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The Polaroid 20×24 is a very large and extremely rare instant camera made by Polaroid. With film plates that measure 20x24 inches, and only five Polaroid 20x24 cameras were ever made. Join us to hear John Reuter, Executive Director of the 20x24 Studio, talk about the origins and history of the Polaroid 20x24 Project. The program includes historical photos of the project's beginning, key artists who have used it and clips from Camera Ready, Reuter's documentary film about the project.
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I came out of a world that was broken. I had this need to fix it and to make things better.
Growing up in a community surrounded by violence taught me about humility, taught me about admitting the fact that life is not perfect. For me, the learning there is to believe in myself, to believe that I could do and achieve anything I want.
A guiding force to me was a set of values that my Dad taught me. I wrote those values, and I captured them in a little book. He had his own struggles, growing up and bringing up kids in apartheid South Africa. He said, "No matter what you do, do it to the best of your abilities. If you are going to become a street sweeper, sweep the streets so well that you become the best street sweeper in the world."
In the days that apartheid was ending, the opportunities for people like myself, specifically women of color, were not many. But my vision was to get into this company called Accenture. I would watch these women and men with their laptops, and they were so smart. I told myself, "I'm going to work for that company. If I get in there, it means I'm worth something."
For me, working hard has only given me what I wanted all through my life. My story of having nothing and then having everything I ever dreamed of in my life is a story I'd like to actually utilize to inspire other women. I must—and can—and will—leave this world a better place than what I found it.


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2012 will mark some major milestones in the race to realize sustainable development as nations navigate the final laps on the Road to Rio+20.
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) as it is formally known and now scheduled for later in June will address two over-arching themes-a Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and an institutional framework for sustainable development.
RIO+20, envisaged as a summit involving heads of state, comes 20 years after the Rio Earth Summit of 1992 that set the course for contemporary sustainable development and established the climate change, biodiversity and desertification treaties as well as a forum on forests.
It also comes four decades after the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment that led to the establishment of UNEP-thus 2012 also marks the 40th anniversary of the environment programme of the UN.
2012 has also been designated as the "International Year for Sustainable Energy for All" by the UN's General Assembly. The year is aimed at creating an enabling environment for the promotion and use of new and renewable energy technologies, including measures to improve access to such technologies.
Highlights of major activities for the first half of 2012 also include:
Second Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 14-15 January.
The Fifth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) will be held from 16-19 January, also in Abu Dhabi. WFES will concentrate on energy innovation in policy implementation, technology development, finance and investment approaches, and existing and upcoming projects.
The Global Conference on Land-Oceans Connections (GLOC): Towards Greener Coastal Economies will be held in Manila, Philippines from 23-24 January. The conference will seek to ensure that a contribution from the linked marine and freshwater communities is fed into the Rio+20 process. A new UNEP report on the "Green Economy in a Blue World" will be launched during the conference.
From 25-29 January, 2012, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will convene in Davos, Switzerland under the theme "The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models." At the meeting, leaders will return to their core purpose of defining what the future should look like, aligning stakeholders around that vision and inspiring their institutions to realize that vision.
From 30 January to 01 February, the Intergovernmental Meeting to Negotiate and Endorse UNEP's Global Environment Outlook-5 Summary for Policy Makers will be held in Gwanju, Republic of Korea.
The 18th Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held from 31 January to 03 February in Quito, Ecuador.
Here ministers will review the implementation of the Rio 1992 commitments and agreements, and deliberate on new, emerging and priority issues for the region and other issues on the road to Rio+20.
They are also expected to discuss cooperation on sustainable consumption and production, environmental indicators and the way forward in negotiating a regional framework agreement on atmospheric pollution that includes emissions of short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) such as methane, black carbon, ozone precursors and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
The UN General Assembly will hold a thematic debate on preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in New York. The exact date of the debate is to be determined.
UNEP in cooperation with UN Global Compact and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will hold a global summit on Business Perspective on Sustainable Growth: Preparing for Rio+20 from 14-16 February in New York.
The summit, convened by KPMG International will seek to craft a forward-looking agenda to focus on global green growth. Its outcomes will be shared at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
The 12th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum will be held from 20-22 February. During the meeting, UNEP will launch the GEO-5 Summary for Policy Makers as a contribution to Rio+20.
Bankers, insurers and investors in the North America region will gather for GLOBE 2012 starting 14-16 March in Vancouver Canada as a contribution to Rio+20- GLOBE 2012 is hosted by the GLOBE Foundation in collaboration with the UNEP Finance Initiative.
World Water Day will be marked on 22 March 2012 under the theme 'Water and Food Security'.
The UN University (UNU), in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) will organize a meeting on Climate Change Mitigation with Indigenous Peoples: Practices, Lessons Learned and Prospects from 26-28 March in Cairns, Australia.
The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Equitable Benefit-sharing Arising from their Utilization (ABS) will be held in Delhi India from 9-13 April.
UNEP in cooperation with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and other organisations will convene the second session of the plenary meeting for the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Panama from 16-21 April.
With the theme of "The Living Ocean and Coast," the Expo 2012 will run from 12 May to 12 August in Yeosu, Republic of Korea. The Expo will seek to provide a learning opportunity to the public as well as present solutions to environmental challenges and propose measures for the sustainable use and development of marine resources.
The fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) will be held from 14-18 May in La Rochelle, France.
Marine Biodiversity will be the theme for this year's International Day for Biodiversity to be marked on 22 May.
Co-hosted and convened by the University of Arizona (US) and the Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Climate Adaptation Futures: Second International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2012 will be held in Tucson USA from 29-31 May.
The World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability will be held from 1-3 June in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in advance of Rio+20.
The meeting, involving those engaged in the development, interpretation and enforcement of law including Chief Justices and senior judges, Attorneys-General and Public Prosecutors and Auditor-Generals, will focus on the law's role in promoting the goals of sustainable development.
With the theme 'Green Economy-Does it include you?', World Environment Day 2012 will be commemorated on 05 June, in Brazil in advance of Rio+20.
The Third and final PrepCom for UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) will be held on 13-15 June in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
The Global Ocean Forum will organize "Oceans Day" during the thematic days immediately preceding the UNCSD or Rio+20 now scheduled between 20-22 June in Rio de Janeiro.
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They came. They sniffed. They smiled. They sipped. They left — still smiling.
That pretty much describes the behavior of guests at last weekend's Spring Has Sprung Tea and Garden Tour at Gramercy Mansion in Stevenson.
The nearly 50 participants were split into two groups and each alternately toured the Tudor-style mansion circa 1902 and its gardens at 1400 Greenspring Valley Road. In between their tours, they all sat down together for high tea, which included, along with the tea, served on fine china, four courses of scones with Devon cream, hors d'oeuvres, finger sandwiches, truffles and petite fours.
Heather Rathbone, assistant to mansion owner Anne Pomykala, said the paid tours are offered in the spring "when our gardens come to life," complete with rows of tulips and blooming magnolia trees.
Gramercy Mansion was built in 1902 by Alexander J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and brother of the American Impressionist painter, Mary Cassatt, according to Wikipedia.
Gramercy Mansion was presented as a wedding gift to Cassatt's daughter, Eliza. Later owners included the prominent Brewster family, one of whom became a senator from Maryland. In the 1950s the 45-acre estate became home to the Koinonia Foundation, a predecessor of the Peace Corps, before being bought and restored by Dr. Ron and Anne Pomykala in 1985.
Gramercy operates as a bed and breakfast, and throughout the year, hosts weddings and parties, and private tours. Anne Pomykala, a Master Gardener, also hosts horticultural events, Rathbone said. They are all ways to "showcase Gramercy," she said.
For more information, go to http://www.gramercymansion.com.


