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As you may have heard, the HASA archive is shutting down at the end of the year. You can read more about this at the HASA website. Due to this closing, I will update URLs in the MEFAwards Archive for the new locations of your stories.
If you would like the URLs of your stories updated, please post a comment to this post with your MEFA pen name and the titles, year of competition and new URLs of your stories.
If you are a co-author, please coordinate with your co-authors so that only one of you submit the updated URL for the story.
If you have a story that competed both WIP and Completed, please include the year of competition for each version (e.g. (2007, 2009)). The database considers them separate stories, so each one will need to be updated separately.
Since we added "backup URLs" for the 2011 Awards, I will be enabling those in the Archive, for ALL years, so you may include two URLs per story and both links will be included on your story's Story Info page. The story, author, and awards listings will still use only the primary URL link.
Also, because archives come and go, and people have been migrating away from places like LiveJournal or moving all their stuff to AO3, I will update any other URL changes you may have.
Please use this format for your updates, with the primary URL (where you prefer people to read your story) listed first:
Aranel Took
The Roots of the Ivy (2006)
A Meal Fit for a King (2010)
Story that Previously Competed as a WIP (2007, 2008)
A LiveJournal account is not required to post your updates, you may comment anonymously (make sure to include your MEFA pen name!). However, if you prefer not to post in LiveJournal, you may email your updates to me directly at email@example.com.
Please spread the word around that I'm updating the links! I need the author (or one co-author) to submit the updates to the URLs, so that I know they agree to the changes to their story locations. If there is a special situation (e.g. an author has passed away and a friend is now maintaining their fanfiction), just let me know so I know why someone other than the author is requesting to update the URLs.
At the end of the year, I will put in a filter to use the backup URL rather than a HASA URL, but that will only work for stories with a backup location available (currently only 2011 stories). Other stories will be stuck with broken links unless I get updates from the author.
There is no deadline, I will continue updating story info for as long as authors send me updates! But keep in mind your links will be broken after HASA goes offline, so try to get them submitted before the end of the year.
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Update #1 (October 3): First batch done! There were 867 HASA stories in the Archive when I started. Now down to 845. Still a lot to go, so keep spreading the word around! I also noticed a lot of updates for stories that were located at thelastship.org. This archive seems to be gone now (at least at that URL), so please get the news out that those stories will need new URLs, too.

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07 June, 2013 | (01 hr)
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Rapid and disruptive change increasingly threatens the adaptive capacity of many organizations, along with the individuals and teams leading them. In order to deal with these challenges, organizations need to develop the necessary capabilities to build and sustain both high agility and resiliency. Those that do so effectively use their adaptiveness for competitive advantage and superior business performance.
Join us for our June Book Discussion web cast, featuring Joseph E. McCann, Ph.D., Principal Researcher, Human Capital at The Conference Board and John W. Selsky, Ph.D., management researcher and adviser in strategic management, organization design and development, and corporate social responsibility, as they discuss their latest book, Mastering Turbulence: The Essential Capabilities of Agile and Resilient Individuals, Teams and Organizations. In this web cast, Joseph and John will describe five basic capabilities needed to build both high agility and resiliency (AR) within your organization.
Edward H. Betof, Ed. D., Senior Fellow, Human Capital at The Conference Board, will moderate this web cast, which will be relevant to any business leader who seeks strategies for creating high AR that can be used to master turbulent environments for competitive advantage and sustained performance.
Audience: Human Capital professionals charged with talent management, leadership development, strategic human resources, strategic workforce planning, workforce readiness, diversity & inclusion, employee engagement or human capital analytics would benefit from this webcast.
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Is Season Six here yet?
It's been a very busy summer, and the past couple of months seem to have passed by in a flash. So why does it feel like it's been FOR-EV-ER since the Supernatural finale aired? I'm ready to see what happens in season six!
That said, I have found other obsessions to pass my time over the summer.
1. I believe it was Natalie who said she loved Haven. I know MJ has been watching it too. This is the best summer series I've seen this year. I love the characters, the setting, the weirdness of what's going on, the wondering what "the troubles" are.
2. Warehouse 13 (one of the creators of which is Jane Espenson, who has worked on many of my other favorites like Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica and Gilmore Girls) is just a hoot to watch. I love the concept that they protect some of history's most dangerous artifacts, and I like the twists they come up with -- like that H.G. Wells is a woman! Eddie McClintock, who plays Agent Pete Lattimer, is going to be at Dragon*Con, so I'm going to try to see him speak. His character is a riot. And I love the character of Claudia Donovan, the essence of geeky cool.
3. I got a newer model TiVo which allows me to stream from my Netflix account. Every one in awhile I find a show that so sucks me in that I go on a crazy viewing binge because I absolutely MUST know what happens next. Though it's not supernatural/paranormal in nature, over this past weekend I started watching Spartacus: Blood and Sand and watched the entire first season in three days. I can't wait for season 2, which won't be out until sometime next year! Wah! There's fighting (I'm a chick who likes a good battle movie), lots of hot gladiators (hello, Spartacus and Crixus, I'm looking at you), that underdog element I so love, and a forbidden love story to root for. I'll just have to satisfy myself with fan vids until new episodes become available on Netflix.
4. Counting down the days until Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins comes out. This is the final book in the trilogy that began with The Hunger Games, and I can barely wait to see how it all turns out. And which boy Katniss will choose. :) Only two more weeks to wait.
5. Waiting for my own book, Winter Longing, to hit store shelves, which happens tomorrow. I've been fortunate to get some good reviews, including an exciting one in Publishers Weekly.
6. Looking forward to Dragon*Con. I'm having a costume made. I'm going to be dressing as Kahlen Amnell from Legend of the Seeker.
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The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame is a spectacular tribute to the people of outback Australia. It tells the story of the rural areas from the arrival of the Aborigines more than 40,000 years ago, settled by the British, exploration, the establishment of grazing, agriculture, mining, forestry and other industries in country Australia. It follows the story through to the present day where technologies of many kinds are playing the role in farming, business and communications. Themes also include development of the outback properties, living in the outback and the stock worker.
Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame was officially opened in 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Over one million people have visited this premier tribute to the men and women of the outback. Be sure not to miss the "Wool Bale" cafe where you can enjoy a snack or relaxing cuppa.
The live 'Outback Stockman's Show' tells the story of real life stockmen and women who work on the land. The show features trick horses, a bull, dogs, sheep and so much more. A must do on everyone's itinerary.
The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame is truly an iconic Queensland Outback experience.
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Theta Alpha Kappa is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS). Theta Alpha Kappa was admitted to ACHS in 1985. A national honor society in theology, Theta Alpha Kappa promotes excellence and scholarship in the fields of religious studies and religious education. It is open to persons of all faiths. Members are encouraged to provide scholarly lectures and contribute articles for national publication.
Jorge Presmanes, OP, DMin serves as faculty advisor for Barry's chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa. Barry's chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa, along with Phi Sigma Tau, regularly presents debates on current issues.


