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Effects of Rosiglitazone on Bone in Postmenopausal Diabetic Women
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|Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Obesity Menopause
|Drug: Rosiglitazone
|Phase 4
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
- metabolic bone markers before and after the intervention,
- association between the changes in bone turnover parameters and plasma cytokine levels
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|June 2005
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|March 2006
Fifty-six obese, drug naive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled and completed the study. Twenty-six healthy subjects matched for age and body mass index (BMI) served as nondiabetic controls. All subjects were postmenopausal women with last menses at least 2 years. After the baseline measurements, all subjects were instructed to follow a weight-maintaining diet, based on ADA recommendations, and were also encouraged to walk or to jog at least 30 min daily. Subsequently, 28 of the diabetic subjects were randomly assigned to receive rosiglitazone (4 mg/day). Twenty-eight of diabetic subjects were on diet alone. The randomization procedure was based on a random sequence.
All subjects had a complete clinical examination, anthropometric measurements, and laboratory tests at baseline and at the end of the 12th week of the study. Laboratory investigations included assessment of: (i) glycemic control (HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose and insulin levels, and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index (22); (ii) serum bsALP and active human osteocalcin concentration (OCL) as markers of bone formation; (iii) urine deoxypyridinoline (DPD) as marker of bone resorption. Other non-specific bone markers including serum total ALP activity, urinary calcium (Ca) and phosphate (PO4) concentrations were also measured. Urine concentrations of DPD (nmol/L), Ca and PO4 (both in mmol/L) were corrected for their respective urine creatinine (Cr) concentrations in mmol/L (Urine DPD/Cr, Urine Ca/Cr and Urine PO4/Cr respectively). In addition, fasting blood samples were analyzed for plasma cytokine levels including IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, and for haptoglobin levels.
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|45 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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- Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Postmenopausal period
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recent fracture or osteoporosis
- Drugs that may affect calcium or bone metabolism or drugs known to interfere with cytokine release
- Thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, nutritional, inflammatory, hepatic, renal, or neoplastic disorders
- Severe cardiovascular disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00440375
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|Zehra Berberoglu
|The Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey
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|Study First Received:
|February 26, 2007
|Last Updated:
|February 26, 2007
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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People across the globe will soon see online the landmarks and natural wonders of Bangladesh, and even go inside restaurants and small businesses on both sides of city streets.
Search engine giant Google brings the innovation that will change the way the Bangladeshis and visitors from abroad view and experience the country.
Under a project, launched yesterday, Google cars equipped with powerful cameras will capture the street view in two cities -- Dhaka and Chittagong -- initially, and upload the images with contents of other countries.
Street View is a popular feature of Google Maps, already available in more than 40 countries, and allows users to virtually explore and navigate a neighborhood through 360-degree panoramic street-level images.
Google in partnership with Access to Information (A2I) Programme of the Prime Minister's Office launched the one-year project at an event at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a statement said, "We have always embraced technology and through this partnership with Google we hope to engage more people, both local and global, in experiencing Bangladesh in new ways.â€
"We believe this mapping technology will offer various benefits and look forward to showcasing a positive view of Bangladesh to the world,†she said.
Google said, by bringing the Street View to Bangladesh, Google Maps hopes to help foster the country's economic development and promote Bangladesh as an emerging destination for visitors around the world.
At the launching ceremony, Communication Minister Obaidul Quader said the Street View service will help the people of Bangladesh improve their lives through many different applications of the service.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Khorshed Alam Chowdhury said, "We are always looking for new ways to increase the number and quality of tourists visiting Bangladesh. We hope Street View will positively contribute to the development of tourism in Bangladesh.â€
Ann Lavin, director of Public Policy & Government Relations at Google Asia Pacific, said, "We believe Street View imagery of Bangladesh will create new ways to view Bangladesh's bustling streets and by doing so, help attract both foreign investment and tourism."
By providing users and businesses with more useful map information, Street View can also help create lasting economic impact in Bangladesh, he said.
Nazrul Islam Khan, ICT secretary and national project director of the A2I project, also spoke.
According to Google, Global Positioning System (GPS) made a big economic splash around the world. The geo services industry contributes $90 billion in wages around the world, and generates $150 billion to $270 billion of revenue globally.
Geo services also allow businesses and consumers to save on costs by using the geographic information for increasingly efficient planning and decision-making.
Google Street View was launched in 2007 for several US cities and since then has been expanded to include cities and rural areas worldwide.
On June 6, 2012 Google announced that it had captured 20 petabytes of data for street view, composed of photos taken along five million miles of roads, covering about 3,000 cities.
People across the globe will soon see online the landmarks and natural wonders of Bangladesh, and even go inside restaurants and small businesses on both sides of city streets.

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So, who did discover the Leech lattice?
For the better part of the 30ties, Ernst Witt (1) did hang out with the rest of the 'Noetherknaben', the group of young mathematicians around Emmy Noether (3) in Gottingen. In 1934 Witt became Helmut Hasse's assistent in Gottingen, where he qualified as a university lecturer in 1936. By 1938 he has made enough of… Read more »
Who discovered the Leech lattice?
The Leech lattice was, according to wikipedia, 'originally discovered by Ernst Witt in 1940, but he did not publish his discovery' and it 'was later re-discovered in 1965 by John Leech'. However, there is very little evidence to support this claim. The facts What is certain is that John Leech discovered in 1965 an amazingly… Read more »
The M(13)-groupoid (2)
Conway's puzzle M(13) involves the 13 points and 13 lines of $\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{F}_3) $. On all but one point numbered counters are placed holding the numbers 1,…,12 and a move involves interchanging one counter and the 'hole' (the unique point having no counter) and interchanging the counters on the two other points of the line determined… Read more »
Mathieu's blackjack (3)
If you only tune in now, you might want to have a look at the definition of Mathieu's blackjack and the first part of the proof of the Conway-Ryba winning strategy involving the Steiner system S(5,6,12) and the Mathieu sporadic group $M_{12} $. We're trying to disprove the existence of misfits, that is, of non-hexad… Read more »
Mathieu's blackjack (2)
(continued from part one). Take twelve cards and give them values 0,1,2,…,11 (for example, take the jack to have value 11 and the queen to have value 0). The hexads are 6-tuples of cards having the following properties. When we star their values by the scheme on the left below and write a 0 below… Read more »
Mathieu's blackjack (1)
Mathieu's blackjack is a two-person combinatorial game played with 12 cards of values 0,1,2,…,11. For example take from any deck the numbered cards together with the jack (value 11) and the queen (value 0) (btw. if you find this PI by all means replace the queen by a zero-valued king). Shuffle the cards and divide… Read more »
Monsieur Mathieu
Even a virtual course needs an opening line, so here it is : Take your favourite $SL_2(\mathbb{Z}) $-representation Here is mine : the permutation presentation of the Mathieu group(s). Emile Leonard Mathieu is remembered especially for his discovery (in 1861 and 1873) of five sporadic simple groups named after him, the Mathieu groups $M_{11},M_{12},M_{22},M_{23} $… Read more »


