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July 14, 2014 — Because of his unique perspective as both a scientist and a man of faith, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno has been awarded the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
The Division for Planetary Sciences of the AAS, which gives the award to one individual each year, chose Br. Consolmagno because he "occupies a unique position within our profession as a credible spokesperson for scientific honesty within the context of religious belief." The award is named after the late astronomer Carl Sagan, who was a popular author and writer of the 1980 television series "Cosmos."
The AAS recognized Br. Consolmagno for his diverse methods of reaching the public and for his achievements, including his numerous books and speaking engagements in both Europe and the United States, including his commencement address to the class of 2014 at Georgetown University.
Especially notable was his book "Turn Left at Orion," which "has had an enormous impact on the amateur astronomy community, engendering public support for astronomy," said the AAS.
The AAS also noted Br. Consolmagno is frequently interviewed on BBC radio about planetary science and had his own BBC radio show, "A Brief History of the End of Everything," which discussed the origins of the universe.
"As a Jesuit Brother, Guy has become the voice of the juxtaposition of planetary science and astronomy with Christian belief, a rational spokesperson who can convey exceptionally well how religion and science can co-exist for believers," the AAS wrote.
This year's AAS awards will be presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences in Tucson, Arizona, in November. [Source: Division for Planetary Sciences]


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My name is Gail and my grandmother spoke a version of Hakka called (as far as I know) Lor Kong Boi. She lived either on Billiton or Banka islands. Any help for what type of Hakka this is and where it comes from?
Thanks so much.
How many hakka dialect in the world?
Discussions on the Hakka dialects.

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Note: Ballots must be received by the Elections Office no later than 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7. This is a mail-only election.
Officials at the two-school Portola Valley district have their hopes riding on a successful outcome of the Measure O election, to be decided by a mail-in ballot that would renew the current parcel tax and increase it by $123, to $581 a year. Ballots are going out now and must be returned by May 7.
Portola Valley schools have enjoyed an excellent reputation for years, with students finishing in the top tier in statewide standardized tests. Residents have responded by consistently approving parcel taxes, including the current tax, passed in separate elections as Measures C and D.
We see no reason to doubt that this proposal will pass. After all, the tax has meant additional funds nearly $1 million last year and if Measure O passes, that amount will increase by $265,065, depending on how many seniors opt out, and remain on the books for eight years. It will need a two-thirds majority to pass.
With only two schools Ormondale and Corte Madera the funds raised by the tax are extremely important. Without it, the district's students would face deep cuts in all the core programming like reading, writing, math and science. "We cannot afford to let this funding expire," said parent Susan Strehlow, who is working with a group of volunteers who are committed to making sure the parcel tax gains the necessary two-thirds vote and that ballots are returned to the county elections office by 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7.
Besides core programs, art and music would be helped by the additional parcel tax dollars. The money also would help attract and retain "qualified and experienced teachers" in the district and to maintain small class size, always a critical component of a high-quality education.
Some residents may remember an unfortunate incident last year when then-superintendent Tim Hanretty was found to be embezzling funds and using creative bookkeeping to cover it up. Audits found serious shortfalls in the amount of money that school officials thought they had. The circumstances forced the district to make cuts and seek more help from the schools' foundation.
But all of that is behind the district now, with the court-ordered restitution of $181,750 and improved oversight of district finances. Placing Measure O on the ballot has nothing to do with Mr. Hanretty's activities, according to school board president Jocelyn Swisher.
To protect the long-term viability of the schools, district residents have two options, Ms. Swisher told the Almanac: You can renew and enhance stable local funding that the district controls, or you can let these funds expire and hope for the best.
Clearly the first option makes the most sense for Portola Valley schools. We urge voters to rush their mail-in ballots back to the county, marked with a big "yes" on Measure O. It will guarantee adequate school funding for another eight years.
Click here for more information from the San Mateo County Elections Office.


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Digital Sin is renowned for putting beautiful, fierce performers into hot situations and showcasing them at all their best angles while they fuck like living sex dolls. The newly released Hot Models is another must-see movie full of even sexier women than usual, and that's really saying something.
Photographer Xander Corvus convinces the beautiful and bodacious lingerie model Lana Rhoades that he's her shot at the big time. Lana notices the bulge in his pants and says she thought he was a professional. Xander tells her that most models don't do it for him like she does, and soon they're in a passionate lip lock. He squeezes her tits, one in each hand, as he attaches his mouth to her nipples one at a time. He straddles Lana with his cock out and fucks her tits, thrusting far enough for her to lick his cock. She pulls his cock to one side and sucks his balls into her mouth, and then he fucks her face. Soon it's her pussy that he's pounding in numerous positions. The wild ride concludes when he blasts a huge, creamy load all over her face.
Looking to land herself a magazine cover, the gorgeous Violet Starr decides the best chance is to fuck Ramon Nomar, the famous photographer who's doing a test shoot with her. He tells her that he can put her at the top of the list, and she's willing to do anything. Immediately he shows her why this is worth her while, and not just for her career goals. Ramon manhandles Violet's incredible natural breasts. He squeezes her labia, teases her clit with the gusset of her panties, plunges a finger into her pussy, and slides it into her mouth so she can taste her own juices. Violet takes his uncircumcised cock out of his pants and it's almost as big around as her wrist, but she sucks down as much as possible, like a champ. Ramon drills her in all sorts of positions, making her into his little fuck toy, and pastes her face. Greedy for every last drop of jizz, Violet sucks and licks his cock clean.
Layla London is on a lingerie shoot with photographer Markus Dupree, who is immediately taken with her beauty and especially her lusciously large natural tits. Not long into the shoot, he shyly asks if she'll do some nude photos with him after they're done. She eagerly accepts the offer, and when he compliments her beauty she tells him he's cute. Immediately they start to suck face, and after getting naked he's almost instantly plunging his cock inside her. They fuck hard, fast, and savagely. Layla totally abandons all of her inhibitions for this scene, drooling all over her tits while sucking his cock, and deliriously loving it when he wraps a hand around her throat. Planted on top of his dick, she leans back and takes his toes in her mouth, her tits bouncing crazily up and down. When he cums, Layla opens her mouth wide to catch it.
Slinky Stevie Foxx, a glamour model with a sleek black bob and fantastic natural body, puts the moves on respected photographer Mick Blue while they look at his shots of her. Mick protests, telling her his rule is not to date models. "Who said anything about dating?" she asks. That reassurance is enough to thaw the ice, and soon she's planted her face into his crotch. In response, Mick strokes her clit to get her really warmed up for him. Stevie continues her own clit stimulation as he pounds her pussy to make herself cum. When Mick is ready, Stevie is right there to swallow it all.
Those high-fashion cat walk strutters have never looked better than the girls of Digital Sin's Hot Models.


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The 26-year-old Southgate Digital Cinema 20 will undergo a $2.5 million renovation that will add a lounge, bring high-tech upgrades to one of its auditoriums and improve its parking lot.
The renovation is to begin in two weeks and be completed in May, said Mike Mihalich, founder and CEO of Bloomfield Hills-based MJR Digital Cinemas.
"The theater has seen a lot of people through its doors since it opened in 1988, but it's still a viable theater and we wanted to improve it," Mihalich said.
Upgrades include converting one of the larger auditoriums to one that features the "MJR Epic Experience," featuring a wraparound screen more than three stories high, a sound system with 39 speakers and new plush seats, the addition of a lounge in the lobby and $750,000 in parking lot improvements, according to a news release.
The lounge will offer bottled and craft beers, wine and mixed drinks, and have four large-screen TVs, according to the release.
Mihalich said the theater will be open through the renovations, as most of work will take place at night when it is closed.
MJR operates 137 screens at nine Michigan locations. A new 16-screen, 3,200-seat theater at Maple and Livernois in Troy is scheduled to open in May.


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The Rabbi and the Cabbie
One day he got a call to pick up a passenger in the Sanhedria Murchevet neighborhood. When he asked his distinguished-looking passenger what his destination was, he was told to head for Mosayeff Synagogue in the Bucharim neighborhood. "That's where my favorite lecturer Rabbi Mutzafi speaks," said Revuen and he asked the passenger if he personally knew the rabbi.
When the surprising reply came that he himself was Rabbi Mutzafi, another surprise soon followed.
"You cost me many fares," Reuven jokingly told the rabbi. "Because I want to be able to listen to your talks I refuse to stop for any passenger who seems to be one who will object to my doing so."
The rabbi assured him that his reward will be greater than his loss.
Just before the High Holidays our cabbie called the rabbi for a blessing, identifying himself as just a cab driver that the rabbi probably doesn't remember. To his pleasant surprise the rabbi cried out:
"Reuven, is that you! How can I ever forget a cab driver who spends nine hours a day listening to Torah tapes, including mine!"


