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On this week's The Bachelor, Ben Flajnik had to lead his three remaining bridal options — Nicki, Lindzi, and Courtney — over the mountains Hannibal-style to Switzerland. This invasion is testing the country's famed neutrality and, undoubtedly, its gag reflex, because this week is Fantasy Suites. That's right, Ben's going to climb every mountain that slips into a hot tub with him.
Let's see who on The Bachelor made the hills come alive with the sound of music:
Most Mangled English: "My relationship with Nicki is getting to new heights, but at the same time it's grounded," said Ben before taking her up a mountain, asking her how she envisioned her week and weekends with him, reminding her that she dropped the "L Bomb," telling her that he wants four kids, talking about his dead father, and then handing her a Fantasy Suite card.
(MORE: The Best and Worst Dressed of the 2012 Oscars)
Surprisingly Logical Rationale: After accepting the Fantasy Suite card, Nicki reminded America that 1. She was married already (ergo she's not a virgin), 2. She's in love, 3. They are less than a week away from a possible proposal, and 4. She doesn't want Ben "to have anything un-answered." The checklist thusly enumerated, she was then able to slip into something more comfortable (a bikini!) and join known philanderer Ben in a bubble bath on national television.
Worst Marriage Analogy: Now that we're in the final stretch and things are getting really real, there's no need to pretend that Ben devises the dates. So he and Lindzi are equally surprised when a brusque Swiss man informed them they will be repelling off a cliff. Not for fun, but to prove they are suitable life partners. Lindzi falls for it. Repelling down a 300-foot cliff with a camera strapped to your head is just like a relationship,"Things get tough. People get scared. You have to be there for each other." The worst part of the analogy though? We heard all the same things weeks ago in Park City, Utah.
Sexy Time: After their near-relationship experience, Ben and Lindzi hit a conveniently located hot tub so Lindzi could do her best to "open up" while straddling him in a jacuzzi. Ben's disembodied voice intones that he hopes that later in the Fantasy Suite they can reach "the vulnerable state [they] both need to be in," which is a delightfully Victorian euphemism for engaging in premarital sex on national television. Ben applauded Lindzi's vulnerability a few more times while she moaned that it's all so really real before the cameras discretely faded to black.
Best New Game: Ben met Courtney and took her up the Alps for a picnic far far away from the other women. High on a hill, Ben introduced Courtney to a family game called "Hey Cow!" where you yell "Hey Cow!" until a cow turns. As Court says, the thing she loves about Ben is that "There's never a dull moment. Even when there is, the silence is golden." Hey Cow!
Most Fabricated Drama: The producers clearly instructed Ben to give this season a dramatic boost, so once he and Court were nestled together in front of a fire with a bottle of wine and the Fantasy Suite card tucked in his pocket, Ben confronted her about her relationships with women. While that sounds like a lead up to a dirty story, it is far less interesting. Courtney apologizes and wishes things weren't so hard on her, Ben shrugged, handed her the Fantasy Suite key and blurted, "I know that I'm ready to take our relationship to the next step and have uninterrupted…" That wasn't a euphemism at all, Ben!
The Cutest Zombie: To further fill the two hours it takes to tell this weekly saga of love and lust and poor decisions and maybe Valtrex, the producers dragged the show's most recent castoff, Kacie B, all the way to Switzerland to grovel for answers. She knocked on Ben's door and he gasped in shock at the bachelorette come back from the dead to stand on his doorstep. She had come for answers, which Ben eagerly handed over. Then before returning to the grave (a.k.a. Tennessee) Kacie decided it was only fair to throw Courtney under the bus in order to protect Ben. Ben got her out of his room just before they were crushed by a giant pile of awkward. Kacie B. collapsed in the hallway, dead again.
The Result: Lindzi got the first rose and after a very long dramatic pause, Courtney got the final one. That meant Nicki was sent home, because she is not a model nor a bad girl nor heir to a horse farm in Florida. The real winner though is Kacie B who got a trip to Switzerland and didn't have to make out with Ben in a hot tub.
Come back next week when the reunion show lets us relive this season's cattiness all over again.
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EPA Seeks Public Input on Proposed Actions for Two Massachusetts Military Reservation Sites
Release Date: 07/17/2013
Contact Information: Kate Renahan, (617) 918-1491
(Boston, Mass. – July 17, 2013) – EPA is seeking public input on proposed actions for two sites on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR).
A 30-day public comment period, ending Aug. 16, begins today for two "Remedy Selection Plans" which outline the proposed alternatives for addressing groundwater contamination at the sites. There will also be a public information meeting on July 24 on these topics. The plans have been developed to explain the site and present information so the public has clear information on all the alternatives. The Remedy Selection Plans also provides information on EPA's preferred alternative.
The first Remedy Selection Plan is an addendum to the Decision Document for the Demolition Area 1 (Demo 1) site located on the Camp Edwards portion of MMR. The area was used from the mid 1970's until 1997 for training and disposal of munitions, fireworks, explosives and other items. Investigations identified RDX (royal demolition explosive), other explosives, and perchlorate in both the Demolition Area 1 groundwater and source area. In 2006 EPA selected a comprehensive remedy for the Demo 1 Groundwater Plume. The remedy was expected to achieve cleanup levels for RDX and perchlorate by 2018. Further site investigation efforts detected perchlorate across Route 28 as far as County Road in Pocasset. An extraction well was installed on the base boundary and began operating in June 2011. To further aid in the cleanup of the Demo Area 1 groundwater plume, EPA is proposing Alternative 4A, which is outlined in the Remedy Selection Plan. Alternative 4A would continue the use the current system, optimized, with one off-base extraction well west of Lily Pond, in the Pocasset area of Bourne, as the preferred cleanup alternative for the site. The Remedy Selection Plan, available on EPA's MMR website (https://www.epa.gov/region1/mmr/), explains the other cleanup alternatives considered for the site and presents why Alternative 4A was selected by EPA as the preferred alternative.
The second Remedy Selection Plan is for the cleanup of groundwater contamination at the J-2 Range in the southeastern portion of Camp Edwards. The J-2 Range is located adjacent to and partially within the Impact area. Based on sampling data collected from the site, it was determined that there were several different sources of groundwater contamination. For groundwater investigation and analysis purpose, the J-2 Range has been divided into two sub-areas, the northern plume area and the eastern plume area. The division between these two areas is based on the different source areas for each plume and their distinctly different migration patterns. The chemicals found in the groundwater (RDX and perchlorate) are associated with the use and disposal of military munitions and fireworks. Several response actions have been taken to date to remove many of the groundwater contamination sources. However, soil sampling and clearing of unexploded ordnance is necessary to confirm that any additional sources have been removed. The Upper Cape Cod Water Supply COOP wells are located downgradient. EPA is proposing Alternative 4, focused extraction with three wells, monitored natural attenuation and land use controls as the preferred alternative for the J-2 Range Northern and Eastern groundwater plumes. This alternative optimizes the extraction, treatment, and reinfiltration systems that were installed in 2006 in the northern plume area, and in 2008 in the eastern plume area. The Remedy Selection Plan explains the cleanup alternatives considered for both groundwater plumes and why Alternative 4 is preferred by EPA.
The Army National Guard's Impact Area Groundwater Study Program's (IAGWSP), investigations and cleanup at Demo 1 and the J-2 Range have been conducted under the oversight of EPA and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), under the authority of EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act Administrative Orders and in consideration of the substantive cleanup standards of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP).
