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The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) continued in Los Angeles today with a keynote from Bill Laing, corporate vice president, Windows Server and Solutions Division. Laing announced in the keynote that Windows Server R2 along with SQL Server "Kilimanjaro," will increase the number of logical processors supported from 64 up to 256 with leading hardware vendors HP, IBM and Intel. Support for greater than 64 processor computing provides customers with the choice to consolidate more data sources while maintaining similar or improved performance and scalability. Click here for a link to the PressPass Q&A with Laing.


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Longtime Massapequa Park resident and music lover Robert E. Walters died May 10, 2007. He was 85 years old and was a founding member of the Long Island Philharmonic Choir. "He was the anchor of our bass section and was very committed to the choir," said Frances Roberts, chorus director from the L.I. Philharmonic Choir who said added he was was a wonderful man.
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Some High Plains cotton producers, most every year, must decide whether to leave damaged cotton stands in the field, hoping for recovery and acceptable yield potential, or to start over, investing more time and money to replant.
"When poor seedling emergence and stand reductions result from such conditions as low temperatures, excessive soil moisture, packing rains, wind and sand abrasion, hail, or seedling diseases, replant decisions must be made," said Randy Boman, Extension agronomist with Texas AgriLife Extension Service at Lubbock.
"To aid producers in making these replant decisions, we discuss several topics: remaining stand, stand uniformity, crop condition, calendar date, and costs versus benefits of replanting. We also include an example of decision making, and suggestions for replant management."
Remaining stand
The optimum plant density for cotton ranges from about 25,000 to 50,000 plants per acre (about 2 to 4 per row-foot) in 40-inch row spacing. However, after a weather event, if the plants are uniformly spaced, populations as low as 13,000 to 26,000 plants per acre (1 to 2 per row-foot) can produce acceptable yields.
"It's usually best to delay final stand evaluation until after the crop is exposed to two or three days of good growing conditions. In the meantime, timely tillage of crusted fields should be performed to minimize wind and sand damage, improve aeration, and hasten warming and drying of the soil, which will retard development of seedling disease," Boman said.
"After a reasonable period, if two or more healthy-appearing plants remain per foot of row, and there are not too many long skips, the stand is likely adequate to make near optimum yields. However, if this is not the case, additional evaluations are needed."
Stand uniformity
Plant-spacing uniformity is a critical consideration in replant decisions and the more uniform the plant spacing, the greater the yield potential. Skips in the row may cause significant yield reductions even though the average number of plants per acre may be adequate for acceptable lint yields.
Plants cut off below the cotyledonary nodes will not survive, and plants with deep stem bruises may die or only partially recover. Plants without terminals may survive if they have viable buds, and if the stem area below these buds is intact.
If stem damage is minimal, any remaining viable leaf tissue will increase the chance for survival and hasten recovery.
"Plants subjected to long periods of adverse growing conditions often become infected with seedling diseases that affect roots, vascular system, and leaves," Boman said.
If tap roots develop a black, water soaked appearance, they are diseased and further deterioration will probably occur. On the other hand, if the tap root is intact and the outer covering of the root (though discolored) has hardened, chances of recovery improve.
"If weather conditions remain marginal, count only the healthiest plants as potential survivors. With improved growing conditions, a larger percentage of plants showing signs of recovery will survive and develop into productive plants," Boman said.
Calendar date
"Producers are rightly concerned about how much their yield potential will be lowered if they choose to replant cotton after the optimum time," Boman said.
"Data obtained in the High Plains in the 1960s and 1970s demonstrated that cotton planted on June 1, June 10 and June 20, yielded 8 percent, 24 percent and 49 percent, respectively, less lint than cotton planted on May 15. Although the data is somewhat dated, it is still probably a good guideline.
"In addition to lower yield potentials, later plantings often result in reduced fiber quality, delayed harvest and increased harvesting costs. High Plains research showed that micronaire, lint percentages and color grades tended to decrease as planting dates were delayed beyond the optimum."
Replanting incurs additional costs for seed, labor, and machinery use. In some instances, replanting may also require additional inputs for irrigation, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Other considerations may include crop insurance, farm program options, and the yield-price outlook for alternative crops.
"Many seed companies now provide highly beneficial replant programs to producers in some areas. Check with seed and technology provider representatives for available programs," Boman said.
Replanting decision
"The decision to replant or save the existing crop may require integration of the best available field and research data," Boman said. "For example, consider a crop in the High Plains that has a skippy, 50 percent stand. Research indicates the grower could expect yield losses of 25 percent to 30 percent compared to a normal stand. If the replant decision has to be made around June 1, research results indicate that he could expect only a 7 percent to 10 percent yield decrease by planting on that date. In this case, the field should be replanted. On the other hand, if the replant decision had to be made around June 15, the expected percent yield loss would be about 36 percent, and the producer would probably do better to keep the existing stand.
"Cotton has a tremendous capacity to recover from adverse situations. After an assessment of the existing crop, if there is some doubt about replanting, it's usually best not to replant."
To maximize yield potential of the replanted crop, the following suggestions should be considered:
•Plant earlier maturing varieties.
•If necessary, replant with a "buster-type" planter so the cotton seed can be planted in a herbicide-free zone.
•Plant high quality, fungicide-treated seed at recommended rates.
•Adjust nitrogen for yield potential.
•Adjust irrigation water to enhance early fruit retention and regulate cut-out.
•Protect crop from insect damage.
•Alter management strategies to match the probable growing season.
Additional information about cotton replanting, and possible alternate crops, is available at http://lubbock.tamu.edu/. A good publication on making replant decisions is available at: http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cotton/pdf/makingreplantdecisions07.pdf.


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Thurrot made his remarks in a short post on his blog right before CES, when it was revealed that Steve Ballmer would debut a new tablet computer made by HP. "I can now reveal that Microsoft and its PC maker partners will announce and then deliver their own Tablet PC well before Apple. And I have an exclusive photo of a prototype of this unbelievable, trend-setting, and innovative product," Thurrot wrote, "From 2001. The devices shipped in 2002. Almost eight years ago."
Yesterday, John Gruber argued that if you really want to dive into who was the first with the tablet computer, the credit should go to Apple. "Even if you're only concerned about who was first, shouldn't that credit go to Apple, for the Newton MessagePad that first shipped in 1993?" Gruber wonders in his piece called "The Original Tablet".
Well, no. They're both wrong. Both Microsoft and Apple were late to the game when it comes to tablet computing, and so far, neither of the two companies have been able to popularise the paradigm in any meaningful way - but boy, did they try. Later this month, Apple could unveil a tablet that will finally jumpstart this so far insignificant market, but up until then, their best attempt is an admittedly cool device that was far ahead of its time - but failed, nonetheless.
The tablet computing concept
If you want to dive into the history of the tablet computing paradigm, you must first separate the concept from the product. It's not uncommon in the world of computing (or any field, for that matter) for concepts to be much older than the first actual product, but in the case of the tablet it's all rather obvious.
The first complete concept of a tablet computer was the DynaBook, conceptualised by Alan Kay in the late 1960s and early 1970s in his article "A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages" (much more information about the DynaBook here). The DynaBook was not just a tablet form-factor computer long before even the laptop appeared on the scene - Kay also described several ideas that would become commonplace only decades later.
The DynaBook was to be a tablet-style computer aimed at learning and gathering information. Kay envisioned that DynaBooks could connect wirelessly to centralised information storages, and could "abstract" information from those storages. It was about the size of a notepad, with a hardware keyboard at the bottom, and a screen at the top (using "liquid crystal", a brand-new technology back then). It could also play audio files, record voice memos, and much, much more.
