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Spain's most unlikely club - and the racist who ruined their party
View gallery.Jose stands outside the locked gate of a football stadium in Spain's Costa Brava brandishing a loud hailer."Llagostera! Llagostera!" he shouts.He's positioned by the blue gate because he can see the pitch on the other side, where players of second division UE Llagostera are warming up. When they approach the corner flag he shouts their names and, though they're initially startled, they realise where the noise is coming from and applaud.In a bar opposite, seven friends have settled after welcoming Llagostera's team coach to their new home 25 kilometres from the town of just 8,000. Llagostera have become the smallest ever club to reach Spain's second tier after six promotions in a decade.In the ticket kiosk by the stadium, a lady selling season tickets (the cheapest is just €90) turns a group of British tourists away with regret."This is ridiculous," sighs one as they head to the shaded terrace of the bar. They wanted to see a game of football and look baffled. They'd seen the posters advertising second division football and visits this season from Mallorca, Zaragoza, Real Betis, Sporting Gijon and Osasuna.None of them will see the opening home game against Leganes for Llagostera must play Leganes behind closed doors. A hardy band like Jose have come anyway, but they'll be reduced to snatches of action viewed from the street because of the actions of a solitary, pitiful human being.In May, during a play-off game against Racing Santander, a middle aged women pretended to be a gorilla in front of the Cantabrians' Ivorian striker Mamadou Kone. Her insulting primate impersonation was made even worse as she was surrounded by children. The images went viral and, instead of being associated with a remarkable rise, Llagostera became, probably permanently, linked with racism for the internet generation.The culprit was identified by the club and reported to the police after the game. She was also banned from the stadium for life, but the damage to Llagostera's reputation was done.With racism a hot topic in Spain, the incident came weeks after Barcelona's Daniel Alves had a banana thrown at him at Villarreal, which he picked up and ate. Ironically, the woman in Llagostera, a town 90 kilometres north of Barcelona, was a citizen of Barcelona and employee of Barca, working in their club museum as a ticket seller. Barca sacked her immediately.Kone, a 22-year-old striker, who had played at Racing through successive relegations, later took to Twitter writing: "Regarding this 'lady', it is better not to say anything...She has shown herself." View gallery.The Spanish Football Federation and commission against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport imposed the ban. Llagostera appealed. "From the first moment, we worked hard to reduce this sanction," they said in a statement. "We had an immaculate record until the (racist) incident."Their appeals fell on death ears, with the league stating: "The facts are very serious and that the sanction cannot be reduced".The public address system plays Llagostera's anthem to players and a handful of officials, journalists and squad players."Nobody had seen the women before and nobody has seen her since," explains club president Isabel Tarago, 41. "We're being punished for her actions but we must look forward now. We're a family club not a racist club."When this column visited Llagostera in February, Tarago laughed at the possibility of promotion. Llagostera played in a tiny stadium with a 1,500 capacity and on an artificial pitch. Both wouldn't be sufficient for second tier football.But the team who can't stop going up went up again and their players celebrated on the back of a tractor driven around the small agricultural town.With only limited support available from their cash-strapped local council when it came to a new stadium in the town, Isabel spoke with neighbouring second division team Girona, 19 kilometres to the north about sharing their ground. Llagostera decided instead to share with Palamos, Catalonia's oldest football club (Barca are second) and 25 kilometres to the east by the Mediterranean. Their modern stadium seats 6,000 and Llagostera have signed a five-year contract."We hope that we can appeal to fans across the Costa Brava," explains Isabel. "We've already sold 1,000 season tickets and hope that we get crowds of twice that." Given Betis recently took 3,000 fans to Sabadell near Barcelona, they'll certainly attract some bigger crowds.Just not tonight, and the fans outside the ground are fuming over the punishment."Would Real Madrid or Barcelona have their stadium closed for one racist fan?" asked one, Oscar. "How can any club control the actions of every single fan? It was a play-off game with a big crowd and we all saw people there that had never been to a game before."Llagostera's aim is to stay up."Our budget is just over €3 million for the season," explains Isabel. "It was €400,000 last season, but then we received €20,000 from television. Now we get €2 million. We're surviving off the television money, but we've had to bring new players in and the club staff has increased from two to six."None of the new players cost a fee."We've brought a lot of new players in with second division experience," explains press officer Albert Bermudez. "The players were usually out of contract. We didn't pay any agents' fees. We have to save money where possible. We travel to games by the cheapest means possible and when we play two games in Andalusia in a few weeks, we're hoping to stay down there. Two of the new members of staff are scouts. They just sit in a room watching videos of opponents all day." View gallery.Larger clubs send scouts in person. They'll have a treat when they visit Palamos on the beautiful coast.Eibar, recently promoted to the Primera Liga for the first time on average crowds of 2,900 and a budget of €3.2 million, are an inspiration to tiny clubs like Llagostera, but even Eibar are giants by comparison.Llagostera take the lead just before half-time. Sergio Leon, a player on loan from Elche's B team, scoring their first ever second division goal. Jordi Lopez makes it two in the second half for three points and the players celebrate near that closed blue gate, behind which are fans shouting their names.Lopez is a local player who also rose through Barca's ranks before joining Real Madrid, where he made two appearances for their first team. He then played for Sevilla in the side which won the 2006 UEFA Cup before spells at Mallorca, Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City et al. He's 33 this week and winding down. Again, better for him to do that close to home. If that's not to be Barca or Espanyol, then Llagostera, with their husband and wife management, is ideal: Isabel's husband is Oriol Alsina, Llagostera's manager for most of their rise and now the sporting director who doubles up as scout, transfer negotiator and overall boss.Another local player is right-back Aimar who has been at the club since 2009, when he was semi-professional and working in a family business making swimming pools for the second homes of wealthy Catalans and foreigners who spend their summers in the Costa Brava."This is the best moment of my career," he says. "I can now call myself a professional footballer for the first time in my life. I played my first professional game last week."Aimar is smiling and admits that he hasn't been interviewed by a non-Spanish journalist before. "It's a family club," he says. "And a stable club. You know you'll get paid and you can't always say that in Spanish football. The facilities don't belong to the club, but they're good. We train in (another nearby coastal town) Palafrugel because we don't have a grass pitch of our own. The council in Llagostera don't really help.""I'm not nervous about playing at this level," he says. "Motivated, yes. Nervous, no. I can't wait to play in stadiums which hold 50,000 people like at Betis."Llagostera finally get a chance to play in front of their own fans on September 13 when Osasuna, relegated after 14 seasons in the Primera, visit. Osasuna's budget of €30 million last season was almost 100 times that of Llagostera and while it will be much reduced after dropping down a league, they have 10 times as many season ticket holders.At least Llagostera will now be able to count on vociferous support inside the stadium and not just outside.Andy Mitten - @AndyMittenSports & RecreationSoccerLlagostera

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So Know the Starfish
"He must, so know the starfish and the student biologist who sits at the feet of living things, proliferate in all
directions. Having certain tendencies, he must move along their lines to the limit of their potentialities."
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New day at Small Southern
It's been a long, long time since I've been here. Almost two years, it appears. We're entering our Christmas break here - lots of changes that maybe we'll discuss down the road. In the meantime, I'm making a small attempt to get back into the habit of doing some things here. I'll be teaching Evolution in the Spring - would really like to use this an avenue to share ideas/papers/cool stuff with my students. First step is to relearn the process. So, here goes...