The findings are summarized in documents on EPA's MMR website (linked below) which provides comment instructions for both Remedy Selection Plans. After the comment period ends, EPA will consider the public comments, consult with MassDEP, and issue a Decision Document providing the details of the actions selected for the sites. With the Decision Document, EPA will include a Responsiveness Summary that provides responses to comments received during the public comment period. MassDEP will issue its official position in a comment letter after the public comment period has ended.
Information on these proposed decisions will be presented at a public information session during the MMR Cleanup Team meeting on July 24th at 6:00pm. The meeting location is Building 1805 on the MMR.
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Style # 212348
Amp up your party style with this sexy bebe bodycon dress, featuring a tribal-chic print and pop-bright color. Try yours with a pair of black sandals and stacks of bangles.
- 92% nylon, 8% spandex
- Center back to hem: 31" (79 cm)
- Machine wash according to care label
- Made in USA with imported materials
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Tribal Stripe Bodycon Tank Dress is rated out of 5 by 2.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Panda123 from Love it! The reason why I chose this dress is that this makes me pull out many looks which also makes it different from other dresses. If you wear high heels, then it's a great club outfit. If you wear ankle boots and a black leather jacket, then you are a rock chic... The picture and the real dress are pretty much the same, material is not thin, it's also good for chill weather. I got it from store with discount but didn't see it online, cannot complain at all for what I paid for :-)
Date published: 2013-07-13
Rated 4 out of 5 by JustSelena from Pretty dress, but the color is darker than pictured The pattern is striking, but I was expecting a brighter fucshia color like in the pictures, that's why I gave it four stars. In person, the color is darker, but I still like the dress because the material is not too thin, and the stripes hide imperfections and even panty lines - that's definitely a plus for a unlined bodycon. I am 5'1, 97 lbs, 34B, and P/S fits like a glove, even in the shoulders. Overall, it's a very pretty dress - I love the pattern.
Date published: 2013-06-30


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Switched-mode power supply: wall mounted, single phase, IP20
Siemens Industry Inc. introduces the wall-mounted, single-phase, Sitop PSU100D switched-mode power supply. The screw-mounted PSU100D eliminates the need for traditional rail mounting while affordably meeting the basic power supply requirements.
Ideally suited for wall mounting in apparatuses and machines, the PSU100D features a rugged, low-profile, aluminum casing with IP20 degree of protection that requires little space while enhancing mounting flexibility.
A wide temperature range from -10 to 70 C. accommodates a broad range of applications in harsh environmental conditions.
Six fan-free variants provide a regulated supply of 24 V with rated output currents ranging from 2.1 to 6.25 A and 12 V with 3 or 8.33 A. For higher outputs, two devices of the same type can be connected in parallel.
Single-phase connection to almost any public or industrial supply system is possible due to a wide-range input of 85 to 264 V ac, radio interference class B and certification in accordance with CE and cULus (Underwriters Laboratories certification for Canada and the U.S.).
The output voltage can be set between 22 V and 28 V using potentiometers in the 24 V variants, and between 11 and 14 V in the 12 V variant. A green LED indicates the operating status "Output voltage OK." Electronic short-circuit, overload and overvoltage protection features ensure safety in the event of a fault.
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In 1874, Terrebonne Parish "elected" two Republican sheriffs, each of them was black.
In 1874, Terrebonne Parish "elected" two Republican sheriffs, each of them was black. Amos Simms, according to local records and information, emerged from the November election with more votes than his opponent, General Lyons, but the results counted locally were not valid until canvassed by a state "returning board."
The process took some time, and during that period, supporters of each candidate kept a running battle that resulted in the shooting death of Lyons supporter Edmund Jones.
The story of how Jim Henry Simms, the younger brother of "sheriff" Amos Simms, stirred up anger among Lyons supporters and ran from the angry mob, leading them to Amos in a downtown Houma coffee house, was extracted from records of the trial, which determined Simms had shot Jones in self-defense. That story was published in 1998.
But until recently, why state confirmation of the election results was delayed remained buried in a 1,000-page book of federal records of the U.S. Congressional committee investigating reported irregularities in the election of 1874 in those states which had been part of the Confederacy.
The congressional committee, meeting in New Orleans in early 1875, questioned Charles Cavanac, "appointed by the conservative-democratic board to witness the canvassing of the returns before the returning-board for the election of November 1874."
Cavanac testified that "in the parish of Terre Bonne the returns from polls 3, 8, 10, and 11 had been placed by the commissioners in the ballot-boxes, and the ballot-boxes returned as the law provides, to the clerk of that parish."
Later, discovering that copies of the returns should have been placed in the hands of an election supervisor for transmission to the state returning board, they tried to get access to the ballot boxes.
Cavanac said he learned from observing the meetings of the returning board, that the commissioners approached the Terrebonne clerk of court "a view of getting those returns out ... because they had not furnished a copy to the supervisor of the parish.
"The clerk refused to permit them to do it; so the supervisor made his returns to the board without them, and stated his reasons for doing so, namely, that the returns were in the ballot-boxes, and no returns had been made to him.
"There was an action brought against the clerk to have those boxes opened and the returns taken out, so that they could be returned to the returning board. The clerk refused, even on the order of the judge, to have those returns taken out of the ballot-boxes; and another clerk was appointed by the judge, I think, and the returns were taken out and were forwarded under seal, by order of the court, to the returning board.
"There was a long discussion as to whether those returns should be counted or not. Governor Wells was very much opposed to counting them at all. He said the board had no right to count them, because they had not come through the regular channel; but finally the board counted, and canvassed and compiled those polls, and then, in secret session, they threw them out."
The report of the committee indicated that the uncounted vote counts from the four missing districts changed the outcomes in two U.S. representative races and in one senatorial seat, but the effect on the parish race for sheriff was not mentioned.
Local records about those turbulent times are also difficult to locate and sketchy in their details, but Terrebonne seems to have been served by Sheriff General Lyons, not Sheriff Amos Simms.
Descendants of Lyons or Simms who have family stories about the election, more than a century ago, are welcome to share that oral history.
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- Find all census records pertaining to my great grandparents (includes 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906, 1911, and 1916 Canadian censuses, and any applicable records in other countries). Link to them on WikiTree and download the images. Done!
- Finish scanning the pictures I've received from my mom's side of the family. Work on getting some of them up on WikiTree. Still not done. I did get through another album, though, plus the loose pictures. Now I really need to get some acid- and lignin-free albums to move these to, because these old albums are absolutely brutal.
- Focus on filling in all descendents of my great great grandparents. Try to get in touch with more distant cousins to help with this. Some good progress made here. I've got pretty much all of the descendents of my great grandparents done (one of them is a mystery cousin that may prove challenging). I've got a pretty good list of descendents of Narcisse Daigneault and Domitilde Perras. Realistically I can't fill this in much more without finding some distant cousins to help fill it in.
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January 18, 2012
Are you ready for some college?
For many of us who attended K-State, the question of whether we'd apply to college wasn't much of an issue. It was more like an eventuality. So imagine being a senior in high school and believing that college isn't even an option.
"There are a lot of kids out there who don't know they can go to college," said Dawne Martin, assistant dean for diversity in the College of Business Administration at K-State. "If their parents aren't college educated, if their school counselors don't push universities, they don't know."
This is especially true for multicultural students and students from inner-city schools. These students often face so many financial and cultural barriers, they're actually discouraged from applying.
"They're told they can't do it," Martin said. "So they're never taught why it's important to go to college, or why they need to keep their grades up."
In 2007, K-State partnered with several corporations and a Kansas-based foundation in an effort to increase the percentage of diverse students on campus, and expand education and outreach to multicultural students in Kansas communities.
The College for a Day program, supported in full by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation, is just one way K-State accomplishes this mission.
