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OSU commended for efforts in poverty education (Gazette-Times)
Author and social critic Donna Beegle brought a first-person perspective on poverty to Oregon State University this week, where she helped to help lead a conference on the growing issue.
Stronger and Smarter: Informal Science Learning in Rural American Libraries (NPR)
An article in the American Scientist by John Falk and Lynn Dierking of Oregon State University presents studies showing that school is not where most Americans learn most of their science. Instead, knowledge is acquired via what is called informal science education or free-choice science learning.
Pac-10 to share revenue, form divisions (Portland Business Journal)
The Pacific 10 Conference, which is set to expand next year to 12 teams, plans to establish a revenue-sharing plan, split into two divisions and stage a championship football game. (See also Puget Sound Business Journal)
Climate change may dim future fall colors (KUOW)
Now is when trees are working to recoil nutrients from leaves into their more cold-protected twigs, branches and trunk. They'll need that energy to survive the winter and to make new leaves in the spring. Kate Lajtha is a professor specializing in plants and global warming at Oregon State University.
Mexico: Hooking up snooks (Aqua Hoy)
Scientists at the Autonomous Juarez University of Tabasco in Mexico are trying to use these wild fish as a broodstock to crank out juveniles in captivity. The work is partially funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development through its AquaFish Collaborative Research Support Program, which is headquartered at Oregon State University. (See also http://aquafishcrsp.oregonstate.edu/video/index.php?video=2)
Wash away those long showers and save energy and money (Oregonian)
The water we use, even if it comes from a reservoir, is water that helps maintain the aquatic health of our watershed, including the insects and the fish that feed on them and a whole host of other organisms, says Derek Godwin, a watershed management specialist and associate professor with Oregon State University Extension Service.
University lab researchers rewarded for going for green (Lab Manager Magazine)
Corey Brumsted, a Ph.D. student researcher at Oregon State University, focuses his lab's sustainability initiatives on reducing or reusing chemicals wherever possible. He distills and re-uses solvents, designs experiments to use environmentally friendly chemicals, and engineers chemistry to require minimum solvent.
Willamette Innovators Night will showcase grassroots entrepreneurship (Salem News)
Innovation comes in many forms: life-saving robots, microbial fuel cells, carbonated fruit, plant-based lubricants and adhesives, and clothing that adjusts to your lifestyle. These are among the ideas that are fueling start-up companies in Oregon and will be featured at Willamette Innovators Night (WiN), Nov. 11 at Oregon State University.
Author to discuss book on labor politics, black power (Gazette-Times)
Author Trevor Griffey will discuss "The Labor Politics of the Black Power Movement: Urban Redevelopment and the Politics of Community Control in the 1960s," on Monday, Oct. 25, at Oregon State University.
OSU honors retired scientist with Diamond Pioneer Award (East Oregonian)
Oregon State University officials have honored Elizabeth "Betty" Klepper of Pendleton, a retired federal scientist, with the college's Diamond Pioneer Award.
Today is Day 5 of Open Access week and the last day of Open Access Week activities on the OSU campus. The biggest event today takes place in Portland at the OHSU campus. Faye Chadwell, OSU University Librarian, is presenting an "Author's Rights" workshop. This workshop will include an overview of authors' rights and will help faculty make smart decisions about the rights they turn over to journal publishers (more information at: http://tinyurl.com/29lc72s ). If you are in Portland on Friday, consider attending this workshop. Here at OSU, the final set of Open Access videos will be showing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Valley Library foyer. In Open Access news today, we make the argument that students should also care about Open Access.
Humans versus Zombies, a student-led activity, will be taking place from today through Oct. 31 (with the exception of the Homecoming Bonfire and on Oct. 30), on the grounds of campus. This outdoor-only tag game features teams of students as humans and zombies, all wearing either green or pink armbands with the letters HVZ on them, many carrying brightly-colored Nerf toy blasters. Any student or staff member with concerns should contact Becky Wooldridge at 503-931-9120 or call Campus Security's non-emergency number, 541-737-3010. Students participating in the event are also asked to stop what they are doing if a campus community member requests them to do so. For more information, email email@example.com.
Music a la Carte takes place today at noon in the Memorial Union lounge. This week's performers are Larry Tyrrell on shakuhachi, and Anton Emery on guitar.
The Clark Meat Center on campus is now open on Fridays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. The center offers a variety of quality meat products produced on campus by students. Featured products include pork rib chops, bacon and beef jerky. The center is located to the west of the Motor Pool offices.
Prof. Scott Ashford presents a briefing on the Magnitude 7.1 Darfield Earthquake that occurred on Sept. 4, 2010 just outside Christchurch,
New Zealand. Ashford was part of a reconnaissance team funded by the National Science Foundation to document and collect perishable data from
the event. His presentation will cover all aspects of the earthquake including seismology, liquefaction, and the performance of structures and lifelines. He will highlight the poor performance of water and wastewater systems and the implications of the earthquake for Oregon. The talk takes today from 3 to 4 p.m., 312 Kearney Hall
The Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE) will be holding their Fall 2010 General Membership Meeting today at 5:30 p.m. at the Corvallis Senior Center on the corner of 26th and Tyler. This member-only meeting is a chance to hear what CGE has been working on and get free dinner and drinks while doing so. For question, contact CGE at firstname.lastname@example.com or 541-757-7141.
The annual "Magic Barrel" event for hunger relief will begin at 7 p.m. in the Corvallis High School Theater. Some of Oregon's finest authors will share their works in a benefit for Linn-Benton Food Share to help relieve hunger in the mid-Willamette Valley. The line-up features several local writers with freshly published books, including novelist and Oregon State University Distinguished Professor of English Tracy Daugherty, ("One Day the Wind Changed"), and poets Jennifer Richter ("Threshold") and Charles Goodrich ("Going to Seed"). For more information: www.magicbarrel.org
The significant advances in new and innovative forms of nuclear energy that have emerged from research at Oregon State University will be featured on Sunday, Oct. 24, in a new environmental science series, Green Science Oregon. The show outlines some of the most interesting research being done at Oregon universities and industry, related to environmental and sustainable technologies and other topics. This weekend's presentation on nuclear energy will be available to viewers in Eugene, Corvallis, and Coos Bay on Fox channel 34 and KEVU, channel 23, Sunday at 5 p.m. More information on the show and its other presentations can be obtained online, at www.greenscienceoregon.com
Upcoming Events
NEW! Steve Squyres, a planetary scientist, geologist, and principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Project will present the 2010 Thomas Condon Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Oregon State University. The lecture is free, open to the public and designed for a non-specialist audience. It is titled "Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet" The presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. in Austin Auditorium of the LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU campus.
NEW! John Felstiner, award-winning author, translator and scholar, will give a free, public talk in Corvallis based on his latest book, "Can Poetry Save the Earth? A Field Guide to Nature Poems," beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Corvallis Arts Center (700 S.W. Madison Ave.). His talk is sponsored by Oregon State University's Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word.
NEW! Innovation comes in many forms: life-saving robots, microbial fuel cells, carbonated fruit, plant-based lubricants and adhesives, and clothing that adjusts to your lifestyle. These are among the ideas that are fueling start-up companies in Oregon and will be featured at Willamette Innovators Night, Nov. 11 at Oregon State University. The event starts at 1 p.m. at the LaSells Stewart Center and the CH2M Hill Alumni Center.
