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For many individuals, addiction is a daily struggle. It may start with a person deciding to try a drug with friends. The problem is that any drug has the potential to cause dependency. Once that happens, the person could find themselves using it more and more often, taking unnecessary risks, and damaging their health and reputation.
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We are pleased to announce that we are assisting Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) with their strategic planning effort.
VIB is is a division of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI), and provides employment opportuniities for Virginians who are blind or visually impaired in two manufacturing plants, eleven base supply stores, and six service locations. They have diverse contracts with federal agencies through the AbilityOne Program (e.g., contract management and closeout services for the U. S. Army), contracts through State Agency agreements such as the Virginia Court Debt Collection Office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Virginia Employment Commission, and manufacture items as diverse as mattresses for the U. S. Navy and state colleges and universities and reflective vests for the Virginia Department of Trnsportation.
Given the improvements in assistive technology and more ambitious expectations of young people who are blind and people who lose their sight after gaining work experience, VIB is exploring ways to attract workers who are looking for more than traditional product manufacturing. In fact, some of VIB's experienced contract closeout employees have already been hired by the government, which is quite a successful outcome for those people.
We look forward to helping VIB plan the modernization of its business to meet the evolving needs of people who are blind or vision impaired.
On May 11th, Becky Roberts and I will present "Tweet Jams: Facilitated Social Media or Chaos?" at the International Association of Facilitators North America (IAFNA) Conference 2012, in Halifax, Nova Scotia!
We will explore how to apply the concepts of facilitation to Twitter, as we teach how to facilitate a Tweet Jam / Tweet Chat, from 9:00 to 10:30 Atlantic Time.
Join us using the hashtag #IAFNAjam, or join our non-conference facilitation discussions using #facilichat. We will be tweeting out more information shortly.
Tweetchat at the International association of Facilitators North America Conference (IAFNAConf2012). Use hashtag #facilichat.
Friday, May 11, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM Eastern Time (9:00 AM to 10:30 Atlantic Time)
Led by: Dorothy Firsching and Becky Roberts
The in-person session will be live tweeted and will introduce Twitter, tweetchats/tweetjams and tools, and will evolve to a Tweet Chat / Tweetjam that will discuss facilitation of Tweet Chats / Tweetjams.
The main questions will include:
- What types of tweetjams / tweetchats have you participated in or facilitated?
- When is a Tweetjam or Tweetchat a great technique in your facilitation practice?
- What tools and techniques work well for tweetjam facilitation?
- What works well to record and present tweetjam results?
The results of the tweetjam will be posted and made available to participants.
All are welcome to participate via Twitter in addition to those participating at the conference. For more information, follow @dbfirsching and @beckylroberts!
Virtual attendance at the IAFNA 2012 conference is also available via Adobe Connect, for a fee.
The presentation from IAFNA 2012 on Facilitating Tweetjams is available below. We are planning more tweet chats so check back here or search for #facilichat on Twitter.
We are masters of collaboration, working with groups, and bringing people to consensus.
- We have facilitated and supported ongoing working groups of people in management and operational roles across the country, using in person meetings and via conferencing, supported by online document sharing, website action registers, e-mail discussion lists, and other mechanisms.
- We have assembled panels of industy experts to identify best practices, develop positions, and formulate approaches, including development of a major transformational policy proposal for a National Employment Investment Policy. We shared documents online.
- We have assembled groups of facilitators with domain specialties such as acquisition / procurement and healthcare, for diverse groups of participants.
- We have planned and facilitated a Beneficiary Summit representing diversity of age, race, gender, and disability from every state and territory, and brought them to consensus on their recommendations to Congress, the Social Security Administration. We used online action planning tools as well as conferencing.
- We planned the first JoomlaDay in the Washington, DC area, working with a group of Joomla! experts who for the most part had not planned such a conference before. We used collaboration tools such as Google Docs and Project Fork to share planning documents and milestones in real time and virtual space. We used Google Forms to virtually instantaneously develop and share a survey of participants, collecting their responses into a Google Docs spreadsheet we shared.
Facilitation is the art of tapping into the knowledge and experience that clients already have, and working with them to help them achieve their objectives. We clarify the strategic intent, and then specifically design both the process and the agenda to achieve the objectives of the event, whether they be purely business oriented, interpersonal or team oriented, or a combination of the two.
We plan for the personality and needs of the group. We carefully orchestrate the desired atmosphere, to create an environment conducive to open communication and creativity. As appropriate, we develop processes to reach out to and involve diverse stakeholders, whether that participation is directly at a facilitated in-person meeting or via other methods such as teleconference, survey, or web collaboration. We have facilitated groups that range in size from a few people to hundreds of people, and know how to tailor the agenda and facilitation plan to meet the needs of groups of various sizes.
Working with diverse stakeholders requires a wider range of skills than does facilitating a group of people from a single organization structure. We have been successful on many projects that involve cross-organizational input and participation from Congress, Federal agencies, State and local agencies, policy makers, political appointees, scientists, academia, national nonprofit organizations, local nonprofit agencies, industry representatives from large and small firms, and private citizens.
We use a variety of group facilitation techniques and tools including icebreakers, brainstorming, breakout groups, flipcharts, etc. We use specific techniques to move a group toward consensus, for example, dot-polls for rough prioritization. We use tools such as sticky walls (rip-stop nylon sprayed with an adhesive) to flexibly place and re-arrange items recorded on pieces of paper when the ability to reorganize is important. We use laptops to project text in large fonts and make changes the entire group can see when the changes are not extensive. We also take copious notes and provide meeting minutes or a draft and final report following each meeting. We support planning and coordination of meeting logistics, development of background or read-ahead materials, note taking and/or transcription, and publishing of reports, including graphics and printing where appropriate.

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Getting started on managing Service Bus Publish-Subscribe with basic features in C#
Azure Service Bus basic scenario sample.
- Create namespace.
- Create a topic.
- Update topic with new size and a new ServiceBus subscription.
- Create another ServiceBus subscription in the topic.
- List topic
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- Get default authorization rule.
- Regenerate the keys in the authorization rule.
- Send a message to topic using Data plan sdk for Service Bus.
- Delete one ServiceBus subscription as part of update of topic.
- Delete another ServiceBus subscription.
- Delete topic
- Delete namespace
Running this Sample
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Set the environment variable
AZURE_AUTH_LOCATION with the full path for an auth file. See how to create an auth file.
git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/service-bus-dotnet-manage-publish-subscribe-with-basic-features.git
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dotnet build
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- From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences, then click Energy Saver.
- Click the Schedule button, then use the checkboxes and pop-up menus to choose when to start up, wake, sleep, restart, or shut down.
To shut down automatically, your Mac must be awake at the time that it's scheduled to shut down, and remain awake for at least 10 minutes past that time. If it's sleeping at the scheduled shutdown time, it continues sleeping instead of shutting down. If it's set to go to sleep after less than 15 minutes of inactivity, it might go back to sleep before it can shut down. To make sure that your Mac shuts down even when sleeping, set it to start up or wake 5 minutes before the scheduled shutdown time.