"Our goal is to change the way these students think about their lives," said Liz Koch, president of the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation. "We want to help young people envision the possibilities open to them and what more they can achieve if they pursue a college education. The opportunities are endless."
"We bring in busloads of students at a time, probably 400 to 600 students per year," Martin said. "They make initial contact with admissions representatives, tour the campus — find out what K-State is like." The students also participate in three interactive sessions, where they learn about investment and risk, as well as accounting and finance.
The College for a Day program is fast becoming a key step in creating a pipeline that will guide multicultural students through their academic careers at K-State and beyond.
"At the end of the day, we talk to them about what they need to do when they get back home and go back to school," Martin said. "We really try to drive that message home that what they do now in high school impacts their lives in terms of their careers."


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Former Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has come out strongly in favor of immigration reform and says the Boston bombings have convinced him even more the system is broken.
"We have a broken immigration system and, if anything, what we see in Boston is that we have to fix and modernize our immigration system for lots of reasons," Ryan told reporters in Chicago where he appeared with Democratic immigration advocate Congressman Luis Gutierrez
"National security reasons, economic security reasons. For all those reasons we need to fix our broken immigration system," Ryan stated
Ryan outlined his five principles on immigration; a pathway to legalization, an expedited pathway for children, securing borders, enforcement of laws and allowing legal immigration.
Ryan said, "It's high time we fix this broken system,. We all must acknowledge that we have an immigration system that's broken. It is not serving our interest as a nation. Our broken immigration system does not serve our national security interests. Our broken immigration system does not serve our economic security interests. Our broken immigration system does not serve our family interests. And so, when Republicans and Democrats look at this situation and see something that's broken, we need to fix it."
Meanwhile back in Washington tempers flared during a Senate hearing over immigration reform on Monday when Senator Chuck Schumer of New York suggested the Boston bombings were being used as "an excuse" to slow down or stop the bill, which could put the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa suggested last week that the Boston bombs raised questions about the U.S. immigration system that should be examined in the context of the new bill, reports the Boston Herald.
During the first hearing last Friday, the Boston Marathon bombings cast a shadow over the proceedings. The attacks were carried out by two Chechen immigrant brothers who came here legally, one of whom was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman used part of his opening statement to chastise those who would link the bombings to the legislation.
"Late last week opponents of comprehensive immigration reform began to exploit the Boston Marathon bombing," Leahy said at the second Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Monday.
"Let no one be so cruel as to try to use the heinous acts of these two young men last week to derail the dreams and futures of millions of hardworking people," Leahy said.
He added that the bill will strengthen national security by focusing on border security.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who was part of the 'Gang of Eight' who wrote the bill, issued a statement on the matter.
"I disagree with those who say that the terrorist attack in Boston has no bearing on the immigration debate. Any immigration reform we pursue should make our country safer and more secure. If there are flaws in our immigration system that were exposed by the attack in Boston, any immigration reform passed by Congress this year should address those flaws. Congress needs time to conduct more hearings and investigate how our immigration and national security systems could be improved going forward.
"The attack reinforces why immigration reform should be a lengthy, open and transparent process, so that we can ask and answer important questions surrounding every facet of the bill. But we still have a broken system that needs to be fixed."
Republican Senator Rand Paul outlined his concerns about the proposed legislation in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday.
Telling him, "We should not proceed until we understand the specific failures of our immigration system."
House Speaker John Boehner also weighed in on the matter on Monday telling Fox News: "I'm in the camp of, if we fix our immigration system, it may actually help us understand who all is here, why they're here, and what legal status they have."


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Google University of Missouri Extension Service, and you'll get a website pointing you to topics such as agriculture, lawn care and nutrition.
And this – business and careers. Yes, University Extension offers a wide range of services beyond the traditional subjects. Need to know how to write a business plan? Or win government contracts? Or adapt to social media? Extension has resources to offer.
"We try to focus every part of the university into what we do in extension," said University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton.
Deaton was in Kansas City last week for the dedication of a new extension office at Fifth Street and Grand Avenue in the River Market area (relocated from the Pioneer campus of Metropolitan Community Colleges). It's near the farmers market with all that fresh produce, well in line with Extension's goals of promoting healthy eating and good home economics.
"This is really extension in an urban setting," Deaton said.
Jackson County's other Extension office is at 1106 W. Main St. in downtown Blue Springs.
Go to http://extension.missouri.edu/ for a wealth of information. One example: In the calendar, you'll find "Winning Government Contracts: The First Steps," a seminar held regularly at the Mizzou Center at 1600 N.E. Coronado Drive in Blue Springs. It's an overview by the Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
The next one is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. It's $50. Call David Jerome at 816-655-6229 to sign up.
Coming to town?
• Dunkin' Donuts says it still plans to come to Blue Springs, but it will be sometime in 2014.
The company, which opened a shop on Missouri 291 in Independence last year, was set to open on Missouri 7 just north of Interstate 70 in 2013. It got city approval more than a year ago, but that location hasn't materialized. Ditto for plans in the Grain Valley/Oak Grove area.
No word from the company yet on exactly when or where it will come to Blue Springs.
• I keep getting asked: What's up with Wal-Mart building a neighborhood store at 35th and Noland in Independence. The company got a city business permit for a grocery store at that site, Gaslight Square, on June 3, and The Examiner has previously reported on these plans, but the company still says – as it has for weeks – it has nothing to announce.
• MinuteClinic has opened a facility inside the CVS plarmacy at 3201 S. Missouri 7. It's MinuteClinic's first site in Blue Springs. CVS also has opened two new stores in recent weeks, on Woods Chapel Road in Blue Springs and on 23rd Street just west of Crysler in Independence.
One more bit of pharmacy news: Walgreens has opened a store inside Truman Medical Centers-Lakewood, the public hospital on Lee's Summit Road that serves a significant number of people from Eastern Jackson County.
Jeff Fox is The Examiner's business reporter and editor. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 816-350-6331. Follow him on Twitter @FoxEJC or @Jeff_Fox.


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I have an ~11 year old pit who was very active and lively and then she took a tumble playing in the house. About two days after the tumble she started limping a little. I took her to the vet and there was a tad bit of play in the knee like perhaps a partial tear. The vet ordered a month of strict bed rest hoping the scar tissue would form and heal the partial tear which we have done, but she lifts the leg completely now instead of a little limp.
I do not want to put her through surgery but have seen braces like the ones listed below. The vet said braces can't immobilize the leg high enough, but maybe she doesn't have experience with them enough. Does anyone have thoughts or experience with a knee brace.
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Anecdotally I have heard good things about the braces but the ortho surgeon who saw my old girl told me not to waste my money.
I'd say, if you can afford one, what have you got to lose? We couldn't put our old lady under a general anesthetic either.
I'd say, if you can afford one, what have you got to lose? We couldn't put our old lady under a general anesthetic either.
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Re: Knee Braces
Our rehab doctor does not like them, and she uses braces a lot for ankles and wrists. The knee joint in a dog is too wide up top and too narrow below making the knee difficult to fit properly, knee braces are more likely to slip or cause pressure sores than to provide stabilization. It's just a pros vs cons issue where the canine knee just doesn't work well.
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Release Date: February 6, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Satish A. Tripathi, president of the University at Buffalo, and Jack Lightstone, president of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, have made official a joint Master of Arts degree in Canadian and American studies to be offered in the fall.
An agreement signed by the two presidents on Feb. 1 at Brock University renews a five-year partnership agreement through which the universities will continue to share research and education initiatives. One of those initiatives is the joint MA degree.
UB Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Charles F. Zukoski said the new program was significant for the university and its students, noting it will be the first international joint degree to be offered in the State University of New York system.