So far, it sounds like a tablet, but you are all wondering where the stylus comes in. Apart from printing the word "stylus" in one the illustrations, there's no further mention of it in the article. In fact Kay takes it all a few steps further: he basically describes a multitouch display. In 1972. That's almost 40 years ago.
The DynaBook is the first tablet computer concept, but it is so much more. The ideas underlying the software of the DynaBook are based on then-new insights from psychology on how children learn and develop, from articles written by people like Omar K. Moore, Seymour Papert, and Jean Piaget.
"A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages" should be required reading material for anyone interested in computing. We often claim that people like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are visionaries, but they don't hold a candle to the likes of Alan Kay and Douglas Engelbart. These last two are people who thought up concepts and ideas that would only become possible and widespread decades after, whereas Jobs and Gates are businessmen, who take existing ideas and come up with ways to trick us into buying those technologies. Having good business sense is admirable - but it hardly makes you a visionary.
The DynaBook most likely wasn't the only tablet computer concept, but it is one of the most well-known. As a side note, the different components of tablet computing had been in development since long before the DynaBook; stylus input specifically has origins dating back to 1888 (!).
By the way, look at this gem from Kay's DynaBook article about storing books on the DynaBook bought from vending machines: "The ability to make copies easily and to "own" one's information will probably not debilitate existing markets, just as easy xerography has enhanced publishing (rather than hurting it as some predicted), and as tapes have not damaged the LP record business but have provided a way to organise one's own music."
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Let's clarify something about the All-Hipster Team: I'm not implying that any of the guys that cracked this list listen to indie music, drink PBR, ride fixie bikes, or shop at Value Village (though they very well might). Instead, their inclusion signifies my undying love for them, despite the fact that it's not necessarily considered "cool" to do so at this very time. It's a distinct possibility that you also write some of these names with hearts around them on your notebooks, but it's probably because you're either a) a loyal follower of the team they play on, following their play on a daily basis, and/or b) a hockey nerd like myself.
It's not easy being a hockey hipster. Sometimes it can be rather exhausting keeping your finger on the pulse of the hockey world, accurately gauging the appreciation level of certain players and teams. It's a dynamic process, and it's constantly fluctuating. For instance, Clarke MacArthur would've most definitely been atop this list prior to the season, but casual hockey fans should be aware of his prowess at this point (on-pace for nearly 30 goals and 60-plus points, playing on Ottawa's top line). So he's not included below, but it has nothing to do with my appreciation for him. You could lump Justin Williams into the same boat, amongst others. They're just too mainstream at this point.
In no particular order, here's your All-Hipster Team forwards through the ~50-game mark of the 2013-14 NHL season. Defensemen and goalies will run on Saturday
Mikael Backlund, Calgary Flames: As an observer from a distance, it's to see the Calgary Flames commit to tanking this season, after years of being in the least-desirable position imaginable for a professional franchise — not good enough to make the playoffs or make any sort of serious run, but not bad enough to get a valuable pick in the entry draft. Usually a good strategy for blowing it all up is to get rid of spare, older parts, returning either draft picks or prospects that'll at least in theory be able to be of use once you're ready to compete. But there's a fine line there that needs to be walked, because you never want to go full Edmonton Oilers; you still need talent in place to guide the young players you're bringing in, so that the whole operation doesn't become one prolonged tire fire.
The Flames seem cognizant of that, as they've re-signed Matt Stajan for a few years, and will probably wind up bringing a guy like Lee Stempniak back as well. Another player that they'd be wise to keep on their roster is Backlund, who is a prototypical example of a "post-hype sleeper." The Flames took him in the 1st round back in 2004, and I'd wager that the casual fan over there is pretty disappointed with the Backlund Era as a whole. From a counting stats standpoint, he peaked back in 2010-11 with a measly 10 goals and 25 points ... so why is he on this list?
Something that'll quickly become apparent on the list is the importance of a player's ability to hang from a two-way perspective, driving play against tougher competition and providing things other than goals and assists. Those are important, no doubt, but the former is something that'll (theoretically) translate into the latter if it's sustained over time.
Lost in the shuffle of everything that has happened in Calgary this season — the Brian Burke hiring, the line brawl in Vancouver, all those losses — is that Backlund is in the midst of a pretty nice little campaign as the team's top center. He is playing the toughest competition the opposing team has to offer (0.986 Corsi Rel QoC), he starts only 45.5 percent of his shifts on the offensive zone, and still, he's managing an impressive 11.5 Corsi Rel (which granted, is boosted by the incompetence of most of his teammates, but is still second best on the team behind Michael Cammalleri's 14.8). He also has a plus-5 penalty differential, which is something that's often taken for granted, but remains very important.
Backlund's name has been floated around in trade rumors quite frequently over the past couple of seasons. He's a player that has been somewhat slow to develop, but ultimately one that's turning into a keeper for the Flames. If I were a GM of another team, I would be calling Burke on a daily basis, offering a (less useful) bigger player for Backlund. If he can be had for less than he's actually worth, that trend will continue as long as he's skating with players who suppress his counting stats. It's $1.5 million well spent.
Zemgus Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres: Life is full of regrets, and one of those for yours truly is not having asked for a Girgensons jersey with a big ol' C on the front of it for Christmas this year. The problem with waiting until next Christmas is that Girgensons could come out guns a-blazin' to start the 2014-15 campaign, leaving me with something of a moral dilemma. This reminds me of that time I strongly contemplated getting myself a Ryan Kesler jersey the summer before he scored 40 goals and single-handedly win his team a playoff round. I would've carried around the receipt with me every time I wore the jersey in public, to prove the people that I had bought in on the player before he had actually blown up. These are the sorts of things I think about/deal with on a daily basis.
Aside from having quite possibly the best name in the business (all aboard the Zemgus Train!), he's also actually wildly underrated at the moment. He's currently tied for the third-best penalty differential in the league (a whopping plus-12), and has the best underlying numbers out of any Sabres regular (a 6.2 Corsi Relative while not being sheltered in the slightest). All of that is despite being thrown in as bad a situation as possible (playing down the middle, as a rookie, on the Buffalo Sabres), he has managed to wade his way through the stink relatively unscathed.
I've come to terms with my lack of rationality about Girgensons. Now let's just hope that I can get my hands on that jersey before you.
Mika Zibanejad, Ottawa Senators: Travis Yost — an Ottawa Senators blogger, most notably known for run-ins with Ukranian hackers, and producing fine work — has been all-in on Zibanejad since Day 1. He wrote this prior to Zibanejad being cut out of camp. In hindsight it's kind of inexplicable that the Senators sent Zibanejad, probably one of their best few forwards, down to the AHL for the first three weeks of the season in favor of J.G. Pageau or Stephane De Costa, but they did.
On a related note, they started the year in a major funk, unable to control possession worth a lick. Some people had them as a trendy pick to make a dent in the East, maybe even representing it in the Stanley Cup Final. There was certainly a lot more going on with them early in the year than just the absence of D.J. Z-Bad; Craig Anderson couldn't stop a beach ball, the team had one top-four defenseman on its roster, and Jason Spezza fell off of a proverbial cliff. Zibanejad, though, could've added something.
Back on Dec. 6th, Yost wrote the following:
The first question I'm sure I'll get: "Who is better, Mika Zibanejad or Clarke MacArthur?" Zibanejad has the better raw numbers, but he's also played much easier competition to-date. These things are sort of important. I think the easy (albeit cop-out) answer to this is, "They're both good. Damn good." Gun to my head, I'll take MacArthur.
