittens or write about Derrida (which I take to be equally blameworthy).
- January 13, 2013 at 4:51 PM
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- February 7, 2013 at 7:25 AM
Re: YouTube video cited by 6:50 : Yikes! He looks just like my crazy Aunt Vivian. But her voice had just a bit more of a hysterical timber.
- February 7, 2013 at 7:27 AM


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Michael McHale's Industrial Chic Chandeliers
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With a base made out of pipe, the crystals on the Tribeca Collection X-Chandelier appear to hang especially delicately from the industrial tubing. With lights that add to the glimmer and shine, this is a piece that would be just as striking in a home as a statement piece or at a restaurant to create the ultimate mood lighting.
Zachary A's Light as Air Outdoor Furniture
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Meant for use outside, designer Zachary A's furniture appears to be made of very heavy concrete, but is actually light enough to lift easily — as demonstrated here by the designer himself.
Asher Israelow Furniture: A Hint of Glint & a Touch of Leather
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Seeing New York City native Asher Israelow's furniture pieces at the Architectural Digest Home Show, I was drawn to their mid-century vibe with a modern twist. In neutral colors and carefully chosen shapes that reflect times past as well as current taste, the work feel very livable, with a bit of glam in the form of gold specks in the very special table seen above.
MAY Furniture for the Modern Home
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Based in Brooklyn, Travis James designs and builds original pieces that, while having a very modern edge, are also warm and inviting. His furniture captures the eye and the imagination.
Justin Teilhet's Dynamic and Minimalistic Porcelain
Artist Justin Teilhet has come a long way since starting out as a self-taught ceramicist. His works are at once simple and yet incredibly dynamic while maintaining a soothing effect on the eye. They are special because they function as both art in and of themselves, as well as functional pieces that can be used as a vessel or a vase.
Sonya Winner's Vibrant Statement Rugs
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London designer Sonya Winner's bright, whimsical and artful rugs would be a stand out piece in any room. Chosen as a Top Pick at this year's Architectural Digest Home Show held in Manhattan, her pieces were a huge draw. With both earthy (one rug mimics the rings of a tree) and graphic designs (triangles fit together with colors that at once sooth and excite the eye) her work is unique and fascinating.
Small Space Solution: USM's Colorful Modular Furniture
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USM has been creating this line of modern furniture in Switzerland since 1963 – long enough to be considered classic modern now. The colorful powder coated steel furniture can be customized to the user's needs. From storage towers and cabinets to credenzas and tables, the pieces are perfect for homes and offices – and of course the growing segment of those who live in their offices.
Fashion Details at The New Traditionalists
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Walking into The New Traditionalists' booth at the ArchDigest Home Show was like stumbling upon a wedding reception for my two loves — fashion and furniture…
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Study in Congo reveals dramatic impact of group therapy on sexual violence survivors in war zones
05 Jun 2013 -
Structured group therapy has dramatically reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a study carried out by the International Rescue Committee, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Washington.
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Thursday, June 6), the research is the first rigorous impact assessment of psychological support to survivors of sexual violence in conflict affected countries. The study found overall trauma symptoms decreased roughly twice as much among survivors who received group therapy compared to those who only received individual counseling.
"Sexual violence against women and girls is a major threat in most of the conflict zones where we work and it's a significant problem in Congo," says Catherine Poulton, an IRC adviser for women's protection and empowerment programs. "While most survivors show incredible resilience, others need more specialized assistance."
For more than a decade, the IRC has provided a range of services in Congo to help survivors of rape and other forms of violence recover, including individual counseling, medical care and economic and legal support. Over the past 12 months alone, the IRC has provided assistance to more than 2,500 women and girls in eastern provinces. But IRC-trained counselors have long recognized the need for better and more targeted care for women with persistent symptoms of trauma and depression.
