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Race Preview: Heysen 105
October 23, 2015 DanLeave a commentANZ Ultra News, Australian Races, Latest News
While the Blackall 100 is taking place in the humid climes of Queensland, here's hoping that it might be slightly cooler for those racing the Heysen 105 (and 57kms), down in South Australia – although I doubt it!
The Heysen 105 is the brainchild of Yumigo running guru, Ben Hockings – it's also part of the Ultra168 Supporters Club and I know a fair few of you will be racing tomorrow too.
Traversing a 105km section of the 1200km-long Heysen Trail, runners will experience the best trail running has to offer in the State, taking in rolling farmland, sandy forests, rocky hillsides and lots, lots more.
The views are spectacular through the magnificent conservation parks, with the backdrop of gum trees, abundant wildlife and wide open spaces making this a truly Australian experience and one I personally would love to come and run one day soon! The great thing about this race that I noticed about the start list is the healthy abundance of females running in the 105km – a very even split of male to female ratio.
So let's start with the ladies race as it looks to be a pretty even contest among a few, with one standout performer in Joanna Kruk – she won this race last year and has had a pretty good year all round too. She's ventured over to Hong Kong and came second at the Translantau 100km race, as well as winning what I think is perhaps the best name for a race ever, The Most Beautiful Thing 100km trail race which starts at Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, with over 5,200m of elevation. I think Joanna is a firm favourite to win this race again.
But she will have competition in the form of Erin Colebatch, who finished 6th here last year and has run a respectable Ultra Trail Australia time too. Also in the running will be Tina Nielson who grabbed third place at the recent Adelaide 6hr track race. Bronwyn Young looks good for a podium spot I'd say, having finished seventh at Tarawera 60kms in just over 7h hours earlier this year too. Finally, Jane Luke could be up there too, having finished just ahead of Tina at the Adelaide 6hr race too.
In the men's race, I think it will be a battle between five names, all fairly evenly matched too. Veteran runner, Howard Norton is probably my favourite for this one having run fourth here last year. To date, he's also run a 76kms distance in the Adelaide 6hr as well as just over 12 hours at Ultra Trail Australia. At 53, he's giving a lot of the younger guys a run for their money and some. I think he'll win this year.
Biting at his behind (figuratively!) will be the likes of Andrew Hough, a fellow 12:xx Ultra Trail Australia runner, along with Sean Ward who recently ran a sub 10hr 100kms at Centennial Park. Also in the mix will be Toby Hughes, who finished 10th here last year and Steve Hanley who performed well at UTA also.
Heysen 105, Ultra168 Supporters
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Topic of the Week: Are You Still Unhappy with United?
CF on May 8, 2012 May 11, 2012 - 43 Comments on Topic of the Week: Are You Still Unhappy with United?
By most accounts, United is starting to get a handle on its phone hold times … two months after the system switch. But clearly some people aren't happy as evidenced by this hi-larious sign that my friend saw this past weekend at a United gate in New Orleans.
Let's be honest, I was just looking for a topic that would let me post this photo. But what the heck; let your United complaints fly below …. It feels good to vent, right?
43 comments on "Topic of the Week: Are You Still Unhappy with United?"
LIH Prem says:
Once you get on a plane, it doesn't seem to suck so bad, but everything else still sucks and on Aug 28, the schedule changes from 4x OGG-SFO 763s to 2x OGG-SFO 753s without E+ etc. (Smisek says all planes will have E+ by the end of the year, but there's no schedule yet for 753s.) Now, before you say Hawaii is a money losing route for the airlines, I just booked a $930 S/V fare between OGG-SFO for mid-June. (AA, was $20 cheaper, connecting flights, HA, etc were more expensive).
Yes those are S fares outbound, V fares on the return. Cheap fare buckets.
Arf..I don't like the idea of a free-for-all complaint thread, and as a UAL employee it stings a bit. I am one of those airline geek/flight attendants that still loves what I do and really try to go out of my way to make every flight a good one for my customers and other crew members. If I had one major complaint about the merger, it would be that there are SO many changes both procedurally and culturally that none of us from both the UA side or the CO side have been adequately trained to understand how the other group does it. Computer based training may be economical but there is no assurance that as a group we are "getting" what type of culture Jeff wants to create other than doing as much for as little as possible.
Of course you don't like the idea, you work for the airline! When you work for a publicly known company, you have to be able to take a bit of criticism. That's the nature of the beast.
JUDY NAGY says:
Joe, I've flown with FAs like you. Please know how much your passengers appreciate a professional FA who really tries to rise above it all, especially the current whirlpool. I'm aware that many of your peers are often not very interested in doing their jobs, so the pros like you really stand out. It's beyond me why management doesn't grasp that passengers are really only cognizant of the gate people and the FAs, so those two categories of employee should be given as much support as they need. In 3 weeks I'm looking forward to my first UA/CO flight since the merger.
Maarten says:
Hear hear Joe. FA's like you are under-rated and much, much appreciated. I for one use my compliments vouchers I get from AA and Delta to give to "above-and-beyond" FA's and Gate Agents. Have not seen these from the old or new United, but accept this virtual one :-)
James Burke says:
No complaints here… Flew them two weeks ago, everything went smooth with the booking, with check-in, with connections, with my AC points getting credited and with the flights. The 757 was a bit worn, and my "window seat" on th E70 didn't exactly match up with a window, but what can you do. I found the ground staff friendly enough, and the service in the air was fine. I am not feeling withdrawl from flying them, but everything was just fine.
Random Traveller says:
Last week, the following happened on the "new" United:
1) the first plane had a mechanical and they flew in a new airplane, which arrived two hours after the original departure time. we had all rebooked our connections waiting for the replacement plane.
2) the replacement plane itself had a mechanical and could only be ferried back without passengers to a base for repair. they figured this out after a hour and having boarded about half the airplane. at that point, they cancelled the flight.
3) we all formed a "long" line for rebooking. i called the 800 number and got a guy in india who had to continually put me on hold. after several times of this, and another five minutes of being on hold, i hung up. i called back and got a very helpful lady who rebooked me onto another airline (and who didn't have to put me on hold).
4) i walked over to the "other airline" and the agent said "they shouldn't have put you on flight X because you won't make your connection". she rebooked me onto a different flight leaving earlier and i made my connection fine.
in all of this, the local gate agents were doing a good job, but seemed to have no information. i arrived at my airport at 11am EDT and at my destination airport at 1:20am PDT. it should have been a simple X->ord->sfo flight but wasn't. in the past, i would have gotten a "doh, we messed up" letter by now but my email and snail mail have been very quiet.
Well, at least they figured out the second plane had an issue before takeoff. My wife got to experience an engine self-destruction on takeoff while flying a Delta DC-9-50 last month. Thankfully the pilot greased the landing and everything was fine, but still…
As for my UA experience I have had one round trip in the past 6 months on them. Things ran fine, but given it was DEN-SFO at least I rarely fear a long mechanical delay or a wait on a new plane. In fact, that trip was so uneventful I've been trying to remember anything about it at all.
That photo is awesome.
I primarily fly US Airways, but in the past have generally flown UA a half dozen times in a year when schedules are better, since I can credit those miles to US. However, I've purposely avoided booking anything on UA since the 3/3 integration. I'm probably going to wait a few more months before I tentatively wade back into the waters there…so maybe things are perfectly smooth, but the stories I'm hearing are definitely making me not book with them right now.
canuck_in_ca says:
I just experienced the long wait times. My trip was SAN-DEN-MSY one-way. The inbound plane (PHL-SFO-SAN) was late. I got the notice 6 hours before the trip (wonderful!) and called reservations when I saw the delay getting bigger. After a 5 minute wait the agent put me on hold about 3 times while he was getting help. I told him exactly what I wanted (SAN-SFO-MSY) but that didn't seemed possible as he was looking at other possibilities. That went on for 20 minutes and then we got disconnected just as he got back on the line again. I didn't get a call back so I called again. The expected wait time was suddenly over 30 minutes so I rushed to the airport. The phone was answered after 55 minutes, just as I started talking to the gate agent. I hung up. The gate agent got me on SAN-SFO-MSY and saved the day.
I'm guessing it's not too great since I've seen UA employees start referring to Smisek as "Smilton," merging his name with universally loathed former UA CEO Glenn Tilton. I'm sure opinions of him will change now that his comp has been upped to $13.4 million.
Longtime biz travel columnist Joe Brancatelli thinks its pretty bad too, giving them his "Worst Airline Ever… Again" award (with all due apologies to our own Cranky who gives a similar award):
http://www.portfolio.com/business-travel/2012/05/02/united-airlines-hurt-by-passenger-and-employee-complaints
Jonathan Jesse says:
I've been flying for 6 years for work (computer consultant) and I got sick of dealing w/ delays thru ORD (I live in a smaller city and everything is a connection thru ORD) and switched to Continental and loved Continental. 2 great parts for me, the customer service at Continental was always amazing and I didn't have to fly thru ORD, I spent a lot of time in CLE (going places). CLE is a great airport and great for connecting thru, especially since I seemed to fly CRJ's almost the entire time up and down the East coast (BWI, PHI, DC, etc) and the quick walk thru Concourse D was always easy to do.
I was a bit disappointed (upset?) about the merger but I haven't had a hard time or been overly upset about things since the merger. The one time I called to figure out things I didn't have an on-hold time at all (I'm only Silver w/ United, nothing special).
I can still tell when I get a Continental Crew vs. a United crew and I think the company needs to work that out. I mentioned in passing how it was nice to be going home on a friday and it being payday as I boarded and heard some response about how payday isn't that good for him since the bankruptcy of United. SRSLY how long ago was that?
Anyways no real complaint except the flight attendants need to somehow get better at being friendly even to those that fly in steerage.
SubwayNut says:
Well the Continental crews always felt different if they were from Texas or New York based on when I used to fly DEN to EWR (New York) or COS to IAH to LGA (Houston-based)
Wandering Justin says:
My biggest complaint is that United/Continental shorted me on miles for flights on Asiana, another Star Alliance airline. I pointed the discrepancy out to them, they agreed to update my mileage, and then never did. This all happened in October.
I had a similar experience with them on a flight with ANA. I ended up getting it resolved by calling a friend who called a friend, but not everyone has that option. Interestingly, I sent the original email about the issue in February. Just last week (May 8) I got a response email telling me I hadn't included the proper information, even though I had included everything (details of flights, ticket #s, copies of boarding passes, copy of receipt/invoice, etc.). Funny thing, the email didn't even tell me what was missing. Oh so helpful.
Isn't it funny that so many people love to pick on airlines, including me, and I've worked for one. But when you think about it, look at what the genre must do everyday. Move thousands of people in hundreds of airplanes every single day of the week in good weather and bad.
Some people freak out if they have to get one kid to soccer pratice and another to a music lesson at the same time. Try running an airline and see how you would freak out.
But with the airlines business just to go from point A to point B you must come in contact with a number of workers who may not all be the nicest, or know how to do their job, and that is what causes a lot of issues if something goes wrong.
FRANK says:
……..it's the FRONTLINE employees who bear the brunt of MIS-management mistakes! Mergers always have their issues and the employees share the frustration of policy changes and new systems to work under. It literally takes months to years to feel like you're comfortable doing your job again. Putting to different cultures together takes alot of patience and time, unfortunately, the passenger is caught in the middle.
Jeremy McMillen says:
I think I could run UA better then Smisek and I am in high school!
usbeauty says:
My real concern is the United web site. When you search for fares, your first leg comes up with a fare quote such as "from $734". You select your outbound leg, are taken to a new screen, where you can select your return flight. Separate fare groups are listed next to each flight. These fares are what you will be paying. It's quite possible that your fare will be closer to $1300, making the first screen, listing your fare "from $734" quite meaningless.
I'm flying UA today for the first time since the Reservations changeover. An crossing my fingers that it all goes well. It's only SFO->PDX with no checked bags, so there's not really anything they can mess up. Still, I have a smidge of apprehension.
United sucks less when you get on board and realize it's a Continental operated flight.
Also…the United E-175's first class has a lot to be desired when you compare it to Delta's. A Delta E-175 has a real first class meal plus snacks. A United E-175 has a snack box, I don't know about you, but I haven't considered a snack box to be "first class" since I was in 3rd grade. Plus, the Delta E-175's have GoGo WiFi…that's huge.
CP says:
Agreed. UA is hugely behind DL and AA on first class service on regional jets.
Wouldn't know. Haven't flown UA since I got stranded at ORD several years ago and they were, well, less than helpful. Since then I've avoided UA and ORD and haven't missed them one bit. To get me to come back they would have to offer some really cheap fares through ORD, which I don't see happening. DL and AA have been just fine for me domestically.
Larry Hardin says:
The DL/NW merger suffered some of the same problems and are just now intergrating DL/NW flight attendents on trips; it was easy to tell the difference between them, DL more attentive, friendly NW, with one exceptional f/a on a DTW/PDX leg, were disinterested and sullen for the most part. I booked an award trip to KUL on Qatar with UA miles on line recently and found the old CO website easy to navigate, much better than AA's; problems when I tried to change two segments from A330 with slippery 160 degree recline J seats to 777 with full 180 recline and had to call res to make the change which ment talking to India, long hold times agent unsure and miss connected on one segment which ment another long hold but a lucky break when a real agent in the states answered, problem solved quickly. I plan to burn the rest of my miles on foriegn flags, QR if possible or LH or SQ.
A UA regular, I love to complain about UA but, I must give the new company some kudus for their services thus fare.
The new web site and booking tools are a great improvement over the old UA site.
I don't care much for flying on a CO plane where there used to be a UA craft. Just something doesn't feel quite right, but probably little more than the unfamiliarity. Put in a regional jet and, of course, I'm not a happy trooper.
I don't think I can really tell the difference between a UA and a CO crew. Sometimes that's good; other's not. But, not too bad. Honestly, turn on Channel 9 and make sure I have a window with a view and you've won half the battle.
Ultimately for us travelers, what makes the sale is how the company treats its customers. The airlines in general have sunk to such a low in customer service, it'll be hard, regardless how they're organized, to make us feel like we think we should be treated. But, thus far, UA/CO, you're not doing too badly.
Exiled Antipodean says:
Decade-long UA flyer. Have flown 5 roundtrips since the merger, including a couple connecting through ORD and DEN on spring afternoons (=thunderstorm delay potential). No problems. On one trip had to call to get my wife moved into E+ with me since we'd had to book separate tickets to redeem vouchers. Waited 5 minutes for an agent after an auto message said it would be much longer, and it was sorted in a couple of minutes by a pleasant agent. No doubt there are others with problems, but personally I haven't had any.