New Tiktaalik fossils
Updated view of Tiktaalik roseae.
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In a couple of weeks, students in both my Vertebrate Zoology and Evolution classes will be discussing fossils that demonstrate major transitions in the history of life. There are few more signficant than Tiktaalik roseae, the 375 million year old lobe-finned fish first discovered by Neil Shubin and his group and famously described in Shubin's Your Inner Fish. Tiktaalik has taught us a lot about the movement of vertebrate life from the water to the land, and it's still teaching us. A new study appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and summarized here at Science Daily describes new Tiktaalik fossils that suggest that a form of "four-wheel drive", employing the pelvic fins for locomotion began in fish, before vertebrate life had actually moved to land. It had been previously believed that the fish had relied primarily on the front limbs to drag themselves along - the detail removed in the new fossils suggest otherwise. They demonstrate a well developed ball-and-socket joint which would have connected to very mobile femur that could be brought underneath the body. The sites of muscle attachment show strength and advanced fin function. It appears that the hind fin was at least as long and highly developed as the forefin. This suggests that, while the fin could certainly have been used as a paddle in swimming, it could also have served in walking.
While we're on the subject, I'll share this short video. Many sunfish (in the Family Centrarchidae) also build and guard nests. Often, it's the little males that pull guard duty. That's the case in the longear sunfish, Lepomis megalotis. While sampling a local stream, we watched this little guy and his buddies working hard guarding eggs from marauding bluegills.
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A couple of stickleback stories...
The three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, has been a heavy hitter in ichthyological research for decades. Niko Tinbergen, who would share a Nobel Prize in 1973 with Karl von Frisch and Konrad Lorenz, helped create the field of ethology with his pioneering observations of stickleback courtship behavior. I encountered sticklebacks during my time in Oregon and Alaska, but not since. They're widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, but being coldwater guys they aren't typically found south of North Carolina on the Atlantic Coast. That's too bad - they're great little fish for number of reasons. They show a wealth of morphological diversity, making them ideal for the study of adaptation. Although they're anadramous, typically spawning in fresh water but maturing in the sea, they can live out their lives in fresh or salt, and show a remarkable ability to deal with a wide range of salinities. It's in their behavior, most notably their spawning behavior, that's been most heavily examined. Males invest a lot of time and energy in buiding nests, to which they entice females and then guard ferociously until the eggs hatch.
Stickleback nest
Well, it appears that European sticklebacks have had a tough spring. Rivers there are swollen from heavy rainfalls, and currents are higher than normal. This means that male sticklebacks there are having to put in extra duty to make sure their nests don't get lost in the flood. The nests are constructed of materials that the fish can find in the river, sand and pieces of plant material. The building materials, though, are cemented together with "spiggin", a glycoprotein glue produced by the male stickleback. Spiggin is produced during the breeding by hormonally-influenced epithelial cells in the kidneys. According to results published in Avian Biology Research, this high-flow year is forcing the fish to produce more spiggin than normal - a task that could potentially draw energy away from other important processes. Thus far, the fish seem to be holding their own - another indication of a fish that seems to be a master of adaptation.
Shoaling sticklebacks (photo by
Steve Thomas)
While we're talking about sticklebacks... Another of their interesting behaviors is the tendency of non-Researchers at the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology offered individual sticklebacks the opportunity to join two schools of fish, one made up of siblings and one made up of unrelated individuals. The sibling group was in some cases made up of familiar fish, and in other cases made up of relatives with which the test fish was unfamiliar. The test fish chose to join the sibling group whether they were familiar with the members or not. The researchers then extended the experiment, giving the sticklebacks a choice between groups of familiar and unfamiliar relatives. Surprisingly, the test fish showed no preference. In this case, the kin preference is driven by something other than familiarity.
breeding fish to gather in groups or shoals. In the formation of these shoals, sticklebacks prefer the company of relatives. The basis for that preference has been uncertain - is it innate based on some sort of olfactory cue that identifies related individuals, or is it developed by interactions during the fish's life history.
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New Caribbean blenny
From Zookeys, this report of a new haptoclinid blenny. Haptoclinus dropi is tiny, about an inch long, and has the unusual four-sectioned dorsal fin of the other members of the genus. It was discovered in the southern Caribbean at depths of about 160 meters as part of the Smithonian's Deep Reef Observation Project using the manned submersible Curasub. The Curasub, which operates out of Substation Curacao, normally operates carrying tourists to depths of over 300 meters.
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Time to catch up on a few items on the fish front.
Sharks may be worth more alive
A shark in the bush (so to speak) may be significantly more valuable than a shark in the hand. A study published recently in Oryx - The International Journal of Conservation and using data from 70 sites in 45 countries estimates that shark-related ecotourism brings in over $300 million dollars annually, and that the value of the industry may more than double over the next two decades. Contrast that to $630 million, the estimated value of global shark fisheries - and throw in the fact that value of those fisheries steadily declining. The takehome - leave those sharks alone. Shark-related tourism in the Caribbean alone leads to over 5,000 jobs and produces over $100 million in revenue.
The lookdown, Selene vomer
In the new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we hear about new ideas related to fish camouflage in the open ocean. Traditionally, it has been believed that a fish's best strategy in open water has been to make itself less visible by using a mirror effect, reflecting sunlight to allow the prospective predator or prey to blend into the background. New research suggests that this strategy, while effective in some circumstances, does not work well in others. This is particularly true when light penetrating the surface is polarized. Turns out that many fish species are sensitive to polarization, and the the nature of polarized light is constantly changing. This means that a mirror strategy won't always be the most effective camouflage.
The authors of the PNAS paper observed lookdowns (Selene vomer), and found that the fish were able to change the way in which light reflected from their bodies in a manner that approached the optimum with regard to camouflaging themselves. In some light situations, that meant acting like a simple manner. At other times, the reflected light was altered so as to make the fish less visible in a polarized environment. It's unclear if the process is passive, with the skin of the fish responding to the available light, or if the fish or somehow activity changing the way light is reflected.
In the Prehistoric Fish o'the Day category, a paper appearing in Geodiversitas describes a new species of acanthodian which lived during the Devonian some 408 mya. The fossils, discovered in Eastern Spain, are mainly from juveniles with none from fish larger than a meter in length.
The acanthodians, sometimes referred to as "spiny sharks", were among the first of the jawed vertebrates. They were characterized by a series of stout spines in front of all the fins. Many of the early acanthodians had two rows of paired ventral fins. This makes them particulary interesting to students of vertebrate evolution, as the rows of fins have been suggested (through the fin-fold theory) to have paved the way for the evolution of paired fins and, ultimately, limbs.
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There are lots of different things that we call "fish", and they belong to lots of different taxonomic groups. I mean, hagFISH aren't even considered vertebrates any longer. Still, all of the 28,000 or so species that we refer to as fish all have some basic similarities, likely due to the unforgiving nature of the aquatic realm. You can't be evolutionarily sloppy and function well in the water. However, within the basic fish template, there's still room for a lot of diversity. This week in Fish Biology, we'll be discussing body forms, the many ways that the basic fish design has been molded to better function in a specific role. Regardless, here's a teaser. Scientific binomials, so as not to give anything away in the common names.
What drives the...
...odd mouth of Nemichthys scolopaceus,
....the spectacular dorsal fin of Istiophorus platypterus,
...or the misshapen fins of Histrio histrio?