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Broiled Tilapia with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce
This amazing fish dish will make you look like you really know your way around the kitchen. The sauce really makes the dish! For you Thai lovers, this recipe is a keeper. Prep all your ingredients before you start cooking, I used my mini food processor to save time (love this!). This dish is quick, easy, took less than 30 minutes start to finish. Perfect over jasmine rice. (You can substitute basil for cilantro if you don't care for cilantro)
Broiled Tilapia with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce
- 1 tsp dark sesame oil, divided
- 1 tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped scallions
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 2 tsp red curry paste
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 4 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp Asian fish sauce
- 1 14-ounce can light coconut milk
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 6 6-ounce tilapia fillets
- salt
- Cooking spray
- Preheat broiler.
- Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add ginger and garlic; cook 1 minute.
- Add pepper and scallions; cook 1 minute.
- Stir in curry powder, curry paste, and cumin; cook 1 minute.
- Add soy sauce, sugar, Asian fish sauce, and coconut milk; bring to a simmer (do not boil).
- Remove from heat; stir in cilantro or basil if using.
- Brush fish with 1/2 teaspoon oil; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Place fish on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
- Broil 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
- Serve fish with sauce, rice, and lime wedges.


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ExhibitSEED- Measuring an Exhibit's SustainabilityFriday, June 28th, 2013 by ExhibitFiles
Kari Jensen, Senior Exhibit Developer, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry tells the story of a problem the team encountered and about how it influenced the team's understanding of sustainable decision-making.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and project partners were awarded a five-year grant entitled Sustainability: Promoting sustainable decision-making in informal education by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2009. Since then, the project team has developed and vetted tools including the Sustainable Decision-Making Tool and the Green Exhibit Checklist to help museum professionals create more sustainable exhibits that take into account social, environmental, and economic considerations. In 2012, www.exhibitSEED.org was launched, and in the spring of 2013, five ExhibitSEED professional development workshops were held around the country to train exhibit developers, designers, and fabricators on developing more sustainable exhibits.
At the outset of OMSI's NSF-funded project on sustainable decision-making, we intended to monitor an exhibit's sustainability just like anything else—with a set of quantifiable indicators that we could measure at different points in the project to see if we were improving, and if so, by how much. In order to achieve this seemingly straightforward goal, we devised a set of indicators to measure and assess the sustainability of our exhibit development process over time. These indicators would measure social sustainability, economic sustainability, and environmental sustainability of the project.
We created an online survey to track our progress. All project team members logged in weekly to report on social indicators like "team learning" and "team satisfaction," economic ones like "variance to budget," and environmental ones—like "waste generated" and "greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from staff project-related travel." The surveys were tedious, and felt like a waste of time. Counting every sheet of paper and tea bag that was recycled was time consuming and didn't feel like one of the more impactful decisions that could be made on a project of this scale. Plus, figuring out how much staff paper use was accountable to this project specifically was a challenge when most of us were working on several projects simultaneously. Whether or not people rode their bikes to meetings or drove cars to meetings was interesting but we just didn't have very many off-site meetings, so again the impact seemed minimal. Plus, it was increasingly apparent than many of the social considerations were not necessarily quantifiable or comparable to other measures—for example, how do you measure a missed opportunity for supporting underserved audiences, and what would that mean in budgetary terms?
Our team was beginning to understand that sustainability is a much more complex concept—and that these specific measurements were almost meaningless without explaining the context around each and every number. We realized that measuring sustainability is far more nuanced and complex than a standardized set of questions could possibly represent.
Sustainability itself is an ideal—it isn't a destination that is possible to achieve, but rather a journey along which we try to make better, more well rounded decisions by intentionally widening our scope of decision-making criteria. We widen this scope to give a voice to the many valid considerations that should play a role in decision-making but often don't– especially ones that may not be easily assessed by looking at an Excel spreadsheet. For example, how much stress and grief might one of our budget-driven choices cause staff members or exhibit repair staff down the line? How might purchasing exhibit pieces from the cheapest vendor in town inadvertently harm a woman or minority-owned business struggling to make ends meet? What part does ordering plywood from across the country play in transportation related carbon emissions?
So after a year or two of struggling to measure specific indicators, we realized that it is more valuable to pay attention to the actual discussions that feed into making decisions, rather than the particular outcome of decisions. We developed the "Sustainable Decision-making Tool" to help teams identify these many considerations. When using this tool, teams are forced to take a hard look at all of the visible and invisible impacts of their decisions. The goal of making a more-sustainable choice comes down to making the choice that maximizes positive benefits. Of course every choice has tradeoffs and this tool is also intended to give light to the real tradeoffs that are being made with every choice.
At the beginning of the project, our team oftentimes defaulted to making so-called sustainable decisions based on environmental or "green" considerations, but we tended to overlook some of the important social and economic ones. We found that after putting all of the considerations on the table with the Sustainable Decision-making Tool, we were automatically starting to bring up social, economic, and environmental aspects to every decision in every conversation we had, whether we used the tool or not. It became ingrained in our thinking. As a result of this new approach, we have made many choices that may seem to the untrained eye as less sustainable, but you may find that there were more net positive impacts of the decision than the alternatives.
We invite you to try out the tools and resources offered at www.exhibitseed.org, and challenge you to use the three pillars frame of social, economic, and environmental considerations with your project team. You may be surprised by how your project can be more sustainable!
Didn't make one of the regional ExhibitSEED workshops? Please join us for a free pre-conference workshop at ASTC in Albuquerque (pre-registration is required)!
What is ExhibitSEED?
ExhibitSEED.org is a place for exhibit and museum professionals to find resources for developing, designing, and building more sustainable exhibits. ExhibitSEED resources are based on a three pillars approach to sustainability that includes environmental, economic, and social considerations. The resources on this website were developed from an interactive science museum perspective, but we hope the information will be valuable to exhibit professionals specializing in all types of museums. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) developed exhibitSEED.org with input from local and national museum industry and design advisors.
What will I find at www.ExhibitSEED.org?
• Sustainable Practices: Practical tips for incorporating social, economic, and environmental considerations into each phase of exhibit development: Proposal Writing, Project Management, Content Research & Development, Design, Prototyping & Visitor Testing, Production, Evaluation, and End-life.
• Decision Making Tool: An activity to use with your team, intended to inspire a well-rounded conversation that leads teams to decisions that consider all three (social, environmental, and economic) aspects of sustainability.
• The Green Exhibit Checklist: a tool to evaluate the environmental sustainability of exhibits. It awards points in 5 key strategies for reducing the environmental impact of exhibit production, plus a sixth category for innovation.
• Material Guide: an online guide that was created to help exhibit designers and builders choose materials that are better for the environment, for visitors and workers, and make economic sense.
• Case Studies: Individual case studies of how museums are integrating the three pillars of sustainability into their operations.
• Envisioning Sustainability: An activity designed to help teams explore the concept of sustainability.
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Top: The Sustainable Decision-Making Tool is an activity that teams can do to inspire a well-rounded conversation that leads teams to decisions that consider all three (social, environmental, and economic) aspects of sustainability.
Bottom: ExhibitSEED workshop participants practice using the Green Exhibit Checklist to assess the environmental sustainability of an existing exhibit.