In 2011, the IRC partnered with Johns Hopkins University and the University of Washington to introduce group-based Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to women who were either raped or witnessed rape, had high symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD, and were struggling to complete daily tasks, such as caring for children or working. CPT is a structured treatment that helps people confront and cope with memories and thoughts of traumatic events that trigger distress, fear, shame and other debilitating feelings. The three groups then carried out a rigorous evaluation to test CPT's effectiveness in this context.
The research involved 405 women from 15 villages in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces of eastern Congo. The study found that after six months of treatment, only nine percent of women who received CPT were still classified as having probable PTSD, depression or anxiety compared to 42 percent of women who did not participate in the group sessions.
"Women who were too afraid to work or were overcome by feelings of shame told us that after the group therapy, they have been able to turn their lives around and once again be part of the community," says Poulton. "This is critical, because if women feel marginalized and stigmatized because of the devastating impact of sexual violence, they are unable to help their families or communities recover from conflict."
One participant described the impact of CPT this way: "Before, I felt ashamed when I passed by others. I felt that they were judging me. I no longer feel ashamed, I feel at ease. I can walk around without shame and without fear of being judged."
The IRC has continued to use CPT and individual counseling to aid women in Congo and hopes to expand the use of CPT in other countries where the IRC assists survivors of sexual violence.
The project and evaluation were funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Open Square Foundation and European Commission's Department of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO).
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A global leader in humanitarian assistance for 80 years, the International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst crises and helps refugees and others uprooted by conflict, disaster and persecution to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in more than 40 countries, the IRC works to restore safety, hope, opportunity and dignity.
The IRC is a recognized pioneer in programs that prevent and respond to violence against women in conflict settings. The IRC provides urgent medical care, referrals and counseling for victims of assault during emergencies, sets up safe spaces and women's centers for women to come together for support, provides economic assistance, skills training, and legal aid, advocates for laws that protect women and works extensively with communities to prevent and address the root causes of violence.
The IRC has been operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996 and is currently the largest aid and development organization in the Kivus, reaching an estimated 1.8 million people with assistance. Current IRC programs focus on emergency assistance, health care, women's protection and empowerment, education and strengthening the capacity of communities to recover.
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The Bachelor
Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis Forced To Leave Online Dating Site!
It's a sad day for the internet, Bachelor Nation. You see, now that Juan Pablo Galavis has been crowned Bachelor, he's no longer on the market. Well, he is on the market, but the only people who are allowed to sample his delicious offerings are the 25 single ladies poised to star on The Bachelor. And you know what that means! Juan Pablo isn't allowed to troll around Chris Harrison's new online dating app, At First Sight.
Feel that? It's tears of sorrow dripping down your face.
When a Bachelor Nation fan asked Juan Pablo if he was using At First Sight, he replied "I WAS, Him & @fleissmeister KICKED me OUT!"
We assume "Him" is a reference to God (note the capital "H"), aka Chris Harrison. This host with the most's new business venture is a breeding ground for... well, potential breeding, and it looks like Juan Pablo is no longer getting in on that action. Probably because the prospect of him dating millions of ladies online while simultaneously dating 25 ladies in real life is just too iffy for ABC to handle.
The good news? Juan Pablo can always assume a new identity and join OKCupid. And he can most definitely find us under the username I_Heart_Juan69.
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Olivia Bean knows trivia. She watches Jeopardy! every night, and usually beats at least one of the contestants! If only she were better at geography, she would try out for kids' Jeopardy! Not only could she win bundles of money, she could go out to tape it in California where her dad, who left their family two years ago and whom she misses like crazy, lives with his new family. But one day Olivia's friend-turned-nemesis, Tucker, offers to help Olivia bulk up her geography knowledge. Before she knows it, she's getting help from all sorts of unexpected sources: her almost-stepdad, superannoying Neil; her genius brother, Charlie; even her stressed out mom. Soon she's breezed through the audition rounds and is headed for the taping in Hollywood. But will the one person she wants to impress more than anything—her dad—show up to support her?
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The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. Since 2002 the event has expanded to currently include 65 participating teams and nearly 10,000 students in three competitions around the world.