The fact that it's even a discussion speaks volumes about how good a player Zibanejad is (look how favorably he compares to some of the other big names youngsters out there). And considering that he may have fallen off people's radars following his demotion, his inclusion is justified despite his standing in the prospect world as recently as two years ago.
Brandon Saad, Chicago Blackhawks: I probably spent more time debating whether or not to include Saad than any other player. On one hand, he plays on the Chicago Blackhawks (the league's premiere team), and he finished third in Calder Trophy voting last season, so most people are probably aware of his prowess. But on the other hand, I still don't think that the casual fan quite appreciates how good he is/will be very soon, which is kind of the point of this whole thing. Plus it's my list, so I make the rules. And I want Brandon Saad on it!
He spent an overwhelmingly majority of his rookie campaign being the third wheel on the Jonathan Toews/Marian Hossa line, which is a spot that Patrick Sharp has taken back now that he's healthy. If you were expecting his numbers to take a dip due to the less favorable circumstances (and the sophomore shmoshmore fhloshmoresdhsdomore slump), you would've been wrong, because they're pretty much where they were last year. He's still a positive possession player, despite moving from Toews/Hossa to Patrick Kane/Andrew Shaw (and some Michal Handzus/Bruan Bickell).
It'd be nice to see him handle some tougher minutes, but the Blackhawks basically always have the puck, and it's hard to fault him for something like this because we don't know whether he'd be able to do it if asked). More importantly, I'd like to see him increase his shots/60 rate, which currently hovers are a more than pedestrian 6.75/60. But that's nitpicking, because every time I watch the Blackhawks play I'm blown away by how dangerous Saad looks. It's hard to appropriately describe it, but he's one of those guys that looks like he's always up to snuff. I think he's going to wind up being a special, special player.
Tyler Bozak, Toronto Maple Leafs: ... Just kidding.
Sean Bergenheim, Florida Panthers: You know who doesn't need to increase his shot rate? Bergenheim, who's 12th in the league amongst players with more than 300 minutes of action (10.78/60). That's been something of a calling card of his over the course of his career. His best season as an NHLer came back in 2011-12 — remember that time the Panthers went to the playoffs and stuff? — when he scored 17 goals in 62 games, and was in the top-10 in shots/60. Unfortunately the most important stat re: Bergenheim is that "62 games" one, because he has much missed significant time with injuries in all but two seasons since being a first-rounder back in 2002. Following that career year, he got hurt overseas during the lockout and missed the following 18 months.
He's finally back out on the ice now for the Panthers, and has been a big part of one of the hottest lines in the entire league, "The Killer Bs". In this 230 or so 5v5 minutes that Bergenheim, Barkov, and Boyes have shared the ice, the Florida Panthers have controlled ~56 percent of all shot attempts. It's a pretty fascinating combination if you think about it; a top prospect, a veteran guy who no one was really buying into this past summer despite his awesome production next to a star (to be fair, he was probably more of a cap casualty than anything else), and a guy who can never stay healthy.
If they keep playing like they have, Bergenheim could conceivably be a 25-goal scorer (which is much more impressive than you may think in today's NHL), but unfortunately as has always been the case with Bergenheim, the question is far more about health than skill. That concern is particularly prevalent with him as he approaches the age of 30, and Peter Horachek feeds him a higher volume of minutes than he has ever had at any point of his career.
Nathan Gerbe, Carolina Hurricanes: I started compiling this list a few days ago, and Gerbe was on it. And then he did his best to speed up the inevitable. That specific play was a nice little bit of vindication, but the fact of the matter is that Gerbe has been a godsend for the Carolina Hurricanes as they've been battled Alex Semin's injuries, Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty's regression to the mean, and Kirk Muller's inexplicable hatred of Jeff Skinner for most of the season.
If you'll recall. Gerbe was a player that the Buffalo Sabres bought out this past summer — because they have so much talent and deploying Nathan Gerbe as well would've just been unfair and mean to the rest of the league — and one that kicked around without a job for a while, before the Canes finally offered him a two-way contract. There were at least a handful of other teams that would've done well to snatch him up on the cheap ($550,000 are you kidding me?).
Gerbe has flourished in Carolina playing next to Jordan Staal, as the two have controlled 54.1 percent of all shot attempts, and 60.9 percent of all goals together at 5v5. All while facing the opposition's best. He's a great story, being one of a handful of particularly small-in-stature players that is succeeding at the NHL level despite being overlooked by many due to his size. It's because of that, that he's a player that's fun to root for. Well, that, and plays like the one he pulled off on Wednesday.
Antoine Roussel, Dallas Stars: Roussel is the prototypical 'you love him if he's on your team, but absolutely despise him if he's not' player. He's basically a refined version of Max Lapierre, in almost every single way (including the fact that he's actually French… like, from France, the country.). I'm honestly kind of surprised he hasn't come out to address a road crowd during an intermission, cutting a wrestling-style heel promo in which he forgets which city he's in, then trashes the crowd's favorite football team.
He's annoying as hell; he runs his mouth, and he seems to take a great amount of satisfaction in getting under his opposition's skin. Probably because he's good at it. The fact that he has just the right amount of skills to make you pay if you devote your energy towards thinking about him, and chasing after him, only heightens his powers. He starts very few shifts in the offensive zone, but often ends up there by the end of his shift, moving the needle for his team in the positive direction.
I'd like to think that we'll live in a world one day where Roussel-types have replaced Kevin Westgarth/Colton Orr-types, where all 18 skaters in the lineup can play hockey without being a liability to their team. I feel like we're headed there, slowly but surely. The Stars shouldn't be in any sort of hurry to see that happen though; they're currently reaping the rewards of being one of a handful of teams to dress him rather than your typical goon. It would behoove the 29 other teams in the league to take note, here.
Tyler Toffoli, Los Angeles: Let's let Robert P., the head honcho at a fine Los Angeles Kings blog (Jewels From the Crown) take the floor.
It's not enough to say a player has been struggling just because he hasn't scored a goal in 10 or so games. It is better to dig deeper. And when we dig deeper, all of the underlying evidence points to the fact that Tyler Toffoli has played very well since being called up and the Kings are a weaker team without him in the line-up.
Robert P. is right on the money; the way the Kings have handled Toffoli this year has been rather perplexing. Despite looking quite adept in last season's playoff run, the Kings ultimately chose to send Toffoli back down to the AHL for some seasoning to start the year. Seems odd that a team that's 22nd in the league in goals/game would send down one of their best bets to light the lamp. Toffoli has scored 50-plus goals in the OHL on two different occasions, and has 39 goals in 72 career games at the AHL level. He didn't get very much ice time in his time up at the NHL level this year, yet he still managed to put up 17 points in 33 games while being a possession beast. He struggled in the final little stretch before being sent back down, but as Robert notes:
Looking at goal scoring over a short stretch of games can give you a false impression of a player because shooting percentage numbers can get really out of whack in small samples. It's better to look at how many goals we'd expect a player to score based on his shot rates and use reasonable estimates in shooting percentage over the long haul, rather than focus in on a short term slump or hot streak. It gives us a big picture view of the situation and lessens the chance that we'd get fooled by short-term randomness, thereby giving us more realistic expectations of a player."
Hopefully, we'll see a Brown-Kopitar-Williams, Carter-Richards-Toffoli top-6 come playoff time for the Kings. Thankfully (or maybe unthankfully for the rest of the Pacific Division?) the Kings have atoned for their error, and have called him back up. Look out.