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Central African Republic: Death toll rises in sectarian clashes
At least 75 people are reported to have been killed in one week of sectarian clashes in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Boda, a priest has claimed.
Thousands of people in CAR have been killed in sectarian violence, which erupted after a coup in 2013.
The country's interim president has appealed for an end to the violence.
Alpa Patel reports.
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Like a Diamond
I have always thought of the average person as a diamond with many different facets. We all 'wear different hats' depending on the situation and what is required of us. I find this is especially true of women who might be a colleague one minute, a mother the next, a wife or a sister, a tiger in the bedroom... lol
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Navy Falls To American In Final Home Game, 71-60
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- American placed four players in double figures and held off every Navy charge in the second half, dealing the Mids a 71-60 setback in the final home game at Alumni Hall. The loss drops Navy to 14-14 overall and 4-9 in the Patriot League. The loss also ended Navy's dreams of hosting a first-round Patriot League tournament game, as the Eagles clinched the fourth seed with the win.
"I could tell from the first possession of the game that our focus on our gameplan was absent," said Navy head coach Billy Lange. "Our energy was decent, but we did very few things tonight that was in our gameplan. We missed some early shots, but that was no reason tonight. We wasted offensive possessions, rushed shots and just didn't do the little things that we need to do to win the game. It was disappointing to follow a great effort on Saturday with a performance like that tonight."
The two teams traded scores for the first 12 minutes of the game, but American closed the half on a 10-3 run over the last eight minutes to take a 27-18 lead at halftime.
The Eagles then opened the second half on an 11-2 run over the first four minutes to give American its largest lead of the game at 38-20 with 16:00 left. Navy buried back-to-back three-pointers to cut the lead to 38-28, but American answered with a 6-0 spurt to grab a 44-28 with 12 minutes to play.
The Eagles still led 58-42 with four minutes left, before Navy started a rally, cutting the lead to 58-48 on a Trey Stanton three-pointer with 3:30 to play. Navy would twice cut the lead to nine, but American connected on 11-of-14 free throws in the last three minutes to hold on for the 11-point win, 71-60.
Navy was led by junior guard Greg Sprink, who led all scorers with 23 points. Sprink, who was nursing a sore ankle and was questionable for tonight's game, was 6-of-11 from the field and 9-of-11 from the charity stripe. He added five rebounds and three assists. His 23 points gave him nine 20-point games this year and moved him into a 15th place tie with Vernon Butler (1984) on the single-season scoring list with 469 points.
"The ankle didn't really affect me once the game started," said Sprink. "It was sore during warm-ups, but once it got loose, it felt fine."
Freshman Trey Stanton added 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench. The Mids shot just 33.3 percent (19-of-57) from the field and was an icy 8-of-30 (.267) from three-point range. Amerian, meanwhile, shot 53.5 percent (23-of-43) from the field, including 61.1 percent (11-of-18) in the second half. American outrebounded the Mids, 38-29.
Lange says Navy wasn't focused on getting a home game for the upcoming Patriot League tournament, just on getting better every game.
"We're not concerned about that. Our main goal is to get better with every game," said Lange. "We have to focus on playing Navy basketball and tonight we didn't do that and it cost us. I am disappointed that we took a step back tonight."
The Mids will close out the regular season on Saturday at Colgate. With a win, Navy will likely finish fifth and will have to travel to American for a first-round game on Feb. 28. A loss could drop Navy anywhere from sixth to eighth, depending on the league's other games this week.