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Avril Lavigne Tweets Support for Ex, Sum41's Deryck Whibley, After Hospital Scare
Avril Lavigne took to Twitter to show her support for her ex husband, Sum41 frontman Deryck Whibley, after he revealed to fans that he has been hospitalized for a month due to excessive alcohol drinking.
In a candid post on his personal website titled "Rock Bottom," Whibley reveals that he has been hospitalized for almost a month and was even sick in the weeks leading to his hospital stay. The cause he says? Excessive alcohol drinking.
Whibley writes:
the reason i got so sick is from all the hard boozing i've been doing over the years. it finally caught up to me. i was drinking hard every day. until one night. i was sitting at home, poured myself another drink around mid night and was about to watch a movie when all of a sudden i didn't feel so good. i then collapsed to the ground unconscious. my fiancé got me rushed to the hospital where they put me into the intensive care unit. i was stuck with needles and i.v.'s all over. i was completely sedated the FIRST WEEK. when i finally woke up the next day i had no idea where i was. my mum and step dad were standing over me. i was so freaked out. my liver and kidney's collapsed on me. needless to say it scared me straight. i finally realized i can't drink anymore. if i have one drink the doc's say i will die. i'm not preaching or anything but just always drink responsibly. i didn't, and look where that got me.
Whibley goes on to say that he intends to continue writing music, and hopes to get back with the rest of punk rock group Sum41 for a new album and tour.
After Whibley's blog post went live, Lavigne tweeted support for him and suggested that fans use the hashtag: #StayStrongDeryck.
Whibley and Lavigne, both Canadian natives, were married between 2006 and 2009. Lavigne is currently married to Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger.
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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors - VOLUME II
Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov and TalProduct Code: B0133EM
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Author: Garry Kasparov
Year of Publication: 2004
Pages: 480
Notation Type: Figurine (FAN)
Book DescriptionThe battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles that have engaged the interest not only of chess enthusiasts but of the public at large. The chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiators.
This magnificent compilation of chess from the mid-20th century forms the basis of the second part of Garry Kasparov's long-awaited definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever, subjects the play of his early predecessors to a rigorous analysis. This volume features the play of champions Max Euwe (1935-1937) Mikhail Botvinnik (1946-1957, 1958-1961 and 1961-1963), Vassily Smyslov (1957-1958) and Mikhail Tal (1960-1961).
However, this book is more than just a compilation of the games of these champions. Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas.
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GREAT LAKES, Ill.—Navy Seaman Recruit Corey W. Weeks, son of Dawn M. Weeks of Carteret and Teddy Humphrey of Jersey City, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, Weeks completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations". This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. "Battle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly "Navy" flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor.
Weeks is a 2008 graduate of Carteret High School.
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Opinion: Laura Bush on Women's Rights, African Health & Education Reforms
Former First Lady Laura Bush talks frankly about the fight for Afghan women's rights, African health outcomes and education reform initiatives. Photo: WSJ
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Records and Registration Processing includes the registrar, the associate registrar, three records coordinators, and two data processing associates. After a student has matriculated at UNF, we handle many of the services a student needs during his or her academic career and beyond. Our job is to handle those needs efficiently and accurately. We work daily with faculty, staff, advisors and students to provide reliable, friendly service.
Whether it is a simple matter of answering a question or investigating a complex issue, we take pride in knowing that we put forth our best effort every time. Some of our typical student functions include transcript requests, enrollment verifications, major changes, petitions, tuition waivers and commencement. Students with questions regarding these functions and services should contact One-Stop Student Services.
On the University level, we manage setting up and closing down registration cycles, registration time ticketing, grade processing and academic standing processing. Lastly, our office is charged with course catalog maintenance, course scheduling and classroom reservations. In these, and all other tasks, we are pleased to support the Osprey community and look forward to serving you.
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Remember this day, friends. Remember when the cyborg beetles early first took flight in our labs and flew right into their world domination destiny. Look! Even now one of the brood is stealing a quarter, no doubt for financing purposes.
But total world domination won't happen just yet. First, their human scientist handlers must perfect the way that the tiny piezolectric generators implanted on their backs create energy using nothing but the insect's own wing flaps.
How's it going so far? Pretty good for the beetles, reports Discover:
- Trying out two different shapes, spiral and beam-like, with two different designs each, they were able to harvest about 45 µW of power from each beetle, and demonstrated that the closer they got to the base of the beetles' wings, the more they could scavenge. Right near the base, they could increase their power output to 115 µW.
- They estimate that if the generator can be hooked up directly to the beetle's wing, though, they could increase power output by 10 times, enough to run the flight-control neural implants.
The next crucial step is attaching the generator directly to the wing, which would result in a theorized 10-fold energy boost. It's at that point we lose contact with the lab and the disaster movie begins. [Discover]
You can keep up with Jack Loftus, the author of this post, on Twitter and Facebook.


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Around the Word in 365 Days
What Do You Love the Most?
John 21:1-25 The water gently washed over the heart-shaped rocks that were formerly pillars to an ancient temple. We looked in the distance across the Sea of Galilee and relived the story written in John 21. We were standing in one of my favorite spots on the shore of the Galilee. The place is called Peter's Primacy, and it is the place where Jesus cooked a meal for His disciples after He was resurrected. It was at this place that Peter had the opportunity to confirm his love to the Master three times after denying Him three times. This was Jesus' last meal with His disciples before He ascended, and something essential for their future happened here during their dinner conversation. Jesus told them of their future occupation in the kingdom.
The disciples had gone fishing and had caught nothing. They heard a voice on shore calling, "Children, have you any meat?" Still not recognizing Jesus, they responded, "No." Then Jesus instructed, "Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and you shall find." Peter then realized it was the Lord, and he girded himself and swam to shore to meet Jesus. The other disciples did as Jesus told them, and they followed Peter to shore, dragging a great catch with them. When they arrived, Jesus already had bread waiting and a fire going to cook the fish. Then Jesus asked Peter a very important question. "Simon, son of Jonas, do you love Me more than these?" Peter responded, "Yes, Lord; You know I do." Jesus said, "Feed My lambs." Then Jesus asked him again, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love Me?" Peter responded, "Yes, Lord, You know I love You." Jesus instructed, "Feed My sheep." Then Jesus asked the third time, "Simon, son of Jonas, do you love Me?" Peter responded, "Lord, You know all things. You know I love you." Jesus again instructed, "Feed My sheep."
When Jesus first asked Peter if he loved Him more than these, I believe Jesus was not pointing at the disciples; instead, He was pointing to the great catch of fish they had just brought to shore. Peter's livelihood was fishing, and it was something he loved to do. Every day his goal as a fisherman was to have a great catch. What Jesus was asking Peter was, "Do you love Me more than what you love to do the most?" What Peter loved the most was fishing. What do you love the most? It may be your job, your family or even yourself. It is easy for us to say "I love you" to Jesus and to others, but love demands action. Jesus knew Peter loved Him, but He gave Peter a specific way he could demonstrate his love to Jesus. Jesus told him first to feed His lambs (the little children). Then Jesus told him twice to feed His sheep. Children are so important to Jesus. Remember Jesus called the disciples "children." He sees us as children and He loves us, but He also sees us as those who can feed His Word to those both younger and older than us in the spirit and most of all to the unbeliever. Do you love Jesus? Feed His lambs then.
READ: 2 Samuel 19:11-20:13; John 21:1-25; Psalm 120:1-7; Proverbs 16:16-17


