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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
A Conversation in Design
I am well aware of the risk I take in answering a completely complimentary introduction by a dear friend with an equally complimentary acknowledgement, thank you and reply. It's like those pairs of artists who are continually chewing on the awesomeness of the other, always talking about how amazing the other is. Yet with that very risk in mind (you know the one I mean- actors do it so well) I would just like to say that, my friend Natalie Chanin is AMAZING. There. Take it.
I don't even remember which one of our "dates" together it was that she asked if she could work with some of my prints. The first maybe? But it was one immediate hard swallow + one breathy "of course" later that we took the first small steps to making something together. I've spoken here before about my interest in and love for her process, and the idea of having any tiny thing to do with it, really set my heart racing. All the honor, and flattery aside, I just wanted to watch her work on this and see what would happen. Witness my little tiny prints becoming something new and realized through another vision.
Her process is not a fast one. Rather it is mindful, deliberate, deep-breath-inducing even. I am a fast paced worker on many things, but I have never been more willing to be patient. Delighting in the tiny "postcards" of progress (above) she would send to me from time to time.
Until just recently where I squealed (smiled, heart fluttered) getting to see the Little Honey print translated into a raw, pure language that only she could speak.
And there it is. A friendship set in cloth. Stories exchanged, phone calls dialed, texts tapped, art drawn, threads pulled, a conversation had. Stencils shown above promising an even deeper walk into our chapter. Rolling out over the next several weeks, as fall creeps in.
I am beyond honored, and feel very humbled. Every visit with Natalie makes me feel like I've just had a much needed drink of water, and I can't help but feel the same after looking through her work.
Enjoy a look at our Little Flowers blossoming here and there in her Fall Denim Collection.
Thank you Natalie.
xo, Anna Maria
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You are both amazing women. I have admired and loved Natalie's style for quite some time now. I love what is developing out of your collaboration.ReplyDelete
I saw this baby doll top on Natalie's blog. Such a lovely collaboration!ReplyDelete
Natalie's work is amazing, I love her process too, wish I could slow down like that.ReplyDelete
I love you prints, What a wonderful outcome!
Makes me think of something I might dream of but would then turn out too good to be true! I'm a big fan of both of you. The photos are so inspirational. I especially love the one of the stencil. It seems to speak to the unique quality of this collaboration. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I'm speechless... when I saw the picture, I instantly recognized Natalie Chanin's work (I have her 3 books), but thought in the same time it was quite different from her usual style. The result of your collaboration is amazing and completely swoon-worthy. What a sparkling friendship! :)ReplyDelete
Wow, this looks stunning. This is so inspiring for a young learner like me.ReplyDelete
Good luck with all your future work.
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So amazingly gorgeous. The red and slate gray pieces are especially stunning. I cannot wait to see what else you both are working on together!ReplyDelete
When I saw this on her facebook feed I gasped out loud! I took her workshop this spring and it made me so incredibly happy. Having never been one to hand sew, I totally get what you mean about her deliciously slow, intentionally savored speed. It was mind blowing and game-changing for me. I am BEYOND DELIGHTED that you two are working together!!!!!ReplyDelete
the joys of the collaborative sewing circle reach far beyond the actual object...ReplyDelete
Good golly, slay me now! You know I love you both. This is definitely a match made in heaven. That little honey stencil makes my fingers fidget. Well, I best go work on my current NC project tonight to make room!ReplyDelete
You are two of my favorites - I love this!!ReplyDelete
Love Alabama chanin. What fabric did the flower design come from.? Linda GerigReplyDelete
Oh my Anna Maria, I am desperate to buy myself a piece...I need to start saving. Does she ever have a sale??ReplyDeleteReplies
Pam, she is in fact having a sale over labor day weekend :)Delete
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The Point, Adirondacks, New York
- | From Greg Raymer, Sept/Oct 2004
In a time when cell phones and Blackberrys keep us constantly connected, it's not always easy to get away from society's hectic pace and put business aside, even when you're on vacation. But if you can't do it at The Point, it's a sure bet you'll never be able to.
Tucked away in the vast wilderness of New York's Adirondacks, along the shores of Upper Saranac Lake, The Point is quite possibly the ultimate and most relaxing lodging experience available. While its setting is rustic and serene, its services and amenities are among the most elegant and exclusive in the world. It was built in the early 1930s for William Avery Rockefeller and his family, and today The Point harks back to that Great Camp era when socialites would escape the city and "rough it" in mansions made of logs.
A member of Relais & Chateaux, The Point has three such mansions with a total of 11 guest rooms. Each room is fit for a king and queen and features custom-made beds, massive stone fireplaces and lake views. There are books, game trophies and other antiques, along with Adirondack furniture, spacious sitting areas and private bathrooms. What the rooms don't have are televisions and telephones with outside lines (cell phone reception at The Point is virtually nonexistent), and that's intentional.
To match its luxurious accommodations, The Point also prides itself on gourmet cuisine. Breakfast is a bonanza of made-to-order dishes, while lunch is a barbecue-style picnic featuring such things as duck sausage, beef and pork tenderloin, and bread-and-butter pudding. Together, guests eat multicourse dinners, which are black-tie on Wednesdays and Saturdays, in the Great Lodge where wine and conversation flow freely. After dinner, guests can retire to the Pub for a Cognac and a game of billiards or enjoy a bonfire. The Point is open year-round, except for one week in April, and guests are encouraged to be as active or as restful as they want. Summer activities include boating, hiking, tennis, water skiing and fishing, while the winter months can be spent ice skating, curling, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing.