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Media Watch – February 3
Top Birmingham City Council Stories
The Library of Birmingham featured on Channel 4 News ahead of National Libraries Day.
Uncollected city tax is the UK's highest (Birmingham Mail) Birmingham, the UK's largest local authority, has the country's highest level of uncollected Council Tax.
Tram depot owner told: Clean it up (Birmingham Mail) The owner of a crumbling landmark tram depot has been given a year to put it right or face legal action.
City council website shut down by computer hackers (Birmingham Mail) Birmingham City Council's £2.8 million website has been offline after falling victim to online attackers.
£1.2 m payout for riots damage (Birmingham Mail) Around 900 riot-hit Birmingham businesses received £1.2 million in council aid to recover trade from last August's disturbances.
City's biggest regeneration scheme back on track (Birmingham Mail) A high profile regeneration scheme (Icknield Port Loop) that faltered as the economy collapsed has been given fresh hope after the landowners submitted new plans and the Government pledged funds to kickstart stalled projects.
Top city museums offer jobs booster (Birmingham Mail) Jobs are on offer at some of Birmingham's top museums. Birmingham Museums Trust is hiring people as visitor services assistants at Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall, Sarehole Mill, Soho House and the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.
Motorists cut off as park by phone service switches over (Birmingham Mail) Motorists were left confused and angry after trying to pay for parking in the city centre using their phones- only to discover they couldn't.
Clock Tower deal's '£700k loss' (Birmingham Mail) The sale of a landmark building has left Birmingham City Council nursing a £700,000 loss, it has been claimed by an opposition councillor (Cllr James McKay)
Why Birmingham believes less is so much more… (Local Government Chronicle) Last month the consultation phase for the government's Green Deal programme closed. Birmingham City Council launched its Birmingham Energy Savers – Delivery Partner Scheme in September.
Pilgrimage con foiled (TS Today) In what is thought to be the first result of its kind, an investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards has led to a crook being jailed for defrauding a Muslim family who thought they were paying to make a sacred journey.
Birmingham appoints new director (Municipal Journal) A new strategic director for children, young people and families has been appointed by Birmingham City Council.
'Temporary' solution offers hope to city's homeless (Municipal Journal) Birmingham City Council has launched a new approach to tackle homelessness and get more people into secure accommodation.
New fund for local improvements across Birmingham (Local Authority Building and Maintenance) Work to enhance popular and much-loved facilities across the city is set to begin as part of a £7m programme launched by Birmingham City Council.
Birmingham loan shark jailed after failing to pay back to the courts (West Midlands Housing News) A convicted loan shark has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to pay back the cash he had profited illegally.
Regional Headlines
Train derails on West Coast line
A freight train derails on the West Coast main line causing disruption between the West Midlands and London Euston.
'Suspicious' hostel death checked
Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a man at a hostel in Birmingham.
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GP leaders turn backs on NHS plan
The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.
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Julie Stalmer 5:30 p.m., Sept. 22
The headline in a New York Times story this morning (July 28) is "Large Crowds Spend Little at Comic-Con." The story — written by two reporters with help from a third — quotes a panelist saying that the big event is "driven by passion — it isn't really driven by money."
"Nobody is buying much," says the Times, saying that per capita spending is about one-third of the per capita spending by those at the American Association for Cancer Research gathering in April and "lower than per-person spending at the next three largest conventions in San Diego." Says the Times, "At Comic-Con, dining out is apt to mean eating a sandwich while squatting on a city street."
But, as the saying goes, "Which newspaper d'ya read?"
The Union-Tribune this morning says that Comic-Con visitors "loaded up on purchases of exclusive collectibles." On the editorial page, cartoonist Steve Breen draws a massive individual next to a wee person labeled "San Diego." The massive thing is labeled "Comic-Con Revenue" and the San Diegan is saying, "The Incredible Hulk."
San Diego plans to expand its convention center, despite a huge glut of space nationally. It is no secret that the major objective for the expansion is to accommodate Comic-Con in future years. San Diegans need to know if this annual event generates enough spending to justify the expansion. However, the Convention Center's statistics can't be trusted.
I'd vote to expand it. For one thing, it will keep the stadium out of there, a much much worse thing to happen. For another, when you are talking about empty venues, you are comparing apples to oranges. San Diego is losing business to the megavenues that it could easily draw here if it were bigger. And third, Comic-Con. Because Comic-Con.
KLoEditor: So San Diego builds an expansion on the convention center to accommodate Comic-Con. Then Comic-Con departs. Clearly, there aren't enough conventions for the current space. The center has to cook the books to make itself appear busy. How empty would the center be without Comic-Con coming once a year? Best, Don Bauder
Nothing in life is guaranteed. But I don't think there's any incentive for them to leave San Diego. The people who run it are longtime locals, they couldn't do what they do here anywhere else, and they don't want to. I don't see them leaving, I think they are here to stay.
Comic-Con is easily one of the most prestigious conventions in the world, I know every forum I'm on talks about it, everybody wants to attend, the only reason more people don't come is they can't get tickets. So maybe a bigger venue would accommodate more people as well.
KloEditor: "Everybody" wants to go to Comic-Con? Not me. You say the Comic-Con management consists of San Diego natives loyal to their home city. Maybe -- but wait until some other place offers them big bucks. I will bet on greed over hometown loyalty any time.
This is not to say I think Comic-Con will depart. It may or may not. But I think it's goofy to spend more than half a billion dollars to expand a convention center when the market is so glutted that centers are slashing prices 100% or more. (SD is cutting Comic-Con prices by 50%). Best, Don Bauder
A bigger venue may equal more ticket sales, which may equal less incentive to discount the rent.
But the more LA and Hollywood tighten their grip on the 'Con, the more likely they are to want to someday bring the party home...Anaheim expansion, anyone?
Dave Rice: Even if a bigger center would boost ticket sales at Comic-Con, is spending more than half a billion bucks to build into a national glut worth it? Would it pay off in other kinds of conventions? Doubtful. Other centers are literally giving space away. They will be tough competition.
Unfortunately, here is what I foresee: San Diego will go ahead with the expansion and the hotel. Because of the glut, the place will not attract that many more -- if any more -- conventions. But because of the center's penchant for twisting and inventing statistics, San Diegans won't be told what a waste it is -- except by the Reader. Best, Don Bauder
And today comes the response from a panel of judges saying the tax to expand the convention center is illegal, per the Manchester U-T.
For proof of Times reporters' take on ComiCon spending, take a look at Wonder Woman. When she was married to a rich cancer researcher, she shopped a lot, but when she started doing her own thing keeping the public safe and sound, she just hasn't felt the same compulsion.
monaghan: If you shop 'til you drop, you don't have the energy to save humanity. Ask Clark Kent, alias Superman. He was always wearing the same suit until he ducked into a phone booth to switch into his cape and tight-fitting outfit. And his Superman outfit never changed, either. Best, Don Bauder
Clark Kent always wore the same suit because he was a reporter for a big city newspaper and couldn't afford to buy another one. You, of all people Don BAuder, should be able to relate.
danfogel: Because I was on TV and gave speeches so much I had to have several suits. But I bought 'em at cut-rate stores. Best, Don Bauder
Papa Doug insists on dropping his load on my driveway Sunday mornings. We can't stop it, don't pay for it, and don't want it. Even thinking about it destroys my peace of a Sunday morning. However, my wife can't help opening it for the NYTimes crosswords, an apt name, since she read me an ad for ComicCon with cartoon that said something like "even SuperWoman can't find a parking place at ComicCon." Admitting that I didn't look at the ad, I can just report that I lost it over the subliminal appeal for expanded development in what used to be "our" waterfront, combined with a pitch for his convention-centric hotel. If there really was a SuperPerson, I suspect he/she/it would be overwhelmed confronting the legions of devious masterminds in our Gotham by the Big Bay. But real super heroes only exist in comics. Were it so with their evil counterparts…
rehftmann: How fortunate you are. You get the Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle for free. We drive ten miles into town to get the Sunday Times, pay full price, and drive ten miles back. Best, Don Bauder
I think it would be great if Comic-Con stays here - but realistically the bay-front and gaslamp hotels are the primary beneficiaries so I think they should pay the majority of expansion costs. I don't think any residents or businesses outside of downtown should have to pay for an expansion however.
ImJustABill: San Diego needs to know the percentage of Comic-Con folks who are local and thus spend little. That is critical. San Diego needs a portrait of the typical Comic-Con attendee -- age, income, net worth, etc. The answer may be that most are young and lacking means.
Trouble is, I wouldn't believe anything that the convention center and its consultants publish. Best, Don Bauder
I think a common problem with all these private-public "partnerships" is that those representing the public side tend to rely too much on the optimistic numbers from the private side. Well, and of course the other side of that problem is that those from the private side tend to wildly exagerate.
ImJustABill: It's a con game. A city wants cover to build something that it knows the public could realize will be a white elephant. So they hire a consulting firm to claim that the convention center will be a winner and bring in big bucks. The consulting firm is paid very well for telling the city leaders exactly what they want to hear -- horse manure. The consulting firm is overpaid with taxpayer money. So the taxpayers get screwed with their own money. Best, Don Bauder
It's a bit of a game of chicken for Comic-Con. They know they will have more space and possibly better rates if they move to Anaheim, LA, or even Vegas. But they also know Comic-Con won't be the same if it moves so they'll be taking a big risk. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Look at what happened when Street-Scene moved from the gaslamp.
ImJustABill: Again, much depends on how many of the Comic-Con attendees live in the San Diego metro area. Comic-Con management should have a good idea of that figure. Best, Don Bauder


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post6093065980500501294..comments2013-09-09T03:16:33.445-04:00Comments on Julie Paisley Photography: Newbie Do's and Don'ts...just a little bit of wisdom from little ole' me!juliepaisleyphotographyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-71731054176210492472012-01-09T10:38:22.681-05:002012-01-09T10:38:22.681-05:00Well said and thank you so much for sharing your a...Well said and thank you so much for sharing your advise...
I am one of the "new ones" on the scene (in Ireland) and I started exactly as you did. After years of snapping everything and anything, upgrading to better cameras and even getting studio equipment I am still learning. I am doing a course at the moment and only recently started using manual (!!) on the camera. I am aware of mistakes I make but don't always know how to change them. My Photoshop CS5 is brilliant, but can't always fix those.

Fiends and family kept on telling me to go and do it professional, but I didn't feel confident enough. Only recently I created my facebook page to clear out my private one and to promote myself. I am still not sure how much to charge people that's why I hardly earn with my shootings yet, even offer free sessions to build up my portfolio and being confident enough to charge more.
Photography is my passion and I love working with children. I don't do it for the money!!!
It will probably take another few years till I'll be able to call myself professional. Photography is an art and you can't just copy and paste other professional photographers knowledge. But you can learn of them that's why I am greatful for people like you sharing your pictures, tips and tricks and treasure all your advise to grow with my camera to a higher standard.

Thank you from a big fan of yours
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-45753638458834821172012-01-09T09:52:16.392-05:002012-01-09T09:52:16.392-05:00I found your site through the grapevine, beginning...I found your site through the grapevine, beginning with the 'be nice' project and wanting more to understand what it was about. All in all, 'be nice' fits in every aspect of life :) but it's so good to have the support of fellow artists.

