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The social purpose of the Kazimir project is to show the correlation of Jewish and Polish cultures throughout centuries. Information about pre-war and current life of the Kazimierz district is supposed to encourage the citizens of Cracow to get interested in history of the places they visit day to day.
We want the Poles to know the Jewish history of Kazimierz and for Jews to know its' current state. In the pre-war part of Kazimir we created a reverse navigation - from right to left, that corresponds to the reading direction of Hebrew. The goal is to connect people of different nationalities, religions and cultures.
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It's been ... oh ... FOUR DAYS since my last post?
Too much to process, not enough time. Still: some of my resolutions are in running order. No bread. Two hours of the morning without the internet. Daily origami (though I haven't been posting pix).Daily photographs (ditto -- not been posting to the blog). Eight glasses of water every day. All the rest are merely in suspension while I'm in Madras.
Here's a recap of what this week has been like:
13th: We (E and I) arrived from Delhi in the late afternoon. We ate a snack at the airport in Delhi, lunch on the plane, and immediately after arriving, had tea at my Mum's house followed by an extremely filling FONDUE DINNER. So that pretty much set the tone for the week, i.e., near continuous eating.
14th: In the morning, we began the day with a visit to my Mum's sister's home, filled with flowers and paintings, plus, two beautiful cats upstairs. My uncle passed away peacefully on the first of this year, so this was also a condolence visit. It was a beautiful fresh day and my aunt was looking relaxed and the house was fragrant with incense. This visit was followed by a visit to meet two more cats, also very charming, in my cousin's daughter's home. Much purring was enjoyed.
Back at home, for lunch, Mum's cook had made fried fish. She knows that E likes fish, so she had laid out FIVE MACKEREL for him and he ate FOUR!! Everyone was delighted, because of course, the one thing my Mum still enjoys is to feed people at her table. Everyone here loves E, because he is totally unfussy with food, and eats everything that's set in front of him, including all the spicy, bony things that I for one NEVER eat (I don't like fish. A cause of much sorrow to my parents, all through my childhood). In short, he is the perfect guest, in Indian terms. In the evening we played badminton with my niecelet. And at night we ate some more. *sigh*
15th: Idlis in the morning. Since these are festival days in Tamilnadu, celebrating PONGAL, (a harvest festival, following the end of year rainy season in this part of the country), my niecelet is on holiday till Thursday. In the evenings we play badminton -- I call it goodminton, because we play so dreadfully -- on my Mum's small lawn. All through the day we fend off mosquitoes with spray-on repellant, which, to my surprise, work quite well. The weather is exceptionally balmy, with the result that walks down the road are pleasant. The only problem is eating five times a day -- three times at my Mum's table and twice upstairs with my sister, niece, niece-let and nephew-in-law! Alas, all the food is good and there's always too much of it.
16th: Idlis again in the morning. My Mum's kitchen produces fixed breakfasts -- Khichdi on Mondays, Idlis on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Dosai on Thursday, Uppuma on Friday, Dosai again on Saturdays, then on Sundays the upstairs cook (my sister's cook, i.e.) sends down dosais made by her. In short, it's a rice-based breakfast every day except Friday's semolina uppuma. At lunch, it was fish again for Ethan, a flat fish with a name none of us could recognize.
The niecelet came down and was happy to be offered two portions, much to my Mum's disapproval. She felt that E was not getting his rightful share!! In the late afternoon, G, E and I went out on what was meant to be a brief drive to see the festival crowds at the beach, but instead we ended with a huge snack at G's Club -- I had a sada Dosai and ice cream, G had peas Uppuma, E had fresh, hot julienned potato chips, plus coffee. Then back to Mum's house for dinner ...
17th: E left in the morning. I went with him to the airport, with a hired driver. Said goodbye (didn't wait, there's no point at the airport these days, since visitors can't go in) and took photographs from the car all the way back. As always, I managed to see many more interesting sights than I could ever take pictures of -- I never have my camera up in time. For instance: an elderly woman, tall and grey haired, walking right across a busy street, dressed in a baby-pink silk sari, with sparkling gold borders, dripping gold jewellery from her ears, wrists and neck! An amazing sight. Later the same day, I saw a homeless woman, dressed in rags, standing in a shaft of sunlight, drinking tea from a paper cup. She stood with such unaffected grace, in that shaft of light, steam rising from tea in her hand, it was as if she were standing on a stage under a spotlight, savouring her drink, not out in the dusty, crowded street. Wonderful.
Later in the day, went to FabIndia, bought three short tunics and two beautiful indigo blue cotton stoles.
18th: Tried hard to catch up with my various projects but instead spent the whole day wool-gathering, doing puzzles on my iPad and ... eating, of course. My cousin R came over around lunch-time and chatted with my mother, while she and I ate lunch. He lives in London with his parents and comes with them every year around this time. He enjoys talking to my Mum and she enjoys his company too, so it was a pleasant interaction. On Monday night we will meet again for dinner, with his parents, whom I haven't seen for several years.
19th: And now I must stop, because the power goes off for two hours load-shedding every day.
LATER: I have finally managed to upload a photograph and also to correct the many errors I made while posting this account earlier today. I am not satisfied with the colour I reported for the lady I saw crossing the street in a pink sari. It wasn't baby-pink, but a much brighter, fresher colour. Neither fluorescent nor the famous "mutai-pink" of my childhood -- the pink of boiled-sugar sweets we bought from the local sweet shops, a vicious, poison-pink -- whereas this sari was an entirely pretty, lively and flowery colour, like maybe a phlox or bud-rose. It wasn't an artificial colour, yet it caught the eye, it was so TASTY bright.
Friday, January 18, 2013
SATURDAY 19th January
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:) Your comment about the woman with the cup of tea reminded me of a scene by the Marina - a man had finished putting up a poster at some height and was surveying the ground with his hands on his hip, looking more empowered than the dapper man in the advertisement he had just put up. It was a few years back, but the scene stuck to my memory :)
Hi, big smile - today your resolution-postcard arrived from Delhi - lovely! BIG THANKS!
And again the book ADI PARVA from Amruta Parvil, which after reading here your comment I ordered via Amazon - arrived from Delhi ! ))))
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Tehran: Iran acknowledged on Tuesday that it has been sending funds to neighbouring Afghanistan for years, saying the money was intended to aid reconstruction of the embattled country.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that he receives millions of dollars in cash from Iran, adding that Washington gives him "bags of money" too because his office lacks funds. US officials said the money flowing from Tehran was further proof that Iran is playing a double game in Afghanistan - wooing the government while helping Taliban insurgents who are fighting US and NATO forces.
"Iran has provided the country with plenty of help," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in his weekly news briefing in Tehran. "Iran has helped construction of Afghanistan and the preparation of its economic infrastructure and it will pursue it in the future, too."
Mehmanparast said Iran`s help began years ago. He said peace and stability in Afghanistan is important for Iran.
Karzai`s remarks came a day after The New York Times reported that Iran was giving bags of cash to the president`s chief of staff, Umar Daudzai, to buy his loyalty and promote Iranian interests in Afghanistan. The Times quoted unidentified sources as saying the cash amounted to a slush fund that Karzai and Daudzai had used to pay lawmakers, tribal elders - and even Taliban commanders - to secure their loyalty.