Stephen C. Dunnett, vice provost for international education at UB, said the Feb. 1 event was "a wide-ranging meeting at which the presidents and provosts of the two institutions discussed a number of promising opportunities for expanding cooperation relating to economic development in the bi-national Buffalo Niagara region, cross-disciplinary research in targeted areas of mutual interest and exchange of faculty and students."
The new 12-month on-campus program is open to students from a range of undergraduate disciplines, and was developed by the Canadian Studies Program in the UB Department of Transnational Studies and the Faculty in Humanities at Brock University.
Donald M. Eagles, PhD, professor of political science and director of the UB Canadian studies program, was instrumental in developing the new degree, which, he says, recognizes the vital need for citizens on both sides of the border to understand one another.
Eagles, a Canadian citizen, said the program "will focus on interdisciplinary research in the area of borders and boundaries, a field whose relevance is evidenced by the geographical location of the institutions and by the existing cooperation between the two countries.
"We have developed as nations in different ways, with unique sensibilities, loyalties and cultures," he said, "and it is imperative that we understand our differences as well as our shared interests as best we can.
"We are among the most active campuses in the entire United States when it comes to research and teaching on Canada," Eagles added, "and the UB faculty has long appreciated the importance of that role."
The program's initial cohort will comprise six students from each university in different fields of study. In addition to graduate courses in their specific disciplines, they will be required to undertake comparative analyses of social, economic, political and cultural issues in the two nations through courses taught by faculty members in the humanities and social sciences at both universities. Additional electives covering other aspects of the Canadian-American relationship will also be encouraged.
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The Divine Miss M Makes a Date with Shure in Sin City LAS VEGAS, NV, August 26, 2008 — As effusive and irrepressible as ever, these days Bette Midler takes to the Colosseum stage at Caesars Palace with all the sass and bawdiness that first captivated audiences in the 70s, singing, hip-wiggling, and strutting through her latest extravaganza, The Showgirl Must Go On. "I suppose in a way this show looks back at my career," the Divine Miss M admits, "but more to the point it's an entertainment retrospective. It's an old-line show with showgirls, like T&A but not that hardcore. This is a fantasyland: Men love it because the girls are so beautiful; women love it because the songs are so moving. I've been telling some of the jokes forever, but people laugh like they've never heard them before. That's real unconditional love, and it comes pouring over the footlights every night." Backed by a 13-piece band, Ms. Midler performs all of her signature tunes and brings her beloved characters to life on a truly enormous Colosseum stage measuring 120 feet wide. Her trio of backup singers, the Harlettes, is here, as are 18 leggy showgirls, "the most gorgeous in town," she says. Delores DeLago, Midler's wheelchair-riding mermaid character with the stink-o lounge act, finds her place too, as does Soph, her character channeling Sophie Tucker, queen of the dirty joke. A high-speed, kinetic romp that unwinds with paroxysms of wit, charm, and whimsy in an almost cinematic fashion, Showgirl whirls like a desert dust devil across the stage, making wireless audio a necessity, not a luxury. With Midler's longtime sound engineer David Morgan installed behind a Digidesign VENUE console at front-of-house, Shure's UHF-R® wireless was picked for the task, with Her Divineness given a champagne-finished, KSM9-equipped handheld transmitter to hold every night.Both Morgan and monitor engineer Brian Hendry are extremely pleased with the KSM9 microphone and the Shure UHF-R wireless system they are employing. "All the vocals are incredibly warm and present, providing the audience with a uniquely personal experience of our singers," Morgan says. "The transmission quality creates a sound that is nearly indistinguishable from a wired version, and the reliability of the signal is unparalleled. As always, Shure has been a very important partner in making this big show a reality, and we very much appreciate their contribution."That said, Midler, at age 62 notes that "I've seen a lot of evolution in technology over the years. Before wireless was what it is today, we would use hardwired microphones with funny little custom holders on Delores' wheelchair. Then we moved on to headset microphones. With the tremendous amount of movement we have in this show today, there is simply no way we could do it without wireless microphones. Thanks to my collaboration with Shure, I really believe we're getting the full benefits of a hardwired microphone in terms of sound quality, all without the fuss of being tied to a cord." Midler chose her champagne-hued KSM9 handheld transmitter from among offerings shown to her by David Morgan, but, being the showgirl she is, can't help but dream of other, flashier possibilities. "Do you think I could get one with rhinestones?" She wonders aloud with coy flourish. Indeed. That would stand out, even on this stage, where sequins and showy boas are some of the more conservative accessories.
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In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor milkman is trying to keep his family's traditions in place. Yet, times are changing. And when Tevye's daughters want to make their own matches, he must choose between his own daughters' happiness and those beloved traditions that keep the outside world at bay. Yet it is Tevye's love of his family, pride and faith that help him face the dangerous forces in Anatevka which threaten to destroy the very life he and his fellow villagers are trying to preserve.
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A young Australian woman who almost died when she was hit in the mouth with a bullet during a weekend shooting on New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street has been released from hospital.
Perth university student Amy Matthews, 21, was treated for a gunshot wound to her face after getting caught up in the incident in the French Quarter on Sunday.
Speaking from LSU Interim Hospital before her release, Ms Matthews said a bullet struck her right cheek and exited through her top lip, damaging her gums and jawbone, shattering most of her teeth and ripping apart her tongue.
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Ms Matthews was on a gap year from university when the incident occurred.
She was tended to by two marines before being transported to hospital.
Meanwhile a 21-year-old woman from Hammond, one of the 10 victims of the shooting, had died, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson said on Wednesday.
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Author Notes: Spring in Texas means a lot of things, but one of the biggies is GET GRILLING (OK well we grill year round but about now we really move ops outdoors as much as possible) We made this last night and we both agreed - this is a very good artichoke. I could say somethig like - if you don't have a grill do this in a griddle pan indoors but you know what? No! Get outside! Buy a mini grill if that's all you have room for. Get some fresh air and sunshine! - aargersi —aargersi
Food52 Review: "Very Good Grilled Artichokes" isn't a very good name for this dish -- they should be called "Amazing Grilled Artichokes". The preparation is simple, and reduces the cook time for those of us who have been (mistakenly) steaming all this time. Halving the artichoke and removing the inner leaves and fuzzies not only makes the end product easier to eat, they are also more appealing to the eye. The boiling cooks them in a garlic-lemon bath and the grilling -- well, this step just takes the artichoke to a whole new level. The char from the grill makes the leaves tender and the meat easily removed. The cracked pepper on the subtle lemony, sweet, soft meat adds a sassiness that makes this artichoke a delightful light summer treat. - edamame2003 —edamame2003
Serves: 2
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
large artichoke - hopefully with some good stem still on it
big pot of heavily salted water
cloves garlic
olive oil
a hot grill and some smoking chips - we used maple but pecan or any sort of fruitwood would be good, or some rosemary sprigs
- Get the water boiling. Add the garlic (just crush it a little and throw it in there - don't even worry about removing the paper or anything) Squeeze 1 lemon in there and drop in the peel too.
- While the water is getting hot prep the choke. First cut the pointy tops off the leaves. Trim away the tough outer leaves - now, we LIKE eating the leaves so we leave some. If you don't enjoy that part, chop 'em off. Peel the stem. Cut the choke in half and use a spoon to remove the fuzzy stuff and the inner leaves. Put the artichoke in the boiling water and boil until just tender, about 8-10 minutes.
- Meanwhile heat the grill to hot and throw the wood chips on.
- Drain the choke and drizzle it with a good amount of olive oil and grind some pepper over. Head out to the grill - put it on the grill cut side down - beware of olive-oil related flare ups. Grill for just a couple minutes until it starts to get some good marking, then flip and grill them leaf side down.