The new/old website looks way uglier than the old UA website design, loses some functionality (see outbound and inbound schedule options on same page, that was helpful) but gains other functions.
It's a wash.
Hugh Jardonn says:
I agree with the photo, they still suck donkey balls, as does any airline that charges bag fees.
Bag fees: hate them, always will
Yet it's interesting that Southwest is dragging its feet on combining with AirTran. Maybe it's because Southwest likes the bag fees while it touts "bags fly free."
Living in Phoenix, I get to compare between US Airways and Southwest quite a bit. The fares are comparable even when you account for the fees. Southwest compensates by charging a bit more and obfuscating this by not being quite as transparent as other carriers. It's a competitive industry. That provides a certain level of pricing discipline.
Overall, I find one airline is pretty much like another. You have good days and bad days. You have competent people and less competent people. It's no different than any other business. I expect transportation and little else. That way, I'm rarely disappointed.
Dr Kenneth Noisewater says:
I fly UAL quite a bit, and a few times since the merger (although it's been mostly on ex-CO metal). I haven't noticed a drop-off in service and just a couple of minor hiccups, one of which I received an airfare credit for. I used to be based in ORD but now fly out of EWR a lot so I've noticed the subtle differences amongst crews. Generally CO crews tend to be a bit "sunnier" than the UA folk. I flew during the "black weekend" of the CRS changeover. No issues for me.
I keep reading online about how this airline has become terrible since the merger and CO is now going down the crapper (half the time by people who don't even fly on it) but I've yet to encounter anything really negative. Relative to domestic flying on other US airlines, it's par for the course.
Charles E.R. [Ottawa] says:
To be honest, I flew United in March — Ottawa-Newark-LA-Sydney (Australia) return. The entire trip was seamless. Upon check-in in Ottawa, I received all my boarding passes — whereas, pre-merger, I had to collect new boarding passes in the United States — and both the ground crew staff and the onboard staff were extremely pleasant. This was in stark contrast to a similar trip at the end of 2011… I found it greatly improved from a service point of view…
BHH says:
I've flown almost two million miles on UA pre-merger. Post-merger my travel agent cannot get straight answers from UA. I requested a co-pay upgrade SFO-FRA and my travel agent was told by two different UA agents that the $300 co-pay each way would be held as a pending charge on my credit card, not charged until the actual upgrade was confirmed. Not true, as I have been charged $600 while my upgrades are still waitlisted–even though business class is totally empty at the moment. Same problem with trying to use regional upgrades and straight answers. Once on a flight through, the flight attendants and flight deck are as professional as always.
Already done an LHR-EWR/JFK-LAX-SLO-LAX-LHR earlier in the year, and soon to do two LHR-IAH-LHR over the next 4 weeks – I still hate the 'new' website, but the onboard service (whether on old UA or old CO metal) has been good. Chatting to both sets of cabin crew, it's clear that it's not an easy time for them either. But i've got no complaints:)
robertol says:
Good thread CF… made this SFO-based 1K/MM really think why I'm considering / agonizing switching to AA (the only other airline that makes sense given my travel patterns). While there is some good at the new UA (M-up and B-up for 1ks, direct TV, more LATAM destinations, E+, channel 9, end of StarNet blocking, etc.) for me, my move to AA comes down to the following elements…
– limited Wifi
– PNR-splitting
– inconsistent companion upgrade policy
– increasingly limited upgrade opportunities (yes even for 1k, lots of airbii and RJs, selling of upgrades, messed up system, etc.)
– premium seats on PS flights being reduced (further limiting upgrade opportunities with SWUs/CR1s)
MeanMeosh says:
Haven't flown with them yet, but I did make a CO award booking for December back before the cutover. My seat assignments mysteriously disappeared, and I can no longer view the seat map on the Copa leg for some reason, but at least the reservation is still there.
Bob Gordon says:
ORD is the closest airport to where I live and I've been flying UA for a long time; I just got awarded 2 million mile privileges due to CO's more lenient policy on crediting mile bonuses toward lifetime status. This has a big perk for me, in that it makes both me AND MY WIFE permanent 75K premium flyers, a huge perk for when we get older and for her when I ascend to aviation heaven.
I've come to appreciate many improvements in the cutover to the new res system. You can hover your cursor over the "fare class box" and see the actual availabilities by fare bucket, and once you learn the arcane codes for various types of upgrades, you can predict in advance whether you can upgrade on a given flight with an "instrument" (e-certs or miles). The flight status system is a vast improvement, with flight tracking and the ability to see the seat map in both classes both before and after the flight.
Based on recent flights in F ORD-BOS and ORD-DCA, the food has descended to the lowest common denominator of whatever was the least expensive option before. About flight cancellations, UA completion factor (percentage of flights NOT cancelled) has been comparable to AA at ORD and LAX, where they have similar operations. UA is still hugely behind AA and esp. DL on availability of wi-fi and also F-class service on RJs.
Bob Gordon (Northwestern professor)
Having to chase them down for credit on thousands of dollars worth of flights for almost two months was ridiculous. Worse was the ZERO communication from the airline. Smisek on the preflight video talking about how great everything was made me sick. It took less than 60 days for me to accept AA's offer for a status match and escape.
Based in Australia, United was the cheaper option to Qantas for North America, but flying in clapped out planes with overhead screens for in-flight entertainment, perpetuating the perception of US airlines. Since Delta has started flying from SYD, thankfully that doesn't hold as much any more.
Eric R. says:
I just spent 20 minutes typing about the worst UA experience ever- and when I hit enter, it was all lost because I didn't fill in the e-mail. Damm it!!
AK says:
Flew Qatar last week and they said that they can't access the United system to award miles. Given that it's taken UA about 7-8 weeks to respond to my emails, I decided to just bank to US Airways. Ugh.
I fly UA almost every week and have flown several times since the merger. Generally, things have been okay and I find it disturbing, at times, to see how crazy people can get over inevitable glitches during a complex merger such as this.
I do have to say that I've heard CO crews on more than one occasion note to passengers that they don't know what UA does because they are "Continental" and one time, even, when an FA got rather rude with an F passenger about Channel 9 being a "United thing." CO inflight crews seem to have a chip on their shoulders (I'm generalizing here, I know), but I've seen CO ground crew be very helpful to UA ground crew who honestly seem to be trying their best.
Oddly, the thing that irks me the most is Skywest regional service on UA. Gate monitors at my home airport for Skywest still don't display flight data, post-merger, and Skywest has four paint schemes now for UA, I believe (Skywest colors, grey UA (so beat up now, too), blue/white UA, and new UA). I'm running the risk of sounding like one of those people I mentioned before, getting upset over inevitable merger stuff … so I'll stop.
Im not sure what is going on with Continental crews but they have to be the worse!! I flew to Hawaii and back and unfortunately had CO crews both ways and now I know I will avoid at all costs flying with a CO crew again! United needs to retrain them or Fire them. What a disappointment when u spend extra and use miles to upgrade and receive the absolute worst First Class EVER!! :(
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Sigmund Freud's only visit to the United States was in 1909, when he was invited by G. Stanley Hall, first president of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, to deliver a series of lectures to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the university.
Hall invited twenty-seven other distinguished participants, all of whom received honorary degrees, including the Nobel Laureates in physics Albert Michelson and Ernest Rutherford. But clearly Freud was the most important participant, in Hall's view; part of the celebration was delayed from July to September, the date Freud requested, so as not to interfere with his private practice. Hall also invited Carl Gustav Jung to participate, and Freud asked Sándor Ferenczi to accompany him. The three psychoanalysts thus sojourned from Bremen to New York on the George Washington. They spent a week in New York, welcomed by Abraham Brill, seeing their first movie, visiting Central Park, Chinatown, the Lower East Side, Coney Island, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Freud especially enjoyed the antiquities). At the Psychiatric Clinic at Columbia University, near Riverside Drive overlooking the Hudson River, Freud experienced an embarrassing incident of urinary incontinence. Worried that he might experience another while on stage at Clark, Jung offered to help by analyzing the incident. Freud produced a dream, but the associations to it apparently became too intimate; when Jung pressed, Freud demurred, saying he could not risk his authority by such disclosures. According to Jung's account, this began the break between the two of them.
Freud was ecstatic by the invitation and by the prospect of lecturing to a distinguished American audience. After years of working in "splendid isolation" he found himself "received by the foremost men as an equal. As I stepped on to the platform at Worcester to deliver my Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis it seemed like the realization of some incredible day-dream: psycho-analysis was no longer a product of a delusion, it had become a valuable part of reality. It has not lost ground in America since our visit . . ." (Freud, 1925d, p.52). In the audience were William James (he and Freud walked together and James suffered what was probably an angina attack from the heart disease that was to kill him shortly thereafter), Emma Goldman, and many other notables.
To be spontaneous, Freud delivered the five lectures without notes or extensive preparation; he simply talked with Ferenczi shortly before each lecture about the day's topic. Later, Freud changed the text somewhat before publication by Clark's house organ. Intending a general introduction, Freud discussed hysteria, repression and the talking cure, functions and interpretation of dreams, childhood sexuality, and symptoms. One of the great intellectual events of the century, the trip greatly stimulated the growth of psychoanalysis in the United States: the American Psychoanalytic Association was founded in Baltimore just two years later, years earlier than may have been the case otherwise.
ROBERT SHILKRET
See also: Brill, Abraham Arden; Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis; Jones, Ernest; Putnam, James Jackson; United States. Bibliography
* Cooper, Martha, & Makay, John J. (1988). Knowledge, power, and Freud's Clark Conference lectures. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 74, 416-433.
* Freud, Sigmund. (1910 [1909]). Five lectures on psychoanalysis. SE, 11: 1-56.
* ——. (1925). An autobiographical study. SE, 20: 1-74.
* Hale, Nathan G., Jr. (1971). Freud and the Americans: The beginnings of psychoanalysis in the United States, 1876-1917. New York: Oxford University Press.
* Rosenzweig, Saul. (1992). Freud, Jung, and Hall the King-Maker: The historic expedition to America (1909). Seattle, WA: Hogrefe & Huber.
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Home Teaching Archive by category " special education "
I wanted some handmade table decorations for Christmas day so had a poke round on the net and this is what I got here up with. Most special schooling academics work in public schools, instructing students on the preschool, elementary, center, and high school level. For instance, some students with dyslexia could spend a lot of the day in a basic training classroom. Prior to now, By way of West campers have attained jobs at Starbucks and Safeway; one has even turn into a full-time counselor at the camp.
These questions are from the workshop handout and more data on the transition workshop will be discovered at: and click on Transition. All states require special education teachers in public colleges to have at the very least a bachelor's degree. The next faculties have the highest rated special teaching programs in response to The Nationwide Council on Trainer Quality (NCTQ).
The Office of Particular Training is a service-oriented group that seeks to improve the training experience for youngsters with disabilities. TechMatrix provides info and links to resources for teaching science, math, reading, and writing utilizing technology with particular training students. I have labored with each regular education college students and particular training college students and I would choose the special education pupil at the start.
Special schooling teachers work with students who have a wide variety of psychological, emotional, physical, and studying disabilities. Prerequisite programs or their equivalents may be completed on the undergraduate (for those solely in search of certification) or graduate stage, on-line or face-to-face.
Special training is what I do know, what I train, and what I deal with each day. In inclusive school rooms, special education academics teach college students with disabilities who are normally schooling lecture rooms. This is without doubt one of the cases the place a person's personality will play are giant function in the success of their careers, as well as the success of their pupil's training.
During scholar educating, they gain expertise in making ready lesson plans and teaching students in a classroom setting, underneath the supervision and guidance of a mentor instructor. Particular schooling teachers' duties range by the kind of setting they work in, scholar disabilities, and trainer specialty.
The necessity for teachers with a bachelor's degree in special training is consistently growing across the country. However as a result of No Child Left Behind, the federal schooling act, dictates that each one children ought to graduate high school with a typical diploma, the state has been working to get rid of the IEP diploma in order to maintain getting federal funds.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all programs in POS and content material area; a three.zero GPA; successful completion of NES or your state?s mandated content material space exams; and approval and placement by School of Education Office of Medical Apply.
The particular schooling transition course of contains: setting purpose/objectives as highest degree of independence, assessing strengths and wishes of the student primarily based on the transition purpose/goals, capitalizing on the coed's strengths, providing specialised instruction to assist student achieve his/her transition objective/objectives, documenting measurable progress.
Special education inclusion signifies the participation of special education students in regular schooling lecture rooms and provision of assist companies to these students. Kelly Wight, director of particular programs within the Tupper Lake Central School District, instructed the school board Monday evening that soon, the state plans to phase out diplomas that particular schooling students are at the moment capable of get, referred to as Individualized Education Program diplomas, or IEPs.
College board members requested if the change would affect the particular education funds, however Wight said that since she's been working in that direction with staffing modifications in the last few years, she does not think it should have a big influence.
Particular training legal guidelines have had a considerable impact on bilingual particular education. The NCTQ evaluated and scored 2,400 US college teacher preparation packages in 2014. A main goal of Centennial is to organize special schooling teachers to work with youth with emotional and behavioral needs and autism. Sometimes college students needing training need a whole particular training curriculum whereas others just need various components with schooling.
Board certification with the Nationwide Association of Special Training Academics is a primary benefit. Work experience that's commonly thought-about mandatory by employers, or is a commonly accepted substitute for extra formal forms of coaching or education.
Lodging and modifications are what give the special education college students the chance to achieve success within the basic schooling curriculum. Particular education academics assess college students' progress and use that data to adapt lessons to help them be taught.
Particular schooling teachers work with students who have a variety of studying disabilities. While core courses review pedagogy and classroom management, content within the special education focus aims to strengthen your potential to plan, assess and adapt learning for students with disabilities in the least restrictive setting.
I care about my students, I enjoy the times I spend with my college students, and I am like the mother bear who has been without food for the winter when somebody makes an attempt to disclaim my students the free and applicable public education they deserve.