Karzai told reporters Monday that he had instructed Daudzai, a former ambassador to Iran, to accept the money from Tehran.
The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan dismissed the allegations that the Iranian government was making cash payments to Daudzai, calling them "ridiculous and insulting". The statement, which didn`t mention money that Tehran might be giving to the president`s office, was issued earlier Monday, before Karzai`s comments.
Iran publicly opposed the US-led offensive that toppled the Taliban after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, though its relations with the Taliban regime had been frosty.
Iran is believed to not want the Taliban to return to power. But it remains wary of a long-term US military presence of American forces on its doorstep in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Records: set up taxpayer record: set up partnership record (Action Guide)
The Central Agent Authorisation Team (CAAT) at NICO is responsible for setting up partnership records from form SA400 and these forms should be forwarded there. Do not include any correspondence other than form 64-8.
When you receive details of a new partnership, or new partnership trade, consider steps 1 - 13 below. The guide is presented as follows
|Steps 1 - 5
|Steps 6 - 9
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For details of how to access any of the SA functions, select 'Index Of Functions' on the left of the screen.
Initial action
|Ensure that an SA record does not already exist for the partnership. Use function TI to access the National Tracing System
|* If a Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) is shown, an SA record exists
|* If a Schedule D reference is shown, use function RETRIEVE UTR FROM D REFERENCE to establish the UTR. If there is a UTR, an SA record exists
|Where an SA record exists, bear in mind that a partnership may carry on more than one trade, although the SA record can hold only one live trade source
|* Use function VIEW PARTNERS FOR PARTNERSHIP to establish the names of the partners
|* Where the partners in that partnership are the same as those in the partnership for which you have now received details
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|* Continue to follow this Action Guide. A new SA partnership record, for the new partnership, is required
|Note: You should also set up a new partnership record where asked to do so by any one of the Inspector, partnership or agent.
|Obtain completed form SA400, if not already held. Subject 'Notification Of New Partnership' (SAM100135) tells you about the procedure
|Check whether a LLP2 for a Limited Liability Partnership has been received from CRI via the area office
|Check whether or not form 64-8 is held. If so, you will need this when setting up the SA record
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| 6. | Use function SET UP PARTNERSHIP, to create a basic partnership record. Any entries to designatory fields must be made in UPPER CASE |
| 7. | Use function SET UP TRADE to enter partnership trade details |
| | * If the source is within the construction industry |
| | * Use function MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE SIGNALS to enter on the SA record the nature of the partnership's involvement in the construction industry |
| | * Issue form P510 to the relevant PAYE office / section, if the business has employees |
| 8. | If today's date is after the automatic selection process for returns issue on 6 April next has run, or you need to issue a return for CY-1 |
| | * Use function RECORD RETURN REQUEST to select the relevant year for automatic issue of a return
More detailed advice is given in subject 'New Commencement Cases' in the section 'Returns Issue' (SAM120070). | | 9. | Where there is no agent acting | | | * Advise the partnership of the UTR allocated, and to be quoted in future correspondence |
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| | * Advise the agent of the UTR allocated to the partnership SA record |
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| | * Use function AMEND TAXPAYER SIGNALS to enter 'Nominated partner ……… (name) ………. (UTR)' in the Free Format Notes field of the partnership SA record |
| | * File the nomination in the permanent notes folder within the partnership file |
| 12. | Use function ADD/AMEND COMMUNICATION NAME AND ADDRESS where the partnership has asked for correspondence to be issued |
| | * In a name other than the partnership name
Or | | | * To an address different to the partnership address | | 13. | If either of the following apply | | | * All of the partners in the partnership are companies
Or | | | * One or more, but not all, of the partners are companies, and the partnership accounting date falls in the period 1 February to 5 April inclusive | | | You should also | | | * Use function AMEND TAXPAYER SIGNALS to set the Manual Return signal on the partnership record | | | And | | | * Note on the partnership permanent notes pad that the Manual Return signal has been set because of a non-standard filing date | | | Note: Bear in mind that having set up the partnership record, the computer will not prompt you at a later date if the partner-partnership links have not been made from the partners' individual records. A clerical or B/F control is advisable. | | | The SA record for one or more partners may be the responsibility of another office. Where the partner record is the responsibility of your own office, you may decide not to issue written advice. |


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Figure 1B-D illustrates more example of analysis. From high quality Affymetrix and Agilent tissue expression data, expression levels of fifteen cell cycle and several mitotic spindle genes were found to be very strongly correlated, and a few negatively correlated, with CDC2 expression across tumor tissues. The promoter sequences of these genes were analyzed and all were shown to have a consensus binding site for the E2F-1 transcription factor, extending previously published results.
Figure 1B shows how well expression of CDC2, which is the main control gene for the mitotic cell cycle, and CDCA5 is correlated across the tumor samples by tumor grade. A heat map analysis that shows how well the pattern of gene expression of a set of cell cycle and spindle formation genes can separate the clinical samples is shown in Figure 1C, where shade of red indicates higher, and green, lower expression levels, respectively. Figure 1D shows the loss of heterozygosity in chromosome 10 based on our analysis of the adrenocortical copy number/SNP Affymetrix chips. The blue vertical lines indicate those tissue samples that have lost some or all of chromosome 10. Chromosome loss is more apparent in tissues that are showing the most abnormal expression of mitotic spindle proteins. These analyses demonstrate the collective capabilities of our staff in collecting important biological and clinical information from large data sets that can provide predictions for hypothesis building in grant applications. Our staff has also developed some novel methods for finding genes that are changing in cancer cells and tissues.
Pathway Analysis: In the first method, a pattern of significantly varying genes is input into our Biorag database, which has collected all of the current information on the human genome that is available, as well as many other genomes (this database is described further below). Figure 1E is an output of the Pathway Miner tool that shows which genes are in well-known regulatory and metabolic pathways in pancreatic cancer tissues. Nodes are genes colored by expression level in a set of microarray experiments. Edges between nodes show genes that act in the same pathway: edge thickness represents more interactions. Clicking the mouse on the display produce a complete description of the genes or an annotated diagram of a pathway.
Drug Target Finding: In a second analysis method of large data sets, the Bioinformatics Shared Service uses novel methods to determine which genes are suitable drug targets or predictive for disease. Often, targets are identified as products of significantly over-expressed genes in cancer tissues and cells. We also use a sophisticated computational method called graph theory to determine which genes appear to interact, such as one gene regulating another. An example of a graph showing interaction among the cell cycle genes expressed abnormally in Adrenocortical cancer tissues is shown in Figure 2A. These types of graphs can be used very effectively to predict gene interactions by combining different data sets and types of analysis (also see http://www.cytoscape.org )
Alternatively, the genes could be a synthetic lethal combination in that the cell needs one gene or the other for viability, or needs one gene expressed in order to compensate for over-expression of another. Through data analysis, we can determine if a cancer cell is depending totally on one gene, having lost or over-expressed the other, making the remaining gene a sensitive drug target. As an example, we are helping to discover synthetic lethal targets for over-expressed cell cycle gene in adrenocortical (Figure 1B) and pancreatic cancer. We are also able to search for genes that are likely to be strongly over-expressed because of a rearrangement in the genome that fuses the gene to a strong promoter, as occurs in chronic myelogenous leukemia and other B and T cell malignancies.