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Lynn M Hasselbarth, of New York; Joanna E. Hipp, of North Carolina; and Joshua B. Miles, of Oklahoma, were among ten students receiving the $3,000 Apollos Scholarships from the Nebraska foundation, which provides financial assistance to those seeking to become ordained leaders in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Debra Broyles Trevino, of Harlan, Kentucky, was named one of three alternates for the Marilyn A. Jackson Award, given to students who are or will be serving small Presbyterian churches, with a first preference for minority students in the Synods of Lakes and Prairies, Mid-America, Rocky Mountain and the Sun. Alternates are chosen as not all recipients are able to fulfill the requirements for the scholarships.
Hasselbarth, from Schenectady, New York, will be entering her second year at Louisville Seminary this fall. She is pursuing a dual degree, a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a member of Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church in Guilderland, New York, and is under the supervision and care of the Albany Presbytery.
Hipp, of Vass, North Carolina and a member of Cameron Presbyterian Church in Cameron, NC, begins her second year of seminary classes this fall. She is under the care and supervision of the Coastal Carolina Presbytery.
Entering his final year of training for a Master of Divinity at Louisville Seminary this fall, Miles is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa where he is under the care of Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery.
This year's recipients were selected from a field of 70 applications. The Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation has awarded Apollos scholarships since 1954, distributing more than $3.5 million in funding to students. Applications are submitted by members of Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations who are under the care of their presbyteries as either an Inquirer or Candidate for ministry. Applicants must be accepted by one of the 10 theological institutions under the jurisdiction of the PC (USA).


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What makes a high chair modern? First, it has to be orange. Just kidding (sort of). Calling a high chair "modern" can refer to the materials it's made from, its color, its lines or its features. Perhaps most simply it's a chair that would look at home among other modern furniture and decor.
We've rounded up the high chairs we think best epitomize a modern design aesthetic. Some are nearly space-age looking while others use color to tweak a more traditional design (and note that many come in a variety of colors).
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• 7 Astro High Chair by Valco Baby ($150)
• 8 Mutsy Easy Grow ($200 - the white version can be found several places for $100)
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Four days after the election, my friend and fellow opinion writer, Maura Casey, asked me to post a question for a discussion on Facebook after she'd had troubling encounters with two of her conservative friends.
"I think we have to have a rational conversation about politics," she wrote in an email. "I'm not looking forward to it, but silence isn't working for me anymore.
"I really cherish having conservative friends because I think we all need to dip our toes in views that we don't agree with and try to see things — even in passing — the way they do. It helps keep the conversation going and keep us from dehumanizing each other. But I'd like to hear from your other Facebook friends who have people in their lives that they disagree with politically. How do they stay friends? How do they manage the relationship?"
Her timing was impeccable. The day before, my husband and I were on the receiving end of an out-of-state relative's post-election email about President Obama. In our view, it was indisputably racist. When we said so, he was astonished. He thought he was showing a sense of humor after his guy had lost. What was wrong with us, he wanted to know.
We all but hyperventilated. How could he have thought that was funny? How could he not see that it was offensive? Would he have felt comfortable sending that email to an African American friend? Does he even have any African-American friends?
We threw up our hands and kept all those questions to ourselves. We don't see him often, but the man is family. We couldn't see how to push back further without alienating him, and other relatives in the email chain who, for all we knew, were silent because they thought we were the ones who were insufferable.
I did post Maura's question on Facebook, and the lively discussion that unfolded made it clear that, when it comes to politics, family can be rough going. That's true of friends, too, and colleagues we're forced to work with, day in and day out.
It's one thing to write off strangers, as I did earlier this week when I drove past a neighbor's U.S. flag flying upside down in protest of the election results. I don't know him, and I don't want to. However, if that were my relative — well, let's just say I'm relieved that, to the best of my knowledge, no one I'm related to would do such a thing. Not that I've sent out that email to check. Honest to God, I don't want to know.
We can't convert family or friends. We can, however, model the behavior we'd like to see in others, especially the ones we love. As Maura often reminds me, that requires less talking, and a whole lot more listening. I struggle with that, particularly on issues that go to core values. I can listen to someone talk all day about how gay Americans should not have the right to marry or why women should not control their own bodies, and the only thing that's going to change in me is my level of heartburn. Beats screaming at each other. In some families, that's progress.
I've heard lot of people in the last few days suggest the best course for getting along in the wake of this election is to put politics behind us, at least for a while.
OK. So, which rights do you want to give up? That's when it happens, you know. When they think we aren't paying attention.
This week in Ohio, for example, state house Republicans are already at it again. They convened a lame-duck session try to de-fund Planned Parenthood and eliminate a woman's right to abortion.
As if the election never happened.
As if we'll all be quiet just to get along.
As if.
Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and essayist for Parade magazine. She is the author of two books, including "...and His Lovely Wife," which chronicled the successful race of her husband, Sherrod Brown, for the U.S. Senate. To find out more about Connie Schultz ([email protected]) and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com


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Contagious livestock diseases can cause major harm to human and animal health, to firms, and to consumers and taxpayers. Governments are increasingly acting to prevent and control livestock diseases, while international organisations develop codes, guidelines and programs to enhance international co-operation and efficient management of diseases. The economic costs, such as compensation for culling of animals, can be high and difficult to predict. The evolution of a disease or outbreak can also be uncertain. Economists, epidemiologists and policy makers need to communicate clearly with each other to ensure better policies for managing livestock diseases. Conference participants examined how economics and animal sciences can contribute towards managing livestock disease risks in an efficient and comprehensive manner.
