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For a small proportion of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), that diagnosis may only be temporary.
Among 34 children who were no longer classified as having an ASD by ratings scales and clinical assessment, most had similar scores on socialization, communication, and language as their typically-developing peers, Deborah Fein, PhD, of the University of Connecticut, and colleagues reported in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Only a few still had problems with face recognition, they reported.
"The results clearly demonstrate the existence of a group of individuals with an early history of ASD, who no longer meet criteria for any ASD, and whose communication and socialization skills ... are on par with that of typically-developing individuals," they wrote.
ASDs are generally considered life-long disabilities, but recent evidence has suggested that a minority of patients will lose their diagnosis.
How often this happens -- and whether it truly does -- is still controversial. Some studies have put that figure between 3% and 25%.
Fein and colleagues looked at 34 children ages 8 to 21, who were free of symptoms and, therefore, also free of their ASD diagnosis.
They conducted tests in language, face recognition, socialization, communication, and autism symptoms domains in these children.
Overall, they found that communications scores didn't differ between the newly "undiagnosed" children and their normal peers. Likewise, there was little difference in most socialization scores -- though seven of the cases were judged to have their social functioning mildly affected by conditions such as anxiety, depression, or impulsivity.
Facial recognition scores didn't differ significantly between the two groups, but Fein and colleagues noted that three of the cases had below-average scores on this measurement.
Generally, the kids who lost their diagnosis had somewhat milder ASD symptoms in early childhood, but the researchers questioned the reliability of those assessments, which were largely based on parent recollection -- a factor that "may have been colored" by the child's outcome, they wrote.
But even though the children's impairments were no longer detected, Fein and colleagues cautioned against drawing firm conclusions noting that it was still possible that subtle residual deficits remained. Studies would need to examine peer interaction and quality of friendships in order to fully assess normal social functioning, they wrote.
Their study also couldn't address several important questions about losing an ASD diagnosis. For instance, how many children with ASD can achieve similar outcomes, and what intervention -- if any -- can produce the greatest likelihood of achieving this outcome?
Researchers are also interested in assessing to what extent brain structure and function have completely normalized in these patients.
The study was also limited by a lack of diversity among the participating families, which were largely from the northeastern U.S., and thus may be limited in generalizability. These families were generally highly involved in their children's treatment, which may have maximized the chances of losing the diagnosis, they wrote.
Whether such an outcome is "more likely for children whose families have fewer social stresses and more resources can only be answered by an epidemiological scale prospective study," they concluded.
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
The researchers reported no conflicts of interest.
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Alaska Native Wisdom for Modern Times
There is a single place in the United States where indigenous peoples still live on ancestral lands, consume over four hundred pounds of wild foods annually per capita, and indigenous elders still remember the arrival of the first Westerners in their regions. That place is Alaska. Despite daunting challenges to cultural integrity and ways of life, Alaska's Native peoples retain vast storehouses of their traditional knowledge, wisdom, and lifeways. Thus, many traditional Alaska Native lifeways and understandings about how human beings fit into the bigger matrix of creation remain relatively intact. These ways have allowed our cultures to survive and thrive for thousands of years, even in the face of many daunting ecological and economic crises. In today's challenging times, such ways, having evolved through an intimate and profound relationship to lands, waters, and all life, have much to offer the American people and the entire human family.
Alaska's vast lands are home to many indigenous nations. One, in Southwestern Alaska, is the Yup'ik nation. Yup'ik elders call modern society the "reverse" or "inside out" society because it has reversed the laws for healthy and sustainable living. These reversals include many of the constructs and paradigms that have brought this country and the world to its economic knees in recent months and years. For example, multinational companies and large profit-making corporations collectively are the driving force behind the U.S. economy and the source of many of the challenges that are pushing the planet's life support systems to the edge. These companies operate under the widely accepted economic paradigms of growth, market share, competition, and profitability. Such paradigms ignore the reality that the basis for endless economic growth (as currently defined and practiced) is overutilization and exploitation of finite resources.
By contrast, Alaska Native cultures survived and thrived for millennia based on cultural and economic systems that recognized and lived within natural limits. These cultures embodied respect, reciprocity, cooperation, sharing, and harmonious relationships between the individual human being and his or her family and community, as well as the fish, wildlife, and habitat upon which human communities depend. Human societies "exploited" the ecosystems in which they lived, but recognized at all times that natural laws trump human ambitions and that humans must fit themselves into natural systems rather than the other way around. These ways have outlasted the boldest and strongest of empires throughout the world by an order of magnitude. One of the most famous, the Imperium Romanum, or Roman empire, which provided the basis for many of the principles and constructs of modern Western economies, lasted a little less than five hundred years. The Aleuts of Southwestern Alaska, by contrast, maintained a continuous and uninterrupted culture and economy for over 9,000 years. Policies that aim to foster lasting economic renewal in the U.S. and around the world must similarly reflect an awareness that all economic systems ultimately depend upon, and must protect and function within, the dictates of natural systems.
How did Alaska Native cultures manage to sustain cultures and economies over thousands of years without inviting economic catastrophe, depletion of natural resources, or societal collapse? Do the lessons derived from the long-term successes of Alaska Native economies have any applicability to the economic woes facing our country and the world? Perhaps so.
First, let's examine the concept of Gross Domestic Product, or GDP. GDP, which ostensibly measures economic activity in a country, is currently employed as one of the primary indicators of a nation's economic health. It is calculated by adding up the total value of a country's annual output of goods and services. In a money and profit-centered world, GDP ignores more traditional measures of societal health: individual, family, and community cohesion and well-being; sufficient food supplies; little sickness; peace; a clean environment; abundant fish and wildlife; a vibrant culture. Most U.S. and world citizens would probably agree that the traditional measures of health are more meaningful than simply counting production in terms of goods and services; nonetheless, we keep using this arcane measure to gauge our national economic well-being. Alaska Native cultures over the millennia have always viewed economic, social, and environmental elements as interdependent. The Native community can best participate in the process of economic renewal by consistently pointing out this fundamental interdependence.
We Are Hard-Wired to Care and Connect
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Recent research has shown that our brains are made to support caring, cooperation, and service.
The Alaska Native community can also emphasize the need for a collective vision of economic renewal. Under our current economic system, even in a recession, citizens are basically expected to function and survive completely on their own, except for the occasional offer of help from the government in the form of unemployment insurance, food stamps, or mortgage assistance. Alaska Native cultures have always recognized that adversity is best faced collectively—that, as the famine-acquainted Irish say, "it is in the shelter of each other that the people live." Historically and cyclically, Alaska Native cultures have faced their own versions of recession in the forms of diminished food supplies and other things caused by adverse natural events. During these times, because of the deeply embedded ethics and values of sharing, reciprocity, and communal focus, families shared their provisions with others in the band, clan, and extended families, regardless of shortages they themselves may have suffered. In times of region-wide shortages, Alaska Native peoples utilized sophisticated trade routes and inter-relationships with other groups and subgroups from other regions to assist them. Foods, technologies, stories, songs, games, and healing ways were always shared first with the elders and widows, then with one's extended family, and then one's own immediate family. The "pain" was spread out to the collective so that suffering by any individual, family, community or cultural group was minimized as much as possible. These systems of support and collective economics still exist in Alaska today. When fishermen, hunters and gatherers bring home natural foods, they always share their harvest with others, starting first with those most in need.