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When the http://www.familysearch.org/ site had a notification, in the late summer of 2009, announcing that they now had the New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, now online, I almost fell off my chair. These records are currently located from the Search Records Tab, then drop down tab, Record Search Pilot at the main page of the Family Search site, and a few more steps. To make it easier for those search these records, the direct link is: http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1542861 .
I don't have many direct lines in New Hampshire, but do have a lot of names of those born in the state. They are mostly siblings or others somehow related to my ancestors. I think the state of New Hampshire has a very confusing method of putting their records on microfilm. It is not in alphabetical order, that's for sure. No matter how many times, I asked the staff at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society (NEHGS) how to find a name, I never was able to grasp the method in the wonderful world of discovering birth records from New Hampshire. I soon gave up with that state.
Back to almost falling off my chair. Once at the New Hampshire site, I did one quick entry of a first and last name, and instantly, it brought up the person I was interested in. Simple and so easy. Getting the results was something I never thought I'd be able to get from the microfilm. Quickly, I did a custom report through my Family Tree Maker data base. There were about 150 names of those born in New Hampshire. Sure, I was able to cross off those born after 1900, but that amounted to about five people. With my list of seven pages, I got right to it.
Finding a record not only allows you to view the actual record, but also copy a modified transcript of the record directly to your data base. This includes the name, date, and location of birth, parent's names and film number. I am now done entering 105 sources for my New Hampshire lines, and am patiently waiting for the marriages and deaths for that state. I truly thank the volunteers who tackled these records.
My blog has been changed to make it more appealing for those who have New England ancestors and want to see the area through photos. Things I'll include are typical white New England churches, libraries showing their genealogical collection, historical societies, cemeteries, war memorials, in general, anything to do with history.
For four years I've blogged mostly about my personal genealogy in New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire), New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. I still will, can't forget my own roots.
Please check out the labels on the right side for articles. The header tabs at the top are a work in progress.
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Sep 12, 2000 | ISBN 9780440228387 | Young Adult
"A stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat life in the Civil War that may well challenge generations of middle-school readers."–The New York Times
"Paulsen's storytelling is so psychologically true that readers will feel they have lived through Charley's experience."–Publishers Weekly, Starred
"The nightmare of the Civil War comes to the pages in this novel from Paulsen . . . based on the real-life experiences of a young enlistee."–Kirkus Reviews, Pointer
"The novel's spare, simple language and vivid visual images of brutality and death on the battlefield make it accessible and memorable to young people."–Booklist, Starred
ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2000
ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers WINNER 2000
Massachusetts Children's Book Master List WINNER 2001
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year WINNER 2000
Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List WINNER 2000
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award NOMINEE 2003
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Firefighters are battling a 1,200 acre blaze in Santa Barbara County that prompted 4,000 evacuations from year-round and summer homes and campgrounds, officials said.
The White Fire was burning to the east along the Santa Ynez river, backed by strong winds. It is burning through forest and away from structures, according to officials with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The fire began at 2:30 p.m. Monday. It was 10 percent contained as of early Tuesday.
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Evacuation areas include Paradise Road, starting at the Forest Service kiosk. An estimated 4,000 people were evacuated, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.
The fire is threatening 50 residences, five commercial properties and 50 outbuildings and other structures, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Air tankers, helicopters and ground crews fought the fire Monday. Aerial crews are expected to return to the area Tuesday morning after they were grounded Monday evening because of strong winds.
The fire burned through Sage Hill campground, but details regarding damage were not available Tuesday morning.


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Looking for an Easy Way to Improve Your Dental Health? Try Xylitol!
Products That Contain Xylitol
Would you like to improve your dental health with xylitol? These products may contain the natural sweetener:
Things to Keep in Mind When Using Xylitol
Make sure that xylitol is listed as the first ingredient when you buy a product. If it is not, the product probably does not contain enough of the sweetener to provide a real benefit.
Use a gram or two of xylitol at a time. Brush your teeth with xylitol paste in the morning, pop a mint after your mid-morning snack, chew gum that contains the sweetener after meals, and use xylitol mouthwash before you go to bed.
Keep xylitol out of the reach of pets. Xylitol can cause life-threatening hypoglycemia in dogs. Cats are finicky enough that most of them turn their noses up at products that contain the sweetener, but since it's not known yet if cats have a similar sensitivity, it's best to keep foods and dental products away from all of your pets.
Would you like to significantly reduce your cavity risk? Xylitol, a natural sweetener, offers impressive cavity-fighting properties that can help you avoid tooth decay.
What is Xylitol?
Xylitol is a fiber found naturally in berries, vegetables and fruits. It's often used as an alternative to sugar and is found in products ranging from gum to toothpaste. The powdered form of xylitol looks very much like sugar, although it contains 40 percent fewer calories.
How Can Xylitol Improve My Dental Health?
It may seem hard to believe that a sweetener could actually be good for your teeth, but xylitol offers some unusual benefits including:
- Disruption of Plaque. Plaque, a colorless bacterial film, constantly forms on your teeth. When you eat or drink, the sugar in foods and beverages mixes with the bacteria on your teeth to create acids responsible for tooth decay. Sugar and other carbohydrates have a six-carbon structure, while xylitol only has a five-carbon structure. Because of that structural difference, xylitol cannot combine with the common oral bacteria, Strep Mutans, which prevents the formation of enamel-destroying acids. Xylitol products also stop bacteria from sticking to your teeth, make plaque removal easier, and reduce plaque build up.
- Saliva Benefits. Saliva plays an important role in your dental health. It helps reduce bacteria in your mouth, washes away food particles, helps the mouth maintain a neutral pH level, breaks down food, prevents bad breath, moistens your gums and mouth and strengthens your tooth enamel. Xylitol raises the pH level of your saliva, making easier for calcium, fluoride and phosphate in the saliva to penetrate and repair tooth enamel.
Numerous studies have proven that xylitol is effective in improving oral health. In one study, children who were given gummy bear snacks containing xylitol experienced a reduction of the bacteria that causes tooth decay. Korean researchers discovered that xylitol decreases inflammation that commonly occurs in people who have gum disease.
How Much Xylitol Do I Need?
You do not need to use much xylitol to enjoy the sweetener's benefits. Just five to 10 grams daily is enough to reduce the tooth decay risk for adults and children. Although xylitol is found naturally in foods, those foods do not contain high enough concentrations to make a difference. Foods and oral hygiene products that contain added xylitol provide a more convenient way to take advantage of the sweetener's oral health benefits.
Since plaque continues to form on your teeth throughout the day, it's important to spread out your use of xylitol, rather than just eating or using xylitol-rich foods and products in the morning or evening. "More is better" is not the case with xylitol. In fact, if you ingest too much of the sweetener, you may experience diarrhea. It's best to stick to recommended dosages to avoid emergency trips to the bathroom.
Adding xylitol to your diet is a simple way to reduce calories and keep your smile healthy. In addition to using the sweetener daily, regular dental visits can help you protect your teeth. Call us today, whether you have a dental issue or just need to schedule an exam.
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Kentwood Real Estate Announces New Managing Broker of its Kentwood City Properties Office
Aimee Twarogowski is the new Managing Broker of the Kentwood City Properties office in Lower Downtown Denver
DENVER – September 25, 2019 – Kentwood Real Estate, Colorado's premiere residential real estate brokerage, is pleased to announce the appointment of Aimee Twarogowski to Managing Broker of the Kentwood Real Estate - City Properties office in downtown Denver. As Managing Broker, Aimee will oversee the operations of the office including supervising support staff, supporting Broker Associates, and fostering an environment where they can flourish to best serve clients' needs through the highest-quality marketing and technology tools, as well as providing industry resources to successfully manage complex transactions.
Aimee states, "It is an honor to continue to build upon the success of Kentwood Real Estate in Downtown and surrounding areas. I am focused on ensuring our Broker Associates feel completely supported so we always meet and exceed our clients' needs with the most excellent service in the business."
Kentwood Real Estate President and CEO Gretchen Rosenberg adds, "Aimee has been a part of Kentwood City Properties and the Kentwood Real Estate family for over a decade. She is a dedicated professional. Her proven real estate experience and high regard in the community ensure she will be an outstanding Employing Broker for the Kentwood City Properties office."
Aimee has been a top producer since beginning her real estate career in 2000. Aimee has won numerous awards at Kentwood and the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS, allowing her to be part of the Realtor Roundtable as well as a 5 Star REALTOR Professional. Aimee is best known for her negotiating skills and for providing the highest level of customer service possible, which is why a large percentage of Aimee's clients are referral based. Originally from Washington, D.C., Aimee moved to Colorado after graduating from Rice University in 1986, and began her career in Colorado as an educator. Read more about Aimee here.
Aimee is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, Colorado Association of REALTORS® and Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®. Additionally, she holds the following designations: Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE), Accredited Sellers Representation (ASR) and Certified Relocation Expert (CRE).
The Kentwood Real Estate - City Properties office is located in Lower Downtown Denver at 1660 17th Street, #100, Denver, Colo. 80202 (on the corner of Wynkoop St. and 17th St., directly across the street from Union Station.) Notably, Kentwood just announced the completion of a major $1.5 million historic renovation to its City Properties office to rehabilitate the space to its historic grandeur, while integrating modern-day technology and efficiencies. Eppstein Uhen Architects led the office redesign. For more information, call 303.820.2489 or visit http://www.denverrealestate.com/.
In addition to the downtown office, Kentwood Real Estate has Denver-area residential offices in Cherry Creek and DTC, as well as a northern Colorado office in Fort Collins, Kentwood Real Estate - Northern Properties, a commercial brokerage office, and a leasing and property management company, Denver Rental. For more information on Kentwood Real Estate, visit http://www.denverrealestate.com/.
About Kentwood Real Estate
At Kentwood Real Estate we believe in community. That we accomplish more together. That deep roots matter. We inspire people to imagine the next steps in their life journey. Our brokers are the highest producing, most knowledgeable, caring and experienced brokers in the country who offer a quality customer service experience. Kentwood Real Estate produces more sales volume per agent than 99% of all real estate companies in the U.S. Our company is comprised of Kentwood Real Estate - DTC, Kentwood Real Estate - Cherry Creek, Kentwood Real Estate - City Properties, Kentwood Real Estate - Northern Properties in Fort Collins, Kentwood Commercial Real Estate, Denver Rental and Prosperity Home Mortgage. For more information, visit Kentwood Real Estate online at www.kentwood.com