I've read this post and completely agree with most of what you've shared. I began my 'name' long before I put it out there into the local world, through blogging. Shooting with a simple camera {Canon Powershot SX110IS} manually for a couple of years, people would want me to do their portraits. I couldn't, just couldn't with a camera like that. They didn't understand that I would have felt like such a fake carrying around a little pocket camera for portraits. I worked my way up, purchasing the next step but not buying the DSLR {MISTAKE} - I hated that thing. Another Powershot but with the ability for bells and whistles - a great zoom but the manual abilities made me nutty. I needed more.

Still, I wasn't out there locally.

I purchased my DSLR and got acquainted. Shortly after, people were pushing again...get noticed.

I began in October 2010, very slowly...not 'advertising' but by word of mouth. I've been on the internet world sharing my photography for YEARS, mostly through blogging and such.

It's really difficult for me, personally, to put a price tag on this!! I see what others charge and it scares me to think of ever being there. I began at $50 also, like you....{honest with taxes and such - can't stand that part of business}. My biggest struggle is the money.Heather T.https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-56090070179911208972012-01-09T08:28:34.780-05:002012-01-09T08:28:34.780-05:00I do have to say that was well put!! I myself am s...I do have to say that was well put!! I myself am still learning and don't consider myself professional... I make that clear everytime some one wants a session with me! I can relate to your start off very well! alot of people don't realize all the work and time that gets put into the art that we do! but it is all worth it in the end when you see the faces of the clients when they see the finished product! Thank you reading this gives a lil encouragement and makes me realize I am not firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-85136180165385364832012-01-09T02:54:48.940-05:002012-01-09T02:54:48.940-05:00So well said!So well firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-7640533164817290652012-01-09T02:21:02.989-05:002012-01-09T02:21:02.989-05:00Thank you for this. I am not the kind of person w...Thank you for this. I am not the kind of person who is a jump in there and trample toes. I am just the opposite but I am dedicated to this dream now. My baby step was deciding to purchase my first DSLR camera last fall. I have taken pictures almost everyday since the wonderful UPS man arrived at my door with my camera. I post on my personal FB page and have had friends ask me to take photos of them. It started there. I haven't been able to as of yet due to the winter yucky weather. Up until tonight I had no idea how to start this dream rolling. Now I do. Thank you for that. Now for the courage to do so. =)Patsyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-37996412977085967262012-01-09T00:58:55.968-05:002012-01-09T00:58:55.968-05:00I totally agree with what you are saying, it's...I totally agree with what you are saying, it's a responsibility (to take client's pictures) and it's important to explain what to expect from you.Mayhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-4048967124107983882012-01-09T00:02:13.800-05:002012-01-09T00:02:13.800-05:00Thank you for the tips I have had my new camera a ...Thank you for the tips I have had my new camera a d90 for almost a year and I like you just wanted to do it as a hobby but have been getting a lot of questions about sessions So I have asked other more seasoned photographers for advice and very few will answer the questions so thank you for this firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-15090529305518678332012-01-08T23:02:15.510-05:002012-01-08T23:02:15.510-05:00Thank you so much for the refreshing take on newbi...Thank you so much for the refreshing take on newbies. I am a hobbyist and nothing more. I practice taking pics of my nieces and nephews. I've been asked to take others' pics. I always steer them toward a professional in the area. I have no plans to do this for a living at this time. I've had pros in my home area downgrade me. But I've also met pros who are more than willing to "mentor" us newbies. It's great to know you and others like you are out there!:)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-8200964999404354342012-01-08T23:00:13.404-05:002012-01-08T23:00:13.404-05:00Well put. Thank you. I've been in business for...Well put. Thank you. I've been in business for less than a year (and will offically be paying my 2011 taxes!), but I have clearly posted on my website that I am, "up and coming photographer." Most clients are just thrilled at the thought of having a picture or two used in my portfolio. I don't hide my past - I'm pretty upfront with it.
On the flip side - I have been shunned so much by other photographers, even some that are not in my 'area.' It's been so discouraging. They've been so unwilling to answer 'newbie' questions, they were all there once too, right? I always hope and pray that I'm not stepping on anyones toes or doing anything that would be considered, "not cool." I'd honestly hope someone would tell me if I was.
I'm always learning and will always continue to learn. Maybe one day I'll consider myself (or another photog will) a professional too.Karey Ronnowhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-39919970296735880542012-01-08T22:58:56.483-05:002012-01-08T22:58:56.483-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karey Ronnowhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-20382330902925385682012-01-08T22:49:52.004-05:002012-01-08T22:49:52.004-05:00This is amazing! I am now two years into this &quo...This is amazing! I am now two years into this "officially part time", and got myself a business name- after several previous years just doing it for friends and family for a few bucks or as a gift to someone who otherwise wouldn't have had a wedding photographer. I always told brides/grooms how new I was, and I kept in close contact with my good friends who were seasoned professionals (and even referred a couple of clients there way when I knew I wasn't up to what they wanted) Even now I always speak highly of the professionals who inspired and encouraged me. Just this last few months, my work has reached a level where I feel I can start really calling myself 'a professional photographer'- but even at that I am still learning and have a long way to go. I've registered for a workshop with an amazing photographer I follow on fb, and I can't wait to learn more.... thanks for posting this article! I love it.
(oh, and for posting links on other photog blogs...this one asks for an account or a URL... so I gave my website as I don't have the other accounts....lol... see, now you've made me self-conscious)Sandrahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-7727721055304983312012-01-08T22:29:20.841-05:002012-01-08T22:29:20.841-05:00Thanks Julie. I've been taking pictures for a...Thanks Julie. I've been taking pictures for a little while, but just in the last 6 months, been advertising more and getting more "non family" clients :). I know I am in more of the portfolio building than professional stage, but am taking strides towards that on a consistent basis. I appreciate you writing this, and all you do. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-90407278559622021872012-01-08T22:18:56.374-05:002012-01-08T22:18:56.374-05:00Newbie or not, I think your work is what people wi...Newbie or not, I think your work is what people will look at and choose you before another. If somebody has really good work when they start, then thumbs up. Clients have to take the fall if their photos do not turn out by knowing they did not do their homework up front. Clients picking a "bad" photographer will make them pick a good one next time. It is all by word of mouth both ways. A "bad" photographer will be out of business fairly quickly if I understand things correctly.

