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The Kansas City Art Institute is pleased to announce the fall 2011 lineup of artists, designers and scholars who will speak as part of the college's "Current Perspectives" lecture series.
Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are free and will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall, 4415 Warwick Blvd. in Kansas City, Mo.
Mierle Laderman Ukeles is an artist for whom maintenance, labor and the environment are central themes. She incorporates service work and the environment into her performances and public art works. Ukeles gained national recognition for her ongoing 30-year-long artist's residency in the New York Department of Sanitation. Touch Sanitation, her large-scale citywide performance, 1979-1980, took 11 months; she shook the hand of each of the city's 8,500 sanitation workers while saying "Thank you for keeping New York City alive." Ukeles has focused on the transformation of degraded land of Fresh Kills (New York) and Danehy Park (Cambridge, Mass.) into safe public parks. She also has created six work ballets in the U.S. and internationally, choreographing them directly with the workers, in an attempt to ask: Can work be art? Ukeles' work has been shown at Ronald Feldman Gallery in New York, the Jewish Museum of New York, the MMKA in Arnhem, Netherlands, the Kunstverein Wolfsburg and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, among many others. Ukeles is a recipient of multiple awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts and fellowships from the Guggenheim and Andy Warhol Foundations.
Mags Harries and Lajos Héder formed Harries/Héder Collaborative in Cambridge, Mass., in 1990 and since then have worked together on more than 25 major public commissions. The focus of their collaboration is to activate public space through art. They create public places that have ongoing practical use as well as strong metaphoric significance. Their projects focus on water, energy, transportation and other physical and performance elements that connect people and communities. Harries teaches courses on sculpture, installation and public art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and is chair of the Cambridge Public Art Commission. Heder's publications include "Aesthetics in Transportation," a guidebook for public art and design prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation. Since 1992 he has been a member of the Boston Society of Architects Focus Teams, and he currently serves on the Public Art Network Council.
This lecture will consist of presentations by KCAI faculty on how they utilized development grants they received during the 2010-11 academic year. Jessie Fisher will discuss her residency at AIA and Watershed Center for Ceramics Arts. Diana Heise will talk about the two new works she produced for a solo show at Review Studios. With funds from the grant, Phyllis Moore spent a month in Paris working on a novel. Miguel Rivera used the grant to pay for an artist residency at Proyecto´Ace in Buenos Aires.
Ryan Humphrey grew up in a small town in Ohio, building things in his yard, riding BMX bikes and skateboarding. After high school, he was a Freestyle BMX instructor at Woodward BMX Training Center. He then moved to Pittsburgh for the next three years to work at The Carnegie Museum of Art and obtain a commercial art degree. There he developed an interest in contemporary fine art. This, along with a scholarship, inspired him to attend Ohio University, where he earned his B.F.A. degree in sculpture. After moving to New York, he received his M.F.A. degree from Hunter College, paying his way through school by working at The Dia Center for the Arts. After attending The Skowhegan summer residency program in Maine, he worked for The Andy Warhol Foundation and participated in the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. He also was a contestant on Season One of Bravo's "Top Design." He has exhibited extensively and is represented by DCKT Contemporary. He lives and works in New York.
A graduate of the National University of Cordoba in Argentina, Alicia Candiani is an international artist and independent curator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the founder and current director of 'Ace, an international artist-in-residence center focused on contemporary artistic practices and located in her home city. Candiani has been artist-in-residence, visiting artist, guest professor and lecturer at numerous and prestigious institutions all over the world. She has been appointed as a curator as well as a member of the international jury at international exhibitions and biennials in China, Bulgaria, Cuba, Egypt, Puerto Rico, Czech Republic, the United States, Russia and Argentina. Her works are the recipient of major international awards, such as her most recent awards: first prize in the International Print Network Krakow-Oldenburg-Vienna (Germany, 2010) and the Turner Prize for Excellence in Visual Art, The Janet Turner Print Museum (United States, 2009). In 2010, she was honored as the Argentine artist at BIAB2010 (Beijing International Art Biennial). Candiani is also a member and active collaborator in the Southern Graphics Council International in the United States, where she served on the executive board, representing the international members, from March 2008 to March 2010.
Frank Bramblett lives and works in Philadelphia, where he served as a professor of painting at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University from 1972 to 2010 and is currently professor emeritus. He has shown his work nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at OK Harris Gallery, Mary Boone Gallery, Exit Art, the Levy Gallery at Moore College of Art and Design and the Galeria Arsenal in Bialystock, Poland, among others. He has received numerous fellowships, including from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pew Foundation and the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, and his work has been reviewed in The New York Times, New York Magazine and Time Out. He holds a B.F.A. degree from the University of Georgia and an M.F.A. degree from Yale University.
Anne Lindberg's drawings and three-dimensional installations have been exhibited widely throughout the United States and abroad, including at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Belger Arts Center, The Writer's Place, Macalester College and North Carolina State University, as well as venues in New Zealand, Quebec and Japan. In 2004, she created a permanent collection installation at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. In 2005, the Detroit Institute of Art purchased one of her drawings, and she had one-person shows at the Dennos Museum in Michigan and the Belger Arts Center in Kansas City. New work was included in a group exhibition "Decelerate" at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in 2006. Lindberg has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Charlotte Street Grant (1990) and Mid-America/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships (1993-94). She was visiting artist-in-residence/head of department at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., in 2005, and taught for nine years at the Kansas City Art Institute. She graduated with a B.F.A. degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, (1985) and received her M.F.A. degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art (1988).
Julián Zugazagoitia is the fifth director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Born in Mexico and educated at the Sorbonne Paris IV in France, he speaks six languages and has worked in the Americas, Europe and Africa. For the past seven years, Zugazagoitia has been the director/CEO of El Museo del Barrio in New York. He led the institution through a $44 million renovation project that resulted in new gallery spaces, a refurbished facility and a popular restaurant. He is known for his collaborations with other institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, the National Portrait Gallery and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Before leading El Museo, Zugazagoitia worked at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York as executive assistant to the director. As a consultant and curator, he also worked with UNESCO and the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles, organizing exhibitions, events and conferences internationally. He also curated exhibitions for the international art fair ARCO 2005, the 25th Sao Paulo Biennale in Brazil in 2002 and as director of visual arts with the Spoleto Festival in Italy.
Alex Kanevsky was born in Rostvo-na-Donu, Russia, and studied at Vilnius University, Lithuania, and later at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he presently teaches. He has received numerous fellowships and awards, including the Pew Fellowship for painting; Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Painting Fellowship; The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ireland; the Eagle Hill Foundation, painting residency; and the Frantz and Virginia Bader Fund Grant for Painting. In addition to exhibiting work across North America and Europe, his work has been reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Observer, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Harper's Magazine and New American Paintings. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Achenbach Collection, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, de Young Museum and Legion of Honor, all in San Francisco. He is represented by J. Cacciola Gallery, New York; Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco; Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia; and Victor Felix Gallery, London.


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Altair FPRD Summary
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Below is a summary of the Altair specifications, as in the Functional and Performance Requirements Document.
Altair is the natural guide star adaptive optics system for the Gemini-North telescope built at the Herzberg Institute for Astronomy (HIA).
The science performance requirements for Altair include:
- Wavelength Coverage
1-2.5 microns baseline with requirement of changeable dichroic, allowing observations to 0.85 microns. A goal is to extend observations to 5 microns and not preclude use to 0.5 microns.
- Throughput and Emissivity
The deployment of AO will not lower the telescope throughput by more than 25% over the baseline wavelength range. With the changeable dichroic the same throughput specification is required for 0.85 - 1.0 microns. The total emissivity of the telescope and AO system (without AtmDC) in K must be less than 19%, with a goal of this emissivity out to 5 microns.
- Flat Fielding
It is required that the flat field instability does not cause systematic effects larger than the photon noise over a 5x5 arcsec2 region within a 1 hour integration in J through K. It is a goal to match this in L and M.
- Strehl Ratio
A minimum on-axis Strehl ratio delivered to the detector of the near-infrared imager (NIRI) of 0.4 in H during median seeing conditions for bright guide stars. The on-axis strehl must be met, during any one hour of exposure, within 45 degrees of zenith, when atmospheric conditions remain constant. The intent is that, when applied to a background-limited point source observed at a zenith angle of 45, this Strehl ratio will result in roughly a factor of 2 improvement in S/N ratio over what would be obtained with tip/tilt/focus compensation during the same integration time. This system is expected to deliver a commensurate performance at J.
- Field of View
2 arcmin diameter unvignetted field of view. [Conjugation of the DM to an optimal altitude (6.5 km) is required. ]
- Sky Coverage
The intent is that sky coverage be maximized for the specified strehl ratios. The natural guide star AO system should be designed such that it can be upgraded to a laser guide star system and have a flexible control architecture, with the priority to increase the system's sky coverage at the above performance levels.
Sections of the workscope requirements expand on, orclarify ambiguities in, the science performance requirements:
- "If required, it is acceptable to manually change a dichroic to allow scientific observations below 1 micron or above 2.5 microns, said change(s) being a daytime activity.