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Even if an officer is wearing body armor, the risk of injury still exists, either from perforation of an overmatched round (a bullet the armor is not designed to stop) or through blunt trauma injuries, such as lacerations or contusions directly behind the area of impact. Each incident should be assessed.
During the past several years, an NIJ-funded interdisciplinary review panel reviewed the specifics of officers who have sustained behind-armor blunt trauma. The panel identified some key findings, including the need to establish guidelines for routine medical care when an incident has occurred. See Medical Management Guidelines for Impacts to Body Armor.
NIJ-funded researchers also are reviewing real-world incidents of officers shot while wearing armor and are recreating the incidents in a laboratory to improve understanding of blunt force trauma caused by the impact.
NIJ has funded research to better understand injuries sustained during assaults on officers with knives or other cutting or slashing instruments.
NIJ also has funded a project to characterize the different types of weapons — both manufactured and improvised — used against law enforcement and corrections officers.
In both projects, researchers will survey agencies and review data from actual incidents.
NIJ will use the results of these research projects to improve the stab- and slash-resistant standard and test methods. Manufacturers can also use the results to improve the effectiveness of the armor itself.
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In a genre filled with dryads and dragons, The Secret World emerges as a dark and thoughtful counterpoint to the enchanted forests of most modern online role-playing games. Even when the skies are bright, an emotional cloud hangs over your every action. Rather than rush you from waypoint to waypoint, The Secret World takes its time to tell stories and build tension. Instead of spelling out your goals, it makes you think about the reasonable next action hinted at by scribbled notes and cryptic clues. This is an unusual game, and like many unusual games, it demands patience and focus.
What makes this massively multiplayer game so unusual? To begin with, the setting is unlike any other MMOG. The Secret World doesn't whisk you away to a fantasy fairyland or a scorched sci-fi landscape, but occurs in an off-kilter version of our own planet. "Everything is real" a quest giver might tell you, and so it is: biblical plagues, haunted house horrors, and zombie invasions are threats--as well as symptoms of a greater power at play. Even the so-called "hollow earth" is real, serving as a central network of walkways that connect you to your various destinations, where police captains and academy administrators await delivery from their waking nightmares.
Some quests are doled out by objects you stumble across--a corpse sprawled across the road, or a computer terminal, perhaps. Most are provided by any number of mysterious citizens, who offer the most melodramatic of explanations for their needs. The writing and dialogue are notably self-conscious. "The city is a honeycomb of terror, each cell barely cognisant of the others" says one entry in your lorebook. And in a quest giver's monologue: "Men queuing up to cross over, animals guarding the threshold, returning gods and demons. Musical chairs of the soul." None of this writing sounds particularly natural, even though the excellent voice cast sells each and every alliteration and pregnant pause.
As belabored as the writing is, it works remarkably well in context, inviting introspection and analysis. The Secret World cultivates an oppressive tone in almost all of its aspects, including its wordy dialogue. After you choose a faction (Illuminati, Templar, or Dragon), the game introduces you to your home city, and the mysterious organization for which you work. After this lengthy blend of cutscenes and rudimentary exploration, you enter Kingsmouth, Maine, where you keenly sense the inspiration of authors Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Allan Poe. The darkness is thick, and gnarly trees loom large over you. Iron fences and brick columns surround an abandoned mansion, its rising parapets ever-so-slightly askew.
The dejected atmosphere works hand in hand with the mythical tales that develop as you push forward. In New England, you learn of a league of young monster slayers, and the first girl invited into the fold. In Egypt, cultists worship ancient gods, and sand creatures roam the desert. In Transylvania, the locals tell chilling tales of the Draculesti. Each region is a bleak wilderness to be tamed, and there's a sense that frights and chills lurk just out of view. The bleakness can even get overwhelming, the nighttime becoming so black that you can't see an inch in front of you, making you long for an in-game flashlight to break the gloom. (Certain quests grant you a miner's helmet, but you may not get to use it once the missions are complete.)
For the most part, however, The Secret World's graphics engine serves the art design well, scattered visual glitches notwithstanding. Of special note are the layers of sound shrouding your adventure. You roam the halls of an abandoned asylum, where the trembles of a bass drum build anxiety, later released by the chilling howl of a tortured spirit. On the outskirts of al-Merayah, shimmering dissonant chords create an air of unease. Even the smallest of sound cues--the notification that you have earned ability points, the discovery of new lore--fit seamlessly into a remarkably cohesive sound design.
Some of The Secret World's quests can be boiled down to the kinds of kill-this, fetch-that tasks you've seen in countless other games. Even when this is the case, however, developer Funcom does its best to give your actions context and chain missions together so that even ordinary objectives are organic to that particular area, and fit within its ongoing narratives. If you enjoy online RPGs for the comfortable cycle of "take quest, arrive at waypoint, kill monsters, return for reward," The Secret World isn't for you. You can queue up only a small number of quests. The downside is that you perform fewer tasks at any given time and earn quest rewards at a slower rate. The upside is that you are fully conscious of why you are doing what you are doing at any given moment.
With that consciousness comes emotional investment and intellectual engagement. Your group's investigation of an amusement park turns to matters far more treacherous than most visits to the fun fair. Claiming ancient artifacts means confronting groaning creatures made of stone and sand. You disguise yourself in order to infiltrate a hideout, and even avoid trip wires and the roaming eye of security cameras to escape a solo dungeon unscathed. Such stealthy endeavors occur in car parks and claustrophobic mines, and in many cases, a head-on conflict means certain death. These are memorable quests, though it's too bad that you must leave any party members behind while you complete them.
Even better are quests that leave fighting and collecting behind and force you to sort out puzzles or even jump online (perhaps using the handy built-in Web browser) to do a bit of research. This might mean identifying a painting, sorting out a word-logic puzzle, or even figuring out the meaning of an Arabic scrawl. Such quests give you pause, particularly when you must piece together clues that provide your next destination. Make no mistake: many investigation quests are challenging, and bring your adventure to a halt as you sort through them. But when that "Eureka!" moment comes, elation kicks in as the game showers you with experience points for your mental efforts.