Agenda / Issues for discussion
1. Livestock disease management as a complex multidisplinary problem
Kurt Zuelke, How epidemiology and animal health science can help to identify and inform policy options
Lovell Jarvis and Pablo Valdes-Donoso, Economic analysis of animal health issues: A guide to critical thinking
Nigel Gibbens, Challenges faced when integrating advice from epidemiologists and economists to inform policy makers
Jonathan Rushton, An overview analysis of costs and benefits of government control policy options
Phil Paarlberg, The economics of FMD outbreaks in the United States: Trade impacts, duration of outbreaks, and emergency vaccination
Tim Carpenter, The epidemiology of FMD outbreaks in the United States
Ron Bergevoet and Marcel van Asseldonk, Economic evaluation of FMD control strategies in the Netherlands
Barbara Haesler, Jonathan Rushton, Katherine D.C. Stärk and Keith S. Howe, Surveillance and intervention expenditure: Substitution or complementarity between different types of policy
3. The challenge of zoonosis
François Le Gall, Managing livestock diseases as part of global public health
4. Moral hazard and externalities
Christopher Wolf, Livestock disease indemnity design: Considering asymmetric information
David Hennessy, Biosecurity externalities and indemnities for infectious animal diseases
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Frank Alleweldt, Cost-sharing in compensation schemes for livestock epidemics
Miranda Meuwissen and Marcel A.P.M. van Asseldonk, European Union subsidies: A catalyst for epidemic disease market loss insurance?
Alejandro Acosta, Linking policy and market incentives for the control of animal diseases outbreaks
Julie Barnett, Social risk perceptions and animal health policies
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Yukiko Yamada, Communication to stakeholders - Some experiences in MAFF
Alberto Laddomada, Round table on information, communication, the media and policy making
Hernán Rojas, Industry cooperation and private public partnerships
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Livestock diseases: Prevention, control and compensation schemes
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Ryan Lochte is among the Latino U.S. Olympians to be honored at this year's ALMA Awards.
Eva Longoria and George Lopez are returning for the third time as co-hosts of this month's awards, which celebrate Latino achievements in music, television and film.
A salute to Olympic medalists from the London Games will honor swimmer Lochte, whose mother is Cuban-born, along with water polo champions Brenda Villa and Jessica Steffens, gymnast Danell Leyva, boxer Marlen Esparza and runner Leonel Manzano, it was announced Tuesday.
Pop star Christina Aguilera will receive a special achievement award for her career and philanthropy, and the life and work of the late actress Lupe Ontiveros will be remembered.
Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana and Natalie Morales were announced as presenters for the ceremony, to be taped Sept. 16 and air Sept. 21 on NBC. Others presenters include America Ferrera, Michael Pena, Nicole Richie and Wilmer Valderrama.
Flo Rida will perform with Roselyn Sanchez, and rapper Pitbull wrote and recorded the theme for the ceremony, which Lopez said will offer a "little more flavor" and vibrancy than other awards shows.
The awards "allow us to redefine to the rest of the world who we are and to showcase our contributions" to pop culture, fashion and sports, Longoria said.
The actress, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention, said the Latino presence there and at the Republican convention demonstrated the ethnic group's growing prominence.
The ALMA honorees prove just how big Latino talent is, Lopez said.
"People being honored are celebrities of the highest magnitude. Christina Aguilera is a global figure," he said.
The ALMA Awards were created in 1995 by the National Council of La Raza, a national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, as part of its effort to promote diverse and fair portrayals of Latinos in the media. ALMA stands for American Latino Media Arts and also means "soul" in Spanish.


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CrystalCase.com will be the go-to site on the internet for all types of crystal case accessories. Crystal cases for smart phones, cells, eReaders, tablets, and more.
There are many other sites on the web that sell crystal/rhinestone cases, but they are very difficult to navigate and it can be difficult to make purchases in just a few clicks. Therefore our goal with this site is to make it clean and easy to use.. Please think Apple Store or something with a similar look and feel (but obviously NOT a copy of that site).
Of course the site does not have to be white or grey in look, use color if you would like. We would just like the design to accent the products, not overpower them. Let the crystals work with your design and be a part of the process.
So we are looking for a clean, polished, bright, friendly, comfortable feeling site that encourages people to purchase products without being pushy.
There is no current site, but we do have template constraints. You can see the layout in the attached documents. You can use dummy text or use any text you want. You must use our logo though.
We may want to add live chat. Please show versions with and without live chat.
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The target audience is 18-45 year old women who are looking for an easy way to buy crystal cases and accessories.
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We would like a site that focuses on
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* conversion pathing (getting people to our products quickly and easily)
* social media integration (ie. Facebook or Twitter)
To get an idea of our market you can visit our main competitors:
We are not looking for mimic these designs. We think we can do better. However, it gives you an idea about our vertical.
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There is nothing so appealing as a well-painted front door that quietly says, "Welcome home."
No need to knock!