Traditionally, Alaska's Native peoples have also always exercised reciprocity and cooperation with nature. Our "resources" came from what the lands and waters provided, but this is not a one-way relationship. We strongly held to the principle of being givers, not just takers. Whatever we received from the lands and waters, we found ways to give back. For example, the Tlingit peoples of Southeastern Alaska developed highly sophisticated systems to not only protect the salmon in surrounding waters, but also to enhance and strengthen their stocks in ways that were consistent with environmental dictates. As a result, when Westerners arrived, they found the rivers in Tlingit country teeming with so much life that a person could not walk across a stream during the annual fish migration upriver without stepping on a salmon. Athabascan peoples of Interior Alaska developed sophisticated techniques for burning vegetation and controlling apex predators to help the land be more balanced and productive; consequently, just two generations ago, it was not unusual to see a caribou herd, stretching a mile wide, crossing the Yukon River for three days non-stop. These highly evolved economic systems of management and harvesting all considered future generations and did not destroy the ecosystems; to the contrary, they increased their vitality and productivity.
U.S. and international economic systems could benefit from these indigenous values and principles; indeed, to ignore them is to place our collective future in great peril. Economic recovery and sustainability go hand in hand. If we continue to deplete the world's resources and give nothing back, we will continue to face increasingly severe and longlasting economic recessions and depressions, while creating increasingly permanent conditions of scarcity, hardship, and destitution around the world. What is missing in the U.S. formula for economic recovery and sustainability are community-centered and reciprocal approaches. We need systems whereby people help people, give back to our ecosystems when we take from them, and base our decisions on deliberative forums that gather our collective thinking for the good of the whole and coming generations, not just the good of the individual or the corporation with short-term planning horizons based on the bottom-line.
Albert Einstein said "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it" and "we shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." If we look to the same old formulas to solve the daunting problems facing us, we are using the same consciousness that spawned this crisis in the first place. What is needed is not more government "fixes," but new approaches, deliberative processes, and fresh thinking that government can facilitate in partnership with mobilized communities, utilizing, as a guidepost, the principles, values, and ways of indigenous peoples who retain and practice traditional ways that have served them so well for countless generations. Perhaps instead the "new manner of thinking" that can help us survive will involve honoring and utilizing ancient wisdom for modern solutions. Perhaps then, like Alaska's Native cultures, all of humankind can survive and thrive for thousands of years to come.
Editor's note: Llarion Merculieff 's essay was one of of the finalists in Native Insight: Thoughts on Recession, Recovery & Opportunity, an essay contest that asked competitors to offer their perspectives on the current economic and political landscape, as well as thoughts and ideas related to economic renewal.


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Simply Ming "Jason Santos & Pounding Meat" On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming demonstrates one of the best ways to give home chefs more options with meat and fish - by pounding. Pounding tenderizes the meat, makes it thinner for faster cooking, and makes food go farther. Using this technique with some mystery ingredients, Chef Jason Santos of Boston's Blue Inc., joins Ming to cook on the fly and invent two completely new dishes: New Style Sashimi with Soy-Lemon Syrup & Curry-Coriander Oil and Buttermilk Fried Pork Loin with a Heirloom Tomato Salad. D
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Connect with English "Introduction/Rebecca's Dream" The program begins with an overview of the course and an introduction to the main characters in the drama.G
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Connect with English "Differences/A Visit to the Doctor" In the first segment, Rebecca's starts to apply to music schools. In the second segment, Rebecca's father has a worrisome checkup from his doctor.G
12:00 pm
Mathematics Illuminated "The Concepts of Chaos" The flapping of a butterfly's wings over Bermuda causes a rainstorm in Texas. Two sticks start side by side on the surface of a brook, only to follow divergent paths downstream. Both are examples of the phenomenon of chaos, characterized by a widely sensitive dependence of the future on slight changes in a system's initial conditions. D
12:30 pm
Mathematics Illuminated "Primes" The properties and patterns of prime numbers. D
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Western Tradition "Revolution and the Romantics" Art, literature, and political theory all agree: people will never lead decent lives until they have freed themselves from the tyranny of other nations or ruling classes.G
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Western Tradition "The Age of the Nation-States" Throughout Europe, nations struggle against foreign oppression or to expand their own power at the expense of others.G
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Discovering Psychology "The Behaving Brain" Investigates the structure and composition of the brain: how neurons function, how information is collected and transmitted, and how chemical reactions determine every thought, feeling, and action.G
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Discovering Psychology "The Responsive Brain" Takes a closer look at how the brain, behavior and environment interact and how the brain's structure and functions are changed by stimulation from the social and physical context.G
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Saddle Club "Odd Girl Out" The horses and riders compete in pairs in the Cross Country Challenge, and the two odd girls, Carole and Veronica, pair up. A new girl, Tracey, causes dissension between Melanie and Ashley.G
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Biz Kid$ "What Is A Biz Kid?" You'll learn that anybody can be a Biz Kid with effort and the right attitude. Biz Kids identify a need, make a plan, and take action. Join us and you'll meet a skateboard designer, a rap music producer, a boy who started a rock-a-thon to raise money for hospital rocking chairs, and more. D
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Growing a Greener World "Composting in the Twenty-First Century" Although basic composting happens naturally, with the advent of some scientific know-how, we can still enhance the best soil amendment on earth: compost. Some companies, run by avid gardeners, have made it their life's work to make a good thing even better. In this episode, we dig deeper into some of this work to find out how modern science has improved on perfection and how we can apply this information to our own gardens for even better results. D
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Hey Kids, Let's Cook "Afterschool Snacks" When the 3:00p.m. bell rings, you bolt from the classroom, and get home with a ton of homework slung over your back. D
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Ciao Italia "Onions Make The Meal/Le Cipolle Fanno Il Pasto" Mary Ann visits Guy's garden to harvest a fresh crop of onions for two of her favorite recipes. Then it's nella cucina, where she creates a masterpiece of pastry and vegetables: the Onion Tart. And what do to with those big fat onions? Neapolitan-Style Onions, of course. D
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Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef "Brioche Made Easy" Chef Keller demonstrates why pastry chefs revere brioche, with its buttery taste and flaky texture. After showing a basic recipe for this French classic, he creates two mouth-watering variations. Basic Brioche Dough; Brioche with Garlic Saucisson; Brioche Buns with Walnuts, Bacon and Onions.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "North Wales: Feisty and Poetic" Rick takes in Mount Snowdon, medieval castles and Victorian promenades. He learns a bit of Welsh, follows a miner deep into a slate mine, and herds sheep with a clever dog.G
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Travel with Kids "New York City" New York City is the epitome of fast-paced and with so much to see and do, our host family has to plan their trip very carefully. Riding the subways proves an efficient method of transportation as the Roberts family visits the major attractions like the Empire State Building, Times Square and Rockefeller Center, but there's much more to New York than attractions. A stroll through New York's ethnic neighborhoods is the perfect follow-up to learning about immigration at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and then relax as the city's frenetic pace fades away in a gallop through Central Park by horse carriage. D
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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home "Framing The View" Smith considers inviting window treatments and energy efficient windows. He also shows how to frame pressed leaves to make botanical artworks.G
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This Old House "Bedford Project - Part 2 of 16" Landscape contractor Roger Cook starts by transplanting the shrubs and plants from the front of the house to a place where they can be "heeled in" for safe keeping until the job is complete. Homeowner Joe Titlow shows host Kevin O'Connor how his company builds highly detailed architectural models (and a whole host of other useful items) by printing them with a 3-D printer. Then, Roger gets to work clearing the small trees and overgrowth that are in the way of the new family room addition. D
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Sewing with Nancy "Grandmother's One-Patch Quilts, Part 2" A faux-hexagon is the secret to Nancy's super-sized honeycomb design. Nancy transforms hexagon blocks, such as those used in Grandmother's Flower Garden, into super-sized blocks created without any "Y" seams-just simple straight stitching. Make Grandmother's dramatic dahlia or a super-sized bouquet. D
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Biography of America, A "Civil War" As the Civil War rages, all eyes turn to Vicksburg, where limited war becomes total war. Professor Miller looks at the ferocity of the fighting, at Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and at the bitter legacy of the battle -- and the war. D
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Biography of America, A "Reconstruction" Professor Miller begins the program by evoking in word and picture the battlefield after the battle of Gettysburg. With the assassination of President Lincoln, one sad chapter of American history comes to a close. In the fatigue and cynicism of the Civil War's aftermath, Reconstructionism becomes a promise unfulfilled. D


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Elin Danielson was born in 1861 in Norrmark, a small village near Pori in the Gulf of Bothnia. Her father, Karl, & amp; mother, Amalia Rosa Gestrin. Their families were of Swedish origin but settled Had Been in Finland for several generations. Elin spent her childhood on her family's farm in the country.