Example 2. Analysis of Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the APC and ODC genes
Researchers are beginning to analyze the influence of genetics on cancer risk and treatment. To plan these studies requires an understanding of population genetics, experimental design, and the data analysis needed. The Bioinformatics Shared Service has the expertise needed to assist with planning such studies, analyzing the data, and assisting with paper and grant writing.
As an example of a study of this kind, a large number (over 1,000) of blood samples from a colonic adenoma recurrence study by the Cancer Prevention and Control Program were obtained from Drs. Patricia Thompson and Gene Gerner and analyzed for the presence of sequence polymorphisms in the APC gene using a SNPStream instrument at the Arizona Research Laboratories and in the ODC gene using Sequenom data from TGen. These machines reveal, for example, that a particular DNA site might have either an A/T or G/C base pair, and tells which base pair is present in each of the two chromosomes for each sample (two G/Cs, two A/Ts or an A/T-G/C combination). For the 4-6 sites analyzed, our role was to determine which bases are present on the same piece of chromosome (i.e. are in the same phase or haplotype) and from which the genotype of each sample could be found. To do the analysis, we developed a number of Perl scripts that reconfigured the SNPStream or ODC instrument data output. The data were used as input into an open source program (fastPHASE) that computed the desired haplotypes and genotypes. The fastPHASE program data format was modified by additional Perl scripts in order to produce a table that could be used for a statistical analysis to test the association of particular haplotypes with clinical outcome.
The analysis of the ODC gene SNPs using the HaploVIEW program is shown in Figure 1F. Color indicates degree of linkage disequilibrium (extent of deviation from Hardy Weinberg equilibrium) between SNP markers across the gene, with darker purple blocks along the diagonal between adjacent SNPs indicating which SNPs are most likely in the same haplotype block (98-99% probability). This example illustrates that the Bioinformatics Shared Service has the knowledge and expertise needed to perform these type of population genetics analysis.
The Bioinformatics Shared Service is also prepared to analyze similar data sets that include many more sequence polymorphisms extending over longer intervals of the human genome. In the above example of an APC gene analysis, the sequence analysis assumed that the 4 SNPs analyzed were in a single haplotype block inherited from one generation to the next. This assumption was reasonable because the length of the sequence was quite short. When dealing with longer regions, it is necessary to perform an additional analysis that shows which adjacent polymorphisms are inherited in the same haplotype block, as in Figure 1F. Once the block structure is known, The Service can assist with supportive sequence analysis such as amino acid variation between blocks.
The Service is also tracking SNP data sets that are being collected and analyzed in large genome projects. The HapMap project (http://www.hapmap.org ) involves hundreds of investigators in different countries that are deciphering genetic variability groups in three different racial groups. In some cases, genes of interest to cancer prevention have already been studied and may be found on the HapMap web site and the dbSNP site at NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ ). The Service can retrieve and analyze the data using bioinformatics tools such as HaploVIEW and thereby assist cancer center researchers in planning the collection and analysis of these kinds of data. Having the available information can greatly increase the scientific significance and reduce the cost of a population genetics study. For example, we can show when a single marker SNP may be used to indicate the presence of a known haplotype of a cancer-related gene by simple DNA sequencing, rather than an expensive study of many SNPs using chip technology.
Example 3. Proteomics analysis
A melanoma cell line was analyzed to search for proteins induced in response to an apoptosis signal compared to a control treatment. Control and responsive proteins were labeled, immunoprecipitated to obtain a mitochondrial fraction, run on 2D gels, and spots of interest were analyzed by mass spectrometry to identify the protein. The Bioinformatics Shared Service provides informatics support to Arizona proteomics consortium labs through the protbase web site (http://www.protbase.org ), which logs new requests for service, stores experimental results and returns data to the investigator. Bioinformatics analyzed the sequest result (which identifies proteins based on peptides) for peptides with better identification scores and functionally profiled them using gene function (gene ontology), metabolic pathways, protein domains, and other features. In some cases, it was necessary to do a more extensive search of other mammalian genomes. This example illustrates how well the Bioinformatics Shared Service is integrated with the Proteomics Shared Service by providing information management and expert assistance in interpreting proteomics results with cancer cells and tissue samples. We are also prepared to help design and implement experiments for the identification of early peptide markers in tissue and serum samples.
Example 4. Promoter Analysis
One type of experiment requested by several investigators is sequence pattern analysis of gene promoter regions. In one example, a set of genes was found to be up-regulated following Arsenic treatment, raising the question as to whether common transcription factors might be involved in co-regulating these genes. Our service pays for access to a comprehensive transcription factor database called TRANSFAC. This database can be used to profile genes co-regulated by common transcription factors or transcription factors that co-regulate sets of genes. This database includes a set of sequences that are recognized by each transcription factor and a scoring matrix representation of these sites. A match algorithm searches with the scoring matrices, ranks binding sites and a cutoff threshold is used to find significant sites. If sequence patterns similar to the sites for a particular transcription factor are present in the promoter sequence, then that factor is predicted to regulate the gene. In many cases, the prediction may be a false positive one. However, we use other tools to search for clusters of binding sites, providing a more meaningful and reliable prediction of gene regulation.
Example 5. Meta-Analysis of Heterogeneous Data Sets
To analyze candidate biomarkers and therapeutic targets, it is advantageous to validate gene expression data by analysis across independent data sets, a meta-analysis. Analyzing a collection of large data sets can reveal additional information beyond the individual data sample. As an example, we are presently working with several investigators, each of whom is collecting an independent data set. The goal is to use these diverse data sets to generate gene modules and networks that describe the response to human cell lines and mice to arsenic or other toxic agents. The idea is to analyze expression changes across different microarray expression platforms and across diverse samples to identify an arsenic response network and to search for commonly regulated gene sets for meaningful relationship in terms of pathways or regulatory factors.
Example 6. Web-based Databases
The Bioinformatics Shared Service often provides database design and programming to individual groups who want to build a secure, web-based database. Three examples of databases we have built are: first, databases for storing pathological and clinical information on a cancer tissue collection; second, databases for storing and analyzing genome information (e.g. http://azcc-microarray.arl.arizona.edu/index.php); and third, project-specific databases.
Our GI spore tissue database is an Oracle database that was originally funded by the GI spore grant to Dr. Gene Gerner to store information on GI tissues. The same database is also being used for storage of a large prostate cancer tissue data set and pancreatic cancer tissues, and will be eventually expanded to include all cancer tissue types. The database is accessible from any internet location but also has highest possible level of security. Also, patient privacy and all IRB and HIPAA requirements are followed. The tissue databases are also used to store data e.g. prostate PSA levels so that data analysis can be done. The database can be "tuned" to the data storage and analysis needs of a particular research project or grant by providing data entry and analysis pages in support of that database. The database can store a large variety of data including images of slides, laboratory experiments, and links to large data sets for later analysis.