The Tampa Bay Lightning (Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn): If I could pack my bags and move to Tampa Bay to cover the Lightning full-time for the next 8-10 years. I'd be on the first flight out of town. That's how passionately I feel about this team, which has been assembled to perfection by Steve Yzerman and his staff. I'm not sure how much credit to give Yzerman himself for it, how much credit to give his scouting department, and how much credit to give flat-out luck, so I'll just lump them together.
Martin St. Louis is truly a marvel, but he's not the undersized forward I want to take this time to give some love to — instead, it's Tyler Johnson, who is listed at 5'9 (meaning that he's actually probably closer to 5'7 or so). He doesn't crack this list of shortest players in the NHL, but if I were constructing my own personal favorites it would read something like:
1. Martin St.Louis
2. Tyler Johnson
3. Brendan Gallagher
4. Mats Zuccarello
5. Nathan Gerbe
Johnson has 23 points in 34 games since stepping in as the team's top center once Stamkos got hurt, and has the sort of underlying data to his name that would lead me to believe that the aforementioned production is both legit and sustainable. He, St.Louis, and Ondrej Palat (another find by the Lightning) have formed a very successful top unit in Tampa Bay. The three of them control ~55 percent of all shot attempts at 5v5 when together, and 70 percent of all goals. Those are bonafide top line numbers, from a trio that wouldn't have necessarily struck you as a dangerous combination 2 months ago.
Meanwhile, Alex Killorn has been largely successful on a 2nd line with Valtteri Filppula/Teddy Purcell, and Radko Gudas, well, he's just awesome. We'll get to him tomorrow, with the defensemen.
Dimitri Filipovic is the managing editor of Canucks Army, a Sporting News partner. Follow on on Twitter: @DimFilipovic.


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Where to start with The Walkmen?
I have heard Bows + Arrows is their best album, and that Lisbon is the best of the more mellow later ones. Big shouty anthems would be most welcome.
But really no album would put you off
Bow and arrows really only rated for "the rat"
of the 4 i've heard
Bows & Arrows > Lisbon > You & Me > Heaven
but they're all really good. Seriously consistent band. Bows & Arrows is indeed rougher and louder, but it's also got some lovely organ tones and some beautiful slower songs. It's the most complete album for me. And it's got this wonderful woozy, old-timey feel about it, like being drunk at Christmas in New York in the '50s (or so I imagine).niallKP this'd this
Like OceanStorm, I've only heard four
Of those, I reckon You & Me is a good starting point. Alongside Heaven, it is probably the most acceptable, but it is more representative of their rougher sound. I don't get the Bows & Arrows criticism...but anyway, after You & Me, try Lisbon, which is overall my favourite.
Bows and arrows has more to fifer than just the rat
My old man , little house of savages for starters.
Offer not fifer, stupid bastard fat fingers......I've been doing this all fucking week
listen to that song called "looking out the window"
or something close to that off some split they did and then don't listen to anything else
they don't have a lot of big shouty anthems
but each album has a few, save the 'Heaven.' I'd say just go through their discography in chronological order. Or at least start with 'Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone.' Not the best title but it's a beautiful album, especially in winter
I actually like that title
great art work too
The Rat
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Great band, my top3:
You & Me - masterpiece, elegant, engaging and superbly written;
Heaven - underrated, have some very special and catchy songs, could be my album of the year;
Lisbon - lovely record, the concert in Lisbon (Coliseu dos Recreios) was very intense and unforgettable;emmettcruddas this'd this
I bought Lisbon for £3 in Fopp yesterday
I was at a similar juncture but surely you can't go wrong with change from a fiver...
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I only have Lisbon.
I find it really unmemorable. Maybe you'll get more out of it than me though.
What's the one nobody has mentioned yet that I have and isn't very good?
Bows & Arrows is my favourite. Think I have all of them apart from the newest one.
Oh its called A Hundred Miles Off
Don't get that one. The others are all good. That's still ok I guess too.
my favourite walkmen record
is 'everyone who pretended to like me is gone'
it sounds pretty different to everything else they've done, very lo-fi but has a melancholy cynicism about it that they've rarely captured elsewhere and some beautiful songs.
You & Me
It's flawless.
Just go see them live
then you will love them forever.cronenberg and bj72 this'd this
If you're looking for big shouty anthems they might not be the right band for you
You & Me is their best album by some stretch, Lisbon is pleasant but pales in comparison really. Bows and Arrows might be their most anthemic, if that's what you're looking for.
by far and away their most consistent and beautiful record.
It isn't really a patch on You & Me, though.
I struggle to think that anyone who prefers Lisbon has properly given the time to its predecessor. A masterpiece and a footnote.
I'd argue that, after Hundred Miles Off & Pussy Cats, Lisbon is their weakest offering.Und_Gorgeous_Cars and justanothersheeldz this'd this
You & Me definitely
then all the others, even the ones that have barely been mentioned here (Hundred Miles Off and Everyone...) are well worth listening to.littlebirds this'd this


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One of the over 120 Israeli "art students" who cased federal office buildings and military bases during a year and a half before the 9/11 attacks has revealed details of her "assignment" in the United States to a WMR source.
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Kelly: Hey Gabe!
Gabe: hey kelly
Gabe: what is up?
Kelly: Oh not too much
Kelly: I'm trying to think of anything and I can't
Kelly: Is there anything up with you?
Gabe: i saw a scary thing last night
Kelly: Uh-oh.
Gabe: i was walking my dog and this pick up truck came tearing around a corner right in front of us
Gabe: and jumped a curb
Gabe: sparks flying!
Kelly: !!!
Gabe: flew across the intersection, jumped another curb, and smashed into a hedge
Gabe: and THERE WAS NO DRIVER
Gabe: real.
Gabe: this is a real thing.
Kelly: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??????????????????????
Kelly: What happened to the driver?!
Gabe: THERE NEVER WAS A DRIVER, KELLY, THAT DRIVER HAS BEEN DEAD FOR 20 YEARS
Kelly: AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Gabe: seriously, though, there was no driver and it was the scariest
Kelly: Yeah that is very, very scary.
Kelly: You should move.
Gabe: i am going to move soon
Gabe: how early is too early to look for a new place? 10 months?
Gabe: you can start looking 10 months out, right? get your ducks in a row
Kelly: Right yeah. See everything that's out there.
Kelly: Well, I'm sorry that nightmare happened to you.
Kelly: You can go lie down now if you want, I think we've chatted enough.
Gabe: oh sure, lie down and wait for some ghost truck to run over me?
Gabe: i'm never sleeping again
Kelly: Oof you're right.
Kelly: Well I guess since you have so much free time now that you've given up sleeping
Kelly: We might as well talk about the SPRING BREAKERS TRAILER?
Gabe: might as well
Gabe: it is better than GETTING RUN OVER
Gabe: BY GHOSTS
Kelly: Is it though
Gabe: yes, kelly
Gabe: one day
Gabe: you will be faced with the prospect
Gabe: of being run over by ghosts
Gabe: and you'll drop this childishly cavalier attitude
Kelly: Hahah
Kelly: I had dreams about ghosts for the past two nights, I wonder if they were ghosts trying to reach me to tell me to tell you to not walk your dog
Gabe: they did a terrible job
Kelly: Yeah really
Kelly: I don't know how I was supposed to get that from a dream where a ghost was next to me and I touched its face
Kelly: Anyway the Spring Breakers trailer is very good
Gabe: it's great, this is going to be a very important movie
Kelly: Cinema will in the future be studied in terms of pre-SB and post-SB.
Kelly: I don't understand what the movie is
Kelly: A group of girls love Spring Break so much that they have to team up with James Franco so they can all steal money and have Spring Break for the rest of their lives?
Gabe: from MTV's post about the trailer:
Gabe: As you can see, there is a lot going on in this movie.
