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Pyrite fossil preservation
In the Yunnan Province of China, paleobiologists have found evidence for exactly how certain fossils were preserved in the Early Cambrian, around 525 million years ago. This preservation process may shed light on what the worms and other animals captured in the Chengjiang formation were made of, with the promise of determining more details about many early life forms, including some of the earliest ancestors to present-day vertebrates.
Soft tissues from this worm from the Early Cambrian, about 525 million years ago, were preserved in the Chengjiang formation in China, replaced by tiny crystals of pyrite. The preservation process provides a rare look at early life forms that are related to present-day vertebrates and other animals. Copyright: Derek Siveter.
The soft tissues of Chengjiang worms, arthropods and other creatures were replaced by pyrite very quickly after the animals died. Now the Chengjiang site is one of a few major deposits in the world that contain well-preserved fossils from the Cambrian explosion, a period when the diversity of life increased rapidly. The best known of these deposits is the Burgess Shale, in which the soft tissues of fossils were preserved in fine detail by clay mineralization, and which have influenced thought on Cambrian species diversification for decades. But lately, fossils from the older Chengjiang — which includes organisms also in the Burgess — have become a major part of the discussion.
Sarah Gabbott of the University of Leicester and her co-workers, publishing in the October Geology, used scanning electron microscope imaging and chemical mapping to elucidate the different forms of pyrite that replaced some of the Chengjiang fossils. The researchers found three shapes of pyrite crystals, seemingly separated by tissue type: framboids (tiny raspberry-shaped crystals), octahedra and cubes. For example, in several worm specimens, they found that raspberry-shaped crystals seemed to replace the outermost soft tissues, but octahedra replaced the hardened plates on the animals.
The shape differences may indicate the speed of tissue decay and environmental conditions, Gabbott says. In this case, the environment in the Chengjiang had the right mix of iron-bearing water in the sediments and hydrogen sulfide from rotting carcasses. Different bacteria broke down the animal tissues and freed up the iron to make it available to form pyrite on the animals' decaying surfaces.
"It's all about getting the right ingredients together in the right place at the right time," Gabbott says, comparing the process to cooking. "The faster you supply your ingredients, the more little [pyrite] nuclei form, and the more likely you are to get little raspberries," she says, which formed on very soft outer tissues that were likely to decay very quickly. More durable soft tissues that decay more slowly leave time for pyrite to grow in more regular forms, she says, such as octahedra or cubes. The comparison of the pyrite crystals' forms can help researchers "understand a little bit more of what the animal is like," she says.
Carlton Brett, an invertebrate paleontologist at the University of Cincinnati, says that few researchers have considered why these animals were preserved at all and why such accumulations do not commonly occur later in geologic time. "Such deposits don't occur very frequently after the Cambrian," Brett says, perhaps because of other environmental factors, such as burrowing by animals that disturbs pyrite crystallization. Gabbott and her team "have greatly improved our understanding of these processes."
"If we understand how the preservation occurred, we have a much better chance of actually targeting settings for these types of fossils," says Derek Briggs, a paleobiologist at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., who specializes in the Cambrian. Also, he says, the fast mineralization of soft tissues saved a wealth of information about these creatures, which is especially important when "you are dealing with animals that don't have any close living relatives."
The Chengjiang site is particularly important because it provides insight into the earliest stages of evolution of multi-celled creatures, including early offshoots of the lineage leading to vertebrates, Briggs says. The Chengjiang holds more information about vertebrate species than the Burgess Shale, which, he says, "adds a certain amount of excitement" to discoveries from the deposits.
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"I PERSONALLY HAVE NO DESIRE TO BE PERFECT.
I'D RATHER BE COMFORTABLE."
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An actor who grew up between Florida and Jamaica, Antoinette Robertson leads Justin Simien's Netflix series Dear White People as Coco Conners. She has also appeared in the series Atlanta (2016), Hart of Dixie (2013-14) and The Haves and the Have Nots (2014-17).
Actor Antoinette Robertson stars as the headstrong student Coco Conners in Justin Simien's Netflix series Dear White People. The show is follow-up to 2014's critically-acclaimed satire of the same name, and explores racial discrimination and other social issues against the backdrop of a predominantly white Ivy League college. I met Antoinette at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
What's your story of getting started as an actor?
I started acting after taking what I thought was an easy-A elective in college, and somehow I fell in love. That class completely changed the trajectory of this chemistry major's life, and I am eternally grateful to my best friend for the suggestion.
What do you most like about your line of work?
What I love most about acting is the freedom to express ideas and behavior. Ultimately, I love being able to create art that has the ability to inform and inspire the world.
I'm inspired by authenticity in all forms. I gravitate to every form of artwork that is conveying someone's truth.
In which ways are you similar to and different from Coco Conners, your character in Dear White People?
Coco is a prima donna and I'm a tomboy, so it's kind of funny getting into character. So much energy is involved in attempting perfection. I personally have no desire to be perfect. I'd rather be comfortable. In regards to similarities, we've both struggled with navigating the world's Eurocentric ideal of beauty, and we both believe we can create lasting change in the world.
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Sporadic. I dress how I feel. I could feel like wearing sweats and a T-shirt with chucks on a Monday and a cocktail dress with five-inch heels on a Tuesday. Variety is the spice of life.
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Yes! It was a heather gray, multicolored T-shirt with Bob Marley, a lion and the Jamaican flag on it.
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Happy Valentine's Day weekend, kinky film fans! Hearts, flowers and candy are nice if you like that sort of thing, but for those of a more…adventurous persuasion, your average rom-com simply won't suffice for February 14 viewing. But never fear — your pals here at Rotten Tomatoes have taken it upon ourselves to put together a list of boundary-pushing film releases from the past, organized according to the taboos they busted. Remember that safe word, because it's time for Total Recall!
Lockin' Lips – The Kiss (1896)
Clocking in at under a minute, this 1896 short was commissioned by Thomas Edison for director William Heise, and features little more than a pair of actors (May Irwin and John Rice) recreating their smooch from the stage musical The Widow Jones. It'd be the stuff of little-seen YouTube uploads today, but at the time, the sight of people kissing on screen was nothing short of scandalous — as one review seethed, "The spectacle of the prolonged pasturing on each other's lips was beastly enough in life size on the stage but magnified to gargantuan proportions and repeated three times over it is absolutely disgusting." It all seems awfully quaint now, but it just goes to show you how social mores change over time.
Hips Don't Lie – The Abyss (1910)
We've already established that audiences were scandalized by the sight of actors smooching in 1896's The Kiss, and they were driven to distraction all over again roughly 15 years later by something almost as innocuous: the infamous "gaucho dance" depicted in Urban Gad's The Abyss. The scene, which finds our protagonist Magda Vang (Asta Nielsen) seducing a potential conquest she's lassoed to a chair, is exceedingly tame by today's standards — but by the same token, there's no mistaking Magda's aim with that dance, and the notion that a young lady could possibly be so unabashedly forward on the silver screen was enough to send U.S. censors' scissors into prudish conniptions. Already a leading lady of the stage when The Abyss was filmed, Nielsen enjoyed international stardom afterward (and married Gad, too).
Ménage à Quatre – Persona (1966) 90%
People who refuse to watch films with subtitles out of a misguided belief that they're boring are cheating themselves in lots of ways — and anyway, lots of movies are well worth reading on the screen. Take Ingmar Bergman's Persona, a career high point from the Swedish master that bedeviled censors with controversial content both visual (a quick glimpse of an erect penis) and aural (a monologue detailing one character's adulterous outing with several underage boys and her subsequent abortion). Persona's pleasures run deeper than the merely prurient, however; as Richard Brody pointed out for the New Yorker, "Bergman blends a theatrical subjectivity with a tactile visual intimacy, with his characters, the objects close at hand, and the superb coastal landscape."
The Innocence of Youth – Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) 75%
Like In the Realm of the Senses, Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song featured scenes of unsimulated sex — but Van Peebles decided to kick cinematic sand in another taboo's eyes while he was at it, hiring his 13-year-old son Mario to stand in as Sweetback's youthful proxy for a flashback scene depicting the character losing his virginity (to a prostitute, natch). A landmark for black filmmaking with or without its most provocative moments, Sweetback set off the Blaxploitation trend while earning approval from critics like the Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr, who called it "A shrewd and powerful mix of commercial ingredients and ideological intent."
Nun of Her Clothes On – The Devils (1971) 73%
Perhaps convinced he hadn't elevated enough blood pressures with the nude male wrestling match he depicted in Women in Love, director Ken Russell kicked things up a notch with The Devils, which centers on the religious hysteria fomented in a 17th-century French town where the Church is convinced demonic tomfoolery is transpiring. As it turns out, they have a few things to worry about, including a nun orgy and a randy Vanessa Redgrave, who brings Our Lord and Savior down from the cross so she can have her way with Him. While a number of critics resented Russell's over-the-top lurid approach, The Devils resonated with plenty of others, including Ken Hanke of the Mountain Xpress, who deemed it "Quite frankly one of the greatest films ever made. Period. No qualifiers are necessary."
In Through the Out Door – Last Tango in Paris (1972) 84%
An erotic drama about a widower's anonymous affair starring one of the most famous actors in the world, 1972's Last Tango in Paris might have catapulted director Bernardo Bertolucci to infamy even if he hadn't worked overtime to come up with the most deliberately transgressive sex scenes possible — including the infamous tête-à-tête that unravels after Marlon Brando tells Maria Schneider to "go get the butter." Neither Brando nor Schneider were happy with Bertolucci after making Paris; in fact, Schneider held a grudge against the director for the rest of her life. No apologies were necessary for most critics, however — and some of them even saw past all the steamy goings-on, including Jamie Russell of the BBC, who argued that it's "actually a dark, torrid masterpiece about love and grief."
Cunning Linguistics – Don't Look Now (1973) 96%
Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now — a 1973 adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier short story about a pair of grieving parents (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) haunted by memories (and possibly more) of their dead daughter — is probably one of the least sexy films on this list. For the bulk of its running time, it's a stylishly creepy meditation on grief with a dash of supernatural horror tossed in — but then there's that one scene where Sutherland and Christie are getting ready to go out for the evening, and they opt for a nude interlude in which Sutherland… orders an appetizer. So realistic that rumors persisted for decades the on-screen coitus was unsimulated, it earned Don't Look Now an X rating in the U.S., but it certainly didn't damage the movie's standing with critics. "It's a ghost story; it's a meditation on time, memory and the poignancy of married love," wrote Peter Bradshaw for the Guardian. "And it's a masterpiece."
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing – In the Realm of the Senses (1976) 86%
Onscreen sex can seem awfully realistic, but we take it as a given that it's simulated — except in the rare instances when the stars are actually in flagrante delicto. For example, there's Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses, an overall forcefully provocative drama about the increasingly sordid affair between a former prostitute (Eiko Matsuda) and the owner of the hotel where she works as a maid (Tatsuya Fuji). Also noteworthy for its (definitely no pun intended) climactic scene in which Fuji suffers a fate familiar to anyone who's watched Lars von Trier's Antichrist, Senses raised eyebrows for its depictions of unsimulated sexual activity (and later shook booties with the Chaz Jankel song "Ai No Corrida," inspired by the movie's Japanese title) — and wowed critics like Empire's David Parkinson, who called it "An undeniably powerful, stylish and impressive piece of work."
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A Love Most Fowl – Howard the Duck (1986) 15%
Sometimes, what works on the page just doesn't seem right on the screen. Take, for example, the infamous Howard the Duck, which took Marvel's beloved off-kilter cult comic — rife with counter-culture humor and endowed with a richly subversive point of view — and turned it into a cruddy would-be comedy in which a creepy-looking duck tries to get it on with Lea Thompson. Neither smart nor funny enough for adult audiences, and too clumsily dark and ribald for kids, Howard went down in history as one of cinema's biggest duds — as well as the one and only time a screenwriter attempted a duck-woman pairing. That contribution to history aside, this turkey has few friends in the critical sphere aside from the Orlando Sentinel's Jay Boyar, who argued, "It's hard to fault the tongue-in-bill high spirits of a movie like Howard the Duck."
Our Father Who Art Getting It On – The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 80%
Religious folk tend to get a little testy when Jesus is depicted as fallible in any fundamental way, and the conservative community reacted to the news of Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ by marshalling the moral majority long before a single frame of the film had even been screened. Their concerns were met with a movie that, while ultimately more or less faithful to the rough contours of the crucifixion story, added a few narrative wrinkles that disturbed less accommodating viewers — including a brief scene that depicted Christ (Willem Dafoe) consummating his marriage to Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey). Controversy aside, the end result resonated with many critics, including Carol Cling for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, who wrote that it was "Stunning and heartfelt; Scorsese at the height of his power and artistry."
I See Neither London Nor France – Basic Instinct (1989) 53%
All things considered, Paul Verhoeven's Basic Instinct is little more than a slickly assembled, eminently well-cast upgrade from your average late '80s/early '90s late-night softcore thriller. But even a little dramatic heft can go an awfully long way when a filmmaker is offering some extra T&A — and Instinct packed some extra taboo-busting firepower in the form of its most famous scene, during which femme fatale Sharon Stone toys with her interlocutors during police questioning by languidly crossing her legs and giving the cops (not to mention all the folks in the audience) a glimpse of what her mama gave her. Often imitated, never duplicated (not even in the long-delayed, ill-advised sequel), Instinct's enthusiastically trashy box office triumph inspired a slew of similarly wardrobe-challenged dramas in the years to come, although few if any inspired the level of modest critical acclaim expressed in Basic reviews like the one written by Antagony & Ecstasy's Tim Brayton, who mused, "Through all this, there remains that calm center of nasty, brilliant social insight."
Brought to You by the Letters S and M – Secretary (2002) 76%
Before E.L. James built a publishing empire out of Anastasia and Christian's sadomasochistic exploits, the film world had its own celebrity dominating/submissive couple: E. Edward Grey (James Spader) and Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal), whose decidedly unorthodox love affair is chronicled in Steven Shainberg's 2002 film Secretary. Expanded and adapted from author Mary Gaitskill's short story Bad Behavior, it earned a small mountain of acclaim (including a Sundance Special Jury Prize) while raising countless eyebrows with its depiction of a relationship that, loosely speaking, begins with the new confidence awakened in an emotionally troubled young woman after her boss gives her a spanking in the office. But under the surface, wrote Karen Montgomery for Cinerina, "It's an interesting exploration of people finding and accepting themselves and then finding the puzzle piece that fits this new shape."
Blow the Man Down – The Brown Bunny (2004) 46%
Lest you ever doubt the depth and breadth of Chloe Sevigny's acting talent, simply remind yourself that she found a way to rebound from the salacious stir that erupted around her appearance in Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny. Booed at Cannes (and deemed the worst film in the history of the festival by Roger Ebert), it's probably chiefly remembered for a sequence in which Sevigny performs an apparently unsimulated oral sex act on Gallo — and while Bunny does have its share of defenders, it hasn't aged as well as Sevigny, who's gone on to earn widespread respect for her work in projects like Zodiac and the HBO drama Big Love.
Strings Attached – Team America: World Police (2004) 77%
Okay, so maybe puppet intercourse isn't really anyone's idea of a taboo, but we'd be remiss if we left off the unforgettable sex scene between Gary Johnston (Trey Parker) and Lisa Jones (Kristen Miller) in Team America: World Police, which found South Park creators Parker and Matt Stone sending up bombastic action movie clichés with the puerile glee of the world's most brilliantly subversive fifth-grade boys. With puppets for stars, Parker and Stone were freed to make this scene almost as filthy as they wanted, and they took advantage with a wildly over the top few minutes that somehow still manages to feel more lifelike than the boudoir romp from Top Gun. "The puppets are extremely impressive," observed Matthew Turner for ViewLondon, "and the fact that the strings are constantly visible is used to brilliant comedic effect, particularly during one of the film's crudest scenes."
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name – Brokeback Mountain (2005) 87%
A campfire, the Wyoming stars, bonding over the satisfaction of a hard day's work… what could be more romantic, right? And yet some viewers were still scandalized by Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee's 2005 adaptation of the Annie Proulx short story about a pair of ranch hands (Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal) whose sheep-herding gig blooms into a secret affair that changes the lives of both men and their families — and not necessarily in a good way. Brokeback met a far cheerier fate at the box office, where it earned nearly $200 million while reaping scads of positive reviews on its way to netting three Academy Awards (including Best Director for Lee) against eight nominations. "If you have the patience to sit through a slow-moving romance and you lack the vanity to be put off by explicit cowboy on cowboy relations," suggested Brian Marder of Hollywood.com, "you'll greatly appreciate the light at the end of Brokeback Mountain, a work of art that's more than just a movie."
Finally, here's the earliest example of on-screen censorship, as displayed in Thomas Edison's 1897 short, Fatima:
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Harriet Burgess
Tbh what I find more offensive is the constant white-washing of characters.
Also, Secretary sounds a lot better than Fifty Shades, at least the female lead felt empowered as opposed to intimidated.
acgogo
Don't be fooled by this nonsense a bout it being "boundary pushing" Howard the Duck is quite literally the WORST MOVIE EVER MADE. It's not even a guilty pleasure. It's just plain awful
Indianna Jones
I tried to watch it for the first time about 2 months ago, after hearing how bad it was, (call it morbid curiosity), and I just have to say this; you and everyone else are right. It's truly awful. I've sat through endless B-Horror sequels, 1-star movies, and thought "This isn't so bad. That one scene was pretty great." There was nothing…NOTHING redeemable about Howard the Duck.
Una Known
The weird part is I remember when Howard the Duck was set to be released and there was a lot of anticipation that it was actually going to be good. I guess the comic was really popular.
clok
The comic was never really popular, it had it followers for sure, but it was not a big seller. It was a comic about how silly comics had became. This is when batman was fighting a guy with a calculator in his head (yes he punched in numbers on keyboard in his head to beat batman). It was odd in every way, and some people enjoyed it. The move has very little of the comic it other then Beverly an Howard. There are some interesting stories on it (google can take you to some interesting stories). As a fan of the Howard comic, please don't take this movie as a representation of it, its not. And as a Movie, geez its a movie about a walking talking DUCK, if you thought it was going to be Oscar material you are the fool. If you actually watch the movie and any made in the same time frame, its pretty much standard action/humor of the time. It doesn't stand up well today as the 80's.. well, was the 80's and in 30 years we will say the same about today.
sploorp
i bought the first issue of Howard the Duck the day it came out. I stopped in at Comic City in Minneapolis every week to pick up whatever books I was reading that came in. Howard caught my eye and I bought a copy.
I liked the book and decided to buy a few copies to set aside, but when I stopped by the next week, Comic City had completely sold out. They had their last two copies on the wall with all the expensive golden and silver age books. One was $8.00 and the other was $10.00. To put that into perspective, the first issues of X-Men, Ironman, Spiderman and the Fantastic Four were going for $12.00, $3.00, $75.00 and $120.00 respectively. And this was for a book whose 2nd issue hadn't even come out yet.
It was an excellent book, but couldn't keep up the momentum.
My big beef with the movie is they changed the character and tried to make him cute and lovable. The character in the books was gruff and streetwise. He's like Humphrey Bogart or Robert Mitchum in some old film noir. If the comic book Beverly found a condom in the comic book Howard's wallet, there would be no doubt in anybody's mind that he put it there with every intention of using it. In the movie it's half joke and half aw, how cute.
The other thing, that killed the movie is that the makers didn't do a very good job of making Howard look like a duck. When you watched, you could never fully accept that he wasn't anything more than a man in a suit.
I would mind seeing the comic and the movie getting a reboot. I would check it out.
The weird part is I don't remember that at all. Not a single bit. Those trailers liked to hype up the anticipatory part of it, but nobody truly cared whether it was out or not.
tonyrobots
This was sort of true, as I recall, to the point that I had a (woefully misguided) friend who had planned a Howard the Duck-themed Bat Mitzvah before the movie even came out…
There's nothing wrong with Howard The Duck. It was a stupid movie. So what ? It was supposed to be. The only problem with that is your lack of judgement, in expecting more from it. Lighten up ! Ha, ha.
There's something perverse with your argument… as long as you keep your expectations low, anything is good. The worst movie imaginable is great, as long as you know it's going to be shitty! Let's just accept there will never be another great movie, not even try to make them and then by default, they're all great!
Perverse ? Whoa there, Skippy ! First of all, I said nothing to indicate that my expectations in general are particularly low. But they certainly weren't very high, in the case of this movie. Why would they be ? If you want to beat up on the matter of expectations, my take is that you, and several other commenters have proven that yours are too high. That's quite different. If you feel that the movie industry somehow owes it to you to produce nothing but quality entertainment, your bar is set too high. They are under no such obligation. And I'm certain that Howard the Duck is not the only film that has disappointed you. I have been disappointed on occasion, myself, as I'm sure most of us have. I just didn't get fooled by this one. I guess that makes me one twisted individual. Ha, ha
Ben by your logic, picasso was a crappy artist and michael bolton is the king of rock and roll. The worst movie I've ever seen was Day of the Trifids , and it was HILARIOUSLY bad. Meanwhile, guess you just go on enjoying The Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy or "what you consider good movies", Differn't strokes to rule the world ya know? Hell, I think that Plan 9 from Outer Space is a horrible movie, but I enjoy it because Ed Wood did his BEST. He took out of work actors, actors that were has beens, a budget that probably is less than our internet connection and made a movie. Been granted the title of worst of all time but I can think of a lot more that rival it for that title.
Point is, He wanted to write, star, produce, and direct a movie, and HE DID IT. What did you do with your life so far?
None of that garbage you just spewed has anything to do with MY logic. Do you even know what you're yammering about ? Cause I don't. All I got out of that was that you got wood, for Ed Wood. What did I do with my life ? Uh… Oh, yeah. I cured cancer. Wait a minute. I'm not sure. That may have been a dream. Then there was the time I saved a whole village in Kenya, from a large rampaging pride of man-eating Lions. But I forget how that one goes. So… never mind.
…because everyone expects a movie about an anthropomorphic duck who crash lands from outer space to be full of wit and grandeur.
It can be not terrible, though.
need a hard R in order to succeed. the comic books were pretty fked up. loved his cameo though. THAT was Howard, not the Jim Henson / Lucas version. The smoking kentucky fried duck all pissed off at the end of the movie = yeah howard may kick some ass in the future.
I thought Howard the Duck was hilarious. It was loosely based on the comics (basically it was a comic about how stupid comics had become). However, the comics are a hard R. It simply didn't work as well as a "kid's movie" Here's to hoping after his cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy, that we'll get a REAL Howard the Duck movie.
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Lame. Where the hell is "kids"? Anybody remember that 90s movie that was so taboo and controversial it was pulled from every major video renting store!?
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Demystifying Education (the ABC's of Real Learning)
Posted by AussieHomeschool | Sep 20, 2009 | Ages & Stages, Featured Slider, Getting Started, Teaching Approaches & Methods |
Demystifying Education Or, the ABC's of Real Learning By Diana Waring When I started on the path of homeschooling twenty-five years ago, teaching a child to read (or anything else for that matter) seemed like a terrifying, somewhat unnatural activity for a parent without a degree in education. So, naturally, I clung like a drowning rat to any floating book, curriculum, or homeschool wives' tale that came my way—anything that looked like it might support me in the mysterious realm of teaching. Subsequently, I ended up spending far more money than I could afford for curriculum that did not...
SA Hsers produce HSing Myths exposed film
Posted by AussieHomeschool | Sep 15, 2008 | Australian Home Education, Media, News & Announcements |
Originally posted at Adelaide News A GROUP of home-schooled students from the Adelaide Hills will make their film-making debut as part of the Little Big Shots Film Festival. The five students, aged between 10 and 14 years, made We're Homeschooled! which explores the myths and realities of non-traditional education. Co-director Maisie Fabry, 14, of Aldgate, said the short documentary had taken a month to shoot and edit. "When you go into shops, people say things like `Oh, are you home-schooled? Where do you do that?' " Maisie said. "We say `At home'. Hopefully, the film will help to clear up some of those questions." Maisie said they interviewed people on the street: "Most people said they wouldn't want to do home schooling because there was no social interaction, but in the film we prove there's no problem with that." The international festival, to be held between October 9 and 11, is aimed at youth. The 6 1/2-minute film will be screened at 12.30pm on October 11. It's just one of 55 films from 20 countries in the fourth annual Little Big Shots Festival. The full program is available at...