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Brett Hundley will be back at UCLA for one more season.
The quarterback turned down potential NFL riches Monday morning, announcing in a press conference on campus that he will stay for his redshirt junior campaign and setting the Bruins up for what could be their best season in more than a decade.
"I came to UCLA for this specific reason," Hundley said. "Not to just do something for the program to help me just personally, but to bring UCLA back to national prominence. I think that was the one thing that sort of stuck in my head."
Hundley's status was in question after leading the Bruins to their first 10-win season since 2005, but ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter broke the news Sunday that the quarterback would be back.
The 20-year-old Arizona native has eligibility running through the 2015 season, but said 2014 will mark his last run as a college player.
A strong performance in the Sun Bowl made his decision far more difficult than expected. Hundley rushed for a career-high 161 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-12 win over Virginia Tech, throwing for 226 yards and two scores. At some point, the decision felt to him like a "coin flip."
He said his NFL draft evaluation slotted him anywhere from a second-rounder down to a fourth, with a chance at going in the first. Some analysts had pegged him as a high first-round choice. What stuck with him more, though, was his professed desire to leave a more meaningful legacy at UCLA.
"Everyone's like, 'Oh, your mock draft (projection) is here,'" he said. "The evaluation comes back as second round, but all the mock drafts are top-10, top-15. It's sort of like, which one are you going to go with?
"At the end of the day, my worry wasn't that I wouldn't get drafted in the first round. I felt confident that I would. It was just sort of where I am and what I want to do with my talents right now."
Hundley consulted with numerous people, including UCLA's all-time leading rusher Johnathan Franklin, drafted in the fourth round last year by the Green Bay Packers. The quarterback said the decision was easy once he allowed time for emotions and hype to settle down.
He said he made up his mind about three days ago.
"I had a real strong feeling," said head coach Jim Mora, who said Hundley told him the final decision Sunday night. "When it's an emotional decision like this, until you hear it come out of a young man's mouth, you never know."
Over a month ago, after UCLA's second straight win over USC and its first at the Coliseum since 1997, Mora proclaimed outside the visiting locker room: "We own this town."
Their sights are set even higher now.
"We want to get to the Rose Bowl," Mora said. "We want to win the Pac-12 South, we want to win the Pac-12. See how far we can take that. … It's better to have that pressure."
Added Hundley: "What we have built for next year, all the stars are aligned."


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JavaOne Spotlight: OpenJDK
Sun officially launched OpenJDK, the open sourcing of the Java platform, on May 8 at Sun's JavaOne conference in San Francisco. According to Rich Sands, Sun's OpenJDK community marketing manager, you can now download just about everything related to Java in source form. A few small items, for which Sun does not own source rights, are being released in binary-only form.
In order to continue promoting Sun's goal of cross-platform capability for Java ("write once, read many"), the Java Community Process will be promoting an optional certification scheme. Certification will be based on a standard that the JCP derives. Sun will license Java SE Technology Compatibility Kits (TCKs). These toolkits will provide tools, tests, and documentation to help you determine whether or not your Java implementations meet compliance.
Ever want to understand garbage collection? How to build a virtual machine (VM)? Often, there's no better way to learn than to look at source code. Better, you can change it and help shape the future of Java. Sands is openly soliciting your contributions.
You can find Sun's open source site, including the source for the JDK, at http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/. Source is downloadable via Subversion, or you can browse source at the site.
There are two primary downloads: one is the source for the Java compiler; the other is the source for the JDK, including source for the VM. You'll find Java, C++, and even C code among the source languages used.
You can find the OpenJDK community site at http://community.java.net/openjdk/. You can also join one of the mailing lists, each centered on a different API or topic pertinent to open Java. You can find available email lists at http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo, and you can even chat about it on IRC. The general Java forum contains a JDK Open Source forum (see http://forums.java.net/jive/category.jspa?categoryID=33); it's been hot with postings for some time.
The site also contains the home pages for various OpenJDK projects. For example, the Design by Contract (DbC) project is designed to add contract features to the language. The kahve project is intended as a purely educational project: its goal is to show how to implement a Java virtual machine--in Java! Project Looking Glass is another project to bring three-dimensional windowing and visualization capabilities to Java.Note that each of these projects is free to choose it's own licensing scheme (such as GPL or BSD).
Technically, OpenJDK is part of the "Free Software" movement, which carries certain political overtones. It's important to note that the OpenJDK project is itself licensed as GPLv2, and companies ultimately looking to distribute products directly based on the OpenJDK should understand the legal ramifications of such decisions.
Fortunately, the "classpath exception" afforded by the GPL allows you to use an altered OpenJDK VM to run a product, without expressly making that product GPL. The Free and Open Source FAQ contains a considerable amount of further information on licensing ramifications.
Going Forward
I suspect everyone who has ever worked with Java in depth wishes they could change something about the language, or wanted the platform to do something it couldn't. My personal wish list includes reworking the Java API so that it more readily supports unit testing and extension. The open version of Java presents some great opportunities. Maybe we can all find the time! Check back to find articles on OpenJDK soon.
This article was originally published on May 10, 2007
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2014 Tribute to the TITANIC (In Black & White) Fundraiser held by The Rotary Club of Mount Clemens, MI
It was a very successful black and white Fundraiser Event put on by the Mt. Clemens Rotary Club. The room was finely decorated with elegance and the attendees were dressed to the 10's. There was an incredible ice carving of the TITANIC on the appetizer table and glimmering white lights were sparkling everywhere to get you in the mood for the dynamic orchestra. Yes, there was everything there, plus more. I believe that you will get a good glimpse of the finely dressed people and the glamour of the evening. It was a pleasure photographing this well planned gathering. Enjoy the black and white pictures - you know, something different to match the TITANIC era.Read More