Kelly: Hahahaha
Gabe: that about sums it up
Kelly: yes
Gabe: it's weird that everyone is so focused on vanessa hudgens and james franco
Gabe: what about gucci mane?!
Gabe: he is clearly growing as an actor
Kelly: Oh yes
Kelly: You can see the potential in each 1 second shot of his face
Gabe: honestly, the thing that is exciting to me about a movie like Spring Breakers
Gabe: is that i like Harmony Korine
Gabe: not always
Gabe: but i do think he is mostly pretty interesting
Kelly: Sure
Gabe: and it is always kind of fun when some weirdo like him makes something
Gabe: that is appealing to a broader audience of people
Gabe: than, say, Trash Humpers
although I promise that if Vanessa Hudgens had been in Trash Humpers more people would have seen it
Kelly: Hahaha
Gabe: also i am just kidding
Gabe: what is exciting to me about a movie like Spring Breakers
Gabe: is THE BABES
Kelly: Right I was going to say
Kelly: "The boobs?"
Gabe: "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE BABES!"
Gabe: that is what they say
Gabe: in the very realistic court room scene
Kelly: Hahahaha
Gabe: where four women are presented to the judge in bikinis
Gabe: "your honor, as you can see, these women are guilty of being total babes."
Kelly: "Your honor, if being super hot is a crime, I formally plead don't want to be not guilty."
Kelly: "Your honor why so 'spicious"
Gabe: you are the worst lawyer
Gabe: here is how bad you are at being a lawyer
Gabe: somehow those babes would be found NOT GUILTY of being babes in the first degree
Gabe: if you were the lawyer on the case
Kelly: NAH-UH!
Kelly: I'm a great lawyer they would've been found guilty as charged and then the judge would've said, "Take them to jail, and thanks for the mammaries."
Gabe: "your honor, oh, whoops, hold on, I seem to have spilled my briefcase all over the courtroom"
Kelly: And I would have said, "ENOUGH."
Gabe: "please, your honor, just bear with—argh, my coffee! all over my shirt!"
Kelly: "Your honor, as you can see the defendant is leading the witness, please acquit us to jail."
Gabe: "ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my name is kelly. you decide."
Gabe: that is your closing argument
Kelly: hahahaha
Gabe: do you think james franco will get an oscar for his role as Riff Raff in 127 Spring Breaks?
Gabe: he's a chameleon!
Kelly: Yes I do think that.
Gabe: well, you're wrong, that was a trick question
Kelly: Aw dangit.
Gabe: the oscar will go to taylor lautner
Gabe: for his reprisal as
Gabe: "Nathan" in Abduction 2
Gabe: everyone knows he should have won it for Abduction 1
Gabe: but this is his year, they'll make it up to him this year
Kelly: I generally don't like it when they do things like that but I guess in that case I do think it's a wrong that should be righted.
Kelly: Though it just means they'll have to give the Oscar to James Franco for his role in Spring Breakers Forever
Gabe: kelly, what's the craziest thing that ever happened to YOU on a spring break?
Gabe: JUST KIDDING I DON'T CARE
Kelly: :(
Gabe: hey kelly, what's the craziest thing you ever did on spring break? leave your thoughts in the comments!
Gabe: JUST KIDDING DON'T YOU ALREADY TOLD ME ABOUT SOME DREAM YOU HAD THAT WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH
Kelly: :'(
Kelly: I've never been on a spring break.
Kelly: Have you?
Kelly: Did they have spring break when you went to school
Kelly: Or did they just have DINO BREAK?
Gabe: yes
Kelly: WHERE YOU GOT TO RIDE DINOS
Kelly: CAUSE IT WAS SUCH A LONG TIME AGO
Kelly: Got you back!
Gabe: it was still called spring break you IDIOT
Kelly: OH.
Kelly: :(
Gabe: the only difference was
Gabe: you didn't go to Cabo
Gabe: you went to Southeast Pangea
Gabe: also Senor Frogs was called Senor Beelzebufo Ampingas
Kelly: hahahah
Kelly: Very good
Kelly: Sounds like a blast.
Kelly: Well what else about the spring breakers trailer
Kelly: Anything?
Kelly: I don't understand it
Kelly: Do they murder people a lot or did they just murder people once
Gabe: SPOILER ALERT
Kelly: Whaaaaaaaaaa??????
Gabe: SPROILER BRALERT
Gabe: what don't you understand, kelly? besides everything always?
Kelly: Just every single thing about the trailer.
Kelly: Are they friends or frenemies first of all
Gabe: they're babes
Gabe: stop asking so many questions
Gabe: you're ruining this for everyone
Kelly: Do they spend all the money they get robbing the convenience store on a party bus?
Kelly: How did the store have that much money also who else are the people on the party bus
Gabe: ugh
Gabe: have you ever seen a movie trailer before?
Kelly: I feel like I haven't
Gabe: you're not supposed to know every boring detail
Gabe: you're just supposed to see the babes
Gabe: and get excited to see more of the babes
Gabe: it's called MOVIES
Kelly: Well I guess I am excited to see more of the babes
Kelly: James Franco and Gucci Mane
Kelly: Gimme more of those teeeeeeeeth!
Gabe: this movie has something for everyone


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Thursday, April 26, 2007
sea of green
I've always loved the beauty of beach glass and its translucent qualities. Many years ago, I discovered jadite at an old restaurant supply store in kansas city, missouri. It reminded me so much of ocean tumbled glass that I bought a stack of coffee mugs for a dollar a piece. Later, with the birth of ebay, I found more and my collection grew. In 1942 Jadite, became the signature item of the Fire-King, Anchor Hocking glass line. The oven-ware was attractive, durable, and inexpensive. Items were multi-functional. A casserole was used to bake, serve, and then store leftovers in the refrigerator. The color inspired me so much that I've painted the walls in two different houses in this hue (martha stewart's 'taper green' found at OSH hardware) I still check on jadite when I'm having an ebay kinda day. The prices have gone up with popularity, but I'm ever hopeful to stumble across another pile of it for a dollar.
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Searching centuries of Narratives, Art, Nature, & Everyday Life for WHY human society changes & what those living before us declare in their own words & in their design & images of the world around them.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Just one more Millais - Shakespeare's women - The Quality of Mercy
John Everett Millais (English painter, 1829-1896) Portia
Perhaps it is not a crown or power that makes a leader...
The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God's
When mercy seasons justice.
Shakespeare's Portia, The Merchant of Venice IV i 179
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Remembering my parent's wedding day...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
American Artist Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930)
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) The Coral Necklace
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) arrived in New York City in 1894 at the age of 22 & enrolled in the Art Students League as a night student, while working days to support his dream of becoming a painter. Hawthorne began studying under American impressionist William Merritt Chase in 1896.
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Daffodils
After a brief stint as Chase's assistant, Hawthorne traveled to Holland in 1898, where he was influenced by the tonal style of Franz Hals. That year abroad inspired Hawthorne to return to the United States & open his own school, The Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he taught for 30 years.
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Early Spring
Hawthorne was content with a simple life of painting & he was devoted to a friendly style of teaching which attracted students to his school in the small fishing village of Provincetown.
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Girl with Pan
Students learned from Hawthorne not only how to paint but also how "to see & feel their subjects." He would often tell his pupils, "Anything under the sun is beautiful if you have the vision -- it is the seeing of the thing that makes it so."
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Girl with Red Rose
The study of the figure, reflected in the harsh, brutal realistic paintings of Portuguese fishing families along the Cape, was his first love. In his figures, he was noted for the placement of the head & the gaze emanating from his subjects.