- It shall be possible to execute a dithering sequence with Altair and a scientific instrument. Any changes internal to Altair as a result of executing a "dithering" sequence while science observations are done in the K band shall not result in an illumination change at the science array of more than one part in 100,000 of the background illumination. It is a goal that any changes internal to Altair as a result of executing a "dithering" sequence while science observations are done in the L or M band shall not result in an illumination change at the science array of more than one part in 3,000,000 of the background illumination. It is a goal to not move or otherwise change any surface in the science optical path during the "dithering" sequence. The intent of this requirement is to limit systematic effects to be less than photon noise over a 5x5 arcsec^2 area and a 1-hour integration.
- Altair shall have a "minimum variance reconstructor" with adjustable bandwidth that varies automatically during the science observation. There should also be provision to optimize the reconstructor matrix frequently during an observation."
- NRC and AURA agree that the requirement for laser guide-star upgradability can be satisfied for PDR by providing a conceptual opto-mechanical design with either:
- A single WFS which can be moved between the position to acquire natural guide stars, and the position needed to track the focus motion of laser beacons.
- A second WFS, fed after the NGS pickoff, which can track the focus motion of a laser beacon.
The following items are highly desirable ("workscope goals"), although they are not included in therequirements:
- Reduction of the total emissivity of Altair, without the AtmDC in the adaptive optics beam, to less than or equal to 10% in the K band. The intent is that the total emissivity of the telescope and Altair (without the AtmDC) in K should be less than 14%.
- Implementation of more sophisticated control algorithms, such as adjustable modal control, with the intent that, for science objects which do not have sufficiently bright guide stars, the number of degrees of correction can be reduced to improve performance.
- Development of image processing algorithms including, but not limited to, the reduction of scientific data and calculation of point spread functions.
- Provision of a remotely changeable dichroic mechanism.
3. System Overview
3.1 Introduction
The basic goal behind the Altair design is to produce an effective, competitiveinstrument for image correction for near-infrared astronomy. The design was createdthrough an integrated approach involving mechanical, electronic and optical constraintsand optimization. Careful attention was paid to maximizing sky coverage with natural guidestars while meeting the top level performance requirements noted next. In practice thismeant preserving guide star photons, sometimes at the expense of emissivity. Yet for equalsignal to noise, Altair will reduce exposure duration by factors of 2-4 for typicalobservations. Its superb image resolution will enable important astronomy, impossible byany other means on Gemini. Observing efficiency has as much to do with ease of calibrationand use, stable mechanisms and rapid configuration and guide star acquisition as withtransmission of the optics. One novel aspect of Altair is that it will double theisoplanatic patch size by conjugating the DM to the optimal altitude. This has importantimplications for sky coverage, laser guide-star performance and implementation.
To allow for a laser guide star upgrade, dead mass, space, and spare card slots forelectronics have been included in the mass, power and center of gravity analyses. Forthese calculations, we assumed the worst case of an additional motorized laser beacon WFStogether with extra processing electronics for this WFS. We made similar allowances incase the Gemini Acquisition and Guide unit does not meet its goal of processingon-instrument wavefront sensors rapidly enough.
3.2 Capabilities of Baseline Design
Altair duplicates the original telescope beam, except of course the image quality isbetter. Altair preserves the f/16 focal ratio, reproduces the location of the focal plane,and retains the exit pupil at the telescope secondary mirror. As well, Altair flattens theoutput field, whereas the raw telescope beam has a two metre radius of curvature. Theunvignetted field of view is 2 arcmin diameter. While its fast tip/tilt mirror isconjugate to a telescope pupil, Altair' deformable mirror (DM) is at an image of the layer6.5 km from the telescope. This increases sky coverage with natural guide stars andameliorates focus anisoplanatism with laser beacons.
There is a deployable I,J,H band atmospheric dispersion compensator in the sciencepath, downstream of the beamsplitter.
A calibration source is deployable at the input focus, upstream from all Altair optics.Together with the input and output shutters, this source will be used for daytimecalibration of Altair.
One beamsplitter covers the 0.85 to 2.5 micron minimum requirement. While manualchanges of a dichroic are scientifically acceptable to meet the goals for extendedwavelength range, the baseline does have room for a two-position beamsplitter changer.Whether it is installed depends on the entire detailed costing of Altair, during the nextphase. A single WFS foreoptics path and detector can handle both types of guide stars byremotely changing a lens group and a lens.
3.3 Physical Packaging and Opto-Mechanics
Altair is a Cassegrain mounted facility on the northern Gemini 8 m telescope on MaunaKea. It is designed to accept the telescope f/16 beam, correct aberrations, and return itto the science instruments as transparently as possible -- the instruments do not have tobe reconfigured when Altair is used. Altair recreates the exit pupil, focal ratio andfocus location of the original telescope beam.
All instruments on Gemini mount on the Instrument Support Structure (ISS), a rotating1.6 m cube below the primary mirror. At the centre of this cube, a moveable Science Foldmirror with three degrees of freedom directs the telescope beam out the central hole oneach side face of the cube. All instruments must accept a beam that focusses 300+-1 mmpast the centre of each face of the ISS.
Alone among current AO projects, the Gemini Adaptive Optics System has its deformablemirror located at an image of the atmosphere far above (6.5 km) the telescope. Racine andEllerbroek have shown this will increase sky coverage and improve performance.
3.4 Control system
Altair uses a 177-element continous facesheet deformable mirror and a 12x12Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor based on a CCD-39 from EEV (3e- noise at akilo-frame/second sample rate). In addition, Altair also has a very strong goal to acceptOIWFS T/T/F signals, for operation with laser guide stars. The AO control system processespixels from its own WFS in the "reconstructor" and blends the result with theT/T/F signals from the OIWFS. The combined measurements drive the tip/tilt and deformablemirror in Altair at sample rates up to 1.5 kHz.
To preserve the maximum dynamic range and small signal bandwidth on these mirrors,Altair offloads their time averaged tip/tilt and focus positions to the secondary mirrorvia the synchro bus at 200 Hz. Similarly, the first ten low-order quasi-static aberrationsare sent via an ethernet to the telescope control system which corrects the telescopedrive rate, the primary mirror figure, and the XY collimation of the telescope.
4. LGS upgrade path
From an opto-mechanical viewpoint, the laser guide star upgrade path involves changesto the optics in the wavefront sensor optical path. The requirement is to be able toswitch between LGS and NGS modes remotely. The optical design for the LGS path modifiesthe field lens and the collimator optics. The field lenses for each design can be mountedon linear stages and moved independently in and out of the beam. The collimator lenses aremore difficult as they occupy the same region in the optical design and they each requireadjustment as the system operates. The NGS collimator moves in focus and the LGScollimator moves in focus and zoom to accommodate different laser altitudes. A mechanismis required to provide all these motions and to interchange the LGS and NGS collimators.
The current optical layout of the wavefront sensor path may have to be modified inorder to leave room for a mechanism to change between the LGS and NGS collimators.Currently, the NGS WFS collimator lens barrel is close to the science path collimatormirror leaving little room for a changing mechanism. Moving the WFS collimator lens barrelback further from the science collimator mirror would provide room for the mechanism. Thiswould be accomplished by modifying the fold and gimbal mirror angles to move the WFScollimator lenses back further.
When using laser guide stars (LGS) the WFS foreoptics must focus the spot of light fromthe sodium layer onto the AOWFS CCD, while keeping an image of the DM consistently mappedonto the lenslets. The problem is that the range distance to the sodium beacon constantlychanges with weather and telescope zenith angle. To account for this, the laser beaconcollimator has two extra independent axial motions for lens elements. This keeps the DMimage focussed at constant size on the lenslets, while focussing the laser spots onto theCCD.
Another important upgrade provision results from a feature of the Gemini telescopes --all instruments operating shortward of 5 microns have on-instrument wavefront sensors(OIWFS). These 2x2 Shack-Hartmann OIWFS can measure tip, tilt and focus and therefore mayhave in three roles with natural guide stars:
- fast guiding the telescope
- slow flexure reference for Altair
- It is a strong goal to use these OIWFS as a high-speed natural guide star tracker (as well as flexure reference) for Altair.
If the OIWFS fills all three roles, it is already capable of serving as the naturalguide star tracker required in conjunction with a laser beacon. A laser beacon makes atwo-way trip through the atmosphere, but celestial light makes a one way trip. Thereforethe LGS is insensitive to tip-tilt caused by atmospheric turbulence. If the outbound lightbends sideways, the return light will follow the same path down and arrive at thetelescope on-axis. The laser beacon will not appear to wander. However, inbound starlightwill be bent off-axis, and tip-tilt errors will result. The natural guide star tracker(i.e. OIWFS) measures atmospheric tip-tilt and sends the data, via the Acquistion andGuide (A&G) system, to Altair.
Similarly, because the range distance to the laser beacon varies unpredictably, theAOWFS guiding on the LGS cannot detect long term absolute focus. However, the AOWFS canmeasure instantaneous deviations from the current average focus, and drive the DM based onthese high speed focus signals, providing it relies on the OIWFS for an absolute focusreference for the low temporal frequencies of focus.
5. Performance Simulations
5.1. First-order Calculations
Brent Ellerbroek has calculated the performance of the Gemini baseline AOS under avariety of conditions.