From an early age, Elin Showed a natural talent for art, so in 1876, the young woman moved to Helsinki. Living with her uncle & amp; aunt Mauritz & amp; Clara, she Entered the School of Design of the Finnish Society of Arts, where she Studied classical drawing, landscape & amp; perspective.
At the same time, she soon started work to help support herself. Elin Studied porcelain decoration under Fanny Sundblad, who had trained in the Sevres & amp; Copenhagen factories. Starting in 1878, Danielson attended courses at Adolf Von Becker's Academy, where she learned to paint in oils, figures Studied painting & amp; still life painting in detail & amp; learned how to transpose the qualities of various materials - glass, fabrics, porcelain, metals - onto canvas.
Elin earned a teaching degree to teach drawing in high schools. At that time it was easier to Obtain the financial independence through teaching than by the complex & amp; rarely profitable path of a career as an "artist."
Elin Danielson-Gambogi belonged to the 1st generation of Finnish women artists who received professional education in art. Having Studied together in Helsinki at the Art School of the Finnish Art Society, These artists are collectively Often Referred to in Finnish art history as the "painter sisters' generation."
Besides Danielson-Gambogi, the group included anche Finnish artists Anna Sahlsten, Helene Schjerfbeck, & amp; Maria Wiik. The 1880s marked the era When a number of Finnish women artists Began Their career.
Professional art education Became possible for women in Finland, When the Art School of the Finnish Art Society in Helsinki was established in 1848. The Art School in Turku Began admitting women as students in 1852. Only a small percentage of the women, who had received training in art in Finland, were portatili carve a career for Themselves as artists in the late 1880s.
In 1883, she received a scholarship from the Finnish Senate to go to Paris. There she quickly fit into the flourishing community of Northern European artists in Paris (Edelfelt, Gallén, Schjerfbeck, Rönnberg, Westermarck, Järnefelt, etc.).
In the summer of 1884, she Traveled to Brittany, where she stayed until the spring of 1885. She worked in Pont-Aven & amp; met Jules Bastien-Lepage. In Brittany she concentrated on plein-air painting.
In 1886, Danielson returned to her home country, living in Norrmark, Helsinki & amp; Önningeby, a small district on the Island of Mariehamn on the Aland archipelago. That it was here the artist Victor Westerholm had Gathered together Finnish & amp; Swedish artists into a community.
By 1888, she returned once more to Paris with a scholarship, where she Widened her circle of acquaintances art. And she married a younger art student Raphael Gambogi in 1888. By 1890, she was once again in Finland. She still taught drawing in order to earn a living; but she anche worked intensely producing Finnish style landscapes & amp; genre paintings.
Between 1891 & amp; 1895 Elin divided her time between Paris & amp; Finland, traveling Often & amp; visiting European cities & amp; museums in Copenhagen, Berlin, Petersburg, Venice, Florence.
The artist's visit to Italy in 1895 Aroused her interest in the area. She won a scholarship to return to Florence in January 1896 to study the great masters.
Many women artists in the 19th century Remained unmarried. Many who did marry, concentrated on Their family & amp; home, Which Often resulted in Their ABANDONING Their artistic careers. In this respect, too, Elin Danielson-Gambogi's marriage did not mark the end of her career as an artist.
While art as a hobby was ENCOURAGED as being suitable training for the duties of a housewife, earning a living by making art was something That was usually you Exclusively reserved for men.
Elin married comparatively late in her life, at the age of 36, & amp; was 13 years older than her husband, Raphael Gambogi. Danielson-Gambogi continued painting after she married, & amp; the couple had no children.
By the end of the 1880s, Elin Danielson-Gambogi had earned a prominent status in Finnish art circles, Which was exceptional for artists of her gender. "The fluency & amp; sureness of her brush is at times astonishing to have come from a woman's hand," praised the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.
As an artist, Elin Danielson-Gambogi received praise in her homeland, but as a teacher even she was unable to avoid conflict. Disagreements with the administration of the Finnish Art Society's School & amp; but she was determined to concentrate on her own artistic work.
In the summer of 1901, the Gambogi's went on a trip across Europe to Finland. They took with them the paintings they had done in Italy & amp; in October they Showed them at an exhibition at Helsinki, where the exhibition was a great success. On this trip, her husband Gambogi Began to show symptoms of mental illness, shortly after he had an affair with One of their friends.
At the end of 1902, she DECIDED to leave her husband, going first from London & amp; then from Stockholm, she finally Reached Finland.
In October 1903, she Exhibited at the Turku, & amp; then at the end of the year, she DECIDED to return to Italy in an attempt to repair her marriage. In 1905, the couple DECIDED to move to Volterra to try to cure Raffaello's worsening mental condition. The couple lived in Volterra, until the end of the 1st decade of the century.
During this period, Elin Often returned to Finland (1907, 1909, 1911) & amp; was portatili keep in contact with her family & amp; the artists she had known. The outbreak of the war meant she could no longer return to Finland from Italy. In 1914, the artist took part in the Venice Biennial. & Amp; she anche Exhibited in many other Italian shows. Unexpectedly struck down by a fatal attack of pneumonia, Elin died in December, 1919.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Paintings of Berthe Morisot 1841-1895 by Édouard Manet 1832–1883
1868 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) The Balcony. Berthe Morisot, seated. Standing is the violinist Fanny Claus, with the painter Antonin Guillemet, who exhibited at the 1869 Paris Salon.
Berthe Morisot became the sister-in-law of her friend & colleague, Édouard Manet, when she married his brother, Eugene.