When you put in the work, you usually expect a game to fulfill its obligation to reward you--or at least provide proper feedback--but The Secret World often fails to fulfill its end of the bargain. Sometimes, this betrayal comes in the form of a small but basic execution flaw, such as the pixel-perfect exactness required when trying to click on certain items. You might stumble across the correct solution, but if you don't hover the cursor over an object in just the right way, you might never be able to interact with it. And then you move on, unaware that you were staring directly at the solution. On other occasions, other players can interfere, interacting with vital items and forcing you to start from scratch.
Other times, The Secret World pushes past "challenging and thoughtful" into "frustrating and time consuming." A puzzle based on Morse code is one thing; having to translate fast-moving audio, or to download a smartphone application capable of doing it for you, is a step too far. Less forgivably, it might be a bug that gets in the way, preventing you from knowing if you are in the wrong, or if the game is. In one case, you must activate a staff that in turn lights a series of fires that guide you to your goal. Yet the fires may not blaze, and you are left staring at the screen, wondering where the clue to your destination might be.
The Secret World rarely suffers from online issues, its bugs more often limited to "annoying" rather than "crippling." Questing issues aside, most glitches relate to elements like chat channels and visual communication. And in some cases, feature execution is simply lackluster rather than outright broken. The in-game browser is a real help, for instance, but there are moments when you wish you could save bookmarks, or at least have the browser remember the last page visited when you reopen it, since you might need to refer to it multiple times. For that matter, opening the browser can lead to a full game crash, making using a laptop or tablet a better option.
Meanwhile, the excellent storytelling might have you seeking out glowing icons that represent morsels of lore that form a larger narrative. The riddles and mysteries are worth piecing together, given the intriguing tales they convey. And yet discovering these tidbits (and completing certain quests) sometimes requires jumping to higher ground. That wouldn't be such a bad idea, were jumping in The Secret World not so inexact and unsatisfying. In fact, the two most basic elements of most games--movement and action--don't feel quite right. The floaty animations and inconsistent collision detection keep you from feeling like your feet make real contact with the ground, or that your weapons make real contact with your enemies. Enraged cultists fall before you see the sword swipe that kills them, and damage and status effect notifications appear before your grenade lands.
And so the most fundamental aspects of moment-to-moment interaction fail to engage, and this is the unfortunate first impression that could push players to a more immediately fun game. Sadly, the wonderful flexibility and challenge of the Secret World is lost on anyone that quits early on. In the vast majority of RPGs, you level up; here, there are no levels. You do earn experience and reach milestones, however, so while there is no number assigned to your level, you still have that sense of progress associated with it. You frequently earn points that allow you to purchase new abilities and improve your handiness with certain weapons, and ultimately, the idea of a "no levels" system is neither as aimless as you might think--nor as groundbreaking.
More refreshing is the lack of specific classes. In The Secret World, how you fight is determined by the weapons and abilities you equip, and you can mix and match within the game's framework. There are a number of weapon types: shotguns, assault rifles, magical focuses, katanas, and so forth. You can equip two weapons at a time, along with seven active and seven passive abilities. It's a free-form system, and in time, you could potentially purchase abilities from multiple trees, allowing you to take on the right set of abilities for any occasion. In fact, it's best to have multiple sets of gear on hand, should you hit a roadblock.
If this freedom sounds intimidating, The Secret World includes prebuilt "decks" of weapons and abilities that more or less correspond to classes--and fulfilling one's requirements nets you a nice new outfit. Outfits are purely cosmetic, but after you see some of the stylish threads on others as you pass, you may find yourself in London, browsing aviator sunglasses and trying on pinstripe suits to see which looks most dapper. You can even spend real-world funds on clothing, titles, and other inessentials. Such microtransactions are a free-to-play staple, yet The Secret World sells at retail price and charges a monthly fee. A real-money store thus comes across as a cash grab, though to be fair, you can safely ignore the nickel-and-diming.
As for in-game currency, you spend it on more inventory space, upgrades to your sprint speed, and items such as talismans. Talismans are accessories used to enhance your attributes to best suit your play style. They impact such elements as your hit points, defense rating, and healing prowess. You earn talismans as loot as well, though you might be better off crafting them. By breaking down items into raw materials, you can then upgrade those materials and combine them into talismans and other craftables. You can do this at any time using the crafting interface, which has you dropping these materials into a grid in a particular pattern, Minecraft style. Just be sure to take notes: the game doesn't make it easy to refer to these patterns, though in time, you might remember them.
Alone or with others, some encounters require you to be aware of your surroundings. Many creatures perform area-of-effect attacks, signaling the danger zone with a visible cone or halo. You need to dodge to avoid them--and do so without getting the attention of any other giant bugs buzzing nearby. The game requires situational awareness in other ways too: avoiding flaming crevasses during a boss battle, luring foes from objects that render them invincible, and so forth.
Five-player group dungeons require even greater acumen. You fight more powerful creatures than you do small ones, so each encounter is dangerous if you aren't smart about it. Once you're locked into a boss battle, there is no battlefield resurrection: either enough players remain alive to defeat the shrieking horror, or you all respawn and try again. Navigating environmental hazards while determining creature behavior and the proper ways to attack is part of the fun--as is rearranging your abilities to best suit the needs of the group. Sadly, finding a group is harder than it should be: there is no group finder tool, nor is there a way to queue up for a dungeon from the world at large.
You can queue up for player-versus-player matches from anywhere, however. There are three maps in play, one of which is a persistent tug-of-war in which each faction struggles to retain control over key points. The other two are one-off matches of finite duration. There is some entertainment to be had as you roam the persistent map with bands of brothers, shooting up mobs of other players en route to your destination, where a hectic fight against a towering monstrosity awaits. The Secret World isn't a proper home for a PVP enthusiast, however. The auto-grouping tool on the Fusang map is barely helpful, and the skittery movement and combat are front and center here. And on the non-persistent maps, getting into a match can take longer than you would wish.
And so The Secret World isn't a game for those craving a quick and satisfying player battle. Instead, it's for those who seek uninviting crevasses and insidious conspiracies. It's for those who want their intelligence challenged--not to mindlessly battle monsters lifted from the Book of Generic Fantasy Creatures. You must still endure a fair share of annoyances, broken quests, and uninspired fundamentals. The Secret World requires you to dig more deeply than you might have expected. But when you do, you find a fascinating game willing to divulge its secrets to anyone ready to listen.