There is nothing so appealing as a well-painted front door that quietly says, "Welcome home." As a child, I remember bursting through the front door to announce earth-shattering news to my Mom, guess what I got on my art project!! And I have been the Mom in the kitchen when that same excitement came bursting through the front door and one of my kids shared the best news that ever needed to be told! Front doors say a lot about who we are as neighbors and friends. This is the time of year that we all recognize the importance of the front door. We pay tribute to the comings and goings of life by dressing them up for the Christmas show! We drape them with garland and add sparkling lights to welcome carolers and the friendly postman arriving with Christmas packages from across the country.
Whether you do something brilliantly creative or traditional, do something! One year, I wanted to do something different—something I had never seen before—I decided to cover the door in a wonderful tartan plaid fabric. When I described my vision to my husband, he just looked at me and finally said, "You do realize the door will need to come off?" Yes, I knew the front door would need to come off, this was one time when global warming worked to my advantage. That weekend we pulled the door from its hinges and wrapped it in fabric. While the doorknob and locking system did cause a bit of a dilemma, when it was finished, the door looked amazing! Even my husband had to admit that the idea was pretty darn divine!
You can design a doorway that is every bit as special without dismantling your house, however. To make a doorway special for the holidays, consider the following:
Without question, a Christmas wreath is a classic. If you do nothing else but attach a spectacular wreath to your front door, that is just fine and dandy!
Repurposing items that say winter as well as "happy holidays" are the most ingenious elements. Take a stroll out to your garage where an old sled might be hanging from the wall, find a pair of skis or take those well-worn ice skates, even an old peddle car can become a vision. Any of these items would make an interesting addition to your front door design.
Surround the door with garlands engorged with apples, ribbon, Christmas balls, pine cones, snowmen, poinsettias, berries, deliciously wrapped packages and, of course, twinkling lights-lots and lots of twinkling lights.
Maybe you and your family are musically inclined. Tie up some laminated sheet music and add some brass instruments to greenery around the door.
Place small Christmas trees in pots on the porch, and light them with a bazillion mini lights along with, perhaps, some old-school colored Christmas lights. Cover the soil with greenery, ribbon, and berries to polish off the look.
Arrange fireplace wood in a wonderful large pot where summer flowers usually reside, tie a log or two with ribbon and spruce.
Stack packages wrapped in wonderful foil paper, with bows and greenery on the front porch bench or swing. Make sure to put some bricks or rocks in the boxes before wrapping to keep the packages in place!
In the past few years, lanterns have made a delightful addition to the front porch, especially when using battery-powered candles on timers. Finding lanterns has become a snap! Just make sure you purchase a pair that are large enough to be seen from the street. Repurpose these terrific purchases this summer for the 4th of July cook out. You will find occasion after occasion to use them, inside your home as well as out! I guarantee you! So put a pair of lanterns on your list!
If you have front porch light sconces, don't forget to give them some Christmas enchantment. I create what I call a "lantern collar" and secure it with a bow. To make one, take fresh or faux garland and go around the light fixture, pinching it tight at the bottom of the fixture. Allow at least 12" to 15" for two tails of greenery, secure with a pipe cleaner and add a wonderful full bow! (For faux greenery, make sure to plump it so it looks convincingly real.)
Once the holidays are over, retain your winter wonderland by leaving the greenery in pots and maybe the sled. Just remove anything that sings Christmas. In Colorado, where we used to live, it was perfectly acceptable to leave such winter additions in place until the end of February. I realize this is beautiful Kansas, but if Colorado can do it—I believe we may do it in Kansas as well! What do you think lovely people of Kansas…shall we?
Enthrall those who pass by your home with the goal of having them exclaim out loud, "Oh my gosh, look at that house!" Create a front door so fabulous that it's impossible not to grin from ear to ear—so proud of how far and fabulous your imagination traveled—when you pull into your own driveway. People who don't even know you will think, "I bet I would like that family!" And when you are expecting guests, go outside and give the porch a good long spray of a holiday fragrance. This is the season for over thinking and startling friends and family with a bit of fantasy! The front door also sets the stage for the wonderment on the other side. Don't forget to graciously greet your family and friends at the door—your time with them is what this season of love is all about! Make your door say, "Welcome everyone! And peace and good will to all men!"
Make bows like a pro
Learning to make lush, beautiful bows comes in handy for seasonal designs year-round—and particularly at Christmas. It's tricky, but once you got it, you've got it! No more paying to have fabulous bows done. You will be able to create them on your own, you smarty pants! Please refer to the photos for additional help.
Select a roll of ribbon of any width you desire; wired ribbon works best.
Unroll several yards of ribbon, but do not cut it!
This step determines the length of the tail, which is what hangs down from the actual bow when completed. Maybe you think 16" is perfect, pinch at that point and don't let go! Pinch as shown in the photo.
Make a small loop as shown at the top of that 16" tail. Once you have pinched the loop, don't let go—this is where your fingers will be during the entire process! This loop will be the center of your bow!
Keep pinching the center and start going back and forth, creating larger loops on either side of the center loop. The larger the loops, the bigger the bow. As you are going back and forth, you are pinching these tight to the center loop. The more loops, the denser the bow, making it full and lush as seen in the photo!
Now it's time to secure everything using a pipe cleaner that blends with the ribbon. The loop you have been pinching for all your worth is where the pipe cleaner goes. Slide it through and then twist tightly on the back side of the bow so everything stays in place.
It's now time to cut the second tail, shown in the photo. Either make the tail the exact same length as the first tail or a couple of inches longer so that when it hangs, it is a bit longer. Your call!