NEW! Greg Pierson, founder & CEO of iovation Inc., is the next speaker in Oregon State University's Entrepreneur in Residence lecture series. His free, public lecture begins at noon on Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Construction & Engineering Auditorium at OSU's LaSells Stewart Center. Pierson's talk is titled, "How do you Stop 100,000 Computer Frauds a Day?"
NEW! The OSU Archives is honoring Oregon Archives Month with food, historic films, and cheer on Oct. 27 and 29. Recipes featured in Extension publications and other archival sources will be available for sampling on Oct. 27 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Willamette East room in the Valley Library. You can peruse the recipes online here http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/jspui/index.jsp. Films from the Archives' collections will be shown on Oct. 29 in the Archives Reference Room starting at 9 a.m. For more details, list of the cinematic selections are posted as a PDF on our Oregon Archives Month website, http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/2010OregonArchivesMonthEvents.html
Author and activist Trevor Griffey will speak at Oregon State University on"The Labor Politics of the Black Power Movement: Urban Redevelopment and the Politics of Community Control in the 1960s," at 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 25, in Memorial Union Room 208. For more information: http://oregonstate.edu/cla/history/trevor-griffey-lecture
The OSU Socratic Club will sponsor a debate on the topic "Are There Many Paths to God?" on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in Gilfillan Auditorium on the OSU campus. The speakers are two theologians, Todd Miles and Frodo Okulam. The debate is free and open to the public. It will explore two schools of religious thought – exclusivists, who argue for a single approach to God, and pluralists, who maintain that all paths to God are of equal value. The speakers will offer divergent points of view.
Author and climate change scholar James Fleming will speak on "Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control," on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Oregon State University. The presentation will be at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union, Room 109, on the OSU campus, and is free and open to the public. Fleming will examine the long and dubious history of rainmakers, rain fakers, weather warriors, and climate engineers, connecting what he calls a tragicomic history with current public policy discussions about global warming and "fixing the sky."
The Professional Faculty Leadership Association (PFLA) is offering a professional development opportunity: "Influencing Organizational Change – The Lean Leader Method," facilitated by Charles Saunders. Gain a workable understanding of Continuous Systematic Improvement (CSI) that you can implement and develop in your area of responsibility. It takes place Wednesday, Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Club Level of Reser Stadium. A buffet lunch is provided. Registration required by Oct. 29. $15 PFLA members, $25 non-PFLA members.
OUS Sustainability Conference, Feb. 17, 2011. In 2008, OUS held its first system-wide sustainability conference at UO in Eugene. This successful event, attended by nearly 300 participants, brought together students, faculty, staff, administrators, and members of the State Board of Higher Education to discuss green purchasing, energy management, co-curricular activities, and alternative transportation within OUS. The 2011 conference will be held in Corvallis at the CH2MHill Alumni Center. Mark your calendars and check http://oregonstate.edu/sustainability/ous-sustainability-conference for more information.
Brian Majka, a restoration ecologist with the New Native Plant Nursery, will speak on "Turn-Key Restoration Project Model: From conception to completion," on Oct. 26 as part of the Fall 2010 Horticulture departmental seminars. The seminars take place in the Ag & Life Sciences Building Room 4000 at 4 p.m.
News for Employees
You should have received your ballots by now. If you are registered to vote in Oregon, and have not yet received your ballot, contact your local county elections office. In Benton County: http://www.co.benton.or.us/admin/elections/. To contact other county elections offices: http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/other.info/clerk.htm . To verify that you are registered to vote: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/showVoterSearch.do . If you have received your ballot, there is an official ballot box in the Valley Library on the OSU Campus. Here is a link to locations in Benton County where you can drop your ballot off: http://www.co.benton.or.us/admin/elections/dropsites.php . If you reside in another county the county elections link above will help you find ballot boxes elsewhere in Oregon. In order to be counted, ballots must be received by a county elections office or deposited in an official ballot box by 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Help OSU beat the Ducks by participating in the PAC 10 Fitness Challenge: Oct. 25 – 29. Register for the challenge online today at http://www.pac10challenge.org/. Open to all beaver fans! Participants get a t-shirt and the opportunity to win daily prizes. All you have to do is register as a Beaver and log your physical activity minutes for the week. Along with the challenge there will be free events to help get you active, http://oregonstate.edu/recsports. For questions contact Andrea Coryell, 541-737-4883.
The Research Office is now accepting proposals for the Research Equipment Reserve Fund (RERF) Fall 2010 solicitation. Proposals are due in the Research Office by Monday. Proposals must be submitted electronically. Complete program description, application materials and proposal criteria may be accessed at: http://oregonstate.edu/research/incentive/rerf.htm. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Delmore at (541) 737-8390 or email@example.com
The Graduate School invites nominees under the Delson Bridge to the Future Fund, which is designed to assist students in the final phase of their graduate education to pay research expenses, publication costs, and other incidentals that stand in the way of completing their studies. The deadline is Monday. For complete details see: Delson Bridge to the Future Fund.
Yes it's that time of the year when the leaves are falling, the frost is sparkling on the pumpkins, and Finance and Administration offers the much anticipated annual Training Days. Training Days is a focused set of learning sessions providing fresh information and insight to Staff and Faculty interacting together in our daily work with OSU. Now in its 11th year, this two-day event at LaSells Stewart Center continues to grow and expand yet is still free due to the generosity of our sponsor – Finance and Administration. With the assistance of the Faculty Senate we have incorporated several sessions this year focused on faculty interests. This year Training Days will be held on Nov. 16-17 and registration is open: http://businessservices.oregonstate.edu/trainingdays/
The Department of Wood Science & Engineering, seeks applicants for a .75 FTE, 12-month tenure-track, research and teaching faculty position that will advance the efficient use of renewable plant-based materials for engineering applications, buildings and/or consumer products and similar end-uses. To see the full position announcement or to apply, see http://oregonstate.edu/jobs, posting #0006461. For full consideration applications must be received by Jan. 10, 2011.
The Office of Human Resources at Oregon State University is recruiting for an Employee Benefits Analyst. Full-time, 12-month fixed-term position. See full announcement for minimum qualifications and application requirements at http://oregonstate.edu/jobs. Posting # 0006429. Closing date: Oct. 30. OSU is an AA/EOE, and has a policy of being responsive to dual-career needs.
Academic Affairs invites applications for a part-time 0.25 FTE, 9-month, fixed-term Acting Director for Difference Power Discrimination position. This is an Internal Search, and is open to tenured OSU faculty members only. The Difference Power and Discrimination Program (DPD) works to create a more inclusive curriculum that addresses issues of race, class, gender, sexual identity, and other institutionalized systems of inequality. For details and application instructions, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs. Posting 0006412. Closing date today.
The Department of Wood Science & Engineering, seeks applicants for a part-time, .75 FTE, 12-month tenure-track, research and teaching faculty position that will advance the efficient use of renewable plant-based materials for engineering applications, buildings and/or consumer products and similar end-uses. To see the full position announcement or to apply, see http://oregonstate.edu/jobs, posting #0006414. For full consideration applications must be received by Jan. 10, 2011.
