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Let's face it, compelling public speaking abilities do not come naturally. Most people, both introverts and extroverts, will admit that public speaking can be scary. In fact, public speaking often tops the list of "biggest fears" for surveyed Americans. But it doesn't have to be that way. Whether it's your first time on an online meeting, or you want to get better at speaking to your online audience, the following 5 best practices for webinar, web conference and video conference presentations will help you nail your message delivery:
- Create a presentation outline or script to follow: The very first thing you should do when preparing for a webinar, web conference, or video conference presentation, is to organize your material by creating an outline or script. You will most likely make several revisions, so don't feel pressure when it comes to creating the first draft.
- Practice, practice, practice: Start with simply reading the script, then record a practice run or two for your review. Listen to your recorded voice — do you sound bored or nervous? Are you rushing through your slides? Do you need to make revisions to the script? Be sure to time yourself during these practice runs. If you are practicing for a video presentation, pay attention to your body language, and where your eyes are focusing during the recorded rehearsal.
- Speak with confidence, and enthusiasm: Yes, in reality, you might be a little nervous, but having a solid outline and practice under your belt, you will come across as credible and polished. Keep in mind, if you are interested in the presentation's message, your audience will follow suit, so make sure your voice reflects the importance, excitement, and value of your topic.
- Prepare for questions from attendees…and have the answers: A successful online meeting presentation includes audience engagement and participation. This could be in the form of "chat" during the presentation, or maybe questions asked during Q&A at the end of the presentation; regardless of when questions pop up, it helps to be prepared. Even the most seasoned "experts" get thrown-off by questions, and the last thing you want is to lose focus. Know what kinds of questions might be asked, and jot down informative responses. Try practicing your presentation in front of a colleague or friend, and invite them to come up with challenging questions for you to answer, so you can get a real sense of what your attendees might say.
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Friday's opening of the biopic, "Get On Up," starring Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, becomes an opportunity for us to look back on the modern trend of people playing real people on screen. Of course, film biographies and historical dramas have always been with us, but it's mainly in recent years that they've dominated the Oscar categories and have made up a big percentage of the prestige film roles.
This is not a trend that I love, generally speaking, though when you get results like Meryl Streep in "Iron Lady," or Michelle Williams in "My Week With Marilyn" — it's impossible to complain.
What we're especially seeing more of in recent years are movies that depict people that we not only know by name and deed, but have seen and heard. It's the difference between Johnny Depp playing John Dillinger and Robert Downey, Jr. playing Charlie Chaplin. Depp can play Dillinger as a version of himself, but Downey has to enter into a negotiation with a screen image that everyone knows.
How different actors handle this negotiation varies. Sometimes an actor or actress will inflect a performance with certain qualities of the person, like Bruce Greenwood playing JFK in "Thirteen Days." Sometimes the real person will be ignored. And sometimes the performer will choose to do something of an imitation, and these range from doing the voice (Cate Blancett in "The Aviator") to a complete chameleonic immersion.
Michael Sheen looked, sounded and acted like Tony Blair in three movies, but soft-pedaled his approach to David Frost in "Frost/Nixon." Both strategies worked beautifully.
Indeed, what is curious — and yet to be expected, if we think about it — is that there is no pattern, no relationship between choosing one course or the other and success. All the approaches work, or don't. All approaches lead to triumph or embarrassment. As we can see from the above.
Take a look, and if you can think of other performers who've played publicly prominent real people — to good or bad effect — feel free fill in the blanks.


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Limits designed to slow spread of emerald ash borer
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' board is set to consider tightening firewood movement restrictions to slow the emerald ash borer's spread.
The DNR in 2006 prohibited out-of-state firewood on state properties. The following year it prohibited people from bringing firewood onto state lands from further than 50 miles out. In 2010 the agency shrunk that radius to 25 miles.
Now the agency has proposed reducing the radius to 10 miles and allowing out-of-state firewood if it came from within 10 miles. DNR officials say they want to make the change because emerald ash borer infestations are rising around the state and models show the tighter perimeter can significantly slow the beetle's spread.
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A 26-year-old Longmont man led Grand County law enforcement on a chase that reached speeds exceeding 100 mph Tuesday morning, police said.
No one was hurt during the chase, which lasted longer than 30 minutes and took officers from Fraser to Kremmling.
Police clocked suspect Brian Unger's speed at 105 mph at one point.
Grand County Sheriff Rod Johnson said the chase was abandoned west of Kremmling because it became too dangerous.
"At some point you have to think about what you're doing and why you're doing it," Johnson said.
Johnson said in a press release that Routt County was notified of the chase at that time.
The incident started the morning of May 6 when Boulder Police contacted Grand County Dispatch, stating they believed a person involved in a felony domestic violence incident in Boulder was heading toward Grand County, according to a press release from Fraser/Winter Park Police.
Boulder Police also stated the suspect was armed with knives and had been seen drinking antifreeze before fleeing Boulder, according to the 911 dispatch report.
Police officers and deputies were parked near Rendezvous Road when Unger passed them in a blue Subaru Impreza traveling at a high rate of speed.
Unger refused to stop for law enforcement officers, who were eventually led westbound on U.S. Highway 40 toward Granby.
The suspect's vehicle reached speeds of up to 95 mph on Fraser Flats, where he crossed into the opposite lane, forcing other vehicles off of the road. He evaded Stop Sticks at three different locations during the chase.
The chase was terminated just outside of Kremmling, and as of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Unger's whereabouts were still unknown.
Fraser/Winter Park Police and Boulder Police are both seeking warrants for the man's arrest.
Fraser/Winter Park Police Chief Glen Trainor said his department was pursuing charges of vehicular eluding and reckless driving.