Still, I think this article was great.Mariann Asburyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-53572235539669480962012-01-08T22:11:54.503-05:002012-01-08T22:11:54.503-05:00I loved this article. I started out a couple month...I loved this article. I started out a couple months back and still working hard. Hoping to maybe someday even come close to some of you guys...email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-10646971335954349322012-01-06T14:51:47.507-05:002012-01-06T14:51:47.507-05:00Thank you so much for your words of wisdom, I real...Thank you so much for your words of wisdom, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. :)
Diane
 A newbie to the 'art'.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-78977578723982256782011-10-25T23:30:19.544-04:002011-10-25T23:30:19.544-04:00This is awesome!This is awesome!Amber email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-19233144465640195062011-06-27T13:34:38.168-04:002011-06-27T13:34:38.168-04:00Thank you so much Julie! Reading this gave me &qu...Thank you so much Julie! Reading this gave me "warm fuzzies"! When I was first staring out I sought another photographer to mentor me because I really admired her work. She was so mean and hateful that I nearly put my camera down and walked away from pursuing my passion. I'm so grateful for photographers like you who really want to help newbies and yet maintains the proper respect for those who have worked so hard at their art! Thank you! I hope you have years and years of capturing beautiful moments for your clients!katraylor1https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-67535493892999094012011-06-27T08:40:09.834-04:002011-06-27T08:40:09.834-04:00Thank you for summarizing all of these tips in one...Thank you for summarizing all of these tips in one spot. I love that you emphasized the value of practice. It's hard to be patient, but it takes a lot of time and practice to develop your skills and your own personal style. I attended your workshop back in February, and that was a great starting point for me. Thank you for being so helpful to others--those like me who are just starting out and seasoned photogs as well.servinghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-11568485762081751362011-06-26T23:27:42.055-04:002011-06-26T23:27:42.055-04:00Great Article! I loved it :)Great Article! I loved it :)Cristna Miguelhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-74770699609706158982011-06-26T22:38:04.786-04:002011-06-26T22:38:04.786-04:00As a professional photographer, I feel that I will...As a professional photographer, I feel that I will ALWAYS be learning. Therefore charging less for portfolio building did not make sense to me. I want people to hire me because they like my style, and my work. Discounting just hurts you in the long run, once is a while is ok but try using other incentives such as an extra photo sheet or not having a time limit while doing an event. Do not devalue yourself just because you are new and learning!! Your work, your art and your time are just as valuable now than it will be in 20 years. There is no change in how valuable you are, simply because you will always be learning and improving. To me, being a professional is knowing your limits, making those limits clear and doing your best no matter what. If I don't have the the style you are looking for I don't mind helping to find the photographer that is for you.Holley Leslie Photographyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-22697891095298262042011-06-26T22:02:59.171-04:002011-06-26T22:02:59.171-04:00I am going to share this! :)I am going to share this! :)Jaimehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-33261976571863387882011-06-26T21:32:33.717-04:002011-06-26T21:32:33.717-04:00Very well said. :)Very well said. :)Jessicahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-44745434561498562602011-06-26T20:32:30.610-04:002011-06-26T20:32:30.610-04:00great article again and I so agree knowledge is me...great article again and I so agree knowledge is meant to be shared. thank you :)Brigitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-18112156939010616482011-06-26T19:15:22.957-04:002011-06-26T19:15:22.957-04:00Thank you so much for this! I feel like I am alrea...Thank you so much for this! I feel like I am already following most your advice as a newbie, I will keep the rest of it in mind as I move forward. I agree with every word, and appreciate your candidness. :)
Thanks again for posting this, it was very encouraging and straight forward.
BTW, Your photos are stunning! Love your stuff!Emily firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421680040644307548.post-62344888928906165822011-06-26T19:02:22.186-04:002011-06-26T19:02:22.186-04:00You put what I want to say in the BEST words :) Th...You put what I want to say in the BEST words :) This is so true and I did the same thing by practicing, practicing, and practicing and i agree striving to ALWAYS be better is a must! Thanks for this! I"m going to share it with some people I know that are starting out!Brittany Sweathttp://email@example.com


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Dina Lohan Gave Lindsay The Night Off For Once, Got Her Own DUI
We can all agree at this point that Dina Lohan is an excellent role model and parent, correct? I mean I know it was touch-and-go there for a while, but she just fell on her sword for Lindsay and got a DUI so her daughter didn't have to! You see, there are a certain number of DUIs that the Lohans must get in their lifetime, because of a curse placed on the family by an old gypsy (not the one that LiLo punched in the face, though that's a common mistake). Lindsay had been carrying the burden by herself for all those years, but now Dina is finally stepping up to the plate and doing her part for irresponsibility!
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And girl! That is a lot! My lovely co-worker Sam from our sister site The Gloss has helped me do some fast math with a BAC calculator on her phone, and if you assume that Dina is like 135 pounds, and was drinking vodka sodas, she'd have to drink about six in two hours to blow a .20. GIRL. That is college levels. You need to reset. (Um hey guys, that's a new phrase I'm trying out. Let's try to make it catch on, yeah?)
Dina was taken to the station, where she was booked on two counts of driving while intoxicated and one count of speeding. Also, according to officers, "Lohan made an allegation that she was injured during the course of the arrest," but that story only lasted as long as it took for medical personnel to get to the scene. Once they examined her and said she was fine, Dina 'recanted her claim.' She took her mug shot, which is incidentally the closest-up that anyone has been allowed to photograph her since 1998, and was released to an unidentified 'sober third party', who was not Lindsay.
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These roast potatoes (or roasties) were made to accompany the roast beef last weekend. I tend to cook the healthier version normally, using much less oil, but sometimes you just want the traditional taste of good roast potatoes - crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
The amount of potatoes to use depends on how many people you are serving, how greedy you are feeling, and how many people would want second helping. I generally estimate 1 medium sized potato per person, with a little extra if it is a special occasion and people would tend to indulge in second helpings. I prefer to use a more waxy potato variety for roast potatoes and potato wedges, and a floury variety for mashing. This webpage provides a good guide to the different varieties (UK) and their suitability for different cooking methods. Here in Canada, I tend to use Yukon Gold or red potatoes for roasting and salads, and Russet potatoes for mashing or jackets.
Ingredients (serves 2)
2 medium potatoes, peeled and washed
Approx 100ml (you need about 1cm of oil at the bottom of your roasting tray) of vegetable oil (lard or dripping is traditional)
Salt and pepper
1. The oven should already be on from cooking the roast. You can place the tray in the oven as it is and then turn up the heat later to 425F/220C/gas mark 7 after the roast is done. (The roast needs to rest for at least 30 minutes anyway before serving, giving you time to finish the potatoes). This next step is critical for crisp roasties: place the roasting tray with oil on the highest shelf of the oven. The oil needs to be very hot by the time you put the potatoes in.
2. Cut the washed and peeled potatoes into fairly even-sized pieces, leaving the small ones whole. Parboil in a pan of water for about 10 minutes. Take out a piece and run the tines of a fork along the surface, if the outer surface is fluffy, it is ready for the oven. If not, give it another minute or two.
3. Drain off the water. Replace the lid on the saucepan, hold it firmly shut (with an oven glove or thick kitchen towel to protect against the heat) and shake the saucepan vigorously up and down a few times. This shaking roughens up the cooked edges of the potato and makes them and fluffy – this is another key component of achieving those crunchy and crispy edges.
4. Remove the roasting tray of hot oil from the oven (be careful!). Place the potatoes into the hot fat, turning and coating each piece so that they are all coated with the hot oil. Then place the tray back on the highest shelf of the oven and leave to cook for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown. You can turn them halfway through cooking but they should brown fairly evenly on their own. If the potatoes are ready before serving time, turn the oven off and leave them inside (not for too long though, or they may start to dry out).
Friday, 14 August 2009
Roast potatoes
These roast potatoes (or roasties) were made to accompany the roast beef last weekend. I tend to cook the healthier version normally, using much less oil, but sometimes you just want the traditional taste of good roast potatoes - crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
7 comments:
- kokostiletto said...
MMMM those look soo goood......
- 15 August 2009 at 15:19
- rain.drop said...
Those look delicious! :)
- 17 August 2009 at 02:09
- noobcook said...
What a beautiful hue. I love my potatoes crisp on the outside too :)
- 17 August 2009 at 19:29
- Nilmandra said...
Thanks! I don't know anyone who doesn't like crispy roast potatoes... not so good for the waist line though :)
- 20 August 2009 at 14:08
- Mrs Ergül said...
These are really nicely crispy!!
- 31 August 2009 at 20:45
- Jo said...
Very good with a bit of seasoning on too... a bit of salt, pepper and garlic salt.
- 20 September 2009 at 14:30
- Jo said...
and by the way.. thanks you helped me out of a hole...
- 20 September 2009 at 14:32