These One Bowl Brownies are so incredibly easy. Moist & chewy chocolate brownies made in one bowl. Absolutely the best recipe out there.
Do you love brownies? We sure do. Growing up my mom would make a batch of the boxed mix quite often. She was an amazing cake decorator & treat maker but when it came to brownies & cookies it was different. For these things easy prevailed. She always used a box mix for brownies & the recipe on the back of the bag for chocolate chip cookies. I don't know why she never made her own. She was definitely more than capable when it came to recipe creation. But I didn't care – those mixes are popular for a reason- they are delicious. But you see- this is where my mom & I are different. I like to bake all my recipes from scratch whenever I possibly can. That doesn't mean I don't have a pantry full of mixes- I do. Because I use them in other recipes & sometimes I need something a bit quicker. So they ARE there – but when I want the most moist & chewy & deliciously over the top brownie – I always pull out my one-bowl homemade recipe. It's my favorite- every time.
Now most brownie lovers fall into 2 main categories, much like chocolate chip cookies. You usually like them cake like or fudgy or thin/buttery. I find that most people that like their cookies thick & cakey also like their brownies that way. Same goes for the thin & buttery cookies – those are the fudgy brownie lovers. So since I already created the perfect chocolate chip cookie that is the ultimate hybrid for both camps & utterly delicious- I had to do the same for my brownies too. This simple one bowl brownie recipe definitely is that perfect blend of thick yet chewy.
Don't those just look so delicious? So easy too!!!! They will be your new favorite!
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine the dark and semi-sweet chocolate, the butter, and the coffee granules.
Cover loosely & microwave 30 seconds, stir & microwave another 15 seconds more to melt the butter & chocolate.
Add sugars, stir until completely dissolved. Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
Fold in flour, cocoa, salt, & vanilla just until all white streaks are gone. Then fold in chocolate chips.
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Wow, these look amazing! You can never go wrong with a good brownie, and better yet if there's only 1 bowl involved. Love the white chocolate addition!