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Girl with Vase
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Little Dora
Hawthorne's student at The Cape Cod School of Art Stephen Gilman wrote, "We came to Provincetown conceited, hoping to get a finishing course, & were literally dragged back to consider matters so elementary & so fundamental we had all forgotten the little we ever knew of them."
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Mrs Woodruf 1924
"This deliberate insistence of fundamentals was the thing that marked Charles Hawthorne as a great teacher," Gilman continued. "A lesser man would have been tempted to show off. A lesser man would have succumbed to the questions about trifling things. A lesser man would have wandered into verbal bypaths. But he was strong because of his simplicity. He was strong because he had the courage to repeat over & over again his fundamental concept of art, knowing full well that should his hearers once understanding his meaning, they would never be able to forget it."
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Spring
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) The Trousseau
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) The Captain's Wife 1924
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) The Fisherman's Daughter
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Annette
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Fisherman and His Daughter
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Fisherman's Daughter
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Mayme Noons
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Mother and Child
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Motherhood Triumphant
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) The Bath Emelyn Nickerson with Baby
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) The Family
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) The Lovers
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Young Girl
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930) Three Women of Provincetown
Friday, April 4, 2014
Ralph Earl's American Revolution propaganda drawings
Massachusetts-born painter Ralph Earl (1751-1801) was known primarily for His portraits. By 1774 he was working in New Haven, Connecticut, as a portrait painter. In 1775, Earl visited Lexington & amp; Concord, Which were the sites of recent battles between the colonists & amp; the British. Working in collaboration with the engraver Amos Doolittle, Earl drew 4 That battle scenes were used as pro-Revolutionary propaganda prints. As it turned out, Although His father was a colonel in the Revolutionary army, Earl himself was apparently a Loyalist. In 1778, he escaped to England by disguising himself as the servant of the British army captain John Money. These prints are at the New York City Public Library.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
The heroic, harrowing life of American colonial Henrietta Johnston 1674-1729
Henrietta Johnston was a remarkable woman, not just because she was America's 1st known female portraitist & the 1st artist on this side of the Atlantic known to have worked in pastels, but because she lived a heroic life balancing her talent with the emotional & physical ups & downs of two rather inadequate husbands, while rearing a growing family.
1711 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Henriette Charlotte de Chastaigner (Mrs Nathaniel Broughton)
She traveled from the old world to the new several times. Each trip across the Atlantic was a risk. Ship passengers knew that their lives were in danger throughout the voyage, but they forged ahead anyway.
1705 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Young Irish Girl.
At the age of 10 or 12, Henrietta de Beaulieu, fled with her Huguenot family to England from France to avoid persecution. In 1694, she married Robert Dering (1669-1702-4),the fifth son of Sir Edward Dering, moving to Ireland. Their marriage application of March 23, 1694, describes Henrietta as a maiden, about 20, of the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
1705 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Unknown Dublin Lady in Grey Dress.
When she was in Ireland, two artists there were doing pastel portraits, Edmund Ashfield (d. 1700) & Edward Luttrell, who flourished from 1699 to 1720. Pastels were a relatively new medium at the time. It is possible that she met or even learned from these men, who may have trained in France where the pastels originated.
Her earliest identified extant works are from about 1704 in Ireland. She was a single mother at this time, for she remarried the following year. She was probably painting to help support her family. When her first husband Dering died, she became a widow with two daughters, one of whom, Mary, later became a lady in waiting for the daughters of George II. The pastel portraits she painted during this period were mostly of members of deceased husband's extended family.
1708-10 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Marianne Fleur Du Gue (Mrs Pierre Bacot)
In 1705, she wed the Reverend Mr. Gideon Johnston (1668-1716), a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, who was the widowed vicar at Castlemore & who was to become rector appointed by the Bishop of London, of St. Philip's Church in Charles Town, South Carolina, in 1708. He needed a wife to help with his children, as they prepared to leave for the new world.
Charleston was a fledgling town at this time scrambling to become become the most affluent & largest city in the South, the leading port & trading center for the southern colonies. Many French Protestant Huguenots, seeking religious freedom, were moving to Charleston, where they began building fine townhouses along the harbor's edge & wanted portraits to grace their hallways & establish their family's presence as a power.
1708 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Mary DuBose (Mrs Samuel Wragg)
Henrietta, her new husband, & 3 children from their combined family set sail for his assignment in Charleston. The story goes that on a ship stopover in the Madeira Islands, the groom went ashore, returning after the ship had already sailed for Charleston. It was surely a sign of things to come.
Henrietta landed in South Carolina, with the children in tow, only to discover that the parishioners had appointed their own rector while waiting for the London Bishop's appointee. There was no pulpit or parsonage for the new family; & at that moment, there was no husband to help figure out what to do next.
1710 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Catherine LeNoble (Mrs Robert Taylor)
When The Reverend Mr. Johnston finally arrived in Charleston 12 days later, he had to oust the elected rector from his pulpit. This was not a popular move, & Gideon Johnston became bogged down in church politics. He wrote in September, 1708, that he "never repented so much of anything, my Sins only excepted, as my coming to this Place."
1710 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Susanne LeNoble (Mrs Alexander de Chastaigner) (Mrs Rene Louis Ravenel)
In Charleston, the Henrietta Johnston added to the family's meager coffers by drawing 9" by 12" portraits of many of Charleston's French Huguenot residents & members of St. Philip's Church. Frustrated by debt & problems, probably of his own making, once he arrived in South Carolina, The Reverend Mr. Gideon Johnston complained to the Bishop in 1709: "Were it not for the Assistance my wife gives me by drawing of Pictures…I shou'd not have been able to live."
1715 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Mary Magdalen Gendron (Mrs Samuel Prioleu) 1691-1765.
Henrietta's popularity as a portraitist grew, as his popularity declined. She kept painting, making friends, raising his children, keeping house, & acting as his secretary. By the spring of 1711, she'd run out of art supplies, just as her husband's congregation wanted to send some important messages back to the Bishop in London by personal carrier.
1717-18 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Mary Griffith (Mrs Robert Brewton) (Mrs William Loughton) 1698-1761.
Afraid that their now indebted, unpopular clergyman might skip out on his local debts, the church sent Henrietta to London with the missives for the church hierarchy. The little jaunt to London took 3 years. Enough time for her to restock her art supplies with French pastels. Throughout her career she typically used 9 x 12-inch sheets of paper in simple wooden frames, which she often signed & dated on the back.
On her return voyage, she was involved with some frightening pirates; and shortly after her return, her clergyman spouse drowned in a boating accident. She remained in Charleston, when her sons later returned to England. She & her work remained popular in the colonies, even taking her to New York to paint portraits request there.
1720 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Anne Broughton (Mrs John Gibbes)
Her extant Irish works are all detailed waist-length portraits with well-defined facial features, lively & expressive eyes, attention to clothing details, & dramatic background shading.
1722 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Anne DuBose (Mrs Job Rothmahler)
Nearly 40 works attributed to Johnston survive, many of these in their original frames signed & dated by the artist.
1725 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Elizabeth Colden Mrs Peter DeLancey (1719-1784)
Several of her Charleston portraits retain the time-consuming characteristics of her early Irish works, but most are bust-length with less detailing of clothing & facial features. She seldom painted the hands of her adult sitters.
1725 Henrietta Johnston (American colonial era artist, 1674-1729) Frances Moore Bayard.
In the colonies, her female subjects usually wore soft chemises, while her male sitters dressed in everyday clothes or in military garb. Her female colonial sitters are draped in either white or a soft gold, with white, ruffled borders on V-shaped neckline. Their hair is generally swept up, with ringlets falling over one shoulder.