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Mashrafe's children test positive for Covid-19
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The team is weaker without Mashrafe: Akram Khan
Top five performances from Mashrafe in ODIs
Five times when Mashrafe saved the day
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Selectors explain the reason behind dropping Mashrafe
Despite being tested positive both of them are in good condition, Mashrafe himself confirmed it to The Business Standard.
Both of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's children tested positive for Covid-19. His daughter, Humayra tested positive 11 days ago. After her, his son Sahel tested positive a few days ago as well.
Despite being tested positive both of them are in good condition, Mashrafe himself confirmed it to The Business Standard. "I really don't know how they got affected. It's been 11 days since Humayra tested positive, Sahel's news came 4 days ago," Mashrafe told The Business Standard.
They did have a fever at first, but currently showing no symptoms at all. They are receiving treatment from home. "They are still children, we couldn't really keep them away for treatment. But their health conditions are okay now. The rest depends on the Almighty," Mashrafe added.
Mashrafe and his family have been having a tough time during the pandemic. He was the first among his family members to test positive for the virus. Gradually his wife, his brother, and parents tested positive and recovered from the virus. Now his children have been affected.
Mashrafe couldn't return to cricket after the long break while most of his teammates were back to the field. He was supposed to return to training this month, but that too has been halted now for his children testing positive for Covid-19.