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Should it be mentioned that Milotic and Gyarados have the same base stat total? In fact, their base stats are practically the same, except Gyarados' higher base stat is in attack, while Milotic's higher base stat is in special defense.22.214.171.124 19:54, May 10, 2011 (UTC)
Umm and different types. And different learn-sets. Vulkan He'Stan(Talk) 19:56, May 10, 2011 (UTC)
I said their base stats are practically the same, not their types or moveset (or abilities). It seems like Milotic could be the female counterpart to Gyarados.22.214.171.124 18:13, May 13, 2011 (UTC)
Milotic is actually pronounced Mill - ott- ick
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But one part of a convention that seems to drag by is when an aspiring artist asks for a portfolio review. I don't mean that to sound like I hate looking at portfolios because I really don't. But what's frustrating is the fact that out of maybe 20 portfolios that you see, one person actually took the time to research what goes into a good portfolio. In fact, it's very mentally taxing to look through portfolio after portfolio to simply give the same advice, over and over again.
A few days ago I read my friend and Editor Vince Hernandez's blog on how to break into comics as a writer. I would suggest you read this first. I really liked the info he gave and felt that maybe I could help a few people by giving my advice as to how to make a comic book portfolio.
Now, just a disclaimer, when you read on I may sound very blunt and almost rude but if you can take what I say as constructive criticism and work it into your portfolio, it will give you a better overall product. I don't mean to sound mean, or like a jerk, but sometimes this kind of article can come off sounding that way. Remember, I'm on your side and trying to help make a dream a reality.
Things to get into your head:
First, let me say, it's almost impossible to break into comics. Think about it. You are literally going up against hundreds, no, THOUSANDS of others all around the country all trying to get a shot with a company. Not only that, but you are also going up against people from all over the world. With the internet, new talent can be discovered from around the world at any time. You need to go into your portfolio preparation with that in mind. You need to be better than everyone else if you want to get a job. And even then, you may never get work professionally. It's a tough reality, it's not fair, but thats how it goes.
Second. You need to put the time, and years of work necessary to make a professional portfolio. It took me my entire life of hard work to get a job. Over 20 years of focussing on art. As a kid I took art classes, I studied films, made my own films, read books, sought wisdom from artists I knew and generally was never satisfied with what I was doing. I always wanted to get better. I made a decision when I was 20 that I wanted to shoot for comics as a career...it took me another 5 years of hard work to finally get a job. During those 5 years I busted my butt eating up all the information I could about art. I took 3 years of art training in college focusing on Animation, and after graduating spent another 2 years worked on anatomy, storytelling and all the other bells and whistles of comic art. Then I got the biggest break of my life when David Finch, my favorite comic book artist decided to teach me one-on-one. You may call it a lucky break, but the fact of the matter is the hard work I put into the craft paid off. Dave saw something in my work that impressed him. 6 months later I was working for DC comics. It took me a total of close to 25 years to get to where I am now. How much time have you put into it?
Third, are you willing to learn? I'll touch on some of these things in the next sections, but the worst is when you start to point out things an artist is doing wrong, or is generally bad at and they get defensive. The worst is when someone defends their work saying, "Well, I didn't get to spend as much time on that page as I would have liked." Really? Then why is it even in your portfolio? Instead, come prepared with a pad of paper and a pen and write down everything the person looking at you work points out. You must have a heart to learn. You must have a soul that is never satisfied with your achievements and wants to strive for more! To be better with every drawing! You need to put the time into learning everything about art. Not just comics, but everything. You never stop learning so embrace that and get to work!
The Meat and Potatoes:
The Portfolio:
The first thing you need to do is to create a portfolio of your work to show your employers. Unlike other jobs where you simply put your credentials and work experience on a resume, in comics you need to prove you can actually do the job with hand drawn work.
Some companies will list what they are looking for in a portfolio but for the most part, it's not how many pieces you have but the quality in which the pages are done. For example, my portfolio simply consisted of 6 pages. 6 well done story pages. In fact I spent over a month working on 6 pages. It took me a week per page because I wanted every page to really scream, "Look what I can do." I knew that when I got work, I would have to pump out a page every day or so and that I would lose some of my quality but that doesn't matter at this point. I knew I could do the work very quick if I needed to and over time I would develop speed as well as quality.
Most of the time I see portfolios filled with everything from pages to covers, to concept sketches to inks, to colors to everything. I can't stress it enough: If all those pieces are junk it doesn't matter if you have 100 pages, it's still junk. In fact, I can immediatly tell if a portfolio is something worth looking at or something worth giving back simply by looking at the first page. So if your work isn't up to par with the top artists working at DC or Marvel from the first page, you've literally killed your chances. 5 or 6 pages of a comic book story is what you need, but it also needs to be 5 or 6 pages of killer, mindblowing, professonal art. Does it have to be perfect? Nope. Mine wasn't. But it showed the publisher what I could do and that I have the seeds of talent that could grow into something more. You can also throw a few pinups and covers, but for the most part it should be a great story to really show off your work! Also, focus on ONE thing. If you want to be a penciler, only show pencils. If you want to be an inker, just show inks.
Back to Basics:
This is the information that I repeat for all of the portfolio reviews I look at either over the internet or at a con. Take this information seriously and get to work on it!
FUNDAMENTALS. This is the word you need to focus on for years and years before trying to put together a portfolio for serious consideration. This means going back and learning the fundamentals of art. Everything from pose, anatomy, perspective, composition, storytelling, lighting and shadows, line quality, line weight, buildings, cars, trees, plants, faces, dogs, cats, everything. The best way to learn these things is to take a course. Try getting into a local college, or art program that goes into heavy detail on all the subjects of art. I took the tradigital animation program at St. Clair College in Windsor Ontario. Even though it wasn't a comic book course, I still learned all of the fundamentals as well as using computers and 3d programs to create art. I also learned storytelling, storyboarding, page flow, action, and movement from the course. In the end it still took me 2 years of heavy research to learn even more. On top of that it took 6 month of hardcore work to let Dave Finch mould my skills into something further. Am I getting the point across...it takes hard, long work.
There are some options as well for people who can't take a course. But I am warning you, learning by yourself is very tough and only the strongly motivated will survive. A good thing to do is get some books, read them front to back, then draw them out, front to back 4 or 5 times. You need to learn everything you can. Here are my book suggestions:
Bridgeman's Guide to Drawing from Life. Literally draw this book out 2 or 3 times until you can memorize every system of muscles and anatomy.
Drawing Comics the Marvel Way. This has everything you need to know about drawing comics. Read it, draw it, study it.
As for perspective, look online on Amazon for a good perspective book. I have this book:
Vanishing Point: Perspective For Comics From The Ground Up. It's a pretty good book with everything you need to know about perspective.
Another good suggestion is to pick up David Finch's Gnoman DVD tutorials . This is pretty much what I did with Dave but over the course of 6 months.
Again, from here it's what you are willing to put into your art that is going to help you become a better artists.
Also, try to pick a style that is popular. Jim Lee, David Finch, Olivier Coipel, Michael Turner ect. sell books simply because of their art. They are the guys with the longest lines at comic conventions. They are the guys you want to be. If you can draw like these guys, comic companies will want you because their style will sell. I was taught by Finch and because of this my work resembles his. When I told Dave I felt like a rip off, he told me that it was a good thing and because of it, my career would go far fast. He was right. Now, I am able to branch out and try to create my own thing but I will always follow the style he taught me. What artists do you like? A good thing to do is simply get some of their work and try to draw like them. For myself, it was Dave Finch, Ivan Reis, and Alan Davis. Copying their work for a month is a good exercise. From this I learned anatomy better, their storytelling style and how to incorperate their styles into my own. Do it.
Sometimes you'll hear that comic companies only want someone that looks unique. Thats not entirely true. Let your style turn into it's own over time. For now focus on the artists who sell.
The Portfolio Review:
Once you have a portfolio and have gathered up the courage to take it to a con, remember these few things.
BE HUMBLE. You need to realize you are not a professional. Even after working this last year as a comic professional, I still feel like an amateur with lots to learn. Go into a review looking to ask questions and learn, never to get a job. This is an opportunity to show your work and get critiques. Again, being a jerk and acting like you're the best will not help. Write down what the professionals tell you, go home and work on that for another year.
DON'T hand in a portfolio that showcases your home made character. Sadly, however great you think your creation is, the reviewer will think it's crap. I don't want to see "metal armor man" fighting mutant rats as your professional sample. Pick a good story (there are tons online you can find) change it up a bit and incorporate a character like Batman, Superman, Wolverine, or Daredevil into the work. You want to show a company you can draw their characters. If your version of Batman is something great, they will notice that and you will have a better chance at work. In fact, everyone has seen Batman and can tell if you got the chops simply by seeing you draw such a well known character.
BE REALISTIC. You may never work in comics, ever. I took the animation program because I wasn't going to take the gamble of putting all my eggs in one basket. If you buy stocks it's not good to plunk down $1000 on one stock. Instead you may buy 1000 stocks at $10 each in order to diversify. I knew that if my comic book dreams would have never come true, I could fall back on my animation training, or graphic design, advertising art or something of the sort. Thats why taking a strong college course is a good idea. You may be able to break into something else. Maybe you're meant to work in comics, maybe you aren't. If you find that years and years and years have gone by and you've never landed one good comic job, maybe its not for you. If you hear from guys that you have the talent, it's just going to take some more work, than that's a sign that maybe it's for you. Get your work out to every company possible. Working for a small comic company (and I mean those small, small, indie companies) making $20 a page is better experience than doing nothing. I planned on doing my own book with a buddy if things didn't work out. Find an aspiring writer and come up with an indie book. Maybe publish it online. Do what you can to get your work out there.
Remember, taking a good, long, realistic look at your work can really help. Pick up a modern comic, maybe something that isn't a top selling book or with the best art, and hold it up to your own. Is your work better? Are you a stronger artist then they are? Stop listening to your mom, girlfriend, or friends who tell you that you are amazing, and look at your work with a critical eye. Is your work at the same quality as a DC comics or Marvel comics artist? Thats where you need to be. WORK hard and get to that point.
Also, don't draw manga...
Lastly, a little spiritual wisdom. Being a christian, I believe that God has a plan for my life. I was actually going to a bible college when I felt that God wanted me to chase the comic book dream again. I prayed about it day and night asking Him to show me what he wanted me to do. Was it any coincidence that I got to learn one-on-one with my hero? I don't think so. It was all God. Is it any coincidence that in only a year and a half of working in comics I've been able to accumulate a resume that includes working on characters like Superman, Animal Man and Batman? No, it's God. Being a christian puts life in a very different perspective. It gives me contentment with my life. If God chose to bless me with a career in comics, or not, was all up to Him and not me. I would just follow where He led me. Even today I'm being faced with some HUGE career decisions but it all comes down to prayer and seeking His council. God is my secret weapon in my career and I believe it's my Faith in Christ that has allowed me to get to where I am. If God takes it away tomorrow than I have no worries because He's always come through for me. He's Faithful even when I am not. I give him the glory for my career. My talents are His and not mine. What a difference it makes in life when you have the God of the universe driving the car instead of yourself.
Lastly, my final piece of advice: your hard work and a hard work ethic can pay off where you lack talent. When I got my first job on Superman/Batman #70, I BOMBED the book. The deadlines were tight, I was sick and throwing up from the stress, and my work sucked. It was the worst thing I ever did in my life. BUT I hit my deadline against all odds. I got every page done on time. Even when my inker bailed on me, I called DC, told them what happened and they helped to get the book done. Because of my work ethic and my passion to get the job done, they gave me another job...and another... and another... Even though my worked sucked at first, I still got work because I was reliable. I showed them I could hit deadline and save the day. It's moments like that that lead up to getting the chance to draw two issues of Batman: The Dark Knight. Two issues that needed to be done in 8 weeks. Two issues that I finished and rocketed my career to a place I never dreamed it could be. HARD WORK PAYS OFF!!!!
I hope this little write-up can help. I'm sure there is a bunch of other things I could talk about or forgot to touch on, but maybe I'll add to this the next time I head to a con. Good luck, work hard and do things right!
Below are scans of my portfolio samples. First editor I showed them to at DC gave me a job. They aren't the best, but they showed what I could do. Notice I tried to put one of every element I would need to be able to draw... City, cars, stores, people, smoke, Batman (anatomy vs. clothing), Men, Women, bad guys, different scenery, children, guns, special effects and shadows.
-Jason Fabok
Oct 30, 2011