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LOCAL SPORTS: Housatonic's Willy Yahn reaches out to help donate baseball equipment to Uganda
During last season's 2012 Little League World Series a team from Lugazi, Uganda captured the hearts of millions when they took the field as the second African team to qualify for the tournament and first to actually make the trip and play.
Willy Yahn a junior on the Housatonic baseball team was intrigued by their story.
"I watched a segment on ESPN about them," said Willy. "They didn't have gloves, bats, cleats or anything."
Yahn decided then that he wouldn't just be one of the millions of people interested in their story, but he would be one of the few people who would do something to help them.
That's when he decided to reach out to Call to Care Uganda's President, Martha Hoffman, and pitch her his idea: sending donated baseball equipment to Uganda.
"I just wanted to help out," said Willy. "It's the only way I could think of helping."
This wasn't the first time that the Yahn family had worked with Hoffman and Call to Care Uganda, which is based out of Madison.
"Ellie, our middle child, the day after her 18th birthday, she emailed us saying that she was going to work at a Uganda orphanage," said Willy's mom, Joanie Yahn. "At first we said, absolutely not, but we met with Martha Hoffman and it turned out Ellie had an incredible life changing trip."
Ellie graduated from Housatonic in 2011 and currently attends the University of Maine.
When Ellie went to Uganda they brought real soccer balls with them and the reaction by the kids was "amazing," said Joanie.
"From the pictures, the faces on the kids playing with the soccer ball were amazing."
Hoffman liked Willy's idea right away and was ready to help.
"She told us that baseball was growing in Uganda," said Joanie. "He sent some baseballs over, with his initials on them."
"He doesn't like to part with his baseballs," said Joanie, with a laugh.
With Ellie's experience fresh in Willy's head when he watched the Uganda team last summer, he knew there was something he could do.
"When he saw the Uganda team and the fact that they didn't have any equipment," said Joanie. "The wheels in his head starting turning."
"I feel like it was one way that I can give back," said Willy.
Housatonic High School, has decided to help out Willy in his cause.
"We're trying to help Willy out," said Housatonic athletic director, Dan Carroll. "He brought it to us, this is all his though."
The Mountaineers baseball team will have a box at the remainder of their home games this season where people can donate the baseball equipment. There will also be boxes in the Housatonic High School gymnasium.
"I know there are a lot of needy people in the world, but these kids are orphans in a torn country," said Joanie. "Willy has started to design T-shirts to sell to raise money as well."
Donations have already begun coming in, said Willy, even though he started this only recently.
"Some of my dad's co-workers have donated," said Willy. "We are interested in bats, gloves, cleats." Any other baseball equipment is welcomed as well.
They also have plans to contact some bigger companies and even some major and minor league teams, but they are waiting until this summer to do so.
Willy hasn't been to Uganda, but Joanie says that maybe one day after, he graduates high school he will be able to go.
Though only 17-years old, Joanie understands that her son and her daughter Ellie understand what is going on in the world.
"I am really proud of them, it's a big world out there," said Joanie.
At the end of the day for Willy, he just wants to help anyone that he can.
"I want to inspire people to play baseball, it's a great game, I want to share it," said Willy. "I want to inspire people to help out in the world."
Those interested in donating can email Willy at firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange drop off or arrange for Willy to come and pick it up himself, said Joanie.
Carroll said that you can call him at 860-824-5123 ext. 190 to arrange to drop off any equipment.


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Given the responsibility of creating a photo booth for an annual work party, Pete Prodoehl from Rasterweb decided he wanted to use Sparkbooth, an Adobe AIR-based application that can turn a computer into a photo booth. Normally, a partygoer activates the software by pressing the spacebar on a keyboard. However, in order to simplify the set up, Pete created a custom button and enclosure based on the same hardware as The AWESOME Button: a Teensy USB. The button acts as a USB keyboard that serves one purpose, pressing the space bar. The arcade-style yellow button is much more robust and—I'm guessing—more enticing for guests to press than the spacebar on a keyboard.
Also be sure to check out David Cline's DIY photo booth write up in MAKE Volume 24.