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Rheingold Brewery
At Bushwick's Rheingold Brewery site, a gigantic rental complex takes shape
The development is just one of several coming to the former brewery site
By Zoe Rosenberg@zoe_rosenberg Jul 19, 2017, 4:00pm EDT
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The redevelopment of Bushwick's former Rheingold Brewery site has been in the works for a while now, but one of the many projects slated for the redevelopment area is finally making major strides. The rental complex on All Year Management's two-block slice of the megaproject is really coming into shape, new photos from Field Condition first published on Brownstoner show.
The Rheingold Brewery redevelopment site is a tough one to keep track of. To recap, three developers own sites within its ten blocks: Princeton Holdings and Read Property Group, who own majority of the site; All Year Management, who purchased the development sites at 123 Melrose Street and 28 Stanwix Street from Princeton Holdings and Read Property Group for $141 million; and Rabsky Group, who is teaming up with ODA New York for the jagged donut-shaped building 10 Montieth Street and ND Architecture on 115 Stanwix Street.
ODA New York is also behind the design for 123 Melrose Street and 28 Stanwix Street. Foundation work began on 123 Melrose Street back in November 2016, and as of February, the building had hit its halfway point. The new photos of the building show that things have been busy on site—123 Melrose Street has topped out at nine stories and will soon be getting its facade. Meanwhile, construction on 28 Stanwix Street is nearing street level.
Although there's a lot going on within Rheingold's ten blocks, 123 Melrose is hard to confuse. The building's distinct cross-bracing pattern stands out in concrete—it will eventually be covered in brick—and the building has by far the best mythology of the handful going onto the Rheingold site. When ODA revealed its design for the buildings and its shared interconnecting courtyards in June 2016, the firm copped to being inspired by a European village.
"By interrupting the rigid order of a typical NYC street grid and blending it with the sequencing of a European village, the path becomes a meandering courtyard rather than a direct line from a to b," ODA New York chief Eran Chan said. How idyllic.
For as inspired as its design is, the development will take the rather indistinct name of Bushwick II. When it's complete, the rental complex will include between 800 and 900 rentals, 20 percent of which will be dedicated affordable housing, as well as a 17,850-square-foot public park that will bisect the residential development.
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ODA's Supersize Mega-Development for All Year Rises at Rheingold on Melrose in Bushwick [Brownstoner]
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is calling for attention to Poland-Ukraine border crossings, claiming that border lines are too long and inefficient, according the Polskie Radio.
According to the president, the lines at the borders are unacceptable.
"Drivers are waiting sometimes 24 hours to get clearance to cross the border," claims Yushchenko.
The Ukrainian President sent an official recommendation to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the heads of customs and border guards and authorities from the border regions. The Ukrainian Presidential Chancellery announced that they expect a report on the situation next week.
The problem at the Polish-Ukrainian borders has been compounded since Poland signed the Schengen Treaty in December 2007, toughening up the country's eastern border.