- The simulations do not take into account uncorrected aberrations from the telescope or focal-plane instrumentation.
- The simulations consider tip/tilt and higher-order aberrations seperately. References to HO means the effects of the tip/tilt are not included. Residual jitter can arises from uncorrected atmospheric turbulence as well as telescope wind shake. For these calculations, the telescope wind shake power spectrum has an assumed form.
The baseline assumptions in these simulations are tabulated below.
|WFS Subapertures
|12 x 12
|12 x 12
|2 x 2
|Sensing Band (microns)
|Atmospheric Trans.
|Total Efficiency
|Read Noise
|Sky Background
|WFS Pixel Scale (arcsec)
|Sampling Rate (Hz)
N.B. The abbreviation HO stands for high-order and generally refers to calculationsexcluding tip/tilt errors.
Strehl Ratio as a function of Guide Star Distance
A comparison of the Strehl ratio as a function of the distance to the natural guidestar. In the case of the NGS AOS, the natural guide star is used for all orders ofcorrection so this plot can also be taken as the variation of the Strehl ratio within thefield of view. Note that the difference between the altitude conjugate and pupil conjugateis nearly a factor of two in radius. In the case of the LGS AOS, the natural guide star isonly used for tip/tilt correction. This is the principle reason the LGS AOS depends lesscritically on the distance to the guide star. Unlike the NGS case, this plot should not betaken as an indication of the variation of the Strehl ratio across the field of view for aLGS AOS. The plotted Strehl is calculated using only the tip/tilt angular isoplanatismterm. Again, in both cases, the Strehls do not take into account residual image motion,nor residual static aberrations from the telescope or focal-plane instrumentation.
Sky Coverage NGS & LGS
A comparison sky coverage for NGS and LGS adaptive optics systems. The upper threecurves are the LGS AOS sky coverage. In the calculation median seeing conditions areassumed, the zenith angle is zero, and the deformable mirror is conjugate to 6.5 km.
Slit Throughput as a function of Residual Jitter
Here Brent has plotted the variation of the power through a spectrograph slit as afunction of the residual image motion (tip/tilt). The spectrograph slit width is set totwice the diffraction-limit at that wavelength. The 'Total Strehl Ratio' now includes theeffects of residual tip/tilt errors. The right-most point on each of the curves representsthe throughput if the residual image motion is zero. Increasing residual image motion isto the left on the plot. Note that the curves plateau because while jitter lowers thetotal Strehl ratio, it does not effect the slit throughput until the residual jitter isroughly equal to the slit width. Again the calculations do not consider the uncorrectedaberrations in the telescope or spectrograph up to the slit.
Page compiled by Mark Chun. Last update Aug 23, 2012; Chad Trujillo

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Are you a new GIS user or do you just want to know more about it?
Your library has many resources that will support your motivation to learn about how GIS technology can help you work and research more effectively. The campus has an Esri site license for which reason we have access to many Esri related resources for you below.
If you are exploring the ArcGIS, you are highly encouraged to use the Esri Arcgis Online tools to both obtain and share GIS layers,
You are highly encouraged to network with industry while you are attending college for several reasons. Networking increases your employment prospects ... it is often true: its who you know. Furthermore, networking provides you contacts for obtaining data from industry, finiding support on projects and learning of trends in your field.
GIS service is intended to be instructional; our goal is to help users learn how to work through these tasks on their own, GIS staff will not complete project work for you.
GIS support is available for reference consultations by appointment only. References are typically 45 minutes to an hour maximum. Please give us at least 24 hours' notice before requesting an appointment and include some information about your project or GIS task when requesting a new appointment.
Consultation appointments are for those with familiarity with GIS. You can scheduled by emailing Warren Roberts at warrenr @ cuc.claremont.edu.
Typical GIS support includes
These are online services the library subscribed to provide both GIS and non-GIS users access to valuable datasets, reports and spatial analysis.
Some of the content of this guide was originally created in another format by Robert Sathrum, HSU Librarian, retired 06/2013 and Katia G. Karadjova, HSU Librarian. Thanks Katia!


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Marathon: Trinity
After no more than a few months I got around to polishing what I had already created and posted it on Simplici7y.
Link: http://simplici7y.com/items/marathon-trinity-2
Marathon: Trinity is a scenario/total conversion made solely by me, Tycho X, which features some new sounds, graphics and reintroduces the classic M.A.D.D. drones. Only 5 maps have been made so far, but I assure you, they are of highest quality. 3 random multiplayer maps were also added, since I thought they were half decent and no one had seen or played with them yet.
I took inspiration off of many, many scenarios and mods. I.e. I reused Marathon: Rubicon's AI name, Lysander, since I really liked it. I didn't check if any of the names I have picked for my maps were already in use, so if I've accidentally 'stolen' one of your names I'm sorry in advance.
The graphics aren't the best since I'm not an experienced digital artist, but essentially all I've done is given the BOB's some armour pads, given the drones some extra antennae and created some new terminal picture artwork. No chapter artwork has been added yet. Since this is only an alpha version, expect to see many changes.
List of Levels:
00 Brave New World
01 Like A Sheep Among Wolves...
02 Who Needs Oxygen When You Have Pride?
03 Veni, Vidi, Vici
04 Where's Bob When You Need Him?
Multiplayer Levels:
00 The Devil's Playground II
01 Toxic Taxes
02 Run-Run-Pfhuntime
If you'd like to discuss anything, leave a review or offer your help (mainly in scripting and artwork), please, feel free to comment below.
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Hey, it's almost February 2012, and we all know what that means here in New Orleans-Carnival Time! The first joyously anticipated parade rolls next Saturday, February 4, starting at 6:30 PM, through the ever-funky French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods. Yes, that would be Krewe du Vieux. Makes sense that the first parade would be in the Marigny- Bernard Xavier de Marigny de Mandeville, a wealthy plantation proprietor of French heritage, raised money in 1833 to fund an official celebration of Mardi Gras, and of course his plantation later became the Marigny. (He was one of the original developers of the city!) But there've been carnival celebrations in New Orleans since at least 1743. The Krewe du Vieux likes to boast that it's the only organization that parades around the original satirical ideals of Carnival. No lofty mythological themes, or glittering stars on huge floats a la Endymion. No, it's just creative people making fun of their own society. Lots of material in NOLA.
The theme this year of the always-irreverent (and a bit racy) adult-oriented parade is "Crimes against Nature," and Deon Haywood as the Queen, the Executive Director of Women with a Vision. As leader of that organization, she fights for the rights of at-risk and impoverished women, marginalized members of society, and their families. She's clearly not shy! With a theme like that, who knows what might turn up on those mule-drawn floats meandering through the Old Quarter. Recent Kings include Dr. John (2010-"Fired Up!") and Don Marshall (2011-"25 Years Wasted.").
According to the Krewe's website it has sixteen subkrewes, which will each present their own interpretations of the theme. There'll be numerous brass bands and, oh yeah, the costumes! There's nothing like it. Stealing from James R. Creecy's book Scenes in the South, and Other Miscellaneous Pieces described it best when, speaking of the 1835 Mardi Gras, it all happens "in rich confusion."
For more information, visit www.kreweduvieux.org And we'll be updating the blog on other parades and events in the next few weeks.


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VLC media player
From the project home page:
- VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Language
- 3 Skins
- 4 Web interface
- 5 Tips and tricks
- 6 Troubleshooting
- 7 See also
Install vlc from the official repositories.
Notable variants are:
- vlc-gitAUR - Development branch.
If you want to play audio CDs, you should also install libcddb.
It seems VLC does not offer an option to change language in its Preferences menu. But you can use the LANGUAGE= prefix. For instance, modify the
/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop line:
Exec=/usr/bin/vlc %U
Exec=LANGUAGE=fr /usr/bin/vlc %U
to switch VLC interface to French.
VLC can be "skinned" for a different look and feel. You can obtain new skins for VLC from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php.
Installation of skins is simple just download the skin you wish to use and copy it to:
Open up VLC, click Tools > Preferences. When the preferences window opens up you should be in the "Interface" tab
Choose the "Use custom skin" radio button, and browse to the location of the downloaded skin.
Restart VLC for the change to take effect.
Note: You need to install libtar from the official repositories to use the skinnable interface module.
Web interface
Run VLC with the parameter
--extraintf=http to use both the desktop and web interface. The
--http-host parameter specifies the address to, which is
localhost by default. To set a password, use
--http-password, otherwise VLC will not allow you to log in.
# vlc --extraintf=http --http-host 0.0.0.0:8080 --http-password 'yourpasswordhere'
Or you can enable this feature in the UI by navigating to View > Add Interface > Web Interface.
VLC defaults to port 8080: http://127.0.0.1:8080
/usr/share/vlc/lua/http/.hosts to allow remote connections. You will need to restart VLC in order for changes to take effect.