Sterling sold off yesterday on the headlines from Sky News that Theresa May will face a vote of no confidence from the Conservative Party, but has actually rallied slightly this morning on confirmation the vote will occur tonight. May stood defiantly when she addressed the nation in front of 10 Downing Street, stating that she will contest the vote 'with everything she's got'. Sterling remains in flux, however, as further uncertainty creeps into the market ahead of tonight's main event, where the last few months worth of work may be undone in the space of hours. Should May lose and become the first Prime Minister to be removed by a no-confidence vote, Article 50 will likely be pushed back as the Tory party scramble to elect a new leader before Christmas. If May sees off the battle, however, the process will likely continue down the route of attempting to gain concessions from the EU prior to putting the Withdrawal Treaty through Parliament.
The euro fell nearly a whole point against USD during yesterday's session after Italian authorities complained about European budget rules not being equally applied to all state members, raising concerns on escalating tensions. Italy, who have been in heated dispute with Brussels over the potential for their own budget plans to exceed the EU's deficit limits, were incensed when French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday announced spending increases in a bid to placate protesters in Parisian streets. Concern over this move caused markets to drive France's borrowing costs higher for the fourth day in a row, with the cost relative to its German benchmark now almost half a percent higher – the biggest gap since Macron's election last year. This morning, however, the single currency has felt some relief after the Chinese moves on cutting car tariffs has seeded some optimism on European stocks. Brexit news, on the other hand, is also promising a volatile day for the euro while the markets keep fairly sceptical on tomorrow´s ECB statements.
The DXY composite Index gained half a percentage point yesterday on the back of the sharp fall of the euro and sterling, two of its major counterparts. Since the opening of today´s session, however, it has remained flat, after positive signs of US-China trade talks, with Trump claiming he would intervene in the Huawei case, prompted advances in US and global equity markets. To make the party even more interesting, in harsh conversations with Democratic leaders, Trump has also threatened on shutting down parts of the US federal government if he does not get enough support in Congress to raise funds for his promised border wall with Mexico. Today, the release of the CPI Index at 13:30 GMT might add flare to the monetary policy discussion between the oval office and the FED.
The loonie is resisting the broad bout of dollar strength as oil prices continue to creep up. Russia's promises to target a 3% production cut has benefitted crude markets and with little on the data calendar for the week, oil is likely to continue to dominate loonie price action.