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Monday Hate Digest...
- Heather Havrilesky of Salon crunches the numbers (over and over) and discovers that L.A.'s cost of living will doom any and all possible plans for a comfortable future. Don't worry. I'm sure it's totally different for D.C.
- Our little Rusty revels in his escape from this place, and new-found joy through his new gig reviewing Lifetime Movies.
- DCeiver sniggers through the latest 50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill (I love that the list has obvs been carefully balanced to avoid the appearance of favoring one party over another...)
- If you manage an escape from the office, Richard Misrach's display at the National Gallery of Art explores themes of alienation, despair and "disquietude." His exhibit of brightly lit, but isolated and self-referential figures, reflects the corresponding hopelessness of the D.C. intern culture's collective struggle to become a favorite West Wing character.
- And, of course, the cure for our city of callow comes from What Would Don Draper Do? If you don't know who that is, go back to bed. There's no hope for your kind.
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No comments.....i guess all of your "trolls" don't care anymore. Dyno-miteReplyDelete
I'd bother saying that she sucks, but honestly, who fucking cares anymore. Blog=Dead.ReplyDelete
Trolling to say this sucks, because the trolls are gone, and now you're not going to troll anymore - after spending two weeks threatening to leave because I'm not worth trolling?ReplyDelete
Blog = sorriest-ass trolls ever.
You are taking some sick pleasure in pissing off the readers. Not sure what you get out of maintaining a blog that no one reads.
When you take over something that has been around for as long as this blog, ther are certain expectations regarding content. When you don't adhere to those notions, you will piss people off.
It's not about you, its about teh reader. Does a chef make every restaurant patron eat their favorite meal, or do they give the patron what they want?
Why can;t you try to give us what we want, and ask for?
"If you manage an escape from the office"ReplyDelete
Well, NGA is right down the street from my office. But then, NGA is right down the street from my house.
How 'bout you Liz? Do you live in DC? Are you an Arlington Girl ?
I don't understand this blog anymore.ReplyDelete
Maybe one has to actually live in this city a while to truly understand what is hate-worthy.
Why did you call this a hate digest?ReplyDelete
There's a whiny article from someone about her financial planning frustrations.
A blog commenting on Lifetime movies.
A bizarre website parodying a character on an AMC series.
Am I supposed to hate all of these things?
Or is their existence supposed to help me get through my typical DC-hating day?
What am I missing here?
While I thought Rusty was extra whiny he at least made an effort to let the readers hate with him.ReplyDelete
Liz I have no idea what your hating on. I agree the comments section is an annoying part of blog-ealty but spending more time fighting trolls then writing coherent posts is just not working out for me.
I really just want a place where I can hate DC for what's wrong with it. I wish you luck. It's probably just a matter of getting into a groove. But I'm done waiting.
Dude, you can't spell out the word "obviously?" What are you, like, 17?ReplyDelete
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no. seriously? who is don draper?ReplyDelete
If Don Draper worked on Capitol Hill, he'd be at the top of that list.ReplyDelete
George - trolls do not equal "readers." Trolls are just wandering graffiti artists shitting for the fun of it. That's fine. I will delete you if you do it here. I don't see any reason for the handwringing.ReplyDelete
The rest of you. You keep threatening to leave and then not doing it. Why IS that?
Why don't you put some effort into writing blog posts rather than posting infrequently and spending days in between posts telling message board commentators how much they suck? If you have the time to comment, you certainly have the time to post. The blog is Why I Hate DC, not Why I Hate My Message Board.ReplyDelete
We don't leave because we expect a new writer to take over any day now to SAVE US FROM THIS.ReplyDelete
The beatings will continue until morale improves!ReplyDelete
I'm a non-troll, but occasional reader over the past few years and all three of the blog's incarnations. The tone of the blog has totally changed. I'm not saying that tips of things to do around DC are BAD, I read DCist regularly and think it's a good blog. But...this blog used to be about hating DC, not proving that the blogger is cool for watching Mad Men (which I also love), or that the blogger is worldly-wise for going to the National Gallery (again, ditto, love). It also didn't used to be about comment wars, as far as I could tell; I didn't always read the comments. I would drop by every couple of weeks hoping for a hilarious rant about Laura Sessions Stepp or Late Night Shots, and that was enough for me. Those days are gone, but aren't there still a lot of things to hate about DC? Start with the weather and work up? I don't know, it just seemed a lot more fun around here before. I guess now it's just another blog about fun things to do in DC, and frequent references to "back home," wherever that is. Meh.ReplyDelete
whatever you want to call this blog now, its definitely better than with shitty rusty. the only time i laughed while reading this blog during rusty's tenure is when one commenter said that rusty would suck 10 dicks to get a job at the city paper. liz, stop linking to that fucking hack.ReplyDelete
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George - trolls do not equal "readers." Trolls are just wandering graffiti artists shitting for the fun of it. That's fine. I will delete you if you do it here. I don't see any reason for the handwringing.
The rest of you. You keep threatening to leave and then not doing it. Why IS that?
Same reason I can't help rubbernecking when I drive past an accident.
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Dear readers of WIHDC,ReplyDelete
Given the recent change in tone and content of the blog, I've decided to start my own. I'm trying to hold on to the hate. Please visit dislikedc.blogspot.com and check it out. It's still very young, but with your input and patronage, I hope it can grow into a decent blog.
Good luck to you dcrez. Enjoy.ReplyDelete
There should be a certain amount of snark to a blog entitled "Why I Hate D.C." Unfortunately, you spend more time insulting your readers than you do putting thought into your blog posts. They are often lack context (leaving the reader confused), are poorly written, and not unique to the D.C. experience.
And...in reality, the readers who comment on your blog aren't "trolls." They're legitimate readers who are very frankly giving you feedback that you should at least consider. Many people who tune into your blog also read the comments, and part of the semi-rude banter (again, "trolls") is why people actually keep coming back to blog that is obviously a bitch-fest. Without that commentary, many people will not come back. Honestly, your prose isn't engaging enough for people to keep their interest.
When you took over this blog, what did you expect? This is not a group of readers who will just agree with you because you put up some random musings. This is one time you should consider your audience (trolls and those anonymous readers), post clear concise reasons on why DC sucks, provide documentation so people have context on what you're talking about...
Stream of consciousness may work for some of the literary greats, but this is a blog. And you are no J.D. Salinger.
Penny, you lost the essay contest.ReplyDelete
Not my problem.
The blog came with some trolls who had been enjoying a "die, die, die," theme to their comments. I agree that is probably something fun to do. I don't agree that I owe you a place to leave those comments.
The policy I'm following is that if, in ANY WAY, you can come up with the basic test for free speech, the comment stays. If you're too dumb to think of anything more thoughtful to say than "she sucks," then I'm not required to humor you.
But i do kind of enjoy the trolls. They're like whiny two-year-olds. "Listen, listen, listen to me or I'll hold my breath and stop reading your blog!" "I'm very important because I'm judging you!" "Don't you CARE about me?"
It's needy and pathetic and I've rather enjoyed watching them melt down.
But I know that I don't actually owe anyone a place to work out their childhood issues. The sense of entitlement you guy are displaying is really weird.
Actually, "you guys" is probably an overstatement, since most of the profiles on here are newly created and set to "private."ReplyDelete
I don't equal reader? I've read this blog for years, in fact, you will notice my blog linked up on the front page of this site. I mean holy shit man, this isn't hard to figure out.ReplyDelete
It is the same reason I don't stop watchinig the Redskins, I have this vain hope of a return to former glory while being constantly disappointed.