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When one wants to know what's happening in the world of employee benefits, Dallas Salisbury, president and CEO of the Washington-based Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), is the go-to resource.
Salisbury sat with AdvisorOne on Thursday at EBRI's Policy Forum in Washington to discuss some of the top issues facing employee benefits—specifically whether Congress will preserve the current tax incentives for retirement savings in any deficit reduction measures, Social Security and the auto-IRA proposal.
AdvisorOne: Do you see Congress tackling whether to include retirement incentives in any deficit reduction measures this year?
Salisbury: It could well take place this year; if not this year, right after the first of the year. If it's this year, it could be sometime between Nov. 9 and Jan. 3.
AdvisorOne: What's on the table for debate?
Salisbury: The most likely proposals on the table is the proposal included in the [Alice] Rivlin/ [Peter] Domenici bipartisan policy committee proposal as well as the [proposal put forth by the] National Deficit Commission, better known as the Bowles/Simpson Commission. Both of them reduced the limits for defined contribution programs below what they are now; at the same time they provided for the eventual taxation of health insurance benefits and changes in the payroll tax system as it related to employee benefit programs. All of those details would likely be included in a grand bargain [in Congress] in some form.
With the expirations that are due to occur at the end of this year, with all of the Bush tax cuts going away and rates going up, the challenge of sequestration and many other things … by acting right after the first of the year to put things in order [Congress] essentially would be reducing taxes even if those new tax rates were higher than what is now in effect because they would be lower than what will be in effect on January 1 after everything expires.
AdvisorOne: Do you think Congress will tackle reforming Social Security next year?
Salisbury: Social Security in the scheme of things is a relatively minor issue. What I mean by minor is that fixing Social Security is a relatively low-cost proposition compared to many of the other challenges that the nation faces.
For example, Medicaid and Medicare have larger and far bigger shortfalls than Social Security. As a practical matter, if one were to simply look at Social Security as a pay-as-you-go program, and one were to say we are going to match benefits to payroll tax revenue, than right now one could pay 98% to 100% of the promised benefits simply by using payroll taxes. And when real problems hit between 2034 and 2037, with the tax rates that are currently in the law for 2013, they would be able to pay about 78% to 80% of the current … Social Security benefit. So as a practical matter, what does that say? That means all, or a very significant portion, of Social Security is totally sustainable, doable, within the tax rates that are currently in the law. So if one moves beyond the rhetoric and moves beyond arguments back and forth aimed at confusing the public, Social Security will be there. In the worst case, only 80% of it will be there after 2040.
That's not a crisis.
On the other hand, Medicare…and healthcare, which are vital things that retirees need [are] a major national challenge that has the potential of being a crisis because [they] need huge amounts of revenue beyond what is already scheduled to be implemented into law.
AdvisorOne: Do you see the auto-IRA legislation that was introduced by Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., in February passing in some form?
Salisbury: As an observation, what we know is that mandates are not currently something that seems to be popular with policymakers or with the public. It is the mandate in the Affordable Care Act that is at the center of the Supreme Court challenge currently taking place. And the auto-IRA proposal puts a mandate on small employers.
Members of Congress in both parties have said that the inclusion of the mandate makes that [auto-IRA proposal] a difficult policy to adopt. And many interest groups have said they would oppose that because of the mandate. So setting aside the merits of auto-IRA per se, as a practical matter, the current debate about mandates affects very much what the likely outcome in that area is. It makes it quite unlikely, in the near term, that you would see that proposal enacted. That is not a statement on whether they think more retirement savings is needed, it is a statement on current attitudes toward mandating that individuals or employers do things as opposed to having free choice.


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Deer loses dog buddy to shelter
Cemetery officials concerned dog wouldn't make it through winter
The unlikely companionship that developed at a Kansas City cemetery between a stray dog and a motherless doe has ended.
The doe, named Ella, and the dog have been at each other's sides in the 43-acre Elmwood Cemetery for the last few months.
"I have no explanation. You have two polar opposites. Ella is a wild animal and the dog is domesticated," said Bruce Mathews, a member of the cemetery's board of trustees.
Cemetery officials said that although it appeared the two had a bond, they were concerned that the dog wouldn't make it through the winter. The Kansas City Star reported that crews set up a humane trap with treats and caught the dog Saturday. The dog was taken to Wayside Waifs.
When people from the shelter arrived to get the dog, Ella the deer was right by the trap that held her pal.
"Ella just stood there and looked at the van that was taking the pooch off," Mathews said. "And Ella came up and it was like she was saying goodbye to her."
Wayside Waifs said it's working to improve the dog's training and social skills. When they think the dog is ready for a forever home, they will put it up for adoption.
Mathews told KMBC-TV that they are hoping that whoever adopts the dog will bring her back for visits.
"The family that does adopt her is more than welcome to bring the pooch back out to visit with Ella anytime they want to," he said.
Mathews said the unlikely friendship could be an inspiration to others.
"I have thought about all of the Republicans and Democrats who are in Washington who are supposed to be working from the common good," he said. "They could come here and take a lesson from Ella and the dog."


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Assessment Governing Board Crafts Definition of 'Prepared for College'
Language covers reading, math for 12th grade NAEP
The governing board for the tests known as "the nation's report card" has marked its own definition of what makes a student academically prepared for college.
At a meeting here this month, members of the National Assessment Governing Board, which supervises the National Assessment of Educational Progress, voted 17-2 to adopt language that will define the new "college prepared" scores in reading and mathematics on the assessment.