The Oregon State University Foundation is recruiting for the position of Administrative Assistant for Gift Planning. Located in the Portland Center office and reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Gift Planning, this position provides administrative support to the Assistant Vice President and to the Gift Planning staff. To view a complete job description and how to apply instructions go to http://campaignforosu.org/employment/
Fiscal Coordinator 2 – Office of Business Affairs, Oregon State University, F/T, $3922-$5733/monthly + benefits. To review posting and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs. Posting #: 0006390 Closing Date: Oct. 25. OSU is an AA/EOE.
The Oregon State University Foundation is recruiting for the position of Associate Director for Strategic Communications. Reporting to the Foundation's Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Donor Relations, this position collaborates closely with University partners in Advancement, Alumni Relations, and Athletics to achieve the institution's goal for Integrated Marketing Communications. To view attributes of the ideal candidate and a complete job description and how to apply instructions go to http://osufoundation.org/employment/.
Assistant/Associate Professor — College of Education, Oregon State University, F/T, tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Adult Education and Higher Education Leadership with specific emphasis in the Community College Leadership Program. The Community College Leadership Program prepares individuals for administrative leadership roles in community and technical college settings. To review posting & apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs Posting # 0005366. Closing date: Dec. 15. OSU is an AA/EOE and has a practice of being responsive to dual-career needs.
The OSU Foundation is seeking an OSU Student to fill the position of Student-Web Developer. The Student Web Developer will assist in creating, maintaining, and enhancing web communication for the OSU Foundation. This is an opportunity for students to learn new skills and gain experience for future web development, graphic design, and communication work. Interested OSU Students can review a full job description and how to apply instructions at http://osufoundation.org/employment.
Corvallis: "How beautiful is the rain! After the dust and the heat, in the broad and fiery street, in the narrow lane, how beautiful is the rain!" — Longfellow. The morning may start out with a few showers that will disappear by noon, but clouds will remain throughout the day. The high should be near 65. The weekend will be rainy with a high of 61 both days.
Central Oregon: As temperatures begin dropping back to late fall levels, I am thankful for the great weather we have all enjoyed lately. A high around 59 degrees and low near 40 with slight chances of showers will have me wondering when that water may turn to snow; maybe as soon as next week? "Sumer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night." ~Hal Borland


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Ricky Martin: 'I'm Gay and I'm Very Happy'
Ricky Martin stops by The Tonight Show to chat with Jay Leno in an episode airing on Tuesday (May 3).
Here are a few highlights from the 39-year-old singer's interview:
On being a sex symbol while keeping his sexuality under wraps: "Being Ricky Martin and what Ricky Martin represented back then and what I was feeling was not very compatible at all. I was the sex symbol and I needed to dance and I needed to make girls crazy and I couldn't say that I was gay…I'm very lucky to say today to say that I'm gay and I'm very happy and I love it and that's it!"
On his advice to people who haven't come out of the closet yet: "I just tell people to take care of themselves and focus on dignity and self esteem and look at yourself in the mirror and say, "I love you, everything is cool."
The day before, Ricky attended the Lakers game at Staples Center and watched the home team take on the Dallas Mavericks.
Ricky Martin on The Tonight Show, Part I
10+ pictures inside of Ricky appearing on The Tonight Show and attending the Lakers game…
Ricky Martin on The Tonight Show, Part II

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|This bird has found the perfect nest!
(but we have to ask: is it an egg or a coconut)
|She is safe from everything and everyone. Just one bird and one duty.
collage, mixed media
|No sharks or eagles will molest her maternal perch. No nosy boobies will offer unsolicited advice. She does not fear the Deep!
|She doesn't fear the Unknown. The power of Nature and maternal instinct surges through her (I really hope it's not a coconut!).


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Effects of a Permeable Reactive Barrier on Denitrifying Bacteria Communities and Methylmercury Concentrations in Waquoit Bay, MAEPA Grant Number: FP917466
Title: Effects of a Permeable Reactive Barrier on Denitrifying Bacteria Communities and Methylmercury Concentrations in Waquoit Bay, MA
Investigators: Hiller, Kenly Ann
Institution: University of Massachusetts - Boston
EPA Project Officer: Lee, Sonja
Project Period: September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2015
Project Amount: $126,000
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Research Category: Academic Fellowships , Fellowship - Environmental and Water Science
A new approach to mitigating nutrient loading called a permeable reactive barrier has been installed at Waquoit Bay, MA. This barrier intercepts ground water and provides a carbon source for an increased population of denitrifying bacteria. These bacteria scrub ground water of the excess nitrate that fuels eutrophication. However, the barriers also support increased populations of sulfate-reducing bacteria, which have the ability to methylate the large amounts of mercury coming in through the ground water. Only geochemical studies have been conducted on the barrier so far, so this study aims to characterize the denitrifying bacteria in the barrier to determine how populations differ from a control beach. It also aims to measure the amount of toxic methylmercury entering the bay as a result of the barrier.
To determine if denitrifying bacteria in the barrier are distinct from denitrifying bacteria from control sites, the study will build clone libraries from ground water at both sites to look at the genetic diversity and phylogeny of the bacteria. To determine mercury concentrations, the study will measure mercury levels in the ground water throughout three seasons (summer, fall and spring because microbial activity is probably very low during the winter). Finally, the study will measure mercury concentrations in benthic infauna once a year (at the end of summer after the period of highest microbial activity) to see whether toxic methylmercury is being bioaccumulated in the food web. If this is the case, the study also will characterize the genetic variability of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Expected Results:
It is expected that microbial denitrifying bacterial communities in the barrier will be distinct from those at control sites due to the high amount of degradable carbon and the unique redox conditions present within the barrier. It also is expected that toxic methylmercury concentrations will be elevated downgradient from the barrier relative to control sites because of the presence of sulfate-reducing bacteria (indicated by the production of hydrogen sulfide). If they are methylating even one-tenth of the mercury coming in from ground water, it might be enough to accumulate in fish tissue.
Potential to Further Environmental/Human
Health Protection
Methylmercury is the most toxic form of mercury in terms of bioaccumulation. Very small concentrations in the water column are enough to biomagnify to fish tissue, so if the barriers are contributing a significant amount of methylmercury, the Town of Falmouth cannot continue with its plan to install a 300-meter long test barrier despite its efficiency at mitigating eutrophication.


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We see the mob of angry villagers set off towards Schloss Caromarc to get all vigilante-y on the Beast. Leaping into action, we go shopping for shiny things.
I get some shiny jewels so that I don't have to carry all the coin I have, and I hope to go back to Ravengro someday and make a nice collar for Old River.
But for now, we ride out and get ahead of the Jerks of Lepidstadt, aka the People of Lepidstadt, and make our way to this crazy set of buildings set on cliffs over a river. There is a large gate with towers and some nasty-looking dogs and something big with a spyglass. The "smart ones" in our group decide to say hello.
The guards, who turn out to be nasty trolls and their dogs, respond by shooting a small, sharp tree at us. Luckily it missed me. Unluckily, it missed Thorg, as I kind of wanted to see what would happen.
But it must have upset Thorg as he just tore into those troll dogs, turning them into mush in no time. After that, we just had to scurry and climb up the towers and trap the trolls in the courtyard. Thanks to Belor's fireball and Olegg's spiritual weapon we finished them off easily, but then had to deal with one of those nasty flesh golem dogs.