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In AN Web project, I'm getting a NotSupportedException, when using query with wildcard *, however wildcards were claimed to be supported. What can be the problem here?
you mean, you updated svn repository?
What is the exact query?
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I type 'finl*nd' into search input. In debugger I see Query object with 2 clauses: 'absoluteuri:finl*nd host:finl*nd text:finl*nd title:finl*nd' and 'discoverytype:webpage'. This query object is passed to Lucene .Search method
Try now - fix checked in - SVN.
I see this after running svn update
the update from 2015. Am I doing anything wrong?
Try now.
Thanks, Mike!! working now.
U replace wildcard with empty string when getting summary that causes the summary to be empty, if wildcard is in the middle of the query. Is there a possibility to overcome this with the use of regex maybe?
Not sure - that would be an "under the hood" thing with lucene.net.
Get latest for the space change.
Now it's working, however summaries differs pretty much. Consider example:
Maybe you know, how to improve this? Or I can look deeper into it later
Any updates on summary stuff here?
The summaries come from Lucene.net, beyond the borders of AN.
I would expect the summaries to be different as the queries are different - beyond this, how exactly Lucene.net summarizes, I do not know.
This conveyed, I did look at updating Lucene.net to see if there is any improvements - 86 breaking changes to sort out. I'll be back... (will be a few days)
Let me know if you see an obvious solution.
I took a look at the latest - no discernible difference.
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"In reality of course, there is no such thing as unfettered press freedom. Even the most liberal-minded person would acknowledge the necessity of some form of regulation or code to ensure responsible reporting. By this, I mean that our editors and journalists must be men and women who know what works for Singapore and how to advance our society's collective interests."- Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, at the 5th anniversary dinner of TODAY newspaper, 31 October 2005
"Censorship seeks to produce subjects according to explicit and implicit norms..the production of the subject has everything to do with the regulation of speech. The subject's production takes place not only through the regulation of that subject's speech, but through the regulation of the social domain of speakable discourse." - Judith Butler, 'Excitable Speech - A Politics of the Performative'
Demarcating the Lines - Censorship and the State
Film director Martyn See has directed and produced a short-film entitled Singapore Rebel ("the Film"), which seeks to explore the political ambitions and journey of the Singapore Democratic Party's Dr Chee Soon Juan and his tussles with the ruling People's Action Party (PAP). Although it was submitted to be screened at last year's Singapore International Film Festival, the film was ultimately withdrawn because the Media Development Authority's Board of Film Censors (BFC) was of the view that it contravened certain provisions of the Films Act[1] .
Before I explore the relevant provisions of the Films Act and the actual content and significance of the Film, let me say that the BFC's decision to withdraw the Film begs some important questions.
Namely, was this yet another instance of the BFC censoring a film it deemed politically sensitive, regardless of whether or not it could be so viewed from an objective stand-point? Was it yet another case in which an expression within civil society, an audio-visual attempt to explore Singapore's political landscape had been prematurely curtailed by the State through its legal apparatus?[2] Or, more disturbingly, is the decision to withdraw the Film the result of Singapore's socio-political climate where any expression which touches upon certain subject-matters is generally expected to create waves and be duly punished, no matter how expressly or impliedly the expression treats these subject-matters? In other words, has Singapore's vigilance in regulating expression conditioned us to instinctively know, or at least believe that we know, when a film violates norms laid down by the State?
These questions form the basis of my analysis of the Film and BFC's response to it.
The 'Speech Act' Theory
In "Excitable Speech - A Politics of the Performative", Judith Butler, quoting comparative speech and rhetoric theorists, advances the theory that expression is intrinsically performative: it is not confined to the words we write or utter, but reflects an attitude or an intention to act upon that utterance or writing (or of the suggestion of multiple meanings within the utterance or writing).
This theory, which is referred to as the 'Speech Act' theory, postulates that "people do more things with words than convey information, and that when people do convey information, they often convey more than their words encode."[3] Applied to our context, it may help explain why the BFC, and by extension the State, believe that it must intervene to regulate something like hate speech, or any other speech for that matter which could jeopardize national stability ("Offensive Speech").[4]
Using concepts typically associated with international relations theory and practice, Butler takes the analysis one step further. She suggests that a State attributes an almost "sovereign power" to hate speech when it tells its citizens that it violates their civil rights and liberties and therefore must be regulated by the State's legal apparatus. Butler goes on to observe that such a suggestion may be flawed. For starters, it is premised on the assumption that "non-state centred forms of agency and resistance" either do not exist or should not be encouraged - which is inaccurate. The existence and efficacy of alternative forms of societal progress is a topic for another essay to explore.
Butler also notes that Offensive Speech, ironically, may indeed be a State construct. It would not even exist as a category of speech in the first place without "State ratification". In other words, "this power of the State's judicial language to establish and maintain the domain of what will be publicly speakable suggests that the State plays much more than a limiting function in such decisions; in fact, the State actively produces the domain of publicly acceptable speech, demarcating the line between the domains of the speakable and the unspeakable, and retaining the power to make and sustain that consequential line of demarcation."[5]
This does not mean that we have no choice to determine for ourselves how we engage in speech acts. Rather, the real question is whether or not censorship has a far more significant pre-emptive role than we are aware of. In addition to setting the parameters for what is and is not permissible, it may also skewer our ability to independently review a film, for example, which has already been labelled as controversial. This ability is crucial to the philosophical concept of "agency" which asks that we undo the scene that has been set for us and critically examine the lines demarcating what is and is not permissible so that we can come to an unbiased conclusion of the art we perceive.
Does Singapore Rebel deconstruct the landscape that has been drawn for us, or does it merely fall into the dubious category of expression which the State has determined to be Offensive Speech?
Singapore Rebel - The Film
Singapore Rebel starts with a nearly 3-minute opening sequence of generic and rapidly -cut shots of Singapore's central business district and shopping malls, which are ubiquitous in the island.
A voice-over narrates a series of stereotypical statistics about the nation. These cover the usual terrain that any news wire agency report about Singapore would: i.e. that Singapore, with a population of over 4 million, is an anomalous "little red dot" which has far outdone its Southeast Asian neighbours and yet, continues to be perceived with guarded cynicism by some outsiders and citizens alike, for its lack of political and social freedom.
The film then takes us to the apartment above an innocuous shop-house where Dr Chee Soon Juan works and takes care of his three children. An informal question-answer interview session allows for See to craft a vignette of the man and his forays into politics. Narrating his beginnings as a lecturer at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) psychology department in 1990, Chee outlines his interest in politics and his involvement in the 1992 elections during which he says he sensed the "frustrations and anger" that many Singaporeans felt.
See then adopts a reportage-styled narrative, seeking to allow the key moments speak for themselves. These include the period when Chee went on a hunger strike after he was sacked from NUS; his forays into speaking openly about politics and civil society action in 1998 and 1999, which led to the first of two defamation suits (the second followed during the 2001 elections), as well as fines and a 5-week prison sentence.
Archival footage shot by See includes Chee's attempts to get a 'people against poverty' May Day rally going outside the grounds of the Istana (office of the President of Singapore). The audience, like the numerous reporters at the scene of the event, witness the police descending on the small gathering where Chee was subsequently apprehended and driven away in a police van.
Interestingly, however, See's voice as the interviewer, and as the audience's representative on film, only emerges in the film once the tone has been set for how we should perceive Chee - that is, as an almost solitary man struggling against the odds to question a domineering and authoritarian state. Chee is packaged and presented to the audience as the archetypal Singapore rebel and then made to answer the following questions:
"Why do you get into trouble with the law all the time?"
"You are a politician, are you not concerned with losing popularity with the people?"
"If Singaporeans are materialistic, why fight for their rights?"
Legal Dimensions - The Films Act
One does not have to be an astute historian or political activist to know upon watching the Film that it was going to face problems with the censors. The ban was not unprecedented. Indeed, it follows in the footsteps of the ban against A Vision of Persistence, a 15-minute documentary on opposition politician J.B. Jeyaretnam made in 2001 by three Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturers. A Vision of Persistence, just like Singapore Rebel, was withdrawn from the Singapore International Film Festival by the BFC for offending section 2 of the Act. Festival Director/Programmer, Mr Philip Cheah, notes that it was the first time a film had been specifically barred under the Films Act due to its "political content".[6]
Section 2 of the Films Act is designed to prohibit "party-political" films, which expressly deal with such political content. In particular, subsections 2(a) and 2(b) of the Act enumerate circumstances in which a film would contravene the Act for "contain(ing) wholly or partly either partisan or biased references to or comments on any political matter".[7] Section 2b(vi) of the Act, for instance, states that a film is objectionable if it touches on a "current policy of the Government or any issue of public controversy in Singapore" (emphasis mine). Given that See's 26-minute film is more a summation of the most controversial periods in Chee's political career and, in my view, far less an exploration of Chee's ethos, ideology and political vision with regards to Singapore, it is unsurprising that it triggered alarm bells and was ultimately thought by the BFC to fall foul of Section 2 of the Act.
Not only was the Film withdrawn, but it elicited a series of other responses from the authorities, reaffirming the popular belief that free expression in Singapore may be greeted by a slap on the wrist rather than applause. According to reports in news wires such as Associated Press and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), See was told he would be fined up to $100,000 and could face a possible jail term if he went ahead and screened the Film without authorisation[8]. Copies of the Film and camera equipment were also seized by the authorities[9]. Subsequently, See's friends, social activist Jacob George and filmmaker Tan Pin Pin, were questioned by the police about See and the Film in the course of an apparently routine investigation.[10]
Does this cautionary and somewhat punitive response on the part of the State's quasi-judicial and legal apparatus reflect the State's abhorrence of the Film (and its political content) or was it an instinctive response to what the apparatus had assumed would be viewed by the State as being Offensive Speech that could threaten national and political stability? Significantly, as See points out in his blog, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew had this to say about the ban in an interview with Time Magazine : "Well, if you had asked me, I would have said, to hell with it (the ban). But the censor, the enforcer, he will continue until he is told the law has changed. And it will change. "[11]
Ironically, the Film continues to live and breathe in the virtual landscape, where it can be seen in its entirety, giving it a heightened poignancy that it might not have had had the BFC and other relevant authorities decided to permit its screening.[12] Even before we can begin a critique of the film, this fact hits us, a discerning audience, as being rather ironic.
Of Subjects and Cinematic Expression - A Critique of the Film
The most important question for the audience is whether some of us walked away from the Film with a more nuanced picture of a man so riddled with controversy and so persistently labelled in mainstream media that some believe he has become a caricature rather than a political visionary.
In the context of short films like Singapore Rebel or A Vision of Persistence, the audience is simply not given the opportunity to judge the film on its own merits. The censorship authorities have operated on two levels. First, in setting the very terms of what is speakable and what is not, they put such films beyond our reach even before they make it to the screens at small film festivals. Second, and more tangibly, the censors shut the films down at inception by imposing a ban.
Interestingly, and with the greatest respect to See, it appears that the Film has itself, consciously or subconsciously, undergone some self-censorship.
One cannot help but feel that if See had wanted the Film to focus on Chee Soon Juan rather than tangible instances of civil society presence in Singapore, the Film should have yielded a more layered vignette in its 26 minutes.[13] Instead, the questions that See poses to Chee operate on our stock impressions of Chee and paint a caricature, without penetrating the rhetoric to reveal the portrait of Chee the man.
For example, See allows Chee to briefly share his recollections about going on a hunger strike, but we never find out why (or whether) Chee was inspired by India's father-figure Mahatma Gandhi to undertake this form of passive resistance. We are similarly not given an insight into whether political struggles in other parts of the world influence Chee's own ideology or attitude towards life.
At one crucial point in the Film, See asks how Chee feels about being labelled a "congenital liar" and a "political gangster", to which Chee responds, with considerable self-restraint, that the truth will speak for itself. Although Chee's response is, in the circumstances, quite remarkable, See never includes footage of instances where Chee might have reiterated what he is and stands for. Instead, we are again left with a caricature of a man asserting what he isn't, believing that the elusive "truth" (another category that could have been explored in the film) will redeem him.
As a whole, the film, by reaffirming many assumptions we may already have of Singapore's political scene, leaves a discerning audience with little to work with. On the one hand, Singaporeans who are familiar with Chee's political struggles will learn little that is new here. On the other hand, Western political activists and mainstream or independent media who generally only pay attention to Singapore when faced with reports that it has an authoritative regime will have these ideas reinforced by the Film.[14] Neither Singaporeans nor their counterparts abroad discover anything that challenges established stereotypes of Chee or Singapore.
The subject of a film, and sometimes its author, may be transformed or tainted by censorship from within or without. As Butler writes, "the subject emerges as the result of the bar itself. barring is an action that is not exactly performed on a pregiven subject, but performed in such a way that the subject him/herself is performatively produced as a result of this primary cut," (Butler, 1997: 138).
Borrowing Butler's language, See's film and Chee Soon Juan (or more accurately the caricature of Chee presented in the Film) strike us as a product of this "primary cut", the pre-emptive and "normative" exercise of power which - according to Butler - set the very "conditions of intelligibility". Chee has almost been driven to poverty by defamation suits which still labours on. See is the filmmaker who has been censored by the State. Amidst the surrounding controversy, they are reduced almost to cliches rather than the men they are.
An opportunity to be able to think outside the binary of the ruling party versus its often diminished and beleaguered opposition is rarely presented to us. A film that would really push the envelope would therefore have to be the "unperformable in all performativity" (ibid). Applied to the Film, this means that both Singaporeans and foreign press or NGOs may have appreciated a film dedicated to letting Chee articulate where his desire to enter politics came from, how he understands the very idea of being "politicised", how he sees civil society, and what he thinks it takes to build a nation, assuming he thinks that is a critical question for someone venturing into the political arena. It is unfortunate that the Film does not sufficiently grapple with these questions.
Even so, there is no logic in imposing a ban, or preventing a wider audience from watching the Film. By banning the Film the State is forced to re-visit, re-condemn and re-stage what it ironically claims to have absolute power over. In this regard, the "censored speech it seeks to regulate is introduced into public discourse" (ibid: 130). Put differently, law suits and mainstream media coverage condemning Chee Soon Juan forces the State to admit in the public arena that it is a contingent entity. More commonly, politicians have to return to the site of the impermissible when foreign journalists question them about the very issues they would rather not touch on - be it Singapore's human rights record, its lack of press freedom or its tendency to exercise heavy-handed censorship.
In the case of Singapore Rebel, it was the censors doing what they believe the law says, and this, apparently, will change. Both Singaporeans and people who see cinema as a critical and powerful tool of expression are hoping that this change will come soon.
With thanks to Mahdev Mohan for advice and clarifications on the legal dimensions discussed in this paper.
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Fans of the original Eastman and Laird comic series shouldn't be shocked to discover that the Turtles are still cool (or maybe they should after the last two decades of cheap child-pandering knock offs), because at their core they have always been inherently awesome. The re-imagining of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in TMNT hews a little closer to their darkly heroic comic origins, eschewing the manic pizza-devouring numbskulls they had become. Granted, it still doesn't tell the original story of the Turtles, but at least they get the solitary stoicism of Leonardo and the envy and mental instability of Raphael right.
TMNT is first and foremost a platformer, containing all of the elements that you'd expect from a game of its type. Most of your time will be spent leaping, hopping, flipping and at least seven other words for "jumping" through a stream of precarious perches, platforms and other obstacles. From the steamy verdant jungles of South America to the rugged dingy back alleys of New York, the Turtles attack every environment as though they were some crazy hybridization of Tomb Raider's Lara Croft and a pack of Red Bull-injected spider monkeys. As ninjas, the four brothers are superb acrobats, and I found it both liberating and exhilarating to wall-run along the sides of high-rise buildings.
Still, there's another thing that ninjas do that TMNT seems to skimp on a bit: combat. While each of the brothers comes equipped with their trademark weapons (and corresponding special moves), actual fighting is confined mostly to the mashing of the attack button. You could execute a spinning roundhouse kick, but it doesn't do as much damage as a straight-up attack, so its use is limited to knocking enemies so that you have room to pull off a charge-attack. The charge-attacks are where combat becomes most interesting; you can do one by holding down the attack button for a few seconds and upon releasing it quickly dash from enemy to enemy dishing out damage to vital organs. With the mere handful of damaging abilities at your disposal, combat is a little lacking for a game about ninjas (let alone mutant ninjas).


