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Anyone still think we should have kept Chauncey Billups?
Right now, center Tyson Chandler is the Knicks best and most passionate player. Tonight, his total domination of 7'2 all-star Roy Hibbert set the tone for the Knicks runaway 115-100 victory over the 5th seeded Pacers. The Knick center held the Indiana center to 2/10 shooting and 3 rebounds in 24 minutes. Chandler was spectacular on both ends of the floor; 16 points, 7 boards, 4 blocks. He outplayed and outclassed Hibbert.
Like sneezing, or pouting (cough, cough), playing defense is contagious. One man makes a great defensive play, then the next guy does it and so fourth. Tyson Chandler's passion on the defensive end of the floor was contagious throughout the entire team tonight. Indiana's offense was stalled from the get-go and never got going until garbage time. Through three quarters, Indiana scored only 58 points and had two quarters in which they scored less than 20. The 'Bockers held the
haystacks Pacers to just 39% shooting on the night. New York shot 50%. It was a dominating performance on both ends for the Knicks.
Here are my notes from the game:
- Tyson Chandler is a beast! I can't write enough about him in this game. He was so impressive tonight. He's been fantastic, on both ends, all season, but I believe tonight was his finest performance. Roy Hibbert made the Eastern Conference all-star team over Chandler, which I thought was wrong. Chandler was pissed about it and took care of business. More importantly than dominating Hibbert, Chandler's dominance defensively sparked the team. The first half may have been New York's best defensive half of the season. They were blocking shots, boxing out, and scrapping for rebounds and loose balls. Even Amar'e Stoudemire played great defense tonight. It was a completely dominant defensive game tonight for the Knicks, and I attribute a lot of that to Chandler.
- JR Smith seems to be regaining confidence. This is absolutely crucial for the Knicks moving forward. When Smith is on fire he gives the Knicks a dimension that not many other teams have. On any given night, Smith can go for 3, as we've seen a lot of, or he can go for 30. The past two games, Smith seems to have regained some of his shooting stroke. Over the past two games, Smith has gone 9/20 from beyond the arc. He was brought in to make 3's and make 3's he must. In games where Smith has hit 2 or more threes, the Knicks record is 3-2. In games where Smith has hit less than 2, the Knicks are 2-6. If Smith can find a consistent outside game for the rest of the season, the Knicks are going to be in pretty good shape.
- Novakane is a hell of a drug. What more is there to be said about Novak? He has been nothing short of phenomenal this season. He is shooting an astounding 48.8% from beyond the arc. Against Indiana, he was 4/8 from downtown and helped the Knicks pull away in the 2nd half. The amazing thing about Novak is that he sparks both the crowd and the team with his threes. Behind Lin, Novak is probably the second biggest fan favorite on the team. He really is a joy to watch and I can't get enough of those championship belts!
- Baron Davis tweaked his hamstring. He is out for tomorrow night. He is considered day to day. Mike Bibby's corpse should see more playing time.
- Carmelo was unselfish tonight. Ironically, Anthony has 12 assists in the past two games. He shot the ball very poorly tonight, but made up for it with rebounding, defense and passing the ball. It was a good sign to see him play a more complete game, something he rarely did under D'Antoni. He did his little cherry picking outlet thing tonight a few times, which was nice. As you can tell, I'm still a bitter over Anthony's prior antics. I just can't get over how childish and unprofessional he acted. I'm not praising D'Antoni as some legendary coach, cause he's not. I thought he could have done some things better, but he did not deserve to be treated like that. Carmelo has been a problem for prior coaches and he was a problem for D'Antoni. I understand not everyone shares my sentiment, but it is going to take some time for me to get over what Carmelo did. Again, I understand that D'Antoni probably wasn't the ideal coach for this team, but I am not okay with how things went down over the past two weeks. Most of that has to do with Melo.
- Speaking of coaches, I like what Woodson is doing. The D'Antoni offense is still being run, but I like some of the tweaks that coach Mike Woodson has added. There are more post ups to Melo, the offense ran through Chandler and Stoudemire a good deal tonight and the Knicks set solid screens. One inbound play in particular, where Lin curled out of a screen to hit a baseline shoot, was excellently designed by Woodson and executed by Lin. The best thing Woodson did tonight was lecture JR Smith at the end of the game. The Knicks threw an alley oop with like 30 seconds left. By then, the game was far out of reach. It was poor sportsmanship on Smith's part, therefore making the team look bad. Woodson pulled Smith from the game and gave him a lecture on the sidelines. It was excellent how Woodson held Smith accountable for his mistake and let him know about it. I applaud you coach Woodson. Also, your beard is cool too.
- Stoudemire's offense was poor again. The physical Indiana front court gave Amar'e some problems offensively tonight. I felt that he couldn't really get where he wanted to go all the time and didn't feel totally comfortable handling the ball in the paint. He spent some time floating around the perimeter, which then makes him useless. Despite his poor offensive showing, Stoudemire was excellent defensively. He did a real nice job on David West and put a lot of effort into rebounding. This is the kind of defense the Knicks need from their star power forward. I was very pleased to see Stoudemire give full effort defensively. Hopefully we see the same thing tomorrow. And the next game. And the next game. And the ….
- Portland beat Chicago by 11 tonight, in Chicago. Why am I telling you this? Because I am not totally jumping on the bandwagon of this team. They have played two great games. There is no debating that. However, teams tend to initially play better due to emotions after a big trade for coaching change. I'm not saying the Knicks won't reel off 7 in a row. They might, who knows. My point is this; Don't drink the kool aid just yet. I want to see the Knicks play 5 games like this before I start saying that Mike Woodson is the second coming. This opinion does not stem from my disdain for how the D'Antoni situation played out. This is a fact. Teams play better after big changes because emotions are running high. I want to see more from this team before I get all excited about them.Follow @tarmosino


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Precision Planting has been notifying customers and employees that its systems had been hacked by an as-yet-unidentified outside party. Some of the files affected held personal information such as name, address and tax identification number and financial account information, including credit card numbers. Farm data was stored on a separate server and was not affected.
Precision Planting and parent company Monsanto have partnered with a leading forensics firm and are working with authorities to "remediate this issue," according to John Larkin, Precision Planting commercial lead.
"We want to make you aware of the situation and offer assistance in an effort to ensure you are not negatively impacted," Larkin wrote in a letter to customers. The security breach happened in March.
Precision Planting is offering customers a free one-year membership of Experian's ProtectMyID Alert, which will help customers detect any possible misuse of personal information. If you believe you were affected, you can find full instructions for enrolling here.
Larkin offered up additional resources and contact information for concerned customers:
• The Federal Trade Commission identity theft information website – www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft
• The FTC hotline – 1-877-ID-THEFT
• The Precision Planting hotline – 1-866-926-9801
"You should report any instances of identity theft to the FTC as well as to your local law enforcement agency," Larkin said.
Christy Toedebusch, communications director for The Climate Corporation, said Monsanto is working to increase security safeguards on the impacted server and is reviewing the security on other servers to prevent further incidents.
"While no system can be completely secure, we believe our new security protocols will provide significant protection for customer data," she said.
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A lot can change in 100 years. That is especially true when it comes to Cooperative Extension.