We planned well and this time managed to keep the thing from completely mauling Alger.
Next we crossed the first bridge over the river. They talk me into ringing the doorbell, but no one answers. Instead, I open the door to a huge tornado! I'm sure this wouldn't have happened if they hadn't made me ring the bell.


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First (& Second) Failures and What We Learned From Them
For our first project, the students worked in groups to design objects to add organization to our learning environment. Since we are experimenting with the use of tables over desks, this is relevant project very much connected with life in our classroom. During their first experience with TinkerCad students navigated through help tutorials to familiarize themselves with tools and functionality.
Then they got work brainstorming options. I noticed students using measurement tools to create designs that were reasonable in scale in relation to the objects they were intended to hold.
Then they got work brainstorming options. I noticed students using measurement tools to create designs that were reasonable in scale in relation to the objects they were intended to hold.
After our design work period, we selected our first print!
Unfortunately, our print stopped about half way through. It seemed as though the filament got tangled in the internal feed port.
We used this first failure as an opportunity to better understand the inner workings of our M3D printer as well as misconceptions about the scale in our designs (as you can see the actual print was smaller than the group intended). Upon a second attempt (after detangling the filament), we had the same result.
At this point I connected with a colleague who has experience with the M3D and he graciously sent us this video which helped unclog the print head.
We all gathered around the printer with the cover off the extruder to see how it really work. The filament seemed to be loading properly! Success??!!
In order to ensure the printer was working properly, we decided to print a simple cube. It printed in about 1.5 hours and looked great!
The next day we attempted to printed another group's design and once again the filament got tangled in the internal feed. I emailed the help desk with our issues and they responded with some recommendations.
- Are you loading Internally or External
ly? We recommend using the external feed port as it has less resistance to the filament as it feeds. If you are using our Tough filament it must be loaded externally as it is somewhat tacky and will not feed through the internal port
- Have you tried adjusting the printing temperature? We recommend increasing the temperature (3D Ink button>>>Settings Icon) in 5° increments until the filament extrudes smoothly and sticks well to the print bed and to itself.
- Have you checked the height of your heater? It needs to be all the way down to the bottom of the nozzle or the temperature will be too cold. We have attached a guide that shows the heater and it's grommet in the correct location.
- Is the extruder gear having any trouble rotating while it is pushing the filament? With front extruder cover removed, please watch the extruder gear as it turns to see if it is stopping or making a clicking sound. If you would like to send us a short video of the gear as it feeding the filament, we will be glad to check it out for you.
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Author Notes: While I am a HUGE fan of Buffalo Wings, I've found that over time my taste for wings has evolved to favor sauces a little more multi-dimensional (and not scorchingly hot) in nature. The base for this sauce is a slight twist on Ming Tsai's Black Pepper-Garlic Sauce, which he serves with a fabulous lobster dish at his restaurant "Blue Ginger". Ever since I tried that amazing meal, I've been twisting his sauce to and fro to satisfy the requirements of a number of different culinary whims. I modify it to use as a wing sauce by adding an herbal note with fresh thyme, and of course, some blue cheese! The nam pla and blue cheese add a salty tang, the garlic, a pungent bite, the black pepper a mellow, slow burn, and the butter smooths it all just enough to let you enjoy the bold flavors without forcing you to reach for a fire extinguisher.
—Oui, Chef
Serves: 2
pounds chicken wings, cut at the joint, tips removed and reserved for another purpose.
tablespoon canola oil ?
garlic cloves, thinly sliced
cup scallions, white and green parts only, finely chopped?
tablespoon (heaping) coarsley-ground black pepper
cups dry white wine
cups low-sodium canned chicken broth
tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces
Juice of 1 lemon
cup crumbled blue cheese
teaspoons finely minced fresh thyme
canola or corn oil for frying
- Heat large sauté pan over high heat. Add the oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add the garlic and cook until starting to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the scallions and black pepper, and stir. Add the wine, stock, fish sauce, and lemon juice and cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, and let cool about 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend on high speed to purée. With the blender running, add the butter one piece at a time to form a creamy sauce.
- Take 1 cup of the garlic pepper sauce and place it in a bowl. Whisk in the blue cheese and minced thyme, taste for seasoning and add salt if desired, set aside. Reserve the rest of the sauce, refrigerated for a later use.
- Preheat oven to 350 ?
- Place the chicken wings on a baking sheet and cook in the oven for 40 minutes.
- In large sauce pot or fryer, heat 3-inches of the canola or corn oil, or enough to prevent wings from touching the bottom of the pan, to 375 ?. Add the baked chicken wings to the oil and cook for about 4-5 minutes, or until crispy and golden brown. Remove the chicken wings from the oil and drain on paper towels.
- Add the wings to the bowl of sauce and toss well to coat. Dump the whole mess onto a platter, or better yet, gather around the bowl and dig in!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chicken Wings
More Great Recipes:
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One of my favourite genres to read in is historical fiction, and the last few years I have found world war 2 as a theme very interesting.
As heartbreaking and disgusting it is to read about these things – even though they are fictional – they are also fascinating because they are inspired by true events…
Therefore, I wanted to share three books about that. All though the last one isn't actually set in world war two, but it does have a connection.
1. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
"Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia. Here they are forced, under Stalin's orders, to dig for beets and fight for their lives under the cruelest of conditions.
Lina finds solace in her art, meticulously–and at great risk–documenting events by drawing, hoping these messages will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that Lina ultimately survives."
This, as the other two on this list, is on my top 10 favourite books of all time. (Series like Harry Potter is counted as one!) I read this sometime last year and I still think about it! Between Shades of Gray was so interesting to read because the story was set somewhere I hadn't, and still haven't, read much about. The writing was wonderful, and I feel like the characters were amazingly written. I also liked how there were flashbacks so you could see the contrast between her new and old life.
2. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
"Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Vianne is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight and Vianne finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her.
As the war progresses, the sisters' relationship and strength are tested. With life changing in unbelievably horrific ways, Vianne and Isabelle will find themselves facing frightening situations and responding in ways they never thought possible as bravery and resistance take different forms in each of their actions."
I read this one in the beginning of March this year. I wasn't really sure what to except but I figured I would give it a try. And I was not disappointed. Same as the first book, I thought the writing and the progress of the story and the characters were amazing. It just makes me think about how well I have it. I have no idea how I would have handled a war, and I have NO wish to find out either.
Amazing book!
3. Wolf By Wolf by Ryan Graudin
"The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, Hitler and Emperor Hirohito host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The victor is awarded an audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's Ball in Tokyo.
Yael, a former death camp prisoner, has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost. The resistance has given Yael one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and must complete her mission by impersonating last year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. This deception becomes more difficult when Felix, Adele twin's brother, and Luka, her former love interest, enter the race and watch Yael's every move.
But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors, can she bring herself to be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and complete her mission?"
As I wrote in the beginning of the post; one of the books aren't actually set during the second world war, BUT I decided to add it onto this list because I think it deserves a spot.
When I first started reading this I wasn't really loving it, but I forced myself to continue and I am so happy I did. The story was so interesting and fun. And it made me very happy about how the war ended…! Anyway, the characters were interesting to figure out and I liked the writing.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think? And do you have any other world war two books you think I should read?