The language will be used for reporting in the next 12th grade NAEP, whose results will be announced in spring 2014. Those results will include a nationally representative sample of seniors as well as state-level results for 13 states that volunteered to give the test to more students.
The final definition is fairly limited, with members voting to say that the percentages of students performing at or above 163 out of 300 in mathematics and 302 out of 500 in reading on the 12th grade assessments would be "plausible estimate[s] of the percentage of students who possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities [in those subjects] to make them academically prepared for college."
The two members who voted against the measure Aug. 3 were Andrés A. Alonso and Rebecca Gagnon.
Mr. Alonso, a professor of practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a former chief executive of the Baltimore public schools, argued that the research was not strong enough to set particular cutoff scores for college preparation. By contrast, Ms. Gagnon, the director of the Minneapolis board of education, argued that NAGB should take a firmer stance. She said the cutoff scores are "reasonable" estimates rather than "plausible."
The new definitions are based on more than 30 studies, including several comparing the content and predictive value of the federally sponsored NAEP with those of college-placement assessments, such as the SAT, the ACT, and Accuplacer, as well as longitudinal studies in Florida of how students who performed at different levels on NAEP later fared in freshman-level college courses.
Researchers used the federal High School Transcript Study, a 2009 study linking outcomes between NAEP and the SAT, and a longitudinal study of Florida students to compare performance on NAEP in reading and math with the test scores considered "college-readiness benchmarks" in the act and the SAT in 2005 and 2009.
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In both subjects, the researchers found students who met the "proficient" achievement level on NAEP—176 out of 300 in math and 302 out of 500 in reading—also scored at or above the college-readiness benchmark scores on the SAT and the ACT. In 2009, 38 percent of 12th graders scored at or above proficient in reading; only 26 percent reached proficiency in math.
Chester E. Finn Jr., who was the chairman of NAGB when the NAEP achievement levels were first approved, said at a symposium this summer in Washington that the "proficient" level was always intended to be "aspirational," while " 'basic' was supposed to show you were literate and could make your way through the subway system."
"Now, 23 years later, when college and career readiness is on everyone's lips, ... lo and behold, the pretty-clear conclusion reached is NAEP 'proficient' comes pretty darn close to college preparedness," said Mr. Finn, the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington-based research group.
To get a more nuanced look at how students of different performance levels fared in college, the researchers tracked students by using Florida's K-20 student longitudinal system.
Based on the Florida data, students who earned at least a 298 out of 500 in reading or 162 out of 300 in math—reading nearly at the "proficient" level and math in the "basic" range—also at least met the ACT or SAT college-placement benchmarks, had a first-year college grade point average of at least 2.67, and were placed in nonremedial courses in math and literature.
In a parallel effort to set career-readiness benchmarks within NAEP, the governing board also had studied ways to connect NAEP to readiness for work as an automotive master mechanic, computer-support specialist, heating and air-conditioning technician, licensed practical nurse, and pharmacy technician, but it was not able to draw conclusions about how performance on NAEP would relate to such careers.
For example, among NAEP's math-framework objectives, 64 percent to 74 percent were "not evident as prerequisite" in any of the training required for the careers studied, a finding Cornelia Orr, the board's executive director, called "quite shocking."
"This was a very hard task, but it was very revealing," Ms. Orr said. "We found no evidence that someone prepared for job training is academically prepared for college. That said, someone prepared for college is certainly prepared for job training."
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The governing board plans to conduct more linking studies between NAEP and the SAT and the ACT; longitudinal studies in Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas; and a linking study with the act's Explore, an assessment for 8th graders, in Kentucky and Tennessee.
However, Achieve, a Washington-based college-readiness advocacy group, wrote in a July 30 letter to NAGB that NAGB's college-preparedness benchmarks don't gauge how well students are prepared for college-level writing and questions in that subject released by NAEP "do not come close to assessing [the] skill set" involved in writing based on multiple sources.
NAGB has not officially responded to the letter, but there are also moves to develop more-detailed descriptions of the skills and NAEP questions that the "college-prepared" cutoff scores represent. "The one thing I've been concerned about from the very beginning of this research is its applicability to real life," said board member W. James Popham, a professor emeritus of education and information studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. "Real examples for real people would be useful."
Vol. 33, Issue 01, Page 9Published in Print: August 21, 2013, as Assessment Governing Board Crafts Definition of 'Prepared for College'
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Y'all green-ass niggas don't touch weight (naw)
750 a cup, that's what it's goin for (goin for)
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Put a five on him man and see what he do (what he do)
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[Fat Joe]
Cupcakes! (Cupcakes!) Yeah who want them cupcakes?
Got 'em for the low, watch me bust open that duct tape
Want a Little Debbyie, we call that bitch jailbait
And need a whole ki', well that's a-called bail cake
A thousand of the butter watch it spread through the hood
If you get it how I get it you be shittin if you could
What you niggas constipated? Yeah we drug related
Throwin money out the sunroof, screamin out "We made it!"
With my Palm Beach niggas, Schife on the track
It's a slow flow killer like a knife in your back
Yeah I'm nice with the raps, nicer in the kitchen
Tell the judge suck my dick, I'mma serve him in the prison
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My luggage clean; my top is off the bitch is clean!
Them diamond is clean
Lot of y'all fuck niggas be havin them dull ass diamonds
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KALAMAZOO—Scott E. Austin, maintenance director for Western Michigan University's College of Aviation, has been named a Regional Aviation Maintenance Technician of the Year.
A national General Aviation Awards program accolade, the honor puts him in the running with six others for selection as 2013's top U.S. aviation maintenance technician. The winner of that award is expected to be announced no later than March 1.