Is there adaptive value in the magnificent rostrum of Pristis pectinata,
...or of Polyodon spathula?
What about the greatly elongated pectoral fins of Cheilopogon melanurus,
...or pretty much anything about Ogcocephalus darwini?
Why does Chaenocephalus have yellow blood?
And, finally, what in blue blazes is going on with Macropinna microstoma?
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Fish - eries
There's been a lot written in recent years about the plight of the world's fisheries. Many of them are in real trouble as the result of overfishing. One result has been a shift toward reliance on invertebrates like prawns, lobsters, and mollusks. New research from the Environment Department at York suggests that these new, shellfish-dependent fisheries, may be subject to collapse with increasing stress from climate change. The authors, in a paper appearing in Fish and Fisheries, suggest that it's imperative that we continue to work toward restoring the health of finfish based fisheries, and stress the need to marine protected areas to allow the restoration of diversity and productivity.
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(How I’m Learning To Not) Hate My Moma Part 1 – The Hope Filled Addict
(How I’m Learning To Not) Hate My Moma Part 1
I could write a million blog posts about our relationship, and it not fully be explained. As a kid I loved her, and I know she loved me.
My preacher used to preach about intenders. People who will change tomorrow, or next week. Eventually next week is 30 years and you’ve intended your life away. I still beg God, don’t let me be an intender.
My mom grew up the youngest girl out of 6 kids. 4 brothers and 1 sister. They all have a drug and alcohol past, and 4 of them are either in or have battled full blown addiction. Their parents, my Nana and Papa weren’t drinkers. They were good people who fully served the Lord. My Nana was definitely a one of a kind. If I’m able to have a tenth of the faith she held, I’ll be just fine. We only need a mustard seed anyway.
So my mom didn’t grow up in an addict’s house. She had awesome parents. She was a daddy’s girl and to this day everything she says goes back to her childhood. Same as her sister. They are both stuck in that house in their minds.
My mom had me when she was 19. My parents married but divorced by the time I was 3. My dad tells me it was because of drugs. They had a stash that was to be sold to make some money. Mom took the stash, daddy left moma. I don’t know if that’s the truth, but it’s his truth. Mom says daddy left all the time, which others confirm. That’s her truth.
Moma remarried when I was 5. I was the whiny brat that obsessed over my moma. She was everything to me. We would color, she loved to sing, she loved her own moma and we spent so much time there. She was a good fun person.
But sometimes she drank. One of my first memories was being at the movies with her and some friends. They were all drinking in the parking lot. Hey – I don’t think we are supposed to be doing this. I don’t think you guys are supposed to drive with me in the car after drinking. Shut up, don’t tell your moma what to do. She’s allowed to have fun. She’s the grownup, not you.
That particular night led to one the biggest fights. My mom would go crazy and my dad would have to try and stop the madness. Moma would throw things, punch, kick and claw. Daddy would try and hold her down. During this fight I called my Nana. You’ve got to get me out of here. She did, at least for that night.
I’ve learned more about moma’s battle by looking back and realizing, oh she was on drugs then. She was a drinker at this time. So many things fell in place, and made sense.
There was a time period my moma worked for a year. My step dad, stayed home with me. He always cooked and cleaned and the house ran smooth. Mom reminded us about this period for years. I’ve worked, don’t you remember?? I worked while he stayed home!! I’ve done things!! My parents have been married 34 years. He did not work for 2 years combined over the years. She only worked one. He always provided. I always had what I needed when it was him doing the caring.
Mom had some surgeries, and I grew up in a specific doctor’s office. I knew all the ladies by name, and spent so much time sitting on the footstool of the big table as she would sit above me with her latest complaint.
I was a kid. This was my normal. Knock down fights, lunches on the footstool and hanging out with nurses.
But still she was a great mom. She loved me and I knew it. For my 5th birthday she made me a huge Mickey Mouse cake for my birthday. She decorated it for what seemed like days. Until her carpal tunnel flared up. Just kidding. No I’m not, it flared. I heard about it for years. Remember when I made that cake?? Oh yes, I remember how you took an awesome memory and turned it into a “see what all I’ve done for you!”
My parents tried to have another baby and I became a big sister. I was 8 years old. I loved that girl. It was my job to protect that girl. And oh how I tried. The fighting would start, I’d run to her room and close my door in that tiny house. I’d play with her and try to sing real loud. It gave me something to do, instead of just listening to the choas right outside my room.
I was a happy kid. Like I said, it was my normal.
There is so much more to tell. The affair, the murder and the scary friends mom picked over us.
Hopefully it will seep through my words thatI really don’t hate her. Some parts of her I know with a fierceness because I’ve been there too. But other parts of her I’m still processing. My hope is that pouring it all out will allow the remaining pieces to fall into place.
I’m not just a whiny girl that had an awful childhood. My childhood wasn’t awful and I truly truly loved my moma. She wanted so bad to be a different version of herself and she was for a long time. She was a functioning addict, until she just couldn’t function. It can happen to the best of us.
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4 thoughts on “(How I’m Learning To Not) Hate My Moma Part 1”
You’ve had a difficult journey but it must be liberating to be able to write about it now. Thank you for sharing with bravery and honesty.
I never realized how helpful writing could be.
Thank you for sharing part of your story! I look forward to reading more!
Thank you so much for reading it!! I appreciate your words!!
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36. Detailed Model: Metacognition Planning •What is the nature of my task? •What is my goal? •What info/strategies do I need? Evaluation •Have I reached my goal? •What worked/did not work? •What would I do differently? Monitoring •Do I understand what I’m doing? •Am I reaching my goals? •Do I need to make changes? Kaplan, et.al, eds (2013) Using Reflection and Metacognition to Improve Student Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus , p. 128 Adapted from Schraw (2001)
37. Balancing the Two Faces of ePortfolios Working Portfolio Digital Archive (Repository of Artifacts) Collaboration Space Reflective Journal Portfolio as Process Workspace Presentation Portfolio(s) The “Story” or Narrative Multiple Views (public/private) Varied Audiences & Purposes Portfolio as Product Showcase Docs Blog Sites
38. Structure of ePortfolio Types • Portfolio as Process/ Workspace – Organization: Chronological – Documenting growth over time for both internal and external audiences – Primary Purpose: Learning or Reflection – Reflection: immediate focus on artifact or learning experience • Portfolio as Product/ Showcase – Organization: Thematic – Documenting achievement of Standards, Goals or Learning Outcomes for primarily external audiences – Primary Purpose: Accountability or Employment or Showcase – Reflection: retrospective focus on Standards, Goals or Learning Outcomes (Themes) Blog - journal website
39. E-portfolios should be more Conversation than Presentation Because Conversation transforms! Learning is a Conversation!