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Tuned in: Podcasting has town by the ears
Your iPod has probably already changed the way you listen to music, but it may also soon change the way you listen to just about everything else, thanks to a growing practice called "podcasting."
Huh? Podcasting? you're asking. What's that?
Basically, podcasting consists of little more than making personal radio content available for download by interested listenersin essence, an audio blog. But this same simplicity makes it accessible to just about anyone with a set of vocal cords– or a few CDs– regardless of whether they have the support of traditional broadcasting authorities. According to the Dallas-based Diffusion Group technological research commission, podcasting is on the verge of exploding into the public consciousness, with a 15-fold increase in popularity possible over the next five years.
Technically, there's nothing new here– podcasting has been around in one form or another for several years, and programs such as iPodder sprang up to help connect listeners on the cutting edge with the content they sought. Long before the medium began to attract the attention it has enjoyed in recent weeks, content providers ranging from right-wing pundit Rush Limbaugh to ultra-liberal news program Democracy Now had begun to offer their programming as freely downloadable mp3s.
The devil is in the details, and the catalyst here is the packaging. Unbeknownst to most casual listeners, Apple computers has just rolled out an upgrade to the popular iTunes jukebox software that automates the process of acquiring and listening to podcasts, wrapping it all in the same slick interface that has taken their paid download service to the top of the heap and sold their iPod mp3 players like wildfire.
"Most people want the easiest experience possible," says 31-year old audiophile Sean Tubbs, taking a break from fine-tuning the iTunes compatibility of his podcasting site.
Tubbs founded cvillepodcast.com in April to support the burgeoning technology at the grassroots level after realizing how his expertise could help make the technology accessible to others. "The RSS feeds are the major difference," he explains.
RSS is the same syndication technology used to bring personalized news reports to your PDA. With podcasts, instead of news, the feeds are merely alerting the receiving programs to the presence of a new installment of the series.
So far, Tubbs seems to be proudest of his role in making WNRN's popular "Sunday Morning Wakeup Call" available literally anywhere in the world; there's no telling how many remote listeners might have been introduced to The Hook's own Barbara Nordin in a recent installment.
"The plan is to eventually have all the specialty shows we run here available for podcasting," says WNRN manager Mike Friend.
"I have a podcast that I listen to– daily," says Tubbs. "It's amazing how attached you get," he adds, probably hoping to convert some listeners.
His show of choice originates in London, so it turned into a major emotional anchor after the July 7 terrorist attacks. "It was probably one of the most touching things that I've heard," he says, "because it almost put me in London."
Steve Momorella of cvilleradio.org, another participant in what Tubbs only half-jokingly calls the "podcasting gold rush," says, "It's really putting radio on its head. Once you have it, it's like you own your own radio station– except that I didn't have to go buy office space, and I didn't have to get a tower."
But where Tubbs dabbles in news, drama, and specialty radio, Momorella aggressively promotes local rock music.
"It's really cool what he's doing here; it's a great way to get music that's not already being shoved down your throat by ClearChannel," says local rock and music industry authority Andy Waldeck, who led his alt-rock Earth To Andy project to the edge of national prominence a few years back and is now one of Momorella's star participants.
"If you're on a label and someone's doing your radio marketing, great," he says. "If not, you're screwed, unless you know a DJ personally."
"I definitely don't want to be like a traditional radio station where I just play the one song from the artist," agrees Momorella. Content can be mixed or focused on a specific artist, and listeners can choose between streaming audio built into the web interface or a file which they can download to any mp3-compatible portable device.
"Especially around the university, everybody has these darned things," says Tubbs of the ubiquitous white headphones. "You can only put so much music on it, but if you can get regular programming on it– I think that's what cvilleradio.org is trying to do– it's a huge opportunity."
There's more to this than simply busting up Big Media, though.
"There's always going to be a market for moderated content," admits Tubbs. "I'm interested in collaborating with other media outlets, and I'd like to do some stuff with citizen media. I'd like to assign citizens to go do stories, but that's on a strictly volunteer basis right now."
"Journalism and the idea of traditional print and traditional radio are changing," agrees Momorella. "It's not going to go away, but now the small guy can have a voice."
And, perhaps more importantly, an audience. It appears that the Charlottesville contingent has no less than two entrepreneurs hoping to keep a trend with such far-reaching consequences grounded, locally relevant, and easily accessible.
"I don't think I could be experimenting with this anywhere else," says Tubbs confidently.
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ROCHESTER — While the holiday season is always a special time of the year, it is also a time when thieves and con-artists are frequently on the prowl.
On Wednesday, the Police Department released several safety tips to help residents stay safe during the holidays.
Rochester police remind residents to be vigilant in their safety and security this season, and, "We can never be too careful, too prepared, or too aware."
Tips for holiday shopping:
— Always lock your car doors, no matter if you are out shopping or parked at home.
— Do not leave valuables visible in the car — secure them in the trunk. Keep receipts in your pockets, not in shopping bags.
— If you shop at night, park in areas that have adequate lighting.
— Consider shopping with a family member or a friend rather than going alone.
— Stay alert to your surroundings and keep an eye on the people around you.
— Stay off your cell phone as you walk through parking lots and streets, as this is a distraction that makes you vulnerable to criminals.
— If you are ready to leave the mall and feel uneasy about entering the parking lot by yourself, stay in the mall and ask for a security escort.
— Avoid carrying large amounts of cash — make sure purses and wallets are secure on your person, and be aware of their location at all times.
— If you are shopping with children, make a plan in case you get separated — select a central meeting place and make sure your children know they can ask mall security if they need help.
— Do not keep your purse in the shopping cart — keep it on you at all times.
— Report suspicious people or activity to law enforcement immediately.
Tips for home safety:
— Arrange to have packages delivered to a neighbor of yours. If you are not home to receive them, packages left on porches, doorsteps, or apartment hallways are "easy picking" for thieves.
— Always lock your home's doors and windows, even if you are only gone for a few minutes.
— Consider simple outside decorations — elaborate or large lawn pieces are often targets for thieves.
— Create an up-to-date home inventory including make, model, serial number, and photographs of items, including jewelry. This inventory should be kept safe, out of the home if possible.
— At least two light timers should be set to turn lights and television on and off when away for an extended time period — this gives the appearance that someone is home.
— Make arrangements with neighbors or a friend to retrieve your mail and newspaper when you are away for a period of time. An overstuffed mailbox is a sure sign that no one is home, and burglars are tempted to check those envelopes for holiday gifts.
— Large displays of holiday gifts should not be visible through the windows or doors of your home.
Police Chief Michael J. Allen, and the entire Rochester Police Department, wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
Rochester Police offer safety tips for holiday season
ROCHESTER — While the holiday season is always a special time of the year, it is also a time when thieves and con-artists are frequently on the prowl.