The second example of a database that has been built by the Bioinformatics Service is the Biorag database and genome analysis site. The goal of this site was to provided cancer center researchers with the capability of analyzing lists of over- or under-expressed genes from microarray experiments. The database stores a large amount of information on gene function and interaction to reveal what biological changes are taking place in cancer cells or tissues. Having such information can greatly assist with defining a new drug target, for instance. The biorag site includes updated lists of the human, mouse, drosophila, rat and yeast genomes, computer tools to aid in finding gene homologs and examining gene ontologies, gene and protein interactions, and metabolic and regulatory pathway information. This database was originally built in response to the needs of Arizona Cancer Center researchers to have a web site that they could use to analyze their gene expression data from the Genomics Shared Service. However, the web site has since been greatly expanded as needs evolved. Users of the Arizona Cancer Center Genomics Shared Service are routinely provided with a list of genes that are further analyzed using Biorag.
Examples of project-specific, web-based databases are a mouse experiment-tracking database, and databases for information and data sharing, conferencing and experiment logging for the GI spore and pancreatic grants.


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We experienced one of the proudest days our lives when our son Patrick gradated from Greely High School. Patrick was born with Down syndrome. His success is due to the staff members and students who have touched his life in ways small and large. We want to thank you all for your expertise, friendship and kindness that helped us achieve our dream of seeing Patrick walk down the aisle with his classmates.
We are so grateful that SAD 51 embraces the philosophy of inclusion in the regular classroom. Patrick has been learning next to his peers since the age of 3. He has learned and played along with children that are now his close friends. We hope they know how important they are to him and that they have made a significant contribution to the joy Patrick feels.
His freshman year Patrick was invited by Ken Marks, the varsity basketball coach, to assist him and be the team manager. Patrick proudly accepted the job and was supervised by Kristen Marks. She taught him what to do for the team and helped him gain independence. On Feb. 3, coach Marks decided Patrick should have a shot to play in a game. A varsity starter, Sam Thompson, stepped aside voluntarily so Patrick could start. It was Patrick's dream come true, made even sweeter when he scored 6 points. He felt like a superstar.
We wish to thank our community for all the support you have shown to Patrick and our family. We are blessed to live in a community that gives from its heart. You have made a difference for Patrick that will last through his lifetime.
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A 50-year-old man was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma with life-threatening burn injuries Thursday night from a fire at a home in Baltimore's Howard Park neighborhood.
A second victim, a 74-year-old woman, was taken to an area hospital from the house in the 5300 block of Gwynn Oak Ave. with non-life-threatening injuries to her hand, Baltimore Fire Department spokesman Ian Brennan said.
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Pattern: I started out with a Simplicity pattern---a standard go-go dress that doubles as three other costumes--but scrapped it after modifying it beyond its use.
Fabric: Orange stretch knit, slightly ribbed. I had some trouble finding a fabric that had a nice stretch AND was the right shade of orange. I actually bought some really cheesy polyester (like the kind old leisure suits are made of:) and tried to dye it with idye poly, but to no avail. After exercising patience, I finally found what I needed! The yellow band is a cotton jersey. The arrow is made of fun fur--mine looks a little less shaggy than the original, but oh, well. It was inexpensive, and may shag itself up in time, no pun intended.
Stockings: The opaque yellow knee-highs were found at we love colors, which is a great online store for hosiery. I also wear Danskin flesh-toned dance hosiery. As for the unmentionables (the skirt is quite short), I was sure to order a pair of yellow cheerleader Spankies. Just in case;)
Shoes: You only see her shoes in the distance shots as Austin is pulling up to the club, and from what I can make out, they are orange gogo half-boots. It would have been so much easier if they had been knee-high (they are so easy to find on ebay), but, again, I held out and finally found some gently worn tan suede boots at Goodwill. Super comfy and well made. Plus, the heel height is just high enough without being too high. I painted them orange...voila!
Earrings: I was able to zoom in and get a fairly decent look at her hoops, which look to be orange and fushia beads. All I did was thread larger glass beads onto jewelry wire, then clasp them to ear hooks.
Handbag: It looks as though it may be a frame or 'envelope' bag in yellow patent...again, this is a 'blink and you miss it' costume, so up close details are zilch. I will be keeping my eyes open for something similar.
Here is the finished dress...solo, and with the shagadelic Austin Powers group, who performed at the Dragon Con 2011 Masquerade!


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Almost two months ago to the day, I took the stage at the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso as one of 14 cast members in the 2016 Chicagoland production of This Is My Brave. I feebly announced my participation in this important event with a blog a couple of nights before the one-night performance. See: previous post "TIMBer"
A few days after the event, I shared this post: "Happy Rebirthday"
And now, as promised by the This Is My Brave (TIMB) Team, videos of all of our courageous performances are online on YouTube. I knew going into the audition that these stories would be recorded and shared online. I knew this going into the performance, and I knew this during and after. The very first day after the Chicagoland show things really started to look differently. I was no longer hiding behind certain emotional veils. I was standing up tall and using my voice to let others know that they aren't alone. To let people know who may be too scared or unsure of how to raise their voices. To those who need to ask for help. To those have stories that need to be told.
I'd go into why my sharing the video is terrifying, but it's actually part of the story itself. The text from my writing of the piece is included in the blog post "Happy Rebirthday," but you can hear most of what I'm saying in the video. There is one part towards the end where the microphone gets muffled where I'm talking about the text of a tattoo.
The tattoo reads: To err is human. To forgive is divine.
My participation in the event is not the culmination of my storytelling efforts or anywhere near the end of my journey in the ongoing discussion of mental health. It is actually only the beginning.
Below is video for "Reflections on Reflections," my contribution to the 2016 Chicagoland production of This Is My Brave.


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The Columbia Figure Skating Club will be performing Cinderella on Ice April 9 & 10, at 4:00 & 6:00 pm. Over 60 local skaters from preschool to adults with varying skating levels will perform the story of Cinderella and how she meets her prince. Performing the roles of Cinderella and the Prince will be Julia Choi and Aidan Brown who completed as Intermediate Pairs at the 2016 US National Competition in Minneapolis, MN. Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased at www.Columbiafsc.com.


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...it looks absolute pants.
Nvidia's Project Shield seems positively daft at first thought. Who in their right mind would launch a new handheld gaming device today? If Sony and Nintendo can't win over the millions of folk who play games on phones and tablets with their dedicated gaming handhelds - and very strong gaming brands - how the heck can a …
A reason would be nice.
I actually really like the design. By emulating a standard controller they've basically got spot-on ergonomic design, which the PSP had a problem with, and Nintendo never bothered with (seriously, the ergonomics on the DS range are hideous). And the battery life does sound superior to its peers.
The library of games is the real problem; the vast majority of the games on the Play store are pretty shit. Some indie ports have made it to Android, such as the Introversion stuff, but that's still not enough, especially when the Vita lets you play Uncharted.