General Aviation Awards recognize individual aviation professionals in several categories at the local, regional and national levels for their contributions to aviation, education and flight safety. The program is a cooperative effort between more than 18 general aviation industry sponsors and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Scott E. Austin
Austin, who represents the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Flight Standards District Office and the Great Lakes Region, has been director of maintenance for WMU's aviation college since 2009. In this role, he also directs the University's Part 145 repair station for limited instruments and radio.
Austin earned a bachelor's degree in aviation maintenance engineering technology from WMU in 1994. The following year, he interned with United Airlines, assisting aircraft maintenance management teams.
He then returned to the University as a part-time technician in the aircraft maintenance department, and in 997 became a full-time employee. Austin was promoted to lead aircraft maintenance technician two years later and to chief inspector and manager of logistics and compliance in 2003.
He holds an airframe and powerplant license with an Inspectors Authorization and has done certified training with Cirrus, Piper, Avidyne, S-Tec and L-3/Skywatch. Austin also has completed a variety of other courses and schools and earned other aircraft maintenance certifications.


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If you live in an older home, you might have a curtain rod conundrum. You may have plaster walls that crumble easily and don't take kindly to being drilled or nailed. Or maybe you live in an apartment and your landlord strictly forbids drilling holes in the wall. Either way, you might be puzzling over how hang window treatments without drilling.
Good news – you don't have to go without curtains forever. There are a number of options for hanging curtain rods without using nails or screws or creating wall holes.
Special Hardware for No-Drill Curtain Rod Brackets
Clever brackets exist that allow you to mount a curtain rod directly to the corners of the wood molding around your window, instead of in the wall.
Instant Curtain Rod Holders wrap around the top corners of your window molding. A small V-shaped piece slides behind the molding to secure the holder in place. Any standard adjustable curtain rod will fit right onto the curtain rod holder. There is a screw hole on the top and side of the holder in case you'd prefer to attach them more permanently. Instant Curtain Rod Holders come in a set for eight for around $9 from Amazon.com.
Ready Hang brackets, on the other hand, allow for more creative possibilities because the height at which you hang your curtain rod is adjustable. They're great for taking advantage of a high ceiling.
The durable steel brackets are placed on the upper corners of your window molding, and a screw is tightened with an Allen wrench. Vertical extension rods slide up and down, allowing you to hang your curtain rod several inches above the top of your window.
They're also the only window corner bracket we know of that actually comes with the coordinating curtain rod.
Here at the Money Pit, we've tried the Ready Hang brackets-and-rod kit, and it works like a charm – easy installation, and a high-end look.
Ready Hang brackets and curtain rods come in four varieties, with different finishes and decorative finials, and sell for $39.99 – $49.99 each.
Ceiling Solutions
If you can get away with putting holes in your ceiling, you might opt for one of the many ceiling-mounted curtain rod brackets out there. You can get them from Country Curtains and Swags Galore. If you're dealing with a wide wall of windows, you might opt to hang a ceiling curtain track instead.
Bracketless Solution
You could also skip the brackets altogether. Try using a tension rod instead. Tension rods easily adjust to the width of your window and sit snugly between the two side jambs of the window – no hardware required. You can position them anywhere in the window you want to, which means you can get creative with curtain combinations, valances and cafe panels.
And if you're remembering your grandmother's ugly white tension rods, never fear. Today, you can get tension rods in decorative finishes, like black and brushed chrome.
Check out Umbra's variety of elegant tension rods for an attractive, no-drill curtain hanging option.
Quick n' Dirty: Adhesive Hooks
If looks aren't important to you and/or you're on a strict budget, here's an idea: create your own curtain rod brackets by using adhesive cup hooks and a skinny curtain rod or dowel stick that's lean enough to nestle into the cradle of the hook. 3M's line of Command hooks are great for apartment dwellers because they can be removed without leaving behind any sticky residue. Your walls will remain damage-free. Plus, larger Command hooks can also be used to hold larger curtain rods
When it comes to hanging curtain rods without putting holes in your walls, you have options – no drilling required!


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Is breastfeeding different with a premature baby?
See the next pages for five things you should know about breastfeeding your preemie.
The information on this Web site is designed for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your pediatrician or family doctor. Please consult a doctor with any questions or concerns you might have regarding your or your child's condition.


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This is Painting Project #3 from last week's series of painting experiments (Drippy Gravity Painting and Aluminum Foil Painting were #1 and #2), when we dug into three totally different painting projects in one hour. If you've been following me, you most likely know that my projects value process over product, but I can't help but appreciate how freakin' pretty these marbleized papers turned out.
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- Pan. I used an old cake pan, but something that's not too shallow will work great
- Small bowls or cups for mixing the paint
- Paper, cut to fit inside the pan
- Pipettes or eye droppers.
- Forks or Popsicle sticks (or something similar) to stir the paint
- Liquid watercolors or food coloring
- Vegetable oil
Mix 1/2 tsp. of oil with 1 tsp. liquid watercolor in each bowl. Whisk them up really well until the paint and oil appear to be one.
Fill the bottom of the pan with about 1/2 inch of water. Not too much or your papers will sink to the bottom. Squeeze some paint into the droppers and drop dots of paint into the pan.
Place a piece paper on top of the water, and then fish it out once it's picked up some color. Experiment. Try out different color combinations.
Have a paper-covered table ready to absorb these oily marbleized monsters. Aren't they pretty? Or at least pretty cool? We ultimately made about 25 of these before running out of paint and steam. My 2.5 year old was done after about #18 (the process moves fairly fast once you're set up), and I pulled the last few out.