For the 2013 competition, Perry Cordoza of Nuvis, and currently the President of the SoCa Chapter of the ASLA invited Site Design Studio to design a courtyard as part of the event. Site Design then enlisted us, along with other manufacturers, to "supply the tools" so they could "create the space."
Included in our donation were our Willshire Collection rectangular planters in both Alarm and Apple, as well as a TerraScreen living wall system. Both were used in a courtyard entrance within the Solar Village. Thanks to Park West who planted up the planters and assisted with the installation. Read more >>


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Intel will release its hardware-based security technology 'by this year'
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is working on technology that the world's largest chipmaker says will defend against novel and zero-day attacks at the hardware level. Calling it a 'game changer,' the technology will be ready to be released by this year, according Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer.
Without specifying details, Rattner did say that it will not be signature-based like most conventional antivirus software in use today; what Intel has created will instead rely on "radically different" technology. Rattner told Computerworld that "We've found a new approach that stops the most virulent attacks. It will stop zero-day scenarios. Even if we've never seen it, we can stop it dead in its tracks."
Intel recently bought McAfee, the second-largest maker of security software in the world. The deal is Intel's largest acquisition to date, and has just won regulatory approval from the European Union. Although the acquisition corresponds with Intel's new focus on security, Rattner said Intel researchers were working on security technology prior to its purchase of McAfee.
For more on this story:
- check out this article at Computerworld
- check out this article at Bloomberg
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Yesterday, just outside of Dallas, Texas, two shooters attacked an art exhibit that was displaying parody images of Muhammad. Normal people were appalled at the atrocity, and several more knew that the phrase "Don't Mess With Texas" was more than just words. The response to this shooting in Texas by the Left, however, is truly weird to watch. Many have said, essentially, that the art | Read More »


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The wonder of Christmas comes alive November 27,2009 in Jefferson, Texas at a 5:00 pm ceremony in Lions City Park, 600 East Jefferson Street at Line Street. Jefferson is one of six cities on the unique Holiday Trail of Lights. Come join in as we flip the switch to light our beautiful, historic city.
What a special way for your family to start your Holiday season. Caroling, Victorian Saint Nicholas, Enchanted Forest and castle featuring dozens of decorated Christmas trees, Silent Night, candle-lighting…then flip the switch!
Step back in time and experience a 19th century Christmas from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. Highlights include the 27th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes December 3-5 and 10-12, Christmas music concerts, Christmas plays, home tours, Christmas and New Year's steam train rides, horse and mule-drawn carriage rides, riverboat tours, Merchants Open House and an old fashioned Christmas parade.
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A businessman from just north of Charlotte who is a former ECU student body president has entered the race for governor on the Republican ticket with some innovative and unique views.
Jim Mahan of Denver NC says he wants to return prayer to every public school in the state and a would have full employment in North Carolina after 185 days in office.
Mahan also says he wants to challenge all North Carolinians to lose 10 percent of their body weight and start a sports activity, wants to require banks to fund all acceptable loans within 30 days of an application and would turn around the real estate industry with a program called "Buy a House."
Mahan is the cofounder of Carolina Eye Care Technician School in Denver and is also a realtor, a former teacher and a former college and tennis player at Lees McRae College.


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Miley Cyrus Gets "Sad Kitty" Tattoo on Inner Lip — Love It or Crazy? (VIDEO)
This kitty may not like to scratch, but she can sure lick up a storm!
Miley Cyrus adores her tattoos (see list below) and she just got a new one. We're used to Miley showing off her beloved dogs, but this time she's Team Cat.
She first showed off the cat tat in the photo shown at left on March 14; she later showed the one below, writing, "#sadkitty #f*ckyeahtulsa ... @katyweaver #lovemoneyparty #freakz."
That @katyweaver who was copied posted a similar photo, showing her own tongue and writing, "We got tattoos on our lips... What the f*ck.... @mileycyrus #lovemoneyparty."
It's not clear how permanent this tat may be, but ... it's not like she's a stranger to ink.
According to Steal Her Style, Miley has 22 tattoos — and she's 21, so that's more than one for every year she's been on the planet.