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The Charleston Black and White football scrimmage and CHS Booster Club Fundraiser will be held this Saturday, August 17.
A $5.00 admission for adults and students will get you into the game and a meal (hamburger or hot dog, chips and a drink). Children under 5 attend free.
Gates will open at 4pm. The third and fourth grade will scrimmage at 5pm; the fifth and sixth grade at 5:30pm, the seventh grade at 6pm; the junior Tigers at 6:30pm and the senior Tigers at 7:15.
There will be a 50/50 contest again this year. Athletic students are selling 50/50 chances, one for $5 or 5 for $20. Each chance you buy gets your name on a popsicle stick and which ever stick the skydiver lands closest to wins half the pot.
Come support the Booster Club as well as your Charleston Tigers.


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For years now I have been hearing lots of fantastic stories about the Downieville Trails. I almost made it here last year, but the South Lake Tahoe Trails kept me occupied longer than planned, so I never made it. As I'm sure you can understand, I was pretty stoked about riding what a lot of people call "The hottest mtb destination in the USA" .. I have been to a lot of fantastic mtb destinations, and was really curious if Downieville would come close to some of my all time favorites, or … [Read more...]
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As most of you know, KDE 3.5 is getting off the Gentoo train for various reasons mentioned elsewhere (in short: security, lack of upstream interest).
Some people are still using it though and they have been asking how they can keep it on their system, without emerge screaming each time they try to update world.
I'm writing this post to guide those people (you? :)) on how they can achieve that.
1. Adding the kde-sunset overlay
Perhaps the most important thing you need to remember is that the ebuilds will be completely removed from the tree, so you need to add an overlay called kde-sunset to portage which contains a copy of most of them.
To add the overlay you need to have layman with git USE flag enabled:
USE="git" emerge -av layman
make sure you add the git USE flag in your package.use or make.conf 🙂
you can then use layman to install the overlay:
layman -f
layman -a kde-sunset
if this is your first time using layman, you'll have to add the following line @ the end of your make.conf:
source /usr/local/portage/layman/make.conf
you can keep the overlay updated by running:
layman -s kde-sunset
2. KDE 3.5 is masked (this is necessary only while KDE 3.5 is still in tree)
Now we have the overlay, but until KDE 3.5 is completely wiped off the tree, there's a mask to warn users about it.
Portage will scream about this mask each time you try to emerge so you need to unmask KDE 3.5 manually.
There are two (and a half) ways to do this:
a1) if your package.unmask is a folder, symlink the unmask file from kde-sunset to /etc/portage/package.unmask/
ln -s /usr/local/portage/layman/kde-sunset/Documentation/package.unmask/kde-3.5 /etc/portage/package.unmask/kde-3.5
a2) if your package.unmask is not a folder you can append the file (but you'll have to update it manually)
cat /usr/local/portage/layman/kde-sunset/Documentation/package.unmask/kde-3.5 >> /etc/portage/package.unmask
b) if you don't like all that, you can emerge autounmask
emerge -av autounmask
and ask it to unmask stuff for you – note that autounmask doesn't like :slot and will only work with -version
autounmask kde-meta-3.5
3. I don't want KDE 4 (yet)
So all is great now but portage wants to install KDE 4 when you emerge world.
This is happening because KDE 4 went stable recently and portage thinks you want to upgrade (you should btw ;)).
To fix this one we need to tell portage that we actually want the 3.5 version of KDE and we don't care about 4.
we need to edit /var/lib/portage/world and add a version (or a slot) to every kde 3.5 app we have in there.
* be careful with this file *
for example, lets say that you installed kde 3.5 using the kde-meta ebuild.
if you open /var/lib/portage/world you'll find a line saying
you need to add :3.5 which is the 3.5 slot, or -3.5.10 which is the version (or both, version first) at the end. if you add the version, you'll have to prepend a "=" as well.
the line should now read:
do this for each KDE 3.5 app you have in the world file. If you're unsure of the slot/version, use eix packagename to find it out.
4. All systems go
emerge -avDuN world
^^ this should now be clean of any KDE 4 traces and mask warnings 🙂
If you have any issues or are interested in maintaining kde-sunset, you may visit us over @ #gentoo-kde in freenode's IRC network or drop us an email at kde _at_ gentoo _dot_ org. We'll do our best to help you 🙂
Maybe after reading this post your KDE 3 installation will last a bit longer 😉
Enjoy and see you w/ KDE 4 soon 😛


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Who was saying that? Even Rex doesn't say that.
Or is it safe to say yet that even with that sparkling 3-5 record against them, that he's about as good against them as Herman Edwards or Eric Mangini were?
Who was saying that? Even Rex doesn't say that.
Don't you get the feeling that if Rex is still coaching here 2-3 years from now, we're still going to be talking about that 2010 playoff victory over the Pats? The Thanksgiving game is going to be huge for Rex in many ways...you cannot get swept by this team back to back years.
You know who the last Jets coach was that swept the Pats in a season.....Al Groh!
So you mean to tell me he "owned" them at ANY point in time?
No one owns the patriots.
The league owns the Patriots, that's why they get all the damn calls...
Just realized we're actually pretty shltty in division games under the Rex era.


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This photo appeared in a number of photos I have been scanning. Since there is additional information on the back of this photo that I do not particularly care to go through the effort to document elsewhere, I thought I would make it available here.
Arthur Christiansen Coley (1921-2004) is my Great Grandmother's brother. This photo was in his possession.
The back has written for Mr. Willis. "Gordon P Willis, West Main St, Petersburg, Ind."
I believe this is Gordon Prentice Willis (1919-1976), son of Walter and Ida Willis, husband of Thelma Willis.
The back has written for Mr. Briggin. "L.F. Briggin, R. 5, Midland, Mich."
This is Lawrence Frederick Briggin (1924-still alive), son of Thomas and Henrietta Briggin, husband of Billie Briggin. I visited with his daughter-in-law Muriel Briggin who I e-mailed a copy of the photo. She confirmed this was Lawrence Briggin and he is still alive in Midland, Michigan.