Tips and tricks
File association in GNOME
Copy the system desktop file to the local one (local
.desktop files supersede the global ones):
$ cp /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
Define its mime types (known playback file type abilities) by doing:
sed -i 's|^Mimetype.*$|MimeType=video/dv;video/mpeg;video/x-mpeg;video/msvideo;video/quicktime;video/x-anim;video/x-avi;video/x-ms-asf;video/x-ms-wmv;video/x-msvideo;video/x-nsv;video/x-flc;video/x-fli;application/ogg;application/x-ogg;application/x-matroska;audio/x-mp3;audio/x-mpeg;audio/mpeg;audio/x-wav;audio/x-mpegurl;audio/x-scpls;audio/x-m4a;audio/x-ms-asf;audio/x-ms-asx;audio/x-ms-wax;application/vnd.rn-realmedia;audio/x-real-audio;audio/x-pn-realaudio;application/x-flac;audio/x-flac;application/x-shockwave-flash;misc/ultravox;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio;audio/x-pn-aiff;audio/x-pn-au;audio/x-pn-wav;audio/x-pn-windows-acm;image/vnd.rn-realpix;video/vnd.rn-realvideo;audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin;application/x-extension-mp4;audio/mp4;video/mp4;video/mp4v-es;x-content/video-vcd;x-content/video-svcd;x-content/video-dvd;x-content/audio-cdda;x-content/audio-player;|' ~/.local/share/applications/vlc.desktop
Then in System Settings > Details > Default Applications and on the Video drop-down menu, select Open VLC media player.}}
Control using hotkeys or cli
Install netcat-openbsd.
Get script at: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=112035%23p112035#p112035
Follow instructions in script to setup a socket for VLC.
Either run the script from the command line or register the script with keyboard shortcuts through your desktop.
Preventing multiple instances
The default settings for VLC is to open a new instance of the program for each file that is opened. This can be annoying if you are using VLC for something like playing your music collection. To remedy the problem you can do the following:
- Open VLC.
- Go to Tools > Preferences (
- Go to the Interface tab and find the "Instances" section.
- Tick "Allow only one instance".
- Optionally tick "Enqueue files when in one instance mode". This will keep the current file playing and add any newly opened files to the current playlist.
Harware accelleration support
To enable hardware acceleration since version 2.1.x: Tools > Preferences > Input & Codecs, then choose under Hardware-accelerated decoding the suitable item, e.g.
Video Acceleration (VA) API or
Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix (VDPAU).
To enable hardware acceleration in previous versions: Tools > Preferences > Input & Codecs, then check
Use GPU accelerated decoding.
PulseAudio lag
When using PulseAudio as the audio output module, you might encounter audio/video sync problems. These problems can usually be fixed by editing
/etc/pulse/default.pa or
~/.pulse/default.pa to reflect the following changes. However, this can cause a new audio stuttering problem in some applications such as flash.
.ifexists module-udev-detect.so load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0 .else
Video broken or other issue after upgrade
Now and then VLC will have some issues with configuration even in minor releases. Before making bug reports, remove or rename your configuration located at
~/.config/vlc and confirm whether the issue is still there.
Segmentation fault
When starting VLC you can get a segfault, a possible workaround to this is running the following:
# /usr/lib/vlc/vlc-cache-gen -f usr/lib/vlc/plugins
Then reinstall VLC.
This can happen under XFCE, there will be no more icons in dropdown menus, like the or the PCI card icon.
Execute these commands to reactivate these icons:
$ gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/buttons_have_icons true $ gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons true


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The Save Prentice Coalition wants you to Show Prentice Some Love this Valentine's Day! Enter the on-line contest to let the world know how much you love Bertrand Goldberg's 1975 Prentice Women's Hospital. Your "valentine" to Prentice can take any form you like: photos, drawings, t-shirt graphics, songs, 60-second videos, haiku, tattoos, and construction paper hearts are all welcome. Entries are due by 5 pm on Monday, February 13th. The top 5 entries will be posted at www.saveprentice.org on Valentine's Day for a public vote. The winners of the popular vote will receive fabulous and rare Goldberg-themed prizes.
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Keratosis pilaris is a common genetic skin condition which appears as rough, bumpy, sometimes red skin most often found on upper arms, thighs, and cheeks. These bumps are due to a buildup of keratin, a hard protective protein found in skin, hair, and nails. This built up keratin forms a plug which blocks the opening of hair follicles. When these plugs, or bumps, become irritated it causes redness.
Keratosis pilaris usually presents in childhood, often at its worst during puberty, but can continue into adulthood. The condition usually improves in warmer weather, while dry weather seems to exacerbate symptoms.
There is no known cure for Keratosis pilaris, though steps can be taken to keep minimize bumps and redness.
- Regular exfoliation removes dry, dead skin cells and keeps follicles clear. This helps to prevent roughness and bumps. A mild scrub made with fruit enzymes works best. Sea Buckthorn Oil has also been found to work well on skin with Keratosis pilaris, and can be found in Lavera Orange-Sea Buckthorn Body Scrub. Remember to be gentle, and never exfoliate irritated or broken out skin.
- Dryness will exacerbate symptoms, so keeping skin hydrated will help to ward off bumps. Lotions and creams with Jojoba are very effective in treating this condition. Jojoba oil is actually a wax ester very similar to the sebum (oil) our skin produces naturally. The Pai Comfrey & Calendula Calming Body Cream is designed for sensitive skin, contains jojoba oil and is an ideal choice. Lavera Milk & Honey Body Lotion is another good option. Milk proteins are highly emollient and provide rich hydration, while lending mild exfoliation to keep skin smooth.
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- In summertime, some time spent in the sun can greatly reduce the appearance of bumps. Just be sure to limit yourself to 10-15 minutes so your skin doesn't burn.
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Did you miss our Google+ Hangout? Watch it here!
UPDATE 1/13/2013: Thanks everyone for coming together today to kick off National Geographic's 125th Anniversary! This is just the beginning. Join the Society at nationalgeographic.com and be a part of exciting Google+ Hangouts with explorers every month. It's a new age of exploration. Be a part of it!
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Join some of National Geographic's biggest names in exploration and innovation January 13th for our most epic Google+ Hangout to date. Be part of the conversation with a diverse group of explorers, including such legends as Robert Ballard and Jane Goodall. We'll also chat with cave diver Kenny Broad, Crittercam engineers Greg Marshall and Kyler Abernathy in Antarctica, wildlife conservationist Paula Kahumbu in Kenya, archaeologist Cecilia Mauricio in Peru, paleontologist Mike Archer in Australia, conflict resolution specialist Aziz Abu Sarah in Israel, biologist Krithi Karanth in India, research engineer Albert Lin in California, and NG Weekend host Boyd Matson (view map of the explorers and key locations from their adventures).
For 125 years, National Geographic has been at the leading edge of exploration, conservation, and scientific research. Now technology is allowing us to go places and make discoveries not possible before. This is a new age of exploration. We invite you to join us on the journey–and get closer to our explorers along the way.
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Handling "like Herbie" is a direct quote from VW marketing boss Luca De Meo. He's referring to the clean-sheet 2012 Beetle's new electronic front differential, which, according to Volkswagen, should allow for more nimble handling.
According to VW:
"To ensure that the power of the two strongest Beetle versions is applied properly to the road in quickly approached curves as well, the models with 160 PS (European version) and 200 PS (worldwide) come with a factory-installed XDS electronic differential lock. This system extends the familiar EDS functionality. XDS improves handling in fast curve driving and calibrates the car toward more "neutral" steering; it does this by using active brake intervention to prevent wheelspin of the unloaded wheel on the inside of the curve, and this improves traction."
The new, new Beetle is longer, wider and lower than its predecessor, and will get a Turbo model with 200 hp and DSG that De Meo says will give it a very GTI-like quality. Gone is that cute flower vase too. It's part of the masculinization we've been talking about.
Another sign of masculinity might be one comment by VW's head designer here at the unveiling in New York City. He accidentally mentioned 20 inch alloys... but the Turbo model only gets 19s. Could that be a suggestion that a VW Beetle Turbo R might be on the way?


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A few things old could mean a few new computers for the Murrieta Senior Center.
The city of Murrieta sponsors a Community Flea Market four times a year to raise money for new computers for its seniors. On Saturday dozens of bargain shoppers trickled into the parking lot at the senior center, transformed into an outdoor shopping mall of antiques, books, handmade crafts, clothing and more.
According to an organizer, it's a popular spot for buyers and for sellers cleaning out their garages.
"We usually sell out," said Krissi Limkemann, senior recreation leader for the city.
On Saturday roughly 50 booths lined the parking lot, which by mid morning was home to families with baby strollers, seniors in scooters, and other shoppers toting unique findings, some musical.
Laura Espinosa of Whittier laughed when asked about the stuffed dog wearing boxer shorts featuring chili peppers, wagging its tail and singing "Hot Stuff."
"It's for my husband, for Valentine's Day," she said. "I like coming to rummage sales like this, there are new things and old things, and everything is reasonably priced."
Robin Bailey of Nuevo was next to a baby stroller, its cart below filled with baby items.
"You can get some good deals on baby stuff," she said. "This is all for my granddaughter."
Shoppers weren't the only ones scoring. People getting rid of stuff were winning the space back in their garage. Richard Decker, Murrieta father of twin 8-year-old girls, stood before a table featuring a lot of pink — Dora the Explorer tennis rackets, roller skates, My Little Pony toys, and more.