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The lab manual's exercises have been inspired by the authors' experiences working together to understand the Macatawa Watershed, but are designed to be used in any high school experiment-based environmental science curriculum. The projects are designed to be open ended, with students tasked with developing hypotheses and designing experiments to test the problems presented. The approach is intended to teach both about issues related to watersheds and the methodology of scientific inquiry.
The experiments cover multiple disciplines, including biology, chemistry, earth science and geology. The 12 labs are "Modeling Glacial Features With Sand," "Glacial Features of a Watershed," "Plant Identification," "Wetland Delineation," "Measuring Plant Allelopathy," "Stream Channel Morphology," "Calculating Stream Discharge," "Flood Frequency Analysis for a River," "Comparison of Phosphate Levels in Stream Sediments," "Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Identification," "Factors That Affect Eutrophication" and "Groundwater Contamination." The book also includes an appendix that provides an overview of the Macatawa Watershed for teachers who wish to use it specifically as a case study.
Peaslee, who is a professor of chemistry and chairperson of the department of chemistry and also a professor of geology/environmental science at Hope, has been conducting research focused on the watershed for more than a decade. Soukhome has taught biology and environmental science at Zeeland West High School for 12 years, and Van Faasen, who is a 1991 Hope graduate, has taught chemistry at Holland High School for 15 years. Reflecting their own longstanding and ongoing interest in the watershed, which has included integrating related lessons into their teaching, Soukhome and Van Faasen each spent multiple summers working with Peaslee, from 2004/05 through 2007. Statema, a Zeeland native who graduated from Hope in 2007, became involved in the team's work as a HHMI Science Education student in the summer of 2006. He is now a chemistry teacher in the NilesTownshipSchool District in Illinois.
Peaslee, Soukhome and Van Faasen previously collaborated on the book "An Environmental History of The Lake Macatawa Watershed," which was published last year.
The NSTA is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. The NSTA's current membership of 60,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education. To address subjects of critical interest to science educators, the association publishes a professional journal for each level of science teaching; a newspaper; and many other educational books and professional publications.
Additional information about "Watershed Investigations," including the table of contents and a sample version of the "Plant Identification" chapter, may be found online at www.nsta.org/store.


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I am so excited, guys! There is SO MUCH nice stuff in this hunt. It's definitely worth it to participate! Check out the Ego Co. Blog for a list of all the participating stores. You'll be looking of a tiny little acorn. Let me show you one of the wonderful things today, then make sure to stay tuned for more previews throughout the hunt!
THIS is a prop from BENT. It is loaded with a bunch of poses, and it makes me just wanna go outside and play in the leaves!
Top: Tres Blah- Half Tucked Tee
Shorts: Mon Tissu- Hanalei Shorts
Necklace- (Yummy)- Sea Trinkets Charm Necklace
Feet: Slink- Womens Natural Barefeet
Hair: Elikatira- Balance
Eyes: Insufferable Dastard- Ultimate Eyes
Lashes: Beetlebones- Mesh Lashes
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Space debris - evolution in pictures
Since 1957, more than 4900 space launches have led to an orbital population today of more than 23 000 trackable objects with sizes larger than 10 cm. Some 1000 of these are operational satellites. The remaining 94% are space debris – objects that no longer serve any useful purpose. About 64% of the routinely tracked objects are fragments from some 250 breakups, mainly explosions and collisions of satellites or rocket bodies. In addition, an estimated 670 000 objects larger than 1 cm and 170 million objects larger than 1 mm are expected to be in orbit.
Owing to relative orbital velocities of up 56 000 km/hr, centimetre-sized debris can seriously damage or disable an operational spacecraft. Collisions with objects larger than 10 cm will lead to catastrophic break-ups, releasing hazardous debris clouds of which some fragments can cause further catastrophic collisions that may lead to an unstable debris environment in some orbit regions – the 'Kessler syndrome'.
Note: Images in this gallery are artist's impressions; the sizes of debris objects are exaggerated as compared to the Earth.