They're really oily to begin with, but fully dry in about a day. I used 80 pound sulfite paper, which curled up on the edges. If you want to achieve a flatter final product, try using watercolor paper or something on the stiffer side.
Now to figure out what we can do with these. Holiday gift tags? Postcards?
Special thanks to Unplug Your Kids for this fun idea.
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For more toddler art projects, you may enjoy the easy-to-set-up activities that use mainly everyday materials in 12 Simple Art Projects for Toddlers.
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This is my reference drawing for the First Customer Ship version of Medusa on Unix.
At the time we started this we had to invent our own method of navigating the menus, there were no pop-ups, no lists of commands. Everything was visual except that command prompts would appear just above the list of 4 previous commands at the bottom of the screen. Each menu button had its own cursor which inverted the pixels in the menu field it was in. If the user wanted to repeat a command the button was simply clicked. To use a different command the mouse button was pressed and dragged. Some commands brought up a new selection of menus and the button cursor was placed on the most likely field to be wanted next. There was extensive logging of user actions built-in, so I had a good idea of what would follow.
The screen were monochrome then, so colour could not be used and the individual icons had to be bigger than they are today.
Bitmap editors were in their infancy so I wrote a menu and icon generator in LCIS (Bacis-1 as it later became) which took everything from a specially formatted Medusa drawing.
The layout of the first Unix screen
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First Friday festivities are scheduled 6-10 p.m. Friday in downtown Los Altos.
The evening will feature activities for all ages. Visitors are invited to browse and shop at the open stores and galleries, many of which offer First Friday discounts as well as complimentary refreshments.
Live entertainment will include performances by Transitive Closure, The 37th Parallel, Jonathan Luxton, the Los Altos Chamber Players, The Potentials and harpist Katherine Healzer.
In celebration of Oktoberfest, a beer and wine garden will be open 8-10 p.m. on the patio behind the Costume Bank at 169 State St. Sunday Seven, a Bavarian band, is slated to perform. For information, programs and registration for the monthly drawing, visit the First Friday headquarters 6-8:30 p.m. behind the Costume Bank.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - A Touch of Grue...Favorite Horror Flicks... Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in A Touch of Grue...Favorite Horror Flicks... Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 1:07 am Post subject: A Touch of Grue...Favorite Horror Flicks... The task is complicated by the fact that often there is not a fine line between horror,science fiction and just plain slasher flicks.Anyway,for what it's worth,here are my favorites.I would really be interested to hear about other people's favorites.... 1."The Haunting"(The original one...filmed in black and white.There was also a remake two or three years ago...also good ,but not up to the original.The fear in the movies derives largely from the UNSEEN.From the Shirley Jackson book "The Hauntng of Hill House" 2."Halloween"(the original one,and in my opinion,the best movie ever directd by John Carpenter.Best line in the movie"He really WAS the Bogeyman"! Four or five sequels,none as good as the original."Halloween 3,The Day of the Witch" had nothing to do with the original plot.In later sequels,Michael Myers became sort of a poor imitation of Jason in the Friday the Thirteenth series.) 3."Alien"(The original one.I know,this one is probably closer to sci-fi....but it certainly has elements of horror in it.Ridley Scott(who also directed the sci-fi "Blade Runner" did a great job on this one. Horror elements...the alien landscape of the planet on which the ship is marooned...the dark,oily murky interior of the rusting hulk of the spaceship...with a suggestion of something LURKING in every shadow. Of course,there is the (in) famous chestburster scene...the first time I saw this movie,I actually saw several people in the row ahead of me start gagging and head for the exit.Whoops!There goes the hotdog!Whoops!There go the nachos and cheese...) 4."House on Haunted Hill"(this time,at least in my opinion,the remake of about three or four years ago,is BETTER than the original.Only my opinion.Some people hate this one.) 5."Phantasm"(Okay,okay,that flying silver sphere is pretty damned weak....but actually the TALL MAN,played by Angus Scrimm,is pretty frightening... Also some sequels....not up to the original,though.) 6."Curse of the Demon"(a horror flick from the sixties.based on the M.R.James short story "Casting the Runes".Directed by Val Lewton,who also directed the original "Cat People".The demon is not actually seen until the very end.Until then the fear of the UNSEEN permeates the movie.) 7."Freaks"(a horror flick from the thirties,filmed using actual circus freaks as extras.It was banned for years in the UK.Many theaters in the US refused to show it...after it was reported in a newspaper that a pregnant woman in Ohio had run screaming up the aisle and out of the movie theater.It can now be rented at major outlets like blockbusters.It seems tame by today's standards. 8."Legend of Hellhouse"(this one made it only to the drive-ins and maybe a few other low budget cinemas.From the book by Richard Matheson. 9."Nightmare on Elm Street"(I thought the first one was genuinely frightening.Some of the sequels became a bit....silly.Probably this is more in the slasher genre...but certainly has horrific elements) 10."Carrie"(In my opinion,the best thing that King ever wrote...sort of downhill after that...selling on his name...although 'Salem's Lot was pretty scary.Also,in my opinion,the best movie ever made from a King book or story.I am sure there will be other opinions on this one.) .Stupidest horror(slasher) series and the one we could most easily do without...Jason,his hockey mask and that Friday the Thirteenth drivel.... A couple of really weird,offbeat entries"The Hills have Eyes"...and "Mother's Day". I know...I left "Night of the Living Dead" off...I didn't like it that much.... Back to top ShamanJoined: 06 Apr 2003Posts: 446Location: Hammertown Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 3:15 am Post subject: Good horror films are like good language schools... The Exorcist - I consider this one to be the benchmark. Atmospheirc and a creepiness that is second to none. The sequel took a different tack and paled in comparison. The third installment, mind you, was a pleasant surprise. Halloween - A masterpiece. John Carpenter's hommage to Hitchcock. This classic had the dubious distinction of being the wellspring from which a seemingly endless array of slasher films spewed forth. Jaws - Mom, how far is Amity Island from here? Wolfen - Good lycanthropy yarn. Jacob's Ladder - Psychadelic nightmare. Suspiria - Dario Argento, director. Good atmosphere. Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 3:40 am Post subject: Some Grue....Part Two Shaman posts:"Good horror films are like good language schools"..right...few and far between!! One could also say....that a LOT of language schools are like horror films. On his(her?) list,I agree on "Halloween"...a masterpiece. "Wolfen"...a very good lycanthropy film...yes, indeed.Another interesting lycanthropy film is "A Gathering of Wolves"...a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood...more sombre,gorier... "The Exorcist"...well ,just my opinon...I did not think it was too bad...but that thing of Linda Blair twisting her head and spewing peasoup or whatever it really was a little comical...I think the scariest thing about that movie was the music.I never saw the third installment. "Jaws"...interesting...is it really a horror movie? One might also say that "Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal" are also horror films,in their way,I suppose. Back to top zakiah25Joined: 09 Feb 2003Posts: 155Location: Oman Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 3:54 am Post subject: Shiver and shake!!!!! Bnix, now you've got me really worried! Please do comedies or musicals next! Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 4:17 am Post subject: Comedies?Comedies?We Don't Need No Feelthy Comedies! YES,I KNOW IT's BAD GRAMMAR,GUYS...little outake there from "Treasure of the Sierra Madres"! Only joshing,again Zachiah! Have no fear ! For comedies...we have a lot of TESOL situations(notice that I did not go all the way and call the TESOL profession a comedy).....Hold the brickbats and outrageous slings and arrows guys...I am feeling unusually mordant today! As for musicals,well,a lot of us have been put in situations in this business where we practically have to get up on stage and trip the light fantastic.Righto.Elvis is dead, and it is too expensive to fly Wayne Newton in from Vegas,so they crave a little entertainment from the TESOL teacher.("What do you mean you can't play the saxophone.I thought all teachers could play the saxophone!") Never did cotton much to musicals since I saw "Westside Story" and what was their names?...oh yeah...the Jets and Sharks, got ready for a ferocious gang war....then broke into song....GIVE ME a BREAK! Saw the much vaunted "Chicago" recently....overrated...disappointing...would have been much better as a straight film...not a musical. I have always liked horror films ...i remember cringing at the Saturday matinee ...The Mummy...Dracula or Frankinstein...as my dad told my disapproving mother.."So the kid likes horror flicks!That's a lot better than doing drugs'...or something... However,next time,will try to come up with something in a lighter vein...or something... Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 4:32 am Post subject: The horror, the horror Dear bnix, I'm not much into the horror genre - life usually furnishes enough of that. But here are two favorites: " Psycho " ( How many of us who saw that dreaded washing our hair in the shower for years afterwards? ) " The Shining " ( IT'S Jack - for me the scariest scene in the whole movie was a very quiet one. It was when the wife, who has been hearing Jack typing away for days on his " novel ", sneaks in to check on his progress and discovers only dozens of pages fillled with the words " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy " ). What makes both of these especially " horrible " to me is that they don't rely on the " supernatural " or " aliens " to inspire fear. The insanity the human mind can descend into, all on its own, is quite enough. Regards, JohnLast edited by johnslat on Thu May 01, 2003 5:03 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top SethJoined: 05 Feb 2003Posts: 575Location: in exile Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 4:41 am Post subject: 'Poltergeist' really scared me when I was younger. 'Poltergeist 2' wasn't as scary but they guy who played the evil minister was creepy. 'Suspiria' wasn't that scary but the soundtrack was very good. Frighteningly bad movies: Showgirls Starship Troopers *barfing emoticon* Back to top travellingscotJoined: 27 Jan 2003Posts: 64Location: UK/Eastern Europe Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 11:13 am Post subject: Horror films I think it depends on what age we are when viewing,or perhaps in what company.When younger i was shocked by most of the Hammer Horror productions my parents allowed me to see,but now i find them rather tame when compared to the current films full of special effects. Of the more recent films i would say that The Exorcist and Carrie were the ones which had the greatest effect on me,as i now expect almost anything to occur because of technology,and so the fear of the unknown has almost gone. Back to top gerardJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 581Location: Internet Cafe Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 1:50 pm Post subject: Spooky Movies!!! 2 of my favorites are Roman Polanski flics. An oldie REPULSION (more psychological horror.And a newbie THE NINTH GATE. 2 more classics my friends used to watch over and over. THE EVIL DEAD and THE CHANGELING. 2 King adaptations. THE SHINING and THE DEAD ZONE. 2 movies that really make you sleep with the lights on are johnslat mentions PSYCHO and the EXORCIST. The older ones like Hammer films are silly and new ones like Signs aren't scary. Go for the ones in between.Let me mention 2 more for the heck of it..TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD... For that matter we could add anything by Sam Peckinpah or David Cronenberg there so many... Back to top ShamanJoined: 06 Apr 2003Posts: 446Location: Hammertown Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 4:03 pm Post subject: Horror-ific Lots of good points and films. How could I be so remiss to exclude The Shining? And Psycho? That was Carpenter's template for Halloween - not for so much for thematic material as aesthetics. Gerard - Ninth Gate - a good one. I especially found the ending sequence (the face) pretty eerie. Travellingscot raised the salient point about the age of the viewer. As we get older, the monsters in the closet or under the bed usually tend to disappear (or become language school owners) Seth - yes, that preacher in Poltergeist II was startlingly creepy. I also agree on Showgirls, though I haven't has the misfortune of viewing Starship Troopers. Johnslat brought up the point of human insanity being enough to inspire fear. True enough. With monsters and special effects, the viewer is afforded a buffer. It's a little closer to home when it's a social reality. Bnix - I like the classics too. Bela, Boris and Lon are in my collection, not to mention Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. I agree with you on musicals as well. It's not too intimidating to have a gang of "toughs" break out into song and dance. Perhaps this illustrates johnslat's point about insanity though. Zakiah - Comedy would definitely be fun. Shaman P.S. Keeping in spirit with this thread - I'm an alpha-male. Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 11:37 pm Post subject: Ninth Gate Yes,Ninth Gate is very good.Most of Cronenberg's stuff is very good,too.The Brood,etc.The "Evil Dead"zzz/..well, a cult film...I do not think it is really so scary myself. 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Of all Chile's many exports—from copper to fruit to salmon—none has a broader appeal or greater recognition for excellence than wine. Ranging from the Elqui Valley in the north, home of distilled grape liquor Pisco and new plantings of Syrah, to the Malleco Valley near Temuco in the South, where vintners are experimenting with Burgundy-style Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Chile's central valley hosts an incredible diversity of landscapes and climates.