'Where In The World..?' is an interactive project and short film based on people from all walks of life dancing around the world. By mixing footage and interviews contributed by friends, family, colleagues and strangers, Movema celebrates our shared love of dancing and the power of dance as a way of communicating with and understanding cultures far from our own.
We used Skype, Youtube, email and other technologies to create a window to view dance from other people's perspectives, expressed in their words, language, voice and through their chosen movement and location.
Whether dance is; a hobby, a form of entertainment, a profession or a lifeline, this film and project has allowed people to express it in their way.
Since March 2010 'Where In The World..?' has been screened as part of Moves 10, Moves 11, New Moves, Tilt, Dance 3, Dance Cuts, ADAD Trailblazers and Melaka Arts and Performance Festival in Malaysia. As well as being used as a resource in schools and colleges locally and internationally in Norway, Brazil and New York.
Directed by: Penny Caffrey and Maria Malone.
Many thanks to everyone around the world who contributed footage, interviews and support.
'Where In The World..?' continues as an ongoing project, SO why not become part of Movema's inspiration by posting us footage of you dancing your dance in your chosen place?!
Many thanks to everyone around the world who has contributed footage, photos, interviews and support.


Inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purcell's The Fairy Queen translates the magic of the source material into a mischievous and light-hearted masque, combining mystery and intrigue with passionate romance. The light, catchy melodies continue with Handel's jauntily regal Water Music. Enchanting tales of love and warfare follow, with music from Rameau's mythic, heroic and tragic operas Castor and Pollux and Dardanus.


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Q: Ionic serve command landing on to balnk screen I run the command "ionic serve" landed to blank screen.
I have installed all the node modules using "npm install" & and after that run "ionic serve"
[app-scripts] [11:28:17]  tslint: ...p_source_code/ionicecommerce_muzammul/src/pages/select-country/select-country.ts, line: 8
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After running ionic serve i am getting this on my console window & blank screen open on my browser. Development server runs on localhost:8100