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The impetus for Founders Grotesk originally came from Duncan Forbes of The International Office. We had often discussed the nature and usefulness of the classic grotesks, and the possibility of creating a new one. After trawling through my 1912 Miller & Richard specimen, he became enamoured with their series of Grotesques, particularly the No.7 all-caps showing.
He noted the appealing rudimentary geometry, the serpentine S, and the narrow but welcome aperture of the C and G. Even though I was aware of these styles, I hadn't considered their possibility for contemporary interpretation. As Duncan is an excellent graphic designer, he saw potential in the Grotesques. I have learned that graphic designers see typefaces differently to type designers—it is wise to take note when their interest is piqued.
One of the decisions revivalists face is which size of metal type to base their design. Before digital type each point size was cut specifically, creating necessary variations in letter shapes, spacing and proportions. Even if a letterform is exactly the same shape throughout every size, ink squeeze and paper stocks would ensure distortion. The example above demonstrates the variety of a single letterform found in the H.W. Caslon Doric No.4 series.
The revival decision can be further exacerbated by groupings of seemingly unrelated fonts under a single name, like the above Breite Grotesks from the Bauerschen Giesserei foundry.
However, Founders Grotesk is not intended as strict revival—the Miller & Richard Grotesques are simply used as a starting point. Founders Grotesk is a gentle amalgamation of several fonts, resolutely designed for contemporary typographic usage. A key glyph that demonstrates the departure from strict revivalism is the R. The R in the Miller & Richard range seemed slightly too awkward for a contemporary setting, so the Doric No.7 Series was consulted.
Due to the lack of large size numerals in the general showings, the dedicated numerics section in the back of the Miller & Richard specimen proved invaluable. Note the fascinating 5, which looks amazing here, but was deemed too anachronistic for Founders Grotesk. The narrow apertures of 5, 6 and 9 harmonise nicely with the C and G.
The italics of the original Miller & Richard Grotesques are wonderfully slanted, they seem serious and daring at the same time. A similar slant has been designed into the Founders Grotesk italics, but there are also many key departures. For example, the spur on g tail, the protracted tail of the a, the curve on the u spur and the kink in the f were all discarded for more contemporary shapes.
The spacing in Founders Grotesk is purposely tighter than any of the referenced typefaces. I have found that graphic designers will happily use a sans serif at all point sizes, often tracking the default spacing to suit the size. As it's simply not possible to space a single font optimally for all point sizes, I feel that designers can obtain better results by opening tight spacing for text, rather than closing loose spacing for display. Well, I was wrong.
Founders Grotesk was originally designed for headlines, but upon it's first outing—in a newspaper—it was used at text sizes and performed rather poorly. The lighter weights were serviceable at best, but far from ideal. The bolder weights veer pretty close to disaster, almost clogging up completely. Perhaps with a bit of letterspacing and better printing it would only just be passable.
When Francesco Franci used Founders Grotesk (and Tiempos) for his wonderful redesign of IL the same problem surfaced: it was simply failing at text sizes with sub-optimal printing conditions. After discussing our options we decided the best fix was to make a text version of Founders Grotesk.
I revisited the source material for Founders Grotesk to seek guidance from the appropriate text styles. The spacing is looser, the letterforms are slightly wider, the details are more open and exaggerated. Almost everything that was too odd or "anachronistic" for the headline styles I could put back into the Text: especially the 5! At smaller text sizes these details calm down and help to service the whole. Now, thankfully, Founders Grotesk Text fixes the problems Founders Grotesk has at small sizes.
Overall Founders Grotesk Text maintains the same lineage and feel as the rest of the family, but works best at text sizes. As the typography of IL demonstrates, all members of the Founders Grotesk family can now work harmoniously performing their various typographic roles: punchy headlines, delicate pull quotes, legible body copy and robust captions.
Following on from the robust Text styles, Founders Grotesk Mono rounds out the family. As the name suggests it is "monospaced", each letter takes up exactly the same amount of horizontal space. Like Pitch it is a "10-pitch" typeface: at 10 point it will fit 10 letters to the inch. For more information about monospacing, please read Pitch's design Information.
Typographers have always found narrow widths of sans serifs extremley useful for display work. Founders Grotesk Condensed and X-Condensed are natural companions to the regular widths. They are influenced by the curiously-named Miller & Richard Sans-Serif No.5 series. Of particular note are the square inner counters that contrast nicely with the warm outer curves.
During the development of Founders Grotesk I was made aware of the enduring qualities of Helvetica Halbfett (Medium). For display typography, the heft and weight is almost perfect. This had quite an influence on me, resulting in a close weight match to Founders Grotesk Medium. However, this is as far as the direct Helvetica influence extends.
The initial Founders Grotesk styles were commissioned for completion for the wonderful redesign of The Weekend Herald, lead by deLuxe & Associates. Founders Grotesk Condensed and X-Condensed were completed for The Daily iOS app, and Founders Grotesk Text was completed for IL magazine.
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The Sobrasada is a sausage typical of Mallorca (Spain), made with selected pork meat, chopped, seasoned with salt, pepper and other spices. The former need to preserve meat was to be developed very different procedures to lengthen its life. One of them, no doubt, chopping, seasoning and curing of meat.
Biobardales is a young company, created by the initiative of people with the aim of producing organic food, friendly environment, animal welfare and healthy for the consumer. Biobardales applied breeding in semi-intensive, with one degree of freedom and welfare of the pig, which had been forgotten for raising the white pig, a balanced and varied diet, adapted to the season and age, with no unnatural additives and consists only and exclusively for agricultural products from green (barley, wheat, corn, soy, nuts, fodder, etc ...) with a slow aging process, it takes at least 50% higher in fat than conventional intensive pig farm, and always fulfilling to the letter, the hygiene standards required for healing. The development is very carefully from the beginning to being without additives to regulate healing. As motto "Manufacturing process very fast, very slow drying process." So get the meat arrives fresh and unaltered to the development of parts and masses. Slow healing and controlled in the first process, temperature and moisture to move to the area north-facing natural cellar receiving fresh air from outside to complete an optimal drying process.


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Although I am retired now I was for a few years a professional game designer. That means I was paid for my work in design and have a modest number of published works to show for it. I have stated, over and over that an 'equality of forces means player skill is prime".
What do I mean by equality of forces? That means any player, especially new players, get a basic number of points for any fleet, including beginner fleet. The ships are basic stats with no upgrades except for 'Favor' player wishes for that fleet. One, and only one, upgrade is allowed to the Admiral aboard whichever ship (s)he uses as a Flagship. Basic costs of ships is evened out and no +2 or +5 or +7 is used to reduce number of ships available to player. Max number of ships is determined by ship point costs. ALL ships presently in game will be available for purchase by any player for their fleet. The choices made by players for SHIPS instead of all those upgrades and 'specials' will mean that it will be players choice of ships and how well they play (skill) that determines outcome.
This method gives an easy and fun way to learn the confounded game before the more highly complex upgrades etc...take over the ships and selections.
1) Any ship lost or destroyed will be replaced by the Faction authorities in Points Value. The Admiral can either rebuy that ship exactly or replace it with other ship(s) using those points. Thus they will still have a fleet that can be used.
2) Any ships damaged will be repaired by those port authorities. Admirals, even in space, are not required to pay for ships or repairs. Their Governments do that.
3) Renown is unnecessary in the game as no 'economy' is useful except for points costs. As players advance, they will get small additions to their points to allow for no more than one upgrade or special and those have variable point costs based on their usefulness to that factions ships.
4) ALL player ships in the game will have at least a 10% higher rating (Range, damage, speed etc...) over ANY AI controlled fleet. This is primarily for the Campaign and new players. It would have NO effect on the MP games as both sides will be the same.
5) A SHIPS OF THE BFG selection in the Main starting menu should exist in LARGE LETTERS! A full data on every ship in the game, all factions, with their BASIC stats and a short GENERAL review of that ships basic function based on TT data. The data can be found in threads like that of Caligar's , a resource right here on the forums. You will find just about all the players, especially new ones, will haunt that in game page(s) over and over again as they plan their fleets.
There is more but this is probably TL:DR already. This is the opinion of a professional game designer so take it for what it is worth to you. My own design work was based on what I liked to play and had fun playing. This is my general suggestion on what I think this game needs to expand and remain more than a niche for elite experts. If that is not a concern, then simply ignore my recommendations.
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Just a 5-minute walk from the Praterstern Train and Underground Station and a 10-minute walk from the Giant Ferris Wheel and the Prater Amusement Park in Vienna's second district, Hotel Kunsthof includes an art gallery and offers free WiFi. All rooms have a flat-screen satellite TV, a private bathroom and are nonsmoking. Guests of the Kunsthof can enjoy breakfast in the green interior courtyard or relax in the lobby bar or the chill-out lounge. The city center, as well as the UN headquarters and the Austria Center Vienna (conference center) can be reached by underground within 5 minutes. The Messe Wien (exhibition center) is 1 stop away by underground.