Johnston's portraits became almost dull in the period immediately after her rector husband's unexpected death. It may have been that she missed her beloved. Or perhaps she realized that the entire burden for the family finally fell on her shoulders.
During this period, her subjects' faces lack the lively expression of her earlier works, clothing details are hazy, & colors are dull. Perhaps she was running low on supplies, working too quickly, or just growing weary.
In the final years of her life, Johnston's portraits vary in quality & detail. Some revert to her earlier lively facial & clothing details, while others have the far-away look seen after her 2nd husband's untimely demise. Her New York portraits include small children, which do depict the children's arms & hands. Whether portraying children or adults, Henrietta Johnston led the way for many portrait painters in early America.
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The School of Teacher Education (STE) at WKU collaborated with the WKU Confucius Institute and the Hanban, Ministry of Education in China, this past year to develop certification training for teachers in China who would be working in the Kentucky school systems teaching Chinese language classes.
Portfolio guidelines were developed in which the Chinese teachers had to document their understanding of Kentucky Teacher Standards through narrative, and demonstrate proficiency of performance criteria through artifacts.
Dr. S. Kay Gandy and Dr. Lisa D. Murley traveled to Beijing in April 2012 to prepare the Chinese teachers for certification with 30 hours of training. The Chinese teachers were exposed to Kentucky Common Core Standards, successful teaching strategies, differentiation practices, assessment practices, classroom management practices, effective communication, collaboration skills, technology use, and leadership responsibilities.
Each of the Chinese teachers submitted a portfolio to a team of evaluators from the STE and participated in professional oral presentations to the evaluators via Skype in June 2012. All of the Chinese candidates have since been certified to teach Chinese language classes in Kentucky.
Hanban has since invited faculty members from the STE to come back this year to train a new group of Chinese teachers who will be working in Kentucky. In April 2013, Dr. Gandy and Dr. Martha Day will travel to Beijing to train the group.
This program helps to ensure that any Chinese teacher wanting to come to Kentucky to teach Chinese language classes in local schools may do so without requiring emergency certification procedures. It also means that teachers from China may now stay in the United States for at least five years, a measure which provides stability and continuity to language classes, a must if the program is to be successful.
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As you probably know, I´m a really newbie designer, planning to open a store somewhere soon. I´m opening this topic to share an idea that have been on my mind for a while now...
Sometimes, when designing, I feel that some kits complement each other very well: They are independent, and sometimes have different themes, but they go along to expand the possibility of uses; sometimes I feel I make two separate kits that go along very well, sometimes I feel like some kits work really well with others (want an example? I´m using Oxford and Prague together in a photobook... And Oxford with Superlatives in another one - If you look on my gallery you´ll see layouts featuring cats and those two kits...).
What I think that makes a kit go well with other is, probably, that they have at least one very similar color - the first time I stopped to think of it I thought it was a "color coincidence" but well, it keeps happening... and it works!
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The Lipscomb Lady Bisons soccer team might be singing a similar refrain this weekend. They have to recover in time for Sunday's 2 p.m. game with Jackson State at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex after playing a double-overtime game with Tennessee-Martin Friday night.
The Lady Bisons are 1-2 after the 1-0 loss to Tennessee-Martin.
Finding a way for his players to overcome leg weariness is a major concern for coach Jon Ireland.
"We kept fighting and fighting against UT-Martin," Ireland said. "I told them we have to keep our heads up and regroup.
"We have quick turnaround. We will watch film Saturday and then we will try to rest as much as we can and try to get a win against Jackson State."
Jackson State has played only one game this season, a 1-0 win Aug. 20 against South Alabama.
"They are very athletic," Ireland said. "They are coming in with fresh legs.
"Obviously, we are going to be really tired. Our focus is to be mentally prepared."
The Lady Bisons, thanks to Lacey Cross rejoining the team in time for Friday's game, had 12 healthy position players plus two goalkeepers.
"We have to do better than we did against Tennessee-Martin," Ireland said. "We have to get our act together and stay focused."
The Lady Bisons will be holding a free soccer clinic for players ages six-through-10 immediately following the game.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Southern Conference Player of the Year Tiffani Mayes scored 23 points in the Bucs first round Southern Conference Tournament game against Appalachian State, but it was freshman Michele Devault, who poured in five three-pointers to hold off the Mountaineers' comeback bid, 74-64 at Maclellan Gym.
Mayes tallied 12 first-half points to stake the Bucs to a 27-17 advantage at the half, but the Mountaineers came out shooting in the second period and outscored ETSU 40-30 to send the game into overtime. ASU took its first lead of the second half on a Whitney Tossie jumper at 3:01, then Lindsay Smith sank one of two free throws to stretch the Mountaineer advantage to three, 55-52, with 2:18 to play.
B.J. Banjo's layup at 2:00 put ETSU back within one, but a Tossie rebound and putback made the ASU advantage three once again. With 1:26 on the clock, Devault sank her third three pointer of the day to even the score at 57, which stood for the remainder of regulation.
ETSU grabbed the tip in the overtime period and Devault immediately drained another trey to put the Bucs on top by three. A backdoor layup by Danielle Edwards put the Mountaineers within two, and with 3:46 left in overtime Mayes picked up her fifth foul. A minute and a half later, the Buc lead was still three when Devault drove a nail in the Appalchian State's coffin with her fifth and final trey on the night. Though the Mountaineers had several chances from the free throw line to cut into the Bucs' lead, ASU was five-for 10 from the line in overtime, and 10-for-22 for the game, while ETSU's Banjo sank five of six over the last 45 seconds to keep the Buccaneer's season alive.
In addition to Mayes' 23-point effort, point guard Banjo poured in 22 points, making 12 of 15 free shots, and dished off eight assists with five steals. Devault totaled 15 points on five-of-nine shooting from beyond the arc, and Nichelle Akers contributed 10 with a five-of-seven day from the field. Candace Gibson made just two field goals in the game, but led ETSU with 13 rebounds and played in 40 of the game's 45 minutes.
The Mountaineers, who suffered their second overtime loss in the last three Southern Conference tournaments, were paced by Lindsay Smith's 18 points, 15 of which came on three-pointers, and Kiki Conyers' 12 point effort. Danielle Edward totaled 14 rebounds, while Whitney Tossie scored eight with a team-best three assists.
With the victory, ETSU improves to 12-16 overall and 10-11 in the Southern Conference. The Bucs will face the top seeded Mocs of Chattanooga Thursday at Maclellan Gym, in the second game of the morning session. The ASU loss drops the Mountaineers to 11-17 on the season.
Quotes From ETSU Coach Karen Kemp
On What She Told Mayes (Fouled out 3:46 in OT)
"Tiffani, you're gonna be playing tomorrow.
On Win
"Everyone contributed to this win. Devault made threes, we made great passes, and everyone was involved in this win today.
On Michelle Devault
"Michelle's three when the shot clock was going down was key. That shot gave us the confidence and momentum we needed for the win."
On Playing Without Tiffani
"This was our first time with Tiffani fouling out, and our girls really stepped up their play. B.J. did a great job running the floor."
Versus UTC
"We have to play solid defense, rebound, and play like it could be our last game."
Quotes from Appalachian State Coach Adrienne Shuler
On End of Regulation
"Down the stretch we made some crucial mistakes, leaving their shooters open. Banjo did a tremendous job tying up the ball at the end of regulation. In overtime we just didn't execute very well.
On Mayes Fouling Out
"When Mayes was out I thought we could get the ball inside, but they did a good job of dropping in an extra guard down to the post."