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Midi Sweater!
Here ya go, Max Darling! Many many thanks to Elizabeth Zimmermann for inspiration and to Sean for the picture.
Originally uploaded by alaynefreidel
Originally uploaded by alaynefreidel
GAUGE: 5 to 1"
You can start straight into garter stitch with the contrasting color (CC), in which case do two ridges of garter stitch and then two rows stockinette CC. OR -
- Using provisional CO, CO 210 stitches in CC, join (at the end of the sweater you can pick up and knit down from this to the desired length)
- K 2 rows total (including CO row) in CC
- Switch to main color (MC) and k 3 rows
- K 2 rows CC, place markers one stitch after join point and at 106 stitches
- Switch to MC and K for 20 stitches, PM and start lace pattern:
1. K1, YO, K1, sl1, K1, PSSO, K5, K2tog, K1, YO, K1
2. All even rows knit
3. K2, YO, K1, sl1, K1, PSSO, K3, K2tog, K1, YO, K2
5. K3, YO, K1, sl1, K1, PSSO, K1, K2tog, K1, YO, K3
7. K4, YO, K1, sl1, K2tog, PSSO, K1, YO, K4
- Maintain lace pattern throughout body of the sweater
- K to desired length for waist shaping (for me, ~ 9")
- On either side of side markers, decrease (4 stitches decreased)
- K for 1" rows
- Repeat decrease round
- K for 2"
- On either side of side markers, increase one stitch (4 stitches increased)
- K for 1"
- Repeat increase round (garment is ~ 13" long now)
- Continue to desired length ( Mine is 16" long, and I did some short row bust shaping)
- Place body on holders or yarn
- CO 50 stitches in CC for sleeve (MAKE 2), join
- K 2 ridges of garter stitch in CC
- K 2 rows plain stockinette in CC
- Switch to MC and K 3 rows
- Switch to CC and K 2 rows
- Switch to MC and K 3 rows
- Switch to CC and K 2rows
- Continue in MC, increasing approx every 4 rows till 66 stitches (I increased on the top of the sleeve, instead of underarm, for a bit of interest)
- Continue plain till desired length (mine are ~11")
- Join sleeves to body on long needle, leaving 10 stitches for underarm on each sleeve and at appropriate points on body on holders
- K, maintaining lace pattern, for approx half and inch, marking the 4 points where the front and back of sleeves join the body
- Kitchener underarms ( I do it now instead of at the end because it puts less stress on the underarm and it doesn't get all stretched out)
- Decreasing on either side of each point (8 stitches decreased each decrease round) every 3 rows, K until 33 stitches remain at sleeve (half of the number you started with)
- Knit across one sleeve's 33 stitches, joining up to front and back with ssk and p2tog, as appropriate, until saddle is ~ 5 inches.
- K around to the other sleeve and repeat
- Join all stitches on one needle and K 3 rows garter stitch, then bind off!
- Sew in ends.


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Using multiple pictures in an ad? Different perspectives can confuse consumers
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the ocean from a private balcony at a luxury resort? Self-imagery is a powerful marketing tactic and many ads use pictures that help you see yourself using a product or service. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, showing photos from multiple perspectives can have a negative effect on how a person processes the information in an ad.
"The use of photos showing the advertised product or service from multiple perspectives is very common in ads. However, we show that these multiple perspective ads can have negative as well as positive effects," write authors Yuwei Jiang (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Rashmi Adaval (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Yael Steinhart (Tel Aviv University), and Robert S. Wyer Jr. (Chinese University of Hong Kong).
Across four studies, the authors examined how ads using pictures taken from either the same perspective or from multiple perspectives impact product evaluations. In one study, participants were asked to view two ads for a resort hotel, each consisting of four photos. In some ads, the photos were taken from the same perspective, while in others they were taken from different perspectives. Participants were then asked to form a story about their own experience at the resort.
Participants who viewed the ads with photos from different perspectives expressed more difficulty in coming up with their own story and were also more likely to form a negative evaluation of the resort. These results underscore the need for brands to use care when placing both pictures and imagery instructions in the same ad.
"If the purpose of the ad is for consumers to immerse themselves in a particular experience, the use of pictures from multiple perspectives in the same ad should be avoided. When photos from multiple visual perspectives have to be included, we suggest brands should try to use an informational approach over a storytelling approach," the authors conclude.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Picture time
That's it! And I have to say a massive thanks to Marco Polo Cycling Team and the organisors of the Tour De Korea for another great adventure..flight to Hong Kong departs in 1 hour. Sad sad reality awaits!
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thankfully your readers are well aware of what you do, because the photo that accompanied this byline "Trying to have a team meeting in the overheated, sweaty and stuffy sex motel room!" should never be taken out of context. Congrats on your road back to stardom,
"Road back to stardom" I'm flattered Paris Marques, but let's not go nuts! hahaReplyDelete
Thanks for the photos Jono. I was hoping that you'd be posting some.ReplyDelete
- robert merkelMay 6, 2010 at 10:10 PM
Fascinating, Jono.ReplyDelete
Did you get to do the 1100 meter road climb on Jeju, either as part of the race or beforehand?
It's a long and intermittently hard climb - particularly if you try it on a rented steel-frame MTB :)
No, no time in Jeju! It was stage finish, shower, bus, plane and back to the mainland!ReplyDelete
Would have been fantastic, saw some great photos of the volcano crater, would have made a good stage finish!


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Fort Scott Community College, PSU explore enhanced partnership
Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013
Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University officials today announced that they are exploring options to expand their partnership agreement.
The current agreement between the two institutions of higher education is one of the strongest in the state, allowing FSCC students to take community college courses on PSU's campus while providing them with the ability to seamlessly transfer to Pittsburg State.
"Pittsburg State's academic offerings, facilities and location make it a great partner," said Clayton Tatro, FSCC president. "We think there's a real opportunity here to do even more for our students, which is why we approached Pittsburg State earlier this year with the idea of bringing our two colleges closer together."
Early discussions have centered on developing a model that would create a closer affiliation between the two campuses. The goal would be to expand access and opportunities for students while preserving the identity of each institution.
Pittsburg State University President Steve Scott said the idea is a good one, and would benefit both campuses and their communities.
"Our goal is to create a new and expanded partnership that enhances access and creates more streamlined pathways for students," Scott said. "It also has the potential of generating greater economic efficiencies for both campuses."
Similar models have successfully been put into place in other states, but this partnership would be the first of its kind in Kansas.
"It's worked well in states such as Missouri, Kentucky and Utah," said Tatro. "The keys to success in each case have been open communication and an engaged community."
Retired Butler Community College President Jackie Vietti has been retained to help guide the process forward.
"Dr. Vietti has dedicated her life to higher education," said Scott. "She understands the demands placed upon community colleges and universities in our state. We're fortunate to have a professional of her stature helping us in this process."
Public forums will be held in Fort Scott and Pittsburg during September with the goal of presenting a final plan to the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees and Kansas Board of Regents before the end of the year.
"Our next step is to hear from our communities and get their input," said Tatro. "These insights will help us develop a final plan that benefits our students, our campuses and our communities."
Any proposed plan would have to be approved by the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees and Kansas Board of Regents. Although legislative involvement may eventually be required, those involved caution there are still many steps to be taken before a final plan is developed.