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Heroic Madigan nurse ran 'into hell' during bombings in Afghanistan
By ADAM ASHTON | The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) | Published: April 29, 2014
TACOMA, Wash. — In her last moments of life, Army nurse Capt. Jennifer Moreno heard two orders.
One was a call to help a wounded soldier struck by a blast in a booby-trapped killing field at an Afghanistan bomb-making compound.
The other was a command to stay put lest she strike another mine in the bomb belt.
The nurse from Madigan Army Medical Center chose to help the wounded soldier, and gave her life trying.
In the words of her commander, Moreno ran "into hell" to rescue a comrade on the night she was killed. Newly released narratives of the Oct. 5 battle reveal the kind of hell Moreno and dozens of Army special operators found while trying to disrupt a plot to kill civilians in the city of Kandahar.
A total of 12 bombs exploded that night — a chain reaction that took the lives of four U.S. soldiers and wounded at least 25.
The fifth bomb killed Moreno, 25, who volunteered for a dangerous assignment supporting special operators in combat.
The 11th bomb wounded three soldiers trying to recover her body.
Moreno is Madigan's only fatal casualty from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though the hospital south of Tacoma has continuously deployed soldiers to medical facilities in combat zones.
Moreno "sacrificed her life so others could live," her Bronze Star commendation reads.
The News Tribune previously reported Moreno's death and covered her memorial service at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. But her award commendation, which the newspaper obtained recently, sheds more light on that chaotic day, and on the heroic steps that were taken to honor the Soldiers Creed: "I will never leave a fallen comrade."
Breaking up a plot
Moreno is one of only 11 women from Lewis-McChord to die in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and one of only two women from the local base who were commissioned officers when they were killed.
Moreno died with Sgt. Patrick Hawkins and Spc. Cody Patterson of the Georgia-based 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and special agent Joseph M. Peters of a military police unit based in Italy.
The Army says their sacrifices stymied an attack "that would have resulted in the deaths of unknown multitudes of innocent civilians." At least two insurgents died in the compound; two of them were wearing suicide vests.
The narratives were written to support military honors several soldiers received for their actions in the fight. Moreno posthumously received a Bronze Star. So did Hawkins and Patterson.
Spc. Samuel Crockett, who survived that bloody day, received a Silver Star for risking his life over a two-hour rescue. He played a key role in recovering Moreno's body after the 11th blast, and in providing life-saving medical aid to a wounded soldier.
He also set off the 12th and final bomb, but it had a low detonation that did not injure him.
The battle began as the soldiers approached the compound in Kandahar's Zhari district and called out for its occupants to surrender.
None of the insurgents inside would be taken alive.
Woman in suicide vest
The first to die was an Afghan woman walking out of the compound wearing a suicide vest.
She detonated the explosive, killing herself, wounding six troops and setting off a second blast nearby. Two soldiers rushing to help troops wounded in the first blast hit the third bomb. A second enemy fighter died in those early blasts, too.
An Afghan insurgent who ran away from the building detonated the fourth explosive, another suicide vest. The bomb killed him and a military working dog named Jani.
Moreno heard a call from a staff sergeant to help a wounded soldier. At the same time, the battle's ground commander told all of the soldiers to stay where they were.
Her Bronze Star commendation uses dry, formal military language to describe the decision she faced.
"Disregarding her own well-being," it reads, "Moreno unhesitatingly moved to assist (the soldiers) upon realizing the severity of the wounds sustained by her fellow teammates."
"While in transit, Moreno detonated Device No. 5 and was killed in action."
Few could make the same choice.
"None of us would have done what you did, running into hell to save your wounded brothers, knowing full well you probably wouldn't make it back," the commander of Moreno's female Special Operations support team in Afghanistan, Capt. Amanda King, later wrote in a eulogy.
'Follow me'
The battle did not end with Moreno's sacrifice.
"Follow me," Hawkins told Patterson as they made their move to reach the wounded.
Patterson stepped on a mine, the sixth detonation. He stumbled and hit the seventh, delivering fatal wounds to both him and Hawkins.
Peters, the military police officer, set off explosions No. 8 and No. 9 after working to clear a helicopter landing zone for medical evacuations.
Crockett arrived with a 20-soldier force dispatched to clear the area of mines and rescue the wounded. He was trained for the job as a soldier in a North Carolina-based explosives command.
He cleared space for medics to work on casualties and made his way to isolated Rangers, escorting them through the mine belt to safety. He managed to retrieve Hawkins, the fallen military dog and various pieces of sensitive military equipment without detonating more bombs.
"His focus on retrieving teammates from stranded positions ultimately preserved their lives," his Silver Star commendation reads.
11th explosive
Moreno's body remained on the field.
Three soldiers from Crockett's unit tried to retrieve her, but struck the 11th explosive.
Crockett ran to them, halting at the edge of his cleared path.
He saw his platoon sergeant injured but standing. Crockett guided him back to safe ground.
With no clear path to his two newly wounded teammates, Crockett got down to the ground and swept the earth for mines with his own hands.
He reached a private first class who lost his right leg to the bomb. Crockett applied a tourniquet and "single-handedly dragged him to an area where medics could safely render treatment."
There was one more injured teammate left to recover from the 11th explosion. Crockett set off the final blast as he stepped to the wounded sergeant.
It didn't kill him, so he continued with the rescue. He chose a different path, again swept the ground with his hands, and brought his teammate back to safety.
Still, Moreno's body remained where she fell.
Crockett got as close as he could to the fallen nurse, attached a drag line to her and pulled her to the safe area.
With Moreno recovered, the operators made the call to leave the compound.
Finally, they got out of hell. They did not leave one of their own behind.