I am planning on reading The Bookthief and All The Light We Cannot See!
If you for some reason want to pin this post, then go ahead and pin the picture beneath :))
Edit: this list could be updated. I just read a new world war two book. And this would have a different book than Wolf By Wolf if it was written today.


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E coli outbreak: UK health agency issues advice to public
Dr Bob Adak from the Health Protection Agency explains who is at risk from the new strain of E coli and how to avoid infection
The HPA advises anyone travelling to Germany to avoid eating lettuce, cucumber or tomatoes. Photograph: Michael Sohn/AP
The source of this outbreak has not yet been identified by the German authorities so we might see further cases in the UK in people who have recently spent time in Germany (the incubation period for this illness is 8-14 days). That is why the Health Protection Agency is advising anyone visiting Germany to avoid eating lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes, and to seek urgent medical advice if they have illness and bloody diarrhoea within two weeks of being there.
All of the cases in the UK are associated with recent travel to Germany. There have been no reports of transmission of the infection in this country and there is no evidence that any food is contaminated with this strain of E coli in the UK.
E coli bacteria usually cause diarrhoea which settles within seven days without treatment. There are many strains of the infection. Most people normally carry harmless strains of E coli in their intestine. Both the harmless strains and those that cause diarrhoea are acquired primarily through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Person-to-person and animal-to-human transmission is through the oral-faecal route.
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The number of severe cases of HUS that have occurred in a short period is very unusual and the affected age groups are not typical: HUS is a more common complication from E coli infection in children. The reason for this is not yet known. The World Health Organisation is currently carrying out genetic sequencing of the bacterium, which will teach us more about this particular strain.
Good hygiene is very important in preventing person-to person spread and small children should be supervised with hand-washing after using the toilet and before eating.
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With snow on the horizon in the middle of January we are all going to need to wrap up warm, enjoy the snowball fights and stay safe. My 4 year old is looking forward to her first proper snowball fight while I am anticipating a long, cold walk to deliver some health promotion
In this inclement weather there are a couple of things to think about:
Hypothermia: this is a risk for anyone experiencing over exposure in the cold. It is even more of a risk to small children, babies or elderly relatives. In order to avoid hypothermia, make sure they are wearing plenty of layers including a hat and avoid over exposure or long periods in the cold, limit the length of their snowball fights / snowman creating.
Hypothermia is caused by a low body temperature and small children are unable to regulate their own body temperature which increases their chances of developing this.
If your child starts to feel cold to the touch or look pale, displays constant shivering, tiredness and low energy these can all be a sign of mild hypothermia. It is important to seek medical attention if you suspect hypothermia, but while you are waiting for help to arrive, make sure they are warmed up gradually.
Remove any wet clothing,
Place them in a warm area,
Encourage them to take some warm drinks.
DON'T put them directly in a bath or try to warm them up too quickly.
For further hints and tips on managing hypothermia check out NHS choices http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypothermia/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Snowball fights and tobogganing are always great fun, and I can't wait to introduce my daughter to them. Cold weather and snow and ice means slippery pavements and roads which can cause falls and in some cases broken limbs. If you can avoid walking on the streets this would be beneficial to reduce risk but if the worst happens, how would you recognise or manage a fracture?
Pain to the limb in question
Loss of Power or inability to use the limb
Unusual movement or position
Swelling and bruising around the area
Deformity and in some cases the bone may break through the skin
You may also hear a bone snap as you fall and you may also feel a bit dizzy or faint if you go into shock
If you do suspect a fracture, it is important to seek medical advice either from a minor injuries unit or emergency department and try not to move the affected limb more than is necessary. Avoid eating and drinking incase surgery is required.
The winter can be a season of great fun, log fires and hot chocolate and can be enjoyed by all if you wrap up warm


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Pre-owned assets: calculation of the charge on land: where the chargeable person contributed to the acquisition of the relevant property
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James gives his son Robert £100,000 and together with £50,000 of his own money Robert invests the money in listed shares. After a number of years, Robert sells the shares for £300,000 and uses the money to buy a property for James to occupy. At first glance, it is not unreasonable to take the view that two thirds of the appropriate rental value should be subject to the POA charge. However, the taxpayer may seek to take other factors into account where, say, certain shares that can be identified as purchased with Robert's money have outperformed others, so that a greater proportion of the £300,000 is attributable to the funds Robert provided. There can be no hard and fast rule as the legislation refers only to a reasonable attribution, so each case will need to be decided on its own facts.


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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2013) eReader Review
Amazon rolls out a new version of its flagship eReader, and it's still king.
Meet the New Paperwhite
Ah, the perennial release of the Kindle eReader. It must be nice to sit at the top of a locked-down category, but Amazon updated its Kindle Paperwhite (MSRP $119) anyway, with minor tweaks here and there. Honestly though? It's still one of the best, and that has mostly to do with the software that supports it—though the unique ability to read at night is nothing to downplay either.
In a product category where specs don't matter much and performance isn't an issue anymore, features rule. In this regard, there is simply no comparison to the Paperwhite, and that will remain the case for quite some time.
If you're a bookworm looking to leap from the printed page to modern times, the Kindle Paperwhite remains the best way to do so, starting at $119 for ad-supported models, and $139 without. Once purchased, you'll have a dependable and loved device to curl up with in darkness or light.
Hello, again
If you've seen one eReader, you've basically seen them all at this point. Like the Kindle Paperwhite, they're boring looking rectangles that are extremely light and most commonly wear one button. For the Paperwhite, this one is at the bottom right next to the microUSB slot. For those of you terrified of dropping your new companion, the case is coated in a grippy, slip-resistant material to give you something easy to clutch onto while using.
Where the Paperwhite differs is the screen. Unlike most other eReaders, the Kindle Paperwhite has a backlit eInk screen that is just fantastic. Not only do your books look like the actual printed word, but now you can read them in the dark—something that other eReaders can't do.
A capacitive touchscreen allows control of reading eBooks with the same gestures you'd have if you had actual pages in front of you, with an addition of menus. However, the switch to a digital reading device allows other activities as well, such as the use of social media accounts and sharing titles over WiFi.
In Use
Brilliant, in more ways than one
Using the Kindle Paperwhite is a fairly unique experience, given that many other eReaders don't have a backlight. This is one of very few eReaders that will work well in both low light and bright light due to the nature of the eReader's design.
E-Ink displays like the one found on the Paperwhite use ambient light to show an image, exactly like ink on paper. Though it's easy to see in bright light, an absence of ambient light will make the screen impossible to see, unless you have another source of illumination—which the Paperwhite has. By using the backlight, you can curl up in bed and read your favorite novels without skipping a beat—a fantastic ability to have, and it solves the worst problem of eReaders.
Though many people treat eReaders much as they would traditional hardbacks, the fact of the matter is that the Kindle is much more than that: This eReader has the support of the largest online vendor of eBooks, and it wields built-in options that most people associate with phones and tablets. It's the 21st century—and as devices like these expand horizons, reading can be very different now than it used to be.