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Culture- ART FEATURE- <b>Dignity reclaimed: Shepherd's beautiful N.O. abyss</b>
While viewing John Shepherd's wrenchingly beautiful black-and-white photographs of New Orleans, collected in the Mudhouse exhibition, "The Aftermath of Katrina," I recalled a book from my publishing days. David Toole's Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo argues that art can offer meaning, restore dignity— even serve as protest— in the face of suffering.
"To turn catastrophe into tragedy and to escape from sheer terror," Toole writes, "requires precisely that we do not demonize nature but rather stand before it in wonder— even as it destroys us."
Drawing on Nietzche, Toole suggests we can "tame the horrible" by immersing ourselves in "the beauty of the abyss." John Shepherd's lens ushers us into the abyss of post-Katrina New Orleans, where we find awe, grief, and even moments of wry humor. His 11" x 14" silver gelatin prints may be modest in size, but their emotional and spiritual content is enormous.
While unflinchingly focusing on the devastation, Shepherd reveals exquisite and often absurd details in the most unexpected places. In one image, a car's front end juts from beneath a house like the Wicked Witch of the East's legs in The Wizard of Oz. In another, three porcelain toilets— surrounding walls long gone— sit in the open with their seats and lids in various positions, calling to mind the see-hear-speak-no-evil monkeys.
Shepherd's artistry emerges in his skillful composition and tonal range. In "Chandelier by Dark Passage," an in-focus, four-bulb fixture— three of its white fluted shades still intact— dangles crookedly in the foreground while petals of wallpaper peel beside an inky out-of-focus doorway in the background. Vines entwine the chandelier's arms while withered tree branches extend into the frame on the right. The melancholia is palpable.
Even the grim marks left by inspectors on empty houses offer beauty in Shepherd's eyes. In "No Answer/No Smell," large spray-painted x's mirror the patterns of an iron window grill and a chain-link fence that, in the end, failed to provide protectection. A central dark and scraggly bush emphasizes nature's defiance of containment.
One of Shepherd's most interesting images, "Virgin Mary," shows a faded Madonna standing inside an upturned half bathtub planted in a front yard. Among the detritus strewn like offerings before the makeshift altar, a lone crutch lies abandoned, as if a testimony to the possibility of miracles in the midst of destruction.
There are no people in Shepherd's photos, but their ghosts are everywhere. And Shepherd restores their dignity, even as he protests their loss.
John Shepherd's photographic exhibition, "The Aftermath of Katrina," is on view at the Mudhouse through August. 213 W. Main St. 984-6833.
Culture Art List
Published August 24, 2006 in issue 0534 of the Hook
The McGuffey Art Center ends its annual two-week summer hiatus on August 29 when it opens James Covert's "Works on Paper" in the main gallery, and the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild's annual juried exhibition in the upstairs and downstairs hallway galleries. Both shows run through October 1. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.
Second Street Gallery is on break but returns to art action in September with an exhibition by photography "it girl" Anna Gaskell. 115 Second St. SE (in the Charlottesville City Center for the Arts). 977-7284.
Les Yeux du Monde features work by Gloria and David Lee through August 25. Also, on August 26, the gallery features a special one-day sale of Bogdan Achimescu's work, 3-7pm. High tea will be served. 115 S. First St. 973-5566.
The University of Virginia Art Museum is currently preparing for the opening of "Complicit! Contemporary American Art and Mass Culture," which opens September 1. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.
Through September, the main gallery of UVA's Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature and Culture, located in the new Special Collections Library, features "The Style of Power: Building a Nation," which examines the art, architecture, and decorative arts popular in post-Revolutionary America. 972-4254.
On August 29, the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection opens "Radiance: Seeing the Divine in Aboriginal Art," which will remain on view through December 21. 400 Worrell Drive, Pantops. 244-0234.
The Gallery @ 5th & Water presents "Beyond the Barn Door," an exhibition of acrylic paintings by Pat Howe, through August 27. Located in the upstairs foyer of Henderson & Everett and Stoneking/von Storch. 107 5th St. 979-9825.
The Creature Gallery offers wildlife photographer Hal Brindley's latest show, "Alaska," on view through October. 824 Hinton Ave. 284-1800.
Migration: A Gallery offers a second summer show, "Inside / Out," featuring paintings by Lynn Boggess and ceramics by local fave Tom Clarkson. Also on view, "Elemental Harmonies," which showcases the work of painter Suzanne Howes-Stevens and metal artist, Jim Martin. Also in August, the gallery hosts the Charlottesville-Albemarle Art Association's 13th Annual Juried Show. All on view through August 29. 119 Fifth St. SE. 293-2200.
For the month of August, the C&O Gallery displays Jonathan Doner's "Textures and Transformations." 515 E. Water St. (next to the C&O Restaurant). 971-7044.
John Trippel presents an exhibition of paintings at the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center, on view through mid-October. 1600 Melbourne Road (behind CHS). 923-4544.
Art Upstairs features Peter Alamonte's "A Watercolor Retrospective: 1960's to the Present," on view through August 31. 316 E. Main St. (2nd floor of the Hardware Store). 923-3900.
The new Convergence gallery features work by aerosol street artists during August. 414 E. Main St. (in the basement under the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar). 825-8184.
Angelo presents Laura J. Snyder's "Lightness and Weight," an exhibition of paintings and works on paper that explore "a conflict between the physical and the spiritual," on view through August 31. 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 971-9256.
During August, HOME showcases new paintings and mixed-media pieces by Andrew Hersey. A portion of all sales benefits the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. 126-D Garrett St. (in the Gleasons Building). 293-2812.
Mono Loco displays an 11-artist group show, "Wherever You Go, There You Are," through August 31. 200 W. Water St. 409-7556.
In August, La Galeria presents Roger Lehr's exhibition of oils and acrylics entitled, "Differences." 218 W. Market St. (next to Vinegar Hill Theatre). 293-7003.
August 1-31, C'ville Coffee presents "Whitmans– A Sampling of Media and Subjects from the Paintings of Judy Carraway." 1301 Harris St. (across from Circa). 817-2633.
Mudhouse presents post-Katrina photography by John Shepherd, on view in August. 213 W. Main St. 984-6833. See Art feature, page XX.
During August, Order from Horder presents work by photographer Cary Oliva. 425 E. Main St. 293-9166.
The work of Laura Lee Gulledge is featured in "99 Versions of Laura Lee on the Wall," at the Starr Hill Gallery during August. 709 Main St. 989-2554.
The 5th Floor Gallery at Keller Williams Realty features an August show of Heliardo Aragao's work along with work by painter Gidey Gezahey. Habitat for Humanity receives 10 percent of all sales. 300 Preston Ave., Suite 500. 220-2201.
Sage Moon Gallery presents "Essence Revealed," an exhibition of work by ceramic sculptor Diann Schindler, through August. 420 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 977-9997.
The latest installment in poet Laurance Wieder and artist Andrea Korotky's "Poem Site: Songs in the Landscape" features the painted window, "The Last Century," and the take-it-with-you poem, "A Look Ahead" in the Poem Tube. The installment runs through September 15. Front yard of 2331 Highland Ave. 295-5057.
Through August 31, the Boar's Head Inn Store presents artwork in various media by Mary Boxley Bullington, Gray Dodson, Jeanette Buys, Jack Cacciatore, and Kirk McCauley. Rte. 250W. 977-2241.
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Art Association's new members show, featuring work by Lucia Bakewell, Michael Bednar, Joy Cross, Christine Rich, and Marcy Springett, is currently on view upstairs at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. 295-2486 or 973-9700.
The Central Virginia Watercolor Guild displays new watercolor, pastel, acrylic, and mixed-media work at the Albemarle County Courthouse through October 31. 410 E. High St. 964-1423.
In August, Transient Crafters presents Meg West's latest exhibition of regional landscapes entitled "Summer Views." 118 E. Main St. 972-9500.
Through August 31, Gravity Lounge features Joseph Piorkowski's exhibition, "Another Summer of Peace." 103 S. First St. (below Caspari). 977-5590.
White Orchid Restaurant shows "Photographs of Vietnam" by the late Georgia Barbour through August 31. 420 W. Main St. 297-4400.
Glo is currently showing paintings by Christian Peri. 225 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 295-7432.
Blue Ridge Beads & Glass displays new paintings and art glass by Jerry O'Dell. 1724 Allied St. 434-293-2876.
L'étoile Restaurant displays paintings by local artists Barry Gordon, Malcolm Hughes, and Christian Peri. 817 W. Main St. (across from the Amtrak Station). 979-7957.
On August 25, the Staunton Augusta Art Center opens "Ex Votos," an exhibition of Tom Chambers' digital montages, which will remain on view through September 29. A reception is scheduled for August 25, 5-8pm. 1 Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton. 540-885-2028.
Washington and Lee University's Williams School of Commerce presents "Art Song," an exhibition of etchings, monotypes, relief prints, and lithographs by Judith Kahn. The show runs through September. Lexington. 540-458-8602.
The Artisans Center of Virginia presents ceramicist Dan Finnegan's show, "New Kiln-New Studio-New Work" during August. 601 Shenandoah Village Road (Exit 94 off I64), Waynesboro. 540-296-3294.
Orange's Corner House Gallery features Virginia landscapes and architecture studies by Linda Bourdreaux Montgomery and Virginia Unakite, along with jewelry by Coryne Simone LaBry. 173 W. Main St. 540-672-5019.
Through October 8, Madison's Sevenoaks Pathwork Center features "Organic Studies," a show of photography by Ruth Adams. 540-948-6544.
Lovingston's The Eye of the Beholder gallery offers "Stopping Points," featuring paintings, drawings, and photographs by Elizabeth Hutson. Located in the Packing Shed on Front St. 996-5058.
The Barn Swallow features pottery by Janice Arone and Mary Ann Burke, plus other handcrafted artwork. Route 682 off 250W. 434-979-4884.
The Ed Jaffe Gallery features paintings and marble sculptures by Ed Jaffe, plus abstract photographs by Marc Jaffe. 108 W. Main St., Orange. 540-672-2400.
The Fluvanna Heritage Trail Foundation Art Show invites entries for its annual exhibition on October 6. Works created within the last three years are eligible for entry, and the deadline is September 28. Entry forms are available at Maggie's House in Palmyra, the Fluvanna County Library, the Community Center in Fork Union, and the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville. For more info., contact Windy Payne, 434-296-5243, or email email@example.com.
The Scottsville Council of the Arts invites submissions of painting, sculpture, and other media—but not photography—for its "Fine Art Show" during JamesFest, October 13-22. Deadline for application is September 15. 429 Valley St., Scottsville. Info and application: avenue.org/sca" or 286-4945.