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The first recognized automobile race in the world was an 1895 event with a course that went from Paris to Bordeaux, France and back. The race was won with an average speed of just over 24 mph. In comparison, riders in cycling's Tour de France complete the course with average speeds of over 40 mph.
In the United States, auto racing history began with a race from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois and back on Thanksgiving Day of 1895. An early snow kept average speeds to just over 7 mph.
Many early auto racing tracks also served as horse racing facilities in the 19th century. The first closed-course auto racing event took place in 1896 at the Narragansett Trotting Park; located in Cranston, Rhode Island. Auto racing also began at another horse track, the Milwaukee Mile in 1903 and continues to this day. Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa,is the oldest racing venue, and one of the most prestigious, in the United States. It was built in the late 1800s at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Iowa. Like the Milwaukee Mile, it too was initially built as a horse racing track.
One of the longest-serving and legendary multi-purpose racecourse in the United States is the 2.5 mile track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Constructed over 6 months in mid-1909, when it was completed, it was the largest capacity sports venue in the world. The original surface was bricks, providing the nickname "The Brickyard". Today a strip of original bricks remains at the start-finish line.
A uniquely American style of racing, stock car racing rapidly gained in popularity with the formation of The National Association for Stock Car Racing in 1948. NASCAR began racing modified cars from the factory on the beaches of Daytona, and rapidly expanded in the 1950s to tracks across the Southeast. The massive Daytona International Speedway, home of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race was built in 1958. Like Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the racetrack is 2.5 miles long.
Of course, automobile racing is dangerous by nature. In NASCAR alone, 28 drivers have been killed while racing, the last of which was Dale Earnhardt in 2001. At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 73 people have lost their lives, 42 of which were drivers. The others included a motorcyclist, ride-along mechanics, pit crew and even track personnel and spectators.
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Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP)
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP), a platform for real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of physical and virtual network functions, is supported by carrier members whose subscribers represent 60 percent of the worldwide market.
ONAP has quickly risen to be the most prominent open source VNF orchestration platform and a critical contributor to the success of 5G cellular networks, according to Synopsys.
Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)
Photo by: Kārlis Dambrāns
Caption by: Charlie Osborne
RChain
RChain is an open-source project which seeks to establish the possibility of building a scalable, secure, and sustainable blockchain with the overall aim of creating a decentralized, immutable, and global compute infrastructure.
Monica
Monica is a personal relationship management system that combines the "flexibility of a classic Rolodex with the dynamic versatility of modern social networks." The project has turned to the open source community to evolve a service described as a "personal CRM" which helps organize your personal life, meetings, and tasks.
Apollo Auto
Apollo Auto, developed by Baidu, is an open-source autonomous driving platform with a flexible architecture. Apollo enables Tier 1 providers, OEMs, and startups to build their own autonomous vehicles without the burden of "reinventing the wheel," which has led to the nomination as one of today's top open-source projects.
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Haven
Haven, a project launched by The Guardian Project and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, is a scheme focused on creating a personal physical security application able to transmit "situational awareness" of the environment surrounding a mobile device.
The open-source project uses secure communications technologies and hardware already present in Android-based endpoint devices.
Prettier
Prettier is a code formatter with the end goal of demolishing conflict among development groups and resolving IDE formatting problems through the standardization of code regardless of original construction and intent.
Common Voice
Common Voice, launched in 2017 by Mozilla's Open Innovation team, aims to establish the world's largest open collection of human voice data. The open-source project hopes to one day provide startups, innovators, and research universities with reliable datasets in order to train AI and machine learning algorithms for speech technologies.
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Employee happiness, engagement, and productivity are always central to a top-notch call center.
Gallup, for example, reports only 15% of global employees feel engaged with their work, with average top numbers coming in at an average of 70%.
The difference lies in how these organizations view employees and their responsibilities to them. Gallup says "exceptional organizations" create "a culture [of engagement] where […] employees can perform at their best." Deloitte provides a similar perspective on the situation, except that the research firm calls it focusing on the employee experience rather than engagement or culture alone.
Businesses and call centers can build similar cultures and experience positive results—without spending thousands of dollars reinventing their workplaces or paying consultants. They can start with a small-scale initiative, such as the call center platform. Once they achieve success with it, they can replicate lessons learned across their organizations. Here are eight ideas on how to use the call center to keep agents happy, engaged, and productive.
Technology can improve agent happiness and productivity. However, it has to be the right technology. Too often, technological tools frustrate, rather than empower, employees. This can lead to employees using work resources incorrectly to procrastinate or find workarounds – both of which have security risk. To avoid those scenarios, businesses should employ call center technologies that fit their organizational needs and goals, as well as regularly train and educate employees.
Onboarding stems from the previous point. Agents should be taught how to use purchased technologies. Doing so offers several benefits, such as preventing costly errors and improving employee retention rates. It also helps new hires "hit the ground running" so that they become productive in a week's time instead of a month. Onboarding processes should be examined regularly, though, to ensure consistent, positive results.
Mobility covers a wide scheme of initiatives. But it largely entails, as Microsoft says, "making it easier for employees to work how, where, and when they want." Cloud-based technologies like TCN's call center platform enable the concept, allowing agents to work on site or at home. These platforms works well in several scenarios, including businesses dependent on global workforces. It can also help businesses attempting to reduce their carbon footprints or attract younger talent. If employed, businesses will need to research ways to engage remote agents to keep them connected with the company.
But mobility requires accessibility. That is, it should be easy for agents to access needed information, whether it's data about customers or their performance, regardless of their position inside or outside the call center. The best call center platforms provide access to those data sets. But they often go beyond that, making it easy for agents to act upon the information received. In doing so, agents can hold more informed conversations with customers and improve productivity and efficiency metrics.
While it's not wise to automate everything, automating some things can increase agent happiness and motivation. ADP Research Institute finds 55% of surveyed employees view automation positively, saying it allows them to give more attention to more complex tasks and interesting projects. Automation gets rid of the "fluff" work and can even, as in the case of data entry, reduce errors.
Besides investing in mobile solutions, automating tasks, and purchasing quality technology, businesses should frequently investigate performance metrics. Such work requires effort, but the labor is critical to making decisions that benefit the organization as a whole. To accomplish the aim, businesses should prioritize patterns over single instances. Patterns point to customary behavior and often identify current or forming operational issues.
In addition to identifying patterns in the data, businesses should review numbers with call center agents. The frequency depends on the business, but a few businesses experience greater productivity and employee satisfaction through daily performance meetings. The meetings deliver opportunities to explore top performances, motivate agents, and align daily goals with monthly, quarterly, and annual objectives.
For additional information, watch TCN's video about using metrics to inform business efforts.
Finally, businesses should identify ways to recognize top-performing agents. The recognition takes different forms, including gift cards and badges. However, the best method may rest with personalized praise. Highlighting the individual's efforts and focusing on their strengths encourages them to work harder. While the work demands extra effort, it results in motivated, happy agents.
Increasing employee happiness isn't a mystery. Businesses can solve it by buying call center technology that meets their communications goals and agents' needs. Once they deploy the technology, they can then give attention to other "happiness" matters, things like metrics, automation, and mobility. If they do, they will experience happier agents who engage with their work and are motivated to speak with customers.