Don't understand a word in a book? Just touch the word and find out, the definition is right there waiting for you. Need a bigger font size? Change it in the main menu. Want to tweet a quote from your favorite novel? Just hold a finger down on the sentence in question and social media integration lets you share it on the web, right from the Kindle. Just to show you that it works, I did it myself just now:
Now to dig into the services—Amazon has a lot to offer if you have both Prime and the Kindle Paperwhite. You can buy books, rent textbooks, borrow/lend your favorite novels, and even download titles for 30 days at a time from the absolutely gargantuan Kindle Lending Library. You can even download War and Peace over WiFi in under 4 seconds, so you'll never wait long for your content. If you grew up on Reading Rainbow, you don't have to take my word for it: This level of support will never leave you bored. There is also a 3G version for those of you who like to travel, and are willing to shell out a little more.
Like a printed page, but not.
If you're making the jump from buying paperbacks to snatching up eBooks, I won't lie and tell you that the transition will be easy. The screen's appearance is a bit jarring if you've never seen it before, because it looks like a printed page—until you "flip the page" and your brain screams, "Ink doesn't DO that!"
The screen is a wonderful bit of technology called "eInk." Basically, a grid of electrodes manipulates a huge array of microscopic spheres; each sphere has a black side and a white side, which the electrodes flip at will, in order to display your eBook. The coolest part? It's actually ink that you're seeing, so pages of eBooks look like printed pages. Genius.
This Kindle really is virtually identical in every way to last year's model, save for a bit faster processor, so we know that it works great for reading eBooks. The screen is crisp, the battery holds a lot of juice (if it's anything like last year's model, it'll last well over 24 hours), internet features are an interesting addition to the activity of reading, and the coating on the front kills most reflections easily. It's the archetypical eReader, and that's really all it's designed to be. The Kindle goes anywhere, and can do everything a book can do, and more. When you do need to charge, just leave the Kindle plugged into your computer with the included USB cable and you'll be ready to go shortly. It may have a small battery, but it takes what seems like eons to drain it.
Many people might wonder or get frustrated by a new product that doesn't have a bump in specs, but with an eReader, there's no need. Really, as long as you're holding this thing over 16" away from your eyeballs, you won't be able to see individual dots on the screen (as it's over 212 DPI), and what else can you ask for? What matters for an eReader's performance is quite pedestrian, so if you came looking for me gushing about specs you'll have to be disappointed—this isn't a muscle car, it's an eReader.
Want the hard data? Head on over to the Science Page for our test results.
Print in your palms
Just like it was last year, the Kindle Paperwhite is the eReader to beat. A great backlit screen that allows bookworms to carry their literary adventures well into the wee hours of the morning is everything one could ask for in an eReader. For that, $119 is a small price to pay.
Sure, Amazon didn't really add much of anything to the eReader, but that's expected—there's not much to fix but software. It certainly takes a bit of getting-used-to, but for the most part the Paperwhite is about as good as it gets for an eReader.
If you're ready to make the leap from printed page to electronic books (or want to throw someone else in the deep end), there is no better device with which to do so than the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. It's an iterative release, but Amazon's newest eReader gives you much more than a book reader—it gives you access to a huge library of content to be bought, borrowed, and shared. This is one of the most versatile eReaders out there, and definitely a great value.
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Simply put, assassination is, by far, the most moral tool in conducting military conflicts between nations
First off, let's dispense with sugarcoating and linguistic chicanery: the point and purpose of war is to kill people and break things. That destruction may be in the service of any number of strategic goals, but the point of going to war is to bring martial force to bear. For offensive, or defensive reasons, nations unleash martial force when there are people they wish to kill, and/or things they wish to destroy. The fundamental nature of war cannot be avoided.
Demonizing assassins makes no more sense than demonizing any other class of combatant; once combat has begun, it hardly matters if the thing that ends your life is a bullet fired by a sniper, or a bomb dropped out of a plane, or poison in your glass. That assassins are often associated with trickery, stealth and unfair fights is hardly a mark against them; if the defender sees an attack coming, can plan properly to counter it and gets a fair fight, generally the attacker has failed at one point or another in their strategy or tactics.
Assassins are, properly, specialized soldiers.
Now, that being dealt with, let's move on to the second point. Namely, the fact that while wars are to be avoided by reasonable means, once conflict has been engaged in, the aim is to win and, in order to prosecute as moral a campaign as is humanly possible, to minimize civilian casualties. In this respect, a skilled assassin can actually do more to save lives than a hospital full of doctors. A bullet, cellphone bomb, or poison in the right place at the right time, have the potential to eliminate a target without any innocent victims being caught in the attack. A truly well conceived and well orchestrated assassination can, likewise, hamstring an opponent and enable pitched battles to be ended much more quickly and cleanly.
Now, some might object that assassination is likely to start conflict as well as prevent/contain/limit it. This is certainly true, and WW I serves as a convenient example. But just like the use of any other sort of military force, assassination is not good in-and-of-itself. Once one has decided to initiate military conflict, however, there is no more humane method of prosecuting that than by targeted assassinations.
For these reasons, if there is going to be a military conflict, whether limited or total war, assassination is the refinement of war to its most moral form.


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"I don't know why I'm saying this to you."
"It's sometimes a good idea to say things like that to strangers. They make uncomplicated confidants."
From Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh.
I really liked this exchange, and as it's not a spoiler in any way, I thought I'd put it here. I wanted to write about it, but I won't tonight. Maybe later.
I haven't posted in weeks, so I hope you all had a lovely holiday this past week.
Happy New 2013!


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Richard Thompson - Perfect: Part One
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, May 6, 2016—Perfect: Part One, a collection of recent paintings by Richard Thompson, will be on display May 19–June 25 at William Campbell Contemporary Art. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 19, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The exhibition will feature more than a dozen oil paintings, watercolors, and other works on paper that do not simply depict, but canonize, the houses, fields, trees, clouds, and other incidentals that characterize the quintessential American countryside.
As a young man I made youthful paintings…
As a middle-aged man I made mature paintings…
As an older man I am finally making art
Perfect: Part One represents the near-pinnacle of an evolution for Thompson, who considers himself on a continuous trajectory of artistic discovery. The paintings, centered on his contemporary interpretations of the American scene, are, he says, the result of deeper observation and thought processes. "I am working toward some synthesis between what I see in my mind's eye and what I see in my physical eye," he explains. "I am working toward some feeling, some sensation, some realization that occurs in that space where those two vectors intersect."
Living in rural Oregon, Thompson is surrounded by both the natural and manmade constructions that inspire his work. He filters the traditionally bucolic scenery through a Modernist lens, as he considers not only the visual intrigue of the landscape, but also its fundamental anatomy and intricate balance. In this vein, he eschews naturalistic detail to present his vision in stylized interpretations that highlight formal elements and the ways they converse with one another in two-dimensional space. Precisely delineated, Thompson's objects are often hyper-defined and neatly compartmentalized—a method that reduces spatial division while also giving equal prominence to every area of the composition. Such an effect creates a planar yet faceted surface as well, conjuring a quiet dynamism among the elements.
The bold, undiluted, and heavily concentrated elements that populate Thompson's canvases transmit a low bustle, gently protruding and receding with ease throughout the picture plane. Their energy emerges from the subtle vitality of structure, rather than overtly kinetic line progressions.