It was with that in mind, and with an eye toward the future, that members of the Delaware community gathered on Thursday, July 24, at the Grove Picnic Area at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cooperative Extension.Cooperative Extension was established across the country in 1914 with passage of the Smith-Lever Act, which enabled Extension agents to disseminate critical knowledge developed at land grant colleges, including the University of Delaware, to farmers and to the public. Addressing how far Cooperative Extension has come in its 100 years, Gov. Jack Markell said, "I think the founders of Cooperative Extension would be amazed at what it is today." Markell noted how Cooperative Extension now has an office at every land grant institution, in every county of every state and territory, with a total of more than 3,000 locations. "Its mission in the 21st century is inclusive. Extending knowledge, changing lives. It's been a really important part of the Delaware community now for 100 years, increasing the quality of life for citizens throughout our state," said Markell. Reflecting on how Cooperative Extension influenced his life personally, Markell noted how he lived in Newark's Windy Hills neighborhood as a neighbor to Extension agent Dean Belt and his wife Peggy Belt and that he "grew up thinking that Cooperative Extension was Dean Belt and Dean Belt was Cooperative Extension, and I didn't know that it actually applied in other states and others schools." Saying that Belt knew more about agriculture than everyone else he knew combined, Markell said, "The Belts were really positive influences on my life and I always look forward to seeing them. These are just extraordinary, extraordinary people who set the standard for what Cooperative Extension is and ought to be across the country." Mark Rieger, dean of UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), spoke next and reflected on how much Extension has changed over 100 years. "I was driving down here today and I was reflecting on if I were a county agent coming from the University of Delaware in Newark 100 years ago, I wouldn't be in a Nissan Altima, I'd probably be in a horse and buggy or coming on horseback. It would probably take me the better part of a week to come from that University to this area to see farmers and to make my way around and make my way back home — and that's what those people did 100 years ago. They got out, they extended that knowledge from the University to the people that could use it under some really difficult conditions," said Rieger. Rieger talked about how farmers now use smartphone apps and are able to diagnose problems in the field in real time and how, in the future, there may be flying drones used over fields and farmers may be equipped with the ability to get a snapshot of photosynthesis as it's happening. "The means have changed but the mission has stayed the same over those 100 years. So I'm really excited about the future of Extension and all the new things that we're going to get to do," said Rieger, who also touched on how the people of the world are going to need to use that technology in order to find ways to feed the estimated nine billion people who will be on the planet in the next 30 years or so. "We cannot continue to cut down more forests to open up land for agriculture, we've got to increase the yields on the land that we have and the way we're going to do that is with good science, good technology and extending that science through Extension out to the growers. So I'm confident that UD and Delaware State University Extension will rise to the occasion and deliver on that grand challenge of feeding the world and protecting the planet," said Rieger. Michelle Rodgers, associate dean for Cooperative Extension in CANR, spoke next, joined on the podium by Albert Essel, associate dean for Cooperative Extension at Delaware State University. Rodgers spoke about how in Delaware, there are two universities — UD and DSU — that form Cooperative Extension and "it's our pleasure to work together to bring Cooperative Extension to you for 100 years worth of Cooperative Extension." Rodgers, who has familial Cooperative Extension roots dating back 100 years and whose parents met through 4-H, thanked all the legislators in attendance and explained how their support is critical to the continuation of Cooperative Extension services. "We're very much like a family in Cooperative Extension — our retirees, those who we partner with, it is a cooperative and it's in the name for a purpose and it's because we do cooperate so well with each other. It's a very meaningful part," said Rodgers. Rodgers then recognized all the staff members, both past and present, and the volunteers who make Cooperative Extension a success. "Cooperative Extension individuals are very giving, very caring, very compassionate people who really care about communities and the people in them," she said. "It is our pleasure as directors to work with this group of people who give so much of themselves to the community and to celebrate this centennial event with you. I just thank you for our past, I thank you for our present and I am very excited about our future and the next 100 years and what we're going to do." The event concluded with the unveiling of a Cooperative Extension Centennial flavored ice cream from the University's UDairy Creamery as part of a flavor contest. The winning flavor, Centennial Cherry Chunk, was submitted by Joyce Witte, who was presented with a gift certificate for coming up with the winning flavor. Rodgers joked that Witte can now "eat as much Centennial ice cream as you like." For more information about the Cooperative Extension Centennial, visit the website. Article by Adam Thomas Photos by Evan Krape This article can also be viewed on UDaily.


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Editor: In the wake of the Newtown Sandy Hook School killing there was a suggestion to arm teachers. As a teacher I cannot imagine myself packing a gun like Django in front of my students. It must be an intimidating sight to see grade school and kindergarten or nursery teachers with guns in their classrooms.
In the first place there is the problem where to put the guns. In a large school with hundreds of teachers there are real danger of accidents and incidents. Simple arguments escalated into violence after good people snap. We read of deadly consequences after road rage, domestic disturbances, misunderstandings, especially with some people with anger issues. People in state of rage who lose their cool would use whatever available means to inflict bodily harm and if there are guns on hand a deadly conflict may occur. Perhaps a trained armed security guard in school campus may suffice as a deterrent but training teachers to be sharp shooters may not work at all.
Major Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, went on a killing spree inside the military base at Fort Hood, Texas in the midst of hundreds of armed soldiers. For security and precautionary measures there are many possible options school administrators could explore. Currently there are state-of-the-art alarm systems or automatic door locking mechanisms that could be installed. Pilot cockpit doors are now strong and cannot be opened from the outside is one system. Banks and other buildings have push button alarm systems that could be quickly and secretly activated during emergency and critical situations. The other matters involving citizen's rights, privacy and medical background checking will be matters for lawyers and legislators to debate. But the politics on these matters will be endless.
It is prudent now for school authorities to put up some safety measures because gun violence in schools will happen again and it is just a question of when.


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- NEW: United States will give food and medical aid to rebel fighters for the first time
- NEW: It's not clear how much that aid is worth, but $60 million will go to opposition council
- NEW: "Behave as a human being," opposition leader urges Syrian president
- U.S. officials are considering more nonlethal military aid
Rome (CNN) -- The United States stepped further into Syria's civil war Thursday, promising rebel fighters food and medical supplies -- but not weapons -- for the first time in the nearly two-year conflict that has claimed more than 60,000 lives and laid waste to large portions of the country.
Secretary of State John Kerry said the aid would help fighters in the high-stakes effort to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a conflict that has already spawned an enormous humanitarian crisis as refugees flee the fighting.
The ongoing fighting also poses the persistent threat of widening into a destabilizing regional crisis.
"The United States' decision to take further steps now is the result of the continued brutality of a superior armed force propped up by foreign fighters from Iran and Hezbollah, all of which threatens to destroy Syria," Kerry said after meeting opposition leaders in Rome.
Kerry didn't say how much that aid would be worth, but did announce that the United States would separately give $60 million to local groups working with the Syrian National Council to provide political administration and basic services in rebel-controlled areas of Syria.
READ: U.S. weighing nonlethal aid to Syrian opposition
That's on top of $50 million in similar aid the United States has previously pledged to the council, as well as $385 million in humanitarian assistance, Kerry said.
"This funding will allow the opposition to reach out and help the local councils to be able to rebuild in their liberated areas of Syria so that they can provide basic services to people who so often lack access today to medical care, to food, to sanitation," he said.
Islamist Influence
That aid is partly an effort to hem in radical Islamist groups vying for influence in Syria after the fall of al-Assad, a senior State Department official told CNN.
"If the Syrian opposition coalition can't touch, improve and heal the lives of Syrians in those places that have been freed, then extremists will step in and do it," the official said.
Sheikh Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, president of the Syrian National Council, said concerns about Islamist influence had been overstated.
"We stand against every radical belief that aims to target Syria's diverse social and religious fabric," he said.
READ: Inside Syria: Exclusive look at pro-Assad Christian militia
U.S. officials hope the aid will help the coalition show what it can do and encourage al-Assad supporters to "peel away from him" and help end the fighting, the official said.
The opposition council will decide where the money goes, Kerry said.
But the United States will send technical advisers through its partners to the group's Cairo headquarters to make sure it's being used properly, the senior State Department official said.