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DJ Twist: Jefferson Ward's days in court
Local scamster Jefferson Ward was born April 19, 1958, according to his mother. Ask Ward, and he'll say his birth date is 10 years later, in 1968.
Not in dispute is April 19, 2004: That's the day Ward faces a grand jury on rape charges.
Ward was busy with court appearances last week. He was convicted of felonious assault February 25 in Charlottesville Circuit Court– not for biting the tip off a man's finger, as was alleged in court testimony– but for bashing a beer bottle over the man's head.
And at a preliminary hearing on February 26 at the Charlottesville General District Court on the rape charges, the victim testified that after Ward gave her a substance she thought was the drug Ecstasy, she woke up to find him having sex with her.
In jail since December 27, Ward wore prison stripes to both court appearances with "TWIST" written in faded ink on the back, perhaps a reference to his short career as DJ Twist at radio station WNRN.
On the night of the alleged rape, the victim, who was acquainted with Ward, met up with him at Club 216. "The first time I saw Jefferson, " she testified, "I tried to avoid him."
When Ward told her he had Ecstasy, she planned an after-party party at her house, a detail public defender Vanessa Hicks questioned several times. "Why were you moving the party? Why are you leaving people at Club 216 and having them over to your house?" she asked, until finally, Judge Robert Downer interrupted Hicks and pointed out that people don't need a good reason to have an after-hours party.
According to her testimony, the victim followed Ward to the Pantops area before he pulled over to tell her the Ecstasy was at his Wertland Street apartment. Arriving there around 4am, she used Ward's cell phone to call a friend to inform him about the change of venue. Her friend later told her that when he tried to call back, the cell phone was off, she testified.
After taking the faux Ecstasy, the woman consented to a foot massage from Ward while sitting on the sofa with her feet in his lap. The next thing she remembered, she told the court, "I woke up and he was having sex with me. I said 'stop,' and I passed out again."
She woke up around 10 the next morning with her shirt and red underwear on, she testified but her jeans were off. "I was in shock," she said.
"Do you remember asking Mr. Ward to borrow money?" Hicks questioned.
"No," replied the woman.
"Did a conversation about sex ever come up?" asked Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Ron Huber. "No," said the woman again.
Downer certified the case to the grand jury, amending the charge from rape by force to rape by mental incapacity or physical helplessness.
In Circuit Court the day before, Ward told Judge Edward Hogshire his date of birth was April 19, 1968, and that he had a college degree another claim disputed by family members. At least Ward didn't tell the judge he played football for UVA, another story he used to spin– although UVA has no record of his enrollment.
The felonious assault charge came from a dispute over a woman who apparently dated Ward whenever she broke up with her boyfriend.
The boyfriend, who's also in jail, testified about an evening of "bickering" and "talking trash" on the cell phone with Ward on July 9. The sparring finally got physical when the boyfriend, having just finished urinating behind Baja Bean, encountered Ward.
"It's on now," were the fighting words both the boyfriend and Ward accused each other of saying.
"It was mutual combat until he bit the tip of my finger off," testified the boyfriend, who had Ward in a headlock when the biting occurred. The victim lost 3/8 inch of bone off the fourth finger of his left hand.
When asked if he released Ward then, the boyfriend answered, "Oh, no. He had my finger in his mouth. He ain't releasing. I ain't releasing."
The appearance of a university police officer was the incentive for the boyfriend to let go of Ward and take off over to the U-4 parking lot. "I didn't want to be sprayed," he explained.
Ward followed him over to the parking lot. The boyfriend stopped five feet away from Officer Dwayne Jones of the Charlottesville force, who knew Ward and testified he called Ward's name six or seven times. Ignoring the officer, Ward picked up a Miller Lite bottle and whacked the boyfriend on the head.
Ward testified that he heard the boyfriend tell his girlfriend to "get my piece," and that he followed the boyfriend in self-defense.
When asked by Huber why he picked up the bottle, Ward replied indignantly, "Sir, I don't know if you know what it's like to get shot. I've been shot twice. I'm from the streets of DC. My first reaction was to defend myself."
The shackled and cuffed defendant attempted to reenact events from that evening, such as how he tried to walk away from the fight. He insisted he told police about the alleged piece.
"Have you ever been convicted of lying, cheating or stealing, of moral turpitude?" asked Huber.
"Define moral turpitude," said Ward.
"Lying, cheating, or stealing," said Huber.
"Yes," Ward acknowledged.
Despite Ward's dramatization and self-defense claim, Judge Hogshire said the case wasn't even close, and called it "one of the most brutal assaults I've seen."
Ward will continue his court appearances throughout the spring. Sentencing for the felonious assault charge, which could be punished by five years in jail, is May 24. And then there's that rape charge.
After the conviction, the blonde girlfriend confided that she dated the age-secretive Ward when she was mad at her boyfriend. "He would never let me get near his ID," she said.
Jefferson Ward in 2002.
Jefferson Ward after his arrest for rape on December 27, 2003.


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ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA wins international award
The silver medal presented to ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is a resounding endorsement of the organisation's impressive projects and achievements, and the Austrian Economic Chambers' foreign trade organisation was declared the second best trade promotion organisation in the Developed Country category at the award ceremony in Marrakesh, Morocco.
The prestigious accolade was awarded by the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC), a body run jointly by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN). The award once again recognises the excellent support ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA provides to Austrian companies launching and expanding their businesses abroad, and underlines the important contribution the organisation makes to the country's exports. For ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, the award also serves as encouragement to continue the work that won the ITC's praise.
The ITC presents its awards every two years, and ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA was named 'Best Trade Promotion Organization' in 2012. In 2016, the gold medal went to Business France, and France will host the next TPO World Conference in 2018.


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The Form of the FormlessAugust 19th, 2010
Teerapon Hosanga: The Form of the Formless
19 Aug – 29 Sep 2010
Shadowing the laws of physics and mathematics in creating complex structures, Teerapon Hosanga uses sculpture as a medium to conceptualize growth and flux and the intangible essence of nature.
The complex forms created by repetitive connections among different rigid materials like aluminium, wood, rock and brass tubes do not literally represent the process of growth, even if they often seem to aspire to familiar organic forms, but rather symbolize them. Some works conceptualize the artist's perception of the dynamic movement that occurs in the creation of nature, whereas others embody his curiosity about how the laws of physics affect the process of making things. While they often symbolize abstract phenomena – lightning, gravity, the growth process – they are at the same time powerful physical objects in their own right. In thrusting into space as though forever on the point of resolving themselves into regular patterns but forever folding in on themselves or remaining as it were incomplete, provisional, deferred, they draw on both the sculptural theories of the 20th Century and the architectural thinking of the 21st.
The Form of the Formless insists on a bold understanding of the power of sculpture to document the passage of time, the changes to our environment, the way events build on events to shape people's lives — in other words, to tell afresh the story of how we came to be.
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Beware it is Life, 2009
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Documents published online for the first time Thursday indicate that the FBI opened an inquiry into New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez on August 1, 2012, focusing on repeated trips he took to the Dominican Republic with longtime campaign contributor and Miami eye doctor Salomon Melgen. The DC reported in November that Menendez purchased the service of prostitutes in that Caribbean nation at a series of alcohol-fueled sex parties.
The documents, which The Daily Caller had obtained hours earlier from an anonymous source, also indicate that Carrie Levine, research director at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), was alerted on April 9, 2012 to Menendez's habit of paying for sex while outside the United States.
ABC News senior investigative producer Rhonda Schwartz was aware as early as May 2, 2012, the documents show, when Levine wrote a source in the Dominican Republic to say that she had "shared your allegations, but not your identities, with a respected, trusted journalist with whom we have worked on other stories."


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A teen charged with kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old Colorado girl and attacking a runner is scheduled in court Wednesday.
Austin Sigg, 17, has been charged as an adult, including a murder charge in the death of Jessica Ridgeway, who disappeared Oct. 5 as she was walking to school in the west Denver suburb of Westminster. Sigg also is accused in an attack on a 22-year-old woman, who escaped, in Jessica's neighborhood in May.
The hearing was expected to provide prosecutors and defense attorneys an opportunity to argue procedural matters involving the case. The major issues have already been decided after a judge last month ruled that Sigg would be tried as an adult and that he would be incarcerated in an adult jail.
Sigg, who turns 18 next month, is charged with four counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count each of sexual assault on a child and robbery in Jessica's abduction and slaying. He's charged with attempted murder, attempted sexual assault and attempted second-degree kidnapping in the attack on the runner.
He's also charged with six counts of crime of violence.
If convicted as an adult, Sigg faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 40 years.
Prosecutors said he confessed to kidnapping and killing Jessica and attacking the jogger. It's not clear if he has made any comment on the charge of sexually assaulting the girl.
The 22-year-old woman said she was running in a Westminster park when a man grabbed her from behind and placed a rag with a chemical smell over her mouth. Investigators have not said whether the rag was soaked with a chemical meant to subdue her.
Police arrested Sigg on Oct. 23. His mother told The Associated Press she called police and her son turned himself in.
A preliminary hearing, where the judge will decide if there is sufficient evidence to go to trial, is scheduled for Feb. 22.