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With his distinct style depicting rotund figures, Botero presents a pair of dancers moving with restraint. Their movement appears rigid, drawn with precision from the position of their hands to their stern expressions. However, even if movement is absent in Botero's waltz, it can still be found in the shapes of the bodies, round and dynamic, erasing all rigidity of the dance and adding warmth to an otherwise austere image. The dashes of neutral beige hues add further light, thus hinting at inherent affection and familiarity between the couple, despite them straying from conventional expressions of love.
Born in 1932 in Medellin, Colombia, Fernando Botero is an artistic living legend of our times. A prolific artist and creator of the signature style 'Boterismo', the artist's rounded musings have made him a global figure in the contemporary art world, and the artistic ambassador of Colombian pursuit. Rounded from convention, distinctive in spite of the commonplace, and tied to Colombian history and heritage - his curvaceous forms have reached monumental heights, and are collected by major museums, corporations and private collectors all over the world, including the United States, Korea, and Mexico City, to name a few. Read More
Fernando Botero: Monumental Sculpture, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States.
Via Crucis: The Passion of Christ, Museum of Antioquia, Medellín, Columbia.
Fernando Botero: disegnatore e scultore, PartArt, Pietrasanta, Italy.
Fernado Botero. Una celebración, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.
Botero, Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna, Austria.
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, United States.
Fernando Botero, Via Crucis: The Passion of Christ, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States.
Botero, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fernando Botero, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, New York, United States.
Inaurgural Exhibition: Fernando Botero, David Benrimon Gallery, New York, New York, United States.
2010 - 2011
Botero, Galeria Mundo, Bogotá, Colombia.
Botero in LA: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Tasende Gallery, West Hollywood, California, United States.
Fernando Botero: Monumental Sculptore, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York, United States.
Fernando Botero: Monumental Sculpture, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York, United States.
Botero: Paintings and Drawings, The Vered Art Gallery, New York, New York, United States.
Fernando Botero: Exposition de sculptures monumentales, The City of Saint-Tropez & Marlborough Monaco, Saint-Tropez, Monaco.
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, United States.
El Dolor de Colombia, Pinacoteca Diego Rivero, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Fernando Botero: Gente del circo, Contini Art Gallery, Venice, Italy.
Fernando Botero, Galerie Thomas, Munich, Germany.
Fernando Botero, National Museum of Contemporary Art in Deoksu Palace, Seoul, Korea.
Fernando Botero: The Circus, James Goodman Gallery, Inc., New York, New York, United States.
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.
2009 - 2010Fernando Botero: The Abu Ghraib Series, The Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California, United States.
Testimonios de la barbarie, El Museo Nacional de Mexico, Tlaxcala, Mexico. el Ministerio de Cultura, de ese país, y las autoridades culturales de Tlaxcala
Fernando Botero, The Circus Series, Galerie Gmurzynska, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. traveled to Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd., London, England (through 2009)
Abu Ghraib-El Circo, Casa das Artes de Vigo, Vigo, Spain. Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Centro Julio Gonzalez, Valencia, Spain
Botero in Berlin, Lustgarten on the Museumsinsel, Berlin, Germany.
2007 - 2011The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Québec, Canada. traveled to the San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Fernando Botero, Kunsthalle Würth, Künzelsau, Baden-Würrtemberg, Germany.
Botero - Oeuvres récentes, Marlborough Monte carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Botero, Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy.
Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States. traveled to University of California, Berkeley, California; Katzen Center of Art, American University, Washington DC; Monterrey, Mexico; Spain (through 2008)
Fernando Botero, Athens Concert Hall, Athens, Greece.
Fernando Botero - The Last 15 Years, Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy.
Fernando Botero, Kunsthalle Würth, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Last year, the Buccaneers splurged on three big-name free agents: Vincent Jackson, Carl Nicks, and Eric Wright.
Wright already is gone. While Nicks is still there, he's not really there — because of a toe injury that will always be there for Nicks.
Nicks showed up for camp with his foot heavily bandaged, and he has participated sparingly in practice. He explained to reporters that it's a condition that won't completely be going away. Ever.
"I will have to deal with it my whole life," Nicks said, via JoeBucsFan.com. "Honestly, it is not 100 percent, yet. I plan on playing some this next preseason game and obviously, the third one. We will see how it goes."
Regardless of how it goes, it's never going away.
"I have all the confidence in the world I will be back to playing," Nicks said. "I will just have to deal with it my whole life. I would lie if I told you it didn't affect me at all. It affects the way I walk, the way I stand around. I have to stand a certain kind of way. It is something I just have to deal with. I don't want to get into taking painkillers and not knowing if it is hurting."
It's unclear whether Nicks is suffering from turf toe or some other toe injury. Regardless, it's affecting him — and it will be affecting him forever.


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QuickTime-Safe Installers Released for UltraKey for Windows
April 21, 2016 by Art Willer #Quick-Time Safe UltraKey Windows installers0
As shared earlier, the media and even some government agencies, have advised people to remove QuickTime from their computers immediately. This is an unfortunate reaction to Apple's announcement that it is no longer supporting QuickTime. Unfortunate because it is not necessary to remove QuickTime altogether. This blog announces our immediate response with new QuickTime-Safe UltraKey Windows installers, and explains why this change is sufficient to protect our customers.
QuickTime has two groups of elements: the media handling capability it adds to Windows systems, and the applications it provides for users. The vulnerability lies with the applications, QuickTime Player and the QuickTime browser plug-in. Browser vendors are removing the plug-in. The balance of any vulnerability is addressed by deleting the QuickTime Player. Nobody has to remove the QuickTime system capability but this is what happens when they remove QuickTime using its standard uninstaller.
The player is found on most Windows computers in C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime.
Deleting the Player manually, addresses the vulnerability for the following reason: In order for any damage to occur to a person's computer, the user has to visit an untrusted web site, download a movie that has been created with some internal malicious QuickTime commands, and then play the movie using QuickTime Player. No player, no problem.
Like many leading Windows products, UltraKey uses the QuickTime system capability, not the QuickTime Player. UltraKey only loads its own safely created movies, and plays them directly.
The new QuickTime-Safe Windows installers for UltraKey, install QuickTime without its Player or the plugin, thus providing the benefit of QuickTime without the threat.
To access the new installers, re-access the original download links you were provided when you purchased your UltraKey license. Coincidentally, we have just launched a new web site and we are still re-directing the old links. If you have a link that generates an error, change www.bytesoflearning.com to downloads.bytesoflearning.com.
Parents and others who have custom downloads, it will take a few more days to prepare new installers. The safe installers have been released are so far only for standard downloads.
Before running the safe UltraKey installer, remove QuickTime by locating Uninstall QuickTime in the QuickTime collection in your apps directory. If you don't, the UltraKey installer will assume you have QuickTime and don't want it touched.
Once QuickTime is removed, run the new UltraKey installer. If you have our latest version of UltraKey already, the installer will offer to repair the UltraKey installation. Run the Repair option. Nothing will be affected except to install the latest version of QuickTime. If you have an older build of UltraKey, then run the Update option.
Enterprise managers can do a mass remove of QuickTime and a mass re-install of UltraKey. This will restore QuickTime in a safe state. Please see your setup guide and look for Network and Multi-computer Assistant.
At Bytes of Learning, we take all security issues seriously, which is why we have issued new installers so quickly. Our next major release of UltraKey will not use QuickTime, because it is now officially unsupported and it is time to move on.
Considering that QuickTime has been a solid Windows enhancement for over 15 years, and considering we have as yet not had a customer with a security problem arising from its use, we think a calm level-headed approach to its eventual removal is the better way.
Art Willer, President, Bytes of Learning.


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Compton parents of students at McKinley Elementary School have launched the first attempt to use the state's new parent trigger law, which permits parents to demand, via petition, that the school be transformed. (These parents want a charter).
The parents have been blocked by the Compton school district, which disallowed the petition and instituted a method of verifying parent signatures on the petition that parents saw as coercive. On Tuesday, the parents won an early round in court, with a judge telling the school district that their treatment of the parents' signatures -- which had involved requiring parents to appear personally for verification -- was unconstitutional.
What this means is hard to know, since this is the early stage of what promises to be a long fight. But it may be an indication that the courts will be sympathetic to parents who try to use the trigger -- or at least harsh on school districts who don't give great deference to the parents' signatures on a petition. The LA Weekly, which has closely followed the story, has some more details here.


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TALK: Higher Beginners
September 23, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm$17
Join us for a TALK session in Spanish for Higher Beginners. If you have studied Spanish before and want to polish your conversational skills, this TALK session offers you a unique opportunity to hone your conversation skills in a fun and relaxed way.
During the TALK session, you'll practice conversation with the guidance of an experienced language coach. You'll be reviewing and reinforcing specific language structures for effective communication in Spanish at the Higher Beginner level.
Teacher: Jorge E. Gallegos