Additional aid possible
In addition to the decision to give rebel fighters food and medical supplies, President Barack Obama is thinking about training rebels and equipping them with defensive gear such as night vision goggles, body armor and military vehicles, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
The training would help rebels decide how to use their resources, strategize and maybe train a police force to take over after al-Assad's fall, one of the sources said.
READ: Syrian army in Homs is showing strains of war
Kerry did not announce that sort of aid Thursday, but said the United States and other countries backing the rebels would "continue to consult with each other on an urgent basis."
An official who briefed reporters said the opposition has raised a lot of needs in the Rome meetings and the administration will continue to "keep those under review."
"We will do this with vetted individuals, vetted units, so it has to be done carefully and appropriately," the official said.
Humanitarian crisis
The conflict began with demands for political reform after the Arab Spring movement that swept the Middle East and Africa, but descended into a brutal civil war when the al-Assad regime began a brutal crackdown on demonstrators.
At least 60,000 people have died since the fighting began in March 2011, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in early January.
Another 940,000 had fled the country as of Tuesday, while more than one in 10 of Syria's 20 million residents have been forced to move elsewhere inside the country because of the fighting, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said.
The situation is nearing crisis proportions, with the dramatic influx of refugees threatening to break the ability of host nations to provide for their needs, Assistant High Commissioner Erika Feller told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday
"The host states, including Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Egypt and the North African countries, have been exemplary in their different ways, but we fear the pressure will start to overwhelm their capacities," she told the council, according to a text of her remarks posted on the United Nations website.
Al-Khatib said it's time for the fighting to stop.
"I ask Bashar al-Assad for once, just once, to behave as a human being," he said. "Enough massacres, enough killings. Enough of your bloodshed and enough torture. I urge you to make a rational decision once in your life and end the killings."
READ: Syrian war is everybody's problem
Jill Dougherty reported from Rome, and Michael Pearson reported and wrote from Atlanta. CNN's Elise Labott also contributed to this report.
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As much as I love sharing my recipes with the world (and I do, so much!!) I've also developed a love of sharing my travels with the world as well!
Instagram has been an amazing platform to share my journeys around the US, but now I'm excited to expand the sharing of my travel journeys to WhitneyBond.com!
Almost a year ago I took my first trip to New Orleans and immediately fell in love with the city, the food, the music and the people!
I went with two of my best friends, AKA The Traveling Trio, and visited classic establishments like Cafe Du Monde, held baby alligators, took part in the city's annual St Patricks Day festivities, and of course, ate lots and lots of great food!


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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
Viking, 1994 - 243 pagina's
"Buildings have often been studied whole in space, but never before have they been studied whole in time." "Architects (and architectural historians) are interested only in a building's original intentions. Most are dismayed by what happens later, when a building develops its own life, responsive to the life within. To get the rest of the story - to explore the years between the dazzle of a new building and its eventual corpse - Stewart Brand went to facilities managers and real estate professionals, to preservationists and building historians, to photo archives and to futurists. He inquired, "What makes some buildings come to be loved?" He found that all buildings are forced to adapt, but only some adapt gracefully." "How Buildings Learn is a masterful new synthesis which proposes that buildings adapt best when constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and that architects can mature from being artists of space to becoming artists of time. A rich resource and point of departure, as stimulating for the general reader and home improvement hobbyist as for the building professional, the book is sure to generate ideas, provoke debate, and shake up habitual thinking." "From the connected farmhouses of New England to I. M. Pei's Media Lab, from "satisficing" to "form follows funding," from the evolution of bungalows to the invention of Santa Fe Style, from Low Road military surplus buildings to a High Road English classic like Chatsworth - this is a far-ranging survey of unexplored essential territory." "More than any other human artifact, buildings improve with time - if they're allowed. How Buildings Learn shows how to work with time rather than against it."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Madison County is in the market for a new road department director.
County commissioners discussed the open position during a lengthy Jan. 25 work session.
Charles Temple resigned from the post in December after 23 years on the job after protesting a BOC decision on vacation pay policies.
County commission chairman Anthony Dove said the minimum salary for the post is $39,000 based on the county's pay scale. He said the new chairman needs to be someone who can be available after regular business hours to handle road emergencies — or at least handle the delegation of such responsibilities.
Madison County building and grounds director Alan Lapczynski has served as the interim department head since Temple's resignation.
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Pop star Carly Rae Jepsen has joined rockers Train by pulling out of a slot at the upcoming Boy Scouts of America Jamboree as part of a protest against the organization's ban on gay members.
The singer had been due to headline the West Virginia event in July alongside Train, but the band cancelled its slot to take a stand against the Boy Scouts' policy which forbids openly gay or transgender candidates from joining.
Jepsen has now followed the group's lead and vowed to boycott the event unless changes are made.
In a series of posts on Twitter.com, she writes, "As an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer… I always have and will continue to support the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community on a global level… and stay informed on the ever changing landscape in the ongoing battle for gay rights in this country and across the globe."
Other stars who have previously urged Boy Scouts officials to reverse the policy include Neil Patrick Harris, George Takei and Ellen DeGeneres.


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Animation loop from visual novel Popotan, now know as "Caramelldansen"
It was first a small fifteen frame Flash animation loop showing Mai and Mii, characters of the Japanese visual novel Popotan (doing a hip swing dance with their hands over their heads imitating rabbit ears), and the chorus of the sped up version of the song "Caramelldansen" sung by Malin and Katia from Swedish music group Caramell. A sped up version of this song was released in early 2006 by DJ Speedycake and was called "Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix" which started to distribute on the internet almost in parallel with the flash loop. The original Swedish lyrics of the song can found here, and english lyrics here
Before Caramelldansen
Popotan first appeared as a Japanese PC game in December 12, 2002. After the anime was aired from July 17, 2003 to October 2, 2003, small animated GIF clips where captured from the opening of the anime and distributed over the internet.
Some of those clips where modified and turned into small flash loops with sound. The oldest and most noticeable of those clips is one where Mii is doing a solo dance. This later on became a loop with sound called miidance.swf.
The oldest reference in English found on the internet referring to Popotan game intro was found on animesuki forum in the thread called "Most kawaii intro" created on Nov 14 2003. The discussion started with Popotan anime, others where mentioned too but was till user Anlushac11 said "About the only thing more Kawaii than Popotans intro is Popotan the Game's intro" that this became the first time the game intro was mentioned to be significant.
It was not long before parts from the opening of the PC game were captured and posted on the internet as small GIF animations for people to use. The oldest post found on the Internet so far showing Popotan dance in .gif format was in livingwithstyle.com forum. The thread was called "Anime Animated Gifs [NOT 56K Friendly]". User "TheMadCountess" made a small post on July 10 2004 with 6 links to different animated gif shorts, and 3 of them where from Popotan:
Popotan dance party!
Mou dame po po po!
Mou dame po po po!
Countess - ^^^ Those are so cute! What are they from?
The first one is from Azumanga Daioh. The first dvd or two of that is out, as well as all 4 books of the manga. The next two are from Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte!, which is licensed but I don't know the release date. The last three are from Popotan, which is also licensed but I don't know the release date either.
The site and the original files are no longer available at the time I did a revision of this article, but the user who posted it is still around here
January 2 2005
Later on the .gif animation was added music and changed to flash format. The oldest known reference so far is from conectr.com forum. The thread was called "punks onnozele flash thread" created on January 2 2005, from user "punkfreak" posting his flash collection. The first known animated flash loop with sound from Popotan PC intro was called "Walk this Way", file named walkway.swf was 1.3Mb, which included the song "Walk this way" by Aerosmith and Run DMC.
November 2 2005
In November 2 2005, sheezyart.com user Andeh posted another flash version of the Popotan animation, this one including song Wakalaka, making it the second most oldest known version of the Popotan animation with sound. This flash was called "Popotan dance 2".