"This is better than a yard sale," he said. "It's advertised well and you get a lot of foot traffic."
For Helen Armstrong, of Murrieta, it was a bittersweet ordeal. While she and her husband were happy to pass along their assortment of antique sugar bowls, kitchenwear, bowls, décor, and more, the fact that most of the items belonged to her mother and aunt was "a little sad," she said.
"This bowl," she said, showing off an antique ovenware bowl in yellow, "my mother used this. Those canisters with carrots and tomatoes on them, they belonged to my mother, too."
Armstrong said she does get a kick out of making another person happy with a great find.
"It's passing it along to get used again," she said. "I do Ebay and Etsy all the time," she said of Internet retailers that allow people to resell items. "But here you get to see people's faces."


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Leading Lifestyle Brand DCMA Collective to Enter the World of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2011 — DCMA Collective Lifestyle Brand partners with Ingrained Media to take it's brand of apparel and accessories into the world of Mixed Martial Arts. DCMA Collective, made famous by brothers Joel and Benji Madden of the band Good Charlotte, will mark its first foray into the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Ingrained Media is one of the leading marketing agencies focusing on MMA.
The DCMA MMA Collection will be officially launched in the coming weeks and available through the DCMA store and select online retailers. While this may be the Brand's first foray into MMA it is not the first for the brothers. Benji and Joel Madden are huge fans of the sport and the athletes that compete. Benji Madden also trains MMA at Fortune Gym in Los Angeles. Their love for the sport and the athletes made MMA a natural progression.
"I am stoked to finally be able to take our Brand into MMA. DCMA Collective has always been on the cutting edge with our designs and approach to the market. We are going to bring our promotional and design talents to the sport and athletes and see where we can take it." said Benji Madden co-Founder of DCMA Collective. Madden continued, "MMA is not only the fastest growing sport in the World it brings together many forms of Martial Arts which are all combined with honor and commitment. Those aspects of the sport are things that are at the core of what we do at DCMA."
DCMA Collective is more then a Skate or Band apparel company it is about a lifestyle and the experiences that are derived from that lifestyle. The DCMA Collective brand is about the Athletes, Artist, People, Music and Life. You simply can't define it, you just have to experience it.
"We are honored to be able to work with a company such as DCMA Collective. DCMA has a great vision for what they want to do and how they want to accomplish it. Our team is thrilled to be able to work side by side with them and help DCMA reach their goals." said Jason Genet President of Ingrained Media.
"We're psyched to bring the Athletes and supporters of Mixed Martial Arts a new style to consider," said Benji Madden, co-founder of DCMA Collective. Benji Madden continued "The designs will be a blend of our world class designers and input from the sponsored athletes, I can't wait to see what they come up with."
"This collaboration presents a truly compelling opportunity to go beyond the typical reach of the Athlete and DCMA Collective," said Jason Genet, President of Ingrained Media. "We're excited to see the results of the combined marketing efforts that that Joel, Benji and the folks at DCMA Collective have built blended with the Ingrained Media platform."
The initial designs will be ready early to mid Spring 2011. Marketing efforts will begin with Social Media Campaigns and Internet Marketing. Collectively the combined efforts will reach over 3.4 million Social Media users, feature advertisements on over 100 MMA Websites, and include Fighter Endorsements and exposure in potentially televised events.
About DCMA Collective:
DCMA Collective was founded in 2006 by Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden, their brother Josh Madden and Tal Cooperman. DCMA Collective offers a lifestyle fashion collection for men, women and children. DCMA Collective currently offers apparel, accessories, and footwear all bearing their iconic brass knuckles logo. DCMA Collective opened their flagship store in the popular Melrose and Martel in Los Angeles on March 15th, 2008 and has been worn by countless celebrities, athletes and musicians. http://www.dcmacollective.com/
About Ingrained Media:
Ingrained Media is a boutique marketing firm with a specialization in sports marketing. Unlike traditional agencies Ingrained Media offers a hybrid of services with a specialty on athlete development and social media marketing. Ingrained Media has been responsible for the development of both brand and athlete social media presences reaching hundreds of thousands of users on a daily basis. Ingrained Media also has a strong interest and specialty in the fields of Advertising, Promotions, and Public Relations.
This entry was posted on April 24, 2011 by Jason Genet. It was filed under apparel, DCMA, marketing, mixed martial arts, mma, sponsors, sponsorship and was tagged with collective, dcma, Endorsement, genet, ingrained, madden, marketing, martial, mixed, MMA, Sponsorship, Sports, ufc.
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(Phoenix, Ariz., March 14, 2017) – In order to expand K-12 Internet access, affordability and student digital learning opportunities in schools across the state, most notably in rural areas, Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas today applauded the funding of the Arizona Broadband for Education Initiative.
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted this morning to approve the one-time expansion of the existing Arizona Universal Service Fund (AUSF) to assist in the state matching investment of this program. The new grant will allow Arizona to receive ten dollars of funding for every dollar the state invests into the initiative.
Ultimately, the project could bring hundreds of millions of dollars in services to the state.
"Equal access to broadband services is critical to the success of a child's education in the 21st century," Superintendent Douglas said. "This program is an incredible opportunity for underserved children from small schools in rural parts of Arizona to have the same technology opportunities that are afforded to other children in the state."
Last March, Arizona was one of the few states to be awarded the 2016 K-12 Broadband and Digital Learning Policy Academy grant through a partnership between the National Governor's Association (NGA) Center, EducationSuperHighway (ESH) and the K-12 Broadband and Digital Learning Policy Academy.
"I commend my staff at the Department for making this opportunity a reality for so many students in rural areas," Superintendent Douglas said. "My Public Information Officer, Stefan Swiat, wrote the grant application that enabled Arizona to have this opportunity, while State E-Rate Controller Milan Eaton has worked tirelessly to sign up as many schools as possible. My staff and
I look forward to implementing this incredible program, which will bring tangible resources to rural students, schools and communities throughout the state."
Designed to help support and guide states seeking to provide nearly every student with access to high-speed Internet, Wi-Fi access and enhanced digital learning, the NGA, ESH and Policy Academy will provide Arizona with advice and support on best practices in education, as well as help inform the scope and structure of the implementation process.
A thorough review estimates that the state match for this program may range from $8-13 million and that internet connectivity projects may span more than two years and benefit nearly 100,000 Arizona students. The state investment will draw down significant E-rate funds, which, in a majority of school systems, may pay for the entire cost of infrastructure construction.
To accomplish the state match, Commissioner Tobin and the ACC proposed establishing a new program which uses the AUSF fund to provide a portion of the state matching funds. A one-time distribution of $8 million from the existing AUSF would serve as the large portion of the state's match, supporting telecommunications carriers which serve in high-cost areas of rural Arizona.
Since the grant was awarded, the Superintendent and Arizona Department of Education staff have worked to ensure participation from schools throughout the state. While all 15 counties already have a school moving forward with this initiative, as many as 200 school districts and charter schools have already applied for broadband services.
"While the Arizona Department of Education has provided the technological expertise, support and one-on-one engagement on this program, the Corporation Commission has taken the lead financially to ensure that this once-in-a-lifetime initiative is funded," Superintendent Douglas added. "Although I would have preferred that the funding come from the general fund, I am pleased that so many students will reap the technological benefits of broadband such as online classes and digital learning access, as well as the ability to conduct state-of-the-art STEM experiments."
Schools and districts are encouraged to apply through an easy and straightforward process that is also available for the following fiscal year. Those interested in this opportunity are encouraged to contact EducationSuperHighway Outreach Coordinator Alyssa Cubello at [email protected] or State E-Rate Controller for Schools Milan Eaton at [email protected].


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5th Annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Additional Dates:
Center for Contemporary Arts
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe, NM
Phone: (505) 982-1338
More events at Center for Contemporary Arts
This 5-day festival celebrates and looks at the best in independent film. Movies will screen in multiple locations. For prices and venues, go to santafeindependentfilmfestival.com.


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When Sheldon's regular barber goes into the hospital, causing Sheldon's regimented life to go awry, he starts acting erratic even for him.
Extended Plot
Sheldon goes to get a haircut and finds that his regular barber is hospitalized in a coma. He tries to let the barber's nephew cut his hair, but Sheldon bolts as soon as the barber starts to tell a story.
As usual, Sheldon is driving the gang crazy since his world is out of order. Penny offers to trim his hair, but Sheldon declines her "skills of the hill folks." Howard gets a letter requesting him to report for astronaut training in Houston, which he is excited about but Sheldon's hair problem seems to be the topic of the day.
While at Amy's apartment desperately looking for a new barber, Amy suggests that he would look sexy with really long hair and riding a horse, shirtless. Then she leaves to have a long session "brushing her teeth" (with her vibrating electric toothbrush).
Howard video chats with Bernadette about his first day of training and describes his experiences with zero gravity and his vomiting reaction.
Sheldon goes to visit his barber who is in a coma and brings him a teddy bear, tries to get him to wake up, but is chased out by the nurse, who thought he had escaped from the psychiatric floor.