In addition to the cat, she has, they list, "'Love' in her ear, a dreamcatcher on her side, an anchor on her right wrist, an ohm symbol of her left wrist, a skull on her ankle, 'Love Never Dies' on her arm, Roman numerals in her elbow, a Theodore Roosevelt quote on her left forearm, crossed arrows behind her elbow, an animal tooth on her arm, 'Rolling $tone' on the soles of her feet and a portrait of grandmother on her right arm."
They add that, on her right hand, she has seven tiny tattoos on her fingers: "an equal sign, a peace symbol, a cross, a heart, the word 'karma,' an evil eye, and 'Bad' from the Michael Jackson album." Check out the full list, with more details, here.
So what do you think of this new addition? The cat's meow or hiss-worthy?
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How do you know if a room is good for room micing? Do you want it dead silent?
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1. Go to www.hometheatershack.com and sign up at their forum. They host a piece of software called REW that you can only get to download as a forum member.
2. Install REW.
3. Get a measurement mic (you can get a Behringer ECM8000 for about $40) and an SPL meter.
4. Set up a mic at various places in the room (start, say, at mix position) and run the software. Follow the instructions carefully.
The software will basically play a test tone sweep from 20hz to 20khz, and the mic will measure what frequencies it picks up. A measurement mic is a must. You can't can't can't use any old mic. Even a U87 won't do. Different tools for different jobs.
The software will create a graph that displays what frequencies are picked up by the mic and at what amplitude they are being picked up.
In a perfect world, anywhere you do this test will reveal a flat line across the graph.
Just like microphones and speakers, rooms have a frequency response. A bad room will have a frequency response that looks like a bad speaker. It will resemble the rocky mountains or the swiss alps.
Then view your graph in what (if I remember correctly) is considered "waterfall" mode. This measures not only the amplitude and frequency, but also the decay times. If you have a nice neat waterfall all the way across, you are in good shape. If you have more fjords than the entire country of Norway, you have problems.
Chances are, your room is less than good. Nearly all rooms are. But at least you'll know exactly where the room's weaknesses are.
From there, you head over to the forum at www.johnlsayers.com and poke around. John Sayers himself frequents the forum and he builds studios into the hundreds of thousands of dollars and beyond. He's a world-class guy. There are other regulars on there who are actual physical engineers and acousticians and such. There's another regular on there named Rod Gervais. He wrote the bible on building home recording studios, called something to the effect of "Home Recording Studio - Build it Like the Pros." It's a great read, and a must-have for anyone looking to engage in such a project. He posts in that forum frequently. You will not find better help anywhere in the world or in cyberspace about studio construction, soundproofing, and acoustic treatment than there.
Could I get some more talent in the monitors, please?
I know it sounds crazy, but try to learn to inhale your voice. www.thebelcantotechnique.com
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If it sounds good to your ears, you can make it sound good in a recording.
It also highly depends what you're recording and how. For example, when micing a piano 2m away from it the room is a very important factor, when micing a guitar cab 1ft away its not going to be that important.
Just listen to the sound of the room. If you dont like it then try somewhere else
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Sugar Bowl made illegal contributions in '04, '06 - CBSSports.com
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To former Louisiana governor
Sugar Bowl made illegal contributions in '04, '06 - CBSSports.com
Every day, it just gets harder to continue, doesn't it?
From the realignment bullcrap, where a school like ISU that is rich in all of the things an athletic conference should be looking for sitting in limbo to find out if it continues at the level it has been for nearly a century, all because we don't have the football footprint it will take to bring more money to a non-profit organization.
To institutions like tOSU and Auburn that were found to be guilty of gross misconduct and violations being slapped on the wrist because the NCAA is scared of the big programs deciding they don't need it anymore.
To the reports of Miami doing more illegal business for their athletes than the mob does for someone with an i at the end of their name, and the NCAA showing no interest (yet).