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Baseball is officially over. We only have swimming & ice skating now. Seems like a breeze to me! LOL! This week I only have Regan (my little sister that I watch; she is 7)…Emma (the 2 year old I watch) is on vacation. I promised Jon, Hannah & Regan that we would do some "big" kid activities this week since we don't have to worry about little Emma. They are super excited. On the agenda are multiple pool days, Magic Mountain Family Fun Center and maybe some bowling or a movie if the weather gets rainy or too cold. I see one tired Mom by the end of the week! LOL! Our evenings are pretty free this week, with the exception of ice skating. Mary, my mother-in-law, is taken care of this week for dinners, as her sister is in town staying with her.
Sunday ~ Rotisserie Chicken (can't beat $4.97 for a chicken!), roasted veggies & salad
Monday ~ Burgers, sweet potato fries, green beans & salad
Tuesday ~ Grilled chicken, quinoa & chickpea salad, broccoli & salad
Wednesday ~ BBQ Pulled Pork, baked potatoes, cole slaw & salad
Thursday~ Spaghetti & meat sauce, asparagus, salad & foccacia bread
Friday~ Homemade pizza, zucchini & salad
Saturday~ leftovers
Baked Goods
Raspberry-Coconut Bars (from the cookbook that I reviewed)
Betty Crocker Yellow Cake mix
Pamela's Bread
Angela at Angela's Kitchen is hosting the Gluten-Free Menu Swap this week. Angela chose cabbage at the ingredient of the week. I love cabbage in all shapes & form. Sauerkraut, fried cabbage, stuffed cabbage (especially my dear Grandma's) & cole slaw. I have cole slaw on the menu for Wednesday to go with BBQ pulled pork. In the South, apparently they put cole slaw on their pulled pork sandwiches. I hadn't ever seen anything like that until my sister, who lives in Atlanta, told me about this last year. I have since tried it and now love it!
Also, don't forget to check out Orgjunkie for lots more menu ideas.
Oh, I have 2 new articles up on the Examiner, too! Support groups in Columbus and a Fundraiser for research for Celiac Disease. Thanks for peeking!
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James L. Marsland - Cumberland
James L. Marsland - Cumberland
James L. Marsland, 81, of Ann Street, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. He was the husband of Marjorie (Morris) Marsland and they had been married for 60 years.
Born in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Willard and Claire (Brown) Marsland. He was a life-long resident of Cumberland.
He was a United States Navy Korean War veteran, serving for four years on the USS Waccamaw.
Mr. Marsland was employed as the Physical Director for the Cumberland-Lincoln Boys and Girls Club for 17 years, and was voted into the Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame and was celebrated at the Night of Legends.
He later was employed as a custodian for the Cumberland School Department until his retirement in 1997. Jim was a communicant of St. John Vianney Church in Cumberland. He was an avid golfer.
Besides his beloved wife he leaves his son, James Marsland Jr. and his wife Pamela of Cumberland; he leaves his brother, Willard L. Marsland Jr.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and two nephews. He was the brother of the late Earl L. Marsland.
A celebration of his life with military honors will be held Wednesday at 10 A.M from the J. J. Duffy Funeral Home, 757 Mendon Road, Route 122, Cumberland, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 A.M. in St. John Vianney Church, Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting Hours will be held Tuesday from 5 to 8 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Cumberland-Lincoln Boys and Girls Club, P.O. Box 7505, Cumberland, RI 02864.
Directions/Guestbook: jjduffyfuneralhome.com