At apartment 4A, Leonard teaches Penny how to play chess and she beats him the very first time. Sheldon comes in, first letting Penny sit in his seat, then lamenting how the order of his life is falling apart not being able to get a haircut. Sheldon then says he should "embrace the chaos" and that it might be fun. Then, he decides to wear his Tuesday night pajamas on the wrong night.
Back in astronaut training, Howard describes his outdoor survival test that included sleeping in a hole with an armadillo and eating a butterfly. Bernadette takes pity on him and flies to Houston to take care of him, but quickly learns that Howard's mother is already there.
Back at apartment 4A, Sheldon wakes everyone up at 3 AM playing the bongos as did the noted physicist Richard Feynman. Penny runs over, very annoyed. Sheldon keeps repeating what everyone says using the rhythm of his bongo playing. Since Sheldon's world is now in chaos, he doesn't even care when Leonard tries to invoke The Roommate Agreement. Sheldon leaves, playing the bongos, and ends up falling down the stairs.
The next morning, Penny and Leonard find Sheldon asleep on Amy's couch. Leonard wakes up Sheldon by abruptly banging on his bongos. Penny again offers to cut Sheldon's hair, reminding him of all the other times she's taken care of him. Sheldon asks Amy's opinion and she says that there isn't a hair on her body that she wouldn't let Penny cut. Also, Leonard is confused about the time that Sheldon saw Penny naked.
In her apartment, Penny finishes Sheldon's haircut and though he thinks it looks a bit Hollywood, he is happy with it. As she tries to trim his neck, Sheldon giggles and apologizes, explaining that clippers sometimes tickle him. When she tries again, he unexpectedly throws his head back into the clipper's path in a sudden fit of giggling, which causes it to shave off some of his hair in the back. Penny quickly covers up her horrified reaction and tells Sheldon that she's done (making sure to take away the hand mirror he's holding). After Sheldon innocently leaves, Penny tells herself that she is going to have to move after that little discretion.
- Guest starring:
- Carol Ann Susi as Mrs. Wolowitz (Voice Only)
- Vernee Watson as Althea
- Peter Onorati as Angelo
- Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro,
Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari
- Story: Chuck Lorre, Todd Craig & Gary Torvinen
- The TV Critic: "Each season I hope The Big Bang Theory is going to turn a corner in terms of quality but it still hasn't happened. After a run of good episodes these last four have been poor. More than that they have been forgettable and complacent. It seems like the writers don't really discern between what works well and what feels tired and generic."[2]
- The A.V. club gave this episode a B+[3]
- IMDb user reviews
- Title Reference: The title is derived from Sheldon missing out his haircut schedule, due to his regular barber being hospitalized and he refuses to get his haircut somewhere else, which leads to his hair growing out a little bit, thus equating this situation to a werewolf-like transformation.
- Chuck Lorre's vanity card.
- This episode was watched by 16.2 million people with a rating of 5.3 (adults 18-49).[4]
- This episode aired in Canada on March 5, 2012 with 3.513 million viewers and a weekly ranking of #2.[5]
- In Australia, it aired on March 12, 2012 with 1.312 million viewers.[6]
- Episode transcript [1]
Costume Notes
- Sheldon sports his ManBot t-shirt, arguably his favorite as it is the one he has worn in more episodes than any other - and in more colors (green, blue, and purple), his distressed Flash logo t-shirt, his TV Test Pattern t-shirt, and his red patterned "Geometry" shirt, discontinued from American Apparel.
- While playing chess, Penny wears a long sleeved purple and aqua striped shirt by James Perse sold by Nordstrom. While cutting Sheldon's hair, she sports a Nico Blossom top by Lucky Brand, at one time available at Zappos.com but appears discontinued.
- Sheldon claims he has haircut records, but in fact his mother invented them to stop him from worrying when he moved to Pasadena.
- Sheldon complains that his hair grows at 4.6 yoctometers/femtosecond. That converts to 1.2 cm in 30 days which is consistent with normal hair growth rates; however, the units cited by Sheldon are extremely small; at the femtosecond timescale and yoctometer size scale (assuming such observation were possible, which it is not, mostly for fundamental reasons rather than technical limitations), a stop-motion image of a hair growing would show no change for thousands of frames, then more thousands of frames of a new cell being added to the hair, displacing it by much more than 5 yoctometers, then nothing again, etc. For comparison, a proton is approximately 100,000 yoctometers across. A typical cell making up a hair is composed of billions of molecules, each many times larger than a proton. A typical chemical reaction takes about 200 femtoseconds; the growth of a new cell consists of billions of such reactions, some parallel, some sequential. An average mammalian cell takes about 24 hours to divide twice, suggesting most of hair growth is due to many cells dividing more or less simultaneously (but still with large time gaps if the time unit is femtoseconds).
- Sheldon says he tried Supercuts once, noting they do men's and women's hair in the same room at the same time. In "The Friendship Contraction" (S5E15), he mentioned Supercuts as a task to be undertaken.
- Sheldon is not scared of the hospital in this episode, unlike in "The Engagement Reaction" (S4E23); however, he doesn't show any concern in the "Pilot" (S1E1) and "The Adhesive Duck Deficiency" (S3E8) either.
- Penny beats Leonard at chess the first time she ever plays. It might be because Leonard is really bad at playing chess, as Sheldon has claimed many times. Then again, Penny may be more mentally talented than she usually appears; Leonard is highly intelligent, and while that does not necessarily mean he would excel at chess, if he's played before (which he apparently has), then it's likely he would have learned enough to be able to beat most people, as high intelligence is quite useful in chess, especially if experience is lacking. Also, even a "bad" player by some standards (e.g. competition standards; it's possible Sheldon's standards are high, as they are in other things, and Sheldon is in fact very good at chess) can be nearly unbeatable for ordinary casual players, much less for first-timers without any apparent interest in intellectual pursuits.
- Analogous to Richard Feynman, Sheldon plays the bongo drums. In fact, playing the bongos was a defining characteristic of the former. In "The Vacation Solution" (S5E16), Sheldon emulated the famed physicist when he went to work in Amy's biology lab after a forced vacation was imposed.
- Leonard, while trying to get Sheldon to stop playing the bongos, mentions that according to The Roommate Agreement, there are no hootenannies, sing-alongs, or barbershop quartets after 10 pm. In "The Roommate Transmogrification" (S4E24), Sheldon quotes a similar article (possibly a different statement of the same article): "Please note, it is now past 10:00 p.m. Per our roommate agreement, kindly refrain from raucous laughter, clinking of glasses, and celebratory gunfire."
- With reference to Build-A-Bear Workshop, Sheldon said bears are terrifying in "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" (S2E11), but he seems to have over-comed this fact by giving his barber a teddy bear though that maybe all he found in the hospital gift shop.
- After this episode, there was a one-week hiatus, with a repeat. After episode 19, the show was on a two-week hiatus, being replaced by a CBS Sports Spectacular|CBS sports special.
- First episode ever where Sheldon does not care that others are sitting in his spot with an intended reason, as he explains, because he is heartbroken over his barber.
- The song Amy sings is Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)|Bon Jovi's "Wanted (Dead or Alive)".
- Amy obliquely makes a reference to Gerard, her masturbatory aid electric toothbrush, after picturing Sheldon with long hair and bare chest, on horseback.
- Nurse Althea, a minor character, makes an appearance after an absence of a few seasons. In this episode, she is a ward nurse instead of sitting behind a desk. She also appears when Bernadette is in the delivery room.
- Penny says she took Sheldon to Disneyland ("The Spaghetti Catalyst"-S3E20), kicked a bully in the nuts for him ("The Zarnecki Incursion"-S4E19), sings "Soft Kitty" when he's sick ("The Pancake Batter Anomaly"-S1E11, "The Vegas Renormalization"-S2E21, "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification"-S4E2), and he has even seen her naked once ("The Adhesive Duck Deficiency"); which confuses Leonard.
- The back of Jim Parsons' hair was shaved bald or thin for the final punch line, but the show was then on hiatus so that the hair could grow back.
- Astronaut Wolowitz would have had much more extensive training before enduring the dangers of spaceflight.
- Speaking of the previous point, historically payload specialists never underwent survival training. Their training was limited to spacecraft systems familiarization,mission profile simulations,and training on how to operate their specific payload.
- Leonard's statement about stepping on a bug and changing the course of human events refers to Ray Bradbury's short story "A Sound of Thunder," in which a man who goes back in time to hunt a dinosaur and changes history when he accidentally steps on a butterfly. It is an example of the butterfly effect in chaos theory, which basically states that a small change in one place can have enormous consequences in another, and is a common science fiction trope with regards to time travel.
- Second episode where Sheldon falls down the apartment stairs offscreen while holding something. First was in "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" carrying an Apple computer.
- Sheldon: To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, this is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a nephew.
- Sheldon: Get well beary soon!
- Penny: If I were you, I'd be worried that a girl who never played chess in her life just kicked your ass.
- Sheldon: Hello!
- Penny: (sitting on Sheldon's spot, starts to move when she sees him) Hey, sorry Sheldon, I'll move.
- Sheldon: (does not seem bothered by Penny) Why? My spot, your spot, what difference does it make?
- (Penny and Leonard frown at him)
- Penny: Okay, what just happened?