40. Multiple Purposes of E-Portfolios in Education –Learning/ Process/ Planning –Marketing/ Showcase/ Employment –Assessment/ Accountability "The Blind Men and the Elephant” by John Godfrey Saxe
42. Forms of Assessment Formative Assessments Provides insights for the teacher Assessment FOR Learning Provides insights for the learner Summative Assessments (Assessment OF Learning or Evaluation) Provides insights (and data) for the institution Nick Rate (2008) Assessment for Learning & ePortfolios, NZ Ministry of Ed
43. Assessment FOR Student, Faculty & Institutional Learning Ground assessment in the authentic work of faculty & students. Digital systems can help to make student learning visible Randy Bass (Georgetown University)
44. Two “Paradigms” of Assessment (Ewell, 2008) Assessment for Continuous Improvement Assessment for Accountability Strategic Dimensions: Purpose Stance Predominant Ethos Application Choices: Instrumentation Nature of Evidence Reference Points Communication of Results Uses of Results Formative (Improvement) Internal Engagement Multiple/Triangulation Quantitative and Qualitative Over Time, Comparative, Established Goal Multiple Internal Channels and Media Multiple Feedback Loops Summative (Judgment) External Compliance Standardized Quantitative Comparative or Fixed Standard Public Communication Reporting Ewell, P. (2008) Assessment and Accountability in America Today: Background and Content. P.170
45. Opportunity Cost • The alternative you give up when you make a decision… • The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action What is the opportunity cost of emphasizing accountability in portfolios over reflection, deep learning, and continuous improvement?
46. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Accountability (Institution-Centered) Improvement (Student-Centered) (Or Course-Centered) Opportunity Cost ?? ?? Purpose Along a Continuum
47. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Accountability Highly Structured Uniformity and Standardization Required Assignments Faculty Evaluation Complexity Checklist Data! Improvement Opportunity Cost Engagement Deep Learning Personalization Choice and Voice Lifelong Skills Ease of Use Ownership Time Purpose
48. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Accountability Opportunity Cost Faculty Time Ease of Scoring Collection of Data for Accountability Institutional Support & Funding? Improvement Flexible Structure Self-Assessment & Feedback Lifelong Learning Skills More Social Learning Personalization Choice and Voice Engagement Story Purpose
49. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Accountability Faculty Feedback Uniformity Flexible Requirements Data Program Improvement Improvement Self-Assessment Personalization Choice and Voice Student Engagement Increased Achievement Opportunity Cost Social LearningFaculty Time Involvement Complexity Purpose
50. Finding Balance in E-Portfolio Implementation Tools  Use separate tools for assessment management and student e-portfolios?  Ball State’s rGrade & WSU’s Harvesting Gradebook  Incorporate blogging and social networking tools for interactivity and engagement  Open Source Tools: WordPress, Movable Type, Mahara  Allow embedding student Web 2.0 links, including video, into their e-portfolios  Enable exporting e-portfolio to students’ lifetime personal webspace
51. Finding Balance in E-Portfolio Implementation Strategies  Acknowledge the importance of both portfolio as workspace (process) & showcase (product)  Support student choice and voice in e-portfolios  Facilitate reflection for deep learning  Provide timely and effective feedback for improvement  Encourage student use of multimedia in portfolios for visual communication and literacy  Digital Storytelling & Podcasting  Picasa/Flickr slideshows  Acknowledge/Encourage students’ Web 2.0 digital identity
52. What about Motivation? Why would a student want to put all that work into developing an ePortfolio? How do we make it relevant?
53. USE E-PORTFOLIOS TO DOCUMENT MASTERY
54. Building my ePortfolio Agree/ Strongly Agree Helped me make connections between ideas 75.6% Helped me think more deeply about course content 64.4% Allowed me to be more aware of my growth & development as a learner 69.3% My (ePortfolio-enhanced) course engaged me in… Quite a Bit/ Very Much Synthesizing & organizing ideas, information or experiences in new ways 83.1% Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations 77.2% My course contributed to my knowledge, skills and personal development in understanding myself 78.6% Core Survey, Connect to Learning Project (FIPSE, Making Connections National Resource Center, LaGuardia CC
55. Design Principles: a Vision worth Working Toward Learner-centered Engagement & Empowerment Networked Community, mentorship & porous boundaries Integrative Integration from the inside out Connect what has not been connected Adaptive Institutional learning Randy Bass (Georgetown University)
56. Academic Honestly • How do we ensure academic honesty and prevent plagiarism in ePortfolios? – Clearly-stated expectations & plagiarism policies – Show process (versions), not just final product – Emphasize student ownership over institutional “requirement” – High stakes vs. Low stakes portfolios – Understand underlying learning theory behind portfolios (constructivism) – Emphasize “Portfolio as Story” rather than “Portfolio as Test”
57. Peer Review • How do we use ePortfolios for peer review and peer assessment? – Create environment of sharing and feedback – Publish portfolios in online environment that allows feedback/comments – Create usable rubrics to guide development, peer review & assessment
58. Privacy • How do we ensure security and privacy of ePortfolios? – Depends on tools used for development • Web 2.0 tools vs. dedicated systems • Password required to view? Comment? • Individual artifacts vs. entire showcase – Student choice • What to include (artifacts) • What to share (feedback) http://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au/docs/01E- portfolio%20concept%20brochure%20for%20learner%20privacy_A4_V1.4_201103
59. ePortfolios: Not a Magic Bullet More Questions that need asking • Are ePortfolios really student-centred? • Is an ePortfolio just another way of getting a grade? • Is ePortfolio just another way of “reporting up”? • If ePortfolios are used for learning assessment, are you prepared to assess for prior learning? • If it is a tool for transition: – What happens when a student brings an ePortfolio to your institution, say from high school? – Will your students want to keep their ePortfolios after they graduate? – Will you do this as a favour, or a deliberate strategy? • Are they too much work? Don Presant, Learning Agents
60. 61 My Final Wish… E-portfolios become dynamic celebrations & stories of deep learning across the lifespan. Thank You!
61. DR. HELEN BARRETT @EPORTFOLIOS Researcher & Consultant Electronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling for Lifelong and Life Wide Learning eportfolios@gmail.com http://electronicportfolios.org/ http://slideshare.net/eportfolios https://sites.google.com/site/mportfolios/ https://sites.google.com/site/dublineportfolios/

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Spark plugs can save your life - Chicago Tribune
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Keeping a spark plug--or a rock--in the glove box, can come in handy to break windows if you're trapped in your car. (Robert Duffer)
Q: Can a spark plug save your life? I had planned to buy one of those gadgets that can be used to break a car window if one is trapped in their car. My 20-something nephew said not to bother. He said to just buy a spark plug and keep it in the glove box. When he was young, he said that he used to go to a junkyard with his friends and throw spark plugs at car windows, and they would easily break. Can this be true?
A: Yes, a spark plug thrown at a car window will break it. So will a rock, a good-size ball bearing or a ball-peen hammer. The side widows are made of tempered glass that, while strong, can be broken with a strong blow. The glass will then shatter into cubes instead of shards so you are less likely to be seriously cut. Don't try breaking the windshield, though. It is laminated glass.
Q: I purchased a used vehicle from an established car dealer approximately 10 years ago, and at the time of purchase, I was shown a Carfax (report) showing a clear record. Unfortunately, the dealer did not give me a copy of the report, and I just discovered that the car had a severe accident six weeks prior to my purchase. I suspect the dealer has a legal obligation to present accurate information to me at the time of purchase but wonder if it has any liability 10 years later? I realize the dealer may claim that the data did not get reflected in the Carfax report in the short period between the accident and resale, but the current report shows the car was serviced at this dealer for two years prior to its being sold to me. I find it difficult to believe the dealer did not know about the damage caused by the accident. Do I have any recourse?
— L.K., Mount Prospect, Ill.
A: Carfax information is only as good as the intel it receives. Sometimes this is timely, and sometimes not. Sometimes repairs are done and no information is forwarded to Carfax. Much of the information about accidents comes from police reports, but there is no telling how quickly those reports are submitted. Sometimes, people have their cars fixed by shade tree mechanics and body men. No report. The used-car department may not have been informed by the collision repair department, and many dealers don't even have their own body shops. They farm the work out. Finally, the seller has no obligation, even a goodwill promise, after all this time. Since you drove the car trouble free for 10 years, count your blessings.