Now we have bowl games giving money to political candidates, and in some cases being well aware that what they were doing was illegal and taking steps to prevent it from being found out. In this case, we have, as our only explination, "it's an emberasment." Which one, that you did it, or that you got caught?
I just don't know if I can do it any longer. I don't know if I can pretend that I'm not disgusted by the entire process and culture of college athletics, specifically in football. I love the cyclones, I love them with all of my heart. I've only missed one home football game in the last 26 years, and that was because the kickoff time got moved after my sister had planned her wedding around me not missing.
I'm torn. I'm part of the problem. I want this all to stop, but I keep dumping money into the sarlac pit of the NCAA with every ticket I buy and every game I watch. Every minute I spend on this cartel feeds their continuing existance.
In other news, the sky is falling, had you heard?
"It was like going on vacation to go play Iowa." - Coach Johnny Orr
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Provecho Grill Event Raises Funds for Arts Council Menifee
Provecho Grill hosted an all-out Dia de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") celebration and fundraiser ...
Provecho Grill hosted an all-out Dia de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") celebration and fundraiser Monday night to help benefit the Arts Council of Menifee. Offering a family friendly atmosphere and age appropriate activities, there was fun for everyone, and the kids ate for free.
Since the start of its car wrap contest, ACM has brought in more than $3,000 in fundraising, culminating at the Dia de los Muertos event. The owner of the contest cars, Frank Tiscareno, largely helped to organize and facilitate Monday's event. As a nonprofit organization, ACM's mission is to bring the arts to Menifee and local artists to the public.
World renowned artist Mike Miller made a special guest appearance and placed the first brush strokes onto the collaborative canvas, which will proudly hang on Provecho's wall when it is complete. Mayor John Denver added some of his own artistic contribution to the masterpiece, before everyone else was invited to incorporate their own additions.
Aside from the fundraising aspect, Provecho's entire establishment was wall to wall with things to do and see. Happy patrons enjoyed the festivities while dining on Provecho's famous menu of authentic Mexican fare.
All of the interactions were centered around art and completely free to the public. A vibrant sugar skull craft station invited children and adults alike to decorate a sugar skull with hard drying icing, sequins, and feathers galore.
Two local artists donated their time and talent to face paint a variety of Dia de los Muertos inspired symbols as well as full-on skeleton faces. Many adults got into the spirit of the celebration and had their entire faces painted, chin to forehead.
The Brothers of Latin Jazz provided the live musical entertainment, alongside an ongoing raffle of prizes announced by Miss Teen City of Menifee, Isabel Donadio.
Like the Arts Council Menifee on Facebook!
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Aaron Siskind Foundation
Individual Photographer's Fellowship
The Aaron Siskind Foundation is offering a limited number of fellowship grants of up to $10,000 each for individual artists working in still photography and photography-based media. Grant recipients and award amounts will be determined by a review panel on the basis of accomplishment to date and the promise of future achievement in the medium in its widest sense.
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Alexia Foundation for World Peace
Established in memory of Alexia Tsairis, an honor photojournalism student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and victim of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Dedicated to helping professional and student photographers produce photographs that promote world peace and cultural understanding.
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Alicia Patterson Foundation
The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program was established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly 23 years before her death in 1963. One-year grants are awarded to working photojournalists/journalists to pursue independent projects of significant interest and to write articles based on their investigations for the The APF Reporter, a quarterly magazine published by the Foundation.
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The Art List
A monthly online newsletter listing grants, upcoming art contests, competitions, and juried shows across the United States. Sign up for either the free list or the subscription list for more extensive postings.
Also listed under Arts.
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Christophers : Video Contest for Students
College students are invited to interpret the Christopher belief that "ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE" in a short film of five minutes or less. Entries can express this theme using any style or format, but must be submitted in NTSC format on standard, full-sized VHS tape. Entries over five minutes long will not be considered. Winning entries will be aired on a special edition of the internationally-syndicated television series Christopher Closeup. In addition, winners will receive the following cash awards: First Prize- $3,000; Second Prize - $2,000; Third Prize - $1,000; 5 Honorable Mention Prizes of $100 each. Entrants must be currently enrolled in and attending a graduate or undergraduate program at a college or university. Entries will be judged on overall impact, effectiveness of conveying theme, artistic merit and technical proficiency.