A: Hey its your code have unused declarations and imports
In your code editor add plugin called tslint  it will show lint issues
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Daria Subbotina, TV presenter
Daria Subbotina is a Russian TV and radio presenter.
Pretty girl was born on January 21, 1976 in Moscow. Her mother Tatyana Syrova (January 5, 1947 – June 3, 2015) was a radio presenter. She worked in the Foreign Broadcasting, on the radio stations Nostalgie and Mayak.
At the age of 17 she worked on television as an interpreter in English and presenter on the ATV channel.
She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University. Dasha started her creative work as correspondent for television program Vremechkol. But a wave of popularity came to the presenter during her work on Muz TV channel. She was a presenter for such programs as MuzMetel, PlayMenyu, MuzGeo, MuzFilm, Evening Bells, Juicer.
By the way, Daria was named the most romantic girl of the Muz TV channel. However, she left the channel due to significant wage cuts after the change of management of the channel.
She was the correspondent for Around the World program on Rossiya channel because she loves to travel.
Also she was a presenter on the Domashniy channel since its foundation. At first Daria was a presenter of the morning program Useful Morning together with botanist Sergei Novikov. Then she became the host of the program Dachniy Response on the NTV channel.
Later, in January 2010, she became a presenter of the show Flight of the Valkyries on the radio Mayak.
For three years she lived in Bali, because she fell in love with the nature of these places.
Daria isn't married and has no children.
The girl really likes Italian and Indian cuisine. In addition, she likes to spend her holidays in Rome, where she is attracted by absolutely everything, including culture and food. She knows many national dishes well and orders them with pleasure in a restaurant. Daria is a fan of the modern author Dmitry Lipskerov, as well as Murakami, Pelevin and Marian Keyes.
To tell the truth, she is constantly invited to be a host of corporate parties and concerts with the participation of stars, as well as private parties.
Source: www.woman.ru
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Our chapels each hold unique appeal, depending on your personal style and the size of your gathering and are beautifully decorated with inspiring art and statues.
Each service is facilitated by a Chapel Co-ordinator, who works together with your funeral director to ensure that the service is conducted according to your wishes. We provide everything you'll need with most chapels offering audio and PowerPoint facilities.


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Q: jQuery.validate.js onkeyup = true error With my jquery validation configuration, I get the following error when setting onkeyup to true. It works if I set it to false, but I don't get validation feedback until I blur the field, and I'm looking to get validation on each keyup:
$("#signupForm").validate({
        onkeyup: true,
        onclick: false
        // rules omitted for brevity
    }

I get the following error:
TypeError: validator.settings[eventType].call is not a function
validator.settings[eventType].call(validator, this[0], event);
jquery.validate.js line 391

A: @Sparky is right, The correct answer is to remove the onkeyup option, my fiddle was working because I removed the onkeyup option not because I changed it to keyup.
By default the validation will happen on keyup event, if you want to turn off this feature then you have to add the setting onkeyup: false.
See the updated demo.
Demo: Fiddle

A: You actually need to set the onkeyup option to a function that accepts the element being validated as a parameter, so try changing:
onkeyup: true,

to
onkeyup: function(element) {$(element).valid()}

A: onkeyup is enabled by default so you do not need to set it to true.  If you do, you break the functionality already built into the plugin.
You have three options:

1)  Leave the onkeyup option out of .validate().  This keeps onkeyup functionality enabled by default.  (edit:  "by default" means that validation occurs on every "key-up" event only after the field is initially validated by another event.)
DEMO:  http://jsfiddle.net/ZvvTa/

2) onkeyup can be set to false to disable this option.
DEMO:  http://jsfiddle.net/ZvvTa/1/

3)  Replace onkeyup with your own callback function to modify how it operates. (Demo uses default function)
DEMO:  http://jsfiddle.net/ZvvTa/2/
Below is the default, unmodified, onkeyup callback function:
onkeyup: function( element, event ) {
    if ( event.which === 9 && this.elementValue(element) === "" ) {
        return;
    } else if ( element.name in this.submitted || element === this.lastElement ) {
        this.element(element);
    }
}

See:  http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/validate#toptions

EDIT:
By default, the plugin does not do any "key-up" validation until after the field is initially validated by another event.  ("Lazy" validation)
So here is a more properly modified version of the onkeyup callback function that will provide immediate onkeyup validation.  ("Eager" validation)
DEMO:  http://jsfiddle.net/QfKk7/
onkeyup: function (element, event) {
    if (event.which === 9 && this.elementValue(element) === "") {
        return;
    } else {
        this.element(element);
    }
}

A: boolean values are not valid values for onkeyup event. Instead add a function, on what is needed to be done.
Try something like:
    onkeyup: function(element) {
           $(element).valid();
    }
    onblur: function(element) {
         $(element).valid();
    }

A: How about extending onkeyup:
    $('#signup-form').validate({

        onkeyup: function(element) {
            var element_id = $(element).attr('id');
            if (this.settings.rules[element_id].onkeyup !== false) {
                $(element).valid();
            }
        },

So now within rules you can do this:
        rules: {
            username: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 3,
                maxlength: 25,
                onkeyup: false, /* on blur validation */
            },
            password: {
                required: true,
                passwordmeter: true,
                onkeyup: true, /* on keyup validation */
            },

By extending onkeyup we made it a default behaviour, so sticking onkeyup: true is optional.


Silvia wanted to show her international guests a typical English country-garden look in soft pastel shades.
For Silvia's bouquet we used "Dolcetto" roses, viburnum roseum, white freesia and aster, lavendar and a variety of foliage including brunia albiflora.
The buttonholes were a variety of pale pink roses for Silvia's Spanish friends and boutonnierres of white freesia, aster and lavendar for Chris and his attendants.
The venue was decorated in the same shades of pink, lilac and ivory and we used a variety of seasonal summer flowers for guest tables, large free-standing arrangements and the top table.