Q: Why is the price difference between regular gas and other grades so much? Being a codger, I recall midgrade costing 10 cents more than regular and premium 20 cents more. Now midgrade is 30, 40 or 50 cents higher. And I have seen premium as much as $1 more. What gives? Greed? Increased costs?
— C.N., Oswego, Ill.
A: According the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a branch of the Department of Energy, the difference between the U.S. average retail price for premium and regular gasoline — the premium for premium — reached 30 cents per gallon for the first time at the end of 2012. However, on a percentage basis, the price spread between premium grade and regular grade gasoline has actually remained relatively stable since mid-2009. For more, check out www.eia.gov.
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A Commonwealth Court judge ruled the Republican-backed law was a reasonable demand to protect the integrity of the election process, rejecting arguments from Democrats and minority groups that it could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters who lack the required ID.That is only one in a series of court decisions and appeals that illustrate the murky nature of the nation’s voting debate.The Pennsylvania decision aside, Democrats, minority groups and civil rights organizations have had a successful few weeks challenging an unprecedented number of voting-law changes enacted largely by Republican-led states where officials said they were trying to prevent voter fraud.“There’s no question that we’ve won many more of the lawsuits than we’ve lost,” said Lawrence Norden, an official at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, a leading opponent of the laws. He said seven laws in six states have been successfully challenged.Florida on Wednesday agreed to terms with groups that alleged the state’s efforts to cull potential non-citizens from voting rolls targeted Hispanics. The state said it would have election officials contact 2,600 potential non-citizens on a list released this summer to tell them they were eligible to vote in the fall.The state said Wednesday that after gaining access to a federal database of those registered as non-citizens, it found 207 names on voting rolls. The state originally had identified 180,000 possible noncitizens out of the state’s 11.2 million voters.The state has not discovered whether any of the 207 had ever voted or were registered by accident, but Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner said it showed the state has a “successful process to identify illegally registered voters.”Those who opposed the state’s efforts said that they agreed non-citizens should not be on the rolls but that the state had spent much effort for little results and may have discouraged legitimate voters in the process. “I still do not believe there is a big problem of non-citizens on the voting rolls,” said Penda Hair of Advancement Project, one of the groups that sued Florida.Similarly, a search in Colorado turned up 141 potential non-citizens, but the state said it is too late to begin removing them from rolls if they are indeed non-citizens.Much of the attention on the voting changes has centered on new voter-ID laws passed by many states, including several swing states. Two state judges in Wisconsin have blocked implementation of that state’s law, saying it violates the state constitution’s protection of voting rights. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (R) has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn the decisions, but it is unclear whether the court will accept the challenge.A panel of three federal judges in Washington has blocked Texas’s voter-ID law, saying it would impose “strict, unforgiving burdens” on poor and minority voters. Texas will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, but said it is too late to try to implement the law in time for the November elections.A similar panel of judges is considering a South Carolina voter-ID law.There are two reasons for the seemingly contradictory judicial views on voter-ID laws.The first is the burden of proof. Texas and South Carolina are among the jurisdictions covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, requiring them to prove to the Justice Department or federal judges that any new election standards would not harm minorities. The evidence offered by Texas was “unpersuasive, invalid, or both,” according to U.S. Circuit Judge David S. Tatel.In Pennsylvania, on the other hand, the burden was on challengers to prove that the law would prevent certain people from voting. Judge Robert Simpson said that the challengers still had time to obtain proper ID and that it is a “reasonable, non-discriminatory, non-severe burden when viewed in the broader context of the widespread use of photo ID in daily life.”The second reason is that not all voter-ID laws are the same. The Justice Department, for instance, has approved laws in Virginia and New Hampshire that provide alternatives to a strict photo requirement but opposed the Texas and South Carolina laws.Thomas Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which supports the laws, said they reflect common sense and public acceptance.“Despite all the noise, more than 30 states are going to have a voter ID requirement in the coming election,” he said.Fitton said that will protect the electoral decision. Norden, of the Brennan Center, said it could lead to disenfranchisement.Even if the recent challenges are upheld, Norden said, “in November 2012 it is going to be more difficult for many people to vote than it was in November 2010.”
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Illinois senators advance bipartisan automatic voter registration bill - Chicago Tribune
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Senate lawmakers again advanced legislation Friday that could automatically register many Illinoisans to vote, a victory for now for supporters who saw a similar effort last year vetoed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.Both Democrats and Republicans voted for the revamped proposal after sponsoring Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, incorporated changes pushed by Rauner — a rare attempt at compromise in a statehouse that's been marked by years of dysfunction and partisan bickering.
"That is without question going to lead to more people, more citizens of our state, regardless of where they live, regardless of party affiliation, participating in our electoral process," Manar said. "And regardless who wins an election, we all win as citizens of the state of Illinois."Rauner's office, though, didn't fully commit Friday to the new version, which now moves to the Illinois House and could be changed. Last year's automatic voter registration proposal was approved by the House and Senate with overwhelming support from Democrats and Republicans alike, but the governor vetoed the bill citing concerns about voting fraud and conflicts with federal law.
"We continue to work with stakeholders to address concerns with the legislation that passed last year," Rauner spokeswoman Eleni Demertzis said in a statement. "We hope our remaining concerns will be addressed in the House."Under the measure, Illinois residents seeking a new or renewed driver's license or state ID would be automatically registered to vote unless they opt out. As it stands now, motorists seeking services at secretary of state facilities are asked if they want to register to vote or update their registration, requiring them to choose to take that extra step. Backers contend the bill would save money and streamline the registration process, which they say will boost turnout at the ballot box.Changes aimed at winning Rauner’s approval include requiring an applicant to affirm they are eligible to vote, and giving people the option to opt-out of registering at the time they are getting their license renewed or updated. The latest proposal also adds the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the list of agencies that could register voters.In other action, lawmakers approved an initiative of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart that aims to crack down on repeat gun offenders who sometimes post bail and return to the streets before their trials. The bill would allow a bond court judge to deny bail to defendants in a variety of gun crimes if the judge determines that releasing the defendant would create a "real and present threat" to public safety.
The Tribune previously reported that the legislation could deny bond to violent felons and gang members charged with possessing a gun, and to armed habitual criminals — those picked up on a new gun charge and who have at least two prior felony convictions for violent, drug or weapons offenses.The bill would also allow state's attorneys to request a hearing to inquire about the source of bail money that's been posted for gun crimes."It is encouraging to see Illinois move towards much needed criminal justice reform," Dart said in a statement, adding the bill "will ensure that violent gun offenders do not return to the streets and further the violence in our communities."Senators also passed a measure that would prevent people accused of murder from using the victim's sexual orientation as a mitigating factor to reduce their possible punishment. The bill is designed to combat the so-called "gay panic defense," in which those accused of murder contend they acted out of passion after learning a victim was gay.The Senate also voted to extend the life of tax credits that benefit the live theater and film industries. Proponents say these credits help lure more productions to the state, which in turn creates jobs.hbemiller@chicagotribune.com Twitter @haleybemiller
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logic - About the disprovability of the Gödel Sentence - Mathematics Stack Exchange
In the last exercise of the last chapter Computability and Logic of Boolos et al we are asked to use $GL$'s arithmetical soundness theorem to find a weaker assumption than the $\omega$-consistency of $PA$ to show that the Gödel Sentence of PA, $G$, is not disprovable in $PA$.