Around November 2005 and May 2006 sheezyart.com user Funzo released his own version of the Popotan flash, this one originally named "Sexy Bunny Dance" was the first known custom made flash animation with sound derived from the Popotan animation loop. This version shows ID3 and IDK, demon characters that belong to an artist called Dokuro, and the song "Dare" by the virtual band Gorillaz. This flash was originally posted on sheezyart, but was later removed by its own author do to personal reasons. The flash can still be found in some flash archives and on youtube by the name of "Lizard Girl Dance"
In April 16 2006, deviantart.com user animegirl000 posted a custom made gif animation without sound called "Axel and Roxas dance"
After Caramelldansen
The original Carameldansen flash loop was composed by Sven from Sweden at the first half on 2006 and originally posted on his personal website, but later reposted on internet community 4chan, which was here where its popularity started.
As I contacted him by mail he told me how it all started:
Can you tell me how this idea was put together and where did you post it first?
"The gif-animation was, if I remember correctly, taken from /gif/ at 4chan. I tried some different tracks, found the song that I thought was appropriate, fiddled a bit in Audacity and added it to my page along with all the other loops. And as I wrote on Wikipedia, I didn't know the loop had started such a meme until just a couple of months ago, which took me totally by surprise. As I added the loop to /f/ on 4chan at the same time I added it to my page, there is a big chance that the majority of views and spread is thanks to 4chan."Did you use the sped up version of the Caramell song made by Speedycake or it's just coincidence it came out almost at the same time?
"About the song, I had the full album of Caramell in my music collection (where I got it from the beginning I don't really remember, but a qualified guess would be that I got it from a friend through a LAN/filesharing-gathering). I had never heard of the Speedycake-remix until I read the Wikipedia entry."
"Well the loop turned out a little over the top, very "cute" and very "japanish", which made it look like something that actually could have originated from Japan (in my own opinion anyway). I then added "ANIME LOL!" (actually reads "ANIME LOL KAWAII ^_^" now, since I had to rewrite the whole site thanks to a server crash a while back) as the title of the page, to give it even more "over the top" feeling. That the loop became popular, especially in Japan, I find quite ironic. :)"Have you had any interviews asking about this?
"Regarding media interviews, I don't really think there is much more to the "story", but of course if there is any interest I'm willing to answer their questions. But for now I don't think the media care too much for the original story. :p"Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix
By this time, DJ Speedycake was releasing the sped up version of the "Caramelldansen" song, quite a coincidence that it came out almost at the same time as Sven's flash loop. This is the story of the mix told by Speedycake himself:
Where does your name come from?
"The name comes from my normal internet alias and then tacking on speedy in front of it after a few live mix sessions that mostly were in the 150+ BPM range. I thought it was suitable at the time. The place where I started my net broadcasts was the first incarnation of #/b/radio located at the Rizon IRC network"When did you released the sped up song and where did you post it first?
"The song was created on an accidental mixing mistake where I was transitioning the song, completely neglecting to check the BPM difference and turning on the key pitch lock. So when it came for me to start the track, well it was squeaky and high pitched. After the broadcast I had several requests for the song, however the song didn't really exist in the form that I mixed it in so I released it under the same sped up conditions and posted it on the /b/radio BBS (4chan). From there the song spread onto 4chan's /flash/ board from which it was almost a daily thing for people to request what song it was and a link to download it which I supplied"
"Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix" was released in early 2006 and posted originally on 4chan too. Thats where it started to distribute on the internet. Most of the followup versions of the flash meme used this song to make their versions.
So, after the second half of 2006, Caramelldansen spread on the Internet in Flash archives and popular communities such as Hongfire and 4chan. Caramelldansen was also referred first as the "Popotan Dance" or "Popotan Dansen". After 2008 is more known by its popularity in Japan as "Uma uma dance".
August 8 2006
One of the oldest post of the Caramelldansen flash found was in the popular anime community hongfire.com. Post date was August 8 2006 by user npdcb. After contacting him, told me that he didn't remember exactly where he got the flash from, but was probably in 4chan or animesuki.
Later in March 23 2007, another custom made caramell flash appeared. Created by Veertje and originally posted in yaoi.y-gallery.net, this flash was called "Cyborg CaramellDansen" and included characters from 60's anime Cyborg 009. She saw the original flash on www.caramel.co.nr and decided to make her own version. That webpage no longer exists but I manage to get a cached version from google.
In April 11th 2007, another customade flash animation based on the original Caramelldansen was released, called by it's author Devvo the "Midnatt Boxer Rave Dansen" (more know this days as "Dota furry dance", "Dota dance" or just Dota) was released first on furaffinity.net. Not sure if this version could be considered part of the Caramelldansen family of flashes, because it uses a different song, a speedup version of the Swedish song called "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar dota" by Basshunter. The reason I mention it is because of the popularity it had on the internet. The characters on this flash are Ritts the raccoon and Devvo the cat.
On June 24 2007, was released my version of this meme and posted it originally on deviantart.com, called it "Caramel Chu", was inspired first on the Dota flash and later on the original Caramelldansen flash. Had a decent amouth of views and was the start of many followups flases on the deviantart community before they where all removed(included mine) because of copyright issues. The flash was reposted on March 07 2008 with a different song so it won't get removed again. Posted this also on youtube and newgrounds.
Many more versions of the flash came out after, but it wasn't till early 2008 that was noticed an increasing amount of versions on youtube[1][2]. The links on some of the videos took me to Japanese video sharing site Nico Nico Douga. Was here where the real boom of this meme started.
External Links
umauma.cd - The official page for umauma single and album
Myspace - The Unofficial Caramell page
Myspace - DJ's Vasco & Millboy Page
Myspace - DJ Speedycake page
www.bubblegumdancer.com - About Caramell discography
www.caramell-dansen.com - Caramell Dansen Video Collection Site
Animesuki Forums - Collection of Caramelldansen versions


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An Effectual Contingent Worker Onboarding System Is Crucial
What if you had to work in a different office every week? Logging in to an unfamiliar computer, figuring out the dos and don'ts of the software, sitting in a strange cubicle, not knowing where the restroom or water cooler is daunting. You have to find your way around in more ways than one. On top of that, if you aren't productive, you will, of course, be replaced. Sound unnerving? It's what many contingent workers have to do and that's where an effective onboarding process helps them and you.
Staffing firms play a critical role in the onboarding process. Agency representatives make sure all the paperwork is in, such as e-Verify, background checks, state and local employment documentation, non-disclosure agreements. They also coordinate with the buyer of contingent labor on details like company ID card, security badge, logistics (phone, desk, computer, office paraphernalia) and access information required to navigate the work areas, IT systems, as well as the parking zones.
It's a long laundry list. And this process is not the sole responsibility of the staffing firm — the client has a role to play as well. In fact, users of contingent labor have to plan as methodically as they would for their internal workers or productivity tumbles. You don't want your contingent worker fumbling, not knowing where to go or twiddling his or her thumbs because the computer is not configured right. More important, it gives the contingent worker a poor view of your company and could even put off a quality contingent worker and their peers from joining you.
Consequently, here's what many experienced contingent workforce managers do: They have the worker complete online forms even before the assignment starts. The tedium of paperwork is taken care of pre-assignment. Clear job descriptions as well as performance expectations can be prepared and shared up front with the worker and staffing firm. To avoid co-employment risk, make sure that the vendor is in charge of directing the contingent. We all understand that there is trademarked info that can't be shared but you can be sensitive about it.
Ultimately, the contingent worker can only make a fruitful contribution if he or she has access to the relevant information and tools in a collegial working environment.
Managers want that as well. So don't wait. Team up with your staffing firm, make the necessary preparations and prime your team. Treat your contingent workers with care and they will return the favor.