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Various types of services can be found on NAAA to suit whatever you desire from Escorts, Strippers and much more.
We have the best local classified for Adult related information all in one place.
If you are looking for work in the adult industry then we provide listing for this also on our Adult Work pages.
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Escort Services in Sawyers Gully Newcastle
Escort services have now become very popular in the corporate world. The Australian escort NSP is one of the most reputed directory services in Australia. Escort Services and brothels are legal in most states and very popular in Australia – you will need to check the local regulation in your area.
If you are looking for female companion for a corporate party or social gathering, their top rated escorts have the fashion sense and social graces that you are looking for. Most girls are current or former models, so they have professional training and personality that men are looking for in a companion. You will surely be proud to show them off as your date in any public setting or event these escorts are very good at handling all kind of social setting or social events.
Australia is flooded with a number of renowned and leading escort agencies feeling proud for their exclusive and unique services at cost effective rates.
Selecting Escorts or Call Girls or Guys
Decide if you are to pick an independent or use and Agency, there are benefits to both types and depends on your preferences.
Select the girl you wish to meet, whether it's an Asian lady, busty, blonde or brunette.
Check the price list, there are usually a number of options – so keep a budget in mind when selecting what you desire as you could get an expensive shock if you don't.
Check the reviews, if they have a call out name check online to see what people say. You need to ensure the picture is what you are going to get – most reputable agency will provide a guarantee, most independents will have reviews online.
Here is a helpful link
Arrange a location and time – away you go.
Strippers Sawyers Gully Newcastle
You may be having a party and need some entertainment and strippers (male or female) can be a great choice.
Maybe you are having your buck or hens night and want to spice it up for the bride to be?
You can use independent strippers, or via an agency – there are many options from topless waiters, topless waitress, and lingerie models.
When hiring a stripper
Have you hired a stripper before? If not it may be an idea to go through an agency unless you have a recommendation as you may not know the rules and you don't want it to get awkward – most agencies are very friendly and helpful.
Can you touch a stripper?
Usually no, you should check.
Can you take photos?
Usually no, you should check.
Do you have the room?
Make sure you have a room that is large enough and discreet enough. You don't want any unexpected visits from neighbors or police depending on the show.
Strippers are not prostitutes
Don't expect anything else, these girls are just for show… if you want more then go to the brothel.
Brothels Sawyers Gully Newcastle
Brothels in Australia are legal in some states, its best to check your local area to see what you should be doing.
Are you are looking for Rub and Tug (Happy Ending Massage)
Massage parlours and brothels are sometime a little different, best to check the ads carefully to make sure you are getting what you want when you arrive.
The rub and tug or "happy ending" massage is not a concept that needs explaining in any great detail on these pages, you will have arrived here knowing what you were after.
1st time at a brothel?
These places are usually setup for first timers; just let them know straight away.
Before you get there:
- Shower, wash everything thoroughly – you know what we mean
- Brush your teeth
- Bring lots of cash
Other than these things check out the online profiles of the girls in your area.
The profiles will detail more information on what to expect, and often provide some guidelines, if in doubt call them.
Location Data
State: NSW
Postcode for Sawyers Gully: 2326
Nearest CBD: Newcastle
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You may have noticed that your savings aren't doing a lot to pay their way these days. Pensioners are badly hit as many of them use the interest from their life savings to pad out the weekly amount they get from the state. Many mortgage payers are happy as their payments have come down, but just about everyone else with savings is in the situation where the real value of their money is falling because interest payments aren't as high as inflation.
The average rate for UK instant access accounts including current accounts was around 0.17% at the end of February and we've had another cut in the Bank base rate of half a percent since then. Despite that, with credit hard for many people to come by; credit limits being cut by the card companies and worries about job losses, if you can, it's best to have some savings on hand for an emergency. And the latest figures show that people are saving more. There's nearly £1,000 billion of savings in our banks and building societies and another £90 billion in National Savings.
In terms of interest you may as well keep your money under the bed – but then that's probably the first place a cash strapped burglar is going to look. Fixed rate bonds pay slightly higher rates than instant access accounts. National Savings and Investments products are increasingly popular because people want to know their money is safe whatever the interest rates and they have a 100% government deposit guarantee. It's never been more important to shop around and don't be slow to move your money to higher interest rate paying accounts. Keep a close check on any accounts you do have to see what interest you are being paid. The financial pages of the newspapers are good for advice on which accounts are paying the best rates but these change frequently.
Once you've got your emergency fund in place if there's any money left over think about clearing expensive debts. There's no point in having a lot of money sitting in an account getting 2.5% interest if you're paying off loans or credit card accounts at interest rates in the high teens and 20's. Homeowners are paying off their mortgages too. Some who've seen their monthly payments fall are continuing to pay at the old rate so that they clear their mortgages more quickly.
If you have a lot of savings think about getting some financial advice. Your money may not be doing as well for you as it could and a good Independent Financial Adviser can be worth his or her weight in gold. Visit more than one and choose the advice you feel happiest with. Family, friends and colleagues may be able to recommend advisers they've used and found helpful.
If you're lucky enough to have money to put aside it's time to take stock and nurture it so that it can nurture you back in the future.


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free social, easy & popular sequence dance scripts - sequence dancing scripts
http://www.sequencescripts.co.ukIf you'd like to come back here again, then Bookmark Sequence Scripts! just by clicking on this link
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Welcome to Sequence Scripts
Thanks for your visit to these pages. I've collected handwritten, typed, and bits and pieces of old scripts and scribbled down details of older Sequence dances over the years, and would like to pass this stuff on so that you too can enjoy Dancing in Sequence. In Britain and abroad, there are many Clubs that specialise in teaching all the new sequence dances as soon as they come out, but that's not what I'm into here. This site is for folks who want to dance the older dances, but don't know where to even start in finding details or scripts for these.
If you're looking for scripts for the brand new up-to-date Modern Sequence Dances, look on the Sequence Links page for the link to script services. I don't, and cannot supply them, Modern Sequence Dance scripts are governed by various Copyrights Laws and Protection.
Most, if not all, of the Scripts here are original works prepared from sight and personal notes, plus notes kindly supplied by intetrested dancers and therefore any similarities to any previously available Scripts are purely coincidental and come about as a result of using standard descriptive terms and reference works.
If you're interested in a bit of heavier reading about Scripts, there's 34 pages of A4 size at
the yumpu resource pages
written by Jim Farmer, with his in depth interpretation of diagrams, general details, holds and more!
Click on the Links in the topbar for more about printing, scripts, and links to other sequence dancing websites.
Android Tablets and Phones
I've been told that the "FULL SCRIPT PAGES" don't display well in EARLY Android driven Tablets, PC's and Phones. This may be due to the very heavy use of TABLES to format the scripts. There are two easy things to try, either refresh the page in a few seconds when it stops displaying, or g-turn the tablet so that the display changes to the upright page and turn it back again. This works with Phones and Tablets, tried by my grandkids and reported back to me.
|Easy, Popular and Socail Sequence Dancing
dancing is a wonderful hobby that can be enjoyed by partners, husband and wife or simply dance partners. Sequence Scripts is here to help you with some starting advice, and how to dance these lovely old Sequence Dances by finding old scripts for the older very popular social sequence dances
Making up a Fun Programme for a Special Night
Ian sent me a note about his "Sequence Bingo" nights. Simple Fun idea - make up a listing of 90 dances that your club can do or does regularly and number them 1 to 90. Then draw out random Bingo numbers to make up your programme! As Ian says, saves you being accused of picking your personal favourites all the time. I gave it a trial and it's a great idea for a fun night, party or special night
|Social Sequence Dances
Easy Sequence Dances of the older type are often very quick and easy to learn, and because the Man knows his own steps, and the Lady knows her steps, even folks who don't usually dance together can perform easy, social and popular sequence dances without many hours of practice and tuition, although a few lessons wouldn't ever go wrong. Social SequenceDance Clubs mostly have a program of about thirty to ninety or so easy and popular older dances that get repeated and cycled round steadily every few weeks. If you are new to Sequence Dancing, that gives you plenty of time to learn the steps and dances.
|Old Time Dances
A number of the Popular Sequence Dances have been around for a long time, up to 50 years or more, with some even a hundred years old. Some include elements straight out of Old Time dancing, others lean more towards the Modern and Latin dances. Just to confuse you, what used to be called Old Time is now called Classical Sequence. As well, some of the older dances I've got here are a mixture of Old Time and Modern steps, and some dances were written or arranged by local Dance Leaders or Teachers and their original details and dates are uncertain.
If you know who wrote or arranged any of these "Origin Unknown" dances, please send me an e-mail with the details so I can give credit where credit is due.
|From Observation Scripts
For sure, I'm no script writing expert. Some of the scripts here are from notes I've scribbled down in notebooks and on pieces of paper. If I've got things wrong, then let me know and I'll try to put things right. Some older dances don't use the newer names for the steps, some very old Latin dances don't use normal Latin step names or style. Where I can, I've tried to update these a bit without losing the original dance, again, If I've got that wrong, tell me and I'll put it right. Each dance has an introduction page where I've listed anything else I know about variations to the original script, and suggested music to sometimes give a different flavor or rythm to the dance.
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This morning, I'm writing from my first time at the Shikellamy Overlook.
I've lived in the Valley most of my life and never got here. And I'm sorry it took me this long to find it.
It's beautiful up here, and here's the proof:
On a non-rainy day make sure you get here.


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What NanoDays Kit activities worked best for you?
June 2, 2009
Sylvia Algire, Assistant Manager of the Field Trips department at the Exploratorium just emailed a comment about her experience with NanoDays 2009.
"The visitors (mostly field trip students) were drawn to the demos that had some type of specific and concrete action for them to do. example- 'squirt grape juice on the pants and see what happens' 'smell the containers and put them in order of strongest to weakest concentration'. Also, the visitors were engaged at the nasturtium /nano pants demo because it gave a real life example of how nano technology is used and experienced in everyday life."
Did you experience the same?
What kinds of activities worked best at your institution? And with what age groups? Login and let us know in the comments below.