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I'll keep you in my thoughts....best of luch
a full time contract in my role at Universal has come open guess what that means MEDICAL BENEFITS!!! I have no insurance now and desperately need it, so pray for me. I should be under consideration after 3 years with the company. Lets hope God smiles down on me
oOOoOO jesseyleigh
I'll keep you in my thoughts....best of luch
Oh look ... a cookie
I am seeing you in that full-time position with medical benefits. I am seeing you get healthier and healthier day by day! And, because of this, I am seeing you happier and happier day by day! GOOD LUCK!!!
Peace and Blessings
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~"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe." (Dalai Lama)
I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. I am hoping you will get the job. Medical benefits makes a huge difference and I am thankful for them every day.
Take care,
I'm squeezing my eyes shut and wishing, hoping, praying that job is YOURS!!! Please keep us posted, Jesseyleigh!
"If you trust Google more than you trust your doctor than maybe it's time to switch doctors."
Oh Jesseyleigh,
I am praying right now that the job becomes yours. After all your hard work, You should have it.
I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.......Robert Frost
All the best Jesseyleigh.
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Broadway-Bound BEAUTIFUL Sells Out San Francisco Run
Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing confirmed today that the remainder of the Pre-Broadway World Premiere run of the highly anticipated new musical Beautiful-The Carole King Musical is officially sold out at San Francisco's SHN Curran Theatre. Beautiful, which began previews on September 24, will play its final performance in San Francisco on October 20, 2013, before heading to Broadway, where it begins performances at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43 Street) on November 21, 2013 and officially opens on January 12, 2014.
With a book by playwright and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Douglas McGrath, direction by Marc Bruni and choreography by Josh Prince, Beautiful features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil.
The cast of Beautiful includes Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller as Carole King, Jake Epstein as 'Gerry Goffin', Anika Larsen as 'Cynthia Weil',Jarrod Spector as 'Barry Mann', Jeb Brown as 'Don Kirshner', Liz Larsen as 'Genie Klein'.
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Intrametropolitan Trade: Understanding the Interdependency of the Central-City and Edge Cities
Recent research in urban and regional economics has shown that cities have taken on a polycentric (as opposed to monocentric) form. Much attention has focused on identifying and categorizing the numerous employment centers in a vast number of metropolitan areas. However, these studies have repeatedly demonstrated that well less than half of all employment in a metropolitan area is located within these centers. This paper uses a new approach, the tabulation of current accounts in labor services for municipalities, to examine employment patterns both inside and outside of employment centers in metropolitan Cleveland. Significant specialization is found both inside and outside of centers, and suburbs are labeled as either net importers or net exporters of labor services. Approximately $23.8 billion of labor services were traded between municipalities in the Cleveland metropolitan area in 1994.
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Micro Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) as Cholinergic Tone and Inflammatory Regulator in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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There is a reciprocal relationship between the central nervous system and the immune system. Stimulation of the vagus nerve results in secretion of acetylcholine (Ach) which decreases secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Acetylcholine esterase is an enzyme that neutralizes Ach and thus, involves in regulation of Ach levels, and in the cholinergic tone and inflammatory state.
MicroRNAs (miRs) are evolutionarily conserved, RNAs that regulate gene expression. The investigators hypothesized that miRs controlling systemic communication processes function in one tissue in response to signals (i.e. neuronal, hormonal or others) from another.
Specifically, the investigators hypothesized that miRs control the inflammatory response in inflammatory bowel diseases through regulation of expression of messenger RNA of AchE.
|Inflammatory Bowel Disease
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
- Elevated expression of specific micro RNAs that regulate the expression of the enzyme Acetylcholine esterase in inflammatory bowel disease patients compared to healthy controls. [ Time Frame: one year ]
- A statistically significant relation between micro RNA expression and disease activity and inflammatory indices [ Time Frame: one year ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Inflammatory bowel disease patients
Average risk patients undergoing screening colonoscopy
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Inflammatory bowel disease patients under going colonoscopy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Debilitated patients who need an apotropsy
- Age < 18 or age > 75
- Pregnant women
- Evidence of previous or current cancer
- Inflammatory disease other than IBD
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00734331
|Contact: Nitsan Maharshak, MD
|Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
|Not yet recruiting
|Tel Aviv, Israel
|Principal Investigator: Nitsan Maharshak, MD
|Responsible Party:
|Nitsan Maharshak, Physician Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Dept., Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00734331 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 12, 2008
|Last Updated:
|August 13, 2008
Keywords provided by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:
inflammatory bowel disease
micro RNA
cholinergic tone
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Intestinal Diseases
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Welcome to Towcestrians Rugby Club (Mini & Juniors)
A message from our Chairman…
A very warm welcome to all the mini & junior section volunteers, parents & players. We are hoping that the 2016/2017 season will be a memorable one.
Our Mini & Junior Section caters for young players from the ages of 6 up to 17, organised into year groups with some year groups having more than one team. Both girls and boys are welcome and train & play together until U11s level (inclusive). Each age group has qualified coaching staff and all sessions are geared towards enjoyment and the development of young players to their full potential.
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Please join us on Thursday, February 25 at 5:30PM at South Hall 2623 (The Sankey Room) as editors Evelyn Crawford and MaryLouise Patterson discuss their book Letters from Langston: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Red Scare and Beyond (University of California Press). The editors will share memories of "Uncle Lang," their activist parents, and their meticulous compilation of the edition.
Guest presenters Geoffrey Jacques, Stephanie Batiste, Natasha O'Neill, and Christopher Williams will read passages from the collection of correspondences. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
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Also an actor, she won the NAACP Theatre Award for "Passing" which she also conceived and has appeared in the films "Menace 2 Society," "The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson," "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," "The Five Heartbeats," and "Hollywood Shuffle."
"The Power of North American Urban Textures (As Seen from a Large European Postmetropolis)"
On Monday, October 19 at 5:00pm-6:30pm in the Sankey Room (South Hall 2623).
Dr. Buchenau's past work has explored the "so-called 'postracial turn' in recent North American writings, the diverse forms of literary and cultural transfers and exchanges informing literary production in North America, and the cultural and political work of stereotypical and typological representations of minority groups in texts, maps and visual art."
Dr. Buchenau is also one of the directors of the Research Training Group "City Scripts: Condensation, Inversion, and Assemblage in North American Urbanity," which focuses on "systematic insights into how textual and historical processes have operated in North American scenarios of (de)urbanization and thus have also impacted global developments and phenomena."
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Grise will give a performance talk titled "Theatre of the Rowdy: A Performance Talk" on Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. in the Studio Theater, Department of Theater and Dance.
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2 PM: FREE Opening performance (followed by Q&A with the artist): Silfredo La O Vigo's unique brand of Afro-Cuban dancing seamlessly blends orichas, rumba, contemporary dance movement, and visual art.
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4:30: Keynote Address by
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Hedge Coke will be giving a reading of Streaming, her newest release, at the IHC's McCune Conference room at 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 29.
Come join UCSB's Dance and Theater department for a day of scholarly and artistic conversation around the 3-day event, Bells of Change: the Dance of India Festival.
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Bells of Change
Dance, Film and Contemporary Performance from India
Friday, January 16, 2014
HSSB Ballet Studio
8:30 Coffee and Bagels
9:00 Dean Majewski
9:05 Ninotchka Bennahum
Opening Remarks
9:10/15 Pallabi Chakravorty Categories Fall Apart: Indian Dance Revolutions
9:50 – 10:00 Question & Answer
10:05 – 11:00 Artist/Scholar Roundtable
Aparna Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda, Pallabi Chakravorty, Anurima Banerj, Amrapali-Anjani Ambegaokar
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11 – 12:00 Anurima Banerji
Keynote: Nrityagram: Tradition in Transgression
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch served
Film Showing: Nrityagram: For Love of Dance (2010) Directed by Nan Melville
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1:00 – 1:45 Mary Hancock
In Conversation with Filmmaker Aparna Sharma
Film Excerpts: Kamakha: Through Prayerful Eyes (2013)
2:00 – 2:30 Anthony Shay
Paper Title: Dirty Dancing Courtesans from Persia to India
2:30 – 3:00 Swati Chattopahdyay
Paper Title: Anomalous Spaces: Representations of Dance Performance in Colonial India
3:00 – 4:00
Mother-Daughter Guru Traditions: Tradition in Transition
Participants: Vijayalakshmi-Mythili Prakash, Amrapali-Anjani Ambegaokar,
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Moderated by: Kay Talwar
4:00 – 5:00
Critical Topics in South Asian Performance and Indian Dance and Film
Scholar/Artist Panel
Participants: Anurima Banerji, Pallabi Chakravorty, Swati Chattopadhyay, Aparna Sharma
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May 22 2014
Peregrine News: Monaca and Westinghouse
Monaca East Rochester Bridge:
With thunderstorms predicted yesterday (they never happened) the peregrine bandings at Tarentum and McKees Rocks Bridges were postponed. Instead, the PA Game Commission's Dan Brauning and Tom Keller went to the Ohio River in Beaver County to the Monaca East Rochester Bridge pictured above.
Last year this peregrine pair nested on the huge inaccessible Monaca-to-Beaver railroad bridge. No one could tell if the nest was successful. This year they appeared to have come home so Dan and Tom investigated. Dan wrote on May 21:
Tom Keller, I, and a team from PennDOT accessed the bridge this morning, and found 4 healthy chicks, 1 male and 3 females. The birds are about 18 days old today.
The adult female is an extraordinarily aggressive bird, hitting every one of us during our visit under the bridge. She is the same female as was previously observed there — 75/Y, from Harrisburg. If you know Tom, ask him about his new scar. The male never came close.
Local observers that could be on the lookout for fledging in about 25 days would be appreciated. The nest is far out over water, about 3 bays out from the pier on the Monaca side of the river. The young should be able to get onto the catwalk, and therefore have good prospects for developing strongly before fledging.
Here's a photo of this amazingly aggressive mother peregrine, 75/Y, taken on banding day in 2012 by Game Commission WCO Steve Leiendecker before she attacked him. She never gives up.
If you're in the Monaca area, start monitoring this bridge on June 11 for fledging activity (that's four days ahead of "25 days").
Westinghouse Bridge:
Tuesday afternoon, after the Gulf Tower banding, Dan and Tom went to the Westinghouse Bridge where a peregrine pair has been active for several years.
Using the bucket truck they looked for signs of a nest under the bridge while John English took photos from below.
The male was present but no female came out to "kak" and attack.
Surprisingly, she was still incubating three eggs. This is a late nest, perhaps a renesting after a territorial fight between males. The female is still Hecla (68/H) from Ohio's Ironton-Russleton Bridge 2009, resident since 2012.
If you're in the vicinity of East Pittsburgh/North Versailles, please check under this bridge for peregrine activity. There's no way we'll know if the nest is successful without some watchful eyes below.
(Monaca photos from May 2012 by WCO Steve Leiendecker, PA Game Commission. Westinghouse photos by John English)
4 Responses to "Peregrine News: Monaca and Westinghouse"
# Kathy Bramanon 22 May 2014 at 12:19 pm
Great work and incredible reporting. Thank you!!
# John Thomsonon 22 May 2014 at 4:33 pm
Great news Kate. Thanks for this news. I can be under the Westinghouse Bridge when home in 15 minutes. Only thing is I am not home for months at a time. Good to know that is a Peregrine home. What type of binoculars would be up to challenge there along with supplier ans estimated cost? What kind of binoculars do you use, approximate cost and supplier. I am sure you have different binoculars for different situation's? Is the nest right near the the middle of the bridge on the East bound side? From the looks of the great photos by J.P. English. What kind of camera did he use, settings and the cost/supplier?
Keep looking up.
# Chris Weberon 25 May 2014 at 5:54 pm
Pittsburgh peregrine … No. 75Y … aggressive … hmmm … perhaps her nickname should be Mean "Joan" Greene? Just a thought!
# Kate St. Johnon 25 May 2014 at 9:16 pm
Mean "Joan" 😉