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03/19/2012 09:53 am
Great article Subhadra! Certainly, part of the entire process of onboarding is trying to stay ahead of the game, whether you are acting as a manager or contingent worker/employee. Creating a managerial checklist is critical prior to the start of the onboarding process. In conjunction with this,create a positive environment so that the employee feels comfortable and part of the organization's culture, begins to connect, and wants to meet all the expectations of his or her manager.
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* Immigrant farmworker details still in play
* Senate could debate bill in May
By Charles Abbott and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Senate negotiators on Tuesday were putting the finishing touches on a bipartisan immigration bill as labor and agriculture groups argued about restrictions on immigrant farmworkers and their pay, lawmakers and officials involved in the negotiations said.
"We're making progress. We're trying to get it done this week," Senator John McCain told reporters.
The Arizona Republican is one of eight Democrats and Republicans in the Senate trying to cobble together a complicated bill that would update U.S. immigration laws for the first time since 1986.
In recent weeks, labor unions and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reached tentative agreement on the handling of low-skilled workers from foreign countries who would work as construction laborers, maids and waiters.
That left one big unresolved matter: the rules for bringing foreign farmworkers into the United States to harvest crops, milk cows and work on poultry and cattle operations.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently estimated that of the 1.1 million workers in agriculture, 500,000-700,000 are undocumented.
At a speech this week to agriculture journalists, Vilsack said that assuring a strong labor supply is a matter of importing workers versus importing food. "We risk the possibility of some of the work we do in this country moving to other nations," he said.
The agriculture industry and farmworker groups have been haggling over the cap that would be set under the Senate bill for foreign farm labor, whether those already in the United States would be allowed to stay and pay levels for the temporary workers.
"We want to make sure farmworkers are making at least as much money as they are today, not less," Diana Tellefson Torres, a United Farm Workers vice president, told the North American Agricultural Journalists meeting.
Craig Regelbrugge, co-chair of an agriculture industry coalition, said labor can account for one-third of the cost of production of fruits and vegetables, so wage rates are important. Noting the need for a high cap on farmworker visas compared to other sectors, he said, "what's different about agriculture is it's the nation's food supply."
But some labor groups fear that too many foreign workers would depress U.S. wages or kill some American jobs.
Regelbrugge said there are discussions of a new visa that would run more than 12 months so immigrant laborers do not have to routinely exit the U.S. for brief periods, leaving farms short-handed. While some growers need help only at harvest, dairies and livestock feeders need workers all year.
The linchpin of the immigration bill would end deportation fears for most of the approximately 11 million people who are living in the United States illegally, many from Central America and Asia. The legislation would eventually put many of them on a path to citizenship, if further progress was made in securing the southwestern border with Mexico.
The eight senators outlined their proposal in late January and have been struggling to fill in the details of a bill that could move quickly through the Senate once it is unveiled.
If a bill is introduced by Monday, Senate aides said it could be debated, and possibly amended, in the Senate Judiciary Committee by April 18, with a committee vote by April 25, just before the start of a week-long Senate recess.
Under this accelerated timetable, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would try to schedule a full Senate debate in May.
However, delays are possible at any point in the process.
Republicans, who have opposed any moves to grant citizenship to undocumented residents, began taking an active interest in immigration changes after Hispanic-Americans voted against them in droves in the November 2012 election.
With the 2014 congressional elections around the corner, immigration reform advocates are hoping Congress can handle this issue in 2013, before campaign rhetoric heats up and possibly spoils chances for a bipartisan deal.
Supporters also want a strong, bipartisan showing in the Senate for legislation, which they think will propel it through the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, where there are more conservatives lawmakers who could reject a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented.
The House might try to pass immigration bills in a piecemeal fashion that could be merged with a Senate-passed bill. Some aides have said the House bill might require a longer wait time than the Senate bill for undocumented residents to earn citizenship - as long as 15 years, versus 10 to 13 years in the Senate bill. (Additional reporting by Rachelle Younglai; Editing by Stacey Joyce)


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This is a slightly edited copy of an email I send to the mailing lists for my local hackspace, VHS. I run their mailing lists presently for historical reasons, but we're working on migrating them slowly.
Hi all,
Speaking as your email list administrator here. I've tried to keep the logs below as intact as possible, I've censored only one user's domain as being identifying information explicitly, and then two other recipient addresses.
There have been a lot of reports lately of bounce notices from the list, and users have correctly contacted me, wondering what's going on. The bounce messages are seen primarily by users on Gmail and hosted Google Apps, but the problems do ultimately affect everybody.
67.6% of the vhs-general list uses either gmail or google apps (347 subs of 513). For the vhs-members list it's 68.3% (both of these stats created by checking if the MX record for the user's domain points to Google).
Google deciding that a certain list message is too much like spam, because of two things:
- because of content
- because of DMARC policy
We CAN do something about the content.
Please don't send email that has one or twos, containing a URL and a short line of text. It's really suspicious and spam-like.
Include a better description (two or three lines) with the URL.
This gets an entry in the mailserver logs like:
delivery 47198: failure: +22.214.171.124_failed_after_I_sent_the_message./Remote_host_said:_550-5.7.1_[184.108.40.206______12]_Our_system_has_detected_that_this_message_is/550-5.7.1_likely_unsolicited_mail._To_reduce_the_amount_of_spam_sent_to_Gmail,/550-5.7.1_this_message_has_been_blocked._Please_visit/550-5.7.1_http://support.google.com/m +ail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=188131_for/550_5.7.1_more_information._mu18si1139639pab.287_-_gsmtp/
That was triggered by this email earlier in the month:
> Subject: Kano OS for RasPi > http://kano.me/downloads > Apparently it's faster than Rasbian
DMARC policy:
TL;DR: If you work on an open-source mailing list app, please implement DMARC support ASAP!
Google and other big mail hosters have been working on an anti-spam measure called DMARC [1].
Unlike many prior attempts, it latches onto the From header as well as the SMTP envelope sender, and this unfortunately interferes with mailing lists [2], [3].
I do applaud the concept behind DMARC, but the rollout seems to be hurting lots of the small guys.
At least person (Eric Sachs) at Google is aware of this [4]. There is no useful workaround that I can enact as a list admin right now, other than asking the one present user to tweak his mailserver if possible.
There is also no completed open source support I can find for DMARC. Per the Google post above, the Mailman project is working on it [5], [6], but it's not yet available as of the last release. Our lists run on ezmlm-idx, and I run some other very large lists using mlmmj (gentoo.org) and sympa; none of them have DMARC support.
The problem is only triggering with a few conditions so far:
- Recpient is on a mail service that implements DMARC (and DKIM and SPF)
- Sender is on a domain that has a DMARC policy of reject
Of the 115 unique domains used by subscribers on this list, here are all the DMARC policies:
_dmarc.gmail.com. 600 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=none\; rua=mailto:email@example.com" _dmarc.USERDOMAIN.ca. 7200 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=reject\; rua=mailto:email@example.com\; ruf=mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\; adkim=s\; aspf=s" _dmarc.icloud.com. 3600 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=none\; rua=mailto:email@example.com, mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\; ruf=mailto:email@example.com, mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\;rf=afrf\;pct=100" _dmarc.mac.com. 3600 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=none\; rua=mailto:email@example.com\; ruf=mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\;" _dmarc.me.com. 3600 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=none\; rua=mailto:email@example.com\; ruf=mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\;" _dmarc.yahoo.ca. 7200 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=none\; pct=100\; rua=mailto:email@example.com\;" _dmarc.yahoo.com. 1800 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=none\; pct=100\; rua=mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\;" _dmarc.yahoo.co.uk. 1800 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=none\; pct=100\; rua=mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\;"
Only one of those includes a reject policy, but I suspect it's a matter of time until more of them will include it. I'm going to use USERDOMAIN.ca here as the rest of the example, and that user is indirectly responsible for lots of the rejects we are seeing.