Now, gorgeous, plump that beauty and pat yourself on the back. You are now a qualified professional bow maker! Smile, sweetie, smile!
See you next week!
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Recently, Yan et al. developed a microscale model to simulate the HR–moisture relationship. This model incorporated the primary physicochemical and biological processes controlling soil HR, and generated HR–moisture relationships in agreement with measurements for a heterogeneous soil core, elucidating how microscale heterogeneity of soil characteristics affects the relationships. However, such microscale modeling is computationally expensive and requires data on fine-scale soil properties, preventing its applications in large-scale modeling of soil C decomposition.
The objectives of this paper are to extend the work of Yan et al. by developing a macroscopic moisture function, here termed f m , that incorporates the underlying microscale processes controlling soil HR (Fig.), and to establish the quantitative relationship between parameters of f m and measurable soil properties to allow for the model's applications to different soils across spatial scales. First, f m was derived based on the primary physicochemical and biological processes controlling soil HR (see Methods section). Then, f m was tested using simulation results obtained by a microscale model modified from the previous Yan et al.'s model (see Methods section). Furthermore, f m was evaluated and calibrated using published incubation data from a wide range of soil types. Lastly, f m was compared with laboratory and field measurements, as well as empirical models to assess its applicability and accuracy.
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"It was much more racially and ethnically diverse, but it was also very socioeconomically diverse," said McIntosh, who is black. "That's one of the things that I learned going to Hunter. I thought all of the kids were wealthy and that was not true."
But at least as far back at 1997, faculty members have been devising ways to boost diversity at the school. In a report from that year, a committee on cultural diversity at Hunter College High School recommended a full review of the school's admissions policies, investigating whether the school could eliminate the admissions testing fee, and developing an anti-discrimination statement.
Several years later, Glenn Kissack, then a math teacher at the school, participated in another review of admissions. After months of studying the small number of "feeder schools" that often produce Hunter students and looking into the expensive test prep available for the exam, the committee suggested potentially reserving more seats for poor students and selecting students based on more than just a single test score.
The committee submitted the report, and months went by with no word from the Hunter administration, Kissack said.
"We could have done something else with our time," Kissack said. "It gathered dust and didn't matter."
Hunter officials would not specifically address most of the recommendations in the reports, but said that the school has been engaged in many discussions over the years about improving diversity. Hunter has implemented many recommendations over the years, they said, including creating a Dean of Diversity position in 2002 and raising private funds for student outreach efforts.
The conflict came to a head in 2010 when the high school faculty selected Justin Hudson, one of the school's few black students, to address his class at graduation. Hudson tackled the school's demographics head-on in his speech.
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is rejecting calls from watchdog groups and some U.S. senators to speed up moving spent nuclear fuel from the pools where most of it is stored, weighing in on a debate over whether transfers should be made for safety concerns and not just logistics.
An NRC memo provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday shows the commission accepted its staff's recommendation to drop expedited transfer of the spent fuel from consideration.
The NRC's decision comes after years of increasing clamor to move spent fuel from thinly sheltered spent fuel pools into concrete and steel casks. Many plants have begun the transfers because they are running out of room in their spent fuel pools without the long-promised national waste dump.
The memo, issued Friday, says the NRC doesn't want to deal with the issue again.
"The Commission has approved the staff's recommendation that this ... activity be closed and that no further generic assessments be pursued related to possible regulatory actions to require the expedited transfer of spent fuel to dry cask storage," said the memo from Rochelle Bavol, acting secretary of the commission to Mark Satorius, the commission's executive director for operations.
Bill Dean, the NRC's Northeast Regional Administrator, said in an interview that the agency had concluded that both spent fuel pools and dry casks were "adequate storage processes for spent fuel, and there is not a significant safety benefit to requiring full transfer to dry cask storage."
Five U.S. senators, including Democrat Patrick Leahy and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont, wrote to NRC Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane earlier this month to complain about relaxed emergency and security safeguards at closed nuclear plants. They focused mainly on the risks posed by spent fuel pools, swimming pool-like structures where highly radioactive nuclear fuel rods are moved after serving their time as reactor fuel.
"We are one natural disaster, mechanical failure or terrorist attack away from a disaster," Sanders said in a statement Tuesday. "The sooner we get the spent (fuel) out of the pools and into dry casks, the better, and if the NRC will not change the rules, I will continue to work with my colleagues to change the rules through legislation."
The letter, also signed by Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer, of California, Edward Markey, of Massachusetts, and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, cited NRC and other studies on the risks.
They wrote that studies have concluded that "draining a spent nuclear fuel pool can lead to fires, large radioactive releases and widespread contamination" and that research has found spent fuel pools "could not be dismissed as potential targets for terrorist attacks."
David Lochbaum, the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based director of the nuclear safety project at the Union of Concerned Scientists, denounced the NRC's work on the issue.
"We're very disappointed by that decision, because it's wrong," he said. He called it "very shoddy work. It was incomplete, inaccurate."


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Speaking of HP, the company replied to a question if they copied Apple for their latest ultrabook, the Envy Spectre XT. "There are similarities in a way, not due to Apple but due to the way technologies developed. Apple may like to think that they own silver, but they don't. In no way did HP try to mimic Apple. In life there are a lot of similarities." It's an ultrabook, a category of laptops defined by Intel. Coincidentally, Intel also developed the internals of the MacBook Air. These products are looking relatively similar because their internals have been designed by the same damn company. Get over it.