- Leonard: I don't know... Between you playing chess like Bobby Fischer, and Sheldon being okay with you sitting in his spot, I'm guessing someone went back in time, stepped on a bug, and changed the course of human events.
- Sheldon: It's been six days since I was supposed to get a haircut.
- Leonard: Would you stop that!
- Sheldon: (flips his hair) I can't help it, I feel like a teen-heartthrob.
- Sheldon: I have spent my entire life, trying to bring order into the universe.
- Sheldon: Let's embrace the chaos!
- Leonard: What are you gonna do first?
- Leonard: Don't be Sheldon with bongos!
- Sheldon: (Playing his bongo and in a sing-along voice) Hel-lo Leonard, do you like, my bong-os? Bet you di-dn't know, that I had, bong-os!
- Leonard: Sheldon, its three o'clock in the morning.
- Sheldon: (continuing to drum and sing) Three, in-the-morning, is a good time, for bong-os!
- Leonard: I was sleeping!
- Sheldon: Leo-nard sleeps, while, I play, bong-os!
- Leonard: No, he doesn't!
- Sheldon: Leo-nard NO sleep, while, I play, bong-os! Bongo solo! (Hits on his bongos wildly)
- Leonard: Stop it!
- Penny: Where are you going?
- Sheldon: Wherever the music takes me, kitten.
- Sheldon: Never play the bongos walking down the stairs.
- Howard: Tonight, when she's asleep, I'll spoon you like an armadillo.
- Raj: (Reading Howard's travel orders out loud) Payload specialist Howard Wolowitz is requested to report to the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas for astronaut training, Monday 8:00 am.
- Howard: Yeah, but it's from NASA so it's 0800.
- Raj: But it says 8 am.
- Howard: Y'know, it does have an 'o' in front of it... Oh my god, I'm an astronaut and you're dying of jealousy!
- Leonard: Sheldon, be nice!
- Sheldon: I'm sorry. It's the bad boy attitude that comes with this hair.
- Amy: Well, this isn't a crisis, why don't you just let your hair grow out a li'l.
- Sheldon: Why don't I let my hair grow out?! Um, why don't a start wearing Birkenstocks, and seeking validation of my opinions by asking "Can you dig it?"
- Amy: I don't know. I think you might look sexy with long hair. With the kind that...flows down to your shoulders, and blows back while riding on a horse. Bare back and bare-chested... I'm gonna go brush my teeth, it might take a while.
- Penny: All right, Sheldon, this craziness has gone on long enough. Please come home so I can cut your hair.
- Sheldon Cooper: Penny, you're not trained, you're not licensed, and most importantly, you don't have access to my haircut records.
- Penny: All right, honey, look. We've known each other for a long time now, right? I've taken you to Disneyland, I kicked a bully in the testicles|nuts for you, I sing you Soft Kitty when you're sick. You've even seen me naked once.
- Leonard: I'm sorry, what?
- Penny: It's a long story. Anyway, Sheldon, I promise I know what I'm doing. Please let me cut your hair.
- Sheldon Cooper: Amy, what do you think?
- Amy: There's not a hair on my body I wouldn't let this woman trim. (Penny smiles and then looks at Amy shocked.)
- Amy: I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride. I'm wanted… I'm wanted... wanted, dead or alive. Sheldon, you're ruining girlfriend-boyfriend sing-along night.
- Leonard: (Playing bongos to wake Sheldon up) Sheldon like to sleep, while Leonard play the bongo!
- Taping report by ennaxor
- CBS press release
- ↑ The Big Bang Theory - The Werewolf Transformation (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb
- ↑ The TV Critic's Review
- ↑ The Big Bang Theory: "The Werewolf Transformation" - TV Club - The A.V. Club
- ↑ Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'American Idol,' 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; 'Rob,' 'Private Practice,' 'Up All Night' Adjusted Down". Retrieved February 24, 2012. - Zap2it
- ↑ Top Programs – Total Canada (English) February 20 – February 26, 2012 - BBM Canada
- ↑ Monday 12 March 2012 - TV Tonight
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Are your teens safe online?
Many programs help keep kids safe
Parenting has always been a difficult job. An online world -- with the threats of pedophiles and stalkers going along with children and teens, who are still developing a sense of freedom and privacy -- makes the task even more daunting.
But experts say there are simple steps parents can take to help ensure their child's safety without limiting their options. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it is as simple as paying attention to what your kids are doing.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it is as simple as paying attention to what your kids are doing.
Special Agent Mike Miller, of the cyber crimes division, said allowing teenagers unrestricted online access or access in private locations, such as a bedroom, are big danger signs. He said a lack of supervision in the child's involvement online is the first step toward putting him or her at risk.
Too many parents believe they can download or install a program to protect their child from predators. These programs try to filter or block out dangerous or inappropriate Web sites."(Protection programs) are not foolproof, nor are they the answer," Miller said. "But they are probably better than nothing."
Miller has worked in the Innocent Images program of the FBI since 2000. The initiative teams FBI agents and local police in task forces. They work undercover online to investigate those who prey on children. He said law enforcement is putting more focus on crimes against children, but the situation has not improved.
"Kids are looking for companionship. The Internet provides that," Miller said. "(Teens) are more sophisticated with the Web. They are very comfortable with it."
Miller speaks at school meetings to parents about the danger to look for and what to do. He said at a recent meeting at a school with 800 students, fewer than 100 parents showed up.
"Part of it is apathy, but a lot of it is lack of time to find out the right information," Miller said. "We are finding a lot of cases where children in single-parent homes are vulnerable because the single parent is working, and the computer becomes the baby sitter."
He said some parents refuse to believe their child may be in danger until it is too late.
"They will say, 'I never thought my child would do this,' when they discover that their child has contacted an online predator," he said.
While chat rooms and online profile services such as Facebook and MySpace are often the places where children are solicited, Miller said the larger services have really cracked down on those who would prey on teens.
It's still up to caregivers to teach the dos and don'ts, and it's a young person's responsibility to be careful.
"Parents should check out their child's online profile," he said. "Often, the child will put up too much personalized information in their profile. It is an easy way for someone to get their hands on that info."
Here are danger signs that parents should look for to see if their child may be at risk online:
- Kids spending large amounts of time online, especially at night
- Finding pornography on your child's computer
- Children receiving phone calls from men you don't know, or children making calls to numbers you don't recognize
- Children receiving mail, gifts or packages from someone you don't know
- Kids turning the computer monitor off or quickly changing screens when you come into the room
- Young people becoming withdrawn from the family.
- Children using an online account belonging to someone else.
Miller said there are Web sites to help parents get a handle on keeping their kids safe. He said NetSmartz Workshop offers online contracts called safety pledges that parents can use to help educate their children about what is and is not acceptable behavior online.
The pledges change based on age group and what people in those ranges are likely to be doing online.
The site also offers tips to parents on what to look for, explanations of commonly used acronyms and who to contact if you think there is inappropriate contact online with your teen. The FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also offer good information for parents and teens alike on their sites.
Striking a balance between supervising your child's activities online and allowing them to develop their own sense of privacy is difficult. Miller admitted it is a tough place for parents to be these days.
However, communication and involvement are the key elements to let kids enjoy the Internet safely while still providing peace of mind for Mom and Dad.
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TMilford necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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EcoFriendlyBasics.com is the blog for Earthen Motion, LLC
Earthen Motion, LLC is a new company. The company blog, EcoFriendlyBasics.com will be launching soon. I need a logo designed that I can use in the header of my blog. EcoFriendlyBasics.com will help people learn how to live a more eco-friendly life without a bunch of confusing, expensive, far-flung mumbo jumbo. I'm not trying to change the world in a single bound, just encouraging some easy lifestyle changes with basic why & how info that's easy to understand and do-able for the average person who doesn't necessarily want to suck the life out of planet earth.
My target market is people who may be wondering what the whole eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, green living thing is all about. They don't want to ruin the environment, but they don't necessarily want to live in a grass hut either. They're not tree-hugging environmental activists. Just regular folks who want to know the basic issues and what small changes they can make in their daily routine to lessen their negative impact on the environment.
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I would like to see an easily-identifiable icon type logo, and the text "Eco Friendly Basics"
Because the whole purpose of the site is to present simple, basic info, the logo shouldn't be too complex or "high-tech" looking. It should not look intimidating to my target audience, who are new to the whole "green living" thing and not already "eco-savvy"
Colors: Because of the theme, I'd like to stick to colors found in nature for the most part. Blues, greens, brown/beige, etc. I haven't designed the site yet, but I will draw from colors in the logo. Here's an example of a color scheme I like: http://www.flipdog.com/jobs/lynchbu…part-time/
although, I think I'd like the green a little more "muted." It should have an "earthy" feel to it. Feel free to be creative with the color scheme, the link is just an example.
This is not a "stodgy" news type website. It will be written in plain, easy-to-understand language, and will take a "light" sometimes humorous approach to eco friendly living.
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Do you have a guest coming over for Thanksgiving who is gluten-intolerant? Mireille Schwartz (pictured right), an award-winning advocate and allergy expert, offers advice on how to feed your guest.