Step 1.
User sends this email.
From: A User <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Delivered to list server via SMTP (these two addresses form the SMTP envelope)
MAIL FROM:<firstname.lastname@example.com> RCPT TO:<firstname.lastname@example.com>
Step 2.
If the MAIL-FROM envelope address is on the list of list subscribers, your message is accepted.
Step 3.0.
The list adjusts the mail to outgoing, and uses SMTP VERP [7] to get the mail server to send the new message. This means it hands off a single copy of the email, as well as a list of all recipients for the mail. Envelope from address in this case will encode the name of the list and the number of the mail in the archive.
If it was delivering to me (email@example.com), the outgoing SMTP connection would look roughly like:
MAIL FROM:<firstname.lastname@example.com> RCPT TO:<firstname.lastname@example.com>
And the mail itself still looks like:
From: A User <email@example.com> To: email@example.com
Step 3.1.
I got this email, and if I open it I see this telling me about the SMTP details:
Return-Path: <firstname.lastname@example.com>
I don't implement DMARC on my domain. If my system bounced the email, it would have gone to that address, and the list app would know that message 18094 on list vhs-general bounced to user firstname.lastname@example.com.
Step 3.2.
Google DOES implement DMARC, so lets run through that.
The key part of DMARC is that it takes the domain from the From header.
_dmarc.USERDOMAIN.ca. 7200 IN TXT "v=DMARC1\; p=reject\; rua=mailto:email@example.com\; ruf=mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com\; adkim=s\; aspf=s"
The relevant parts to us are:p=reject, aspf=s
The ASPF section applies strict mode, and says the mail with a From header of email@example.com, must have an exact match of the MAIL FROM transaction of @USERDOMAIN.ca.
It doesn't match, as the list changed the MAIL FROM address. The p=reject says to reject the mail if this happens.
This runs counter to the design principles of mailing lists, so DMARC has a bunch of options, all of which require changing the mail in some way.
Here's the logs from the above failure:
> 2014-03-19 11:19:50.783996500 new msg 98907 > 2014-03-19 11:19:50.783998500 info msg 98907: bytes 8864 from <firstname.lastname@example.com-@[]> qp 32511 uid 89 > 2014-03-19 11:19:50.785359500 starting delivery 211352: msg 98907 to remote email@example.com > 2014-03-19 11:19:50.785385500 status: local 1/10 remote 1/40 > 2014-03-19 11:19:50.785450500 starting delivery 211353: msg 98907 to remote email@example.com > ... > 2014-03-19 11:19:58.713558500 delivery 211352: failure: +184.108.40.206_failed_after_I_sent_the_message./Remote_host_said:_550-5.7.1_Unauthenticated_email_from_USERDOMAIN.ca_is_not_accepted_due_to_domain's/550-5.7.1_DMARC_policy._Please_contact_administrator_of_USERDOMAIN.ca_domain_if/550-5.7.1_this_was_a_legitimate_mail._Please_visit/550-5.7.1__http://support.google.com +/mail/answer/2451690_to_learn_about_DMARC/550_5.7.1_initiative._ub8si9386628pac.133_-_gsmtp/ > 2014-03-19 11:19:59.053816500 delivery 211353: failure: +184.108.40.206_failed_after_I_sent_the_message./Remote_host_said:_550-5.7.1_Unauthenticated_email_from_USERDOMAIN.ca_is_not_accepted_due_to_domain's/550-5.7.1_DMARC_policy._Please_contact_administrator_of_USERDOMAIN.ca_domain_if/550-5.7.1_this_was_a_legitimate_mail._Please_visit/550-5.7.1__http://support.google.co +m/mail/answer/2451690_to_learn_about_DMARC/550_5.7.1_initiative._my2si9389106pab.76_-_gsmtp/
[1] http://dmarc.org/
[2] http://dmarc.org/faq.html#s_3
[3] http://dmarc.org/faq.html#r_2
[4] https://sites.google.com/site/oauthgoog/mlistsdkim
[5] http://www.marshut.com/qskkv/adding-dmarc-support-for-mailman-3.html
[6] https://code.launchpad.net/~jimpop/mailman/dmarc-reject
[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_envelope_return_path


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It's easy to think of Oregon as a wine monoculture.
Indeed, of the state's 41,500 tons of wine grapes harvested in 2011, Pinot Noir accounted for 23,726 tons.
Yet one of the true gems in Oregon is Riesling, the state's No. 4 wine grape at 1,900 tons harvested in 2011. In total tonnage, it is far behind Pinot Gris but doesn't trail Chardonnay by much.
In quality, however, Oregon Riesling can stand alongside some of the best in the United States, including examples from Washington, New York, Michigan and Idaho.
Perhaps the biggest issue with Riesling is the cost to produce it in Oregon. The cool Willamette Valley will not allow Riesling to grow more than 3 tons per acre in a typical year -- half of what vines can handle in the arid Columbia Valley of Washington. Yet the price per ton for Riesling is about the same in both states, but in Oregon, it fetches half the price per ton as Chardonnay.
The low price per ton for one of the most noble grapes in the wine world discourages growers from expanding plantings because they can make more harvesting Chardonnay, Viognier and Pinot Gris.
In recent weeks, we have tasted several world-class examples of Oregon Riesling. Ask for these at your favorite wine merchant or contact the wineries directly.
Argyle Winery 2011 Riesling, Eola-Amity Hills, $18: Nate Klostermann has taken over winemaking at this longtime bubble house. Aromas of fresh-cut apple, sweet Bartlett pear, cantaloupe and clove give way to Honeycrisp apple flavors. While the residual sugar sits at 1.3 percent, the winery slots this on the dry edge of the scale because of its broad delivery of acidity that brings brightness and just a touch of spritziness.
Stoller Family Estate 2012 Riesling, Dundee Hills, $25: Winemaker Melissa Burr obviously knows this noble German grape. She created a wine with aromas of Gala apple, baked pineapple, pumpkin pie spice, lemon, butterscotch and sliced celery. The palate brings fresh-squeezed orange juice, tangerine and Asian pear. Its abundant acidity of lime creates great length and combined with its bone-dry approach of 0.4 percent residual sugar makes it reminiscent of an Aussie Riesling.
Penner-Ash Wine Cellars 2012 Riesling, Willamette Valley, $20: Lynn Penner-Ash is one of Oregon's longest-tenured and most talented winemakers. This gorgeous Riesling opens with aromas of jasmine, lime and a whisper of basil, followed by flavors of lemon chiffon and bright apple. Piercing acidity is the highlight of this top-shelf effort.
Elk Cove Vineyards 2011 Estate Riesling, Willamette Valley, $19: The nose is full of apricot marmalade, baked pineapple and poached apple with clove and cinnamon. The palate turns into Bosc pear and Gala apple flavors with a big burst of lemony acidity that provides length. The residual sugar settled out at 0.8 percent.
Brooks Wines 2010 Ara Riesling, Willamette Valley, $25: There's a sense of baked pineapple, poached pear, apricot, cloves and oiliness in the aromas, yet the palate is dry and dramatic. Flavors feature Asian pear and the second-cut of fresh pineapple, backed by bold acidity with overtones of grapefruit and apple. The finish carries classic slate qualities.
Anne Amie Vineyards 2012 Estate Dry Riesling, Yamhill-Carlton, $20: A whiff brings up huge clove notes with lychee, peach, apricot, pear and pineapple. Its approach is crisp and dry with Granny Smith apple and Asian pear flavors, backed by a refreshing tiny dash of spritzy acidity than funnels into a classic finish of minerality.