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Washington DC Nano News - Transition in Progress
authored by Margaret Glass, ASTC
One thing that's hard to appreciate if you don't live around the Beltway is the sheer number of job changes that occur in DC after a major election. Not only will the presidency change hands in 2009, but a fair number of new legislators are coming to Congress. Add to that all of the appointees of a new administration, their related hires, staffers, aides, and interns, and it's a mini population shift. This can only mean a positive change for science and technology policy. Not only is President-elect Obama tech savvy and aware of the need for home-grown innovation and research, he is accompanied by a cohort of legislators that constitute the largest number of science-educated professionals ever in Congress at one time. According to Scientists and Engineers for America, the 111th Congress will include 22 men and women with degrees in science or engineering; another 27 have degrees in the health sciences. For those senators and representatives that have been reelected to the 111th Congress, you can take a look at their voting records on issues of science, technology, innovation, and education here. The transition is already in progress. Today is the last day of the week-long freshman orientation for newly elected legislators. Click here to listen to my favorite DC NPR morning news segment, Power Breakfast, which describes the office lottery for new legislators that goes on today. Now is the time to start looking for new digs on the local rental market (with leases that match legislative terms) or to watch Craig's List for that high-end resale furniture!


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Waveryly, TN
Capt. Joseph Sanders is meshing education with his military career. Sanders, of Waverly, is part of an increasing trend of active-duty military personnel pursuing advanced degrees as part of the U.S. Army's Advanced Civil Schooling program. Sanders will graduate in December with a Master of Business Administration.
Sanders was assigned to UT Martin, his alma mater, to gain the advanced degree, after earning his bachelor's degree in 2001 and, as a culmination of ROTC, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S Army. He has a total of 14 years of active duty. Additionally, he is a graduate of the U.S. Army Infantry Officer Basic Course and the Military Intelligence Captains Career Course.
Sanders always intended to make military service his career, stationed after college at Vilseck, Germany, as part of the 2-2 Infantry Battalion. He's since served in the Middle East for a total of 39 months. He was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and remained for 12 months and again in 2006-07 for 15 months. He was deployed for 12 months in 2009 to Afghanistan.
"In each deployment, it was very interesting to work with indigenous security forces," said Sanders. "Each of these nations is trying to build a secure place for their families and a brighter future than they may have had otherwise."
His specific assignments have included: electronics technician, U.S.S. Lake Champlain CG-57 at San Diego, Calif.; platoon leader, 1-63rd Armor Battalion at Vilseck, Germany, to include deployment to Iraq in support of OIF II; assistant intelligence officer, 1-26 Infantry Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany, to include deployment to Iraq in support of OIF 06-08; Intelligence Officer, 3-71 Cavalry Squadron, Fort Drum, N.Y., to include deployment to Afghanistan in support of OEF 09.
Awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Expert Infantryman Badge.
Recently, Sanders was selected as the speaker for the annual Memorial Day observance on campus this year.
"It is a great honor to have been asked to speak at the ceremony," he said. "After working with soldiers for the last seven years and seeing their sacrifices, I think it is important for the nation to remember those who have given their lives for our freedom and way of life."
As part of his Memorial Day remarks, Sanders said, "I would, with confidence, say that each of us, not just soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, know people who have given their all. Not all casualties are felt on the battlefield. Family, friends and even communities can be affected by losses with pain felt for generations. Today, we gather to remember those losses and to pay humble tribute. We gather so as not to forget." He added, "Today, as in times past, we are a symbol to the world for freedom and democracy, a beacon of hope and light for nations and people without. This position was earned by courageous men and women, people who believed in something greater than themselves, people who paid the ultimate price. We remember their service, their sacrifice and will endeavor to let it not be in vain."
After receiving his MBA in December, Sanders will be reassigned based on Army needs. He is engaged to Capt. Kristina Stokes, U.S. Army officer, and they plan to marry in spring of 2012.
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What's wrong with these people?/
I was complaining again. I know what I love. I know what I want to see. Unfortunately it aligns all too rarely with the film industry's main desires. Along these lines, Bill Horberg and I were emailing back and forth about our pursuit to bring Edwidge Danticat's The Dew Breaker to the screen. Bill remarked:
Art House has become everyone's favorite perjorative. And we don't get to say "probably too mall for me."
I love that. People generally only want to see ambitious films once they are already made and some critic -- if they haven't all been fired from their jobs -- shames them into wanting to see it. It gets worse at the level of gatekeeper and financier: if you quiz them about their favorite film, it generally is something quite beautiful and aiming high. They seem to forget why they got into this business -- to make films that are as ambitious as their favorites. The hard economics of this craft leaves everyone shaken and skittish. Yet you can marry great material to reasonable budgets. Unique worlds, original characters, dramatic and truthful situations -- these will always be what makes up great films. But money is afraid that all people want to see is escape. They also want to be transported, transformed. They want to appreciate their lives and to aspire to more. They want to recognize themselves in others whom lives are quite different. They want to see their stories told. Ah, well. I am going to keep trying.
We will get this movie made. It's just too good not to. And its coming together nicely. Stay tuned.