The reason is to try and flog Tegra 4 and new Nvidia GFX cards, nothing else.
They'll lock this shit down, and make out like streaming is amazing super tech, conveniently forgetting that you can do this on current tablets with Splashtop2 for precisely no money at all.
I use my Nexus 7 to streamplay games from my PC with no issues at all. PS3 controller can still connect to the PC through a few walls, though mouse controlled turn-based games work much better.
Never being separated from Civ 5 or XCOM is one hell of a time-burner.
...what do you do?
Only trouble for Nvidia is next to zero market and brand awareness with the general population who might buy this stuff.
"Nvidia? Who are they? Do they make cheap tablets or willy pills or something?"
Yes PC gamers I hate to break it to you but you are a very small (but vocal) minority.
We'll see this time next year.
One of the big money makers has been the consoles and except for the Steambox which we haven't heard the specs of yet the big three, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are ALL using AMD for their next gen consoles. The PS4 will have an AMD APU covering CPU and GPU, the Xbox Next will have a PPC with an AMD GPU, and the Wii-U has the equivalent of an HD4670 last I heard, so Nvidia is pretty much trapped in PC gamer land for the most part.
Sure there are some takers for Tegra but since you can get a broadcom HD chip for dirt cheap and more people play videos than games on their tablets its gonna be a pretty small niche. as a PC gamer I can tell you that most of us are buying less cards simply because the consoles hamstring the graphics, heck I'm still running an HD4850 which still plays all the games at native res and with plenty of bling. I'm gonna get an HD6850 not because I need it but because its my BDay in a couple of months and the HD68xx use less power, but frankly I don't NEED the card to play all the latest games like Borderlands 2 with full bling and talking to customers that game they are telling me the same thing, they are using 2+ year old GPUs because they see no point in upgrading.
So yeah Nvidia is in a bad way right now. and its obvious that AMD buying ATI was a smart move as when the previous CEO fired all the engineers and bet the farm on netburst...err I mean Bulldozer its the ATI division that is gonna keep the cash rolling for the next couple of years and having 3 major consoles is gonna be a heck of a nice earner, and with both the X360 and Wii having ATI as well as long as those units are still sold that's more money for AMD, less for Nvidia. So while I don't really have a horse in the console race I have to say I probably wouldn't buy Nvidia stock right now, looks like they are gonna be in for a lean patch.
PC game sales were massively up earlier in 2012, compared with a drop in console game sales. (The numbers I saw were 230% increase for PC games, 38% drop for console games).
So, PC Games are not a very small minority, and never were. They are a major market that generates billions in sales every year.
Well said, Jason, well said - they have revenue but it's far from future-proof.
Nvidia was left out in the cold both by MSFT and Sony, both next-gen console will come with AMD (formerly known as ATI) GPU inside, some maybe even with AMD CPU, taking pretty much all available chip money from the ginormous console market.
Nvidia has no x86 license so he cannot make integrated/Fusion (CPU+GPU) desktop chips like AMD and Intel (though Intel's GPU totally design sucks, even after sinking billions in their abandoned Larrabee project which they are trying to recoup somehow with their new x86-based compute card.)
Nvidia's Tegra design is comparable to Qualcomm's omnipresent, more powerful yet less energy-hungry Snapdragon SoC but still falls short in almost everything eg a current-gen Snapdragon S4 dual-core handily beats a current-gen quad-core Tegra 3 (and it's more than ironic that Snapdragon-family's integrated GPU, called Adreno, was built on ATI's Imageon chipset, later sold to Qualcomm... Adreno -> Radeon, got it, right? :P)
Nvidia's only flourishing business is their traditional desktop/WS market where CUDA is unbeatable - partly thanks to AMD's incompetent, lousy OpenCL support; I've talked to ISVs in the past few months and more than one openly said they will drop OpenCL thus AMD's computing support completely in 2013H1 unless AMD revamps their professional driver development and provides them proper support, in a timely fashion.
NV needs a breakout point and it's nice to see JHH is trying to do something but outside of hardcore mobile gamers this inbred console-gnome is pretty much DoA, I think.
The Snapdragon chipset may well be better, but there aren't any/many games that take advantage of the GPU on Android, unlike the Tegra 3 enhanced exclusives.
I realise that general software will be able to use the better CPU, but there is very little on phones/tablets besides benchmarking tools that shows an appreciable difference in the number crunching.
"Enhanced" would be one word, "weighted for" would be another. Well, two actually.
I don't expect for a minute that any Tegra 3-optimised versions on TegraZone are 'better' for it, just that Nvidia will have guided the dev's hands when choosing which bits to spice up (the bits the T3 can do well) and which bits should be toned down (the areas where it sucks, and this is likely where more effort was expended to ensure high frame rates).
My old Matrox Mystaque came with 'optimised' versions of games. They sucked ass, but this was highly appropriate as the video card did too.
Nvidia has a history of hyping their SoCs up to the nth degree, backed with glitzy demo vids, only to launch an underwhelming product. I see little to suggest that Tegra 4 will be any different and the Adrenos and Malis of this world will continue to run rings around it it many critical departments
We've been here before with you. I agree that there are trends that may allow more people to run Linux as their primary desktop in future - Valve's gaming plans, for example. Another example is the 'software as a service' trend for the sort of professional productivity applications that, for some sectors, are currently scarce in Linux.
If the mainstream CAD packages, for example, do become OS agnostic, I suspect the move will be driven by a, renting compute resources for tasks like rendering, b, using private cloud services to help engineers collaborate on projects and c, paying for features on a 'per use' basis.
For the time being, CAD users will probably get a Windows machine, musicians and video editors a Mac, and many scientists will use Linux. Whatever tool - or 'ecosystem' of tools - works best for you. Viva la difference.
Don't forget that many small businesses use Windows accountancy software, with a variety of trade-specific 3rd party plug-ins, for such tasks as stock control or ordering... migrating that doesn't sound too fun.
In the spirit of diversity, I hope desktop Linux does well... but I can see plenty of room for improvement (just as I do in other systems). If you want to support desktop Linux, then address these issues constructively rather than knock Windows.
Actually you are forgetting something
until a linux based system boots to a text screen and uses a CLI, most linux nerds will dismiss it as 'not a real linux system'
And until we join forces and find the basts whos been forcing gnome 3, windows 8 and unity UIs on us (I suspect its the same person), we'll end up with brilliant computer systems based of a variety of operating systems and yet nothing anyone can use
"What do you mean by, it doesn't make "Linux available to the user"? Because what you might think of as Linux may in reality be the GNU layer. "
I have a feeling that everybody else knows exactly what I mean. This one could run and run.
I think it's more cheap, ubiquitous computing being the driver here, not so much the OS (hell, I'm as Linux-mad as anyone, just ask around). The power to hold a decent specced tablet, phone or computer in your hand and run it off batteries in a lightweight, cool, silent device that costs less than a full price game in some cases (you can get Android tablets for £50 if you look around) - that's pretty new in computing but you're already accustomed to it.