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I'm getting this popup error whenever I select a file.
Anyone know how to fix this? I'm running a OSX 10.8.1 [Mountain Lion].
I dunno but it's really annoying. I assume it has to do with either the git package or the modific package, though. Maybe I'll just uninstall them both.
Looks to have been modific.
I'm thinking it has something to do with the Mountain Lion upgrade. I uninstalled/reinstalled. Nothing.
Do you have modific installed? Mine stopped complaining the moment I uninstalled it. It did start happening around the time I upgraded to Mountain Lion, but then again I also have git in my path.
Modific isn't installed. I think I'm going to uninstall Git. See what happens...
Removed Git Package and Sidebar Git package and it worked. I use Tower Git gui anyway so it's not a big lose.
cmd + shift + P > remove package
I've been having this problem ever since OS X 10.8, even after adding git to my path. It turns out that if I launch Sublime from the Terminal (subl .) I get no Git path errors. But Launching the app via the dock doesn't pick up the path settings and I get the error every time. This post leads me to believe that this can be solved but it's not clear to me how to use the .plist syntax to do it.
UPDATE: I uninstalled git (brew) and reinstalled. Brew doctor scolded me to install CLI tools, so I downloaded the ML version and reinstalled that too. Finished with brew install git, and now SidebarGit works as expected regardless of whether I launch from Terminal or Dock. No Path errors yet.
Hi, that's the way i solved it :1. Go to Preferences > Browse Packages ...2. In the directory Git, open the file Git.sublime-settings3. Find git_command and set the path to the Git executable, for me it give :
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jahazzz's solution works perfect.
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What I did, is "brut-force" symlink from /bin to which git.Thank worked.


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The agent for Bruins forward Blake Wheeler confirmed this morning he is in Toronto for his client's arbitration hearing.
"I think there will be a hearing," Matt Keator wrote The Bruins Blog at around 9:30 this morning.
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The Case for Keeping "The Red Ox"
So there's been a bit of buzz lately in Oilerland around Magnus Paajarvi, Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, and a few others. One guy that has crept up every now and then is Liam Reddox, but I personally don't think his name can be mentioned enough.
It seems that since last year, he's been doing everything in his power to make a name for himself and stay on this roster. Last year, Reddox was just giving us a taste of what he can do in a checking role, but didn't last past November. An interesting stat of his from last year was his 24 hits in 9 games (only Peckham and Jacques had hits per game for the Oilers last year, although granted that's a pretty hard pace to maintain).
The thing with Liam Reddox is his biggest issue has always been size. He's got something to prove every night, and tries his darndest (yes I just said darndest) to prove he is a solid checker, but could never really manage to body guys off pucks effectively. He plays a high tempo game, and isn't afraid to block shots if needed. He was good for Springfield as well too, being in the top 5 in scoring last year for the team, but at the same time, that isn't a Continue reading 'The Case for Keeping "The Red Ox"'»


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juniper is 8 months old and EBF. i am a nanny in my own home 3 days a week. it is becoming impossible to nurse her while the other baby is here, because my daughter requires lots of cuddles while nursing and gets distracted. so during the daytime, it takes 45 minutes all in all to get her to finally nurse. she only nurses twice a day while i nanny. i am feeling like i am neglecting this one year old that i get paid to watch. he is crawling everywhere, pulling himself up to walk... he needs supervised while i'm trying to coax juni into nursing.
so during these 3 days, i plan on giving her a bottle 2 times a day.
will she go to the breast easily after she gets a bottle? i am terrified she won't. i don't want to give up her other nursing sessions after he leaves for the day, and i want to nurse full time on my days off.
advice? plz?
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Chuck Hagel will testify on Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee in furtherance (he hopes) of his nomination for Secretary of Defense. I will post reports, and perhaps live-blog, the event.
Judging from reports of Hagel's meeting with Chuck Schumer, the nominee intends to disavow or attempt to explain away his past anti-Israel, soft-on-Iran positions and comments, as well as his statements suggesting dislike of Jews. One hopes that Republican Senators will, at a minimum, make him eat crow.
If Hagel does serve up a confirmation conversion, it will represent a victory of sorts for the pro-Israel lobby he so despises. The more Hagel affects a pro-Israel posture, the more he demonstrates the strength of pro-Israeli sentiment in this country. That strength is founded on public recognition (albeit not shared by our leftist elites) that Israel is a great friend and natural ally of the U.S., and that Israel's enemies for the most part are no friends of America.
On the other hand, Hagel's confirmation would leave us with an anti-Israel, soft-on-Iran Secretary of Defense. But Hagel won't be making policy regarding Israel, Iran, or the Middle East in general. Obama will handle that, and see to it that his administration's policy is anti-Israel and soft-on-Iran regardless of who is in charge at the Pentagon.