1868 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Detail from the painting The Balcony
1868-69 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) with a Muff
1869 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895)
1870 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895)
1870 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) with a pink shoe
1872 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) con ramillete de violetas
1872 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) con un abanico (Same pink shoe?)
1872-3 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) on a divan
1873 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895)
1874 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) t à l'éventail
1874 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) with Hat, in mourning
Bertha Morisot, 1875
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Walkways in Early American Public Spaces
Public Walks in Early America
Detail of Walk on John Street in New York City near the United Methodist Church. 1768. Joseph Beekman.
Often growing towns, as well as established cities, would plan walkways for public gathering & promenading around a square, riverside, or shoreline. Placing walks along the side of a roadway offered a clean pedestrian path away from messy horse & carriage roads, which could certainly ruin one of those elegant long dresses. Walkways were constructed of gravel, dirt, shells, grass, and occasionally bricks. Walkways separated the pedestrians from often muddy roads, where horse-drawn carriages transported people & goods and from herds of animals being transported to market. On pleasant days walkways served as promenades to see and be seen by strolling contemporaries. City walkways presented the possiblities for healthy exercise, beauty, and catching up on the local news with neighbors.
As early as 1724, Hugh Jones wrote of the walkways for the public at the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, "beautified with Gates, fine Gardens, Offices, Walks, a fine Canal, Orchards..."
College of William & Mary. Detail of Bodleian Plate. England. 1740. Three early buildings at the College of William and Mary—the Brafferton, the Wren Building, and the President's House—are seen in the full size of this copy of a mid-18th-century copperplate.
When Ebenezer Hazard visited in 1777 the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, he wrote in his journal, "At this Front of the College is a large Court Yard, ornamented with Walks, Trees cut into different Forms, & Grass."
Landscape Plan of the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, as restore by Perry, Shaw, and Hepburn & Arthur A Shurcliff, Landscape Architect.
Yale in 1786
At Yale in 1792, John Trumbull suggested, "The ground in front of the Buildings to be divided by two broad walks leading up to the Chapel and Lecture Rooms, and the sides of the walks to be planted with Elms or other Forest Trees..."
Boston 1768 Sidney L. Smith after Christian Remick A Prospective View of Part of the Commons 1902 after a drawing from 1768 Engraving Concord Museum MA
Lt. John Enys reported on Boston's Mall in the winter of 1787 & 1789, "After Dinner we took a walk on the Mall as it is called which is a very excellent Gravel walk about half a Mile in Length with Trees on each side which is kept in very good order and is by far the best thing of the kind I have yet seen in America...On the west side of the town is the mall, a very beautiful public walk, adorned with rows of trees, and in view of the common, which is always open to refreshing breezes."
In 1794, Henry Wansey also reported on the Mall in Boston, "On the south west side of the town, there is a pleasant promenade, called the Mall, adjoining to Boston Common, consisting of a long walk shaded by trees, about half the length of the Mall in St. James's Park. At one end you have a fine view of the sea. The Common itself is a pleasant green field, with a gradual ascent from the sea shore, till it ends in Beacon Hill, a high point of land, commanding a very fine view of the country."
John Drayton also visited Boston's Mall in 1794, "There is a public walk in Boston, called the mall; which is very beautiful. It is upwards of half a mile long; and offers to your choice both a gravel and turf walk; shaded by beautiful elm trees. A street runs parallel with it on one side; and on the other a large common; where hundreds of cattle feed during the day."
Walks on State Street in Boston in 1801. James Brown Marston.
Enys also visited New York City in 1789, reporting that, "Water-street and Queen-street, which occupy the banks of East River, are very conveniently situated for business, but they are low and too narrow; not admitting, in some places, of walks on the sides for foot passengers."
Battery Park in New York City in 1793
John Drayton described Battery Park in New York City in 1793, "Between the guns and the water is a public walk; made by a gentle decline from the platform...Some little distance behind the guns, two rows of elm trees are planted; which in a short time will afford an agreeable shade."
Lydia Medford described walking to the Battery in 1800, We went on toward the Battery. This is a large promenade by the shore of the North River: there are rows and clusters of trees in every part, and a large walk along the shore, almost over the water, gives you such a fresh delightful air, that every evening in summer it is crowded with company.
1790s Walk in Front of President George Washington's House in Philadelphia.
Lord Adam Gordon wrote in 1765, of Philadelphia, "...everyone of note has a residence in Town, which is all built of brick, and well paved, with flat foot walks in each side the streets."
In his 1789 Geography, Jedidiah Morse reported on Philadelphia, "The state house yard, is a neat elegant and spacious public walk, ornamented with rows of trees; but a high brick wall, which encloses it, limits the prospect."
Moreau de St. Mery noted in the 1790s Philadelphia, "Several streets have trees, usually elms, planted on the outer edge of the sidewalk...Some persons considered them helpful in hot weather; others believed they prevented the free circulation of air and attracted insects, especially mosquitoes. Since then Italian poplars have been put at both ends of each street, as well as on all sides of the city's principal square on Market Street between the Delaware and the Schuylkill...Trees have been planted on both sides of every street, the Italian poplar being the one most in favor."
William Russell Birch (1755-1834) Philadelphia State House Garden with serpentine walks
At Philadelphia in 1787, Rev Manasseh Cutler described the State House Yard in Philadelphia, "The numerous walks are well graveled and rolled hard; they are all in a serpentine direction, which heightens the beauty, and affords constant variety. The painful sameness, commonly to be met with in garden-alleys...is happily avoided here, for there are no two parts of the Mall that are alike."
Difficult walking on narrow streets in New York City c 1798. Francis Guy. Tontine Coffee House.
Walk in Front of Bridewell & Charity School at Broadway Opposite Chamber Street in New York City. Baroness Hyde de Neuville. 1808.
Walk at a Corner of Greenwich in New York City. 1810. Baroness Hyde de Neuville.\
Smaller towns and institutions were also developing public promenades. In 1787, Rev Manasseh Cutler described the town walk in Middletown, Connecticut, "At the northern end of the city is a walk of two rows of buttonwood trees, from the front gate of a gentleman's house down to a summer-house on the bank of the river, by far the most beautiful I ever saw. He permits the people of the city to improve it as a mall."
Luigi Castiglioni wrote of Albany, New York in 1785, "The streets...are very wide...some of them furnished with a sidewalk."
In 1800, John Cosens Ogden described a walk in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, "a pleasant walk on the banks of the river Lehigh. Nature has furnished a shade, by means of the trees, which grow near the margin. But it is improved by a row of locust trees between them and the road or walk..."
Walks at Market Square in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1820, Detail. William Britton.
In 1744, Francis Moore had described the Trustees' Gardens in Savannah, Georgia, "The Garden is laid out with Cross-walks planted with Orange-trees, but last winter, a good deal of Snow having fallen, had killed those upon the Top of the Hill."
In Savannah, Georgia in 1803, according to the Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser, an ordinace was passed in that city for "the effectual protecting and preserving the trees in this City, and the turf, pavements, and other means which have been used to render the ground firm, and the walks pleasant to the Citizens, a number of posts have been erected and set up...for the purpose of preventing persons with carriages and horses from riding or driving within, or between the posts and trees so planted...and over the turf, pavements, or ways intended for foot passages."