Since $PA\vdash G\leftrightarrow \neg Prv(\ulcorner G\urcorner)$, we have $PA\vdash \neg G \leftrightarrow Prv(\ulcorner G\urcorner)$, whose corresponding modal sentence is $q\leftrightarrow\square\neg q$. I worked out the fixed point of this, and it results in $q\leftrightarrow \square \bot$, so by Arithmetical Soundness we have that $PA\vdash \neg G \leftrightarrow Prv(\ulcorner 0=1\urcorner)$.
So the disprovability of $G$ is equivalent to the affirmation of the existence a proof of inconsistency,... that is, is equivalent to the $\omega$-inconsistency of the existential predicate $Prv(\ulcorner 0=1\urcorner)$, given the consistency of $PA$.
Is there a way I am missing to strengthen this somewhat dissapointing result?
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$\begingroup$ Are you sure about $q↔□¬q$ ?. $\endgroup$ – Mauro ALLEGRANZA Mar 6 '16 at 14:10
$\begingroup$ Page 337 (middle): 27.13 Example: "When $α(x)$ is $\lnot Prv(x)$, then $π_α$ is the Godel sentence, $A(p)$ is $\lnot □ p$, and $H$ is (according to Table 27-1) $\lnot □⊥$, so $η$ is the consistency sentence $\lnot Prv(0=1)$, and since $P \vdash π_α ↔ \lnot Prv(0 = 1)$, we get the result that ... *the Godel sentence is provably equivalent in P to the consistency sentence". $\endgroup$ – Mauro ALLEGRANZA Mar 6 '16 at 14:16
$\begingroup$ @MauroALLEGRANZA I am taking the realization $q^\phi = \neg G$, thought I am not enterely convinced that the relettering is legal. I can extend the argument if you think is important. $\endgroup$ – Jsevillamol Mar 6 '16 at 14:32
$\begingroup$ @MauroALLEGRANZA That part is consistent with my result, and precisely the cause I asked. It seemed to me like I should be able to infer another equivalence using fixed-point reasoning, since the equivalence pointed in the book is not that different from $\omega$-consistency (as I tried to convey in my question). I guess I was expecting something like $PA\vdash \neg G \leftrightarrow \neg Prov(\ulcorner 0=1 \urcorner)$. $\endgroup$ – Jsevillamol Mar 6 '16 at 14:38
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Description of Client Installation Wizard Screens for Remote Installation Services
More products Description of Client Installation Wizard Screens for Remote Installation ServicesArticle ID: 268325 - View products that this article applies to.This article was previously published under Q268325Expand all | Collapse allSUMMARY
Remote Installation Services (RIS) provides a set of Client Installation Wizard screens that prompt a user through the installation of an operating system. These screens are maintained as simple text files in an OSChooser Markup Language (OSCML) format and stored with a .osc extension.
You can customize and tailor these screens to include Help Desk phone numbers, additional contact information, or any other additional information using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) 2.0.
The Client Installation Wizard screens are kept in the RemoteInstall\OSChooser\Language directory. Descriptions of those screens are listed below for reference:
00004e22.osc: The specified computer name exists in Active Directory.00004e23.osc: The specified computer name contains invalid characters.00004e24.osc: The specified Directory Service Container cannot be found.00004e25.osc: A unique computer name could not be generated for the computer installation.00004e26.osc: A temporary unattended setup answer file could not be created.00004e28.osc: The specified username, password or domain name could not be validated.00004e29.osc: An account is missing batch logon rights. The logon was validated but a specified and necessary right has not been granted.00004e2a.osc: Timeout error: The RIS Server dropped the connection due to a lack of activity.00004e2f.osc: The RIS Server received invalid information from the PXE Client.00004e30.osc: An invalid or corrupted computer account object was detected.00004e43.osc: Unable to contact Directory Services.00004e45.osc: A requested action cannot be performed due to missing or invalid information. One of the Client Installation Wizard screens may be missing a key variable.00004e47.osc: RIS Server cannot convert information. The folder/object may not exist in the Active Directory.00004e48.osc: Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) provided by the client computer is not valid.00004e4b.osc: The DNS path cannot be converted to a Fully Qualified Domain Name.00004e4c.osc: The computer account object could not be updated in the Active Directory.00004e4e.osc: PXE Client computer state could not be initialized00004e4f.osc: Currently logged-in user does not have the appropriate rights to create or modify a computer account in Active Directory.00004e50.osc: RIS Server cannot create temporary client files.00004e51.osc: Setup cannot restart because the answer file is missing.00004e52.osc: Setup cannot restart because the answer file is either missing or corrupted.00004e53.osc: The message from an RIS Server was too long and could not be displayed in the Client Installation Wizard screen.choice.osc: Presents the user with the available types of installation options - Automatic, Custom, Restart Setup, Tools.choichlp.osc: Help screen describing the options for choice.osc.custhelp.osc: Help screen for custom installation option.custom.osc: Presents the user with fields to customize the installation - set the computer name and DS Path.dupauto.osc: Screen that is displayed when a duplicate GUIDs exist in the Active Directory.dupcust.osc: Screen that is displayed when duplicate GUIDs are detected. This screen allows setup to continue.install.osc: Computer settings that will be applied during the installation - computer account, GUID, Servicing RIS Server.login.osc: Initial logon screen.loginhlp.osc: Help screen for login.osc.multilng.osc: Lists available multilanguage installation flats/images.nochoice.osc: The RIS Server is not able to present any installation selection options.nooses.osc: The RIS Server is not able to display any operating system choices.oschoice.osc: This screen presents available operating systems to install.rstrterr.osc: The option to restart Setup has failed on the Client.tools.osc: Allows the user to choose which tools option to launch.toolshlp.osc: Help screen for tools.osc.warning.osc: Warning screen indicating that the hard drive will be formatted as part of the installation.welcome.osc: Welcome to the Client Installation Wizard screen.
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Oh MyWhat a week-(it seems like a week) its been-I was demonstrating for Sakura at the CHA show in Anaheim. I was demonstrating the new Calligrapher Pen which is yummy-same ink as the Microns-and a really tiny 1.0 tip that rocks. But I saw tons of new stuff and met up with many friends! ( Traci Bautista ( her new book is out! Doodles Unleashed is a must have if you didnt pre order!) , Ruth Rae, Jenn Mason, Bernie Berlin and more!) Saw Jill Berry-go see her website at www.jillberrydesign.com-her first CHA experience-ha! She graciously donated one of her books to me-Personal Geographies and if you leave a comment I will put your name in a hat and give it to you FREE!( Comment by Feb. 14th-Valentines Day!) Ive loaded some pics to the flickr-an also have some NEW PICS of Letterista Style Script which debuted at the Solar Nibs Meeting!Oh the flickr site is here!
It sounds like you're having an exciting, fun-filled week! I would love to win this book so I'm throwing my name into the hat.Enjoy the rest of your week!D~~~~
What a great time you had--such creative fun! I would love a chance to win Jill's new book!shar226@gmail.com
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One minute typography animation and video advertisement | Annoncering | Animering | Fotografi | Video Services | Videografi
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StevenWarRan: Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1872.