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Gnome and fontconfig settings
Since there isn't a section dedicated to fonts in gnome3 I was thinking about writing one, but I put it here first:
Gnome doesn't use the dpi settings set by xorg server to scale fonts, instead it uses a fixed dpi of 96 that cannot be changed unlike previous versions:
/* As we cannot rely on the X server giving us good DPI information, and * that we don't want multi-monitor screens to have different DPIs (thus * different text sizes), we'll hard-code the value of the DPI * * See also: * https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=217790• * https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643704 */
The gnome-settings-daemon plugin xsettings relies on this hardcoded value for some calculations and there is currently no way of changing it beside customizing the code in abs. The dimension of text can be tweaked changing the text-scaling-factor (1.0 by default), using gnome-tweak-tool or editing the following key in dconf-editor:
The xsettings plugins will also merge some Xft values in the X resources db overwriting values set in .Xresources od .Xdefaults files. The defaults are:
Xft.antialias: 1 Xft.dpi: 96 Xft.hinting: 1 Xft.hintstyle: hintmedium Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault Xft.rgba: none
Some of those values can be changed using dconf-editor (org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings) or gnome-tweak-tool. It is possible to change this values using xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources after gnome is started but gnome will still use its values internally so it is not a good idea.
It is a good idea to configure your fonts.conf in a way consistent with the gnome settings otherwise, at least on my laptop, fonts will looks weird in some gnome apps.
The dpi setting of the Xserver can be changed to 96 following this guide, this way it will be the same for all applications, the drawback is that fonts might look too small or too big in other application if the real DPI of your monitor differs too much from 96.
For and LCD monitor it is a good idea to activate the lcd filter setting the following keys in dconf-editor:
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings.antialiasing rgba org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings.rgba-order rgb, bgr, vrgb or vbgr (as your monitor requires)
Since the lcdfilter is not designed to work together with autohinting it is a good idea to disable it also in fonts.conf. It is also a good idea to use the same hinting value as in your font.conf, the default in gnome is medium:
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings.hinting medium
This values in fonts.conf will match the gnome settings:
<match target="font"> <edit mode="assign" name="rgba"><const>rgb</const></edit> <edit mode="assign" name="autohint"><bool>false</bool></edit> <edit mode="assign" name="hinting"><bool>true</bool></edit> <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"><const>hintmedium</const></edit> <edit mode="assign" name="antialias"><bool>true</bool></edit> <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter"><const>lcddefault</const></edit> </match>
(to be finished, please comment or fix)
deleted manual hotkeys modification
Manual edit of accel.scm into nautilus config doesn't fit with this page. And this can't be a generic method, cause not every application has an accels.scm file, even if it has that, it's location in ~/.config is not mandatory. 4javier 08:09, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
- It fits with this page just as much as the remaining part on changing hotkeys does because both serve the same purpose. So I disagree with that it should be downright deleted, particularly as for me (thus possibly others) the can-change-accels way did not work. I added it again (a bit more carefully phrased) to the "Troubleshooting" section. -- Misc 15:40, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
- I still think that applications' specific method of changing accels should be mentioned in the application page itself. Into this page I'd leave just a reminder (i.e. "If this method doesn't work see application's wiki page for app specific file"). But I don't delete it anymore until somebody else tell us his opinion. 4javier 20:35, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
Seamonkey and Pulseaudio
- I cant setup seamonkey as default webbrowser.. This is imposible in gnome-control-center without some modyfication.. Google give nothing special, only garbage.
- I have "Audigy2 value" and ld10k1 from alsa-tools. How can I do this to work in 5.1? (If you have that problem or/and you know what do, tell me..) Can I disable pa and where? :)
3ED 10:03, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
Resizing titlebar in user configuration
Should not be better point that sed manipulation to ~/.themes/Adwaita/metacity-1/metacity-theme-3.xml ? --4javier 07:27, 7 May 2011 (EDT)
- Good idea. Sed is not really needed here. I changed it to direct instruction. --Fengchao (talk) 07:11, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
- Well done making the edit request more explicit, however I think 4javier was wondering if suggesting a per-user configuration would be more appropriate (~/.themes/... instead of /usr/share/themes/...), reopening this :) I don't use GNOME so I can't test it at the moment. -- Kynikos (talk) 10:10, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Xmonad section
I think xmonad section should be generalized for every other wm: openbox, fluxbox, ratpoison etc. Is there some gnome3 user who can test the method with other wm than xmonad? --4javier 05:40, 16 May 2011 (EDT)
«You must install the gnome group»
This sentence is written in bold characters in the Installation section. I don't agree: I really don't want to install Epiphany in my system and I really don't want install gnome-applets in my system. These (and others) are not fundamental components of the Gnome DE, so IMHO they have to be moved in gnome-extra or their function has to be explained in the wiki, so people can choose which of them install. What you think about it? Mons 04:53, 29 December 2011 (EST)
- Definitely, that section must be rewritten in a more neutral way, giving the readers all the information they need to make their own unbiased decisions. It should also make use of Template:Grp to provide quick links to the package lists (gnome, gnome-extra - unfortunately this template is i686-centric) and should avoid giving examples of how to install (groups of) packages with pacman, in accordance to Help:Style#Official packages. -- Kynikos 06:44, 30 December 2011 (EST)
Add link to official extensions site
I think to add a link to extensions.gnome.org, also in order to easy manage the extensions in the browser from the /local page. --Gimmy 05:22, 23 January 2012 (EST)
Hiding icons in the top bar
This used to be a link to gnome-shell-extension-noa11y-gitAUR. As far as I can tell, it was replaced with instructions for doing manually what the shell-extension does automatically. The upside is it apparently works for any of the tray icons without having to install an extension. The downside is it's more cumbersome to toggle it on and off. Also, I'm not sure if there are any bugs introduced by the manual method that have been worked out by the people writing the extension. We could include mention of the AUR package, at least as an alternate method. -Emiralle (talk) 23:45, 8 July 2012 (UTC)


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Thread: 'Bailout' Question
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#1 'Bailout' Question09-25-2008, 03:59 PM
If this has been discussed so far, apologies.