J. L. Bouqueto de Woiseri, Detail of New Orleans "Under My Wings, Everything Prospers," Louisiana Purchase, 1803.
In 1796, Francis Baily wrote of New Orleans, "When I was at New Orleans...The levee which formed its boundary was a handsome raised gravel walk planted with orange trees, and in the summer time served as a mall...and in the evening was always a fashionable resort for the beaux and belles of the place."
However, when John Pintard visited New Orleans in 1801, he wrote back to his daughter, "The only public walk is the leeve, which is externally thronged with all sorts and conditions of people. It is far from an eligible promenade for the ladies-who are obliged to frequent it for exercise-It is about 8 feet wide, the slope towards the river presents all the shipping in the harbour with their usual concomitants of noisey drunken labourers & sailors." Pintard was so displeased with the city, that he decided no to settle there.
After George Washington's death, his home became a shrine visited by travelers from at home and abroad. Benjamin Henry Latrobe visited Mount Vernon, noting, "The ground on the West front is laid out in a level lawn bounded on each side with a wide but extremel formal serpentine walk, shaded by weeping Willows."
Nearby, Washington DC was developing as the new nation's capitol. Here, too, walks were being planned for future generations. In 1791, Pierre-Charles L'Enfant designed a walk between the White House (he called this the Palace) and the Congress, "a publique walk and avenue."
The 1806 Washington Expositor reported a visitor's views about the building of walkways around the mall open space in Washington, "so as to afford ample walks open at seasonable hours and under proper regulations to the public, it will give to the city, much earlier than there is otherwise reasonable cause to hope for, agreeable promenades, as conducive to the health of the inhabitants, as to the beauty of the places."
Walks in Front of the White House. August Kollner (1813-1906).
Elbridge Gerry Jr noted in his diary in 1813 that at the White House in Washington, D. C., "Lengthways of the house, and thro' the hall, is a walk, which extends on a terrace at each end for some way...The terrace was to communicate to each building connecting the three."
View of the Capitol, by Charles Burton, Watercolor on Paper 1824
This watercolor view of the Capitol was a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette to commemorate his speech delivered in the Hall of the House in 1824. Here workmen are constructing the earthen terraces along the western front, while in the foreground lining the roadway & the walks are the maturing Lombardy poplars planted during Thomas Jefferson's administration.
Walk in Front of The Bank of Columbia in Georgetown near Washington, DC August Kollner (1813-1906)
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"The Heat" revels in remale rudeness, crudeness, brashness and tastelessness. But sexual politics aside, "The Heat," just like "Bridesmaids," is hysterically funny.
Can we call "The Heat" a broad comedy? Sure we can. Sexism isn't just for men. Just as "Bridesmaids" showed that women could be just as racy and raunchy as men, this film shows they can be just as vulgar and violent. Now if that's not progress on the feminist front, I don't know what is. Sexual politics aside, "The Heat," just like "Bridesmaids," is hysterically funny.
In "Bridesmaids," director Paul Feig mined humor from the gross-out comedy. Here, he tackles the buddy cop genre, one typically reserved for men, and he doesn't do too much diverging. For example, anyone searching for similarities between "The Heat" and "Lethal Weapon" won't have to look too hard. In "Lethal Weapon," Mel Gibson plays the out-of-control hothead, Danny Glover his straight-laced partner. In "The Heat," substitute Melissa McCarthy for Gibson and Sandra Bullock for Glover, and voilà, a buddy cop film female style, and just as Gibson and Glover had chemistry to burn so do Bullock and McCarthy. The pairing is inspired as Bullock proved she could act uptight in "Miss Congeniality" and McCarthy proved she could act off the wall in "Bridesmaids." "The Heat" simply ups the ante with Bullock's FBI agent Sarah Ashburn so uptight and so cocky that no one likes her. McCarthy's Boston detective Shannon Mullins, meanwhile, is so off the wall that she's out of the building. Her fellow cops fear her and her own family loathes her because she had the audacity to arrest her brother. She almost makes Gibson's Martin Riggs seem restrained.
"The Heat" opens in New York with Ashburn leading a successful drug and weapons bust and in the process proving she's smarter than her fellow agents and even the police dog. When a promotion becomes available, she seeks it but may not get it unless she can demonstrate she can work well with other people. Her assignment takes her to Boston to find a mysterious drug lord. Once in Beantown, she is partnered with Mullins and you'll never guess what happens when they meet. That's right, they play Parcheesi. No, no, no. they don't get along. Hey, remember, this is the buddy cop genre and the formula has the two partners doing that antagonistic thing at the beginning. And here they do it exceptionally well. The film serves as a primer on vicious and hilarious put-downs.
As they search for the drug lord, Ashburn and Mullins slowly but surely become ... wait for the shocker ... friends. The bar scene where they cement their friendship is worth the price of admission alone. Bullock, an Academy Award-winning actress, further affirms her thespian bona fides by blowing a peanut shell out of her nose. This is one classy film.
We later meet up with Mullins' family who have turned dysfunction into an art form. Wellesley's own Jane Curtin plays her Mullins' intensely hostile mother. Note that Mullins' siblings all sport strong Boston accents. A joke is even made about the accent. However, Mullins doesn't have one. Huh?
For more head-scratching, Mullins rips into her boss, Capt. Woods (Tom Wilson), so viciously that one may wonder why she isn't fired. Yes, most of the men here don't act very manly and male body parts don't fare very well either. Screenwriter Katie Dippold must have majored in emasculation at college. Consider it payback for all the films that have women playing helpless damsels in distress.
By the time the end credits roll, "The Heat" has utilized every cliché in the buddy cop genre. Yes, the film is formulaic and thus predictable, but the fun is in the execution. For suspense, you never know what outrageous comment Mullins is going to make or what outlandish act she's going to commit. She is a force of nature of the tsunami variety as she unleashes wave after wave of F-bomb-laced tirades. You might drown with laughter.
"The Heat" revels in rudeness, crudeness, brashness and tastelessness. Albino jokes, anyone? If such irreverence bothers you, go see "Smurfs 2." By the way, speaking of sequels, one is already planned for "The Heat." Its backers must think they have a hit on their hands. I think they're right.
"The Heat" is rated R. Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Directed by Paul Feig, written by Katie Dippold. The film opens Friday, June 28.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Turtles, rum and glistening white-sand beaches.
A toast to sun-splashed Barbados and three of its biggest attractions.
Turtle snorkels in Barbados are very popular. Tourists on a boat don snorkels and masks and quickly enter the blue-green water off the southern shore of this very British Caribbean island, which typically gets 3,000 hours of sunshine annually.
On this trip, a crew member carried some fish for turtle food.
And they quickly appeared out of nowhere at the bottom, cruising along in 20 feet of water. The shells are very colorful, with leather-like patches and markings.
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Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures contains two standards and their commentaries: Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (TMS 402-13/ACI 530-13/ASCE 5-13) and Specification for Masonry Structures (TMS 602-13/ACI 530.1-13/ASCE 6-13). These standards are produced through the join efforts of The Masonry Society (TMS), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE) through the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC).