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Databazaar Scholarship Fund
A funding opportunity for undergraduate students in the fields of visual communication, broadcast journalism, filmmaking and photography. 2 annual grants of $2,500 each are available to support excellence in the visual fields and promote understanding between the USA and South Asia.
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Duke University
Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Documentary Prize
A $10,000 award given annually by the Center for Documentary Studies. First announced a year after the Center's founding at Duke University, the prize was created to encourage collaboration between documentary writers and photographers in the tradition of the acclaimed photographer Dorothea Lange and writer and social scientist Paul Taylor.
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Nikon's Small World Competition
Anyone over the age of 18 interested in photography through the microscope is eligible, with the exception of employees of Nikon Instruments Inc. ("Nikon"), their families, the contest judges, and individuals engaged in the manufacture or sale of microscopes or photographic equipment.
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Photocrati Fund
The Photocrati Fund hopes to offer a select number of grants twice each year staring in June 2009 to non-professional photographers working on important environmental or humanitarian projects that offer little promise of compensation. The number and amount of the grants will depend on available funding. For more information contact Erick Danzer, Photocrati website editor, either by email at email@example.com or by telephone at (720) 839-8857.
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Scripps Howard Foundation Photojournalism Award
Deadline : January 31
The Scripps Howard Foundation Photojournalism Award is open to staff members and freelancers whose still photography has appeared in the last 12 months in newspapers that publish three or more times weekly, or whose still photography is distributed by wire and syndication services, online news sites and news magazines. The award includes $10,000 and a trophy, and the winner agrees to attend the award presentation at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit. The application is available at the website. A $50 entry fee is required. A nomination or cover letter from the supervising editor or director who oversaw the submitted work must verify publication of the work.
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University of Arizona
Center for Creative Photography
Fellowships and Internships
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W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's compassionate dedication exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist. For 2008, the grant will be $30,000, with an additional $5,000 in fellowship money to be awarded at the discretion of the jury. The grant program is independently administered by the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.
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Worldstudio Foundation Scholarships
Worldstudio Foundation scholarships allow young people from minority and economically disadvantaged backgrounds not only to realize their artistic dreams, but also to give back to their communities. Areas of study include: architecture, cartooning, crafts, environmental graphics, fashion design, film/theater design (costume, set, lighting), film/video, fine arts, furniture design, graphic design, illustration, industrial/product design, interior design, landscape architecture, new media, photography, surface/Textile design, and urban planning.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals -- Arts, Film, Landscape Architecture, Photography, Minorities.
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SciVal Funding
Provides access to a searchable database of more than 12,000 active opportunities, 2.25M awards (back to 2004), and 4500 funding bodies. Geographic coverage is strongest for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Commission, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, India, South Africa, and New Zealand. At present academic discipline coverage is strongest in the sciences and business; hopefully it will beef up funding information in the arts, humanities, and social sciences as time goes by.
For more information see Frequently Asked Questions: MSU Scholars (SciVal Experts/SciVal Funding)
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Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Main Library Access Only)
Includes descriptions of more than 6,000 foundations and public charities that fund individual grantseekers, and is searchable by nine different criteria. Records provide contact information, financial data, application information, and program descriptions, with links to more than 500 foundation Web sites. Updated quarterly.
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An extensive online grants database owned and operated by Schoolhouse Partners, and it contains more than 16,000 funding opportunities provided by more than 5,100 unique sponsoring organizations. Also provides a selection of funding news.
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MSU Scholarship Search
MSU offers a wide variety of scholarships, some of which have criteria which severely limit the number of students who might be eligible for the scholarship, while others have much broader criteria. This facility should help you find those MSU scholarships for which you might be eligible. You can search either by unit (College/Department) within the University or by criteria such as major/specialization, Michigan county of permanent residence, high school, or study abroad.