Some of the most prominent valleys in the region—several within easy striking distance of Santiago—offer established wine routes through some of their most important vineyards for visitors hoping to learn more about the incredible wines that Chile has to offer.
Casablanca Valley: First planted in the mid-1980s, this small region between Valparaíso and Santiago (included in the larger Aconcagua Denomination of Origin, or D.O.) has a cool, coastal climate. The frequent banks of fog that roll in off the sea make this Chile's premier region for white varietals like Chardonnay, and particularly Sauvignon Blanc.
Just one hour from downtown Santiago, and under 30 minutes from Valparaíso, the Casablanca Valley offers a variety of tours, including those that focus on food, others on the process of creating wine, others of the valley's best known producers and still others on the small and organic producers that turn out some of the region's most interesting and exciting wines. For more information, visit www.casablancavalley.cl.
Maipo Valley: One of Chile's oldest and largest regions, the Maipo's three distinct climatic zones are home to some of the country's best-known, internationally exported wines as well some of the best regarded small vineyards in the country. The region is best known for producing red wines, particularly the excellent Cabernets produced in the Andean foothills of the Maipo Alto (High Maipo).
The Ruta Maipo Alto connects the vineyards that grow in the foothills to the south and east of Santiago, making this an ideal option for day trips from the city. A variety of tours can be arranged amongst the six independent vineyards that constitute the Route, including tastings paired with lunch, horseback riding and even zip-lining. For more information, visit www.maipoalto.com.
Colchagua Valley: Among Chile's most highly regarded wine producing regions, the Colchagua Valley, at the southern end of the Rapel Valley D.O., produces some of the finest red wines found anywhere in Chile. Traditionally, the vineyards that line the interior of the valley are best known for Cabernet, but recent expansion up the hillsides and toward the coast at the fringes of the Valley have resulted in exciting experimentation with other red varietals.
Based in the city of Santa Cruz, roughly a three hour bus ride from Santiago, the wine route of the Colchagua Valley includes 17 different vineyards, among them internationally respected producers and independent organic producers that operate primarily within Chile. Tourism options along the room are incredibly varied, with tour options ranging from traditional tasting tours, to outdoor explorations on foot or horseback or even by plane. See www.colchaguavalley.cl for details.
Curicó Valley: Wine production is the largest industry in the Curicó Valley, located due south of Colchagua and home to some 30 distinct grape varieties. Wines have grown here since the mid-19th century, and many of the vineyards here have been passed down through generations. Running from the Andes to the Pacific, the region's diversity of climate and soil is reflected in the variety of grapes that thrive here, which range from Chile's classic reds Cabernet, Carmenere and Merlot to white varietals like Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Viognier.
The Curicó Valley Wine Route includes 14 vineyards and offers visitors tours ranging from half day excursions to two day trips, which include meals and visits to two or three different vineyards. In addition, individual tours can be arranged to many of the 14 participating vineyards. Fully customized tours can be arranged for small groups. Visit www.rutadelvinocurico.cl for more.
Maule Valley: The largest of Chile's wine-growing region, the Maule Valley produces half of Chile's export wines—but of course, this is only a small part of the picture. Many of the vineyards scattered throughout the region have been tended for generations, producing regionally unique bottles of Cabernet, Merlot and Carignac. Some of the grapes grown on the oldest of these vineyards are as yet unidentified, making the Maule Valley one of the most fascinating and historic wine regions in Chile.
At the center of the Valley, the city of Talca, between three and four hours drive south from Santiago, serves as the primary transport hub for the Valley. From here, the Maule Valley wine route leads various tours through its 14 participating vineyards, including several that offer bike rentals or hiking options. To see the full range of tours on offer, check www.valledelmaule.cl.
For more details on the full range of wine producing regions within Chile, visit Wines of Chile at www.winesofchile.org.


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|2013-02-23, 00:24
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|2013-02-23, 11:59
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Yah,the raging nya ball scene fly by as fast as the ball itself lol
I would preferred to see more Rin's serious rage in the scene to show the audiences how important those cats is to her.