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Stellar Collection Grows
An award winning SCS project has entered a well selected motorcycle collection in Los Angeles. It will be in good company with early Indians, Ducatis and other classic examples of motorcyle design excellence. Special thanks to a visionary collector, (who is also an avid rider).
Richard Serra Returns to "The Farm"
I first met Richard Serra in 2007 while installing the exhibition Richard Serra Sculpture : Forty Years at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Years later, his firm handshake and decisive manner came to mind as his sculpture, Sequence, was installed on the West Coast at Stanford University and then SFMOMA. If you haven't had the chance to experiience Sequence in person, the last day to walk through it in San Francisco will be December 24th. Fortunately, it will be returning to the Cantor Arts Center on the Stanford University Campus early next year.
The Distinguished Gentlemens Ride is an annual fundraising event organized by a men's health charity called the Movember Foundation. I'm pleased to participate again this year with an SCS project bike and rub handlebars with a great group of participants at this unique event.
Italian Beauty on the Block
The Piaggio Vespa is a stylish classic known all around the world. Mid-century examples are featured in the Museum of Modern Art and have appeared in films like Roman Holiday and Quadrophenia. This stylish Rally 180 model rolled out of the Pondetera, Italy factory in 1972 and remains one of the most successful models ever produced. Miles of chrome and thoughtful upgrades, like F.A. Italia Milanese wheels and a Giuliari Super Corsa seat, ensure this Vespa will be a treasured objet d'art by it's new owner. Restoring an icon of art and design has been a pleasure—thanks go out to my Dad, who also turned wrenches on this project.
Virtual reality circa nineteen ninety three. A studio topic back in the early nineties, virtual reality has made great strides in both development and usefulness across disciplines. Leanness of Soul is a mixed media artwork from the studio archives, which explored concepts realated to VR and its impacts on society. A recently unearthed trove of 35mm "slides", (photographic film transparencies), provides a glimps of an early SCS artwork.
Baja 500 | 50th Anniversary
This year is the 50th anniversary of the world famous Baja 500 desert race. I was fortunate to participate as a member of Team 377x and have the opportunity to pre-run the course. Officially acknowledged as, "the roughrest, toughest, and longest race course in the history of the legendart SCORE Baja 500", this mexican desert race provided a perfectly punishing environment to test my Honda front sprocket cover prototype. Crafted from CNC machined aluminum, polished, anodized, and graced with Honda's iconic wing graphic, this proto passed the test with flying colors. Our team came in 5th place in the Pro Moto 30 class. A heartfelt thank you goes out to my team mates. For more information about SCORE International Off-Road Racing click here.
As part of an upcoming project, I'm designing custom parts for a Honda CRF 450x desert racer. In progress is a front sprocket cover, which uses factory mounting points and features internal geometry designed to accomodate a larger diameter drive sprocket. Several iterations were 3D printed to optimize fit before machining an aluminum protoype.
Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride
DGR - San Francisco, California = Riding motorcycles to support a good cause. A beautiful day in the Bay with stops at City Hall, the Legion of Honor, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Studio CS project Bella raised funds and awareness for the Movember Foundation alongside hundreds of fellow motorcyclists.
https://www.gentlemansride.com/
Artist Commission Awarded
A commission to develop brand and wayfinding signage across two campuses of the Waldorf School of the Peninsula has been awarded to Studio Colin Stinson. Loosely inspired by Hector Guimard's Art Nouveau entrance to the Porte Dauphine metro station in Paris, the signage program will consist of three free standing, sinuously curved, hand wrought steel frames, each with a carved cedar wood oval sign suspended in their center. A cedar wood wall placard will welcome visitors inside the main campus and complete the signage. It's truly a pleasure to be entrusted by a well known Renaissance education school to create signage for public display.
Trophy Time
SCS Motorcycle project takes 3rd place at Deus Ex Machina's Bike Build Off! Thanks to the talented staff at Deus LA for a fun day in sunny SoCal.
Winners can be found on the Deus web page here.
Deus Ex Machina Bike Build Off
SCS will be competing in Deus Ex Machina's Bike Build Off! Round the world, on one weekend in September, five continents will gather the masses together to celebrate the challenge of the Bike Build off – to make the most with the least. This year, the event is taking place Saturday, September 24th from 5pm - 9pm at the Deus Emporium of Postmodern Activities in Venice, California, (1001 Venice Blvd.) Stop by for food, beer, and live music at this unique exhibition of creative design solutions involving motorcycles.
deuscustoms.com
Vault Doors Swing Open
Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center has completed a 6-year project to make it's collection accessible online. Colin Stinson was the Digitization Project Coordinator for this project.
To learn more about the project check out this video.
As the year winds down and the art world packs its suitcases for Miami Art Week next month, it's good to remember creative treasures nearby and support local art venues. Between Life and Death, an excellent exhibit currently at the de Young Museum of Robert Motherwell's Elegies drawn from Northern California art collections, is one such reminder here in the San Francisco Bay Area. The exhibit is a testement to the true spirit of collecting and underlines the valued role collectors play in any vibrant art community.
Cyborg Celebrates 20th Birthday
The Phage project is fresher than ever as it celebrates a twenty year anniversary in 2015. Popular interest in cyborgs continues to grow as breakthrough developments in android technology and organic computing compliment Hollywood summer blockbusters like Mad Max : Fury Road and Ex Machina.
Take a look at the Phage project
First Artist to Use XL Digital Printer in North America
Commonly in use throughout Asia, extra-large format digital printers are transforming the way we interact with images. These machines are capable of printing on oversized, rigid panels instead of just flexible rolled materials like paper. The Index series of paintings made use of the first Canon Oce Arizona 480XT printer operating in North America. The printer is able to secure the artworks aluminum structure while portions of the surface are printed from digital files with ultra-violet light hardened ink.
Image courtesy Obayashi Corporation
Art Collection Open to the World
As stated in Stanford University's News, "Cantor Arts Center's entire collection will be online to everyone this fall, allowing scholars and the public greater access to the encyclopedic collection and presenting the Cantor staff with a clear picture of the museum's holdings." Colin Stinson is the Digitization Project Coordinator for this project. The full articale can be read here.
Completed Project Hits the Road
Inspired by the arts and culture of the late 1970's, this custom Italian classic Ducati, aka Bella, is turning heads on California's asphalt and expanding the definition of art. A big thank you goes out to a community of specialized collaborators and suppliers, who have each helped in their own ways to complete this project and keep it fun.
Images can be seen in the Artwork section.
Long hours this summer on the Ducati Motorcycle rebuild are paying off as the Bella project nears roadworthy completion. Quality craftsmanship in every detail is a hallmark of this project - the gas tank alone represents the expertise of at least a dozen professionals at the top of their game. The smoked chrome sparkle flake paint and su misura cast bronze badges will draw the attention of art lovers and Ducatisti alike.
The Rite of Spring
Spring is here and a new series of playful sculptures celebrates the season. Vivid gouaches decoupees, (gouache paint on pieces of cut paper), and repurposed ceramics combine to animate Spring's allure.
Our sunny climes welcome PACE Gallery, which opened an exhibition space in our neighborhood this month with a fun event.
Two Paintings Enter Prestigious Collection
The idyllic setting of La Jolla is the new home of two large Stinson oil paintings, which have just entered a prestigious San Diego art collection.
Located in proximity to the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art and Louis Kahn's architectural landmark, the Salk Institute, these two paintings are happily situated at this coastal destination known as San Diego's jewel by the sea.
Quail Motorcycle Gathering Accepts Project
Bella will take its place on the manicured concourse of the 6th annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering in May. The Quail Gathering is an annual celebration of vintage and modern motorcycles held in Pebble Beach. This year's event is sponsored by the prestigious Swiss sporting watch brand, TUDOR, and features a beverage pavilion and live music. Entry includes a mouthwatering barbeque lunch and parking.
Studio Colin Stinson is particularly excited about the 2014 Why We Ride trophy. One motorcycle entered at the event will be presented with this honor - the only award voted on, and selected solely by, children 12 and under. We're keeping out fingers crossed!
The Quail Motorcycle Gathering
Saturday, May 17th, 2014. 10am - 3:30pm
The Quail Lodge & Golf Club, Carmel, California
Filming Begins on Bella
Arts Patrons are Treated Well
Winning bidders of Artful Harvest enjoyed an intimate evening event at Studio Colin Stinson. It was a pleasure to host such wonderful guests and engage in thoughtful conversations throughout the evening.
Artful Harvest Auctions Experiential Evening
Artful Harvest is an elegant benefit event in support of the Djerassi Resident Artist Program. The event includes a sumptuous harvest supper by Michelin-starred restaurant The Village Pub, a selection of exquisite wines contributed by regional vintners, and an auction of thoughtfully selected items.
Studio Colin Stinson will donate a framed artwork and an experiential event at the studio. Experience an intimate avant-garde evening of art, film, music and scintillating conversation fueled by champagne and artisanal cupcakes.
Artful Harvest will take place at the Djerassi Program Artists' Barn in Woodside, California on Sunday, October 13th, 2013. For reservations and more information please visit - www.djerassi.org/artfulharvest
Studio CS Travels to Seoul, Korea
Seoul was named World Design Capital in 2010 by ICSID and it's easy to see why this vibrant city was awarded the title. From the beautiful Leeum Samsung Museum of Art to the elegant Kukje Gallery, Studio CS enjoyed the vibrant arts and culture of Seoul. Inspiring encounters at a D Project Space exhibition and studio visits with local artists and designers provided a glimpse in to the creative communities of this multifaceted city.
Look for an upcoming international design collaboration between Studio CS x Eze Design lab in the near future.
Studio Upgrades to LED Lighting
Did you know LED lights have an average operational lifespan of 100,000 hours and are 90% more efficient than conventional lighting?
An LED, or Light Emitting Diode, is a durable, electroluminescent light source, which is free of toxic chemicals and is 100% recyclable. It gives off little or no heat and produces zero UV emissions making it an ideal lighting choice for sensitive objects, such as fine art. Besides reducing the studio's carbon footprint, LED's are just cool. They elegantly meet today's lighting needs while helping to protect our environment for future generations.
Latest Sound Art Project Release
The Spirit of Henri Rousseau serves as a backdrop for these collaborative sound art performances. A French post-impressionist artist from the Loire Valley, Rousseau is best known for his richly embellished jungle scene paintings. His depictions of exotic jungle fantasy are a testament to the power of imagination as the painter himself never traveled afar or left the 'jungles of Paris' during his lifetime. Cravat creates imaginary worlds in the same way through the use of sound and language. The songs of Cravat follow a kind of dream logic, which weaves real and imaginary experiences into a pastiche for the adventurous listener.
Solar Artwork Celebrates 18 Years Off the Grid
The Ice Ram project was off the grid back in 1995. Featuring two solar powered 8mm film loops, Ice Ram was a self contained sculpture when being green was lean. The project harnessed the sun's energy to investigate science, technology, and society at the close of the 20th century.
Dealer Representation at Miami Art Fair
Colin Stinson is proud to be represented by Sergott Contemporary / SCAA Gallery at this year's Red Dot Miami Art Fair. Located in the vibrant Wynwood Art District, Red Dot Art Fair is a highly successful art fair taking place concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach. Set within a commanding 60,000 square foot venue, Sergott Contemporary's booth (#E-110) will feature Stinson's paintings on aluminum Nevamar along side beautiful works by internationally renowned artists.
Red Dot Miami Art Fair
reddotfair.com
Opening reception, December 5, 11AM - 7PM
3011 NE 1st Avenue at NE 31st Street, Miami, FLA 33137
SERGOTTART.COM
Artworks Featured in Award Catalog
Select Stinson artworks will be featured in a catalog produced by the California College of the Arts celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Barclay Simpson Awards at CCA. This silver anniversary catalog will be made available in conjunction with an exhibition at the Tecoah Bruce Gallery.
For more information visit: cca.edu/simpsonexhibition
Simpson Award Exhibition
Sep. 27 - Oct. 27, 2012
Tecoah Bruce Gallery
at the Oliver Art Center
5212 Broadway, Oakland, California
Fortress Painting Wins Entry to Princess Caroline's Monte-Carlo Exhibition
The Fortress painting Corona Sound has won an international competition to exhibit in the cosmopolitan principality of Monaco. Home of the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Monaco Yacht Show, and Casino Royale, Monte-Carlo is the setting for this annual Monegasque art exhibition.
HRH Princess of Hanover established the exhibition as part of her GEMLUC initiative. GEMLUC, (Groupement des Entreprises Monegasques dans la Lutte contre le Cancer - a group of Monegasque companies united against cancer), was established in 1973 by Princess Caroline to fund research, innovation and patient care related to the fight against cancer.
The exhibition, entitled Couleurs du Monde, will be held in the prestigious Auditorium Rainier III atop Grand Prix Tunnel in October, 2012. If you find yourself in the sun drenched French Riviera this Fall looking to purchase superb art for a good cause, please visit the GEMLUC Art exhibition.
Auditorium Rainier III (open daily 10h-18h)
Boulevard Louis II
9800 Monaco, France
Multidisciplinary project increases in value
Dust to Dust, a limited edition book project from 2006, has shown a substantial increase in valuation on the secondary market. It's price continues to rise and has increased by as much as 440%.
The Dust to Dust book, which includes an audio compact disc, is best described as a meld of art, science, music, architecture, and writing.
Commission completion
Waldorf School of the Peninsula commissioned Studio Colin Stinson to design and fabricate a sign to identify their new campus in Mountain View, California.
The school's name and symbol were cut in relief into a solid cedar wood panel, which was suspended in a powder-coated steel frame. The project was designed to fit pre-existing location and base conditions, and was completed within budget on schedule.
School Board of Trustees member Simona Martin summed up the community's positive response to the project when she said, "The sign is beautiful and perfectly exemplifies the image we hoped to project. Thank you."
Waldorf School of the Peninsula was recently featured in the New York Times, and on both CBS and NBC News.
Fortress catalog
A full color catalog of the Fortress paintings with an essay by Art in America Contributing Editor Carol Deihl is now available through Amazon books.
ISBN #055795455X
Heavy Fierce Brightness soundtrack reissued
Sound work for the art installation Heavy Fierce Brightness at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary Gallery has been reissued on Utech Records. Originally a vinyl only release, this CD reissue is available through Utech Records and Amazon.