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John Kelly
I am obsessed with English etymology, the study of where words come from and how their meanings change over time.
Each etymology is like a magic portal into a tiny truth about history, culture, language, or the mind—a miniature eureka, a quiet a-ha, a satisfying huh, or a little story that I believe only a good word origin can tell. So, each week, I pick some words, usually based on a newsy theme or topic, to see what we can learn from their roots.
I also write about various language topics for Slate, Mental Floss, Oxford Dictionaries, Nameberry, and Strong Language. And this past year, I've been documenting my project of reading the complete works of William Shakespeare in 2016 at Shakespeare Confidential.
In the spring of 2016, I moved from Southern California to Dublin, Ireland, a city that gives me loads of language to explore. My background is in English language and literature, secondary education, evaluation, and special education. When I'm not compulsively looking up words, I like to play guitar, exercise, read and write, cook, play with my dog Hugo, travel with my lovely, talented, and oh-so supportive wife, and aspire to, you know, make it as a writer.
You can follow me on Twitter at @mashedradish or send me an email at email@example.com.
Thanks to my brother, Andrew Kelly, with a special assist from Sveta Eremenko, for my bio 'doodle' featured on the splash page. Andrew also provided past illustrations for individual posts.


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Disney Pixar follow up to Toy Story: Monsters Inc.
In a land of monsters, James P. Sullivan is king. He and his coworker/ friend Mike Wazowski are two of many monsters that work for Monsters Inc. a utility company that generates power for a very paranoid and nervous city of monsters. This power, oddly enough, is generated from the screams of children, which is produced by scaring them in their sleep. One night, however, Sully uncovers a devious plot to rid Monster city of it's power problems, but in all the wrong ways. Together, ironically, Sully and Mike will fight to protect the innocence of the children they scare every night.