- To serve we uncermoniously plopped them on a cutting board, squeezed a bit more lemon on them, and sat on the back porch and ate them up - easy cleanup!!
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Biology major Chawntou Yang is a pioneer with a microscope.
"I want to understand the world we live in and explore the unknown," he says.
After becoming interested in biology, genetics and chemistry in high school, Chawntou choose to continue his academic pursuit of biology and biotechnology at UW-River Falls.
"It was not until I had a course at in animal cell culture with Dr. Tim Lyden that I realized that this is the focus of biology that I want to make my career," he says.
As a participant in the McNair Scholars Program, which prepares students to enter graduate school, Chawntou plans to pursue a Ph.D. in biological sciences and credits the support of Lyden and biology Professor Karen Klyczek and chemistry Professor Lisa Kroutil.
"Dr. Lyden is a very intelligent man who knows more than just science—he knows how to teach science," Chawntou says. "What is most remarkable is the attitude that he bring with him to the class, lab and my research. His upbeat approach is illuminating and contagious. He creates a healthy environment that helped me to visualize my future."
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Chawntou has participated in undergraduate research at the UWRF Tissue and Cellular Innovation Center under Lyden's direction. TCIC's partnerships include Phillips Plastics Corp., the Marshfield Clinic, and other clinical and industrial partners.
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Propaganda, how the Art Gallery of Alberta hopes to obscure the truth behind their exhibition of non-disclosed Degas forgeries
Updated: January 30, 2010 8:50PM EST
The above, titled "Cheval marchant au pas releves,"{1} is one of forty non-disclosed Degas bronze forgeries in the Art Gallery of Alberta's EDGAR DEGAS, Figures in Motion exhibition.
Edgar Degas -never-, in his lifetime, cast any of his work into bronze.
That fact is not disputed.
Twelve of the museums, loaning work to the AGA's (short for Art Gallery of Alberta) January 28, 2010 -May 30, 2010 EDGAR DEGAS, Figures in Motion exhibition, are members of the Association of Art Museum Directors.
That fact is not disputed.
The Association of Art Museum Directors endorses the College Art Association's 1974 ethical guidelines on sculptural reproductions, which in part states: "All bronze casting from finished bronzes, all unauthorized enlargements, and all transfers into new materials, unless specifically condoned by the artist, all works cast as a result of being in the public domain should be considered as inauthentic or counterfeit. Unauthorized casts of works in the public domain cannot be looked upon as accurate presentations of the artist's achievement. Accordingly, in the absence of relevant laws and for moral reasons, such works should: -- Not be acquired by museums or exhibited as works of art."{2}
That fact is not disputed.
Disappointingly, the AGA's deputy director/chief curator Catherine Crowston's response (copy below), to this scholar's published "allegations" that their EDGAR DEGAS, Figures in Motion exhibition contained 40 non-disclosed Degas bronze forgeries, was to obscure these contentious issues of authenticity by distributing, to the print, radio and television media, "a systematic dissemination of doctrine, rumor or selected information to promote or injure a particular doctrine, view or cause"{3} which is one legal definition of -propaganda-.
Therefore, in response to the AGA's deputy director/chief curator Catherine Crowston's written response (in blue) to this scholar's published allegations, the ten key points that will be briefly documented in this monograph are:
1) Degas Never Worked in Wax,
2) Reproductions are Not Sculptures,
3) Editions Not Limited to Twenty-Two,
4) Keeping Her Story Straight,
5) The Dead Don't Sculpt,
6) Artists Have Cast Their Own Work,
7) Posthumous Waxes Make Posthumous Forgeries,
8) When All Things Fail, Throw in Some Red-Herrings,
9) Posthumous Forging in Bronze Results in Forgeries, and
10) Suspension of Disbelief.
Repeatedly misleading the news media into believing Degas worked in wax, the AGA's deputy director/chief curator writes of the "casting of Edgar Degas wax sculptures into bronze."
Edgar Degas -never- worked exclusively in wax, much less for casting in bronze.
This is confirmed in Daphne S. Barbour and Shelly G. Strum's "The Horse in Wax and Bronze" essay published in the National Gallery of Art's 1998 Degas at the Races catalogue. On page 180, these authors wrote: "Not a single sculpture has been found to be made exclusively of wax, and none was intended to be sacrificed and melted during lost-wax casting."{4}
Since, -cast- by definition means "to reproduce an object, such as a sculpture by means of a mold,"{5} resulting in bronze reproductions, the AGA's deputy director/chief curator exposes a lack of connoisseurship when she misrepresents, at best, posthumous -bronze reproductions- as "bronze sculptures."
In Paul Duro & Michael Greenhalgh's published Essential Art History, "connoisseurship" is defined as: "that of the art expert able to distinguish between the authentic and non-authentic, for example between an original and a copy."{6}
Aside the AGA's deputy director/chief curator repeated misleading mantra of "casting the surviving wax models into bronze," if the Hebrard Foundry was authorized to "mold and cast 22 sets of the 73 works" writes deputy director/chief curator, why is the so-called "Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen" bronze listed on page 265 of Joseph S. Czestochowski's Degas Sculpture catalogue as: "Editions: 29 casts known and located (cast 1922-1937 or later)?"{7}
Did someone lose count or is the AGA's deputy director/chief curator and others counting on no one noticing?
Once again, aside Degas never worked exclusively in wax, AGA's deputy director/chief curator seems to have a hard time keeping her story straight when she contradicts her prior written statement: "casting the surviving wax models into bronze" when she now writes: "Palazzolo made a second set of waxes, which were used to produce the authorized bronze casts."
If Palazzolo posthumously made a "second set of waxes" used for casting in bronze, whose fingerprints are on them?
This is answered on page 32 in the Joseph S. Czestochowski's and Anne Pingeot's 2002 Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonne of the Bronzes catalogue, where the Musee d'Orsay curator Anne Pingeot wrote: "{Jean}Adhemar {Art Historian} continued: "I asked M. Palazzolo if he would be able to recognize a false Degas bronze. Smiling, he said that he could, because he knew where to find his own fingerprints on the originals."{8}
Yet, in a Edmonton Journal's January 28, 2010 "Degas collection specially assembled for opening" article by Liz Nicholls, the reporter quotes the AGA's EDGAR DEGAS, Figures in Motion exhibition curator Ann Dumas stating: "even the bronzes have a slightly rough, tactile quality. You can see the imprint of Degas's fingers and thumbs."{9}
If the founder Palazzolo's fingerprints by admission are in his posthumous waxes that were subsequently forged into bronze, how could a "Degas scholar" Ann Dumas not know that fact, much less be able tell the difference between Palazzolo and Degas' fingerprints?
That may be answered by the National Gallery of Canada's published 1988 Degas catalogue. On page 609, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's curator Gary Tinterow wrote: "the manufacture of the final edition of bronzes, because with each of the two generations after the original model there was inevitably a significant loss of precision - fingerprints - appear indistinct or blurred in the final edition of the bronzes."{10}
Unfortunately, when it comes to this EDGAR DEGAS, Figures in Motion exhibition, fingerprints are not the only thing being blurred.
How self-serving and nonsensical is AGA deputy director/chief curator's written statement that "All bronze sculptures by an artist such as Degas would have been made by artisans" since Edgar Degas was dead when they were forged in bronze.
The dead don't sculpt, the dead don't cast in bronze and reproductions by artisans are not sculptures.