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Han, Leia, and The Emperor revealed as playable characters in Star Wars: Battlefront
November 17th can't come soon enough.
by Daniel R. Miller
Now that the beta has concluded and we are less than a month from launch, more details will be pouring out about the hotly anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront. Today, Lead Hero Designer Jamie Keen made a new post on the PlayStation Blog, detailing three characters that will be in the game: Princess Leia, Han Solo and Emperor Palpatine.
Like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, each will bring their own unique mechanics to the game that will also be reflective of their personas.
For instance, Princess Leia's natural leader personality will fall in line with the more traditional support class that we see in a lot of first-person shooters. So in-game, any player that enters the match in her vicinity will spawn as an enhanced Alderaan Honor Guard. Leia can also back up the troops around her by deploying cover shields and granting supply drops.
Han Solo is built for players who like to go it alone, and is in many ways the easiest hero to start with. "Offensive output, damage and mobility - that's what this guy's about" says Keen. I'd love to see the data on the number of players picking Han Solo as their hero character.
The Emperor plays about as you'd expect, and is in some ways the reverse of Princess Leia. His most effective attack is his iconic Force Lightning, which he used to show Luke Skywalker who's boss in Return of the Jedi. Palpatine can also call down power-ups for Imperial forces and other villain characters, so he can also play the Support role for the Imperials as well.
Quick take: This is such a cool announcement, particularly for Star Wars lifers. Each character looks like they will bring something unique and I can't wait to get my hands on each one. I know I'm supposed to say than Han Solo sounds like the best character, but I'm more of a Papa Palpatine guy.
Daniel R. Miller
Freelance Game Writer and Journalist. I'm an Independent Writer who's passionate about spreading the word about all things gaming. My favorite games of all time are Pokemon Blue and Final Fantasy VIII. Check out more of my writing at thevideogamejournal.com.
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