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The Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver (below)When the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS crashes into the garden of young Amelia Pond, he is still wearing the remains of the Tenth Doctors suit, ripped and raggedy from the damage after the TARDIS control room exploded. After he departs, Amelia grows up, telling her friends about "The Raggedy Doctor," making dolls and puppets of him. When he returns to her life after twelve years, he's still wearing the same battered clothes but, shortly before facing down the Atraxi, he selects for himself a new outfit, "borrowed" from various lockers at the local hospital. Tweed jacket, bow tie and boots in place, the Eleventh Doctor is now ready to face the future...
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08 August 2017, Ann from Chart House, Switzerland
Hi Jan and Kathy, It's Ann from Chart House (art purchaser) many years ago. Do you remember me??? Send me a private message. Ann
03 March 2017, Ann
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01 January 2017, Rich Eisenberg, Erie, Pennsylvania
Greetings Jan and Kathy! We are still loving our "Exploding Iris!". I built an office for you with Phil, a long time ago. Now I run a non profit I started after leaving Maui, building boats and sailing with underserved youth - Bayfrontcenter.org. Much Aloha!
11 November 2016, Rick von Henkle, Talking Rock Ranch, AZ
How are you? ,Haven't touched base for awhile. How are your rugs doing? I am sponsoring a talented Native American and he has questions about doing some lithos of his work. Any ideas....
11 November 2016, Nancy Shreeves Young, I think I went to grade school with you at Washington
And live on the coast of North Carolina. Your Work is beautiful! Nancy Shreeves Young firstname.lastname@example.com
05 May 2016, Gary Giles, The Woodlands, Texas
Mahalo, just celebrated my 57th Birthday on 5/28/2016 and also our 25th Anniversary on 1/19/2016. Photos of anniversary have pineapple fields in the background. Birthday photo has Quartet in the background. So Kasprzycki Fine Art is part of our daily lives and we cherish these treasures. Wishing Jan and Kathy the "Best in 2016"
02 February 2016, Gloria Barlow, Smithfield, RI
Jan your paintings are absolutely beautiful. Your Mom's cousin. She visited us in Mass. when she was 80 yrs. old. Her Mom,Vera, was my Mom's sister. I knew you and Paul as children when you moved to CA. Just wanted to say HI. Gloria
01 January 2014, Steve , California/Hawaii
Hello Jan, Steve and i love our painting of Hollyhocks! It is hanging in our Milolii Hawaii home, and we love it! Best of all your brother Paul hung it for us not long after we moved into our home. Thank you so much for painting such a beautiful piece of art. It is hanging in our bedroom and it is always the first thing we see when we open our eyes in the morning! Mahalo :-)
01 January 2014, Trent Teigen, Indian Wells California
Currently have a piece of art of yours :)
01 January 2014, Darlene Wood Riggins, Santa Fe, NM
Hi Jan, I just had this idea out of nowhere to google you! I will send a photo of the painting of my 3 girls and I that you did in 1971. You lived in Laguna and I was married to Jim Wood...Anyway, for some unknown reason I just wanted to touch base. My husband, Paul and I have lived in beautiful Santa Fe for over 25 years. My grandson now lives in Oahu...works at Turtle Bay in the surf shop. He is an avid surfer, from a surfing family! Your art work is so beautiful. Loved seeing all the originals! Until later, Darlene
06 June 2013, Jerry and Barbara Stone, Vero Beach, Florida
We commissioned a painting of waterlillies and koy in 1989 (about). It is one of our most prized. We well remember the beautiful home, garden and our visit . Love your web site. Keep painting!
02 February 2013, Stasia Kasprzycki Horaczko, La Quinta,
Enjoy your paintings,I also paint. My Parents were from Poland
01 January 2013, Janet Kasprzycki Ziessow, Barrington, IL
Always thrilled to see your work. Thought it was great to be mistaken for a relative on Maui in 1988! Love the name!
01 January 2013, Rodna Smith, San Diego
Hi Jan, nice to see your work. The painting you did for Ron and I, of our kids is still hanging on the wall. It will be fun for me to check out your beautiful paintings. Aloha and best wishes. Rodna
09 September 2012, Izzy, Erie Pennsylvania
Aloha from the far and mysterious East!
07 July 2012, Kathryn Birch, Chicago, IL
We were awestruck by the beauty of your work when we dined at Lahaina Grill while on our honeymoon. We inquired because we loved the art so much. We will continue to visit the site and hope to make it back to Lahaina sooner than later!
11 November 2011, Debbie von Tempsky, Kula Maui Hawaii
Love your work!
10 October 2011, Andreas Sylvia, Kihei Munich
We are back on Maui and I just visited your new web site. Will there be a reception at the Grand Wailea art gallery? We will stay till 10/20/2011. Kind regards, Andreas Sylvia