Aside the continuous misleading mantra that Degas worked in wax, and despite what the AGA's deputy director/chief curator would have the public believe, much less believes herself, 19th/20th-century artists Antonie Louis Barye (1795-1875) and Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) are at least two examples of sculptors who actually cast their own work in bronze.
This can be confirmed, about Antoine Louis Barye, in Pierre Kjellberg's 1994 Bronzes of the 19th Century publication. On page 58, the author wrote: "Beginning in 1838, Barye himself made the first castings of his works."{11}
As for Medardo Rosso, in the Harry Cooper & Sharon Hecker 2003 Medardo Rosso, Second Impressions catalogue published by Harvard Art Museums, Sharon Hecker wrote: "Rosso's gesture was equally, if differently, modern. In retrieving and redefining the role of the founder, he made casting part of his artistic endeavor, an expression of his subjectivity."{12}
Additionally, as noted earlier, even though the Art Gallery of Alberta is not a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors, twelve of the museums, loaning work to EDGAR DEGAS, Figures in Motion exhibition, are. As members of the Association of Art Museum Directors, they endorses the College Art Association's 1974 ethical guidelines on sculptural reproductions which in part states: "all transfers into new materials, unless specifically condoned by the artist, all works cast as a result of being in the public domain should be considered as inauthentic or counterfeit."{13}
So, aside the dead don't condone anything, the AGA's deputy director/chief curator is, by omission, condoning counterfeits loaned by museums in violation of their own endorsed ethical guidelines.
Since, the AGA's deputy director/chief curator admits in writing that the bronzes were cast from waxes posthumously made by the founder Palazzolo and not from anything Degas actually created, does the museum's label list the dates for the Palazzolo made posthumous waxes used for casting in bronze or does it misleadingly list the dates for Degas' mixed-media models not used for casting?
Either way, posthumous waxes makes posthumous forgeries.
In a blatant attempt to muddle these contentious issues of authenticity the AGA's deputy director/chief curator threw in red-herrings.
On page 1282 of the Seventh Edition of Black's Law Dictionary, -red herring- is defined as: "An irrelevant legal or factual issue."{14}
First, Auguste Rodin actually gave the State of France in his 1916 Will, "notwithstanding the transfer of artistic ownership authorized to the State of M. Rodin, the latter expressly reserves for himself the enjoyment, during his life, of the reproduction rights of those objects given by him."{15}
On the other hand, Edgar Degas expressed stated to Francois Thiebault-Sisson as recounted in Wilken's essay: "My sculptures will never give that impression of completion that is the ultimate goal of the statue-maker's trade and since, after all, no one will ever see these efforts, no one should think of speaking about them, not even you. After my death all that will fall apart by itself, and that will be better for my reputation."{16}
Does that sound like a guy who wants his work posthumously reproduced, much less in bronze?
Second, the Musee Rodin violates that 1916 Will by not reproducing directly from his original plasters. On the Musee Rodin's www.musee-rodin.fr website, Musee Rodin curator Antoinette Le Normaid-Romain wrote: "Consequently, whenever it is decided to release a new 'subject,' a copy is first made from the old mould which can be sent without risk to the foundry where it undergoes the necessary preparations for casting. It is coated with an unmoulding agent, usually in a dark colour, and cut, before being cast again. This practice not only ensures absolute fidelity to the original but also preserves the old plasters which are obviously more valuable since they were made during the lifetime of Rodin."{17}
Therefore, the Musee Rodin, by not reproducing from Auguste Rodin's original models, is directly violating his expressed wishes in his 1916 Will where he gave the State of France the "reproduction rights to objects given by him."
Unfortunately, Edgar Degas' legacy is fairing no better with posthumously forged waxes being cast into bronze and past off as sculptures by him, along with counterfeit "Degas" signatures applied to create the illusion he created them.
Third, "Article 1 of a joint decree by the Ministries of Culture and Finance, issued on 5 September 1978," which regulates the internal administration of the Musee Rodin, in part, states: "The reproduction of works of Rodin and the editions sold by the Musee Rodin consists of; -Original editions in bronze. These are executed from models in terra cotta or in plaster realized by Rodin."{18}
In other words, this 1978 French decree, the term "original" is used as an adjective to describe and separate the Musee Rodin's posthumous "editions" of reproductions in bronze of Auguste Rodin's terra cotta or plasters from others who legally may posthumously reproduce in bronze any of Auguste Rodin's work that is in the public domain.
Therefore, these irrelevant facts that do not apply to Edgar Degas are being used by the AGA's deputy director/chief curator as the classic red-herrings to obscure the fact that all bronzes attributed to Edgar Degas are posthumous non-disclosed -forgeries-.
Aside the AGA's deputy director/chief curator continuous misleading mantra about imaginary waxes that Edgar Degas did not work in, the possible lifetime consideration of casting his work into bronze by Degas does not give anyone a license to extrapolate that as a tacit approval by the dead for posthumous forging in bronze someone else's wax reproductions and passing it off as a Degas.
So, is the admission paying public to just suspend disbelief that third-generation-removed posthumous forgeries with counterfeit signatures applied that are not limited as promoted and that violate the very ethical guidelines of the museums loaning them, so they can have, according to the AGA's deputy director/chief curator, an "appreciation of Degas's innovative and exciting search?"
This may be an inconvenient truth for the Art Gallery of Alberta and their deputy director/chief curator, but the dead are -not- innovative, much less searching.
The J. Paul Getty Museum, under their Getty Research, defines -counterfeit- as: "forgeries (derivative objects)" with a note stating: "Reproductions of whole objects when the intention is to deceive; includes sculptures cast without the artist's permission."{19}
Remember, Edgar Degas was dead when those posthumous waxes were forged into bronze.
The dead don't give permission.
Once again, the ten key points documented in this monograph, contradict the AGA's deputy director/chief curator Catherine Crowston's written response (in blue), and they are: 1) Degas Never Worked in Wax, 2) Reproductions are Not Sculptures, 3) Editions Not Limited to Twenty-Two, 4) Keeping Her Story Straight, 5) The Dead Don't Sculpt, 6) Artists Have Cast Their Own Work, 7) Posthumous Waxes Make Posthumous Forgeries, 8) When All Things Fail, Throw in Some Red-Herrings, 9) Posthumous Forging in Bronze Results in Forgeries, and 10) Suspension of Disbelief.
So, until the Art Gallery of Alberta's practices their -Mission- to be a: "museum dedicated to excellent and innovative practice in programming, stewardship and presentation of visual arts in Western Canada and across the nation,"{20} they will just be offering one thing and giving something else all together different that otherwise is known as the -bait & switch-.
To learn more about these contentious issues of authenticity, link to:
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1. http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5170653
"Lot 322, Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Cheval marchant au pas relevés, Price Realized $346,676, Sale 7702, Impressionist/Modern, Day Sale, 5 February 2009, London, King Street, Lot Description Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Cheval marchant au pas relevés, signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'Degas 11/G CIRE PERDUE A.A. HEBRARD' (Lugt 658; on the base), bronze with brown patina, Height: 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.), The original wax model probably executed before 1881 and cast between 1919 and 1921 in an edition of twenty-two numbered A-T, plus two casts reserved for the Degas heirs and the founder Hébrard, marked HER and HER.D respectively, This work has been requested for the forthcoming exhibition Degas: Figures in Motion to be held at the Art Gallery of Alberta from January to May 2010. Timed to coincide with the opening of their 84,000 square foot expansion, this will be the first Degas exhibition to be held in Western Canada."
2. www.collegeart.org/caa/ethics/sculpture.html
3. p 1232, Seventh Edition of Black's Law Dictionary, Copyright © 1999, By West Group, ISBN 0-314-22864-0
4. © 1998 National Gallery of Art ISBN 0-300-07517-0
5. © 1991 by Bena Mayer, ISBN 0-006-461012-8 (pbk.)
6. rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/teach/eah/
7. © 2002 International Arts and The Torch Press ISBN 0-9716408-07
8. Ibid
10. © National Gallery of Canada for the Corporation of the National Museums of Canada, Ottawa, 1988 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988 ISBN 0-88884-581-2 (National Gallery of Canada)
11. © Schiffer Publishing. Ltd., Library of Congress Catalog Number: 94-66376
12. Copyright © 2003 President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved., ISBN 1-891771-31-1 (pbk. :alk paper)
13. www.collegeart.org/caa/ethics/sculpture.html
14. Copyright © 1999, By West Group, ISBN 0-314-22864-0
15. p 285, (Former Musee Rodin curator) Monique Laurent's "Observations on Rodin and His Founders" essay, Copyright 1981 © Rodin Rediscovered, ISBN 0-89468-001-3 (pbk.).
16. p 95, "Degas Bronzes?" article by Roger J. Crum, College Art Association's published spring 1995 Art Journal
First, go to the www.musee-rodin.fr/welcome.htm website,
then under "Contents on the left column click on "Collections,"
once on new screen click on the "Meudon" button,
then scoll down new screen till you reach the photograph of
"Assemblage of two figures of Even and crouching women"
and then count fourteen lines down for the quote.
18. p 281, Jean Chatelain's "Original in Sculpture," Copyright 1981 © Rodin Rediscovered ISBN 0-89468-001-3 (pbk)
20. http://www.youraga.ca/about-aga/our-mission/
The AGA's Unedited Version in totality:
I wanted to send you a written response from our Deputy Director/Chief Curator, Catherine Crowston in response to the allegations by Gary Arseneau.
There is much discussion in the world of art about the status of bronze sculptures cast following an artist's death. This discussion certainly applies to the posthumous casting of Edgar Degas's wax sculptures into bronze — 40 examples of which are featured in the exhibition EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
After Degas' death in 1917, 150 wax statuettes—some intact, others unfinished or falling apart—were found by his family in his studio. The deterioration of many of the works was so severe that only 73 could be salvaged. Degas' heirs, in consultation with the artist's dealer Joseph Durand-Ruel, selected the A. A. Hébrard Foundry in Paris and master caster Albino Palazzolo to undertake the task of casting the surviving wax models into bronze. Degas' family authorized the Foundry to mold and cast 22 sets of the 73 works. These authorized casts all bear the original stamp of the Hébrard Foundry and a work number (1-73) and an edition number designation (A-T). The two additional proofs were reserved for the caster and for Degas' heirs. In order to preserve the original wax sculptures, Palazzolo made a second set of waxes, which were used to produce the authorized bronze casts. An additional sculpture, number 74, was cast in the 1950s.
At the time that these works were created, all bronze sculptures by an artist such as Degas, would have been made by artisans in foundries and completed by those craftsman who would determine the detailing from the original wax or plasters. Whether the artist was dead or alive at the time of the bronze casting, they would have all had the same distance from the actual casting process. The Degas bronzes featured in the AGA exhibition are all editions of the original wax sculptures. The works come from the original Hébrard foundry, and are considered by experts to be authorized Degas works. They are clearly labeled within the exhibition at the AGA with the model date (the date of the creation of the original wax) and the casting date (the date of the bronze casting).
Similar discussions about the authenticity of bronze editions have been raised with other artists, such as Auguste Rodin and Alberto Giacometti. In his will for example, Rodin authorized the French government to reproduce sculptures from his original plasters after his death, the rights for which were granted to the Musée Rodin. Posthumous Rodin works, termed "original editions," have been cast and issued by the Musée Rodin since that time. While Degas investigated bronze casting and actually consulted with the Hébrard Foundry during his life-time, the final decision to proceed with the bronze casting was made by his heirs, after his death, in order to preserve the delicate wax works.
Ultimately, the controversy surrounding the status of posthumous bronze casts is an important part of the history of these works. It need not, however, alter our appreciation of Degas's innovative and exciting search for a better understanding of the figure in motion.
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Dr. Conrad Murray to Be Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's doctor will learn his punishment Tuesday for ending the life and career of one of pop music's greatest entertainers and for leaving his three children without a father.
Conrad Murray is set to be sentenced for involuntary manslaughter after a six-week trial that presented the most detailed account yet of Jackson's final hours but left many questions about Murray's treatment of the superstar with an operating-room anesthetic as he battled chronic insomnia.
Prosecutors want Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor to sentence Murray to a maximum four-year term that likely would be cut at least in half due to jail overcrowding. Defense attorneys want probation for the cardiologist, saying he will lose his ability to practice medicine and likely face a lifetime of ostracism.
Jackson's family members will have an opportunity to speak before Murray is sentenced, although it remained unclear if any planned to make a statement. The singer's mother Katherine and several siblings routinely attended the trial, and members of the family cried after Murray's verdict was read in court.
Jackson's death in June 2009 stunned the world, as did the ensuing investigation that led to Murray being charged in February 2010.
Murray told detectives he had been giving the singer nightly doses of propofol to help him sleep as he prepared for a series of comeback concerts. Propofol is supposed to be used in hospital settings and has never been approved for sleep treatments, yet Murray acknowledged giving it to Jackson then leaving the room on the day the singer died.
Murray declined to testify during his trial but did opt to participate in a documentary in which he said he didn't consider himself guilty of any crime and blamed Jackson for entrapping him into administering the propofol doses. His attorneys contended throughout the case that Jackson must have given himself the fatal dose when Murray left the singer's bedside.
In their sentencing memorandum, prosecutors cited Murray's statements to advocate that he receive the maximum term. They also want him to pay restitution to the singer's three children -- Prince, Paris and Blanket.
It's unlikely that Murray can pay any sizable sum, including the $1.8 million cost of his funeral. He was deeply in debt when he agreed to serve as Jackson's personal physician for $150,000 a month, and the singer died before Murray received any money.
During Murray's trial, a jury heard a slurred recording of Jackson found on Murray's cell phone. The doctor or his attorneys never explained in court why he recorded the impaired singer six weeks before his death, but it revealed the ambition of the entertainer who burst on the scene as a baby-faced member of the Jackson Five in the 1970s.
"We have to be phenomenal," he was heard saying about his "This Is It" concerts in London. "When people leave this show, when people leave my show, I want them to say, `I've never seen nothing like this in my life. Go. Go. I've never seen nothing like this. Go. It's amazing. He's the greatest entertainer in the world."'
Jackson's comeback attempt came after he had been pushed into obscurity. Despite his acquittal of child molestation in 2005, Jackson went into seclusion, leaving his lavish manor Neverland Ranch and moving to the Middle East and Las Vegas, where he first met Murray.
Prosecutors said the men's relationship was corrupted by greed. Murray left his practices to serve as Jackson's doctor and look out for his well-being, but instead acted as an employee catering to the singer's desire to receive propofol to put him to sleep, prosecutors said.
Murray showed no emotion when he was convicted.
"The defendant has displayed a complete lack of remorse for causing Michael Jackson's death," prosecutors wrote in a filing last week. "Even worse than failing to accept even the slightest level of responsibility, (Murray) has placed blame on everyone else, including the one person no longer here to defend himself, Michael Jackson."
Murray's attorneys are relying largely on 34 letters from relatives, friends and former patients to portray Murray in a softer light and win a lighter sentence. The letters and defense filings describe Murray's compassion as a doctor, including accepting lower payments from his mostly poor patients.
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Pastor also will review a report by probation officials that carries a sentencing recommendation. The report will become public after Murray is sentenced.