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I just hit again this morning right before it rained then played some more in the rain. I kinda enjoyed playing in the rain. Something about it makes me calm. There were two other pairs playing when we were out there while the rain was pouring down so I guess there are people even more hardcore than us. I would've texted you again, but I didn't know if it worked or not. I'll send you text next time I plan to go out since I know it works.
It'll probably be around 7:30pm to 8pm when I head out there, but sure!
I'm actually planning to hit at Freestone around 7:30pm tonight. I'm thinking there will be 2 people (possibly 3) joining me, not including you. We can switch off or split up if there's enough people. I prefer singles or doubles anyways.
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UW Begins Faculty, Staff Reductions Through Attrition
Aiming to reduce its faculty and staff budgets without layoffs, the University of Wyoming has begun holding some positions open to prepare for a state budget cut of up to $15.7 million in fiscal year 2014.
The actions are in line with UW's budget reduction plan presented in May to Gov. Matt Mead. Anticipating declines in state revenues, the governor in April asked state agencies to plan for possible 8 percent budget reductions for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2013. For UW, the target would amount to $15.7 million.
"It's important for the university to act now. I am committed to making any reductions in personnel through attrition, to the greatest extent feasible, rather than by layoffs," UW President Tom Buchanan says. "This will be possible only by acting immediately to reserve a portion of the salary and benefits vacated by retiring and resigning faculty, staff and administrators."
By reducing spending in the current fiscal year, the university can lessen the need for potential layoffs if the full 8 percent reduction is ordered by the governor and the Wyoming Legislature.
The university's plan calls for a reduction in non-personnel expenses of 14 percent, with just a 3.5 percent cut in personnel expenses. Still, a 3.5 percent reduction for personnel equals $6.5 million in salaries and benefits. While the governor has not indicated whether a $15.7 million cut actually will be imposed, UW is leaving some positions open starting in the current fiscal year.
As a first step, UW's Office of Academic Affairs this summer used the existing faculty central position management process to hold in reserve $1 million of the $3.57 million in annual faculty and academic professional salaries vacated in the 2012 fiscal year. This amount represents 12 unfilled faculty positions.
And on Oct. 3, UW's vice presidents reviewed 84 vacant non-academic staff positions representing $3.05 million in annual salaries. They identified 28 of those positions to hold open, reserving $716,385 in salaries to be used to meet the projected budget reductions, should they be enacted by the Legislature.
The non-academic staff positions are scattered across numerous campus units, including Academic Affairs, Administration and Finance, Athletics, Information Technology, the President's Office, the Office of Research and Economic Development and Student Affairs.
"We are endeavoring to minimize the impact of these staff reductions on students and our core academic mission," Buchanan says. "But any staff reductions have impacts, and they will be specific to the individual units where the reductions take place."
The next quarterly meeting to review vacant non-academic positions will take place in January.
If state budget cuts are less severe than $15.7 million, UW could fill some of the open positions.


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Gareth Bale is confident Tottenham will seal qualification for next season's Champions League and believes their disapppointing form in the second half of the 2011-12 campaign has proved a positive learning experience.
The north Londoners finished fourth in the Premier League last season but Chelsea claimed the final Champions League place by winning the competition.
Bale insists that Spurs are a more assured team this season under Andre Villas-Boas and has predicted that they will maintain their grip on a place in the top four despite pressure from the likes of Arsenal.
"We have learned from our mistakes from previous years and now we can be a lot stronger going in to the finishing end of the season so I hope we can do it," Bale told Tottenham's official website.
"In recent years we have kind of gone off the boil a little at this time of the season but I think the lads have got a lot more confidence."
Tottenham were indebted to Bale's two goals and match-winning performance in their 2-1 victory over Newcastle on Saturday, but the Wales winger was angry with his failure to secure a hat-trick.
"I was absolutely fuming [that I didn't get a hat-trick]," he admitted.
"I missed a few chances, especially the one with my right foot, but the most important thing was that we got the three points to put the pressure on the teams above us and below.
"I am enjoying my game at the moment and the team is playing well, which always makes it easier."


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"What is the C500 video format? Can I edit EOS C500 video in FCP? I want to make a short video for my doctor. Net month is my doctor birthday. " Below is Canon EOS C500 FCP solution- Transfer C500 MXF to FCP Apple ProRes 422.
The Cinema EOS C500 4K Digital Cinema Camera capitalizes on the groundbreaking ergonomic design of the EOS C300 camera, and offers a Super 35mm, 8.85-megapixel CMOS image sensor, DIGIC DV III Image Processor and an expansive range of recording and output options specifically for 4K and 2K image acquisition.
A 4K workflow offers four times the resolution of standard high-definition acquisition, resulting in life-like theatrical presentations, a familiar, film-style workflow, full versatility during post-production, and added flexibility for visual effects.
Canon EOS C500 records 50Mbps OP-1a MXF file format with 8 bit MPEG-2 Long GOP compression codec on CF card. The MXF is a "container" format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.
For Canon EOS C500 users, you may want to edit the MXF video footage captured with Final Cut Pro. However, the MXF file format is such incompatible that FCP can do nothing with these C500 MXF files.
Canon EOS C500 FCP Converter is the beneficial application designed to help edit Canon EOS C500 on Mac with ease. With Drorsoft C500 MXF to FCP Converter, you can convert Canon EOS C500 MXF to Apple ProRes 422 or Apple ProRes 444 for better editing in FCP 6/7/X.
And you can convert Canon C500 MXF to MP4, AVI, WMV, MPG, MPEG to play MXF file on all Android and Apple Tablets and smart phones.
Step 1: Install and run Drorsoft Canon EOS C500 FCP Converter, add MKF video file into this popular program.
Step 2: Choose Apple ProRes profile
Click "Format" bar, you can choose "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov)". This profile provided you best video codec for editing in FCP 6/7/X.
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Baby Yourself: 9 Finds From Kid Catalogs
The other night I found a Land of Nod catalog in my mailbox, and the cover art intrigued me. Although I am childless, I started to look through and realized just how much of that stuff I'd like for my 20-something self.
The catalog got me thinking about other times I've found something good from a kid or teen store that adults might overlook. Here are a few of my favorite made-for-kids-but-great-for-adults-too things.
1. Animales Grafico bedding from Land of Nod, $16-$139
2. Serena body pillow cover from PB Teen, $49
3. Travelers' Kilim Rug from PB Teen, $99-$399
4. Squares to Spare lamp base and lamp shade from Land of Nod, $115.95
5. Head in the Clouds pillow from Land of Nod, $19
6. Ramona bedding from Serena & Lily, $68-$180
7. Jute stripe rug from PB Teen, $79-$429
8. Sarasota schiaparelli blanket from Designers Guild, $200
9. Lazy Susan from Pottery Barn Kids, $35
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – As if triple-header volleyball wasn't enough, action in the Centennial Center Saturday, Sept. 14 at noon will also promote a Salute to Service Professionals thanks to the Georgia College sports marketing class dubbed "Service on and off the Court".
All firemen, police officers, EMTs and other service professionals will be eligible for raffles for gift cards to Firehouse Subs. In addition, the Baldwin County Fire Department will have a fire truck on hand for youngsters to check out and for photo opportunities.
The Bobcats are 1-4 after a tough series of matches at the UWG Invitational last weekend. Each of the four losses was close in score, so the young Bobcat squad will have something to build upon this week. As a part of the triple-header, Georgia College faces fellow first-year program Columbus State University in a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) contest at noon, followed by CSU taking on the University of West Georgia at 2 p.m. the final match is UWG and the Bobcats at 4 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.