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Today is September 19th and just 2 days before the iPhone 5 launch date! But you can start enjoying much of the iPhone 5 experience today with the official release of iOS 6.
iOS 6 is available to download directly to your iPhone or iPad starting at 10 AM Pacific Standard Time. Simply update your iOS over the air by going to Settings->General->Software Update to start the download. Alternatively you can use iTunes for Mac/PC to download iOS 6 to your computer and then sync with your device.
iPhone (3GS and newer only) and iPad (iPad 2 and newer only) users will be able to download the newest iOS with a bevy of features that have the masses pretty excited. While not much new has been added since iOS 6 was first previewed months back, there is still plenty to be excited about.
Maps has undergone a complete overhaul, with 3D imaging and turn-by-turn navigation included natively. Apple partnered up with TomTom—the popular GPS company that is surely feeling the squeeze from all the smartphone GPS apps available—to bring improved navigation and routes to the iPhone. 3D Flyover and turn-by-turn navigation are restricted to iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2, and New iPad (3rd generation)
Attempting to take on Google Wallet, Apple will release Passbook, a sort of all-in-one application that will house your data for credit cards, rewards cards for various stores and companies, as well as airplane tickets. For those who are always on the go and don't want to have to worry about keeping track of so many items, especially when it comes to air travel, Passbook will be a boon.
Siri gets smarter with sports and movies statistics. Ask Siri a sports or movie related question and it will provide you with useful information. It also adds Yelp, Open Table, Facebook and Twitter integration. But best of all, we love the idea of launching apps with Siri. Siri will also be available on the iPad. But unfortunately it will be restricted only to the New iPad (3rd generation)
Facebook Integration
Twitter has been baked into iOS for some time now, and it was only a matter of time when that OTHER social network known as Facebook would get similar treatment. With native integration, you'll be able to post photos and videos from anywhere, as well as post from Notification Center.
FaceTime Over Cellular
The longer it's been around, the more people have been finding a wonderful use of FaceTime, but it has been limited to its inability to be used on anything other than a WiFi connection. That's no more, as now you'll be able to use FaceTime over a 3G connection (unless your carrier is restricting it *cough* AT&T *cough*). Facetime over cellular is only available on iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPad (3rd gen)
There are plenty other new features—over 200, in fact—to enjoy, so set your calendars and get ready for the update. As always, be smart about it and make sure you have a recent back up, as anything can happen when updating your device.


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The UK and USA OA vanguard: SHERPA, RoMEO, ARL, SPARC
The United Kingdom's SHERPA (Securing a Hybrid Environment for Research Preservation and Access) is based at the Centre for Research Communications, University of Nottingham and works on projects related to open Access and repository development.
Think of SHERPA as a British equivalent of ARL's (Association of Research Libraries) SPARC (Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition). Frankly, the distinction I see is that SPARC 's public focus is on the politics of building momentum to change research publishing culture as it affects research libraries, a mission it performs very well. SHERPA certainly relates to the politics of libraries, academic research, and publishing in the UK, and it is leveraged by the fact that the UK embraced national health healthcare in 1948 . Taxpayer access to scientific research has been an easier concept to gain traction with the public in Britain, compared to the lobbying juggernaut that has barely slowed the hard times in the scholarly communication marketplace .
RoMEO is a tool that all of us can use, a publicly searchable database of publisher policies on the self- archiving of journal articles on the web and in open access repositories. As of February 2010, RoMEO now covers over 700 publishers from around the globe. Of these publishers, 63% formally allow some form of self-archiving. (The rest of the RoMEO FAQ is here.)
Here is a picture of the search box (click to go to the page):
Here is the result for the Journal of NeuroTrauma search:
RoMEO covers peer-reviewed journals and serials, based on information harvested from Zetoc, Entrez and DOAJ. Publishers are also searchable. According to the RoMEO site, "RoMEO does not provide self-archiving information on books, monographs, thesis or conference papers, however, some series titles may be covered."


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where is /proc/bus/usb/devices????
a critical problem has come to my attention. For some reason, there is no /proc/bus/usb/devices. in fact,
[CODE]bash# lsusb
does exactly what it looks like: returns NOTHING.
bash-3.00# cd /proc/bus/usb
here's my lsmod output:
Module Size Used by
Your usb pendrive is recognized but is treated as a SCSI device
Try (when connected) :
cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage/*
Your kernel might not have the usb device filesystem enabled. The help for that option states that it creates the /proc/bus/usb/devices
Yeah, I was absolutely positive about the same thing at first. But it turns out that I compiled my kernel with usbdevfs support (I checked make xconfig just to be sure). Also, at one point since my last kernel upgrade, I was able to cat /proc/bus/usb/drivers... so I must have had the support at one time or another... could I have deleted this file unknowingly?? and if so, is there anything I can do to get it back short of recompiling my kernel?
well this was an easy fix:
Apparently I had thought that the usb filesystem was mounted by: mount usbdevfs none /proc/bus/usb
Instead the filesystem that is mounted is usbfs. Changing that fixed everything!
Stupid Zach... stupid...
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