The pencil thingy whatever it called appeared whenever the lovestruck guy got depressed is just......bad and weird ^^"
And Kengo sure fall down slow enough for that guy to run toward him and then just suddenly teleport on the ground for the throw.I guess it all in the how to look cool technique LOL
Oh well at least we know not to mess with Kengo and how to pick up chick in this ep !
|2013-02-23, 14:23
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I haven't watched it yet, but I'm pretty confident it is not how this guy here represented it, heh.
|2013-02-23, 15:06
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Whoa... not that's a very shortened scene... I'm not even sure if it was needed altogether considering how they just cut most of the raging nyan ball scene. Also, for some reason, they made Sasami trying to brush it off, despite it was the very definite "rivalry" scene.
And... well, I can't help but feel the development went a bit on the left side when they just put Sasami like that for the hell of it. In fact, considering her very very low involvement (on the same level than poor Kengo in general), they could simply kept her as side character without any specific interaction instead.
In the end, this episode served really nothing in the general progression of the plot, especially it was a momentum break, since next episode will be Kud's route. Talk about an awkward progression.
|2013-02-23, 15:42
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I thought this ep was to remind viewer about the secret of the world since Kud route will shed some more light on it but it didn't seem like they put much effort into the secret part.
What I mean is if you want to pick up chick then don't do what that guy did ! Like they said,if you can't be a good example then be a horrible warning.
|2013-02-23, 16:02
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|2013-02-23, 19:47
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Kinda wondering how they're planning on pacing the rest of the series. I can understand them cutting sasami to 1 episode, but we still have Kud, Kurugaya, and Rin. Full routes so far have generally been given 3 episodes a piece.
|2013-02-23, 23:25
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Long-term pacing issues, aside, I found this episode absolutely hilarious. The staff managed to nail the humor of the common route just like they did with episode 15. If only they could have been this competent for the first few episodes.
|2013-02-24, 00:44
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... but honestly, the episode was too entertaining for me to mind. Very fun, amusing episode, and it's always nice to get more Rin.
|2013-02-24, 02:06
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I'm surprise people still haven't got used to the randomness of the show at this point...It was just like the test of courage ep b4 Mio's arc.
The reason why people have problem is because of the Sasami's focus,if this was just another random LB gang ep then I doubt anyone would complained.
Well,maybe having random ep this late into the show also have something to do with it.
And while agreed this ep is out of place considered Kud's arc is next,I disagree about it has nothing to do with the plot progression.
The ep showed Rin's development,compared to how she was back then as she is now.
She used to be very shy,refused to make friends,rarely talk to anyone but now she can even talk to random stranger she has never met b4,come to LB! girls for advices and the biggest of all,manage to say Sasami's name right.
It also showed how important the cats is to her(though like I said b4,still not really enough).
I also like Riki's statement about how love is just painful sickness rather than happiness,it feel like a foreshadow for some sort of tragic love to come.
This ep doesn't really serve as progression for Kud's arc but what might come after it.
That or I was just having high hope again.......
|2013-02-24, 04:38
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I would have preferred either
A - Have this as part of Rin's arc
B - combine or AT LEAST refer to Kud's route so far rather then writing this episode as if it could have been Episode 20, 15, 12, 16, 17, etc.
However, the episode itself was alright.
|2013-02-24, 07:56
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Fun episode. The humor was great and we we're shown some nice character development of Rin as well. She's starting to open up towards other people more and (not completely surprising) starts to act a bit more like her brother (trying to lead the small group of 3, acting kind of bossy and starting missions).
I don't know why some people are complaining that they found this episode out of place and/or that the episode served nothing in the general progression of the plot. The main plot of this anime seems to be revolving around solving everyone's personal problems (Komari, Mio and Haruka come to mind). Until now, Rin's story has been revolving around her shyness/anti-socialness and the solving of the tasks she's been given by Lennon. As she was given another task this time around, this episode actually does progress the plot just as much as an episode in another girls' arc would have progressed the plot.
Also, the anime has been animating Rin's development and her tasks between the other routes since the beginning:
- episode 2: Task 1-> Fix the sanitation problem in the boys' dorm. This was just before Komari's arc began.
- episode 9: Task 2 -> Save the School Cafeteria. This was just before Mio's arc began.
- episode 15: Sleepover (character development for Rin). This was just before Haruka's arc began.
- episode 20: Task 3 -> Cure lovesickness. This is just before Kud's arc begins.
So yeah, it was to be expected that this episode or the former would be about Rin. It didn't feel out of place to me at all, especially since the former episode was pretty lighthearted as well.
To me it looks like Rin doesn't seem to understand much about love yet, so she probably wouldn't know even if she were in love at this point.
The way Riki is always looking out for Rin and how he's often looking at her, I'd have to say that he might be starting to like her as more than just a friend. I don't think he realizes it himself though, although Riki did blush when Kyousuke asked him who he likes during episode 15.
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|2013-02-24, 10:54
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That's why I felt this episode absolutely badly timed exactly because it was introduced way too lately and since they have shown Sasami only twice without much rivalry interactions with Rin, you could actually have the raging nyan ball without the actual date thing (even if it is a major development point for Rin due to discussion about love).
Basically speaking, Sasami feels way more of a plot device than an actual character (similarly how Kengo is completely inexistent thus far).
If this episode took Komari's route timing placement, things would have been much smoother, which would actually put emphasis on Rin and Riki commitment towards Lenon 'secret of the world messages', interconnecting as well Riki and Rin efforts to help people around them (be it cafeteria incident or the girls routes). This is also even more weird when this episode was a momentum break to kud's route: I mean you have a kud centric episode, then you have a completely different environment, to then be thrown back at Kud within 1 episode. If they intended to spread event so you don't have a "girls of the week" syndrome, they should simply not clutter each girls in this fashion to begin with.
The order of events are completely upside down for some reason, and frankly, it would have make much more sense to have Riki and Rin dealing with mundane school stuff prior the girls routes.
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