Union Wine Co. 2012 Kings Ridge Riesling, Willamette Valley, $13: Winemaker Greg Bauer has made a Riesling with aromas that unveil the purity of fruit. It opens with aromas of pear, apple, mineral and lime, followed by bright flavors of green apple, lemon zest and a hint of clove.
Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue run Great Northwest Wine, a news and information company.


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Police: Man says he was beaten unconscious after car got stuck in snow at NJ business
BRIDGETON, N.J. – A southern New Jersey man says he was beaten unconscious by two men who had approached him asking for money after his car got stuck in the snow.
The Press of Atlantic City (http://bit.ly/1aAAfix) reports the Bridgeton man told police that he got stuck Sunday morning as he tried to enter the parking lot of a local business.
When he tried to free his vehicle, the man says two men and a woman approached him and asked for money. When the victim told them he had nothing, he says the two males beat him until he was unconscious.
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Jens Sundheim is a photographer with a special obsession -- an obsession that is more or less related to his profession, but demands more precision and endurance than the average photo shoot.
Jens lives in Dortmund, Germany, and has a long-term fascination with security cameras. He spends hours locating those with public online feeds. But this detective work is just the beginning. Where others might settle for taking a quirky screenshot and calling it art, Jens gets a kick out of going to extreme lengths for his images. For each of the four hundred plus shots in the series, Jens visits the actual places where these cameras may be found. Every holiday and opportunity for travel sees Jens jetting off to visit some far-flung security camera.
While the effort might be immense, the idea behind the series is simple — and all the more beautiful for its simplicity. Jens collects portraits of himself standing in each camera's field of view. Of course, there's a challenge here: he can't make the portrait himself. For this stage, Jens needs a partner-in-crime, someone to actually make the picture while he's gazing up at some lens from a sidewalk in New York, Berlin, London or elsewhere. As with so many things in life, the solution to this problem is love.
Most often, the actual "photographer" (in the sense of the person technically making the image) is Jens' girlfriend. She stays home while he travels to the camera's precise location. When he's on location, Jens calls her and she'll take a screenshot. It's an almost James Bond-like level of coordination: this isn't an art project -- it's a mission.
Jens Sundheim's epic security cam-quest began in 2001, and now totals a staggering four hundred and fifty photographs. Apart from the technique, the images have certain similarities in terms of composition. If you look closely, Jens always appears with the same bag strapped across his chest. Sometimes, he'll be lost in a chaotic crowd scene, and sometimes up close. Over many shots, this series becomes a gritty, urban version of "Where's Waldo?"
Less glibly, Sundheim's work naturally leads us to consider our surveillance-obsessed culture. Security camera footage is the go-to symbol for the Orwellian dystopia that massive collective apathy allowed to begin emerging years ago (although these days perhaps our Big Brother symbol is as likely to be Amazon's deal with the CIA, or the NSA/Google partnership). By turning the security camera's creepy, grainy feed into a kind of visual joke, Sundheim drains it of some of its power. The cheeky fellow with the camp bag could be interpreted as a "screw you" to those who think we should be monitored for our own protection.
Smart, funny and singular, Sundheim's series also forms part of a trend. There are many photographers and artists using the Internet as a source of inspiration, and perhaps it's worth acknowledging a couple more stand-out contributions. Influential examples of so-called couch photographers include Kurt Caviezel, who uses webcams to capture intimate portraits of webheads, and Corinne Vionnet, who overlays hundreds of search results to create impressionistic pictures of monuments.
The Internet gives photographers a huge reservoir of interesting images to re-use and new technologies with which to adapt them. Sometimes it feels as though every image has already been taken, so why go to the trouble of making a photograph when a close approximation can be found online and modified to meet your idea?
An increasing number of people are, in a sense, becoming editors, too. Because it's so easy to take hundreds of images, everyone needs to curate them, as well, picking out a narrative from vast cloud drives and hard disks. These behaviors have changed our perception toward photography as a whole. Until recently, this was a mysterious, magical art; now it has become something very ordinary, like opening and closing a door.
That said, Jens Sundheim remains a pioneer and the king of security cam self-portraits. It's a niche he's occupied to such an extent that he's become its poster boy (maybe "screenshot boy" would be more accurate). To me, he's also representative of where photography's headed. Images are everywhere; rather than technical brilliance, you need an unusual point-of-view to create something special.
'The Traveller' will be part of the exhibition Public Eye: 175 Years of Sharing Photography (1839-2014) at the New York Public Library scheduled for November 2014.
Jens Sundheim is an artist working principally in photography
Erik Kessels is a Dutch curator and editor. He is a founder of the advertising agency KesselsKramer.


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Wednesday was our first appointment at the Fertility Specialist and to say that it was overwhelming would be an understatement! I have been on a roller coaster of emotions, everything from being terrified to excited to move forward.
Over the next couple of weeks we will have some additional testing. Our prayer is that I will not need any surgery to correct problems. Provided all of our testing comes back with good reports, they hope to be able to do IUI. Our other prayer is that God will make a way for us to make this option financially possible. It is very expensive. So please continue to keep us in your prayers for these two concerns.
For those of you that are wondering, yes, I did have my baby dust book with me. Also, I haven't forgotten I am just waiting for a few more pages before I post it!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
So the Journey begins...
Wednesday was our first appointment at the Fertility Specialist and to say that it was overwhelming would be an understatement! I have been on a roller coaster of emotions, everything from being terrified to excited to move forward.
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WARNING: This is not Rockband and this is not your living room...this is Wanted: Dead or Alive, Live in Concert...the way it was meant to be!
It My Life!
There HE is....
Livin' on a Prayer Finale!
Tico Torres, Richie Sambora, Jon B.on J.ovi and David Bryan!
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
A Hoppin' Good Time in Texas!
2. - It just so happened to be first Monday at Canton
3 - has a little something to do with this little lady...
I figured it was about time for Presley to meet me. I mean we wouldn't want to withhold what will undoubtedly be her favorite aunt forever! Right!
The Thursday night before Easter I hopped a plane to Texas after work. The wind nearly blew my plane off the runway as we landed but, I did make it in safe...but a little scared!
On Friday, we spent most of the day playing beauty shop. Brooke cut and colored my hair and then all the girls went for pedi's. We did also make a short trip out to see Nana and later that evening we met up with Brandon in Rockwall for dinner at Gloria's. It was so yummy! Having Mexican at least once while I am in Texas is always on my to do list.
Saturday, we all got up early and headed out to Canton. We even managed to talk Brandon into going...although, I am not to sure how excited he was about it. The boys eventually drifted off to look at their own things but the girls spent time shopping and finding wonderful treasures. Even Presley enjoyed it but really I think it was because she got more treasures than any of the rest of us! Dad said Presley was officially "Cantonized"
After a full day at Canton we headed back home. Once we were there and recharged with dinner there were still some errands to be run for the following day. Mom and Dad headed out to the grocery store and Brandon, Ashlie and Brooke headed out to the liquor store. That left me and Presley at home together. Which was fine except that Grammie jinxed us! It went a little something like this....
Mom: Ok, do you mind if we run to the store
Britt: No, thats fine...
Mom: Will you be ok here alone with her?
Britt: ummm, yeah! I'm not stupid, I can take care of a baby...
Mom: What if she has a meltdown?
Britt: We'll be fine, I've had lots of meltdowns....I'll talk her through it!
Mom: Ok, we'll be right back...
fast foward 10 minutes....we have a meltdown....Thanks Grammie!
Thank goodness, Brandon and Ashlie came back shortly after that because I felt terrible because I couldn't figure out how to help her calm down (but, let me say for the record that she has had meltdowns with both Ashlie and Mom so, it wasn't just me) It wasn't long after being back with her mama that she calmed down. When Grammie got back we told what she did! Here she is post-meltdown, she looks so tired from her busy day!
On Sunday we went to church but not with out a few pictures...