Gazetteer of the State of New York : embracing a comprehensive account of the history and statistics of the state, with geological and topographical descriptions, and recent statistical tables , by Hough, Franklin Benjamin, Albany, N.Y. : Andrew Boyd (1872)
The Gazetteer carries this well-known rendering of the State Capitol---identified, as all proper architectural drawing must be, with at least a basic descriptor:---here, it is Fuller & Lavar; and thus we can date it after Arthur Gilman had bowed out officially, asking that his name be dis-associated from the project, It indicates a four-story building, as the narrative states, but little effort has been expended in the perspective to indicate a 55-foot decline across the site, as the land slopes from west to east towards the facing facade and the Hudson river. The narrative below states that what's been described variously as the ground, first, or basement floor, (take your pick) was 20-feet high, while the drawing hints at a drop-off of about half that, or maybe ten feet.
In the July, 1879, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly magazine, on page 20, is an illustration leading in an article by the Hon. Erastus Brooks, The Progress of New York, which shows a much-altered Fuller-esque design. It appears to have had an entire story lopped off in the curtain wall sections that alternate between the towers, while I'm not sure what has become of the Assembly Chamber. The more realistic depiction of the typography would indicate a radically different perception in the building's scale between the east and west fronts, and since the site was hemmed in by townhouses for the following 100 years, there really was no other way to perceive it.
It appears that Fuller was attempting to rein in the soaring costs by resisting the grandiose imperatives of the New Capitol Commissioners, which had led them into a monstrous hell-hole of a foundation. Fuller is shrinking the building's scale relative to that seen in a photograph showing a stereo-card taken of the $4,000 scale model, which was exhibited on site for many years, even if it ended up in an obvious abortion.
The main logic offered by the Commissioners for switching architects mid-stream was that a change in styles offered a reduction in costs. But in comparing the following two drawings, both done in a clear hand of Richardsonian Romanesque style, I think I found out who the real culprit was. The first is dated from the March 11, 1876, American Architect and Building News. It isn't realized---Richardson neglects any chimneys for the secondary heating and ventilating in the rooms, which was a requirement stressed from the beginning by the Commissioners.
But look what is happening in another image from a publication put out as part of Albany's bi-centennial celebration in 1886. Although the two curtain sections maintain their diminutive, almost domestic, status, the corner towers are shooting up while the central towers are growing lower and fatter, and the center section above the Assembly Chamber has gained an extra floor, with still enough attic space to hide all the crazy people you want! And look at the leveled ground surface. They've sunk the whole damn building in---and not because of quicksand either!
In Colonial times New York (or "New Amsterdam," of the Dutch period) was the seat of Government. During the Revolution the sessions of the Conventions which exercised supreme power, and afterwards the sessions of the State Legislature, were held at Poughkeepsie, Kings- ton, Albany and other places, but in 1784, were again restored to New York. In 1797, Commissioners were appointed to erect a building for the records at Albany, and the sessions of the Legislature having been held at New York, Poughkeepsie and Albany, as circumstances made it expedient, were finally fixed at the latter place in 1798. The public records were removed to Albany by an order dated July 31, 1798.
The Old State House— was begun in 1803, and finished in 1807, at the expense of the city and county of Albany, and State of New York.. It was used jointly by them until about 1832, when the State became the exclusive occupant. It stands at the head of State street, 130 feet above the Hudson, and has a park of three acres, enclosed in an iron fence, thickly planted with elms.
The New Capitol—
An Act authorizing the erection of a New Capitol was passed May 1, 1865, and work was commenced Dec. 9, 1867. The foundations have been brought up to the level of the ground floor, and six feet above the line of terrace, at a cost, including the land, amounting, in January, 1871, to $2,251,315.69.'
TrvoD, in Decemlior, 1775, tlie pnb- d titles and other inlerests otinoat vii. Avcie taken c.ii lioard tlie. ship •niaiiu-d iiri boiiid, witli :i elerk in Duchess of Gtinlon. and reiiiaiiied charge, niitil Noven.her, 17:!1. When retnmed to the cUy, they were Ibiuid so injnred. tliat tlie more Taliiable ones were, l)y order of the Legislature, transcribed iu 1798. The originals, although mostly iu existeuce, are now seldom, or never, referred to. 2 The building is of Nyack red freestone, 90 ft. broad, 50 ft. high, and was oiiginallv 115 ft. deep: but in 1854, 15 ft. were twlded to ihi- rrai. U cost over $120,000, of which the city paid !f ;u -''10. and the eonutv, $3,000. Besides a Senate and an .-is.s'.-iiihlv Chaiiibers, it contains the Executive Offlce, Adjutant-General's Office, rooms for the Court of .Appeals. anil various rooms, used lor legislative purposes. It will be taken down upon the completion of the new Capitol build- ing. The court room of the Court of .Appeals contains por- traits of Chanrciluis Lansing. Sundford. .Tones, and Wal- worth; Chief .Insure S|.ene.f. .\lnaliaiH Van Veehteu, Daidel Cady, etc. In llie Scniii.- Chamlu'r are i>c,itraits of Gov. Geo. Clinton, and Cuiunilius; in the Governor's room, one of La Fayette, and in the Assembly Koom, a copy of Stuart's Washington. 3
In 1863, the Senate referred the subject of a new Capitol to a Committee on Public Buildings, and under this resolution plans and estimates were invited, and a report made Mar. 1, 1864, in which it was stated that three plans had been offered. An act authorizing construction was passed in 1865, as above stated. It authorized the Commissioners of the Land Office, within three years after, to accept from the city of Albany, or the citizens thereof, a deed in fee simple and unencumbered, of a piece of land adjacent to the old Capitol, known as Congress Hall block, bounded by Washington avenue, Park place, Congress and Hawk streets. Congress street was to be closed, and the land between Congress aud State streets, east of Hawk, was taken. Three Commissioners were to be appointed by the Governor and Senate, to procure plans and specifications, and to have charge of the erection of the building. The city having complied with these terms, the location and site of the Capitol was confirmed April 14, 1866. The sum of $250,000 was granted April 22, 1867, aud a like amount May 19, 1868. By the latter act, Hamilton Harris, John V. L. Pruyn, and William A. Rice, of Albany; Obadiah B, Latham, of Seneca Falls; James S. Thayer, of New York; Alonzo B. Cornell, of Ithaca: James Terwilliger, of Syracuse, and John T. Hudson, of Buffalo, were named as Commissioners in place of Messrs. Harris, Pruyn, and Latham, who had been previously appointed. Power was at this time given to take the lower half of the blocks between Washington avenue and State street. The sites of the old Capitol and the State Library (included within the premises), and the buildings known as Congress Hall Buildings, were not to he removed until further order of the Legislature. The Board organized June 9, 1868, Mr. Harris being appointed Chairman, Mr. Pruyn Treasurer, and Mr. Terwilliger, Secretary. The site cost about $450,000, besides the $120,000 given by the city. Thirty designs were submitted, and no one of them proved fully satisfactory, although some were preferred before others, and premiums were paid to Fuller, Nichols & Brown, to Schultz & Schoen, and to Augustus Laver, $1,000 each; to Walter Dixon, and Harrison & Salltzer, $750 each; and to E. Boyden & Son, and Wilcox & King, $500 each. Mr. Arthur Gilman was employed to prepare a design and plans in conformity with instructions of the Board. These were presented Aug. 1, and at the same time three others were offered. After various proceedings and some disagreement with the Land Office, who had authority with the Commissioners in the selection of plans, a design submitted by Fuller & Gilman was adopted by the Board, November 13, 1867. They were approved by the Commissioners of the Land Office the same day, and by the Governor, December 7, 1867. On the 14th of August, 1868, Mr. Thomas Fuller was employed by the new commission as Architect. On the 10th of September, he submitted a detailed estimate of the cost of work and material, amounting to $3,924,665. The location, with reference to the grounds, was fixed December 4, 1868, and some changes were afterwards made in the details of plans. The grounds of Capitol Square, from Eagle street, to a new street on the west, are 1,034 ft. long, and 330 wide, containing 7.84 acres. The new street is 155 ft. above tide.