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I guess I'm judging by the one bottom most sample - as I might end up with it, and it looks like and end or was put back on the heat?
Looks pretty average for competition ribs (which is one number higher than "average" ribs adding in non-competition).
Looks slightly dry, not evenly cut, drastically different sizes, etc.
placement of ribs looks a bit haphazard.
8 - I like the way the box is laid out although I suspect others may not. Gives me a good look at the meat. That said I'd like a little more uniformity in size because there can be such a vast disparity in how the larger ribs taste vs. the smaller ones. I also wish I could see a little bone but I'm not counting off for that.
Interesting presentation- nice to be able to see all angles of the meat. That's some good-lookin' ribs right there!
Score 7. Meat looks dry, cuts are extremely uneven and everything is buried in the garnish.
I can't wait to see the grades by our other judges on this one.
I know these will get dogged for uneven sizes, cuts and sauce but I sure want to take a bite out of 'em. My only question is if they are overdone.
o yah, plus the meat looks a bit buried in the garnish.
cbj/comp cook, 8 it's making me hungry just looking at it.
Score: 7 - Rib color is good, not too much sauce, placement is not orderly,and the ribs look a little overcooked.
7. Sauce uneven. Cuts not clean. Arrangement of ribs is not really appealing.
Not uniform in size. Unevenly cut. Some parts charred.