The Code and Specification are written as legal documents so that they may be adopted by reference in general building codes. The Code covers the design and construction of masonry structures, with subjects covered ranging from quality assurance to the details and development of reinforcement. Compliance with the Specification is required by the Code to control materials, labor, and construction. The Commentaries present background details, committee considerations, and research data used to develop the Code and Specification. The Commentaries are no mandatory and are for information of the user only.


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As for the rc filter would it look something like this? Course I would be replacing Vs here with the pwm signal source and connect the end grounds to the -5V line on the wall wart Ill be using for power? Can I leave out the resistor and cap I don't understand why would need a filter?
Just a note on your terminology...A 5V wall wart doesn't have a -5V line.You have a +(whatever)V connection, and a GND connection. The same goes for the Arduino, the op-amp power supply, etc. You have + and GND, not + and -.For a 5V supply you have +5V and GND. For a 10V supply, it is +10V and GND.If you had +5V and -5V, then the difference between them would be 10V! (ouch).Also, I assume you have a 10V power supply to run the op-amp from? You do realise that you can't power the op-amp from 5V and expect a gain of 2 to give you 10V out of it...?
Thanks Guys, I got this down and understand it now!Ill use the circuit here
It's working fine. However, the output is not 0-10V but 0-9.4V. Does anybody have an idea how to change the circuit to deliver exactly 10V as maximum output?


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The collection of books formed by Lord George Douglas, youngest son of the 1st Duke of Queensberry, who died a young man in 1693(?). It was presented to the Faculty of Advocates by his father and received by the Library in 1695. There are over 800 items (so far identified as being from the bequest) of the 16th and the 17th century, mostly continental printings. Legal works predominate (Lord George had studied law during his extended Grand Tour which lasted from April 1686 to January 1693), followed by Italian literature, and Greek and Latin literature and works on classical antiquities. The Duke had some of the bindings stamped with his own arms before presenting them. The bequest included two manuscripts, an Italian copy of Virgil of 1467 and a history of the Reformation in the Palatinate. Apparently at some date during the 18th century the Douglas books had ceased to be maintained as a separate collection, and in 1925, on the formation of the National Library, the collection was divided, with the law books being retained by the Advocates? Library and the rest by the National Library. Books from the donation are inscribed on a front fly-leaf: ?Lib: D: D: Georgij Douglas Bibliothecć Facultatis Juridicć Edinburgi Donat:?.
Faculty of Advocates Faculty Record 198 contains a manuscript catalogue of the donation. W.A. Kelly, ?Lord George Douglas (1667/1668?-1693?) and his Library? in The Stair Society, Miscellany three (edited by W.M. Gordon), Edinburgh, 1992, 160-172. ----, The Library of Lord George Douglas (ca. 1667/8?-1693?) : an Early Donation to the Advocates? Library, Cambridge, 1997.
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AKRON -- Alex Abreu scored 15 points and dished seven assists as Akron extended the nation's longest active winning streak to 14 games, downing Mid-American Conference-foe Central Michigan 68-56 Tuesday night.
Demetrius Treadwell, who entered with four double-doubles in his past five games for the Zips (18-4, 9-0), added 12 points and five rebounds.
Chris Fowler's layup pulled Central Michigan (9-13, 2-7) within 57-56 with 2:23 left, but a dunk and layup by Treadwell sparked Akron's 11-0, game-ending run.
Akron's winning streak is now the longest by any Division I team this season. The Zips are also off to their best ever start in MAC play.
Akron trailed 46-42 with 9:13 left until Reggie McAdams' free throw sparked a 13-4 Akron run.
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falcon820 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 164 designs submitted by 63 freelance designers.
US Pilot Financial Associationâ"¢ (USPFA) Needs a great logo. Should be clean, sharp, professional. Needs to add credibility since we are new.
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We are a brand NEW Association, dedicated to the financial security of Airline Pilots. We are just starting, so we have no logo. No website yet either (working on that).
We will eventually be using it on the website, on stickers, etc so we want to be able to have it look great on our printed material as well as when it is used elsewhere.
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Saw this on slashdot and thought it would be of interest here.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/netw...ox.html?page=1The Next 50 Years of Computer Security: An Interview with Alan Cox
by Edd Dumbill
Author's note: Alan Cox needs little introduction--most will know him for his long-standing work on the Linux kernel (not to mention his appreciation and promulgation of the Welsh language among hackers). Cox is one of the keynote speakers at EuroOSCON this October, where he will talk about computer security.
According to Alan Cox, we're just at the beginning of a long journey into getting security right. Eager for directions and a glimpse of the future, O'Reilly Network interviewed him about his upcoming keynote.


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Revenue 2012: The Newspaper As Entrepreneur
By: Ellen Sterling
It was just a short while ago that print publications were writing their own obituaries, seemingly giving up the fight for audiences and advertisers in the onset of the digital age. That is no longer the case.
In 2012, print organizations are finding new ways to retain and grow audiences and advertising. By thinking creatively, print organizations are finding ways to take on digital media and level the playing field. Now, companies like The New York Times and Los Angeles Times are offering classes and lectures for the public. The Los Angeles paper has a huge book fair and gives out annual book awards. They and many other newspapers create and sponsor events and merchandise. The New York Times, for example, has for many years sold photos and front-page reprints. They have a wine club (nytwineclub.com), as does The Wall Street Journal (wsjwine.com), through which individuals can buy wines at different price points. Newspaper groups are joining together in advertising ventures (quadrantone.com) and in any other way that will help in this changing environment.
In short, in the quest to survive and thrive, newspapers are turning very entrepreneurial.
Nights On The Town
Last month, the New York Times announced a travel program called "Times Journeys" which, according to a press release, "will engage participants in conversation and thought-provoking analysis on an expedition of seminars covering current events, film, science, music, and technology." Film critic A.O. Scott will be among Times staffers on the journey.
The Times also hosts "Arts & Leisure" weekends throughout the year. This gives people the opportunity to hear public figures they might otherwise not have an opportunity to hear. January's roster included composer Philip Glass; actors Carey Mulligan, Juliana Margulies, Josh Charles, and Alan Rickman; designer Simon Doonan; and writer Robert King from the TV show "The Good Wife." Considering what entertainment costs these days (especially New York theater) the ticket price is moderate — $30.
As the New York Times draws on the city's theater and arts communities to give the public access to these events, so does the Los Angeles Times take advantage of its location in the movie-making capital. The L.A. Times' special section "The Envelope," devoted to Hollywood awards shows, sponsors a free screening series where, after the film, the actors and filmmakers are interviewed.
On its Events page, the paper says, "The Los Angeles Times has brought readers the information they need to make their lives more productive and enjoyable. As an extension of that mission, we produce an annual series of public events."
Toward this end, the paper also hosts a travel show, book fair and book prizes, and, this year, will host its Third Annual Directors Roundtable, featuring George Clooney, Stephen Daldry, Michel Hazanavicius, Alexander Payne, and Martin Scorsese.
In June, the Times will host "A Night of Music + Fashion" and "Hero Complex," a film festival for sci-fi and fantasy film fans. Some of these events benefit local nonprofits.