I don't think it's all Linux, I think it's a combination of factors - good Linux support from a large multinational (Android - Google), good hardware standardisation (OpenGL, ARM, etc.), cheap LCD screens, large batteries, good battery life, ubiquity of wifi and bluetooth etc.
It's driving a convergence. It's now possible to make something so small that it's hard to use. It's now possible to make something so powerful that nobody will notice next to something only half as powerful. It's now possible to put so much storage into a tablet that we don't need disks of any kind any more. It's now possible to connect to the Internet wirelessly as a routine operation and expect broadband speeds with low latency. All these things converge and without anyone, the project stated would be dead in the water or have to make serious compromises. But now, literally anyone can license an ARM chip (or just buy one), slap it on a board, get to a Linux prompt, have OpenGL graphics of some use, and sell it as whatever they like (anything from the Raspberry Pi to the OpenPandora to the SteamBox to a media centre PC to a tablet computer to a "Surface" heap-of-junk to a smartphone). You didn't used to be able to do that.
That said, it's certainly an interesting time but I think there's going to be a period of massive confusion about to hit. Soon, anything and everything will be running Android or Windows or something similar and we'll have a mish-mash of hardware that's all pretty similar and your smartphone does all the stuff your console can do and vice versa (except phone calls, but we have Skype now), and eventually it will all settle down. In the meantime, it's almost pointless to buy any of them - I have a tablet PC for work that I've barely touched in favour of a "proper" laptop and a smartphone. Between the two I have any combination of raw power and portability that I want. And 99.9% of the junk on the Google Play store I find unsuitable for what I want it for and the stuff I do want is worth paying for - but only a few dollars.
Sure, there's a bit of a renaissance at the moment as people discover how having a device that can "just connect" to the world can alter their lives, but once we're there, it's all just different flavours of the same thing. To be honest, I don't think most people know or care whether their phone is an iPhone, Windows Phone or Android phone beyond designer-labels and fashions. They all do pretty much the same thing (unless you're a developer, etc.) and have the same apps available for them.
And we're literally only a handful of years away from disposable-cost computers now. I bought my 4-year-old daughter a tablet - if she breaks it, she breaks it. She might not get another until her birthday/Christmas/whatever but the fact is that it's almost a throwaway gift between family (my mum and dad have one, and neither of them know the first thing about computers and just play Angry Birds on it).
Linux adds to it, but this sort of thing owes more to ARM, OpenGL, Bluetooth, Wifi, cheap LCD's and even half-decent batteries or even nVidia than Linux.
That said, a world filled with cheap Linux devices isn't something to be dismissive of. Hopefully the "PC" will die a death and then MS will find out that it doesn't have enough of any other market to make a difference and hold us captive. Hell, even MS Office is slowly sliding out of existence and most people can get by perfectly fine with Google Apps and a copy of Firefox.
While I'd LOOOVE to see linux, even with a niche, purpose-built distro, hitting a home run with Steam alas, I have very serious doubts about it.
The utter idiocy at MSFT (=Ballmer et al) that brought this half-baked crap called Windows 8 to the market (and still arrogantly refuses to admit anything despite all the devastating user feedback) created a great window of opportunity but I don't think Valve can do it alone, not to mention within 12-24 months (my estimation, until the angry bald chair-throwing fatty gets ousted and the next CEO brings out a SP to fix W8's missing Start Menu, desktop etc.) Also DX11 is far ahead of OpenGL, make no mistake - I am not even sure if there's any top-notch game engine anymore that runs on OpenGL, let alone the COMPLETE LACK of linux gaming releases...
...so it's fun times for geeks, perhaps but hardly a blip on Windows-based gaming; sadly.
I am not even sure if there's any top-notch game engine anymore that runs on OpenGL
The Unreal engine still runs a silly amount of games, and part of the reason is that it runs on a silly number of devices, Linux included. OpenGL != Linux. The same cross-platform angle that lets them work on Linux also lets them work on Mac, iOS, Android, PS3, etc.
quote: "Wow... they paid somebody to design this?"
"Nah, they requested submissions from some teenage lads... the kind who, whilst sat in the back of maths class, draw cars with rockets fins on them."
To be fair, the MS XBox controllers have been some of the most comfortable I've used, and this looks suspiciously like them. For controllers, you need to get the ergonomics right if you're expecting them to be used for any length of time; avoiding RSI is important enough that comfort >> pretty.
I'll reserve judgement until I actually get to hold one; if it isn't comfortable then I wouldn't buy it at any price, if it is comfortable (and usable) I may well be tempted, depending on the price point.
For the last few years, consoles have been all about the exclusive content.
If you don't control the content, it is a race to the bottom where specs to don't really matter, if you're ending up playing the latest generic Android game.
Couple that with an eco-system where most games are either free or selling for a few dollar, it will be very hard to make the money a modern AAA game costs. (Then again, maybe I have too much faith in some companies that they won't finance one platform with sales from 'the big 3' console vendors)
Then again if they are going for the casual market, this is not the device for it. That market has been taken over by the mobile phone.
So where Valve has the content and the distribution platform (which might make it a credible platform) I don't see this device going anywhere.
The existing console model is a niche
It's a bloody enormous niche, then. One that generates vast amounts of monetary turnover (profits AND losses) for everyone involved. The mobile console is a bit niche but that's only because games are crap on tiny screens, something even iPhone owners eventually have to admit.
but the golden days of Spectrum, Commodor, Amiga
Ah yes, glorious golden days of closed source software, incompatible hardware, utter lack of interoperability, no repair services, loading via audio tape, POKE 59864, 1 or that game you paid money for won't work...
Golden days my arse. No way you're old enough to remember those.
>What is needed is an open console, whereby we return to the bedroom programming days of people publishing >great games as per the Spectrum.
I remember playing Codemasters games on the spectrum, Super Stuntman, ATV Simulator, Transmuter... these days Codemasters spend tens of millions on the latest Colin McRae Rally game - placing cars in sound studios, building models, surveying tracks...
We have had a return to simpler games in recent years- Braid is an example, as is Meatboy. Touchscreen devices aren't good for traditional platform games, but touchscreens and gyros allow for more game types to be explored... a multitouch tablet version of Bullfrog's Syndicate could be superb, offering more control over your squad of cyborg pschos than the single-mouse-cursor orginal.
Not many people are making significant profits from consoles games these days. Blizzard. are strong but most are struggling.
EA are. Ubisoft are. Microsoft are (the profit on hardware is debatable but the profit on software is most definitely not). Sony still were as of their last earnings call. Nintendo made a mint on the Wii and their handhelds.
As for closed source and lack of interoperability - yes,. Exactly. That was my point. You expect things to have been better in a "golden age" - they weren't.
And regarding gameplay over graphics, bells, whistle and divers alarums? That's a matter of taste but it's always a mistake to assume that game makers are blind to what they can get paid money for. Currently, people pay for Call Of Modern Warfare IX : Unfeasible Add-On, racing games, free-roamers and the occasional stealth title. Super Meat Boy did comparatively well as many XBox Live games do but it didn't come close to Forza or Madden.