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Leon Kass, Noted Humanities Scholar and Bioethicist, to Deliver the 2009 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
Dr. Leon R. Kass, a widely published author, award-winning humanities teacher, and one of America's leading moral philosophers and experts on medical ethics, will deliver the 2009 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today. The annual NEH-sponsored Jefferson Lecture is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.
"Leon Kass is an outstanding scholar, a gifted teacher, and one of our nation's leading humanists," said NEH Acting Chairman Carole M. Watson. "He has brought the wisdom of the humanities to bear on many topics, from bioethics to courtship, and his dedication to undergraduate teaching in the humanities has benefitted a generation of students."
Kass will present the 38th Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 7 p.m. at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., on "'Looking for an Honest Man': Reflections of an Unlicensed Humanist." The lectureship carries a $10,000 honorarium.
The Jefferson Lecture is the Endowment's most widely attended annual event. Past Jefferson Lecturers include John Updike, Harvey Mansfield, Helen Vendler, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Bernard Lewis.
Tickets to the lecture are free of charge and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket requests must be submitted by May 4 via the online form. All other inquiries, as well as ticket requests for persons lacking online access, may be directed to (202) 606-8446.
Currently Kass is the Addie Clark Harding Professor in the College and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, and the Hertog Fellow in Social Thought at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. A Chicago native, Kass was educated at the University of Chicago (B.S., biology, 1958; M.D., 1962) and Harvard (Ph.D., biochemistry, 1967). After earning his Ph.D., he did research in molecular biology at the National Institutes of Health, and served in the United States Public Health Service.
For nearly four decades, Kass has been engaged with ethical and philosophical issues raised by biomedical advances, and, more recently, with questions of human nature and with broader moral and cultural issues. From 2001 to 2005, Kass was chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics. From 1970 to 1972, he served as Executive Secretary of the Committee on the Life Sciences and Social Policy of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences, whose report, Assessing Biomedical Technologies, provided one of the first overviews of the emerging moral and social questions posed by biomedical progress. Kass was also a founding fellow of the Hastings Center, a leading bioethics think tank.
Since 1976 Kass has taught at the University of Chicago, where he has been an award-winning teacher deeply involved in undergraduate education and committed to the study of classic humanities texts. He was a co-founder and long time chairman of Fundamentals: Issues and Texts, an interdisciplinary text-based degree granting program begun in 1983 with the help of NEH. Previously Kass taught at St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., and served as Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Research Professor in Bioethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University.
Kass's books include The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis (2003); Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics (2002); Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying (2000, with his wife, Amy A. Kass); The Ethics of Human Cloning (1998, with James Q. Wilson); The Hungry Soul: Eating and the Perfecting of Our Nature (1994); and Toward a More Natural Science: Biology and Human Affairs (1985). As chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics, he oversaw the publication of several widely discussed reports, including Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (2002), Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (2003), an anthology, Being Human: Core Readings in the Humanities (2004), as well as Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society (2005).
Kass's many articles on bioethics, medicine, science, philosophy, religion and culture, and family life have appeared in The New Republic, The Washington Post, The Weekly Standard, First Things, Commentary, The American Scholar, The Public Interest, The New Atlantis, Commonweal, Science, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and many academic and medical journals.
Kass has received numerous awards and honors, including a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship (1963-1967); a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (1972-1973); an NEH fellowship (1973-74); the Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (1983); the Amoco Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Teaching (1993); and the Bradley Prize awarded by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (2003). He served on NEH's National Council on the Humanities from 1984 to 1991. Kass lives in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, with his wife Amy. They have two daughters and four granddaughters.
NEH gratefully acknowledges the generous support for this year's Jefferson Lecture provided by Roger and Susan Hertog, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and the National Trust for the Humanities.


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Guys and gals, it's been a fun three years, but Kotaku's coverage of cosplay has outgrown a mere weekly roundup.
So I'd like to welcome you all to Cosplay. It's a sister site that'll be focusing solely and exclusively on, well, costume play (though we'll still be cross-posting the best of it to Kotaku's front page). You can read more about it (and get some questions answered) on the site's launch post.
While that's the future of Kotaku's cosplay coverage, for one last time let's look to the past (well, the past seven days, at least), with the final instalment of Fancy Pants.
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they're big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the "expand" button in the top-left corner.
Fancy Pants is Kotaku's weekly round-up of the best in video game cosplay (costume play), where fans dress up as their favourite characters.
WALKYRE | Cosplayer: MADmoiselleMeli | Photographer: Reiner Eisenbeis
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA | Cosplayer: Li Kovacs
FINAL FANTASY XIII | Cosplayer: Eveille | Photographer: Starrfall
MORTAL KOMBAT | Cosplayers: Drefan, Khymichi & hana-bira | Photographer: Vaxzone
ATTACK ON TITAN | Cosplayers: HelgAl & Misaki-Sai | Photographer: Pugoffka-sama
WORLD OF WARCRAFT | Cosplayer: Shoko | Photographer: Kaicom
BEAUTY & THE BEAST | Cosplayers: Ryoko-demon & Nastroenie | Photographer: Kifir


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Grandpa's Tune
But the boy paid a regular brief visit to his grandfather every Shabbat eve and listened as he sang the songs traditionally sung before kiddush. Although he had no idea of what the words meant he was captivated by the melody.
Time passed and the boy got married, fortunately to a Jewish girl. His grandfather's song pursued him and he decided to trace its source. Together with his wife he entered a Jewish bookstore and asked the clerk if he had a clue as to which words accompanied the melody he sang for him. It took a couple of renditions until the clerk happily exclaimed: "This is the tune to which many Jews traditionally sing the words of 'Eshet Chail' – Woman of Valor ' before their Shabbat eve meal."
He then proceeded to provide the couple with a zemirot booklet that contained an English translation of this chapter of Mishlei (Proverbs). As the young wife read the beautifully poetic tribute to the Eishet Chail her eyes lit up and she turned to her husband with these words:
"If this is what Judaism thinks of the woman I want to live a religious lifestyle!"
The happy ending of the story is that the couple did indeed become observant Jews — all because of Grandpa's tune.


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Written by Melissa Arca MD
Toddlers and not napping are three words that never go well together. And yet, right around the ripe old age of two, many children start to put up quite the fight when it comes to naptime.
Does this mean they don't need a nap? Should I make my child take a nap? Help, my toddler doesn't nap anymore!
These are questions and pleas I hear all the time from mothers in desperate need of that one to two hour window of reprieve. Sleep is important for all of us, this much we know.
But, how exactly do we make a toddler take a nap? As you and I both know, we really can't make a two year old do anything.
The art comes in the form of gentle coercion and setting the magical scene that will translate into a solid and predictable nap-time.
Sounds simple right? Believe me; I know this can be quite the struggle. My son gave up his naps right before he turned three. This seemed way too early for me, especially since I had a newborn on my hands and rest at that point was not just a luxury, it was a necessity. Unfortunately, his naps never magically reappeared. I cursed the nap gods but realized he was catching all the zzz's he needed at night.
So while trying to determine whether naps are gone from your life forever or whether you've simply hit a bump in the road, the two questions you should ask yourself are:
how many hours is my child sleeping at night and is this enough?
Children between the ages of 2 and 4 need about 11-15 hours of sleep within a 24 hour period. This is such a huge range and if you're lucky enough to have a child that falls on the latter end of the spectrum, your child will most definitely still be taking a midday snooze.
I, however, had a wonderfully active toddler who clocked 11 hours at night and apparently that's all he needed. If I was fortunate enough to lull him into a nap, it always came at a price, namely a super late bedtime. So, I no longer enforced his naptime.
He (and I) still needed some down time during the day, so I starting scheduling quiet time (for both of us). More on that later.
Now that you've figured out how much your child regularly sleeps at nighttime, how do you know if that is enough, or if he still needs a nap? If he regularly shows you signs that he's sleepy, such as eye rubbing, yawning, zoning out, or is easy to meltdown, then in spite of his resistance, naps should still be part of his day.
Create a naptime routine that is a mini version of his bedtime ritual. Give him fair warning too. Tell him that after his snack and some coloring, it's time for a nap. Children this age refuse naps because they can.
It's an opportunity for them to exercise some control over their world. By letting him know what to expect and prepping him with a naptime routine, he can better accept what is to come.
Still won't nap? Start instituting quiet time.
Even if he's ready to kick those naps to the curb, he would still benefit from some down time. You will too. Tell your resistant napper that he may play quietly in his room with books, cars, or puzzles. Let him know that you will set a timer and that he can come out to play after an hour.
I have been doing this with my three year old daughter recently as she has started to resist naps. About half the time, she ends up dozing off and on her own terms. Quiet time is completely working in our favor.
As you can see, nap scenarios vary from one child to the next. Some will stop napping at age two, while others will be on the verge of entering kindergarten and still crave a midday nap. The key is determining your child's sleep needs and making sure she gets it within a 24 hour period.
The bottom line is this: nap or no nap, children and parents need down time during the day. Whether this comes in the form of a nap or quiet time will depend on the needs of both you and your child.
When did your child give up napping altogether? Did you benefit from some quiet time?
Dr. Arca is a pediatrician. She works part-time while raising her two young children, Big Brother (age 6) and Little Sister (age 3). She is passionate about writing and writing about motherhood, parenting, and children's health is what she does best. Dr. Arca blogs regularly at Confessions of a Dr. Mom


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Philadelphia Eagles Fan Is Way Beyond Fired Up His Team Is Going to the Playoffs [VIDEO]
If your favorite NFL team made the playoffs, you're probably excited. Odds are, though, you're not nearly as excited as this guy.
After the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC East with a victory over the rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, local TV station WPVI hit a local restaurant to get fan reaction only to encounter one guy named Mr. G who manages to single-handedly put the 'fan' in 'fantastic.'
Yes, it's a bit late, but consider this our Christmas gift to you.
One word of advice for Mr. G: tone it down before the Eagles' playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. No one wants this guy to have a coronary before kickoff.