In her Basket
Aunt B with her Sweet P
Grammie with her Girls
One of our Canton finds.... I call them Grammie Panties!
After Church, we had a yummy lunch cooked by dad with a little egg hunting and silly string to follow. Later that afternoon we went back to see Nana again, this time with the whole family. They had a beautiful therapy dog visiting and handing out chocolate eggs.
All in all it was a fantastic Easter Sunday!On Monday it was just mom and I, we went out for one last visit to Nana before I went home. We stayed with her for awhile while she finished her therapy. After that we went to eat at Sweet Tomatoes, which I love! Finally, did a little shopping before I had to head back to the airport.
I had a great time in Texas and I loved getting to finally meet Presley. The really good news is before I left Texas Ashlie and Mom decided to bring Presley out for a visit in May! They will be here near the end of May and I can't wait to see them again!
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After a rough start to the weekend, the Lipscomb track and field teams found success on Saturday claiming 11 event wins at two different meets. The Purple and Gold competed in the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., and in the Margaret Simmons Invitational in Murray, Ky.
Lipscomb had just three competitors in three events Friday in Arizona but saw that number climb to 17 events on Saturday.
"What a difference a day makes," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "I'm really proud of how the team responded today."
Looking to further solidify his spot in the NCAA Preliminary National Round, Gemikal Prude won the high jump in school-record fashion. Prude's leap of 2.15 meters was nearly two inches higher than second place Nick Giancana of Kansas. Prude now ranks 14th in the East Region for the qualifying round.
"Gemikal broke his own school record and nearly got 7-2," Taylor said. "He will get it soon."
Tucker Peabody, no stranger to school records, set two records in his two races. Peabody timed in with an Atlantic Sun Conference-best 21.13 seconds in the 200-meter dash, earning fifth place in the 200 Premiere. Peabody was the second place finisher for the college division with the top-three finishers running unattached or for a runner club. Peabody also set a school record in a third place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.5 seconds.
"Tucker took a big step forward," Taylor said. "Two PR's and two school records. It was a breakthrough in the 100-meter dash."
The Lady Bisons nearly swept the podium in the steeplechase in a 2-3-4 finish. Tessa Hoefle was the top LU finisher in a time of 10:45.69. Madelin Talbert and Kendra Lobley finished third and fourth, respectively.
"Tessa led the way in steeple today," Taylor said. "Her time was a big PR and se had to recover from a big fall and total submersion in the second water jump.
"It was fun finishing second, third and fourth. We looked a little rough though. It was the hottest time of the day. The girls have a lot of room to improve, which is exciting."
Houston Ward set a pair of personal records in the shot put and the discus. A throw of 15.48 meters earned Ward fifth place honors in the shut put while a 48-meter toss gave Ward a sixth place finish in the discus.
Katie Bunker placed sixth in the 800-meter run in a personal-record time of 2:10.24.
April Terry set a school-record in the shot put with a toss of 13.5 meters. She also set a personal record in the discus with a throw of 36.69 meters to finish ninth.
The success wasn't limited to Arizona as the Bisons claimed 10 victories in the Bluegrass State.
Caleb Love was a double-winner as he claimed gold in the long jump and the triple jump. A leap of 6.5 meters was strong enough for a personal record and the top spot in the long jump. A triple jump of 13.74 meters was a personal record by more than two feet for the sophomore.
Nora Coenen finished second in the 3000-meter run in a time of 10:26.48. Emily Longden, Amanda Twigg and Lana Hojeij finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
Kaitlyn Llewellyn had the top time in the women's steeplechase with a personal-record 11:30.47. She was nearly 15 seconds faster than second place Ali Hester of Murray State.
The men's steeplechase saw a Lipscomb podium sweep led by Grant Stromberg in 10:00.58. Dan Coleman finished second in 10:17.87 and Fidel Leon in third place in 10:23.06.
Taylor Mason earned the gold medal in the javelin throw. Her toss of 36.91 meters edged Taylor Prince of Jacksonville who had a toss of 36.33 meters.
In a 2-3-4 finish in the 400-meter dash, Kenny Smith led LU runners with his second place run of 50.93 seconds. James Tamburello and Ryan Whitley timed in just behind Smith for third and fourth place, respectively.
The 1500-meter run also featured a 2-3-4 finish from the Purple and Gold. Isaiah Greer was the top Bison with a time of 4:12.39. Daniel Gardner and Max McBride followed him across the finish as Gardner had a time of 4:13.27 and McBride with 4:14.17.l
Sweeping the podium in the men's javelin throw, John Clevenger won the gold with a toss of 44.10 meters. Bradford Lineberry and James Tamburello claimed silver and bronze, respectively. Lineberry also claimed the top spot in the hammer throw for the Bisons with a toss of 32.46 meters.
"Most of our team will take next weekend off," Taylor said. "It is a good time for a break. Then we get a home meet at Vandy."


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That being said, it's been the tech-savvy forward-thinking executives that have led the cause to date -- enabling their organization to join the ranks of the early-adopters, and paving the way for others to follow.
Cisco announced that Virgin Media, the UK's top entertainment and digital communications company, is deploying the powerful combination of Cisco Quad, Cisco WebEx and Cisco Unified Communications to its eager employee base.
The solutions are part of the Virgin Media progressive "Flexible Working Initiative" that will enable thousands of employees to collaborate and work remotely -- utilizing video calls and shared documents, all easily accessible via notebook PCs, business tablets and mobile smartphones.
Sharing Tacit Knowledge Across the Enterprise
Cisco Quad will become a virtual knowledge bank that helps support online communities of practice, bringing together talent with common skills and interests. The platform enables the sharing of files or videos with co-workers across projects and workstreams -- offering instant WebEx conferencing sessions or instant messaging chat sessions -- all possible via the browser-based solution.
Quad allows users to quickly find resources or skills, prioritize work and team activities more easily. This platform will incorporate real-time decision making within WebEx conferencing sessions, through communities, activity feeds and watch lists -- all accessible via any browser or through mobile apps.
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Quad essentially allows Virgin Media employees to discover and participate in discussions with relevant internal groups that may have been previously unknown to them. This new capability will support their vision for a truly collaborative and flexible working environment.
"The ability of social media to actively engage audiences is proven, and we're making the most of Cisco's collaboration software to bring new ways of working to Virgin Media," said Elisa Nardi, chief people and services officer at Virgin Media.
Virgin Media will soon roll out the solution to its managers and staff that are working across teams and on company-wide projects.
Highlights of the deployment include:
- Collaboration applications will offer greater flexibility to co-work from a variety of Virgin Media office locations and from participating employee homes.
- The rich media capabilities extended through WebEx high-definition video help engage workers with a more face-to-face online experience.
- Cisco WebEx can help shorten the time to make key business decisions -- just in time -- via quick and easy video chat conversations.
- Cisco Quad can providing rapid access to information and people through its enterprise search capability -- which helps employees find relevant subject matter experts, content and active communities.


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Panel on the Occasion of International Migrants Day, UNITAR, New York
United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room A
Celebrating International Migrants Day, this panel aims to raise awareness about the migration experiences of young people (defined as the age group from 9 to 25), the need to protect their human rights, and the opportunities that they create for themselves and the countries to which they contribute.
The panel will discuss young people's experiences as migrants and as family members affected by migration. It will look at their strategies to adapt to new cultural and societal environments and discuss how countries of destination can facilitate youth integration and support the upward mobility of the second generation of immigrants.
Among the panellists will be the winners of the PLURAL+ youth video festival, an initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other international partners. Recognizing youth as agents of social change, PLURAL+ invited young people to submit short videos on their thoughts, experiences, opinions, questions and suggestions on how to address key issues in their communities related to migrant integration, inclusiveness, and identity in order to promote harmonious yet diverse societies.
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