"The Xbox - from a business perspective, is disastrous." You're confusing 'business' and 'commercial'. From a business perspective (Microsoft's) the XBox is one of their most important products; just look how many living rooms and bedrooms they are in. Plugged directly in to most people's preferred form of entertainment: their TV.
That aside, I'd take a lot of the profit announcements with a pinch of salt. MS certainly is an odd one in that the hardware has always been sold mostly at loss, but the licensing for the various parts of the system is the real money-maker, and I've never seen anything that has been able to confirm it falls within the "XBox division's" profit centre (i.e., the profits are reported somewhere else).
If it was really losing them money on all fronts, why would they not have made some changes to it? They still plough huge amounts of R&D in to the annual dashboard refresh.
And EA deserve what they get. Their games have focused on pointless sequels for years and Origin is an abomination
It's a shame that nobody makes games for the Vita - it's a wonderful piece of gadgetry lovely to hold, nice feel, pretty screen, really a great piece of kit. But since it launched there have only been a handful of games and almost none taking advantage of its key feature - the duel analogue sticks.
There are more games in Japan but they made it a complete pig to change between profiles which is, once again, a shame.
All in all the best game on the Vita is Gravity Rush and it's one of the best games I've played in a long time.
As to this thing, I suspect the same will happen to it as all the other hand held consoles.
It's a shame because playing games on touch screens is awful, well any game that requires d-pad/analogue sticks, because the degree of control you have is terrible and it really starts to hurt - even games like final fantasy seem to strain in odd ways.
Oh well.
A shame maybe, but Sony never appeared to have the critical mass / virtuous spiral of users and developers. Were Sony to aim for the far more modest goal of making an Android gamepad, and certified 3rd party phones and tablets, they would be on to something. They would have a smaller slice of a bigger pie.
As it is, the Xperia S is compatible with some Sony games on the Android Play store, but my Xperia P isn't.
It was mentioned in passing (in the Lego LOTR game review) but gaming-mouse maker SteelSeries has made a game controller aimed at mobile devices. Unlike this nVidia unit, they seem to have considered the way it would be slipped into bags thus and removed awkward protruding parts.
Like many other folks, the aesthetics don't really hold much appeal for me.
That said, the ergonomics of this thing could be a very different kettle of fish. I played on a 3DS and found the controls immensely uncomfortable, having rather large hands. Even the PSP didn't get it quite right. A full size X-box control I can use comfortably for several hours of gaming. Maybe it's not something you'd play on the way to work but it'd be ideal for playing on holiday. The screen size should be larger than that of a PSP or 3DS as well.
As always the two things that are going to make or break this are the actual games available - the Xperia Play languishes in my cupboard due to a lack of decent titles - and pricing as well. If the price isn't on a par with either the 3DS XL or PS Vita, this thing will be dead in the water.
By the by, wasn't Razer working on something like this, or was it something else with a screen? Can't remember.
EDIT: Just thought of something else. The PC Streaming feature would be a very nice touch for me - playing Dark Souls & Witcher 2 while laying in bed or even in the tub (with caution ofc) sounds like a might appealing idea, especially considering how heavy my last laptop was.
Firstly, sorry I haven't had time to read the entire article, but the second thing I thought of when I saw the image.. (the first was "great, I hope this turns out to be a decent gaming device"), anyway, the second thing was hopefully they will do a deal with OnLIVE to give access to the OnLIVE games catalogue, presuming it has WiFi built in.
I think whether you like OnLIVE or not, a gaming controller with a built in screen that can play android games and some of the latest PC titles can't be a bad thing surely...
...wrist strain! The way you hold a TV gaming console handset is different to the way you hold a dedicated handheld (Vita, DS etc..). With a TV console handset your eyes/head is looking up at the TV and your hands naturally drop down. However, if you use the same TV handset form factor and just plonk a screen on it, your hands/head/eyes aren't in the correct position. Sony/Nintendo spent mega $$$'s figuring this shit out, Nvidia seemed to have forgotton all about this and focused on the internals. Still, as the article mentions it might be subject to change.
The concept of this appeals to me, price permitting. I see it as a way to emulate the Wii U's screen independence, but with Steam's game library.
For context, I have an HTPC hooked up to my TV, that I also use as a Steam-based 'console'. A device like this would allow me to play the games I have in the comfort of the living room while the missus watches 'OMG THEY LET THE STUPID MAN PLAN THE WEDDING' and 'CHILD HAS A HORRIBLE DISFIGUREMENT BUT GETS TREATMENT TO LOOK LESS UGLY SO IT'S OK TO WATCH THIS'
The device specific games are of less interest, but I'd expect more indie games to come to android now the platform is expanding.
My 2p
My PC has an HDMI output, so I could connect it to a stonking big TV. And this gadget is a controller with a small screen.
Keep the game on the computer, and use the small controller screen for info about the game. You could have an ammo counter and health indicator for a first-person shooter. If the controller's motion/position sensing is good enough, it could act as the handlebars and instruments of a racing motorbike. And because it can be programmed, you can do such things without having to transfer a lot of data. The game just has to signal the engine speed, and this thing does the work of generating the rev-counter display.
Will you stop this silliness?
You are allowed both, you are allowed to play exclusives on the platforms.
They are all games.
It is supposed to be fun.
PCs are not going away. Consoles are still producing good games.
You know what?
While online gaming on PS3 I don't think "the graphics are poor aghhhh" I just think where is the enemy and I have fun, So it is 1280x720 - looks OK, there are particle effects, animated maps, things changing, 24 people, up to 4 aerial bots, 8 turrets, a few other bots, jetpacks, exos, what would better graphics bring? (and why did I use the game which showed up Crytek over Crysis 2 console).
I can happily sit at the PC for an hour and play a Half Life game or ME1.
Just stop argueing and enjoy the games.


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Jack has inspired me and thousands of others around the world to be better people. What a legacy Jack. You are in my heart forever.
February 28, 2012
Jack has inspired me and thousands of others around the world to be better people. What a legacy Jack. You are in my heart forever.
February 28, 2012
If you have been following my blog you know how important Jack Donaldson is to me and my family. Even though I never met this INCREDIBLE boy, I have been blessed and forever changed by him and his family.
To follow Anna's incredibly painful yet inspiring journey, please go to Anna's blog -- An Inch of Gray.
In honor of Jack's 13th birthday, Anna is asking for people to donate $13.00 to Jack's favorite charity -- Samaritan's Purse. Samaritan's Purse is a non-denominational evangelical Christian organization that provides spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet the needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
On March 3rd, my entire family will be participating in a 5K/Fun Run to honor Jack. It's our small way of keeping Jack's light shining.
Please keep this family in your prayers and if you have it in your heart, please visit the website to make a donation in his honor.
Always remember to count your blessings.
February 10, 2012
This is a charity group of runners, riders and walkers who want to give meaning to our efforts.
We are inspired by Jack Donaldson, our beloved son, nephew, and friend. We will never forget him. His patience and good humor inspire us to keep moving when the going gets tough. His intelligence and attention to detail inspire us to do our best and to notice the needs in the world around us. His kindness and love for others inspire us to support a ministry he loved: Samaritan's Purse.