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/ Tuesday, February 14, 2012 / 6 Comments / Italian , Pasta and Noodles , Seafood
Spaghetti With Dungeness Crab
Today, I have a fantastic Spaghetti With Dungeness Crab recipe for you. The pasta is tossed into a delicious light tomato-based crab meat sauce. The delicate flavors of the fresh crab meat is retained with only minimal cooking. I think this pasta dish will be an outstanding weeknight dinner treat!
Spaghetti With Dungeness Crab
3 Tbsp Olive Oil
3 Cloves Garlic, peeled and sliced
1 tsp Chili Flakes
1 Can (28 fl oz/796 ml) Diced Tomatoes, drained and reserved ½ Cup of liquid
24 Slow Roasted or Fresh Cherry Tomatoes, halved
About 1 lb of Fresh Dungeness Crab Meat (from 1 large crab/2.5 lbs)
2 Sprigs of Fresh Basil Leaves, chopped
3 Sprigs of Italian Flat-Leaves Parsley, chopped
½ Cup White Wine
Lemon Juice
Sea Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
400 g Dried Spaghetti
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chili flakes and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden. Add the diced tomatoes, reserved liquid, wine and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low while you cook your pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions. Allow the tomato mixture to simmer for about 6 to 8 minutes. Then add the tomatoes, crab meat, basil and parsley, and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Season the mixture with lemon juice, sea salt and pepper.
When the pasta has cooked al dente, drain it in a colander, and toss it in the pan with the crab meat sauce. Serves immediately.
Serves 4
Labels: Italian, Pasta and Noodles, Seafood
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Oh that's looks amazing! I will try it with other crab meat because dungeness is not that common in the east coast.ReplyDelete
I love spaghetti and crabs! Mouthwatering dish =)ReplyDelete
That looks amazing, delicious, fabulous! Love it!ReplyDelete
OH yum!!! I love crab NOT in it's shell. lolReplyDelete
Amazing combination! Flavors are great!ReplyDelete
What a delightful pasta dish...looks delicious!ReplyDelete
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Understanding Conventional Loans!
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Conventional mortgage loans can be either fixed mortgages or adjustable-rate mortgages, including hybrid ARMs. Whether conforming or not, they typically have a slightly higher down payment than government loans. However, conventional mortgages normally provide more flexibility and lower interest rates for buyers with good credit and the ability to afford a slightly higher down payment.
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A seemingly mundane vote on Wednesday intended to help Republicans soften their image on the health care issue laid bare some of the still-raw divisions between the GOP's pragmatists and the party's more obstinate ideologues.
House Republican leaders were forced to pull a vote on legislation designed as a prime opportunity to fuse conservative priorities with a proposal easily grasped by voters: improving coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions. Conservative lawmakers fretted that the proposal would perpetuate an element of "Obamacare," and once again balked at supporting Republican leaders. The situation illustrated, again, the party leaders' difficulty in managing some of the GOP's most unruly conservatives.
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House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Va., the No. 2 Republican in the House, was the chief proponent of the now-shelved legislation, which would have reallocated money from the program's prevention fund in order to beef up the insurance pool established for high-risk patients under "Obamacare."
"We, in the House, remain committed to putting our conservative principles first to help people first," Cantor said at a press conference with fellow Republican leaders.
Though President Barack Obama had threatened to veto the legislation, Republicans pursued it nonetheless to notch a positive, campaign-friendly vote for House lawmakers.
But Cantor's office, which sets the schedule for the House floor, was forced to reverse course by Wednesday afternoon, and cancel a planned vote on the legislation when it became apparent that they would lack the necessary votes to advance the bill. (Most, if not all, Democrats intended to oppose the bill, meaning GOP leaders could afford to suffer few defections in their own ranks.
"We had good conversations with our members and made a lot of solid progress," said Erica Elliot, a spokeswoman for House Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who explained many House Republicans were set to leave town to attend the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library on Thursday.
Doug Heye, a spokesman for Cantor, said: "We intend to bring the bill back up when Congress returns in May."
The Virginia Republican's proposal had enjoyed the high-profile support of conservative organizations like Americans for Tax Reform and Independent Women's Voice, along with several other prominent conservative voices.
But the proposal angered conservatives, who complained that Cantor's legislation would perpetuate an expensive part of the health reform law, and do nothing to halt the underlying legislation. The influential Club for Growth, which opposes the bill, said it would include lawmakers' vote on its annual scorecard. Brent Bozell, a conservative figurehead who's clashed often with the GOP establishment, dubbed the proposal "CantorCare."
"It fixes part of Obamacare that the Democrats designed," wrote Erick Erickson, editor of the influential conservative blog RedState. "It makes Obamacare less bad, more palatable, and more likely to stick around instead of collapsing under its own weight as Paul Ryan and others have kept saying it would."
But the entire ordeal illustrated Republicans' continued difficulties in finding the sweet spot between conservative consistency and the process of governing – a phenomenon within the GOP that extends well beyond Capitol Hill.
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Sky Movies 'Christmas movies' by WCRS
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Sky Movies has unveiled a 90-second TV and cinema ad incorporating the films being screened on the channel this Christmas.
It was directed by the cinematographer Ivan Bird, who worked on Sexy Beast and the Guinness "swimblack" campaign.
Shot in Prague and voiced by Sir Michael Gambon, the ad combines a narrative with special effects.
It opens with a father, played by Jason Thorpe, finishing his working day and then embarking on his journey home, which leads him through a series of movie moments. He is brought face-to-face with characters and creatures from a range of films available on Sky Movies this Christmas, including Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Gulliver's Travels, The King's Speech and It's A Wonderful Life.


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The rollout of Steam Tags has been full of highs and lows. It seems like for every funny or useful tag attached to a game, there's been a lot more that are mean-spirited or judgmental. It's been called out as a major failing of the system. Now, Valve's looking to do something about it.
In an recent update post, Valve announced an update to the tagging beta that will let users report bad tags:
There is a new reporting option next to popular tags on game pages. You can click the flag icon to report a tag, which will downvote the tag. Right now there are four report reasons:
- Offensive/abusive tag
- Not appropriate for this product
- Not a helpful tag
- Spoiler
In general, tags need to be applied by more users before they will show on the popular tags section
"For You" / Recommended tags will only recommend tags that apply to multiple games
Fixed an issue where swear words would show unfiltered in some places
It's not clear what the steps past flagging and downvoting would be but presumably some kind of moderation will be culling bad tags from the system. Steam Tags is still in beta, remember, so it's good to see Valve responding so quickly to this issue.


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U.S. Steel lays off McKeesport Tubular Operations workers
U.S. Steel is laying off more than 100 workers at its McKeesport Tubular Operations plant.
Several people called WTAE Channel 4 Action News on Friday morning and said they got layoff notices.
"As a result of business conditions, including the negative effect of the high level of tubular imports (many of which we believe to be unfairly traded), we are adjusting production at our McKeesport Tubular Operations. This adjustment in production will impact approximately 142 hourly employees," spokeswoman Courtney Boone said in an email. "While we have made every effort to maintain employment levels at our operations, unfortunately we must now adjust our workforce to match our production levels."
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Jota wrote:In a day or two I hope to release a utility program that'll help with this. I just want to test it a bit on the Discworld map I'm working on first.
oh alright sounds cool.
and btw, I changed prussia to have 3 for a bonus. Even tho there are only 2 border countries, there is still a good amount on countires in prussia, so i raised it from 2 to 3