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So, day 1, training camp:
90k's there. Lunch. 90k's back.
Simple equation? I think not!
When the trip down takes not much over 2 hours, without minimal stress, you know you are in trouble. And trouble we were in. It was windy. So bloody windy! We had 8 guys swapping off into the headwind and we struggled to crack 30, this was out of this world bat-shit crazy. Stupid. It should never be that windy. I hope it never is again. As my cheeks still have a bit of windburn
Day 2
Cold. Snow down to 900m overnight. Summer? A Tasmanian summer at best. The rain continued, as did the ride. After 3 hours or so our route was shortened to avoid snow and save sanity. What is going on in this state?!? It was really turning on the weather for the mainlanders. Only coffee and carrot cake could save some face for this frigid land.
Day 3
Mt Wellington. The one I had been waiting for. 3.5 hours of nice bunch riding, loads of ups and downs, some swapping off, some lunch and then up the climb it was. We had a bit of a race, the results showing who was strong, and who was even stronger! Everyone soon felt deflated when we came in around 10 minutes behind Ritchie Porte's PB time up the hill. Never Mind. The view ( and maybe some coke) revived our spirits after the hour of power.
Ok the pictures are crap, but at least I tried, unlike Kane (seen below), who thanks to some remaining Indian gastro gut and a sore knee found more respite in bed, rather than going up the berg, wise choice Kane, wise choice...
Day 4
Today it was TV time. Local Hobart TV were swooning over the ever impressive Nathan Earle who is soon to be deemed the next best thing since sliced bread (or Ritchie Porte, or Will Clarke, or Cam Wurf). So as we rode off straight up hill (whose idea was this!?!) we had to put on a brave face and pretend not to be suffering, somehow we climbed 900m in the first 45 minutes even though none of the climbs were longer than a few k, guess they all added up. The day then followed some nice easier roads only then to send us up some more vicious bergs that resulted in the numbers being pinned on and the ears pinned back. I couldn't hold the front men. I was suffering big time. This camp was harder than a race. Then it was the half an hour swap off that really blew everything out of the legs. Lunch was on and the day was just about done. The ride back from New Norfolk to Hobart was spent reminding myself how to pee on the bike (well, to pee away from the bike moreso) whilst on the move. I am not sure if the afternoon traffic understood what was going on. I bet it looked weird.
Day 5
The finale. Nearly done. It was a long early section of the ride on some roads that were so far beyond dead I think they must have been brought back to life, then killed again. They were D-E-A-D. But quiet nonetheless. Lunch was churned, coke was consumed and the last part of the ride was another swap off from hell. Everyone wanting to hurt everyone else. Perfect. A tick over 6 hours and the camp was done. Phew!
Everyone is now ready for Jelajah Malaysia!
From back on the mainland,


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Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
That's what people along the path of Hurricane Patricia, the most powerful hurricane ever recorded, are doing as they await landfall near Puerto Vallarta on the Mexican coast.
The storm has intensified to 200 mph winds in just 30 hours, leaving many people to take drastic measures to prepare for the damage.
More extreme preparations in Puerto Vallarta. #Patricia #protectthosestogies pic.twitter.com/xUKHjIC3wZ— Chris Sherman (@chrisshermanAP) October 23, 2015
Tourists in Puerto Vallarta wait for buses to shelters. Hotels mistakenly sent them to convention ctr. #Patricia pic.twitter.com/dWgujUG5Tq— Chris Sherman (@chrisshermanAP) October 23, 2015
GOES-W visible loop of Patricia since sunrise. Holding at an incredible 200mph sustained. https://t.co/GaO0QBa3c3 pic.twitter.com/qXCSsQul1L— Ian Livingston (@islivingston) October 23, 2015
Astronaut Scott Kelly shared this extraordinary photo of Patricia from space. And it is BIG.
Hurricane #Patricia looks menacing from @space_station. Stay safe below, #Mexico. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/6LP2xCYcGD— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 23, 2015
Even meteorologists are freaking out.
#Patricia's pressure dropped 100mb in 24 hours, making it the fastest-intensifying hurricane ever observed in the Western Hemisphere— Mike Bettes (@mikebettes) October 23, 2015
It appears we will soon have the first 200-mph operational hurricane intensity in my 17 years as a professional meteorologist. #Patricia— Nick Wiltgen (@WxNick) October 23, 2015
Stay safe, Mexico!


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"The Met Unbound," an artful blend of athletic and technically virtuosic mixes of ballet, jazz, modern and contemporary dance by the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, takes center stage Thursday at 8 p.m. at Texas A&M International University's Center for the Fine & Performing Arts (CFPA) Theatre.
The performance program features five works created for the company including: "Zoom" by internationally renowned choreographer Pattie; "History" by Braham Logan Crane; "Consumed" by Kate Skarpetowska; "Elevated" by Salim Galuwoos and a duet excerpted from a full-length work "Where Beauty Washes the Soul" by Randall Flinn.
Tickets for "The Met Unbound" are $10 and may be purchased at TAMIU's CFPA, room 217. Tickets may also be purchased on site the evening of the event, dependent on availability.
Jazz movement propels "Zoom," Obey's turbo-charged work set on the company in 2006. Set to the driving music of Big Noise from Winnetka, the dancers execute intricate movements at break-neck speed across the stage. Soloist Kiki Lucas explodes as the focal point of this mesmerizing work.
Braham Logan Crane re-set his seven section dance theater piece, "History" on the full company in 2009. The dramatic 32-minute piece includes music, multi-media projections and precise movement that inform a narrative that celebrates life.
Houston Met Dance will perform Kate Skarpetowska's newest collaboration with the company, "Consumed," her commentary on globalization and one man's attempt to escape its entrapment. The precise and frenetic movement combined with the pulsating soundtrack captivates the audience as they wait to see if freedom is obtainable.
"Elevated" examines Gauwloos interest in an afterlife of "perfect balance and harmony" which informed this work set for Houston Met Dance in 2009. For the company, Gauwloos created a work of quiet reverence that builds to an exuberant conclusion.
Flinn's work for Houston Met Dance, "Where Beauty Washes the Soul," features the music of Yo Yo Ma and Ennio Morricone. Flinn describes his work as "truly pure movement, not contrived or worked, but simply experienced and given in return." Managing Director Marlana Walsh-Doyle and Christopher Cardenas will perform a duet excerpted from the full-length work.
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text: « back to directory print Steven Dean Professor of Law 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-7939 | Email | CV | Twitter Areas of Expertise Tax PolicyTax AvoidanceTax HavensTax ExpendituresSocial Enterprise Education B.A., Williams College J.D., Yale Law School Biography Courses Publications Noteworthy Steven Dean's scholarship and teaching focus on tax law. Tax Deregulation (N.Y.U. Law Review, 2011), for example, considered the surprising implications of enhancing taxpayer autonomy. Professor Dean has also collaborated with Professor Dana Brakman Reiser on a number of projects, including Social Enterprise and the Law: Trust, Public Benefit and Capital Markets (Oxford University Press, forthcoming), exploring the role of the law in the growth of social enterprise. Other work has considered unconventional solutions to longstanding problems such as tax havens, regulatory complexity and tax shelters. Professor Dean is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Tax Section. Before joining the Brooklyn Law School faculty he worked as an associate at two global law firms. He graduated from Yale Law School. Related Links: Faculty News Curriculum