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Devil Rays 4, Twins 3.
Delmon Young likes to throw things very hard and very far and very accurately. We call it Gettin' A Delmon…Jason Kubel Got A Delmon…In the 4th inning, Kubel rambled a little too far towards second base on a line drive to Delmon Young in right center. Despite catching the ball while moving away from first base, Young turned and fired a pea to Carlos Pena at first to double-up Kubel and get the Rays out of the inning…Justin Morneau Got A Delmon…In the 6th inning, Morneau hit a rocket off the right field wall that would be a double on any other night. But on this night Delmon Young was roaming the FieldTurf II of the Trop. He played the ball off the wall, spun and fired a rocket to Brendan Harris at second base. Both Kubel and Morneau should just be grateful that Young wasn't throwing a bat.
As for the rest of the game, the Rays once again were able to get to Twins closer Joe Nathan, scoring 2 in the 9th to tie the game. In 3 appearances this season against the Rays (3 innings) Nathan has given up 9 hits and 4 runs. In his other 10 appearances (10.1 innings) he has allowed only 10 hits and 1 run. In the bottom of the 10th inning (the Rays first extra inning affair of the year) Ben Zobrist fell rounding third base on Harris' double, but made up for the gaffe beating the throw home on Dioner Navarro's ground ball to short.
The Rays are now in sole possession of third place in the AL East, 5.5 games behind the Red Sox and only 1 game behind the Jays for 2nd place. Even more intriguing is that the Rays are only 4 games back in the wild card. But that is the last time we will mention that number until the Rays reach a more important milestone, .500. In our minds there are three numbers the Rays are chasing. 6.5 games is the Rays "mark" in the AL East. 4 games in the Rays mark in the wild card race, but neither of those numbers mean anything until the Rays reach "The Charlie Hough Line". For his career Hough was 216-216. The knuckleballer was the epitome of a .500 pitcher. The Rays cannot think of any other teams until they first surpass Hough's career winning percentage. So from now on we will only speak in terms of "Games behind Charlie Hough". Right now the Rays are 1.5 games behind Charlie Hough.
- The Rays base stealing is greatly improved in the last 10 days. After only being successful on 14 of their first 27 attempts, the Rays have stolen 14 of their last 17.
- Josh Hamilton was named NL Rookie of the Month for April. During the month, Hamilton, who started the season as a reserve, hit .266 with 6 home runs, 16 RBI and a stolen base.
- Akinori Iwamura finished second in the AL Rookie of the Month voting to fellow Japanese rookie Hideki Okajima of the Red Sox.
- Greg Norton has been getting at bats in extended spring training, and will begin a rehab assignment in Montgomery on Friday, where he will get 27-30 at bats (6-7 games). Norton should be back with the Rays a week from Friday when the Rays begin a series in Toronto.
- Now that Benny Boo Boo is on the bench, he has more free time to visit local school children. The upsetting part is that apparently BenZo was accompanied by his wife and mlb.com could not provide us with any pictures. That's ok, we still have Julianne's MySpace page.
- FoxSports has their first power ranking of the season and the Rays come in at #22. Might be the highest we have ever seen the Devil Rays ranked in any power rankings. Of course they mention that Jeff Niemann is returning from Tommy John surgery. Must have him mixed up with Wade Townsend.


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Jerry Seinfeld, the actor, is actually even cooler than the namesake of his popular, long-running sitcom.
This week, the Emmy Award-winning comedian makes his hip-hop debut, appearing on a skit on Wale's The Gifted that is expected to land in the top 10 on the pop charts next week.
On the outtake recorded in April, Seinfeld arrives to Wale's recording studio to collaborate on a song. But Wale isn't prepared. A perplexed Seinfeld seems genuinely disappointed.
"I thought we were doing the album today. How come, what happened? … The album about nothing, when are we doing that?" Seinfeld asks on the skit.
"I just wanted to see if I could get you here," Wale replies.
The Album About Nothing is a reference to the rapper's 2008 mixape.
Inspired by the Seinfeld sitcom, the mixtape cover features a graphic of Wale's name designed like the show logo and a cropped publicity photo of the cast. Wale created a funky, hip-hop remix of the Seinfeld theme for his intro, "The Opening Title Sequence."
Someone showed Seinfeld the mixtape and he liked it. "I thought that was interesting and funny," Seinfeld told the Washington Post. "There's no better feeling [than] to reach across cultural lines and connect with somebody …"
Seinfeld invited Wale to hangout backstage after a concert in Philadelphia, and they instantly got along and planned to work together.
Seinfeld isn't a big hip-hop fan, but says his wife and children listen to a lot of rap music. He told the Post that he was surprised by his wife's reaction to the news that he would be working with Wale:
"When I told my wife, 'I've decided I'm going to do this session with this guy, this young hip-hop guy.' She says, 'Oh, that's great.' I said, 'I don't know how popular he is or not, but I just like him.' And she says, 'Who is it?' And I go, 'His name is Wale.' She says, 'He is my absolute favorite.' And this is two years into this relationship that I have with him. And I don't know that that's what my wife has been listening to. That was pretty wild."
Wale says he finds his conversations with Seinfeld enlightening. "He's probably the richest person I know so his perspective on everything is different," he says. "So I love to hear his insight."
This is a huge compliment to Seinfeld. Wale is also good friends with mogul Jay-Z. "When you in this rap community, all we know is the max is Jay-Z as far as winning in life, but he's like on a another level of success outside of music."


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I just came across this while looking for something else in Google images: a project by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, called The Ruins of Detroit, a 5-year collaboration between 2005 and 2010. This is part of what they have to say about the work:
"Detroit, industrial capital of the XXth Century, played a fundamental role shaping the modern world. The logic that created the city also destroyed it. Nowadays, unlike anywhere else, the city's ruins are not isolated details in the urban environment. They have become a natural component of the landscape. Detroit presents all archetypal buildings of an American city in a state of mummification. Its splendid decaying monuments are, no less than the Pyramids of Egypt, the Coliseum of Rome, or the Acropolis in Athens, remnants of the passing of a great Empire."
My father grew up in Detroit in the 1930s and 1940s, worked in the auto factories during the summer, and went to the grand movie houses during the height of the movie era. I have always wanted to visit the Detroit of his youth, and looking at these pictures is, in some ways, like looking at him: under the age are traces of a marvelous youth, a grace and power that still speak to us, despite the passage of time. It's both breathtaking and heartbreaking to see these remains of another era. Particularly, I find the image of the theatre to be beautiful and sad.


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