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Cornell University
Graduate School Fellowships Database
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If you have access to the world wide web and are willing to fill in the online forms, this service promises a free customized list of financial aid sources. FastWeb is actually a searchable database of more than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans from more than 3,000 sources for all levels of higher education. First-time visitors have to register (first and last name and a user ID), then complete a profile, including background and fields of study. Registrants then receive a list of all currently relevant funding sources. The registration information is stored and can be used on subsequent visits. The entire sign-up process, and delivery of available funding sources, can be a bit tedious: about five to twenty minutes, depending on the connection speed. Approximately 500 new scholarships are added to the database daily, so registrants can stay current. Provided courtesy of Financial Aid Information Page and Student Services, Inc. created by Mark Kantrowitz and sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
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Money Business : Grants and Awards for Creative Artists.
Boston, Mass. : The Artists Foundation, Inc., 1982. 140pp. Funding Center (1 East) NX397 .R66 1982
A resource book on financial assistance available to creative artists including poets, fiction writers, playwrights, filmmakers, video artists, composers, choreographers, painters, printmakers, sculptors, craftsmen, and photographers. Covers grants, awards, and prizes offered by various organizations. Funding opportunities cover both independent artists and students.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals: arts, film, music, and writing.
Photographer's Market
Connie Wright Eidenier, ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, annual. TR12 .P45
Where and how to sell your photographs. Also includes a section on contests. Latest edition [2008] in Fine Arts Library Reference (4 West).
Annual Register of Grant Support
Wilmette, Ill. : National Register Publishing Co., annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2336 .A7
Includes information on programs sponsored by government agencies, public and private foundations, educational and professional associations, special interest organizations and corporations. Covers a broad range of interests including academic and scientific research, publication support, equipment and construction support, in-service training, competitions and prizes, and travel and exchange programs. Organized by broad subject areas with four indexes: subject, organization and program, geographic and personnel.
Directory of Research Grants
Phoenix, Ariz. : The Oryx Press, annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2338 .D5
An annual print version of the Grants Database. Contains information about grants and fellowships available for research projects from federal and state governments, private foundations, professional organizations, and corporations. List grants programs by specific funding areas; indexed by sponsoring organization and grant name. Latest edition available : 2006.
Foundation Grants to Individuals
New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. Funding Center (1 East) LB2336 .F6
The most comprehensive listing available of private foundations which provide financial assistance to individuals. The foundations described have made grants to students, artists, scholars, foreign individuals, minorities, musicians, scientists and writers for scholarships, fellowships, student loans, internships, residencies, arts and cultural projects, medical and emergency assistance, residencies and travel programs.
The Grants Register
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2338 .G7
The complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide.
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In the second part of her interview with the Kardashians, Oprah Winfrey had a chance to talk to the man of the house who is ironically the only one that is not a Kardashian.
Bruce Jenner who is Kris Jenner's husband and Kim's step-father, shared with the media queen that he regretted that they shared Kim's and basketball player Kris Humphries' wedding with the world. He admitted that the wedding was overboard and felt bad about how it turned out in the end-the marriage only lasting 72 days. He emphasized that the big wedding was a genuine expression of the love that they were feeling at the time even though that changed very quickly afterwards.
When questioned by Oprah if he believed the marriage was going to work, Jenner admitted that it was doubtful but was still hopeful that it would work and it would last.
His wife was a little more flippant, referring to Kim's marriage a measly 72-day mistake. Kim Kardashian, married the sports star, Kris Humphries, in an extravagant ceremony in August 2011 before ending the "marriage" 72 days later.
His wife recently called Kim's marriage a measly 72-day mistake.
The reality TV star married the sportsman in a lavish ceremony in August 2011 before ending the relationship 72 days later and her mother classed the marriage as a mistake in an interview with Bethenny Frankel.
She said: "She's really good with her intuition… Well, she hasn't been so right lately."
When Bethenny reminded her that everyone makes mistakes, Kris replied, "What's a measly little 72 days?"