The excavations are, on an average, 15 ft. below the surface: the foundations are laid in concrete, and all the work thus far has been of the most solid and substantial kind. Limestone from Lake Champlain and the Mohawk valley, and gneiss from Hadley, Saratoga county, were principally used in the foundations, and granite from Dix Island, Maine, will be used for the external walls of the basement. The blocks of this material are of immense size, some of them weighing from twenty to thirty tons.
From details furnished by the Architect, we have prepared the following description of the internal arrangements:
The building will be 290 by 390 in size on the ground, covering nearly 2¾ acres, and the central central tower will be about 300 feet in height. There will be a large entrance hall upon each side. It will have a sub-basement, a ground floor story, 20 ft. high, and three floors above, each with rooms 25 ft. high.
The sub-basement will have various storerooms, engineers' offices, ventilating and heating apparatus, etc. In the 1rst or ground floor story of the east front, is a large central hall, and on the right and left grand staircase halls leading to the several floors. There are also in the first story, two restaurants, with various rooms, smoking, bathing, barbershop, etc., and several committee rooms, the later having an area together of 10,000 sq. ft. There is also from this floor upward, an open court, of 11,700 sq. ft., and two others, each 1,100 sq. ft., for affording light to the rooms above, and various air shafts, lifts and elevators.
The first principal story will contain the Governor's rooms in the south-east pavilion and neighboring curtains, including reception room, business rooms, rooms for private secretary, military secretary, etc., in all 4,500 sq. ft. The Adjutant-General's office, and different departments connected with it, will occupy the centre of the east front, with an area of 5,000 sq. ft. ; the Court of Appeals, the centre of the north front, and the various rooms connected with the court. The court room will have 5,400 sq. ft.; consultation rooms 1,000 ft.; and other rooms, 1,500 ft. The Attorney-General's rooms on the north side contain 1,000 ft. ; Secretary of State, in the northeast pavilion, 1,300 ft., and adjoining apartments 2,000 ft. Various committee rooms on this floor have an area of 5,500 ft. There is a central west entrance hall to this story. The next or principal floor above will contain the State Library in the east front, with a height of 50ft., and galleries; a Senate Chamber on the south side, also 50 ft. high, with 4,000 area, exclusive of galleries, and an Assembly Chamber on the north side, with 6,720 ft. area, exclusive of galleries, and 50 ft. high. Each will have adjoining rooms for presiding officers, clerks, post-offices, etc., and libraries for Senate and Assembly, each of 1,300 sq. ft. There will be a reception room in the north-west tower, 1,300 ft., and various other rooms for committees and other uses, together having an area of 4,500 ft. The galleries of the Senate and Assembly Chambers will have each an area of 4,300 ft., and on the same floor as the entrance to these are various committee rooms, document rooms, etc.
Few buildings, if indeed any, in the United States, will equal the new Capitol building at Albany, whether regard be had to imposing effect, elegance of detail, or massive solidity of structure. Besides the Capitol, the public buildings in Albany are the:
State Hall.
On Eagle street, opposite Albany Academy, with parks in front and rear. It was finished in 1842, and is of white marble from Sing Sing, in the Grecian style with an Ionic portico in front, and surmounted by a dome. It contains the offices of the Secretary of State, Canal Department, Comptroller, Treasurer, State Engineer and Surveyor Clerk of Court of Appeals, Department of Public Instruction, Banking Department, Insurance Department, Attorney General, Canal Commissioners, Canal Appraisers and Canal Engineers. It also contains the State Standards of Weights and Measures. The building is 88 by 138 feet, 65 feet high, in three stories, and cost about $350,000.
Geological and Agricultural Hall.
Built in 1855, on the site of the old State Hall, corner of State and Lodge street. The front portion contains the offices of the State Agricultural Society, and the rooms and collections of the State Museum of Natural History. The rear portion has a lecture room in the basement, and the Museum of the State Agricultural Society. All of these collections are free and open to the public. Among the more interesting articles in the museum is the skeleton of a Mammoth, found at Cohoes, Casts of Skeletons of the huge Mamalia of geological periods, Indian and historical relics, and valuable collections of plants, shells, insects, fossils, &.c. This Cabinet was begun in the course of the Geological Survey, and has since been greatly increased by special purchases and additions. By an act of May 2, 1870, it is in charge of a Director, and provision is made for a free course of scientific lectures.
In the rear of the Old Capitol, and to be demolished when the new State House is completed. It is fire proof, with red freestone fronts, and was built in 1853-4, at a cost of $91,900. It is 114 by 45 feet, 2 stories, and was opened January 2, 1855. The State Library is under the charge of the Regents of the University, and was founded in 1818. It had at the beginning of 1871, 60,945 volumes in the General Library, and 21,911 in the Law Library. This exceedingly valuable collection has many objects of rare interest, among which may be mentioned costly series of volumes presented by foreign governments, the original Andre Papers, the original of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the manuscripts of Sir William Johnson and of Gov. George Clinton, a cabinet of coins and medals, and many rare and valuable works relating to early American History.
The State Normal School, corner of Lodge and Howard streets, was built in 1848, at a cost of $25,000. It has an Experimental Department and it has always maintained a high reputation for the completeness of its course of instruction.
Corner of Eagle and Hudson streets, in a valley where its architectural effect is lost. It was built in 1858, out of part of the funds arising from the sale of the State Arsenal in the Central Park, New York city.
In the organization of the Legislative Department of the General Government, each State has an equal representation in one House, and a representation in the other based upon the number of inhabitants, deducting Indians not taxed, and such classes as by State law may be excluded from the right of voting, except for participation in rebellion or other crime. Under the Constitution as it was before the late war, representation was based upon the total population, (excepting Indians not taxed,) and three fifths of "all. other persons," by which term slaves were included. Direct taxation whenever imposed by the Congress of the United States, is based upon the returns of population in the same manner as that of representation. But such taxes have been laid only upon extraordinary occasions, and but three instances occur in the history of our National Government, when such an expedient was deemed necessary. The legislative power of the State in Congress, is exercised by two Senators, chosen by joint ballot of the Legislature, for a term of 6 years, and 31 Representatives, elected for 2 years by districts, according to the population as ascertained once in ten years by a census.
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Hi-- i am wondering if you could offer some expert advice. I am writing a history that has a murder trial in it; in the trial, which involved adultery and one of the state assemblymen, the woman kept a diagram of the new capitol building in her drawer. I don't know if it was a actual architectural diagram or more of an artist's rendering of the approved building. It diagram was likely created in 1866 or 67 (but maybe even in 64 yo 65, though I doubt it). It was probably the diagram that state politicians examined, voted on and approved. Do you know of the earliest rendition or diagram of the capitol? You mention that the 1872 is a well know depiction? Might that be the original, but with the changing architects amended?
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