Beyond Advertising
In August 2008, still a student at the University of Pennsylvania and seeing how print organizations were feeling great pressure from both digital media and a broken economy, blogger Albert Sun posted a list of "nine ways that newspapers can make money that aren't advertising." These included merchandising, consulting, localization of news, and customer service.
Sun's 2008 post has proven to be prescient. Today, there is merchandising, consulting, hyperlocal news, and enhanced customer service at newspapers across the country.
For example, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, the Star Tribune Co. (startribunecompany. com) is using its carrier force to create new products and revenue opportunities. In that, they say, they're ahead of the curve.
Owning The Distribution
Paul Kasbohm, Star Tribune's vice president of advertising sales, said that ideas for new approaches to their products come from throughout the organization. "Giving people a voice is key. We guarantee everything will be heard, if not necessarily acted upon," he said.
For some time, newspapers, in addition to reaching their subscriber base, have been reaching out to the wider community to deliver an advertiser's message.
"Here's what's different now at the Star Tribune," Kasbohm said. "These advertising products are traditionally delivered by the United States Postal Service, and that's increasingly cost-prohibitive. Preprinted inserts are just too darn expensive to deliver through the USPS. There are verified delivery companies we could use, but what we did here was to use our own carrier force that has been delivering our product, along with the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, very accurately. So, we're going to use our carrier force."
Kasbohm doesn't have any love lost for the postal service and focuses more on the benefits realized by his own employees and clients. "It's a win for the carriers because they get more money," he said, "and for us, because we save costs we can pass on to our advertisers and, most important, we can use and benefit from the carrier force's experience and accuracy."
With this new approach to delivery, Kasbohm said, "We're going to make some changes to our non-subscriber products. Until now, they were in the form of tabs that were mailed. Now, they will be repackaged. The broadsheet jacket will be four pages and will have 50 percent news content. It will be branded on the banner head as Twin Cities Values, an edition of the Star Tribune.
"There will be a three-phase rollout in March. By mid-April we will be fully distributing our new product. We'll do protected porch delivery and install tubes where we can."
Perhaps most importantly, taking over delivery will enable more advertisers to participate due to the lower rates realized through cost savings. "In short, taking this product outside of the mailbox is making it more affordable to more people," Kasbohm said. "There are more advertisers jumping on it who couldn't afford it before. The savings are significant."
Online Initiatives
One other area to which the Star Tribune is devoting extensive resources is its online presence. Ray Faust, vice president of sales and emerging media, said that technology today gives them "the ability to target specific audiences. We're able to not only report to advertisers on the basics, like impressions and click-throughs, but can also report on scroll-throughs and on how much time someone spends on the ad."
The company's digital presence is felt on every available platform: mobile, tablet, email, and video. Faust said, "We're in a two-paper market but with digital, we're fortunate to pretty much own the state."
He added that, "As technology changes, user expectations change. It's different today than it was. I'm not going to read a story, then tune in on TV at 6 p.m. or 10 p.m. to see it. Today, people want to see a video illustrating the story, and they want to be able to see it immediately."
Before site visitors see a video, they see an interstitial video that, based on their user history, is targeted to their demographic. These are 15- or 30-second videos that play as soon as users click on the video they wish to see.
"The technology we have now," Faust said, "allows advertisers to target a certain user. Now we can be more strategic. Radio drive time and TV prime time are not factors with us. The whole broadcast notion of ratings and costs isn't a factor. It's less about daypart. If a user is reading a story and clicks elsewhere on the site, that user will get the video ad that is appropriate for him or her."
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One of the larger publishing companies in the country today is GateHouse Media, Inc. GateHouse owns 79 daily newspapers with total paid circulation of approximately 657,000, 257 weekly newspapers (published up to three times per week) with total paid circulation of approximately 493,000, and total free circulation of approximately 694,000, as well as 95 shoppers (generally advertising- only publications) with total circulation of approximately 1.5 million, more than 405 locally focused websites, which puts their franchises on the Internet, and yellow page directories that serve approximately 1.2 million people.
David P. Arkin, GateHouse vice president of content and audience, manages a staff that, he said, "crafts content development strategy — Facebook and videos, for example, and such practices as the number of updates papers should do every day, the number of videos to post. We work on content management with content partners like the AP."
Arkin relies heavily on the people who work in GateHouse's properties. "We try our best to engage as many of our editors in the process as we can," he said. "We have to put together programs that are doable and within our resources."
Engaging staff is of critical importance to GateHouse. The company has an "Inner Circle" that evaluates and recognizes excellence in its papers (ghnewsroom.com/blogs/innercircle). There is also a blog (ghnewsroom.com/blogs/gatehouse-news-insider) to keep newsrooms informed, and the company publishes what Arkin described as "a huge handbook that we have built for our newsrooms, and there's another dealing only with new initiatives."
GateHouse's niche publications are designed for each paper that distributes them. So, for example, the Breast Cancer Awareness publication carries stories of breast cancer survivors and appropriate advertising from every locale where it is distributed. In addition to that one, the six other niche publications include a bridal book in January, a Martin Luther King Jr. Day publication, and a salute to nurses. These contain what Arkin described as "evergreen content."
GateHouse reaches out to the community in a variety of ways. Arkin points to the Rockford Register-Star in Illinois as an example. "We offer social media classes for residents and business owners about how to use Facebook, how to set up an account, involve others in it, and how to monetize the account."
Each day at 4 p.m., Arkin said, "we post a column online about what to watch on TV that night.
"And, we can react to news very quickly. We have a newspaper in Joplin, Mo.," he said. "When the tornadoes struck last year, we immediately created a website for each of our newspapers with information and provided a portal readers could use to give to the people in Joplin."
Coupons have become a big factor in engaging readers and driving business to advertisers. "We also have a coupon initiative," Arkin said. "Every Sunday the skybox on the front page of our papers has the amount of savings with that day's coupons."
Looking back on what he wrote in 2008, Albert Sun, who is now working in the digital field at the New York Times, recalled, "When I wrote that, the newspaper business was all about surviving. Now, it's about transitioning into a new world. Instead of panic, today there's concern about the best way to go about doing what needs to be done."
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PORT ANGELES — A recently leveled tract of land just west of Port Angeles will sit vacant for now, said Clallam County officials, who don't know the owner's plans for the land.
Commissioner Mike Doherty requested a status report from the Department of Community Development on two connecting parcels at the northeast corner of Fey Road and U.S. Highway 101.
The industrial-zoned property was cleared and graded earlier this summer.
It is owned by Sam Hurworth, who is co-founder and chief executive officer of DelHur Industries, based in Port Angeles, a general contractor that performs work in 17 states.
Doherty said he scheduled the discussion because he received a citizen inquiry about the leveling work, which is clearly visible from the highway.
"I was curious, too," Doherty said.
"I thought for the size of the development, I should have had a better answer of kind of what was going on. I just felt I should get an update."
Sheila Roark Miller, the elected community development director, told Doherty: "Typically, I don't get in private property owners' business.
"That's why I invited the folks from the founding of DelHur here," she said.
Hurworth and company Chief Financial Officer Tony Sample attended the board work session Monday.
They declined to speak at the meeting when board Chairman Mike Chapman gave them an opportunity.
Hurworth and Sample did not agree to be interviewed after the meeting and could not be reached for comment last week.
Zoned industrial
County Planning Manager Steve Gray said the property was zoned industrial in 2011.