MNN: With more people being diagnosed as being gluten-intolerant, many will have gluten-free guests this Thanksgiving. I'd love for you to give your expert advice in how to have a safe and happy Thanksgiving for all. First, what is gluten and what are the main gluten contenders?
Mireille Schwartz: Wheat allergy may sometimes be confused with celiac disease, but these conditions are different. In either case, avoiding wheat and gluten is the primary treatment. With both food allergy and intolerance, currently there is no cure, so strict avoidance of the offending food is critical. A wheat allergy generates an allergy-causing antibody to proteins found in wheat. But one particular protein in wheat, gluten, causes an abnormal immune system reaction in the small intestines of people with celiac disease. Celiac disease is a little different. It's a digestive disease which damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of food nutrients. People who have celiac disease can't tolerate gluten, the protein in wheat, barley and rye. When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging or destroying villi, fingerlike protrusions lining the small intestine. Villi normally allow nutrients from food to be absorbed through the walls of the small intestine and into the bloodstream. Without healthy villi, a person becomes malnourished, no matter how much food you consume. Typically, celiac disease presents with digestive symptoms, although in adults symptoms can vary greatly from person to person and present in the most unusual ways. My own father, a medical doctor, developed celiac disease later in life in just the past few years.
There are items that have hidden gluten in them too, right? Such as vanilla extract? What else do we need to watch for?
Gluten and wheat, like many of the "Big 8" Allergens (others are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts — e.g., walnuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans — soy, fish and shellfish) are everywhere! Wheat can be found in oh-so-many foods, including some culprits you might never suspect: breakfast cereals, pasta, crackers, beer, soy sauce and condiments like ketchup. Gluten as well, of course, is found mainly in foods but may also pop up in everyday items such as medicines, vitamins and lip balms.
What about work spaces? Do you need to be concerned about cutting boards, pots and other work surfaces when cooking for a gluten-free guest?
For all allergies, I recommend avoiding cross-contamination of utensils and all surfaces when preparing foods. Rinsing a knife that chopped walnuts is insufficient: thoroughly scrub all utensils and surfaces with soap and water, and wipe clean. Even trace amounts of a food can cause a reaction for highly allergic and sensitive people.
What would you recommend serving to a gluten-free guest this Thanksgiving?
I find that careful food allergy management empowers folks with "Can-Do Situations." Options abound! For Thanksgiving, wheat and gluten lurk in some turkeys, turkey broths and marinades, gravies, spice blends, stuffing, crackers, pie crusts, and even in powdered mashed potato mixes. Here are some of my recommended substitutions.
Tom Turkey: Some basted turkeys contain soy, wheat and dairy. Instead look for turkeys labeled "Natural," which by law must be minimally processed.
Marinades and soy sauce, broth and bouillon may use wheat, barley or rye in flavors and seasonings. Always avoid that seasoning or gravy packet. For thickening gravy, try a substitution and whisk in a tablespoon of sweet rice flour, potato flour, or an arrowroot starch slurry.
For delicious Thanksgiving stuffing, you can follow your favorite recipe and substitute toasted cubes of gluten-free cornbread, corn muffins or a loaf of store-bought gluten-free white bread.
As an all-purpose basic flour substitute, the favorite go-to is Pamela's Ultimate Baking Mix because it works so well as a one-to-one ratio substitution for baking recipes, BUT if you are allergic to nuts and dairy, please make a note that Pamela's contains both almond flour and buttermilk. Other nut and dairy alternatives are an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend from Whole Foods or Bob's Red Mill. If the nut and dairy avoidance isn't an issue, then try a classic cookie crumb pie crust with Pamela's cookies in Chocolate or Lemon flavor processed into crumbs. Gluten-free and yum!
How do you balance serving everyone else as well as the one person who is gluten-free?
I always suggest letting people know in advance. It's far more difficult to maneuver if you make an announcement once seated at the holiday table. If you are allergic or intolerant always let your host know in advance — don't assume they will know or remember. Since I have a severe food allergy (to seafood), even if it's not a potluck, I offer to bring a safe dish or two so there's definitely always something on the table I can eat, and the host doesn't have to prepare separate food items. Some ambitious home chefs, however, embrace taking on the epicurean substitution challenge! I affectionately dub this, "No 8 On The Plate." In that case, I recommend keeping food labels for everything used to prepare the meal so the allergic guest can double-check the ingredient list.
Do you have any other recommendations, resources or tips?
Our website provides a plethora of information year-round for food allergies and intolerances, not just at Thanksgiving. The root cause of food allergy remains largely mysterious; though reasons for this are poorly understood, the prevalence appears to be on the rise. Always carry your rescue medication with you, and the holidays in particular is an excellent time to check the expiration dates. Mostly, however, make sure you stay in the moment and celebrate your friendships, celebrate your accomplishments celebrate the season!
Thanks, Mireille! That was very helpful.
Mireille Schwartz is a member of the board of directors for Washington, D.C.-based FAAN (Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network). FAAN is the world's largest leading nonprofit allergy resource and works with policymakers on federal, state and local initiatives in areas such as food labeling, epinephrine availability, and management of food allergies in schools, camps, airlines and restaurants. In both 2009 and 2010, she was awarded their National Award of Appreciation.
Also on MNN: What is gluten?


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Asparagus Soup
Light and creamy asparagus soup is a great dish for spring. Perfect for slightly chilly evenings, this soup will bring warmth and fresh flavor to your table.
- 1 quart 1 quart 1 quart free range, organic Chicken Stock
- 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp Organic Coconut Oil
- 1 1 1 Vidalia Onion, chopped
- 2 lb 2 lb 2 lb Asparagus, ends removed, and chopped
- 3 clove 3 clove 3 clove Garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Prosciutto, diced, for garnish
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Chives , minced, for garnish
- In a large soup pot on medium heat, sauté onion and garlic in coconut oil, adding salt and pepper to taste.
- Sauté until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add the asparagus to the pot, and cover with the chicken broth.
- Cover the pot with a lid and boil the asparagus until soft and tender.
- In a medium-sized frying pan, sauté prosciutto for 5 minutes, set aside.
- Transfer the soup to a food processor, or high-speed blender, and process until smooth.
- Pour into soup bowls and sprinkle with ground pepper, prosciutto, and chives.
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how does one swim with sorrow?
by, October 16th, 2012 at 09:25 AM (995 Views)
Today I am suppoesed to be happy. I turned 28. I have practice tonight. And this weekend, my first swim meet since getting back in the pool two months ago. But I am absolutley heart broken.
Yesterday I had to do something I always thought was so wrong in logic, put down my bestfriend who I have loved more than anything in the world for the past 7 years, my pug Ernie.
Ernie is/was not just a dog. He literally seemed human, with his huge eyes and facial expressions, his extremely naughty behavior, he got away with murder. I bought him as a junior in college in California, kept him in the dorm as contraband until my roomie and I moved off, and he was with me through lawschool in Rhode Island, and with my family in NJ where he would run around in the backyard with the other dog. On my wedding day he was dressed in his own little tux and top hat and was stepping all over the back of my train while I yelled for someone to put him in another room lol. He just recently made it to my husband and I's first and new home, but he wasnt himself, because he was sick. Ernie had bowel disease or cancer, the vet said that basically more tests would be futile and either way it would be chemotheraphy, suffering death and somehow by bringing my crying baby daughter with me, and crying my eyes out to the vet, they perscribed steriods that gave him what seemed like a LAzarus new start, for two months until this past week when they stopped working....he stopped eating...and he was basically starving to death and losing control of his bowels. So yesterday, while at my parents house, because I took him home so he can be where there were lots of people who loved him, I knew it was beyond time to end his suffering.
After losing control a few times he walked up to me, and I asked him if he wanted to go outside which he hasnt done in a few weeks and I did. He was sitting outside, and seemingly enjoying the fall day. And after ten minutes or so I had to go pick him up and take him to put him down. At the vet, I held him in my arms, told him I loved him soooooo much, he was such a good boy. The vet told me he would release the barbituate and within seconds ernie had died. I got this random warm feeling of intense love to the right of me, which must have been Ernie's spirit thanking me for putting him out of his misery... I buried him in our backyard in a special box with memories written all over it, with love, the pjs I had worn recently, and his first toy ever, a curly tailed racoon, literally, a toy from where I bought him that they threw in for free because when they used to let him around and run loose in the store he used to always steal it off the wall, by his head. And he is in a spot right by our outside slate porch and a rose bush, so our family and other dog will always be around him.
Cried the whole day yesterday. And I dont think of myself as a cry baby. Its just coming out, streaming. I just will miss him so much. I had to come back to my own home, so my husband and I drove back with our daughter and when we pull up to our driveway to our home which is an hour 30 away from my parents, in the dark, the only light that is turned on, is this huge stained glass angel display in the front top window space of our house that we have never turned on since being here for two months. My husbands like "omg thats so weird" and I was just sort of like I guess that means everythings ok. Even though it may be an amazing sign, I will still miss Ernie so much. Waking up today and knowing it was my birthday, and he wasnt there to let out first thing in the morning, and his sleep pillow is just there empty in the kitchen is heart breaking. I loved him so much.
How will I get in the pool tonight, how could I ever swim? How does one swim through grief? I dont know. I guess only time will hopefully help things.