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18-year-old boy killed by a crocodile in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
The body of the boy, Rinkesh Kumar, was recovered nearly two kilometres from the spot and sent for an autopsy on Tuesday.
By News Desk| Published: 29th July 2020 10:27 am IST
Lakhimpur (UP): A crocodile killed an 18-year-old boy on Monday while he was taking a dip at the Suheli river inside the buffer forest area of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR).
The victim had reportedly been advised to take a bath in the river by a priest after performing a 'havan' near the river at the Majhgai range of the reserve.
According to DTR officials, the crocodile had dragged the youth into deep water while his disabled father restlessly shouted for help.
The other members of the family immediately alerted the forest department, and a rescue operation was initiated, but it was suspended due to sunset.
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The body was then recovered on Tuesday with deep wounds on the neck and shoulder.
"We have repeatedly informed local villagers about the presence of crocodiles in the river, but they continue to wade into the waters for bath and rituals. Compensation, in this case, is highly unlikely, as the incident was reported in the reserve forest area. The revenue department will decide whether to award compensation under the State Calamity Act or not"
said Sanjay Pathak, field director of DTR.
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John is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of the BA Journalism and MA Sports Journalism. John worked for the BBC in news and sports programmes before moving into education. He is Programme Leader for the BA Journalism and MA Sports Journalism. He teaches Television News Production and Sports Journalism. His subject specialisms are Sport Journalism and Broadcast Journalism.
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Now an essential part of many news organisations, sports journalism has become a well-respected element of the media. Combing a passion for sports with the practical skills of being a journalist, this Masters programme aims to prepare graduates for a career in this exciting arena.
At Lincoln, a digital news room culture offers students the chance to develop the skills needed to report on local and national sporting events. Alongside a series of practical workshops and seminars, students have the opportunity to broadcast and produce their own sports content.
Students will have the chance to undertake a ten-day work placement, allowing them to gain hands-on experience. Previously students have secured placements with BBC Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live, talkSPORT, and ITV. Please note that students are responsible for their travel, accommodation, and general living costs while undertaking a work placement.
Students on this course may also have the opportunity to hear from a number of guest speakers. Previous speakers have included BBC Director of London 2012 Roger Mosey, Controller of 5 Live Jonathan Wall, Editor of FourFourTwo David Hall, and ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley.
Study on this programme will be a blend of practical workshops, lectures, and seminars. The University of Lincoln also boasts an extensive academic library, which students can use for independent study.
Advanced Research Methods 2022-23JOU9200MLevel 72022-23This module provides the opportunity to develop a methodological understanding and to receive support and advice on the final project. You will then be expected to prepare a written proposal for a dissertation, a documentary project, or a portfolio of articles.CoreContemporary Issues in Sports Journalism 2022-23JOU9164MLevel 72022-23This module explores the sports journalism industry and the work of sports journalists. Sports journalists are no longer just match reporters and commentators. They have a role to play in the greater industry of journalism, as court reporters, political correspondents and news gatherers. This module aims to enable you to expand your knowledge of sport and sports journalism, exploring issues in sport such as drugs, racism, hooliganism, economics, media and the history of sport and sports journalism. The module will also reflect on the cultural and sociological impact of sport and major sporting events, such as the World Cup and the Olympic games.CoreEssential Reporting 2022-23JOU9203MLevel 72022-23This module introduces students to the processes of newsgathering and writing news and features for a range of platforms. It aims to develop a critical understanding of editorial processes in news organisations and a working knowledge of how news and feature ideas are generated and packaged for different markets and readerships.CoreJournalism Production 2022-23JOU9204MLevel 72022-23This module introduces students to the editorial and production skills required for multiplatform and digital news production. The module focuses on newsgathering and preparing news content for broadcast and online. Students can work in a newsroom environment under appropriate time constraints, experiencing the pressures of operating as a multimedia journalist across a range of broadcast and web-based platforms, including social media.CoreLaw and Institutions 2022-23JOU9156MLevel 72022-23This module is designed to examine all aspects of law relating to the media. This challenging module uses real case studies and up-to-date research to provide you with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the framework within which the industry operates, and the ethical dilemmas involved. This module seeks to provide you with a basic appreciation of systems of power, covering national and local government structures and institutions.CoreMA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2022-23JOU9170MLevel 72022-23The Final Project or Dissertation module consists of either a dissertation, portfolio of articles, radio or television documentary or chapters for a book or webpages. You are expected to spend the final term during the summer on self-directed learning, having already decided on the form of project that you will produce. You will be allocated your own tutor for support and guidance. This final project provides an opportunity to research and make an in-depth study of your chosen study area.CoreSpecialist Journalism Production 2022-23JOU9201MLevel 72022-23From a digital first perspective and focusing, in particular, on news and feature content in your specialist field(s) of interest, this module aims to develop the key skills of journalism through regular practice, including newsgathering, writing and interviewing, and live output production with text and audio and video output as required. Online skills will be used throughout, including social media to drive consumers to the content. The journalism and features produced will be outward facing, using techniques of electronic newsgathering, digital and non-linear editing, production/journalism for online and print, and an appropriate range of live news broadcasting techniques. On this module, you are expected to take up a work placement in one or several different media organisations of your choice. The module provides prior guidance, together with career advice. Tutors will help with research of the employment market, as you arrange international, national or local work placements, and will support you as you build an individual career profile, CV and work experience portfolio.CoreThe Business of Sport 2022-23JOU9178MLevel 72022-23This module is designed to allow you to explore in greater depth the relationships between sport, the media, finance, public relations, marketing and business. Incorporating expertise in the field from visiting lecturers and existing staff, the module will explore the role of marketing and PR in sports organisations and international sports events. The module will also look at how sport combines with the world of finance and business in a world of multi-million pound transfers, foreign ownership and media franchising.Core
Assessments are a mixture of essays, presentations, portfolios of journalism, broadcast media packages, and timed examinations.
For each course you may find that there are additional costs. These may be with regard to the specific clothing, materials or equipment required, depending on your course.
With regards to text books, the University provides students who enrol with a comprehensive reading list and you will find that our extensive library holds either material or virtual versions of the core texts that you are required to read. However, you may prefer to purchase some of these for yourself and you will be responsible for this cost.
First or second class honours degree or equivalent professional experience.
If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/ for information on equivalent qualifications.
Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirementsandsupport/englishlanguagerequirements/.
If you do not meet the above IELTS requirements, you may be able to take part in one of our Pre-session English and Academic Study Skills courses. https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirementsandsupport/pre-sessionalenglishandacademicstudyskills/ . These specialist courses are designed to help students meet the English language requirements for their intended programme of study.
The School of English and Journalism is one of the first institutions in Europe to be awarded a 'Recognised for Excellence' accolade by the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA).
Research Areas, Projects and Topics
Key research areas in the department include:
Contemporary Issues in Sports Journalism
Specialist Sports Reporting and Production
Law and Institutions
Core Broadcast
Days Taught
Where possible, core sessions are scheduled on Thursday and Friday, although students may be required to attend on other days of the week depending on module options. Full time students should expect approximately 12 hours of contact time per week and should be prepared to undertake at least two hours of self-study for every taught hour.
A career in Sports Journalism can provide a stimulating and rewarding environment, working to tight deadlines in an ever-changing landscape while writing about a topic you are passionate about.
Graduates from MSc Journalism Sport can develop the skills needed for a career in print media, broadcasting, or online.
Creative Writing and Publishing is an innovative Master's programme offered by the University of Lincoln in partnership with The Guardian.
Conduct in-depth research into an area of your choice, with the help of dedicated skills sessions and under the guidance of an academic supervisor.
In today's competitive marketplace, good PR and a solid reputation is key to a business's survival and success.


CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO............ LOL so Chris is going off on Obama.
The amazing thing is that it's taken 16 months and numerous unresolved crises for MSNBC host and presidential sycophant Chris Matthews to get over the thrill that goes up his leg whenever he hears Obama speak.
Chris is still an idiot. But I thought you might have a good laugh at how he went off on obama.
That Senator wishes more people had been agitated like Matthews? Where the heck has that Senator been? The Gulf states have been screaming for Obama to take charge. Rush, Hannity, and the others have been screaming for Obama to exert leadership, not blame. That Senator is dumber than a box of rocks.
Someone wrote a great comment about Matthews disappointment in obama, "Hell has finally frozen over!"
I am sure Matthews feels safe for critisizing obama, after Carville has done the same thing. So Matthew's is off the hook. Must've been a bad night for feelings running up and down his leg. But that should return to normal when "his" berry boy returns from Vacation.
BobF., LOL he sure is, ditto what you said.
Tom, Hahahaa that is good.
Mark, LOL hahaha yes good one.


Reports are flowing in that some of the recently-shipped iMacs with Core i7 Intel processors are shipping dead-on-arrival. Whoops.
A currently 36-page thread on Apple's official support Forums has a whole slew of unhappy customers listing their already-deceased desktops. Many of them cite cracked screens or just dead computers, and one even cites a footprint on the screen! (Would love to see a photo of that...) Even Engadget reports that they can't even boot up their new iMac that just arrived. They were shipped via FedEx, but seriously, who packed these things?
This comes as quite a disappointment considering the hype surrounding the quad-core processors, being that they're cheap and predicted to be quite useful in classrooms and media centers. Plus, after the excitement of ordering and then receiving a pretty new gadget in the mail, only to find it useless is ultimately disappointing. But apparently it's not everyone as some people on the Forums are reporting that their new computers are fine.
Gizmodo reports that Apple has been "extremely responsive" over the problem, so it would be wise to contact their support center or maybe bring it to the Genius Bar an Apple Store if you're near one, although chances are the line will be long.
Has anyone else received a DOA or perfectly-functioning Core i7 Mac recently?


It should not take the death of a college sophomore during a fraternity hazing ritual to teach us the basics of human kindness and consequences.
It should not take a wrongful death lawsuit, as was filed a week ago against 28 one-time Pennsylvania State University fraternity members from Malvern, Downingtown, Philadelphia, Wayne, Phoenixville, West Chester, and beyond, to keep that incredibly important conversation going.
It should not have required a criminal case against the young men implicated in a fraternity pledge's death, nor the airing of a graphic frat house video showing Tim Piazza's wrenching final hours on Earth two years ago this month, to illustrate the devastating cruelty and moral indifference that some of our brightest young souls are capable of even after gaining entry into elite, competitive, acclaimed universities such as Penn State's main campus.
And yet, if the ongoing collateral damage from the horrific Piazza case helps end our societal love affair with bullying, I'll take it.
If the prospect of civil damages against these young men helps us all think deeply about better helping children become responsible and compassionate adults, then perhaps there will be enduring good from the bitter sadness of this tragedy.
Bullying is wrong when you are 9 years old. At age 19 and in college, it is quite simply unacceptable. Yet even after Tim's death, booze-fueled hazing has continued, as Penn State reported a few weeks ago to comply with a new anti-hazing law in Pennsylvania.
It is hard to classify much of what happened that February night in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house as anything but a form of bullying.
A pledge seeks to win favor with a coveted social group. Members of the group preside over a cruel ritual of initiation, with no evident compunction about serving up overdoses of humiliation and alcohol. The situation spirals out of control. The pledge falls down the stairs. More horrible things happen. For hours, no one calls 911. The young man later dies.
Any claim of youthful indiscretion no longer carries weight in our culture. For years in the United States, we increasingly have talked about the perils of bullying. And yet, here we see undergrads legitimizing this brand of inhumanity as legal adults.
Young men and women in college today must navigate an ultra-competitive admissions scene to get in. The process tends to favor those with family members who attended before them, or with sterling academic credentials from high school, sports league pedigrees, summer internships — the list goes on and on.
How, then, are so many not learning this simple life credo: Cruelty is inhumane and to be avoided.
I asked one of the region's foremost experts on bullying, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia psychologist Stephen Leff, if I was making too much of a leap in comparing the dynamics of college hazings generally to a form of bullying.
In the Piazza case, the details are hard to stomach.
CHOP teaches elementary and middle school students that no one should feel powerless in these situations.
There is much work to be done. Because clearly, even the most educated among our young adults have failed to grasp this. And that is a tragedy unto itself.


All coaches will help you define, set and achieve your goals. What makes my approach unique is that my focus is on helping you appreciate your own strengths and wisdom. Once you're in touch with this, it will be easier for you to move forward. You might be surprised to read this, but my experience is that, most of the time, we know much more about what we want than we think we do. We just don't trust ourselves. I will assist you in gaining clarity about what you really want and help you figure out how to get there.
"Facing change? Get a coach"
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More great articles by Millie Calesky.


The first Friday of the high school football season always gets folks fired up.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The first Friday of the high school football season always gets folks fired up. But at Madera High School fans and students will be stunned by the new stadium makeover.
Madera's new artificial turf is the first of its kind for a high school field. Fans were ready watch a Coyote player race down the brightly colored sidelines and into the end zone.
Athletic Director Marty Bitter said, "We're actually the first high school, k-12 high school on the west coast to have a geo-synthetic organic turf field."
Instead of using rubber pellets like we see in other fields, Hellas Construction used a product more familiar to farmers.
Business development manager Dominick Berarducci said, "It's a fibrous coconut husk, rice husk and cork product. The product works to mimic soil."
Berarducci said the fibers can soak up water like soil and keep the field cooler.
"Where typically artificial turf is 60-70 degrees warmer in the sun this product is no more than 10 degrees warmer in the sun."
Bitter said player safety was a big reason why Madera wanted to give the new turf a try.
"It's so much cooler," said Bitter. "It doesn't feel like a sauna."
Madera Unified spent $760,000 to replace the old artificial turf Madera High and Madera South used for nine years.
Bitter said, "With our other turf we were having a little kind of strawberries. Kids getting strawberries that wouldn't heal."
Judging by the school spirit showed by the blue crew during Friday Morning Football on AM Live it appeared the Coyotes were ready to shine on their new field.
Bitter said, "Now the anticipation building up to them getting on it has just kind of come to a crescendo."
The same team which installed Madera High's football field also installed the home field of the Dallas Cowboys.


I am currently more in love with stamping than I've ever been. I thought last year was a great year for stamping, but this year the plates seem to be more imaginative ... and the ladies do too.
I am currently obsessed with Messy Mansion plate MM20, and every time I see someone use it, I am blown away. Cue this mani, which is probably the quickest mani I have ever done. There I was, watching another MM20 mani materialise in my newsfeed, looked at my nekkid nails and within 20 mins I had this - and I LOVES IT !!
I thought you might want to see what the base looked like before I stamped on it - so scuse the bad lighting.
I then stamped with white Konad and after I had Poshe'd, added a coat of Northern Lights to give it a twinkle.
I absolutely love it, although I do wish the white had stood out more. Also, the colours remind me of Koi Carp manis lol. Either way, this is sooooo summery, and so pretty.


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Q: Error duplicating Div with Select2 library I am trying to clone a div, which contains some input, and one of those is the Select2 library, when cloning it clones me but the library does not work.
attached bug: "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set properties of null (setting 'outerHTML')".
This is my html code.