The name "Jack's Lanterns" is borrowed from the back of a relay team shirt at a recent race. It reminds us that Jack's light is still with us. Through Samaritan's Purse, we share Jack's light and help others in the name of the Light of the World.
A few of us are running our first full marathon in March. Others are running for the first time in a long time, or choosing new distances and events in honor of Jack. Please lace up your shoes and join us! If you would like to join our team, just let us know. We would love to have a virtual team in a variety of events throughout the year.
Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts.
Many thanks for your support.
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Yesterday was our Silver Wedding Anniversary - which we like to feel is some kind of achievement - even though neither of us feels old enough to have been married to anyone for that length of time! Because we'd been on a fantastic holiday in June and because Tuesday is a work day we decided to celebrate on Sunday by walking to Marazion, staying there overnight and walking back on Monday morning in time for me to start work in the afternoon. Bar a minor crisis on Monday morning the plan worked well and, thankfully, after pouring rain on Saturday (which I got caught in on the way home):
here's the close up!:
Sunday dawned hot and sunny. We normally walk north to the moors and the coast so we walked on paths we'd never been on before - which was amazing - through lovely little valleys:
over some ancient bridges built from massive lumps of granite:
through some impressive gates going nowhere:
and down to the coast:
Our room had a lovely view of the bay and St Michael's Mount - and a visitor waiting for any possible scraps (we made sure there weren't any):
Shortly after we arrived champagne arrived from my parents (thanks Mum and Dad!):
Obviously, I had taken some knitting (!):
(Rico Superba Tweed for those who want to know!)
And we sat and watched as the rain poured at our house!:
and the sun set over Land's end peninsula
and a lonely fisherman fished from the beach:
Here's to the next 25 years, FB!!
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
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Oh what a lovely walk to take. I know that bit of country quite well - after taking 'O'levels (yes, I'm that old) our Form Mistress took us on an outing - we met at Ponsandane and walked to Chysauster, and then back to Heamoor. Magical day out.ReplyDelete
Oh and congratulations! from the superiority of approaching 46 years.
Congratulations on your (nearly) 46 years! We try and walk every Sunday and it's good to remind ourselves that we're lucky to live where we do - I checked out your blog and, by a bizarre twist, I was brought up in Lincoln so know that area pretty well too!ReplyDelete
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Notebook: Rauschenberg's "Mother of God"
On a recent trip to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, I was struck by a Robert Rauschenberg piece I had never seen before, and which has, in a way, haunted me since. Mother of God, created in 1950, is a simple yet powerful mixed-media piece consisting of collaged city maps, a white disc painted amidst them, and a small magazine or newspaper excerpt pasted in the bottom right hand corner. Because it holds such an early place in the artist's career, this work is often neglected (I have yet to find a monograph that includes a plate of it) and interpretations of it are brief or even inaccurate. I find the fundamental image of the piece, of absence and void, is something discussable on That's Not It, and would like to present a compilation of interpretations I myself see possible as well as those I have found in other sources.
To begin, there are two possible readings of the title: as the Virgin Mary, or as the expletive provoked by a witnessing of the sublime. Both aspects of the dual-reading are supported by the work, and Rauschenberg creates an interesting dialectic through the painting's emphasis on what is absent, missing, lacking, destroyed, or forgotten.
Before I continue, I should include the caveat that I cannot remember whether the circle is entirely painted over the maps or if it is created by the maps' border. Most articles I have come across say the former, but my instinct is to say that the maps themselves were gone. As the image remains the same regardless, I do not know why this should be such an important point, but to me the nature of the white circle, whether it is superficial or intrinsic, determines its potency.
The most immediate response to the piece, given its date of creation, would be its resemblance to the destruction of an atomic bomb. The radius of a blast drawn out on a city map would not be an unfamiliar image of the Cold War and the sublime of such mass destruction would surely warrant the exclamation, "Mother of God." I believe that this interpretation is the one most directly visible in the piece, but at the same time, I believe that Rauschenberg, in giving the piece a title with such multiplicities of meaning, did not intend that interpretation to constrain the others, of which, we will see, there are many.
The white void is, for all intents and purposes, the subject of the work. The art's meaningfulness is gained by Rauschenberg's reversal of positive and negative space, and so the negative space becomes the central content. A very simple way of connecting the Virgin Mary with the piece would be to say that the void is a womb, which would also signify the unknown, unknowable origin of God. This in turn also plays on the paradox of Mary's position as "Mother of God:" that she is the human mother of God's son, his incarnation on Earth, who is also one with God Himself, yet she has no supremacy over the divinity of God, nor therefore of God Himself. Exactly what she can be praised for — for Christians wish to praise her as something more than a mere vessel — is often contradictory to this notion. This paradox contributes greatly to power of Rauschenberg's image.
"He whom the entire universe could not contain was contained within your womb, O Theotokos."
This line from an ancient Christian hymn implicates Rauschenberg's painting in the question of what can contain what the entire universe cannot contain. Can a void contain what a map of the world cannot contain, can a painting contain it? I don't think that this is a religious artwork in the sense of being devotional, but I do think that that Rauschenberg is accessing the idea of God as an unknowable supremity and I also believe that the realm of this work is the realm of awe. Theotokos is a Greek word which literally translates as "god-bearer," but which is, by convention, translated into English as "Mother of God." During the middle-ages, Theotokus icons (paintings or murals depicting the Virgin Mary with an infant Jesus) were an artform widely dispersed among Christian Europe. These icons share a common compositional style, as evidenced in these examples.
Obviously, there are no figures of the mother and child in Rauschenberg's Mother of God (nor do I think Rauschenberg ever expected anybody, like me, to add them), but perhaps that is what the picture is truly lacking. Gold leaf was often used in the background of medieval religious art as a way of signifying a heavenly setting. Here we have lusterless city maps, which signify a purely earthly setting. The oddest compositional aspect of Rauschenberg's work is that the circle and the maps which inscribe it are elevated on the campus, above an empty space. This raising of the main elements of the painting puts the circle at the same level as the halo in the Theotokos icons. It is not hard to imagine one of the Theotokos virgins superpositioned over this modern-day setting. Our void now becomes a halo, but what is a halo if it crowns no one?
The little snip of paper at the bottom right of the piece contains an excerpt of text that reads:
"An invaluable spiritual road map. As simple and fundamental as life itself — Catholic Review."
Rauschenberg often includes snippets of text, comic-strip panels, of advertisements like this as a way to play off the meaning provided by other parts of the work as well as the larger image itself. Here, the quote almost even seems like a punchline to a joke. The maps are not connected except by force and none leads anywhere. They are noise surrounding a peaceful source. The dialectic created between the void and this quote reminds me very much of a line from Stevens's essay "Concerning a Chair of Poetry" (library) where he states "the Chair would be either a brilliant center or pretty much nothing at all." Mother of God is, in fact, both.
David Feil
Online Resources:
- Introduction to Rebels With A Cause Exhibit, Timothy Anglin Burgard
- 'Theotokos', wikipedia
- 'Robert Rauschenberg', wikipedia
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, sfmoma.org
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