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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Countdown to Christmas Continues... with Some Helpful Advice for Couples
Remember that lazy Sunday afternoon in September... you were flipping through a fashion magazine and casually mentioned how much you'd love one of those gorgeous angora sweaters for Christmas? Well, when we responded "uh-huh", we weren't actually filing that piece of information in our mental rolodex. In the universal vernacular of the male of the species, "Uh-huh" is our way of pretending we're listening to you while...
- we're reading the paper
- the big game's on tv
- we're trying to sleep
- other (pick one)
So when Christmas finally rolls around, it should come as no surprise that we haven't got a clue what you'd like. And asking you is out of the question, because that would mean admitting we "don't listen to a word you say."
This is why men are so susceptible to whatever suggestion advertisers decide to drop into our pointy little heads - especially at Christmas time. A guy sees an ad like this one below...
... and fails to realize the expression on this lady's face isn't one of sheer ecstasy - its one of sheer incredulity. "Oh my god, this idiot actually bought me a vacuum cleaner... for Christmas!"
You know, divorce rates in the US began to climb dramatically after the early '60s. I suspect it was all those post-WWII marriages that were suddenly becoming unglued. Whatever their number, I bet you could blame Madison Avenue for at least half of those divorces.
Because after a decade or two of patiently putting up with cast iron cooking pot Christmas gifts...
... who could blame any woman for throwing "Mr. Thoughtful" and his smarmy, self-satisfied wink out on his keister? (And he probably had to duck on the way to avoid getting beaned by that pot!)
In the interest of hopefully saving a few relationships, lets look at - and learn from - the mistakes of the past. Here's a little advice to the guys out there...
No she won't.
There are actually more than four ways to please any woman - none of them involve giving her a coffeemaker.
Oh god, do not give your wife windshield wipers for Christmas!
Seriously? A long pointy knife? All I can say is, learn to sleep with your eyes open, buddy.
And ladies, as mentioned at the top, men are simpletons. Subsequently they have simple tastes - which makes your Christmas shopping a breeze. Most guys will be more than happy if you'll just provide them with the following:
... a new razor, of course!
Why? What did you think I was going to say?
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I think modern folks sometimes don't understand the time saving inherent in things like vacuum cleaners and washing machines. These devices seem unromantic, but back in the day, if a housewife didn't have one she was spending a lot more time and effort working at home. These devices gave her more time to relax and made the work easier. It would be like giving an accountant with an abacus a calculator for Christmas. I don't think he'd be offended.ReplyDelete
*BRAVO* This is dead on perfect and hilarious. Can totally tell these adverts were pre "Peggy!" Although, I do agree with Matt, Hoovers were the iPad of their day AAAAAAANNNNNND I did put a Dyson on my Santa list. But, I'm abnormal so that doesn't say much.ReplyDelete
Matt; Oh, I'm sure the 'little lady' appreciated her new Hoover - just not for Christmas. As with computers (the "time saver" of our day) the reality of owning a vacuum cleaner didn't result in more leisure time - it just meant the lady of the house was now expected to accomplish even more chores in the same amount of time! ;^)ReplyDelete
Thanks Jennifer; we own a Dyson and it really is a wonderful thing. But let's be honest - would you rather have a Dyson on your Christmas wish list... or a cleaning lady?ReplyDelete
Excellent writing on this post; and I agree, in 20 years of marital bliss I have had my simpleton moments (thankfully pointy knives was not one of them). I have to admit though, that Hoover ad with the girl laying down is an awesome illustration, as is the Schlitz ad too -- again, great post!ReplyDelete
Thanks Eric! I had a lot of fun writing this tongue in cheek post - and yeah, that Hoover ad is a show stopper. I've also had my own share of dopey gift ideas - which may explain why my wife laughed so appreciatively when I ran this post by her this morning!ReplyDelete
Leif, you just got through revealing to us that our ladies are fooling around with Santa on the side, sitting on his lap and dangling their silk stockings under his big red nose, and now we're supposed to reward them with some fancy gift? Maybe if they didn't all have Hoover vacuum cleaners, they wouldn't have had so much free time to get into mischief with Santa.ReplyDelete
My wife went to culinary school, every year her brother buys her a very nice knife for Christmas.
I used to work for a guy and I'll never forget, one year his wife told him to buy her a lawn mower for Christmas. Different strokes and all I guess.
When faced with artwork that beautiful I simply cannot concentrate on any outdated social conventions. All I can think is, "Jesus, some guy actually sat down and PAINTED a set of knives!!! They had cameras, they could've shot it…but no, they actually took the time to make this beautiful stylized piece of art." Then I wonder how shitty advertising might look in 50 years from now if those people will be as gushy as me looking at a photoshoppy movie poster from today. *sigh*ReplyDelete
This is the funniest holiday-related blog post I've seen this year xD thank you thank you xD xDReplyDelete
This is pretty much the best post ever hahahhaReplyDelete
(I did once get a vacuum for christmas. my carpet nearly cried with joy)
This post is so funny - I was trying to read it to my husband but I was laughing so much he couldn't understand a word I was saying.ReplyDelete
Having painted a lot of Santa Clauses in my day, these are all great fun to see.chuckReplyDelete


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Talk:Arch package guidelines
Shouldn't we suggest using SHA1 hash and not the already broken one (MD5)? --Tomato 15:47, 25 August 2010 (EDT)
I've recently found that packages that used bundles libraries tend to segfault. Should we suggest the removal of bundled libraries and instead use system libraries? --Gadget3000 (talk) 02:13, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Some packages require the addition of system users. For them to be ignored by things such as lightdm, tthey have to be in the sub-1000 UID space. Looking at packages in ABS, these users are simply added with an useradd -u .... However, there is no guideline or authoritative list that I can find which lists which UID is used for what, which is free, or how to register a UID for a specific system user. It would be nice to see a section about it here. --OlivierMehani 19:31, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- I thinks it's a bit too specific to be listed here. --Snowman 20:45, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
How about adding https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Web_application_package_guidelines to the list? --Trontonic 11:18, 29 February 2012 (EST)
Something more should be said about .install files. Mention that there are also examples in
/usr/share/pacman but it also needs some explanation on how they work. --Mauro2 (talk) 05:30, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Please remove the
cd "$srcdir..." no-op from the examples on the page. See: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34314 --Graysky (talk) 20:55, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
makepkg -g has been superseded by
updpkgsums since pacman 4.1, which doesn't require redirection operators (
>>) or removing the earlier md5sums (with something like
sed -i "/md5sums/,/)/d" PKGBUILD). --Det (talk) 12:16, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
/usr/sbin -> /usr/bin merge
The Directories section needs to be updated to reflect the recent /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin -> /usr/bin merge:
- The /usr/sbin line should be removed and the description of the /usr/bin line should be changed to all binaries or something similar.
- /bin and /sbin should be added to the "Package should not contain following directories" list.
Kyrias (talk) 15:00, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Punctuation in PKGBUILD
What is the official guidance regarding ending a pkgdesc in a period or using commas and English prose punctuation in general?
[Link] to discussion thread.
Graysky (talk) 15:17, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
There should be a clearly visible link to "Creating packages" page
Please, move the block located in the bottom of this page to its top. Andrew Grigorev (talk) 19:21, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


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Last year at the Bloomsburg rally I bought an Olympia touring jacket from BMW of Countryside. LOVE the jacket. Excellent 3 season capability and head and shoulders above my old Field Sheer.
About a month ago, the zipper on the windbreaker liner started to come apart. It still works but won't for long.
I went to Olympia's website and emailed them. While I could have a local seamstress sew a new zipper in it, the OE zipper has a nice aircover to prevent flow. I explained that to the guys at Olympia and within an hour had an email back from them that while my jacket was out of warranty, they'd either repair it there if I wanted to send it to them or they'd send me a zipper and up to $30 to have a local seamstress repair it. I said I'd rather have it done here as the turn around would be shorter than the 3-4 weeks Olympia said it might be.
No problems! We'll send a zipper and a check for $30.
I don't know about you, but THAT is Customer Service!!
I can't imagine that the labor for the zipper will be $30 and I fully intend to return the balance.


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Zac Brown Auctions Off Harley Davidson Motorcycle to Help Baby With Muscular Dystrophy
With four small kids and a busy touring schedule, Zac Brown probably doesn't have time to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle much -- and it could be put to good use. The singer has listed the bike for auction on eBay, with all proceeds going to Andrew's Warriors, a charity to help a 10-month-old boy with Central Core Disease.
According to the eBay posting, CCD is a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Andrew was born eight weeks premature and struggles to breath on his own. He requires nursing assistance 12 hours a day and is tracheotomy and ventilator dependent.
It's not clear how Brown became involved with the effort to raise money to help the boy and his family fight this relatively unresearched disease. The Harley is a 2002 Custom CVO Harley Davidson Wide Glide, which features a Willie G package and a custom Cayman alligator seat. It has just over 5,000 miles on it and will need to be picked up by the highest bidder in Atlanta, Ga, where Zac Brown Band is based.
Bidding opened on Wednesday (Feb. 22) and lasts through Feb. 28 at 10:20AM ET. Currently, 20 people have bid on the bike and the price stands at $11,000.