Thompson wants viewers to stop and look at his work, taking in every aspect of the meticulous and cerebral, though still picturesque, landscapes. He believes that by pausing physically and mentally, one can most effectively experience the true essence of each painting. "I want the viewer to stand still," says Thompson. "I want the viewer to appreciate the quiet. Paintings have a quiet all their own. They don't move though they may portray movement. They make no sound though they may contain the chirping of insects or the rumble of a passing airplane. The day is never over although the light may change."
Widely recognized in Texas, throughout the United States, and internationally, Richard Thompson has worked as a professional artist for more than four decades. His work has appeared in dozens of solo and group exhibitions across the state, in Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Nationally, he has exhibited in, among other major cities, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Albuquerque, New Orleans, Santa Fe, and Portland (Oregon); internationally, he has shown work in Australia, Singapore, and South Africa. Some of his most notable exhibitions include New York's Whitney Biennial in 1975 and 1981 and Contemporary Self Portraits from the James Goode Collection at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. in 1994.
Thompson boasts an extensive bibliography and has been featured in such notable publications as Art in America, Artforum, ARTNews, the Paris Review, the Village Voice, Fort Worth's Star-Telegram, and various exhibition catalogues. He has received a number of grants and fellowships throughout his career, punctuated by an NEA Individual Artist Fellowship and a New York Foundation for the Arts MARK award. Thompson has been invited by several institutions to serve as artist-in-residence, among them the Roswell Museum in New Mexico and Colorado's noted Anderson Ranch. He has lectured at universities throughout the United States and abroad, and was a featured speaker for the Artist Eye series at the Kimbell Art Museum. He is also a founding board member of the Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio.
Thompson's work may be found in many public and private collections, including the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, the Albuquerque Museum of Art, and Oregon's Portland Art Museum. Corporate collections featuring his work include Standard Oil Corporation (Chicago), the Sprint Corporation (Kansas City), Apple Computer (Austin), and the Fidelity Corporation (Fort Worth), among others.
Richard Thompson received his BFA and MA from the University of New Mexico and also studied drawing and printmaking at Oregon State University. He has served as dean and professor of painting at Alfred University in upstate New York, and held a post as professor of art at the University of Texas in Austin. He taught at Houston's Glassell School of Art, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Albuquerque, in addition to holding visiting artist positions at many other universities across the United States. He has been represented by William Campbell Contemporary Art since 1984.
Founded in 1974 by William and Pam Campbell, William Campbell Contemporary Art exhibits high-quality contemporary art in a variety of media, including paintings, works on paper, mixed-media constructions, photography, prints, ceramics, and sculpture. By exhibiting nationally recognized artists, along with new and emerging talent, the gallery aims to nurture an awareness and appreciation of the exciting diversity found in contemporary art.


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Matthew 25 New Century Version (NCV)
A Story About Ten Bridesmaids
25 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to wait for the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The five foolish bridesmaids took their lamps, but they did not take more oil for the lamps to burn. 4 The wise bridesmaids took their lamps and more oil in jars. 5 Because the bridegroom was late, they became sleepy and went to sleep.
6 "At midnight someone cried out, 'The bridegroom is coming! Come and meet him!' 7 Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready. 8 But the foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.' 9 The wise bridesmaids answered, 'No, the oil we have might not be enough for all of us. Go to the people who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'
10 "So while the five foolish bridesmaids went to buy oil, the bridegroom came. The bridesmaids who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding feast. Then the door was closed and locked.
11 "Later the others came back and said, 'Sir, sir, open the door to let us in.' 12 But the bridegroom answered, 'I tell you the truth, I don't want to know you.'
13 "So always be ready, because you don't know the day or the hour the Son of Man will come.
A Story About Three Servants
14 "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was going to another place for a visit. Before he left, he called for his servants and told them to take care of his things while he was gone. 15 He gave one servant five bags of gold, another servant two bags of gold, and a third servant one bag of gold, to each one as much as he could handle. Then he left. 16 The servant who got five bags went quickly to invest the money and earned five more bags. 17 In the same way, the servant who had two bags invested them and earned two more. 18 But the servant who got one bag went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid the master's money.
19 "After a long time the master came home and asked the servants what they did with his money. 20 The servant who was given five bags of gold brought five more bags to the master and said, 'Master, you trusted me to care for five bags of gold, so I used your five bags to earn five more.' 21 The master answered, 'You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.'
22 "Then the servant who had been given two bags of gold came to the master and said, 'Master, you gave me two bags of gold to care for, so I used your two bags to earn two more.' 23 The master answered, 'You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.'
24 "Then the servant who had been given one bag of gold came to the master and said, 'Master, I knew that you were a hard man. You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not sow any seed. 25 So I was afraid and went and hid your money in the ground. Here is your bag of gold.' 26 The master answered, 'You are a wicked and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant and that I gather crops where I did not sow any seed. 27 So you should have put my gold in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would have received my gold back with interest.'
28 "So the master told his other servants, 'Take the bag of gold from that servant and give it to the servant who has ten bags of gold. 29 Those who have much will get more, and they will have much more than they need. But those who do not have much will have everything taken away from them.' 30 Then the master said, 'Throw that useless servant outside, into the darkness where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.'
The King Will Judge All People
31 "The Son of Man will come again in his great glory, with all his angels. He will be King and sit on his great throne. 32 All the nations of the world will be gathered before him, and he will separate them into two groups as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 The Son of Man will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 "Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made. 35 I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was alone and away from home, and you invited me into your house. 36 I was without clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'
37 "Then the good people will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you alone and away from home and invite you into our house? When did we see you without clothes and give you something to wear? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and care for you?'
40 "Then the King will answer, 'I tell you the truth, anything you did for even the least of my people here, you also did for me.'
41 "Then the King will say to those on his left, 'Go away from me. You will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever that was prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. 43 I was alone and away from home, and you did not invite me into your house. I was without clothes, and you gave me nothing to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you did not care for me.'
44 "Then those people will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or alone and away from home or without clothes or sick or in prison? When did we see these things and not help you?'
45 "Then the King will answer, 'I tell you the truth, anything you refused to do for even the least of my people here, you refused to do for me.'
46 "These people will go off to be punished forever, but the good people will go to live forever."
New Century Version (NCV)
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You love the feel of fabrics, finding perfect patterns and reading about new techniques. Your head is full of ideas and your home is over-run with books, patterns, silks and linens. For you, sewing means creating a work of art. Now, with the Innov-is VQ2's touchscreen and extra-long arm, perfect for larger projects like coats or quilts, you can express yourself on a bigger canvas.
With the Innov-is VQ2, if you can dream it, you can sew it.
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473 Built-in Stitches
11 1/4" (285mm) Long arm sewing and quilting machine
Large colour LCD touch screen
Up to 1,050 stitches per minute
Slide speed control
2 USB ports
Extra wide stitches up to 40mm
ICAPS - Continuous Automatic Pressure System
Lockstitch Key - tie-off stitches can be easily sewn at the beginning and end
Ultra bright feature lighting
7-point feed
Handy accessory compartment
Central controls
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Knee lift
Large LCD touchscreen
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Pivot function
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Lockstitch key
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Ultra-bright feature:
The ultra-bright LED lighting gives a crisp, bright natural light, so you can see colours and stitch details, no matter what your lighting conditions.