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A recent New York Times story, "Saying No to College," depicts "a groundswell of university-age heretics" and interviews a handful of entrepreneurs who dropped out of college to launch their own technology startups.
It also mentions familiar dropouts like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, as well as Peter Thiel's controversial fellowship program that pays teenagers $100,000 to skip college and start their own ventures.
One thing the story doesn't touch on is higher education being an obvious way for young entrepreneurs to increase their chances of business success. But plenty of research shows it is.
One 2008 study of just over 500 tech startups found college graduates had twice the average revenue and number of employees as their counterparts who skipped college. Or, as the report put it: "Startups founded by those with only high school education significantly underperform all others."
Vivek Wadhwa, who co-authored the report and has been debating Thiel, says that higher education is "more important than ever" for entrepreneurs to remain relevant as "technologies are changing dramatically and entire industries are being wiped out and re-created."
Scott Shane, an economist who dug into founders' backgrounds in his 2008 book, "The Illusions of Entrepreneurship," and again for a 2010 commentary, "The College Dropout Turned Billionaire Entrepreneur," cites numerous studies that show that higher education reduces business failure rates and increases profits, sales and employment.
"People with little education who become successful entrepreneurs are few and far between," he says. "If you want to become a successful entrepreneur, your odds are much better if you graduate from high school and go on to college. Many studies show that better educated entrepreneurs have greater access to external capital, lower business failure rates, greater business sales and employment growth, and more profitable ventures.
"In fact," he adds, "the data show that the average startup founded by a college graduate has 25 percent greater sales than the average startup founded by a high school dropout, and the average startup founded by a person with a graduate degree has 40 percent greater sales than the average startup founded by a college graduate."
Fine, fine, a budding young entrepreneur might reply, I buy all that. But I don't want to saddle myself with student debt, which now totals around $1 trillion, and I just heard the delinquency rate is getting scarier.
To that Wadhwa responds: "People should not spend beyond their means. You don't have to go to an Ivy League college to be successful as an entrepreneur.
"Our research has shown conclusively that you can succeed no matter which school you graduate from. Indeed, you may be a better entrepreneur if you go to a state university (rather) than an Ivy League, because if you go to Harvard you're not motivated to be an entrepreneur anymore; you're motivated to be an investment banker."
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Well, that didn't take long. Groklaw notes several interesting inconsistencies and other issues with the jury verdict. "If it would take a lawyer three days to make sure he understood the terms in the form, how did the jury not need the time to do the same? There were 700 questions, remember, and one thing is plain, that the jury didn't take the time to avoid inconsistencies, one of which resulted in the jury casually throwing numbers around, like $2 million dollars for a nonfringement. Come on. This is farce." My favourite inconsistency: a Samsung phone with a keyboard, four buttons, and a large Samsung logo on top infringes the iPhone design patent. And yet, we were told (in the comments, on other sites) that the Samsung f700 was not prior art... Because it had a keyboard. I smell fish.
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In a nation where someone flips out at their job and kills a few people before blowing their own brains out, isn't it refreshing for someone to lose their cool responsibly?
Stephen Slater did something we all wish we had the balls to do- quit our jobs in a blaze of glory. Screw references. Forget recommendations. Take this job, shove it up your ass, and someone give me a cold beer.
If you're hating on Slater you have not really worked a day in your life. The silver spoon is still stuck in your ass and you look down on all the people who serve you in any capacity.
Most likely you are a shitty tipper too! Also, please, while the plane is coming to a halt- just sit the fuck down! You are not important and do not deserve to get off the plane before anyone else does. I don't care if your connecting flight does leave in 20 minutes!
Slater has now become an Internet sensation and most likely will go to jail for a few years because of all those "no shenanigans at the airport" kind of laws. Thanks a lot Bin Laden. Slater is a hero in my book right next to Batman, Spiderman and Darkwing Duck. I hope he gets a beer sponsorship deal somehow and I hope he doesn't have to work another day for the rest of his life.


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Anglican bishops decry the 'new creed' of extreme capitalism
A trillion for the Iraq War, almost as much to rescue Wall Street, but basic health care for all is too expensive? Why aren't Christian leaders in the U.S. saying as much? In England it's a different story: "[T]he Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, warned in a magazine article that modern devotion to the free market is a form of idolatry and that Karl Marx was morally right in his analysis of the power of 'unbridled capitalism.' He believes that Marx's economic theories, as implemented by authoritarian state regimes, have proved equally wrong and harmful to unfettered market ideology, but that the protest against a greed-driven system is one that should be taken seriously." READ MORE >
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Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is proud to announce Hoosier Park harness racing action has expanded its viewing public to include Australia. Launching on Thursday, June 5, harness racing fans can catch up to six races from the Hoosier Park Racing & Casino signal through a partnership between Hoosier Park and the Australian racing broadcaster, Sky Racing.
Sky's stable consists of three subscription television channels, Sky Racing1, Sky Racing2 and Sky Racing World. Australian fans will get their first glimpse of Hoosier Park harness racing action on Thursday, June 5 when it launches on Sky Racing2.
Hoosier harness action is set to become a regular Thursday, Friday and Sunday morning feature on Sky Racing2 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Australian time. Viewers can catch up to six races from each Sky Racing broadcast of Hoosier Park's race card with the potential of additional races in the future.
"We couldn't be more proud of the quality and competitiveness of the Hoosier Park racing product in 2014," Hoosier Park's Vice President and General Manager of Racing, Rick Moore noted. "To be able to showcase our harness racing internationally, and particularly into Australia, is another giant step forward for us. This is something we have looked forward to for a very long time."
Sky Racing currently takes global harness racing from the United States, France, New Zealand and Sweden and recently broadcast the Copenhagen Cup from Denmark to its Australian audience.
Sky Racing Chief Operating Officer, Brendan Parnell said that race coverage from Hoosier Park will likely increase and his team is looking to extend the import of global harness racing to include additional feature races.
"Sky viewers have taken interest in global harness racing and I'm pleased we are extending this with racing from Hoosier Park," Mr. Parnell said. "It is a renowned venue with quality harness racing and it's great we can deliver this to Sky viewers."
Sky Racing is a world leader in multi-venue, multi-channel race broadcasting, telecasting more than 90,000 races each year to viewers in Australia and around the globe.
Live racing at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will follow a Tuesday through Saturday schedule with a daily post time of 5:15 p.m. The 160-day, all harness racing meet will offer an extended stakes schedule and be conducted through November 15. (Hoosier)


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4th man pleads guilty role in fatal robbery
ALBANY — A fourth man has admitted his role in a deadly 2012 robbery in Albany, county prosecutors said.
Shaquan "Deuce" Oliver, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree robbery, a violent felony, before Judge Thomas A. Breslin in Supreme Court in Albany County, District Attorney David Soares' office said.
On Sept. 13, 2012, near Ontario Street, Oliver, Bernard White, 24, Uquan Bean, 22, and Antwan Uptegrow, 36, all of Albany, tried to rob Alex Duncan, 35, in front of a neighborhood business, prosecutors said. During the robbery attempt, Duncan was shot in the chest and later taken to Albany Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Oliver faces 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision when he is sentenced on March 11. This will be served consecutive to an unrelated 13-year sentence stemming after his conviction of criminal possession of a weapon, for a total of 28 years in prison, prosecutors said.
On Jan. 21, White and Bean pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery. White faces 20 years in prison when sentenced; Bean faces 14 years. Sentencing is March 4 for both.
Uptegrow pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and faces up to 12 years in prison. His sentencing date is pending.
Francisco Calderon is handling the prosecution.