            <input class="form-control" id="txtinput0" name="username" placeholder="Enter Full Name" type="text" data-parsley-pattern="^[a-zA-Z\s.]+$" />

            <input class="form-control" id="txtinput0" name="email" placeholder="Enter VALID EMAIL and check the result" type="email" />

            <input class="form-control" id="txtinput0" name="phone" placeholder="Enter Phone e.g.: +363012345" type="text" data-parsley-pattern="^\+{1}[0-9]+$"/>

            <select class="chosen-select" multiple="multiple" style="width: 100%;" id="select0" data-placeholder="Select a company" >

                    <option value="1">Google</option>
<option value="1">Amazon</option>
<option value="1">Facebook</option>
<option value="1">Airbnb</option>

            </select>

And this is the javascript with which I try to clone the whole div, including the select2

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#select0').select2();
});
    var i=1;
    var prev =0;
    function addRow() {
    var clone = $("#row_examenes").clone()
    clone.find("#txtinput"+prev).attr("id", "txtinput"+i);
    clone.find("#select"+prev).attr("id", "select"+i);
    clone.find("#select"+prev+"_chosen").attr("id", "select"+i+"_chosen1");
    clone.appendTo($("#clone"));
    document.getElementById("select"+i+"_chosen1").outerHTML=""
    $myid = $('#select' + i);
    $myid.show().select2();
    i++;
    prev++;
}

A: There are quite a few problems in the code, but the big issue is:

*

*When you initialise a Select2, it hides the original <select> and adds some extra HTML on the page.  If you then clone the block of HTML where that Select2 is, you clone all that extra Select2 stuff.  And if you then try an initialise that cloned stuff as a Select2, it won't work.
The fix is described in many duplicate questions here on SO already (try searching for "select2 clone"), here's an example: you need to destroy the original Select2 before cloning it, and then re-initialise it as a Select2 again once it is cloned;
Some of the other issues in the code are:

*

*There is no element with id row_examenes.  I added it as a
 enclosing the
;

*Once you clone that div, the clone will have the same ID (row_examenes), and the code does not change that ... duplicate IDs are invalid HTML.   Instead we can clone the
 nested inside, with class cloned;

*All 3x text <input>s have the same ID, txtinput0 - this is invalid, and jQuery will only be able to find the first one.  I changed them to name0, email0, and phone0;

*The HTML has an unbalanced
, the opening
 I added fixes that too;

*After the clone is created, and before the IDs are updated, it includes elements with non-unique IDs.  It isn't actually in the DOM yet, and you are using clone.find() to scope your search to find them, so probably that's OK ...?  But it seems unnecessarily risky, when we don't have to do it that way - why not play it safe, and search for the inputs instead of the IDs;

*

 - typo in class;

*There was no way to trigger addRow() so I added a simple button, and a click handler for it;
Here's a working, simplified snippet with those issues fixed:

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#select0').select2();

    $('button').on('click', addRow);
});

// How many clones on the page?
let clones = 0;

function addRow() {

    // We've added a clone
    clones++;

    // First need to destroy original select2, so the clone does not include
    // extra stuff select2 generates.
    $('#select0').select2('destroy');

    // Now create our clone
    let clone = $("#row_examenes .cloned").clone()

    clone.find('input[name="username"]').attr("id", "name" + clones);
    clone.find('input[name="email"]').attr("id", "email" + clones);
    clone.find('input[name="phone"]').attr("id", "phone" + clones);
    clone.find("select").attr("id", "select" + clones);

    // HTML is updated, add it to the DOM
    clone.appendTo($("#clone"));

    // Reinitialise the original select2
    $('#select0').select2();

    // And initialise our new select2
    $('#select' + clones).select2();
}

<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/select2@4.1.0-rc.0/dist/css/select2.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

<button>Create a clone</button>

                <input class="form-control" id="name0" name="username" placeholder="Enter Full Name" type="text" />

                <input class="form-control" id="email0" name="email" placeholder="Enter VALID EMAIL and check the result" type="email" />

                <input class="form-control" id="phone0" name="phone" placeholder="Enter Phone e.g.: +363012345" type="text" />

                <select class="chosen-select" multiple="multiple" id="select0" >

                        <option value="1">Google</option>
                        <option value="1">Amazon</option>
                        <option value="1">Facebook</option>
                        <option value="1">Airbnb</option>

                </select>

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Heightening School Culture and Climate in Washington State
A state Department of Education implements evidence-based behavioral intervention practices with promising early results.
Statewide PBIS training event offered as part of the Washington School Climate Transformation grant. Photo Courtesy of the Washington Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events that strongly link to adverse outcomes for children. These can range from short-term effects on children like developmental delays and poor physical health to long-term impacts such as substance abuse, chronic illness, depression, and other mental illnesses. In the state of Washington, over one-third of youth have experienced one or two ACEs, with 11% experiencing three or more ACEs.
The impact of ACEs on school culture and climate cannot be under-estimated. Recent survey findings show that over one-quarter of 8th graders who responded to the Washington State 2016 Healthy Youth Survey were bullied at school, with a significant majority bullied electronically. Moreover, studies show that almost one-quarter of Washington children ages 2-17 have one or more emotional, behavioral, or developmental conditions (Kids Count, 2016). Among high-school-aged youth in Washington, depressive feelings and thoughts of suicide have increased over the past six years.
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Improve School and Student Outcomes
Research demonstrates that the use of evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral frameworks, such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), can improve school climate and safety. With grant writing support from Metis, the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction was awarded a five-year grant from the US Department of Education's School Climate Transformation program. The goals of the grant are to build capacity at the state, local, and school levels to support the effective use of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support as a single delivery system for all social, emotional, and behavioral initiatives.
The School Climate Transformation grant is expected to impact 30 high-need school districts and eight Educational Service Districts, which collectively serve almost 100,000 students in 228 schools. As part of this grant, the WA Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction formed a partnership with the National PBIS Technical Assistance Center, Northwest PBIS Network, and the University of Washington's School Mental Health Assessment and Training Center. Together, this partnership supports the alignment of PBIS implementation and provides training and coaching for state, regional, and school staff.
Statewide Evaluation Studies Capacity Building Efforts
As the grant's external evaluator, Metis is implementing a full set of data collection activities to inform the work of the State Leadership Team. In particular, the evaluation focuses on continuous program improvement efforts and supports internal and external reporting activities. The evaluation leverages insights through the following data sources and respondent groups:
The Tiered Fidelity Inventory, created through the US Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Technical Assistance Center on PBIS, which measures the extent to which schools are implementing critical components of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports
Washington state report card and school/district data on student outcomes
Annual surveys of State Leadership Team members, trainers/coaches, and district/school staff
Program data and documentation review
Early findings of the evaluation are promising, and speak to the effectiveness of the State team's capacity-building efforts:
The work of the State Leadership Team resulted in increased collaboration at the state level
State-level staff participating in grant-sponsored professional development reported substantial increases in their knowledge of PBIS implementation and coaching
School and district-level staff members participating in grant training increased their understanding of PBIS implementation and almost all reported plans to use what they learned in their roles
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Michael Talbot (* 4. ledna 1943 Luton) je britský muzikolog a hudební skladatel.

Život a činnost
Talbot je bývalý profesor hudební vědy na University of Liverpool, odborník na italskou barokní hudbu a autor monografií o italských barokních skladatelích Antoniu Vivaldim a Tomasu Albinonim. Je také editorem akademického časopisu Studi Vivaldiani.

Talbot je činný také jako hudební historik, skladatel a člen společnosti Vox Saeculorum.

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Narození v roce 1943
Narození 4. ledna
Narození v Lutonu
Angličtí hudební skladatelé
Žijící lidé
Hudební historikové
Muži
Hudební teoretici

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Due to poor nutrition and inactivity, children today are at risk of becoming obese and developing other life-threatening diseases. The Fit Kids program at Saint Francis Medical Center's Fitness Plus aims to change that.
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