My question is whether or not (in your opinion) we, the taxpayers, should have something like collateral or a down payment from the entities that will be bailed out with our money? I mean let's say the sum total of the bailout comes to $1 trillion. If we were to ask for money from them, they would probably expect between 10 and 20 percent of the loan as a down payment, right? So do you think we should get $10 billion or so of cash and assets from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, etc to be put into the economy? Or should this bailout be down payment/interest-free? In other words, is this completely free money or a loan?
Savage has been talking about this the last couple of days, and I can't decide if its a good idea or not. I mean the whole point of the bailout is that these companies don't have a few billion to spare, but they have other assets like stocks and land, right? The CEOs have yachts and personal aircraft, don't they?Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
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It's even worse than that .Nobody knows the value of the mortgages that we will be buying back from Fannie Mae !It's essentially worthless paper on worthless propriety that the lenders have forclosed on and don't even want !
The housing market is in shambles and no credit is available to purchase a house from any owners.We will be buying essentially a 'pig in a poke' !Once they are bailed out,and the paper/mortgages are purchased and off of Fannie/Freddy's books they can start all over again with fresh funds from us and we are stuck with worthless paper and won't even own the property !It's a 'Bag Job ' thanks to Clinton and the Liberals !
Yes, and no.
The gov got equity in AIG, but with the mortgages we are basically hosed.**** Obama and **** you too.
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Filing deadline is Jan. 15, election will be held April 2
Filing for the April municipal elections opened Tuesday with more than a half dozen bids being made, most by incumbents.
Incumbent Paul Day filed for re-election to the 911 Emergency Services Board and the Audrain Ambulance District Board. Dr. M. Elwood Rice and Robby Miller both filed for re-election to the Mexico Board of Education. Mexico City Councilman Chris Williams also filed for re-election, while Vandalia resident Terry Newland – a newcomer in the arena – filed for the Vandalia Special Road District. John Oliver filed for the Mexico Special 13 Road District and Richard Webber filed for the Audrain County Health Board.
Filing for the April municipal elections officially opened Tuesday, with seats available on the Mexico City Council, the Mexico Board of Education, the 911 Emergency Services Board, the Audrain County Health Board, Audrain Ambulance District, the Audrain Medical Center Board of Trustees, the Vandalia Special Road District, and the Mexico Special 13 Road District.
The filing period for candidates closes Jan. 15. Requirements for candidacy depend on the entity offering the position and can be obtained by contacting the appropriate city or county clerk's office. The election will be held Tuesday, April 2.
One seat is available on the Mexico City Council, two seats are available on the Mexico Board of Education and both are three-year terms. The Audrain Ambulance District has an opening in Sub District 3 and one in Sub District 6 for three-year terms. District Three includes the voting precincts of Mexico 3 Eastern District and Mexico 6. District Six includes the Community 8 and 6 South Fork Township.
The Audrain Medical Center Board of Trustees has one seat open with a five-year term and four 911 emergency service board members are to be elected – two in the eastern county commission district and two residing in the western county commission district. The 911 board seats are four-year terms.
Candidate filings will be accepted for the office of trustee for the Audrain County Health Board – two to be elected for a four-year term and three to be elected for two-year terms. The Vandalia Special Road District also has an opening.
Candidates for the city council can file at City Hall, 300 N. Coal Street, in the city clerk's office. Candidates for county seats should file in the Audrain County Clerk's office, located in Room 101 in the Audrain County Courthouse, Mexico.
Anyone interested in running for a school board opening may file from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the superintendent's office, 1201 Lakeview Road. Filing will not occur on days the school district is closed due to inclement weather or scheduled holidays.


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Expanding costs: NH's Medicaid problem
November 18. 2012 6:32PM
Ah, Obamacare. Not only does it fail to control the rising cost of health insurance, it is poised to substantially increase the state's Medicaid costs. All those people who thought Obamacare provided "free" health care are going to learn differently when the state raises their taxes to pay for all the new Medicaid enrollees.
A new report from the state Department of Health and Human Services concludes that Medicaid would cost the state an additional $85 million by 2020 if the state agrees to expand eligibility as Obamacare recommends. (Obamacare required this expansion until the Supreme Court ruled that provision unconstitutional.)
Obamacare will result in about 30 million more Americans obtaining health insurance coverage, according to the Congressional Budget Office. More than a third of them (about 11 million) will not get private insurance, but will be enrolled in Medicaid either because of its eligibility expansion or because of the mandate that forces them to get insurance. Medicaid, of course, is not free. Taxpayers fund it.
In New Hampshire, Medicaid has long been reserved for truly needy families: those who earn less than 63 percent of the federal poverty level. Obamacare sets eligibility at 133 percent of the poverty level. If New Hampshire expands eligibility to meet the Obamacare rule, the federal government will pay for 100 percent of the costs until 2014. Then, 90 percent (until Congress, unable to afford that, drops the subsidy to a much lower level). The $85 million quoted in the DHHS report could turn out to be far higher.
Gov.-Elect Maggie Hassan favors expanding Medicaid eligibility. She also campaigned on restoring funding to the University System of New Hampshire ($50 million a year) and a host of other programs and services. She has yet to say where she will find the money to pay for all of these things. In a few months, New Hampshire taxpayers are going to find out.