The Public Works Department received an application for a commercial road approach for the parcel closest to the highway May 28.
"At that time, the road approach permit was not brought into the Department of Community Development for any sort of review because there was no map or known — at least in terms of public works review — critical areas within the envelope of the road approach or in close proximity," Gray told commissioners.
The clearing and grading work occurred after the commercial road approach permit was approved.
"Our department started receiving some phone calls and inquiries about that," Gray said.
"We certainly didn't know, since we didn't have any pending permits, what might be going on in that site.
"But I did call DelHur and eventually spoke to Mr. Sample and was informed that there was no specific development plans at this point, but they were certainly out there leveling the site," Gray said.
Gray advised company officials that they might need a stormwater runoff permit from the state Department of Ecology.
DCD further advised that a wetlands report would be needed for a second road approach permit for the 7.7-acre northern lot because of the presence of a small pond.
The county received the wetlands report July 31.
"A quick review indicates that the conclusion of the wetland consultant is that it's a man-made pond, which wouldn't be subject to critical area regulation or buffers," Gray said.
The second road approach permit is pending with the county.
No other applications
Meanwhile, Clallam County has received no other permit applications for the site.
"I have no clue what they're going to build there," Gray said after the work session.
In a Friday interview, Roark Miller said she was "not at all" concerned about DelHur's long-range plans for the Fey Road property.
"I'm guessing it may be an investment of some sort," she said.
Roark Miller added that the county has a good working relationship with the Port Angeles construction company and that discussing the plans of a private business in a public meeting is "not typically something we do."
"If some business goes in there, like if they were building something or running a trucking business or something like that, that's going to trigger some additional review and permitting we would deal with at that point in time," Gray told Doherty.
Doherty's suggestions
Doherty suggested that the county adopt a clearing and grading ordinance that would require a permit so neighbors could get specific information about a project.
He also raised a secondary concern over the lack of an acceleration, deceleration and holding lane for trucks entering and exiting Fey Road.
"I just think citizens, particularly in adjacent neighborhoods, should be able to have access to information on what the impacts are," Doherty said.
Said Gray: "Right, but we can't give information that we don't have."
"We knew there was clearing and grading," Gray said.
"We didn't know what they were proposing to do in the long run, and we still don't."
Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5072, or at [email protected]


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The Education Department offer students a well-rounded and thorough examination of the nature of education as a social, cultural, philosophical, and political phenomenon, with special attention paid to the historical contexts in which the formal school system we have today developed. The foundation provided by this coursework enables both prospective teachers and students interested in studying education for other reasons the opportunity to develop a fuller and more sophisticated sense of both the promise of formal education and the challenges that educators face as they attempt to put their own visions of good teaching and good education into practice. Download the Education Program Information Sheet (PDF), which summarizes our two programs in chart form.
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Students may choose from two "tracks" of study in the Education Department. The Teacher Education track is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in teaching immediately after graduation. Students pursuing certification at Gettysburg College must complete required coursework, pass required certification exams, and successfully complete a series of field experiences in order to be recommended for certification. Other requirements apply as well. The Teacher Education program culminates in a student teaching internship typically completed during the fall semester of the student's senior year at Gettysburg.
If you are ready to apply for admission to the Teacher Education program, download the application (PDF).Student teachers are required to formally demonstrate their growth by collecting evidence that shows how they have interpreted the Five Principles upon which the Teacher Education program is based. The Five Principles are described in greater detail in the Curriculum & Portfolio Guide, which is linked below. More information on portfolio requirements can be obtained from your Education Advisor. You can also check requirements and guidelines associated with the Minor in Educational Studies below as well.
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Students with an interest in teaching or in education more generally, but who are not interested in pursuing certification at the College, may choose to pursue the Minor in Educational Studies. The non-certificate minor program is designed to meet the needs of students who may wish to be certified in an area for which the Department does not offer certification (such as in the elementary grades or special education), for whom graduate study in education would be appropriate, or who simply have an itch to scratch with regard to understanding how and why our education system functions the way it does.
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In 1974, Barry Morrow started a football league on this field to provide a healthy outlet for city kids in the neighborhood of Bushwick. For 32 years, he nurtured the league so that it grew and prospered. Today, following an extensive renovation of this field, Barry 'Sly' Morrow – as he was known – is remembered here for his enduring commitment to youth development through sports.
Barry Morrow grew up in Bushwick and graduated from Bushwick High School. He founded the Bushwick Football League in 1974 to help local children learn the fundamentals of sportsmanship and competitive sports. Teams from all five boroughs participated. The league took shape and soon became a catalyst for sports in the broader area of Brooklyn. Neighborhoods became closer through organized competition with each other.By 1984, the league involved teams from the entire borough of Brooklyn and was renamed the Brooklyn Football League.
Morrow, who worked for the United Parcel Service, guided the league with all of his remaining time and resources. He took a second job as a cab driver to defray the costs of operating the league. Winners did not go without trophies, or coats. By creating a network of players and teams, Morrow made competition a healthy part of sporting life, teaching life skills and bringing out the best in his players. In the face of the surrounding decay, Morrow saw sports as a way to alleviate urban blight and help people move on and up. Hundreds of children benefitted from the league he created. He continued in this work until his passing on Christmas Day 2006.
In 2006, the former asphalt field was renovated with state-of-the-art synthetic turf. The field now provides space for softball, soccer and volleyball. This recent renovation, which extends into the adjacent playground, has been due in large part to the generosity and persistent attention of Council Member Erik Martin Dilan who provided over $3 million in funds to restore the park. Now over 100 years old, the park begins to show a new life.
This renovated field is named in honor of Morrow's life and dedication to the children of Bushwick. Morrow's experience conveys the importance of preserving and respecting our public resources - in particular our local parks - as a part of the ongoing challenge of community renewal.
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Recognizing the dairy industry's critical need for immigration reform, Jackie Klippenstein represented Dairy Farmers of America at the National Council of Farmer Cooperative's (NCFC) immigration reform panel during their Washington Conference this week.
The panel, Our Nation's Immigration System Needs Work: Co-op Perspectives on the Need for Reform, gave attendees an understanding of what immigration reform means for a diverse range of agricultural producers across the country. Joining Klippenstein on the panel were Rich Hudgins of California Canning Peach Association and Bob Smith of Farm Credit East. The session was moderated by Chuck Conner, president and chief executive officer of NCFC.
The NCFC panel was especially timely, as the Senate voted on cloture this week, signaling their commitment to moving forward S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.
As a panelist, Klippenstein spoke in support of the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform proposal, which includes compromise language for the agriculture sector. S. 744 includes agricultural provisions that address current undocumented workers while creating two new types of farm worker visas — one for seasonal workers, and one that meets the needs of dairy producers for year-round help.
Klippenstein has served as vice president of industry and legislative affairs since joining DFA during 2008. In that capacity, she focuses on federal legislative and regulatory issues and plays an active role in member and Farm Services. She also serves on the boards of National Milk Producers Federation, the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship program and the American Royal. Prior to joining DFA, Klippenstein spent nearly 15 years in Washington, D.C., as a lobbyist for agricultural interests and as a congressional aide, having worked for members of both the U.S. House and Senate.
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