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7-point feed
Enhanced longer feed mechanism for superior handling of layered fabrics and smooth precise stitching.
Includes multi-directional feed to sew straight in eight directions and in four directions with zig zag.
111/4'' extra-large sewing space
Create even larger projects with the flexible extra-large sewing space, ideal for quilting projects.
Slide speed control
Adjust the speed from slow to fast. This can also be set to alter stitch width whilst sewing.
Extra-large colour touchscreen
Simply touch the large clear wide-angle screen to:
• Edit stitches on screen
• Customise your settings
• Change to any one of the 13 built-in languages
• See the clock
• See the on-screen video tutorials and built-in help guides to recommend the perfect setting for your sewing
Express yourself, with hundreds of stitches including 14 styles of button holes and 5 built-in fonts. Easily control width, length, size and density with the LCD touchscreen. Edit and save every stitch. Save combinations for future use.
With the Innov-is VQ2, you're in control.
Decorative stitches
The Innov-is VQ2 includes a range of large decorative stitches that are ideal for home decoration, garment embellishment and quilting projects – perfect for your needs.
Wide stitches
Sew extra-large decorative stitches up to 40 mm wide using the multidirectional feed.
Crazy quilting designs
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for any project.
Vintage design
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Heirloom design
Choose classic heirloom designs for special projects from christening gowns or wedding dresses to fine table linens.
'I Love You' design
Create special stitched pieces for loved ones in 15 different languages with the 'I love you' design.
Accessories Included:
Zigzag foot "J"
Monogramming foot "N"
Overcasting foot "G"
Zipper foot "I"
Buttonhole foot "A"
Blind stitch foot "R"
Button fitting foot "M"
Free motion open toe quilting foot "O"
1/4" quilting foot with guide
Needle set
Twin needle
Seam ripper
Cleaning brush
Eyelet punch
Screwdriver (small)
Screwdriver (large)
Disc-shaped screwdriver
Vertical spool pin
Spool cap (small)
Spool cap (medium)
Spool cap (large)
Spool cap (special)
Spool felt (on machine)
Spool net × 2
Touch pen (stylus)
Knee lifter
USB cable
Cord guide bobbin cover
Bobbin cover (with mark)
Bobbin cover (on machine)
Foot controller
Grid sheet set
Dust cover
Accessory bag
Operation manual
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7 tips on alcoholism intervention
Alcoholism intervention how to guide
1. Choose the right time – set aside 30 minutes to an hour to talk to your friend. Also, make sure that your friend is sober when you address your concerns. Don't plan an intervention when your friend has been drinking. It won't go over well.
2. Don't go alone – Interventions can be more powerful when two or three friends address the same concern.
3. Be neutral – Take a very objective tone. Let the person know that you are concerned and talk about very specific details of their behavior.
4. Be specific – Jot down some notes, or have at least two or three examples of potential alcoholic behaviors. This is to present data to your friend, and to help her overcome denial.
5. Be kind – Tune in to your friend's need and show compassion. It doesn't help to accuse. Rather, present your concerns and data, and then allow time for feedback.
6. Listen – Take time to ask your friend what she thinks and feels. You will need feedback to know what to do next.
7. Have a plan – Look into treatment options for your friend so that you can suggest next steps. Maybe there is free campus counseling that you can help her set up. Or look into community resources.
Got some other tips for us? Post them here.
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Another suggestion is to have some of the recent brain and addiction-related research on hand — helping a person "see" (via brain scans and simplified science explanations) the chemical and structural changes caused by alcohol abuse and/or alcoholism can help a friend better appreciate that it is those brain changes that interfere with their ability to think straight, behave normally and act responsibly. That understanding may help them better accept that the only "cure" is to reduce alcohol consumption in the case of alcohol abuse and to stop all together in the case of alcoholism.
That's a great suggestion, Lisa! There is nothing like evidence of the brain disease to help make the process more accepted, and also less of a "moral problem".
This is a working strategy I believe. I've been to a campus, teaching college students and secondary level students on how to leave vices such smoking and alcohols. Your blog "Addiction Blog" is very nice, it help a lot of readers, I know I believe that someone was changed already by reading this blog. I would like to add like alternatives.. Prepare alternative sports or other activities that includes the person. This is in addition to "don't go alone" points that you are sharing here.
Thanks and keep going!
I like the idea of including a sports/exercise element to helping people in addiction; but perhaps this is better as a lifestyle change to address after an in or outpatient certified program?
If someone is not willing to accept help the only other option addiction an addiction intervention. I will tell you there is not one addict out there that enjoys being addicted. Sometime the path to recovery must be illuminated.
This reminds me of an analogy that I use quite often with my clients. When talking with the parents of addicts, I often ask them to view their child's addiction as a house fire. I then ask them to tell me how large that fire is. I ask them if they would compare it to a toaster in the kitchen that has a flame coming out? Or are flames shooting out of every window and the roof is collapsing?
This gives them perspective. About 90% of the time, they say that the flames are shooting out of every window. I then ask them, if this were happening to your house, wouldn't you put down the garden hose and call 911?
The addict can't see the fire. Or has convinced themselves that the fire is no harm to them. Many families find themselves standing on the front lawn screaming at the top of their lungs for their loved one to come outside. Meanwhile the addict is lying on the couch saying, "what is the big deal? I don't see a fireâ€.
At some point, the family has to take action. Many family members don't want to hurt the addict's feelings or muddy up the family waters. This is very common. Kicking the door in and pulling your loved one out of a collapsing inferno by their hair may very well cause a bit of conflict at first. Generally it won't be for a couple of weeks, after the addict is sober for a while, that they will see that fire for what it was. It is then that they will thank you with all that they have for stepping up and possibly saving their life.
My 50 something boyfriend is an alcoholic and recently spent 16 days in the hospital for an infection. Ulitimately he detoxed while he was there got released and within a week started drinking again. 2 days after returning to work he was fired. He told me again that he is done with drinking and again I believed him. I thought finally he had hit his bottom line. Well 48 hours and no drink, GREAT. then today right back to it. We had plans with a group for dinner but I went without him only to come home to him with bleeding knees and a injury to his shoulder. He fell coming in the front door. he tried to blame me as usual saying he was depressed because I went without him.I know these are just excuses to take the guilt away from himself how do I handle this every time he blames me. I know its not me its his choice. he chose to go before dinner and he chose to go after I went without him.
I'm glad you talked about being kind by tuning into your friend's need and showing compassion. I remember when my aunt was in need of assistance in this manner. Thank you for the tips on alcohol addiction intervention and how it's not helpful to accuse and is better to present concerns and allow feedback.


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So... I made another visit to Arts on Main this past Sunday (I should actually just find accomodation and reside in Maboneng, thats how much I love it) But this time to assist my friends on a school project.
newho... I'm gonna be famous! (Please note the full clip will be aired to a class of say 20 students) Back to me being famous... I spoke on fashion trends and how the modern day fashionista draws inspiration from times like the 60's when style was interpreted in a manner that was bold and fearless, the introduction of prints, neon colours and mismatched patterns and so on...
I bet you they get an A for this assignment, hehe :)
Oh yes... expect more style vlogs. Had so much fun on iMovie, think I made like 10 versions of this style vlog.